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New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
OIL WITNESSES ON CHILL
Cross Examination IN Suit to DIS
soIue STANDARD Company.

Tn +ba ,,overnment's suit to dissolve the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey Frank B. hehoss' io'
the United States, continued his efforts
to show that preferences were given TO the oaie
r.r,I OiI co,nranv Standard subsidiary coh-
panv by the railroads for specious reasons iHo
witnesses for the defence stuck TO their s'oi70
of quality and economy because OF the cooper ato
of EXPERTS from the oil company. AT the emo Oh
the day's hearing, when Mr. Kellogg demaioeu VI
II NJ Hibbits superintendent of motive power OIL
the Lehigh Railway. whether, In the prepaI 'h'io
Of the tables submitted to show ms raiirodu use
of lubrcating oil, he knew some important hsu sui0
ue~e lacking Mr. Hbbits said that he did not
omit them intentionally. MI Rosehtfial' ioi '
Standard OIL Company, said quickly
I'VE will furnish any figures you want; that is'
Mr. Hibbits will
..yes Won can control him, no doubt, MI
kellogg retorted.
Jabez T Odell. a railway expert, the last "ltless
on Tuesday, when cross-eXamined was taken oEei
his testimony in which he gave priority TO the
Calena oil because OF it's uniformity lie admitted
that railway companies might have maze improve
nlents in fabrication. in other branches Without
the aid of the Standard Oil. He had a chemist
anaIyze other oils, but did not think 1t necessary
ia have the Galena oil analysed, as he knew OF
its excellence from experience.
When asked whether he knew that 81 per cent of
the railroads of the country used Galena OIL MT.
Oder said he had great respect for the judgment
of q per cent of the railway managers He was
s,,rnrised TO learn that the Long Island Railway
used New York fabrication Company OIL and ao-
Initted having great respect TO: the Long lslaho
manager Mr. Kellogg said that the same company
had 1ubricated other roads at lower price than
that charged by the Gaena Mr.. Odell had not
heard of it, he said.
Mr. Hibbits submitted statement containing
the lubricating statistics of the Lehsh road, and
making the same statements regarding the superb
oritv of the Gaena oil made by other witnesses
He also submitted figures to show that the cost had
gone down since the of Gaena oil began This
re e1uction he said applied to the freight service
as we'll as to the other branch The case Will De
resumed to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
MURDER CASE NEAR END
Whitmore, Watchman Szcears, Wds
Not Man He Sac Near Scamp.

1,-,,.,,ors not only threatened to kill his
wife but boasted that it could be done "i'ho"' -
picon being directed to him. according 10
in his trial Yesterday Jersey city for heF
An attempt TO show motive was MADE III 'eS'i
uorv that Whitmore would have separated iroih
his wife IL she had not refused 10 an even ~ VI
sion of their belongings. which consisted chlehy
of her ieweIry and a bank balance of $500. which
was n Joint deposit. 1t shown that Wnithore
endeavored to have the account credleeo 10 Ai'
own name two days after the tragedy.
Peter C,oogan the watchman. who saw a man
and woman going out to the swamp "leIe e"o
crime was committed Christmas night ana ga"
the man return with a bundle under his arm, de-
clared positively, that Whitmore was not the man.
whom he described about feet inches tall and
half head shorter than the woman Wmtinore
is feet IL inches and his wife was ALMOST as IAN
William Bartlett who had been chum of Whit
more, testified that he had advised Whltmore 10
leave his wife after he learned of her infatuaton
for Harry Hendrfckson. He said Whitmore replied
that ne would. but his wife wouldn't break even
with hm-that she wanted ALL He swore Whitinore
said II could kill her and who the nell Would
know it No one knows her by the name OF "hiI-
more around here" The witness explained that
she was known Mabel Pond" On cross-e1-
animation the witness admitted there was a charge
of highway robbery pending against him.
Frederick Elliott. who came from Boston and
spent the three days after Christmas with WHIT
more. told how the prisoner partly destroyed the
a.
name: of assisting Whitmore to carry some pack
ages belonging to his wife from the homo or
woman friend to her sisters home In The Bronx
At the dictation Of Whitmore he wrote two letters
to Mrs Whitmore's sister. signing them Lena
asking the sister to take charge OF the packages
as she had gone to Schenectady. The witness said
that Whitmore told him he wanted to send the
letters to keep the sister and relatives away from
his house. 1t was shown yesterday that Mrs
Whitmore did not know how to write.
Harry Hendrickson testified that Whitmore told
him to take Mrs. Whitmore. as she loved him. ana
that Whftmore found him in the house and purr1-
relled his wife and threatened to Kill her After
that he assaulted HendricksOn
Charlotte Mcdonald testified that last summer
Whitmore wanted her to go West with him. Sne
said she went TO his house the day after Christ
mas and stayed there until the next day She
swore he offered her his wifes belongings. but
that she refused to take them
William NJ Clements, employed by the Hudson
County Prosecutors office, testified that Whitmore
denied to him, after seeing Mrs. Whitmore's body
in the Harrison morgue. that the body was Mrs. |
Whitmore's Whitmore, he said, made three con- |
Trajectory statements 10 him about where he had |
last seen his wife.
The state finished it's yesterday The de- |
fence will be an alib The may be submitted |
to the jury tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

Hubbard. Captain and Mrs. Carson Ward and Mrs.
Wright p. Edgerton
Numerous refreshment tents were scattered over
the lawns. Mrs. l.. c. Allen dispensed tea ana
sandwiches, and in her tent was a most interesting
battle flag belonging the 18th United States III
fantry The embroidered eagle from the nag
carried by this regiment during the Civil war mas
been transferred to flag. and on 1t nave oeeh
embroidered the names of the battles, inclunlis
Gettysburg, Antietam and the Wilderness. throus"
which the old flag carried There is SAID u oo
no other flag like this in the United states Arhis.
tea and lemonade booth in the otlcers cluo
house was In charge of Mrs. A. T. Smith ana MIS-
Albert Foreman and ice cream and cigarettes were
sold bv Mrs George P. Scriven and MlSf. JOHN o.
Mallory. The flower booth, which took the forlh oi
q lodge of evergreens, in charge OF Mrs. -. d.
Smith Miss Ingraham and Mrs. Hull other Tea
tents were presided over by Mrs. Harmon ana WI WI
ueistand Mrs Allison had an ice cream tent Inc
fortune telling tent was in charge OF MIS- H
Brechemn and Mrs. Tracy Dickson
The 18th Infantry band discoursed martial iiiu
during the afternoon. and there was dancing Ioi
those who wished it the officers clubhouse ine
usuaI military programme. with the additioi VI "
signalling demonstration. was given ana ''o 'o
monies closed as usual with an attack on 'he i
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

erick Dent Grant in receiving, sent check for
$500 TO represent her. and Miss Helen Gould, who
also detained, made q substantial money con-
tribution. Other money gifts were received from
General Horace Porter and General Thomas Hub
bard. while Mrs. William c Church, president OF
the New York branch, gave hundred boxes Of
candy.
The guests welcomed soon they set
foot the island by the flags of of the signal
stations established for the occasion, which spelled
the word Welcome and q second welcome
extended TO them by General and Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant. who received all the visitors at their
home General and Mrs. Grant assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Daniel s Lamont, president of
the Army Relief Society; Mrs. William c. Church,
president OF the New York branch Admiral and
Mrs. Coghlan, Admiral Goodrich and staff and
Mrs. Goodrich. and Mrs Elihu Root. jr.
General Horace Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taft.
General and Mrs. Charles F. Roe, Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, Mr. and Mrs Edwin Gould,
Mrs Henry Bschoff, Miss Betty Colamore, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Aldrich. Miss Grace Bigeow,
Miss Dorothy Bigelow, Mrs. Daniel Butterfeld,
Mrs. Sanford Birrell, Mrs Fabius NJ Clarke. Cap
tain and Mrs. Francis NJ. Gibson, General Thomas
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
POLICEMAN BACK AFTER Is YEARS.
First One Reinstated Under Law Passed by
Last Legislature.

Patrolnan Richard Dillon, Of No. Z77S Eighth ave
nue is the first policeman to be reinstated under
the law which was passed at the last session OF
the Legislature and which becomes imperative IN
about two months. Dillon was dismissed hfteen
years ago, following charges for firing two shots
at a man who prevented the patrolman from max
ing an arrest Under the law Commissioner Bing-
ham can reinstate any member of the department
who was dismissed or retired. The applications.
however have 10 be first approved by Mayor Nc
Cleilan.
REGARDING Patrolman Dillons reinstatement
Commissioner Bingham said he had gone over the
case carefully and found that the man who was
shot had testified that Dillon did his duty. 1t has
not been decided to what precinct ne VIII be
assigned While he will not receive any back
nav the time he had been off the force will be
added to his pension time Mayor Mcclellan ap-
proved of more than sixty applications for rein
statement but after an investigation by the Com
missioner the majority were rejected
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

The delicious, "toasty" fla
vour; the crisp, cracking flakes
made of White Corn without the
touch Of human hand, have sent
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

The diamond broker said that he had sold the
rings 10 ]. c. Smith. who gave him his personal
note for 5000. Smith then pawned the rings for
500 and defaulted payment on the note, returning
the pawn tickets 10 him He said that he hired
Birney. who, 1t was said. could recover the rings
from the Provident Loan for half the amount
loaned on them the ground that they had been
stolen. Birney, he said, told him that he had re-
covered rings for other dealers in the same circun
stances.
Counsel for the defendant introduced memoranda
in evidence to show that the diamond dealer and
Smith were in colIusion to defraud the Prov1dent
Loan Association. The case was postponed until
Friday afternoon. after the magistrate had again
warned the persons concerned to settle the case
out of court.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
ARMY RELIEF FETE
1000 at G0uern0r's Island-Wrs
Sage Sends $500.

Never in its history has the New York branch Of
the Army Relief Society had such a successful
garden party that given al Governors Island
yesterday afternoon. The weather man, if to
atone for the freezing temperature he for
the party given al the same place last May. pro-
vided the bluest Of skies and the balmiest of
breezes and the whole island smiled as if in real
ing.
Fully 4 thousand persons wandered the
beautiful lawns during the afternoon, and the
Eayly colored tents, many Of them made out of
huge fags-Stars and Stripes, Union Jacks and tri-
colors-Were so literally patronized that the ice
cream gave out long before the demand did. Those
who could not attend also remembered the widows
snd orphans of the soldiers. Mrs. Russell Sage
who had expected 70 assist General and Mrs Fred
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
CITY LUNCH CLUB IN NEW HOME.

Nearer the clouds than probably any other club
In the world the City Lunch Club, organized last
year opened it's quarters yesterday afternoon on
the twenty-ffth floor OF the City Investing Build
ing No 165 Broadway. The club occupies the en-
tire floor the ceiling Of which was made four
feet higher than the others especially for IFS bee
fit JJnobstructed views in all directions ob-
tanned from every window. Bradish Johnson 3
president OF the Club; Samuel T Peters. vice
president; Robert Goeet, treasurer, and Austen
GRAY secretary. Among the visitors yesterday
afternoon were Mrs. Clarence H Mackay, Mrs.
Butler Duncan. jr-; Mrs Austen Gray. Charles 4.
Allen and James B. Eustis.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
MAGISTRATE SCENTS DIAMOND FRAUD.
Says Case Looks Like Scheme to Trick
PaWnbroker.

You had better settle this out Of court.
said Magistrate Finn when William A. Keddie. a
diamond broker of No. 2 Maiden Lane, appeared
in the Jefferson Market Court yesterday COM
pIainant against Edward Birney, Of No. 227 West
18th street. The complainant alleged that Birney
had kept s235 which he had given him 10 redeem
two diamond rings pawned with the Providenr
Loan Association.
1T looks like an attempt on your part TO cheat
the pawnbroker,' continued the ma gistrate. and
he insisted that his remarks become part OF the
record, despite the objections of Keddies counsel
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28
A CURIOUS COLLECTION.
All Sorts of Old Handmade Articles at
Greenwich House Exhibit.

T-r.o1d vesrs ~ natient hand labor are repre-
scented in the articles which arc on We" AT Dlee
wich House No. 26 Jones street, to-day. "o"
derf,l bed covers aprons and towels ana slIo"s
looking cans all loaded with embroidery; curious
carved things of wood: brasses that no cohec''r
can see without getting green with envy All
these have been gathered from the homes OF lihi-
grants by the art committee OF the ASSocla'io''
of Neghborhood Workers. of which MISS hatheFliiS
Lord of Greenwich House. is chairman All eXcep,
. CIV few of the articles were made in the Old
World. ,
There is a Russian headdress which is so old
that the princess who wore it has been dust ana
ashes for a century and more Yet the heau-
dress is in good conditon-an odd nigh cap Oh
brown velvet. stiff with embroidery People VINO
,o,e 1oca will he attracted by an enormous filet
hedspread made all in piece. Large as II 49,
all the little figures and designs that cover 1t
are different each from the others There are
many pieces of colored embroidery orousht py
immigrants from Gacia-aprons. spreads even
chemises loaded with embroidery in pink and blue
ard red One of these pieces, a beautiful night
shirt was found by district nurse in brooIne
street tenement house.
The man l went to attend had no shirt on the
nurse related. Il asked if they hadn't night
shirt for him. and they hunted around and got this
out I exclaimed its beauty. but they were
ashamed OF it. 1 went out and bought couple
. machine made shirts, and they accepted them
in exchange for theirs with great joy 1 didn't
feel that [ was cheating them, for l explained 10
them how valuable theirs But they pre-
ferred the a9-cent American ones
Among the hand carved wood things in this ex-
hbit is an old viking bowl from Norway. Then
there is a .mangle used to smooth clothes in the
davs before irons knoWn-a curious. long
curved piece of wood. the top covered with in
tricato carving with spirited horse for handle
The collection includes numerous brasses from
Russia Other pieces of metal are an old hand
oFp China and tiny
charcoal stove of brass from Holland. Not the
least interesting OF the exhibits is mosaic table
That was made by Italian in this country,
worker in mosaic, who designed the table and put
it together in his off hours just for his own and
his family's pleasure.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

The Rose may blossom for
England,
The Lily for France un=
fold,
Ireland honors the Sham
rock,
Scotland the Thistle
bold.
But the shield of the Great
RepubliC==-
The glory of the West---
Shall bear the bloom of
The Tasseled Corn;
The Suns supreme be-
quest!
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

de Leon chief medical inspector OF the port OF
Havana Her mother is daughter or the iate
General N BoIet Peraza. at one time venezuelan
Minister at Washington. and Mrs. feFiec'a p
D.. dau,hter of General Jose CIregorio Mona
GA. ex-President of Venezuela and liberator or the
slaves in that republic.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-28

PONCE DE LEON SCION GRADUATED.
The graduation exercises of Mrs Semples School,
at No Is West S6th sreet, were held at the school
last night. Among the graduates was Miss Pillar
Ponce de Leon, a descendant of the discoverer of
Florida.
Miss Ponce de Icons father is DR.. Nestor Ponce
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21

again hear Durham's most talent
ed and versatile impersonator and
vocalist. 1t is we'll known among
her friends that Mrs. Gard was
educated with a view to concert
work of this nature, and the COM
munity may well boast Of such an
'excellently trained artist in its
midst.
Durham, as we'll as the college
community, is to be congratulate
ed on the prospect of such a SUI
perb entertainment. This enter
tainment, which is under the
management of the Kings
Daughters, is TOR the benefit OF
the proposed old ladies home to
be established in this city. With
out a doubt the performers will
be greeted BY large and an ap.
preciative audience.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21

A question which travellers often ask
each other In various parts u the
world Is. What Is really the greatest
natural wonder on earthT' II Is easy
TO answer now. since the stupendous
falls Of the ZaDbezi river have been
discovered. David Livingstone called
the main fall "the most wonderful
sight ! had visited In Africa" And
when one irnagInes the spectacle Of
one ~ the worlds mightlest rivers.
two miles wide. falling sheer 40 fec,
II Is not hard 10 agree with one Of the
greatest travellers and missionaries that
ever lived. Our own Niagara Is only
half a mile wide and as feet high. 50
that u figures as a mere cascade IN
comparison.-Travel Magazine.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21
The Duke Memorial
(From The Trinity chronicle)

| AA@~A AnN AAAhAAs NhAOhNN
The Washington Duke Monu
ment was erected Thursday. I'm.
mediately thereafter a small
house was placed over the statue.
This temporary covering. which
is about twelve feet IN height End
will remain over the statue until
commencement.
| The statue is made OF bronze,
and represents Mr.. Duke in a
Characteristic sitting posture
legs crossed, and hands resting on
either arm of the chair. This
portion of the memorial alone
weighs about 1900 pounds. and
from the top Of the statue to the
ground the distance is about ten
feet. >
The pedestal is made of Yer
mont granite consisting Of three
blocks, the base being a stone SIX
10 feet. On the front side of the
foundation there are The following
letters: WASHINGTON DUKE,
IS2o-r9o5, followed by an in
scriptiou strikingly descriptive of
his character and record. On
another sideis the word PATRIOT
and on another side in raised let
tiers PHrLANTHRoPIsT and on
another side there il a short In.
scription. The gtound around
the base will be terraced as soon
as the weather will permit, which
will, of course, help to beautify
that portion of the plot. The
cost of the monument is sorpe-
thing like $1,000.
A program Of the unwilling
ceremonies is now being arrang-
ed and will be published a. soon
as it is definitely known who the
orator Of the occasion will be. As
previously stated, the unveiling
will take place during commence
ment.
Mr. Valentine. the noted sculp.
tor Of Richmond, who designed |
the statue, together with commit.
tcemen, Messrs. Raglan1 and
Walker, also OF Richmond, will
arrive here February 22nd and
examine the work 10 see that it is
done.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21
A Good Song Recital
from The Trinity Chr onicle. J

/ -S#as i "
On February IS, under the
auspices of the Kings Daughters,
Of Durham, Miss Helen Waldo,
ofNew York, will give song re-
cital at the Academy of Music.
assisted by her cousin. Mrs. w.
w. Card Miss Waldo.is engag-
ed this season in concert and ora
toric work under a prominent
New York management. She
also sings in one of, the biggest
churches of New York and APP
pears frequently in some of the
most prominent social musicales
in the city.
Miss Waldo was graduated
from Lawrence University, and
has spent some time in Europe
studying the languages, and her
repertoire embraces songs in
French, German and Italian to-
gether with the old Irish and
Scottish ballads The magnif-
cent collection of newspaper clip
pings taken from New York and
Philadelphia publications, as we'll
as dailies from other large citiei,
indicate very .conclusively that
Miss Waldo is an artist of the
first rank. Magnihcently ell
dowed by nature, her training
both foreign and home will un-
doubleday place her name among
Americas greatest singers. Of.
Welsh descent the temperament
of that richly endowed people is
splendidly apparent in the warm
and sympathetic Interpretation Of
her songs.
Mrs. Anna Waldo Card, wife
of Trinity's esteemed physical
director, will give dramatic inter.
pretations. Her reputation as a
reader is SO we'll established in
Durham that it is hardly necessa-
ry to mention her superior ability
as a high class entertainer. nor
how glad her audience will be to
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21
some Mi.rinn Ones.

What has become Of the old ashton.
ed 10y who read "I'Iutarch's Lives r.
What has become Of the old fashioned
political leader who told the people
what was =. best for them before he
found out what the people wanted
What has become o. the old fashioned
mother who preferred the society OF s~r
babies 20 clulsf what has become Of
the old fashioned mother who reared
fourteen children, by the wayf What
Eas become Of the old fashioned girl
who thought betrothaI as sacred NJ
mariagef. What has become Of the
old fashioned man who knew how 20
mind bis own busInesst What has 10.
come n the old fashioned father who
was a COMPANION for bis boys-Col1fn.
bIa fNot Herald.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21

Fred-l had fall last night which
rendered me unconscious for several
hours. Charles IsesIlyF Where dId
you fall? Fred-f fell asleep,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-17
NOTICE OF THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS FOR THE JASPER
 SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Notice Is hereby given that the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, will receive sealed bids until six o'clock D. m. of the 24th day of October, 1908, at his office in the Court House of Im- perial County, California, at Ell Centro, California, for the purchase of the fol- lowing described bonds of the Jasper School District, duly and regularly issued by the Board of Supervisors on the 14th day of September, 1908:
 Bond No. l. For five hundred dollars, to run two years. due and payable on the 18th day of September, 1910, with six per cent interest from date of issue. payable annually.
 Bond No. 2. For five hundred dollars, to run three years, due and payable on the 18th day of September, 1911. with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable annually.
 Bend No. B. For five hundred dollars, to run four years, due and payable on six per cent interest from date of issue, payable annually.
 Bond No. 4. For five hundred dollars, to run five years. due and payable on the 18th day of September, 1913. with SIX per CenL mteTcbt lKOIu udlo O1 lSSuo' payable annually
 Bond No. 5. For five hundred dollars. to run six years, due and payable on the 18th day of September. 1914, with 'six per cent interest from date of issue. payable annually.
 Bond No. 6. For five hundred dollars, to run seven years. due and payable on the 18th day of September, 1915, with six per cent interest from date of issue. payable annually.
 Said bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder or bidders therefor by the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California. for not less than par. All bids shall be flor the purchase of said bonds as soon as they shall be ready for delivery. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check, cer- tified by responsible bank, for five per cent of par value of bonds, payable to the County Treasurer of Imperial County. California, as an assurance that the bid der will take so much of the bonds as he shall bid for; and will pay the price there for should the bonds be awarded to him. Upon the delivery of and payment for said bonds to the amount awarded to such bidder. his certified check or checks will be returned to the bidder.
 By order of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County.
 PAUL ROMAN. 25-6t Treasurer of Imperial County.