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New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
DEPENDS STANDARD OIL.
Legal Representative Of Company
Sag It's an abused Corporation.

That the Standard oil Company has been pretty
badly abused is the opinion of Colonel Charles w
Fuller, the Bayonne legal representative of the
company. who is trying TO have reduced the S7Oo-
900 increase I'm the eompany's valuation placed Dy
Assessor Henry Hinse. In speaking TO the mem
bers of the Mems Club of the First Baptist
Church, Bayonne yesterday. he said:
Between Ida Tarbell. Theodore Roosevelt, Judge
lands and Henry Hinse, the Standard OH COM
psny has been much abused and has suffered
more abuse than any other corporation In the
United States. The men who hammered the COM
pany so were notoriety seekers and had aoso-
lutely no grounds for doing. The abuse cul-
minated when Judge Landis in an attempt 10 ao-
vertise himself throughout the world. decreed th'
s29oooO0O fine. Everybody has slung mud at the
Standard OIL Company and without just cause.
''The attempt 20 dissolve the corporation on the
ground that violates the Sherman antitrust law
is another instance of persecution President hoose
welt anxious to have the case decided during
his administration, and 1t was sent to St Louis 10
be tried. as that court supposed to be dls-
tinctly unfavorabIe 10 the cOmpsnys interests
However, so sure is the company that it has kept
within the law. il has spent s5O.00WO IN laying
pipe line to pump oil from Kansas TO Bayonne Ihe
Standard OH Company employs between SooO ana
5000 in Bayonne and It's weekly payroll Is
more than $4,000 It gets nothing from the city,
employs its own policemen and lremen and removes
its own ashes.
I'm North Jersey the city halls have two notices
tackled their doors for the benefit of large cor
porations. One reads. Welcome TO Our City and
the other Soc um.' which translated means
Sock it to EN- In South Jersey the industries are
decently treated. Bayonne ought 10 he proud of
the Standard Oil Company, which has advertised 1t
throughout the world and made it the second in
dustrial city in New Jersey. 1t ships from BayOnne
every year S6lOOa.O00 worth of its goods. All
America should be proud Of this corporation be-
of its world wide scope and honorable business
methods. 1t is not merciless, graspng corpora
tion and the men who control it have the tenderest
of hearts. Every year it spends $4,000 to alleviate
suffering
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
MYSTERIOUS NOTES AGAINST TOWN.
Aggregating $4,000, Not Recorded in Books
at Framingham, Mass.-Treasurer Ill

birmingham. Mass. Oct. 1.-THE discovery that
two mysterious notes aggregating $4,000 out
standing against the town, although no record of
either note appears the books of any town
official has led to investigation by the select
men, and to the appointment of a temporary Town
Treasurer to take the place of John B. Lombard
who is dangerously i'll his home In a state
ment given out in the presence OF the selectmen
a conference this afternoon. Walter Adams,
Town Counsel, said that two notes OF $4,000 each.
held by Boston banks. had been presented for pay
ment and that although the signatures of two
members OF last years board of seIectmen, Will
lam II. Walsh and F. P. StOckwell, purported to
appeaG on them, those who know the signatures
of the two men were Of the opinion that the sig
natures not genuine.
Mr.. Lombard has been under medical care for
the last month at his home in Clinton street
threatened with a nervous breakdown. He has
been Treasurer Of the town for nineteen years
His books. which have been examined by the
Auditor within the last month. were pronounced
satisfactory in every way.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
HUNDRED SEEK Held.
NiH Hands Viat TiUertOn, II. L..
Without Result,

Fall River. Mass Oct. 1.-THE TivertOn coun-
tryslde where since last Monday various disTnem-
bered portions of a young woman's body. excepting
the head. have been found was the objective point
to-day of an influx of hundreds OF mill operatives
from this city who searched for the missing head
But their day long hunt was without result Inc
beating OF bushes and thicxets revealed no hiddeh
object OF interest After to-day's failure the police
believe that the head-the one means OF positive
Identification of the mutilated body-lies az the
bottom of Mount Hope Bay.
While the parents and relatives of Miss ST. Jea"
state their belief that the body Is hers an ac-
quantance Of the missing girl has brought out
strong points against this theory.
The Identification of the clothes found seVeral
days ago some miles from the body was the prln-
cpal factor in the original supposition that the
body was Miss ST. Jeans. 1t is still possible tnat
the body is that of another person. The hndins OF
the head unless II is far advanced in decomposl-
tion would definitely decide the identity of the VIC
tim and give the police firm basis for their case
That suppositiOns may greatly err is shown III
the case of Miss Grace Edwards. who was orlginaly
thought to be the victim. That young woman mas
been found at Pittsburg. where she formerly lived
Meanwhile Professor Frank Hill and Wifrid
Thibeault spent their Sunday In cells at Ponce
Headquarters and will remain there at least until
the question of their connection with the alleged
murder is heard in court October %. one week
from tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
IN NEED OF HELP.

worthy young woman was assisted during the
summer while she was out Of employment and
although she has asked for 10 further assistance
IL is learned that she is still without permanent
position and is living a few cents each day
This is case for Sunshine cheer. and the need is
urgent
Two widows. mother and daughter. are having
hard struggle for existence. the daughter has
young child to be cared for. and her small earn
ings are sometimes inadequate to meet even their
living expenses in spite Of the strctest economy.
Last month they were helped with the rent from
the emergency fund: otherwise their few household
goods would have been put on the street The
mother IL frail and needs warm clothing for the
winter and anything for the child fourteen months
old. will be gratefully received.
A little girl OF ten years needs a warm coat Her
mother is widow. and may have TO be taken 20
the hospital branch president in Manhattan is
helping pay the board Of the girl
member Of Branch No. 10 has reported TO the
office the distressing case of German family in
East Sd street. where the father is out Of work
and there are three small children, one a ba nv
There was absolutely no food in the house when
this member called and gave them some temporary
help.
A coat is needed for a boy OF twelve ard a black
skirt for working girl.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
SHOT HUSBAND And SELF.
BON Dead, 1fter a ViOlent Quarrel
Due to jealousy.

Philadelphia. Oct. H.-Surrounded by pieces OF
broken crOckery and other evidences Of a violent
struggle. the bodies of Maurice Harpham. aged
fcrtyfour years and his WIFE, Alice, aged forty-fve
years, discovered to-day in the dining room OF
their home, in the northern section of this city.
The man had two bullet wounds In his breast.
while the woman. in whose hand revolver was
tightly clutched. had been snOt through the fore
head Harpham, who the wOman's second hus-
band, had had frequent quarrels with her. according
TO neighbors She accused him of paying attention
to another woman.
Partly filled glasses of beer and the remains of
a luncheon were in the room when the bodies were
found. Powder marks the mans shirt front
show that the pistol discharged at close range,
probably in a struggle 10 secure possession OF it
after the couple had thrown crockery at each other
in jealous quarrel
After killing her husband the woman started for
the door of the room. but. changing her mind. put
bullet through her brain. Her body found
the threshold OF the door. The mans body
the other side of the table.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
WATER NOW AN ISSUE
Threatened Diversion from Df1Uen
Wells Causes Alarm.

fFrom the Regular Correspondent of The Tribune
Trenton, N J., Oct 17.-Whether special session
of the Legislature will he necessary to prevent the
water company from carrying out it's plan of d.
vertng New Jersey water TO Staten Island VIII
probably be determined by Governor Fort on Tues
day after his conference with Mayor Wittpenn of
Jersey City and Mayor Haussling of Newark
While many persons agree that the change from
the agitation concerning the sale of liquor TO that
regarding the sale water is refreshing, the lat
ter question has assumed such Importance to
create alarm among the residents Of Northern
New Jersey as to the ultimate fate of their water
supply.
It with the hope OF preventing the diversion
of New Jersey water that the Bacheller law was
enacted but soon after this act had been declared
constitutional the water company lawyers asserted
that il applied to potable waters only and not TO
subterranean waters, and the company at once
began TO drive wells in the neighborhood of Belle
willie and lay pipes with the intention of diverting
the water thus obtained. At least, this what
the company said 1t would do. although It later
made the suspicious request to the water commits
sion that il be allowed to draw water from the
Passaic River, agreeing in return to pump into the
river from its wells the amount 1t would take out.
The State Water Supply Commission is helpless.
so far preventing the water company from d.
verting subterranean waters The commission, how
ever, could have helped the people in the northern
end of the state to their water supply If
they had turned to Newark the Wanaque
watershed Wheh lnat CITY mace Ns request TOT Us
two weeks ago One of the reasons given for re-
fusing the petition of Newark that that city
did not need the watershed at the present time
and intended to take it for the purpose of
selling water 10 outside communities Jersey City
has larger water supply than It needs, and
sells it's surplus the benefit of itself and it's
toners. too.
The water supply commission. by the way, will
not get any salary after the S1st of this month
Governor Fort. in his last message to the Legis-
lature recommended the aboshing of this commits
sion but a compromise reached by which the
salary of the commissioners 70 be reduced from
$500 to s1,oOO a year When the bill got before the
Legislature. however the commissioners succeeded
in having it defeated, so. when the annual appro-
priation bill reached the Governor he evened up
things by striking the entire appropriation for
the commissioners salaries
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
FIGHT NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Friends of Former Principal Vogel Seek to
Discipline School Board.

Hackensack, N j.. Oct. II Especial. ackensack
is excited over the high school proposition and
there is fear among those who a build
ing that the friends Of George J. VOgel. former
principal of the high school. may defeat the
project for revenge against the Board of Educa-
ton, which refused to re-engage Mr.. VOgel last
summer. The present high school building is in
adequate and the board has called for a special
election. at which time the proposition to bond the
town for s2s5,OOO will be determined.
Various clubs have passed resolutions favoring
the school and expressing the hope that educa-
tonal facilities not to be retarded because of
a personal feeling against those members of the
board who opposed Professor Vogel. Even the
educational advisory committee. formed after the
unpopular action of the board I'm the Vogel
versy, favors the $685. 900 bond issue and suggests
that the time to seek revenge against certain
board members is at the election of trustees
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
pRANCH NOTES.

Mrs. w A. Granville state president Of Con-
necticut. sends the following notices relative GO
some of the New Haven branches At the hrst rali
meeting Of the Elm City branch. held october o.
forty-fve members were present. and the commit
tees on various lines Of summer sunshine reported
what had been done. The results proved the efn-
clent and splendid work of this branch Mrs r
3. Walker, the president. announced that on NO
vember II a concert would be given under the au-
spices OF the branch by the Redpath Grand Quar-
tet. of New York On the committee in charge OF
the entertainment Mrs ". T. Tuttle. chair
man; Mrs. F. 3. Walker, Mrs. George r. Coan.
Mrs Theodore Macdonald. Mrs. II. NJ. KOcheT-
sperger Mrs W. A. Granville and Mrs. W. L. Allen.
The Mayfower branch held it's first meeting on
October a. and II was decided to have a What
not in November at the home Of Mrs. NJ. F.
Jacobs No explanation is made Of this peculiar
entertainment. but il is safe TO assume that IL will
be something unique and successful The members
Of this branch pledge themselves each year to
Adams is once more filing the presidents chair.
which during her illness was supplied by Mrs.
Simmons. the vice-president.
The COreopsis branch held it's meeting on the
same day. and arrangements were made for
Sunshine fair to he held October q at the home
fancy and Gseful articles. candy. cake and cut
flowers.
On the evening OF November dance has been
planned by the girls for the benefit OF the society,"
to be held at the Shoreham. Morris Cove. Miss
Ethel Baldwin is chairman OF the committee
in charge.
At this meeting all the officers were reelected
for the coming year.
The Mount Vernon On. W branch held the first
autumn meeting October g. and Miss Virginia
Jones. president Of the Working Girls branch of
syracuse, reports that the members have started
their Sunshine work in earnest and propose TO
have good record to show at the close Of the
season.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
LOOK TO Upton NOW.
Small Hope for Cup Race Unless
". y. Y. c. Changes attitude.

Now that Sir Thomas Upton is on his way 10
this country. and, according to the cable dis
patches, with challenge for the Americas Cup in
his pocket, yachtsmen here are taking renewed in
ierest I'm the possibilities of international race
for the old trophy in 1910 Many here have
pressed the hope that contest may be arranged,
but the same old stumbling block always arises
The New York Yacht Clubs refusal TO accept a
challenge under any except the old rule of meas
urement. British designers have declined, so Sir
Thomas Upton says. 10 design yacht under that
rule. and he is 10 sending such a vessel
across the Atlantic, the ground that the risk Of
the loss Of the Yacht and crew on the passage is
TOO great.
The current issue Of The London Field makes
a bitter attack the New York Yacht Club. II
SAYS in part: The present conditions regarding
this cup being unfair, there be no race until
they altered. The present New York Yacht
club rule differs from the international rule which
is only in force I'm Europe Therefore yacht built
for the Americas Cup either under the old condi-
iions the present New York Yacht Club condi-
tions. cannot race in Europe at all, where the in
ternationai rule is in force.
After the refusal of the delegates of the New
York Yacht Club 10 attend the international con-
ference in London in 1906. il can only be assumed
that 1t the wish of the New York Yacht Club
that internationa contests between European and
American yachts should be suspended. In America
the mighty New York Yacht Club embraces nothing
but itself In opinion the New York Yacht
Club made several mistakes in its conduct of inter
national races but never greater than when il re-
fused TO send delegates 10 the conference in 1906
The steamship Cedric, upon which Sir Thomas
Upton Is passenger. is expected to arrive i'm New
York on Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
Mr.. FOX ABUSIVE, BUT NOT CRAFTY.
Had His Say About the Police Department
and It Cost Him Three Dollars

Calling a man up by telephone and expressing.
yourself freely about his personality and character
sstcs has usually been considered a good way of
avoiding trouble and getting satisfaction at the
same time. Edward A Fox. thirty years old of
No lle Third avenue has decided TO transfer that
variety Of amusement TO the unsafe class
Yesterday, according Patrolman Egan of the
East 65th street station, Fox took enough aboard
10 make him feel frisky. He went into A drug
store IT 67th street and Third avenue and called nm
Spring 3lOo." which happens 20 he the number bv
which The building at No go Mulberry street is
known I'm the telephone book. Bingham is q
thief. he remarked genially 10 the operator who
told him he was talking 10 Police Headquarters
and the whole Police Department are a set Of
buns. They arc no good. saw a COP vet
that wasn't CRATER. The whole force ought TO be
in Sing Sing or Matteawan"-
ne operator quietly called up Central and learned
where the call came from, then notified the East
9th street station.
'Or in the penitentiarY,' continued Fox III
live 10 see YOU breaking stone the Island vet
Nou big stif. don't believe you've got intelli-
Rence enough break stone"
The operator kept Mr.. Fox on the wire until
Patrolmsn Egsn came. ln the night cour Magis-
tTate Kernoclan fined him 50
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
DEFENDS HONOR WITH HATcHET.
Woman's Brother-in-Law in Hospital with
Hole in His Skull.

Frank LivOsi. forty-three years old is in the
newark City Hospital with fractured skull. the
result or blow from hatchet. His sister-in-law
MRS. Charles Livolski, thirty-six years old of No
Precinct station. Wv "
Accordlhs to the woman her 5rother-in-Iaw has
Dee trying for long time to get her to leave her
husband and elope with him. She refused she
says and on Saturday night during her husbands
ABSENCE Livols called at her home and threatened
TO kill her If she refused to love him In bis raea
she says. he knocked her down and beat her She
managed to regain her feet. seized the hatchet and
sunk 1t In his head. Some of the neighbors wit
messed the attack on the woman from the windows
and were hurrying TO her aid when she succeeded
in defending herself with the hatchet
At the time of the attack by Livosi the woma n
says. she had grandchild of her assailant in her
arms. LivOsi's condition is critical.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
CHILDREN CHASE BURGLARS.
Saw Men Climb Out of Apartment Window
and Ran After Them.

The curious spectacle of two burglars being
chased by half dozen children caused consider
able excitement in East 120th street last night.
The apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Bern
stein. the first floor of No East 12Oth street,
purse containing 81 had been stolen The sudden
return of the Bernsteins caused the burglars to
make a hasty exit Children in the neigh borhood
saw the two climb out of the front window.
and when they heard the cries Of the Bernsteins
realized that the men were robbers. The young
sers ran after the men, but there pa
trolmen in the neighborhoOd the burglars escaped
The Harlem Detective Bureau notified OF
the robbery. and detectives began investi-
CATION They found that the apartment had been
entered by the help of latch keys, but obtained
no clew to the identity of the thieves.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
MAY CUT OFF CITY'S WATER.
Bristol Tenn, Confronted by Curious Situa-
tion Because of Law Suit.

Bristol, Tenn, Oct. 17.-When City Attorney
Whitaker to-day asked permission to file an amend
&c bill means of preventing Chancellor Haynes
ting off entirely the water supply of Bristol Tenn
in the case Of Mattox against the city. the Chan
cellOr denied the privilege stating that at the De-
cember term he would be obliged to obey the man
date of the Supreme Court and order the water
shut off
The city will be without water, therefore. unless
Judge Coleman. of the Law Court can be induced
to convene special term of his court in advance
Of the date for Chancellor Haynes's sit, as
means of gaining permission to institute condem-
nation proceedings against the rights of Msttox.
This litigation has been pending for two years.
and out of the fact that the city declined 10
pay Mattox his price for his rights in the stream.
There is grave apprehension that the city may not
be able to prevent the loss OF it's water supply.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
NAVAL TUG PATAPsco IN COLLISION.
Struck by Unknown Steamer and Hole Torn
in Hull

Vineyard Haven. Mass. Oct 1.-THE Patapsco,
one of the largest tugs in the navy, bound from
New York for Portsmouth. in collision with
unknown steamer in Nantucket Sound early to-
day hole torn in the Patapsco's hull. but
so far as known no life was lost Information
of the accident CLEANED from wireless mes
sages which the PatapscO sent out in quest of
sistance. The IS o. S. signals, which have dis
placed the letters &C. Q. D." call for assist
ance. resulted in the submarine tender Nina being
dispatched from the Newport naval station, and
the revenue cutter Acushnet was sent from Woods
Hole.
Anchored west of Handkerchief ShoaI. the Pa
tapsco was apparently in good condition as seen
from shore just before dark. From the wireless
communications it was learned that the hole in
her bow had been filled and patched with various
materials. Nothing is known here regarding the
identity of the steamer which struck the Patapsco
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
IN AUTO FOR MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.
Awoke Justice of the Peace in Harrison, N. j.,
for Ceremony.

a party of four in automobile rode up to the
home of Addison d. White, Justice of the peace
in Harrison, n. j., shortly before midnight Sat
urday, and after arOusing the justice Informed
him that two of the number wanted to get mar
red. The justice performed the ceremony. The
bride gave her name Edith True Smith. twenty
seven years old. of Bethel Conn. while the bride
groom said he was John George Bernard Van
Beck. twenty-five years old. of CotsvilIe. N j.
Two men who accompanied them and who acted
witnesses gave their names and addresses as
p F. True, of No. 10 West S5th street. and Ralph
Martin of No. 172 Washington street both of
New York True said he was a brother Of the
bride. She admitted to the justice that she was a
widow. The ring that Van Beck placed on the
finger of the bride contained large solitaire Iia
mond
New-York tribune., 1909-10-18
BIG MISSIONARY MOVEMENT STARTS
Meetings Held in More than Two Hundred
Churches in Buffalo and Vicinity.

Buffalo, Oct 16-The Laymen's Missionary Move
ment was launched here to-day. In i'll churches
throughout the city and Jos churches in the sur
rounding country missionary services held
this morning Men from China and Japan, India,
Corea. Arabia. Africa, Canada and the large cities
Of this country pleaded the of missions in
fifty churches.
A great gathering of of all denominations
in the interests of missions was held in the after
noon at the Star Theatre Addresses were made
from the platform by Alfred f. Marling. OF New
York; y. F. Davidson. X. c., of Toronto, and
George Sherwood Eddy, OF India
Across the street in the Central Presbyterian
Church. rally for women conducted at the
time. DIR. S. S. Hough, secretary of the
United Brethren Missionary Board, and J. Campbell
White, general secretary of the movement. deliv-
cred the addresses. Rallies were held tonight in
the largest churches of the different denominations.