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ATLANTA 19*0 ‘1 ri The Atlanta Georgian. ATLANTA 1910 VOL. I. XO. 35. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1906. PRICE: EVERY HOUSE III VILLAGE IF SCOTT Till IS SWEPT IT T Cincinnati, O, June 5.—The disaster at Scott Town is far greater than at first reported. Every house in the village, which numbers *00 souls, was washed away and the people are homeless. The disaster was due to a flood which was caused by a heavy rain, lasting for six hours. The town is sit uated at the confluence of the branches of the Indian uni Guynn creeltH. The rainstorm commenced at 11 o'clock last night and continued until dnyiight. The valley above Scott Town Is long and narrow, and the flood swept every thing before It As the water began to enter the houses, the alarm was given, and men. women nnd children, clad only in their n ght clothes, attempted to reach the hills nearby. Mrs. Sayer and her daughter, Mrs. Perry Manno. were drowned and four others were so In- lured that It is not expected that they can recover. The valley to the river Is swept clear. Four iron bridges were washed away and many horses were drowned. The damage to Crops can not be estlmatjd. PACKERS ARE BUSY CLEANING PLANTS; WARNING SIGNS UP BASEBALL Atlanta - - New Orleans 5 3 Workmen Are Ordered to Keep Themselves Clean. SANITARY CONDITIONS ARE BEING IMPROVED Foremen Say That Houses Are Kept as Nice as It Is Possi ble to Make Them. By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 6.—On* of the effects of the disclosures of parking house conditions was seen In an attempt in at least three of the plants to remedy the conditions condemned In the re port. Toilet arrangements were reno vated, floors cleaned, walls scraped,' light and ventilation improved. The surroundings of the workers in these three plsnts were Improved 50 per cent I .luv. It was said the packers knew of the report Sunday night, and that early In the morning gangs of men were taken from their worn and placed at various cleaning and whitewashing Jobs, in preparation for the throngs of visitors who were sure te come. The general manager of one big plant spent yesterday morning In n down town plumbing establish ment picking out the intest sanitary plumbing. “Lame’’ in Wash Room. "We have been a little lame In the wash room conveniences,“ he said. "In this the report la Just. But If a man Is looking for things that are wrong he can And them in his own kitchen.’ Besides renovating the plumbing, the packing companies put up a varle- ’’ of signs all over the plants enjoin ing cleanliness, one of these was In red letters, as follows 0000000 0 0 OO0OOOOOO0 O COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ’O O BEEF TRUST MATTER. O By Private Leased Wire. Washington, June 5.—Repre sentative Lorimer Is arranging a program with Chairman Wadsworth for a meeting of the house committee on agriculture tomorrow, when the beef trust exposure and proposed laws will be In order for considera tion. Lorimer has been work ing all day on the re-drafted bill, which he took to Chicago, and brought back to have sub stituted for the Rookevlt-Bever- Idge measure. Members of congress, after reading the pa- Nelll-Rey- pers containing the nolds report, are beginning believe that the condltlons'of the packing houses are shock ing, and that the meat trust has for years been selling fllthy O and poisonous food to the peo- o pie. 0 O 0000000 00 0 000000000 SULTAN OF TURKEY Dispatch of Warship to Tangier Has No Effect on Sublime. Porte. \b^OOOO0 0 00000000000 o KEEP CLEAN. & Foremen must see that em ployees wash hands and keep dean. ooooooo 0 o 0 ooooooooo Hundreds of these signs were pasted til over the packing houses. The fore- men were told that the rules against expectorating must be enforced or dis charge would result Warning Signs Gators. In the sales room of Swift & Co. were fcu™ 1 »l»nt giving this warning;. „ Employees getting meats dirty by U , dirty tools or dragging* on floor •in he discharged.** Another new one was one forbidding Iboins* 5 °* l0 ^* CCo * D food producing \V hlle denying the existence In their meat-preparing rooms of the conditions J5J , ;. rl ‘^d In the Nelll-Reynolda report. ornrials of the Armour and Swift corn- panic, proved reluctant to permit In- ' ' ■ pa. kl:iK |ir.KWcs rrlti- No Filthy Methods. Superintendent Conway, of the Ar mour plant, finally was Induced to per mit a view of the rooms In which the various meat products are prepared. ,of the conditions surrounding tne handling of meat were found to be as described In the report. Other con- ntion*. particularly Instance* of Annour?** 0 ^*, could not be f °und In " hether any of the unclean pro- handling meats nnd meat , U ' xl,t ln Swift’s could not be rifled. Superintendent Young declined ' answer tbs charges In the report, “nd refused permission to visit the I ms In which the meat Is prepared mr the lesser products. By Private Leased Wire. Paris, June 6.—The sultan Is still holding out today against the French demnnds for reparation enforced by the dispatch of a French warship to Tan gier. The Turkish government refuses to make any apologies for the death of the Frenchman, Charbonnler. through the process under compara tively Immaculate conditions. The fllthy element of the handling Is inci dent to the disposition of the lesser products. On a wooden-covered table, surrounded by a dosen men with flying knives, a great trough delivers at reg ular Intervals the meat. First It goes to one, who snips off a piece, and then to another, who snips off another piece, and so on around the circle of butch ers. All these scraps are thrown Into wooden carts, which are constantly going full and returning empty. Some of the carts were encrusted along the upper edge with dry grease and filth. The barrels In which some of the trim mings are also hauled away looked even worse. “Are Cleansed Nightly.” These carts and barrels are thor oughly scalded and cleansed every night," .aid Foreman Byers, of the hog-kllllng house. 'They are not dir ty now. They may look that way to a person who Is not used to slaughtering surroundings, but porcelain carts would The extensive m of sroodoa aqalp- •h the ment—woodan table, on which .... ’ at Is cut and wooden carts In which . various parts si, aaadSod—eras -,i U i In Armour's, as descrlb- ir n the report. This Is true even of Hi n ** hog-kllllng house, which Is de- hy the ‘ be a model of iu‘ZilT ,he packe ' Dry Grssss on Carts. r* Pointed out by the Investigators. not be any cleaner.' ••How about the wooden tables to which the government agents object ed T* was another question. '•Why, we use xlnc-covered tables wherever we can,” said the foreman. “But we could not uee sine over there where they are trimming heads. The butchers could not keep their knives sharp working on the sine table." - Spat Upon the Meat. Foreman Jesulck, of the sausage de partment, declared that no meat from which sausage Is made Is ever taken from the floor, as ths government agents reported seeing In some estab lishments. While he was speaking, Atlanta nnd New Orleans opened up for their third game Tuesday afternoon before a crowd of 3,500 fans. First Inning. New Orleans: Blckert flled out to left. Cargo walked. Blake lilt safe to right, advancing Cargo. Knoll fouled out to first. Beck hit to third, forcing Cargo out at third. Side out. One hit no runs. Atlanta: Crosier hit safe to center. Winters struck oitf. Crosier stole sec ond. Smith flled out to left. Morse struck out. One hit: no runs. Second Inning. I%»w Orleans: Bird hit to pitcher and (v.\t It out. O'Brien flled out to rl'd't. Stratton hit safe to right, send ing Bird to third. Phillip* hit *afo Pm t pitcher, filling the btgifc Ml k**i t .tit to third and Bird caught at the ** ate. Cargo hit safe to center for one base, scoring Phillips and Stratton. On dtlnson's wild throw, Rlckert scored. Blake fouled out to catcher. Side out. Four hits; 3 runs. Atlanta. Fox fouled out to first. Stinson hit to first and out at first. .Jordan out pitcher to first. Side out. No hits; no runs. Third Inning. New Orleans: Knoll got hit and took his base. Beck sacrificed and out at first Bird out, pitcher to first. Knoll went to third. O'Brien hit to first and out at first, pltchsr covering the bog Side out. No hits; no runs. Atlanta: Evers struck out. Spark> hit safe to left. Crosier flled out .o left. Winters out, second to first Side out. One hit: no runs. Fourth Inning. New' Orleans: Stratton struck out. Phillips out, pitcher to first. Rlckert flled out to left. Side out. No hits; no runs. Atlanta: Smith filed out to center. Morse out, third to first. Fox hit safe to center. Stinson hit safe to right, sending Fox to third. Jordan flled out to center. Side out. Two hits; no runs. Fifth Inning. New Orleans: Cargo hit past third for one bag. Blake sent a pop fly to first, which was taken care of. Cargo went to second on a wild pitch. Knoll out, short to first Cargo went to third. Beck struck out. Side out. One hit; no runs. Atlanta: Evera doubled to left. Sparks hit to left for one, scoring Ev ers. Crozler sacrificed, sending Sparks to second. Crozler out, pitcher to first. Winters hit to right for one base, scor ing Sparks. Smith flled out to left. Morse grounded to third, and on third baseman's error, got pafe. Winters sent to second. Fox walked, filling the bases, j Stinson hit safe to right, scoring Morse nnd Winters. oJxdAn hit t«» right f< one base. Fox scored and Stinson caught nt the hug. Hide cut. Five hits; 5 runs. Sixth Inning. New Orleans: Bird Hied out to sec ond. O’Brien filed out to right. Strat ton out, short to first Side out. No hits; no runs. Atlanta: Evers out. pitcher to first Sparks out, pitcher to first. Crozler struck out No hits; no runs. 8evsnth Inning. Xewr Orleans: Fhllllps popped a y to third and out. Rlckert out, short to first Cargotihlt to short. Morse throw wild, nnd, In trying to go to second. Cargo caught by throw of Fox to Jordan. Side out No hits; no run*. Atlanta: Winters hit snfa to right. Smith sacrificed out. pitcher to first. Winters went to second. Morse hit to pitcher and Winters caught ln chase between second and third, caught at third. Morse went to second. Fox went out, second to first. Side out One hit; no runs. Eighth Inning. New Orleans: Blake out, second to first. Knoll out, short to flirt. Beck singles. Bird hit safe for one base. O'Brien hit to second and out at first. Side out. Two hits: no runs. Ninth Inning. New Orleans: Stratton fans. Phil lips files out to left. Rlckert flies out to left. fcfTsrifr, if. Jrtaterj, rf. b. Smith, 3b,• „ «• fe ,e ib“.:::::::::::: Dtlnson, cf.» •• „ NEW ORLEANS. Blake, 2b.,„ Knoll, rf Beck, lb Bird, ct.u crones. 8t> „ Stratton, Phillips, p .. .. ATLANTA NFAV ORLEANS., '.003 CIO 00 • „ ooooooooo- RACING RE8ULT8. Belmont. By rrlvste I^shmI Wire. Belmont, June 5.—Here are the re eulte of today’s race.: FIRST RACE—Belitravlan, 18 to 6, won; MrKIttredge, u to 1, second: Bay' onet, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:10 2-5. SECOND RACE—Jaunby, 2 1-2 to 1, won; Loyal, 5 to 1, aecond; Gold Lady, I to 1, third. Time, :6> 2-1. THIRD RACE—Klnit Coye, 4 to 1, won; Aucaaeln, 2 to 1, second: Jack McKeown, 10 to I, third. Tima, 1:20. FOURTH RACE—Aeronaut, 7 to 1, won; Dolly 8panker,. 7 to I, second; Flip Flap, 7 to 2, third. Time, 1:25. FIFTH RACE—Game Cock. 5 to 1, won: Paul Jones, 0 to 5, second; Ole- roeo, 7 to 1, third. Time, 5:42. SIXTH RACE—Bad News, 4 to 1, won; Maanlello, 7 to 1, aecond: Os- trich, 2 to 1. third. Time, 2:04 2-5. SEVENTH RACE—Orton Dobble, 8 to 5, won; Victory Belle, 7 to 6, sec ond; Step Away, 4 to 1, third. Tima, :49. Hamilton. "By Prtrnts Leased Wire. Hamilton, June 5.—Here are the re sults of today's races: FIRST RACE—Charlla Eastman, 4 to 1, won: Laupanla, 2 to 1, aecond; Chlppewe, 4 to 5, third. SECOND RACE—Glimmer, 2 to 1, won; Jerry Sharpe, 2 to 6, second; My Bessie, out. third. Time, ;55 2-5. THIRD RACE—Frank Collins, 10 to 1, won; Hilarity, 10 to 1, aecond: Monte Carlo. 2 to I, third. FOURTH RACE—Euripides, 5 to 1, won; Arthur Cummer, out, second; Factotum, out. third. FIFTH RACE—Billy Roy, < to 1, won; Allegiance, 7 to 10, aecond; Fol low On, 4 to 6, third. SIXTH RACE!—Comic Opera, I to 1, won: Widow's Mite, 2 to 1, second; Blue Grouse, 4 to 1, third. Kenilworth. By 1‘rlrste Leased Wire. Kenilworth Track, N. T., June 5.— Here are the results of today's races: FIRST RACE—Incantation, 4. to l, won: Hannibal Bey, 12 to 1, aecond; Verbest, 2 to 1, third. SECOND RACE—Lord Boatermeo, 5 to 2, won; Flip, 10 to 1, second; Llvlua, 5 to 1, third. , THIRD RACE—Society Bud, 20 to won; Mlse Hawley, 1 to 2, second; Ruth W, out, third. Summary—Two-bsee hits—Evers, Struck out—By Sparks 2, by Phillips 4. Ba.es on halls—Off Sparks 2, oft Phillips 0. Sacrifice hits—Beck, Smith. St,den base—Crosier. Wild pitch—Sparks, mt by pitched ball- knoll. f”d AT MONTGOMERY— R. R. E. Montgom’y 2020011JJJ—“ J Memphis.. 00003002—J | Batteries: Malarky and McAleese. Clark and Hurlburt. Umpire—Buckley. AT NASHVILLE- B. R, Nashville. 000100J2— 2 Z Z Slirevcp , t...0<*)010jJ2— " S J Batteries: Sorrell and Frary; Bee ber and Frit*. Umpire—Pfennlngtr. The Blrmlngham-LIttle Rock game postponed; rain. NATIONAL. Cincinnati 130 000 022— 8 10 Philadelphia .. ..510 100 02*— 0 14 : Batteries: Wicks nnd Schlel; Pit linger and Dooln. Pittsburg ...211 020 001— t 10 : Boston 100 200 000— 2 I I Batteries: Leever and Olbaon; Dor' nsr and Needham. New Tork 000 000 000— 0 2 ! Chicago 200 003 001— 8 5 1 Batteries: Mcainnlty und Bower- man; Brown and Kllng. St. Louis 000 100 100— 2 8 Brooklyn 000 210 00*— 3 7 Batteries: Karger and Grady; Stricklslt and Bergen. AMERICAN. Boston .....,,,..000—0 Cleveland 100—1 (Called at and of third; rain.) Batteries: Dlnesn and Peterson; Hess and Clark. Philadelphia 000 000 100— 1 1 Chicago 005 002 00*— 7 10 Batteries: Waddell and Schreckj Coakley and Bums; White and HulllJ van. Detrdlt.Washtngton game post pen ed; rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbna-Mtlwaukee game postponed, rain. Kansas Clty-Toledo game post- FOURTH RACE—Pungent, 12 to 1, won; Orphan Lad, 2 to 1, second; Leu re A, 4 te 6, third. lianments. vvmie ne wmm soeasin*. ******J«in ( P7 < to^Vsecond' ’Roys? however, a chunk of meat tumbledfrom L LaSa'I*. *' " C0,U, ’ RoyW the long table to the floor beside one of the women workers. While the meat lay on the floor a passing man expocto rated on It. . . i; ■ The gtrl then paused In her task long enough to lift the chunk of meat back to . V UU5 UJ III ihe main paw of the .. .. the heap on the table. No, none of those conditions exist here," said Foreman Jesulck. "All the meat we use for sausage Is cut up here by these girls. We don't have any men walking over the meat or shoveling It up from the floors, or wheeling It aboul rotten carts, oa tha Investigators carcass goes say. MINERS IN UGLY MOOD: TEN HURT DURING CLASH. K; Private Leased Wire. •fteubenvllle. Ohio. June 5 —Although 2i»* vails In the mine*, the for- t S L n ? r * amon * th* miner* are In a dea- r- 4 r^te mood and threaten again to at- K U-u-ds *tat luned at t* mine* 2*22 the troops arrive. The local au- ^'Titles, fearing farther violence, are on ths alert and are taking every pre caution to prevent more bloodshed. The miners' officials are trying to pacify the men. but the strikers are enraged over the failure of the union to pay their strike benefits and another outbreak may occur at any time. As soon as ths soldiers arrive. Ihe guards will he removed. It la atatad that t.n i-.rsons wer-t wounded ln the , u.h »hli h occurred'sortY yesterday. Window, out, third. SIXTH RACE—Miss Rltlle, 8 to 6, won; T. S. Martin, 4 to 1, aecond; Duke of Kendall. 2 to 1. third. i Minneapolis.Indianapolis game post, poned; rain. Latonls. By Private Leaaad Wire. Latonls, June 5.—Here are the rac ing results today: FIRST RACE—Fresno, 15 to 1, won; The Mate, 7 to 5. second; Mae Lynch, 3 to 2. third. SECOND RAOB*-Ingol Thrift, 7 to 1, won; Interilght, » to 2, aecond; Joe Shields, 2 to 2. third. THIRD RACE—Roocoe, 5 to 1. won: Clifton Forge, 6 to 2, aecond; Usury,, 2 to 5. third. FOURTH RACE—Lavelta, 5 to 1, won: Capar, 5 to 1, aecond; Victoria B.. I to I, third. FIFTH RACE—CoL Jim Douglas, 7 to 18, won: Harry Stephens, 7 to 1, aecond: The Mink, out, third. SIXTH RACE—Fonaoluca. 7 to 2. won: Swift wing, 7 to 2. second; Dou ble. 4 to 1, third. GEORGIA STATE LEAGUE. Americus 004 ooo o Cordele 020 030 0 Batteries: Stewart and Harwood, Labenber and DeCosta; Hamilton and Stevens. Valdosta 200 00 Albany ooo ooi Batteries: Barber and Waltere; Kirkland and Dudley. Umpire—Weeks. Columbus ... .....004 000 00 Waycross 400 ooi to Batteries: Mercer ’ and Granston; Ham ond Buesoa. Umpire—McGraph. Sohne knocked out of box In first In- l.lr.g SOUTH ATLANTIC. Savannah 4 9 0 Jacksonville 2 8 4 Batteries: Denver, Hoff and Cur- ran; Walker and Shea. Umpire- Block. .. j_. COLUMBU8, OHIO. TROOP8 MARCH OVERLAND TO MINE8. Bowerston, Ohio. June 5.—Tha Co lumbus troops arrived here at 1:20 a. m. and .after a long wait fur the men from Akron, left for Nmlthfleld. four miles from Crow Hollow. The troops will march overland from Smlthfleld. HER FA VORITE, TOO! "MY DEAR BOY, I’M ASHAMED FOR VISITORS TO 8EE YOU. YOU SORELY NEED A NEW COAT." N. Y. CENTRAL IS GIVEN STOCK JUST “FOR TRAFFIC REASONS” FIGHTS TO DROWN IN NIAGARA FALLS Would-Be Suicide in Perilous Position Two Hours. Two Hundred Excited People Look on and Shout Words of Encouragement to Men. By Private Leased Wire. Ilufralo, N. Y., Juns 6.—Two hundred cltluns of Niagara Falle shouted at Patrolman George falllnan early this morning while ha and other members of the police and Tire departments at the falls were risking their lives to rescue Amos Schwltier, of Toronto, n would-be eulclde, who etood up for two hours In tha swirling, tumbling wa ters, 81 feet from shore and less than a hundred feet from the brink of the Never In the hletory of Nlagar Falle has anything been able to remain sta tionary In tha waters at that point where Schwltxer etood for two hours, With tons of water sweeping past him and dropping with a roar over the brink, Bchwltter stood on his feet, nnd while the police and firemen worked frantically to bring him ashore, ha stubbornly rafuaad to save himself. He Stood Like Statue. He stood Ilka a statue In ths water, not utering a word and aeemad to pay absolutely no attention to the people on the bank who wars erased with ex citement and daxed at tha sight. The firemen attempted to above an exteneton ladder toward Schwltxer. The first one was Instantly swept over the falls. Evary moment the people on the brink expected to tee Schwltxer follow In the wake of the ladder. He never moved. Men shouted to him to catch hold of the ropes thrown toward him. He never answered. Than at tempts ware mode to loeso him, but In vain. Work For Two Heurx. For two hours the policemen and firemen made one attempt after an other at roecue. Patrolman Calllnan volunteered to tie a rope about hla waist and risk bis Ilfs by wading out. One end of a rope was twlatsd about hla waist. Two score of cltlxens took hold »r the rope. Cautiously Calllnan ■toned to wade toward Schwltxer. After taking a few step* Into the wa ter he shook hla head and sold U was ""plnaUF an extension ladder rigged with stout ropes.' twisted about tree trunks, was placed In the water. Then Patrolman Calllnan and George II. Batts and Fireman Thomas Conroy placed ropes about their waists. Colli- Challenge Issued by Smith and Accepted Immediately by Clark Howell. Two more joint debates have been arranged between Clark Howell and Hoke Smith. The first will be held at Rome on June 81, and Ihe second at Albany between July 7 and August 1, ths exact data to be fixed later. Tho arrangements were brought about by a challenge laued by Mr. Smith on Tuesday, and to which Mr. Howtll sent a prompt reply, Arrangemnta have not been com -uixe nsqanq am pesu •mix* s.tnttjoet) ..qj, *eiui j.uofj ■0*1*10*0 'U. ur n« *,ii All rporting news on sporting page. nan was first, Batl* and Conroy fol lowed. When he was within a few f-' t of Schwltxer the man showed light, but Calllnan caught hold of him ami then the cltlxens on the shore dragged Schwltxer, Calllnan, Batts and Conroy safety. He Fought Dexperately. Schwltxer fought desperately, but was cuhdued and taken to the station house. Behwltaer la a shoemaker from Toronto, whs re h* has a wife and fam ily. He came to the falls Saturday and lost night, while apparently under the Influence of some drug, attempted eul clde by throwing himself In tho river from the American aide, a,one i00 yards | (8 Above the AtnerP an falls. I • Atlanta ntxt Friday night. Mana gers of the Hoke Smith Club and tha Clark Howell Club in Fulton county were busy Tueeday morning arranging a list of thoaa who will sit on tho plat form. Both aides are going to be care ful on this point, aa It la believed tho actions of those on the platform will havs a decided Influence on the au dience. In laeulng a challenge to Mr. lloweL to hold Joint debater In Albany and Roma cams as a distinct surprise. The etatement hod gone out that there would be comparatively little Joint debating, and that each candi date wo* to light eeparately. It lookc Road’s Financial Chief Makes Some Startling Admissions. COMPANY GIVEN INTEREST IN BIG COAL CONCERNS Owns Shares in Mines Located in the Bituminous Fields of the State of Pennsylvania. ami n-rod i <*oat traffln i Creak to k flnlah, with ■tata aa onlookara. Both Mr. Howall and Mr. Smith are In Atlanta. Mr. Howall haa left the arran#ementa for hla debate ln At lanta wtlh Charlea T. Hopkins, chair man of the executive committee of tho Clark Howall Fulton County Club, f whlla Reuben fl, Arnold, who hold similar poaltlon with the Hoke Smith I Fulton County Club, la actinic for Mr. Smith. Both of the candidates know what la *”fng on, however. Mr. Umlth'a challenge to Mr. Howell for the Rome and Albany debates wu* oa follows: Hon., Clark Howell. City.—Dear Sir: I have, an nngagement to apeak at Rome on June 23. I Invite you to meet me there at that time for & joint dla- cuaalon. "If the time named conflicts with your other engagemente. I will agree with you on any date between the 17th and the 24th of June. „ also Invite you to meet me In n joint discussion at Albany. Oa. i - "I can agrf© with you on any date | ® between July 7 nnd Auguat 1. "I auggeat that the same rule* gov ern theae debates that governed the *olumbua debate, you to open nnd con clude at one of the meeting*, and I to at the other. Very truly yours, IIOKE SMITH. By Private Leased Wire Philadelphia, Pa., June 6.—The bitu minous coal Intereata of tho New York ntral railroad In Pennsylvania were brought to light today by Interntate Commerce Cotnmls«!nncni Cle nd Cockrell, who heard a numl Itoeaeaa. The Aral warn E. V. W. Roealter, head of the Centrul'a finance depar who admitted he was a director I era! coal companion, a* well n* president of the New York Can "Does the New York Centra shares In the Reach Creek Coal Coke Company?" was asked. It own* 5.000 share*," **ld Roanlter. "I will make an exphir The Bench Creek company was n 1901 with the Pennsylvania and Coke Company, though for rennon* the identity of tho Bead company was preserved." Owm Shares of Stock. What Interest does the New York Central owp In the Penney d Coke Company?" "The Central owns 5,000 common stock; 6,000 aharei red stock nnd $800 worth OJ bonds." Mr. Roealter said the C never paid for Its Interest I pony except by turning In >eek stock* at tho time c ger. "What Is the value of tho Central*! holdings In the Pennsylvania Company?" For Traffic Reasons. "From $10,000,000 to $12,000,000,'' an swered the witness. «. "Why wo* this Interest glv H New York Central practically without h I consideration?" 'For traffic reasons," replied had Beach for twe aril eld Hoasltt The Central had, «ald Mr. Ro**lter, owned thi Bituminous Coal and Coke '''iii’ii. in '’ini, uvna the Wi Coal Company and other properties The Central also acquired the Mor ris Run Coal Company, when It pur- • IMM control of tha old Pyrame*. Geneva and Corning railroad, hut thi* coal company, he sold, had been di«- posed of. 00O0OOO0O0OO0OOOO0O irs THE HUMIDITY THAT FEELS SO HOT. Mr Ho Hom ing. Cltjr^- .111 be glad >»ply whh ns follows: nlth. 705 Peters Build- Hlr: I have yours of i reply beg to say that „ in rn*et you, both at 9 .any—at Rome on the O dste indicated by you, June 23, and at a Albany between the dstea Indicated by o you, July 7 and Auguat 1. Very truly Q It's not half a* hot as It feel* Tuesday, tho oppreaalven*** «>f weather being due to the hu midity or the amount of Biots- ture In the air. Thi-* humidity presages the un*ettl«d w*«tner of the local for»*< ast official's predict!* vhlch 1* Un II t f I 4 Nlth "CLARK HOWELL. IOOOOOOOOOO0OOCOOOOO