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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-14

The city of Chicago Is considering
building three four track subways, to
relieve the present congestion in the
business district, which has now
reached alarming proportions. The
cost of the system is put at $50,000,-
900 and It is estimated that the sub
ways would pay for themselves as
they can build in sections, permit
ting the operations of each section
to provide funds for the construction
of the next. In a report which has
just been submitted to the city coun-
Gil. City Engineer Ericsson urges the
adoption of this plan, as the only
solution of present and future diff
culties. The report is the result Of
months of investigation into the
transportation situations and throws
much light Upon some or the pres
ent-day prpo.fm5 which confront "a
Dig city. 1t hh' VS. that the subway
may be built n. a cost of from
s., 10000 to $4,000 900 a year until
the work Is finished. Three bores are
recommended, one connecting the
North and South sides from Chicago
avenue TO Twepty7second street and
the Others running TO the West
side. 'IStreet car traffic increases out
of proportion to increased population
says the report From statistics on
increased use OF Sater in the OWN
town district II Is TO be inferred
that in thirty or forty years the traf-
tic in the business district will BE-
at least four times what It is now
and will increase. The aim is to
make the building OF a subway as
as possible. and for this purpose
money Is being drawn from the fares
which will pas for the subway and
maintain it. 1t is only necessary that
the city lend itc credit to the under
taking. The subway Will eventually
he owned in fee by the city" The
report says that subways will tend
to diminish traffic over surface lines
in the business district, but will
increase II outside of that district
so that in general 1t would increase
the value OF the properties of the
traction companies.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-14


The Vests 100000 900 annual con-
tribution to the insurance funds of
the East and of Europe at last has
become the subject OF anxious
thought by western business men, the
Chicago Association of Commerce
having decided "to see II more than
the present one per cent of that to-
tai OF premiums cannot be retained
here where It will be more avail
able for financing western projects.
The iseeing" promises to be ener-
getic. The subject has been under in
vestigation for two months, being
forclbly brought under consideration
by an address to the Association
members by Robert B. Armstrong
form8r!y assistant secretary of the
Treasury, who cited figures to show
why New York has three-fifths of
al the actual money in the United
States, Figures which he said prompt
ed his company, the Consolidated
casualty Company 10 decide on
Chicago in the mid-western field,
raUher than an eastern city. |All this
great healthy heart Of America tho
middle west that surrounds Chicago
sends over 100000 900 each year to
the East and foreign countries for
insurance" he said. fact now to be
acted upon. "Hardly a drop remains
tor the sustenance or Chicago OF
the tota insurance premiums of the
United States-almost billion dol
lars annually, to be exact. eight hun.
dred and twenty-five millions in 1907
less than one per cent was retain
ed IN Chicago, second only to New
York IN this country In population
The assets Of the great life insurance
companies alone of this country
amount to three billion dollars. Nine
ty per cent OF this is concentrated
east OF the Allegheny mountains. The
other ten per cent Is scattered
throughout the balance Of the eoun-
try. Ohicaso's portion is negligible
II has no great investing institutions
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-14

An increase OF 100000 900 a year
in the yalne Of corn and oats at pri-
mary markets through q cheap meth
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
A CLEVER SWINDLE.
Seventy-five Laborcrs Beat Out Of
Fifty Cents Each.

The story sent out from Fayette-
vile, n. c., few days ago TO the
effeSt that the American Pressed
Steel Rail Company had closed a
deal for water front site on which
1t would erect plant giving en-
ployment to FIVE hundred men, turns
out to be clever swindle.
Two men representing themselves
as William Soaring. chief engineer,
and }. P. Jones. superintendent OF
construction of the Pittsburg con-
Germ, we'll dressed and smooth, Sc
lected the site and prepared 10 sign
deeds.
be excavated to be sure Of solid foun-
be eXciyated to be sure Of solid foun-
dations. Advertisement was made
for the laborers Of every description
at high figures and each was requi!
ed to pay fifty cents for his check
with name and number. The two
men disappeared, leaving unpaid
board, livery and numerous other
bills, and seventy-five laborers are
each out fifty cents and two days
uorl.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
A NEW VARIETY OF COTTON.
Which Is Declared to be as Good as
Sea Island.

Mr.. s. A. Burns, a prosperous
Anderson county farmer, has diseov-
cred a new and valuable variety OF
cotton. Ab,u: Two years ago he no
ticed In one of his fields an unusually
large and we'll fruited stalk of cot
ton. He watched it ell year, and in
the fall, zen the bolls began to
open he saw that they were very
large and that the staple seemed to
be of better quality than the rest OF
the cotton In the field. He carefully
picked and seeded all the lint and
sent a sample Of 1t to Clemson Col
lege.
The college authorities reported
that the staple was a new variety
to them; that it was equally as good
as the Sea isiand staple, and urged
Mr.. Burns to plant Of the seed OF
the new variety separate from all
other cotton. and send them sam
pie at the end of another year. Mr..
Burns did so, and secured enough
seed to furnish the Clemson people
some to experiment with it, and to
plant some himself.
At Clemson this year there Is q
tenth of an acre planted in the new
variety, and Mr.. Burns has q some
what larger tract. The cotton at
both places is showing up beautiful
ly. The yield is large, the bolls be-
ing unusually full, and there has ap-
parently been no falling of in the
staple. The Clemson people say the
cotton is worth at least 25 cents
per pound. They think Mr.. Burns
has discovered new variety OF up
land long staple cotton, and they are
expecting great things of it.
Mr.. Burns says he does not know
where the seed same from originally
He had bought seed from several
different sources that year, and he
noticed only one stalk Of this par
ticular kind. He will know definite
ly by next fall if the discovery is
of as great value as the experts
at Clemson College think it is. {
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
CHARGED With MURDER
DETECTIVES TRACE SUSPECT
AND ARREST HIM AT HOME.
of the Man the Skeie-
ton of Whose Bride Was Recently
Discovered Near New York City.

The arrest of Frederick Gebhardt.
or Otto Mueller as he was also
known, in New York, was the cul-
mination of an exceptionally COM
peten. piece OF detective work. The
skeleton of the body Of Anna Lat
ter, who had been married more
than a year age to Otto Mueller,
revealed q murder; the bones show
ing two bullet wounds. "A gold
watch found near the body bore
the initials, IA. liz, and. there were
also memoranda indicating that pur-
chases had been made in a small
town near Hamburg, Germany.
The German police were acQuaint-
ed with these facts and they quickly
discovered that the purchases in
dicated in the bills had been made
by Anna Latter, who q short time
before had been married to an Otto
Mueller in this country and who
was then on her honeymoon with
her husband to her old home in
Germany. The Hamburg police in
formed the detectives here that when
Mueller and his bride returned to
this country Mueller brought with
him two dogs of the variety used
for police work.
The local detectives working on
the case, investigated the records of
the German steamship lines and
found a memorandum of a passen-
ger who had reached here about that
time with two such dogs. Through
an express man the dogs were trac-
ed to house In the Astoria part
of New York City.
1t was there that the Otto Mueller,
now under arrest, was captured as
he was entering s-the-rhouse" where
he was known as Frederick Geb-
hardt, and where he was living with
the wife he had married four years
ago, through a matrimonial bureau,
and with their two children.
According to the police. Gebhardt,
which he says is his right name. ad-
mitted that he had temporarily left
his real wife TO marry Anna Lat
ter, that he had gone to Germany
with her, as described, but that she
had left him without explaining a
few days after their arrival In this
country. ,-..-.. -
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
PICKED UP THREE MEN
In Power Boat and Steamer Took
Them to Safety.

Picked up in the gulf, 80 miles
southwest of Key West, Tuesday az
ternoon, three men, Victor Matson'
aged 81; Herbert Sawyer, aged IL,
and Cornelius Peterson, aged H.
were Brought into Savannah Friday
afternoon on board the Clara. an
Austrian steamship from Galveston.
The three men are all in the gov
ernment service and went out INTO
the gulf in a small power boat TO
find a government pile driver thas
had been swept out to sea by the
recent hurricane.
They fought the waves all OF Mon-
day night and until their rescue
Tuesday afternoon, when they were
barely afloat and their boat helpless
red handkerchief was used to sig
nal the Clara. The power boat was
abandoned.
SAWYER was thrown head nrst
through the glass windows of the
boats, cabin, but was unhurt. Dur
ing the hurricane AT Key West MS
fathers home was lifted from its
foundation and he aided In saving
tho other members Of the family
from death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Prince Hnobumi Ito, lhe Great japanese
Statesman, Assassinated
AT RAILROAD STATION
A Korean Fanatic, Fired With Re-
sentiment for Real or karcied
Wrongs to His Country AND to
Himself Slew the aged StatcsrEssi
by Shooting Him Down.

A dispatch from Harbin, Mancbu
ria, says Prince Hirobumi Ito, for
mer Japanese president general OF
Korea and probably Japan's fore
most statesman, was assassinate6
there Tuesday afternoon by Korean
who had followed him there for the
express purpose OF killing him. The
motive OF the assassin was revenge.
The assassin was arrested.
Almost Immediately on his arri-
val there, and just as Prince Ito LETT
tae railroad car at the station, an
attack was made upon him. I'he
venerable statesman, accompanied by
the Russian minister of finance, was
starting to inspect the guard of hon.
or drawn up along the platform,
when a pistol shot was heard.
Several more shots were fired in
quick succession, the bullets strih-
ing the prince In the back. Prince
Ito fell mortally wounded.
Three OF the princes party were
wounded, bullets striking japanese
Consul-General Kawkan, General
Manager Tannaka of the South Man
churian railway and Prince lto's prt-
vate secretary. Consui-General KaW-
kan is badly but not fatally wound
ed, 1t is believed.
The assassin was promptly seized.
On being questioned, he said that be
was Korean.
81 came to Harhin for the Sole
purpose Of assassinating Prince Ito
to avenge my country" the slayer
told his captors. He also said that
he had a personal account to settle
with the great japanese statesman,
who during his stay in Korea had
! ordered the execution Of several per-
| sons closely connected with the as
sassin.
That the assassination was the out
come Of a well organized plot is tn
dicated. Had the shooting occurred
moment earlier, the lives OF a
number of foreign eonsuls would
have been in danger.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
CLING TO SCHOONEK'S BOTTOM :
Three Men Rescued After Terrible
Experience.

After having spent the entire night
clipgiug 10 the bottom OF the over
,urr.J schooner Scarborough, Cap
tain William II. Reynolds and the
two members of his crew were car
ried into Philadelphia Monday on
board the steamer Admiral Dewey
from Port Antonio. Captain Rey-
uolds three times during the night
was washed from the wreck OF his
vessel, and it was only with the
greatest difficulty that his compan-
ions succeeded in getting him back
n the vessel. When he was finally
rescued by the crew OF the Dewey,
the captain was badly bruised from
his battle with the elements ana
almost dead from cold.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
SCANDALS HAVOC.
A Shooting and Suicide Due to the
Tongue of Gossip.

Furious because his wife's name
had been mentioned in a, scandal,
Joseph Najmanji, the son of 2 Hun
garian nobleman, shot John Ecksa
at Fairfield, Conn.,, and then blew
his own brains out. Najmanji died
almost instantly, but his victim was
rushed to a hospital where 1t Is said
he has a fighting chance for his life.
The bullet entered his right temple
and came out of the underjaw.
Najmanji had gone to neighbor's S
house, where Esksa was staying, and
said: II want you to deny that
scandal about my wife" After 4
few words Najmanji drew revolver,
shot Ecksa and turned the weapon
upon himself.
The tragedy was the outcome of a
SANDER suit filed in the court OF
common pleas, at Bridgeport, Conn.
Catherine Najmanji brought suit
against Charles Key, Of Fairfield,
for $1,000 damages. She. claimed
that Key had circulated story that
she and Ecksa had gone in bathing
tosether at Fairfield Beach and had
subsequently been refused bathing
suits by the bathhouse keeper.
Najmanji had been told of the
story and had become so angry that
he turned his wife out of the house
three weeks ago. He allowed her
10 come back later, but the next
day he had another quarrel with
her and, il is alleged. beat her.
Mrs. Najmanji had entered suit for
divorce alleging cruelty.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
sNaTCHED FROM THE DESERT.
Family of Five is Found in ENhans-
ed Condition.

That the family Of five lost Oh the
rmnerial county deser: has been say
ed is the assuring news brought
10 Ban Bernardino, Cal, by Leoh'-'o
Phelps, who says the family WIS
rescued last Tuesday evening, nav
ing reached the Robert Gales home
stead on the edge OF the lmper'ai
desert, in an exhausted condition.
Within eco yards of the Gale home
the lost man and his family TOOK
sbel,er in a cave. Seeing Gale, the
man waved his hand and then sank
upon II" ground too exhausted ~
tramp 20 the cabin. Gale rushed 10
his aid, learned of the woman ana
children in the cave and TOOK them
to his home.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
BIG LOSS FROM COTTON SEED.
Clemson DOtunist Reports on the
Authranose Disease.

The report Of 3otanist Barre. OF
Clemson, to Commissioner Watson
on the anthranose disease In cotton
seed shows that the State is losing
s5,O0O,OOO annually, and Georgia
s14,5OO.00O and that th2 disease ~
spreading. The rcmldI is to pick
out the good seed and pant oriy
where there was no cotton crap TIE
wear before. Commissioner Wat
son and those working with him will
present a bill to the legislature pro-
viding for an inspection of seed
along with inspections Of other graius
to protect farmers.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
FALLS TO DEATH.
Lad Loses His Balance and is Huri'
ed From Train.

At Greensboro. y. c., Charles
Finch. of Thomasvilr. n. c., a II
year-old boy, son of ex-Sheriff Finch
of Randolph county, fell from a
platform of d moving train. receiving
injuries from which he later died.
The boy was on his way from Gull
ford college to Greensboro to spend
the afternoon and in attempting
to pass from one car to another when
within the city limits. in some un-
accountable manner lost his balance
and was thrown to the ground be-
ST @ the track. An ambulance was
hurriedly calle1, anl the lad taken
to a local hospital where he died
a short time after his arrival.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
A MODEL HUSBAND.
What His Good Wife Says About
His Good Qualities.

Samuel w. Van Nostran. who was
adjudged the model husband at
the second annual hubby show,
held at the home Of Mrs. James
Sidney Mccullough. of Chicago, has
received from his wife credit for
being the possessor of all the vir-
tues necessary to make an ideal
mate.
"Other than possessing the almost
super-husband quality Of being good
natured before breakfast" said Mrs.
Van Nostran, my husband allows
me to carry the family pocketbook
and declares, just as If he meant
il, that my cooking is so far above
Others efforts in the culinary line
that there could be no compromise.
II that is not glory enough for one
woman, would like to know what
is
The complete list Of desirable
qualities attributed to her husband
by Mrs. Van Nostran are: prompt
a. meals, good entertainer. and adept
with the chatting dish. Sood Judge
Of feminine beauty, generous AMI
kind-hearted, enjoys home more
than the club, happiest when among
friends.
Mr.. Van Nostran, who also receiv-
ed the prize for his almost womanly
ability to sew on button is thirty
FIVE years old and has been mar
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Negro Kills Negro.

Morrison Harris, Il negro Of Aiken,
was placed in the county jail, chlrg-
ed with the murder Of Jinks Cole
man on the place Of Mr.. r.. F. Clark,
near Earle Harris killed Coleman
Sunday night 1t is said that Harris
came home and found that Coleman
had gone away with his wife He
followed and in the quarrel that en-
sued he killed Coleman.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Three mt u Shot.

Killing three buck deer with one
shot Is the result of a hunt by T.
Hcnness Of Rock Creek. Ore, who
lays claim to the record for the sea
Il. Seeing two bucks, Mr.. Eennnss
fired. knocking each down at ono
shot. When he approached his omar
ry. he found three deer, two t%o-
point and one three-point. The
third deer was not in sight whel the
hunter shot.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Get Rich Quick.

Through the generosity Of 4 broth
er. rich mine owner, DR.. f. B.
Morgan, ear and eye specialist OF
Paterson, n. j., with a modest in
come, has become the possessor OF
s1,OO0,00O. Recently the brother,
DR.. John Morgan. Of Boston, realiz-
ed s7,00O,000 through the sale OF
some securities, and, desiring bic
brother to share his good fortune,
gave him q million.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
DIED In FIRE
FIVE LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED
TO DEATH TUESDAY
In Shelton Cottage, the Home Of
Girls at the Virginia Presbyterian
Orphan Home.

Orphan Home.
At Lynchburg, Va, five children
all inmates of the nursery, were in
cinerated in a fire which destroyed
Shelton Cottage, the home of girls
at the Virginia Synod Presbyterian
Orphans home early Tuesday morn
ing. The dead are. Ruby Moore
field, Lucille Moorefield, Lynchburg,
Va; Marie Hickman, Campbell coun-
ty, Va; Mary Poole, Mcdowell conn-
ty, w. Va; Mamie Reynolds. Bath
county. Va.
The children were all in the second
story of the wing of the building
and they were caught by fire in
manner that made their rescue i'm
possible.
Ruby Moorefeld, however, was
she ascertained that the younger sis
ter was still inside, she ran back into
the burning building and lost hel
life.
The fire was discovered by Mrs
Priest, the cook, who was aroused by
the roar OF the flames. When she
saw that it was impossible to get
the children out by the stairway
she rushe" to the third story and
brought fifteen children down to the
second floor leadine them to the We
randa top, where they were taken
down a ladder, several of them drop,
ping into the outstretched arms OF
the older boys Of the institution.
Mrs. Priest, after saving the chill
dren, had to jump for her life. sus-
tanning a dislocated shoulder, scalI
wound aud an injury to her back
She will recover. All Of the escapes
were miraculous.
Superintendent Fleming was away
at the time of the fire and there were
no men about the house. The Wo'
men could not save those who per
ished, for they barely succeeded II
saving twenty-four of the other
girls.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Died in Cotton Seed.

William Fiel s, of Goldesboro, \
c., was recently smotherel to death
by cotton seed in which he was
playing falling on him and covering
him. The little fellow, who was
only five years old, was playing
In the seed with some companions
when the fatal accident hap ""ned.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Two Men Hung.

Alabama had two hangings on
Friday. Willie Stevens, white, was
hung at Luverne for the killing Of
his wife and daughter, and at Grove
Hill Louis Balaam, negro preacher,
was hanged for the murder OF a
deputy sheriff.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-28
Valuable Cargo.

Carrying 21,S95 bales OF cotton
equivalent to 22,725 ive-hundred
pound bales, and valued at Sl,534,-
l03, the Leland Line steamer In
dian sailed from Savannah Sunday
for Bremen. This is probably the
most valuable cargo of cotton that
ever cleared from an American port.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-05
MUCH TROUBLE IN
PREPARING ESTIMATES

There is more trouble In getting the
estimates together this year than
there ever has been before, the num-
Der Of changes made In the estimates
being large The poor commission
has Just submitted a supplementary
estimate OF sl5,22s for moving the
eastern fuel yard and one OF $1,000
for purchase and maintenance of an
automobile ambulance.
Although the new building commits
sion has never got started in its work
OF had chance TO spend dollar Of
the money allowed II last year, IL
will ask for additional money this
spring This estimate has not been
completed, but the commission be
lieves that Sl0.500 previously allowed
IL is not enough. Building Commits
sioner ClaxtOn's term will expire June
30, and IL will then be up 10 the new
commission To take hold and open
an office. whether the new building
code is completed BY that time or
not.
Just how far over $4,000. 900 the
budget will go cannot be told yet II
is not likely that any appropriation
will be asked for the grade separa
ton fund as $50 900 was allowed las,
year for the Beaubien-st opening and
this will be used. as fast as re-collect.
ed from property-owners on assess.
ment, as the nucleus OF permanent
street opening fund
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-05
F RANK HOWARD
TAKES A BRIDE
WELL.kNoWN BANKER is MAR
RED TO MISS HELEN
McGRATH.

Frank Howard. one OF the directors
and IN charge OF The real estate de-
partmcnt OF the Peninsular Savings
Lank, OF this city, and Miss Helen NJ
Grath. daughter OF Mrs. Margaret Me
Grath. OF No. 461 Thkd-ave., were
quietly married, Wednesday afternoon
at O'Clock. In the episcopal residence
en- Washington boulevard. The cert-
mony was performed by the Rt Rev,
John ) Foley, in the presence OF Inc
immediate families There were no
attendants Mr. and Mrs Howard LETT
"Wednesday evening for trip through
the east and will be gone several
weeks. Upon their return they VIII
take up their residence in The Plaza.
Only the near relatives or the
couple knew when the wedding was
nc take place. SO their friends were
unaware OF II until Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard were we'll on their way east. Mr..
Howard has been connected with the
Peninsular bank for many years ami
both he and his bride are we'll knowa
IL this city.
Job Printing done right Times PRINT
ting Co.. Is John R.-s:. Phone 1883