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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12
YfsInLE suPPIY EsTATEMENT. E

New Orleans, June 11.--Secretary Testers statement of the worlds vis- ible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the figures of this week with fore; It shows, a. desrsase for the week just closed of 152,667 against a decrease of 123.762 last year and de- crease of 150,019 year before last. The total visible Is 3.639.733, against 3,792,400 last week, 2,972,067 last year and 3.923,256 year before 1ats. Of this the total of American cotton is 2.671, ,733 against 2,s02.400 last week. 1.ei2,021 last year and 2.552256 year before last and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, S7S,000 against ESQ., 900 last week. I08n.046 last year and l,371 1000 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows a decrease cont pared with last week of 152.667. an in- crease compared with last year of 667,- 666 and a decrease compared with year before last of 283,523.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cot ton as above there is now afioat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,36S,000 against 1,741,000 last year and 2,412, ,000. year before last; in Egypt 10000 against 127.0o0 last year sS sss,o Ss'VSs against 5ss,0oe last last year and 7ss,ooo year before last: and inx the last year and 655,oo0 year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
lopen lHighI Low. lCloss 1i6

. rSS.ton fntures on the New Orleans Cotton ~eeo.nse toaay ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12

ass' srDsss sss. ne ss s asa q 5i, i,eoS. and I ahead of iisSs by s,sss. .ooo:
 ring the past week has been 7Iao2 bales. agafnst ss.ots for the seven days snding this date last year. 54,75e year ssrs sst sna s7sss sans dsy. 'me of June It has been 1os. .el4, against l44,2s7 last year. 77.<z1 year before last and 107,- ess same time in 1906. shows ssIps"' rsceipss at tnss ali United State. ports s.!oi,s1s against s.oss.s5s last year. s.6s0, ,4so year before last and q. across ssssss tss ssns .Hs osls anG Pso mac rivers to Northern mills and Cam ada i,ls4.025. against 7a4.las last year, l.l73.0e4 year before last and s41 IFS excess of those held at the close of the last year. i2i.sso year ssssr' before last and mis 1sszi tanss si%s ms isSs sSsnst ss
 ss2 last year, 2,11s,2s6 year before last and I.ss5,sss same time inf1sos. .
 These make the total movement TOT sembers ten s | s to date a is'i47,94s, against I0.- 923,s0s last year, 1s,0ss,130 year before last and 1o.sl9.5S7 same time in 1906.
 sesn ssss sSSSrs Ssan. s0r os s st sss making the total thus far for the sea son s.0os.1s2 against 7.00s,s34 last year, an increase of se6,S4s.
 during the past seven days show de- crease of 1z.fs7 as compared with the corresponding. period last year. and have increased S32, 2,401. The total talk ings of American mills. North, South and Canada, thus far for the. season have been f,7z7,05s against 3,700,970 last year. These include 2.533.006 by Northern spinners, against 1,690,604
 Stocks at the sea board and the twen- ters have decreased during the week 56,2se bales, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 23,es2 and are now I34,4o5 larger
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 13,42S,79e against Ill., 2f1.si4 for the same period last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12
NEW YORK BONDS.

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

The Tamaqua Courier advises the
judges of Sehuylkill county that if
they really want to do something
to drive crime out of the county
and give it better name they
should do something with the low
grog shops which abound and
which are responsible, as it asserts,
for ninety per cent. Of the crime
committed in the county. 1t de-
clares that sins against the ballot
box are planned in these low dives
as well as many other offenses
against society. The Courier could
have suggested but one other thing
that would contribute more to a
regeneration of political and moral
conditions there and that would be
the resignation of the judges. There
is nothing like beginning a reform
movement at the right place.
-Mikt0n .Stanaard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
Dry State for Students.
No Drink Available for College Man Of
kndergartener.

If one section of the new Michi-
gan liquor law which has gone into
effect is rigidly enforced no stu,
dent of any college or school OF
Michigan-whether a boy in knee
trousers or man 40 years old will
be able to buy glass Of any kind
of liquor in the State Of Michigan.
The law was drawn to put stop
to college or school boys frequent.
ing saloons, but examination dis
closes that it goes much farther
than intended. 1t forbids bartend-
ers "to permit any student in at
tendance at any public or private
institution of learning in that State
or minor, to play at cards, dice,
billiards or any game of chance in
any part of any building in which
such spirituous liquors or intoxicat-
ing drinks are sold, or to sell or
give to any such student any such
liquor, except when prescribed by
a regular physician for medical
purposes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
MOST UBIQUITOUS
PLAN TO USuHp POWER
Dangerous ecker" in One Of
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
SNAKE THAT OUGHT TO BEKILlED

Proposed Amendment Number Seven
Would Deprive the People Of the
Right to Vote For Election officers
and Give the Legislature opportu.
nifty to Debauch Elections and Ma.
nipulate Returns at Will.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
Might Have Been Better.

Highly commendatory are the
editorial remarks of the State S
press upon the information OF
Treasurer John O. Sheath that the
Commonwealth is practically out Of
debt. Especially dc the inland town
newspapers pay tribute to Mr..
Sheath for the frank condemnation
of his own party's failure to fulfill
its tariff pied ses. Mr., Sheatz might
have added, anent the Common.
wealth's finances, that but for the
Capitol grating the State might
not only be wholly out of debt, but
have a surplus of eight or ten mil
lions, and this makes no allowance
for well-known gratis in other de-
partments.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
Thursday, October Ia a Big Day at
the State Capitol.
Governor Stuart, John Wanamaker and 9th
ers 10 Address Mass Meeting.

Until within the very recent past
the Sunday school was looked upon
as a place for the instruction of
children but the advent of the Or
ganized Adult Bible Class has
changed this old fashioned notion
and men and women are now found
in the Sunday school in large num-
bers.
The organization of Bible classes
for men and women has taken the
form of mighty movement in Penn
sylvana and the State is feeling the
influence of it from one end to the
other.
Thursday, October 14th repre-
sentatives of these classes will as
semble in Harrisburg in connection
with the annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School
Association, which meets October
1915 ard hold a big demonstration
in the interest of the Organized
Adult Glass Movement. Governor
Stuart will be present and address
the evening meeting to be held IN
the Chestnut Street Auditorium.
The building has seating capacity
of ! 900 and will be reserved strict
ly for members of mems classes.
The representatives of women's
classes will meet i'll one of the large
churches.
The afternoon of the day will be
devoted to a conference session of
the delegates. Three auditoriums
will be used to accommodate the
audiences.
The mass meeting will be preced-
ed by a street parade in which more
than 5 900 men will participate.
The railroads will run special
trains for the occasion and many
counties are now at work forming
their delegations. Some of them
have already announced the num-
Der they will take as follows: Leb-
anon, 500; Berks, 500; Philadel-
phia, 500; Fayette, I25; Westmore-
land, 100; Lycoming, 100; Blair,
100; Cambria, 100. Every county
will be represented. The delega-
tions will go with bands and ban
ners. 1t will be big day at the
State Capitol.
Among the speakers advertised
are Hon. John Wanamaker, Phila-
delphia; Rev. David James Burrell,
D. d., New York; Bishop James
Henry Darlington, Harrisburg; w.
c. Pearce, Chicago; DR.. Joseph
Clark, Ohio, and others.
The State Association will offer
four flag awards for classes show
ing the largest percentage of men,
bership present and the largest
aggregate mileage travelled by the
delegates. The parade will be re-
viewed by Governor Stuart, the
State Board of Directors and invit-
ed guests.
The local committee is planning
TO have elaborate electric illumina-
tions for the occasion.
Mr. O. P. Beckley, of Harrisburg,
with all efficient committee is CO.
operating with the State Associa-
tion in working out the details.
The carry ing out of the present
plans will surpass anything of the
kind ever attempted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

J. Artley Beeber,
John J. Reardon,
James B. Krause,
Seth T. Mccormick,
Charles ]. Reilly,
George B. M. Metzger,
Clarence l.. Peaslee,
Committee.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
To the Voters of Pennsylvania.

The Bar OF Lycoming County,
irrespective of politics, unanimous
ly adopted these resolutions:
Resolved, That the Lycoming
Bar hereby acknowledges the Sub
stantial compliment bestowed upon
this Bar by the nomination of one
Of its members, Cyrus LaRue Nun
son, Esq, for the Office of Justice
of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania, and that we cordially ell
dorse his fitness and qualifications
for this exalted position.
Resolved further, That a COM
mittee of seven members of the Bar
be appointed by the Chairman of
this meeting to aid in such manner
as they may deem best the election
of Mr.. Munson
Thereupon this Committee WAS
appointed, its members being from
both political parties. We advocate
the election of Mr.. Munson solely
by reason of his legal ability and
eminent qualifications and entirely
in non-partisan way, recognizing
the Importance of the Office of a
Justice of the Supreme Court and
the necessity for its removal from
all obligations, bias and prejudice.
We believe that the character and
abilities of c. LaRue Munson, to-
gether with the fact that his nomi-
nation was entirely voluntary and
without any dictation, entitle him
to the votes of the people of Penn
sylvania.
1t is to be observed that the
County of Philadelphia has two
memoers of the Supreme Court,
with one each from the Counties of
Lancaster, Franklin, Fayette, AL
legheny and Indiana, leaving the
eastern, central, northern, and a
large part of the western portion of
the State unrepresented; a territory
equal to nine-tenths of the State in
area and having about two thirds
of its population, and including the
valleys OF the Lehigh, Schuylkill,
Susquehanna and Allegheny
Rivers, the anthracite and bitumi-
nous coal regions, the oil fields, the
lumber districts, all the manufac-
turing centers except Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Lancaster, Chambers
burg and Uniontown, and nearly
all the farming country of Pennsyl-
vania. We submit that the election
of one of the members of that
Court from Williamsport would
render the geographical distribu-
ton of the Supreme Court less dis
proportionate than it is now.
We call the attention of the bus.
iness men of Pennsylvania to the
resolution of the Board of Trade
endorsing Mr., Munson particularly
for his wide experience in CONNER
cial affairs and his peculiar fitness
to pass upon questions of interest
to them A man is best known
where he lives and we therefore add
the editorials from the newspapers
of Williamsport, irrespective of
politics, commencing Mr.. Munson's
nomination.
We ask your support and assist
ance in this non-partisan campaign.
Yours respectfully,
J. Artley Beeber,
John ]. Reardon,
James B. Krause,
Seth T. Mccormick,
Charles ]. Reilly,
George B. M. Metzger,
Clarence l.. Peaslee,
Committee.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
An International Courtesy.

Bedecked in bunting, with every
gun wrapped in red, as mark OF
courtesy to the Mexican gunboat
Morelos, which was last Thursday
celebrating in Hampton Roads the
ninety-ninth anniversary of the
birth of the Mexican Republic, as
we'll as the seventy-ninth anniver-
sary Of the birth of President Diaz,
the ships of the American battle
fleet presented magnificent pic
ture.
In further honor of the Mexi.
cans, the American ships three
times fred simultaneously national
salutes of 2I guns, every ship fly.
ing the Mexican colors at her main
mast.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

The contest for the election of
Directors of Rosemont Cemetery
Company is a lively fight over a
dead issue.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

The Wyoming Democrat refers
to the Quay statue as "a sentinel
mute before the palace of graft. /"
The Harrisburg Patriot speaks of
the $4,000 work of art as un-
claimed freight that no one seems
to want.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

Constipation Is the one great
breath, debility, nervousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
*
BILL OF LADING.
American Bankers viii Try to
Adept Uniformity.
Big Convention Will Meet in
Chicago Monday.
BANKS LOSE MONEY.
AS an instrument of Credit 1t
Now Has Its Leaks.
Is Not Safeguarded by Proper
BANKS LOSE MONEY.
Is Not Safeguarded by Proper
Legislation.

New York, Sept. 11.-Large delega-
! lions of eastern bankers and business
men will attend the national confer
| ence looking to the establishment of a
| uniform bill of lading which will be
held in Chicago on Monday. This
conference which has been called by
| the bill of lading committee of the
American Bankers association, will
precede the annual convention of that
association.
For the last three or four years
banking, shipping and commercial in
terests of the country have endeavored
to secure legislation that would safe
guard the bill of lading as an instru-
ment of credit, contending that the
failure of the carriers to assume re-
sponsibility for the bills of lading
that they issue had resulted in extern
sive frauds and the loss of several mil
lion dollars annually by the banks of
the United States. They have con-
tended further that unless the alleged
evils were remedied the banks would
refuse to accept bills of lading as a
basis of credit. Several banks had
already taken that stand, and the fear
that similar drastic measures might
be adopted by bankers generally re-
suited in concerted action being taken
to secure the adoption of uniform and
satisfactory laws that would settle the
The entire question came up before
the interstate commerce commission,
which recommended that the reforms
proposed by the bankers be adopted,
but decided that 1t had no legal power
to enforce this recommendation
against the carriers.
A bill covering bills of lading issued
on interstate shipments Is now before
congress, and four states have enacted
into law the measures proposed by the
& association.
The Canadian railroads have adopted
the recommendations of the American
interstate commerce commission. but
the American railroads have not yet
done so. However. they have made
efforts to meet the wishes Of the ship
pers and bankers, and 1t is hoped that
some definite understanding will be
reached at the Chicago conference.
Lewis E. Pierson, vice president and
chairman of the bill of lading conl-
mittee. will preside at the conference,
which will be addressed by T. F.
Patton. general counsel OF the associa-
ton: Prof. Samuel Wi1liston of Har-
ward law school; Francis B.. James,
chairman of the committee on CON-
mercial law of the commissioners OF
general counsel Michigan Central rail-
road, and counsel to the carriers bill
of lading committees; Henry Dunkak,
president of the New York Mercantile
Exchange; J. G. Lincoln. president Ma
tional Industrial Traffic league. Sc
Louis; Geo. w. Neville. chairman biz
of lading committee, New York Cottor
Exchange; Daniel H. Reyne, general
solicitor, Merchants and Miners
Transportation company, Baltimore; E.
and Shippers association. Cincinnati;
c. T. Bradford, International Harvester
company of America, Chicago; and j.
F. Titus, Illinois Central railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
EGAN THE FAVORITE.
Final Round for Championship With
Robert Gardner Today.

Wheaton. Ill. Sept. 11.-H. Chandler
Egan of Edgewater and Robert Gardner
of Hinsdale. started their battle for tho
National amateur golf championship in
the presence CT a large gallery today.
1t promised 10 be spectacular event
as both men are playing top remark
able golf and have won their way into
the final round after the hardest sort
of matches. Egan was apparently a
slight favcrite.
If Egan wins today it will be the
third time he has won the national
championship. In 1901 he annexed the
title by defeating Fred Herreshoff of
EkwanOk, at Baltusrol. and again in
1905, he again won the great honor by
beating D. Z. Swayer of Wheaton on
these links.
Gardner, who is 10 years old, is a
comparative youngster in important
Tournament play. but he may be called
the sensation of this tourney. He be-
gan his sensational work in the qualify
il g round by tieing with Charles Evans,
Jr., Edgewater and Tom Sherman, Yah
nundasis. at Isl for the low score. In
the first round Gardner defeated H. R.
tombstone, Myopia, by 1 up after a
hard IS hole match. In the next round
he disposed of L. H. Reinking, Whea-
ton, 6 up and to play. Gardeners
most sensational work came in the
third round when he defeated Walter
J. Travis, up and 1 to play. Yester-
day he defeated Mason z. Phelps,
Midlothian, western champion in 1908,
by up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
MANUFA CTURES LEAD.
In the General Expansion of Business
Which Prevails.

New York, Sept u-Bradstreets
says:
operations in industrial lines are still
expanding and in some branches of tie
iron and steel trade record outputs are
the rule. In fact, manufacturing is III
the fore front as regards activity and
in some branches skilled workmen are
not plentiful enough to supply the de-
mand.
Purely distributive trade has tapered
off a little at certain large centers.
Still, jobbing trade is good, and at
some centers purchasers of staple lines
have really increased, though fall buy
ing from jobbers and wholesalers has
possibly passed its zenith.
The earlier gathered crops, such as
wheat, cotton and oats are being moved
prices being realized from the sale o.
these products will make for easier col
lections and growth in trade. Building
is more active than it usually is at this
season of the year.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending September were
49, against 166 last week. 191 in the
same week of 1908, 172 in 1907 and 164 in
1906, and 1873 in 1905.
Wheat including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for tn !,
week ending September aggregate
2,615, 6S5 bushels. against 3.18S,641 last
week and 3,S12,49S this week last year.
For the ten weeks ending September 8
exports are 1882, 531 against 1855, $40
in the corresponding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are 2,97z
against III 939 last week and 48,814
bushels in 1908. For the ten weeks end
ing September 9 corn exports were, L.
O45, 453 bushels, compared 18th 523,5O7,
last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
BASEBALL PAYS WELL.
Profits This Season Range From
$4,000 to $175,OOO.

New York, Sept. 11.-As an indica-
ton of the interest that has been
taken by the American public in base
ball this year, an authority has COM
piled the following list of the esti-
mated profits of the sixteen major
league clubs for the season, basing the
figures on the attendance in the vari-
Gus cities to date:
Pittsburg, $175.Oo0; Chicago Ma
tionals, $150,000; New York Nation
ais, $150,000; Cincinnati, $4,000;
Philadelphia Nationals, $55.0O0; st.
Louis Nationals, $4,000; Brooklyns,
$4,000; Boston Nationals, $1O,0OO;
Detroit Americans, 100000; Athletics,
100000; Boston Americans, $780,
600; New York Americans, 100000;
Cleveland. $4,000: White Sox, $50
900; st. Louis Browns. $4,000; Wash
ingtons, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
Taft's Law Commission Will
Make an Investigation.
Trust Builders and Trust
Busters to Be Heard.
TO FIND WEAK SPOTS
In the Present Law Is One of
Its Tasks.
Power of the Commerce Com
mission May Be Curtailed.

New York Sept. 11.-About the mid
die of the month President Taft's new
Law Commission will meet here and
begin the most careful investigation OF
trusts and trust law ever undertaken.
The commission is to consult with all
the trust busters" and trust makers"
and investigate all the laws formulated
to date. The reasons for the failure OF
present laws to get results Will he care
be formulated which President TAI
will back with all the power at his
command and If 1t is carried by con-
gress a new era in the curbing OF the
great trusts will result.
Makeup of Commission.
The commission is to consist of two
cabinet officers. Attorney General
Wickersham, Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor Charles Nagel. Solicitor
General Bowers, Representative Town
send of Michigan and Interstate Conn
merce Commissioners Knapp and Prou-
ty, aided by Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger.
The Taft plan provided for redraft-
ing the laws to prevent combinations
in restraint Of trade so as to include
a more feasible method of ascertainlng
the business of corporations from their
own books rather than by the inuisi-
torial features embodied in the Payne
tariff law for the collection OF the cor
poration tax 1t is proposed to draft g.
statute which will be put up to con-
gress as the best method of curing the
corporate evils which now exist and at
the same time protect the legitimate
interests of the corporations.
a Possible Result.
One result of the new programme
may be to curtail the powers of the in
terstate commerce commission by MAX
ing it a judicial body and giving its adj
ministrative work to the bureau of COR
porations This will elevate this bu-
reau in the department of commerce
and labor to a point near the depart
ment of justice.
The bureau of corporations will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11

Speer while apparently healthy man
had a dangerous heart and diseased
kidneys. Within a few hours he was
buried and nothing was thought fur
Their of the case until rumors began to
be current regarding the fight and
threat of the previous night and
many other things connected with his
death.
The physicians of this city are
greatly aroused over the apparent
speed with which the death was pass
ed through the medical examiners Of
flee. There is much discussion as to
the cause of Speer's death and it is
thought that the facts in the case
warranted a post mortem examina-
ton.
District Attorney Wesley c. Dudley,
when seen said: IT am ready to open
an investigation into the death of
Victor Speer any time any one gives
me a fact upon which / can put a
finger So far I have heard nothing
but rumors and many of them obvi-
ously impossible"
Mayor Adam was visibly affected
by the unexpected death of his young
lieutenant and left for Scotland.
Speer left an estate of $4,000,
practically all of which goes to his
wife.