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Advertising l 1 | it Is as much a nocossity as any fl ather modorm comventence, t 3 ( {t I woo ce: VOL. 33, NO EEN _ SC shok PRESEN Kad also Places in Writing in the ta Lockport if one is Ever Quilt---First Cheap Power Offer was Never Signed by Power Company--Public Desite that Contract Offer of Cheap Pow- er be Published in Complete Form There hie heck contlderithle Buéette | \C Iuton in This eity sitice the: power canal coffe OH uesday In by | which the five Lock poet | ddvrectts of fhe: . Werte: tect monlously | ire wn egt mint the president and gee qr bitty, bou Look port mick Went calmly onsted fo redke way for erdtstders ns to what effect In likely to follow, ®» Fat as the pewep canal project mut the ofc power' to tds vity ate renpretively conerrnied, Auratgy | theo people | thore tie: not bear fig A logy time, in fand nluee the power eonmpany tro | [tt Intentons dn oo the Stite termctiture fast spring. any bellef that the controlling futetostrt pure gosed to Lulld ao power conal west of this elty, ; te ~ tremendots | fight which othe power compimy trlueness hit control uf tho chuitor put up duo the leglelatu®e fast spriugs in fight defeated in the fig» cermuly - beens s of the. there as the popresoutative | from | the. firs} dstrfeb bt which Is this elty, of an ass who was watehfal strong in his detormatastion to protect the In- teresins of thie people of Lockport and of theo towist adfreent In the power eauat charter, and having a sufdelent intense ns t member of the two«thinrds neority oud with thie fepialative lead» eps too combat the effort« of | Hey eeppotitGon | was on eyvidetiee of bout faith toward this elty and the ownem of the power vlhoter * Yome wus how gee this who at that; thi bltt fly opposed the efforts thai were made to prevent the extension of Hi pater frenetrise Ii ordep that eeit toin men enttalde might have a gueit. obbidied free: from the Stata wiih to and trade among the eapdtatisto (Gover there should come a time when imigtit be n demand for power which might mate the use of the mtatt foanedally fensabte, Whye facet that at Oiat thames the men whe oro tredug too get the grant xe tendost by the Htate: for it Indefinite petiad refused to muke as it condl« jar for the withdrawal of Lockport op» pesttiore to much extension the agrees wevt fit the propoged hew that when Intl. If eves, the eaual uthorltiged whater the proposed fiw shotld he bullt, to | this oclty and | that | powe# dee yotepc d from such should be fet cratust ut this efty, wir dn dtacif evi« denee that thore war no Intent fo ever nud it satrep to Lockport, event dt there come fo Hine when i canal could Ire huflt with prefit mnywhere. These things ate phiner now to some of Hiner: who were bitterly comlotan« atory of the efforts which the Journal jott forth din support of the fight made by Pdrecters Ifickey aud Bubecock and Accemtbds mom 'Phompsou to guard ansi presorve the rights of Lockport so far $ ANOTHER OF FER OF CHEAP POWER wmstsont enc (lt as cheaply fs ft is or evep will be at LOCKPORT, N. Y., The Weather: For Western New York- Part- ly cloudy tonight. Friday fair with rising tem- seratures, . , .> THURSDAY, OCTOBER ONE CENT. I . simar once power that is actually as cheap as it is lesigned to appear. One of the men very largely inter- ssted and wlio has seen and knows what the eontract offered as a trade for A thr tolease from the Luther contracts Offet Agreement to Build Cant] | consists of, agrees with the desire that - has been expressed before that the con- raets be given out for publication so may have an opoprtunity to see and examine the conditions offered in ex- change for the surrender of the last me - thine were believed mich. nn s anm eon ann throwing off of the pretence thit \ there Is a design to build a power cin to this cfty. ;- Moo far as the qnestlion -of cheap | power ds concerned, and this ds othe { warexstion which ds deemed among bus | {iness mer genetully as the ofice uf mote idrupeottance thin diy other at this tir, there ds yet it possibiliiy that Lockport Uag in claim through the individual i whares helt by Lockport people, which I may - result In the bringing of chean; E power by. transinigston,. When tie Luther contracts were ohne tered Into: there were besides Luther as one party to the contracts. the power company as a copporation mal the in- dividust stocttholdets as a third party. tu order to clear the titte to the rigiit muller the Luther comniracts® it Is Hecese sary, lt is claimed, for the individusl stockholders to sign off, Because -of - this - condiGon, | white Lovkport has to representaiion on the | bourd uf the intrests are yeti : «marded In a very slight degrees, andiBUFFAL“ vet stigiat as is this efaim on the cor-| Aderation -of - the - Hnanelat | duterests| gow m control, it ts enough, in “mi CHEER UP ! Organ Gets Inspiration From a Bunch of Dashss A fow persons have noticed that the fear old \Organ-of-Itself\ is awfully fustrated these days, but In view of the facl that some newspaper edilors never - make - mistakes the following ftom the esteemed Union- of Wel- nesdiy, (editorial page, first colum1, top), is somewhat inexplicable: \Fop Aldrman-At-LArg@- -----= \Cheer up' even if the poet does in- that 'the saddest days are here'\ What do those dashes mean in the ticket at the head of the Union- wpition of good lawyers, to hold the to otpany to (ts ovighual | promise twing power to this clty and distrtbuce | | Albany, Oct. 12.-The state entimer- the point of its actual generation (Sr-{anon bureau announced the popula- iny where elsac. i tlon of the city of Buffalo as shown by wome time ago n contract was fife-“he recent cnumeration. The popula- anted by the duterests now in eontrol| fon as actually enumerated was 376, in which a prfce of $28 a horsge-power' 915, but from this total there have was named to the Lockport Gas &) been deducted 1,281 inmates of the sterile Light Company or any other state and county institutions situated tirge cousumarn, with a price of $16 at: m the 19th, 20th, 24th and 25th wards the - transformer station | promised as | of the city, credited cither to the towns socil as the Lockport men released Vie; of Bric county or to other counties. ompiny - fully | from - the obligation.} Thore huve been added 954 inmates mid to still exist umter the Luther con- | of institutions who at the time of tacts. : their admission were residents of Buf- Tuat couttact was signel by the | fato city. These deductions and addi- that every person interested properly | ediforicl eolumn. There is but one inlace in the ticket where the name of 'the candidate has slipped away from the memory of \ye editor.\ And then what means the advices which follows just below? Is the ed- itor trying to cheer up, or is he urging the nameless candidate to cheer up- or, is he advising the general public to ' cheer up. Aud what is there in a bunch of dashes in place of a name that is ex- pected to have such a cheering effect. The 'saddest days' of 'which \the post\ and the \organ' write are going o be mare sad for at least one of them, apparently, unless something happens in connection with those dashes to \cheer it. What can it be? BOOTH CASE IS _ STILL ON TRIAL In U. S. Court in this city the case of the government against Franklin Booth af Rochester, charged with use of the mails to obtain goods from manufact- slender thread of claim Lockport hasltm-ers by m a chatter and contracts which at |The government's side of the case is to promise ; still being presented by Assistant TU. &. 1District Attorney S. Wallace Demp- | Gus & Hlectrte Light Com- dong give a total population for the pany, but It was never, {t is claimed, ; City of 376.618, an increase of 24,2831 by the Nagar Lockport &: OVT the total shown by the United Power Company. It has b‘wu‘s‘futfis census of 1960, alleged fraud, is still on trial. sey. The evidence today was mostly from manufacturers of this and other states who 'bit\ on Booth's alluring pro‘pu- sitions and who testified principally to the correspondence between them and Bojth, the correspondence being pre- seented in evidence to show that Booth by using misleading letter-heads and otherwise deceived the manufacturers into - shipping him merchandise on credit. Booth, who is a smooth young mar about 30 years of age, is apparently the most unconcerned man in court. Te listens attentively to the testimony but bears a nonchalent air even when {the evidence against him is strongest. l 'Tisn't safe to be a day without Dr. Thomas' Relectric Oil in the house. Never can tell what moment an acci- dent is going to happen. HAS GROWN IX BUT LITTLE GREATER RATIO THAN THIS CITY Promising Conditions in Town of Pendleton The Republicanticket in the town of Tendleton this fall is the strongest that has been put in the field there in years. The candidate for supervisor, Mr. Ellis, who is practicaly certain of defeating Jacob Snell, has- some running mates on the Republican ticket who are ad- ding great strength to the ticket Burt N. Thompson for town clerk and Wm. F. Linderman for highway com- missioner give promise of making as fine a run as Mr. Ellis in the Novem- ber clection. Things political look rosy from a Republican standpoint in Pen- dieta this fall. intimated that one of the reasons for: the seten of Tuesday was the desire LBSKPURT HQME to obtgin officers who would do the niiding of the powep company inter-, cats, the Lockport president and , retary having refused to sign In ac-} cord with the orders of the Ananclat. eouttol, U another contract was prosented for the | slemutures of the Lockport Stockhold-l ts In the power company. 'This soft- | trols the Home companies of Lockport, tract promises not only $16 horse-pow- | North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls and ge to the consumers who wil take it i} some country Imes in the county, have turge blocks and pay for the transmis= | pecontly denied in Niagara Falls news- COMPANY MAY HAVE A TRAFFIC AGREEMENT. to. _ It Is stated today that on Wednesday | The officers of the Niagara County tentire Niagara County Home company | iTome Telephone Company, which con- | had also gone into the new company. GOOD TEMPLAR MEETING. t The Good Templars of Lockport city 'the Munish public markets ston to hls factory, if the obligations| papers that the Niagara County wy; pold an open meeting at/their luvolved in the Luther contracts 416) company or any of its branches Were joage rooms Friday night atcs o’yclock {leased, but It also eontaing a written | included in the independent telephone} oot 13, 1905. An interestin program promise to the effect that it ever undet | consolidation effected | last - week - at , wi‘ll. b: viva: consisting of fecit'ttionls the charter under which the Loekport I Rochesler, with a nimmense capitaii- ' n ' h , 3. company was organized a power candl | zation, under the name of the Tnited is It lay dn their powep to do sto, M bullt It will be constructed to this| states Independent Telephone Com- If the power charter ds pot validivity. . i pany. thero br ove way to keep it so nad that {t is understood that the contract will atv. Finucane, president of 'the new ta fo conthiue worl on the ditch west Ge signed by the gas company and In‘tmnsolmmod company, however, gave of thhs now sufffclent degree to fils powep company, but it is doubt} sut a statement in Rochester Wednes- votrvluee the courts [f) the question ful If It will be signed by the m-lglnnliquy afternoon in which he asserted ations that the work In belog done fa trustces for the business men who rep- | that the ockport and Niagara Falyis ood falth. IL thete ds the remotest irusv nt the Lockport stoclke untill such Home companies are included in purpuse on the part of the controllfur ; ime as the terms of the propssed con- 'big mergor. He said in part: trtcrests to ever build if power eanal | tract made it plain that power will ac-} TOur company and the companies it to the optidon of people who have | tually be cheap to the ii; represented by our directors own, con- disentourd this phase of the situation short until it is made to appear thatitml or have traffic agreements. with that work will be continued, and, en the small consumer as well as the one' independent telephone systems in Kan- the conMary. the eessatton of work who can buy in big blocks will be able} sas City, &t. Louls, Louisville, Indian- MM oftiii« elty will be received as the {to get a continuous 24-lour service of apolis, Columbus, Toledo anZI Cleve- ° * y lami, O.; Pittsburg, Rochester, James- G S : ¥ \p 6 r © town, Bergen, Brockport, Canandai- ~’ 19 | R REDERIBK R‘ GREEN ls gua, Syracuse, Romg, Utica, Herkimer, - Watertown, Oswego, Albion, Medina, “mm-[EB flN | Lockport and Niagara Falls, in the lR Y-FIVE COUNTS State of New York. We have also a jtmflic agreement with independent , conn {lines by which the subscribers to our The United States grant Jury which priating and abstracting the funds of system may talk in adidtion to the harm: hfe sli thie ft with the | the wrecked bant, making false re- ham-es I have named, with Philadelphii term of Federal court at th'J‘lthtgtlix-u: £10 Nutlonal curreney comp- | Ema AIS-fluth'e shall have our own Poderal w oelhe a wea S Net, te. . {trumk line through from theewest to a Emmi fi\:fj“:f“tl “hiya (T “5 this ‘Tt‘f kl “(wet-n vant)‘W at liberty under bail in' Albany within one year.\ l in & Af : a thit (veen will be brought t> port Flome Telephone Company today Froderick 1h (Oreen, eashfeg of the m4 this city and arraigned to plead to the; stated that eh had no knowledge of fi’mvl Frodonlts Natlionat bards The heed fadietmont before Judgo Hazel 1h‘lrluykn‘lwthpr or not the Lock ort' Hem: dictmont contains $50 commts aghast] morning,. t Company had been iilcludég in the biz; Green.. charging: Idnm with imisippres 'The grand Jury Is still In sosston. | merger, but believed that if it had tn; the | tmusic and an address by the Rev. J. J. Johnston of this city. The public are cordially invited. Deputy Sheriff Killed. Cumberland, Md., Oct, 1%.-Thomas Hardy, deputy sheriff and an officer of ibe Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was shot and killed, near Brunswick, by a wain rider. Hardy was watching for suspicious characters on their way to the Hagerstown fair. Hardy attempt ed to board a box car in which he saw two men when he was shot. A white ran was arrested, but he avowed his innocence. 'Then search was made for a colored man, and John Thomas Col son of Kentucky was arrested, Stoessel and Fock Cashiered. St. Petersburg, Oct, 12.-According to a newspaper here, General Stoessel, who surrendered Port Arthur; Major General Fock, who had command of the advanced works, and Major Gen- eral Reiss, Stoessel's chief of staff, have been cashierged from the army. Run to Train Caused His Death. Utica, Oct. 12-Upon his return home after hurrying to meet a train A. Jay Hatheway, aged 64 years, a leading resident of Oriskany Falls, was token suddenly ill and died in a short time, f wisoom or ria CIAL LEGISLATION Advocates the issuing of a Heavi- ly Taxed Bank Note to be Available in Times of - _ Great Money Demand Washington, Oct. 12.-There pro vailed in the important speeches be- fore the American Bankers' associa- tion convention here yesterday the sentiment that financial legislation is réecessaty; Thirty-three hiindred banle ers applauded Secretary Shaw to the échd when he lengthy 'ad- dress the burden of which was a pan- orama of the prosperity of the country contrasted with a monetary system which is inflexible and liable thereby to bring disaster at any crucial time. Frank A. Vanderlip of the National City bank of New York, former assist- ant secretary of the treasury, saw the same prosperity, and he also saw dan- gors ahcad. Secretary Shaw suggested a remedy --a hcavily taxed national bank note currency which would be drawn forth at times of unusual demand for money rad by rcason of the tax be retired immediately upon changed conditions. Mr. Vanderlip had no advice to offer. Mr. Ridgely, comptroller of the cur- renay. pointed out the necessity of changed methods in some respects in the government's supervision of na donal banks, President Swinney of the association coviewed its growth and development 'or the year. - President Roosevelt was applauded and thanked for his success- ful efforts in making peace between Japan and Russia, * The presidont received the bankers and the ladies accompanying them at the White House. There was music aud floral decorations but no speeches. 'The president shook the hands _ of every one of the visitors and extended his warmest greeting, The New York delegation elected E. C. Eldredge of Oswego a member of the nomiv= *~ anm-mitian n as Germany's Meat Famine, Berlin, Oct. 12.-There is much evi- dence to show that Germany's meat famine is growing worse. Reports from all parts of the country make mention of the measures that are be- ing taken to abate the famine. At Eisenach it was decided to establish regular rates by the markets, and in rabbit stalls have been opened. Since horse- flesh has risen in price and dog flesh is no longer obtainable, several mu- nicipalities began the buying of car- loads of sea fish at the coast towns and selling them at cost to citizens. This expedient was first adopted at Solingen, but has now spread to vari nus Westphalian cities, to Posen and oven to Bavarian towns. -- BATAVIA LAWYER? I$ DISBARRED Rochester Oct. 12. - The appelate division of the supreme court, fourth department, sitting in this city, handed down a decision disbarring Arthur E Clark, a prominent Batavia attorney and a member of a well known West ern New York family. He acted as attorney in a large number of cases brought against telephone companies to recover damages for setting poles on private property and it was in this connection that proceedings for his disbarment were started. The court removes him from the office of at torney and counsellor at law, he is pro- hibited from practicing in the courts of this state gud his name is ordered stricken from the roll of attorneys and counseflors. Binghamton, Oct, 1%. - At an . ad- iourned meeting of the common council of this city. last evening charges were preferred against Re- enrder Watson H. Roberts and the souncil was asked to remove him un- der power to perfotm such an act con- ferred on that body by the city char- ter. The charges specify five definite al- leged acts of misconduct and neglect % to perform his official duties because of intoxication. the dates of these al- leged acts ranging from March 28 to last Friday. Three of these acts were alleged to have been committed about a week ago. The complaint also contains general charges that the recorder has at fre quent intervals during the past two years presided over the city criminal court while in an intoxicated condition. A hearing on the charges was set for Thursday evening, Oct. 19. Recorder Roberts is a Republican, sppointed three years ago by Repub. lican, common council, several mem- bers of which still sit in the present ecuncii which will have to decide this case. wn LOCATED BUT NOT ARRESTED Middictown,\ Oct. 12.-Although no frrests bave been made in the Olney murder case officers who are working on the affair say they believe the guilty persons have been located. Mrs. ingerick, who was assaulted at the time of the murder of her daughter and the Olney brcthars, is improving. She is carefully guarded at the city hospital ond is not eyen allowed to talk with her children. She has not yet been told of the murder of her daughter and ike Olncy brothers. \MASTEX WILL PLAY THE GAME Will Mest Lockport) High Next ‘ Wetunesday$ cAME WAS CANCELLED A Few DAYS AGO BY ORDER OF PROF. FOSDECKk-LOCKPORT HIGH GETS A DATE WITH SY- RACUSE HIGH. Park - High school's football team of Buffalo signed for a game at this city with Lockport High school's team. The next day the game was cancelled by Masen Park on orders from Principal Fosdick. This morning Manager Stagg of the Masten Park team notified Manager Smith of 'he local school team that at a meeting af the Masten Park school athletic council Wednesday evening it was de- vided to play the proposed game with Lockport High school in this city and the date for the big game has been set for next Wednesday tfternoon. Another big game has been secured for the Lockport High school football team. Syracuse High school's team will play the Lockport High school team here on Thanksgiving day. The Syracuse school baseball team was one of the two teams that broke Lockport fiigh’s long list of victories on the dia- mond last year and they hope to dupli- cate the trick at football. Other sporting news on Sixth Page. ELIMINATE FOOT- New Haven, Conn., Oct. 12%.-Wal ter Camp, Yale's general athletic ad- viger, gave out this statement in re- gard to the conference of the represent atives of Yale, Harvard and Princeton with President - Roosevelt - Monday, which was held to consider reforms in the game of football: \At a meeting with the president of the United States it was agreed that we consider an hon- ovable obligation exists to carry out in letter and in spirit the rules of the game of football relating to roughness, holding and foul play, and the active coaches of our universities being pres- ent with us pledged themselves to so regard it and to do their utmost to carry out that obligation.\ Last week - Masten Blood Poison From Hand Shaking. Hopkinsville, Ky., Oct, 1%-G, L. Campbell, the Republican nominee for gounty clerk, is suffering from a se vere case of blood poisoning in the right hand as the result of the numer- ous handshakes he has given during the last few days. His condition is serious. Mr. Campbell wore a ring which was responsible for the trouble. Shaking hands with hundreds of peo- ple caused an abrasion, which grew worse with each handshake. Clive: Waived Extradition. Baltimore, Oct. 12. - Edwin Clive, alias Jardine, arrested here on Mon- day on a charge of larceny of money and jewels valued at $1,000 from an English lady, agreed to accompany a G@etective to Canada without extradi- tion papers, Director of Oneida Railway. Utica Oct. 12.-William K. Vander Pilt, Jr., has been elected a director of the Onsida (electric) Railway com- lev cree cee a VALID OTHERCHARGES WILL NOT HOLD Dupeste 1 Opinion - Advanced in Reply to Bemurrer of Packers to the Indictments Charging Conspiracy Chicago, Oct. 12.-The fiearing' of arguments on the demurrers to the in- . dictments returned by the federal grand jury against five big packing concerns and 17 of their employes, was closed yesterday, and if Judge Hum- phrey, before whom the arguments have been made, retains his present impression of the case, one-half of the indictments charging the packers with conspiracy in restraint of trade, will be sustained and the remaining counts overruled. _. When it was announced that the case had been closed, Judge Humphrey said: R \As it now looks to the court, the cad numbered counts are sufficient and the even numbered counts insufficient. There may be a change in my mind before I give my decision.\ The odd numbered indictments charge conspiracy among the defend- ants in restraint of trade. The even numbered counts charge a monopoly. The first count in the indictment is rot to be considered in the decision of Judge Humphrey, as to this count the packers are to plead not guilty and go to trial immediately. HOSPITAL LICENSES REFUSED. Proposed Incorporators Asked to Unite In One New Corporation,. Albany, Oct. 1%.-The state board of charities declined to approve cer- tificates of incorporation requested by five organizations in which they pro- pose to operate hospitals on the lower Fast side in New York city, on the ground that while that district needs more hospitals, the incorporation of so many would lead to confusion,. The proposed incorporators are asked to confer with a view toward ex- tending the facilities of hospitals op- crating on the lower East side, or to- ward uniting in one new hospital cor- poration. The hospitals seeking the board's approval are the \The Beth Jacob Joseph Hospital,\ \Carmel Hospital and Dispensary,\ \Hast Side Hospital Association,\ \St. Gregory's Free Emergency Accident Hospital and Ambulance station,\ and ~ the \Zion Hospital Association.\ . The board approved the following incorporations: St. Joseph's hospital, Far Rockaway, Willing Helpers' Home for Women and Jewish hospital for Deformities and Joint Diseases of New York, and disapproved the incorporation of the Independent Educational society for Italian children of New York A If cense was granted to the Schenectady Day Nursery Dispensary, ena cme » ASKED POLICE TO ARREST HIM Chicago, Oct.\ 12.-Louis Davis, who says he ombezzled a large amount of money from a firm in Rochester, N. Y., entered the Desplaines-street-police station here last night and asked to be taken into custody. Davis says he was employed as manager by the As- kine and Marine company, 501 Cox building, Rochester, and left there four months age to escape arrest on ac- count of his accounts being short a iarge amount of money. Davis is 55 years old and says he is anxious to re- turn to Rochester and stand trial, He is married and has a wife and three daughters living at 41 Savannah street, fHochester. A desire to seo his family again is the reason given by him for his surrender. The Rochester police department has been asked if Davis is wantea there,. ' To Whom it May Concern Alt bills due the Lockport Cold Stor- age Co. payable to Neudecker & Fin- ley, Lockport Cold Storage Co. 10-11-43t Bullheads Fancy fresh caught bullheads, white fish and trout. Oysters, | standards, mediums and selects, wholesale and re- tail. BRANDT'S MARKET, , 16 Locust Street. ~ ~
