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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
COOPED BY MASKED ROBBERS
LAWYER AND HIS WIFE LEFT
HELPLESS IN 4 CLOSET.

Held zip BY Five Men In Their Jamaica
Home. Rob,,ed and Locked In Until
Son Came and Freed Them-Thieves
Took the Loot and Left No Trace.
Five masked men surprised Louis
Miller. a lawyer Of 100 Clinton avenue.
Jamaica. Queens. in his home last night.
and after robbing him locked the lawyer
and his wife In closet and got away.
Mr.. Miller. his wife and their son Henry
live In Q detached cottage in one of the
best sections OF jamaica. Mr.. Miller
and his wife were alone in the house
when the bell rang. and Mr.. Miller an
swered 1t. As he opened the door he was
seized by a man who thrust the lawyer
back into the hail. and with the help OF
four others stifled his cries for help. Mr..
Miller. who is rs years old. continued to
struggle until he found himself looking
into the business end Of q pistol.
While one Of the robbers covered Mr..
Miller and one stood with drawn. re-
volver by Mrs. Miller. the others took
from the lawyer a diamond ring valued
at $3.50. Q gold watch and looket and Sii
in money. While this was going on Mr..
Miller did his best to AZ in his mind a
description Of the mon. but a. all OF them
wore large masks he could only note their
size and the clothes they wore.
The robbers apparently knew that Mr.
Millers son might rst;:rn a. anv me ment
for without stopping to search the house
for valuables they pushed Mr.. Miller
and his wife into a closet on the grounc
door and looked them in.
Mr.. Miller was unable to break down thu
door and his home is 80 far way from th'
neighboring houses that his cries were no
heard. 1t was not until Henry Mile
returned q half hour later that Mr.. anc
Mrs. Miller were released. BY the tim'
the Jamaica police were told Of the rob
berry the thieves had a good start and tn
cops got no trace Of them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
RENO DIVORCES TO BE EASIER
Governor HAS Only 10 Sign Jones Bill
and the Gates Are Wide Open.

RENO. New. March 16.-Just before
the final adjournment OF the Legislature
tonight the Jones divorce bill. which
passed the Assembly on Tuesday. was
suddenly brought up in the Senate.
A heated debate followed. The vote
was soon demanded and the bill was
passed. It ia now up to the Governor.
who will undoubtedly sign II.
II so the gates Of Nevada are thrown
wide open to all divorce seekers for the
next two years.
The bill demands only a physical six
months residence to become a citizen Of
the State and under the jurisdiction OF
the local courts. No questions are to be
considered as to the purpose in coming
here or the intention as to future resi-
dence within the State.
The bill further provides that any such
resident may. in cases Of emereency
leave the state temporarily but must come
right back.
As soon as the Governor attaches his
signature the lid will be OF and all ques'
tions ~ to meaning Of the word -resi'
dence- and the consequent jurisdiction
Of the court will be disposed Of once and
! for all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
STOPS FIGHT PICTURE Snow.
Governor Of Arkansas Goes Personally to
Film House and Threatens Arrest.

IIrrIk RrCk. Ark March ". .--tiov. Don
aghey this afternoon personally STOPPED
an exhibition OF the Jeifries-J ohnson
fight pictures. lie first sent Adjt. Gen.
Green to the Dixie moving picture show
to stop the exhibition.
The manager refused To recognize the
authority of tho. -Adjntant-(sensral and
after conference between the Adjutani
and Gov. Donaghey tho Governor an
nounccd that ne would 60 in person.
When he arrived at the theatre the
preliminary pictures wero being shown
to a large audience. Tho Governor noti-
fed the manager and visitors that unless
the show WAS closed at cncc lc would
order the arrest Of every one in the build
inG.
The manager obcyed. announcing from
the stage that he would hold the Governor
responsible.
"All right" shouted the Governor. you
can hold me responsible as Governor oi
as a private citizen"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
PREFERS HIS hook TO HIS JOB.
CraiEen Of the Tax Department Quits
Rather Thau Surrender Copyright.

George j. Craigen. assistant chief dep
uty in the Department OF Taxes. gave up =
81. 500 n year job yesterday rather than
surrender the copyright OF book he had
prepared for the department. Early
last summer it was decided by the Tax
Commissioners because OF the lack OF
uniformity in appraising the values OF
frame houses to compile a manual for
the use OF the deputies instructing them
how to make the appraisals on the proper
ties in their districts.
Mr.. Craigen was assigned to the task
Of preparing the manual. II was ex-
planned yesterday at the Offices OF the
commission that Mr.. Craigen had worked
on the task since the early part OF last
summer. To help him out he was sup
Piled with automobile service, photog.
raphers and other assistants at the city's
expense When the book was ready fol
printing the city wished to copyright ii
and when the department asked the Cor
Dor alton Counsel II the city could do this
the advice was sent back that IL would bs
better to have Craigen copyright the bool
himself, so as to avoid complications
and then have Craigen turn the copyright
over to the city. This advice was fol
lowed. but when Craigen was asked t.
turn over the copyright to the city he de
clned to do 80.
II seems from statements made yester
day at the Tax Department that Craigen
has been advertising that his manual il
indispensable to the candidates who arr
to enter the civil service examinations fo
deputyships. It was also said that
Craigen Is selling the book at from .
to IS each.
Craigen was told yesterday that h
would either have to turn over the copy
right OF the book to the commission ol
be removed. Apparently he decided tina
the sale OF the book was moro profita
BILE than his job and he at once handed II
his resignation.
Craigen says that he spent more tha
500 in obtaining the information con
tanned in the manual and that also he pal
out of his own pocket the printing costs
He contends therefore that he Ia entities
to any profits which may come from tn
sale of the book. At the same tins
ia asserted by the Tax Commissioner
that the department spent at least $1,000
on the work of preparing the manual an
that Mr.. Craigen 10 taking advantage
a techniCality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
MARRIED. FOR SELLING COCAINE
Druggist T.. ". Graupner Says TOO
ounces Of His stock Went to Germany.

Edward W. Graupner. a druggist, 81
years old. Of 700 Second avenue. was
arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge
of selling cocaine illegally. Philip Holz
an inspector of the Board Of Health
asserted that between January and
March Graupnor bought 1921 ounces
of cocaine and failed satisfactorily to
explain TO Holz what became Of 260 ounces
OF il.
The section OF the Penal Law under
which Graupner was arrested provides
that all sellers Of cocaine shall keep a
record of the original prescription, the
amount sold, the date OF sale and the
buyers and that this record shall be shown
to tho proper authorities upon demand.
Graupner told Inspector Russell that
he had bought the amount Of cocaine
named, but said that he had given the
200 ounces to a friend from Germany,
who had taken it to Europe.
There has been a good deal OF trouble
about cocaine business recently and the
police are anxious to find ont where the
users are getting their supply.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
HOFFsTOT,S PLEA DENIED.
Pennsy l,ania Supreme Court Sees N0
Reason for Change Of Venue.

SPIrrsBuRo. March ie.-The State
Supreme Court to-day refused change
of venue to Frank n. Hoffstot, president
of the Pressed Steel Car Company and OF
the German National Bank Of Allegheny.
who is under bribery and conspiracy
indictments in connection with the Pitts
burg graft cases.
Hoffstot in his petition set forth that
and president Of several large industrial
plants and that he feared because OF his
connection with labor troubles at his
plants in Allegheny county and because
OF publications concerning the graft OK
posure he would be unable to get a fair
and impartial trial in the courts OF Ale
gheny county. The petitioner also made
An unsuccessful attempt to have the
indictments against him Guashed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
MRS. MELBER rs CONVICTED.
the Jury FIND Her Guilty Of Murder.
second Decree.


ALBANY, March io.-Mrs. Edith Melber.
% years Of age. widow OF George
Melber, Jr., OF Schenectady. will serve
twenty years or life in the Auburn State
prison for killing her five-year-old son
by giving him carbolic acid In q lonely
swamp west Of this city on the night OF
January Q. the jury in the Supreme Court
here having returned q verdict Of guilty
Of murder. second degree. at 445 O'Clock
this afternoon. The case went to the
jury at 3:2O O'Clock, after former Assem-
blyman George NJ. Palmer Of Schoharie
had summed up for the defence and Dis
trict Attorney Rollin Il. Sanford for the
prosecution. followed by the courts
charge.
The jury took three votes before ar
irving at its unanimous verdict The
first vote was for first degree murder.
for second degree murder and 1 for
acquittal on the ground OF insanity. The
second vote was for first degree murder
for second degree murder. Then came
the third vote. which was unanimously
in favor Of the verdict for murder in the
second degree.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
FULFORDs MARRIAGE ILLEGAL
Court Hoids HIS wife Was Never Properly
Divorced.

Robert Fulford, who was the husband
Of Annie Pixley, the actress, and inherited
her estate. worth over $500 900. when she
died twenty years ago. obtained from
Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman yester-
day a decree annulling his marriage to
Lillian Fulford. which occurred OH jan
uary 10, 1910. Fulford sued on the ground
that an alleged divorce which the de-
fendant obtained from James Larkin IN
Brooklyn in 1874, when che was IS years
old. was invalid
In his decision Justice O'Gorman up-
held this contention. because the divorce
papers wore served upon Larkin by pub
lication and the requirements Of service
by publication we're not complied with.
Mrs Fulford has been suing her hus-
band for separation. independently Of the
action against her. and has been receiving
S76 month alimony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
ST. CHARLES COLLEGE HI RNED.
FamOs,s Old Catholic Institution WAS
Founded b, Charles Carroll

BALTIMORE. March ie.-St Charles
College. fotr miles above Ellicott City.
burned this afternoon When the fire
began the students and faculty joined
in the fight against the iames. but though
they organized bucket brigade they
made little impression upon the fire.
ST. Charles College WAS the only clas-
sical boarding college OF the Catholic
Church in tho Ur1 ted States. Tho site
embracing 100 acres. was given by Charles
Carroll of Carrollton. who laid the corner
stone. The loss ia estimated at 500. 900
Insurance. sl75. 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
THE PAY or 4 POET.
Testimony Of Mrs. Ie GailIennc aS 10 Hci
Husbands Earnings.

The earnings of Richard Ie Gallienne,
the poet. formed the subject of testimony
by Julia lie Gall;ennc taken by commission
in Paris in her suit against the poet for
divorce. In hcr testimony fled yester-
day Mrs lie Gallicnne says that they were
married in London in 1897 and that lie
Gallienne was making fl. 500 a year from
newspaper he was running in London,
whom the Boer war cut down his income
and they came to America
Mrs. lie Gallienne left her husband a
year ago and went to Paris to live. but
she says he has published three books
since. and thinks he earns over $1,000 a
year now
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17

first mortgage bonds of the South Shore
Traction Company. $50 shares Of the
Northern Bank. 1900 shares OF Fidelity
Development Company preferred stock
and 400 shares Of South Shore Traction.
How Ferguson got possession Of his own
collateral he cant understand. he says
This collateral will be sold at auction on
March % at ~ 30 p. NJ. at the Real Estate
Exchange. In the present circumstances
Robins attorney doesn't see how Robin
can protect IL.
In line with Robins forthcoming tes-
timony before the Grand Jury. an inter
; esting fact was developed yesterday. 1t
the Hungarian American Bank had on
January i3. 1909. $4,000 in city deposits.
On August 10. 1910. two days after the
executive committee OF the bank had
voted TO lend $50. 900 to the Cummins
syndicate. the amount of city deposits
was increased TO about 100000. The
Grand Jury is also going to look into a
letter written to the president OF the bank
by o city official.
Before his appearance in the Grand Jury
room Robin testified before Justice
Giegerich in the Supreme Court in the
suit Of William Henkel. Jr.. as trustee in
bankruptcy of Fickling q Co.. manu-
| facturers OF auto bodies. against the
Northern Bank to annul a chattel mort
gage and for an accounting Of property
sold under the mortgage. Robin tes-
tilted composedly and framed his answers
clearly. Ho said that william Irving
Fickling came to him in January, 1909
seeking a loan OF $4,000 and offering a
chattel mortgage as security. Robin
finally made the loan to Tickling. but
trouble arose later because Robin heard
Fickling was deceving the bank about
his assets. The plaintiffs g counsel at.
tempted TO cross s-examine Robin.
you have been" he suggested. under
severe physical and mental strain Of late
and your memory is not very good as &c
transactions. is it?"
That's for you to judge" replied
Robin.
The court let the answer stand. The
lawyer put another line Of quest ions tc
which Robin replied suavely:
Il was i'll. l have been under stress
am now an inmate confined in the Tomb,
prison.
The suit Of the Carnegie Trust Compan,
to recover 1905 900 on three promissor,
notes given by George l.. Dyer on Marcl
25. 1910. was transferred yesterday from
the State Supreme Court on the petition
of the defendant because of diversity o
citizenship. The trust company is
corporation of this State and Dyer ia
citizen OF New Jersey. In his petition
for removal Of the case from the one cour
IN the other the defendant states that tn
three notes were given under false repre-
sentation and without consideration, ant
that they were diverted from the use
and purposes for which they were intended
For these reasons he has refused to pa
them. One Of the notes is for 500 900 an
the other two for $50. 900 each.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17

Tarrytown Women In Election FtGht.
TARRYrowN. March ls.--If the votes
OF tho women taxpayers Of Tarrytown
can do II Tarrytown will vote $4,000 next
Tuesday for the Improvement OF tho
water works. Tho Women's Civic League
to-day issued Q call for every woman
taxpayer In the village To do hsr duty
next Tuesday by voting favorsbly for the
water propositions. The Board OF Water
Commissionsrs believe that the women
Will carry the day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
ACCUSED or ALASKA FRAUDS.
Indictments Returned In chicago Against
Nlllo Men.

Nine Men.
CHICAGO. March l8.-Indiotments we're
returned against nine men in connection
with the Alaska Coal land frauds this
afternoon by the Federal Grand Jury
1he men Indicted are; A. G. Frost. a
Chicago capitalist; George M. Seward
receiver of the Frost estate; Pierre Beach
secretary OF the Alaska Central Railroad
and Chicago lawyer; Frank Watson oi
Seattle, Wash; George A. Ball OF Munoie
Ind; Duncan NJ Stewart OF Seward
Alaska; Henry q. Osborne. Toronto, Ont, :,
Gwynn l.. Francis. Toronto, Ont; Francis
II. Stewart, Toronto, Ont.
The land involved is said to be valued
at $40. 900. 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
POLICEMAN ODDLY MISSING.
Went 70 Bellevue. but Didn't Stay ana
a Didn't 90 Back Home.

Policeman August Wood OF the East
Fifty-first street station hasn't been seen
by his friends since he left Bellevue Hos
pital last Sunday after going there for
treatment. Last night his wife, Mrs,
Addie Wood. OF ss schoheld street. City
Island, asked the police to start search
for her husband.
Wood, who has been on the force fifteen
years and was recently sent from the
hsrbor squad to precinct duty, went Ia
the hospital on Saturday night, telling
his wife that he didn't feel quite right and
that he wouldn't report for duty On
Sunday his brother called lied to. to inquire no IRE
left the hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
French Boys Fight . Duel.

Special Cable Despatch to The sun.
TOULOUSE. March i6,-Two achoolboyo
fought duel here to-day with pistol
both fsH from fright The,r second
helped them 70 their feet and shsy -
braced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
STILL KILLING FIREMEN.
strikers Keep Up Their ATTACKS m
Queen and Crescent Tralns.

SOMERSET. KY, March ie.-Following
n calm OF twenty-four hours along this
division Of the Queen and Crescent.
which has been virtually controlled by
strikers and sympathizers since last
Friday. trouble began again to-day at
Glen Mary, Three men are reported
shot. Two are white.
Al Kings Mountain tonight fireman
was shot dead and another aQd guard
were ssriously wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
~ shines After q p. N. Sundays.

ALBANY, March i6.-The Assembly to-
day passed Assemblyman Boylans bill
prohibting bootblacks from pursuing
their business after y. NJ on SUNDAYS in
New York CITY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17
FRENCH SUBMARINE DAMAGED
struck by . Traw,er and Crew Saved
.Dist In Time.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE Sun.
la PALICE. France. March is.-The
submarine boat L'Outre while manoeu-
verng in the harbor to-day was struck
by q steam trawler and damaged badly.
The crew OF the submarine was saved by
boats from the trawler which were
launched in the nick OF time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17

uAuLARUS VANILLA CHOCOLATE
rholcrst for food or drink. True vanilla hayor'
Adnptable for use At every neal-and oes~ cen
--idv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17

Cardinal Gibbons urges Catholics 10 use ths
Manual Of Prayers Attractive Faster Gift. JohF
Murphy Co. bAl'or or Book and Dept Stores
ado.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-17

Antediiuvisn Whisksy is mild enough 70 os
M ghting 2 any man, Luyties Brothers y YAM
Arizona republican., 1911-05-20
MRS. H. K. TWEED DIED
 YESTERDAY FORENOON
Succumbed To An Illness Of Six Weeks
 Duration.

Mrs Harriet k. Tweed, widow of the late Henry 4. Tweed. died aJ her home 1928 West Adams street at i0:45 O. clock yesterday morning, May 19, af- ter an illness of about six weeks. She had been in good health and vas well preserved for one of her age. until her last illness which was form Of nerv- ous prOstratiOn. The funeral arrange ments have not been completed but it is probable the funeral will be held at the residence Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Interment will be in Green wood cemetery
 The surviving members of the imme diate family of the deceased are her children. Frank A. and Gcorga A, who lived with her: Charles A. who has family of his own in this city. and Mrs. Florence F. Propel. who lives with her husband in San Luis Obispo, CalifOr- mia: Ed Batchelder. a half brother who resides here; and Frank Wool Of this city. the son of a half sister, who in his earlier life made his home with Mrs Tweed much of the time All were at her bedside when the end came
 Harriet Kimball Dodge was born in Beverly. Massac chusetts. December 13. 1S43. and was in her 6Sth year at the time of her death. Her life was spent in Beverly and vicinity until after her marriage to Henry A. Tweed of Brook lyn. W. r., who was a son Of Chas. A. Tweed. at one time chief justice of Arizona Through Judge Tweed's knowledge of opportunities for invest ment in Arizona. II. A. Tweed became interested in the cattle business in the Dragoon mountains in COchiSe county. as a partner of E. \. Packacl. before he came west himself. but in 1889 he moved from Brooklyn to Tombstone with his family. Tombstone and the mountain ranch was their home from then until 1889 when the family came to Phoenix and has lived here ever since.
 Mrs. Tweed was a woman of more than ordinary attachments and though ner life was that of retirement in her later years she was widely known and universally respected She was faith ful member of the Baptist church, a consistent Christian woman whose eX- ample was in full accordance with her precepts and whose kindly benefactions though unheralded were well known among her intimates. Though advanc- ing in age there was until recently no reason to doubt that she would he spared for many years of continued usefulness and her death will he widely mourned
Arizona republican., 1911-05-20
EXHIBIT COMMITTEE
 PLANNING NEW WORK
Prizes May Be Offered Farmers for
 Valley Products.

The exhibit committee Of the board oi trade held very important meet ing on Thursday afternoon at 4:30- l.. S Thompson. the chairman of the committee. suggested a plan for giv- ing prizes to farmers for the best products of the Valley crops. and it was decided to ask the board of di- rectors to appropriate to the exhibit committee $l35 for prizes. James $. Day, who is member of the exhibit committee, will bring up this plan at the Farmers Day" today at the board of trade and ask the farmers for their views on the matter.
 The committee has added Jo its numbers and C. P. Munger was pres ent as a new member. During the meeting others were elected, Ernest Hall and J J. Gould.
 Plans for the general rearrange- ment of the exhibit are under con sideration. The board desires to ac- commodate those business organiZa- tions which wish to hold dinners and meetings in the board of trade rooms. The directors feel that a plan can be evolved whereby the dinners and meetings Ndl sun ll' Ai'ih HAN-A'NN having to move the exhibits, as at present. The moving of the exhibits is expensive and it is also injurious to the exhibit jars and contents.
 The exhibit committee has received the photographs. bromide enlarge ments. showing the completed dam. and they propose to have about four of the best enlargements framed for permanent display. About fifty of the other bromides will be mounted on stiff cardboard and held for use at land shows or other places the board Of trade may decided to put in eN- hibits.
 Some fine exhibits. this years crops. are being received, and anyone having some products suitable for exhibit. is requested to bring same to the board or. if this is not convenient. please notify the board and some one will be sent for the material.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-20
AdtWg1p pGiigiIM@ Talks
To The Readers Of The Republ


yours The Cumulative Effect Is great CT than if the type has varied from day to day
 Some of the great houses of Chicago, New York and St. Louis have adver- tisements so distinctive in type that 1t would not be necessary for them to sign name. The type style long used IS Identification enough. A new depart ment store in New York had a brand new style of type cast for its especial benefit, before it had published an ad- vertisement. It will probably use this type exclusively for many years to come.
 You can go to no better place for advice regarding your type than to your local newspaper. The subject is worthy of, at least, serious conSldera- ton. It is reasonable that 1t will be of greater benefit to you If your ad- vertiSemntS are recognized as certainly yours and not confused with your com pctitor's.