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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Acquisition Of Wealth Brought
Power to Morse---Then Its
Misuse Led Him to a Cell.
BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.

Y T is rather striking for man sen
fenced TO fifteen years in Unit
ed States prison to carry on his
business from jail and, during
a few months of bonded liberty pend
ing an appeal. to pay off seven or eight
million dollars in debts. reorganize his
business and have himself elected pres
pany. Yet that was accomplished by
Charles W. Morse. whose sentence to
serve in a federal penitentiary was re-
Gently confirmed by the United States
circuit court of appeals
In the eyes of the world Morse is
convicted criminal. In his own eyes.
or, at least. in his own words. he is a
scapegoat who did only what other
bankers and high fnanciers do every
day. He says that the government and
the system" demanded some one on
whom to shoulder the blame for the
panic of 1907. and he happened to be
the man.
This is his side of the case. The
governments side is contained in the
counts against him. There are many
of these, but the substance of them is
that he made false entries in the books
and Incorporated the funds of vari-
GUS banks under his control. On these
charges he was indicted by federal
grand jury. convicted in the United
States circuit court. and the decision
has been upheld by the circuit court
of appeals. Morse's lawyers have now
got stay Of forty days to make an
appeal to the supreme court. which
will mean some months more of delay
If the decision in the highest tribunal
is against him. Mr. Morse can still ap-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20

peal for clemency to President Taft
Thus the beginning of his term. if he
ever serves it. may be at least year
distant. During this interval will he
again carry on his financial operations
while under bail? If so, it will be
most unusual proceeding. But Morse
has been in the midst of unusual pro-
ceedings all his life
A Financial Meteor.
The man now under fifteen year
sentence in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta has been called a meteor of
hnance-a red headed meteor, if such a
mixed figure of speech can be ven
tured without danger Of physical as
sault. The only particular in which
the meteor figure does not hold good
Is that meteors never bounce. while
Morse has bounced and probably
would go high once more if the officers
of the law would only let him He
certainly knows how to get money
other peoples money. perhaps. though
this is not so unusual in Wall street as
to occasion remark. If there were no
troublesome laws in the way a man
Of Morse's ability and audacity ought
to be able to become as rich as Rookie
Teller. But it is hard to manipulate
Wall street from an Atlanta peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Morse has also been called Ma
poleon of finance. being the. four hum
dred and seventy-sixth enc of the
breed that distinctly remember.
Every man who squeezes the market
for two or three millions is called a
Napoleon. The little Corsican was a
pretty tough lot. taking him BIZ and
large, but do not believe lie ever did
anything sufficiently discreditable to
have his name placed ii, such had
company. II is all right To talk OF
Captain Kids Of finance. Inf why add
Ito poor Napalean's disreputes by sad.
ding him with their ,llisGeeds? Yet
Iii Morse is a Na,paleon he surely met
his Waterlso III the panic of 1897.
I Morse his been in the ljnleiight fer
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Order to Examine Accounts
ueh 10 IxaHIHe ACCOUNTS,
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF BROWN. (ss.
Gin Probate Court

STATE OF MINNESOTA.
COUNTY OF BROWN {ss.
In Probate Court, g.
Especial Term, October 6, 1902
In the Matter of the Estate of James IN.
CoHman Deceased.
+ On reading and filing the petition of An
ma Coffin an, Administrative Of the estate
of James H. Coffman, deceased, represent.
ing, among other things. that she has full
~ administered said estate, and prayinp
that time and place be fixed for exami.
ming and allowing the final account of
her administration and for the assign
ment OF the residue Of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law;
1t is ordered, that said account be ex-
amined. and petition heard by this Court.
on Thursday the 4th day of November a.
y. 1909, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the Probate
Office in the City of New Ulm, in said
County.
And it is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all persons interes-
ted, by publishing a copy of this order
once in each week for three successive
weeks, prior to said day Of caring, in the
New Ulm Review, weekly newspaper,
printed and published at New Vim in
said county. ~
Dated at New Uln, Mimi, the 9Th dav of
October A. d. 1909.
Blythe Court
(SeaI GEO. ROSS,
41-4S Judge of Probate.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20

Mr.. Eug. Pfefferle is pleased to an
nounce to his customers that he has
secured the agency for Zemo the best
known remedy for. the positive and,
permanent cure of Eczema. Pimples,
DandrNf, Blackheads, and every form
OF Skin or Scalp disease Zemo is a
clean liquid for external use gives in
slant relief and cures any form of skin
or scalp disease by destroying the
germ that causes the disease, leaving
clean, healthy skin. Mr.. Pfefferle
will gladly show you proof Of many
remarkable cures made by ZEMo. "a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
MILE A MINUTE SLOW.

Average Rate Of Flying Machine. In
Contest at Juyisy, France.
The novelty in the program OF the
aviation meeting at Iuvisy. France,
was the slow race. which was con-
tested over course six kilometers long
and eighty meters wide.
Paulhan covered the distance In 6
minutes II seconds, or at the rate of
a mile minute. which is much above
the average rate Of speed. He con-
tinued flying until he had completed
sixteen rounds. occupying 80 minutes
so seconds,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Organizing the Ship Trust.

One of Morse's biggest coups was the
organization Of the coastwise steam
ship trust. He started with the Hud-
son river and Providence lines and
from these reached out until he had
most of the steamers plying the At
lantic seaboard waters. It was said
at the time that he had more vessels
under his control than were contained
in the navy of any single nation This
bubble burst later, along with Morse's
other concerns.
Not satisfied with his spectacular adj
ventures in ice. matrimony and steam
ships, Morse's ambition sought another
field. He wanted to be q banking
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Stung Again.

Percy Pickle (egotistically)-Yes /
just love to go travelling for pleasure.
Miss Tabasco-Yes, it is a double
pleasure.
Percy Pickle-Double pleasure?
Miss Tabasco-Yes, a pleasure tn
you and a pleasure to your acquaint-
ances.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Latest WAY to XIII Rats

One of the latest ideas for killing
rats is trap into which the animal
walks, attracted by an electric light
and a display Of food. Once in he
cannot get out. and an electric current
kills him in fifty or sixty seconds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Again.

Again a sadness comes to you
To recommended that
they said for years 'twould look like
new, -
That panamother hat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Friehtful Fate Ayerted

81 would have been cripple for
life, from terrible cut on my knee
cap" writes Frank Disberry, Kelli-
her, Mimi, without Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, which soon cured me.'' In
fallible for wounds, cuts and bruises,
it soon cures Burns, Scalds, Ola
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions.
Worlds best for Piles. 25c at o. NJ.
Olsen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20
Recognized the Umpire.

Recognized the Umpire.
Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, Il am learning lot about
baseball. ] can pick out the umpire,
every time"
ooh, you cant"
eyes. He's the gentleman with the
marcel waves on his chest"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20

Cowles Dodge. Dodge, the divorced
husband, at one time had money. but
later was a dining car conductor.
Some time, after Mrs. Dodge's marriage
to Morse society was electrified by a
statement from Dodge that he had
never been served with notice in the
divorce proceedings and that there
fore his wife's decree and subsequent
marriage were illegal AS Mrs. Dodge
Morse's lawyer was dead. there was
no way to disprove the charge The
woman was heartbroken. had her mar
riage to Morse legally annulled and
fed to Europe. Dodge later admitted
that he was perjurer and tried to
make his escape to Mexico He was
apprehended in Texas and there was
furnished funds from some mysteri-
GUS source to fight extradition. Even
tually he was taken back to New York.
The next sensational development in
the notorious case was the news that
an uncle of Morse had engineered the
affair without his nephew's knowledge.
The lawyer who had done the dirty
work was Abe Hummel. who was SEN
fenced to year on Blaekwells island
and disbarred. Morse remarked Mrs.
Dodge. and to her credit be it said
that she has stood by him with true
wifely fidelity through all his later
troubles.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-20

Its worth while asking Hickory
Brand Rubbers and Overshoes. They
are long wearing always giving sat
lsfaction. Ask your dealer. ST. Paul
Rubber Co. Distributors 45tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
Pair Crush His Skull and Cut
Throat
AND EMPTY CASH DRAWER
Try But Fail TO Open Safe--TwO Men
Commit Murder in Whitehall Street
Hosiery After Registering
as Guests.

New York, March l6.--Lying in a
small room adjoining the hotel Office, the
body OF Isadore DE yalante, night clerk
Of the Eastern Hotel on Whitehall street,
was found early yesterday with his skull
fractured by blow with an iron pipe,
and his throat cut. The clerk was muir.
dered by men who afterwsrd rihed his
pockets, took SIS from the hotel till and
made an unsuccessful attempt to get into
the safe in which there was $4,000. The
police have practically no clew as TO
the identity of the murderers.
A thumbprint which was alongside the
names of two men written on the hotel
register the police believe TO be that Of
one OF the men, and they hope to trace
his identity from this.
Between 2 and 8 a. m, the clerk Is
alone. and It Is supposed the murder was
committed during that time.
De valante's home was in Montvale,
n. J. The police endeayored yesterday
to trace three men who left the Eastern
Hotel early yesterday and spent money
freely in a nearby saloon. They we're
described by a newsboy as Westerners,
wearing broad -brimmed hats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
HASKELL ACTS IN LAND CASE.
He Files Motion to Quash the Indict
ments.

Muskogee, Okla, March l6.--Startlinp
allegations are contained in motions To
quash the indictments against Governor
Charles N. Haskell and other prominent
0klahomans charged by the government
with conspiracy in connection with Musk
ogee town site sci duling, filed Sunday
night on behalf OF the defendants and
served on Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Gregory. The motions ia
quash charge misconduct on the part Of
the special assistant attorney general,
Sylvester Rush of Omaha, who conducted
the grand jury examinations. 1t Is al
legged that government secret service op-
eratives gave hearsay testimony before
the grand Jury, that important testimony
was suppressed, that the government de
MED the iury's request for certain testi-
mony. that witnesses were coerced and
held in subsection and that Rush told
thei tlry that indictments should be re-
turned because the government wanted
them returned. II is furthere charged
that witnesses, instead of being permit
ted to testify freely, were confronted
with previously prepared statements,
purnorting to contain their testimony,
and forced to say the statements were
correct, and that an implied threat was
made by Mr. Rush when juror attempt.
ed to question a witness. The United
States circuit has been asked to assign
Judge to try the case in place OF
Judge r. f. Campbell of this district,
who has declined to preside.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
SUMS UP in cARMAcK CASE.
Gen. McCarn Says the Shooting Of Editor
Was Cowardly Act.

Nashville, Tenn, March l6--Attorney
General McCarn resumed his closing ar
gument yesterday in the trial of the
Coopers and John D. Sharp for the muir
der of former United States Senator
Carmack. Gen. McCarn said;
Senator Carmack was shot in the
back; he was shot from behind, My the
orv Is that the bullet which came out
of Carmack's mouth entered the back.
And il is no more chiyalrous to shoot a
dead man in the back than TO shoot a
live. These men are not only assassins
Of Carmack, but they are eowardly as
sassins of facts.
aIf You have a doubt of their guilt,
turn these men loose; but II you believe
that it is against the law of Tennessee
to 90 up behind a man and kin because
he wrote bantering editorials, then I
ask You to say so by your verdict"
At the end Of Gen. McCarn's address,
Judge Hart announced that he hoped
to reach his charge some time to-day
Gen. McCarn arose to say that he did
not accuse Gen Meeks Of counsel for
defense OF wilfully falsifying the rec
ords. He said he thought this statement
due the general
Court then adjourned until today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
N. Y. WORLD PLEADS
IN LIBEL CASE
Publishing Company and Editor Van
Hamm Enter "Not Guilty.
The Latter Contests Juris-
diction.

New York, March l6.-The Press Pub
fishing company. publishers of the New
York World, through its counsel, De
Lancy Nieoll, pleaded not guilty before
Judge Holt in the federal court yesterday
to the charge Of criminal libel in West
Point and the New York post Office in
the Panama canal case.
Counsel for Caleb Van Hamm, an edi-
tor of the World, entered plea Of not
guilty to similar charge in behalf Of
Mr.. Van Hamm Counsel was granted
one week to prepare a special pleading
as TO the jurisdiction of the court
Mr., Van Hamm did not appear in court
but on the entering OF the plea of not
guilty by counsel, Samuel Untermeyer, he
was paroled in Mr.. Untermeyer's custody.
No question Of Jurisdiction was raised
by counsel for the Press Publishing com.
pany, but Mr.. Untermeyer for Mr.. Van
Hamm said he wished leave to withdraw
the plea Of not guilty for his client and
argue apart from the regular plea spe.
eial plea as to jurisdiction. The court
ruled that the special plea must be ar
Gued within week. Mr.. Untermeyer
said that the question he wished to bring
up was to just where the publication Of
the alleged libel took place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
HAMS TRIAL DATE SET.
Judge Charges Hams Lawyers with
Seeming to Trihe With Court.

New York, March l6.-The trial of
Capt Peter c. Hams. Jr., for the MUIR
der Of William Il. Annis at the Bayside
Yacht club on August Is last, will begin
on April 10 in the supreme court at
Flushing. The date was fixed yesterday
by Supreme Court Justice Garretson,
who win preside at the trial.
On Wednesday last John + Mcintyre,
chief counsel for Capt. Hams, asked that
the trial be put of until May, as he had
good deal of other business to attend
to and could not be prepared to go at
any earlier date. Justice Garretson told
him them that if he would produce aft
dayits in court yesterday substantiating
his statement he would consider his re-
quest TO pnt Off the trial until May.
Mr.. Mcintyre was not in court yes.
terday, but was represented by Eugene
Young, one of the associate counsel Mr.
Young told the court that Mr.. Mcintyre
had been out Of the city since Wednes-
day, and had been so busy that he had
been unable to prepare the desired afii.
dayits.
Justice Garretson appeared to be an.
noyed by the statement, and said that
it looked as If the Hams lawyers were
triAing with the court "A week has
passed" said the court, "and nothing
has been done in the case. / shall grant
the request Of the district attorney, and
set the trial for April TO-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
TWO DEAD IN EXPLOSION.
A Boiler at Icehouse Burst in Farming.
dale, Me.

Gardiner, Me-, March l6.--Two men
were killed and one serious injured by
boiler explosion yesterday at the Rich
ice houses Of the American Ice company
at Farmingdale. Nearly hundred other
employees barely escaped injury from fly
ing debris The boiler while not new
one was supposed to be safe. 1t was Of
sufficient size to furnish steam for a
45-horse power engine which operated the
conveyor carrying the ice cakes from the
Kennebec river into the houses. The
force OF the explosion was so great that
parts of the boiler were thrown among
the fifty or seventy .iive workmen on
the ice field in the middle Of the river
and bricks were hurled in every direc.
ton
Coroner n. M. Henderson OF Hallowell
viewed the bodies and the scene Of the
accident and ordered an inquest to be
held in this city to-day. Il was stated
that the boiler was thirty years old
and had been through one fire. A large
piece of the she'll was picked up 500
feet away. The building in which the
boiler and engine were located was de.
molished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
LIKE FINDING MONEY

d. f. Davis. the popular druggist, is
making an offer that is just like finding
money, for he is selling regular 50.cent
bottle of Dr. Towards celebrated specific
for the cure of constipation and dyspep-
STA at half price. In addition to this
large discount, he agrees to return the
money to any purchaser whom the speci.
fc does not cure.
II is quite unusual to be able to buy
fifty-cent pieces for quarter but that
IS what this offer really means, for it is
only recently, through the solicitation
of Druggist D. F. Davis, that this medi-
cine could be bought for less than fifty
cents. He urged the proprietors to allow
him to sell it at this reduced price for
q little while, agreeing to sell certain
amount The result has justified his
good Judgment, for the sale has been
something remarkable.
Anyone who suffers with headache.
dyspepsia. dizziness. sour stomach.
specks before the eyes. OF any liver trou-
bic should take advantage OF this oppor.
tnnity. for Dr.. Towards specific viii
cure all these troubles. But If by any
chance it should not, d. +. Davis viii
return your money
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
SEND GAMBLERS
TO JAIL, HE SAYS
Judges Leniency Encourages Evil, Ac-
cording to Jerome-Talk in Com
stock Case.

New York, March I6.--District Attor-
ney Jerome came forward as the cham.
pion for Anthony Comstock, the anti
vice crusader, when Judge Malone, in
the court Of general sessions, began an
investigation Of an alleged promise made
by Comstock to Joseph T, ~Moynihan,
when the later was arraigned charged
with gambling sometime ago. Moynihan
got six months.
The hearing yesterday had for one
object the revocation of the sentence,
but everything was lost sight Of when
the district attorney began TRADE
against gamblers in general and express.
cd himself as an admirer Of ComstoclS,
both personally and officially.
The application to have the sentence
revoked was denied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
NEW RULES
TO GOVERN
Insurgents Defeat Old Organ
lzatlOn in House
BY VOTE OF l0s TO 1893
The Upset Came After the Election Of
Cannon as Speaker-The Democrats
Combined with Insurgents for
Reform.

Washingtos, March 16.--In q scene o
great excitement Speaker Cannon wa
reelected to preside over the House o
Representative at noon today but thu
organization forces sustained crush
ing defeat. when their motion TO adopl
the old Rules was lost by vote Of ISL
10 1893
The defeat OF the rules was the re
suit Of changes In the votes OF severa
Democrats who had votel with the or
qanization. When the result OF the rol
call was announced there was tremen
dous cheering by the Democrats and
iEsurgent Republicans. The present
extra session OF Congress will be gov
erned ~ the old rules, as il is planned
TO put the new rules in force at the
regular session which begins in De
cember
The fight on the rules of the House
began at l.22 p. m, when Mr. Daizell OF
Pennsylvania offered resolution max
ing the rules OF the last House those for
the present session The Democrats
forced roll call on ordering the pre-
vous question. This was ordered. 1874
10 1sS, the effect OF which was TO shut
of debate. The roll then was called on
the adoption of the resolution. The
resolution was defeated, 1s9 to 1s3,
accomplishing the success of the in
surgents
Mr. Clark of Missouri offered re.
solution providing for the appointment
IS !. ontnu,tft,o e EFf,a4 IA nNaap1 Tho
rules, and with notifications, making
present rules applicable for the present.
Mr.. Clark moved the previous question
on the adoption of his resolution, and
a roll call was ordered. The House
refused, IFS TO 203, to order the pre-
yious question, with the result that the
question was again left in the air.
Speaker Cannon, after bowling his ae-
acknowledgements on his reelection, adj
dressed the House as follows: "The
election to the high Office Of Speaker,
which ] now have for the fourth time
by virtue OF your confidence and judg-
ment is a compliment, the honor of
which / am not lacking in personal APP
probation. We have before us most
important and difficult session of Con-
gress. The adjustment OF the national
revenues has been since the foundation
of the government fundamental ques-
ton, yielding TO none other in impor
tance. Even in the Civil War the ques-
tion of adequate revenue marched side
by side with the vaior of our armies and
the patriotism OF our people And in
time Of peace, even disordered Finances
are prolific source OF national ills, not
so acute as those of war, but yet fruit
full Of calamity for the general interest
and suffering for the individual. These
considerations should animate us to a
high devotion to the duty before us.
We must subordinate personal feelings
to the general Judgment of the people
for approval of our work when it shall
have been completed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-16
MAY HAVE TO SPANK zELAYA.
Evidences Multiply That Uncle Sam viii
Stand No Nonsense.

Washington, March l6.-Unless Presi-
dent Zelaya of Nicaragua can absolutely
satisfy the state department that he IS
acting in good faith and has no warlike
intentions against his neighbors, il is
regarded here as but a matter OF days
when American marines will be landed on
Niearaguan territory. Senior Espinozor,
the Nicaraguan minister, win confer with
Secretary Knox and win seek to convince
him that the situation has been misrep-
resented; that his country is not seeking
to assail Salvador, and thatit Is willing
to settle the Emery claim. But in Off
cial circles there is a good deal OF skep-
ticism about the representations that Ze-
lsya is adhering to the Central American
peace pact, and the remarkable activity
about the navy department leads to the
belief that this government fears II may
be necessary to 60 TO extreme lengths
in Intervention.
The extent of naval preparations is
largely responsible for a belief here that
in certain events an American protector
ate will be established over Central
America The Tacoma is en- route from
Guantanamo to Porto Cortez. The Ola.
cier is en- route from Guantanamo to
Amapala. The Maryland and West Nir-
gnia are en- route from Guantanamo TO
Acaiutla. and the Yorktown from Aca-
puco for Amapala The California and
Pennsylvania are bound for Ampala. The
Buffalo is going from San Francisco TO
Magdalena Bay, and the Washington
has arrived at Corinto. The Dubuque
and Des Moines are also being utilized.
With such rush of warships to Cen
trail American waters there can be no
doubt that this government intends to
make short work Of any obstreperous
movement on the part Of the militant
president Of Nicaragua.