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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
Blythe J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance
All communications OF argumenta-
tive character, political or religious,
must have real name attached for pub
IIcation. No such articles will be print
ed over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
Saturday, July 9, 1904.

Nevertheless the IgOrrotes should be
prevented from eating dogs until the
character of the American dog has
been improved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09

The Russians are hoping that all
games in the Manchurian league will
be postponed on account OF wet
grounds and rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09

Perdicaris has determined to come
to the United States, and he will with
out doubt be one of the open-cage at
fractions at chautauquas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill LEn-
tered at the postoff1ce as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09

The Detroit Free Press discovers
that the fact that this is leap year
carries with il an effort apt to be over
looked, which is that the annual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
Licensed to Wed.

Floyd Reynolds TAYLOR Ridge. III
Miss Mary Simpson 80. Edgington. Ill
CAMEL Christianens. ..... Moline
Miss Julia Uttenhove. ......... Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09

At the bottom of good manners there
are always three things-self sacrifice,
self control. self respect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
TOday's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed md EncI.

the wholesale quotations on the local
market:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
Provisions.

Butter-Creamery 1ScQ zoe. dairy 1Sc
Eggs-Fresh lac.
Lard-9c.
Live Poultry - Spring chickens sS a
$50 per dozen; hens Sc per pound;
turkeys 1Oc per pound; ducks Sc; geese
Sc.
Negetab les-New potatoes DC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
Live stock.

Cattle-Steers $4.5OQ$6; cows and
neifers IS a $50; calves S36I$4
Hogs - Mixed and butchers S4.T5 q
$5.25.
Sheep-Yearlings or over $3@$4.5O;
lambs S3.5O N Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
Feed and Fuel.

Grain-Corn j5c a Sc; oats 43c a Acc.
orage-Timothy hay $11 n SIP; prai-
RE ga $3.50; straw $6.jOGD $3.50.
WOODLAND, per load. $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack,
per bushel, &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
TODAY'S MARKETS.

Chicago. July 9.-Forowing are the
opening, highest lowest and closing
quotations in today's markets:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-23
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior. Land Office
at Fargo. n. OAK. May 18th. 1904. Notice is
hereby given that the following named set
commuted final proof in support Of her claim
and that said proof will be made before U.
D. Purinton. Clerk Of the District Court. at
Cnnperstown, Griggs Co., N. D.; on July LIST.
-' MARGARET CAMPBELL
n. f. No. 25y82 for the eX Of swA and lots 6
and {. Sec. 8. Town ia, n Range 6OW.
She names the following Witnesses to prove
her CONTINUOUS residence upon and cuftiva-
WIN am Stewart. Of Darcy. Barnes Co.. N.
D., one l.. Fogderud. Joseph Hoggarth. Ed.
c. EvensOn of HannafOrd. Griggs Co.. N. D.
C. G. SCHUYLER,
$50 Register.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-23
Notice for Publication.
DEPARTMENT or THE INFERIOR.

Land ONCE ut Fargo. n. OAK. May IL. 'o4.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has 6ied notice Of bis Intention
to make INA! prof In support Of his claim.
and that said proof will D. ). .de before Oscar
y. PurintOn. Clerk of District Court. ut
COOperstOwn. ~. D: on June "a. IAN. viz:
n: E. No 1850 for the swA OF sec. =, In, twp.
les n Of range 20 y.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuttiva-
ton of said land viz:
Edward Gammelgard and Thomas Jorgen-
sen. IT Hope. n. D.. Christ Martinsun and al.
Kent, Of HannafUrd. N. ID,
&C. SCHUYLER.
~ Register.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-23

Notice Of Final Proof.-Land once at Fargo
y. d.. May lith Nan. Notice is hereby
given that the following named settler has
proof In support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Oscar D. Purinton.
Clerk Of the District .o9rt. Ia Cooperstown,
Griggs Co N. d.. on. July End 1904 viz:
ANDERS PEDERSON IDsVOOG.
d. E. No. x95O for the ~ of nw4 & lots 3,St
sec in twp 147 n Of rye So ".
He names the following witnesses TO prove
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF
said land. viz:
Andrew P. kusten. of Aneta. P. o. Nelson
Co.. \. Dak.. Cornelius Christopherson. John
Gunderson and Elmer Mathison. Coopers-
town. p. o.. Griggs Co. n. D..
g. C. SCHUYLER
Il. 5. Lunde. Agt. SIG Negister
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-23
Summons.

In District Court Fifth Judicial District.
State OF North Dakota. County Of Griygs.
State Bank Of Cooperstown.
Plaintiff.
Sven Fl. Holland. A. H. He'll
and and II. b Vogen. -
Defendants.
The State Of North Dakota to the above
named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
Complaint in the above entitled action, which
is filed in the Office of the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Of the Fifth Judicial District. in and for
the County Of Griggs and State of North OAK
said Complaint on tRs subscribers 1T ths ii
ofhcein Cooperstown in said County and State
within thirty days after the service Of this
Summons upon you. exclusive Of the day Of
such service; and in case Of your failure to
appear or answer: Judgment will By taken
anded In the Complaint.
Dated May Z. 1901.
BARTLETT & GLADSTONE.
Pltintihs Attorneys,
10 COoperstOwn. y, D.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-23

Premiums received during the year
Interest and dividends received
during the year.. .............. 9as47
Rents received during the year:... 7,vtO
Amount received from all other
sources, Remittances from Head
ONCE. .................$S.4U ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
BY Adelaide
Gordon

cd the invitation % General Murphy S
city 10 a banquet
The general was Of course called. upon
: Tor a contribution. Ia a burSttof gen
crosby he said. IN pay for naIf the
champagne
on his way home he dropped into
Graves law Office ana incidentally told
o1 his share toward the banquet.
General you're a fool" said Graves.
How dare TqI2n retorted Murphy,
testify What's wrong about that
Nothing" replied Graves: only
they'll stick ven for the whole of that
BIN, that's all"
Why the committee is going to pay
half stoutly maintained the general
"Oh, drat thar committee" said
Graves. Don't 1 know the fellows on
This made the general reflective.
Well how am 1 going to protect my
self2" he asked.
Leave everything TO me, replied the
lawyer.
The night of the banquet found the
Ramona hotel packed. II looked as if
everybody in town had secured an invi-
tatioE- somehow and was determined 10
drink his 6Il OF champagne
Graves looked on serensly, for he
knew Murphy could stand his snare Of
the expense bat he was wondering
about the COMMITTEES. And the commit
tee beamed and toasted tsle navy and
everything else and congratulated
themselves in having Murphy down for
The Wine Bat out in the wine room
Graves had stationed a couple of detec-
tives who kept accurate account Of
every bottle that was opened.
The bill amounted TO $500, which the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

7nd gave up tobacco. fE fact. it was
5he tobacco that had PLAYED the dick
ems with him. Several life insurance
companies bad refused To give him a
policy because BE had q weak heart,
and he had tried 4 number of times
TO give Up the use of The weed but al
ways without success. Two OF three
days We're 'as long as he could bold out
and then he'd always &C hack, with his
heart getting worse ard Verse.
but II ben the fortune teller told him
he vas right en the ragged edge ne WAS
- badly scared that his taste for to-
bacco deserted him he wanted no
more of ST. and devoted his whole time
20 the business of becoming q wiser
and better man. Finally the six weeks
passed and. by George. he didnt die
In fact, his heart got stronger and he
found himself feeling better than Ee
had been for years What do YOU sun
pose he did Blamed If he DIDN'T so to
the clairVoyant and demand s.. threat
.ening If she didn't give it back to have
her prosecuted for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
HARD To sATIsFY SOL PEoPLE.
One Fellow Who Never Was Happy
Under Any Circumstances.
tChicago Rec0rd-Herald.l

It's pretty hard 70 satisfy some peo-
pie, said the man Th0 is always being
reminded of a story. 7 knew n fellow
once who never WAS happy under any
circumstances. Why. if n rich uneie
of his had died and left him a million
dollars he'd "a kicked because it wasn't
more. Z remember once some Of the
boys got him 10 go to a fortune teller
who had told them some remarkable
things. 7 suppose rOu don't know that
most of the prominent men of this
country believe in fortune telling. do
you2 It's s. fact. They don't acknowl-
edge it, but I could give you the names
Of high officials and leading hnanoiers
who never think OF going into an im-
portsnt deal Of any kind without con-
sulting cIairvoyants Well. this one. as
say. had fOretold q lot of things that
had come true, and finally Parker. the
man who never was satisfied with any
thing, went to her.
He came back the mostly badly
scared man you ever saw. She told him
he was going to die inside of six weeks
and advised him TO get ready. He had
his viii made and Strengthened up his
business as well as he could. so there
would be little trouble over affairs when
he had passed away. He quit drinking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Pointed Paragraphs.

& IfEds-o ~ EhrGt
No girl can see what a man can see
iH her rival.
All donkeys haven't long ears; some
wear silk hats.
Every woman believes in platonic
love-until she tries it.
Some men lie too much in bed and
some lie too much ont of it.
Don't rail at the poor miser tie ac-
cumUiates wealth for others TO spend.
The leap-year girl should remember
that faint heart never wins the easy
mark
It's surprising how -bashfUI girl
isn't after she has been a bride two or
three weeks.
/, A 1898 photograph is a handy thing
to have around the house when you
want TO get rid Of callers.
When married woman can't think
of anything else to talk about she tells
her husband what she thiHks Of h.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

villages Of less than 1000 population
though most of them having really less
tban 100. There are 149 counties vita
a population from 5o.o0o to 1.555. 93s s5s
eounties with from 25.0oo te less tnan
g Gee. ] ~ with from Soo9 to less than
25.ooo; 654 with from f-e09 20 less than
s,oo9; los win less tnafi 200. and iifts
nlre Of these last are ia Texas White
twenty fiye are in North Iak0ta- Vow.
do YOU not think e worth q mans wfise
70 ponder over things u this sort new
and Them ] do. II does a fellow good
to remember the Size of his country
and 10 ponder over its many olneF aG-
vantage and the enthusiastic citizen
in the east VINO went to such trouble
TO convince himself that his country
WAS of considerable import when
weighed I'm merely its physical aspec;
has not labored in vain. Other men may
enjoy the results of MS toll"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

bers aHd ehatted aith the noted fight
en- for 8 few moments before dinner
n as served.
Jesse Grant. then a small boy. was
wit hshe general. and stood just behind
him. As the general WAS talking Jesse
pulled impatien1fy az his coat tails 2
number Of times. Finally. the general
turned halfway, and Jesse whispered.
PA. cant I DC introduced -
Your majesty, said the general. II
should like 20 present my son. Master
jesse
daily. and that young man, thinkiag
il incumbent on him 10 say something.
glanced appTovingly around the room
and SAID. Fine house YOU have here,
gnafarn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
a p1cToRIAI PRopHEcY..
This Country Is Pretty Big Place
After an.

IRIS Country IS Pretty Big Place
After All
tNew Orleans nes-Demoerat)
An enthusiastic citizen of the east
has been rharsadtziIlg ons account Of the
size Of his tounsTsssf' said the observant
man, and he has put together some
rather impressive figures and they tell
a story which is calculated to make the
bosom Of the aY6xage American. citizen
swell out bit. J9st,at ibis time when
little dihereUcas are ~ To be settled,
il is good 10 rhIiect on things Of this
kind Take fhese facts. for instance:
the United states. with 2.602 $50 square
miles. including Alaska is 57S times the
size of Belgium. 253 unles the size or
Denmark. 2g5 times the size Of Holland.
175 times The size of Greece. 50 times the
size Of Portugal, % times the size eff
England. Is times the size of Italy, IS
times the size Of Norway. 20 times The
size tof Sweden, rs times the size of
Spain u times the size of France, Is
times the size of Germany IA times the
size Of AuStro- Hungary. According TO
the last census the United states. VITA
a population Of IS 90, 220 has four cities
with over 100000 population. Three
cities have from 50S.957 to SO, 23S; five
have from S21.616 10 81, les; eight HAYS
from 202.7lS TO zST. I04: nineteen have
from 102. 026 to Us. 597: thirty-nine have
from 50145 to 1886; eighty-one haze
from .25.IS0 to 1881: 36S have from 5000
up to less than 25.000. Again, 1886
towns have from 1000 TO less than 5000
population, and there are about 10000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

committee duly sent 10 the general as
his share He sent back word ne would
paw half not p sent more There were
threats and finally the matter came
into count Graves had 20 bolster NIUE
phy daily 20 kap hlm from settling
Dut the dsE Of Ll2s 4eFfssou arrived
with verdict IN "a 7eir ss5f The general.
Just see Whist hsVe saved you
sad Graxee.
les. said the general but after 7
been just about as easy to have paiG
that whole chainpagne hili ia the begin
ming
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Feminine Friendship.

cleveland Plain Dealer3
She-HaEe- YOU ever met ms two
dearest friends They are just lovely
and So devoted.
Ie-How long have you known
them
She-Why. I've known Annette near
" ten days and Margaret almost a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
COST MURPHY JUST as MUCH.
Fails TO See Where He
Saved Money on Wine Bill.

General Pat Murphy Of California is
IA good fellow and he. is often imposed
upon lie is rich. yet els legal sdviser.
Ernest Graves. often tells him he win
Die pauper AYERS the Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Why. all anyb body has to do. said
Graves. is tu tel the general hard
luck story ard down he goes TO the bot
tom of hts pocket
In IS California was celebrating the
hftieth anniversary OF Commodore
Sioates fiag-raisiHg. The Monadnock
and the Philadelphia were there 70 rep
resent the navy. and the officers were
entertained in each port. Admira
beardsley, on the cruise south, accept
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Sad News.
(Chicago News)

BILL" said the tail tramp with q
Guivering voice, I'm afraid / am
ruined.
~WhaC is it. pard2" asked his COM
panion of the haystack.
why, radium has dropped from
81 000.o00 to ss00.000 per pound
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Young America Unabashed.

When General Grant was in London
on his trip around the world. he was
invited to Windsor castle by Queen
Victoria. The queen received the party
in one of the private auditnce cham
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Efeetive TAX.

There is. a good deal of talk to the
effect that the duke viii marry in
America
Yes, the money Of at least a dozen
heiresses is talking all at once"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
The Art Of Being
T Ts;, sfs:s''s Agreeable o ss:,s'4-
Ole A greeabIe
Traveller.

> = - 44&&+&%& :
> Mrs. Gordon viii Answer inqui- >
, res addressed 10 her by. readers. >
> Letters should enclose return >
> postage and should always be ad- >
= dressed thus. =
> ADELAIDE GORDON.
loo Fifth avenue. New York. >
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Some Estimable Traits.

can tell the agreea bic and the ex-
perienced traveller al glance by his
unmistakable and unfaiIing courtesy -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
ADELAIDE GORDON.

CCopyriyhs, 1904 by the New York
Society Of self Culture. All Rights
Reserved-)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

These skirts are extraordinary
values. made of cbeviot serges. black
and navy Also of fire mixed cheyiOts
and tweeds in gray and brown One
advantage Of these skirts is that they
have an adjustable band so that they
band as customers wish Tney come
I'm az lengths and are in every way
good shape and style Just the thing
for early spring. Skirts that sold
regularly for 500. Choice for one
hO6r only, from 1i-4e i a. m.-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Americans Abroad.

Now ~egret to set it down in star
ing black and white that the average
American, when travelling abroad, does
not display an agreeable manner. He
does not hesitate in . foreign country
TO indulge in the OdiOus habit OF freely
comparing the life and Injuries in
other lands with what he knows and
enjoys in America ard invariably to
the disparaEement OF the strange Gus
toms and comforts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
BURGL1R BREAKS LEG.
Falls Through SbyHghts in Trying
to Escape.

In an attempt to escape from Nos. and West
Fourteenth-st. last night Adolph Newman of NO.
160 Bleecker-st.. burglar, either jumped or fell
from the skylight of the third floor 10 the ground
His left leg was broken He taken to St. Vim
cents Hospital a prisoner on a charge of burglary.
James Cocker. the negro jantor, while cleaning
the building, heard a noise the third floor and
started down the stairs.
AS he reached the third floor he heard footsteps
on the skylght and then heard the crash of glass.
AS he was investigating he heard another crash OF
glass. Then he ran into the street and called Po-
liceman Wren Of he Mercer-st. station
TIE policeman and Cocker with lanterns searched
the premises and in the yard found Newman
He was carried TO the ambulance through a win
dow After he had fallen through the skylight to
the second floor he had walked about one hundred
feet along another skylight. and then had either
jumped or fallen the rear. where he struck an
other skylght He had packed up furs worth 5000.
and was about TO carry them away when he was
discovered by the janitOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Friday, December 2, 1905
ARRIVED

Steamer Cedric tBr). Haddock, Liverpool November "a
and Queenstown "a. the White Star Line wltb All
caon and B63 steerage passengers, mails Ar
rived at the Bar at $40 m. LIST.
Steamer Brooklyn City (Br). Bailey. Bristol November
10 and Swansea -. to James Arkell & Co with mdse
Arrived at the Bar at $50 m.
steamer Chenlnitz Ger, Jantzen Bremen November 10
to Oelrichs & Co, with passengers for New
YORK 70 cabin and 52S storage and for
Baltimore. Arrived at the Bar at $40 m.
Steamer Luise Ger. HoFlbeck Sourabaya September
p, CherbOn 25 Tagal % Colombo October Port said
December l. with the American Sugar Refining
Company vessel to Funch, Edye & Co. Arrived at the
Bar 1880 q m.
Steamer Ripley (Br) Lech. Bueuos Ayres October 81
MontevideO November and st Lucia -. Norton &
Son, with mdse. Arrived Al the Bar at 40 a m
Steamer Vizcana (Br). Macarthur Zaza Cuba Noven-
Der "a 10 ] H Winchester Co. with sugar Arrived at
the Bar at $50 a m.
steamer Monterey. smith cruz November 81
Irogreso 20 and Havana %. James Ward & 90
with Al passengers. malls and mdse Arrived the
Bar at 3 m.
steamer FL Norte Gardner Galveston November IS "a
Southern Pacific Company with mdse. Passed Quar-
antiue at $3.50 m.
Steamer Conckc Barstow. Galveston % to c II Nal
Tory co. with passengers and mdse. Passed Sandy
Hook at 2:55 III.
steamer FL SIgIo Boyd New-orleans November 81 tc
Southern Pacific Company. with Indse. Passed Quar-
antiue 1855 a m
steamer Carolyn Dalton. Port Tampa November * &c
A II BlI & 90. with phosphate rock American Agri
cultural Chemical Company. Is bound Carteret y j
Passed IL Sandy Hook $40
Steanei Chesapeake. Delano Baltimore. TO II Foster,
with mds5 Passed in Quarantine at $40
steamer Universe tNorl. Bull, sydney. . r. November
q in ballast Benham ordered Norfolk
Va, and viii proceed. Arrived the bar a
anchored m Hook Bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
NEW-HAvEN NOT AFTER LEHIGH CO.
Consolidated Road Satisfied with Purchase
of Ontario and Western.

New Haven. Conn. Dee. At can be stated on
high railroad authority that the New-York New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company has entered
into no negotiations looking TO the acquisition of
any interest. Wha tsoeVer in the LehiGh Goa; and
Navigation Company: and that It IS not seeking
any such interest. The company, il is further de-
clared is perfectly content with its acquisition Of
the Ontario and Western road bearing on the
coal traffic, and has further plans of railroad
acquisition with reference to tapping the anthra-
cite coal fields.
The Ontario and Western will, however be double
tracked westward 70 the point where its branch
line goes southwark to Scranton, and later will
unquestionably be double tracked the whole dis
lance from Campbell Hall eastward 10 Derby June
ton. This will involve the STRENGTHENING of rho
Poughkeepsie bridge, plans for which have been
matured and VIII be immedately carried out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
MORE SHIPY4RD SUITS.
To Be Brought by Roland r. Conk-
lin, Mar Nathan and Others.

The papers are being drawn It was learned
yesterday. for suits which to be brought
against certain of the defendants in the Kavanaugh
and Odeu suits by Roland X. Conklin, Max Nathan
and othe. bondholders of tho United States Ship
building Company who. through Samuel Inter
myor and Henry Wollman instituted last year the
legal proceedings in the of which the facts
regarding the shipbuilding company's beginnings
were fully disclosed. In the Kavanaugh case
{. 9. Deming, of the law firm of Alexander &
Green: Alvin w. Krech, now president of the
Equitable Trust Company, and the Mercantile Trust
Company. Nj ka>gnaugh brought suit for the
recovery of the money lost by him through his
purchase of $4,000 (par value) first mortgage bonds
five hundred shares Of common stock and hun
dred shares of preferred stock OF the United
Shipbuilding Company. settlemer~ of the claim
Effected early last summer By ale suit has
not been formally discontinued
Governor Odells suit was brought In August. the
defendants named being the Mercantile Trust Com
pany. John w Young. Mr.. Krech, Colonel McCook.
G. 3. Alexander, of Alexander g. Green, and J. T.
Boothroyd Mr.. Alexanders prdiyatt e secretary.
The Governor had bought nearly $4,000 par value,
Of the shpbuilding bonds at go it was alleged and
sold them AZ auction a: 26. and he sought to re-
cover the difference between the two totals, rep
rcsenting his loss. The actions about be brought
by Mr.. Conkln and his associates are for the re
covery of alleged losses aggregating nearly 10000.
&c GafA