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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-09
MRS. PIERCE IN
COURT FIGHTS TO
ESCAPE ASYLUM
Famous Horsewoman Accuses
Brother of Kidnapping Her
Into a Sanitarium.
lspetial TO The Evening World \

| SOUTH NORWALK. Conn. Dec. o.
Mrs Tom Pierce won her freedom to-
day In the contest in the Probate Court
here by which her brother, John c. Rog-
ers. sought to have her committed per.
manently to sanitarium. II was al.
legged that Mrs. Pierce was a victim of
incurable dipsomania
| When the case came up Mrs. Plerce's
lawyers urged that mental cases enter
ing sanitariun can leave of their own
free will after three days. Her broth
er's counsel contended that inebriates
entering such institutions can he held
for year. After a long wrangle the
lawyers arrived at an agreement BY
which the famous horsewoman regalned
her freedom
When the decision was announced to
her she expressed great delight and EN-.
hraced her friends. Miss Adele Richie
and Mrs. Raymond Hitchcock, who had
stood 10y her throughout her sensational
contest with her kinsman.
Miss Richie is Mrs Perce's closest
friend, and when the latter suddenly
disappeared from Manhattan early last
month it was Miss Richie who an
nounCed that she would devote the rest
Of her life. II necessary. to finding her.
and after an eight days search did ind
her in a sanitar!um near Westport.
There was nothing in the bearing ct
the still pretty woman of thirty. who.
as Alice t'rown!nshielt Rogers of 81.
lem. Mss. became the vile of Thomas
w. Pierce. a Massachusetts millionaire.
to bear out the assertion that her health
or mind is gone.
She has been staying at Kensett, DR.
I Edward Everett Smiths sauitarium. in
Welion, and drove TO court in & touring
car, accompanied by an attendant ana
DR. Smith.
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NEW RECEIVER FOR BANK.
John W. Mckinnon Takes Charge
of Morse Concern.

John w MCKmnon was appointed re-
ceiver of Charles w. Morse's bankrupt
Bank OF North America to-day by
Judge Lacombe in the United states
Circuit Court. Mr.. Mciiunon succeeds
Charles a. Hanna, of the Treasury De
partment, who resigned after the affairs
Of tho Institution had been practically
wound up under his direction
Mr.. Mckinnon gave a bond of $3.50. 00
No further steps have been taken to.
ward recognizing the bank since Morse
was convicted and sent TO the Tombs.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-09
POLICE INSPECTOR RETIRED

Inspector Max Stelnbruck has been
retired from the Police Department at
his own request upon tho report NJ the
Board Of Surgeons that is ls suffering
from physical disability sufficient u
.uD7pactate him Tor police duty IL.
NJ receive pension ~ half pay
$trinbruck was horn 100 lN1 and Was
sailor iu ms youth he became Al
policeman I1 l"7 ara WAC made au
Acting Inspector year ago last March.
SIX weeks p ID lc was transferred from
command oi tie Tcuderioiu district 10
TIE bureau ~ Repairs ana supplies AZ
Headquarters, hut dil not report Dor
active duty, sending instead a physi-
clans csguncsts.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-09
ITCHING TORRENTS

From little patches Of eczema. tetter.
milk crust, psoriasis, etc. on the skin,
scalp. or hands Of infants. children or
adults are instantly relieved and speed
lily cured, in the majority Of cases, by
warm baths with Cutclira Soap and
gentle anointings with Cuticura ONT
ment. the great Skin Cure. assisted,
when necessary, by mild doses of Cuti-
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Brother Against Sister.

A brother provided a diversion at the
afternoon session by testfying with
seeming willingness against his sister.
The brother was William l.. Cramer,
He said his sister, Mrs. Madeline Planz.
the defendant in the case, had confessed
her wrongdoing TO him, The plaintiff
in the suit was Christopher Planz, who
charged intidelity and desertion,
Then spry, yellow haired man. viii
the plaintiff in the suit of Henry l..
Daniel versus Anna Daniel. and was
ploceedng>to admit with cheerful eager
ness that he had misconducted himself
with the wife when Justice Downing
broke in.
why do you give this testimony"
asked His Honor sharply. The witnesses
answer was inaudihle.
Your Honor spoke up the hus-
bands lawyer, this witness is de-
.ective sergeant in the employ of the
police force Of this city, and
Il don't care who he is" said Justice
Downing. L will no; accept the testi-
mony OF a correspondent unless it is
corroborated by other evidence. Step
down. Mr.. Mott"
Mr.. Mott stepped down promptly
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four husbands who came as plaintiffs,
and five wives.
Il wish they'd hurry up and get to
nah case says one negro woman to
another, as they file out al recess time.
Il wants nah decree right away, cause
my next husband, he's gettin mighty
impatient"
Somehow, her attitude of mind, seems
TO he that of a good many others in the
"a
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tons and carrying the inquiry further
than do many of his fellow justices.
First case" says His Honor.
Davies versus Davies calls the
clerk.
The mill wheels are beginning to turn.
lawyer hristles forward and a good
looking man OF thirty-tive takes the
oath on an ancient black Bible, and
slips into the witness chair He is
William II. Davies, suing Margaret
Davies. The charges are the same
which figure, in one form or another. in
every one of these ases-desertion and
improper conduct. The husband says
she left him, two other witnesses, man
and woman. say they saw the truant
two years ago in Edwardsville, Pa,
with another man, whom she introduced
as her husband and with whom she was
living. The lawyer swears he had the
summons served. the process server
swears he personally served the paners
on the defendant. The case is closed
Decision reserved" says Justice
Bowling. who has interrupted the in
CURRY just once. long enough to inquire
Of Davies what clergyman married him
an W no
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Within Seven Minutes.

Time. six minutes, thirty seconds
Next case. Mr. Clerk"
schultz versus Schultz"
:, slender little woman of twenty-five
years pretty and pale, with big brown
eyes and nicely dressed. edges forward.
Dragging by the hand plump little
OLD, who is buried almost out of sight.
like a miniature Santa Claus in a fur
coat and pair of gray leggings
While the mother testities the little
witness stand and regards the scene
With the wide, unwinking stare OF child
hood
THIS plaintiff says she is Mrs. Anna
next TO divorce. is Inc custody of her
son. Her mother. in tho front row,
gries a little as the daughter testifies.
This mother sheds the only visible tears
just heard, with slight variations. The
lawyer rattles through the prescribed
formula. the. process-serve. contributes
his mite to the transcript, and keeper
of a Harlem lodging house describes Leo
Schultz's alleged misconduct.
in this case, as in many which follow
1t, there is a good deal Of Inference and
SuppoSition in the evidence of the chief
witness as to the actual misbehavior.
Also dates get confused and some wit
neSses can't seem to understand what
is all about. Notwithstanding this.
the case Is al In within less than nine
minutes. and pretty little Mrs. Schultz
and her mother are taking the little
Teddy Bear boy away.
Husran. Aids WI S Case.
In tic next case-that Of Elizabeth
Meloon against Ivan Meloon-a ne"
factor is Introduced, The husband APP
pears, not 10 fight his wifes suit or 10
combat the charges she makes. but to
acknowledge merely that he was prop
erly served with the papers. a private
detective. a hotel clerk, bearing a big
register and n frightened bellboy unite
In accusing Meloon Of passing off an
other woman, younger than Mrs.
Neloon, as his wife in hotel in Con-
nectiCut.
Justice Bowling examines Meloon
sharply on the incidental issues. II is
evident that Justice Bowling does not
care deeply for defendants who make
no defense. nor does he seem to have
any deep affection for lawyers who have
the reputation of working UP domesti,
quarrels and encouraging marital lit!ga-
ton for the sake Of the fees there are
In II.
So it gees through tie morning, witt
snap ard has'e almost Ike that n
a police court.
Mrs Nellie Patterson. who is young
as are most OF h"r sisters in distress
that aye here TO-DAY, pravs for a de-
cree from Edward Patterson jr and the
possession Of her year-nld child.
Married hree wears. pared two wears
cruelty and INVESTIGATION the charges
sno says he often came home drum
and Snapped her. Six minutes for this
case.
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THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS

To-day's highest. lowest and last prices o:
yesterdays hnal figures are as follows:
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Justice Bowling Disposes of
"Undefended" Misery by
Wholesale.
WlLMERDlNG SUIT ONE
Society Mans Plea for Legal
Separation on Calendar
as "UnconteStei."

This Is. or was At the time the re-
porter began writing this story "Di-
vorce Day" at the hiE courthouse.
This means it is the day when the un-
defended suits for absolute divorce have
the docket all to themselves. There are
100 of them on the calendar for this
date in Part III, Special Term Of the
Supreme Court. where Justice Victor
Bowling sits One hundred and twenty
is a big number, even in divorce ridden
New York, so that long before 1Ol5
o'clock the circular hallway with a
round hole through the middle, like a
big stone douGhnut, on the second floor
of the building which Boss Tweed built
is Overlooking with witnesses. plaintiffs.
lawyers and a few-a very few-defend-
ants.
Coming into the vaulted. old ashioned
chamber. this crowd is divided off by
attendants. and if the business of a
man or woman is divorce, which it usu-
ally is, they are shepherded into one of
two rallied enclosures at either side OF
the room, leaving the centre for lawyers
who have in charge other phases of
human misery and human discomfort
that has got into court, such as dam
age actions and partnership suits.
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Ma iority of Plaintiffs Women

The majority OF the plaintiffs trat
have come asking for a decree So they
can get married again, or stay free and
unmarr ed il they've had enough, are
women, mainly young women, and an
astonishinglY large percentage of them
are well dressed and not bad looking
Picture hats and marCelled heads are
common. and long ostrich feathers wave
above the sky line OF the seated audi
eEcc.
There is one woman with a shawl over
her head. All the others are more mod
ishly CARRIED. one princesse gown, al!
over buttons and braid. creates a small
sensation in connection with a small
plump, very pretty woman, some hand
some furS. big pearl pin, three heavy
bracelets and pair Of high-bu-toned
gray boots with pearl buttons.
1t is hard to tell male divorce plain
tiff from a divorce lawyer, as they sit
indiscriminately together. except that a
plaintiff IS often better dressed than a
lawyer. There Is one negro lawyer, a
fussy yellow man, who turns out 10
have more clients than any other lawyer
in the room. There are two Clergymen-
a Catholic priest WHO taxes many notes
and another who looks like a Lutheran
minister and who has friends, evidently.
in one Of the cases.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-09
"WEDNESDAY. DEC. Q. zoos

Total '....',,,,,.,- .t.--t, l.ns"
The WoTli printed u-ily lu75
HELP Ads. s47 more tua an o.h,T
New York pIpeH comoinad.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-09
BABY BOY HAD y
ITCHING HUMOR
Which Broke Out in Different Places
Nothing Would Help Him
Mother Almost In Despair Skin
Quickly Healed Withouta Scar and
Trouble Has Never Returned
SINCE USING CUTICURA
MOTHER GIVES PRAISE
Several months ago, my little boy,
cow two and half years old, began to

DTeak out WITH
itching sores. I
began to doc
tor him, and a.
soon as l got
them healed up
in one place they
would break ouS
in another. I
was almost in
despair. Icould
not get anything
that would help
him. Oneevcn
ing l read a tes-
timonial from q
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laoy who had cured her little boy with
Cuticura. / began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and after
using them three times. the sores COM
menced to heal. He is now we'll, and
not q scar is left on his body. They
have never returned nor left him with
bad blood, as one would think. Cuti-
cura Remedies are the best have ever
tried, and they are surely great.
shall always have them in the house,
handy, and shall highly recommend
them to any one W no is suffering likewise.
cannot give them too much praise.
Mrs. William Geedine. 1902 Washington
st.. Attica, Ind, July 20, 1907"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-09

)oLAS-JOHS j.. beloved husband Of the
late Anna Dolsn (nse Connors).
Funeral from the residence OF his
daughter Mrs. Jane Kelly, ~ West
li0th ST, at 10 A. NJ, Friday, Dee a.
zoos. IutermeM In 81. Raymonds
Cemetery,
l'OwER.--On Dec, o, 1905. MARGARET
POWER, noe Dslahunty, widow OF will
liam Power. No. 2bs W, l2sd Of.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
ASTRAL PLANE SNAKES
EVOKE NEW THOUGHTS
Whole Band of Theosophsts Rush to Rescue of Menag
erie Mirage and Swell Theory to Jungle Pro
portions.

giles viii furnish to President Roosevelt,
but, of course. they're all on the astral
plane, which makes a great difference,
as one can't feed them or twist their
tails.
According TO the professor. when one
is properly corned or ryed, one can see
best tie snakes of the astral plane
which is a nat surface surrounded by
lines ard without thickness or duration
IL is then that the beau ties of a man 8
liquor force through MS subcutaUeous
consciousness some finer suscepubljties
10 the astral animals and he gets a
ticket TO all the h'Tpodromes doing
business in that astral plane,
Tie Seeing Eye
j. II. Carnes, a Local tEeosophIst. said
yesterday he concured with what Prof
Rogers said about snakes that persons
Who are inebriated see being real
enough. Mr. Carnes said that liquor or
other stimula--s excite the nerves so
that tie eye can see things which il at
other times could not recognize
Auam certainly was lucky not having
70 suffer from astral plane snakes, as
well as common or Garden variety of
reptiles. n. B.-Attention is called 70
the pun in the last sentence.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17

Take it all in all Mr.. Adam, ST., was
a pretty lucky man.
Although eminent historians may not
consider him so lucky as Mr.. r. Van
Wrinkle, who slept untH called for the
Atlantic City season, he had nice soft
time compared TO what 1t would have
been if he had 10 face not only the Ser
pent. but the New Thought.
When the New Thought. which is
theosophy. starts out 10 build up per-
sonaI menaEerie for person or per
sons. it doesn't stop with one serpent,
nor does II stop with Jne entrance Of
various mongooses or other small ami
mails used in lighting snakes I'm India.
Ceylon, Burma, Siam, Anam, China,
BeIo0chistan, Afghanistan. and Grand
stan,
Call of the Astral.
a New Thoughust. according to L. w.
Rogers. of Chicago, one of the leading
lecturers of the cult. can sit down in
an ordinary calm summer eve and see
more beasts than all the African jun
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HOW TO SAVE BOYS"
SUBJECT AT Y. Nj. c. A.
Two Hundred Guests Attend Ban
quet in the Association
Building.

How 10 Save Boys" was a general
topic discussed by representative social
workers from every sort of reforming
Institution, who gathered around the
banquet board in the Y NJ c. A build
ing on G street last night
New methods in winning boys back
10 lives of reCtitude were told, and
among them came the story OF the boys
republic at FreevilIe. y. Y. told by
William r. George, It's founder, who
has since established three more at An
napolis Junction, LitchneId, Conn, and
Garter. Pa.
Other prJminent men We're IN attend
auce. Otto l.. Darnau. superintendent
OF the National Training School. pre-
sided Among those who addressed the
20 guests present were DIT. Hastings
J.. Hart of New York, who told of the
Russell Sage Foundation 10 make a ma
tioH8l investigation OF the child pIac-
lUg-ouL system. and Walter o. Gle
phane, of Washington. who spoke of the
ChHd-saying Institutions OF The District.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
BLOOM S AN EDITOR
ON JANUARY FIRST
WOrthington G. Ford Will
Be Succeeded by Gal
lard Hunt.

WOrthington c. Ford. who has re
signed as chief or the division of manu-
scripts in the Library OF Congress, Will,
on January I, take up his new duties as
editor of the Massachusetts Historical
Society. Mr. Ford Will be succeeded in
the Library Of Congress by Gallard
Hunt chief OF the Bureau OF CiuZen
ship, of the State Department
Mr.. Ford is an authority on American
history, and he had done an immense
amount of work in collecting and in
creasiHg the collection in the Library.
He edited through the FIRST dozen vol
umes the Journals of the Continental
Congress. OF which only portions have
been published heretofore.
Mr.. Fords new position is one of i'm
portance, and the salary is almost twice
as large as that he now receives He
is a native of Louisiana, and was ap-
pointed 10 the Government service IN
1880. He was transferred to the State
Department IN 1887. In 1905 he was APP
pointed a member OF the commission 10
examine into naturalization, citizenship.
and eXpatriatiOH. He has been chief Of
the Bureau of Citizenship since May 81,
1907.
Mr.. Hunt also is widely known among
historians. lie has written the lives OF
Madison and Calhoun, and edited the
latest EIl editions of The writings Of
Madison, and other works, including
tine ieJIers OF Margaret Bayard omiJn,
published IN 1905 under the title, The
First Forty Years OF Washington So
ciety.' lie was also historian of the
Department of state
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
ECZEMA 80 YEARS;
SIMPLE OIL CURES
Wintergreen Compound stopped Itch
at once-DiseaEe Soon Disappeared.


After dosing the stomach for years
ana trying an kinds of alleged cures
for eczema. AIr. NJ. Il. Firmln, of Wicu-
ita, Kansas, reports a perfect cure lie
simply washed the skin with an OIL OF
wiutergreeu compound mixed with
thymol, giycerine, etc.
Mr.. NJ. T. Flrmiu, for the last -
wears in the employ OF the o. :, Daniels
Furniture Co, OF Wichita. kan, i'm
the presence OF Mr.. Hlgsinson, of the
HigglusOu DrEg Coz made the following
statement.
Eczema first appeared on my body
when I was q child 5 years of aae. For
over thirty years ] scratched and
scratched and dOCtOTed. About the only
relief / got was from scratching. The
itching was so intense it simply drove
me Wild.
About one year ago. the disease COW
cred my entire body from my scalp TO
nay toes My doctor and my friends all
gave me up as incurable-
Then 1 commenced using the D. D.
- Remedy for eczema. The first APP
pIicatiou stopped the horrible itching
and cave me a nights sleep. 1t gave
me strength and new hope ] continued
growing better every day. Ny whole
body being affected. I would sometimes
use the CoHtents of one whole bottle IN
a day.
Il kept uD the treatment for months.
and am LOW entirely cured excepting
little roughness of the skin on my left
ankle"
The long experience Of the best drug
gists with this tried and proven remedy
nave given as all great confidence in
d d. d. Prescription
Henry Evans, Peoples Drug store
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
BISON ROUNDUP
PROVES A FAILURE

AUSSOUI.A, Mont, Nov. 1.-THE work
of the last two months ON the Flathead
Reservation In rounding Up go bison
of the Pablo herd for the Canadian gov
eminent has come 10 naught, and there
will DE no shipments of the animals 10
Canada this year
Despite all precautions, the Enclosure
into which the buffalo were driven I'd
be loaded into cars at RavalHa proved
insecure. and the herd is now roaming
al viii on the reservation. 1t was
agreed that il was not practicable 10
make another attempt 10 cOrraI the herd
AT this time.
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
PURITY Of GOODS
NOT GUARANTEED
Ruling Made That u. S. Is
Not Behind Products I'm
der Pure Food Law.

Uncle Sam doesn't guarantee the pur-
ity Of goods packed under the recent
pure food and drugs act. Commissioner
of Patents Moore has just ruled that
the conventional phrase Guaranteed
under the pure food and drugs act of
June 80. 1906" will invalidate any trade
mark brought TO his office. for regisua-
ton. He holds that the Government
does not guarantee the purity of the
goods so labeled. but only tries to pros
ecute vioIators of the act when there is
evidence
This decision does not apply to trade
marks already registered, but TO any
that may be in the future. It was
handed down in the case Of some "imi-
tation beer"
DR.. Harvard Wiley, chief Of the Blu
reau Of Chemistry, considers this de
cision a great aid to the solution of the
pure food problem. He says.
I'VE have had much difficulty with
manufacturers and packers, who use
this phrase in such manner as 70 imply
that the Government guarantees every
article, or package.
That IS a wrongful use or the phrase.
Commissioner Moore's ruling viii help
our work by making the users OF such
labels subject TO the loss of their trade
marks. If "a competitor steals their
name under those circumstances they
will have no redress, for such trade
marks viii no longer be registered"
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The Washington times., 1908-11-17
WILL NOT DISCUSS
RETIREMENT RUMOR
Justice Harlan Has Nothing TO
Say About Recent
Stories.

Justice John NJ Harlan, Of the United
States Supreme Court. today declined
10 discuss The subject matter Of several
stories appearing recently In Kentucky
and Ohio papers TO the effect that he
contemplated early retirement, and
would probably be succeeded by Judge
Horace II. Lurton, judge of the Sixth
judicial district and "a personal friend
of FTesident-eIect Taft
Justice Harlan is already past the
retirement age, but seems to be in no
hurry 20 lay down the ermine
Another name prominently mentioned
I'm connection with Justice Harlan 3
position is that of Gov Augustus r.
Wilson, of Kentucky
Justice Harlan Contemplates paving
visit 10 Governor Wilson on Thanks
giving Day at the executive mansion in
Frankfort, and this fact has led To the
gossip that is going the rounds Of the
KENTUCKY press about the possibility
of his early retirement
The Washington times., 1908-11-17
WOMAN'S APPAREL
ON SALE IN PULPIT
Boston Pastor Displays Shirt
Waists and Such Things to
Sell

BOSTON. Nov. 1.-THE Rev. Herbert
S. Johnson. pastor Of the Warren Ave
nue. Baptist Church, surprised his CON
Eregation by displaying a shirt waist
ana other articles OF woman's apparel
from his pulpit and saying they were
for sale He dad it to help Porto Rican
working girls.
The clergyman received a consign-
ment of shirt waists. dress patterns.
centeTpieces, and similar handiworz
from Mrs. Julia NJ Crowley. former
Boston woman. who is now In Ponce,
Porto Rico, where her husband is a
teacher. They were made by working
girls of the island
T-ere was no bidding for than in
ClurCh last evening but several pat
terms We're sold by Mr.. Johnson today
II should not hesitate to sell them
from the pulpit" said the pastor, IF il
We're the means OF doing good"
The Washington times., 1908-11-17

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