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The Newark journal., 1903-07-10
Land Commissioners Report.

Below is the report of State
Land Commissioner Conway for
the quarter ending June 30; Fees,
$1,491; swamp land sold, 1,186.53
acres, $1,483.17; internal improve
ment land sold, 279.51 acres, $349.-
46; Saline land sold, 647 acres,
sold, 40 acres, 800; forfeited land
sold, 12,243.63 acres, 15,304.57;
forfeited land redeemed 7,39S.85
acres, $1,452; town lots sold, $637.-
81; forfeited land donated, 6,395.-
81 acres; donated to actual settlers,
6,105.34 acres; total, 34,296.79
acres, $21, 927.89.
The Newark journal., 1903-07-10
A Good Movement.

committee Of the state good roads
association, held at Little Rock, the
following circular letter was order
ed sent out to the various county
judges in the state: "The executive
committee Of the Arkansas Good
Roads Association at meeting
held this day at Little Rock, decid-
cd that arrangements should be
made as soon as possible for hold
ing a county good roads eonven-
ton in each county in this state,
under the auspices of the respective
county judges. As you will notice
by the inelosed slip giving the
rules of the state ASSOCIATION, YOU
are Il member of the said assoeia-
ton and the organizer for your
county. The delegates to the an
nual state convention to be held at
Little Rock the third Wednesday in
January should be elected. We
want your help. VIII you act and
assist in this movement? If so,
please send the date of your con-
vention and the names of the dele
gates to the county convention to
George r. Brown, our secretary, at
Little Rock, in order that they may
be supplied with good road htera-
tnre prior to the holding of the
county convention. The names Of
the delegates to the county eongen-
ton viii be forwarded To the Bu-
reau of Good Roads Inquiries at
Washington, d. G. The executive
committee urges the Importance Of
a largely attended county conyen-
ton, and to this end suggests that
delegates to the county convention
be selected from each township OF
road district, not less in number
than five delegates and five alter
mates and that every county hold
ing convention send a full delega-
ton headed by the county Judge,
eleeting one delegate from each
township to the state convention
in January. The time for holding
the county convention is left to your
discretion, but we suggest the con
vention should be called prior to
November l. You are aware that
the United States government has
already reached the point where
it Is ready to give national aid to
country roads as well as to locks,
dams, harbors and canals The
farmers and lumbermen of Arkan-
sas have a clear conception of this
offer, and will readily hear your
call for a convention and an onward
movement. The subjects to be
considered by the county conyen-
ton should, we suggest. include
first, statement of ~the object of
the convention by the county
judge; second, address on the i'm
portancc of good roads; third, ad,
dress on the Importance of the state
convention; fourth, a discussion Of
the proper expenditure of the road
tax; fifth, exchange of ideas By
road commissioners and oycrseers j;
sixth, selection of delegates to the
state convention"
The Newark journal., 1903-07-10
Everybody's Doctor.

Automatic machines, to be called
4Eyerybody's Doctor" are to be
placed in the bouleyards and prinei-
pal thoroughfares Of Brussels. By
putting a penny in the slot one will
be able to obtain remedy and also
the prescription for such ailments al
sick headache, cold, lumbago and
Eoothache.
The Newark journal., 1903-07-10
Negro Convict Killed.

Eight state conricts Employed at
rock eFusher near Pmmmeryille
made break for {fiberty. one night
recently, but vere\ discovered by
the guards. One neeyo, John John.
son, was killed, afother was shot
in the foot and Our of them were
captured before they got a mile
away from the CT mp.
The Newark journal., 1903-07-10

NJ. F. Locke, secretary for Arkan-
sas of the Nat bal Association of
Mexican War Y terans, is now en-
gagged in procuring the names of
the widows of deceased Mexican war
veterans He issued a card some
time ago asking for the names of the
Mexican war survivors in this state,
to which he has received a number
of replies. Col. Locke's address is
COS West Seventh street. Little
Rock, Ark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
VERA CRUZ OVERLOADEDe
Captain Can't he FOund-Stranded Vessel
Had Too Many Immigrants:

WASHINGTON, May 13.--The Treasury De-
partment received telegram this after
noon from the commander Of the revenue
cutter Boutwell,, saying that he had reached
Newbern, y. c., the point near which the
barkentine Vera Cruz was wrecked and
that all needed assistance was being e1-
tended to the persons from the wreck. 1t
was found that there were 4lS Portuguese
immigrants on the vessel and 1t is sus-
pected that some Of these are not admissi-
Bile to the country.
NORFOLK, Va, May 1s.-Capt. jose Igee
Of the Portuguese barkentne Vera Cruz.
which is ashore at Ocracoke Inlet, was ex-
pected here this morning to make a re-
port Of the trip Of the vessel from Cape
Verde Islands TO the Portuguese Vice-Con-
sui. Mr.. Barnett. but he did not como. It
is reported that the captain has lef. for
parts unknown, He was seen last on Sunday
night when he was going toward the main
land near Ocracoke The report is that
the vessel carried more passengers than
her register called for and this may be the
cause Of the captains disappearance. Vice
Consul Barnett received a message from
the Portuguese Consul General at New
York which said that il the vessel proves to
be total loss the crew Is not entitled to
any pay. This is a peculiar Portuguese law
and practically leaves the crew penniless
in North Carolina
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
PINS PROVOKED PENMEN.
Also a Fat Cop Who Arrested Brooklyn
CulprIts.

The Letter Writers League of Brooklyn
suddenly dropped the topic. "Euchre. Is it
Crime?" this week and turned its bat
teries on the small boy. Some Of the ablest
pcnmen in the league live near the Ham
burg avenue police station. They filled their
fountain pens and fired at the captain.
One Of the complaints declared that the
boys are I'm the habit of attaching pins
to the ends of long sticks, and that with
said sticks they do strike passers-by. caus-
ing the pins to enter the cuticle Of the passer
70 his great pain and detriment.'
Another indignant complainant said
that the victims selected were usually
portly women THE case in point" wrote
this UNCONSCIOUS punster, sis my wife. a
worthy lady of 2Ss pounds. whose bulk
interferes with successful pursuit of
the vandals."
The captain summoned the police matron.
Want to do some sleuthing?" said he,
showing her the letters.
What's vandal?" asked the matron.
And say, there amt anything in the law
that says q matron must be pincushion.'
Whereupon she retired
An officer was picked from the reserves
yesterday morning. He was fat enough
to be tempting. The captain dressed him
in civic garb and schooled him in the way
to idle up and down the street inviting at
The decoy brought back August Degard,
10 years old, of 1884 Hamburg avenue;
Harry Barryman. II years old, of 1870 Ralph
avenue, and Alfred Cosgrove. 10 years old,
of ls2 Central avenue.
Enter the cutcel' exclaimed the police
man as he frowned at his prionsers, SAY,
them fellers Use bayonets, not pins"
Magistrate O'Reiiy said he'd hold them
in S30O bail each. -I'h make an exnmple
of Them he remarked The persons
81. - rl-l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
"NO GO" WRIT FOR BANKRUPT.
.Jeweller David MARKS Creditors Have Him
Put Under a25 900 Dail.

David Marx, wholesale dealer in diamonds
and jewery at 50 and s. Maiden lane,
against whom creditors petition in bank
ruptcy was filed on Monday. was taken
into custody yesterday by United States
Marshal Henkel under writ OF ne e1ea
obtained from Judge Holt of the United
States District Court by Hays 4 Hershfield.
representing the creditors, who filed the
him within the jurisdiction of the court
and the application for it was said
to he tho result of action Of the creditors
with the Jewellers Board OF Trade.
Judge Holt fixed bail at $50. 900, but sub
sequenty reduced it to s25. 900, which was
furnished late in the afternoon.
Mr.. l. Gainsburg of Hays d Hershfieid
said that The creditors feared that
Mr., Marx might leave this country and
go TO Europe, as the committee of creditors
and others found the entry in his check
book Of $3.50 for steamship passage and
learned that passage for two had been
engaged on q steamer that sails for Europe
on the 10th or 23d OF this month.
In the ban ruptcy proceedings 1t was
alleged that he was concealing assets to
the amount Of $4,000,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
GET CROOK OF WIDE RENOWN.
NEWARK POLICE BELIEVE THEY
HAVE PAUL n. BAILEY.
BaileI's Picture AdOrns the RoEues' Gal.
Icries Of New York, Boat on, and Chi
caEO, In which Latter City He II Held
Under Bail for . Recent Murder.

Under bail for . Recent Murder
The Newark, n. j.. police have ARRESTED
a man whom they say is Paul X. Bailey
who il, according 10 his own statement
under s25 600 bonds for alleged completely
in murder committed in Chicago on Apri
I last.
Bailey was arrested by Detective Ser.
geant Cordano in the jewery store OF Hart
degen 4 Co He is suspected Of the theft
OF a number of fine opera glasses from that
establishment.
According to the police Bailey was ar
rested on June "a. 1909, in Boston, for steal
ing $4,000 from the Metropolitan National
Bank OF that city, and on Dec. II. 1894 he
stole IS 600 worth Of unset diamonds from
offences. He was also arrested on three
different occasions in New York. but was
discharged each time for lack Of evidene.
The man arreste ed here on Monday says
he is Paul Adams and protests that the
action of the goSs is az eb SsFase went
Police Headquarters in New York and
identified him with Bailey's picture, No.
1871, in The Rogues' Gallery. He also
learned that the mans picture was No.
533B in the Boston gallery, and No 1892
in that in Chicago.
Bailey is said to have admit ed his identity
and to have confessed that he was under
bail in Chicago for connection with muir.
der. On the night OF April Z, he is said
to have explained, he was drinking In
saloon there with woman when a strange
man entered and insulted his companion.
A fight followed and both men pulled guns,
but did not use them. The following morn
ing the stranger was found dead near the
saloon and Bailey was arrested charged
with completely in the crime.
He was visited at Police Headquarters
by fashionaby dressed woman, but has
denied that she was his wife. He takes
his Incarceration coolly and boasts that
the courts will release him as soon az his
case is brought to their attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
ACTOR THAW ALIMONY SHY.
wants Actress Thaw's Order Vacat ed--Sh'
says He's In Contempt.

Charles Harper Thaw an actor and a
cousin of the Countess OF Yarmouth, is
trying to have an order vacated by which.
in June last, Supreme Court Justice Blan-
chard directed him to pay his wife, Euphonia
Jeannctlc Thaw. known an tho stage AZ
Frances Rush, ss0a week temporary alimony
pending his suit for divorce. Thaw did
not oppose the motion for alimony when
II was made, but he now says that his failure
10 do 40 was due simply to his absence from
home on a theatrical tour, and that II his
default is opened he can show that he should
not he compelled to pay her alimony.
Thaw Is the only son OF st Louis n1er-
chant, who died recently leaving a large
estate. He accuses his wife Of misconduct
with W. y. Morrison Of Chicago and other
men.
Mrs. Thaw entered counter suit accusing
him Of intimacy with several women, mainly
actresses. and also charging him with
cruelty and i'll treatment. She began :.
suit for divorce in Chicago before he began
his here. she says, and she denies his
allegation. sgains, her; She wants him
punished for contempt for failing to pay
The alimony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
4 SERVANT GIRLS PLANT.
She Tells Why Working Girls DO Not Take
to Houscwork.


SYRACUSE, May 13.-I.aura Watson, a
domestic, has letter In the Evening Herald
tonight. telling why working girls do not
take to housework. She says.
What self-respecting girl who knows
anything would like to step into some
body's dirty, greasy kitchen and fight
pots and kettles from Q A. NJ. to 8 p. NJ,
and then be on hand il wanted until 10
p. NJ? And, what is worse, to be so de-
graded by doing 1t that she il not At to be
introduced to even the ignorant factory
girl who calls on her mistress, probably
on church business She is not respectable
enough for one Of her employers family
to recognize her on tho street. She Ia
Mary or Bridget to every Tom, Dick
and Harry, while the factory girl has the
right Of the prefix miss to her name.
i AM unfortunate enough to be a do
mestic. God pity the servant girls. The
coachmans daughter-who, by the way,
goes to college--can snub them to o nicely
l do not always mean to be a servant II
I have to 60 and pick beans. 1t was
through my estimable fathers love for
drink that I was left without home and
without education. II I had younger
sister 1 would rather see her in her grave
than to start her out to be q poor, low
down, despised drudge OF servant girl
And il had a rival in love. the worst
could wish would b. the honorable position
Of servant in some foine' family.
should like to have somebody answer this
epistle and see II they can deny anything
in IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
SPIRITUALIsTs CONE TO COURT
To Hear the Evidence In tho Suit Over the
VIII Of Mrs. Townsend, a Believer.

The contest over the will Of Mrs. Adeline
barrow Townsend, widow of Henry P.
Townsend, the lawyer, brought large
crowd into Surrogate Thomass court yes-
terday. Many Of those who attended were
apparently bent on the vindication OF
Spiritualism and it's secrets.
The spect ators so warmed up to the sub
iect in hand that at the end Of particu-
lary loud round of applause over the evil
dence. the Surrogate had to threaten TO
exclude everybody not directly int created.
The only persons examined yesterday
were the three subscribing witnesses TO
Mrs Townsend's will, by which she left
all her estate. valued at, possibly, $500 900,
to Joseph II. Mahan, her husbands law
partner and her legal adviser. The contest
ants are cousins Mrs. Townsend was
20 years old when she died last February.
Jacob H Shaffer who drew and witnessed
the will. told Louis F. Dodd, the lawyer
for the contestants that when Mrs. Town
send made her last will on Nov. II, 1902.
she was perfectly sound in body and mind.
1t is alleged that she had been unduly
influenced through her belief in Spirit
ualisIn and that she died in the arms OF a
medium who had accurately foretold the
fatal moment
Shaffer said that Mrs. Townsend had
drawn many wills. one as far back as 1854,
in which she bequeathed her all to Mahan,
whom she called "her joe" The will OF
1894 was produced in court, as was another
made in 1898.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
FRAUD on THE FARMERS.
Pearl MilIst seed Sold Under . New Name
for ~ and M07 q Pound.

WASHINGTON, May 49, The United State
Government is endeavoring TO expose I
fraud OF unique and daring character on TIL
part OF scedsmen in America and Europe
! and the Agriculture Department has issuec
| q pamphlet on tho subject
BY advertising pearl millet, which self
, at IS cents a pound. as newly propagatec
grass OF marvellous quality, dealers are
selling this seed at no less than IS pound
They call it "pencilaria" and "the wonder
forage plant"
The investigations reveal that the fraud
in America is tame compared to that prac-
tised with pearl miet seed this spring
in Germany There it Is heralded as a new
plant imported from America. and Is sold,
not by the pound. but by the seed, or at
the rate Of S62 a pound, fiue pounds DeinR
required to an acre. 1t is thus costing
German farmers over $500 an acre to "in-
troduce" species of plant that has been
grown ever since mankind began to Gull
tiyate the soil
Last year seed catalogues OF several
dealers in America and Germany began
to announce new forage plant which
promised to revolutionize the fodder crop
of the world. 1t was described as most
luxuriant. somewhat resembling. young
corn, and possessed OF a rapidity OF growth
unequalled among the sorghum species.
Inc pant was advertised dS ptiitiid'h"'
II was claimed that II would readily attain
a growth Of from to 10 feet and yield an
ast onishing tonnage to the acre.
Orders by the thousands were sent by
progressive farmers. The price of the seed
was then $3.50 a pound. Hundreds Of
thousands of bushels were sold at this high
rate. From five to six pounds OF seed
were required to the acre, When harvest
time came last year the farmers discovered
that the yield actually fulfilled the claims
made by the seedsmen Therefore, notwith-
standing the fancy price paid. agriculturistss
did not hesitate to commend "penclariae
to their neighbors. The result has been
that this year the dealers are getting 81
pound for the seed.
This pearl millet, which farmers are
buying at highway robbery prices as a new
variety Of plant, was cultivated along the
Nile by the farmers of ancient Egypt:
1t has been grown throughout the world
ever since, and is valuable crop in many
parts of the United States to-day. At SIS
a hundred, just s?S5 less than some Of the
dealers are getting for it, pearl millet seed
may be bought in any quantity. The fact
that it grows and produces big tonnage
per acre has made IT possible for the fraud
to be worked so extensively.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
SAYS SUITOR PLANNED MURDER.
Mts Williams Accuses Brown OF Trying
10 Poison Her.

Miss Ida Williams. 30 years old. OF 337
West Seventeenth street was in jefferson
Market police court yesterday IA com
plainant against William Brown, 81 years
old, of IA Ninth avenue Brown. she says,
is a discarded sutton and tried to kill her
by giving her whiskey dosed with carbolic
acid.
Miss Williams says Brown called on her
on Tuesday and taking flask OF whiskev
from his pocket asked her TO have a drink
As she removed the cork she smeled the
acid and instead Of drinking called lie
police.
Brown told Magistrate Mayo that he did
not know the whskey ives doctored and
that he had no intention OF taking Miss
Wlliams's life. In his pocket was letter
in German addressed TO Miss Williams, but
not stamped. One sentence read: "Whcn
we are dead there will he M parting. and
happiness will await IFS
Brown is barber. Magistrate Mayo
held him in 1000 bonds for trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
HELP FOR kISHENEFF.
$50, 900 Received So Far-Priest and
Chinese Theatre Man Contribute.

Chinese Theatre Man Contribute.
Interest in the relief of the Jews at Kish.
enef continues to spread, and severa
thousand dollars are now being re-
ccived daily by the Relief Committee
The total amount raised on the East
Side will aggregate nearly $4,000
Treasurer Kohn said last night that
a total Of $4,000 had been received so
far in miscellaneous contributions. The
Jews Of Baltimore sont about33l $50 to Mr.
Kohn yesterday. and he cabled this sum
to Odessa at once. The Je,rish Daily Nens
has raised an independent fund of nearly
$1,000. Yesterdays contributions received
by Mr.. Kohn were 81, 700.
So far the movement has been strictly
poor mans movement, started by the
poorer Jews themselves. No one adver-
tised it, and most Of the money contributed
has been in amounts of from rs cents TO
q dollar A check for $50 received yes
terday, is the largest single contribution
received.
A second Relief Committee, composed of
the most prominent Jews in the city, has
now been Formed here. There are eighteen
members, headed by Emanuel Lehman
The others are Nathan Blur. Joseph Bloom
Charles l.. Hallgarten, Myer S. lsaacs,
Morris Loeb, Jacob H. Schiff Louis Mar
shall, Henry Rice, Isaac S-ligman, Louis
Stern, Isidor Stratus, Cyrus l.. Sulzberger
and Isaac Wallach. Mr.. Guggenheimer
is treasurer Of this committee. It's head
quarters are at II Broadway. 1t is now
proposed to send a special agent to Kish-
enef to determine the situation exactly,
Some OF the contributions show how
wide In the interest in the relief movement.
From a Catholic priest comes S.. Letters
received from California and the most
extreme points in the Union bring sums
OF 81 and 81 and messages OF sympathy.
The benefit In the Windsor Theatre, attended
by Mayor Low, netted 5000. Joe Chue,
owner of the Chinese Theatre in Doyers
street, gave Jewish benefit on Monday
night and raised nearly $500, which Chue
took over to Treasurer Kohn yesterday
in a cigar box Inspector Schmit tberger
contributed $40 and touching letter, in
which he refers to his pleasant social and
political relations with the East Side Jews"
and to their many virtues. noble charac-
teristics and good citizenship.
Russia is contained in this cable despatch,
received late yesterday by Mr.. Kohn
During tho recent anti semitic riots tho
mob has destroyed many Jewish shops. About
forty persons were killed before order was
restored.
The editor Of the Jcu,sh Hcr6M received
a letter late yesterday from one Of the
Jewish rabbits at Kishenef, which said
that forty persons were killed and more
than one hundred MANNED in the riots,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
REARDON'S RAIDED AGAIN.
Ex.Policc Captains Son and 100 Others
Caught In Alleged PoolrOOm.

More than hundred men we're arrested
yesterday afternoon in raid which Police
Captain Dooley Of the Bedford venue sta
ton, Villa msburg, made on an alleged
poolroom directly opposite the police sta
ton at 2s7 Bedford avenue. The poolroom
was over the saloon of George Rca rdon
son OF ex-Police Ca plain John A. Rea rdon
and has been raided several times since
January. 1t was never possible to obtain
a conviction,
The aid was de at o'clock in the
afternoon, when about 200 men were in
the alleged poolroom. The appearance
OF the police caused rush for the exits,
every one OF which was blocked,
The prisoners were ma rched across
the street to the police sta ton where George
Rea rdon, Chris Dalton, Patrick BHrnon
and Daniel Carmichael were held on a
charge Of ma intaining poolroom. Neo rly
100 others who had betting slips in their
hands when the raid occurred were held
as common gamblers, Mark Rc;,rdon,
also son OF the former police ca plain,
was locked up for intimidating n witness.
The police secured a large quantity Of
parapherna lia, including racing sheets &.
Magistrate Hlgginboth m later went to
the police station and admitted the pris-
oners to bail.