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The Washington times., 1909-05-07
FORTUNE ALL GONE
DECLARES MORSE
Says Ali His Property and
Money Turned Over
to Creditors.

NEW YORK. May z.-Although his
fortune was estimated in 1907 at upward
of thirty million, Charles W. Morse. the
former ice king, under oath in supple
meutary proceedings TO day declared
that he now does not own a single share
Of stock, a bond, or a piece Of real
estate.
All of his property was pledged to his
creditors, and. so far as he knows, they
have disposed Of It. or If they stih hold
II he has little chance Of ever getting
any Of it back.
he testified before Referee Whalen IN
the supplementary proceedings brought
on account OF a note OF S171.000 held BY
Edward c. Jones
He swore that he did not turn over
any stock or cash 10 relatives, but thar
he had given all TO those to whom he
owend money
When asked to produce his boCSS he
svore that he never had any, and tnat
he did not keep a ledger or anything
else which shows the exact nature OF
his financial transactions.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

our old Havemeyer friends. After
their fight with the beet men of eight
years ago, they went into the beet
camp, and in 1905 out of total of
fifty seven factories in the United
States, they owned thirty-five, with a
capacity of 2s,70O tons of beets a day
or nearly 20 per cent of the beet prod
uct of the country. Quite enough then
to control it; and it is known that the
proportion is no less now. We can
deal with the sugar duties firmly and
fearlessly, confident that it will stand
handling, and that justice to the people
will bTrt no one. We ought to demand
no less.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
HORSE SEES CAMEL
AND THEN IT DIES
Sight of Dromedary Proves Too
Much for New Jersey
Animal.

ELIZABETH, N. J., May 7.-When IL
saw a dromedary in a circus parade
here, a black horse. OWNED by Flynn
Bros, grocers, leaped into the air and
fell down dead in the street.
The horse was attached TO a light de-
livery wagon. The occurrence was seen
by many persons who were watching
the parade.
Styler, the delivery boy, drove the
horse down Court street ana was wait
ing for the parade TO pass. The drome-
dary. which, with a baby elephants was
at the end Of the parade. vas approach
ing the corner of First and Court
streets when the horse bsgan TO back
and rear In the shafts. When the hie
animal came into fun view Of the horse
the latter gave a loud neigh, leaped into
the ar and fell lifeless.
The cry of the horse frightened the
dromedary and his attendant with DIFF
ficulty kept him from breaking loose.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
UNCLE JOE CANNON
CELEBRATES TODAY
Speaker of the House Is
Seventy-three Years
Old.

Receiving the brethren from the
House" Is the way Speaker Cannon
characterized the manner in which he
spent his seventy-third birthday at his
Office In the Capitol this morning.
* there is member of the House in
Washington, Republican or Democrat,
VINO failed to show up at the Speakers
Office this morning and extend the
hand Of fellowship he is unknown. Con
gratulations were the order Of the day
Tor the Speaker from the time he arose
until he returned to his home.
Among the very first 20 wish hin,
many happy returns Of the dav were his
grandchildren. to whom the Speaker
devotes a part OF his time every dav
In the year. After he left his home
the Speaker went to the White House.
upon invitation Of President Taft. u,ho
wished TO bs among the first to con-
grstuIate him and to wish him many
happy returns Of the day. Upon arriv-
ing at the Capitol the Speaker found
upon his desk a cluster of american
Beauty roses, a gift Of Georsa Cook,
the veteran elevator operator. who has
been carrying the Speaker for many
years.
From the time the Speaker. reached
automobile late in the afternoon he
was kept busy receiving the hearty
wishes of scores upon scores Of per-
sonal friends In and out OF Congress.
Won't you say something to the
people of the country on the occasion
Of your seventy-third birthday" the
Speaker was asked
'T don't think there is anything for
me to say" replied Speaker Cannon
Mr.. Cannon was willing to talk
aoout almost any subject under the
-. ~ - l.. ~
philosophical frams OF mind today.
and the many newspaper men who
went TO his Office, not only to con-
gratulate him. but to carry away
reams Of epigrams had a jolly time
during their visit, but very little
copy"
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

Good Farmer Heck possessed a hen
which yielded eggs OF gold.
He went to market now and then and
there the product sold
The bidders even stood in line, the
prices we're the best.
The gold was twenty carats fine and
stood the acid test.
But other farmers bidders sought for
real eggs withal
The prices that these real eggs brought
made golden eggs look small.
So hOmeward Fastened Farmer Heck.
an angry man, indeed;
And wrung the golden biddys neck and
had her fricaseed.
philadelphia BuIIaAn.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Hit. Tbey were the only men TO make
three ru.tS apiece. They were the regu-
lar little busy bees, and when they got
on bases nothing but the retiring of the
side could keep them from getting home
For real baseball the best form was
probably shown by Garnet, Chevy
Chsse's Sirst sacker, who formerly
PLAYED on the University of Virginia
team. he wore a sweater with a that
lOoHed as big as a V-spot looks TO
busted sport. but that did not prevent
MIN giving highly satisfactory ex-
hibition.
Covered the Ground.
This Reggie Huidekoper is a short
stopper, and don't you forget, as Is ].
Mitchell. They covered more ground
than theoretical question in a murder
trial, and covered It well. for they Rad
ali sorts of chances and never a slip
up.
In fact. the baseball followers who
were on hand were completely taken
aback by the quality of the playing and
were unanimous in saying that between
the two teams man could pick a nine
that would compare favorabfy with one
similarly selected from any city in the
country.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
What Congress Did
IN THE SENATE.

Senator Clapp of Minnesota addressed
the Senate in support of downward
revision of the tariff.
The consideration of the lead schedule
was resumed at the cloEe of Senator
Clapp's speech, and Senator Stone
spoke in favor of l cent a pound on
lead ore
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
DRIN..S WITH GHOSTS.

LEWIsTOWN. Pa, May The jury
in the case OF Frank Lee, colored.
charged with the murder Of George
Porter. also colored. on the evening OF
November IS. rendered verdict OF mur-
der In the first degree
Insanity was the defense. and Lees
companions said he refused 10 drink
from water that had stood over night.
because the ghosts had drunk from
the same bucket" and because il sat So
low that the tears from the ghosts
eyes when crying dropped into the wa
ter
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
STREET CAR HITS
TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Esther Short, two years old, residing
at 1924 Wisconsin, avenue, while play
ing in front of her home yesterday af-
teTnoon, was struck by a car OF the
Metropolitan line. She was removed to
the Georgetown University Hospital
where she was found to have been
bruised about the body. She also suf-
fered a slight scalp wound. After re-
ceiving treatment, she was taken to
her home.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
LITTLE FIRE VICTIM
DIES FROM BURNS

Lydia Green. the ten-year-old colored
girl, whose clothing was accidentally set
on fire while playing last Tuesday in
front Of her home, go Brewers court
northeast, died this morning in the
Casualty Hospital.
The children were playing with
matches when one OF the other girls
accidently set Lydia's clothing on fire
Almost every inch Of flesh on her body
was burned refore the flames were
smothered.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
ADMIRAL RODGERS
TO NARRAGANSETT

Orders were issued by the Navy De-
partment today deachIng Rear Admiral
r. P. Rodgers from duty as chief intel
ligence officer. and placing him in COM
rnand of the naval station at Narragan-
sett bay and the second naval district.
He is also detailed for duty in connec-
ton with the Naval War College
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

A lighter belonging TO the Sugar trust
listed suddenly and 300 bags OF sugar
slid off the dock into New York har-
Dor. Now the question Is whether in
the salvage process the trust will cap
italize merely the water In the harbor
or al the Atlantic ocean
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
LECTURE ON WASHINGTON.

The Sons of st. George will give a
smoker at Kidder Hall. S22 Twentieth
street northwest this evening at
p. m. A lecture upon General Wash
ington and His Family" by Joseph p.
I<iefer, will be a feature Of the even
ing's entertainment. New pictures OF
the old homes OF the Washingtons in
E2glend viii be shown.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Don't want TO worry anybody. but II
may be worth while TO call the at
tention Of Congress TO the fact that
three people were overcome by heat in
Washington yesterday. and that fl
hasn't really begun 20 get het up yet.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

The appearance OF Senator's Cummins
and Doliiver in the David and Jonathan
role will be greeted In Iowa with some
variety OF sensation, especially by folks
who have been wondering II Mr.. Cum
Minis wouldn't kindly help them to root
Mr. Dolliver out Of his seat.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

A Brooklyn man has sued the police
commissioner for $1,000. for having his
picture taken. Think Of the damages
people could get. II a precedent of this
kind should be established. on the
ground OF cruelty and inhumanity in
having TO look at a lot OF pictures that
are set before themi
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Drygoods men in New York are re-
ported not 70 be worried about the
new tariff. They don't think II viii re-
duce the values Of anything they have
on hand. Must have been reading after
Senator Dolliver.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Now, II dainty Miss G. Spring, hav-
ing at last found her way here, would
stay few days Instead Of rushing away
20 make room for summer, all would
be forgiven.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Wisconsin legislator displayed a list
Of samples OF goods from the wholesale
grocery house Of Secretary Of the Treas
ury MacVeagh. all Of which he declared
had been shown by analysis TO contain
poisonous preservatives. Isn't there any
way to suppress the tendencies Of those
Wisconsin folks toward ingrained Gus
sednegS2
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

''What has become OF the man with
the hoe p asked the old-scho0i party
Z believe" rejoined the modern per
son that the man viii. the hammer
Knocked him cut. '-ChicGgO News,
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

A Kentucky copperhead snake at
tackled an auto. wrapped himself around
the brake lever and the drivers leg, and
made the machine run two mileH at full
speed before It could be controlled.
Thus is the cheering thought borne In
on Us that. despite the ravages Of pro-
hibition, Kentucky is still more or less
he-aotf
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

President Zelaya, OF Nicaragua, is 50
dead bent on fighting Salvador that he
may yet beside to lick the United States
as a preliminary. in order to get the
way cleared.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
DoIliver and Tillman

Senator Dolliver in the course of his
speech said something about Tillman
making brave effort to get duty on
Egyptian cotton.
L have enjoyed so much of the
throwing OF rocks and the keen thrusts
which the distinguished Senator from
Iowa is giving his colleagues" said Till
man. that / must protest against his
throwing any my way when they are
undeserVed. l have not made any effort
ard / do not intend to make any effort
to get any duty on sea-island cotton OF
any other cotton, because il is not
worth anything to u.s.
i was just going to say" was Dol
livsr's response, that my friend from
South Carolina had mistaken a rock
for what In reality was intended to be
a bouquet"
The Washington times., 1909-05-07
Capital Tales
Senate Getting Peevish.

The Senate is getting peev;sh. 1t is
losing its temper. The coming OF spriag
and the signs that warm weather IS al
hand. along with the troubles and vex-
ations of the tariff bill. are wearing
on IT'S nerves. All this week its dispo-
sltiOu has been getting worse and OBJ
servers tremble to think what Will hap
pen If the special session doesn't end
pretty soon.
Even Senator Aldrich, who IS usually
lmperturbaole, feels il and there have
been sharp exchanges il the last few
days in which Dolivr, Beveridgel
Smoot, Cummins, Scott, Bristow and
others participated. And the consider,
alton Of schedules has but barely begun
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Mrs. Cotton To Visit Here.
Mrs. Cotton, widow OF Rear Admiral
c. S. Cotton, win arrive In Washington
today TO be the guest of General and
Mrs EIliotc at the Marine Barracks.
The Washington times., 1909-05-07

Miss Linton. Of New York, will spend
a few days IL Washington next week,
the guest of Miss Marion Leutze, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leutze,
at the Navy Yard.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31
A Concrete AQUARIUM.

A very artistic and durable aqua
rum can be made of reinforced con.
crete and glass, as shown in the
sketch.
Secure four pieces of glass, plate
glass preferred, the desired size to
make tank, say about nine inches
wide, twelve inches long and ten
inches deep. Set the edges of the
glass in concrete base made about
one inch thick. This can be done in
a temporary wooden mold. Use good
Portland cement in making, and take
equal parts cement and clean SHARP
sand mixed to the consistency of thin
dough. Reinforce the base by put,
ting in wire screen, Fig. /, turning
up the edges SO the glass will rest
firmly against the screen. Allow
about one-eighth inch open space be-
tween the perpendicular edges of the
glass. After the cement has set about
forty-eight hours mold the corners
in any design desired, reinforcing
them with wire, screws or nails, as
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31
A Hcodoo Black Chiclxen.

Mrs. Cal Remy, a thrifty housewife
of this place, recently had an expert
ence with some poultry which was
unusual, to say the least. One of her
hens Matched brood of chickens, all
of which we're white but one.
The hen attempted to kill the one
black chicken and was prevented
from doing SO only by Mrs. Remy
transferring the black chick to anoth-
err hen. This hen, however, also had
brood of white chicks, and she too
objected to the black chick to the ex-
tent that she tried to kill it.
Finally, Mrs. Remy took the de-
spised black chicken, more 1ead than
alive, and placed it in a cage with a
canary bird.
Here the chick was not molested,
but was permitted to peep to its
hearts content. The peeping, how
ever, finally got on the nerves of the
canary and now he has ceased to sing
and makes no noise save that of peep
ing, in imitation of his cage mate
Columbus Correspondence Indianap-
oils News
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31

A good @kid" story from the Hutch
inson Gazette: 1t was the boss birth
day. The Office boy knew it, because
he had heard the boss wife say so.
The Office boy worshiped the boss
and had bought him birthday pres
ent. Often he had heard the boss say
that the only presents he liked were
cigars, providing they were ten-cent
cigars, and he was worried for fear
the boss might not like his present.
The boss came in and threw open
his desk. Lying there he saw small
parcel. He opened it and found that
it contained a cigar He looked at it
closely. 1t was nickel cigar
Huh, said the boss, disgustedly.
Then he noticed that there was writ
ing on the paper. He read:
"Hapy birthday, dident buy ten
center cause only had nickle"
The boss bit the end off the cigar,
reached in his pocket and drew out
a match and lighted the weed He
pulled critically minute.
Il didn't know they made such
good cigars for nickel" he said -
Kansas City Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31
CHAPTER XIV.
Who Was Guilty?

Enid put down the glass ana waited
till Dorothy should speak. She was
too much agitated to be surprised at
the ease with which her cousin i'm
bibed the fiery stimulant.
In few moments that fictitious
strength came to Dorothys aid, and
ner quick, scheming brain saw in one
second that Ends advice was wise,
but she was too much unhinged to
depend on herself now, and she chung
to this girl, whom she despised and
hated for possessing the very powers
which might prove her salvation now.
Enid, how good you are" she
murmured, sinking back in the chair;
and YOU are right, too, dear; / will
do all you tell me-all!"
1T will be wise, think" Enid re-
turned, coldly.
She was no coward, and could not
help the contempt that sprung UP so
easily.
But you must let me explain, .
continued Dorothy, restlessly. "You
must listen! / did stab a man last
night; but you could never under
stand-pray Heaven you never may!
how sorely, how horribly was
tried. He has tortured my life ever
since ] have been married. He
was"
Dorothy, | would rather not listen
to this; only tell me this, and be-
seech you, tell me the truth; If the
body that has been found dead in the
grounds should prove to be the man
whom you stabbed, are you guilty OF
his death?S
Enid spoke in low, hurried tones,
fraught with eager anxiety.
Dorothy stretched out her hands
to her cousin.
"As Heaven is my witness-no! "
she said, firmly. II struck him in
the left arm; 1t could not have been
a deep wound, but it made him faint
at first, and then ! suffered torture,
for my passion had gone, and j
thought he was dead indeed; but he
revived, enid, and gave him brandy
and tied up his arm, and when came
away he was standing upright, and
seemed almost as strong as ever II
he is dead it was not ! who killed
him, swear it,"
Then" said Enid, after a mo-
ment's thought. "there is one great
danger before us, Dorothy. Some
third person must have been near
and perhaps overheard your voices
tramp, or confederate who owed
him a grudge. Did you give him
any money, or was he rich?s
II gave him none last night, but he
was rich, and at my expense" Dor
othy said in bitter tones; then sud
denly reading the pain and shrinking
on Ends face, she burst out, hur.
riedly: Enid, You must listen tC
noe; must explain. Ali I know you
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31

1t is nothing more than circular
piece of waterproof material, not
elastic. The margin OF the cover is
hemmed to form pocket for shir-
ring string and along the margin are
eyelets, also for the string to pass in
and out. The whole affair is very
light and can be folded into small
compass and carried in pocket or
bag without being noticed. If a sud
den storm springs up the protector
can be spread over the top of the
nat and drawn together underneath
the brim with the drawing strings,
thus incasing the hat in a manner
that protects it completely. Women
need no longer fear to wear their
giddiest millinery because there is Z
cloud in the sky Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31
Gcrrynander.
To be Continued.

\ Our description of certain county
council tactics as. "jerrymandering
has provoked inquiry as to the deriva-
tion of the word. 1t celebrates the
name Of Elbridge Gerry, a Governor
of Massachusetts, who was an adept
in the art of so arranging election
districts that his own side had an
unfair proportion of representatives.
The story goes that Russell, the edi-
Tor of the Continent, had in his office
an election map of Massachusetts, in
which the painter Stuart thought he
aw district in the shape of sala-
mander, and pointed it out. "A Ger
rymander," answered Russell, and
tue word became a proverb and soon
acquired the alternative spelling of
ierrymander. London Chronicle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31

The sign of the times is that hon.
icide is going to stop short and stay
stopped here better than in any place
the world has ever known, the Golden
Age of Imperial Rome and England
not excepted, boasts the New York
Press. Time may yet come when a
child at midnight with a bundle OF
long green may go through New
Yorks streets and no thief dare mo.
lest. There are places in the United
States where even stealing chicken
is unknown, and no door needs lock
or bar.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31

n To the Cleveland Leader one Of
the most remarkable demonstrations
ever seen in modern times of the
changing sentiment of nation is
made by the mobs in Madrid, BARGE
Iona and other Spanish towns that
clamor against the sending of Span
ish troops to Morocco to relieve Span
ish garrisons besieged by Moorish
tribesmen and to guard territory
long occupied and claimed by Spain,
1t is an absolute reversal of Spanish
feeling and the Spanish point of view.
before the war with the United
States.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-31
CHAPTER XIII.
Continued.

| OVASAAGO0s
Dorothy" she said, slowly, a.
found something belonging to you
ahis morning.
Dorothy paled, and an expression
of uneasiness fitted over her face
not SO much at the words as at the
tone.
How mysterious you are, Enid
Well, and what did you find, eh?"
Enid drew deep breath.
"The small Indian dagger Captain
Leicester gave YOU
Dorothy started violently.
Where-where did you find it?'
she whispered, after long, painful
pause.
She had been racking her brain
to try and remember what she had
done with the dagger after that sud-
den blow
Enid did not look at her; the sight
of that lovely, craven face distressed
her beyond words.
In the woods, by the gate at the
entrance"
Dorothy drew a short, sharp
breath.
They have found the dead body OF
a man in the plantation, stabbed
Dorothy stopped her; her two
hands grasped Ends arm; her face,
out of which fear had driven every
scrap of beauty for the moment,
booked wildly up into the other girls
pure, wan, white one.
Dead" she whispered, hoarsely,
dead! oh, good Heaven! No! No!
Enid, you are telling me some hor-
Ti5le story. Deadl / can't believe it,
4 won't believe it! Why, he spoke to
me after-after had struck him; he
seemed quite strong again. Yes, yesi
Don't look at me like that, Enid. ]
confess-it was you saw last night,
and dropped the dagger there my
self; but-but you don't know all,
you"
Enid could not withhold her SYM
pathy for the miserable creature who
gasped with fear and whose limbs re-
fused to support her. She drew up a
chair quickly, and gently pushed Dor
Othy into it. Gervais would not have
recognized his beautiful wife at this
moment.
Dorothy shook so terribly that Enid
was alarmed The usually Arm, con-
temptuous, smiling lips were parted
and shaking beyond her control. Enid
knelt down by her cousin and i'm
plored her to be calm.
Think of what is at stake; no one
knows anything of this but me, and
Dorothy, surely by this time you
know you can trust me. For your
husbands sake, for your own sake,
you must be calm; you have part to
act. Heaven knows / am no willing
advocate of deceit, but this is no time
to moan over that. You have to keen
this from Gervais; that is your duty! "
Dorothy tried to whisper back, but
every, atom of courage and strength
had left her; she could no nothing
but cling to Enid with her cold,
trembling hands, till she had recov-
cred sufficient voice to ask with great
Nifticulty for the brandy that stood on
the table, and as Enid handed her a
small dose of it she drank it with the
eagerness of one who welcomes q
faithful friend. .,
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shown in Fig. 2, also filing up the
inside corners about one-quartel
inch thick. Allow this to set for a
day, after which paint the concrete
with pure cement and water mixed
to the consistency Of paint. Put a
thick coat of this cement paint ON the
inside bottom. After two or three
days the aquarium will hold water
perfectly.
The cement can be painted, enam-
eled or bronzed, as desired, also a
brass or wooden cover fitted to the
upper edges of the glass. Contrib
uted by S. o. Safholm, Minneapolis,
Mimi.