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The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-02
Sale Ribbons at Csc.

S l-2 inch Roman Striped TAT.
feta, Reds and Blues, Pinks; S
inch high grade Taffeta, fancy
Stripes, Pinks, Blues, Yellow,
Lavender and Black; l0yard pc.
Of Wash Ribbon, Pink, Blue,
White, regular Soc.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-02

There is third silent party all our bargains "Emerson
"Silent Bargains" from the Spring Ribbon Sale
Sale Ribbons.at 81 I-2c.

Warp Prints, ovcr6 inches wide.
The highest grades with assorted
color edges, regular 7Sc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04
lGalh Of Hiss Sne ". Turner

Miss Sue W. Turner died at the
home of her brother, Mr.. Jeff F.
Turner. in West Margaret Lane,
HilIsboro. on Friday, November
9th. at 2:15 p. m. Miss Turner
had been sick about two weeks
with typhoid fever. and was 81
years of age. She leaves a
mother. four sisters and two
brothers. For many years this
young lady had been a consistent
member of the Walnut Grove
Methodist Church.
The interment was at Walnut
Grove Church Saturday after
noon at l o'clock, and the funeral
services were conducted by her
pastor. Rev. NJ. NJ. Mcfarland.
The Observer extends to the
bereaved the sincere sympathy
of the entire community
Couty Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04
A PAID FRIE COMPANY.
Expressions Favorable to Such a Plan
Heard In Many Places.

In many places for the past
several months there has been
much talk of Durham having a
paid fire department. Just what
shape the matter will take in the
future remains to be seen.
Many citizens are talking this
matter and there may in the near
future be a petition prepared to
present to the board of aldermen
asking that they take the matter
in hand and take steps to see
that Durham has a paid company
that will give special attention to
this work and be ready at all
times to answer the calls in time
of fire.
However, it should not be un-
derstood that there is any dis
satisfaction at the service the
city is receiving at the hands of
the volunteerdepartment,
for such is not the case, but in
many cases the boys are scatter
ed over the city when they are
needed to fight fire. The three
volunteer companies have dol e
well, but many are of the opinion
that we have reached that stage
when the business interests Of
the city demands that we have a
company of men that will make
it their business to know the
best way to fight the fires that
we have be at all times ready to
answer calls when an alarm is
sent in.
The volunteer fire department
has done much for Durham and
every citizen. whether he has a
fire or not, commends the young
men that have stood ready to
fight fire TO the best Of their
ability.
A paid department will mean
some expense to the city, but in
the long run. many believe, will
be the best investment the city
has made in recent years. This
matter is now occupying atten-
ton and the hope is frequently
expressed that it should take
definite shape receive action at
the hands of the city aldermen.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04
CHIEFS REPORT NOW READY
Big Business for the Month Of No.
Vember
30 CASES BOUND over TO COURT.
Chief Freeland's Report Shows 2l2
Arrests for the Month. "A Bad
Record Of Crime Of Var.
iOuS Kinds.

tUuO HiuuJs
The regular monthly report of
Chief of Police J. F. Freeland is
ready for the meeting of the
board of aldermen next Monday
night, and some of the things it
will show are Of interest to the
general public.
In the first place it is the worst
record SO far as number and
character of cases in the history
of the town.
The Jail is full with two
prisoners guilty of killing another
at large. The officers have evil
IDENTIFY been busy during the
month and while Van Ray and
Charles Merritt are at large,
when the superior court convenes
Monday it will find plenty to do
besides try w. H. Tilley for
killing his wife or Wesley Bates
for the murder of Jack Robertson.
There were 212 cases before
the mayor for the month of No
vember and of that number
eighty have been bound over to
court to await the action of the
grand jury.
1t will be of interest to the
public in general to know the
nature of the crimes charges.
The following figures are taken
from the report of Capt. Free
land and shows something of the
crimes that have been done here
in a month: Carrying concealed
weapons IL, assault with deadly
weapon q. simple assault %,
cursing Is, drunkenness 27,
gambling %. larceny Z, affrays
2S, selling whiskey Is, miscella-
neous 80. Total 2l2. Sent to the
higher court 80. Cash fines col
lected $4SS. Worked out on the
streets $53. Total collection from
fines and costs and special taxes
$351.50.
So far as we are aware there
is no special reason for this
epidemic Of arrests and crimes
or violations of the law. Of
course a number of these cases
are for selling whiskey and in
some instances one person has
sew ,ral cases for this crime.
Officers of the city have been
kept busy with the work that
has been piled up for the super
ior court next week and have
done their work well, and the
contested condition of the docket
will not be cleared to begin the
new year with.
However, as these cases will
be threshed out in detail next
week in the superior court we
withhold further mention.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04
The Evidence In the Case.

Is wears usc is evidcnc~ -- Ni,lirns ~.
consumers Is evidence made hv
Ih.wn agents is evidence. N'ui huv !
gall"us l.. & II. Paint AMI , gallons lurc
l.iuseCd Oil tat 10 cents mlN them ati,l
make gallons lest paint rrady for usc--
cost only 81. ~ Ier gallon Done in &,
minutes. Hackney Bros. l.. Il VI. Paint
Agents.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04
ENGINEER FRED HOLT KILLED.
While Getting Coal at The Coal Shute
Thursday Morning.
THERE IS NO CLUE TO GUILTY PARTY.
Unknown Assassin Shoots Engineer
and Makes His Escape. The
House Of N. Greenbefg
Fired Into.

The citizens of Durham that
have of late had many shocks By
crimes being committed in our
midst during the night and al
times during the day. were faced
with the most cowardly murder
of recent times, when it is consid-
cred that the crime was commit
ed apparently without cause by
an unknown person.
The story of the crime may be
briefly told in the following:
Engineer J. Alfred Holt, in
charge of extra freight No. 723
had pulled up to the coal shute
and after the coal had been load
ed and while the fireman was out
on the tender getting water.
someone unknown who had been
noticed under the shed fired a
shotgon. The entire crew with
the exception of the fiagman.
were on the engine and they
quickly got out Of the light to
avoid a second shot.
The conductor went at once to
phone for physician and ther
malnder of the crew did what
they could for their suffering
companion.
STATEMENTS FROM THE CREW.
Il first thought it was a torpe-
do" said the conductor, 'and
then saw that Engineer Holt
was hurt and saw a man stand
ing under the coal shute. | could
not tell whether he was white or
colored. Fearing that a second
shot would be fired | left the cab
and the light. The others did
the same thing" That is about
all he knew of the matter.
The fireman says that the train
had stopped at the shute and was
JIst getting ready to get out
when the shot was fired. lie
was on to the tender and the man
landing under the shute. He
had noticed him a moment before.
Fearing a second shot he quickly
put out his light and jumped TO
the ground on the opposite side.
lie noticed the man did not go
away but walked off a short dis
tance and stopped again.
About this time the fireman
reached the engine and opened
the valve and eased the train on
towards East Durham. In the
meantime Engineer Holt had
stated he was shot and Conduct
or Waddell went on run TO the
tower for the purpose of calling
a doctor. This was done.
So far as the crew knows this
i NIL that could be learned about
the terrible affair.
TOLD ALL GOODBYE.
In the meantime the life blood
Of the big engineer was flowing
fast Il am about gone" he said
to his fireman. Il have been
shot ::and am: dying. | hate to
die at this time and leave my
wife and children without sup
port. Go to them and tell them
that | said goodbye. Tell each
Of my brothers goodbye. " The
mans voice wavered and he
asked for water. Then he shook
hands with his fireman and con-
ductor and told each goodbye.
Just as life was passing and he
could not talk above a whisper
hc tried to say something about
tbs baby. II was over. lie was
dead a moment later. While he
was talking so calmly of death
the conductor asked him how it
80 =
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04

Rev. S. S. Bost was a witness
in a civil action in Rowan superior
court this week and spent sever
al days in Salisbury.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04

not afraid to die but that he
hated to leave his family at this
time.
In about two hours the body
was brought up to Misunderstanding
establishment oe j. S. Hall & Co.,
and there locked up pending the
coroner's investigation that
started Thursday morning at $50
O'Clock. His relatives were noti-
fed and the railroad people
along the road were told of the
fatal affair. Engineer George
Freeland, of Burlington, came
down on No. 112 and taking the
seat made vacant by the murder
carried che train on to its desti-
nation at Selma. 1t was extra
train No. 723.
THE C0RONER'S INQUEST ON.
The coroner and jury got to
work Thursday amorning at $50
O'Clock and there was a short in
quest. DR.. johnson, the healht
officers. examined the wounds and
in the presence of the jury remov-
ed several of the shot. There
were.
one hundred and four wounds
made, indicating by the scatter
ing that the man must have been
twenty yards away, and this
bears out the statement of the
fireman. The shot were No. a
or what is commonly called
squirrel shot. Most of these en-
tered the cavity.
After this part of the exami-
ration the jury adjourned until
this morning at 8 o'clock. this
in order to get the railroad men
wh>o were on the train at the
time back here and also to give
the officers more time in the
searching work that is being
done.
SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
A second attempt at assassina-
ton was made when about an
hour after Engineer Holt was
killed that a bed room in the
nome of Mr.. NJ. Greenberg,
Proctor street, was fired into, a
shot gun being used and Mrs.
Greenberg and two daughters
narrowly escaping with their
lives. This shooting was not far
from = O'Clock.
The fact that a shot gun was
used in both cases. and that
there was sufficient time for the
murderer to have gone from the
coal shu;e to the home of MIR.
Greenberg. and the further fact
that tracks found at both places
are identical. makes the officers
incline to the opinion that it was
one and the same man. If this
be so. just as Detective Wooda!l
and other officers suggested. it
must have been some crazy fool
out on a rampage Of murder.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Several members of the Green
berg family had been down to
the home of II. Brady. a kins-
man, and did not get home until
very late. They went to the
dining room for lunch and it was
about 2 O'Clock when Mrs.
Greenberg and two of her daugh-
ters went to an upstairs bed
room to retire. One of the
daughters was already in bed.
The other spoke to her mother
and asked her to look under the
bed, that she saw a shadow on
the wall. Just as the elderly
lady stopped the load of shot
tore through the window blind,
crashing the glass. and penetrat-
ing the ceiling. The load was
but very short distance above
the head of Mrs. Greenberg and
had she not been STOPPING death
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04
PRUDENCE

SAYS buy to-day a bottle Of
Gowan's Preparation and bC
prepared fur the first syntp.
toms of Group, Pneumonia,
Colds, Cougls-fot t'owan.s
prevents and cures. II il
external. sSch soc; s.too.
Al druggists have ii in yonr
houc. I'r ready nn'l tie
10 rc4Tet no C&rusc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04

The X. of P. Lodge of this
city held a banqut last night.
Some of the members invited
&. C;-"3s ''1i T e." ''Hi -, d
time "Aa "a@.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04

The Holladay Studio force
have been hard at work this
week getting things in shape
to resume operations for Christ
mas season. While Mr.. Holla.
day suffered a total loss of most
of his effects he hopes to soon be
in position to make better photos
than ever and be just as prompt
as usual in delivery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-04

The Home Saving Bank has a
change of ad in this issue to
which your attention is called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
MUST Be MOVED.
Lines on West Side of Fillmore
Street Out of Joint.
Affects Nearly Every House Be-
tween Twelfth and HuntOon.
NEW SURVEY is MADE.
Creates CONSERVATION Among
the Property Owners.
No Help for 1t Says the County
Surveyor.

With the exception of four houses
every house in the block on the west
side of Fillmore street between Hun
toon and Twelfth streets will have to
be moved a distance of from to 9
feet in order to be situated on the
lots to which it belongs.
The houses at either end of the
block will not have to be moved
neither will those of Walter wellhouse
at 1888 Fillmore and Jennie Mccoy.
1928 Fillmore. But all of the remain
ing houses and they are built closely
together there have the lot lines run
ming through them, in a few instances
the lot lines will strike the center of
the houses.
ITS the worst mixed up jangle
ever saw in my life," said John Bran
ner, county surveyor. Somebody
started to fudge on their lots on the
north line and the others followed suit.
The lots are off from five to nine feet
and In some cases they overlap both
ways, both north and south. The
lines come out all right at each cor
ner though. Mr.. A. w. Knowles, who
owns some property in the block, ask
ed that the survey be made, and If he
insists on the correct lines ii will cause
the man to move over next to him.
Each in turn will have to move Moth
ing escapes for If it isn't the house the
barn or outbuildings are over the line.
It's either that or else the city would
| have to deed the man on the corner
| ten feet from Huntoon street which
would give room to straighten the
! lines out without moving the houses.
But the city would not do this. l real
| ly don't know what can be done ex-
| cept to move the houses over A
similar thing occurred on Clay street
| between the same two streets. A big
lawsuit turned up over it because some
! of them thought that after they had
| lived the length of years they had on
the lots in undisturbed possession they
could not be ousted. However, they
| found out differently. Everybody had
to move their houses and finally it was
all fixed up satisfactorily"
Walter Wellhouse, secretary of sthe
| State Horticultural society, has three
| fine large shade trees TWENTY-FIVE
years old. that he would lose if the
general plan of moving the houses
over is followed out. However. he is
not the only one for others would be
| in the same situation. The original
survey was correct but in building
some one measured of his lot line by
/ the rule OF thumb method which has
caused all OF this present trouble and
VIII ultimately cost thousands of dol
lars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
A PRIVATE CITIZEN
Secretary Taft Gives Up Official
Duties Tonight.
Gen. Wright, His Successor,
Takes Charge Wednesday.
HELEAVES ON FRIDAY
Will Not Return Until After No.
vember Election.
VIII Meet Committee at Hot
Springs July s.

Washington. June SO.-This was
William Howard Tafts last day as
secretary of war. After many years of
distinguished service to his govern
ment as a Judge of United states
courts, as governor general of the
Philippines, as secretary of war, and
as the special representative of the
government on SEVERAL delicate and
Important diplomatic missions he
practically relinquishes tonight the
performance, for a time at least of
duties as an official of the United
States.
The. formal transfer of the war de-
partment from the administration of
Secretary Taft to that of General
Luke r. Wright. his successor, Will
not take place until tomorrow, but the
work of the department will be
brought up to date by Mr.. Taft before
he leaves his desk this evening and
Secretary Wright will enter upon his
new duties tomorrow with substan-
TALLY a clean slate. The duties to be
performed by Secretary Taft will be
the formal presentation of his -succes.
sor tomorrow to Assistant Secretary
oliver and the bureau and different
officers.
From that moment until the fatefu
date of the elections in November, HI
VIII devote himself TO his campaign
Tor the presidency of the United
states. Business rather than polite.
occupied the attention of Secretar,
Tart today Numerous and complies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30
GETTING THEIR MONEY BACK.
Creditors of New York Financial In
situations Being Paid.

New York, June 30.-Eight months
after the passage Of the financial
troubles of last fall the depositors of
the dozen banks and trust companies
which closed their doors have re-
ceived their money at least in part,
or in the case of the few which have
not yet reopened or have gone into
liquidation are about to receive it.
The Hamilton bank which was one
of the first of the institutions in
which the attorney generals depart
ment interviewed to reopen has al
ready anticipated all of its deferred
payments, which under the original
plan We're to have extended into
November.
The Knickerbocker Trust company,
which was the largest of the sus-
pended institutions and reopened like
most of the others under a deferred
payment plan, anticipated the first
two deferred payments on June /,
paying then 10 per cent, of which
/ " under the original plan would not
have been paid until September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

r. j. Parker, general superintendent
OF the central grand division at New
ton. is in Topeka today on business.
Fred H. Wilson. pass clerk in the
office of General Manager ]. E. Hur-
ley. has returned to Topeka after hav-
ing spent his vacation with relatives
in Chicago and Streator. Ill.
J. R. Stitt of the cabinet shops and
his son Charles are back from STAN
bury, Mo-, where they spent week
visiting relatives and friends.
The shops will open tomorrow after
having been closed for over a week.
Official notice to the effect that the
strike of the boilermakers and ma
chfnists which started in the local
hops four years ago has been called
off, has been received in Topeka
Division Superintendent c. T.. Nc
Lellan is in Topeka today on business.
L. Luthey of the boiler shops will re-
turn tomorrow from a weeks visit to
Carbonate where with Mrs Luthey
he has been visiting the latter's par
ents.
Conductor Tom verlin is running on
runs Nos. 81 and 62 between Topeka
and Argentine in the place of Con-
ductor c. E. Reese.
Engineer Ed Smith is laying off to-
day to get married.
Engineer c. H. Beeler. Engineer E.
C. Whitcomb and Conductor Simpson
were in charge of an extra eastbound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

|MRTH TOPEKA NEWS

Items for the North Topeka column may
be left at the Petro & Woodford drug
store. $50 North Kansas avenue. or call
the North Side reporter at her home.
Ind. phone 621.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

passenger train last night between
Newton and Kansas City.
Conductor Minturn Is running on
runs Nos. IL and IS between Kansas
City and Newton.
Engineer ]. M. Helvfe is running
temporarily on runs Nos. 8 and be-
tween Kansas City and Newton.
Henry Holloway, who has been
working temporarily as conductor, has
returned to work on runs Nos. 1O1
and 1O2 between Topeka ard Leaven-
worth.
w. F. Buck, superintendent of mo-
tive power, left this afternoon for an
inspection trip over the southern
Kansas division.
Walter Tennyson has returned to
work as fireman on the L. &. T. runs
after having been working Temporarily
as engineer.
Engineer Harry French has pur-
chased & new home at 1913 East
Tenth street and will move from his
old home at 621 Lime this week.
Rollo Stockwell. of the car sheds,
and family, have returned from
Granville where they have been
spending a week with his brother, ].
c. Stockwell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-30

|
| the North Side reporter at her home.
| Ind. phone GIL
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson of Abb
lene, Kan, came here yesterday to
spend two weeks on a vacation trip.
| Miss Bessie Schultz will return
! home Saturday from Kansas City.
where she spent the week visiting
relatives.
Frank Smith is able to be out and
around again after months Illness
with an attack of typhoid fever.
Roy Anderson went to Alma, Kan,
today to spend week with relatives
and friends.
Harvey Schultz returned home yes
terday from Pratt. Kan, where he
spent two weeks visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Carr of Chi
cago came here yesterday to visit their
parents for a few days while on their
way to Denver. Col, where they will
spend the summer.
Miss Elsie Black is visiting for
few days with relatives in Thompson
VILE
Miss Gladys Rodgers of Smith Cen
ter, Kan, is spending a few days this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rog-
ers
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Henry of
Kansas City returned home last night
after a weeks visit with relatives here.
Miss Myrtle Stewart went to Bur-
lingame. Kan. today to spend two
weeks with her grandparents. when
she will go on to Denver and other
Colorado points to spend two weeks.
Miss Florence Allen is recovering
from a two weeks illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lewis left today
for ST. Louis and Chicago to be gone
about two months on a pleasure and
business trip.
Misses Myrtle and Verna Moore.
Francis Wilson, Hazel Miller. Grace
| Murphy, Kate and Mabel Jackson,
Elsie Dillon. Bessie Gill, Mary Scott
| and Guendolyn France will spent
next week in camp at Wakarusa, Kan.
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. France will be
their chaperones.
Mrs. John W. Foster of Elmont,
Mrs. Frank Barney of Silver Lake,
Mrs Frank Bridgeford of Silver Lake.
Ed Luthye of Silver Lake, Henry Win
ters of Hoyt, G. T. Shirley of Grant
Vile and Miss Mary Weltn of Roches-
ter were among the North Topeka
visitors today.
| Jobn Patten of Chicago came here
TODAY to spend several days with
1 friends.
Duane Gilmore, son of E. P Gilmore
of the Shawnee State bank returned
home from Pratt. Kan, last night
| were he spent the past Two weeks
visiting friends.
/ Henry Tamblyn oldest son of Da-
yfd Tamblyn of Rochester, died in
| kansas City. Mo-, Tuesday June %,
after a short illness. He was Tor
| merly employed by the ROCK Island
and lived in North Topeka. where he
| had MANY friends. He left wife and
six children to mourn his loss Mrs.
Tamblyn expects to visit with rela-
tiyes in North Topeka soon.
The wedding of Miss Hazel Eason
and Mr. Clarence Jones took place
! Wednesday evening, June "a in Lyn-
| don. Kan. at the home 70 the brides
uncle. Miss Eason and Mr.. Jones
have both visited here many times
and have a number of friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are spending