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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
TOOK SPECIAL TRAIN
TO Be BUNCO VICTIM
Ohio Banker Lost $4,000 at Faro
in New York City.
BIGGEST SUCKER EVER BORN
Millionaire DavisSays Other Wealthy
Men Were SwindIed of $1,000
900 and Two Financially Ruined
Loser Appeals to the Courts.

Pittsburg. ID. c. Davis, million
aire banker and oil operator, of Ma
f1etta, Ohio, lost $4,000 in a clever
little bunco game in New York some
time ago, and in Alderman Toole's
court he told the story of how he was
victimized into not only losing his
money, but, after $51, 900 had been
dropped, how he chartered special
train to go back to Marietta after
$25,000 more.
During the hearing Davis, who is
a director in the German National
Bank of Marietta, stated that he
knew it to be fact that many Pitts
burgers have been swindled by the
same scheme. He gave it as his opin-
ion that the trio of alleged confidence
men whom he accuses have cleaned
up more than 100000 in the past
two years. At least two men are
said to have been ruined financially
by the scheme.
Davis told his story at the hear
ings of w. J. (Jake) Adams and
Frank B. Ranger, of Pittsburg, and
Frank Thompson, Of New York.
These are the men who Davis alleges
defrauded him of the $4,000. At
the conclusion of the hearing Alder
man Toole stated that while he
would reserve his decision for week
he would no doubt dismiss the COM
plants because of lack of jurisdic-
ton.
Former Mayor w. E. Sykes, of Ma
rietta, counsel for Davis, was arrest
ed at the conclusion of the hearing
on a warrant sworn out by Ranger,
charging him with conspiracy to in
dict. He at once gave bail.
Davis said that he was first ap-
preached by Ranger and John e.
Curry, of Marietta, last September.
They told him that Thompson was
the dealer in a faro game in New
York, and wanted to get even with
the syndicate which employed him.
Davis was induced to take $25, 900 to
New York, and was to play in the
game with the money. Thompson, 1t
was agreed, would deal the cards so
that Davis would win 100000.
After arriving in New York Davis
was taken to the Imperial Hotel, and
from there to a house just off Column
bus avenue, three blocks from the
Majestic Hotel. The first night Da-
Wis lost his $4,000 the gamblers ex-
planned that a mistake had been
made, and on October 20 Davis went
against the game again with $4,000
and lost the money.
The next morning he chartered a
train from New York to Marietta
and, securing $4,000 more, hustled
back to New York, determined to win
at any cost Again he lost. Curry,
the witness testified, then took pity
on him and told him that he was be-
ing swindled. Unable to get his
money back, Davis sued the trio.
When Davis had finished, Curry
was placed ON the stand and corrob-
Grated his testimony. Curry declared
that Ranger and Thompson had told
him that Davis was the biggest
sucker" ever born.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

here, the invention of Rhode Island
man. It's usefulness will be apparent
at once. This dose-dispensing bottle
has an inner partition, which is made
integral with the bottle and extends
part way across the interior, In the
partition is a. recess for holding an
ordinary dose of medicine. Natur-
ally, by inverting the bottle. the con-
tents will flow to the top through the
opening between the partition and the
side of the bottle. When the bottle
is again righted to its proper position
the recessed partition will retain the
amount of the required dose. the bal
ance dropping to the bottom of the
bottle. Upon removing the cork and
fitting the bottle only the liquid in
the partition will flow out. Wash
ington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
TWO PROFESSORS DROWNED.

Mount Hermon Instructors Fall Into
Water From Upset Canoe.
East Mortified, Mass.-Philip K.
Green, instructor of English and
mathematics, and Professor David A..
Durward, assistant in the agricultural
department at the Mount Hermon
School for Boys, were drowned while
canoeing in the Connecticut River
by the upsetting of their craft
Both men chung to the canoe for
some time, but before assistance
could reach them they were drawn
current and did not again rise to the
surface.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
KILLED BY TROLLEY, So HURT.
Cars Meet in North Tonawanda Rum
ming at High Speed.

Tonawanda, NJ 1.-TWO of the big
trolley cars of the International Rail-
way Company's Lockport line met
head-on in North Tonawanda. The
cars we're making about fifteen miles
an hour The vestibules were
smashed, but the cars held the tracks.
Daniel Hallinan, a motorman, was
crushed and died soon after. Motor
man Butler and Conductors McClos-
key and Murphy were fatally injured.
OF the thirty passengers on the
two cars only few escaped without
injury of some kind
The most seriously injured are:
William H. Weber, Buffalo grocery
man, who was hurt internally; Mrs
Weber and their two children.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Stnh Ends al Nems

Kansas farmers are forming a
union.
Governor Hughes, of New York,
has signed the tornado insurance bill
New York Central Railroad is said
to be gaining control of trolley trunk
lines in New York State.
New York Police Headquarters
has been swamped with complaints
Of thefts by pickpockets.
The building Of ships along the
Pacific coast is an important lumber
factor at the present time, as most
of the vessels are built Of Pacific
States fiji,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
BETRAYED BY A WOMAN.
Windsor Bank Defaulter Runyan
GnnrrnInk in, Maui

Windsor Bank Defaulter Runyan
Caught in New York City.
New York City.-Chester B. Run
yam, the paying teller of the Windsor
Trust Company, who embezzled $685.
317.75, was arrested in an apartment
at 619 West Hath street, where he
had been hiding since he disappeared.
Mrs. Laura M. Carter, with whom he
had been living, betrayed him to the
police.
OF the 96,317.75 which Runyan
stole from the trust company, $54,-
410 was recovered by the police, and
$4,000 of the rest has been account
ed for as lost by Runyan in specula-
ton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
DRESSED AS BOY HANGED SELF.
Arrested For Offering Bad Check,
Pearl Silence Committed Suicide.

Aurora, Mo.-Miss Pearl Silence.
sixteen years old, committed suicide
near Aurora by hanging herself after
an attempt to cash worthless check.
Dressed in boys clothing, the girl
appeaTed in the Citizens Bank in
Ava and presented check for $40,
purporting to have been signed by
P. A. Johnson. The cashier tele-
phoned to Mr.. Johnson, who declared
the check a forgery Miss Silence
was arrested and released on bond,
furnished by her grandfather.
On the way to the girls home Miss
Silence, who was riding horseback
disappeared. Her grandfather was
walking and she rode ahead and was
lost to sight. Her body was found
next morning hanging from an oak
tree
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

lid to catch the dust In sweeping
the attachment is securely held
against the broom, the bottom of the
dustpan being held against the side
of the broom and the broom used in
the ordinary manner. When the dirt
being swept up is collected at some
point the broom is turned around, so
as to enable the dustpan to descend
to the floor in such way as shown in
the illustration. The mouth of the
dustpan is then disposed toward the
broom and on the opposite side of
the dirt, :ch is then swept into the
dustpan. Philadelphia Record
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
The National GANG.

Pittsburg has reason to regret let
ting Flaherty go.
George Stone is slowly rounding
into his true form at the bat.
Roy Hartzell is playing a splendid
game at second for st. Louis.
The Cleveland team drew tremen-
dously on its first Eastern trip.
The best spit" ball artists in the
American League are Walsh and Dy-
CERT.
From all indications the return Of
Pitcher Reulbach to form is perma-
nent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
violent Deaths in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa.-All records of IA
talities following the celebration of
independence Day in Pittsburg we're
broken this year. Fifteen violent
deaths were reported to the Coroner.
while the number of injured will ex-
coed three score. Many of these, it
is said, will die.
The list of dead, which was COM
piled from cases reported at the Cor
oner's Office and morgue, included two
alleged murders and one suicide.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
A Missionary to the Kurds.

DR.. Jesse Malik Yonan, of Urmia,
Persia, who is now on visit to the
United States. Is the only Christian
physician among the fanatical Kurds
of Northwestern Persia, where he is
doing medical mission work at his
own charges. Christian Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Two Necessities in One.

A New Jersey man has conceived
the excellent idea of combining
shoe horn and a shoe buttoner. In
stead of having two separate imple-
ments-a shoe horn and shoe but
toner-these two indispensable me-
cessities are combined in one. As
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Three Sons Burned to Death.

Morris, Louis and Philip Praeger,
sons of Jacob Praeger, were burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the
Praeger grocery store and dwelling
house at Houston, Texas. Praeger
saved his wife and two daughters
He believes burglars set fire to the
store.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
GIRL JOCKEY WINS RACE.


Joplin, Mo.-Miss Dorothy Tyler,
fourteen years old, daughter of DR..
r. B. Tyler, ex-Mayor of Joplin, made
her debut as jockey at the local
race track and won her first event,
a quarter-mile race, ON her own
horse, Blackmare, crossing the wire
ahead of Dolly Warden, ridden by
viii Brown, and Annie, with pro-
fessional jockey named Mcdowell up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
McKim 8 Co. Fail.

The failure is announced of Nc
Kim & Co., of Baltimore, the oldest
private banking house in Maryland.
Charles Morris Howard was appoint
ed receiver and gave a bond for
100000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
ALEsHIRE APPOINTED.

Becomes Quartermaster-Ge in
Place of General HUMPHREYS.
Oyster Bay, L. 1.-The President
appointed General James B. Aleshire
to be Quartermaster-G of Army
with the rank Of Brigadier- General.
General HUMPHREYS, the present
Quartermaster-G General, will retire.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Prince Shoots His Mother.

Prince Egbir Mira, the son of for
mer Governor zuli Sultan, killed his
mother at Ispahan, Persia, shooting
her three times, because she refused
to supply him with money to continue
his designations.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

BY vote of 2S3 to 66, the conven-
ton of the Western Federation of
Miners adopted at Denver, Col, a
new preamble for the constitution
which, in effect. pledges all the mem
bers to Socialism.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Battleship Rumor Denied.

The report that battleships from
the Atlantic fleet were to be ordered
to the Pacific were emphatically de-
MED both at Washington and Oyster
Bay.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

shown in the illustration, one-half
comprises the shoe horn and the 9TH
er half the shoe buttoner-one part
not interfering with the use of the
other Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Japanese Jingoes Fail.

Dispatches from Toxic, Japan, de-
clared the feeling against Americans
was dying out, the agitation of the
progressist party having failed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Cotton Mills Busy.

Cotton mills disregard the course
OF the raw material or the amount of
new business, having SO many con-
tracts on hand that current condi-
tons are of no weight.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
. KILLED At Marriage Festlvities.

Harris Holland shot and killed
John Carroll at Dalton, Ga, during
an ante-nuptial celebration in Car
rolls honor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
REWARD FOR OLD FAVOR.
Oswego Woman Sends Money to Girl
Who Befriended Her.

Findlay, Ohio.-Miss Ethel Bish,
of this city, received $4,000 from
Mrs. Mary M. Kendall of Oswego,
N. Y, whom she befriended three
years ago in Toledo.
Mrs. Kendall was injured while in
the street, and Miss Bish saw that she
was given proper attention. Mrs.
Kendall promised reward at the
time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
Feared Insanity, Committed Suicide.

After brooding over an illness
which he feared would drive him to
The insane asylum, Herman Ritter,
aged sixty years, wealthy St. Louis
nan, killed himself with poison at
Galveston, Texas.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

Roosevelt Aids. Calvin Memorial.
President Roosevelt has written to
the American committee which is
erecting monument to Calvin at
Geneva, Switzerland, accepting the
presidency.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

Both in the United Kingdom and in
the United States alcoholic bever-
ages contribute more than a fourth
Of the total receipts to the Treasury
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09
KRONENBERG'S
rs our subscribers.
81 W AS HIN dToN S T.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
If this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11
.ENSLEY CLUB Is PLANNING SMOKER Commercial Club Works for
 Moro Members TENNESSEE CLUB HOUSE New Quarters Are Secured and We'll Fitted Up In Handsome Style at
 Once-other News
 of Ensley.

Ensley, July 1o.-(Special) )-The Ensley Commercial club met tonight at o'clock at the city hall and held very enthusl- astic meeting. The various committees made interesting reports. especially the committee on membership. This commit tee has been very active during the past week and submitted a long list of new members They will continue their viz orous campaign until every business and professional man Is member. The com mittee on new industries reported the pos sibility of a new industry being located, and the committee on entertainment is arraigning smoker in the near future.
 President Meade and Secretary Flum- mer deserve great credit for their untir- ing efforts in behalf of the club. as docs every working member. They urge every one to join the club, for In organization there is strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11

tive committeeman for each county In the state, and for each voting precinct Tn each county.
 The following officers were elected:
 President-John w Tomllnson, Birming- ham.
 Vice Presidents-J. Thomas Heflin, La Fayette. John H. Wallace, Huntsville; Horace Hood, Montgomery; II. M. Wilson Opellxa A. S. Lyons, Mobile; c. J. Hil- dreth, Decatur; John c. Pugh Birming- ham; O. c. Maner, Montgomery; w. c. Garrett, Birmingham; II. B. Stegall, Ozark; Judge w. F. Wilkinson, Pratt vile; D. w. Booker, Birmingham; Bibb Graves, Montgomery; s. W. John, Br- mingham; Oscar Bayles, Monroeville; La mar Smith, Tallassee; J. J. Mitchell Fior- ence; John w. Overton, Wedowee; N. l.. Miller, Birmingham; Amos Horton, Pleas ant Ridge; J. s. Benson, Scottsboro
 Executive Committee-Autauga, Eugene Ballard, Prattyille; Baldwin, Samuel c. Jenkins, Bay Minette; Dale, William Gar ner, Ozark; Houston, w. L. Lee, Colum- biana; Madison, A. D. Kirby, Huntsville: Marshall William Coleman, Albertville; {; Monroe, John McDuffey, Monroeville; Pike Herbert Ballard, Troy; Tallapoosa Fletcher Turner, Dadeville; Wilcox, Lee McMillan, Gastonberg; Jefferson, J. H. McCary, Blrmingham; Marion. James Pearce, Pearce's Mill Morgan, w J. Nes- bit Decatur; Escambla, John Ls Leighe, Brewton; Macon, E. w. Thompson, Tus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11
Notice Mortoaqe Foreclosure Sale.

finder and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain mortgage, executed 10 W. F. Parker the undersigned mort gagee, by J. c. Burgin and his wife, Waite A. Burgln, on the 12th day of Sep tenber. 1902 and which mortgage Is duly recorded in volume 349 record of deeds, page 556, in the office of the judge of pro- bate of Jefferson county, Alabama. which mortgage was given for the purpose or se- curing the indebtedness therein named, and default having been made in the pay ment of the said indebtedness secured by said mortgage I will on Saturday, the 27th day of July, offer for sale and pro- ceed to sell, al public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash. in front of the court house door in said county, between the legal hours of sale, the following de- scribed real estate to-wit: fractional part of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, section 28, township 16, south of range west, described as fol- lows: Commence AS feet north of the southwest corner of said subdivision and run east 150 feet thence run north 150 feet, thence run west 150 feet, thence run south 150 feet to point of beginning. All coal and minerals reserved. Situated in Jefferson county, Alabama. As Is de- scribed in said mortgage, said sale will be held in accordance with the terms of said mortgage, for the purpose of satis- flying the indebtedness secured thereby, and the fees and cots of this foreclosuhe. and the fees and costs of this foreclosure.
 W. F. PARKER, Mortgagee.
 By JOSEPH R. TATE, Attorney.
 6-2O-4t-thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11
CARMICHAEL WILL
 NAME COMMITTEE To Investigate Charges of
 Abuse at Asylum HORTON WILL TESTIFY Bryan State Democratic Club Is Or ganlzed at Montgomery-John
 w. TomInson of Blrmlng-
 ham Is President.

Montgomery, July 10.-(Special )-Speaker Carmichael said tonight that he would name the committee to investigate the charges against the state insane asylum as soon as the resolution is reported from the rules committee, which will likely be the first thing Friday morning.
 He believes with the members from Tuscaloosa county that there is nothing else to be done but make thorough ex- haustive examination. Representative Foster said that he had asked the speaker to name men on the committee the least friendly to the officers of the institution in order that there could be no charge of whitewashing.
 President Searcy, head of the institu- ton, will come here if necessary, but Mir. Foster things this will not be worth while.
 The committee on local legislation of the house agreed to report favorably the bill to close Sixteenth street in Brming- ham for the Illinois Central depot. and to close the Roanoke dispensary in sixty days.
 At a meeting of the State Good Roads association committee 1t was agreed to push the bill of Senator Overton to ap- propriate the funds of the convict depart ment to road building and hearing will be had by the senate judllcary committee tomorrow on the water works ownership bill. It is also understood there will be a favorable report on the bill to estab- fish a tuberculosis sanitarium.
 Capitol Improvement.
 The senate committee on finance and taxation, which met today. did not take up the bill of MT. Goodwin, calling for an appropriation of s25o,Ooo for capital im- provements.
 A member of the committee stated that resolution had ben passed calling for a report from the capitol commission, and this report has never been made and that the commtte would take no action till the report was received
 He said he thought the bill would get a favorable report as soon as the report was received by the senate. This bill has already passed the house.
 The house judiciary committee today de- cided to report favorahly the bill of Mir Rushton in reference to libel by news papers. This bill, which is most im- portant one, gives the newspapers a chance to prove that the statements pub lished are true and correct
 The committee also decided to report ment for assault with intent to ravish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11
Shot Through SIuIce Pipe.
From the Mexican Herald.

From the Mexican Herald.
 Drawn by suction into a sluice pipe of the Necaxa power plant and shot at a terrible speed through the twenty-inch pipe for a distance of nearly 2000 feet, then thrown through the air for 75 feet to the dumping pile, a peon workman, in the employ of the Mexican Light and Power company landed on his head then rose to his feet and scratched his head to remember what had happened. Mean while the litter of the Necaxa hospital was on its way to pick up the pieces, if any appeared. The workman was engaged with his comrades on a job near the Hume of the sluice pipe when he stepped back, fell into the Hume, and was drawn headlong by suction into the sluice pipe
 The pipe which the workman entered conducts a stream of water with the earth, clay and rock for about a third of a mile, from the sluice ditch to the dumping pile of the dam site. The force of this stream is enough to knock an ele- phant down. and 1t goes through the pipe with a terrible momentum. It Is estimated that the workman went through the pipe in a minute, or at the most In two or three minutes. The fact that he was not strangled by the water is suffl- cient proof that he made a swift Journey, though he was too excited at the time to realize what was taking place, till he was shot from the end of the tube to the dumping pile. Then he did not stop to think of his marvellous escape, but started up the mountain to resume work
 Notwithstanding the fact that the diam eter of the pipe was only 20 inches, the impelling force of the water was such that the workman was carried through with only a few bruises and no serious injury, though he was as nude as nature made him when he landed on the dumping pile. It was such close shave that no shred of clothing was left on his back by the time he ended his journey, and his most serious injury seems to have been the loss of a new pair of henequen trousers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11
THE INTERSTATE CONTRACT COMPANY
Forty M. es of Railroad Grading, Etc.,
 at Pensacola, Fla.

Proposals for Grading forty (40) miles of Ra.lroad etc., will be received at the office of the INTERSTATE CON- TRACT CO.,, No. 224 (second floor) Brent Building, Pensacola, Fla, until noon on July 20, 1907.
 On and after the 22d of June, tho PLANS, PROFILES, CONTRACT SPECIFICATION and forms of PRO. PosALS FOR WORK can be seen at the abov, address.
 The work to be graded, covers twenty (20( miles of the Andalusia Division, and also twenty (20 miles of the Atmore Division, of the PENsA. CHA, ALABAMA G WESTERN RAILROAD.
 The company reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
 B. K. ROBERTS, For the INTERSTATE CONTRACT COMPANY. 6-23-to-7-15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-11
CuIIed From the Exams.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
 Here" said school teacher, "are three funny answers I have culled from this years examination papers,"
 And she read:
 'Who was Henry III?-A supporter of the church, and died of dssentery."
 What is divine right?-The right to do what you like fin church."
 What Is a Papal bull?-A sort of cow, only larger, and gives no milk"