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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
LAKE STEAMER LOST
D. M. Clemson Believed to Have Gone
 Down With Crew of Twenty four.

bbWn Nllh NfcW or twenty -tOur.
 Duluth Mnn,, Dec. 6.--Onc week has passed without news since the Steamer D. M. Clemson, owned by A. R, Wolvin of Duluth, passed the Soo" bound mp from Loraip, Q, on her last trip of the year. Her owners say that in all probability the vessel founder cd in the terrific storm that ragged at the lower end of Lake Superior carly in the week, or is stranded somewhere on the north coast, Tn either event, the entire crew of 2d men, including officers, may have perished. The WolVin Steamship Co., has started out tugs on q thorough patrol of the en- tire north shore from Port Arthur to "rhe Soo' and from "The Soo" to Isle Royalc. Every passing vessel Is being questioned.
 The Steamer Clemson is a first-class bulk carrier, built in Superior in 1903. Her gross tonnage Is 5,531. She Is l48 feet long and has a 52-foot beam and is 30 feet dcep
 $, R. Chamberlain of Duluth, is cap tain of the vessel w. E. Mcleod is mate, and J. J. Mccoy chief engineer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
FROM AUTO TO DEATH
Prominent Burlington Man Hurled
 from Speeding Gar.

Burlington, Nt, Dee. 6.-rhrougn the ovcrturning of q rapidly speeding automobile to-day Archibald l. Fay lor aged forty-nyo years, prominent resident of this city, was killed and his two companions. Albert T. Hcn- dorson, owner of the machine, and Robert j. Ross, both of Burlington, were critically injured The machine was going along South Willard street when it struck a culvcrt and turned oyer hurling out It's occupants Tay- Tor was picked mp unconscious and died on the way to the hospital, The other men are thought to be suffering from critical injuries
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
REAR LIGHT WAS OUT.

William F Burton, WhIlncyyIlc farmer waS arrested last night by Pa trolmon Heonon and Murphy in their light crusade because he did not have the rear light of his automobile burn ing while running through the .city The officers claim that they warned Burton and that no attempt seemed to be made 10 do anything about light ing the lamp. When the arrest was made they claim that Burton said there was no oil in the lamp, but thoy later burned t Tor long time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
DIES AS BRYAN TALKS
Proctor of Texas University Falls
 Dead ia Box al Austin.

Austin, Tcx. Dec, 6 Just as Will liam J. Bryan began an address to . large audience on Che grounds of the Texas State university this afternoon, James E. Clark proctor Of Chat lnsti- tutlon, fen 10 the floor of one of lhe boxes and died few minutes later of heart disease The program was con- tInued t being feared an aunounce- ment of the death of Mr Clark would have caused a panic among the audi ence.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
DROPPED DEAD IN CHURCH.

New Britain Dee. G---Durlng the service in the Peoples Church of Christ Mrs Assenath Bancroft, sev- of heart disease. Mrs. Bancroft was Il resident of Summer street, and the widow of the lato Willis 1T, Bancroft.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
TOWN OBSERVER.

Proprietor George T. White of the Yontine hotel received an almost fatal but withal pleasant shock the other day. Despite the stringent postoce regulations he was. shocked through the mails, too It was In the shape of a letter containing a one dollar bill and an unsigned note declaring that the dollar was conscience money. After the first sweet shock of surprise, Host White began to wonder about tho whence, the why and the wherefor, A real dollar, a good II. S. silver certifi- cate labelled "conscience money Did some former waiter forget to turn in a check? Did former clerk borrow t for carfare out of town? Did waiter for get to pay for plate of soup emptied down a patrons neck? Or was 1t for a piece of Limoges china broken In fall of turkey, joined with the overthrow of grease? Or could 1t be-but away with idle speculation; Mine Host White is most worried as to whether he shall use his windfall 10 buy the Tontlne when offered for sale or 10 enlarge the Momauguin,
 The nearly fatal accident to a West Haven boy Saturday reminded an old resident of somewhat similar, but less serious, accident which happened at the factory Of Sargent X Co. a good many years ago While working near some machinery boy was caught In the shafting and whirled around through the air. In horror the men tried to stop the machinery and ex- pected to see the boy fall to tho floor horribly mangled He fell to the floor nll right, but landed on his feet and absolutely unharmed except for the fact that beyond a sheepish look Of modesty he was quite unrobed and his clothing was still whirling around with the shaft.
 There are people still who have not got on fully to the system of having trolley cars stop only oh one corner There are those who know whats what at Chapel and Church streets, but when 1t comes to other corners they are still somewhat nystitied oc- casoually. one woman stood at a tcorner eagerly waiting several minutes for car only to be gently informed by the thumb of the motorman of the car that she was on the wrong corner The hint was lost, There was string of cars all going in the same direction and but a short interval apart and as each car passed the motorman indi- cated the other crossing and the con ductor on the rear platform leaned out almost far enough to lose his ba1- ance and shouted into the womans ear, but in vain. Franctlcally signal ling each car to stop on the wrong crossing the woman waited there un- til the entire string of six had passed by and then she walked away. con siderinG no doubt the wonders of trol-
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ley cars that never stop despite des- perate signalling.


 Several students in a Wall street rooming house put up little joke on the landlady last week Getting bois- terous as students will, the landlady oc. rasonally has to 20 up stairs and quiet things down After hiding from her in closets had paled on the youthful mind, her next raid found the rooms empty and her flock on the roof of an ell two of them presenting sturdy backs aa they held the window down After her retirement from this skrm- lsh, they put dummies in their beds and all but three ascended through a trap door onto the roof Of these, two made enough racket for tho whole crowd and again must she ascend the stairs But Scientific school students, they were well prepared to avert surprises. All the rooms are equipped with tele- graph instruments and the other one of the three in the house licked A warning as he lay In bed, Thus apprlscd of the approach of the enemy, the two noise makers were drawn to the roof and the landlady found an empty house. After her retirement the boys dropped out Ct a second story window and stroIled into the house at intervals, talking of a pleasant evening at the theater and elsewhere. The landIady now fears ghosts and is thinking of calling in a medium for seances, or moving to oth- CT quarters.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
Christmas Umbrellas For Men, Women and Children.

There nothing way Christmas gift useful Artistic handle effects add to beauty making most magnificent display In and children The eXenSVeness of the equaed the WorthneSS of the umbrellas prices artistic and novel designs sold
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
Mems Umbrellas

Plain handles and piece dyed covers, Si.oo, Sl.5o and s2.25.
 Plain handle and silk covers. S3.5o to S4.5O. '- "' Plain handles and piece dyed covers, S2 So and S3. Oo. Fancy handles and SILK covers on 8 rib paragon frames and steel rods, S3.5o, S4.5o. S5 so and up to sS so. Leatherette boxes free.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
WOmen'S Umbrellas

Plain wood handles and piece dyed taf feta covers Si.oo. S2.5o and $500.
 Plain wood handles and SILK covers, guar anteed fast black and rainproof. S4.o0. $500 and s7.5o.
 Fancy handles and pieced dyed covers. last black and rainpreof. SIPS to s2.5o. Fancy handles and sl covers. S3.5o, s4.5o, s5.So and up to si45o.
 Umbrellas engraved free.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07

One of the clerks at the registry de- partment of the postofIice received an entirely new kind of jolt while ago. With furtive glances to various points of the compass stranger step ped to the window, pulled a gold watch from his pocket and pushed 1t at the clerk,
 You will have to do 1t up securely before we can accept It. said the clerk.
 DO it up? What do you mean?"
 "Didnt you want to send that by registered mail?"
 Registered mail? Not by darned sight! l though this was a pawn shop'
 He had come in from the Center street side and got into the wrong door.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
Use Our Shopping Tickets.

IT. you will of Shopping Tickets when buying 1t Will you lot of time.
 You pay for all your purchas the last counter at which buy your purchases all done up toge- ther Ask for a shopping ticket
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07

Advertising pays, and | have proof of it, said a local business man the other day. My wife started out this afternoon to do some shopping, ana as tine weather was threatening took along with her an umbrella Woman fashion she carried the house key in her hand, and had not stopped to look into many store windows before she missed the key As lt was the second
 one she had lost recently she decided to advertise lt and left an ad at one of the newspaper offices About ten minutes later 1t began to rain little. SO she put up her umbrella and the brought results in less than fifteen min key fell out at her feet That ad had
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07

TWO negroes late from one of the southern alates met on the street re- gently, and the following converse tiou was overheard;
 "Got job yit, Sam
 "Ain'L got nufHn' so fah"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
Stationery and Engraving.

A Box of Fine Correspondence Station cry or a hand Cut Steel Die or both, would make a very acceptable Christmas gift for either lady or gentleman.
 Here arc few specimens for Monday only.
 one quire box of Paper and Envelopes with hand Cut Steel Die, value Sl.5o, Monday SlO0.
 Haad Cut Steel Die, 2 or 3 letter mono. gram die, value l,25, Monday 85c.
 so CardS and Hand Engraved Plate Script, vaue.Sl.oo, Monday 75c.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
DID NOT OBEY; MAY LOSE EYE.
Long Island City Boy Fails to Enter Into
Spirit of Wild West Game.

Because he did not enter with true spirit into
the game of Wild West. Francis Kelly the thir
teen-year- old son of James Kelly, varnish manu-
facturer living at No Sc Vernon avenue Long
Island City. may lose the sight of his left eye.
Not until Richard Connors arraigned before
Police Magistrate Smith in that city yesterday did
the shooting which occurred in a vacant lot
Fourth street after school hours Monday, become
known. Young Kelly unable to appear in
court but his father informed the magistrate that
his son was badly wounded. According the
stories told by other boys Connors who is also
thirteen. the leader In the Wild West game.
he owned pistol and had pocket full of blank
cartridges.
Hands up!' il is said he shouted to young Kelly
as he came him the trail.
"Wots eatin' you?' retorted young Kelly.
Hands up nothin
Hands up" again ordered the juvenile des-
perado, 'or I'll plug you
Kelly refused to respond. and the next instant
there loud report and the boy fell to the
ground. The young Wild West chief thoroughly
frightened. dropped his pistol and ran home
DR.. II. j. McKenna says young Kelly probably
Will lose the of his left eye His face is a
mass of powder burns Connolly, charged with
felonious assault was remanded TO the custody of
the children's society
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
WANTS PLATT LETTERS.
Mae C. Wood Gets Order Calling for Produc-
tion of Papers.

Considerable light was thrown on the suit for
absolute divorce brought by Mae c. Wood against
Senator Thomas c. Platt when her counsel ap-
peared yesterday before Justice Newburger. in
the Supreme Court. and applied for order d.
recting the defendant to turn for the inspec-
ton of the plaintiff certain papers which she
charges taken from her in the office of Howe
& Hummel. after she had been confined there a
day without food
In her petition the plaintiff said she was mar
red secretly to the Senator at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel November 10, 1901. and that the marriage
was kept secret the ground that its publication
might injure his chances for reelection. Before
her marriage she says that the Senator sen. her
many letters and kilograms which were inconsist-
with his present denial Of the marriage.
These letters and kilograms. the defendant says.
taken from her by fraud. II was closely
confined in the office of Howe & Hummel with
out food a whole day and finally when I had no
strength left I gave up the papers to Delaney
NicolI Then they made sign release of all
claims against the defendant. After had signed
il they gave a Of money to Humme who had
pretended throughout the farce to be acting for
me. and he in turn gave part OF it TO me-
Justice Newburger granted the application and
late in the afternoon two long affdavits were filed
by Delaney Nicoll and Frank H. Platt Attached
to Mae Woods petition affidavit by Daniel
c. o OF1aherty, lawyer. OF Richmond. Va, re-
tanned by the plaintiff at time. who said he
wrote to the defendant asking for an explanation
of the case. He says he received letter from
Senator Johr w. Daniel. of Virginia, "a friend
and colleague of Senator Plat. in which he said
You would have no chance of success in this
case
Delaney Nicoll in his affidavit calls the case
AN attempt by Mae c. Wood to blackmal the de-
fendant." He quotes various letters sent to and
received from Howe & Hummel Il was in
structed' he says. by the defendant to make a
reasonable settlement. provided unqualified
proof could be obtained from plaintiff herself of the
faseness of her charges against defendant" The
settlement. he says. was arrived at October Il
1903 ia the presence of Frank H. PIatt when n
bundle of letters, kilograms and newspaper plates
and affidavit were turned over to him. and Il
gave Mr.. Hummel $1,000 in cash which had been
given by Frank II. Piatt.''
The other affidavit is much the same as the one
filed by Mr.. Nicoll.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
MARRIED Is YEARS. ASKS ANNULMENT
SAYS Wife Never Got Divorce from Former
Husband, Dean Hufcutt's Brother.

sustioe Eewburger. in the Supreme Court ac-
repted papers and reserved decision yesterday in
SHs case Of Walter ". Gibbs connected with an
advertising company At No 128 Fourth avenue.
VII seeks annUlsnent of his marriage to Minnie T
fihfs fifteen years ago. He alleges that his wife
Z divorce from her former husband.
John r EuffcGtt. brother IF the late Dean Huff
cutt Governor Hughes's legal adviser who com
mtted suicide in the summer on one Of the Hpd-
River boats.
lost Counsel on both sides said they had searched
The records in various upstate counties and in Con
necticut and agreed to exchange notes on their
researches and TO prosecute them further
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
BOTTLED CRIME EXHIBIT CONTINUES
Captain Gallagher Declares That He Did Not
Intend to Close It.

If Captain Gallagher. of the Church street police
station intended to close the exhibit of wfiskey
bottles made by the Society for the Prevention of
Crime Broadway and Vesey street yesterday he
changed his mind after a talk with Frank Moss
former Police Commissioner and counsel for the
society. A collection of TASKS of whiskey said to
have been purchased in saloons Sundays in De-
cember and January, when displayed in the window
yesterday interested many persons. Some one
called Captain Gallagher the telephone and
complained that the sidewalk blocked and told
him that the exhibit public nuisance.
When Captain Gallagher and his arrived
Mr. Moss called the captains attention to the
pIacard the bottles, which read: Most of
these TASKS were purchased in seventy-one saloons
Sundays The Mayor and the Police Commits
soner could close the theatres two of these
Sundays but they did not close the saloons"
oh said Captain Gallagher II just wanted to
keep the sidewalk clear ] had intention of
closing the exhibit"
Those who desired were then permitted TO look at
the bottled crime and think seriously of Joining a
society that is rich enough 10 buy such colIec-
ton
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
TIMBER CRIB REMOVED
Fourth and Madison Auenue Cars
Run by Burned Parker Bu;ldine.

AS a result of the action of the board of sur
Vey, appointed by Superintendent Murphy of the
Bureau Of Buildings, the timber crib in Fourth
avenue in front of the burned Parker Building was
removed last night and service on the Fourth and
Madison avenue surface line. interrupted since s
O'Clock last Friday night, was resumed At the
same time local subway trains were once more al
lowed to stop at the 18th street station.
The sidewalk in front of the building is still roped
off, and no tenants have yet been allowed to return
to the buildings in 18th street. adjoining the Parker
Building. There is longer any fear of a general
collapse.
Contrary II a report printed yesterday morning
Fallon, one of the killed in the fire. had been
found late last night Search was still being made
for his body and that Of O'Connor. but the fremen
had little hope of getting rid of the rubbish which
probably covers the bodies before to-day.
The board of survey was composed of Nicholas J.
Owen Brainard. of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, and d. E. Waid. representing George Wal
lace, the owner OF the building. The three mem
bers coneurred in the report to roping off por-
tions of Fourth avenue and 18th and 18th streets
but Mr.. Waid refused to sign further communi-
cation. which recited the measures necessary to
render the building safe
The subway yesterday got back all the business
1t had lost TO the elevated lines since the fire and
the fear of trouble through collapse of the build
ing
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
CUPID GRIPS COL. STOKES
Court Refuses to AnnuL Marriage
Kue7g of Other Husband.

Justice Marean. of the Supreme Court, Brooklyn,
refused to annul the marriage of William A Stokes
and Mrs Elizabeth w Hitchngs Stokes yesterday
afternoon Stokes who is colonel of the Esd Regf-
Inent moved for the annulment. After listening
the testimony the justice did not ask for the
papers in the case expected but said:
Motion to annul this marriage Is denied on the
ground that the plaintiff, by his own admission
lived with the defendant for two years after he
knew that she had husband living"
Colonel Stokess wife died in January. 1904, and
he married Mrs. Elizabeth W. Hitchings in Janu-
ary 1905. A year later he discovered that John
Htchings her husband living in Washing
ton Last summer he began proceedings for an
nument. Stokess attorney presented to the court
a certificate of marriage between the present Mrs.
Stokes and Hitchings. The woman's maiden name
was Stopp and she lived in Easton, Penn. She
married Hitchings when she was twenty-one years
old at Philadelphia. This was on March "a. 1875
The woman's attorney then told the court that
his client had thought her husband dead when
she married to Stokes and that her lawyers
had advised her that under the statutes of the
state, she legally widow.
Thomas X Parkes, of Lynnbrook, Long Island.
where the Httchings family lived for many years
prior to the marriage of Mrs Hitchings and
Stokes, said that he had known Htchings and his
wife for than fifteen years. He said that he
Washington last year and had met Hitch
ings.
When Colonel Stokes took the stand he said that
he lived at No. Cos ST. Marks avenue, and that he
was a manufacturer of woodenware. He said that
he had married without knowing that Hitchings
was alive. 1t his belief that Mrs. Hitch1nSs
was widow She told him that she had consulted
two lawyers and they had informed her that she
was legally widow He told her that he would
never marry divorced woman.
His relatives learned that Hitchings was alive
soon after the marriage. but they did not tell him
at first They had been much opposed to the
match and soon his two married and his
daughter left home. Finally after he and his wife
had lived together for a year friend told him the
facts Some time afterWard Mrs. Stokes said to
him:
i've got you by the neck!"
Never you mind. As long as you behave your
self we'll stick together" he replied
He continued TO stick by her in order to help
and protect her until life became unbearable
When he was sick, she refused to nurse him and
he was forced to telephone to some of his men to
aid him he said. When she sick he nursed
her.
1T was in order to return good for evil,
swered the colonel
Did you ask her TO marry you, or did she pro-
pose to you?' the justice asked.
We'll" returned Stokes, we both decided to-
gether"
The colonel then left the stand and the justice
gave his decision This morning the court will be
asked to decide whether Stokes or his wife owns
the St Marks avenue house She says that he
decided the property to her, and he denies that he
did So
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
PASTOR PEEPS INTO BAR.
Sac Church Members Playing Cards
and Drinking Whiskey.

An organized effort is to be made to enforce the
nouor law in Oyster Bay. 1t is alleged by clergy
men and others that drinks dealt out
there regardless Of the laws restrictions. and that
all efforts punish the offenders through COM
pI ints the State Board of Excise have resulted
only in warning the liquor of the activity of
their enemies.
Ralph Ludum asserted that he had church
members enter saloons daily, and a clergyman,
who said he peered through curtains only half
drawn saw three members of church playing
cards and drinking whiskey. The clergyman did
not name the church o the
The Rev. Alexander G. Russell. pastor of the
Presbyterian Church; the Rev. Charles S. Wight
man. pastor of the Baptist Church. and the Rev
Warren l. Bowman, of the Methodist Church. are
working with J. H. Randall and Samuel Valentine
TO make the liquor dealers obey the laws
New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
NY. LIFE HITS NEW LAW
armstrong Statutes Ficaous IN Parts
1t Declares.

According to Darwin P. Kingsley, president of
the New York Life Insurance Company. the Arm
strong insurance laws which made for the
protection of poiicyholders in this state have in
troduced into the statutes principles which en-
danger rather than aid the reforms that they were
intended to bring about. In an advertisement of
the New York Life published to-day Mr.. Kingsley
says:
The sections Of the Armstrong laws which de-
mand publicity. compel economies. insure care in
transactions with your funds have aroused a high
sense of trusteeship. They have benefited not only
of those sections should be repealed. But there
are other sections that are dangerous and reac-
tionary-
The company objects to Section 81. which limits
the free surplus that a company may hold Section
s. which has practically put END to the insur-
ance of impaired lives; Section 81. under which,
Mr. Kingsley declares, the state has introduced a
vicious principle by undertaking to manage the
details business and Section 96 which II is said
reverses the present struggle against combinations
in restraint of trade and directly restrains COM
pettion by arbitrarily limiting the output of life
insurance companies. Mr.. Kingsley says In regard
81 that the shrinkage in securities within
twelve months represents wider huctuation by
nearly two TO one than the margin the law intends
the companies to have for contingencies. He pre-
diets that the companies of New York which, prior
TO 1906 added about $500 900 year to the volume
of outstanding insurance will record large loss in
1907. as they did in 1906.
The report of the New York Life for 1907 showed
that the direct cash benefits to policyholders
amounted s4SO00oeo including SD 76594 paid for
s.931 policies that matured through deaths.
So 3s paid for endowment policies that matured,
money paid to annuitants premiums paid for pol
icyholders out of surrender values cash dividends.
money paid to holders of policies surrendered to
the company and premiums paid for policyhoders
out of dividends. The company lent s27.oooooo to
81, 900 poicyholders.