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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

..equlrlng agriculture to be taught
:" our public schools. well indicates
'Ds sentiment of our people toward
agricultural education. Let us talk
i''mlng = and keep on talking about
i''nlng, the business which is alb
'0iately at the base of all wealth,
"na let US fill our agricultural
schools to over-aowiug.
FRED II. PHLLIPs,
Commissioners of Agriculture.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

bring it with your exhibit to the
corn show which will be at Pocahon.
tas about Nov. 9, aud 4-three
days. The citizens of Pocahoutas
want to 90 in with us and have a
three-days exhibition. All exhibits
of Randolph county and three days
under a rain proof shed will give
us more time as we are going to
have large exhibition, as we have
now S425.00 in prize money and |
know | can raise the balance and
make it up to S500.o0 for prizes
later on. About July lst | will
announce the prizes as made up by
the committee. Now boys do not
lose sight of your record from No.
B-5llA. Ifyou do not have this
record we cannot get into the state
fair and there is where we expect to
make our winning.
OF course you are keeping daily
record of your corn crop. From
this record you can easily make
this report in the fall, showing the
cost of making your crop and also
the profit.
Estimate the rental of your land
at IS 90 per a acre, your time at
10 cents per hour and the time of
the horse at cents per hour,
count all commercial fertilizer at
actual cost and home made manures
at 5000 for a two-horse load of
about so bushels and $l.0O for a
one-horse load of 25 bushels.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

father being more than a boy; and
of course, it couldn't be bachelors
button, so Mrs. Dodd made rose,
and that is the flower you must
wear the third Sunday in June for
father. If he is living, wear a
colored rose, and il he has been
gathered to his fathers, wear a
white one.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

and that we extend to each mem
Der of the Faculty our thanks for
the zeal and energy displayed in be-
half of the school, hoping that we
may have them with us another
year; and,
Resolved further, that copy of
these resolutions b sent to the
Star Herald for publication.
K. T. LINCOLN, President,
r. j. M. WYATT, Secretary.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

Net Cost per V"''
Now bows. the record to be KeP'
which you all remember is tue eua
cational part of the work, anu :"
the following form:
Com crop on demonstrate" .
.Postoffice County :"
otate.
l. Number of acres worKeu a0'
cording to government methods ''''
Q. Kind and depth of Soll''''
3. Sub soil. -.
A. What crops was grown on
land in 1910.
5. Number of years this 'ahu
has been farmed =.
8. Date and depth land was
broken for crop of 19ll....
I. Condition of land at time OF
planting -.
8. Date of planting. -.
9. Variety of seed planted :.
10. Width apart of rows.
IL. Distance apart of plants in
70. Kind and quantity of fertll-
izer used. :.
lS. Was your stand good,
medium, or poor.
IA. How was crop plowed or
cultivated and how many times. >.
Is. Diseases or insect pests. !.
IS. Treatment given for disease
or insect pests -.
II. Percentage of crop damaged
by disease or insect pest, -.
Is. Yield per acre in bu. 80.
10. Yield of similar land nearby,
with ordinary cultivation 49,.
20. Name of agent of depart
ment who visited YOU.
81. Number of times agent
visited you l0ll....
%. Have you carefully selected
your seed in the field for next yeal
49,.
Now boys | have treid to out
line the record as near as possible
and unless you keep and fill it out
and bring it with your 10 ears Of
corn you will not be so apt to ge
as much of the $500 90 that hav,
to give away this fall as you woulC
If you had kept it and you canno
get your corn to the state conteSl
at all without it So please keep
In mind your record and Just think
how kind the bankers, the merchants
and the business men of Randolph
county have been to you in proVid-
ing these nice prizes and lets do our
level down best to merit what they
have given US. l have a nice corn
club button for each member of the
club. Yours very respectfully,
JOHN r. KIzER
Secretary and Treasurer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09
Rev. Tabor Here.

Rev. Edward A. Tabor Of Little
Rock delivered a short course of
lectures at the Methodist church
here Sunday and Sunday night.
Fair sized crowds were present at
each service and seemed to appreci
ate his lectures very much. He
went from here to Maynard.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

NJ. M. McHaney of Paragould
was meeting old friends here the
latter part Of last week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09
Tax Assessors Notice

Notice hereby given that will be following places ON the
below mentioned dates for the purpose of assessing personal
per capita tax of Randolph county Arkansas for the year
.TowNsHIP PLACE DAY OF WEEK DArp
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-09

RECEIPTS
Total number of bushels. .'.' =
Total value of crop at ~
market price .S'''
Less expenses s..........
Net profit. ,.... @"
Net cost per bu. .s'.''''
The evening world., 1911-10-30
LAUREL PARK WINNERS.

FIRST RACE-Pur.e 500: two-year-
Odds; . and a half furlongs, Little Erne.
III Uiopkins), 70 to I. ) to | and Z to
!. won by two lengths; Gift. I6 dig
g!ns). . TO 5, I to 5 and out. second: Yes
pers. III tNolan). 3 to ]. q to 3 and out.
third. Time. LOO i-5. Also ran. Bush,
Oracle vsldes. csshin, Dipper. First
Aid.
SECOND RACE-Steeplechsse; purse
$500; three-ycar-olds and upward: two
mtlea-Dufield. i5 HAnnlgsn). . to D.
8 to . and out. won by half a length;
Lizzie Flat, 13 CDupce,, 4 to 1, y to g
and out. second: Gun Cotton. ISy tNoe,.
s 10 s, . to g and out. third. Time. ~.
Also ran. Sir Watson. Pathfinder. Black
Bridge,
THIRD RACE--Purse 400: three-year-
Odds AMI upward: one mlle.-Asp.rin. lbs
fBurns). . to !. I to 5 and out. won bv
a length. IIomecrer. loo tGordon), II
10 !. Q to ! and even. second. HOFFMAN.
10s tSchuttlng erD. I TO . and out. third.
Time--i.p 2-5. Dulcare and Bsfo5ler also
ran.
FOURTH RAtE-Purse. $500. three.
year-olis and upward; mile and a six,
te.enth.-Apache. los (Schuttinger), 2 Il
|. 4 to : and out. won by n length:
sager. los Gordon. 2 to I. 4 to5 and
out. second. Husky Lad. ~ (Horkins,,
3 to I. 3 to I and . Ia 5. third. Time,
Les 2-S. oakhurst. Ella Bryson. Elerc
also ran and finished as named.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
CHAP|NBR|DE
Of APR|NCEA At BIG
LONDON WEDDING
New York Society Girl Mar
ried to Son of Duke of Ser
moneta, Italian Noble.

LONDON. oct 3o.-Miss Marguerite
c. Chaplin. daughter OF the late Lind
lev Chaplin of New York. and Prince
di passiano. son OF the Duke of SER
mone,a. formerly the Italian Minister
of Foreign Affairs. were married at st.
James Royal Spanish chsrch to-day.
Canon Gildea cficiated. assisted By
Rev. J. O.. storey.
The bride was given away by her
uncle. The fun choral service was
used with a wedding march composed
by the Prince, who Is an accomplished
musician. Among the guests were the
Duke and Duchess of sermoneta and
IN. Italian Ambassador to Great Bril-
tain, the Marquis Imperiali di Fran
cavilla.
Miss Marguerite q. Chaplin was among
tho most charming New York debu-
tantes several seasons ago. Since then
she has spent much Of her time abroad,
although she 10 well known at Newport.
The Chaplin family home 10 at No. II
West Forty-ninth street.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
ARMY AvIATORS ON RETURN
FLIGHT TO ANNAPOLIS.
Ellyson and Towers Make Start
From Fort Monroe in Hydro.
Aeroplane.

FORTRESS MONROE. Va, Oct. 90
Lieuts. Ellyson and Towers. who made
@ successful trip In the naval hydro
aeroplane Triad from Annapolis. Md. 10
Fort Monroe last Wednesday. sailed In
the Triad from hero for Annapolis at
1879 A. NJ. to-day.
They had planned TO return the ma
chine by freight because OF u~nfavorabis
weather. They returned here yesterday.
and after rcadJusting a new pontoon
BOAT determined upon the flight.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 1-Up TO SD
o'clock this afternoon nothing had been
seen or heard at Cove Point, Nd, OF the
naval hydro-aeroplane which left Fort
Monroe this morning for Annapolis.
Cove Point, which Is on the Chesapeake
Bay, about 100 miles from Norfolk and
seventy miles from Baltimore. Is on tho
course the aeroplane would naturally
follow,
The evening world., 1911-10-30

S5ghgry'si'. isa; True Blu. log: Yorshlr. BY.
al, fs': r. 9g-AGs.,s..;::ii .s',;s',sse'd;; s e.. n
iSIi .Ivsss.. 90. f:s5c1,s, ~ioi; ..M.ss.iHsi:.
ls:s.it. taSSl; Ii si:s11' ~ No as'i iSs c Nh e. Ss,.' .H iis'
NJ, S !: ! n .~S ,H,ss!s.p.r q:
s s!si sh.ss Mat: o. !..ss.ai !! J, is S:s
II: is = ;:..SSs s;' s,:s.., ~ To- ' g. NJ; t d!:::.
10; tal Helen hrtse. .lQ1. ul Mailman. III;
Apsehs. lQ1; Miiafioua. .II20 -
81 Bur schei entry. ID bedwel entry. icy Rsu-
*, siFT ~ sA .,;,,,sS, &; q, ~, ,., sss
b,au w; p; Duennsr. 100; Guy Fisher. iis;
~: sx XVIII, asi!S,gE:- . s Sss A. ,yss;' a. ~, o.: w.
' %., - .r,Sir.f ,Si . .MisSs,l Anal! Ass;,T, ICY ~
ss;sa'' 10 ;sssls,' SSsj .; .dsI.':. III
Fs,i' Ss.i,,. ID. '!!ssss''SS ,. sSe' iOi '0sso t 81 IL" III.
sEv.EXTa ~RAtE.-ssiIins, ,hreeyssrpld. and
sR.s'$i Sss gils snd AZ lahsh;,-'ssSt 9usvet
Lapsdon. 103! 'Qutlap, 06; 'HesnS o.; Joe
kecTon. e3l E!bst. tLt; Montagsis. 10. Cat, 10i.
Apprentice s%lora..e o. five pounds elsimed.
ssfncludes penalty. Track fast.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
HEADLESS CORPSE FOUND
PACKED IN A BARREL.
Rochester Police Have a Mystery TO
Solve--Legs of Victim Also
Cut on.

ROCHESTER,. n. u. Oct. 0.-with
the head and legs hacked of. the body
Of an unidentified man was found to-
day. packed In an old whiskey barrel. at
the sldo of the Webster road. Just north
OF this city. There were no marks by
which the body might be Identified.
The severing OF the head and legs
evidently had been done with Q car
penter's saw.
The victim a dressed In a white
shirt and blue suit and looks like an
Italian. In a pocket was found a letter
addressed to Carrissimo Eugenio Cicero,
dated Oct. /. from No. % Main street,
Brooklyn. and bearing the signature OF
Giuseppe Alessi,
At No. IS Main street, Brooklyn. no
body bearing the name on the letter In
the pocket OF the man slain In Rochester
could be found. Neither could anybody
at the house give a clue to the identit,
Of the victim.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
ENTRIES At LA1oNlA.

LAroNIA RACE TRACK. KY. Oct, so.-Ths
entries for 70 rsca ss ~ follows.
FIRST RACE Purse $500; t~o.yesr.old colts
and scidipes. msidens; sir furiopss. Elm. 10i:
Chief Lindsey. 100: Gansdore. ITO; y. Bear, 1Ol:
Lucky ~,'eorse. i0i: sam C1ure. io4; Creme de
Mrnthe. no; Carlton club. ioi; Chsumere. 1U
Tom King, 1o4 dynamite. ITO; finibea. i0<.
SECOND RACE selling $500: fouryesr-o lds
I"ui.ep' ics ub.nae' Zoe. 'tordo,s.' ios: MARI
A,a,ouy ~, iS.; ts,snGn,o,r icy; Loi,s crssd
i'Sli,s;, jiG9s; .f:,,, it:sasi. ,iSI: h&s,sSa.i; 10 ~.
S ss,..s,. rss E:.'' iloJ 10 !i'is' lss. sss;' llS 49,
TUtRfR RACE-- Andis.p; shr.eyssrold. and
,Sc.rS; nurs. ~ h,rlcpn, Hou;sIs 4
..ytsrE dch ssssS's. yIcS: f..::,s.
%ssi1:,, 10 sE...'%S :!ags Ti ., MT;
~; B:',, :s %l III Sis .s'v wsI;::;' III Nj. Explicit.
"sixfR .RftE.s.Sisss; .'s..SSS''' lsts. y..rsls.
and urv srd; mule. and a., eish,h i ichpin. io3.
Discomfort. 100 sam barber, ia; .fg Pay. lW3
Tcp R'yTsrd. io1' o'iio' 49, hsAsman. ioa'
.Arrrenues allowance.
Track slow.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
BIC FLEET WILL
Be OUTLINED IN
LIGHTS TONIGHT
been here on any one day since the
Hudson-Fulton celebration.
ALL THE SHIPS OUTLINED IN
ElEcTRIcS rO.NI0hT.

The entire feet will be outlined in
electric LIGHTS tonight Ind tomorrow
nlsht. and perhaps Wednesday night.
During the illumination there will BE- a
searchlight display with 500 searchlixht
In operation.
Secretary of the Navy George Won L.
Meyer Is to pay his official visit to the
Admiral OF the fleet Wednesday morn
ing and review the feet at anchor
Wednesday afternoon. President TAFT
is to review the-0eet at anchor Thurs-
day morning and the Meet will pass In
review before him, beginning about .
o'clock Thursday afternoon. These re.
view will bring about tho explosion Of
o great sun OF powder IN saiutes. The
big guns OF the ship are not fred In
salutes. special guns being provided for
that purpose. In the fleet there are
thirty-fve vessels which are equipped
for salute firing. These vessels all carry
tho same cast OF salutng gun which
burns one pound Of powder At each dis
charge.
The Secretary OF the Navy Is entitled
10 a salute OF nineteen guns and 6S
pounds Of powder In 65 separate salutes
will DO exploded In his honor on
Wednesday me fres'oeht se's ~
lutte OK twenty-one guns I'M 80 nc - W
review the heet Twice. 'or'y-two sa,u'es
Will be hred In MS honor from essn u
the thirty-fNe salu,lnx vessels on inors-
day, In addition. ' eomm't'es o' '"s
Naval Committees or the sehate anu
the House Is TO Sisit inc MP on
"Wednesday. n this committee WI se'
q salute OF guns from eaoh OF
the saiaiing vessels.
General shore leave for the crews OF
the ships In the fleet expired to-day.
and II was q tired but generally happy
lot of sailors that swarmed into tho
aunche. nj thu varioua landings pre-
800 % .o .hoara uony n, cham
80. ~. =.
WV e''~e"Se ""~ "" W" "
The evening world., 1911-10-30
lAT0NlA WINNERS.

caster. los tDugan). won: Detect. lo2
lLoftus,. second; Agnes MAY, lV'
tKoerner). third. Time, liz Big Usage.
Plain Ann. v. Powers, Apple Prince,
Miss Detroit also ran. D~oncaster,
straight $3.50, place $50, show $3.50,
Detect. place $500, show $40. Agnes
May. show Na.
SECOND RACE-Five and a half fur
longs. Nine. Phelps, 40 tKoerner), won
Andrajosa. lS Gould. second; Blttra.
los G.oftus). third. Time, 1.M. Figure.
Ray CHM. Syringa. Aimee Early, Coo
and TRINA also RAJ. Nine, Phelps,
straight. $50; place. N.1o; show. sa.O;
A~ndraiosa, place. 3ios,t0; show. @is.eo;
B!ttra. show, NL10.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
MRS. M'REE ON
WITNESS STAND
IN own DEFENSE
Lawyers for Woman Accused
Of Murder Pave Way for
"Unwritten Law" Plea.

oPELoUsAs. La. Oct. so-Accused
Of Staying her n~eighbor's sons scion
Of the old Garland family of st Ian
dry Parish-Mrs. Zee Runge McKee,
took the witness stand to-day In her
own defense. 1t was expected she
would explain she killed young Allan
osriand 'ln defense Of her honor"
and that the defense at this point Will
unlimbsr is 'unwritten law" battery.
Up TO this point In the trial the
state has indicated II Will attempt to
show Mrs. McRee had a motive deeper
than that Of defense of honor in the
killing OF the young Tulane student.
Mrs. McRee said she got the revolver
with which she killed young Garland
from a bed.
you say Allan was advancing on
YOU when you fred?' asked the prose-
cutor.
Yes. sir. He said: You can't scare
me- and then he came toward mo and
fred"
Glow do you account for the fact
that the wounds were IN the back?
Tell the jury how that was" said Mr..
pubuisson.
Mrs. McRee turned toward the jury
with her arms outstretched.
All ! can say. gentlemen. 10 that he
was facing me when I fred the gun. I
suppose he turned just after I was fixed
70 IRE"
How do you explain the fact that the
hrst sho, was In the back Of the headr'
vas the next question.
II can't explain u because ! was 20
excited"
The defense opened with . brief
statemen mt OF It's case and then called
as the fret witness j. Il. Allen, who
was the first person to reach tho Me-
Re- shouse after the shooting. Ills
testimony was n corroboratIon OF main
points raised by the defense.
Attracted BY the report that this was
TO be the big day of the trial and
hat Nrs. McRee was to take tho stand
and tell OF the alleged insults OF Allen
Garland. q great crowd gathered at the
little court house here awaiting the
arrival Of Mrs. Mckee. her husband ana
her e~ight-year-old daughter,
Just before time for court to be called
the prisoner. accompanied By two
shsriffs and the counsel for the defense.
arrived In q carriage. Mrs. Mct,ee, as
usual, was dressed In sombre black and
vas heagily .S.iied. Beside her In tho
courtroom ,sRtrher husband. Their little
daughter was close by, where she could
pat her mothers hand occasionally or
whisper words of comfort.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
WALL Street

Execution Of numerous buying orders
In steel at midday ave trading a strons
apes rance. From below 80 Steel stead
lily mounted to Nk. The preferred fol-
lowed suit with a i-point rise. Read
1ns. Northern aud Union Pacific and 81.
Paul became infused with the frmness
displayed In Steel and advanced for
Over i-point gains.
American smelling . one exception
to the risfrs trend. While the remain.
der Of the market was moving up smeit-
ing was a iasssrd. and In the ANAL hour
when rrsilzIns developed smelling
proved to be the weakest feature. From
a morning high Of 50 the issue broke to
6Ol1. Other shares sold on at the end,
but closed with material ssins
The evening world., 1911-10-30
BOY RUN DOWN AND KILLED,

Pasquale C~cstignasa, 1ve years old.
Of No. 223 Second emu was run down
by a truck at One Hundred and Fifteenth
street and Second avenue this afternoon
and hurt 10 that he died In the arms of
Policeman Cullen OF the East One Hun
dred and Fourth street station. who
waa running with him to the office Of
DR.. Snavelli at No. 2lsS Second avenue,
Frank Nissio Of No. 3l2s Villa ave-
nue., the Bronx. who was driving the
lumber truck under the wheels OF which
the little boy ran. followed the police
man weeping. lie was not arrested.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
OPERA STAR OCEAN ELoPER.
Mile. Mauborg s.d Claude Beasdict
Arrive, ssekiag Marriage Here.

1t 10 not exactiy.an elopement. but Mile.
Maubors, a m~ezxo-soprano Of the
Metropolitan Opera House, and Claude
Benedict, a French comedian OF Paris.
who arrived to-day on the Nieu Amster-
dam Of the Holland-Amerlca line. are to
be married - soon as they can get a
license They could not marry In Franco
because Of some provision In NJ. Bene-
diets decree OF divorce.
Mile. Mauborg me NJ. Bepedlct four
months ago in Paris, and both say It
was a case OF owe at hrst sight.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
RIP. D0REMUS
BUYS VISITOR L.,
$250,0O0 YACHT
Was Owned by w. II. Brown,
and One Of Finest in
= N. Y. Y. c. Squadron:

Commodore Robert p. Dorsmus, n
Of the prominent members OF the New
ysrh Yacht and Atlantic Yacht Clubs.
and . member Of the Board Of Cover
nors Of the Stock Exchange, has bought
from W. Harry Brown, Of the n. y. Y.
e.. the three mastsd auxiliary steel
schooner yacht visitor H.. ono OF the
ensst. fastest and most pAlatlal vessels
b the clubs squadron.
Capt. George Lunde. who will take
charge Of the Visitor H. for Mr. pors'
mus. has for twslve years been COM
mander OF the latter's schooner yacht
LAsca. Mr.. Doremus also owns the
powsr boat AilsA Craig. which has
twice won the bermuda races.
The Commodore's nsw yacnt has the
distinction Of being the frst vessel OF
its kind to 20 up the Panama Canal.
On Nov. ~ ulo. with Mr., Brown. Col
Gosthals and q party from Pittsburgh,
she went up from Colon to the Gatuu
lock And returned.
The Visitor Ii. Is 1877 feet 6 inches over
all. 10 $50 feet on the water line. 81 feet
8 inches beam. y feet 5 inches depth OF
hold and II feet draught. She has tripl'
expansion engines. with cylinders lh
inches, n inches and IS inches In diam
etsr by q inches stroke, and n scotcl
boiler. She was built by Lawley n Son
south Boston. In isos, from the design
of swasey. Raymond q Page OF Bos
too.
She 10 one OF the costliest schoone
yachts ever built. being valued At aaou
$4,000. and Commodore Doremus'
friends are consratuiating him on hi
good fortune in getting her. She Is no,
in winter quarters at South Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1911-10-30
LAUREL ENTRIES.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Oct. @,-Ths en-
tries for to-morrow's races are as fol-
lows:
hall faa ,nss. : orsrtb.. %: rs.IVs. los sRily
M,saeess ~; kion Ms. loe; sale sAsnre.
ii.ss. iigys. :kfdisncS, iica, FsI.anS' M. tes,
H;!lss ics; .,cp-pn,.. ,-u.,.,..,,. -.
i6S. Stairs los %sursrit.' ies; bots bsny. los;
The evening world., 1911-10-30
Regained Health by Taking
Walk Of A6S Miles.

f.. I. Veddsr, clerk In tho Seattle Ma.
tlonai Bank. left there a nervous wreck
to walk is5 miles to Medford. Ore.
which he made at tho rate Of thirty
four miles q day,
liz slept outdoors. galned fifteen
pounds, became well and strong and
threw away his speetscles at the end Of
his journey. having To further use for
them,
The evening world., 1911-10-30
AdSertises for widow whose Hus'
haad Had. bsen HAnaea.

'John 3. Randall OF Nj rum, Okla,
has advertised for "a widow whose hus-
hand has been hanged" as . wife. prom,
Using her q good home and plenty Of
money.
He says he insists On the hanging"
provision 80 she can't always be telling
him what a fine fellow her first husband
was. She must DO comedy and q good
The evening world., 1911-10-30
wOmsnss 0oay n Canal.

SENECA FALLS. n. u. Got. S0-Ths
body OF q young woman. believed to be
that Of MN. Margaret Boland. wife OF
James Boland Of Rochsates. who eet
Oct. II. saying she a going to Auburn.
was found to-day In the Seneca Canal.
The evening world., 1911-10-30

s.'sss 9s:.1es'.s 4. '-.:: .: .I sI::a &c., s::i !:
q. q. s,sssSsaTtf sssS px poaS1. 81"
The evening world., 1911-10-30
The Closins Prices.

Today's highest. l,west and last pHeee II stocks
and 81 net changes - compared with saturdays
final figures are a. follevt; Net
The Washington times., 1911-11-09
HOUSE COMMITTEE
RESUMES PROBING
THE G. LEWIS CASE
Congressional Investigators
Hold Sessions at
St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. s.--The House
Committee on Expenditures In the Post
office Depait tment. OF which Congress
man Ashbrook Of Ohio, is chairman,
came to st. Louis today to resume the
investigation begun in Washington last
summer of the charge Of +. @. Lewis
that officials of the postal service were
In conspiracy to ruin him.
Mr.. Lewis is the financial "wizard''
whose alleged get-rich quick schemes
have bothered the authorities for sev-
eral years and incidentally have caused
several hundred men prominent In pub
lie life to regret their acquaintance with
I'm. Starting scme ten wears ago with
capital about equal to tie price Of a
box of cigars Lewis organized the
American Womans League, which lie
subsequently employed as a medium to
promote innumerable enterprises. in
cluding weekly and daily newspapers, 3,
cooperative colonies. banks. and realty
and development companies.
In the promotion of his schemes he 10
said to have drawn nearly $40 o0O, 80
from the purses Of women throughout
the country When the Government
closed down on bim and returned an
Indictment ON charges Of using the
mails to Jefraud, Lewis taliuted by
bringing charges of conspiracy against
officials of the PostoffIce Department.
In the present Investigation he Is rep
resented rs attorney ty Edwin c, Mad
den, former Third Assistant Postmaster
General
The Washington times., 1911-11-09
Twenty Policemen
Lauded by Chief

Major Sylvester today took occasion
to officially commend twenty members
Of the police force for meritorious and
efficient service during the last two
weeks. Through the captains of the
different precincts, the men received
written notice of the appreciation Of
their work by the head OF the depart
ment. The bouquets" were handed out
principally for making arrests. The
men commended are:
Privates l.. 8. Vandewalker, r. F..
Sweeney. 7. L. Edwards. w. NJ. Gil
foyle. b. NJ O'Dun, and d. ]. Culii-
name, of the Eighth precinct; E. II.
Whitaker, w. Fl. Bailey, Z. A. Sutton,
A. c. Belt. c. NJ. Sabins, r. II. Beck
ley, Robert Livingston. J. T. Owens.
and II. ". Fortney. of the Second
precinct; Gustave Lauten, of the Sixth
precinct: j. F. Regan, Of the Eleventh
precinct. and w. G. Scott Of the Third
precinct