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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

Oriental Bank were being inves-
tigated by the district attor-
ney's Office.
This story, together with the
action of the Clearing House,
caused a run on the bank. Jones
converted the assets of the bank
into cash, and paid every de-
positor on demand. His de-
posits dwlndled down from ten
and-a half millions net, to three
and-a-half millions, but no suits
having been brought and no
prosecution having been institu-
ted, public confidence began to
be restored, and the deposits
clim bed back to $4, 100000. 1t
was then that due to the strain
and worry incident to his troub-
les, Jones took sick, and while
he was confined to his bed, with
periods of delirium, a com mittee
representing the Clearing House
went to his home and demanded
his resignation as president of
the bank. This was according
to rule of the Clearing House,
requiring any bank officer to re-
sign his official position upon de-
mand of the Association. Jones
protested against such action.
He told them that every dollar
he had in the world was invested
in this bank; that not only was
his money at stake, but that his
reputation and his very all was
involved, but that if such action
were necessary to save a single
cent to a single depositor, he
would gladly resign. They in
sisted upon his resignation, he
signed it, and they took it away
with them.
They then went to Mr.. Hugh
~
Kelly, president of the board of
directors, and requested that he
accept the presidency of the
bank. Kelly told them that if he
was to be a "three-day president"
he wanted nothing to do with it,
but they assured him that the
Clearing House would see them
through their troubles, and rely
ing upon this promise he accept
ed the presidency of the bank.
AS soon as Kelly was inducted
into Office, the president of the.
Clearing House left for Europe,
and the bank was soon forced in
to the hands of a receiver. Then
Kelly realized that not only had
they reached out one hand and
ruined Jones, but that with the
other hand they we're crushing
him. He wanted every deposit
or paid at once, and negotiated
deal with the Metropolitan Trust
Company whereby they took oyer
the assets of the Oriental and
paid the depositors in full, with
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

The Meade base ball team
went to Fowler Sunday and de-
feated that team by score of
Is to 8. A number of our peo-
pie witnessed the game.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

A number of Meade property
owners are beautifying ! their
yards with additional trees and
schrubbery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

Mrs. John J. Leach returned
to her home in Arapaho, Oklaho-
ma, last week, after a short visit
with her daughter, Mrs. A. o.
Rosenberg.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17
Notice

The ladies of the Presbyteri-
an Church will serve ice cream,
cake, and coffee in the Cones
building, on Saturday, April 19.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

Isaac Covalt has purchased
the farm of J. c. Cordes, south
of Meade.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

In pursuant to adjournment
the adjourned annual school
meeting of District No. 2, Meade
County Kansas, will be held at
the school building on April %
at 2 O'Clock p. m. ~
F. l. Bennett,
Clerk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17
THE ORIENTAL
BANK STORY
AS Shown By Recent Pujo
Investigation
BY Congressman Neeley

BY Congressman Neeley
Several years ago Richard w.
Jones Jr., then president of the
American National Bank in Kan
sas City, disposed of his inter-
ests there and went to New
York to accept the vice presi-
dency in the Seventh National
Bank. This bank failed to meas
. ure up to the desired standards,
and in 1902 he and his associates
purchased the control of the
Oriental National Bank, immed-
lately electing him president.
This bank had capital of
$3.50, 900; was organized IN 1853
and was one of the charter men,
bers of the Clearing House AS
sociation. 1t had served an
honorable and useful career, al
though it was not one of the
City's largest banks. Jones was
am mbitious. He desired to make
a name for himself IN the tinan-
cial world. He put all his west
ern energy and force into the
business, with the result that
the deposits increased to $10,5O
900. He built up cash surplus
of 81, 100000 and paid the stock
holders an annual dividend of
IL percent on their stock.
His bank cleared for three
Aon-member banks, the Brook
lyn Bank and the Borough Bank,
!, both of Brooklyn, and the Chel-
sea Exchange of New York City,
Sand was rapidly forcing itself to
the front rank of New York f.
nancial institutions, when he
was notified by the Clearing
House to discontinue clearing
for the two Brooklyn banks. Mr..
Jones advised his intormants
that these institutions had large
balances deposited with his bank
and that to immediately deprive
them of clearing privileges
would result in the prompt with
drawal of such balances; that
since the rules of the association
required that his bank guaran-
tee the items passed for clear
ance, committee be appointed
to examine his bank and deter
mine whether or not they were
able to comply with the rules of
the association. The committee
consisted of Mr.. Wiggin, vice
president of the Chase National
Bank; Mr.. McGarrah, president
of the Mechnics and Metals Bank
and Mr.. Porter, president of the
Chemical Bank, but now part
ner in ]. p. Morgan & Company.
The committee begun it's work
,at the close of the days business
and by three o'clock next morn
ling had finished it's task. They
then presented bill of $4,000
for their II hours work, which
was promptly paid. They re-
ported that the bank was sound
and solvent and in good condi-
ton; that it was doing a legiti-
mate business; was being neither
used nor abused by anv one, but
required that it discontinue it's
clearing relations with the two
Brooklyn banks. The result
was that the Brooklyn Banks
promptly closed their doors.
Jones had also been engaged
in promoting an electric railroad
from Boston to New York City.
He had negotiated the sale of its
securities and had a profit of
$500, 900 almost in hand when he
was advised to discontinue his
Operations. He declined to COM
ply with the request, and the
{ next day y-certain New York
newspapers printed story that
Mr.. Jones and the affairs of the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

Postmaster Dahmer, Of Miss
ler, Kansas, was in Meade on
business Tuesday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-04-17

The past few days have been
extremely ummer-like.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
South Orange
Fights Measles

An epidemic of measles has broken
out in South Orange Village, where
not only children but many adults
are affected. According to the records
of DIR. Alfred c. Benedict more than
thirty cases of measules in various
office this month. and there are said
te be numerous other cases where
physicians. were not summoned, that
have not been reported to the health
insr ector.
a majority of the cases are said
to be German measles. IRIS, ac-
co; Ding to DR.. Benedict, is ane of the
mildest forms of the malady. II all
twenty-seven cases of the German
measles were reported within the
last three weeks, and four cases of
measles proper. Many ch95fen are
kept from school as a result OF the
outbreak
A close watch is being kept on all
of the school children by DR.. Anne B.
Newton, the school health inspector,
and in the event of any symptoms of
the disease appearing the children
affected are Immediately dismissed
from the classroom. A number of
children were sent home during the
last few days.
Aside from measles. two cases of
chickenpox, two of tuberculosis, one
of scarlet fever. one of diphtheria
and a case of hydrophobia. the latter
being dog, were reported to DIR.
Benedict this month
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
TWENTY GRANDMOTHER
GUESTS AT QUILTING PARTY

Mrs William J. Kinsley. of Sunny
Crest" Nutley, gave a grandmother's
quilting party and luncheon on Thurs
day to twenty grandmothers. She
was assisted by her sister Mrs.
Abram ]. Rose. of Short Hills; Mrs.
George p. Douglas, Mrs. Charles b.
Vandewater, Mrs. Ernest Pulsford,
Mrs. John O. Powers and Mrs. Easton
Shaw. After luncheon all partici-
pated in the work on the quilt, which
was a. basket pattern, .pieced by Mrs.
Kinsley's mother more than twenty
years ago.
Mrs. Powers played several of her
own piano compositions, and Mrs.
Shaw read Tennyson's Grand
mother" The color scheme was yell
low. and narcissi and daffodils were
used profusely in the decorations.
Mrs. John Bruere, of Short Hills,
was the guest of honor. Each guest
was given rose bush to plant as a
souvenir of the occasion.
The grandmothers PRESENT., besides
Mrs. Bruere, were Mrs. NJ. A. Nichols,
Mrs. S. j. Collins. Mrs. Fl. A. Bald
win, Mrs. c. A. Bennett. Mrs. r. w.
Duclos, Mrs. r. j. NJ. Chase, Mrs c.
Heine, Mrs. Abram Stager. Mrs
George Brown, Mrs. M. e. Codding-
ton, Mrs. S. A. Breen, of Belleville;
Mrs. Thomas Clements, Mrs. M.
Waterman, Mrs. S. e. Rutan, Mrs.
II. M. Scholefield, Mrs. II. Whitehead.
Mrs. c. M. Tapp. of Jamaica. Long
Island. and Mrs. S. e. Hawley.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
ON JESUS AS
A REVOLUTION|ST

The April meeting of the Outlook
Club of Montclair was held last
night in Club Hail. and consisted of
a debate on rs the portrait of Jesus
as a social revolutionist justified by
the Gospel2' The affirmative side
was taken by Bouck White, head
worker of Trinity House, Brooklyn,
and the negative side by President
Z. ID. Warileld, of Lafayette College.
Mr.. White. who is the author of
Jesus the Carpenter" claimed that
Jesus Christ was primarily a social
revolutionist, whose mission was to
bring about a radical change in the
economic conditions under which men
of his time lived. He did cause a
great industrial upheaval by refusing
to support the Roman leaders who
absorbed the wealth of the people.
The speaker said that Jesus had a
quarrel every day of his life with the
Pharisees because they were destroy
ing spirituality.
President Warfied, who is a
polished orator contended that Jesus
took little interest in outward con-
ditions, but that He aimed rather, to
effect an inner spiritual renovation
of the individual soul, and that the
commonly accepted evangelical view
of Jesus was the correct one.
The speakers were introduced by
the Rev. Edgar Swan Wiers, presl-
dent of the club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
MISS BERTHA c. RYERSON
BRIDE OF II. w. MUMFORD

Miss Bertha Campbell Ryerson,
daughter OF Mrs. Robert c. Ryerson,
and Harvey Weed Mumford, both of
East Orange. were married this after
noon at the residence of the brides
sister, Mrs. j. Franklin Smith, 216
South Clinton street, East Orange.
The Rev. Charles I. Walkley, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church, Orange,
performed the ceremony, which was
attended only by relatives and a few
intimate friends.
The bride was given in marriage by
her mother, and there were no at
tendants. Her gown was gray crepe
de chine. with landings of silver
trimming Pink was the color scheme,
and roses, carnations and ferns were
used in the decorations. A reception
followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.
Mumford left for a honeymoon trip
to Atlantic City. They will reside in
East Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
ASKS BELLEVILLE'S AID
IN FREIGHT RATE FIGHT

Belleville merchants have been
asked TO cooperate with the Newark
Board of Trade in the campaign for
equitable rates for freight shipped
from this section. communication
was received by the Beleville Board
of Trade last night from James M.
Reilly, secretary of the Newark
board.
Mn Reilly explained the study of
the freight rate question which had
been made by the transportation
committee. Specific instances were
cited to show that Newark and other
places in this vicinity had been dis
eliminated against. 1t was shown
that Newark shippers we're charged
more than merchants in New York
even in cases where the freight had
to be taken over a longer route than
Is necessary to reach Newark
The Newark Board of Trade pro-
poses to place the matter before the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
adjustment, and it is likely that the
Belleville trade board will take some
action in the matter also.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
NABS TWO AUToISTS

Motorcycle Policeman Bernard Hes
lin. whose spring, summer and fall
task is Kidding the West Orange
streets of automobile speeders,
started out yesterday and quickly
gathered two alleged violators OF
speed laws. Casper J. Mailer Of 3i6
South Sixth street. this city, was first
to be apprehended for skimmlng
arount Mount Pleasant avenue from
Valley road, but Recorder McLaugh-
lin last night discharged him as not
guilty after listening to the testi-
mony. Robert Trimble, of Paterson,
was the second man to be escorted
to headquarters. and he will get a
hearing on Monday night. Mr. Trim
BILE is a hat manufacturer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
S15O,OOO MARK MAY
Be REACHED TONIGHT

Announcement was made last night
at the dinner for the men working
for the fund to raise $4,000 or more
for the Orange Memorial and New
Jersey Orthopedic hospitals that the
closing days of the campaign, next
Monday and Tuesday, will be devoted
to general soliciting. Each worker
was urged to accept the statement
of any person they approach that he
or she had already subscribed, as the
managers desire that no one be en-
barrassed by persistent pleas for a
donation.
Obtaining total of $3,324.37, the
women's team maintained their lead
over the male workers yesterday.
The amount collected by the men was
$2,13S.50, which brings the grand total
up to 1929, 019.3S. The belief was eX-
pressed last night that some of tie
teams are holding back some of ;Aeir
subscriptions until the final days.
Assurance was given by some of tie
teams last night that they will have
very encouraging reports to make
tonight, and it is probable the s15J,-
900 mark will be reached when the
total pledges are announced tonight.
A substantial addition to the fund
was the total donations of SIP from
the Orange fire department members.
At the Valley fire-house the home and
chemical companies, headed by Cap
tain Michael Mccarthy and Captain
James Mcmillan gave S65: eadouar-
ters chemical company, in Garfield
street. Cautain Thomas Hodgkin-
son, pledged $780, and the truck COM
pany in the same house, Captain
George Eager, $42. The men in the
Washington street house under Cap
tain Otto Kearcher gave s35.
The following subscriptions of 500
and over were reported yesterday:
Edward M. Collie 500; d. S. Walton,
$3.50; Ruhard D. Freeman, 800; Mr..
and Mrs. B. d. Caldwell, 5000; A
Friend. $145: Mr. and Mrs. F. w, Tul-
ley, $100; William N. Stevenson, 800;
A Non Resident Friend, 500; In
Memory of Sarah cambridge Schnell,
500; M. Douglas Cole, 800; F. Ber-
gen Co.. 5000; Elizabeth B. Kelsey,
800; Charles I. Taylor. 500; Nelson
S. Clark 500; James t. Mount, 5000.
L. Jay Caldwell was credited in the
newspapers of April 81 with sub
scription of 800. This should have
been credited by the committee to the
East Orange High School Athletic
Association. of which Mr.. Caldwell is
treasurer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
ORANGE NEEDS A
BOARD OF TRADE
Mayor Murray Would Give
Concessions to Plant-Hat
industry Menaced.

Believing that some inducements
must be offered to large manufac-
turing concerns to locate in Orange,
Mayor Murray, of that place, today
communicated with Councilman
christopher Freeman, chairman of
the lighting committee of the Com
mon Council, in the ACCESSIBILITY of
offering a large concern free light and
power If it located in Orange. The
firm the mayor mentioned was the
Monroe Calculating Company, manu-
facturers of adding subtracting, null
tiplying, dividing machines, etc.
J. r.. Monroe and j. r. Langhorne,
the members of the firm, assured
Mayor Murray that they would lease
the factory in Mitchell street, until
recently occupied by the Pike Adding
Machine Company. for term of five
years, providing they received some
aid from the municipality.
Their intention is to start with
about 200 men and later increase the
force to 400. The matter will be
taken up next Wednesday night at a
meeting of the Council.
Need of a Board of Trade in Or
ange was outlined in several talks
at the meeting Of the Woodrow Will
son League, of Orange, last night.
Cornelius ]. O'Donoghue, real es-
tate operator. offered a resolution
asking Mayor Murray to call a meet
ing of citizens to help save the hat
ting industry to the city and to in
terest the community in other enter
prises to boom the city. The sub
ject was introduced by former Conn-
Gilman John l.. Davis, vice-president
of fhe league. who told of the bad
in the hating trade, now
facing crisis that will determine
whether the industry is to remain or
leave the city.
other speakers took up the sub
ject. and it was decided to petition
the mayor to call the citizens to-
gether and have the Board of Trade
plan decided upon.
One of the citys hat factories is to
depart from Orange the John G.
Wilson Company having decided to
remove to Danbury, Conn. Condi-
tons in hating are at the lowest ebb
in years and it was declared the
danger of losing even further pres
tiee was seriously confronting the
city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
'FIREBUG QUEEN BELIEVED /;
TWO GUILTY OF ARSON
Men Fired House in North Ar
lington.

Nicola Fulgeniti, alias Paresi, and
Samuel Lupico, charged with con-
spiracy TO defraud insurance COM
panies by burning buildings in North
Arlington. Lodi and Garfield. were
found guilty by a jury in Haoken-
sack late yesterday afternoon and
Will be sentenced by Judge William
M. Seufert next week The jury was
out about three hours
II was largely through the efforts
of Amelia Lavato, known as the
queen of f1rebugs." who turned
States evidence on Wednesday, that
the jury brought in the verdict they
did, for when on the Witness stand
she explained how Fulgeniti told her
of setting fire to the building in North
Arlington to get money from the in
surance compa MES.
She said he always soaked the floors
and stairs good with kerosent oil and
then used long candle, which ena-
bled him to get many miles away be-
fore the fire started. jealousy is said
to be the cause of her "squealing"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
CITY Celebration
MAY Be GIVEN Up
Mayors Veto of $1,000 Appro-
priation Discharges East
Orange Committee.

Doubling whether the East Orangs
City Council will override Mayor
Gregory's veto of the resolution ap-
proprlating $1,000 for the semi-cen-
tennial observance. the general COM
mittee arranging for the celebration
last night voted to cease activities
until after the next meeting Of the
council when the message will be
acted upon. Most of the COMMITTEES
members seemed discouraged over ths
action of the mayor.
John c. Lyons said 1t was useless
to go ahead with the plans unless
assurance is given that the City Coun-
ell will assume responsibility for the
expense. He favored abandoning the
celebration. saying that not much en-
thusiasm was being displayed by
citizens. UNLESS ali the expenses
are raised Immediately" he said, T
don't want to continue as a member
of the committee. ] favor dropping
the whole thing unless we have posi-
tive assurance that the necessary
funds are to be subscribed"
There will be another meeting Of
the committee Tuesday night when IL
will be determined whether the ar
rangements for the celebration will be
continued or not.
David L. Pierson, historian general
of the New Jersey Chapter. Sons of
the American Revolution, who called
the attention of the celebration to the
City Council. urged the committee not
to take fright at the veto of Mayor
Gregory. "There is much enthusiasm
over the celebration" he declared,
'and the affair will be a success If
the committee will work We can't
accomplish anything If we come hers
night after night and sit and do
nothing"
Colonel Oscar II. Condit. treasurer
of the fund, who is inclined to fa-
vor abandoning the celebration in
view of the encouragement, stated it
would probably be difficult to solicit
funds from citizens because their
generosity has already been taxed by
the campaign being conducted for the
| Orange Memorial and New Jersey
| Orthopedic Hospitals
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
H. e. ScHWARTZ's FUNERAL

Funeral services for Herman e.
Schwartz. 81 years old, of 81 Watson
avenue. East Orange, who died at
his home yesterday morning of kid
ney trouble, will be conducted from
that address Monday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock by the Rev. Edward
Remig. of Germantown. Pa, a friend
of the decedent Mr.. Schwartz had
been i'll for about two weeks. He
was a real estate broker with an
office in Clinton street. For about
thirty years he had lived in this city,
moving to East Orange two years
ago. He was a native of Germany.
During the Civil War he was first
lieutenant in the Hath Pennsylvania
Volunteers. A widow and two daugh-
ters survive him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
Nab PickpocketS at
Wild West Shocv

Chief of Police Harry Gallagher. of
Monclair, on the way from this city
N a trolley car yesterday, saw three
suspicious men alight and proceed
toward the grounds occupied by a
Wild West show in Montclair.
Chief Gallagher and Detective Ed
wand Reilly followed the men. The
suspects mingled with the crowd, and
in few minutes Gallagher saw one
of them take a dollar bill from the
handbag of a woman with basy in
her arms.
About the same time Reilly cap
tured another of the. trio as he Tut
his hand into the pocket of a male
circus visitor. Then the third man
was arrested. They described them-
selves as Ira Breidt, of 1874 Court
street; Charles Bearet, of 210 Rose
street, and George Bohenlager of 2
Mercer street, all of this city. They
were sent to Jail for sixty days.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-26
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE OF INTENTION.
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER co
MIGgIOAE RG

NOTICE OF INTENTION.
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COM
MISs1ONERs.
Pursuant to resolution adopted by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners Of
the city of Newark at a meeting held thu
24th day of April. 1913, and approved by thu
Mayor OF the city Of Newark on the 25th
day Of April 1919
the intention Of the Board of Street AMI
Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark.
under and by virtue of provisions of the act
entitled AN Act to revise and amend tho
charter of the city of Newark. approved
March nth, 1857 and the supplements there
and Water Commissioners of the city Of
Newark, approved March 2Sth 1891 and
other public laws Of the State of New Jer-
sey, to order and cause the construction Of
a pipe sewer approximately along the south
bank of the Second River and the east bank
OF Meadow Brook from the intersection %
Tiffany boulevard and Hemlock place TO tha
intersection of Heller parkway and North
Sixth street. and thence IN North Sixth
street southerly for a distance of about 1sD
feet The part from Hemlock place to
point near the junction of the two streams
to be twenty 900 inch pipe. and the balance
eighteen 49, inch pipe,
This sewer TO be used for house sewage
only and to be known and designated az the
'.MEADoW BROOK OUTLET SEWER
Such persons as may object thereto are re.
quested TO present their objections in writing
10 the clerk OF said board. at the Office OF
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners City Hall, Newark. or before the
expiration of six days from date Of this
notice.
BY direction OF the Board of street ana
Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark.
Newark n. j.. April 2oth, 1913.
NJ. r. SHBRRERD,
apr2s-5t Chief Engineer.