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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-20
LOMBARD SHINDLE
NOW OYER $325.OOO
Officials of Pennington Fear
FOrgeries Will Reach
Nearly a Million.

FRAMIN5HAM, Mass, Oct. Good
only knows how many forgeTies have
been committed on notes against this
town since Treasurer Lombard first
Obliged a friend We know now OF
$4,000 The amount may reach three
quarters of a million. When this tan
gled affair is unraveied, / fear II Will
startIe the whole country"
This prophecy, with the added infor-
nation that many Of the forged notes
against birmingham, for which former
Town Treasurer John b Lombard and
G. $. Cummings, and +. A Mead of
the American Banking Company. are
under arrest, have been sold through
out the West, was made here today by
one Of the towns highest officials.
That In the frauds already uncovered,
as well as those still to develop. John
b. Lombard. the treasurer Of Framing
ham. was but tool. is the general
opinion among the officials here. and
everything today seems 10 indicate that
the bank lOOting was the work Of a
gang Of interruptions men who simply
used Lombard as the means TO carry
90 out.
one Of tOday's most remarkable de-
velOpments in the sWindle is the evil
deuce coming 20 light that a supposedly
wealthy young woman Of birmingham
is either concerned in the frauds or has
been a shareT iu the profits of the
sWindIers. This woman is said To have
been given jewels. automobiles, and
such luxuries for several years bv one
with the fOrgeries, and the district at
torney IS considering the wisdom OF
action TO recover from her some OF the
Dlunder.
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Synopsis of Chapters Already Published


Truxton King. a New York man OF
tWenty-siN, becomes an embryo globe
trOtter and searCher after the trea sres
Of romance. He becomes Disguised with
the result Of his travels, when he is di-
rected TO the country of Graustark which
Il was said. contained the most beautiful
women In the world. Disappointed in the
looks Of the women he met there he is
about to return home, when he sees I'm
the gun shop the girl of his dreams.
ms young woman is said To be the
niece OF the old man who owns the gun
shop, whom King invites out for 6 drink
at a cafe across the street The old man
tells King the history of the young prince
OF the realm, who governs the land under
q regency His mother and father the
iaIter an American, having been killed
IN "A railroad wreck some years before.
The old man resents all attempts 70 refer
10 his niece, but gives King a very good
history Of the country and the court,
particularly calling attention 10 JOnn
Tullis, the American friend OF the prince
father. who is the real power behind the
throne AS the old man leaves 70 return
20 his shop. King finds that he is being
watched BIZ Baron DaEgloss. minister OF
police. CHANGING across the street. he sees
three mounted soldiers talking 10 the old
gun maker before he enters his shop. As
King saunters away the blind above the
shop opens ard the gun makers niece
sends shy. impulsive smile in his direc-
ton
John Tullis the companion to the prince,
was power for great good IN GraustaTk,
and was sought IN conference by the fore
most men in the principally. He incurred
the hatred OF the Duke Of Perse, a miser-
" minister Of finance, although he was
very fond OF the dukes daughter. the
witty Countess Of Marlanx. who came
often 70 EdeIweiss. The little prince
grew very angry at a meeting OF the
cabinet one day because the Duke Of Perse
traduced his Uncle Jack, as he had
called John Tullis, because the cabinet
decided on Tullis' advice to refrain from
granting q Russia the privilege Of max
ing a loan on the new railroad,
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AMERICAN OPERA
WILL INVADE PARIS

NEW YORK. Oct. ga reversal Of
the usual, an invasion of Europe by an
American opera company is announced
by the Metropolitan Opera Company.
with the close Of the season in New
York the principal elements OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company, its
greatest artists. chorus, scenery. cos
TUNES, accessories, etc, will be taken to
Paris. there TO appear during May and
rune, 1910, in a series OF Italian operas
az the Chatlet Theater the largest In
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GIVES BRAVE BOY $500.

PLAINFIELD. oct, Civilian Nor
ris. OF Bound Brook, who almost lost
his life in rescuing Todd Russell on Sat
NJ. 49, ard psTifap CspsI III CIiS
a check from Russell this morning for
So as a reward for bis bravery.
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POOR TO HEAR OPERA.

MOBILE, Ala, oct. 21--In order that
the poor classes OF Guatemala may have
the benefits of grand opera at a moder-
ate price the Guatemalan government
has arranged for $4,000 gold TO be paid
70 the Italian Opera Company. organ
lied in Milan by Victor LOmbardi at
the order of Presider[ Cabrera, and
which has sailed for Port Barrios.
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erateness that astonished the man from
Cooks, STROBE out into the roadway and
handed it up to the boy in the saddle
Thank you" said Prince Bobby.
Don't mention it" said Truxton King,
with his most engaging smile. mo trou-
ble at all.
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HELP wANTED-MALr.

BOYS-We have excellent positions for bundle
WTapptr5 floor messengers. and cash boys.
must be al least lG years old; good nav
and permanent positions. Apply To SuDt
HECHT & COMPANY. 5l3-5I5-5l7 9Th 81.
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WORKINGMANs WANTs.

WORKINGNTEN-W-ea shrinks as the pay
envelope goes. now what's the use, see as
first, that's it. save S. note on a slightly
used tailored suit ur uVerCoat NJ S. 20 so,
- y. W. e
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DRESS SUNS ZOE HIRE.

ONLY uP-TO- DATE fun dress and tuxedo
suits for hire NJ T. PINES, Merchant
Tailor, 1005 9Th st. y. ". ocl9-oot
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A MAN OF so wants a place as watcsr,ar
messenger, or any place OF response ilitv
best OF references N. Z. DUNN n1 4 &
N. ~, ocIS-2ls
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HIGHEST CASH prices paid for discarded
clothing; either ladies' or gents. send postal
WI call. b. TARSHES. 1905 7th ST y "
Phone North 4s3- ss3o-tf
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WANTED-F'urnlture and carpets, contents
OF houses a Speciality. for cash; fair and
square dealings. ALBAUGH. Sth and E
sef5-tf
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WANIED-laIscELLANEOUs.

MODERN SECOND HAND furniture bought
al 100 18th St; also cast on clothing If seat
70 store Phone North 3f51 Oc2g-s0t
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OUSEKEEPERS-This week, ordinary win
dows ezpertly cleaned &C each; foors waxed
polished, stained, vanished, Tefnished, car
pets, rugs, mating put down, kitchens
cleaned, painted; other small jobs painting.
vanishing, odd Jobs Postal. ELLIOTT,
1916 9TH y. ". ocI7-st
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oel9st
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YOUNG MAN. colnred. aged 20. wishes posi-
ton at anything. FORD 1910 New York ave
It.
A SOBER, honest and reliable man wishes
a good position OF some kind at once: can
give best Of references. Address I2.2 II ST.
n T.. It.
COLORED BOY wants job a8 housebov in
private family. Address or call I2lS 18th ST
lts
.CQfDEEr young man chauffeur for any
kind OF gasoline machine for private family
or a job In a garage, 1lI7 FusselIs Ct y. W
oc20-2ts
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AUTO LAMP REPAIRING

NJ. Il PHILPITT. Prop. John Hess, Mana
ger Reliable Umbrella and ParasOl Maker
Repairing and recovering a specially. Crave
nette. gloria. and silk. 81. sOl + St y ".
seI0-rn WITT
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FOR SALE-A battery Of three urns made
BY Du Parquet HOut & Moneuse Co. fvgof
l0-gallon coffee urns and Steamer, been used
one year. cost $50; VIII sell Tor sfo9
WASHINGTON LUNCH. lz27 Pa. ave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
!24 @o:;S;;!lt@5%
~ AND THIS HANDY
CIGAR-CUTTER
FREE for XMAS
Morton r. Edwin Panatela

IS by all standards Of comparison IUc.
cigar. 1t will satisfy the most cranky
smoker of imported brands 1t is fully 5L
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inches long, strictly hand
made, of choicest Havana
tobacco genuine Sumatra
wrapper. 1t smokes freely
and evenly = never chars
down the side, but keeps
burning coolly and fragrant
ly to the last toothhold.
The reason this cigar is
sold at $40 instead of $500
per hundred is because | buy
and sell for cash. | ask no
credit, neither do | give it. |
personally buy my tobacco
direct from the grower in
Cuba, and pay him at least
FIVE weeks before the tobacco
reaches the U. S. Custom
House. l buy for less an /
sell for less. The man who
buys and sells on credit can
not compete with me.
l want you to be on
Smoking term" with my
Panatelas, because you'll buy
them again and again-that's
why / am willing to send you
a clever patented cigar cutter
free with your first order.
This Observation-Disclosures SOC.
Send me So. 40 for 100 Nor
ton R. Edwin Panatelas.
Smoke asmany as you like
smoke them all if you want
to, and if you then tell me
that you didn't receive more
than you expected, I'll re-
turn your money and we'll
remain friends.
If you want to know who
l am and whether or not l
run my, business on the
square, if you have any
doubts as to my making
good if my cigars don't, just
inquire from any bank or
commercial agency about
me. If you don't like the
report you get, keep your
cash at home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Many public men in this country have
risen from humble surroundings, Jack
son and Lincoln among the presidents
being notable examples: but no man OF
national repute has sounded to the same
degree the depths OF poverty and Obscurlty
that encompassed the early life Of Andrew
Johnson, yet no nan has left a record
OF greater integrity. He was the persona
fioation OF honest Industry. and as boy and
man he had a passionate hatred OF debt.
His enemies. and he had his full share.
paid tribute to his honesty. and his bitter
est foes, u as Isham G. Harris and
ParsOn Brownlow OF Tennessee, admitted
that he had an invincible shield in his
probity.
His attitude OF dignifed. cheerful ao-
cePtance of his fate from his boyhood
made him strong friends, He never alluded
10 his poverty and never shirksd the con-
sequences OF being poor. When he was
a lad In Raleigh, N. g. his birthplace, he
worked at any task assigned 20 him and
he uncomplainingly accepted his fate when
his mother had him bound out as an APP
prentice 20 a tailor. n following Is a
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marry" Mrs. Patterson, the eldest child
of the marriage and the idol OF her father
throughout his life, is the authority for this
account Of the meeting Of her parents and
also for the facts given In connection with
her fathers life in G~reenville.
From 1897 to 1880 Johnson worked and
studied, living in a log house OF two rooms,
one OF which was his shop. At first his
young wife helped him, doing the lighter
work. such as sewing on collars and the
like, but It was not long before the young
tailor could hire help. He had all the best
custom of the place and when he aban-
doned the business he had seven men in his
employ.
He was twice elected alderman and then
was sent to the legislature. While away
his shop was run by his foreman, over
looked by Mrs. Johnson. When he was
elected to congress he sold his trade, but
not his shop, and no one ever occupied it
after he left 1t.
He taught his young daughter to sew,
and when she had learned to do good sew
ing he let her sew on the sleeves OF coats.
For this he paid her. carefully measuring
her work and estimating it's worth. She
was put at school at the age of 6 years
and knew how TO read before that age.
Her father had taught her, and as soon
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office in the land he entered upon its duties
poor but not oppressed Will any sense Of
poverty.
His family remained in Tennessee for a
long time after he and his oldest daughter
took possession Of the presidents house,
and when they were finally established
there Mrs. Patterson had It under the same
careful control that had characterized the
governors house at Nashville. she best
knew the slimness Of his purse, and she
had all the ambitions for him that he had
felt for himself.
Life I'm the White House.
1t was with no little anxiety that they
considered the management of the salary
of the presidential office and the demands
of a public nature that would be upon It.
The one simple rule OF his life he insisted
should be carried out there, and a man
never had a more loyal and faithful
coiaborer than his daughter.
Johnson had not the m-oney-making spirit.
He was too ambitious to let a owe OF
money dominate him, and he treasured his
personal independence as above all wealth.
AS president much was required Of him
and he was eager TO meet all the require
ments OF his position. His family knew his
wishes. and plain and unassuming though
they we're, they sustained the dignity Of
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came to America in 1851, and had lived
continuously on the same farm since the
spring of 1866. His first marriage took
place In Pomeroy, o., in 1860, and the wife
died here In 1867 and was buried in Prairie
Union cemetery, where more than forty
two years later, this week her husband
was laid to rest beside her. He was mar
ried the second time in 1869 to Dorothy
Bebbe of the Wisconsin Welsh. OF the pail
abearers four were sons of the early
Welsh settlers, who were his associates:
Daniel Higgins, David Lewis, w. w. James
and Morgan Williams; also Evan w. Evans
and Thomas Edwards, two young Welsh
men, who came into the community in an
early day and became his friends. The
death of his first wife was the first in the
Ohio colony after Reese's. While Reese's
death was tragic in the Ohio colony, among
the Wisconsin Welsh there were also two
tragic deaths. David Thomas had a friend
here from wisconsin and he was drowned
while attempting to cross the Nemaha in
a flat boat at Benefits mill. He is buried
at Prairie Union. Later Joseph Jones was
drowned in a we'll at Liberty while drawing
water.
OF the heads of the above families, Mr.. Nc
Gechie is the only one who ever vent from
here to live elsewhere. 1t is rather a sin
gular coincidence that as he and Mrs.
Lewis are the only surviving heads OF
families that his only surviving son should
be married to a daughter of Mrs. Lewis,
and for the last four or five years he has
resided with this couple on a farm neal
Broken Arrow in the old Indian territory
where he has large land holdings.
These pioneers prospered and their fam
lilies were an honor to the community.
Most OF them, perhaps all. were of a de-
vout religious nature; anyway. two Welsh
churches were founded in the community.
Prairie Union and Pennell, the latter dur
ing it's existence being about two miles
northeast Of the former. The home
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seekers were p~eaceable, quiet loving men.
They stuck together like a band of broth
ers, helping one another until new ma
chinery made the necessity less. Alex Nc
Gechie, to the southeast of the settlement
and Sam Brimble, to the northeast, have
walked many and many a time through
the tall, wet grass in the morning to do a
days binding of grain, and the same may
be said of the other settlers.
These early pioneers kept attracting
other Welsh people from Ohio, and 1t Is
less than five years ago the last, A. E.
Evans, now postmaster at Shubert, moved
west to be near a son., John NJ. Evans,
cashier of the Farmers State bank of Shu-
bert. Another son, at Auburn, w. L..
Evans, is county superintendent Of public
instruction of Nemaha county. A big
colony also came from Pomeroy and neigh
boring towns to Salem in an early day,
among whom is Miles Jones, at one time
superintendent of public instruction in this
county. Another is Al Mace, a venerable
river man at Brownville.
Thomas Higgins was a devout and pious
man. 1t was his dream that there should
be a Welsh settlement in the community,
and a Welsh church be founded. The COM
ing of the Ohioans made his dream come
true. AT first Sunday school was held in
his residence, and so soon as Higgins
school house was built 1t was the place of
holding Sunday school and preaching serv-
ices; and next was Prairie Union church.
built in the early '70s, OF the list OF mem
bers appearing on the orginal church book,
Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins of Stella, a daugh-
ter Of Rev. James, is the only one who le-
mains. Prairie Union was organized as q
Welsh Baptist church, but as the younger
people grew up it became English. ana,
although a county church, Is today one Of
the strong Baptist churches of the state.
Prairie Union in itself is quite a little
settlement. Four years ago the old church
was struck by lightning and burned and a
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Was Not An Orphan.

Why he should have been referred to as
an orphan is ine~xplicable, because his
mother and his stepfather were both
living in Raleigh at the time. The popu-
lar idea that johnson was the only son
OF a widowed mother is incorrect. He
was her youngest son and she was not a
widow dependent upon him until after
the death OF her second husband, which
occurred near Greenville after johnson had
been elected to the Legislature.
In the autumn Of 1926. Johnson and his
mother and stepfather went from Raleigh
to Greenviile. They Travelled in a cart
In which was carried all their household
goods and they oamped the first night
in a lot which is now a part OF his old
home. As IL led by some unseen hand
Johnson selected the spot and then ex-
plored the village. 1t pleased him. and
its nearness to the college made him de-
sire to remain.
His mother was Of Irish parentage. Her
first husband. Jacob Johnson. was the jan
itor OF the court house In Raleigh at the
time Andrew Johnson was born. He died
when the boy was very young and Andrew
Johnson never knew a fathers care or had
a real home.
He was not yet 30 when he arrived in
Greenvile. The family had started to go
TO west Tennessee, where his oldest brother
was living, but the young man saw in
Greenville the place of opportunity for hin
and he refused TO go further. In Green
Vile In May, 1927, he was married.
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~JOhnsOn's Answer.

The answer mat was returned was this:
WASHINGTON CITY, May %, 1855,
Messrs. A. A. Low, Phelps Dodge & Co.,
Hoyt Bros, j. 5. Schultz and Others.
GENTLEMEN: / am in receipt OF your
very complimentary note dated New York,
May is, 1850, wherein you request my ac-
ceptance OF a coach, span Of horses, har-
ness, etc, as a token OF your high appre-
citation OF my public course.
While | fully appreciate the purity OF
your motives In thus generously rendering
me such substantial evidence Of your re-
gard, 1 am compelled solely from the con-
victions of duty | have ever held In ref
erence to the acceptance OF presents by
those occupying high official positions 10
decline the offerings OF kind and loyal
friends.
The retention of the parchment convey
ing your sentiments and the autographs
OF those who were pleased to unite In his
manifestation of regard is a favor / would
ask, and i assure you, gentlemen, i shall
regard 1t as the highest mark OF respect
from any portion OF my fellow citizens.
Trusting that / shall continue TO merit
your confidence and esteem In the dis
charge OF the high and Important duties
upon which l have but just entered, and
with best wishes for your health, etc, in
diyy sISnagG am gsntIs Fw i0gS tTSly'
1t is a fact M after the death Of An
drew Johnson, but one present was IN his
family's possession. This was a silver
service, consisting OF a pitcher, a dozen
$500 1870 - '@AFNAp Nv AAAAAA " NAAF
union men OF Nashville. These men were
not a numerous body. and they had been
closely associated with Governor Johnson
ia his reconstruction work In Tennessee.
They asked permission TO give him a
token OF their appreciation OF his efforts
before he left Tennessee. and he agreed to
receive the offering In the spirit OF com
radeship In which IL was offered. This
gift was taken with him to Washington
and was one Of the features Of the private
dining rooms decorations while he lived
in the White House. II occupied a place
OF honor in his home in Greenville and re-
manned in the possession OF a grandson.
The union men OF Nashville were his per-
sonal friends and. ~ he was leaving
then for an indefinite stay, he made their
wishes his own, and this was the sole ex.
ception 10 his lifelong rule of Independence
in the matter OF gifts.
IL was said OF him by his neighbors who
had known him longest me best that he
never borrowed a dollar in his life and
never spent one that he had not first
earned
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1t was to the home of Thomas Higgins
most OF the pioneers went when first COM
ing here. 1t is related of him that as he
prayed in public he would often start in
English, but as his zeal increased he would
revert to his native tongue. In public, such
as at farm sales, the Welsh made IT a
habit to converse with each other in Eng
lish. Upon being asked the reason the ie-
ply was given that mo gentleman In COM
pany speaks in a language that others can
not understand"
These pioneers grew up as miners and
none knew anything about farming as car
ried on in this country at that time. Many
had never hitched a horse or knew how to
turn a furrow. Consequently they learned
by experience, and many are most
amusing.
OF the sons who came here with their
fathers, H.. e. Williams, a merchant at
81 urbert, and w. w. James, are the old
est. Mr.. James recalls a time when he
crawled quite a distance through the
grass, thinking to find a wolf, only to learn
the noise he was following was made by
q prairie chicken. He was nineteen when
he came here. A few days ago in talk
ing over their boyhood days, 1t was men
toned once when at Shocks mill at Hills
dale, Mr.. williams did not know how
to back his team so as to get the wagon
in the desired position. .
The first public school was in the
kitchen Of John Henderson, who came
from Wisconsin in 1859. One of his sons,
Jack Henderson,, resides in Stella, and
a daughter, Mrs. Jusie King at Shubert.
Charles Peabody, a young man from
the east was the teacher, and he was
paid perhaps $50 a month. The school house
at Prairie Union is known as Pioneer.
The original school house is now used
for a feed store in Shubert.
In the early days every one walked to
church on Sundays. The pioneers believed
after their horses had worked six days,
they should then be given a day of rest.
The roads at first were scarce more than
a trail or path; often the grass was tall
and wet or the path filled with dust, yet
Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins recalls that 1t was
the early autumn OF the young ladies to
go barefoot a part OF the way, carrying
shoes and stockings so as to protect them
from dust or dew. Once she had a silk
Jacket Of which she was very proud, hut
it was ruined one day on the way to
church by a big grasshopper alighting o.
her back and eating q large round hol'
through the silk. She also recalls her
first Fourth of July here. The day was
spent at a big celebration at Hillsdaye
on the Missouri river. There was a barbe-
cue, beef being roasted over the fire and
distributed free among the m~errymakers,
and she laughingly tells of the young