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seoO,o 900 IN FORCED NOTES
Found In Vaults Of WaynesburE Bank
Newspaper Men work Under Arms.


PITTsBUR0, Dec. 22.-Forged notes ag-
gregstlng 100000 face value were found
in the vaults OF the Farmers and Drovers
National Bank Of 'Waynesburg to-day by
United States Bank Examiner John B.
Cunningham.
These notes are said to have been forged
by woman and were to have been dis
counted by Cashier j. B. +. Rinehart to
raise the legal reserve fund Of the bank
to the required limit to stave OF Federal
interference. The Government acted 30
quickly that Rinehart did not have time
TO dispose OF the notes.
Political paper amounting to $3.50, 900
has also been found. Some OF ii is signed
by substantial persons, while many OF the
notes bear fictitious names.
No further criminal prosecutions will be
brought by the Government until after
Special Agent Owen 7. Reed arrives at
Waynesburg after Christmas to take up
the criminal epd OF the investigation.
Examiner Cunningham has seized prop
srty belonging to Rinehsrt to the amount
of $4,000 including the $4,000 residence
of the cashier. 1t was also found that
Sheriff John J. Koebert OF Greene county
had paper in the bank to a considerable
amount and he was forced 90 turn over coal
lands worth t5l 900. This property will be
converted into cash for the benefit Of the
banks creditors.
Rinehart's friends are trying to hush
up the scandal over the bank failure and
paper correspondents in Waynesburg and
ordered them to leave the town on the IL
o'clock train under penalty OF being rotten
egged and ducked in Ten Mile Creek. The
newspaper men armed themselves and
refused to leave. Examiner Cunningham
and others who are conducting the ex-
animation will do nothing more until after
Christmas.
The sun., 1906-12-23
DgSCOURSES BY CRANE.
How About Big Grimes by N. Y. G. 0mciaisS
Why N0t Raid BIG C7ubsr

Magistrate Crane in the West Side oourt
felt called upon yesterday to comment on
the subject Of injustice TO the poor a. COM
pared with the rich in the matter OF punish
ment for crime. and he also made Q few
remarks about gambling in clubs.
Two Poles, Edward Blows and Murchsnt
Saraldorivitch, both OF SIS West Fifty
third street, were before the Magistrate
for picking coal from a car in the yards
OF the New York Central at tho foot OF
West Sixty-third street. They were held
in $500 bail for trial on a charge Of petty
larceny. Speaking to the company do
tective, Hunter, the Magistrate said it
was hard 70 have to hold the men on such
small offences.
How much greater violations OF the
law do you suppose the New York Central
Railroad and some of its officials are guilty
Of, and yet escape without punishment ?
II | had the power I'd let these men go
and see that those in the company were
punished who are responsible for the big
crimes, OF many Of which nothing 10 ever
heard"
The Magistrate went after the clubs
OF the city when the case came up OF
the Cavalier Club. "A negro organization on
Eighth avenue. bet ween Fifty-thrd and
Fifty-fourth streets. 1t was raided on
Friday morning and Detectives Hughes
and Walsh charged Joseph Scott, a negro,
with running a gambling place there.
Hes a common gambler, Judge said
Hughes.
How do you know. IL you had never seen
him gamble before?" asked the Magistrate.
-Of course sone of these clubs are merely
cloaks for gambling places. If you want to
make some raids, I'll give you list. Why
don t you try the Union League Club or the
Metropolitan ClubP And then, very conf
dentislly. they do say that even in the
police stations themselves you might
find something to raid"
Scott was discharged for lack OF evil
denCe
The sun., 1906-12-23
August Belmont Has Long Talk with
Secretary shaw

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-August Belmont
called on Secretary Shaw this afternoon
and had a long talk about the currency
question. IL is understood that the talk
was somewhat desultory in character and
there was no agreement OF views. Mr..
Belmont was not very definite in his propo-
sitions for reform in the present currency
system, but Mr.. Shaw gathered that he
favored a law which would enable the
Treasury Department to deposit all of
its surplus moneys in national banks with
out security, but that the banks should
be required 20 pay interest on these de-
posits Secretary Shaw said that he would
not favor such plan for a moment.
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DIR. LEON ARRESTED.
He Is Accused Of Performing . Criminal
Operation on Miss Viola strother.

wAsHrNoroN, Dec. 22.-Dr. Edward Leon,
who was mentioned in the testimony given
by Viola Strother Bywaters st the Coro-
ner's inquest in Culpeper, Va, 20 inquire
into the shooting OF William Bywaters,
was arrested at o'clock this morning in
his ofice in this city. He was afterward
arraigned before Judge Mullowny in the
police court on the charge Of having per-
formed a criminal operation on Miss Viola
Strother. now Mrs. Bywaters. The District
Attorney told the Court that Mrs Bywaters
was too i'll to appear, but she had promised
90 come 10 Washington later and testify in
the case On motion Of the District At
torney the case was thereupon continued,
bond being fixed at 81 500, which was
promptly furnished.
The defendant was already under bond
for 5000 for two offences Of the same char
acter alleged 20 have been committed within
the last year. Il wss said that the latest
arrest was the eighth time DR.. Leon has
been brought into court 10 answer the
charge of having performed a criminal
oDaratiOn
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SAYS BIG TIM rs HIS FRIEND.
Racetrack Man Who Placed . woman's
Money on q Horse and Lost.

Accused OF the larceny OF SITS from Mary
c. Buckley, said TO be the wife Of whole
sale tobaoconist OF Washington, William
G.. Russell Of West IO2d street was ar
raigned in the Tombs police court before
Breen yesterday morning.
Russell says he has no other business than
specuIating on the horseraces. He ad-
mitted getting Mrs. RuokleyIs money.
He said she gave 10 to him to bet on the
races and the horse he put it on was beaten
by a nose. He had furnished the tip.
Buckley's arrest was made on a warrant
issued by the courts Of Washington and
it was in that city an indictment against
him was found. The loss Of the money
occurred last spring and Russell said he
had never heard Of il and was surprised
that the detectives didn't find him at the
races every day.
III Timothy D. Sullivan was in town
he'd tell You who I am. Ny credits pretty
good, and for more than sl75."
Magistrate Breen fixed Rllssell's bond
at 81 900 pending sxtradition and he was
sent 70 the Tombs, from which he ssnt out
several megpenggrs 20 hunt up Sullivan
O. sons a his othr trAck friendsv
The sun., 1906-12-23
CONFERENCE ON LAND FRAUDS.
Investigation OF Crimes I'm Indian Territory
20 he Thorough.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-An important
conference was held at the Interior Depart
ment to-day in regard to land frauds in the
Indian Territory. Those who were present
were Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitch
cock, Indian Commissioner F.. l.. Loupp,
Ia ms Bixby, commissioner Of the Five
Civilized Tribes; NJ. L. Mott, attorney for
the Creek Nation, and w. ID. Foulke, former
Civil Service Commissioner, who made
special investigation in the Territory at the
alton was gone over thoroughly and an
Opportunity was given Mr.. Bixby to ex-
nfain certain transactions in which he was
Involved. At the conclusion of the con-
ference II was said that the investigation
would be thorough and complete.
The sun., 1906-12-23
Movements Of Naval vessels.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The cruiser Des
Moines has arrived at Guantanamo, the
lattleship Iowa at New York yard, the
cruiser Tacoma at Havana, the collier
Brutus at Algiers and the cruisers Colo
Tado. West Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvsnia at Hongkong, and the gunboat
EaVle at Port Antonio.
The battleship Connecticut has sailed
from Hampton Roads on a cruise, the
collier Saturn from Mare Island for santa
RsrhaTa. the cruiser D xie from Norfolk
for Guantanamo, the gInboat Sandoval
from Norfolk for New York. the tug Rocket
from Indian Head for Norfolk and the tor
pedo boat Hopkins from Charleston for
Key West. --r. t- RI
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DECLINES AN OFFICE.
Capt. GreenwAy Refuses Presiden ~ Oner
OF Land once Commissioner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Capt. Jack Green
way, late an officer in Col. Roosevelt's
regiment Of Rough Riders and a noted
athlete at Yale In his day, declined an ap-
pointment to a good Federal job this morn
ing. He went to the White House at the
invitation Of the President, as he has done
ON many occasions, and this time President
Roosevelt proposed to appoint him to the
office OF Commissioner of the General Land
ONCE. Capt. Greenway declined on the
ground that he was engaged with several
associates In mining operations IN north
Minnesota which he could not AFFORD to
abandon.
The President believes that Capt. Green
way would have made a first class Com
missioner. II Is only recently that he
appointed Lieut.. John f. MoIlhenny, also
a Rough Rider and warm friend OF Green
way, to a civil service commissionership.
Both Greenway and NJ cIlhenny accompanied
Mr.. Roosevelt on his tour Of the South in
the fall Of 1905.
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Gov. Pardee Thanks the President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-This telegram
was given out at the White House this
morning:
SACRAMENTO. Cal. Dec. 2i, 1905.
~Ths President. Washington:
Many thanks for your telegram inform
ing me that Southern Pacific will proceed
at once TO repair Colorado break and that
matter will be brought before Congress for
perma nent settlement
You have saved many thousands OF people
from ruin and many thousands OF fertile
acres from devastation.
+ thank you in the name Of our people
and also personally.
GEORGE c. PAHDEE. Governor.
The sun., 1906-12-23
Not to Refuse Insurance to Negroes

John r. Hegeman, president Of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company, denied
yesterday that his company was refusing
insurance policies on negroes.
Insurance on negroes will not be re-
fused by this company" said Mr.. Hege-
man. "Lapses will not be encouraged
on negroes or upon any other class OF policv-
holders in this company, but efforts will
be made, as in the past, to prevent them"
The sun., 1906-12-23
o.c.oIa and Tamsrsck Dividends.

BosToN. Dec. 1.-THE directors Of the
Osoeols Mining Company declared to-day
a semi-snnual dividend OF 50 per share.
The Tamarack Mining Company declared
a semi-annual dividend Of %. The an
nouncement Of the Osoeols dividend was
great disappointment 10 the copper special
lists. who expected a semi-annual dividend
of s.. The stock fell eight points after the
dividend was made public.
The sun., 1906-12-23
NEW MOVE AGAINST RAILROADS.
Lumbermen 20 Work for Forfeiture Of
Charters Because OF Poor Service.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22.-The Mississippi
VALLEY LumbermGn, prominent organ Of
the Western lumber trade, announces to-
day that lumber and shingle manufa cturers
have already under way steps to have a
receiver appointed for certain railroads.
1t il admitted that the properties are per-
fectly solvent, but the attack is to be made
on the ground that the roads have forfeited
their charters through inefficient service.
The sun., 1906-12-23
Now High Record for Calumet and Hecia.

BosroE, Dec. 22.-Calumet and Hecla
stock established a new high record this
morning on the Boston exchange by selling
at 300. The previous high record was ssS.
scored in the boom seven years ago. The
company has an unequalled dividend record,
having paid no less than 500. $50 900 in
dividends. The par value is SIS. There rs
talk among the brokers OF this stock reach
ing 81 900 a share.
The sun., 1906-12-23

WASHINGTON Dec 22.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day issued a rul-
ing continuing after December 81 Of this
year the rule Of the commission which
allows a reduction on one days notice of
through rates which exceed the sum Of
the local rates between the same points.
The sun., 1906-12-23
10 Years for Killing His Mother.,n.I.aw.

Harry Diamond. who killed his mother
in-law in a dispute over some property
left by his wife, was sentenced by Justice
Newburger in the Supreme Court. Criminal
Branch, yesterday TO twenty years in Sing
Sing. Diamond said that he had been
drinking. He pleaded guilty 10 man
slaughter IN the frst degrse.
The sun., 1906-12-23
Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-rhese amy orders were
Issued 70 day:
First. Lieut.. Christian A. Bach, Seventh Cavalry.
from general hospital, the Presldio San FRANCISCO
70 his regiment,
Major Edwin u. Babbitt, Ordnance Department
from New York city TO Rock Island. III.
Capt James ID. TilfoTd, from FIRST TO Second
Cavalry.
The sun., 1906-12-23

Lieutenant Commander ]. Sem to torpedo sta
ton, Newport. n. I.
Lisqtsnsnt Commander Fl. o. srckney to navy
lie Lieut. q Wells 20 Proving Ground. Indian Hssa.
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FATHER FINDS LONG LOST
BOY AT PRISONS GATE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. John l.
Rowlez-. d wealthy Eirginian, ended
search OF two years duration for ms
eventeel-year-old son at the gates OF
AIoyamensing prison today. Two years
ago John Rowley. then less IMAM NJ
teen years of age, without warning dis-
appeared from his home. hls father
and mother. with the aid Of private de-
tectives. searched the country pu' iiiei'
efforts proved unavaiiins.
yesteld av Two lads were arrested
,i.,vvntoUn. Upon arTaignment one Of
them W. found TO have cards on him
bearing the name of Rowley. The po-
lice remembered that such d lad was
missing. and the father, who was pur-
suina his search in New York, was noti-
fed He came on and today the two
had a icvful meeting. Mr.. RoWley told
fhe magistrate that he had spent thous-
ands of dollars lin search of the boy.
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The Fool Girl of the Play.

Mr.. Bronson Howard, whose talent,
achievement, and intimate knowledge
of the stage and its people give as
surance to his title of Dean of Amer
lean Dramatists, cherishes a belief
that the American theater-going pub
lie is waking mp, with the result
among others-that it is absorbed no
longer in the dramatized fortunes
and misfoTtunes of the fool girl"
Mr. Howard is Of opinion that, for
purposes of the drama, this young
woman is passing A writer in the
Saturday Evening Post follows the
development of the dramatist's
thought alons this line. A decade
ago the fool girl was the lovely
woman who stopped TO folly and
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MAKING LADIES OUT OF
SERVANTS TO KEEP THEM
LeavenwoIth Housewives Organize Club
to Teach Girls to Sing, Play
and Embroiier.

LEANEENVOBTH. Kan. Feb. To-
Competition for servant girls is so
keen among the wives of army officers
stationed at Fort Leaver worth and the
housewives of the city OF LeavenwoTth
that all sorts of inducements are being
hold out by the local women to keep
them. the most recent move made by
the Leavenworth DANES being the or
sanization of a club for the girls who
work in kitchens or as housemaids, To
teach them such things as embroidery,
vocal. and instrumental music.
Meetings of the club are to be held
every Thursday evening in the parIors
of the First Congregational Church,
from 10 10 O'Clock. and there are %
be four periods, the first for instruc-
ton in vocal and instrumental music
and embroidery. the second to be devot-
ed TO lessons iu the common school
branches. the third to discussions of
current events and literary work. and
the fourth to informal conversation
The club members say that by teach
ing the girls who work for them vocal
and Instrumental music and embroidery
and getting them interested in good
books they can induce them to remain
at home nights. ard that they viii be
able to cor vince chem that they will
be more eagerly sought FOR by the
young men de ring wives. and fur
Their. that tho girls viii feel more on
81 social plane with their employers.
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D0WIE DIDN'T GET CASH
OF INFATUATED WOMAN

FORT SCOTT. Kan. Feb. Is Recent
~ Il prominent woman here was left an
estate Of $500. the only saving clause
being a statement that what was left
At her death was To so 20 Her children.
The woman became infatuated with the
Dowie idea Of religion and sent a check
for 5000 TO Alexander Dowie 10 carry
on the work of Zion.
Probate Judge Hudson heard of the
transaction and promptly notified the
bank here To stop payment. using his
authority as guardian of the widows
and orphans and the irresponsible
Meanwhile the judge persuaded the wo-
man of tii- folly of her action and the
INJUSTICE It would be to her children.
When the check came hack To q local
bank - collection it was protested and
Withdrawn. The woman now thanks
Judge Hudson for saving her money.
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Two Dangers Passing.

Industrial peace and prosperity in
this country seem to have acquired
a new lease of life from the events
of the past few days. 1t looks now
as though March / and April l might
pass on without registering the be-
ginning of a trade war with Germany
and a strike war between the coal
miners and operators.
When the German government. a
short time ago, let il be known that
if this country wished 10 receive the
same treatment under the new Ger
man tariff, which becomes operative
on March /, as was granted the cOun-
tries with which Germany had ar
ranged reciprocal trade treaties, it
would have TO make concessions TO
the German exporters, a tariff war
seemed inevitable. Our exporters TO
Germany became alarmed. They
realized that under present condi-
tons in Congress they could hope
tor no redress. except retaliation on
The part of the United States. Both
countries begdn 10 calculate the
profit and loss sheets of such a con
fiict, and it became clear that. al
though this country would suffer
much. Germany would suffer more.
So the German government decided
TO make concessions, and a tariff
war has been postponed for a year.
if not completely averted.
Not long ago President Mitchell
was portraying TO a dismayed public
The dire results of a coal strike
which would involve the wages OF
100000 miners, the daily bread of
5000, 600 people, and the fuel of the
entire country. The public was grow
ing angry, but could see no way out
of the difficulty. Today comes the
news from New York city that both
miners and operators have adopted
a rational and conciliatory attitude,
which gives every promise of their
being able 10 settle their difficulties
without an appeal 10 force.
We may yet pass March / and
April 1 as mIlestones on the way tc
further peace and prosperity, not as
barbados
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Hadiey-An Inspiration.

L. 5. HadIey was at one time a
degenerate gambler and bum of the
lowest type. he drifted into Jerry
NcAuley's mission one night and
was converted. The submerged
wreck Of a noble manhood was res
cued, a perverted spirit regenerated,
chilled heart warmed and thrilled.
He gave his life to helping debased
men and women. He never asked,
Are YOU worthy?" Where help
was needed he gave it. The reform
atiOn came later. His sympathy and
love gave him influence over men.
1t was not what he said, but what
he was that made every distressed
heart tired of life turn to HadIey for
comfort
They buried him only a few days
ago. The services were held in the
dingy old mission. But it was one
of the most notable funerals ever
held in New York. The tenderloin
was there in tears But unlimited
came John II. HuyIer, the candy
manufacturer; r. Fulton Cutting
head of the Citizens Union; William
T. Wardeli. of the Standard Oil Com
pany; W. NJ. Smith, w. E. Lougee
VI. Linn Bruce. S. W. Bovine, A. n
RyersOn, NJ. Hartley Dodge, c. F
Tietjen, and B De f. Curtis, all men
of wealth, and they wept with the
buns of the Bowery. for everybody
seemed to love Sam Hadley.
There is inspiration in the life OF
Hadley. And there is inspiration in
the tears of the mourners: in the
fact that it brought lump into the
throat of most men when they reac
il; in the fact that the press is
philosophizing over it. and the pulpit
moralizing; iE the discovery thai
we all have hearts, and that deer
down under our cloak of commercial
ism there is spirit of admiration
for goodness and cieanness and purf
ty of life that almost amounts Il
CovetOuSneSs.
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say that there are people IA the United
States VINO have reached the point
where they viii not accept money that
has blood upon it, These remarks
are taken 10 explain SIR. Bryans resiC-
nation, forwarded from HougkOug. from
the board Of trustees Of Illinois Col
lcEe, at Jacksonville, ILL.,, because the
board favored the acceptance of dona
lions from Carnegie and other trust
owners
No Universal Peace.
There viii be universal peace" he
told The audience, when We learn 10
measure life not by what We get out
Of il. bat by the good we may do. No
PLATFORM was ever written which can
touch that OF The Prince az Peace.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy
self the appreciation of this is the
/ eulE means to a Just solution Of ne
pubic questions of today"
III speaking Of the mysteries OF life.
ne said that mystery did not bother
4tIn ~ the dining room 1t was only IN
During his visit in the islands hc
went 10 Fort William Mckinley He
l li-si5-. upon being introduced and
shaking hands with all the boys from
/ ms native state, Nebraska. There were
nearly 100 ol them
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learned too late that men betray.
Nowadays she is the young wife, who
allows herself TO be lured from the
prize-or blank-she has drawn in
the matrimonial lottery.
The modern equivalent is only the
fool girl" in another guise, Mr..
Howard thinks. and audiences are
finding her out-learning that first
and last she is deficient in character
and thus not entitled to serious and
important treatment.
There will he a general tendency,
among thinking people, to agree with
this conclusion of the veteran play
wright When the drama sets itself
up in the cap and gown of the
| schooImaster and endeavors 10 in
struct, as well as to amuse, it should
concern itself with serious problems.
While it is true that large proper
ton of the population. male and fe-
male, are of the fool variety. morals
drawn from their failure to appreciate
the dignities and advantages of clean
living are not of first Importance
! The fool girl" we have always
with us, in real life, and a sufficiently
firing affiction she is. There seems
no special necessity for extending
/ her activities 10 the stage
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POVERTY OF MODERN SPEECH

II anyone were To take down the talk
OF an average modern Understandable
or society SIrl We doubt. SAYS the Lon
dOn saturday Review. = II would he
found TO contain more than go yoca-
bleS, where an educated Eliza hathau or
Caroline would have employed SEVERE
thousand. Nothing IS more striking in
the old prose writers than the rich va
riety and imaginative Observation-Disclosures
OF their language Not only are W.
lacking III concrete ina giuaIiOu and
ashamed to go afieId out of the beaten
track of speech, but phrases which
strong have. through long currency
lost their edge
ThTee-fourths of the expressions We
use have ceased to be effective meta
phors and become conventional and life
less Every ian Suagc. ID has been re-
marked, begins IS poe ry and ends a.
algebra NiTg.s becomes NOlapuk 4 be.
witchlng smile, . bankI opt farmer a
lundUc pOct--SJCh express ions are now
mere tokens Figures Of speech Eel
hackneyed, and even journalists are be-
ginning To feel ash med of describing
the man who = laUGed as 'TeCeiV-
ing quite an TFati --- Eut in the early
writers every PHI ase has its full in
we read.
The quality Of language. in fact. gets
constantly poorer Be ides. the dialec-
uCal varieties ana local idiOmS are ever
decaying and becoming absolute. IT
lhelF place we create nothing eXCeDf
words like bike. motor. fOotCr, soccer
or barbaTiSrIS like autOcar and cable
gram. which the sweet queen of paTIey
daughter OF the sphere. would surely
decline to echo from her airy she'll
Primitive speech is full of mythology
/ ours tends 10 the style of the telegraph
form Even SChOo3bOyS, the nearest an
pToach left TO aboriginal man, are ceas
! ing to have the power of creating