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The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-25

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STOCK MARKET REVIEW
Traders Take Warming from Threat
ened Investigation

New York, Aug 24--Discusson in
the financial district to-day had to do
mainly with last Saturdays sensation
al market and announcement that tho
stock exchange had determined to
take immediate official cognzance of
the episode was received with general
approval A closer study Of the days
business was said to have heightened
the impression that in very large part
It represented neither genuine short
covering nor legitimate trading Of any
kind The governing body Of the eX-
change viii probe the matter to the
bottom and preparations to that end
are already we'll under way That
traders and the speculative faction as
whole have taken warning was
clearly evident from the character of
to-day's operations Business during
the early session was less than one
fifth of that transacted in the same
period Saturday and throughout the
day the market had frequent periods
of utter inertia, Reports dealing with
general business conditions were rath-
er conflicting. Developments having
direct relation to the stock market
were w H. Taft's pledge to an early
tariff revision in the event of his cleo
ton, and the Inauguration Of an ac-
ton by the attorney general of this
state against the various railroad COM
panies engaged In the transportation
of bard coal within its boundaries.
There was also the news to-day
tina the TEXAS railroad commission
had urged tho states legal authorities
to institute proceedings against the
Rock Island and other lines traversing
recorded In the local market at the
opening. the greatest loss being slIs-
tanned by Northern Pacific General
weakness was shown throughout the
active list with occasional htful rail-
| lies, resulting chiefly from the support
accorded United states Steel and the
Hartman issues, BY noon the mark
ct had improved, with quotations.
however. stil below Saturdays. Last
weeks pressure upon New York Cen
tra1 and the Rock Island issues was
renewed and had the effect Of cur
failing business elsewhere. The
/ strength Of the Southern Pacific was
the most conspicuous feature Of the
later trading the balance Of the active
/ list showing a weak undertone From
I an authoritative source It was learned
i that several of the large commission
/ houses recently committed TO the
4 short side had up to the close to day
4 failed to make delivery of ali of the
4 stock sold by them last Saturday.
This was not regarded as an ipdica
4 ton Of financial embarrassment but
rather Of an overtaxing of their cleri
cal forces resulting from the huge
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NOTE THEFT IN BOSTON.
$4,000 In Paper Taken from Waistein
Chcsters once.

Boston, Aug PA theft of promls-
sorry notes of the face value Of nearly
A50,OO0 from the Office Of Welsteln h,
Chester, at No, Il Dcane street, be-
came known today. The papers dIsap-
'peared last Wednesday and the inves-
tigation which has been In progress
since that time by Mr.. Chester and by
tho police thus far has failed to result
In any clue as to what has become o!
them The notes were deposited in thu
safe In Mr., Chestor's office last We'd.
nesday morning by Miss Ethel East
man, cashier for Mr., Chester, and when
Miss Eastman went to the safe late IN
the afternoon, she found that the peck
etbook containing the notes was gone,
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In times when trouble occurs in the
market, and some persons have to
make heavy sacrifices, inactive issues
sometimes come out at great declines
In price. There were two sales 'yester-
day which might have been OF the
character mentioned, indicating some
suggested-that If leading bear opera
tors were forced to take heavy losses
last Saturday. they might have sought
to help themselves by throwing over
Investment holdings for what they
would bring. There was sale Of 200
half shares Of Laokawanna yesterday
at 500, or a decline of Is points from
the last previous sale. This meant a
$4,000 transaction. There was sale
of 100 American Snuff at 1870, decline
of 90 points from the last previous
transaction, The two together repre-
sented $6S000 Wall street tried to
trace the identity of the sellers.
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This Bank will be pleased to receive
business and personal accounts.
TARIFF REVISION UP TO-DAY.
uh-Committee of Senate Finance
Committee Meets.

Washington Aug "a The meeting
Of the tariff sub COMMITTEES Of the SEN
ate committee on finance which was
called for today has been postponed
until tomorrow on account of the fail
IRE OF some of the members TO arrive.
A the meeting tomorrow Assistant
Secretary Coolidge Of the treasury de-
partment will present the departments
views regarding the changes to he
made in the tariff classihcations and
also the department recommendations
regarding the administrative features
of the proposed new tariff law.
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STUDY GERMAN SYSTEM.
American Monetary Commissioners
Looking Into Finances.

Berlin, Aug 24,-H F. Davidson Of
New York and George Reynolds Of
Chicago, attached to the American
monetary commission that has been
recently In London, have arrived here
to gather material on the question Of
German finances They called today
on various bankers and financial au-
thorties
It is believed that Senator Aldrich
may colhe over to Berlin this week
before going to Alx-la -Chapelle.
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HE MORNING JOURNAL COURIER, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

volume of business, Further cash
gains and the resultant increase In
surplus reported last Saturday but our
banks caused money to work lower
here to-day,
Bonds were Irregular to-day Total
sales par value aggregated sa,244OoO'
United States 3s advanced liz per
cent. on call.
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BROKERS' FAILURE.
Meadows, Williams & Co. of New
York and Buffalo Close.

New York. Aug, "a Meadows. Will
lloms & Co. brokers Of No. IS Wall
street, failed today. The firm consisted
of Harold G. Meadows and Clarence
Dewitt Mr. Meadows Ia n member Of
the Stock Exchange
A representative Of the concern said
that It was not heavily involved and
that its embarrassment was not due e
the recent market movements
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New owner twho has just bought 6
schooner yachb. Look ere, McPher.
son. you'll ave 10 ave that pillar re-
moved before my wife comes down.
She'll want TO SIT at tho head OF the
table"
Mcpherson. Weel, yell have to
make a steamer O. her for that's ane
q the Punch.
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NOw 7nxCnPwroN

who had moments Of his
paving old bin and am only working others
standing their good times and good clothes
Stnr one.yo man to-day
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Buffalo. n. y, Aug "a The firm Of
Meadows. William & co. who have
conducted a large brokerage business
here for a number Of years. suspended
this morning. Mr. Williams retired
from the firm several years ago.
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WALL STREET NOTES
Saturdays Manipulation Has
REFRESHING Effect Upon
Trading.
-
ROCK ISLAND STEADY
Lackawannn and American Snuff
Como Ont, Possibly OH
Forced Sale.

The total Of $4,000 shares during tho
first hour and $4,000 during the second.
was in marked contrast to the 100000
dealt In during the two hours Saturday
1t was evident that manipulative tao
tics had been discontinued. for the most
part. The dullness was partly the di-
rect result Of the methods resorted TO
Saturday; the outside public apparent
ly reasoned that dangerous game
was going on and that until it was
over Il would be wise 10 keep out Reg
ular commission brokers. who do nor
as a rule accept orders from large
speculative interests. complained Of
the injury which Saturdays perform
ance did 10 legitimate business. Trad
by the refusal Of many brokers to ac-
cept orders from other firm, particu-
larly where they suspected trouble
might result from an investigation OF
Saturdays doings. In a general way,
stocks opened weak and declined for
half an hour, then steadied a little.
and by degrees recovered up TO early
in the afternoon. II could hardly he
said that there were any features dur
ing the morning. aside from the resist
ing power which the Hartman stocks
showed. Hill issues were distinctly
heavy, rejecting liquidation The metal
group was very heavy for time, then
rallieu. and became firm in the early
afternoon. Although remaining quiet,
stocks rallied somewhat in the after
noon, reaching highest prices of the
day. In some cases. In the last hour
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires OF Prince
& Whitley members or the New
York and Boston Stock Exchange rs.
New York office, So Broadway, and IS
Center street, New Haven.
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THE COTTON MARKET.

Reported over private wires by HAYDEN.
Stone & Coz members of New York
and Boston stock and New York COT
ton Exchanges, New Haven branch,
33 Conler street.
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Representation OF bond houses make
somewhat conflicting statements re-
garding the Investment business Some
of them assert that there has been
only q slight falling off in the demand
recently for the class OF securities
which their firms are Offering Others
admit that there has been a very ma
terial slackenng in the investment de-
mand during the last two weeks and
that the outlook at the moment is not
particularly encouraging. All of them
say however, that If money continues
at about the present low level a con-
siderable amount is bound to be invest
ed in bonds and the best divdend-pay-
ing stocks.
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BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires OF Horn.
blower & Weeks, members of tho
New York and Boston Stock Elk
changes, Frank y. Wetmore. mana
ger,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-25

The reorganization plan of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
company is expected TO become effec-
tive on Sept. l, although there may be
a further short extension of time for
the various committees to close up the
subscription lists to the new securities.
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CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires OF Prince
& Whitley members or the New
York and Boston Stock Echanges,
New York office, 81 Broadway. and is
Center street. New Haven. Conn.
NnM York Ale "a
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The steadlness Of Rock Island issues
was thought to mean that bear oper-
-ations In them had ceased. that Il a
part of Saturdays performance was
designed to discipline those who had
been using this stock as a club to de-
press the market there Is likely to be
an end Of this thing from now on.
Such was the Stock Exchange view.
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London did practically nothing in
this market Tn addition to the fact
that the fortnightly settlement begins
in London tomorrow. here was a dis
position there to wait for some light
on the situation here after Saturdays
exhibition.
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LOCAL sTOcK QUOTATIONS.

Corrected daily by RimDarly. Root s.
Co., Investment Brokers, !aS Orange
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
GOOD SHOWING At PRESENT
Secretary Metcalf Reports on Num-
Der of Naval Officers Ashore
and Ahoat.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Responding TO
a request by the president. Secretary
Metcalf today sent to the senate a
statement showing the number of OH
GERS of the navy ashore and aflOat.
The purpose of the statement is to re-
flute the charge that has been made
to the senate committee on naval af-
fairs, that nearly one-half of the Off
GERS have been enmeShed by social
pull" and are enjoying soft berths'
in Washington and at the various navy
yards. Figures are given for July |.
1905, and January /, 1908. In 1905 the
line officers of the navy numbered
1.109 and staff officers 543, or a total
of 1.642. OF this number there were
749 line officers and 2S2 staff officers
afiOat, or a total Of 1.011. In 1908 the
line officers number 1.279 and the staff
officers 63S. a total of 1917. OF this
number 914 line officers and 234 staff
officers, or a total of 1,14S officers. are
afloat The percentage of the line
afiOat in 1905 was $50 and i'll 1908. 734:
of the staff, 49.1 in 1860 and 366 i'm
1908. There are now on duty in Wash
ingtOn 50 line officers on the active list
and fourteen on the retired list, sew
enty-ffve staff officers of the active
list, and three of the retired list. There
is less percentage ashore than there
has been for ten years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
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mended by the Well-Informed of the
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
WILL PUT UP MORE MONEY
Deposition in Nevada Bank Which
Suspended Agrees to Re-
finance Institution.

Carson, New, Feb. 10.-A new phase
i'm the Nevada banking situation took
place this afternoon when w. d. Mac
kenzie, the heaviest individual deposit
tor in the suspended State Bank and
Trust company, agreed to refinance the
institution and became one of its men,
bers. Mackenzie, who recently had an
attachment issued against the bank,
has awaited the action of the commit
tee investigating the banks securi
ties They reported to him this after
noon and upon personal examination
he agreed to withdraw the attachment
and help reorganize the bank Mac
kenzie agrees to furnish one hundred
and forty thousand dollars. This with
the ninety thousand on hand will give
a working capital sufficient for imme-
diate needs. Mackenzie has 100000 in
deposits but cannot secure more than
any other of the deDositors. He will
become a director under the TeOTgani-
zation that is to be effected immediate
ly. 1t is proposed to pay depositors
ten per cent in ninety days. twenty
per cent in six months and the entire
amount in one year. Nearly every de-
position has signed this agreement. T.
B. Hickey, former president. has as
signed his stock, and is out of the
branches at Goldfeld, TOnOpah, Blair
and Manhattan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
SHOT FIRED BY ACCIDENT
Woman Known as "Queenie" Killed
in New York Street Car
During a Scuffle.

New York, Feb. ia night spent
i'm hilarity by three women and three
men ended early today in a tragedy
when one of the women known as
"Queenie." but who is said to be Mrs
Annie Coming of Delaware. was shot
to death in a trolley car on Second
avenue. Mabel Couzzie confessed this
afternoon that shot accidentally fred
from a pistol i'm her muff killed
"Queenie," but the police authorities
are of the opinion that an element of
mystery still hangs over the case in
the disappearance of the men of the
party, who have not been seen since
the shooting took place. The Couzzie
woman has been held without bail to
await the cOroner's inquest, and Rose
Mcguire, who also was i'm the party
Is being detained as a witness.
The story told by the Couzzie woman
was a plausible one. The women and
men had met at a Tenderloin resort
where they drank for a while and
afterward went TO Chinatown. One of
the men. who had been drinking, had
a revolver which he asked the Couzzie
woman TO keep for him. She put it in
her muff. and the party started up
town on a trolley car. Ali were hilar-
ious and laughed and joked with sew
eral of the passengers. An Italian re-
scented remarks made TO him and a
scuffle ensued. In the miKup the re-
VOlVer exploded and "Queenie" fell
dead. The revolver dropped to the
floor and one of the men picked it
up and with his two companions fed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
DURING SLEEP
Nature Repairs the Human Engine.

The activities of the day cause more
or less waste of tissues in the human
engine, which is repaired at night dur
ing sleep.
The man or woman who can sleep
well at night, is sure of the necessary
repairs. other things being right, to
make each day time of usefulness
and living real JOY.
But let insomnia get hold of you, and
the struggle begins, of trying to work
with a machine out of repair A Nebr.
wOman's experience with coffee as a
producer of insomnia is interesting
She says:
Il used to be a coffee drinker and
was so nervous could not sleep at
night before about Il o'clock. unless
would take some medicine. was I'M
der the doctors care for about 5 years
and my weight got down to SO lbs.
THE doctor said l would have to
quit drinking coffee. Then my father
cot me TO try Postum, which he said
had done wonders for linn I am past
AZ and before l quit drinking coffee.
my heart would jump and futter at
times. miss a beat. then beat so fast
| could hardly breathe in enough air
and ! would get smothered.
My tongue would get so stiff I could
not talk and l could not hold a glass
to drink from. Since l have been
drinking Postum. in place of coffee. 1
can sleep sound any time | lie down,
and / feel ! owe everything to Postum
Food Coffee. / now weigh 126 lbs, and
am we'll"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs There's a Rea-
SON "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
JUDGE DUMMIES COURT.
Cases of Alleged 5ribers and Bank
Wreckers Continued.

San Francisco, Feb. 10.-In Judge
DUNES department of the superior
court this morning, the Parkside bribery
cases, including G. II. Umbsen, j. r.
Green and w. J.. BTobeck. charged with
bribery, went over for two weeks. Jerry
Oman and Abraham Ruef, jointly
charged with conspiracy, were repre-
scented by counsel and their cases were
continued to be set in two weeks.
W. J. Bartnett and ]. Dalzell Brown,
of the defunct California Safe Deposit &
Trust company, charged with embezzle-
ment, had the date for the setting of
their trials continued until tomorrow.
Thomas Geary, representing BARNETT,
asked that the bail of his client be re-
duced, but the court said it was not dis
posed to make any change i'm the
amounts ordered by the judges who
fixed the amounts.
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HENEY ON DECK
FOR RUFF CASE
No Progress Made Owing to
Myriad of Objections Inter-
posed by the Defense.

San Francisco. Feb. 10.-Counsel for
the defense fairly bristled with techni-
cal objections this afternoon when the
prosecution commenced to make a
counter showing to the objections and
motions of Abraham Ruef to further
proceedings in his trial on the ground
that he had never been arraigned be-
cause of a clerical error in the copy of
the indictment delivered to him. The
prosecution encountered the obstruct-
i've tactics of Ruef's counsel at every
step.
Assistant District Attorney Francis
J. Heney announced when the case was
called that he would not be able to
make a counter affidavit to the one
made last week by Ruef until tomor-
row, as ne had only arrived in the city
today. Assistant District Attorney
John O'Gara then read the affidavits
OF w. E. Tucker, acting shorthand re-
porter, r. J. Alexander, clerk of the
court, and one by himself containing
extracts of the transcript of Ruef's ar
raignment on May q of last year and
setting forth what occurred at that
time
Objections Many and Long.
Henry Ach, chief counsel for Ruef
lengthy objections to the filing of the
counter affidavit. He maintained that
Tucker was not the official court re-
porter and that the record did not
show that he had sworn in, hence his
affidavit could not be received by the
court. Among other objections were:
That the affidavits were not properly
made out; that Ruef acted as his own
attorney in the alleged arraignment
proceedings and was not asked by the
court whether he had counsel or de-
sired counsel; that it did not appear
from the record that copies of the in
dictments were delivered to Ruef; that
the record showed that the clerk read
part of an indictment and not all of
it.
Ach made a motion asking that the
entire record be produced in this hear
ing, of the proceedings in Ruef's case
on indictment No. S23 on which ne is
to be tried first.
Judge LawlOr announced that ne
would reserve his rulings on the adj
mission of the affidavits and Ach's OBJ
jectionS to them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Elizabeth Herllman to Wilhelnina
f. Gillette lot 10. block / Har
rington Donnelly & ks subdivi-
'o'i '-'-' 800. -.s--- ...... ........S 800
VIM. Bryant to Carrie C. Strjcklev
lot . block 81, plat D........ ion
Anna Judson to Hilda V Gremis
part OF lot q. block a. plat F. I
Oliver c. WISER to Mary e. Foster
lot .. etc, block ,. West Grand
view .-s-.. ..-..- .-.... ........ 4J0
Mark Stanly tC Walter Crome. Iot
j., etc, block ,, East Park subdi-
vision -..... -. .............. soO
A. T. Jones to ID. T. Powell land
in section D. township / south.
range west ....,:................ 5000
Emil Carlson to Martha " Carlson.
lot /. section I, township south,
range l east .........-.-.....--...-.. I
Heber J. Grant to Emily w Grant
part Of lot 2. block 80. plat D. l
l. Z. Sprague to Milton S. Sprague
part of lot G. block GA. plat c.. 1000
T. T. Derrick ct al. to T. G. Brooks.
lot etc. block l. East Waterloo. 1000
Carrie Gray to Thomas Nichols.
land in section 6. township south,
,ango / west ........................ 1000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
DEPEW BREAKS SILENCE.
Smirched New York Senator EuIo-
eizes J. P. Morgan.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Depew
today replied to Il recent charge made
in the senate by Senator Culberson of
Texas that during the recent panic the
secretary of the treasury favored New
York City In depositing public money
in national repositories
The danger that was so great. he said
was avoided by the wise action of the
secretary of the treasury, assisted by
that phenomenal genius Pierpont Nor
gan. who, associating himself with the
bankers of New York, provided the
means by which the banks could be
saved.
At the time of this utterance Mr..
Morgan occupied a seat i'm the private
gallery of senator's, and was d careful
listener to all that was said.
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Special Announcement Regarding
the National Pure Food and
Druq Law.

We are pleased to announce that
FOleys Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law, as il contains no Opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend 1t
as a safe remedy for children and
adults. F. J. Hill Drug Co, The New
er SubStitutOTS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-11
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR LA GRIPPE

La grippe coughs are dangerous, as
they frequently develop into pneumo-
mia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only
stops the coughs, but heals and
strengthens the lungs so that no seri-
Gus results need be feared. The genu-
inc FOley's Honey and Tar contains no
harmful drugs, and is in yellow pack
age. Refuse substitutes. F. ]. Hill
Drug Co, "The Never Substitutors."
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Mrs. winsIow,s Soothing Syrup

of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT
SUCCESS 1t SOOTHES the CHILD,
SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all
PAIN; CURES WIND collie. and is the
best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sootll-
ing syrup and take no other kind.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. GUARAN-
TEED UNDER THE FOOD AND
DRUG ACT. JUNE 80. 1906. SERIAL
NUMBER 1895