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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-25
A. WAS
FROM MISSOURI
Secretary of State Wanted To Be
i Shown Why He Should Not
Obey Laws
BreathIeSs Haste" of Public *
aminer in Examining Oil
Inspectors Books.

Public examiner Schaefer Of this
state has had hard work to explain
the delay in his office in ascertaining
the shortage in the Office of oil in
spector McDermott. after being
requested by Secretary Schmahl to
make such examination over four
months ago. The testimony of w.
C. Heilibron, Mr.. Schaefer's assist
ant, is so plain on this point, that we
reprint a couple of paragraphs as
given in the Pioneer Press:
Con Nov. a last the secretary of
state wrote Mr.. Schaefer, theI public
examiner, requesting him to make
an examination of the.oil inspectors
department during Mr.. McDermott' S
incumbency. Mr.. Schaefer turned
the matter over to me and authoriz-
ed the investigation. A few days
later | called on Mr.. McDermott
and requested that the books and
records of his office be turned over
to me.
HE requested me. to wait a few
days, and l did so. He kept putting
me off from time to time, until Dec.
81. | wrote an official letter to Mr..
.Schaefer notifying him that | could
not get the books and records. Ire
/. quested some action to be taken on
his part, and in response, on or about
Jan. 6, received the books and re-
cords. A few days later informed
Mr.. Schaefer that there were certain
discrepancies in Mr.. McDermott' S
books.
4 THE examination was delayed be-
cause of the lack of certain records,
'and these had to be duplicated by
iceports from deputies. This accounts
For large part of sixty days in com
pleting the report
Mr.. Schmahl's action inEthis case
was in accordance with the laws Of
1905, a clause of section 1882 provid-
ne that in case of the death, resig-
nation or removal of an official
'equlred to file bond in the secre-
cary's Office. the secretary must Sc
-eure thorough examination ofsthe
accounts of such retiring or deceased
official. 1t was in pursuance of this
requirement that the public.exam-
ner was asked to make such exam
nation on November 4th.
Immediately following, the sere-
AIRY was subjected to severe criti-
ism for what the retiring oil
Inspectors friends regarded as a
)ernicious attack In justification
The secretary called attention to the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-25
MONEY FOUND
IN OLD CELLAR
About $500 in Decayed Bank Notes
Found by a Beaver Falls
Farmer.
Supposed to Have Been Buried by
Chas. Reineke, Who Died
Some Years Ago.

Wnllo oXcdVaIlng IN an Ola cellar
for foundation for a new house. in
Beaver Falls township, Renville
county, Frank Reineke came upon
an old glass fruit jar containing
mouldy papers. Close inspection
showed that the half-decayed mass
bad originally been bundle of
money, and after some efforts had
been made to separate the bills, Mr..
Reineke brought the i'll looking and
i'll smelling package to the First
National bank Of this city, for re-
demption. Cashier Baldwin has had
the stuff sent to the proper bureau
of the U. S. treasury department
and expects that Mr.. Reineke will
get something like $500 of real mon
ey in return as soon as the govern
ment experts have made their anal
ysis.
The explanation of the find is that
the late father of Mr.. Reineke, Chas.
Reineke, who died over three years
ago, buried the money in the cellar
and either forgot it or for some un-
known reason failed to disclose the
action before his death.
This is not the first experience of
Cashier Baldwin with money that
had lost nearly all semblance of its
original character. Nearly ten years
ago Mrs. Simmons of this city
brought what looked like the re-
mains of mouse nest to the bank
and with bitter tears told her story
Of having hid the money, amounting
to S275, and afterwards recovering
what the mice had left of it. and she
wanted to know if the bank could
get anything for it, The sorry look
ing remains were sent in and in due
season the bank received $3.50 in
good money. AS Mrs. Simmons had
supposed that the bundle contained
only S275, the overplus was held up
for a season for possible develop
ments, but ultimately Mrs. Simmons
was called in and given the S75 and
| a second cry was had over the unex-
pected windfall.
Cashier Baldwin strongly advises
people who are in the habit of bury
ing their money and forgetting it
I or who feed it to the hogs or mice,
to avoid trying to work up the mess
afterwards. Box it up dirt and all,
saving every fragment, and leave it
to government experts to purify
and unuangle the fragments. Uncle
Sans hired men balk at nothing,
and have had the stomachs of ami
mails sent to them for classification
and have extractedlgood money out
of the unpromising environment.
Herb. says.he draws thessline on the
billy goat, who hasa fondness for
circus posters and bank bills, and
who assimiiates them so thoroughly
as to be irredeemable even by Uncle
Sam himself. Perhaps.sitl is better
in the long run to take ones money
/ to the bank before feeding it to the
MICS or burying it in the cellar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-25

law above referred to. and it was
discovered that the oil mans de-
tenders were not even aware of the
existence of the law.
The examiner reported that the
condition of the accounts were such
that it would take time to complete
the examination. Why the report
was delayed for four and a half
months has not been satisfactorily
explained, but as the ex-inspector
paid in 5000 per month it is possible
that the Investigations were provi-
dentially(9 timed so as to admit of
the installment plan of restitution
The newspaper reporters upset this
plan somewhat by startling rumors
of a defalcation on the 18th. The
next day rumors grew thicker, and
Tuesday morning Minneapolis pa
per published some Of the reports,
with statement from an official
that the state would not lose cent.
A wild day followed, beginning with
emphatic denials in the morning,
followed by a statement to the re-
porters from the governor, just
before noon, that Mr.. McDermott
had been short in his accounts
$6, 1895, all of which had been
refunded. This was according to
the report of the public examiner.
Shortly after noon that day, the
secretary of state directed letter
to Mr.. Schaefer asking that the
report be made to his office, in
justice to the public as well as to
Mr.. McDermott. This request was
promptly complied with, the report
stating that the amount had all
been returned to the state. After
advising with the legal department,
the secretary directed letters to the
state auditor and treasurer for veri-
fication. Both officials replied that
not cent had been paid in on the
shortage. The legal department
was put in possession of these facts,
and the secretary also notified the
bonding company and the former oil
Inspector by letters. The next morn
still acting under the advice of the
state attorney, Mr.. Schmahl de-
manded of the public examiner
detailed report, and the same was
shortly received and transmitted to
the legal department.
That afternoon oil Inspector Nc
Even appeared at the auditors
office with a written statement that
$2700 of the shortage had been COW
cred by his monthly checks of re-
ceipts to the state auditor, and hand
ed receipt for the balance, So, ATS,
asking a check for the whole
amount. The auditor refused this
request, as the S270O had been turned
in as monthly fees by Inspector Nc
Even.
While the amount was probably
actually paid in by three 5000 in
stallments from McDermott, the
plan to insure secrecy has resulted
in tangle and it is thought that
legislative action will be necessary
to turn the money back so as to
cover the shortage.
AS Mr.. Dooley concludes, And
there We are, Mr.. Hennesy."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-25

Help the high school band by
patronizing the moving picture en-
tertainment Friday and Saturday.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
PEQUoT HOUSE BURNED.
Famous Old Hotel on Thames Shore
 Entirely Destroyed.

New London, May I.-The famous Pequot house, which crowned the headland at the western entrance 10 New London harhor. was burned down early this morning, and the con fagration lasted for several hours, threatening the entire Peduot settle mont of cottages and many splendid summer homes on Pequot avenue. The cause of the fire Is not known.
 The danger from the flames was over about o'clock. when the last chimney of the Casino fell. carrying to the ground the blazing wreck of the building Two of the Pequot cottages near by were entirely destroyed, and one other. belonging to Mrs Andrews, of New York. was wrecked
 The bulk of the fire department Is located about two and q half miles from the hotel. tho Pequot Independ- ent Hose only being close at hand. Before the apparatus could get to the scene the hotel was a mass of flame, lighting up the country for miles around Huge pieces of burning wood were blown all over the nelghborhood, and some of the sparks landed at Pep per-Box Hill three miles away. As different buildings took fire details of fremen had to be taken from tho main blaze 10 save the property.
 The hotel was erected In 1850.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
YALE MEN IN JAIL
Prof, Bailey's Wisdom Seekers Dive Deep Into Things
 Sociological,

New York, May 7,-One hundred Yale students, whose object K to study so- Icology at first hand, began a tour ot New York today in charge of Prof, William Bailey, who occupies the chair of sociology at the university, lt was 1 the annual trip in connection with the course known as American Social Conditions The professor. however, fought shy of the Bowery and It's al- lurements; other Yale classes have traveled that route and 1t had been de- cided to cut that out of the curriculum
 The first study of the students was really in anatomy, not sociology, for they were taken over to the moraue at Bellevue, Dr. Timothy D. Lehane was performing autopses and the students got permission to watch him As many as possible crowded into the little room where he was at work
 Prof, Bailey however, would not let them remain there long, for he con- sidered that more about sociology could be learned at Blackwells Island, so his one hundred young men went over there The prison was thrown open to them for the young men were all SO eager to learn what jalls looked llkc from the Inside that the officials were charmed with their desire to learn, They were shown all through the in- stitution from the kitchen to tho of- flces. Then they took trip through the hospital
 After their lunch they prepared for a visit to the Manhattan state Hospi- tai for the Insane, on Wards Island where they proposed to look at patients afflicted with various types of menta disorder. The young men are 10 dive deep into sociology this evening, fol on their return from the state asylum they will dine al the Mills Hotel No , which Is at Thirty-slxth street ant seventh avenue, Early tomorrow, th, second day of the pursuit of knowledge will begin with visits to the Educa. tIonal Alliance on the east side, the University Settlement on Eldridgt street. and Ellis Island That will bC about all for Prof Bailey's class, ant they will go home In the evening to dl. gest the facts they will have found IT New York
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
FOR OLD AGE PENSIONS.
Asqiiith Announces His Scheme in
 Presenting Budget.

London, May 7.--Premier Asquith, in presenting the budget to tho house of commons to-day. announced his plan for the pensionng of the aged. This question has been agitated for several years in Great Britain but this is the first time that any project has been decided on. It has been the rulo that the presentation of the budget is by the chancellor of the ex- chequer, but this year the work was done bN the premier, because the re- cent changes in the cabinet were thought better, insomuch AS MT As- quith, in his capacity of chancellor \of the exchequer had prepared the budget, that he should himself explain 1t to parliament.
 Concerning the main feature-the matter of old-age pensions-Mr. As qulth said 1t had been decided to rule out all contributary schemes and pro- vide the pensions from the national treasury.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
PRESIDENT WORE COAT OF MAIL
And Cadets Bullets Bowled Him Over
 Many Executions.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, April 30, via New Orleans, May Tt had been reported that General Vasquez is or ganizing insurrectionary bands near the Honduran frontier in Guatemala, and that Salvador had supplied them with munitions of war
 More details about the recent at- tempt to assassinate President Cabrera of Guatemala have been brought by passengers from Guatemalan ports They say that from five to eighteen cadets, suspected of the attempt on Cabrera's life, were shot that twelve soldiers were also shot for refusing to fire on the cadets, and that several political prisoners have been executed
 It is said also that Cabrera's life was saved by coat of mail, which he wore under his clothing, and that four bullets struck his armor with such force as to knock the president down
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Yale man and chief justice of the state of Connecticut, agreed. Yale stated her case strongly, but did not defend 1t quite so well. Harvard gave a more moderate statement and q little better support.
 l have taken the pains to reply to Fl. C. L,'s" letter, not because of its essential importance, but because it is one of those too-frequent com munications in which evil is lnslnu- ated without proof. and which tends to introduce a hostile. jealous. and suspicious spirit into our university contests, intellectual and physical It is pity that letters of this type should be written.
 Fl. C, L. says that he Is not a Yale man, but "an outsider. This statement has the marks of probabil- ity. Yale men are not "kickers,' nor are they in the habit of trying to re- trieve game which has been hon. orably lost by accusing their oppo- nents or the umpire of bad faith. They play their best. and then accept the score with equanimity.
 HENRY VAN DYKE. Princeton, May 6.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
THE WHOLE WORLD KIN.
Appeal of Hungary Woman Moves
 Court Squad to Generosity.

New York, May "A story of hum ger and illness told by young Ger man woman who went to the Tombs police court this morning with year old child in her arms was so convinc- Ing that nearly everybody In the room contributed something. The patrol men of the court squad were the lar gest givers'
 The woman had no business to call her to court, but merely went there tc learn where she could obtain help She said that she was Margaret Lyme of 425 West street, and that her hus- band, Rudolph, a longshoreman, had been too Ill to work. The family, sht added, had had nothing to eat for for. ty-eight hours.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
BRIDGE COMPANY RECEIVERS.

Trenton. x. J., May 7-Iudge Lam ming in the United States district court has appointed Frank Wyant and Ben jamin Price receivers for the West vir- glnlaNew Jersey Bridge company. The application for receivers was made by the Lackawanna Steel company. q creditor 10 the extent of s97000 Fol lowing the suicide of Morgan D Magec, president of the First National bank of Manasquan last Friday, lt became known that Magee's bank had lent up- wards of slOo,jOo to the bridge com- pany, of which he was a stockholder.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
FINDS HUSBAND A SUICIDE.

Returning to her home yesterday morning after spending the night away, Mrs, Edward Barber, of 240 North Front street found her hus- band dead in a chair from gas asphyX- iation. He had evidently arrived home late in the night and turned on the gas with suicidal intent, after several days of drinking, according to the medical examiner
 Barber was forty-four years old and worked for the New Haven road on a ward switcher He left work sev- eral days ago the examiner finds and had bean drinking heavily sinca.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
DEATHS.

ERWlN---Tn this city, May b, lo0S, . Charles II, Merwln, in the 65th year of his age,
 Funeral services will be held at his late residence, No, 52 Bishop street. on Friday afternoon at half-past two o'clock Friends are invited to at. tend. mi 2t SHEVLIN--In this city, May ', 1908, Julia Kelly, wife of James Shevlin. Funeral from her late residence. i02 Grand avenue, Saturday morning at S.S0, Requiem high mass at st. Rose church at o'clock ms If
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
18O Temple St.
ANNOUN GEM ENT,

I desire to announce to the public thnt nm now netting In the capacity of Family Representative In houses of mourning during tbr funeral period attending 10 the mnny details which present themselves nt such Il timci rcn- dcriug nss,stnpce to funeral director and representing the family on all oc- cnsious. Affiliated with nlI leading un- dertnkers. MRS. !. WILLIAM KINNEY
 Telephone N2S3-a.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

The enlargement of our pres ent quarters finds us at the mercy of masons, carpenters, etc., and we beg the indulgence of our patrons for the confusion in the store and for deliveries possibly a little delayed. It will last but a short while, and, when finished, will greatly add to our ability to serve you.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30
SOUTH LAKE WEIR RIPPLES.

Special Cor. Ocala Banner.
Summer absentees are rapidly re-
turning. Among the last to arrive
are NJ E. Schnitzler and family, W.
H. Buckley and wife, and Thomas
Baker and wife.
Mrs. A. NJ. Holt. who, with her
daughter, Alice. has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Peake for the past
six weeks, left for her home in Phila-
delphia on Wednesday, accompanied
as far as Jacksonville by Mrs. Peake.
Dr. Paul Snow, of Pedro, was a
business visitor here last Saturday.
Oranges are being shipped out at a
lively rate. many carloads coming in
by boat from the north side and go
ing out on the Seaboard Air Line
spur track. Capt E. B. Peter will
soon finish shipping the crop of Mrs.
E. A. Kicker.
Mr.. E. B. Peter, who has been fore
man for his brother, has gone to
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven J. Carter are
Frustrated with grief over the tragic
death of their only son. Richard Mon
roe Carter, who fell from train of
cars upon which he was working
near Fernandina last week annd was
instantly killed. He left a wife and
two children, one a babe of two
weeks. The interment was at Fer
nandina. The sad news reached here
too late to admit of the family at
tending the funeral.
News has been received of the
death at her home in EIberson, y. J..
of Mrs. Lauris LoOmis, who with her
five children pent the winter here a
few seasons ago as guests of the
Pleasant Hills House. Mrs. Loomis
was a lady of rare attachments and
Christian character. The deep inter
est she took in the Sunday school
and Christian Endeavor here was
proven after her return home by gifts
of value, including twenty valuable
reference bibles and a set of HYMN
books. Although for years a con-
slant sufferer, she spent her whole
time in doing good. Of her it may be
truly said. None knew her but to
love her"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30
NOTES FROM CITRA

Mr.. Browning of Lynchburg. Va,
is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. J. Clark
Greener.
Mr.. A. S. Kells and daughters, Mrs.
Hice and Miss Eula Kells of Beaver,
Pa, are spending a few days here.
The Kells family is we'll known in
this community and their many
friends are always glad to see them.
They will leave shortly for Fort My
ers. where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. TOnner and Mrs. Ton
ner's mother, Mrs. BOrland, are COM
fortably settled for the winter in their
cozy cottage on Borland avenue.
Miss Ruby Johnson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. S. T. Carswell.
Miss Peacock of Atlanta is in
charge of the millinery department of
Mrs. Drivers store this season.
Orange growers of this section be-
gin to feel encouraged over their
crops this year. There will be ship
ped between 10000 and 10000 boxes
of oranges from here this winter. The
groves begin 10 look "Omewblt as
they did before the big freeze.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30
NEW LINE OF STEAMERS

The Sanford and Geneva Steamboat
Co. is the latest organization in ship
ping circles, and the new company
will operate a daily steamer between
Sanford and Lake Harvey. c. L. Pa
genhart is general manager of the
new company and has recently added
the new steamer Alligator to the line.
This will give the Lake Harvey
section an opportunity to ship their
fruits and vegetables, and will mean
another industry for Sanford, making
this the central shipping point for the
lake region.
The new steamship line will make
special provisions for carrying pas
sengers, and this beautiful trip
through the lake region should be
quite popular among the tourists
Sanford Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30
BLITCHTON

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Mr.. and Mrs. House of Morriston
were visiting in the home of Mr.. All
ken last Sunday.
We are glad to note that our able
minister Rev. A. L. PrisOc. who has
had dengue fever. is now convaIesc-
ing.
Mr.. Freyermuth and Mrs. Sanders
spent several days at Orange Lake
last week, visiting their sister. Mrs.
Reeves.
Mr.. Goodwin of Standard. who has
been indispOsed, is at his post of duty
again
Mr. Roland Bitch of Ocala was Wis
iting in the parental home last week.
MorristOn, Fellowship, Elmwood
and Standard were well represented
at preaching last Sunday.
DR.. Bitch made a business trip to
Jacksonville and other points a few
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Bitch of Eel
lowship were pleasant visitors in
Blitchton last Monday.
Coming events cast their shadows
We are expecting to hear wedding
bells soon.
Mrs. Lyles and Mrs. Bitch spent
Sunday with their parents near Bitch
ton.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30

Beginning early in November Tam
pa, Key West and Havana will have
a one-vesseI steamer line, the Clint
ton being now in course of prepare
ton for taking up the run about the
first of the coming month The Gin
ton has just come off the ways at
Tampa and left yesterday at noon for
Jacksonville, where the vessel will be
placed in dry dock and completely
Overhauled. Immediately upon com
ing out of dry dock the Clinton will
take heavy cargo from Jacksonville
to Havana and will then be ready to
assume the new run on weekly SEIZED
ule between Tampa and Havana
Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30

Mr.. L. f. Hoffman, travelling rep
resentatiye of the H. H. Franklin
Mfg. Co, who has just completed a
southern trip through nine states. Wis
iting Twenty-Five different cities, re-
ports conditions as being prosperous
and little effected by the coming pres
idential election. "The automobile
business is on the increase in the
SOUTH says Mr. Hoffman, "and it is
my belief that the southern states will
soon be looked to for a large percent
age of the total business done"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-30
HOW THE LETTERS WERE sTO-
LEN

Golfers Weekly discloses the
source of the Archbold letters which
William +. Hearst has been reading.
The letters were stolen from the files
in Archbold's office by Willie Win
field, a negro file-clerk, photographed,
the originals returned, and the photo
graphs sold to Hearst by the negro's
agent, Stump, a white man. Hearst
paid Stump $4,000 for the copies. Ac-
cOrding to Golfers story, the theft
and sale occurred in 1904, just after
the presidential election, and the val
liable documents repOsed in a safe in
the New York American office from
that time until they were taken out
for use in the present campaign. The
letters proved a constant temptation
to the sensatiOn-lOving Hearst editors
who frequently remarked, on dull
days: Wish the boss would let us
run those Archbold letters in tomor-
rows paper"
With the $4,000 which Stump and
Winfield received for their thievery,
they set up a saloon business, but lost
that and their money in few months
playing the races" The Collier stO-
~ is one of the greatest news beats"
in recent metropolitan journalism and
shows that, sometimes. a weekly jour
nal finds it possible to Guido even the
yellow dailies.-Tampa Tribune.