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New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
TEACHEP. ARRESTED AS K1DNAPPER.
Brooklyn Man Caught at Stamford Sequel
to Secret Marriage.

Stamford, Conn. Jan. 9.-Festus O'Meara, of
No. 213 18th street. Brooklyn, a teacher in Pub
lie School %, Nelson and Hicks streets. Brook
lyn, and in evening school on Fourth avenue
South Brooklyn, arrested at Sound Beach
this afternoon, three miles west of Stamford
while 1t is alleged. he was kidnapping his two
year-od William. He caught in the
act of boarding train for New York. He had
driven from Stamford after taking the child
from the back yard of his grandparents home.
O'Meara. a graduate of Manhattan College.
New York and Miss Lillian McGauhan, a
daughter f Samuel j. McGauhan. of No. 14t
Henry street. Stamford, married secretly
April % 1904 in Brooklyn Miss McGauhan.
just out of New Haven Normal School.
teaching school in Noroton. Conn, at the time.
She is teaching in Long Island City
school
The marriage kept secret for three
months They separated in September, and
Mrs. OMeara to her fathers home here
with her sons, the younger now five months
old
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
IF STOCK IS BELOW PAR, NO DIVIDEND
Jersey Courts Asked to Decide Question In
volving American Writing Paper Co.

Trenton, y. j., Jan. (SpeciaD.-William H. Cor
bin. representing William n Goodnow in a
restrain the American Writing Paper Company
from paying dividends on it's preferred stock,
argued before the Court of Errors and Appeals to-
day that a corporation cannot legally pay n divi-
dend its stock when its value is less than par.
or in other words when the total assets are and
always have been less than the par value of the
shares. This question. the court told. had
never been passed upon in this country. although
several English decisions cited bearing more
or less directly upon the subject.
Richard V. I.injabury. representing the corpora
ton pointed out that the contention of Mr. Corbin,
if sustained. would have a sweeping effect upon
business enterprises of the country, He argued
that It had never been questioned that a corpora
ton may declare dividends from its surplus
whether arising from the net profits or otherwise
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
srEINwAY TUNNEL SALE DISCUSSION.
Nothing Definite To Be Decided Until Public
Service Commission Acts.

Mayor Mcclellan said yesterday that the confer
ences held 10 discuss the advisability Of the ctys
purchasing the Steinway tunnel were only tentative
and that nothing definite could be settled until the
Public Service Commission had passed on it. AS d
matter of fact initiative for any final PROPOSE
tion must from the commission
According Mayor Mcclellan, the price that the
city might pay the Belmont company for the
tube has not been discussed. II is said good
authority however. that the Belmont people would
be willing sell the city the basis Of the
verified OF the work The announced cost was
ss o0e 600. but il is thought the city may not be
willing 30 pay more than s6.o00.0o0 or s7.oooooo.
There suggestion that the proposition that the
Belmont interests should dispose Of the tunnel 20
the city is not looked upon in wholly favorable
light by some persons in the Public Service Com
mission. They hold. il is understood. that the
Blackwells Island Bridge projected TO carry
the Greens County electric to Manhattan and
IL the traffic is diverted 10 the tunnel. it will
do away in a large measure with the usefulness Of
the bridge
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
ACTORS TO OPPOSE MINISTERS.
Their Union to Fight Movement Against
Moderate Sunday Laws.

The Actors National Protective Union decided
yesterday to oppose the attempt to be made by the
clergynen in the American Sabbath Union TO bring
about a reconsideration of the modification of the
Sunday closing law. \ committee will be appoint
ed next week to see the Mayor this subject
James J. Barry business agent Of the actors union.
said last night:
The clergynen il this movement are faddists-
They represent not the general sentiment of the
clergy their congregations the subject but
their own individual views. They would. if their
IDEAS were carried out make hundreds of vaude-
Vile actors idle who can work only Sunday, be-
cause their theatres running just now week
days with foreign actors
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
SAY TOBACCO TRUST SQUEEZES THEM.
Government Counsel Begins Hearing Plants
of Independent Dealers

James c. McReynolds, of the Department of Jus
tice who is the chief counsel for the government
in the action brought against the American To-
bacco Company for alleged violation of the
Sherman act. began his examination yesterday OF
independent dealers in this city. Albert NJ Mill
man. of the A. NJ. Millman company, No. 3i5 Pearl
street testified that since the formation of the
Metropolitan Tobacco Company his business had
gradually declined.
He also told about the decrease in the number
of iobbers that had taken place in the last decade
There were not more than a score left. he said.
although at time there had been from rs TO
175 of them most of whom handled the goods of
independent concerns. Mr.. Millman refused to
produce the books of his firm and subpoena will
probably be issued for them
David NJ Schultz who is at the head of cor
poration conducting several Independent retail
stores in New York. testified that while his firm
now had more stores than before the United Cigar
Stores Company begun business. its profits had
decreased from IS 80 per cent to less than 10 per
cent He said that he believed il was the pol
icy of the United Cigar Stores Company 10 get con-
troll OF the retail business.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
SAYS MERCANTILE IS SOUND.
Charles H. Treat Declares Heinze Indictment
Did Not Affect It.

Charles II. Treat. United States Treasurer. was
in New York yesterday and conferred with some
of the directors of the Mercantile National Bank.
He said later that the indictment OF F. Augustus
Heinze. eX-president of the bank. did not affect
the institution in any way
Il am interested said Mr. Treat, both as a
government official and depositor. The government
put 100000 in the bank, and ! know it to be per-
fectly sound
There was an informal meeting of some of the
directors OF the Mercantile National Bank yester-
day. is understood that they discussed the
changes that are be made because of Mr..
Henze's loss of control of the bank two days ago
The question of new president was also can
vassed. as il is known that Seth NJ Milliken. the
present incumbent. wants TO retire from the office
So far however his successor has not been chosen.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
BODY ASHORE AFTER THREE YEARS.
Identified As That of Captain Of Boat Lost
in 1904

Nantucket Mass, Jan. 9-The loss OF the
three-n,asted schooner Richard S. Leaning. OF
DennisviIe N j.. on Long Shoal Nantucket
Sound on December IS, 1904. with her crew OF
seven men was recalled to-day by the identi1ca-
ton of a headless body as that OF Captain h.
p. Smith. of Brooklyn. the commander OF the
craft. The body found on the Cliff bathing
beach on Tuesday by Edward Hamblin and
taken in charge by Medical Examiner E. H.
Sever.
The medical examiner found large package
of ships papers in the pocket, and 1t was oy
means Of these that In his official report TO-
dav he announced that the body was that Of
Captain Smith.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
ORIGINAL M'KINLEY ORGAN DEAD.
As Result Adams, Mass, Has Job Print
ing Office, but No Newspaper.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

TeIfgraph Ine I1fDuneI
Adams. Mass. Jan. 9--"The Adams Freeman.
which has been published weekly in this town
since 1875 and which enjoys the distinction OF
having been the original Mckinley advocate when
all the other newspapers in Massachusetts, favored
the nomination of Thomas B. Reed. announces
its suspension in the current issue II is stated
that Adams which is the largest town in Massa-
chusetts, aving a population of over twelve thou
sand. has outgrown a weekly newspaper. but has
not yet arrived ct the estate OF daily.
AS a result Adams has an enlarged jco
printing Office, but newspaper either weekly or
daily.
The Freeman is owned by company of which
". b. Plunkett the cotton manufacturer. is the
principal stockholder For many years the late
president who personal friend of the PUNK
etts paid visit here each summer. and his statue
adorns of the principal squares of the town.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
GREAT WESTERN DEAL DOUBTED.

report contained in dispatch from Winnipeg
that the Canadian Pacific Railway had completed
plans for taking over the Chicago Great Western
was not taken seriously in Wall Street yesterday,
where similar rumors which had been in circulation
several weeks ago had been denied. An authority
IN the affairs of the Chicago Great Western Rail
way Company said of the report: About thirty
DAYS ago certain Wall Street parties made an
effort 10 bring about deal between the Canadian
Pacific and the Chicago Great Western President
Shaughnessy of the former road then stated how
ever that he not all inte rested in the mat
ter, and the same is true at the present time"
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
PIONEER CLUB ELECTION

The Pioneer Republican. Club of The Bronx held
meeting and election last night at the clubhouse
No 1874 Franklin August F. Schwarzler
was elected president by of l03 to the 10
votes of his opponent, Francis Lowe. Headey NJ
Greene, the Republican leader of the district and
a close friend of Mr.. Schwarzler, is said TO have
been dissatisfied with the action of Mr.. Lowe in
proposing that the club indorse William II. Taft
for the Presidential candidacy. ard since then
rnere has been friction in the club At a
meeting held last week the club voted to indorse
Governor Hughes. Mr.. Greene was elected chair
n,au OF the executive committee last night
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
ANOTHER SUBWAY MEASURE.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Albany, Jan. 9-The second measure designed TO
foster the construction OF additional subwayS In
New York City by exempting subway bonds from
the computation of the ctys bonded Indebtedness,
was introduced in both houses of the Legislature
today by Senator Travis and Assembyman Lee.
o Kings. The Travis bill, of yesterday extends
the length of contracts for subway operation
fifty years. The measure to-day is concurrent
resolution proposing to amend the state constitu-
ton by exempting subway elevated railroad and
dock bonds from the 10 per cent limit imposed
the bonded Indebtedness of city by the constitu-
ton.
Senator Tn 1mpson reintroduced his bill designed
o permit amateur Sunday baseball in New York
City between i and p. m.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
FOUND BEHEADED BY UNKNOWN FOES.
Italian Victim of Mysterious Assassins in
The Bronx.

The body of a man with the head almost severed
was found early yesterday by Harry Fisher. of No.
1861 Brook avenue. The Bronx. he passing
lesth street and Brook The body that
of a man about thirty years old. and apparently
of the better class of Italians
In the opinion of Coroner Schwanneke and the
police the man murdered. possibly by some
of the agents of the numerous italian societies in
the settlements by. blood stained razor
was found a few feet from the body and the de
tectives found signs of a struggle the loose
earth There was nothing TO identify the body
The Coroner said that the mans throat had been
cut three times and 1t would have been impossible
for him 10 infiict the wounds himself
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
HeRRIck MISTAKEN, SAYS WILCOX.

Chairman WILCOX of the Public Service Commits
sion showed yesterday how wildly ex-Justice D.
cady Herrick talking al the Democratic Club
dinner Wednesday night when the speaker
stated that the commission had already spent
g 5000. He evidently does not know what he is
talking about" said the chairman. Perhaps he
has been imposed upon. Our expenditures in this
district have been only trihe more than was for
merly allowed to the old Board of Rapid Transit
bv the Board OF Estimate and Apportionment. IL
should at the time be remembered that our
duties and responsibilities are much greater than
were those of the board succeeded Ia JuIy..
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
THUG ATTACKS SCHOOLGIRL.
Badly Choked When Screams of Companions
Frighten Him Away.

Della Holcomb a fourteen-y old schoolgirl was
attacked yesterday the grounds of Public School
No "A, in Throop avenue Brooklyn, by an u'l-
known man. who being frightened away by the
screams Of Della's four girl companions. made MS
scape and is being hunted by the Brooklyn
police The child was badly choked by the thug.
Thomas Baker principal of the school, al once
informed the Gates avenue police. and genera!
alarm was for the arrest Of the gri's
essailant
Della Hocomb lives with her parents at No. 4o5
Quincy street Her assailant is described man
about nineteen years old, solidly built, smooth
face. dark hair and complexion and large eyes he
wore dark overcoat and brown derby
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The first name is that of the debtor the second
that of the creditor and date when Judgment was
filed:
March 1901 .......................... s1l5 0s
DdpaneF 1po5 179 90
Krelzer Bernar6-E Zerkowitz; December IL.
70
Same-Same: December Is 1907 & I2
Nessner Sigmund-D October -. 1907. II Al
Solomon Moses Novembe- \ 1907 20 Oi
Tremberger George Kohler December ). 1907. 80 IL
Vacas san Marcos Mining and Milling Company
Huok: September II. 1907 vacated. .2S0535 -
dei, Company December o. IoO7............-. 266 %
BROWN Edward Mckim 1898. IS
Game-W Makepeace: May 81 1908
Same-Sams MAY 81 1905 Observation-Disclosures. 80 g.
COMPANY November Is 1907 2e2 e6
Same-M Metropolitan Trust Company OF the City of
New York; August ~ .............. co
necember rs 1907 tcanceiIedl .'......... 1863 10
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
CLERK CALLS DEAD MAN AS JUROR.

While waiting to be called juror in Part
Of General Sessions Court yesterday. Moses
Olenick Of No. 75s Westchester avenue. The Bronx
died suddenly. He went to the courtroom about
1870 o'clock and took a seat among the other
jurors keeping his head bowed When his name
was called there was no answer. and an examina-
ton showed that he was dead. Judge Grain said
that the man had died in most iaudable service.
and ordered note OF his death to be placed on the
vecord Of the court
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
WILLIAM SLOANE MILLER.

William Sloane Miller. retired broker and MEM
Der of the Produce Exchange. died In his apart
ment at the Hotel Touraine. No. 9 East seth
street. Wednesday evening He had been an
invalid for nearly ten years and Saturday de-
veloped bronchial pneumonia. Mr.. Miller was
born in this city sxty-four years ago. He was
active member of the Union League Club and
during his Illness spent the greater part of his
time there The body will be buried In Woodlawn
Cemetery Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
MAY RENEW CUBAN STRIKE.

Havana Jan. "a renewal of the cigarmakers
strike is believed be impending. owing TO the
recent discharge of many workmen on account of
the small amount of orders for cigars now coming
from the United States. The workmen informed
the manufacturers to-day that general strike will
be called if further discharges made.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
Public Notices.
Help Wanted-Female.
Proposals.

CONSTRUCTION OF Qr-ARTEhS.-FORT WOOD "
u Y H. II. 19O1.-Sealed proposals. in
.rlpIicate, construction. including plumbing
wiring and electric lighting mixtures
double of Captains quarters at this post
will until II 80 a January IL
190S and then opened Information furnished
pcation The L. 5. the right to reject any
or ali bids Envelopes should be marked &'rop0sai
for Public Building and addressed to the under
sig G.. c. BCRNEI4I- Constg- o. MT
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
SEEKS PAYMENT OF BURTON FINE

EBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
ST Louis Jan. 9-Federal District Attorney Blod-
gett applied for execution against former SEN
ator Burton to-day because Burton has not paid
the 81 500 fine imposed upon him when he
victed for representing "a get rich quick
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
SPECIAL MENTION.

Acvertisem.nts admitted into these columns are
,,comm-nded to the resdes Of Tho Tribune - thor
ouxbly reliable and business be dose By mall With
tn. advertiser with perfect safety.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. Jan. 9.-The condition of the Treas
,1ry at the beginning of business to-day fol
lows:
RESERVE FUND
New-York tribune., 1908-01-10

and Feathers dlustfatedl. Public school So Isssl
street. between Beaumont AMI Csmbreleng avenues
Hamilton Holt. The Federation Of the Word
Olustfated); Public school 81 Jerome avenue n0Its
Of ist;h street Geoss donaldson. 'Asistic Manners
end Customs illustrated; Public school
Z. bstween sth and 9tA streets. Unionpor1 Nasscl
l. Bosert. Recital OF Folk SoasA"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
Benedict Banner.

We learn from good authority
that in the very near future a bank
will be established at Benedict by
the Ross-Davidson Co., who own a
line Of banks throughout the state.
E. H. Bergen, living one and a
half miles west Of Benedict is. ma
king arrangements to start tho
roughbred poultry farm. He now
has for sale some cockrels and
plymouth rocks.
One hundred and thirteen names
have been secured for the petition
for rural free delivery to run out
from Benedict. The proposed
route takes in 27 miles and covers
the territory to the south of Ben
edict. This movement is another
illustration of the fact that the
farmers in this neighborhood are
wide awake and progressive. No
doubt other routes will be planned
later on.
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Wilton News.

On Thursday, last week, Ray
Scott of Wogansport had the mis-
fortune to lose team, harness and
a pair of bobsleds in the Missouri
river. Mr.. Scott was assisting in
putting up ice, and, while loading
the team was backed near to the
hole in the ice. The report is that
he had his lines wrapped around
the brake a little too tightly and
the team commenced to back while
the men we're busy with the ice a
short distance away. Several
cakes Of ice had already been
placed in the front end of the box
and they slid to the back end with
terrific force as the bobs went into
the hole, and before anyone had
time to realize what had happened
the entire outfit disappeared under
the ice. It was a good team and a
heavy loss to The owner.
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Turtle Lake Wave

VIM. Rea departed for Under
wood, Wednesday, where he will
stay for short time before leav-
ing for Hunters Hot Springs,
Montana, where he hopes to regain
his former health.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Weibele died February
1lth.
Mrs. Smeland living just east
of town is abed with a very bad
attack of pneumonia.
DR.. Heinzeroth informs us that
Mrs. Matt Smith and children are
recovering nicely from typhoid
fever.
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interesting speaker and held the
attention of the audience to the
close.
Mr.. George Byrns has sold his
farm one mile west of town to ia
cob Kiemele and will move his
family into town soon where he is
employed in Mr.. Kusler's harness
shop.
Last Saturday evening our vii
lage was the scene of another dis.
graceful drunken brawl. Fo
nearly an hour a large part Of the
male population the constable
wasn't there, tits said Of the town
stood watching some badly intox-
icated persons quarrel, blaspheme,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
MCLEAN co.
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
Items Of General Interest from the
Various Newspapers IN
the County.
Martin Searchlght.

Last week Mrs. Gutlakkon and
child, of Anamoose, were badly
burned by the explosion of ker-
osene; child dead.
The little son of John Mosel, ten
miles south of Martin, died this
week.
Mrs. A. M. Fritz and little
daughter left here for Marion,
Kansas last Thursday for a short
visit with her parents.
w. F. Strobel, elevator man,
grain buyer and dray-line owner,
of Fessenden was here this week
to size up and take a good look at
our town. Mr.. Strobel may buy
property and go into business in
Martin.
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PRO-
JECT ASSURED

by any intelligent person.
Several farmers in the state
who have practiced irrigation In a
small way and by crude methods
have proven beyond doubt that
under irrigation wheat will pro-
duce an average yield Of thirty
bushels per acre, flax twenty-five
bushels, oats ninety bushels; that
alfalfa will thrive and produce an
average of four tons. and that our
soil and climate is the very best
in United States for the raising of
sugar beets.
The great value Of irrigation is
that you can go on producing these
large crops year after year. With
irrigation you can put in your
crops and go to bed every night
knowing that whether you have
drouth, hot winds or early frost,
you are going to mature a bumper
crop. Along the Missouri river
are many thousand acres of the
best farming lands in the state
that ! am confident will all be ir-
rigated within a very few years,
but a far greater acreage will
eventually be irrigated in small
tracts from the numerous streams
and coulees and from wells by
wind mill pumps throughout the
the entire western half Of our
state, and the irrigation Of these
tracts will mean increased wealth
to the individual farmers and to
the entire state"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28

Rugby. N. D., Feb. 24.-E. r.
Sinkler, republican candidate for
congress, delivered the Washing
ten birthday address at Rugby to
an immense crowd. He spoke on
the subject of American Citizen
ship
In speaking Of conditions in
North Dakota. he said: ''The peo-
people have awakened to a sense
Of their just responsibilities as
sovereign citizens. The time has
come in the political affairs Of this
state when the great mass of the
common people will control the
destinies of North Dakota. No
longer will the people permit i. the
railroads and their lieutenants to
dip their unclean hands into po-
litical affairs and dictate their
course. The people have awak-
ened to realization of the evils
Of gang rule. That awakening
was manifested by the enactment
Of the primary election law, which,
if lived up to in spirit, will forever
hanish from the state eyerv yestige
of gang rule. The death rule Of
the dictator in politics was given
when that law was passed, The
power of the dictator can only be
revived through the repeal Of the
law or through the violation of it's
spirit.
Il want to see the republican
factions united. I want to see
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use frightful language, roll each
other around in the slush and mud
of the street, and fight and pound
each other until the blood ran in
streams down their faces, and one
was left motionless on the ground.
Now why, in the name of sense, do
the people of Turtle Lake allow
such things to take place time and
time again. We have two peace
officers in the town-why not have
them do their duty or get some
that will?
Ramsey & Hanson have been
taking inventory of their stock of
goods this week owing to the
contemplated change in the firm.