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Evening journal., 1907-01-14
ADDICKS WILL LOSE BELVOIR
Newport Villa Made Sure Of by Saw
ines Bank Of Newport.

From present appearances J. Edward
Addicks will not be able to regain pos
session OF his Newport villa. 'Belvoir,"
twice offered at mortgage sale. It was
eventually gain possession Of the ex-
tensive property. The savings bank Of
Newport, however, being determined not
to be fooled" any longer, has caused
a deed to the estate in favor OF the
bank, the mortgage to be filed for re-
cord at the City Hall, the consideration
being S4S,S70. the amount Of the mort
gage, with accrued interest and ex-
penses
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
New Lodge Instituted.

Special 10 The Evening Journal
CAMDEN, Jan. Irrational and
State officials Of the Patriotic Order
Sons of America participated IN institu
ton Of a new lodgeat Camden knownes
Camp, No. 20. There were
fifty charter members, and the new
lodge starts out with these officers:
Past president, c. w. Lord; president,
Alfred c. Dunn; vice. president John
3. Mammalian: master of forms, Edward
II. Tubbs; recording secretary. Charles
dupont Ridgley; financial secretary, ].
Raymond Gildersleeve; treasurer, 5.
W. Hammond; conductor, J. Norman
Hinsley; Inspector William Burke;
guard. F. T. Herbert; trustees, James
Lord, Amos p. Hinsley. J. Caleb Vosh-
ell: assistant secretary, William \.
Hinsley: chaplain, J. L. RSEdley; right
sentinel. Claude NJ. Hinsley; left SEN
tinel. Walter D. Rosa.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
DECLARES MONEY
WILL BUY ANYTHING
Student Of Sociology Says It VIII Con.
troll Religious Press or Buy a Child


NEW YORK, Jan. 14.--John Graham
Brooks. sociologist and author lectur-
ed before the League for Political
Education in the Hudson Theatre on
Marriage and Money" Mr.. Brooks
told of a visit to great scientist, Of
meeting the scientists companion, TO
whom he was not welded in the eyes
Of the law, but who, the lecturer said,
had the most spiritual face 1 ever
saw in my life"
''But in the social organization It has
ben found necessary to put constraint
upon the family, and those are the
legal hedges that the law puts about
the family to protect and maintain the
child" he said. '"rhat is the answer
1 would give to those extremists who
are really anarchists.
Then the speaker took up the subject
of money, declaring that it was the
greatest mystery" in the world.
Eyes, indeed, money is a mystery, f"
he said. "You go out with your ganney
to a hotci, to a restaurant; think of
the power that it gives you.
"You can buy even the religious
press for. those terrible medicine COM
pounds taking the. life and peace from
thousands. 'defrauding them and prop
agating death and disease.
you can buy a child-it has beer
done-and you can buy beautiful
woman outright Yes, two of them, Il
you have enough of those symbols.
know of families chicaning to get en-
trance to the great families of Europe
For money and social caste go togeth.
er. 1t is possible to buy duke Uaugh'
ling) / believe, with an ancestral cas-
tie, and, too. a right smart lord,
understand, can be had for price.
"And so 1 come to my message. Thi
money that will purchase almost any
thing has Knocked marriage. and it !
destroying the ideal that nature want
lin marriage, that Of selected families
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
Social Club Formed

At the home Of Miss Maud Sewer
on Thursday evening the Moss Rose
Social held its first meeting and an
enjoyable evening was spent. Among
those present were;
The Misses Mary Ainsworth, Agnes
Denny, Maude Sewer, Nellie Dunn,
Florence Devine. Katie Walsh, Gather
Inc Manske, Susie Scanlon, Lulu Shaw,
Ada Adams. Mary Walls, Elizabeth
Mullen. Messrs. Francis Fitzpatrick,
Frank Heaton. Irwin Mawl, Charles
.Sneezer. William Harklns, Walter
Anseoume, Alfred Hughes. Alonzo Shi-
very, Lusby Van Dyke. Charles Grant
Robert Shinn and Edward Heisler.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14

Falls. Mrs. Parker is visiting relatives
in Camden. n. ].
Mrs. c. S. Montgomery Is spending
a few days with Dover relatives.
Merritt n. Willis, wife and daugh-
ters. Misses Laura and Clara are in
philadelphia, the guests Of Mr.. Willitts
SON..
Mrs. c. ]. Freeman is entertaining
her sister. Mrs. Ricker6, OF -Philndear
phia.
Miss TIilda Willxie, OF Burlington, n.
J.. visited Mrs J. b. Fpard, this week
Mrs. G. W. Naudain and Miss Helen
Naudain are visiting Mrs. Naudaln 8
daughter. Mrs. o. c. Goodhano IN Ne"
York City.
Miss Schouler has returned TO her
home In Elkton, after visit with her
cousin. Miss Martha Heaton.
Miss EDNA Scott OF Olney, Pa has
been visiting Miss Lily n. Scott
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
STRENGTH" HIS THEME
Mastery Discourse at earrick Meeting
BY Trinity's Rector.

At the Y. NJ. c. A. meeting yester-
day afternoon the speaker was the
Rev. Frederick NJ. Kirkus. rector OF
Trinity Church. The speaker dwelt
especially upon the strength Of young
men and made the point that this
strength should be used to overcome
evil and to use in goodness. using as
an illustration the story of the prodi-
gal son. Several hymns were sung
during the meeting by DR.. Ion Jack
son, of New York, the possessor Of a
voice Of remarkable power and sweet
ness. John p Brown, a former New
York policeman, win speak next Sun
day
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
EPISCOPALIANS TO
PRAY FOR ROMANlSTS
Authorized Petition by the Bishop of
Maine for Catholics in France.

PORTLAND. Me-. Jan. 14.-Right
Rev. Robert Goldman. ID. d., Episcopal
bishop OF Maine, has authorized the
churches in his diocese TO offer a spec
ial prayer in behalf Of the Roman
Catholic church in France. The prayer
is as follows:
20 Heavenly Father, behold In mercy
our sister, the Catholic Church in
France. and IL it be thy viii that she
meet with persecution, poverty or hui
initiation. let it be for her good and
for thy glory. Grant that she may
seek her victory not in fame and glor-
ious deeds, not in new wealth and lux
uary, not in the humiliation OF her
enemies nor IN the triumph of her am
billions, but in the power OF the sac
ramental life in the priest and people.
in the family and in the home. We
ask this In the name of our common
Lord and bishop Of our souls. to whom
be all the glory. Amen"
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
Pleasant Surprise Party

Miss Cora Hamilton was given
surprise party at her home, NO. 22S
Sixth avenue. Those present were;
Miss Cora Hamilton, Miss Edith Al.
Rambo, Miss Anna Rodgers, Miss Ruth
Lietold, Miss Bessie Cooper, Miss
Mabel King. Miss Clara M. Jones, Miss
Mary McClennahan. Miss Bessie Cam,
Miss Sadie Yost, Miss Stella Brown.
Miss Josephine Butler, Miss Grace
Meredith, Miss Elizabeth Gibson, Roi-
and c. Jeffries, r. 1. Stroup. Ernest A.
Mullin. James McClafferty, Harry
Neese. Joseph Potter. Everett Jones,
Walter Middleton. John Hamilton,
Paul Pnchard. William Joseph, George
Hills, Frank Robbins, Norman Mason
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
TEACHER 30, WEEDS PUPIL, Is
Principal Of Public School Takes
Brightest Girl for Bride.

BETHLEHEM, Jan. 14-E. S. Landis.
principal OF the Freemansburg public
schools. and a 15-year-old pupil, Miss
Ruth Yotter. were married the other even
ing. Lands Is nearly 30 years old. He
has been principal for two years. Miss
Voter. his brightest pupil, fell in love at
once with the principal The counting
went on uninterruptedly both at the Yot-
ter home, where the schoolroom boarded,
and in the schoolroom, after hours, it is
said. When the unsuspecting parents were
told Of the affair recently they were
greatly surprised, but readily gave their
consent. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. E. r. JaNheimer, pastor of
Christ Lutheran Church.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
WILL BE COURT-MARTIALED
Intoxicated Soldier Nearly Destroys
Lads Eyesight.

DELAWARE CITY, Jan. 14.-Private
Beuhler, Of the Light Coast Artillery.
at Fort DUPONT, amused himself, while
intoxicated, with an assault on Will
liam FAIRIES. aged 10 years. and nearly
destroyed the lads eyesight.
The soldier was taken before Magis-
trate Householder and fined s14.7O.
He will also be court-martialed.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
voted 70 Release Pastor.
D.c..l to mac Evening Journal.

DOVER, Jan. 14.-Dr. L. f. Barrett
castor of Wesley NJ. T.. Church, hav-
ing expressed a desire to go else
where at the completion of his fifth
year Of pastoral service to the Meth
odists OF Dover, an adjourned meeting
OF the quarterly conference voted to
release him and appointed a commit
tee TO confer with Presiding Elder
Morgan concerning the matter.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14

Miss Nellie NJ. Ahrens, Of NO. 2Sll
Market street. and Lawrence ID. willis,
OF Kentucky. were married Friday at
the brides home, by Rev. w ]. BERN
ingham, pastor OF ST. Patrick's r. c..
Church. The wedding was a big sur
prise to the brides friends as she had
give no inttmation OF her intentions.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
SAYS "PEACHES" BROKE
UP HER HAPPY HOME
Mrs. Sadie silsbee Threatens to Use
Horsswhip and Will Sue for Divorce


NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Sadie
susbee. wife of Gilman silsbee, the
widely-known restauranteur of Brook
lyn and New York, has instructed her
attorney to institute a suit for separa-
ton. Mrs. Sisbee names a woman re-
ferred to as Peaches" as being at
the bottom Of all her trouble.
The Silsbees were married In 1895
in Patchogue, L. l., their home town,
and have a little go1den-haired daugh-
ter. LYDIA May. known far and wide
as Little Beauty. For the last five
years the Silsbees have not lived to-
gether. Mrs. Silsbee has resided at
SIS Bedford avenue, while Mr.. Silsbee
has a handsome fiat at 211 Clifton
street. Mrs. Silsbee says that Peaches
also lives at 211 clinton street.
ct was while we were living at 447
state street that we disagreed" said
Mrs. Snsbee. "ae had become friend
ly with this woman he called Peaches.
on one occasion he had the effront-
cry to suggest that he bring her to
our home and allow her to share the
apartment with me. We quarreled and
separated"
Mrs. SilSbee SAID reaches ENJOY
ed a credit at various brooklyn stores
which the wife believed belonged ex-
clusively TO herself, and this led to an
exciting scene in a Fulton street store
street store.
"On Christmas Day." said the wife
Il was on a Long Island train bound
for Patchogue, where my little daugh-
ter and I were to dine with my mother
Mrs. Sadie Vincent. lin the car I wal
astonished to see Mr.. Silsbee and thii
woman. At first 1 almost tainted. Their
anger overcame me and 1 jumped VI
prepared to strike her. Little Lydi
brought me to my senses, but my dal
was spoiled.
while shopping in a Brooklyn storl
I saw this woman trying on furs ant
ordering them freely. I was alone AM
lit was more than I could stand. w
had words. and then I struck at her
hitting her with my mum The floor
walker, who knew me, pleaded witt
me not to make a scene. II ever NEE
lher again I'll horsewhip hen hav
INSTRUCTED Attorney Edward F. Drigg
to bring suit for separation. The ties
timony will be startling"
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
90 o. CIubO TO Dance

Members Of the m. O. Club" will
give their next dance on Friday even
ing in Eden Hall. when music win be
furnished 10y the First Infantry
orchestra. The committee in charge
is composed Of w. r. Scarbor, w. ].
Cramer, +. p. Lenning. w. A. Brandon
berger. II. II. Draper, G. A. Wedler,
C. r. Chandler, II. B. Bcthum and H.
M. Buckson.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
win Work Amonq Children.

Mssi Mary Fritz has been appointed
by the Sunday Breakfast Mission as q
missionary to labor among the poor and
neglected children of this city. For
use in this work the Mission urgently
requests donations OF children's wear
and shoes
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
Tatnan--Jones

At the parsonage Of Greenwood NJ. p.
Church on Wednesday evening last
Lawrence Tatman and Miss Belma b.
Jones were married. The ceremony
was performed by the pastor, the Rev.
Dryden.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
officers Elected.

At a recent meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid Society of Trinity M. p. Church,
the following officers were elected; Mrs
Emma Strong. president; Margaret
Jester, vice. president; Mrs. Florence
Lem, secretary; Miss Cora Olcott, trea-
surer; Mrs. NJ. Barton Jester, organist.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
Century Club Anniversary

Wewdnesday will be the eighteenth
anniversary Of the New-Century Club.
It win be celebrated by a breakfast
and play in which well known society
people will take part
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
Canal Traffic Suspended.

Traffic through the Delaware &
Chesapeake Canal was suspended on
Saturday for the balance Of the winter.
The canal will undergo improvements
while business is suspended.
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
MiddIeforyn

Special TO The Evening Journal
GIIDDLETOWN, Jan. l4.-J {. Par
ger is on<a business trip to Niagara
Evening journal., 1907-01-14
Mems Underwear at
Astonishing Prices

Right in the height Of the winter weather
we are reducing our underwear for men. This
comes because of the backward season, but
had we room to carry these articles over until
next year we would do so, as prices are soar
ING sxyward on these materials and prices
will be higher both for you and us next sea-
son.
swift Condo and Fleece-lined Underwear
90 down in price this time. The former price
Of this excellent underwear was 75c and SOC
we are selling them for .................o5 c
First Floor, Left Aisle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
FRAUD CHARGED.
Suit Filed Against Pleasant Porter
Turner and Church Board.

Mnskogee. May 25-Charging thai
the site on which Henry Kendall col
lege now stands in this city was secur-
ed by fraud. M. l.. Mott. attorney for
the Creek nation. has filed suit againsi
the board of home missions of the
Presbyterian Church of the United
States, Pleasant Porter. chief of the
Creek nation. and G. w. Turner. the
men who transferred the lands to Ken
dali. Mott asks that the deed be can
celled and the board restrained from
transferring the title The school was
soon t be moved to Tulsa, which town
recently offered. 100000 bonus The
board intended to sell the property
here for like amount Mrs Thaw
of Pittsburg, mother of Harry X. Thaw
added a large endowment to Tulsa's
offer. Mott contends that the land can
not be lawfully used for any other than
school purposes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
CHARTER AMENDMENT
April 90. lwz.

Shreveport, La, April eo. 1907. AT a
meeting Of the stockholders Of Robson,
Stewart 4 McGuirt Company, Limited,
held today at the Office Of the company
in Shreveport. louisiana, there were
present the following stockholders. with
the following number of shares OF the
capital stock of said company, to-wit /:
w VI Robson, 30 shares; Mrs, Willie
e. Jenkins, 10 shares; John Jenkins, so
shar@ A. Stewart, ~ II shares; being
all III the stockholders and all OF the
capital stock of said company. A. Stew
art was elected chairman and John Jen-
kins secretary.
Il was moved that Article of the
charter be so amended as to change the
present name OF the campany to Robson,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
FRANK NATUS' DEATH.
Witness of Opinion Bullet Came From
Rifle Of Negro Soldier.

Washington. May 25.--Mayor Combe
of Brownsville continued his testi-
mony before the senate committee
of military affairs He produced, at
the request of Senator Warner, the
letter referred to Thursday On which
Major Penrose, who commanded the
aegro soldiers at Fort Brown, had
claimed that Private Voschel, white
soldier, could not have overheard the
conversation between Mayor Combe
and Major Penrose concerning the al
legged assault by a negro soldier upon
Mrs. Evans. In the letter Major
Penrose says Voschel told deliberate
lie and should be brought to justice.
The witness. who for number of
years was an army surgeon, testified
that he examined the bullet mark in
the body of Frank Natus and gave It
as his opinion the man was killed by
shot from a rifle used by a negro
soldier.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
BREvITiEs PUNCHED.

Alto, Tex. is shipping out many 70
tatoes,
Two trunks full Of whisky were de
stroyed at Davis, |. T.
Two and one-half inches of rain fell
at Dallas Friday night
The price of bulk whisky has ad
vanced 2 cents per gallon.
Negro laborers are scarce in the
Brazos bottoms of. Texas
Front March 1 to May Is 1000 00G
eggs have been shipped from Denisop
First solid carload of tomatoes frcr,
Texas was loaded at Jacksonville CT
the Gath.
During storm at Gainesville, Tex, on
the Gath balls OF electricity rolled over
the streets.
Bids are being advertised for the
construction of cotton mill at Mia
eral Wells. Tex.
of Mexico two men were killed on
the National railway.
Expenses of the Citizens associa
ton during the recent campaign az
Dallas foot up s6.335.93.
Rev. Alva Hardie. for seven years
Presbyterian missionary In Brazil.
is visiting his home at Dallas.
At Caldwell. Tex, Frank Mitchell,
negro. was given the death penalty
for the murder of Charity Bradley at
Somervel
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
PETITIONS I'M BANKRUPTCY
Couple of Them Were Filed at
San Antonio.

San Antonio, May 25.-Two petitions
in bankruptcy were filed in the Federal
court here
John Henry Bond of San Antonio,
formerly a member Of the Bond Hard
ware company of this city, declared
he is a bankrupt His liabilities are
scheduled at $50 354. 80; assets, $146,-
$50, of which $3.50 is claimed as eZ-
emtp
Newton, Weller & Wagner company
ct al, also filed a petition asking that
H. J. Heubner. merchant OF Seguin,
be forced into involuntary bankruptcy.
1t Is alleged he owes over $500, which
he is unable to pay
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
TO KEEP TRACK.
People From Yellow Fever Dis
tricts to Be Watched.

Austin, May 25.-The state health
department has begun the Inaugural
ton of system by which it will keep
track of every person coming into
Texas from South and Central Amer
lea and from Mexico, or other Coun-
tries likely to be infected with yellow
fever, This is done as a double pre-
caution to keep yellow fever out of
Texas inspectors will be stationed
at all ports and on the border and will
secure the names of all passengers
coming in from any of these lands.
The department also addressed cir
cular letter to the general managers
of every railroad in Texas urging upon
them the necessity of taking every
sanitary precaution to keep the dis
ease from entering into the state and
also determination of the mosquito.
Captain J. A. Rogers and company
Of seven rangers reached here from
Alpine and will be stationed here in
future. The station at Alpine has
company, stationed here, have gone to
Maria, where they will be stationed
In the future.
Notice was given by the railroad
commission that on June 3 it will con
slider the proposition to establish
reduction in rates on carload ship
ments of crude petroleum On railroads
between points in Texas.
The state continued its introduc.
ton of dispositions in the Waters
Pierce Oil company custer suit, the
principal eueS being those of Edward
P. Pratt and A. FL. Gardner of Kansas
City. G. J. Steigerwalg of Cleveland,
and haywood Maxom of Decatur, Ill.
A number of minor ones were also
presented.
A strenuous fight was made by the
defense against the Introduction of the
deposition of l.. ca Lehman, a mer-
chant of Jefferson City, Mo. The court
admitted the deposition. but the de-
Tense made 50 many objections to
each question, some of which the court
sustained. that the state withdrew IL
before much of 1t had been read to
the jury This deposition showed that
Lohman had fought the Waters
Pierce Oil company meeting their
competition by reducing prices as they
reduced prices and getting business
He testified that he repeatedly secured
the business of the Missouri state pen
itentiary by underselling the Waters
Pierce Oil company until. he alleged,
Warden Morrison was made stop buy
ing from Lehman by Governor Francis
Lohman's deposition also showed
that he repeatedly bought from mer-
chants from Jefferson City oil which
the Waters-Pierce Oil company had
sold chem at cut prices and shipped
them further west at a profit.
The dispositions presented Friday
morning related mostly to territory in
which the Several Standard Oil com
panies operated and evidenced combi-
nation which controls business of
each The methods of distribution
and delivery were also shown to some
extent.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
RECEIVED BY ROOSEVELT
Oklahoma Democrats Call Upon
Chief Magistrate
REGARDING CONSTITUTION
Committee Cordially Received, but the
President Says He Has No Copy of
the Document and Not Prepared to
Express an Opinion.

Washington, May 25.-President
Roosevelt gave an audience to Messrs
Ledbetter, Moore and Hayes, Demo
cratic members of the Oklahoma con-
stitutional convention, who were ap-
pointed by the president of that body
10 come to Washington to consult with
the officials Of the administration re-
garding its attitude toward the consti-
tuition recently adopted.
The committee declined to state
what the president said to them. but
admitted that he had referred them to
the attorney general for another con-
ference. They pointed cut that they
were anxious that the president should
indicate the objectionable features of
the present constitution because then
the convention could be reassambled
and those features corrected They
did not want to have the constitution
submitted to the people for ratifica-
ton to be fillowed by the president s
disapproyal of the instrument, which
would defer the admission of the state
until later date. The committee
said the people were anxious to have
the constitution conform to the pro-
visions of the enabling act
The president received the commit
tee cordially and listened carefully TO
what it had to present He told the
members. however, that he had no au.
thentsc copy Of the constitution Act
Ing under the advice of the attorney
general. he said, he esnld not express
any opinion upon the document in ad.
vance of its receipt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
~ AM INNOCENT
With These Dying Words w. c. Baird
Calmly Met His Fate.

Fayetteville, Tenn, May 25.-W. C.
Baird, wife murderer. was hanged
here early Friday, the trap being
sprung at sos o'clock. AS he appear
ed on the scaffold, Sheriff Taylor ap-
pealed to him: BILL, for Gods sake,
II you are guilty, do not go before your
maker with lie upon your lips"
Baird simply replied: 81 am inno-
cent" and calmly met his fate. He
claimed his wife had been shot by a
highwayman who stopped them on
the road near Fayetteville.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
STARTLING DISCLOSURES
Conspiracy to Defraud Uncle
Sam Is Charged.
AFFECTS LEADING PEOPLE
1t Is Asserted Evidence Will Shortly
Be Placed Before Grand Juries That
Will Involve Men of Highest Rank
In the Nation.

Chicago, May 25.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington, D. c., says:
Amazing revelations of a conspiracy
to defraud the United States of mil
lions OF dollars worth of mineral and
timberlands will be laid before the
grand juries of half dozen states
within few days
The frauds. 1t Is alleged. will involve
in criminal charges the names of men
in high business and political circles.
They include:
One United States senator.
One former United States senator.
"A man reputed to be one of the
wealthiest men in the world.
railroad man known from the At.
lantic to the Pacific
Two of the wealthiest lumber barons
in the United States.
Numerous other smaller fry. in
Guiding railroad officials, coal opera
tors and men at the head of fuel COM
panies.
The men, whose names for obvious
reasons can not be made public be-
fore the grand iures act, 1t is de-
clared here, will surely be indicted by
the evidence which is now in the
hands of the United States district at
torneys in half dozen western cities.
These frauds, 1t was declared in an
official quarter, extend into a number
of states, including California, Colo
RADIO. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana and the Dakotas.