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two sons. all grown.
Fol q larger part Of his younger life
Cdpt. Starrett was . master of deep
sea sailing vessels and as SUCH was
zone from his home for a year or i've
at . time On cruises around the world.
MY husband len home Saturday
morning to go to his boat at . pier In
Jersey CITY," said Mira. 5taTIett. He
| was TO have returned home last night.
| bYk when he failed to return I had slight
mIsgivings. for his work sometimes kent
| him away from home for several days,
HE was in the habit of carrying from
| 500 <d 500 all the time. Some Of this
was his own money n some Of Il be-
ionged TO tho company. for he had nu-
merous small bills to pay for them ali
the time"
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Capt. starrett had received his pay
on Saturday. but whether he had money
on him at the time Of the murder has
not yet been a~scertained. The police
wanted to get in communication with
Capt. ireland. who lives At No. 40
winsneld venue. 0rsenville. N. j.. to
learn from him whether hi saw Star
rift when the boat tied up at the dock.
There Is no work going on ON Sunday
at the pier and no attention was pGId
to the barge on that day for that
reason.
General Foreman 3eebe Of the Penn.
~sylvania Railway Company's docks
knew very little Of Capt. Starrett's hab-
It's and associations, no said.
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BARGE CAPTAIN
SLAIN CAb|NBy
RIVER THIEVES
Head StevedOre Finds Starritt
Dead With Hands Tied
and Head Crushed.
LIVED on IN Q A
Wife Says He Always Carried
Prom 500 to 5000 in
= His Pocket.
LIVED ALONE IN BOAT.

capt Melville J. gtarritt Of ths Psnnsyl-
Un1a Railway Comcany's barge No. -.
lied up alongssde pier ~ val found
murdered in his cabin At . o'clock this
mornlng. From the condition of the
~ Il was evident that the man had
be0 dead for mani houra The CAP
tame partly dresssd body wa inside
- freight house part Of tAs cabin. ~.
~ "a The left side. the hands tied be-
IN ne back, the skull crushed and
the throat out.
The door Of the cabin was looked, the
~ being on the inside Of the door. The
dssP leading into tho freight house wal
49, CLOSED but not locked. Robbery 10
beosved to have been the motive.
The murderers overlooked $1sl.~.
Wodch amount wa found by the police
eoDosaled In the toe Of an old rubber
beet The pockets Of the dead mans
dothang were turned inside out.
Henry 6tarrett, son of the victim.
ia the police that his father always
easTied anywhere from $50 to $500. He
haA often warned him. ne said. about
sassytng such large sums. The old man
hAA been robbed on several ~occasdons.
bot no still persisted In carrying the
monsy.
The barge had been mcored a the
1oGk since 2.3S O'Clock Sunday morning.
having been locked there by the tug
Trenton. Capt. william n. Ireland.
wh1oh towed It over from Pier K, Jersey
Otty. Capt. Starritt had not been seen
~ anyone sincs the docking OF the
hasss and the presumption 10 that the
murdsr occurred while the boat lay at
P1o u. Starritt did not carry Q deck
hand. manipulating the lishtsr without
assistancs other than that which was
given BY the towboats In handling him.
The body was discovered By Thomas
cosbstt. head stevsdors Of the pier.
whom he went on board this morning to
see about the disposition Of the freight
on The barge.
MEN FORCED DOOR AND Die.
COVERED THE CRIME.
1T was about 9 o'clock when I went
aAoard." said Mr.. Corbstt. land I was
rather surprised to md no one stirring.
I found the cabin door looked With the
key on the inside and Immediately got
q Of my man to ply tho lock open.
The door leading into the freight
house was closed. but yielded to . turn
Of the KNOB. I did not wait long. but
Immediately notified the coroner and
pslioe. Capt. starritt was . saving sort
% . man. who took . drink occasional
". He was a married man. living at
~. l3te Prospect avenue. Brooklyn
PA> ~ofioA nav thA mupAAr ma1ht hav.
sssa committed At any time from early
-eunday morning. after the bargs's ar
fvai. ~ to an early hour this morning.
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Up to the time Of the Coroner's ar
rival. the instrument Of death. whether
II was In axe. q hammer or club. had
not been located.
WIFE SAYS SLAIN MAN HAD
NO ENEMiEe.
Members Of Capt. starretts family
were in complete Ignorance as to the
cause Of his death when an Evening
World reporter reached the Starrett
home. No. i3S Prospect avenue.
Brooklyn.
IAN Ne know IL that some one teis-
phoned us mat Capt. Starrett had been
found dead. have sent my son over
to learn the details. but I have heard
The evening world., 1912-04-08
Cool White Dress Fabrics
With a Deep Tinge Of Economy

Every imaginable white weave that makasH have evolved for
pretty hummer frocAu, d found In ths complete White Goods
stock; and tho prices ae tho talk Of New York. Hero Ne some
typical and timely oSa1nNs
WM.ts. Siws. q hi ~ "a @a@y - ~ ws..3' 'nt: nd
S9sssSS iee$f id1%aSS, ssA:saas 7shskh.' s7as.' H'iS78~ pses'% iaySdE.
.EaddM Eansce., deA nniah, To- ps lingerie, aelnah, sass tsyud
EEnssEih IT, 1NsS.aASS .,Bss4s.. IN ass~rp.d and sh.:ssa st;:.. q.
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Deep fOunce6 Of eyelet and blind enlbroider1es such as you
would buy Hyou were going to have the Petticoats made at home
were to do this, you could not get such materials for anything
like these prices. And, besides, they are made with the quite
straight lines which are fashions latest order-many Of them are
without undertakes.
Marrow Valencennes Lace edges the scaloped embroidery on
'omei thee VIII % especially nee TO wear WI. Nth the the lingerie ir9cks:
that we would purchase all the Petticoats which his leftover en-
brotda1es would tin-and that was a great many-soh he granted
" an unusually large concession. Second Floor
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The Semi-Made Robes
Wolfe and Bstists Robes, with fiet or ratine lace, In
whito or ecru, or embroidered in colors, at e6, so, t10.60,
Sii.2s and S19.6 regularly $3.50 to $3.50.
White veils Robes, richly embroidered, some com
bined with fnet Lace, at Vs. 80 TO $40.
Lingerie Robes, In st. Gall embroidery. some In com
bination With lace. at $50 and $3.50. regularly 1880
to $26.
Frinosss Lace Blousss, semi-mads. at GAIA to sS.7s,
regularly a to 81.
The Laces
Shadow Laees, Idgings, Bandinu Md Alovsrs, In
white and Paris shades, at 100 TO ei.6o yard, regularly
Gsftcn landinfs. Whit and e4u. In flsk, Carielma-
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Sees No Hope For Cheaper Meat.

q see no hope Of beef getting much
cheaper" said Secretary Wilson, OF
the department of agriculture, in
Washington.
Fresh from a vacation in the west,
Mr.. Wilson declared that there was a
much greater scarcity of cattle than
he had realized.
"The breeding grounds OF stock cat
tle," said Mr.. Wilson, heretofore sent
to the corn field to be finished by fat
tening on corn. cannot furnish much
more of that class OF cattle. Home
steaders have compelled the ranchmen
to dispose of their cattle stock. There
is a supply Of meat that people should
become accustomed to eating-mut-
ton. Mutton on the hoOf is less than
half the price of beef"
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
MOVE TO GUST VICE SQUAD
Ordinance In Pittsburgh Council Aims
to Abolish Pody.

The r.orais efficiency commission
the body that has been cleaning uE
Pittsburgh, Pa. was at acked in the
council, when an ordinance was intro
duced intending to abolish the commits
sion.
At the same time it was announced
that Mrs. Samuel Black Mccormick,
wife Of the president OF the University
Of Pittsburgh, had resigned and that
Miss Mary Finn, daughter of the Bull
Moose leader. William Finn, had beeI
appointed.
The ordinance declares that the
members o. the commission had mis-
used thei powers. alleging the institu
tion of compulsory medical examina
tion has been a means of exacting
graft 1t il also charged that mem.
bers have subjected good women to
humiliation and have assumed the re
sponsihility OF lat.ing vice flourish un
hampered in certain districts.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
His wife Must Go to School.

John Palasis, OF Logan street, Phil
adelphia, must send his thirteen-year
old wife to school for another year
according to Magistrate Boyle, or he
will havesto go to Jail
The girl was reported by the truant
officer, and her father was arrested
for the violation of the school attend
ance act.
The smiling little helpmeet waved a
marriage certificate before the aston
ished magistrate and said:
81 no go to school. l stay home and
make beds and get husbands meals"
Magistrate Boyle concluded matters
by fining the father S14 and costs, and
told the husband that if he did not
send her to school until she was fifteen
years of age, that he would be arrest
ed and fined also.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
The AAUays-on-Duty
Bell Telephone

At three four O'Clock in the morning all asleep and dark
all except the telephone Office Over the Bell Central Office
one the windows aght they wahful ewes
of the sleeping city.
Ihe operators who have watched through the night per-
haps answered hurry call for doctor or an alarm Of FIRE
when the city asens from its nights Before FIVE o'clock
the signal lights IN the switchboard begin glow more
rapidly-the new day has begun
All the business and social activities of the day are reflected
on the Bell Telephone Switchboard The business messages rise in
VoHe as the trade and commerce of the day reach height
and drop down again time and later when the v J
he residence calls bring the total early morning with
the marketing and shopping and again at meal times.
The Bell Telephone engineers study this traffic and ascertain
the amount OF equipment necessary number of one
required to handle the calls Both of these be- and are I
hGien to take care of emergency The Public never knows
when due to some unusual cause there rush hour at the tI
phone Office Every preceuon exercised the end that the
cal-aVays. s' SOui
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
PRESCRIPTION
For a Long Life.


This is the prescription for a long
life given by an old gentleman in Con-
necticut, who is ninety-nine years old
and still well and cheerful, Live
temperately, be slow to anger, don't
worry, take plenty of exercise in the
fresh air, and, above all, keep cheer
full"
Should the system get run down
digestive organs weak-the blood thin
and sluggish, take Vinol, which is
delicious combination of the medicine
bodybuilding properties of Gods
livers, with the useless grease elimi-
mated and tonic iron added. We re-
gard Vinol as one of the greatest
body-builders and strength-creatOrs in
the world for aged people.
Mrs. Mary Ivey, of Columbus, Ca,
says: '1f people only knew the good
VinOl does old people. you would be
unable to supply the demand; it is
the finest tonic and strength-creator
I ever used"
We wish every feeble old per-
son in this vicinity would try
Vinol on our agreement to return their
money if it fails to give satisfaction.
P. S. If you have any skin trou-
bic try Saxo Salve. We guarantee it..
H.W. 0. Moore, Druggist. MIliOEb, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
browns In Mine Flood.

The heavy rains caused an old mine
working at the Phoenix Park colliery
Of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
and Iron company, near Pottsville,
Pa, to break through into the gang
way, resulting in the drowning of a
workman.
The men had ample warning to per-
NIT them to escape, and the one
death was caused by the victim at
tempting to return to get his dinner
can just as the water broke through
in full volume. One mule was also
drowned. About a score of workmen
were in the mine at the time.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
lam Willing To Prove
ICan Cure You
To That End | Am Giving Away $4,000
Worth of Medicine

In order to show beyond all doubt
that am in possession of a medicine
that will cure kidney trouble, bladder
trouble or rheumatism, I will this year
give away ten thousand dollars worth
OF this medicine, and anyone suffering
from these diseases can get a box Of II
absolutely free. All that Is necessary Is
60 send me your address.
1 don't mean that you are to use a
part OF it or all Of it and pay me II
cured. / mean that ] will send you a
box Of this medicine absolutely free OF
charge, a gift from me to the Uric Acid
sufferers OF the world so / can Show
them where and how they may be cured
will not expect payment for this free
medicine, nor would accept II now or
later If you sent it. 1t is free in the real
meaning of the word.
For twenty-five years-a quarter Of a
century, have been trying to convince
the public thst I have something genu-
lne, something better than others have
for the cure Of stubborn, chronic rheu-
matsm, for tOrturing kidney backache,
FOR annoying calls to urinate. But it is
hard to convince peOple-they try few
things unsuccessfully and give up all
hope and refuse to listen to anyone
thereafter. Happily, I am in a position
now to demonstrate to sufferers at my
own expense that I have a medicine that
cures these diseases. l don't ask them
to spend any money to find out; I don't
ask them to believe me; nor even to take
the word of reliable people, but all
ask is that they allow me to send them
the medicine at my own cost. That is
surely fair.
To this end have set aside ten thou
sand dollars, which will be used to COM
pound my medicine. Much of it is ready /
now to be sent out, all of it fresh and |
standard. There will be enough for all |
sufferers, though there be thousands Of !
them. And anyone who needs it can /
get some of it free. But in order that /
! shall know that you have a disease /
for which this medicine is intended, / !
ask you to send me- some of your leading
symptoms. If you have any of the symp-
toms in the list printed here you need I
my medicine and If You will write me |
/ VIII gladly send you a box of It free l.
with full directions for your use Look IA
the symptoms over see which symptoms \
you have. then write me about as fol-
lows; Dear DR., I notice symptoms
put down the numbers
give your age, fun address, and send it
% me. Ny address is Or. n. Frank |
-ynott, 9l68 Deagan Bldg, Chicago, H. /
The ten thousand dollars I am spend |
ng for the compromising of my medi- |
ieVoting to this cause, for the package |
# medicine I send you will be fully pre-
laid at my expense. From anv stand ]
loint you view ii, YOU incur no expense
" obligation. Just tell others who you |
NOW are suffering who sent you the II
Medicine that cured YOU.
] am promising to give away ten thou
and dollars worth OF medicine, and IL
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Robbers Beat, Rob and Sind Man.

John Getz. ffty-fve years OF age
Who resides a short distance above
Lehigh Gap. near Palmerton. Pa, was
hound. bea en- and robbed by three
men. two of whom wore ma ks. The
robbers Broke down the door of Getzs
house, and Getz. awakened by the
racket, fought the men with a shovel
They overpowered him and stole his
watch. somc change and wearing ap
parel, leaving their victim tied with
ropes
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Care For Hopeless Cases.

By S. ADOLPHUs KNoPF. NJ. D.
The criticism has been made.
and have heard Il ei en- from
medical men. thai II was ID waste
OF money 10 bother win the
hopelessly III; that institutional
treatment should be reserved FOR
the cuIably affected who could
again be- made Dreadwinners
and useful citizens Those who
made these criticisms are not
even right from the utilitarian
point Of view. much less from
the humanitarian aspect OF the
problem. One who has had any
experience az all with tnbpr'uio
sis as physician or az a sOcia,
worker will know that the con
sumptive, 10 matter in what
stage Of the disease, il he is un.
trained and uncared for. cOnsti.
tutes a great menace In his work
shop and in his home II must
be evident that If the patient is
confined all the time to his he'd
the danger OF his constituting
center Of infection In crowded
bedroom. often without lighl and
air, is very great Such a pa
tient, because he is not taken
care Of at the right time aud in
the right place. costs a good deaf
more in the end. and not infre-
quently additional lives are sacrf-
feed through his condition and
environments. This Is my an
swer from the utllltarlan point Of
view to the statement that It Is
a useless expenditure TO take care
Of the seemingly hopeless cases.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
"Aunt Della" Is SO.

Miss Della c. Torrey, famed the
country over as President Taft's
AUNT Della" kept her birthday Mon
lay in Millbury, Mass. She is eighty
eight years old. Friends called at the
old Torrey mansion on Elm street,
and Miss Torrey received many re-
membranes, not forgetting one from
will Only a little while ago Aunt
Della entertained the president on his
birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Girl Forced to lake Poison.

Miss Lettie Ward, aged fifteen, who
lives at the home of Samuel Farmer,
of Wheeling Junction, w Va, was
seized by unidentified men near her
home and held while poison was ad-
ministered. She is expected to die.
Farmer recently received anony-
enous letters threatening his life if he
did not leave the county No reason
for the attack has been disclosed.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Vaccination Causes Death.

Sophia Butts, six years of age. of
JOhnsonburg, near Kane, Pa, is dead
as the result Of vaccination. Death
was caused by tetanus, following the
vaccination. the wound being injected
The child was taken seriously i'll on
Sunday and operative measures at the
hospital failed to have her.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15

will do that; I am promising to send
any sufferer who writes me box OF
this medicine and full directions free OF
charge. and / will do that. | can say
further that this medicine has been
vouched for according to law as comply
ing in every detail withAall requirements.
1t will stop rheumatism, it will stop pam
and backache, 1t win stop too frequent
desire to urinate; it will heal, soothe
and strengthen. You will be better in
every way for having taken it. There
is not an ingredient that can iniure;
not one but will benefit. All that I ask
is that you use 1t yourself so that you
may be personally convinced
Owing to the large number OF re-
quests, have had ten thousand more
copies Of my medical book printed. This
book is new and up to date and contains
descriptions. symptoms, causes,
effects and cures of kidney, bladder and
rheumatic diseases. All who write for
the free medicine will be sent a copy OF
this grand illustrated medical boOk-the
largest ever written on these diseases
for free and general distribution.
If You need medicine such rs I have.
II You are anxious to be cured and don't
want to spend any money LOOKING for
cures, write me. Read the symptoms
over and let me hear from you today.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Aviator Dies of Injuries.

Joseph Stevenson, Of Mineola, L. L.
who fell from his biplane at the Ala
bama state fair grounds at Birming
ham, died He did not regain con
Bciousness after the accident. 1t is be
lieved Stevenson lost his balance.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
These Are the Symptoms: ::

Pain in the back.
TOO frequent desire to urluatp.
Stunning or obstruction 0f urine.
Pain OF soreness In the bladder.
5-PrOstatic trouble.
e. Gas or pain in the stomach.
7-General debility dizziness.
S-Pain or soreness under rlr 1T rib.
9-SWelling In any part Of thP body.
lO-COnstipaflOn or liver trouble.
Il-Palpitntion or pBiu under the heart
l2-PHin In the hip Joint.
l3-Pain In the neck or head.
14-Paln or soreness In the kidneys.
l5-pnln or swelling of the Joints
lG-Pain or swelling Of the muscles.
l5-Paln and soreness in nerves.
lS-Acute OF chronic rheumatism
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Bow. Whipped. Kllls Mother.

"You will never punish me again. -
said John Whitaker, twelve years OF
age, of Pocatello, Idaho, as he fred a
shotgun at his mother. killing her. He
had just been whipped for falling to
assist in the family washing.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
Texas Stops Mexican rroops.

Governor Colquitt, of Texas, has
withdrawn permission for the Mexican
federal troopc to march from Mara
thon. Texas, to another point on the
border over Texas soil. He announced
that he does not care to take the risk.
Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15
arar Party,sg victim Marrled.

Miss Mary Chamberlain, the school
teacher, who last fall was the victim
of the Shady Bend tar party" in con
nection with which half dozen prom
lnent men were prosecuted, was mar
ried in Lincoln, Kan. to Homer J.
Helferich, a carpenter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-22
MULE AND CAR
HAD A LIVELY
TILT On ROAD
CAR SOMEWHAT DAMAGED
While the Mule Was Entirely
UDiDiufGd

A part yof Americas ladies. motor
ing yesterday on tae Leslie road. had
q thrilling experience with q mule,
the animal insisting upon boarding.
the car for a short ride towards the
city.
As the car descended a grade the
mule, grazing by the roadside, made
a dash to cross over just in front @
it The car scooped the animal. which
fell directly across the hood Of the
machine. Screaming with fright the
ladies threw on the emergency brake
and stopped the car, while the null.
equally frightened, kicked and paved
TO free himself
The car suffered considerable dam
age before the mule got a"ay- I-e
animal kicked the lamps and Tenders
OH the machine and smashed it other
wis before getting of his perch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-22
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
FAST FLYING Stone
Blasting Came Near Causing
Accident

Sailing i've hundred feet through
space. barely missing Mr. sam D.
Cobb as he sat upon his front veran-
dan recently. 2 four-pound rock crash
cd against the side Of the Cobb house
with force sufficient to leave deep
indsntarton in the Misunderstanding
.Mr. COBB was greatly frightened. but
escaped injury.
The rock, which came like a projec-
tile from a three-Inch gun. had been
dlslodged in a sewer ditch nearby.
where blasting for sewer extension is
in progress. The accident was uneH-
pecred, Of course, and one not likely
TO occur again.
In setting OF the dynamite charges
the explosive is well covered over be
fore the match is applied. In some
unaccountable manner this rock toos
an airy fight and sailing nearly 500
feet through space. with the speed Of
q bullet struck the Cobb residence
but without great damage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-22
D. A. R. GAME
WILL BE A
GALA EVENT
TO DECORATE GRAND STAND
Much Enthusiasm Will Be
Worked Up

As the preparations for the game
to be given for the benefit Of the
Council of Safety chapter OF the
daughters OF the American Revolution
progress it becomes more manifest
that the game will be a memorable
event here, as preparations are being
made with that purpose in view.
The grand stand will be appropri-
ately decorated for the occasion, as
it will be in celebration OF the Fourth
of July. even though the game itself
is 10 be played on July l. Flags and
bunting will make the grand stand a
pretty sight, and tickets will be sold
tosinsure the presence of large crowd
lat the game
The fact that the local chapter OF
the organization is behind the plan TO
give benefit in the popular game OF
baseball is assurance that the matter
will go through successfully. Mucn
interest and enthusiasm has been
aroused here among the members OF
the chapter in promoting the success
of the venture.