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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
MURDER OR SJICIDEr
J. Mortimer johnson Found Dead in His
Room-ShOt In Each Side OF His Head.

j. Mortimer johnson FOun0 De4O IN Ills
Room-Shot In Each Side Of His Head.
BALTIMORE, June 2s.-Shrouded in mys-
terry is the death Of j. Mortimer johnson,
a wealthy young man Of this city. Early
yesterday morning he was found dead in
his room at the home of his father, former
City Councilman Joseph G. johnson, There
were two bullet wounds in his head, one
on each side The theory Of suicide, adj
vanced by members Of the family, l. doubted
by the young mans friends.
johnson was prosperous, Of genial dis
position, and the question is asked how
he could shoot himself on both sides OF the
head. either wound being fatal. What
adds to the mystery are the actions OF the
father and q Mrs. Susie Suter, both OF
whom objected to the detectives and
Coroner entering the house. and both Of
whom will not discuss the tragedy other
than to suggest suicide.
Young johnson was president of tho
Securing Compound Company. in which
enterprise he was very successful. He was
paying attention. it is said, to an estimable
young woman OF Waverly The only
person in the house other than the elder
johnson and Mrs. Suter was Charles
Sheeler, q man of all work about the house
1t was Sheeler who found the body, and the
conflicting statements he makes adds all
the more to the mystery. There was a
revolver on a bureau about ten feet
from where the body was found lying upon
the floor. Another was discovered under
meath the dead man by the officers.
The coroner will hold an inquest to NOR
row night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
TENDERLOIN TIP TO LIE LOW.
Gambling Places and Other Disorderly
Houses Warned to Hun Quietly.


Word passed around the Tenderloin yea
terday that, for time at least, things
would have to be run quietly. This in
formation reached the poolrooms the
gambling houses and most Of the disorderly
houses. Its source was considered au-
thoritatve. for there was a tightening up
all around.
This is due to the activity Of Inspector
Walsh in the last two days, who since he
got his inspectorship has been very busy.
Inspector McClusky and score Of his
men spent yesterday afternoon in the Ten
derloin. Commissioner Greene expecs
McClusky to keep his eyes on the gamblers
as we'll as to run the Detective Bureau
Since there was a general closing OF the
gambling houses in the TenderIoin two
months ago McClusky has left the gamblers
pretty much to Capt. OConnor.
Inspector Walsh knows this, and morn
than once no has called O'Connor to 40
count McClusky and his men were watch.
ing the poolrooms yesterday.
Capt. O'Connor Of the Tenderloin station
evidently took the tip that Inspector Walsh
means business in the Tenderloin last night.
He raided, without going to the trouble
OF getting warrants, two disorderly houses
In West Twenty ninth street In one Of
them Annie Brown, the alleged proprietor,
and six women were arrested, while in the
other the police got negress, Rose Crun-
bley, and eight other women. All the pris-
oners we're bailed out by a professional
bondsman. who made about $50 out Of the
raids.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
HELD UpBANKER TRASK'SA
HE OFFERS 4 MILLION IN STOCK
TO FREE HIS DRIVER.
Declares Ais Machine wasn't Going 10
Miles an lloIr-Same Policeman Ar.
rests Philip r. DOtige's Driver. Lawyer
a. A. Parker and Richard Cullen.

Declares HIS MeCntno WASN'T SOinB IL
Miles an lIow-same Policeman Ar
rests Philip r. Dodges Driver, Lawyer
o. A. Parker and Richard Cullen
Spencer Trask, the banker, offered a
million dollars worth Of stock at the Ten
derloin police station last night to free
Clyde Adams, the driver Of his automobile
who was arrested for violating the speed
laws.
Adams was hurrying the banker to his
club to keep a dinner engagement when
Bicycle Policeman Debes arrested him
Debes says Adams was running the auto
mobile eighteen miles an hour. He timed
him, he says, with stop watch between
Thirtieth and Thiry-second streets on
Fifth avenue, and caught him block fur
ther north.
Mr.. Trask rode to the police station and
disputed the policeman's word as to the rate
Of speed his chauffeur was going.
'There Is speed indicator on the ma
chine said the banker, and we certainly
were not going ten miles an hour. We
were simply gliding along, and probably
going at the rate of seven miles an hour
"I'll have to hold Adams on the officer q
complaint said Sergt. Shibles, 1but you
can 60 on his bond. Have you real estate
in this cityl.',
stock Of the Bowling Green Building and the
stock Is worth three million
Sergt. Shibles told Mr.. Trask he could
qualify as bondsman. Adams's bail was
$500. but his employer wrote on the bail
bond, zone million dollars in stock
Half an hour after Mr.. Trask's driver
was freed Policeman Debes brought another
t. the police sn sati0n H. h. Ps was naIan
president Of the Mergcnthaler Linotype
Company. Mr. Dodge was riding north on
Fifth avenue when his driver was nabbed.
Debes said Halcomb was going eighteen
miles an hour. Both Haloomb and Mr..
Debess complaint held good and Mr.. Dodge
went on Halcombs bond.
Later in the evening Debes arrested
Orrel A. Parker Of Ill Fast Forty-flfth street,
a law partner of ex-Assistant District At
torney lie Barber. for running his auto
Parker was on Fifth avenue with three
friends in his machine when he was arrested.
Debes. says he warned the lawyer earlier
in the evening when he was running his
machine down the avenue empty that he
was going too fast. The lawyer slowed
town with his three friends he was going at
high speed One Of Parkers friends be-
came his bondsman.
The same policeman. later in the evening.
arrested Richard Cullen, 81 years old, who
said he lived at s72 Sixth avenue, for run
ming big machine too fast in Fifth avenue.
Debes says he timed the man and found
that he went from Nineteenth street to
Twenty-frst street at the rate d eighteen
miles an hour. Cullen was locked up.
young woman who says she is Miss
Helen Blair. that her father who is in the
West. is very rich, and that she Is stay;
In Columbus avenue yesterday afternoon
because she didn't have number dis
played on her automobile showing that she
had obtained license from the Secretary
OF State as is required by the new law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
ITALIANS SEIZE A RAILROAD.
They Defy the Sheriff and His Armed Posse
six Weeks Wages Duo Them.

CooPERsTowN, N. Y, June 25.-Two
hundred angry Italians have taken pos
session Of the Oneonta, Cooperstown and
Richfleld Springs Electric Railroad near
Richfield Springs and are holding 1t against
the Sheriff and about seventy-five deputies.
Ever since construction work was stopped
on the Mohawk extension last week and
nearly 900 Italians were left with about
six weeks wages due them trouble has
been brewing.
Early in the week eighty excited for
eigners in camp at Oaksville, near this
village, threatened to tear up or blow up
the track unless their wages were paid at
once. Sheriff Mather and about twenty
deputies succeeded in quieting the would-be
over 200 irate sons OF Italy walked over
to Richf1eld Springs from Mohawk and
took matters into their own hands. They
obstructed all traffic on that end Of the line
by piling stones, ties and brush on the
tracks. Two cars were hemmed in 30 that
they were unable to be moved In either
direction. One OF the cars carried United
States mail.
Sheriff Mather, who was attending the
reunion of the l21st Regiment Of New York
Volunteers at Frankfort. was hastily sum-
moned. All day to-day the Sheriff and
his deputies have been trying to break
the blockade. At o'clock this afternoon
the Sheriff, with posse Of seventy men,
fifty Of them armed, marched down on the
Italians At o'clock this evening the
foreigners were still in possession of the
road and the two captured cars. and it is
expected now that the Third Separ rate Com
pany Of the National Guard at Oneonta will
have to be summoned to the scene before
the road can be cleared.
The railroad company Is without funds.
Liens to the amount Of nearly 900 have
been fled against 1t in Herkimer and Otsego
counties within the past ten days. The
stockholders are nearly all New York city
"a nit lists
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THE WORDS WE KNOW.
Vocabulary OF the Wayfarins Man Figured
Out BY q Gystem.
From the Indionapoli, journal.

From the India polls journal.
There often appears in print an item which
reads somewhat like this An ordinary man
will say everything that any occasion calls
for with vocabulary Of 1000 words. or
these he commonly uses but 400 or 500. re-
serving the remainder for the emergency Of
an Idea out of his usual line Of thought.
In accordance with this Is q statement
once made by a speaker at an educational
meeting: THE best educated person in
this room will not use more than 600 or 700
words" And he added that an ignorant
man would not use more than 900 or 400.
Some years ago a writer in the Chautauquon
said: 1T is estimated that an English farm
hand has vocabulary limited to 800 words.
An American workman who reads the news
papers may command from 700 to 900 words.
Five thousand is large number. even for an
educated reader or speaker" This is step
forward. yet it still seems far cry to Shake
speare's vocabulary of is 900 words. or even
to Mlton's 1900.
the number of words whose meanings would
be plain to him In print or In speech. or
the writer's vocabulary an estimate was
made In this way: An abridged dictionary
was used because almost all unusual words
would thereby be at once eliminated.
Under each letter OF the alphabet a page
or more Of words was selected at random
Auu NOuutOA' "A BUpdi ave icSOIu WtD kepC
OF primitive and dervative words. That Is,
among the former was put measure among
the latter measurable. measurableness
measuraDly. measured. measureless. meas
urement measurer. unreasonable and I'm
measured. Compound words. whose mean
ings were clearly Indicated by their COM
ponent. were omitted: as. clock work. draft
horse. hard-earned. Counting this way. an
average Of twenty primitive and thirty-hve
oriy tiyev W. found IN oh
would make. there being si4 pages Of vocabu-
larry in the dictionary total OF 1920 OF the
former and 2s,49O OF the latter. or aimost
Is. 600 in all.
Next was taken page In each letter. and
on it were counted the words which it
would be able to use and understand. On
words and. 2!i derivativo. or nearly 900 in
latter. And lastly was made a count CT
very common words, such az even poorly
& ad @ w s9d nr 70 knoS
primitive and $500 derivative. No proper
names were included in any OF the countlnss:
we are told Of tRe Socabu u oi shaHs
speare and Milton he correct that person
Of n5SsS SsEa a. aid ,6e at a
limited is capable o! Walking beside the
ence may be world wide.
The fore going facts seem To warrant those
general conclusions: Every wel-read per-
son of fair ability and education will be able
TO define or to understand as used nearly
And the same person in conversation and
writing will command not fewer than $1,000
numbers II he be literarily inclined The
plain people. as Lincoln like ed to call them.
10000 words according to their general in
telliRence and conversational power. while
. person who cannot read. but who has n
good degree OF native mental ability, viii
command about 5000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
TURF TIPSTER ARRESTED.
Mckenzie's Perfection System Didn't Help
Its Author Much.

PATERSON, N. j.. June 25.-Cyrus j.
Mckenzie, proprietor of a turf information
bureau, was arrested in this city tonight
on the charge Of using the mails for I'M
lawful purposes. He was taken by In
spectors Cortelyou and Buck before United
States Commissioner Nelson and after
security had been furnished by his mother,
ordered to appear at hearing on Satur-
day at 10 o'clock in the morning In Com
missioner Nelson's office.
Mckenzie is the author Of MCKENZIE
Perfection System for Operating ON the
Turf" He advertised in New York papers
and guaranteed his system to be the fest,
surest and most remunerative method
ever evolved
He charged IS for his information cir
cular. The paper contained ten rules,
including such tips as -In field OF two
starters play second choice to win" and
"Play no hurdle or maiden two-year-old
races"
Mckenzie, it was learned, has lost about
$1,000 on the ponies and recuperated
to the extent OF S4OO on his perfection
system" Louis j. Rhodes is said to be
his correct name. He lives at II Thomas
street, but had his mail addressed to the
house at IS Robert street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
COPPER co. DIMES R4NCHERS.
Shows What II Il DOING 10 Prevent Fumes
Running Their Farms.

BUTTE. Mon, June 25-As guests Of the
Amalgamated Copper Company about one
thousand ranchers from the Deer Lodge
Valley, whose farms have been damaged
by the acids and fumes from the new smelter
at Anaconda. to-day visited the SIN elter
and inspected the work being done by the
company to solve the smoke nuisance
problem.
The ranchers were brought to the smelter
by special trains furnished by the COM
pany and a banquet was served In one Of
the big dnes leading to the new smoke
stack. The hue il forty feet wide and
thirty feet deep. making roomy and novel
banquet hall.
The Amalgamated company has settled
financially with large number Of ranchers
for damage already done and President
Scallon Of the Anaconda Copper Company
told Thorn to-day 1t was spending hundreds
OF Thousands Of dollars TO protect them In
every way possible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
sUTHERL4NDWOULD BE CITIZEN.
Petition Signed by justices Who Tried Him
and by Senator Plat.

1t became known yesterday that for
two days Gov. Odell has had before him
a petition that Kenneth F. Sutherland,
the Coney Island Democratic leader who
served two terms in Jail for his share in
the John Y McKane affair, lie restored to
citizenship.
His neighbors and friends say that in the
last ten years be has LED an exemplary
Court Justices Brown and Bartlett, Edward
NJ Shepard. City Magistrate Voorhees, and
Senator Thomas c. Plat.
Justices Brown and Bartlett were two
Of the Judges before whom Sutherland
was tried and Edward M. Shepard was the
prosecuting attorney. Heretofore there
have been several attempts to!have Suther-
land restored to citizenship, but they have
always been strongly opposed. especially
eby the Brooklyn Eagle.
That newspaper, however. now says that
the Governor might we'll take the petition
into favorable account.
Sutherland has been living quietly. He
is regarded as the actual Democratic leader
on Coney Island. William A.. Doyle. the
nominal leader. 1t is said. takes his cue
from Sutherland.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
PAPER MILL STRIKE.
The Company Offers to Restore the Extra
Hours Pay Cut OF on June 1.

GI.ENs FALLS, n. V. June 25-Supt
Parent Of the Fort Edward paper mills, at
conference this afternoon, offered to
restore to the outside laborers the extra
hours pay. or eleven hours wages for ten
hours work. which was the agreement In
force up to June 1, when the extra allow
ance was cut of by the company. The
The committee Of strikers said that the
proposition would be submitted TO four
of the national officers Stoughton Of the
paper makers. Ilghthall of the engineers,
Mitchell Of the firemen and Fitzgerald OF
the mill workers, who are expected to
arrive in Fort Edward some time tonight.
Upon their decision will depend whether
all the International oompany's mills will
he closed down or whether work will be
resumed at Fort Edward
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
WOMAN FACES TRAIN TO DIE.
STEPS IN FRONT or FAST TRAIN
AND rs HURLED INTO RIVER.
Was Dressed In Black SILK and Wore .
watch With the Monogram M. A. II.
Set In DianOnds-Walted Untll Engine
Was Near Then Stood on tho Track.

Was Dressed In Black SILK and Wore q
watch With the Monogram M. A. II,
Set In Observation-Disclosures Untl Engine
Was Near Then Stood on the Track
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June 25.-A woman
in black early this evening deliberately
stepped in front of the sos train about a
mile south Of the railroad station in this
village and was killed.
She wore black silk waist, black silk
dress, black stockings and black high.heeled
shoes. She was about As years Old. OF
dark complexion and black hair. Her
height was s feet inches, weight about
ITO pounds. She wore q costly gold watch
on one side Of which was the monogram
M. A. H. On the other side was crescent
Of six diamonds. The watch was found
inside her waist attached to a gold chain
around her neck. There was not thing
on her person, other than the watch and her
clothes, by which she could be identified.
The suicide was seen by two little girls,
Mary and Laura Soalpini, who live near
where the woman was killed.
Mary Soalpini says she saw the woman
standing between two trees in a woods
near the track, where she had observed
her walking to and fro for an hour. Laura
says that Just before committing suicide
the woman passed from the woods to the
south track. northbound train came
along, and Laura says that she saw the
woman throw handkerchief over her face
and step in front Of the train.
She was thrown thirty feet in the air and
twenty feet west Of the tracks, down an
embankment into the Bronx River in three
feet Of water. Her body was entirely sub
merged. The train stopped and backed
up. 1t was necessary for the trainmen
to 60 into the river to get the dead woman.
The engineer in charge OF the train, which
was running about forty miles an hour,
is Larry Cavanaugh. He said tonight
that he saw the woman on the south track
walking toward his train. When he was
within fifty feet of her she stepped over
to the northbound track and, holding
white handkerchief over her face with
both hands, stood still. The engineer says
that he shut of the throttle and blew the
whistle.
The woman's legs and arms and her back
are broken and there are three cuts on her
face.
The body was viewed by q great number
Of persons tonight in the vain hope that
she might be identified.
Coroner Russell will hold an inquest
tomorrow afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
CANCELLATION BOARD MEETS.
Rules Adopted by which Grievance Of
Miner VIII He Consldsreti.

Rules Adopted by Which Grievances Of
Miners VIII he Considered.
WrLKRs-BARRE, Pa, July 2s.-The Con.
ciliation Board, which 10 to adjust the
grievances Of the mine workers and the
operators. came into official existence this
morning when the credentials for the three
mine workers representatives were &C.
cepted by the men selected by the
operators. There was no hitch in the
proceedings. After short morning and
afternoon sessions the board adjourned
until next Thursday, when another meet
ing will be held in this city.
William Cornell, the independent operator
OF Scranton, was chosen president OF the
board, and T. F. Nichols. president OF the
Mine Workers, First District, was made
secretary Rules were adopted for the
guidance OF the mine workers and the
operators. They provide that all grew
lieries by a committee OF employees and
the colliery foreman.
II this cannot be done the committee
is to place the grievance before the company
superintendent. In case this method "a
not the board will endssyor to
both sides. II this fails the grievance will
90 before the board as q court OF last resort
The board says empllatically that no griev-
anoe Of mine workers who are on strike
will be considered. Members of each
side are satisfied with these provisions, and
pleased with the harmonious relations es-
tablished. After the meetings Mr.. Connell
said:
@No umpire will be chosen unless the board
is unable to agree. As to President Mitchell
representing the mine workers. they may
be represented before the board by any
one they choose. Grievances must be
submitted in writing, so that the other side
may reply"
It is expected that In the week
before the next meeting many Of the minor
grievances will be settled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
The SeaGOers.

Passengers by the Hamburg American
liner Blticher, which sailed yesterday for
Hamburg by way Of Plymouth and Cher
bourg:
Mr. and Mrs. George c. Appel. Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Bryson. Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Busteed. Mrs. Rowland A. Robbins. Mrs.
H. E. Sheldon, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hildreth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ". Foster. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles F. Cutler. Mrs. Z. II. Van Ant
werp and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace q. Young.
Some passengers booked to sail to-day
BY the White Star liner Celtic, bound for
Queenstown and Liverpool:
Sir Michael II. Herbert, British Am ass ador
to the United States. and Lady Herbert: Col,
William Jay, Jefferson NeWbod, Mr. and
Mrs; Hugh J: Grant, the Rev. and Mr,; s.
sumner Gerard, John Chester Hasbrouck
and Mrs. lloyd sanderson and family. '''
Prof. Ira H. Woolson OF Columbia Uni
versity, who will represent New York at
the International Fire Preventive Con-
grese to be held next month in London.
Il a passenger by the Friedrich der Crosse
Of the North German Lloyd Line. on yes
terday for Bremen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
MARRIED.

ER-CHCRCH WILTON June q at the resi-
dence OF the brides parents. $50 Greene av.
Brooklyn, By the Rev, DR.. Wolfkn. Juliette,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il r. Church we'll. 10
David b. Brewer.
COLLINS-lSHAM.-Att the residencc of the bride s
parents. KIneshrdec, New York city June 25
by the Rev. william Il, Richards. d. D. as
sisted by the Rev. George s. Payson, ID. D..
Flora. daughter OF william h. lsham to Min.
turn Post Collins.
MACKEY-TOFFEY.- On Thursday. June rs, al
IS Kcnsington av.. Jersey City, y. j., by the
Rev. George s. Bennett. Mrs Bessie N. TofYey to
Mr.. Smith ID. Mackey. No cards.
S-CUNNINGHAM.-On Thursday June
IS. at ths residence OF the brides brother
40 West A,h ST.. New York. Carbel +. Gun
nnghnm to Arthur S. Williams OF Montcialr
~. J.
WYCROFF-EHRICH.-On Thursday. June Il
at New York city. by the Rev Robert Coily~r
Leah LucI,o. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Il. Enrich. of Colorado Springs. to Walter a.
Wyckon OF Princeton, y. j.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
NON-UNION MAN BEATEN.
Three Striking Laundry Workers Held
for tho Assault.

Joseph Weiss Of 232 Second street, julius
Hickman Of $40 East Thirteenth street,
and Joseph Klein Of ssl East Tenth street.
striking laundrymen, were held for exami-
nation yesterday in the Essex Market po-
lice court charged with assaulting julius
Schwartz, non-union worker Of sic East
Third street.
Schwartz is employed in q laundry in
Brooklyn, and several nights ago when
members OF the union heard that he was
working they lay in wait for him and de-
manded that he quit work.
why should II" said Schwartz. Il have
no quarrel with my boss, and besides, I
have a family to support
The strikers beat and kicked him until a
policeman rescued him. He caused the
arrest Of the three men, whom be identified
as his assaiants.