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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27
R e LIG 10 II s
Test of Church Cordially.

est OF SNuTCT1 SOTQidIltys
Miss Laura A. Smith tells in the La
dies Home Journal Of her experiences
in making q series of visits to different
churches in the larger cities with the
object of testing "the welcome given
stranger in the average church to see
what was meant by the invitation
Strangers cordially welcome" Miss
Smith says that she dressed in very
plain clothes and by both dress and
manner tried to typify the average
young woman who; stranger in the
city, seeks church utilization. In
only two churches Of New York and
Brooklyn did the pastors voluntarily
seek her out and speak to her. In one
other the pastor was brought to her,
while in five churches thirteen men,
bers had spoken to her, and in thirty
two she had been ignored absolutely,
in all thirty-seven churches having
been visited. In Boston she attended
twenty-four churches, and Of these
one pastor spoke to her. while in four
four mem bers, two being ushers, pass
ed friendly word, while In the other
nineteen mot word from any one."
From the inhospitable east she turned
her steps westward, where the results
of her visitations remain to be record
ed.
Several New York and Boston minis
ters interviewed upon the question
raised by Miss Smiths test hold that
it is now generally regarded as beyond
the true courtesy of the church to force
attentions upon visitors, such as hand
shaking and questioning. One says
that because personal inquiries are not
made or attentions paid is In no sense
contradiction Of the invitation to
strangers. Another says that normal
persons go to church not for sociabill-
ty, but for spiritual edification, COM
munion and exaltation; hence they APP
preciate the gentle courtesy of being
let alone in their quest.
Pope Plus Bans Modernism.
A new encyclical issued by Pope
Plus Y. makes sweeping condemna-
ton of all the so called heresies of the
present time, which he has grouped I'M
der the term modernism" In taking
this attitude the pope asserts that he
is but following in the footsteps of his
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27
PO Ii 7 l C. A L
Chicago Rejects New Charter.

BY majority of slightly over 62,000
in light vote the city Of Chicago re-
jected the new charter authorized by
the last legislature. This charter pro-
vided for a change in the method of
taxation, doing away with number of
different bodies and concentrating the
power of tax levies in the city council.
The opposition was due mainly to the
clause giving the taxing bodies power
to levy OH property as high as Z per
cent Of the assessed valuation.
Favors New Constitution.
President Edmund J. James of the
University of Illinois in his address on
Illinois day at the jamestown exposi-
ton frankly advocated the creation of
new federal constitution. He held
that 1t was highly demoralizing for the
American people to do as they pleased
without regard to anything but their
own views of expediency and then
maintain that all these things are in
harmony with certain professed prin-
ciples Of the law and the constitution.
He thought the time had come when
problems Of such completely and mag
nitude confront us that they cannot be
solved without large cooperation OF
the federal government, such that it
cannot be extended within the limits
of the constitution.
RooseveIt's Cocktail Bulletin.
President Roosevelt has caused the
issuance of q bulletin In reference to
the charge that the Fairbanks cocktail
Loeb and not by the vice president.
The official declaration as made public
by Loeb is as follows: THE statement
Is too absurd to be given any credence
Neither the president nor his secretary
either directly or indirectly ordered
anything of the kind at the lunch ~
question or at any other lunch where
they were guests
Parker Against Federal Control.
Former Judge Alton B. Parker of
New York in his address on constitu-
tion day Mt the jamestown exposition
strongly opposed the efforts on foot to
enhance the powers of the federal
government.
Democrats Sweep Oklahoma.
Incomplete returns from the election
in Oklahoma indicated the election of
Charles n. Haskell, the Democratic
candidate for governor, by majority
of close to 10000. -Four of the five
congressman elected are also Demo-
Gratis, and the Democratic majority In
both branches of the state legislature
Will be large. The new constitution
was approved by an overwhelming ma
jority, estimated at $4,000, and the
prohibition movement was triumphant
by a majority of from 10000 to 10000.
To Lead Jersey Democrats.
Frank S. Katzenbach, who was twice
elected mayor of Trenton, overcoming
normal Republican majority, was
chosen by the New Jersey Democratic
convention as the party's candidate for
governor, President Wilson Of Prince
ton having refused to allow his namc
to 20 before the convention.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27
Order of Publication,

state OF Michigan. County OF Shiawassee, SIS
At a session of the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate once, In the City
OF Corunna, on Friday, the 18th day OF Septem
Der In the year one thousand nine hundred and
seven
Present, Matthew Bush. Judge Of Probate
In the matter OF the estate OF Peter King,
deceased. on reading and filing the petition OF
James King praying that administration OF
said estate NAV be granted to John King or
some other suitable person.
IL is ordered That the l4th day OF October
next. at ten o'clock In the foreboon, at said
Probate once, be assigned for hearing said
petition
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing Ia The Owosso
TIMES, a newspaper printed and circulat ng In
SOW MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
BY KATHERINE e. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27

predecessor, Leo
XIII. The docu-
ment examines the
different aspects Of
modernism in phi
losophy, religion, his
tory, criticism and
the various social
reforms known as
radicalism, contend
ing that in all these
resppcts the effect
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27

logg submitted in ev-
idence statistics COM
piled by the Stand
ard officials showing
that the Standard
Oil company of New
Jersey had earned
profits in the last
seven years aggre-
eating $500, 315,934
and that during the
same time dividends
had been paid to the
amount Of $30S, $780,
403. These profits
came from the plants
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27
L-CRIMINAL
Enormous Oil Trust Profits.

Enormous Oil Trust Profits.
The hearing before Special Federal
Referee Ferris of Missouri in the gov
ernment suit to dissolve the great oil
combination was begun at New York
last week with Attorney Frank B. Kel-
logg representing the government and
John G. Milburn and others as counsel
for the Standard Oil company. Mr.. Kel-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27
Order of Publication.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shawassee. S.
At "a session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate ONCE. in the
City OF CoruDna, on Monday, the 9th day of
September, in the year one thousand nine hun.
dred and seven.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF James T..
Agnew, Jr deceased, on reading and filing the
petition OF Ethel Agnew, as administering,
praying for license TO sell real estate OF said
deceased at private sale for the purpose of
payment OF debts.
1t is ordered that the 9TH day Of October
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at said Pro-
bate once, be assigned for hearing SAID peti
ton.
And IL is further ordered that a copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day Of hearing in TIE Owosso
TIMES a newspaper printed and circulating In
said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-27
KEEPING TAB
ON THE WORLD

Inquisitor Kellogg Tears Envelope
of Mystery From Oil Octopus,
Showing Its Tortuous Course,
Colossal Dividends and the
Rockefeller Share-0kIahoma
Democracy and Prohibition
Win-Chicago Rejects Charter.
Mississippi Railroads Indicted.
Pope's EncycIicaI Against Mod
ernism-Pennsylvania Capitol
Grafters Arrested-Bonaparte
Would Kill HabituaI Criminals.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
ARCHBISHOP PLEADS FOR
MORE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
Should Be One in Every Parish, He Tells
500 Priests at New York
Diocesan Synod.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The twelfth do
cesar synod of New York was held yester-
day at st. Patrick's Cathedral, Fifth ave-
nue.. Archbishop Farley presided, and more
thar 500 priests were present.
The Archbishop delivered an allocution
to his clergy in which he spoke earnestly
on the question of Catholic education, ufs-
ing the need of opening a Catholic school in
every parish Of the diocese. He congratd-
lated his clergy on the fact that since the
last synod three years ago there had been
an increase Of twenty-five parochial
schools In the diocese. with an increased
registration of 10000 children.
Another important matter was the prog
ress made in connection with church
music, a reform in this matter on investi-
cation having been ound to be very wide
spread throughout the diocese.
The synod came to an end by the p
pointment Of the new diocesan officials for
a term of three years; the establishment
of a matrimonial court with the solemn
prescription of canon law. and the APP
pointments OF six new ~irremovable rectors:
In Manhattan, the Rev. James j. Flood,
Church of st. John Evangelist; the Rev.
John j.. Kean, Church of the Holy Name;
the Rev. John McQuirk, Church of st.
Paul; the Rev. James w. Powers, Church
of All Saints.
In the Bronx. the Rev. Thomas F. Gregg,
Church of st. Augustine.
In Richmond, the Rev. Charles A. Cas-
sidy, Church of st. Peter, New Brighton.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
WON'T INTERFERE FOR
CONDEMNED AMERICANS.
Doctor and Two Associates Under Sem
tence for Death in Mexico
Next Month.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The State
Department is not disposed to take n
action in the matter of the appeals
which have been made in behalf of DR..
Charles Harle, G. T. Richardson and
w. f. Mitchell, the three Americans
who are under sentence to be shot In
chihuahua, Mexico, on December 6.
The three men were convicted of
murder, committed in 1904, and their
case has been carried through all the
courts of Mexico, but the Judgment of
the trial court has been finally affirmed.
The evidence showed that they adj
ministered strychnine in graduated
doses to two men named Mitchell and
Devers for the purpose of killing them
and obtaining their life insurance.
Both men were insured in a New York
company.
DR.. Harle, it is said, was used as a
tool by Richardson and Mitchell and
administered the strychnine. He is a
native of Texas, and several petitions
have come to the State Department
asking that this government intercede
with Mexico In his behalf.
The evidence and the judicial pro-
ceedings have been gone over, however,
by the solicitor for the department, and
the conclusion las been cached that
there has been nothing wrong with the
proceedings, and therefore it will not
interfere. 1t is said that DR.. Harle's
mother is on her way to Washington
from Texas to make a final appeal for
her son.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
SINCLAIR TO BE NOMAD;
NO RENT. NO SERVANTS.
Socialist Author Planning Gypsy-Like
Colony, Which Will Be Vegetarian.
To Go Abroad.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Nov. 27.-Up-
ton Sinclair, who is here with his family,
said yesterday that about the first of the
year he will head a new cooperative col
ony, which will be a revival Of the Helicon
Hall venture at E%nglewood, N. j., in some
respects, but will differ even more radi-
cally from conventional ideas h did
the ill-fated Englewood experiment, which
went up in flames on March JIG.
The new colony will be a Helicon Han
on the hoof," said Mr.. Sinclair. W Will
live in wagon and tents. We will tour
California first of all and then go to Eu-
rope. visiting all the noted places ana
people. such as the Socialist authors, Der
nard Shaw and II. {. Wells.
''The Countess Of Warwick has invited
us to spend a week at Warwick Castle
we will live for ten years this way, eau
eating our children next to nature.
1--WE will be vegetarian and non-rent
payers, and go In for dress reform n an
the other radical ideas which appeal to us
Some of us, who were at Helleon HAL
have longed for a renewal of cooperative
life away from cities and yet without me
monotony Of the country. This Is our solu-
ton of the modern problem of living with
out servants and living next to nature
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
WHO'S GOT THE
BARREL OF
TURKEYS?
Fell Off Wagon and Dis
appeared Brewery People
Don't Know OF Them.

With this, the eve of the big day of
the big bird, the police have a fowl
mystery on their hands which has been
battling them since Monday. With tur-
keys sky high, Captain Carroll and the
sleuths from his camp have been try
ing to locate a barrel of the precious
birds which disappeared in Bower
street on Monday. They were reported
as having been taken to Ballantine's
brewery in Freeman street. but no one
at the brewery knows anything about
the turkeys. !.
With tears in their eyes several OF
the bird detectives from headquarters
went to the brewery people today and
asked them to put a few turkeys in
circulation by turning over the fowl to
the police.
We haven't seen anything of a BAR
rel of turkeys here" the Ballantine
people told the police, and unless some-
thing unlocked for happens the y
terry of the disappearance of the tur-
keys will not be solved for Thanks
giving.
Who the turkeys belong to the police
do not know. All they do know is that
the turkeys were found in the street,
evidently having dropped off some
wagon or its way from New York.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
JURY BLAMES CHAUFFEUR.
Ex-supreme Court Justices Wife Was
Killed in Auto Crash.

HARRINGTON PARK. Nov. 27.-Coro-
ner A. d. Lees has concluded the In
quest into the deaths Of Joseph N. Eek
stein and Mrs. Alfred Steckler, wife OF
former Supreme Court Justice Steckler,
both of New York, who were killed In an
automobile collision on the West Shore
crossing at Harrington Park on Saturday,
November is.
The coroner was much vexed because
Elias Summarized. whose auto followed
the Ecksteil machine at the time of the
accident. did no. attend the inquest. SUM
merfield promised to produce David Ret
teroerg. the correspondence-school U
feur Of the Eckstein automobile, at the
inquest, bat the coroner received a
letter from Mr.. Summarized to the effect
that on advice of counsel neither he nor
the chauffeur would be present.
John D.. Blauvlt, who told Judge Steck-
Ter that the auto was on the wrong road
and who said that the chauffeur was alone
on the front seat Of the coupe auto, and
the locomotive fireman, Jesse Dubois, were
the only witnesses examined. The chaut-
feur told one of the brakemen after the
accident that M Eckstein occupied the
front seat with him al the time OF the
collision. The jury. in concluding its YER
dict. said:
we do further find that David Ritter
berg, the chauffeur. was responsible TOT
the accident"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
LOCAL MAN WILL BUILD
NEW CHEMICAL WAGON.
]. G.. Reichstetter Awarded Sits Con-
tract by Fire Board-5,000 Feet
of Hose Purchased.

Contracts were awarded by the Fire
Board yesterday afternoon for a new
combination chemical and hose wagon and
5000 feet of hose. Tne awarding Of the
contract for a new second size steamer
was deferred until a future meeting.
The contract for n combination chemical
and hose wage was awarded TO ]. G..
Reichstetter. of this city, for $1,7I5. 1t
was the lowest bid of a number that were
received by the board last week.
IL is the first time that a contract for
a combination wagon has been awarded
to a local manufacturer His bid was for
a modern body instead of iron, like those
now in use in some of the fire companies.
Christian Schmidt was awarded the con-
tract for furnishing the house of Engine
Company %, at New n Golden streets,
with furniture. The price is s295.71.
1T Is expected that Engine Company
% will go into commission mex month, and
it is also probable, 1t is said, that the three
new frehouses in Mulberry street will be
ready for use before January /. The latter
buildings are to house Truck Company
l.. Chemical l and the Water Tower
Company. The latter is now housed in a
temporary shed In Prospect street; Truck
Company l in Halsey street, and Chem
ical Company / in Branford place.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
IS HELD
O RESTOCKING
HUSBAND
FOsSett Wounded Because
lie Refused to Give Wife
All His Pay.

Because her husband of a month re-
fused to give her all of his pay, Rosella
Fossett, 16 years old, shot him In the
thigh last night at their home, IL
Beach street. The husband, who is q
years old, is, not seriously injured and
refuses to make a complaint against
his girl-wife. The police, however,
made a formal complaint against her
charging her with assault with a
loaded revolver, on which charge she
was held in 81, 900 for the Grand jury
by Acting Judge Yuill in the First
Criminal Court this morning.
Fossett is a cab driver. He was laid
off last Saturday and got his pay
yesterday afternoon. When he came
home in the evening he asked his wife
to accompany him to a prospective EN-
ployer in Twelfth street. This she re-
fused to do, saying that she wanted
to go to a theatre with a girl friend.
After much wrangling her wish was
acceded to. but when Fossett refused to
give her all of his pay the trouble was
renewed.
Fossett declares that his wife went
to a bureau drawer and procured a
revolver from it. He made a rush Tor
her and she shot him in the thigh. The
man fell to the floor apparently in great
agony. His wife became alarmed at
the shooting and ran to DR.. Charles F.
Bakers office at AZ Walnut street. She
told the physician that her husband
was dying, and he at once commune
Gated with the First Precinct police
station.
AS soon as Mrs. Fossett heard the
telephone bell ringing she ran away.
Immediately Fossett came into the
office, declaring that he was dying.
An examination disclosed the fact that
the bullet had entered the mans hip.
He was taken to st. Barnabas's Hos
pital in the First Precinct station am
bulance.
Detective Sergeant Farrell and Cor
dano. of police headquarters, were sent
out by Captain Carroll to look for the
assailant.
Farrell and the mother of the girl
went to several places where they
thought they could find the girl. Far
rell came back to the Beach street
house, and he was there only a short
while when the %repentant bride came
back. She was taken to police head
quarters. The girl is large for her age.
Fossett is a patient in st. Barnabas's
Hospital. He will recover
During their investigation Of the shoot
ing of Fossett by his wife the police dis
covered a puzzllng piece Of evidence. The
exhibit Is an egg shell with it's contents
removed and a thread drawn through it.
The egg shell hung In front of a mirror
and was inscribed:
Rosie, dear, beware from Ernst"
The police are at sea to explain the mean
ing of the shell and its inscription.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
SHYLOCkS RAISE HOWL.
Money-Lenders Lose on Warrants Bought
of Election Officers.

JERSEY CITY, Nov. 27.-Following
the example of County Counsel Elvin
w. Crane, Of Essex County, John w.
Griffen. counsel for Hudson County,
has advised Stephen NJ. Egan, county
collector, that election officers who
served at the recent registry and cleo
ton are only entitled to $50, instead of
$50, as supposed. In almost every in
stance the election officers have dis
posed of their claims to money-lenders,
accepting $27 in full payment.
When the opinion of Mr.. Griffen was
announced 1t was the money-lenders,
and not the election officers, who put
up a howl. Efforts of the money-lend-
ers to induce the election officers to
take back their claims and return the
amounts advanced have thus far been
unavailing. The election officers say
they sold their claims in good faith
and that the money-lenders took all
risks when they bought them.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
STILL WAGING FIGHT.
rypothetae Seeks Continuation of Tenn
porary Injunction.

NEW YORK. Nov. Git was an
bounced today by the officers OF the
New York Typothetae that W new
strikes against members of the Ty-
pothetae have taken place since Mon
day, November IS, the date fixed for
the general enforcement Of the eight
hour demand before the injunction
proceedings were started on behalf or
the Typothetae.
These strikes are in the pressrooms
of the Grannis Press and Brown, Lett
& Lett.
1t was announced that William G,
Breed, counsel for the Typothetae, will
apply in the Supreme Court for a
continuation of the temporary in
junction restraining the union or it's
officers from declaring strikes or boy
colts against any member of the Ty-
pothetae pending a hearing on an APP
peal which will be taken against the
decision of Justice Mccall denying the
motion to make the injunction perma-
nent.
A decision has yet to comeNfrom Jus
tice O'Gorman of the Supreme Court.
on a motion to adjudge in contempt the
officers and members Of the union con-
cerned in a strike against n firm of
the Typothetae.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
PET DOG in DIVORCE.
New Brunswick Woman Tied Appeal to
Husband to CANNES Collar.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 27.-Mrs.
Ellen W. Smith, of this city, yesterday re-
ceived notice that vice-Chancellor Garrett
son had allowed her a divorce from her
husband, Frederick L. Smith, and the
custody of her five minor children. The
Smiths were married In 1891 and lived here
foi twelve years., when the husband left
his wife.
She says that she tried in every way
TO locate him and failed. Once his dog
came back to her house and she wrote an
appeal TO her husband and fastened 1t to
the dogs collar, expecting that the dog
would carry the letter to its master and
that there might be a reconciliation for the
beneht OF the children, but nothing came
children In a charitable home and go as
g servant In local families to make her
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
SUPPER NOT READY. BEATS
WIFE TO DEATH WITH BOOT
Children Plead with Longshoreman
Father for Mothers Life, but
He Turns Deaf Ear.

JERSEY CITY, Nov. 27.-Using his
heavy long boot as a club, Matthew Oh
well. a longshoreman, of 2O9 Grand street.
beat his wife to death shortly before mid
night last night. went to a corner saloon
and told an acquaintance what he had
done. and, in company with a policeman,
returned to the house where the woman
lay dead.
dwell had been working overtime lasl
night, and when he arrived at the house
found that his wife had prepared nothing
for his supper and was under the influence
OF liquor. She made no move to get fooo
for him. and in a fit of age he drew ms
boot from his foot and struck her down.
All four of the children were In ned a.
the time, but Mamie, his 10-year-oia
do ,1ehter heard the quarrel. and arrived
in the room just as the beating began.
She pleaded with her father to stop, but
he would not listen to her. AT the ponce
station dwell admitted everything.