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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
K C.. POLICE sAAkE-UP
commissioners MAKE "cLEAN'
EST SWEEP IN HISTORY"
PatroImen and Officers 30 Scattered
Over City That Familiar
Faces Will Be Rare.

Kansas City.-The much.talked-or
ehake.up of the Kansas City police
force became effective Thursday when
the bulletins were posted at precinct
stations announcing where officers
were to report Friday. To say that
the shake.up is thorough would be put
ting Il mild. II is drastic. To quote
one of the Oldest officers on the force,
at is the cleanest sweep in the history
Of the department.
In the case of Captain Flahive. who
has been on the force for sixteen
wears and commanded the second pre-
cinct in the city as regards to impor'
lance. he has been relegated to West.
mort. n suburb, or, in other words, tine
woods"
In explaining the changes, Commits
sioner Marks, who, by the way. seems
TO dominate the board. although May
or Crittenden is its chairman, said:
"It is merely a shifting around OF
the men in the hope that they may dc
more efficient work. Those who ran
TO make good now will be droppeo
from the force altogether
Among the more important
are: Captain Flahive, from No. 4 to
No. ); Lieutenant Stone, to command
No 4. Stone came to the force two
wears ago as a clerk In the detective
department. He never before has Il
a command. bu, now is in charge OF
ono Of the most important precincts In
that city.
Capiain Whitsett remains IN COM
mard at headquarters. Captain Hay
don gees from Westport to the
bottoms. Captain Branham, recently
sent TO the suburbs, remains there'
CAPTAIN Rrav, for years at No. 8. goes
10 Sheffield. Captain Ennis Is shil'ed
from West To- the East Bottoms. cap
tain Clark, who was badly injured IN
tho "Adam God" riot, remains IN the
woodland venue district. Captain
Ahercn. the deposed chief, Is to nave
charge OF the mounted squad.
Plain clothes men and patroimen
have been shifted to such an extent
that It IS almost impossible to ma o
familiar face In the downtown squads
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
should Take His Medicine.

"A Teller shouldn't stand in the mid.
die of the street to talk pessimism."
declared the Plunkville philosopher.
why not?"
"Fust he says life amt worth living,
and then jumps when he hears an au.
tomObile hOnk."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Willing to Oblige.

Lady (sitting for portrait) PLEASE
make my mouth small. l know 1t is
large, but l wish 1t to appear quite
tiny.
Artist (politely)-Certainly, madam.
II you prefer, ! will leave 1t out alto
gether.-Boston Transcript.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Placing the Bother.

"They say We are not to be bothered
by the big hats much longer"
But, really, We don't car how much
much longer they are-it's the height
and width that bother u~s.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer. SAID
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
No Romance About II.

No Romance About II.
The stricken man constantly moaned
the name Of the young woman who
had Tilted him.
Tell her." he said to the medical
man, that her cruelty killed me. Tell
her I am dying from a broken heart"
The medical man shook his head.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Less Precarious Also.

Scott-So RawsOn has become a
preacher. Last time ! saw him he was
in doubt whether to be that or a law
yer. ! wonder what decided him.
Mott-IIe probably recalled the say.
ing that it is easier to preach than
to practice.-Boston Transcript.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Nobieman, Probably

HOWELL see that the heiress has
put her money into the lumber bust.
ness.
Powell-That so?
Howell-Yes. she has married q
wooden man.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
lta Cause.

taste"
Possibly on account OF its color"
"How Is that?"
"You know, it Is electric blue"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Painful insomnia,

Painful insomnia.
'what sort Of a hat is q wide.
,awakew
A why. a hat without q nap, OF
course"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
HOPEFUL PROSPECT.

He Darling, I don't know what to
say to your father.
She Just say: "Mr. Mum, I wish to
marry your daughter"-then dodge.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
THREE INSPECTORS DISMISSED
FOLLOWING EAST ST. LOUIS
PACKING INQUIRY.
THE SERVICE IS COMMENDED
Meat inspection Declared to Be Thor.
ough and Employees Efficient
Or. a. D. Melvin Makes
Report.

Washington. - Summary dismissal
from the government service OF Meat
inspectors Harms and Bischof and
Veterinary Inspector Michael. is the
reply of james Wilson, secretary OF
agriculture, to the sensational charges
accompanying the resignation OF j. F..
Harms. in relation to the federal meat
inspection service, no only at East
81. Louis, but throughout the United
States. which Harms declared to be
'rottcn'' and n farce.
\ more thorough v~indication OF the
service could hardly be written than
the report of the committee sent to
East st. Louis to make the invcstiga-
tion following Harms charges. Not
only are the thrc" men condemned in
the most vigorous and p%lainest Ian
guagc, but IN" inspection service Ia
commended n strongly in the report,
which was mad" public today at the
department Of agriculture.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Harms Is Condemned.

After taking up scriatim each
charge of Harms and d%isproying it,
the committee concludes:
THE most searching investigation
by Your committee failed to reveal
any trace of dishonesty on the part Of
any omployc at the East st. Louis
station. The record of that station
for the past three years shows that
1917 a In their entirety have
been destroyed for food purposes and
1,oi7,54l pounds of meat have been
destroyed for food purposes. This
meat was destroyed because it was
either sour, tainted, putrid, unclean,
rancid or otherwise unsound, un-
hcalthful or unwhOlesomo, and there
Gore unfit for human food, This rec
ora indicates anything but dishonesty
or incompetency.
'It Is the belief of your committee
that the men at the East st. Louis
station. from the top TO the bottom,
are adequately honest and competent;
that they are discharging their duty
10 the service and TO the public in a
conscientious. high-minded. efficient
way, and that no meat is passed from
the East st. Louis station bearing the
mark Of federal inspection which Ia
not In every respect fit for human
food. The record shows that many Of
the employees at the East st. Louis
station have worked overtime in their
efforts to give an honest, efficient In
spection, and 1t Is to be regretted tina,
the word Of a ~disgruntlod, dissatisfied
employee, irresponsible and answera
bic TO no one. should be made the oc
casion OF an attack upon a service
which Is honestly conducted and
which means 30 much to the Amer
lean Of meat food product.
and to the cattle. sheep and hog rails
ers OF the country. who are bound I,
suffer from any attack, no matter how
uncailed for. which may be mad,
upon the service"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08
Dr.. Melvin Makes Report.

Tho report VAS made by d.. A. u
Melvin. chief Of tn" bureau of animal
Industry, and George =. McCabe, so
licitor for the department., who on
Quoted the investigation at the Ma.
tional Stock Yards, and examined
over eighty fly" Witnesses In the eight
days they spent there. The report
shows the committee did nOt accept
the testimony of witnesses as conclu-
sive, bn' made personal observations
in the packing houses.
"Thc complete answer to this
charge (that the inspection service is
rotten and n farco) IL found in the
records Of The bureau of animal indus
try" says the committee at the begin
ming Of the report, which show that
between July |. 1906. when the meat
inspection law went into operation,
and December 81, 1905, inspectors or
tine bureau Of animal industry absl.
lutrly destroyed for food purposes
3S3.lN7 carcasscs of food animals in
their entirety. During the same Pc
Rod the inspectors also condemned
and destroyed for food purposes 49,
3G90lJ pounds of meat and meat food
products. This enormous destruction
of food shows conclusiycly that there
IL no collision between those in
charge of the enforcement OF the law
and the packers, and that the meat
inspection law Is being enforced to
the limit
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
SCORES FLEE IN PANIC AT
MANHATTAN EXPLOSION.
Policeman Rescues Man Burned
by Gas.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Aroused from
their sleep early today by the explo-
sion of a gas stove, a score of families,
tenants of three apartment houses at
Nos. 200. 2702 and 2704 Broadway. fled
IN terror through the smoke-filled hall
ways to the street. Following the ex-
plosion Ne danes swept through the
rear Of the three buildings.
Greis Banos, Is years old, who re-
Gently arrived here from Greece, and
who slept in the rear of the fruit store
of Estraton Gatsarizio. at 2704 Broad
way. doesn't know much about modern
methods Of heating, so when he arose
early today he allowed the gas to flow
into the stove for some time before he
attempted to light it. Policeman Bren-
nan fought his way through the smoke
to where Banos was cropping about al
most overcome by the smoke and
flames. The policeman dragged the
man to the street and beat out his blaz-
ing clothing. Banos was so severely
burned that it was necessary to sum-
mon an ambulance from j. Hood
Wright Hospital INK the injured man
was removed there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
FELLOW WORK MEN ACT
AS CLARK PALL-BEARERS
Victim of Erie Train on Meadows
Borne to Grave.

With six fellow-workmen as pail
bearers, the body of George Clark, OF
4o1 Schuyler avenue. Arlington, who
was struck by an Erie train on the
Kearny meadows Friday night, and
who died yesterday at the City Hos
pital, this city, was laid TO rest
this afternoon in Arlington Cemetery.
Those who bore the coffin to the
grave were John Flynn, Chris Linder,
Matthew Johnson, Samuel Elise, Sam
uel Anderson and John Bradley. The
Rev. s.. Trayena Jackson. pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Arlington. offlciated.
Clark, who was born about fifty years
ago in Ireland, had no relatives here,
so far as Is known. Richard Veale. SUI
p-erintendent of the Suburban Water
Company, for which Clark had worked
for many years. took charge of the fu-
neral arrangements.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
MRS. BROKAW'S SERVANTS
TO SUSTAIN HER CHARGES.
Expected to Prove She Was
Treated Unjustly.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Although Mrs
larry Blair Brokaw's ordeal on the VII
ness stand was over when court au-
journed yesterday. there was still mucn
interest in today's session of the triai
of her suit for separation from net
husband. w. Gould Brokaw VIII
81, 500 a month alimony. Principals ana
attorneys were on hand early in the
Mineola court room, where the trial Is
being held, n there were protracteo
consultations as to today's course OF
procedure, over which there remained
some uncertainty up to the time our
convened.
1t was expected, however, that much
of the day would be taken up by the
testimony of other witnesses for Mrs.
Brokaw in confederation of her asser-
ton that she was subjected to unjust
espionage by servants, had her liberty
restricted and was otherwise made mis-
cradle by her husbands Jealousy ana
fits of temper. 1t was indicated that
the testimony of servants on the
Brokaw estate at Great Neck might
play a considerable part in the develop
ment of the case for the plaintiff.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
KELLNER GIRL MAY BE
FOUND IN "a HOURS.
Mystery Attaches to Yelled
Woman and Child Medium.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 15.-After a. day
clouded by conflicting rumors and Gull
minating last night in what seemed to
be the first real clue to the where
abouts of Alma Kellner. the relatives
and police officers early today an
nounced hat the next twenty-four
hours would bring the end of the
search
This announcement, following the APP
pearance of a child medium. who al
lowed herself TO be thrown into three
frances at police headquarters, fell as
a wet blanket on the expectations of
newspaper men n searchers hose
a~nticipations had been oused to a high
pitch by the appearance at headquar-
ters of a man. a woman and a girl
The man was Paul Rinke. a clair
voyant OF Jeffersonville. Ind: the girl
was his daughter Freda. IL years old.
also a e~iairvoyant. The identity Of the
woman, who was examined by the
police. is still a mystery.
The only real clew came late last
night from the Superintendent of a fer
ry company. who saw a veiled woman
and a girl who answered the descrip-
tion of the Kellner child. cross the Ohio
river to J~efersonviile ON the day the
child disappeared.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
PRESIDENT OPPOSES
NATIONAL AID FOR ROADS,

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 15.-National
aid for permanent roads, a system or
national highways connecting the CAPT
tails of the various States and of state
highways connecting the various county
seats, use of federal prisoners for build
ing roads and the establishment OF
road-making on a strictly business
basis, are some of the suggestions made
at the opening session OF h tenth
national good roads convention, which
was continued today.
A letter from President Taft declared
against national aid to any great ex
tent.
The President avs
MY own view of the good roads
question is that it is chiefly a State
function. and tina all the States ought
to unite in an effort to promote good
roads. | do not think that the farmers
are as much interested In the matter
as they ought to be-. Next to educa-
ton. the system of good roads is the
greatest civilizer."
Arthur C. Jackson, national president
OF the Good Roads Association. sug-
gested the plan of national and State
highways.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
FIRST NSTALMENT OF
CHRISTMAS TREES HERE.
Centre Market Takes on SEM
bIance of Fir Forest.

Twenty-Five hundred of Newark's
share of the 400, 600 Christmas trees,
which, like Birnam wood, is moving
down from northern Maine to the
homes where Christmas Is TO be gaily
celebrated, have reached this city and
are now bivouacked on the Mulberry
street side Of Centre Market. Before
the week is over this city's FULL quota,
or 20, 600 trees, win have arrived.
AS an index to prosperity the Christ
mas trees Importance is second only to
its ability to diffuse good cheer and the
Christmas spirit n the large propor-
ton of the total number from Maine
which is coming to Newark seems to
guarantee the state of the. collective
pocketbooks of the citizens OF this
State.
Centre Market, on its eastern side,
resembles nothing so much just now as
a young fir forest and the trees are
selling rapidly. The entire supply os
20, 900 will he exhausted long before
Christmas.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
VICTIM OF PONY CART
RECEIVES NO DAMAGES

John Marley, of Parrow street, Or
ange, today sued Mrs. Anna Klodin, of
this city, to recover $500 damages for
being run down by a pony cart driven
by her. Judge Jones. after hearing
both sides of the case in the Orange
District Court. decided that the acct
dent was the fault of Manley. Manley
was represented by Mayor Arthur B.
Seymour. of Orange. Mrs. Klodin had
Otto Stiefel. of this city.
Manley claims that as he was re-
turning from st. Johns Church, Or
ange. on the night of March 81 last, he
was struck by the pony cart at Main
and Centre streets and thrown ito the
ground. He was so badly injured, he
said, that he was unable to go to worl
for several weeks. He said that he haG
rot seen the approaching carriage, az
he was walking. head down, with hi:
hands in his pockets.
Mrs. Klodin said that her carriage
had the proper lights on, and that Man
ley stepped directly in front of it Sc
suddenly that she had no chance o
stopping.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
EAST ORANGE OFFICIALS
WANT INCREASED PAY.
Recorder Mott May Get Raise
from 5000 Salary.

When the caucus of the East Orange
City Council is held on Saturday night
1t is expected that among other things
the councilmen will consider the adj
visibility of increasing the salaries of
several officials. Recorder Mott is said
to be in line for an increase, as he Is
considered the most underpaid official
In the city. The recorder receives now
5000 a year. He holds sessions in the
morning and also conducts a night
court. 1t has been pointed out that
Judge Mountain, of the District Court,
receives $500 a year.
1t is understood that City Engineer
Frederick A. Reimer, who now receives
$1,000 a year. has requested an increase
of $500. James Tyrell. custodian of the
city hall, is also out for an increase.
He receives 1900 annually, but out of
this pays an assistant.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
BASEBALL MAGNATES
CONCLUDE MINOR DEALS,

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Some minor
deals were concluded today at the
Waldorf Astoria, where baseball mag
mates are gathered.
Cincinnati sold Player Dollar to Dem
yer and Pittsburg purchased from the
Milwaukee CLUB the release of Player
Flynn. The Boston National League
club has released Player Shaw.
While the National League directors
were considering the recent transfer of
the Philadelphia Club ownership Hor-
ace Fogel, the clubs new manager,
issued a statement in which he gave
the names of the men who now control
the club. These, he said, are Harry p.
Sauers. a millionaire brewer, of Phila-
delphia; A. S. l.. Shields. a prominent
corporation attorney of the same city,
and Grant Lafferty, of the Orpheum
Stock Company. These are the men,
Fogel said, who bought the club and
put him in control of 1t,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
SUGAR EMPLOYEE, ON RACK,
SAYS HE "OBEYED ORDERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-"I had to taxi
the instructions of Superintendent
Gebracht and pay out what he di-
rected,' was James F. Bendernagel's
reply on the witness-stand today to tn,
prosecutions questions regarding thu
compensation of checkers on the VIII,
iamsburg docks of the American Sugar
Refining Company.
The government has charged thai TIL,
men now on trial for alleged conspiracy
to defraud received larger pay thar
other employees performing similar
service because of the surreptitiou:
work they stand charged with doing
Bendernagel, cashier of the plant, in
dicted with them, defended himself un,
DER cross-examination from the intima
tion that he was in any way responsible,
for the fixing Of these employees wages
and stated that the orders came from
higher up"
do you mean to say that If Mr.
Gebracht ordered o to make pay.
ments hat were Illegal that you had
to do SOP he wal asked.
II do not see what else / could do
Bendernagel replied. II was subject te
his instructions in paying out money
and would have to make such payment.
as he ordered"
Oliver Splitter, the dock superintend.
emit, ~corroborated Bendernagel, saying
the recommendations for Increases IL
pay of the men on the docks were sub.
mitted by him to Ernest Gebracht. tn,
general superintendent. and that Ben
dernagel was never consulted about
such matters.
At the conclusion OF Spitzer's testi
mony the defense rested it's case.
Special Assistant Acknowledgement
Stimson announced today that as a re
suit of a Federal investigation as 1,
weights on which duties were paid o,
sugar landed here by the Arbuckl,
Brothers, sugar refiners, it wal ascer
tanned that there had been a shortag,
in duty payments by that firm amount
ing to s695,57s Mr.. Stimson said tha
this sum had been repaid In cash /,
the United States treasury by the Ar
buckle Brothers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
MOTHER DENIES BAYONNE
SUFFRAGETTE TRIED SUICIDE.
Says Miss Gabrielle Goldzier
Fell Into Bay.

BAYONNE, Dec. 15.-According to
Mrs. Julia Goldzier, advocate of women
police and woman suffrage, her daugh-
ter Gabrielle, IS years old, did not at
tempt suicide by jumping into New
York bay from the Long dock here, as
reported yesterday. The girl is a
graduate of the Bayonne High School
and is studying law at the New
York University. She is said to have
suffered from oyerstudy.
Mrs. Goldzier declared her daughter
while taking a walk and deep In
thought over her studies, had slipped
and fallen into the bay.
Miss Goldzier, following in the foot
steps of her nfether. has also attracted
much notice by her advocacy Of the
suffragette cause.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
ON BUTCHERS
CHARGE, BREAK UP FEAST,

y carefully planned feast of George
Wright, % years old. OF 81 Tichenor
lane, and Thomas Green. IA years III
Of 80 Tichenor lane, both negroes. was
broken up last night when they we're
arrested after a hard chase by rounds.
mar Gary The complainant, Joseph
Mcbarroh' a butcher. of Parkhurst and
austin streets, alleges that the two pris-
oners into his store nj stole the
deiicacies: Three shoulders
OF pork, one ham,. three loaves OF bread
2 SIX boxe Of fancy biscuits. Judge
HAM held both men In 5000 bail to
await sne action Of the grand jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
ARLINGTON CHURCH
REFLECTS TRUSTEES.

Albert O. Borneman and William j.
Coons were reelected to the board of
trustees at a congregational meeting OF
the First Presbyterian Church of Ar
lington, at the parsonage on Eilshemius
avenue last night. The meeting was
called to order by Clemens =. Krebs,
who was also chosen as moderator. Mr..
Coons acted as secretary. Treasurer
William Logan reported all bills paid
and a balance Of $3.50 in bank
Alfred Reid, son of former Council
man David w. Reid, of so Woodland
avenue, Kearny, n who has been
four months in the navy, stationed at
Newport, is home On a few days fur
Tough.
School Superintendent Herman ORES
sci. jr., of Kearny. lefe today for
/ Springfield, VT, where his mother is
very i'll.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
j. j. BRACKEN REELECTED
GRAND KNIGHT, K. OF {,

As a tribute TO his services during the
first year OF his incumbency in office,
John J. Bracken was reelected grand
knight of the city Of Orange Council
No, 2S5. knights of Columbus. at The
annual meeting In Columbus Hall, on
Monday night, Mr., Bracken was I'M
opposed. Other officers chosen include,
Charles A.. McCloskey. deputy grand
knight; Edward ]. McCloskey, financial
secretary; Daniel Gallagher, recorder;
Judge Thomas a. Davis. advocate:
Thomas J. Mulgrave, chancellor: Daniel
Brophy. warden: William McGuirk, In
side guard; Michael Blesslngton. out
side guard; Samuel A. Atchison, trus-
tee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-15
CLAUS JUDGE SENDS
:. 'BEGGAR' HOME FOR XMAS

thing was we'll with me. A month g
she began to insist that I get home
for Christmas day at least, and at thai
time l half promised because L thought
things would surely pick up in the
meantime. In her last letter she told
me how she was looking forward to
seeing me at home and it made me des-
perate. So l went out and tried toto
borrow the money, judge. for / would
have paid it back, judge, just as sure
as I'm standing here.
1t wasn't so much what Dougherty
said as the way he said it which con-
WINGED Judge Herr he was telling the
truth. The magistrate showed his be-
lief by starting a purse for Dougherty.
When the contributions were all In
Dougherty found he had enough to get
home and a little over for a present
for his mother. He thanked Judge Herr
and his other new friends with tears
in his eye and left the courtroom.