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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

visited the village souse Conservatives
was in the hope of some day finding
cafe that had Il gents furnishing goods
department in connection, SO, when YOU
asked him to have something, he could
take linen collar if you took plain
drink. d nice pair OF thirty-iVe-cent
suspenders IL You went in for one of the
fancy mixtures. We called him Henry
III Wind because lac never blew anybody
good.
$50 when lie got a job here and came
east, the first thing We heard from him
lie was sweeping out bank. and the next
time we heard he was running the bank
and the former owner was doing the
sweeping out. He just naturally had to
have "A bank In order to conduct financier-
ing on a large scale. \ bank is just as
necessary to d prominent financier these
days as a James *. Jimmy is to safe
burglar. It's the thing he gets in with
The last word l had of my old boy
hood cilum he WAS rated ut twenty mill
Hons and had strong hopes of entering
society some time when society wasn't
looking. His principal pleasures, outside
OF business hours. were hiding in the UNI
breiIa closet from process servers for
titled son-in-lsws for his daughters. and
old masters. that looked like they'd beer
cured IN q snlokchouSc, for himself. The
papers say he never quits working. For
that matter. neither does barrel OF
kraut when it begins 10 spoil in the spring
Of the year. and putting together what
knew of him and what I've heard about
kraut | guess the operations are very
similar"
The papers say tfat this last big
banker that got slouSiled up started life
as candy butch on a railroad" said
the House Detective.
Well" said the Hotel Clerk, I've seen
q lot of candy bitches that l thought
ought to develop into Wall street wizards
with the proper chance. Their little way
OF selling IL pair OF real gold spectaces.
that'H begin tn tu:'a green before the
train reaches the next station. to an
elderly LADY travelling alone, proves that
they'd fit just right in down in Death
valley. The evidence in the last trial
showed hat oGr friend fnust have been
a dandy train butcher in his day
And vet hc made just one slip and they
nailed him. said tic House Detective.
One slip IS enough said the Hotel
Clerk. Jesse James never climbed up on
bat one chair: TO tx i picture, and Just
look what happened TO him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

John Jacob Mickey. a member of the
general committee of Northampton, Pa.
appointed in November, 1I16, from White
han township
He Unsupported commissary of issues,
and took the bells of the city of Phia-
delphia, eleven In all, out of the city.
He had two four-horSe teams of his own.
The Liberty Belr' or state house bell.
was on one of his own wagons The
bells were brought to Bethlehem, North
ampton county, Pa, on the 23d of Septem-
Der, TIT. When theey arrived in Bethle-
hem, the wagon with the state house
bell, or Liberty Bell broke down and
had to be unloaded. The other bells
among which We're the chimes of ST.
Peters and Christ Church, Philadelphia.
We're sent on to Allentown. When another
wagon procured the Liberty Bell
was put on it and John Jacob Mickey
with the others. was hidden beneath the
floors of Zion Reformed Church in Allen
town.
There they remained for nearly year.
This old Reformed church was first built
in 1853 of logs. The second church Of
stone was built in 1772 when John Jacob
Mickey (who is mentioned as one of the
architects of the Old Egypt Church, the
earliest Reformed church in eastern
Pennsylvania was one of the builders of
the lions Reformed Church of Allentown.
The boulder is of Berks county, Pa, gran
lite and weighs nearly ten tons. The
bronze tablet, tnree 1eet Dy Tour 1eet,
was made in Philadelphia and is very
handsome. The design of the border of
oak and laurel and the Liberty Bell
with the same emblems of valor and
strength are it's only ornament.
The state of Pennsylvania honors the
one who saved the bells in the bin passed
by the assembly of Pennsylvania June >.
1907, appropriating $1,000 for tablet to
the memory of John Jacob Mickey, who
saved the Liberty Bell from the British in
1I11. The British entered Philadelphia
September % and We're in possession Of
the city during the memorable winter of
1117 and ITS.
John Jacob Mickey was a member of
the general committee of Northampton
county, Pa. The meetings of this COM
mittee were held in Easton. Pa. The
proceedings of the committee We're re-
corded from December u, 1174. until Au-
gust II, 11T7, WIN the standing commit
tee received letter requesting a settle
ment of their accounts within ten days,
whereupon 1t was ordered that letters
be written to the first and third standing
committees at Easton, Friday, August %
III, in order to settle and account for
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founded in 1149 by Count Zinzendorf
Moravian. who left his principality and
came to America TO work as q MoraVian.
There he used his fortune and built fine
stone mansions-one for the brethren. one
for the sisters. the widows. and later he
built the Moravian School and the great
church About a million dollars was
spent In the building of the town. and it
was here in the homes of the Moravians
that the Continental Army sent the sick
and wounded to the friends who would
not fight. but nursed and cared for those
who did. The bishop of the Moravian
Church kept diary also. and it is due to
this fact that accounts of the continental
officers and men and of the Moravians
part in the revolution are known. Sep
tember n, 1177. occurs the entry referring
to the arrival of the bells in Bethlehem.
Allentown. Just five miles from Bethle-
hem, was inhabited by an entirely differ
ent element. 1t here that the gun
factory of John Mol was located. and
here was the headquarters of the 1st. Cd
and Sd Battalions of Northampton CoTn-
ty, under Coils Stephen Ballet and George
Brein!g. The people We're descendants Of
the PalantneS. who fled from the Rhine
phaltz. Lorraine and Alsace. Among
them were a number of Huguenot refu-
gees-the Ballets, Michelets and Rev.
Abra ham Blumer. the pastor OF the lions
Reformed Church. He was chaplain Of
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Blind Workers of Vienna.

From the London Globe
The promoters of the institution for
the Blind OF Vienna seem very pleased
with the result of the first eight months
OF its existence All the workers are blind
and they are engaged in the manufacture
of brushes and baskets Up to the pres
ent about o50@0 kronen worth Of orders
have been eXecuted-say something Ike
81 OOo-and a fair profit has been realized.
The society has now under consideration
the proposal to enlarge the workshops.
The wares are put upon the market in
fair competition with the product of other
kindl ed factories.
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said the Hotel Clerk. III been my oDSti-
walton that the party in power always
works very hard for a record just before
election; after election not so much, If at
all In the heat of the campaign, when
everybody is whirlwindins and spellbind-
ing, as the case may be. it's grand
thing for the administration at Washing
Ton 10 be able TO direct the voter at larSes
attention TO the pleasing spectacle of
prominent banker starting up state III
charge of Il deputy marshal, with view
Of getting close haircut and different
suit of clothes when he arrives where he's
going at Such sight, while more or less
distressful TO the close friends and family
of the eminent financier taking the trip.
* calculated to afford entertainment and
Joy TO the party working by the day who
got stunS for his little $50 when tie
savings bank blew up last fall with a low
mufiIed crash. Also ii makes him prone
TO come out from under his rock and vote
the straight ticket.
But now that it's all over and Bill
knows that he beat Bill, and Bill also
knows how blamed thoroughly Bill did
beat him. l have strong suspicion that
for quite q spell you won't see any federal
grand juries leaping any more of the
gentlemen who promoted the financial
festvalities of this fall year ago"
''Wot starts 'em to huntin bankers
fierce sometimes and leavin 'em alone
other times" inquired the House De-
tcctvc
Different things" said the Hotel
Clerk often "A lot of the amphibious
financial giants of Wall street will get to-
gethcr i'm one of their robbers caves.
someone's called directors room. and
rass a set of solemn resolutions 10 the eff
feet that 1T 5 now about time TO nominate
q burnt offering Thcreve been lot or
trust companies and things giving up M
The air with hardly enough cash on band
to satisfy The receivers private wants, ami
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Stiff Dialect.

PLAYWRIGHT ZANGWILL at din
ner in this city discussed American
dialect.
in literature" Mr. Zangwill said. 1.-THE
American dialect should be sparingly
used. Or it is unintelligible. I refer. of
course. to the dialect of the uneducated
that of the refined does not differ from
the best oxford English, does it,"
But thai other dialect. 1t is my de-
spair. Who can make head or tail of
it,
He took from his pocket letter.
"A friend in Chca ago." he said ''sent
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A LLENTOWN, Pa, Will
~ Be the Scene of Patri-
otto Exercises Next Week.
Bronze Tablet to be I'm
yelled by the Descendant of
the Man Who Conveyed the
Bell to It's Hiding Place
State Appropriated ST, 900 for
the Tablet, Which Has Been
Erected in Front of the His
toric Church Where the Lib
erty Bell Was Hidden From
the British During the Revo-
luton - Daughters%s of the
American Revolution Take
Important Part in the Cere-
mony-The Story Of the Hid
ing of the Bell.
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the 1st Battalion of Northampton county.
Pa, commanded by Stephen Ballet. esq.
1t has been one hundred and thirty
one years since the bells were saved and
now the state has seen fit to honor the
man who dared to take the risk, and
over the same ground he trod A bowlder
with a bronze tablet Will be unveiled No
Vemoer 10 1908.
Edwin John Jacob Mickey. nine years
old. great great great srandSon of the
patriot who saved the bells of Phiadel-
phia. will unveil the memorial in his
honor Thursday next.
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me this transcript of the dialect OF his
city Can any of YOU imagine what 1t
meaES?''
And the speaker passed the following
piece of dialect about: "Oakum Off"
'ShOormike." ia meanut?" 'Betcha"
'HocseGGy did," ''Ciwilova there" ''Wah
shero bcutnt? 'D'no. Swatshesedd."
"Oakum OFF Yercoddn.'' ''ThinXo fw
wanta. Bawcher Christmas kifs?" Not
chett Bawchoors%" Nav SayIookcer.'
''Watchasay?" ''Jeer boy Tomman Lii"
NotsoUd' Somebody lccrus." Let
tum.' 'Quitchcrcoddin." "Oakum off,"
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yatriol OF the American revolution. In
September, lI11, before the British en-
tered the city of Philadelphia, every
thing of value was sent out of the city.
There was danger of the British using the
bells of the city for cannon, and for that
reason they We're considered of such value
that they were taken down from their
towers on September II, HI, and by
order of the executive council We're or
dered out of the city to some place of
safety. The commission was given to
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y front of the his
toric lions Re
formed Church in
Allentown. Pa, Il
large granite boul-
der with bronze
tablet Will be un-
Ncilcd Thursday al
ternoOn. November
IL, 1.bS.
The tablet is in
memory OF John
Jacob Mickey, Il
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By Irwin S. Cobb.

S'POSE, now that
the government )
got its hand in,
they'll be prose-
cutin' a whole lot
more OF them big
b d II k ers W o [
brought on the
panic. said the
House Detective of
the st. Reckless.
We'll. I'm not so
sure about thai,
L
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Old Mickey Homestead (Improved).

tablet in memory of their ancestor They
are John Jacob Mickey the treasurer of
the state of Pennsylvania: John 0. Sheath
and Edward NJ. Young of Allentown.
James w Weaver of Easton, Pa; Edwin
Thomas of Catasauqua. Pa: David Mick
ley kuntz CT New York. and John Jacob
Mickey, whose sixth son will unveil the
tablet. Fifteen members of the Mickey
memorial committee are descendan tS of
John Jacob Mickey. The Liberty Bell
Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev
olution OF Allentown. was named in honor
OF the patriots work Of concealing the
he'll, Ike majority of the charter
members being members of the family.
the present regent of the Liberty Bell
Chapter. Mrs. Alfred G. Saeger of Allen
town, is a descendant of the revolutionary
patriot whom the state will honor next
Thursday.
The Memorial Tablet.
The following is the text inscribed on
the memorial tablet:
The bEG N Sf naT sAnsss or
Erected to the memory
ard Membcr of the sene2al Committee from
Whitehall Township, Northampton Co., Penn
sylvsnie who prevented it from falling into the
snee Hall; Philadelphia, through the Ssitish
broke down: The Bell was transferred to that
of Frederick Leiser's and brought in safety to
Allentown. September "a. l777, where it waa
secreted beneath the floor of Zion Reformed
Church for nearly year. This Tablet is placed
by order Of tie Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Mrs. Alfred G. Saeser. Chairman:
Miss Minnie F. Mickey Secretary,
of the John Jacob Mickey Memorial Committee
Appointed by Mrs. Allen P. Perley. State
Regent of Pennsylvania, N. s., D. A, r.
The program for the celebration follows:
Program.
Organ voluntary ........... Prof. William Recs
Hymn My Country. Ills of Thee
Prayer. Rev. John a. W. Haas, DID.
President Of Muhlenberg College.
'''' State Sta, Regent Of FennsylyanIa Grey
Acceptance on behalf of the city.
Mayor Harry c. Stiles
Acceptance on behalf OF the congregation.
Rev. II. NJ. J. Klein Ph.D.
Address. Hon. Edwin S. Stuart, LID.
Governor of Pennsylvania.
Address. Observation-Disclosures. Hon. John O. Sheath
Treasurer OF Pennsylvania.
Address. .............. Mrs. Donald Mclean
President General, National Society Daugh-
of the American Revolution.
acknowledgements led by choir.
Unwilling of the tablet
Edwin John Jacob Mickey. CAR
Hymn. The Star Spangled Banner
Benedic ton. Rev. James A. Little. DID.
Historic Allentown.
Sixty miles from Philadelphia. nestled
among the foothills of the Blue noun
tains, is a town called Bethlehem. 1t was
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
TOWN THREATENED
Berlin. x. H.. Calls on Other Cities to
 Quench Alarming Blaze,

Berlin. N. H., Feb. 4.-With the thermometer registering 20 degrees below zero the Green block, the larg- est apartment house in the city. was destroyed hy fire tonight causing a loss of s400.000, and a high westerly gale carried the flames to the adjoin- ing Berlin National hank building, threatening that structure and those beyond it on Exchange street with de- struction. The one steamer of the Berlin fire department was so crip- pled that it was useless while the Green block was destroyed But two small hvdrant streams could be got on the fire and these threw a distance of 50 feet with not force enough to break the windows in the front of the block.
 The flames spread so quickly that the forty tenants of the block had much difficulty in escaping Among them were some. sick people. and it was only with the greatest heroism on the part of other tenants that the in valids were taken out in safety. Ii is believed that all escaped.
 At II o'clock the fire had assumed alarming proportions. another blaze having broken out in the ]. G Marier shoe store on Main street. several blocks from the scene of the first fire. which was still burning An engine and hose company arrived from Lew ;..o, Mo and another engine u-i,l, men was sent from Portland; Me.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
ARMY OF BOWLERS
Pin Knights from All Over the Country to Roll at
 Cincinnati.
1900 CONTESTANTS ENTER
Vancouver Five to Travel Six Thou sand Miles and Spend $1.5OO for
 But Nine Games.

That international bowling etourna- ments at Cincinnati is going to be a tremendous affair Of the 1,S0O bowl CTS who. will compete the big event l. 400 will come from various parts of the United States, If all of the con testants were to be taken into the city on one train it would take eighteen day coaches to carry them all
 The Vancouver (B @ team will be the champion long distance five. They will travel approximately 5000 miles. The trip will cost the Canadian bowl CTS at least s1,50O. Quite neat sum to spend to roll nine games. isn't 1t?
 And that aggregation of bowlers is going to do lot of hard work while having good time in Connecticut, Each man will roll nine games. A bowling ball weighs sixteen pounds. That means that each, bowler will lift 2.5s2 pounds in the nine games he rolls.
 The 1,400 powders will lift t,s15 tons during the two weeks and as the pin boys must lift every ball that is hurled down the alleys, the bowlers and boys will lift between them a total of 3,630 tons.
 If President Hermann of the A. R. c, could marshal all the bowlers un- der one banner, practically two full regiments could be recruited from their ranks, And still few croakers say that hawling is now popular sport.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
FELL FIVE STORIES; LIVES.
Woman Sixty Years old Bounded from
 ClothcsIines at Each Floor.

New York. Feb. 4.-Mrs. Esther Spiza, sixty years old and near-sight- ed, who lives at 1o3 Hester street, went to visit Mrs Becky Shapinski on the fifth floor of 9e Orchard street this morning. When she reached the fifth landing she was somewhat weakened by the cold and the exertion of climb- ing the stairs. Instead of going into the apartment of her friend she step- ped out of an open window at the rear of the hall.
 At every floor where numerous clothesllnes reaching out to posts in the back yard, or stretching across to other tenements. Mrs Spiza came in contact with these breaking some from their fastenings and bounding from others. so that her fall was somewhat checked
 Alexander Cohen. who lives at 90 orchard street. next door. heard her cries for help. Clambering over the intervening fence he found her lying on the ground tangled in a mass of lines which almost choked her. She was taken into a drug store and an ambulance came from Gouverneur hospital. It was found that Mrs. Spiza had a broken leg and perhaps other injuries. but the doctor said she would get welL
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
BICYCLdsT IN THE ARCTIC.
R. E. Whitcomb Tells of His Trip
 Down the Yukon River.

Discussion of a proposed automobile endurance run from New York to Paris. which would include many days of travel in arctic regions. has brought forth an interesting story of bicycle endurance in that realm of snow and ice. It is told by R. E. Whitcomb, of 100 Broadway, New York city, who says lie made a bicycle trip down the Yukon river in I90l. He was living in Dawson at the time. and made trip to Nome, more than 1,so0 miles dis tant, on his bicycle. The journey was accomplished in twenty eight days, and the bicycle. was in now way injured by its travel over the ice and snow-cover- ed tundra, according to what Whit comb ayers.
 Whitcomb says "oh an ordinary bicycle having plain pneumatic tires. Of course travelled light, depending upon ob- taining food chiefly at the road houses and other places along the way.
 T passed over good deal of ice in the trail, which was very rough at times. Horses had passed on ahead, and their hoofs had made holes in the soft ice, which afterwards froze, mak- ing 1t pretty rough going on the bi- cycle Still, l did not have single puncture during the entire trip, and, in fact did not have to infiate the tires very often.
 T found road houses and camps of wood choppers and others about twen : ty miles or so apart, and hence did not suffer for food or for want of place to sleep. In places I found the ice so smooth that the tires of my wheel would not stand up. which caused some difficulty. but this was only occasion ally the case.
 At Kaltag, on the Yukon river, I struck across the Unalakeet on Norton sound. and from there went across the sound 10 Golofin bay. and going on to Nome from there, arrived in thirty eight days from the time l left Daw- son"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
PLEASE OMIT DYNAMITE.
Government Requests Coal Handlers
 to Exercise Vigilance.

Washington, Feb 4.-Shippers, con tractors and mine operators--in fact. every concern having to do with the handling of coal for the navy-have been urged by the department 10 take extraordinary precautions to avaid a repetition of the incident reported by the commander of the battleship Ohio recently when a stick of dynamite was found while taking aboard coal from a collier.
 The department, in a letter to all concerned, points out the serious con- sequences that might ensue from this source, and has asked all to be extra vigilant. Some time ago a stick of dynamite found in the coal for the batleship Rhode Island was analysed and it was found that 1t had spent its force and was harmless. The opera tors have declared that they do not use explosives in the mines. and that, if utilized at all, it is done surrepti- tiously by the men to increase their output
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
CLAIMS WIFE EIOpEp.

Claiming that the young woman whom he married but a few weeks ago had eloped with another man, and taken with her all the money he had in the world, young man who said his name was Jacob Jakelowicz, ran up to Patrolman George Spencer at the Union station about 10 o'clock yesterday morning and begged the officer to apprehend his recreant spouse,
 Jacob said that he was sure his wife had gone to a small town in. Massa-. chusetts, and while he regretted her departure his chief complaint was due to the fact that she had taken all his money. Mrs. Jacob had good start and her husband has small chance of getting her back until she wishes to return
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
l: Drives for the Cage

Providence earned their sweet re- venge last evening. The revenge may not be an everlasting one for the league may vote. after hearing Bones protest, to sustain the protest, and de- eide that the game be played over
 Mallory's shin pads may have been nine inches when the game started, but after the ball hit the guards a. few times the pads broadened out and the guards were about a foot in width.
 Barry played a brilliant game, his de- fensive and offensive work being equal led by none seen here this season.
 Tommie Leahy had not received the notification from Secretary Pyne, and therefore could not disqualffy Mallory for wearing the side additions to his guards.
 Rorty made Harper remove his side extensions Monday night at Bridge port
 The Waterbury polo aggregation will be the attraction here Friday night.
 Tonight Waterbury will go to the Hub, where Hannas Bank Wreckers will sail into Pawtucket.
 Tomorrow the locals will play in Bridgeport and New Britain In Water bury
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
MERIDEN GETS TEAM
Decided at Special Meeting to Sell Norwich Baseball
 Team Intact.
SALE PRICE IS s1,5oo
First Payment of $500 to be Made and Team Formally Transferred "a Next Friday.

Meriden, Feb 4-At a meeting held in the office of Attorney C.. J. Dana her this evening to consider the trans fer of the Norwich baseball team to Mefiden. it was decided that tho team shall be sold intact 10 Meriden. The sale price Is sl,5oo and at a meeting of the league directors to be held at the Hotel Garde in New Haven, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the first pay ment of $500 will be made and the team formally transferred.
 Among the league directors present were Dan ONeill, of Springfied, Clar. kin of Hartford, Danaher of this city, and Durant of Waterbury Dr. George Thompson of Norwich, represented the Norwich Interests.
 The Meriden nien expected to have a new field near tho center of the city. Several sites are under consideration and 1t Is expected that one of them will be secured. If not the games this season will be played at Hanover Park