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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
FOR SALE
HANDSOME FIvE-RooM BUNGA-
Low
--s3OOO

only $500 cash is required on this
very attractive home. Dining room
has fine oak floors, handsome pressed
large windows, fine fixtures, and is
splendidly finished in golden oak; u
most cheerful and attractive dining
room. There is a very nice recep-
ished in white enamel, as Is also the
bathroom; the kitchen is as complete
as a kitchen can be, with lots of
pantry room; good screen porch with
in the house: cement steps and
walks; lot is good size and location
frst-class. Really, can you afford to
pay rent when you can buy a hand
some little home like this by payiung
only $500 down?
ALTHoUsE BROS,
234 Laughlin Bldg.
Main 263-IIome Elk. 263.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
Money

WANTED-S15,00 900 AT 6 PER CENT NET
FOR years on first mortgage security on
income bearing real estate. situated
close to retail center. BLACK BROS,
agents, 905 Braly Bldg.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
Stores and Offices

FOR RENT-STORE AND LIVING
rooms, water paid 1913 CENTRAL AVE-
NUE.. Large lot and STALL S15 90.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
PIANOS

PIANOS SOLD ON EASY PA IMENTs~
Pianos rented at low rates A. q.
GARDNER PIANO HOUSE. Ltd, rs
Winston st. Tel Black 222l; Home 1886.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08

CUNNINGHAM & O'CONNOR
UNDERTAKERS, nave removed TO 1881
S. Grand avenue. Phones-Main 403;
Home 403.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
FOR RENT
Furnished Rooms
COURT
TERRI ACE

COURT
TERRACE
Elegantly furnished apartments OF
2, and rooms, strictly first class
family apartment house, under new
management Newly furnished, com
manding view OF the city Take
elevator at 207 North Broadway to
top floor. go through TO second build
ing and see
MRS. 8. VAN HoUsEN.
Landlady.
IF you ARE LOOKING FOR THE
best place in Los Angeles to room
and board, call at s05 8. Bunker Hill
highest elevation In city; a nice. quiet
home newly furnished and home
cooking Take Angels Flight. then
90 .wo blocks west Rates low for
the summer.
NICE SUNNY OUTSIDE ROOMS; NEW
furniture from 81 so up. 40 EAST 9TH
STREET
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08

FOR SALE
THOMPSON STREET
HANDSOME NEW RESIDENCE
Near ST. James park, between
West 23rd street and Adams
street, one of the prettiest sec
tions of the southwest district.
This S-room house Is replete
with every modern feature of
convenience and utility, and Is
finished in the most up-to- date
manner; tinted walls, hard
wood floors, attractive COM
bination fixtures, handsome
pressed brick mantel, gas and
electricity, etc. Lot 50x1S0 to
2O-foot alley. Price $4,000.
JONES & RYDER LAND CO.,
Ground Floor. 21S w. Sd Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
MESSENGER HELD UP:
ROBBERS / .||.s| GET {. $4,000.
HighWaymen Tie Men to Fence
and Leave With Sack
5 Of Gold.
(By Associated Press,) }

BDRKDLEY. /. CAL, March POI, T.,
DAILY an Oakland liveryman, who was
acting as a messenger for the Central
Bank, OF onkland, was held UP and robbed
of $4,000 to-day. 3 lie was on his way
TO tho Standard OIL refinery az Point
Richmond. There were two hlghwaymel.
Both carried revolvers, but only one Wore
"a mask. The highwaynien jumped out
of a clump Of brush at the side of the
road and at once covered DAILY, and for
NOR Deputy Sheriff Roach, who was rid
Ing with him.. At the point OF revolvers
DAILY and Roach were compelled TO jump
from The buggy and give up the aact Of
gold. Then the robbers tied the men 10
a fence and gagged them, DAILY and Roach
freed themselves after much difficulty
and proceeded half u mile to Siege stu
ton 1t had been the custom Of the bank
to Nselld out $1,000 each month to the
STANDARD Oil plant TO pay employes, and
the robbers were undoubtedly acquainted
with the fact 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
A SEN|SAT|0KAL
RI RAILROAD COUP.
The Southern Occupies Street
With Track Between Mid
night and Day.
Especial 10 Tho TIrtes-Dlspatch.


DURHAM. N. Gu, March 30,--A new sem
5sation was sprung upon Durham this
morning by the Southern Railway, which
at 1;45 o'clock began work on Peabody
and Pettigrew Streets. and by daylight
had track laid in emiddle Of Peabody
Street, from the Carolina Hotel to within
a few yards of Chapel Hill Street cross
ing, and two tracks on Pettigrew Street,
from the Bull factory to Chapel Hill
Street crossing, virtually blocking up
both streets. ~ 5a,
Y 4 "A special on the Southern arrived here
from Greensboro, bringing Superlnten-
dent Coapman, Trainmaster Falls. three
road superlntendents. half n do2el, sec-
5tlon men and about one hundred work
men.
The people OF Durham saw n repetition
of nearly tho same scenes or seventeen
years ago, whenlsthe Seaboard entered
Durham and had n fight over Peabody
Street.
The news spread rapidly and people
sf1ocked to the scene ia witness the work
continued with yigor until about 10:45
O'Clock this morning, when Sheriff Mark
ham, armed with hrestrainlnE order se-
cured ~ the city from Judges Peoples,
who had just convened the civil term Of
court, proceeded to the locality and served
Et the papers on the local agent. i. B. Gra-
ham and Superintendent Goapman, Then
work was suspended.
The order Is rcturnahle before Judge
Peoples Friday next,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
CHARLIE FORBES
S A. FIRE R|.|::..||: N NAN. | !.
Gases Against Him and p. E. g. =;
Woodbridge Are Dis
missed.
TWO WERE N0LLE n Y !. P'RolssED' I 5; =
II MS Underst stood That Both
35 s Men Will Leave the
State d. iyss:..
TWO WERE N0LLE PRossElD e
!; fsn.cial q m. Times .D,.patoh.) )

Especial to The Times -Dispatoh.)
F,ARMvILLE, A.. March % 2o---iTile --iT
case against Charles j. Forbes, who, with
p. 9. Woodbridge. was charged with he
burning OF his fathers home and out 3
buildings In the county Of Bucking gham,
was promptly called In the Circuit Court
I here to day. and the following disposition
made OF them: Indictments Nos. 3 and
were nolle prosecuted by the Common
wealth. and on the other seven indict-3,
ments against him he was tried and de-
5clared mot guilty Fl in each OF them.
The same disposition was made of all
the cases against p. G.. Woodbridge. NJ
H In the two cases which were snolle pros
equied the Commonwealth. OF course, re-
serves the right OF rendicting. It is fun-!
lderstood that both Forbes and Woodbridge
will leave the State, as their presence
is not desired in the old neighborhood
where they lived. s6 IS;
The crowd In attendance to-day was
not large. and there was no excitement.
"A sense OF general relief is experienced
that these cases have been disposed Of.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
Continued on Third Page.)
Three /. n TOWNS. ! I FIGHTING. J.
F|OR. SUMMERS S. OFFICE. { |: !.
Alexandra, Abingdon and Lynch l,
burg Each Want Revenue
Headquarters.
I (From our Regural correspondent)

H%f9 (FrOm Our ttcSuIdl <oLlSspoAuc9AsNI as55
.lH5 WASHINGTON. p. Gu March 90
VIVA PROMISES to be n pretty fight be-
tween three Virginia towns Is about TO
be inaugurated. The parties to the con-
test Will be Alexandria, Abingdon and
Lynchburg, ard tho bone over which the
fight willi8rage Is the headquarters OF.
the collector Of internal revenue for he
Sixth Virginia District. The office was
formerly at Lynchburg, but when Park;
Agnew was appointed to tho place y
located tho office In Alexandria, and 1t
has been there ever since, When H. f.
Summers became certain that he would
he appolnted collector he announced that
he would remove the office to Abingdon
his home, and 1T Is understood that now.
ias he Is appointed, |, he will set about I maxi
ing tie change Of headquarters Lynch
burg Is being aroused to the fact that
the office MAJ; be secured for that city
Ingain, and Il strong effort will be made
to have 1T taken back there.
Senator Daniel went to see Commits
sioner Yerkes to-day concerning tho re-
ilnoval Of the office to that city MIR
Yerkes appeared TO be impressed With,
tho fact that while Alexandria was ii at
orc end OF the district Abingdon was a t
Tho other and tina t .ynchbulg$ came much
nearer the center He said, however.
that no application to make q change
in the location OF the office had been
received, and that lie would be moved
solely by consIderat lions Of tho good. of
the serviee n IS
enter the field as q c0ptestant for the
DriZa. f5fa III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
GIGANTIC LAND.
FRAUDS / limited. | /. !
Well Known inanciers NJ en-
toned as Being Involved in
Alleged New Graft Game.
PRES lDENT HAS EYE OPEN e.:
Official u eclares That Govern.
rnent Suspects Big Swindle
Scheme lin y Utah.l e ii'
3i3!l
(From Our Regular Correspondents

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
sWAsHINGToN, d. March &c. p.
Charges made from Utah that various
financers are implicated in gigantic
frauds. alread uccessful, to swindle The
government out of coal and other mineral
lands in Utah and cont igous States. have
attracted attention j, Washington, but
they, have not met with direct reply. The
charges will not be discussed by offs
cials, though one man connected withaa
department interested in tho investigation
of the Standard OIL mbinatlon, did ven
ture{ the opinion that this was not the first
that those high in authority had heard OF
schemes, partially successful to- secure
the possession OF Il government mineral
lands through fraud. 5ff @ #
81 am expressing the opinion Of one
man. said this official /, when I say that
the Standard Oil's hand has been sus-
pected oC being concealed in the granting
of special privileges in Utah and other,
Stat tes.j 4. I have held that belief for some
time believe the President has suspect
ed. believe the fact that he did SUE
pect made hin, especially desirous of haN-
Ing the affairs of the Standard OH Com
pany Inv yestigated. The inYest tigntion was
ordered by Congress-. but the action OF
the House In adopting the resolution In
troduced by Representative Campbell OF
Kansas, ordering the AS Department of
tigation. developed the fact that the sub
jectf had already been gone over thor
oughly by the President and Mr.. Car
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
G|RLK|DNAPP[
BY HER !. MOTHER H: R
Judge w. Rhea Assists Her
to Escape From
School .S 55!.#
a MOST AFF Il c TING s GENE.
College Faculty Communicates
With Guardian After
Girl I s Gone.
Ifspeccllal to The ilnee-Dispatch.

85a Especial to The tT1lneG- Dlspatch.) fsEe5
BRISTOL, TENN. March %. Miss
Mabel Randall, pretty sixteen-ye -old
girl. Of Scranton N1iss.,S who has been
a$student at the sulllns College, this city,
has just experienced the thrilling incl
dent Of being kidnapped by her mother,
whom she had smourned as dead. Five
years ago Mrs. Eliza Randall was granted
a divorce from her husband, the court
giving her the custody OF Mabel. their
only daughter, then eleven years old 55 De-
tered by a threat of the divorced hus-
band. that If she In any way interfered
with his retention Of the child he would
kill both Mabel and herself, Mrs. ] Randall
went to her people ut Pa aducah, KY. leaY-i
Ing her daughter in the custody of her
father. * MI
Y She relates that she did not dare ven
$ture to communicate with the girl, and
that she accepted the advice Of horA di-
vorced husbands physician not to inter-
fere for Athe reason that her daughters
father was In wretched health, and could
not live long. Mr.. Randall died three
weeks ago, and the news of his death
cached Mrs. Randall Last week. 5
" She did not know then where she would
find her daughter, but lost no time In
beginning the search. She failed to find
Miss Randall in any Western Tennessee
college. where she had been led TO be-
lievc she was. Mrs. Randall found out
4 on arriving in Nashville that her daugh-
ter had been in Wards Seminary last
s ------- - -----T - 7-.- -----'---'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
THE r OPL E'S VOICE I
POINTER ON sTHEsWEATHER5

4 2 l5I's iS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
W'AIN|'IT1s7OBACC0TRUsT
DECLARED ILLEGAL
Plaintiff in Suit in New Jersey
Court Asks That Directors
be Summoned.

lepeclal to The Times ID spatcfl., !,

5lA (Speclal 10 q inc Ilmes- Dlspatcn.l
TRENTON, N. j., March 2O.--Richard
IT. Dana, administrator OF the estate OF
Richard s, Dana, OF i New York, stock
holder In the $3.50, 900 900 American To-
bacoo Company. began n suit in chancery
to-day to have the tobacco trust de-
clared Illegal and dissolved n because II
was formed OF the American Tobacco
Company, the Consolidated Tobacco Com
pany and the Continental Tobacco Com
5pany. In violation OF law. Dana says
tho stockholders OF the American To-.
bacco Company did not give consent in
sufficient numbers to validate tho con :
solidation, He declares that he has
been deprived tof his property without
his consent, stii Z.
He wants James B, Duke, BENJAMIN N.
Duke, Oliver II. Payne, Peter a, B.
WIdener, Thomas #. Ryan, Anthony an.
Bradygand eleven other millionaire stock
holders brought Into court to tell how
the merger WAS orned. .8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
CARNEGIE MAKES
SPLENDID |. !. ! |: D Gil |
Fifty Thousand for Library at
Washington and
\ Lee.
MUST HAVE ENDOWMENT EN-. Q n Y e.
END!OWME ENT'
Special to The Times-Dlspatch.,

Special to The Times Dispatch.>
4LEXINGTON,5VA. March Pop resident
George H. Denny. of Washington and
Lee University, has announced that Mr..
Andrew Carnegie has agreed to give a,
fifty thousand dollar library building TO
the University$on condition that a like
amount be raised BY the University as q n
endowment fund for maintaining the
same.
Colonel Thomas a, Scott, who gave
sixty thousand dollars to endow chair
OF civil engineering. was a warm personal
friend OF Mr.. Carnegie. i.l3
This generous gift by Mr.. Carnegie as
sociates his name with other generous
benelactors of this historic seat OF learn
ing, such as George Washington, George
Peabody, Cyrusl ii. Mccormick, W. W.
corcoran. Robert Fl. Bayly, Vincent =.
Brad ford, Thomas A. Scott Warren New
comb, William II. Reid, Mrs. s. ?, Lees
and many others.
Within the past year new buildings
and improvements at Washington and
Lee have been completed, ), such as the
engineering hall, dormitory, electric plant
and heating plant which have cost sone-.
thing Overcome hundred thousand dollars.
The new library building will be located
at one end Of the mall which hiwas designed
byE the eminent architect, Mr.. n, G. Link,
OF st. Louis, Mo, as the location for the
new building already erected, and to be
erected,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
GROVER CLEVELAND OFF
FOR HUNT IN FL ORIDA

a VI. by AssotstAte FTess) q 2. 81 Ta.
II 5I'RINGETTON N. il, March 2D,--Ex-
President Grover Cleveland, acc6nlpa nled!
4 Ny Dir. bryant, q ( New York, his nhysi-5
clan, left this afternoon on his private
car for a Ithree-weeks' trip to FLORIDA
Mr.. CLEVELAND recently suffered Il sefere3
attack of gout, and is 4 aking q pleasure
trip 10 recnperate. lie will first gn to
Stuart, Fla. and from that point start
his fshing and hunting excursion, Mrs.
cleveland drove down to the train In the
yail to Wish the party goodbye.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
s2g n q ., IS. 2 go. :. - 7 =. -
School Cut Of by Flood.
(By Associated Press.)

N33l (Byi ASsociatedP Press.) 3IIIgE !. EG3|
3l3 MOBILE, ALA, March 20.-The weather
bureau gives the rainfall OF yesterday
and to-day at s.22 Inches, the greatest
fall since June 26. 1900. when L. .76 inches
fell in eight and one-half hours Water
around Jefferson Street public school
early, to-day was over the heads of most
OF the children who attend there, and
school could not be held. Many bridges
were carried away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21

Continued on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
Cotton Fire.

cEIARI.o .oTyTE, N, G.. March q. :. Fire at
y the cotton platform a Matthews this
morning destroyed thirty-one hales OF cot
ton and only MY the energetic woak of
citizens We're sixty bales saved ( The town
was nIenaced for a white by the flames,
which started fronlya spark dropped by q
passing engine,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-04
RAY CURE FOR CANCER.
Ercellent Results Reported by Doc
tors at R0ntgen Congress.

Berlin. May 3.-The treatment of cancer by
R0ntgen rays was discussed at to-day's session
Of the intern ational congress called to celebrate
the tenth anniversary of the discovery OF the
ray. Professor Lassar, Of Berlin, read a paper
averTing that he has had only three failures in
this cure for cancer in some hundreds of cases
he had treated, but only where the growths were
not deep seated. because the healing effect of
the ray penetrated to a depth of only one-afth
of an inch. The ray seemed ineffective for
large gVCwths.
Professor Lassar added that he had had sue
cess in the removal of gangrenous cancer
growths by the R0ntgen rays such as would
have seemed impossible to bold imaginations a
few years ago. He dealt at length with the
dangerous properties Of the rays and the neces-
sity for extreme care.
Professor Inelmann, Of Berlin, read a sum-
mary OF reports on sixty cases of cancer treated
by Dr. Comas, OF Lisbon, whose results had been
equally as successful as those Of Professor Las
sar.
Professor Unger. of Berlin, was skeptical of
ceres in serious cases. He knew Of no cure Of
cancer Of the breast
Professor Sjoegren, Of Stockholm agreed with
Professor Unger, but Professor Wolgemuth. of
Berlin, cited an instance OF a woman seventy
five years old, who was cured Of cancer of the
breast after sevenry-rwo applications three ap-
plicatons being made each week she was under
treatment.
Professor Gocht of Halle, exhibited a clock
Ike invention that rang an alarm when the ray
reached the burning point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-04

o,,rcer,ent was made to-day
Boston May I.,lers Association has decided
that me bos'o an ,oD-union men in the city
10 attempt 20 pa" ~ C,tizens' Industrial
under the protection OF me ns-osrtza them on prln-
Association Of America ana 70 the aims
rinIes which are diame11cally ophoS
q oor,t+.1,zat,on at yi5124sOO of tho
d, Io' C,o,soI5ated Gas Companies unan-
re" 1oS'oi 3D., in the lower branch OF
-iIi'~'is -. -. t,c ioint Committee Pubic
Lighting The bill fixes the price OF gas " "a
cIt after one year 90 cents thousand tee PIPE
Includes In the company the Massic iIas If gas
nbes IN Boston The capital includes the ,o. which
inE Indebtedness u the scFfral , uUi'P
- consolidated in the ne" co"si''"S'
The House Of Representatives to-day passed 70
ne anerossed the senate bill TO allow persons ar
rested tor drunkenness rot more than twice VIZ.
a year 10 20 without arrangement nollon ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-04
HOME NEWS.
NETWORK CITY.

The Manhattan branch OF the Dickens Fellow
ship will this evening in Mott Memorial Hall
No. Ga Madison-ave. The object IS 10 further phil
arthropic measures in which Dickens was inter-
ested and preserve the buildings and objects as
ISOLATED with him. The secretary is Mrs. Mary
E. Craigie. No 143 Linden-ave., Brooklyn.
President Tiff of the Board Of Education, City
Superintendent Maxwell President Finley Of the
College Of the City OF New-York, DR.. Henry NJ.
I,eipzger, supervisor Of lectures; William Lum-
mis- chairman Of The committee on lectures, ana
Edward Lauterbach. Of the Board Of Regents will
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary Of the found
ing Of public lectures here by dinner Of the lect-
ure corps this evening at the Hotel Aston Drs
Tctpziger will trace the development Of the public
lecture movement in the last fifteen years. John
7Jovd Thomas. chairman Of the committee on ar
rarRenents will act POSTMASTER.
The Board Of City superintendent sent cir
cr1,r 70 all school principals yesterday, telling
them that on May 4, 1925 Peter Minuit LANDED
with his followers on Manhattan Island 10 make
q settlement under direction Of the Dutch west
India Company. This the beginning OF the
FIRST Dutch colony in America The circular oroers
that AT the opening exercises to-day the GLASSES
commemorate the anniversary Appropriate eAeI-
oses are also ordered in all schools for May l0 the
anniversary Of the opening OF the Peace Conference
a The Hague in 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-04
MAY HAVE MENINGITIS.
Nurse III after Attending Bellevue
Patients.

At Bellevue Hospital yesterday it was SAID
and denied that Miss Jennie Jacobs senior nurse
In charge of Ward 81 where the cases OF cere-
bro-spinal meningitis have been treated hao
been stricken with the disease. Miss JACOBS mas
devoted her entire time TO menins1u6 palioh's
and has been commended in the hospital Tor ner
devotion especially to the little children cases
Of this disease were transferred from WARD 81 TO
Pavilion Q one Of the new outdoor tents wnere
they are isolated Miss Jacobs AIDED IN the
transfer and later complained OF heavy mead
aches and a feeling OF lassitude she was az
tended by Drs Smith and Lockwood Cultures
were taken and examined by Dr. MOTIFS the
pnthologfst OF the hospital.
Superintendent Richard denied tnat "iSs
Jacobs had the disease DR.. Smith said:
81 am not sure yet. 1t may be case Oh the
disease. It will probably be day before we
can determine fully"
On April u Mrs. Josephine Miliez2o ana mex
young daughters, Josephine and Frances, were
taken TO Bellevue Hospital suffering from spnaI
meningitis Miss Jacobs made them her espe-
caI charges The mother died on April ~ ana
Frances died on Tuesday. Josephine was SAID 10
be dying yesterday. 1t Is thought that the nurse
may have contracted the disease from tnelIl
There are twenty-five cases of spinal meningitis
in the hospital at present, OF which twenty are
children.
Miss Jacobs has been isolated in her room in
the Mills Training School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-04
DEATH SHOWS SHORTAGE.
Deficiency of $4,000 Found in Ac-
counts of Trusted City Official.

East Orange. N J.. May 8 (SpeciaD.-An APP
parent deficiency Of 5000 has been discovered
in the accounts OF the late Stephen NJ. Long, for
more than thirty years a public Official in East
Orange. who died April 8. The shortage is
in the excise funds. of which Mr.. Long had the
custody. City Attorney Jerome Dudley Gedney
to-day sent a formal letter to the Fidelity and
Casualty Company of New-York which was
on Mr.. Longs bond informing it of the ap-
parent deficit The bond was for So 600. It
is scarcely probable that anything more will be
realized by the city, as Mr.. Longs estate con-
sisted principally of life insurance payable to
designated individuals
Stephen NJ. Long looked OF the
model men OF the community. He had been in
the public eye almost from the time he became
a resident of East Orange, in 1869, when he was
only twenty-five years old. He first became
Township Clerk, and in 1875 appointed
postmaster. IN 1891 he was appointed again as
Township Clerk, continuing when the town be-
came city. When the Board of Excise was
created in 1894 he was also made clerk OF that
body. The Board OF Excise never looked at his
books
Besides his official duties Mr.. Long was active
in the Grand Army of the Republic. He was a
member of Uzal Dodd Post. Of Orange the So
ciety of the Army OF the Potomac and an officer
for many years in the National Association Of
Union Ex-Prisoners OF War. He also served a
term as department commander of the State
Grand Army of the Republic, and when he re-
tired from ONCE a year ago he received a dia-
mond Grand Army badge.
When Mr.. Long died Assistant City Engineer
Frederick A. Reimer was made acting clerk of
the Board of Excise He started to look over
the books and found that they looked as though
something lacking. For about six years the
accounts were kept in a careful manner. After
that time they looked though some one had
% ke al
the entries An examination showed that the
irregularities occurred during the last five years