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The Herald, 1907-10-11, Page 2G. T. R. REPORT. NET TRAFFIC RECEIPTS SHOW AN INCREASE FOR HALF YEAR, Payment of a Dividend—Sum of £328,- 549 to be Applied to 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed and First Preference. London, Oct. 7. --The Grand Trunk report for the half-year ending June 30, show's groes receipts £3,381,259, an increase of £2.430,544, an increase of t£301,723, leaving net traffic receipts £894,716, an increase of £59,855, with the interest in bonds and other amounts the total toot revenue receipts were £1,- 025,793, an increase of £80,925aThe to- tal available dividend is £32815491, wherefrom the directors recommend. the payment of the dividend due on the 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, and the first mend second preference stock, leaving a balanee of £14,640 to be carried forward. The actual expenditure on capital' ac- count was £4a2,579, Passengers carried numbered 4.936,700, an increase of 319,- 000. The haul of freight totalled 8,510,- 000 toes an increase of 912,000 tons earn- ing per train per mile SO .49 pence, an increase of 6,12 pence. The Canada Atlantic's• gross receipts were £1b0,646 against £189,604. Work- ing expenses were £206,343, against t £150,375, leaving a revenue deficiency of £25,697, compared with a profit of :£30,229. With interest charges there is a, net revenue deficiency of £87,500. The Grand Trunk Western's net revenue shows a surplus of £921, as against £839, adding the net revenue to the surplus the last half-year of 1906. The Detroit, Grand Haven, Mil- waukee net revenue shows a deficiency of £10,970, against a surplus of £1,192. The sum of £40,000 is allocated as the nucleus of the pension fund. • LARGE DEPOSITS. or as an officer of 'the defunct bank. Mr. Arnoldi has already made a demand for the agony, and the six direotoxe, besides President Cockburn, have taken steps to resist payment of the bill. The directors are: Messrs. Donald MacKay, Vice-Pre- stdent; R. D. Perry, Hon, Riehard Har- court, R. Grass, Thomas Walmsley and John Flett. Mr. Arnoldi Ilea filed. at Osgoode Hall his bill of .particulars in his suit against Mr. Cockburn for $7,500 for legal ser- vices rendered during the investigation into tlio Ontario Bank failure. Tho amount inc]udes a charge of $2,500 for "ingratitude," due to Mr. Cockburn'& in- clination to consider the original amount of $5,000 as exorbitant, but this claim is not among the items particularized. One item for interviews with varioue per- sons and reporters of various newspapers at tines in the interests of Mr. Oook- burn, and also with various parties, in- cluding Magistrate Kingsford, Magis- trate Denison and Crown Attorney Oor- ley. hTe bill is for services from Octo- ber nth to March 1st FOR EIGHT HOURS. YORK LOAN CLAIMS NUMBER OVER roo,000. Interim Dividend Likely to be Declared Shortly by the National Trusts Com- pany—Referee Kappele to . Classify Creditors. Toronto, Oct. 7.—One hundred and fourteen thousand claims, representing about four million dollars, have been fil- ed with the National Truet Company, the liquidators of the defunct York County Loan & Savings Company. .The affairs of the company are now on a fair way, to e. settlement, and it is un- der.tood that the liquidators will shorts- ly be prepared to •announce ' the payment of an interim dividend Til ,re l in the west end, which represents of ;the assets of the loan company,',ha brought gelid prices, the propertieshav- iva greatly increased in value since the failure. The sending out of the dividend cheeks will entail a great deal of labor on the part of the liquidators' clerks, and it is estimated) will cost in postage and envelopes $5,000. Counsel engaged in the settlement of the company's affairs had another eon- erenci: yesterday in the office of Mr. George Kappele, the official referee, at Osgoode Hall. It has been decided that all meetings will take place there, as only those counsel will attend who are interested in the particular class of claimants for prior" .y under discussion. The first class t r be taken up, at an early date to determined by counsel, is that of all, reholders who claim to rank as credit les on the ground that the issue of thele shwres was ultravires of the company. The following dates have been set for hearing the different classes: Juvenile shares, Saturday, October 12th; class 3, Wednesday, October 9th; classes 5 and 6, Thursday, October 10th; class 10, Monday, October 14th; class 7, Friday, October 11; class 1, Tuesday, October 15th, The great mass of the claims com- prised in class 4 will be taken up imme- diately following October 15th. 4• DIAMOND LAMED HORSE. Strike of Bookbinders in New York and Boston. New York, Oct. 7.—A number of strikes of bookbinders belonging to the International Brotherhood of Book- binders took place to -day in several cities for the enforcement of the eight hour workday. The typothatao has re- fused the demand both in this and other cities and strikes of the bookbinders, it is stated, will be ordereddn all typatha- tae shops. It is believed that 1,000 or 1,500 will be affected in this city. According to In- ternational Clocking of the bookbinders abont sixty per cent. of the men have gained the demand in this city. besten, Get. 1. --About 200 bookbind- ers and stampers employed in shops in this city, Cambridge and Norwood, went on strike to -day for an S -hour day. The movement among the bookbinders for an 8 -hour day is national in its extent. The men who struck to -day compose a minority of the union binders in this city, firms employing about 500 union members, have acceded to the demands. INTO 'TIE OCEAN. FRENCH BALLOONISTS ON SUNDAY HAD A I A'i P TIME. FOOL AND HIS MONEY BANK MANAGER PLAYED RACES; LOST $rei000 AND HIS JOB. Caught in the Dirt in the Animal's Hoof. ` Hanover, N. J., Oct. 7.—Just because the horse of James Haskins, a peddler of tinware in this place, went suddenly lame yesterday, Haskins is $50 richer, and Mrs. Leonard White of New York has a valuable diamond that she lost about a week ago. The peddler drove into this place this morning with his horse limping badly and went directly to a local blacksmith shop. In .the mass of stones and dirt that were removed froth the horse's hoof was found what Haskins took to be a small piece of glass. Hiram Cooke, a farmer living Hanover, suggested that it might be a diamond that Mrs. White had lost from a cluster pin while out walking a short time age The supposed glass was examined. more carefully and was found to be the lost atone, which was nearly as large se a pea. Mrs. White was glad to pay a reward of $50, Distance Races Had Bad Weather—Sev- eral Saved by Steamer --De Lobel With Companions Trying to Make English Coast Met Mishap. Paris, Oct, 7. --The balloonists who left the Tuilleries on Sunday in the tong -distance race for the grand prize of the Aero Club experienced nothing but rain and fog throughout the time they were aloft, whether ebravea ,ed tele early Sunday morning unfavorable conditions until Monday. All landed we and cold, if one, or rather two, who came down in the North Sea may bo said to slave landed. Although De Lobel, the aeronaut, lost his life by his balloon falling into the North Sea while competing in the raoe which started from the Turneries on Sun- day, he gained the grand prize of the Aero Club, he having covered 165 miles. This distance is insignificant compared with various past performances. De Lobel, who piloted the balloon Nord, aoompanied by 'Messrs. Lepers, had determined at all hazards to make the English coast. His balloon repre- sented the Aero Club du Nord. His temerity nearly cost hien and his com- panions their lives. A south wind carried them over the North Sea between Belgium and Eng- land, but although apparently certain loss was ahead, he never hesitated until 8 a. m. yesterday, when the balloon fell into the sea, near Ostend. The party abandoned" the balloon, which drifted seaward. It was recovered at noon off the Suffolk coast Do Lobel and. Lepers were rescued at 10 o'clock by a "German steamer which happened to see their plight. Those landing on Sunday evening were Disan•dier at 13sauchamps, Nicol- leau at Menucourt, Lemaire at Bouffe- mont, Omer and l)ecurgis at Soisy-sous- Montmorency, and Barthou at Boisiere- le-Deluge. Eight .other known laudings follow, with the distances travelled, all the Iandings taking place between 6 and 10 a. m. yesterday: Castellon at Victor at Hucqueiiers, near Calais, 192 kilometres; Mouth, Esguercles, 204 lcilometres; Vir- ieu, Cape Blanc Nez, 232 kilometres; Barbotte, Oyn, near Valais, 236 kilo- metres; Suffroy, Grand Snyth, 238 kilo- metres; Carton, ;ne.o' Dunkirk, 940 kilo- metres; Cormier, m the dunes at the edge of the se;:,et!n the Franco-Belgian frontier. Shortage Has Been Made Good, and There Will Be No Prosecution by the Bank Authorities. Toronto 341el1 e Empire: "A. fool and aated." And now it s^.. °A' bank lima its money are soon parted"—if the manager plays the horses with other people's money. The two particular individuals used to point the present moral may be called, for brevity's sake, "A" and "B." "A" was' until yesterday manager of the east end branch of ...an exceedingly in- fluential bank in Toronto, having seen nearly a quarter of a century's service, and, until the catastrophe about to be recited, excellent, irreproachable service. it was. "B" is the son of a highly re- spectable cattle dealer. "A" and "li" were hardly birds of a feather, but mutually glanced with favor on the "dope" sheets. This brought them toge- ther. "B" was the older hand, but "A" was in touch with more ready money. They doubled well. When "A" first began to utilize the bank's money is a. matter of conjec- ture. It is known, however, that he covered up his shortage quite expedi- tiously xpeditiously for some time. Then the expo- sure followed. .Although "A" and "B" had their hands into the bank cash over $15,000 deep, matters have been adjust- ed. That is to say, "B's" father has cov- ered his son's irregularities. "A" has a family. This and his long service have something to do with his employers' leniency. Besides, the assurance has been made that the bank loses nothing, The loss has been fully covered. Meantime Goatfell is still trying to get over the jumps. MR. ARNOLDI'S NEW BILL. ;Puts in an Account to the Ontario Bank Board. Toronto despatch: Mr. Frank Arnoldi& K. C., has blued the direetute of tee v..- tario Bank for $700 for legal services rendered them following the collapse of the bank and the prosecution of the Pre- eiddent, Mr. G. Il, R. Cockburn. The direc- tors have been billed beth collectively :and. individually for the amount, and ;they have individually and collectively :.they the account, claiming that at filo time was Mr. Arnoldi retained by Mem 1:e any proceeding either personally GRAIN WAS IMPURE. Kemptviale; W. E. Sprague M. D., Belle- ville.; A. Wilson, Warkworth. Degree of B. Sc.—Len J. Gleeson, Kin- ston; A. A. Murphy, Portland, Degree of M. A.—George MoMzllan, Glenallan. Degree of B. A.—William Beggs, Hall- ville; 0. S. Dunham, Frankville; J. W. English, Miniico; F. J. Hughes, Guelph; T. R. Kerr, Port South; W. E. Kark- ppatrick, Bradford; Jessie Muir, Almonte I4va F. McConkey, Brockville; J. Gt Pomeroy, Kincardine. The new department of pedagogy at Queen's opened this morning. There were thirty students in attendance. The elates will •probably total forty when all arrive. WHERE IS DUGALD ROSS? Canadian Staying at London Hotel is Missing. London, Oet. 7.—Dugald Ross, de- scribed as a Canadian, staying at the Berkeley Hotel, London, has been ' iss ing for a week. Ho had resided at the hotel since September 9th and walk- ed out one day. Nothing has been heard of him sinee. All his luggage was left in his rooms. His bill was unasked dor. He was an enthusiastic motorist. He arrived at the Berkeley in a big motor oar and lived the life of a wealthy man. Toronto, Oca. 2.—A cablegram was re- ceived in Toronto yesterday morning from London, England, which has caused the friends of Mr. Dugald Ross, of Streetsville, some alarm. Yesterday evening Mr. William Walsh, of 125 Jameson avenue, manager of the Domoinion Express Company, telephoned the detective department and said it undoubtedly referred to -'his friend, Mr. Dugald Ross, of Streetsville, who is at present on a business trip in the old land. JOHN W. MORRIS KILLED. CHEAPER MAIL. NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS ARE PUT IN FORCE, The Half Ounce Unit Raised --The Starnp Will Now Carry Twice What It Dict Hitherto—Coupons for Stamps. Ottawa, Oct. 7.—The new postal regu- lations governing the transmission of first-class mail matter between Canada and Great Britain and most of the British colonies and foreign countries in the postal union, event into effect to -day. Perhaps the most important feature is raising of the unit of letter weight. from one-half to one ounce. Thus, instead of paying postage at the rate of two cents per half ounce on letters to addresses .in Great Britain, the rate now is two cents per ounce the same ' as prevails throughout; Canada. Similarly, in the ease of letters for foreign countries, the aboli- tion of the half -ounce unit means that letters weighing one ounce can now be mailed f+ c the same rate as has been charged pa eviously fee the half -ounce. Thus a letter addiessed to France or any other foreign European country now costs five cents per ounce, instead of five cents per half ounce, with three cents for each additional ounce, instead of five cents for each additional ounce. A two -ounce letter addressed to a for- eign country now costs eight cents for postage, whereas the former rate was twenty cents. An ounce letter can be mailed, as stated, for five cents in place of ten, and one weighing an ounce and a half costs eight cents, in place of fifteen cents at the rates formerly in force. Another advantage of the new postal scheme is the adoption of a system of coupons that may be exchanged in most foreign countries for stamps to be placed on letters intended for delivery in the Dominion. These coupons will shortly be issued by the Postoffice De- partment, with the requieito instructions to postmasters. The nee of the Can dins ons is to cover return postage. correspondent writing to Paris, for exam- ple, instead of enclosing n re c five - cent stamp for reply, may the latterose instead a six -cent coupon, being exchangeable in Paris for a five - cent stamp. THE LAKE SHORE. He Formerly Drove a 'Bus at Bowman- ville. Bowmanville despatch: John W. Mor- ris, formerly driver on Glover's 'bus line for many years, was killed near Gal- braith's crossing on the Grand Trunk Railway this afternoon by the passenger train leaving Toronto at 1.50. He had lately been employed as section man in Cantor's gang. This afternoon he was working at a culvert and had occasion to cross the track fox a shovel just an two trains were approaching in opposite directions. Morris evidently did not observe the train from the west, as he stood on the track watching the other train passing, and was struck by the en- gine and thrown on the side of the track. e lived about half an hoar after the •sc- ent. Morris was about 48 years of , and had lived in Bowmanville all his e. He leaves a wife and five children, CAPTURED AT DETROIT. ebec Authorities W ill Not Spend Money to Bring Criminals Back. Montreal, Oet 7.—Two of the most perste hold-up men that ever operat- in this Province are now being Held the Detroit police for the Montreal thorities, but because the Provincial thorities will not spend a few dollars to bring the men back they will be given their liberty. • Word has been received at police headquarters that Everest Leduc, alias Charles Hunter, and Paul Soley, alias Robert Stephens, -are under arrest at Detroit as the result of a request from Chief Carpenter. They are wanted Isere far highway robbery. Tho Attorney - General of the Province refuses to spend the money to bring the men back, and they will be liberate& SARNIA MAN KILLED. Forty Per Cent. of Wild Oats in Ship- ment of White Oats, Toronto, Oct. 7.—That steps should be taken to prevent the importation of grain containing noxious weed seeds into Ontario is the opinion of Mr. J. Loekie Wilson, Superintendent of Agricultural Societies, who has just returned from Port Arthur. Mr, Wilson took samples from bags of oats on one car on its way from Manitoba to Ontario. These sem- pies contained 40 per cent. of wild oats, besides 20 or 30 other noxious weed seed's. The grain had passed inspection and had been graded as No. 3 white oats. "Both the Ontario and Ottawa De- partments of Agriculture are trying to secure clean seed, and something should• be done to see that grain is properly fanned and cleaned before com- in(r into Ontario." is the opinion of Mr. Wilson. ,• • ;yy AN INDIAN MURDERED. Result of a Fight burin a Carouse at Vancouver. A Vancouver despatch: The Provincial police are investigating the murder of an Indian who was found with his head 'covered in the water near the logging camp of the Hastings mill, this city. It is stated he was murdered by white teen in a free fight, the result of a too liberal supply of whiskey. e a loon. De Lobel tied himself to the car and the Lepers .to the rigging. They passed several hours thus, look- ing out for a ship. When the Patani sighted them she lowered a boat and rescued them, after which the balloon again soared. It was subsequently se- cured off Aldeburgh. • - ne MINISTER'S WIFE MISSING. Mrs. H. A. Prescott, of Lisbon, Left Home a Week Ago. A Brockville despatch: Mrs. EL A: Prescott, wife of tan conga:gat:oile,i minister at Lisbon, has been miss- ing from her home since the middle of last week. She drove to Ogdens- burg and later crossed to Prescott on the ferry boat. There all trace of her ceases. The matter Inc been the subject of much discussion., and while there are many rumors afloat in the neighbor- hood, there is no satisfactory ex- planation xplanation of the affair. The couple have been married but a few mouths, and it is said their domestic rola- tions were not the happiest. Mrs. Prescott is about 19 years of age. Sixty- one Indictments in Insurance BABY FELL OFF TRAIN. Was Picked Up Near Almonte Unin- jured. Ottawa, Oct. 7—A woman on the Soo train on Saturday last discovered, when about a mile west of Almonte, that her little child, which had been wandering up and down the ear, was missing. A search was made through the train, but the babe could not be found. Then there was only one conclusionto come to: the child had fallen off the train and was possibly badly mangled, if not killed. The mother was frantic,- anticipating the worst. To her great joy it was found, on wiring from Arnprior, that the baby had been picked up all right, without a scratch at a point along the road where the Soo train travels about thirty miles per hour and was awaiting a claimant at Almonte, DEGREES AT QUEEN'S. Results of the September Examina- tions. Aingaton, Oot. 7. --•These degrees were announced at Queen's University this afternoon as the results of the Septem- ber supplemental examinations: Degree of D. D. C. M.—L. L. McCain - bridge and R. F. Nichblls, Kingston. Degree of B. Pied..- •'W..1. Kerry B. A., Sarnia; J. l3. Putman, Ottawa; E. J, Pound, Kingston; Tinian M. Iteynolds, Charles Nelson Crushed Between Cars at Regina, Regina, Sask., despatch: Charles Nelson, a C. P. R. yard foreman, while working en the Arcola switch yesterday coupling aches, gave the signal to the brakeman, but evidently got caught between the coaches when the train started to move. No one knew of the accident, and the engine was uncoupled and taken away, but imm.ediate�l. y after the car inspector found Nelson in a terribly crushed con- dition jammed between two coaches. The engine was immediately rushed back and Nelson removed, but life was extinct. He was 28 years of age, and has a brother in Regina. His parents reside in Sarnia. RAILWAY DISPUTE. One Farmef Sues .A.,,nother to Collect a Dollar a Load for Grravel Removed. et. Catharines, Oct. ;.—ek. cage involving of vrho tthe shores tat Lake Ontarionwas tried hero yes- terday a jury. afternoon a Mr. Jnusticbe e Mabee.igh urt Alesemader• T. Serves, a Grantham farmer, whose fruit farm borders on the south shore of Lake Ontario, as a tett ease, brought suit -against Frederick Stewart, =ether Grantham farm- er. for damages for e^'Yln•g sand and gravel from tine oboes of the lake, winch Serves. has been takenhis byi the ¢xubMa Srom Cho lake Shore for many years, mud at lefsrm,eis. who have farmer on 'the Lahore • to put a stop to it, claiming the me>aeevsl the Ken and gravel was inuring theist oroaertn, Ser- vos asked the court to eresrd ,him damages of a dollar a load for all the ararrnl Stewart had taken away. Judge Mabee said the case rested an the auestion es to who owned the tflere of Lake Ontario there, the Onown or Serra, and he reserved judgment. 'The chore et the point in question has receded very materially, and what was once Government beach ie now very mucic under water. In some instances, it ill claimed, lake shore farmers have deeds of pnooerty wttloh le now even beyond the water's edge. Arbitration Board Decides Against Grand Trunk. Montreal, Oct. 7.—An award has been rendered by' the Board of Arbitra- tion appointed to settle the differences between the GrandeTrunk and the Inter - colonial Railways, which is of great and far-reaching importance to the Intereol- onisi. The award whieh has now been ren- dered fully maintains the views ad- vanced by the Intercolonial, to the true meaning of the contract, and it has been decided that in entering into arrange- ments with any carriers other than the Intercolonial covering the traffic in question the Grande Trunk committed breeches of the agreement. 11-o .41. BIG ST Ea Over Nine Thousand Men Involved in Trouble. New Orleans, Oct. 7.—The levee strike, became serious last night, when 1,100 freight handlers of the Illinois Centra&.. Railroad Company announced they would handle no freight for the steamship linete now using the crews of the vessels to load cotton. The railroad announced that fifty guards will arrive here to- day, and that more are en route. The local steamship agents announced that within twenty-four hours they will begin loading cotton into a dozen vessels with non-union labor, thus defying the 8,000 cotton handlers now idle in sym- pathy with the locked -out crewmen. • Over 9,000 men are involved. e MONEY FOUND IN VALISE. Montreal Second -Hand Dealer Has to Forego a Bargain. Montreal, Oct 7.: Julius Miler, a sec- ond-hand dealer, bought a valise a few days ago from two men for $4. To -day the police visited his store asd laid claim to the valise on behalf of a young man named Holt, who claimed the goods were stolen from him. In a secret pocket of the valise Was found $2.500. Miller Will he forced to give up the vat!lise. MAN'S AFFECTIONS. Wife Cannot Recover for Their' - Alienation. Toronto despatch: The case of Mrs. Em- ma Weston -against Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Perry fpr alienating the affections of her hu band, Henry Weston. assumed farci- cal proportions before the ease had pro- needed far. At the opening of the trial Mr. T. N. Phelan succeeded in quashing' the claim for coinpensation, as the law does not allow a wife to sue for the alienation of her partner's affections.. Only mere man enjoys that privilege, the law apparently senting no value en the affections of the fickle male. *ab SIXTEEN HOURS THE LIMIT. Grand Trunk Will Compel Trainmen to Take a Rest,. Toronto Oct. 7.—In a circular issued to all trainmen, the Grand Trunk Rail, way insists that all train crews shall take their eight houre' rest after sixteen hours on the road. No man can be post- ed again until he has had a rest, and the penalty for neglecting these instructions le dismissal. The circular adimits of no misinterpretation, it being stated in one paragraph that rather than allow train- men to leave a station without sufficient .i rest the train should be taken off.