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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
SAM PARKS
 IS CONVICTED Jury Out Only Twelve
 Minutes. PRISONER STILL DEFIANT Liable to Term of Not Less
 Than ? l.2 Years. Walking Delegate Who Extorted $500 from New York Contrac-
 tors to Call On Strike on Buildings Going Up.

New York. Oct. 30.-For the second time within two months. Samuel J. Parks walking delegate of the Housesmiths' and Bridgemens' Union Local No. 2, was con victed of the crime of extortion in the court of general sessions this afternoon
 It took the jury just twelve minutes during which time they took two ballots to agree on the guilt of Parks in extort. ing $500 from the Tiffany Studios. a firm of contractors. under threat of keeping them from continuing work on buildings last January.
 It was shown at the trial that Parks had obtained $500 from the Tiffany firm as 8 union fee last January. when the Housesmiths and Bridgenen were or strike on three of the Tiffany contracts in this city
 Claimed it Was A Fine.
 Parks claimed that this money was g fine levied by his labor union, Later tho fact developed that Parks had been dis loyal to his union. inasfnuch as he per mitted the Tiffany firm to employ non. union men on certain jobs after having received the $500.
 This accasation was not denied by the defendant or his counsel during the trial but the latter contended that Parks had given the money to the treasurer of hi' organization and that the entire trans action was a business deal. which afford ed considerable business advantages tt the firm which paid the money.
 Counsel for Parks endeavored to intro duce certificates as to the prisoners del icate state of health, but Judge New burger. before whom the case was tried refused to admit them.
 The Judges. Charge.
 In his charge, Judge Newburger sait it made no difference what disposition Parks made of the money he had obtain ed from the representatives of the Tiff fany firm, if in the belief of the turymei he had obtained 1t under a threat direc or implied.
 when the verdict was rendered, Park glared at the juryinen with the sam look of sdehance- whicB lle m aiped Our ing this as well as his previous trial. FL Is liable to a term Of not less than, tw' and a half nor more than three and half years in Sing Sing prison.
 Tim" McCarthy who, with Sam Parks Is under indictment for extortlon, failed to appear in court. and his bail of $2'OO was declared forfeited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31

Chief relate what Mrs. Bechtel told him l last Tuesday morning. This was the story of the barking dogs, the team in the alley and men carrying something through the Miller yard. He saw fresh | carriage and horse shoe tracks in the alley.
 Mrs. Bechtel, Miss Bechtel. Mrs. Brobst, married daughter. John and Charles Bechtel and Charles Eckstein were sep arately called before the jury. Each re- fused to answer any questions whatso- ever. stating that they might say some- thing that would tend to incrimInate themselves. It was while Mrs. Bechtel was in the ahte-room that she learned Thomas was dead. Her attorney, Mir. Schaadt asked Chief Eastman: Where is Thomas nowT'
 The Chief hesitated and said: q guess I at the morgue. He committed suicide in his cell yesterday" With this Mrs. Bech- tel broke down completely, weeping vio- lently. She was led from the room in a state of collapse.
 witnesses, the inquest was closed, and the jury, after brief deliberation, re- turned a verdict as follows:
 | we believe that Mabel Bechtel came | to her death at 627 Cedar street (between Sunday evening. Oct. 25. and Tuesday | morning, Oct. N), and that death was due to a fractured skull from a blow inflicted by some person in the house unknown to the jury. We believe that the inmates of the house, Mrs. Catherine Bechtel. Myrtha Bechtel, John Bechtel. Charles Bechtel and Alois Eckstein were accessories after the crime"
 Warrants were served upon Mrs. Bech- tel and the members of her family and Eckstein this evening. They were taken before Mayor Lewis, who accepted bail for Mrs. Bechtel in $1 .OO1 Myrtha Bechtel in $40O, and Eckstein in $500.
 John and Charles Bechtel were commit ted to jail. Application for a writ of ha- beas corpus will be made tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
SECRETARY J. ASA ROUNTREE SUSPENDED FROM
 OFFICE BY THE ALABAMA 7 stESS ASSOCIATION
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ACT ROUNTREE IS FIRED. Executive Committee or the Secretary Asa = following resolutions: n,-,... % son nn % e % e asSs%a F@ess Associa- S s andt ad tsat f the % n % the spp
 
 which investigating the that of J. hereby requested furnish the Executive Committee findings in the case" investigating committee Is as follows; To the PressA O with that accordance with public October 16 s@ made full and an practicable specifications Charge-That Rountree Secretary  that said Rountree for his personal bene- members of the Association
  accommodations improperly sought and received commissions for his per- violation of the Association transportation from the of the Association and not entitled to 1 that MT Rountree 
 
 . extent of between $5W and A. paialy well family The verbal testimony this specification sustained py "'eh ohce unoef The third spechcatn Is by personally might presenting investigations respectfully recommend and decisive ' action in to it. Respectfully submitted, J. LAWRENCE. The report was read adopted Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
 N ORGANIZED ID. W. Parry Chosen Pre-
 sident THE MEETING IN CHICAGO Citizens Industrial Association
 Name Selected. Resolutions Refer to the Bad Effect l on Business Brought About By l Unions As at Present l Conducted.
THE MEETING IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Oct. So.-with the. election ok D. M. Parry of Indianapolis. as it's Pres ident, the formation of the, Citizens In- dustrial Association of America was com pleted tonight.
 The organization is national in it's scope and includes manufacturers. trad- CTS or other employers of labor. local and general organisations and citizens' ,aili- ances having among other things as its object the dealing with the labor problem in all its phases.
 Delegates from fifty-seven cities, from San Francisco to New York. including several in Canada. were present and at the conclusion of the session all details of the plan of carrying out and extending the work of the organization had been completed.
 The Other oficers.
 J. c. Craig of Denver. head of the Co.'s orado State and Denver Citizens Alli- ance, First vice-President; !. T. Herla, of the Manufacturers Association of New York, Third vice-President; A. 8. Hos- encranz of the Citizens Alliance. Evans vile. Ind. Treasurer.
 : The Secretary and an Executive Cou~ mittee of fifteen members are to be nam ed later. A convention of the Association will be held in. Indianapolis next Febrti- 'ary. It was decided that all members Of the Association shall pay an initiation fee of from. s26 to $100 and all nnembera shall pay dues at 50 cents per annum per employing members, the amount In no case to be less than $lO nor greater than $200 per annum.
 Resolutions were adopted. They refer to strained relations betwen employer and employe and their bad effect on business conditions: demand ample protection for all seeking to earn livelihood and con- tinus in part:
 Right to Combine. "In carrying on firm and. uncompro- missing contest with the abuses of unions as now constituted and conducted, at the same time recognizing the free right of workingmen to combine. and adnaitxink that their combinafie fieus when fsNhtlV c8ns stituted and conducted, may prove highly useful. we earnestly desire to act and be- lieve we are acting In the true interests of the workingmen themselves. 1" Mir. Parry. who is President of the Ma tional Manufacturers Association was then elected head of the organization with no oposition. He made brief speech of acceptance. referring to his devotion to the movement and the desire to secure ways and means for the observance of the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
Tunnell Nearly completed.

New York. Oct. S0.-Workmen in the first tunnel under the North River from New Jersey to Manhattan are rapidly ap- preaching the end of their labors. the bor- ing having proceeded to a point within a few hundred feet of the shore. The tun- mel. which is designed for trolley lines, will not be completed until spring. It will come to the surface in this city at the foot of Morton Street. The tunnel was begun twenty-five years ago, but work was abandoned after having been pushed a short distance under the riveg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
THE DEMAND NOT GREAT.
odelia Dis Bars Pictures Not Much
 Sought After.


 New York. Oct. 30-Diss De Bars spirit pictures" through which the Madame is said to have defrauded the late Luther R. Marsh of a large fortune, are now on sale here, but the works. many of which are said to have been executed by the brushes of masters, do not bring record prices. Competent judges considered the gem of the collection to be a well toned canvas attributed to Rembrandt. The painting was at least a we'll executed copy and the tones were exquisite. It brought ony $197.
 It is said Diss De Bar got the pictures fpom a collector. covered them with a paste chalk and water, and deftly placing in each hand 8 wet sponge. declared while giving exhibitions for the benefit Of Marsh. that she was in turn Gerome. Van dyke, or Rembrandt. and by a few passes the apparently blank canvass was made to glow with color. At last accounts she was languishing in an English jail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
Killed in His Hnma.

Vincennes. Ind. Oct. 30.-William J. En- gle. Secretary of the Vincennes DIstill- ing Company. was shot and killed this morning. Ense was at his home at Third and Shelby Streets and had arisen early to take a train for St. Louis. While dressing he heard a noise in the kitchen and as he started to investigate was me by a voley of shots. Two bullets entered his head and he fell unconscious to the floor and died about o'clock. Officers are searching for the assailants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
BUTCHERS TO GO OUT.
svmpathetic Strike of the Cutters of
 Meat

New York. Oct 3O.-General Organizer Eichher9er of the Amalgamated Butcher Workers Union of North America, as- serts that eOOOO out of the 7S,O0O members of ths unIon will In all probability go on strike in sympathy with the 2,OOO sausage makers and canners who have quit in the packing houses in Chicago for an increase in wages of 9 cents day.
 The question is now being put to a ref erendum vote. he said, ard the votes VIII ou hs ir hv Monday The sympathetic str,,,o wIlI he ordered if settlement of tha .+r,ta In Chicago is not speedily reached. @ The principal packing centers to he affected by strikers are Chicago, St. To,,,s Kansas City. St. Joseph. Mo-. Omaha and South omaha.
 Our organization is emit. a unit on the ques- tion of supporting the Chicago strlkers in every way possible
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
Number Drowned Was 4b

Yokohama. Oct. 3O.-It was ascertained today that forty-five persons out of l0S who were on board the steamer Tokai Maru were drowned as the result of the sinking of that vessel yesterday after having been in collision with the Russian steamer Progress of Hakodate, Japan. The malls and all the valuables of the sunlxen vessel were lost. The accident occurred at a. m.. in a dense fog six miles from Hakodate. The Russian con- sul Is drawing up a statement of the case for the court of inquiry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
1noreass in Pay Proposed.

London, Oct. SO-The spectator to-day contends that as Washington has become the most important stauoh m the brit- lsl, assador ought to be raised to $50 OOO Sr,.o saIarv of the late ambassador, Sir Michael Herbert, was $S2,5OO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
The Baltimore Sails.

~ paitjroore sailed tonight for Puerto Plata. San Domingo, where she goes to protect American interests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31
secretarv and Mrs. Root Sail.

London. Oct. 3O.-war Secretary Root and Mrs. Root left London this morn ing for Liverpool to board the Celtic, which sails for New York to-day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-31

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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
BRIEF MENTION

Paterson was again unfortunate.
The flood losses are enormous.
It is said that Mrs Roosevelt
dresses on 5000 a year. We know
of many women who dress on less,
A small section of ceiling in the
court house fell last week being
loosened by water coming in near
the cupola.
The democrats have advertised a
grand rally, with prominent speak
ers, next Tuesday evening at the
Court House
Sympathizers have donated $50
in cash to Philip Wal ters, who has
removed from his desolate place to
the Armstrong farm in Milford
township.
The covered bridge across the
Delaware at Belvidere was washed
off she piers. 1t was built in 1888,
partly destroyed in 1s41 and rebuilt
the same year.
The dam Of II. B. Wells in the
Sawkill, which was nearly completed,
was swept out and took with it the
footbridge to the glen. The dam
above the bridge near Seitz's was
partly demolished.
Autumn leaves and wild berries
are taking the place of the feathers
and bodies of wild birds on the
ladies' hats. Is this because of q
wave of pity for the feathered
songsters, or is it the more peremp
tory demand of Dame Fashion,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Born, Monday, Dot. 12, to F. W.
Benner and wife, at their home on
Long Island, a son.
Mrs, DR., H. M. King Of Liberty,
N Y, visited her mother, Mrs. M.
E. Pinchot, this week.
Mrs. William Whiting of White
Plains, N. Y, is visiting with the
family Of F. F. White, on Fourth
street.
Prof. Maxwell Sommerville and
wife Of Philadelphia, who have been
spending the summer in France, will
reutrn to this country by the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm sailing Oct. 20.
r. p. Mills of Lehman was in town
Tuesday. He reports a general loss
Of crops by the flood in that section
and that farms were more or less
damaged by the washing off of the
soil.
The Clute family Of New York left
for their home Tuesday by way Of
Branchville, N. ]. They expected
to leave last week but were prevent
ed by the storm and washouts on the
Erie Railroad.
Mrs. Harry S. Mott of Washing.
ton, D. c., is reported seriously i'll
with Brights disease, and her con-
dition gives her friends here grave
concern. She is a daughter of the
venerable D. M. Van Auken.
Rev. Charles Beattie, for 80 years
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church of Middletown, has attended
75O funerals, 44O weddings, added
1O4O members to the church roll
and raised $4,000 for various
objects.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
DO WOMEN WISH SUFFRAGE
DR.. Abbott's Arguments oaustically
Reviewed

Reviewed
This is not DR.. Lyman Abbott's
article from the Atlantic Monthly.
1t is merely a brief statement of facts
by a woman who does wish the
suffrage. A statement Of facts is
something DR.. Abbott never makes
when he writes on the suffrage ques-
tion.
In the first place, women do want
to vote. They prove this by voting
as generally as men whenever they
are given the right of suffrage. Many
women think and say that they do
not want to vote, and here are the
reasons why:
1st. The average woman is sadly
deficient in self-respect and in a sense
of Justice. Disfranchisement does
not favor the development of these
qualities, and women have been dis
franchised so long that they submit
weakly and tamely to injustice, and
no indignant throb stirs their hearts
when they read the words "idiots,
lunatics, criminals, minors and-wo-
men," It seems to them perfectly
natural and, on the whole, rather
sweet and lovely that they should be
ranked politically with idiots, luna
tics, felons and children.
End. Women have for generations
been taught that their best their
highest empire, is to please men, and
as men are said to dislike strong
minded women, women frequently
choose to appear weak-minded in
order to win the favor Of men.
3rd. Woman suffrage is not vel
fashionable enough to attract the
masses of women. If the Associated
Press should tomorrow send out 9
telegram announcing that the -Four
Hundred of New York and Newport
were forming suffrage associations,
and that it was good form to want tC
vote and bad form not to want t.
vote, in the course of month th'
suffrage associations would outnum
Der the finch clubs and euchre clubs
and the Atlantic would publish nj
more articles on Why Women Dt
Not Want the Suffrage.
Make woman suffrage pleasing t.
men and fashionable with society
and the average woman will want l.
vote. But let a sense Of justice, tn
spirit Of d. A. r., be reused in
woman, and with this her self
respect, and she will not care whethe
woman suffrage is popular,or fashion
able. She will want to vote and sh
will not be afraid or ashamed to 50,
so.-Lida Calvert Obenchain.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
Trying to Parallel Cases

Some of our democratic contem-
poraries are attempting to show a
case of parallel traditions in MIR.
Roosevelt's and Mr.. Cleveland's
candidacy for the presidency. Mr..
Roosevelt is desirous of securing
what no man has attained before,
election to the presidency after hav.
ing filed an unexpired term of a
predecessor Mr.. Cleveland if he
aspires to third term, likewise
wants something that no other man
has yet secured. Beyond the two
men possibly wanting the same
thing there is no similarity. There
is no warning of any statesman, nor
any good reason against electing to
the presidency a man who has
successfully filled out an unexpired
term. On the other hand the argu-
ment is in favor of such a course
whore the man has acquitted him
self we'll. The election Of a man
three times to the presidency is a
far different thing. The first dis
senter from such a programme was
George Washington, the first
American, and many have since
reiterated his belief. These warn
ings would confront Mr.. Cleveland
the moment of his nomination.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
MRS. HANNAH j. pINaMAM

Hannah Beemer, widow of the
late Solomon Il. Dingman, died at
the home of her step son, Albert s.,
in Delaware township Tuesday. Oc-
tober, 13, aged about seventy years.
She was born near Deckertown
Sussex county, New Jersey, and was
a daughter of Jacob and zilla,
Adams, Beemer, prominent people
of that county. In the early seven
ties she married Mr.. Dingman and
since his death has resided in Della.
ware. The funeral services, con-
Quoted by Rev. E. NJ Smead, were
held today and interment in the
Deckertown cemetery.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
OBITUARY
Mss BERTHA BoYD

Bertha, daughter Of William
L. and Jennie Boyd, died at her
home on Broad street, this borough,
Wednesday morning, October 14th,
of consumption.
She was born in Delaware town
ship January 10, 1882. She was a
most exemplary character and 3
consistent member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which she joined
in 1898. She is survived by her
parents, three sisters, May, wife Of
w F Beck, Grace and Media, and
one brother, James E., all at home.
The funeral services viii be held
at the house tomorrow, Saturday,
at 2 o'clock, Rev. Victor A. Wood
officiating, and interment in Milford
cemetery.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack Of whooping cough and
bronchitis, writes Mrs. W. X.
Hayiland Of ArmOnk, n Y, "but,
whom all other remedies failed. We
saved her life with Dr. Kings New
Discovery. Our niece, who had
consumption in an advanced stage,
also used this wonderful medicine
and today she is perfectly we'll. /"
Desperate throat and lung diseases
yield to DR.. Kings New Discovery
as TO no other medicine on earth.
Infalhble for coughs and colds. 500
and 81 90 bottles guaranteed by all
druggists. Trial bottles free,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
THE RAMBEER's PIcKlNGs

Did you ever see 80 much water
As ne had here last week2 No. The
oldest person living around here
never saw such a food in the Della
ware. There is no use trying to
describe the damage done, as every
one knows just as much about lt as
We do.
When it comes TO enterprise and
trying to recover from a calamity,
there are .places where there is
more push than here. There Is too
much red tape. The Delaware
bridge company will now reap q
harvest for awhile, while the Barrett
bridge company can spend little of
its surplus.
Our local telephone company is
mighty slow repairing its damaged
lines.
The new rule laid down by the
county commissioners regarding as
SCISSORS seems TO scare some. One
resignation has been sent in already.
No doubt our town will be lively
the coming two weeks. Court,
institute and a democratic rally
Tuesday evening.
By the death of Miss Bertha Boyd
this town loses one of its most
estimable young ladies. The be-
reaved family has the sympathy of
the entire community.
The high water is causing some
sudden and unexpected changes Of
residence.
Rambler must be excused for his
short oomings this week. The flood
other troubles and disappointments
have taken all the snap out of him
for the present. But we expect to
recover as it is always darkest
before daylight,
The Editor of the PRESS was also
disappointed. He expected to make
a visit, but Providence interfered.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
Evacuating Manchuria

October sth has come and gone
and Russia is still in Manohurla. It
has made an opening for any num-
Der Of II told you sos, and they
we're not all confined TO England.
It Is now stated that Russia will
never evacuate Manchuria unless
her latest demands are granted. AS
long as the open door Of trade Is
maintained in Manchuria the
American government. it is stated
will evince no further interest in
the matter, The great number Of
both Russian and Japanese warships
in Korea attach decided interest to
the situation.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
Indian Relics Found

The land between Milford and the
Delaware bridge looks as If the river
had reclaimed what was at one time
its possession. 1t is possible that
this ages ago may have been the
river bed. Over near where the
burial ground once was, a spot Of
land was uncovered to the depth Of
three feet and there was discovered
pit filled with mussel shells among
which were several pieces Of Indian
pottery. Perhaps it was their spot
for clambakes. This shows that at
former times the level of the soil was
considerably less than now and possi-
bly, the shell pit which is 800 or more
feet from the bank may have been
nearer the shore then. At all events
there must have been OverhOws to
bury it so far beneath the surface.
The shells were perfect in shape but
crumbled on being exposed to the air.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-16
Buaalo Robes

Forty years ago buffalo robes were
shipped in large quantities from
Mackinaw, Detroit, Montreal, Hud-
son Bay, st. Louis, and other trad
ing points. Perhaps a million of
these robes in the aggregate were
shipped east annually. In 1868,
Inman, Sheridan and Custer rode
continuously for three days through
one herd Of buffalo in the Arkansas
region, and in 1869 trains on the
Kansas Pacific were held from nine
in the morning until six at night to
permit the passage of a herd across
the tracks. Army officers relate
that IN 1862 a herd that covered an
area of 20 by 80 miles moved north
from the Arkansas to the Yellow
stone. Now there are not 900 head
of the American buffalo in the
United States. The passing of the
buffalo is to be regretted, as the
robes we're a valuable article to
commerce.