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The Newtown bee., 1909-07-02

sic, N, Y., this week. to attend tn, Intercollegiate boat races MT VII Hams son, Randolph, Is q member of the Syracuse varsity crew.
 The engagement of Miss hattie Smith, daughter of Rev and Mrs A. J. Smith of Danbury, to Henry B. Hawley of this place, has been an- nounced.
 Mrs Joseph Loughran of Huckle. berry Hill sahed last week for a few weeks stay at her old home at Glas. gow,, Scotland.
 Mrs leigler of New York has had summer balcony built on the north side of her house over the yeranda. Stanley Terrill anu ]. Howard Peck did the work.
 P. H. Dixon, who has purchased a place at Falls village, moved his family there, last week, and took possession Of his new home. J. Cole man Smith of .,ethel, who leased MT Dixon's place at the Iron Works, has moved there.
 MT and Mrs Niles Hendrickson re- turned Sunday from a few days stay with friends at Middletown, N. Y.-
 Mrs Arthur Mansfield is spending few weeks with friends at Proyi- dence, R. l.
 Rev H. L. Martin, pastor of the Congregational church, spoke at the Mission at the Iron Works, last Sun day.
 John Bateman was in West Corn wall, last week, and purchased all the machinery and tools of the J. Mallinson Shear Co.,, and has had it shipped here to the Lenox Shear Co.'S factory. The Lenox Shear Co. is to double the size of their factory by making it two stories high to make room for the new machinery.
 Miss Mary Bateman and Mrs Homer Martin at the Iron Works at tended the Newtown High school graduating exercises at Newtown on last Friday night.
 H. c. Martin has given up his store at the Iron Works and has gone to Cromwell, where he has accepted a position in creamery. His family will remain here for some time yet.
 Fred Calkins was in West Corn wall, last week Thursday, to attend the funeral of a relative.
 P. H. Fennell has had a big crop of early peas and strawberries which he has marAeted in Danbury for good price. He is still picking and taking to market every day. 5
 E. Montrose has had fine crop of extra nice strawberries which he has sold in lDanbury. They have brought an extra good price this year. Mrs Arthur BroWnlee and daughter of Danbury have been spending few weeks here the guest of MT and Mrs E. Montrose, on West Street.
 Paul Montrose and family of Bridgewater were guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs E. Montrose.
 Mrs Hilliard of Bridgeport was a guest, last week, of Mrs Martha Wildman on West Street.
 Misses Mildred and Mabel Dean and Miss Thea Date were guests, Sunday, of Miss Olga Montrose, on West Street.
 The Bee representative was very kindly entertained at dinner, last Friday, at the home of c. k. Beers in Obtuse.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-02
Br00kfield
A CHANGE OF ROAD BED.

The Consolidated Railroad Co nave been considering the advisabili ty of change of road bed so as tt reduce the heavy curve as well al lessen the number of crossings in tn, vicinity of I4rs Esther Andrews home. A survey has been made fol lowing very closely the one made las year. As the stakes are now driver it will leave the present road bet near where the road leading to tht steam shovel cut crosses the track following in general way the roat running north by Mrs Andrews striking the ola line where it turns north about 25 rods from the house It is to go through 4urs Andrews door yard, about 1 1-2 rods east oi the house.
 Misses Muriel and Hazel Beers are home from Storrs Agriculture Col lege for the summer vacation.
 Prof Spragpe and family have ar rived in town for the heated term.
 About three-quarters of the to- L2c"O crop is now set, with but little damage reported from cut worms or stalk worms. There is but little variation in average from the last two years, perhaps from three to five per cent less.
 The Curtis school closed on We'd nesday of last week for the summer vacation.
 Merritt Clark has bought the land owned by Henry L, Foote, on the back road leading from WhiscOnier to Obtuse. It is said to contain the highest point of land in town The tract includes from 20 to 30 acres.
 John L. Hawley has closed his studies at Yale and is home for the summer vacation.
 He has successfully passed his ex- aminations and will return to graduate at the graduation exer- cises.
 Mrs De La Verne of New York is at her home in the Osborne place for the summer.
 Those who have doubted the capa- bilities of our soils to produce q good crop of alfalfa should see a piece of two acres owned by J. w. Wells. It IS m object lesson oI what our possi- bilities are. The crop is immense, with probably one OF two more crops to follow this season almost as large.
 E. H. Lake of Obtuse has at his place a very valuable three year old registered Holstein heifer belonging to s. w. Beach of Trumbull to be mated with MT Lakes fine thorough bred Holstein bull, and John B. Pope of Oxford has four nice registered Holstein heifers there also. MT Beach has refused an offer of $500 for this heifer which is one of the finest in the state.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Petit have just had placed on their lot in the Center cemetery, which they have nicely graded, handsome Quincy granite monument. Hughes & Chap nan of Bridgeport did the work. I
 Miss Eva Elsenboss has left her position in Danbury and is now with Ter parents, MT and Mrs L. H. Elsen- JOSS. Miss Elsenboss expects in ew weeks to begin studying for a rained nurse.
 c. s. Williams and daughter, Miss linda Williams, are at Poughkeep- |
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
WHEAT CROP ABOVE I
H TEN-YEAR AVERAGE
Conditions Throughout Country
Are Encouraging.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Crop condl.
tions In the United States on Aug. /,
1909, were in the aggregate slightly
higher than on Aug. ], 1908. and mod.
erately higher than ten-year aver,
age condition Of all crops on Aug. l.
In addition to the higher condition
the acreage of cultivated crops Ia
about 1.6 per cent greater than last
year. SO says general review of
crop conditions issued by the depart.
ment of agriculture.
Winter wheat. spring wheat, corn,
oats. rye, fax and grapes were better
than last year and the ten-year aver
age; barley and potatoes were better
than the condition ON Aug. last
year, but slightly below the average
condition. Tobacco and sweet pota-
toes were better than the average
and lower than last year. Important
crops which were below both last
year and an average condition are
cotton, rice, hay, buckwheat and ap-
pies. Conditions vary, however, In
different sections Of the United
States. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
CLEVELAND MAN IS WINNER
Whitney Finishes First Leg Of Motor
cycle Race With Perfect Score.

2 Columbus. o.. Aug. 1l.-P. c. Whit
ney OF the Cleveland Motorcycle club
dashed up TO the Southern hotel in
this city with perfect score FOR the
first leg Of the eighth annual endur-
ance run OF the Federation Of Ameri.
can Motorcyclists. He preceded about
e5 men, comprising the list which
started from Cleveland He was
closely followed by his team mate,
Louis Muller Of Cleveland.
The IFS mile course was very
sandy. and 20 men fell by the way
side as the result of falls. accidents
or penalizations. Just 76 checked In
with perfect score. c. NJ. Greene
of Chicago ran into stone wall rath-
er than hit brother rider who had
been thrown. his machine was dam
aged. but he patched It up and fin
ished on schedule time.
p. b. Sewnsoh. who holds the New
York to Chicago record. got into diff
Guilty with the officials by getting
into one control nearly an hour
ahead Of the other riders. and may
suffer disqualification. The hardest
part Of the run will come today on
the road TO Indianapolis, The sched.
uls calls for an average OF Is, II OF
20 miles, according to the conditions
Of the road.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11

Hecalled as witness In sutton In.
qriry at Annapolis.
ing couple OF hours and ending
about midnight at local restaurant
at which Adams was one of Mrs. Par.
ker's guests. II was remarked, too,
that Mr.. Birney, counsel for Lieuten.
ant Adams. did not press Mrs. Par
ker to any extent on cross-examina-
tion. Indeed It may be said that
this feature of the day was distinct
disappointment. and Mrs. Parker ex-
pressed herself afterward as having
been one OF the most keenly disap-
pointed. She said she had expected
to be able to say great many things
to Mr.. Birney that her own counsel
could not bring out on direct exam
nation
There was period OF recalling
witnesses, during which Colonel Doy.
en-, commandant OF marines; Lieuten-
ant Willing and Lieutenant Adams,
again took the stand, The two first
named cleared up points of minor
importance. Lieutenant Adams was
mercilessly grilled for time by Mr..
Davis. counsel for Mrs. Sutton. He
was made to lie on the big table
about which the court sits and pan
tomime the firing of the fatal shot.
In his demonstration he used an
unloaded service revolver and as he
illustrated II the bullet must have en-.
tered Sutton's head at a different
point aud from a different direction
than was indicated by Surgeons Cook
and Pickrell. As Lieutenant Adams
pointed the weapon the ball would,
in all probability. have come out OF
Lieutenant Sutton's forehead from
the back Of the head. Surgeon, Cook
testified that the course of the bullet
was downward and backward.
It was brought out that the reason
the Sutton family is pressing the In.
quiry Is that, being Catholics. Lieu.
tenant Sutton can not be buried In
consecrated ground as long as the
suicide verdict stands against his
name.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
MORGAN PLAN RATIFIED
stockholders Of c., ii. & D. HsiIrsad
Vote FOR Proposed Mer0er.

Noto FoF FTOpOscu McFNeF
Cincinnati. o., Aug. IL. = "A fore.
closure sale OF the c., II. & ID. road
is still threatened because certain
note holders have refused to give
their assent TO the plan of reorgan.
ization." was the comment made by
Secretary Thomas j. Walsh of the c.,
II. q ID. at the close of a meeting of
the stockholders OF the Cincinnati,
Hamilton q Dayton Railway company
in this city.
The meeting had been called for
the express purpose OF voting on the
reorganization plan proposed by j. p
Morgan, and including the terms of
the proposed merger with the Baltl-
more & Ohio road. This readjust.
ment plan was approved by the az.
firmative vote OF 146,s35 shares OF
stock out OF total OF 100, 900 No
adverse votes were cast The stock
holders also ratified the action OF the
C., II. & ID. directors for absorption
Of the road by the Baltimore g. Ohio.
Stockholders Of the b. & o.. meeting
in Baltimore. ratified similar action
OF its directors. But the ratification
OF the reorganization plan by the c.,
IL. Il ID. stockholders does not neces-
sarily insure its execution. as the as
sent OF certain holders Of $1,000, 900
OF c., ii. & ID. notes have refused TO
assent, II 10 understood here.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
CRIME SHOCKS IRONT0N 81 81
coIored Man Kills Girl After Terror
Ixinq Family.

Ironton. o.. Aug. 1l.-Charles Da.
Wis, 80. committed one Of the most
atrocious murders in the history OF
the city when he cut the throat OF
Ella Welch. 13, also colored, and then
shot her with a shotgun in the face,
causing a wound from which she died
an hour later.
Davis boarded with Mrs. Wikey
Welch, whose husband Is away from
home at work. Sunday night he as
csulted the little Welch girl, and
fran that time kept the entire fam.
lily, consisting OF Mrs. Welch and sew.
ersl children, in the house under
pain Of death. Mrs. Welch contrived
to make her escape, closely followed
Davis with shotgun in his hands.
After running several blocks Mrs.
Welch ran into a white woman,s
house, where she was concealed.
Davis returned to the Welsh house,
cut the little girls throat and. as she
lay on the floor, shot her In the face.
AS Offlcer Harvey entered the front
door Davis dropped his gun and fed.
Before the officer could shoot Davis
lodged behind a stable and cut his
own throat.
The colored people are greatly ex-
cited and II is believed they may
make an attempt to take Davis away
from the authorities and deal vio-
lently with him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
A DEBT OF HONOR.
Tho psbtor, the Creditor and Il
Promissory Note.

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p,.,.' 49,
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won't ont ra,pr;aa ,ha araa,,an 49, ,,,,s.' ,s.
nontIv
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rho otber WITH ha,,tanr peN
Tho creation ,,n,naa,a,.,, .or. nn a..
nrom,ssorv note ah,nn hs ~, 80 ~ a., ,u n,s
hand ana tbrsw ., - ,ha "a ar " us
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
HlCH FINANCIER ! /.
\ COMES TO GRIEF
Gotham Broker Occupies Cell
sms In TOmbs.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY

Donald L. Persch Figured PromI.
nently In Deal by Which r. Angus.
tus Helnze, Former Copper King,
Was Nipped to the Extent Of $4o,-
600 = Mystery Surrounds Transse.
tIon by Which Windsor Trust Com
pany Surrendered Mining Shares.
( New York, Aug. 1l.-Donald l..
Persch, an ambitious young financier,
whose Offices constituted merely desk
room in downtown note brokers'
Office. is in the Tombs in default Of
$4,000 bail, and thereby hangs tale
or tangled finance through which
somebody In Wall street nipped f.
Augustus Heinze. the one time cop
per king. for $4,000.
. Persch is specifically charged with
the larceny of $40 900, a profit obtain.
ed by the sale OF $1,000 shares of
Ohio copper common and 1900
shares OF Davis-Daly copper common,
which an agent for Heinze placed
with the Windsor Trust company OF
this city as security for a loan Of
$4,000. In some manner, as yet un.
explained, the stock was not held by
the bank, but was turned over to a
clerk acting for Persch, and at the
latter's orders thrown on the curb
market and sold for approximately
100000. How Persch obtained the
capital to carry through the deal and
why the stock was relinquished by
the trust company are points yet to
be cleared up.
After his arrest Persch intimated
that there were men higher up" in
the transaction, but he refused to say
more. upon the advice of counsel He
was arraigned before a magistrate
and after unsuccessful efforts of his
lawyer to have bail reduced TO $25,.
600 was committed to the Tombs, al.
though his counsel later procured q
writ Of habeas corpus. His examine
tion was set for Friday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11

Are Having Time. Of Their Lives n
salt L axe City.

Are Having Time. OF Their Lives ~
salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City. Aug. ll.-senti,
ment at the national encampment Of
the Grand Army is regarded by q
strong element as favorable, to Sam.
uel r. Van SAINT for commander-in-
chief. Atlantic City also seemed as
in the lead for the place for holding
the 1910 encampment. Nevertheless
the. friends or Judge William A..
Ketcham and the advocates Of st.
Louis will not concede defeat. The
election viii be held tomorrow.
The convention seekers and sup
porters Of candidates worked hard.
but the thousands of old soldiers in
the city had more important matters
to attend to. III amusement inter-
feres with your business. cut out the
business is the motto of the veter-
ans. and they are living up to Il. The
encampment is. first OF all holiday
and the visitors do not allow their
dignity as warriors to spoil their
splashing in the lake, their rambling
amid historic scenes and their post
card service TO distant friends.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
FATHERS HOPES BLASTED
Children Found In Pennsylvania Not
kidnapers' Victims.

st. Louis, Aug. ll.--An exchange
OF kilograms between the police of
this city and Duncannon. Pa. gave
rise to the belief that Grace and To-
masso viviano. who were kidnapped
here Aug. 2, had been found In the
eastern city, So sure were the au-
thorities of the correctness of the re-
port that they induced Pietro Vivi-
ano, father Of the stolen girl, TO pre-
pare for trip to Pennsylvania.
His journey was abandoned, how.
ever, when a local newspaper called
D. T. Dolphin, chief of the Duncan
non police, on the long distance tele-
phone and learned that the children
had been identified as members of an
Altoona, Pa, family.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
the MEAT or IT

Textile workers OF New Bedford.
Mass. have decided to ask for a 10
per cent increase In wages.
y The Hotel .Hensel at Hensel, Mich.
burned TO the ground. many guests
escaping In their night clothes. Loss.
$4,000.
Four hundred and fftyseyen coral
fishermen were drowned during a
sauaIl near Kobe. Japan.
Cleveland. o.. claims population
Of $4,000, based on directory figures.
Trafiic in the Kiel canal has been
interrupted by the sinking OF the Bel.
sian steamer Pallomares. which ran
Into the retaining wall.
Eastern trade organizations plan a
monster reception to President Com.
pers OF the American Federation on
his return from Europe In October.
Frow Berlin comes emphatic denial
Of rumor that Count Zeppelin. the
famous esrpaapt. u dad.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE
Payne Tariff Law Shows Worth "a
Revenue Producer,

Washington, Aug. H.-Receipts re
ported from the operation OF the new
tariff law amounted to s930,944, as
against the receipts under the Ding
ley law for the same day last year
amounting to s676,57S.
A fair comparison OF receipts under
the two acts can not be made before
the latter part OF the present week
as some Of the collections came from
distant ports and were made up oi
collections under the Dingley law. Al
the same time three-fourths Of all OF
the collections come from the port OF
New York and 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the collections under the
new law will be much greater than
under the old, based upon existing
conditions.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
: : USES JOHN D. Z I.
!, Il AS HIS MODEL
Speaker Praises Oil Magnate
X as PhilanthrOpist.
MIGHT HOLD UP PUBLIC


Secretary Of Inland waterways Com.
rlssien, In Address at National ir'
rlestion Congress, Shows How tho
standard OIL Company chsrets Less
ForfRefined Product Than Is Asked
For Mineral Water--Speeeh Of Pin.
chot Creates Sensation.
Spokane. Wash, Aug. 11.-John d.
Rockefeller as philanthropist and
as an example for the nation to copy
was held up 10 the consideration OF
the national irrigation congress by
". ]. McGee. secretary Of the inland
waterways commission Of Washing.
ton.
Dr.. McGee frankly said he admired
) Mr.. Rockefeller. He regarded the
Standard Oil magnate as man
among millions, and saw no reason
why million other men could not
be as. successful as he.
= Or. McGee was speaking OF water
hb q Nhulb WHNu III Ndiut W 'ut hu-
man race, in proportion TO all other
necessaries, is 100 to l. He urged
the conservation of water on power,
irrigation and transportation.
And yet" he said, with water
thus available and necessary TO the
human race. John ID. Rockefeller
charges less for gallon OF oil after
II has passed through nine processes
than q spring water concern does for
q gallon Of mineral water that has
not been treated In any way.
II regard Mr.. Rockefeller as at
once generous public benefactor
and wise and successful business
man. He has had all the opportunity
tn the world to exact an exorbitant
toll from the public, and yet he
charges less for oil than is paid every
day for common water.
Il say the United States govern
ment could do no better than profit
NY the example of business man so
astute and who so well conserves ma
tional resources"
The address Of Clifford Plnchot,
chief forester, caused something of
sensation.
A resolution was offered urging
state legislatures TO remit part Of
the taxes pf the farmers who plant
trees along the roads adjoining their
properly. r..,,,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
INDIANS ADDRESS CATHOLICS
Federated Societies Take stand
tu Against White Slavery.

Pittsburg, Aug. ll.-With Indians
addressing the delegates in the Sioux
language, their speeches being trans
lated by members OF the Order of
Jesus. and Professor j. c. Monahan
of New York. using as his subject
Socialism" declaring that while An.
drew Carnegie had given millions to
complete the Carnegie idea OF educa'
tion, yet II would have been more
fitting II the money had been donated
by American workingmen, the ses-
sion OF the American Federation of
Catholic Societies in Carnegie Music
hall was intensely interesting
Important among the many resolu.
tions offered by the various commit
tees was the one adopted by the dele.
gates looking towards a determined
crusade throughout the country
against the white slave traffic and lax
divorce laws.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
TWO SUSPECTS RtltAstD
Rochester Police Unable TO Fathom
Schumacher Murder.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug, 11,--Neither
the inquest into the murder of Anna
sehumaker nor the search. that has
been continuous by county and city
police officers has Afforded anything
like a substantial clew TO the man
who assaulted and brutally killed the
ls-year-old girl near Holy sepulchre
cemetery. el
Two men have been questioned by
the police In connection with the
crime. One. a tramp, giving the
name Of Wall, was found at Charlotte
and released after being questioned.
The second was arrested at Brad.
docks Bay and was brought TO Roeh-
ester for examination, bat he also
was released. NT
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
An Elephant Exp.ri.ne..

A friend OF mine told me Of curl.
Gus experience. He was carefully
stalking a big bull elephant IN large
herd. when they got his wind. and a
big COW elephant charged him. He
Jumped behind a large tree as the
elephant reached him. and, being un.
able to stop herself In time the ele.
phant drove her tusks with such force
into the trunk OF the tree that they
snapped OF close to her head. The
elephant was stunned for moment,
but luckily turned and galloped after
the fast retreating herd. leaving him
the possessor Of some eighty pounds
Of ivory valued at about s250-Circle
Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
A MEERScHAUM PIPE.
II Requires Careful Smoking to Color
II Properly.

IL Properly.
Ordinarily meerschaum pipe II
boiled for coloring In preparation OF
wax. which is absorbed and thin
coating Of wax Is held on the surface
of the pipe and made TO take high
polish. Under the wax is retained the
oil Of tobacco, which is absorbed by
the pipe. and its hue grows darker in
proportion TO the tobacco used. A
meersehaum pipe at FIRST should be
smoked very slowly. and before a sec.
ond bowlfu Is lighted the pipe should
cool or. This is TO keep the wax as
far up the bowl as possible, and
rapid smoking Will oyerheat, driving
the wax off aud leaving the pipe dry
and raw.
"A new pipe should never be smoked
outdoors IN extremely cold weather.
Fill the pipe aud smoke down about
one-thlrd, or to the height to which
you wish color Lenye the remainder
Of the tobacco In the pips cnd do not
empty or disturb It for several weeks,
or until the desired color is obtained,
When smoking put fresh tobacco on
the top aud smoke to the same level.
When once burned the pipe cannot be
satisfactorily colored unless the burn
ed portion Is removed and the surface
again treated by the process by which
meerschaum Is prepared The color
Ing is produced by the action of the
smoke upon the oils and wax which
ars superdclally on the exterior of the
pipe and are applied IN the same proc.
ess OF Manufacture. London Answers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
strike Situation Unchanged.

Stockholm, Aug. lit Is still i'm.
possible to foresee the end OF the
strike which has been in progress for
some days. However, it Is having
little influence on the social life OF
the capital. Perfect order is being
maintained and no sign is visible of
the special measures that have been
taken to prevent outbreaks.