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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
AMERICAN CAN STOCK FURNISHED
CHIEF INTEREST In THE MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. "A movement IN
American Can stocks which bordered on
the sensational supplied the chief mo-
tive power OF the stock market last
week. Huge dealings In these stocks On
a rapidly rising scale OF prices gave the
appearance Of revival OF speculative
interesI In the long side OF the market
and quotations advanced generally. al
though the movement as whole was
uncertain. with several periods Of Ie-
action. rhe increase In the markets
activity was largely In Can stocks.
pleteiy overshadowed dealings in the
usual leaders, and had IL NOT been for
rampant speculation In these issues the
week apparently would have been dull.
General market conditions were not
modified fundamentally. and the close
OF the week found sentiment still funda-
mentally. and the close OF the week
found sentiment still formless and hesi-
tating. owing to uncertainties OF the
Dan Movement.
The movement IN the Can stocks was
olassed by some market observers as
highly manipulative, although the presi-
dent OF the stock exchange. when
questioned by Governor Sulzer asserted
lie had been unable to discover evidences
approrima.siy is points to within a
and the preferred gained IL points. II
vas not until near the close or the week
t'lat the movement was explained by the
unofficial statement that plans were ON
FOOT To pay of the accumulated divi-
oends on the preferred stock.
While there was no great change In
the actual stock market conditions.
Jme OF the weeks Developments were
OF a nature calculated to relieve fears
which had disturbed Wall street. The
message Of Governor Sulzer calling for
legislation to correst stock market
abuses was a case In point. The COVER
nor's recommendations were considered
moderate and his depreciation OF Ill con-
sidered legislation or hasty action
soothed apprehension In much the same
way the actual text " Governor Will
sons New Jersey antitrust proposals
Tad done. Adjournment OF the Pujo
money trust inquiry and completion OF
testimony bv the governments wit
peSses in the United states steel suit
had shown active influence for stock
market depression.
Decisive effect American securities
markets Is looked for from the settle
ment OF the Balkan war, which Wall
street hopes will not he long delayed.
The return Of peace and the unlocking
of European credits will induce. II Is
amount OF American securities sent
home by the shock OF the war. United
states steel earnings made tn" expected
satisfactory showing for the fourth
quarter.
In spite Of the great replenishmsnt OF
the New York money supplies. IN" mar
kets receipt Of new security i-suss does
the terms on which new capital can he
procured. Nevertheless. enormous re-
quirements lie ahead I'm the market for
enterprises already entered upon.
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Hazlett's Local Stocks.

WHEELING. W. Va. Feb. :. II.
The following quotations on the more
active Wheeling stocks are corrected
daily for the InteiiiEencer by Howard
tIaEiett e son. local brokers:
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PITTSBURGER In
LARGE GAS DEAL
United Fuel Company Takes Over Big
Holdings In West
Virginia.

The Belvard Oil and Gas company
OF Wayne, W. Va. many stockholders
OF which are Pittsburghers and Graf
ton business men. and the Central
Wayne Oil & Gas company, also OF
Wayne, closed big deal yesterday
with the United Fuel company. a for
mer branch OF the Standard Oil com
pany. by which 1000. 900 feet of gas
owned by these companies is taken
over by the United Fuel company,
which will also tax all the gas pro-
ducd in the territory of the two com
panies. consisting OF about 10000
acres in West Virginia. The deal in
wolves about S2.00J.O00 as royalty
Of several hundred thousand dollars
will be paid each year TO the selling
companies This deal also means the
extensive development OF Wayne coun-
~. The gas will be used for Louis
Vile. Ky. and intervening points.
~. n. Johns. cashier OF the First Ma
iional Bank OF Grafton. engineered the
deal, and had organized the companies
which developed the territory. Some
of the stockholders in the Belvard OIL
and Gas company are Mayor W. 4.
Magee OF Pittsburgh. Attorney Howard
q Turner. r. r. Kiester OF StOckdale.
Homer +. Groff OF Grafton. \. r. Beer
man OF Pittsburgh. DR.. !. u. Reed o.
Grafton. r. r. Snyder OF the Superior
Steel company. former State Senator
James l. Adams. J. G.. Grooms OF the
Pittsburgh a. Lake Erie Railroad com
pany, Norman Hall OF Sharon Guy
r. Campbell Of Grafton. Attorney w.
T. Tredway. Aldermen John a. Fug-
gassi and l.. j. Higgins
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2p-Trarsfer books close Feb T. 1913
Tor regular : per cent cash div nd,
payable Feb 10. 1918.
tO-Trsnsfer books close Feb. I.
1919. for per cent cash dividend. pay
able Feb. =. 1918.
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CHARTERS

CHARLESTON. Feb. THE follow
ing charters have been issued by Sec
rotary os State Reed:
Dixie Building Association. OF
Charles Town. W Va. to encourage
industry. frugality and some building.
authorized capital. sl2I930. lncop-
porators Robert e. Rissler. George +.
hughes. Gerard ID. Moore. II. &. Getz-
endanner. Garland ~. Moore. &. L..
skinner. O. X. Phillips. 5. VI. OFT. +.
Lewis JordOn and G. y. Campbell. all
q Charles Town. W. Va.
Monroe Wetzel Dairy company. OF
New Martinsvlle. W. Va. to own and
operate creamery and dairy. manufac-
ture and ice cream. etc. Authorized
capital. SIC 'On. IncoTporators; Isiah
~ Morgan. George y. Umstead. David
~. Cox. Thomas 49, Coruett. ). ilruce
Hall and J. r. Bartlett. Of New Mar
tinsville. and Alfred Gerring. John
turkey and Philip Buscke. OF Sardis.
Ohio.
Electric Bill Board company. Of
Charleston. ". Va. TO operate. lease
and rent all kinds Of electric machin-
cry. Authorized capital. 10000. In
corporators. = W Hughes. Bert Sill
man. &. =. Carey. ". W. Davidson and
T.. ". Murphy. all Of Charleston.
United Appliance company of Hun
tington. W. Va. to- engage IN the man
ufacture and construction 81 all kinds
Of appliances, machinery. etc An.
thorizcd capital. SlaO.O0O Incorpora
tors. W y Wi-well. John :. Shep.
pard. VI \. Simms g \ Koontz and
g.. grow der. an Of Huntington. ". "
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Dcep Sand rroducer.
IRON AND STEEL

NEW YORK. Feb. 2-.Tanuary was
quite a satisfactory month In the steel
trade. although the volume Of new
business was scarcely equal TO the
current shipment. but specifications
were heavy and the mills continued
10 operate between ninety and ninety
five per cent of total capacity.
The railroads placed orders icr
equipment In January calling for near
j. "ur.O" tons OF steel products. bI;
little more than half % this tonnage
was placed with the mills by the
equipment companies. Contracts ar"
stiil pending for rails. ears and loco
motives calling for .2On.o01 tons ac-
dit'ouai
Last week additional orders were
placed for an aggregate OF $500 cars
and sixty locomotives
The 'abricating shops hoOkede or
doris .Cr about 1900 tons. including
%.3nu tons for railroad work
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hOUSDSNILLE LINE
WHEELING and MOCNDSEILLF
Dally ekcepL sunday.
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OIL AND. GAS

Inc close of the past week was rather
tame as compared with the first five
days. when the market WIS advancing
by rapid strides. After five advances
the credit balance market FOR crude of
The Pennsylvania grad. was allowed to
remain at sac a barrel. Reports from
the field We're light and OF little interest
In the market and a very large majority
are OF the opinion that IL will go higher
The last time the market price OF A bar
rel OF Pennsylvania crude was s2a6 was
ON April 10. 1895. when II had receo.d
from $3.50. the quotation for tie yrevi-
our day
More inquiries are made FOR late in
formation from the well in MORGAN
county. Ky. than are directed to any
o'her locality In TIA" eastern fields. THIS
wei ~ owned by the camel Blocl, Coal
company. located near Camel CIV.
Morgan count! Tn. well was driIle,i
deeper last Tuesday and produced .uO
barrels IN" ensuing "a hours ON Wed
Thursday 500 barrels ON l'ri,!aV 10
stopped flowing during the early part OF
iie day. but late IN teh afternoon start
81 AGAIN To Flow. This tS N. record of
the well since - was drilled deeper and
- offl'!dl. despite other inflated reports
az =, 49, ~" , s.Srn ~, Vel has pr.auc.d
On Bonds cre"K. clay district Ktfchi.
county. the Imperial Oh X Gas Products
COMPANY has drilled a second t-st on
the benjamin NcGinnls farm through
the BiG lntun sand and has 81 lsoN tor
~ .hrr-l pumper This location is
ttlI'e-f"urthS - mile north Of the
fire. test drilled on th.s farm
on Walkers creek. Walker district
No'd county. Pope = Go. uaN' dfillc.i a
test on ia" Catherine Riser arm
through the Zig lnjuu sand amt nave a
the Hudson on Company las conn ted
q second test on the Bennett Cantu.iI
arm ana mas pumTer good Tor 10 bar
rels day IN IN" Big lniun sand
One mill EAST "f SHIRLEY. McEiroV Dis
trict. Tyler county. m" Hope Natural
Gas Company has drilled q .tst On tn.
Martin G"ors~ Farm througu tho fft.
except q light gas pressure In the Tic
lnjun formation On Rock Carnp run
Sarti- district. Harrison county. the
second test on the Fred 1--we farm and
nas show for a 20 barrel producer ir
the Gordon sand
on Porter creek. Union district. clay
county. the nit"d Fuel Cas- Contrary
nae completed test on the Bur.l-tt aai
'ompany's property and has "a raqSer
VITA capacity of I 900 600 cubic. feet a
DAY. ON l'unsard NH crock. Lincoln
district. Marion county. ~. Falrmprt
las company has completed q we'll On
tn" Smith oue-acrr lot ana las q fair
Sas-er IN "a" itiE lnJun sand
on the south fork rF a.. gt.4 ff,.r-
Murphy district Hitchi" county. ,n.h-
ran x Funk have At their 40 ou ;l..
lndiara Primo" farm To- pumping and ~
= producing 2 barrels q day from th..
salt sand On tho same STREAM frs.
Congressional bil COMPANY ms nov,
drilled - second test ou tho IA "
l"sh"r Farm through tie MsNnn sand
ana has Eassor rho ''~t shallow ~luI
producer of IN" week was = .ias-i Z.
ircids No p ~ the fonu = wells farm
located On Eer- run Tn ON dfstrtrf.
ll"Hs"nt~ county t." well - t"vius
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at the rate OF so barrels a day and has
not been drilled through the sand.
on i"veb"rty run. Court House dis
Gas Company has drilled n test ON the
George Arnold farm through the fifth
sand and has fair gas Wei. IN the
sam stream. the same co'npnsy - due
sn the sand a. - test on the Luke White
farm. ON Murphy creek, in the same
district. the Philadelphia Company has
drilled test on the Jesse Tetsr farm
Sasser In that formation.
On Freeman creek. Freemans Creek
district: Lewis county. the Reserve Gas
company has completed test on the
\. Z. barb farm and has good sasser
Dn salt Lick run. Warrington district.
Marion county. the Big iniun sand and
the same company has started to drill
test on the j. l.. Parrish farm. ON
1879 run. the philadelphia Company has
started to drili test on the /. Robinson
farm
Southeastern Ohio.
ON u" ohio side. IN tn" Rinards Mills
county. the Curtsr oil Company has
drilled No. = On the &. l.. Holland farm
through tie first COW Run sand and has
inSZants * ilohcn have COMPLETED a
test Oh The George Baker farm and nav.
"a very llsh, punper "a the Goose Run
sand. In "NWp"rt town~hip. tn. Ores
,"nt r"dueirg company has completed
has - duster in all sands.
,tT!Ct Adams
'pv EsItp MurfUs ,aautN. the Central
f'as company has drilled q test On til.
Allen clark farm through the big III Jun
'ant AMI has q show for a Z barrel
pumper In the COW Run district. Law
rene" township. Washington county. the
Ire"ne OH Company has started to Jriil
No. - on the Savannah HamminS--
farm.
Deep Sand Producer.
Ia the Jun' tiuu CITY district. Jackson
township. Perry county. tn. kenyon Oii
y '.aS Company has completed ID .ood
d"''p sand producer 10 is this com
uhHNS flrSf test ON the kliugler heir :
farm ari produced loo barrels tho first
p hours after II waS shot This district
fa~ been Sui PLYING som" good produs .r.'
and development WORK - Increasing
NJ DUR CITY. ALLEGHENY county. Ia
N" lakewood OIL COMPANY has com plc-
tel No. : on IN" =. beNine farm
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MrIIfHI Ees SLING Co. taruecIc steel
Geo. BOT NIngu 500
Ifu NHIt. fHf. foo Ernest ttufrgeh frc
&c. mfnro 1850.
To-. o. WHtaun to Elizabeth Watson.
foI. Grover 81
Is.ft seville fo Annie NfHfV. t4sf a..
T efsltrnt Iits fovfahIv $500
jaime AIuHrts dsDrtrft Co. foarut
$50 rs. fss nrrss island gresk tev n-
.hIT IN dtNit
n g. Jones o. Eliza Martin. Dot IIirh-
0 W. gftv SO
7 O. N,dcsif to o. o. shaw part ~
Inft sIfv 3. 500
fgrH flnuacfetdef Oh " o. Eiahsr.
Tote Nfw ~rwerref. 500
o. i.tre.f ,.f o. e. 20 ItfrfefsrT
iuf Inaf ~rruEusid 81
fH.tph|rr Itufft. fs David t4rpsff..r
tuf. ff ID. fs tsrnVsr 81
~ g. iludsuu fn Mar, sterling fnf.
Locust rHrk 81
Matte turrIurnam Co.. Narr. Cunning
| hsW. 90 acres. Island creep towush. >
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CHARLESTON. Feb Tho baian-
COS boz 600 funds and invested accord
inr fo Tho report of state Auditor.
narst issued fhis morning for the
close az January I- silnG.cs,Oi Of
This amount. Si.Oro.on belongs 20 the
lrrcducihlc School Fund. 40 1f which
except So 500 has been invested IN
bonds Tho receipts In the general
fund Tor the year was S2.3Sn. 90 fG0.
making Tho amount Iu that fund NJ 'hc
close cf business in January 60. SG.0f5-
sO1 g. The balance In the General
School fund on The same date was hut
fsS.sc9>D. The expenditure during
the month from this fund vas SiiC,-
15fS7.
Pat Go traveller staying ~ Irish Inn
vino h1s runs at @ m. Tor hot watcr1
sure tis thrde early Tor the hot
wather. YET honor. hut have % here.
an. the lemons an sugar, too.-PaaGA
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HAY AND GRAIN
Quotations By G. p. Brarnueh q Co.
West Virginia Patents.

As reported by II. f. Dunlap. patent
lawyer. of Wheeling. W. Va. the pat
ent Office records show the recent
issue OF the following patents to
West Virginia inventors Nathan ]
Marsh. Meadow Creek. case: Walter
J. Rider. Charles Town. hydraulic
cushion. and Frank Nenches. assigner
Of one-third 10 +. \. Sharpe. Holden.
rail joint
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Wheeling Live Stock.

W IT FsF-IIINfI, " va. Foo ]. N
wheeling LiSo stocf Commfssion Co.
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STEUBENVILLE

STU EsNNtIfE a. Web .Ir Tho
matter ~ D. o. Iitsklufu o. 900 U.s. t-hH-
Denny o. il order 60 ItquIfe tsate sfoti,i-
frf~rd Co. appear and show cause Why hr
Las not complied with previous court
orders
Emit mazda vs. Mares Caesacfarda.
Judgment confessed for fa1f 90
%. e. Dulfff futi 60 Vs. Hhaah futl
co. ff OH fffffNff ordered o. ray aIf H.-
counts o. rfrtfvsrahir Tho refefNf4 r
lfrfI ftIfs4 Hfa 10 b. continued
Joseph 4 Ffrgusuu Na Lizzie Frrr1-
.Hu suIf for divorce rhey were MAR
. 81 uercfuber ff. 1897 ~ Wellsburr and
ti.fs 90" two children and che nileFea
uI.fut tlacu.e
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Baron Local Stocks.

WHEELING. W. VA Feb |. Is
Tho following quotations on cne morn
active WheeliIS stocks ere corrected
eaah OF the lnteiiigencer ny George We
Baron. local broker. and r. r. MARSHALL
manager BOND Depa-tmenl
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WHEELING TRACTION con6PAHY.
ExRkEsS CAB sCREDJLE.
Taking infect Juns n. Is

Taking infect june n. 1908.
Pan HANDLE LINE
WHEELING AND WELLS BURG.
Daily except sunday.
Leave
s2nd street Leave
Wheeilns WsllsburR
IV.sO "a 300 q N.
33O y. lZ.OO nooa
kOUSDSNILLE LINE
WHEELING and AOCNDSNILLE-
Dauy except sunday.
Leave
10th street Leave
Wheeling kcanasvills
10 900 a. u. Lao n m
30 y. IN
On lines having regular express SER
vice. shipments Weighing In excess %
nfty pounds or OF large bulk. Will nos
be carried on passenger cars
ALL LINES-Daiiy except Sunday
No shipments. except emergency ship
ments % medNine. will be carried on
n m
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D. Kelly 81 wears. and i.ufIi 10
FER 1u wears 81 SfeuheuV
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-11
ALDERMAN RIaDoN
IS MADE CHAIRMAN

Alderman w. T. Rigdon has been
made president Of the Salem board
which will arrange for local co.opera-
tion with Portland in preparing for the
Worlds Christian citizenship confer
ence, which is to assemble in the Rose
City from June 20 to July 8. The
other members Of the committee are
Rev. II. T. Babcock, vice.prosident;
Paul Wallace, secretary; publicity COM
mittoo, DR.. II. G. Epley, Joseph II.
Albert and r. j. Hendricks
Chairmen only were named for tho
following committees:
Fourth Of July committee, W. R.
slade; cooperation committee, L. II.
Compton; delegation committee, p. +.
schrock; transportation committee, G.
p, Bishops finance committee, A. A.
Lee.
Secretary Slade, who is to head the
Fourth Of July committee, is instructed
TO namo as many mb.committees as
necessary TO carry on the work Those
who are to work under p, r. Schrock
as head Of the delegation committee
will be those heading the different ro-
ligious organizations Of the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-11
Bulgaria Claims Salonika and
Is Backed by Austria, Ger
many and Italy.
GREECE ALSO CLAIMS IT
Russia and France Back Greece, While
England Waits to See Whom
to Join.

Vienna, April 1l.-IndicatiOns Of the
first serious split in the camp Of the
Balkan allies, split which may mean
war between Greece and Bulgaria for
the possession Of Salonika, came today
in messages from Belgrade. These state
that Bulgaria is taking steps to occupy
with an armed force the city and dis.
trict of Salonika, while Greece is con-
centrating her forces there to hold what
she has captured.
There is also a possibility of serious
trouble between the great powers over
the question. Bulgaria's claims to Sa.
lonika as compensation for the cessiOn
to Roumania Of the Silistria district are
being backed by Austria, Germany and
Italy, while Russia and France are
holding out for Greece's claim to the
city. Great Britain, so far, has ex.
pressed no opinion in the ambassadohal
conferences.
Dispatches from Cettinje say that a
serious conflict was barely avoided be.
tween the Montenegrins and Servians,
who were besieging sCutari, and that
the Servians have abandoned the siege
and are on the return march to Bel
grade. The Montenegrins declare that
in recent attempt to storm the Turk
ish Notifications, their army lost heav'
lily because the servian gunners steadily
poured shot and shell into the mixed
Turkish and Montenegrin ranks, while
the two were at hand grips on the ram
parts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-11
CAN YOU IMAGINE
ANYTHING MEANER?

Many scurvy tricks have been played
on unoffending grooms and brides by
well intending friends who are willing
at all times to lend a hand in celebrat-
ing one Of those solemn affairs when
persons launch themselves into the mat.
rimonial circle, but the latest and most
unscrupulous joke(7) perpetrated Oc.
cured in Albany night before last and
a Salem man, one Jack Grove, the dig.
nitary who welcomes guests (and their
money, Of course) at the Marion Hotel
is responsible for very much disturb
cd mind upon the part Of Fred Broer
also Mrs. BrOer, while that newly mar.
ried couple were staying at the Hammel
Hotel in the southern city.
1t happened thusly: Grove had been
the recipient Of the only vacant room
In the new hostelry when that place
opened for business Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Broer, after the ceremony
in Salem, arrived in Albany and were
unable to be accommodated. Mr.. Grove
obligingly offered his quarters for the
bridal pair, which was accepted after
many doclinations. Then trouble began
brewing for the groom. The Salem hos
telry magnate, with deyilish malignity
induced tho hotel clerk to call Mr.. Bro
or TO a sample room wherein the Home
telephone was supposed TO be located
Mr. Broer expecting to answer n long
distance call walked unsuspectingly
into the sample room and in n twinkle
found himself prisoner behind lock-
ed door and with no avenue Of escape
Did Grove let him outl Well, when
that fellow left Albany in the wee
hours Of morning Broer was still re-
posing in the sample room, whilo tho
bride was yainly searching for her new
ly acquired spouse.
Broer has always been known TO be a
fairly religious man. just what opin.
ion he could give Of Jack Grove at this
time is matter Of conjecture with
Grove and others who have beon hound.
ed by wedding bolls in the form Of
Sinking ioymakers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-11
HAROLD REX HURT
WHILE RIDING BIKE
Run Into Street Car and Was Thrown
Heavily, But Not Seriously
Injured.

Harold Rex, an employe Of the Salem
Iron Works, received severe bruises and
narrowly escaped serious injury when,
while riding bicycle, he collided with
an electric car at Front and Center
streets at 1890 o'clock this afternoon.
DR.. Byrd was called and pronounced the
young man not badly hurt, but advised
bed and rest for the remainder of the
day.
Rex, who lives in West Salem, was re.
turning to work after his noon luncheon.
He had just crossed the steel bridge
and was about to cross the railroad
track when he saw the car, which he
had not noticed approaching and which
was almost upon him, Motorman R. II.
Robertson, who was driving the car,
thought Rex was going to cross the
track and slowed down to prevent a
collision. Simultaneously Rex swerved
his wheel to pass around the car, and
the collision resulted.
Rex was thrown from the wheel with
great force, his head striking the pave.
ment. He was unconscious very short
time, however, but was unable to arise.
He was given assistance at tho scene Of
the accident for about 10 minutes be.
fore it was thought advisable to allow
him to be moved. He was taken to his
home in an automobile.
The accident was seen by Miss Cath
crime Pearce and Miss Ida Frakes, ac.
quaintances of the young man. They
were on the bridge at the time and
rushed to his assistance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-11
LANSING REFUSES THE
SERVICES OF UNDERTAKER

To be declared dead while he was in
the act Of peacefully pounding his ear
In a good comfortable bed at home was
the experience Of Charles F. Lansing,
lhe nurseryman at the corner Of Com
uercial. and Ferry streets, last Wednes-
dsy. ~
Mr. lansing had left his downtown
hnsiness for home on the Garden Road
and had retired for the night when a
heighbor called and, after rousing the
nurseryman out Of bed, advised him
that an undertaken was looking for his
remains. Pinching himself several
times and taking squint in the glass
10 satisfy himself that he was still
able to see, Mr.. Lansing told his neigh.
Dor he was not dead and that he
A'didn't I order no undertaken"
The agent who was sent out to To-
cate the deceased Lansing, made a
wrong connection by thinking the nur'
seryman was the corpse in question,
and was later advised that another
man by the same name had passed
away in the neighborhood.