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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
CINCINNATI PRESENTS
STRANGE CONTEMPT CASE
Attorney and Client Are Accused and
Grand Jurors Reveal Secrets

CINCINNATI, o., April S.-A most
unusual case developed in the United
States district court here today, when
Thomas F. Shay, who is known all
over the country as an attorney. was
cited TO show cause why ne should not
be attached for contempt of court in
advising and directing the testimony
before the grand jury of Broker John
w. Ballman, who was also at the same
time charged with contempt of court.
In hearing testimony on the subject.
which was presented to the court by
the grand jury several jurors testified
in public regarding matters which had
come before that secret body, an ex-
tremely rare procedure. After hearing
arguments court adjourned until Mon
day without announcing a decision.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
Cal

Assuming his coolest legal air the attor-
ney general approached the manager.
Has my car arrived?" This in that
geld tone that more than intimates that
the reply had better be satisfactory.
Manager Spargo drew his breath and
prepared to recite the long list of rea-
sons why it was utterly impossible that
the car could be here and at the same
time holding out glowing hope that
amounted practically to a certainty that II
would be on hand tomorrow.
The attorney general would have
naught of it. Still calm and menacingly
cool he said:
Mr. Spargo. If that machine is not
here tomorrow / shall do you great bodily
HARM" and he strobe out of the garage,
passing L. F. Dow in the doorway.
Mr. Dow was on the same quest but
lacked the oneness of idea that imbued
the attorney general, and was led into
a speed register discussion with Secretary
3. A. Ledy of the automobile club.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
Gives DR.. ohace a Chance

WASHINGTON, April S.-Walter
Wyman, surgeon general of the United
States public health and marine hos
pital service, has sent out a call for
the third annual conference of the
state and territorial health offices with
the United States public health and
marine hospital service, to be held in
this city May Is. 1t is requested that
each board submit a typewriter re-
port of any state or municipal health
legislation enacted during the past
year which is of interest to the public
health and any other information of
the occurrences of the last year in re-
lation to public health, sanitation or
kindred subjects. The national control
of leprosy and the methods of the
transmission of typhoid fever will be
discussed.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09

ing, where Joseph Bauer, driver, and
his wife lived.
Mrs. Huber then told District Attor-
ney Gregg what was going on and De-
tective Thomas Rigney of the district
attorneys staff hid in the store on
Wednesday night. He had a lonesome
wait. No burglar appeared, and at
about 6 o'clock yesterday morning he
was about to give up when a key turn
ed in the lock on the side door and a
young woman entered. Rigney arrested
her. She proved to be Mrs. Bauer, and
she told the detective that her hus-
band didn't know what she had done.
She is only 21 years old.
She was arraigned before Magistrate
Smith on charge of burglary in the
second degree and was held for further
examination next Tuesday. Detective
Rigney declared in court that the wom-
an admitted to him that she had en-
tered the store before.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
AWAITS ANSWER TO
ST. PAUL'S INVITATION
Secretary Ledy Has Received No Reply
From Association

Secretary Ledy of the automobile club
has received no response to the invita-
tions sent by the st. Paul club to the
Automobile association to hold its en-
durance run from New York city to St.
Paul. and in the delay sees hope for a
graphic advices hinted that the White
mountain run had been decided on by the
association but there was nothing definite
about the statement and the secretary re-
fuses to take any stock in the report
until he is officially informed
The secretary points out that If the
association had come to a decision the ST.
Paul club would be among the first to be
told, as courtesy would demand an an
swer to the invitation.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
BAER GIVES REIN
TO CAUST|C SPEECH
siaps Newspapers, IdeaIists
and Walking Delegates In
Defense of Coal Barons

POTTSVILLE, Pa, April S.-Tonight
President George F. Baer of the Read
Ing company addressed the superinten-
dents and employees of the Philadel-
phia & Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany as follows:
Some problems Of the coal industry;
the public wants cheap coal; the min
ers and workers want high wages; the
owners want a reasonable profit on
their investment.
This simple statement at once dis
closes an irrepressible conflict. I re-
gret to say that the coal company
managers lot is not happy one. 1t
Is not materially improved by giving
him the barren title of coal baron
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
AUTO CLUB TO HOLD
THE FINAL SMOKER
Minneapolis Motorists VIII Make Run to
Attend Session

The st. Paul Automobile club will close
the indoor season next Friday night with
a smoker which will be held in the rooms
of the Commercial club. This viii be the
final big turnout of the city and will
mark the opening of the motoring season,
as thereafter each devotee will cease talk
ing and begin using automobiles.
Letters have been sent out to all club
members earnestly urging them to be
present at the meeting, as there is much
officers of the club will make detailed
report of the clubs affairs for the year
to date and suggestions regarding the
summer season will be made and dis
cussed.
The st. Paul club has extended an in
vitation to the. Minneapolis club to be
present and the invitation has been ac-
cepted. the reply stating that 100 mem
bers of the Minneapolis club will make
the trip to st. Paul in their machines.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
RUSH FLOUR TO JAPAN
TO ESCAPE WAR TAX
Hill Steamer Minnesota Will Carry
10000 Barrels

SEATTLE, Wash, April S.-Since
the announcement that after June 1
Japan would levy war tax on flour
large quantities of that commodity
have been rushed to Seattle to secure
cargo space on steamers so as to in
sure its reaching the orient in time 70
avoid the war tax. When the Great
Northern liner Minnesota sails from
here on April 90 she will have between
$1,000 and 10000 barrels and will leave
behind some 10000 barrels for lack of
room. The Kanagawa also took 10000
barrels when she sailed for the orient
today. 1t is estimated that 100000
barrels will leave Seattle and Tacoma
by June /.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
PIE VIII Have Charge

NEW YORK, April S.-John E. Pie has
been elected president of the Lakewood
Motor club, which will have charge of
the motor carnival which begins at Lake
wood on April %. Other officers elected
are: Vice president, p. S. T. Randolph;
secretary, Frank Merry; treasurer, Syl-
vester Pyrnes. p. s. T. Randolph has
five mile amateur road championship of
America. This race is open only to
drivers who pilot their own cars. Both
Mr.. Pie and Mr.. Randolph will enter cars
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
"Teddy's" Shack Travels Again

PORTLAND, Ore, April S.-The
Lewis and Clark exposition manage
ment has granted Gov. Sarles of
North Dakota space in the agricultural
palace to exhibit the cabin where
President Roosevelt lived while he was
a cowboy in North Dakota The cabin
will be a part of the North Dakota
display.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
coIored Man Is Consul

WASHINGTON. April S.-James H
Hayes, a colored lawyer of Richmond, Va,
has. been selected for consul at Guada-
loupe, French West Indies. Now that
Prof Green has been retired as consul at
Vladivostok Mr.. Hayes will be the only
negro consul in the service
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
Not Vet Formulated

The economical rule which will sat-
isfy the public demand for increase in
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03
IA BOLD ROBBERY FRUSTRATED,
A Young Ticket Agent at the Station
Exchanges shots with Burglar.

A Young Ticket Agent at the Station
Exchanges shots with Burglar.
One ofthe most sensational attempts
at robbery occurred at the Lackawan-
ma station during Sunday night The
night ticket agent, P. A. Towner, was
taking a nap in the ticket Office after
the last train had arrived, when about
three O'Clock loud banging aroused
him.
He looked up to soc the barrel Of a
shot gun sticking through the wrecked
panel of the door and pointing in his
direction and heard the order hands
up'' from behind the gun.
Towner rolled off his chair to the
floor grabbing the revolver which lay
under the ticket window as he rolled,
The robber fired once, Downer three
times, and scared the would be burglar
away.
Shot holes are numerous in the large
ticket case and the marks Of Towner's
bullets are to be seen. One bullet ap-
parently was shot croSswise Of the gen
eral firing line apparently through the
ticket window, yet there is no hole in
tine window shutter, nor was any too
used in raising the window, yet Mr.
Towner is certain that tile window
was closed.
Sunday was the first day Of tht
month, and the safe held consider
able sum of money.
Mr.. TOwper is twenty-0ne years q
age. He came from New York state
and has been night ticket agent fol
some time. He was generally congratu
Hated before leaving the office in The
morning.
| The station Of the N. J. s. Penn. r
IR. at Watnong was entered during
saturday night. THE ticket case, desE
and drawers were ransacked apparent
Ily in search of money, The knob wa
broken off the safe door but that was
mot otherwise disturbed. 1t IS sup
posed that the burglars secured sis
cents hi cash
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ACCOMPLISHED THE IMPOSSIBLE
Manager Dennis6ns Of shetD orange Tele-
phone District, Connected UP
Quarantinesi Room.


When an order came to Che teIe.
phone headquarters the other day
from house ia which there was d
case Of diphtheria, for an extension te
connect the sick-room with the outer
world, Manager Edgar w. Dennison
was in quandary, 1t looked as
though the resources Of the estab-
|lishment, backed up by the concentra-
ted ingenuity Of the whole force, would
fail to accomplish the desired result,
There was the room, only one floor
above the regular telephone station
lin the residence, presenting no diff
Guilty whatever, il only the insur-
mountable obstacle of the quarantine
Icsuld be removed.
But the sickness, itself the only ex-
cuse for wanting the extension, SEEM
led on the other hand to constitute
the only hindrance to installing it.
For long time the matter was re-
yolyed In the minds Of the manager
land his clever assistants, and at last
Mr.. Dennison hit upon a scheme. Sum
moning his men to the spot he ordered
the apparatus set up and connected TO
the necessary wires using handy
soap box for a stand. Everything in
readiness he took it to the outside Of
the house, under a window in the sick
room, and attracted the attention of
the nurse in charge. When she was at
last induced to raise the window, the
plan was unloIded to her and she en-
Tered into it with enthusiasm. A bit
Of twine and a small stone were the
first tools employed to put in execution
the scheme evolved by the resourceful
manager. The stone, attached to one
end Of the twine, was swung overhead
and lifted to the hands of the waiting
nurse. Then came a heavier cord and
lastly the soap box equipped with the
telephone. The nurse found it a rath-
er strenuous task, batshe hauled away
and ina few moments the extension
station was an assured fact. The
wires ATTACHED to the extension we're
carried by the outside walls into the
cellar, and thus connected up with the
main wires.
Thus, by the exercise Of a little in
genuity, communication was set up
between an inaccessible room and the
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sAnEu nj. s. lyon.


Hon. Samuel S. Lyon, United States
consol at Kobe, Japan, who returned
to this country seriously illsone weeks
ago, died at his home in Boonton on
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 1st Mr.. Lyon
was born at Parsippany, N. o., Oct.
9th, 1888, he taught ID the public
schools for number Of years and later
conducted a general store in Boonton
for thirty years, He was member
of the Board Of Trusteesof Boontonin
1870, was Mayorof that city in lSF9-s0,
was member Of the Assembly for
the Second District of Morris county
in 1sS7-s8, and later served several
terms in the Board OF FreehoIders. In
1897 he was appointed q. S. Consul to
Kobe, Japan, where he eremained until
stricken with his last illness He is.
survived BY widow and two children
and also by brother and sister.
Funeral services win be held in the
M, E. church, Boonton, on Thursday.
at 2 p. m.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03
THE HAR VEST
OF DEA TIL
4 Number Of Prominent Na
tiyeS and Citizens Of this
County Pass Away
THE SAD RECORD OF al WEEK.
EUGENE d B1.A okFoRD.


Eugene Gilbert BIackforti, we'll
known merchant and business man of
greater New Y ork. once 4 Commissioner
Iof Fish and Fisheries for New ofk.
died Wednesday evening at his nome.
at 726 st. Marks avenue, Brook ~.
Mr. Blackford was born in 1888 at
Morristown, n. J After obtaining j
common school education, he entered
business at the age Of fourteen. Ten
years later he established himself as
q fish dealer in Fulton Market. HIS
success IN business was due both to d
number Of innovations and Improve
ments inthe way Of freezing shipping
and storing fish, and to the introduc-
tion there Of various kinds Of fish. such
as red snapper, whitebait, and POM
pano, which till then had been almost
impossible to obtain il the markets.
And not only did he study the WAYS 81
disposing of the tinny tribes. But aIso
of preserving them In d Few wears
he was recognized as an expect on
ichthyology.
During his period Mr.. Blaekford
published a number of papers on fish
culture. the habits Of fish, and similar
topics. IN 1879 he was appointed ore
OF the four Commissioners of Fish and
Fisheries forUhe State and became fEi-
strumental ia the establishment 0f
the hatching station at Cold Spring
HaTb0r, Later he carried on extern
siVe Investigations ID regard to the
decrease Of oysters in New York
waters His business interests In
creased as well with the years. and un2
TIL the time Of his death he was prom
lnently connected with q large nanaber
OF financial and industrial ventures.
foremost among these was the Bed
ford Bank, Brooklyn, OF which he was
the President. Hewas also Il Director
Of the Biological School and the Brook
lvn Institute OF Arts and Sciences.
All through bis life he was active ii
church and other religious work and q
liberal c0ntributOrt0all worthy causes.
MI. Blackford left school to engage III
business when but fourteen wears Of
age, and although he never speculated
IN stocks left a fortune OF two OF three
millions Of dollars.
NJ Blackford married Miss Frances
Ls Green In May, 1850, who. with two
daughters and grandch survives
him. i'd
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The Sunday School board Of the
Methodist Church held it's annual
meeting on Wednesday night and re-
elected the following officers Supt
Geo. 9. Smith; Assist. Supt- @. e..
Surdam Department Supts. Oliver
X. Day, Miss Dobbins, Mrs. BENZ, Day
and Mrs. G. e. Surdam; Secretaries.
stephen @. Grifith, III, Percy Hall
and Harry Al VanGilder; Treasurer
James Heath. Librarians, Chas. Fl.
Beach, Gilbert ID Young, David Ii.
Rodney, Jos. NJ. Moody and Fred Day.
Executive committee, @. E. Surdalh,
20. w. Ennis, L. Nj Tuttle, Geo. Me-
lick, j. III. b. Corlell Musical Dlrec-
tor, r. nj. Tuttlc: Pianists, Miss
Iotchkiss and Mrs. Stults.
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ALBERT A. BABBlTT.

Albert Albro Babbitt, the youngest
child-of the late Joseph w, Babbitt.
died at Somerville on Monday Of
typhoid fever. He was thirty -three
years Of age. He leaves a widow the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Mum
roe, and one child. His mother and
three brothers, Charles, Fred and
Daniel Babbitt, also survive him.
Funeral service viii be held at Som
eryille on Thursday at II a. ID Inter
ment in Morristown-
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Fire and broken tsiass.

There was atire in the store Of :.
Kramer, now located on Morris street
on Tuesday evening A hanging lamp
fell from the ceiling scattering fire in
an directions "A boy carried out tfs
lamp, while others beat the flames
"A man. said to be a fireman, came
along and immed lately broke out both
lights Of glass III the sr0nb door. a
Il0unge was damaged, but the primer
lpal loss was the destruction ef Ihe
glass
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03

had been doing the work Of heroes for
five days ana five nights, but they had
reached the limit Of human endurance
I'm the casemates Of the forts one
saw everywhere faces black with star
vatlon, exhaustion and nerve strain
You spoke to them but they did not
give answer only staring dumbly
Tlie lack of ammunition alone would
not have suggested the seeking OF
terms. Scant ammunition had long.
been common in the fortress. ana dur
Ing the past month many Of the forts
had nothing with which to return t,,p
fire Of tlle enemy.
General Stoessel would still fight
His wound, which was received early
In the siege. had been bothering him
but his determination to fight while
one man stood had not been dinin-
\ ished.
But We cannot fight, said his gen
erals Our men cannot move. They
sleep standing They cannot see the
bayonets at their breasts. We can on
der, but they cannot obey
Then you generals fight said
Stoesse cinching his fists.
ssfIe seemed fanaticaI on the subject,
but finally lie was brought to see rea-
son by the insistence of his subordi-
mates, Admirals Loehinslzy and Wren.
Generals Snlyrnoff and Fock and many
others, sometimes with broken voices.
urged the step which all dreaded so
long
4 am sure Port Arthur would have
sought terms month ago had it not
been for General Stoessel, who. with
bulldog tenacity, steadily refused to
permit such action to be taken. He
had told his emperor that he would
never surrender, and he meant to keep
his word.
.'Gsenerai N0gi has taken Port Arthur
with his artillery and his tunnels. His
rifle bullets were seldom found to be OF
any use.
We constantly endured lombard
ment hercei than any in history. The
japanese periodically assaulted, and
then If repulsed they calmly resumed
their bombardments.
1T cost the Japanese $4,000 men to
take the fortress. while some say they
have lost over hundred thousand.
The number Of our own dead is not
known even to the high officers.
sThe lighting since August has beer
rnerciless. When Rihlung mountain
was taken 500 men occupying case
mate were not able to emerge, SO quick
" came the rush Of the japanese. The
Russians tried to emerge by the use Of
their bayonets in the face of machine
gun fire. Thus every man died trying
TO resist machine guns with bayonets
alone. The Japanese did not give them
chance to become prisoners, but tile
men would have preferred death any
way
Once when a Japanese prince was
killed the japanese sent to negotiate
a truce in order that they might secure |
the body from heaps of others which
had long remained unburied. The Rus
SLAMS received the enycys courteously
and II ap easy manner, as if they had
MI fld sN er9s Ncfking, gave them
the last bottle of beer at Port Arthur
with the idea OF creating an impression
Of plentitlide- AS a matter of fact, the
enly real ration for three months has
consisted Of rice which ultimately
caused hundreds to fall sick Of scorbut,
Il disease much like beribari. Last
month the rations were reduced 40 per
cent
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation as usual kept open house yes
terday. In the morning the boys had
their turn. The Methodist boys bas-
ket ball team defeated the business
boys in the gymnasium, then came an
entertainment and refreshments,
During the afternoon two basket
ball games were played with scrub
teams.
In the evening there was another
game Of basket ball in which the Wash
ing Heights team defeated the local
seniors. Then came an entertainment
in the hall. The Misses Jerome, Of
New York, rendered soprano solos to
the great pleasure of the audience,
while Miss Meta Kafer Jemison, Of
Dumont, entertained with humorous
recitations,
President Stults made short talk
appropriate to the occasion and the
Ladies' Auxiliary served refreshments
young ladies dressed In Japanese cos
tune serving the guests.
The rooms were very nicely decorat+
ed under the direction Of Boys Secre'
tary Vanness,
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nine years, which shows the proper
tion that has gone TO wages Of la
Dor" to other operating exDenses'
and to minor expenses and profits. .
The figures show that of the total
value Of all the ore produced, 62.5 per
cent. went to wages of lab0r; 3I.2
per cent. to tother operating ex-
penses, leaving 6.3 per cent. to- meet
minor expenses, interest on capital
invested and the payment Of dividends
to stockholders.
This is not a very brilliant showing
for New Jerseys iron-mining fnz
dustry, but its Importance lies in the
TACT that it has a promising future,
as may be seen by the prog ogresslge in-
crease in the product Of ores aud the
prices obtained for them which has
taken place each year since 1895.
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indictments IN hicrse- podge Cas@a
New York, JAM }, ,s.rhe Herald says
Three and perhaps five indictments
win be hnaled down in connection will
the sIoissrDodge divorce and marriage
tangia Il the plans Of District Attorney
Jerome do not miscarry. Arrangements
haye been made to have Charles +
Dodge taken from the Broadway Cen
trail hotel where he has remained un
der close guard, though theoretically
free. to the criminal courts building Il
tell what he knows of the events lead
ing up to the anAulmeht Of the divorce
Mrs Charles W. Morse obtained from
him when he swofe that he had not
been legally served with complaint
in the Original action"
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John Randolph Piper died at his
home on Market street on Sunday,
death following a long illness. He was
born IN Morristown sixty-eight years
ago, his father Paul W Piper, being
for a time the proprietor Of the old
Mansion House.
The deceased conducted Piper sHotef
for many years. He leaves widow
and five sons.
Funerel services will be held az his
late residence on Wednesday, at two
o'clock
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03
nootsa,s sentenee commutea .

The court Of pardons ID session at
Trenton on Tuesday, reconsidered the
case Of frank Bectsa, sentenced to be
hanged yesterday and eommuted the
sentence to Imprisonment for life.
All the arrangements had been made
made for the execution. A new gall
lows was built and the temporary
house was ready Even the veterans
who were TO serve as special duputies
were sworn in.