Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-25
Denver. Nov. 21.--rbe amaIganla.


that will house the consolidated in
terests was practically secured at an
enthusiastic meeting of representative
business men held at the Traffic club
| last night The chamber of commerce
will furnish a $4,000 nucleus for the
| building fund from the sale of its
| building on Fourteenth and Lawrence
| streets. The remainder OF the half
| million planned for the new CONNER
cial club temple will be raised prob
ably by bond issue.
st. Louis Mo. Nov. 21.-The reports
received here from dealers and buy
ers of poultry all over the central west
and southwest indicate that the tur-
| key crop this year will be exception
ally short. and in consequence 1t Is
| likely that many dinners all over the
land will on next Thursday be minus
| the usual bird. Local produce and
| poultry dealers declare that the scare
| ity will force the price up TO between
| 30 cents and 40 cents pound before
| Thanksgiving day has dawned This
| will make twenty-pound bird cost
from So to Ss. price that will be pro
hibitive to the heads of thousands OF
| households.
The changing weather last spring,
which caused great increase in the
mortality rate among turkeys. is given
as the cause OF the scarcity and the
consequent high price. Turkeys are
the teaderest of domestic fowls and
,he hardest TO raise. The late spring
caught millions of young turkeys in its
Icy blasts, and for every degree that
the thermometer went dcwn CORE
spending raise now appears in the
price of Thanksgiving turkeys. Many
farmers, too. have quit raising turkeys,
because of the great care required in
Ing them to maturity, and this fact
also has bear on the shortage in
the crop
Washington, Nov. 2l.-According to
advices received here, the new rail.
road Just completed in Guatemala by
an American and English syndicate.
of which Sir William C. Van Horne
and Minor C. Keith are members, was
opened to the public today, and was
tie occasion OF great national holt
day throughout Guatemala. The road
will bring the United States into much
closer commercial relations with the
Central American republic, and great
good is expected TO result to both coun.
tries from its establishment
Goldheld, New. Nov. 21.--If the
plans now under consideration by Dow.
len, manager OF the Nevada Goldiield
reduction works is consummated Gold
field will soon have circulating me.
dium which will relieve the scarcity
: of real money with which the camp is
afflicted. The plan is to take bullion
! produced by the mills, make it into
J bars and stamp thereon the value
which will be used as money. The
question of the legality of the plan
and It's possible confiction with cur
rency laws of the land is being in.
yestigated. At present the three re-
dnction works OF the camp are turning
out about $1,000 a day, but this
amount could easily be quadrupled by
running on ores of high grade.
Newton, Mass, Nov. 21.--Mrs VIM.
T. Hedges killed herself and two sous,
William, aged IL, and Butler T., aged
G, by asphyxiation at her home In New.
ton some time during last night All
the cracks in the doors and windows
had been plugged and the gas turned
on. Mr.. Hedges was absent on bust.
ness trip.
Berlin. Nov. 2l.-Repentance day is
heiug observed throughout Germany
with thanksgiving and prayer, IN ac-
cordance with the annual custom. A
feature of the day in Berlin was a
great public meeting in the Circus
3usche. one OF the largest of European
nmphitheaters, at which General
Booth, of the Salvation army. deliver.
ed an address.
Tho reichstag will reassemble to-
morrow, when the new naval projects
will be taken mp and will undoubtedly
form the feature of the session. 1t is
thought that little opposition will de.
velop. as the center. which forms the
bulk of the opposers of the measure
has been committed by Mr.. SPAIN to
a considerable expansion of the feet.
beyond the bounds laid down by the
existing naval acts The radicals have
also shown themselves well disposed
towards an increase of expenditure in
this direction. The national liberals
have passed resolution demanding
the necessary Strengthening and fur.
ther development OF our fleet, and the
utmost practicable acceleration of the
same" 1t is further added that "it
is absolutely necessary that our new
vessels should be at least equal to
those OF other states in size. arma-
ment and speed and that the age limit
Of battleships should be reduced"
Parliamentary leaders declare that
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