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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-12-01
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-12-01

Mrs. Anna 0. Parker is still
confined to her nome by serious
sickness.
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-12-01
CONSOLIDATED STR EFT CAP
ROUTE
Points of Interest
Snringfield's attractions and How to
Reach Them.

Lincoln home, cor. 9Th and Jack
son streets-take =, Sth car.
Lincoln Monument. Oak ridge Gem
eter, take north 5th street cars at
5th and Monroe streets.
PARKS and PLEASURE RESORTS
Washington ark. south west of city
take So 2nd or Lawrence Az cars.
Reservoir Park north east Of city.
Take north h Cars
Camp Lincoln. The. permanent camp
grounds of he Him is NatiOnsl
Guards Take Rutlege or Camp
Lincoln Cars. state Fair grounds
North Of city Take North 7'h cars
White City Park East Of the city.
Take e Capitol Av. Cars at 9th and
Monroe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20

In this number there 10 an Aaskan story b
writes Of primitive msn. OF primitive instinc
nature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
TRAINED EELS MISSING.
STRIKER Of Lebanon. VINO Fed Them From
His Hand. Oners q Reward for Them.

STRIKER Of Lebanon. VINO Fed Them From
His Hand. Oners a Reward for Them.
S~oMERvILE, N. j., Nov. 19.-Josiah G.
Stryker's twenty trained eels, which for
years nave been a wonder to the people
from the countryside about Lebanon, haze
been stolen from the spring near Clark's
creamery. The eels were in a mall stream
which flowed from the spring. IL was their
ha bit to enter the spring every day TO be
fed out Of Stryker's hand After he noticed
the cells first he spent many hours in pa
tlently coaxing them to eat worms out of his
hand. Gradually the cells became so tame
that they permitted Stryker 10 take Them
from the water and caress them. When
Stryker raped on the stone wall Of the
spring the cells would glide rapidly from the
stream and gather about them.
The leader of the school, which had grown
to three feet, Stryker had trained To grab a
worm held several inches above III surface
OF the water. More than a thousand per-
sons rave visited the spring TO see Stryker
give an exhibition with the eels. and he has
been offered big prices for them by museum
men but he has refused to sell.
1t is believed that some n who had
learned Stryker's trick OF calling the eels
to the spring scooped them up in the night.
Only two OF the school OF twenty now re-
main. Stryker has offered a reward to
anybody who will bring them back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
NORRIS IN "SIR ANTHONY"
Hsddon Chambers's Comedy Of Suburban
Life We'll Received.

"Sir Anthony a new comedy by C.
Haddon Chambers. was produced at the
Savoy Theatre last night and was received
by a big audience with considerably more
enthusiasm and signs Of appreciation thar
can be attributed to mere first night friend.
illness. The piece has no very complex
plot; it solves no social problems. nor does
it call for any degree of unusual acting
but il never ceases to be interesting. and
il is we'll acted.
William Norris has the part around which
all the action hinges, and although he is
not even featured he is provided with more
material than falls to the lot Of many a star
He is Clarence Chope, an English clerk Of
the middle class, who returns home after a
business trip to America. On the stsamer
he has met a peer and this slight acquaint-
anoeship changes him into a snob. He
pretends, even to his W family, that he
and Sir Anthony are on the most intimate
terms and both his employer and his rector
beg him TO use his influence in their behalf,
He wears a monocle, uses high sounding
words to his old friends and lords it over
them generally until it becomes known
as the climax to the econd act that Sir
Anthony has absolutely no use for him in
any capacity. Then comes the awakening.
His ianoee deserts him and he realizes
what a cad he mas been. He throws away
the monocle, win the girl bach by licking
his rival and getting a black eye himself,
gives up his high and lofty n and is
forgiven by everybody.
Mr.. Norris's work throughout was CON-
vincing and his was the biggest individual
SUCCESS. Olive Wvndham acted we'll the
part of the girl who fell in love with him.
In spite of his snobishness which, appar-
emily, she only overlooked. and Joseph
Tuohey did wen as a boastful fellow clerk.
who resented airs and later fought the
fistio duel.
Maud Crichton, Alice Belmore, Herbert
Standing, Edna Bruna and Helen Lowell
filed the lesser parts. and Werner Charges,
as a thick headed though well meaning
rector, caused the heartiest laughs in the
piece.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
What Is Tammany7

Alfred Henry Lewis-who knows Tammany Hall and its ways
from top to bottom-has written an article describing its personnel
and its methods He relates its sinister history from the days OF
Tweed and Kelly down TO the present. He shows how this vast
political machine has been built up by a succession OF bosses
until there are rings within rings. all welded into an organization
so INSCRIPTIONS and powerful that It would take a veritable Her
cules Of politics to put It out Of business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
ESTABLISHED 1898.
THE OLD
FAREER'S AL ANACK
For 1907
ROBERT B. THOMAS.
WILLIAM WARE & co.,
50 Summer St, Boston, Mass.
Price, 10 Cents.
DOUBLY ROBBED BY DEATH.
Youth Fatally Injured In Railway wreck
Has Fortune and Bride Awaiting Him.

Has Fortune and Bride Awaiting Him.
OTTAWA, Nov. 1s.-Miss Marguerite r.
Baron Of Nicholas Street, Ottawa, learned
to-day that her betrothed lover is dying.
He would be worth 81 900 600 IL he could
live only seven weeks more, il is said.
Michael Patrick Laffey, formerly of
Ottawa, met Miss Baron in New York city
in the summer Of 1904. She was visiting
a sick relative. They became engaged
and on his way to Ottawa to meet Miss
Baron, Lafey was injured on November
II in the Kamloops, British Columbia,
wreck in which several lost their lives.
Laffey was born in Dublin, Ireland, and
when only 4 years old, his parents died
within a month OF each other, bequeathing
him, 1t Is said, a great fortune. He will be
Fl years Ole on January 10, next. IL he lives
till then and would get possession Of the
principal and accumulation. He has
worked at ranch,lg in the West and in
British Columbia and not many years
age was kicked by a horse, receiving almost
fatal injuries.
From British Columbia he correspondent
regularl y with Miss Baron and she was
daily expecting him here, when the wreck
occurred which will probably cost him his
May next. IL is understood either an arm
or leg and several ribs were broken.
Miss Baron verifies the million dollar
story and says he fully expected TO get his
inheritance early next year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
HE WAS A MODEL KEEPER.
Escaped Patient Gets q Job at Matteswan
Wac All Right UntIl He Got Drunk.

was Sbl nABUt Ahtth ~ wv uuns
PoU0HKEEPsrE, Nov. l9.-When Joseph
Schroeder applied to DIR. Lamb, superin-
tendent OF the Matteawan State Hospital
for the Insane, for a position as attendant
the doctor thought that he would max
a model keeper and etraightway hired
him. He was a well built man and seemed
TO be above the average intellectually.
In his new uniform Of blue Schroeder
car. led his head high and acted like a man
who had had years of experience in handling
the insane. He ruled with an iron hand,
YET he was kind and ~considerate TO the
men whom he was placed over. He made
such a hit with DR.. Lamb that some OF the
other attendants began to get envious.
The new keeper was reserved ana so I'M
communicative about himself n his past
hfe that nobody was able to win his con-
tdence. and he came to be regarded as a
mystery in the institution.
One day last week. after Schroeder had
served for several weeks as a model keeper.
he was given an afternoon on and spent
u in the village. 1t IL said that there was
hardly a saloon on Main street that he
didn't visit n he showed a capacity
mat the bartenders marvelAed az; Late
In the afternoon he rolled unsteadily back
10 the hospital and appeared in bis ward u
transformed man. His pleasing bearing
was gone and be ives ugly to the patients.
News OF bis misconduct quickly reached
the Office and DR.. LAMB had the man stripped
IT his uniform and discharged. Accord
ing to custom, DIR. Lamb wrote TO other
state asylums warning them Against en-
ploying Schroeder n giving a minute
description of the discharged attendant,
lie received a letter from the arylum at
Amityville. l.. l., saying that Schroeder
was a patient WHO had escaped from that
Institution. The man has disappeared
and tho authoyities have no idea where
~ has zone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20

HI BOOKS ~
BY Mark Tzva In
The
$4,000 Request
And Other Stories
500 fiith Avcnve
New YORK

A new volume Of Mark
Twain's writings. A great num-
Der of these stories have never
before appeared in book form,
and among them are some of the
very best that the humorist has
ever done, such as his St. Joan
of Arc" " Italian Without a
M aster," amended Biogra-
phies," "Advice to Little Girls"
The Danger Of l wing in Bed"
Post Mortem Poetry" 1.-THE
Five Boons Of Life" ga Help
less Situation" and others. "a
Dogs Tale" adams Diary"
Ewes Diary" "The Death
Risk" are also included. There
are in all nearly forty stories and
sketches in the volume.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
News Of Plays and Players.

Mrs. Richard Henry Savage's lecture on
Josephine" Empress OF France, which
was to rave been given at the Waldorf
Astoria this afternoon, has been postponed
on account of the serious illness OF Mrs.
Savage.
John Drew is among the stars who have
volunteered for the II. c. Barnabee bene-
At on December II in h Broadway Theatre.
Victor Herbert is another volunteer for
the Barnabee performance as well as a
member of the committee in charge. He
and his band will be heard in a pot pourri
from THE ~Serenade."
aThe Tourists concludes ITS engagement
o. I'VE months aI 'nv NuJeslrc ne1'te "
Its first date after leaving the Majestic
will be- the Shubert Theatre. Brooklyn.
-Tie Tourists will be followed by Henry
Nil er's production of Martin v. Merle's
play ~The Light Eternal.'I
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
A SPI RIT ABOVE HOUSE WORK.
FOurteen-year-Old Boy Leaves Home on
Trip No. q A1eId.

Fourteen-ycar-old Adrian Hoagland. for
the sixth time. yesterday caused the police
to be asked to send out a general alarm for
him. Abrams parents used to live in
Brooklyn and only this spring moved to go
West Hath street, Manhattan, in the hope
hat be would stay at home here. He
stood IL until Saturday.
Adrian's mother said last night she
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20

thought he left home because he got tired
doing h~ousework and was whipped when he
refused to wash the breakfast dishes. She
said that he was the only child. and for
that reason he had TO do MANI things about
the house that generally fall TO a daughter,
il there is one
Mrs. Hoagland said that the boy was
afraid that his playmates would make
fun Of him if they heard that he did a girls
work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
Out To-Day
The Best Story Of the Year

-" You should mott miss the great serial by Basil King entitled THE GIANTS SIRE
Which begins in this lumber 1t is q dramatic story of modern American He In which the rh
the United States is the central figure. 1t is a splendid study Of the psychology OF ruthless nom
interviewer with this stirring tale of Brains and Dollars is q charming love story. The serial rig
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20
The Very
Small Person
By Annie Hamilton DonneN

Rebeeea Mary will be recalled
as a novel and altogether charm
ing volume Of child life portrayed
for older readers. Mrs. Don
nell's new book is in a similar
vein. 1t is a delightful series of
odd little comedies and tragedies
of childhood, quite beyond praise
for their delicate art, and assured
of the same wide appreciation
with which RSbecea Mary was
greeted.
The exquisite illustrations In
tint, by Elizabeth Shipper Green,
complete the attractiveness Of the
volume and make it especially
appropriate as a gift book.
HARPER { BROTHERS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-20

American Morals

Professor Franklin II. Giddings. Of Columbia University, con-
tributes the first Of q series Of articles to be published under the
title, Natural History Of American Morals" lie undertakes to
show how the intense economic life Of America has affected the
character Of the people. Are We becoming q nation OF SPECTATORS.
gamblers and graters? Are our attempts to lead a bett er life
largely expressed in hysteria and lynchings2 These are questions
he perLlnently asks-and answers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
RAILROAD NEWS.
Exciting Conference of Rock
Island Men.
Had to Do with Condition of
Chicago & Alton.
MAY BE NO DIVIDEND.
Money Is Needed for Improve
ments at Once.
Utmost Secrecy Prevails at
the Meeting.

New York, Dec. 22.-An excited
conference was held this afternoon in
pany, II Broadway, by Chicago & Al
ton directors and Daniel G. Reid,
Judge w. H. Moore and B. F. Yoakum,
executive head of the Rock Island
company. The subject of this confer
ence was some remarkable incon-
sistencies said to have been found on
the books of the Chicago & Alton,
which a firm of expert accountants
has uo to this time been unable to
straighten out.
The condition of the road, financial
~ speaking. is said to be in such shape
that the directors for three weeks
have doubted the expediency Of de-
claring the regular semiannual divi-
stock. Late this afternoon the di-
rectors decided to declare the dividend
and to pursue their Investigations fur
Their. as they feared that a discontin-
uance of the dividend might cause in
quiries that would embarrass the in
vestigation they are now making.
Maintains Utmost Secrecy.
The utmost secrecy was maintained
at the Offices of both the Rock Island
and the Chicago & Alton. 1t is said
100000 in improvements is under
investigation.
The Hartman interests have been
in control OF the Chicago & Alton rail-
road ever since its financial reorgan-
zatfon several years ago until the last
annual election, when the Rock Island
interests ousted the Hartman man
agement. Immediately after this cleo
ton Daniel G. Reid, B. F. Yoakum
and judge Moore made personal
tour of the Chicago e. Alton property
to investigate the expenditure of So
10000 for improvements shown on
the books.
This investigation, it was said. failed
- "
to this time the books still leave this
question IN doubt
Daily conferences have been held
between President FELTON, of the Chi
cago & Alton and the Rock Island Of
ficials, and early this afternoon it was
announced that the dividend question
would be put over until tomorrow
The DostDonement caused the Rock
Island and Chicago e Alton offices to
be flooded with inquiries. It was dis
covered that there was no bid for the
preferred stock on the stock exchange
today. although it was nominally
quoted at rs. This state Of affairs was
brought to the attention of the Chi
reconvened. At the second session the
regular dividend was declared.
Says Dividend Is Earned
director of the Rock Island sys-
tenn. in answer to a question as to
whether there were any Irregularities
discovered IN the books, said: There
is no question as to the dividend hav-
ing been earned. There are some mat
ters that require explanation which
doubtless will be satisfactorily given.
It IS customary for directors to have
examinations of the books of the rail-
road companies made from time to
time by expert accountants. Such in
vestigations do not imply necessarily
the existence of Irregularities.
such examinations are in the inter
ests of stockholders and that is the
case in the present instance. That is
all there IS to the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22

regarding the outlook for a 6 per cent
dividend Mr.. Ripley said: L have
nothing to say about that now We will
meet in April to act on the dividend and
will discuss the matter then in the light
of the conditions that exist
That the Santa Fe, will endeavor to
do it's share toward meeting the press
ing demand for Increased transportat ton
facilities is shown in a circular issued to
the stockholders by President Ripley, in
which the board of directors make the
proposition to increase the authorized
stock of the company from 1852, 100000
to $3.50, 900 900. If this is done, 1t will be
for the purpose of acquiring additional
equipment, tracks and terminal facili-
ties.
In this proposition the directors ask
authority to issue. in place of common
sotck, convertible bonds to be eX-
changed during a term of yerS~s for
common stock. It is the intention, after
the increase has been authorized, to Of
fer the stockholders for subscription,
approximately $25. O0O 600 of the new
stock or convertible bonds.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the company will be held at Topeka,
Kan, January 80, to vote on the propo-
SitiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
DEPLoREs LACK or LABOR.
Ripley Sees No Relief From Rail Con
gcstfOn Soon.

E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa
Fe, sees in the present inadequacy of
the rolling stock and trackage of the
railroad companies to handle the in
creasing demands of the country. a vast
expense ahead. Yet he views the future
with characteristic optimism. and ex-
presses the opinion that there is nothing
safer than a railroad investment at this
time.
This country simply has outgrown its
capacity said Mr. Ripley in analyzing
the cause of the present congestion of
traffic. I'VE would have had no diff
Guilty in providing enough track and
equipment if labor and materials could
have been had. There is no relief in
sight We could not have moved an
other pound of freight last month with
out increased facilities. but we could
have moved % per cent more with them.
Indications are that the railroads
are on a more secure footing than ever
before on account of the density of the
business To keep abreast means vast
expense out of capital. but there is moth
ing safer than railroad investment
Should capital believe the return was
doubtful. the situation could not be re-
Heved. Three things are necessary
money, labor materials.
as regards Atchison expenditures
next year. we ought to spend more
money than we have this year if we
can get the labor and materials" Asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
WEATHER HELPS.
Distribution of Merchandise at
Retail Is Accelerated.
General Business Is Retarde d
by Freight BIOckades.
SFRTOUS RESULTS
Are Threatened at Some West
ern Trade Centers.
Wholesaling Is Unusually Ac-
tive for the Season.
SFRIOUS RESULTS

D-v- York Dec. pr. G. Dun &
Cos weekly review of trade says; ,-..i
Tvestf1er conditions accelerate dlslIl-
button Of seasOnable mercnaliu =
refaf. but increased traffic dlthcu lt l
freight bIcckades and shortage OF ny
tive power not only retards business
but threatens serious results -
western points Holiday tiaoe usis
eoualed sanguine expectations, YET M
large volume has not Interested " - -
the brisk demand for staple aIllS Tics
which ucDleted stocks 70 such az -
tent that wholesale trade eApeAiSl ~, -
unusual activity for the season Alc
only noteworthy decrease IN coIhpail-
son with activities a year ago appedl
in building permits. MOST lhuuSt -l 70.
work is maintained at the maxlHluI
mills and factories having SO many CO. 90
tracts for next year delNeiy tl'e'O
inventories receive little attention
= Scarcely any change Is Iecoloeu ~
prices of iron, the market haNlhS ue
velored a little seasolldDle Y -. .e1l'@,
although furnaces constantly receive
new orders, and in some eastern mar
kers the week has brought out contracI .
for delivery in the closing months u
In the rails the mills report about
tvo-thirds Of next years total output
already sold Steadiness In quotations
and the avoidance of any imitation are
now the factors that will contribute
most largely to continued actlNlty-
In the primary markets Tor teAuie
goods the event of greatest interest IS
the strength Of cotton and the practlcai
impossibility of securing prompt deilN
cries from manufacturers. Wnlle the
demands have diminished somewhat IN
comparison with the pressure that mas
been noticed for some weeks, there i
still a steady inquiry, and selling agents
are utterly unable to arrange SNIP
uents as requested There is little
disposition to dispute quotations as the
goods can be secured. although much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
OWN REFR1GERAToR CARS.
Hartman Lines Organize Company to
Handle All This Line of Traffic.

The Pacific Fruit Express company
has been Incorporated with capital
car service on lines of the Hartman
-ystem c. NJ. Secrist, connecFed with
the .raffic department of the Hartman
roads for over fifteen years, viii be
general manager.
In establishing its own refrigerator
car service the Hartman system is
complying with the often confessed
opinion of the interstate commerce
commission that railroads themselves
should furnish all the cars necessary
to handle satisfactorily all kinds of
freight, and not depend on private car
line companies. Heretofore thu Ar
mour car line has furnished the re
frigerator car service on the Farrimar
sSStem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
f. P. RIPLEY TO SPEAK.
VIII Address Western Fruit Jobbers'
Association Meeting.

Extensive preparations are under
way fer the annual meeting of the
Western Fruit Jobbers' association,
which will be held at the Midland
hotel, at Kansas City, January 8 next
The membership embraces Chicago,
and includes all dealers in wholesale
fruits west of the Missouri river Ar
rangcments have been made for 800
delegates by Robert Gees. chairman OF
the local committee. Among the speak
ers is to be E. P Ripley, president OF
the Santa F'e Railroad company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
AN ALASKAN SANTA CLAUS.
A Miner From the North Remem-
bcrs Argentine Children.

Argentine, Kan, Dec 22.-The
children of Argentine have an unus-
ually benevolent Santa Claus this
Christmas. Joseph c. Brown, who re-
turned home from Alaska a few
Toonths ago. where he struck 1t rich"
in a gold mine. has made gift of
money to all of the churches in Ar
gentine. He requested that the mon
ey be used in decorating for Christmas
entertainments and in buying presents
for the Sunday school children.
The four larger churches, the Meth
odist Episcopal, Catholic. Congrega-
tional and Baptist. each received $50.
The sum of $25 was given to each of
these churches: Presbyterian, Latter
nav Saints. Christian. Christian Unity,
Coiored Methodist and Colored Bap-
list. The funds were left in charge of
II. ]. Smith, city attorney, for distri-
button. Mr. Brown went to New York
city two weeks ago.