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The Washington herald., 1910-01-27

grades we're 2aS5 lover than yesterday, but the
pens were cleared CoEmont to prime sheep sold
az 40Os5.50 per l00-pounds; culs. $50; yeariing$
7.ZJas50 culls. ESQ., yearings. SIS. Dressed NUT
ton weak at Ssall; dressed lambs lower at l2als57;
country dressed hOthOuss lambs slow At 60Oss5O
each.
HOGS-Receipts. 6.ss head. Prices lower at s.Z5a
$50. Country dressed hogs quiet at l0lza2 per
pound
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-Regular call at Il O'Clock noon.
Washington Railway and Electric Is, $50 at 81.
Sl.O00 al 81.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone SIS, sl,OOO at
lo3A 81 600 al 1854.
Washington Railway and Electric common. IS
at 40
Mergenthaler. at Z5As. 10 at 2I5A. at gs, !
at 2l6
Lanston, % at 81.
American National Bank 10 at l92
SecoEl National Bank, 10 at 1894 10 at 1874,
10 st 100. 10 at l53 10 at 1885, 10 at 1884, 10 at
leo 10 at l6O.
Union Trust 2 at l32. 10 at lSl, at lSl&.
United States Trust &C ll6.
GraphophOne preferred 10 az 80. 10 at 50. 10 az S3,
10 at 50. 10 at s55s 10 at S4 10 at 3Sh, 10 at %4,
10 at S3lS. 10 at S3s.
After call:
Washington Gas IS. $500 at I06
Security Storage warrants. SO at l0l.
Second National Bank, at l60.
Following the bid and asked prices on yesteT-
days Washington Stock Exchange:
GAS BONDS
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
Petition in Bankruptcy.

A petition TO adiudge Nathan Dunbracco. IT,.
trading as the baltimore Store retail furniture
business al 534 PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast,
bankrupt was Yesterday flied IN court by Jessie NJ
Spanaler the Hughes Furniture Manufacturing
Company. and Haywood Brothers * Wakefield
Conrany The petitioners state their claims
sgainst punbraoco 10 amount to 2,0s.a
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
coPP Frs
Our Daily Market Letter,
q Pages, Circulation $500.
Our Weekly Market Letter,
IL Pages, Circulation $4,000.

Our Market publications widely accepted and REC
OGNZED by brokers and investors the u S. and Europe
be the most AUTHORITATIVE uterances on Coppers now
issued Do you read them? If not send your and ad
dress and let send you copies regularly without charge We
are right in market predictions times out Of s.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27

New York. Jan. 8.-WHEAT-Strcng on scarcity.
Nc. / Duluth. % arrive. L35.: No red. (. O b..
L5l, No. hard. New York Z. O. b.. Ia; No. /
macaroni, liz, Z. o. b.. No. ] Manitoba {. o b.,
% arrive. LZ&.. Exporters tDok I'VE loads Manitoba
part May-Jlue shipment 10 the Continent
COKN-Stesdy. trade slow. Steamer mixed ~
No. eleTator. a. No 2 T. @. b.. IN. No. ?
yellow. O. b. 7E4. No. 2 T. O. b.. February %
March shipments. A. 72i4. Exporters took nothing.
RYE-Steady. nominal No. p f. O. b.. So
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
new YORK AND BOSTON
CURB STOCKS.

We enjoy unexceed facilities for executing orders for the
purchase sale of these securities Our principal offices face
the New York Curb Market Private wire Boston Curb
Market Stocks bought for cash carried margin. We
guarantee accurate and honest execution low commission rates.
prompt deliveries Of stocks purchased and prompt settlements
We invite YOUR account.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

New York, Jan, 2-Bid and asked prices on GOV
eminent securities:
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
WALL STREET NEWS
Stocks Recover Losses Made
on the Previous Day.
HYSTERIA COMES TO AN END
From Beginning OF Business "A Gen
eraI Realization that Washington
fessiOHaI Spectators Until 1t Is
OverdOne-StFength In Copper.

New York. Jan 26.-Wall street to-day
regained the senses that II lost appar-
emily yesterday. London prices TO begin
with were at large advances from those
last quoted here on the day before, and
in our market a flood of orders to buy
stocks carried prices at a bound at the
opening TO figures varying from one TO
z1-2 points higher than those made at
the end of yesterdays stock exchange
session.
The cause OF all this, which was de-
clared in certain quarters as being mys-
terious and as strongly partaking Of ma
nipulative character was, of course. per
fectly plain. In their calm overnight con-
sideration Of existing conditions the great
majority Of professional SPECTATORS came
TO realize that yesterdays selling OF stocks
so far as represented genuine liquidation
was Of an absolutely frightened and hys-
terical sort, and that the manifest impetus
TO the decline was furnished by enormous
plunging operations by spectators for
the fall
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co,
members New York STOCK Exchange. Hibbs Build
ing.
Call money: Open, 81; high. 81 low. %; close. s.
SALE OF STOCK BY HOrRs.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY w. 3. Hibbs & Co. mem
beTs Of the New York Stock Exchange Hibbs Build
The Washington herald., 1910-01-27
Scare Is Overdone.

Scare Is OverdOne.
There was, furthermore, to-day from
the very beginning Of business a general
realization that the Washington scare, %
as II has been utilized by professional
spectators recently, had been immensely
overdone. No sober-minded or intelligent
person imagines that the present national
administration is TO run amuck' in its
prosecution of corporations.
II government suits against the Chicago
meat packing interests are 10 be insti-
tuted. It is in all probability because OF
well grounded reasons having their origin
in the present high cost of living. Again
and again have those IN control Of ex-
ecutive business at Washington made It
clear what their exact purpose is in these
matters. and IT is time that thougtful
people understood that a strong endeavor
is now beinng made TO misrepresent this
purpose for speculative use in Wall street.
Strength I'm Copper.
Especial strength was shown to-day by
the Amalgamated Copper and other cop
per shares, because doubtless of the
court decision in New Jersey yesterday
which clearly paves the way for such
combinations among several Of the minor
copper producing companies as have long
been planned.
Call money to-day fell as low as ? per
cent. and for time money the smallest
inquiry was current that has been seen
thus far In the present year. It may be
said finally in reviewing tO-day's rebound
in prices that a distinct cause OF this
was not merely short covering" but
large buying Of stocks by banking and
investment interests Of high rank.
OF course absorption Of this kind took
place on a greater scale yesterday. and
in the demoralized market Of last Thurs
day than it did to-day.
In more than one Of the large trust
companies and banks OF the city to-day.
the statement was made upon responsible
authority, that Withdrawals Of funds for
the purpose Of purchasing stocks We're
going on in very considerable volume.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
DR.. Gregg High Man in February.

Complete returns from the four local
druggist, show that the number OF liquor
prescriptions filled during February was five
less than in January. DIR. Gregg is high
man in February. with l3l credited to him,
hut is closely followed by DIR. Lynch with
l26 and Dr. Roberts with l22 \ eompar.
ison Of the returns for January with those
given below shows that the law OF aver.
ages has not been violated to any great ex.
tent and that the leaders in January stand
well toward the front in February There
was a change in the distribution of patron.
age to druggists, but not enough to cause
any jealousy upon the part Of the stlmu-
aT7r follow.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
SAN JOSE SCALE
IN MANY PLACES
Trees and Shrubs About Town
Are Badly Infected.
MANY SHOULD BE DESTROYED.
State Commissioner Of Agriculture and
University Professor Making a Care
fni Inspection OF Local Groves and
Orchards.

Orlando l.. Martin oi rlainfcld, state
commissioner Of agriculture. and Prof. VI. Il.
Cumming. OF the University of Vermont
came io Brattloboro yesterday 20 make
an inspection ot the territory infected by
the >an dose scale IN company with Tree
Warden George Bishop and several men
interested ia supprcssing the dreaded pest
Nh Martin aud Professor Cumming visit
al gardens and lawns on Main, Grove and
Nliisipn streets yesterday afternoon and
found the scale in a dozen different places
lu the rear Of DR. &. ;. Pratt's house were
found trees literally covered with the scale.
Ia the rear Of q. II. Thompson's house
several trees wre found badly injected.
Across the street upon the property Of Mrs.
Ada Dowlcy the pest wis found at work
aud in the orchard OF Prof. Williston Walk
~ on Nilli-ton street trees and shrubs were
found TO be badly infected. The inspection
party found the northern limit Of the raw
age Of the pest at Willision street, but
the territory infected has not been deter
mined absolutely. Today another in
spccti0n will be made from Grove street
south and west TO ascertain the extent OF
the scale. A tree was found badly infected
near the Congregational church.
While Professor Cummings acknowledged
hat spraying thoroughly would result in
killing the pest in many cases, he was Of
the opinion that many Of the trees he ex.
amined should b. cut down aud burned i'm
mediately or before the weather becomes
much warmer. Interested persons that ac-
the party ON the inspection
were instructed how TO discover the pest
aud given an opportunity TO study the scale
under a magnifying glass. Mr. Martin said
hat he hoped the people Of Brattleboro
would realize at once the danger that con-
ronts the orchards and shrubs unless some
hing i done Immediately He said the
iuly really safe method TO pursue is to
ut down every infected tree and burn it.
This must be done before the birds arrive
n any large numbers as the spread of the
cale Is attributed largely to birds carrying
1 on their feet. Mr.. Martin and Professor
cummings will be glad TO advise any per-
on as to the proper preparation to sue
.essfuly combat the pest where spraying
: recommended
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
Vermonter Mistaken for Cannon.

An amusing incident occurred at the
Center market in Washington Tuesday
when a white haired old man was mis-
taken for Speaker Cannon. He had Just
stepped out of his automobile and was
standing at the meat counter, testing
with rigid index finger large porter
house steak. when he was discovered. y
Immediately the word spread and Il
large crowd gathered Finally wo.
man of mature years and much weight
elbowed her way through the crowd and
enthusiastically grasping his unwilling
hand, exclaimed: "Oh, Mr.. Cannon, |
am so glad to meet you. | want to tell
you that / think you are just grand
man | hate those insurgents and | am
glad they did not put you out of con-
gress. = The old man, in confusion, beat
hasty retreat to his automobile. Later
it was learned that the speaker IS double
was Hiram B. Weeks of st. Albans, VT,
who is visiting his son-in-law, Repre-
sentative Roberts of Massachusetts. He
is "A years of age, the same as Speaker
Cannon and both were born in the same
month
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
And First of Stories in Reformer Con
test to Be Printed Next Week.

The Reformer S short story contest
will take on added interest one week
from today when the first installment OF
stories will be published and the stand
ing of the contestants will be printed
for the first time. There is sure to be
surprise in various quarters when the
standing is first announced; in fact, we
expect surprise to become manifest In
different quarters upon the publication
of the standing each week from now on.
The number of votes already received
indicates an appreciation on the part
OF contestants of the value of getting
good start, and this appreciation is so
widespread that up to date nobody has
secured anything like a commanding
lead in any one district. We are glad this
is so because it means more equal OPP
portunity all around. Contestants
should bear in mind that the time for
sending in stories expires next week
Thursday. C. n. Snow of Townshend,
who has been over a considerable part
of this section in the interests of the
contest. writes as follows to the young
people who are entered in it:
~ feel a little like the old school
committee man did who visited the
school / attended when boy. When
asked to speak to the pupils he grew
very red and said: ALI | want is for
you to work like blazes and be as good
as you can. When you have finished
reading this letter you will find that
what | have to say amounts to just
that. / expect | am the fellow who is
having the most fun out of this contest,
sloshing around the county at
this time of year is not exactly sum
mer trip. l am going to do a little
scolding now. | know that some of you
young people are not doing your level
best in the way of soliciting for votes. |
Two new subscriptions came to me from
Townshend last week. One of the sub |
,cribers had not been approached by |
my contestant and her votes will go to |
he one whose story she likes the best;
he other had been invited to subscribe
,ut the contestant lost his courage after
le had convinced the man and the sub
cription was within reach. Today
nan who had not been invited to sub
cribe gave me his name with the un-
lerstanding that the votes should go
o young fellow in this town. / want
-ou to get after people so they won't
AVE to hunt up Reformer representa-
i've when they wish to subscribe.
~ have met nearly all of you and
xpeet to see the others before the con-
est closes, and 1 feel warm interest
n seeing who wins the prizes. l find a
ew who MT, or at least say they
an t, do anything more than write a
tory. This is all moonshine. No one
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
Power Company strong Financially.

l.ocal people aill he interested in N,
| following eNtad ttum a report oi II l
/ Hartman. gvncfal manager II the Con
hcoiirui River Power company
With the completion II the Worcester
,ub station duung the early part Of thu
month the construction work ni iht
power company aud L. allici rampanir.
was pfactitslt finished The includes the
installation oi five out u eight units al the
power hDuse The company il now deiN
rfins energy IN Rmtilebofo, Gardner,
filchbufs, Clinton, Marlboro and. Worccs,
ter. aud through the Marlboro company
power !. being delivered 10 several adjacent
towns, The company has made y con.
tael- Tor primary power which Il i
estimated will take 2agnno0 XIV, hour,
aud produce an annual income oi s2ll, ,0p.
Five contracts have been closed for see
nndary power, agstegaiing l5e0,01 XIV.
hour, with an estimated income Of Sis.
Upp making the total estimated energy
sold 20 date i0,0l0,00o XIV. hours. and the
total income Ssi20d Our engineer, state
that the company can sell 5og0.00n XIV.
hour oi primary power, 5@1,N XIV.
h0un. oi secondary power Therefore the
company has thus far sold under ~ Per
cent oi III. primary energy. With the
primary and secondary power sold the in.
come ~ an average year should he about
Sii010 Additional contracts arc now
pending aggreg1ting over 100000 and the
entire power supply of the company can
be- sold January ncNt. The earnings have
more than met expectations aud the size
aud character Of the market ha. far ex.
ceelcd anticipition- That the company
viii earn a satisfactory surplus above all
operating aud interest charges is indicated
hy the fact that in is fourth month Of
substantial operation. viz: March, 1910. its
income after operating expenses are de.
Quoted viii practically meet it, fixed
charges. and It Is expected that on and
after April 1910 surplus above all
'harge, VIII he shown.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
NO PETITION YET PRESENTED
But Selectmen Expect One Against
Fifth Glass Licenses.

While no noise has been made by the
propagandiss IN charge of the petition
which i to be presented to the seectmen
asking that no fifth class licenses be is
sued, If requested this year. the workers
have not been idle during the past fort
night and it is reported today that petit
tion Of 1000 names will be presented to the
board of selectmen protesting against the
issuing of druggist licenses.
For several days last week it was re-
| ported that the physicians would add their
efforts toward making Brattleboro a part
of the drouth belt by not adding their
names to a.petition for fifth class licenses.
| This report. however, is hardly correct
as many physicians say that it is absolutely
necessary to have a place in town where
liquor can be purchased for medicinal use
and it is expected that the requisite number
of physicians signatures will be obtained
to the petion for fifth class licenses
which viii probably be circulated and pre-
scented to the board of selectmen next week.
The board of selectmen have been ac-
quainted with many irregularities which
have occurred in the issuing and filling of
prescriptions and some of the ludicrous
phases of the prescription traffic have been
discussed by the board.
1t is reported that two distinct classes
are signing the petition asking that no
druggists licenses be issued. Many of the
signers are men chagrined because the
town voted No at the recent annual meet
ing and in hopes of making the town suf-
ficiently dry this year as to precpitate an
avalanche in favor Of license another year.
The other class includes those that feel
that the prescription business has not been
conducted correctly and wish to rebuke
the pharmacists. As it is strictly optional
with the board of selectmen whether they
issue fifth class licenses, even though Pc
titioned to do so, it is matter of guess
work whether the sick ones of this town
will be able to secure stimulants upon the
order of a physician after May l.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

Warner Church, rs, and a life resi-
dent of Chester, was found dead Tues
day morning in his barn, where he had
been working Death was caused by
shock of apoplexy. He was a member
of company G, 7th Vermont infantry,
in the Civil war, and belonged to Hen.
ry post, G. A. R. He was farmer and
had lived on the same place many years.
A wife, one daughter, Mrs. Bert La
Fountain, of Springfield, and a brother,
Francis. of Chester, survive him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

is going 10 harm you II you ask about
votes ~ subscriptions, and II you will
SPEND Just siS hours IN a serious attempt
ai interesting your friends You will be
surprised at how willing they afr 10
help yon, Don I forget that the stories
must he IN by March ~.
Yours cordially,
&c. y, Snow
"Townshend, March %,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

Henry Wilkins, 60. who is said to have
been the youngest soldier to carry musket
in the civil war, died at Rutland last week.
On August 4, 1862, at the age of Is years,
he enlisted in Co. X, l23d New York vol
unteer regiment and served for three years
as regular soldier being mustered out at
the close of the war.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
HIGHWAY MEN HEAR
ABOUT TRUNK LINES
At Meeting Of Road Commission
ers Yesterday.
FOUR TOWNS NOT REPRESENTED

All Others IN the County Had Men
Present TO Confer With State High
way Commissioner in Regard TO Work
for the Coming Year
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
A p r IL 4
is the best time the
Characterization College, Inc.
AUCTION SALE

BY virtue Of license from the Judge Of Probate.
viii sell the following personal property Of the
late ). 7. fEAM, on the premises. In NORTH
HINSDAIE n u
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
A Biz Promise Well

performed is the record of this company. Organ
lied in 1850, in constant service ever since and
still yours to serve. 61st year. National Life
Insurance Company. Montpelier, VT. (Mutual)
H. E. TAYLOR & SON. General Agents
Crosby Block, Brattleboro, Vt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

FOR SALE Building lots in Washington d. C.,
at l2c to l5c per foot. Real estate men well
as others invited to investigate A. c. Houghton,
Townshend VT 1918
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

WANTED Position as book.kecpcr or clerk by
w young man with some experience some
knowledge Of typewriting. or would learn a bust
ness. Address s.. care Reforner. su
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

WANTED Man with family TO work on farm.
w Must be a good mixer and reliable Ref
erenee required A. {, q r. G. Bunham
Montague City. Mass. 9-i2'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

EOR SALE-Standard makes of automobiles
some bargains in second hand cars. also a full
line of bicycles. supplies and talking machines.
Manley Brothers. l4tf
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

WANTED-Ay young man 10 pcidlc milk and
w work on farm Must be honest reliable
and temperate. II. N. Barrett, Bradley Farm.
Brnttehoro lltf
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
For Sale

FOR SALE = Seed potatoes. Gold Coin. Green
Mountain and Early Panama. Price. 81 per
bushel. f. A. Phelps, Bratteboro. LIFT
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

EGGS FOR HATCHING-S c. X. |. Red. 75c.
II and s1.O0; r. C. Brown Leghorn Kulp Strain,
prize winners $500. VIM. E. Blood Townshend,
Vermont. Ia
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25

FOR SALE-Choice X, |. Red eggs for Matching
so cts. setting; also hens for setting. vii
liam Collier. Fairview St.. Brattleboro. l3'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
STEPHENS CALLS
IT "WHITEVASH''

Decatur. Tex, August 27.-Decl airing
1t a plain and manifest effort to white
wash" Representative John H. Stephens
as member of the special congress
sional committee investigating alleged
frauds In connection with the disposi-
ton of Indian lands, issued state
ment today dissenting from the let
ter addressed to Congressman Bird
Mcguire of Oklahoma by the three re-
publican members of the committee
which exonerated him from any inter-
est IN the so-called McMurray con-
tracts. Gs
II desire as a member of the spe-
cial committee of Investigation, to dis
Gent from the opinion of my repub-
lican colleagues" Mr.. Stephens de-
clares, .and to enter my protest against
the plain and manifest effort to 'whiter
wash republican congressman. now a
candidate for reelection. 1t would be
reflection upon the intelligence or
the voters Of Oklahoma to believe Bird
MCGUIRE did not wilfully and know
ingly put before the House of Repre-
sentatives and endeavor to secure the
massage of the amendment that would
have validated these individual McMur-
raw contracts. This Is shown by the
congressional record beyond a doubt"
Before his departure from PawhuSk'
okla. where the last session Of tn
committee was held, Mr.. stephens says
no suggestion of the letter OF exoncr-
a tion was made but that 1t was issued
~ fter his departure Friday morning. Mr.
81 ephens came to Decatur to attend
the democratic district conveation.