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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
WILD WITH
ITCHING HUMOR
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All
Over Body-Caused a Continual
itching for Two Years Doctors
Medicine Did no Good Cured at
Expense Of only SLIPS and Now
THANKS CUTICURA
FOR COMPLETE CURE

"Some time ago l wrote you for Q
book on the C~uticura Remedies and
received II o. X. and went and bought
the Soap, Ointment, and Pills. They did
me o good than any medicine | ever
used. Theycured me ofmy skin disease,
and / am very thankful to you. My
trouble "a eruption OF the skin, which
broke out in spots all over my body.
and caused O continual itching which
nearly drove me wild at times. / got
medicine Of doctor, but it did not cure
me, and when l saw in q paper your
ad., ! sent TO you for the Cuticura book
and l studied my case in it. then
went to the drug store and bought n
cake OF Cuticura Soap, n box OF Gu
ticura Ointment, and one vial Of Cuti-
cura Pills. From the first application
I received relief. / used the FIRST set
and two extra cakes of Cuticura Soap,
and was completely cured. / had
suffered for two years, and / again
thank Cuticura for my cure. If you
wish. you may publish this. Your
friend forever, Claude N. johnson, Maple
Grove Farm, R. F. D. 2, Walnut Kan,
June is, 1905"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
PROMISED = PER CENT. 4 MONTH.
F. Cranston Thomas Charged With 81 200
Get Rich Quick Swindle a Year Ago.

F. Cranston Thomas, said by the police
to be an operator and originator Of get
rich quick schemes, was arrested yester-
day and locked up at Police Headquarters
on complaint Of William H, Seaman, Jr.,
Of 155 North Seventh street, Paterson, n. j.
Seaman alleges that Thomas robbed him
of 81 100 a year g while doing business
as the F. Crenston Thomas Company at
$50 Nassau street.
Detective Sergeant Moconville. who
made the arrest, said that the F. Cranston
Thomas Company opened for business
in 1904 and flooded the country with litera-
ture guaranteeing a profit of 20 per cent.
per annum on money invested. The fol-
lowing appeared on the face Of one of the
circulars; Il insure the trader in grain,
and the premiums make the earnings large
enough to satisfy everybody A circu-
lar in the possession Of the police has on
the bottom of it: Franklin E%verhart.
investment manager" Everhart was ar
rested for swindling in London a year ago.
Some of the literature got INTO the hands
of the postal authorities, who cited Thomas
to show cause why a FRAUD order should
not be issued against him. Thomas agreed,
according to McConville, to reimburse
investors who had placed money with him
if the case was dropped. 1t is alleged that
he had about $40, 900 Of other peoples money
at that time, nearly all Of which he re-
turned.
Seaman alleges that he had deposited
$500 with Thomas, $500 Of which was re-
turned to him. Accompanied by a friend,
Seaman says he went to Thomas to find
out why his money had been sent back.
Then Thomas told him of a new scheme
which would net 2 per cent. per month.
payable weekly. Seaman gave Thomas
81, 700 to invest for him. He alleges that
Thomas posed as a member Of the 81 ock
Exchange and said that all money entrusted
to him was actually invested.
Two weeks later, having heard nothing
from Thomas, Seaman alleges he went to
the Office of the /. Cranston Thomas Com
pany and found that Thomas and the con-
Germ had disappeared. Seaman then went
to the police.
tsss $3.50 Asn4l e@ eS'St So' YORK
Consolidated Brokerage Company with
Offices in the Temple Court building. At
their request Inspector Mclaughlin as
signed McConville to help and on Friday
it was discovered, McConville ca va, that 4.
Cranston Thomas was the cofrpany's
president. Seaman was then notified and
Thomas vas arrested on his com plant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
TWO INSURANCE BILLS SIGNED.
One Prohibits Contributions TO Party Cam
paign Funds.

ALBANY, April 16.-Gov. Higgins to-day
signed the bill of the Armstrong insurance
committee which provides that the policy
holders'o of an insurance corporation shall be
eligible o election as directors, whether or
not they be at stockholders. This bill is now
Chapter 23s of the laws Of 1905.
He also signed the bill OF the special com
mittee amending the general corporation
law by adding a new section prohibiting
corporations and Joint stock associations
doing business in this State, EXCEPT those
for political purposes only, from making
political contributions. Any officer or
agent Of any such corporation which
violates any Of the provisions Of this section
who participates in such violation and
any person who solicits or knowingly
receives any such contribution in violation
of this section is guilty of misdemeanor.
punishable by imprisonment and fine.
This bill is now Chapter 239 Of the laws Of
1905.
The Governor also signed the bill OF
Senator Cooper changing the name of the
Prospect Park Presbyterian Church, Brook
lvn, to Parkside Presbyterian. Church of
Brooklyn.
Gov. Higgins also signed the bill of As
'eemblyman Baldwin, authorizing the ad-
mission in evidence Of printed copies of
the Journals Of the Senate and Assembly
with the same force and effect az the a m
script originals. The act applies to the
printed journals now in existence 'as well
as those which will hereafter be printed,
and provides a system to make certain
that the printed records shall be an exact
duplicate Of the original copies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
TRUST co. ACCUSES LAWYER
or Obtaining 81 .OSO on Forged Checks
Young Wife III at Arrest.

or Obtaining 81 .OSO on Forged Checks
Young wife I'll at Arrest.
Harvey j. Conkey, a young lawyer OF
The Bronx, was arrested last night on the
charge of getting S., $50 on forged checks.
The arrest was made OF the complaint OF
Frank L.. Hilton, secretary Of the Trust
Company OF America, at 1856 Broadway.
Conkey was arrested at his home by De-
tectives Barlow and Duncan Of the Bronx
detective bureau, which Is In charge OF
Detective Sergeant Sam. Price.
According to the story told to Sergt.
Price by MIR. Hilton, Conkey was attorney
for the Wallace estate, in The Bronx, the
administrator Of which are Kate Nj. Wal
lace and Arthur D. Wallace, up to last April
Then the administrators found that he
was not needed any more. The estate had
an account with the Trust Company OF
America.
In the latter part Of August, according
to Mr.. Hilton, Conkey began to get checks
cashed out of that account. The first
check named in the complaint Is for SOD:
II was drawn ON the Trust Company OF
America and apparently signed by Kate
illustrators. 1t was indorsed by. Conkey
and countersigned by the United States
Fidelity and Casualty Company.
About that time Conkey. got married
Gdifa~eYSen MsatehSNka0n to Palm BeactN'
A week ago Mr.. Wallace looked over
the bank account. He found about four
teen checks which he decided were forgerie-.
Nearly all of them had been cashed by
the Trust Company Of America. He com
municated with Mr.. Hilton. who saw Sergt.
Price. After an investigation 1t was de-
cided to arrest Conhey.
The detectives found Conkey last night
at mis- home, 1893 Bristow street, The Bronx.
1t was said that his wife was about 10 be-
come a mother. When she had been told
OF his arrest a physician was sent for
hurriedly.
IL was learned that Conkey, who has
been keeping up his law business in The
Bronx In a small way, opened an account
a few weeks ago with the fremont branch
Of the Hamilton Bank at 73i Third avenue.
His fret deposit was $500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
ITCHl ITCHi ITCH!

ScRATcHi ScRATcHI ScRArcHl This
is the condition OF thousands Of skin-tor-
tured men, women, and children, who
may be instantly relieved and speedily
cured by warm baths with Cuticura Soap
and gentle applications of Cuticura Oint,
ment, the great Skin Cure, and mild
doses Of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, when
physicians and all else fail.
Sold thronghout tha world. Cutieura sotp, He oin',
lnenL &c., Hssolvsni, soc. lin form OF Choeoltt. Cotti
Pils zoe. per vial Of ol, may Be had OF all d~ruGFi"'. a
n &aisd 7isaa An Absvi Ne shlD, Scalp and HaL'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
HENDRICK SUCCEEDS HOPPER.
Nominated by Retiring Tammany Leader
OF the Thirty.ffrst.

Peter A. Hendrick, who has been private
counsel Of Charles F. Murphy, leader Of
Tammany Hall, was elected leader of the
Thirty-frst Assembly district, Democratic,
last night. Hendrick succeeds Isaac A.
Hopper, who has led the district for the
last five years. Hopper said last nigh.
that he had always intended to resign the
leadership when he no longer had a fgh,
on his hands. There was no contest in
his district last year. Hendrick was
nominated by Hopper and elected without
a dissenting vote. He is a brother a
Mgr. Hendrick of Ovid, n. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
INSURANCE INDICTMENTS
In Washington Life Case Expected I'm a Day
or Two.

The Grand Jury's investigation of the
Washington Life Insurance Company under
it's old management is practically COM
pleted and it is expected that indictments
will be found on Wednesday or Thursday
against two or three of the old officers.
Most of the evidence before the Grand
Jury has been offered to show that false
reports we're made to the State Insurance
Department. 1t is charged that in the
1908 report $3.50, 900 Of policies were re-
liza bilities. In this way the report showed
a surplus OF 5000, n0o, when, as a matter Of
fact, there was a deficit of $4,000.
When this report wa made William A.
Brewer was president, and his son, Graham
Brewer, secretary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17

ton Of the law the punishment for which
Is but thirty days Imprisonment. The
practice has been for policemen to arrest
innocent persons accused Of minor offences,
and these persons, rather than be locked
up over night, would submit to the extor-
tons of the professional bondsmen and pay
their price for furnishing bail and the
policeman and bondsman would divide the
Commission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
rntortnna,e Attachment for Go,lln.

Judge Clinch Of the Supreme Court,
has granted an attachment against Alfred
R, Goslin for $40, $50 in favor Of Whitney d
Stephenson. stockbrokers Of Pittsbure,
Pa, growing out Of the purchase Of 2O
Brake and Coupler Company in 1899.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17

ton adds a new section to the penal code,
reading as follows: ...
In any prosecution for perjury the faisity
of the testimony or statement set forth in
the indictment shah be p~resumptively. estab-
lished BY proof. that the defendant has testi-
hed. declared. deposed or certified under
oath to the contrary thereof in any other
written testimony. declaration. deposition,
certificate. afidavit or other writing by aim
subscribed ;.l. 't
The Assembly tonight concurred in the
Senate amendment to the bill compelling
trust companies to maintain a reserve fund.
The Assembly passed Senator McCarfen's
bill, which rs designed to end the COLLISION
between dishonest policemen and the bonds
men in New York city. The bill provides
that a police captain OF o desk sergeant
may parole a prisoner arrested for q viola
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17

= ArcanumItes I'm Grand Army Parade.
n The Royal Arcanumites in Brooklyn have
accepted an invitation Of the Grand Army
of the Republic to participate in the parade
on Memorial Day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
sparse Revenue From Mortease Tax Law

In a rcp1rt issued yesterday BY City
Chamberlain Kccran it was stated that
the collections under the mortgage ak
law for the frs, three months of the year
amounted to s2ll 100. To this sum New
ceipts for the three months have been
divided equally between the State and
the city, as the law provides.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
The ReaEOers.

Sailing this morning on the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse for Bremen:
Miss Beatrice Agnew. Mrs. Patrick Calhoun.
william Lloyd Garrison. Mrs. Marshall Field
Mr.. and Mrs, Marshall Field, Jr.. Joseph p.
Morrisey. Heinrich Nettie. G. A. Spreckels.
Among the passengers who arrived
Yesterday on the Carpathia, from Naples,
were.
George Wilson Beadle, DR.. Clarence O.
Campbell, j. r. w. Crawford, Donald II.
Chandler, the Hon. Curtis \. Douglas H. q.
EyausLNaitSr FaSwell. F. D. Glazier. W. NJ.
TsWkins. Mortimer Lawres0UAWSSND~aS
NJ. Marks.
On board the steamship Prinz Oskar,
from Genoa, Palermo and Naples, were:
F. G. Brown, L. o. Emmerich, Ebert Far
man. Frank s. Griron, Reuben NJ Head,
IL 4. Mulyehil. Martin Fl. Stafford, A. n.
Shaw and r II. Trowhridge
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-27

Continued on page "a
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
A Lesson In Etiquette.

One cigarette hend has received an
admonltion as to the etiquette NJ the
nauseous little things that viii prob
ably last him his short and not very
useful life. With the usual indlner-
ence of his class to the fitness OF
things. he strolled aboard the battle
ship Texas, cigarette In mouth. while
the crew was busily engaged In taking
on powder. Nobody noticed the idiot
for some minutes until he fell under
the eagle eye OF detective attached
to the ship. who made a jump for him,
snatched away the cigarette. flung e
over the side Into the water. aud TAX
ing the varanteyed offender by the.
collar. yanked him up before Evecu-
tive officer Wadhams. who said heaps
to him that he will never forget III
is a pity that the executive officer
could not have had more cigarette
culprits 10 listen 10 HIS heated lecture
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
FRANCE BECOMES FRIGHTENED.
Taking Up the study Of Effect Of Aleo-
hol on Body.

Scientific Temperance instruction II
getting strong foothold In France.
In the schools. there are now text
books covering the question. and the
government offers prizes for the best
essays on the question. not only by
school children. but by mature schol-
ars as well. Temperance restaurants
are being promoted IN Paris. Ia
Croix Bleue. the gospel temperance
propaganda. now has about 1000 re
claimed drunkards In It's ranks. Re
Gently 6S leading physicians. includ-
ing officers OF the medical department
OF the army and navy. in the depart
ment Of Finistere. signed manifesto
to impress on the people the dangers
Of drink. saying that the ravagcs OF
alcohol threaten the very existence OF
the French nation. And this In the
country where innocent American
soothsayers declare there Is no drink
problem. because the people drink
pure harmless wine"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
For Flrs, voters 10 consider.

A protective tariff is a sharply de-
fined question In the campaign Of 1906
First voters must necessarily divide
upon Il. DO they wish to protect
American wages and Industries from
foreign competition. or open wide tho
ports 20 the products OF cheap foreign
labor. admitting II free from any duty
OF home protective nature? DO first
voters prefer TO make the next house
Democratic and so cut off the present
administration from legislative sup
port during It's last two years? These
are practical business questions for
100000 first voters who are them
selves. for the most part, Just engag-
ing in business. This year over CO.,
600 voters In Missouri are entitled 10
take part In their first state and CON
gressional election. Yet there are
Bourbons who insist that this state is
necessarily Democratic and that an
old party label Is OF more consequence
even to its young men thsn a living
issue. II Is false view, and fresh
surprises are In store for such hide
bound belittlement OF political duty
and opportunity.-St Louis Globe.
Democ~r'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
ss'.5isA9t2Gs'5sIsl2ilg|!s'IE:,
~u' K ~ 4
THE CIGARETTE HABIT.
Some Plain Facts Regarding This Lit
tie Destroyer Of Young Mankind.

We hold no brief for the cigarette.
nor do we fail TO recognize the iact
that smoking by Juveniles is an evil.
but the case for romedying the evil
Is not helped by doubtful state
ments
Everybody knows that tobacco is a,
poison. and the suggestion. therefore,
that tobacco Ia injurious because OF
its lmpurity or adulteration or be
cause posons are added TO it arc
altogether beside the issue.
II the tobacco smoked were tho
purest possible leaf the evil OF smok-
ing by juveniles. In my opinion. would
not be a whit the less. II Il were 9TH
orwise. there would be no necessity
for suppressing such smoking SO long
as the youth was supplied with pure
tobacco.
Since tobacco is itself poison, we
need no further argument against I'M
diligence IN It by the immature or It's
abuse by the grown-up person. We
can well believe that certain tobaccos
are more poisonous than others, but
we much doubt whether substances
more injurious than tobacco Itself
are added 10 the manufactured leaf.
Fiavorings and sweetening sub
stances, such as llquorice glucose and
glycerln. are often added but these
are harmless compared with pure to-
bacco itself
Statements have been freely made'
that morphine. or even cccaino rs add
ed to cheap cigarettes In order TO give
them immediate soothing qualities or
TO soften" the flavor y; an otherwise
harsh.smoklng tobacco. We cannot
accept such statements. applied. at
all events. TO cigarettes retailed at
FIVE. or even six a penny
The tobacco IN such cigarettes e. of
an inferior and inexpensive Kind. We
admit. but we have not been able to
and the smallest trace 81 forcign poi
sons IN some very cheap cigarettes
which We purchased only recently and
submitted 20 careful analysis We
doubt whether ii would pay TO add
such comparatively expensive poi
sons Opium IS not cheap nor is co
cainc.
Tobacco Of common quality Is a.
any rate infinitely cheaper.
The danger Of smoking arises from
tobacco poisoning aud % is as whole
sale and unchecked poisoning of tho
child with tobacco. chiefly in tho form
Of cigarette smoking. against which
the nation e. asked 90 nnl a remedy
on what lines such a remedy can be
made onectual we are not sure.
II g. obvious that certain persons
exhibit a different susceptibility 20
the poisonous action of tobacco even
in the same country London Lancet.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
II Does Make Votes.

III the inspired campaign book
would explain how a carpenter. a far.
rier. a house painter. a plumber. a
stone mason. q bootblaek. a team
ster. a ditch digger. n hotel employee.
a domestic servant. a railroad opera
tive. a retail grocer. n clerk. a lawyer
a newspaper man. a clergyman.
physician. or others that might be
mentioned. benefit by the tariff. Il
might make votes" - Springfield
News.
There Is not one among the avoca.
lions named which Is not benefited by
protective tarin. not one among the
millions who pursue those ayocations
that Is not better paid. better en-
ployed. better fed, better clothed. and
better housed than he could possibly
be II we had no protective tariff. This
Is true OF the mechanical trades. OF
the common laborers. OF the profess
sional men. of the bootblack. the
newspaper man. the railroad opera
tive. the domestic servant, the grocer
the clerk. the teamster--true OF each
and all OF them. II Is true OF the
Springfield News itself We don't
know whether that tarin-haiing sheet
was on earth In 1S93'97. but II Il was
II has only TO compare its receipts and
profits today with the receipts and
profits OF that dismal free-trade period
in order 10 determine as TO the In
direct benefits OF protection. AS a
matter OF fact every man engaged In
business and every man engaged In
gainful occupation IS benefited.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
EXPORTED MANUFACTURES.
Why Wage Farmers Will Vote for Pro
lection.

70 is curious 20 note the pathetic
persistence of the New England tarih
reform organs. OF which the Boston
Herald Is chief. Il admits that the
tariff reform issue Is nowhere 20 be
made a state issue this year In clean
cut fashion-not even in Massachu'
sets. This evident popular disin'
cllnation TO hear more OF the subject
does not deter the esteemed Herald,
however. IL goes on TO present the
staple argument OF the revisionists.
which is that we no longer need a tar
IN because we are exporting manu-
features. II cites the export figures
-SiGi .00O000 worth Of iron and steel
S69.000.000 worth OF wood and manu-
features therefrom. s5S.OOO.0oO worth
OF cotton goods. sll 100000 Of leather
and goods made therefrom. $4,000.
900 worth OF agricultural implements
Cat export prices'). SAS0OO.e00 worth
OF cars and carriages and SlG,OOO,OO0
Of scientific instruments. and so on.
The Herald does not believe the
protectionist assertion that these eN'
ports represent almost entirely tho
surplus product OF our mills. and that
IL is sold abroad at the prices pre-
yalllng abroad merely because II
swells the output and not only assists
to reduce the cost but enables tho
manufacturer TO keep LIS mill In
steady operation. which the homo
market sometimes Is not broad
enough unaided 10 accom- plish. Not
only the manufacturer. but tho work
e. Is the gamer. II the Herald does
not believe the manufacturers rep
reservations on this subject, let II
interview the workers-say, Tor eN'
ample. IN the tin mills.
And what would the redut ton or
abolition OF the tariff do2 The export
trade would go the other way then.
Instead OF holding all our own market
and selling Europe our surplus, we
should then see Europe holding us
own market and selling us is sur
plus. Wouldn't the American wage
Garner rather see his own products
going out than European products
coming in7 We think he would. And
that's why he votes the Republican
congressional Pittsburg Press
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22

The post Office departments idea
of printing special stamps for the 2s
largest post Offices. with the names
of the cities for which the stamps are
issued. running across the face, and of
over-printing ordinary stamps for the
remaining post Offices of the three
highest classes-about $500 Offices
with the name Of the place and alb
breviated state name. viii give phil
atelists a new field OF enterprise. II
they care to enter it. A complete col
lection of United States stamps then
would be big one-and almost as
interesting as a complete collection OF
United States postmarks.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22
Chr Jmntnrtaltty
nf tflr Snul
By REV. JUDsoN TITsWoRTH,
Milwaukee.

pie studied the personal Municipalities Of their fellow
The Development Of development of his spiritual being
widening of his religious intellect Many the
tories then become clear to him and his spiritual knowledge enables him
unrave many of the higher mysteries.
Perhaps the greatest mystery religious life the of the
human soul The popular religious fancy that ST. will
the Of heaven waiting the the soul that
not seriously believed by deep religious thinkers white light
will penetrate glass window which will defy green yellow blue ray
will the pot soul penetrate the heavenly Atmosphere
clean will be unable
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-22

Such are the uncertainties Of fame.
Not many years ago Sir Redvers Bul,
Ter was regarded as one of the great
est soldiers in the British army. But
the manner IN which Sir Redvers con
Quoted the campaign for the relief OF
LAdysmith during the Boer war
brought him into disfavor with the
war Office in London and ne was side
tracked. His complete disappearance
from active service, remarks the Troy
IN. ~ Times. is now effected by
placing him on the retired list.