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New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

a decision in 1904 that the divorce granted TO
Mrs Dodge from Charles F. Dodge was valid
and that she was legally the wife OF c. w.
Morse, and they were reunited, having hveo
apart pending the conclusion OF the proceedings
Before the panic of last year Mr.. Morse was
director or officer IN the following corporations;
Bath Trust Company, Boston Insurance Com
pany Butterick Company Century Realty Com
pany Clyde Steamship Company, Eastern
Steamship Company. Fifth Avenue Estates,
Fourteenth Street Bank, Garfield National
Bank, Garfield Deposit Company, Hudson Nav
igation Company, Mallory Steamship Com
pany, Mercantile National Bank, Metropolitan
Steamship Company, National Bank Of North
America, New Amsterdam National Bank, New
Amsterdam Safe Deposit Company New York
and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, New York
Mortgage and Security Company, New York
Produce Exchange. Title Insurance Company Of
New York, Van Norden Trust Company, Van
Norden Safe Deposit Company. Wall Street Ex-
change Building Association and William Camp
bell Wall Paper Company.
He has always shown much interest In his
native town Of Bath, Ne, and gave it a high
Der OF business enterprises there and the head
quarters OF corporations which pay taxes for the
benefit OF Bath. He once said that he had be-
lieved n banks since the time when he was
fifteen years old. and his father had given him
some stock in bank In Bath, and as soon as ke
had accumulated money OF his own he invested
what he did not require in his own business in
bank shares.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Girls Can Help Our city" and How 70 Become
Good Citizens" These are written that child
is interested and instructed IN ways by when ne
may aid in keeping city beautiful, sanitary and
pleasant to live IN. In their hands the library
places a simple book for children. called Town
and CITY" in which the child reads how TO safe
guard against epidenlics; the results OF oVercro"d
ing alcohol bad water and food and uncIean
streets and learns much about personal hygiene
and Juvenile street cleaning.
The Newark Library also contains $50 u1edlcaI
works and takes forty-four medical periodicals
The library administers the books purchased by
the Newark Medical Library Association, and II
self supplies the medical magazines. Offering an
object lesson to larger cities in which doctors nave
complained that no free medical library exists
still another educational feature OF library work Is
shown in the branch library stations which are
located in large department stores factories police
and Gre stations and the postofice. These deposit
stations have delivery anC collection OF DOCKS
Prom, the main library once week, and the sys-
tam perr1tts books 10 be returned at any station
xbether borrowed there not A music coli=o-
tton "a bound and loaned. are ordinary books
and affords musicians opportunity to learn
utthout cost operas, oratortos, classics for piano
organ or strtnFed instruments. and songs
In the Ogden street branch OF the library are
b.,i civilizations showing the work done by COOK
ing and sewing classes in the evening schools aho
+hose ,n.erssted In these domestic accomplishments
az. further supplied here with q means OF seeing
travel through Europe and Arisrfoa, as rspresen'~u
upou four hundred postal csraA
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

which the Of Morse was connected SUI
fered severely IN the loss Of public commence
and the doors Of the National Bank OF North
America and Of the New Amsterdam National
Bank had to be closed. The collapse OF the
Knickerbocker Trust Company, whose president
Charles T Barney, committed suicide, was al
tributed TO Mr.. Barney's relations with Morse.
The Mercantile National Bank, after the WITH
drawal Of the Morse interests, weathered the
storm, and after the panic was over the Natlonal
Bank Of North America paid OF its obligations
Mr. Morse was credited with recuperating his
fortune TO a considerable degree, although at
one time he was expected to go into bank
ruptcy.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
WRITE IMAGINARY CORRESPONDENTS

-. the school grades write essays about
,-.,s ~ other countries They tell imaginary
y.<1o,da,ts how TO get to these countries what
60. or children dwell there. how they i've play
-. that manner Of country theirs is Books ana
,..,,-. covering this course of stuoy are lent Dy
- Tb-srv and Ike material is supplied TO Glasses
s,,,6,ing biology. ornithology or potahy MOI oIiE
are books and pictures furnished 70 ~ ~cLIiue VIZ
-. ,fant ufe but every day in the year are eN-
-. a, e.. cbfldren's department of the library
,hoss wild flowers or plants common 70 the seas9H
-I-. are sttractively arranged IN slender
Rias. vases with the name OF ee0A H
,,nop q card beside the vase ..
So -,srrbers make much use Of the Ilusu a0eo
--.-.4..I .le. Of Hewarks reference AbTaty "ieH
stuavtoR and delivering essays upon
travel and history - +, N--ty
7, .s oauparatively easy 70 lecture N Ne"s~
-b. library distributes lecture bulletins 10 Isot
centres xucE as the University CloO' Iae 1Ne
49,, c.r.stian Association. the Alliance
.rh "a. schooIs These bulletins supply sl1L
annotated lists OF books and magazine afle-es u
he read IN connection with the lectures. Ou' 10
lecturer Is compelled make use OF al the Fe'ei
ences the bulletin.
In the purchase OF reading matter for children
teachers assisted the chief OF the chtdrens room
OF the library In selecting suitable books for ntde
folk and teachers often select the loan libraries
which the school department sends 20 cIessroofns
upon application Twenty 10 forty volumes are In
Guided these loan Libraries, which kept dur
ing the school yea
Not only does the library also lend upon request,
,ts monthly picture exhibits upon special subjects
studied in the schools but special exhibits for in
Aiytdual teachers are stso prepared upon applica-
ssOR- Besides receiving hslp In her work. the New
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City, N J., Nov. MANY politicians
from various cities are now here taking a much
needed rest after the hard work Of the last few
weeks. The remarkable fall weather which the
has been enjoying continues and everybody Is
happy. There still few persons who keep up
their daily ocean baths. Among them Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Harveson. OF New York City. who are at
the Marlborough -Blenheirn. Not q morning passes
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
GOT A CHAIN OF BANKS.

Meanwhile the Morse banking interests were
constantly extending until the string Of Morse
banks numbered & dozen more. Through
these the financing Of the steamship consolida-
ton was effected and perfected The Trust
Company Of America the National Bank OF
North America, the New Amsterdam National
Bank and the Mercantile National Bank were
IN the list Of Morse banks But the Morse
methods IN banking were characterized by con-
-e-vative men as wildcat" and there was q
vtdespresd feeling that his operations would
be extended until they fell by their own weight
AZ the height Of his financial success, before the
furry IN the market a-year ago. the Morse IN
terests were reckonsd 10 include resources OF
more than $500. .ooo, 900 and a capitalization Of
nearly one-haIf Of this. There were twelve
bsnks with combined capital OF S12oOo'OoOi
three insurance companies, capitalized for
Il $50 ooo sud seventeen steamship, realty tele-
x-zph and other corporations, with q capitaHza-
tion OF more than 800 600 0oo the largest being
-bs steamship holding company. whose capital
VAS $50 900 oOo A projected giant steamship
4-,St with 1920, 100000 capital never material
lied
Will. the panic OF October. 1907, was not
directly brought about by Mr.. Morse 1t was MS
insecure operations which had much to do with
f-s extent and continuance. The first trouble was
with the Mercantile National. in which by heroic
r,.+boas the Morse influence was eliminated,
z4.b tha. Of F. Augustus and Otto Heinze. Five
DAYS later It was announced that Morse and Z
r Thomas, who had been largely associated
with him would withdraw from connection with
su New York banks but every institution with
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
NEWARK HAS A PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Makes Specially of Aiding School
Children in Their
Studies.
By n. ". Mount.

In Newark parents Of school children do NOT
eo,ver7 themselves into walking encyclopedias Ior
.he enliShtenraent Of their inQuiring offspring as
osrerts IN most other towns are oo4igeo 10 20
When & Newark child wants 10 learn anything,
zbether Il be the depth and cubic contents OF
Ssvsrk Bay or the administration OF civic govern
roeut hs goes to the public library Tor in1ornla-
ton >r.
TTDon certain days all Newark school children
recetvs lessons on how 20 make use OF library.
They nearly all apply the lessons, too TOT the
main library shows q LIST OF juvenile oorro"eIs
n1 herring 55s4 children. Very tt1le oues occasion
"a much wonder as amusement by the Tnatter OF
.a-+ manner in which they make use OF the rerer-
enee shelves A course OF stucy n the Newark
scnools recommended the study Of Newark history
T-stnr this as basis the H5tary collected al the
material which the children would need, and even
.a5 histo-v Y Newark riJ.tr FOR children as
nothing adapted 70 tre.T Is existed
Newark schools f. al t. library WITH lsts EN-
b-acng courses az strdy for each grade Inc
library lists all the subjects which children VIII
noeo assistance in studying writing upon and IN
which teacher vii require help in supplying IN
s,-,,c,ior Information which cannot be supplied
bv hooks and scrapbook articles or pictures Is COL
Iected BY the library staff written conciseIy ana
rnir,eorrsphed. Usually teachers receive theSe
-,Irneograph copies but when child requires one
fl Is always furnished
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

cured control of all tbs principal steamship lines
on tho Atlantic Coast between New Brunswick
and the Gulf Of Mexico except those owned by
railroad companies and consolidated their con-
troll The Metropolitan. Clyde, Mallory and other
lines passed into his control The New YORK
and Cuba Mall Steamship Company and the New
York and Porto Rico Line were acquired. and
the Consolidated Steamship Lines Company was
formed to hold the other corporations.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
FORMED THE. ICE TRUST.

But the Yankee acquisttiveness which he had
Inherited and cultivated was on the lookout for
wider feds Of operattous-aad incidentally. he
was cuiLivattng good relations with the banks
where re did business. When there was & short
Ege Il the ice crop IN 1890 he purchased all the
ice tc be secured along Maine rivers and IN Can
2as and cornered the market All the COM
1nies n New York were tightly squeezed the
KnickerbOcker losing. II was said s, 100000
Morse secured control OF the BROOKLYN com
PanieE and made large profits In 1897 he
t7r-1ed the Consolidated Ice Company as q rival
to tie Knickerbocker. snd Instituted e sha-p
competition Besides his bank connections he
had carefully cultivated the friendship Of the
eoat-oltng members Of Tanmeny Hall. and
G-u-sA relations with the city government
sec--7c The wharf privileges needed TO control
he Ice business.
II the winter Of 1899 the American Ice sec,,--
11ies Company. popula-iy known as the Ice
1r1St was Incorporated under the laws Of Nev
SeFsey- The stock OF the new company was ex-
o-eag7o, share for share. for that Of the two
% companies. amounting to S2O. O0000 and
s1o.''loOo more avs Issued With the aid Of
oenAz and trust companies the corporation was
@lanoed, and IN the following summer the price
q Ice vas doubled But there YVES so great q stir
maze over the matter that the Attorney General
investigated the Ice Trust and the connection of
mayor Van Wyck John 2. Carroll and others
VII Il and the outcome was the reorganfza1ion
. ne company Nj. Morse was credited with
Is<,ng Sl2co0Ooo out q his operations in Ice
SECURED STEAMSHIP INTERESTS.
A-le- his retirement from the post OF presi-
cent q the Ice Trust Mr.. Morse extended his
usaang relations. and devoted himself es-
'-al-y 10 securing control OF ccastNise steam
mp lines and Sound and Hudson River trans
'-'9lon companies By degrees he would ac-
t--i- ne STOCK Of individual holders until with
-S S1o q those wiling 70 unite with him, a
'Ioro---Ig interest wzs obtained The methods
:. "hieh ne worked have been thus described:
--N methods oS acquiring the different lines
hot varied materially He makes an offer
~-e owners. who usually few in number
most ot these companies are family AFFAIRS
o nave little outstanding Indebtedness II
- accept he reorganizes the COMPANY as he
eAs11nes control Bonds are issued up TO about
'e4oe Of the physical property OF the com
-E Q. tne equivalent 70 the Insurance. which
These bonds or the money from
sS's' ars used 70 purchase the line Besides
"o''2s the reorganized company issues stock
Of Three tines the amount Of the bonds
q sn1s must be held 70 keep control OF
company The rest is sold. and the pro
nay De devoted TO paying the purchase
q TIE lie Il the bonds 90 not cover H.
Is left Is presumably profit His banks
nm to have the ready money or credit
~ me deals through He told broker with
-, snow Of pride that ne had never been
R,-o,-eSa %1th bad bond issue. but the
- s0oeo, a man takes chances on Morse
4or ne Is liberal in his capitalization.
'Nea methods IL five years Mr. Morse Sc
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-28
should Ride Elephant

Boston, Aug. 25.-If G. T. Angel !,
president of the Massachusetts Sooi-
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, has his way, Candidate Will
liam. Taft has taken his last horse
back ride.
sit is outrageous cruelty to ami
mals,n said Mr.. Angel, for big 300
pound man like Taft to ride. horse
about the country.
1t ought to be stopped at once. Ne
teamster or any one who knows any
thing about animals would think of
loading horse down.
| do not doubt the stories sent cut
from hot Springs that the horses legs
have been wrenched and strained =
Something should certainly be done
aboutit. No man weighing 300 pounds
has any business on horses back. II
he must ride, let hin use an automo-i
bile or an elephant.
| have read these dispatches con-
corning Tsft's riding abilities and my
heart goes out to the horses. 1t is
cruelty to dumb animals in an aggra-
waited form. No wonder his. friends ex--
claimed: How about the horses? That
same question was in my mind at that
time. Not only must the limbs Of the
horses he rode have be strained, but
their entire system must have endured
severe wrenching. l canrotaay just
the weight faithful horse should
carry, but l do say that an elephant
is the only animal living today capable
Of carrying man of Taft's statute.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-28

Did you ever hear Of that wonderful
sheet,
That il called The Baltimore Sun?
How 1t can wriggle and twist, flip and
flop.
Walk tight rope and run? ~
A grett ACROBAT is the Baltimore sun,
1t IS like the Isishman's flea
When you lift your finger be-gob,
1t in some other place be-gee.
We looked about for a paper we
thought
Would sing songs of our peerless ons,
So we gathered together what money
we had
And subscribed for the Baltimore sun.
And what do you think she did kind
friend?
After she had gathered in our dough-
She turned a somersault high in the
And went off with the Roosevelt
show.
The trusts are busted, and so are we,
And we are cropping about in the dark,
For the paper that promised light for
all
Has gone off with Bill Taft GA lark.
She claims her light shines brightly
for all
But not a ray can be seen for Bill 3,
Though dozen are lights cncircles her
brow,
Everyone seems to shine for Bill L.
We are longing for some Jeffersonian
hot stuff,
That is told in story and rhyme,
If some kind friend will loan us the
price.
We will surely pay it back sometime
There ia one thing more we wish to
say,
and then our story 10 done,
May the Devil drink all our grog for =
month,
If we monkey again with the Balti-
more Sun.-Hamllton Enterprise.
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Aluminium articles may be cleaned
with silver polish in the same manner
that silver is cleaned.
A bowl of lime placed in dam p
cupboard will tend to dry it. The lime
should be renewed every week or two,
as it loses its power.
Remember, when putting meat in
the ice chest, not to place it against the
ice, as it will draw the flavor out of
the meat.
When buyihg sirloin OF beef avoid
the end cut, for it has round piece of
bone on the upper side, besides being
ooarssr meat than in the other cuts.
To kill cabbage worms, sift pepper
or flour and salt On the cabbages when
WORMS begin to work. 1t will Kill the
worms and not hurt the cabbage.
Kerosene is excellent in cleaning
hardwood floors. Remove dust and
wipe small piece at time, then rub
the ell Off with flannel cloth.
To keep mold from pickles, ia the
top Of each jar or bottle place a layer
of hsrssrAdish roofs sliced thin.
The easiest methsd Of cleaning piano
keys and other articles made of ivory
Is with q soft cloth dampened in leo
hol
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ORpIR OF PUBLICATION.

The Htafs 81 Wsst Virginia.
At rules held in tho Clsrt's sGic. Of the Ciscui,
Court 81 Bsrksley Cssnty, the 3sd day Of AsE I,oi
Gils Ella. PlaiasiA
r.
l.. y. HsE.an, 4. T. Hsaaan, The Psepiss Tr..t
Go. Corporation; David " Pityss ~. G. Hes
man. u. HOLMAN, A. b. Nell Aad l. G. Hes
Asa. trustee, ~ erchaat 4 FarusS Baak . Come
uaroa. J. q: HedHas. Isabslla xsa.as, ". ~
Carter aAA Aaaie r. Carter.
The object Of the above suit il to Ascertain and
audit the tsbl which are lisas against the real E,
tate OF l.. {. Hsnmaa, 10 report the annsal rastal
and fee 81 upls vaius Of saa real estate that il tss
rents ard prskt 81 said real estate will pay 81 saa
Sens 10 hvs years then to fsat the for satAfAc
eiss OF said liens and il net tAsH u ssl the sane
ter that psrpsss And u aPp.arisg en- ASIDE vii ted
IN this salt. that the said defendants ~ G. Honva,
" W Carter Aad Aanie l. Carter are Ast-re,i-
see" Of .A's Stale .hsy are hereby rsquirss 70 ap
pear at The said tlsrks shics, With. one nonth
KEN the y,s day of August 1898 (ths date 81 the
hrst pas.testtsn hereby. and d what is asc.s.ary
70 protect tasir Interest 10 this matter
l.. Dew. GsrharAt, Clerk
Fl m. Emnsrt, Attorney, ter rlsi.nh
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-28

Morgantown, w. Va, Aug, 2L-E.
M. Grant, chairman of the Scherr
committee, on his return here from
Hot Springs, said, among the other
statements:
81 have, as a result of our conference
good reason to believe that the presi-
DENTAL electors and the congressman
will be advised to go on the Scherr
ticket. In fact l am confident that
such Will be the case. | am, of course,
not at liberty to tell you what Mr..
Vorys said, but / will say that | was
never at a more comforting ference.
81 also noted very gratifying
change in the attitude of Senator Ell
kins and Scott who were at Hot
Springs. Mr.. Elkins early took coca
sion to inform me that the Associated
Presssdispatch quoting HIM as say
ing that Swisher would have $4,000
majority was absolutely untrue
andthat, on the contrary he
was convinced that, under exist
ing circumstances, the election of
Swisher was an impossibility.
s'Senator Scott's views of Swisher's
chances coincide with those of Sena-
tor Elkins.7.
ave had.noticed that Congressman
Gaines had been quoted as saying that
he would not go on the Scherr ticket.
In view of this statement we talked to
MI. Gaines and incidentally let it be
known that we would like to have his
name on our ticket, but that if he did
not see his way clear to have 1t go on,
we would Of course, be compelled to
fill the vacancy by the nomination OF
another man. Mr.. Gaines treated us
very csurteously and requested very
earnestly that he have time to consider
the matter. AS for Congressman de-
Ginning to have their names on our
ticket, all wiss to say is that they
will be given but one opportunity
10 Decline"
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TIE Pil0rias,

We fsllsw whore cur star Of hope
Hath beckened US along,
And where it rests we pitch eur tent,
And sing the wanderers song.
The winds the happy echoes catch,
And fling them east and west,
And back again bring this refrain:
1--WE like eur own the best"
The stately halls where music rings,
The palaces Of art,
They stand as in a radiant dream,
Enshrined in memory's heart.
The fairest Ct thsm all, ween,
Shall never DO eur quest,
Nor others wares nor others cares;
We like our own the best.
The brotherhood of birds we claim,
rhe fellowship of bees;
We Join tho laughter of the flowers.
The worship of the trees;
We drink the precious " i4e Of heaven
The milk of natures breast.
Let others prize please others eyes;
WeIike our owl. the best.
We stretch hand to every hight
Who Joins our festal song.
God rest him wheresoe'er he be,
whose heart Though faith is strong
He needs 10 candle, when the sun
Hath weaSieo SUM 40 rest,
VINO hath his sight fixed 0n dis lish
Who loves His own the best.
John W. Chapman.
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Pres. Is 10 raise inc Campaign r..d.

Chicago, August 25.-Editers Of
every Democratic and independent
newspaper in the United States will
be appealed to by the Democratic Ma
tionaI Committee to start subscriptions
for the emocrstic campaign fund.
This plan, which was made known
by Colonel Moses G.. Wetmore, chair
man ofthe Finance Com mittee, is
distinct from the effort, already inau-
gurated, to obtain money through
financial representatives under the d i
srectien of the National Conn ittee-
men ia each Of the states. Colonel Wet
more said.
1--WE are going to get the money to
run this campaign. Make no mistake
about that. The Republicans know
where to get theirs, no matter what
contributions they may have to tuin
back to comply with the law. Every
source that can be found will be tapped
and the results of our efforts so far are
fairly encouraging. The Finance Com
mittee started to send appeals to edi.
tors Of all Democratic and independ-
ent newspapers to start subscription
lists, and to every contributor the Ma
tio1aI Committee will send an ac-
acknowledgement as a souvenir of the
campaign. The appealed is signed by
Chairman Mack, Treasurer Haskell
and myself
Senator Thomas f. Gore. Of Okla
homa. sent word to the National Com
mittee that he would give one halfthe
receipts of his coming series OF lectures
to the campaign fund.
Conferences LOOKING to the perfec-
ten OF plans fer the campaign in the
Middle West were held by Chairman
Mack with heads of the various bu-
reaus of the Democratic National Com
mittee and prominent Democrats.
Former Alexander Dockerv and Rep
resentative Champ Clark, Of Missouri,
who were early visitors, brought hope
full predictions of Democratic success
In Mississippi Valley States. Speaking
Of the situation in the Middle West,
Representative Clark said:
s'Since the Denver convention |
have been travelling continuously in
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio and Him
OILS, and find that the drift is undonbt-
eddy toward Bryan. Missouri will give
BRYAN 10000 plurality, and the Demo-
Gratis will, elect Is out of 16 Congress
men, elect Democratic Legislature,
which will select successor to Sen.
William A. Stone, and will elect the
state ticket from the Governor down.
After August 81 1 shall make two
speeches every day until the close OF
the campaign, which / will close in
my own Congressional district
Chairman Mack will leave nextlweek
for indianapolis 10 attend the Kern
notification, after which he will pro-
coed to New York, where he will open
the Eastern headquarters.