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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

In trying to get rid OF corrupt po-
aicemen Gotham seems to have leaped
out Of the frying pan into the fire.
They are more honest than they used
to be, but they now write poetry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Without questioning for one second
the bravery Of our own policemen, we
would point out that the London bobby
has to face all corners without re.
volver.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

And now 1t is discovered that an
epidemic Of tuberculosis prevails
among the rabbits Of New York state
Another result, no doubt, Of leading
fast life and going the pace that
kills.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
Seventeen Warships for $685., 900.


Paris.-Seventeen French Warshitss
Of all ages. shapes and sizes were
sold at auction at Toulon. The total
sum realized was 5000. Among the
ships sold was the wreck OF the Jena.
The cruiser Richelieu, which cost
SIS. 600, 900, was sold for STE. 900 to o
merchant from Amsterdam.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

In Cleveland an engineer has been
made present of a locomotive. Thls
lis better than white elephant. as II
consumes no hay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Medicine Hat wants its name
changed. We would be better pleased
IL it changed the brand Of weather
It sends down this way.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
/ Nantueket fisherman hooled .

A Nantucket fisherman hooked q
large Goldfish, from whose stomach.
when cut open, flew out good-sized
duck, whose escaping fight was
stopped by q sportman's bullet. Both
Jonah and the champion fish story ara
surpassed. while even the Ananias
club is gssping with establishment
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Puccini, when he started back to
Italy, was kissed by 40 men who sing
in grand opera. After having gone
through that. sea-sickness will have
no terrors for him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
prank 21s,ooo, ooo typhoid Germs.

London.-The director Of water So
animation to the metropolitan water
board states. in his sixth report, that
during his tests he drank half pint
of Thames water, containing 21S,000,
900 typhoid bacilli. without any evil ct.
fects.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

It took postal card SO years to go
from Connecticut to Indiana. Bet a
dollar he had it in his pocket all the
time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
increase In Land Values.

Aurora, Neb.-The average 1915
price for quarter section Of land III
this vicinity was $4,000. Ten years
ago the average price was $4,000, and
20 years ago it was $1,000.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

stray cats in and near Sharon Ran
dali says he is willing to pay a fair
price for all the cats that are delivered
to him. He will not say how ne ex-
poets to rid the county of cats after
the gophers leave.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

In New York they are trying 10 rem
edy the evils of divorce by remedy
ing the evils of marriage. That seems
thoughtful method.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
HAD HR0A I
TROUBLE: SINCE
CHILDHOOD
All treatments Failed. Relieved
by Perulaa.

Mrs. VIM. = !. Oh
mann. 2764 Lin coin
Ave, Chicago, III
writes:
IT suffered Witn
catarrh Of the brosa-
chiaI tubes and had
q terrible cough ever
since a child.
81 would sit up IN
bed with ri y " Z
propped up behirio
me, but still t ne
cough would not Ter
me sleep. I thought
and everybody else
that I had cor1surnp -
Sion.
$50 reading the
papers about Pee
ruraa 7 decided 70
try, wit h on t the
least bit Of hope that !;
it would do me any
good. But after taxi
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

we are glad to learn that red
shirts make hens lay" but what gar
ment would influence them to cut
kheir present prices on eggs?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Ayiators as class are going to De
more careful this year. Natural Sc
lection win eliminate the reckless
ones.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Everything comes to him who
waits: another restaurant employe mas
fallen heir to a fortune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Aviators are still making new world
records. and yet the sport IS IN us
infancy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

If the aeroplanes will abolish war
the peace commission should at once
subsidize all it can reach.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Nobody has been heard to complain
of lack Of variety in the weather.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

It's no longer grippe" in London.
Gust "Flu.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
THREE ROY BATH Frs DROW NED
Heat Drives Thousands Of Persons To the
Water Near POughk ccpSie.

PouGHKFFPSIE, y. \ . July . The heat
drove thousands to the lakes and rivers
to-day and three drow nings were reported
in this vicinity.
Earl Sidney Altman, II years old, lost
his life at Bcck'S dock on the Hudson
River He WIS seized with cramps. In
his struggles he seized James +. Eeavy,
II years old. aud dragged him dow II
Morris Rslyea and George Bogart
swan out and seized Reavy and brought
him ashore.
Among large party Of bathers Al
Second Point, on the Hudson River below
Becks woods, was Erich Nickse, ~ years
old of College View avenue, Arlington.
About the time that the Altman and
Rcavy boys were struggling for their
lives Nickse, who was watching thrm
across the cove which separates the two
points, slipped of into the channel, which
is very deep and through which the tide
sweeps swiftly Nicksc could not sw i'm
He was dragged down by the tide and his
body was not recovered.
George Newman, Is wears old, son of
W 7 Newman of this city, was drowned
in Wappingcrs Creek at Manchester
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
ASKS HONEST MAN'S PARDON.
Judge Interccdes for Negro VINO re.
turned TO Pcnit tcntiary.

ATLANTA. July o Gov. Hoke Smith
has been asked by Judge Price Edwards
of the Superior Court Tallapoosa Circuit,
TO pardon Will Neal, .colored. whose
respect for the law proved 50 grea that
when released through mistake before
the completion Of his service sent
friend TO the Judge advising him of The
situation and asking wha, h" should do
Neal was convicted Of a-~aIlt with intent
to murder and pleaded guilty to TN"
charge of pointing n gun A. another
Because the offence occurred in III" ward
OF a Justices cour,, where the victim nf
Neal was "A witness in som" litigation
and becarse he was partially intoxicat"d,
the Judge pav" MIN one year IN one SEN
tence and four IN another, When he hal
served the on" year h" was released hy
mistake, and uncertain what he should
do no sent his friend To the Judge, who
advised him To return to the pen and
give himself up He did so. and the
Judge promised to ask "A pardon if his
conduct during tho year won the approval
OF the prison authorities Tn" wear j. lip
and on Meals reminder Judge Edwards
has asked the pardon, II is believed it
viii be granted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
BIG ELECTRIC W ERGER PLAN.
Proposed 10 Consolidate Companies In
Northern Illinois.

CHICAGO. July o Announcement was
made yesterday of definite steps which
have been taken toward the organization
of the Chicago Suburban Edison Com
pany which it is said will control the cleo
trio light and power business III north
ern Illinois outside of Chicago.
An Offer j. to be made To- the stock
holders of the Economy Light and Pow a.
Companv, the North Shore Electric Com
pany and the Illinois Valley Gas and Flee
trio Company to deposit their stock under
merger agreement.
A ma jorlty of the stock OF three com
panie- l. owned or controlled by the
Commonw ellth Edison interests 80 that
" it'll the completion of this new merger
the company of when samuel Insult l.
proSde will have a monopoly ON tn"
light and power business OF nor thern
Illinois
Among others who are prominent III
the formation of the new concern are
Frank j. Baker Charles A Munroe John
II. Gulick. Charles n. Randle and Lou-
A. Ferguson.
The Commonw ealth Edison Company
has outstanding S32 s75.UOo stock and
500 800. 600 bonds, a total of more than
&62 go. 600 capital obligations. Gross bust
ness in 1910 totnlied: :Si3. .Os3. 700 and net
St8tl sO0.
The combined capital stocks of the
three nsV companies 10 h" merged into
the Chicago Suburban Electric il 81 .E77,
900 Their combined funded debt oi
50, Isl 800 brings the tptll pt their capita
obligations to more than S2i 700 .uOu
Their present annual gross business is ~
excess Of 81 ,5Oo,oOo and their net around
81 .UO0.mn. There are plants and sub
atoms in 300 mImicipa ties thai serve
about OuO, 900 customers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
DEATH FOILOUS TRANSFER.
Coroner 10 Investigate Removal OF Gar
Conductor From Flower Hospital.

Bellevue Hospital yesterday reported
to the Coroncrs Office the death of Joseph
Cunningham. a car conductor. The re-
port said that the man had been taken
to Bellevue from Flower Hospital yester-
day morning four hours before he died.
and hen he WAS brought into the hospital
he was IN no condition to be removed. \
hospital which transfers a patient to
another hospital when he Is IN dan
gerols condition l. amenahle to law
Iunningham was prostrated on Thurs
day when he was reporting AT the car
barns at Fiftieth street and seventh
avenue. He was taken to the Flower
Hospital and was we'll enough ON Satur-
day for his wife and brother -in-l law Ia
see him. When he was transferred To
Bellevue, according to Bellevues report
to the Coroner's Office his temperature
was lol g. pulse 100 and respiration 30.
Coroner Fenherg said yesterday that
he would demand II report from Flow or
Hospital on all the particulars Of the case
He Will hold an inquest next week with
view to finding out who was responsible
for the transfer and will put the case be-
| fore jury,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
OBITl' Any.

Hugh Murray kicl mond who vas for
thirty wears an elder IN the central 'reshy-
terian Church of Orange and until recently
senior member Of the firm of Riclmond
Bros. metal goods manufacturers OF New
ark, il dead at his home AZ - South clinton
street, Orange. ne Vas born in lhompsHn-
Richmond settled in Newar when young
man. soon cmharking in the metal goods
manufacturing indnstrN, IT," retired anl,
of the sunday school of the Central Prcshv-
teran Church for fifteen wears. ilc is sur
Xrd by hs asH "" q" nss
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday
afternoon and will be conducted by the Rev
nr John Fulton Patterson. pastor OF Cen
tral PRESBYTERIAN thlrch.
Capt. Frederick 7. Il. Gruetl. who was
among the 200 .Icrseymen who served in
the famous Excelsior Brigade. died early
avenue, at The age OF -. iIe was the Can
tain of Company X. seventh New York
Infantry, all through the war. HIS com,
the engagement at Yorktown following
Gen liookrr's evacuation of \ork'owh
ON" OF capt, tirn"'i, : sons was KILLED ~ me
civil war and another died IN California.
His wife died wear ago. lie was. con-
nncted with the Ncwark Board of llealth
for nulnhrr or years.
Thomas riliey Hazard, who had been in
the New York cotton and Woollen lobblng
and commission business, for more than
nifty Years, died on SATURDAY AZ his home,
IO5 Newark avenue, fIl/hbPli, HlI'f u va
wears Illness of cirrhoss of the liver ""
was ~ years old He was a son Of the late
Sallir lew Tley and Mumford Hazard OF
Newport. u l. His Wife, two sons and four
daughters. All of whom except Mrs. Rnnyor
Field of Bound Brook are unmarried sur
vive him
A,aie despatch from hrwssrIs annowncrf
that Gregory Phclan, United States \ lee
Consul in that citv. died there Yesterday
Caifornia ie had held his post as Vice,
Consul since June 25, 1905.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
John ". Gates's Company Gets Pearson
SupplN and q (ompciitOr Hobs ID.

GALVESTON. Tex July o Il is learned
thai the Texas cOmpanv Of which John
" Gates is The head and controlling
stoCkhoider has secured control of the
OUTPUT Of the Pearson oil field near Tam
picu in Mexico. II is understood the
transaction represents S2j,uDO go and tina.
the deal also Includes ia" Pearson. re-
fined oil trade in Mexico, controlled 10y
the MEXICAN Eagle Company
The Texas Company will put on a line
of - Gamers and bring the crude oil to
American ports at Port Arthur. Tex ,
where tn" Gates company owns immense
facilities The Pearsons own the largest
producing well in the world. and the deal
Includes several thousand acres of unde-
velopcd land which is said To he rich in
oil
The MAGNOLIA OIL Company, the new
concern which combines the properties
Cf the security OIL Company and the Gulf
Refining COMPANY, formerly Standard
oil concerns, which were sold out bv the
State. is preparing to fight the Gates
company and has contracted with the
Doheny oil interests Of Mexico for un-
limited quantities of crude oil TO be
shipped tn Texas
The Doheny oil field is sixty-five miles
from Tampico and the oil Is transported
hy pipe lines to Tampico
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
ICE FAMINE ~ PITTSBI Rl,.
Saloon supplies II rducrd -" as to Pro-
vide for Homes Temperature O5.

PITTsBURG, July 9 so serious has
Pittsbnrg's ice famine become that plans
already are under way TO reduce the
supply to saloons SO as II prolong relief
In homes particularly among the poor.
, In the face Of the ice scarcity Pittsburg
to-day suffered with the Thermometer at
95. this figure being reached for the fifth
time in seven days. There were five
deaths due directly to the heat, two sui
cides and twelve prostrations. The num-
ber of pros'rations is that reported by
the police. Probably II hundred others
are unaccounted for.
LEvELAND, July q The ice famine
which has held Cleveland in its grip for
the last four days reached its climax
to-day when all the companies in the
city discontinued service TO private CON
sumers. This move was taken when il
was seen that il was impossible to obtain
aid from outside points The dealers
hope to be able TO accumulate a surplus
with which to meet Mondays demands
upon them. hut declared that all orders
for the next few days will be cut in half
Much suffering is reported from the tene-
ment district While rain lowered the
temperature during the middle of the
day no relief from the heat is yet in sight
and the situation promises to become
worse,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10

at work yesterday he picked up other
points. He heard that the newspaper
men we're told on the night Of the shoot
ing that all of the letters in Miss Grahams
apartment had been taken to the West
Sixty eighth street station and that mono
of them related in any way to MIR Stokes.
He was told also that after the detectives
searched the apart tment on the night of
June they separated outside. and that
one Of them, the one who carried the
pasteboard box. said he was going mp
town The station house lay in the other
direction.
The Deputy Commissioners was so in
terested in getting at the bottom OF the
case that he came over early Yesterday
morning from his home ~ Rockawav
Beach. He sent for Lieut.. sullivan and
talked to him for two hours. Then he
hunted up Policeman rullv. aud later he
saw Mr.. Bloom Dillon arranged with
Bloom to see Commissioners Waldo this
morning. and ha ordered sullivan. M"tor-
mick. Flynn Walst and Dcvery to appear
before the Commissioner. Dillon wants
TO ge, his report to the Commissioner by
tonight
Robert ~ Moore, of counsel for Miss
Graham and Miss Conrad, said that
Blooms story tailed with what he had
heard about the time the letters were
found.
"We have good reason to ielieve. said
Moore, ",hn' every scrap of handwriting
WIS removed bv the police the first night
II ought 20 be matter Of interest TO tn"
Police Commissioner how Mr.. Stokes's
l,t,a ist - Ia, bunIs hF NIt SfDkpa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
GIRL ,HOy ~ BEoN\ STREET


Fifie.n-vsIr-old Madchn. ficI of 61l
Eleventh avenue. Went ~ to he Bronx
Yesterday ;o visit her friend J.S-l. Mac
Donald who lives with her mother. Mrs
Helen Macdonald. - ~ -. AIMS avenue.
After dinner N" two Sirl, and MrS. Mac
Donald went out for . walk The three
walked alons i57th street end ln-t before
they came 30 German !4c" ,hcv passed
vacant lot where a number o. children
were pliving Across tn" street stood
seventeen yelr-uld Peter WlcN of i0i
East i58th street. who was narriting to
some admiring friends his experiences
at the Catholic Pro.ectory. from which he
was recently discharged. having been
sent there for juvenile delinquency.
According to Jessie Mcdonald. she
looked up Just in time TO soc the Wick
boy draw a revolver from his hip pocket
and conmerc" iirlng at random at the
group of children on the other side of the
street Five shots were fired in all. says
Jessie. When she hid time to realize
what had happened she saw her friend
Madeline lying on the pavement scream
ing. Two bullets from across the way
had knocked the girl down.
A corset bone hld stopped one Of them
just above the heart. The other h I'd
struck her in the abdomen and inflicted
O slight wound there.
The smoke had hardly cleared away
when Detectives sullivan and Quick came
up on the run. One of the group of boys
of which Wick had been "A member saw
the detsctive- pounding mp and yelled
-Chee 80 it." instantly all the boys took
to their heels. The detectives, guided 10y
Jessie MacDonaid's accusing finger,
sprinted after the Wick boy and let the
rest 60. Young Wick ran east to
st. AIMS avenue and then turned and
doubled with "A large crowd and the de-
tsctives Yelling behind him over to Th,rc
avenue, whore he was captured, The de
tective' brought him back to the scene
of the shooting and there Jessie Mac
Donald idoltlfed Wick as the boy " nc
had done the shooting. In tn" Nor
risania police st'tlon, ho" ever. they
couldn't find a revolver on his person enc
young Wick received an qge.tions with
scOrn.
Madeline was taken to the MlcDona lc
home, here her condition. Owl ing chief,
TO fright, is seriou.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
THECALLER DEMANDED MONEY
Principals visitor Isn't known by Y. NJ.
&. 4. SecretarN to Whom lie Wrote.

HACKENsACK. y j. July o Prof Julius
NJ Winslow. principal of the Ridgeficld
Park High School, had an unusual expert
ence with good looking and well dressed
strange young man this afternoon who
gained admission to his home by telling
Mrs. Winslow that he wished to see the
principal ON private business.
Il am desperate man. and if you don Z
give me 500 in a hurry something il
going to happen here" Prof. Ninslow
SAYS the visitor told him when they We're
alone N the parlor.
The principal did not care TO resist the
caller. believing that he was carrying a
revolver He humorcd the stranger Unit!
he could tell his daughter. Genevic,ve to
call neighbor Village Trustee Frank
Sandberg happened to be- passing the house
and came to Prof Winslow' assistance
Police Captain William Melia and
Policeman SetthoN answered call and
the visitor was taken before Justice
Henry I. Griggs.
Il am WiIiam j Norwood of New
York" said the prisoner to the justice.
Il deny demanding 500 from this man.
lie says he doesn't know me. but why
did he converse with me for fifteen MN
utes in his own home, | refuse 10 make
any further statement. but | will explain
my presence in due time"
Later no adfnltt,d tnat ne nau demanded
the money. Justice Griggs committed
Norw ood TO the Hackensack jail in default
of 81 900 bail. Shortly after being in jail
Sorwo wrote a letter To Mr.. Root,
secretary of the BOwery branch Of the
Y. NJ G.. A. at 1853 Bowery, telling of his
arrest and asking that Mr.. Root call al
once and provide lawyer for him. Nor.
wood is an intelligent young man but
refuses to tell his occupation or address
He was unarmed when arrested; not ever
penknfe was found on him
MIR Root said last night that he had
never heard of Norwood
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
POLICEMAN RESC VED FROM Mon
Reserves From Two Precincts Rush TO
Save Cop In Mulberry street Fight.

Policeman Frank Daley of the Elizabeth
street station was badly bitten on the
finger last night by prisoner he was
taking to the station house. The prisoner
was Louis Smilari. driver. of 1856 Hester
street. Louis's family and friends tried
to get him away from the policeman and
in the attempt they used the policeman
pretty roughly
Smilari. with his wife, Mary. and his
sister, Della, of III Mulberry street. was
walking at Mulberry and Canal streets
at 1870 o'clock when Tessie CANCEL of
l2i Mulberry street. an acquaintance. who
was with her mother and IA young man,
passed and Mrs Smilari caught some
thing in their conversation that sh"
thought referred to her Smilari went
back 10 see abou, il. and although Tossic
CANCEL denied having said anything about
Mrs Smilari, the husband knocked the
girl down Daley saw the row and ar
rested the driver.
Immediately the wife and the sister
and half of Mulberry street surrounded
the policeman, He raped for help 80
loudly that he broke his nightstick
Somebody ran into the station house and
said that a policeman was being muir
dered and Capt Big Bill Hodgins went
around with his reserves and reserves
also were turned out from the Mulberry
street station. They rescued Daley and
arrested Smilari. his wife and sister and
Albert butcher OF ia Mulberry street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
NINE ROW DIES To WORkHO, Sc.
They ROuEhed Passengers on staten
Island EcrrybOat.

Nine young men were sent to the work
house in the night court yesterday by
Magistrate McQuadc for raising rumpus
on a Staten Island ferryboat on Saturday
night, According TO Detective RYAN
who made the arrests, the prisoners had
been throwing things and persons around
and making every one miserable.
They were William McClelland Of 1872
Mvrtle avenue. Brooklyn; George Seller
Of 32i5 Klngsbridge road, John Leonard
of /, Lincoln avenue, Woodside L. L.;
Charles Burgess Of PA West Eleventh
street, Edward Falkington Of 50 Horatio
street, William Murray of l5i Bedford
street, John Hickey of 3l53 Broadway
Joseph Caro- of ls Hamilton street and
Charles thoter Of 8s Roosevelt street.