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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
NEW GAME OF GRAFT.
Otis Keeps TAB on women VINO Go VISITING
Out OF Town.

Otis Keeps TAB on women VINO Ga visiting
Out OF Town
A Young man who described himself as
Robert B. Otis OF % Main street, Ansonia,
Conn.,, confessed to Police Justice Higgins,
before whom he was srraigned in Jersey
City yesterday, that he had been working
a new graft game for several months. He
said he kept tab on the society columns Of
and made notes Of the names
and addresses Of persons who were visiting
out OF own
When q woman returned home, he ex-
planned, he called upon her and said he was
a relative or an intimate friend of the person
whom she had been visiting. He wal gen.
orally received and found opportunity to
oonfde 20 his hostess that he was short Of
travelling expenses and would return the
amount Of the loan as soon az possible.
REdwArd +. Taylor Of IL Condict street ac-
cIised the prisoner OF obtaining IS from his
wife. Otis represented himself to Mrs.
TAYLOR as A. +. Butler of Springfield, Mass.
He said he was well acquainted with Mr..
TayIor's mother. who lives at Indian
Orchard, Mass.
Otis confessed that he had served a term
in the Massachusetts, Reformatory. He
was unable to seoure employment, he said,
after he wal released and he conceived the
idea Of imposing upon the credulity Of
people a. an easy way to make a living. He
couldn't remember the names OF ali the
folks whom he had swindled. he was held
n $1,000 for the Grand Jury-/
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
a ss.soc,oo CRY HALL.
Dedication Yesterday In Ncwark Mayor
D0remus's Hope.

BoutCnNl0u koetcfuny IN NoWAFh -Nayof
Doremus's Hope.
Ceremonies marking the dedication OF
Newark's new municipal building. erected
during the last four years and representing
a cost OF q, 500, 900, were held in the rotunda
Of the ediice yesterday. James Il. Howell,
president of the city hall commission,
turned the building over to Mayor Henry M.
Doremus, who In turn rave the building into
the custody of Chairman William Penning-
ton OF the Committee Of Public Buildings Of
the Common Council.
President Howell delivered an address
devoted to the history OF the civic enter
prise that produced the new building.
Mayor Doremus delivered an grafton on the
progress OF Newark and it's standing in the
sisterhood OF cities. Speaking Of the future,
he said:
MANY here will live, 1 hope, TO sec a
greater Newark, stretching from the Pas
sale River TO the Orange Mountains, and
from the Third River to the Kills, with two
millions OF industrious people enrolled In
that great census OF 1900" .
Mayor-elect jacob Hsussling followed
with a hopeful address. This was followed
by the delivery Of the keys.
In the afternoon the dedication OF the
building wa celebrated with a banquet,
at which the guests were all Newark men.
The building was opened for public in
spection from 10 O'Clock A. M. until 10
o'clock p. M. II was visited by thousands,
and the Judgment Of the people seemed 20
be that the commission, the architects and
the contractors had given Newark a fine
municipal home The spacious refunds 10
ianked with lofty light courts sround which
galleries extend on four floors. The de-
partment suites and Offices opening on the
courts and the rotunda secure ample light
and air both from the exterior and interior.
All the city departments will occupy the
new building for business from to-day on.
The building is in Broad street and il occu-
pies the entire block between Green and
Franklin streets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
4 WIDO WIS HEROIC ACT.
she Saves an Aged Man From Being Rm
Over by a Fast Freight Train.

she Saves an Aged Man From Being Nun
Over by a Fast Freight Train.
MIpDLETowN, n. Y, Dec. 2O.-Mrs. Mary
G. German, a widow, 90 years OF age, de-
veloped heroic qualities in an instant to-day
when she saw an aged man in danger of
being struck by a fast Erie freight train at
the Montgomery street crossing OF that road
in this city. The man, whose name has not
been learned, was about IS years Of age.
He had crawled under the crossing gates
and was standing on the westbound track
waiting for an eastbound train TO pass.
A fast freight approached on the west
bound track and Mrs. German saw that the
old man would surely be struck. M ran
under the gate and, throwing her arms
around the old man, pushed him on the
track and in an instant both we're caught
between the moving trains.
For two minute Mrs. German held the
old man while the trains rushed by within
an inch or two OF hem on each side. After
the trains passed the old man was nearly
unconscious from fright, while Mrs. Cor
mar went peacefully on her way home, APP
parently u~ndisturbed by her experience.
She refused to give her name, but it was
learned later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
JERSEY CITY POLICE TROUBLES.
Trial Of Capt. Cummings Postponed TIL
After Christmas.

After Christmas.
The trial Of Police Captain Albert Cum
mings of the Fourth precinct, Jersey City,
on Detective Sergeant Frank Monahan's
charges Of misconduct in office, disobedience
of rules, incapacity, incompetency and in
efficiency in that he had failed to suppress
an alleged handbook resort which was
raided by direction of Mayor Mark NJ.
Pagan, was postponed by the police board
last night to next Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Monahan preferred additional charges
last night against Capt. Cummings for
neglecting to report to the chief or COM
m~issioners the existence OF and failing
to suppress alleged policy shops at $50
Communipaw avenue and ST., 1872, o7s and
$40 Grand street. Monahsn. who is the
Mayor s private sleuth, swore IL was "com-
mon rumor" that these places were doing
business between January 1 and December
1. Monahan also charged Cummings with
uutting down on the payrolls certain
amounts as due himself and two patrolmen
for days which they were not on duty.
The complainant specified the officers and
dates az follows:
Capt. Cummings, January 10 and II,
1905; seven days between July Is and August
9, 1905, and six days between August 2 and
August ~, 1905; Patrolman Lock wood,
April II, II and IS, 1905. and Patrolman
Keefe. July IS, 1909"
President Potts said tina the board would
sit every night after the conclusion of the
Cummings trial to try the charges against
Capts. John r! Kelly and Charles Cox
and the seven accused detectives.
The board dismissed the charges on
which Sergt. Booth OF police headquarters
was tried several weeks ago n ordered
that all reference to the matter be q punged
from the record. Booth was accused Of
allowing prizefights at a stag Of the First
Ward Republican Club. Ex-Chief Murphy
ordered him to attend the stag and stop
boxing bouts IL blood was spilled or the
law violated. He idn't interiors and later
reported to his superior that he never ga
tanner boxing In all his life. When the
Mayor heard about the bouts warrants were
issued for the arrest OF Thomas Connolly
and other members OF the club and charges
were lodged against Booth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
BARNEY MARCUS ARRESTED.
Professions Bondsmsn Held for Receiving
stolen Goods.

Barney Marcus. a professional bondsman
in the Tenderloin. was arraigned in the
Jefferson Market police court yesterday
charged with receiving stolen goods. He
wa held in 81 900 bail by Magistrate Stein
ert for examination on December 81. He
was bailed out before the ink was dry on
the complaint.
Marcus runs a second hand clothing
store at Gas Sixth avenue. He was arrested
at his store yesterday morning by Detec-
tive Sergeants Dale and Barney on COM
plant Of Max Thorn, a furrier OF 81 Uni
versity place. Thorn said in court that
his fur emporium had been robbed several
weeks ago and 81 500 worth OF garments
taken out. On Wednesday he went into
Barnev's place and asked to look at some
automobile coats. While in there, he said,
he saw one OF his coats hidden behind a
curtain. He said he persuaded Barney
to let him try II on and finally bought n
| from him for $50. promising never to tell
where he had obtained il.
Thorn declared that the coat was worth
$50 and that the price he paid Marcus for 1t
would not even cover the cost OF the I'M
tailored fur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
WORK on ARMORY STOPS.
Contractor McFarren Out OF Fund and the
city Won't Advance Any.

Contractor McFarren Out OF Funds and the
city Won't Advance Any.
Work on the building of the Second Naval
Battalion's rmory at Fifty-second street
and Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, a been halted
because James McFarren, the contractor,
is without funds to complete the building.
Mr.. McFarren told a committee Of the
Armory Board at a meeting yesterday that
he could not 20 ahead unless the city adj
yanced money to him. The committee
declined to recommend this on the ground
that il would be a bad precedent for the city
to pay for a building before il had been
completed. A representative Of the bond
ing company which is Mr.. McFarren 8
surety stated that his company was not
p~repsred 20 advance money to the contrac-
tor whereupon the committee decided to
report in favor Of declaring the contract
forfeited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
ExTRADITION FOR MRS. NEIL.
Papers Go to Albany saturday-Desd Mans
Mother Asso Administer alton.

GREENwIcH, Conn, Dec. 2.-SherifY Ritoh
returned to Greenwich tonight with the
requisition papers for the return Of Mrs.
Catherine Neil from New York. Owing TO
the Sheriff being a witness at a murder trial
in Bridgeport tomorrow he will be unable
to 20 to Albany to get the signature OF
Gov. Higgins until Saturday, so that Mrs.
Neil, win not have a hearing till next week.
Mrs. Neil, the mother Of the dead man.
applied to the Probate Court to-day for
letters Of administration on her sons estate,
which she values at 81 800 In personality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
CHARGES AGAINST SULLIVAN.
Fire Foreman. o BY Mrs. Braiser. was
Absent without Leave.

Fire Commissioner Lantry ordered yes
terday that charges be preferred against
Foreman James Sullivan as soon as he is
able to appear. The foreman was shot
in the right cheek on Saturday night at
the corner of Fourteenth street and First
avenue by a revolver held in the hand OF
Mrs. Irene Braiser.
The woman was arrested and was bailed
in the Yorkville police o to answer
when Sullivan or Rosalie Steiner, who
was struck by one Of the flying bullets,
should appear against her. Battalion
Chief Shea made an investigation and re-
ported to Deputy Commissioner Bonner
that Sullivan was absent from quarters
without leave when the shooting occurred.
This will be the basis OF the charges against
the foreman.
The Commissions said that the testi-
mony showed that Mrs. Braiser probably
tried to shoot herself at the time that the
foreman had a struggle with her Tor the
revolver, but the episode reflected on the
Fire Department.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
IO3 YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Mary r.. Farrell Said . Have I0s
Descendants.

CALDWELL, N. j., Dec. 2o.-At the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. John Sharpe, in
Clinton, Mrs. Mary E. Farrell celebrated
her lOSd birthday last night with q family
reunion, at which were represented her
five children. the eldest OF whom, John H.
Farrell. is 80 years old. and a number Of
grand and great-grandchildren. She IL
the mother OF a family now comprising
six generations, while her descendants
living in this part Of the country now num-
Der i05.
In the War OF 1912 she saw her stepfather
leading a regiment Of farmers on their
way to the defence OF New York harbor.
She married Matthias Farrell when but
II years old. He died in 1858. Mrs. Farrell,
il II said, never had a serious spell Of sick
ness. At the present time she is able to
be about the house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
WILLIAM WALTER HURT.
wholesale Clothing Merchant Run Down
by q Columbus Avenue Car.

by q Columbus Avenue Car.
William Walter, q wholesale clothing mer-
chant at Dos Mercer street, was run down
and badly injured by a northbound Co
lumbus avenue car between lO4th and IO5th
streets late last night. Mr.. Walter, who
lives at o. Woodycrest avenue, The Bronx,
had been visiting friends IN the West Side
and was on his way home. He stepped
from behind a southbound car and In front
Of the other before he had realized II was
so near him. There In a steep hill there
and the car was coming at great speed.
An ambulance was summoned and Mr..
Walter was hurried to the j. Hood Wright
Hospital. He was found TO have suffered
a compound fracture Of the right leg and
a deep scalp wound on the back Of his head
at q late hour as to whether mis- skull had
been fractured.
Mr.. Walter is 90 years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21
VERDICT on TUNNEL EXPLOSION.
Recomm endaticn That the Tunnel Manage
ment ne Reprimanded.

ment lie Reprimanded.
The jury empanelled by Coroner Amber
to inquire into the explosion in the Penn
~sylvania Railroad tunnel in Long Island
City two weeks ago. in which four persons
we're killed and twelve others injured,
found a verdict last night to the effect that
the accident had been caused by the pre-
mature explosion of dynamite due TO the
carelessness Of the persons who had charge
of the explosive.
The jury found that the only person
employed in the tunnel who had a license
from the Bureau OF Combustibles was
William German, one Of the injured. Cor
man il still in the hospital. He is under
arrest, and IL is expected that he will be
srraigned as soon as he il able 10 cave the
hospital.
The jury recommended that the manage
ment OF the tunnel he r~eprimanded and
that in the future greater care be exercised
in the handling Of explosives in the tunnel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21

Mrs. WiasiOw's Soothing syrup for children
teethingl softens the gums, reduces
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21

WItness N8AInst WIS. LaWsOh q PeFJuTeT.
Leo Hsimowitz. the waiter at the Claren-
don Hotel whose false testimony for the
plaintiff in the divorce suit Of W. NJ. lawson
against Laura L. Lawson resulted in a
mistrisl, pleaded guilty yesterday TO per-
Jury before Judge Asphalt in the County
Court. Brooklyn. He wiz DO sentenced
on Monday. =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-21

$4,000 From the Brooklyn League.
The Brooklyn League has raised s2S 900
in subscriptions to the stock Of the new
Academy OF Music. reducing tho amount
required to complete the 81 900 900 building
hnnd 70 $50 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
The First Automobile.

1.-The first automobile, said the
chauffeur as he paid his fine genially,
was made by Johann Haustack. of
Nurem berg, in 1879. Its motive pow
er was neither oil. steams nor cleo
tricity but a coiled spring.
1.-The first steam automobile was
built in France by Cugnot in 1870. 1t
is still to be seen. 1t is one of the star
exhibits of the Conservatoire des Arts
ct Meters in Paris Steam carriages
modelled after it were built by Will
liam Murdoch. James Watt, Nathan
Read and Richard Trevethick. These
are, most of them, in museums in Lon
don and Birming CHAM.
Several steam carriages piled for
hire on the streets of London at the
beginning of the nineteenth century,
but they were SO slow, noisy and heavy
that the people did not take to them.
1.-THE first modern automobile was
built by Amadee Bollec in 1873 Boil
lee exhibited his car in Vienna and
in Paris. and other men, as is always
the case, devised improvements on it.
Automobiles, by about 1890, began to
appear In the jokes of the day. they
had taken their place. But it was not
until the annual cup races began i'll
France in 1894 that the automobile
became a really popular institution"
Exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
NEGRO ACTED AS ATTORNEY.
Convinced Court That Wife Had Right
to Whip Trespasser.

An interesting case was tried in city
court this morning. Mrs. Grant Corn
ish, a negro woman, was tried for as
saulting an old colored man named ].
A. Booth, by slapping him in the face
and knocking out a tooth. which was
probably loose anyway. Mrs. Cornish
was defended by hcr husband Grant
Cornish, well known Topeka negro,
and he won the case, convincing the
court that Booth was trespassing on
the Cornish premises when the assault
occurred. and subject to chastisement-
Booth had lost a hog, and decided
that it was stolen He was doing
some detective work on his own &C
count. and saw a hog in the Cornish
pens which greatly resembled his lost
winters pork. Taking it for granted
that the hog was his own. he proceed
ed to tell Mrs. Cornish a few things
which reflected on her honesty, and
the honesty of the Cornish household
This developed a soreness" in the
bosom of the accused. and she lit on
the accuser.
After the trial and acquittal, Assist
ant County Attorney Jamison compli-
mented Grant Cornish on his ability as
an attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
NEGRO is SHOT.
w Turner Dangerously Wounded at
Notorious Jordan Resort.

During an exchange of compliments
in Ben Jordans North Topeka joint at
an early hour this morning, George
Parker. a crippled negro, shot and
seriously wounded Wig Turner. an
other negro. Turner is in Keith's hos
pital with a bullet hole in his left
groin, and an inclination to keep out
Of the "wobbly'' Negroes way in the
future. No cause is assigned for the
shooting ard it is unlikely that any
complaint will be made to the author
tiles by Turner, as negro fights of this
character are usually compromised
between the participants.
Parker is a cripple as the result Of
resisting an officer several years ago.
He attempted to get fresh with
Henry Steele, when the latter was
chief Of police, and bullet grazed his
spine. Since the shooting, Parker has
been q devoted pensioner at the hands
of Steele, who. feeling that his legal
and iustifiab1e shot had crippled the
negro, took it upon himself to keep the
victim in easy employment for the
rest of his days. The shooting OF
Parker failed to tame him entirely,
and he has been in trouble at frequent
intervals ever since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
BURGLARS ARE BUSY.
They Rob Several Topeka stores and
Get Away.

A very busy pair of safe robbers
called on Topeka last Saturday night
and although they reaped a small re-
ward they were very industrious for a
time The victims of two robberies
which occurred that night have very
carefully forgotten to say anything for
publication, but the fact remains that
they were robbed.
The first robbery was probably In the
Office of Frank Rodgers, but as both
were committed the same night there
is no way of determining the time of
night The ''yeggs" got into Rodgers
office by means Of a skeleton key and
Immediately prepared to drill the safe
While they were fitting the "old man -
q brace used for clamping the drill to
the safe. they discovered that it was
not locked, so they opened it, removed
which were in the same compartment.
and adjourned.
The other theft was at Benefits
second hand store at 500 Kansas eve
nue., and was evidently committed nv
the same gang of robbers. The door
the safe, which. by some mischance.
had been left unlocked, was searched.
but only 81 was found
Sherim Lucas was notified of the
robberies upon his return from Ohio.
where he had gone to capture a de-
1aulter, but the Investigations he has
made up to the present time have re.
suited in no clue to the identity of the
robbers, and he is inclined to think
that the work was done by a pair Of
transient professionals. who NAV be in
Chicago or Denver by this time NOT
the slightest clue was left by the safe
operators except the scars on the
/. Rogers safe where they applied their
Machinery before discovering that Il
Vas not locked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20

football game OF all the women OF all
the outdoor crowds in the world. so FAR
as I have had the opportunity OF look
ing them over, these animated faces are
the loveliest. Two old bachelors, who
are not very ancient, and who always go
to games together, have an interesting
scheme for deciding which shall pay for
the dinner which concludes their days
fun: they bet on which color Will be
sported by Vhe greater number of pref
ty girls. So, as the crowd passes by,
they solennly cheek Off each two girls
in turn, according to her colors and her
comeIiness. That evening they toast an
of them.-F'rom THE Day of the
Came" BY Jesse Lynch williams, II
The Outing Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
Last Big Land Opening I'm Oklahoma
Rich Land for Farmers.

Over q half million acres of agricul-
tural lands will be opened to settle
ment this fall in South west oklahoma.
The quarter sections Will be sold to
the highest bidders.
Minimum price. S. per acre, which
Is a very low figure considering the
richness of the soil in that portion OF
the New state
Purchasers must he qualified home
steaders and comply with homestead
law as to residence. cultivation and
Improvement.
TERMS ARE REASONABLE
Purchaser has the privilege of paying
for his farm In five equal annual pay
ments.
The land is mostly rolling prairies
we'll watered by living streams.
Corn, wheat, oats. rye, alfalfa, cot
ton and all kinds of garden products
and fruits of almost every variety can
be grown in abundance
This opening will be the best OPP
portunity to &c. good farm at your
own price ever offered the home
You cannot afford to miss It.
You should lose no time in getting
on the ground either to select a bust
ness locati or to familiarize your
self with the lands on which you in
Cheap rates first and third Tuesdays
of each month via Rock Island-Friscc
Lines, only direct route to the Big
AGENT. or write for further informal
ton to JOHN SEBASTIAN.
Passenger Traffic Manager La Sale
station. Chicago; or Frisco Building.
st. Louis Aa- a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
Rnntonnieres, Revival.

"Buttonhole bouquets, 1 understand,
will be fashionable this winter" said a
valet "A very good thing, that, for
us agents in the valeting line
when I was valet to Lord Adolphus
Loftus-Mr. Astorbilt weaned me away
from his lordship by offering double
Observation-Disclosures was quite the thing,
and Lord Adolphus paid a Broadway
florist $40 a week to keep him supplied
regular. This, by the way. was during
Lord Adolphus' unsuccessful sojourn
ERE 'eireEs uniting.
THE florist sent a fresh buttonhole
every morning for day wear, and a
fresh one every evening for night wear:
They were lovely, costly things. used
to return them to the shop when Lord
Adolphus had finished with them-they
were still, you know, as good as new
and the florist give me 20 cents apiece
for them. II Sc
THAT is why I want to see the but
tonhole revived. There is money in it
for me and my confreres. Exchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20

have no reports concerning the matter.
Additional sections of track are still
falling into the water at the Cowlitz
river.
At Northern Pacific headquarters it
is thought that trains can be sent
through to Portland without the boat
transfer by next Wednesday night The
boat transfer covers a distance of Is
miles.
On the line over the mountains the
tieup of trains may last a week or ten
days. Rivers have changed their
courses and have adopted the railroad
cuts on both sides of the Cascades for
channels, probably permanently.