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Brown. 9-1S-ti
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WANTED Four boarders In pri-
vate family, middle aged men pre-
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MERCER COUNTY.
For House OF Delegates:
SAMUEL WALTON
Brushfork.
CHAS. B. HANCOCK.
Blusaeld.
For Sheriff:
JOHN B. NEAL,
Rock.
For Prosecuting Attorney;
JOHN r. PENDLEToN,
Princeton.
For Commissioner County Court:
WRIT A FRENCH,
Princeton.
For Clerk Of the County Court:
ROBERT n. vERMILLION,
Athens.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court:
J. A. B. BRUCE,
Blueneld.
For Assessor:
JOHN X. PECK,
AtnebB,
For Surveyor OF Lands:
FILLMORE ". THORNTON,
IHglssids.
Mcdowell County Ticket
FOR House o. Delegates
G. s. ANGEL
%. L. ANVIL
BEAVER POND DISTRICT.
Justices Of the Peace.
JUDGE GEO. L. DTLI1ARD,
N. 3. POSTLGTHWATTE
~ For CoBstables.
W. I. BAILEY,
J. 8. THOMPSON
For school COmmissionor.
L. J. HOLLAND.
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The Normal Republican major tv
IN Wood county Is about 500. This
year the Democrats are confident of
substantial majority.
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For State senator-Sixth District
GEORGE FRENCH STRoTHER
Mcdowell County.
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For state Senato8-sevsnth District
JOE L. SMITH
OF Raleigh
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1908.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET
NATIONAL.
For President.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
For Vice President,
JOHN WORTH KERN,
OF Indiana.
Fer Presidential Electors-at- Large
HOWARD l.. SWISHER.
BRUCE MCDONALD.
For district Presidential Electors
J. J P. O'BKiEN.
WIN. G. BROWN, Jr.
JOHN G. LOBBAN,
.AS. A. ROBERTS
HI WILLIAMS
For Congress-Fifth District
DIR. l.. H. CLARK
OF Mcdowell
Fe9 Congress
Ninth Virginia District
J. CLOYD BYARs
OF Bristol, Va. }
STATE.
For Governor
LOUIS BENNETT,
Lewis County.
For Secretary Of State
ADAM B. LITTLEPAGE.
Kanawha County.
sor superintendent of Free Schools.
IRA E. BUSH,
Summers County.
For Auditor.
OSCAR JENKINS,
Wood County.
For Treasurer.
JEREMIAH MILLER,
Ohio County.
For Attorney General.
e. H. MORTON,
Webster County.
Fur Judges of the Supreme Court :
VIM. G. MATHEWS,
KsRawhs County.
WALTER PENDLETON,
koano County.
MELVILLE PECK,
Barbour County.
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D NJ Easley p. O.
The evening world., 1908-11-06
Bankers Are His FrierAs.
JEROME FAILS TO
PUSH BANK CASES.

There are three indictments pending
In the State courts against Charles w.
Morse. All three We're filed by the
Special Grand Jury last February. Be
sides the arguing of a few dilatory mo-
tons. nothing has been done with them
by District Attorney Jerome.
When Justice bowling, in the Grim
tnal Branch OF the St.reme Court, in
January, enipanelled the Special Grand
Jury, he told them IL was their duty to
make complete investigation into the
methods pursued by certain capitalists
in manipulating the funds Of State in
stttutions TO further their own Interests.
He assured the Grand Jurors that in
event of their returning indictments
prompt prosecution would ensue. AS
the result of their investigations the
Grand Jurors filed three indictments
against Morse, two for grand larceny
and one for perjury; one indictment
charging misdemeanor against Edward
K. Thomas, one for a like offense
against Orlando F. Thomas and two
against William r, Montgomery, vice
president of the Hamilton Bank, accus-
ing him of knowingly overdrawing his
account with the bank of which he was
an officer. Nothing has been done to
bring the men to trial.
The evening world., 1908-11-06

Continued from First Page)
The evening world., 1908-11-06
CREW ADR|FT FIVE
DAYS SAVED FROM
I D|SMANTLED SHIP
AT Mercy of Waves After
Gale Had Stripped the
r. d. Spear.

A thrilling tale of a flve-days' battle
in a tempestuous northeast gale. which
resulted in the abandonment of a
water-logged schooner on election day.
was brought to port to-day by the
Austro-American line steamer Maria.
having on board the captain and six
members of the crew of the Inflated
craft
The abandoned vessel was the r. ID.
Spear, which left Philadelphia on Oct
20 bound for Calais, Me. with a cargo
of 500 tons of coal. She was three.
master of the old centre board type,
being 299 tons and measuring 1873 feet
over all.
The first nine days of the Spears voy-
age passed without incident. 1t was
on the morning of Oct -. while the
little vessel was off Scotland Lightship,
that strong northeast wind sprang
up. This shifted to the northwest. in
creasing the while in fury. Capt. Is. w.
Helyea. who was IN command of the
Spear, said he kept the schooner before
the wind until she was blown off At
lantic City Then she began to leak bad
ly, and under the stress of the gale
lost her jibboom and head sails.
Provisions Run Low.
Meantime wafer and provisions on the
storm battered vessel were getting low,
and this alarmed the skipper and crew,
Although they tried as best they could
to save the craft from further damage,
the gale proved too strong. and soon
the spanker and foresail we're split to
ribbons. This left only the mainsail.
Considerable oil was cast over to check
the breaking Of huge waves over the
Spear, but little was gained. Finally.
on Oct. 80, the mainsall was rent to
pieces and the Spear was left TO drift.
The captain and crew of the Spear
had almost lost hope when the Maria
hove in sight early last Tuesday morn
ing Then a shout went up. and Capt.
Belyea hoisted distress signals.
The rescued men besides the captain
were: Harry Anderson, mate, thirty
one years old, American; j. Hurder,
steward, forty-four years old. English:
A. Leidl. twenty-one, Finnish; G. Linn
niala, twenty, Finnish; G. Avery. TWEEN
ty. Australian, and j. Conley. twenty,
English.
The evening world., 1908-11-06
WIZARD MICKEY
NOW ON TRAIL Of
THE COPPER KING

There Is no one In New York more
keenly and personally interested in the
conviction of G. w. Morse and Alfred
II. Curtis than #. Augustus Heinze, one
time Copper King. who went down in
the smash of United Copper and wabbly
banks a little over a year ago. Mr..
Henze was indicted on Jan. of this
year for overcertitication OF checks and
misapplicatlon of the funds OF the Mer-
camille National Bank. OF which he was
president.
The indictment against Mr.. Heinze
incorporates thirty counts, relating TO
fifteen separate transactions, all of
which took place on OCT. II, 1871, when
Heinze was making desperate EFFORTS
to hold up top-heavy corner IN United
Copper. Since the indictment was found
Heinze has been at liberty under bail
OF SoO.oD0.
Mr. Moxey, the deadly little Govern
ment expert, who goes through bank S
books like mole, turning over and
tionable entries and accountants tricks.
will start to work in the Mercantile Ma
tional next Monday. AS result OF
work Of this nature that Mr. Mickey has
done In the past thirty-three national
bankers have been convicted of crime.
Morse and Curtis are Nos 81 and 80 on
his list.
When Mr.. Moxey's mathematical and
analytical mind has digested and mar
shalled the figures in the books oil the
Mercantile National. which have par
ticular reference to the transactions
upon which the indictment was based,
he win make report to United States
District Attorney Stmson
The Heinze case will then be pre-.
pared and the former copper king viii
be called to trial In January,
The evening world., 1908-11-06
PlMLICO ENTRIES.


PIMLICO RACE TRACK. Nov. 1.-The en-
tries I: z t9,morrows races are az follows:
.Te RI S.fM 01E o5 S ,a ,S sslE a
our Maggie, 100. fnnotat.on, 100. tonsto IA,
ton. 100. Gran!l. 100; CllGHc. 100, 'Taboo.
SECOND RACE-TETee,5e aroids and uu.
selling; SIX fgr ongs.-Ha.i fax. l22; 'ieorge
=; Hal 10; Margaret. 10: consistent. llj;
f5iT 8e ib 55 1 fPhTT2f' nsaa!i 5 Gaf
"a? 9Hgs .eisy,, ma Bessarman. ll5' notan!st,
-ITuiRb5 RAcbS-Jockey Club purse; three.
-Sar!yarL iIo; Queen ~ Inc HIS l5t; Judge
5asSaa' 100; :Gnes, q Pins and SEED e,
FoT'RrH RACE-owners' Handicap stee.
g!echasg: about Ito tw q. miles HakeF l3!;
Noolesse ob!lgc, 1872; SIR Wooster, 1871; Bill
oeEr ~, ~ !, =, Bessie I. Kissr. is2 u.
fs FSS S Rpy 2 S'H% fS" 2S Ga
indian Hunter, 100; Black Nose, 100; Con.
syellstion, lO2;. Bonnie Kelso. 100; Ogemah,
HIRE i2Isi 81. d5aais, 49, c9nRapgbf Ranger.
SIXTH RACE-The Amateur Cup; gentle
men riders. three.yeGE,,ods and up selling;
-1wfrd, 40; Bergoo, 1876; Aster Dor, i52:
''s ss1F'E&TH K R'AcE-rhreo,year,olas and gp;
VIM one ~ r7sne6iS,5 5 ~ 'TWsr ng M
l6.; george g, Hal. lo7: Laughing Ewes.
ioe Trey Of Spatss lo2; CAUCUS l0'' Cam
4a;gngr, 1l5, c1ttlew92oa ioS; laura A., loI;
A1urentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear and warmer; track fast
The evening world., 1908-11-06
M0Ue to Put Curtis Back
in Bank of North America

Col. Robert NJ Thompson, financier
lawyer and promoter, of No. 43 EN-
change place. to-day made the follow
ing statement:
Alfred II. Curtis will in all proba
bility be a vice-president of the reor-
ganized National Bank of North Amer
lea. The stockholders OF the bank at a
recent meeting expressed such nten-
ton in the event of Mr.. Curtis's ac
quittal and I consider the courts trib-
ute the equivalent OF an acquittal. AS
stockholder and a director Of the bank
am going to work for the vesting Of
Mr.. Curtis with the vice-presidency I'M
der some strong. honest man at the
banks head"
The question as to the future OF AL
fred H. Curtis apparently found an
swer In this announcement from Col
Thompson. He talked of movement
20 reorganize the National Bank of
North America and place the released
banker in the important position of
first vice-president
Old Employees Cheer.
More than score of the old employees
of the bank were at the Federal Court
This forenoon. and walked with Curtis
down the corridor to the elevator at the
northeast corner of the building. shak-
ing hands with him, cheering him and
assuring him that their confidence in
his vindication had never wavered
Il have been through hell" Curtis
said to a friend. II feel like a man
who has been buried alive and rescued
from that horrible death. Poor, poor
Morse-I am sorry for him, When We
left the Tombs together ne was conf
dent that his punishment would be
hight"
Mrs Curtis had to be supported into
the elevator by Col Thompson. on
either side was a sister, Mrs. Godoni on
the right and Mrs Carroll on the left.
With Curtis walked his own sister. Mrs.
Gardiner. When the elevator reached
the ground moor Mrs. Curtis had TO be
nearly carried to Col. Thompson closed
ilutomobile, which was waiting for her.
! Curtis walked across City Hall Park.
followed by a great crowd to the sub
way entrance. He rode uptown TO his
residence, No. 1903 East Elghty-fourth
street. When he came out Of the. Fed
eral building he did not have 81 in his
~othes. Col. Thompson was observed
ia force several bills into his pocket.
. s>llCt tue flbSlNS bl me DHUk AlTs. Cur
tbs has been taking boarders.
All Depositors Paid.
! 1T is due to Curtis more than any one
else that Morse did not wreck the
! bank" said Col, Thompson 10 an Even
ing World reporter. The public does
not realize that every depositor OF the
National Bank OF North America has
got back every cent on deposit there.
The bank stock IL now up at par. At
a meeting OF the shareholders OF the
bank, held a week ago, We decided 10
suspend action until after the outcome
of the Trial. as their opinion was that
In the event of an acquittal no better
man could be vested with the vice-pres!-
dency than Mr.. Curtis. ! consider the
tribute paid to Curtis by the Court n
be even more than the equivalent OF an
acquittal.
Tile trial has revealed that Curtis
did his utmost 10 prevent the banking
trlckery OF Morse He went to the
counsel OF the bank for an opinion
against the granting OF certain Morse
loans But the directors passed the
loans over the heads OF both counsel
The evening world., 1908-11-06
IN THE TOMBS, BEGINS
FIGHT ON 15-YEAR SENTENCE

the painful duty which Is now before
me. ] do not see from the evidence
that the Intention OF curtis was evil
when he embarked upon his Illegal
course He had for an excuse the
spccous prctense that he was making
profits for the bank of which he was
prc sldent"
1T is evident that he soon perceived
taken the false step he had not the
strength TO stop. Yet We must consider
that he was sorely tempted. lie had a
family, He had climbed by slow steps
to a high place, He was drawing a
higher salary than he ever hoped TO
attain. IT is PLAIN TO ME THAT
N X MRlr 6F uS sTRo6Ng g!R R WfII
THAN HIS OWN. HE WAS UNABLE
TO FREAK AWAY. He made feeble
efforts TO rcctlfy the errors of the sys-
TEN which prevailed but he got no help
from supine board of directors and he
dr!fted on. suffering. | have no doubt.
mental torture, protesting vainly at
tunes and always hoping against hope
reckoning might be averted
His Fortune Swept Away.
Disgrace has come upon him and his
am told that he is total financial
ruin-that everything he had amassed
in a lifetime of hard work has been
"Iiis personal honesty Inns not
been questioned in any way. I
wish here and now ns strongly rs
IL possible to assert my personnl
belief in the personRl honesty of
Curtis"
He paused here. Mrs. Curtis was try
ing to get to her feet. She whispered
something that sounded like Thank
God" and slipped back into her chair
Curtis swayeo on mis- feet where he
stood. Curious red spots burned in his
white face. Msrse leaned against the
railing, chewing grimly.
mo end OF justice would be properly
served by sending the defendant Curtis
to prison" went on the Judge. He is
therefore sentenced TO five years inn
prisonment and the sentence Is sus-
pended
A roar of applause swept the room.
Four Of the jurors who convicted the
two men stood in plain sight, clappng
their hands. The clerk and the Judge
raped for order. The applause kept
on.
One of Henkels deputies touched Cur
it's on the shoulder and led him through
a side door. He staggered as he passed
out a small, shrunken figure of a man.
prematurely old at fifty-four. Mrs.
Curtis fought to get to her feet. Col.
Thompson and her sister. Mrs. Gard
liner, lifted her up. The crowd packed
closer about the group. Then she
tainted dead away Three attendants
made a path TO the door and Col.
Thompson and three other men, includ
The evening world., 1908-11-06
Well Dressed Victim Tossed on
Head by Charles Fel.man's
Touring MotCr.
CHAUFFEUR is MENACED
Avoiding Nostrand Avenue
Trolley, Woman Steps Di-
rectly in Machines Path.

A well-dressed woman. about thirty-five
years old was struck by rapidly NOV
ing touring automobile at Nostrand and
Park avenues, Brooklyn, at noon to-day
and instantly killed. Her identity is a
mystery. The auto belongs to Charles
Feltman. the Coney Island resort pro-
prietor, and was driven by Prosper Par
ish. his chauffeur. who lives at No. 259
West Fortleth street. Manhattan. Par
fish was arrested and held in the Gates
Avenue Court on a charge of homicide.
Following the tragedy scores Of wom-
en- and men from the Dunlap Hat Com
pany's plant on tie corner swarmed into
the street to get a glimpse of the body,
thinking the woman might have been
an employee os the firm. None of the
hundreds who tied up traffic for twenty
five minutes was able TO aid an identi-
flcation.
Stepped Into Path.
witnesses told the police that the
woman was APPARENTLY waiting for a
south-bound Nostrand avenue car. As
one passed she walked quickly behind
1t and directly into the path OF a car
going northward.
She jumped hurriedly to escape the
street car and sprang squarely in the
path of the auto, which was going
north. Before she could stop, or the
chauffeur could halt his machine, the
hood struck her on a hip and hurled
her several feet Her head struck
against the curb, fracturing the skull
and causing death before DIR. Shepman
of the Cumberland Street Hospital
could respond to a call.
Instantly, the chauffeur stopped his
car and jumped to the side OF his vic
tim. Crowds surrounded him. but Par
fish did not heed the angry voices, in
stead examining the woman for signs
of life. He refused to leave until
Mounted Policeman Beecher placed him
under arrest. The officer was forced to
drive back fully 1000 persons who
jammed into the opening. where the
body lay.
and weighed about lS5 pounds. She was
of apparent refinement She wore
black short coat. Nothing on her per-
son gavetinformation as to her identity.
The evening world., 1908-11-06

ing n juryman, who jumped forward,
As she reached the outer corridor her
husband stepped out Of n door further
down the hall-a free man. lie called
her by the first name The poor woman
straightenod herself, drew her breath
others ran to him. Even that cor
ridor crowd had the grace to turn their
heads away as the two met, With his
arms about her and the friends trailing
light of iron stairs and out by side
way on Park Row. \ cab was waiting
10 take them to their home.
The Sentence Of Morse.
Meanwhile, with the Curtises gone.
the tragedy was being worked out to its
larger max. Judge Hough turned his
head and looked at Morse.
LAS for the defendant Morse. there
is nothing TO be taken away from or
added to the weight OF the evidence"
stated the Judge. sternly. The softness
was al out of his voice. There is
proof, and abundant proof of a crimina
undertaking which was merely incl
dental to larger scheme--a scheme
whereby the money of the depositors of
n national bank was deliberately risked
time and again TO satisfy n personal
end and a personal gain. 1t was a
scheme so evil and wrong as to demand
severe punishment. We're II otherwisc
the money of the public would be at
the mercy of every adVenturer rich
enough TO buy for himself the control
of a national bank.
1T is the judgment of this court.
therefore, that the defendant. Morse,
shall be sentenced TO serve fifteen years
at hard labor in the
Applause was startng-louder APP
plause even than had followed the free
ing of Curtis.
Fifteen years in the United States
Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga" repeated
the judge sharply. as he raped hard
on his desk. The prisoner is remanded
without bail into the custody al the
United States marshal for ten days
pending any motions that may be made
by his counsel"
Morse Remains Cool.
Morse squared his shoulders. raised
his eyelids and swept the room with a
cool Contemptuous eye Marshal Henkel
had him by the shoulder in an instant.
and with rather more show of force
than seemed necessary propelled him
into the judges anteroom, ten feet
away at the rear. Pushed along from
behind, the fallen ice king vanished
with two sounds dining in his ears
the heartbroken sobs OF his wife and
the half subdued hand-clapping of men
and women glad to see his downfall.
Judging by the glee there must have
been men in that courtroom who suf-
fered in the panic of 1907.
The evening world., 1908-11-06
Morse Remains Cool.

and President Curtis He never ac-
quiesced to the wrongdong. and I am
sure that the verdict is that Curtis has
been convicted for only one wrongful
act--his failure 10 resign as president OF
the bank.
Bankers Are His Frieris.
Hundreds of bankers in the financial
belt understood Curtis's position, and
they went so far in their belief in his
personal innocence as to sign petition
asking that he be given separate trial,
which | am sure would have been
granted had the Government been able
TO try Morse without Curtis"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-03
Notice of Mortgage Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that that certain
cred by WIZ: Barnes and Lillian G Barnes
husband and wife Mortgagors. to Edgar
Bender. Mortgagee. dated the 31st day of
filed for record in the office of the Register
OF Deeds of enibina county, North Dako-
ia, on the 18th dav Of September, 1905 and
recorded in Book 20 of mortgages at page
i and assigned by said Mortgagee by an
dated the 4th day of November, AID, 1907
and duly recorded in Book 50 of Mortgages
on page 36, in the office of the Register of
Deeds. of Pembina County. North d ikota,
will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises
In such Mortgage and hereinafter des
House in the City of Pembina, in the
County of Pembina and State of North
Dakota. at the hour of Que O'Clock p. m.
on on Saturday. the 18th day of January
1908 to satisfy the amount due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale
The premises described in said mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the same
are those certain premises situated in the
county of Pen1bina and state of North Da-
kota. described as follows. to-wit:
INV or sec @township one hundred ei s i,fY.
one. Q6D range fifty-one (5D containing
one hundred sixty acres more or less ac-
cording to the government survey thereof
There will be due on such mortgage at
the date of sale. principal and interest. the
ty-fOur dollars and sixty-six cents ($217466)
besides statutory attorney fees and costs
of sale.
W. Il. BARNES,
Assignee of MOrtgagee.
H. B. SPILLER.
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee,
Pembina. North Dakota.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-03
LAW RELATIVE TO TAXATION
REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE
Under the present revenue law 1907
real estate taxes became due December
LIST 1907 and will become delinquent
March LIST, 1905 A penalty of per
cent attaches on March LIST: a further
penalty of 3 per cent goes on. April LIST,
further penalty of per cent goes on
June LIST and an additional penalty of
5 per cent goes on November 1st. All
unpaid real estate taxes for the year
1907 will be advertised for sale during
November 1908 and sold for taxes on the
first Tuesday in December 1908.
PERSONAL TAX.
1907 personal tax became due Deem
Der LIST 1907 and will become delinquent
March LIST, 1908 at which time a penalty
of per cent attaches, and after that,
interest at the rate of per cent per
month will be charged until said per-
sonal tax is paid. On or before the 18th
day of August 1905 list of unpaid per-
sonal tax will be'placed in the hands of
the sheriff who shall proceed to collect
same according to law. In all cores
pondence directed to county treasurer,
relative to taxes, always describe your
property clearly. Personal checks on
banks outside of Pemblna county will
not be accepted for taxes.
Ellis THORWALDSON,
Treasurer of Pembina County,
Norths Dakota.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-03

Notice q n d
CT { a I'll o n,
hea r l II e of
final account
and distribu-
ton of estate