Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-29
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| tcrated, but that lead has been used in
| soldering the cans and that this lead
| comes r direct contact with the con
| tents This is not allowed under the
| laws of the country of export and there
| fore under the new food law the mer-
chandise cannot ente tbs country.
John H. Slaybark. one of the Oldest
members of the stock exchange, has re-
tired from active business and his seat
Oh the exchange has been posted for
transfer to Howard Story Gray. Mr..
Slayhack was admitted to the stock ex-
change i'll December 1866.
Word has been received from John
Drew. who is now ut EasthamDton, T.. T..
that he had accepted Captain Deppe. .
Il play by Anthony Hope. which he viii
produce this season. 1t had been report
ed that Mr.. Drew would appear III Il
stage version Of "Ranson's Folly" but
he decided that Anthony Hopes play was
better suited TO his purpose.
7, Oakley Rhinelatdel millionaire and
clubman. was followed for half an hour
the other day by secret service agent,
who suspected that he was ut last ON the
trail of the man who has been passing
counterfeit half dollars and quarters on
man found that his Suspect" was a
member of the Four Hundred and be-
longed to So many smart clubs that his
name took two lines Of authorizations in
the club directory. he dropped him in a
jiffy.
JOHN d. Rockefeller is now the largest
land owner in Westehester county. He
has recently purchased six farms ut Eas4s
view and Hawthorne, adjoining his coun-
trf home at Pocantico Hills. This gives
him about 5000 acres in all. which is con-
Siderabiy more land than was owned by
the late Joseph Park of Rye. or by
Adrian lseln. 1t Is reported that Mr.
Rockefeller viii acquire more property in
the same neighborhood He is inclosing
the land with fences, planting trees and
laying ont artificial lakes. and it is the
impression of the people in the neighbor-
hood that he cOntemplates creating Il vast
park OF the entire tract. Mr.. Rockefeller
has not yet rebuilt his house which
burned down a year ago but is living in
the cottage with his son. 1t was reported
at the time of the fire that young Mr.
Rockefeller would build large house at
Pocantico Hills which would overlook the
Hudson and the Sound.
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H. ar.
rived from Bremen. Southampton and
Cherbourg after Il fast run of five DAYS
htteen hours and ten minutes over the
short course of BOO miles nj an average
speed of 22.3S knots an hour. The best
previous westward record of the Kaiser
Wilhelm III. was made May last. and was
I'VE days tWenty-orc hours and fortv-
eight minutes. Among the passengers
We're Lady Charles BereSford. George
Westinghouse and Heinrich Conried. the
director of the Metropolitan Opera house.
Tod Sloane. the once famous Jockey. is
no longer Il Brooklyn property owner
He had aspirations in this line at one
time and his ambitions We're realized
when he invested about $l3.N0o in sub
urban realty, but neglected to meet the
financial obligations incurred by his in
vestment scheme. His holdings have
been sold under foreclosure proceedings
in the real estate exchange. They
brought $1,000.
DO yoU mind playing a gamef" asked
one Of group of onlookers N the chess
and checker games at the pier reading
room at Atlantic City Of George ii
kearnS. the champion checker expert of
PENNSYLVANIA. kearns assented aud the
par quickly went ut it. The stranger
took the first game easily. "Inve mn
other" he suggested. and KearuS was
willing. 50 a second game was fongh:
ont, and again kearnS was vanuuiShed.
In third contest he rallied ana carried
on the honorS. That's enough" s,id
his opponent. you're ON 10 my play"
That is Charles Schwab," said some
one, who recognized the steel man.
Hes a good PLAYER, all right" replied
kearnS. and judging from what | have
read Of him. his checker playing fur
niShed the true indication of his char
avteSlStjcS. His game is marked hy Il
blending of natural skill. audacity and
IL HNasr
leave loophole through which To retir..
when pressed too hard.
James Ridgeway. former district al
torney of Kings county, who is now in
Saratoga. has had placed in his hands for
collection claim against Il horse ewner
OF prominence, who Is a man of supposed
~ great wealth. though his losses arr hs,-
iteyed To have been heavy during the last
YEAR. The claim is for SlG.4OO said H.
have been lost in one OF the largest OF
Saratoga'S gambling houses. popularity
thought To be closed thus YEAR pavmel,;
for the alleged debt has been refused ly
the loser. who asserts that he was MOI
himself when tue play was made, that
advantage was taken uf him and that hp |
had ne idea of the size Of the stakes hp
was playing for Great sympathy il ex- |
pressed for the unfortunate horse owner
though his course in refusing to nav his
markers is generally condemned. It is |
only few years ago that he gave I'M II |
richly paying manufacturing business In
Ihcago 10 retire. saying that he would