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Milford chronicle., 1908-01-24
Large hog.

EN-. Harvey, Of Federalsburyi Md,
has recently butchered hog Wnich
was 1853 days old and dressed 45I los.
which is a gain OF over ID. a day sihes
its birth.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
PAPER TRUST HAS STRIKE.
Force Of Action Is Lessened by Pre-
vious Intention to shut Down.

Boston, Aug 3-Paper makers In
the mills of the International Paper
company In various places in New
England are affected by an order Is
sued on Saturday by J. r. Carey, pres
ident Of the international Brotherhood
of Paper Makers, calling for strike
TODAY on account of q recent am
nouncement of decrease In the wage
schedule. The fact, however, that
some Of the mills OF the company have
been closed for several weeks, while
an order closing others went into eff
feet to-day, lessons the force of the
strike order
All the mills of the company at
franklin and Berlin. N H.. and Bel
lows Falls. Vt. are closed These
mills together employ about $50
hands At Rumford Falls, Llvermore
Falls and Webster IN Maine, where
the strike order was also received,
more than twelve hundred men are
affected.
Watertown. " Y. Aug 3.-Four
mills OF the International Paper com
pany IN the Watertown division are
shut down and 400 paper makers are
out of work A strike was ordered on
Saturday, but before II was officially
declared the international closed down
Ave mills in this vicinity owing to over
production Superintendent Mayo, Of
the International Paper company, said
this morning that to his knowledge no
steps had been taken toward adjust
ing matters with the paper makers
Niagara Falls, ". ", Aug. The
Niagara Falls plant OF the lnterna-
tiona Paper company is idle to-day
owing 10 strike ordered by the Pa
per Makers union. About 200 men
are out
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

sEx dividend.
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Mttle Outside Demand and Trading
Confused and Unsettled.

New York, Aug 3--Leaders Of O.
stock market movement rely more on
the Monday market TO show how much
response to their leadership has been
attracted from the world outside of
Wall street than on any other index.
Commission houses today reported so
moderate growth Of outside demand
that speculative opinion Of the market
was left confused and unsettled. The
first hours transactions and the recess
sion In prices which resulted demon
strated that the pressure of sales to
realize was greater than the demand
could support Evidently last weeks
events had not brought new buying
ito the market In sufficient volume to
give strong digestive power to IT. The
hesitating and irregular fluctuations of
prices was the expression OF the con
fusion Of the speculative mind. A bank
holiday in London made close session
of that exchange and substracted
something from the usual dealings in
New York The violence of the up
turn in the wheat market magnifed the
influence Of the reports of damage TO
spring wheat in some sections from
rust and TO estimates by a private ex-
pert affirming exaggeration IN current
views of the dimension of the crop. The
later reaction in the price of wheat af-
forded some relief from the anxiety
caused by these reports The reliance
placed upon the favorable promise Of
the harvests is abundantly reflected in
the reports OF increasing confidence In
all branches of the business world. It
was particularly marked in the weekly
talks from railroad traffic officials re-
ported today r. n. Harriman's own
description of the Wheeling e. Lake
Erie note settlement as Simply a An
ancial transaction made necessary to
save railroad and thereby benefit all
Of them alike took some Of the CLAM
or off the differences widely drawn
from the incident in last weeks speclI-
lative surmise His reference to do
ing what he could to prevent many
more OF the railroads from going into
the hands of receivers was not great
ly relished by the speculative element
Reported activities of the department.
of justice conveyed an impression that
the Hartman combination of railroad
systems was to come under fire IN
short time The price of copper rose
again Such favorable features as
these we're In the immediate news
caused only sporadic cases of strength
in the stock list, The general list was
heavy in contrast and reflected only
| languid interest Time loans for FIVE
months are now sufficient to carry Dor
rowers over the end of the year and
some relaxation vas noted In the rate
for this period Money on call. which
has been sinking to ruling rate Of
per cent today loaned at IA per cent.
falling below ! per cent. for the frst
time.
Bonds were steady, Total sales PAR
value 49, 5o6, 900.
| U, S. bonds were unchanged on call.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
s2O,077, 900 MORE DEBT.


Washington, Aug 2 The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that al the close Of business July 81,
1908, the debt, less cash In the treasury,
amounted to 1858 500, S23 which Is an
Increase for the month Of $20,677,ilt,
The debt Is recapitulated as follows
Interest bearing debt 1897 5OS,99o
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, s3,943,7a5
Debt bearing no interest s4l0,o9O26O
Total, SLSl2,4S7,oa6
This amount, however, does not In
cludc, sl3OL7l5, SEQ IN certificates and
treasury notes outstanding which are
offset by an equal amount Of cash held
In the treasury for their redemption,
The cash IN the treasury Is classified as
follows:
Gold reserve. sl5o,oooooo.
Trust funds, Sl,S017l5,S6a
General fund, Sl97M2,66i,
In national bank depostaries, $780,
6sO,7N
In treasury of Philippine Islands So
AS, $50
Total, s1.79l, 0aS, O2a, against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
Ing amounting to s1437 4O9,s56, which
leaves a cash balance on hand Of $685.,
62s,17b,
The apparent increase In the public
debt Is accounted for by the loss of
cash IN the treasury which during July
amounted to nearly S36,O0O,0OO. This
loss was occasioned by the large In
crease Of expenditures over receipts
and also on account of the redemption
of the notes Of failed, liquidating and
the reducing of circulation of national
banks.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
HORNED TOAD CAUGHT.
Curious Looking Specimen Captured
In Westville by Mr.. Cornish.

One Of the most curious looking crea-
lures seen here in many moons Is now
gazing at people through the window
of John r. Bassett's store in Church
street Said creature Is horned toad
caught by Charles Cornish of Mckinley
avenue, Westville, near Mr. Cornishs
place The toad Is about FIVE inches in
length and there are apparently one
hundred or more horns on its body
Next to catfish the toad is about the
homelest thing seen here in long
time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
WALL STREET NOTES
Market Narrow, With Special
ties Playing a Promi-
nent Part.
RUM0RS OF BAD CROPS
But Government Report Is Expected
to Show Highly Favorable
Condition.

The local stock market was narrow
with early frmness. followed by a
break of about a point, and succeeded
by midday recovery. During this
time speclstles played prominent
part, which warranted the conclusion
that they were bid up to help distrih-
ute other stocks National Lead was
a strong feature of the morning. ris-
ing several points to a new high rec
ord for this year. The stock market
showed reactionary tendency during
much of the afternoon. With the
closing Of wheat and corn cents or
more higher for the December futures
1t was evident that many persons were
apprehensive about the crops, and
were willing to get out Of stocks until
they can see their way more clearly.
Meanwhile there were predictions of
more hot, dry weather in the west to-
day Corn is reported as needing rain
badly
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
ONE CONSUL AT CARACAS,
Castro Makes One Exception in Case
Of Dutch Representatives.

The Hague, Aug. 3.--Official dis
patches received by the government
from the governor of the Island Of
Cuaracao, confirming the withdrawal
by President Castro Of the exequaturs
of the Dutch consuls In Venezuela, say
that an exception was made in the case
of N. F. Hellmund, the consul-general
at Caracas. M Hellmund was ap-
pointed to that post in 1873 The
governors. dispatches add that Ven
ezuela no longer wishes to maintain
friendly relations with the Netherlands
until satisfaction has been given with
regard to various matters which led to
the present dispute.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

Williams college claims the oldest
living graduate Of any college in the
United states. He is William Rankin
Of the class of 1881, Mr.. Rankin is
ninety eight years old, and resides with
his son, Professor w NJ Rankin, Of
Princeton university
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

The question OF Southern freight
rates as affected by the Injunction Of
Judge Speer in Georgia, which pre-
cluded an advance In rates in that
state on August I, and the likelihood
that no advance will be possible in the
near future, was discouraging to traf-
tlc men. some of Whom affected TO be
lieve that no increase is likely before
December
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires OF Prince
& Whitley, members or the New
York and Boston Stock Exchanges
New York office. So Broadway, and is
Center street, New Haven
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

The steel corporations statement
referring to the booking Of orders at a
daily average of 72 per cent. Of ca
pacity is given cold douche by the
fact being called attention to, that
this does not mean that the steel
Trust Is operating UP to 10 per cent
The difference between output and or
ders for future delivery is the point
dwelt upon And thus Is another
pleasant taste In the Wall street
mouth charged to one Of the dark
brown variety.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

A board room tip on Central Leath-
err seemed to have had the right kind
in inspiration, Judging from the way
the stock jumped from q "a to 20,
on the early market Behind the tip.
however, there was nothing more sub
stantial than the old claim that the
Swamp was buying the stock and that
insiders were continuing to realize
that a good thing was going at sacri-
flee prices.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

The sharp rise ~ National Lead
was based purely on.pool operations
The same persons once put the price
above 90 Improvement in the lead
industry was offered as reason for
the rise in this stock To some It
looked as If Lead was being put UP to
help sell American Smelling The two
stocks are controlled by the same in
terests.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires OF Horn
blower e. Weeks. members of tho
New York and Boston Stock Ex-
changes Frank d. Wetmore. mana
ger.
Boston, Aug e.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

American Tobacco preferred open
cd UP 10 points at 80 and the com
mon stock on the curb rallied ~
points. This was due to the fact that
Saturdays reports regarding the com
ing decision in the action brought by
the government, did not materialize
One story had It that ruling against
the company would be handed down
this week 1t had some influence in
depressing the general market.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires OF Prince
& Whitley, members OF the New
York and Boston Stock Echanges,
New York office, 81 Broadway. and l5
Center street. New Haven. Conn
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
rted damage 10 snring

The reported damage to spring
wheat and to corn, resulting in
cent advance in wheat and advances
Of IL to cents in corn early in the
day, was the chief influencing factor
in the stock market The rise In the
grain market furnished the pretext
for the selling Of the grangers during
the first and second hours But the
midday rally showed that many
thought the CROP damage reports were
exaggerated. and that perhaps their
purpose was to enable the bull pools
in grain to liquidate before the publ
cation of the government crop report
on Friday Many authorities agree
that this report will be highly favor
able. Since August ! there has beeh
some very hot weather in the north
west and west, which formed the basis
for yesterdays and Saturdays rise In
cereals. These circumstances arc not
reflected In the coming government
report which shows conditions at the
end of July.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
COTTON MARKET.

Reported over private wire by Hayden,
Stone g. Co., members Of New York
and Boston Stock and New York Cot
ton Exchanges. New Haven branch,
80 Center street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04

The London market being closed the
pool on Ontario and Western bought
some stock, so as to make higher
market there.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
EpEogspg }k4;!EEs;SANlKss1RvSSF!

Deposits
August 10TH
ally money
time offering equal
haven't ere--sta one befor the tenth
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
LOCAL sTOCk aUorATToN,.

Corrected daily by Kimberly, Root 6
Co.. Investment Brokers, 1873 Orange
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

OFFICIALS FOR FRESHMAN BATTLE
The officials for the freshman game
between California and Stanford varsi-
ties have been chosen. Both universi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

DO YOu Want $500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page Is.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
Additional News Of Sports Events
Keen COntenders in the
Athletic Meet Today

The San Francisco athletic league
Will hold its semiannual track and
held meet on the University of Cali
fornia cinder track this afternoon.
From this seasons performances it
looks as if Cogswell should have an
easy victory. The other schools in the
league have been devoting most of
their time to football this semester
Caldwell and Hollis will meet for
the third time this season in the 100,
and every one is interested as to which
viii win. Either Dickson of Lick or
Cohn of Lowell should be the runnerup
in this event
The 80 yard dash should go to Hollis,
with Dickson and Hupp of Lick fight
ing out the other places.
The furlong is easily CaldwelIs of
Cogswell. the places being tossup
among the other entries. The quarter
mile belonged to Meyer had he en-
tered. but now that he is out of 1t
Appel of Cogswen or Agezelow of
Lowell should be the point winner.
Mission should have the winner of
the half in Fuller, who has been doing
well for new man.
Johnny Little of Lick should take
the mile If he is in condition. The
other positions are difficult to forecast
Levy of Mission and Horton of Cogs-
well stand the best chance in the two
mile event.
The places in the high hurdles will
all go to Cogswell. with Moody Ken
drick and Klein as the contenders The
low hurdles will be divided among
Hupp of Lick Moody of Cogswell and
possibly Gregory Padilla of Lick will
fill up the third place
Baumbaugh of Wilmerding should
walk away with first in the high and
broad jumps. In the former Ken
drick and Moody probably will place.
while in the latter event Hupp, Hollis
and Woodmansee are liable to be
among the point winners.
The pole vault Will be divided be-
tween Baumbaugh, Klein and Ken
drick.
The hammer throw is anybody's, and
the same can be said of the shot put
although Hupp and Laine should fig
ure.
The relay will prove close race and
appears TO be between Lowell and
Cogswell.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
High School Athletics

The students of Sacred Heart college held an
interclass field day yesterday afternoon on tile
Golden Gate park stadium, which resulted in
some great work by the young athletes. Good
time was made in most of the events and the
finishes were fast. The features were the run
ming of Ed French the pole vaulting Of Tom
Ganney and the running and jumping of Frank
Magher. The trials were held under the per-
sonal direction of the athletic director Brother
Gregory, and he was very favorably impressed
with the work of the boys. The results follow: :
80 yard dash--Gaffney, 10. Time. :95 2-5
Curtis 90. second: Meagher. IL third 100
yard dash-French II. Time. 10 4-5 Latulipe
90 second: Meagher, II, third. 220 yard dash
French, H. Time. 25 20. Curtis 'O9 see
ond; Gafney, TO- third. 440 yard dash-I,a-
tuipe, 90. Time, 100. Doran TO- second !:
Gaffney. 10, third. $50 yard dash--Latulipe
90. Time, 2:04 l-5. Hardiman. TO- second !:
Bazer, l2, third. One mile run-Russell 10
Time, 6:O0- Byrne, II. second. Doran, third
I20 yard low hurdies-Meagher, IL Time
:16 45. French, IL. second; Byrne II. third.
Relay race--Won by sophomores, French. Sheehy
Meagher, Byrne- Shotput-Latulipe 90 Dis
tance 80 feet inches. Meagher. H. second:
French, II. third. Broad jump-~Meagher IL
Distance. IL feet IL inches Gaffney 10 seq
ond; Heilman, H. third Pole vault-tiaffnev
10 Distance. feet Q inches. Meagher, Ii,
second; Latulipe, o9, third.
At meeting yesterday Lick's basket hall
coaches, Bob Gardner and Fred Worth. com
mended the work Of two players on the 1912 team
and nominated them TO participate in the tryo,It
for the big team. These players are Iohn
Neuhaps and Edgar Mcyerincke. Neuhaus played
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
California Promotion Committe,
lOkGANIzED l902.l

rnOMOIlON-Ihe act OF promoting: advance
rsnts eneouragement-"-Cen Dictionary
-. Ans C4ilIornia promotion committee has fos
s Us oo5eet the PROMOTING OF California as a
an wnoas. lt has nothing 20 sell Its energies are
eSs1teu 70 fostering all things that have ~.
ADVANCEMENT OF California as their obfecr
eopsecssa rssois 1, Information every su6ecs
sS s~S w,rn TIME Industries OF California Il
~ new industries and invites desirable immicra-
~ lou Lt - not an Employment Agency although
~, a. presents the opportunities and needs In ali
nsus OF business and professional activity This
so4mlttee Is supported BY popular subscrfDfion
ane , ~, makes no charge for any service renelerrd
AL. sI',sseu Win the committees 100 CONNER
ship OF over 10000. Meetings are held se,s
nualy ~ different parts Of California; wher.
matters OF state interest are discusscd Heat
suartets ol the committee are maiufaio med h,
san rranelsco In California building. union
SQUARE. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
Lowell High Swimmers
Win HOnOrS

AS was predicted in The Call yes
terday, Lowell high school swimmers
swept everything before them in the
twelfth semiannual swimming tourna-
ment of the Academic athletic league
last night in the Olympic club tank. 1t
was probably the cleanest sweep that
any school has made since the first and
second league meet, when Leary and
Clough of the Polytechnic high school
captured the entire program.
Lowell not only won all the races,
but its rooters outyelled all the others
Every available inch of space around
the Olympic clubs tank was occupied
Dy the enthusiastic schoolboys, their
parents and sweethearts, and breathing
room was at a premium.
Tom Lafne tied his 100 yard record,
Wnlle the Lowell team. hard pressed
the relay record.
The quarter mile open race was one
or the prettiest and fastest ever held
here. the three contestants swimming
close together UP to the last lap, when
McWood of the Olympic club drew
away, doing the distance in minutes
and 33 seconds, the fastest time since
years ago. Kitto of Oakland high
school and Kellogg of the Olympic club
fought for second honors, which finally
went to the Oakland boy by few feet.
The 3s yard race of the Olympic club
also was a hard fought race, which
Schultz won by foot.
The following is the result of the
different events:
100 yards-Won by Laine. L. II. s.: Dunn. O.
1:06.
220 yards Won by Reuther. T.. II. s.; Edge.
III. III. s.. second; Chapman, WiImerding, third
Time. 3:1S.
440 yards--Won by Laine, L. II. s.; Salheld
Wilmerding, second; Margo, c. S. II. A., third.
Time, 6:55.
$50 yards--won by Miller. L. Fl. S.: Chap
man, Wilmerdng. second; Steel, c. s. NJ. A.,
third. Time, 1917 4-5.
200 yard relay, six men-Won by Lowell, Oak
land second. Lick third Time. 2:0T.
33 yard Olympic race-Won by Schultz Sund-
burg second, Dawson third. Time, rs 4-5.
40 yard-Won by McWood, o.; Kitto. o. II.
s., second; Kellogg, o.. third. Time. 6:33.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
Where Is the Happiest Lande

According to Hugo Parton in Outing Magazine
for January larticle Mooreal. the land upon
earth today most like Eden is in Tahiti islands
The inhabitants OF that favored land .'toil not
neither do they spin," except little bit to pay
the road tax. Nature has enriched the island
with its choicest productions; as these may be
had for the picking. all the natives have to do
Is 10 grow to their stature, look at their hazy
sapphire sky, and at the warm blue tropical
sea and drift dreamily through life Old frav-
elers full OF the ennui of ordinary lands agree
that now Naples must yield its title-for they
say. after Moorea what's the use2 Sailings Oct
II and Nov. D. $125 round trip, San Francisco
70 TAHITI For information. itinerary, ETC., write
o. S. s. Co.. 673 Market ST
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

ties have requested the Pacific coast
Rugby referees, union to appoint the
judges. t. j. Lafferty has been named
by the universities for referee and
Elliot and Cameron for touch judges.
The time keepers will be the Brown
brothers. well known to college men.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

left guard on the 1912 team and Meyer1ncke
heid down right forward on the same FIVE. Both
played remarkably well in the recent inter
class series OF games and their work was noted
by the coaches. Their chances for making the
nrst team are bright and they will probably play
in the coming games
Inc Century athletic club and the Berkeley
high scnool will struggle for football supremacy
tnis AFTERNOON at O'clock. The game Will be
piayed on Boone's academy field, at Grove and
purant streets, Berkeley. and owing to the
reputation or the teams the game should be
wen attended Berkeley has one OF the best
prep teams In the state. while the Century team
hoids Ike position among the club teams, so
that the contest should be hard fought one.
berkeley players claim that in Incell they
nave one OF the best halfbacks the coast, and
with their spienddly developed team work and
inceils cool running they expect TO overcome
the Oakland clubmen. The Century team will
go into the contest somewhat crippled by the
absence of their two regular tackles. Hichens
and Moore, and the regular end, Thomas, but
tae. tney expect great things from their husky
naives, Strom and Laing, and Moir at quar-
Ter, VINO, with most any kind of line. should
tear through the high school line at great clip.
Ihe following men will line up for the Century
club; Dave Moir, Ben Green. Carl strom,
l.aing, w. Moir. II. Searles. II. vose. NJ. Moore
o. Hessemeyer, c. Mcconnell and H. Moore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
MANY SALES IN PRINCETON

George L. Dealey reports that the
sales Of this week have amounted to far
in excess of his expectations. He said.
now that the concrete sidewalks are
mostly In, and the street work well
on its way, prospective purchasers are
beginning 10 appreciate the beauties of
Princeton by the Sea.
He has sold for the account of Frank
p. Brophy:
William Cole. price Sl775: TO George Fanser
lot 9, in block . price $625: lot IL block 3 "a
Fred Bent price $625: lot I6 block 3 to DIR.
Hidreth. price $625: lot II. block = TO DIR. La
gan. price $625; 10 Marshall Jones' lot Il. bloci,
Z. $3.50: lot 9. block g. to J. Kelley $500 10 I.
II shelly lot 26. block g. price $G75; lot ?, block
s. 70 r, Joseph. $675.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10
GIRLS START ATHLETIC SEASON

PALO ALTO. Oct. s.-The high school
girls have started their athletic season
with active practice in basket ball.
Volley ball has also been taken up with
great keenneSS. and cricket is under
discussion as one of the forms of exer-
else.