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The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
EARNINGS INCREASE
New York Centrals Annual Re port Shows a Gain of
 s6,o0o,OOO.
NET DECREASE s3,OOO,OO0
Railroad Lays Unsettled Value of its Securities at the Legisla-
 tors Door.

New York March 24.-The annual re- port of the New York Central & Hud- son River Railroad company for the fiscal year ending December 91, 1907, which was issued to-day shows gross earnings of $9S. .369, O59, an increase of s6,21s,291 over the preceding year; net earnings of S22, 565,726, a decrease of SS,262,0S7 and surplus earned of $365,- 909, as compared with the surplus for 1906 of s, 134,762. Regarding the gen. eral position of the company the re- port says:
 The great expansion of business throughout the country during the pe- riod of prosperity which ended in Octo- Der last brought to this country rapid increase in the volume of traffic. Mean while wages and the cost of material rose to level never before reached in recent years. When, therefore, late in the fall of 1907. depression set in, it was at once felt by this company as well as by all other lines, and gross earnings fell off suddenly and heavily It was impossible to reduce expenses at once to correspond with the shrink age in gross revenue"
 In discussing federal and state regu- lation the report says:
 While the enactment of just and equal laws is of the highest importance to railroads, much of the recent legis- l lation has not been preceded by intel. | llgent study or investigation, and ha: been passed without reference to prac- tical results. Uncertainty as to the effect of these new laws, and doubt as to how far regulation and special leg. islation as to railroads is to be carried i has without question been one of the causes which have unsettled the value of securities and helped to bring on tht present period of depresSion,"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
 STAMFORD FOR TAFT
Republican Caucus Selects Delegates
 to Two Conventions.

Stamford, March 2i.-The Republi- cans tonight in caucus at the Republi- can club elected delegates to the state convention in May, which will choose delegates to the national convention, and also choose delegates to the con- vention to be held in September. IL is understood that the men chosen for the May convention are for Taft. The delegates follow:
 May convention Schuyler Merritt, Robert Kerr, George F. Powell and Charles H. Lounebury.
 September convention-State: Ed ward j. Tupper, Oliver c. Fessenden, Henry l.. Eckhard and Walter D Daskam.
 Compassionate A. Fessenden Michael c. Downs, Robert Whitaker Leo Donatel
 Senatorial-Louis J. Curtis, Warrer S. Abel. Samuel Young, V. A. Neit Probate Herbert C. Freed, Stanley T. Jennings, Robert Orr and Hezekiaf Weed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
ASKS FEDERAL AID
Kcntuclxians Allege State Is Powcrlcss
 Against Wight Riders"

Lexington. Ky, March 24.-The failure on the part of the state au- thorities to run down perpetrators of outrages committed by night riders" eliminated to-day in a direct appeal to the president of the United States for federal interference in Kentucky, in the form of petition prepared by leading men of Lexington and Cen tral Kentucky, which is being put in- to circulation throughout this section. The petitioners arc aware that the president can take no action unless the governor so requests, but they say it is their purpose by this means to bring the two executives together in the matter.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
NEW CITY COURT RULES.
Report on Revision 10 be Made Next
 Monday.

At a meeting of the city court bar which is to be held next Monday aft ernoon the committee which has been chosen to look into the matter of re- vising the rules of the court will make it's report on the new rules which it has decided would be of advantage to the practice in the court Some time ago it was pointed out that the revision of the rules of the superior court had made these rules inapplic- able properly in many cases to the city court and a committee consisting of Elliott Watrous, Philip Pond and John F. Wynne was appointed to con slider the revision of the rules.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
BOYS PICKED UP COAL.
Two Young Newsboys Arrested by
 Railroad Special.

One of the special detectives of the railroad staff an Italian by the name of Nalenti, yesterday afternoon noticed two young newsboys of the age of thirteen years picking up coal along the track of the railroad company and arrested them on charges of theft. The boys, who were very good appearing lads. and had never been in any trouble with the police before, but were according to their claim simply picking up humps that had fallen along the tracks for fires at home, were Reinhardt Bunzner and William Thompson. Stanley D. Mitchell. a draughtsman and Sunday school teacher of the boys, went bonds for the lads. It Is thought that the charges will be nolled this morning.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
WORK LEMON SQUEEZE FOR SUIT

John Welch. who gives his address as 254 Lombard street, was arrested last evening by Detective McAvov on a charge of working a lemon squeeze" game on Ginsberg & Kan trovitZ, tailors of Temple street. The charge is that Welch and another young man went into the tailor's store and ordered a suit of clothes worth s15. paying one dollar down. Then they returned later, asked for the clothes and claimed that they had paid for them. Theft is the charge.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25

 BUILDING LINE GRANTED.
Max Adlcr's Petition for Greene
 Street Approved.

The building and building lines committee of the board of aldermen It meeting last evening heard three petitions. The petition of Max Adler, for a building line on Greene street, between Davenport, Church and Chestnut street. was granted. The petitions of T. R. Blakeslee for a ,hange in building line on Shanley street and Peter Soholm for a build Ing line on Judson avenue, between Winthrop avenue and Porter street, were held over for investigation by the committee.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
ITALIANS HAVE GENERAL ROW

Domenico Littieri, Giuseppe Petrillo, Pasquale Nalente and Michael Tarm- ichia were arrested by officers of the Howard avenue station yesterday on charges of general breach of the peace. They Fad indulged iii a gen. eral mixup at 55 Hill street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
INQUEST IN ANARCHIST CASE.

Chicago. March 24-Coroner Hoffman to-day commenced the taking of evI- dence in the inquest on the body of Lazarus Averbach, wno was killed by Chief of Police Shippy three weeks ago, after he had attempted to assassinate inc chief
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25

Fertilizer specially eempested for lawns and flower beds Conn. Concrete Co, 39 Church Street
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
There's a cheer in a cup of piping hot Postum served with good cream, and no

S headache in the combination.
 Clean, hard wheat-in- cluding the bran coat with its natural phosphate of potash for rebuilding brain and nerve cells--is used in making Postum, and no cof- fee or other harmful sub stance enters into its manu- facture.
 There s a Reason.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
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LADIES' COATS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ao, 1908.

New every day. Covert Coats in different lengths. Silk and Lace Coats. Long Motor and Travelling Coats. Others suitable for all Occa- siOns. S1C tn x6k
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
THE FEATURE
TAILORED SUITS.

Novel effects in suits that look different, showing decid- ed changes in materials and design. A lot of new suits in to-day.
 $25, $36 and $45.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
cH1LDREN's DEPARTMENT.

A complete showing of Girls Coats, Wash Dress and tion Frocks. Sizes six years to eighteen.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-25
LADIES' WAISTS.

Something day few of each kind. Lin gere Silks Fine Lawns special lot ceyed to-day. Value $c.75.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30
OFFER WAS WITHDRAWN
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action. as there was nothing before the house, and that if it were legal action they were hOpelessly outnum- bered, drifted away without voting at all Beside the syndicate offering the s60. 900. there were present, represent atives of another syndicate composed of John Ambrose, D. D. Horning, F. M. Avis. H. M. Lewis. E. F. Hawk, C. s. Rerryman, P. T. Hurley, J. J. Casey, and others, who The Republican is credibly informed were prepared to of- fer the district $65. 900 for the block. 1t is said that still another syndicate, the personnel of which could not be learned last night. had a S75,000 card that it proposed to play as a trump, but J. C. Adams. acting for the s60.000 syndicate, pulled down that offer and neither of the other groups of capital ists could even get a hearing. In the meantime chaos had a strenuous reign of five or ten minutes and what came out of the wash was a well organized meeting with nothing before it, in a somewhat disorderly house given over
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30

to a confusion of tongues. It is physically impossible to tell all that happened. or how it happened. but as nearly as the reporter could grasp the situation, it happened this way:
 Trustee L. W. Coggins called the meeting to order and stated its pur- pose to consider the proposition to sell the school block for S60, 900. He suggested the selection of chairman.
 J. c. Adams immediately secured the floor and announced that he wanted to say something that possibly would preclude the necessity of having a chairman. He proceeded to say in substance, that the S600O0 offer of the syndicate was thereby withdrawn, as it was apparent that public sentiment was against it. In his predatory re- marks however. he said that the ob- jects of the syndicate were purely business and philanthropic. He be- lieved it would be a good thing for the district and enable it to provide bet ter, more sanitary and altogether more desirable school facilities elsewhere. At the same time he and his associ- ates believed it would be better for the business interests of Center street to have the school removed, and they had made an offer of what they believed to be a fair price for the property. He grew animated in his remarks and re- piled to many gossiping insinuations that had been made against the syndi- cate and declared that it was acting entirely in good faith; that that was al ha ty was worth to them.
 In the course of his speech he heard or fancied he did, the misses of some, and other irritating expressions of dis approval of his remarks in defense of the good faith of the syndicate. Some what in anger he commented that he was not used to being treated that way and that those who would hiss him under such circumstances were no better than snakes in the grass, or words to that effect
 This only made the situation more acrimonious, and when Eugene Brady O'Neill got the floor and began to e'plead for the people" whose rights were about to be trampled upon. he took occasion to go Adams one better on the spell binding and in most sar- castle terms remarked upon the syn dicate's philanthropy by saying that he had observed that wherever the vultures hovered in the heavens above it was a sure sign that there was car rion scented in the near precincts.
 Trustee Coggins was fast losing his grip on the meeting. which really was not yet organized. and when he finally got word in edgewise he announced that there was nothing before the house. wherefore the parliamentary procedure would be to adjourn and
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30

go home.
 Mir O'Neill retorted that the meet ing could not adjourn, as it had not yet been organized. He said the cleo tors were there in force to take ac- tion on something and they proposed to do it. They came to vote and de- manded the opportunity, whether there was any offer before them or not.
 The upshOt of it all was that in the ensuing few minutes H. B. Kersting was made chairman. MT. COggins be- ing secretary by virtue of his office as secretary of the board. w. T. Smith and John T. Dunlap were appointed judges of election and MT. Mings was appointed poll clerk The election proceeded. the subject at issue as de- dueed from the sentiment of the bal lots that papered the floor. being: Shall we sell the school house" Those who favored a sale at one price or another began to file away. throw ing up the sponge even before the ref cree gave a decision. and not voting at all. Three hundred and thirty seven men and women stuck to the firing line and voted not to sell - the school house at any old price. If their vote was a legal expression the trustees could not now accept a mil lion dollar proposition. And they couldn't accept one any way except by a vote with different result. The atmosphere was cleared a little by the melee anyhow and there is a better understanding of the present senti- ments of the community, the only net result of all the fuss and feathers.
 Seriously, the mass meeting provi- sion of the law as the initiative of settling such a question. is rather a confusing process where there is op- posing opinion. There are some in the community who favor selling at the price offered and there are many more who would favor selling for a larger price. A member of one of the syndicates which failed to get hear ing last night stated that he had talk ed with members of the others and all believed the property should be sold at some figure and the matter settled definitely in some more or detly way. He thought some plan might be devised whereby the trus- tees could receive up to a certain time, propositions or bids for the property, tentatively of course, sub ject to ratification by a mass meet ing as provided by law, but different from last nights meeting in one thing which would insure more orderly con duct. That would be that the trustees would thus get the highest bid possi- ble in the community. Then call a mass meeting for the sole purpose of instructing the board whether to call an election or not and if so instructed
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30
A. CHAPELLE, E. G. THOMAS, M. NJ. DILLON.
ARTICLE VI.


 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself, shall be Twelve Hundred ($1,20Q,0O Dollars, and shah in no case exceed two thirds (2-3) of its capital stock.
 ARTICLE VII
 The private property of the stock holders shall be and is hereby made exempt from all liability for its corpor- ate debts of any kind whatsoever. In witness whereof we have hereun- to set our hands and seals this goth day of June, 1908.
 A. CHAPELLE. (Seal)
 E. G. THOMAS, (SeaL)
 M. NJ. DILLON, (Seai) State of California, County of Los Angeles, ss.
 Before me, James W. Wilkinson, a notary public in and for said County and State, on this day personally ap- peared A. Chapelle, E. G. Thomas and NJ. M. Dillon, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing articles of incorpora- ton and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. June 22nd. 1908.
 JAMES W. WILKINSON, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My commission expires September 20th, 1911.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30
GARAGE GOSSIP
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Jack Ainsworth and Chauffeur Fremeau has been fixing up Punch, . the Phoenix garages two-cylinder Tourist, for run to Globe. but have not yet made the trip. 1t was intend ed to go Saturday but something was left behind and when Mesa was reach ed it was necessary to turn around and come home. They will probably go after the Fourth, and intend to make the run back to Phoenix in one day. The machine has been changed. The tonneau taken off and turtle back put on, making it a two passenger car.
 The government has purchased the two cylinder Maxwell of the Phoenix garage for the use of Engineer Reed of the reclamation service. It is good lserviceable runabout and there are several in use in Phoenix.
 Dr. Hughes has purchased a four cylinder Ford runabout of the South iwestern Auto company. He still re- tains his Franklin which has given him good service for several years. 1 The automobile companies expect [quite a boom in business in the fall. land a number of new owners added | to the list Several Phoenix motorists are contemplating disposing of their smaller cars and buying ones of great ! CT horse power. The new purchasers | in view are looking favorably upon the new roadsters which with the double rumble seat will carry four and possess fine probability.
 | The MaricOpa Club will have some more popular runs in the winter. No move has been made yet relative to 1 the proposition of fixing the road to Castle Hot Springs which seems such an easy matter. Now there is not much chance of it being done till the autoists who have the wanderlust in mer vacations.
 Repair work has been light the. past few weeks, as several cars have been stored for the summer.
 O. A. Turney is the possesser of a new motor cycle. This machine is cer- tain to come into more general use in Phoenix in the next few years.
 J. H. Morton and party from Globe Saturday made the trip in one day and found it not a very difficult feat. The car used was a four cylinder Queen. type of car in use in the Southwestern garage. at which place they stopped while in Phoenix for re- pairs on tires They brought news of J. c. Dysart who with his family in the Pope Toledo were stuck dp tight in bed of quicksand and needed the services of four horses to pull out.
 Another worlds record for motor cycles was made Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles at Agricultural park by M. J. GraVRs who rode an Indian cycle twenty -five5lniles in 26 minutes and I37 seconds, clipping two minutes and thirty seven seconds off the former record of 29.15. The second machine, a Thor stocker, did the distance in I21:37.
 Twenty-one of the fifty-two auto mobile manufacturing concerns which were operating in 1902 in the United States are still doing business, and there are now nearly 200 manIfactur- CTS all toid4 ,a,. -. ....
 Although, in service less than month Philadelphia's taxicabs have become so popular that the company operating them has increased the number from ten to eighteen and has ordered twenty five more for delivery as soon as possible.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30

the. board would call an election, in the day time, as on a bond issue. That would eliminate the oratory, the quar- rellng of private interests and the general disorderliness that was bound to prevail last night, where the meet ing was one for both conference and specific action, and where there were various groups of interests present, but could not get hearing, no matter what they had to offer the district.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
 CHAPEllE & COMPANY.

Know All Men by These Presents:
 That we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation, under the laws of Arizona, and to that end do adopt these articles of incorporation.
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation shall be, "Chapelle & Company and it's principal place of business and for the transaction of business in the Terri tory of Arizona, shall be at Phoenix, but it may maintain a principal office or place for transacting business at Los Angeles, State of California, at which office all stockholders meetings may be held in conformity to such reg ulations as may be provided by by laws and at all stockholders meetings, votes may be cast in person or oy proxy.
 ARTICLE IL.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, shall be as follows, tO-wit:
 The buying and selling of all classes of mining shares and securities, bonds, Itdi tSldlc plOPCilJ Ol e1iA kinds and to do any and all things necessary or requisite to carry on a general brokerage business and to do any and all things useful, necessary or requisite to carry out any of the pur- poses for which the company is form ed.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of it's capital stock shall be. Two Thousand ($2.0O0.0O) Dollars, divided into two hundred (2OO) shares of the par value of Ten (s10:00) Dollars each, and such stock when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable, at such time and under such conditions as the board of directors may deter mine, in consideration of money, pro- perty, services or any other valuable right or thing. and the judgment of the board of directors as to the value of the property purchased or services rendered shall be conclusive, except fo! fraud.
 ARTICLE ".
 The time of its commencement shall be the date of the filing of a certified copy of its articles of incorporation in the office of the auditor of the Terri tory OI ATIZOId, dIlu lile leTiilildllOH therof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, but its charter rights may be renewed as provided by law.
 ARTICLE V.
 Its affairs shall be conducted by a board of directors of not less than three (3), nor more than five (5) per sons, who shall be elected at the an- nual meeting of the stockholders which shall be held on the third Tues day of June of each year, beginning with the year 1909. as may be pro- vided by bylaw and such board of di rectors are empowered to fill vacancies in the board and to appoint such com mittees as they may deem proper and with such powers as they may confer, and the following named persons shall constitute the first board and until their successors are elected and quail fly:
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

A peculiar contivance, termed q
soap-holding device, is the recent tn
Yention of Chicago man. 1t
comprises a supporting arm. to which
Is suspended chain and clamp, car
Gy'ng cake of soap. Obviously the
supporting arm is attached to the
wash basin so that the suspended
cake OF soap will be directly over the
water The supporting arm Is not
stationary, but Is provided In order
that the soap can be dipped down into
the water when necessary. The san
itary advantages OF this soap holder
will be apparent at once. 1t does
away with the ordinary Shiny recepta-
Gle employed for holding soap.
The soap hangs in a position of best
advantage to the user. Soap of any
description can be used, as the sup
! Il. pin can easily be pushed into
position.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

Wnen Mother Reads AIouc.
When mother reads aloud, the PAST
Seems real as every day;
l hear the tramp Of armies vast,
l see the spears and lances cast,
join the thrilling fray;
Brave knights and ladies fair and
proud
l meet, when mother reads aloud
When mother reads aloud, far lands
Seem very near and true;
| cross the deserts cleaning sands,
Or hunt the jungle's prowling bands,
Or sail the ocean blue;
Far heights. whose peaks the cold
mists snroud.
When mother reads aloud, long
For noble deeds to do
To help the right, redress the wrong;
1t seems so easy to be strong,
So simple to be true.
Oh, thick and fast the visions crowd
My eyes when mother reads aloud!
st. Nicholas.