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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18
LIFE INSURANCE A SACRED
TRUST.
Responsibilities Of of6esrs AID pI.
reetors.

Evidently President Kingsley Of the
New York Life Insurance company
has learned the great lesson Of the
times with respect to the responsible.
ity and duty OF directors OF corpora
tions. Speaking to tho new board of
trustees, on the occasion of his cleo
tiou to the presidency. he emphasized
the fact that life insurance Is more
than a private business. that life in.
surance trustees are public servants,
charged at once with the obligations
OF public service and with the respon-
sibilities that attach TO going bust.
ness which at the same time must be
adm mustered as trust"
He also realizes that similar respon-
sibilities rest upon the ofncers Of the
company. II understand" he says.
your anxiety In selecting the men
who are day by day to carry this bur
den for you. who are to discharge this
trust In your behalf. who are TO ad.
minister for the benefit Of the people
involved the multitudInous and exnct.
ing details to which It is impossible
for you to give personal attention. My
long connection with the New York
Life-covering nearly twenty years
my service ia about every branch Of
the company's working organization.
gives me. as l believe. a profound ap.
probation. not merely OF the heavy
burden you have placed on my shout
ders, but Of the standards OF efficiency.
the standards OF faith. the standards
OF integrity. which must be main.
tanned at all times by the man who
serves you and the policyholders in
this high ofice."
Best of all. perhaps, he feels that
words are cheap. and that the public
will be satisfied with nothing short OF
performance. My thanks. therefore. 81
he continues. 'for an honor which out
ranks any distinction within the reach
Of my ambition. cannot be expressed
in words: they must be read out OF
the record make day by day"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18

crets OF finance. from actual expert.
ence. for use in forthcoming novels. II
had got abroad that she was the writer
OF great distinction who. under a nom
de plume. had recently made quite q
dent in the worlds literary shell--a
suggestion that | rightly guessed was
one OF Bobs delicate ways OF smooth
ing out her path. had tried In every
way To make things easy for her. but
II was impossible for me to draw her
out In talk. and finally gave Il up.
Had II not been that every time
passed her Office door was compelled
by the fascination which I had first
felt. and which, instead OF diminishing,
had increased with her reticence. to
look in at the quiet figure with the
downcast eyes. working away az her
desk as though her life depended on
never missing second. should not
have known she was in the building.
My wife. at my suggestion. had tried
10 induce her TO visit us; In fact. after
let her into Just enough OF Beulah
sands story so that she could see
things on a true slant, she had de-
cided to try 10 bring her TO our house
"a live. But though the girl was sweet.
ly gentle in her appreciation OF Hates
thoughtful attentions, In her simple
way she made US both feel that our
efforts would be for naught. that her
position must be the same as that Of
any other clerk I'm the ONCE We both
finally LEI her 70 herself Bob OK.
planned 20 me. some three weekn after
she came to the once. that she re-
celved' no visitors at her home. a hotel
on quiet uptown street. and that
even he had never had periniaHlon to
cali upon her there.
But from the day she came to occt.
py her deAk IN our once. Bob was 3
changed man. whether for better or
for worse neither Kate nor could do.
eide His old bounding elasticity war
gone. and with 4 his foliicklng laugh
He was now q man where before be
had been boy. a man with a burden.
Even Il had NOT heard Henlah Sands
story ( SHOULD have gneased that Bob
was slnggerin9 under strange load
while before froln the close OF the
Stock exchapee pntlI les opening tbs
pexi morning he wan. as Kate Was
fond ~ putting q. alNaSs ready % mi
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18

erty held by Trinity and property
upon which II pays taxts range from
100000 to s1Oe 100000 the best
of these estimates seem 10 DO those
that most nearly approach ths latter
Azure.
In the control Of this vast wealth
the % wa-dens and vestrymen OF
Trinity are absolute. The actual man
agement is left in the hands Of 4 cora
mittee of half a dozen men. No re-
ports are required to be made b the
state or any church authority. An
annual report is prepared ana 10
opened to the vestrymen. but they
are allowed to see only such books
rs are mentioned in the report. The
list OF persons allowed TO vote at Trim
ity church elections IL secret.
Trinity's holdings consist in large
part Of West side tenements, and &c
has often been criticised as an In
considerable landlord. These buildings
are old and ages behind the times.
Some were originally fine private
dwellings ehat have been rearranged
TO accommodate several families.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18
CHAPTER n.

\ The following week saw Miss Sands.
OF Virginia. private secretary to the
head OF Randolph & Randolph. estab.
lished In n little Office between mine
and Bob's. She had not been there
day before we knew she was worker.
She spent the hours going over re-
ports and Analysing financial state
ments. showing a sagacity extraordl-
nary In so young person. She ex.
planned her knowledge OF figures by
the hand.work she had done for the
Judge. all OF whose accounts she had
kept. Bob and | saw that she was
bent on smothering her memory in
that antidoto for all Ills OF heart and
soul--work. Her Office life was sim.
plicity itself. She spoke to no one ex.
cept Bob. save in connection with such
business matters of the firms as
might send her by one OF the clerks
to attend to. To the others In the
banking house she was just an uncon-
ventional young literary woman whose
high social connections. had gained her
this opportunity OF getting at the Sc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18

boa: let IN look at this thing square
~. You and |. with our position in
tho market. can do lots OF things TO
help run that sixty thousand 10 higher
figures. but six months is a short time
aud million 'or two world OF
money"
she knows that" he said, "and the
time ia much shorter and the road to
go much longer than you figure" he
replied. This girl Is al high.ten.
stoned as the + string on n Stradi-
varius. and she declares she will have
no charity tips or unusual fayors
from us or anyone else. But let us
not talk about that now, or wen get
discouraged. Let's do as she Gays
and trust to God for the outcome.
Are you willing. Jim. to take her into
the once as a sort OF confidential sec.
Rotary? II you will, I'll take charge
Of her account. and together we will
do all that two men can for her and
her father
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18

has not shown It while in the Tombx-
The officers and guards OF the lambs
say that, In their opinion, Thaw IL
perfectly able to understand all about
his own case. and certainly is able To
confer with his counsel concerning
the preparation for his second trial.
II Thaw is all that, then he is able
to go to trial. as far as the law IL
concerned.
Since his confinement In the Tombs
Thaw has proved a model prisoner.
The authorities have no trouble with
him. He lives up to all the rules. He
Knows, too. that by obeying his keep
ers he is entitled to all the privileges
such a place affords. To be curtailed
OF these privileges would, indeed.
prove great hardship. and nobody
knows that better than does Thaw.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18

. contributor 10 the magazines. II
this can be arranged. she says she
will on her own responsibility select
the time and the stock, and hurl the
last OF the Sands fortune ut the mar
ket, and, Jim, she is game. The blow
seems 10 have turned this child into
a wonderfully nervy creature, and, old
man. ! am beginning TO have feeling
that perhaps the cards may come so
she will win the Judge out. You and
! know where less than sixty thousand
had been run up to millions more than
once. and that. too. without the aid
she will have. for I'll surely do ali
can to help her steer this last chance
into spongy places"
Bob In his enthusiasm had complete
iy lost sight OF the fact that he was
Endorsing project that but a moment
previous he had pronounced insane.
and with a start realized what thss
sudden transformation hetokened In
evitably. II the project he outlined
were carried out. Bob and. the beauti-
fnl southern giri would be thrown Into
close association with each other, and
further acquaintance could only deep.
en- the startling influence Beulah
Sands had already won over my or.
dinarily sane and cooi-headod com.
rade. As looked az my friend. burn
ing with an ardor a. unaccustomec
rs Il was impu'siye. felt a tug at
my heart-strinss At thought OF the
udden cross-roading Of his Iife's high
ay. But I. too. was fllled with the
glamour Of this girls wondPous beau
y. and her terrible predicament ap.
pcaled 70 me almost al strongly az Il
had TO Bob. SO. although knew Il
would be fatal to any chance OF hts
weighing the matter By common ssnse.
burst out:
bob, l don't blame You for falling
In with tho girls plans. II were
10 your shoas / should. too
Tears came to Bob's eyea a. ne
srabbsd my hand and aald
Jim. how can ever repay sou for
al the good things you have done for
me--how can ~
Il was no time % kisa way 70 emo.
ilonal ontbnrsls ard while Bob eaN
ke,ane hla STRIP On hinselk went
en
Hs,omh along down @ earlA now
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18
THAW ENDS HIS FIRST
YEAR In T0MBS CELL
HAVE been in the Tombs prison

I HAVE been in the Tombs prison
just one year." said Harry X.
Thaw the other day. 1T is a long
time. I had hoped 10 leave this place
long before now. feel that when /
get my next trial It will result In an
absolute acquittaL am positive Of
T."
Thaw has not made known who his
senior trial lawyer will be the next
slime. That 1t will not be Delmas
rhaw has made known to his init
mates in the Tombs. He thinks now
that he made n grave mistake when
ne chose a Californian TO represent
him before q New York jury. But
Who his choice will be IL not a mat
ter OF public knowledge.
II Thaw is insane. as some OF the
experts testified at the last trial. he
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18
THE BEST HE COULD GET.
Amateur Gardener Could Not Under
stand Why Seeds Did Not Sprout.


The woes of the amateur gardener
are very amusing to others. but de-
cidedly real To the man who has
spoiled a suit of clothes, blistered his
hands and lost his temper In his ef-
forts to make things grow.
A young man. recently married.
carly In the spring secured a sub
urban place. mainly with the idea Of
fresh. homegrown vegetables Every
evening he would hurry through his
supper and rush out TO his garden.
where he displayed more energy than
skin. But, alas, When many little
green things began to break the
ground In his neighbors gardens. his
own remained as bare as the Sahara.
1T certainly has got me beat" he
coniided 10 q friend at his Office one
day. II can't understand why not q
blessed thing has come up. I planted
peas and corn and tomatoes"
Perhaps the seed were reflective"
the friend suggested.
II hardly think IL was that" the
gardener replied. Tor ! got the very
best--paid 10 cents a can for them"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18
:
,CopyriEhr, 1901, DOuSIsday, Page a Co,
CHAPTER I.--contInued.
Author 81
"Frenzisd Finance"

ITS this way--her father. who
knew Randolph & Randolph through
your fathers handling of the Sea.
boards AFFAIRS. learned of my connec-
ton with the house. and gave her a
letter, asking me to do what could
to help his daughter carry out her
plans. She wants TO get a position
with Us. IL possible. in some sort of
capacity. secretary. confidential clerk,
or. as she puts II, any sort Of place
that will Justify her being in the OF
fee. She tells me she Is good at
shorthand. on the machine. or at cor.
respondence. also that she has been
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-07-18
40 Cnmmnn.

was no one injured in the railway
collision. count?"
NO. but nevertheless IL was a most
painful situation. First. second. third
and fouTth-class passengers all min
gled together, Simply unheard o."
Translated for Transatlantic Tales
from Fliegende BlRttor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
UNFAvoRABLE TO POWERS
Majority OF the jury to Try Him Are
DctnOcrntH.

GfoHdET OWN. KY. November 27.--
The results OF tho days proceedings
In the trial of Caleb Powers. charged
with the murder OF William Gocbel,
were In a measure uI,favorablc to
Powers. He lost m accepted Juror, n
Republican, who was excused by the
court. This left but three accepted
jurors, OF whom two are Republicans
and one Democrat. Seven OF the nine
that qualified to-day are Democrats
and two are Republicans.
Judge Morris to-day sustained n mo-.
tioh of the deferpe in tile trial Of
Caleb Powers, to set aside the venire
from Grant county. Judge Morris cX-
pressed surprise at the manner of
summoning the prospective Jurors. He
said 1t was unprecedented for sheriff
and his deputy to be followed by a
crowd OF men purporting TO represent
two political parties.
"lfad the court been japprised OF
their action at the time the party
went into Grant county, would have
ordered the arrest of all OF thenl,"
said Judge Morris. The court then
ruled that all the names OF the venfre
be put in a box and q jury drawn
from the whole.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
UNION MEN IN CONTEMPT
New York Supreme Court Referee
I'huS Hcport Az 10 Typo Onlcers.

New York Supreme Court Referee
Thus Report Az 10 Typo OHlcers.
NEW YORK. November 27.-The cfH-
GERS OF the Typographical Union. No.
guilty OF contempt OF court. in re-
port filed by Adam Wiener, the referee
appointed by the Supreme Court to
the officers failed to, take proper
measures 20 cause the members OF
the union to obey an injunction grant
restrained the union, it's officers and
members from Interfering with or
abusing the printers employed by the
striKing Union @ men The paes referee ee dhe dee
clares that the union officers did not
in many instances acquaint the mem-
ibers OF the union with the provisions
pickcts who committed breaches OF
the peace by assaultinE non n-union
printers were not aware Of the courts
a lnn- !. I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
WESTON MAKES NEW RECORD E

Veteran pedc. rian at I'D Icttcrs Time
40 Years Ago by . Day.
CHICAGO, ILL, November 27.- -1wen-
ty-seyer hours ann twenty Ave
minutes were clipped by Edward
Payson weston from theS record
for pedestrianisnl between Portland.
Me-, and Chicago. established by him
SELF forty. years ago. hen he to-day
ended his record trip on foot betw cen
the two cities. Weston's actual time,
exclusive Of SUNDAYS. on the present
trip was "a days, ! o hours and min
.utes. In 1867 he consumed % days. 2s
hours and 80 minutes for, the, same
speedometer3 on the automobile which
followed him registered 1876 miles.
The dierffence was due to the fact
that on several occasions Weston took
wrong roads and thus lost distance.
The veteran walker showed some eff
fects OF his long tramp to-day ImInG-
diately after reaching the Illinois Ath,
on the conclusion OF his trip. he was
examined by a physician, who pro-
nounced him physically sound. The
chief change noted was q loss OF sew
enteen pounds In weight. To-day he
tipped the scales ats130 pounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
PROBING TOBACCO TRUST
Practical Atln,IssIon Tint American
Controls United Cignr stores Co.

Practical Atln,IsaIon Tint American
Controls United Cignr stores Co.
NEW YORK. November 27.--Thc ma
ture OF the relations existing between
tho American Tobacco Company, and
the United Cigar Stores Company.
which has a large number OF retail
stores throughout the country. was in
quired into at to-day's session In the
hearing of the case OF the United
States against the so-called tobacco
trust. While 1t was not established
by direct admission that the relations
were absolutely controlled by the Amer
lean Tobacco Company, much OF the
Testimony was to the effect that un-
usually close relations existed between
the two companies. p. o. Hill, vice.
president OF the American Tobacco
Company. was. the only witness ex-
ainined to-day. He said that while he
never knew OF q specific denial of the
report that the United Cigar Stores
Company was owned by the American
Tobacco Company, he did not recall
that such ownership had ever been
admitted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
RUSSIANS HONOR TAFT
Flags Decorate the Route Across
snowy Siberian Plains.

Flags Decorate the Route Across
snowy Siberian Plains.
PETROPAyLOSK, ASIATIC RUSSIA,
November 27.-The train bearing Sec
retary of War Taft and his party over
the Trans Siberian Railroad from Vlad-
ivostok to Moscow arrived here to-day.
All the members OF the party are well.
Secretary Taft has been officially re-
quested to spend one day more in
st. Petersburg, and this he has agreed
MOSCOW next Sunday night instead OF
Monday night, as at first planned.
All the stations along the route are
decorated with flags In honor Of the
distinguished traveller, and the Sec
retary receives calls from officers of
the army at nearly every stopping
n a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
BOB EVANS IS EMPHATIC
Strenuous Admiral Flntly Denies Thcl
VIII be Delay In Sailing.

Will be Delay In Sailing.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-"You
can bet your North American life that
tile battleship fleet will sail from
Hampton Roads on its cruise to the
Pacific on the morning OF December
18th. The vessels will get under way.
just as soon as I receive the Presidents
orders to sail.''
In this Characteristic manner Ad-
miral Robley D. Evans answered. the
reports recently current that there
would be a delay in tho assembling
and consequent departure Of the fleet
from the date originally set The ad-
imlraIs; orders contemplated the as
selnbling of the fleet in Hampton
Roads on December 9Th. It Is possible
all the shipsmay not be there on that
date. At the Bureau OF Navigation It
is said there may possibly be a tritling
delay in. the arrival at Hampton Roails
OF the battleships Minnesota, Kentucky
and Virginia, which yet have to be
docked and have their sea va lives oyer-
hauled before they are ready for a
long trip.
Admiral Evans will be tho guest or
President Roosevelt at dinner at the
White House o-morrow night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS
tfOltdny tO he Observcd In New York
Schools Along ,rrndlfiOnal Lines.

tfOit,Iiys 10 he Observed In New York
schools Along Traditional Lines.
NEW YORK. November 27.--christ-
mas carols may still be sung aud thu
holiday will be observed along tr1-
ditIonal lines In the public schools Of
this city SO far MS the final authoritfcs
are concerned. Late to-day the Board
OF Education unanimously adopted u
resolution which places that body on
record as not opposed to these OBJ
servances. and leaves tho matter to
tho Judgment of individual superin-
tcndents.
In fact, members OF tho board de-
sclarcd aftcrward that there had never
been any intention of abandoning
these programs, and that the recent
agitation had arisen from a mlsundcr-
standing OF = resolution adopted by
the board last February. This rcsolu-
.tion provided that strictly sectarian
matters must not be introduced into
the text or song books, hence some
changes in this winters new publicI-
tions have been deemed wise. These
books arc now In press, and 1t WIZ
represented that all reference to Christ
had been stricken from the proof
sheets. The song books. 1t was ru-
mored, would also contain no Christi
mas carols.
Protests against the supposed ac-
stion of the board followed and many
clergymen voice demand that the
school children be permitted to cele-
brat Christmas In the old way. Some
of these ministers announced their
intention OF appearing before the
board to-day, but their appeals were
forestalled by the board. which. upon
tho motion of Robert l.. Harrison, vino
introduced tho resolution OF Febru-
ary last, took tho action above men
Fftnuod
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
Ro0sEVELTs I'M VIRGINIA
President, Wife and Daughter to Visit
Home OF Madison.

TrSIHcH', WIG nnu UnuEhtcr 10 Visit
Home Of Madison.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-Prcsi.
dent Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt. Miss Ethel and Quentin
Will go by a special train tomorrow
morning to Montpelier. Va. Arriving
there, a call will be made at the for
mer home of President Madison, To-
Gated near Montpelier. and now oc-
cupied by William Dupont The trip
was arranged by the President to COM
plete his visits to the homes of former
Presidents, who resided in the South.
The call at tho Madison home will be
purely Informal and brief. The trip is
to be made by special train over the
Southern Railway. and will occupy sew
eral hours In the middle portion of the
day. The White House will be reached
In ample time for the family Than ks
giving dinner in the evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
CHANGES OF PASTORS
Continued Illness 'of Rev. Mr.. Turner
Causes tic Rcnrrnngeme

Especial to The Tines Dispatch.l
ASHLAND. VA. November 27-Rev.
j. c. Reed, presiding elder OF the PEE
.tersburg District, has. upon the au-
tn ority OF Bishop Galloway, made sev-
eral changes. Which are announced to-
night. They are as follows:
Greenesville Circuit. Rev. c. W. Tyler.
Rurkeville. Rev. T. f. Johnston.
Scottsville. Rev. II. ]. Brown.
South Brunswick, Rev. J. w. Heck
man.
These changes are made on account
of the illness OF Rev. j. c. Turner. who
cannot be moved from the parsonage
of the Greenesyille Circuit. In the
original assignments Rev. Mr.. Turner
was assigned to Burkeville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-28
$4,000 PIN REL ovERED
Dropped In ChiId's Hell When Father
Got GO0d-NiEht Hiss

Droppcd IN Chilll'N He'd Whcn Nathcr
Got G00d-Nisht Kiss. @
NEW YORK, November 27..--Mystery
that for twelve hours surrounded the
disappearance d of n $4,000 pin, whic,
ERIC Dahlgren Wore In his scarf when
he went to pay n social call on Sun
day was solved ut breakfast Monday.
when the nursery maid. whose special
charge is his three-year-o old son. re-
turned the jewel to her master, who
had spent half the night searching for
babY's bed.
.'rhen.''. said Mn, pahlgren, IT know
what had happened,. The pin was In
% neaS1 tRe thRfonfes ltts eae
Soo1-niglit, aud 1t either fell ont al,
was caught in his ciathing.'