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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-24
Three Found Frozen IN Death
and the Fact al First
Suppressed.
SENATE URGED TO RELIEF
Hansbrough Portrays Suffering Due to
Car Shortaee-Coal Famine
With Mercury at Twenty
Degrees Below.
FURNITURE USED
AS FUEL IN SEATTLE.

Seattle. Jan. l1.-Seu;,l' is suf-
fering from the cold. III many
homes furniture is chopped up for
fuel and the charitable societies
have many requests COR aid. which
they ar. unable to grant.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-24
OivORcEE MARRiES
CONGRESSMAN HARRISON

London. Jan. 1s.-The marriage OF
Congressman Francis Burton Harri-
son Of New York and Mrs. Mable Jud-
son Cox. divorced wife OF DR.. Roland
Cox. Jr.. Of New York. took place in
All Souls church today
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-24
Oucetion.

At 4 teachers conference. IN Berlin ono
%; the school principals ros. to propose
tho toast Long live ths tcachc,s.'
"On WHAT inquired a mesger. pai1ld,
young assistant instructor. in q hollow
voice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
CONFESSION WILL
 > REMAIN A SECRET
BECkWlTH STATEMENT TO UNIT ED STATES MARSHAL GLAND. LER WILL NOT BE MADE PUB.
 LIc-cHADWlcK MATTER ENDS.

Cleveland. O.. October 2O.-The con fession of Banker Beckwith of Oberlin. which first laid bare to federal officials the huge financial transactions of Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, will remain a secret of the government
 United States Marshal Frank M. Chandler to whom the confession of the Oberlin banker, now dead, was made. returned from Wash hington today. where he laid before the department of Justice the question of whether the Beckwith stenographic statement to Marshal Chandler should be given out for publication. The department of justice, MT. Chandler says, informed him that the matter was wholly obliga- !ional with him and that he will con the charges contained in it. against many persons, while they were believed by Beckwith to be true, were false
 Nathan Loeser, receiver in bank ruptcy for the Chadwick estate. when Informed tonight that the Pittsburg bank officials denied that Mrs. Chad wick had an account with the Second National bank of that city, replied that he now expects that all the pass books of the estate with other banks will also lncided in the statement of Marshal Chandler that there are no assets in sight belonging to the estate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
AMOUNT OF FINES
 IS MADE PUBLIC
BLIND TIGERS PAY TRIBUTE AMOUNTING TO $1250-RAIL- ROADS ARE FINED $500 FOR VIOLATING LAWS.

Jackson. Miss. October 20.-(Special.)- District Attorney Garrard Harris has made a report to Chancery Clerk Down. ing of the fines and forfeitures imposed during the session of circuit court ended yesterday, showing that on account of blind tiger convictions the fines amount to s1250, about one-third of which goes to the city of Jackson, from whose court the cases were appealed.
 The fines imposed on the railroads of the state found guilty of issuing and not keeping a record of passes, amounted 10 $500, there being 13 railroads indicted and fined on that score. These fines have been paid by all but four of the railroads, and those have taken appeals to the supremo' court, on the ground that the railroad commission never furnished them with the blanks on which to make these re- ports, as required by law
 Four negroes were sent to the peniten- tiary for terms ranging from two years to life, and three or more must serve long terms on the county farm for selling blind tiger whisky. Among those con- Yicted and fined in connection with the blind tiger business is one of the prin- cipal banks of the city. It was found particeps criminis in that it collected tho drafts of the wholesalers, the bills of lad ing being attached to the drafts Tho bank paid fine of $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
LIBERIA SHOWS
 RETROGRESSION
BLACK REPUBLIC ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA DOES NOT SHOW PROGRESS THAT WAS EXPECTED OF IT.

Paris october 20.-rrhe Journal Des Bats contains an interesting article showing the constant retrogression of the repub- lie of Liberia which was set ap on the coast of West Africa practically under the auspices of the American government.
 "In the treaty of 1S99H says the article, i've were singularly magnanimous toward the black republic. Attributing to it an expansive power which it was far from possessing We conceded 10 the Monrovian government the basins of all the streams emptying into the Liberian coast. the St Paul being the principal. By it's terms the right bank of the Cavally, throughout its course, became the boundary.
 Experience since has proved that it was a mistake to reserve so much terri tory for tue future expansion of Liberia. In reality the influence of Monrovian government. which. we believed, would extend from 2C1 to 300 miles from the lit- toral is not felt more than days jour ney from the sea. Instead of progress
 ing, 1t is retrosressing.
 .'The Holstein D'Ollonne mission found that the MonrJylan government was to- tally unknown to the savage people a short distance in the interior. The re- puDllc or 1lDefld was created III loZz DX philanthropic societies which established on the Guinea coast colonies of liberated slaves from the United States. This was long before the European powers began to expand In Western Africa. Yet, de- spite this fact, the returning blacks from America with their clements of civiliza- ton and the English language. exercised no influence upon the blacks in the sS- terior. Today the number of American Liberians does not exceed 15,000. Under the circumstances to charge them with the organization of vast country ex- tending far from the coast would simply be for us to allow an international fiction to arrest the progress of Western Africa and to dedicate to savagery unless some European rival stepped in and assumed control a large territory on the flank of our possessions. It will not be forgotten, however, that we have an interest in con- ciliating the Liberian people in order that we may participate in the trade of the littoral which is especially rich in palm oil an odther tropical products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
EMPEROR JOSEPH
 HAS A BAD NIGHT
ARCH DUKE FRANZ FERDINAND, HEIR TO THRONE, INQUIRIES AFTER EMPERoRs CONDITION, BUT DOES NOT SEE HIM.

Vienna. October 20.-Emperor Francis Joseph passed a rather unsatisfactory night. He was disturbed frequently by fits of coughing, which were followed by nervous restlessness. The body phy- sician was called frequently to his ma jesty's room. This morning the patient arose at his usual hour, but he was not able to attend the divine service that had been arranged for today and conse- quently the mass was not said.
 In spite of the doctors advice the Elm peror insisted on receiving the heads of his civil and military cabinets.
 The doctors found this morning that the catarrh was slightly better, but the patient still has fits of violent dry cough ing.
 Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. the heir to the throne, visited Schoenbrunn castle today and remained for an hour He inquired regarding the Emperor's condi- tion, but did not see him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
ACTORS MAY BE INDICTED. Theatres Open in Violation of Law in
 Kansas City Sunday.

Kansas City, October 20.-All theatres in Kansas City were open today in viola tion of the Sunday closing order of Judge Wallace of the criminal court, and all the actors and actresses who participated In the various performances will be indict- ed by next Tuesday if Judge Wallace's instructions are obeyed by the grand jury. Scores of detectives and marshals were busy today gathering evidence against the volators of the Sunday closing order.
 The persons indicted will be released on bond, and>> Judge Wallace believes that this method, if adopted every Sunday, will prove so inconvenient to traveling actors, that the theatres will be compelled to close.
 Nearly all merchants, except cigar deal CTS obeyed the closing order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Committe Is at Work.

Chicago October 2O.-There was no meeting of the committee which is check ing up the stockholders of E. Fl. liar riman and Stuyvesant Fish for control of the Illinois Central railroad. The meeting of the committee was called by l.. S. Fritch, assistant to President Harahan. who represents Mir. Hartman on the joint body. It is said that it will require the utmost despatch for the committee to fin- ish it's labors in time to report to the stockholders meeting on Tuesday morn ing.
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 cause prices have not been pushed so unduly high, and it's use is general and less of luxury. Another sign of bus mess reaction which cannot be mis- taken is the break in staple cotton goods in the Chicago market. All classes of cotton goods have been selling at remarkably high prices until finally the limit had been reached, and consump- ton was being checked. For some time past the shrewdest manufacturers and distributors of cotton goods have been anticipating turn in the market, and now that it has started. it is likely to spread beyond Chicago. The greatest depression will probably be in the in dustrial districts; the agricultural sec tions being benefited by prosperity of the farmers. Still another department of business which has been hurt by the financial reaction Is the real estate movement. Here, there has been wild speculation in districts connected with the great cities, but this, too, has been brought to sudden stop by limitations of the money market Last Septem- Der the contracts for new buildings in New York fell off $7,OO0.O0O, or 40 per cent compared with the same month in the previous year. Clearings at the leading cities a week ago declined near ly II per cent. While the bulk of the shrinkage occurred m New York, it Is observable that number of interior points report declines in clearing house returns. Neverth eless, the west is still optimistic owing chiefly to the fact profitable prices for all their produces
 AS to operations in the stock mar ket, l continue to advise extreme cau- ton. The situation is still confused and until something occurs to clarify the outlook, operations on the long side will involve considerable risk, while the extreme declines which have all ready taken place render the short side increasingly hazardous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Cheats the CalloWs.

Charlotte, N. C., october 20,-Tom Up church. negro who was to have been hanged at Louisburg, N. C., Wednesday next, was found dead in his cell in f'rank- in county jail this morning by the death watch. Though under close surveillance rpchurch had in some manner unknown to the authorities secured coil of wire During the night he fastened one end to girder of his cell, tied the other around lis neck and. jumped from his cot. He committed an assault on a f0-year old white woman in August last near Louis 2urg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Rurulars Rob Church

Rome, October 20.--Burglars have made a rich haul from the church Sanlorsono ill Damaso, which is within the confines of the palace of the chancellery. They entered the church by means of rope from the roof an got away with val uable necklace, composed of 20 rows of jewels. As the palace is Vatican territory the Italian police have not been allowed to enter the church. A lieutenant of the genderines drew up a report of the oc- currence and this was sent to the Roman detective headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Test of Alcohol.

Norfolk, Va, October 2o'-As the re- sult of A series of experiments at the limited states geological survey fuel test ing plant at the Jamestown exposition. to determine the relative fuel value of certain fuel products. 1t has been found that 1t takes one and half gallons of denatured alcohol to produce as much power as a gallon of gasoline. although alcohol costs about twice as much as gas oline. The experiments were carried on for about six weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta for tonight's train and trains Monday, 21st, limited Oct. 28, 1907, at rate of $5.25. Go the quickest and best route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
At Godden's Seed Store. FallPlanting Bulbs

 Hyacinths-Dutch, single and double, assorted colors, soc per dozen. NarcIssus, or DaffodiIs-All the lead>> ing varieties, 25c per dozen. Tuiips-Mixed, single, 15c per dozen; mixed, double, 200 per dozen; ( named sorts, very fine, 25c per dozen.
 Chinese Sacred LiIies-To be planted in bowls of water, supported with pebbles, make very attractive house ornaments. Price, 10c each; for /25c; soc per dozen. Free-Our, bulb list, which gives list of other bulbs to plant now, with direction for cultivation. Hyacinth GIasses-20c and 25c each. Mushroom Spawn-We have just re- ceived fresh lot of the best Eng fish mushroom spawn. You can grow your own mushroom with these; 1 brick, enough for a bed 10x40 feet, 25c. Directions given for raising.
 Godden's Evergreen Lawn Grass Seed will make the best winter and 7 spring green lawn. Price, 25c per lb.; lbs. for $1.0O. Our Lawn Fer tilizer is the proper kind of fertil- izer to use for grass. Plant for green feed for your poultry or stock our Winter Seed Rye or Bar ley.
 Remember we are head quarters for Poultry Supp plies.
 Our New Floral Dept. Cut FIowers-Roses, Carnations and hrysanthemums-the best home. grown stock Funeral Designs, Wedding and Recep
 tion work a speciality. In this department only we will be open on Sundays iron, a. m. to Amzi Golden o
 2012 First A Hg | Both Phone l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

Mrs. Mamie H. Curtis, who
 won the prohibition fight in Lee county, will speak at the Jefferson tonight at 7::30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21

boxes are emptied every night despite the fact that it is not considered good foKm to eat candy at the play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
Entering on Business Reaction.

The question now of greatest mo- ment to business men is: Are we enter ing a business reaction? Every indi- cation points to an affirmative an- swer Wall street being the financial nerve center of the country is the first to feel q setback. From hence the wave of depression will spread to every section of the country with more ar less severity. Improvements, enlrage
 ments and new enterprises of all sorts have been checked by the developments at the chief financial centers. Copper has perhaps felt this reaction more severely than any other article because of the excessive speculation which has taken place inNthat metal, and the fact that in many cases itTuse can be dis pensedewith and subttitutes used. Iron felt the reaction much less severely be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21


 There is not more than one out of 10 of successful from a financial standpoint The majority of them are never given a trial. Even of those which are tried there are many that are weighed in the balance and found wanting This is true of the coirfSn-the-slot opera glass holder. The day was when this was popular. At first the coin was dropped in the slot, and the one who dropped it got opera glasses for use during the performance. But some folks wanted to use them longer and took the glasses away. Then the glasses were fastened with chains so that they could not be carried away. But this proved un- popular with the patron. Then there was an annunciator attached to the slot ma chimes which would tell the box office which seats were using the glasses, and at the end of the performance the box office would send a message back to the seats to replace the glasses. But this proved as unsatisfactory as the other in- ventions, and the machines were retired from the theatres.
 The most widely used slot machine in connection with theatres today is the one by which one may drop a dime in the slot in a little box on the back of the seat in front of him and get a small box of candy. This is to be found in sev- eral hundred theatres in the United States The inventor James w. Patter son, gets royalty of s2 on every machine in use, and as there are thousands of them used, 1t may be seen that his little inventive turn of mind helped him to that delightful situation described as liked for life.'' Three out of four of these
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-21
ADMITS PERJURY
USED TO CONVICT NEW
BRUNSWICK DIVE KEEPER.
John Casey Ayers in Affidavit That His
Perjury Was suborned by Councilman
Groves-Impersonated Detective.

NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. 21.-Former
State Senator Robert Adrain, In making an
application for a new trial for james f..
Callahan, who Is under sentence of two
years In prison for keeping a disorderly
rouse In this city, presented an affidavit
from John Casey, Of Lnmbertville, which
sets forth that he was sworn as a witness
In the case under the name of John Muir
ply; that on May 20 last, II. Raymond
Groves, of this city, who Is Alderman-at-
large and county collector, visited him at
his home at Lamberville and asked him
to come to New Brunswick and testify,
aging that Mayor Drury w. Cooper, who
had raided Callahan's place, had been
thrown down by detectives he had de-
pended upon for testimony and that IL he
would come TO New Brunswick he would
be well paid; that he came and testified
under an assumed name and was paid 500
for his services by n Mr.. Cane
When he came to this city, he alleges,
he met Mayor Cooper, Prosecutor Berdine
and Robert Carson, collector Of the port
Of Perth Amboy, In the prosecutors office,
He told of having visited Callahan's place
on the occasion of a firenen's parade here
and when the Ancient Order of Hibernians
held a convention here. The dates of these
conventions were supplied to him. Judge
Booraem held that he could not grant a
new trial as the case was out of his juris-
dietion, having been carried to the Supreme
Court.
Alderman Groves's interest in the case
was simply TO assist Mayor Cooper to Sc
cure a conviction. The raid on the resort
had been planned and executed by the
Mayor on evidence which had been secured
by detectives secured from a New York
agency. When the time for the trial APP
preached the detectives disappeared. 1t
was alleged that the detectives had re-
ceiVed anonymous communications that
they would be killed II they ever came to
this city, and that they were afraid to
appear. 1t Is also claimed that they sud-
denly secured money enough to enjoy a trip
to Canada until after the trial was over,
one of the detectives is a resident of New
ark, a married man, and 1t is said that he
received letters which threatened harm 10
his family If he did not disappear. Any
way, the Mayor could not get the detec-
tlyes here. although the detective agency
had been paid over $500 for the services of
the men. Alderman Groves heard OF Casey
and went to Lambertville after him.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-21
MORRISTOWN HOTEL
CHANGES MANAGERS
Former Arlington Bonifaces
Takes Mansion Hsuse.
HISTORIC OLD HOSTELRY
Thomas whalen. the New Proprietor,
Secures Long Lease Through Charles
+. GilIen & Co., and VIII Conduct
the Establishment Along Lines That
Have Already Mnde 1t Famous.

Thomas Whalen. one time proprietor of
Whalen's Hotel. Arlington. and later pro-
prietor of several well-known hostelries in
East Orange, through Charles P. Gillen &
Co., real estate brokers, 1888 Market street,
this city. has secured the lease of Eugene
Troxell of the ~well-known Mansion House,
Morristown. Mr.. Whalen will continue MS
host of the famous Morris County resort
along the lines which have become tradi-
tlonal with that establishment,
The lease. which is executed by the estate
of Robert Ballentine. has nearly seven
years to run, and by its terms carries all
fixtures, furnishings, license and good will
belonging to the old management. The
Mansion House in Morristown is one Of
the historic spots in North Jersey, and
has entertained In Its day some of the
famous men of America.
Mr.. Whalen bids fair to become one of
the most popular hosts of New Jersey. A
native of New York city, and brought mp
in the old Ninth Ward of that place, he
became early In life a sergeant Of police
during the regime of Superintendent Wal
ling, famous In the early '70s. Mr.. Whalen
left the police department of New york
prior to the grating period, and opened a
hotel at Arlington, after a preliminary cx-
perience on Long Island. His success was
pronounced, and after several years In the
West Hudson town. he located in East
Orange, where he has become known to a
very wide circle of patrons as an lnimitabie
host.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-21
Y. M. C. A. T

local Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion will start on Monday, September
is. the gymnasium opening on Monday.
September 2. The main attraction at
the association at the present time is
every day from noon on. The first
baseball team of the association will
go to play the Keyport baseball team,
at Keyport, next Saturday.
The second excursion of the associa-
ton VIII be run to ocean Grove and
leaving Broad street station of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey at SIS
inc S;45 a. m; returning at $3.50 and s
p. m.
of the association starts September II.
Charles S. Hunt was the teacher at
the last session of the Monday Evening
Bible Glass.
Ralph r. Blackney, educational di-
rector of the association. will be the
speaker at the mems meeting next Sun
be sacred selections on the musical
glasses by Professor Void.
This evening the Youths Social
Bible Glass viii meet at 1880 o'clock.
on Thursday, at AIS, Julius Il. Craze
Their, chairman of the boys department,
Friday afternoon a delegation of ten,
representing the Newark boys depart
ment. will leave to attend the Older
Boys Conference and Institute, for
workers with boys, at silver Bay, on
Lake George. N. Y. They are as fol-
Clark. James salmond, Raymond Rey-
nolds. John Young, Norman Bailey, Ar
thur H. Kreitler, f. c. Mott. Charles s..
Roberts and Ivan P. Flood.