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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
Odd Fellows Picnic at DEBORAH.

Representatives of the different Odd
Fellows lodges in this part of the state
met at Postville recently and organized
the Northeastern Iowa Odd Fellows
Picnic Association. The territory COM
prises Winnesheik, Howard and ALA
makee counties, with parts of Clayton
and Fayette. The association includes
members of Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges only. The first picnic of the as
sociation will be held in DEBORAH this
year. probably during the last week in
July. A tax of Is cents per member
will be levied to defray the expenses.
There will be base ball game between
teams composed of members of the
Postville and Burr Oak lodges and vari-
Gus other amusements. The president
and secretary of the association will be
selected from the DEBORAH lodge. De
corah Public Opinion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
Fire Department.

Special meeting of the Cresco Fire
Department held at the Court House
hall Monday, May 20, 1907, at o'clock
p. m.
Meeting was called to order by Chief
F. o. Thomas, and on motion the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Mott & Co., has present
ed this department with a check for
$500 in recognition of its services at
the fire which occurred on May IL, 1907.
Be it Resolved, That the Cresco Fire
Department entend its sincere thanks
to Mott & Co., for their generous and
courteous gift; that copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the records
of the department, and copy of same
be given to each of the Cresco news
papers for publication.
Moved and seconded that the Chief
and Secretary Of the department, ane
| the foremen of the several companies
be appointed committee for the ensu
ing year, with authority to accept o.
decline all future contributions which
may be rendered to the department.
Motion carried.
On motion meeting adjourned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

On the Trip Around the World yd
will meet interesting people and vie|
sites of great interest. At the Viii
House you will have the honor of NEE
ing Teddy and wife, Vice-presideI
Fairbanks and wife, Nicholas Lon
worth and Alice Longworth, and mai
other distinguished people. The Milf
and Military Band will be in attendant
Don't miss it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
A Veteran Subscriber.
JENNINGS, La, May ID, 1907

JENNINGS, La, May ID, 1907.
Mead Publishing Co..:
Dear Sirs: Enclosed please find check
for three dollars to pay balance on my
subscription to your paper from 1859
to 1908 years. No missing links,
hot or cold, wet or dry, hard times or
good, your good paper, and my good
money always met, and now boy at
eighty (80. hope to read your paper at
the old hearthstone at Cresco this good
summer of 1907. Tell the boys we will
shake. Your friend,
S. L. CARY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

You will never have an opportuni
again of making the trip Around Il
World for SO cents. There is an ir,
fence at the bottom of this trip b
you won't fall on it, it will be bui
from the proceeds of the Trip Aroul
the World. st. Joseph's Cemetery A
sociation have the trip in charge al
will make all arrangements for 70,
entertainment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

st. Joseph's Cemetery Association
are planning a Trip Around the World
and invite every citizen Of Cresco and
vicinity to accompany them. Your
baggage will be checked and your COM
fort and entertainment will be looked
after by the ladies of the association.
The price for the round trip including
everything will be but SO cents. Be
ready to start when date is announced.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
The sixtieth semi-annual session of

The sixtieth semi-annual session of
the DEBORAH District Conference will
be held in the M. E. church at Post
vile, May goth, 21st and 22nd. At the
Wednesday session, Rev. Bellows of
Bonair will conduct the opening prayer
service, and Rev. John Gammons will
will read paper entitled: "Ought the
General Conference of 1908 Endorse the
Movement for the proposed New State
ment Of Methodist Doctrine"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
w. o. L. c. 1. A. Election.

At the annual meeting of this organ
ization held on Monday afternoon, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-Mrs. Jennie Taubman.
Vice President Mrs. Carrie Wildman.
Secretary Mrs. Flora Searles.
Treasurer Mrs. Mary Hunting.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
Cresco Will Celebrate.

1t has been definitely decided to
celebrate in Cresco. The expense of
the celebration will be borne by the
business men of the city, but the work
of arranging for it will be done by the
M. w. A. Camp. Make your plans to
celebrate in Cresco. Watch for further
particulars.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
For Rent.

A good, two-story brick house, 8
rooms, convenient to churches, schools,
stores and electric road. Enquire of
G.. A. MARSHALL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

NoT1cE-The former leading, low
prices that we heretofore made on
watches, clocks, rings, chains, brace
lets, in fact OH our entire jewelry stock;
these low prices are still in force.
Take advantage of the low figures that
the Leaders in popular low prices make.
j. H. LUERs.
R. 7 Baldwin. Manager.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
For safe.

For Sale.
My house and furniture. This pro
erty is well improved and fine LOCATED
Will give possession at once. Call al
get a bargain. RoBT. PHELAN,I
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
Real Estate Transfers.

/; The following transfers were filed
with the county recorder for the week
ending May Is, 1907:
Mary E. Bucknam to Northern
Iowa Telephone Co., 25ftlots
13 and IA, blk IL, Cresco. .....$ $50
Genevra M. Clark to Mary A.
Belts, lot 81, blk 8, Gillett's
add to Cresco Observation-Disclosures. 1000
H. L. Spaulding and wife to
Herbert Werner, W ] NV ! sec
12-9s-14. ...., 416O
Samuel Slice, ct al to j. ]. Lowry
n ] lots /, 2, 8, A, blk 16, Cresco $3.50
John j. Clark and wife to M. A.
Noonan, lots I and 8, block 80,
Elma. ............ Loo
C. w. Chambers and wife ITO j.
G. Jacoby, lot NV sec 13-
9s-13. ...... zoe
Deeds 6, mortgages 6, chattles S, re-
leases 8, miscellaneous 9.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

There is probably no medicine made
that is relied upon with more implicit
confidence than Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During
the third of a century in which it has
been in use, people have learned that it
is the one remedy that never fails.
When reduced with water and sweet
ened it is pleasant to take. For sale
by Milz Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

The date for the Trip Around the
World will be announced in this paper
next week, look for it and arrange to
go. The trip will improve your health
and disposition and give you that rosy
complexion that you have been working
for.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21
Deeds 6, mortgages 6, chattles 5, r
leases s, miscellaneous 9.
Good Words for chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

People everywhere take pleasure in
testifying to the goodqualities of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Edward
Phillips of Barclay, Md, writes: wish
to tell you that can recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. My little girl,
Catherine, who is two years old, has
been taking this remedy whenever she
has had cold since she was two months
old. About month ago contracted
dreadful cold myself, but ] took Cham
berlain's Cough Remedysand was soon
as we'll as ever" This remedy is for
sale by MILF Drug Co. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

chamberlai Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-05-21

R. j. Baldwin, Manager.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
STRUCK AT JUDGE.
WHO STRUCK BACK
Duel May Follow Between
Lights of Georgia
Bar.

SAVANNAH. Ga, April PA clash
between Judge II. II. D. Twiggs. Of Sa-
vannah, ana Mayor John T. Coore. OF
Claxton, at Reidsville. is attracting
great interest here. and 1t is rumored
that a duel may be the outcome.
Judge Twigss this morning gave 10
the press this account Of the difficulty:
1--WE were all at the hotel after court
was over" said Judge Twiggs, "and in
discussing the case which had been on
trial that day, I said to Representative
Edwards;
Charley. you are going to lose that
case, whereupon Moore. who is asso-
ciated with Edwards. said: BY God, you
are preiudiced"
u stated several times that I was not
pretudiced, and he continued to repeat
that / was, whereupOn l arose from my
chair and told him not 10 repeat the
statement
He did. and ! said. Then you lie
He struck at me- / struck back, and
was about 20 deliver the second blow
when my arms We're pinioned behind me.
While ] was thus held he struck me in
the face twice
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
MAURICE FLYNN DEAD.
WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN

Maurice Flynn, a well-known Irish
American citizen OF the Southwest sec
ton OF the city. is dead. after a brief
illness at his home. 632 II street south
west. aged sixty-two years.
He was a native of Newcastle West.
County Limerick. He came to this coun-
Try twenty-three years ago. and with
his family located in this city, where
he has resided since. During his en-
tire residence in Washington he has
been connected with the Washington
Gas Light Company He was the father
OF sixteen children. six Of whom and
his wife survive him. They are Mrs.
c. CarmOnday, Mrs. Lawrence Curtin.
Mrs Thomas F. Barry. Richard Flynn,
and Maurice Flynn, iT., Of this city,
and Mrs. James F. Cullen, of PhiladeI-
phia.
Mr. Flynn was a member OF St DOmi-
MICS Roman Catholic Church Sixth and
Il streets southwest and Holy Name So
cfety of that congregation, where
requiem mass will be celebrated tOmOr-
row morning at o'clock The inter-
ment will be in Mt OHvet Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
STOCK MARKET
SHOWS DULLNESS
Nearly All Active Issues
Declined Following the
Opening.

NEW YORK. April 12-The stock mar
lIet opened dull and lower. with losses
ranging from Il TO q per cent through
out the list. The only exception was
New York Central. which, on the initial
transaction, gained 4. The copper
shares were about the heaviest losers,
both Amalgamated and Anaconda fall
ing ., on the news OF further decline
IN the price Of the metal in London.
Il a. m.-Many large selling orders
were put In the market at the opening,
and we're followed by others as soon as
they were executed. This caused a
heavy tone and forced declines of l to
> points in nearly all the active issues.
The room was full Of gossip about
II. II. Rogers "a riE.2g his friends to
keep out OF the market. London sold
about 10000 shares.
Government bonds unchanged, other
bonds quiet and irregular.
p. m.-There was a fresh selling
movement in the market in the after
noon because of renewed weakness in
many of the active issues. especially in
the Standard OIL group. and much was
said on the floor about Standard OH
selling. Before the end of the last hour
selling became less aggressive and an
other moderate rally occurred The sen
tlment on the Street and in the room
was more bearish than it has been for
several days.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
COCKRELL IN IGNORANCE
OF SONS WHEREABOUTS

That Ephraim CockreH is somewhere
In Europe with or without friends and
money is about all the information that
formeT Senator Cockreu and his family
here have regarding their hayward son
and brother Former Senator Cockreu.
now q member Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, would not say any
thing this morning about the reports to
the effect that his son was stranded in
London after going through a fortune
OF SO. coo made in Wall Street
Allan Y. COCkrcl second son OF the
former Senator, declined to believe the
reports emanating from London about
his brother. He simply says however,
That EplTalm, who IS now twenty-five
years OF age, some years ago refused
tire counsel Of his family and chose a
path OF his own The family has not
heard from him for a number Of months.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Loan Companies.
"a AHEHzz borrow money II you can avoid
EHHHM - II you cannot avoid 10.
~ WV ) cone 10 an establshed com

"A AEEHEz borrow money n you cBn avoid
E1HHEN o. II you cannot avoid it.
~ SHH 3 come 10 an established COM
Pany. The rate Of interest
charged for loans has az al times been fixed.
nIst, b. the size Of the loan and. second,
the security offered. A large Joan on gilt
eoge security costs or Fer cent per aumuH.
z small loan on the same security costs mGrss
q loan on cAattels costs Still more because
OF the expense connected with it,
II you are compelled % borrow. you should
no more hesitate 20 borrow on your house
mold effects, II that Is all the secuEity you
nave, than does the merchant who bOrTCws
on MS business or the duaucier who bOrTOWs
on other securities. They all borrow The
Dig merchant bOrrOws more than the little
merchant II is no disgrace to be poor. or
70 nave % borrow on your household effects.
atihOugh i Is q little unpleasant at times.
Our advice in looking W company TO boz
row from IS % pay little attention 70 the
companies That advertise lowest rates. or
warn you against 'teu per centers" such
advertising 10 tonmy-r0t. All companies
have practically the same rates Il is only
a question. therefore. Of fair and courteous
treatment.
II you a-e compelled 20 borrow on your
household effects, OF II you have a loan
now and are not treated cDurte0usly. call upon
Us and we Fil take great pleasure in rem
cering YOU such assistance as may be IN
cur power. I'VE make all classes OF loans.
We VIII treat sou courteously and give you
a square deal"
SURETY LOAN COMPANY.
Room /, Warder Building, Sth and r Sts. NV.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
NASHINtGGTIO On PRICES

Sales OF The board, including the after
call, amounted 10 la shares Of stock
and 5000 In bonds.
Following are the sales and quotations
OF todays market:
Washington Railway and Electric I
per cent, q 000GS2ik
Potomac Electric 8 per cent s.. coca
1861
Washington Railway and Electric com
mon, 50a3g&4, 5Oa39iz. 50d3S1a, 55GSgIL,
5005siz. 50d39i5, 50d59iR. I00a39Ik, 50G3gI6.
5o0S9iz, 50d39ss 5OdSsa4, 50H3924 5oQSgat
5oN397s. 5Od597k. 5Od40.
Mergenthaler, 1lQ2051z, 10G205Ik, l0G
2O5lz
National Safe Deposit 10dIg0.
After call-Washington Railway and
Electric common. 50d40 100d40. 50d4O.
GAS BONDS
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
.FINGER-PRINT SYSTEM
FASTENED IN ARMY

Rush orders have been issued by the
War Department for officials In charge
Of taking the hnger-print Identification
Of the enlisted men a. the different army
posts 70 hasten their work with all pos
sible speed, in order that the system
may be carried out without further de-
lay.
Although the new system Of identif-
cation has been in vogue nearly a year
It has not been I'm operation at all places
where enlisted men are stationed. and
IT is desired by Major General Aims
worth, the adjutant general, that It
may be made complete as early as pos
sble
As rapidly as the hnger-print system
is being put into operation. the outline
figure cards system is being abandoned.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
OUESADA BUYS
CLAY EVANS HOUSE
Cuban Minister Secures
Massachusetts Avenue
Residence.

Senior Don Gongalo de Qucsoda. envoy
extraordinary and minister pIenipoten-
tiary from Cuba, has purchased 100
Massachusetts avenue. and viii make IL
the future home of the legation.
This house was formerly the home Of
II Clay Evans, who has not resided
there since he went 20 London as coun-
sci general but has been occupied for
several years by ex-Secretary Shaw.
While the price is not mentioned II is
supposed 70 have sold in the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000
The sale was effected through the
firm Of Chesley & Chesley and NJ. g.
Breinerd, real estate brokers. adding
another important sale to the many
which they have made recently.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
PRESSURE TO SELL
RAILWAY COMMON
Bears Put to Rout by Vigor-
our Buying, With Strong
Close.

It was a real duel on the stock board
today. For several days 1t has been
all one way on the railway stocks. more
particularly on Washington common.
The bulls have put the price TO 10 and
held 1t there by generous and sustained
buying, and the dealings have been
unusually large, with the interest cen
tered around the probable outcome.
Today an order to sell 900 shares was
unearthed. and after il had been quietly
corralled around 39la the price was
promptly lacked back to the 20 mark,
and the buying element were insistently
urgent I'm their efforts TO induce further
selling at the advanced figure. 1t was
one OF the prettiest lights OF recent days
and at the close Of the call the bulls
were still clamoring forgore. and fol-
loving the example OF the late oliver
Twist were crying for more. with - all
outward appearances an Unsuitable de-
sire To capture all the stock In sight.
II was really not good day for bears,
although they seemed well satisfied with
the successful marketing OF their stock.
With the excitement attending the sale
of so much stock of one kind the Stock
Exchange had little stomach for other
trading and sales of 81 Mergenthaler
and some few bonds filled up the meas
ure OF the days business
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the LanstOn Monotype Com
pany was held at Alexandria yesterday
and the following board OF directors
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
J. G. Maben r Suydam Grant, Max
well Woodruff. William NJ Laffan, II
.. SeiXas. Adrian II. Lardin, II. @.
Helebeck. ". II. Goadby, Joseph Bryan.
Henry Parsons. and J. Maury Dove.
The report of President Dove was
received and approved, showing a IA
vorabl condition, with a good Increase
in the business OF last year and a very
excellent prospect for its continuation.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
MRS. YON CLAUSSEN
WILL KEEP Up FIGHT

NEW YORK. April l2.-Mrs. Ida Won
Claussen, friend of the King Of Sweden.
who has been after the scalp Of Charles
II Graves. United States minister 10
Sweden. for his refusal 10 present her
formally 10 King Oscar. returned today
from Washington.
She Intends 10 keep up the fight. she
says, and serves notice on the public
that the end is not vet
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
BIG POINT LOST
BY STANDARD OIL
Judge Lands Refuses to
Quash Indictment
Against 1t.

CHICAGO, April PA sweeping vic
tory was gained by the Federal Govern
ment today in its prosecution against the
Standard oil Company. when Judge
lands refused 20 quash the Indictment
drawn against the trust.
The decision means that the case Will
go TO the jury on its merits, and that
the twelve men will have the final say
as TO the guilt or innocence Of the Oil
trust.
The pleas were made after long con-
ference between the Standard OIL law
yers. Attorney Miller argued the points.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
The Assignee Sale

Of the large and complete TenniUe stock
Is drawing to a close after a most sue
cessful run. All the stock OF this firm
was purchased by FriedIander Rros
Ninth and Z streets northwest. and i'm.
mediately. put on sale at prices that
would insure quick returns. The public
have been quick TO grasp the oppor-
-unity OF securing their spring OUTFITS
at 40 cents on the dollar. ana the sue
cess of the sale speaks well for the
standing OF the firm of Friedlander
Bros. in IKE public estimation
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
MISSING MRS. FOLEY
LOCATED IN VIRGINIA

Mrs Mary K. Foley. twenty-one
years old, who has been missing from
her home, 212 Kentucky avenue south
east, since April 2, was located yester-
day at Round Hill, Va, where she is
stopping with friends. William -.
Foley, the womans husband, received
a letter from her last night telling of
her whereabouts.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
QUEER TRAVEL METHODS.

The crude methods Of travel and trans
portauon In the Orient. ana the posi-
billy Of substituting the horseIess road
vehicle for them, is TO be discussed by
o. =. Austin. chief OF the Bureau OF
Statistics in an illustrated lecture be-
lore the National Geographic Society
this evening
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
.SAEONIA LIHPS IN
THROUGH FIERCE STORM

BOSTON, April I2-Buheted by storms
from the time she threw of her lines
at Liverpool. the Cunarder Saxonia ar
rived ia port today, thirty-six hours late
On SaturdsT, Tuesday and Wednesday
she ran for hours at a time into the
teeth OF the fercest OF storms, and dur
full days run.
Among the saloon passengers were the
wife and children of Lieut.. Col. d. r
James, lately appointed military attache
10 the British Legation at Washington.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
LIKED AMERICAN SHOES.

A firm in Athens imported 500 pairs
of American shoes last year and sold
them readily. They were cheaper. than
the Greek shoes and much more com
Portable. The Greek shOena kers he
came alarmed, besieged their legislators
and succeeded in forcing the imposition
of q prOhibitive tariff duty on American
shoes.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
TWO HARVARD STUDENTS
ACQUITTED IN~B0STON

Brooklyn, n =. and John Robinson Of
Cambridge. the only two of the students
arrested in the Harvard riot at the
Majestic Theater last Monday night
MO S, Iought the case TO a finish, were
discharged by Judge Michael Murray in
the second session OF the Boston muni-
eipaI court today because the evidence
tIu not Dear out the complaint of dis
turbinS q public meeting.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
MAJOR EDMOND MALLET
DIED THIS MORNING

Mai. Edmond Manet. for more than
seventeen years chief OF the swamp
land division in the General Land Of
flee, died at Washington Branch SAM
tarium. No. Iowa circle, at 1880 a. m.
today. He was born in Montreal on No
vember Il, 1872
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
LOCAL MENTION.
The Best There Is in Bread

You'll get the kind Of bread you've al
ways longed for when you order Holmes
genuine homemade Milk Bread. IL is
cleaner, sWeeteT and more nutritious
lnan an" other bread that's baked De-
Iivered fresh from oven to table. sc.
Holmes Bakery, LIST and Z SITS. Phones
+. 1870 and l441
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Isaac c. Slater,s Funeral

The funeral Of Isaac G. Slater. who
died at his home at Pomona, Va, last
was held at the Lutheran
Church OF the Reformation yesterday,
the Rev. John Wiedley and Or. Butler
the services Burial was in
he Congressional cemetorE
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Sewing Machines.

If you want TO rent. buy or have vour
old machine made good as new. deop
postal. We can save you money. III
prices from 80 up. J. P. Robertson. I2l6
18th st. NV.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
See Our Fine Display Tomorrow.

Poultry, Fresh Meats, Vegetables. Fruits
and canned goods at the lowest market
prices. F. ROBERTSON co. Qnc) 800 La
ave, NV.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Rogerson Company Specials.

Fresh eggs, 1Sc dozen; new No. 1 mack
eTel. l0c; leg of lamb, 1Z1zc ID; prime rib
busheI. T. ROBERTSON co. Qnc5 g20
La. ave NV.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Make It Plain to the Grocer

that you want only Schneider's Malt
bread, II you wish pure, wholesome and
nutritious food. Nothing better for grow
ing children. Insist on having il.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
How to Avoid Typhoid.

Cleanse system and complexion, keep
well in springtime. Take RED DRAG
ON SELTZER every mOrning-1Oc
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Try Our Flour, You Can Save s1.zo q

barrel Only two kinds. Better and Best.
in sacks. from 15C up barrels. S3-T5 and
$425. Pyles New Method Stores, 4l2 4th
Sc; S14 1ltn Sc: Harrison. Ana: II 7th
ne; Sd and Nd. ave. ne; 4th and II ne.
IA II NV; 1888 ? NV.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
THE CURB MARKET

Quotations furnished by Charles G. Gates
& Co. MuHsey Building; Members New York
Stock Exchanged