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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03

pany, the New Haven Steamboat Com
pany, the Bridgeport Steamboat Com
pany. the New London Steamboat Com
pany. the Starin Line. the Merchants
Line, Enterprise Transportation Com
pany and Colonial Navigation Company.
In order to injure the Joy line, It In
alleged. an agreement was entered into
with the Metropolitan Steamship Com
pany of Massachusetts n the Ocean
Steamship Company whereby the Ocean
company was to increase the number Of
its sailings from Boston and lower its
freight rates two cents a hundred pounds
under the rates Of the Joy company.
When the Joy company was forced
protestingly into the fold, it is charged,
1t was used in a similar rate cutting war
which ended in bankrupting the Enter
prise Transportation Company and the
Merchants Line. The Joy line, in this
instance. vas doubly effective as a
weapon since lis afnliation with the
New Haven was kept a secret, It Is
alleged.
Again on July "a. 1901. it Is charged,
a contract was ratified between the New
Haven, william Rockefeller, the Stand
ard oil Company. II. NJ. Flagier and the
Florida East Coast Railroad Company
whereby the Florida company should not
ieIeW us QUARTER 10 the JOY company
Of the steamer Cocoa.
Another interesting feature Of the bill
Is the charge that ex-Congres sman JEFF
ferson NJ. Levy OF New York proflted
through the New Haven's policy OF en-
tension. On January "a, 1918, the bill
says, a resolution was adopted by the
executive committee authorizing the pur-
chase from Mr.. Levy Of property not ex-
ceeding 5000 900 In cost. , No mention Ia
made of the kind OF property.
During their terms as directors the
defendants, it Is charged. authorized
loans a~ggregating $2,275,0OO to the Berk-
shire Street Railway Company. 81, 0OO.-
900 to the Boston and Maine, s.. zoo, 900
to the New England Navigation Com
pany and 49, So 900 to the New York.
Westminster and Boston, the Dad the
acquisition Of which by the New Haven,
it is asserted, caused several million dol
lars ito vanish into thin air"
Assistant United States Attorney-Gen-
eral Swacker was aided In drawing up
the bills by r. l. Bats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03

Sunday evening. had been replaced by a
plate which said, Charles Becker. Died
July 80. 1915"
The ~tostlinr OF the crowd in the hall
way. and the noise II made. caused Mrs.
Becker to give orders to admit no one
else after about 500 people had passed
drought the front room. More than 1000
persons were still In line. and their ex-
CARNATIONS OF disappointment were great
! when they learned they were to be de-
~brived Of a sight of the corpse.
Soon after 10 o'clock the start for the
church was made. The police damned a
wedge through the crowd to allow the
hearse and carriages to draw up In front
OF the door. and then the coffin was car
ried out. The pallbearers were Patrol
man William Ferrick, who was Becker's
secretary when the latter was head Of
the strong arm squad Lieut.. Patrick
Shea. Capt. John Bourke. Patrolmsn
Joseph Sheppard. who was a member Of
Becker's strong arm squad Lieut.. James
Brady and Patrolman John O'Connor.
In the first carriage the flowers were
placed. including the piece with the In
scription Sacrificed to Politics" An
other emblem. sent by DR.. .Alessin. the
family physician. had on II this sentence.
ITO the Martyr. With Sincere SYM
pathy."
Wife's Picture ON Breast.
Before the coffin was finally closed
Mrs. Becker pinned on her husbands
breast the picture of herself which he
wore to his death last Friday.
In the second carriage went Mrs.
Becker and her brother. John Lynch.
TIL mob stilled somewhat when she
passed TO her carriage and Immediately
followed after her to the church. In
other carriages were Lieut.. John Becker
and Jackson Becker. brothers OF the
dead man. and a sister and former Po-
lice Inspector Alexander s. Williams
and Alderman Peter Schweikert. There
were six carriages In all the last was
empty.
The Church Of st. Nicholas of Tolen-
tine Is one block west OF the Becker
home. so the crowd could easily keep
pace with the carriages. Here there was
another struggle between police md
mob to save members Of the funeral
party from being Jos,led.
The church seats 700: three times
that many got in, although admission
was supposed to be by card only. They
damned into the seats, stood up in the
aisles and along the walls. in the space
in front OF the seats, while at the doors
they were packed In al closely as in a
subway crush.
The acolytes preceded the comm to
the front Of the church, and Father Der
mody said a low requiem mass. The
talking in the church was so loud that
only those in front could hear what the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03
r BECKER IMMUNE.
No Attack ON Her ns Teacher, None
COntcm plated.

AS an answer to the speculation con-
corning Mrs. Charles Becker's position
as a public school teacher came tho
statement OF andrew W. Edison, act
ing superintendent, yesterday after
noon In the Board of Education office.
Mr.. Edison said that no action had been
taken by the board to dismiss Mrs.
Becker and that no charges OF con
duct unbecoming a teacher had been
preferred as a result OF the plate az
lacking Gov. Whitman on the lid OF her
husbands coffin.
]. II. Pitts, chief clerk in the super
~intendent's office. said that he had NOT
even heard of a contemplated action
against Mrs. Becker and that there was
nothing being one, He said further
that Mrs. Becker is on leave of absence
and that she Is out of the jurisdic-
ton OF the board regarding personal
matters. Whatever she sees fit to do
during her vacation does not concern
her status as a teacher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03
STEEL MAN AMI WIFE KILLED
Alexander Dempstcr's Son ,i.o
Hurt in Auto Ncnr P%ittsburp.

LrGoNiER. Pa. Aug. 2-AlcN,rd.-
Dempster, a wealthy coal and stec! o7o,
ator his wife and the family chauffeur
We're killed this afternoon in tho Laura,
Hills, six miles from Ligonier TIL.
Dempsters' son. James Gilmore Demp.
ster, probably was fatally injured. m.
automobile crashed into n tree while
descending a wet mountain road.
The family were returning from Balti.
more, wnere they went last Tuesday
morning on a pleasure trip. TIE car
had just passed the Mountain Inn when
II careened, struck n huge oak tree and
plunged over the embankment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03
Thousands Fight to View Body
at Home and Church
Services.

With n mob OF the morbidly curious
pushing and showing into the apartment
Of Mrs. Charles Becker, wrangling and
struggling In the street outside. tanning
their way into the tiny church where
the services were held. while hundreds
Of others outside were interrupting by
loud talking and laughter, the body Of
Charles Becker reached its last resting
place yesterday.
Even at the grave his widow and rel
atives were not left in peace, for fully
500 persons crushed their way into the
cemetery. to trample on other graves In
frantic eagerness not to miss the op-
p%ortunity to see Mrs. Becker during the
trying m when the grave diggers
were performing their last duties. Many
policemen had to use all their strength
to keep the mob from surrounding the
mourning party at close ang the curl
GUS were kept in a rim about forty feet
from the Becker plot. inc there they
stood. men. women and boys and girls.
gathered from many walks of life. nudg-
ing and pointing. giggling and talking.
struggling for positions at the front.
Probably not one person in fifty who
were there knew Becker probably not
one person in ten had ever seen him.
Yet they went by automobile and car
riage. by subway. elevated train and
trolley car, and o N foot. to see what
they could Of the funeral services of
him who was put to death by Law last
Friday.
Mob Waits for Hours.
The services were set for 10 o'clock.
but two hours before that time the mob
began to gather. and at 80, when II
became known that the body could be
seen by friends of the family. the mob
filled a huge space In front OF the apart
ment house at 2291 University place, The
Bronx, where Mrs. Becker makes her
home. Capt. John Reith of the WILL
iamsbridge station was at hand with
half a dozen policemen, but the crowd
was too large for these men to handle.
and finally he called out thirty reserves.
The street is broad. but the crowd
filled II from edge to edge and for sew
eral hundred feet up n down the
block. Those who wanted TO see the
body were stretched from the third fioor
"poi i'i vi VI btCktT uOWn 10 the
street and then down the block for
more than 200 yards.
The police handled this line as thew
would a crowd trying to get into a DO.
litical mass meeting at Madison Square
Garden. Dil!sent watch was kept for
people who tried to break in, and so see
the body ahead Of their turn. The linz
was kept moving up the stairs and into
the front room. where the casket lay, as
fast as the front end of it got out OF
the house.
The first thing that struck the eve in
the dim little front room was a huge
floral offering which covered the ton Of
the coffin. 1t was of lilies and asters,
and worked out in blue letters on IL were
these words:
Sacrificed to Politics"
An envelope on the piece said, From
a Friend but the card which the en-
velope had contained had been removed.
The silver plate with the inscription
Murdered by Gov. Whitman" which
was removed by Inspector Faurot on
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
CHRISTIANITY BARRED
WIN BE Eliminated Froai Korean
Schools and Replaced By Shintoism
Which Makes Emperor aapreme

ST, HELENA, Cal, JuA 15.-The
JaPancse government has Adopted u
proposal made by the gdNrnor.gen-
eral OF Korea to ellmlnat,s.the teach.
Ing 0f Christianity from every kOr.
can school denominational or non de.
nomlnadonAl. arQrsilng 10 " statement
made today by Elder A. ~. Daniels.
president " the World Conference ~
the Seventh Day Adventlsts 10 the
National Educational anh Young Peo-
pies Missionary Volunteer Council VI
the adventists, now In session here.
MI Daniells said "the open door
In IRpan, as far M protestant mis-.
slolnry ondcnvor Is concerned, IL fast
closing, He urged that whatever Is
done for the eyanaellEatlon " the mil.
lions ~ China aud India he done
quickly, Tor he said Japan is leading
the Orient.
This act, already passed, gives ten
years Tor the closing Of tie schools, "
said Mr. Daniels. lint those who have
read II aud are famillar with the sltn.
ation say n may he only five wear,
until ouc schoals win hc closed for
che JapaneSe government has planted
10 establish Shlntolnn which elevate,
the emperor 10 the pusltlon N Wt
nrNnc r,iler and makes The state rllg
Ion the supreme relglon."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
THE STATE WRONG
Supreme Court Decides Attorusy Gen.
erai Went st Oklahoma Natural Gas
Company With Incorrect Tool

The proper action 70 cUmlPl the OK
lnhomu Natural Gas company to com
ply with thu provisions " the statute
OF the 1913 legislature relative TO the
common carrier aud common purchaser
provisions Of the law would he for the
state TO apply for u receivership fot
the company according to decision
VI the supreme courl today, the opln.
Ion written by Justice Turner. The
Judgment Of the Oklahoma county dis.
trLt court In granting II mandamus to
to compel the company to file an ac,
ceptnnce Of the law IL reversed aud
the appeal dismissed.
The gas company opposed the en-.
forcement Of the provisions of the law
and the stnte, by the attorney general,
applied for and was granted writ of
mnndamus IN the district court to com.
pei the company To file It's acceptance
Of the law, which In effect would have
caused the company 20 comply with
the provisions. After the writ hy the
lower court the company appealed tc
the supreme court.
While the higher court does not IN
any way nulify the law, II holds that
the proper method would have been fOl
the state to ask for receiver Tot the
company. This method Is provided In
/ the law, and the high court suggests
that the law simply be enforced
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
A. B. c. OF ASSESSING
Watson instruets State Auditor How
70 Tax Foreign Corporations Other
!, Tim Public Service Ones

method 10y which foreign cor.
~ Hons doing business In more than
o. county In the state should e A..
stesed for taxation Is explained tu the
state auditor Ia IN opinion from the
attorney generals office. lOlay, writ.
ten by Smith &. Matsun The last leg
isiature amended previous acts on the
subject aud provided that corporations
for profit other than public service
corporations shull he assessed on the
net value " their monicd capital, sur
plus aud undivided profits as NJ Jan
uary / VI each year IN the county.
town. district ar city where located.
The statements ~ stock. outstanding
Indebtedness, etc, must be- filed with
the state auditor. The opinion NJ the
attorney general says:
IT would appear from this act that
II was the intention II the Legislature
To tax at the home office NJ the cor
pnratinn all ~ the net mOuied capital
W the corporation and its tangible per
sonal property aud real estate lo
Gated In that county, other tangible
personal property To he assessed In the
counties where located and the real
estate ~ course to he assessed sepa
rately In each county whore located
and the assesSed value 0f such 10 be de
luctpd from the gross monlcd capita
IN order to arrive at the net monlet
capital assessed In the home county.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
FLOOD WATERS
ARE RECEDlNG
People In LOwIands Along North Can.
adian To-day Take Stock Of Dam.
age Done by Rise Of sunday

All danger of further serious flood
Is nov over since the North Canadian
river Began dropping late last night.
At O'Clock this afternoon the gauge
at the city water station showed about
II foot lower than The high marx Uf
tsat-iesi .-asn lnsl'fs y,ssslal,- ,,....
Whtchmen aud gtkIftls'wefe l.titi he
lug manlahed at the danger p,ints,
and the police boats weHs busy car
rying people to and from thclr homes,
hut Il Is thought that most ~ lh .
houses win be- accessible tomorrow.
The weather bureau reports thai there
have been general rains 10 the west
ward nj the head M the river. md
predicts that the water will fall nuuI
faster after the head water hns as-,d.
Thousands II people watched the wa
ters enn tu rctede this morning,
Robinson avenue aud Exchange avvuw
being the principal points of 'bsrrvo.
tiOn. Gloomy truck gardeners and
small farmers began 10 take stock ~
their losses n the submerged gar
drn patches aud flAds began 20 NJ
appear and the grueillng work which
has been going on without pasing al
the leyees aud city emergency dam was
temporarily slowed up. No material
damage 10 the city property IL shown
az u result " the swlrling torrent
which crept mp Yesterday until u
flowed over Robinson street Ia sey
eriil places. The street was not In
Iured as the pavement was not under
mined or washed out to any apprecia
BILE extent
The bridge on Western avenue wn'
badly damaged, but was In very pool
condition. II was stated by city off
cinls, aud should be rebuilt anyway
Outside Ot few poles being washc,
down, the telephone and telegraph
service was not IMPAIRED. II is though
that the present drupplng Of the higl
waters win now continue more rapldl!
until the river is again back In III
original channel, unless more rains II
the western part II the state cause an
other slight rise later
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
DACOMA WHEAT FINE
Harvest In Heart of States Superior
Grain Belt Starts Thursday-All
Crops Good There

DACOMA, Oh, June 10. Harvest In
the Eagle Chcf valley, the heart ~
the wheat district Of this section Of
oklahoma commrncrs THURSDAY II 4.
expected that binders viii be- Ht work
In over hnlf Of the fields This i-
about II week later than usual and
hcndrrs win start In nnother seven
days.
The wheat crop Is In better condi
tl0n than hnd been anticipated The
nrmy worm did hut little damage aud
the estimated yield being placed al
from ~ to ~ bushels Farmers ARE
making arrangements tO hold n major
ity NJ their wheat for higher prices.
The second cutting ~ alfalfa that
has Just been completed Is one NJ the
heaviest known la the history ~ the
valley aud the weather has been Ideal
for curing It The first crop was near.
" total loss ON account ~ the heavy
rains.
Fruit Is going 10 he plentiful es
pcclnlly peaches and npricots
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
FORD BRANCH
COMING HERE
Last Two Lots Completing West Main
Street Tract As Site Believed to
Have Bceu Acquired This Morning

1t Is believed that the last reHl 50.
tate deal necessary a. announcement
If construction here NJ branch plnut
uf the Ford Automobile company was
closed thi- morning Local agents uf
the Ford company refuse either 10
deny or affirm that the plant will 20
In.
The situation Hs understood now N
TINT the Ford company this morhing
secured two lots which complete II
tract suitable for the erection Of the
branch plant that the plot is 1t
untcd Oh the south side NJ West Main
street. adjoining uu the east the FMS
cu right of way aud that the entire
tract thus secured Is ample Tor the
needs " the Ford company FOR some
years 10 come.
The reason that confirmation NJ the
report cannot br obtained here Is that
the whole transaction Is believed ~
have been engineered by the home ~
flee NJ Detroit aud thni announcement
NJ plans win have tu emnuate from
the factory.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
WILL H OLD INQUEST
To Investigate Death Of Negro and
Sheriff; Brothers Indicted and In.
der Arrest; One In Hospital

wINNSBORO, s G.. June 10
Preparations were hcgun Tor nm In.
quest here late today into the deaths
~ sheriff A. ~ Hood and jules
Smith n negro charged with attacking
n white woman, who were killed In
the riutlng here yesterday evening.
clyde eisenhower q relative of the va.
man. aud who was crroncously report
cd tn have died NJ his wounds IN u
hospital late last night, stlll has Il
chance for recovery according to the
physiciaus. The four other wounded
men win recover II was stated.
The authorities tndav continued
their search Tor James Rawls ani b.
Morrison. brother m-'aW ~ Iscnhow
er Indicted yesterday charged with
the murder NJ Smith In the attack ol
the sherlffs guard clyde aud Eru
est Iscnh0wer brothers, Indicted mi
the same charge, nrr mder arrest
The former NJ the hospital
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
IN THREE PART STORY
Bryan Will Tell What lie Knows
About War and How To Stop It;
Now Being Prepared

WASHINGTON. June 10 Former
Secretary Bryan did not issue his
promised statement today OH The
Causrlp-. war aud IT. Lessons fur
Us,' announced that be- was preparing
b IN three parts
"romorruv. said Mr. Bryan iu u
formal announcement = shall submit
the first part, dealing win the war u,
1t Is, and the injury 1t does Ia nru
trnl nations the nrNt day | shall CON
slider the origin ~ the war aud the
Influences which caused II the third
aud concluding section viii trent Of ia"
means which may be- employed for
restoring permanent peace. A. the ar
ticle win be- furnished 10 all nrw-pn
prrs. without partiaity or discrimn
alton, II will not be my fault II amy
papers fail to lay It before their read
crs."
Within a few days Mr. and Mrs
Bryan viii go 10 Miami, Fla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
NO PRELIMINARY TREATY
ARRANGED WITH RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, June 10 Inquiry
of President Wilson today us to the
status " the RusslHn treaty question
brought forth the comment that the
Russian government was aware " the
Willingness " the unlted states ia
clier into n new commercial treaty
With m arrangements consistent with
the position Of this country before the
last pact was abrugate,l There has
been no preliminary agreement yet,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
TREASURY PLACE
FOR sen. OWEN?
Persistent Washington Rumor Gives
Oklahonan Portfolio In Cabinet
McAdOO. Secretary Of state

WASHINGTON, Jun II DSpcciuU
senator Robert L. owen or Oklaho.
ma soon win he Offered place IN
President Wilson's cabinet According
to persistent rumOrs among White
House officials here todol The ru-
mor- have II that Secretary of the
Treasury William q. MrNdoo viii ,bc
appointed by the president to fill the
portfolio ~ secretary of state made
vncnnt by the reslgnRllou of William
J. Bryan and that following Mr. Me
AdOos appointment Senator owen viii
be offered the secretur~hip of the
trfSAAry
These rumors are held to bc quite
significant when taken boo connection
with Senator Owens hurried depart
ure from oklahoma Immediately fol
lowing Secretary Bryan, resignation.
Offlridls refused to discuss the mat.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
NEW LUMBER COMBINE
Northwest Cooperation VIII Control
Export Buslness-Thirty Manufse-
trHers Join

SEATTLE, June 10 Lumber manu-
fncturer Of the northwest, II Is AN
uo,mced here, are organizing coop.
eratiye corporation to control the ex.
port lumber business Of the Pacific
coast The concern has been incorpor.
ated IN this state with capital Of
s200,OOO.
The corporation according TO the by
laws, will engage only IN foreign trade.
Organizers Of the movement have al.
ready submitted their plan 70 the fed.
eral trade commission and are ALSO un-
derstood to hare explained Il to n<ssi,
dent Wilson. lf is q
Thirty of The largest humber manu.
facturefr IN the northwest already
have mined the corporation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
$l5,OOO,OOO EACH DAY
Cost OF War Tor Enyisnd Ia Noxt
THREE Months; Includes Aid TO
Allies

LONDON, June l5-premier As
uulth, on moving vote or credit fer
81 25OmO.OOO Informed the members
of the house uf commons today that
the expenditure In the next threU
months would be- not less than Sl5,
0O0,0OO daily.
In introducing the measure Premier
As1uIth remarked that from April
a. June u, the expenditure had been
At the rate II sl33O0OO0 daily.
lie estimated that the total daily
expenditure during the currency Of
the ew creilt would he not less than
Sl5.O00,O00 for the reason that as the
war extended itS area, Great Britains
financial OBLIGATIONS 10 the allies would
Increase
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
UNNiPOUANT CABINET
MEETING rs HELD TODAY

WASHINGTON. June i5--President
Wilson aud his cabinet heln today the
shortest meeting IN months, the meet
ing lasting only forty minutes only
routine business was discussed and
the European situation touched on
only lightly, members sald Secretary
Lansing said he presented M foreign
questions Secretary Houston Inform.
ed the cabinet that reports 20 his de-.
parlment showed crops TO hc IN nm nm
usually good condition throughout the
country.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-15
BRIDGE INSPECTION
County Commissieners Drop Other
Work to lusdn1issie and Repair 4
Once wstsr n.sged Coussrnrtiea

The county cOmu bners today
abandoned their woF6fks hoard Of
equalization aud wesf TO the country
TO inspect the damage that has been
done b, the high water The ap
proaches Ia the bridge over the Can
adinn on East Fourth strst have been
washed away and the Canadian bridge
on Grand boulevard is said to be- out
West " the cty the damage to
county bridges Is said to I've even
greater and the commissioners ARE also
inspecting the extent " II today The
repairs WIN he made as quickly 0s
possible for travel win he greatly hin-
dcrcd hy the loss NJ the bridges
The extent NJ tho damage was not
known to the commissioners today
aud cannot I've as,rrtained fully until
the water rccedes II is believed, how
ever, that the flood dumage to bridges
alone IN this county viii amount Il
several thousand dollars.