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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Miss s.aura Young left yesterday for
Sioux City, Ia, where she will be
present at the wedding OF one OF her
school chnns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Mrs. Stocker has returned to her
home In Illinois after months visit
with her parents, Dean and Mrs.
stratton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Mrs. c. 8. Campbell win return nexs
week from the twin cities, where she
has been spending her vacation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

VIII McGili returned to the lakes
this morning on the conclusion OF
visit with Lynn Stambaugh at the
Homer Dixon also : guest or Mr..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Forum Want ADD WIN sell It FOR yOa
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20
~ OF Interest to the Fair Sex ~

y. Pull sr, win leave tuesday fol
New York.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Miss Lilly Lorshbough entertained
the young ladies OF the Joie de vie
club on Wednesday AFTERNOON at her
new home at soc Second avenue north,
where the Lorshbough family recently
moved from Ninth street south. The
afternoon was pleasantly spent In
sewing and q dainty chatting dish
luncheon was served at o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Elstone McKone OF
Ambrose are expected next week to
visit friends here
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20

Miss Agnes Bowler is expected next
week to visit her brother. P. H. Bowler
and family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
LEAVITT WANTS MS CHILDREN
says They siastn't TIE Reared Nbres d bs
Foreign StepGather.

CoLuMBUs, Ohio. April 2o.-W. ".
Leavitt. former husband Of Ruth Bryan
Leavitt who declares that he'll make a
hght Go regain the pos=ession of his chill
dren rs result OF Mrs Iysavitts iIten-
ton IN rernarry. reviewed to-day tele-
grams from his former wife's uncle saying
that the children are IN Hanover. der
many Tonight ne sent the following
telegram Ia William Jennings Bryan:
Have no intention ~ stopping the we'd
ding Wish Ruth much happiness. hat
mean "a have possession OF my children.
I.eavitt said h" would engage counsel
NJ once TO determin. what steps must be
taken To get III" children. Tie says he
does not want them brought up away
from America by stepfather who ~ not
an American In Issavitt's opinion his
former fa'her-in-law ~ ~ influential In
Nebraska that steps "a kpn there Co get th1
children will b. unavaling.
LINCOLN. Neb. Aprti ~ The Bryan
family say William Homer Iseavitt. Oh
voated husband of Ruth Bryan Leaviu.
cannot possibly get Possession of tbS
two Ieavitt children. When the divorces
was granted Mrs. Ieavit' got full Gus
tOdy Of the children. the father having
perfui1sion 20 seq them occasionally.
Ne has never taken advantage of IN {"
remission however. ~ the trial evi-
dence was shown that Ieavlu had never
supported his wifeiand children and that
hut for cash gifgs from NJ Bryan they
would have suffered Tor tho necessities
Of life
Under the Nebraska law a divorced
person may revcd al the expiration OF
SIX months from the time ~" divorce
il granted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
GRESSER SEES TBE MAYOR.
CswsmISuso0er FOSsilrh's FurGher Report
Net Vet Presented.

Commissioner FOSdick Of the Depart
ment IL Accounts did MT. ~ IL was eX-
pected he would do. make ehOther report
Yesterday to the Mayor on this charges
which have bern made against Borough
President dresser ~ Queens. Unit that
report has beon presented the Mayor vii
take no action in the matter. Commits
-ioner Fosdck examined several more
witnesses yesterday but the testimony
was taken behind clOsed dOOrs an q the
Commissioner afterward refused Go give
out transcripts Of the evidence.
President dresser had a private talk
with the Mayor yesterday just before the
meeting of the BOARD % Estimate. and IA
was stated thai Mr.. dresser told the Mayer
that he could not only disprove all the
accusations against him but show that
they were inspired by men he had dis
missed from the boTough's service.
John J. OBrien Of the ElmhurSt Tax
paver- Association said yesterday thar
In event 81 the offer q President of the
Borough being vacated an appeal would
~ made To Gov. Hughes tO oil the Vacancy
nv appointment II was sold that this
action would he taken on legal advice TO
the effect thSt the local Board Of Alder
men did not have the right To fll such
vacancy. and in event Of their seeking TO
ele,t = man TO an the office the Elmhurst
Taxpayers would appeal 90 the courts to
have the conseituttonahty 81 their Act
determined.
John =. Dunn. a foreman in the Depart
r,,ent of sewers. was arrested yesterday
on an indictment charging him with
forgery. lie pleaded NOT guilty and gave
hail in 81 .OOO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
Laws PLIGHT To FORT.
HUdsea County water Cs- says Cover
norS Aetian MADE n In.ol1 ent.

TRENTON. y. J.. April - The Hudson
County Water Company. whose attempts
90 carry out ia contract 20 supply the
Borough Of Richmond with water we're
baked by the New Jersey courts and
Legislature. was placed IN receivers
hands this afternoon. The application
was made ON behalf Of Turner A. B.,all
q y Fast Thirty first street. New York
president of the company and one ~ -
heaviest creditors Judge LanninG Of the
United States Circuit Court nanei -
receivers Harry Hubbard and william y.
Leonard of New York. lie fixed their bond
at $4,000.
Mr. Beall in his petition and an affidavIt
annexed TO IL charged that the credit Of
the company had been destroyed and the
completion % its works delayed by certain
statements made through tn. press last
October by Gov Fort announcing his
intention 81 calling a special session of the
Legislature ca prevent the company from
divsrtinR water from this state As a
result Of these statemen;s. Mr.. Beall
charged. bankers had refused 20 make
further advances 10 the company 90
complete it, constfuctlon work or to
purchase it, bonds. The company. he
said. ~ now insolvent
The liabilities az set forth Ih the pet ton
consist Of so54 .OOD of bonds secured by a
first mortgage held by the Mechanics
Trust Company Of New Jersey a. trustee.
In edition the company owes sue OOO
on account and bills payable and interest
coupons. OF this amount S3OO on 10 now
due. There - also an Indebtedness -
~ coo due on n purchase money mort "a ~
on lands at BsileV,lle The assets CONSIST
Of 2SsO.OOO of securities - the Hudson
County Water Company and other cor
porations. all % which have been deposited
a. collateral TO secure the bond issue. and
plants, improvements and equipment
Of the estimated value 81 $4,000 In
addition the company has it, contracts
with New York to supply the Borough of
Richmond with water and with the War
Department 90 furnish water for the
Government fortihcations On Staten
Island. Mr.. Beall himself holds notes and
overdue interest," coupons Of the company
amounting to sos 625
Five suits have recently been brought
against the company by contractors and
Others tn recover STOOD MIR Beall az
serted that other suits would soon follow
and the assets Of the company would he
entirely dissipated unless protected by
the appointment % receivers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
BABTES OF THE MJRRiY HOWE.
Court Finds M Evidence mat There Is
AM thing WrSng Absat tire Place.

Nice-Chancellor Howell at Newark
yesterday heard testimony in the hate, q
oorpns proceedings brought nv 81 Navy's
Orphanage 81 East Providence n
for the Possession ~ four-year-old Ken
meth Williams. who u now Ira the CUSTODY
o. Mrs. Sarah Van Alien Murray u Pas,
Orange The Viee-ChanceIlor reserved
decision
Mira. Murray 10 the wife 81 William T
Murray. q writer and lecturer ana ore
Of the founders Of the Church 81 the Heal-
: ing 'Chrtss. az I7 Wet Eishtisth street
SeW York city. The boy IL a son o. Mrs..
Loulse Williams a native Of rrnce p
wards Island, and Edward Wimams
a native Of Sova scotia The whe-e,
ahous Of The father and mother are in
knoGn
Mrs Evelyn l.. Foster. chairman O, the
oon1Enittee on admissions and dismisaa i
q ". Mays Home. aid the child was
pa@d N Ire institution when al mon,hs
Old. and AT the instance nf Mrs ANY
Mason % New York was given into the
custody of Mrs. Murray Last January
Because of the boys Surroundings. the
witnesA testified. u wac decided 20 get him
haok
Mrs Mason said that when she tool
Kenneth % Mrs. Murray she discovered
that the latter had about a dozen CHI.
dreu m her care. Kenneth was rena med
Ravld ny Mrs MURRAY The witness said
ehe never made any report - the oruhau
age cnnceTn'ng Mrs Murray
Ehzabetb y. Murray, . years ola. VINO
was edODtsd hy Mrs Murray seven vearu
ago, eaId that Mrs Murrzy was taking care
% EIGHT -:nall children and four older ones.
ussiuding herssn
Mrs. Murray said that she supported
the children On her income She decla I'D
That she Owped the property where she
lived and aaid that u wns va lIied - SO OOO
The income - herself and husband she
said. was Si0.tHyp n year
Au.usta Oitesen, aOverness az Mrs
Murrays. testified that a hotiaekaeDeT
maid and trained nurse we're sCn.
rloy~d by Mr. Murray She asserted
tnlt h-e ~ Mrs Murrav's chiId-en sfird
and that she adopted children 10 take their
I.isoea.
The Nice-Chanceitor said that there
w4s no evidence hrolght ont - suppogt
the allegation c,pnt1ined IN the pstition
That Mrs MurrAy's no. . vas not a props ?
place for tbs child
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
B0Y CAUSES 4 DEATH.
He nCIser skated Against . small Giri.
Whe-e SAUL was Practured.

Ellen VI. Burdick. 0 years old. who was
Knocked down Last Thursday by boy
on rollar skates. died yesterday at her
home. 934 West Ii$th street. Ellen wac
one OF "A group OF girls in Itsth street
on Thursday afternoon when the fire
engines came rolling past on their way
To . slight blaze at Wadleigh High School.
Many boys came racing after the engines
Among them was Frank Ryan, ~ years
old. Of rs West nth street on roller
skates. Ryan in the press bumped hard
against Ellen Burdick. The girl struck
on her head and her skull was fractured.
Coroner Wi0tsrbctfon paroled Ryan
till the inquest IN held.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
WESTON M MERE NONDaT.
Ne ExDeeas Co nearh Eenkrrs Late To
nigha. phere lse WIn Eaemala Over Sunday.


night. phcrs Ne Win Easmaia Over sunday.
PoruHKEEPsIE. April 1s.--Edvard Pay
son Weston. PEDESTRIAN. y years old
reached wappin9ors Falls. eight miles
south Ot PoaShksspsie. at $50 O'Clock
tonight. having covered ffty-ons miles
since l2:ss this morning nc an average
walking speed OF three and a half miles
an hour. He was unable 20 maintain his
Tour mile an hour gait ON account of hts
ankle. which was injured just south OF
Albany "Wednesday in an auto accident.
The weather has bssn wet most Of the
day. but unless there In a gale blowing
against him the old man IL not bothered.
Weston will spend the night nc a hotel
in WaPpingers Falls. lie will be called
at A. N. tomorrow. will be at breakfast
81 s:Is and be under way at sD His
present der eTmination is To reach YOnkers.
= distances ~ fifty-Tour miles. late Satur-
day night. where he will ssay over sun
day. The remaining twenty miles To
City Hall. New York. will 10 covered
Monday. Weston refuses to bind himself
Ia any promise and the time Of his tri-
umphal entry cannot b. prophesied.
Today jannt of fifty-one miles has
been q severe test for we~sons grit.
Unable. owing % his weak ankle. 20 do
better than three and a half miles an
hour except for the four miles north OF
PoughkeSpsle. he has given himself over
90 sour reflections on the banquet az
syracuse. where he suffered four days
illness. He does not blame the old friends
who prOgfered him the entertainment
but rather hlames himself and believes
that hts subsequent Journey. Including
been hoodoNd A. a result.
Weston left Hudson NJ i2:ts this morn
ing and reached Upper Red Hook Inn
distance % eighteen miles. at $50.
where he had a hearty breakfast OF say
griddlecakes: fried egg and steamine
coffee and nus in more than an hour Ssieep.
A. s;lO 4. NJ. he was under way again
he passed through Red Hook AZ 10. Rhine
beck az ii:yO and StAttSburg at ! y. NJ
shortly after leaving Stattsburg he
complained that he was tired. and his
chauffeur and the Newspaper men ac-
companying him went ahead and made
Arrangements for a halt at the farm
house Of Charles X. Stone. two miles south
Of the town and thirty-tive miles from
Hudson. Here he ate a light lunch and
slept until t:I0. when he started out once
more. After about four miles on the
road he hmbered up and despite his
ankle. which by this time was red and
black and blue all az once. he struck his
old gait. covering the remaining four
miles 10 Poughkeepsie in fifty-hve
minutes.
Chef 81 Police McCabe and a fair
crowd were on hand to greet him here.
but the Old man either had definite ideas
about his schedule or esic he disliked
the town. for he did not even hesitate
His gait was little short Of q run ns he
went through at about go and has
tened south 10 Nappingers Falls for
suEper and rest
To-day at q NJ he completed the
seventy nth walking day Of the trip
from Los Angeles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
GIRL ATTACHED ny 4 THUG
Fesls~lnw Thrcats Made IN ABsnymsas
Letters 60 Pastor.

Letters 60 Pastor.
The Rev. Charles J. Allen. pastor of
the Beecher Memorial Church at Herki-
mer street and Stone avenue. Williams
burg. hrs been active in denouncing the
tough dance halls in East New York.
The pastor crusAded 80 successfully that
the police closed one of the places he
exposed.
Recently Mr. Allen and members Of
his congregation received threatening
letters. The pastor was told that n he
did not Let Wp on the dance and concert
halls some Of the young women Of his
congrsgAtion would suffer. Mr.. Allen
turned the letters over TO the police. but
they We , not able 20 run down the writers
On Thursday night Ethel Jones. who
il 70 Year, old and lives with her parents
At ss1 Marion street. Williamsburg. left
her home with Jessie Collins. a girl who
had BEEN visiting her. and with Mary
Wuttke. who - employed by DR.. Emil
hartung Of as Marion street. Miss Jones'
started to accompany her friend part
way home. A. they walked they dis
CURSED the lstssrs that Mr.. Allen had
received and jOked about the danger
they were in.
When they got 20 Hopkinson street
Miss JOres turned hack. saying IL was
I
early. At McDougal street. while she
was passing a vacant lot nan sprang
Mt her. struck her on the head with n club
and threw camphor In her eyes. Sh. was
knocked 10 her knees. hut heavy rolls OF
hair saved her head from serious injury.
She screamed 50 loudly from fright and
the pain % her burning eyes thnt her
asnailiant appa r~ntly an Italian. ran away.
She staggered on a few blocks until her
condition was noticed by two men. She
could not see and was stumbling and
falling az she made her way town ri home.
/ The men learned from a hoy who came
running up that Miss Jones lived ~ 952
1 Marion street and they lei her home
and then ran for a doctor Dr HaFtung
who was formerly a Coroner's physician.
was the nearest. and he found that the
girls eyes were badly injured by the
camphor that had been thrown IN them.
I Ne said after treating her that he believed
he cOuli save her eyesight but that she
had a narrow escape from blindness
she Described 20 Police Captain Shevlin
81 the Ralph avenue station the man who
had attacked her hut she was rot able
/ 70 give a very clear idea OF what he looked
like. She said she scratched his face
/ and that he spoke TO her in q language
abe thought vas Italian,
The detectives vert TO work on pTac-
tically nothing Their opinion seemed
20 be that the assault on Miss Jones was
not prompted by anything Mr. Allen
may have said or done; that u was merely
the brutality % an individual. They did
not take tbs threatening letters very
seriously. and they were inclined In
think that Miss Jones' may have exag-
Gerafed. Internationally perhaps the
whole episode. They seemed puzzled
because Miss Joncs's own handkerchief
was saturated with camphor. She Ca
planned that by saying she had dried her
syes and face with the handkerchief
Up 90 last night the police hadn't sue
ceedsd IN solving the puzzle And they
didn't think they would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
LAWYERCHARGEDWITHFRAUD
INVESTIGATION ORDERED OF
FRaNk ~. COTHREN,S ACTS.

Accused ny the mar Association % DeceIt
IN q Real ESTATE sale m Whach % d
AIleged That He Acted ~ the Coun-
set fOr n church ASutlding society.
On the charge Of the Congregational
Church Building Society that u had been
defrauded oft Of ~ so in a real estate
transaction by Frank n. Cothrcn.
lawyer OF Rector street. while he was
acting a. counsel for the society. the
Appellate Division Of the supreme Court
decided yesterday 90 have a referee take
testimony in the case. The grievance
COMMITTEES Of tls Bar Association ancuses
COthren of franz. deceit. malpractice and
gross unprofs~~i1n nal conduct.
The complaint says that prior 70 May
-. lpo8. the Congregational Church
Building Society. a religious. benevolent
and charitable organization, owned real
estate AZ Coney Island which IL wanted %
sell Cothren shared an once with George
Wilcox. now dead. who WAS counsel for the
society. and learning from Mr.. wilcox that
the society wanted 20 sell Il Il alleged
that Cothren said be- had a purchaser
named William q. White. who would pay
1000 for L.. The society sold the prnperty
10 WHITE. but " - alicAeu NHaA Whttr
acted as the agent OF Cothren and Inn
me,iiately transferred the property 60
one Salomon Parser. who paid sis.S0o
for IT,
The society alleges that Cothrcn was
It's agent and attorney and wh,lo acting
a. such represented that the property
mad sold for sl0.OO0. IL In stated that
COthren converted Sl.Oo0 in cash aud
a mortgage for ~ so TO his own Use
James Cowden Movers. counsel for the
society. says that when hs called upon
Cothren 20 explain the Transaction the
latter admitted that he had done wrong
and would make restitution in insialmcnt
Payments. hut that he couldn't repay "
the matter was brought before the bar
Association.
In his answer Cothren denies that he
was counsel for the society la the transac-
ton and says that the society never asked
more than SlO.OD for the property and
that he bought it himsslf He ssys that
for convenience and with no attempt
TO defraud. he had the deed made out
In the name Of White. who was a Law
student in his employ.
Cothren says he was graduated from
Rowdoin College in lsoo and was admitted
20 the har ~ lS0t. and that his father.
Nathaniel Cothren who died i'm 1901. was a
member of the bar here for more han
thirty years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
ROTEL BURNED; Ten MISSING.
@erioua Lose ~ LIE Despite Brave Enorts
IN Cornwall. Qnebee. Ftre.

CoRSwAI.L. Que. April 2s.-The Ross
more Hotel and several other buildings
we're burned here this morning Ten
persona who were in them are missing and
there 10 little doubt that they lost their
lives.
The hotel was the best between Toronto
and Montreal Along with IL the ROss-
more annex. L. Z. Bailey's jeweiry store.
the Bell Telephone CompAny's Offices and
the G. p. X. telegraph and ticket Offices
were destroyed. q. W. Armstrong :
store In the sterling Bank block. the Yates
block. the Cornwall Club aud the whole
upper part Of the big COlquhoun block. the
second largest In town. were badly dam
aged.
Among the persons missing are Mrs.
W. Taylor Arch bald. an aged and iuiirm
woman tho had made the RossmoTe her
home for ssverai ySS=rs: Ben Fielding. ac-
countant in the Sterling Bank. whose home
10 in Stockport. England. and who came
here about n year ago from Toronto. aud
Charles uagns. teller Of the Bank Of Mon
trral. whose homo h. in Danville. Que.
Fielding was awakened by William Fitz-
gibbon. who roomed next door. but turned
back into his room and has not been seen
since. Fitzgibbon. who IL . member Of
CoFnwall's volunteer fire brigade. saved
three girls by means Of ladder.
Four bodies found in front % the Ross
more nc about 10 O'Clock this morning Gre
supposed TO be those of @. @. Gray. man
agar OF the ives Modern Bedsscad Com
pany. his wife and two children. but this
has not beeu confirmed. William Hulmes
porter. late Of Montreal. and Ernest
Butler. bell boy. and . girl named White.
Who worked In the kitchen. are also miss
ing.
The ere started In the kitchen and was
discovered by tho Waterman. He gave
the alarm. rousing a. many inmates a.
possible. and they In turn aroused others
The volunteer FIRE brigade was on the
spot promptly. but the fire had gained such
Roadway that q was unable o. do anything
efeceual 10 check u. The hremen. how
ever. effected many rescues. The night
telephone operator. Miss Bender. stuck
tn-hsr post until driven out by the flames.
hut not until she had summoned help from
all over the town and from outside points
A result Of the FIRE Cornwall IL without
electric power. thus shutting on street
car service and stopping the local news
papers.
The principal losses are estimated to
be: Roesmore Hotel and Annex. si2s. 200:
L. z. Bailey's jewelry store. $4,000. with
d. cno insurance: Bell Telephone Company.
n 600: George A. Millen. Division Court
Clerk. 5000: Colquhoun block. $4,000.
rhe total damage will amount 20 between
seoo. 900 and s27S, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
WIDSWORTH PROMISES.
a,s~aker says PrOiDe VIII he Thorough
ThInks New charter Wui Pass.

AocNr VERNON. ApriI - -Speaker
Wad~worth was the principal speaker al
the hanaue; of the Fourth Ward Re
publican AS-ociat ION here tonight He
made a nur7ber ~ prophecies
i know said he, that a legislative
committee ~ some courageous men will
-. appointed and u will make a real inv~s-
tigation II there 10 any dirty linen IN the
Republican party Il will be washed clean.
and We will keep the linen
4 proph~-y that the b,il putting The
telegraph aud telephone corporation
under the Public service Commissions
Jurisdiction will he passed The New York
city Charter It'll viii probably pass the
Legislature What will he the ultimate
fate Of Il cannot say seeing that Il has
to 60 20 a Democratic Mayor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
,ssEuRLIGtN rOowBSs Plan.
SIe Puts IN a BHi 20 create . Public
Recreation Comm I~stOD.

ALBANT. April ~. A hill introduced
to-day by Assemblyman Toombs of New
York creates a public recreation commits
SION. composed Of the president 90 the
Park BcArd. chairman. a representative
Of the Board u Education and five MEM
hers appointed by the Mayor: The Ave
appointed members are 20 hold ofioe for
three years. except in the first instance,
when two members are to be appointed
for two-year terms and one member for
a one-year term. without compensation.
The commission IN required to report
annually tn the Board 81 hstanate and
Apportio comment on all phases ~ public
recreation whether under q city depart
Tnent or not and to present reports on all
matters required by any city department..
N - empowered To administer such
recreational facilities a. are referred to
IL by the proper city authorities.