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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
TRANSFER MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

Arrangements are being made to
transfer the medical inspection depart
ment of the Board of Education from
the quarters 1T now occupies, at the
City Hall to the Market Street School
building. The supplies department will
use the room vacated by the medical
i~nspeetorsg This change is being made
to relieve the congestion in the general
offices of the board at the City Hall.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
MOISANT'S RELATIVES TO
FIGHT FOR $4,000 PRIZE,

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The award of
the $4,000 Statue of Liberty prize q
few days ago to Claude Grahame-
White will be contested by relatives
of the late John B.. Moisant. The prize
was first awarded to Moisant.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-01
MADERo up In AEROPLANE.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. president
Madero yesterday had his first trip in
an aeroplane. He was taken up for a
short fight above the aviation field
here by George Dyott, an English
aviator.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18
Drowned at RayendCn

Imboden, Aug. l2.-Arthur
Smith, a young telegraph operator
at Ravenden, was drowned Thurs
day evening in Spring river at that
place, He and a friend went down
to the river at about 7 o'clock to
take bath and to get some relief
from the intense heat. Smith sue
ceeded in getting undressed first,
and plunged into the water.
Immediately after reaching the
water he took the cramps and begun
to scream for help. HIS chum
plunged in after him, and heroically
endeavored to rescue him, but oaly
succeeded in saving himself from a
like fate, as Smith, in his frantic
struggles, very nearly caused his
would-be rescuer to be drowned.
His body was recovered about
10 o'clock last night.
Smith was about u years old,
and was the eldeIzasfM and
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18
POCd'S Handsome Teachers

The Imboden correspondent to
the Walnut Ridge Blade has the
following to say with reference to
the teachers of Pocahontas schools:
"In last weeks Star Herald the
pictures of the teachers of the Poca
hontas public school appeared, and
from the looks Of them, it might be
correctly said that Poca has one of
the handsomest bunch in this part
of the state. In fact, we ourselves,
should like to enter that school this
fail, provided that they would
put us somewhere between the
fourth and seventh grades"
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

Rev, and Mrs. Leroy, who have
been in Oxley, Mo-, for two weeks,
assisting Rev. S. L. Johnston, in a
series of meetings, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Vera Maynard of Maynard
was visiting friends in Pocahontas
the latter part of last week.
John r. Holland was in town on
business Saturday.
Phillip Baltz and family of Prairie
Grove have been visiting relatives
and old friends in Pocabontas for
several days. Mr.. Baltz says he is
getting along fine and is well pleas
ed with his new home.
J. NJ. Hightower, late of Zion,
Sharp county, called Saturday and
had US change mis- address to Sharum.
lie moved over few DAYS ago and
located on one of w. w. Harper's
farms.
Prof. G. II. Carter, candidate for
county and probate Judge, was a
pleasant caller Saturday.
0. A. Lemmons of Roanoke town
ship was business visitor Satur-
day.
Misses Mary Leismeister of New
port and Emma Pilquist of Jones'
boro were visiting IN Pocahontas
the latter part of last week. guests
at the homes of II. A. Peters and
Jos. Leismelster.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18
Killed With Bat

Charley Lewallen of Myrtle, Mo-,
brother of Geo. Lewallen of this
city, whose death was mentioned in
this paper last week, came to his
death as the result of being struck
with baseball bat, III the hands Of
Andy Rogers, boy two Or three
years his senior.
The details of this sad affair, as
near as we can gather, are that the
boys were at church and misunder-
standing arose which lead to a free
-for-all fight in which young Lew
allen received the blows as above
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

G. w. Bundren and p. }. Frank
I'm of Brggers we're in town Friday
on business.
Miss Jennie Johnston visited al
Biggers from Saturday until Mon
day.
Rev. f. c. Neely returned Mon
dav from Ironton, No. where he
attended the annual meeting OF the
Baptist Sunday School Association
Mrs. Nicely and Mrs. /. G. Haynes,
who accompanied him up there, re-
turned Friday.
The new livery firm Of K. A.
Coggin & Son has an ad in this Is
sue of the Star Herald. This firm
has a number Of splendid teams and
RIGS and it is said they are kept busy
all the time.
The front Of the Bennett IL Rice
store has been repainted which adds
wonderfully to the outward appear
ance of the same.
Attorney f. G. Schoonover made
a business trip to Blggers Monday.
Geo. Lewis, agent for the Frisco
Railway Go. of Walnut Ridge, was
visiting hls brothers here the latter
part of last week.
c. A. Going of Elm Store has
been here for several days attending
the bedside Of his sick brother.
A large number Of Pocahontas
people attended the big baptizing
in Elevenpoints river last Sunday,
M. L. Deaton and Elias Mock,
prominent citizens of Maynard,
were here last Saturday.-Rev. and
Mrs w. l.. Oliverreturned Monday
from Reyno where they had been
for two weeks, assisting Rev. J. f.
Carter in a successful religious re.
vival. The meetings are now in
charge of Evangelist John P. Low
cry of Little Rock. Corning Cou-
rier.
DIR. c. E. SHUTTLE and family left
Saturday for Lichfeld, H., to
spend a week or ten days visiting
the Doctors mother.
Sam S. Stout, who has been in
Morse, Okla, for several months,
passed through Pocahontas Saturday
to Swarts, where he will
make his home.
Homer Mays of Holmes was in
Pocahontas Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18
Palace Drug Store.
LOCAL AND Personal
--l-..l--i--l-.l-.l-.l-.I--l-.l-.

Chas. b. Moore of Doniphan,
Mo-, renews his faith in this paper
to the amount of one dollar.
DR., Sheriff of Biggers was a pleas
ant caller while IN town last Friday.
He informed us that he is fitting
up a new office in Biggers and
making preparations to be much
better prepared to take care of his
extensive practice.
H. L. Richardson, the heavy
weight merchant of Reyno, was in
town two or three days ago and in.
formed us that the movement which
was started at that town several
months ago to secure railroad,
was about to materialize. lie says
the bonus required by .he company
has been about secured and it now
only remains for the railroad com
pany to carry out its part of the
proposition.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

Mrs. Crit Smith of near Imboden.
His body was shipped here this
morning, and will be buried in the
Kelly cemetery this afternoon.
Just last month he joined tile Mutual
Protective League, an insurance
company, IN which he carried a
policy of 81, 1000.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

stated. The fight occurred Sunday
night about 10 o'clock. After it
was over the boy walked to his
home short distance away, appar-
emily not much hurt, but died the
following evening as the result of
the injuries received.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18
A Freak of Lightning

John Newson, a farmer who lives
near Wrrth, IN the northern part of
this county, went to Mammoth
Spring a few days ago with a load
Of railroad ties. A storm came up
and he tied his team mule and
horse under a tree and songht
shelter. A particularly sharp
thunder clap caused him to run to
his team for fear the ANIMALS might
be frightened. He found the mule
lying dead, while the horse was un-
injured. The mule was tied to &
limb of the tree, which may account
for the phenomeon. The wagon
tongue was split, There was not a
mark on the mules body, and the
tree showed no signs of having been
struck by the lightning Sharp
county Record.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18
PLENTY TO Eat AND MANY ATTRACTIONS

Casper will have charge the bbecu of the
will nd
25cnsp pound. There will be plenty of other eatabes
will have swinging dancing making
in The
the BARNETT STRING D--oDeof the best in
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

| have nice house to rent. Call
on Mrs. A. A. Park. 43.tf.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

This will be the date of annual barbecue this season.
You remember have been giving these attractions annually
for the last fourteen years. and intention make
this the best of ALL
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-08-18

Everybody in each township invited expected
women and children Work and pleasure everybody program for
work together with all instructions detail will be date Further
information regard this will be
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Ristinmerkki.
!aertpmms Weerpn aioilta.

airi. WiIion Barrett.
AGnsIanninf. iuoment. nuno 9elme.
The evening world., 1911-09-30

me?"
"1t's time to wake, 1t Is morning"
replied Bessie in a hurt way. Sure
enough 1t was morning. The sun
was Just coming over the hills and
casting long, dark shadows along
the ground.
"We will have to see what that
VAS" said Do5Sic. now vide awake.
I'VE sure will have to see" he re-
pcated because he felt very sorry
that he had hurt Bessle's feelings
by saying that he thought she knew
that frogs did not boot.
/. About ten feet away from where
Bobbie and Bessie we're stood a
wise-looking owl In front OF a lot Of
toadstools calling at the top Of his
voice, "Hoot! Hoot! Hoot. h-o-o-t!"
Lets sit still and see what hap.
pens" suggested Bessie.
In answer to the call Of the owl
The evening world., 1911-09-30
ONE CH|CAG0AN j.
PUT UP $4,000
WITH JARED FLAGG
He Has Hurried Here and Is
Anxious to Get His
Money Back.

An amazing bit of information con-
corning Jared Flagg's 80 per cent. In
ycstment game leaked from theunited
states District Attorneys Office this
afternoon, II was that one man IN Chi
cago had s22O,OO0 invested with Flagg at
Saturdays raid
This investor : In New York and
considerably worried about his 500. 900.
He was located at an uptown hotel by
post-oiiice inspectors who asked him to
appear before the Grand Jury next
week In connection with the Flagg in
vestigation. The Chicago man would
not promise TO go before the Grand
Jury, but he was willing to do anything
that would assure him u chance Of get
ting back a considerable portion of his
money.
Flagg. II has been learned. had many
large counts lie took no customers
who could not put up at least sl,ooo,
Those who put up considerable sums
were continually importuned to invest
more. II Flagg had over 1909 investors,
as he has claimed. and one Of them
alone had entrusted s22o,0o0 10 him, the
total must run higher than the Govern
ment officials have ventured to intimate.
Madeline Russo. Flags secretary,
who conferred with the District Attor-
ney three hours yesterday. Is to return
on Monday and tell more OF her knowl-
edge OF Flagg's methods, The girl is
under the constant surveillance OF GOV
The evening world., 1911-09-30
WAS ONE OF THREE WHO KNEW
INSIDE FACTS.

Regardless OF the assertions that
Madeleine was only a telephone girl,
and that she knew nothing OF the in
side OF the business, the Government
Is convinced that she knows fully as
Madeleine occupied the inner office.
where the stock market ticker was. to-
gether with Flagg and Edward l..
Schiller. the office manager. Flags
first solicitude was to bail Schiller.
Information In the possession OF the
Government Is that Flagg. Schiller and
Madeleine were the only three persons
in the office who knew whether the or
ders appearing on the books were actu-
ally executed, From this inner room the
brokers' slips. recording purchases and
sales OF stock. were handed out to a
second room. where sat Madeleine's sis
ter, Isabelle, and two other girls. who
passed the slips along to the ~bookkeep-
ing department. The bookkeepers have
made 1t plain that they never had an
opportunity TO learn anything that went
on inside the two inner Offices.
Flagg's attorneys said that the books
were so badly jumbled up by the raid
that Flags expert accountants were
making little headway In their attempted
audit. one of them said Flagg remarked
that 1t might take three years to
straighten out the tangle.
Notwithstanding the statements of
Lawyers John r.. Mcintyre and Irving
Burdick. Mr.. Thompson says Miss Russo
has no counsel.
The evening world., 1911-09-30
DO YOU LIKE -?

Do you like a story that is differ
ent from all the Others you ever
read?
That grips your attention and
keeps you breathlessly interested?
That makes you jump if some
one speaks TO you while you're
reading it?
In short, do you like the very
best story of its sort that car pos
sibly be written?
Because, if you do, you must
read "The Stranger"
"The Stranger" is Albert Bots
siere's great mystery story over
which Paris has been SO excited for
months.
II has been translated into Eng.
fish for the first time, for The Eve
ming World. -.
"The Stranger will begin serial
publication in Mondays Evening
World.
Read II.
The evening world., 1911-09-30

many toads came from all parts OF
the little wood. croaklrg wildly to
announce themselves, and each
found a comfy seat on n Of the
t%oadstools.
tBy the way, maybe that Is where
t%oadstools got their name.)
But to continue-"Ding = aling.
aling'" The owl rang a little may.
bell. which meant that school had
begun. for this was a schoolroom AMI
and the old owl was the teacher.
Nov. children. we will continue
yesterdays lesson in geography.
The topic was the road to Fairy.
land" said the owl. wherew.th he
unrolled a leaf map and hung 1t on
the nearest tree. With n long pine
needle he traced the road on the
map. while all the toads listened
attentively.
2. But the toads we're not the
The evening world., 1911-09-30

other little boy or girl happens to
have. be very sweet to old people.
Say Please and Thank you for
everything, and Yes. SIR and NO.
sir when spoken to. Never stamp
your feet and don't tell untrue
stories.
This, my dears. IL the only way
to be happy and the very shortest
road" ended wise Mr.. Owl, and
every time you disobey n Of these
rules 1t will take you just that
much longer to find real F%airyland."
4. Mr.. Owl bid them good-day.
wishing them luck In their search
and begging them to remember what
he had told them. Then he perched
himself in a tree 80 he could watch
them as they walked along the new
found road, and the children skipped
happily away.
ELEANOR SCHORER.
The evening world., 1911-09-30

BILE endeavor. Countess Anna Leary will
preside at a booth. The Daughters of
Isabella will conduct another.
TIE Giants will visit the fair in a
body on Thursday or Friday night.
John McGraw has donated a prize
which will be auctioned of by Big Chief
Myers. Larry Doyle will dance an Irish
Jig with Loretta Brady. a pretty Kerry
colleen who has won several dancing
prizes.
DE Wolf Hopper. George Cohan. Victor
Herbert. John Drew. Harry Lauder.
william Collier. Fiske O'Hara and
other stage notables will lend their aid
and their talents from night to night
during the fair. Marie Narelll. the Aus
,ralian Irish Nightingale. and Ethel
Walsh will sing on the opening night.
There are some fine prizes, the first
b .ns a touring. 1912 model. automobile.
There is a pianola for the second lucky
person.
The evening world., 1911-09-30

only mes who listened. Bobbie
and Bessie had become very much
interested. They had never thought
Of going t. school to learn the way
to Fairylanl, and now tight here
in a strange little wood stood a
queer little teacher who seemed TO
know that which the children's
teacher NEVER knew-the way to
Fairyland!
III we go easy we can sit on IN
OF the empty toadstools and listen
to the lesson. They will not hear
us and 1t might help u.s." said Bob
bic. Easy, now!"
The two Riddles walked slowly
and cautiously. They reached the
schoolroom without having made n
bit of noise, and no n had noticed
them. Very carefully the two sat
down upon the stools.
Crash! Bang! The stools broke and
The evening world., 1911-09-30
LUMBER DEALERS \
DENY FEDERAL
TRUST" CHARGES
Eastern States, Answering Dis
trict-Attorney's Petition, Say
There Is No Monopoly.

The answer OF tie Eastern states ne.
tail Lumber Dealers Association ana
other defendants in the Governments
suit for dissolution of the "Lumner
Trust" complained of as an illegal
combination In restraint Of Interstate
trade and was filed to-day
In the United states Circuit Court.
The defendants deny they ave been
engaged in the conspiracy described IN
Federal District-Attorney Wisss peu-
ton.
The answer asserts the acts COM
planned of amount to no more than that
the defendants, being agyrieved w
sales and quotations made by certain
wholesalers to retail consumers In COM
petition with them, have complained TO
their respective local associations and
have Informed each other OF the whole-
salers so selling. both orally and by lists
of names.
All meetings, reports, resolutions.
speeches and threats directed against
these practices beyond the foregoing.
the answer declares. are Idle talk. and
tlltt lufIt was never any 'p-opei aeiv'
between the associations.
The nswer states that In the states
of Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Con
necticut. New Jersey. the District W Coz
lumbia and the cities OF New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore, and the
County of Westchester, n. Y. there
were competing at the time mentioned
In the Governments petition o Loo
wholesale dealers. and about 1000 re-
tail dealers in lumber Five hundred
belonged to the associations. None OF
the latter. the answer says, was at the
time OF the commencement OF the suit
engaged In any combination or monop-
oily. II Is further asserted that. from
the nature and character of the busi-
ness, any combination to control pro-
duction or prices Is practically impos-
sible as long as the retail trade -four
ishes.
The defendants ask that the Govern.
ment's suit be dismissed.
The answer. In addition. denies che
defendants adopted or used the course OF
Illegal blackllsting OF wholesale dealers.
The existence OF any agreement by the
defendant ASSOCIATIONS to exchange In.
formation alsds was denied.
The evening world., 1911-09-30
SEA WASHES UP BODY
OF MISSING N

Mrs. Gregory B. Keen disappeared
from her summer home. Main and Har-
ris streets. Bay Head, n. j.. some time
Thursday night and yesterday morn
ing her BODY was washed on the beach
at Point Pleasant.
Mrs. Keen lived in Philadelphia. but
for the past twenty-eight years she
had spent her m at Bay Head.
For months she had been in III health.
Some days ago. accompanied by her
The evening world., 1911-09-30

down tumbled Bobble and Bessie,
making so much noise that the toads
hoped away as fast as they could
and never looked behind them.
Robbie and Bessie were frightened
at what they had done and at what
they thought the owl would say He
looked at them very sternly over his
sDeetacles and asked what they had
come for.
3. We'll, I certainly am glad you
came he said in a kind voice when
they had told their story. 81 have
often wanted to teach little children
what | know about Fairyland."
This he did while Bobbie did his
best to copy the map.
The shortest way to Fairyland
is this" began the wise one.
You must never answer back. AL.
ways be satisfied with what YOU
have and do not wish for what some
The evening world., 1911-09-30
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
READY FOR GREAT FAIR
Hope to Raise Fund for a New
Home Similar TO That of
the ElkS.

The Knights OF Columbus propose to
erect a great structure or the plan OF
the Elks' fine new clubhouse. To aid
tias building fund a great fair and
bazaar under the auspices OF the
Knights will be held in the Twelfth
Regiment Armory, S~ixty-second street
and Columbus avenue. The fair will
open on Monday evening next and con-
tinue to October II.
There will be thirty-nve booths con-
Quoted by women prominent in every
branc of Roman Catholic or charIta-
The evening world., 1911-09-30
ELEANOR sCHORER.

husband and her son. Robert Stokes.
whose father was Mrs. Keen's first hus-
band. she went to Philadelphia. but
after a day or 50 returned to Bay
Head. Mr.. Keen remained in Phila-
delphia.
Young Stokes missed his mother from
the house at dawn yesterday. and &C.
companied by the servants went In
search OF her. II was found that she
had zone out into the night wearing
only her night dress.
Mrs. Keen was ffty-nine years old.
II is believed that physical suffering
made her temporarily insane and drove
her to suicide.
The evening world., 1911-09-30

"'"t w cNNPi
for running had made
them very tired.
Their sweet sleep was undis'
turbed for many hours. ana they
dreamed OF all sorts OF pretty things,
M good children always do. Stin,
to Bessie 1t seemed that she had
hardly fallen asleep when she was
awakened by a strange noise.
"Hoot, hoot!"
"Bobbie. Bobble, what Ia that?'
called Bessie. I'm afraid II Is that
ugly frog"
The noise continued. "Hoot,
hoot!"
Frogs do not say 'hoot,' Bessie.
! thought you knew that much" an
swered Bobbic. why did you wake
The evening world., 1911-09-30
TAFT FINISHES
HIS TRIP THROUGH
|NSURGENT IOWA
Crowds at Des Moines Cheer
Senator Cummins, but Not
the President.

oTTUMWA. Ia. Sept. Soils rosy,
chubby-hngered hands folded plac!dly
over his circumfcrential vest. President
Taft made at Des Moines the most pei
sonal. heart-to-heart talk of his trip.
LATE Young Jr., son OF tse former
United States Senator. had introduced
him Ia a perfervid grafton; Senator
Cummins. wno ranks with La Toilette
as an insurseat. had shaken hands and
chatted with him; the bright morning
air had brought out thousands o: Des
Moines citizens to greet him. and, all In
all, the President felt good. And In this
mood he fell to talking OF his trip and OF
Its beauties and objections. lie got his
hosts all laughing first by telling them
Iowa was the greatest crop State In the
world. but that II the baby crop kept
growing "as under the policy Of the last
administration 1t would behoove even
The lowans to look to more corn bushels
per acre.
The evening world., 1911-09-30
w. n. burns, Port Warden.

ALBANY, Sept. 3.-Gov. Dix sent to
the Senate to-day the nomination Of
william II. Burns OF New York as a
Port Warden OF the Port Of New York.
vice John H.. Gunner. deceased.
The evening world., 1911-09-30
DISTRICT ATTORNEY COULDN'T
GIVE SHERIFF OPINION.

When Gov. Dix. at the request Of
Bishop Burgess. wired the sheriff on
Thursday that he must prevent any vio-
iations Of the law at the aviation meet
the Sheriff. who is no: a lawyer. started
out 10 discover what n violation OF the
law as applied TO an aviation meet might
be. He sought an opinion from the Dis
frict-Attorney, but was unable 70 get II
Il am Offering myself" said Mr.. Wood.
run. "as an object TO establish "A prece-
dent. Aviation Is a new science. There
10 no law covering aviation exhibitions.
The time has cone to establish Their le-
gal status. ! ave contracts with avia-
tors which call for flights tomorrow and
these contracts ! must carry out. To
carry them out Involves the payment by
me TO the aviators OF sums OF money and
that money must be paid"
The complaint made ,aie last night by
Robert Rogers of No. 800 McDonough
street. Brooklyn. alleges that Mr..
Woodruff violated the law on Sunday.
Sept "a. when he held an aviation meet
st Nassau Boulevard.