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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
woLrER GUILTY OF MURDER.
Body Found at Murderer's Rooms
Partly Burned in New York City.

New York City.-Albert w. VOL
ter, eighteen years old, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
after two hours elaboration on the
part of the jury. Wolter killed Ruth
Wheeler, fifteen years DID, in his
rooms just thirty days ago. For
speedy justice this is the record, not
only for the county, but for the State,
in a murder case The prisoner
showed no signs of emotion.
The partly burned body of the girl
was found in the fireplace. She had
been outraged and strangled
Poor little girl" exclaimed Mr..
Moss, the prosecutor. Thrust in
there she was while still alive. /
hope she did not feel the fire, though
she breathed it-this child who had
died because she fought for her
chastity"
Mr.. Moss dangled VOTERS blood
stained and soot-marked shirt before
the jury and before the eyes of VOL
ter himself Wolter sat with an arm
flung over the back of his chair. His
tears of self-pity had dried The new
parade of horrors was without effect
on him.
"The man who wore the shirt car
ried the body" declared Mr.. Moss,
land that's VOTERS shirt. Fred
AhrenS wasn't wearing VOTERS
shirt
They say we have not proved
fuel. Why, here is jarful of ashes
the ashes of wood. Her clothes
were soaked with oil. Here remains
her little hand; look at it. 1t is
clenched and holds a remnant Of
this monsters hair. 1t was delib-
crate crime by burning to hide the
other crime.
II beg you to be resolute as we
have had to be. A great duty is on
you, pointed out to you, step by step.
The web is complete. The protection
of our young women; the lesson to
our young men: the vindication of
Justice demand a verdict of murder
in the first degree"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
1000 HOMELESS IN FIRE
Over Twenty Blocks Swept in
Lake Charles, La.
Houses Dynamited, But Flames Leap
Gaps-Started in the Old Opera
House and Burned Itself Out.

New Orleans, La.-Lake Charles,
s19 miles west of New Orleans,
which had less than 1000 population
n 1900, and is estimated now to have
IS 900, was swept by disastrous
are Two thousand persons were
homeless and the property loss is es-
amated at $4,000, 900.
Starting shortly after 4 o'clock p.
n. in the old opera house in Rival
street, near Pujo, the fire spread to
adjoining buildings, burning out the
northern portion of the city's bust
aess section and then sweeping into
The residential district. AS the fire
spread appeals for aid were wired to
Beaumont and Orange, Tex, and to
Jennings, La, all of which were
Charles The Southern Pacific Of
Tered special trains to bring the vol
lnteers from neighboring cities.
Many houses in the patch of the
DANES were dynamited, but showers
Df sparks were swept beyond the gaps
thus made, igniting the buildings on
the further side. Within a shore
lime the wind had driven the fire over
! space two miles in length, leaving
mass of ruins in its wake.
While many of the buildings de-
stroyed were merely frame cottages
scores of handsome structures also
ELL prey to the flames. The City
Hall, the handsome Calcasion parish
courthouse, the Clair Hotel, churches,
stores and warehouses we're reduced
10 bare black walls and smouldering
heaps of ashes within two hours af-
Ter the fire started.
It was 8 o'clock at night when the
ire, which followed a northeasterly
direction from the business section,
finally reached the outskirts Of the
city, burning itself out.
"A Catholic convent was the most
important among several hundred
buildings destroyed in the more than
twenty blocks swept by the flames.
The principal building destroyed
was the courthouse, erected few
years ago at a cost of several hum
ired thousand dollars. All of the
lax collectors records and part of
The records in the clerks and asses
sors' Offices were destroyed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

enter into the speculative markets, a
drop of that extent cannot be passed
over by the middlemen and retailers.
1t means cheaper potatoes at the cor
ner grocery.
Butter, as every housewife knows,
has been selling below the sky-high
prices of last year for some time, and
Is now on the average six per cent.
lower in the Western wholesale mar.
kets, but meats stubbornly hold out.
Beef in Chicago is still about at its
high price of $19.25 per 100 pounds,
reached on March %, and pork is
only trifie lower, and lamb and NUT.
ton also refuse to come down.
Taking list of fourteen commodi-
ties, such as wheat, corn. oats, beef.
pork, sugar, and the standard metals,
it would seem that the top prices
were hit in January A number OF
commodities reached prices then
which they have never since returned
to, although the falling off has been
by no means constant.
These market prices, although in.
fuenced by speculation, usually indi.
cate the true level of values in the
long run.
OF the commodities chosen It will
be seen that they reached their lowest
point for the year in April, and that
none have reached new high levels
since March, when four of the group
made high record prices Nine of
these fourteen we're dearest in jan
uary.
These standard commodities are set
forth in the appended table, which
gives the high and low prices, highest
and lowest prices reached this year,
together with the lowest prices in
1909. The prices are in the cash
markets in New York:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
When Cuticura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies and
rest for tired, fretted mothers is found
In hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
a gentle amounting with Cuticura ONT
ment. This treatment, in the major
!ty of cases, affords immediate relief
in the most distressing forms of Itch
ing, burning, scaly, and crusted hui
mors, eczemas, rashes, infiamnations,
irritations, and chafngs, of infancy
and childhood, permits rest and sleep
20 both parent and child, and points
to speedy cure, when other remedies
fail. WORKOUT and worried parents
will find this pure, sweet and econom-
ical treatment realizes their highest
expectations, and may BIZ applied to
the youngest infants as well as chill
dren of all ages. The Cuticura Rem
edies are sold by druggists every
where. Send to Potter Drug C Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors, Boston, Mass.
for their free 32-page Cuticura Book
on the care and treatment of skin and
scalp of infants, children and adults.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
sardines Suggested It.

Richard Croker, at luncheon at
Palm Beach was reminded by course
of grilled ,sardines of story.
You know, of course" he said,
'sthe Horse Guards at Whitehall, in
London. They are the finest English
regiment. Every man is over six
feet, from the colonel down. and on
guard before Whitehall. with their
jackboots, their snowy buckskin
breeches, their enormous shakos and
their brass breastplates. they make,
on their fine horses, an imposing
sight.
tOnce as / motored past Whitehall
I saw little street urchin leaping up
and down before one of the stately
guards in his bright, bullying breast
plate and shouting:
Now, then, old tin jacket, I'm
after you with a sardine opener!' ="
Washington Star
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Trapping Birds.

A bird expert has returned to Eu-
rope from the West Indies with over
two hundred captives. He boiled
down tree-sap into thick, sticky
mess, and put it on shrubs and
branches at places where birds took
food and drink. Once they grasped
the sticky perches they were fast and
could not fly away. says the expert.
Some were caught by tying to a
string large grains which gfrds swal-
lowed, and there they were. Among
the captives are starlings, fnches,
pigeons, doves, herons and canaries.
New York Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
FOOD PRICES FALLING AND BREAD CHEAPER
Wheat Corn Cotton Materials Market Standards Lead Expected
Decine--An Down Except Meat Even Meats viii Fall,
Admission of a Packer

New York City,-Wheat, corn, cot
ton, some of the metals, and those of
the other commodities which lend
themselves to speculation have been
declining for the past few weeks,
some of them sharply, and the poor
consumer, who has seen the cost of
living go UP steadily since the panic
period, is beginning to hope that the
crest of high prices has been reached
and that most of the necessities of
life may get back again to something
like real values
Flour Steadily Declining.
There are indications that the back
ward slide has begun. Flour has
gone down rs cents a barrel since
January, and $1.10 since its highest
price of last year, and east side bak-
ers have increased the size of their
loaves. Consumers are now getting
two pounds two ounces of bread for
seven cents. A short time ago they
got only two pounds for the same
money This results in the saving
of thousands of dollars to the poor.
We have increased the weight of
loaves as much as we can" said Jacob
Book, of 159 East Houston street,
president of the Boss Bakers Associa-
ton.
1t is estimated that the increased
weight in the loaves will make diff
ference of $4,000 day to east side
consumers.
Everything Down Except Meat.
Other marked declines in the prices
of foodstuffs are bound to make them
selves felt in the retail markets and
in the household expense accounts.
Potatoes, for instance, are off from
40 to SO per cent. from the price of
last November, and while they do not
Shows the Fall
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
SUICIDE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Woman From New York Killed Her
self at MiddletoMn.

Middletown, N. Mystery over
The finding of a woman's hat and
pocketbook on the banks of the Wall
kill River was solved when the body
of woman was taken from the
water. It was identified as that of
Mrs. Annie King, No. $40 West Twen-
sy-fifth street, New York City.
Mrs. King was the wife of Joseph
King, farmer. of Vanburenville,
Orange County, A year ago he lost
foot and the wife took her little
daughter Anabel and went to New
York City to earn her living. Owing
to bad luck, it is believed, Mrs. King
was on her way here for assistance
when she decided to end her life.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Living in HOPES.

Prof. William j. Rolfe, the Shakes
pearean critic and commentator, re-
Gently presented one of his young
neighbors with a set of RoIfe's an
notated edition of Shakespeare.
Meeting the latter few days later
ne asked him.
How do you like Shakespeare"
Very well.p
And do you understand him?'
Eyes. understand Shakespeare
all right" returned the boy, and I
expect that in course Of time I'll be
able to understand the notes"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
feminine Notes.

The English novelist who calls her.
self Rita" visited New York City.
Miss Alexander set June 20 as the
date for her marriage to Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.
Miss Marjorie G. Gould and An
thony J Drexel, Jr., were married in
New York City.
Andrew Mack, the actor, married
Miss Kathryn Humphrey, his leading
woman, in Jersey City
Contest OF the will of Mrs. Caroline
A. Brundage, who left more than
$780, 900, was begun in New York
City.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Pittsburg Graft Informer Pleads to
BE Removed to Another Prison

Pittsburg, Pa" Capt. Johnny"
Klein. a ringleader of the Pittsburg
grating Councilmen, has begged his
attorneys to apply for his removal to
some prison other than the Riverside
Penitentiary Klein declares that a
third of his 1900 fellow-convicts have
pledged themselves to kill him be-
cause he is .'squealer," and that
they beat him whenever they get an
opportunity.
A dozen convicts are in the dun
geons at Riverside for attacks on him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Squad Broke Record Of 1875 Years
Ago. From Boston to Lowe

Lowell Mass. - The Middlesex
County military marching record, ess
tablished 1875 years ago by detach-
ment of British troops, in an expedi>
tion from Boston to Concord, was
broken by squad of eight men from
Company Of the Fifth regiment,
who covered the twenty-six miles
from Boston to this city in five hours
and forty-eight minutes. No effort
was made to rob the Red Coats OF
the running record from Concord to
Boston,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
EXCISE VIOLATIONS ARE COSTLY
1924, 800 in Costs and Penalties Paid
in Six Months.

Albany, N Y.-State Excise Com.
missioner Clement reports that from
October 1, 1909, to April 1 last his
department collected in costs and
penalties in bond actions and cancel.
lation proceedings about 1884, 600.
which Is more than $4,000 in ex.
cess Of the total expenses of the de.
partment in the same period.
1.-THE effect said Clement, lis
wholesome, and encourages obedience
to the law. Liquor dealers who think
are beginning to realize that they
cannot afford to violate the law The
losses are likely to be greater than the
profits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Columbia's interclass crew race
will be held on the Hudson May ~.
Canadian turf authorities decided
to shorten meetings Of current year.
James WINFIELD, the negro jockey,
has signed contract to ride for an
Austrian count at $4,000 a year.
New York is included in the Grand
Circuit, and is to hold a trotting meet
ing at Brighton Beach in August.
Charles M. Daniels, the speed mar
vel Of the New York Athletic Club,
swan 100 yards in 54 AS seconds in
the tank of the Illinois Athletic Club,
in Chicago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Governor Patterson Declares His
Candidacy For a Third Term

Nashville, Tenn. I'm a seven-thou
sand word statement, given out here
Governor Malcolm r. Patterson an
nounces his candidacy for third
term as Governor, He defends hi,
record. and challenges his enemies Il
meet him in any kind of primary. HI
defends the Col. Cooper pardon. de
claring that every man in the Stat.
knew what he would do, and that hi
enemies would simply have charged
him with cowardice had he hesitatet
IL pardonlng Cooper
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Millbury, Mass, was aroused ovei
the visit Of President Taft.
w. ]. Calhoun, new American Min,
lister to China, was welcomed in Pc
kin.
The Indiana arrived at Lewes, Del.
prepared to test the ship brake" de.
vice
Mr.. Balfour announced that he fla
vored free wheat imports within the
empire.
A census innovation. Mr.. Falcl
said would be the enumeration Of
homeless persons in the various cit.
parks,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
About Noted People.

Former Senator Aids went South
to recuperate.
President Taft defined "Republi-
canism" at a dinner of clubs In Wash
ington, D. c.
Nathan Guilford, railway oficial,
who rose from freight clerk to presi-
dent, is sixty-nine.
w. J. Bryan checked Trades
against the American Government In
speech at Ponce, p r.
Supreme Court Justice Morschau-
ser declared himself in favor OF
amending the code so as to forbid
secret divorces.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
SIX DIE IN A FIRE.
Father of the Family Fatally Burned
Attempting Rescue.

Ponca, Neb. - Mrs. Jerry Miner
and five children were burned tc
death when their cottage, three miles
north of here caught fire.
Miner saved his two-year-old baby
by throwing it out of the window
The father made desperate effort te
rescue the other members of the
family, and was burned so seriously
that he was not expected to live.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Fall bal Wholesale Markets,

ers of this country ever experienced.
The total value of the farm products
which enter into the Department of
Agriculture's calculations was put by
the Secretary at $500, 900, 900,
against $7,84S, 900. 900 in 1908, and
this increase Of nearly 81. 900 900 900
was due to shrinking prices rather
than to greater production.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
she Meant Well.

The young son of Western family
was away from home for his first
year in college. His mother had been
to visit him, and upon her return met
& friend, who asked if her boy was
homes1ck.
NO" said the doting mother. 81
was afraid he would be, SO / saw that
he was located in one of the best
maternity houses Of the college. -
Lippincott's.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
GENERAL BELL QUITS STAFF.
General Wood win Be Chief When
He Returns in June.

Washington, d. C.-Maio General
]. Franklin Bell completed his tour of
duty as Chief OF STAFF of the Army
and took official leave of all his asso-
ciates
Major-General Leonard Wood will
succeed General Bell. but will not as
sumo the duties OF the Office until he
returns from Buenos Ayres in June.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

When Mr. Carnegie, mistaken for a
mendicant, experienced the slamming
of door in his face, he got an ink
ling of how the average door will
treat him, opines the Philadelphia
Ledger, when he has achieved the
poverty for which he yearns.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Pat Grove. the kidnaper of Eddie
Cudahy for $4,000 ransom, later an
evangelist, was held up and robbed at
Mansfield, Ohio. Grove filed com,
plant against John Burns, paroled
Ohio Reformatory prisoner, who was
held in $4,000 bond.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

virtues and values of Munyon's Paw
Paw tonic and are made from the
juice of the Paw-Paw fruit. UNI
hesitatingly recommend these pills as
being the best laxative and cathartic
ever compounded. Send us postal or
letter. requesting free package Of
Munyon's Celebrated Paw-Paw Laxa-
tive Pills, and we will mail same free
of charge. MUNYON'S HOMOEO-
PATHIC HOME REMEDY CO., SD
and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
KILLED IN cINc1NNATrs FIRE.
A Dozen Others Believed to Hav,
Persisted in the Hotel Thoma.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Three persons
lost their lives and half dozen 9th.
ers were believed to have persisted In
a fire which destroyed the Hotel
Thoma.
Two of the dead we're identified as
Walter G. Cameron, lawyer, and
Harry Lawrence, proofreader on &
morning newspaper The third body
was not identified. The hotel was al
Walnut and Sixth streets, in the re
tail district
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
A Package MaIIenfree on Request OF
MUNYON'S
PAW-P AW PILLS

The best Stomach and
Liver Pills known and
a positive and speedy
cure for Constipation,
Indigestion, Jaundice,
Biliousness, Sour Stom-
ach, Headache, and all
ailments arising from a
disordered stomach or
sluggish liver. They
contain in concen-
trated form all the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
First Electric Tunnel Builder Dead.

John Henry Miller, capitalist, VIII,
conceived the plan and constructed
the first electric tunnel in the couns
try, and who also planned the greas
Susquehanna electric power plant a.
Conowingo, Md, died In Baltimore
Nd, Of angina pectoris.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Cruiser New York or For China.

sailed from Hampton Roads for Chi
nese waters, where it will take ths
place of the cruiser Charleston a,
flagship of the Asiatlc fleet
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

For Red, Itching Eyelids. Cysts, Stves,
Falling Eyelashes and All Eyes That Need
Care, Try Murine Eye Salve. Aseptic
or Write Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Roosevelt Speaks in Paris.

Theodore Roosevelt made an ad
dress before the University of Paris
outlining the duties Of citizen of /;
republic.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
Negro in Cuban Cabinet.

President Gomez Of Cuba appoint.
ed several new members of his Cab.
met, one of them being a negro.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
BENEFITS Taken by Farmers

When the rise was in full swing
last year an investigation by the
Washington authorities put.the blame
on the middlemen, but the farmer
himself has taken most of the profit
from the higher cost of living.
Last year was the greatest money
making twelve months that the farm
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

More than seven million pounds of
tobacco were produced in the Trans
vaal in 1908.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
shows the Fan From High Prices

decline
possible
the of the
beginning his
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Gods
Sarsaparilla

By virtue Of its unequaled
blood-purifying, nerve-stength-
ening, stomach-toning, appe-
tite-restoring properties, is the
one Great Spring Medicine.
Get it today in liquid form or in tab
let's known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Hood-shaped headgear has been
devised for torpedo boat crews, af-
fording protection for the eyes and
shielding the ears from the wind
caused by the high speed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

One pound of sleeps wool is capable Of
producing one yard of cloth.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

People, as rule, hear better with
the right than with the left ear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, alays pain, cures wind collie, 25c. bortie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Artificial pearls are made from fish
scales.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Lord Kitchener at West Point.
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener Wis.
tied the Military Academy at West
Point; there was no demonstration,
at his own request.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26

Tie gehulne nave w i. Douglns name and pTice
stamped on the bottom. Take 10 SuhStTtt,te
Askyonr dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes III thew are
not for sale In your town write for Mail Order Caor
Slgins f1 directions how to order BY mail Shoes
all charges prepaid. w L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass
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PATENTS 49, ss:'; ;l:; : sii
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w. l.. DOUGLAS
300, $50 So. OO& Sc. 90
S SsIs" SHOES ss sSy' ! see Is 3

w. Il. Douglas
shoes are worn
bymOre mcmillan
any other make,
BECAUSEs
w. L.Douglas $500
and $3.50 shoes are
the lowest price,
quality considered,
in the world.
W.L.Douglas $500
and $500 shoes
equal, in style, iit and
wear, other makes
c0sting$0.0 90 to $500.
Fast Color Eyelets.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-26
CITY People WANT COUNTRY BOARD

lAfAMTETl. .Einbroiderers on linen and lawn shirt
W0N ~ waist patterns. Experienced only
w apply. Send small sample Good paying and
continuous work. THE AMERICAN HOME EN-
BRoIDERY CO., e42 Evergreen Ave, Brooklyn, NY.