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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17
AGED WOMAN GONE;
RELATIVES ALARMED

Mary Phelan. SO years of age, has dis
appeared from her home in this city and
relatives have requested the police 10 aid
in the search for the aged woman
Mrs, Phelan is said by her relatives to
be slightly demented, When she left her
home she wore black dress, black bon
net and long black coat She carried n
black satchel in which was small
amount of money.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17
Nothing but Money


Plentifully supplied with money the
young men were told to go where fancy
dictated provided fancy led them to an
outdoor existence.
Rough it, pospect, camp out, anything,
so long as you lead rugged existence
during the next few months" was the
fatherly injunction: and the sons began
the observing of these orders by taking
a. steamer for Europe. There they re-
mained for a month, but during that
time had acquired a splendid coat Of
tan and an English valet, whose nativity
is so obvious that it does not require the
euphonious rame of Percy to mark him
as the son of the tight little isle.
Arriving in New York they made
long Jump to Colorado Springs, thence to
Denver and Salt Lake City, where the
registers of the principal hotels bear their
autographs. Stories of their thrilling ex-
periences were carried back to Pitts
burg. accompanied by requests for funds,
which were readily complied with, and,
as a. result monthly remittances aggre-
eating from $500 to $1,000 have been re-
ceived and spent in entertainment and
the pursuit of pleasure.
Five weeks ago the trio arrived in
Los Angeles A suite of rooms at the
Hotel Lankershirn was engaged and with
this place as their headquarters the
young mer have gone forth in search of
pleasure ard adventure, which has taken
the form of automobile parties. theater
parties. suppers and other entertainments
And it was here the valet, always labor
ing under the supreme contempt for ev-
erything American became more dis
gusted with the ways of our people
Someone had stolen his masters Shoes
Not the English Way
It was the morning following their ar
rival and Percy, as was his custom, had
placed the shoes, highly polished. outside
the door of the bedroom. as he had been
taught to do from youth. The owner
raised a hue and cry when they could
not be found and Percy complained to
the clerk.
'.Well, why don't you put your shoes
in the room where they be.opg?" demard-
ed the clerk.
but that's not the way Hi do" de-
clared Percy with superior air of
knowledge.
An investigation was made and il was
discovered one of the bellboys, believing
the shoes had been placed in the hall
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17

Stationery for Gifts
If you're in doubt, give stationery,
makes useful, practical Christmas
gift; inexpensive, too. Two special
leaders for today's selling point the
way to great holiday stock.
75c BOX PAPER 61c
DECORATED COVERS .UON
Special Christmas boxes of station
cry; large size; red and green holly
decorations on cover; two sizes of
envelopes and papers; special today
63c.
HOLIDAY STATIONERY 1E,
DECORATED BOXES ......O .OON
You must see this splendid line of
35c stationery; all put up in Christ
mas boxes; finest of linen, batiste
and organdy papers. Stationery De-
partment, aisle s.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17

BUSINESS MEN will find space
taken. In THE HERALD CHRISTMAS
EDITION a profitable investment. Phone
In for solicitor-he will tell you all
about It,
CIRCULATION COUNTS!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17

BUSINESS MEN will find space
taken in THE HERALD CHRISTMAS
EDITION profitable investment. Phone
in for solicitor-h will tell you all
about it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-17
AUSTRIAN DEPUTIES
ENGAGE IN FIGHT
Ruti,enian Throws Piece of Wood at
President of Chamber and Chris
tian Socialists Weld
Chairs

VIENNA, Dec. 16.-Members of the
Ruthenian party interrupted the proceed
ings of the chamber of deputies this
afternoon and Ruthenian deputy threw
a piece of wood at the president of the
house.
The Christian Socialists retaliated by
attacking the Ruthenians with chairs
Several deputies sustained serious in
juries.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
WALL STREET
MARKET STARTS WEEK
WITH FALLING PRICES.
Some Exceptions to the Rule, but They
Are Developers, Union Pacific and
Reading the Principal Ones.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Prices started
downward with the opening of the week.
the Copper stocks, Union Pacific and
Reading being practically the only ex-
ceptions. Mackay Companies preferred
sold at a decline OF "a, Great Northern
preferred IL, Northern Pacific, Kansas
and Texas and American Car preferred
a point and Louisville and Nashville Is.
American Smelling rose p.
Il a. m.-The decline at the opening en-
couraged buying for both accounts, n
there was an immediate rally which placed
the leaders generally a small fraction
above Saturdays closing. Colorado Fuel,
however, was liquidated freely and broke
8 I points. lows Central preferred also sank
go, but recovered {. Virginia Iron de-
clined 31h On the eboun A"llis-Chalmers
preferred moved up IA, Reading 11s.
The stiffness of the money market
from the monthly settlement requirements
was a Encouragement to operations on
the long side, but extensive retirement of
short contracts made an active deman
for st ,cks ard prices rose vigorously. line
advance in Canadian Pacific reached 39s'
Reading and ~Amalsamated rs n Union
Pacific 2. Central Railroad of New Jersey
fell 2, Illinois Contra IN, st. Louis INT
San Francisco secoad preferred IA II
Wheeling and LAKE Erie first preferred
Pittsburg Coal n Interborough-Metro-
politan preferred l. Bonds were lrres uiar.
D. m.-The completion of the early buy
left the market without an effective
prop, and prices eased gradually until the
-eaction reached a point in Union Pacific,
St. Paul, Reading and Amalgamated Cop
per. d.,
2 p. m.-Large selling orders appeared
in St. Paul, and when it declined to 11SA
the rest of the list yielded to Saturdays
closing and below.
D. m.-The market closed firm and very
dull. There was d brisk recovery in the
final hour, which lifted some of the active
stocks to the top level of the
Canadian Pacifc's rise reached l27s. Ana
conda gained 17s, Delaware and Hudson 2,
American Sugar ~ and Great Northern
preferred and Consolidated Gas 1. Balti-
more and Ohio preferred sold at a decline
of 21s, General Electric "a, Kansas City
Southern la and Central Leather pre-
ferred /.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
FOREST FIRES FEW IN
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
Annual Report of Chief Gaskill VIII
Mention That and other Inter-
esting Facts.

TRENTON, Sept. 30.-State Forester
Gaskill is preparing an interesting report
on the wiping out of forest fires In this
State and the consequent benefit that the
commonwealth and its individual citizens
are reap.ng. He says that not in many
years have there been so few destructive
forest fires as during the present season,
due to the operation of a new law under
which the wardens were organized to pro-
which the fire wardens were organized to
protect the forests. The value of forest
tracts, especially in South Jersey, is in
ereasing rapidly, and individual owners
are in many cases directing their energies
toward following the example of the State
in protecting and fostering the forests.
Still further gains in this respect will
be possible, according to Mr.. Gaskill and
State Fire Warden Price, II the fire-fisht-
ing service can be extended. The enact
ment of the law requiring permits for
brush burning and the action OF the rail-
roads in appointing their section men as
fire fighters have combined to.advance the
general fire protection efficiently.
Mr.. Gaskill feels that therf is danger
Of speculat9rs g%rasping the present forests
and he wants some step taken to avoid
this. He thinks the State should acquire
the big forests and cultivate them in such
a way that they would never. be destroyed.
HI would have young trees growing up as
the I'D ones are cut away and thereby in
sure for the State a source of perpetual
Income, as well as the benefits to be de-
rived from standing forests.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
OF COAL
WILL REMAIN
), THE SAME
Will Be No Change
Until After the Christ
mas Holidays.

Consumers of coal may rest easy
this winter with the understanding
that they will not be required to pay
more for their fuel than the price
charged during the last four years.
The standard price lis now Sc a ton
for stove and other high-prieed sizes,
n it will remain at that figure until
December when it will be advanced to
$6.25. The single exception to this p
plies to steaming coal-sizes pea, bar
ley and rice. which advanced Septem-
Der l twenty-five cents a ton.
superintendent Garfield, of the Coal
Exchange. said today the report that
coal prices would be steadily advanced
was absolutely without foundation, not
withstanding the fact that retailers
will sell at a reduced margins of profit
because of increased cost of labor. The
visible stock of coal now in the city
is normal, the smaller sizes being some
what low as usual because of ship
ments to axe and tide-water ports.
Before cold weather the supplies of
these sizes, Mr.. Garfield says, will be
up to or a little better than the av-
erage.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
PENNSYLVANIA ROADS
REWARD TO EMPLOYEES.
Awards of Money to Be Made to the
Men Who Have Given Faithful and
Attentive Service.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1910 maintain
a healthy rivalry among its track super
vigors the Pennsylvania Railroad will dis
tribute in October $500 in prizes to the
men whose tracks ave been kept in the
safest and best condition during the last
year. hi main lines Of the whole terri
tory between New York and Pittsburg,
PHILADELPHIA and Washington form the
scene of the competition.
Before the awards are made the main
line track Is to be inspected by engineers
of the maintenance Of way department and
the division superintendent, to be followed
two weeks later by the general managers
annual inspection. On this trip he will be
accompanied by a party of about 200. trav-
cling in the company's spe cial track OBJ
~servation cars. General superintendents,
division superintendents, assistant en-
gineers supervisors and their assistants
will compose the party.
There will be one 81, 200 prize. four $500
prizes and one prize of $1,000. The 81, 200
prize. in railroad parlance "the Klondike,'
is for the best line maintained throughout
the entire year. There Is keen competi-
ton also for the $1,000 prize for the super
visor's division showing the greatest i'm
provement during the year. The prizes
are likely TO be divided between the super
visor and his assistant. the latter receiv-
Ing from one-half to a third as much as
his superior.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
EARNINGS.

The detailed July railroad returns cover
ing e~ighty-two roads show a gross gain Of
SIS, SAC, 400 over the same period a year ago.
However, SIG, 1903. S64 of this gain was alb
sorbed by enlarged expenditures, leaving
therefore an Improvement in the net of
only 81. Az, 066. For the seven months end
ing with July, according to the Chronicle,
the part played by the augmentation in
expenses stands still more conspicuously
revealed. For this period there is an in
crease in gross earnings of S110, S72, 931, but
$92, 957 .062 has gone to meet increased ex-
penditures, leaving only SIT, 916, 1853 improve
ment in the net.
For third week in September:
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville $i2o,-
52, decrease 1901. From July 1 81, All, 1874,
decrease $15,637
Twin City $l19.25o. increase $1S,so2. From
January l "a, 1854, 5S4, increase $313,84
For August:
Chicago. st. Paul. Minneapolis and Oma-
ha 81, 190, 037, Increase S4.o46. From July
l 81, 800, 400, increase $685.
Canadian Pacific gross s7.01o, H. increase
1899, 725; operating expenses $4,439, e02. In
crease $732, O29; net 81, 275, increase
S10T ,696.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
THAWS own OIL
PITTSBURG FAMILY HEAV-
lily INTERESTED IN TRUST.
Federal Court Hearing Shows ina
Killer Of Stanford White Has Big
Interests in Oil Trust.

NEW ORR Sept. 30.-Frank b. hel-
,o.y tbe Governments counsel in It's
.,,,t IN dissolve the Standard Oil Com
-, a, exnected TO return today from
washington where he went SATURDAY
TO report progress in the case 70 '"e
president and Acknowledgement Bona
parte.
The nearing in the case will be re-
sumed Thursday. and meantime the
government representatives are gong
o,,a,. such hooks as the Standard Oil
Company hac placed at their oisposa'
and otherwise are preparing for a re-
sumption of the case.
The statement was made today that
some new evidence regarding the gov
ernment's contention hat the present
tandard Oil Company is really a reor-
ganization of the old-time trust has
been discovered. 1t had been believed
&4at il would he necessary to all TO
the stand Henry M. Flagler. secretary
of the old board of liquidation trustees,
to clear up this point, but 1t Is said that
such a course. in view of the new evil
dence. will not now be pursued.
Another examiner, 1t is announced.
will be appointed In a few days by the
NIIHSQuTI AOhl ~ u a
Ferriss In the taking of testimony
against the New Jersey company.
The duties Of this additional examiner
will ne TO listen to testimony relating
only TO railroad rates on oil and rebates,
wfien a-c alleged 20 have been granted
to the Standard during its fight against
independent oil operators. The two ex-
aminers will sit together at every session
of the hearings after the question of rates
and rebates Is taken up owing TO the
fact that much of the testimony will
necessarily he fragnentsry. and evidence
on both the rate and trust question will
be placed upon the record during the
same day.
rhe hearings here will probably last at
least two. and possibly three, more weeks.
Testimony will also be taken In Washing
tol. Cleveland. Chicago and st. Louis.
This shifting of base for the hearings Is
made necessary by the fact that the gov
ernment suhpoenas ran only compel wit
nesses to travel 100 miles to attend the
hearings.
The list of STANDARD Oil Company's
stockholders submitted last week by
John G.. Milburu, of counsel for the
Standard OIL Company. shows that the
Thaws. Of Pittsburg, are heavily interest
ed in Standard Oil.
A block of several hundred shares is
held In trust for Harry Kendall Thaw.
The name of his mother also appears On
the list as holder of more than LOCO
shares worth in excess of $4,000. Eight
members of the Thaw family own among
them over 5000 shares.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
Pay Up.

A negro preacher, whose supply OF bacon
and hominy was running low. decided TO
take radical steps to impress upon his
flock the necessity Of contributing Iper-
allv to The church exchequer. According
~. at the close of the sermon he made an
Impressive pause and then proceeded as
follows.
nh de ~astringency OBJ de hard times nm
de Einerai deficiency OBJ de circulatin' me-
jun In connection wild dis chu'eh to inter.
duce ma new ottermatic c'lection-boX. 1t
is so arranged. dat a half -dollah or quahtah
falls On a red plush cushion widout noise
a nickel will ring de bell. distinctually
heard by de congregation, IN a suspendah-
pistol. SO you will gown Xo'selves ac-
cordingly. Let de election now proceed,
vile / takes off ma hat an gios our a
n."-Judae's Library.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30

NEW RICH STRIKE IN CON-
NELLSVILLE FIELD.
Vein Said to Be Nine Feet Thick-Big
Corporations Looking for Land Hith-
erto Considered of Little Value.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 3O.-The
great manufacturing destrict of West
ern Pennsylvania has been thrilled
by news from the furthermost point of
the Connellsville coke field that a new
nine-foot vein of coking GAL has been
discovered leading south. and investi-
cation shows that it means a continue
alton into Greene and Washington
counties of the great Connellsville cox
ing coal vein, which as hitherto been
confined to Fayette and Westmoreland
counties. The new vein of nine-foot
coal has been tapped within the past
forty eight hours by the Connellsville
Coke company at Tower Hill, Luzerne
township. 1t was found at a depth
of 200 feet, which makes conditions
even better than In the present Con-
n~ellsville field.
The find is within but one mile of
the Greene County line, and there has
been a rush to look up titles in Greene
County, which is known to have 10000
acres of coal, the value of which as
cooking coal has not been tested, as the
field has not been developed, but this
discovery of rich Connellsville vein at.
the very front door of Greene County
caused much, excitement. Those who
are now looking up their holdings in
this ConnelIsville field extension are
the United States Steel Corporation,
which has already 1920, 900, 900 invested
in Pennsylvania coking. the Jones s.
Laughlin Steel Company, the Pitts
burg-Buffalo Company; the YougS
and Ohio Coal Company; the
PittsburgA and Westmoreland Coal
Company, the Andrews & Hitchcock
Iron Company, of Youngstown, o., and
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In a hurried search made for a foot
hold in the new coke field of Greene
County it was discovered that the
Pennsylvania Railroad has again exc
cuted a nervy coup by acquiring n
entire edge of Greene County, taking
up all property bordering On the Mo-
nongahela River. This will success
fully bar the laying of tracks along the
river bottom by any other lines than
the Pennsylvania.
The United States Steel Corporation
has issued orders to buy heavily of the
new coke lands. Judge Gary, in argu-
ing that the corporation should go after
all the new coke lands it can buy, is
said to have remarked: w nave
only $4,000 acres of coking lands in
Pennsylvania and are buying all we
can at $4,000 per acre. This totals
$120, 600, 900 in lands. and oJIr W coke
ovens represent 800, 000, 600 more, but
we cannot have too much of this cox
ing land"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
STRIKE THREATENED.
New Orleans Cotton Handlers Have Dis
agreement with Exchanges.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. S0.-Action
which is expected to cause a strike Of
about 5000 cotton handlers today was
taken by the commercial bodies of New
Orleans yesterday. The exchanges in
structed steamship agents at this port
to disregard the demands of 1900 cot
ton screwmen and TO hire non-union
men TO Dad their vessels. All the
other unions in the cotton loading
business. including 'longshoremen, yard
men. scalemen. markers n freight
handlers, declare they will strike II
non-union are employed.
The steamship agents demand that
oad 200 bales of cotton daily
in place of $50 formerly loaded. The
have refused and have de-
manded an increase of 81 a day for
slowing $50 bales.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
MONEY N

Call money in New York 41xn6h per cent.
New York sub-treasury gained 81, 1855, 900
from the banks and since Friday it has
gained $1,632, COO and was q creditor at the
clearing house for 81, 242, ia.
Commercial bar silver in New York 6T12
cents. Mexican dollars 52ss cents, Bar sill
yer In London 81 3-16d. premiums on gold
at Madrid IL. 20. and at Lisbon 4.
Paris rentes "a francs 80 confines. Paris
private rate of discount Ss per cent: ex-
change on London Is francs u centimes.
Berlin private rate of discount 5h per
cent. exchange ON London 20 marks As
pigs.
Money on call in London 31zG4 per cent.
Rate of discount for short bills 3 1s-16G31s
per cent; three months bills, sNd4 per
cent. Consols for both account SD. The
Bank of England today secured s450. 00
bar gold.
Foreign exchange market held a steady
tone. Demand sterling was quoted ASSOC
4.S545; cables. 4.S610Q4 $500; sixty day bills.
4.S1s0n4S $3.50; short francs, 5.171z. and short
! reichmarks 9igs less 1-32d94R.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30

off to a net decline of 4 TO Ii points on
the active months, with Liverpool and
New Orleans selling.
A private condition report showed a
deterioration of 4.s per cent. for the month.
The market was unsettled during the MD
die Of the morning with prices a point or
" up from the lowest.
The market was. frm late in the fore
noon on continued covering and rumors
of a bullish private condition report from
one OF the prominent local authorities.
prices at midday were about 9 to II points
net higher.
Quotations furnished by Van schaick q
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK Sept. @.-rhe cotton mar
ket opened steady at a decline OF l to 8
points. which was rather better than due
on Disappointing cables. Trading was
rather quiet sils seistniirnt cO44t~sed 80.
smaller traders waiting for a line on the
attitude Of the market leaders, but after
some little trregularity the market eased
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30

The Alpine range may now be SAID TO ne
completely ~subjugated by the science Of
the aeronaut. Captain Spelterln, who as
cended the other day under the auspices
of the Swiss Government. started at the
Andermatt Fort at twenty-five minutes
past midnight and anne dow at Gergano
at 4:40 .. M. having traversed LOS miles
at an average altitude of about 12,90O feet.
This is the first time the st. Gotnard mas
been crossed by balloon.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30

A new electric conveyor is being used TOT
loading and unloading ships. reducing tins
expense over hand labor $50 to $65 per day.
The conveyer operates nj any angle, Ii
from % to 90 feet In length and can be
transported to any place. There Is an auto
matte registering device which accounts fol
every package. no matter how small. thdi
passes over Il. The conveyer will trans
port and register from 5000 TO 5000 sacks
cases, barrels, bundles OF shingles or baie'
per hour. according TO aze and weight
Popular Mechanics.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30

Experiments were recently made with
the explosion Of fixed torpedoes at a dis
lance by means of Hertzian waves. The
apparatus employed Is the invention OF
Senior Belsera, a telegraph official. Ihe
results of the trials are declared TO have
been satisfactory. The nventor has asked
for facilities TO study the application or
his system to the working of torpedoes.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
cnnfrncts rIled.

Building contracts rave been filed with
the County Clerk as follows:
Joseph Schaefer and wife, owner, 690-692
South Eighteenth street, with Frank
Brandstaetter, for cement work, 1926;
Francis Antwerp. architect.
First Church Evangelical Association,
owner. Avon avenue and South, Seven
tenth street. with Terence M. Mears for
mason work, $500; with the Goeller Iron
Works for iron work. 4 ,2T5; with A. &
N. Seine for excavating work, 60 cents per
cubic yard; Francis Gerkamp, architect.
JaTaes p Donnelly, owner, 3 Smith
stree. with william Harrison for plumb
ing work. 5000. NJ. J. Wehrle. architect:
Carlton G w. Peck, trustee 35 Sanford
avenue. with Joseph Meisol for mason
work, $500.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
New LIfc-savIne A~ppIIanee.

An apparatus for life-saving at sea has
haen invented by r. Lavachery, a Belgian
engineer residing at Chapultepec, Mexico.
IT consists of a rifed cannon from which
> projectile is irsd. To the project1le are
attached n cable, an anchor and a rocket
The mechanism rs said to be very simple.
and for humanitarian reasons the inventor
has moi patented it.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
CALL MONEY TODAY.

NEW YORK. Sept. @.-Money ON call
strong and higher. 5@6h per cent ruling
rate, 6: closing bid 8. offered at 5h. Time
loans. firm and quiet; sixty days, 51a to 5&
per cent. and ninety days So to 8 per
cent; six months, 6 per cent. asked.