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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Trading Largely Restricted to Profcs-
 sional Parties.

New York, Feb. 14.-The stock mar ket to-day was still regarded as large ly made up of a contest between pro-' fessional parties in the speculation with very small outside participation
 The contest was waged with varying fortunes and good deal of obstinacy before either party obtained decisive advantage. The number of shifts m to noon was unusual At that time the bears gave signs of being. discomfted and the advance in prices was quite aggressive until the taking of profits on the rise began. The sentimental effect of the prominent stocks which led tba advance was considerable owing to inc large speculative following always found in those stocks and the inclina- ton of operators in other stocks and to act in accordance with the movement of the leaders. Thus, with St. Paul
 union Pacific, the two Hill stocks and Reading moving strongly upwards the bulls had formidable influence enlisted on their side. An effective aid was brought forward in United States Steel pfd- when the railroad stocks began to sag. There was no special news to ac- count for the strength which developed. efective factor. Much discussion cen- Closing up of short accounts was an tered about the New York ri4v bnnd sale and current expectation of a fav- orable outcome made a sustaining ele- ment in the days speculation. No de- tails of the average price of the bonds were obtaina5le up to the time the stock market closed. but favorable au- guries were drawn from the large num- Der of bids reported as coming in to
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

New York city 1-2 per cent. bonds, bids for which were opened to-day.
 This syndicate offered l0S.377 for s47, ,OO0 OO0. and 10O,37 for the remain ing S3,0OoOOO.
 At the sale in September last $40 100000 were sold at an average price of 1O2.063
 On the curb, while the sale was in progress, contracts were selling as high as 105 1-2, and numerous sales took place, the aggregate reaching S1,000,0OO. The price to-day was the highest at which these new bonds, 'when issued" have sold.
 There were 1,109 bids in all many of them for comparatively small amounts, Many of the bids for smaller amounts were considerably higher than the syn dicate offer.
 New York city has financed its re- quirements since the October panic through the sale of s65,OO0,000 in rev enue warrants. These warrants were taken by the Morgan National City First National Bank syndicate and have been paced largely with the banks that bought them to use as collateral with which to procure government de- posits From s5,0oOOOo to s1O,000,000 of the warrants have also been placed in . Europe, as the great Paris banks have in years past taken large blocks of them, and almost always make a bid for a short-term city loan when it Is offered at attractive terms by Wall street banking houses.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
AFTER MUTUAL RESERVE.
Attorney General to Ask Receiver for
 Insurance Company.

New York, Feb. Hit was announced to-day by Attorney General Jackson that he had decided to apply for re- ceiver for the Mutual Reserve Life In- surance company in an action to wind up the company's affairs. The attor- ney-general has been Investigating the Mutual Reserve Life for several months, and his decision Is based upon the report of Otto Kelsey, the state superintendent of insurance.
 Except to say that his suit would be in the interests of the policy holders the attorney general declined to discuss the subject in detail He said there was dispute as to certain items in the assets which Superintendent Kelsey held not to be assets. The action will be in charge of a deputy attorney gen eral, William s. Mackey, who has been conducting the investigation of the company. Mir. Kelsey has been notified of the state prosecutors plan.
 The report of the superintendent de- clared that the total liabilities of the company were S5,4lS.7l715 The admit ted assets were s3,701602,i2 The deficit, according to the report, was Sl,7l7,l1i,- 73
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
TO MAKE HARRIMAN SPEAK.
Court Issues Order Defining What
 Questions Must be Answered.

New York, Feb. 4.-Judge Hough in the United States circuit court to-day issued an order supplemental to the opinion of two weeks ago in the matter of the interstate commerce eommis- sions questions which F. H. Hartman and Otto Kuhn, of Kuhn, Loeb & Com pany refused to answer relative to dealings in various railroad stocks
 The order gives the questions which must be answerel in detail, but does not fix the time for the appearance of either men before the commission. Of the two questions. which Mir. Hartman is not required to answer one relates to the purchase of stocks between July l9 and August + that may have appre- ciated in value The other was wheth- CT Mir. Hartman or any of the direct ors of the Union Pacific bought stocks in anticipation of the dividend.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
NOTES OF MARKET.
Opening Quiet, With No Fur ther Collapse of American
 Smelling.
LONDON ON BOTH SIDES
Continued Weakness of New York Central Suggests Liquidation
 in Certain Quarters.

The opening of the. market yester- day was extremely quiet. Those who expected to see a further collapse in American Smelling were disappointed. It started Is higher at 56 7-S, and soon rallied to 57. being steady to firm during the remainder of the morning. The entire list, except Western Union, Louisville and Nashville and one or two others, showed underlying strength, and by 12:90 o'clock had scored some sharp gains, extending in certain cases to l 1-2 or points. Smelling at that time was points higher. and Union Pacific and Read ing were almost equally strong. Around l o'clock there was partial setback on profit-taking sales.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
TRUST COMPANIES MAY MERGE.
Equitable and Mercantile Merger En-
 dorsed by Court of Appeals.

New York, Feb. l4,-In a decision handed down to-day, the Appellate Di- vision reversed the order of the lower court enjoining the merger of the Eaui- table Trust and the Mercantile Trust Company.
 The decision was in the case of c. w. Morse against the Equitable Life As surance society, and Bainbridge Colby against the Equitable Trust. Mercan- tile Trust, and Equitable Life. Meet ings of the stockholders of the Mer- cantile and the Equitable will be held on February 17 to act on the merger proposition.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

Interest of Wall street people center- ed to-day chiefly in the city bond sale,. bids for which were to be opened at two o'clock. The quotations for the old 4 1-2s and the contracts for the new bonds on the curb were closely watch ed. On the curb the contracts for the new bonds held between 104 5-S and 104 3-4 up to early in the afternoon. On the Exchange, the old 4 1-2s open ed at 105 12- for small lots but the first lot of ten sold at 105 Is, followed by more at the same price, and then by a sale at 105. This brought in buying orders and the price rallied before mid day to 105 l-2.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
BOND SALE \ SUCCESS.
New York City Gets 10S.S77 for s47,-
 OOO.OO0 Worth.

New York, Feb. IA syndicate com posed Of P. P. Morgan X Co, the First National Bank, the National City Bank. and Harvey Fisk & Sons, put in
 6 bid for the entire S50, 0,000,OOO issue of
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

For stock which has just been con tinued at 10 per cent. basis Union Pa cific acted very poorly at first. though doing better later. Its price now re- fleets outside influences, such as the federal prosecution. rather than a val ue depending on earnings.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

London traded on both sides of this market yesterday, to the extent of 20, 900 shares, probably buying a few shares on balance There was no spe cial feature to this trading. It merely represented 'scalping' operations, and being mostly in the grangers, Ameri- can stocks were but little changed in London before the local opening.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

Arbitrage houses sold about 25,00O shares on balance. This was mostly of Union Pacific and United States steel Both of these stocks had some support on the curb. The effect of the city bond sale is expected to be shown in to-morrow's London opening, as Lon don barks were bidders for some of the per cents.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
BOSToN STOCK MARKER

Reported over private wires os Horn blower & Weeks. memoers of the New York and Boston Stock Ex- changes. New Haven oface. 27 Center street.
 Boston. Feb. 14.
 Hich .nM Bid Asked
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

The supplementary decision of Judge Hough of the United States court directing Messrs. Hartman and Kahn to testify before the interstate com merce commission regarding the sale of Illinois Central stock to Union Pa 3 -cific, attracted little attention yester- day, and it had no effect on the Har- riman issues when the decision was handed down. At the time they were advancing and they gained some fur ther ground. Then there was a set back in the general market and these stocks reacted somewhat Later they advanced again
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

The recent selling of Kansas and Texas is partially explained by the De- cember net loss of s403,OO0 and a sur plus of only s12,1S7. compared with S462, ,05S, a year ago. The six months surplus is s1,1160O0 under that of 1906
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires ot Prime. Whitely, members of the New York and Boston Stock Exchanse. New York office, B Broadway and IS Center street. New Haven.
 New York, Feb. l4
 Open. High Low Last.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

The condition of the loan department after the close yesterday was such that not many traders wanted to go short of the market yesterday. More stocks were loaning at a premium than at any time since the decline began, and it was quite difficult to borrow some of the high-prited shares.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

As the bids for the new city bonds began to appear, with a syndicate bid for the entire amount at a price much higher than had been anticipated, the general stock market became strong and touched the highest price of the day shortly before the close. The en- time list participated. and there was a stampede of the shorts to cover con tracts. It was generally assumed that the great success of the citys bond sale would have wide reaching ef- feet on the security market. The con- tracts for the new 1-2s on the curb sold at 105 1-2 shortly before the close.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

The continued weakness of New York Central suggests liquidation by the Hartman and Standard Oil inter- ests, who went into the property sev- eral years ago, At that time they had enough stock to figure very largely in the company's policies, and it was even said that William Rockefeller was then more of a factor that w. K. Vanderbilt. Yesterday the reverse is the case. The Vanderbilt and Morgan influence is paramount Of course, quite little of the present weakness Is due to a feeling that the dividend will be reduced, and some of the sell ing is cause by the challenge that the public service commission has made to the S30, 0,000,000 note issue.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires Of Prince & Whitely, members of the New York and Boston Stock EXchanses New York office, 52 Broadway ana i' Center street. New Haven. Conn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
The Union Trusl Co.
NEW HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN.
 Chartered by the State of Connecticut with authority to act as Erecutor, Ad. ministrator. Guardian, Receiver. or Trustee. under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid h. to Court, and Public Trust Funds acts as Trustee for Municipalities, Corpora tions and Individuals. and administers Trusts of all kinds. Empowereu to act as registrar of Stocks, Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness manage sink ing funds, and do cil business such as Is usually done by Trust Comlxnies-
 1t also eoes general banking busi- ness, collecting checks, notes, coupons, and receives deposits The principal of each trust is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the gen- sral assets of the Compah,
 This Company is by law regularly examined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY l.. H0TCHkIsS. President.
 .. EUGENE $. BRISTOL. Treasurer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15

LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS. Corrected daily by Kimberly. Root S Co.,, Investment Brokers. l33 Orange strcer.
 Par. B,e Asked
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
FINA'lCiAL.
THE SAVINGS BANK

Is safe-fosters thrift, protects earn. ings, provides for the future-IF YOU LIVE.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-15
Miscellaneous stocks.

tContinued on Fifteenth PageJ
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
MAURITANIA AND
LUS|TAN|A BOTH
SMASH RECORDS
Former Establishes New Pace
for Westward Voyage
Across Atlantic.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The turbine
sister Cunarders Mauretania and Lusi-
tania have established new ocean rec
ords. The Mauretania, by travelling
from Daunt's Rock in four days, TWEEN
ty hours and fifteen minutes, clipped
seven minutes from the L~usitania's last
westward voyage and making the fast
est westward ocean voyage ever made
across the Atlantic. The Mauretania
got to Sandy Hook at 1850 last night.
The Lusitania steamed into Queens
town yesterday afternoon with the rec
ord over the long-distance course east
ward cut by more than three hours.
Her time from Sandy Hook Lightship
to Daunt's Rock was five days, four
hours and thirty minutes. The best pre-
vious time was five days, seven hours
and thirteen minutes.
The Mauretania on this trip did more
than cut the record of her sister ship.
She beat the latter's single day run by
three miles, covering 635 nautical miles
between noon of Sunday and noon yes
terday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
UNION LABELS IN
POLICE HELMETS
SIMPLY LEFT OFF
Hatters' Locals Learn C0nnecti-
cut Manufacturers Made Over
sight, Causing Dispute.

Through their representatives, Strin-
ger White and James Byrne, Locals
10 and IA, United Hatters of North
America, have informed the Police
Board that the union was entirely
wrong in the recent dispute over
whether the last lot Of helmets fur
nished the cops of this city was union
made, They said that about ninety-five
of them did not bear the union label,
but that it was the fault of the trim
mers of the South Norwalk, Conn, con-
Germ, which manufactured the hats, that
the bits of cloth We're missing.
Romolo Bottelli. architect. submitted
plans for the proposed improvements at
the Third Precinct police station. to
cost SIS, 900. Recommendations of Off
GERS for meritorious acts were received
as follows: Detective-Sergeants Tuite
and Horter. by the Underwriters Pro-
tective Association. for securing the con-
viction of Samuel Cohn and Gabriel
Fiegelson for arson. Michael j. Nc
Grath, for catching Almond Pinson--
neault. a horse thief; BreX and Saslow,
by Captain Peter j. Christie, for catch
ing promptly Lewis II. Clark. after an
alleged assault upon a 4-year-old girl.
The statement of the police finances
for the year ending May 1 showed a
balance of $44, 436.17.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
JAMES X. JONES,
EX-SENATORFROM
ARKANSAS, DEAD
lie Was Former Chairman of the
Democratic National
Committee.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Former
United States Senator James K. Jones,
of Arkansas, who died at his residence
here yesterday, after an illness of a
few hours, was SO years old. He was
one of the leading Democrats in the
Senate from 1885 to 1903, and was one
of the strongest supporters of William
Jennings Bryan, having, as chairman
of the Democratic National Committee,
conducted the campaigns of 1896 and
1900. Since leaving the Senate in 1903,
he had conducted a law practise in
this city, and had not actively engaged
in politics.
On Friday Senator Jones returned
from a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Leo
nora Carrigan, in Arkansas, and last
night was apparently enjoying good
health. Heart trouble caused death.
A native of Mississippi, where he was
born in 1899, James Kimbrough Jones
received a classical education and
fought as a private soldier in the Con-
federate ranks throughout the Civil
War, Becoming a resident of Dallas
County, Arkansas. he lived on his plan
tation there until 1873, when he took
up the practise of law. He was elected
to the State Senate the same year and
became president of that body in 1877.
Afterwards he was elected to the
forty-seventh and the two succeeding
congresses, and in 1885 succeeded to
the seat of James D.. Walker in the
United States Senate, where he served
three terms, retiring in 1908.
Senator Jones was a delegate to the
national Democratic convention If 1896,
which gave Mr.. Bryan his first nomi-
nation, and as chairman Of the COM
mittee on resolutions he reported the
16 to 1 platform.
He was made chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee after the
convention and as such conducted both
of the Bryan campaigns for the presl-
dency.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
STATE ENTOMOL0GIST
SEES NO "SKEETER" A q

TRENTON, June 2.-Rain is respon-
sible for the increased crop of mos
quitoes that has invaded Newark. ac-
cording to the official statement of Pro-
fessor job d. Smith, State entomolo-
gist. He says the heavy rains have
assisted in the fertilization of mosquito
eggs hat were laid three years ago,
but after this crop has been Matched
he thinks that a dry spell of a week
or two win again bring about the dis
appearance of the pests.
Il do not believe he says, that a
recurrence of past conditions is likely,
for the simple reason that there does
not now exist the number of eggs that
have existed previously and the drain
ing of the marshes will prevent their
accumulation
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
FROM
CHILDHOOD, MAKES
Up MIND TO DIE
Charles HeddriCh Takes Fatal
Acid in Sisters Home and
Is Found Lifeless.

Lame with incurable hip disease
from childhood. Charles Heddrich, 30
wears old, of so Astor street, became
respondent and ended his life by
drinking carbolic acid. He was deao
ia his room when found.
Heddrich chose his sisters HON as
tho scene of his suicide. During the
twenty-five years that physicians had
attended Heddrich he grew gradually
worse. He realized that his malady
an incurable one and limited sew
eral times that he knew a way to end
his suffering. Selling an opportunity
when he was alone, Heddrich poured
a large draught of the poison
Swallowed it, and died without alarm
ing the household in his agony.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
STRUGGLE
ON THE DIAMOND
IS NEAR At HAND
All Roads viii Lead to Scene of
Match Between Twin STARS
and AIdermen's Teams.

The eagerly awaited baseball game
between the Aldermen's and the Morn
ing and EVENING STARS teams will
take place tomorrow afternoon at
Wiedenmayer's Park. It's bound to be
an interesting event Mayor Hauss-
ling will throw the first ball, and Alder
man Adolph Holzner, who really ought
to be an umpire, will announce play.
Minority Leader Eugene c. Meyer,
captain of the city fathers aggrega-
ton, n Alderman MCGOWAN, chair
man of the baseball committee, will be
the battery for the officials.
Police Judges Charles f. Herr, presi-
dent of the Optimist Club, and David
T. Howell and their clerks. as well as
President Ha%rrigan of the Police
Board and Captain Christie, will be on
the grounds, and charges of petty
larceny will be made against every
member of THE STAR team who steals
a base. This is done. so Joe" Wright
claims, to help make the battle inter-
esting.
The members of the Optimist Club
and THE STARS Humane Society will
root for the p~encil-pushers, and the
various dlIdCileS VI IHe lily nan diiu
numerous political organizations will be
there to whoop it up for those who ap-
pointed them.
Jack Nemick, known to the sporting
fraternity as Strawberries" will be an
assistant to the representative of the
Seventh Ward. The arbitration COM
mittee will consist of City Clerk James
f. Connolly, City Treasurer Albert T..
Guenther, City Auditor Charles For
man, Richard Bloemecke, Michael
Mullen and w. HOLSTER Wall.
The game will be called at $3.50.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02

the largest contracts throughout New
Jersey. New York and elsewhere, and
now has under way contracts aggre-
gating1$100, 900 in Essex County. Large
plants in Jersey City and Harrison,
with offices in each place. If not award
ed he contract the firm will talk the
matter to court,
The bids were for matchmaking the
Bergen turnpike road for a distance of
one mile. When the committee re-
ported the selection of O'Neill to do
the work the report was rejected by
the Bergen board because his bid was
not the lowest.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
ESSEX M WILL
HEAR NEW YORK LAWYER,

Theodore Sutro, a member of the
New York bar, will be the leading
speaker at the German Day celebration
next Monday afternoon when the lib-
eraI law paraders have disbanded. Mr..
Sutro will talk in German. An Eng
lish-speaking orator win be picked for
the occasion. The actual celebration
begins next Sunday, which will be
chiefly devoted to the children's enter
tainment.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
RICKMERS BREAKS IN TWO;
CARGO SWEPT TO SEA

NEW YORK, June 2.-The Peter
Rickmers, which ran ashore on the
Long Island coast, broke in two late
last night, and the remainder of her
cargo of case oil was swept out to sea.
Only a part of the ships bow is now
visible. The incoming tide brought in
many cases of oil and beachcombers
made a profitable hau yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
CHICAGO" PASSES OVER QUINCY.

QUINCY, Ill, June 2.-The balloon
Chicago" which started from here
last night in an attempt to break the
record of the German balloon Pom
mern'' made from St. Louis last sum
mer, passed over Queen City. Mo, at
8:45 o'clock last night. Queen City Is
ninety-three miles due west Of Quincy.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
BABY HENNING HAD
LARGE CHRISTENING PARTY.

Guests from New York, Elizabeth
and Paterson attended the christening
party of the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Henning, 56S South
Tenth street, last night. The Aurora
Ladies' Society was present in a body.
Among those there were Mrs. Minnie
Raab. Mrs. Marie Ebert. Mr.. and Mrs.
A, Wiener, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schipper,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Lott. Mrs. A. Thum
and MIR. and Mrs. M. Bernard.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
BOY AERONAUT'S FUNERAL.

Frederick L.. Wood, the boy ~aeronaut'
who was drowned in the Passalc
River, will be buried tomorrow after
noon at Ridge Lawn Cemetery, Nutiey'
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
NEWARK FIRM MAY
SUE TWO COUNTIES;
LOW BID REJECTED
Bergen-HudsOn Joint Freehold
ers' Committee Throw Out
Van Keuren & Son.
Especial 70 the Evening STAR

HACKENSACK, June 2.-Consider-
able has been made here
abouts upon the action of the Joint
committee of the Boards of Freehold
ers of Hudson and Bergen Counties in
rejecting a bid of $S1, $780, 80 from Van
Keuren & Son, of Newark and Jersey
City, and accepting a bid Of $S4,lo2.9z
for the same work, from Edward +.
O,Neill, of Jersey City.
Van Keuren & Son has had many Of
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-02
MILpEBRANp FITzQRRALp DEAD.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-I1ilde-
brand Fitzgerald, business manager
and one of the proprietors of the Phila-
delphia Item, died at his home here to-
day, aged SO years. Mr.. Fitzgerald,
who a been i'll since last December,
was prominent in newspaper circles,