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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28

1t is clear Thursday that efforts at ar
bitrating the strike OF the firemen Of the
Georgia railroad have failed and it now
seems that bitter, probably continued
fight between the road and the strikers is
to follow Interference by the govern
ment now seems improbable.
Dispatches from Washington say that
the postal authorities are anxious to avoid
being drawn into the strike and that they
are giving local officials OF the postal
department much latitude in the hope
that the problem of delayed mail may
be successfully met.
L. M. Terrell, superintendent here of
the railway mail service, says that he Is
able to cope almost satisfactorily with
the situation.
These facts diminish the possibility Of
interference by the government.
The situation now is that arbitration
has failed and that bitter and possibly
continued war between the road and the
firemen is probable.
Early Thursday morning, the possibility
of government interference seemed likely,
but later developments have rendered 1t
remote Some have raised the question
that the government has not the author
ity to interfere, now that the conditions
surrounding he delivery of mail are clear
ing.
General Manager T, K. Scott, of the
Georgia road, has declined absolutely to
| appoint a committee to arbitrate the
/ strike He is said to believe that such a
committee would be practically ineffec-
| tual
He has stated his position to Charles P.
Neill, commissioner of labor. who is here
from Washington as mediator; and has
| made II known to Governor Smith, but
neither Mr.. Neill nor Governor Smith viii
discuss the situation.
Commissioner Neill, 1t is understood
made report of the situation to the gov
eminent authorities at Washington.
! 1t is believed and the belief is concurred
| in by a prominent official here of the gov
eminent, that Mr.. NELL was sent here,
not simply as a mediator but also as an
agent of the government to discover If
! federal interference Is warranted.
! The situation leads to the belief that
the government authorities have been
The en- dof the strike now seems to be
far off.
other southern roads believing that the
present strike is a first move towards
| ousting negroes as fremen from all roads
| in the south, are said to be standing
shoulder to shoulder with the Georgia
road. This adds power to the road and
the firemen are equally determined.
OTHER ROADS INTERESTED.
! 1t was reported Thursday morning that
First Vice President Mapother, of the La
& N, may come here to discuss the
/ strike situation with Manager Scott. His
headquarters are in Louisville, but 1t is
understood that he is now in Birming-
ham. He may arrive Here Thursday night
| or Friday.
The fact has been partly overlooked
heretofore that both the L. & n. and the
| West Point roads, Being owners with the
| Georgia road of the Gergia Terminals
are affected by the strike.
The firemen on these two roads have not
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
Local Mail Conditions
Show Improvement |

Mail conditions in Atlanta with refer
ence to the points along the Georgia rail-
way are very much improved, despite the
continuation of the strike along that
road. In fact. it is believed that if the
strike continues. the handling of the mail
viii be so facilitated that the congestion
viii be entirely relieved.
Postmaster E. F. Blodget stated on
Thursday morning that there was no con-
gestion Of mail at the local postofice, as
the mails for points along the Georgia
railroad passing through the local post
office are beiTw handled practically as
fast as they come in. An inspection of
the mail rooms showed that there were
fewer than a dozen bags each of paper
and letter mail consigned TO poitns along
the line tied up by the strike all of
which will be sent out on Thursday
Mr.. BlOdget said that the government
was very liberal I'm it's handling of the
situation, permitting the mail for any
point along the road contiguous to At
lanta to be carried out on a written
order from the postmaster at such place,
the government, of course, allowing no
payment for the service. In this way, he
said. the mail has been delivered to many
places near Atlanta. Mr.. Blodgett com
plimented The Journal on the splendid
service it is rendering m. this particu-
lar.
We are handling the mails in our care
well as we can with crippled facli
ties" said superintendent L. II. Terrell.
or the railway T-laii service. on Thurs
day "All the mail that can possibly he
diverted 20 points near any of the stations
along the Georgia railway is being deliv-
cred in that way. and much or the con-
gestion IS being relieved. We have a mail
car at the union station. where all this
mail is attended 20 and sent out as regu-
lSTly as rossiile."
2Tr. Terrell Is Of the opinion that if the
facilities fov handling the mail kept i'm
proving that the railway mail service
would soon De able to cope satisfactorily
with the work, IN spite Of the continual
Iion of the strike. In reply to a query
as TO whether he had been in conference
with Comm .ssiouer NELL with reference
TO strike conditions, Mr. Terrell said that
he had. and that he would continue to
confer with Mr.. Nell as long as the lat
ter was hore. Mr. Terrell had no state
rnsnt fer the press with reference TO what
had passed. bctween himself and Mr.. NELL
IN che conferences.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
BATH SOAP DISHES
HELD MANY BRIDES?
Witnesses in Calhoun Trial Tell
Sensational Stories of Brides
Concealed in Bath Rooms.
Special Agent Testifies.

SAN FRANCISCO. May Histories of
alleged bride money concealed in the
soap dishes of bath rooms comprised an
interesting part of the testimony in the
trial of Patrick Calhoun, charged with
bribery.
John G. Lawlor, an assistant employed
by w. ]. Burns, head of the prosecution s
bureau of special agents, was the princi-
pal witness. He charged that Luther @.
Brown, who had already testified to his
own activities in behalf of the president
of the United railroads, had employed
him to supply information procured in
Burns Office and had paid him $3.50 for
his services.
Lawlor related to the jury his version
of a series of meetings with Brown, and
charged that the corporation agent had
several times invited him to enter
Browns bath room in the st. Francis ho-
tel, where Lawlor found various sums of
money deposited in a soap dish. Lawlor
admitted he had taken all the money Of
fered in this manner Assistant District
Attorney Heney placed in evidence four
envelopes containing gold coins, which
the witness said he had marked in the
presence of the district attorney and an
assistant
Twice. the witness charged Luther
Brown with declaring that the people
behind me don't care about Abraham
Ruef," and on one occasion, Lawlor tes-
titled Brown had said: "Ruef may squeal
again and tell more than he did before. "
Attorney Moore, of the defense, obliged
Lawlor to explain all his motives for en-
tering the employ of Luther Brown in the
interests of the prosecution, and repeat
edly questioned the sincerity of the wit
ness.
Superior Judge Sewall today granted the
petition of the district attorney for a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
Isl KISSED
AS HE GIVES RECORD
New York District Attorney Non
chalantly Chews Gum as He
Addresses Crowd on Record of
His Stewardship.
WHEN?

NEW YORK, May Extraordinarily
chewing gum, William Travers Jerome,
district attorney of New York, stepped on
the platform at Cooper Union last, night
ito give an account of his Stewardship"
The district attorney dwelt on the Met
ropolitan investigation street railway,
during which he said that Thomas F. Ry-
an, charged from time to time with va
rious traction manipulations, never COM
mitted any crime.
Referring to the life insurance investi-
cations, he said there was no evidence
whatever, to warrant the indictment of
John A. McCalla, formerly president of
the New York Life Insurance company.
The district attorney answered many
questioned from the crowd.
One individual wished to know If the
district attorney investigated the rumor
long current that William G. Whitney
came to his death by being shot after
a quarrel over a woman. Mr.. jerome re-
piled that he had found it to be abso-
lutely untrue.
When Mr. Jerome concluded the 1000
or more present declined to register a
vote of confidence. An attempt to bring
about such vote was Kissed down by
Mr.. Jeromes opponents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
WILL ASK PRESIDENT
TO RELIEVE SHIP

WASHINGTON, May 26.-If the SUI
preme court of the United States next
Tuesday sentences former Sheriff John
F. Shipp and the five other residents Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, to prison for con-
tempt of the court as Il result of the
lynching Of Ed Johnson, a negro, the
Tennessee congressional delegation will
probably appeal to President Taft to par
don the offenders. Informally the case has
ben discussed by the senators and repre-
sentatives, but the concensus Of opinion
is that no steps should be taken until
the court imposes sentence.
The appeal to the president would raise
an unique question as to the authority
of the president to pardon persons who
had been convicted 70 contempt. The oX-
ercise of the pardoning power would be
made more delicate in this instance by
reason of the offense being against the
head of a coordinate branch of the gCv-
eminent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
ROOSEVELT TAKES
BIG BAG OF GAME
TO AFRICAN TOWN
Former President Has Secured
Eight Specimens of Game Of
Twenty-Five Different Varieties.
Majority for the National Mu-
scum.
(BY Associated Prsas.l

NAIROBI, British East Africa, May IT,
Theodore Roosevelt. who is at present the
guest of Governor Jackson of Nairobi,
has accepted an invitation to a public
banquet to be given here in his honor Au-
gust 3.
trip have been assembled. Mr.. Roosevelt
secured eight specimens of game Of p dit
ferent varieties; win the exception OF six
specimens they are all for the national
museum at Washington.
The naturalists Of the party have OBJ
tanned about 1000 specimens of birda.
mammals and snakes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28

modification of the writ prohibiting the
opening of the package of documents sSk-
en- from the safes in the offices Of the
legal department of the United railroads
some weeks ago during raid by agents
of the district attorney under the author
ity of search warrant.
Judge Sewall decided that the seals on
the package, which it was alleged con-
tains reports on jurors in the graft cases,
stolen from the office of w. J. Burns and
sold by one of his employees, may be
broken. The district attorney intends to
have Police Judge Deasy, who issued the
search warrant at the request of Burns,
testify regarding the documents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
MAN In FERRY HOUSE
FOUND BADLY EH0T

NEW YORK. May 26.-Attracted by the facl
that he apparently suffering much PAIN
the police ariy. today stopped Antoine Ruofo.
n the West Shore ferry house and discoverea
thnat he had been seriously wounded twice.
once in the back and in the thigh. Ha
was being taken away by friends.
At Flower hospital, wheer he sent.
Ruuoto declared that he had had pistol dusa
earlier in the night with another Italian in a
house at HaverstTaw, y. Y. He said the
other man was wounded worse than he
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
LOCAL POSTAL OFFICIALS GIVEN
IN MEETING THE STTUA TON

General Manager Scott Has Refused to Ap-
point Arbitration Committee Asked by
Governor and Gov. Smith Will Not Issue
Good Order Proclamation, Declaring it is
Unnecessary. Railroad Determined Not TO
Yield and a Long and Bitter Fight is in
Prospect.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
OVERTURNING CAB0OSE
KILLS ONE: HURTS FIVE

SOMERSET. Ky. May ga telephone
message from Stearns. 80 miles south of
here. says G. S. Dudley. a merchant of
Burnside, was instantly killed in an over
turning caboose on one of the Stearns
Coal company's trains near Stearns to-
daJ
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
FREE DEAFNESS CURE

\ remarkable offer by one of the lead
ing ear specialists in this country, who
yill send two months medicine free to
prove his ability to cure Diseases Head
Noises and Catarrh. Address DR.. G. VI.
Branaman, I24S Walnut St, Kansas City,
No
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
SCHOOL TEACHER DEAD;
INJURED IN CARNIVAL

LA FAYETE. Ind. May 26.-Professor
Benjamin NJ. Hoax. of Purdue university.
who was injured here last Saturday while
Officiating in the state high school naeet
died today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
STRIKE GEORGIA FTREMENTO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY
ALL PROSPECT OF ARBITRATION, HAS DISAPPEARED

in Mail Conditions and Desire
of the Government Not to Take Sides
Makes Possibility of Federal Interference
Extremely Remote.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
Covington is Not

CONVICTION. Ca. May 21.-The strike
on the Georgia roi!road Is not affect
ing CovinSsol materially. The Central
Is operating trains on regular schedule
and Is delivering freight consigned 10
the Georgia road. The mail service is
good. everything considered. being deliv-
cred BY the Central and an automobile
route from Atlanta.
At Social iCrcie, no trains are run and
people are having 10 haul provisions from
this place and other nearby towns. There
l. no mail there except BY automobile. At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

A slight demand for the common stock
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company at today's meeting of the Stock
Exchange served to stimulate the figures
somewhat, so that the level was raised.
and after the sale Of fifty shares in small
lots at 4311 the bid remained at ASA,
! while yesterday the bid was 1875.
There was no such change in the case
of the other traction securities, and In
fact quite block of the bonds of the
Capital Traction Company sold at Ia
and 1888, much lower level than has
been reached for some time. In the case
Of the other securities the figures re-
manned about the same
An unusual feature of the trading was
the sale OF thirty shares Of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company. and
it had that characteristic for the reason
that this stock is closely held and sell
dom finds its way on the market Ten
shares sold at $50 and twenty for 24S
and the bid was then PAT and the asking
price, $50.
The company pays a dividend Of II per
cent upon its capitalization OF 800 600.
and such is the growth OF the freight
and the passenger business on the river
that 1t is thought there will be enough
to occupy the attention of two companies
into the field. and at the same time
yield a return that will be profitable to
both.
Gas stock continues on the downward
course after going in the opposite direc-
ton for some time. Today's sales. ag-
gregating 100 shares, were on a range OF
from 1l12 to II and at the close the bid
was II and the asking price only an
eighth of point in advance.
Option buying was again today as it
was yesterday the feature of the trading
in Lanston, and while the business done
was limited, still there was more stock
offered in options at 1875 than there was
a demand for.
The bank and trust company lists. as
well as that containing the stocks OF the
terial changes today, so that for the pres
ent it may be concluded that nothing
more has developed in the case OF either
class OF securities, or rather of the plans
OF the companies which issue them.
1t is expected there will be further an
nouncements relating to financial institu-
tons, but more specially about enlarged
distributions of the earnings among the
year has been a prosperous one among
such institutions, and the dividend an
nouncements may be expected to reflect
to some extent this condition.
At meeting yesterday of the stock
holders of the Merchants and Mechanics
Savings Bank authority was given to in
crease the capital stock from 500, 900 to
100000. Today circular was sent to the
stockholders of the bank informing them
of the purpose of the directors to avail
themselves of this authority, and at this
time increase the capital to 100000 by the
issue Of $500 600 in stock The new issue
will be offered to stockholders pro rata
until the 10Th or the month at $16O
share.
When this transaction is completed
there will be added to the surplus 800, 900,
making the total surplus $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. December 10-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
10 points to a decline of 3 points near
months being relatively firm on covering
while later positions felt the influence of
scattering liquidation. After se..ing or to
about last nights finals on near positions
and to net loss of 5 to points on the
later points, with May touching 1880, or
"A points below yesterdays high record,
the market steadied and during the mid
die Of the morning was about net I'M
changed.
Futures opened steady. December, 14.72.
January. 14.S5; February, 1905; March,
1913; May, 1910: July. 1889: August,
1897: October, 1915.
The market was quiet late In the fore
noon. with prices holding about net un-
changed to points higher at midday
Spot. quiet; middling uplands, 1495;
middlfng gulf, 1920.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
10000 bales, against 26.O3O last week and
1887 last year. For the week 10000
bales. against 214,62O last week and 49,
S67 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans 2,469
bales. against 1870 last year, and at
Houston 6.517 bales. against 16, 1874 last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
Washington Stock Exchange

Sales.-Regular call. IL o'clock noon-Capital
Traction IS. LOCO at ia. $1,000 at la, $500
at Ia $1,000 at 1875, $1,000 at ia. $1,000
Capital Traction, % at 1sass
Washington Rwy. and Elec. Cons, 20 at 43b,
10 at 49,. 20 at 49,
Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd 5 at 81 s
at 81. IA at 911s.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. 10 at $50,
at PAS. at PAS. 10 at 24S. at PAT.
Washington Gas. % Mt 711s. 5 at 711a Is at
71h. p at 711s. 25 at Il.
Lanston Monotype. 30 at 1she a 200 az at Si is3
(bnyer COY.
American National Bank, 10 at 100.
Arlington Insurance. 10 at 30.
After call-Cnion Trust, at 1917.
Capital Traction 5s, 81 600 at 114M 81 .0OO at
1141a $500 at Hay.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. COM. 10 at 4sh.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. MD, 10 at 81.
United States Trust at 1904
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
my10-eo.tf.N

without any rallying power. Irregularity
and a moderate volume of business OBJ
tanned in the foreigners. Kaffirs display
ed a harder tone. The continental bourses
closed firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, December 1o-Closing:
Cotton-Spot. in fair demand. prices
seven points lower: American middling
fair. $50: good middling. sos: middling.
7.94: low middling. 7.s4; good ordinary,
T.68: ordinary. 7.3S. The sales OF the day
were 10000 bales. Of which 1000 were for
speculation and export, and included
$500 American. Receipts. 5000 bales,
mono American.
Futures opened easier and closed at
pm. as follows:
December. TT: December january,
III: January-February. 7.79. February
March, 7.S1h; March-April. 7.841s: April
May. 7.S6; May-June, 18Th: June-July,
1854; July-August. 7S41; August-Sep-
TENDER. 7.54; Observation-Disclosures 7O5;
October November. 6.S9; November-De-
ceniber, 6.S3.
On account OF the publication OF the
Department OF Agriculture's estimate OF
the American cotton crop today. the cot
ton exchange will hold an extra session
from 6:45 to 8 pm.
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics:
Imports, all kinds. 10000 bales: i'm
ports. American. 10000 bales; stock, all
kinds. 100000 bales; stock, American
10000 bales; American forwarded 5000
bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
GRAIN MARKETS.

oc16-d. e6u,3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by r. F. Hutton & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange; Thomas L.
Hume and Edw. F1oy Caverly, managers. 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
New York Produce Prices.

NEW YORK, December 1O.-Butter-
Strong: receipts. 1854 packages. Cream
cry specials. 34laa35; extras. 33lsa34:
third to first, Ta3212; state daily COM
mon to finest, 25a33.
Cheese-Firm, unchanged receipts,
1.947 packages.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, AGO. cases.
State, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery,
white. fancy. 45a52: do. gathered brown
fair to prime. 32a8S: western extra firsts.
33a35: frsts. 31a32: seconds. 27a3O
Beef-Steady; mess. 11.0Oa11.5O; family,
15.O0a155O; beef hams, 24.OOa28.OO.
Pork-Steady: mess. 25.5Oa26.OO: family,
26.OOa27.OO: short clear. 25.O0a27.OO
Lard-Firm; middle west, 13.6oa 1915.
Raw sugar-Quiet: Muscovado So test.
3.S11s: centrifugal 90 test, 4.31la mo-
lasses sugar 80 test. 3.56h. Refined
Dull; crushed. $50: graduated, 5.15; pow
dered, 5.25.
Petroleum-Steady: refined all grades.
sos.
Coffee-spot quiet: No. I Rio. sssas1a
No. ; Santos. SA.
Molasses-Ffrm: New Orleans open
kettle. 2Sa42.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
Reading Report Unsettles.

As inquiry failed to disclose any CO.
temporary proceedings to which the
Reading and the government were now
parties, the suspicion was naturally caus-
ed that the report was of speculative
origin In bearish quarters. Further in
quiry. however elected the report from
Washington that Attorney General Wick
ersham contemplated the issuance of a
statement or opinion tomorrow advising
or announcing another investigation or a
new suit againt the so-called anthracite
railroads.
or course, this report was unsettling,
but after time the list hardened some
what and in the early afternoon, while
price changes from last nights close
showed extensive irregularity. the gen.
eral tone was not heavy and declines were
only nominal. except In the case Of some
of the specialties. This, by the day, does
not seem to be a very good market for
specialties. which have a way of dis
senting very substantial appearance for
brief intervals.
Money market developments were not
lacking In features. The call loan &C
commodation was provided, at the ruling
level of the last fortnight, ~ to per
cent, but business in time money was
characterized by increased activity in
the longer maturities, five and six months
at 41a per cent. Foreign exchange was
steady. New York exchange at Chicago
was at 35c premium against 40c yester-
day. The known movements of money
during the week indicated a cash loss by
the banks here in the neighborhood Of
100000.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Special Dispatc h to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 1O.-WHEAT-
Strong: spot contract, 1.2Oh: spot No. red
western, l.20A; December, 1.l9; January, 10
February. 1.2o; May, l.1e; steamer No. red
1l1Ja; receipts, 36,811 bushels; southern by
sample, 1.O3a1.i71a; southern on grade, LIZA
1.192.
e5a85Ia; January, 85a65h: February 651sa65A
March, 65ssa65ts; steamer mixed; 63a63b re-
ceipts 1O5 974 bushels; exports, 1851 bushels;
southern white corn, 62a84 southern yellow
corn 62a64.
OATS-Firmer; No. white. 4sa4s1a; No.
ceipts, 6.743 bushels.
RYE-Dull; No. 2 western domestic. SO1aaS1.
HAY-Quiet. unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Firm unchanged.
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The Safest Investments

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markets. First deed OF trust notes (nrs
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the District of Columbia. constitute gil
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