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New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
HELD FOR BIG TIfEFTS.
Negro Cooh Charged 7cih Robbery
Of $40 .OOO IN PAINTING IS. Etc.

Detectives Of the Bronx bureau locked up at
that station last night Mrs Sadie Boyd. a negro
cook. whom they charge with the theft OF ap-
proximataly $4,000 worth Of rugs. oil paintings
sverware, bric-a-brac and articles of virtu
nearly 5hird Of which taken last January
from the home Of Mrs Julia Schmidt of No
915 Prospect avenue. The Bronx. while the latter
was in Europe.
Mrs. BOYD was arrested while attempting To-
escape with her son, SAMMY" four years old.
by running down fire escape in the rear OF
the five story negro tenement house at No. 4l4
West 36th street. The Womans former husband.
Samuel Boy d, is also prisoner at the Bronx
detective bureau. where he is held n
picious person. third prisoner in the case is
Julia Ferguson, a young negro woman living 1t
No. 203 West 6lst street She is charged with
aiding and abetting in the commission Of the
robberies.
Mrs Boyd vas cook and housekeeper for Mrs
Schmidt, engaged through employment
agency when Mrs Schmidt sailed for Europe.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
II. GOULD BROk4U SELL1'
U'hhout Hfe's Signature He
Transfers Great NcCk Estate.

Mineola. Long Island April CSPeciaD.-ln-
terest in the pending suit If Mrs. W could
Brokaw against her husband for separation
was renewed this morning. when deed OF safe
for the Brokaw estate at Great Neck was filed
in the county clerks office here No amount
was mentioned as the price Of the property. the
deed which IS made from w. Gould Broka" To
Thomas J. Finch Of Randolph County y c,
merely stating that the transfer vas for $loo
and other valuable considerations. II is be
1ieved complications will follow. as the deed IS
given from Mr.. Brokaw@ alone. Mrs Br"kavs
name not being the deed as one of the party
If the first part The deed was dated at Great
Neck on February To- 1909 just a few days
after Mrs Rrokaw had filed her suit Tor separa-
tion.
The Brokaw estate at Great Neck is valued
at about 100000 and carries a mortgage Of
SIS OOO which is held by George La Honmedieu'
another mortgage for 10000 is held by the
Nehemiah HAYDEN estate and a third mortgage
for 81 600 is held by J. NJ lie Cluse
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
Elephant RI Iut n
KiHs Keeper and Dcmo!ishes HHtcr
Quarters IN i05ta.

nos Noines Iowa. April S--Becoming enraeed
-, tho continued absence Of his regular keeper
r,,r a mammoth elephant in Yankee Rob
jnson.s circus. picked up his attendant, Charles
RartIoy. this afternoon. hurled him into the air
and then beat his body into pulp against small
harm in the winter quarters,
After inhicting fatal injuries 10 his keeper the
br,ite ran through Insersoh Park. where the
winter quarters are situated. uprooted nan a
Iap small trees turned over three circus
,,-aeops tore the roof from his barn and de
,,,oIisbed 4 rustic bridge across the park lake
r,,r nearly an hour forty men labOTed to capture
tba animal Four bullets were sent into his side
and one into his right eye. and he was finally
taken when he stepped into Il chain moose
Heavy ropes were quickly fastened 10 his legs
and he was tied 10 trees in the corner of the
park
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09

{. j. Kane Left at Pittsburg Hos
DitaI by Three Nen.

Pittsbure. April s-Cornelius Jay Kane forty
eight wears old Of the firm Of J. B. Jones & Co.
iron dealers Of this city. died al Mercy Hospital
here at midnight last night. few minutes af'e7
being brought INTO the hospital under mysteri-
ors circumstances Mr.. Kane was supposed 70
Re in Philadelphia. and his family did not kn""
Of his presence in the city until Informed 81 Ms
death
Last midnight a telephone message was re-
ceived at the hospital to make ready Tor Il sic"
man \ cab drove UP To the entrance. three
men carried a man into the lobby Of the hospital
t,en turned and fed The man. who died almost
as soon rs deposited proved to be Kane
NJ Kane was a member Of the Catholic club,
Of New York and the Manufacturers club. Of
Philadelphia and was an indefatigable worker
in the Roman Catholic Church of this city
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
MUNICIPAL ICE PL4NTF
Philadelphia May Build One to
Mitigate Suferings of Poor.

I3y Telegraph The Tribune
Philadelphia. April S.-PubTC spirited resi-
dents are formulating plans to have the city
install municipal ice plant before the heat Of
summer brings its miserieS to the poor II IS
pointed that the city could provide ice at
cost for the worthy poor from plant which
could be installed at little comparative cost
~he project viii he presented % Councils.
For several years charitable enterprise has
furnished ice for The poor in the summer. but
the high prices thought 10 be charged this
year VIII greatly hamper the work.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
FOUND A $1,000 BILL IN THE PLATE
PENNSYLVANIA Church Authorities So Surprised
They Offer to Return It

Washington PENN April s.-The insertion Of an
advertisement in local newspaper to-day that
there had been found In the collection plate of the
Roscoe Methodist Episcopal Church here.
af,ar the services last Sunday night Sl000 BILL
developed the fact that the church officers think
the donor made mistake.
The yearly collections of the church do not aver
,-e much more than this amount and the officials
,ato in the advertisement that they will the
money to the owner II he wants it back and can
,r,ye he inadvertently dropped it into the plate.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
C. M. STRONG THRE1TENED
Black Hand Letters Receired By
Railroad President.

Erie. Penn. April S.-CharIes NJ. Strong, Of
this city president of the Erie & Pittsburg Rall-
road and multi millionaire. admitted tonight
that within the last ten days he had received
two Black Hand letters demanding $4,000, win
an alternative If he refuses the demand. OF
death and having his magnificent home blown
up.
Mr.. s,rongs wife IS a daughter Of the late
William I, Scott. His daughter is the wife Of
Reginald RonsIds Of New York
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
4 MONOPL4NE RECORD.
Santos DumORt COrers ? 500 Metres
Easy Landing.

Paris. April S.-Santos- Dumont to-day flew
a distance of $500 metres (about one mile and
a halG with the greatest ease in his new mono
plane He alighted without difficulty.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
JOHN BIGELOW IN PARIS.
Former American Minister Presented to Pre6i-
dent Fallieres

Paris April s.-The American Ambassador. Henry
White presented John Blgelow former American
Minister to france, President Faleres to-day.
In the course Of the conversation Afr. Bige!pv re
called his last visit the French chief o' state
when he presented his letters of recall Ma
noIeon III in 1866
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
GET $4,000 PENNIES AS YEARS PAY.

TBy Telesraph q Ihs ITlbuneI
East Douglas, Mass. April S.-This was the an
r,lal nav day for the members of the Fire King
Engine Company here and forty members, who get
IS each year received that amount in pennies. Tie
number of copper coins paid 81 ooo each mans
burden Weighing Ave and oue-haf pounds.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
MISSOURI RAILROADS RESTRAINED.

St. Louis. April s--A temporary injunction re
straining the eighteen Missouri railroads put
ting INTO effect on Saturday the proposed Scent
passenger rate was granted tonight by Judge
Williams of the Circuit Court Circuit Attorney
Jones filed the suit for the state
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
4 MOUNT4IN NOVING.
ErcaratiOns IN TerduH Falley Cause
IandsLdcS.

Nice. April s-A mountain has begun 70 move
as result OF railroad excavations IN the YER
dun Valley. \ large mass has become detached.
and is moving at the rate OF sixty or seventy
wards an hour
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09
WILLIAM, JENNINGS. sRYAN-TRIPLETs

by Telegraph The Tribune.
A.heville, n. c. April S.-Edward Pack of Tryon.
n c. was overcome with JOY when his wife
presented him with triplets to-day that he i'm
medately and thereupon named them William.
Jennings and Bryan. It is hardly necessary add
he is an admirer of the Sage of Lincoln
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
Its purity has made it famous. -Adyt
New-York tribune., 1909-04-09

cOntinued On third page
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
In, Science
~ 4S2s ANp
S !szlIllVe ntiOn|
~~1,,,

A chemical element, believed to be
previously unknown, has been found
by Mr.. Ogawa, a japanese chemist, Ii
thorianite, reinite and molybdenite.
The name nipponium, with the SYM
Dol Mp, has been proposed for it. 1t
is metal apparently allied to alumi-
nun. It has an equivalent weight Of
about 30, and Mr.; Ogawa thinks that
in the periodic system 1t probably lies
between molybdenum and ruthenium.
On July 90 storm, passing across
the Valleys near the mountain called
the Luberon, in France. developed hail
along line conveying electric energy
by triphase current Of $4,000 volts.
Monsieur Wolfe, in note addressed
to the French Academy Of Sciences,
states reasons for believing that the
electric line served as conductor for
the storm. The hail was developed
only near. the line; elsewhere nothing
but rain fell.
That wonderful star, Nova Persei,
which suddenly blazed out in the
heavens In February, 1901, attracting
all eyes by Its brilliancy, and then, in
a few months, faded to invisibillty, ex-
cept with telescopes. has recently had
critical date in Its history fixed by
Prof. e. e. Barnard. When 1t faded
1t changed first into a nebula-at
least, its light was the light of neb-
ula. Afterward, as shown by its spec
-trum, 1t changed back into star of
peculiar class. called the Wolf Rayet
stars. which seem to b. a sort Il cross
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

The prohibition crusade has swept
forward to such an extent that in
more than two-thirds of the territory
OF the United States the saloon has
been abolished. Idaho, one of the few
States which had withstood the move
ment. has now fallen into line. In
Tennessee a drastic act was enacted
and under it the manufacture or sale
OF liquor In any form will be mis-
demeanor In the State of Washing
ton Governor and majority of the
members of the Legislature pledged to
local option were recently elected. An
overwhelming majority of the Legis-
lature in Texas on platform declar-
ing for the submission of a prohibit
tory amendment means, according to
the Prohibitionists, that Texas will.
soon probably become dry"
Under the provisions Of recently
enacted local option law thirteen coun-
ties In Oregon closed out the saloons
There are now q counties In Oregon
In which liquor Is prohibited The
elections since year ago in Colorado
have been bad for the saloon inter.
ests. Forty-two municipalities have
ousted the saloons. There are now
$50 cities and towns in California
where the saloon is not allowed to ex-
list. In Ohio 81 out of &C counties
have voted the salon out. Of business
Under the provisions OF the Moore re-
monstrance law of Indiana T20 saloons
have been abolished within the last
year. Prohibitionists also hope to
soon turn Arkansas into an absolute
prohibition area. In Iowa 461 saloons
have been put out of business recently.
leaving only 1,lf9 In the entire State.
Twenty-Five Of South Cardinals AZ
countries have voted for prohibition
since November under the county .op-
tion law. During the last year 305
saloons and breweries have been
forced to go out of business in Sifehi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

helps the growth q tie sood gernaA
which are needed to fight the bad
ones, for 1t should be remembered
when It is said that the mouth 10
always full OF bacteria. that the good
germs are making a brave fight
there as we'll as everywhere else in
the body.
Finally toothbrush should be the
first birthday present, and It's reg
ular and persistent use should be
made a most important part Of the
child's early training. A simple aka
line toothwcsh. or cream should be
used once day, and the dentist
should be consulted at regular inter-
walls. because there is no matter In
which prevention is 80 surely better
than cure as in the care Of the teeth.
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
WHERE PEOPLE 1--we LONG.
Men Of 70 Mot Rep.rded !. ola-sl.n

Men Of 70 Not Regarded az oid-si,n.
Pile Life and Longevity.
In Norfolk there are in every vii
lage individuals Of more than so years
of age and not infrequently one or
two over 90. and. those Of 70 and
upward are regarded as not even old.
Many farm aaborers of 20 are quite
hale and hearty, working from early
morning UP to 5 and o'clock In the
evening, and some are so vigorous
as to earn full mans wages.
And the women in,a the country
writes correspondent are more
tenacious Of life perhaps than are
the men. In one village personally
known to me. containing about 300
people. within the past six months
have died three women; Of more than
80 years OF age, the Oldest OF these
being no less than 96. In another
Norfolk village with inhabitants 10
the number Of 400 there live man
of 95, woman Of 90,e woman Of
so. woman OF 81 and several of
both sexes over 80. In yet another
village there Is blacksmith aged 96
and the widow Of a country medical
practitioner whose years mount up to
81.
This longevity, Of the Norfolk peas
ant, cemments the Lancet, has very
interesting pathological side to It.
The chief enemy of the farm laborer
of the Eastern counties from the
standpoint OF health is rheumatism.
Not many reach even middle age
without having been the victims OF
rheumatism, and large number are
crippled In their old age by this dis
ease. But in spite Of this the average
Of longevity seems to be very high,
although as well as rheumatism he
has to contend with the lack of
adequate housing accommodation and
want Of proper sanitary arrange
ments. That to eat sparingly of
plain wholesome food, to be much In
the open air and to work SUFFICIENT
ly to occupy the mind and to exer-
else the body Will enable man TO
defy more or less the evils OF en-
vironment would seem to be shown
by the toughness Of the Norfolk
laborer.-LOndon Daily News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
An Artist Hero.

Fireman James Dempsey Of Engine
Company No. 80, happening to be at
leisure yesterday on State street
near Washington, was able to give
Q neat and almost gaudy exhibition OF
the power of imagination when ap.
Piled to small details. Mr. Dempsey
perceived . runaway horse plunging
toward the crowd Of shoppers. unre-
strained by the conventional bride.
At once he applied himself to the
back of the frightened animal. and
leaning forward thrust his fingers in.
to its mouth to produce the impress
sion OF Its familiar steering apparatus.
Under this Jury rudder, so to speak.
the horse was clearly turned back to
the middle Of the street and then
brought to a halt block further on.
Mr.. Dempsey seems to US not only
physical hero. but q creative artist
Of unusual genius. His kind OF i'm
agination has Rider Haggard's kind
beaten mfle. -c Chicago Evening Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

between true star and a nebula.
Professor Barnard shows that this
last change began in November, 1902,
and seems to have been completed in
February, 1903.
Among the earliest suggestions for
making balloons was that of floating
vacuum. 1t was thought Of In the
seventeenth century but nobody has
been able to construct successful
balloon on this principle. because the
walls surrounding, the vacuum must
be SO strong that the mir pressure will
not crush them, and the reouisite
strength is inconsistent with the
equally requisite lightness. Lately the
idea has been taken up again in Ger.
many, and submitted to calculation.
Herr Derb estimates that six spheri-
cal vacuum balloons, each ten meters
in radius, formed of aluminium one lin
in radius, each ten meters in radius.
formed of aluminium one millimeter
thick, and harnessed In row. would
possess a buoyancy of about $1,000
pounds. But the difficulty is that the
balloons would have to be 20 strongly
stayed within that the carrying capac-
ity might be practically nothing.
Lyman ]. Briggs of the Bureau Of
Plant Industry has invented a method
of testing the moisture content Of
grain by its electrical resistance. The
Importance of the invention depends
upon the desirability Of knowing ac-
curately the condition Of grain In
storage or in transit. An electric cur.
rent is passed through the grain, from
one metallic electrode tosanother, and
"a form Of the apparatus has been de-
Sised suitable for employment in cars
and elevators. Thus far the expert
pments have been confined to wheat.
Heat plays an important part, since
The resistance rapidly decreases as the
temperature increases, and SO the tenn
perature has to be taken into account.
n The moisture content can be deter
mined by this method with probable
error not exceeding three per cent
The electrical resistance Of wheat con-
tanning 10 per cent of moisture Is 80
times that Of wheat containing Is per
cent Of moisture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
.sNo, not that, Patricia. 1 was
thinking only Of you"
Then we will Co." she said with
q quiet dignity.

49,
mo, not that, Patricia. I was
thinking only Of ycu."
Then we will co." she said with
quiet dignity.
~. -.
As the carriage stopped Stockton
laid his hand upon his wife'slarm with
reassuring pressure. BE brave.
dear" he whispered.
Il am not afraid, Bruce" said Pa.
trlcia. quietly. She looked about her
triffe curiously as they entered the
great hall and turned with smile
as the draperies parted and his moth
er came towards them.
Stockton gave a little gasp as Pa
tricia turned and laid her hands up
on his mothers shoulders. She
looked steadily into her eyes.
You are going to love me?" she
asked.
Mrs. Stockton returned the look
searchingly. my dear" she said a.
last with a twinkle in her eyes. II
think, without doubt. that shall love
you very much" There was ring Of
sincerity in her tone and as she
turned to him, Stockton drew deep
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
San, Houston's Widow.

Left alone to die Of hunger AMI
stunned by her tribesmen is the sad
story Of Melissa Houston, the once
handsome Indian wife OF Gen. Sam
Houston, the first President OF Texas.
This woman is, according to the best
authority. la years old.
It has long been the custom OF the
Comanches. Kiowas and other blan-
ket Indian tribes to abandon their
old men and old women to their fate
and permit them to die by slow de-
grees. This old woman lives In her
tepee on the banks OF the Washita
River. three miles from the agency.
Her nearest netghbor Is . white fam
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
REASON WHY PARIS LEADS.
French Capital Center of Fashions
and Dramatic Art for Centuries.

and Dramatic Art for Centuries.
why has Paris always reigned SUI.
.preme In the domain of fashion, This
10 asquestion which many people must
hsvejloften asked themselves. For cen.
turtles the women of Paris have been u
dominant factor In this supremacy. En-
couraged by them, the fashion artists
have fourlshed in the peculiar atmos.
phere Of that city. Constant contact
with and contemplation Of the wealth
Of beautiful treasures displayed in the
shops. museums. streets and theaters
have constituted for the Partisan wom-
ana liberal education in everything
that appertalns to fashion.
The reason for, the supremacy--o of
Paris Is not far to seek. Is not the
history Of France one long record OF
royal passions, beautiful fayorites and
extravagant adventuresses whose cap
rlces cost countless millions2 For sew
eral centuries women reigned supreme
at court, In the drawing-rooms, on THO
stage. everywhere. All men did her
homage; her slightest whlms equaled
commands. Affairs of state, family
honor, right, wrong-everything was ig-
nored to crafty her maddest caprices.
Her dress. jewelry-and other person
al adornments became vital questions.
To-day even there are women who can
spend 5000 on set of furs, $1,000
on a mantle. $3.50 on gown and pay
equally high prices for other articles
OF toilet.
This extravaganza has always at
tracted to Paris the smartest talent in
Europe. France long led the world in
the production Of Silks satins, laces,
yslvets and all those fabrics essential
% feminine attire. Dressmakers, jew.
slsrs. psrfumers, were yeritable artists
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
Nation., Assets.

z A great portion, of the public domain
iis poor land, worthless for farming
purposes, but. on the other hand, there
are large deposits Of coal, oil and other
minerals of immense value and vast
forests that will furnish timber for
generations to come. Naturally, such
states as Montana, Idaho and Nevada
look upon the public lands In their Dor.
ders as the possession of their citizens.
They are anxious to have the tracts
divided and given to settlers, 30 that
the population may be increased, and
the resources Of the states developed.
But the public lands are peculiarly the
possession Of the nation and must be
safeguarded as an important national
asset. The time is past when they
may be given to settlers by the thou
sand acres, fenced in by cattle kings
and appropriated by railroads. stricter
land laws and strict enforcement Of
them are evidences of the governments
intention to protect Its lands and hold
them in the interest of all the people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

0"AA ava VA sA0 OAAt0N 9tAkVo
Divided According to State Liquor
Legislation.
gan. Since a year ago 100 municipali-
ties in Wisconsin have voted against
saloon license, thus closing out more
than 400 saloons. Minnesota has been
arraylng itself against the saloon. The
Prohibitionists assert that there are
now only 100 saloons left in Mime
sofa.
A year ago 90 counties In Kentucky
had already voted out the saloon. In
Connecticut the ''no-license" voters
voted out 800 more saloons in the last
few months, while in Massachusetts
10 more municipalities have abolished
the saloon. In single day 1858
townships In Illinois voted for prohi-
bition, and as consequence 1900 sa-
sloonkepers have had to retire from
business. Maryland; in the last year,
has increased its prohibition area.
A great change has been effected In
Mississippi since year ago. The adop-
ton of prohibition for the entire State
drove the saloon from the seven re-
manning wet" counties. In Alabama,
the State prohibition law went into
effect on January of this year. !Geor-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24

gia, Maine, Kansas, Oklahoma and
North Dakota are absolutely prohibit
I've States. In Florida there are at
present only $50 saloons left in the en-
tire State, while prohibition prevails
in great part of Louisiana. The anti
salonists have been active in Virginia.
In recent months they have closed out
more than 400 saloons. OF the 100
counties in Virginia II do not now
grant any form Of license.
In Nebraska already $50 municipali-
ties have voted out the saloon. In Mis-
souri, 80 counties now refuse licenses.
Since 1908 the voters of Rhode Island
have abolished 429 saloons, and both
Vermont and New Hampshire have In
creased their no-license communities.
The only distinctively ''wet' States
and Territories at present are Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Wyoming, Ne
vada. Utah, Arizona New Mexico and
the State Of Washington which later,
however. is likely to enact local op-
ton law before long. About 815 town
ships in New York State are ''dry"
and 200 others are under partial L.
cense.
These facts show the steady and
phenomenal progress made by the anti
saloon organizations within the last
year. Up to the beginning of 1908 they
had succeeded in Transforming a great
part Of the United States into arid
territory. Since then they have gone
forward in almost every State in the
Union. In South Carolina and one or
two other places they have been check
ed, but not very seriously. Statistics
compiled by the United States Bureau
of Labor were consulted. Bulletin No.
q shows that the average working.
mans income, as recently Investigated.
amounted to $78s.54 a year. OF this
sum his total expenditures for intoxi-
eating liquors were 1924 a year He
spent almost as much for tobacco
New York Times.