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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-02
ISLAND AygsrE CoSqFgahIlosA1.

ISLAND AVENUE CoNGREaAIl0SAL.
bEhJhHR b. AgEBlLt Pastor,
Residence tIG Nam SiIoet.
Sunday services: 1916 morning worship.
IL O'Clock, Sunday School, Christian En-
deayor meeting at 8.
Prayer meeting this evening al go.
Communion service at 4 7. N, sunday.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
GEORGE MERNAN. Pastor.
Residence, 90 Madison Avenue.
Morning service al Io.45; Sunday school
at IA; Christian Endeayor at 6. Even ng
service at 7.
The services Of mex, Sunday will De Il
special interest TO the men and all ps,r4c:lc
citizens. Subject Of morning sermon, "Scne
Influences Contributing t. the Perpe,uty Of
cur Republic evening subject, "a Perse-
cator. th-n Minister, " the Possibilities #
LIFE
The evening world., 1908-01-25
WOMAN HOLDS UP
BLACK HAND MAN
WITH A PISTOL
Met Demand for 81 900 With
Gun and Turns Giallanza
Over to Police.

Through papers found on Frank Gial-
lama an ALLEGED member OF the Black
Hand, the police expect to make other
arrests to-day and expose a busy CO.
terie OF blackmailers. Giallanza owes
his NE to Patrolman Wolfe. of the East
Twenty-sccond street station. who
saved him from being slot by Mrs.
Sebastano Corcione, whose husband
owns a barber supply shop AZ No. Adj
East Fourteenth street.
Corcione Tor Ave weeks had been
threatened by blackmalers. who de-
manded $2.mO on penalty Of having his
wife and three children killed. Two
weeks ago he appealed 90 the police.
and patroimen oil the beat were told
10 watch TIE store.
The money ives to be paid to an
agent OF the society. who never sleeps
SO the cops on post kept an eve on
the place day and night. Following an
other letter yesterday, q middle-aged
man went into the store last night.
called Corcione aside and demanded
81. 900.
Make no outcry," he said. Five Of
my men are within calling distance.
GIVE me the money or your shop will
be wrecked" Customers fled from the
store at the threat
C~orcIone's wife was standing out of
sight behind a desk. Seizing a revolver
she dashed into the rear room. where
the dialogue mad taken place, and point
ed the weapon AT the strangers head.
Throw up your hands or I'll blow
brains OUT she said. I'm kill
sny man that tries to harm my babies
The stranger put up his hands and
looked out front. where five men had
been lettering about suspiciously, and,
his comrades had fled, he be-
came terror-striCken
At this moment Patrolman Wolfe, who
had seen the men outside. pushed into
the room. Fearing the man might
escape Mrs. Corcione shouted "I'll kill
you now!" but the policeman grabbed
her pistol.
The prisoner said rs owned a shoe
store at No, 100 East avenue. Long
Island city. and was Interested In a
at No. 50I East Fifteenth street.
He was locked up on a charge of at
eXtortion, and the police are
said 10 nave obtained much valuable
information from him.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
STOLE TO SAVE
WIFE AND BABY
FROM STARVING
William Muller Broke Into
Grocery Store. Caught with
Bag of Food.

There was real sympathy felt for
William Muller, a young man whose
delicate wife and sick baby were later
found destitute in rooms az No. .5O7
Eighth avenue, when ne was arraigned
on a charge of burglary in the Harlem
Court to-day. Magistrate Walsh spoke
kindly to him and fixed the bal bond
at $50. the lowest allowed by law. Null
Ter confessed his guilt.
Policeman Sweeney. of the West One
Hundred and Twenty-hfth street sta
ton. who caught Muller issuing from a
hole in the glass show window of a
grocery store al one Hundred and
'phirty-seventh street and LenoN avenue
late last night with a sack fun OF food
stuff, advised his prisoner to tell the
whole truth. and the young fellow broke
down and cried.
He told of marrying when he was
eighteen years old. His wife was three
years his junior, They had got along
well until eight weeks ago, when the
New ork Transportation Company,
for Who ne drove a wagon, laid
him off.
My wife was not strong" said Mul.
Ter. Our baby was sick and / had
nothing to give the Doctor II we should
call one. / walked the streets. and yes
terday Mrs, Lombardo old US we would
have to move. I wen out and earned
Is N shoveling snow. The contract
ors doing rhe city work did not want
me-said | wasn't husky enough. |
couldn't bear TO see wife and baby
and so / broke in the window.
II found 20 cents and some trading
stamps In the ash drawer. and I
bundled a ham and some canned goods
into a bag.
Just as I was getting u I ran
against the policeman. That's all
The police found Muller's story to be
true.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
ECCENTRIC FIREMEN'S
BIG VAUDEVILLE SHOW.

4 feature of the entertainment and
reception of the Eccentric Firemen's
Association tonight at Grand Central
Palace will he a complete vaudeville
bill of ten numbers. presented on the
stage after the fashion OF a regular
theatrical performance,
Most of the actors are professionals.
ehtuthre is one turn on the pro-
hut there is one turn on the pro-
eional talent. that holds the star place.
This Is an exhibition drill by the Ec-
centric Fireinen's Fife, Drum ana Bugle
Corps. In their spare time a big band
Of the husky firemen have perfected
themselves in fife. drum and bugle
music and marching tactics, and to-
night they will make their Initial APP
pearance,
The evening world., 1908-01-25
DROEGE OEF|ES
THE MAYOR AND
STICKS TO JOB
y Will Not Get Out" Says
Magistrate, in Reply to De-
mand for Resignation.

magistrate Otto n. Droegs. who wsa
asked by the Mayor to resign hf, no.s-
ton on the bench because of his hsy+,s
admitted the payment of a $3.50 brah.
" nor willing to retire. He pract.srx
dehed tho Mayor to-day when h. ~s,
at the Office Of his u Mos.s II
Grossman; Il will not get on,. T
don't see why I should" :
He had visited his LAWYER. om
NO lS Broadway. after receiving this
"ornihs me Mayors request that he
resign.
We cannot see whore thu. foous,
act on the part OF the Magistrate IN "a
fas Judicial discredit." said Iawr.-
Grossman. TO resign at this t,us
would be to admit a g,nlt which do..
exist. 1 shall send the Mayor m
day a letter which will set forth an
the facts OF the case In their true
light"
The Mayors letter to the Mae,,tr.t.
is as follows:
Q Otto II. Droege, No rs East
S.xty-ninth street, New York City.
Sir IN view of your statement in
which you admit having paid $3.50
FOR che suppression Of a story re-
hecting upon your judicial conduct, l
consider that your usefulness as q
City Magistrate has ceased.
Although, under the law. I have
no power to remove you. I deem It
my duty. with due regard for the
public interest, TO request your i'm
mediate resignation. Respectfully,
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN. Mayor.
In view of the steps his office may
have to take. District-Attorney Jerome
to discuss the Mayors action.
He Is making a thorough Investigation.
TIE " trict-Attorney may place h
matter before the Bar Association OF
Appellate Division. also must
the question OF a prosecution
for violating the anti-uppi1ig law.
Droegc's defense will be that he did
not believe he WAS bribing a World EN-
but a free lance reporter, whom
he gave Mark Alter the $3.50. only 800 Of
which was turned over to the reporter.
The facts which Mr.. Droege did not lay
the District-Attorney who that
ne knew The World WAS making the in
r~estigatfon. and his agent, Alter, had
be zen told that three men would have to
be bought on.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
IRISH FAIRS LAST NIGHT.

The curtain will ring down on the
irish Exposition at Madison Square Gar
den tonight. For three weeks the Irish
boys had a continuous celebration Of
the progressive spirit OF the Irish in.
dustries. and the exposition has gone
beyond all expectation In accomplish
Ing the work II set out TO do.
With the closing night thsre Will be
many special features, including the
presence Of a number of distinguished
frish-Americans, Morgan j. O'Brien.
President MoGowan. of the Board OF
Aiderm en-, James Kelly. president of the
A. o.. H.. and a number Of leading
Catholic clergymen.
a%,srrtbution Of souvenirs Of a purely
Celtic character.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
MEANNESS AND ZEAL USY
LEAVE CRUEL SCARS THERE
Time Compensates the Homey Woman BY
SoftenLng Her Features and Sill
vering Her Hair.
By WLxola GreeleJ-Smib.

baroness Won SchWltzer, Of Hun
gary, committed suicide recently,
leaving as an explanation OF her act
a letter stating that she could not
bear to survive her beauty.
She was fifty years old, and if
she had been able to take a philo-
sophical view of the matter she
would have realized that beauty de-
ponds not so much on the age of
the body as the age of the soul.
The beauty of fifty is as real and
charming as the beauty of twenty
five, except when it makes the mis-
take OF trying to duplicate Il.
One of the compenSations of life
10 a homelY woman is that age
with its fine chiSelling of her fea-
heneficentlV heautifvino Onlv fine
The evening world., 1908-01-25
NOTES
AGAINST INCOME
DON'T SUIT ALL
Some Creditors of Maclay
Brokerage Concern
Dissatisfied.

x. r. Thomas's settlement with his
creditors on a basis or notes TO be
F1ven. running five years and inward
TO cover the 81, ooO.O 600 liabilities Of
lhornna' hnciay ~ Co. the bruh erae.
house which he backed, o. f.. Thomas
MS partner in high finance, and his ou,
obligations It was learned to-day, 4,
far from satisfactory 10 all the holder,
OF Thomas paper.
Counsel to Thomas several tfay, aso
announced that the creditors vera
pIeased with an arrangement whereby
'ney were to be paid in full out Of the
income Of Thomas, Mrs. r.. L. Bee.-
man. MS sister, and his mother. tho
WIDOW OF Gen. Sam Thomas The
statement WAS authoritatiyely mad.
that the settlement pla was sati.f.c-
tory to Miles OtBrten, vice -preside Of
ehe Mercantile National Bank and chair
man OF a temporary committee ap-
pointed to employ accountant. to ex-
amino the books OF the Thomas con-
germs ana report to the creditors.
since then Mr.. O'Brisn has b.en ,uo
ceeded as chairman OF this Temporary
,oihihlttee by Dick S. Ramsey. also a
hir"siof Of the Mercantile National
i'aHh' Inc other members of the co,p-
ii'''tee are Gen. Henry Il. Ide one Of
ne RECEIVERS of the knickerbocker
Trust Company. and Gen. Brayto, ives
PRESIDENT Of the Metropolitan Trust
Company.
When Gen. Thomas died. in 1903. he
LETT a gross personal estate Of Sli. 1888, 7sO.
IN addition. he eft a large quantity of
real estate. which Is believed to have
Drought the value Of the entire estate
In Sn0 mn nm
The evening world., 1908-01-25
10000, 900 Estate EntaiIed.

however, under the terms OF the big
hhanciers will, only the income wa, left
10 the widow. VINO was assured or
SlW,0Gl a year, the income from IN.
remainder TO be divided bety.en L,d-
ward K. Thomas and Eleanor Nancy
heekman FOR their lifetime. and at
their death to their issue. In case tbsso
two children do not leave any iss,s
."e Aieoihe HFoln ne estate Is to be
divided a half dozen or mora
'narTao institutions.
A second son, Harold Tbo,r,s
Was cut on with 10000, forced a settla-
ment from his family and is now said
TO receive an income equal TO that Of
the other two children.
10 his creditors. Thomas now save
that with the cooperation Of his mother
ana sister, ne a raise 500, 900 in cash
Tor immediate payment. He announced
'hat MS present assured income from
MS fathers estate was about $50 ON .
year. OF which amount SO, 900 wa. On
tied up that 1t would not be readily
available. SO that $3.50, 900 annually 70.
uiained which might be used through
the ISSUANCE Of notes against II, pro
vided he and his creditors cana Tn n II,
agreement.
hr. THOMAS declares TO his creditors
that it may be possible for him TO ar
range for further financial aid from his
mother and sister. He wants to be per-
mitted to boom the Western Ice Com
pany, one OF his pet concerns, which
has 100000 worth OF bonds up as col
lateral for loans TO Mr. Thornas.a h-,L-
erase firm. Thomas. Maclay & Co.
Thomas has other high finance bust
nesses tied up in his affairs which he
desires TO have released to him for de-
~velupment.
Con. Ide is father-in-law of w.
Bourke Cochran, who was a close
friend of Gen. Sam Thomas. Thomas
owes the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany, the Mercantile National Bank.
the National Bank OF North America
and some twenty odd other banks n
trust companies.
The evening world., 1908-01-25

Ri, 20, .,o NO. ~ .s f..
varied 7, bos h.a, rro,, 10 ard,,ra -,
10 the aya AZ pi,o,,, ~ oo,.hro.as
Frenchwoman. Ninon de L'Enclos. hold
fns the long distance record for that
age IL Is a matter Of historical tradi-
uon mat this marvellous woman still
preserved her looks and her capacity
TO inspire o v at ninety. Going still
iufeher oack. we have Miriam, the
spTlshty nonogenafian sister of Moses.
VINO danced on Inc BANKS OF the Red
sed when the lsraelites had come
across ana thereby achieved undy1ng
iaIhe' 10 say nothing o. contemporary
popularity.
In u own day on our own stage We
nave many living examples of half
century plants as blooming as when
they We're sixteen and far more effective
as charmers or men than ut any pre-
yious period of their lives.
believe 80 thoroughly in the superior
bower of the middle-aged beauty that |
Will even brave the readers immediate
'''o" " oe'hs h''"d'e-asea 10
A., r ss,.
toll. hor IaI.,,i 49, 49,. -.
4. 1, sb, hos ,-, hoo, ,,. ,,-i -.
MAJ, No., ,aoIo,,a sn,,
~. a,.m oa
~ " ""'
fiattery More Effective Than Beauty.
The possession of beauty seems to
women desirable only because they he
lieve II 10 be the chief weapon in the
s]ubtusatiou of man. But f., is not The
subtl. soothing hattery which only tna
expcrienced woman knows how to adj
minister to tho suacentihIe sex ,s far
. stHca cI,us
40 do ma, uae ,,a nos ho,u.,,,l
am. ~ rried 10 tho ,nost desirable
,am r,h,s 10 .iua ,,r,,iv 20 ,ha orro-
y,n,a ,hot tho nossass;,n =, baau,, ir-
- - rs n.n.r .on,t,,1 .,or,n.
uiIi M, .,on ,n cornn.r wv, shn,,,a
,ha, sro 49, .araa,s ava moan,tma
,on,. .,rh-,osoa axnnnan, ~. 49,.
rac, or, ar ma,-t,m,ng ona I'D
,ui,,erar -, oomnliman,s 70 49, uanI,
-
torh ehu lhe MA 'eiious Hiihu' walks
off with the prize.
The evening world., 1908-01-25

To PREVENT THE GRIP.
LAXATIVE RROMO QUININH removes the
cause. There 10 only ono PROMO Gull
NINE" Look Tor signature of n W
The evening world., 1908-01-25

lures and soft slvering of her hair is beneicenty identifying. Only the
professional beauty fears its approach, because il is apt 10 treat her more
harshly writing merely the number OF her years in crows feet and leaving
no finer records of a life dedicated to sweetness and helpfulness.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
KN|CKERBOCKER
TRUSTS 100000
LOAN IS PROBED
Referee lnquiring Into Account
with Cashier Wire on
MOrSe'S Word.
Interesting. though compncated. tes,i-

Interesting. though complicated. testi-
mony IL being taken before Referee
John S. Davenport concerning a loss OF
s20N,OO made by the Knlckerbocker
Trust Company 70 Edward y Wire,
cashier of the National Bank uf North
America, upon the written recommended
tion of Charles W. Morse. who was
vice-presiient OF the bank. and with the
knowledge OF Alfred IL. Curtis, VINO
until late in October was rs President.
The Supreme Court order calling for
the examination of Wire, Morse and
CARTS states that they are TO submit
to an examination concerning the con-
Gee ment, withholding, possession. con-
troll or wrongful disposition of the
property mentioned In the petition"
The petition Is or behalf of the re-
oeivers of the kntckerbocker Trust
Company. which loaned the money on
Mr.. Wires note and which has nothing
left but the note and Morse steamship
securities that have so far deprecated
as to guarantee the payment of only q
small portion of the 10000.
Note 10 Dated Feb. is.
-
- -
- .
So" ,"' ' ''e
Da"" 'ooh
'''N' Af"S'
,S" " '"" He ae
~ '~"'H N"'" N'o'e aoou'
~ "''e "hah any otier ohnc"r OF the
: "'' company mas proved Il serious
nnp d" ,'e ,eceiVers IN LneLr search
referee thai he ras,vned 90 ,,oo
dent and dirac,or -, 81. ~.
n, Worth .m., =, '""
c,lled wri,inu L...a.
Cash,.r W.T., ~
A'n'ef N"es note ana the money
oplalheh upon II was Invested in New
York and CUBA Mail Steamship Com.
n,,y,. s,ocL q, 60 Al. ".
pa"' > SION al 70 MI WIRE paid tine
money into the steamship
tbrouuh Mr. Morse
~, -,
"neh ashed WHAT he had done with
the stock after he purchased 1t, Mr..
Morse sa'd uat ne mad converted 1t
Consolidated steamship Company's
stocks and bonds.
,o.rah,r :.
~ u 'eee'FeiSo Oh phe trhst
mpan MIR. Wire has stated that ne
was not financially able 20 meet IN.
,,,s Mr. Moro. Ja,torad .,a, -
N"t iieN
Gurus OF me Nauohal Bank or
North America, told him that the money
wa. To he loaned 70 Wire RI nvn,hase
,ho .,,.r, -, ,ha a,aa "
."e s''oN VI .he "'oa4"Sh'p
Al me time Morse was arranging 10
purchase the control Of the COMPANY
,or son ON mo. sionorn An ooah -
' A"u
sl''"""o IN pohos'
Thought Bank Would Profit.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
JACK LONDON ARRIVES
SAFELY IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2e,-Jack
London and his wife arrived hare to-
day on the steamer Mariposa from
Tahiti.
Fears were felt for the safety of
the writer and his wife for several
days. AS nothing had been heard from
them after leaving on a cruise in u
small craft.
The evening world., 1908-01-25
AND TAGGART
PLEAD GUILTY; PAY FINES.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Jan. 25.-George
L. Thomas. a freight broker OF New
York City. and L. h, Taggart, his
casrk. pleaded guilty In the United
StateS District Cour here to-day to
the charge Of conspiring to pay re-
batss to shippers. Judge Smith Nc
bs o~ar ~ SfaM
The evening world., 1908-01-25
AOKI GETS WARM GREETING
ON RETURN TO TOXIC.

TOXIC, Jan. &.-viscount Aokl. ex-
Ambassador TO the United States, mas
arrived here, Viscount Hayashi. For
eign Minister, early to-day sent a rep
r~esontative to Yokohama to receive
him.
AT the Shimbashi Railroad Station in
this city he vas met by Baron Chinda.
OF the Foreign Office, by many officials
of the diplomatic service and numerous
friends. who extended to him a cordial
welcome home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-12
|OFFERS A REMEDY
Bishop Webb Claims Full 0ppor-
tunity for Development is
Cure for Socialism
DELAYED REFORMS THE CAUSE

If you want to stem the movement
which to you must look dangerous, give
to every human soul it's full opportun-
ity for full human Development" said
the Rt. Rev. William Walter Webb,
Episcopal bishop Of Milwaukee, in an
address dealing with socialism before
a "sons" meeting Of the Wisconsin
commandery Of the military order Of
the Loyal Legion, Thursday evening
in Milwaukee.
Socialism results from delayed re-
FORMS" said Bishop Weob, "and un-
less reforms come and we face them
in a spirit of altruism and patriotism,
this rapidly growing movement will be
dangerous to meet. Reform is the anti
dote for socialism and for the future
social conditions Of the country there
fore must be given thought. It's pro-
gress is rapidly making it a powerful
factor for those future years, for it no
longer is the insignificant party Of a
few years ago.
The fallacy lies in the fact that
its adherents speak of society as iv-
ing in itself and not apart from the
individual. In any movement those
who should be real leaders are leaders
only in political activity and the real
leaders in this respect are found in
the socialist party. Cooperation be-
tween employer and employee forms
the stability necessary for the success
of the business world The root Of
socialism is control Of means of pro-
duction and exchange by the state"
DR.. Richard G. Hughes, president Of
Ripon college, was one Of the out of
town speakers. He gave an interest
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-12
PROSPERITY FOR ZION
Leaders in That City Expect Big Boom
For it in Near Future

Radical charges, which are intended
to place Zion City in the list Of Ameri-
can cities Of the better class, are made
known in the report just issued by Gus.
ID. Thomas, receiver of the estate Of
the late John Alexander Dowie
Located within Chicago's industrial
zone and upon Lake Michigan, where
harbor development at reasonable cost
is among the prospective possibilities,
the receiver and his advisers are con-
fdent that, speaking commercially, bot
tom has been struck and that Zion
City will now go forward in prosperity
and industrial Importance.
The vicissitudes through which the
town has passed within the last three
years have caused many removals, and
as a result great deal Of real estate
has been thrust upon the market. che
receivers have lately overcome many
obstacles in the matter of the munici-
pal future of the city, and now look
forward to rapid and healthy devel-
opment Of the town.
Marshall Field & Co. have purchased
a corner lot in the town, and plan to
erect a banking building upon it. Other
sales of property on principal streets
have been reported, indicating say the
receivers, that prosperous CONNER
cial era is dawning in Zion City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-12
A JOINT CELEBRATION
Kenosha and Racine Lincoln Clubs to
Have Celebration in February

The one hundredth anniversary Of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln which
occurs on February II next, will be
observed in Racine under the auspices
OF the Lincoln Club which for sew
eral years back has held it's annual
banquet on that date. It is planned,
however, to make the centennial cele-
bration Of wider range and import
and to carry out a, program that will
fittlngly mark the passing of the day.
AS yet nothing definite has been ar
ranged, but within a couple of weeks
meeting Of the Lincoln Club will be
called for the purpose of starting the
preparations and at that time COM
mittees will be selected to take the
various details in charge.
Preparations for the celebration Of
the anniversary are being made on
an elaborate scale in all Of the large
and many of the small cities of the
country, and it is planned to have the
memory of the great war president ap-
propriately honored in Racine.
1t is probable that the celebration
will be Of the same order as the form
er ones with banquet and speeches
but it will be on a larger and more
elaborate scale with numerous added
details. Where it will be held will
be decided later and will depend en-
tirely on the number of people in at
tendance.
The Lincoln Club of Kenosha, will
be invited and this together with the
number of men that will attend from
Racine, will, it is expected bring to-
gether 500 or 600 at least.
Although the Lincoln Club is Re
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publican organization, the celebration
will be nohpolitical and devoted en-
tirely to the observance of the oc-
casion.
Particular attention will be paid to
the speaking program which will fol,
low the banquet, and if possible sever
al prominent men will be secured to
make addresses. 1t is planned to ar
range for these early so that they will
not b prevented by previous engage
ments, aud in fact all preparations will
be completed in time to assure a com
plete success.
While Lincoln's birthday has for
years back been observed to some
extent, the approach of the centennial
has aroused unusual interest and