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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
Smell TING SUIT.
Application in Chancery to
Add to the Complainants
in the Injunction
Proceedings.
TO RESTRAIN INCREASE OF CAPITAL
Argument as to Whether the
Stockholders Were Bona
Eide Owners.
70 RESTRAIN INCREASE OF CAPITAL

What Vice Chancellor Stevens said was
novel and Interesting point was raised
this morning when an application was
nade to add eight stockholders of thS
American Smelling and Refining Company
as additional complainants to the suit al
47Jeady begun to enjoin the company from
raising its capital from $65, 600 to
! $40 OO0,Oo0
| 1t was counselor Sherrard Depue who
moved that these New York stockholders
holding the shares in the company oppo-
site to their names, be made parties:-D.
=. Burroughs, 1,500; James Barker, Jr.,
| $500; J. G. Greenburg 1000; Joseph G.
Metz, 1O00, +. W. Welch, 775; E. C. Wes-
tervelt, LOGO; Theodore H. Gaden, 800, and
William Haint, 15OO. Mr.. Depue added
| that the old complainants and their stock
holdings were:-William Mcdonald, 100;
Stephen v. White 400; A. Sartorius, 400;
III. F. Zemans. 300 and w. H. Curtis, 600,
making in all a total amount of stock op-
posing the raise in the company's capital
of 10.S75 shares.
Counselor William III. Corbin, represent
ing the company, in reply said that he
mad no objection to admitting the petit
TONERS provided that they We're bonafide
|
he said, since the books closed in Janu-
ary, continually charging hands, and
there was great difference between hol-
ders of the stock on record and the bene-
ficial owner
Counselor Depue contended that the fact
that man was on the record as a stock
holder was sufficient, and he ought to be
allowed to come in and defend his inter-
ests. The courts, he added had upheld
that, to which Mr.. Corbin retorted:-
Il don't agree with that. The court has
over and over again enjoined holders of
stock on record because they were not
beneficiaries. These share certificates
may pass, and do, from hand to hand. In
equity l am entitled to be confronted with
the real antagonists and not dummies. /
am afraid many of these men here don't
own the stock"
This is a peculiar and novel point"
said the Vice Chancellor, between legal
and equitable ownership of stock. Ordi-
narily, the record carries prima facie the
complete ownership of the stock. 1 think
you, Mr.. Corbin, ought to be able to show
in your answer that the bill is defective
because the beneficial owners don't want
Iellels Iudl WOulQ ue d SUOu dHSWct, anu
I will admit these petitioners as parties"
.Ill agree to them said Mr.. Corbin. ''if
these New York petitioners will make af-
fidavits that they really own the stock.
All we want is to know our real enemy,
and not have 90 fight stockholders of rec
ord who have transferred their stock to
others.
The matter interested the lawyers pres
ent, who have been confronted with the
legal bubble before.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
CITY NEWS NOTES

Michael Mcnamara, As years old. was
arrested by Patrolman Hoffman of the
Fifth Precinct. Mcnamara was drunk
and raising a disturbance on Ocean
avenue.
Lace curtains caught fire last night IN
street. in the apartments of ]. J. Good
lad. The damage was very slight.
There were several slight fires in the
city yesterday and last night. Box No.
AL was pulled by citizsn for fire in
the three-story frame building, No. IS
Chestnut avenue. occupied by Sarah Mas
terson, and owned by Mary Davis, of No.
Al Chestnut avenue. The damage was
slight.
AT P. NJ. George Prigge pulled Box
No All for fire in the onesstory frame
building No. 49 Terrace avenue owned
family. The cause OF the fire is pu-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
MR.. ELLISON AT BERGEN BAPTIST
Former Pastor breaches But Re-
fuses 10 Consider Call.

The Rev. David ]. Ellison, formerly pas
tor of the Bergen Baptist Church, preach
ed at both services yesterday in that
church, at the request of a recently ap-
pointed Pulpit Committee The church
was full at both services. This was un-
usual and comments were heard on all
sides. The church has not been sa well
attended in several years.
Mr.. Ellison was unprepared for the oc-
casion. He.came from Liberty, N. Y, 10
officiate at the funeral of the late Dea-
con Thomas Miller. Mr.. Ellison was ask
ed yesterday by some of the members if
he would return to that church. He re-
fused to again occupy the pulpit OF late
Pastor Ellison has done little church
work His time has been occupied In
writing for a New York publication house.
The Rev. John c. Allen, the former pas
tor, is very i'll at his home on Madison
avenue. DIR. Lambert is attending him.
Mr.. Allen is suffering from the effects OF
the grip.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
WOMEN NOT WANTED.
Y. M. G. A. Objects to
Petticoats at Special
Service for Men.

Although Special Patriotic Services for
Men" was the title under which the
Young Mems Christian Association adver-
tised its services yesterday afternoon, the
hint was not taken. Women were present,
not in overcrowding numbers to the ex-
clusion of men, but here and there
throughout the audience bobbed piece of
feminine head gear the plume of distrac-
ton to church and theatre goers alike.
while in the gallery was whole row of
plumes and flowers heaving and bobbing
with every new conner. They didn't seem
a bit abashed either, these women, in the
face of SO many men, for the hall was
crowded, but some of the men did.
why" remarked a masculine voice, af-
ter it was all over, when I saw those
women felt like getting 0ut.
II don't think it will happen again.
said one of the ushers, nothing was said,
but we were not very cordial 10 them.
Perhaps" after a moments hesitation,
I'VE had better put out big, white sign
lettered in black, For Men Only another
time when We hold mems services
But remarked third manly voice,
with trifie more sympathy, you had a
lady soloist- on the programme. Perhaps
that gave the feminine license"
Whether or not any definite step
will be taken to keep the wom-
en- out of the mems service aside
from studied GOODNESS, has not yet been
determined but it is evident that men do
no like petticoats at their meetings.
The sermon was distinctly for men. 1t
was by the Rev. F. p. Sutherland of
Brooklyn, and took a patriotic turn. 1t
likened the young man Absolom of King
David's time to the young man of today,
and spoke of the temptations to which
young men are subject. The life of then
and now was well depicted.
The music was especially fine. The en-
tire audience standing with heads un-
covered (save for the plumed feminine
crowns) and bowed, sang America" af-
ter which there was a saxaphone solo,
1.-THE Holy City, by Mr.. Clarence Bart
lett two mandolin and harp-guitar duets,
80 Shining Light and 1.-The Palms." zy
Messrs. Willard and Bartlett; a violin
solo, Beyond the Gates of Paradise" by
Mr.. Harry Willard.
Miss Laura Christine Blackwell con-
cluded the programme with vocal solos
very sweetly rendered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
100000 COMBINE.
North American Trust Com
pany Absorbs All Its
Competitors.

The North American Trust Company
of New York has absorbed the principal
registration and corporation trust COM
panies doing business in the United
States. The amalgamated company, reor-
ganized under the laws of New Jersey,
will have a capitalization, including sur
plus, Of s5o.OO0,0o0
The chief companies now acquired are
the Corporation Trust Company of New
Jersey, the Corporation Trust Company
of New York, the Corporation Organiza-
ton and Trust Company of Chicago, the
New Jersey Registration Company, of
Boston, and the Corporation Trust Com
pany of Maine.
The briefest possible description of the
business of the newly formed corpora
ton was given by one of its directors
yesterday, who said 1--WE shall conduct
a financial department store at No. l49
Broadway, New York.
The new corporation giant has also
bought a large realty trust company, and
there is talk of its maintaining a title
guarantee company in connection with it..
The Seventh National Bank and the Ninth
National Bank of this city are also direct
ly interested in the new corporation.
President Oakleigh Thorne, of the
North American Trust Company, before
sailing for Havana yesterday and Civ
ing the facts quoted above, said
In order to cover the transfer and reg
istration business, the North American
Trust Company of New Jersey has ac-
quired the control of the Corporation
Trust Company of New Jersey, which is
the oldest corporation trust company or
ganized and which represents today over
$6,00O0 900 of registered capital.
The capital stock of the Corporation
Trust Company of New Jersey is only
100000 The amount of its surplus is re-
ported to be about 100000. There are
several subsidiary institutions in various
States, organized and doing business as
trust companies, the majority of the
stock of which has been acquired and
paid for by the North American Trust
Company of New York.
''1he North American Trust Company
has effected combination of financial
enterprises which will make it possible
for single agency to care for the in
terests OF new company, from it's or
ganizatlon, through the various steps of
flotation, promotion, financiering, acting
as trustee of mortgages, acting as regis
trar and transfer agent of stock, receiv-
ing and holding its deposits, and actually
being enabled to procure for it all the
advantages cf a banking deposit
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
REWARDED BEHEFAcToR BY THEFT

Louis Summerfield, seventeen years old,
of No. 235 Twelfth street, was arraigned
in the First Criminal Court this morning
before Acting Police Justice Mccormick,
charged with the larceny of a revolver
from Anton TursM of No. 116 Pavonia
avenue. Mr.. Tursh took Summerfield in
the early part of the month and sheltered
and fed him because the boy said he was
homeless. The boy rewarded Mr.. Turski's S
kindness by robbing him. The revolver
was pawned and the ticket sent to Mr..
Tursh
Summerfield said he did not steal the
revolver. He was held to await the ac-
ton of Probation Officer Frank Higgins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
A BIBLE CHRISTIAN.
W. E. Reynolds Deserted
His Wife Because She
Was Not Good
Enough, He
Said.

ssWlhen my wife becomes a Bible
Christian 1 will make a home for her.
was the reply Wilmot e. Reynolds, of
No 523 Union place, Town of Union, made
to his mother-in-law, when she asked him
what he was going to do about keeping
his wife, Lenora. Evidently the wife didn't
come up to the high standard, because
she says her husband deserted her and
she is now suing for a divorce for that
very reason.
The testimony taken before Vice Cham
cellor Pitney this morning brought out
that sometime in 1895 Miss Lenora Peary
was married to Wilrnot e. Reynolds, by
the Rev. Joshua Mead of the M. T..
Church. They boarded for sometime with
the wife's mother. Everything seemed to
go on smoothly for a while according to
Mrs. Reynolds except for the trifiing cir
cumstance apparently to her husband, he
never paid his bills, boards or otherwise
and never gave his wife money to clothe
or feed herself.
When she asked for food he airily re-
piled that he was a faith curist and peo-
pie only imagined they needed susten-
ance clothing and other ridiculous super
fuous things.
sHe would stay out all night" the wife
complained, "and when he did come home
he would do nothing else but talk about
faith cure. Ugh!"
Mrs Reynolds, having no faith in his
cure, and he not being able to cure her
want Of faith. an appeal was made to the
mother-in-law, who insisted on Reynolds
doing something for his wife, whereupon
ne made the above answer.
Reynoids's answer to the wife's charges
is a simple denial, and he goes on to say
that the wife didn't appreciate his relig-
ion moral and intellectual pursuits, neg
lected her duty towards him and advanced
many reasons why she was not entitled to
secure a divorce.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
It WAS SAM.
Inspector Archibold Raided
a Poker Room Satur-
day Night.

Inspector OF Police Samuel Archibold
Sidney ODonnell, telephone clerk at Po-
lice Headquarters, and Sergeant Snow
of the Fourth precinct police station,
while searching for a slot machine in tho
saloon of Louis p. Vooz, at No. 1872 Halla-
day street in the Lafayette section, Sat
urday night at IL o'clock, came upon a
poker room over the saloon and arrested
Vooz and seven men whom they found
playing poker. The men gave their names
as George Whitford, thirty-four years old,
of No. "a Garden street, Buffalo. N. y;
James OBrien, thirty years old. of No. AZ
Varick street; Frederick Rowland, twen-
ty-six years old, of No. 2O6 Mercer street;
Edward Maekey twenty-four years old,
Of No. PA Summit avenue; Frank Ray
mond, twenty-thr years DID, of No. 81
Maple street: William Harlow, thirty
years old of No. 251 Woodward street. and
James McKeon, twenty-seven years. old
of No. 1927 Prescott place Plainfield There
were several poker tables in the room,
200 chips and other paraphernalia.
For some time the police have been ac-
lively engaged in discouraging the keep
ing of slot machines in saloons. Suspicion
led them to Voozs place where they ufi-
eAptcleQly ledTHeQ OIL Tie eAlSltuCS Ol liiS
gambling outfit upstairs. The officers
made their way to the door at the head
of the stairs. Inspector Samuel Archibold
knocked on the door. Some one inside
called OUT
rs that you, Sam?'
Eyes, this is SAM, replied the Inspec-
tor. 1t was Sam. The door was opened
and the raiders marched in and announc
ed that everyone present was under ar
rest. A patrol wagon was sent for and
the prisoners were taken TO Police Head
quarters. Vooz was charged with con-
Quoting a resort for gamblers. and the
others were charged with being disorder
ly persons. The game was a quarter linn
it, and judging from the wealth of the
kitty the men had been playing for sew
eral hours.
Vooz, the proprietor, was held for the
Grand Jury this morning by Police JUS
tice Murphy and the seven other prison
ers were discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
SIMON KELLYS ESTATE.
Foreclosure Suit by Lembeck
& Betz Ends in Order to
Sell Weehawken Pro-
perty.

A motion made in Chancery Chambers
today to sell the property at Weehawken,
formerly occupied by the late Simon Kel-
ly, raised breeze between the lawyers
in the case.
The proceedings were the foreclosure
suit brought by the Lembeck & Betz
Brewing Company against the executor,
Berger, of the Kelly estate; the brewery
holding a mortgage on it for $4,000
During the discussion before Vice Cham
cellor Pitney, as to the sale of the proper
ty, Counselor Max T. Rosenberg, for the
executor, said that there was no mort
gage because Mr.. Kelly had nothing to
mortgage, and the deed was not properly
recorded, etc., etc. Senator Robert l.
Hudspeth, for the breezy, said his clients
were willing to pay the rent under the
lease, which was the most valuable asset
of the place. The Senator then charged
that Mr.. Rosenberg was deliberately play
ing into the hands of the West Shore
Railroad Company in the proceedings,
which corporation, said the Senator:-
us trying to oust us of our property
'.That is absolutely and unqualifiedly
untrue, sharply replied Mr.. Rosenberg. Il
do not represent them, and never said
did,
Wen. well, interrupted the Vice Chan
cellor, you're away off the track. /"
Il know what am talking about said
the Senator.
$50 do t. said Mr.. Rosenberg, not to
be outdone.
II hope you both do when you come
here exclaimed the Vice Chancellor,
smiling, "and so that won't put plums
into your mouths, I'll make an order for
the sale of these premises right way; you
Senator to pay the rent, since there is
danger of the leasehold expiring, and your
question of a mortgage can be settled
afterwards.
.sWho will you have for receiver?'
Executor Berger was named, but Sena-
tor Hudspeth said he wouldn't nave MIN,
and after several names were suggested
and no agreement could be reached the
Vice Chancellor cut the gordian knot py
sending it to a master, Mr.. Chas. ~.
Thompson. for him to sell at once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
JOHN {. BAILEY DEAD.
Funeral Service Held Yes
terday at Centenary's
Church.

Centenary Methodist Church could
scarcely accommodate the crowd which
attended the funeral of John e. Bailey, of
No. 3l4 Pavonia avenue, which took place
yesterday afternoon AT las o clock near
ly one Thousand people had crowded into
the church. Rising Star Lodge, f. & A.
NJ, and the Schubert Glee Club. each of
which organizations numbered Mr. Bailey
among its members, attended in a body.
Organist John H. MCGOWAN, of Grove
Church, Union Hill, presided at the organ
and rendered the Funeral March from DIR.
Stainer's. oratorio "The Crucifixion," as
the casket containing the body was borne
up the aisle on the shoulders of the pail
bearers Messrs. William E. Davis, Will
lam E. Paul, C. M Van AIKEN, Frank NJ.
Bloom, Harvey Hart and j. Randolph
Spencer. Twenty members of the Shu-
bert Glee Club sang an arrangement of
Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My
God to Thee under the direction of AS
sistant Director Thomas Adams.
The sermon was delivered by the Rev.
DR.. Goodman, pastor of the church. THE
Hand of Cod was the theme. He spoke
eloquentl of the faithfullness with which
Mr.. Bailey had adhered to in his trust
and responsibilities, and of the aid he had
rendered the church. The pastors eulogy,
was a master piece of eloquence.
The immediate members of the family
who attended We're the widow, the father
and the brothers. The ushers were School
Director John H. Ward. Anthony Moore,
William E. Bates and Christian L. Metz.
The interment took place in Arlington
Cemetery, where Rising Star Lodge, F. &
A. NJ, held services over the body.
Pneumonia was the cause of Mr.. Bal
ley's death. He was taken i'll on Sunday
week. after having attended choir re-
hearsal at noon. He was the first tenor
of Centenary's vested choir. He was
twenty-eight years old, and he leaves a
widow and child one year old. He mar
ried Gertrude Mildred Farmer, former
organist of Centenary Church choir.
One of the sad incidents in connection
with Mr.. Bailey's death was the visit of
his father William L. Bailey, of Marble
head, Mass, and his brothers, who ar
rived in Jersey City to see him on We'd
nesday night. The son was sleeping, and
it was deemed advisable not to wake him.
All thought the sleep was a favorable
sign. The father retired feeling hopeful
over his sons favorable condition. The
son died at four O'Clock the next morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
BARKER ASKS FOR BAIL.

Judge John A. Blair this afternoon. IN
the Court House, fixed tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock, when he will hear an ap-
plication for the release on bail of Thomas
G. Barker, who shot Rev. John Keller at
Arlington recently
Counselodrs Marshall Van Wrinkle and
Albert c. WALL counsel for Barker, in
making the application, accused Prosecu-
tor James S. Erwin of bad faith in not
on Thursday. producing, as he promised
he would. the physicians certificate as to
the recovery of the wounded clergyman.
The prosecutor, who has had many bad
quarters of an hour over this case with
Barker's counsel, denied that he had
promised to produce the certificates on
Thursday.
The court cut short the colioquey by
fixing tomorrow for the hearing. 1t is
understood the request will be granted
and the bail fixed at $500.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
SWINDLIN(2
The STATE.
Steel Trust Organizes Under
False Pretences.
CAPITAL STOCK ONLY $4,000
It May Be Increased From
Time to Time as the
Directors See Fit.

Articles of incorporation of the steel
trust were filed at the County Clerk $
Office this morning. The corporate name
OF the trust is the United States Steel
Corporation and its capital stock is fixed
at only $1,000, although according to the
articles of incorporation this amount can
be increased from time to time as the
Board of Trustees may see fit. The
principal Office of the corporation is the
office of the Hudson Trust Company, at
No. 81 Newark street, Hoboken, and the
names of the incorporators given are en-
ployees of that concern as follows
Charles c. Cluff. William ]. Curtis and
Charles Macveagh. Each incorporation
holds five shares of preferred and tive
shares of common stock.
The stated objects of the corporation
are the manufacture of iron, steel,
manganese coke copper. lumber and other
materials and all articles made from such
materials.
The articals contain general provisions
for the corporation OF engage in the busi-
ness of mining, constructing railroads,
building ships, bridges, buildings, shops.
etc. 1t may conduct is business in other
States and territories and in foreign
countries.
The $500 capital stock is divided into
thirty shares of par value of s1Oo each.
Oneh alf is preferred and the other COM
mon stock.
From time to time this stock may be
increased, and may be issued in such
amounts as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors.
The preferred stock shall be entitled to
seven per cent. cumulative dividend, pay
able before any dividend is declared in the
common stock, and if any deficiency ex-
lists, it must be made good the following
scar before anything is set apart for COM
ssn stock
IN the event of the liquidation or disso-
luton of the corporation the perferred
stock is to be paid in full, including any
unpaid dividends before anything in paid
on common stock.
The number of directors shall be fixed
by the bylaws, but must be three or a
buItiple of that number. The directors
shall fill any vacancy existing in the ozfi-
cial board.
No porperty shall be mortgaged except
with the consent of two-thirds of the
capital stock.
The Boaras8f Directors shall appoint an
executive committee, to which body can
be designated all the powers of the Board
within the limitations prescribed by the
bylaws
The directors may appoint one or more
vice-presidents. assistant secretaries and
assistant treasurers to whom may be dele
gated the dutie of president, treasurer
and secretary respectively.
The Board of Directors shall direct the
use and disposal of any surplus or net
profits, and shall determine when the
books and accounts of the corporation
shall be open for the inspection of stock
holders
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
ST. JOHNS WINDOWS.
New Chanosl window in Memory
of Mrs. Grossmith. Latest Addition

After a long delay the new cfancel win
dow in memory of Mr.. Thomas Grossmith
is in place. The first window, as will be
remembered, was not satisfactory, as it
was not in harmony with the Annuncia-
tion window on the north of the Chancel.
After vain Attempts to remedy it, an en-
tirely new window was made 1t carries
out the same idea as the old window in
the Nativity, and IS made after the ia
nous painting by hall and is the gift Of
Mrs. Thomas Grossmith.
The Tiffany window in the transept to
the memory of Mr and Mrs. Underhill is
in place again, having been taken out for
little enrichment of color 1t is a
charming piece of work. {. gift of the
Underhill sons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-25
vEREIN THANKS THE aNEWS. J

The following letter of thanks was re
ceived at .'The News office this morn
ing
To the Editor of "The Jersey City News,
the German Pioneer Verein, at their ceIe-
bration of the thirteenth anniversary on
February ~, to thank The Jersey City
News" for the kind q assistance M IN compIet-
Pioneer Home, from its foundation, FeE-
ruary g. 1883 The publishing in your
valuable paper OF the history and the
work OF the Home and your appeal fol
aid up to the present day will not be for.
gotten. The thanks Of the Pioneers is Ill
that can be given In return, but we assure
you that such kind support Will always bs
''iffaE TIfE GERMAN PIONEER YEREIN.