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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
Fleeced a Town of $750,000
MAGNATE OF CONFIDENCE TRUST WHO FIXED
HORSE RACES AND PRIZE FIGHTS

up q case tn8t o MIN all over the
west.
While the main '"store" was in
Council Bluffs, the gang also operated
more or less frequently in Cook coun-
ty, Illinois, outside Of Chicago. in Sc
attic, Los Angeles, Denver, New Or
leans, Little Rock, Hot Springs, Ark,
Kansas City, South Bend, Ind, Pitts
burg and other cities. OF these New
Orleans and Denver were perhaps the
favorite branch stores."
The "store" kept q set Of travelling
men who went from place to place in
search of likely victims. Big men
were their prey. They could not af-
ford to bother with small fry. A
"mike," as the victim was called in
the technique of the trade, who could
not produce at least $1,000 would
have been too small to cover expens-
es. The stage settings and accesso-
ries were expensive.
The victim, a man of wealth and
position, with a tendency toward
sports and sharp bargains that would
make him susceptible, having been
found, it was necessary to provide a
"steerer."
The standard story of the "steerer"
to tell was something like this: "Mr.
Mike, 1 have a cousin who's coming
out west pretty oon with a bunch of
eastern m%illionaires who are looking
into an i%nterurban proposition. MA
bray. called Gordon" was the cous-
in.) My cousins been with this bunch
for years, and he's really made 'em,
but they won't give him credit for it.
The schemes have been his and he's
entitled to part of the profits, but
they won't do him justice. He thinks
he sees a way now, though, to get
even with the - hogs while they're
here. They're a bunch of sports out
for a good time and they've got a
horse that they think can beat NY
thing. They'll bet any amount on
horse in Missouri that he knows can
beat their horse. He tried him out
and timed him and it's a cinch-noth-
ing to it. We're going to put all the
money we've got on him and clean
'em up. Sounds sort Of raw. but you
wouldn't think 80 II you knew how
they've treated him. My cousin and
can't bet openly against the bunch,
Of coursef1 so We wondered whether
you couldn't come down and bet the
money for US like it was yours"
This sort Of talk, when made to the
right sort Of man, could not fail to
be effective. Mike" usually agreed
to play the part of the racehorse man
with the unknown horse. Unknown,
by the way, Is an odd word in this
connection. Red Leo, as pretty a lit
tie runner as ever stepped, was used
constantly under that name and was
the horse upon which all the Mikes
placed their money.
When mike" had agreed to act the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20

1OrleS ana r8QlCal6 alike nave Deen
saying all along-and with apparent
conviction-that the disabling Of the
house Of lords clears the way for
Irish home-rule.
Not So" pipes UP suddenly the old
bimetallist. Moreton Frewen. What
has really happened. he writes to the
Spectator" is that poor old ireland
has again been tricked and thrown
down. Home-rule-the real article
has been postponed for another gen.
Grafton. The work Is all to do over
again. John Redmond Is still lotus
eating in fools paradise. He thought
the county councils bill would be &C
ceptable to Ireland: the Dublin con-
vention tore it to bits and dumped II
into the gutter. He thinks now that
the Irish parliament which Mr.. AS
quith has promised him-a subordi-
nate body, with no control over the
taxation Of the land or over the tar
if-will be acceptable. The next
Dublin convention will give him q
rude awakening. predicts Moreton
Frewen. That pessimist continues:
Mr.. Redmond has done all MI. As
Nyy{th'a N{~tNv xvv@~1p N~I l~-A-L T--Y--S
with fresh burdens-and for what?
In order that English radicals should
experiment with finance and the con-
stitution. There never was anything
more misleading and 10 mischiev-
GUS than the declarations Of the tory
press that it Is Mr.. Asquith who has
done Mr.. Redmond's dirty work. Mr..
AsQuith has done after his kind. Mr..
Redmond has been his supple instru-
ment. Look in at the house
OF commons; look at those good, I'M
lettered fellows On the Irish benches,
and then look at that muster Of smart
lawyers drawing their 5000 pound a
year on the government bench. I do
not envy the man who watches with
out sympathy a conflict so hopelessly
o%ne-sided. But at least it is not Ire
land-it is the British government
which Is responsible for breakers
ahead.
For his part, Moreton Frewen does
not feel a bit like whooping with Joy
over the cropper Of the lords; they
might at least have stood between the
new body Of Irish landowners and
socialistic taxation. Look which way
he will. he sees no comfort. I'VE
%home-rulers are undone," he says.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
(Rev. G. L Powell, Phi. D.,
Caldwell. Idahnl

Fundamentals of the Christian Re-
ligion." is the title Of q second vol
ume from the pen Of the scholarly
DR.. T. f. Halfyard, professor of phil
osophy and theology In Wesley col
lege. Grand Forks, North Dakota. II
will have a larger and more popular
circulation than even his first work,
THE Spiritual Basis of Man and Ma
ture," because of its appeal to the
inner life Of man. The great secret
OF the volume before us lies in the
skillful and scientific treading Of the
hidden %yearnings and desires of the
spirit. The arguments and demon
strated propositions do not belong to
the cut-and-dried theology and apollo
getics Of a dead Journalism but spring
warm and life-throbbing from a soul
which has found its resting place In
a living personal God.
A personal word concerning the au-
thor will not be amiss. That DIR.
Halfyard Is admirably prepared for
the work he has set out to do is evil
dent from his profound learning and
great ability. As q student and
teacher he has been distinguished for
achievement at once thoroughing and
brilliant. He brings to his task a
ripe scholarship. penetrative insight,
and constructive imagination. Every
subject that his pen touches becomes
luminous and living. Wesley college
is to be justly congratulated in hav-
ing IN its staff such a scholar and
thinker who by his works is attract
ing the attention of the philosophical
and literary world and bringing the
school to recognition. Through such
works as have been produced by Pro-
fessor Halfyard the college is becom-
ing known as a centre Of literary cul-
ture and thought.
fundamentals Of the Christian Re
ligion" Is not merely for the scholar
in the college OF the professor In the
chair but for the general reader, in
fact for all who have found, or who
want to find, the truth Of q living
testimony when the spirit Of God
communes with the spirit Of man.
Each chapter Is brimful Of thought
and deserves careful and repeated
reading. The first deals with Chris
tianity and other religions. The au-
thor does not brand as absolutely
false and pernicious the truths az
found in the oriental systems Of re-
ligion. Indeed. he shows that they
contain much truth but that they have
outlived their times and no longer
satisfy the cry Of modern man or
meet the demands Of modern ages.
The religions Of the orient are not
altogether false and destructive but
they belong to the past and in the
conflict with modern needs they fail
most dismally to maintain themselves
or adapt themselves to modern re-
ligious conditions. The superiority of
Christianity is shown by the applica-
ton of the teachings Of Jesus Christ
to present-day needs, and also by the
marvellous adaptation Of the principles
Christ enunciated to all the problems
Of life through all the centuries till
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
Chicago Tribune.)

| SSulCA6O 1IlUuucsJ
Murray, the magnate of the con
game trust, will soon be liberated
from Leavenworth prison.
This announcement will in
terest in many cities. 1t will carry a
string into hundreds Of homes and
Offices. For the Mabray gang, operat-
ing through the western states, with
its main "store" at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, was unquestionably the most
b~usinesslike and effective swindling
organization ever brought into an
American court. Its winning in 1908
alone, as figured out by attendants Of
the trials of two years ago, reached
a total of almost three quarters of. a
million.
J. c. Mabray and his gang staged
fake horse races, wrestling matches,
foot races and prize fights. In all of
these events one of the contestants
dropped dead. In the alarm and fear
Of arrest that followed the gang
would disappear with the money. The
victim was in no position to complain,
for in almost all cases he had been
caught in an effort to help fleece
some one else. If he did complain the
police could not or would not help
him.
The gang was rounded up in 1909
by the p%ostoffice authorities. Fifteen
were prosecuted in federal court by
Sylvester R. Rush. special assistant
attorney general for the United States,
who figured in the Alaskan coal and
western land fraud cases. Most of
those tried received sentences. Only
two men, however, have been tried so
far in the state courts. There are
5000 indictments standing, and at a
mass meeting in Council Bluffs sev-
eral weeks ago a demand was made
that these prosecutions be pushed.
The confidence operators might still
be filling safety deposit boxes with
banknotes were 1t not for a trivial
accident and a bit Of feminine impru-
dence. The wife Of John r. Dobbins
of Princeton, Mo-, the "steerer" who
introduced T. w. Ballew, of the same
city, to the gang, to his loss Of $780,.
900, is said to have been so pleased
with the transaction that she could
not resist whispering it about. AS q
result the public made Ballew's life
miserable by its inquiries concerning
race horses. Ballew filed a charge Of
%swindling. But the gang actually
came to its misfortune through the
mistake of a mail clerk.
Mabray used box four at the post
Office and the clerk happened to throw
a letter for him into an adjoining box
The letter was opened by mistake ant
being in the code Of the gang, aroused
much interest. 1t was turned ovel
to the p~ostoffice authorities and ]. S
Stevenson, an inspector, began to worl
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
Fundamentals of the Christian
Religion, by DR.: S. F. Halfyard
the present time. Their reality and
validity were never as robust and
all-cOnQuering a. today.

the present time. Their reality and
validity were never as robust and
all-conQuering a. today.
The second chapter-that on the
Christian idea Of God-delights the
reviewer for q personal reason. Some
years ago in pursuing a post-gradu-
ate course In one Of the leading uni
versities Of the continent he became
acquainted with q brilliant young
student from Tokyo university. There
were many discussions or religion
and especially on the relative merits
of Christianity and the oriental sys-
tems. The young scholar from Japan
held his own pretty we'll when the
discussion was on the plane Of pure
ethics and pure philosophy. It was
evident that he could argue with en-
thusiasm for his own religion. One
day he acknowledged that since the
idea Of God was the basis Of all re-
ligion. therefore. that religion which
taught the best idea of God was the
best religion. He acknowledged fur
Their that whenever you found the
best picture Of God you would find
the divine revelation. When the
Christian conception Of God as found
in Jesus Christ was presented he sad
ly acknowledged that nowhere in all
his reading had he found such a pic
ture Of God. He concluded the dis
cussion by saying. Il could be for
ever satisfied with a God like that"
This chapter on the Christian idea
Of God will do much to turn back tho
tide Of so-called critics who maintain
that Christianity is no better than
the other religions, and II read vide
ly. will do incalculable good In
spreading the truth Of the kingdom.
This chapter is worth more than the
price Of the book. and is intended to
settle ones faith in the Christian
conception Of God. It meets and
satisfies the demands Of every thought
full and inquiring soul.
The chapter on the "Re-eminence
Of Christ" Is q masterpiece and will
doubtless become a classic. The the
sis is that the Christian religion is
built on q person who has had no
equal, and never will have, in all
the race Of men. 1t compares favora-
bly, with a similar discussion in "Na-
ture and the Supernatural" by Hor-
c Bushnell, which is regarded as
the greatest thing in the English
language ever written in a single
chapter on Jesus Christ. The chapter
we refer to is the tenth, namely,
1.-THE Character Of Christ Forbids His
Possible Classification with Men," In
his discussion Professor Halfyard de-
monstrates not only the superiority of
Christ over all men but also that he
is forever Incompatible in the history
Of the ages. Whoever reads this
book will be strengthened both in his
faith and in his character. 1t is full
Of strong meat, the diction Is polished
and the volume is well bound. 1t GER
tainly ought to have a place in every
home. 1t is just a book for the time
and place and is ITO the manor born"
We bespeak for It a great reception
and large sale. 1t 10 worthy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
CLASS ORGANIZED.
Sophomores Of Local High School
Elect TNhair nAGon.1

The class of 1914 of the local high
school met Tuesday afternoon and
organized for the year, electing the
following officers:
President. Rabinovich.
Vice President-H. Kneupher.
Secretary-Ida Thompson.
Treasurer-Pearl Paulson.
The presidents cabinet is made up
Of Alice Stinson, Sylvia Hunter, Edith
Reed, Paul Paulson, Marion Fongen-
son. Paul Mathews, Ruth Templeton
Herman Kneupher.
Social Committee-Ruth Templeton
Lillian NJ. Dow, Paul Mathews, Lois
Riley, Roy Ferguson.
Color Committee. Rabinovich
Lillian NJ. Dow, Paul Mathews.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
O New Fall Goats

We are showing in our coat line designs that include all
the newest style ideas now being featured in New York City
or Paris. The coats come in full length for all around wear,
all smartly cut and trimmed. The materials are Scotch
knickerbockers, fancy mixtures, fine cheviots, etc. Prices
from $1,000 up to $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
New Separate Skirts on Display
Benner, Begg & Garvin

a Chicago lightweight, was among
those convicted, but took an appeal.
Bert Shores, a Seattle wrestler; got
fifteen months. Leon Lozier, once q
phenomenal runner, was implicated.
The books of the gang were kept
In cipher. Each man had a number.
There were hundreds. Mabray was
No. &C. Unfortunately for the bunko
syndicate, the key to the. ledger was
found and many were implicated. The
entry which deals with the Ballew
case is as follows: mike Ballew.
$50, 600. Red Leo, Blood run. Louied
him." Ballew, it may be mentioned.
was q banker with fourteen lumber
yards, two department stores, two
lime kilns, and other properties. This
shows the class of men who were VIC
timized. OF the Ballew operation
Mabray received half and Dobbins, the
"%steerer," $500.
Mabray himself has a whimsical be-
lief in honesty as the best policy. II
never mixed an honest man." ia his
assertion. Honesty is the best policy.
With honesty, none of these fellows
would have been caught and I would
not have been In the PEN"
r. B. Herman, F. G. Brown and
E. G. Moore, three of Mabray's chief
lieutenants, were captured in San
Jose, where they were in luxurious
hiding. An interesting point is that
among the suits filed were included
against Ernest E. Hart, president of
the First National bank Of Council
Bluffs, who was charged with collu-
sion. When these state court cases
are heard the public at last will have
full information in one of the most
interesting and complicated confidence
games ever worked.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
COMPANY
and German Farmers En-.
gage In Telephone Business.

Dickinson, N. D, Sept 20.-German
and Hungarian farmers residing south
of this city have been successful in
perfecting the organization of the
German-Hungarian Telephone COM
pany and az a result the district will
be entirely covered by the service pro-
posed. The lines will connect Le-
for, Gladstone and several. places in
Hettinger county, and it gives prom
Use of being one of the biggest farm
telephone organizations in the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
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The Right Of WAY.

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The Right Of Way.
A splendid new scenic production
of "The Right Of Way" will be seen
on Friday, September 20, at the Met
ropolitan. This wonderful play was
dramatized from Sir Gilbert Parker's
powerful novel by Eugene w. Pres
brey, n Of the foremost Of American
,playwrights.
"The Right Of Way was an instan-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
THE FREWEN VIEW.

Tories and radicals alike have been
saying all along-and with apparent
conviction-that the disabling of the
house Of lords clears the way for
Irish home-rule.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20

%taneous success from its initial pro-
duction in New York city to the pres
ent time and 1t appears to have be-
come more popular with the advance
of time, owing to the fact that more
people are becoming acquainted with
the story through the reading of the
book. 1t bids fair. eventually, to rival
ben Hur," and other works Of a
like nature.
If you have not read the story now
Is your time to do SO. II you have
you will do we'll to read it again be-
fore seeing the play, but whether you
have read it or not. you will be in
tensely interested in the drama itself,
as It will be presented by San
ford Dodge and his excellent company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
Sam

It is generally agreed that Sam
Bernard in his latest success" He
Came From Milwaukee," which this
favorite comedian will reveal here for
the first time on Friday, September
20, at the Metropolitan theater, has
one of the very best vehicles with
which he has been equipped in many
years to show his ability as q fun
maker. Mr.. Bernard's new play is
said to possess lots Of strange at
mosphere, many bright Genes and a
chorus which aside from it's many
physical charms, can sing remarkably
well. 1t vas in HE Came From Mil
waukee," that Mr.. Bernard enjoyed
great success in New York last year,
where it remained a potent attraction
for many weeks at the Casino.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
EuneraIs at cannonsbura.

Cannonsburg. Pa. Aug. 29.-In the
gloom of rainy day, the first of to-
days funerals Of the victims Of Satur-
day nights picture show horror took
place here this morning. and before
nightfall seventeen OF the twenty six
unfortunates will have been buried
Throngs stood silently in the streets as
the funerals passed. the scene being re-
peated almost every hour until the last
of the victims were buried.
AS the casket containing the body
Of stephen Mastiowicz. ticket seller
at the ill-fated moving picture show
was being borne to the grave here last
evening. lightning struck a tree under
which the procession was passing, ant
the six pail bearers were knocked
down. John Hodie. brother in-law Of
the unfortunate boy. was rendered un.
conscious and the mourners were pan.
ic-stricken. The little white caske
dropped into the mud. where Il la,
until the party recovered from tn
shock Hodle was not seriously injur
ed. but Il was necessary to remove hin
from the cemetery In a carriage.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
BOXING LEGAL
IN new YORK
Critical Eyes Watch Bouts To-
night and Tomorrow Under
New Frawley Law

New York, N. Y. Aug. 29.-Legal-
lied boxing will take its place as an in
stitutfon In New York state tonight
with the meeting of "Porky" Flynn
and Joe Jeanette before the Fair
mount Athletic Club here. 1t is to be
the first fight staged under the F'raw-
ley law.
1t will be followed tomorrow night
by a similar contest at the Madison
square Garden between Knockout
Brown, the New York lightweight. and
Matt Wells, the British champion.
Many a critical eye will watch the
working of the new law. Those who
take special interest i'm the sport hope
that the promoters will work hand In
hand with the state commission i'm
placing contests on a basis which shall
call for no criticism.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
AMERICAN BAR MEETING.
Many Delegates in Attendance al
Opening of Convention.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 29.-The thirty
fourth annual meeting Of the American
Far Association was opened in Hunt
ington, today, and will continue
through tomorrow and Thursday, con-
Guiding with banquet Thursday even
ing. Many eminent representatives of
the Massachusetts bar were present at
the opening. In addition to some 400
delegates from other parts Of the coun-
try.
President Edgar II. Farrar. of New
Orleans. called the gathering to order
ham and Mayor Fitzgerald delivered
the greetings of the State of Massa-
chusetts and the city Of Boston. In his
opening address President Farrar re-
viewed the most noteworthy changes
i'm statute law i'm the several states and
by Congress during the past year The
initial session concluded with the an
nual reports of the other officers and
the election of new members.
Tomorrow morning former Justice
Henry h. Brown Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States will read a
paper on the New Federal Judicial
Code" In the evening William B.
Hornblower of New York will present
an address on Antitrust Legislation
and Litigation" Officers for the ensu-
ing year will be chosen at the session
Thursday morning.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
NINETY DAYS IN JAIL.
Michael Harrington Pleads Guilty to
Simple Larceny.

Simple Larceny.
Michael Harrington was arrested
and brought before Justice Fisher this
morning on n charge of simple lar
ceny. The Morrison estate was the
complaining witness. Justice Fisher
sentenced the defendant on his enter
ing n plea of guilty. to ninety days i'm
the Houghton county Jail without the
opion of a fine.
Harrington had been n teamster in
the employ of the estate, IL was al
legged that he had disposed of loads
of wood and appropriated the money
to his own use. The specific charge
was the obtaining of SO from the Nor
rison estate. thus allowing the defend
ant TO plead guilty to simple larceny
instead of embezzlement. the original
charge.
Jacob Koskela was arraigned before
Justice Jackola this morning on q
charge of wife desertion. The case
was adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing. the defendant being taken to Jail
Koskela was brought back from la
moure. N. D., Sunday by one of the
sheriff's officers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-29
STRINGENT BOXING RULES.
New Regulations for Sport in Now
York in Effect.

New York. Aug. 29.-The regulations
drawn UP by the newly organized
state Boxing Commission To govern
boxing contests In New York State
went into effect today. The rules are
of the most stringent character and
are calculated to place the sport on a
higher plane than IL has ever been be-
fore. Physical fitness of the particl-
pants I'm boxing bouts Is To be insisted
upon, betting is To- be discouraged. liq-
uors must not be sold i'm places where
contests are in progress, and care is to
be exercised I'm the selection OF club Of
ficials. Sunday exhibitions cannot be
held under the new rules. and no per-
son under eighteen years of age is TO
he allowed To participate i'm any boxing
No decisions are to be rem
dered except I'm amateur tournaments
held under the rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union.