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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
Vast Estate of
William Rockefeller
and Its Perils

/ HE threat to murder
William Rockefeller
| IN should he persist In oc-
| cupying his magniii-
cent Adirondack estate
| has directed public at
L| tentiOn TO the question
involved in the establishment of forest
preserves and the exclusion of the
general public from them. Mr.. Rocke-
Teller and other rich men who have
bought up mountain lands and convert
ed them into private parks are bitterly
hated by the natives of the section.
who consider that their rights have
been infringed upon by the million
aires. This feeling resulted in the as
sassination of Orlando L. Dexter. the
owner of one of these large estates,
whose murder was one of the mySteri
Gus sensations of the summer of 1903.
Mr. Rockefeller's preserve embraces
about 100000 acres of the widest part
of the Adirondack section near Bay
Pond and Paul Smiths and about
eighteen miles from the Dexter prop
erty. Soon after the Dexter tragedy
Henry Dexter, father of the murdered
man, received newspaper clipping
containing an account of the assaSsi-
ma on and on it was written:
Good job. we'll done. \ few more
like it will he the best thing this coun-
try could have happen to it. MIR. Rock
efeller next, the wretch. and a dozen
more such. and this country will be rid
of the most dangerous element"
Mr.. DeXjcr notified Mr. Rockefeller
of the threat against him contained in
this communication, and the latter pro
ceeded to surround his estate with
guards and detectives. Whenever since
that time he has attempted to enjoy
the seclusion of his forest retreat his
family have been in constant anxiety
lest attempts upon his life should be
made. This season the life of the multi
millionaire has been boldly threatened
in crudely printed notices posted up
near the estate on the line of the rail
road, and all reading as follows: "A
$4,000 bullet will stop William Rookie
feller the minute he steps foot upon
this property
The projects of Mr.. Rockefeller and
other owners of Adirondack preserves
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

IdthS,
baseball bats and all the other weapons
of offenSe of mob. He was engaged
to break the recent strike on the sub
way and elevated lines in New York
and ii is said received $4,000 for a
few weeks work in that connection.
During his employment in this task he
was practically commander in chief of
an army of 5000 strike breakers. the
sole manager of property worth $780,
0OO,0GO and responsible for the safety
of 100000 passengers daily. His in
come for the past five years is said to
have been at least $4,000 per year.
He is big, baldheaded, broad shoul-
dered young man of thirty-two and
was born in PlattSburg. n. Y. At
fourteen years of age he was an at
tendant in the billiard room of Il hotel
at Monticello, n. Y, then bartender,
night clerk, day clerk and at eighteen
its manager. The hotel business was
too slow for him, and he became de-
tective in New York city. In 1895 he
was on the Brooklyn street car strike
in charge of fifteen special officers.
Later in the same year he was time
keeper over 1000 strike breakers in
the street car strike in Philadelphia.
His experience on these two strikes set
him thinking. Detective and employ
ment agencies then furnished work
men, each agency controlling its own
men, the company exercising general
management of the situation. With
all these heads the result was chaos.
Farley recognized the need of a new
calling and determined to he n strike
breaking general. He specialized on
street car strikes and TO know the
business from the ground up served
in numerous capacities on street rail
ways. His success has brought him
ample financial returns but there are
comparatively few who would take his
place with the risks that go with it,
Frank J. Gould. the son of the late
Jay Gould, who has lost heavily in the
failure of the Merchants Trust com
pany, married a Miss Helen Margaret
Kelly. 1t is an interesting circum-
stance that her grandfather, the late
Eugene Kelly, and the late Jay Gould
were inveterate business foes. So ac-
tive in their hatred of each other were
they that philosophic acquaintance
once remarked to the elder Gould:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
The Governments
Expenses Should
Be Reduced
BY United States Senator j. A. HErfENWAY
of Indiana

the departments of the government had confined themselves
the of appropriated by congress for the
fiscal year there would now be deficiency. is
very easy prove that congress blame
total carried by the appropriation present
fiscal year is LESS THAN THE TOTAL RECEIPTS of the
for the period If the departments had spent
than intended they should spend would be
fronted by balance the other side of the ledger
There three the deficiency constructing naval
vessels rapidly than anticipated involving unexpected purchases
of plate, deficiency of something like $4,000 has
created In rush work defenses about
been anticipated The balance $6O0OO00 of present
fency the result of different departments the government
pending money than appropriated.
This practice of anticipating has that
clerks of their motion HAVE CREATED DEFICIENCIES
without consulting the head of department In of the appro
paon of the congress there inserted my notion
provision making criminal oense punishable by nes and in
certain by imprisonment Deficiencies hereafter created
without direct and written authority of the heads of the departments
told that this law already working well and that will
the government good deal this year.
There many things which the government could properly
that it is position FINANCIALLY do Too many of
worthy department officials and clerks have been assuming
DECIDE what the properly do without leaving
congress to say.
The remedy for financial fix reducing expenditures
judgment change of the tariff would operate reduce rather
than increase The engaged
that proper enough but that COULD BE DISPENSED
WITH
expect that will bring criticism head for saying but
believe that the in which constructing public build
n in small towns the country has grown be colossal abuse
The minute of them erected it asens the
maintenance charge of $4,000 year, while in almost of
the mention commodou and comfortable postoce quarters
with light fuel and boxes furnished secured for year.
There you have AN ANNUAL WASTE OF $780, say moth
ing of the Of constructing the building No such
gance should be allowed
We paying every year $2500O agents for reporting the
condition Of the cotton crop 1t astonishing how many scientific
projects the has hand which have PAC
TCAL value and which could be discontinued without 80 per
Of the people knowing anything about it, but which faen
the treasury running millions of dollars The longer
maintain their quarantine service but all that saddled ON
THE GOVERNMENT There branch of the GOVERN
MENT which has entered largely into the work of making
UNCLE SAM PAYS THE AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS,
WHICH ARE GENERALLY ABLE MAKE THEIR OWN SURVEYS,
REAP BENEFIT.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

MS llle uH euuCu-
tor Ct note. Congressman Moon was
educated under his fathers supervision
and also attended college. He taught
school and later was professor in
Philadelphia institution Of learning
and was speaker on educational sub
tects upon the lecture platform. He
was admitted to the bar in 1884 and
has practiced his profession in Phila-
delphia since that time. He was elect
ed to congress in 1903 to fill a vacancy
and was reelected in 1904.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
Prominent People
Who Are Mentioned
In the Dispatches

\ NJ ES FARLEY,
who has been in
Chicag go to aid in
breaking the team
Sters' strike, is a
strike breaker by
profession, and a
dangerous profes-
sion it is. He only
smiles when its per-
lis are mentioned,
but his body shows
ample testimony to
the truth of the
statement. He is
covered from head
to foot with bullet
wounds and scars
from knives. clubs,
pistol butts, black
in LIZ nnl,hInrtnnno.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
ROaId AmundSen,
Norwegian Explorer,
and His Work

lie world OF SCI
ence is taking
great interest in
the report that
the Norwegian
explorer Captain
ROald Amund-
sen has succeed
ed In his at
tempt TO get
through the
northwest pas
sage and locate
accurately the
north magnetic
pole. AprOfessor
of Leland Stan
ford university
declares the ac-
complishmen
the greatest geo.
graphical feat Of
the present cen
tury captain
A IN undsen set
ont ON his quest
June IL, 1903.
from Christi
n n la. Norway,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
DAUGHTER OF A HERO.

Carrie PeytOn Wheeler. Who Is Pop
ular With Veterans.
Miss Carrie T. Wheeler daughter of
General Joe Wheeler, will be one of the
sponsors for the south at the COnfed-
crate veterans reunion in Louisville
June 14-16. She will be prominent
among the fair daughters of the south
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

struction of bears and other ferocious
beasts which prey upon the harmless
animals.
Mr.. Angel became Interested in pre-
venting cruelty to animals some forty
years ago when several cases of ex-
treme maltreatment of dumb beasts
came under his observation. He is a
native of Massachusetts. is eighty one
years of age and graduate of Dart
mouth college. He has organized ,hu-
name societies in various cities and
states and has been president of that
In Massachusetts since 1868.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

scientific theory of
heredity, but why
do you and Kelly
detest each other
so much? Because
your a n ce S t ors
were on opposite
sides at Cromwell's
invasion of Ire
land?" The great
financier regarded
this explanation of
his difference with
Mr.. Kelly as frivO-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

ent at the official
test of the new ma
chine and blessed it.
Professor Montgom-
cry does not claim
that his aeroplane.
which he calls the
s Il II ia clara,
solves the whole
problem of naviga-
tion of the air. but
only the first step
of the problem. His
machine is describ-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

IN times long gone
by gave several do
ges to Venice. Mr..
Morosini was born
in Venice, and his
father was Il Vene-
tian officer. 1t was
not until he had ac-
companied Garibal-
di to Europe and re
turned to America
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

with his recent
hunting trip in the
west the superin-
tendent of schools
of Washington pro-
hibited the circula-
tion of this issue
of the magazine
among the school
children of the ma
tional capital. He
took the ground
that the article in
question insulted
A. 4x,roctIank aud
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

eSted in the subject
of arbitration of in
ternational disputes.
He was born in New
Jersey in 1S47 and
Is descended from
John Moon, one of
the earliest judges
of Pennsylvania,
who was appointed
by kings commits
sion about 1854. He
is a son of Aaron
Moon. who was in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
Photo by Purdy.

was calculated to
prejudice youthful minds against the
chief executive Of the nation. Pres
ident Snow of the Humane society de-
MES responsibility so far as that as
sociation is concerned for the circula-
ton among school children Of any crit
icisms Of Mr.. Roosevelt and says his
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

lous. Their disputes pertained to stock
speculations and railways and were
not easily settled. But love swept
away the barriers between the families
of the two men after both were dead
Frank Gould came into possession of
the comfortable sum of $10,000,000 on
attaining his majority, sum that had
been fostered by Uncle" Russell Sage
who had charge of the investments.
NJ. Gould, previous to his marriage
and has never evinced much ambition
to shine in society. He is fond of dogs
and horses and devotes much time to
yachting
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

George Thorndike Angell editor of
Our Dumb Animals. which criticised
President Roosevelt for shooting bears,
is rich lawyer who has given most of
his time for many years to the work of
preventing cruelty to animals. He
sends this periodical free every month
to newspaper editors, members of con-
gress and public officials and to nu-
merous societies. 1t is also distributed
free to many public school teachers
and children. In view of the remarks
in the May number censuring the pres
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

Giovanni P. Morosini, the wealthy
Italian banker whose brother came
from South America recently to pay
him a call only to find that the rich
relative was mot at home,' was the
counselor, friend and partner of the
late Jay Gould. He came to America
as a refugee with Garibaldi and is a
descendant of an ancient family which
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16


aeroplane of automatic equilibrium un-
der control of the rider" After being
lifted to a height of 5000 feet by bal
loon the Santa Clara made a success
full flight through the air, showing that
it could be guided in any desired direc-
ton and brought gently to the earth.
with ii" says Professor Montgomery,
eve are enabled to glide safely through
the air from any height and to study
more deeply and more satisfactorily,
by reason of actual experience, this
more difficult problem of aerial navi-
CATION" 1t remains to supply the ma
chine with an engine capable of raising
it in the air. Professor Montgomery
began his experiments i'll 1884 by con
structing flying machines, but aban-
doned this plan of aerial navigation for
that of the aeroplane, believing that it
offered the best chances of success.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

Congressman Reuben o. Moon of
Pennsylvania, who has been appointed
a delegate to the peace conference to
be held in Brussels in September, is
known as an educator as well as a
politician. The coming conference is
the thirteenth annual meeting of the
body known as the Interparliamentary
Union For International Arbitration.
Before going to Brussels Congressman
Moon will visit those of the European
parliaments which are in session at the
time. Mr. Moon has long been inter-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

that his business life G. p. MoRosINI.
began. His first start was made as
result of his bravery in saving the
son of Secretary Nathaniel Marsh 6
the Erie railroad from gang Of
roughs. Mr.. Marsh gave his sons res
cuer position in the employ of the
Erie company
The bankers love for Venice is dis
played in various ways. He is an en-
thusiastic collector of pictures. and his
place on the Hudson is a treasure
house of rare and beautiful things.
The armor hall alone contains a finer
collection than that possessed by many
a museum.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

Colonel Abe Gruber, New York law
yer, politician and wit, tells this story:
Not long ago, waiting for case of
mine to be tried, listened to two law
yers who were very much excited over
a certain legal argument. Matters
went to such pitch that they began
to call each other names.
"'Youre an ass said one attorney
"You're liar was the prompt retort
"Then the judge said, Now that
counsel have identified each other kind
ly proceed to the disputed points,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16
The Growth of the Idea
Of Municipal Ownership
BY Rev. DR.. LYMAN ABBOTT of Brooklyn

AM personally heartily in favor of the municipal OWNERSHIP
of all forms of industry that are NECESSARILY muncpa
= monopoGes
Tloro oro +lnoo +oon;oo &c rororn,,or+ +bo Ere
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-16

the departments of the had confined themselves
the of money appropriated by congress for the
rent fiscal year there would be deficiency. 1t
very easy matter prove that congress blame The
total carried hY the hills
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many entertainments given by the Goulds
during the winter take place George W.
Vanderbilt finds life on his Biltmore estate
in North Carolina more congenlal than
anything New York has TO offer and year
by year ". X. Vanderbilt spends more and
more time. when in this country, at his
Long Island house which both he and Mrs.
Vanderbilt speak Of as home and not AZ
our country house.
1t is improbable although not impossible
that these men and Others who own desir-
able New York houses will give up their
city homes in favor OF hotel headquarters.
Nevertheless, there are hundreds whose
homes have been hemmed in by business
buildings and sky soraping apartma nts,
and there are dozens OF the younger gen.
Grafton who do not include in their real
estate holdings a first class private resi-
Cence or one in which they feel bound 10
live. that hold different views. For ex-
ample, as a real estate dealer pointed out,
there is Clarence II. Mackay who. despite
his great wealth. shows no desire 70 build
for his own use New York house.
When in town, he and his family occupy
a hired house or hotel suite, and they are
here for only few weeks after the holidays
Their home. which cost a fortune, is 4
splendid mansion, HarbOr Hills, near Ros-
Ign, l.. l.
To the surprise Of many, neither Alfred
nor Reginald Vanderbilt has 20 far given
any sign Of setting up New York estab-
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lishment. The former astonished some
Of his intimates a year ago by hiring an
apartment for the use of himself and his
family during the brief period he spent
in New York, and thereby established
precedent which has since been followed
by many.
A woman who moves in the so-called
smart set and lives in tho millionaire dis
triot east of Central Park remarked dis
contentedly the other day:
New York has changed so much in the
last few years that the only satisfactory
way 10 live is 10 have ones home out of
town and hire a suite OF rooms in the neigh
borhood Of Sherry's and Delmonico's for
use during the opera season which, after
all. is about the only time Of year most OF
US care 20 be in New York,
For my part / mean 10 follow this plan
next year. that Is If | can dispose Of my
town house TO good advantage. / shall
then see far more Of my friends than | do
now, for they will be sure 10 come out 20 the
countrg for week end party, whereas
now tie average fashionable New York
man or woman will not 90 around making
calls in town. To get ones friends together
it is almost necessary 10 give big dinner
OF a luncheon or some other sort Of enter
tainment. and 10 keep that sort Of thing
up is bore. d.
Making calls is decidedly out Of fashion.
On the other hand. week ends are inn
mensely popular With both men s1d women
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blocks UP the narrow passageway and
the other occupies fine position in the
small drawing room, already filled TO over
flowing with old fashioned furniture, three
sizes too large. which belonged TO grand
mother. and plethora of brio a-brac.
Country friend Is not at all upset by the
confusion she has created, She has the
good natured tolerance of one whose stay
Is temporary, She asserts over and over
that she does not mind being inconven-
fenced, and views the various members of the
family who spend the greater part OF her
visit on all fours dragging out shoes. hats,
gowns 20, from underneath Bullets, side
boards, sofas and chairs as if she had de-
termlned not to be surprised at anything
that city folks might do,
She allows it to be understood that she
has come TO be entertained. One does not
visit New York every day, and there arc
a great many points of interest she has
heard about. She mentions incidentally
the Statue OF Liberty the Bronx Zoo. thu
Aquarium, Brooklyn Bridge and tho Metro
politan Museum, where she thinks a whole
day might bo spent proftably. As to the
theatres, she IA ready for any or ALL
Clara remembers with horror how ut the
end of busy season she had enjoyed the
quiet hospitality OF tho country home,
allowing days to slip into weeks and weeks
into month, never realizing the int
on that investment Of health and strength
she would he called upon to pay.
She puts aside her pressing duties. or
does them in odd minutes, tired and d'-
heartened, while she hurries about the city
with her country friend. who thinks moth
ing OF doing Ellis Island and the Speed
way on tho same day, With a concert in
the evening Then there ia money to pay
for theatre tickets, lunches and car fares.
Country friend speaks often Of the month
Clara spent with her, and it is quite evident
that she intends to duplicate the time to
the hour and minute. At the end of the
second week the family hold Il conclave,
the result being an imaginary aunt who
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Wealthy New Workers are showing
growing tendency to hive out Of the city.
A favorite topic Of conversation among
fashionable folk is ways and means TO
secure a convenient and desirable all the
year around establishment in the country.
Social observers go so far as 70 say that
there are indications that before long the
families who have longest been identified
with New York will choose 10 make their
homes in a suburb and will be satisfied with
an occasional visit to town. What - more,
r1ost OF these persons, even the richest,
will prefer to put up at q hotel or to live in
an apartment hotel. whom they do come
20 town. instead Of maintaining an estab-
lishment Of their own here.
Undoubtedly there are multi-millionaires
who will always choose TO keep up New
York home. whether they live in it or not.
Men for instance like George W. Vanderbilt
whose house at the corner Of Fity-trst
street and Fifth avenue has not been occu-
pied by it, owner or his family for twenty
consecutive days in the last six or seven
years. like William X. Vanderbilt, whose
picturesque gray stone house, block
further up the avenue. has been practically
deserted by It's owner for the last three
year.; and like George J. Gould, who utilizes
his Fifth avenue house merely for one night
stands as a friend Of the family jokingly
puts it,
Mr. Gould's homo is now at Lakewood.
and it is there and not in New York that the
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provided the place ia easily accessible, and
| mean that my home shall be near n
railroad station and not more than two
hours distant from New York. Then by
having a suite in New York ] can run in
whenever feel inclined and my husband
and | can give our usual dinners much
more easily at a hotel than we can give them
now, and with no more expense.
In choosing TO live more and more
country life, New York society is pattern
ing after English society. Of course, and
a good thing it is, too.
There is a very marked and steadily
growing tendency among the wealthy
Of New York 20 spend more time every
year in the country or at least away from
New York said Fifth avenue real estate
dealer Three months is now considered
a long New York season.
some Of the people with whom | deal
have two houses, out Of town within
radius Of twenty-five miles as well as one
in New York, and it j. unheard Of in these
DAYS for any country house in the vicinity
Of this city TO be shut up in winter They
arc equipped to live in the year round
For one thing the touring car, the auto
mobile. has annihlated space TO such
degree that men who once upon a time
would have secuted the idea Of spending a
winter out Of the city are quite keen about
it now.
There has been a big shake-up In New
York real estate In the last decade, mean