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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
FLIPPED AT 5000 PER
Late Davy Johnson Was Old-Time
 Plunger and Gambler

From the New York Sun.
 David C. Johnson-Davy Johnson-gam- bier and winner of $200,090 on his horse Roseben, died at his home, BIO West Sew enty-ninth street, of cancer.
 Pittsburg Phil Plunger Walton, Davy Johnson-perhaps the greatest plunger of these three was Davy Johnson. Davy diff fered from the others in that he was a. layer as well as a packer of horses. And when horses weren't running he found other methods of making bets.
 There was the night few years ago when according to Davy's cronies, he put in the hours in room at the Waldorf iipping a cent with the late Theodore Hostetter of Pittsburg, at $l000 flip. Davy is said to have come out of that particular session with many thousands. When Hostetter died in 1902 Davy John son sued his estate for Sl15,00O and col lected S10,500. Hostetter Is said to have lost about $l,O0O,OO0 the last year of his life, mostly because heads" would come up when he had called ''taip' in some hotel room in New York
 Davy's father would almost weep when Davy was youth as the father would tell of the reckless betting of his son.
 Here this Davy of mine won 5000 yes terday," the old man would sigh, and today he goes and loses about s120o or $500 of it back'' After a last race some years ago Davy himself told a Sun re- porter that he had won s52,0OO on the afternoon.
 The father and Davy's uncle started as butchers in Washington market. Cutting meat was too tame, so they hung up their aprons and opened a poolroom at the northwest corner of Twenty-eighth street TvoII. trCfe an1- room was near by in Twenty eighth street, and in fact that section of town was cluttered with similar places, but the Johnson brothers poolroom was the most popular in the early '70s.
 Davy kept up the work after the death of his father and uncle. John Appleby and Davy formed a partnership about 30 years ago, and not only made book at the tracks, but began to invest in a stable. Jack of Hearts was one of their early horses of class, but by far the best of their string was Roseben, which in later years brought much money to Davy and also, still later, caused him to lose great deal.
 He had a habit when a horse that he liked was on the card to hold out on the nag that he fancied on his own book and then back it with other bookmakers. Bets of S10 900 on race were not unusual for Davy, and he would go higher, espe- cially on Roseben. Consequently money came to him in big chunks, but of course, it melted as easily-more easily. The final tally therefore in recent days showed, his friends say, that he left little of the for tunes he had won.
 Davy would as often as not go to the |track fiat broke perhaps few days after he had won fresh fortune. He o1rar np these or to one of his many rich friends, and begin to bet again. The bookmaker would trust him sometimes for bets of 5000, or a friend would lend him money to play the day. He never refused bet himself. and would often play both sides of the book.
 Johnson paid $500 for Roseben, and won
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

Princess Mary has had her first lesson in fencing, and is said to be taking the keenest interest in the pastime
 The princess royal Duchess of Fife) Is one of the best ameteur fencers in Eng land. It Is one of the few exercises which appeal to her, and she has practiced 1t steadily since she was a girl. Both her daughters, the Princess Alexander and Maud. have also learned to play with swords.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

more than s2OO,o0O on "The Big Train," as Roseben popularly was known, by betting on the horse in five, six and seven furlong races. He made the mistake of thinking that Roseben could keep up the gait at longer distances, and Roseben be- gan to lose. Then Johnson took the horse back to sprinting distances and re- covered some of his losses
 In 1906 somebody took the house at 5l East Thirty-third street and neighbors noticed that Davy seemed to be especially interested in the alterations being made about the building. The neighbors said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

From Harpers Weekly.
 Bildad is very proud of his prowess, and upon occasions is trifle quarrelsome because of his assumed powers with his fists. It was rumored that he and Dubb- leigh had had a near-fght at a little din- ner recently given, and Tompllins, desir- ous of getting at the truth of the matter. preached the subject at the club.
 "Yes,' said Bildad, getting very red in the face. Dubbleigh and I nearly came to blows. I wanted to lick him then and there, and I'd have done it, too, if I hadn't been grabbed from behtnd and held back"
 Really" said Tompkns. "Who was it grabbed you from behind and held you back?"
 "Dubbleigh," said Bildad, gloomily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
CLIMBS THROUGH WINDOW
King of Italy Finds Sacristan of the
 Church Absent

Rome, July 15-(Special.) )-The king of 1taly. dressed in touring costume, left the Quirinal yesterday in motor car, accompanied by three gentlemen of the court.
 On arriving at Palombara the king alighted, as he wished to see the monu- ment of San Giovanni which was recently declared a national memorial, and which is placed in the church there. On attempting to gain admission to the church 1t was found that 1t was closed. and that the sacgistan was absent. The king asked for a ladder, which he as cended, and he entered the church through a window.
 After photographing the monument his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
B6Mden zi1ia
 w AT E R
w A IT E. R
"7he Greatest of All Natural Mineral Waters"

the house was being fortified and grew interested. MT. Jerome, then district at torney, had Davy down at his office one day in 1908 to talk things over but Davy's answers were vague. The only thing Davy was sure of was that there was no gambling going on at the house at the time. There wasn't at the time.
 The one-time gambler made his last public appearance at the international polo game on June at Hampstead, when he and his wife went to Hampstead to see the game. At that time he seemed to be in excellent health. He was about 50 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

Mrs. Marshall Field. who Is at present at Aix-les-B Rains taking the cure, has rented the beautiful villa of Princess Vieavaro for the rest of the summer. The villa, which is one of the most de- sirable dwelling places in Europe, is sit uated on the Dreilinden Hill, above Lu- cerne. Mrs. Marshall Field is going there on account of her young son, the heir to so many millions, who is a very delicate boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
A Fast Talker

From Judge. The orator spoke about the things he had not said, the things he did not be- lieve, and the things be would not do That fellow" observed the sailor lis
 talking at the rate Of about 30 knots an
 hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Come to Corey" and Hear Band Concert This
 AfternoOn-43O to 6:50

sgnor Nap and twenty pieces the civic center the model city the South Take South While melting taking the 'eu
   metoC faculties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
NOTICE

There will he no change in routes of the North and South Highlands and NOrwOOd car lines until further notice. Bir- mlBghRTn Railway, Light and Power C0nnany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

MONEY TO LEND N25OO at per cent; 9a1OO and 5000 at per cent; ssO0O nt per cent. w. ID. Leedy & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Mean Interference

majesty left the church by the way he had entered.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
DONE In ADVANCED AGE.

DisraelI said, "Old age Is unknown
genius"
Milton was 81 and blind when he
wrote Paradise Lost"
Dante was almost 70 when he com.
'oaed his famous epic.
oliver Wendell Holmes was a pro-
.essor at Harvard at so.
Tennysonr was nearly so when he
wrote Crossing the Bar"
Michelangelo completed the great
;upalo OF st. Peters at 81.
Robert Browning's greatest poem.
Ring and Book" was composed whom
he was over so.
Nelson. Blake, Farragut and Dewey
were beyond three score when they
achieved their faine.
Titan finished his Last Supper" at
n and at 70 West completed his best
picture. Death on the Pale Horse"
I-adyn produced his sublime "Crea-
ton" at &C. while Verdi was past 70
when he wrote the score of "Falstaff."
Gladstone and Bismarck were the
controlling powers In European poll.
tics when both were past Is years Of
age.
Ulysses 8. Grant was nearly 40 when
he emerged from the tannery at Ca
lena, ILL.,, to become one of the great
est generals OF history.
Oyama. the Japanese military lead.
er. won his greatest victories over
powerful Russia when past so, and all
his corps commanders were over so.
Won Moltke at 20 won the battle OF
Sedan. while Theirs, president OF
France. was 80 when he achieved hts
diplomatic victory over Bismarck.
Sir Isaac Newton wrote a preface to
his Principal" at SO, while Sir VIII.
liam Herschelt, when over 80. swept
the heavens with a true range Of Wis.
ion.
Ito, Japan's greatest statesman. who
did more than any other man to make
japan what It Is to-day, was busy
planning still greater achievements
for his country when assassinated a,
50.
Mrs. Eddy. founder of the Christian
Science church, born July 6. 1921. II
still, at 80. directing her work with
faculties unimpaired. and names O
others might be multiplied indefinite
ly to prove conclusively that men ant
. women only outlive their usefulness
when they think their usefulness Il
past. We are old only when we tn. ii
} | ourselves old y
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

nepracuji. Ovsem, We vetsfm mes
te je to nutn6, avsak v okresech
kde nenf velkych NEST je kazdy
volic je znam tudfz je registrace
1plne zbyteGna. Jest to vsak "a
'kon a poole toho Sc must vse kona
ii, Dale z kazdeho volebn{ho mis-
ia Sc must platit SO najmu. PAX
komplikovane baloty, jejihz pocita
nj vyzadovalo mnoho casu nasle-
dovns i vetsf plat klerktm. Nejen
ale to. Skolnf distrikty Tyndall
We Scotland zazalovaly okres ma
navr6ceni poplatkd asesorskych "a
mnoho let a soud kazdemu pfi-
fknul $500. Ably Sc pokladna
vzmohla, must Sc taxy pfimefene
letos zvysit.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

Mnohym poplatnfkdm tonic
okresu asi Dude divno, proc okres-
nj kasa letos je vycerpana. Ten
to stav pokladny Sc snadno vysvet
Il, kdyz Sc uvazi, lie letosnf volby
prisly velmi draze; draz nezli Sc
predvidalo. Kdyby Sc bylo vsde.
10 pfedem, Re to tax dopadne, by.
ly by Sc taxy zvysily. Ku pfikla.
du, registrovani volicd pred vol.
bou je dplne zbytecne v distrik.
tech kde kazdy volic je znam. NJ
ST phi tom hyti klerci a ii zadarme
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
Ozndmen

Oznamuji tfmto krajanam Re
jsem otevfel v Tyndall, S. d. prve
tfidy obchod domacfm nabyt-
KEN. Zbozf Dude miti ma sklade
dvoji, Size spine move pax z
druhe ruky. Toto druhe budu
moci prodavati velmi lacino, ne
bot jej vzdy koupim pd firem KITE
re jdou obchodu nebo ktere W.
hofely. Krajane budou vzdy sve-
domitG obslou&eni.
]. w. Braun
Tyndall, S. d.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

Geo. w. Egan re Sioux Falls
byl koneGns pfijat v milost vrch-
MIN statnim soudem a pc dvou le-
tech mu dovoleno provozovati pra
vnictvi, poGinaje prvnfm lednem.
Cd DOLBY co byl disbarovan bezel
"a guvernera a bezmala byl zvolen
Vrchni soud, jakoz jine politickf
veliciny napadal avsak Ike koncj
vse odvolal a soud odprosil.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
R0zn6 zpraW.

Yankton, 6. ledna-Do zdejsi ce
mentovny Sc vozf palivo pc vlaku
i pc vozech, coz Sc zde vysvetluje
v ten smysl, Re Sc cementovn6
20 celorocni zahalce opet zapocne
pracovati.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

Matous Novotny jens zemfel mi
nulou stfedu We SVEN domove v
Kimball Sc narodil v Cicenicfch ok
res Vodnany v Cechach v roku
1874. Do teto zeme pfijel v roce
1876 a prvnf diva roxy ztravil v
Iowa. Ma to zabral domovinu u
Tabora ma ktere bydlel 8 let. Me
zitim Sc ozenil Annou Jandovou.
Pc 8 rokach pozemek prodal a
koupil farmu blfze Utica kde byd-
lei 10 roki. PAX Sc odstehoval do
Brule okresu kde ztravil ostatni
dny sv6ho zivota. Zanechava zde
truchlici manzelku diva syny, ia
ma Karla.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

Centerville, 9. -Zdejsf komisafi
nezli pfedali sva mista move zvole-
nym komisarum, odepfeli povoliti
zaplaceni celkem 81, 800 item case
pisIm 1fednim "a uvefej1iovani
oprav a zmen zakonn odhlasova-
INCH phi minute volbe. Cdstou-
pivsi naladni Fluger Jim tax pora.
dill. Newt Sc, zdali nohou Gastku
zadrzeti, neoot novinafi jsou k to-
mu zakonem opravneni.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

Pierre, 9. ledna- Zeleznicni ko-
mise tohoto statu Dude drzeti w.
slech v Lennon ID. ledna ohledne
zeleznitnich sazeb zapadne cd Re
XIV, a II. ledna v Pierre. Sazby
ma obiIi jsou velmi vysoke pc &C.
lem state, d zapadne cd feky pr5
byly TAX vyderacne, re bylo uzna-
no podati profit zeleznicim utmost
pred komisi Pc telefonu Dude ia
to komise brati ztiznosti z Tyndall
20. ledna.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12

V Yankton okresu pfi pravidel-
ne schIzi okr. komisarI byl minu
IL ttden zvolen "a pfedsedu tehoz
vyboru krajan Fir. A. Wagner.
Pan Wagner je kasfrem Utikske
banky a aG jest teprv 30 roxy star
ie popularnim. Druhfm clenem
okr. vSboru je krajan Josef F.
Hladky ktery byl pfi posledni
yolbe zvOlen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
old STONE HOUSE
SOLD AT AUCTION
Purchaser of "Washington's
Headquarters" Declines to
Divulge His Plans.

fichmonds oldest landmark the
stone house at 1916 East Main Street.
was sold under the hammer Tuesday
afternoon for the sum OF $4,000. The
purchaser was Dun O'Sullivun, who de-
clned TO make any statement as to
inc disposition which he intends to
make OF tho venerable building. The
question as to whether or not tho
building had been purchased for some
historical society or other organization
interested In the preservation of his
.oric structures, mot with tho reply
mat he was not at liberty to make any
statement on tho subject
inc building which has just chang
cd hands is reputcd to be the Oldest
IN the city. 1877 being given as tho
GATE or It's erection. 1t frontp hard
upon the sidewalk after tho manner
OF old buildings In the English manor
towns, and is built of stone boulders
now porous and wca thcrworn by tho
years. The roof is OF slate and la In
good condition. The house bctrays lit
tie evidence of restoration, and to all
appearances has remained little alter
cd from Its construction century and
threc-quarters ago.
In ON Exhibition.
For the past generation or so tho
building has been used for exhibition
purposes. being well stocked with n
collection of curios. chiefly OF the civil
war period. 1t Is known to the city
as "ashington's Old Headquarters
ana bears a weathcrbeatcn sign carry
Ing that dcsig nation. Its authenticity
rs Headquarters Of the Father OF Our
Country has been attacked. Those who
incline to scon at the claim point out
mat no Revolutionary records contain
any mention OF the house nor It is
mentioned by Wash!ngton's biogra PHI
ers.
The claim thnt one OF tho upper
rooms OF the building was once the
law office Of Patrick Henry seems to
be better supported and the room 3
pointed out TO visitors. The lot which
Is 32xl55 feet, forms In the rear an In :
closed yard. in which. IL is claimed
are located several ancient Indian
graves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
OFFICER RESCUES
HIS OWN BARREL
Policemen Chase Boys in Search
of Material for Bon
fire.

Hey, boys: wait a minute" yelled
Policemen Dunn and Maloncy lest
night ~ they charged down upon a
gang OF youths with barrels whore
their caps should have been.
1t is only seventeen days before
Christmas. and the boys were prcpar
ing themselves for the annual bonfire.
There were eleven in tho crowd. Two
were acting as n general convoy, and
the others were doing the totinB At
the dread sound OF the policemen's call,
they dropped the barrels, each boy talk
ing different direction from that
Which his lost barrel took
They were first seen on Hancock
stree between Marshall and Clay.
they ran a square boforc they dropped
their prizes. Ono of the barrels dcs-
tied for future bonfire rolled a
square before the police could catch it
they had let the boys 60
Policeman Dunn eyed one of them
critically.
That's my barrol." he said with a
laugh Gee. but I'm glad we made
those boys drop EN-. It's our duty
anyway to protect our ncihgbors' prnp-
crty. hut that's my barrel all right .
The nine barrels were stored In an
alley in the rear of 1925 West Clay
Street. Through the night the police
Kept a viEiant eye upon them, kear-
ing that the mscrant youths might
rotnrn. Dunn said If his still remain
ed that he would take II home this
morning. Hes got a few boys of his
own. ana they might as well have a
| bonfire 49, anybody clSc's boys
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
REPORTS NOT PRINTED
Council VIII Try TO Find Trace of CHy's
nIt

Council VIII Try TO Find Trace of Chy's
Volume
Inquiry will be mndo on tho moor of the
Common Council tonight to discover what
has become OF tho bound volume OF annual
reports OF city officers for 1910, which has
not yet been issued. although sent to the
printer laht March. The year 1911 s now
Within few weeks of being ended. Many
city departments, including the Auditor and
Treasurer. close their books on January 81.
Their reports. covering tho year ended on
January 81, 1911, was put into the hands OF
OF thu Mayor early fin February.
Tho Printing and Claims Committee after
many efforts to get n quorum has announced
that everything was all right. md that the
reports would no issued IN due course, but
1t is now said that large part of the
value of the volume has been lost by the
delay OF more fhan nine months since tho
work was ordSrsd. Not only 10 the city at
es-vcraI hundreds Of dollars expense In
printing the volume. but the limo OF many
clerks in many departments Is taken in
preparing statieticnl matter, believed to
have somo vnlumc .'5s-.
Clyde w. Saunders, the contract city
printer. Gays no was delayed In receiving
tho copy for the report OF the Auditor, Mr..
Warren having had his report printed else
where, without authority.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
WOULD RESTRICT
PAWNBROKERAGE
Police Commissioners Ask Coun-
Gil to Reduce Number of
Shops to Three.

Under resolution adopted last
night by the Board of Police Commits
sioners, tho City Council will be asked
10 enact laws which will greatly re-
duce the number OF pawnbrokers in
inc city and which will entirely change
'heir present status. II Is felt that
one OF tho greatest obstacles In catch
Ing thieves lios in the puwnbrokoruEc
business. At the same time 1t was
realized that one of the greatest aids
10 the police in catching thieves and
IN recovering stolen property lies in
the pawnbrokers. hut some arc lax.
and the Police Department desires to
make the laws more stringent SO that
the department may receive every day
a report OF all property pawned and
thus be in position better to arrest
those who have stolen goods.
Under this resolution. the pawn
brokers' Will also he required to install
ana maintain at their own cost call
system, 80 that the moment n sus-
pccted man enter n pawnbrokcr's
store tho police may he Immediately
notified This call system" will be
under the supervision of the superin-
tendent OF police telegraph
1t is further recommended that only
three pawnshops be allowed in the
city, and that the cost OF the license in
this event be increased from the pres
ent amount-about s7o0-to $1,000.
1t is provided further that all pawn
brokers must be voters in the city of
Richmond; that they must do business
according to tho statute which pro-
vldcs that there shall he scmi-annual
sales of pawncd articles, which shall
he conducted by the public auctioner.
and that they shall be restricted from
doing general merchandise business.
Ihe resolution has the hearty in
dorsemcnt and backing of the Retail
Merchants Association. 1t may be cit
cd that In the recent robbery of tho
Burll Clothing Company. 500 East
Main Street. most of the clothing. val
ued at $1,000. went to the local pawn
shops AS many as twenty pairs OF
trousers were pawned in one shop by
the same negro and under the same
name. The attention OF the Police De-
partment was drawn to the fact that
the pawnbrokcrs must have known
that one man could not have honestly
come by so much new clothing and
been under the necessity of giving it
into pawn.
In Baltimore. a city of much larger
size, II was pointed out last night in
the discussion. there are only three
pawnshoDs, all under the supervision
OF the city government In France all
pnwnshops are regulated and are un-
der the supervision OF the national
government, and in all Paris It is
said. there is only one pawnshop.
BY statute of Virginia. unrcdcem-
ed articles may be sold by the public
auctionecr. but the excess In the pro-
ceeds must revert to the original own
cr II is claimed that the original
owner never gets such excess. and
never hears Of 1t. Meanwhile the
pawn business prospcrs.
The board also passed n resolution
iorbidding officers OF the department
approaching any of the commiss toner's
as to requests for change in assign
ment, for transfer and for Through
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
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THE MICE AND the MONEY


Tho taie OF the Minnesota farmer who
hio his savings, In paper money. under
the floor of his Attic safe IRON, bank.
ers. investment egents, ana burglars. 20
find. when he needed his fortune, that
the mice had devoured So. e5e. is good
enough to.bo true we are compelled
TO wonder why he did not take an coca.
'sional peep az hio money. and tnus dis
cover ito peril. He seems an unreason.
ably careless farmer for a thrifty ono.
But. although the Treasury Department
10 unable TO reimburse him, as he can.
not produces remnants enough OF his
wealth 70 satisfy che experts tf,at Il
ever existed. probably It has not COMO
further from him than N no had in.
vested Il In como enterprise that met
his fancy He has learned now that
money out Of circulation 10 not money.
While his Treasury notes were under
hie attic floor they were OF no moro
actual value TO him than cwenty-odo
shares IN the stock OF eome non-exists
ent Tine or some Industrial enterprise
existing only on paper. They repro.
,cented hope. and his hope In the stock
would hsve been IarReo4 than his hops
in the money. for no would have bought
the stock In the belief that its value
would increase 800 per cent. or 90 in an
incredibly short ums Thus 30 fsas lose
.aomo Of the pleasuras Of hopo
But he has also lost hls money, which
Knight. indeed. have been stolen in spite
lof his precautions or.bNrned. or seat.
tered by high winds. II tho mice II, his
,house haa not been 30 hungry. Any
TsputabiS! banker in his neighbornood
pould have invested his savings for him
I'm perfectly eafe way. 90 that they
twould have Increased 3 or A per cent:
yearly. But notwithstanding the high
average OF Intelligence accredited 10
Minnesota, this farmer obviously knew
OF no outlet for surplus funds between
tho get-rfch-auick enterprise ana q llole
lin the floor This 10 assuming, Of course,
that he 10 an honest man. ..who:has told
q plain true tale TO the Treasury Dc.
'partment and nor the inventor Of a
neat little sct-rioh-auick schene OF his
own. founded on tales OF other farmers
who have had partly. destroyed bills re-.
deemed by tho Government Certainly.
81 his story 80 true. the mios had novel
diet Very iittle American money goes
directly TO fesd the mice though. Of
COURSE che total cost OF their upkeep
mutt be enormous and they DO not
have 20 Dear st themselves