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New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
BELIEVES HE KNOWS 'TIPsTER. :"
Jerome Thinks Gamblers Will Call Detective
as Their Witness.

report that District Attorney Jerome had dis
covered that the raid at Canfeld's house was
clipped off, by a attached to the detective
bureau caused a renewal of talk yesterday that
there soon to be a reorganization Of the bu-
reau. General Greene would give information
the subject. Mr.. Jerome said:
have good reasons for believing that the raids
on Canfelds. Burbridges and Ludlum's were
tipped off, and also have good reason for believ
called witness by the defence In the gambling
cases tomorrow.
The hearing in the cases will go before agis-
trate Wyatt in the Criminal Courts Building to-
day. The District Attorney was asked if there was
any law making 1t crime to Tip off, a gambling
house prior 20 raid. He declined to give his
opinion on the subject, beyond saying that such q
person could at least be exposed. He would not
say. either, whether the supposed tipster was a
detective well known in the gambling
fraternity.
Mr.. Jerome told about a cable dispatch from
London that R A. Garfield had arrived there
from New-York- He said he had not heard the in
formation before but seemed to be interested in
hearing it.
Late yesterday Detective Sergeant Walsh and
County Detective Maher entered the Criminal
Courts Building by a rear entrance, and with them
was a detective who had been mentioned in rImors
a possible ''tipster" They took the elevator to
the District Attorneys Office. The man was taken
Into Mr.. Jerome's private office and questioned
What transpired Mr. Jerome would not tell but
1t was said that the detective asked If he was
to be called as witness for the defence What
his answer was could not be learned
After the conference the detective left the office
Of the District Attorney and outside met Jacobs
the three, after which the detective left the build
ing alone
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
RUMoRED DISPUTE OVER GRAND JURY

District Attorney Jerome did not remain in Part
I of the Court of General Sessions yesterday wnen
the January grand jury sworn in by Recorder
Goff and there was report in the Criminal courts
Building later that the Recorder and the District
Attorney had disagreed in the selection or the
foreman Knowing that some important gambling
cases were to be presented to this grand jury IL
was said Mr. Jerome wanted particular man
chosen as foreman. but the Recorder selected an
other man Edward J. Cuddihy, undertaken, of
No. 34s East Fifty-hfth-st-
II was rumored that Mr. Jerome dishked having
as foreman man from the district in which John
F. Carroll is the Tanmany leader. and that some
unpleasant words passed between Mr. Jerome and
Recorder Goff Oh the subject. The report was sur
prsing inasmuch as the Recorder and the plstrlct
Attorney associated as counsel Tor tne LSAoW
Committee and have been on terms OF 1riehosIip
since.
Among the cases expected to come before the
present grand jury is that of Richard Canneid' IN
which secret investigation is being carried on
before Justice Wyatt of the Court OF Speclal oes-
sions 1t is expected; too, that several Ionee cases
corier Goff said it was the duty of the grand
ury to investigate the conduct OF all pubic oncers
as well as to investigate city institutions
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
L T. BURDEN LOSES TO J. A. BURDEN
Contract for Use of Latter's Patent Stands
Case Old and Famous.

Justice Belts sitting at Troy. has handed down
decision in the case of l. Townsend Enrdar'
against the Burden Iron Company James A Bur
den, John l. Arts. Nicholas j. Able and James A.
Burden, Jr, in an action brought to have declared
null and void contract made between the COM
pany and James a. Burden In 1895
Justice Belts gives judgment for the defendant
James a. Burden. The action involved the nav
ment of annual royalties to the defendant of s1,b
stantially $4,000. The case Is the second action
brought in contest between 1. Townsend Burden
and his brother. James A. Burden which began
nearly twenty years ago. The first case was in
James 4. Burden. ' ~
This is famous patent case. In which l. Townsend
Burden sought to have set aside and declared null
and void the 1ye year contract made between the
company and James a. Burden in 1898 by which
the latter allowed the company TO have excIusjve
use of the horseshoe machine built according IN
his patented Invention, the company TO pay eight
cents Tor every keg OF manufactured shoes
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
MUST EXPOSE THE BARS.
General Greene Orders that Saloons
Obey Much VioIdted Pr0Ulslon.

Police Commissioner Greene in an order adj
dressed to Chief Inspector Cortright yesterday
made it plain that he intends to enforce one
provision of the Liquor Tax law to which the
Tribune has called attention several times ana
which has been disregarded by many liquor
dealers with the full knowledge of the police
officials This is the provision for exposing the
bars and interiors of saloons to view from the
sidewalk at all hours when it is illegal to sell
liquor The disregard OF this provision OF law
has been sufficient to show that many saloons
We're doing business on Sundays and at early
hours in the mornings, and IL has been equally
plain that the saloonkeepers who obeyed 1t by
having plain glass windows and doors TO their
places so that any policeman could look inside
the saloons in passing, We're obeying the law IN
other respects General Greene's order to Mr..
Cortright reads:
Your attention is invited to paragraph H,
section 81. of the Liquor Tax law. rms nahes
it unlawful during the hours when the SAFE OF
liquors is forbidden to have in any window or
door any opaque colored glass that oDStructs
or in any way prevents a person passing from
having full view from the sidewalk to the bar
and room where liquors sold.
In a personal inspection yesterday afternoon
of portions of the Seventeenth, Eighteenth
Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-flrst, twenty
second and Twenty-fourth precincts l saw
many saloons where this law was fully complied
with, and many others where ii was NOT COM
piled with. This provision Of the law is simple
easily UNDERSTOOD, ana not ulitlCulI W CiAOASSs
provided district inspectors and captains not
only give the necessary orders. but see that
their orders are obeyed.
You will give the necessary instruction 10
compel a strict compliance with this provision
of the law.
General Greene also sent to Chief Inspector
Cortright statement that he had observed
many policemen standing on the street corners
and talking with people instead of patrolling
their posts faithfully. He ordered the practice
stopped.
General Greene said that he was well pleased
with the effort that had been made to enforce
the excise law Sunday Sixty-fve arrests
were made, in comparison with ffty-three
week ago. General Greene declared that Chief
Inspector Cortright had made a personal inspec.
ton of the Thirty-first Precinct the station OF
which is in West ne-hundred-and-twenty-
fifth-st. and is commanded by Captain Martens.
and is in the inspection district of Inspector
Kane, and as a result nine arrests had been
made for alleged violation of the excise law.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Efpures and facts abOut 1T In The Tribune
aImauac, 1908. Price 2oc.
GENERAL ALARM FOR SHIP BROKER.
He Disappears After Acting Demented-
Tried To Commit Suicide

Arthur W. Blackburn, ship broker, was re-
norted to the police missing yesterday, and a
general alarm sent out. The report was made
by Clark H. Abbott. lawyer. of No. q Broadway,
who said that he feared that his friend had COM
mitted suicide Business troubles, caused by the
coal strike were said to have affected his mind
and according to Mr.. Abbott the use OF morphine
to induce sleep had made his condition worse.
Mr. Blackburn was the senior member of the firm
of Arthur w. Blackburn Co, ship brokers. of No.
IS South-st. The firm made a business of shipping
Ney-England States The coal strike prevented
them from procuring cargoes for their vessels.
Mr. Blackburn grew respondent. and began to suf-
Ter from insomnia AS the business grew worse
the missing mans health failed until November
O. he tried to commit suicide by jumping from a
ThIrty-ninth-st. ferryboat. Mr.. Blackburn was
rescued. however. and put in Brooklyn hospital
While there he cared for by Captain Nash, Of
No 15f3 Fifty -first-st.. with whom he lived.
on receipt of $l5 from some Of his friends the
shin broker disappeared and not heard of
again until December TO- when Mr. Abbott learned
mat Mr. blackburn had reached his sisters home
in Brookline Mass, clad In light suit OF clothes,
which he 7Fore over his nightshirt and a pair Of
slippers The sister wrote that her brother would
be sent to New-York on FAN River boat on De-
ceuber I3 Mr.. Abbott met him and took him to
the Eastern Hotel. When ne called to get him
later he had disappeared and he has not been seen
jumping from the ferTyboat he gave away every
thing he possessed, even picture of his mother.
He was bachelor. and ffty-five years old. He was
born in Machias. Me
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
Lawson N. Fuller got the attention of the

Lawson N Fuller got the attention OF the
commission at this point
There is just one way of remedyins ali THESE
evils said he, Get more cars and get rid OF
some of the people,
Everybody laughed.
Before the commission adjourned Adolph
Bloch. representing the Real Estate owners
Association of the Thirteenth and Nineteenth
wards, presented a petition asking that the
board compel the Metropolitan Railway Com
pany to take the horseears off First-ave. and
replace them with electric cars He said his as
socation had made many complaints to Mr.
vreeland and had received much courtesy, but
no relief
The commissioners told Mr.. Bloch to voice
his complaint at the hearing set for January -.
AS TO A CITY RAILROAD BOARD.
Mr. King wanted to know if the board was
unanimous IN its opinion that there should be a
municipal railroad board. Colonel Cole said the
story in the newspapers which quoted him TO
that effect little ahead of the facts. He
had thrown the suggestion out in conversation
thought of his own. and not as an express
sion of the boards opinion.
When Mr.. King insisted upon a statement of
the boards position on the suggestion, Colonel
Cole replied that the board had no official opin-
ion 70 express.
- ANS"-1OThe WHO Is temporarily dL Sl. Au-
gustine, Fla. has written to The Tribune to
ridicule a statement by H. H. Vreeland that
the practice of running closed cars Of
the surface lines is direct result Of the ''car
ahead" ordinance. He says:
AS a matter of fact well known to the patrons
and victims of the Metropolitan lines, 1t was the
regular custom before the car ahead" ordi-
nance went into effect to cars with closed
gates downtown on the Broadway line, sand
wiched in between two three that were
occupied. Every afternoon that I had occasion
to ride uptown that line between and b
o'clock in the evening 1 observed this being
done, and also observed that generally the cars
that were occupied had several victims standing.
To the crowded preceded or followed
by empty car, with full complement OF
motorman and conductor, was extremely aggra-
waiting even to one seated in another car.
1t seems to be a ridiculous waste of effort for
the public-through the press or through public
meetings-to make any suggestions looking to a
better service during the rush hours until Mr..
Vreeland and Mr.. Skitt show that they are
amenable to the demands of outraged decency
by improving the service during the non-rush
hours by increasing the number Of cars on the
surface roads, by increasing the number of
trains and cars on the elevated system and by
running five or six trains to Fifty-eighth-
ST. and Sixth-ave.
Some time ago the Manhattan Railroad COM
pany stated in its annual report that its income
had increased by several millions, while its op-
Grating expenses had decreased by a large
amount With the high price of COAL the operat-
ing expenses could be decreased in one way only,
and that is by decreasing the train service. And
that is precisely what they have done.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
PooLRooM MEN ApPaEHeNsIvE.

Since the appointment of General Greene as Po-
lice Commissioner rumors have gone out that there
is likely TO be interference with the pooroom traf-
fc before long. and the gamblers looking with
expectant eyes 10 the suburbs Several of them
have already been out prospecting for locations
If the screws are put too tight 1t is the intention
OK the gamblers to to Westchester County
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

and Long Island II is reported that places are
running in Yonkers and Tuckahoe In WESTMINSTER
County
year ago when an attempt was made TO sup
press the poolrooms several or them opener III
Westchester and Long Island and did business
under the guise of private sanatoriurns' athietic
clubs and other subterfuges.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

bOGfu OIL ESLl1ldIS anu AppoE tlouIHSll.
Board of Aldermen.
Rapid Transit Commission
Adueduct Commission.
Board of City Record
Board of Revision oil Assessments.
Arn1ory Board.
Sinking Fund Commission.
Mr.. Grout was asked yesterday by Tribune
reporter about the suggestion that instead OF
a State Railroad Commission to handle local
transportation matters all such business should
be fntrusted to a local commission.
"Why any more commissions? asked Mr.
Grout why not let the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment handle it. AS a matter of
fact thoroughly scientific revision Of the char
ter would do away with fully half dozen COM
missions. and result in saving of from 100000
to 100000 year"
What could be done away with without i'm
pairing the city's interests?" he asked.
Understand, do not advocate any abolition
at this time but from a theoretical point of
view it strikes me that the citys interests would
not suffer if the aldermen. the Rapid Transit
Commission, Aqueduct Commission, Board of
City Record Board of Revision of Assessments.
Armory Board and Sinking Fund Commission
were done away with and their powers vested
in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Gould the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
nent perform all the duties of these various
commissions in addition to those already i'm
posed on it?''
''wen, 1 am inclined to think it could, mas
much as the Mayor and the Controller are mem
bers of about all of these boards now, and all
their important work comes before the Mayor
and the Controller before final disposition. 1t
might be advisable to increase the Board or
Estimate and Apportionment by three or four
members to be elected with the Mayor and the
Controller. It might be wise. also, to increase
the voting power of the Mayor and the Con-
trolier in the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionrent but with these amendments the city
would have an elective body that would attend
to the city's interests in just as faithful
manner as they are looked after now. and with
a large cutting down of expenses.
Then there could be cut out OF the charter
all the red tape rules and regulations as to what
commissions and bureaus shall and shall not
do Government would be greatly simplihed
The Board of Estimate and Apportonment
should have power to create commissions II
necessary Under such a plan the city would
virtually have council that would be elective;
This plan in it's practical features works well
in some of the European States and do not
see why It should not work well here. However,
7 do not advocate it. ! merely suggest 1t as a
subject worthy of consideration
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
TO SEND TWO SHIPS OUT EACH WEEK
The White Star Line VIII Soon Dispatch
Steamers on Fridays.

Early in the spring the White Star line, one OF
the lines of the International Mercantile Marine
Company. will begin dispatching two steamers
week and thus bring the combina ton considerably
nearer attaining its purpose Of having a sailing
every weekday. The new sailing date will be Fri
day The line last year sent out steamers on al
ternate Fridays. but with the completion of the
Cedric the sister ship Of the Celtic. in February.
and the Arabic vessel OF 1900 tons. early in the
spring it will be in position 10 operate weekly
service on Fridays The steamers in this service.
besides the Cedric and Arabic will be the Cyr- =
and Celtic. The company will also operate a week
ly freight service, the steamers of which viii
sail Tuesdays
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

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New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
CIRCUIT WOULD REDUCE BOARDS.
Thinks Board Of Estimate Could Do All the
Work

II Controller Grout had the rewriting of the
charter there would be abolition of at least
seven commissions and organic bodies now ex-
listing and a consequent saving of between
100000 and 100000 in salar.e Controller
Grout would dispense with the following COM
missions and have their duties performed by the
Board of Estimate and Apportonment:
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
RECENT APPOINTMENTS
Work of the Normal School Regents
at the Shepherdst0wn Meeting.

The appointments made by the
Normal Regents at the meeting
which was held this week at Shep.
herdstown have been announced.
They are as follows:
Fairmont Normal School-Harold
E. Rogers of Moundsville. to be
teacher of science at the Spring
term in place of w. G. Miller. re-
signed.
Miss Phrania link of Ohio coun-
ty, general assistant.
The vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of NJ. NJ Scott at Marshall
college, Huntington was left untitled
because there was no suitable appli-
cant for the situation.
Chenille Normal School-E. G.
Rohrbough, promoted to first assist
ant in place of j. G. Lewis. resigned.
Miss Lynne Waddell, of Sistersville,
to fill the place made vacant by Mr..
Rohrhough's promotion. L. E
Bennett of Gilmer county, as ap.
pointed general assistant.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
Death-DeaIing Dynamite.

Bluefeld, W. Va, March 20.-Three
men were killed and several seriously
injured by an explosion of dynamite.
A large force of men was employed
laying pipe ON Main street. The men
were at dinner and some were sitting
on box containing dynamite when it
exploded with terrific force, killing e.
G.. Davidson, Dave Steele and John
Harris. j. F. Graddock, a travelling
man of Lynchburg, Va, and two mes
senger boys were seriously injured.
Before expiring Steele walked to hos
pital aided by two men, although both
eyes we're blown out and his nose and
ears were torn away Windows for
squares around were broken, as well
as the windows in 20 passenger cars
nearby.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
BAR or GOLD HAS DISAPPEARED
One Of Four in Transit to Mint 10
Missing in Detrolt-vaiued
at S23, 500.

Detroit, March 2o.-No arrests have
been made as yet in connection with
the mysterious disappearance from
tie Union depot Office of the Pacific
and Dominion Express company OF a
bar of gold in transit from Salt Lake
City to the east, which is valued at
s23;560. The whereabouts of the pre-
cious ingot is as much of mystery as
when the police began work ON the
case.
The missing ingot was one of four
weighing about so pounds each that
were in transit from the west, presum-
ably Salt Lake City. 1t is said that the
Philadelphia mint was the destination
of the gold.
Captain Mcdonnell is of the opinion
that the bar was stolen from the COM
pany's Office by some one who had fol-
lowed 1t for long distance. looking
for the opportunity. There was pien-
ty of opportunity for any one to have
made off with the bar" said the cap
tain. THE Office is right on the street
and the gold lay in plain sight out on
the truck. II seems to me that it was
very carelessly guarded"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
Rent ana Want Ads.

FoR sALE.-Three new houses and
lots, all rented and paying IL per
cent above taxes and insurance. 3d.
900 buys the three. Be quick and
make something.
w. e. ST. CLAIR
Point Marion,P
WANTED--Good girl for general
homework. Apply at Az High ST.
Rooms TO RENT: -136 Wiley St.
near University. Inquire of Mrs. A.
w. Brown.
WANTED--Two UNFINISHED rooms
in good location. For further infor-
nation address +. O Box 742.
HOUSE FOR RENT-Wanted to rent
an eight room house with all modern
conveniences on corner Of McLane
Ave. and Second st. w. n. South.
Fox RENT-Two nicely furnished
looms for house keeping on Jones
Ave. opposite No. IL.
WANTED-Board and room for fam
lily OF three In private family. must
be within I've minutes walk OF Court
House. Address f. B. @. care NEW
DOMINION.
For sALE-Lot of household fur
nitnre-bed room suites, carpets, etc.
Inquire at this office.
THREE LOTS FOR SALE. On North
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car line, two squares from new n. 3
church. Inquire Of Rufus A. West
HOUSE, wANrED--Wanted to rent !
hoase from five TO eight rooms. One
near Beechurst and Front street
preferred. Send particulars to this
Office.
Carr Capehart has been at home
on short visit. He 10 engaged al
q telegraph operator near Pittsbnrg
and on account OF scarcity Of men
does not get home very often.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
New Monitor Shows Good Speed.

Bridgeport, Conn. March 20.-The
coast defense monitor Florida has
succeeded in making final speed
test, and the result is highly satisfac-
tory to both her builders and the gov
eminent trial board. The government
contract called for a speed of liz
knots, but during the trial the speed
of the boat did not go as low as that
figure. The highest speed attained
was Is knots and the lowest 1874. The
course was liz knots and back again.
During the entire trial every piece of
machinery of the boat worked perfect
~. The time made by the monitor is
subject to tidal and current correction,
but it is not believed that her highest
speed record will fall much below IS
knots.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
rave your Money.

The Bank oI the Monongahela
) alley has added savings depart
u.ent to it's business and will receive
savings deposits on which interest
" Ill be paid. Deposits of $1.00 and
Il wards will be received. Interest
,mpounded semi annually. Saw
,ngs deposits can be made at any time
inling banking hours and the bank
will also be open from 6 to s o'clock
~ saturday evenings, for the ac-
-ommodation of such dcposltors.
For further in ormation call at the
bapk.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20
ALL magazines at the Acme.
Is SPRING really bluffing?

ALL magazines at the Acme
Is SPRING really bluffing?
GAS mantles l0c, l5", zoe aid 25c
ut the Acme.
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NICE, fresh eggs at fifteen cents a
dozen at II. L. Smiths meat market
corner Front and Peasants street.
Not more than five dozen may be
bought by any one person at this rate.
MAKE note of the Elks enter
ainment and don't miss it If you can
ossibly get there.
CROWN combination boards and
crokinole boards at the Acme. Prices
from ST up to So.
THERE will be social in the Meth
odist Protestant church Saturday,
March 81. 1903, under the auspices OF
the Junior Christian Endeavor S0cie-
ty. Ice cream, cake and home made
candy will be sold.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-20

SHISLER WILL SELL OUT.
Old Hardware man Expects To Retire
from business very Soon.

E. Shisler who has been engaged in
the hardware business in Morgantown
for many years has decd, q to sell eut.
An option on his store has oeeu TAKEN
by the Morgantown Hardware Com
pany recently incorporated. This op-
tion expires on March 81.
Invoicing will begin on Monday
and will take about week. The new
concern will then take charge. j. II.
Morgan of Warrington will be the
manager OF the store.
Mr. Shisler has not announced what
be will do but it is probable that he
Will retire from active pursuits and
enjoy well earned rest