The evening world. Newspaper, March 14, 1906, Page 8

~ WMERGER CHARGES ° State Railroad Board Calls on Attorney-General to Aid Inquiry. March 14—The State ih pecret ses- fon to-day considered charges in con- neotion with the Ryan-Belmont merger adjournment announced that deolded to make an investi- will ask the Attorney-Gen- 0 charge of it. tigation will be held in Al- Deginning at 11 o'clock next morning. tary Kennedy, of the State Rail- Commission, arrived in town this papers of the Ryen-B His pipet i i iy | re ‘deen accepted and which had by the New York State Railroad lon.” He referred to the sworn He of the Metropolitan Street tor 198 and i804, and thas been openty charged that these not account for sum statements do of $4,500,000 which was char company for commission $15,000,000 $ per ey coneiusic it told eae Conelusion 6, mrowd tke. some and asked: “Is there no punishment for corpora- tion officials who do not comply with the laws of the State?” Mr. Wall's letter was referred by the the Governor to’ the State Railroad Com: H. Henneay. of the ennedy, in which he inctosed a report of the Comptroller of the New York City Rall- way Company answering the complaint set forth by Mr. Wall. Ogelsby in speaking ts real purpose was to prevent the Ryan-Belmont traction trust from gobbling up new traction companies. ASSEMBLY ADVANCES ANTI-MERGER BILL. ALBANY, March After a long debate’ to-day the Assembly advanced to third reading the bill of Assembly- man Shannahan of Kings, designed to prevept mergers of transportation cor- Dorations (wich include railroad, tel- ephone, telegraph and power com- panies) under the form of a holding company. Mr. Campbell (New York, Municipal Ownership), created a sensation by moving to re-commit the bill, which was favored by the Municipal Ownership contingent. His motion was defeated by & Yote of $0 to 88, and the bill was progressed. It -will ‘come upforfl nal Passage probably to-morrow. -———.— TIGHT MONEY HURTS. STOCKS IN LONDON. LONDON, March 14.—Money was In fair demand in the market to-day and discounts were firm. ‘Trading on the Stock Exchange mwas lifeless owing to! lack of public support. The stringency of money was a birier to investment purchases. Consols were a fraction easier. Americans opened firm. Louisville and Nashville and Union Pacific were the features. ‘The dealings were meagre. Other American securitics were fairly steady. F fallied slight- ly during the last hour, but the market Clesed tiull. Foreigners were supported. Japanese Japanese Imperial sixes of at 1041-8, were dull, Wt were quoted CITY PARK ENTRIES. NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 14.—City Park entries for to-morrow's races are as follows: FIRST RACE—Turee and @ balt furlongs, selling. ‘Tom Dolan Vendido i Beau Bru Black Pia, Belay. Tom Larry Morgan Do THIRD RACE— ‘Adams ... Lieut, Rico @XTH Rac ‘Two. Pon Incubacor Gan mara ‘Amboyan Healey (53 WILL BE PROBED BG AAILWAY PLAN TO SAVE MILLIONS Roads Centreing Here Re- ported in Dealito Bridge Hudson for Traffic Benefit ‘A report was current to-day In finan- clal circles that the orgunization of a new railroad company which will serve to facilitate the interchango of traffic betwoen tho great railroad systems en- tering New York is now well on the way. ‘The financing of the plan, it ts said, will be conducted by prominent ‘Wall street intoresis. Tho stock of the new cumpany. it f= understood, will be held jointly by the New York Central, New York, New Haven and Hartford, West Shore, rie, Readizg, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna and Jersey Central, ‘The purpose of the company, It te re: spigey is to construct @ bridge across ¢ Hudson in the vicinty of Garrison, N. reached ¥., which, will be a tun: nel. Gonnections will be made by zal with east and the roads om the west e@hores of the Hudson. The new road, if constructed, means a saving of millions of dollars to the 8, a8 it will make a short and better route to the New Hngiand Staics, COTTON PRICES DROP TO SEASON’S LOWEST. Cotton bears made a violent drive at the list in the market to-day and_ prices Geclined rapidly to new low records for the season. The first quotations were 4 to 8 pointe lower and May soon touched 10,80, a break of 22 paints from yesterday's close. Later that option ral- lied to 10.35. The markes-at New Or- Jeans fell 10 points on May. Houses with private wires were, prominent sell~ but It seomed to recover some o: nu beium, Shorts bought heavily at that figure, and the tide of liquidation was stemmed for # time. ‘The break was started originally by the weakness of the cables, the market at Liverpool making scarcely any re- sponse to the steadiness displayed by the local market late yesterday. ‘As the weather was good and senti- ment among pit traders generally bear- fah, the sellers had Uttle difficulty in starting a landslide. ea Fen atbD O dfic's enorm.us surplus among the Th YY EA Brices were: March, 10.30| stockholders. He will begin hia action 3 to 10.81; April, 10.37 offer ay. 40.46 | some time in Avril, Mr, Levy says: “1 1 to 10.46; June, 10.52 bid; a 69 to | belleve it dangerous to the public wel- = 10.60; August, 10.51 to 10. September, | fare that any one concern should carry = .16 bid; ober, 10.06 to 10.08; - such enormous undivided sesets as in Sr tember, 10.10 bid; January, 10.13 to 10.14, | the case ofthe Union Pacific, I am ve At times the maket was very wild,| strongly opposed to large companies 33 ft itslaccumulating a large and unnecessary + 10.80 for May, [surplus. “THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1906, ing 3 pomts lower than yesterday's ng, wold oft nearly 7 polinie before frie ndly intereate could get hold of @ |and re ft fer en noticeable th most Ine welling of this Mens H from Chicago, where the most ps ! | tle vlew aken of the Supreme Anti-traction declston. WEDNESDAY, Maroh 14. Here Ae eppareniiy, wuttontio, Infor “Brooklyn Rapid Transit is going to maton roan tte ee ce the tar they ” aay tintlgns between the Gueaenholma, an pari” was the inost vociferous ory of | the Newhouge party for ihe consobida- the bull contingent to-day, Bvideuce | tlon Of the Utah Copper properties have Bante! Ciuscwenhoin, been abandoned. is quoted ag cere in now In the Wont, {i rapidly that a, strong and well-crganized movement tn this much-| Midng’ thet {lege Imwotiniions aro off handled stock Is under way. B, J./ #0 far us his firm is concemed, and Berwind and his friends are crodiled | that any proposition to renew (ham, must come from the other side. Mr, New- with being bohind this movement. Mr, | house says that he will form an Inde- Rerwind's connestion with 1 control Pennaylva- | pendent eymdicate whioh will ‘oduct of 100 mines, and will bulld . {nia Ratlrond interests naturally revived | Ritiees smelting plant on tha whore of the rumorn that the Pennsylvania Ratl | Great Ralt Toke Amorioan Tobreco shares went up another peg on tho curb market to-d in consequence of the very favorable annual report issued by the company, Thia stock Is abowt as soarce In th open market as Standard O!]. Trans. netfons in {t are {Infrequent and on a small soale, he last record anle was thirty shares at 40% por rhare for $100 whares. ‘The net earnings last wore §25.212.984, whioh about thirty- five per cent. of the entire capital stock. ‘The Increase in net over tho previo $2,007,800, ‘Within the | pa: twelve months the management of this company han retired $15,000,000 of 4 per cent, bonds whioh were bought with surplus funds in the opan market, The Closing Quotations, road was buving control of BR. T. with the intention of norging the prop- erty with the Long Island Rallroad. | Stimulated by strong a atoady buy- | ing, Brooklyn Rapid Tranatt took be- | came again one of che most eatloing of the speculative fontures of the market. | Whenevor there {s @ pronounved move- | ment in this stock Wull street receives & most enthusiastic visitation frum such | of the local pullticlans us are able to put up margins, | Owing to the block in the Subway many of the most active brokers were tardy In reaching their places of busi- | negs, and trading in the exchange was | slow and wavering for the first fifteen or twenty minutes. After awhile strong features began to develop and the gen- | 9nd Inerket assum ne. eularliia as Nasnnlieestisres wave Nae | nearly ¢ ppints, on earnings und evidence hroughout the Souit, 2 reactionary. t Copper was active, Anaco! ints on sales of @ few hundred share: stiffened perceptibly un th the anthracite regions wat a strong | ‘To-day's highest, lowest, chsing prices la) shares advanced ly on iperensed § of prosperliy Amalgamated | At but Gnti-strike sentiment ls among | Am. the miners. se wa ‘Com ve dullness in Can. | adian Pact! res was explained by | {f° the room traders as indicating the | Am, transter of Jefferson M. Levy's specu- | Am: Z in C It has been the cur- rent report in Stock Bxahange circies that Mr. Levy and his friends have been accumulating Union Pacific shares freely. Mr. Levy, who is in Bunpe, has informed his New York represenia- tives that he purooses apolving to the courts for an order compelling a dis- tribution of at least part of Union Pa- lative interest in Canadian Pacific to | Am: ‘wos Unton Pacific. Am: W. Attention Is, drawn to the fact that fe, Chicago Union Traction stocks are | Ei now worth about $60,000,000 less than at the high prices that prevailed in 1900. ‘There were some eager offerings of both the common and preferred to-day and prices tumbled rapidly. The common sold below 6 and the preferred. [+1++ 11 mee te WEPRTEE RR POR geet caer ee PRR SR POR RA The closing prices were: Mardh, 10.19 to 10.21; April, 10.23 to 10.35; May, 10.3 to 10.86; June, 10.44 to 10.45; July, 10.47 to 10.48; August, 10.48 to 10.44; September, 10.18 to 10.15; October, 10.08 to 10.04; No- vember, 10.04 to 10.06; December, 10.07 to 10.09; January, 10.11 ‘to 10.13. e SENATE REPEAL BILL HITS WATER BOARD PLAN (Bpecial to The Evening World.) ALBANY, March 1M.—Senator Cooper to-day joined the movement to defeat the project of the city water supply commission to spend millions of dollars for an axiditional water supply, in the Catskills. He introduced a bill repeal- ing the law, which prevents New York and Brooklyn from tapping the streams of Suffolk county. piibortes tas Oa FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES. NEW ORLEANS, La, March 14.— Fair Grounds entries for to-morrow’s races are as follows: FIRST RACE—Four furlongs; olds; selling; $400. Sanserit *Bluckburn.... *Wabash Queen. *Commodore The! Sals tea *Dorothy 3 SECOND RACE—Six $100. *snnetomo.. Excutcheon. (a)Reldmore .... (ast, Valentine (Capt. Bob i SLOAN’S LINIMENT cures Rheumatism Lumbago, Sciatica Pleurisy,Sore Throat &La Grippe DrEar! S.Slo Boston Mass. U Silks, Dress Goods and Wash Goods. 8,000 yards Colored Crepe de Chine in a complete line of evening and stkeet shades, offered for Thursday d and Friday... G at 50c. y ‘ unusual value. 1,800 Tawlor Suttings, 54 inches wide; mixed Panama homespuns; colors:—grays, light, medium and dark.......at 68c, yd Printed Eolienne, 5,000 yards; white and colored grounds with floral designs for , afternoon or evening wear, extremely dressy and handsome for summer dresses @ — Falue 50c. at25c, yd Printed BatistePercales & Zephyrs, 1,000 yards best quality; large assortment of very attractive designs and colorings; special value.... at I 2c. yd Remnant Sale of Wash Fabrics at Reduced Prices. Lord & Taylor Broadway and Twentieth St., Fifth Ave., Nineteenth St, Hackett Carhart &@ Two Most Exceptional Values In Men’s Furnishings The Famous “Otis” Lisle new Summer Underwear Standard price for this grade $1.00 a garment. AGC 7 We term them seconds, but the imperfections are so slight that you'd have to look long and keen to find them. At any rate, they won't affect the wearing quality in any way. Colors: pink, white, helio, tan and blue. Long or short sleeve shirts. All sizes up to 48, Sample line of Men’s Summer Hose from a well known maker = / 4 pairs for A » value 50c a pair These are the samples from which the salesmen of this maker sell his hose. Naturally, they are the ‘best he knows how to make, There are fancy lisles, silk plaited, lace, embroidery, clocked and figured hose in the lot. And we can state most emphatically that ninety per cent. never sold for less than 50c a pair. A few for $1. Three Broadway Stores: At 13th St. AtCanal St. Near Chambers St. Hackett Carhart 5@ it | ae t eur | 8 BEARS HAD 4 FREE | SWING IN WHEAT, Conditions were all against the bulls in the wheat market to-day and prices fell while traders sold treely, Corn also showed losses, ‘ait hone were were: Wheat ie aly. 161-8 to a july, 427-8 to a. New ‘York's cloati were: S vile a te SACO EM oat Fredy Be OT SE oneal Blomber” 4 oes: ed sane Fa 3 ay ered; . . Preaned Bivel pis, 08% DB 8% Chicago's closing Deloes mere: Wheat Ky. B, Spring ... 07 7 —May, ; July, 7 1-4 bid; Septem- Redahie sass 21% 190% — [ber TT 1h Gorn 41 1-4; 30 80 ‘y. ry, 4 offered; July, @ 1-4 bla; 48 3-4 bid. TOBACCO EARNINGS. UP. _— $5,212, ot Byes . Ry. Louk Ww tL. 8. W 2% for ‘th $2,901,689 ‘as 1904 $14,204,851, an increase of $1, compared with the previous. total surplus after 290 for bonds pul ; a 048,480 for dividends & American To- 120,680,961, a decrease Sites stocks, was, \f $3,882,919 as compared with the total surplus on Dec 31, 1904, At the annual meeting of the stock- holders of the company held in Jer- sev City to-day, the retiring board of directors was re-elected. senbaum Ralph & Lexington Ave’ Brooklyn You Will Find Very Desirable Savings in Our Thursday Sale. Unusual Opportunities in Stylish Spring Suits. Waists and Shoes, as Well as Hosiery and Undergarments. The Values Tell Theif Own Story Best. Come and See Them: It Willi Be to Your Advantage to Shop Early. science idiaesatecrttdi at erate ht aaah LASSE WR deducting nd Decline. ‘Phe total sales of stocks to-day w 616,200 shares and of bonds $2,580,000." ° COS, Broadway Charge Accounts. , If you will find it convenient to open a charge account witk this store, you are invited to make application to the Department of Charge Accounts, Third Floor. Every facility of a complete department store will be offered, together with large assortments of the most desirable merchandise. We Guarantee Your Satisfaction, Or Return the Amount of Your Purchase Without Delay, Eton Tailored Sui uits. They are all-wool broadcloth, in such colors as re- The jacket is a collarless Eton, trimmed with self-color straps and braid, and finished with wide girdle. The skirts are the full circular terial around bottom, You'll agree with us that these suits are 0) we ato... seeeee eee . Q (See illustration at left.) A Sale of New Circular All- wool mannish mixture plaids and Panama cloths, trimmed with folds of same material down the front and around'the bottom. A per- at the unusually moderate price Another attractive lot of Suits; shown in two handsome new Eton styles; made of all-wool mixtures in light and medium gray, with Panama and broadcloth in all the: new shades, neatly trimmed with braid white satin; wide girdle to match; new circula 1 't) 08 iff skirt, trimmed with folds of same material. . e Petticoats and Corsets, This section of the P. & R. store is gaining rapidly in popularity. That fact is evidenced by the increasing patronage. If you come here certainly become a regular customer. CHILDREN'S DRESSES; good quality) BLACK PETTICOATS; good quality chambray, made with three box mercerized sateen, deep shirred seda green, pearl gray, old rose, blue and "lack. style, with pleated front and straps of same ma- most exceptional val- Skirts, fect skirt in fit, finish and hang 4.98 and strap of the same material; Eton lined with ’ ° Infants’ Wear, Muslin Wear,. once and see what carefully assorted lines we carry, you will almost plaits front and back, with belt.| flounce, ruffle finished; Suitable for boy or girl. Also} also moreen, sunburst blouse effects, with pipings of] effect; moreen in colors 908c white and emblems. Colors pink,| only; at....... sees bes ey eee eee WALKING SKIRTS; fine quallty mus- HM el peaked 490c¢ lin; full umbrella flounce, with. in- alienate , : sertings of torchon lace and deep CHILDREN'S COATS; ‘fine quality} !¢e, ¢dgings; also em- trimmed; rinmed; OBC Sicilian box coats, with combina- tion collar, also collarless, with 3 braid trimming; full puff sleeves; good quality coutil; bias Waists at Special Prices. special sizes 18 to 36, at. Another Handsome Lot at $4,98, Waists made from fine quality messalines, nets and taffetas in dif- ferent designs, made up in the newest models, and shown 04.9 ists, black, light blue, white and pink; special at Front of pin tucks and yoke of fine lace; pleated back; full tuck- 3 08 e broidery at... Stylish, Attractive Jap Silk Wa‘ ed sleeve with cuff, elaborately trimmed with lace, lace stock, in solid white or black; special at...... Advance Sale of White Canvas Shoes An Important Occasion for Boys and Girls. We have made an advance purchase of White Can- vas Shoes for boys and girls at an exceptional price reduction. Of course, we want you to share in this: price advantage, and we shall place the entire lot of perfect and attractive Shoes on sale to-morrow at the following unprecedented prices: 9c For Girls and Boys. Lace Shoes, Button Shoes, also Blucher cut Oxfords, sizes 5, 5%, 6, 6%, 7, 7% and 8, at or Girls. Button, Lace and Gilson Oxfords, sizes 1144, 12, 1236, 4, 1%, 2; price, per pair... For Girls and Boys, " Lace Shoes, Blucher Oxfords, ago Button Shoes, sizes 8%, 10, 1034, 11; price, per palr......sceeserees semem Stern Brothers: — Men’s Soft Bosom Shirts Spring Styles are now shown comprising various models, made of selected Imported Fabrics, Flannel, Cheviot and Madras in new and attractive effects. : Special ‘To-morrow Soft Bosom Shirts of High Grade Madras, in white, figured and striped eftecis, plain 1 00 1 45 . 9 ° and plaited bosoms, attached and Seached cuffs, Women’s Shoes-Cortect Spring Styles Walking Pumps, Toga, Sailor and Oxford Ties in Tan, White, Black, Gray Green, Coral and Orchid, Russia Calf, Patent Leather, Vici Kid and White Canvas. Evening Slippers in a large variety including many original designs in applique and other novel effects. \) Leather Goods Complete assortment of Strap Bags, Strap Books and Travellers’ Requisites, also Travelling Bags and Suit Cases with and with- out fittings. Exceptional Values Fine Kid Belts, in black and colors, the newest shapss, 4 » a SOc, 95c Strap Bags. of powdered seal leather, with inside fiame, in tlazk and colors, at $2.95 Strap Books, fisted with mirror and powder book, ; in black ani colored seal, also pigskin, « 2,25 Travelling Bags, of Walrus Leather, _14 in. 15 in. 16 in. heavy gilt mountings, leather lined, $5.35, 5. 65, 5.95 West Twenty-third Street ——————— - We Give Either S. & HM, Green or Dividend Stamps. Take Your Choice. One Stamp With Each 10c. of a Purchase. We Redeem 1,000 Dividend Stamps the Same as $3.00 Cash When Buying Merchandise. The Sperry & Hutchinson Co. Redeem Books of 990 Green Stamps for Beautiful Premiums. See their Se G@APMAN&E Fulton, from Bridge to Duffield St.,. H At 8.30 A. M. BROOKLYN. uae Mite } Cac. { Free Concerts Thursday. Wechsler’s Celebrated Orchestra will to-morrow give our patrons a little musical treat. Concerts from 11 A. M. to 12 M,, 1 to 2 and 3 to 4P,M, Everybody welcome, Wechsler’s Orchestra is con- sidered by many to be the best musical organization in Greater New } Store Opens York, Sterling Piano used, pees ae eeeeese Cr) eC ‘ae You Can Take Your Choice of Either we Two Two Stamps Stamps Instead ou Instead of One of One S.QH.Green or Dividend - Stamp A! TO-MORROW 32 We repeat to-morrow our sensational Double Stamp offer in every department in the Store. Sperry & Hutchinson Green Stamps are redeemed in books of 990 for beautiful premiums. See Premium Parlor on Sth Floor. 1,000 Dividend Stamps are the same as $3.00 ‘cash and 500 Dividend Stamps are the same as $1.50 cash when buying merchandise. Take your choice eS double quantity of either kind to-morrow. Cc. ac. Re 1E-) | 0 Stamps FREE to Every Visitor to Our Store This Week No purchase necessary ; simply come in and: get them. The Fifty Stamps consist of 30,Green Stamps, good in any Brooklyn book already started or that you may. start this week; 10 Green’ Stamps free to start a new book and 10 Dividend Stamps free to start a new levery Stamp collection. Total, Fifty Stamps free every visitor all this week. — tose ees , 1906 WORI.D ALMANAC AND ENCYCLOPEDIA _ i iuidS NOW, READY, 296: (BY. . MALL (al | | | ah | |