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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05

inland waterway development.
Policy Needed.
Hitherto our national policy of inland
negative. No single agency has been re-
sponsible under the congress for making
the best use of our rivers, or for exer-
cising foresight in their development. In
the absence of a comprehensive plan, the
only safe policy was one Of repression
and representation. Frequent changes Of
plan and piecemeal execution of projects
A channel Is no deeper than its shallowest
reach. and to improve a river short Of
the point of effective n%avigability is a
sheer waste OF all 1t costs. In spite OF
large appropriations for their improves.
ment. our rivers are less serviceable for
interstate commerce today than they were
half q century q and IN spite of the
merce they are on the whole less used.
The first condition of successful develop
ment of our waterways is a definite and
progressive policy. The second is a con-
crete general plan. prepared by the best
experts available. covering every use to
not succeed until the responsibility for
administering the policy and executing
and extending the plan is definitely laid
on one man Or group OF men who can
be held accountable. Every portion OF
the general plan should consider and %
far AZ practicable secure to the people
the use OF water Tor power. irrigation M
No project should Be begun until the funds
necessary to complete &C promptly are pro-
vided, and no plan once under way should
h~ changed except Tor grave reasons.
No1k once begun should be prosecuted
steadily and vigorously to completion. We
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
BIG AUDITORIUM
THEATER TO BE
MADE INTO HOTEL

Chicago, Feb. 29.-It Is reasonably GER
tain that the Auditorium theater. which
Heinrich. Conried once observed was the
finest on the American continent. will
pass into history after next year.
The plans OF the directors of the Chi.
cage Auditorium association are to tear
out the theater, which never has been
n profitable investment. even when con-
Quoted as a bargain counter for vaude-
vile and musical comedies, and remodel
the whole Auditorium either for hotel or
office purposes.
Tentative plans have been prepared. II
became known recently, for a remodeled
hotel. p stories high. with the most mag
niHcent rotunda of any hotel in the world.
at an expense of 3.OOO,O 600.
Other plans provide for the r%econstruc-
ton of the hotel into an office building
witt four additional stories. This is esti.
mated to cost 100000. and is the most
likely use to which the reconstructed
building will be put. 1t IS believed.
Neither of these plans. which have been
prepared by Louis NJ. Sullivan, shows anv
Auditorium theater. The playhouse.
which occupies something k one-th.rd
Of the building. has been wiped out in
|sthe plans. Mr.. Sullivan was one OF the
architects who planned the Auditorium
23 years ago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
TO REGAIN LOST
MILLIONS IN MINES

Denver, Colo, Feb. 2e.-"F. Augustine
Heinze, who was lately knocked down
and relieved of his money in Wall street.
is going to retrieve his fortune by develops
1ng a large group OF gold mines in Ne.
vada.' says a Denver mining man.
II am informed that he will not try
to repair his fortune In copper, but will
hereafter devote all of his time to gold
inning. When he gets rich this time.
II he does get rich. 1t is likely that he
will remain SO.
"Heinze has secured options on all OF
the claims at Orc City, New. Orc CITY
Is about twelve miles from Rawhide. IA
yet no mines nave been developed at Orc.
but the surface indications are good. In
this respect the district is something like
Cripple Creek. Gold, you will remember.
was struck at grass roots in Cripple Creek.
Today. OF course. deep gold mining is the
great thing there. The same thing is true
of some of the Nevada properties.
THE mines at Orc will be great mines.
providing that the veins hold to q good
depth. or course. II they peter out after
they have been sunk q few hundred feet
there will be nothing doing, but 1 expect
to see some good mines at ORC.
"Hefnze has not only secured an option
on the claims at Orc. but he has an op-
ton on the water supply and on the town
site. He will own the whole place. 4
deal for the purchase is now under way
IN New York city. and l expect to heal
OF Its being closed any day now"
BY manipulations of the copper market
Heinze was recently stripped Of much OF
his wealth. He is still said to have some-
what of a following among Eastern nnan-
ciers and will no o be able 10 raise
any money necessary to carry out his
scheme at Orc. Schwab and other East
ern men are largely interested In gold
mines IN Nevada. and when labor trou-
bles there are settled the state will again
attract capital.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
STANFORD WHITES
PARTNER A WRECK

New York. Feb. s~9.--Charies u. McKim.
the famous architect and founder of the
firm OF Mckim. Mead IL White. is i'll in
IL private sanitarium. He is a nervous
wreck, as Il result of orerwork.
Since the killing OF Stanford White by
II. X. Thaw, McIxim's nerves have not
been of the strongest. The shock of his
partners violent death appeared to leave
a lasting impression. Then. too. the loss
Of Mr.. White from the firm caused moro
work 10 devn,ve upon the senior menu
Der.
For several Month Mr.. MclIim has been
under the care of DIR. Charles Hitchcock.
Mir. Mck.m is one OF the most widely
known architects of this country. AL
though 81 years old, he is still in the
front rank of the active architects OF note.
Mr.. Mckim, in 1909. was awarded a gold
medal by King Edward for his share m
the promotion of architecture. Through
out the country there stand magnificent
buildings designed by the firm of which
he is the head. The recent alterations to
the White House. at Washington, were
designed under his direction.
The old Willard house, home of White
law Reid, also was designed by his firm.
and among the other buildings of note
are Madison Square Garden, the Century
club. the Metropolitan club. the Univer-
sity club. the University of New York. the
University OF Virginia and Washington
arch.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05

New York. Feb. 29.-Twenty-two
specific charges OF failure to discharge
his duties are made in h petition
praying for the removal of William
Travers Jerome as district attorney for
she county Of New York. which was
sent to Governor Hughes at Albany to-
day by n committee Of stockholders OF
the Metropolitan street railway.
"Jury Fixing"
The petition alleges MIR. Jerome failed
to properly prosecute charges OF al
eyed 'jury fixing" and giving false
testimony in street railway cases: that
the prosecution of violations of the
criminal law by the life insurance COM
panies of New York. as disclosed by the
Armstrong committee, have been de-
layed; that an alleged criminal con-
Metropolitan Street Railway company
into the hands of a few men was al
lowed by Mr.. jerome to go on and that
hundreds OF stockholders were robbed
Of their money, that no attempt was
made to punish the men alleged to have
committed other frauds in connection
with New York city traction deals.
Mr.. Jerome's statements as to judges
are alleged to have been not only inn
proper but scandalous in their nature.
and tending to destroy the confidence
OF the people in the integrity of their
courts.
The committee also charges h dis
trict attorney misconducted himself in
failing to indict and seek 70 convict
some n of the officials of the New
York Central Railroad company In con-
nection with the collision in that COM
pany's tunnel in 1902 when IL persons
We're killed. Various other cases of al
legged failures Of Jerome to perform his
duty are cited in the complaint.
Campaign Money.
The petition also charges that con.
tributions to he campaign fund to elect
Jerome were received by one of Je-
ronie's assistants from men connected
with the large corporations seeking ia
vors from h district attorney that
the sums and amount which was UNI
known was considerably upwards OF
$4,000 Among these contributors. 1t IL
alleged. was the attorney for James HI.
Hyde. who contributed $1,000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
COUNTY OPTION BILL
IS PASSED IN OHIO

Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 29.-After more
than two hours OF debate. which the
members admitted was all to no pur-
pose because no vote could be changed
thereby, the house passed the Rose
county option bill introduced and cham
pioned by Senator Isiah r.. Rose, OF
Washington county. The vote In pas
a of the bill was 70 to 36. The meas
u-e will now go 10 the governor and
1T is generally expected that he will
sign 1t.
The bill as it becomes q law pro-
vides that elections may be held in
any county. to vote OF the question OF
banishing saloons upon petition OF 36
per cent of the qualified voters. A
majority of the votes cast shall deter
mine the policy of the county. but in
event of a county voting wet" no
township or residence district which
has voted dry" shall be affected
thereby. Elections may be held every
three years. Stringent regulations and
fines for the enforcement OF the law
are provided. The law will not go into
effect until September /, 1908, thus Civ
ing persons interested in the liquor
business time to anticipate Its opera
ton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
HERO DIES FROM
LACK OF FOOD

Cleveland, Feb. 29.-Dead from lack
of proper food. the body of Russell
Page. u civil war veteran. who was dec
Grated by congress for valiant services
at Fort Donelscn, was found in bed at
his home.
while Page was dying his aged wife
was vafnly searching for work. Page.
who was confined To his bed as n result
of n wound received in the war, Waa
too proud to ask for aid. AS was his
wife.
At Fort Donelson Page led Il party
Of men In mining the ground near the
Qualifications. Seeing Homer Stratton.
on the ground badly wounded. Page
seized Stvatton and carried him on his
shoulders from the battlefield. keeping
his face to the foe and shielding Strait
ton from heavy musket fire with hiD
own body. After three vOlleys the cOn-
federates ceased firing and cheered him
rs he retrented to safety.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
HARRY THAW MAY
Be HELD SANE ON
ALL FOOLS DAY

New York. Feb. 29.-Harry X. Thaw.s
case will come up again IN court on April
1. when report will be made whether. in
the opinion of the states experts. he is
sane or insane.
Whites slayer will then have been I'M
der close observation at the state hospital
for GO days. II he Is reported sane he
will be Immediately set free. II he is de-
clared insane he may be sent to q pri-
vate asylum selected by the Thaw fam
lily.
DIR. Ferris. president Of the state COM
mission in lunacy. said that Thaw was be-
B. Lamb of the state hospital. DR.. Ferris
added that Thaw win be observed closely
for the first 90 days Of his confinement
and at the end of that time. IL he Is re-
garded by the superintendent as sane. a
report to that eject will be made to the
court.
II Thaw IL believed by the superintend.
!ent. after he has made his report, to ba
insane. he VIII be brought into court Is
sthe request Of Thaw's attorneys.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
FAMILY BUYS
OFF EVELYN; $4,000
A YEAR, Is RUmOR

New York, Feb. 29.-That the efforts
of the Thaw family to effect q separa-
ton Of Harry Thaw and his artists
model wife have finally been successful
is stated today on authority closely con-
nectcd with the a 1t is asserted that
Evelyn agreed not to see her husband
again except in the presence OF his rel
atives or their attorneys. and that a
been settled pon her in return for her
concession. 1t is understood that d.
vorce proceedings have been tentative
ly agreed on, but that action is delayed
pending the official report of asylum
experts on Harry's mental condition.
It is intiniated that she will go abroad.
remaining away from New York until
h divorce proposition is settled.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
SEEK JEROME'S
SCALP; CLAIM he
FAILED IN DUTY
Stockholders Of Metropolitan
Street Railway Make Many
Charges
JeRome NOT WORRIED.

New York. Feb. 2s.-"I am not
ment when told Of the charges and
the request for his removal sent
to the governor today. ',rhis is AM
other one. l suppose. They file them
up there every week or so against
me. The governor has W asked
me to explain. If he does, then we
will take cognizance of Them"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05

mus make sure that projects are not un.
sons. and that the best modern business
methods are applied in executing them.
should rest on actual need ascertained by
investigation and Judgment of experts and
on Its relation to great river systems or
to the general plan. n never on mere
clamor.
The Improvement of our inland water
ways can and should be made to pay
incidental proceeds from water power and
other uses. Navigation should, of course,
be free. But the greatest return will
come from the Increased commerce.
growth and prosperity of our people. For
,Adeeguate funds should be provided. BY
should be delayed no onger: The develop
ment Of our waterways and the conserva-
ton of our forests are the two most
pressing physical needs of the country.
They are interdependent, and they should
The questions of or%ganiza,:on, powers n
gress.. There is urgent need for prompt
and decisive action.
nNI~oo3oro Doo.o,-IH
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
INTERNAL REVENUES pEcReAar

Washington, Feb. 29.-The monthly
statement OF the collections OF Internal
revenue show that Tor the month of
January. 1908. the total receipts were
el9. 742, O04. which 10 q decrease. a.
compared with January. 1907. OF 1857.
o13.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
PROMPT ACTION ON
WATERWAYS URGED
President Roosevelt Transmits
Report Of Commission
to Congress.
M~ENDATloNs.

Appointment of a national water
ways cOmmi sSion to bring into CO.
ordination he army engineering
corps, the bureau of soils, the forest
service. the bureau of corporations
and the reclamation service.
That future waterways develop,
ment be along the lines of a well
defined policy, regarding the
streams OF the country as the as
sets of the people and taking into
account. besides, the Improvement
of navigation and the conservation
OF water power, shall take
Of the publication of the waters.
the development of power. the con-
troll of floods. the reclamation of
lands by irrigation aud drainage,
and all other uses of the waters
or benefits to be derived from their
control.
President Emphatic.
The development of our water
ways and the conservation of our
forests are the two most pressing
physical needs Of the country. They
are fnterdependent. and they should
be me- vigorously, together, and at
once. The questions of organiza-
ton. powers and appropriations are
now before the congress-. There is
urgent need for prompt and decisive
action. Theodore Roosevelt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-05
Mational Defense.

The development of our inland water
ways will have results far beyond the i'm.
mediate gain TO commerce. Deep channels
along the Atlantic and gulf coasts and
from. the gulf TO- the great lakes will have
high alu for the national defense. The
use of water power will measurably re-
lieve the drain upon our diminiShinG sup
plies OF coal, and transportation by water
Instead Of rail only will tend to conserve
river Improvement cannot be permanent,
Win at the seme time help to postpone The
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS.

-l ..o-ly MARKET Was depressed during the
greater part of yesterdays session but nlao7
IN var+ Of its losses in a late rally, the cooe,
however witnessing net declines for almost al
A.. ;ss,,es dealt in The transactions in both
stock and bond departnerts were on reslrlcIeo
scale. Runors of bearish description ana a.
Legged to be Of bearish inspiration were current
the most widespread affecting the Rock lslaho
system. the securities Of which were under con
1inuo1s pressure. One version had 1t that the
Government was bout TO bring an acton 20 as
solve the Rock Island system and another that d
receivership was impending. THESE repoTls were
denied by Rock Island interests. they ascr1olIs
the weakness Of the securities to bear attacks
There is reason to believe that liquidation Tor
some large interest is in progress, and II "oulo
nor he surprising If the bear party were taxing
advantage of that fact to put pressure on the
Rock Island stocks and bonds, the lVolVeo
character of the interrelation among the tnree
com pa nies-the Rock Island company, the chi
caeo Rock Island & Pacific Railway and the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Railroad d--nelbg
a fact favorable to them
In addition TO the Rock Island runors, which
started similar reports regarding other railways
there was occa stoned some uneas1nsss from the
attacks on the credit of certain local banks,
which have been made in anonymous telephone
messages from day TO day since last THURSDAY;
hut nothing came of these runors and the local
banking situation is now so thoroughly cleared
rIp as TO be longer a pretext for the sellns
of stocks.
The money market is still exceedingly easy
the offerings Of both time and call funds being
heavy at about the rates ruling at the close OF
last week, the payment Of s1o,o0000o install
ment due on subscriptions 10 the new ST. Paul
stock not having any effect in the direction of
advancing rates. Foreign exchange rates de-
cIined sharply. demand sterling selling down
nearly one half cent The movement was due to
heavy offerings of bills made against the sale
OF city bonds and short term notes to Europe.
At the present level expectation Of gold is
not in sight London did little in this market.
and at the financial centres of Europe dulness
prevailed caused by the feeling of unsettlement
following the assassination of King Carlos and
the Portuguese crown prince
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign houses oousH-
about 1900 shares on balance IN TINS MAJ 40 80
t.rdav American stocks IN London were s'oaI.
and extremely dull. developing weakness IN - -.
,,rb trading Consols were unchanged anu cl'
sen.ral market quiet and fnciineo 10 seL o'.
ITS ustIessness being in largo measure resuiI %
the assassination Of the King and crown frince oA
Portugal.
RECEIVERS OF DETROIT. TOLEDO IRON
TON-George K Lowell, vioe-presloent ana So
eraI manager and Benjamin s. Warren genera
counsel nave been appointed receivers OF oie .,iu
t-oit Toledo & Ironton Railway Company foIo"
sne the default In payment Of the FEBRUARY
,o,nons on the company's mortgage bonos-
rIv1nEND DECI.ARED.-The directors Of the
PHILADELPHIA Company have declared tne resuIai
ss,ni-annuaI dividend OF ~ per cent on the pre-
ferred stock payable March 2
NEW TRUST CoMPANY's NAME CHANGED
The nsnoa OF the Citizens Trust Company OK Ne"
vort now in course OF organization, Is 70 oe
changed TO the Sherman Trust Company as thefo
,s in existence IN Brooklyn CitizeIs AluS'
Company.
PIC IRON OUTLOOK.-Rooers. Brown q %
cav. .Pe iron producers show no dfsposfhon 70
change their ideas TO prices or thelr mt
Of shutting down plants rather tnan oonuiiuo -
nil. iron or sell at loss 1t is interesting 70 nooe
Tha+ the recent pipe purchasers have ABSORBED tno
entire stock of grades suitable for their use IN vi
~1ia territory While no accurate figures are 1orLn
eo,,Irg q most casual scrutiny of the stocks at
various points shows that there Is no heaVy 49, ac-
mutation at any point, and, in the present 1ralo
~ mind of PRODUCERS not likely to be any IN tne
,.,r -,,-,1r. The whole worlds stock IS surpris-
inglv small and both in this country and IN Great
Britain the process Of blowing out STACKS CON-
riues'
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Interest vas still lacking in the market for out-
80 sec,1rfties and as result trading was light.
evcant in q few of the low priced mining stocks
which developed some activity. Price movements
IN general were toward lower levels. but recesslons
1veTe fractional The fndustrial5 were neglected
90 sonn.vhat lower Tramp Consolidated, on the
renort Of the strike at the mines. rose nearly lpc
hut later lost about half heavy realizing Cold
field Consolidated and Daisy were steaoy- Nevena- 1
I+sb C-eene-Cananea Dominion and Union Mines
we're weak Nevada Consolidated and Cumberland
Civ moved within narrow limits. Price changes
.1ee,rhere we're 1nirnportant- Chicago Subway was
49,, y. Bonds were quiet at about unchanged
quotations.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-Money call opened at
per cent; highest per cent; lowest. 1s4 per cent
closing 12sg2 per cent last loan per cent; ruling
rate per cent. Time money opened the week
practically unchanged. literally obtainabe. but IN
light demand. Rates were SS4q4 per cent for
thirty sixty and ninety days and 414G41a per cent
for five and six months Mercantile paper was
taken moderately The amount offered was quite
large and COMPRISED some names of the highest
grade Rates quoted 512d6 per cent for in
orsed bills receivable and choice single and
6G6Iz per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE--The foreign exchange
market opened weak, ar a decline OF nearly 14c In
startling rates TO around 467 for cables, ASSOC
1865 for demand sterling and 4.s3l9q4 6334 for
sixty-day bills. Short francs were quoted at 5-l61s
and short rechsrnarks aI 95- Bills offered
pIeptifuIy during the first hour. After declining
$751; for demand sterling the market became some
what steadier the afternoon. Cables were quoted
at S695d4 81 demand sterling al 4S66044 s61o and
sixty-day bills z.631z Short francs were 5.167eG
516T. plus 132. and short reichsrnarks $685. lilo
Bankers posted rates were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
-EC divIdsn5

FOREIGN MONEY MARKFT-Can money in
Iondort 1884, Per cent open market discount raIe
<or short bills Sss per cent. long bills. S4Zao so
,,e- cent Berlin discount rate. ~ per cent Paris
5-,o,7-r rate - rer cent Paris exchange on Lon
90, . francs = centinles- Bar gold as e74d ser
rr excs1ane on London. % marks ta14 ptennss-
rOPrrCN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consols Tor
,,11a,- Ks rer cent. for the account. S1as French
r~utes p francs 121z centrnes.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
Financial Meetings.

Once of the Maryland Coal Ccnp.v -
Nc I Broadway. New York January lotn.... !
The Annual Meeting or the Maryland Goa 80 -
the election President snt teE D-re-lols-,,-
such other cuisines. come ee1c-s lle
be held the Office OF the COMPANY No
New York February 4th. 1905. AZ eleven n u.
Transfer books viii close on January -o'1 81 90
H 3 NEDHAA- ceo-7-
NOTICE IL HEREBY GIVEN THAT a n - 1.,,sss
~ the Stockholders Of he Revere Fuooer ..v -
New York will be held AT the oce OF tHe C9-ns Cs - =
So 81 Reafs Street. IN thu CTS OF New iU n =
eleventh day OF February. 1905 Al 70 c3ocA srx
the purpose OF e-cting fvs Dt-ecto-s tor -, -
and INSPECTORS OF Election - serve - - = -
Annual Meeting and for the transaction ol Na1ss
business that may properly come oefor9 So -.-r ~
The Transfer Books will % closed ron SA-'
1905. February II. 1905 ----.o.g
January 18th. lens- 7 A McINTCsoa -