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New-York tribune., 1907-11-25

were receiving these unusual bits of paper IN
stead of their wages they struck, and IN many
instances riot ensued. Many Of the shut-doWns
and curtailments shown in the accompanying
ia bic were due solely 10 the inability OF the en-
pIoyers to get money to pay off their men, ana
not TO insolvency or conditions Of trade.
And now the climax Of the situation seems to
be past Factories are resuming work and pay
ing their men in currency. Money has poured
out of the banks Of this city and other large
financial centres, and been replaced, at least in
part, by gold from Europe. Stockings are once
more giving up their boards. and the thin layers
Of new dust have been swept off the covers of
the strong boxes and the lines of depositors are
forming at the right windows to give confidence
10 the weak kneed. The thirty day limit that
many savings banks put upon Withdrawals has
expired with few, indeed, to claim their money;
the goose is hanging high, or higher than it was,
and the turkey on Thursday Will probably not
stick in dry thrOats.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
Makes DENIAL FOR FISH.
Chicago 4ttorney Ans7ccrs Charges
an Illinois Central Suit.

Chicago. Nov. A.-Denals Of charges in the an
swers filed yesterday by John Jacob Astor. j. L.
Harahan and others in the Illinois Central injunc-
tion suit brought by Stuyvesant Fish were made
to-day by Henry w. Leman attorney for Mr. Fish
He intimated that legal redress may be sought for
his client a result of tho allegations in the
documents placed record yesterday.
THE so-called injudlcious loans made by Mr.
Fish while he was president of the Illinois Central
Railroad were all approved by the board of direc-
tors.' said Mr. Leman. Among these loans were
some 10 Messrs Hartman and Peabody Neither
is the Missouri Pacific competitor of the Illinois
Central. IS charged and the assertion that Mr.
Fish is trying to regain control of the latter rail-
road in order operate it in the interest of the
Gould line is untrue"
A motion to dissolve the injunction so far as It
applies to the $500 shares of Illinois Central stock
owned by the Mutual Life Insurance Company will
be argued before Judge Ball in the Superior Court
of Cook County tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
.STTCKNEY ON CURRENCY
Suggests That Government Deposit
More Money an Banks.
IRy Telsgranh q The Tr.bune. ]


81 Psrl Nov a4-In Il statement issued to-day
A B. suckney. president of the Chicago Great
Western Railway, scored the present banking
system of the country and denounced the theory
that the present money stringency is due to lack
Of circulation. He said:
4 am much IN hope that President Roosevelt
has been isqUoted i'm his reported intiations that
he favers issuing more national bank notes against
the security Of railway and municipal bonds
cannot make myself believe that such action IN
Producing as many different kinds of currency Of
as many different values there are issuing
banks say ten or twelve thousand, would he a
wise move. Such new currency would be of IN
ferior character 10 the present currency, would
rot be available for reserves for banks end would
drive the better currency out of circulation, and in
stead of increasing the volume of our currency.
would decrease il.
IN my judgment. the way to provide the neces-
sary amount Of currency is not to issue more. but
to economic in the use Of what We have and de-
wise banking system which viii permit II TO cir
s.llate instead Of being boarded
IF the enormous income Of the government were
deposited in banks collected. and thus kept in
circulation instead Of being boarded in the Treas
ury il would furnish the OF prevention which
is better than The pound of cure. Under the pres
ent sub-treasury system the government seems TO
require a working balance of actual cash in the
Treasury of approximately S20o,o0o@'o."
President Stickney added that the British govern
1nent carries a working balance Of less than
$40 Og00oo deposiJng the rest.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
SHOOTS HIMSELF ON SOUND STEAMER.
Man Believed To Be Frank Bowers, of New
Haven, Dies in Hospital Here.

well dressed man about sixty years old.
supposed to be Frank Bowers, OF New Haven.
shot himself in the head in a stateroom the
Sound steamer Rhode Island. of the United
States Transportation Company. when of Col
lege point on the way TO New York yesterday
morning. He died in the Hudson Street Hos
pital several hours later without recovering
consciousness.
The man boarded the boat at Fall River on
Saturday night, registered Frank Bowers and
was assigned to staterOOm No. 100. Shortly
after q o'clock yesterday morning one OF the
boats crew heard a shot fired and informed the
captain. The door of Bowers's stateroOm was
forced open, and the old man was found lying
on the floor unconscious. A revolver was lying
near by
When the boat reached the Catherine street
pier Bowers was removed TO the Hudson Street
Hospital. where he died without leaving any
clew TO his identity other than the name on the
steamboats, registry. He was about five feet
eight inches in height, had gray hair, mustache
and beard and was dressed in q we'll fitting suit
of expensive clothes of dark material. There
were no cards or papers in the pockets. nor any
money or jeWelry.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
VIEWS IN WEST.
Conference in Chicago Results IN
Optimistic Conclusion.
NV TeIerraph 20 The Tribune. ]

Chicago Nov. 24.-The bankers of the United
States may resume the payment OF currency within
the next weeks. This the optimistic view
taken of the general situation to-day at a secret
meeting of New York, Chicago, St. Louis and Kan
sas City bankers at the Union League Club, in this
city.
The meeting was called 10 consider whether it
would he necessary TO assist St Louis and Kansas
City banks and whether the financial clouds in
New York had cleared sufficiently to warrant the
restoration of a cash basis.
Among those who attended the conference were
President C. II. Huttg of the Third National and
President Walker Hill Of the Mccormack National,
from the First National of New York, ana one of
the officers Of the First National of Kansas City.
President James b. Forgan of the First National
Bank. President John J. Mitchell Of the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank and President Byron L.
Smith of the Northern Trust Company were among
the Chicago bankers at the conference.
The situation IN New York was discussed thor
oughly Several of the bankers Of the opinion
that if an Improvement in the financial situation
there developed during the coming week. as is eX-
pected the Western bankers could take Gaze Of
themselves.
Another matter discussed wh.,1er the 81.
Louis and Kansas City banks would need aid from
Chicago in the event that it decided 10 resume
cash payments. The St Louis bankers said that
from present indications that city would not need
any aid from Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25

aggregated $4,000 this enterprise 1t was agreed
that Maxwell Campbell and Haff were to snare
the profits equally.
The deed for the land was taken in Campbells
name and was deposited as security for the loan
in the Borough Banks safe. 1t is the opinion OF
the directors that the deed will cover the loan,
One of the directors said yesterday: THE CON
yevances recently made by Half. Maxwell and
Campbell were made for the purpose, among
others Of making up any deficiency in the Sc
curity for the loans made on the Mneoa lots
and to the Interborough Leasehold Company
Outside these transactions 1t does not appear that
Maxwell or Campbell has any other interest IN
the Han enterprise. 1t is also believed by the
directors that the other loans made TO Haff were
regular enough"
As to the Shutter notes. it is understood that
Mr. Haff says he did not expect the bank to lose
by them. lie has expressed his willingness TO Sc
cure the directors from loss
S s Menken, Of counsel for the Oriental Bank,
said last night it not true that the bank might
have some of Mr.. Cows notes, but that the notes
it held amply secured In explaining the
S250O0O which the Oriental Bank discounted
he said The only connection the Oriental Bank
had with the Borough Bank that it cleared for
It, when it became unsafe TO do this longer 1t
stopped clearing. The Borough Bank had $4OO,0OO
to 100000 on deposit, and the directors of the
Oriental passed resolution that it might discount
notes drawn by banks against its deposits. Ac-
cordngly when Cow handed in his note drawn
the Borough Bank for S25OOO0, it was discounted
1t was secured by two other notes and also by real
estate"
Mr.. Philbin, also of counsel for the bank, said:
Il do not know about any other notes Mr.. Cow
may have in the Oriental Bank. 1t is quite likely
that the bank will proceed against Mr. Cow If it
proves investigation that the notes are not
amply secured Its relations with him were not
friendly I do not mean they were unfriendly, but
that they simply the relations of bank TO
one of its customers
Mr. Jones, president of the Oriental Bank who
subpGnaed to appear before the grand jury.
is still Ill.
W. A. Stafford said last night that his investiga-
ton of the books of the international Trust Com
pany and Borough Bank showed that Mr. Cow
had heavy loans from the Brooklyn bank. one for
100000 He declined to say what security had been
given, except that lie did not consider it sufi-
cient.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
GOLD IMPORTS NEAR END
Getting Metal from Paris Unimpor-
tant, Mr. IckeIheimer Says.

The total amount Of gold imports in the present
movement is $Si, 225,00O of which nearly S5.-
100000 has been engaged by Chicago institutions,
including 100000 Saturday. II. r. Ickelheimer.
Of Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co, who at the be-
ginning Of the import movement nearly a month
ago, prophesied that the amount of gold to be
brought over would be large, said last night that
he thought the importatlons nearly at an
end.
Mr.. Ickelheiner said that the Importance of get
ting gold direct from the Bank OF France had.
in his opinion been exaggerated 1t made little
difference, he said. whether Paris sent the gold TO
London and London shipped It TO the United States.
or 1t was obtained direct from Paris.
He said that he hardly thought enough addi-
uonal gold would be engaged in London to force
the Bank of England to raise its rate of discount.
which is at per cent, the highest In many years.
On the whole. he thought the situation showed
considerable Improvement
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
GOLD SHIPPED IN STEADY STREAM
Germany Sends Out Three Million During
Week-Home Sources Replenish Stock

Berlin, Nov. 24-Gold continues 20 leave Ger
many in a steady stream. The ReichsbanK shipped
SO 100000 during last week, but the stock has been
more than replenished through arrivals from home
sources. The Reichsbank is trying to increase its
gold supply by paying out banknotes OF small de-
nomination. which recently became available for
circulation. The impression here is that most OF
the gold taken for the United States during the
week was drawn from the open market.
The tendency shown in Wall Street the last few
days has had a calming effect upon the minds of
the financial community and the hope IS enter
tained that gradual recovery will be noticed In
tho United States. Reports. however. that New
York has begun canceling orders for gold in Lon
don discredittd.
steadier prices in Wall Street recently have in
creased the demand for American rails, which
showed considerable activity yesterday
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
The Colonial Period
In Silverware.

THE influence of the Colonial period in archi-
lecture and interior decoration has created
demand for silverware designed in the same
style which hitherto has been inadequately sup
piled.
To meet these conditions The Gorham
Company has produced a notable collection of
slverware in Colonial patterns. The best ex-
amples of early American craftsmanship have
been taken as models for these reproductions.
They show the same strength and simplicity,
the same beautiful and delicate Workmanship
that have made Colonial sverware classic.
The choice of objects is extensive and covers
the entire range of silver service.
The Gorham Co.
Fifth Avenue
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
MORE LONDON GOLD FOR CHICAGO.
Engagements for $4OOO,OOO by Two Banks
-Forgan Goes to Washington.

Chicago, Nov. 2i.-Four million dollars in
gold engaged in London by Chicago banks
yesterday-S3,0 900 by the First National and
100000 by the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank.
This brings the total gold imports for Chicago
banks to S13,7OO0O0.
James h. FOrgan, president of the First National
Bank, left Chicago for Washington to-day to con-
fer with Secretary Cortelyou. 1t is understood
that Mr.. FOrgan will bring forward his plans for
the resumption Of Specie payments.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
SILENT OH FOWLER STATEMENT.

Washington Nov. 24.-No response vas forth
coming to-day either at the White House or at the
Treasury Department as TO the statement given
out In New York yesterday by Representative
Fowler Of Connecticut, chairman of the House
Committee on Banking and Currency. commenting
adversely on the hotation of Panama Canal bonds
and treasury certificates. The attention of the
Secretary Of the Treasury called 70 Chairman
Trowlers statement, but it only elected the reply
that the Secretary had nothing 10 communicate in
regard 10 il.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
BIG ALASKA GOLD SHIPMENT.

Seattle. Wash, Nov. 24-One million two hundred
thousand dollars worth of gold is now lying at
Summit, on Thompson Pass. Just back of Valdez.
on its way from Fairbanks. Alaska. to Seattle.
Several armed guards watching the gold In its
cases day and night OF this amount s45Oooo is in
dust and the rest inN bricks 1t Is the largest ship
msnt sent out over the trail from Fairbanks to
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
POSTAL BANK IDEAS FROM PARIS. i.

Paris Nov. 24-Under instructions received from
Washington data regarding the French postal
savings bank system are being compiled here for
Postmaster General Meyer in connection with his
recommendation for the establishment OF posoffice
savings banks in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25

Ches. & o, Railway..l go 200 1900 100
southern Railway. 5000 1O.sOO $4,000 1900
greater part Of the shares held by the Northern
Securities Company at this time.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
has made public the following table, showing
increases in it's number OF shareholders in the
last four years and I'm the first fifteen days of
this month Following is the number of stock
holders of common stock:
October 1904. 6.213I October 1907 2G9
October 1905. 6S2l November
October. 1906. 0,OO5l
Following is the number OF stockholders of
preferred and common stock:
October 19O4 9O11l October. 1907 .... 10 087
October 1908. S619i November Is
October. 1906. sSO3i
OF the twenty-five hundred new stockholders
taken on between October. 1906, and November
1907. three hundred came in March and
April, one thousand in August to October and
twelve hundred in October to November 10.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
TRANSFER BOOKS BUSY.
STOCK LISTS DOUBLED.
Enormous Investment an Small Lots
of Securities.

Investment buying I'm small lots OF railroad
and industrial securities in Wall Street still
continues in unprecedented volume. and stock
transfer officers are overwhelmed with work
transferring the names of new security holders.
This enormous odd lot buying, bringing as it
does thousands of dollars into circulation, has
been going on for several weeks, and is doing
more than anything else, perhaps to effect a re-
taxation in the stringent currency conditions
Transfer books show record breaking number
of stockholders. and in the case of the Northern
Pacific Railway the number OF stockhplders has
more than doubled in the last six months There
are now 8 600 shareholders OF the Northern Pa
ciflc while the transfer books six months ago
showed only 4,2O0 names.
Within the last half year the number of
stockholders OF the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
according 10 figures just obtained. has leaped
from 1900 TO 2.200. The large number of new
shareholders of the Great Northern Railway has
swamped the transfer department of the COM
pany with work and figures Of the increase of
new shareholders are not obtainable. though
Vice-Presdent Nichols said yesterday that from
November !. 1901. 20 November IA. 1907, the
books showed increase of 4SS per cent The
Chicago. Milwaukee st. Paul took on more
than 200 stockholders in the six weeks pre-
ceding November 10 of this year.
James L. Carter. manager of the transfer de-
partment of J. =. Morgan & Co, says there ap-
pears TO be no diminution of the odd lot buying
which has been going on since stocks have fallen
10 bargain levels. The average number OF
shares purchased by stockholders, according to
Mr.. Carter. varies from thirty, in the case Of the
Northern Pacific. to fifty shares. as shown on
the books Of the Chesapeake & Ohio.
1T is this buying" said Mr.. Carter. that is
doing much 10 help the situation While the
average number Of shares purchased varies from
forty TO fifty. there end of purchases Of
three shares and upward. Our transfer depart
ment is pushed with work. and books show that
the stock is being bought for the accounts OF
those living in villages and towns throughout
the United States"
The following table OF railroad companies
whose securities transferred by ]. P. Nor
gan & Co, showing the increases in stock hold
ing in the last five years and in the last six
months has been compiled by Mr. Carter and
was made public yesterday:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
nALLY ron EpucAT1oN.

The rally to be held in the city of
Roanoke this week will mark another
stap forward in educational progress
in Virginia. The rally will be held
under the general direction of the Vir-
GINA Education Commission, but there
will be a conference OF teachers, a
conference Of school superintendent
and conference of school trustees and
county supervisors, at each of which
matters relating to public education
will be disguised
There will also be a general confer
ence in which distinguished educators
from Virginia and other States. will
make addresses on educational topics,
one of the questions to be considered
beng that of compulsory education,
with Local option features We hope
that the conference will commit it.
self definitely to this MEASURE. Virginia
is not ready for compulsory law an.
plying to the entire State. but there
are some counties that are ready for
1T. and they should be allowed to settle
the matter for themselves. What is
the objection? If one county or school
district desires to compel Tive children
TO attend school. why should other
counties oppose? Local option is good
Democratic doctrine. and it should ap.
ply to education as we'll as to the liquor
tralhc. We should like ia sec tba ~
pertinent tried in Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
An Unfortunate Lonn.
THE 1KREvERENT rARAGRArnERs.

wv don't mind promising the President
w our hearty and most vociferous In
w dorsemcnt, however. should he issue
All order abollshng the notices on comic
valentines next February,--Washington
Herald
An Alabamian believes he has struck
COLO in quartz picked up where he was
digging O cellar under n country store. At
any rate there will be gold in quarts
mne anywhere In Alabama after January
|, 1so9.--Louisville Courier-Journal
oklahoma didn't walk right in She
came with three cheers and blind tiger
Atlanta Constitution
Prof. Oscar Trigg will have to do some
thing to match the suggestion Of that
Michigan professor who wants to elact
Roosevelt king. Trigs will probably sus-
gest the election of J. Hamilton Lewis as
dictator.--Houston Post
a Southern girl, who had been engaged
to thirty-one men. has married at last. She
vas caught on the last lap.-clcveland
Leader.
1t IS tactly agreed that this weeks
elections decided nothing that Will not
have to be decided again.-Milwaukee Sem
tinei.
Pity poor Wall Street! Unable to trust
any longer in stocks. bonds. banks. or trust
companies, wicked President declines to
let 1t trust In God.-Ncw York Evening
Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Daily Court Record
state supreme conrt.

Proceedings In the Supreme Court OF
Appeals yesterday were:
Chiffon ct al. vs.. Hannah ct al Argued
rbs r. S. kirkpatrick for the appellants,
end G. p. Caskie for the appellees. and
submitted
Taylor receiver vs. Sutherln- Meade To-
baeco Co. ct nj. Partly argued by II. II.
Scott for appellant Taylor, receiver, and
i. G.. Hanson. Jr., for the city of Lynch
burg, one of the aappellees. and continued
Next cases to be called: knights OF Co
hmbus vs. Burroughs, etc; Burton VS..
60. vs. Hansbrough's admlnistratrix; Smiths
administrator VS.. Norfolk and Western
Railway Co.; Rochester German Insurance
Co, Monumental Savings Association OF
Baltimore. Nd. and Adams trustee ct al
VI. Tidewatcrs Railway Co.. being Nos. to
u inclusive on argument docket.
Law and Equity Court.
yerdlcts and Judgments for the defend
ants were entered in the following cases:
The r.. a. Patterson Tobacco Company
against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
judgments entered for plaintiff in. the
sum OF s157 In suit of Pcarman Sc Woody
against Edward w, Marrable.
ClrGllit Court,
Judgment entered: a. j. Chewing Com
3pany against Paul r.. and Kate Easley for
800.
Chancery Court.
wallen Will contest suit ended with yer-
dict Of jury for contestants.
Hastings Court.
Owing to the illness. of Judge Witt Judge
Ingram opened court. but minor cases on
docket We're continued.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
SUNDAY READING.

A writer in the London Tribune
treminisces interestingly about the old
! fashioned Sabbath and more particu.
larry about the literature with which
well-conducted people edited them
selves on the Sundays of long ago.
Secular reading.matter was bunishcd
! from sight on the Lords days oil those
times. Volumes of sermons. mission
airy. ma Sazines and periodical enti.
tied sunday at Homc" replaced them.
"Iilsrm's Progress was, of course,
| in great demand Such story books as
We're permitted 10 the youthful at all
had to do exclusively with extrnordi-
and expired prematurely. An extreme
~ popular story of this sanctioned
kind was Little Henry and His Bear
err which was the life-story OF "a
good little white boy, who told the
poor black man about God" and who.
Of course. died very young examples
for Youth" had great vogue. So did
"Piety Promoted" And Dr.. Nattss
Divine and Moral Songs for the Use
OF Notwithstanding "Solemn
Thoughts on God and Death Exam
pies of Early Piety,' Against Lying
Against Idleness and Mischief,
Against Pride in Clothes,'' and sun
dry others-also enjoyed an immense
patronage. A verse from one of these
| moral songs runs: q
| My God, L hate to walk or dwell
With sinful children here
| Then let me not be sent to hell,
Where none but sinners are. -
The old days which this writer is
calling back were English days; but
they We're perfectly reproduced in this
! country. They have disappeared from
] both countries now. We do not read
| the Divine and Moral Songs" on Sun
days any more. Possibly this, in itself
/ is no great loss, but evidences are no.
/ wanting that the tide which ebbed
/ from DR.. Watts has travelled too al
in the other direction. Perhaps tbs
South has responded less than other
sections of the country to the telnpta-
lions of a continental Sunday" bu,
even here the more rigid manifestations
of sabbath-keeping have largely van
ished. Mothers who We're themselves
brought up on sunday diet of Bax-
ter's Saints Rest" and the Southern
Churchman permit their children tc
grow up to far laXer observation OF
the day. John Bunyan may or may
not be ideal sabbath reading for the
young. but there can be no doubt thai
he is considerably more desirable thar
| Miss Marie Corclli.