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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-08
BANK CLEARINGS
TAKE LEAP AGAIN
FIRST MAY WEEK
Real Estate Men Say There
Are Evidences Of Renew.
ed Activity.
Wisdom Hosiery Mills Are 10
be Extended.
WILL EMPLOY LARGER FORCE

WILL EMPLOY LARGER FORCE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-08

rcontluued on Psge Four9
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
Veterans March Through Streets
Of Salt Lake City.
INTENSE HEAT Trims RANKS
Relief Stations Kept Busy At
tending Sufferers.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 12-Midsum.
lner heat thinned the annual parade
of the G. A. R., the feature of the for
ty-third encampment, and wrought
still more suffering among the hun
dreds of children who participated in
the formation of the living flag. So
oppressive was the heat that the plan
calling for the living flag in the pro-
cession was abandoned.
At least 100 children and twenty
cid soldiers were taken from the
streets. Many of the victims, young
and old, recovered as soon as they
were placed in the shade. Those
treated at the emergency stations
numbered fifteen of Grand Army men
and thirty children. There were no
fatalities E5sssss;s~
Three relief stations atten led by
trained nurses insured prompt and
capable aid for all sufferers. The
hours of the parade were the hottest
of the hottest day since the beginning
of the encampment. At il o'clock,
when the column got under way, the
weather bureau thermometer regis
tered IS degrees. Notwithstanding
the discomfort the parade was a great
success. The old soldiers, walking
four abreast, had complete right of
way
The Nebraska delegation carried
ears of yellow corn. The Minneso-
tars were bearers of sheafs of wheat,
and the Green Mountain boys of Yer
mont wore sprigs of pine in their
hatbands.
Arkansas had the distinction of
sending the smallest division, there
being but four wearers of her badge.
Illinois made the largest numerical
showing.
At the rear came little band whose
banners evoked the darkest pictures
of the great Civil war. On the white
background the watchers read LIB
by" "Andersonville, Macon ely
ler," Belle Isle" and the names of
other Confederate prisons. The diVi-
sion consisted of the former prison
ers of war 1t is estimated that T.
900 veterans took part In the parade.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
SHOT TO DEATH BY HIS SON
Prominent Duluth Grocer Killed Dur
ing Quarrel.

J. G. Ostby, prominent grocer of
Duluth, was shot and killed by his
eighteen-year-old son at his home
in that city. The son was imme-
diately placed under arrest and
declined to make any statement as
to the causes leading UP to the trag-
edy. At the Ostby home, however, it
was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Ostby
had INDUCED in rather heated argu-
ment over the funeral bill of one of
their children who died about month
ago, Ostby asserting that it should
not have been 5000. The son entered
into the conversation and took issue
with his parent The argument be.
came more heated, whereupon the
son rushed to a bedroom, procured a
revolver and fired at his father, the
bullet taking effect in the brain and
the victim expiring or the spot. Ost.
by had been grocer for many
years and did a large business. The
son has never been known to be quar-
relsome and his rash act has shocked
large circle of friends who have
known him since early childhood. I'm
til recently he was a member of the
Duluth high school, where he stood
high with the faculty and was con-
sidered promising student
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
TROOPS ARE MUT|NOUS
Strike Situation in Sweden Con.
tinueS Serious.

Stockholm, Aug. 7.-Swedish troops
in the northern part of the country
have mutinied and the government is
much concerned. Two regiments, one
at Falun and the other at Solicited,
are affected. They are stationed in
the northern country, where the labor
disturbances first broke out in the
timber trade and where the govern
ment has been haunted by the fear
that the soldiers sympathies were
with the strikers. The mutinous
troops have been confined to their
barracks.
The executive committee of the
Swedish union has decided to call out
all the printers throughout the king
dom. Many of the grave diggers have
defied the orders of their labor union
to return to work and have rejoined
the strikers.
The food situation in Stockholm
shows no improvement and the strike
continues.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
PREPARING TOATTACK MOORS
Spanish Commander Has $4,000 Men
at His Disposal.

Melilla, Morocco, Aug. 10.-General
Marina, the Spanish commander in
Morocco, now has a total of $4,000
men at his disposal and is completing
his preparations for a concerted move
ment against Mount Guruga, the cen
ter of the Moorish positions. The
Spaniards have been bombarding
Mount Guruga daily. The last Span
ish commissary conveys came through
without being attacked by the enemy.
A Moorish vessel with contraband
of war on board has been captured
near Alhucemas.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Wheat-Sept.
9Skc; Dec. 95A @95Kc; May, 99Ac.
Corn-Sept., GAS @64&c; Dec, $3.50;
May, 55Ac Oats-sept., SIC; Dec,
37Ac; May, 399s @39kc. Pork
Sept, S20.45; JAN, $16.671a. Butter
Creameries, 22a 626c: diaries, 200
2shc. Eggs-1S@22c. Poultry
Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 14c; springs,
17@1Sc.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
Highwayman and Pursuer Killed
at White Bear.
FIGHT FOLLOWS BANK ROBBERY
Three Other Members Of Posse
Wounded, One Fatally.

Two men are dead and three wound
ed, one probably fatally, as the result OF
a pitched battle between lone bank
robber, who raided the First State
bank of White Bear village, securing
$567, and a posse of citizens of the
village. The dead are:
EDWARD LARkIN, chef at a Bald
Eagle cottage, who took part in the
pursuit of the robber.
ROBERT POLL, the bank robber
William Butler, a pioneer resident
of White Bear, was shot through the
abdomen and may die and Richard
Doran and John Christie were pain
fully wounded.
Not since the raid of the Mortified
bank by the James and Younger gang,
more than thirty years ago, has a
Minnesota city had so exciting time
with bank bandits as did White Bear
village.
Before the bandit was finally rid
died with shot and bullets Pohl had
made a determined stand of two
hours and twenty-five minutes within
three blocks of the bank and fully 300
shots had been exchanged between
him and a posse of villagers.
When the dead robber was searched
he had 1851 in coat pocket and thir-
ty cartridges for his revolver, which
was emptied. He fired about twenty
five shots at the posse.
The rObber, who had been employed
as labOrer on some building work at
White Rear for a few days previous,
received his payment-a check for 81
and went to the bank to get it
cashed. Cashier Alfred Anger was
the only man in the bank.
Gets Drop on Cashier.
The man offered Anger the check
and while the cashier was examining
it he drew an automatic pistol. When
Anger looked up he gazed into the bar
rel of the weapon and was told to hand
over all the cash in the bank. AS the
man had the drop on him Anger was
compelled to obey and passed out all
the currency in the Office, amounting
to 1857. The robber fed down through
the streets of the village in the direc-
tion of Bald Eagle lake.
Anger gave the alarm at once and
in a few minutes the entire population
of the village, armed with revolvers
and rifles, was In hot pursuit.
Seeing his pursuers gaining on him
the robber took refuge in a closet in
yard about two squares from the bank
and when the self-constituted posse
drew near opened fire.
Larkin, who was leading the pur-
sIers, paid no attention to the shots
or to the warnings of the robber and
went boldly into the closet. He
dropped dead on the threshold with a
bullet through his heart.
This tragedy caused a halt among
the pursuers, who retired to whatever
sheltered points offered themselves
and opened fire on the closet with
rifles and revolvers.
The fire was briskly returned by
the robber and in few minutes But
Ter fell. shot through the abdomen.
Other shots fired by the robber wound
ed two other men.
Finally the robber took refuge in a
pile of brush and was shot to death
by the posse. He was shot twice
through the chest, both wrists were
shattered, a bullet went into his head
and his entire body was riddled with
small shot from shotguns
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
Kills Herself and Babe.

McComb, o., Aug. 11.-Mrs. James
H. Ritter, clasping tightly her year-old
daughter, was found dead in an aban-
doned we'll The infant also was dead.
Mrs. Ritter had been in i'll health.
The coroner returned a verdict that
Mrs. Ritter mad committed suicide.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
SCORES OF INFANTS SUCCUMB
Heat at New York Particularly Fatal
to Little Ones.

New York, Aug. 10-Infant lives
went out by scores under the heat and
humidity prevailing here. Seldom
since the day after the General Slo-
cum was burned has the morgue at
the Bellevue dock held so many tiny
bodies. Of the forty that lay there
twenty-seven were sent from the New
York founding asylum and the others
from various hospitals and other in
situations.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Cattle-Beeves,
$43O@7.50; Texas steers, $4.00@5.50;
Western steers, $4.00@6.00; stockers
and feeders. $s.00@5.10; cows and
heifers, s2.25@625; calves, $500
1926. Hogs-Light, s7.35@7.90; mixed,
s7.15@7.90; heavy, $705@7.90; rough,
$7.05@7.25; good to choice heavy,
$725Q7.90; pigs, $6.s5@7.75. Sheep
Native, s3.O0@5.0O: yearlings, s4.70
@5.65; lambs, $4.50d7.75.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
YOUNG MAN ELECTROCUTED
Piunees From Bridge Into the Mis-
sissippi River.

Ernest Lampe, nineteen years old.
q painter, came in contact with a high
power wire while at work ON the up
permost point of Winona's big steel
bridge and his body, flaming torch,
was hurled lao feet through space
and sank into the waters of the Mis-
sissippi.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St Paul, Aug. 11.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s600@6.75; fair to good,
$5OO@5.50; good to choice cows and
heifers, $42505.25; veals, $5.50@6.25.
Hogs-$7.30@7.5O Sheep-Wethers,
$435@475; yearlings, S4.7o $500;
lambs. s5.00Q6.50; spring lambs,
S6.OOm7.4O.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
DIES IN EFFORT TO SAVE SON
Father Loses Life In Vain ATTEMPT al
Rescue.

Charles Wallin, forty-fve years of
age, farmer residing near Pine City,
and his son, Carl Edwin. thirteen
years old, were drowned at Lake Po-
kegama.
Two of the Wailin boys were in
swimming and one of them either got
too far or was caught in some weeds
and his father went out to aid him.
But he was unable to help him and
could not even save himself
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
KILLS THREE AND HIMSELF
Wealthy Wisconsin Farmer Commits
QuadrupIe Crime.

Barron, Wis, Aug. 7.-While crazed
over religion Christ Hanson, a wealthy
farmer living near Cameron, cut the
threats of his wife and two daugh-
tiers, aged eighteen and sixteen re-
spectively, and then hanged himself
in his barn,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
AUTO PLUNGE FATAL TO TWO
George Vandyke, Lumber King OF New
England, One of the Victims.

England, One OF the VIctIms.
Turner's Falls, Mass, Aug g.
George Vandyke of Lancaster, n. H..
one of the best known lumbermen in
New England, and his chauffeur were
fatally injured when an automobile
plunged over a seventy-feot cliff into
the Connecticut river at Riverside, op-
posite here. Both died at the hos
pital.
Mr. Vandyke was known as the
lumber king of New England. He was
president of the Connecticut Valley
Lumber company, owned the Moose
River Lumber company in Maine and
was president of the Brompton Paper
company of Brompton. Que.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
ARTICLES FOR BIG FIGHT
Agreement Between Jeffries and john
son Sioned.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Articles of agree
ment for a fight between Jack John
son and James J. Jeffries for the
heavyweight championship Of the
world were signed here. The fight
is to take place within eight months
before the club offering the best in
ducements. All bids for the fight are
to be in inside of sixty days.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. 11.-Wheat-
Sept, esas @9SAc; Dec, 95k @955sc;
May, 9Y% 095Ac. On track-No. L
hard, s1.3C: No. 1 Northern, $1.35;
No. 9 Northern, $1.33; No. 3 North
ern, $1.2S@130.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Aug. 11.-Wheat-On track
NO. 1 hard, s1.3O72; No. Northern,
s1.2s; No Northern, $127; Sept,
e9ssc; Oct, 9Sssc; Dec, 95Ac; May,
99Mc. Flax-To arrive and on track,
$3.50; Sept, s139&; Oct, $1.35;
Nov, $135: Dec, $1.31k.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
THAW IS HELD INSANE
Justice Mills Orders His Re-
turn to MatteaWdn. ]

White Plains, N. Y, Aug. 12t-Jus-
tice Mills handed down decision this
morning declaring that Harry K.'Thaw
is insane. He dismisses the writ Of
habeas corpus under which Thaw en-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
BEATEN TO DEATH BY THUGS
Iowa Farmer BrutaIIy Murdered i'm
MINNEAPOLIS,

Thomas Mcdonald, farmer, thirty
five years of age, of Center juno
tion, Ia, was waylaid by two masked
men in the shadows of the Tenth
avenue bridge at Minneapolis and
beaten to death. His body is in the
Hennepin county morgue
1t was one of the most brutal muir
ders in the history of the Twin Cities.
Robbery was the sole motive but the
thugs did not get McDonald's money.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
IN FRENCH RAIL DISASTER
Eleven Persons Killed and Thirty
Injured.

Long Juneau, France, Aug. g.
Eleven persons were killed and thirty
injured here by the collision of pas
senger train with freight train.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
ELEVEN PERISH IN FLAMES
Fire Destroys Okanagan Hotel at
Vernon, 3. c.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 10-Eleven
lives were lost by the burning of the
Okanagan hotel at Vernon, B. c.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
ESTABLISHES NEW RECORD

Duke of the Abruzzi Ascends to Height
of 24,6oo Feet.
Allahabad, India, Aug. 10.-The
Duke of the Abruzzi has established
another record in mountain climbing.
He assembled Mount Godwin-Austen to
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-08-14
GREEK FLAG HAULED DOWN
No Longer Flies Over the Fortress at
Canea, Crete q

Canea, Island of Crete, Aug. 10
The Greek flag which WAS run up
over the fortress and the Cretan mill
tary barracks here on July 81, the day
after the evacuation of the island by
the international troops, was lowered
as a result of the protest of the four
protecting powers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
PURITY CONGRESS
ACTIVE In WORK

Burlington, Ia, October 20-The national
purity congress today considered stricter
law enforcement and suppression of vice
in the larger cities of the country.
Miss Jessie Phelps of Ypsilanti, Mich.
advocated teaching sex relationship in the
public schools if parents did not do their
duty in that respect
Miss Ruth Ethel Smith of Beloit, Wis,
declared that many cases showed that
parents were responsible for the downfall
of their children through neglect to for
tify the young minis against corrupt sug-
gestions.
The Rev j. G. Shearer of Toronto, Cam
ada, declared that the Protestant churches
had given the Catholic church and the
Salvation Army monopoly in rescue and
urged an awakening among them
Henry Frederick Cope, general secre-
tary Of the Religious Educational associa-
ton, said that the social evil was the
product of ignorance and appeled for pub
lefty and education.
Dr. Horace Reed of Chicago OF the IL
linois vigilance committee said that the
teicnine Of purity In the public schools
snoud be made compulsory.
Arthur Burrase Fs.rwell OF Chicago to-
night in a strong address declared that
IL officials OF cities and states did not
enforce laws against vice-the federal gov
eminent might have TO step in in self
defense.
1ne Rev Purley A. Baker of Columbus,
O.. general secretary of the Anti-saloon
League OF krsr lea, and Mrs. Augusta w.
Bowles of Superior Wis. president of
the Woraans Prohibition Club of Amer1-
ca, spoke on temperance subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
ARE TOO ROUGH

New York, October 2o.-News of the
activity of customs officers at this port
apparently has been received by Ameri-
cans abroad in more or less distorted
form, judging by a letter received by
Mayor Mcclellan today from woman
in Paris and turned over to Collector
of the Port william Loeb, Jr. The let
ter says in part:
II am in receipt of letters telling of
pinching, poking and being personally
felt of. If any one attempts to insult
me in that way 1 intend, to the best of
my ability, to knock him down, and
ask for police protection in doing so.
There Is no other land on this
globe in which decent woman is not
perfectly safe have been in nearly
every country and have met with
kindness and respect / make two ex-
ceptions-Turkey and Central America
were not safe for white women I'M
escorted-but one could hire protection
in both these countries and the new
Turks and the English government
have made these two countries safe and
comfortable for women. 1t is only in
coming home that I was afraid and u
ask again for police protection"
The letter is signed simply "A Wom-
an Artist in Paris"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
$50 and upwards
Sommer ailoring Company
1924 First Avenue.
POSTMASTER AT
WASHINGTON DEAD

Washington, October 20.-While play
ing pfnochle with his father-in-l law,
Jacob French, Benjamin F. Barnes,
postmaster of this city, who served first
as executive clerk under President Nc
Kinley and later as assistant secretary
to President Roosevelt. dropped dead
here tonight of heart failure.
During the game French asked Mr..
Barnes a question but received no re-
sponse. Looking up he saw Mr..
Barnes with his head bent forward
dead.
4 Today he had been admitted to prac-
tice law before The supreme court of
the District of Columbia.
On two occasions Mr.. Barnes came
prominently in the limelight One was
at the time he was alleged to have
played the part of ejecting Mrs. Minor
Morris, sister OF Representative Hull
of Iowa, from the White House. The
incident created sensation. President
Roosevelt stood resolutely by Mr..
Barnes and further emphasized his
friendship by appointing him about
three and a half years ago as postmas-
ter,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
COVER MENT Is
BADLY CHEATED

New York. October 20.-Eight years of
systematic and exceedingly profitable
cheating Of the United States government
was disclosed today by George e. Birge.
a customs weigher. witness in the trial
of Antonio and Philip Musica, cheese inn
porters.
After telling how he had underweghed
a large importation of cheese for the
Musicas and received 1874 as his share of
the profits, he said that he had similar
dealings with hundreds of other firms of
importers. He declared also that there
was regular system of cheating in
which number of customs employees
were involved
Birge Is one of the three weighers who
have confessed and is testifying for the
government. An echo of the government
suit against the American Sugar Refining
company was brought out by Birge's tes-
timony. He said that prior to his opera
tons for the Muscas and others, he had
been almost exclusively employed in UNI
derweighlng and cheating in behalf of
1.-THE sugar people"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
THREE PERSONS
ARE MURDERED

Kansas City, October 2o-Three persons
were murdered by an unidentified man
near Kansas City today.
Alonzo Van Roger, his wife, and a sis
ter-in-law, Miss Rosa McMahon were
the victims. The women were found dead
in a kitchen of their home where they had
been working. Police suspected the hus-
band of the crime and began search
for him.
Late tonight his body was found 300
yards from the house covered with leaves.
He had been shot through the head. Mrs.
Van Roger had been shot three times and
her sister six times Five hundred DOL
lars in cash and diamond ring that had
been kept in a trunk in the Van Roger
residence were MISSING.
Van Roger is said to have been seen
drinking with stranger Tuesday. The
police believe the man learned from Van
Roger that he had money in his house
and accompanied him to his home, COM
hitting the murders. Sheriff Hecker of
Wyandotte county, Kansas, Is heading
posse that is searching for the muir
derer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
When Opportunity Knocks.
rper's w eekly

From Harpers Weekly.
A New Jersey farmer. whose farm
is near a school for boys. was greatly
annoyed by the deprsdations Of the
youngsters. Finding two of the boys
helping themselves to his choice ap-
pies, he ushered them from his prem
ises, ably assisted by the toe of his
boot
The following day he found the same
boys lettering In the vicinity of his
orchard fence.
What you young scAmps hangtn'
round here for?" he shouted. II told
you yesterday what you'd git II
caught you on my land ag'in."
Yes, sir, we remember" explained
the spokesman. I'VE didn't come for
apples this time. We came to ask you
70 1sin sns feethau slevea."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
Trio Of Russian Emperor.

Turin, October 20.-It is officially an
nounced that the Russian emperor will
arrive at the italian frontier on the
morning of October %. He will be re-
ceived by the Russian ambassador and
the other members of the embassy, and
an Italian military commission COM
manded by General Trombi, an aide of
King Victor Emmanuel. From the from
tier to Racconigi, distance of 75 miles,
1000 soldiers are guarding the railroad,
The emperors train will pass outside of
Turin, arriving at Racconigi in the after
noon. The emperor will be received at
the station by the king his cabinet and
the members Of his court, while the
queen will await the emperor at the
castle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
True EIoquence.
From the Green Bag.

From the Green Bag.
The lawyer for the plaintiff had fin
ished his argument and the counsel for
the defense stepped forward to speak.
The Judge, new to the bench and young
for his position, interrupted him. His
ewes we're wide open and filled with won
der and admiration for the eloquent
plea of the plaintin.
Defendant need not speak, he said;
"plaintiff wins
..But your honor" said the attorney
for the defendant. "at least let me pre-
sent my case"
.weli, go ahead" said the judge wear
lily.
The lawyer went ahead When he had
finished the judge CAPPED In even greater
establishment.
.Don't 1t beat air. he exclaimed.
"Now the defendant wins"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21
CHANGES IN TRIBUNE.
New York Paper Cuts Price and Adds
One Column.

New York, October N.-The New York
Tribune. founded by Horace Greedy In
1S4l, announced with its issue this morn
ing that two radical changes had been
made--the price has been cut from cents
to l cent, while the familiar six column
makeup has been changed to seven
columns. The change created wide COM
ment throughout the city The Herald
now remains the only 8 cent morning
paper in New York city.
When the Tribune was founded in 1841
the original price was l cent. which was
changed to cents several years ago, a
standard that has been maintained until
the cut today.
Whitlaw Reid. ambassador to Great
Britain, owns the controlling interest In
the paper. Ogden Mills his father-in-law,
is president of the company.