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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
'Ex dividend.
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Reactions in Strong Stocks--Rcading
 Conspicuous.

New York. May 7.--The advancing tendency of prices was partly checked to-day pr broken in upon by reactions in some of the recent strong stocks Others continued to rise, but without the dominating effect in the Hartman issues. Reading was the conspicuous example That stock was carried back to the previous high level of the year, and slightly above, but encoun- tered repeated setbaCks Tn the way of selling at about that stage of the ad- vance The moderate reactlonary ten dcncy of prices was attributed to tech- nical conditions, especially the attrac- ton of profits accrued and the induce ment thus offered to sell, and the re- duction of the short interest forced to cover in the course of the rise thus lessening the necessity to buy stocks. Beyond these considerations there was some disappointment that no action was taken by the Union Pacific au- thoritcs towards the sale of tho n- tended bond issue The failure to ob- tain a quorum of the directors for the meeting which Wall street expected would act on the bond issue was stat ed to be due to the necessity for the presence of the president of the com pany at another important meeting. The assumption that this other impor- tant meeting had to do with the of- forts making among rail road officials tO bring about an advance in freight rates directed attention to that topic, which is an important one in the view of the speculative clement
 The belief that freight rates were to be advanced has been notable in- ! nuence on the recent strength of stocks Reports are now emanating from the conferences on the subject of unexpected difficulties being met with in putting the project into force Not the least of these is the organized protest from shippers against raising charges for transportation at a time when business depression calls for low prices to stimulate demand The presence in the city of iron mon to confer on the situation in that trade had similar influence by reason of the principal question involved-that of the maintenance of schedule prices. Money conditions were little changed,
 The strong return of the Bank of France was feature of the days news, as it gives promise of the sats- faction of the demand at Paris for gold from London and New York.
 The bond market was firm and was | notable for the appearance in the dealings of long dormant bonds for
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CORPORATION FINED FOR LIBEL
Protective TarlT League First to he
 Punished for such OGcnsc.

New York May For tho first time in the history of this state, lt was said, n corporation was fined today for crim- inal libel
 The defendant was the American Tariff Protective league and it was fined five hundred dollars for an article reneeting upon George Borgfeldt X Co.. pottery importers of this city, published in tho American Economist on April !. 1905 and written by Wilbur r. Wakeman, formerly appraiser Of tho port of New York
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THE NATIONAL TRADESMENS BANK
 of New Haven

Is prepared to meet the active demand for Letters of Credit drawn In Sterling for the use of travellers abroad, and for Letters of Credit drawn tn dollars for during the coming seasons os travel.
 Travellers Checks are also issued, available everywhere. All business you may give us will be haudlcd to tho best advantage.
 We trust you may sec ht to favor us with your patronage.
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small accounts Total sales par value S6.454,000
 United States bonds were unchanged on call,
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There was no meeting of the board of directors of the Union Pacific today mo quorum present. and the executive committee of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific only transacted rou- tine business. It will probably be some days before the plan for the new bond issue will be made public.
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Satisfaction was expressed over the prospect of putting through the Vree- land currency bill and of making com mercial paper the basis of the new circulation. This, 1t is believed, will be satisfactory for the present to large business interests, as It recognizes, first of all, commercial necessities. Therefore the bill cannot be classed as Q Wall street measure. II will also be more satisfactory to foreign bankers with whom commercial paper is re- garded as the best form of collateral.
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CLOSING PRICES.
Reported

Reported over private wires of Princo Whitoly members of the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges New York office, 52 Broadway, and l5 Center street, New Haven. Conn.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whltely members or the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges as. New York office, 52 Broadway, and IS Center street, New Haven
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Reading touched the high price of the year, which was scored some time ago, in connection with short covering of an operator whose firm had sus- pended. Today's advance was associat- ed by rumor with the taking of steps to separate the coal lands of leading railroads, SO as to conform to the re- qurements of the Hepburn law, which became effective May l.
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15,C00 shares. That market was mainly interested in the budget and the man ner of taxation likely to be imposed during the coming year The British board of trade return for April shows the extent of the business depression in England. There was decrease of i'm ports of $48,4l396O, of which $27,75O,OOO was in cotton and wool
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nosToN STOCK MARKET.

Reported oyor private wires of Horn
 blower x Weeks, members of the New York and Boston Stock EX- changes, Frank D, Wetmorc, mana
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Erie cut down its working expenses in March $365,124 but still 1t lost $427,- 676 net lt is in comparison of the nine months of tho fiscal year with 19G6O7 that one realizes the unfavor- able position of the road. in that time the net decrease has amounted to S4,- 292,492.
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Throughout the morning Atchison held very firm around S3, although the rest of the market was inclined to sell off
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

An attempt was made to bull New York Central on the report that it had sold the Lake Short hr'3lngs of Read ing common, which had put l. in pos session of sl1,0OoOOO in cash. Other peo- pie thought 1t a bull argument on Reading. Up 10 date, however, no one has admitted buying the stock, al- though 1t will probably change hands ere long,
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The advance of Lackawanna yester- day to 49S represents recovery of 12S 1-2 points from the low of last Octo- ber The high point for the stock was 560 in 1906 and the lowest point since 1894 was 13S in 1896.
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The recent rise in General Electric to q level nearly 30 points above the panic price reflects the splendid show ing of the company the past year New business is coming in very slowly,
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LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS.

Corrected daily by Kimberly Root & Co.,. Investment Brokers, lS3 orange street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

involve felony. The preservation of
the peace is not only desirable, but
necessary, but it does not ordinarily in
the case OF student escapades call for
q sacrifice of life.
1t must, in all candor, be admitted
that some of the performances of COL
lege and university undergraduates,
when or the campus reservation, are
exasperating as well as essentially
asinine, if not imbecile; yet they do
not, ordinarily, lend themselves to the
summary infection of capital punish
ment by the mayor of town or one
Of its peace officers.
That there are occasions when it is
necessary for an officer of the law to
shoot, and "shoot to KILL" is shown by
police practice, but under ordinary
circumstances a trained policeman
will hesitate to use a deadly weapon
against even a hardened felon, and
will not do SO excepting in self-de-
Tense or to prevent the criminal from
making his escape. silly and disor-
derby these Illinois university boys un-
doubtedly were, but there is nothing
in the record to indicate that they
were dangerous felons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
HYHAWKER TOTS

The Dickinson County News ex-
plains il this way: "A man with big
income can always pay his debts, and
the people say he is honest, but man
whose income is small and can't, is
always accused of being dishonest,
whether he intends to be or not"
Here is another Kansas Swede
story: "a little Swede boy presented
himself before the schoolma'am, who
asked his name. 'Yonny olsen he
teacher. 'Ay not know how old Ay
bane.' We'll. when were you born p
continued the teacher, who nearly
tainted at the reply. 'Ay not born at
all; Ay got stepmutter.'
The Kansas newspapers that have
been printing so many readable para
graphs from the Minnea polls Messen-
ger and crediting them to Estella Rid
die, will be surprised to learn that Miss
Riddle is not writing for the Messen-
ger at all She is in oregon, where
she expects to purchase a newspaper
for herself. The good things clipped
from the Messenger are from the pen
of Arthur Riddle, who graduated from
Kansas university last spring. 1t is
not to be forgotten, however, that Gov
ernor Riddle is still making a full
hand" on the Messenger. and it was a
mighty bright paper under his man
agement before 1.-The children" were
able even to write their names by the
VERTICAL SS SltHl -fAdluSdS lily SldT.
The Altoona Tribune introduces this
incident in the business life of that
city as evidence of the fact that 1t
pays to advertise: Last week a mer-
chant advertised fresh dairy butter for
sale. The printer put an n instead of
a "a and the ad read Fresh Hairy
Butter for Sale A smart barber call
ed up the grocer and offered to shave
the butter at the standard price. The
grocer got mad and licked the barber,
breaking his nose and otherwise dis
figuring him so that he was compelled
to call upon a doctor, who charged
him a 'tenner' for the service render
ed. The next day the barber met the
editor on the street and threw a brick
at him, giving him a close shave. In
his effort to get away the pen pusher
fell down, tearing his trousers on the
west side so badly that he was neces-
STATED to buy a new pair; also his
editorial shears, which were in his hip
pocket, penetrated his anatomy so that
the services of a surgeon were re-
quired. And all the result of a little
ad. Yes, of course, it pays to adver-
tise."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
THE HANDY POCKET GUN.

The use of firearms, in the enforce
ment of ordinances which are only
quasi-penal in their nature, is becom-
ing increasingly common in many
parts of the country. In Connecticut,
it is claimed. country constables en-
force the automobile speed laws by
the use of pocket artillery, and IT is
now recorded that the mayor of
Champaign, Illinois, brought his re-
volver into action in suppressing trou-
BILE growing out of hazing incident
at the University of Illinois. 1t is said
in behalf of the strenuous official that
he claims to have fired over the heads
Of the riotous lads. but he is also quot
ed as declaring that on another like
occasion he will shoot to kill
This Illinois country mayor has a
perverted notion of his duties and
privileges. and will not only exceed
his rights, but subject himself to a
charge of manslaughter, If, in pur-
suance of what was probably an ILL
considered threat. he should "shoot
to kill' in the endeavor to suppress
disorderly conduct which does not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.1

When some men speak to you on
the street, they nod up instead of
down.
A mother thinks her daughters
faithful piano practice is music. That
is love.
A divorce seems to have the effect
of making a father very fond of his
children.
A man can't be desperately in love
forever any more than he could live
on sugar.
A man can go to the devil. and back
out, if he doesn't like it, but a wo-
man can't do it.
When girls kiss each other, it
makes their lips sore; but it never
makes a girls lips sore to kiss the
boys.
In the story books a woman has
Marguerite braids of hair. but in real
life she has the Sis Hopkins kind.
The man who runs a nickel in the
slot machine, is always very accom-
modating about furnishing change.
A man said the other day: eff I had
the money I have paid out for canta-
loupes that were worthless. I would
| be rich.''
When a man makes a blunder he
can't blame on someone else, he de-
cides that Silence is the wisest policy.
A school child said in an essay the
other day that the great need of this
country was more great men who had
| birthdays.
Treat the faith your friends have
| in you as carefully as you would ham
die a dainty silk parasol in a violent
wind and rain storm.
Just before some men marry, they
go to church regularly on Sunday.
After they marry, they spend their
Sunday mornings putting up shelves,
Before we plant our flower seeds in
the spring, we always decide that we
will try to be modest when people
tell US we have the handsomest flow
/ err garden in town.
When a woman doesn't think she
| can afford to buy new book for her
self, she waits till a friend has a
birthday. buys the book as a gift. and
| then borrows IT.
Considering the number of hair do
| ings a woman takes of at night. and
the number of pastes and lotions she
puts on, flremen who are expected tc
rescue her In case of IRE, should be
paid larger salariea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.

A tow-headed kid with a shock of hair
That hadn't been cut for a year.
With feet that were brown and sturdy and
bare,
And clothes that were all out of gear;
A kid with a nose that ran retrousse
And ears that were big as sails,
Who hadn't been laundered since yester-
And who didn't take care Of his nails.
tow-headed kid with a cigarette,
Who knew how to blow smoke through
his nose,
Who'd play. hockey from school any day.
you bet
With an eloquent, care-free pose;
The kind of a kid that would toe the line
For any old kind of a scrap,
Who was out on the banks when fishing
was fine
And for weather cared never a rap.
Oh. he was a kid from his young tow
head
To the wigg1e of all his toes,
The kind of kid that, perhaps, you've
read
To marvellous manhood grows;
And he sat on the fence with his cigar
eta
And his nose than ran retrousse;
And dreamed. If he lived, that perhaps
he'd get
To be president some day.
New York Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
No. Maude, dear: it isn't a Cupid's
bow mouth II it's an arrow one.
Some people don't believe half they
hear. even when they tell it them
selves.
In the game of life the man who
holds the upper hand is often bluffed
out.
Many graceful woman with q good
carriage prefers to ride in her auto
mobile.
Wigg-"Buggins has been asked to
tender his resignation" Wagg-
That's tough"
1t is quite possible for a man to be
we'll balance without parting his
hair in the middle.
Economy Is all right, but 1t doesn't
pay to waste a dollars worth of time
trying to save penny.
Some men are not satisfied to take
advantage of their opportunities: they
want 20 take advantage of other peo-
PIES
Blobbs-"Bjones is the most I'M
lucky fellow at cards I ever met"
Slobbs---"Then I suppose he is lucky
in love-" Blobbs--"I suppose so. At
any rate he has never been married"
She--"Don't you think this Is good
picture OF Maude?" He-"But it looks
so unnatural" She--"Well, it's nat
urai for girl to look unnatural when
she is having her picture taken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.]

rFrom the Chicago News.1
New shoes sometimes pinch the
pocketbook.
Occasionally a good singer lets a
note go to protest.
Nowadays when man fails in busi-
ness he can blame it on the trusts.
Lots of people believe it is better to
grab than wait till they are served.
Give a stubborn man his way and he
will credit you with having good judg-
ment.
And the man who thinks he knows
it all soon shows how little he really
does know.
But it isn't the unexpected that
happens when a bold man steals a kiss
from young widow.
The self made man is always boast
ing of his handiwork, but it's different
with a self made woman.
Wise is the philosopher who is not
led into the grievous error of taking
his philosophy seriously.
Lots of people say they will be gov
erned by your. advice-but lots Of peo-
pie belong to an Ananias club.
The man with wife and ten chill
dren to support is unable to see where
the camel has it on him as a beast of
burden,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

felt sorry for Delos, for wanted Ara
to see good deal OF him. Once 1 told
her, and not SO much in joke, either,
that they were the very ones to fall in
love with each other"
The look of disappointment faded
from her face as she saw twinkle in
her visitors eye.
Mop" she exclaimed.
That's it, Carolyn" observed the
judge, bursting into a laugh. They
neutrality-suspicious. 1908, by Assoc
ciated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
JOURNAL ENTRIES

It's well to drop a line to a friend If
a girl has thrown him overheard.
n X X
Women seldom indulge in betting be-
cause that's a means of stopping an
argument.
A mans good mortgages will live
after him quite as surely as will his
good deeds.
= y
When homemade candy turns out
good the neighbors are not remember
ed to any great extent.
X
Convicted murderers are really en-
We'd by most men because of the at
tentions that the women give them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
KANSAS COAAENT
A DUTY no THE wORLD.

An epidemic of cholera has broken
out in st. Petersburg as well as in
some OF the Asiatic countries. But
Russia seems to be in the grasp of a
more violent and widespread attack.
Poor old Russia. What lot of trou-
bic she is having these days.
But an outbreak of cholera whether
In Russia or elsewhere, is a menace
to the rest of the world as well as the
country or locality in which the cpl
demic exists. Every effort should be
pent TO stamp out the disease, the
epidemic form of which is largely due
to careiessneSs. 1t is not until they
were compelled to do so that the mu-
nicipal officials of the various strick-
en- districts took any steps towards
the suppression of the plague. AS a
result a most virulent type has de-
veloped and victims of the disease
die IN some cases within fifteen min
utes after being taken with the dis
ease.
The dead houses are overcrowded
and copses lie unburied.s Schools are
closed in st. Petersburg. Last week
there Were 12S deaths in twenty-four
hours. Nothing has been done to stop
the ravages of the disease, although
the government has delivered an ulti-
matum to the local authorities de-
mandfng instant action. The stricken
quarter is In condition of undescrib-
able filth, and the virulent type and
suit.
The disease first appeared in Russia
this year early in July and has been
allowed to run until now, and a terri
bic condition is the result. Russia
owes 1t to the rest of the world to
stamp out the cholera. If the people
of that country do not know enough
of the dread of disease to combat it
the government should help. The ex-
istence of such a disease is a menace
to the entire world.-Salina Journal.
CURVES OF COMMERCE.
A man with an ordinary elm head
finds it difficult to understand many
OF the curves which seem necessary to
modern commerce.
1t is known that there will be
shortage of potatoes this winter, and
the price is sure to go soaring. The
uncertainty of the supply is SO great
that Kansas wholesalers won't make
contracts for future delivery. Kansas
potatoes, meanwhile, are being ship
ped to Colorado; the consumers there
of course have to pay freight on them,
and the freight is no small item. At
the same time Colorado potatoes are
being shipped to Kansas, and will be
shipped throughout the fall and win
ter, and Kansas potato eaters will pay
the freight and other incidental ex-
penses.
Why wouldn't it be a good scheme
to eat Kansas potatoes in Kansas and
let Colorado people eat Colorado pota-
toes? Is all this shipping back and
forth merely to encourage the rail-
ways?-Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

tFrom the New York Press.1
. A really clever woman is always too
clever to show it.
The reason people like to brag Is
they object to others doing IL.
About the best way TO make a man
like whist is not to have to play 1t
with. his wife.
An uncomfortable thing about lik-
ing people is all the quarrels you
have to have with them
( Even a sensible girl who likes steak
and French fried potatoes can rave
over the way a stage hero kisses the
hand Of the heroine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

The fallen leaf is a treacherous
thing on the sidewalk and in the street
during the autumn, and particularly
after rains. Its ability to cause trou-
bic of a serious character is revealed
by the recent report from Hartford,
Conn. that a trolley car collision in
which a number of persons were in
Jured was due to the slipping of the
wheels on wet leaves which covered
tha rails
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

If man sets out task for himself
It is we'll that he go slowly about it to
assure its complete accomplishment.
This is exemplified by late Cincinnati
physician who had determined on sui
eide and also to describe fully the
sensations of death. He swallowed a
dose Of cyanide of potassium and the
deadly drug worked so efficiently and
rapidly that he was unable to write
anything of interest concerning his
trip to the great beyond.