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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30
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complinented Coleman on his good mp
penrance. but thought he looked little
pale. Pulling the little red ribbon from
her hair, she put It suddenly around his
neck. and she asked the deputy IL he
did not think that was an Improvement.
Tho officer said he thought It was too
small necktie for man.
IF It's here tomorrow. It's big enough
for a man" she said. quick as flash,
looking Coleman straight in the eye.
Then she tied 1t into her hair again,
shook hands rather indiferentiy, had an
other little chat with tho officer, who
seemed still to be thinking over what she
had Just said. and was gone.
Not a word about his note; not even
hint. Her whole manner seemed Sc
changed, at least toward him. He had
not seen her for months-could 1t be nos.
slblo that she had ceased to caro- 70,
him? He could not understand IT. but
why should he worry about 1T. anyway:
He had already given her up; She had
his letter; what was the use Of thinking
any more about her?
Next morning, when tho line marched
from breakfast to the. shoe shop, Coleman
looked hollow-eyod and tired. He took
his place mechanically and lock stepped
along with the rest. down the steps
across tho court, into the yard and past
tho grating.
Al the grating he stopped as II he had
been shot. The man behind him cursed
and the weight Of the line pushed him
on, but not before he had had time to be
sure he was not mistaken. A narrow
little red ribbon was hanging across the
bars OF the grating over the sewer.
III It's hero tomorrow, It's big enough
for man." There was no mlsunder-
standing what had happened. She had
orawled through that sewer during the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30
The RED RIBBON
=. FOSTER
By II. z. % STEl

little piece OF paper was carefully swat
lowed.
Coleman's- plan of escape was a very
simple one. He knew that he would be
taken back to his old place in the shoe
shop. ana he knew that In tho yard just
outside was large iron grating cover
Ing the opening OF the sewer which
drained tho yard when it was washed.
The sewer connected with n little river
running through the town about hun
dred yards beyond the prison walls.
Whether or not this sewer was largo
enough TO crawl through. Coleman did
not know. but he did know that the graf
ing was loose. because he had often seen
1t lifted while serving his previous sen
teace. The line of prisoners marched
close to this grating In going to and from
the dining room. and Coleman had often
looked at ii and wondered how. big the
sewer under 1t was. II a man could
crawl through it and find suit OF clothes
ut the other end and a hack waiting for
him on the roadway above. the rest was
easy
The first thing Katie had undertaken
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

to do was to get somo definite Informa-
ton about the sewer and the first crush
Ing disappointment OF Coleman's prison
life was 10 gather from the message
under the gum that Katie could not man
age IL. She dare not ask any one to get
The information for her. What should
she DO?
Writing notes the size OF n postage
stamp once month is slow work, and
Coleman began to lose heart The i'm
practicabllty OF the whole scheme be-
came more and more apparent to him,
when he thought 1t all over In the quiet
eeclusion of his cell Tho whole thing
was nothing hut lovers dream, 1t had
looked rosy enough while he was talking
II over with her. but the windows OF n
prison put things in very different light.
He wrote her>a long letter and told her
just how lie felt about It; told her he
had already asked too much, that she
had done too much and that it would TO
better IL she gave him up and forgot
that they had ever met To write a let
ter In prison is comparatively easy, even
II Ii has TO be on the back OF bill Of
lAding or M order blank To get II into
the post Ia not as difficult as It seems. II
you have little OF the prison currency
tobacco--and know to whom to give It.
Coleman carried the letter In his pocket,
hoping for a chance to slip 1t to one of
the drivers that hauled goods from the
shoe shop to the railroad. He had been
told by Other prisoners that this par
ticular driver did such things occasion
ally, and. happening to meet him ON the
landing. he clipped the note and the to-
bacco into his hand.
Buy stamp and post that for me,
paSd. It's for my girl"
Cert" WAS all the man said.
Two or three days later the colorcd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

TER the sheriff
had delivered his
prisoner. the usual
formalities ere
soon over. The
warden knew Cole
man was coming in,
and had already
sent word to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
Iannh Eddy Is Killed.

Gloyersville, N. Y, March 11.-Jacob
Eddy. seventy years old, who was well
known to travellers to the Adirondack
mountains. having for many years con-
Quoted the Worthwhile stage route, was
Instantly killed by being thrown from
his cutter while driving near Batchel
ieryille.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
CHURCH AID IN
GOLD SEARCH
Now Swedish Evangelical
Wants Shars of Strike"

Kansas City, Mo-, March 1.-THE
Swedish Evangelical Church of the
United Suites sent Nels O. Haltherg
and Peter II. Anderson, missionaries,
to Nome, Alaska, in 1896 and grub
staked' them to stake out three mines,
one In the name of Haltberg, d Ia
the name Of Anderson and n in the
name of the church.
Before Federal Judge John G. Pol
lock the church asked the court to set
aside a transfer of LAO acres of land
In Dickinson county, Kan, near Abb
lene, made by Anderson to his wife. 1t
Is ~contended the mine that vas staketi
out In the name of the charch was the
only one of the three hat ''panned
OUT and the church is claiming an
equity of $230,0 00. for which 1t was
given Judgment In a suit in the United
States court at Chicago.
Judge Pollock reserved decision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
FEAR A GIRL
LOST AT SEA
Last Seen Tuesday Night on
Deck of Monroe.

New York, March 11.-Friends and
relatives of Miss Florence Warwick of
New Haven, Conn, fear that she was
thrown overheard from the Old Do
minion line steamship Monroe last
Tuesday night. She boarded the vessel
that afternoon and was last seen In
the company of another woman walk
Ing on the deck. Her baggage was In
her stateroom just as she left it. Miss
Warwick Is a member of the old War
wick family of Virginia, after which
he county was named,
Miss Warwick spent Monday night
before sailing at the home of William
FL. Smith, her cousin, who is a Ia wyer
of this city. Mrs. Smith said that Miss
Warwick, who is "a clever, vivaciOus
woman, was in her best vein during
the evening and the following day and
was especially elated oyer the fact TINT
she was going on her regular spring
visit to her brother, Abraham War
wick, who lives at Richmond, Va. She
said that Miss Warwick had never
beSti LEOtsutto VIII uleuldt uepEtsSIOu
of any sort, SO that the possible theory
of suicide is completely ~discredited.
She said also that Miss Warwick Is a
great traveller and "a very good sailor.
being especially fond of ~psrtroiing the
decks In rough weather.
A telephone message was received by
Mr. Smith Thursday night from the
missing woman's brother, Abraham
Smith He told of the baggage having
been found. He said there were proper
baggage checks in her handbag, but
not a cen of money. There was no
trace. either, he said, of some valuable
Jewels, heirlooms in the Warwick fam
lily, which 1t is believed Miss Warwick
had with her. 1t may be that these
jewels were in her trunk or 1t may be
that they are still In a little chamois
bag about her neck in which she some
times carried them.
Miss Warwick boarded the boat
shortly before the sailing time Tues
day. She made her baggage arrange
ments and surrendered her ticket after
the boat had sailed, according to the
officials at the Old Dominion line.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
SHE STEALS TO
KEEP PARENTS
Cashier on $40 a Week
Gives Advice.

New York, March 11.-Accused of
populations aggregating between $15,-
600 and 49,, Q, Miss Susan G. Ma
comber, forty-tw0 years old, who lives
with her aged father and mother at
Orange, N. j., was a prisoner on a
charge of forgery in the third degree
before Magistrate O.Connor in the
was Benjamin f. Mauprin, secretary
Of the John Lane Publishing company,
which employed Miss Macomber as a
b~ookkeeper for two years until a
month ago.
In the courtroom when the woman
earlier in the day onea warrant, were
her parents, for whose comfort during
their last days, Miss Macomber said
In q statement, she had worked and
saved her earnings. Through her law
yer Miss Macomber waived examine
ton and was held In $4,000 bail to
await action by the grand jury.
In a letter which she wrote her
former employers a few days after she
left she pointed out to them the folly
Of trusting the books and cash of so
large a concern to a $40 a week EN-
ployee and her admitted that she had
misappropriated about $4,000 of the
companies funds.
1.-THE position was worth a salary of
at least $4,000 a year if you had en-
ployed a man." she wrote. Magistrate
O'Conner read the letter in court.
Appended TO the letter was a list OF
her total regulations and the concerns
losing by them. They totaIed about
$l3 ,oeo, A=.=tant District Attorney
Wflmot said, but he told the court that
the books of the concern showed losses
amounting to $4,000.
Miss Macomber had worked for the
John Lane company two years. She is
forty-two years old and has been the
sole support OF her parents. Her
father, James Macomber, is seventy
four years old, and her mother is
seventy-one, Miss Macomber was ar
rested Thursday on a warrant at the
offices of the Employers Liability com
pany, So Maiden lane. which had bond
ed her. She had returned to the office on
Wednesday with $1,000, which she in
sisted ON restoring. On Thursday she
brought another $1,000 which she had
raised on property belonging to her
parents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11

The British Ambassador, the
Right Honorable James Bryce, from
a chair en- the rostrum of the AS
sembly at Albany,-N. Y, watched
with extreme interest. the voting of
senators and assemblymen for Uni
ted States senator. Although he is
the author of the standard work on
American government and has see
much American political machinery
in action. Ambassador Bryce said
that never before had he been pres
ent at a balloting for United States
senator.
Your Legislature like other legis-
Iatures on this great continent" he
said to the Legislature, ..sprang up
In fertile soil, an eutgrowth of the
same shoot of which our English Par
lament is a part. | tbs a matter of
deepest interest to an Englishman
to see how well you have preserved
the essence and the spirit Of our in
s~titutions. You have preserved the
principle that the majority must rule
and that a people is successful only
when 1t is united"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11

nscEzns fo ms SEM
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11

An anchor to windward-an ad In
the EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
ALL CLOCKS STOP IN FRANCE
limo Is AnnihiIatcd For Nine Minutes
and Twenty-one Seconds.

Time Is Annihilated For Nine Minutes
and Twenty-one Seconds.
Paris, March 11.-Starting at exact
ly midnight, time was annthilated In
France for the space of nine minutes
and twenty-one seconds. On the stroke
OF the hour all the clocks ID the repub-
lie were stopped for the time indicated
In order to comply with the law MAX
ing the time here the same as in all
places within a radius Of fifteen de-
grees and In which the time is regu-
lated from Greenwich. England.
Owing to the change in time In in
~teresting question has arisen. 1t is
questionable II a child that is born
and dies within the elapsed time will
legally have lived. The point is puz-
cling the legal talent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
SIR FRANK NEWNES HERE.
English Publisher Will Make Tour of
United States and Canada.

English Publisher Will Make Tour of
United States and Canada.
New York, March u.-Among the
passengers who arrived on the Maure-
tania was Sir Frank Newnes, who sue
ceeded to the baronetcy on the death
of his father, Sir George Newnes, last
year. Sir Frank Is governing director
of the Newnes publishing house He
States and viii then make a tour of
Canada.
Other passengers were Or. Campbell
Morgan, pastor of Westminster chap
Ell, London. who will 20 to Atlanta,
Ga, to spend n weak. and DOuedns
Doty, an editor of the Century Maya
zine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11
Oldest Clergyman Dead.

Glens Falls, n. Y, March 1.-THE
key. Cicero Barber, said to have been
the oldest clergyman in the country, is
dead at his home in Fort Edward, aged
101. He was a member of the Troy
Methodist conference for seventy
years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11

New York, March I1:-Miss Marie
Wagner, of the Hamilton Grange
Lawn Tennis Club. came back into
the position she lost last year as the
champion indoor woman tennis play
er of America, by defeating Mrs.
Frederick Schmitz by a score of s.
4, 7@9, Cd. 1t was ons OF the
most Interesting matches seen In
many q day between women players.
Both players showed some remark
ably fine placing. and the errors were
few and far hetween. How closely
the contest WIS wag0d may he judg-
ed from the fact that onIy apven
points more we're made By the win
than the loser. In the FIRST two
sets Miss Wagner had only one wsn-
nsng point m0re thnn her rival.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-11

An anchor to windwaro-an ad. In
.aa EVENING NEWS.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-16

Oxford Ties and Pumps
in either plain or strapped
styles. Patent, Gun Metal
Calf or Tan Calf. All $1.99
q pair.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-16

and then fired me. in favor OF a one
armed man.
my brother-in-law thought that be-
cause he swas connected with me he
could tell me TO get out. and that
would do so without a murmur. Well
he has found out differently.
Friday morning. the auditors hap
pened TO meet.
You haven't enough brains to last
you over night" yelled Oakman TO
Robertson.
You fellows think you own the
whole county and that this 10 two
man board" retorted Robertson.
While the wordy volleys were being
fired, Buhrer arose and went into his
own ONCE, slamming the door connect
ing his office with that OF Robertson.
Auditor Robertson brought to The
Times office, Friday afternoon, the
following statement on the Christian
sen matter:
The law provides that the audi
tors shall have the same power o. re-
moval OF any appointee as boards OF
supervisors possess, but II distinctly
provides that removals shall be made
with the concurrence OF all members
OF the board No meeting Eas been
held to consider the removal OF Mr..
Christensen. ! have not been called
upon for my concurrence therein, and,
consequently. have neither given nor
refused II. So Mr.. Christensen has
not been removed with the Concur.
renee OF all the members II the
board Whether he has beeL femoy-
ed at all, or whether he Is still legal
ly an employee of the county, is "A mat
ter for Mr.. Christensen to consider
and is not up TO me at the present
time. So far as | know, or have been
able TO learn. Mr.. Christensen is an
efficient employee and know Of no
charges against him. How | shall
vote, II charges are preferred. and II
a meeting is called to pass upon the
subject, is a matter for future con-
sideration, when charges are prefer
red and my vote asked. II he has beeu
efficient, then / presume that Mr..
Oakman should be governed by the
same reason that he gave for voting
TO refuse me any appointments last
December, which was, as shown by
the minutes or the board. that the
then employees should be retained be-
cause they have given entire salts
faction
Christensen has always borne a
good reputation around the county
building, and is well-liked
The Detroit times., 1911-06-16
Democrats Plan to Cut
Tariff on Steel and Sugar


WASHINGTON, June l6. - Two
more schedules OF the tariff law-iron
and steel and sugar-are to be revised
by the Democrats IL congress con-
tinues In session for some time long
err, says John Callan O'Laughlin In a
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
Action upon these schedules Will
be the direct result OF the investiga-
tions into the United States Steel cor
poration and the sugar trust, now
making by select committees OF the
house.
These committees are including the
effect of existing tariff rates upon the
perpetuation OF the steel and sugar
monopolies In the scope of their in
quiries. II Is expected a great deal or
material will be obtained which, add
ed to that available. will enable sat
isfactory revision.
In the case OF iron and steel, Dem
ocratic members OF the committee
hold that the cut made by the Aldrich
law In some Of the duties fixed upon
these metals still left them overpro-
tected 1t Is proposed to make a
sweeping reduction In the hope for
eign competition will prevent the high
prices the trust now Ii charging In
the American market. With reference
to the sugar schedule, II Is the pur-
pose to throw out the Anticipated
Dutch standard and reduce duties on
the refined product
The result of the decision reached
by house leaders will be to assure ac-
ton by the house upon the following
four schedules of the tariff bill:
Schedule C-Metals and manufac-
lures Of
Schedule E-Sugar, molasses, and
manufactures of.
Schedule Cotton manufactures.
Schedule K-Wool and manufac-
lures Of
There are fourteen tariff schedules
In all. Affecting them are the follow
ing measures which the house already
has passed, and which deal with
schedule ID wood and manufactures
of, schedule G agricultural products
and provisions), and schedule M (pulp
paper and books).
The Canadian reciprocity agree
ment
The farmers free list. "
The schedules which remain to be
death with at the next session OF
congress are:
Schedule A-Chemicals, oils and
paints.
Schedule B-Earths, >earthea%are
and glassware.
Schedule Tobacco and manufacN
lures Of
Schedule H-spirib, wines and
other beverages.
Schedule J-Flax, /hemp and jute.
Schedule L-Silk and silk goods.
Schedule N-Sundries.
IL the senate refuses to act upon the
farmers free list" and the wool
schedules IL Is the purpose OF the
house to continue passing the sched-
ules and putting them up to the SEN
ate.
In a word, the longer congress Is In
session the more time will be at the
disposal of the house ways and means
committee to consider and report re-
visions of various features Of the tar
in law.
The Democrats have taken serious
ly the lessons OF the congressional
elections and purpose In the next cam
paign TO show the country they dif
everything In their power 90 carry out
the expressed will OF the people for
proper tariff. The members of this
party in the house will be ably as
sisted by their confreres In the sen
ate.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-16
REMORSE DRIVES
EMBEzzLER TO
GIVE SELF UP
Reuben Kreatz, Short $1,000 in Ac.
counts in Walla Walla, Wash,
Finds "Tortures of Help More
Than He Can Stand.
II Want To See Ny Wife and Babies
! Can't Stand the Separation"
He Says.

I'm going back to face the music
It's bad enough TO have to do that
But TO walk around the streets with
the consciousness that you've done
wrong and with a constant fear OF de-
lection haunting YOU. that's worse
than the tortures of hell"
Reuben Kreatz, self-confessed en-
bezzler, wanted in Walla Walla.
Wash, for arpropriating about $1,000
of the funds OF the Pacific Light &
Power Co., talked freely OF his
trouble. Friday morning. II wasn't
restitution that caused Kreatz 10
walk into police headquarters and
He Is well-dressed. looks as II he has
,been well-fed and he says he could
have a good position In Detroit With
In Is minutes.
SO IL wasn't want II was just that
remorse that follows the commission
of crime by those not crimlnally-in
clined-that, and the fact that back
home In Walla Walla, there is wife
and two little babies, from whom
Kreatz has not heard since ..e left
the town more than month a9o.
Il though could stand separation
from them, but | can't" he saii. II
want to see my wife and my babies.
Why, she doesn't even know where
am. She must be worrying her life
away. After I left, told her what
| had done, about taking the money.
but | didn't tell where she could find
me. She would have written, but she
didn't know where TO write. kEow
they are well-fixed and would not
want for material things during my
absence. But even the knowledge
that they are In comfortable clrcHm-
stances did not stop the paiI and
-heaEtaehe that such separation
causes.
my wrong doing was just one Of
those unfortunate affairs. | invested
money In private enterprises. It's
the old story Of the investments fail
ing TO pan out. | couldn't replace
the money, and here ! am. had no,
special object in coming to Detroit,
except that the city is well-aivertis-
ed through the west. We hear a lot
about 1t out that way. just drifted
here"
Kreatz is only 81 years old. He was
manager of the branch office OF the
Pacific Light & Power Co., in Walla
Wella. He came to Capt. Mcdonnell
several days ago and asked II he
were wanted for the embezzlement
The captain had no information con-
corning Kreatz, but wired Walla Wal
la, and received reply that Kreatz
was wanted for the embez<lSment
Later Kreatz returned to the central
station and was locked up. An Of
ficer will come from Walla Walla for
him.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-16
PLENTY OF WATER
IN SUGAR STOCK
CONTINUED from page -.

-oxnard said. was the organization of
beet sugar factories in Nebraska,
which developed into the American
Beet Sugar Co., controlling ak beet
sugar factories and capitalized at
$40, 100000.
Oxnard said the largest holders Of
the American Beet Sugar Co. We're w.
Bayard Cutting and r. Fulton Cutting
Of New York.