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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-03

This week: Cattle 52l3. sheep 1888, calves
2002 hOge 2I.5S9.
Last week: Cattle 36l5. sheep ALP. calves
1943 hogs .901S.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 90. sheep >. calves 53l. hoge 132.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
Kansas City Iune
New YORK; Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, June 21.-STOCKS-
The opening transactions for the week in
stocks were small and thinly distributed
through the list. The Northwestern trans
Continental stocks, including the Hill
roads and st. Paul and New York Central,
rose substantial fractions. There were no
other significant changes. small gains and
losses being mixed.
After an interval of du11ness in which
prices shifted about aimfessly. the market
began to rise slowly under the leadership
of the Hill stocks. Later on some of the
low priced stocks also became prominent.
Great Northern preferred and Erie adj
vanced /, Northern Pacific N, Chesapeake
and Ohio 49, United Railways and In
vestment 9. and the preferred IA. General
electric yielded 1.
American Smelling, International Pump.
Westinghouse Electric and Iowa Central
preferred gained l. The rising tendency
soon gave place to a sluggish reaction and
an aimless drifting movement followed
with dull dealings. Central Railroad of
New Jersey declined 9 and recovered 6.
The Wabash stocks lost IL.
Bonds were steady.
The market was dull and embarrassing
for a time none of the active stocks
fluctuating more than mere fraction I'M
til o'clock when the whole market drop
ped off very suddenly on large dealings.
Reading and Interboro Metropolitan pre-
ferred gave way 21a, Union Pacific rs and
the rest of the list also touched their low
prices,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, June 2I-WHEAT-Firm cables
and light offerings caused firm tone
in the wheat market at the opening today
and, initial quotations showed gains of Nc
to &c compared with Saturdays final fig
ures. Several leading commission houses
were moderately active bidders. The
early in the day and sold quite freely on
favorable crop reports which resulted in
a loss of all the early gains. July, which
81. 13l2G1. 1875 and then declined to $1131s
In the last half of the day the market
became strong again and July advanced
to $1.14ss. Part of the demand was based
Illinois. The market closed strong with
July up 1z@1ssc at $11414@1.14ss.
CORN-Receipts of corn were less than
was estimated and as a result shorts
were fair bidders for the July delivery
which caused moderate firmnesS in the
ed 1s@Ac to AQssc higher at 711z@71ssc and
sold at 71szc.
The market gained additional strength
later, owing to bulge in oats, July ad-
vancing, to 725sc. The close was strong
with July &c higher at 721s@721zc.
OATS-Selling of the September by a
leading cash interest had weakening eff
feet on the oats market early in the day.
July, which opened unchanged at 5O1ac,
sold off to 503sc.
general selling based on unexpected in
crease in hog receipts at the western
packing centerS. Prices at the start were
a shade higher to 121zc lower compared
with the previous close.
RYE1Cash: S7GS9c.-
TIMOTHY-September s3.9
BARLEY.Cash: 75Q79c.
CLOVER-Nothing doing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
CHEVROLET WINS.
Driver of Buick 40 Captures the
Cobe Cup.

Crown Point, Ind. June 21.-A
Buick forty-horse power car driven
by Louis Chevrolet won the CODE cup,
the major event of the Western VAN
derbilt over the 1866 miles of the
Crown Point-Lowell course by the
hair raising margin of one minute and
five seconds. Bourque, in control of
a Knox. who captured second honors,
made so desperate a bid for victory
that not until the winning machine
flashed over the tape was the result at
all certain to the frantic spectators.
1t was eight hours, one minute and
thirty nine seconds after Starter Wag-
ner had uttered the word go" to the
ultimate victor that he crossed the
line for the last time.
Owing to the fact that he was the
tenth entrant in a field of twelve, and
that Bourque crowded so perilousiy
car, No. on the list, was the first to
pass the tape, his time being S:02:44. AT
this time Chevrolet was somewhere
near the beginning of the long south
stretch with eight minutes in which to
seize the prize. AS he flashed by the
stations along this part of the course.
the news of his location, transmitted
by wire to the judges stand and
through them to the watchers. brought
them to climax of enthusiasm. The
intense anxiety attending his move
ments to the last foot was due in the
main to a. lively sense of the possibility
of disaster evolved by a multitude of
rough experiences characterizing the
day
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WOMAN HELD FOR KILLING.
She Shot Frederick w. Arm Through
the Heart May 18th.

Lyons, Kan, June 21.-The pre-
liminary hearing of Mrs. Myrtle
Brewer. for the killing of Frederick
w. Arm on the streets of Little River,
May II, came up before Justice J. C.
Davis at Lyons. The proceedings
were held in the courtroom and it
was crowded with interested residents
of Little River and vicinity.
There have been all sorts of sem
sational stories of what might be
brought out in the testimony, but the
evidence so far has been devoted
mostly to the finding of the dead body
on the morning of May IL, it's loca-
ton and the nature of the wound.
Marshal Coxon was the most i'm
portant witness. He related how Mrs.
Brewer came to his house before he
had risen, saying that a man had been
found shot on the streets; that some
ing previous by peeping into their
bedroom windows; that she had ask
ed a revolver of the roomers; that
they having none a roomer had gone
out and borrowed one. bringing it
hack and giving it to her; that she
lad gone out doors and, seeing the
form of a man under tree, had de-
manded:
who are you and what do you
want?"
Receiving no answer, she said she
had fired a shot, and, as this man had
been found dead, she wished to give
herself up. The marshal told her to
90 home, then he arose, dressed, and
going to Mrs. Brewers home. placed
her under surveillance The man who
borrowed the revolver with which she
shot surrendered to the marshal and
he produced in court the revolver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
BANK WRECKER SOUGHT
j. E. MARCEL Charged With Defraud-
ing Banks of $4,000.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 21.-Five
years ago, ]. E. MARCEL, the cashier
of bank in Highland, Kan, swindled
banks in Kansas City, st. Louis. Chi
cago and New York out of 100000
and wrecked the bank in Highland.
He was convicted and sentenced to 35
years in prison
Fifteen months ago he was par
doned by Governor Hoch.
Today MARCEL is a fugitive from
justice. He is wanted on the charge
of defrauding Kansas City banks
again. this time out of $4,000.
Five years ago MARCEL dragged
down to ruin every friend and relative
that had money. He swindled even
his father. His father-in-law, ruined
by his dishonesty, died last winter of a
broken heart. This time he has again
swindIed his nearest relatives and
friends.
1t was the tears of his wife and
mother that prevailed upon Governor
Hoeh to pardon him.
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X. U. PROFESSOR LANDS JOB.
Is Appointed Government Inspector of
Weights and Measures.

Lawrence Kan, June 21-Edwin F.
Simpson. of the university. has been ap-
pointed special we.gnts and measures in
spector for the department at Washing
ton. to make a report for the government
on the condition of the standard measures
equipment in the various states.
Mr.. Simpson has been granted a ye21r
leave of absence and will spend the entS e
twelve months visiting the various states
of the union and investigating the weights
and measures in the various parts of the
United States and also the laws of the
state in regard to standard measures
The position will take Mr.. Simpson all
over the United States much of the time
being spent in travelling. The position
pays 81, 800 q year and expenses.
At the close of his years work and the
completion of his report, Mr. Simpson
will return to his work at the university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
CALHOUN JURY HANGS.
Stands Ten for AcquittaI to Two for
Conviction and Is Discharged.

= San Francisco, June 21.-Terminat-
ing in a disagreement of the jury,
with ten men determined on acQuittal
and two Steadfastly resolved upon
conviction, the trial of President Pat
rick Calhoun of the United Railroads,
came to an end at noon Sunday. Five
months and week had transp1red
since the wealthy street car magnate.
descendant of Patrick Henry, made
his first appearance in court to an
swer to the charge of offering a bride
of four thousand dollars to super
visor to obtain a privilege for his cor
poration.
nounced as hopeless the prospect of a
verdict, was the order for their liberia
ton made by Judge William P. Law
lor, prosecution and defense giving as
sent to the discharge.
The trial, which will stand on rec
ord in the history of western litigation
for many a year, ended quietly and
without demonstration. The court
room, in Carpenters hall, was well
filled, but the sudden climax did not
permit of an attendance gathered
from far and near. such as character
lied the five days. of argument.
But five ballots were taken. as 1t
developed, and three of these were
within the first few hours of delibera-
ton. Upon the first vote, the jury
stood eight for acquittal and four for
conviction Two of the four Joined
the majority upon the second ballot,
and one of the remaining two an
nounced his determination to remain
out a month if necessary
Judge Lawlor- announced that he
had ascertained before coming to
court that the jury appeared to be
hopelessly divided. Asked by the
court If there was any hope of YER
dict, each juror replied ''No" as his
name was called.
After ordering the discharge of the
jury, Judge Law1or drew his chair to
the edge of the platform nearest the
jury box and addressed to the twelve
men some informal remarks. critics.
ing severely the laws and usages that
made possible the expense of three
months in the empanelling of a jury,
and congratulating and thanking them
upon their worth as citizens. He de-
clared that the courts were utterly
helpless to prevent such occurrences,
and recommended that the legislature
be Influenced by the people to make
alterations in the laws that governed
court procedure regulating the en-
parchment of juries. Under the order
of the court, the attorneys will be ex-
pected to fix date for another trial
upon the same Indictment.
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given to Mrs. Brewer. He said that
she reported to them that two men
were peeping into their bedroom win
dow.
The owner of the revolver identified
is as the one he had lent. Doctor
Powers of Little River and DR.. H. M.
Bentley, the Sterling county coroner,
told of their post mortem examina-
ton. The cross-examination of all
the witnesses brought out little new
and was chiefly devoted to bringing
out the minutest details and laying
special stress upon the frightening of
the young daughter of the defendant
by peeping into the window of the
sleeping room. The defendant was
bound over to the September term of
district court. Bond was fixed at
S3500
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Chicago live stock Market.

Chicago, June 21.-CATTLE-Receip
estimated at 5000. Market steady Beeves.
So 1907. 20; Texas steers $46OQS.15; western
steers. $475@625; stockers and feeders:
SS60Q5.50; cows and heifers, 81 4Od6.2e;
calves, s.. 5@7.75.
HoGsReceipts estimated at 10000. Mar,
ket steady to shade lower. Light, 1850
795; mixed. s750@S.15: heavy, $7.6o@s ID;
s7SoaS.15: pigs. s6.30G7.9o bulk of sales
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1900
Market weak. Native, s375q6.0o; western
S. 1905 80; yearlings, s6.O0Q7 90: lambs. ma
tive. $5O0GS 20; western, $S.75@S.D; spring
lambs. S600@9.00. ,,
WHEAT-Receipts. 5000 bushels; snip
ments 49,, 800 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, 232,5Oo busnels; SHIP
ments SO, 100 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat cars, with J., one oe
Of contract grade; corn or 1o T So cars with %
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 4ol cars rs;
compared with 316 cars last week and 3S4
cars the corresponding day year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21
TAFT GIVES A DINNER.
Occasion Is Utilized for Discussion
of Corporation Earnings Tax.

Washington. June 21=President
Taft entertained at dinner last night
the Republican members of the SEN
ate finance committee and Senator
Root and there followed a confer
ence on the proposed tax on the net
earnings of corporations.
On account of the absence of Sec
rotary Knox and Attorney General
Wickersham, little was accomplished
beyond a general discussion. This
left no doubt that the president and
the senate leaders are in absolute
harmony and enthusiastically for the
corporation tax proposition. The
proposed amendment will be drafted
and sent to Senator Aldrich for pre-
sentation to the senate. The drafts
in circulation heretofore were only
preliminary, which accounts for the
failure of the committee to make
them public.
The amendment will be applied to
all corporations without regard to
| their capital stock. 1t is likely, how
ever, that the tax will apply only to
earnings in excess of $4,000 a year.
| This will remove the burden from
small corporations without subjecting
| the measure to constitutional objec-
| lions by reasons of exemptions.
This provision was worked out by
members of the finance committee
| and was explained to Mr.. Taft. The
latter recognized the wisdom of the
| Suggestion anu SdlQ lndC IL II SlTlheS
| the attorney general and secretary of
/ state favorably, the amendment will
| be drawn accordingly. Another i'm
| pOrtant feature related to the in
| terests on bonds of corporations. The
| consensus of opinion was that the
tax should not apply to such interest
| for the reason that in many cases it
would amount to double taxation
Particularly would this be true OF
savings banks which hold the bonds
/ the senators told Mr.. Taft that it
| would be necessary to find some way
| to prevent corporations from sc
manipulating their stocks and bonds
as to evade the tax on earnings.
Senator Root suggested that the
| exemptions of bonds should apply
only when they did not exceed the
capital stock of the corporation
President Taft said precautions
should be taken to make it impos-
sible to avoid payment of the tax by
Senator Aldrich told the president
per cent tax on the earnings OF
of corporations would produce abou
$40,000,OOO revenue annually. VIVA
would be lost by the proposed
exemptions of $4,000 for each cor.
poration could not be stated.
1t has been the thought to have en-
acted a measure that would raise
about s20.oo0.oo0 to $25.o0o.o00 {
year and Mr.. Aldrich believed thi
would be the result if the exemption
| suggested was made.
Several senators who attended thu
dinner stated that the administra
ton plan for an amendment provid
ing for tax on earnings of corpora
lions and submitting to the states tn
question of amending the constitu
ton so as to authorize congress t,
| levy tax on incomes, would b.
| adopted.
1t was admitted that the tax would
| be burdensome, but the senator in
sisted it would not be more so thai
any other form of taxation
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JAIL PLOT IS REVEALED.
Hutchinson Murderer Planned to Free
His Companions.

Hutchinson, Kan, June 21.-Fo1-
lowing closely upon the escape of Sam
Bitter, convicted of murder and await
ing motion for a new trial, last Tues
day, a plot of the prisoners in the
county Jail for a wholesale escape and
has been revealed. Horace Schwartz,
awaiting trial on the charge of assault
with intent to kill, told Sheriff Duck
worth startling story of the events
of the last few days and where the Jail
breaking tools were kept
Sheriff Duckworth followed the d.
rections of Schwartz and underneath
floor a set of Jail breaking tools, con-
sisting of a hand saw, saw made
from a knife and a file were found.
The tools, so Schwartz says are the
same ones that Bitter used when he
made his escape Tuesday night. He
says that they were delivered by Bit
ler's wife, she carrying them under
her dress next to the belt. He says
that the most of the cutting was done
FRIDAY and that by Monday a little
touch was needed to break the bar.
The sawed place was covered with
soap and not visible
Schwartz wanted to kill Myrick, !"
said Will Franklin, charged with muir
der of Brown of Pratt coupty. HE
had 1t planned that when Myrick came
in at night to place each prisoner in
his cell some one should gag the jailer
with towel and if he persisted in
struggling. kill him. if necessary. I
told him that I wouldn't stand by and
let him hurt an old man that way.
I said to him. Almost every night
Schwartz would hang back with a
towel in his pocket and 1 would watch
| him."
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ket opened steady. The easier Ameri-
can cables on Saturday Offset by the
smaller Russian shipments than ex-
pected and f1rfnness of American offer
ings of winter wheat and during the
early morning the market advanced SD
with offerings light. Local Spectators
supported and offerings were light.
CORN-Market steady, undertone
firm in sympathy with firmness of La
Plata parcels.-Broomhall.
Chicago sune 21.-John Inglis writes
from Springfield, Mo-, 18th: Spring
field is heralded in having such a fine
crop, but I find conditions more mixed
than any previous year. For ten miles
north from the city yields will run to
20 bushels with some good quality, but
breadth of area of good wheat limited.
General average will be very disap-
pointing, as some fields of wheat look
like Is bushels will not make over s to
10 as blight and scab has almost ruin
ed some of it,. Cutting is general too
much rain has caused injury. Oats
have improved greatly, acreage large.
Corn all right but a month late.'-Lo-
gan & Bryan.
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zaz3s4 y kS3SI5.zZ@
Silk Specials for June

27-in. White Jap Silk, good one,yd 39c
2o-in- White Jap Silk, per yard .25c
31-inch Plain Kinoma Silk, navy, old
rose and black, per yard. 59c
36-inch Black Taffeta, an excellent val
ue, at yard .$1OO
27-inch Black Taffeta, another of our
best silks, at, per yard. .... $100
26-inch Rough Pongee, all silk, brown,
old rose, natural, myrtle, cadet and
light blue, 75c quality, now -. CSC
24-in. Rough Pongee, natural color Soc
27-inch Rough Pongee, old rose, pink,
canard, navy and brown, per yd. Soc
27-inch Rajah Silk, $1.35 quality, cedar,
navy and brown, now per yard. .$100
23-inch Foulard Silks, navy blue,
brown, gray, mulberry, myrtle and
taupe, Soc and 75c qualities, now CSC
27-inch Louisenes in small black and
white, Shepherd checks, $1OO quail
ity, on sale at 75c
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Eansa. CITY Produce Market.

Market unchanged No. 2 hard, 81. 2S@1- So;
No. 9, 81 N@1. IS; No. 2 red. s1-33@1.38; No.
g. S1.30G1. 35
CORN-Market unchanged to 14c lower:
No. 2 mixed, 69@691ac; No. g. 69szc; No.
white, TIC; No. 8, 711zQ71&c.
white, 54@55c; No. mixed, 52@5Sc.
RYEIMarket unchanged. Choice. tim
othy, s13O0G1S.5o; choice prairie, s11-7S@
1900
BUTTER-Creamery extra. 24c; firsts,
&c; seconds, 20c; packing stock 1sc.
EGGSLExtras, 21c; firsts, 19c; current
receipts, TIC; seconds and dfrties. 49,.
WHEATlReceipts, d cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, $1.O6az, Septem-
Der, s102; December, $I011z-
CORN-July. 6S1zc; September, 6S5sc; De-
cember SIC.
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Chicago. June 21.-WHEAT-It looks
as if prices had sufficient break from
high point of the year to put the market
on a safe level for taking care of the
early movement from the new crop.
Country bins are empty and interior
rniIlers are ready to pay fancy prices.
Against all this is the bearish local
sentiment which forced prices lower
last week. 1t may force little further
decline. The cable is strong and high
er. Shorts may easily be frightened by
a little bull leadership
CORN-Weather and movement are
the two factors which the trade Will
have to watch--Logan & Bryan.
Liverpool, June 21.-WHEAT-Mar
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KILLING STEERS.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City. June 21.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 including 5000 southerns- !. MAJ az
90. sbouthern steers. s40od6.00 southern
cows. s2,75d45o: native cows and heifers
81 1886 stockers and feeders; - 6oao.so;
steers. 81. 1871 90; western cows, S3-25G5 %.
HOGSEReceipts 5000: Market Sc lower
MN of sales 81 4567. So: heavy. N65G7. 80;
hackers and butchers, 81 .6Oq7-75; light, S1.25
an. 20: pigs, s5.76d6- 70:
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady.
range wethers, M.5od55o; range eyes. ss.75
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Produce Market
Chicago. June 21-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creameries. 22q25c; diaries, 2oG
231c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, 1924
cases, at mark, cases included, 1S1ac; firsts,
19c; prime firsts, 201ac.
CHEESE-Marke strong. Daisies, 40
14Ac; Young Americas. 14hq14a4c; Long
Horns, 14@14Ac.
POUJTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
lac; chickens lac; springs. zoe to Csc
VEAL-Market steady. 90 to so h. WITS,
7@sc: 60 to S lib. WITS, s1k@9c; IS to no ID.
WITS 9GD1012c,
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.FITzSIMM0NS IS BACK.
Former Champion Says No Man Can
Whip jeff When He Is in Condition.

New York. June 21.-Robert F,itz
simmons, the former champion heavy
weight of the world, returned to this
country today from Europe, where he
has been giving theatrical exhibitions.
F'ftzsimmons was spectator at the
Langford- Hague fight, in which the
Englishman was quickly knocked out
by the American negro. He declared
that no man could best Jeffries If he
was in fighting condition.
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WON'T INVADE CHICAGO.
Havenor's Purchase of Property Mere
ly a Real Estate Speculation.

Milwaukee, wis. June 21-Reports of
an invasion of Chicago by the American
Association were squelched by Charles E.
Havenor, owner of the Milwaukee club,
who recently bought a tract of land avail
able for baseball purposes in Chicago.
Havenor declared that he made what he
thought was a profitable real estate deal
and that the American Association had
nothing to do whatever with the purcha Sc.
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HELD up The CASHIER.
But Thomas Jordan Is Acquitted of
Robbery Charge.

Bartiesville, Okla, June 21.-Thos.
Jordan, cattleman Of Ramona, Okla,
was cleared here today of charge of
robbing Collinsville bank. Jordan,
when financially embarrassed year
ago, was refused money by the bank
where he had $500 on deposit, be-
cause the bank also held his notes. He
returned to the bank with a revolver
and forced the cashier to cash his
check.
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kari Hau,s Appeal penied.

Karlsruhe, Germany, June 2l--The
superior court today rejected the ap-
peal for a new trial made by the legal
representative of Karl Hau, the Ger
1nan-American lawyer and professor,
who was sentenced to life imprison-
ment here in 1907, for the murder of his
mother in-law.
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Pressmen's Union Convenes.

Omaha, June 21.-The Inter-
national Printing Pressmen's Union
of North America began its twenty
first annual convention here today.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor J. C. Nahlam. Frank A. Ken
nedy. editor of the Western Laborer
and others. Geo. 1. Berry of San
Francisco. president of the Inter
national union, responded to the well
coming speeches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-21

New York. June 21.-COTTON-Spo
closed quiet, points higher; middling up
lands, SIT As; middling gulf, s11.70. No sales
Galveston, Tex. June 21.-COTTON-
Market steady. 1oAc.