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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
WOMAN FIGHTS TO
CANCEL TRUST DEED
Miss Mary Mersereau Charges
Her Signature Was Secured
by Unfair Means.

circumstances which accompanied
the signing of a deed of trust by her
while she was confined to hospital
will be the basis of an action brought
nv Miss Mary Mersereau, sixty-five
years old, to set aside the deed and
establish her interest in an estate
valued at a quarter of million dol
lars.
Miss Mersereau was made the prin-
cipal beneficiary in the will of the late
William H. Stanford, a Wealthy drug
gist, who was killed by an automobile
in August, 1911. Stanford was the
proprietor of drug store at 256 Null
berry street and conducted this es-
Enlistment for many years. Miss
Mersereau states that as the nearest
friend and relative of the druggist he
consulted her frequently In family and
business affairs.
After the death of Stanford, Miss
Mersereau was attacked with nephitis.
she asserts. This disease is said to
effect the brain. While confined to
the Overlook Hospital, at Summit,
five weeks after the death of Stan
ford, she made the deed of trust. The
deed was obtained by Charles w.
Cox, O member of prominent firm
of brokers at Wall street, New York
city Cox resides In Montclair and
was named as an executor in the will
with Miss Mersereau and Miss Jennie
Clark Denman, who is the chief bene-
flciary under the deed of f-ust.
Roland ID. Croker, attorney for
Miss Mersereau, claims that the deed
of trust was secured from his client
in a peculiar manner. Cox visited
Miss Mersereau at the hospital with
young lawyer, declared Mr.. Crocker.
and when the attending nurse and
lawyer were absent from the room
Cox read the deed of trust to the
patient. 1t is claimed that Cox read
the document hurriedly and that Miss
Mersereau would not have been able
to understand the nature of the paper
even If she were not suffering from
mental trouble.
With the nurse and lawyer still alb
sent from the sick room, asserted Mr.
Croker, Cox succeeded in having
Miss Mersereau sign the deed ftrust.
Then the lawyer was called in and
he went through the formality OF ask
ing Miss Mersereau if she signed the
document. 4
Miss Mersereau cl&ims that It was
not until recently when she wished to
make her will that Cox informed her
of what had happened at the hospital
when she signed away her right to
the estate. In the Stanford will Miss
Mersereau was given the absolute
ownership of the estate, excluding the
$4,000 left to Miss Denman, a niece,
and few other minor requests.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
Trust Co. Reorganization
Plan Will Probably Go
N to La Monte Next Week

THE Roseville Trust Company reor-
gatization plan will probably be sub
rnitted to State Banking Commits
ssoner George NJ. La Monte next week.
sclifford F. McAvoy. president of the
Depositors' Association, said today
that $780, 900 in deposit accounts had
been assigned to the new Mutual
Bank of Roseville. Fro mthe total
deposit accounts of 100000 he thinks
II will be possible to subtract $4,000,
representing depositors' notes, which
will be Cancelled against their ac-
counts.
Deputy State Banking Commits
sloner yredenburgh is reported to be
allowing those depositors who have
notes in the Roseville Trust Com
pany to set off their deposits against
their notes. Michael B. Kane, Jr., one
Of the depositors who refuses to join
in the reorganization scheme because
1t does not at once offer 100 cents on
the dollar, has written a letter to
this paper in which he says that this
is unfair to other depositors. The let
ter follows:
sAs a depositor of the Roseville
Trust Company and the representa-
tive of n number of others, l wish
TO state that, as l understand 1t, the
Banking Department of New Jersey
IS allowing the deputy commissioner
TO offset the accounts of certain de-
positors who have notes In the bank.
I believe that this is showing dis
elimination against depositors who
have no notes In said bank. My rea-
sons for arguing thus Is that q de-
rosltor who has notes in said bank
ana offsets his account against them
ID at once paid In full, while a de-
Tositor who has no notes in the bank
viii have to stand a loss If there Is
any, and, at any rate, Is not paid
at. the same time with the note
maker.
Il should think the State of New
Jersey would have no right to have
On it's statute books a law discrim-
mating against a depositor's consti-
tutional rights in bank of any kind.
IL the state banking department does
this, 1t is the opinion of some lawyers
with whom / have talked, that de-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10

State. was elected to four years
term In the Colorado State Senate
There she has been prominent In
working for measures affecting wom-
ems welfare, and 1t was while she
was here In New York last spring
speaking before various suffrage or
CARNATIONS that Senator Robinson
received the news of the passage of
the minimum wage for women law
which bears her name.
Senator Robinson is now chairman
of the only holdover committee of the
Colorado Senate, that on State insti-
buttons.
Senator Robinson Is coming East
again this month.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10

Are we to have congresswoman
to sit in council with the congress-
men at Washington sometime in the
near future?" is the question that is
now being asked. And this is because
one woman has already been urged to
become a candidate from the Denver
district.
She is Mrs. Helen Ring Robinson,
known far and wide as the only
woman State senator in America, and
as a delightful and eloquent speaker
She spoke recently in Newark.
1t was just a year ago this month
that Mrs. Robinson, who had long
been an interchangeable worker for the
welfare of women in her city and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
Garrison Will Enforce
Military Instruction Law

WASHINGTON Nov. 1o.-Secreta-
nv Garrison has discovered that the
agricultural colleges established I'M
der the Morrill, act of 1862 have not
been living UP to the law, which re-
duires them to include military train
ing in their curricnlums in return for
aid from the public treasury.
1t Is probable Mr.. Garrison will
make important recommendations on
this subject to Congress- next month
In an effort to obtain q greater re-
turn to the government for the
money II spends.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10

partment will be responsible for the
loss to the non-borrowing depositors.
''As a note in a bank is debt owed
to all the depositors, collectable by
suit against the party who issues or
signs. and would be accounted debt
to the depositors In general legally,
how can the department offset a note
for the benefit of one depositor, since
that note would be a debt to all the
depositors?
"MICHAEL KANE, JR.
"57 South Thirteenth street"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
Taxes Are Due Next Week.

On June 1 a demand will be
made on the county treasurer Tor
the issuance of certificates Of de-
linquency for unpaid taxes for 1911
or former years. When money for
the purchase of these is rendered
Miss Rogers must issue the certifi-
Gates of delinquency. Additional
costs must be paid by the owner
when redeeming the property, to-
gether with Is per cent interest, all
OF which is turned over to the hold
er of the certificate. For this
reason the 1911 taxes should be
paid before June / in order that
unnecessary costs may be avoided.
A statemnt of taxes should not
be requested from the treasurer
over the telephone, nor should the
request by mail be delayed till the
last days of May, because at that
time the work In the office is SO
heavy that an immediate reply can
not be given. The 1912 taxes are
delinquent June /, but no certifi-
cate of delinquency can be issued
for these till June /, 1914. In case
the 1911 or prior years taxes are
taken up by certificate, then the
holder can pay all delinquent taxes
on the property and draw the Is
per cent interest. One-half of the
1912 taxes may be paid before May
81 and the remaining one-half will
draw no interest if paid on or be-
fore November 80 of this year.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22

instead of a loss, to orchardists.
1t is no small problem.
Men and women of small means
have invested all they have in
small tracts of land in the fruit
growing sections. They cannot af-
ford to see a part of the yield Of
their small orchards go to waste.
All the apples and berries and 9TH
er fruits are not of the kind that
will sell in their original form at
prices high enough to meet the
cost of production; if they are
marketed at all. it Is at loss to
the grower, and hence the grower.
In too many instances. is forced to
allow this fruit to rot in his or
chards.
The result is that owners of
small orchards. and many owners
of big orchards also, are greatly
discouraged, and. in some instances,
at least, are beginning to feel that
they have made a bad investment.
1t is not good for Washington to
have people who have invested their
money here feel that way.
If outsiders will not establish
and operate canneries in the fruit
districts. the ruit growers should
themselves combine and do it. 1t
will pay them to do it, for the solu-
tion of the problem of orchard
waste in Washington will be found
in the cannery.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
Wedding of Rev. Jones and
Miss E.lnora Folz.

An event of interest and pleasant
surprise to their many friends was
the marriage of Rev. Herbert Jones
and Miss Elnora Folz, which wal
solemnized at Bellingham Monday
morning. The ceremony was wit
messed by Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. JAM
ieson, who accompanied the bride
and groom to the bay city. The Sc
cret of their approaching marriage
was carefully guarded and none Of
their friends in Lynden anticipated
the happy event until the bridal par.
ty was leaving on the morning OF
the wedding day.
Returning to Lynden Monday af.
ternoon, a wedding repast was serv.
ed at the home of the bride, at
which, besides the bride and groom
the guests were Mr.. M. FOlz, Mr..
and Mrs. Jameson, Miss Helene
Smith, and Miss Tromp.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are well
known in this vicinity, and have the
best wishes of a host of friends.
The bride has been a resident OF
Lynden for the past four years. and
possesses many graces of mind and
personality which have endeared
her to a large circle OF friends. Mr.
Jones, as pastor of the Methodist
church for the past two years, has
made for himself an enviable place
in the regard and esteem not only
of the members of his congregation
but of the entire community.
The Tribune joins heartily In
the congratulations and good wish
es that are being offered to Mr.
and Mrs. Jones.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
Extra Session Talk.

The possibility that the United
States government may exchange
other reserves for the granted and
school lands in the forest reserves.
amounting to more than 100000
acres, as the result of visit to
the national capital to be made by
Land Commissioners Clark v. Saw
idge and Attorney General w. ".
Tanner, has revived the talk of an
extra legislative session. II such
al exchange is effected it is point
ed out that constitutional amend
ment may. be required to permit
state officials to ratify the deal.
and If such an amendment is to be
acted upon prior to 1916 an extra
session will be necessary.
For more than eight years the
fight to recover these 100000 acres
of state lands incorporated in the
forest reserves has been waged. in
stituted by former Land Commis-
sioner E. w. Ross. Inasmuch as
idaho has just won such a conten-
tion and Montana bids fair to do
likewise. everything points to q
successful outcome also of WASH
ington's long fight.
Two other matters are also fur
nishing politicians material upon
which to base arguments in favor
of an extra session; the purported
necessity of legislative action on
the federal amendment for the di-
rect election of United States SEN
ators, SO a successor to Senator
Wesley L. Jones may be chosen by
a vote of the people next year, and
the statement that there 10 no
money left in the industrial insur-
ages to housewreckers or In the
powder mill fund for payment Of
damages to workers injured In that
trade. Legislation to meet these
conditions is deemed essential
Washington Standard.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22

turers on educational topics in the
state, was of greatest interest and
value not alone to the members OF
the class to whom it was primarily
directed, but to older persons al
we'll.
Miss Edna MacKinnon as rep
resentative Of the graduating class
and Miss Reka Oldemeyer, as val
edictorian, fully merited the heart
y applause accorded them.
Altogether, the achievements OF
the 1913 class of the Lynden High
School are a source of qualification.
and they and their instructors are
to be congratulated. 1t is doubt
full whether another high school in
the state will surpass the record
made by the one graduated from
our high school last night. The
lowest average of any member of
the class was SO per cent, while
that Of the valedictorian, Miss Old
emeyer, was SO $40 and of Miss
McKinnon. salutatorian, 92 $40 per
cent.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
DECORATION
DAY EXERCISES,

Decoration Day will be apprO-
priately observed in Lynden next
Friday. May 80. The members of
the local G. A. r. post and the W.
r. c. will proceed to the cemetery
in the forenoon to decorate the
graves of departed comrades. In
the afternoon Memorial Day SER
vice will be held at Jamieson's OPP
era house. The following program
has been prepared and will be III
charge of Prof. p. A. Wright, of
the High School:
Song, America" The Audience.
Prayer, :. :. Rev. H. Jones.
Drill. ;. 1st Grade School Pupils.
Recitation ;. :. Morris LIE Compte.
Song :. :. :. End Grade Pupils.
Address, Rev. G. ]. Brouwer.
Vocal Selection, Mrs. L. c. Wright,
Mr.. E. Edison. Mr. aud Mrs. Mark
Hammond.
Recitation. Emery Gill and Dorothy
Harkness.
Recitation =. :. :. Ruth Oakes.
Song. :. :. 3rd Grade Pupils.
Recitation, :. >. Pearl Lindsay.
Drill :. :. 4th Grade Pupils.
Recitation :. =. Emma Boslund.
Song =. 9th and 7th Grade Girls.
A request has been made to au-
tomObile owners to extend the use
of their vehicles in the morning to
the members of the Women's Re
lief Corps, to convey them to the
cemetery; otherwise many of the
ladies will be unable to attend the
exercises incident to the decoration
of the graves. the distance to the
cemetery being too great for them
to walk.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
Good Roads Day.

Governor Lister has by proclama-
ton set aside next Saturday. May "a
as Good Roads Day.
The governor in his proclamation
requests that all commercial organ
izations. automobile associations
school districts, farmers organiza-
tions and all citizens of the state
assist in the work of improving and
bettering road conditions in their
respective localities by assisting in
the building and repairing of the
roads ON the day fixed. And also
that all school districts set aside
part of the school hours ON Friday.
May %, for a discussion Of and edu-
cation in relation to highway con-
struction to the end that teachers
and pupils will take an active in
terest in good roads movement and
to assist with the work on the fol-
lowing day. the one herein designat-
ed as Good Roads Day.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22

There were % members present
at the meeting on May II. Mrs.
Sarah Schroeder was elected to mem
bership in the Corps. 1t was de-
cided to accept the invitation Of
Rev. Herbert Jones to attend Mem
orial service at the Methodist church
on Sunday. May 25. and all MEM
bers are requested by President
Palmer to meet at G. A. r. hall
at 10 A. NJ, and march to the
church in a body.
The Corps has accepted an invi-
tation to meet with the Bellingham
w. r. c. on June 6, have dinner
at noon, and meet at the armory at
2 P. M.
Comrade Folz was reported a.
not gaining strength. Other sick
members are about the same.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
The President on Monopoly.

Mr.. Wilson's position with re-
spect to monopoly was we'll describ-
ed in an article written by the pres
ident and printed in the World 8
Work. This article is entitled ..'New
Freedom" In this article Mr.. Will
son criticises Mr.. Roosevelt's mon
Opoly plan as "a partnership be-
tween big business and the govern
ment," the effect of which on the
people would depend on the ben
evidence of the contracting parties.
whereas the people want justice,
not philanthropy. "Benevolence
never developed man or nation -
says Mr.. Wilson. I'VE do not
want a benevolent government. We
want a free and just government.
In clear cut language he declar-
ed the policy of this democratic ad-
ministration, saying: 1--WE purpose
to prevent private monopoly by
law" He sums up the attitude of
the administration in this way:
"Our purpose is the restoration
Of freedom.
1--WE design to prevent private
monopoly by law. to see to 1t that
the methods by which monopolies
have been built up are legally made
impossible.
"We design that the limitations
ON present enterprise shall be re-
moved 30 that the next generation
of youngsters as they come along
will not have to become proteges
of benevolent trusts, but will be
free to 60 about making their own
lives what they will; so that we
shall taste again the full cup, of
liberty-the only wine that ever
refreshed and renewed the spirits
of q people,"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
CANNERIES IN THE ORCHARD DISTRICTS.

The new Lynden cannery build
ing located on the railroad tracks
Is rapidly nearing completion. 1t
Is under roof and will be in run
ming order in time to handle the
fruit and vegetables produced this
year.
The cannery is another illustra-
tion of the confidence reposed in
Lynden's future by the officers and
stockholders OF the company, who
are Lynden men.
Commenting on canneries in Or
chard districts in the state, the
Seattle Sun has the following ed
itorial:
Canneries will solve the problem
of the enormous orchard waste in
the state of Washington.
Thousands of dollars worth OF
fruit could be saved every year in
this state by the establishment and
operation of canneries in the fruit
growing sections.
Only the best apples are picked
and packed for marketing purposes
in this state; and that also is
true OF berries of all kinds, and
OF other fruits. But the fruit
which is thus permitted to go to
waste can be put in marketable
form and made to yield a profit
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
Lossed Off Land Problem.

Here's one way OF solving the
logged off land problem-a solution
before the problem materializes. Ac-
cording to the Arlington Times, the
Ruckers in their logging operations
in the northern part of the county
are finding uses for the donkey
engine not only for towing logs
over skid roads, but also for drag
ging stumps out of the ground. For
this last purpose an additional dom
key engine recently was purchased.
Three acres of land were cleared
this spring, graded and planted In
garden truck for use at the Ruck-
er boarding establishment.
According to the Times, w. j.
Rucker, while at his Cavanaugh
camp lately said the firms land
near Oso would be further improv-
ed, as soon as stripped of its tim
ber, and developed into stock
ranch. Four hundred acres of it,
he said. were suitable for that pur-
pose.
The unfortunate thing about log
ging and land-clearing problems is
the gap that is left between the
cutting of the tree and the conver-
sion of the untamed stump land
to cultivated fields. The burden of
the most expensive part of the en-
tire process because there il no
immediate profit therefrom as there
is in logging, falls upon the man
and tho industry that is least able
to bear 1.-THE rancher seeking to
establish a home and his necessar-
ly hampered agricultural activities.
With the logs the first profit is
gone from the land. Then comes
an interval when a heavy cost must
be incurred before there is any fur
ther profit.
II, as the Fuckers are reported
to be doing, the first profit could
be made to prepare the land for
immediate realization of agricultur-
al profits on the part of the man
who farms it, it would be the great
est boon Western Washington could
hope for, for 1t would mean an
end to the logged-off land problem.
Everett Herald.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES.

A series OF interesting and I'M
portant events are being participate
ed in this week by the members OF
the class OF 1913 of the local high
school, who are Edna MacKinnon.
Reka Oldemeyer. Peter Elenbaas
Elsie Burke, Mary Cakes, George
Wetering. Ray Jacobs. Eva Ireland
Theresa Tromp, Alvin Pyeatt.
Arthur Swenson and Chester Wor-
then
On Friday evening the annual
Junior-Senior banquet was given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Bay. and was one of the pleasantest
affairs of the kind ever held here.
On Sunday evening the baccalau-
reate sermon was delivered by Rev.
G. ]. Brouwer at the Reformed
church. Rev. Herbert Jones assist
ed in the service, and appropriate
music was rendered. Mr.. Brouwer' 4
subject, Goods Highway to Sue
cess was effectively treated. and
the church was filled to its utmost
capacity.
The class play, ''The Deacon's
Second Wife," was given at jamie
sons opera house on Tuesday even.
ing. The play, which was an anus
ing one, was exceedingly we'll rem.
dered, and was witnessed by large
audience. Each character in the
play was we'll sustained, and showed
careful work on the part of the
members of the class. The costum-
ing and stage arrangements were
attended to by J. c. Gale. The
cast was as follows:
Deacon Fitz. Alvin Pyeatt; Nal.
why Fitz first wife) Edna Nc
Kinnon: Milton George Washington
Fitz, Ray Jacobs; Nancy Melissa
Fitx, Eva Ireland; Kitty. (the cous-
in) (second wife) Mary Oakes: Mr.
John D. Bullock (broker) George
Wetering: Mrs. John d. Bullock
Ida Stone; Dorothy Bullock 1.-THE
daughter Reka Oldmeyer; Hart
ley Bullock (the SOM Peter Ellen
baas: Earnest Rench (companion)
Arthur Swenson; Phil GambOagt
(artist) Chester Worthen; Mrs
Brown (the interrupting neighbor)
Elsie Burke.
Last night the following com.
mencement program was presented
also at Jamieson's opera house:
Violin Solo, =. :. Suise Ireland
Invocation :. :. Rev. H. Jones
Address, Realizing Political
DEALS" by Glass Representative
:. :. =. :. :. Edna MacKinnon
Vocal Selection -. :. :. =. =.
Mrs. Mark Hammond, Mrs. l.. c
Wright. Messrs. Mark Hammond
and E. Edison.
Address to Class, ;. E. J. Klemme
Vocal Solo :. Mrs. l.. C. Wright
Valedictory Address
:. :. Reka Oldemeyer
Presentation Of Diplomas,
Mr.. e. Edison. President of thu
School Board.
The address of Mr.. Klemme, wht
is considered one of the ablest lee
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-22

enteen strike-outs being his record
for the day. Besides their battery
work. both men won high honors
with the stick, Hadley's home run
over the fence in the second in
ming scoring Reed ahead of him
and Fishers four-base swat in the
eleventh, settling the game.
Black started to pitch for the
Elks. but was replaced after four
innings by McCully. They were
touched up for total of 16 hits,
while Hadley allowed IL safe ones.
For five innings Lynden held
the Elks with a lead of two runs,
but in the eighth inning with the
aid Of five hits, they netted four
runs. Lynden came back strong in
the ninth and tied the score. From
then until the finish, the story is
told by the we'll known poem"
Casey at the Bat"
Next Sunday Lynden returns to
Bellingham and plays the LIS (who-
ever they may be) a newly organic
ed club, with four of the old Cub
players in their lineup.