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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-01
Coal and Iron Policeman Beaten.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. Jacob
Smith, a coal and iron policeman In
;he employ of the Kingston Coal COM
iiany. was held up by two unknown
men, yesterday while he was on HIS
way to one Of the collieries to relieve
another officer. His assailants took
his revolver away from him and gave
him a severe beating.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-01
Non-Participants Were Wolpoded

Cynthiana. KY. Sept. 1.-Postmas
Ter George NJ. Dickey was seriously
wounded, his son Richard. r. l..
Jameson. Thomas McKenny and
Charles Rohrer were slightly wound
cd, as result of a fight with pistols
on a crowded street between two ne
srces, Saint Miller and Orville Fisher.
The wounded men were struck by
stray bullets. Neither of the negroes
was wounded
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-01
Fight Between Whites and Blacks

Richmond, Va, Sept In a street
fight at Ashland. Va, between whites
and blacks, early yesterday, James
Morris. colored. was shot and killed
by unknown parties. Yesterday af
ternUon detachment of about 80 men
from the Seventh regiment here went
to the scene Of the trouble and at that
hour all was reported quiet.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-01
Received No Demonstration.

London. Sept. Generals DeWet,
Botha and Delarey and Mr. Fischer
arrived here yesterday from The
Hague. A heavy rain was falling
when they arrived and they received
no demonstration.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-01
congressman Loud Renominated.

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-The Re-
publicans Of the Fifth California dis
trlct nominated Congressman Eugene
+. Loud.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
NoRHEck TELLS HIS STORY.
Ex-Detective Gives Damaging Evidence
:, Against Former Police Chief Ames

Chris C. Norbeck, formerly city detec-
tive, and now "trusty' in the Hennep1n
county jail awaiting his sentence for COM
as a witness in the trial Of Fred w, Ames
for extorting money from Addie Mills, yes
terday exposed the inner workings of the
graft by which tribute money was col
lected from women and added material
strength to the states case by corroborat-
ing the testimony of number of women
who previously told of the method by
which they paid a consideration for po-
lice ''protection" .Norbecktold straight
forward story of his connection with the
matter, sparing no one, and was unshak,
anxious to tell all he knew about the
graft and it's workings, and was re-
peatedly cautioned by the attorney for
Ames because his haste Ito answer Mr.
Boardman's questions gave the attorney
no time to interpose an; objection.
II had a conversation with Chief Ames
in his Office and told him that Carrie
been to her place and Threatened to make
trouble for her unless she paid her as
sessment. told her not to pay the mon
ey, and that | would see the chief and
or three weeks and ALLOW her time to
get the money togethers Supt. Ames
said that he would see Cohen and ask
him to hold off a while Gin the case of
Carrie Emerson. ss1sss4eS
'I visited the houses with Chief Ames
some time during the latter part of jan
uary OF the HrSI OF last sFeDFudry.s A1ueS
told me that If he was going to be chief
of police he would be chief of police and
that Gardner was not going to collect any
more of the graft and that I was not
toe take any more orders from Gardner.
He said: I will see to the graft matter
myself,
and numbers of all places where Gardner
had been collecting graft / suggested
that he send Detective Bracket with me,
as he knew the places as we'll as did and
between us we would get all the names.
1--WE turned In the list asked for by the
chief. We only gave the numbers of the
places, as I did not think 1t would be
policy to go into the places and get the
names. When we handed the list to Supt
AmeS, he said 1t was all right and in a
few days we would make the rounds
Norbeck then detailed the trip made
with Chief Ames, Detectives Wirtenson
and Bracket. His story was identically
en- who had been on the stand to testify;
but Norbeck had not heard any Of their
testimony. He said that a few days aft
erwards he saw number of the women
down at headquarters to see the Chief.
ST told him." he continued that a
whole lot of those women who had been
made to pay fines We're kicking, and how
they said that they would have to soak
their furniture unless the fine was taken
off, The chief then said that he would
when times got good again they would
have to come up with the money"
did you ever have, any talk with Ames
regarding money that Cohen had collect
ed?" asked Mr. Boardnan
Eyes. sir. I had a talk with him some
time in March. and I told him that CO.
hen had been down to the store of one of
| the women and collected SIS one Tuesday.
and told her that she would have to call
at his office the following Friday and pay
y g
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

Fuel is fuel these days and the
scramble now on for cedar blocks which
the contractors are removing from the
streets being paved is a good illustra-
ton of the fact,
Less than week ago the work of
resl1rfacing Jackson street just north
of Eighth street with brick began. To-
,fav the entire thoroughfare is denuded
of it's dilapidated cedar block covering
and those in charge are having hard
work in keeping coal-hungry citizens
from carrying away the wooden plank
foundations. Even the chips have been
confiScated.
Ordinarily a pillow is used in ripping
I'D the blocks, but any work in this
direction was forestalled long before
the work began. Eager for the best
of the blocks, children, men and Wom-
en-. armed with picks or any instru-
ments that would act as a lever, started
the onslaught and as fast as the COW
ering was displaced it was carried
away.
Robert street north of Seventh is
not given to fine residences and the
little piles of black blocks which now
adorn the front yards give evidence
that the residents are not over par
ticular as to their fuel as long as it
;, will burn. All day yesterday the little
army worked with will and by night
fall little was left of the original COW
covering. Transfers cracked their
whips Viciously at the children who
darted beneath the very feet of their
horses, while the bosses swore vigor-
ously at those that got in the way of
the men. but 1T did not cause any ces-
sation in the harvest.
one old woman had a baby buggy,
into which she laboriously dumped an
apron load Of the blocks, while of chill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
AUTOS RACE IN MUD.

The automobile races at Minnehaha
Driving park yesterday drew crowd of
about 500 persons. The track was mud
dy. The most interesting event was the
five-mile dash, flying start. of the big
fifteen horsepower French machines
owned by III. e. Wilcox and II. e. Dick
enson. Wilcox won in 1912, his machine
taking the lead at the start and keeping
it,
The entry of w. 2. Wheeler in two
classes was protested on the ground that
its power exceeded as horse power His
machine was excluded. pending an inves-
tigation. Mrs. w. Gardner won the prize
for best lady driver. and Tom Sheylin
won the similar prize for the best exhibit
ton by man. DIR. w. A. Jones was given
the prize for the best appointed machine.
George Dorr won the pursuit race for
eight horsepower machines. Time, 12:44.
John Nilsson won the five-mile cycle
dash, with Thomas l.. Bird, of st. Paul,
second. Time, 8 minutes. The first prize
for the two-mile ght-horse-power ma
chine dash went to George Dorr. Time,
5:02. Claude Lackey won first In the one
mile standing start race for As horse
power machines. Time 2:30.
The judges were: F. B. Forman, II. e.
Pence and DR.. A. A. Law. The timers
were e. r. Osborne. John c. Oswald and
j. d. McArdle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
POLICE PREVENT
A RACE RIOT
Result of Negro Being Elected From
a Street Car for DisorderIy
Conduct.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 27.-Only
the prompt arrival of three squads of
police averted a serious race riot in the
eastern part of the city late today Mo-
torman Il. Baber was shot and badly
wounded by a negro named Watkins,
whom he had elected from a street car
for disorderly conduct. The negro
made a complaint against the motor
man at the street railway office.
After a few words Watkins pulled
out a revolver and shot Baber at close
range, the ball taking effect in the left
groin~ A motorman standing near
grabbed the negro before he could fire
a second time, knocking him down. The
scene of the shooting is in the midst
of dense negro settlement.
A large crowd gathered at the sound
of the shot and as soon as 1t was seen
that Watkins had been captured by the
men in the Office, the negroes on the
outside began to throw stones and fire
at the building in an effort to release
Watkins.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

| rush on, grab the inanimate peoples
| and hustle them off into the property
/ room.
Meanwhile, though you can see
scarcely a thing, and are hugging the
! very wall at the side of the stage for
| fear of being knocked down by a
| piece Of scenery, you hear the clap
! ping of hands from in front. You Won
der why, for the stage is blank to
you. But not SO to the people in the
| theater.
And Then 1t Shows.
| They are witnessing a snow storm
| a whitening snow storm that complete
| ly blghts and buries those burning
| peoples.
! Again the stage manager says, "let
| there be light" and once more the
| 'gas man" gets in his work. With
skillful hand he delicately turns the
| switches Meanwhile various drops"
| of red ascend and disclose to view
| drops" of white, and finally all the
| lights are turned on, disclosing the en-
| tire scene-the same poppy field, but
robed in white.
10, There Are More Women.
| In the back ground appears a gor-
| geous sleigh filled with pretty women.
| This is no deception, for I stood right
| III Tie IOuTIH ITOIIl WHICH, LIE
| sleigh is brought on while the snow is
| falling in front, and when the snow
| ceased and the sun came out, the OPP
portunity for observing the sleigh and
| the girls was good.
OF course the peoples had disap-
! peared. Perhaps some Of them had
been transformed into the girls form
ing the sleighing party.
Few people in the audience dreamed
that the rain and snow storm effects
were produced by revolving transpar-
ent discs operated in the stereopticon
machine stationed in the first balcony.
From the front the representation Of
the falling snow Is remarkable SIM
! ulation of nature. The rays Of light
are thrown through a revolving disc
upon gauZe curtain hung well to the
| front of the stage. With the rest of the
stage and theater in entire darkness,
| the gauZe curtain Is as impenetrable to
| the vision as a stone wall, but as the
| lights go up in the rear, the storm
gradually ceases.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
WILEY WALKS THE PLANK.

The Democratic county committee at
its meeting last night dispossessed an
other of its members Of his official posi-
ton, and in so far as the members were
able, read him out of the party.
James Wiley, representing the country
districts on the committee. was the man
compelled by the irate members to follow
in the footsteps of R. p. Platt. who was
on last Wednesday night subjected to
similar treatment.
The main charge made against Wiley Is
the same as that for which Platt was
made to walk the plank, the supporting of
Uncle" Loren Fletcher in his contest for
the Republican nomination to succeed
himself as representative of this district
in congress. He was suspected of being
careless about information held by him
as a member of the committee: Addi-
tional charges of appearing at the com.
mittee meeting in unfit condition and Of
using abusive language were lodged
against him. The committee having now
rid itself of the two suspected members
are satisfied with the membership and
will hold no more purgative meetings.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
LUMBER OUTPUT SHORT.
Minneapolis SawmilIs VIII Show Decrease
~ Inn nm nm Eeef

The total lumber output of the Mime
apolis sawmills for this year will fall
short at least 100, 900 900 feet as compared
with last years record, even If the mills
run one week longer than year ago, as
is now expected. Some lumbermen place
the probable shortage as high as $50,
900, 900 feet. Inability to get logs down
the river, owing to the extremely low
stage of water that has prevailed during
the past season is mainly responsible for
the shortage.
The total amount of lumber sawed last
year was $50 100000. This would make
the shortage this year amount to nearly
20 per cent Of last years totals. The
local mills are saving on the average OF
5000, 900 feet per day. Last years aver
age was $500, 900 feet.
The trade this year, however, has beer
good prices, being fully 5 per cent higher
god prices, being fully per cent higher
than last years prices. B. F. Nelson
Tuthill Lumber company, IN an interview
said:
"a decrease is shown every year as
compared with former records. The re-
duction will continue at the same ratio
as heretofore till tho production gets t
about one-haf of the present totals. II
will then remain the same for some time
AS long as logs remain so high, owners OF
standing timber will continue to cut every
tree on their lands. For the lumbermar
that has to buy all of his logs there Is
not much profit in the operation. Another
thing that makes logs scarcer in Mime
sofa Is the fact that the mills down the
river come UP here to buy their sup
plies"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

Behind the scenes and in front!
What q vast difference! The contrast is
incredibly striking.
This is not applied to the players
themselves, whose Municipalities often
undergo startling change when you
are brought face to face with them,
but rather of the stage ITSELF its seem
cry, Its settings and it's effects.
If the difference between the charac-
ter represented and the man or woman
who impersonates the character, is
wide, that is a testimony to the actors
art.
But it is the triumph of science, COM
bined with art, that renders possible
the realistic scenic displays and effects
of which the stage is now capable.
Without the aid of science, these eff
fects would be impossible.
Anyone standing on the stage of the
Metropolitan opera house, While the
scene representing the poppy field in
1.-THE Wizard of o." is being disclosed
to the spectators, cannot but marvel at
the applause he hears from those who
are looking at the affair from differ
ent point of view. l stood there last
night and was astonished.
If you should ever be privileged to
view 1t from the wings, you would
doubt your ears if they seemed to hear
plaudits from the front of the house. In
!. you are in the wings or, for that matter
even in the center of the stage, dur
ing the first few moments of this
scene. Behind the rain storm, which
precedes the dawn, everything on the
stage is enveloped in darkness.
Deception Is Easy.
While whole theaterfull of eyes be-
hold a pelting rain apparently descend
ing from the top of the proscenium
arch, the man behind the scenes Meth
er sees nor hears it. The fact that the
rain is mere optical Illusion doubtless
accounts for this. But as soon as the
eye becomes accustomed to the dark
ness behind the gauZe drop on which
the rain is depicted, one can family
descry a score or more of feminine
figures, softly stealing onto the stage.
They are clad in leafy skirts, and their
heads are surrounded by hats Of pro-
digious proportions. In the exceeding
ly dim lights their color is indistin-
guishable, and indeed the figures them
selves seem like so many phantoms, so
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

Olaf Edward Olson could not be
found in Minneapolis yesterday 1t is
supposed that he carried out his ex-
pressed intention of returning to To-
ledo to attempt to straighten out the
matrimonial ENHANCEMENT in which he
has become involved. but no definite in
formation as to the direction he went
or time of his departure could be OBJ
tanned.
He did not report at the Twin City
Rapid Transit company, where he is an
inspecting engineer, yesterday; he
did not confront Rev. Marion D. Shut
ter, the pastor Of Westminster
church, who is said to have perform
ed marriage ceremony between him
and Blanche CRANE, of Toledo he did
not appear at the Westminster hotel,
where he left his personal effects; he
was not to be found at the National
hotel, where he was last seen Friday
night, and he had not announced his
future plans to his employers.
Olson, at the request of the super
intendent of the street car company,
was to have gone, in company of one
of it's officers, to see Rev. Shutter Fri
day evening. The visit, for the purpose
Of settling his identity, was postponed
until yesterday morning, Rev. Shutter
was not in the city Friday evening,
but returned yesterday morning, and,
although at his home, 1906 Park ave-
nue.. all day, he heard or saw nothing
Of Olaf Edward Olson. Neither was he
of the company who was to have ac-
companied him, alth6ugh he waited in
readiness to make tIieeAsisit which, Oh
son said, would clear him of suspicion
Of blgamy. Ess9
"Not Working To-day"
'Is Mr., Olson stiff employed by the
question yesterday.
'He is, but he is not working today"
was the reply. "He has not told us that
he was going or where he would go and
he has not asked for a. leave of absence.
Yes, we asked him to make the visit
to Rev. Shutter. He told me he would
go this morning, but ghe has not ap-
peared today" -
Inquiry at the Westminster hotel yes
terday evening developed the fact that
Olson had not been In his room for
two nights at least. He was there Fri
day afternoon for a short time, but
nothing had been seen or heard Of
him since. His personal effects were
still in his room and no order had been
left for their disposition.
The time Of his lease was up at the
time Of his exposure at Toledo and he
was merely leaving his things there
until he found another location, 1t was
said.
No one knew anything about him at
the National hotel, where he was last
SEEN. If he stayed at the hotel it was
under an assumed name, as the reg
lister does not contain his signature.
Neither Olson nor the woman he
called his wife seems to have had many
acquaintance in the city, nor to have
been given to talking about their past.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
WIFE NO. I FoReIvEs.
Also Says Olson VIII Not Return to To
Iedo-GIrI's Brothers Are Wroth.

Iedo-Gri's Brothers Are Wroth.
Special to The Globe.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept 27.-Both Mrs.
Olson No. 1 and Mrs. Miller, aunt of the
Mrs. Olson whom report says is No. 2,
have appealed for police protection from
somebody who stones their home at night
Mrs. Olson No. 1. mother of the six de-
serted children, Is now inclined to for
give her husband. She Is not disposed
to be communicative, and says that she
does not wish to have anything further
published about her husbands alleged
escapade. A reporter who called at her
residence 2155 Lawrence avenue. was in
formed that she was not at home There
Is reason to believe that she is evading
the reporters. This morning a reporter
contrived to talk with Mrs. Olson No. /
over the phone
Mrs. Olson was Informed that Min
neapohs dispatch quoted her husband
Olaf as denying that he had married a
second time, and was asked what she
had to say about the latest information.
She answered: IT believe what my hus-
band says Is true. do not think he
rs it true your husband is coming
back to Toledo?"
IT don't think so. He will never come
back here.
''How do you account for what the
clergyman said in his telegram to your.
oh, that was a mistake-the whole
thing was mistake"
"Why do you think so? Have you
heard from Mr.. Olson?'
eyes; hear from him every day. It
got letter this morning. He says 1t
Is not so. The case is going to be settled,
and I don't want to talk any more"
Mrs. Miller, aunt of Blanche e. Crane,
was advised Of the latest developments,
and she said:
IT have no doubt but what Blanche
was married. However, she can speak
for herself when she returns home.
do not wish to say anything further for
publication until I see her She is pros
trated with grief In Chicago. She will
not be home for several days"
When informed that Olson expected to
return to Toledo, Mrs. Miller said:
81 would like to see the rogue; but
hope he does not come back here, for I
fear meeting between him and the four
brothers, of Blanche. 1t would go hard
with him II her brothers met him. For
that reason hope he does not return"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
STRIKE INJURIES REALTY.
Minneapolis Dealers Feel Effect of Tle-
Up In Anthracite Fields.

The big strike of the anthracite coal
miners In the East is affecting real estate
business in this city. so far as sales are
concerned. A large number of realty
men assert they have had several pros
pective sales of both houses and lots
called off during the last few weeks.
Every person who can find an empty
fat is moving into it, because 1t Is cheap
er to live in that fashion than to rent a
house and pay the present prices of
coal, either soft or hard.
The reason for this peculiar condition
is that very little, If any, anthracite coal
will be brought to the Northwest during
the coming winter. Reports from other
cities indicate that the same condition OF
affairs prevails In those places.
Apartment house owners, even With
every fat filed during the coming winter.
will come out at the end of spring with
out much profit, they claim. The high
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

in another SIS. advised the woman not
to pay any attention to Cohen. The chief
said that Cohen was going it a little
strong, and that he would speak to him
regarding it,
The session yesterday was taken up,
aside from the testimony of Norbeck.
with the stories told by women who had
paid money to "Reddy" Cohen presum-
ably for police protection The stories
detailed by the women linked in strong
chain Of evidence.