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B'NAI BIRTH ORDER
CONVENES TO-DAY
Continued from Page One.

the National Capital. and with the full
satisfaction that all was done to make
their stay a thing of beauty and a JOY
forever"
It is the first time Washington has had
an opportunity 10 entertain the aristo-
cratic Hebrew society. and with delegates
from every State in the Union and rep
resentatives from Europe attending. Jews
of the Capital have made every effort
10 make the convention a milestone In
the annals of the order. Following are
the arrangements committees:
ExecutVe-Simon Wolf. chairman: Moses Fi.en-
mann, treasurer; Levi II. Dsud. secretary.
Recepuon-I L. Blout honorary chairman: Morris
Hahn. active chairman.
Dr. Abram simon. POSTMASTER: Dr.. Louis Stern.
chairman music committee; julius T. Pevser chair.
man finance committee. NJ D. Rosenberg chair
man banquet committee; Milton strasburFer. vice
chairman banquet committee; David Wolf ehsir.
man committee on entertainment and trsnsr,o--s-
ton, Alexander Wolf chairman printing commit
tee; sam Cans vice chairman printing committee
Sol HerzOg chairman committee on badges. Max
Cohen Myer Cohen, II. Sanger b. Gusdorf
Selinger. J. Heideuhemer
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PRICE BROKERAGE OFFICES
IN BALTIMORE RAIDED

Baltimore, April AS part of the
bucket shop raids, special agents of the
government came 10 Baltimore this morn
ing. and promptly at II o'clock swooped
down on the ONCE OF William B. Price &
Co, in the Equitable building, where four
of group Of members of the firm and
employees who had been indicted for con-
spiracy were arrested. The men found in
the Offices were James A. Anderson. Ed
ward Waidron. Harry NJ. Randolph, and
Charles T. Moorehead
Price walked into the United States
marshal's Office soon after u o'clock and
surrendered himself.
The other local men against whom in
dictments have been returned. and who
are still at large. are Virgil p. Randolph.
Joseph Caskins. Thomas II. Campbell. and
Edward Everett Taylor. Washington cor
respondent. The men arrested were re-
leased on 5000 bail. this being the amount
demanded by District Attorney Rose.
The men caught in the Offices said they
were simply employees Of the firm Of
William B. Price & Co
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SIX PHILADELPHIA BROKERS
HELD UNDER $4,000 BAIL

Philadelphia. April Six men were
captured in the net which the Federal
Department of Justice has spread in It's
crusade against alleged bucket shops.
when Federal agents made their raid In
this city to-day
On the floor Of the Con" Exchange
at 422 Walnut street, these men were
taken into custody: Marshall T. Par
IRISH, secretary and reputed head of the
Con" Exchange; George Turner, Of
Boggs & Co, who gave his address as
Seventy ninth street and Broadway.
New York: Thomas H. Campbell. rep
resentative OF Price & Co; Harry C.
Stunt. representing the Standard Stock
and Grain Dealers. and member OF
the firm of Harvey & Stunt, OF Fourth
and Walnut streets. In the Office of
Boggs & Co. at All Walnut street,
were arrested Harry Owens New York.
and A. L. Ford. a telegrspher.
The number of arrests was one more
than had been expected Owens. ii ap-
pears. Is attached to the New York
Office of Boggs & Co.. but from where
the tip leaked out that the raid was
to be made IN that city. Foreknowl-
edge that q raid was 10 be made here
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count covering each of the offices main
tained By Taylor in this city.
In the second Indictment Edward AL
temas. Lewis Celia. Angelo Celia. Sam.
| uel Raymond. Oscar J. Rappel. Rober,
Hall. Henry C. Stunt, Henry R Duryee
and Charles r. Alley are the defendants
Duryee maintained an Office in the Evans
, Building. 1870 New York avenue north
west in this city, at which place Alley
was employed as telegrapher.
The Third Indictment.
I'm the third indictment William B.
Price, Virgil P. Randolph, Henry M.
Randolph. Charles T. Morehead Edward
Weldon. James a. Anderson, Joseph Cat
kins. Thomas H. Campbell. and Edward
Everett Taylor are the defendants. Price.
the two Randolphs. Morehead, Weldon.
Anderson, and Gatkins are connected
with the firm of William B. Price & Co.
OF Baltimore, of which concern TAYLOR
was a correspondent prior to his becom-
ing the representative Of Boggs & Co.,
the first part of September, 1909.
THE total number of offices main
tanned by the three concerns whose
principal members have been indicted
amount to more than go. and the terri
tory covered by them ranges from New
England to Oklahoma. representative
Of Price Co has been convicted OF
running a bucket shop at Norfolk. Va.
and one of the indicted men connected
with the Price concern is a fugitive from
justice In another Jurisdiction II is be-
ieved that the return of these indict-
ments and the prosecution of the de-
PENDANTS therein win do great deal to-
ward destroying the operations OF bucket
shops throughout the country
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ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
In MIDST OF GAYETY
William Long DrinksChlO
form at College Inn.

The orchestra had just played Home.
Sweet Home" last night down at the
College Inn. Eighth and D streets. and
the rooms were filled with men and
women making merry at midnight.
when William Long. twenty-slx years
old. OF 2133 X street northwest arose
10 his feet and drained a small bottle
of chloroform
He was rushed TO Emergency Hos
pital In an ambulance. and an hour
later his condition was serious. but il
is believed he will live. The cafe
was thrown into an uproar, and several
women tainted.
Long had been drinking with two
friends in the center Of the brilliantly
lighted resort. He was moody and de-
spondent. and more than one woman
watched him as he sat twirling his
glass when the musicians swung into
the mellow notes Of the air that comes
just before they put their instruments
away.
AS the last strains died. Long arose a
trihe unsteadily and held up his hands
for silence. The clatter OF knives and
forks ceased for a moment. and with
every one watching him wonderingiy. he
slowly drew a vial from his pocket and
swallowed the contents before one OF his
companions knocked It from his hand.
There was an instant's silence. and
woman's scream rang out. starting gem
erai confusion. Long was carried TO an
other room, groaning, and police head
quarters was notified. AT the hospital
he refused TO say why he wanted to
take bis life, and his companions had
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-03
BUCKET SHOP MEN
TO BE TRIED HERE

The action OF the Department of JUS
ice Is not the first evidence that Attor-
hey General Wickersham has given OF
an ability to apply existing laws in a
new way The action against the al
| legged 5ucketshop men is the first fruit
Dorne by the bureau of investigators.
which was established for the Depart
heht OF Justice after Congress had
limited the powers of the Secret serv-
ice force In making Investigations. The
Attorney General. under the apnropri-
ations voted to him, hired q lot of brieh+
| young lawyers
This statement respecting the cases was
given out yesterday by the Department
Of Justice:
The grand jury for the District Of
Columbia returned three indictments in
connection with the operation Of bucket
shops In the District of Columbia.
Committed an Onenxe.
I'm the first indictment Richard E.
Preusser. Leo Mayer. George Turner.
William H. LiIlis, Oliver ]. Robinson.
Edward S. Boggs. Harry Owens. Robert
A. Guy, Al Ford. Marshall F. Parrish
Edward E. Taylor, and Harry Johnson
are charged with conspiracy to commit
an offense against the United States.
Preusser is reported to be a notorious
gambler, who was convicted of the muir
der of one Miles Mcdonald some years
ago, as a result of which he was con-
fined for year in an institution for in
sane convicts.
Mayer is a well-known bookmaker
and Turner is said TO have been expelled
from the New York Stock Exchange. and
with Lillis, has been connected with some
OF the most notorious bucket shop con-
Germs in the country. number Of the
men named in this indictment are well
known as bucket shop operators.
This Indictment has two counts. one
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you see to it that we're not arrested be-
fore we get theTe7
The men who wanted to know were
Louis A. Celia and Angelo Celia. the
leading members Of the Standard Stock
and Grain Dealers Of Jersey City. the
second of the three firms for which the
government is cunning.
The Celia brothers we're told that their
presence would be welcome. but that II
they wanted to surrender without being
arrested they'd have TO beat the police
TO It.
In a short time the brothers appeared
and were held in $500 each. and their
examination set down for April Is
The other members of the Standard
Stock and Grain Dealers are Edward AL
temus, Oscar ]. Rappel. and Samuel Ray
mOnd. They are under Federal indict-
ment.
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also was not obtained, 1t seems, and
Owens came TO Philadelphia, arriving
only a short time before the Federal
agents entered the place.
Each of the prisoners were held under
$4,000 bail for further hearing on
next Friday by L. S. Commissioner
Craig in the post-ofice building. Bail
was obtained in each case after con-
siderable difficulty.
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of dollars. It was brought out in the
course Of the departments preliminary
investigation that one concern alone did
business OF about 10000 shares a day
the most OF it in ten-share lots. and OF
a margin of two points
Price & Company, Of Baltimore, alone
were said to have 1900 miles of leased
wire, for which they pay $40 month for
each Office. and also a mileage charge
The government Offices had been thorough
I'm getting evidence against these branch
concerns. Their agents had put in orders
and then had had the slips issued by
the managers photographed before turn
ing them back to complete the trans
action.
While certain of the governments
agents were working the game in the
eompsny's Offices. others had tapped the
wires and had found, so II is alleged
that no buying or selling orders had
been transmitted over the wire TO the
Philadelphia Consolidated Exchange.
Evidence Was Taken.
With this evidence and more that was
obtained in the raids in its possession.
the Department Of Justice summoned sew
eral customers of the three firms. and
also minor employees from each, before
the Federal grand jury here and from
them the government authorities obtained
further confederation OF their beliefs
The brokers themselves had no idea
that Attorney General Wickersham was
going to dig up this novel method Of
proceeding against them. They felt Sc
cure in the belief that only the men who
are operating the branch Offices could
be touched. and. besides. they have been
led 20 believe that IL vas the Post-oflee
Department. and not the Department of
Justice, that was after them.
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Women to Entertain.

The committees who viii have charge OF
the entertainment OF visiting women are:
Council II Jewish womsn's committee
Charies Goldsmith. president; Mr. A. Sanders
Mrs. NJ d. Rosenberg, Mrs. Simon Wolf. Mrs. joel
hlman Mrs. Il. 3 Behrend Mrs. Simon oppen.
heimar. Mrs Lee Bsrngsrien Mrs. Adolf Kahn.
Mrs NJ Marx, Mira Alex Wolf. Mrs Max Cohen
Mrs Rabbi Stern. Mrs. !. Newman. Mrs. James
Lansburgh
Auxiliary Society Of the temple committee-MrS A.
sslinger, PRESIDENT Mrs. AtFsm Simon Mrs Levi
H. David. Mrs. joseph Able Mrs T. stTasbuggeF
Mrs |. GrosneT. Airs sam Ganss Airs. n New
myer, Mrs 5. GasenhsitnsF Mrs. l. saks Mrs
Marx E Kahn. Miss r CANS. Ms. c. pickard
Mrs. A. J. HeilbrHn. Mrs 3. Sinshsimsr
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pe.nonaencx cause. suicide.

Coroner hewitt has issued a certificate
of death by suicide in the case Of Thomas
f. Ertler. twenty-six years old, whose
body was found in the kitchen Of his
home. at 4s5 E street southwest. yester-
day morning by his mother. Mrs, Bertha
Long. Death resulted from the inhalation
OF Illuminating gas II is said Ertler had
made several threats TO end his life. al
though the cause Of the dependency has
not been learned.
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Coupon Sales.

DC Sunny Monday" Laundry
Soap, 8 for &c.
THIS COUPON and &c entities the
bearer 10 three regular SC cakes OF
Fairbanks Sunny Monday" Laundry
Soap. Monday. April 4.
l2c Cans of Early June Peas,
2 for 13c.
THIS COUPON and 13c entities the
bearer to two regular 12c cans Of Sc
lect quality Early June Peas. Mon
day. April T.
l5c American Violet Talcum
Powder, Sc.
THIS COUPON and &c entities the
bearer 20 regular 15c large-size box
OF American Violet Talcum Powder,
one Of the best known talcums.
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0Oc All-Iinen Irish
Bleached Table Damask,
30C

SELDOM, If ever. does the opportunity 20
buy ALL-LINEN Table Damask such low price
Make the most Of the present Offering and secure
supply tomorrow.
We oner % pieces Of full-beached Irish Satin Table
Damask 90 inches wide. every thread all pure linen
of excellent weight and finish. soc a yard. Every
store has sell this same grade soc regularly
Choice of line Of attractive patterns.
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NEW YORK BUCKETSHOP
BROKERS FURNISH BAIL

New York. April 2 = Commissioner
Shields held Robinson. Mayer & Prusser
In 5000 bail each for examination on
April Il. Bail was furnished.
While the members of Boggs & Co.
were being arraigned the telephone bell
rang and a voice asked:
IF Ne come down and surrender, will
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-03
Robbed by Negro Things.

Benjamin F. Lawson. of 44s E street
northeast. was held up and robbed by
two negroes in n street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets northwest. about Il 80
:his morning. The highwaymen got SIS
and made their escape.
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25c Pin Sets at l2c.


THIS COUPON and 1sc entities the
bearer TO Regular 25c Gold-plated
Collar Pin Sets. two pins in 8 set,
with rhinestone or pearl settings.
10c Pkgs. Maryland Biscuit, Sc.
THIS COUPON and Sc entities the
bearer to regular Zoe package OF
Maryland Biscuit Company's Banquet
Waters. Graham Crackers. Saltines,
vanilla Waters. or Afternoon Teas.
15c Petroleum Jelly, &c Jar.
THIS COUPON and &c entitleS the
bearer 10 half-pOund size jar of I etrO-
leum Jelly. sold regularly at 15c. Sim
liar TO Vaseline.
Best GRADUATED Sugar, AZ ID.
THIS COUPON and sc per pound
for best GRADUATED Sugar, If pre-
sented at our Grocery Dept. Monday
April 4. Sold in 5-lb. sacks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-25
FOUR eMlLLION SICK PEOPLE.

most neglected OF nation natural
resources health United States today than four
million people are with preventable disease Within
the wear it is estimated million and half will die of prevent
able disease five million homes will feel the burden OF
illness bereavement.
More terrible could be conceived The losses that
come through fire. accident famine and through
as nothing beside needless sacrifice that day after
day so near to that blind to its tragic
meaning.
It is simply the misfortune of Individuals it is the mis-
fortune the And such it must be
if it be conquered Health public
protection of health much province of
eminent is the protection of property and life.
Through it's department of agriculture the United States
million dollars the health of animals and
against the moth and hogs against cholera
security of human life against disease it does not
spend dollar. Surely this is poor business policy.
State governments many instances-and Georgia is
noteworthy exampe-have established boards of health. In
accomplished wonderful results and have
efficiency They taught the people
avoid disease They have insisted water
milk sanitary conditions for farm and city and is through
Just simple work this that the life waste to be
reduced.
There already movement afoO to martial the
the national this
merits the support of citizens throughout the for
the nation much heed to human to material
"ms the fight against the waste of life will be half
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-25
THE soUTHS PROGRESSIVE POLITICS.

In discussing political Tendencies of the day. Judson
Wellver issue of Hamptons magazine
that the being aggar leader in
sive thought and policies.
the south We hear of
the services sueh S as tr seems nab 70 Get the
hands OF such ke smith of
and COrnerO of writing to it."
This largely the fact that thus far the south has
been more concerned with with national affairs
But Weiver forth and with which
erv this section familiar shows that the south
has sturdy among those problems that now of
interest and heavy whole nation In the great
popular opposed to machine rule and
rights opposed privilege the south holds
aof an example which Progressves and
gather courage and counsel
By rights the souherner has always laid great store
he has to lay greater stress the
duties He considers his representative the legs
Importance equal to that OF his representative
authority for the protection of his
interests a than before he requires definite
constructive of State politics interest him
more deeply federal politics 1t therefore, natural that
progressive should have exeed itself
in the commonwealth rather than in national affairs
The accomplished, however will be less effect
influence the country at large The state that
puts renders the whole nation
Whenever political conscience of every state in the
aroused that of which Mr. Roosevelt speaks
the of pracs corporations will be botted and
the American people will be free indeed.
the progressive particularly important in
the this section notably in Georgia. it utilizing
rect results for good of people To be this
all other sections but few instances it true
forcbly of this section
south political progress by state
will be increase of her prestige and the politics
The policies that militant here today
abreast the thought type who
have borne these policies will be found in the of national
craftsmanship.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-25
DAVID B. HILL.

In the of David Hill there has gone of the most
interesting political figures known to the last half century Many
politicians day successful but
masterfu than he the game and played hard To
politics fame others living, to few it
patriotic Service B. Hill science and
From day he first up until the beginning of
present decade he played vigorous part the public life
indeed that of the nation At twenty
five delegate the Democratic convention of his state
and remained delegate all the while
cumuatng influence and power Before he thirty he had
won seat legislature Thence he advanced rapidly to the
governorshp then to the govenOrshp itself and IL
nay the United States senate Between these steps
distinction he entered into field of politics embraced
in the system everyone of them he learned de-
He alderman mayor city attorney county chairman
campaign manager and about everything besides that practical
politician be.
the first telling defeat of his Every
body what happened in that year of political
for the Democratic presidential nomination He had the
such situations by Cleveland 1t in that
contest Georgia forcefuly national Democ
racy by rayng Cleveand and casting her weight
against the Hill delegations
David Hill has frequently been called perfect type of
the political Under the rules of the he
would indeed the rules of his time he
may Justly called leader He dealt with conditions not
knew nothing and could have cared for them
He was first always Democrat and it in the Dem
ocatc organization that he the largest of definite
public good His grasp of affairs his keen knowledge of men
practical statesman and such believe history
will regard him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-25
COUNTRY BOYS.

the give
will II
the farm
President Emmett Cabaniss of the Georgia dv
Farmers Union recent address the Importance
enreng the daily life and opportunities of the country boy
fifty spoken and they strike straight to the heart
gravest problems of the methat of turning the
population away from cities back to the land The only
the farm President Cabanlss points
out, keep his interest there
be accomplished by preaching and ap
duty Every ulbooded country lad the lookout
for opportunity He be doing something that he feels
will for his advancement Too frequently it is the case
finds only and he seeks the
gamor but because there he
thinks lies the widest field for development.
Now there field latenty rich in opportunity as farm
life holds health and comfort conentment of soul and to skill
and industry offers wealth The difficulty is that so many
effort made to show them
that But from the outset they given def
profitable part farms work, if they shown
that agriculture great business in which they to share
if they taught that it just fine thing to be success
full farmer be successful merchant lawyer then the
best that within them will respond and they will take up the
days round of duties with light ahead
One of the efficient devices for arousing such interest
the Corn club The national government
and together with number of nd1vld
ua offered prizes for the best Of produced by
the boys Such honor really than medal Of
ferd the schools Let parent the rural districts follow
President Caban suggestion by encouraging their sons In the
Corn club and in giving them other possible opportunity
for self-expresSion and enjoyment
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-25
A DEUCE OF BOOKS.

The years output of books according to the Publishers
Weekly will to than twelve thousand separate IL
Of these editions be will number only few
but of them will reach hundred thousand
Volume by volume the production would easily stretch from
Tybee Light to the Golden Gate and back again
Surely live in land and in of great writing
great Of significance however the fact
reading Back in the stagecoah days
Fielding novel would last month several months Its
the daily companions of readers who took their
lesurey they took seriously Once they got hold
charming heroine they loah to tell her goodby and
downright hairraisng villain would be good for long
Books longer then than and this in part
that of them would around Besides
readers amazingly fewer and most of those
few read sparingy.
Today everybody reads and according the record of the
output would that nearly everybody writing Add
that stiff backs that well
able bodied entertainers the
weees and almost inconcevabe whence they and
where they
Though the greater part of such work will vanish like but
teres while it here and from such
of effort there must later books of enduring
power.