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The Washington times., 1911-12-27
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

GRoCERf; paying well: cheap rent;
quick sale owner take. $225
Manicuring. hairdressing, etc, business;
location best; only ly...................... $50
Cigar and light grocery; rent $20 three
rooms; suitable for lady; price ....... 800
Barber shop; Pa. ave. N. W.. rent SO;
long lease; money maker. .............. 800
fooi and lunch room; receipts $40 day;
~ cheap rent; yours for. or................... 800
cigar store; rent sS5: heart of business
center N. W.; sacrifice. ............ 500
Tailoring, dyeing, and cleaning busi-
- ness; close to Conn. ave................ 600
Garage; near 18th and Pa ave- NJ W.;
clearing big money; rare chance at. 500
Daify lunch; near transfer junction
n. W.; clearing $500 month. ........ 500
Confectionery, lunch room and delica-
. lessen; attractive and paying store $50
Moving picture theater: rent $a2; 7th ST.
location; inattention ................... 900
Coal and wood yard; downtown section;
old paying stand; at.................. 1000
Art shop; stock and fixtures; invoice
S:5Oo 4-year lease: gold mine, at. 2,450
Lunch room; business corner, central
N. W.; receipts $50 day; asking ..... A. 900
bar and pool room; also summer garden
and theater; come quick; price. COM
Plete ..............,............s 5000
NEW YORK BUSINESS BROKERS', ii2s F.
The Washington times., 1911-12-27
UMBRELLAS RECOVERED

NJ II. PHILPITT. Reliable Umbrella and
Parasol Maker. Repairing and recovering
csavsnstts. gloria. and ak. 81 sol o.. Nv.
The Washington times., 1911-12-27

GROCERY and provision store; doing I'm
business; will sell less than invoice; chea
rent; rare opportunity.
NEW YORK BUSINESS BROKERS' 14o3 r
The Washington times., 1911-12-27
BIRDS AND ANIMALS.

JUST RECEIVED-Young singing canarie.
parrots. goldfish, rabbits guinea pigs, and
q fine lot OF dogs, all kinds. ScHMID'S IS
BIRD STORE. 712 18TH st. n. W. l.
The Washington times., 1911-12-27
WORKINGMAN'S WANTS

wORKINGMEN-If Santa Claus didn't bring
you a nice present. come right here and
see this lot slightly used suits and overcoats
So to $40; sure to please and save ''mon;"
one price. JUSTH'S OLD STAND. 6l9 ID.
l.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
SUGAR DEAL NETS 100000
Story of Sale Is Told to investigating
Committee by Henry 7.
Oxnard.

Washington.-Half a million dollars,
profit was garnered by the Oxnard
Bros. almost over night, when they
put their Brooklyn sugar refinery, val
ued at 5000, 900, into the sugar trust"
of 1887. according to the testimony OF
Henry T. Oxnard, vice-president of the
American Beet Sugar company, before
the house sugar trust" investigating
committee. Had the Oxnards held
their trust" certificates until now,
the witness said, the deal would have
netted them 100000 besides the divi-
dends on the certificates. They sold
the certificates two years after they
received them for $750,0Oo.
1--WE were rather glad to. sell out,
said Mr.. Oxnard. "Cut throat COM
petition existed in those days and I'M
less the beet sugar business turned
out as we thought it would, 1t was
little doubtful about our keeping go
ing" The witness said the capitaliza-
ton of the Brooklyn factory was only
500 900, but that the plant was worth
5000, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
KNOX SHIFTS BLAME
TRACES PAYMENT DAY PORTRAIT
TO HAY ADMINISTRATION.
Tells Committee If Receipt Has Been
"Doctored" There VIII Be Va
cancies In His Department.

Washington.-That the scandals that
have turned up in the state depart
ment cannot properly be laid at his
door, Secretary Knox made clear to
the Hamlin committee of the house,
but belong to past administrations.
He explained the $4,000 payment to
young Mr.. Hale, which Elihu Root
contracted for, and the affair of the
Rosenthal portrait was traced to the
administration of John Hay.
At the same time Secretary Knox
resented what he regarded as an init
nation that perjury had been commit
ted by some of the present clerical
force of the state department The
committee has not succeeded in solv-
ing the riddle in connection with pay
ments made to Albert Rosenthal for
the Day portrait and the recovery of
the voucher for that payment.
Secretary Knox gave the committee
the original voucher and the explana-
tory memoranda attached to 1t. Ac-
companying the latter was a receipt
from Rosenthal which the latter has
no recollection of giving. There was
letter from Consul General w. III.
Michael, former chief clerk of the de-
partment, written in answer to Secre-
tary Roots request for information, in
which Michael says the balance of
$1,000 was given in cash to Secretary
John Hay and used by him in connec-
ton with Chinese affairs under Mr..
Rockhill.
Don't you think" asked Mr.. Ham
lin of Secretary Knox, that this re-
ceipt was prepared since this hearing
began?"
Are you charging anyone with per-
Jury?" remarked Mr.. Knox.
Il am not, but 1 think this suspi-
cious," said Mr.. Hamlin.
IF you can ascertain" retorted
Secretary Knox, that since you got
your letter from Rosenthal that some
one in the department fixed this up
there will be some vacancies"
Il may do Secretary Root an injus-
tice,' said Davis, but think he said
the voucher was in two parts. This is
all one document"
Secretary Knox-"T gave it to you
In the shape in which l received it."
with these papers is a letter
signed by Rosenthal referring to a
portrait OF Secretary Day. 1t is
signed March %, 1906, and addressed
to no one. Do you know anything
about it?" asked Hamlin.
Nothing" said Secretary Knox
"As soon as this affair developed I
ordered search for the voucher.
found the affairs of the department in
an chaotic condition. have reorgan
lied 1t and will endeavor to install
business methods"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
BLAST WAS TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION is FAR GREATER
THAN WAS SUPPOSED.
Twisted Masses Of Steel Revealed as
Water Is Lowered May inter-
fere With Removal Of Hulk.

Havana.-That the shattering of
the hull of the battleship Maine,
expressed by the mute testimony of
steel ribs bent apart, decks upheaved
and hurled far from their original po-
sition. bulkheads crumpled like sheets
of paper and apparently inextricable
and hardly identiflable masses of con-
struction material, is evidently far
greater than supposed, was revealed
as result Of superficial observation
made possible by the lowering OF the
water level In the cofferdam a total of
seven feet.
On account of this unforeseen reve-
lation all plans heretofore proposed for
dealing with the ultimate removal Of
the hulk have become merely conjec-
tural until a considerably greater
amount of water has been pumped
out.
Colonel Black of the engineer
corps, said that he had reason
able expectation of lowering the water
a total depth of eighteen or twenty
feet within three or four days, which
would make possible fairly complete
exploration of all portions OF the ship,
except the bow, where men were like
" to have been on the night of the
disaster.
It is probable the searchers may
be able to enter the officers quarters
in the after structure in day or
two, where they may find the body Of
Ensign Merritt, the only officer miss
ing, the body of Lieutenant jenkins,
the only other officer killed, having
been recovered from the torpedo
chamber shortly after the explosion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

A French paper is conducting a vot-
ing contest for the purpose of decid-
ing what in the opinion of majority
of its readers are the virtues most to
be desired in women Each reader Is
requested to name ten virtues So far
sixty virtues have been named. The
drst seven have always been at the
tOp of the poll since the beginning of
She ballot, in the following order:
Goodness, orderliness, devotion, thrift,
gentleness, intelligence and amiabil.
iSy. 1t is noted that will power comes
twenty-fourth in the list, which is a
long way down, considering that devo-
ton is third, and which indicates that
not few of the voters are men.
However, the virtue of meeknsss is
the sixEeth and last in the list, and
has received only 90 votes. while the
votes for the first three In the list
ranged between 1900 and $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
STOKES OUT OF HOSPITAL
Millionaire Hotelman Shot by Two
Women Last Week Removed to
His Summer Home.

New York.-W. E. d. Stokes, the
wealthy proprietor of the Ansonia
hotel, who was shot on June 8
by Lillian Graham and Ethel Con
rad, when he entered their apart
ments for the alleged purpose of Sc
curing letters he had written to Miss
Graham, was removed from Roosevelt
hospital to his summer home at Long
Branch, N. ].
The attending physicians asserted
Mr.. Stokes to be entirely out of dan
ger. Through his attorney, Mr..
Stokes stated he would return to the
city as soon as his physician would
permit, to aid in the prosecution of
the young women.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
FORM BIG BAKING COMBINE
Twenty-one Leading Companies Are
incorporated Under New York
Laws with Capital of SIS, 100000

New York-The General Baking
company, combination of Fl
leading bakers of the country, has
been incorporated under the laws OF
the state Of New York, with capital
ization of 100000 preferred. $4,000
600 common stock, and $3,500,OO0 first
mortgage bonds. The issue has been
underwritten and will be sold by
syndicate under the management Of
Harry Fisk & Son. In order to es-
cape any violation Of the antitrust
law there will be no attempt to es-
tablish monopoly.
The real purpose of the company,
according to the prospectus issued,
will be to effect economy in the buy
ing Of materials and the use OF
scientific manufacturing methods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
ALL At TRIAL WEEP
DRAMATIC INCIDENTS DEVELOP
AT TRIAL OF EDGAR s.
COOKE OF CINCINNATI.
MRS. FORD is ON THE STAND
Advent of Witness Little Girl In
Court, Her Confession That Ac-
cused Man Is ChiId's illegal Father,
Breaks Her Spirit.

Cincinnati.-During the trial of Ed
gar S. Cooke, charged with embezzling
$24, 900 from the Big Four railroad,
two dramatic incidents occurred, one
of which brought tears to the eyes of
judge, jury, attorneys and spectators,
the other arousing their curiosity to a
marked degree.
Mrs. jeanette Stewart-Ford, on the
stand for crOss-eXamination, and Mrs.
Edgar 8. Cooke, wife of the defend
ant, figured in the first incident When
the matronly-looking woman who has
stood by Cooke through all his trou-
bles took a seat at his side there was
murmur of expectancy, intensified
when Mrs. Ford's invalid chair was
wheeled in front of the jury.
1t was the first time in years that
the eternal triangle" had been COM
pleted in Cookies case, but all con-
cerned kept their impulses under con-
troll and there was no indication on
the wife's countenance that she felt
anything but pity for Mrs. Ford.
The second stirring scene was pre-
coded by the entrance of Mrs. Ford's
daughter, aged six The child ran to
her mother just as the latter said:
There is my daughter, Jeanette,
and she is Cookies child"
The witness burst into sobs as she
made this confession and tears
streamed down the faces of jurymen
and spectators. Even the attorney for
the prosecution and the judge on the
bench, Injured to scenes of suffering,
showed their feelings.
The child's entrance was preceded
by the introduction Of a letter from
Mrs. Ford to Cooke in which she
asked him to visit her at the hospital
or at least to send her some money,
and to provide for their daughter. SO
shaken was Mrs. Ford by the incident
that she was removed from the room
and after an interval her physician
told the court that she could not stand
the ordeal of further examination.
Cross-examination of the woman
was merciless throughout. Under the
fire of questions she admitted having
shot and wounded Cooke and of hav-
Attorney Charles w. Baker, for the
defense, led Mrs. Ford back to her
earlier career and the name of Frank
Comstock, who preceded Warmer as
local treasurer of the Big Four, again
was brought into the trial.
who told you Comstock was short?"
asked Baker.
Cooke told me-"
isn't it true that you and Com
stock went on two weeks spree and
that while on it he told you of his
shortage?"
Maybe he did"
The attorney tried to gain an ad-
mission that the safety deposit boxes
which Mrs. Ford said she had rented
here and in New York for the safe
keeping of packages of money given
her by Cooke had been used for the
storing of her own securities and jew
elery. Mrs. Ford denied this, how
ever.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
GROSSCUP HITS SHERMAN ACT
Chicago Jurist Declares Antitrust
Law FaiIure-He Proposes
New Remedy.

Iowa City, Ia.-Judge Peter s.
Grosscup of the United States cir
cult court of appeals of Chicago de"
clared the Sherman antitrust law a
failure, in an address before the Uni
versity of Iowa and proposed a new
method of dealing with trusts. He
said that the act, as now interpreted
was an ineffective remedy in the just
complaint of the ordinary man against
monopolies. He declared, further, Il
should be replaced by law squared
to the fact" His proposed plan was
that state and federal governments
should regulate dividends, the nature
of business determining whether state
or national regulation should be APP
piled He also declared in favor OF
federal charters for big corporations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
RECIPROCITY TO win
PENROSE TELLS TAFT BILL FOR
CANADIAN AGREEMENT is
CERTAIN TO PASS SENATE.
ROOT AMENDMENT TO FAIL
Republican Leader Issues Statement
Claiming Sixty Votes in Favor of
the Compact-Many Senators Are
Prepared to Speak.

Observation-Disclosures Penrose of
the senate finance committe in con-
ference with President Taft confirmed
the report that sixty senators are ex-
pected to vote for Canadian reciprocity
and predicted that within two weeks
a date for vote would be agreed on.
Later Mr.. Penrose issued a formal
statement in which he said
"A careful canvass or the senate
shows that so senators-two-thirds
are in favor of the measure. The can
vass also shows that more than that
number are against the Root amend
ment.
In speaking of prospective progress
he said:
1--WE will make rapid progress on
the reciprocity bill within the next
two weeks, and at the end of that time
we ought to see ahead date for a
vote on agreement. Many senators
are now prepared to speak on the
measure and others are getting In
readiness, so there is promise of reach,
ing a vote with more speed than has
yet been shown"
The following foil shows the Root
amendment to be certain of defeat:
For the Root amendment:
Bailey, Clarke of Wyoming, Crane
Dillingham;, Dixon, Dupont, Frye, Gal
linger, Gronna, Hepburn, Johnson
Jones, La Toilette, Lodge, Lorimer
McCumber, Martin, Nelson, Oliver
Root, Simmons, Smith of Michigan
Smoot, Sutherland, Warren. Total, %
Against the Root amendment:
Bacon, Borah, Bradley, Brandege
Briggs, Brown, Bryan, Durham, Bur
ton, Chamberlain, Chiffon, Crawford
Culberson, Cullom, Cummins, Davis
Fletcher, Gamble, Gore, Guggenheim
Hitchcock, Johnston, Kenyon, Kern
Lea, Mclean, MARITIME, Myers, Nixon
O'Gorman, Overland, owen, Penrose
Percy, Perkins, Poindexter, Pomerene
Rayner, Reed, Richardson, Shively
Smith of South Carolina, Stephenson
| Stone, Swanson, Taylor, Terrell
Townsend, Watson, Williams, Works
Total, 81.
Noncommittal:
Bankhead, Bourne, Bristow, Clapp
Clark of Arkansas, Curtis, Foster, Lip
pitt, Newlands, Page, Paynter, Thorn
ton, Wetmore. Total, 13.
Absent:
Smith of Maryland, Tillman. To
| tai, 2.
Nacacsarv 70 defeat Root amend
ment, 46.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
S. r. MORSE, Editor.
LIARS LITERATURE.

There must be a contest on for
story telling, for the reading public
are being handed some lemons" I'M
awares, or. If there isn't, the strangest
things ever are happening. The lamp
post that wabbled was just pIEin,
simple drunk, we know about that,
but we won't say any more, says the
New Orleans Picayune. Then the
Plymouth Rock hen and the csld-
storage affair, too, made US sit up
and take notice, but now comes bto
court North Yakima farmer anG he
tells this without even blushing. He
says he fired into flock of geese and
off the Yakima river bank fishing
line with several hooks on 1t, so he
could hunt and fish at the same TINE.
You know these Yakima farmers are
deucedly clever. He was surprised
to zee another goose rise In the AR
again and again, only to fall to the
6tFdHO' CpOA lAFc6LlSdLlOA NC Wv
Covered that the goose was caught en-
a set line nearly 500 feet long with go
books set at intervals A section OF
the line was on the land and the
goose had swallowed one of the bats.
Following up the line he found it
Gown hole under stump. Pulling
IN the line, he dragged out snarlinp,
gnapping otter and an 18-pound Ger
man carp. It's nearly time for some
sSne to tell how a diamond necklace
was got out of lobster" and then
school can quit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
WIRELESS AIDS 200 BANKERS
Effects Rescue In Lake Erie Boat AccI-
dent for First Time in
History.

Buffalo. N. 1.-TWO hundred men,
hers of the Michigan Bankers associ-
alton, who started on pleasure jaunt
from Detroit on the Detroit and Buff
falo line steamer Western States,
reached Buffalo on the steamer city of
Cleveland after having been trans
ferred from the Western States follow
ing the disabling of that boat in mid
lake.
Wireless telegraphy was RESPONSE
ble for the quick rescue and it was
the first time in the history Of the
great lakes that the wireless was put
to such a practical test The Western
States was disabled by the bursting
Of a cylinder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Mormon Head Is subpoenaed.

Washington.-The Mormon church's
affiliation, connection and SYM athletic
interest with the sugar trust is to be
probed by the Hardwick sugar invest-
gatina committee. Over the protest
Of Senator Reed Cmoot, the Mormon
representative in the senate, the com
mittee has issued subpoena COM
handing the attendance as witness
of Joseph F. Smith, president of the
Mormon church.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Medals Given to Six Tars.

Washington.-President Taft pre-
sented medals of honor to six
members of the crew of the warship
North Dakota and spoke in praise Of
their heroic deeds when on September
8, 1910, an oil fuel explosion on the
North Dakota killed three men, put in
Jeopardy the lives of scores of others,
and placed the battleship itself in
danger.
In addition to the medals Of honor,
a gratuity of 800 was given to each
man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

Ohio has more colleges than any
other state. 1t requires special en-
deavor to raise one institution into
fame above its rivals, when so many
exist. The boys of West Lafayette
college achieved this distinction by
putting oil into the milk of the girls
dormitory. Twenty girls were made
violently i'll. Some day civilization
will bs SO general that it will exist
even among college students.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Vanderbilt Yacht Burned.

Red Top, Conn.-The launch Vag-
rant. owned by Harold Vanderbilt, son
of w. K. Vanderbilt, which was moored
beside the John Harvard, was burned.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was badly burned
about the face, but his eyesight is not
Unmarried
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

Atlantic City is getting very moral.
Not content with regulating bathing
suits, tho solons have now decreed
that no oyster may go through the
streets without having all it's shell on.
1t seems, however, that walters have
been carrying the lucious bivalve In
the open exposed to various germs;
and the provision of the health author
tiles is to be regarded az a sanitary
precaution and not another act Of
prudery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Senate Plans Big Postal Probe.

Washington.-The senate passed the
Bourne resolution authorizing an in
vestigation of the postal system of
the United States and to determine
what changes are necessary in the
present methods with especial atten-
ton to the possible establishment of
a parcels post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
COMMENCEMENT AT BELoIT.
Fifty-Nine Will Graduate From Wis.
consin Institutes.

Beloit, Wis. - The baccalaureate
sermon of the sixty-fourth commence
ment of Beloit college was delivered
by Dr. Edward Dwight Eaton, presi-
dent of Beloit. The annual address
before the Christian association was
made by the Rev. James Benson, pas
tor of Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian
church, Chicago. Graduation day is
Tuesday There are SO graduates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

One man asserts that blondes are
going cut of fashion and that big feet
for wonen are coming in. The critics
of the sex villa Immediately seize
upon these facts, especially the latter,
to prove that women are walking too
much over tradition and conservatism
in their campaign for more rights,
thus sacrificing fair complexion and
small feet
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
curtin Heads Iowa Bankers.

Mason City, Ia.-E. ]. Curtin OF
DEBORAH was elected president of the
Iowa State Bankers association. Ce-
dar Rapids was chosen for next years
convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
New Heads Credit Men.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Harry New of
Cleveland was elected president of
the National Association of Credit
Men at the closing session of the six
teenth annual convention of the or
ganization here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
OLD TIME TRAIN ROBBERS
Hold Up Southern Pacific Train at
Drain, Oregon.

Drain, Oregon. = The south-bound
Shasta limited on the Southern
Pacific was held up and the mailcar
robbed by two highwaymen about mid
night between Drain and Yoncalla.
The robbers entered the mailcar,
held up the clerks and looted the car.
They stopped the train at Yoncalla
and made their escape. The passen-
gers were not disturbed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Indiana JUDGE Expires.

Laporte, Ind.-Judge George w. Bee
man of Starke county, one Of the best
known jurists in the state, died, aged
sixty-six years. Death resulted from
blood poisoning, which developed in
one of his toes which was frozen last
winter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Gold Stampede on in Alaska.

Nome, Alaska. - A stampede is on
to the Good News bay district, south
OF the Kuskokwim, where rich placer
grounds have been discovered. Several
hundred prospectors have gone from
the Iditarod and many are going from
here
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

A Philadelphia preacher announces
that summer resorts are the startrng
places OF disagreements leading to di-
vorce 1t is not E.kely that his decta-
ration will have serious effect upon
the summer resort business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
Mint Becomes Warehouse.

Washington.-The historic New Or
leans mint will cease to exist as such
after July 1. 1t will be conducted
henceforth as an assay Office and a
storage place for 100000 silver dol
lars. Only one of it's old vaults is con-
sidered burglar-proof at present.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
HeId AZ White Shaver.

White Plains, N. Y.--William Simon,
engineer of the New York Central, IS
under arrest here pending an invest-
cation of the alleged murder of his
wife, who was found dead, towel and
pillowcase bound around her neck.