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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
Yesterdays Work
in House and Senate

Washington, ID c., March THE
judiciary committee OF the senate, BY
a vote OF 70 to ). today agreed to re
port a disagreement on the resolution
0 rebuke the president for allowing
the steel trust to absorb the Tennes-
see Coal and Iron company The var
Gus members of the committee will
make individual reports on the mat
ar.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, this after
noon introduced a resolution which is
calculated to assert the right of the
enate to demand information from the
sIecutiye departments.
Bond Issue Increased
The senate committee today in
creased the bond issue for the Pan
ma canal from $135 100000 to $780,
900, 900.
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BIC IMPROVEMENT
At THE LOCAL
POS1OFFICE
SYSTEM ThIED IN REGISTRY DE-
PARTMENT DURING THE HOLI
DAYS HAS NOV, BEEN MADE
ORNAMENT.

Following out his usual plan of Sc
curing everything that aids the pa.
irons of the postoffice Postmaster
Smith will inaugurate new
system in the registry department to-
day. II will be the system that was
used during the holidays. tried as an
experiment, but which win hereafter
be used altogether.
The postofiice department has
granted a request from the pOstmas-
ter for the use of the new form of
regasraton receipt which consists of
a M2p and gummed stub. both of which
afA4preViously numbered with num-
besSag machine and postmarked. Upon
presenting letter or parcel at the
re@stry window of the postoffice. if it
has been properly prepared for reg
lsttation and the proper postage af-
fixed the sender is handed the mum
bered and postmarked stub the stub
being torn off and affixed. like post
age stamp, to the face Of the arti-
Gle. The registered article Is after
ward entered upon the book record
by anolher p"Stolllce employe ana
made up and dispatched. Tie sender
of the article will not be detained at
'he registry WINDOW longer thah II
taxes tor Glm TO hand IN the arucle 10
be registered, provided 1t is properly
prepared Tor registration by the send
ef, before presenting 1t at the regis
tly window ana ihe registry clerk 10
hahd nm the numbered SIP ihe
sehdef can write the name OF lle ao-
afessee ot the afilcie upon ln' bacN
oil tpe sip ana retain II as ms re
celpI
lIe system was put IN use during
lhe AoHdays oi la9I year III the New
forh posiolhce' ana was touhd 10 DC
50 sf at tIine-saVel 10 the punilc'
h'ai the postmaster general undel
aae' or NoFehiler ~ OF i@s' Ye NJ,
3hth"i'@ed ll'y OF the largest oHlcea
10 commence the Use Oh me new FORM.
me S'ahllhs oI li'e auUlorIiE ior
me use OF the new form Oh receipt
TO the bruhS"leK po@toIiice IS de
eided recognition of the eItorts on the
put o. lhe lofoe the Bruh'Wick
9oSlollce 10 keep up Win th' largest
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
OPERA HOUSE WAS PACKED
Parkinson Company Drew :
Full House.

uli rouse.
Last night was the opening perfor-
nance for the Harris Parkinson com
pany, and the opera hous was packed
from pit TO dome to witness the open
ing play, Escaped from tn Harem
II was all that was claimed Mr. Har-
ills has for a number of years had the
reputation Of carry ing the best popu
iar-priced company tUums this sec
ton and he has this season outdona
himself as for the best of players 20
support him and in securing special
scenery for all Of his plays
Last nights performance was equal
TO many we have seen al, greatly ad
yanced prices and it is cartafnly a
credit to this company for The way thr
play was presented swas indeed a sur
prise to all As Ensign Garter Mr..
Harris was seen in a part that was
wen suited to him Miss La Toure
was "a good Iuleka. and Ball and Dor
rs held the com dy element up fine
The scenery used was beautiful and
especially The palace in The second
act The speclaiqes between the
acts We're of the highest class and that
O, Ball and Doris won rounds Of ap-
plausc Illustrated songs and moving
pictures came in for good share Of
well-merited applause.
Tonight play that has for it's his
torical features and well-told story
won a high place in the long list Of
historical dramas will be presented
Daniel Boone on the Trail" written
from the history of that great pion
eer's life during his cary career in
Kentucky and during the trouble with
the Indians. The scenes are all lad
near his old home there and the seen
cry painted from photographs taken
at that place IN this production two
of the largest Siberian wolves now in
captivity will De used and they will
be seen in their cage on the streets
all day today
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
ARKANSAS JOINS
THE DRY STATES
BY A VOTE OF FIFTY THREE TO
TWENTY SEVEN PROHIBl-
TlON BILL. PASSES.

Little Rock, Ark. March 1-After a
hard fight, which occupied the atten-
ton of the house for three days, the
state wide prohibition bill was passed
by the house this afternoon by vote
of So to 81
A bill was then introduced to sub
init the question to a vote of the peo-
pie and il was defeated by vote OF
A to 35.
The measure as introduced and
passed even goes SO far as to pro-
hibit the sale Of Coco-cola in the
state.
1t is generally believed that the bill
win receive a majority in the senate.
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WILL FIGHT JOHNSON IF
HE CAN CT INTO SHAPE

Chicago, March III wish to an
nounce that | will fight Jack John
son provided / can get into such CON
dition that | will believe / can whip
him said James J, Jeffries today in
discussing his proposed fight with the
negro Johnson
q am. in ctining now to find out
how good | am | don't want to make
a mistake That's the whole thing in
a nutshell, said the former cham
pion
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
VIEW JURY FOR MAY is DRAWN
Those Who Will Serve at Second Term
of City Court of Brunswick.

Those Who viii Serve at Second Term
of City Court of Brunswick.
After it's adjournment yesterday aft
ernoon, Judge Krauss of the city court
drew the following jury for service at
the May term of the court:
J.. E. Twitty, r. h. Hopkins. ] H.
King, s. Levison, R. M. Phillips, w. F.
Parker, J. P, Coppege. J. M. Southard
James Shadman, w NJ Nightingale,
IT,. c. L. Steiner, f. L. Stevens, A. NJ.
Haywood, J. \. Brock. e. Y. Smith. E.
r. Herman, H. S. McCrary, S. MARKS,
W. A. Dull, w H. Harris, T G. Mat
thews, S. A Burney, f. G. Lambright,
NJ w. Harrell, Jos. Champagne, w. b.
Fain, Lee Gordon, Charlton Wright,
J. c. Franklin, S A Fouche, w l..
Fouche, S. A. Ward. P. Keller II. L.
Calhoun, w Z. Fouche, and Isham
Gay
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is FIRST WOMAN
To PARTICIPATE
TWO PREcEoENTs TO BE EsTAs-
LISHED WHEN TAFT GOES
INTO OFFICE.
Roosevelt Will Net Ride Back TO tns
White House With New President.
arrangements for Inauguration
Are About Perfected.

Washington, d. c., March 1.-Mrs.
William II. Taft will be the first wo-
man since the creation OF the republic
to ride in an inaugural parade. While
no definite statement to this effect has
been made, Mrs. Taft today notified
the congressional committee on ar
rangements that she would riie win
her husband.
Another precedent to be established
at Taft's Inauguration will be that
Roosevelt win not ride back to the
white house with the new president,
which has always been the custom
Strangers are already beginning to
arrive and it is estimated that 200 900
people from all sections Of the country
viii be in Washington thursday
In Gala Attire.
with Inauguration day only three
days hence Washington is now in gala
dress, while every hour adds to the
holiday appearance Of the CITY, decked
in bunting and preparing. as it has
perhaps never done before, for the
Inauguration of President Taft on
ElIiidICf
and importance OF the event to which
Washingtonians like millions of their
fellow countrymen throughout the
United States, arr looking with ex-
pectancy, but tney realize that March
4, 1909, will mark the return Of bus
mess conditions everywhere to what
many people describe as a safe aud
sane basis; deliyerance from GER
tain kind Of bondage, il the term MAY
be used and a realization that siren
uous methods and erratic conception
of the arm of public affairs which has
existed for several years past are
happily about to end
High Prices Prevail.
At the hotels. particularly those of
the better class, and more especially
those that face on or are very neal
Pennsylvania avenue, along which the
inaugural procession is to pass on its
way from the capitol to the white
house, prices asked for accommoda-
tions are simply monumental.
Rooms have been engaged weeks.
and in some instances months ago at
the more fashionable hotels on Penn
sylyania avenue, as well as others
near the line of march The hotels
have been quite Independent about
renting their accommodations, for they
knew the demand would outstrip the
supply many times over, as indeed it
has
Pennsylvania avenue, one OF the
finest tnoroughfares in the world.
viewed from the standpoint of loca-
tion and surroundings. is already
marred with grandstands, erected at
various points
The Fireworks.
At night the scene will be different
with the magnificent public fire forks
display on the white house grounds
and elsewhere, in that the procession
will not be in evidence, but the streets
Pennsylvania avenue more particu-
larly-will be decorated for more than
two miles with tens Of thousands OF
electric lights, bulbs, arc and other
kinds. In the avenue extending from
near Fifteenth street to Seventeenth
rows of electric lights are already in
place decorating the court of honor,
as that is designated for this partic-
ular occasion. Immense columns set
up at either end of the court give an
air of massiveness
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Effort TO Crush
James A. Patten

Chicago, March I'D. Ogden Ar.
mour will be asked to repeat his per
formance when he broke the corner
on wheat held by Joe Letter and which
cost the latter $7000,000
Armour is short ON wheat and he
will be made the leader of move
ment to crush James A. Patten, who
threatens to run May wheat up to
$1.25. Patten did little today, but at
the close of the market wheat stood
at $117.
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TO CHOOSE BuRToN's SUCCESSOR
In Special Election to Be Held ol
Aprij 90

Columbus, O., March 1.-Gorernor
Harmon has indicated that he will set
the special election for the choosing
Of a successor to Congressman Theo-
dore Burton, in the Twenty first dis
trict, on April 20.
Nothing has been done to secure the
amendment of the primary election
law so as to compel direct nomina1
ton of the candidates. The friends "a
the primary election law are afraid
to trust the bill to the politicians.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
POLICE UNEARTH BIG
SCHEME OF COUNTERFElTERS

Chicago March LIN the arrest To-
day of Charles Drewe and John Koe-
Zig. the police have unearthed a
scheme of counterfeiting Argentine
money and the smuggling of diamonds
into Argentine and the United States.
1t is believed that the plot involved
500, 900.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
W. J. BRYAN READS NO NOVELS
Says He Gets Enough Fiction by Read
ina Republican Speeches.

Lincoln, Neb, March 1.-W. j.
Bryan today denied that he is writing
a novel. He also denied that he is
eading any novels these days, and
'clared that he gets all the fiction
hs wants by reading republican
speeches.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
IN THE HOUSE.

The committee selected from the
louse to investigate the speech of
Ger Tesentative Cook, of Colorado, at
acking the president, today reported
that there was nothing in the speech
attacking the president to justify it
1eing expunged from the records.
A resolution was pass during the
5fternoon requesting the president to
nsist upon the recognition of Ameri-
an Jewish citizens to passports to
Russia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02

he stand by the defense and he testi-
fed that he saw Senator Carmack take
the pistol out Of his pocket a short
ime before he was corpse. He bad
contradicted himself, however.
saying at different times that the pis-
tol was both blue steel ana nickel
plated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
RECEIVER FILES HIS REPORT
In the case of Henry SeIig, Who Pc
Gently Went Into Bankcuptcy

Gently Went INTO bankruptcy.
Il. G. Butts, receiver III the case OF
Henry Selig, yesterday filed his report
# an intervention taken by the ap-
)raisers, which shows the assets OF the
ankrupt to be as follows:
Dry goods, etc, s4,4S9.6O; near-beer
'aloon, fixtures, etc, $144; household
goods, s26z horse, buggy and har-
ess, $225.00.
The household goods, etc" are
claimed by Mrs. Selig.
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BOUGHT A STATE WITNESS
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BETTER BE GRASS WIDOW
THAN WIFE OF STRAW MAN

Chicago. March lit is
better to be a grass widow than
to live with a straw man. said
Rev Charles Virden, a AIetho-
dist minister today, who de
elared that there ought to be
more grass widows from the
kind of men some women are
now compelled to live with.
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MRS. TAFT To BE IN PARADE
= y p Hsss sss y
MILLIONAIRE KILLED
BY BIG FOUR TRAIN.

Cincinnati, O., March Ed
ward Habenstreit, million
aire, at the head of the Haben-
STREET Fireworks company and
cousin of Albert Dick, was
instantly killed today when he
was struck by a Big Four train
near Irockland, Ohio, late this
afternoon
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-02
WNCKYo BALDWIN DEAD.

Los A4seles. Cal, .Iarch e. j.
lucky Baldwin died at his home
at Arcadia today after an illness of
several weeks.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
MARKET CLOSES
WEAK; STOCKS
FREELY OFFERED
Small Changes Are Made Dur.
ing the Days Trad
ing.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Eighths and
quarters measured the extent of the
changes for the majority of prices in
the opening quotations for stocks TO
day. The amount of business done was
also trivial. A rise OF q in Wabash
was the mos conspicuous change.
IL a. m.-Some of the stocks that
were heavy at the outset went lower,
particularly Reading and A~nalgamated
Copper. Purchases of the Western
stocks then began on a rising scale.
and eventually all of the active stocks
responded with a good rally Union
Pacific, st. Louis Southwestern, Texas
and Pacific ard Erie first preferred adj
vanced a point above Yesterdays clos
ing, before the market began to sag
again.
Noon-Prices dropped on very light
dealings. American Ice lost s2as and
Twin City Rapid Transit /. Bonds were
firm.
l p. m.-The stock market was a
standstill between u and ! o'clock.
Colorado Fuel preferred sold at a de
cline of 5 points.
2 p. m.-The dullness of the market
invited selling and prices dropped.
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Sainte
Marie declined 112. Western Maryland
and Amalgamated Copper is, and
Reading, Kansas City Southern, Brook
Ign Rapid Transit and ~Interborough
Metropolitan preferred /. Northwestern
preferred also declined Az. Bethlehem
Steel preferred advanced /.
3 p. m.-The market closed weak.
Stocks came out more freely. and de-
clines were extended in many cases tc
a point or more. Western Maryland
fell 2, Denver and Rio Grande Ia
Cleveland, c.. G. and st. Louis, L. 5
Steel and American Smelling 11z, Amer
lean Locomotive rs and Chesapeake
and Ohio, Erie, st. Paul, Missouri Pa
cific, Great Northern preferred, Allan
tic Coast Line, Kansas and Texas
Kansas City Southern preferred, Wis.
consin Central. Norfolk and Western
Ontario and Western, Colorado Fuel
National Lead and Great Northern Ore
Certificates a point or more. Mime
apolis and st. Louis preferred sold a
a decline of 7.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
CONTRACTS FILED.

These contracts were filed in the county
clerks office today:
George i. HIATT, owner, with George II
Schotield. contractor, carpenter work, so, IT'S;
rs Hawthorne avenue, East Orange. Same
owner, with Benwell & Milligan, %contrac-
tors, mason work. 81 ,025 same premises
tractors, plumbing work, $3.50; same prem
lses. Same owner, with u. j. REILLY & Co,
contractors, plumbing work. 81, $50; 36 Haw-
thorne avenue, East Orange. Same owner,
with Benwell q Milllgan. contractors,
mason work, SIPS; same premises. Same
owner, with George II. Schofeld, contrac-
H.. r. Moller, owner. with Howard 3
klotz. contractors, painting work 1886
Highland avenue, Montclair. Mrs. Anna r.
Hunting, owner. with Arthur Stager, con-
Nutley. Same owner. with Daniel Mellis,
contractor, carpenter work, 1885; same prem
ises.
James l.. Mason, owner. with Louis Jen-
sen, contractor, painting work, 1886; Haw-
thorne avenue, East Orange.
Joseph Fleming, owner, with F1nk d Nc
kenna, contractors, painting work, $3.50
Eagle Rock avenue, West Orange.
Henry Ill, owner, with John Hammell,
contractor, carpenter work, s547; South
Fifteenth street.
contractor, plumbing and heating, Work.
S767; Ruuyon street. Same owner, with
Oschwald Bros, contractors, mason work,
81, 40; same premises. Same owner. with f.
955; same premises.
Carl Tack, owner, with Mylod v. Sher-
man, contractor. plumbing work, 1850;
Sherman avenue, Montclalr.
James L. Maxwell, owner, with J. w.
Stephens. contractor. mason work, 81. TOO;
Dickerson and Hecker streets.
E. E. White, owner, with Joseph Scholl,
contractor, carpenter work, 1890; Chapman
place. Irvington. Same owner, with o.
Stager & Sous. contractors. mason work,
s557: same premises, Same owner, with IL.
e. Van Ness. contractor. plumbing work,
$3.50; same premises.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
OUR CORNER
A STORY OF MENDELSSOHN.
~ LEASANT insight into the char
acter of Felix Mendelssohn, the
oreat mnos is given by The

W LEASANT insight into the char
acter of Felix Mendelssohn. the
great is given by the
following incident, first related by Miss
Annie Taylor, whose family the mu-
stefan once visited at their country
home in the south of England.
A merry party of young people, in
Guiding Mendelssohn, had passed the
afternoon and early evening in the
wood back of the house building a
tent of fiji branches for n of the lit
tie girls. %lThe English summer twi-
light is long. About 8 o'clock, firing
Of their labors, the party went a little
way from the nearly completed tent
n built a fire. Mendelssohn at once
became a leader in the sport, dragging
dead limbs and collecting dry sprigs
with the utmost zeal. Soon a merry
fire was shooting up it's red flames,
the pine boughs were cracking, gro
tesque shadows were dancing over the
surrounding thickets of foliage, and a
gay party was chatting in the circle OF
rudy light. After a while the smoke
went off, the ashes began to glow. and
the darkness crept closer. But nobody
cared to suggest returning TO the
house, for it was pleasant by the fire,
Nov If we only had some music!'
Mendelssohn exclaimed al last. 81 won
der If somebody couldn't find some
thing to play on?'
One of the boys then remembered
the gardeners cottage was near at
hand, and that the old fellow had a
fiddle which he sometimes played. They
made haste TO fetch it, but a brief in
.A-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
NEW CENSUS BILL MAY
PASS AT SPECIAL SESSION

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The pas
sage of a new census bill during the
special session of Congress to replace
the measure vetoed by Theodore Roose-
Welt, previous to his retirement as
President, is confidently predicted by
its friends. Representative Crumpack-
er, of Indiana, prepared the new meas
ure, 1t provides for special test ex-
aminations" prescribed by the Civil
Service Commission. Selection would
differ from the ordinary selection I'M
der the civil service in that the direc-
toT of the nsu might, when the ext
gencies of the service required, give
preference to eligibles Immediately
available, instead of selecting the ap-
pointees according to rating as is
otherwise provided.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
HI PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Butter-Steady;
receipts, 1886. Creamery held common to
special. 21d2712.
Cheese-Firm. unchanged; receipts. /, 729.
Eggs-Stendy; receipts. 21.965. State,
Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected.
white, Is: do. good to choice. 2SM2i; brown
and mixed fancy, 22n2215: do. fair to
choice, 20@21; Western rirsts, %; sec
onds. 1919.
Flour-Receipts 1854; sales, 300. Quiet
and unsettled.
Wheat-Receipts. Jos, 800. While. the wheat
opening today was not so weak as had
been expected. swing chiefly to steady
cables, the aggressive pressure from bear
operators soon asserted itself, and prices
broke l to IA under last nights close.
May, 1.t7isG1. 1875; July. 1.102sM1.t1A
Rye-Firm. No. 2 Western, IS {. o. b.
New York.
Corn-Receipts. 37,125.
; Poultry-Dressed. steady; western fowls
1905; turkeys, 1923.
Beef-Quiet.
Pork-Firm: family. IS. 5OQl 30.
Lard-Strong; western, 10.35M10.45.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining, 3.S5mS. Ss
centrifugal. SO test, 3.S3G3.S6: molasses
sugar. 3.0SM3.1t. Refined, steady; crushed.
l5.45; powdered. ass; graduated, 4.75.
Petroleum-Steady refined, all ports.
S.451S.5 so.
Coffee-steady; No. Rio, S1sasA; No. 4
Santos, o.
Molasses-Quiet. New Orleans. 2sQ42.
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heing generally higher on bull support and
talk of steady spot markets. While the new
crop was held back by the reported rains
in the southwest. The market ruled steady
after the opening. with recent sellers cover
ing when they saw that the rain was not
bringing out more liquidation The active
months during - middle Of the morning
held about 3 10 ) points net higher. with
trading quiet.
The market was quiet late in the fore
noon, with prices ruling abont ! 10
points net lower under scattered selling.
which some thought represented a reduc-
tion in the long lines of the leading bulls.
The Western belt forecast was generally
for fair weather and warmer, except in
northern portions of Texas.
Quotations furnished by Van Setback C
IN
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. March 9.-Tae effect of the
government report showing Unexpectedly
large farm reserves was still felt in the
wheat market today. sentiment in the pit
being bearish early in the session. Several
of the leading longs were moderate sellers
aud demand was light. Liberal receipts in
the northwest Inspired some selling. Prices
at the start were Il higher to - lower.
which WIS the range on the May delivery.
AZ ffater Nav sold II sp ! las" Jnl1 ma nne,e ID
at 1.e2es 10 LOB, sold at Logs. and then re-
acted to 1.o2I2.
May corn opened a shade lower 10 sal
higher. at 67is to 67s, and for a time held
within that range
May oats opened 4 to y lower. at 55ls to
55ss. and held within that range early in
the session.
Provisions opened 3 lower to ) higher.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
MAY BID ON BIG BOND
ISSUE OF THE PENN r. r,

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March 9.-At
today's annual meeting of the Penn
sylvania railroad stockholders a resolu-
tian offered by Moorfield Storey, of
Boston, an attorney representing a
syndicate of stockholders, to the effect
that a proposed issue of $50, 900, 900 of
bonds of securities be open to COMPETE
tive bidding by responsible banking
houses, was referred to the incoming
board of directors for consideration,
This ended what had been widely ad
vertised as a sensation to be sprung al
the meeting.