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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
SHIPPERS STIRRED
ASK STATE TO STRIKE AT
RAILROAD GREED.
Five Thousand Illinois Manufacturers
Ask Relief from Alleged
Extortion.

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Increased switching
charges in Chicago, in some cases from
So to sac on a single car, having been made
the subject OF Il complaint to the State
Railroad Commission, hat body has given
a hearing at which an attorney of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association and the
Chicago Association of Commerce made the
following strong declarations;
More than 5000 flrms and corpora
tions doing an annual business In excess
of the almost uncomfortable sum of S.
000.0000o0 are waiting for this commits.
son to render a decision which will
strike q blow at the indescribable greed
of the railroads doing business in the
city Of Chicago and in the State OF
9TH dealings of the railroads with
the shippers in this State have been
utterly bad in this matter and have been
characterized by selfish ~aggrandize-
ment, by shocking greed and have
been utterly reckless, i~nexcusable and
dishonest. The railroads have forgotten
the duty the law imposes upon them Of
serving the public faithfully and we'll"
The action Of the New York Central
lines in dividing the Chicago Junction into
two parts so that there might be two
switching charges imposed upon the ship
pers instead of one, was cited as an ex-
ample. The deal whereby the Lake Shore,
through the Indian Harbor road, secured
a portion of the Junction road. and ther
increased the switching charge from SO to
$3.50, was thus characterized
THUS by the method peculiar to
railway management and financing, an
industry located for many years on. the
Junction road, and which has been pay
ing through all these years So per car
for switching, Is made to pay $3.50
more. This was done in the face of
the fact that the Lake Shore controlled
or owned the Junction before. Unless
there is a power which can curb such
capacity, such i~nexcusable n such
crooked business, the minority cry will
soon become aImajority cry for gov
eminent ownership. II railway cor
porate wrongs cannot be corrected by
the functions which the legislatures
and the courts have created, there Is
no other way to secure this correction
than by absolute governmental control
or by government ownership"
Action by the Chicago and Northwestern
in respect to some of its switching charges
called out this statement: =
rs there any excuse, legal or moral,
for the Northwestern suddenly jump
ing its charges from 81 per car to $3.50
and then adding a per diem charge of
$3.50 for a car which the company itself
owns and to impose this uDheard of
charge for hauling a car one mile? Such
reckless and tyrannical conduct cannot
be justified on the part of any corpora
ton, and no figures nor c0ntortion OF
figures which the railroad can bring
can justify such a reckless condition Of
business on the part of the carrier"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
ICE TRUST FIGHTS
SUITS DlSCONTINUANCE.
Claim New York Acknowledgement
Wants to Have Case Tried in
Another Court.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-Deputy State At
torney-General Deford made application to
Justice Leyentritt in the Supreme Court
today for permission to discontinue the suit
brought by former Attorney-Genera Julius
NJ. Mayer to force the American lee Com
pany to dissolve its contracts with other
ice companies and to Dust the alleged ice
combine from this State.
Mr.. Deford said that the a~ttorney-gen-
eral had come into possession Of certain
information which necessitated discontinue
aree OF the suit. Counsel for the American
Ice Company opposed a discontinuance and
declared that the encouragement wanted
to dispose Of this action and then bring
another before a jury, which he could not
do In this case, and perhaps have the case
removed TO another county.
The justice reserved his decision
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
BUSINESS AND FINANCE.
SOLVES PROBLEM
PERPETUAL 7 MODEL
COMPLETED.
Chicago Mechanic Successful
After Ten Years-Running
Two Weeks.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Charles ]. Weber
@ young mechanic of Oak Park, after tel
years of experiment, believes that he has
very nearly solved the problem Of perpetual
motion. At his home is the working model
of his invention, which, he says. has run
for two weeks with no apparent diminution
Of power. He believes that it will con-
tinue TO do so until the materials of which
it is constructed wear out.
Power is generated by the swift passage
of a number of steel balls down a double
incline, built in the general form of q tri-
angle. The balls are held together by a
contrivauce of buckets. which act as an
endless chain. The mode is six inches in
length, three inches wide and eighteen
inches high. Tho balls used in the model
weigh only twenty-eigbt pounds in all, yet
he claims for his invention the generation
of six horsepower.
In leaving the highest point IN the tri-
angle, the steel balls pass down an<incline
of IS degrees and fall into the pockets of a
circular drum. which occupies the acute end
of the triangle. With the revolution OF this
drum the balls pass to a second Incline, set
at about 30 degrees. When they reach the
base of the triangle they are hoisted again
into place at the top by the weight of the
other balls.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
OUSTED, ASK PAY
DEPosED JERSEY CITY or
~FIclALS'sERv NOTICE.
Demand Salaries for January, Although
Others Have Their
Jobs.
Especial to tn. Evening star.l

JERSEY CITY, Jan. 31.-George L.
Record, upon behalf of the officials who
were ousted by the ripper act" ON
January /, and the employees of the
various boards whose membership was
affected thereby. today served notice
on Mayor Wittpenn, Clerk vreeland,
City Clerk Pagan. City Comptroller
Gormley and City Treasurer Schumann
that the ousted officials would hold the
city liable for their salaries for the
month of January if same was paid to
the persons claiming to be their uc-
cessOrs.
The notice was served, it was said,
to afford the ousted officials and en-
ployees a basis for suits for salaries if
the ripper act" is upset.
Mr.. Record represents John H. Weastell
and Henry J. Steffens, tax commissioners;
Theodore l.. Bierck AID John F. McNulty.
police commissioners: Gustav Pfngsten
and Michael A. Carmody, fire commission
ers; George w. Decker, Matthew Fallahee
and Andrew E.. Donne.lan. excise COM
mlssioners; Police Judges Frank j. Hig-
gius aud James w. Mccarthy and their
clerks, Stephen Fitzgerald and Frederick
Bugasch, and City Collector Edward Fry.
MIR. Record declares that he has informa-
ton that certain persons have instructed
warrants to be drawn in favor of other
persons for salaries for the month OF Janu-
airy who are not entitled to the same.
This notice Is given to you continues
Mr.. Record, ITO warn you to draw no war
rants or pay any salary for any of the
positions above named to any except the
persons above named, and in case you do
each of them will hold the city liable"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
BOSTON STOCK
II T 7 MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The cotton mar
ket. opened steady at a decline OF 4 to g
points. and during the early session sold
about s to 9 points net lower under scat
tered liquidation and local bear pressure
in the absence of important support.
Cables were about as due. and Southern
news showed no fresh feature. but local
sentiment was pessimistic as to trade con-
ditions. and while there was a slight rally
during the middle OF the morning the un-
dertone showed little Improvement.
Ii market did not become much more
active, but was frmer late in the forenoon
on scattered covering and a little buying
through commission houses. Prices at
midday were about net unchanged to 2
points higher on the active months.
Quotations furnished by Van Schaick
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H D MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. acknowledging,
10, 79e; sales, 1000; dull and lower to sell.
Wheat-Receipts. $4,000; sales. 1900, 900.
In response to record-breaking Argentine
shipments, wheat was demoralized this
morning, and made new ow records. In
the first hour prices dropped practically
2 cents per bushel. May, 104s@1O5H;
July, 1001s9101%.
Rye-Easler; No. 2 Western, 90 +. o, b.
New York.
Corn-Receipts, 65.575: sales, none.
Beef-Quiet.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Firm; Western prime. 7.f5d7.S5.
Sugar-Raw, quiet; fair refining, 3.&:
centrifugal. a6 test. S.75: molasses sugar,
800: refined. steady; crushed, $50; pow
cered, 500: graduated, 490.
Petroleum-Steady; refined all ports,
cofee-steady; No. 7 Rio, 81 No. :
Santos. 81.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY: New orleans, 1902.
Pouitry-Alive, quiet. western chickens,
II: fowls. 13ia; turkeys. IA; dressed. steady:
western chickens. 1000; turkeys, l2gl6;
fowls, 10N13.
B~uttet-Firm; receipts. 1925; process, COM
mon to special. 1SQ2411.
Cheese Firm. unchanged; receipts, l,2S.
Eggs-Easier; receipts. 7,20T; F~ennsylvania
and nearby first. "a; western and southern
irsts, "a; seconds, aEzx@2S51,
.LL
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
PATENTS FOR JERsExMEN.

Patents that were issued this week TO
J~erseynen, reported for the STAR by
Drake 6 Co., solicitors Of American and
roreign patents, 800 Broad street., New
ark, r. IL,
Scanning machine, transmission mechan-
telegraphy. p. B. Delany. South Orange;
PIPE and gas connection, H. E.. Loebe, Jer-
sey City: device for heating cruciblea and
hot water. E.. c. Metz, Newark; radiators
for automobiles. NJ. Steiner, Newark.
Designs-Badge, l.. Caldwell, East Or
ange; bracelet s., Mitchell. Newark.
. Trade M~arks-Canned vegetables, canned
corn, Illinois Canning Company, Camden
Iozenges or troches for coughs. colds and
throat troubles. G. N. Wanser, Crawford
Township, Union County.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
SUSPENDED BANK Is
READY TO RE0P EN-.
Commerce National, of Kansas City, Has
All Money Needed-Clash Over
Its Control.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31.-T1at the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, which closed its
doors in November last, will reopen before
the end of March, is he positive state
ment of a high official OF the bank today.
According to this official. practically all
the money demanded by Receiver George
c. Cults has been raised, and the matter
of reopening is held up only by a struggle
between st. Louis and Kansas City stock
holders for the control of the bank,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
EARNINGS.

Hooking Valley, for December, total
operating revenue $4SS.091, decrease $6s.42S;
taxes. S1S.Ss0, decrease S6S5: operating In
come. sec. 3S9. decrease $S7, 108: other income,
$297, 292, increase S106. 26i: total available,
crease si9.4s9; net. s2is, si4, Increase s5,sl7.
From July l. total operating revenue, So
us, T13, increase $214,61l; operating expenses,
s.. 1866 sol, increase $274,6S5; net, S1.252, liz.
decrease $50, 965: taxes S121. 1S7. Increase 81
III; operating income. $1.1S0, PA. decrease
$67. liz: other Income. $602 45S. increase $751;
2U1; total available increase si,7S3,S7 in,
crease sS0gosS; net $1,2I3, l66, increase
42l4,0i6.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Record breaking
shipments from Argentina caused a sharp
break in wheat at the opening Of the mar
ket today. The exports from Argentina
last week were given as 100000 bushels.
600, 900 more than had been expected. May
opened N@ss to 1911s lower at gn to 9S
and sold at 97ts.
The break in wheat and lower cables de-
pressed the corn market,
May, 59M.
Oats, weak. May. 51ik.
Provisions opened firm but weakened.
May pork, 12.671A; lard, 1924; ribs, SIS to
G TIA
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
BANK EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK, Jan. s1.-Dun's Review to
will say:
Bank exchanges this week at all
Z leading cities in the United States are
compsred with n wear ago. and S7.2 per
cent. compared with the corresponding
week of 1906. Nearly every city re-
ports a loss, Minneapolis and Kansas
City being the only exceptions, blu the
loss is still greater in the East aud
South. There was some slight improve
ment in January over the two pre-
ceding months, especially in the last
two weeks OF January, but compared
with the two preceding active years
there is a heavy decline"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
100 CONCRETE HOUSES TO
BE BUILT IN BURLINGTON.
Arrangements All Completed and Opera
tions Will Begin as Soon as
Weather Permits.

BURLINGTON, Jan. 31.-What promises
to be the biggest building boom that has
come to Burlington In the last quarter
century was today, when the
construction of a hundred or more concrete
houses in West Burlington was promised.
All arrangements are said to have been
completed, so that building operations can
begin as soon as the weather moderates.
The location of the new houses will be on
Federal street, between Wood street and
Washington avenue.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
CUT GLASS FACTORY IS
STARTED IN BENNINGTON.
Company Incorporated, Plant Secured
and Large Number Of Hands to
Be Put to Work.

PENNINGTON, IAN. 8i.-rhe Pennington
Cut Glass Company has been incorporated
BY Alphonse G. Muller, Charles McMullen
and Peter A. Miller.
The company has leased a factory build
ing here and the work of installing the ma
chirery was begun today. Operations will
begin in three weeks, and employment Will
be given to a large number of men and
boys.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
DIVIDEND

American Radiator Company. an extra
Of . per cent. on its common stock and the
usual quarterly of Ia per cent. ON its pre-
ferred stock. payable February IL. books
close February 5. reopen February Il. The
regular quarterly OF l per cent. on the
common stock, payable March 81; books
close March p, reopen April 1.
Consolidated Gas Company, usual quar-
terly OF 1 per cent, payable March Is, 70
stockholders Of record February 10.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
CHICAGO BROKER FAILS.

SEATTLE, Wash. Jan. 31.-Portus b
Weare. former president Of the Weare
Commission Company and prominent on The
Chicag o Stock Exchange, yesterday filed
= petition Of Involuntary bankruptcy. Civ
ing his debts as s1.0S5.647. II and assets Al
$3.50. s5l -0S. TIe states that the major por-
fion Of his indebtedness was Incurred ~
signing notes Of companies Of which he
was q officer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
OIL OCTOPUS GRASPS
SOUTH AFRICA CONCERN.
Standard Acquires Interests There OF
Shell Transport and Trading
COMPANY,

LONDON, Jan. 31.-The correspondent Of
the Daily Mail at Durham announces In a
dispatch that the STANDARD Oil Company
has acquired the South African trading in
terests of the Shell Transport and Trading
Company, Limited, thus establishing a
monopoly in South Africa.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
rHE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. Jan. s1.-American securities
opened steady today with prices ranging
from "a below to Il above yesterdays
New York closing. Trading was quiet.
The market was ~listless throughout the
session and closed quiet and steady.
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These prices will remain in force all day:
FACTORIES

HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. 31s-Notices
were posted in the Pennsylvania Railroad
repair shops yesterday calling 500 men TO
return to work tomorrow morning. When
these men were laid off at the beginning
of.the recent rstrenchment period they were
informed that when work WAS resumed II
would be on short time. Instead, the order
pdsted yesterday calls for forty-1ive hours
q week.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
ICE COMPANY ELECTS.

JERSEY CITY, Jan. S1.-Following the
annual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
American Ice Company here yesterday. the
directors reelected Wesley M. Oler, presi-
dent; John R,[Bennett, secretary. and Guy
B.. Johnson, treasurer and vice -president,
for the ensuing year.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
81. ooo COURT HOUSE.

GREENsBURG. Pa, Jan. S1,-The new
Northumberland County Court House raj
dedfSafel here today. The structure was
conIAeted at a cost OF $4,000, and visi-
tors Nom all sections of Western Pennsyl-
vania attended the services.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
PAYS BIG COPPER DEBT.

BOSTON, Jan. n.-Aibert G. Burrage has
paid the final instalmcnt on the Tri-Moun-
tain debt OF $4,000 due to the Copper Range
Consolidated under the terms Of the COM
promise agreement with William A.. Paine
made last April.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
JANUARY DIVIDENDS
$500. 900 MORE THAN IN
1907.
$77,ol9,365 to Be Distributed Among
Bond and Stockholders Next
Month.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3i.-Total interest
and dividend disbursements next month
by railroad, Industrial and traction cor
porations, according to the records Of the
journal Of Commerce and Commercial Bull
letln,& will aggregate $T,01s, S66, against
ST, 50Oys4 In February a year ago.
OF the grand total this year interest pay
ments will call for $S7. 700, 900 and dividends
respectively.
To a considerable extent the increase
over 1907 is due to interest payments, which
exceed those, Of 1907 by %.5oo.oo0. This
finds explanation In the numerous new
bond and note issues. Industrial dividends
are smaller by s1,6oo.0Oo. rejecting the
contraction In general business. I
tCue of the striking c1anges is furnished
by the Amalgamated Copper Company,
which will distribute to stockholders only
oneehalf of / per cent, or $l6s,44o against
? per sent, or $3,V77,7 6o, last year. The
Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper
and Silver Mining Company, one OF It's
subsidiaries. will pay out only $4,000,
against 81 100000. These drastic reductions
emphasize the depression In copper metal.
A number of other concerns have either
catSor passed their dividends. The quar-
teYly payment on Waterbury common
stock Of New Jersey and also that on the
shares Of the Waterbury Company Of West
Virginia have been cut in half, while the
dividends Oh Bethlehem Steel preferred
ana Consolidated Car Heating Company
have been passed. incidentally, the extra
declarations made by the Du Pont Powder
and the international Smokeiess Powder
in February, 1907. are omitted this year..
Compared with the February list last
year, there arc several new dividend pay
ers, including American Stogie preferred
stock, United States Realty and Improve
meht, Union Bag and Paper preferred and
Federal Sugar preferred. At the same
time the Amoskeag, Fairmont Coal and
Lord & Taylor payments show an in
crease.
A summary of February,s d~isburse-
ments. with comparisons with the same
month a year ago, follow:
1908, 1907. Decrease.
Industrials ISIS, SSs.54s S21. 900, eS2 Isl, e12, 0SS
Railroads ..... B,095,011 1881, 64i 263,36
street railw'ys 1,SS5,s05 1,66S,57S 1s7, 81
Total ........s39, S19,S5 4o,5oo,s54 S1,1Sl, 5Ss
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
C SECURITIES.

The appended liet OF quotations. on the
active local securities is furnished by Her
man j. Bgner. room COS; Prudential build
ing: Bid. Asked,
Consolidated Traction Co... 67E 6sIa
CONSOLIDATED Traction Co. 5s.. 101 1Gs
Celluloid III 800
-. c.. Hob & Pat. ST. Ry. As. 61H 61&
@North JERSEY st. Rv. As ...... G2 ~
sNewark Passenger Ry. 5s..,.. 104 1S
sEliz.. Plain. & Cen. Jer. 5s.... IS 10
Public Service int. bearing Gifts 60 81
*Publie Service 5 p. c. notes.. IS 81
Public Service stock. ......,..." So ~
Newark Gas 6s. 1914. ........... ia JIG
Newark Con. Gas IS, 194S, 80. 71 l2
Newark Con. Gas stock....-.. 81 81
Essex & Hudson Gas stock. 10 III
PPat, < Pas. Gas & Elec. 5S.... M lW
Pat. & Pas. Gas & Elee. stock. 60 6
Hudson Co. Gas Co. 5s......... 100 1l
Hudson Co. Gas stock ......... 92 ~
IS. j. Gas. Elec. e. Trac. S.. & 30
S. j.. Gas. Elec. & Trac. stock. leo 12
HUnited Electric As. ............. 6lia 81
Bergen Co. Gas & Elec. stock. g g
oNewark City Water As, 1922, 100 1n
ESSEX County Park As. 1888. 100 1i
sAnd interest,
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Furnished by Byrnei 81 Mcdonnell, stock
rockers, 776 Broad street. Telephone Clio.
Opening. Closlug.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.


Furnished by Byrne g. Mcdonnell, stock
brokers', TIC Broad street. Telephone 6l6.
Opening. Closing.
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Total .........s as.s 1895 $40. 5oO,s54 81, ISL. $50

--T--
f&Increase. y
The complete records OF the payments
made by industrial corporations by months
since 1906 is AS follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
SUES FOR wHIsKEY.
ABnIstOn Man Denies Right to Seize
 Liquor.


 ApnIstOn Man Denies Right to Seize
 LiquOr.
 Annistdn. Nov. 14.-(SpeciaL)- Melvin Tipton has sued Chief of Police Sweets for the recovery of nineteen pints of whiskey. which, he claims, is in the possession of the officer and be- ing unlawfully held from him.
 The suit was instituted in the court of Justice Newman and will come up for hearing next Thursday.
 The whiskey, 1t is said. was taken by the police officers from the home of Andrew Bradley, who was arrested some time ago on a charge of violating the prohibition law.
 Upon trial Fred Bradley was ac- quilted and Andrew Bradley was fined $l00 and costs and sentenced to three months at hard labor on the streets. At the police court trial Bradley of- fered no testimony in his behalf. but appealed to the City Court of Anniston His trial was to have come up at tn e last jury term of the City Court, but was not reached.
 Tipton now claims that the whiskey is his property and has entered suit against Chief Sweets to recover pos session of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
CALLS AN ELECTION
cAPITOY HEIGHTS TO VOTE ON
 ACCOMMODATIONS.
December ( Is Set fer fhs Registering of Choice for or Against Making Town ef the
 Hefghfa.

Whether or not the desire of the residents of Capitol Heights to make e town of their community is as wids- spread as the petition for an inccrpora- ton seems to. indicate will be ascer- tained on December {. when an election will be held. Judge Gaston has order cd the election for that day. to be participated in by all qualified voters residing in Capitol Heights.
 Tn case the election returns indicate that a plurality is for the incorporation then an order of incorporation will issued from the Probate Office, and Caritoi Heights will make it's bow to the world as duly qualified town. without further formaIities.
 And the people of the Heights are enthusiaiastic over their prospective town, for they see little danger of failure in the election Our public school system will be the greatest In the country exuIts one rampant Capftol Heights-man.
 aour police department will be fear less and vilgilant and untiring In the detection. of crime" prociatns a sec' ond.
 we will not ask Montgomery for the Capital yet, but just you wait un- til we grow----'threatens another. with a wistful gaze at the dome that surmounts Capitol Hill.
 And so 1t goes. Enthusiasm has be- come injected into every prospective Capitol Heights-man. A veritapie Utopia is forthcoming from the day when Judge Gaston proolaims the cleo ton a victory NOr incorporation, IT every saying of the enthusiastic SUD- urbanites is to be believed.