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The Washington times., 1909-04-25
Connecticut Avenue Park.

CCnnectlcut Avenue PARK
This is 20 be the name Of Washing
toms latest subdivision, which will con-
sist of thirty-five acres of land on Con-
necticut avenue, near Chevy Chase
Circle The property has been purchased
by Fulton r Gordon from Charles c.
Glover. president Of the Riggs National
Bank. for a consideration said to have
been about S175,0O0. Work has already
been started preparatory to subdividing
it into villa plots.
The ground has a frontage of about
1,OGO feet on the west side Of Connecti-
cut avenue, and extends through to
Belt road, adjoining the subdivision Of
Connecticut Avenue Terrace It is ad-
miTably adapted to plating, as IL is
almost entirely level, and Is covered
with a rich growth of oak, beech, cedar,
and other trees
Robert Z. Heater. who recently han
died the Connecticut Avenue Terrace
subdivision for Mr.. Gordon, having
closed out all OF the lots for about $50
900. WI have charge OF the selling Of
the Connecticut Avenue Park property.
AS soon as the grubbing OF the land,
which is now in progress, is completed.
the grading and naaca0amizing of streets
viii be commenced, together with the
laying Of granolithic sidewalks. water
and sewer mains, the installation Of gas
and electric lights. and the planting Of
shade trees.
I'VE will place a clause in the title
prohibiting the construction Of any
house fronting on Connecticut avenue,
said Mr.. Heater, ''tO cost less than So.
600. We will also prohibit the building
OF more than one house to more than
fifty feet front on Connecticut avenue
On the other streets no house viii be
allowed to cost less than $500.
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Interest In Bank ,Stoclre
CHlCAGOANS TO DAM
CONNECTICUT RIVER

LlTTLETON, n. H.. April 25.-A
project for the construction Of three
huge dams on the Connecticut river
involving the investment of between
SS'ooO'Oo0 and $6,OOO,OOO of capital
ana which IT is predicted will be a
gIeaI Doom Tor northern New Hamp-
shire, is being promoted nv ~,
Der OF Chicago capitalists.
Inc men who are advocating the
project believe that there is no sncb
power lying idle In all New England
as that which exists along the Cor
neSlcut river, between Dalton and
hoilroe' and that more than 5000
horsepower could be generated.
Inc plans provide for the erac+ior
0t three dams one which will he Ie0
teet hlgh which, it is claimed. Womb
De hIgher than any other dam in fha
country: They would be situate5 a9
lower Water Ford, VT, Monroe and
Dalton with plants at each town ~
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FARMERS COMBINE
TO CONTROL WHEAT

HASTINGS, Neb., April 25.-Western
farmers and grain growers viii come to
the aid Of bread consumers Of the cities
and SO shape and control the process of
handling wheat between the farm ana
tne dining room that corners" in
cereals, such as the Patten deal. here
after viii be impossible.
NO legislation will be created with
whlcn 10 work these reforms. but the
thousands of grain growers of Nebraska
hansa Oklahoma, Iowa. Minnesota
ana the two Dakotas have banIied go a.
S es together and viii put a ston To
IuT b IRE maniPulations OF this character.
~. .ti y. Nelson, president OF the
aIlCnal Grain Growers Associat to-,
nH9se heaoquarters are in this civ
nIstie. ntaae thls statement today. The asso,
CldtIon was organized less than a vasr
ago, and already 2OOO0 growers ,of 80 yL. a.
IN m the Transmississippi district have
signed the articles Of agreement 10
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Traction Shares Favorites.


Traction shares are favorites, Capital
traction and Railway preferred both
making new high records for the year
during the week. The offerings are
usually sold unless held above market
value Capital Traction sold at 137 70
1914. the top at the close. Railway pre-
ferred started at 81 and ended the week
at va Railway common slow at 42zs6542
closing at 425k.
washington Gas has been more or
less neglected. The Street believes that
Lne gas company desires to Increase It's
Capitalization. that II would even de-
Cidre an extra dividend, or perhaps cur
lhe price or gas II permitted to ssca1i
taIlze its physical value" but sentiment
IN congress IS so strongly against fine
increase of capitalization that N ie .
tase OF deadlock There doesn't seem
10 be much Gas stock offered aItbough
higher prices would probably lind nIenfx
OF stock accumulated at IS and bettey
WaItlng Tor buyers. The price adva nced
~ oFe idst rev days to 731z, or nearly !
Lanston seems TO be in good demand
DetWeen lS13914, the sales RUNNING i7to
aaunoreds auiis OF shares weekly, freo1eptiy
Mergenthaler closed a little easier
but the sales were of the most Ii13itad;
kind. must Alhiteo
Interest In Bank Stocks.
considerable interest is manifested
from day to day in bank stocks There
were no changes in values in the ma
Jorlty or stocks A little better bid for
metropolitan, and strong prices for the
0ther shares was reported. ITnf+a5
states Trust has developed q little nor
lrmness, closing the week at 1O1 me
Duyihg is Tor investment There Is 3
tha i'm GeHneo rumor on the Street that
me United States Trust Companv viii
Inter tne ranks of the dividend PAYERS
curing the current year Stick a mir, In
this information. pm IN
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Vegetables
Live Stock

Live Stock-Cattle, extra, per Swt IS s0a
500: medium. 81. .e0a4 50; ordinary. q CA 10.
hogs, per cwt-. gross. s6-5oa8 75: ordInar1s
per cwt. ssO0as-25; sheep. prime. per ID.
4a4izci ordinary, per h.. 2aSzac, lambs
choice, per h. sa10c; medium per b.. S5zasc.
common, per ID. Sc; calves. prime, ps<
ID. saS5kc; medium. per H.. 7a75zc: co.nrnsn.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE
BECOMING CHEAPER
Supply Is Now Greater for
Both Meats and
Vegetables.

This week promises to be about the
same as last in the line OF country
produce, with eggs. butter, and poul-
try firm al old prices and shipments
OF Southern vegetables and green
fruits recording a gradual increase.
Generally speaking. a few changes In
prices are looked for.
Western fan lambs are stiII in com
Petiuon with spring lambs, and until
this ceases, which gives little promise
OF Delng the case during the present
Neek, better demand may not be ex-
pected on spring lambs This means
that the price will not advances much.
any, any, Over ? cents a pound
with receipts Of dressed calves show
irg reduction, which was the case
curing the latter part OF last week.
veal calves should rule firm at 81 cents
Oh fancy stock
The situation IN the cheese market
hss become somewhat improved. and
with new goods being received tha
price may record a slight reduction. al
though old cheese is very scarce and
cannot be counted upon to become more
plentiful ---o ---S-0
Choice spring chickens promise to be
IN strong demand. with ducks and
geese dull. however, and this Condition
may also be extended to hens IL sIDniv
continues as plentiful as It did iast
week
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
Esgs-Virgtnia. nearbys. fresh. aano.
oheese-New York. fats. large, per ID.
lS1sallc; small. per b. I7a175kc
n-ses, zSc; process. fancy. z5c; fair tn TooS'
21c; dairy. choice, 29a24c: dairy, rood. I7c:
Ssors-packed, fresh. I5alsc.
Poultry.
Live Poultry-Chickens, spring. snar r.-
%; zzazSc; large, per h., 2oa2sc; hens isc:
small, per H., ual2c; geese. per Ii. 7ase:
'1r n keys: toms, per ID. 15c; hens. per b., Isc
nv Ge Eseuitry-s hckens. spring small.
per ID. ZOa2oc; roof ters, per ID. sazec; tur-
Keys undrawn, touIs. per ID. I7s1sc; hens.
keysper 10, zOa21c; ducks, large, per ID. ia
l0ci geese, pe-~ib., Sa12c-
Fruits.
FTuits-Apples. fancy brands. per bbl s.sa
4So-5 oranges Calf 'Tnia per boz. s275z350;
rIorloA, per box, Ss-o0a350; ezaps fruit per
S5aLe, SdsIe s3.Sea5-e0; Strawberries. per quart,
Vegetables.
Vegetables-Potatoes. per bu., sfst5a1. q. no.
la.oes' nome grown per bu-, 9Gcasl. 90 new
potatoes per bbl-. 81 S0a5.0O; sweet potatoes
per DOL, SS-0oaz0 %; ysms. per bbI 81 06a2. .50-
eucumbers, per BASKET. s2 60as 90: sprine CAB
bages per crate. 8. ~ 50: caulid0v-e- nar
. 6aSket So % celery. per doz- stalks soca
ool-r = 9oe2-5os squss sh. per crare 81 s0a2- -o3.
string beans, per BASKET. s. 59a3. 60; tomatoes
Elor1oa, per crate. S2eoas2-50: spinach. per
Dbl. Sl5oa1 20 kale, per bbL. 50a75c; lettuce.
ZO0S asparagus, per bunch, 2eas5c; beets per
crate. 50 so: rhuoarb. per bunch. I5kazizc;
per basket l-6oa2.o 90: radishes per 1QClS 81 6s
Texas onions, per crate. 500.
Live Stock.
Live Stock-Cattie. extra, per Swt-. 5 sos
500: medium. $4.eoa4-50; ordinary, e c0a3 90
hogs, per cWt-, gross. s6-5oa8- 75; ordlnarla
per cwt-. ss0Oas-25; sheep. prime. per H.
4a4izci ordinary, per h.. 2aS1sc; lambs
choice, per h. 9a1oc; medium, per ID. s1kaec:
common. per h.. Scs calves prime rssr
H.. saS1kc; medium. per ID. 7aT1sc: connsn.
81 %. oasc-
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Steel Situation.

The industrial situation, in so far as
the United States Steel shares are con-
cerned. was materially helped by the
assertion made by President Gary at the
shareholders meeting a week ago. that
the company had not taken any orders
IN which there was not some profit.
Before this an idea prevailed that the
price-cutting might have extended TO the
point of talking business at a loss. After
Mr. Gary's little address Steel common
was decidedly firmeT. and in the week
81 rose over 3 points, which is going
speedily for a stock selling at a little
better than $50 share.
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Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.

FIuits-Apples. fancy brands, per bbl g sa
as-oVs oranges. Calf 1rnia, per box 81 80 "a.
T iofloa, per box, s. z-0ea3-50; ezaps fruit rer
crate, s.. 50a5 90; strayyberrfss ra- - 60
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FUTURE OF LOCAL
MARKET PROMISING
Investors Are Paying Higher
Prices to Secure Good
Bond Offerings.

The outlook for local securities is
much more promising than it has been
for some time, and indications point 20
the early establishment of higher prices
The floating supply of the high grade
utility stocks and bonds has been rea-
sonably well absorbed. and the proba-
bilities are that investors win be
obliged to raise their bids materially
before bringing out much stock.
The closing session of the exchange
developed the best demand for bonds
for weeks, although the over-the-coun-
ter business has shown the best kind of
investment demand. Yesterday Poto-
mac Consolidated 5's opened at 1Os. a
fraction above the last previous price
and rose to 1O4, with a total of So. 600
sold, and a bid for $4,000 more. this
being the best bond trading for daUs
AT the same time a large sale of Wash
ington Railway as was recorded at S77L
The chances are that both these issues
VIII reach higher basis during the
next few days. Good 1 per cents oryht
10 sell close to par basis and per
cents to 120. Especially at this time
when there is mole money in the
vaults of banks than can be loaned TO
advantage, and when stocks are beins
sold on about this besis on Wall Street
The per cent bonds Of the CapitaI
Traction ComDsny are holding well
around 1175sq117%t. Indeed, they are held
materially above these figures by in
VeStors, although 1175s is about the hest
Dld- Gas bonds and certificates have
Dsen nominal although this is because
demand. N "
The Washington times., 1909-04-25

NEW YORK PRICES OF THE WEEK

following
prices are also given o
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
Senate by Viva Voce Vote
Puts Through the Cor
poration Tax.
FEW SCATTERING
VOICES OPPOSE
Had Been Agreed to by Body
Sitting in Committee
of the Whole.

WASHINGTON, July S.-The SEN
ate this morning passed the corporation
tax amendments by viva voce vote.
There were a few scattering votes
against the measure. The amendment
had been agreed to in the committee
of the whole last Friday by vote of
go to II.
Section seven was adopted pro-
viding that when any country COM
poses duty on goods shipped to the
United States, the amount of export
duty shall be added to the tariff rate
when the impdrtations reach this
country.
BY a vote of 90 to % the complete
tobacco schedule was adopted in the
form originally presented by the
finance committee. The motion that
rule providing for an arbitrary ad
journment of the senate at o'clock
tonight be revoked, was passed today
clearing the way for unlimited sessions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
TERRIBLE TALES OF;
ELIAS TREATMENT
Girl Accused of Stealing Lace Has
Support of Woman With Whom
She Boarded-AlIeges Girl
Was BarbarousIy Used.

CHICAGO, July S.-Evidence in
tended to support Ella Gingle's story
thaA she was mistreated by Miss Agnes
Barrette, her employer, and man
and woman companion, at different
times in the Wellington hotel, was CIV
en- today by Mrs Sophia Linderman
with whom the gi1 boarded.
She testified that the night of jan
uary 4, when Ella is alleged to have
been beaten, Ella returned home in 9
hysterical condition, her hair wet and
matted. On that occasion, Ella hac
previously testified, Miss Barrette, tht
milliner, tried to induce her to become
a white slave"
On February 16, Mrs. Linderniar
says she went to the Wellington no
tel and found Ella crying:
"Oh, Miss Barette. please don't XII
me; don't give me any more of tna
stuff to drink"
She said the girl was bleeding IRON
cuts on her arms, wrists and legs.
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Stole a Fleet.

SEATTLE, July 8.-COlonel Edward
Shannon Kirkconnell who is alleged
here today from Vancouver in charge
of detectives who are to take him to
New York. While he was exploiter
for, the Export Shipping company, it
is charged that the prisoner appropri-
ated large ocean going steamer,
three motor launches, and a cargo of
electrical appliances, farm imple-
ments and equipment sufficient to
start townsite, and sod them I"
Honduras.
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Rescuers Cut Off.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Juy S.-Rescus
parties sent to the relief of passengers
on the wrecked Santa Fe passenger
train, which yesterday afternoon
plunged over an embankment into the
Marais Des Cynge river near Pomona
Kas., are stalled near the scene of the
wreck today. The rescuers are III
grave danger because the water has
practically cut them off.
/ Detailed news of the wreck is lack
ing. The report that the 4-year- ole
daughter of Mrs. Carrie Rose was
killed is confirmed today. Two womer
were seriously injured. Four cars are
living in the rushing waters, while
great gap in the track marks the place
from which they plunged. The fiooc
situation throughout Kansas Is SER
ious. Water in the Kaw river trlb'
utar.es is rising.
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MEN OFF To
THE FIELDS
Scores Who Have Been Seen
On Street Corners for
Past Few Days
Given Work.

Scores of men who have been stand
Ing on the street corners here for the
past week were this morning taken by
Walla Walla valley farmers into the
wheat fields, and harvest will be on
full tilt within the next few days One
of the biggest rushes to secure employ
ment came at 8 o'clock this morning
when two wheat growers drove up to
Third and Main streets to pick their
crews. More than $50 men in search
Of work gathered around the two wa
gons and waited to be chosen, but 16
men only We're successful at that time.
Every few minutes during the day
farmers have left the city with a full
plies, and gradually the harvest hands
are being thinned out of the city. Not
in years has the general outlook been
brighter, and farmers are this week the
happiest class of individuals in the
state With clear weather for harvest
operations and favorable conditions for
threshing, wheat growers say the yield
of this years crop will startle some
of the more conservative mathemati-
clans who have held that the average
would be below the 25-bushel mark
From practically every section of the
great southeastern Washington wheat
belt come reports Of excellent condi-
tions and of fine appearing fields just
ripening for the harvest. The rain OF
yesterday and Tuesday night, being
followed by clear, sunny weather. was
2 benefit to the majority of fields, and
farmers are now preparing in earnest
to take advantage of every moment to
care for the grain. Reports of hot
winds and excessively warm weather
sent out from this city to coast pa
pers have been branded as canards by
the publicity department. and. while
some damage has beer done this part
of the state by such reports. it is
thought the yield reports will give A.
Continued On Page Eighty
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of the accused woman and will fight
her case in the superior court
At the age of IT,, Mrs. Macdonald
married John M. Macdonald, a wealthy
Nova Scotia man. After living In
Mercenia, Arizona, a year, he deserted
her, leaving her to care for the ten
months old baby. She went to Los
Angeles, where she met Edwin Craw-
ford, cook, who took her to Sar
Francisco, where he left her. In a fit
Of dependency she killed the child land
tried to commit suicide by drinking
poison, but recovered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08

EVENING CI1IT-CHAT
ConceiI S Bad, Says Ruth Cameron
Set YourOpnon of so
Will have to Keepon Tiptoe to Live Up It

of the time living up to it is mighty
good thing.
If you find at any time that you arc
saying to yourself, '1 will not be to
blame if 1 fail in this undertaking. I'm
not very clever and l shall not be
SURPRISED if it is too much for me, f"
right about face. And make an effort
to somehow lay in a good healthy stock
Of self conceit.
The old Persian adage says:
He who knows not and knows not
that he knows not is a fool; shun him; !;
He who knows not and knows that he
knows not, is simple, teach him; he
who knows and knows not that he
knows, is asleep, wake him: he who
knows and knows that he knows, is
wise, follow him.
The palm of praise, you see, is given
to the man who had what my friend Of
the sneer would have probably called
"a pretty good opinion Of himself"
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on my staff. This is the way it works
Suppose l told you to go out and
interview some public character who
had already been interviewed dozen
times. You would say, Why, that's
no sort of a story. That is a cub re-
porter's work. You would go and do 1t
simply because told you to but you
would write a rotten story.
"Now if 1 told the man you call
conceited to do the same thing his
conceit would come into play in this
wise:
'He would say to himself In some
way or othe- that L cannot fathoHi,
this must be the most important story
on the paper today or else should not
have been assigned to it, So I must
make it fine story
"And then he would go and do 1t
with all his might and he would make
1t a corking story"
To have such high opinion of your
self that you are kept on tiptoe most
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
LANGFQRD AND THE
CHAMPION TO FIGHT
Middleweiehts Will Battle for the hon
ors of the Prize Ring at Ely,
Nevada, Sometime Dur
ing September.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-Artlcles
for a finish fight for the middleWelght
championship of the world between
Ketchel and Sam Langford at Ely. Ne
vada in September, will be signed by
Ketchel tonight. With the affixirg OF
the signature of Willie Britt, his man
ager. Ketchel will receive the largest
guaranteed sum ever offered fighter
in the United States. 1t is believed
that Tex Hall, an Ely mining man
will guarantee Langford $1,000.
The articles stipulate that both mer
must be at Ely 80 days before the fight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
ATTEMPTS TO WIPE
OUT WHOLE FAMILY
Deraneed From Insomnia, Gustav
krause Ties Boy to Bedpost and
Beats Wife Until She Is In
sensible-Spicides.

ST. LOUIS, July 8.-Deranged from
insomnia, Gustav Rrause. aged So, at
tempted to exterminate his family to-
day, and then suicided.' He tied his
son, aged 9, to a bed post, and then
beat his wife insensible with the butt
Of a rifle. The boy managed to escape
while the father was still beating MS
mother. After he thought he had killed
her. Krause leaned against the muzzle
of the rifle and discharged it with his
toe.
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"She has a pretty good opinion OF
herself / heard one girl say sneering.
ly of another.
1t should have been commentators
rather than a sneer.
Lack of self appreciation has prob
ably done more hahn than vanity ever
did
A knowledge of ones ability is alb
solutely necessary for success. And
a tendency to overestimate ones pow
ers is better than a tendency to un-
derrate them.
Conceit is not always a bad thing.
That is-if it is of the Tam clever
enough-to do anything so-I-will-do
variety.
This is what famous editor said
of one of the greatest newspaper men
in the country when a lesser 1gnt
accused him of being conceited'
Eyes, he is conceited. And that is
why he is such a great man. / wish ]
had more of the same sort of concelt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
TO WAISTS IN COLD
WATER FOR WEDDING
Giving No Reason for Apparently lr-
rationI Act, Couple in California
Arc Half Baptized: as They
Are Joined.

SHASTA RETREAT, Cal, July s.
Wading to their waists in the chill
waters Of the Sacramento river late
yesterday, Miss Violet Pert, daughter
of prominent Colorado Springs fam
lily, and w. N. Lynch, Of Fruitvale
Cal, Joined hands and stood for a
moment in the rushing current. TWO
minutes later, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch
climbed out shivering.
The Methodist minister, high and
dry on land, had pronounced the words
that made them man and wife. Neither
would tell why they were married IN
the water. -
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inter. Mountain All Montana.

BUTTE, July 8.-The Inter-Moun-
tain Baseball league today began Its
existence as an entire Montana organ
ization. At the meeting Of the league
magnates here last night, the fran
chise Of the Boise, 1daho, cluo was
disposed of to Livingston, Mont. and
the Salt Lake franchise was trans
ferred to BoZeman. The teams no"
are Helena. Butte, Bozeman and Liy-
ingston.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
Cherry Fair.

SALEM, July S.-Salem's fourth
cherry far opened this morning with
big parade, consisting of decorated
Bertha Allen, who was Salem's queen
at the Portland rose carnival, is also
queen of the cherry carnival.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
Chorus to the Fair.

PORTLAND, July S.-The Portland
festival chorus left this morning on
snecial train for Seattle to participate
in the oregon Day exercises. They
will go straight to Tacoma. where the5
have an hour for lunch. They will be
officially received at the Oregon state
building
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-08
Reician Crew Wins.

LONDON, July S.-The Belgian
crew, representing the club Natique dc
Grand of Ghent, today won from tne
Jesus college of Cambridge, in the
finals of the Grand Challenge Cur
events Of the annual Henley regatta
The Belgians covered the course II
Z minutes and seconds.