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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
DID BURGLARS CAUSE FIRE,
MRS. Mac~Ithey and Her I've Cthdren
DO Burned 10 Death.

PoafProN, n. j.. Dec. .2.-Mrs. Alice
Macwithey, a niece OF Peter ballantlne'
the Newark brewer. and wife OF Edward L..
Macwithey, buyer for the International
Silver Company Of New York, was burned
to death at > O'Clock this morning with her
two children, Helen. 6 years old, and Eliza
beth. 4, when their home on the amourg
turnpike, half mile a from town, was de-
sroyed by fire. They were alone IN the
house.
Both Mr.. Macwithey. who hurried out TO
Ponpron to-day. and his aged grandfather
DR.. A. A. Macwithey. a pioneer physician
Of the section. whose house stands a few
rOds from his ~grandson's, say they have no
theories about the fire. Two ~neighbors.
Lewis Coutts and r. l.. Richards. who were
on the scene soon after the fire started, say
they believe that burglars got into the
hou@e and that Mrs. Macwithey, hearing the
noise. went downstairs with a lamp. lney
think thar she fell fainting from fright and
dropped the lamp and that this caused the
fire.
The Msewltheys had, t. is sald. the large
amount of about sle on worth 81 silver
ware II the house. most OF which was IN
Wedding gifts. In the ruins to-day only
a dozen teaspoons and half a dozen dessert
spoons we're found. A suall quantity or
silver that had been melted was found.
but this, it il asserted, can hardly account
for the great amount that is missing.
Mr.. Coutts. who lives just across the
way. turned out first when h. saw the re
lection Of the fire. He Dun all the doors
locked. and after smashing one of them
open he Was driven out by smoSe. He
said tina, Mrs. Macwithey's room. on the
second floor OF the house. was ablaze first
He heard no screams and says that Mrs..
Macwithey could easily have escaped by
steppinz out on a balcony IL she hadn Z
been unconscious from a faintinS spell or
from smoke.
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TOBACCO Trust TRIAL.
Ex-seeretary Of the We Andrews 4 Forbes
Company on the witness stand.


Company on the witness stand.
Ex-Secretary Hale Of the McAndrews
a Forbes Company occupied the witness
chair at yesterdays session of the trial
OF that company and the J. S. Young Com
pany for violation OF the Sherman antitrust
Law in the United States Circuit Court.
The companies are identified with the
tobacco trust. Mr.. Hale identified a letter
written by H. E. Young. president Of the
Young company. The letter in question
related al length a conversation that the
writer had had With the brothers Lavino
Of Philadelphia and Smyrna. In the
letter Young said that in response 70 their
accusation that the Young company was
part OF a trust he had admitted that a work
ing agreement existed between the de-
PENDANT companies.
Then the letter told Of an agreement
vsh the Sultan OF Turkey which secured
90 the defendants a monopoly OF the hcorice
root produced in Turkey.
Hale admitted that an agreement had
also been made with the J. G.. Lewis Com
a n OF Providence. This new member Of the
combine. Hale said, has been told not C.
let the independent plug makers get much
hcorice paste. When An order for 81
pounds was received the Lewis company
was ordered TO ship only 100. The Lewis
company was TO be allowed TO sell l 900 .OC
pounds a year. II because it held back
on orders IL failed 60 dispose Of the full
1000 .OOO pounds the McAndrews com
pany agreed 70 make up the difference.
Hale also identified a cable message sent
20 Karl Youngbluth in Germany notifying
him OF this understanding. Y~oungbluth
is president Of the McAndrews comrany
The case was adjourned at this point
until Monday
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MR.. NICHOLS OUT or FAVOR,
Asks fer Mere Pay and Title 90 Chfef n
rerred to Matthew xxiil.. n.

Chief Engineer Harry P. Nichols Of the
Bureau Of Franchise has applied to the
Board Of Estimate for 81 900 more salary
and has asked further hat he should here
after be designated Chief OF the Bureau of
Franchises. II is his duty 10 go over all
applications for franchises received by the
Board Of Estimate and to suRgest the terms
and conditions pom which the franchise
should be granted.
Mayor Mcclellan and Comptroller Metz
are understood 10 be dissatisfied With Mr..
NichOls's work. They think that the re-
ports he has sent 20 the board have insisted
upon terms which were practically pro-
hihitfve in ZONE cases TO the applicants for
franchises. and that "a a result the Board OF
Estimate has been placed in the apparent
position Of negIecting to pass upon the
SCORES OF applications now before the board.
The request made by Mr.. Nichols has been
referred 20 a committee consisting Of the
Comptroller and President MCGOWAN of
the Board OF Aldermen. This committee.
according 10 Mr.. Metz. viii report IN favor
of a reorganization Of the Bureau OF Fran
chi-es. One Of the changes 20 be recon-
meuded is that Chief Engineer Nelson p.
Lewis OF the Board Of Estimate shall be the
engineering head of the department. and
chat Mr.. Nichols shall be subordinate to
him, with the title of assistant engineer
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DIED.

ANrHoNY.-At Elizabeth. n. J.. On Friday Dec
Il. CArfssa c. Rogers wife Of ne late DavSA
Haizht Anthony.
FuneraI services at the rexdsncs Of hsr eaufhs-s.
Mrs K r. Wilson. Ns Morris av.. Elizabeth.
Monday, Dec. "a at 1D p. II. Trains leavs
View York on The PennsytvaniA and New Jersey
Central Railroad 81 io p. N.
BERGEN.-At his residence. 7 West Isth o., N-r
York city. on Saturday. Dec. p. 1903. James c.
Bergen. son Of The late Cornelius J. and Helsn
II. Bergen Of Brooklyn.
Funeral services VIII b held &C his late residenes
on Monday Afternoon Dec. "a 81 half past J.
Interrnent In Greenwood Cemetery.
BROWER.-On Thursday. Dec. 20 1878 Joha
Lovett Brewer 1Awyer,. sou Of the late Anthony
and Janet Brower.
Funeral service at chapel Of TIE Couextase
Church Of 81 NiehoiaS entrance o1 Vest
18TH ST.. near Sh av- On Sunday. Dec. = st
p. NJ
DE VEAU.-Ou Friday Dee II Lmlian Cathe-sr.
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MORAN FINDS NEW Blue Law
And Oruers Contractor On Boston Sub
way lNsl to work on sunday.

BosroS. Dec. 22.-Distrct Attorney
Moran to-day put a stop to Sunday work on
the Washington street subway. He called
the contractors before him and informed
them that the blue avs prohibited uunec-
essary work on the Sabbsth. The digging
OF the tunnel vas not necessary work
within the meaning OF the law and there
fore I must cease.
The police were notified by the District
Attorney TO enforce the law. The CON
tractors agreed to stop work at II O'Clock
tonight. The tunnel Is now practically
COMPLETED and the contractors saw that the
District Attorneys edict will not prevent
the work from being completed within the
specified time. The nature of the work in
Adams Square, where the tunnel passes
underneath the subway running from
BOylston street 10 Haymarket square, was
so difficult hat much of il had TO be done
AZ tirep when the surface cars could De-
switched onto another street.
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BLACK HAND EXTORTION.
italian Held for Tytng to Get Money b,
Threats on ne.

v~incenzo Abadessa Of 3 Hancock street,
WAS hell in 81 90 bail for trial by Magis-
trate Ntsinert in the jefferson Market police
court yesterday on a charge OF stremr ted
extortion as a member Of a Black Hand
organization.
Leopold yanni. a merchant Of % Mac
douxaI street, VINO was the l4inant,
tasaniei tina AbaGessa bad come % HIM
several times demanding money and threat
euinx his life II he did not give il. He SAID
rhat Ahadessa declared that he belonged
To the Black Ham society and that once
Abadessa came 70 his store and said mem
Der Of the society mad been arrested in
Brooklyn. He demanded $50 from Vanni
20 help him buy Cd che police.
Abadessa was arrested Friday night on
Maciougal street near Vanni's store by
Detectives Bottle ami Trabucci OF Petro-
sino's squad. Bortie sad in court that this
man had served a term in prison m Italy
FOR homicide and had been indictei in New
York on charges Of extortbon.
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AFTER FLAT CAR WHEEL4

Health Cemmisstener Darlington Has .
Cenfereaee WIN city railway 0aBcfais.
Health Commissions Darlington held a
conference with President Vreeiand and
yice-President Root Of the New York City
Railway Company On Friday IN regard to
the nuisance Of fat car wheels. he said
yesterday that the company would remove
wheels daily INC ave them reground.
DR.. Darlington said hat he would detail
an INSPECTOR to see that the company full
filed its promises. The company. ne said
Is showing better results In resisting thu
action OF emergency brakes a the present
~ This, IL u expected, Win be the best
solution Of the difficulty.
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SHOT DOWN IN HIS STORE.
Maryland Merchant Killed by . Ne'er Do
Wen for Ne known Cause

Poco@oKE CRY. Md, Dec. 22.-Afred G.
Strickland. a merchant at Klej Grange,
seven miles from here, was hot down and
killed to-day IN his store by Samuel K. Davis.
No motive NJ far as II Known exists for the
shooting. which was done without any warn
ing o. the victim
bAvs, VINO = a shiftess character. to-dLy
walked into ~Strickhnd's store and without
a word drew his pistol and shot him dead.
Strickland vas the son OF the Rev. ". q.
Strickland and came 20 Worcester county
about swentv-siX wears ago Several 81 his
brothers are ministers, and be- himself has
been actively engaged IN church work He
leaves a widow and five children. Davis
was taken % the iafl nc Snow Hill.
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Experimenting with new and TN
tried Dentifriees is dangerous. Keep
to SOZODONT, a standard for sixty
years. Called The Honest Denti-
free because IN AFT that time no
effort has been spared to produce a
DentHries the teeth require. II ruri-
flies while II cleanses.
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the backing Of Charles r. Murphy and
William J. Corners. Nevertheless he entered
a foruible protest against Mr.. Whites APP
pointment as an Albany county Demo-
crat, and he returned to Albany the soresr
mar in seventeen sore Counties - he put
il. Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Corners, however
insist pom the White appointment, and
Mr.. jackson Is TO a up the subieos with
them again
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SIX MINERS KYLLED IN SHAFT
raaEe Fslls roo Feet with Tnem-One
Nlctim Cut In Two.


CAMILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 72.-Six men we're
killed and n injured to-day when a caxe
fIl OF miners fell at the Br~ees~-TrentOn
Mining Company's shaft.
The accident occurred as the Secoud cage
ful Of day shift miners was Descending into
the mine. The cage had descended no feet
IN the 600 DOT shaft when t STUCK momen-
tarily and then wen cfashing to the bot
tom. william Fritz wa at ms bottom OF
the shaft when he heard the shout OF the
miners above him a. the cage stu K. A. ne
locked up the cage dropped. tie barely
had time TO spring 20 the sde when the
crash came and debris was pLed about
him, His leg was broke and he was badly
bruised.
AZ the bottom Of the cage shat, il another
hole called = stump, and a portion OF the
dahris plunged ON dow into the stump.
oaJTyina hve OF the miners with h. The
eixth, August fOppey, jumped N the crash
esms, and wac cut squaTeiy IN two,
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NET 10 IN ONE WIRELESS GANG.
PATROL WAGON LANDS THEM ALL
~ POLICE CELLS.

Camny German Thinks his Fun Was worth
n SIT u Cost Him-rook -Four Detec-
tl,es With Him when He went Back
20 net 81 ,OOO I'm John ". Gates Class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.


The Technical High School team took the
lead In the High School championship race
yesterday afternoon, when they won their
third game of the series from the Business
team by a score of 6 to . For six Innings
the Technical boys were given a hard run
for their money by the ''Stenographers -
and only pulled out by rally at the end.
1t looked for time as IL the Business
boys would land their first game, but Du-
mont, who was the rubber for them,
weakened and the Technical boys got busy
with their bats, which resulted in five runs
being scored in the last three innings.
Reichard. who was on the rubber for the
winners, pitched fine game. He had ex-
cellent control. allowing but two hits. and
did not pass a batter. He also famed six
men Dumont. for the losers. was touched
up for six hits, which, with several stupid
plays gave Technical the game.
Both teams failed to get runner home In
the first inning. although one man got on
base for each team. In the second Tech
nical connected for two hits, which resulted
in their first run. Platt pulled off a double
to right. went. to third on a passed ball and
scored another passed ball Garvey
famed. Benson singled to center, but got
no farther. he was doubled when Crook
flied to Bohnke. Business got their first
run on an error and passed ball. Brooke
was safe error by Benson. stole sec
ond and third and scored on a passed BALL
The "Stenographers" went one run to the
y
up, flied out to Myers. Dumont singled to
center, stole second and scored on an error
by Crook. The next two were easy outs A
base on balls and two errors counted two
runs for Technical In the seventh Chaplin
was out to Goodman. Platt got to first on
Bohnke's error. Garyey sacrificed him to
second. Benson was passed on four bad
ones and stole second. Crook hit to Bohnke
and he let the ball get away from him.
which resulted In Platt and Benson scoring
Four hits were secured by the winners in
the eighth. Reichard led Off with single
to center. Myers attempted to sacrifice but
doubled Reichard. as he was out to Dumont
who threw to Gregory. Goodman singled to
left Sterzer singled through third and both
runners scored on Chapin's single to left In
the last inning Garyey was out, Bohnke to
Gregory. Benson was passed and stole sec
ond. Crook was out. Bohnke to Gregory
and Benson scored on error by Brooke
Reichard famed.
Business was easy on their last turn up, as
the three batters went out on infield hits.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Fifth Outplayed Calvary.

Newgents superb slants, backed by
faultless fielding. threw the gafr into Cal
vary. 80, and placed last years Section 3
champions on a par with their opponents
for second position In the Sunday School
League.
When Fifth downed Foundry IN the only
game the leaders have lost there were
cries or luke but yesterday the winners
WORK dlsproves any aspersions on their base
bali capacity. They have two excellent
twirlers In Newgent and Mcknight. and
their perfect handling Of the ball against
Calvary demonstrated that they are OF
Hrsl-diVlslon class and entitled to consider
alton as possible pennant proposition.
Newgent had all of the losers on his staff
except Bieiaski. who laced out two doubles
and single. In the first four innings Cal
vary got only one man on the initial bag
hayden singled to center and stole second,
but died there on Clears easy out. Akers
to Evans.
Fifth. on the other hand had mer on the
bases In all except the seventh inning
AFTER the damage was done In the second
and third. Symanoski was touched for only
four hits, one in the third and three in the
eighth innings. Akers, at third. accepted
ali OF his seven chances cleanly Rtelaskt
after making two pretty stops at the same
sack, slipped up on teaser and shot the
ball too low on Meningitis chance In the
third.
Calvary made a game struggle for the
game in the eighth, Kinney leading off with
homer over the right field fence. followed
by +. Symanoski's single but Twrler Joe
took three falls out of the air, and
speedy inshoots out of the inf:eld. The
score:
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Today's Game.
st. Peter VS.. Immaculate,
st. Patrick Won Close Game.

Manager Callens band of St Patrick
players added another hard-earned victory
to their credit last evening when they dis
posed Of the Trinity aggregation, score,
to 8. The victors started scoring in the
third inning and quickly pushed two runs
over the pan. Tlerny worked pass to
first and stole second. scoring on Mar
ceron's blast to the left garden. B. Sc
bastian's throw to catch Marceron stealing
allowed him to count at the plate. In the
last inning Marceron made his second sin
gle and scored on Lomboardys rap to left
for two sacks. Malloy got first on a field
er's choice. Lomboardy scoring and came
home on Casassas' out. Harris muffed Gal
lagher's fly over third. Gallagher then
stole second and third and scored on Coles
wild pitch.
Trinity scored three in the third round on
a base on balls two singles and an out.
E. Sebastian singled in the fifth and scored
on CAROLS two-bagger in left. Harris
third single bringing Carroll in with the
last run of the game
Mcintyre made fine catch In left, as
did Reagan. whose good fielding evoked
much applause. Harris led with the stick
with three singles. while Marceron and
Chamberlain each got two apiece. Carroll
and Lomboardy soaked two pretty ones In
nearly the same territory.
Tierny stole three bases, while Gallagher
pilfered two Mcdonald pitched a good
game, and was we'll supported.
off ioJ
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Blanks Made Great Rally.

The Cowboys had the game pretty well
tucked away yesterday up to the seventh
inning. being three runs to the good, but
in this round the Blanks got busy with the
stick while the error microbe got busy with
the Cowboys. the result being that the
Blanks Tailed eight runs before three hands
were down and took the lead. The cham
pions tried hard in their half to pull out,
but fell short two runs and lost out 10
to IL.
Both the twiriers received their bumps
good and hard. thirteen bingles being made
on the delivery of each, and of the twenty
SIX hits nine of them were for extra bases
Brown was not on hand when the game
started and Cotter pitched the first inning
and held the Blanks down without scoring
the winners, accepting nine chances with
out slip-up Burlingame also played
good ball at first for the Blanks.
In the first the Blanks did not score,
White the Cowboys got one on u triple by
Laframbois and Cops error. Each side
drew blank in the second but in the next
the winners got two a single by Kauf-
mann, Arends' double and a wild throw by
Brown. The Cowboys also scored in this
stolen base and an out. The Blanks added
three more in the fourth on three singles
neiders choice and base on balls. They
did not tally in the fifth, but the COWBOYS
IN their half slugged the ball hard and
went into the lead by making five runs.
The winners drew blank In the sixth, but
the Cowboys added another. The Blanks
had merry time of 1t in their half of the
seventh. and easily ran up q total Of eight,
to tally three. which left them two behind.
The score:
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BIG REWARD
FOR MARATHON WINNER

TORONTO. May 23.-William j.. other
wise billy" Sherring. winner of the Mara
thon road race at Athens. arrived here
yesterday. and Is now luxuriating in the
rewards of victory. Glory and wealth are
his, for his enthusiastic countrymen. not
content with mere physical appreciation OF
his splendid achievement. have gone into
their pockets and produced money for him.
The matter-of-fact theory is that one can't
eat glory. and an athlete must eat. and
from indications today the wolf will not
soon invade Sherrfng's hearthstone This
Ia how the former Grand Trunk railway
brakeman. at $50 month. IL reaping the
good things:
First on he was notified that the city eoun-
ell at Hamilton had voted $500 to him. Then
came the news that the Ontario government
had set aside another 500 for Nm. Next
the citizens OF Hamilton. through dele
enklon OF admirers. presented him with q
parse Of $S.eOA while another delegation.
re1resonting tfe Citixens OF Toronto. hand
- ~ him purse o. 18GO. The ToFout0
UAn Club. In apprecia ton 81 saeaas =
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throughout the nine Innings. Barnhart ana
Langford f1elded brilliantly. and. besides,
came in for five of Interiors ten hits.
War went to bat first. but could do moth
ing, although Asquith got "a far as third
on q pass to FIRST. = passed bali and Fine
gan's hit. With two on the bases Wahler
did some masterful pitching, and the side
was retired without a run. In tts half OF
the first Interior obtained lead OF two.
Barnhart singled and was promptly saeri-
feed to second by Carr Shoemaker drew
pass and went to second on G. Wahler's
out, Barnhart scoring on the same play.
Erwin sent scorcher to left and Shoe
maker scored. Duganne few out to center.
In the fourth War got its hrst run. Mil
Ter singled and started to steal second, Err
win threw the ball out to center field and
Carr let it get through his legs. Miller COM
plotting the circuit. In Its half Interior
made three more, and this ended the scoring
SO far as 1t was concerned 1t looked
for q while. however. as If this would not
be all for Interior. as they were all made
before a single man was retired but q
strikeout and q fast double play ended the
inning abruptly. War made its second and
last run In the ninth. Miller again making
the circuit on errors in nearly the same
manner as he did in the fourth:
The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
FIVE FAVORlTES
WON AT GRAVESEND

NEW YORK. May Whimsical, the $
to favorite. won the Preakness stakes. ons
mile and seventy yards. at Gravesend yes
terday. defeating Content. a 40 to 1 shot.
by four lengths. Miller sent the favorite
to the front at the start and made the pace
throughout Belfast, winner of the nth
race. was bid up to 81 800. but was bought
In by the owner. Five favortes were sue
cessful. Summary:
daDs: to and to :."ns s:ssen lsr
crsn4le. Dusk ssoos. Josephine e.. Lady budisI
second race-ons and sixteenth miles-Blandy.
III y: Jones,. to ! and to 1. won; Won Tromp
Ne S iii tKn.pp,. to and to s. third Time.
1.47 Is. Agile. ormonds'. Right. Ostrich. Mem
IIs a. WiIiismsl. 9 to and to 2 won; Emer
Van se.s. 1Si tBara.l. is to and to 1. bird
Time. 1.io Arabo, Yada. Colonel HupDest Es-
Belle stroms, subtle. ssnsrs. PsimSesrer. O. L.
NJ. and Monecodor also ran.
enty ysrds~whimscsI. los (Miilss), to 8 snd s
to s. won: Content. ios sBairdl; 20 to l and y to
,eeG soiGa s ms os oaS ct 70 Il snS
Cassinl. McKittridse. The Clown, Fatanitza and
Fifth ' race, n1e furlonss-Beicast, 1o4 tRadtke,.
6 to and . to 1. won; Mexican Silver % .ticr,
ner, Is to and even. second; Fay. 81 Baird. 10
to 1 and to 1. third. Time. 1.0i 45 Frank
Lord Merrill Mira. Chcklets, kilter, Black
Mate Big Hand Kilioehan. Sir Gaze. la Rose.
HiKgirbotham and Eaalie B. also ran
Sixth race, about six furlongs-fed Eye, Nv
(O'Neilp. to and TO o, won; Giyonni Baierfo
ito H. wilEamsl. IL TO / and to I, Second; Bel
grayia los tSewelil. to and to D, third line.
I'll Chandos Ben Ban Samuel r., Gloverssilis.
Tipping Miss Ogden. Rnby Star. Duenna. Ocean
sprsy PerditIon and Iolanda also ran
Seventh race. about slI furlonss.Brtdse@an. ,do
fMIlier,. q to s and to 4. won; single shot I0e
(SewelD, to and even. second; Aoonshine i1o
EreenIand Left. LATHE Flea, Entree. Best Boy,
lanes n. New England, ST. Ursula, Lady George
Tne Cinralee and Fretchis also ran