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The Washington times., 1911-02-26

General business conditions are ma
terially better and with the ail-impOr-
tant decisions out OF the way and no
extra session OF. Congress, a bull mar
ket may be expected and a market of
fair proportions.
Western and Southern banks report
curtailment of loans. The banks of
Chicago have gained $65, 100000 in de-
posits since January ). indicating that
the banks of the interior have ample
reserve cash. All sections are in good
condition financially.
The Washington times., 1911-02-26
West BoomS West.

millions being poured into oregon and
the Northwest by the great railway
systems for extensions and improve
ments, and an unprecedented influx
Of settlers from the East and Middle
West promised for this spring, Gov
ernor West, of Oregon, predicted an
unusually prosperous year for the
Northwest.
"PeopIe are beginning to realize that
there is rich farming empire in the
w. w. Chapman. publicity manager of
the Portland Commercial Club. we
cannot help but have continued good
times with thousands coming from
the East to make their homes here.
The Washington times., 1911-02-26
City to Build Park on
Profits of Realty Deal

CHICAGO, Feb. 26-By entering the
real estate market as private citizens
acting for the municipality, the Socialist
city fathers OF Milwaukee have obtained
for the city the finest river site in Mil
waukee for a park, the cost of which
more than $1,OO0, ,OO0-will be met from
the profits to be derived from the deal
This statement was made here by Rep
resentative-elect Victor L. Berger.
The park will contain 600 acres on
both sides of the river, containing a
waterfall and lake. The city, accord
ing to Berger, went secretly into the
market, and, by buying up options on
the land for between $500. 600 and $iOO, 900
arranged a real estate deal which will
net the entire cost of the park
The Washington times., 1911-02-26
Nat Goodwin Purchases
Another Big Farm Tract

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Feb. 26-Nat
Goodwin, farmer. This new title is Won
by the well-known actor and divorce
court principal as the result of his pur-
chase of a 6OO-acre ranch in the SaiI
Jacinto valley, costing about $36, ,OOn.
The new tract adjcins farm of 100
acres Goodwin bought when Edna
Goodrich was his wife.
Friends of Goodwin are now wonder
ing if he Is going in for farming as a
hobby or is planning to acquire a fifth
wife with agricultural proclivities. The
most recent Mrs. Goodwin made several
trips 20 the 160-acre farm, but appar-
emily was not enraptured with Good
wins Berkshire pigs and bucolic bliss
he offered
The Washington times., 1911-02-26
Big Drop in Wheat.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Whep May wheat
touched SS7s cents a bushel yesterday as
compared with $1.4e year ago, the as
sertion was made ir the pit that low
prices are here to stay. The high prices
of the last three years have caused an
increase in production everywhere, and
il is believed that bumper crops this
year are assured. 1t is estimated that
the crop may sell as low as 20 cents,
which would mean cheap -four.
The Washington times., 1911-02-26

Total sales for the week. 2,17S,scO.
The Washington times., 1911-02-26

After every seismatic disturbance on
Wall Street, the action Of the local Sc
curity market gives emphatic evidence
of the absolute independence between 1t
and other security centers. We have
much in common with New York and
other Cities, but so long as II Is not a
national upsetting, SO long as the finan-
ciaI interests themselves are not in
volved, Washington pays no attention
to the action of Wall street. There Is
little of the speculative here. and thal
little, as a rule. is over the private
wires to New York connection.
The local Stock Exchange list contains
not a single railroad stock, nor the
stock Of an industrial corporation OF
the trust character. Local conditions in
fluence almost entirely local securities
and traders, and investors may go nome
on Saturday night as well as on any
other night in the week, knowing that
iIc stroke, unless nationwide, VIII
knock dollars cut of their investments
between sessions: no Interstate Com
merce opinion or Supreme Court deci-
sicns smash the market. There are two
or three more or less speculative Sc
SuIUleS OIL lllp llSNS Dul lllSS Nv 49,
often mentioned in the daily record OF
trading. The taking off the list OF
Mitchell Mining was a wise move, and
removed an extremely speculative Sc
curity.
1t has been Contended, and wisely,
that Wall Street went into the period OF
Anticipated news of vital Importance
with too much serenity. awaiting wha'
! proved TO be a serious shock on Levels
entirely too high. the more so in view
OF the fact that the United States Su'
preme Court must be about on the ev!
of handing down a decision in the
Standard Oil and Tobacco cases, COM
pared with which the decision rendered
| late on Friday was of little Importance
As matter of fact the opinion OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission in the
rate cases, because of its sweeping
! character, was d keen disappointment
to the railroads, but the establishment
Of higher rates is not necessary 10
prosperity, and the inability 10 make the
horizCn ntaI increases planned, will prob
skIy result in the cancellation OF plans
| for, in the aggregate, enormous nOta-
tiuns of new securities, and at the same
| time has headed off any probable de-
mand from the shippers fOr lower rates
| The decision Of the Supreme Court, II
! T. Is as drastic as the opinion of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in the
rate cases, will have even worse ef-
| feet on the stock market, and few SEN
sations have hit it harder blows, coming
so Unexpectedly and shattering hope a.
| 1t did.
! 1t is safe to assume that traders will
get out of the markets on Saturday and
stay out until after the hC ur of l o'clock
| on Monday, the decisions coming from
MONDAYS Only
The Washington times., 1911-02-26
Unaffected
THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEK

lowest closing prices
York Stock
Exchange low for 1910 and 1911
d
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19

AZ sisyphu1, sweet-wr1nE with toll and
pain,
ssFove ss6Is.sly tie weixhty stone 70
roll
Up the steep hilI: yet ere be won
hiB goal
His strength Felaxed. spent with the
utter 6frain;-
Did ever suffer It with thunderoua
crash
For back into rssounding depths to
dash;
So We Of earth. encnmbsred with
our load
OF human fraiIties burdened with the
weight
OF passion, prejudice. envy, love, and
Likewise do quest the heights prick.
ed BY the goad
OF High Endeavor up the league
long way
And wistful seek to shun sins sac
decay
Aye. like Sisyphus, fierce We strive t.
lift
Our souls On High ike him we tos
in this
One moment weakness Lol the dim
abyss
Sucks down our haggard hopes in scat.
tered drift,
But ye Of little faith; Sit ye and weepi
Nay, grid thee scale again the up
ward steep,
For to our ears the clarion-call il
borne,
Sped by Gods splintered lightning t
our sight,
Flaming against t b 9 darkness Of
Hopes night,
Come unto me, Ye Weary anc
Ye Worn. J.
Shall we in dull abasemept lie supine
Unheeding Invocation 30 divine?
MARION BANISTER.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19

The. Modern Version; Where are
you going, my pretty maid n s.I'm
going a-milking. sir, Z she said. Dear
maiden, I'd like to discuss the fact that
I'm 40 inspector under the act. 50
pray remain. for want to know j
thing ors&wo before you 60. Nay,
pretty maiden. you must not weep.
How far away are the pigs you keep
And what percentage Of butter fat does
your moo COW yield Pray tell mefhat.
And how is the health Of your pet Has
il anithrax. cancer, blaekleg or garget /?
Has your sister measles Or whooping
cough Is the water clean ID tie
drinking trough Z pray thee answer
these questions Of fact, for I'm en- IN
spector under theact, With the tierce
bacisli also cope by means 81 my pow
erful microscope. Excuse me. / mnst
examine Your hand purely Official,
y0n'Il understand =
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19
Plans made for First Apple Show
A Splendid Exhibition Of Orchard Pro.
ducts Assured.

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From November N to December 2, in
elusive, the city Of Washington is to
have its FIRST apple show. The exhibit
is to be held in the New Masonic Temple,
New York avenue and 81 street, and viii
be conducted by Mr.. w. r. Thomas. a
well-known apple grower Of Maryland,
who took 4 leading part ID the National
Apple Show held at Spokane. Wash,
last year. Exhibitors from Maryland
the two virgiuias, Delaware, and New
Jersey have signi6ed their intention Of
participating, and all Indications point to
. very large attendance during the ex-
hibit.
President Taft viii be invited to open
the, exhibit, and not the least Of the at
fractions viii be an address by Dr.. Har-
vey w Wiley, on The relation Of the
pure food law to fruit growers. !, Five
thousand dollars IN cash prizes, besides
numerous handsome awards to be do
mated By the merchan of Washington,
viii be given exhibitors. Besides this,
! prize Of $50 in gold win Be awarded
woman who makes the best apple pie
for the show, andit Is intended that the
prize winning pie is 70 gracethe White
House table.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19
The Glidden Tour.


The 1911 Glidden tourists passed
through town Monday en- route from
New York to Jacksonville, Florida.
They began coming in by o'clock,
although they were not scheduled to
pass, until about noon. Washing ton
street was handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting. and nearly the whole
town turned out to welcome the tourists.
Besides the car Of the President. there
were rs contestants, 4 official cars, 4
contestants and 8 press cars maxi
ing 86 in all. Governor Hoke Smith, Of
Georgia. had Governor GIasscock Of
West Virginia with him in his car, and
they were given q special Grafton. We
have no doubt they were favoraoly inn
pressed with the fact that there were
no tolls in Jefferson, and we sincerely
wish the adjoining counties would fol
low our example. One car was badly
damaged near Rippon by running into
q telephone poll, and had to be aban-
doned. The occupants Of the car left q
note saying mo one hurt. Mr.. Thos.
G. Bowling brought the machine TO the
Jefferson Garage here for repairs.
During the trip the motors will take
the dust OF nine States, top the Blue
Ridge and follow close to the trail Of
the days ofthe War between the States.
The National Highway, whose path
they have kept to the land of flowers.
winds through New Jersey. cuts an arc
in southeastern Pennsylvania to Gettys-
burg and runs in a broad line through
Maryland to the Shenandoah Valley Of
Virginia. Through the broad, rich val
ley it / ads past sandstone and marble
monuments telling of the days of Stone
wall jackson and Sheridan. In the roll
ing country. the trail skirts the scenes
of scores of battles, to the broad acres
of North Carolina tobacco plantations
and the cotton fields of Georgia, The
tourists will cross the Empire State Of
the South from north to south, chug-
ring through Atlanta on their way.
Forty miles, or more, across the Flor
ida line, the journey will end at Jack
sonyille. Probably no long stretch Of
road in America, say the. cfficiais, can
offer greater diversity Of scenery and
climate and better roadway in its en-
tirety.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19
Credit Where Due.

The present Town Council is
to be commended for the excel
lent work it is doing, especially
in the improvement of our arteries
of travel. The Street Committee
has wisely decided to permanent
ly improve the street crossings
and cutters, and is deliberately,
bat none the less surely, working
out a surface drainage system on
scientific lines, which will be a
vast betterment of the old condi-
tionS.
Wooden bridges and box drains
are being replaced by concrete,
and the work once done will last
a generation, without expense of
constant renewal.
1t is easy enough to criticise
those who have been elected to
serve the community surely from
motives Of altruism, in view of
the compensation but if any
sknocker' will rid his mind Of
prejudice and make a careful I'M
spection of the town improvement
along the lines indicated, he can
but accord the gentlemen who
administer the towns affairs the
highest enconiums for faithful
and Intelligent public service.
At the same time, he might in,
spect his own backyard, alley
ways, etc, and see whether he is
living up to the standard he would
set for others.
There be those who predict
dire things to the town for lack
of the license moneys heretofore
collected. But, before the people
of Charles Town rely again on
the blood money of the saloons,
ways and means can and will be
found to carry on the good work
now being done BY our City
Fathers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19
No Finds For Orchard Inspection.

It is stated that lack of funds
has caused the suspension of the
inspection of the orchards in the
State by the West Virginia Ex-
pertinent Station. This, howev-
er, not until every other county
in the Eastern Panhandle except
Jefferson had had the benefit of
this service, and when numerous
other counties producing about
] as much fruit as Jefferson does
coal and Oil have been favored by
this Department.
The great peach growing coun-
tysof Wetzel and the apple belt of
Doddridge have been inspected,
as have. the other counties really
entitled, in view OF the impor-
lance of the industry, such as
Mineral, Hampshire Morgan and
Berkeley counties. But the app
preparation seems to have run out
before one of the greatest apple
growing counties in the State
was reached.
There have been ugly rumors
current of official favoritism of
the Departments in Washington
in extending help to orchardists
who have the ear of officials, or
to those who have friends at
court, whoAmaY have more than
a scientific interest in the proper
ties being developed,
In a majority of these cases we
do not believe the suspicion to be
well founded, Those who do not
avail themselves of the facilities
!, extended by the Departments
must not blame more progressive
!, people who do. But this Expert
ment Station matter is a horse of
another color.
It would seem to be good BUSH
ness to expend the fund for inspec-
ton of orchards ratably in the
sections where the fruit growing
4
industry is of the most inpor-
lance.
If there are other reasons for
this apparent discrimination, they
should be forthcoming.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
MEXICAN INDIANS NOW
MADLY ON WAR PATH
SaVagery Almost Beyond Hu-
man Belief

Mexico City, Sept. 27.-Wencesloa
Franco, a resident Of Acala, small
town in the state of Chiapas, was cru
Gifted by the rebellious Chamula III
dians when they sacked that place last
Saturday, according to kilograms re-
ceived by Ell impartial tonight from
Tuxtla Gutierrez, the state capital.
The story was brought to the Red
Cross headquarters today by Francis
co.'s wife, and later confirmed from
other sources. The woman herself had
been left for dead after having been
stabbed several times by an indian
using a lance, the popular weapon OF
the half savage hordes.
According to the stories that have
reached Tuxtla Guieterrez, the insur-
rectos committed their depredations in
manner more barbarous. Women ano
children were slaughtered by the
mobs. one of whose leaders was a "a
naticaI priest. He was one of those
killed.
Refugees declare the Indians made
of the massacre of babies a gruesom'
snort, tossing them high into the al
and catching them on the tips of thei
lances.
semi-officially it is stated to nigh
that a military governor, probabl
General Jose de la Luz Blanco, Of rev
olutionary fame, will be sent to CHA
mas to restore order.
Another uprising, reported to niga
is led by a man called "Nayarith," 1
the territory of Topic. Disapproba
ton of the acts of the Jefe Politico
given as the cause of his insured
!. ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
1T LOOKS LIKE RUSSELL
down in SAVANNAH
Little Interest in Candidacy
Of Gov. Brown

Savannah, Ga, Sept. 27.-Up to this
time the announcement from ex-GoY-
ernor Joseph M. Brown as a candi-
date for governor again has failed
to create interest in Savannah.
1t seems conceded that Chatham
county is not to be found in the JOS
eph M. Brown column this year. II
gave him in his first campaign the
largest majority accorded him by any
county in the state and also went for
him by a good majority in the last
primary, but it will hardly do so this
time.
There has been organized Dick
Russell club headed by Alex Alexand'
er, one of the Representatives from
Chatham county.
He has already placarded the towr
with Dick Russell pictures. Judge
Russell has the call in Chatham coun
ty now and if he makes a speech
here as he says he is going to dt
he will probably establish his lead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
HUSBAND GOT $1,000
In EXCHANGE FOR WIFE
Mrs. Patterson Told Why She
Killed Husband

Denver, Col, Sept 26.-"He spat IN
my face, and called me the vilest
name a man can call a woman" was
the reason Mrs. Gertrude Gibson
Patterson gave today for killing her
husband, Charles A. Patterson, form
erly a Chicago broker, here yesterday
Her attorneys, it is learned, will Of
fer temporary insanity the result of
long abuse and final insult" as a de-
tfense.
Mrs. Patterson told her counsel that
three months after her marriage Pat
terson sold her to Emil StrOuss for a
| trip to Europe. The consideration she
said was $1,000 and was paid to Pat
! terson.
She charged .,at-~~eon urged her o
resume those relations when they be-
came short of money, that she sup
ported him by keeping boarders in
Chicago, and that Patterson repeatedly
abused and beat her when she failed
to give hin money.
These declarations are refuted by q
statement made by Patterson to his
storneys, while preparing to contest
the divorce action begun by his vie
alleging cruelty on his part,
Mrs. Patterson today declined to
GOV, ,gbo+ber her husband fired the first
shot, but added.
q have evidence in my husband,
own handwriting that will absolutely
5 clear me before jury"
> She said she went to see Patterson
yesterday to get him to withdraw MS
suit against Strouaa. This he agreed
to do if | would sign over to him my
Denver home and certain Chicago
property" she said. But l refused
r That's how The quarrel startet."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
GUERRY PAYS RESPECTS
TO ALL CANDIDATES
Takes a Shot at GubGrnatC-
rial ASpiFantS

Macon, Ga, Sept. 27.-Hon. Dupont
Guerry, well known attorney, for six
years president of Wesleyan college
and candidate for governor in 1902
has furnished the press with "a copy
of the letter he wrote to L. J. Nc
Connell at Royston, Ga, with refe~-
ence to becoming a candidate for gov
ernor on the prohibition platform
Mr.. Guerry wrote to Mr. Mcconnell
in reply to a letter received from him
suggesting that Mr.. Guerry lead the
prohibition forces in the coming cam
paign. Mr.. Guerry states that as only
excerpts from his letter have been
published by the newspapers he is
desirOus of having the correspondence
in full printed.
In this letter Mr.. Guerry says that
the prohibitiOnists are in danger Of
losing ground that they have already
gained, as Dick Russell, one of the
candidates for governor is a local Op-
zionist, that Pope Brown cannot make
strong or positive champion of pro-
hibition, as he did not come out for
prohibition until Russell announced
for local option and that in 1902 ne
ran for governor on a local option
platform, and that when he came
down he supported a local option can
didate.
Joe Brown, he says, is local oD-
zionist and may appear as new
variety of that species when the race
opens up. Mr.. Guerry intimates that
if he was financially able to do so ne
would make the race for governor
and the inference drawn
from the letter is that if sufficient
funds were provided he
would be willing to champion the
cause of prohibition on behalf of the
people of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
BOTH KENNEDY
and CHILDERS
TO MAKE BOND
WILL APPLY FOR BAIL SOON
Attorneys For Both Men Will
Pursue Same Course

Indications are that both the men
recently sent to the Lee county jail
to answer to the superior court in No
vember on the charge of numbering
Mrs. Maud Childers will be out If
prison under bond before the week 5
over.
Attorneys for each of the men, Rob-
srt Kennedy and Maud Childers, when
asked concerning the matter of Theth-
er they would ask for bail, gave as
surance that such had been their in
| tention from the time when the men
were imprisoned The only matters
| that have prevented the release of the
men thus far have been technical ones.
The local attorneys for Childers said
yesterday when questioned concerning
the matter of applying for bail ,thatsuc
course would be formally pursued
before the close of the week. In ref
erence to this matter Messrs. Hudson
anu Dy hGO COhlcll6u at 1CASIA WIN
Judge Littlejohn yesterday. 1t was
agreed that the stenographic report of
the case, which is rather lengthy and
full, must be properly completed and
certified before application for BAH
could be entertained.
Probably Friday, or not later than
the end of the week. the applications
will be placed before Judge Little
john, who will grant the two prison.
ers bail, at least, no indication has
been shown thus far that such would
not be the csse. If this be true then
Childers and Kennedy will in all lik
Hhood be out of prison by SunGsH-, at
ter what has been in the case of Chill
ders a considerably shorter period of
confinement than has been true of
Kennedy, as the Kennedy hearing Oc
CURED a week prior to that of Chill
ders
Further developments than those
noted IN the foregoing paragraph nave
not been learned since the close of
the hearing on Monday. 1t is UNDER
stood, however, that detectives are bus
lily at work for both sides in ferreting'
out evidence to be brought into use
when the Lee county grand jury meets
the second week in November.
The intense excitement that charac
terized the preliminary trial of Ken
nedy last week and which was shown
also at the trial of Childers Monday
is now gradually subsiding, though few
topics of conversation even now have
more interest than the various phases
of the death of Mrs. Childers and the
incidents connected with it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
GROOM LEAVES BRIDE
AFTER -FOUR DAYS We'd
She Came From Florida to
Atlanta to Marry

Atlanta Sept 27.-The local police
are assisting Mrs. Frances Thompson
of % Market street, in a search for her
husband, A. E. Thompson, 3S years Of
age, a carpenter, who mysteriously
disappeared last Saturday morning.
The couple were married by Rev. H.
NJ. Quillian of the Walker Street Meth
odist church, only four days before the
husbands disappearance. The bride
fears that he has met with fould play
The young woman, who was Mis-!
Frances Collins, of Jacksonville, came
to Atlanta to marry Thompson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
LOOSE SKIRT is FILLED
BY FAIR SHOP LIFTERS
Women Held On Charges OF
Theft

New Orleans, Sept. 27.-Wearine
hosting skirts" into which they stor-
ed various articles stolen from de
partment stores, Mrs. Josephine Alme-
rico, wife of wealthy wine merchant
and Mrs. Memo Desparata. wife of a
coal dealer, were arrested yesterday IN
a store and escorted to the police sta
ton.
The skirts were double affairs with
enormous pocket, which could hold a
couple of pillows without showing a
bulge and were exhibited as curios-
tiles at the station. Just before their
arrest the women had secreted five
suits of boys clothes.
The police raided the home of Mrs.
Desparata and found merchandise
worth $4,000, which is believed to have
been stolen. About 500 different arti-
cles ranging from mems clothing 10
hair rats" bed spreads, suspendecs,
ladies' hats, silk petticoats, neckties,
infants socks, knives, forks and
spoons were found.
The police are now on the lookout
for three other shoplifters also equip
ped with boosting skirts"