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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATED CIVIC
 SOCIETY.

Elected at United Church Chapel
 Meeting Largely Attended and Very
 Misunderstanding of Reports
 Address by Mrs. Florence Kelly, of
 New Yc=k.
 At the second annual meeting of the Associated Civic society yesterday aft ornoon at the United church chapel the following officers were elected for the ensuing year.: President, Charles F. Kent; vice president, F. L. Warden; secretary, Sidney P. Butler; treasurer, Dr. E. F. Mcintosh, executive commit tee; c. S. DeForest. Rev. John D. Coyle, Rev, A. J. Haynes, Levi T. Snow, Prof. w. s, Bailey, Mrs. Alexander Troup. Miss Ethel R, Evans and Miss Ford.
 The meeting was very largely attend ed and was a very enthusiastic one. Be- sides the election of officers and the reading of the regular reports of the workers. Miss Ethel R. Evans and Dr Julia E. Teele, there was very inter esting address by Mrs. Florence Kelley of New York. Mrs. Kelley is secretary of the Consumers league, and is an excellent authority on the subject of the labor of women and children. The theme of her address was "The Com munity and Its Working Children Mrs. Kelley has been the guest or Prof and Mrs. Henry w, Farnam during her stay here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER

There came into the excited market to-day also a rumor that differences had arisen between Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and E. H. Hartman, which prompted a call upon that capitalist to take up his vast holdings of stocks with that firm. This rumor was authoritatively denied, but the fear it endangered had it's part in the demoralization Of the day. The excited market was accom- panied by a rise in the call loan mar ket rate to 25 per cent, and the time loan market was practically unquota- ble. This gave rise to fears of over- strained credits in one direction and another rumors pointing particularly to the market for copper securities. Bankers asserted without reservation that the most painstaking scrutiny of conditions failed to show any threat or money trouble or embarrassment. This is considered the most remarkable feature of the present situation. Un- doubtedly discrimination against some stocks in collateral for loans and their throwing out had to do with much of the severe selling pressure. Yesterdays fears of foreign troubles were proved 1 entirely unfounded by to-days devel- opments.
 Te market had substantially recover ed at one time during the morning and confidence was perceptibly establish ed, when the liquidation in Union Pa- cific started the demoralization in the whole list. There were some violent gyrations due to the rush of shorts to secure their enormous profits at yari- ous times, but the tone of demoraliza- tion continued practically up to the close. The intended plan of relief by 1 the treasury department was not made | known until after the market had clos | ed, but specific reports were current of intended action without appreciably af- fecting the market Some of the most conspicuous of the days most extreme declines were Union Pacific, 25 1-4,
 Reading 22 3-4, American Smelling 2 IS, Amalgamated Copper IS 3-4, Dela-
 ware & Hudson 19 IA, and. St. Paul, 1 Northern, Pacific, Southern Pacific, Great Northern preferred, Anaconda, l Pullman, Sloss-ShefTield Steel and
 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 10 to 1S 1-2. Severe losses of less amounts were uni-
 versal.
 Bonds were but slightly affected by
 the acute weakness of stocks, but were
 generally lower.
 United States bonds were unchanged
 on call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
YESTERDAY'S STOCK MARKET.
Progress of the Panic and of Lfquida-
 ticn.

tien.
 New York, March 14.-Liquidation was of volume and character to-day such as has not been witnessed on the stock exchange since May g, 1901, when the development of a corner in North ern Pacific precipitated one of the se- verest short panics ever seen in the New York market. The sudden and acute outbreak of renewed weakness owed most of It's violence to the feel ing of despondency in speculative cir cles regarding the effects of the public. agitation against corporations and the nearly universal trend Of legislative measures against them, The extreme sensitiveness of sentiment on the sub ject is founded on suppositions of what the great authorities in th erail- road and financial world think on the subject Recent events have created the impression that these great au- thorities are in a condition of keen anxiety, and even of fright about the prospect they have to face in this mat ter, Some of the steps taken with the intention of allaying apprehension on the subject seem to have been princl- pally instrumental in aggravating it. This was notably true of the visit to Washington early in the week of J.. F. Morgan with the avowed purpose of acting as mediator between the presi- dent and the railroad companies. A vague supposition was entertained ear- ly in the week that some effective measures were to be taken at Wash ington, which would put a new face on the matter.
 The panic broke out on the stock ex- change to-day in connection with dis patches from Washington to brokerage houses that no change of policy or of administrative conduct was to be ex- pected in Washington. This appealed strongly to the speculative fears as sweeping away the last bulwark of protection for the railroad companies from the onset of indignant public dis approval and even threatened conhsca- tion. Speculative operators saw this View of the situation confirmed in the mysterious and overpouring of stocks. which they attributed to capitalists who hold controlling interests in the great railroads.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

per praise service was held in the children's hall, Mrs. A. B. Miller pre- siding. Prayer was offered by Rev. Ed ward s. Hume several selections were sung by the mothers meeting choir, Miss Helen Keller, organit; addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Sheath and Hon. H. G. Newton, and Mrs. Shepard gave a tender-hearted talk to the mem- bers of the Mothers meeting, for whom she had for some many years faithfully labored The annual offering received was $25.75, which will be sent as usual for the support of Bible reader among the women of India.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
BIRTHDAY SUPPER AT CITY MIS-
 STONS.
Mrs. Eleanor Shepard, Ninety-Three

Mrs. Eleanor Shepard, Ninety-Three
 Years of Age, the Oldest Member of
 the Women's Executive Committee.
 For several years past the women's executive committee of the City Mis- sion has given an annual supper on the occasion of the bi1 thday of their oldest member Mrs, Eleanor Shepard, who is now ninety-three years of age and still actively engaged in the work. The wom- en and children of the weekly mothers meeting were the guests and Wednes- day afternoon nearly 200 were provided with seats at the ten tables in the mis- sion house auditorium, which were not only as usual abundantly spread but beautifully decorated with cut flowers generously donated by Florists Cham pion, Moore, Platt and Munro.
 lAt the guest table were Mrs. Shep- ard Rev. Dr. Sheath and wife, Hon. H.. G. Newton, F, E. Hartshorn, Rev. MT Mossman, J. F. Douglass Mrs. M. T., Beach, Mrs. T. A. Cutting and Mrs. F.. A. Leggett of Asbury Park N. J., Mrs Shepard's daughter. Rev. Dr. Sheath, the president of the City Missionary as sociaton. asked the divine blessing and at the close of the supper Rev. MT. Mossman, the missionary pastor, in a few words of congratulation expressed to MT. Shepard the best wishes of all
 Members of the women's executive committee and others assisting Mrs. H. G. Newton, the chairman, and Mrs. H, B. Sturgess, chairman of the mothers meeting committee, in arranging for the supper. were Mrs. Graves the lady mis- sionary; Mrs. Dayton, Mrs. Dorman, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Mossman, Mrs. Bean, Mrs, Willson, Mrs. M. E. Phillips, Mrs. E L. Parmelee, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. My rick, Mrs. Douglass, Mrs. Judson, and Miss Meech.
 During the hour previous to the sup
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
BRIDGEPORT I. o. o. F.

Harris Lodge Coming to Confer Third
 Degree.
 A delegation of 150 members of Sam uel H. Harris lodge, No, 99, Indepen- dent Order of odd Fellows, with its excellent degree team will come here this evening to work the third degree OF a large class of candidates in Music hall at joint meeting of all the lodges of the order in the Elm City. The can didates are from the various lodges. It promises to be one of the largest gatherings of Odd Fellows held In New Haven in some time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
Closing Prices.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whitey, members of the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges, eNw York office 52 Broadway and 15 Center street New Haven Conn.
 New York, March, 14.
 Bid. Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whitely, members of the new York and Boston Stock Exchanges, New York office 52 Broadway and 15 Center street New Haven Conn,
 New York, March, IA.
 flight Low. Bid. Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

It was a busy, absorbing time in Wall street, day of great tension, and nerve wracking and bitter disappoint- ment to many, and day also when the "bears were drunk with money"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

Jennie B. Cation hive of Maccabees will have a matinee whist to-day at 3 p. m. at St. Georges hall 39 Insurance building
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
Roston stock G,leltaltlons.

Reported over private wires of Horn blower & Weeks. members of the New York and Boston Stock Ex- changes, New Haven office, 27 Center Street
 Boston, March, IA.
 High. Low. Bid. Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

Full details are given in other pages of the exciting times on the stock ex- change.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
Cotton Market.

Reported by Dick Bros. & Co.,, mem- bers of the New York Stock and Cotton Exchanges. Branch office No. S2 Center street. New Haven Conn.
 New York, March, 14.
 uioh Iow Tact
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

Yesterday may be added to the panic days of the past ten vars. The first of these was the Flower panic in 1899. The next the May panic in 1901. The third the panic of July, 1903, the fourth the Lawson panic of December, 1904, and yesterdays, which is characterized as the silent or mysterious panic.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

Yesterdays big panicky slump in the stock market will be historic in Wall street annals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

One thing that can be said is the forced selling, and the accompanying collapse in prices did not reflect any condition of generally shaken credit, and did not result from widespread distress or trouble.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15
STOCK MARKET FEATURES
THE BIG SLUMP OF YESTERDAY
 WILL BE HISTORIC.

One Of the Panic Days of Decade Remarkable That No Failures Were
 Reported--Large Amounts of Stock
 Bought for Cash--Gossip of the Day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

these was the Flower panlc Ill l699 The next the May panic in 19O1 The third the panic of July, 1903, the fourth the Lawson panic of December, 1904, and yesterdays, which is characterized as the silent or mysterious" panic.
 One thing that can be said is the forced selling, and the accompanying collapse in prices did not reflect any condition of generally shaken credit and did not result from widespread distress or trouble.
 The fact that the street can get through such days as it has been ex- periencing, and not report failure is one of the most astonishg features of the situation. It means that the peo- pie who are hurt are well to due and can stand their losses.
 Prices closed the day in great con- fusion, the lowest being recorded as the chairman's gavel fell, announcing the close of business. The scene on the floor of the exchange was as fully as exciting as that in the Northern Pacific panic Yet in the various brokers of fees there was much less confusion and people as a rule took the collapse philosophically. Small traders have been swept away early in the week Yesterdays losses were mostly those of wealthy men and plungers who could afford to lose.
 Foo c ,1ro 1,a- | been evident before was the amount of stock sold for cash. This was particu- larly true of Amalgamated Copper.
 Bradstreet's on Saturday will say: Prices of staple commodities displayed notable strength during February, cot ton goods leading in this direction, al they indeed did in activity, over any other special group of articles. Othel groups manifesting tirmness or an ad. Nancing tendency were provisions, nc doubt helped by the prolongation of se were weather Breadstuffs also harden. ed, largely because of straitened sup plies growing out of the car short age, itself also a partial reflection 0 the storm weather.
 At yesterdays lowest price the aver age price of stocks was about thirty three points under that of last Decem ber
 An incident in the money marke that attracted attention was the heav lending by Standard Oil brokers an banks.
 Brokers who have been in Wa street for years said they had neve seen anything to equal yesterdays Ii quidation. Furthermore, they hay no parallel for market that has bee so weak for so many days. Wit stocks down m an average of nearl 40 points since December, it woul seem that some rally ought to occu But people will not buy stocks wit N14io N1,1t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

The fact that the street can get through such days as it has been ex- periencing, and not report a failure is one of the most astonishg features of the situation. It means that the peo- pie who are hurt are well to due and can stand their losses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

An incident in the money market that attracted attention was the heavy lending by Standard oil brokers and banks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

At yesterdays lowest price the aver age price of stocks was about thirty three points under that of last Decem- Der.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-15

A feature of the market that has not been evident before was the amount of stock sold for cash, This was particu- larly true of Amalgamated Copper
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH.
Believed to Have Been the Youngest
Soldier Who Bore Arms.


Colonel John Lincoln Glenn, quar-
termaster general, U. s. A, now sta
toned at San Francisco, is believed to
have been the youngest soldier who
ever bore arms in battle.
Colonel Glenn enlisted in the union
army as drummer boy in May, 1861.
before he had reached the age of 10
years He served thereafter to the
end of the civil war under Generals
Grant, Rosecrans, and Thomas, and
took an active part in many impor-
tant battles
When only II years old he was
made a sergeant of company c,
Twenty second Michigan regiment, on
the battlefield of Chickamauga for
bravery, and was appointed as per-
sonal orderly to General Thomas.
He was more widely known as the
drummer boy of Shiloh" and as such
he is referred to in most histories of
the civil war.
The colonel is now the senior
colonel in the quartermaster's de
partmcnt of the regular army, and is
expected to succeed Quartermaster
General Humphrey when the latter re
tires.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
GENERAL LEE AND HIS SONS.
Remarkably Close Relationship Which
Existed Between Them.

Gen. Robert E. Lee used to relate
a pleasing incident of one of his boys
with whom he was walking out in the
snow one day at Arlington.
The little fellow Jagged behind, and
looking over his shoulder, the father
saw him initiating his every move
ment, with head and shoulders erect
and stepping exactly in his own foot
prints. In Life and Letters: of Lee"
the author says that. the general
would conclude the story by saying,
When saw this, l. said to myself
1t behooves me to walk very straight
when this little fellow is already fol-
lowing in my tracks," Accordingly,
there was never a more circumSpect
father than was this great man.
While stationed at Fort Hamilton
he wrote several letters to his young
sons. They may well be called the
letters of a model father. Here is
one:
Fort Hamilton, n. Y, March 81, 1916.
Il cannot go to bed my dear son,
without writing you a few lines to
thank you for your letter, which gave
me much pleasure.
81 do not think that / ever told you
Of a fine boy l heard of in my travels
tains of New Hampshire. He was just
Is years old, the age of Curtis. His
father was a farmer, and he used to
assist him to work on the farm as
much as he could.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24

THE snow there this winter was
deeper than it has been for years, and
one day he accompanied his father to
the woods to get some wood. They
went with their wood sled, and after
cutting a load and loading the sled,
this little boy whose name was
Harry, drove it home while his father
cut another load.
He had a fine team of horses and
returned very quickly; but he found
his father lying PROSTATE on the
frozen snow under the large limb of
a tree, which had caught him in it's
fall and thrown him to the ground.
He was cold and stiff, and little Harry,
finding that he was not strong enough
to relieve him from his position,
seized the ak and cut off the limb,
and then rolled it off him, but his
father was dead and his feeble efforts
were all in vain. Although he was
out in the far woods by himself, and
had never before seen a dead person,
he was nothing daunted, but backed
his sled close up to his father, and
with great labor got his body on it,
placed his head in his lap, and drove
home to his mother"
In every letter Gen. Lee wrote
learn to be good. Be true, kind and
generous" and always told his boys
some instance of courage, of duty
well done. or of some interesting fact
of his daily life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
IN THE NAME OF CHARITY.
Jack London's Story Carries Sting of
Truth and Pathos.

ssJack London's famous definition of
Misunderstanding bone with dog
when you're as hungry as the dog
recalls story about charity said
magazine editor, that heard Mr.. Lon
don tell at a farewell dinner in New
York before he sailed away on the
Spark.
Mr. London said two old men were
smoking and drinking together after
dinner.
THE host rang the bell and an old
woman appeared.
"'Confound you, stupid said the
host Didn't tell you 1 wanted the
Scotch? Take this back, and bring
what 1 asked for, you old fooll'
"'Come, come said the guest, after
the old woman had hurried away in
great fright. Come, come, my friend,
don't you think you are rather too
sharp with your old servant
"'Oh,' said the other, she's not a
servant. She's only poor relation
I'm keeping out of charity
1.-The guest looked relieved
That alters the case, of course he
aid.''-Washington Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT
Wife's- sneering Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
OF the American Booksellers associa-
ton of New York said: 4 once knew
San Franciscan who married a girl
for her money. She was not a pretty
girl. and as time passed and love
cooled, she developed a rather tart
tongue.
"One day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance a 20-horse-
power automobile. He took the car
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at it She
gave one sneering glance, and then
said:
It's very fine, but if it hadn't
been for my money, it wouldn't be
here
Well, Mamie said the husband,
quickly. if it hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be- here your
seif''
USED BY THE DOCTORS,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
Latest Kansas Events.
Valuable Gravel Bed.

A gravel bed on the farm of Sher-
man Smith promises to develop into
an important industry for Holton- The
deposit is 40 feet wide, and work
men have failed to go through it at
depth of 40 feet. The length OF
the strip has not yet been determined
The gravel is suitable for concrete.
roofing, ballast and macadam.. En-
gineers of the Missouri Pacific and
the Union Pacific railroad companies
have taken samples of the gravel for
analysis and Phil Sauer, a Topeka
contractor, bought a car of it for
trial in roofing work. Mr.. Smith pro
badly will organize a stock company
and operate his plant on an extensive
scale, as all the experts have report
ed favorably on the samples submit
ted The deposit is only a few yards
from a railroad, and Elk creek flows
through it, affording a natural wash
ing facilities. There is a spring in
the gravel bed which has attracted
the attention of scientists. Water
rises to the surface 80 feet above the
creek bed and runs off into the creek
The water shows iron and sulphur
and it is believed it has medicinal
properties. Professors from Wash
burn college in Topeka and from
Campbell college here have examined
it's water.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24

run down from $50 to 125 pounds. l
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled UNI
til it was "a inches around. and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until 1 could no longer stand 1T, and
then he advised amputation. refused,
and began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsidized gradually, the
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. / have been
well now for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-08-24
FINALLY HOUSED Up UNCLE.
How Crowd Ct Villagers Stirred tho
Sage of the Cracker Barrel.

There was the usual crowd OF VII
layers sitting on the postoface steps
waiting for the mail to be distrib-
uted, and among them was Uncle
john He had joined the sitters with
out saying a word. and at the end OF
fifteen minutes one of the men wfnked
at the crowd and said:
We'll, Uncle John, have you heard
about the big earthquake in Vermont,
with 10000 people killed?"
Uncle John looked at him In q
weary way and shook. his. head
4 And the cyclone in Connecticut yes
terday and 500 houses downtown? .
continued the man.
Uncle John yawned and was not
the least Interested.
The Ohio river rose 200 feet of a
sudden the other day and carried the
city of Cincinnati down stream Tens
of thousands of people lost their lives.
Any of your relatives down there,
Uncle. John?"
The old man slowly shook his head
and reached down to pick up silver
and pick his teeth with it
"And the whole state of Pennsyl-
vania is caving in,'' said the Joker,
"and by tomorrow there will be \
great lake where 100000 or 6.OO0,OoO
people have lived 4
Uncle John took the news without
word. In fact, he yawned and
stretched over it.
by thunder, but there goes rat
under that pile of lumber across the
street." exclaimed the joker as he
rose up. Say, you fellers-
But he got no further Uncle John
was across the street and had club
In his hand, and within the next ten
minutes he had done a half day S
work tearing down the pile to get al
the rat He had been aroused al
last.-Kansas City Journal.