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Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
CHICAGO I'VE STOCK MARKET
Cattle, Hogs, sheep and Lambs Are
Steady.

CHICAGO, June 5.-CATTLE-Receipts
estimated at 700 head; market steady:
beeves, &. 1007. 20; Texas steers, $&60Q6.2 81;
western steers, $4.659625; stockers and
feeders, SO. cool. so; cow and heifers, $3.50
$3.50; calves, $5.0097.75.
HOGS-Receipts m at 1S,000 head;
market steady; light, SI10d7.57h; mixed,
81. 2047. rs; heavy, $1S097. 50; rough. $1,000
s745; good to choice heavy, G.46Q7.SO; pigs,
So. 1907. 10; bulk of sales, S7.4047U.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts estimated
at $1,000 head; market steady; native, $500
q6.50; western, A.2598,0O; yearlings, $8264
T.5Oj lambs, native, S6.0Oas.40; western, 1926
Q8.60.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

$50 head, including 100 Texans; market
steady; native beef steers, $4.5O97.oo; COWS
and helfers, $S.50Q6.7 70; stockers and feed
81. 1906 5; COWS and heifers, $2.75q5.4O;
calves in carload lots, s5.0oQ76o,
HOGS-Receipts, $500 head market
81. 25G7.50; butchers and best heavy, $3.50
10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 10.
head; market steady; native muttons, SAN
g610; lambs, t6.50GS.90.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, June 6-MoNEY-On call,
nominal. Time loans, firmer, sixty days,
2hd2h per cent; ninety days, ~ per cent
six months, ga per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-hd4
per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-Fairiy strong,
with actual business In bankers bills at
"a. S6i5D4. 1886 for sixty-day bills ana at
a. S7s0a4.5 for demand, commercial bills,
S.s5%Q4.S6
BONDS-Government, steady; railroad,
strong.
CLOSING quotations on bonds today were
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks today was 26.SO.
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York not reporting
to the clearing house shows that these in
situations nave aggregate deposits of $780,
b57, 400; total cash on hand, Sl47, 500. 100, and
loans amounting to 81, 135, $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
sioux city Live stock Market.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, June 6--(Special Tele-
gram. )-CATTLB-Recelpts, 200 head; mar
heifers, 81 .0Od6 90; feeders, S4.6Oq5.& year
81. 00d5.O 90.
HOGS-Receipts, $500 head; market weak
TO DC lower; range of prices. 81. 10g7.4 bulk
OF sales, N.1baI. 40.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
81. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH, June b-CATTLE-Receipts,
100 head; market steady steers. $S.DO41. vOi
cows and heifers, 2.4O96 40; calves S'6Og
100.
HOGS Receipts. $500 head market
steady; top, 81 .55; bulk OF sales, 81 %.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 1000
bend: market steady: lambs. 50. 26a8. 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
. Minimum temperature for twelve-hol
period ending at s a. m.
ISTRT AVrR ACES

Warmer weather prevailed throughout
the corn and wheat region during the last
twenty-four hour and fairly good owe
occurred in all except the extreme western
l.. A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

we're valued at Si6le4.7Os: imports for the
port OF New York for the week ending to-
day were S214,s silver, and t52S, 426 gold.
Exports OF specie from the port Of New
York for the week ending today were tsl6,-
5Ui silver. and S2.i2o,4 40 gold.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
new York Mining stookn,
YORK, june 6.-closing quotations


WASHINGTON. June 5.-Today's state
ment of the treasury balance in the gem
eral fund, exclusive of the $3.50. 900, 600
gold reserve, shows: Gold coin and bull
lion, s4S, 0195B2; gold certificates. S2s,-
lb2. 1910: available cash balanoe, S12l.-
S3S 9CT
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
London stock Market.

LONDON, June 6-American securities
opened steady on the Stock exchange here
today and owing to the heavy selling on
Wall street yesterday prices sagged during
the session and closed easy, generally be-
low parity. Exceptions were Ontario &
Western and Erie, which were firm at
nearly / point higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
ICE FL0ES DEAL DEATH
rhOOners ut st. Johns Tell Remark
able stories of Trou ON New
fOundlRnd Coast.

AOuhuAahO COuhts
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 5.-Death, In
and destruction formed the burden
Of the tale brought ashore today from sew
eral schooners which, after a long impris-
onment IN the ice fields off the coast of
Newfoundland, finally reached various
ports.
The death was that of a man who was
swept overheard from the chooner Emma
White. The decks Of the schooner Mary
Jane were swept IND one member of her
crew suffered a broken arm, while an
other also was badly hurt.
The schooner William Cross was SO
badly crushed by ice floes that her crew
had to abandon her. They walked across
the ice to the shore.
The schooner Gallant, after losing her
rudder in the ice, drifted to port In a
helpless condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
. asked B bid.
Minneapolis Grain Market,

MINNEAPOLIS, June 6-WHEAT-July,
Der. H.O7h. Cash: No. / hard, S.335sQ
1884; No. ] northern, $l,S2a9l 32h; No. ?
northern. u.SOSQi.SOh; No. . northern,
81, 2SGf1. 29M.
SEEDS-Flax closed at MS.
BRAN-In bulk. S23.5O8240.
FLoUR-First patents, 100000; second
patents, S.S0Q65o; first clears, S.05q5 p;
second clears, SS650S.65
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Milwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE, June 6-wHEAT-No. 1
northern, AS614i No. 2 northern, SlStg
lSiiti July, A1Sx9l.19, bid.
OATS-Standard, 6SAQ5ghc.
BARLEY-Samples, D0s0c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
CLEARING House Bank Statement

NEW YORK, June 5-The statement OF
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold SIS. S56, 800 more than
the requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
This is a decrease of &c, 12S, 925 in the pro-
portionate cash reserve as compared with
last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

wHEAT-No. 2 hard, $4,000. S2; No. 3
hard, S1.26@1. 20; No. 4 hard, H.2O9l25; No.
3 spring, tl98M91.29.
CoRN-No. 3 7Ohc; No. {. zoe; No. 4
59&o; No. 2 yellow, 70kc; No. 3 yellow, 700
70hc; No. Q white, nQ71Ao; No. 3 white,
Tic.
OATs-No. 9 mixed. 55hc; No. 8 white,
b6hc; No. 1 white, 55AG56c; standard, SIC.
RYE-No. 2, 79Q8Oc; No. 3, 7S479c.
- 80 n.-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
LiverrooI TRAIN Marke,.

LIVERPOOL. June b-WHEAT-Spot.
No. ! red western winter, nominal. FutureS
rrmi July, S., MD; September, S., SD:
DeoembeH D., asa.
CoRN-Sp0C new American mixed. via
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Wool Married,

ST. LOUIS. June 6.-wooL-Unohanged 4:
territory and western mediums. &Q&c; fine
mediums. 29z7e; fine. ls0&So
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Peoria Grain Marked,

PEORIA. June .B.-QORN-Higher; No.
yellow, 76o: No. 3 yellow, Tb&c; No. 2 rec;
No. 3 BAc; No. 4 74Ac.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Movements OF Merchandise.

NEW YORK. n. Y, June 6-Imports OF
merchandise and dry goods at the port
of New York for the week ending May 20
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Cotton

Total ............ SIS, 500, 05s. As $12, 800, 779, o.
Increase over the corresponding week last
year. $l,043, g7s.l.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Quotations furnished by Samuel Burns,
ir.. 8lA New York Life Bldg.:
hank ~CIenrInRn.

OMAHA, June 6.-Bank c~learings for to-
day were 2,557, 373.51 and for the CORE.
spending date last year 81 ,757,4 O5,9O
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

sILVER-Bar, steady at 241Ad per ounoe.
MONEY-la1h per cent,
The rate of discount in the open market
or short and three months bills is t&9
1876 per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
s1td September, S., $50.
WEATHER IN THE GRAIN BELT
Unsettled, with Possibly showers for
sunday and same Temperature.

AmAeNNAtus MANh EoaaANAN HMNNNNNA "
sunday and same Temperature.
OMAHA June & 1900.
Shower occurred within the last twenty
four hours In the eastern states, lake re-
gion, Ohio, Mississippi and the extreme
upper Missouri valleys, the mountain dis
trict and northwest. Moderately heavy
rains again occurred in the southern states.
Rains are falling this morning in the
eastern states, the extreme upper Missis-
sippi valley and western Canadian pro-
vinces. Warmer weather prevailed In the
central valleys during Friday, and tenn
peratures are higher this morning IN the
middle Mississippi ana lower Missouri val
legs and southwest. The weather Is I'M
settled in the mountain districts and II will
be somewhat unsettled In this vicinity to-
night and Sunday, with possibly showers
and not much change in temperature.
Record Of temperature and precipitation
compared with the corresponding day Of
the last three years:
Minimum temperature. So IS a SO
Precipitation ............. 90 "a 90 .l
Normal temperature for today, 60 de-
grees.
Deficiency in precipitation since March
I, 80 inches.
Deficiency corresponding period in DOS,
81 inch.
Deficiency corresponding period in 1907,
GIL inches. L. A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster.
Corn and wheat region bulletin for
Omaha, Neb., for the twenty-four hours
ending at 8 a. m. 18th meridian time,
Saturday, June 8, 1Boe:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
n CITY Grain and PrOvisIOna.

KANSAS CITY, June 5.-WHEAT-Un-
changed 20 1c higheri No, 2 hard, h&Ql42;
No. 8 hard. SL844t.41; No. 2 red, Sl46gL56i
No. 3 red, H.49q1,55.
CORN-Unchanged to nc lower; No. 2
mixed, 72A@T3c; No. 3 mixed, 72%0T3c; No.
2 white, 7Siao; No. 3 white, 79hc.
OATS-Unchanged; No. 2 white, 59Q6O18c;
No. 2 mixed, 6Tq6Sc.
RYE-S3c.
HAY-Unchanged TO 81 lower choice tim
othy, $13.O00l3.50; choice prairie. Sl2.O0Ql2.25;
] choice Alfalfa, t1A75915.75
BUTTER-Creamery, 2Shc; tirsts, zlzc;
seconds, l9hc; packing stock, 17hc.
EGGS-EXtras, 22ci firsts, zoe; current
receipts, 1Shc; seconds and dtrties, tic,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

MoLAssES - Steady; New Orleans,
open kettle sOOd to choice. 2s@A2o
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day ON various
Commodities

NEW YORK, June 5,-FLOUR-Reoeipts
u, 1O2 bbls. exports, 1907 bbls. Quiet with
50. 2586.S so; winter straights, S6.s596.&; Min
nesota bakers, s.. 30d5,00; winter extras,
$4.S5d5.70; winter patents, $6.60u6.S5; winter
low grades, S475Q5.6o. Rye flour firm; fair
500
CoRNMEAL-steady; fine white and
yellow, sl66ql7O; coarse, s1.659l.6O; kiln
RYE-Duii; No. 2 western, s45c 4. o. b.
BARLEY-Firm; feeding S2@S5c c. I. F.,
WHEAT-Recelpts, $500 bushels; exports,
115,S72 bushels; spot market firm; No. 2
red, $3.50 sales elevator; No. 2 red, $50
Duluth. N.s7k Z. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard
winter, Si.87A I. o, b. afloat. It required
strong support from the leaders to hold
bearish over the favorable western weather
outlook. AT best, prices were only about
%c higher. closing Mc up on July ana &c
TENDER, 81 .1GA4Ll4k: closed, d,i6h; Decem-
Der, N.14%Q114M; closed, S114M.
CORN-Receipts 1850 bushels; spot mar.
set steady sa. No No 2 SS %b,t sleS %So ann a5d NS 81
2 yellow, S41sc (. o. b. afloat. The market
without transactions, closing net un-
changed. July closed s21hc; September
closed 7Sc; December closed 6Shc.
OATS-Receipts 52,40 bushels; exports,
500 bushels; spot market quiet; mixed go
81 pounds, b213c, nominal; natural white,
2. .q32 pounds, 62965c; clipped white, S4Q42
pounds, 63SGGfhc.
H~AY-Steady; No. 3, sOqS5c; good to
choice, S10.55.
H~OPS-Firm; state common to choice
1908, nq15c; 1907, S96c; Pacific coast 1908,
9Ql2c; 1907, SQGc.
HIDES-Steady: Bogota, 21hg22hci Cen
trail America. 22c.
PROVISIONS-Beef steady; family, S36l
dl4.00; mess, $10.50411. 90; beef hams, $2AO
Q26,0O; packet, Sl2.00q12.50i city extra Indie
mess, $40. 50Q21.0O. Cut meats firmi picked
bellies, $500; picked hams, 12h412Sc. Lart
firm: continent 1900. S. A., $l2.4O; com
pound, $S.00dS.O0A Pork firm. Family
S2O.0Oa21 %; short clear, SIS. 75Q2175i mess
TAELoW-seady; city 5sc; country, IL
Q5Mc.
~RfCE-Steady; domestic fair to extra,
SG6hc; Japan nominal.
BUTTER-Firm; unchanged; receipts 8,
SIS packages.
CHEESE-Firm; unchanged; receipts 2.23
pkgs. Weekly exports, 1928 boxes.
EGGS-Flrmer, receipts, 1850 cases; state
Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected
white, 25c; state, Pennsylvania and nearb,
fancy fair to choice, 23hG24lbc; brown an
mixed, fancy, 23123hc; brown and mixed
fair to choice, 22Gz2ho; western extra first
22q22kc; first, s1421hc; seconds, 2Oq204c
southern first, 20M@21c; seconds, zoe.
POULTRY-Alive, dull; chickens, broil
ers, 2292Se; fowls. Ice. Dressed, firm
western broilers, 2SqSOc: fowls, l5lkql6hc
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

The official number Of cars Of stock
In today by each road was:
Total E.

The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
han nF hand Indicated
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
billions MANAGED
FIRE SALE, He SAYS
Former Employees Testimony Knocks
Plaintiffs Story-Adjuster Walk
er's Record Raked Up.

John Schaefer, former employe OF
the billions. and at one time manager
of their store In Merrill. was called ~
the defendants Thursday morning IN
the suit OF Hugh Dillon against craig
Wright a Walker. 10 refute the testl-
mony OF the Dnions that the deleho-
ants managed the fire sale.
Mr.. Scnaefer said he was prought
from Merrill by the billions 10 assist
at the fire sale. that he was given in'
structions by both Mr.. and Mrs. Dii.
Ion, and was paid by them.
Schaefer said that he asked Mrs. Dit
Ion one day why the name, 'CralB'
Wright e Walker WAS above the
store door during the sale, and was
told 1t was put there TO avoid trouble
with old customers regarding creui1
and the exchange OF goods.
Did you ever see the adjusters In
the store3 he was asked
Yes" he replied, but | never saw
them taking any part In the sale or
giving orders"
Schaefer said that 5000 worth Of tho
damaged stock was sent to Merrill.
where they had a fire sale. II was
advertised in Merrill as the Dillon fire
sale
The witness was questioned about
the alleged lootiDg of the store, but
he said he had seen nor heard nothing
Of II. He said he had heard about
some employees being suspected OF
taking goods, but had never known
that any we're really caught. He said
that a stranger was searched in the
store during the safe but no stolen
goods were found:
Attorney Sloman, cross-eXamtning
e. r Walker. member of the defend
ant firm, Wednesday afternoon. IN
quired into the personal history OF
the witness and brought from him the
admission that he had been twice
charged with fraud In connection with
fire losses. once on a criminal charge
and again in a civil suit.
How many times have you been ar
rested?" he was asked.
II was under arrest once. technical
ly." he answered. THE charge proved
false and I started suit against the
man who instigated 1t. was never
| in iail In my life. | went to headquar-
tiers and asked If there was warrant
out against me, and was told that
there was not"
Attorney Sloman then read from AN
affidavit to the effect that one Roman
Perzakowsky In 1908 charged Walker
with fraud before Police Justice Sci
lers and caused his arrest. He alleged
that Walker defrauded him OF $219
by representing that the Wyandot1e
fire department demanded 500 for
services at a fire. that an insurance
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18

company had imposed a fine OF 500
en- him. and-that Walker was entitled
TO the sl9 as discount on payment OF
the policy. The afiidavit states that
Walker was arrested by Patrolman
Buhr AMI released on bonds.
Walker also admitted having been
in charge OF deputy sheriff on a
charge brought against him by the
London & Lancashire Insurance Co.
At that time he was charged with
fraud in the settlement OF a loss on
Michigan-ave., when he got $500 for
furniture destroyed which belonged
not TO the assured but to boarder.
Walker said II was represented that
the assured owned the furniture. He
is still lighting that case,
Harrison Geer, attorney for Mr..
Walker, read from letter written by
James Z. Fleming. a rival adJuster. In
It Fleming acknowledged that In the
Perzakowsky matter an injustice had
been done Walker.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
White Star Line.

The White Star line steamer fash
moo will make her first regular trip
to Port Huron and way ports Satur-
day. June 10. leaving Detroit at $50
a. IN Double daily service will be IN
effect thereafter, steamers leaving De-
troit every day at $50 a. m. and 1880
D. m. and every Sunday at . a. IN.
and 2;30 p m.
The steamer Owana will also COM
menco the morning trips to Toledo
and Sugar island. Saturday, June 10.
leaving Detroit at Sis a. IN. Double
daily service will be in effect there
after. steamers leaving Detroit for
Sugar Island and Toledo every week
day at s:15 a. m. and 4 80 p. m, AID
every Sunday at $50 a. m. and 5
D. m.
The steamer Wauketa will com
mence the late trips to the Flats and
Port Huron way ports, Tuesday. June
%. leaving Detroit at p. m. and re-
turning at $40 a. m. The steamer
will leave every week day thereafter
at the same hour.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18

r. A. Sumner. president OF the board
bf commerce and resident manager of
khe Detroit plant OF the American Ra-
|diator company. left Thursday, for the
last. and sails on Saturday from New
FORK for Europe. He is accompanied
Mrs. Sumner, and while absent wt1f
kspect the plants of the American
adiator company in France. Germany
nd England. He will be gone about
10 months.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids on William C. Maybury
School
Secretary's once. 80 Broadway.
Datroft Mich Juna 10 IQOq


Scaled proposals VIII be received at
this Office until IL o'clock noon. Thurs
day. June "a. 1909, for furnishing all
labor and material OF every description
necessary In the erection OF the William
G.. Maybury school
Plans and specifications may be seen
I'm the office of tho Supervisor of Build
inRs. Room /. this building.
The Job win be let In three separate
contracts
The first must include all the work
and furnishings Of every description
embodied in the drawings and masons
general specifications.
The second all the work and furnish
ings OF every description In the draw
ings and carpenters general specitica-
lions.
The third all the work and furnish
ings OF every description I'm the engi-
neers' drawings and general specifica-
lions for heating. yentilatinE, etc.
Each bidder must name all sub-con-
tractors included IN his bid.
Proposals must be submitted on
forms furnished by the Supervisor and
must be accompanied by certified
check. cash or surety company bond
equal TO 8 per cent OF the bid.
The Board OF Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
WILLIAM j. LEE,
Secretary
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
THE STAGE

For the forthcoming open air pro-
duction of AS You Like IT," and "A
Midsummer Nights Dream on the
Stephens grounds. Woodward-ave and
Antoinette-st.. next Saturday afternoon
and evening, Ben Greet has surround.
cd himself with a company Of sterling
actors, but he has also drilled them TO
play, not themselves, or merely indi'
vidual roles, but Shakespeare. The
humblest member is as important as
the star himself. not on account of his
or her personality, or individual tai
ent, but because OF the lines preScrlo-
ed by the bard OF Avon. Thus, com
plete whole is presented, not thing
OF shreds or patches with the silk out
shining the cotton, but uniform ran
ric. The result is almost revelation
to the average theatergoer, used 10
Shakespeare performances consisting
of few high lights and many, many
shadows Mendelssohns music from
the instruments OF the famous Rus
sian symphony orchestra OF 90 muSl-
clans. which organization collaDorat'
ed with Ben Greet for the great tour,
and which rs just now drawing 10
close. forms a most tuneful Dack-
ground. and the resultant combination
is n treat for the eye and JOY To the
ear. At the matinee LAS You Like II
will be given with the complete mu-
steal setting by Beethoven, played by
the great Russian symphony orches-
ira. conducted by Modest Altschuler'
seats are now selling at Sanders pail
nee of Sweets, No. 14l Woodward'aVe.
%
David Warfield is enjoying his De-
troit visit almost as much as the De
troit playgoers are enjoying his Music
Master" 1t is eight years since he
last appeared in Detroit. and the city
has changed considerably since that
time. The great actor has taken adj
vantage of his stay here to visit the
marks and boupvards. The many peo-
ple attending the performance at tho
Avenue theater this week who have
seen the play in New York pronounce
Mr. Warfeld's Characterization as per
feet and interesting as when they VIII
messed Il for the first time. There are
still some choice seats TO he had for
every performance OF THE Music Mas
ter" and there are 500 seats in the gal
lery- which are sold previous to each
performance.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
Marsehner Practices For New Job.

Edward W Marschner. who will be
cashier In the county treasurer's office
after July /. is getting n little prac-
tice counting money. He took his po-
sitien In the cashiers cage OF the city
treasurer's Office, Thursday morning,
and will work there gratis until June
80. to get In touch with the duties OF
his new position. Jacob Baumann,
deputy city treasurer, is showing him
the fine points OF the work
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING, Mich. June 12.-The su
preme court yesterday heard the fol
lowing cases:
Zcss VS.. Title Guaranty & Surety
|Co.; in matter OF Loree estate; Dorm
Tvs. St Albertus Aid society; Diem
Tvs. Drogmiger; Camp VS.. Camp; Peo'
fple's Building e. Loan Association
company VS. Rutz; Saginaw County
ISayings bank VS.. Dufiield; Buckeye
brewing company -Eymer.
Certlorari was allowed in Smith W
|Provident Life Assurance society.
Appeal dismissed In Eenser VS..
Harp.
Call for Thursday: 10. %, 1913, 1874
hos. rs. so, 81, 10. SO. 40.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
TO APPRAISE PROPERTY.
Tax Commission VIII Mako Tentative
Assessment Of Telephone Holdings.

LANSING, Mich. June 1.-THE
state tax commission is preparing to
make an appraisal Of the telephone
company property holdings in the
state in order to make a tentative as
sessment OF the same under the new
ad valorem tax law. There are 260
telephone companies In the state,
which come under the provisions OF
the act Marion A. Porter, of North
VILE an expert telephone man. is the
first of the extra men the commission
will use
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
Merger Saves $4,000 a.Year.

In his report for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1908, which has just been
printed, City Treasurer Max G. Koch
comments on the amalgamation of the
city treasurer's office with that Of the
receiver Of taxes. declaring that the
change has saved $4,000 per yea to
the city The report shows that there
remains OF the books S37,95l of uncol-
lected city taxes. running back TO 1912.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
PIPE HITTERS" FOUND.
Negro and White Woman Dragged
From Reemina House BY Police.

From Reemina House BY Police.
Ralph T. Slaughter. a Negro barber
Fl years old. and Emma Slaughter, 20
white Mnmaar-whe- claims To bt
Slaughter's wife. were arrested by
Detectives Reid and Good. Thursday
noon, in a raid on the rooming house
at No. 166 Larned-st. east, where the
couple were found hitting the pipe.
About a pound OF opium and several
pipes were found in the place.
Numerous letters. reeking with filthy
references to Negro and Chinese re-
sorts in Chicago, were found In pos
session OF the woman.
The pair are confirmed opium users,
from the trend OF the letters.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
WATER GIVES UP BODY.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. June 17.-
The body of Bernard Reeves, eight
years old, who was drowned Satur-
day, was found this morning five rods
from the scene of the accident. A
thunder storm released 1t from the
river bed.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18

Stuffed Baked Potatoes-When po-
tatoes are to be stuffed select we'll
shaped smooth-skin ones When these
are baked, cut carefully in halves. re-
moving the solt interior: beat this to
a soft. fluffy mass, seasoning well with
butter. salt and pepper With this
stuff the shells. place the halves to-
gcthcr and ratHFn- 80 the oven for two
minutes. Serve Immediately.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-18
Abuses wife; Fined $40.

Albert Young. of No. 200 Michigan
ave-, was fined $40, with the option
OF 80 days in Jail. by Justice Jeffries,
Thursday, for driving his wife out
into the rain, early Thursday morning,
and forcing her to stay out OF doors
for two hours. Patrolman Lingeman
arrested Young. but the latter got
away from the officer. and was recap
turod only after hard chase. The
police are instituting proceedings Ia
take two adopted children away from
Young. alleging that he is not prop
er person to have charge OF them.
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