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Arizona republican., 1911-04-15
A NEGRO MAGNATE.
Captain of Finance in a Town Owned
 by Colored Folks.

Down in the rich delta land of the Mississippi valley, midway between Memphis and Vicksburg. is little town owned and controlled solely by negroes.
 Even to the aspiring black man himself" writes Booker r. Washington in the American Magazine, there is something shockinEly reverse to re ccive mail from the hands of a black postmaster. to purchase tickets from black ticket agent and to have laws made and enforced by a black mayor aided by d black council and a black marshal.
 Mound Bayou. Mississippi. the town to which l refer. was established some twenty-five years ago by am cX-slave. and ever since the landing of the negro pioneers the pulse of the village has beaten steadily with progress and gain. As you alight from the train you see nothing about you but black faces, there being exceedingly few who are even fair enough to pass for white. Should you have reason to make any inquiries whatsoever. and especially touching any business or town politics, you will invariably be answered, Sec Banks
 And to see Banks, you have merely to look around you. A tall, big bodied man of pure African blood, with a small round head and quick snapping eyes, in general build the very pattern of Jack Johnson, will be seen busily directing the loading of cotton settling dispute or hurrying away to the big cotton gin or the oil mill. a $1OO,OOO plant now nearing completion under his direction always busy. always ubiquitous, al ways brief, settling disputes as it were by a single strike.
 Tt was the task of Isaiah T Mont gomery, the eX-slave of Jeff Davis brother to blaze the way in the for ests and begin this prosperous settle ment but it has been for Charles Banks to clear the village of debt. | to extend the boundaries of the town 1 several hundred acres and to give the | whole community a genuine business | character. He seems to be one of the | few negro college graduates who apply | themselves to business in its larger | sense. X banker, a cotton broker, | dealer in real estate, and a farmer. he | seems to have mastered thoroughly the |
Arizona republican., 1911-04-15

elected first vice president of the Ma tional Negro Business league. an or ganization that comprises pr; ctically all the negro business men of the country.
 In like manner he has for mum hcr of years been president of his state league. and last year le was, almost as it were by state a-clama- tion, elected secretary and treasurer of the Masonic fraternity of Missis- sippi. an order that at it's last yearly report had paid out $195.oOO and con taincd balance in cash or $SO.O0O. one of the largest negro orders of the kind in the state in money. influence and reliability"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-15

financicr's secret that money Increases and makes for service by frequent turning over.
 "Thc printing press of the town, the schools. the bottlnS factory. the score of various business houses the cotton gin. the sawmill the churches and the oil mill all radiate from the little brick banking house of Charles Banks. and whenever there is trouble in any of the business enterprises hcrcabouts you will hear once more the laconic order, See Banks
 "I never saw member of my race who SD Consciontiously shunpcd the attempt at oratory and confined him self to a few short. simple words and
Arizona republican., 1911-04-15

great cost of time and labor only to serve as munuu. nts to the l4ch of foresight of those who designed them. The point selected was of np strat, sic
 importance. IJ is curious flc, that the navy. up q" the present time. has failed ;o appreciate its own character as d strict military organizations. A sided development seems no longer pos-5hie The bureau system" by which ts meant tho control of the navy by independent bureaus belong ing to the civil branch of the navy department. has uo part in the "neV uavy."-Rcar Admiral Luce in April The North American Review.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-15
THE NAVY AND ITS NEEDS.

Tn. question of naval bases has not been until recently seriously cousid- cred for reasons not far to seek As ionE as America had no feet the neei 1t naval bases did not exist With the regeneration of the navy and the creation of fleet the establishment pf naval bases became a prime no- cessity. Again: The great majority If Americans are prone to shut then
Arizona republican., 1911-04-15
TRIMMED.

He wrote sonnet called Her Hair And hopefully Inc shipped it.; And when the verses printed were, An editor took up a pair Of scissors long and clipped it.
 Judge.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET Money on call
opened at 2ss per cent; highest, ~ per
cent: lowest, pa per cent; closing Z4s per
cent. ruling rate 2l5 per cent. Time money
showed no material change, there bens
no Increase I'm the light demand, whlie
ample funds were in the hands OF lenders:
Rates. 3ld312 per cent for sixty days. 5,sb
az, per cent for ninety days TO five months, /,
3s,G4 per cent for six months. Mercantlle
paper continued dull. with a small anoumIie m
of business reported. Rates. 41?n2 per
cent for sixty and ninety days bills re-,
ceivable. and choice four TO six months
single Names 5n5i2 per cent Tor others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.--The foreign ex,
change market opened firm with rates arounu
the high levels to which they jumped ials
Thursday afternoon. when an aGyance OF
about 20 points was recorded. CapleS Wele
quoted at 4S7i4Gi $780, demand sterIhs coy de
SssOli4 Sss5. sixty-day bills at 4 S5ioa o5e3
and ninety-day bills at 4I6?aielS', shol1
francs were around 5.l67s less Iva a aiIu
short rechsmarks "a l5-l6 less 1-6i. Ine
abrupt rise late Thursday afternoon "ds
attributed partly to a scramble on the par.
OF shorts to cover. The market Wds 80 80
shade easier in the afternoon, with rdtSs aool oa
; points Cables were quoted at fo'-vg
s7i4. demand sterling at 1863. n - soso ana
sixty-day bills at 4S312G4&4: Snort frdilrs fr,.
were quoted at 5.l67s less l-32 ana snort
reichsmarks at 81 l5-lG less l-6i.
Bankers posted rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
BONDS.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Increasing activity marked the upward
progress of the market IN the later dealings
on the Consolidated stock Exchange Ear
lier i'm the day there had been a good deal
Of irregularity about prices, although the
undcrtone showed firmness The further
advance in United States steel common was
particularly effective in stimulating bullish
sentiment on the part Of both commission
LOuSse customers and room operators or
the total Of 9G.220 shares. steel common ac-
counted for 1880. The final action of
American Beet Sugar was construed IA
vorably in view Of the heavy profit taking
sales which had to bc absorbed after the an
noUncement that the directors had declared
an initial dividend of IA per cent. The
total for that stock Of 1850 shares placed
IL ahead Of Smelling and close to Amalga-
mated copper in activity. II early touched
low price of 57li. against 57as on the
New York stock Exchange but on the final
advance sold FOR a small lot AT 597s, i Of
point above the other boards high. Anal
gamated Copper did not sell above 54is.
against 54"> on the other exchange. Union
Pacihc's high was 163",. against l63ai and
Smelting's high 6Gai, against GG7s Forty
five different stocks made up the list. De
tailed operations follow
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London. oct. 20-Consols, after an ad-
vance Of X To ISIS reacted and closed LID
above Yesterday at IS l-l6 for money and
TSis for account Anaconda was unchanged
at f7i.. Canadian Pacific 4 higher at 236l2
Money was plentiful and discount rates
were easier.
The stock market was quietly firm for
most investment ISSUES. copper shares and
Chinese bonds. but the rest OF the sections
Welded under realizing I'm the late trading
American securities opened steady and a
fraction higher. and later improved on good
buying In the afternoon Wall Street offer
ngs weakened prices and the entire list de-
clincd under the lead of United States
steel The closing was easy.
Paris, oct. 0.-Three per cent renteq
closed Is ccntimes higher, at % francs Is
centlmes. Trading was quiet but prices
closed firm on the Bourse.
Berlin. oct. 21.-Trading was active and
prices were firm on the BOerse
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Slightly more animation was shown I'm
the market for outside securities, with a
generally frmer tendency and increased ac-
tivity in the copper issues The industrials
as "A rule were dull and somewhat irregu-
lar. United Cigar Manufacturers declined
l6s. American Tobacco was down points.
and Chicago Subway. after an early small
gain, receded In the mining list activity
was shown I'm Eraden. Buffalo mines
Greene-Cananea. Ray Central. British Coz
lumbia and Butte Coalition. advances rang
ing from ! TO "a Of a point The silver
issues were slightly higher because of the
strength i'm the metal. The Porcupine
shares were quiet and bout steady There
was slight inquiry for bonds at frac-
tional gain. The market closed generally
strong Detailed operations follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Bos par;
Chicago, 80 discount; New orleans cotn-
mercial soc discount, bank 81 pernlunl; SI.
Louis, &c discount bid, 5c premium ASKED If',,i !,
Minneapolis, 2Oc premium Charleston, buy
ing par, selling l-lO per cent premium san
Francisco, sight lc, telegraph &c.
BANK CLEARINGs New York, ex-
changes 1906. .0SS coo. balances Sl9,6l1l65; Bos-
ton, exchanges $2s.S56,56l, palanceS Sl,--a,, Sl,-o',
652; Baltimore, exchanges sbolf f,tl5, pdidoS' edi
81 lO99i2; Chicago, exchanges Ai5oS,Sol, paI-
ances $2,23i,652
SILVER MARKET.-Commerci bar sill
YER. E4ssc.. Neyicaa silver dollars, iJc. Bar
silver In London closed at q Lied.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid, 9.o5; Lis
bon. g.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE. - Mexican eX-
change on New York is quoted at 2u12.
FEDERAL TREASURY OPERATIONS;
The latest daily report or the Iederdl
Treasury shows customs receipts S5-o'l-V'
internal revenue including corporation tax,
$l,y14jSj, and miscellaneous, 5000 fndhlus
a total of $237S 40. Expenditures on ordI-
nary government account for the same
time were sl.5lS.l63 For the month TO date
ordinary receipts have been $5l,oiisol ana
ordinary expenditures $35,aO'oo-. tor ti!e .e
fiscal year TO date ordinary recelplS HaN
been Sl94. 1905. against sol, 23S7o IN the
same time last year, while ordinary eN-
pendltures have been 2l5lll, ,oSJ, compared
with $gl3,s2S 069 In the corresponding peilou
OF 1910 the excess Of expenditures amount
ing 10 S20,3i2,53o, against an excess OF eH-
penditures of sl2,5H,2i4 year ago. incluI.
ing Panama Canal account and pupHG dept
account, the excess OF az eNpeIiuIttu VI 60 20
over receipts since July !. 1911, amounts 20
81 552,93S, comparing with deficit In the
preceding year Of $lS,365, lO'.
SUB-TREASURY TRANSACTIONS ne
local Sub-Treasury was debtor to the New
York Clearing House yesterday 10 the
amount of S125.it
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

AZ Broadway, New York. oct. 10. 1911.
Al a meeting OF the Directors Of the Anal
gamated Copper Company dividend Of one
half Of one Per Cent. p OF 20 was declared.
payable November 21th, 1917. 20 stockholders
OF record on the books Of he Company as Of
j O'Clock noon. October 2Sth, 1911.
\. il. MELGN. Secretary and Treasurer.
ADVERTISEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
for The Tribune received at their Uptown Office.
No. 1854 broadway, between 36th and 3Tth SITS,
until o'clock .. m. Advertisements received at
the following branch Offices at regular ONCE rates
until O'clock D. m, viz: 264 Sih ave, r. e. cor.
25d St: jos 9th ave, 18th St. l0f East iith
st: 257 West 42d st.. between 18th and Sth aves
2G3 West l25th ST. 1895 I'd ave 1926 81 ave.
6lst St 17Os 1st ave, near s9th ST.: i57
East 125th St. 75G fremont ave: ESQ "a ave,
and any American District Telegraph Once.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sales
and the closing quotations for stocks IN
which there were no transactions yester-
day on the New York Stock Exchange:
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.

FURNISHED by j. Thomas Relnhard,. No s
Broad street New York: No - Deyonshlr.
street. Boston. and No. l6 King stree, West.
Toronto, Canada)
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
ROAD EQUIPMENT BONDS AND
CAR TRUSTS.
iMatbIiug ldll ~
tTurnishea by Swartwout & Appcnzollar. no. 4i
Pine strcct1
Nla,uring 1911 27J

FURNISHED By swartwout & Appenzellar. No A.
Pine strect1
Name AdtuIItz. III. yea.
Il RN& = a.. G.. 1919 H........... 4s "a
Central of Georgia 4H-5 . g, l0ll-'l7. a. AZ
Central n II Of y p C.. l9ll-l7.... 4a
Cbesapeake & Ohio p G.. lOllll7.... ~ ~
chicago A Alton 4-4lz-5 p e. lbll-'1p. = AZ
CHICAGO X East ~ 80 J. e.. l0ll-17. ~ AZ
CR / & + 4lz-G g, 1911 ....... AZ ~
Gin Ham a Day 49, y G. 1911 20. ~ "a
Delaware & Hudson ~ c. 1872: .... "a ~
Hooking Valley 49, O.. BILLS. AZ
Uudgon a Manhattan p e. lDil-'l9.. 2. az
X . ~ s & NJ ~ ? q. lDll-,lb...... ~
Iehigh Val r 80 P,6G; lgll-lG.. 1911 - ~
Missouri Pacific q. l1ll- u ....... 54 4I
Mobile a. Ohio 40 p c, 1911 IL. AZ
y central Lines 3 p G. 1911 -'22. .... ~ AZ
Norfolk a Western y c. lbll. lB.... ~ ~
PENNSYLVANIA 3i4-i y e. lpll- II. ...... 40 az
81 l. 4 80 = = q. l9ll-lI... 81 a.,
do guar 4 & 4 4 , . g. lJll L.. 4Ii
Seaboard sir Line 49, e.. lDll-'l7 = "a
Southern Ry 3iz-4-4h e.. loll.2i.. ~ "a
VirginIan Railway , p G, lDll III. 5h a..
Wabash Ralroad 4i5-5 c. l9ll-.2l... so A.
Wheeling & l. + 4h-5 c. lOll-'22... 5A ~
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED bg Charles D. Barney & CO.. No "a
Broad street. New York. and No l22 South
4th street. PHILADELPHIA
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
TnE PTIIM,N COMPANY.

DIV IltfND NJ ltJ
\ quarterly dividend Of Two Dollars per
share from net earnings VIII bc paid NOyem-
Der 18th, 1911. TO stockholders Of record at
close OF business October 81, 1911.
Chicago, October 20. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
II, M. BYLLESBY s CO.
ENGINEERS
EXAMINATIONS ANDREPORTS
200 SOUTH LA SALE STREET
CHICAGO
Portland. Ore, Oklahoma CITY. okla. Mobile. Az.
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
THE TRENTON LOTTERIES 60.

Trenton. y. j., october 10. 1911.
DIVIDEND no. ~
At a meeting Of the Board Of Directors held
this day. a dividend OF ONE PER CENT
GHJ was declared on the Noa-CunulatIye
Preferred Stock Of the Company payable on
October 20. 1911, 10 stockholders Of record az
3 o'clock + n. October 10. 1911 Also a
dividend Of FIVE PER CENT. 90 was de
clarcd on the Cumulative Preferred Stock Of
the Company payable on october % 1911, %
stockholders Of record al o'clock +. NJ. Oc-
tOb-r ~. 1917. Transfer Books 90 not close.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
nEm WORK CITY BONDS.

FURNISHED by W. y. Coler & Co.. NO % ~
streetD
Accrued interest 10 be added
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
COBALT STOCKS.
PORCUPINE CTOCKS
PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES.

FURNISHED by Williams. Mcconnell & Coleman.
40. co Wall street,
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
FOREIGN COMMERCE.

The Bureau Of Statistics. Department OF
Commerce and Labor. reports the imports
and exports Of merchandise. gold and ST.
yer. for September and the nine months
ended September 30 as follows:
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
GEORGIA SOUTHERN & FLORIDA

The Georgia Southern e. Florida Railway
Company has issued it's pamphlet report for
The vcnr ended June 20, 1911. The income
account compares as follows
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
STOCKS IN OTHER CITIES
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Boyer. Griswold & Co No
Broadway
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

G% @s Sss 'S SSod %
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

.coupcns interchangeable tRegsterso'
mons sRegistered and coupon
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
KANAWHA & MICHIGAN.

The Kanawha & Michigan Railway Com
pany has issued its pamphlet report for the
year ended June 80. 1911 The income ac-
count compares as follows:
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

.Equal TO 1889 per cent on S9OOoO0O capital
stock before deducting additions and better
ments This compares with per cent earned on
same stock In the preceding year
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
MINING.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MU.
NlClPAL BONDS.

Furnished by Zimmerman & Forshay o wan
street,
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
BOSTON STOCKS,

FURNISHED by Charles Head & CO.. No. II Broad
street. New York;
LAND STOCKS.
Bid. ASKED BdAsked.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
GUARANTEED STOCKS.

sInterest 70 be added
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
s20,000,O0O FOR ROADS
SENATOR SWANSON URGES FUND
 FOR HIGHWAYS.
Tells Upper House of Wretched Con- dition of Nations Average
 Thoroughfarc.

Washington, D. C.-The annual ap- propriation of $2O,000,000 for five years to improve the post roads and rural delivery routes of the government was urged in the senate by MT. Swanson of Virginia.
 Contending that despite the amaz- ing achievements in many directions scored by this country, it is notorious that the United States has the poor est public roads and highways of any civilized nation. He said he regarded the subject as the paramount one be- fore the American people.
 MT. Swanson explained that his plan would open up more than 100000 miles of roads to government aid, that the states or local authorities would furnish an amount equal to that ap- propriated by the federal government and that the total would be divided among the states according to popula- tion.
 He said the limitation to postal roads and rules eliminated any con- stitutional objections. The bill would create road department, consisting of engineers and capable officials to carry out the project. The measure, he explained, was modelled somewhat after the Virginia law.
 "The federal government" said Sen ator Swanson, should delay no longer extending to the state and local au- thorities generous aid for road inn provement. When the federal govern ment commences to bear its fair share of the burden of the improving public raods, that day will mark the begin ming of the end of bad roads in this nation"
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14

Sometimes the straw bond shows
 which way the wind blows.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
CHICAGO AND VICINITY IS NOW THREATENED WITH AN
 ICE FAMINE.
STORM IN EAST STATES
Rain Is Reported in Missouri, Illinois and kansas-Hieh Temperature Causes More Deaths and
 Many Prostrations.

Chicago, Ill.--Chicago and vicinity is In for three days more of baking and parboiling, according to official weath. CT forecasters. Sixteen deaths of adults had been recorded and IA ba- bies died directly from heat causes.
 The threatened ice famine has ma terialized and warnings were issued to all consumers to use the utmost economy. Deliveries were eight to ten hours late and only half supplies were to be had. Restaurants and hotels suffered considerable loss in perish able foodstuffs as a result. Ice com panies and health officials notified the public that extravaganza would reduce the city to the plight of Hartford City, Ind, where the last 150 pounds of ice was distributed among the sick Satur- day. Dispatches say Pittsburg, New York, Philadelphia and other cities are on the verge of ice and milk famines.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
CHICAGO HEADS THE LIST WITH TWENTY DEATHS AND FlF-
 TY REGISTRATIONS.
t26 DROP IN NEW YORK
Temperatures of Fibre Than 100 Re- ported From Many Cities-Heat Wave Extends From Rockies
 to Atlantic Coast.

New York, N. Y.-Exceeding in heat any July in the 40 years of the government weather bureau here, the day passed into history with 35 deaths and more than hundred prostrations, as its torrid toll.
 By street thermometers the maxi mum temperature reached at 2 o'clock in the afternoon was 103 de- grees, two degrees less than the high figures of Monday, while the official reading of the temperature was 93 degrees at 3:30 o'clock. The hottest July 4 on record before was 92 de- grees, in 1879, while in 1898 and again in 1900, the mercury reached 9l de- grees.
 Altogether a freakish season in weather is this period, for it was only two years ago that heavy clothes and overcoats were the or der. The lowest temperature was 5S degrees. and the mean temperature of the day slightly exceeded that fig ure.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
Second Heat Wave in New York.

heat pillows that have gone over New York City within eight days smothered the perspiring town in it's crest when the government thermometer regis tered 95 degrees. The police reported one death and 73 prostrations in Man haitian, Bronx and Richmond. In Brooklyn five deaths were attributed to the heat and 35 prostrations.
 Miniature thunderstorms only in- creased the suffering, for the scant rain that fell was immediately reduced to steam and doubled the humidity.
 Dispatches from the east show that the heat wave has again enveloped all of that district
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
Summon Senator Davis

Fort Smith.-When Senator lei, Davis passed through Van Buren bs was served with a summons in the suit filed against Davis & Pace. Lit tie Rock attorneys, by Dr. ". L. Parchman of this city for s5.ooO which the physician claims as his fee for giving expert testimony ln the case of R. W. Webster of Argenta against the Iron Mountain railway where the supreme court recently sustained a verdict for $35, 900, as ren. dered by juyy in the circuit court at Van Buren. Dr. Parchman says he was allowed to name his own fee, which was to be in proportion to the verdict in the case.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
Ice Brings $25 a Ton.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Ice was selling in Pittsburg at the price of $25 per ton Its regular price is s2.50 to $3 per ton Ice dealers declare the famine has assumed such a grave aspect that even cooler weather would not mate rially relieve conditions. Physicians are finding it necessary to write pre- scriptions for ice for babies and the sick. So desperate are the people of the city for ice that the police found it necessary to guard numper of ice peddlers in the Hill district from be- ing mobbed
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
All Over Arkansa,
ARKANSAS TREASURY coNn,rr
State Treasurer Crockett Files p.
 port With Coverror "S
'essssssssssssesssss.....s

State Treasurer Crockett Files p.
 port With Governor. "
 Little Rock.-State Troo. Crockett filed his report With tsa governor, showing the condition . the state finances on July l.
 Cash to the credit of the v.r,.. funds was s13S,956.27. Of this amoua. $1,62O.7S was to the credit of .a' general revenue fund, s579sS n ,u the common school fund. s7.5S37a the permanent school fund. s4soa in the forest reserve fund. 09o.s in the fertilizer fund, s66.9 in ,so cattle tick fund for the Nortbwa.. district, s27,S46.69 in the Confeders,a pension fund, $2,276.16 in the sint,ns fund, $11 ,553.29 in taxes due countios $S13.5S in taxes due cities, S4,305 s7 in penitentiary fund, $9,193.75 in ,ha University of Arkansas endowmon, fund, $S45.l6 in teachers fund. mak. ing total in currency of sl3S95sg7 In addition to this, there was in ina treasury on July 1 three per eon. funding bonds for the permanon,
 PVt hidHel school fund and the University =, Arkansas to the amount of s1.250soo and three per cent funding horS coupons to the amount of s7l27S5. also $l,390.15 in county cash secur ties in the state vaults on that data
 There were redeemed during ,hs quarter closing June 50, warrants lo the amount of $199,352.99 They were mainly redeemed on the iollowin, funds, one of the chief items having been mileage and per diem warrants Of legislative members: General rev. enue funds, s163,390; state cap;,o fund, s9,61S.61; Confederate pensions s1,345.10; peniten.iary fund, slS, 964.75.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-14
Citizens Demand Law Enforcement.

Junction City.-A mass meeting was held here a few days ago which adopted resolutions condemning the sale of near-beer, "Hiawatha," cider and other semi-intoxicants. The meet. ing also demanded that the officers of the town enforce the laws more rigidly. Committees were appointed and steps taken to have general cleaning up The stores closed for the meeting and there was consider. able enthusiasm.