Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-24

America in Grand Central palace only
two DAYS distant. enthusiasm among
the thousands of bubble" devotees
OF the metropolis has reached a high
pitch. and 1t is now certain that the
exhibition will be "A decided success.
Work on the decorations has already
reached stage nearing completion
and gives promise OF the most beau
tiful setting ever provided for an auto
mobile show in this country All of
the $4,000 square feet of space avail
able for exhibition purposes has been
engaged and architects are now at
work installing the exhibits.
The displays of new models Of mo-
tor cars and accessories will not be
the only objects OF interest for the
visitors. y large number OF balloons
and other and more modern contriv-
ances for navigating the air are to
he seen, the Aero club of America
holding it's annual exposition in con
nection with the automobile show.
The show will he formally opened
Thursday evening and will continue
/" the following Thursday October 81
This will result in practically two
weeks motor car show in New York.
as two days following the club ex-
hibition the show OF the Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers will open
In Madison Square Garden. to con
tinue during the following week.
! Norfolk, Va, Oct. ga special
| meeting of the stockholders Of the
| Norfolk & Southern Railway company
will be held here tomorrow to act on
Il proposition to issue s25 900, 600 first
and refunding mortgage per cent
sinking fund gold bonds and also to
act on proposition for the sale of
some Of the preferred and common
stock Of the company and of the pro
posed new bonds. n vote will also be
taken on "A proposition to make an
equipment trust agreement to secure
an issue of equipment trust bonds
and to make n collateral trust agree
rnent to secure an issue of collateral
trust notes.
South Haven, Mich. Oct. 23.-The
first balloon to cross Lake Michigan
reached South Haven this morning. It
bore n large American flag and II is
thought to he the United States No
in the great international long dis
lance race. No message was dropped
by the occupants.
Denver. Colo. Oct 23.-unless the
ID. a r. G.. agrees TO reiustate r. r.
| Skeggs. wire chief at Grand Junction
at once 400 telegraph operators will
desert their keys tonight This is the
announcement made from the opera
tors headquarters. The ultimatum
was sent TO the railroad officials by
the operators this morning. Wire
Chief Skeggs arrived from Grand
Junction last night and held con.
ference with President Perham and
officials of the ID. Il X. G. until far
in the night. The conference was un
satisfactory and this morning the ulti.
matum was prepared and delivered to
the company officials
New York. oct 22.-Lleutenant
Governor Lewis Stlyyesant Chanler
leaves New York today for Atlanta,
where he will deliver an address at
the Georgia state fair In political
circles this is considered as Chanler's
first move In his attempt to secure the
Democratic presidential nomination.
Chicago. Ill. Oct. 22.-What gives
promise of being the most important
conference on the subject of trusts
and combinations of capital and labor
ever held in any country was inau-
gurated here today under the auspices
of the National Civic federation. The
opening session was devoted to con
sideration of problems involved in the
controversy between the federal and
state governments respecting iurisdlc-
tion over Interstate commerce now
pending in several western and south
ern states Representatives appointed
by the governors OF forty.two states
and territories. from Maine 20 Cali
foria. are in attendance. Nearly all
national labor. agricultural, CONNER
cial. financial, economic and trade or
ganizations and many chambers OF
commerce, bar associations and ship
pers organization have also sent dele
gates Herbert Knox Smith, commits
sioner of corporations Commissioner
e F. Clark. one Of the interstate
commerce commission, and other rep
resentatives OF the government are Id
attendance and will present the case
OF the federal regulation of railroads
and corporations. AS bespeaking the
widespread interest in the problems
presented by the trusts and the ncces-
sity for their regulation the dele
gates represent every walk Of life and
include labor leaders. United States
senators. congressman. farmers, man
I ufocturers merchants clergymen. at