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New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
SNOW DASH IN AUTO.
RockefeHer's Trip to Church
Lake North Pole ,Journey.

Jofn ID. Rockefeller travelled in his
automobile over twenty-eight miles of
snow covered country roads Yesterday to
attend the morning service at the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church, at 46th street
and Fifth avenue.
me trip. which started from Mr..
Rockefeller's country home at Pocantico
Hlils, near Tarrytown, was a difficult
one, the roads. in several places proving
almost impossible because of heavy
snowdrifts.
AT times the big touring car was
buried aXle-deep in the snow and more,
than once the machine came to a dead
stop and 1t looked as il Mr.. Rockefeller
would have to get out and push or
abandon the idea of reaching New York
MIR. Rockefeller's chauffeur said he
was surprised beyond speech when he
reported for duty at the Pocantico Hills
residence at o'clock yesterday morning
and was told that Mr.. Rockefeller in
tended to go to New York in the touring
car. The chauffuer considered it almost
impossible to reach New York in an au-
tomCbile. knowing that the roads We're
hard going for anything except a sleigh.
The greater part resembling a dash to
the North Pole rather than tourney
to church.
1t took nearly four hours to get to-
f1fth avenue and Mr.. Rockefeller was
twenty minutes late at the service. He
told everybody that he had enjoyed the
experience immensely and would not
mind going through 1T again.
"Of course, il was pretty bad going
In places he said, for some of the
snowdrifts we encountered were formid
able, but man who has played golf as
much as ! does not mind tackling a few
such obstacles"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
SUICIDE BYDYNAMITE
Ne10 London Resident BIozcs
off Half of His Body.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

New London. Conn, Jan 16.-Residents
in Evergreen avenue. just north of the
Pequot Colony, thought an earthouaiSe
had overtaken them at $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon. when William Bennett placed
a stick of dynamite close TO his breast
and, touching off fuse. blew off half of
his body.
Benefits wife was In an adjoining
room. and it was evidently his intention
to kill his wife as we'll as himself. He
was about thirty-five years old and had
worked with his father driving artesian
wells. and was familiar with the use of
dynamite. He had been confined in sana
toriums at periods for ten years past, and
on Friday last fired three shots at his
wife without injuring her. the bullets
hitting her corset steels and being de-
f1ected.
The room in which Bennett ended his
life was wrecked. All the windows were
blown to atoms and the furniture was
DESTROYED.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
ALL ALARMS T4IN.
Thirty Clocks Rang, but Old
MOtOrman Vas Dead.

Ine Third avenue elevated company
has lost its time ball For thirty years
Robert Willoughby. who lived at No. IS
Mania ttan street and who had been In
the employ of the company as a motor
man for three decades, was looked upon
by his fellow employees in much the same
light as the time ball on the roof of No.
1875 Broadway is regarded by the thou
sands of clerks who can see it from the
windows of the offices where they are
employed. The motorman, who was fif-
ty-seven years old, died on Saturday
night from Bright's disease.
So punctual was he that when he
dropped into the car barns to take out
his train for it's first trip the clocks
were corrected to agree with the time at
which he always arrived. Yesterday
morning he failed to appear. and later
his niece telephoned that he had died
during the night She also explained
the secret of his punctuality by saying
that in his room were thirty clocks, some
attached to brass gongs. others to cleo
trio bells and more of the ordinary gar
den variety alarm clock. He took care
of his room himself Yesterday morning
the din was not followed by the usual
stirring about of her uncle. she said so
she entered his room and found that he
was dead.
Willoughby came from an old Mary
land family, and is supposed to have left
large amount Of money. The company
had offered to pension him several times.
He maintained that he was as young in
spirit and energy as his fellow employees
and refused to remain idle.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
BOY BANDITS CAUGHT.
Minister'S Son, 7cith Chum,
Holds Up StOrekeeper.

Meadville. Penn. Jan. 16-The plan
CT two boys, one a minister's son, to
emulate some of the bold characters they
had read about in dime novels, landed
them in Jail to-day.
Walter Buttray, the twenty year old
son of the Rev. Alonzo P. Buttray, and
his chum, Norman Blakeslee, two years
younger, broke into the general store and
ostoffice at Geneva last night. Brooks.
the storekeeper, was alone, at work on
his books, and he says the boys, masked
with red handkerchiefs covered him
with revolvers and ordered him "a hand
over his money. He gave up $40 and the
boys made off without more ado. A
posse of farmers chased them down the
railroad tracks, across a swamp. and
finally caught them in farmyard The
money was recovered
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
DOWNTOWN FIRE SPECTACLE
Bridge Crowds View Burning Laundry
on Equitable Trust Roof

Fire In a laundry on the roof of the nine
story Equitable Trust Company Building.
at Nos. l9 and II Nassau street. at dusk
last night made a splendid spectacle for a
good sized crowd on the Brooklyn Bridge.
to whom 1T appeared that a considerable
proportion of the financial district was
ablaze. The flames were discovered by
Watchman.
Firemen coupled an engine to the build
ings standpipe and aseended 10 the roof
by the elevators putting the fire out with
the pulldins nose No one had been I'm the
laundry since Saturday morning so Den
uty Chief Guerin concluded that defective
wiring was responsible. The Deputy Chief
estimated the damage at $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
THE BALTIMORE SUN PASSES,
Controlled by Ex-Ambassador White.
His Brother and c. H. Grasty.
IN Telegranh to ma TrIhnne

II'N IVI'h0dpH Z" Ihe Tribune
Baltimore. Jan. l6.-Henry White. former
Ambassador to France. and Julian LEROY
White. his brother. are interested with
Charles III. Grasty in the purchase of a
controlling interest in THE Baltimore
Sun" which was founded by \. S. Abell
In 1886 and has been in the Abel family
ever since.
Friction among the heirs is said 10
have brought about the sale The price
paid for the controlling interest is reported
10 have been over 100000. the building
and site being valued at over Sl.oooo0. Mr..
Grasty. In March, 1905. sold THE Evening
News" OF which he was managing owner.
TO Frank a. Munsey for Sl.oooeN The
Whites and other wealthy Baltimoreans
we're associated with him in the owner
ship of that paper.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
URGE SHORT SKIRTS
Anh-Tuberculosis League for
SchOOlroom Reform.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Pittsburg. Jan. 16.-In an effort to
stamp out tuberculosis I'm the public
schools the Anti-Tuberculosis Iearue
decided here last night to request the
superintendent of Schools of all large
cities 10 Issue an order that teachers
shall not wear skirts coming below their
shoe tops. 1t is urged that If necessary
ordinances be passed making the long
skirt unlawful.
Miss Charlotte Miller. of the league,
explained that the long skirts of teach
ers now cause the dust in the classroom
to rise. later settling In the pupils lungs
and sowing the first seeds OF consump-
ton. Most teachers object to heavily
oiled floors. she said. because they ruin
skirts. The only other remedy, she as
serted. was to shorten the skirts.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
FIGHT FOR PANAMA EXPOSITION
San Francisco and San Diego May Each
Hold One.

Los Angeles. Jan. Representatives of
San Francisco and San Diego failed TODAY
for the second time to adjust claims of the.
two cities to a pan-American exposition 10
be held in 1915. Two San Francisco repre-
sentatives, Nj. H. de Young and Iouis
Sloss. left Los Angeles tonight to prepare
for possible struggle over appropriations,
state and national The third San Francisco
representative. Charles c. Moore. remained
in the hope OF preventing an immediate
rupture.
Should he fail, long and bitter fight is
probable and If both sides carry out their
designs there will be two international ex-
positions in California to celebrate the
opening OF the Panama Canal Lyman I
Gage, formerly Secretary OF the Treasury
was one of the conferrees from San Diego
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
JOWEIT DECLINES.
Fifth 4Uenue Pulpit WM Be
Offered to Cam pbeH Morgan.

Birmingham. England. Jan 16 The
Rev. John Henry Jowett, pastor of the
Carr's Lane Congregational Church. an
nounced TO his congregation day his
decision not to accept the call to the
pastorate of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
torian Church, New York.
Mr.. Jowett made his announcement at
the morning service, and it was received
with loud applause and an attempt to
sing the Doxology. which the pastor
checked. He dilated upon the immense
importance the wide influence and the
boundless opportunities offered by the
pastorate of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terlan Church, and the grace and deli
cacy with which it had been offered to
hin- 1t was this vast opening which
had laid such grip upon him and had
led to such uncertainty of decision. but
ne had finally come to the conclusion
that the New York ministry was not for
him.
Anticipating the refusal of the Rev.
John Henry Jowett to accept the call to
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
the committee of three, the members
OF which are in London, will extend the
call to DIR. G Campbell Morgan, pastor of
the Westminster Congregational Chapel
London.
DR.. Morgan is we'll known here, having
been selected to carry on the work of
Dwight L. Moody at Northfeld For
three years following Moodys death he
preached throughout the country Dur
ing August he filed the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church to the doors for
three services a day. DR.. Morgan is the
author of many books and a large con-
tributor to The Northern Record of
Church Work In England he occupies
much the same position as Jowett. both
being great preachers and Non Con-
formist ministers. He has filled his
present pulpit in London for six years
having taken the charge when the
church was practically empty 1t now
has one of the largest congregations in
London
DIR. Morgan is forty-six years old, and
has son about ready to enter the min
istry
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
INVENTOR DIES POOR,
apprentice 1cith Carnegie Made
Hardened 4rmOr Plate
LRy Telegraph to The Tribune

Pittsburg, Jan. 16.-John Pedder. a
boyhood apprentice with Andrew Car
negie, one of the inventors of the hard
ened armor plate and one of Pittsburg's
pioneer iron and steel men. died at his
home here last night, practically poor
man.
Early manhood found Pedder toiling
in the Singer & Nimick mills. in the
West End, with DR.. John A. Brashear
the local astronomer. 1t was at this
age that he made the acquaintance of
Mr.. Carnegie. Later Pedder invented
the process of hardening armor plate
adopted by the Carnegie interests Mr.
Carnegie paid him handsomely for the
patent.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
SYRACUSE BANK HEAD DEAD.
Cold Caught on Way Home from Auto
mobile Show Proves Fatal.

Syracuse. Jan. l6.-E. r. Judson, presi-
dent of the First National Bank of this
city, died this evening from pleural pneu-
monia, the result of cold contracted on
Thursday night on his way home from
the automobile show in New York
Mr. Judson was born in Onondaga Coun-
ty on December 2i, 1854 and became presi-
dent of the First National Bank on m.
death of his father, in 1902. His father had
been president of the institution nearly
forty years.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
TO REMODEL TURBINES.
Yale and Harvard for Passenger Ser
vice Only-Will Burn Oil

Boston, Jan. 1s.Tho steamers Harvard
and Yale which will resume daily trims to
New York about May J.. viii soon be SEM
to that city to be remodeled, fl being the
intention TO devote them exclusively 10 mas
senger traffic The passenger aceommoda-
tions Will be increased by building stat.
rooms IN the freight sections, and the two
hiers Will lie converted into oil burners
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
MICHAEL ANGELO BAD coiNeHr

San Francisco. Jan IA coin counter
feiting outfit was seized yesterday by Secret
Service agents The mint" was well bar
ricaded. and officers made an entrance with
as Michael Angelo, Samuel Di Cola and
Samuel Arnan. ~
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
THE a4.HouR ST ,o,ue

The best train to the Southwest. Leaves
New YORK O:ZS p- m. to-day, arrives 81
Louis . rs p. IN. tomorrow Through sleep|
Ing cars 10 Cincinnati and Cleveland penn
syivania railroad. Phone 1882 Mad. So"
-Adyt. ~
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
INDIANA NATIONAL BANK CLOSED,

Evansville. Ind, Jan. l6-The Citizens
National Bank will not open for business
tomorrow After meeting of the direct
ors tonight a notice was posted that the
bank was closed but II was believed de-
positors would be paid In fun.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17

THE sEABoARD FLORIDA LiMlIeO;;
Only club car train TO Florida. Electrl1
tighter all Pulnans, Via +. r. ~ ana
Sea board Air Line. Once, 1883 Bway'-
AdVI.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08
State Wide Fight in Texas.

The Democratic state executive
committee OF Texas has decided to
grant a petition of over $4,000
Democrats to submit at the COM
ing state primary election the
proposition as to whether the leg
islature shall submit to the voters
a statewide prohibition amend
ment to the constitution. The ac-
ton taken by the state committee
is uuder that provision of the
Texas law which provides that
platform demands for specific leg
islation shall be adopted only
after approved by the voters in the
primary.
Such a proposition was adopted
at the election held two years ago,
but the legislature did not heed
the demand, it requiring a two
thirds vote of both branches OF
that body to present the amend
ment.
Statewide prohibition is the big
issue in the present campaign fol
governor in Texas. There. are.foul
candidates in the field for COVER
nor, two of them for and two Q.
them against statewide prohibi'
ton, which seems to be the only
issue in the campaign.-Americ a'
Issue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08
Florida's Aggressive Campaign
for Statewide Prohibition
is On.

On the 9Th of November, the
state of Florida will vote on the
ratification of an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquors. The fight is now or
in the state, and this early in the
campaign the brewers OF the en-
tire country are marshalling their
forces and opening their pocket
books to keep the state in the
license column.
AT present there are thirty-t1ve
s'dry" counties in Florida and in
the remaining twelve counties the
saloons are licensed. For the first
time in the history of the state
the voters of the whole state will
pass upon the question, next No
vember, of whether they desire
longer to continue the licensed a
looms.
The Anti Saloon League of
Florida has been aggressively at
work ever since the legislature of
1909 authorized the submission OF
the amendment. All plans for the
campaign have been carefully
formulated. County campaign
committees are at work. In some
counties every precinct is organ
lied, and in others this work is
now in progress.
Florida will be much in the pub
lie eye until she settles this ques-
ton, and if surface indications
count for anything she is going
to settle it right.-American Issue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08
Burdette on whiskey.

The battles of this world, my
son, have been fought for grander
things than free whiskey. The
heroes who fall in the struggles for
rum, fall shot in the neck, and
their martyrdom is clouded by
the haunted phantoms of the jim
jams. Whiskey makes men fight,
tits true, but they usually fight
other drunken men. The cham
pion of beer does not stand in the
temple of fame; he stands in the
police court. Honor never has
the delirium tremens. Glory does
not wear a red nose and Fame
blows a horn, but never takes
one.-Robert J. Burdette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08

The Direct Primary movement
in New York state has met with
a temporary defeat by the action
of the legislature, but that defeat
may prove to be the last straw
with the people Of New York.
With the united support of such
men as Theodore Roosevelt, Gov
ernor Hughes and other promi-
nent York state citizens who are
interested, the Direct Primary is
bound to come. It may be neces-
sary to lose a few battles, but the
war will not be over until a Direct
Primary law is on the statute
books Of the tate.-AmericGn Issue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08

Fifth district w. G. T. U. Of
Colorado has held twenty medal
contests in the past two years
almost one a month. Miss Mar
garet q. Ross of Fort Collins is
Medal Contest superintendent Of
the district. -Uniop Signal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08

There were 7S6, 900 arrests In the
United States last year, Of which
$50, 900 were drunken men Amer-
lean Issue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08
w. c. T. U PRINCIPLES.

Total Abstinence; Prohibition of the Liquor
Traffic; One Standard Of Morals for Men
and Women; Home Protection; Equal
Suffrage; and the Teaching Of Scientific
Temperance in Public Schools.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-08
w. c. T. U. Column.

AA Through the courtesy Of the
\3+AeN R~EGlsTERthis space IS grant
%fEE VA ed the w. {. 7. U. 1t is ed
GHEAAH tied by MARTHA ]. FRANCIS,
0EEVA Local Press Superintendent,
AK as appointed by the State Or
W ganizer, Mrs. L. LaMance.
w. C. T. u. WATCIlWORDS;
ORGANIZED E~DucATEl AGITATEl
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-01
STEAM ENGINE PULLED
Baking OK TEAM

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 3I.--A strange
tug O war between a steam traction
engine and o yoke of oxen took PLACE
on Peachtree Street, in the hart Of
the business section Of Atlanta yester-
day afternoon, and sw great crowds
of spectators. The oxen We're chronic
bakers, and their owner had yoked
them to long pole fastened to the
front of the engine an1 tur?.d on
the power to push them along. They
pulled back at every step and strug-
g,ed desperately to keep from NOV
ing, but the heavy yokes around their
necks held them on their feet. aand
after sliding and slipping and snort
ing for two or three blocks they final
lv acknowledged themselves van
quished and marched on peaceably.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-01
HAVE NO BRASS BAND.
Democratic Convention. viii Have
Pipe Organ Music.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 81. = For the
first time in the history of Georgia.
at least since the civil war. a state
democratic convention will be held in
Atlanta without BRASS band. Their
will be music, however, and of a su-
perb character. BY special arrange
ment of the convention committe, >.
the musical program will be rendered
by Dr.. Percy J. Starnes, of London,
one Of the worlds famous organists,
on the $50,000 pipe organ which
was installed short time ago in the
auditorirum-armory where the con-
vention will be held. This instru-
ment which is one Of the four finest
and biggest in existencehas not only
the sweetness and beauty of the
|stringed orchestra, but can makt
more noise than two or three brass
bands The volume of sound it can
produce is literally sufficient to shake
the steel-girdled building in which
it stands. A dramatic feature OF the
convention will be the singing by the
whole audience Of America" to the
tfunderous accomplishments OF the
giant organ.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-01
new POSTAL RULE WAS A TIE GAME
DOMESTIC LETTER OF ADVICE Is
TO BE DONE AWAY WITH
IN TIE FUTURE.

After the first cf November, acord-
ing to advices received at the
po5toffice. the letter If advice will
he done away witt in connection
with the domestic money orders.
At present when q person bays a
money order tie officials make GU
wLat t...ey terra a letter of advice and
forwards it under separate cover to
the poamaster at tie office on whic"
it is drawn. When the payee goes
to cash his order if tie letter of ad-
vice has not arrived the caohing of
the order is delayed until it's receip'.
From November first there will be
annexed to each domestic money or
der, a coupon which may be detacn-
ed and which will bear the names o.
will fe sent il the sane en- elope
the payer and payee.
The presentation of the detached
coupon, with the money order serves
as notice or advice to the post mas
ter at the paying Office anu 10th o
p1rty receiving themcney crGer fill
party receiving the money oredr will
know to whom credit must be given
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-01
BEST BASEBALL CT THE sEASos
WAS THE GAME YESTERDAY
TEN INNING TIE.

The best baseball game OF the
whole season, eeXcepting the II inn
ing tie with Ft. Screven) was pulled
off yesterday between the fast team
from Thomasville and the Brunswick
Pilots. For ten innings it was a bat
tie royal, and resulted in neither side
Being able to mahee the round trip t.
thp plate. And the score was to 0.
Wolfe and Wood worked for Thorn
asville, while Thompson and Rhodes
were the battery for Brunswick.
Thompson had the better of the a.
gument, allowing only three SC Uttered
hits, and would doubtless have won
his game, were it not for several de-
cisions made by the umpire selected by
the Thomasville side. lie was con
considerably off in his Judgment of
balls and strikes.
An effort was made to have the
visitors remain over for a game
today, but it was impossible for them
to stay.
The last games of the season will
be played next Monday Labor day.
and Tuesday, between the Pilots and
Fart Screven.
ScreVen played the preettiest gone of
the season here about two months
ago. doing II innings with the score
1 to 1 They have the same fast line
up and these are the last games to be
played on the local grounds this sea-
san, record-breaking crowds aree ex-
pected.