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New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
LAWYER-BANKER A SUICIDE
Peter Boyd, of Philadelphia,
Despondent Over Failure.

Philadelphia. Dec. 9-Peter Boyd. a
widely known member of the Philadelphia
Bar and president of the Tradesmens
Trust Company, of this city. which went
into the hands Of a receiver about two
months ago, shot and killed himself to-
day i'm his law offices on the thirteenth
floor Of an office building. His body was
found by scrub woman who entered the
Offices 20 clean them. late this afternoon
. here was bullet wound I'm his head and
near tho body was found "A revolver.
Worry aud anxiety. caused 10y the failure
oi the trust company, is believed TO have
oerangcd Mr. Boyd mentally. After the
closing of the concern he was much broken
physically. The trust company closed its
6oors on September is in a statement 10
the deposltors Mr. Boyd said that inability
TO promptly realize on certain outstanding
loans impaired the banks financial condi-
ton lie promised 10 pay dcpositors dollar
for dollar
Mr. Boyd was GfN-scyen years Old. lie
had a lucrative practice in the civil courts
and in the management of estates. lie
was prominent i'm city affairs and was a
popular speaker on the stump for the Re-
publican party. but never sought officC
for himself
4 widow and one son twcnty-oue years
Old survive him. In 1909 he was married
70 Mrs. Isabel Warner Bartholomew, for
mNdy ot Hartford, Conn, and New York
MI Boyd was the executor Of several
large estates ana Ia his desk were found
letters lyom persons calling for settlements.
Nf. BOYD deposited nearly all his funds
In the Tradesmcns Trust Company. and,
II Is believed. Being unable 10 meet the de-
htnGs. his mind became unbalanced.
~ few hours before he ended his life Mr..
ho5 d held a conference with Percy NJ.
saq the directors Another meeting was TO
rave been held on Monday Members Of
.!. BOARD of directors tonight denied ru-
- that tie trust company had been
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

Washington, Dec. 9-Gcorgc 5. Rice,
chief coal mining ensBcer Of the United
states Bureau ~ Mines and Gye other
members of committee which has Just
returned from two months trip abroad
spent in studying mining conditions there
were in conference to-day with the Bureau
Of Mines officials here. They arc prepaT-
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
WOMENS PETTICOATS

WOMENS PETTICOATS
MADE UP FOR THIS SALE AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES
TOMORROW CdONDAY) AS FOLLOWS;
WOOL Jersey TOP PETTICoATs MEssALINE FLoUNCE $685.
COLORED OR BLACK SILK JERSEY TOP PETTICOATS.
MESSALINE FLOUNCE NJ
col oRED OR BLACK PEAU DE cYcNE PETTlCoATs $50
IMPORTED cHAMBRAY PETTICoATs REDUCED TO 500
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

SU VFRWARE. AN UNUSUALLY FINE COLLECTION OF
ARTICLES IN DUTCH SILVER is IN STOCK SPECIAL MENTION
BEING MADE OF TEA CADDES. CORDIAL SETS, BASKETS
FANCY SPOONS AND SERVERS JEWEL CASES CANDLEsTICKS
ETC
STERLING SILVER PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, MIRRORS, TOILET
SETS TRAYS ETC. PLATEAUX DECANTERS, TEA SETS AND
MANY OTHER ARTICLES IN STERLING SILVER DEPOSIT.
rrWFIRY NOVELTIES INCLUDE NECKLACES. BRACELETS
EARRINGS HAT PINS; OPERA GLASSES AND LORGNETTES
OPERA BAGS BEADED AND LACE BAGS; MEMS SCARF PINS
CUFF LINKS VEST SETS. GOLD KNIVES, MATCH SAFES, ETC
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

ing a written report as result of their
studies abroad, which will be of value in
improving the safety Of mining in this
country.
Mr. Rice. who is the bureaus expert in
mine explosions. and in trying TO discover
methods for lessening the danger from this
source. left tonight for Bricevile, Tenn,
10 look into the explosion early to-day in
the Knoxville Iron COmpanys mine there.
The committee included, in addition to
Mr.. Rice Ers,ine Ramsay. of the Pratt
Consolidated CCal Company, OF Birming-
ham. Ala: A. B. Jessup. OF the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company. Of WilkesB Barre.
Penn: H. M Warren. Of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad Com
panv, OF Scranton, Penn; G.. Il. Hadesty.
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company Of Pottsvllc, Penn, and
John Bart. of the Berwind-White Coal
Company, of Windber. Penn.
Knoxville. Tenn. Dec. 9-Briceville, as a
mining town, has had a stormy history. In
the early 9O's there was rioting. when
miners rebelled against working with con-
yicts leased by the state. Troops were
sent TO duel the trouble
Rriceville IS i'm Anderson County Al Coal
Creek. near there, on May 10. 1902 two
hundred men were killed in the Frsterville
mine explosion. There are several large
mines at Briceville. known as the Cross
Mountain system. IL was in one OF these
that the explosion occurred this morning.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
NEw1,ywgDs WEIGH 735 POUNDS
Happy Couple Had To Be Taken Home
in a Hay Truck.

no,or y IL. Dec. o. Samuel Chcslcy
~ tho nr,ac OF the New England rat
~. As.ociatlon, who weighs i1' pounds
g. ~ a, Ids home here after honey
moon ~ o0I trip with his bride. who was as Miss MIS-
Rose Layisne. OF Rochester. and Who her
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

self tins the scales at 27s pounds. As
there was no carriage I'm the town capapIe
OF transporting the happy pair, they were
carried from the train TO their nome w
"A hay truck
The marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. prev VIZ
tb, continuation az a romance. hich had
ifs beginning in the corridors az thc stare
hospital and poor farm here ore" 10 tne
head chef and Mrs. Drew chief nurse IN
the insane ward.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
BRIC-A-BRAC AND OBJECTS OF ART

INCLUDE MARBLE STATUARY, CLOCKS AND CLOCK SETS
BRONZES, CARVED worries. PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES AND
MIRRORS, POTTERY, ELECTRIC LAMPS, LAMP AND CANDLE
SHADES LARDINIEREs ANDIRONS. SMOKERS SETS, TEAK
WOOD STANDS GILT CARVED WOOD ARTICLES; MAHOGANY
PIECES AMONG THEM TEA TRAYS AND WAGONS. SERVING
TRAYS, SEWING TABLES, NEsTED TABLES. MAGAZINE
STANDS ETC.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

,.c. That was returned uns,rHrrs' rr apd bnncS Ine
clasp Of black pearls, shapeu '"o
~ cranes. was MISSING
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
R. Altntatt & On.

SUGGESTIONS FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
MANY ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR GIFTS ARE SHOWN IN THE
FANCY NEEDLEWORK DEPARTMENT, AMONG THEM GRE
TONNE AND TAPESTRY BOXES, TRAYS, FRAMES, BASKETS,
HAT STANDS AND DESK SETS SILK NOVELTIES IN SACtIETS,
WORK BAGS PIN CUSHIONS. COAT HANGERS. SEWING SETS,
ETC LINGERIE DRESSER SCARFS. PILLOW SLIPS CUSHIONS.
GLOVE AND HANDKERCHIEF CASES, ETC.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
MEN IN BURNING MINE
Continued from first page.

place must have gone into the cross sec
| lions where they are employed IN nnnlnG'
and this, therefore, causes me 10 poieVe
/ that they have escaped fatality, ~ lcdSl
some Of them, ! have great sympathy lol
the men and their families.
AS news Of the explosion spread about
the Briccville district throngs of women
and children rushed TO the mine en-
frances and clamored to be permitted to
make their way inside to aid in the res
cue. Many Of the women knew their
husbands had entered the mine before
the blast.
one woman. ,'ho gathered others about
her, attempted 70 cheer her weeping SIS
| tiers.
Now, | know my old man amt dead ~
she asserted. 'Itn take more than a
dust explosion to kill him"
Hugh Larue. a miner employed in the
Cross Mountain mine, owes his life 10
dream his wife had last night. When
] he arose this morning and prepared TO
20 TO his daily task Mrs Larue refused
10 prepare his luncheon. She did not
want him to work to-day She then told
of a dream she had In her dream she
saw scores OF miners with their headJ
blown off being carried out of the mine
entrance as she ard her little children
and she has several-stood at the mines
mouth
Lsrue had not missed a day from his
work for many months, but he was pre-
vailed on to-day 10 stay out Of the
mines II was only a short time after
Mrs. Laruc told her story when the eX-
piosion occurred
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
MY III BLEND OF TEAS

ArF without eNoertion the best teas onered IN
this cit- Always uniform n quality.
Callouans Magazine mailed on rsqlell "a
y. =. CALLAHAN. ~ aud ~ Nc-cN ~.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

MOURNING SUITS. DRESSES. MILLINERY AND
ACCESSORIES FOR THE DIFFERENT PERIODS OF
MOURNING; ARE SHOWN IN THE DEPARTMENT
DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THIS PURPOSE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18

The following from Hartford,
Conn, tells of the antics of those
bogus secret order farmers who had
a firm Of Wall street trust lawyers
representing them at Washington In
the effort TO kill reciprocity.
Tine Times this afternoon says
the Connecticut state grange notified
the Connecticut fair association it
cannot. participate in the reception
to be rendered President Taft when
he comes 70 the fair at Charter Oak
park, in September, as d guest of
the Connecticut fair association. The
Times also prints Interviews with
executive officers. Duffy and Hale, OF
the state grange, endorsing the at
titude OF the grange.
The public viii not be at all dis
appointed as one may always have
a look at the sheep pens"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
Pioneers Plan Celebration.

Kewanee, Aug. 1s.-In celebration of
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the set
Element of the southeast corner of
Henry county by the Wethersfield col
ony, an outdoor event in honor of the
pioneers still living will be held in
Wethersfield Aug. 81 The first white
men to take up their homes in this
vicinity arrived in 1896 as advance rep
resentatives of the Wethersheld col
ony, which had been organized in
Wethersfeld, Conn. The location taken
by them was just south of the present
site Of Kewanee. In 1884. when the
Burlington road was being surveyed,
the Wethersfeld people did not eTCour-
age the construction of the line through
their village. The village of Kewanee
has since been established. Since then
Kewanee has become a city Of 10000
inhabitants and Wethersfield is one of
its suburbs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
Bankers Widow a Pauper.

Bloomington, Aug. 1S.-The doors of
the Mclean county poorhouse have
opened to receive Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Vanordstrand. widow of Isaac Vanord-
strand, a former millionaire of this
county and founder of the founshing
town of Heyworth. Mrs. Vanord-
strands husband, upon his death TWEEN
" years ago, was president OF the
Heyworth bank, vice president OF a
Bloomington bank, owned vast tracts
of land and a large amount OF other
realty. After his death his children
became involved financially and the
widow turned over her fortune TO as
sist them All of the great estate now
has been swept away and the children,
being unable, or refusing, to provide
for their mother. she asked for shell
ter in the poor farm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
The Argus Daily Short Story
An Arbiter of Fate-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted 1911. by Associated Literary

| cover a morseT of dark, fruity cake
with few fiecks of icing clinging to
it.
I'm going to give 1t to Elsie to
dream on" said Miss Lee slowly.
Elsie's pale face flushed holly and
she shrank back in her chair with a
protesting gesture Of her hands You
needn't laugh at me, Aunt Alvaretta,"
she said TREMENDOUSLY. You know L
don't have to dream on wedding cake
my fate's been decided for me-" She
shot a bitter glance at her mothers
averted face.
Mrs. Parsons arose and went to the
plant stand in the window, where she
proceeded to pick the dead leaves from
the geraniums with quick, nervous ges-
lures that betrayed her inward per-
turbation.
az didn't know Elsie had decided
she was going to marry jerome Bar
clay. l thought she was sort of teeter
| ing between him and Rob Harris"
blurted Miss Alvaretta, getting upon
her feet. i've never taken much stock
| in your notion of having Elsie get her
wedding clothes ready before she'd
made up her mind"
81 never said l wanted TO marry Je-
rome Barclay. I-I-can't bear him."
flashed Elsie, with unusual spirit.
! Mrs. Parsons turned a cold face to-
ward her daughter. Il thought it was
understood" she said severely, that
you was to marry Jerome. He said
he wouldn't take mo- for an answer,
and he says you can keep hired help
| and you needn't do stroke Of work
| If you don't want to. He can afford
to have you live like a lady. He left
drmond ring for you TO wear, and
he told me to FIRE ahead and get the
clothes ready. lie says he knows you
will be ready. I don't want TO inf1u-
ence you, Elsie. but I've had to work
so hard all my life It seems as II 1
couldn't have you let such a good
chance go by" She looked appealing
| " at the mutinous face Of her daugh-
ter.
81 wouldn't mind working hard for
some folks" half sobbed the girl,
turning her eyes away.
Mrs. Parsons sighed and resumed
her picking Of the dead leaves from
the geraniums. al didn't know that
Rob had given you the chance to say
yes or no." she said bitterly.
"F1ddlestickss' shifted Miss Alvaret-
ia, with a toss of her head. 81 guess
Rob and Elsie know whether they
want to marry each other without any
highfsluting talk about It. Rob Har-
ris is poor, but he's smart as whip
and bound TO make his mark IN the
world. He's got more ginger in his
little finger than Jerome Barclay has
in his whole lazy body. 1 don't be-
ueve in interfering with other folk )
business. and shan't influence Elsie
either way, but 1 think it's only fair
she should have a chance, and here
It is."
Miss Alvaretta held out the bit OF
wedding cake IN its twist of paper and
dropped 1t In her niece's outstretcbed
hand elsie Parsons, you take that
cake and put it under your pillow 10
| night. II you dream about Rob Har-
ris you can take it that it's your fate
TO marry him and nobody else. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
Imagination and the AeropIane.

The cOnquerors of the air liter
ally gave wings TO the imagination
in the aeroplane. Following the an
nouncement that British postal
authorities will establish immediate
~ an aerial post between London
and Windsor, comes the report that
French postal authorities will use
the hydrOplane for taking of mail
from incoming steamships and hu--
Tying it to land. Hydroplane and
aeroplane are sisters of the water
and air. Within a few years, an
aeronaut Of international reputation
prophecies interurban service now
provided by steam and electricity
will be supplemented by aeroplanes.
Considering that only two years
have elapsed since Bleriot amazed
the world by flying across the Eng
lish channel, a feat since perform
ed II times. and that might be per
formed every fair day if there was
inducement TO ayiators to do it, pro-
gress in flying has been-as great as
that achieved in any other mechan-
zeal science.
No one is safe n asserting that
there are limits beyond which the
aeroplane cannot 20. Its POSSIBLE
titles are unknown and their develop
ment viii create increasing maryels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18

Here comes Aunt AIvaretta," said
Elsie Hstlessly from her seat in the
bow window. 81 wonder what has
happened. She's got her knit hood on
over her sweeping cap, and she is run.
ming across the orchard"
Mrs. Parsons leaned over her daugh-
teTs shoulder and peered at the tall
angular figure hurrying through the
orchard that divided the two houses.
Maybe Gamaliel has had another fit.
That cat Will be the death of Alvaretta
with his fits and fnicky ways; she's
worried over him half the time. I'll
open the door for her" She went to
the side porch and awaited her sisters
coming.
Alvaretta came up the narrow path
between the rows Of chrysanthemums,
her prunella shod feet flashing in and
out of the dead leaves and her faded
face quite pink with excitement
us 1t Gamaliel?" called Mrs. Parsons
eagerly as her sister drew near.
Miss Lee stopped short and stared.
us what Gamaliel?"
Il thought perhaps that cat had an
other fit" returned Mrs. Parsons sharp-
ly; hes always cutting up some sort
Of didoesT'
"GamalieFs all right" assured AL
varetta calmly as she followed her sis
ter into the warm sitting room. How
are you, Elsie? Haven't you finished
those pillowcases YETI"
This is the last one" answered FL
sic, rising to offer her aunt a rocking
chair. when we saw you running,
Aunt Alvaretta, we thought something
seat and bent her fair head above the
muslin piIowcase.
Something unusual did happen"
averred Miss Lee with mysterious
mods OF her head. 'T'H have to take
OF my knit hood; it's hotter'n all
get out in this room. For the land-if
l haven't got on my sweeping cap!
Well, it's all in the story OF what hap
pened when was cleaning the garnet
this morning"
WHAT happened?' oueried Mrs. Par
sons impatiently as she picked up her
needles and knitted furiously at some
white lace she was making for her
daughters rousseau.
and twirled 1t thoughtfuIly on one long
finger, her keen. black eyes watching
Elsie's downcast face as she told her
story.
Gas was saying, cleaned the gar
ret this morning, or l was just begin
ming TO when decided I'd clean out
that little closet under the rafters.
There was e little hair trunk that be
longed TO Grandmother Lee, and 1t
had all sorts Of truck IN It. won't
tell you all the stuff there was tucked
away IN that trunk Some rainy day
you can come. Emehne. ana wen look
IL over. But among other things there
was little Pasteboard box and inside
Of It was little scrap Of lace, marked
Ann Lees wedding ven That was
your great-grandmother, Elsie! There
was a scrap Of the wedding gown and
then screwed up in little piece Of pa
per was this bit OF grandmother's wed
ding cake" AIvaretta triumphantly
held up a twist Of yeilowed paper,
zzhicia khs AanaenIE Unfnldsd 10 dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
ILLINOIS NEWS
Against Cremation Of Hogs.

Springfield, Aug. 1S-A. B. Purvines
a farmer of Pleasant Plains, filed a pc.
tition in the circuit court asking for
an Injunction to restrain 8. L. F. Tom.
lin, a neighbor, from burning hogs that
died of cholera. Purvines alleges that
he and his family have been unable
TO sleep because of the odor arising
from the burning swine Purvines fur.
Their says in his petition that If the al
legged nuisance is allowed to continue
he and his family will be compelled to
get another home The petitioner in
forms the court that he has asked
Tomlin on numerous occasions to
desist, but the latter refused. The pc
tition was received by Judge Creigh-
ton, and a temporary writ of injunc-
ton was issued. The case will be
heard at the September term of the
Sangamon circuit court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18

commission makes its report. The
claim Is that until this commission
reports congress can have no tufor-
nation to guide It.
The president did not have this
Information when he recommended
the greatest tariff reductions ever
known through the reciprocity agree
ment with Canada. Having secured
the adoption OF that measure he in
sists that there shall be no further
tariff reduction until his infallible
and sacred commission reports. He
comedies that present duties are too
high, but would not give the people
relief from the burdens for a year
or two, possibly longer. 1t Is signih-
cant that every standpatter and ev-
cry tariff enriched interest have
backed up the presidents demand
that tariff revision must halt until
certain scientific" facts are forth
coming.
Senator La Toilette declares that
the wool bill was formulated only
after needed information was Sc
cured from governmental depart
ments. The difference IN the cost Of
wool and cotton at home and abroad
is 20 per cent, yet the new cotton
bill gives labor 100 per cent pro-
lection The Wisconsin senator says
OF the wool bill:
cit is my judgment that there are
no more Ubiquitous, no more indie
fensible, no more harmful provisions
in all the tariff law than those con-
tanned in schedule k. The mill men
and the wool growers constructed a
law, the terms Of which are so COM
plicated, so devious and obscure that
within its windings and turnings
comprehension and criticism are lost.
They contrived a mixture, a blend
Of duties, compensatory and protec-
tive, specific and ad valorem, so COM
pounded in mysterious proportions,
equivalents and eQuivocations as to
make the fogarithms in trigonome-
try a simple pastime in comparison.
They based duties upon false claims
as to some Of their formula and
equations"
In view of these facts the people
are entitled to immediate relief and
the president should not stand in the
way. He is said to be in favor OF
downward revision, but If he is he is
a recent convert, as it is not 50 long
ago that he declared the Payae-Ald-
rich bill the best tariff bill ever
passed by congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
HumOr and
Philosophy
GROWING LESS.
~ DUNCAN ~. .SHsIrs

THE circus does not seem the same
= 1t did in years gone by.
Perhaps the light is just as bright,
The tight rope Just as high.
The spangled bellies may ride around
In Just a = many tracks.
Tie band may play fun loud and gay.
But something still it lacks.
The elephant stiu moves around
With slow and stately tread.
The monkeys may be quite as gay
When they are peanuts fed.
The lion rosrS. defytnE those
Who would Its spirit tame.
The jusglers skin holds out. but stin
It isn't Just the same.
Big Lungs still stands outside and tall
The people what they get
As recornpense for fifty cents.
And it's enough. you bet
His voice is just as high and shrin
To hypnotic the crowd
And bring them near. but to my ear
It doesn't sound as loud.
What is II IN the circus. then.
That doesn't match the oidT
The tents as wide: the show inside
Is bigger. am told.
The fault. II any fault there be.
Is in myself IN truth.
For when I gaze on its displays
lack the eye Of youth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
The Field of Literature

The American Magazine announces
that it is to begin immediate publica
ton of the autobiography of Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin The Sep
TENDER number contains an article in.
troductory to the series. La Toilette
is described as one of the greatest
fighting liberals of this generation. a
man who has had a world of adven
lures and met all the most important
men of our time. These adventures he
will report and these men he will char
acterize. The September American
contains fiction by ". ]. Locke. James
Oppenheim, James Hopper, Wells
Hastings and Inez Haynes Gilmore
Clarence Darrow, the champion of or
ganiZed labor in the courts, writes on
Why Men Fight for the Closed Shop,
an authoritative statement of the Ia
Dor unions position. "Storming the
Citadel by William Allen White, is
a stirring history OF La Toilette and
the insurgents, a description of the
changes accomplished in the senate,
and a prophecy of what the insurgents
will do Grantland Rice, the football
and baseball writer, an authority on
sports. and master of a lively pen,
contributes Nerve and the Game" in
which he tells the secret Of the come
backs" and "break-downs" Of great
athletics. Walter Prichard Eaton, in
The New Ethel Barrymore" tells the
vivid story OF the growth Of a minor
star into one Of the best OF American
actresses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
Advice to Vaeatienera.

70 tame. lite is q blessed thing:
It cometh onne We arne,
4 exc uponne ye necke * nose
Ye human eye toe charne-
lite saoweth one hath raised We pTyce
Toe so5ourne far from home
BY farTne or raouzte OF lake or woode
Or By ye seeshore's foame-
lite must be Ezt with utmost care
GIre color4ng . ptps1s
Or else ye taske OF eating lite
II iyke toe srnarte grippe.
II that ye phiz or r1uscled arne
Be burnt toe lobster's red
Te payn OF same VIII cause ye gent
Toe wish ~ he were dad
Lykeuyee re tame VIII Motto appeGre.
For that ye blisters come,
Yo-asting iate-4nEe ye Teeke
& looking very bunne.
Botta II ye gent Shove seea1iiie care
And ge1tn means erarloye
Te perfect tame VIII be brought hone
q create VIII be hys 1oye.
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