Weekly Press, The (Newspaper) - December 3, 1909, Saint Joseph, Michigan THE WEEKLY PRESS TEAK ST. DECEMBER TWO ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING LASTi NIGHT ASSURES ANOTHER INDUSTRY CPU 10SKXTATI VE CI T I Z E X S TAKE STAND FOR voi ci M John Edgar Frank L. E. H. A. H. W. H. James C. 13. H. L. Charles John F. W. C. Frank John C. Theodore I for a pattern and the extra expense was to be borne by Mr. and that he wanted a piece of land j 250x350 which would eventually be covered with Mr. er said that Mr. Heck had been by a party of citizens from and had been offered three acres ground and buildings for the should he locate in that St. Joseph appealed to the j cago capitalist and for that I the meeting was called to devise j some means or methods by which to raise and keep the j company Citizens Endorse When citizens were called upon Comparison of Records Introduced at H give their ideas concerning the of Saccharine Monopoly Shows FIGHT EVIDENCE ON SUGAR STEALS Trust Made Government Pay Rent For MO GOT QUESTIONED 4i E. H. Kingsley was the 41 to express He saiu 4, that we ought to extend a welcoming j 41 to the factory and encourage 4; the coming of this 4! L. Holland declared endorse 4J statement of Kingsley and That In One Instance City Return Was Pounds Greater That That of Government Weigher Employed by New Dec. the least in- 4! neve we should do g we j development of the sugar the A trust in United States court 4! from Mr. Heck to the was tlle the to 4 Company then read by Mr. j keep out evidence or testimony which 4 and it explained the the government sought to get in. 4 of the The controversy arose when Thomas 41 -U is expected i D. a government weigher in have volunteered their services will have CO machinists on the Prosecutor Denison as to a o n a soliciting committee to At the present time the factory j tion he had with the defendant Spitzer is paying out per week ini ten years ago in reference to quarters and the firm will have to which the company had built at the vest at least to put the piers for accommodation of the duct on the To this the weighers and for which the company 41 that the factory will employ 20 to 30 i charge of the weighers on the EQUITABLE IS IN MORGAN'S HANDS Financier Buys Stock Control ol Richest Insurance RYAN HOLDINGS ARE ACQUIRED Historic 502 Shares Which Millionaire Bought From James Haz en Hyde For During ths Famous Probe Into Workings Become the Property ol Money New Dec. Mor gan has bought stock control in ths Equitable Life Assurance The transaction conveys to him all of the stock owned by Thomas F including the 502 shades bought by Ryan from James Hazen Hyde in 1905, at the height of the inter SMS MS NEARLY A NO ENOUGH VOB THE Dec. the HUB WHILE legislature did not provide sufficient funds in the tax levy last winter meet the expenses of state ment for two years and take care of the is shown by figures compiled in the office of Auditor OLD PERCY TEII OX P. M. There have been to state eral rants issued which have not been paid from state treasury amounting to 441.10, while State Accountant ilton has now on his desk ions for funds amounting to THO Pass Over Inanimate Form 334.94. This does Struck Down IJy Freight represent the total outstanding Witness Accident But Are of the as some Unable to Inquest the big institutions have not for- j Tomorrow Taken warded any requests for funds Howe's the state has now borrowed 000 to pay The legislature provided for state expenses for two While Percy the twelve ju nal in the company and tti which less the year old son and Mr. and Mrs. Frank The above named gentlemen and at the end of the vear meyer and Elder was asked by f less man i t disclosures of the financial hv thp was engaged in picking up ve vo services will nn the na tn n uj uie s i arrange a subscription the balance of the Don't wait for the committee to call upon but let any member know what you will Any will be and thankfully re- You can help secure a good industry through a little effort on your Do your if it is only a and firm ask that the city a charged the government a i of 25Q x 350 and at The government desired to bring out conclusion of the the whether or not Spitzer had tions of various of the managers ant The 502 shares formerly owned Hyde alone carry stock the capitalization being divided into shares of pai expressed the opinion that they told tne witness that the belonged the of a most to tlle with whatever A prompt answer is cation attach to a Their Another Factory For Speeches Made help by talking the with vour as other cities have matter I bids for the manufacturing Grows Frank L. when called Fight Admission of The defense contended that while Spitzer never made such a it had nothing to do Ihe questions on said that he by I at issue en this I Mr. Fletcher noted that the company fatner to luten and not The dispute was also directed i Over Half of liad met with substantial I at I Members on Volunteer 4 4 4 4 0 DONATED A. S. F. H. Vincunt Lopker Edgar Max John John James M. Robert Rimes Harry James Charles Matthias Frank Frank F. W. Theadore Clarence Hugh De Forest John George C. A. W. H. Frank John F. Baitinger A. 13. Morse Co. F H. a new comer 4 but they had one great greater St. and said that j such was the purpose of the and after C. E. Blake had been Mr. Fletcher called upon John F. Duncan to explain the condition of the Improvement Com- pany at this time and in a brief way explain the situation to the Duncan Mr. Duncan in a terse way ed that the company was first at but later raised to and about had been The American Tool Works factory was built at a cost of then came Ihe fire and the collection of with which they constructed and that for the past twenty he had been connected with the soliciting and knew the tips and downs collected with the against the admission of the so-called According to Parr the records of the city weighers for the time involved and that while it was a good j in the indictments of the defendants way to raise still he now trial been and that if the amount could be spread j the books of the on the tax it would be the best remain as original Chairman Fletcher said but the government has been could see about in sight and j atle to obtain from merchants figures suggested the volunteering of the city weighers and from subscriptions to the This the notes in the has brought enthusiasm into the meetin and the first man walked to the Ball Started A. S. was the first man to sign his name to the made up the comparative The waight checked by John J. Louchran was compared with the as checked by the and the city I return was with the expression start the 000 pounds greater than that of the i government A shipment in Fifteen per cent of the interest in the After Morgan's purchase is made subject capital stock subscribed has been LI according to Mr. and the funds of the company er on the government weighers showed a difference of pounds in favor i the money came floating in until one- half of the amount had been j of fte city Before more subscriptions were Rev. W. C. Swenk are not very large at this John R. an the proposition came from that whUe he believed he might fled that he had called on Spitzer on 4; Heck concerning the location of to to a Dec. 13, 1907, in behalf ot the district M. Barnes fc Company factory better than at attorney of Kings armed with a the officers of the Improvement of thig gort tQ letter from H. 0. Havemeyer which Association decided to ask the thg slin bv of not gave him permission to examine the of St. Joseph to help them land a jn of jne new nooks and that Spitzer at first refused the and for that reason the meeting was thousand live hundred is the amount and the company asks the citizens to donate the money and build the He said he had visited the and was surprised at the I machinery and the products of the He believed that it to permit him to see them on the ground that was under in- and that he did not care 4 gave 4 Edgar Vincent 4 Lopker 4 Max W. 4 4 Stock and James M. each 4 4 gave while several gave 4 4 each toward the Word 4j 4 was also received from 11. C. 4 said Mr. Duncan in con- Chicago Capitalist When Mr. Duncan had Chairman Fletcher declared the ob- of the meeting was a laudable and that the citizens had with them at the meeting Mr. the Chicago who is interested in the Barnes In ducing the Chicago Mr. er said it afforded him great urc to present a man who was inter- ested in St. a man who was 4 Crawford from Chicago 4 4 to add bis name to the 4 In spile of the inclement weather n crowd of representative at the city hall last evening to attend the public meeting called not begging for for a factory but a gentleman who liked the city and would like to see the the making of a great declared St. Joseph should retain J the Mr. Hall Declares to permit injure W. G. auditor for the sugar identified the signature 1 the on a Chairman Fletcher asked Mr. of cily the of the bank hej marks being j or K thought of the and company paid the president of the chants on these returns so was on hh feet in to the deed of trust made by Ryan tr Grover Morgan J. O'Brien and George as trustees of the stock held by This deed of trust was executed June 15, 1905 and ran for a period of five sc that it does not expire until next June According to its terms the may renew the agreement for fivo years on the expiration of the original Ryan has been at his Virginia place for several days and m statement as to his reasons for selline control of the stock was obtainable ai his office or from his attorneys On behalf of the following given out at his all that was officially Harriman Aides Made Morgan has bought the major ity of the stock of the Equitable Life Assurance formerly owned by Thomas F. This purchase is subject to the trust under which Gro ver Morgan J. O'Brien and George Westinghouse were made ing for the benefit of holders and it covers all Mr. Ryan's in- including all the stocks j chased by him from James H. paid for the though the dividend on the stock is limited to 7 per cent per an in 502 shares to an annual In- come of but The amount that Morgan paid for these holdings could not be At the annual meeting of the able Henry W. De Forest and Robert Goelet were elected as Their election attracted attention in the financial district for the reason thai both have long been regarded as mem bers of the Harriman being a member of some of the boards of the so-called Harriman railroads and De who is attorney for the Harriman having been chosen Harriman's successor on severa Fight Over Hyde Stock It was in the course of a sharp strife Harriman and much against the they wore certified by some one else Mr. the authority Most of he n well what think time Bendernagel certified the along this Only Monday i Some of these records so certified were when I cape from Chicago I was offered but were only admitted in who Tamed to dence after Judge Martin had industry remain is the of the city that is at we should look into the con- cluded chairman as ho forth Mr. Mr. in a brief and terse explained what he buy a building from me. ruled the objections of the sold it to him in I sold it cheap because it meant M CANN AIDE WINS FREEDOM location nf another industry in St I want In say to Prosecution Drops Case of Detective that 1 know Mr. Gets tan say ho carry Dec. Sergeant for the purpose of securing another I He declared he was interested thing he be is able to men after factory for St. Joseph and add to in the Barnes which he do Jeremiah Griffin of the Desplaines Let us street charged by the state with all help the Company assisting Inspector Edward McCann in and your who has labored i the collection of graft from residents faithfully and isj of. tne west has escaped now in Chicago closing another Hie one of the most concerns in Ihe States It was an enthusiastic believed was going to be one of He declared was willing to put his money back for St. The council room was of but that they had other offers even Ihe halls were from cities in Indiana and clerk's and the police other parts of Michigan and in many held some of the best respects the offers were better than men in the It. was a which could be offered by the aurt in citizens He years it is Doubtful if there was that Mr. Barnes was a ur a public meeting held within dent of this that he had the where as much Jed upwards of in the infant prevailed as at the which promises great last Even and for that on the crowd lingered and met Mr. j count of the close proximity to the Heck of the Chicago he desired to have Months When Mr. Ball had Assistant State's Attorney Crowe said the etate was compelled to the case because its witnesses is backing the J. Fletcher the factory remain in St. where the mechanics could have a President John F. Duncan of to and where good Chairman Fletcher urged the had against it and therefore a in- successful prosecution was While these proceedings were in j tence of a months t stead of a towns are good cui but what ior a short Inspector McCann secured an i is rest of judgment until the case could The middle ot next January the coal along the tracks of the Pere Marquette railroad near the Union taxes will come in and at the same I depot in Benton this time there will be the biggest a switch engine handling half of a rush for OF MEETING OF COM- MISSIONERS ON a dozen cars backed down the right of way and struck the little fellow throwing him to the the I wheels of the freight cars State of the Probate and crushing his head until it for the County of Berrien I was almost In the matter of the estate of Several in the vicinity of the lard B. Having been appointed the accident which I cost the boy his in com- to examine and several other was picking up loose pieces of coal and just all claims and demands of all persons against said we do putting it in a sack which he hereby give notice that four were lwo in from the 29th day of on tlle and U is D. 1909, were allowed by said court the and for creditors to present their his companions who tied from to us for examination and the stood undecided until and that we will meet at end of the car knocked him over National Bank in the city antl the wheels of two cars passed of St. in said on llis spattering the brains 29th day of A. D. 1910.'over the rails and and on the 29th day of A. D. Rescuers were quick to respond to 1910, at ten o'clock in the forenoon but efforts were of each of said for the purpose The train stopped of examining and adjusting said Dated this 29th day of A. D. 1909. 12-2w3t A. G. LEIGH PROBATE OF FOREIGN and the wheels of the third car were resting on the mangled while the body lay between the Justice Whitney was and ing as a which adjourned after viewing the to meet tomorrow morning to consider a The body of the little fellow was State of the Probate and taken to Rowe's for the County of At a session of said held at the Probate Office in the City St. in said on the 29th day of A. D. 1909. Hon. Rolland E. Judge of In the matter of the estate of where it was prepared for The circumstances the death are particularly The family is in straightened circumstances and there are three other children besides the father and the unfortunate member of the was en- George j flavoring to provide fuel for the A. Charles having filed in said court I when he killed this The investigate the last will and testament of said it is not thought the an instrument in purporting to be a duly exemplified copy of the ceased and the record admitting the same to probate in the state of ois and his petition praying that said will be filed and and that the administration of said railroad company is to blame in the as the unfortunate lad was on the right of way when the freight cars backed into The train must have been going slowly for the wishes that secured bate be and is hereby appoint e- ed for hearing said It is further That public notice thereof be given by tion of a copy of this for three successive weeks previous to said day of in the St. Joseph a newspaper printed and circulated in said estate be granted to some suitable body was not dragged over six person A sack Partially filled with coal lay It is That the 27th day j the boy llad of A. D. 1909, at ten about tbat distance from where the o'clock in the at said body was dinner pail and our active in the winter said the then v. c to be taken to the on a that the election of Forest and was regarded as un was surmised that Harriman might have secured the Ryan holdings and that the election of the new trus tees might have been made at the In- stance of the Harriman estate before the completion of the sale to Morgan On this phase of the Ds Forest refused to In regard to his own he said that hf was nominated six ago in tht regular course as a trustee represent ing the Although the transaction does not involve as gtoat an amount of money as others in recent this transfer of stock control is one of the most im- portant matters of finance since the The society is the wealthiest of the insurance The outside insurance written by the com pany amounted at the date of the last report to It had then a surplus of a general 0, and HOLLAND E. A true Judge of CLAUDE A. Register of Probate Special 111.. Dec. R. I was today given into custody Friday Saturday one-half off of the s by on velvet and felt shapes and ostrich Mrs. E. S. i 12-1-21 writ of Detective after being set visited the office of Chief of crowds in the winter the same as ml stewart aIMl presented himself for the summer then began to in and Secretary said -I MI authorized by one TOMB GUARD CUT party and Vincent Blake will one of parly of ten only Two Noncommissioned Officers to give This Frank Lopker to his feet who Will Stand 0., Dec. Association called sized payroll would be distributed to and suggested When Mr. Heck sat down naming of a It did not he created a most favorable take long to have Mr. sion among his He is a and without business man in and his thai gentleman went to career has been marked with where he expressed cial success in all of his undertakings thanks to the and said and he has the money to carry out it a compliment to his over such a representative Forgot to Tell 1100. ishing the standing guard of one com- John Fletcher with and Max tomb of William McKinley have been Stock with later raising it to received James M. Uill Secretary of War Dickinson decided and then paper was to reduce the guard to two through the audience when the missioned It is believed that amount was W f 00. this guard will be of city which develops natural said the its highest and unity of purpose should be its Referring to the St. Chairman Fletcher said that Mr. Heck had forgotten to say some He said he proposed to erect a building 50x150, and that a portion of it would be two stories Joseph Improvement the second story to be used New OHUen i- It was announced later in the meeting that the in by Mr. Blake was AKT You are invited to view a sample ne of mottos and platinum in uy mi. Mr. F. H. Johnson of which will be on exhibition r i until Tuesday Dec. 7th. B. lander and A and who has J Public Benton on Page 5.) 12-2-3t assets of SUICIDE HIE XMAS POST CARDS IX VARIETY AT I SHIP Baker and Seamans of the United States Court of ing his appeal to the supreme His does not fect his personal and he is allowed to attend to his usual 12-2-tf I Few Boats Will Jake on Lakes After 5 if any lake vessels of anyi The to put it considerable capacity will leave have determined to take an active after midnight of December Sth i u L- part in the closing of navigation De- when the regular insurance of thei season will There is a as the of MAN ATTEMPTS CIDE BUT UNLIKE PARENT IS December Fred Ashcraft failed in an attempt to commit suicide with the very rope with which his father was ful a year served with reason why they will not do so. cargoes is and Marine have have Ihe For no wise cally agreed that extension of time i owner or operator cares to operate after that hour will be given only valuable piece of property as a the rate of 1 per on the value modern steel freighter without of the hull into which the cargo is to be This rate is a one for all practical as a little ciphering will For the value of a steel vessel capable of moving is about or This notice of his divorce be- equivalent to 40 cents a ton on came tied the rope through a chimney opening and ped the noose over his He had miscalculated the length of the rope and was Before he could make a second attempt he was tons of When the in- surance alone on one trip mounts up near the freight on the cargo the owners anxious for the freights from one more trip will quickly lose the Incentive for the lection storm or collision or other rate by the insurance companies means that the will not start out after December 5, said President of the Lake now are thing that can turn a wheel will tic busy in said President demand for ore in the iron and steel promises to be very and the rate for carrying it will doubtless lie 75 at the beginning of the w IC E
