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New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
SPEAKSFORBORDENS
Says Company Acted Alone in
Raising Price of Mik.

William j. Rogers. president OF BOZ :
den's Condensed Milk Company, was caiieo
yesterday in the milk investigation belol0
Referee William q, Brown. John B. Co'e-
man, who is conducting the investigator,
on behalf of the Attorney General, aske'
him if ne appeared voluntarily as witness
and without regard to the question or ifi'-
munity. ". 9. Marshall, of counsel TOT
Borden's. answering for him. said that they
had already waived that question
Mr.. Rogers denied that he knew person
ally or had consulted with any of the OFF,
GERS employees OF the Sheffield Farms
Slawson-Decker company. In reply to Mr.
Coleman he said that the company had de-
cided to raise prices without consulting any
outside of the company. Mr.. Rogers
asserted that the boost in price was mace
in October. after il found that the
supply of milk was decreasing. while cost
and expense of handling had increased con-
siderably.
In the course OF the hearing II was
brought out that MIR. Rogers once was
driver Of a milk wagon. He denied that the
Borden corporation handled cold storage
milk more than twenty-four hours He
added that no sales were made TO dealers,
but direct to consumers. all the milk being
uctlItO III liit country, d1O ne ~ Shnf
the freight and other details OF proper
handling thus resulting were more costly
than shipping the milk in bulk 10 the city
Mr. Coleman then sprang letter Which
Mr. Rogers had sent while in Chicago some
time ago to S. T. Taylor. vice-presldent or
the company. Regarding this letter the
witness replied that it had nothing to do
with tho subsequent advance in the price of
milk. but may have referred TO the manu-
featuring depart rtment. in connection with
the price of condensed milk in cans.
Asked if any change In the price of milk
was contemplated for the summer, the wit
ness asserted that the officers and directors
had their own ideas about the management
Of its business, and that he had desire
TO expose its affairs to competitors. He
explained that the production of milk in
local districts was in bad way because Of
the deterioration of farms. due 10 young
men going 10 cities and farms either beng
q handoned or being merged in villages.
and the supply OF milk thus gradually being
reduced.
Mr.. Taylor testified tina. he did not knew
whether or not the company was member
Of the MIX Dealers Protective Association.
Albert J. Milbank and Lewis A. Hamilton.
directors testified tha; the~ never heard of
any combination TO advance prices The
hearing will be resumed next Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
HELD AS BOGUS MARsHAlS.

Nine men. accused of acting city
msrshaIs without authority, were arrested
yesterday upon complaints lodged with the
District Attorneys office, and arraigned in
the Tombs police court. All were held in
$50 bail each. Four who secured bail
were released until February Is. The others
will receive hearing to-day and to-mor-
row.
District Attorney Whitman refused TO
discuss the matter last night beyond re-
marking that all persons familiar with
magistrates courts knew about the "fake
marshals," and that 1t was about time
something was done to bring them to JUS
tice.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
STORAGE MEN KICK
rRy DISCRIMINATION
Hearing on Doscling's Label
Ordinance Begins.

r-,.1 the prices Of meats settled COM
,o-.shlv in place several notches higher
.,on they were before the meat boy
-, craze shook their balance, the
hoes IF the trouble began yesterday to
,or somewhat louder in the official halls
:. .,e CITY There Was a hearing on Alder
rrsn frank Dowling's proposed ordinance
-eo,,iring sill cold storage foods to be la
,eIled with the date on which they were
,,,- in storage. District Attorney Whitman
.,no1Iuced that he was TO consult with
pierre 7. Garven. the County Prosecutor
NJ Hudson County, y. J.. concerning the
r,isdeeds of the storage men, and Mr.. Gar
ven himself deputed George l. Fickers, his
assistant. 10 go 10 Washington tomorrow
~ nersuade DR.. Harvey w Wiley to come
"a Jersey City and testify before the grand
FURY
H T. Pend. 2 wholesale dealer, objected
n Alderman powling's plan on the grounds
that II would operate merely as q discrimi-
nation against the New York storage men.
His argument was that with a date label
required IN poultry and other products
which were stored here the market would
Re supplied with cold storage products
from Chicago. where no such rule exists.
The Chicago supplies, he said, being un-
marked, could be sold as strictly fresh
Mrs. Sophia Loebinger. who has been
combining a speech making campaign
against cold storage with her efforts for the
woman suffrage propaganda. urged the al
d.r1nen 20 meet the octopus that was try
irs 10 feed upon the people. and as David
.]eyv Goliath to slay this Goliath, the trusts.
Frederick l. kretz, a Jersey CITY com
rrjssion merchant. who charged that the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad had caused the Jer-
.ev civ stock yards 20 drive out CT busi-
ness the dealers operating there. was
brought before The Hudson County Grand
FJ-z- Yesterday. His testimony occupied
several hours. The executive committee of
she New York and New Jersey Livestock
Exchange OF which Mr. krat2 is q, member,
has summoned him to appear to-day and
snsu,er charges growing out OF his action
,n making the affair public. Mr.. kratZ
informed the County Prosecutor and sew
e-sl reUsDapers of the action OF the eN-
change Which sent committee TO protest
srsinst conditions in the stock yards To
the officers Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
pr. Harvey ". Wiley will receive As
sistaut County Prosecutor Nickers on Fri
6sr The Hudson County officers hope TO
r4-slsde him 70 testify in the hearing in
Te-ser City.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
-4SPH1LT FIRM HIT.
Petition in Bankruptcy 4 g0nst
One of Cdstros Tictims.

\ petition in bankruptcy has been fled
against the United States and Venezuela
Company. asphalt concern, with offices
~ No ] broadway. this city. and in Jersey
City. nv Samuel NJ. Hitchcock. who claims
sl.25S for services az United States com
missioner in taking testimony of witnesses
here for presentation to the Hague tri-
bunal of arbitration: r. FLOYD Clarke, s5-
e". balance due for services attorney
for the company before the Hague tribunal,
and Clarence Bouynge. E2ts. for services as
stenosra pher.
II was alleged that the company vas in
solvent and committed various acts Of
bankruptcy These include transferring Il
portion Of frs property. assigning claim
against the City OF New York for repair
ing asphalt on Fourth avenue. amounting
20 S,2a3 and turning various contracts
with the city Of New York for paving
streets over to the Tvalde Asphalt Paving
Company.
The company was Incorporated in 1901,
with capital stock of 81 0oo, rno. under the
laws OF New Jersey, and afterward issued
bonds for 10000 and purchased an asphalt
mine and concession m Venezuela and built
"A railway to the mine.
BY reason Of the exaCtions of the Neuez-
uelan government the company was Obliged
10 shut down in 1906 II made claim
for damages. which WAS submitted 10 the
Hague tribunal for arbitration, and IT was
settled at s415.1c, TO he paid in eight in
stalments. The first instalment OF $3.50
has been received by the United States
government at Washington. but is held up
pending adjustment OF claims between the
company, the trustees Of the bondholders
and others
I;,t rl2 ~ a
1t was alleged that the assets are not suff1-
cfent to pay the liabilities In full. the
principal asset is the s475.oeo settlement
With Nenezuela.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
OWNERS HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner's s Verdict in Recent Clearfield
Coal Mine Explosion

Indiana, Penn. Feb. 1s-HoldiDE the JET
ferson and Clearfed Coal and Iron Com
pany responsible, a coronsr's jury to-day
found that the eleven men who were killed
in an explosion in the Ernest mine No. 2 on
February met their death through the
negligence of mine officials
The verdict charges that the fire boss,
William McLeavy. mine foreman. john
Harrington. and superintendent William
Reed. had not compiled with the laws gov
erning the operation of bituminous mines
In PENNSYLVANIA II il further charged
that Mine Inspector Roger Hampson has
been lax in the inspection and negligent i'll
tho enforcement OF the state laws. An
omen light coming in contact with a pocket
of gas is given as the cause of the ey-
ploSion.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
CONDITIONS AT FORT WRIGHT.
Abercrombie Successor Relieved
Pending Settlement.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 16-MajoT J. NJ. T.
Partello. commanding at Fort George
Wright since the relief of Lieutenant Colo
mel Abercrombfe. was relieved of the COM
mand to-day pending final settlement
of affairs at the fort. Major Francis T.
Herman took charge of the post
General Maus. commander of the Depart
ment OF the Columbia, gave out the follow
Ing statement:
Lieutenant Colonel Abercrombie was re-
lieved because of his poor administration
of his post and his inability to get along
with the officers under his command
shown by the report of the inspector gem
eral of this department
1t is evident that fronl~ some source
attempt had been made 10 attribute his
removal to the confinement Of civil pris-
oners In the guard house at Fort Wright.
This is misleading and incorrect.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
oAu ROAD FILES CONSENTS.

The New York Connecting Railroad Com
pany yesterday filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission the necessary property
se,ts for a nine mile line, connecting
the Long Island Railroad and the New
yarr New Haven Hartford lines at
Port Morris.
The road starting near the boundary be-
,r.., urooklyn and Queens, will cross
th, roc, River at an elevation Of l2s feet
20 p.naa,i's Island and so on over Little
,Ga,, cate connection viii be made also
with the pennsylvania tunnel to New York.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
ECHO OF BRIGHT EYES" CASE.
Stenographer in Famous Vanderbilt
Hearing Sues for Work Done.

Little Bright Eyes" VIII" figured in the
celebrated Vanderbit-Pepper case, may be
"a court spirit again. Miss c. \. Cronyn,
who made the stenographic report OF the
hearing held in 1907 to determine the COM
netency of Edward w Vanderbilt to man
age his own affairs, is seeking to recover
navrnert through the courts OF bill Of
81. 900 for her work
one suit IL 10 recover "A part of the
an,oynt from the Vanderbilt estate; the
other sc against Frank G. Sturgis, one of
the counsel for Mr. Vanderbilt in the hear
ing Justice Bayliss, in the First Municipal
District Court of Brooklyn, has asked coun-
sci IA submit briefs in the first case to-day.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
r. 3. BAKERS BAGGAGE SEIZED.

A fur coat and other dutiable articles
valued at $500, which were brought into this
country undeclared by X. B. Baker on the
last arrival of the Cunarder Mauretania,
were ordered seized yesterday by Collector
Loeb Baker. who was first cabin pas
senger, handed his fur coat to his valet, as
both walked ashore. The valet put the coat
over his arm and walked away while the
Baker baggage was examined. Several GUS
toms officials noticed the ruse and Bakers
baggage was detained.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
MRS. sulLY WINS TIFFANY SUIT.

Mrs. Daniel J. Sully, wife OF the cotton
operator, won a verdict in the Supreme
Court yesterday In the suit brought
against her by Tiffany & Co. for 5000.
TiTany e. Co. alleged that purchases to
that amount were charged to Mrs Sullys
,ccount The defence was that Mr. SulIy
,,,d notified the plaintiffs that one account
=, ,be family with the company was suf-
s.;art and that the account which should
,.,s been charged to Sully was discharged
,,hep he went through bankruptcy pro-
Ccedings.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
NAVAL CONVICT TRIES SUICIDE.
Was Returned to Portsmouth. N. H.,
After False Confession.
T Rv Telegraph to The Tribune

Portsmouth, y. H, Feb. 16.-James Han.
the naval convict who recently secured his
release from the prison ship Southery by
making a confession to the effect that ne
killed Anna Schumacher in the Holy Sepul-
chre Cemetery at Rochester, in August last
attempted to commit suicide last night by
hanging himself by his suspenders.
After the Rochester officials found that
Halls confession was A faxed one he was
again turned over to the naval authorities.
and was brought here on Friday last.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
o.uANLoN JURY DIsAeREEs.

when the Jury which tried John O Han
,o,, the taxicab driver charged with hav-
ID killed Elizabeth Bott at Ninth ave
n,,e and sd street last October. reported
% IustIce Goff in the Supreme Court yes
,erday, that il could not reach IL verdict.
,hs i,Irnrs were discharged. They had been
ont twenty four hours. O'Hanlou was ad-
n1itted to $3.50 bail. :
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
ONLT HIT HER ONCE.
Ind SIbersteins 4thIetic Hife
EN- phasi2es "Once."

The hoped for reconciliation between
Emanuel l. Silberstein end his wife, Fannie
Silberstein. from whom he is seeking a.
separation OF the ground Of cruelty did
not take place as suggested by Justice
Mccall at rhe adjournment Of court on
Tuesday. and when the case was again
called in the Supreme Court yesterday the
robust defendant was ready 70 continue
her testimony
Silberstein, who IS a lawyer. told on the
stand about his wfe's buying physical
e1erciser. 50 that she could trim him
good" In reply TO her lawyers first ques-
tion. Mrs Silherstein stoutly denied that
she ever struck her husband.
Did he ever strike you?' asked the
LAWYER.
Yes. once" replied the defendant, with
some emphasis on the second word He
tried to several otner times. but I wouldn't
let him
Mrs Silberstein said that her husband
bought the exerciser for her, bur that she
never used il And the witness didn't look
as If she needed it. In explaining an oc-
casion when she hid her husbands even
ing clothes Mrs Silberstein said that she
did il because Silberstein wanted 70 go 70
party, and there was no food in the house
u didn't intend 10 stay home hungry" she
said, without a cent 10 buy food and allow
him to go out enjoying himself
Silberstein and his wife separated several
times said the defendant, and each time
he begged her to return. The final break
came last September.
Minnie Kline, former serH Hant i'm the
Suberstein home, who was another witness
testified that the defendant used to stay
away from her home frequently for the
entire day.
who cooked the meals while she was
away"
Nobody. there We're no meals"
How did you live?''
81 didn't live: ] starved
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17

thorities
= Feb 1S.-AlI records lot hos
-, lh the Pittsburg market since the
var were broken to-day, accoroife
"hoiesale dealers Young pigs ana
went up to Is to % cents hunoreo-
weight while live hogs rose 90 cents above
the eNorbitant figure heretofore prevailing
a lie" weeks ago the price of hogs was
. 20 a hundred, and to-day it was ~ ID,
ne scarcity of hogs, it is generally be-
heVed. will continue for weeks.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
S,CkJES BILL ADVANCED.

Washington, Feb. 1s-The House Com
mittee on Military Affairs to-day acted
fayoraby on the bill of Representative
Sulzer of New York, making Major Cen
eral Daniel r Sickles u S. A Cretiredl.
lieutenant general.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
BIRTHS AND DEATHS In
TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES

Township Clerk George Martin re-
ports total of 25 deaths and Go births
for the month of May just ended.
Village Clerk Kaiser reports IA births
and eight deaths i'm Red Jacket, while
the births in the township of Osceola,
as reported by Clerk John Sweeney, to-
tai 16, and deaths, six. There were no
deaths from tuberculosis in either the
village of Red Jacket or the township
OF Osceola, while only one death from
the dread disease is reported in Calu-
met township.
Clerk Martin has compiled the births
in the township during the past month
by nationalities. The Firms are again
i'm the lead, with total of II, while the
Slovenian Croatian population comes
second with 10, and children born of
American parents third The births
by nationalities:
Finnish II; Slovenian Croatian,. IS;
American, s; English, z; Norwegian,
5; Polish and Italian, each; Swedish
and Canadian, 2 each; German, Hun
garian and Danish, / each
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR TEAM
WINS HARD FOUGHT GAME

In game at the local park yester-
day afternoon between the Juniors and
Sophomores for the leadership In
the inter-class league the third year
men won after a hard fought battle by
the close score of To .. The match
was one OF the fastest that has been
played during the entire series. In the
sixth inning the Sophomore team tied
the score, and it remained n tie until
the last of the ninth At this stage of
the game the Juniors succeeded in get
ting a man on third and one on sec
ond, with two out and two strikes
called on Blanchette. The Junior left
fielder then raped out hot liner
which was grabbed by the second year
third baseman but who, In trying to
get the ball To first to catch the runner
threw a little wild and the man Gov
ering the first sack dropped it, allow
ing the two winning runs To be regis
tered. Both Ellis and Renrick pitched
a good game and it was only through
few costly errors on the part of his
men that the second year twirler lost
the game. Botyidson handled the stick
well for the winning team. securing
hit every time at bat, while Frimodig
put up great game i'm the field. The
following is the score by innings:
Sophomore $1,000 % .
Juniors -. Il 0 0 0 o o "a
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Capt. Joseph Champion is seriously
i'll at his home on Calumet avenue.
j. Osborne has gone to Marquette
for a visit with relatives and friends
A band of gypsies arrived i'm Calu-
met yesterday and have located at the
North Tamarack location.
Prof. Sanfrid alustonen, the we'll
known Finnish vocal director, is dan
gerously i'll at his home on Pine street
The Red Jacket village council will
hold a regular monthly meeting next
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. George A. Davis of New Phil
adelphia. Ohio, is visiting her sister
Mrs. II. C. ,Guck and family of Calu-
met,
Alfred Kieri leaves today for Val
paraiso, Ind, to take a position with
the Great Lakes Wireless Telegraph
company. ..gtr
Miss L. Preaulx Of the Peoples
Fuel company, has been called to Mar
.quette on account of an accident ia
her mother.
Attorney John ID. Kerr will leave
tomorrow for Ontonagon county points
where he will spend several days next
week on legal business.
Carl Newberg returned yesterday
from Duluth and points on the Mesa
ba range. where he has been working
as a wireless telegraph operator.
Harry Hill, oscar Bruins and Peter
J. McClelland have returned from a
short business trip to Chicago where
they went i'm the interests of the Santa
Rosalia Mining company.
Miss ]. Tobin, who has been teaching
school at Toivala the past year, is Wis
iting her parents in Calumet. Miss
Tobin will leave shortly for the Wis
consin Normal training school i'm Mil
waukee.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
SPEAKERS ARE NAMED FOR
ST. JEAN CELEBRATION HERE
AT Meeting Last Evening All Ar,
fragments for June 23 Events
are Completed
CHURCH CELEBRATION ALS(

At well attended meeting Of ST.
Jean Baptiste society last evening, an
errani ements for the celebration Of
the 2Sth anniversary of The organiza
lion &c the order in Calumet We're
completed. 1t will take place on June
20, at the 9. q III. park, to be proceed
ed by high mass at st. Anne's French
| church, at 10 o'clock in the morning.
The special services at the church
will celebrate the 25th anniversary of
the founding of the parish of st. An
nc's
Rev. Fr. Poulin. of Menominee, has
been secured To preach the dedication
sermon. and will also give an address
at the park later i'm the day. Homer
Forest has been named as treasurer
of the joint celebrations. and p. n.
Chatter, secretary.
The following have been named as
speakers of the day:-lAmedee Corn
ellier president of the Hancock and
HouG hton branches, of the order; Am
elee LaPlante, president of the Lake
Linden branch; Judge G. o. olivier.
Charles T. Rouleau, and Ernest Thib
ault, all of Hancock; Judge f. +.
Prince and Lucien Chabot, of Lake
Linden; DIR. A. n. LaBarge of Calu-
met; Peter Primeau, of Marquette, the
organizer of the local branch; Frank
O. Mayotte, Houghton; John b. Clou-
tier, of Calumet; Rev. FIR. Boissonault,
Calumet; Rev. FIR. LaForest, Perkins,
Mich; Rev. FIR. Poulin, Menominee;
and Rev. FIR. Raymond, Lake Linden.
Joe Goulette. of Calumet, president OF
the local lodge will act as chairman.
Delegations will be present from
Lake Linden. Houghton, Hancock, and
other villages and towns in the copper
country. The parade promises to be
a very large one, and will be accom-
panied 10y the full c. & II. band. the
Tamarack, Quincy, and Lake Linden
bands. Following the exercises of the
day at the park, dinner will be served,
and the afternoon given over To all
kinds of athletic sports, dancing and
other features.
Committees for the day were named
as follows:
Refreshment stands-Joseph Girouz
and Ed. Othotte.
Committee on dinner. stands, etc.
Dave Poulin, John. Il. Cloutir, and
Homer Beauchainc.
Committee for rigs, autos, etc. for
the visitors-Frank Primeau, Henry
Pichette and Telesfore Pleau.
Committee on order at the Park
Leo Labarge and VIII LaForest
Committee on Programs and bills
John Il. Cloutier and Nelson Belongey.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
fine ATTRACTIONS FOR new
Y.M.C.A. LECTURE COURSE
List Submitted to the Board of
Directors Last Evening and
Approved
HIGE CLASS ENTERTAINMENT

The Lyceum committee Of the Y
M. G. a. met the board OF directors at
regular meeting last evening and
presented a list of attractions that
have been secured for a new lecture
course. The board approved of the
selections.
The list of attractions is headed by
''rhe Chicago operate company"
composed Of Arthur Middleton, bass;
Rose Lutiger-Cannon, contralto;
Leonora Allen. sopr,-lo; John L. Mil
ler tenor; and Edgar Nelson. pianist.
These vocalists are among the great
est professional scingers in the coun-
try.
Another attraction viii be Lou r..
Beauchamp, a popular lecturer Of ma
tional reputation.
The Castle Square entertainers
composed of four members, has also
been secured. They are said 10 have
few equals in the entertaining line.
Prof. James Q. Monahan, one of the
best known educators and orators of
the Catholic church, has also been en-
gagged and will give a popular lecture.
by way of variety. the committee
has included. Brush. the great ma
sician." He will introduce Hindoo ILL
usion and other magic acts.
Rev. Andrew Gillies, of Minneapolis.
the popular Methodist Episcopal di-
vine, has also been secured to revisit
Calumet. Rev. Mr.. Gillies will give
an entirely different lecture from the
one he gave here during the last
course. and which proved so immense
ly popular.
The dates will be arranged later.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
HE FIXED THE CAT

The lodger's pet aversion was cats,
and he cherished a SPECIAL grudge
against a feline which sometimes
shared his meals without his consent.
Just as he was preparing for bed he
caught sight of a suspicious hump
under the Counterpart. "rhe brute"
he muttered. and reached for one OF
tho 10-pound dumbbells with which
he was wont to toy each morning.
Stealthily he approached the bed
Then. thud! And one of the items on
his next weeks bill was, "To one hot
water bottle. $1.25."-Argonaut
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
PROFITABLE BOARDERS

isn't there something queer about
that boarding house mistress?" asked
the stranger. "She only wants sports
and lovesick couples as boarders."
Nothing queer about her" respond
ed the old resident. shes a business
woman"
"In what way?"
We'll the sports don't eat any
breakfast and the lovesick couples
don't eat at ALL"