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Evening journal., 1903-07-27
Check Case Continued.

James Smith. who passed a worth
less check on James Nolan, proprietor
of the City Hotel more than a year ago,
was gathered in by officer Davidson on
Saturday night
l. is alleged that the check which
was drawn on a Chester bank for about
twenty dollars was given to Mr.. Nolan
in payment for drinks, and Mr.. Nolan
passed ii along to Thomas McHugh,
who presented it at the Union National
Bank, this city. 1t was not discovered
to be worthless until it was forwarded
to the Chester institution for payment
Smith left the city when the check was
found to be bad. Smith was not ready
for trial and the case was continued
until Wednesday morning.
Edward Vance 16-year- lad, was
arrested for bathing i'm the Christiana
without clothing, but was dismissed
upon application of several persons
who claimed he was the only support
OF a widowed, blind mother.
The charge of highway robbery was
brought against Alfred Turner by Sam
uel Congo, both negroes, who testified
that Turner held him w at the foot Of
Shipley street and relieved him of his
pocketbook containing $3.50. Turner
was held in $500 bail for appearance at
upper court
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-Two girls to wrap pop corn
and salt water taffy. $500 per
week. Apply to James Stavracos, Brandy
wine Springs. Jy2S-3t
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
Ill. IndincrefInn.

Clara-what came between your
Chloe-Oh. he showed 50 much impa-
hence with Fido.-Delroil Free Press.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
AIIee Under AddIeks, Control.


has been voted on by said J. Edward Ad-
dicks, or under his dictation. in such
manner that persons who at the time of
the casting of such ballots were and con-
tinuously thereafter remained under and
subject to the dictation and control of the
said J. Edward Addicks were invariably
elected to all controlling offices and po-
sltions re.atlng to said corp0ratlon. and
whereby all acts apd proceedings by or
IN behalf OF said corporation were done
and performed solely according to the will
and direction ot the said dafend0nt. 81
Edward Addicks.
Your orators are informed and believe
and therefore aver. the defendant J.
FRANK Alice, was In said manner elected
TO office as director and officer Of said
corporation, and has been at all times and
now is subject and subordinate. respect
ing all his acts and proceedings as such
to the domination. dictation and control
Of the defendant, j. Edward Addicks, the
same being so continuously exercised by
him in all matters relating to the business
and finances Of the defendant corporation.
Bay State Gas Company Of Delaware. in
such manner as to further and promote
the personal schemes and benefits of said
Addicks. TO the injury OF said corpora
tion.
Having thus defined Addicks' power
and the use he makes of It the plaintiffs
take up tho conspiracy charge, saying:
Your orators further show upon inform
alton and belief that the said ]. Edward
Addlcks being at all times herein des-
crlbed a director and officer of the Bay
State Gas Company, OF Delaware, CON
spiral and arranged with his co-directors
for the individual profits Of said Addicks
and the detriment of the said Bay State
Gas Company. Of Delaware, that certain
options, contracts and assets of the said
defe ldant company. Bay State Gas Com
pany, OF Delaware, should be and were
delivered to divers brokers without ade-
quate consideration therefor and for
nominal or no value.
And said Addicks through said brok-
ers 10 your orators unknown, sold said
options. contracts and assets for large
sums of money and personally retained
the proceeds thereof, and falsely and
fradulently reported to said defendant
company Bay State Gas Company. of
Delaware that said brokers had counter
claims and offsets, so that said securities.
options and assets yielded little or no re-
turn to said defendant company. TO the
great and irreparable damage OF the
stockholders Of the Bay State Gas Com
pany Of Delaware, including your ora
tors.
The bill then charges that by the oper-
ations of Addicks or at his instigation
the Bay State Gas Company. Of Delaware
has fraudulently parted with $780, 900
worth Of bonds. and has been mulcted In
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars for notl-
tious brokerage commissions
Before concluding with a prayer for re-
lief from the court. the bill makes the
closing assertion that 'Hhe defendant, J.
Frank Alice, in conjunction. with the de-
fendant. J. Edward Addicks. has at all
times denied access to the books of the
defendant corporation; ''s has at all
times wrongfully concealed from the
stockholders any information.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
outIins Of AIIeaed Eraud.

Continuing, the bill sets forth that the
plaintiffs charge that 'in pursuance Of
said schemes to defraud the plaintiffs, as
stockholders OF the Bay State Gas Com
rectors Of the Boston companies, "in Of
fee the second day OF July. 1902 at the
request Of the said firm OF Kidder, Pea
body & Co.." the trustees, and the Bur-
RACES, withheld dividends and earnings
of the defendant company which were due
August /. 1902.
After charging that notes for large
amounts were issued for the sole purpose
"of creating liabilities bearing interest. in
order TO withhold large sums OF money
that should have been paid TO the defend
amt the bill leaves this phase of the
charges.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
AND
ALLEE CHARGED
WITH FRAUD
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

Isgan, pending action Of the court on
their bill Of complaints. In that docu-
ment they pray that a receiver be APP
pointed for the Bay state Cas- Com
pany of Delaware. whose duties shall
among other things. be ito collect such
OF its moneys and other assets as have
been disposed Of fraudulently." 1t is
also asked tina. y. Edward Addicks
and all persons in collusion with him"
be compelled to disclose the present
financial condition of the Bay state
Gas Company OF Delaware, "as well as
Of its past administration, and of the
moneys and assets msappropriated by
the defendant, ]. Edward Addicks, as
WE'LL as by those acting and who have
acted i'm collusion with him in such
transact ions" "
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
CAUGHT ATRANDOM

4 good deal OF President Roosevelts
vac'saiaa is taken up in sending con-
gratuiatory kilograms to Americans
making sporting records abroad.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27

While mining in Mexico William =.
Dunham. of Denver. visited what Is con-
sidered the highest waterfall in the world
II bears the Indian name of Bassaseachic.
and is located about ls0 miles west OF the
City of Chihuahua, near summit OF the
Sierra Madre Mountains. The elevation
OF the mountain Is $500 feet above sea
level. The cascade falls s7S feet.
All the seven islands OF Hawaii are con-
nected by wireless telegraphy.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
BUSY DAY FOR
JUDGE COCHRAN
CONTINUED From First Page).

night Officer Edward Dutton finally
got his man i'm q patrol boy and went
! ok ror the lenders of the mob VITO
iniLTfered With him. With the all o.
Sergeant Bayley and other officers An
ME Rice was corralled. After hearing
the case the Judge imposed fine of $40
on each of the offenders.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
Negro Carried Razor.

Edward and Comfy LoDer. two ne
groes, got in at Front and French
streets Saturday night and made that
neishhOrhood resound with their cries
and curses. officer Pierce arrested
them and while taking the pair up the
street noticed something sticlking out
of Conly's pocket He reached for IT,
but the negro put his hand i'm his pock
ct and it was some time before the po-
lice could get a big razor from him.
ON the charge of disorderly conduct
both were fined $40 and costs and for
carrying concealed a deadly weapon
Comfy Loper was held in 500 for his
appearance at upper court.
Emma Hutchinson. a negro girl of
about Is years. became so bad her par
ents asked for police protection. Her
case was handed over to Agent Stout
for investigation,
Evening journal., 1903-07-27

An addition to the Crescent fOun-
dry in South Wilmington of 45x1O0 feet
has been decided upon. This will give
employment to about twenty-five more
men.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
See the Hand of Addieks.

Your orators are informed and believe,
and therefore aver, that at all times
since the creation OF said defendant cor
poraton, Bay State Gas Company Of
Delaware, In manner aforesaid. J.. Ed
ward Addicks, one OF the defendants here
i'm. has been a director OF said corpora
tion, and at the time OF incorporation
thereof and continuously thereafter TO the
present time Except for very short
periodl has been the president cf said
corporation. and that the said j. Edward
Addicks has had continuously the abso.
lutte control Of all the property and assets
of said corporation, as well as of the se.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27

Read the Evening Journal for all the
latest news,
Evening journal., 1903-07-27

The st. Louis Worlds Fair Execu-
tive Committee has sent to President
Roosevelt a gold medal as a souvenir
Of his visit TO the city on April 30 dur
ing the dedicatory ceremonies.
Uncle SANS annual income is s55S,SS7.-
1ls.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27
PIaintIffs Demand Restitution.

The plaintiffs further pray for a de-
cree ordering restitution to the Bay
$ ate Gas Company of Delaware of all
assets unlawfully taken from It. and
an injunction restraining Addicks or
the officers of the corporation from
tampering with or destroying any Of
it's records now in their possession.
And finally, the court is asked that
the sale of the stock of the Boston
Gas Light Company, the South Boston
Gas Light Company, the Roxbury Gas
Light Company and the Bay State Gas
Company Of Massachusetts, which took
place February II, 1908, for the sum Of
t11,000,0OO. when, It is charged in the
bill, 1t was worth $2O,0O0OOO, be set
aside, and the sold stock taken into the
keeping of the court.
Doherty and Egan are stockholders
in the Bay State Gas Company of
Delaware, and, as may be seen from
their charges and petitions, they are
of the opinion that the corporation has
been virtually wrecked by Addicks and
persons under his control, and that Ad-
dicks has largely prohted by the wreck
ing. Moreover, Il is shown that they
regard the Delaware Senatorial aspir-
ant as the master mind in the opera
tions to which they take exception,
since they say, i'm so many words. that
the officers of the Bay State Gas Com
pany of Delaware were named by him,
held Office at his pleasure, and were at
al times under his control.
Evening journal., 1903-07-27


Transfers of Capital Stock.
1t is stated that the Delaware company
successfully managed the Massachusetts
corporations until 1896. when. October 81.
of that year, so runs the bill. the de-
fendant Bay State Gas Company, without
any consideration or equivalent, or any
right or authority. through said defend
ant, j. Edward Addicks - transferred
the capital stock of the Bay State
Gas Company, of New Jersey unto
Henry il. Rogers. Frederick W. Whit
ridge and John G. Moore, as trustees to
hold the same until such time as the
Boston United Gas bonds should be re-
tired or paid for"
Your orators are informed and believe,
and therefore aver that j. Edward Ad-
dicks. j. Frank Alice and William II.
Miller, respectively defendants herein,
were at the times as hereinafter stated.
directors or officers of the defendant cor
poratlon, and as such participated, aided
and abctted respecting the unlawful.
wrongful and injurious acts and proceed
ings relating to the assets and business
management of said corporation.
The plaintiffs vigorously declare their
belief that this sale and the acts leading
up 20 II were parts of a "preconcerted
PLAN" to which the aforementioned trus-
tees, the officers Of the Boston gas com
paues. Hidder Peabody & Co. and the
Burrages were parties having for its OBJ
ject the Wrestling from the Bay state Gas
Company OF Delaware, without payment,
the title to the Boston companies 'No
the end that the said scheme might be
carried out and immense profits realized
by The Originators and promoters there
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
SUES GATES FIRM.
Trust Company Wants to Get Back
S75O,OOO.

Trust Company Wants to Get Back
$75O,OOO.
New York. Dec. 10.-Notice of suit
was to-day served upon the firm OF
Harris. Gates & Co., of which John
w Gates, is a member, by James b.
Dill, counsel for the Commonwealth
Trust Company, as successor to the
Trust Company of the Republic, Tor
SEQ 600. alleged to have been deposited
by the Trust Company of the Re-
public with Harris, Gates & Co.. in
connection with the fiotation of the
United States Shipbuilding Company
The suit is the first of the actions
announced a few weeks ago as ABOUT
to be brought by the directors OF the
trust company at the instance OF
Messrs. Fish, Boldt & Crimmins OF
the Republic Trust Directorate, and
now of the new directorate, to Vindl-
cate the directors of the trust company
and show that they took no part in
any questionable transactions in con-
nection with the shipbuilding com
panys affairs.
The suit involves the famous Dresser
check for $3.50, 900 testified to as having
heen deposited with Harris, Gates &
co at the organization of the ship
building company to give II a credit,
hut which witnesses in the hearing be-
fore Referee Oliphant have stated &C
cording to their understanding of the
agreement was not to be drawn
against,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
s. A. l.. Integrity Assured.

Hambleton & Co., of Baltimore, who
are in a position to know the situa-
ton, says The Stakeholder, say, in
regard to the Seaboard deal. that the
assistance will release it Of it's
pressing obligations and will assure
the integrity of the system. They
say further: 1.-The chief resource of
the company is it's surplus and unis-
sued first mortgage As. so that it is
to be presumed they will be made at
tractive to investors through an in
crease earning capacity of the COM
pany. At present Seaboard as are SELL
ing around 72. They ought to be
cheap. The future value of the pre-
ferred and common stock of the COM
pany must depend upon the improved
earnings and business of the property.
1t may take some time to work out
the proposition, but it looks prom
ising."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
Efforts to Bear L. & N.

In some quarters, according to an
authority, there seems to be a deter
mination to bear Louisville and Nash
Vile, and incidentally the Atlantic
Coast Line. In wondering why the
latter road has not increased its rev.
enue so much as expected through
the purchase of Louisville, it must be
taken into consideration that the
Louisville and the roads affiliated with
it and bontrfolled by it have been
spending vast sums of money out of
earnings that should, in the natural
course, have been derived from capital
account. These moneys have been
used in improving the property. I'm
der the circumstances we do not think
it should be the course of wisdom to
increase the dividend on Louisville, as
some of our contemporaries advocate.
The good results will come to the At
lantic Coast Line in the natural in
crease of it's business through Louis
vile control in due course.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11

The work is being pushed unremitting-
ly day and night over the whole dis
tance, and we expect to have our
trains running into Birmingham in the
early spring.
THE financial position of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, to-day is
stronger than it has ever been. The
new interests, which have recently
been brought into the property,
Messrs. Blair & Co., and Thomas F.
Ryan of New York, T. Jefferson Coo
lidge, Jr., of the Old Colony Trust
Company, Nathaniel Thayer of Boston,
and Norman B. Ream of Chicago
ness, and financial world, and are dis
tingushed alike for their exceptional
ability, conservative methods and large
resources. They have taken large
interest in this property with view
to devoting to it all the time and at
tention, which it may require.
THE stories to the effect that the
Southern Railway, or the Atlantic
Coast Line were financially interested
in the arrangements recently consum-
mated in connection with this proper
ty are utterly untrue, and until they
read of it in the newspapers, neither
Mr.. Spencer, Mr.. Morgan, nor Mr..
Walters knew anything about the
transaction, which was negotiated by
President Warfield of the Continental
Trust Company, of Baltimore and my
self.
Il will take this occasion also to set
at rest the story, which was diligently
circulated in certain quarters, to the
effect that a majority interest in the
Seaboard Air Line Railway was Of
fered some months ago to the Frisco
system or the Rock Island system, and
declined by them. A majority inter-
est in the Seaboard Air Line Railway
has never been offered to anybody at
any time at any price, although we
have been repeatedly solicited to do
so, and any story to the contrary is
false. The Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way is an absolutely independent sys-
tenn, and no other system does now,
or ever has attempted to, dominate or
direct its policy.
1T is the intention of the present
owners of the property to see to it
that the Seaboard shall remain alb
solutely independent, believing that it
will thereby best be able to serve the
public, and its shareholders. The Sea-
board Air Line Railway is on friendly
and amicable terms with the Southern
Railway, and the Atlantic Coast Line
and all of it's other competitors, and
it is our intention to adhere to our
fixed policy, as expressed by George
Washington, to cultivate peace, and
friendship with all mankind and en-
tangling alliances with none"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
PRESIDENT WILLIAMS
TALKS OF THE SEABOARD
he Says the Road Is Stronger Financially Than
Ever and That it Will Remain Independent.

Atlanta, Dec. 1o.-President John
Shelton Williams of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, who has been on a trip
Of inspection over the company's lines
for the past ten days with Vice Pres
ident and General Manager Barr, Dr.
rectors James A. Blair of New York,
and I. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., of Bos-
ton, and other officers of the company,
arrived in Atlanta tonight from Biz
mingham. In reply to questions as to
his plans, he said:
This trip is for the purpose of Civ
ing several of our new directors the
opportunity of familiarizing themselves
with the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
its physical characteristics and traffic
conditions. The business of the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, at the pres
ent time. is limited only by it's rolling
stock, and it's terminal facilities. The
earnings for the past month have in
creased at the rate of about $4,000 per
day over the same month last year.
ut is the intention of the present
management to do whatever may be
necessary to enable this company to
render the public the best possible serv-
ice, and at the same time to secure the
pest returns TO the cOnpdnyS snare
holders. The stories which have been,
occasionally circulated rejecting upon
the credit of this company are untrue.
The Seaboard Air Line system owns,
in it's treasury, millions of dollars of
high class securities, and its floating
debt, which was Insignificant and
amounted to about as much as one
months gross earnings, was fully pro-
vided for under the arrangement re-
Gently consummated with Messrs.
Blair & Co., and Thomas +. Ryan of
New York. and the Old Colony Trust
Company of Boston, which, besides
clearing UP the so-called floating debt,
provided this company with a large
amount of money for the prosecution
of important works of development
which are now in hand. including the
funds required for the completion of
the extensive terminals at Birmingham,
and for certain revision work on the
old East and West Railroad, now a
part of the Atlanta and Birmingham
Air Line Railway. the funds for the
construction of the latter having been
provided for more than six months
ago by the sale of $4,000, 900 of Atlanta
and birmingham per cent. bonds to a
New York syndicate at IS and interest.
1.-THE work on this Birmingham eX-
tension is being vigorously prosecuted,
and will be rushed to completion as
RAPIDLY as 5000 men. 1000 mules ana
seventeen steam shovels, now engaged
upon the work, can hurry 1t through
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
Texns RAILROAD Charter.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 1O.-The charter
Of the Houston, Beaumont and North
ern Railroad Company was officially
approved and recorded to-day by the
Secretary of State. Houston is to be
re canital stock is $4,000 The line
of road is to begin at Houston. and
extend in a northerly direction through
seven counties to point on the Sabine
river, fifteen miles southeast of New
ton. Tex. The road will penetrate some
of the most valuable pine timber lands
in the state. Among the projectors OF
the road are w. H. Lyford of Chicago
and c. H. Willard of New York pesldes
a number of capitalists OF houston
and Fort Worth.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
BURTON GOT 10 YEARS.
He Had n Bad BOY, but no Right to
XIII Him.


Columbus, Ca, Dec. 10.-R. H. Bur-
ton, slayer Of his 16-year-old son, Jesse,
who was last night convicted of vol
untary manslaughter, was to-day
sentenced by Judge Butt to sixteen
years in the penitentiary. In passing
sentence. the judge said that he knew
the defendant had had a very bad
boy, and that what the boy did was
enough to terribly provoke the de-
PENDANT, but at the same time he had
no right to kill him.
Burton's attorneys will make a mo-
ton for new trial.
McMHth Not Guilty.
Late this afternoon the jury in the
case OF w. H. McMath, who has
been for two days in the Federal Court
on charge of having robbed the post
office at Lacrosse, in 1895, brought in
verdict of not guilty. His aged
mother, wife and little boy and other
relatives sat by his side during the
trial, and they were overjoyed at the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
ron RENT-sTOREs

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FOR RENT, STORE, NO. 125 BAY
street, east; possession given at once.
Apply to Horace Rivers, Drayton and
St. Julian streets.
STORE, CORNER WAYNE AND
Whitaker streets: also elegant fiat Of
six rooms. Inquire John Lyons.
LARGE STORE. CORNER BULL
and Liberty street lane, two closets
and large room IN the rear; this is one
of the best locations in the city for
most any kind of business; will put
store in condition to suit desirable ten
ant. Address Superintendent Georgia
Hussars.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
ron sALE-MACHINERY.

MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF SAW.
mill material; pulleys, shafting, boxes,
mandrels, saw guides; second hand; in
good condition. Lumbermen Supply
and Equipment Company, Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
MILLINERY.

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MILLINERY. - OUR DECEMBER
sale of trimmed hats on now. We can
save you soc on every dollar purchase.
SIS hats $3.50; $12 mats Sc; $40 hats IS.
soc off on untrimmed hats. Baby caps
at half what others ask. Hemstitched
wells at ACC. Feathers cleaned, dyed
and curled. We will give away fine
upright piano on Jan. 81. You get
a ticket with every cash SOC purchase.
Kenner & Britton, 116 Broughton
street, west.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
BOARDING.

------~-~----~~~~-~------
FOR RENT, ELEGANTLY FUR
nished rooms, with southern exposure,
bath adjoining; also first-class table
board, at Helmken's Whitaker and Lib
erty street.
THE WEST BROAD" IS NEWLY
furnished and lighted and can accom-
modate a few more who wish clean,
comfortable rooms and board, electric
lights; hot and cold water bath on each
floor; permanent and transient. 1853
West Broad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-11
Railroad,s October Earnings.

The Stakeholder gives the October
earnings of the roads in which Sa-
vannah is interested as follows: At
lantic Coast Line, gross. $1,756, 749, de-
crease of $4S,634; net. $794,532, increase
of $4S,983. From July 1 to Oct. 81,
gross, $6,O65,419, an increase of $17,72S;
net, $794,532, increase of $43,421.
Central of Georgia-Gross, 1856, 1894,
increase of 1896; net, $S36,O95, decrease
of $1o,195. From July to Oct. 31:Gross,
$S.143, $40, increase of SS,O6S; net. $780,
294, decrease of $1SO,734.
Seaboard Air Line-September: Gross,
81, O36, 522, decrease of $52,924; net, $780,
OS7, decrease of $S4,351. From July
to Sept. 30: Gross, $S,O59,47 increase
of $S7,2S9; net, s7O6.O16; decrease Of
$9O,951.
Southern Railway-October: Gross,
S4,166, 553, increase of 1924, 164; net, ST.
354, $685. increase of $72,30 From July
/ to Oct. 81: Gross, SIS, 1914, increase
of SLOT, 571; net, $4,664, 184, increase of
$3.50, 754