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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX
S24,310,7I7 FOR NOVEMBER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--The people
of the United States paid s61,Ssl taxes
on playing cards during November last,
an increase If $11.461 over the ccrre-
spending period of 1908. This fact is
shown in the detailed statement OF re-
ceipts of internal revenue for the last
month. With few exceptions. the items
of taxation in the November statement
show material increases over those of
a year ago, the net increase aggre-
eating 1896, Ut.
Among the notable advances are
those of ST. 32, 300 on distilled spirits,
s273, 400 on cigars. 1901. 1858 OF manufac-
tured tobacco and 5000, BAT barrel tax on
fermented liquors. +
Total receipts for November were
$24. 3d. III; for the first five months of
the fiscal year. s1ls,3 5s, 1862, and for the
corresponding period of 1908, s106, 6S4, 562.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
MORTGAGES RECORDED.
NEWARK.

Helen D.. Stroud to Northern Improve
ments Company, southwest side Chestnut
street. 80 feet southeast from orchard
street, 1850.
William j. Higginson to Caledonia Build
Ing and Loan Association, west side Hun
Star Realty Company to T~eutonia Build
ing and Loan Association, east side south
Twelfth street, 50 feet south from Twelfth
Frank P. Bucco to Nicholas La v~acchia,
north side Chester avenue, rs feet west
from Roseville avenue, $402.
Alma Cronheim and usban to Forest
Hill Company, north side Sylvan avenue,
245 feet east from Mt. Prospect avenue,
8, s44.
Gerardo Di Mizio to Michele Doto, south
SIDE Clay. street, GA feet east from Spring
Matthew ]. Smith to Franklin Savings
Institution, west side Richelieu terrace,
ITO feet north from Rose street, $1,000.
Theresa M. Murphy and husband to
George Il. Gleeson tglasd1dian1' north s side
Clinton place, $3.50.
Carl Kaergel to Benno vom Eigen,
southwest ea1 west side East Ealr m tss ayenae so 40
Pasquale Carluccio to Howard Savings
institution east side Cutler street, ITO feet
nortb from Seventh avenue. $500.
Abraham Glassner ct al. to Norfolk
Building and Loan Association, west side
Morris avenue, 30 feet south from Fiji
teenth avenue, $4,40.
4 ftit tt H.
ing and Loan Association, south side
Eighteenth avenue, west side South
Twelfth street. $500.
west side Norfolk street. 2S7 feet south
from Sussex avenue. s5a1.
Eugene Foltzer to August W. Rosinger
from Fifth venue, 500.
TOWNSHIPS.
Albert r. Palmer to Henry B. Gombers
(trustee), East Orange, east side Halsteao
street. LAO feet south from Morris and
and Loan Association, West Orange. east
side Watching avenue. go feet north from
James M. Burr to Half Dime Savings
Bank, East s93EEange, southeast side Pros pars
Fedele Manual to Michael Fiore, Or.
ange, west side Essex avenue, 80 feel
south from Gray street, 5000; =,
east side Gregory avenue. 10 feet nortf
if Nntley Realty Company to Mary Nichols
Nutley. northeast side High street. 676 feet
northwest from Hillside avenue, $3.50.
lin Building and Loan Association. Nut.
ley, south side King street, % feet west
from st. Mary's place, $500.
and Loan Association; East Orange, cas-,
Washington terrace. 5000.
Malinda E.. Jacobus and husband tc
Anna H. Condit, Montclair. centre Valley
road, southeast corner p. Piaget's land,
$500.
Sarah scott and husband to Postof1ce
Building and Loan Association, East Or
ange, northwest side Morris street, 2E
feet northeast from Hamilton street. 5000
Elroy Headley to Mary c, STANLEY
(guardian), East Orange, northwest corner
North Park street and Watching Rail
road, $3.50.
John Decher to Nicholas Weber, Irving.
ton, north sid Tiffany place, 531 feet
south from an angle. 81, 100.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
TRACTION SYNDICATE PLANS
N. Y.-CHICAGO TROLLEY LINE.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Ira M. Cobe, one
of the leaders in the syndicate which
bought out the Chicago railway inter
ests Of j. Pierpont Morgan, admitted
yesterday that the main reason for
taking in the Hammond, Whiting &
East Chicago Railway was because it
formed a natural gateway for the in
terurban chain of electric roads be-
tween Chicago and New York city.
The financial plan of the new COM
pany, 1t is expected, will be announced
soon. The plan in a general way pro-
vides for the issuance of $22, 200, 900 col
lateral bonds, based on securities which
will pay 5 per cent. Preferred and
common stock will be issued. the for
mer probably to pay Az per cent. at h
start and the ommon stock to pay 2
per cent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
GOVERNORS AFTER
man HIGHER UP IN
ROCK ISLAND DEAL
At Secret Meeting Learn Names
of Brokers Who Executed s
the Buying Orders.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The COVER
nors of the Stock Exchange already
know the brokers who executed the
buying orders which produced the sur
prising movement in Rock Island com
mon stock yesterday. There are
not more han fifteen of them,
and most OF them a said
that they received from another
broker the orders they executed.
Just for whom this other broker was
acting is the first thing the investi-
eating committee appointed by the
governors will set itself to discover.
The committee has good reason to be-
1ieve that the movement was inspired
and not accidental and wants to know
The stock has never paid a
dividend, has no voting power
in the election of a majority CT
the board of directors and there is more
than $780, DOC. 900 CT it outstanding.
No one in Wall street as much as
presumed to imagine that the
of $28, 1926, 900 in the market price was
due to any sudden appreciation OF the
intrinsic value. OF the stock or to any
new development enhancing its value.
The advance, 1t was obvious and
everywhere SO granted, was due. to
either harp or laundering stock mar
ket tactics. The governors held a spe-
cial meeting after the close of business
and appointed the committee of inves-
tigation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
CANADA'S FIELD O
VALUED AT S53z,99z,I6 100.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2S.-The market
value of the field crops of Canada this
year is estimated by the census and
statistic office in a bulletin. just issued
at $532, 1892, 100. an increase of no less
than s2O0,45S. 100, or about % per cent /,
over last years harvest. Thee total
acreage under crops this year is given
as 80, O65, 556, as compared with q, 5O5. 1858
acres last year. OF the increase in
value of crops $54, $40, 900 is due to the
larger yields of wheat, oats and barley.
The total wheat crop this year is
placed at 1S7. 744. 600 bushels, valued at
local market prices at s141, 100000. The
total value of the wheat harvest in the
Northwest provinces is 1921. $50. 900, and
in the rest of the dominion $1s, 200, 00o,
as compared with s72,424. 600 and s1s.-
so4, 900 respectively last year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
NEW CORPORATIONS.

These concerns had their articles Of
Incorporation recorded today in the
county clerks office: 9
Taxi-Serviee Company, Of Baltimore;
capital stock, $250,0o0. paid up. $1,000;
incorporators. Frank C. Mckinney.
James r. Mapletoft and Raymond Tay-
lor: registered Office. New Jersey Regis,
tration and Trust Company, of Eass
Orange.
The Arthur d. Crane Company, deal
ers in real estate; capital stock. $4,000;
paid up. $1,000; in~corporators, Arthur
D.. Raymond 7. and Frederick W. c.
Crane. all of Elizabeth; registered Office.
1855 Market street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
POWER co. INCREASES STOCK.

JACKSON. Mich. Dec. 2s.-w. 4
Foote. president of the Commonwealth
Power Company. of this city. has an
nounced that arrangements have been
completed whereby the Commonwealth
Power Company will acquire the Grand
Rapids-Muskegon Power Company. the
undeveioped Ausable River Power
property owned by the LIQUIDS. and this
electric properties at Saginaw. Bay
City and Flint. The Capitalization -
the Commonwealth Company wifi be M
creased from Sc. 100000 : ys,75e.ooa
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
INCORPORATED IN HUDSON.

JERSEY CITY. Dec. 2S.-Articles of
Incorporation have been fled with the
County Clerk OF Hudson as follows:
The Universal Appraisal Company,
office Is Exchange place. Jersey City:
capital 100000: incorporators,. Fl. O.
Coughlan, John r. Turner and B. s.
Mantz.
Hardware Distributors Company,
amended certificate; Office 10 Exchange
place. Jersey City: capital. $4,000; in
corporators. H. o. Coushlan, 5. A. An
derson and j. r, Turner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-American securi-
ties opened steady, n during the first
hour gradually hardened on fair buy
ing. At noon the tone was steady,
with prices ranging from unchanged to
a point above yesterdays New York
closing. The market was not affected
by the Rock Island incident In Wall
Yesterday. Rock island shares
opened here at b3k and later declined
525h.
Prices sagged in the early afternoon,
hardened again and closed steady.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
FOR NEW P. 0. BUILDING

For a New Postoffice Building is
the title of a neat pamphlet sent today
to the 1,147 members of the Board of
Trade. The pamphlet. which was gotten
up by the Board of Trades special
committee which has been urging a
new p~ostofice. embodiss the report of
the committee as submitted at the last
meeting of the board.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
NEW IRON CORPORATION.

ALBANY. Dec. 2S.-The Rogers
Brown Company. of Buffalo. has Just
been incorporated with a capital of
900, 900 to manufacture iron and steer
and to develop mines of copper. iron.
coal. stone and other minerals and
The directors are William A.
Rogers. stephen NJ. Clement, Charles
w. Goodyear. Hugh Kennedy. and ".
T. shepard of Buffalo
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NATIONAL NEWARK BANKINGscoMPANY.
ELECTION.
NOTICES.
20. SSdo.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
sFICE OF COMpIt.oI.LEK Of THE
TO. @&

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF COMPIf.oILEK Of THE
washington. D. c.. Dfcembe s. 1909
Whereas. BY satisfactory evidence presents4
10 the undersigned. 1t has been made to appear
that -Th American National Bank OF New
ark in the City OF Newark. in the County %
hssex ana state OF New jersey has complied
with all the provisions OF the statutes Of to
United States required 60 be complied with be-
fore an association shall be authorized to com
mence the business OF banking;
Now. therefore. /. Lawrence Q. Murray, Comp
trolier OF the Currency, 20 hereby certify thai
The American National Bank OF Newark" In
the City OF Newark, in the County OF Essex ana
State Of New Jersey authorized 10
the business OF blf.snk. as provided In Sec
tion nfty-one hundred and si.ty-ntre Of the
Revised Statutes OF the United States
In testimony whereof witness my hand ana
seal Of Office this eighth day OF December. fso4
CSignedl LAWRENCE O. MURRAY.
Comptroller OF The Currency s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28

A printers error will make a zero Of
a hero, but 1t isn't the error Of ome
body else that the average hero has
most to fear in this connection.-The
Standard.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following are the quotations Of the
days prices, as furnished through
Byrne & Mcdonnell. members of the
New York Stock Exchange:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
LOCAL SECURITIES.

h bid and asked prices appended
are furnished through EiseIe Il King.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

The following New York Curb quota
tons are furnished and corrected by
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
INSURANCE COMPANY. or
NEWARK NEW JERSEY.
Newark. N J.. December Is. 1sE.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders Of this
company for the purpose Of electing a board
of directors for the ensuing year. and for the
transaction OF such other business as may come
before the meeting. Will be held at the Once
Of the company Mutual BENEFIT Life Insurance
Company Buiiding) on Monday morning. Jana
sry 10Th. 1910.
Polls open from II a. m. 10 l. m.
A. H. HASSlNGER, Secretary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28

STAR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE BEST.
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UNION NATIONAL BANK

Newark, n. j., December II. 1909.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
this bank for the election OF directors and for
the transaction Of any business that may come
before the meeting viii be held at the banking
house on Tuesday. January IL. 1910, between
the hours Of II o'clock a. m and Il m
A. w. CONKLIN.
Cashier.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
PRICES OF BONDS.

The following quotations were fur
nished by Post & Flagg:
Omen. High. Low. Close
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ELECTRIC, GAS, ETC.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
In Leaqu. With Tn. Devil

Tremendous excitement was caused
when London's first balloon went up
nearly u century and Il quarter ago.
The balloon, manned by II young
Italian named Vincent Lunardi, as
cendcd from Moorficlds, then III open
space of ground. OH September 10. 1884.
in the presence of more than 100. 900
spectators.
All business was suspended. tho
king himself setting the example by
adjourning n cabinet council that hap
pencd to be sitting. Vast crowds fol-
lowed the balloons course, some on
horseback, in carts, in chaises, but
mostly on foot.
Many were hurt in the crush. but tho
only fatality recorded was the death
from fright of an old country woman
who, coming out Of her cottage to see
what the excitement was about, beheld
the balloon just above her head.
On the other hand Lunardi undoubt-
pdly saved one mans life, Il jury bring
ing i'll a verdict of mot guilty" on a
notorious highwayman in order that
they, the prisoner and the judge who
was trying, might rush out Of court to
see the balloon.
The aeronuut descended eventually
near Ware, in Hertfordshire, where his
sudden drop from the clouds was the
cause of moro establishment and excite
ment.
Many of the spectators swooned with
fear. while Others urged the putting
of Lunardi to death there and then on
the ground that he must needs be q
sorcerer and i'll league with the evil
onc.-Chicago Daily News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
Answered Him With Ridicnle

In Clyde Fitch's large collection of
autographs there is none that he values
more than II letter of the eccentric
and brilliant iurist, ii. II. Breckenridge,
OH ducling.
Breckenridge, a youth at the time,
replied to the challenge Of Il British
officer with this amusing letter. He
said:
Il have two objections to this duel
mattcr-thc II is. lest | should hurt
you; the other is, lest you should hurt
me. | don't see what good it would do
to put II ball through your body. l
could make no use of you dead for any
culinary purpose rs | would II rabbit or
Il turkey. / am no cannibal to feed
upon the flesh of men. Why, then,
shoot down "A human creature. of whom
| can make no user 4 buffalo would
be better.
You might make Il good barbecue,
it is true: being of the nature of IL rae.
coon or opossum; but people are not in
the habit of barbccuing anything that
is human now. AS to your hidc-it is
not worth taking off, being little better
tlan twO-ycar-old colts.
AS to myself, l do not like to stand
in the way of anything that is hurtfnl.
am under the impression that you
might hit me. This being the case, ]
think it advisable to stay in the dis
lance. If you mean to try your pistol
take some ohject-a tree or Il barr
~door-about my dimensions. If yor
hit that, send me word, and I will &C
knowledge that if I had been i'm the
same place you might also have hi
me-"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
DEVICE OF VENETIAN PRINTER.
AIdus Manutius Author Of System Of
Punctuation.

punctuation by means OF stops and
points. so as to indicate the mean.
Ing OF sentences and assist the reader
to II proper cnu%nciaIion, is ascribed
originally 10 Aristophanes. II gram,
marian of Alexandria, Egypt, who
lived In the third century Is. C.. What.
ever his system may have been, II
was subsequently neglected and for.
gotten, but was reintroduced by
Charlemagne. the various stops and
symbols being designed by Warne.
fried and Alcuin.
The present system OF punctuation
was introduced in the latter part OF
the fifteenth century by Aldus Manu-.
tius, a Venetian printer, who was re.
sponsible for our full stop, colon,
semicoion. comma, marks OF inter
roGation aud exclamation. parcnthcsls
ana dash. hyphen, apostrophc and quo.
tation marks. These were subsequent.
~ copied by other printers, until their
use became universal.
Most ancient languages were limo.
cent OF any system Of punctuation. In
many early manuscripts the letters
are placed at equal distances apart,
with no connecting link between ever
In the matter Of spacing, an arrange.
inent which must have rendered read.
ing Mt sight somewhat difficult.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
WHERE EVERY one is HONEST.
North c%aroIinans Who Neither Lie
Nor Steal.

After a stay In an isolated mountain
settlement in North Carolina, where
the whirr OF the spinning wheel is still
q commonplace sound, the dress OF the
people homespun. where sSyscrapers
are unheard OF and automobiles UNI
known, the ways Of civilization sit
strangely just for the moment on
Henry Mitchell, 1889 Whitfield avenue.
He has been doing missionary work
In the Episcopal mission church and
school at Bat Cave, = p~ostoflce sta
tion In North Carolina, under the super
vision Of the Sisters OF the Trans
flguration, whose mo%therhouse Is Beth
any home, Glendale. Although Bat
Cave is only % miles from Asheville.
y. c., the m"ountainecrs OF the commu.
nifty live much to themselves.
Il never in all my life," he said,
saw a more truthful, earnest, honest
people. The clothing OF the people is
spun by the women and the wool
sheared from the sheep which the
men raise. II Is quite an ordinary
thing to so into the log home and
find the wife busy spinning n wheel.
Families are large and the people are
industrious. They work when there
Is work. TO do, but the land is much
worn. 1t Is possible for a man and
his family to live in this community
without n dollar, year in and year out.
IL he owes a little taxes on his home
not much more than a dollar or so
per year. he goes to q neighbor who
has actual cash now and then and
works-out enough 10 the taxes.
Such things as lying or stealing are
unknown among these God-fearing
people. They are anxious to learn
and 1t is only because Of their isola.
ton that they do not know.
1T seems odd to find persons who
do not know what lemons and oranges
are. yet many of these people have
never seen them. They don't know
what a s~kyscraper is, and would view
an automobile with awe. / had the
pleasure OF giving II woman the first
hat she ever had. They make their
dresses In the old-fashioned way, sew,
Ing the skirt to the waist. The North
Carolina mountaineer is n t~ine-lookin1
man. The women are hard.workinp
ana kind-hearted. They are eager to
have their children study, and the
youngsters often walk miles to school
Our school is doing a great worl
among these people" - Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
GETTING THE CROWD IN LINE.
Glowing the Methods Of the Resource.
full Street Faker.

Two b%clligerent appearing men
faced each other.
You're u liar"
You're n yellow pup
right" shTieked n small boy.
Then Il crowd of curious began to
gather In front of the Grant building
In UPPER Market street.
IF you're looking for trouble |
guess can give 1t to you," Kissed the
liar" between his teeth.
You can place n bet that l intend
to see things to n finish" replied the
pup" striking n fighting pose.
Come around the corner where n
cop won't bother us. then" said the
first. and, war thus declared, the duo
FASTENED around to an empty lot be-
hind the post Office, while a crowd of
b~loodthirsty men and boys logged at
their heels.
Arrived, the liar" mounted a wood
en- platform newly built, while the
pup" dove into n dry goods box and
extracted therefrom a bullying suit
case.
while the doctor gets out the
packages OF our magical herbs. guar
anteed to cure cancer, bunions. all
skin diseases, etc, | will entertain
YOU with a few slelght OF hand tricks"
announced the liar" in s%tentorian
tones.
The crowd then realized that 1t had
been. gulled. a few on the outskirts
skunk away. but the majority re.
manned to fall victims to the wiles OF
the willy medical takers and their cure
all at "one dollar per package, and a
pair OF cuff buttons. warranted solid
gold, thrown in."-San Francisco Call.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
4 Million a Day For Suunr

Figures gathered by the bureau of
statistics show that the average Amcri-
can citizen half his own
weight in sugar every year and Uncle
Sans sugar bill averages 81, 600, 900 Il
day. The total consumption of sugar
in the United States in 1907, as shown
by a report issued by the bureau which
is the latest year for which statistics
are available. reached 1853, GG7, 075
pounds.
Calculating this enormous total at
the average retail price of ~ cents per
pound" the report states, I'VE get II
total of $372, 900. 900 as its cost to the
consumer, or more than 81, 900, 900
day for each of the 365 days of the
year"
The st ltcmcnt shows that 2l.3 per
cent or 1,5ll, 900, 900 pounds of the sugar
consumption of the country was of
home production; III per cent or 1,25i,.
000, 900 pounds was brought from our
insular possessions and the remaining
VI IVNt N'llL w t'bui tubO, OtV I.llllC llOlll
foreign countries. Forty-threc million
pounds was the aggregate of the export
alton of sugar from this country.
The Uuited States sugar record fol
1907 was unique in that the quantity
of that product imported from foreign
countries wa larger than ever before,
the quantity brought from our islant
possessions was larger than any
previous year; the quantity exported
was larger than in any year of the pas
decade and the per capita consumption
was the largest ever recorded, az
average Of S2.G pounds for each man.
M and child of continental United
States.
The production of beet sugar for tn,
first time exceeded the production o
cane sugar, the product for the yea.
being canc sugar. 5il, O00, 900 pounds
while the production of beet suga'
amounted so OGT, 900, 900 pounds.