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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
TO MEET HERE DECEMBER 3.
Steamboat Owners to Support Move
nent for Improved Waterways.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, October III - The
initiative in Il movement of steamboat
owners for legislation affecting the inland
waterways of the United States was taken
in this city yesterday. 1t was voted TO
embody in a resolution two para graphs
calling for the severance of inspection
laws governing the inland rivers of Amer
ica from those governing the lakes and
CULTS, and that the nlaid river trans
portation traffic be placed under the laws
of the interstate commerce commission.
These two paragraphs Will be included
in letters to BE sent TO rivermcn in all
parts of the United States, who will be
asked to attend a national meet II" in
Washington, ID. g, December 3. A per
mancnt organization of inland waterways
interests will be formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
100000 COMPROMISE.
Hartford Manufacturing Company
Settles for Damages.

Payment of 100000 has been made by
the Hartford Manufacturing Company 10
Postmaster General Meyer as settle
ment for damages suffered by the Post
Office Department by the company's fail
ure to furnish envelopes and wrappers of
paper Mp to the standard required by
contract Payments due to the COMPANY
had been suspended until action should be
taken by the Attorney General. The
Hartford company for many years had
the contract for supplying stamped paper
to the government but last June the bust
ness was given to a Dayton, Ohio, firm
1t was charged that for a number OF.
years the Hartford company had fallen
short Of requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
ON ROAD TO RECOVERY.
Emperor Francis Joseph Reported in
the Convalescent Stage

VIENNA. October 2I-The physicians
in attendance on Emperor Francis Joseph
this morning announced for the frs. time
since his majesty had been confined to
Schoenbrunn palace th2t the convalescent
stage of his illness has begun. His sleep
last night was absolutely undisturbed by
coughing and the catarrhal symptoms are
improving.
Preparations are going Cn to permit
the emperor to take walk in the gar
dens in the event of his Improvement con
tnuing and tie weather being favorable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

easing off in those runs today. which In
dicated restored confidence even among
the tmid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

New York, and and is not of recent po-
ltical making. He fails to consider
Mr.. Hearst in the same patriotic boat
with many other men he could name.
Since he got back from the south the
President has quietly indicated how Ire
feels. but will not take any steps that
would hurt the republicans on the eve
of the election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

the placing of loans for John d. Rookie
feller were instructed this morning to
make all loans at the rate of per cent.
The attention of f. Fl. Hartman was
called this morning to rumors current In
financial circles that important develop
ments were pending In the Union Pacific
in the nature of a segregation of the in
vestment assets of the Union Pac fic from
its Transportation business
Mr. Hartman said: This is not the
time to discuss matters not of immediate
and imperative Importance. The interest
and attention of the investment world is
and must be taken up in other and more
important directions.
Il will not deny that this matter has
been discussed for some time, and there
is no question that the Union Pacific is in
position to make a valuable distribution
to its stockholders If it should prove de-
Sirable SO to do at the proper time.
You may rest assured that the whole
matter W II be settled on a proper basis
when the time comes. but this is certainly
not the time to discuss 1t -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Takes Thirty Days Grace.

The Twelfth Ward Bank, the other
state institution, is at 147 East 125th
street 1t has two branches, one at 17S
East ll6th street and another at 1927
Sd avenue. Its capital stock is $500, 600
The New Amsterdam National Bank
which cleared for the Twelfth Ward
Bank. yesterday gave notice that II would
not clear that bank hereafter Bankers
express the opinion that the Twelfth
Ward Bank has been well managed and
Is i'm a perfectly solvent condition 1t is
thought that the state banking depart
mcnt in closing the institution did so on
account Of run upon the institution At
10 O'Clock this notice was posted on it's
doors This bank Is compelled to sus-
pend payment owing to inability to pro-
cure sufficient cash 10 meet current pay
nentS"
Following the announcement of the sus-
pension of the Hamilton Bank the EN-
pire City Savings Bank. at 23l West
10th street, turned away depositors who
wished I" make Withdrawals Under its
bylaws the bank can claim ninety da VS.
before paying demands. Customers who
wished To draw out money today We're
told that the bank would take advantage
Of only thirty days. The savings bank
depends for its currency on the Hamilton
Bank y meeting of the directors of the
Empire City was held before banking
hours, AT which il was decided to take
advantage OF the clause in the banks by
laws. Its deposits are estimated at
1900. 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
Statement From Cortelyou.


Secretary C0rtelyou at IL o'clock said:
Things look pretty good now / have
had word OF the suspension of the two
Harlem banks. but prefer to make no
comment on ii. I will remain here some
time ionger-how long cannot say ]
would have had to be in New York to-
night anyway. The rumor that we ar.
short of small bills is unfounded We
have slo.oOO.OOO in small denominations -
At 2.2o pm. ]. =. Morgan & Co sen,
$2j.vorG0 to the stock exchange 10 b
loaned on cali to relieve the financial sit
uation.
Tn subtreasury received $4,000. 900 in
cash from Washington this morning. con-
sistng of bills of all denominations
largely lower denominations in order to
meet the demand for small bills This
permitted Secretary Cortelyou to deny
reports that the supply of small bills was
not sufficient 10 meet current needs. He
says the amount received today amply
meets present requirements. After con-
ference with Secretary Cortelyou this
morning. George W. Perkins of j. p. Nor
gan Il Co said:
The situation is working itself out
satisfactorily. Confidence is being re.
s'ofeu anu can Say thdl the Nnanc!a
institutions Of the city are perfectly sol
vent. Today is better than yesterday
and tomorrow will be better than today
George r. Sheldon, one of the leading
bankers. said at noon:
There is absolutely. no cause for alarm
The situation may be regarded as clea,
and there is a decided Improvement to-
day The banks and trust companies are
perfectly solvent and will meet any de
mands made upon them
Mr. Sheldon made the above statement
at the CLOSE of the conference with ]
Pierpont Morgan and other bankers.
Statement From Hartman.
Bankers and brokers having in charg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24
THREE MORE BANKS
CLOSE THEIR DOORS
Two State Institutions ano
One Savings Bank.
DlSMAY SPREAD IN HARLEM
Small Business Men ard Foreigners
Alarmed
OVER s1o,O00,00o IN DEPOSITS
cortelyou and Hartman Both Issue
Statements-Rockefe Loans
Money at 6 Per Cent.
DlSMAY SPREAD IN HARLEM
Small Business Men ard Foreigners
Alarmed
OVER S1o,o0O.o0o IN DEPOSITS

srcrf4r pl<ra;rh to The star
NEW YORK. October 2i-In spite of all
the assurances. public and private, CT the
hesj-kuowu persons in the financial world
and the declaration cf John D. Rockefel-
Ter, speaking for the vast Standard Oil
Interests that he was making deposits of
cash in tie trust companies the run on
the Trust Company of America and its
colonial branch was continued today, and
three Harlem banks closed their doors.
Two of the latter are state banks and
the other savings institution.
The Hamilton Bank state institution
IS located at 2l5 Vest l25th street. with
branches at 1T07 Amsterdam avenue, oi
9Th avenue, il2 East 13Sth street. Jo5 East
fremont avenue. and at White Plains
the following notice was posted on the
door Of tie main office:
This bank is absolutely solvent In
justice to all dc-ositors it has suspended
payment until public confidence in bank
ing institutions is restored
l. Il ANpIntS was nreSlCent OF TINS
institution until few days ago. when he
resigned and William T Montgomery was
elected to fill the vacancy
The Hamilton Bank has paid-up capi-
tai of - - 600. surplus and profits of s2s2,-
2so: individual deposits 5000, oOO; loans
and discounts. 1852 90
The news Of the suspension created
consterna tion throughout Harlem, where
Thousands Of business men were depos-
itors in the institution. Hundreds of wom-
en- kept accounts in this bank also, and
following the announcement there was a
descent Of depositors on the main office
at first. and subsequently on the smaller
branches. Small business dealers. many
Of them foreigners. who had intrusted
money To the hank were the first to be-
come panic stricken, and they soon flock
ed to the doors, sometimes threatening
violence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Brotherhood Convention.
BY REV. IRA LANDRITH, ID. ID.

BY REV. IRA LANDRITTI, ID. d.
The latest addition to the program
of the Convention of the Presbyterian
Brotherhood of America, Music Hall,
Cincinnati, o., Nov. IL, 10 and Ia, is an
address on the closing evening by Coy.
Coe |. Crawford, of South Dakota.
Not only is Governor Crawford Pres
tbyterlan, but he is also the kind of
Christian man who finds pleasure in his
service as trustee of his church, and
as a teacher in his Sabbath school. He
is said to be a gifted speaker, whose
sincerity and spirituality intensity his
eloquence, the kind of statesman
whose presence in a religious conven-
tion never strikes anybody as incon--
gruous. Another such statesman, for
n!er Secretary Of State, J Ohm W. Eos
ter, speaks on the opening evening Of
the Convention Herald & Presbyter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
TO FIX VALUES
Railroad Property to Be Inspected
and Value Placed.

:
Carl G. Witt who, at the regular No.
vember meeting of the South Dakota
board of railroad commissioners was
appointed to he position of expert en-
gineer to gather tbs necessary data
which will enable the railroad commits.
sioners to make an appraisemont of all
the railroad property in the state, this
week assumed the duties of his position
aud has commenced the work of gath
erng the data required.
The appraisment will be made irr &C.
cordance with an act of the legislature.
Mr.. Witt will travel over every mile Of
railway in the state before his work is
completed. He will make journeys
with a locomotive and u caboose or one
coach, and also on handcars should oc-
casion demand, so that ne may be able
to personally inspect the roadbed.
The purpose of making the apprais-
mentis to secure the data which will
enable the railroad commissioners to iii
future act mors intelligently when the
matter of proposed reduction in freight
rates comes before the board for I'D.
jIstment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Canada,s Wood Lot,

"We have now taken from the total
land areas under Dominion control, the
barren lands of the far north and the
prairie land, and then taken only one
fifth OF the remainder in our estimate
to represent the area of land contain
ing understandable timber, and we have
still left 281 ,240 square miles. Suppose
that the latter area contains only 9, :
600 feet board measure to the acre. or
l, $4,000 feet to the square mile over
ten inches at the stump, and we have
left, after all these reductions, 359,9S7,
100000 feesof mature timber which, at
the low rate OF royalty to the govern
ment OF III per thousand, would be
$685., 200, which sum represents but
oi Us 7ss,;se ss ssis On
nuiity not include the small
or growing Timber which should be re-
garded as the agricnlturist does his
growing crop. Ii is true that much of
this timber il not at present available,
but 1t y . portion of the nations in
heritance. and the government as
trustees OF the state are in duty bound
to conserve it whether it is used by
those now living or reserved for future
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Bryan Roosevelt.
New York SUM

Not since Solomon talked OF cabbages
and kings with the queen of Sheba has
there been such a deposit and clearing
house of wisdom in one place as the
Washington CONTEMPLATION of the most
|illustrious Bryan republican and the
most i..lustrious Roosevelt democrat.
Mr. Roosevelt could afford to be glad.
Mr. Bryan ought to have been glad.
The great twin brethren nast have
held sweet converse about the old
favorites, Moses, Absalom, Naboth,
federal licenses for corporations, and
SO on.
Why does MIR Bryan seek to be re.
nominated president? He must be
lawyer enough to recall the motto:
"Who does by means OF. another does on
his own hook" 1t is took metaphysical
as it even mildly paradoxical, TO say
that Mr.. Bryan is already serving his
second term in the White house?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Plating Grounds.

The state engineers department has
been busy for several days making 4
complete Typographical plat of the
state house grounds, with the location
OF the building and the elevation of the
streets surrounding the tract, which
will be submitted to a prominent land
scape gardner, for proposed methods Of
identifying and improving the plat.
While this work is being done at the
present time, it: is not likely that any
active work of improvement will be
commenced until after the new build
ing is completed, as the material will
take up a large amount of the room on
the grounds, and the hauling Of the
; cit =
30 TO iao ~ &
before that time. sS5Ss5ESs5S4
State Engineer Lea has just returned
from a trip to Chelsea, Faux eeunty,
one of the new towns, Wbsss he was
called to locate an artesisn we'll, for
which it is expected to secure town.
ship bonds. The we'll is to be used for
fire protection for the town, and ID Gun,
My water gsnarallY..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
New Kind Of Injunction.

1t has often been thought that a linn
it to the injunction Of federal judges
had been reached, but every time after
such conclusion has been drawn it
was not long until some Judge pushed
out into new fields. 1t nowlseems that
the limit has actually been reached, al
though that opinion is subject to reyi-
sion.
The legislature of Alabama recently
held an extra session and under the best
legal advice that could be obtained,
passed some laws that all the lawyers
thought were injunction proof. They
have found, however, that they were
badly mistaken. A whole state can be
enjoined as well as labor organization
or stage official. When the state had
passed laws regulating freight and pas
senger rates and made it the duty of the
state Officials to enforce the laws, Judge
Jones Issued an injunction against the
state officials and forbid them to do any
such thing. The lawyers had advised
the legislators that bills could be drawn
SO that Judge Jones could not enjoin
them. The device was not to put any
specific duties in enforcing the law
upon any state officers or any individual;
passengers or shippers, or any one else
could bring proceedings against the
railroads for violating the law. Fur
thermore, the statutes were made
"penal acts IN order to avoid equity
Jurisdiction. .s@
Inc ink was hardly dry on these
penal statutes when Judge Jones is
sued blanket injunction against any
body and everybody from attempting to
enforce them. Thus government by
injunction enters new fields, but it
does not follow that there are not still
other fields to be discovered
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION

Washington, D. c., Dec. s. The Of
fetal call for the republican national
convention, to be held in Chicago on
on June rs next, was issued today.
1t is. signed by Chairman Harry
5. New and Secretary Elmer Dover of
the republican national committee.
The call provides that said national
convention shall consist of four dele
gates at large from each state. two dele
gates for each epresentative-at.la
in congress, two delegates from each
Congressional district and from each of
the territories of Arizona, New Mexico
and Hawaii, two delegates from the
District of Columbia and two each from
Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands.
For each delegate elected to this con
vention, an alternate delegate shall be
chosen to serve in case OF the absence
of his principal.
All delegates shall be elected not
earlier than thirty days after the
date of this call and not later than
thirty days before the date of the meet
ing of the next republican national
convention.
All notices of contest shall be sub
Eitted in writing, accompanied by ,
printed statement setting forth tn.
grounds of contest, which must be tilet
with the secretary oil the committe.
twenty days prior to the meeting of th,
national convention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
NAVIGATION OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER
It is Now UP to the Local Transpor-
tation Company to Get Busy.

e, In aday or two the returning dele
gates from Omaha to the national
rivers and harbors congress are expect
ed TO show up with reports of what
happened, and from that time, it is ex.
pected, something will be doing in the
local navigation proposition.
There have been local demonstrations
and acts to satisfy everybody concerned
that Omaha wants Missouri river navi-
gasion; it isnow ny to the Omaha and
Missouri River Transportation COM
pany, the local company organized for
the purpose, to demonstrate the practi-
cal of the proposition, to do actual
navigating and show the federal gov
eminent that it can be done under adj
verse conditions, and that it will be
ddie.in abundance under the favorable
conditions that may be brought aonut
by government appropriations to inn
prove the river channel.
At Sioux City, only i'll January, there
will be given big steamboat" ban
quet, similar to the one here last month
Ia demonstration for education, en-
thtsiasm and expression of public sen.
tinient A full grown Omaha delega-
ton will go up the river for the occa
sioh to attend Then, there will be
congressman, governors and other dig
nitRries in official and business life az
speakers.
From all parts Of thecountry the
men high in official life, and those fam
i iliar with inland water ways affairs are
being called upon for articles for pub
licbtion, giving their views and idea.
oninland water ways indicating a wide
spread interest in the problem, Oman.
i World Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
The West All Right.

The New York papers have contin.
ually denounced western merchants
for trying to cancel orders for goods
given before the panic, The denun.
citation is directed at the wrong parties.
These western merchants say that they
would be glad to get the goods and
have no doubt that they could dispose
OF them, but they cannot get the money
to pay for them because that money il
locked up in New Y ork and the bank.
ers refuse to cash drafts drawn upon
them. Let the New York bankers do
business and cash the drafts of western
bankers who have money deposited
there and will be no cancellation OF
orders. Ne
Those editors should learn that the
west is all right and has been all right
from the beginning. We have the
goods here to exchange for the manu-
featured products of the east, but the
exchange cannot be made without
money, All the surplus money was
gathered in New York by high rates Of
interest and then all at once it seems
to have disappeared. Where did it 10
to? Who has it,
There has been little boarding In the
west. Let these editors turn their de-
nunciations upon the right parties.
The west wants the goods and it has
the corn, wheat, cattle and hogs to pay
for them. Send back the money and
the railroads will soon be overloaded
with goods coming west and farm
products going east. The west wants
them and has the real stuff to pay
for them which is represented by
money Empty the safety vaults III:
New York. Turn your wrath upon
the men who placed the money there
and not upon the men whom your.
bankers refuse to pay what they owe
them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Wary Candidate in Dry DAYS.

Boston Herald: Representative
John Sharp Williams has "new"
story. During the recent Mississippi
gubernatorial campaign the Hon. Jeff
Eraly was one of the unsuccessful as
pirants for the majority suffrage of his
felloW-citzens. Prohibition doctrines
figured in the struggle and seemed very
important to a Methodist minister.
Brother Truly" said the minister, 81
want to ask you question DO you
ever take drink of whiskey p
aBefo' | answer that question: re :
sponded the wary brother Truly z
want to know whether tits an inquiry
or an invitation 4
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Not in Presidential Race.

President Roosevelt will not be can
didate for a third term. All doubt on
this point was last night dispelled by
all authoritiye statement from the
White House that Mr.. Roosevelt still
adheres to the remuneration made
on the night of election three years ago.
In statement issued last night, presi-
dent Roosevelt says he has not changed
and shall not change the decision com.
municated to the American people in
1904
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12
Mr.. Bryan's Varied Experiences.
Chicago Record Herald, rep.

tIHicdSo iSecoFd-deraid, fep.l
In this good timeof all good times in
the year, when Christmas is coming ard
Mr. Bryan has come, it is a pleasure to
congratulate that gentleman on his re-
ception ane to suggest that he could
write a mighty interesting autobic.
graphy, with special bearing on the
popularity. 70 il, il %
been acclaimed more enthusiastically
as leader and prophet: no man has heen
executed and buried more frequently,
lie has taken many rides in the carri-
age st honor when the joyous trumphet
sounded, and it would be hard job to
count the number of solemn requiems
that have been sung at his imaginary
obseqnies or the warnings that have
been drawn from his melancholy Fate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

Hereafter il shall be unlawful for
anybody in the state of Alabama to tote
a gun unless the same shall be more
than twenty-four inches in length.
Anybody found violating this law by
having an understood gun about his per-
son will be put in jsi for a season to
give his ideas of moderI warfare a
chance to expand
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

generations Extract from address by
L. Stewart, Dominion Superintendent
of Forestry, before Dominion Forestry
Convention, January 10, 1906.
500 billion feet ought to run us a
while without putting the price UP so
high
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

And yet the Aberdeen News has not
seen fit to point out anything wrong in.
the principles for which Governor
Crawford stands. 1t prefers to make
the campaign personal affair when it
knows that the issue before the repub-
zs!iesn party is not one of men but of
principles.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

The ingenious japanese have intro
duced the use of the live wire fence in
warfare against the Formosa head
hunters, its superiority to the. barbed
wire fence being obvious.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

The nov $50 gold piece bears an eagle
with outstretched wings These gold
pieces could fly too fast before.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

The evidence promptly comes in
abundance that Senator Tillman is, in
good working condition.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

Japan meets the United States a
good deal more than half by promising
to keep ali her laborers at home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-12

The fact that the Pennsylvania dele
CATION in congress wafHaed up over
Philander G. Knox for the presidency
shows that enthusiasm can be worked
up for almost anything