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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
ROBBED EMPLOYER FOR YEARS
.SUPT. BELCHER or THE CORNELL
STEAMBOAT az. CONFEsSEs.
Brother NJ Ex-Mayor Belcher nj Paterson
stole Materials and Sold Then His
ThieVinGps said TO he More Than wzO. ODO
with Company Twenty-Gne Years.

KINGSTON. N. v. Aug. 7.-Residcnts
Of this city were surprised 10 learn this
afternoon Of the arrest OF Amherst W.
Belcher, superintendent Of the Cornell
Steamboat Company's machine shops for
twenty years, on two charges Of grand
larceny. He was arraigned before BE
corder Groves and waived examination.
to appear before the Grand Jury. bail being
fixed at ~. 900.
For "A long time the Cornell Steamboat
Company has had reason TO believe that
IL was being robbed by some Of it's most
trusted employees. Its officers secured
the services OF Pinkerton detectives about
two months ago. who carefully watched
every movement Of the suspected persons.
Tuesday morning a number Of suspected
and unsupported persons we're summoned
to the Office of the company and questioned
ss to their knowledge Of a number Of irregu-
lar transactions.
The result Of the investigation was that
Supt. Belcher on being confronted with
the overwhelming evidence confessed that
for the last fifteen years he had been steal
ing materials from the company. selling
them and pocketing the proceeds. II il
understood that Belcher's thieving will
amount TO twe $20.oO0 and $50, 900.
Two warrants We're Issued ny recorder
Groves, both for grand larceny in the Sec
ond degree. h warrants were served
and BelcheI Vas arraigned at about 3 o'clock
this afternoon. He said the charges OF
theft were substantially true.
Mr.. Belcher is a native OF Orange county.
He came to Kingston in February. 1888.
TO become superintendent Of the Cornell
Steamboat ~Company's shops. He had
been employed subsequent to that at the
Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson.
v. \. and in the Erie Railroad shops at
Jersey City. After serving in the civil
war he went to the Pacific Coast and was
engaged in handling steamboat and mining
machinery. For fourteen years he was at
John Roach's shipysrd in Chester. Pa,
the last six years being superintendent.
That was just prior TO coming to Kingston.
In 1895 ne was also appointed master me-
chanic of the Ulster and Delaware Rail-
road. and held that place for several years.
Belcher is a brother Of Mayor Belcher
OF Paterson. n. j.. who absconded some
time ago with public moneys. proceeds
Of mortgages held by a savings and loan
pocketing the money, and also cash which
had been given him by widows to place
in savings banks. Mayor Belcher kept out
OF sight for a long time. and after spending
the money surrendered himself and was
sent TO prison. Recently Supt. Belcher.
now under arrest here. got a judgment
of 81 1000 against the Paterson Savings
and Loan Association for money he gave
his brother "a read Of the loan association,
but which his brother had not paid in.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
DECISION IN FAVOR or SHIPPER.
Commission Decides Rate on wheat 20
California Terminals II Unreasonable.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE rate OF Is
cents per 100 pounds on wheat from points
in Nebraska TO California terminals. via
he Chicago. Burlington n Quincy Rail-
way through Denver and thence via the
Union Pacific and southern Pacific rail-
roads. was to-day adtudged unjust and UNI
reasonable by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The case was the complaint
Of the A. J. Poor Grain ComT-ny against
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy and
several other Western railroads.
The commission held that the rate COM
planned Offs cents per 100 pounds on
wheat shipments-was excessive and I'M
reasonable as compared with the rate over
the same route on corn. which WAS IS cents.
and as compared with a thorough rate Of
IS cents on both wheat and corn from
Nebraska points via the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads. Any rate on
wheat over the route in question from these
points OF origin TO California terminals IN
excess OF IS cents per 100 pounds, the com
mission held. is unreasonable. The COM
p~lainant was allowed reparation oil ship
ments to California points. but not on wheat
billed to Reno, New.
In deciding the case the commission laid
down the principle that a regularly pub
lished rate il as fixed and unalterable as IL
il had been established by an act OF Con-
gress. and not even a court OF law may
Interfere with il when it has been volun-
tarily established by the carrier. II a car
rier. contrary to a shippers instruction,
carried a shipment by a more expensive
route instead Of using a cheaper route.
such action is prima facie without justifi-
cation and constitutes a basis for repara-
ton. but il a shipper gives instructions
that his goods are TO be carried by the more
expensive route the carrier is relieved Of
the obligation to forward by the cheaper
route.
The commission also held that shippers
along the line Of an interstate carrier are
entitled to nave their products moved in
either direction at reasonable rates. n a
carrier may not establish prohibitive rates
on any commodity on the ground that, IL
is not desirable traffic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
PAUSE ~ ROCK ISLAND AFFAIR.
Arkansas state Department Not So Keen
to Revoke Roads license.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. Aug. Assistant
Secretary Of State McHaney has not re-
ceived official notice Of the issuance Of
an injunction by Judge Van Deventer
restraining the State from revoking the
charter Of the Rock Island Railroad in
Arkansas, but he says he cannot take
action in revoking a license now without
being in contempt Of court. exactly az il
he had received notice Of an injunction.
Acknowledgement Kirby notified McHaney
to-day that he may revoke the charter
Immediately without being in contempt,
as the Rock Island has operated the road
since the passage OF the Wingo act without
complying with the law and has failed to
file it's charter and pay the fees; n that,
further. the Rock Island Company, in de-
fiance OF the State law. has removed its
cause to the Federal court. The Attorney
General urges the Assistant Secretary Of
State to revoke the charter before the in
junction arrives.
r l.. McHaney, acting Secretary Of
State, to-day said Il knew nothing about
this action OF the Rock Island in making
application for injunction until notified
by telegraph dispatches that an %injunc-
ton had been granted by Judge .Vande-
venter of st. Pau restraining this de-
partment from forfeiting the right Of
the Rock Island to do business in this state
for taking o case or removing a cause to
ttt " UItIhi COuTJ WlJIOuI w CotAStht
of the other party.
Il would be IA much In CONTEMPT OF court
by taking action to forfei: the charter of
the Rock Island in the face Of telegraphic
reports or newspaper reports "a ] would
be if I should proceed 10 forfeit the charter
OF this Dad after the restraining order had
been served upon me. 1 do not care TO
take any action that would land me in jail
to serve a sentence for contempt OF court.
Il do not hesitate TO state that should
the opportunity present itself to forfeit
the charter Of the Rock Island Railroad
or any other foreign corporation for vio-
lating the law prohibiting IL or any other
foreign corporation from removing any
cause to the Federal court without the con-
sent Of the other party that l would follow
the provisions OF the law and issue a pro-
olamation stating that the right of such
corporation TO do business in this State had
terminated and that It's charter was for
feited to the State"
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And N You D,dn't sweat st This End NJ the
Bridge You Did Later.

bthteV bvu h<eNrts
A Fifth avenue elevated train which
had just rounded the curve at the City
Hall station. Brooklyn, and started on it's
way 20 Bridge street. came 10 a sudden
stop at a quarter TO Q O'Clock last night
when The rear wheels Of the last car jumped
the track and an axle broke. The de-
rallied train tied up all Brooklyn lines ex-
cept the City Line and Brighton Beach
trains, which use the tracks over Fulton
street.
When the accident was reported AZ the
Manhattan end Of the bridge the gates
were closed for a few moments. Then
they had 10 be opened. as two lines we're
still running. A few Of the policemen
were stationed upstairs to help out the
ticket choppers in announcing only Fulton
street trains running! Take the trolley car
for all other lines!" Four-ffths Of the
people who had clambered up the stairs
turned around and down again. The
surface cars leaving the loops were iammed
just a little bit worse than usual.
The chief trouble was at the Brooklyn
end Of the bridge. Here for a time every
alley and passageway was filed with a
pushing. sweating throng. From stalled
trains people spilled over on 70 the bridge,
down the s~tairways, into the streets and
over tne trOley cars, Inc ponce stat1Oneo
there said they considered it fortunate
that the crowd had room to spread itself
out a bit, but in spite OF the general dis
persiop here, there and everywhere the
jam was intolerable. Local trains carried
the people across the bridge in quite the
usual fashion.
The reserves we're called out from the
Fulton street police station and distributed
at the Brooklyn end Of the bridge and in
the streets. Transfers TO the surface lines
were issued at the City Hall and Bridge
street stations. The passengers aboard
the train which caused the partial block
and the other stalled trains near by got
out and walked the elevated tracks, steering
their course by the third rail and lodging
the holes between the ties.
IL was not until 8 o'clock that conditions
got back TO the normal. The bridge locals,
which are supposed to stop running at a
quarter to 7, were kept going till ten minutes
to 3.
The remaining direct avenue Of progress
to Coney Island after the Fifth avenue
elevated had been crippled was the surface
car route through Gravesend avenue, and
this was blockaded for three-quarters Of an
hour by the derailment of a car.
While the Brighton Reach line was being
operated for the relief OF the crippled lines
into Coney Island a music hall special"
in the yard at the rear Of the Brighton Beach
Hotel was derailed. The northbound track
remained blocked for several hours. dur
ing which time trains in both directions
wore operated past the derailment on the
southbound tracks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
No CONFERENCE. SAYS tRCHBOLn.
He Thinks WasilIn gtOn Alligator Hsd bc,-
ter Pu His Maine 10 Ills Allegation.

John ID. Archbold Of the Standard Oil Com
pany sends this letter to THE Sun:
"In your Washington despatch Of yester-
days date headed Square Deal for Stand
ard you quote some Washington Official.
who is 30 modest as to he unwilling to have
his name given. as criticising a recent state
ment Of mine regarding the Governments
failure to consult with us while compiling
it's report on prices and profit of petro-
lenm, recently emitted by the Commissioner
of Corporations.
Answering his allegations. ] now say
that there was no such conference with
Standard officials az he represents and that
no misleading or deceptive statements
were made by us. Every word Of my state
ment was the exact truth. III as much could
be said OF the comment of the alleged oficia!
] do not think he should have allowed any
consideration to restrain him from per-
hitting his name to be given
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
MORAN ON 4 GRAFT HUNT.
District Attorney VIII Have Boston Council
men Before the Grand Jury.

BosToN, Aug. district Attorney John
b. Moran announced this afternoon that
he will summon the ~seventy-ive members
Of the Boston Common Council before the
Grand Jury in connection with an investi-
cation into the passing Of a 81 500, 900 loan
for the city recently.
1t was reported that at the time the
loan bill was passed certain members
Of the council who opposed the measure
were offered brides TO influence their voting.
Amounts OF $500 or more were said to nave
been involved. and the names Of some
supporters Of the bill were associated with
the alleged bride giving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
The weather.

II was warmer generally In the Middle Atlantic.
New I'm gland States and Lake regions yesterday
due TO the passing OF a low pressure area out OF
the 81. Lawrence Valley: II was slightly cooler In
the Central States. which was the cause OF local
rains and thunderstorm In the central and lower
Mississippi valleys and western lake region.
IL was unu sually warm again In the neiehbor-
hood Of Montana and the Dakotss. and IN the en-.
treme Southwest the temperature ranged around
100 degrees. Fair weather prevailed In all the
Atlantic and Gulf states.
In this city the day was fair and warmer; wind
variable and fresh: average humidity. 90 per cent.
corrected TO read TO sea level. at 8 A. NJ.
%. OF: SP. NJ. 3O.Oi.
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
ooncinI thermometer. Is sbo vn in the annexed table
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
as MILLS SPANISH hoy.
Ro Ommate IN Had shape-Here One Day
May Have Blown Out Gas.

Francisco Lopez. IS years old. a Spaniard
VITO had been from Cuba a day. was killed
by gas yeste. day in his room in a small
Spanish hotel at 24e West Twenty-Hfth
street. His chum. NJ. p. Antomil. 10 years
old, was found in the same room uncon-
sciops He was taken to the New York Hos
pItal where the physicians said his recovery
W9l!d surprise them.
The police think one OF the boys blew out
he gas. The proprietor OF the hotel said
NE boys left their homes In Madrid about
two months ago. They were well educated
and supplied with ample funds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
MOTHER WASN'T DROWNING.
BUST Jumped Into River To Rescue Son When
There Was No One Else TO DO n.

Mrs. John Thurston. wife Of the skipper
OF ar Erie Railroad float tied up at the foot
OF East Nineteenth street. saw her little
five-year-old son. Alexander. tumble over
board yesterday afternoon. She was on
the float alone. 80 she jumped in after him.
Some one no saw Mrs. Thurston rescuing
the boy got word to Pc liceman Levy of the
East Twenty-second street station that a
woman was drowning. He went down on
the In, but Mrs. Thurston had the boy
on the float by hat time. In ambulance
was called for the boy. but he was in good
shape.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
lBaxs and smith Acquitted.

The jury in the case Of the United States
against Stanley Bagg and william r. Smith
came in at 7:05 o'clock last night with a
verdict of not guilty. Ghis il the second
trial Of the case. Bagg and Smith were
charged with attempt to bride a special
employee of the Department of Justice
to get the names Of witnesses who testified
before the Federal Grand Jury in the Florida
DeonaRe investigations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
Permanent Injunction Against strikers

PITrsBURG. Aug. Judge John ID.
Shafer in the Common Pleas Court to-day
handed down a permanent injunction
against the Glass Bottle Blowers Associa-
ton and Tarentum Local restraining them
from interfering with workmen at the plant
of the Flaocus Glass Company. where a
strike is in progress. The Court named
seventeen strikers as offenders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
GETTING SQJARE FOR BEATING.
Barge skipper shoots Lon xshoreman who
lie says Assaulted Him.

Thomas Thomson, skipper of the Lehigh
barge Townley. brought her in TO the West
Fifty-fourth street freight pier on Tuesday
and was unloading her. when striking team
sters set upon him and beat him badly.
Yesterday he saw in the neighborhood a
longshoreman who he says was one Of his
assailants. He went to the barge. got his
pistol and shot at the man four times. lodg-
ing one bullet in his abdomen. The wounded
man. James McCarren Of ssi Tenth avenue,
is in Roosevelt Hospital likely to die.
Thomson was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
Boer war Hero TO he Deported From
Canada.

WINNIPEG. Man. Aug. L. Arrangements
have been made by the Canadian I'M
migration Department TO deport Bugler
Dunno. who saved the British army from
serious defeat at the battle Of Colenso in
the Boer war. He was in the van Of the
army when he was shot in the leg and seri-
ously wounded.
Last February Dunno was arrested for
stealing a $500 overcoat and sent to Port
age Ia Prairie Jail. On Monday he will
be released and Immediately sent back to
England.
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MADISON. Wis, Aug. 7.-In a decision
to-day by the State Railroad Rate Com
mission charges on live stock betw cen
nearly all parts of the State and Milwaukee
were ordered reduced approximately by
from 20 to Is per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08

CHATHAM, N. b., Aug. Arthur Robinson
and Justin Harrington of New York
were found guilty yesterday of killing
moose and deer out OF season. Robinson
was fined 800 for killing q COW moo and
$50 for deer. and Harrington was flned $50
for helping him to cut the moose UP and
carry IL to camp. The fines and costs az
~gregated $500. The shooting o place at
Holmes Lake, Northumberland county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
ne New Jersey to Get silver Service.

TRENTON. ". j., Aug. THE $4,000
silver service for the battleship New Jersey,
paid for by the citizens and school chill
dren of New Jersey, will be formally pre-
sented TO the officers Of the vessel next
Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Gov.
Stokes has been notified that the New
Jersey will be in the North River on that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08
browns n Lens Branch.

IoSG BR,ScH. ". j., Aug. Louis
srokman, 10 years old. an engraver OF
Alb nv, n. Y, was drowned while bathing
az thu Atlantic Hotel bathing grounds
so-day. His body has not been recovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-08

RARE Apuleius. plato. petronius. Propcrtins
Juvenal. Longus, Ovid, Suctorlgs, Martial. PRA11
1871 9Th az.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
SPORTING NOTES.

Williams defeated Yale at basketball
Tuesday at Williamstown. Mass. 81 to
6. The game was too one-sided to be in
teresting. Williams scoring at Will Tho
New Haven team was handicapped by
the absence of some of the regulars on
account OF the condition of their studies.
The Brown aquatic team was beaten
in every point except the water polo
game by the Columbia swimmers at
Providence Tuesday night, the score
standing AZ to II. The water polo game
ended l to 0 in Browns favor and was
well contested. Mckinley and Katz star
red for Columbia in the regular events.
The relay race went to Columbia, Nc
l<enzie gaining lead of 10 yards over
Chase. the other Columbia swimmers
maintaining the leaG to the end. Chase
substituted for Captain Bushell Of
Brown, who was ill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
HOSE COMPANIES MEET.
Transact Annual Business and Elect
Officers for Ensuing Year.

The Cobbossee Steamer Hose, Eagle.
Hose and Alert Hose held their annual5
meetings last evening, and the Conti-t
nentals and the Steamer Firefiy Mon,
day evening. The results were as fol-
lows:
Cobbossee Steamer-Foreman, F. L.
Merrill; LIST Asst. W. S. Stevens; I'd
Asst, Charles II. Merrill; Clerk, o. D.
Sprague: Steward, William Lunt.
Alert Hose-Foreman. Geo McMas-
ters; LIST Asst. Jesse r. Babb; I'd Asst,
W. j. Rines; Clerk, NJ. G. Rines; Stew
ard, Charles Turner.
Eagle Hose-Foreman. A. X May:
LIST Asst. G.. T. Gallyer: I'd Asst, J. W.
Jones: Clerk. H. A. Jones; Steward,
Algy Wingate.
Continental Hook & Ladder CO.
Foreman, J. 3. Keene; 1st Asst. Geo.
Marley; I'd Asst, John Kelley; Clerk.
G. A. Cobb; Steward. Jos. Mcdonald.
Steamer Firefy-Foreman. NJ. w.
Pray; LIST Asst, l.. NJ. Jewett: I'd Asst,
VIM. Mann; Clerk, Chas. Hunter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
Mrs. Frank Meady.

The many friends of Mrs. Frank
Meady We're shocked to hear Of her
death. which occurred yesterday morn
ing. Her death resulted from an attack
Of pneumonia from which she had been
suffering. Her death came as a great
shock II her friends. for though she
had been in poor health about all win
ter. she had been confined to her bed
only a short time. She was SO years Of
age.
Mrs. Meady was greatly beloved by
all who knew her for her many endear-
ing ways and she will be greatly missed
from the community. She was a MEM
Err of the Daughters of the American
Revolution and of the Order of the
Eastern Star She was an ardent work
er ana member Of the Ladies' Auxil-
liary and took great interest in all
charitable work.
A husband. one daughter. two broth
ers and a sister survive her, and they
have the sympathy Of all in their al
Fiction. The funeral will be held sun
day from the home in Randolph. Rev.
Mr.. Smith Of the Methodist church OIL
floating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
Against c. ". Morse, Ice
and Steamship King.
Breaking His Word and False
Statements Are Alleged.
Massachusetts Men compIainants
At East combridge, Mass.

Boston, March 5.-Declarations were
filed today in the Middlesex county
superior court at East Cambridge in
the three suits against Charles w.
Morse. the prominent ice and steam
ship man. in which the aggregate Of
damage named is $4,000.
The plaintiffs are Cakes Ames. of
Milton, who asks for $250,000; Arthur
S. Temple of Salem, who seeks to re-
cover sl5O,000, and Frank A. Cutting,
who places his damages at $4,000.
In the declarations, Mr.. Morse is ac-
cused not only of breaking his word in
business transaction in connection
with telephone affairs which involved
100000. but of making untrue slate
ments for the purpose of securing the
control and management of the Hos-
ton & New York Telephone & 1ela-
graph Co. for the benefit of the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
AMERICAN WOODEN CO.
Makes Official Report for the Years
Work to Its Stockholders.

New York, March 5.-The report of
the American Wooden Co. for the year
ended Dec. 81 last shows that the COM
pany's net sales were S5l.420.695, an
increase of s2.160.246 over 1905 and OF
S11.7S7.779 over 1904. The net profits
We're S4.S09.296 an increase of s2s.e39
over 1905 and an increase of S1.76I ,066
over 1904. After paying dividends on
the preferred stock to the amount Of
sl,75O. 900 and writing off $1,000 900 for
depreciation. there remained surplus
for the year of SI059.396. a decrease of
$193.507 as compared with 1905. in
which year however the total for divi-
dcnds and depreciation was s2,92S,25i,
or $S31.746 less than in 1906
President Woods report to stock
holders in part is as follows:
THE cost OF operation has been con-
siderably increased during the year by
the increased cost of labor and ma
tcrials.
THE management is continuing the
policy which has prevailed for several
years past of making improvements
on the property when the earnings
justify. has expended during the year
for betterments s1.451.25l and has
written off for depreciation the total
Of 100000
"The years expenses included an in
crease in wages of 10 per cent. to the
mill employees.
1.-THE worsted mills of the company
have been exceedingly busy. The de-
mand for woolens has. however. not
been so active.
1.-The construction of the Wood
Worsted Mills at Lawrence. Mass. be-
gun last year. has progressed salts
factoriiy and about 60 per cent of the
machinery has been installed and is
now in operation. The balance will
be set up and started as fast as re-
ceived.''