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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
A coat of Natural Jap-a-lac on linoleum or oil cloth doubles life by preserving the original varnish. Front doors brighten after a Jap-a-lac finish and look newly painted. Use a color close to the old finish for best results.
The text details coating rings with Jap-a-lac and applying Brilliant Black on wire while using Mahogany Cherry or Walnut on frames. This treatment refreshes the appearance and protects cloth from rust.
Home care note recommends protecting porch furniture each spring with Jap-a-lac. Use the original color. if changing, choose Red or Green Jap-a-lac to beautify and preserve the finish.
A fragmentary notice describes furniture coating options in ox blood red mal reen or gloss white japan lad pass, claiming restoration to better than new condition. The readable text emphasizes finish quality and color choices for refurbished pieces.
Water pipes and furnace fronts protected with Jap-a-lac coatings. Latore hot water tanks and iron fence preserved and beautified using Gold Aluminum Dead Black or Brilliant Black shades. Suitable for period homes seeking durable, glossy finishes.
Picture frames candelabra gas fixtures lamps and similar items are renewed with a coat of Gold Aluminum or Dead Black Jap-a-lac. The Dead Black finish yields a striking wrought iron look and quality.
Advertised article touts repainting of old autos carriages wagons and agricultural equipment with a choice of Brilliant Black Red Green or Empire Blue. The process is inexpensive and can be done by an inexperienced person.
Jap A Lac is a household necessity and can be used in many ways from cellar to garret. It is especially suited for finishing old or new floors and woodwork. Ask your paint dealer.
Federal probe into the National Bank of North America expands as Morse and Curtis face twenty nine count indictment. Grand Jury to probe knowledge of officers and directors in dummy loans and false books while Morse claims he did not bear full responsibility. Directors Gates Schwab and others linked to the ice stock pool face scrutiny as investigators seek broader conspiracy ties.
Josiah Briggs testifies before the Commission of Accounts on Bronx improvement contracts. The session shows inspection days used to count work, discretionary penalties, and possible favoritism toward friendly contractors. Tammany Leader Thomas F. McAvoy is linked to a contracted firm. The hearing adjourns with Haf fen expected to testify again.
At a Public Service Commission hearing, Long Acre Electric Light and Power requests approval to issue 60 million dollars in securities. Counsel Henry W. King claimed assets of 34 thousand dollars and about 93 thousand dollars in book debts, noting the company supplies several theatres and urging competition against Consolidated Gas and Edison. He said refusal could smother city electric competition, and declined to state if 8 cent per kilowatt hour could be offered versus Edison’s 10 cents until an adjournment allows an answer by Tuesday.
Affidavits disclose clashes between Special Deputy James W. Osborne and the Supreme Court Grand Jury over the investigation of the American Ice Company. Osborne accuses jurors of absences and delayed attendance while President Oler of the Ice Trust testified about a 1906 ice shortage. Van Ingen calls a meeting in the anteroom casual.
James W. Osborne and George Gordon Battle, retained special deputies to prosecute the Ice Trust case, met with Gov. Hughes in Albany. Neither would discuss the matter. A Capitol rumor said the lawyers asked to be relieved from further connection with the investigation.
John J. Mara former district attorney staffer and Sergt Wasserman faced trial on two charges after being held outside Commissioner Bingham’s door. Deputy Commissioner Hanson reserved decision and suspended Mara pending ruling. Mara denied the accusation of a frame up and refused to testify in his own defense.
William B. Keller sues Charles D. Halsey J Nelson Borland and John E Daily partners in C D Halsey & Co bankers and brokers seeking 112712 claiming loss from Halsey Co closing out Keller margin stock positions in 1904. Defendants say they bought 500 Steel preferred shares on Oct 4 and 25 more Oct 5 on Keller’s margin instruction.
Justice O Gorman in the Supreme Court denied the injunction sought by debenture bondholders led by ex Judge Rufus B Cowing to stop the railroad from paying its December dividend. He ruled the company not insolvent and that dividend payment would not impair the plaintiffs' securities.
A retrial before Supreme Court Justice Guy reversed a prior coin toss decision, ruling against the New York City Railway Company and in favor of Thomas Dixon. The jury awarded Dixon $1,250 for the death of his four and a half year old daughter Lilite who was struck while crossing the street near 588 Columbus Avenue on June 25.
Justice O Gorman denied the injunction to delay the April Delineator magazine. Miss Dorothy Richardson claimed an article she sold was mutilated. The court ruled distribution would be inequitable and fined Richardson 10 dollars in costs.
John G Jenkins former president of the First National Bank of Brooklyn died at his Sea Cliff summer home after apoplexy. Indicted with his sons for conspiracy and forgery tied to loans from Williamsburg Trust and Jenkins Trust, the elder Jenkins faced possible dismissal of cases as trials awaited venue decision.
A deed filed in Nassau County transfers all property owned by John G. Jenkins and Mary E. Jenkins in Kings Queens Nassau Counties to Edward T. and Frederick J. Jenkins and Fenwick T. Small as trustees. The surviving spouse to benefit until death, then property reverts to the children with trustee powers to dispose of it as needed.
Mrs Maude G Clarke was acquitted after a trial in the Court of General Sessions before Judge Malone. She admitted arranging the boy Carlton's adoption by the Kramers with a tacit agreement to retrieve the child after paying $500, a plan tied to her husband Forrest Clarke's divorce. The Kramers and Mrs Bell denied the understanding, Carlton remains with the Kramers, and Clarke plans to seek custody arrangements.
Coroner reopens the Hackensack inquest into Walter F. Bakers death with a woman detective as the expected star witness. Beverly Brittingham and others connected to the Hurds and Baker are listed to testify this afternoon and again on March 20.
Dr Henry Mayolin and his nephew Joseph Conte awakened to find a negro climbing a fire escape. They restrained him at the window then fed him a meal while a revolver stayed in place. Theodore Sykes of 221 West Fortieth Street faced $1000 bail in West Side Court.
A summary of this week's Saturday Evening Post features J Rufus Wallingford in Fortune in Smoke joining The Down and Out Club and facing a fall from grace. Also reviewed is Charles Belmont Davis The White Light of Publicity where a hero contemplates matrimony. The article notes broad readership and distribution details.
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