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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
LIEUT. SHACKELTON DISTURBED OVER
 MEAN RUMORS
Especial from United Press, {,

London. Sept. 10-"I am still of an open nind," declared Lieut.. Ernest Shackleton, the -discoverer" of the South Pole to-day, when asked If it were true that he denied Dr.. Cook s claims.
 The Manchester Daily Dispatch to- day quotes Shackleton and Captain Scott, another noted English explor- CT, as saying:
 "We saws through Cooks little game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A marriage license was issued to- day to Louis $. Wilson of 157 William street to marry Miss Bonnylin Row botham of IFS William street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
THE MAN WHO DOES NOT

Advertise 1s ''1iot Tn it. The names which stick In the public mind. are those of the advertise rA---thoss vha let their light ahlnA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

True valor lies in the middle, be- tween cowardice and rashness.-Cer- vantes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

immediately and decided that it wasn t worth rounding on man who was sure to be shown up within few weeks any way.'
 Shackleton was greatly disturbed when he saw this dispatch. He said versation held at a private luncheon and did not indicate his attitude to- ward Cook.
 T am open to conviction" he re- peated. Cook may be able to satis- fly all of his critics"
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TWO MEN OWN RAILROAD.
Humble Origin Of Canadian Captain
of Finance.

From Hampton's Magazine.
In 1896 there was no Canadian Northern
railway: today there are 1000 miles of it
In operation, under construction or sur.
veyed. At the present rapid rate Of ex-
tension it will In a few years form a con-
tinuous streak of steel from ocean to
ocean. making the third transcontinental
highway in Canada.
The Canadian Northern is unique
among railroads in that its shares are not
scattered among large number of hold
ers, but are owned and controlled by two
men, William Mackenzie and Donald D.
Mann. two of the most interesting char
acters Canada has yet produced
MackenZies early experiences embrace
school teaching. operating a sawmill and
running country store In Kirkfieid, Ont
He is known a financial wizard His
ability to secure capital to float his enter
prises Is ono of his chief characteristics
He slips over to England every now and
then quietly that he is back almost be-
fore any one is aware of his departure
and he brings with him the cash needed
for new railway extensions or big enter
prises of some kind.
He a genius for selling bonds and for
getting the majority of them guaranteed
by the Canadian government. II matters
not whether times are prosperous. He
can borrow millions where others would
lind IL dinicult to negotiate the loan of a
postage stamp. His business interests are
extensive and he is said TO have rejuye-
mated more lopsided, totterins enterprises
than any other Canadian.
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fined. firm; continent. 1900 s. A. 1885
compound. 7sa1A.
| Pork-Firm; family. 21.50a22.Oo: short
clear. 21.O0a23.50: mess. 2f.'1a2a
Tallow-Steady: city 42 per package,
! ) 9-16: country packages free). , o-l6s
| ) 1916.
Cottonseed oil-Firm: prime crude. nom
inal; prime crude, yellow. 5.4Sa5.5S: Octo-
Der. 5.46a5.4S
Petroleum-steady: refined. New York
SIS: Philadelphia and Baltimore. SO
Philadelphia and Baltimore. in bulk. 40
| Rosin-Steady; strained. common tc
good $50.
Turpentine-Steady. 53la.
Rice-Steady: domestic, fair to extra
3a6s4: Japan, nominal.
| Enthusiastically; New Orleans open ket-
tie. good to choice, 2Sai2.
| Sugar-Raw firm. Fair refining. 3.3Sa
SCI; centrifugal. 96 test, 4.OSa4.11: mo.
/ lasses sugar. 3.33a3.36. Refined quiet
No. 8. 4.45: No. !. 40; No. 8. 4.35: No. .
AIS: No. 13. 40: No. II. 40: CONNECTION,
er's A. 4.75: mold A. go: cut loaf. 5.73
crushed. 5.6J; powdered. sos: graduated
| 4.95: cubes. $50.
The market for coffee futures opened
quiet at unchanged prices, but eased of
| partial 3 points in sympathy with the
! partial decline of 4 franc at Havre and
easier tendency of the Brazilian markets
and the sensationally heavy new croI
movement. The close was steady net
unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were
reported of 1850 bags. including Septem,
| Der at 5.5Oa5..s5. December at go, March
at $50 and July at $40. There was som;
switching from near to late months
Spot quiet: No. : Rio, ~ to ~; Santo.
No. 4. Sig to 8. Mild quiet; Cordova, 3ias
13lS.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. August 14.-Flour-Re-
ceipts. 1882 barrels: exports. 1892 bar
rels. Steady but quiet. Minnesota pat
ents, 5.90a6.25: Minnesota bakers o.15a
80; old winter patents. 5.3Oa5.6O; old
winter straights, 4.90a515. new: winter
extras, 4.40a4.SO new: winter low grades,
43Oa47O, new; Kansas siraigh.s, 49Oa
80, new.
Rye four-Steady: fair to good, 435a
AGO. choice to fancy. 4.65a4.9O.
Cornmeal-Steady: fine white and yell
low. 1.6Oa1.65; coarse, 1.5Oal.55; kiln
dried. 3.75
Rye-Quiet: No western, IS, nominal.
T. o. b. New York.
Bar!ey-Quiet: feeding, 03, nominal, C. !.
f. New York.
Wheat-Receipts. lob. 100 bushels Spot,
irregular; No. = red. new. 1osh. elevator.
and !. 1913 prompt: No. l northern Duluth.
old l. 4Os.. nominal, (. o. b. af1oat: No.
hard winter. new. LIS, nominal. +. o. +.
af1oat. After bidding the market up &c
at the start today on rains in the north
west and firmer cables. shorts withdrew
and the market sharply reacted as clear
ing conditions were predicted for tomor-
row. 1t closed a little steadier. with
corn, at Ac net rise. September. 1.07 1-16a
LOS: closed 1.O7la; December closed 1.O4A;
May closed LOG
Corn-Receipts. 1864 bushels. Ex-
ports, 3O66 bushels. Spot, firm: No.
old mixed, 77Ia nominal. In elevator, and
rs delivered. nominal: No. = new. 62h,
winter shipment. Option market was
without transactions. closing 1sc net
higher. September closed 1874; December
closed Sac.
Oats-Receipts, 7,4JO bushels: exports.
1879 bushels; spot steady: mixed, 28a32
lbs. ~. nominal: natural white. 26a32
lbs. 47l.aJO: clipped white. 34a42 lbs,
J2aJSi..
Hay-Firm: good choice. 95a1.
Hops-Dull: state common to choice
1905 15a13: 1907. nominal: Pacific coast
1905. 14al7: 1907. Halt.
Hides-Quiet: Bogota. Dlsa21k: Central
American. 21H.
I.eather-Quiet; acid 23a2O.
Wool--Steady: domestic fleece. :s6a37.
Beef-Steady: family, A.O0al4.5O; mess.
1i.OOa11.5o: beef hams. 24.OOa26.O0: packet,
I2.50a 1890; city extra India mess, 20.5oa
2l.0O.
Cut meats-Quiet: picked bellies, 12i.a
II; picked hams. 13lza13
Lard-Firm; western, 1l.s0all.90; re-
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ECHO OF MCINTYRE FAILURE.
c. M. Grouse, Defendant in Suit.
Wins Insurance Assigned Him.

NEW YORK, August l4.-In decision
filed today In the United States district
court in the suit instituted by Charles
c. Birmingham. trustee. of the bankrupt
brokerage firm OF T. A. Mcintyre & Co.,
Charles NJ. Grouse, of Syracuse. N Y,
defendent in the action. lis declared TO
be entitled to the $9O.t96 life insurance
assigned to him just prior TO the failure.
Grouse was tho financial hacker OF
George G. Ryan. one OF the members
OF the firm. and had made several large
loans to the firm. T. a. Mcintyre as
signed the life insurance TO him in lieu
Of stock loaned, which the broker was
unable TO return on demand. The trustee
brought suit. claiming the life insurance
money. alleging that the assignment was
a preferential one as It was made on the
eve of the failure.
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SHORTAGE IN FREIGHT CARS
Reduction in SURPRISES Affects tn,
Whole Country.

CHICAGO August determination that
severe shortage in freight cars may be
expected within a few weeks If the pres
ent reductions In car SURPRISES continue
is voiced today In the bimonthly state
ment of the American Railway Associa-
ton. According to this report total car
surplus Of 2O7173 is noted in the period
from March to August, this year, which
is a decrease Of 36.1s1 cars. or the de-
crease 12.575 are box cars and II ,lS9 coal
and gondola cars.
The reduction, which Is the largest
since September 1905. brings the surplus
74.44S cars below the corresponding pc
Rod last year. the decrease being chiefly
In coal and gondola cars. The general
reduction affects the whole country. with
the exception OF that section including
the states of Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin
Minnesota and the Dakotas, where a con-
siderable increase in box cars, assembled
in anticipation of the movement of the
enormous crops just harvested or to be
harvested. Offsets the decrease in other
kinds of cars.
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MIRACLES OF THE CAMERA.
Analyses Wing Motion of Birds and
Leg Movement Of Animals.

FROM Van Norden's Magazine.
The camera, which divides time into
thousandths of second and records the
impressions of each. makes perma nent
pictures of events which pass too quick
ly for the dull human retina to recognize
1t is only through the camera that the
motions of the wings of flying birds and
of the legs of swift-running animals have
been analysed. To the camera the fuzzy
drivers Of the swiftly speeding locomo-
tives stand out, clear cut and STATIONARY.
white each flying drop OF rain in the
driven storm Is distinct and seems frozen
in Its place. The tarpon fisherman, famil-
lar with the first wild leap of the fren-
Zied fish as It casts HOOK and bait fifty
feet In the air, sees first in the finished
picture the outstretched gills. the convul
sive opening and closing of which had
escaped his eye, however closely he may
have looked for IL.
Often the eye Of the camera will de-
cipher documents of which the writing
had been substantially obliterated by
age, and | have successfully copied witt
the camera the utterly faded photograph
of a classmate of forty years previous
and thereby been enabled to present 10 q
grizzled veteran q likeness OF l.s curly
haired youth. Changes in the pigment OF
the skin, undiscoverable by the eye ap-
pear with d:stinctness on the sensitive
plate, and II Is said that ample warning
Of approaching disease has been thereby
given.
BY means of the invisible rays lying b.
yond the violet OF the spectrum objects
may be photographed in the darkness,
and. with the aid of the so-called X-ray.
through substances otherwise Opaque.
When from the darkness of night and
storm the forked lightning flashes. the
camera makes vivid and permanent pie
ture Of each fiery trail Creatures that
travel by night can be &C iuglt IN the
brief blaze of a magnesium-cnarged pts-
toll. the fash of which of too snort du-
ration for the creature to move, or the
dull human eye to recognize the subject.
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shacks, and there were nine other build
insS near the station. The only vestiges OF
tne French village were the negro shacks
and one house constructed of French ma
teriai, and later occupied as an office by
the Americans.
The new Gatun commands a view of the
lock and dam sites on the west, and on
the north looks out toward Limon bay,
giving glimpse of the shipping in the
harbor and the dredges at work in the
north entrance to the canal. In construc-
ton 1t is typical canal village In adj
dftion to the hotel, post office, office build
lngs, fire station, meeting hall. hospital.
school and corral. 1t includes p family
quarters for one family each: - quarters
for four tamil es: IL bachelor quarters Of
8 rooms each: bachelor quarters of -
rooms each: 33 barracks for laborers; q
family quarters for laborers.
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MANCHESTER CLOTH.

MANCHESTER, Eng. August 1.-THE
smaller cloth markets continue to absorb
fair quantities of miscellaneous cloths
thereby reducing stocks. but the actual
business during the past week of the
consuming centres in India and China
was still insufficient to have any mater
ial effect on the output OF cloths suitable
for those markets. South American and
Mediterranean shippers however placed
fair orders at current values.
Although yarns are steady they have
met with a poor demand and the sales
have failed to absorb the curtailed pro-
duction.
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PASSING OF GATUM VILLAGE
DISAPPEARS AS BUILDING OF
DAM PROGRESSES.
Work in Panama Along Old Rail.
way Line-Once Center Of
River Trade.

The last traces Of the village of Gatun.
as 1t existed when the Americans came to
the isthmus in 1904, are being wiped out,
as the building OF Gatun dam advances.
The Office building along the old line Of the
Panama railroad was RACED about the
middle of July by the laborers who are
stripping the ground in advance of the
hydraulic fill. and the water in the I'LL is
rapidly rising toward the houses in the
negro settlement. between the storage
piles and the old railroad station. This
hamlet is within the limits of the dam.
and its site will eventually be covered.
AS the old village disappears. the new
Gatun on the hills overlooking the site
OF the dam and locks grows larger. 1t
the Canal Zone
on a peninsula formed by a big loop
which the Chagres river formerly made
at that place. 1t was we'll known land
ing place for boats navigating the
Chagres. At the time the surveys We're
was protected by fort located on the
hill that rises to 80 feet above sea level
just south of the spillway OF Gatun dam.
On the Panama railroad map. published
in 1865, Gatun is shown as a hamlet Of
about hundred houses. The railroad
station and a few shacks alongside 1t had
also been erected at that time on the east
bank of the river.
Huts Of Cane and Palm.
DR.. F. " Otis in his handbook OF the
Panama railroad. written in 1861. says:
ION the opposite shore of the river stands
the ancient native town OF Gatun. which
is composed OF forty or Atty huts of cane
and PALM and situated on the edge Of
broad savanna that extends back TO
range Of hills a mile or two distant. This
place is worthy of mention as a point
where. in the days by-gone. the bongo-
loads of California travellers used to stop
for refreshment on their way up the
river: where eggs were then sold four for
a dollar, and the rent for hammock was
81 a night.
In 1881. the French began operations at
Gatun. setting dredges and eXcayators
at work. and erecting machine shop.
'aborers village was established. with
quarters for 500 men, and later, Gatun
was made residency.
When the Americans arrived. In 1904.
Gatun was the center of a comparative
~ large river trade. Bananas and other
produce from the Gatun,. Trinidad and
transshipment by rail and for sale.
Big Trade in Bananas.
Once week. q shipment Of from seven
to nine carloads of bananas was made,
and on the shipping day. as many as
hundred cayucas would tie up at Gatun.
The village on the island consisted of
dozen stores, church and seventy or
more native huts. The negro settlement
near the railroad station. known as the
"Cite de Lesseps" numbered about fifty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

Young reporters it true sir. that YOU
started life as poor ploughboy:
Successful citiZen-No. sir l started life
as a small. red-faced, yelling baby. Coca
day, sir.-Pearson's Weekly.
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business August ID at
the New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

closing
OF all
ando
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Airship Gossip.
From Puck

From PUCK.
How is IL she doesn't manage TO get
along very well with her husband?' said
the porch lady.
she says he's too slow. He always
wants to be pettering round the United
States In an automobile"
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''Is one apt to get bruised in learning
TO ride the bicycie?'
mot III you make II rule TO stop when
the bicycle stops"
What do YOU mean?"
Some riders keep on going.
Couyieg-JouTnal.
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4. Stanley Zell was a visitor during
the past week. He was en- route to Bal
timore, having just returned from trip
TO Detroit, Mich.
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MOTORING

Continued from Thirteenth Page.)
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Philip Drake has returned to his head
quarters in Philadelphia after a short
business trip to this city.
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DIR. f.. G. Etchison OF Gaithersburg.
Nd, Joined the motoring ranks last week
and purchased a REQ touring car The
ca will seat five passengers and was
fully equipped for touring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

Edward Ash has left for Benedict, Md.
where he will spend his vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

The municipal authorities of Baltimore
have just arranged for a motor car for
the use OF Fire Marshal Flanau. Chief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

biles are being printed and distributed
among owners of motor cars in that city.
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Arbitrage Specialists.

The arbitrage specialists did rot suffer
from the disappearance of the govern
ment bonds as medium for arbitrage.
Speculation on both sides OF the Atlantic
became more and more active in the
stocks of American railroads, and of late
years there has been an active mar
ket for few American industrial
stocks. An active market is necessary
in both New York and London for con-
servatiye arbitrage. and therefore arbi-
TRACE is most active in the securities in
which speculation is largest--Union Pa
ciiic. Southern Pacific. St Paul. Atchi-
son, Erie, Great Northern and Northern
Pacific. Baltimore and Ohio. Reading,
Pennsylvania. Anlalsated Copper, Ana
conda and United States Steel.
There are only Il few firms which
specialize in arbitrage between New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto j. DeMol and
daughter are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eanmons s. Smith at birmingham. Mass
Mr.. Smith has his big Peerless touring
car at his summer home and spends
much of his time touring with his house
guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

L. r. Dorsett left Thursday for Buff
falo. n y From there he will go to
Indianapolis. where he will witness the
track events the latter part of this week.
Before returning he will attend the con-
vention of automobile dealers and manu-
facturers to be held at Indianapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

W. B. McBurney has returned from a
trip to New York city. He was informed
at headquarters that his services would
be desired in plotting a new 1910 Mathe-
son Six in the coming Munsey tour to
Boston and return.
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Lewis Strang, winner OF the Savannah.
Briarclin and Lowell road races. famed
as the only driver who ever won three
big road events In one year. holder of
all worlds circular track records from
fifty-one to ninety-five miles. and con-
sidered one OF the most daring track
drivers of the world, sprung the surprise
of the racing season few days ago with
the announcement that he would have at
the opening of the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway a v-shaped. eight-cylnder
Buick racing car. capable of a speed OF
$50 miles an hour straightaway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

An excellent solution for removing YER
digris and stains from the brass work
of motor lamps can be made by mixing
a good metal polish with wood alcohol.
This should be applied to the brass and
allowed to dry. when it may be rubbed
off with wooden cloth. leaving the sur
face in excellent state for polishing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

j. B. Sperry and Z. II. Johansen in a
1910 Hudson 30 spent the week end
at Braddock Heights, Md, last week
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Accompanied by party of friends
from Canada. w. W. Barnes left yes
terday in his Ford touring car for tour
through the Shenandoah valley. The
party will go as far south as Natural
Bridge, Va. stop will also be made
at the Luray Caverns.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton r. Gordon in their
new Mora touring car, with party Of
friends. are motoring through New Jer-
sey. They are making their headquar-
ters at Atlantic City. Mr.. and Mrs Rob-
ert E. Heater. in their Auburn touring
car. are also in the party.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Mark have ar
rived at Pittsburg in their Thomas road
ster. They found the roads in poor con-
dition through Pennsylvania, SO much SO
that the rear axle of their machine was
broken causing a delay while repairs
were being made. The car was left at
Greensvilie Pa
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c. E. Tribbey has arrived at Atlantic
City, after a pleasant trip over the
short route. He made the trip i'm his
new OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Stoddard-Day-
ton car.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Some Miss
Gladys Some and William Mehn motored
to Braddock Heights, Md, via Ridgeville
and Frederick, last Sunday afternoon. A
stop was made for supper at Ridseville
en- route. The party left Braddock Mon
DAY morning and arrived home Monday
afternoon. The trip was made In a
Wayne car. with Mr.. Some at the wheel
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II. A. Horcombe has arrived from Day
ton. Ohio. and is looking after the Stod-
dard-Dayton cars in this city. He is
making his headquarters with the l.. p.
Dorsett Company.
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Some OF the more common causes for
the overheating of gasoline motors are:
Too little lift to exhaust valve; too small
exhaust port: late spark; overfeed of gas
oline and back pressure from silencer.
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r. A. klock has returned to the city
after spending some time in New York.
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.
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6. E. Chapman. Irving Norwood and
Charles Sumner left last week for a
motor tour through New Jersey, New
York and thence up through the New
England states. They will visit num-
her of the summer resorts along the At
lantic coast en- route. They expect to
cover several thousand miles before re-
turning home. The trip is being made
in the Briarcliffe Lozier touring car of
Mr.. Chapman
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Abe Cohen spent last Sunday with the
members of his family at Benedict. Md.
After spending a few days fishing in the
Patuxent river. he returned to the city
Wednesday morning. He left yesterday
in Ills Columbia touring car to spend the
week end at the same place. He was
accompa MED by his bfother-in-law,
Ralph Stinehart.