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4" GENERAL FIHAIICIAL NEWS FOB INVESTORS Conceded That 2 Per Cent Dividend on United States Common Will Be Maintained at Meeting Last C4f Tuesday of This Month, MAIN INTEREST IN ORDERS SAID TO BE ENCOURAGING Corporation's Plants Reported to Be Running at 55 Per Cent of Capacity Shaw Syndicate After Montreal Power Company. Sp it Dispatch to The Inter Oeeaa. NEW YORK. July 13. Director or the Vnlted States Steel corporation will meet on the last Toes day of this month consider the dividends on the preferred and common lock and to receive the report of earnings for the quarter ended June M.

There la lit the mystery, apparently, concerning the doings of the directors on that date. That the dividend will be maintained at the rate or per cent per annum on the common stock is an accepted fact, and, of course, there is no question whatever about the preferred stock. So far as estimates go, the earning for the second quarter are presumably a little better than the predictions made at the beginning of April, when the outlook was neither clear nor encouraging. No comparison can be made with the figures of last year, for many obvious reasons. Really the most interesting point of the statement will be the unfilled orders on hand, which are said to be encouraging.

It was reported today that (he Steel corporation was running, at about 5 per cent of its maximum capacity. Seek Montreal Power Caatrol. Headed by Leslie M. Shaw, formerly Secretary of the Treasury, an American syndicate, with. $40,000,000 capital, is said to be negotiating for the control of the Montreal Power company of Montreal.

Much Interest is manifested at the moment In the propaganda of the railroads that freight rates be Increased. This question was raised two or three months ago, and then dropped temporarily. At that time there was a protest from shippers. Just as there is at the present time, but stockholders and outsiders also are anxiously waiting to see what the result will be. Those speculatively Interested are concerned with the problem as to whether an actual advance In freight rates will mean a corresponding Increase in earnings.

They figure that higher rates may mean a reduction temporarily In the volume of trade. It is all Important from, the point of view of the stock and market prices. On the basis Its -own 'reports, hich are the fullest poalirked -any large railroad, the Denver Rio Craaae appears to have earned in the fiscal fear Just ended the full 5 per cent or Its preferred stock and a surplus of S930.919 more than this balance, amounting to 2.45 per cent on $38,000,000 common stock. Net results have been reported to the end of May and gross for the whole year. OIsmsbc Mate Kates Said.

The venders the Diamond Match company's $2,090,000 6 per rent short term notes announce that-almost the entire Issue has been sold. The ta0.009 on year an 000 two year lots were disposed of a day after they were Offered to the The first half of the current year chows gross ales to hare exceeded those of the corresponding period of 1907. Profits will at least equal those of a year ago. They are believed to be more than $1,000,060. A Pittsburg special says when the Home-stead steel works started.

Sunday night forty-cifchl out of sixty open" hearth plants were roaulng. The, sail, closed for some time, will start double turn Wednesday, while the 16-lnch mitt-will-start double turn on Tuesday. Many employes -are being taken back In the various departments. Books of the American Steel Foundries company close July 15 for the transfer of the common and preferred stock and the deposit certificates issued by the Guaranty Trust compar-y la accordance with the plan of re-orga iation approved by the stockholders. iAarrinii Tare-ad Dlvldead.

It can be stated upon high authority that the American Thread company earned a dividend upon its common stock for the year ended March 31 last. The common-stock, of which $4,200,000 Is Issued. Is understood to be owned entirely by the English Sewing Cotton company. Just what the earnings for the last hsohl year bare been Is not known. The company issued no financial statement for 1H06-7, although this was one of Its best years for earnings, and from present indications it will not be issued this year, although the company's directors have not yet passed upon the matter.

The. shipments of the United States Rubber company in June aggregated a total equivalent to SO per cent of what they were in the corrt spondlng month of last year. This is the best showing the company has HEALTH 1M me. Me he's aaawera to eorreapaad. aala asear la Tha Dally' later uetaa Taeedaya aad Tharadaya aad la tae IVeaas'i masraslne each Saa day.

If a peneaal reply Is desired, ataaaeed aad eelf-addreaaed cave-lope saaat be seat. Addle Hyde Park: Ton certainly can as princess cream as often and whenever yon like. It is especially good to rub over your face Immediately upon coming In from being out in the sun and wind. Rub a little of the cream lightly over your aco; do not massage It tit. Let it remain on for half nn hour If possible, then jrlpo 1t off and wash if you like, though it is really much better not to wash for an hour after coming tn.

Princess cream is prepared especially for Just such purposes, and yon need not hesitate to use It. It cannot possibly do any harm and Is wonderfully beneficial and refreshing to the most delicate skin. I have never had any complaint from any of my readers in regard to the cream aad all have written mo of its great benefit. I am very sorry I cannot print tha formula for you. hat owing to lack of pace in the columns of the paper it cannot be printed.

If yon will please send me a stamped aad, addressed envelope I will gladly send It tayou Trained Nurse, Chicago: I have never eea ouch a fine, soft, cleansing cold cream as princess creim Is; and all who have tried this cream are- perfectly charmed with ft. It enters the pores of the face, keeping then thoroughly cleansed, nod your face will soon be soft and smooth after using it. Before washing one's face with soap and water, it li a good plan to rub on some princess coeam ana 4i sumo jar iweniy annates nnjthen scrub the face thoroughly la warm water, with bristle complexion brush and cJtstile soap; rinse in lots of cold water. This in a splendid way to heal blackheads, as the prtpcess cream eaters the pores, softening up ne secretions which form Into biack-seads. jaad the bristle brash scrubs them ut.

After doing this for time yon will have more blackheads. In fact, the great secret ta getting rid of them Is In having ths face made during the current depression. At on time shipments were down toaroond 50 per cent of normal. Basks Below lleaerw-e- There were eight banks' reporting less than 23 per cent reserve la Saturday's statement, six national and two state. This compares with eight banks below the required reserve la the preceding week, twenty-two In the week ended July li, 1907.

eighteen In the corresponding week of i ISO. seventeen in 1903. fourteen la 1904, twenty-five In 1903. sixteen in 1902, nod sixteen in 1901; The total deficit of these eight -banks was $439,425. so that If they all had the 25 per cent reserve required the surplus of $47,01.250 would- be Increased by that amount to $47,492,673.

The deficit In the week coded July 13. 1107, was J. L. OKLAHOMA BEGINS SUITS IN FIGHT ON STANDARD OIL Attorney General Aaka That Prairie Gas Cosaaaay Ilellaaalaa Iloldlanra la Esitera Coaattee. Special Dispatch to TIM Inter Ocean.

GUTHRIE; Ok. July 13. Attorney General West. In hit fight on Standard Oil. Initiated a new move today, when suit was filed, asking an order of court compelling the Prairie Oil and Oas company to relinquish Its entire holdings of oil lands; leases, and wells In the.

eastern counties' traversed by the company's pipe line. t- It is the contention of the state that the Prairie Oil and Oas company holda landa in the state in violation of the laws, as being a common carrier, and therefore a oublic service corporation, and only permitted to own soch lands as are necessary in the operation of Us public service. The Prairie company is charged with discriminatory rates on the transportation of oil. which have resulted In the radical monopolization- of the Industry In the oil pror ducing counties, and the state prays. If the restraint of the company asked for does not relieve the independent producers, that receivers be appointed for the company.

SCHWAB SEES IMPROVEMENT IN STEEL TRADE CONDITIONS Looks for Gradaal Bettersaeat Says Iatcraattaaal Caaaalae Was Sat Par-, poee af Trip Abroad. Special DMpatch ta The Inter Ocean. NEW YORK. July IS. Steel conditions look better, according to Charles M.

Schwab, who returned Saturday from Europe, where he went in the interests of the Bethlehem Steel corporation. In discussing the sub ject he said: "The outlook is more encouraging than It lias been at any time aiace the depression started. I look for gradual but no sensational upturn. The reports I get from the Bethlehem Steel -corporation are encouraging and show Improvement over the last ten days or two weeks. I do not anticipate any changes la steel prices In th near future.

"There is no truth in the report that my trip abroad was identified in any way with the formation of an international steel company." STARTS A $1,000,000 SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD -HEADS Flalatirr Alleaee That He ilaa La rare Aaomt lalsa for Harekuu Ikf Hold I airs af Own a It. Walsh. Suit for $1,000,000. said to be the largest ever filed in the Municipal court of Chicago, was begun yesterday against the Lake Shore a Michigan Southern Railway company, Chicago. Indiana a Southern Railroad company.

Rock Island company, Robert M-tther. Charles W. Hotchklss. and William C. Brown.

The suit was brought by William Armstrong for services, alleged in the declaration to have been performed by Armstrong for this, defendants Jn the--purchase of former, holdings of John S. Walsh. WAGE AGREEMENT IS REACHE-Q. Tea Taaaaaaa Iraa Worker Aeeeat Per Teat Cat Will Retara to Work. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean.

-YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 13. A settlement affecting 10,900 men in Pennsylvania, Ohio. Wisconsin. Michigan. Missouri, and Illinois was reached at Detroit Saturday night between the Western Bar Iron association and the Amalgamated asaociatioa of Iron.

Steel and Tin Workers and the wage scale signed for the year ending June SO. 1909. By it terms the puddlera are given a cut of about 8 per cent in wages and the Ante hers an average reduction of about 2 per cent. Work will be resumed in the mills following the settlement. SHAW WANTS CORPORATIONS.

'rain syadleate Which Xearatlatra for C'aatrol af Caaadlaa ttllltles. MONTREAL. July An American syndicate, with $40,000,009 capital, headed by Leslie M. Shaw, formerly Secretary of the Treasury, is negotiating for control of the Montreal Power company, with the intention of subsequently gaining control of a number of other Canadian public service corporations. The syndicate is known as the Canadian Public Service corporation.

DIES DURING BALL GAME Catcher Straek Over Heart Falls Dead aa the Dlaaaead. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. ROCKFORD, July 13. While catching In a baseball game. Prank Howard of Harvard.

111., was hit over the heart by a swiftly pitched ball yesterday and instantly killed. He was IS years old. AND BEAUTY HINTS. BY MIIE. HEBE.

and pores thoroughly cleansed. Cold water Is most excellent for the face keeping the flesh firm aad the skin In good condition. Ollie Ton will have no trouble in overcoming the oltycondillon of your skin if you will bathe in warm borax water using Bkin-elean-o-as substitute for soap. Ths latter is very apt to make the skin shiny. Tou must also massage your face with a fins white flannel until you can feel a sort of prickly sensation, then apply skin tonic with a sponge, aad with your finger.

Uds pat the flesh until dry. Massaging with flannel creates an electricity which is very bene-, ficial to the skin, and- the tonie Increases circulation, which will absorb the natural oil of the skin, causing the latter to be firm and healthy. Have the water you wash your face in at night quite warm, if It Is not oft, dissolve a tablespoonf ul of powdered borax tn It and scrub with skln-clean-o. putting it on your cloth or brush Just as yon would soap, then rinse it as carefully off as you would soap. Dry with gentle friction.

Mrs. John 8., Atlantic. Iowa: I am sure there must be some one In your home town who can' remove the moles from your face by electricity. I have suggested the use of caustic stick for such purposes, bnt it really Is not safe and should not be done only under the directions of a physician, as a person is very apt to cause a bad sore from Its use, and an ngly scar would remain, which would be as disfiguring as the mole. If you can have them removed by electricity by some one who thoroughly understands the work you need not feel the slightest hesitancy In having the work done.

If you have no one In your city who does such work you can surely find an expert operator tn Omaha, which quite near your homo. Anrella. South Chicago: Tou need bleach cream so remove those brown spots from your face. I would also suggest you taken reliable ltver regulator one a week for several months. Ink Quantities of water all during the day aad two glasses before retiring and the first thing upon arising.

Wash your facs ta quits warm water with a saUd, THE INTER TUESDAIL. MORNING, JULY 14, 1908. WILLftSK COM MISSIOII TO AID lllDEPEIIDEIiTS Clinton Sugar Refinery and Others Plan Appeal to Body Against -Central Freight Association for Alleged Rate Discrimination. RAILROAD GROSS EARNINGS FOR JUNE SHOW A DECREASE New York Manufacturers' Association Asks Assistance in Fight to Prevent 10 Per Cent Increase in Freight Rates Threatened. Complaint to the interstate commerce commission against the Central Freight association for an alleged discrimination In favor of the Corn Products company la threatened by the Western Glucose company, the Clinton Sugar Refinery, and J.

C. Hubln-ger. independent competitors of the Cora Products company. The latter corporation Is supposed ta represent the so called glucose trust ehd has), it la claimed, succeeded In association not to make a reduction of i cents per luO pounds from Mlsskaatppl river territory and from Chicago to the seaboard. The complainants declare that the Corn Products company ta thua enabled to continue Its monopoly of the business at the seaboard and for export.

ladepeadeate Caaaat t'sapele. The Independent manufacturers, with their plants In the West, are unable to compete with the trust at the present cost of transporting their products. The Corn Products company has a largo elevator at Buffalo in which Its grata can bo stored during the period in which lake navigation la closed. This enables the company to always have the benefit of lake and rail grain rates from the West to the seaboard, where ita product is manufactured for export and for the Eastern markets. As a result the company hips little or no glucose from Chicago to the middle West.

The rate adjustment la suett, it Is asserted, that the grain cannot bo manufactured into glucose in the middle West by independent companies, and the products shipped to the Cast, in competition with that manufactured by the Corn Products company, in New Jersey. Hallroad Earslass Decrease. Total gross earnings of all railroads In the United States reporting for the four weeks of June are $31,192,675. showing a decrease of 17.4 per cent, compared with the same period last year. Most of the roads reporting are in the South and Southwest.

For the four weeks of May these roads reported a loss of 23.7 per cent. Grow earn- lna. Hum. Den-ease. P.

C. June, four Ui.7Z4.i!t 17 4 My. four w-vrki tt.l'U.Sl.'t R. W. Day.

chief engineer for the St. Paul road for the mountain division, states tha. the St. Paul on the new extension broke all American records In tunnel work, when during May 538 feet of extremely hard work was completed la the big bore under the summit of the Bitter Roots. The tunnel is now 2.432 feet long, and Mr.

Day states that it will be completed by March of next year. Maaele Kxieaalaa Sarveyed. A survey of the route for aa extension- between Muncle, and Hagerstown is being made by a corps of engineers of. the Pennsylvania road. This extension.

Will provide a-suitable Cincinnati connection for- the Chicago, Indiana a Eastern. the property of the Pennsylvania system. It is planned to install a fast service between Chicago and Cincinnati by way of Muncle when the new line is finished. The interstate commerce commission will be appealed to by the Manufacturers association of New York In Its fight to prevent the railroads from making a 10 per cent increase in freight rates. Should the proposed increase be put into effect, as was intimated by W.

C. Brown, senior vice president of the New York Central lines, in his reply to the protest of the association, the Interstate commerce commission will be asked by the manufacturers to declare the increase discrimination and unjust. Members of the association, after reading Mr. Brown's reply to the letter sent him by the association's secretary, said that Mr. Brown's answer, while lengthy, failed to show any adequate reasons tor the increase.

Frelakt Rata Is Menaced. Special Dispatch to Tha Inter Ocean. WASHINGTON. July 13. On complaint of the Flint aud Walling Manufacturing company of the interstate commerce commission today ordered the Lake Shore tc.

Michigan Southern and tha Chicago. Milwaukee a St. Paul Railroad companies to apply for two years, from Aug. 25 next, a joint rate of not exceeding 214 cents per lOtLpbunds, instead of 23 cents, on transportation of water tanks and substructures In carloads from Kendallville to Beaver Dam, via Milwaukee. Baalaesa Mea'a Qaarrrl Fatal.

KANSAS CITY. July IS. F. L. Mack-ay, manager of the Western Commission company, a brokerage firm here, was stabbed and killed this afternoon by James E.

Chandler, and abstractor, after a quarrel In Mackey'a office. pure soap or skln-clean-o. rinsing in warm water, dry quickly, rub bleach, cream over the face, and massage It In, using the "patting" movement. Leave the cream on during the night, washing off In the morning it you are not going out auring tne momfng; cover the spots with bleach and lea reran as long as possible. If you will do, -this faithfully you can entirely clear your skin of those brown spots, and the bleach will Improve the texture of your skin, making It fine and smooth, Use it as freely as you wish.

It is not injurious in any way. Catherine Pennington, 8. Tou can fill In the hollows of your chest and round out your neck by exercising and massage. I must remind you that it will require time and patience for the work, but If you will be persistent and do the work faithfully each day you will be amply repaid for It all in a comparatively short time, considering the results. The exercises consist in head turning and bending in all directions, tasking each movement a certain number of times and being careful not to Jar the head.

Do all the arm exercises too for the expansion of ths chest, snd massage the latter with akin nonr-isber at least once a day. Bathe first In warm water in order to open the pores, and then massage for tea or fifteen minutes. Do this work at sight and put on aa old undergarment so that you can leave the nourlsber on during the night; In the morning bathe tn cold water and rub on sail. Julia Possibly the hollows In your cheeks are caused by missing teeth. In this case the first thing to do Is to have thorn replaced.

Then try massaging with skin nourishes Hatha first In warm water, dry quickly, and massage in the skin nourfsher with your finger tips, using a rotary movement. Fill your lungs with air aad gently pat them. -Do not bo too vigorous or you will break down the tissues. After working for ten or. fifteen minutes wipe off all the oil that has not been absorbed 'and apply the cold sprsy for several mrnutes.

In drying your, face dab It with a towel Instead of Do. this night and morning, and yon will soon notice a decided Improvement. SHRIflERS THRONG ST; PAUL 25.000 VISITORS AWAIT OPENING OF CONCLAVE TODAY. Preliminary Coreatoalal Is Glvoa hy Reee-IvlaarLodarela Aadltarlaam, Poraaaa. Special Dispatch The Inter Ocean.

8T. PAUL. July 13. Twenty-five thousand visitors are in this city tonight at tending the thirty-fourth an sua! conclave of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Though tha formal operation of the con clave does not take place until tomorrow, yet the social and entertainment features were in full swing today.

Tonight Osman temple. St. Paul, is holding a ceremonial session at tho Auditorium, a building that seata people. The feature of the afternoon's entertainment was a parade and review at Fort Snell-ing. in which the entire garrlzon took part.

After the review the barracks were thrown open to the Inspection of visitors and an in formal reception, which was attended by Brigadier General Edgerly, department commander, was held at the officers' club. Thirty-five Arab Patrols. Thirty-five Arab patrols twice as many as ever before attended a conclave will be la St. Paul daring tha week. Most of these have already arrived, and they spent the day marching through the Sown town streets.

The patrol of thirty-five members front' Almas temple, Washington, gave an exhibition drill thla afternoon at Fort Spelling, only two camels owned hy a shrine mere brought in today With Molla Sl-Joeph, Mo. Tho Moila patrol has -wooo first prise at the conclaves In Washington, Los Angeles, and Kansas City, and will compete In the contest to take place here Wednesday. Start Kew Shr-tao- Temple. The first session of the Imperial council will take place tomorrow morning at the St. Paul Auditorium.

Preceding this meeting ground will he broken In the presence of the visitors for a new Masonic temple to be erected at the corner of Smith avenue and Sixth streets. The culminating event of the week will take place tomorrow night, whew the electrical parade will start from the new capitol at 9 o'clock and inarch through streets that are festooned with 25.00 electric lights. ELKS OPEN ANNUAL REUNION. Repreaeatsilvei Fraaa Over t'alted Btatea Gather at Dallas, Texas. DALLAS.

Texas July IX Representative Elks from all parts of the United States are in the city, today for their annual reunion -and the grand lodge session. At 12 o'clock a Southern luncheon was served at State Fair park. This marked the cpeaing social features. At 8:30 p. m.

the formal opening exercises were held at Fair' Grounds Auditorium, at which addresses of welcome were delivered by Mayor Hay of this city. Governor Campbell, for the state, and others. Response will be made by Grand Exalted Ruler John of Pennsylvania, PORTO RICAN PRISONERS OF SPAIN ASK RELEASE Appeal ta Goveraar.Poat ta Tske Steaa to Liberate Taneaa Fraaa Peaiteatlary at Oils. Bpedal Cable Dtsr-atch' Tho Inter Dcean. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico.

July 13. Governor Regis H. Post has received a petition from twenty I'orto Riao who are confined in the penitentiary at a seaport town of Africa belonging to Spain, asking that the government take steps to have them liberated. These men were' incarcerated in the time of Spanish rule lb Rico for political reasons, and th.tnatter has already come before he Porto'EJcsu Legislature. -As far back aa lMtt'lhe House of Delegates at Saw Juaa asked for Jafonnatios regarding Porto Rica a prisoners 4a the Spanish penitentiary at Ceuta.

The. records showed that forty prisoners were sent from Porto Rico to Ceuta between 1R82 and 1898. Against seventeen of these no specific charges were brought, they being, it was said, political prisoners. Although it waa sald'at the time that an effort probably would "be made to secure their release through Secretary of State Hay. apparently the matter was allowed to lapse.

CAPTIVE WAIVED EXTRADITION. Alleaad Marderrr Araaaapaaloa Offl-eer Wit boat a Flora. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. BOSTON, July 13. The Cincinnati police Inspectors left here today with Edward Evans, who Is charged with the murder of Fred W.

Singleton at Cincinnati Aug. 26. 1907. Evans was to be arraigaed in court tomorrow- charged with being a fugitive from Justice, but waived extradition proceedings. ano tne local ponce turned nim over to thi Cincinnati officers.

AGNES BOOTH GUEST OF AUNT. Miss Agnes Booth will leave tomorrow for Oconomowoc, where she will spend a month with her aunt; Mrs. P. A. Valentine.

This will be the first time ior more than a year that the Booths and the Valentines have had a good visit. Mrs. W. Vernon Booth is the sister of Mrs. Valentine, and there ta a strong -feeling of kinship between the two families.

When the Valentines moved to New York all the children grieved over the separation. Now, faowover, the family group will be complete with the arrival of Miss Agnes Booth. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, the two boys.

"Mr. and Mrs. W. Vernon Booth, and their young son are already in Oconomowoc. WEEK END VACATION TRIPS CHICAGO.

MILWAUKEE a ST. PALX HY. Within a few hours fide from' Chicago on this railway are hundreds of delightful lake resorts, where yon can enjoy an outing of a day, a week, a month, or all summer long. IjOw railroad lares. Frequent, trains at convenient hours.

Descriptive books and complete information about- fares and train service free. So Adams street. Chicago. I -fill -V-, SKILL OPEHS i limm IU Hitherto Undeveloped Valley Is Being Transformed Into a Blossoming Eden by the Energy of Modern Industrialism. OTHER SUCCESSES LIKELY TO BE ECLIPSED THIS TIME Fertile Soil and Ideal Climate Insure Great Fertility of Yaqui District in Mexico Being Developed by American Capital.

A new world, hitherto sparsely inhabited and undeveloped, la being transformed Into productive fields and made the homes of thrifty civilised people by the skill of man and the energy of twentieth century investors. This new -world, which la rapidly being changed from, a "desert to a paradise, is tho Yaqui valley In Mexico, an of the most cautflful-apats on tho North American CbntBnantH.an one, which has been given as -rich a soil Ilea beaeath the sua. The work, of reclaiming the arid lands ot continent has been going on for many years, and hundreds of thousands of acres, which hitherto had been almost without value, have been transformed Into rich farming tracts and arc aow Inhabited by happy, prosperous people. Land which a few years ago might have been purchased for S1.2S an acre now finds buyers seeking It at prices varying fraa 830 to $300 an acre, and even higher. Othav Projeeia taeMssfal.

Three years ago tn ths 8nako River valley in southern Idaho there was not a sign of human habitation within thirty miles. All the eye coold aeo was a vast sagebrush plain, rimmed on every side by the horizon. Coyotes nnd other wild animals held sway and none disputed their domain. But the skill of spaa Interfered with the dismal work ot nature. A cert a la engineer drew up plans for tho reclamation of the valley.

These plana were submitted to certain powers in Washington, met with ap- I mm A w.m am ml tn a An army of men attacked the river aad soon a wonderful dam disputed the hitherto uninterrupted flow of the water ta the sea. and formed great reservoir. Then they tapped this reservoir with 130 miles of great canals and 190 miles of ditches, aad spread the water over 85.404 acres of land. Presto! What a change waa wrought! The sacebrush fell before the rancher's plow: the coyote's howl gave way to the house dog's bark, and the dreary plain became a blooming garden. Soon tb whistle of a locomotive was heard and houses began to dot the plains.

Three new towns sprang up as by magic. Schools and churches were built. In three short years the valley had been transformed into the homes of 2.60C families. 1,460 of which live on farms. Like Caadttlaaa Elsewhere.

Similar conditions existed In the Imperial alley in southern California live years ago. and similar changes have been wrought. There IjO.liOO acres of land have been reclaimed and this spring new settlers' were going into the valley at the rate of from 1.500 to 3.600 a month. Six towns have sprung up and the valley today Is declared to be worth 32d.OOO.OOO. while five years ago.

if you had triad to make a man a present of a quarter of a section ot the land, he would eodoubtedly have asked you. before accept inr the gifU It eaempt from taxation?" The Takima valley la Washington is another esample of where the skill of man has made the desert a blooming, fertile field, and lias actually reclaimed from nature's waste the most beautiful homes for mankind. The 40.000 acres reclaimed by the government, recently, yielded. In 107. aa average of $50 per acre.

But what has been accompliabed In these places, wonderful as they are tn themselves. Is believed to be slight In comparison to what is being accomplished la the.Taqui valley of Mexico. There the climate is ideal, tc say the least, and the soil so fertile as to make glad tho settler's heart. Experts declare that the productive qualities of the oil are Inexhaustible, and that with the proper irrigation it will yteld wonderful crops. Railroad Tap Tailor.

This valley, containing as it does "five or six hundred thousand acres of this soil which swslts only the water to transform It into a veritable Eden, has until recently been inaccessible. The recent construction of Htriiman lines extensions, however, puts this land in close touch with the outer world, and Insures it easy transportation for Its output to the markets of the If anyone were to doubt the possibilities cf this wonderful valley, the mare fact that E. II. Harritnan. that wizard of finance, has seen fit to build a railroad into the district ought to be enough to convince him though he were the most skeptical.

If Mr. Harritnan has ever missed his guess on the possibilities of any district, the historians evidently have neglected to record the occasion. This wonderful valley Is controlled by the Richardson Construction company, an American corporation, which has secured a perpetual irrigation franchise direct from the Mexican government, and is now de veloping' this land with the Intention of opening it for settlement to American people who are seeking productive land at prices within their reach. MAII nn MAII iiui iiunLLi COOKING AND SERVING Whoever Insists on the untversal adoption of any special plan of dieting or eating ahould remember that there are many natural dif ferences Jn. digestive organs and in what they viaVddurs.

Age. temperament, and employment also Influence what the system craves -aad what take care of. Tho appetite ot age. or even- aniddle life. Is not always a proper guide In providing food tor growing children or young people hard at work.

Sometimes health la ruined by following a diet unfitted for the Individual. Tho habit of going without breakfast may work well for one person and be the cause of illness tn another. Many women cannot work. or even walk about wore than fifteen or twenty minutes after rising without a feel ing of exhaustion. I have in mind a large.

stout woman of years who eats no breakfast, and tn her case It la plain that two meals are sufficient. With the intol erance of food faddists, she makes life mis erable for a young woman of spare lean physique and nervous temperament and who might easily become a victim of tuberculosis. This younger women finds that to eat a small amount fire tunes a day will keep ner strong enough to attend to her duties, while any attempt to -omit the morning meal exhausts her to the point ot illness. Ths no breakfast plan if a cruel one for children. Invalids, and workers: It may answer for those who have reserve strength or strong digestive organs to cope with large meals taken after long hours of fasting, or those who do nothing to wear out their bodies and make repairs by food necessary.

Even such people should not enforce the self-de- nlsl too strongly. The old fashioned way of having no supper on Sunday was conducive to dyspepsia. The stomach was -deranged by the omission of food at the usual time or bv a raid on the naatry and eatlne? cold foods iodlscrfuinately. For intense workers, or those not an to their best health aad strength, physicians now advise an Increased number ot meals even if they are ot less amount. Whole Wheat Popavera.

Put two-thirds cup of whole: wheat meal. oas aad two-thirds cups at vhit flour, and Talks on Savino No. 5. A Dependable Friend Friend often fail the man in need. To place dependence upon human nature is speculation pure and' simple.

And yet, the time comes in the life of nearly every man when he must have financial support beyond that supplied hy his immediate A bcrnk account is absolutely a dependable friend. It sap-plies funds when you need them and the only debt incurred is your duty to yourself to replace the money drawn when you are able to do so. In sickness, loss of position or of health, in legal, difficulties, or any other unfortunate happening, it is ready to serve you. We invite you to use this bank as your depositary. Illinois Trust and Savings Bank La Salle Street and Jackson Boulevard and Colleges LEGLESS BOY GIVEN $500 WHEN PRIEST TELLS STORY Boa." laaaata af Work I assays' Haaae, Ueta taeiaeelea Aid Krasa Ceasrssi lakaawa.

The pathetic story of Bob. a 12-year-old legless boy. brought the Rev. Father C. J.

Quill of the Chicago Working Boys home a chock for S660 yesterday and the donor requested that his name he withheld. Father Qullle had called cn the man with the Idea of interesting him in the coming baseball game between the aldermen ot St. Louis and Chicago, to be played on tho White Sox grounds Aug. 13. Of the forty-five boys now in the home.

Father Quills related the story of Bob. Bob had been ran over by a Sock Island railroad train, cutting the legs off Just above tho knee. In ths hospital tho surgeons continued to cut from time to time until the legs had been entirely removed. While Bob was In the hospital his father made a settlement with the railroad company for $-00. The day he got the money he left for parts unknown, and has not since been heard from.

He not only left his leg-leas boy. but also deserted five other children. The Illinois College of Photography and the College of Photo-Engraving, commonly known as the Bissell colleges, from the name of the president. L. H.

BiaaelL are not only pioneer Institutions, but. with one small exception, are the only institutions of their kind In the world. Mr. Bissell established these schools in 1892 with one student, and from this modest beginning they have grown steadily until nt the present time the enrollment runs into the hundreds and they occupy three beautiful buildings. Among the students almost every country aad nation have been represented, the largest proportion coming from Japan.

A few years ago, la order to learn photography, the talented young man had to begin as a wort of apprentice. For xnany weary months he acted as errand boy and general factotum, aad when he had completed' his time aad learned all there was opportunity to learn, he felt that he was aslnuch a graduate In "mopology" as In photography. Now the ambitious young man and woman begin work solving for themselves the mystery of "the skylight room." Professor Felix Raynaer. for many years a prominent figure in photographic circles, is in charge of the skylight work, nod in addition to his -work as instructor has succeeded in accomplishing the feat of taking color photographs by flashlight, reducing the time of exposure from almost two minutes to one-thirtieth part of a second. The retouching rooms carry their share of the process, and with delicate and artistic touch the student learns to soften the lines and wrinkles aad blot out the defects which the lens with its extreme accuracy seems to exaggerate on the plates.

In this department Professor Eda-ard Scott, recently from Denmark, teaches the art of retouching and also proves to the student that it is not art to carry his retouching to the point of removing the character lines which are so much a part of every face. One of the busiest rooms in the college Is the room whore platinum prints are being developed, where Arts to prints are in process of making, and where the students are learning to use the different chemicals necessary to the various processes Incidental to the printing. Here the mysterious terms of "printing and "printing out confuse the lay member, but become clear when Professor Adkinsen explains that printing in is where the image Is not visible until the use of chemicals brings it to view, and printing out is where the imag Is visible from the beginning ot the process. Professor D. J.

Cook of the faculty of the college is taking a large exhibit of color photography to the national convention of photographers, to be held in Detroit, where the faculty will attend tn a "body. The two schools are under the supervision BY ALICE E. WHITAKER. one-halt level teaspoon of salt into a sifter and sift three times. Pour tow cups of milk on slowly and stir until smooth.

Beat two eggs five minutes, add to the first mixture, and beat again for two minutes. Tern Into hot greased Iron, gem pans and bake half aa hour la a rather quick oven. Crallers. Scald one cup of milk, and when lukewarm add one yeast cake dissolved la one-quarter cap of lukewarm water, and add one and one-half cups of flour and- a level teaspoon ot salt. Cover and let rise until very light, add one cup of sugar, -quarter cup af melted butter, three well beaten eggs, one-half of a small nutmeg, grated, and enough mora flour ta make a stiff dough.

Cover and let rise light, turn onto a floured board, and roll out lightly. Cut into long, narrow trips, and let rise oa tho board. Now twist tha strips and fry until a light brown color, drain, aadTdaat over with powdered- sugar. las. Par two good slsed cucumbers and cut a generous piece from the stem end.

Grate or a coarse gratar aad drain through cheese cloth for half aa hour. Season the pulp with salt, pepper, aad vinegar to suit the taste. Serve with broiled, baked, or- tried fish. Rrafre Cakkaca. Cut the stalk ant of two or morn young cabbages and fill with a stuffing made from cooked veal, chopped or ground very fine, seasoned wall with salt aad pepper, and mixed with tho beaten yolk of an egg- Tie a atrip of choose cloth round each cabbage, or, if small, twine will hold each together.

Put Into a kettle with boiling water to cover aad cook until tender. Drain, unbind, and erv hot. Greea Past Parea. Put -on quart of green peaa Into two cups of boiling water, add a saltspoon of salt, and cook until tender. Rob peas and llqutd through a puree strainer, add two cups of belling water, and set back wher the pulp will keep hot.

Hest two caps ot milk, add a rounding teaspoon ot Hour rubbed Into ronndlng tablespoon of butter, season with sail, popper, aad a level teaspoon ot sugar. news of tU Schools ORGANIZER OF SAN MIGUEL COMPANY GIVES $10,000 BOND Taltaa Esaary, Iadtetea Wlta 111 rasa P. Staaa, Assesrs at Federsl Casurt With Ball. Talton Emary. organizer of the Baa Miguel Plantation company, recently Indicted with Hiram P.

Rose; secretary and treasurer ot the company, appeared at the federal building yesterday and gave bond ta the ran of 110.000. The Bankers" Surety company of Cleveland became surety. It developed that the government Included la Ita charges aUegatlons that In June. ISOa. the company sent out circulars informing the stockholders a to per cent dividend would be declared.

Another letter apologising because the dividend was not Issued, it Is said, was sent out later. The dividend nld to have been paid was 2 per cent la 1903 and 1 per cent in lSttC. The Equitable Trust, company was tho trustee, holding 400 of the plantation bonds In escrow. It was a John R. Walsh institution.

It was reported that Richard Walsh, president of the plantation company, waa a son of John R. Walsh, but this turned out to be untrue. or Professor C. W. Terkes.

for many years Identified with the schools of and well known in educational circles. a-i: -tiki tl' Harold B. MaryoU OT IbeiCirfc-agoHaslcaJ college faculty will lecture on pedagogy at 1 p. m. July JA, in.

Music hall. Mr. Maryott will again give the same lecture on Saturday. July 25. On July IS.

in Music halL a concert by advanced students and students ot the school of expression, under the direction ot Letltia T. Kempster, will give one of their annual summer concerts. A week later. In the same place, students ot the school ot acting ot the Chicago Musical college, under the direction at James H. Cllmour.

will give three plays, one ot which will be the ope act masterpiece. -Drifted" a a Walton Perkins, president ot the Chicago conservatory, recently gave a lecture recital before the graduating class of the Seymour School of Music, at Seymour, Ind. Mr. Perkins hay given these recitals for a number of music schools during the past season. They are of great value to students ot music, and Mr.

Perkins many, years of experience and study enable Mm to present these lectures tn a comprehensive and interesting manner. Miss GeorgisJv "eptley. kmember of the faculty of the Chfcago. conservatory, gave two ery successful piano recitals at Mount Vernon, 111." On recommendation "of tha' board ot examiners, the university committee on accountancy has certified to the president of the University of Illinois the following W. F.

Battln. P. H. Gray. W.W.

Thompson. E. D. Babcock. P.

G. White. W. Al Stephens, and Arthur E. Anderson, all of Chicago, for the degree of certified public accountant in the slate of Illinois.

The certificate Is awarded on the tiasis of the marks attained In the May (190S) examination la practical accounting, theory of accounts, commercial law. The law requires that In each "of these subjects the candidates must have attained a mark of at least 7i per cent. L. B. Vaugban of the Bryant A Stratton Business college reports the attendance at the summer school this season as the largest In the history of the college.

Mr. Vaughan also says that the percentage of boys in proportion to the girls attending Is much larger than ever before and the enrollment in the business department much greater than in the departments of shorthand and stenography. Tho financial depression has not caused a falling off of the attendance tn any cf the departments of the college, and this year Is one of the most successful in the fifty-two years of its existence. Add to the hot vegetable pulp, heat to the boiling point, and serve. Black Carraat -Jelly.

This is one of the hest old fashioned remedies for sore throat, while a teaspooa-ful of ft dissolved In a tumbler or cold water affords a refreshing fever drink or famllr beverac-e on hot da v. Stem larce ripe black currants aad after washing put Into the preserving kettle, allowing a cupful water to each quart of fruit. Thla is saces-sery because the btack currant is dryer than the white or red. Mash with a wooden spoon or pestle, then rover, and cook until the currants have reached the boiling point and are soft. Turn Into a jelly bag and drain without squeezing.

To each pint of the Juice allow a half pound loaf sugar. Sttr until well mixed, then cook Just tea minutes from the time It commences to bolL Overcooking makes It tough aad stringy. Pour In sterilised classes aad whea cold caver'' with paraffla. rralt Jaleea, Lemon and orange Juice may be squeezed out. sweetened, and bottled ready tor mixing with cold water.

While fresh eurraat juice added to cold water, with sugar to sweeten, make aa Ideal cooling drink. The Pure Laws If all articles put upon tho market were as pure asv 3 (V KM there would have been no necessity for Pure Food Laws..