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New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago June 2O-Heavy selling by longs had =
weakening effect to-day on the local wheat mar
ket, prices declining more than I cent from thu
highest point Of the day At the close the Septeul-
Der delivery was Ssc 10 1ec lower Corn was on
laC- Oats a shade higher. Provisions wers
down 2lac I2l4c 10 I5c.
The wheat market opened strong because OF N
advance ot Ia at Liverpool Liberal sales BY lead
ins longs. however, soon started prices downward.
Favorable weather in this country for the growing
crop was the chief reason for the selling During
the remainder Of the day the market iuctuated
nervousy, but bearish sentiment seemed to pre-
dominate and every advance brought out increased
selling News from the Southwest was Of a bullish
character. there being many reports Of small croos
From the Northwest came fresh reports OF injury
in Dakota by green bugs and wire worms. The
market closed steady September opened ssc 10
1ac 1ac TO sc higher 95Izc s5ssc sold of to
94i4c and closed at s4Asc Clearances of wheat and
Ceipts 100000 bushels against 2110OO bushels
on the same day last year Minneapolis Duluth
and Chicago reported receipts of 259 against
SI6 cars last week and Is9 cars a wear ago
Firm cables and small local receipts strengths
ened the corn market early I'm the day. but later
prices declined In sympathy with wheat Crop
news from Iowa and Illinois was favorable to the
bulls. the majority of the reports declaring that
the crops are very backward The market closed
sic 54isc. sold off 53Isc and closed at 5Sssc
Local receipts We're 45S cars. with 126 OF
grade.
There was an active general demand for oats all
day and the market withstOod heavy selling by
longs. Reports of damage by the green bug in
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa were numerous and
strengthened the market. Prices declined In SYM
pathy with wheat. but rallied again and closed rnl
September opened shade TO Sc 10 &c higher ae
$50 TO SSssc. sold at SS2c and then declined
37Ssc. Ftial quotations were at 3se. Local rs-
Provisions were quiet and easy for the greater
part Of the day. Pork advanced slightly at tbs
opening m covering by shorts. but soon eased or
At the close September pork down 125sc 20 i5a
at sl5 75 Lard was down 2lsc at IS so. Ribs were
SC lower at IS 90.
cars: corn. sos carss oats. s5 cars; hogs. 10000
head.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
ASSETS AWAY ABOVE LIABILITIES.
Schedule Filed by Bankrupt Automobile
Agents Makes Large Showing

The Smith & Mabley Company. automobile agents
and motor boat manufacturers against whom an
Involuntary petition in bankruptcy recently
filed in the United States District Court presented
schedules yesterday showing liabilities of s296,1
and assets of Sl3,663. or the total Indebtedness
$25 662 is secured 10 the firm by Broessneck Brose
4. Co by assignment Of stock certificates of the
Smith & MabIey Manufacturing Company.
The principal unsecured creditors State of
New York franchise tax. 1897; water rent. $780,
Broessneck, Brosel e Co, $25.775 New Amsterdam
National Bank $25 100; Riverside Bank. 5000
Harry Monkhouse. 5000; Bridgeport Vehicle Com
many 1853; w. II. II. Hull Co, S6.ll7: Broess-
neck BroseI & Co. S7.544 Addie Smith Davis
action for personal damages, 10000; Allen Bell
Davis action for damages. $4,000; William Beck
man action for damages $4,000.
The assets consist of cash on hand, $500; cash in
hank S57: stock owned by bankrupt in the Smith &
Mabley Manufacturing Company, of No. 6li East
93d street $4,000; equity In unexpred insurance.
SIG 600; plant and power account, i6.420; accounts
due the bankrupts $S4b7S. OF the latter asset the
Mercedes Importing Company owes the bankrupt
s37 TAG There are also accounts receivable 10 the
amount of S3072 assigned collateral to Rroess-
neck Brosel & Co The inventory OF fixtures
stock etc of the bankrupt gives a total OF S6l.S2
making up the total assets of @3lS'65S.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
BROOKLYN B1RGAIN DAY.
All Kinds Of Property and Buildings
Listed for 1uCtiOR Sale.

In the list of parcels of property for sale at
uubc auction by William f Melody. Deputy Col
Iertor of Assessments and Arrears for Brooklyn,
IS an assortment of churches, schools, engine
houses orphan asylums hospitals. railroad tracks
ana even the old state arsenal building which was
until recently occupied an armory by Squadron
Q None of these parcels was disposed of at the
sale held this week Some have already been put
right on the books by the payment of arrears,
and there is little doubt that all will be looked
after I'm like manner before the dates Of sale.
The Brooklyn orphan Asylum, also known as
III, "Reecher Home" in Atlantic avenue is listed
for an unpaid water tax OF 50, due in 1887. and an
assessment of s. 70 for the placing of gas lamps
ana posts The Home for COnsumptives, with
grounds extending from ST. Johns Place TO Ster-
ling Place and fronting in Kingston avenue is
listed for an assessment of $500 a. for grading
and paving Kingston avenue. The Bushwick Hos
pItal at Monroe street and Howard avenue. for a
trivial balance Of 81 o. which is said TO have stood
since 1897. is listed auction. st. Pauls Epsco
pal Church. In Clinton, between Carroll and Presl-
dent streets has back water taxes amounting to
&5l2 Sc There many other institutions included
That Mr. Melody is playing no favortes is at
tested by the fact that Father knickerbocker. as
we'll as his Board of Education and Fire Depart
meut are in the tolls. The list contains the an
nouncernent that a lot in Fourth avenue between
blst and SD streets belonging to the city Of New
York is 10 he sold for in taxes. water and
assessments. footing UP to 500 ST.
Even the railroads are not exempt from Mr..
Melody's hammer. Property or the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company, in the nth Ward. is on
the printed list sale for payment of 1892 Il
for repaving Manhattan avenue, while the Coney
Island and Brooklyn City Railroad Company's
''road I'm the sth Ward is booked for taxes of
500 II due in 1892 and 1898.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
THE IRON AND METAL TRADES.
..Tha Iron Age" saws:


The Milken failure has had somewhat pro-
nounced sentimental effect. both here and abroad
where It's significance was not as. clearly under
stood The fact that the steel plant and rolling
ing shop only will he operated 70 III contracts
causes some displacements. Incidentally II may
be noted that another steel plant IN the districr
connected with structural mills has also stopped
running. The NIilliken shutdown has caused the
receivers 10 appear IN the market for at least
part OF the requirements for beams angles, etc.
to carry out contracts. and 1t seems more than
likely that the tonnage will go to the Central
West. The closing down will also make gap ts
the order books the blast furnaces who had
tracted sell metal the close OF the year. This
has not had any effect yet the Eastern basic
pig iron market because the steel mills stts
version OF the iron VIII rather help than other
wise What influence II will have more distant
deliveries remains be Nothing has come
light Yet concerning the material used by
quite considerable
The pig iron markets dull throughout the
country and in some localities distinctly weak-
and it is particularly the premiums pronnpa
delivery which affected adversely. For for-
ward delivery sellers conservative and buyers
maintain attitude of Indifference. The foreign
Germans have been buyers during recent months
in England. 1t remains to be seen whether. nows
they will put the peg lower
Under more liberal offerings by steel works.
East and West. the steel market has weake ed,
perceptiby. Some outlet has been found TO Canada
where the snti-dumping clause has been ternpora-
r-y suspended as 10 steel biets because the Cana
dian steel works unable to take care OF tha
month the contract for Seventy-one thousand tonA
of rails for the Grand Trunk Pacific will be given
out This must go 10 the Canadian works to the
Of their ability to roll them. and therefor
to mills However. il may lead a furthep
diversion of billet business TO this country.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
PITTsBURG BROKERS ON TRIAL.
Charged with Conspiracy to Bribe Council.
men in Tube City Case.

Ptttsburg June 2o.-Charles r. Richardson and
A T. McCirew. charged with conspiracy to bribe
members of Pittsburg Councils to insure the pas
cage Of an ordinance granting the Pittsburg ~
Tube CITY Railroad a franchise in Pttsburg, were
pIaced on trial in the Criminal Court to-day.
It is charged that Richardson, who is broker.
gave C. s. Cameron, president OF the proposed
road S7000O with which do the alleged brib-
ing of Councilmen.
The money later disappeared. resulting in charges
being made against Councilman w. A Martin j.
H. Mnhoiland. engineer of the railroad Joseph
Islaherty. President Cameron and others
McGrew is alleged he Richardson's partner in
the brokerage business.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21

10 IN Jersey City he. with the other i'm
4ii-s ants. mad been kept waiting for four hours
c,- WI. wise had just put one question to Mr..
Ian dI the afternoon hearing when the re-
quest for the conference was made b,, NJ D.
.erSoh 1t is more than probable that before
@ me ehd or the week the basis of an agreement
py the railroads looking TO a reduction in the
immigrant tariffs and speedy Improvement of
olle Coiultions under which the immigrants are
al 'eu across the country will be submitted tn
Commissioner Watchorn ~
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
DEPRESSION ON CLEVELAND EXCHANGE

IeieETapH
Cleveland. June 20.-The Cleveland STOCK EN-
change to-day shared the depression IN the SAFE ol
stocks that prevailed in New YORK II was tne
dullest day IN the Exchanges history one snare
of Guardian Savings and Trust at d. one snare
of Kansas City Breweries preferred ana Two irhc-
tions of Washington. Baltimore Anhapolls os
were all tho transactions The brokers stood on
the floor end shouted themselves hoarse trying 10
obtain business at the prices their orders named
but business came not. Even the broker VINO can
always recall something which happened IN tine
wet fall OF 1897 unable TO parallel To-Day
showing
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
NO HIGHER PRICES FOR PIANOS.

Chicago. June 20-Tha National Association OF
piano Dealers to-day declared against miSrepre-
sentatfon in the sale Of pianos. u was asserted
bv many speakers that misleading advertisements
have been used by inscriptions dealers, and
resolutions were introduced declaring that men
sponsihle for such advertising should hs expelled
II was denied that tho convention contemplated
INV sc+ion toward raising prices
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
Financial Meetin gs.
THE THTRTY-FoURTH STREET NATIONAL BANEc
OF NEW YORK. Al WEST s4TI STREET.

New YORK. June .. 1901
Notice Stockholders:
You hereby notified that special meeting OF ths
stockholders Will held the office
Association Street IN the OF Man
haitian the City OF the sth day OF July.
o'clock p NJ. take action resolution
Bank voluntary liquidation 10 take erscn
Upon named in said resolution which resolu-
tiou viii be in substantially the following form;
Resolved. That The Thirty-Fou-th Street National
Bank Of New York placed voluntary Liquidation
provisions Of Sections 5220 and s221 OF tbs
United Revised such liquidation take
effect July 1907
And you further notified that at said meeting
resolution will be introduced FOR action by said stock
hoI substantially the following form:
Resolved the Board Of Directors ana the proper
cers be- and they hereby authorized and
under the laws OF the stats
Of New York. be known as NEW NETHERLAND
RANK NEW YORK succeed the assets and
this Bank and that the Directors be and they
authorized certificate OF incor-
poratioa Of Netherland Bank of New York IN
accordance with the provisions OF Section eS OF nape
ESQ Of 1892 Of the State Of New York sGcr
oTearizstion to be as OF the of July 1901.
further notified action will be
such other matters may Be deemed essential IN
force and effect the resolutions 10 %
offered aforesaid Yours respectfully - -,
CURTIS ] BEARD. Cashier.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
Dry Dock Savings institution

SAL and s4s BowERY. Cor. Sd ST.. NEW YORK
The Trustees have declared a dividend for the sx
months ending 80 1907. all deposits entired
thereto under the bylaws, at the rate OF fouK per
cent all exceeding THREE
Is 1907.
Deposits made on before July will be entitled
TO interest from July I. 1907.
ANDREW MILLS President
CHARLES MIEHIING, Secretary.
WNI. F PATTERSON. Asst Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
TO TEST NEWSPAPER TRANSPORTATION

Chicago June ga test to determine whether
railroads have the right to give interstate trans
portation in payment of newspaper advertising was
begun here to-day by the government District
Attorney Sims, representing the Interstate Com
n,erce Commission. filed suit against the Chicago,
INDIANAPOLIS & Louisville Railway asking that the
road be enjoincd from carrying out contract for
TRANSPORTATION made with magazine
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
PRODUCE EXCHANGE STOCKS.

Business was dull in the mining market on the
New York Produce Exchange yesterday. Only
four stocks traded in and the total sales were
$500 shares. Price changes We're unimportant
The sales were: Two thousand six hundred Branch
Mint at i5c and 16c. 1000 Manhattan Combination
at O4c 3.lO0 Tramp Consolidated AT Sic. 63isc ana
64c and 200 San Toy at 65C
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK,

:. E. Cor. 6th Ave. and 18th ST.
INTEREST AT THE RATE OF FOUR PER CENT
PER ANNUHI will be credited deDositors for the SIX
MONTHS and THREE MONTHS ENDING JUNE so
1907. all from five dollars three thousand
dollars entitled thereto under the bylaws. payable
July 10. 1907.
JAMES QCINLAN. President
CHARLES NJ. BUTCHER. Treasurer
J. HAMPTON ROBB. Secretary.
Deposits made before JULY 10. 1907. Will draw
interest from JULY l. 1907
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Bid. Asked
C OF Munich As S9ls i00iA
c OF AUg<h'y ss. 9oS 700
c Of F-on-M Ss.s %
c OF Vienna As. F.. 81 PIN
Mex Govt Gid IS. 100 toO
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
sEANTEN's BANK FOR SAVINGS.

~ and T6 Wall Street
The Trustees ordered that interest be paid to-
deposo-s entitled thereto under the bylaws. and IN
accordance with the savings bank laws. for the six
months ending June 30. 1907.
on accounts exceeding three thousand dollars a.
the of FOUR PER CENT.
Payable and after Monday. July 18th. 1907.
DANIEL. BARNES. President
GEORGE NJ. HATSEY. Cashier.
New York. June 21st. 1901
Deposits made before July 10th will draw
interest from July 1st
New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
ON IMMIGRANT TRAIN.

Inspector Cowan then told the story Of his
trip 10 Philadelphia last week He bought an
immigrant ticket and set out from Ellis Island
about O'Clock in the evening with about three
hundred and fifty immigrants They were taken
70 the station OF the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey in Jersey City and penned up in
section OF the station especially set OFF for i'm
migrants. Mr. Cowan said this room was uCSer-
heath the main waiting room Of the staton tnd
me immigrants were locked IN The only fGf-
hishingE are about three hundred plain board
seats without backs. The floor, ne said, was in
filthy condition and covered with refuse. but
50 tired were the Immigrants by their long wait
ior the train to lie made up that many OF them
iay down and went TO sleep. After a four-hour
wait they were bundled into "A seven-car train.
No provision was made to supply the immi-
grants with food az the station and they Jared
10 better on the train. when they finally got
INTO the train there were not enough seats TO
20 around and many Of the passengers went to
sleep on the floor. Inspector Cowan said there
vas no lhyatory or wash basin provided. There
was wateTless water cooler, however.
When the train reached Philadelphia, al 1:45
. m. the immigrants were crowded into six
car train, although there had not been sufficient
renting capacity in the seven cars provided in
Sew yorK Inspector Cowan did not go further
than Philadelphia. but he said he was more
than grateful when he found himself In a seat
IN a hrEt-class passenger day coach on the way
back te New York. For this privilege he paid
the ssme amount as he had on the immigrant
train. but he was not herded off into a separate
section Of the station at Philadelphia, and found
hat the train was well supplied with the ordi-
nary conyentences Of passenger coaches. He
didn't have 10 wait more than fifteen minutes
ior his train, although In the New Jersey Gen.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-05
A Naval Judgment Reversed.

President Roosevelt's about-face on the
question of naval increase is one Of the
most remarkable features Of his annual
message. a year ago he appeared as the
advocate of a well-settled programme Of
adding one battle ship year 10 our navy
with a view solely to maintaining it at
its then existing strength Since his de-
termination 10 send the battle ships to the
Pacific, Mr.. Roosevelt has flung this we'll
settled programme 10 the winds "To build
one battle ship of the best and most ad-
Vanced type a year would barely keep our
heet up to its present force" he now
says, and this is not enough. I'VE should
this year provide for four battle ships"
His present Judgment is that it would be
most unwise FOR us to stop the upbuild-
ing of our navy" But why?
The answer 10 this question reveals a
curious bit OF Presidential reasoning. We
had not supposed that any one had seri-
ously expected The Hague conference to
take any action for the limitation Of
ornaments. inasmuch as that topic had
been expressly excluded from the pro-
gramme because it was hopeless to dis
cuss H. Nor had we supposed that the
naval program Of any great power would
be affected one way or the other bv the
failure of The Hague conference In take
up question everywhere regarded as
academic Nevertheless. il appears that
the Presidents judgment that IT would
De most unwise TO stop the upbuilding of
our navy Is founded on the failure of The
Hague conference to agree To the Iipita-
tIon OF naval ornaments. inasmucb as II
would be demonsuabIe folly for this
country to base any hope of securing
peace on an International agreement for
the restriction Of naval construction
Such being the fact the President argues
we must join the international scramble
for naval supremacy.
our International relations are so sereno
and unclouded that they form the dullest
topic IN the message: yet We are ad
Nlsed to enter the mad international COM
petition to keep afioat the largest num-
Der oi war ships compatible with national
solvency, Well may a London paper
wonder against whom we are arming
Who and where is our zoe? Whence
comes the threat that has scared the
President into a complete reversal Of our
naval policy so far as he has been able
TO accomplish IL. and by means of which
J. IS expected 10 dragon Congress into
providing SIOO00,Oo0 for new naval con-
Siruction? Or is it really true that Mr..
Roosevelt thinks We need four more bat
tie ships because The Hague conference
didn't place a limit on naval construc-
tion?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-05
District Public Utilities

Inc movement for more stringent regu-
Iatlon OF public service corporations hay
ing at last reached the District building
we find in the annual report Of the Com
missioners plea for the grant TO them of
powers for the regulation of street rail-
roads and other public service corpora-
tons in the District similar 20 those ex-
ercised by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. or the public service commission
ot New York. 1t is pointed out that the
commissioners have now considerable
powers Of regulation. but that these DOW
ors fan short OF those requisite to prop
eriy conserve the public interests As an
instance Of the lack Of adequate regula-
tive power, it is stated that the Commits
sioners are unable. under the present law
10 compel the gas companies to maintain
the quality and purity OF their product
TIE Commissioners express their belief
That the power to determine both the
price Of gas and its quality should be con-
ferred upon them. and promise 10 submit
legislation investing them with the powers
they desire.
We are not hopeful Of the enactment Of
any such legislation at this session Of
Congress. because it would open the whole
corporation question in a way that the
,eaders Of that body are tacitIv anxious
TO avoid. Yet the regulation OF our public
service corporations is one Of those mat
ters which might We'll be intrusted to
come local authority. thus relieving Con-
gress from mass Of legislative detail.
Until. however. il is settled law that Con-
gress may delegate it's authority TO fix
the rates and charges of public service cor
porations. il is probable that that body
vii not surrender the function Of reguIa-
ton Il has exercised in the past Desirable
as II undoubtedly is to centralize this func-
ton in a specially qualified body clothed
with ample authority. the outlook is that
We shall have TO get along with the pres
EFT system Of direct Congressional regu-
lation for some time 10 come
But that does not mean that We should
be content with no further regulation Of
public service corporations. The Commits
sioners will stand a much better chance
Of getting from Congress a few simple
remedial measures than of obtaining the
enactment Of a comprehensive and COM
plicated public utilities law. We trust
they viii press for a gas reduction bill;
The Washington herald., 1907-12-05
Pumpkin Pie Forever,

We regret to note that the Augusta
Herald. one Of our most valued Georgia
contemporaries. has been led astray Of
late BY the small but extremely pestifer-
GUS antipumpkin pie cult. and has added
It's voice to those few malefactors in pie
dom, toward which we have heretofore
trained our guns with such deadly and
terrific effect. We regret this particularly.
because of all the members Of the vast
and far-famed Herald family in Dixie. the
Augusta representative has heretofore
been our favorite kinsman.
It is not so much that the Herald should
disagree with us. as it is that it should
seek TO assail the recipe for pumpkin pie
to which We gave emphatic Endorsement:
coming, especially, as it did from the
hands of one Of Washingtons fair
women-all of which was duly outlined in
the PRONUNCIATION to which the Southern
paper takes exception.
Would our gallant Dixie friend dispute
with a lady? Upon our own judgment as
to pumpkin pie. we set great store: but We
assumed no naughty or dogmatic attitude
until backed by a pumpkin-peologis ex-
business.
and Of the right and proper sex to under
stand our more or less esthetic nature
anent the gentle art of decorous and dainty
dining. 1t is not to laugh that she should
advise boiling 'the half a pumpkin in
two cups of water" We understand that
two cups of water" Just now in Georgia
means such quantity as would be desig-
mated two thimblefuls" in Washington.
Two Washington cups of water would be
a glorious plenty for boiling the pump
kin; two Georgia cups of water would re-
suit of course. in toasted pumpkin-a deli
eacy Of which, happily, We know nothing.
We doubt not that our contemporary will
acquire finer appreciation of water be-
fore many moons have passed
As much, as we regret to believe. how
ever. that our chivalric friend from the
Sunny South will at times so far forgetu
HIS environment as to argue with a lady
We are quite sure he would not dispute
the concurrent testimony of two. All Of