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The evening world., 1911-06-09
25OPOUND FISH
CAUGHT IN SOUND
!. AFTER LONG FIGHT
Eleven-Foot Sturgeon Gives
New York Fishermen a
Hard Battle.
BIGGEST OF THE EAST.
Monster Now Hangs in Wash
ington Market to Prove
Truth of the Tale.
G OF THE EAST.
Sun d%.bIdsin', shelters bitin',
Hoses foils d-sutshin';
Tired o. porkin', sick o. prittn'-
Colly! Let's 90 fshin'i

This being the Ash yarn season. We
wouldn't tell this story n we couldn't
prove II, for o must admit It IL going
some. even for a hardened old disciple
OF IKE Walton to tell of catching a
%25c-pound sturgeon within q days swim
for q fsh-ot New York harbor.
But that's what a party OF New York
men did last Wednesday or Newport,
ard the big Ash they caught Is hanging
right now IN Stall No. 30l, Washington
Market. John Doran proprietor, to con-
vince any doubling Thomases.
The sturgeon measures II fee; G inches
from snout to tail tip and, dressed.
weighs $50 pounds. A man 3 feet 10
inches tall photographed beside the fish
looks like an oldtlme fve-story Nat
house against a skyscraper. At Is cents
a pound, the market price for fresh
sturgeon. II should retail for about $50.
According TO Mr., Doran. who 10 a
veractous Ash dealer and doesn't 20
fishing himself. this IL the big gcst stur-
gcon ever seen In SIS entirety In n
New York market. and Is also a reco:d
for size for the common sturgeon
tAcipenser sturlo, the dictionary calls
~ '"'s"' !" F"''''h N'tc's' 'V'Hv Nle
caught on the North Pacific coast. to
be sure, Weighing I.0D pounds. but they
are always cut up and sailed down be-
fore reaching the Eastern markets. Be-
sides, they're the real sea sturgeon.
Doran's stall was thronged ali yes.
terday afternoon with persons viewing
the big f~h. II was strung up by a
rope Seen back first. 1t looks like a
husky young alligator. The back ~
green and handsomely marked with
alternate darker green and salmon COLI
0rei. sh!eldlike scales. which look as l.:
&c, in the backbone. abou. SIX Inches
The evening world., 1911-06-09
2 Big Veil Specials

75c Chiffon Wells; good quality
chiffon; hemmed borders: all IN
co!ors; for Saturday. each =. Joe
This includes square wells; also 3-yard ,
long wells. ~,
Black Lace Wells, 80 popular nv.
and pretty pattern black Chnn-
tilly lace wells. upwards To-
Main floor. Both 81. osst4M.
The evening world., 1911-06-09

said. the schooner must have been
towed several miles ~zigzagg'ng back
and forth.
The party thought all along that a
by the way. wss = fat. iusty builfrog.
Finally, however. the captive grew
weaker. and vas "reeied in" until It's
pink belly showed fifty feet astcrn OF
the boat. Slowly IL was dra wn closer
until Sam Mcneil. who welded the har-
poon. was able to "gan" 1t, and IL was
drawn aboard.
This afternoon II will be Gu. up into
outlets and stcaks-much Of his stur-
%geonshlp having been already spoken
for-but meanwhile Tlshdealer John
Doran Is displaying 10 proudly to Gus
toners AMI telling over ana over ageil
the story ~ i's car.urc.
The evening world., 1911-06-09

Dudley Field Malone. Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel. who was introduced by
Commissioners John +. Calvin. President
Of the Board Of Governors OF the club;
senator Henry W. Pollock, Frank l..
Ca%rstarphcn and John O'Brien.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
MRS. R. F. Pierce To
TO FIGHT FOR HUBBY
ACTRESS WIFE DECLARES AN
NULMENT SUIT PLOT no RUIN
HAPPINESS

New York, April G.-Mrs. Roy T..
Pierce wANcd angry when she dis
eusSed the action brought to annul
her marriage to the son OF Henry Clay
Pierce the multimillionaire oil mag
nate Mrs. Pierce talked of what she
termed plot to ruin her happiness
and declared her husband, who Is eight
years her junior, Is not insane. she
had been living since her marriage to
young Pierce at her West Fifty-ninth
street adress under her former name
Of Betty Foulkncr Chapman, because
her husband, who feared his father
woud cut him or entirely from shar-
ing in his great wealth If he knew
OF the wedding.
81 did this Willingly" she declared,
"and the marriage was kept secret.
But when the marriage was found out
returned home to our apartments on
Riverside drive,
According to Mrs. Pierce, her hus-
band was with her constantly, and
protested that he loved her passion
ntclN one evening carly In January,
she says, the young man received
telephone call and told his wife that
he would be gone for about an hour.
He did not say who called He went
out, and that was the last his bride
saw of him She waited all night and
then tclcphouod to an his friends and
relatives. Shc telcphoncd to the elder
Pierce, she asserts and he replied
that he had not seen his son and had
no inkliug where he was, No report
Of his disappearance was made to the
police.
81 did not know, hut 7 suspected"
sald Mrs. Pierce, so ! determined to
walt patiently until the time came to
act Now we win fight this case in
the courts 10 the bitter end. No
terms of settlement have been pro-
posed and none will hc accepted"
Young Pierce Is now In Dr, Carlos
B. McDonald's sanitarium at Spring
Valley. Glenn NJ Congdon of the
firm OF Parker. Hatch & Sheehan,
said of the Pierce annulment suit this
afternoon;
"Ycs, a marriage ceremony was
performed by an alderman on No
vembcr II. 1910, In New York city.
The bridegroom was then mentally
irresponsible. An action has been
brought by his next friend, and
through our IEm as his attorneys, to
dnuul the marrIage,
Tho details We shall keep possess
sion of until the hour Of the trial
which will take place in the earliest
possible moment"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07

fhS 'sHeffff Berry ana ti,e ti,sSn ccs,n,l.,
tornoy the day before the fight that
the stands would have to be strength
ened, but thai no action was taken.
FOURTH SMOKER TONIGHT.
Rev. Neff and w, III. Bctchel To Ad-
dress Meet ng of Commercial Club
Tonight the fourth OF a series of
smokers and receptions will take
the place Of the regular semi-month-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
GETS FLEECED OF $1,000.
Rural Visitor Vninly Seeks Coin Flip
Dprs and Their Stakeholder


St. Bouts, April g. The heart OF
Harry NJ, Tooley, stock rGlscr Of
Monroe City. Mo-, was made glad,
when, after Tipping coins with some
strangers, he won the last flip, which
entitled him 10 $1,000, But Tsoley
was told that It would be necessary TO
show he had $1,000 In his possession
when he made the last bet He said
he could go 10 Monroe city and get
IT, and was given Instructions where
he could meet his fellow clippers"
Tooley returned and tho strangers
kept their appointment They said II
would be necessary to go 10 some
quiet place to make settlement, and
took him TO n chop suey restaurant
on Washington avenue. There a third
man was introduced as the sporting
editor Of newspaper. lie knew
nothing about the matching but
readily agreed to become stakeholder.
Tooley gave him 1000 and the others
were 10 produce Ike amount The
pseudo sporting editor said he would
hold Tooley's money until the like
amount was produced and then turn
his winnings over to him II IT was
shown he had won,
Since then Toolcy has not seen the
men with whom he played nor has he
seen the stakeholder and Ia money.
Yesterday afternoon he complained
to the police.
Tooley told the police he met man
nt Eighth and olive streets at o'clock
Thursday afternoon whom he had
formerly met in Memphis Tenn, last
December and who proposed welk,
The two went to Garrison Avenue,
where they met another man. 1t was
proposed to flip coins and the first
flip was for dollar For some time
no one won very much, and third
man came along. Then the limit was
raised untll It was $1,000 for n single
throw II was then that Toolcy won.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
RAILwNYs SCRAP FOR MAID.
SANTA Fe plays Mean Trick on the
Missouri Pacific at Kansas city.


Kansas city Apr. "a fight he
tween several hig railroads for the
privilege OF carry ing trans-contincntal
mail conferred here today The Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe system, which
IS Attempting 10 increase It's trans
continental business, changed It's start
ing point Of it's westhound early morn
ing mail train from the Union
Depot to the Grand Avenue Depot
three miles away
As result when the Missouri Pa
olflc mail train from St Louis, which
arrives here fifteen inmates before
the time the Santa Tc train formerly
LETT the Union Depot reached the ac-
customcd point OF transfer. there
were no cars into which the west
bound mail could Hc placed. A few
minutes later the Santa I'e train
pulled out with the mail Tho bur
den Of transfer rests upon the Mis-
souri, Pacific,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
DINON NOT PREJUDICED.
So The Judge Orders the Cox Trial 10
Proceed at Once.


Cincinnati. O., Apr. G-Announcing
that he was neither biased or prcju-
diced against either the prosecution
or the defense in the case OF George
R. Cox, on trial CHARGED with perjury,
Common Pleas Judge William Dixon
today oy,rruled an affidavit charging
Jim with "a biased or prejudlccd
opinion" filed by Prosecutor Henry
T. Hunt and ordered the case to pro-
coed.
After allowing the filing Of several
affIdav,ts which related to tho man
nor Of procedure used by German in
granting the change of venue, Judge
Dixon adjourned court for the day,
and announced he would render de-
cslou ON the motion 90 strike the
change OF venue from the files to-
morrow morning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
DO YOU.
CONTRACT
HABITS
EASILY

Try the saving habit
and you will never care
to break it. Had you de-
posted only $5 a month
during the past year $50
would be credited to
your account, to which
we would add 4per cent
interest, compounded
semi-annually. Besides,
safe keeping would have
been insured during
that period.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
rNE rRIsONERs snoT.
But Twcnty-One Conyicts Escape
From Mexican Prison.

Pueblo Mexico, April 6.--Fivo pris-
onors and one guard are dead as a re-
sui OF n break for liberty by ne oc-
cupans Of the state pcuitentiary here
early today, Twonty-one conyicts es-
capped.
The prisoners overpowored he
Guard, who offered resistance, ana
was killed. A sergeant Of the guard
sQaao was mortally wounded. Two
soldiers fled with the prisoners and
are thought to have aided In the os-
cnpe. The jail guard opened fire at
the alarm and when ortier was re-
stored five Of the prisoners were lying
dead In the jail yard.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07

You and and the other plain people of this country are
not paving enough for shoes, it
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07

1t is the m /
wcatherInl
| This lear
since it prdL
be duplicaf
property of
Endicott,s
skin and eli
far ahead Z
Forest OaV
commercial /
ExtoI
| Endicott,
| feasible to II
| ing shoe and
age man wad
| Buying Il,
| the world, al
| they cut third
, the shoestI
| Leather T'rul
| Then theI
| pro6t-sellil|
| and $4,000 d
! Thanks I'd
| Endicott, J(
| cents to $1.0
| This polio
wearerhas
| manufacture
| Endicott,
| expert staff
| And style in
| something
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07

not paying enough lOr our SnOeS, IL seem
The Leather Trust needs the money
the shoe wearers of America have got to
higher price.f
Shoe manufacturers will tell you that there is :
What they may not tell you is that the Leathe
age" by deliberately shutting down its tanneries an
employees out of work in midwinter, with the sole
of lealher
Now, the higher price would be hard enough
the quality of the shoes Justified it.
As a shoe wearer you know that the average ST
or anywhere nearit
The clerk, the merchant, the farmer, the med
away long before their time-the uppers crackina
soIes-he leather losing its finish, its sofness its ed
The crying evil in the shoe situation to-day IS
Trust on the quality and cost of leather. 7,
Facts that the Leather Trust VIII
These are facts that the average shoe manufact,f
It's only when an Independent newspaper putR
in the interests of its readers that you learn the real
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
Breaking Grip of Leather Trust

So Endicott and Johnson built their own
tanneries. Today they tan every pound
of leather they put into their shoes.
They tan every batch Of hides for definite
kind Of Shoe and perfect it in the tanning and
finishing for the service it is to give-nn OBJ
'vious advantage in the working qualities of
the leather and the durability of the shoes.
Their Forest Oak" is honest old-fashioned
straight oak tanned sole leather.
Their "Kromelk' is the first and only
chrome-tanned sole leather to be perfected
and put to practical and satisfactory service.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
WALL STREET

4 qulet demand for stocks al the out
set OF to-day's market enabled the list
10 advance abou one point above the
final prices OF yesterday. Initial changes
were mostly gains and the market con-
tinued It's upward swing during the first
hour. Pronounced strength I'm the i'm
shares and Missouri Pacific was instru-
men,al in crt,lting higher prices. Mis-
souri, Pacific was the best OF the 1iill
group, with an advance OF over one
point, Other securities We're fraction
ally up.
Top prices We're maintained In the-sub-
sequent dealings.
Dulness after the early display Of
strength encouraged profit taking in the
last half hour and the market was
about at the lowest Of the day at the
close. Net changes were confined 10
fractions and all OF the leading issues
with the exec ption OF Northern Pacific
we're down at the finish.
Total sales OF stocks were 49, O
shares, and OF bonds S2,09l. go.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
BAREHANOED. HE BEATS
OFF TWO ARMED FOOTPADS.
YachtSman Griffin Fights Holdup
Men With Revolver and
Blackjack.

william II. Griffin. sail manufacturer.
chairman OF the Regatta Committee of
the Brooklyn Yacht Club and a WELL
known yachtsman, was In a quick
action with Il couple OF footpads early
to-day.
Returning toward his home. ut No.
S7j9 Twenty-second avenue, Bath Beach,
he saw two men walking together about
a block ahead. lie overlook them at
the corner OF Ray Parkway and Twen-
ty-second avenue, a poorly lighted Sec
ton. As he was passing them the
smaller OF the two showed a pistol into
his face and yelled, Hands up"
mot on your life!" countered tho
yachtsman. and he went at the man.
He was fast using him up when tina
other footpId began 70 belabor HIN with
a blackjack. By rapid-hre punchins
and parrying, Mr.. Griffin succeeded IN
protecting his head from the blows,
meantim, setting up a cry for police.
His ASA lants fled. and owing to the
darkness he was unable to give a salts
factory description OF them.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
LOST IN BRONX,
CHILDREN TAKE
SMILE TRAMP
They Were Hunting Home
After Visit 10 Zoo and
Didn't Know Way.

Mabel and Henry Wood, twelve and
eleven years old. moved with their pa
rents from GreenpoInt TO No. lli7 Tif-
fanny street, the Bronx, a week ago
to-day. Pending their transfer to tho
Fox street public school they nave had
nothing to do but get acquainted with
their new surroundings.
Yesterday they went to see the AMI
mails in the geological Gardens. They
decided to walk home ana spent their
carfare for peanuts.
They left the park by n gate on the
west side, and although they knew they
hadn't come In that way they decided
that straight ahead was the shortest
route for them. When they came to
Westchester village they had found no
landmarks, so they turned north. At
WilliamsDridge they were sti!l at sea.
so they faced about and walked south
through Fordham TO KIngsOridg,.
There the children sat down and
cried for a while. Then they rudged
on until at Third avenue and one Hun
dred and Seyenty-fourth street May
Fleming OF No. 1927 Webster avenue
stopped them and asked where they
were going. Reluctantly Mabel admit
ted that she didn't know. though they
that they were bound for Tiffany street.
Miss Fleming took the youngsters to
the fremont avenue police station, and
when Lieut.. Mcmahon found that they
didn't have any idea what para Of TIT
The evening world., 1911-01-21
Other Questions TO Settle.
0LICEMAN-ATHLETE'S
VICTIM OUT OF HOSPITAL.
Walker Is Immediately Arraigned
for Unlawful Entry Into Nc
Crath'S Home.

George Walker of No. 57 East Second
street. Flatbush, the young man whom
Policeman Matthew McGrath found in
his home at No. 70S East Fifth street,
Flatbush. Christmas Eve and fired sew
eral bullets into. was released from the
Kings County Hospital to-day and I'M
mediately aftcrward arraigned In the
Flatbush Police Court on a charge OF
unla wful entry.
The prisoner vas represented by At
torney Grady of No. 40 Montague street,
Brooklyn. who had the case adjourned
until Jan. 20, Walker was paroled In
his lawyers custody.
Following tho shooting OF young
Walker McGrath was arrested on a
charge OF felonious assault. His case
Is now before the Grand Jury. In his
counter charge against Walker the po-
liccman-athlete alleges that Walker
had no right in his home. In an am
davit accompanying McGrath's com.
plant his wife alleged she did not know
Walker and had never seen him before
Christmas Eve.
Although he has recovered from the
bullet wounds, Walker carries many
scars OF his %ncourte with the biz
hammer thrower.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
MISS LOUISE CROMWELL
DANCES INTO SOCIETY.
Debut Ball Held in Washington
Attended by a Host of FASH
ionabIe Folk.

WASH. GToN, Jan. 1.-THE latest
%cotilion figures and favors marked the
big debut dance at Rauscher's last night
at which Miss Louise Cromwell. h
beautiful daughter of Mrs. Cromwell
and the late oliver Cromwell. formerly Of
New York. was presented to Washing
ton society. The cotiilon. In which ssv-
enty-fve couples participated. was led
by George Howard. dancing with Miss
Cromwell. The debutante, one OF the
most beautiful girls In Washington.
wore a giriish gown of white chi6on
and lace over white satin. As Mrs. Crom-
well IL In mourning. her place a. host
ess was taken by Mrs. GEORGE Howard.
The guests included most OF the
smartsst OF tho young mAtrons end
maids In Washington society and the
popular dancing men. Miss Helen Taft
was among the dancers.
The ballroom at Rauschsr's WAS
transformed into an italian garden with
electric lighting effects In which . bis
moon figured prominently. One cotillon
was danced In the moonbssms.
the dancers carrying wands with elee.
trio lights.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
BULLET brain,
MANSTACCERSI TO
APOL|CE STATION
Victim of Fatal Injury Can't
Tell Name Of "Friend"
Who Did It.
CLUE GIVEN BY BOY.
His Ma Sent Him to Say There
Had Been a Shooting
in Her House.
CLUE GIVEN BY BOY.

Arthur Rocco, twenty-four. OF No. 200
East Ninety-seventh street. staggered
into the East One Hundred and Fourth
street station at l o'clock this morning
and said to Lieut.. Harwood:
i've been shot" Then he pressed
his hand to the back OF his head. from
which blood wss squirting. and toppled
over.
who shot your Rocco was asked
when no was revived.
II don't know. / was shot at the
house of a friend. I don't know the
friends name or address,"
When DR.. Handbook OF Harlem Hos
pital came found Rocco in a critical
condition. The bullet had pierced the
skull and the wound likely Will result
in death. The doctor was still working
on Rocco preparatory to removing him
to the hospital when a small boy ran
into the station house and yelled to the
lieutenant:
Woman Heard Three Shots.
Say, my ma fold me to come around
here and tell you tina there had been a
shootin' in one OF her houses. She
heard three shots and she wants some
policemen to come around there and go
through the house. My mas skeered."
who are your" ASKED the lieutenant.
Morris Lake. seplied the boy. sur
prised that he was not known. Then he
continued: My ma keeps n boarding
house at No. i2) East One Hundred and
Third street. Next door. at No. l27. my
ma keeps a furp.hed-room house. She
heard the shots at No. 127."
Detectives Allen and Dindero were
sent to investigate. In a room on the
third floor they found a pillow soaked
with blood, and stains on the bed. They
also found a complete opium smoking
layout. with the peanut oil lamp still
burning. BY the lamp were half a
dozen opium pills and the pipe. Next
' they discovered a revolver, from which
three shots had been fired and a num-
Der Of pawn tickets. a Jimmy and other
things which some burglar may have
left behind.
They learned that the room was oc-
cupied by Edward Kline. a plano
player.
Where's Kllne?" Allen asked of Mrs.
Lake.
Roomer Missing.
II don't know. l heard these three
shots and then 1 sent my son to the
police"
Mrs. Lake sent her husband to look
at the injured man. who still was In
the station house. Mr.. Lake glanced
at Rocco and said:
why. sure ] know this man. He's a
friend OF Kline. I've seen them together
often"
Did Kline shoot your" Rocco vas
asked.
I have no idea who shot me-" Rocco
answered. Il don't even know where I
have been. but / do know hat l was
shot by a friend"
Then Rocco was taken to tho hos
pital.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
OPPOSE LEASING ISLANDS
TO THE UNITED STATES.
Leading Men of Ecuador Against
Letting Group on the Equator Go
for a Naval Base.

GUAYAQrlL, Ecuador. Jan. 2l.-Presl-
dent-elect Estrada called together the
more prominent citizens of this city to-
day and discussed with tnem an intima-
tion from the United states that the
Galapagos Islands might DE leased for
n term of ninety-nine years for the sum
of S15. 000. 900. Those present were unani-
mouse in opposing the plan, saying such
a proposal should be rejected as the ac-
csptance OF II would he unpatriotic.
The Galapagos Islands. fifteen In num-
Der, are situated on the equator. extend
ing ninety miles a. each side Of II. n
are about 900 miles from the coast of
Ecuador. to which they belong, They
provide several good anchOrages n
may be desirable as "A naSal base. The
possession of Galapagos Islands because
of their strategical position near the
Panaana Canal has been a matter of dip
tomato discussion for some years. Great
Britain and France ave both been re-
ported as coveting a foothOld there.
Washington has not heretofore publicly
figured la The matter. but the impOr-
tance OF a naval base 10 near the canal
Is understood readily, especially now
that the question of terrifying the PAN
ana Canal Is under consideration.
The evening world., 1911-01-21

90 cheap that . big speculation wsu11 be
sure TO follow the start Of new toD)d
transit construction. the Bron1 end
Brooklyn are sure Important MAN
sion In transit facilities very Dos - the
result of the subway situation and the
westchester section II 70 get its share
within q year from the New Haven and
New York Central Railroad suburban
electric systems. These great construc-
tlonal undertakings convince operators
that the time for general equalization Of
land values on the basis Of transit time
rather thar Of actual distance shouid not
be delayed.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
s C n rer
BY o S

fanny street they lived on he turned
them over to the matron and began to
call up the other stations In the Bronx,
None of them had received any in
quiries concerning the children. but an
hour later Mrs. Wood had heard at
Morrisania station where Mabel and
Henry were n went to their rescue.
They had walked nearly eight miles,
the police ngured.
The evening world., 1911-01-21
Applaud votes for Women BiII.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 2i,-Suf-
frage for the ONE of Arkansas Is
proposed in a bill offered in the House
OF Representatives yesterday. Women
over twenty-one years OF age who are
citizens OF Arkansas will be allowed
the right of suffrage II the bill becomes
a law. The reading Of the bill was
greeted with applause.
The evening world., 1911-01-21

Manhattan n a nve-cent fare would
DO more for tho poor han anything
that could be devised, according to
those who ave studied the situation
In crowded tenement Districts