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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
ledge. l.. c. Bobo E L. Ashcraft A5
Knox and Yates Van Nalkenburg.
FELL INTO A TUB
And Mrs Toney Smiths Baby Was
Almost DROWNED.

Lee Norman, the ten-month-Old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Toney Smith mar
rowly escaped drowning in a wash tub
Saturday afternoon, and for several
minutes after its rescue, the child's life
was despaired.
AS Mrs. Smith, who had been using
the tub. stepped out of the house, the
baby followed and in its course came
upon the tub, which was near the
and fell in. An older son was stand
ing nera and succeeded in eXtricating g
the child from it position, but not I'M
til it had swallowed large amount
of water, in which was large amount
Of soapsuds. The child gave little ap-
pearance of animat oin6 6. 6..........
pearance Of animation and it reQuir-
ed ipecac and several minutes of arti-
ficil respiration to resuscitate it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
VERY HOT WEAI Her
-
Hi, Score ed Growing Crops
AS if Subjected to a
Furnace.
COTTON is BEGINNING TO MUST
IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE
COUNTRY.
As Much Has Been Raised in Jeffer-
son as Farmers Can
Save.
Commissioners HUDSON REPORTS

The extreme hot weather 00JIi1ng the
past week has had bad effect on veg
citation Of all kinds. 1t has literally
the4' had been subjected to the heat
OF q furnace Such weather is very
unusual and is bound to injure crops
OF all Kinds, but to what extent, it is
impossible to say at this time
Cotton is beginning to rust some in
spots. J, develops very rapidly when
it starts, and expect to hear eem-
plaiat curing the next two weeks.
Rust is caused by some deficiency il
the soil, brought about by continuous
y planting cotton on the same land.
Tie remedy is to change the crop.
Plant corn, oats. peas or anything to
give the land a chance to recuperate.
In few years cotton can be grown
again without any fear of rustine
Dry weather crops are usually under
estimated and wet weather crops over.
estimated. The present crop can be
called wet weather crop and it would
hot surprise me if all the estimates of
the cotton crop for this county were
too high. 1t looks like fully as much
can be gathered With the labor we
have, but it is very hard to judge the
situation correctly.
An abundance of corn las been rails
ed and all minor crops have or will
yield abundantly. Fruir. especially
peaches. continues to rot, caused by
too much rain. Gardens are doing
| fairly we'll and the probabilities are
that vegetables will be plentiful al
fall.
With full corn cribs, abundant hay
stacks, and fair cotton crop the farm
ers of Jefferson county have good reas
on to be contented and happy.
j. NJ. HUDSON,
Commissioner. Agriculture. Jefferson
County.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Not Mustered in Vet

The military organization met Fri
day night at a special call meeting
for the purpose of being mustered
into the state guard. While the meet
ing was well advertised, many of the
com1any did not receive notifications
IN tine. and not sufficient number TO
De mustered in We're present. Next
Monday evening is the appointed date
Of the next meeting. and if forty or
more ate present the company will
be mustered in by Lieut.. W. G.. Hud-
son. A lcusing meeting is desired for
next Monday night and the presence
OF ere3E +. a49er having an iuterese
Ill The welfare Of the organization Is
desired
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
SENATOR j. K JONES
Goes On lsthnian Canal
Commission, So Story
Goes.
MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL
REEVES AN Old
STORY.
Alleqed That President Roosevelt Has
the Comml sson Now Made
Up.
TIE OTHER COMMITS SSIONERS

The following is a special telegram
from Washington to the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
1t is stated very positively by those
III a position to know that President
Roosevelt has practically decided on
tie personnel Of the fsthmian canal
commissioners. Its membership viii
number the folIowing: Rear Admiral
John g. Walker chairman: George S.
Morrison, Col Oswald Il. Ernest. Unit
e4 States corps of engineers; Alfred
Noble, Col Peter c. Haines, W. H
Bur and Senator James X. Jones OF
Arkansas.
Al are members of the present
commission. Xltt tne exception Of
Senator Jones. The commission, how
ever. is not to be appointed until after
the United States has acquired title
- the Panama route and all the papers
The addition Of Senator Jones to the
Will aa.d.v be named before winter
The addition Of Sentaor oJnes to the
commission is the only interesting
featl,e Of the probable appointments
Senator Jones, it is said, was urgeG
by the Republican leaders and the
president acted in accordance Will
their wishes. c is limited that his polit
:eal enemies in Arkansas are doing al
in their power TO prevent his appoint
ment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
MR.. M'EHENNY RESIGNS
AS Manager Of the Pine Bluff Armour
Plant


Mr.. E. c.. NcIlhennv for several
months manager of the local brnacn
of the Armour Packing company, has
rendered his resignation to become eff.
fective on September [. He will be
succeeded by Mr.. w. w. Gvens, of
Lawrence, Kan. who has already
arrived in the city, and will remain
here until he assumes management.
Mr. McIlhenny will be identified with
the Armour company in Dallas, Texas,
as city salesman.
Mr.. McIlhenny has made many
friends during his residence in Pine
Bluff, all of whom will regret to learn
of his near departure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
The Three.Meai Habit.

Our three-meal habit is fearful tax
on our working capacity; it trebles the
temptation to oyer-eating; our cham
pions stagger under the weight of a
physiological handicap; one-half the
functional energy Of the system is di-
verted by the exigencies of digestion
No other hygienic mistake has done so
much to make us a generation of dys-
peptics as the custom of after-dinner
work It's victims, moreover. incur the
sisk Of contracting that form Of moral
dyspepsia called pessimism. 1t tends
to rob the working day OF its reward.
Cost of a Pair of Shoes.
The wholesale price of a pair of
shoes represents about % per cent in
wages, SIS per cert material and Is
per cenl minor expenses and profits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Reported For the Graphic by c. w.
Byineton, Abstractor.

]. II. Shelby to Joe Duncan: Sc Sc
16-6-i0, 500.
]. T. Lasley to J. W. Bailey; W Il
NV & Sc NV SO. 5000.
Pearee: E IL NE 22-6 g. ct al lands.
al, trustees; tract in the SW NE 80
Ga. 81.
Ben Kaufman to G. ]. Myers SW
NV 24-5-10, ct al lands.
Jacob Trieber to Mann-Garanflo
Land company; W 1-2 W 1-2 1-3-S ct al
lands. $3.50.
S. Geisreiter to same; W 1-2 1857,
81.
S. Geisreiter to C. H Harlan; Sc
NE 1887, 81.
S. Geisreiter to K. L. Rutherford; !;
pine timber on NV SW 1868 ct al
lands, $3.50.
Thomas S. James to Phillip ALLEN;
SW N 22-7-S, s1,335; consideration due
in five notes.
Thomas H. Stuart to American
Building Loan Association Of Little
Rock; part lot 4, block 3. Trulocks ad-
dition, $500
|. NJ. Bradley to F. A. Career Sc
IA 12-4-11. $3.50
NJ. R. Stewart ct al to Ida Harris:
w 1-2 SW 35-5-10, 81
Mary T. Van Valkenzurg to T.
Pearce; E 1-2 NE 22-6-9, ct al lands,
$1,000.
w. l.. Goodwin, commissioner to H.
G. Cady; lots | and 2, block 4, Drew
Whites addition, $500: case H. G.
Cady VS.. Jacob Renhardt.
W. P. Jeffries to kimball Lacy Lum-
ber company; timber on W 1-2 17-7-4,
ct al lands, $l,10o.
Ferd Havis to Chas. We'll; SN 1
lot 6, Meyers addition, $50.
Rosa Lesinsky to Lucy J. Whitaker:
lot ), block Il. WoodYHffs addition.
$685.; $1,000 cash balance in four
years.
j. ". Jones to David Page, NV NV
17-G-5. ct al lands, $3.50.
J. w. Jones to Chas. Page: SW SN
11-6 60 ct al lands. $3.50.
J. W. Jones to john Brooks; NV
$" 17-6-5. er al lands, $@G3.
Z. VI. Roane TO Y. Il. Roana: 10,
lock is, Tanneh,ll & Owens addition,
5000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
JURIEs SELECTED
To Serve at September Term of the
Circuit Court.

Messrs. Theodore Wollerman. W. H.
Langford and S. Y. T. Knox, jury COM
missioners for Jefferson county, Sat
urday filed with Circuit Clerk Good
win lists Of grand and petit jurors to
serve at the September term of court.
The Jurors selected are as follows:
Grand-W. D. Morgan, H, Bring
man. w. P. Burks, 3. F. Tuttle, c.
Hogan, J. NJ. Henry. Charles Haycock,
Harry Diversified. George N. Johnson,
C. q. S. Jeter. Geo. l..
Made. j.. Monk. E. NJ Brown,
wv. c. CIi;tenden and C. S. Bacon.
Alternates-AleX Perdue J. y. Hud-
gems, NJ R. Stewart. H. B. Russell,
r. C. Thompson and James Dreyfus.
1 Petit-R. z. Butts. ]. R. Ea. n
C. Harper, ]. r. kilgore; c A. Sadier,
Edward Bocage, i. a. Olive. B. II.
christopher. Joel Thomas, J. c. Rob
erts. E. ]. Cooper, r. NJ. Gibson. c. +.
Housely. W. E. Hill, John T. Hutt, r
johnson. j. A. Laminack George
Berry, Lee Wyatt. Y. S McLelland
L. Cason, T. H. Herd, ". H. Simp-
IN and ]. w, Jones.
llternates-W. R. Nelson, T. B. Gul-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
latter TWENTY YEARS
Howard Patterson Arrested
On a Murder
Charge.
HAsEAs CORPUS TRIAL MoNDAY
BEFORE CHANCELLOR
ELLIOTT.
Howard Patterson Was Murderer, But
Man Under Arrest Says He Is
Not the Man.
1T is An ERESTlNG CASE

Next Monday the intel eSting case
of Howard Patterson will be aired be-
fore Chancellor John M. Elliott, on
h9bcas corpus proceedings.
Patterson is the negro who several
days ago, was arrested by Constable
.s'al Gy Barraque, Of Plum Bayou town
ship. and placed in the Jefferson eou1-
ty .aii on charge of murder alleged
to have been committed in 1882.
Attorney S. NJ. Taylor was engaged
by Patterson to take charge Of his
case Prosecuting Attorney Hamilton,
will represent Pulaski county in the
trial Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Al Chichester, of Lit
tie Rock, was largely instrumental in
the arrest Of Patterson, by which an
interesting story Of crime is opened
afresh, if the arrested man does not
prove to be the murderer:
The name of the man who it is
claimed that Patterson murdered was
Harrison Hickman. The tragedy oe-
cured in Ashley township. 1t was on
the occasion of a negro dance given in
honor of Christmas eve. From the
statements made to Deputy Chichester
| by the Witnesses it appears that a
| Howard Patterson. whether the one
under arrest, remains to be determined
had a fight With Hickman during the
progress of the dance. They We're
separated by friends. bat began fight
ing again when they started home and
We're on the outside of the building.
Patterson is said to have stabbed the
other negro. with a pocket knife kill
Sng him instantly. In the words Of
Sandy Barron, a colored jutisce of the
peace, che lit ont nda haint been seed
nor heared of since"
A few weeks ago Deputy Chichester
received a note from man living near
Pine Bluff asking if such a murder
had occurred. There was no record
of any warrant still unaerved in the
sheriffs office but Nh Chichester went
through the court records of the date
mentioned and found that a bench
warrant had been issued April IS, 1882
Tracing back from this he found
among old justice Of the peace records
in Ashley township that an inquest
had been held just after the date of
the killing, giving the name of the
murderer as Howard Patterson, and
naming all the witnesses. They are
Jack and Jim Cravatte, Fred StanselI,
Bob Galloway. Frank Johnson, Johan-
ma Jones, Fred Bryant, Tom Wilson
and Peter Conner. After the discov-
cry of this document the road was
smoothed for further discovery, though
several weeks were spent in locating
the witnesses, which proved a difficult
matter after score of years.
Chichester then wrote Sheriff Nc
Coy of Jefferson county to lock up
the man. He was found on his farm
near Sheriff. and was arrested.
Deputy Sheriff Chichester after the
arrest Of Patterson, Immediately went
to work securing witnesses and will
attend Mondays trial with the follow
| ing witnesses, all secured from near
Little Rock: Sandy Barron, Jim Cra-
waite. Jack Cravatte and Johanna
Jones, sister of the deceased.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
SEPTEMBER %
TIE CITY SCHOOL WILL OPEN
FOR NEXT TERM
Considerable improvements Made on
the Buildings During the

September % has been decided upon
by the school board 70 the opening
Of the public schools. DR.. Junius
Jordan, the new superintendent, will
arrive September |, and assume the
duties of his position. Many improve
ments have been made on all the
school buildings during the vacato
and they will be we'll prepared for re-
ceiving the largest enrollmcnts in the
history of the school
With the well. equipped corps of
teachers who will preside over the
schools during the coming year, the
prospects for an unusually prosperous
session are glowing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Btadicv l2tnla rs Buried.

The Remains of Henry Bradley. the
stranger who died in a room over
Reeves Bros saloon Friday night,
were Inferred in Bellwood cemetery
Saturday. Undertaken Robinson i'm
mediately communicated with his rela-
tives in Canada who instructed him
to bury the remains here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
VERY SUDDEN DEATH
|Ot Hugh F. W-slbroo> FRI
day Evening F ON Heat
ProstrdtioD.
fHE WAS STRICKEN ABOUT NOON
AND WAS DEAD AT
$50 p. M.
's y Many War" Friends and was
YetQ ng Fourth Term as City
Treasurer.
Treasurer.


Tie death OF Mr. hugh F. W 81
. 6.65a vas a shock to every one in
Pie Bluff. nu4red doubly SO by the
general fab4c not being acquainted
with his III tss.
About noon Friday, when the hea4
was parton ally oppressive, Mr.. We'.-
bfeck was tv' come as he entered /. ;
ofjes at HE Westbrook Grain anl
Commission compan. building, I'll
State street, and was rendered Ut
Conscious. LON the hour of pros
tr1tiGu until G:30. when he died. Mr.
#estbIo9l never regained conscious
ness and hardly spoke one audible
~ ord When the stroke was receiv-
cd he was taken to his room on Main
street where medical attention was
gwen him. but to no avail and at
G:3n. he succumbed
The only near surviving relatives
are a brother, Nh w II. Westbrook.
brook
In the death of Mr.. Westbrook is
lost to Pine Bluff one of its most pub
lie spirited citizens, and one ever on
tue alert in behalf of municipal i'm
proYements and public enterprises. He
almost 81 years old, and at the
t1ne Of mis- death Was serving his
fourth term as city treasurer.
No one person in Pine Bluff was
better known or had more friends
than the deceased. and his popularity
hGtIM politics and in business was
= |nmmily to his genial nature,
Hin2ness at all times to assist
nds He Was possessed of a
Generous soul and hundreds live
Gould attest to his liberality.
nnumerable friends of the de
will tomorrow morning pay
last respects to his memory
the remains Of the late city
kurer will be inferred in Bellwood
ktery.
te funeral will be one of the most
bsing ever to occur here. Dr. S
leXander, the venerable Presbyter
divine. will conduct the religious
vices, and the last rites at the grave
il be conducted by members of Pine
huff lodge, No 149, Benevolent Pro
ctive Order of Elks. The members
Imeprial lodge, Knights of Pythias
Ind Neponest tribe, Improved Order
bf Red Men, will meet at their halls
prior to the hour CT the funeral and
in body, attend the obsequies.
The pail bearers will be; Active
R. Lee Johnson, Charles Senyard, T
L. Fowler, J. W. Sanders, M. Holland
Henry Ee:nath. Honolary-A. Muir
ray, r. G.. Howell, Sam Fies, T. 5
James 4. 2. N.ycn. Y. D. Jones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
He Has Lafayette's Handkerchief.

Joseph Murter, who is perhaps the
oldest and best-known resident of
Germantown, Pa, can distinctly recall
the visit of Lafayette to this country
in 1924. Murter, among others, raced
behind the carriage of Lafayette and
he was rewarded for his enthusiasm
by handkerchief which the French
man dropped. He still keeps it as a
priceless memento
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
War and NIatrimony.

The South African war has occa
stoned an enormous number of mar.
rages. Officers married hurriedly be-
fore they went out; some have es-
poused the fair enemy out there; many
pluclly young military nurses; great
numbers invalided home have been
promptly welded bE their patriotic
ard grateful feminine contemporaries.
lays the Ladies' Field
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
No Hurry in Turkey.

As an instance ot :.la leisurely man
ner in which the military authorities
of Turkey move ii ti0le of peace it is
said that committee appointed in
1890 to prepare plans for the construc-
ton of fCrtifications for the defense
of the strateg. .eally most important
points On the Turkish shores OF the
Persian Gulf has just completed It's
la ah0VS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
BROTHERS SCRAP
LEON LEVY, JR.. GETS SOMEWHAT
OBSTREPEROUS
His Brother. Walter Levy, Chastses
Him and Both Get Arrested
Last Night.

Leon Levy. Jr., had & touch of siren
uous life last night. winding up il the
city calab0oga about II o'clock, and
remaining there several hours. Leon,
it seems, was disposed to act unbe-
coming during the evening. for whicn
ac 1.%eived chastising in public
place at the hands of his brother
Walter C'Skinny'o Levy. Such a
scene is naturally calculated to at
tract attention. and in addition to at
tracing attention this particular one
attracted an officer. who escorted the
warning brothers to the station, where
Walter was given his liberty again
and Leon would have been treated like
wise if he hadn't displayed his temper
Acting Night Chief CulpeDper attempt
ed to reason with him and show him
that home was the proper place. but
demurred, it is stated. whereupon he
was placed in durance until such a
time When his fiery temper would as
suage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Doc Matthews Talks to Insurgents

The first meeting Of the Roosevelt
Gh.eaFes club since its organization.
was held at Carpenters hall on Bar
raque street last Friday evening. Ed
itor W. d. Matthews, Of Little Rock,
the insurgent leader, was present and
delivered one of his characteristic ad-
dresses. The meeting was quite an
interesting one. The president, DE-. \.
G. Thompson, presided. and large
number of the members We're present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Running IL Prohibited.

In the city of Hot Springs, Ark,
running is a misdemeanor. Any per-
son going faster than a walk is ar
rested and fined. This law is in the
interest of invalids who throng the
streets and suffer relapses from the
excitement caused by the undue haste
of stranger. One who runs is sup
posed to be thief, murderer or es-
capped lunat1c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

Mr. Alf BoWles, of Pine Bluff. ar.
rived in the city Tuesday, accompanied
by her daughter, Irwin who has been
quick sick for the past ten days at the
home of her grand parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Bowles, near TiIlar. Mrs.
BoWles will remain in the city several
days visiting relatives and friends
Arkansas City New Enterprise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Highest Point of the World.

The highest point in the world-that
is to say, the highest mountain top
ever reached by human being-rests
now upon the writing desk Of the king
of England 1t is a letter weight, made
of a piece OF stone taken from the
summit of Mt Gaurisankar, the high
est mountain on the globe. 1t was
presented to his majesty by a British
officer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Stole HousehouId Goods

John Estes, a colored parsonage,
was fined $50 in Esquire Vance's court
Saturday on a charge of petit larceny.
for stealing some household effects
from Mr.. w. H. Taylor on the latter's
place on Bayou Bartholomew. The
charge was later reduced to petit lar
ceny
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Judoe Brown Improving

Police Judge T Hite Brown it is
stated, shows considerable improve
meat. both mentally and physically,
and it is the hope of his many friends
that he will entirely recover soon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Jennings-Evans

a marriage license was issued Sat
Grday to Mr.. R. +. Jennings, aged
thirty one and Miss Mary Evans
aged Twenty-Five They were marri-
cd later by Esquire W. p. Vance,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
Incornorations.

Articles Of Incorporation OF the st.
Louis Cotton Compress company filed.
Capital stock sf,500. 900. This is the
st, Louis company which recently pUr-
chased the two Pine Bluff congresses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

The SGrthern Broom Manufacture
jng company, to be located at Fort
Smith has Incorporated. The COM
pany is capitalized at 100000. OF
which $13. SOC has been subscribed and
paid il. The company will manufac-
ure brOoms, whisks, brushes. mats,
broom Lands and handles
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
A Rapid Writer.

Montgomery, the famous hymn
writer, required but single afternoon
to prepare one of his magnificent par.
aphrases of the Psalms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

Miss Adine 7. Owen and daught
el, Mrs. A. D. Garden, have returned
from a visit to relatives and friends
in Oklahoma and Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

concern will manufacture carbonated
drinks and operate a cold storage plant
for perishable goods in which they
propose to deal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Articles of incorporation of the Ar
kansas Boat Oai Go. have been filed
WITH the secretary of state The capt.
q sci: is $1,000 The headquarters
vii! ie Ii.t.e Rock.
Tie Red t1um Lumber company of
IeIalkana. has Incorporated with a
apital stock of $1,000. all of which
has been paid in. The company will
% 4 genearl lumber and mercantile
hsiless
TIE N'ishon Reality company has
44c9:0cIasted Win capital
!, of $50 Tie headquarters will
located in Newport.
The Fayetteville Ice and Co.d stor-
g company has been incorporated
2Eh q paid up capital Of $4,000. The
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-17

Mr.. Asa McCan has returned from
Nashville, Tenn, where he has been
attending Vanderbilt University.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-08
MATTER NOTE EcIDED.
j. M. Longyear Says that he May
Not Remove Marquette
Mansion.

Hon. j. NJ. Longyear, the multi
millionaire and one OF the leading
figures in mining and pine lands in
the Lake Superior region, and who
has been prominently identified
with those interests for many years,
was at the Spalding at Duluth this
week. The newspapers Of the
country have recently been paying
much attention to Mr.. Longyeur
because OF his reported determia
alton to remove his mansion at Mar
quette to Boston, a very rare under
taking. He laughed when a report
err for the Duluth News-Tribnne
asked him when the work of remov-
ing his home was TO begin.
THE papers have ben little
previous in this matter. said he.
ut is true that u railroad company
is authorized to make track exten
sions that virtually spoil my prop
crty, but il will no. b. definitely H.
cided whether l shall remove tn ;
building to Boston until the return
OF Mrs. Longyear from Europe
which will not be- until next summer,
The value of the building has been
greatly exaggerated. The news
papers have placed "a valuation Of
$500, 900 on tho structure. l dia 10:
keep a very close account of the cost.
but it probably did not exceed 1925.
600. Another thing, | would MOI re
move the entire building to Boston
anyway. There arc hal. u million Of
brick in the building and these
would not be taken away. The stone
and interior work, and perhaps
other parts would be removed, and
when the house was rebuilt would
present the same appearances as
now.
/ have been astonished at the in
terest the newspapers all over the
country have taken N the matter.
Many OF the papers have. in some
way, obtained pictures of the house,
and have had great many appli-
cations for pictures Of the place and
myself"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-08

The public is warned to, be on its
guard for three men making house
to house canvas selling silk dress
patterns. After you have
made the purchase another
gang comes along claiming
to be detectives and say
the silk has been stolen. They know
all about the deal and of course can
describe the silk, and you are out
your money.-Ex.