The Coffeyville Daily Journal from Coffeyville, Kansas • Page 1

Biggest Associated Press Serbice In Southeastern Kansas VOL. XIX, NO. 187. COFFEYVILLE, KANS EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1911. PRICE THREE CENTS.

299 CORPORATIONS Photographic Studies of William J. Burns, the Famous Detective STATEHOOD AGAIN BEFORE CONGRESS DISCOVER SPY THE U. S. FINE HOME GROWN PEACHES. K.

Beatty brought to a dozen peaches Monday morning, which he picked from the orchard on the Beattjjv farm southeast this city, and has placed them on, exhibition in the show window cf the J. S. Lang and Sons' drug'store. They weigh eleven and a half ounces each and measure eleven and a half inches in AMY? LEFT -MONDAY AFTERNOON. Mr.

and Mrs. W. M. Crowe and two daughters, Misses' Regina and Elsie, who have been visiting their friends. Mr.

and Mrs. George Highbaugh, 1410 Scurth Willow street, left Monday afternoon fcr a week's visit with friends at T-ir home Is at Clinton, 111. HOME FROM VACATION. Miss Clarie Galloway, who has been taking her annual vacation for the lat week, returned home evening from a visit wirh relatives, and friends at. Wichita ad Independence, and resumed her duties Monday morning at Kress'.

sV-' WAR DEPARTMENT PERTURBED 4 OVER ALLEGED TRAITOR. SECRET AGENT OF AUSTRIA Coast. Artilleryman Said to Be After Secret of Manufacturing Powerful Explosive Bv the' Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 7.

The warde-J paronent today, fr -the flrst time in paranent today, Kr tne nrst ume in I many years, is perturbed over a case man Phil Campbell is wnrking hard of an-alleged rpy in army. Ca.p- on the ccmmittee in charge of Prasi-tain James Watson, army recruitln? dent Taft's western trip, which is to at Indianapolis', has' advised start next naonrh'ta lecure a date for the department that -he holds' affida- Coffey v'lie. Mr. Campbell has sug-vits charging. Private George Peters geskd to the committee that the with being, an.

Austrian secret I presidential party go from Hutchinson Coffey ville-' Chemical Co Coffey- ville. x. f- Coffeyville Commercial Club, tw- Coffeyville Creamery Coffeyville. Coffeyville Dedicating Coffeyville. Coffeyville Electrical Coffeyville.

Coffeville Electric Light and Power Coffeyville: Coffeyville Fair and Park Associa tion Coffey ville. Coffeyville Folding Coilp and crave Coffeyville. Coffeyville Foundry and Mfg. Coffeyville. Coffeyville Fuel and Light Coffeyville.

Coffeyville Gas Coffeyville. Coffeyville Hospital Association, Coffeyville. Coffeyville Land Coffeyville. 'Coffeyville Lumber and Supply Coffeyville. UOJiey.Vllie liUiuuci aim yu, Ccffeyvi'lle.

'dp'ffey ville Mfg. and Development Coffeyville. Coffeyville Mfg. and Construction "Coffeyville. Coffeville.

Mining and Gas Co Qdffey ville! Cofftryvilie Plumbing Coffey-ville Coffeyville Plumbing and Drilling Coffeyville. Coffey vilie Pressed and Paving Brick Coffeyville. Coffeyville Printing Coffeville. Coffeyville Transit Coffeyville. Coffeyville Town Coffeyville.

Coffeyville' Vitrified Brick Cof 4 c- V- wi fit 1 Ya tax-' 13 aft "AV. BROTHER KILLED BODY OF G. C. EDWARDS FOUND. IN WOOD NEAR DURANT.

OKLA EVIDENTLY WAS MURDERED Started Here to Attend Funeral of Rev. Ferguson Body to Be Interred Here." The dead body ci u. u. i rceman oc Deniscn. Texas, was found late Saturday afternoon in a wcod near Dur-ant, Oklahoma.

Death had resulted from two gunshot wounds in the Unly, evidently fired with murderous intent. M.r. Freeman was a brother. of Mr. L.

P. Ferguson cf this city. He was secretary of the V. M. C.

A. at Den-Ison, and had held the position for about 20 yeats. Iast week In response to a telegram telling1 him the date of the funeral of the, late Rov. L. P.

Ferguson, he left Denisoif for CoOeyville. His leaving wa known, of at DenUon, but that he was en route to Coffeyville was un known the relatives there. Consequently, there was no anxiety at either place. It seems that Mr. Edwards stopped off at Ditrant en here -to pick out a for the Junior Y.

M. C. A. It hail been his custom for years to take the" younger members of the association to camp out for a couple of He. went out in search a suitable spot and while gone met his death.

He was evidently murdered in cold blood, being shot twice through tht bedy. He was probably killed on Tuesday and as the was not discover, until la.te Saturday evening, it was almost beyond identification and his identity was doubtless oscer tained 'through papers in his pocketd. The fact that Mr. Edwards had always been engaged in religious work and especially as a Y. M.

C. A. worker had gained for him a very wide acquaintance and 'reputation as a Y. M. A.

worker. It. Is not known that he had an enemy, in, the world. He was a man that' did not make enemies and was of a verv. lovable disposition.

Hence, the cnly known motive for the evident murder was robbery. Mrs. Ferguson was notified about 31 o'clock Saturday evening cf tho finding of-her brother's body, and her son; O. G. Ferguson; left early Sun-, clay for Durant.

Oklahoma, The body cf Mr. Edwards was taken to Denlson evening and messages frcm there that it was met at the de pot by about one-half of the' city. Fu-nerar services were held at Monday afternoon at 4 and the body will arrive here at o'clock Tuesday morning over the K-Jvtv for Intermpn In Mm lot "in Fairview cemetery. It will ai-rive here in chairge of O. G.

Ferguson. Whether or not the interment will be made directly from the train is not known, as word'i3 awaited from relatives in Indiana, Michigan and the Dakotas. Mr. Edwards was a very close brother of Ferguson, asi they were the only two children in the west. His tragic dtziih coming so soon after the death of Rev.

Ferguson Is very upon Mrs. Ferguson and (her sons. They are indeed having more than their share of sorrow. sympathies of all are extended them. Mr.

Edwards had visited here, and was quite well known to Coffeyville people. MEET WITHOUT THE MAYOR Commissioner McMurtry Presided at Commission Meeting. Commissioner McMurtrv wa ebrt. ed president of the city commissloa to "preside over the meeting Monday morning owing to the absence from the city of Mayor Rice. The report of the board of appraisers appointed to assess benefits and damages in opening, an alley in block 104, was read and referred back for alterations.

Contractor appeared before the commission and registered a protest against a bill sent him by Commissioner JOnes in the sum of $9.35. Mr. Jones stated that it cost the city light department that amount of moner In labor Ihire in cutting and repairing light wires for Mr. Cilllien co that he could move a house. The contractor said that he had never paid anything for this worh before and did not understand why he should" commence at this time.

"The ordinance under whicfi fcouse-moving is permitted that the contractor shall make good any damages resulting from the removal cf any building," said. Jones. "It cost my department $9.35 to repair the wires' which were cut In crder that Mr. Cilllssen could move his house. I don't want to work a hardship on anybody, but I shall insist on this hill being paid.

A house-mover's license is $12.50 for six months and if it is golns to cost the city nine or ten dollars time a house is moved, it's a money, losing proposition." After considerable discussion the commission declined to take' any' ac- Mjauti, jeaviurr it With Commissioner. Jones to adjust. The reports of city officers for the' month of July were read and placed, on file. II ME DELHI MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONTRI BUTION TO "DEAD" LIST. WlLTLliGSE THEIR Law Requires Filing of Reports Stfvow ing Financial Condition Some-vi Are Vet "Alive." iMore delinquent corpora at ions in Kansas are In danger of losing their charters on August 20 for failure to comply with the law by fil ing their annual statements with the secretary cf state.

Of thi3 number 299 aie Montgomery county Many of these concerns are dead and gone already. But there are a few still dving business in total of the law which requires them to-file such reports showing Iheir' financial condition. This, class must either fish or cut bait- and do it mighty quickly. In order-to-clean' up the. state'rec-crds and enable corporation de-P'lrtmrnt to have a complete list of all active corporations, the legislature last winter passed a law to wipe cut all corporations which had been delinquent in filing such reports during the past three years.

The time limit is up on Augusit 20. Those which fail to get their repents in by that time will be declared dead, by action cf law. While the law doesn't require it, Secretary of State Sessions is taking every means he can to advise the de linquent corporations of the fate that scon awaits them if they lenger per sist in violating the law. In making up the list it is barely possible that now and then a. corporation may be included which has reported:" In handling over 25,000 charters in 'a limited time an-occasional error necessarily will creep -in.

How- evfir it will be caught in the final check up and the law abiding corpor- 'at'on' wilFhave its charter protected. Following, are the corporations- in Montgomery county, slated to be le- -Slaughtered on August 20 for nbt -fiHng "such reports during the three years: American Concrete company, Inde pendence. American Coffee and Mfg. Cof fey ville. Arkansas Lumber Coffey ville.

Bennett City Town Co. Montgom ery county. Big Hill Can and Fuel Liberty Big Buck Mining Coffeville. Bessemer Gas Engine Inde pendence, Board of Trade. Ooffeyville.

Boswell Vitrified Brick Ccffey ville. Brown Brokerage Coffeyville. Brittain Merc. Coffeyville. Carl-Leon Hotel Independence.

Calhoun Oil Coffeyville. Carr-Pugh Shoe Independence. Casey Oil and Gas Coffeyville. Cash Oil and Gas Independence Cainey Creamery Caney, Canes Grain -Caney. Caney Tumber Caney.

Caney Town Caney. Caney Town Caney. Caney Valley Fishing and Hunting Club, Caney. O. C.

Kincaid Mercantile Cher ry vale. Clyde Amusement Park Association. Dearing. Commercial Bank Mortgage Independence. Commercial Club of Caney, Kansas, Caney.

Cvmmerci.al Oil Independence. Ccmmercial Poultry and Shipping Association, Independence. Realty 'and Improvement-' Coffeyville. Consumers Gas Coffeyville. Continental Telephcne Caney.

Cross Hdw. Independence. Crystal Ice and Cold Storage, Independence-. Cut Rate D. G.

Coffeyville. Cherokee Lumber Coffey ville. Oil and Gas Citizens, Gas Indepennence. 'Citizens Industrial Association, Independence. Citizens Lumber and Implement Co.

Coffeyville. Citizens Natural Gas "and" Mining Coffeyville. City, Transfer Independence. Cherry vale Develppment Cherry vale. Cherry vale Investment Cherry-vale.

Cherry vale Mining Cherryvale. Cherry vale Pressed Brick CherryVale. Cherry vale Realtv Cherry vale. Cherry vale Watch Cherry vale. Cherry vale Water and Mfg.

Chierry vale. Cherryvale Coal and Mining Cherry vale. CherryvaleT Co-Operative Cher- Tvale. y. Cherry vale.

Cornet Band, Cherry-vale. Coffeyville Amusement' Coffeyville. Cctfeyville Base Ball Association, Coffeyville. Coffeyville Bedding Ccffey ville. -Coffeville Bottle and Glass Coffeyville.

of Trade, Coffeyville. Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce, miiniTi 1 ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO-MAY BE ADMITTED. JOINT. RESOLUTION OFFERED Is Said to Meet With President's Views Also Those of a Majority of Members. Iiy The Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. 7 A joint providing Arizona anG New Mexico as states was taken up immediate ly after 'The senate met today. Sen ator Nelson cf the committee en ur- offered a iubstiture for the house measure. The substi tute is framed to meet the wishes of the president and it has been stated 'that it. has received the endorsement of a sufficient number of members to insure passage.

The president has taken a determined position- against the inclusion of judges in lecall prevision of the Arizona Nelson substitute requires the electors of Arizona to vote that provision out of the as the fundamental ecmmittee" of admis sion. The house resolution mereK provides for resubmission of this to -the people. The Nelson substitute from the house resolution in that it makes no requirement that people cf New Mexico shall provide an easier way of amending the constitution. In behalf of the Nelson provisicn regarding Arizona judges, it was argued that if the people of the territory so desired they can re-enact it -through their legislature any time as a statute. The debate began today promised to be a lengthy cno.

POULTRY RAISERS ASSEMBLE American Association Holding Annual Convention at Denver. By The Associated Press. Denver, Cole, Aug. 7. With three" hundred and fifty to fcur 'delegate, representing twenty-five state associations, and a total membership of five 'thousand, the thirty-sixth annual convention of the American Poultry 'association, opened here this Addresses of welcome and responses and reports occupied the morning session.

POLICE GOLLECTIOhS 6000 During July $375 in Fines Assessed and $356 Collected. According to the report of -Police Judge Powell for. the month of July, which was filed with the city commis sion Monday morning, fines amounting. to $37o were imposed by -the court during the month. Out of this $336 was collected, leaving the small sum of $18.50 uncollected.

This is considered a splendid showing as fas as it pertains to the amount collected. Usually during the course of a month's grind a number of cases are appealed" and Chen there are always some police victims who are unable to pay the fines accessed against them. There were apparently very few of this class last month as the report of Chief of Police yan-enwetsch. shows' that cnly. $7.35 -jvas paid for meals for city prisoners during the month.

The 'total expense of the police department for July was $591.35. MRS. ARTHURJLAGK IS DEAD Passed Away Saturday Night at Sister's Home in Denver. Jennie Black, wifeof Arthur Black, the well known cleik for the Isham Hardware company, died Saturday nig'ut at 11 o'clock in Denver, Colorado, where she went a few weeks ago to visit her sister Mrs." Lillie Williema, and to test the Colorado climate in the hope that her health would be benefited. The body left Denver Monday morning in charge of Mr.

Williams, the brother-int-law, and will be brought here for interment. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. Black was less than 30 years of age and had been in pcor health for seme time, suffering from heart Besides the husband." she leaves a father, Mr. Smith who lives at Lenapah, and five sisters.

The sisters, are Mrs. Laura Bradshaw, who lives in this counts'; Mrs. Nettie Guy and Mrs. Effie Wakefield of Lenapah, Mrs. Ollie Redding of Claremore, and Mrs.

Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Black's home is 701 East Tentihj street. Mr.

Black did not go to Colorado with his wife. TAKING HIS C. E. rural route carrier No. 1, is taking his annual fifteen days' vacation and his substitute, James Jones is carrying his route.

WEATHER. By the Associated, Pretrs. Kansas Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; temperature unchanged. Showers this afternoon and generally fair. tonight and Tuesday; cooler in west tonight," -Oklahoma) Tonight and Tuesday DAILY.

PEACH STORY. "Lon Hook, HvVi" 0:1 North Wil low street, is another grower of fine rtseht. Simples he was showing Saturday evening ver? arr-cng the very best yer shown. Tlie flavor of the 1 niches vas exellent, too. ESTILL AFTER THE PRESIDENT Congressman Campbell Working Hard to Bring Him Here Next Month.

According to a telegraphic dispatch i receivt-a irom vvasuiiigioH, ougrets- to Wjnfield. thence to Kansas and then to Coffeivilfe w'tir at Sedan and Keighley, thence- to Inde-: pendence. Cherryyale and Chanute. It would seem' from the. foregoing that Congressman Campbell has not yet abandoned of bringing Pres ident -Tafi to the TJiird congressional 1 district, during his western trip.

If hiL is successful the people of this city can commence getting ready for one of the largest crowds ever seen here. GEN. LE GONTE ACCLAIMED Revolutionary Leader to Succeed Simon president of Haiti. By. Tli'e Associated Pross.

Port Au Prince Aug. 7. General Ciinclnajus L-e Clonte, irdvolutionary leader made a triumphal' ntry into the yesterday, being acclaimed by the peopla. Arrangements 'were made forthwith for a joint, ses-1 sios of. senate and chamber of deputies, which meeling, as the national asriemltly, is expected to elect Le Ccnte president in succession to the Simon.

This is not in har mony; with' the program of General AMenor Firmin, rival revolutionary, Idader, who 'Is expected here today from Perto Rico-and who" has -already asnounced that he has, been promised the' presidency by Le Conte. JUST LIKE A BUNCH OF KIDS Congressmen Couldn't Wait to Go to Bali Game. By The Associated- Press. a lot of joys wating for schot to let out al most every member of 'the house to day fidgetedvabout waiting for adjourn ment, and the great congressional base iball game between Democratic and Republican members scheduled for this afternoon. When the teams line up at the Georgetown field a rec ord crowd is, expected.

The receipts go (to the Wlafshington PlaySgpound iassociation. Democratic Webb of North Carolina, pitcher; Koldfied of Arkansas, catcher. Burk of Pennsylvania, catcher. Jack son, Anthony and Murdock from Kan sas are on the Republican team, the latter two being substitutes. FREIGHT RATES SUSPENDED Commerce Commission Prevents Ad vance to Missouri River Points.

By Th-e Associated Press. Washington. Aug. 7. The proposed advance in, class freight by railways operating" between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, to have become effective October 28, were suspended by the Interstate Commerce commission today until December 30.

The suspension, affects all class rates from the Atlantic seaboard points to Kansas City and other Missouri river transfers. The increases proposed average about nine cents a hundred on first class The rates attacked are substantially the same as those complained of in the well known case. In 1908, the. commission issued an order In that proceeding reducing, the rates on first class freight from sixty to fiftyne cents a nun dred, and (making proportionate reductions on other freight. The railroads contested 5 the order which was 'ef fective for two years from November 10, 1908.

In October 1910, the United States supreme court sustained the commission's order and lower rates were, made effective immediately. They continued in effect only fourteen days, when on the expiration of the two years life of the order, the railroads again advanced, them. FIGURED Oil ADJOURNMENT General Opinion That. Congress Will Quit About August 15. By Th Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. 7. Leaders of both 'houses of congress today figur ed on the adjournment of congress between August 15 and 19. Democratic house leaders hold this 'view, Vice President Sherman predicted August 16 and Democratic Leader Martin cf the senate, the "middle of the month. No one can chew tobacco- or eat corn from a cob graceful.

iPUBOifi' FOR THE BOOTLEGGER Solid Whisky "Invention" May Revolutionize the Booze Business. The whole liquor traffic will be revolutionized and the efforts to suppress bootlegging "will be- a much more tremendous task than now, if the discovery of a former professQ'." in the Boston Polytechnic jichool is placed on the marktt. This profeiscr ha been visiting in Coffeyville, and while here called upon a number of the local attorneys to obtain their opinions relative to whether c'r not his discovery came within the bounds of law governing the liquor traffic. And his interrogative has set the egal lights to guessing; Some have opinions and some do not. And those having opinions differ, The professor S'ubmitted to each attorney a sample cf hi3 discover.

It is whisky in solid form. In a small tin 'drug box, the of a silver dollar in diameter, was a dark jelly-like substance, the. professor was -whisky 100 per cent pure. The amount was enough to make a man drunk, he sadd. (He" had not tried it, others had).

Put into the mouth, it dissolves and the user has had his drink. The professor lold the lawyers that the discovery could be manufactured and 6old at a profit for ten cents a box. According to one attorney, if the discovery if a homogenous substance it can be sold and the law will not touch it. If it is heterogenous, the law will cover it. The discoverer of the "solid whisky" is a law abiding citizen, he claims and does not really care to put the discovery on the market.

He has patented it, but be feels that he can not always keep the secret and that if any one is to profit by it, he might -at well. He believes there are millions in it. The article was discovered by tho professor in his class room in Boston and seme of the pupils also got it." The discoverer, expects to have a conference with Attorney-General Dawson before taking steps for its manufacture. He has a patent on a dynamo in which there is more money than the whisky "invention" and he does not pa-it i- ularly have to profit by the latter. "The discovery will revolutionize the wholei booze question," said an attorney.

"It will necessitate new legislation in order to control it, I believe, and then it will be almost impossible to prohibit bootlegging." SERMON BY REV, DURBORAW Pastor of First Methodist Church Preached at Union Meeting. "Counting the Cost, Paying the was the subject of an excellent discourse delivered by Rev. C. T. Dim bora pastor of the First Methodist church, at the union services in Princess airdome Sunday evening.

The airdome was well filled, as usual, and the speaker -was given close attention. Rev. Durboraw's sermon dealt with "getting the spirit of Calvary over in the individual in the Christian life, and emphasizing the conditions of Christ following as a reasonable self-denial and self-sacrifice such as entered into the realization of the most desirable things of every kind. Civilization and leadership demand them, and nature enforces the same truth of sacrifice for the sake of the higher. This primary principle of Christ is both progressive and profitable, reasonable and rewarding." said Rev.

Durboraw. The sermon followed closely the two previous discourses of the union meetings given by Revs. Hopkins and Olinger and was closely related to them. Rev. H.

V. Spear presided over the meeting and was assisted bit Rev. L. S. Jones- and Rev.

J. B. Loucks, the latter pastor of the Presbyterian churck at Nowata. In the absence of F. W.

Fenn. Rev. G. W. KJtchen led the singing.

S. F. McClelland sang a beautiful solo. Rev. L.

S. Jones will preside next Sunday, evening. In case of rain, the services will be held In the First Baptist church. CONGRESSMAN IS ASSAILED Fish Commissioner Bowevs Attacks Townsend of New-Jersey. -tiy the Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. 7. A--storm- scene was provoked before the bouse committee of the department of'com-merce and labor expenditures today by the reading of a letter frbin Commissioner of (Fisheries Bowers, assailing Representative Townsend of New Jersey, as a tool and dangerous besznircher of character in connection with' the" charges of official sanction of, unlawful seal slaughter. A suffragette's husband Is some evidence that the hero doesn't always iook the part. The department is considering the charges One of the papers in possession cf Watson is the affidavit of Miss -Clara A.

Dyer, who had previously inquired about obtaining -Petei release -from the She said Peters was sta tioned Port! Totten. New Y.crk, in the Hundred and Thirty-fifth company coast aitilley corps, and that he was an Austrian spy sent to the United Btatts to obtain he secret of manufacturing powerful explosive used by the United States government. Missi Dyer claimed she met Peters on an ocean liner enroute from Europe last Septerniber. and later, during a visit of Peters her Kentucky home, had become engaged to him. The girl turned over letters from Peters' in which he told his plans.

Peters' real name, she said, was Count Windisch-Grastz. whoie home is at Prague, Bohemia. Don't Believe Him Spy. By the AKOCiated Press Fort oTtten N. 'Aug.

commandant at Fort Totten fa Id today thcit "he had reecived no information regarding Private George Peters, charged with being! aspy. Peters i said to. be cf the best soldiers here. The commandant said he believed some mistake 'had been SHOWiHG HIM A BIG TIME Togo, the Japanese Being Well Entertained at By The Associated Press. Washington, Aug.

7 Admiral Togo, the nation's a strenuous program today, the event in which he "showed the most interest being a trip to the United States naval' academy at Annapolis. Most, of tomorrow will be. spent, at the Washington navy yard. The admiral' will dine with Secretary of State Knox tonight and attend a reception later at the National Press club of KANSAS RIVERS RECEDING Most of Those That Have Caused Damage Going Down. By the Associated "Press.

Tcpeka. Aug. 7. Reports say the swollen streams over the Btate," whidh for several -days have been greatly damaging property, are now mostly receding. A half inch rainfall ait Junction City this morning swelled thf Republican to six feet above normal.

The Solomon river, which damaged CentraLBranch tracks is going down. GATES' CONDITION UNCHANGED. By The Associated Paris, Aug. John W. Gates 'reported today that Jts it Si? the financier had passed, a good night General condition unchanged.

1 MR. AND MRS. W. H. LAPE HOME.

Mr. and Mts. W. H. Lape arrived home Saturday night after an absence of- several They have -been visiting, their daughter, Mrs.

Fred Lawrence, and husband, in.Minnea' polis fishing and enjoying themselves In general. If. Mr. has any fish stories rto tell, he has not sprung them yet. Before i going to Minneapolis, Mr.

Lape visited a number of "the furniture markets, couple of weeks' among them. feyville Davis Brewer Mfg. Coffeyville. Dewey Oil and Gas Dillon Drilling Independece. Diamond Oil and Gas Ea.stern Oil and Gas' Independence.

Eaton Oil and Gas Coffeyville, Elk Valle-Alliance Exchange, EUc City. Elk City Ice and Supply Elk City. Elk City Board of Trade, Elk City. Elk. Cit Town City.

Elk. City Creamery. Elk City. Ellsworth Paper Coffeyville. Eh5ie-OIl and Gas Co.

Coffeyville. Elbegee Oil Producing Cher-ryvale. Entemrise Oil Ca; Etna and Fuel, Independence, ir Earmexs. and- Merchants- Suburban '(Continued on Page Six.) i generally fair..