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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
Accuracy Questioned.

/ 4 question the accuracy of some of
Your statements. said Mr. s-aeley Il
| have been reliably informed that Mr.
Morse had no mattress and no blanket
and had to sleep on Stats. with only his
coat under his head
| That is absolutely untrue. retorted
the warden. angrily. Who gave you such
| inf6rmation?'
| Mr. Morse himself and the physicians
attending him at the time"
| The warden called in two deputies in
charge at the time and both declared
they would take oath that Mr.. Morse had
both mattresses and blanket.
! Mr.. Seeley asked the warden why if he
was not prejudiced against Mr.. Morse he
had written to the Attorney General
when Morse was removed to Fort Nc
| Pherson Hospital that The did not seem
to me to have the appearance of a man
whose condition was critical.
| The offense for which Mr.. Morse was
| kept in solitary confinement was de-
scribed by the warden as follows:
deputy saw nurse pass 10 and
| a pearl-handled knife to Mr.. Morse and
both were ARRESTED" The warden did
not believe the story Mr.. Morse told as
to how he had obtained them from an
other prisoner and ordered him into con-
| finement.
Source of Money Supply.
! When Mrs. Morse called and learned
| her husband was in trouble she told the
warden she had slipped about fifteen one
dollar bills into Mr. Morse's pocket Later
Mr.. Morse confessed to having received
the So from his wife and about $50 from
his business partner in addition to s.
from discharged prisoner which he
had already admitted. He said he had
given the money to another prisoner for
safe keeping. The money was recovered
and Morse was taken from isolation.
He was reduced to second grade and
lost twenty days of his good time"
Mr.. Fielder. counsel for Mr.. Morse left
for Washington, after being present at
the interview. with the avoWed purpose
of learning from the Attorney General
whether the warden had been asked for
an opinion on Mr.. MOrse's condition.
In the absence of Attorney General
Wickersham and Robert V. La Dow,
superintendent of prisons and prisoners
the a.~ting attorney general, Assistant At
torney General James A. Fowler. will not
assume responsibility for authorizing any
statement regarding the reported inves-
tigation by the Department Of Justice of
chSrges against Warden w NJ. Mover
of the federal penitentiary at Atlanta of
bad treatment of Banker Convict Charles
w. Morse.
Mr.. Fowler said that the complaints
against the warden appear to be a matter
of local SgitStiOn in Atlanta. He said he
did not know what information was in
the department, but would not be willing
to allow it to be made public at this time
Supt. La Dow left Washington this morn
ing for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
Closely Listens to Indictment.

Milano listened attentively to the read
ing of the indictment. which occupied
about five or six minutes. and In response
ITO the prompting of his counsel. Attorney
James F. Kelly. answered mot guilty.
when his plea was requested by the clerk.
Attorney Kelly declined to discuss at
this time the defense he expects to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
TONY M|LANO ARRA|CNED
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Alleged Slayer of Harry E.
Smith Will Be Tried
Next Month.

Not guilty." firmly responded Tony
Milano. known as TONY the Shoemaker
when arraigned this morning in Criminal
Court No. 1. before Justice Anderson, on
an indictment charging first degree muir
der. Milano was indicted last week by
the grand jury as responsible for the
death OF Harry r. Smith, twelve years
old, whose charred remains were found
in Milanos shop September 10 last. The
police claim the Italian killed the boy
and then set fire to the property to hide
the crime.
The attempt to put out the fire brought
about the discovery of the boys death
His head gave evidence of an attack with
a dull instrument, thought to be "a
Ratchet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
Charges Against the Warden.

Mr. Seeley is d friend of Mr. -.forse and
has visited him frequently in the prison
he printed story last Thursday limiting
at congressional investigation inte
MorseS treatment in the penitentiary cit.
ing an instance in which he was alleged
10 nave been placed in solitary confine-
ment in dungeon for giving a sick boy
about to be discharged Il paltry sum oi
money
MI Mover ansered invited the A.
ANITA newspaper men To the prison to
snow them just where Mr.. Morse was
Kept in solitary confinement and to eX-
pam the circumstances. Mr. SeeIey
went in person.
Nnen all the newspaper men had as
sembled Mr. Meyer read Il statement he
mad prepared. answering the accusat tons
made I'm Mr.. Seeley's paper He declared
that Mr.. Morse had been kept in solitary
confinement for two days in May 1910
for refusing to divulge the source of
about SIG found in his possession As
soon as Mr.. Morse did so he was re-
leased. he said. He showed the visitors
a fair sized. we'll lighted and well ven-
hiated room, in which he sale Mr. Morse
was Kent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
Result Of Investigation.

The findings OF the commission. pre-
pared by Commissioner Prouty, are the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-03
MORSE NETS $4,000
Convict Banker Plays Market
From His Prison Cell.
SENDS CIPHER TELEGRAM
Anglers Warden Meyer by Offering to
Share Profits.
OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF CRUELTY
Charges Lead to Quarrel Between
Editor Seeley of Atlanta and
Penitentiary Keeper.
OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF CRUELTY

ATLANTA. Ga, January :;-How
Charles w. Morse the convicted banker,
made 5000 in Wall street through the
courtesy of the warden at the federal
penitentiary here. William III. Meyer and
then incurred the wrath of the warden by
offering to share his profits. has been re-
vealed by an argument between Mr.
Meyer and +. l.. Seeley, editor and pub
Usher of the Atlanta Georgian. Mr. See
ley. a close friend of Mr.. Morse. accuses
the warden of subjecting the banker to
''reprehensible treatment as a disciplin-
airy measure for proposing to divide the
money.
According to the story told by the war
den he allowed Mr.. Morse to send a cipher
message in the spring of 1910, and Mr..
Morse made S2,C9p by selling short" on
gas stock. Mr.. Morse then made the Of
Ter to share his IrOtitS with the warden
but was told never to make similar pro-
pOSal
So incensed was the prison official. ac-
cording to Mr. Seeley, that he decided to
punish the one-time banker.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-13

Avenue, and Howard street, from Front
street to Market street, C~arrollton
Avenue, from Howard street to Main
street, was heretofore declared neces-
sary, and the same was published as re-
quired by law, and;
Whereas, there was no protest against
such Improvements by the resident
property owners, or by the non resident
property owners on the parts of said
street to be improved, and,
Whereas, said Improvement by ordin-
ance, duly ordained, was ordered to be
made by the Board, and the owners on
the parts of said street to be improved
failed to make said Improvement with
in twenty days after the said ordinance
became operative, and;
Whereas, after said twenty days for
making said improvement by the own
ers had expired, upon the order of this
Board, the street commissioner duly
gave due notice to the owners of each
piece of property to be assessed of the
necessity thereof, and said owners still
within the time allowed by law to make
said Improvement did not make the
same, or any part thereof, and;
Whereas, said street commissioner
then under the order of this board,
caused said improvement to be made,
and duly kept an account of the costs
thereof. and;
Whereas, said street commissioner
duly reported the. Of said improve
ment to this board at this meeting aft
er the same was constructed, for as
sessment, and;
Whereas, the City Engineer has duly
approved the report of said street com
missioner, and;
Whereas, the Mayor and this Board,
under Section 34l2 Of the Code of 1906
as amended by Chapte $50, Senate Bill
No. go of the Laws OF M ssissippi, 1912,
are required to apportIon said cost of
the whole of said improvement among
such abutting lots or parcels OF ground,
and TO assess the same therfor by a
special tax to pay the same. Now,
therefore, proceeding to make said APP
portionment and assessment, as reuuir-
by law,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Greenwood, Mississippi:
Section |. That the cost Of the i'm
provement of paving Fulton street
from Front street to Market street,
and on Market street from Fulton
street to Main ST., on Main street from
Front street to Carrollton Avenue and
Howard street from Front street to
Market street, and on Carrollton Aven-
ue, from Howard street to Main street,
be and the same is hereby apportioned
among the following described lots or
parcels Of ground abutting thereon, in
the following sums, the same being de-
termined by the Mayor and Board Of AL.
dermen by taking the whole number Of
front feet improved and dividing the
total cost Of the whole Improvement
thereby by 3 and multiplying the quot
lent by the number Of feet fEont con.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-13

and to provide for the fixing of the
amount to be assessed. An ordinance
or resolution fixing the amount to be
assessed against certain property own
ers in the City OF Greenwood. Missis-
sippi.
Whereas, by ordinance, or resolution,
duly ordained, the paving described, Of
Fulton street from Front street to
Market street, and on Market street
from Fulton to Main street, on Main.
street from Fulton street to Carrollton
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-13
AN ORDINANCE

Fixing the amount to be assessed
under Sections 34l1 and 3412 OF the
Code Of 1906 as amended by Chapter
$50 Senate Bill No. go of the Laws. OF
the State Of Mississippi, of 1912, against
certain property on Fulton street from
Front street to Market street. y on
Market street, from Fulton street 70
Main street, on Main street from Front
street to- Carrollton Avenue, and How
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-13

ard street, from Front street to Mar
street, CarrolIton Avenue, from
Howard to Main Street and the owners
thereof to pay the costs OF paving,
curbing and guttering that portion Of
Fulton street from Front street to
Market street and on Market street
from Fulton street to Main street, and
On Main street from Front street to
Carrollton Avenue, and Howard street,
from Front to Market street, CARROLL
ton Ave, from Howard to Main street,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
Will Probe What
Ambassadors Cave
Senate Committee iIIInveSli.
cate Their Contributions In
1908 Campaign
Claimed That Total Of Fifty
Thousand Was Paid by
Aspiran|s
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept, Ia
The senate campaign expenditures
committee Is ready to extend its in
vestigations to the contributions Of
Taft's 1908 campaign fund by aspir,
ants for ambassadors nep. esen,.-
tive A. Mitchell Palmer OF Pennsyl
vania has announced his purpose of
asking the committee to investigate
the resignation OF DR., David Jayne
Hill as ambassador to Germany.
Chairman Clapp OF the committee
said today II demands We're made for
such an inquiry the committee would
grant it so far as It came within the
scope of it's authority
In the records OF the republican na.
tional committee for 1908, on file with
the senate cOmmi,tee, several cOntri
buttons to the Taft 1908 fund by Amer
lean foreign ministers and ambassa-
dors were disclosed.
Lars Anderson, minister to Belgium
gave $25,d0O; Whitelaw Reid. ambas,
sador to Great Britain, $4,000; Rob
ert Eacon. ambassador to France, $5,
900. Richard c. kcrns, ambassador
to France, was then chairman OF the
Ohio state committee, and as such he
turned over to the. national committee
a total OF $4,000 for the campaign.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
WILSON Will
MEET BRYAN
Both will Talk Democracy
From Same Platform
in Lincoln

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. l3.-Gov
ernor Wilson will meet Bryan in Lin
coin, Neb., October 5, when the pres
ent nominee and former standard
bearer of the democratic party will
speak from the same platform.
Wilson made this announcemet
here before leaving Seagrit early to.
day. On the date mentioned Bryan will
have completed a stumping tour thru
the northwest and the Pacific coast
and Wilson will be on his second trip
west. .-s Y
The only other date on this trip
thus Tor, announced Ia Indianapolis Oc-
tober 3. when the governor will ad.
dress the National Conservation coz
gress. Acting Chairman McAdoo de-
clared today the strongest pressure
was being exerted by democratic lead
ers in many parts of the country to
have Wilson speak and that he was
being overwhelmed with requests.
There is only one thing in which
Governor Wilson has let his campaign
commission boss him." said McAdoo
today. "and that Is in the matter OF
making seeaking engagements for
him." ,...'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
new Light SYSTEM
FOR WILTON Streets

WILTON, Sept. ia new street
lighting system for Wilton may be in
stalled within very short time. The
city council and the management Of
the Washburn Ignite Coal company
have had the matter under advise.
ment for some time and il satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made a
number fare lights will be erected.
At the present time the lighting sys.
tenn IS confined to Dakota avenue and
is not sufficient for the needs of the
city. Since the coming of the Pin.
gree-Wilton branch Of the N. P. into
Wilton lights are necessary and the
eastern extension Of Dakota avenue
also the growth of the town toward
the northwest, places a large part Of
the resident section outside the limits
Of illumination.
If the new lights are installed, viii.
ton citizens can boast of a system sec.3
ond to none in the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
It is Expected to Break the
Record Made in the Year
l897.98.
Hundreds Of Cars ReaChinQ
Duluth Every Day-.No Car
Shortage Yet

DULUTH, Sept. 13.--The receipt:
of wheat and all grains taken togeth
cr nthc Duluth market during the
last few days have far surpassed the
predictions that the most optimistic
were making a few weeks ago.
Wet. chilly weather, which was a
considerable handicap to the cutting
and threshng of the crops, especially
wheat, has been succeeded by clear
skies and a warm dry atmosphere
reaching over the whole of the great
graingrowing region OF the North
west. This has been the general con-
ditlon for several days and the al
ready declining wheat market has
been going down still faster, for the
last hope Of the bulls, namely wet
weather and early frOsts, has disap-
peared. Yet the European demand is
very strong and that prevents the
prices OF the American cereals from
going to pieces. This means good
prices to the farmers of the Northwest
on a tremendous harvest and that
spells money in the pockets Of the
farmers and resulting prosperity to
the cities with which the farmers
trade.
Fl. e Emerson, chief deputy fthe
Duluth state grain inspection office,
though very busy with the immense
amount of grain that is being re-
ceived at Duluth now, managed to
find few minutes to express his
views on the grain prospects of Du.
luth during the coming crop year. 81
feel assured" he said, "that the grain
received at Duluth during the crop
year just opened will be beyond all
precedent, and will even surpass the
banner year of 1928, when the re-
.ceipts were about 99000,000 bu. How
far beyond that total they will 60
cannot make an estimate. Today the
cars on track for inspection at Duluth
numbered 1923. That is not by any
means the largest number we ever had
i'll any one day, but is is very large
number, and it denotes an enormous
movement. There have been days
when W had in tn neighborhood OF
1900 or more, but the railroads can
hardly handle moro than 900 cars a
day for any great number Of sue
cessive days, under existing circum-
stances. You see the railroads-and
reasonably, toO-Want to avoid haul
ing empty cars in either direction.
The cars that bring in the grain from
(Continued oh page ~ 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
IELEGRAPHERS
MAY Walk OUT
Railroad 1elegraphers IN
Canada Threaten General
Strike Within Few Days

BY Associated Tress.
WINNIPEG, MAN, Sept. l3,---Atter
having counted the vote cast by the
Canadian Pacific Railway Telegraph.
ers the committee of men announced
today that If the railroad management
does not concede the fifteen per cent
increase in wages Of all lelegaphers.
including those employed in the dis-
patchers department, by Sunday the
men would be called out on strike.
The ultimatum, 1t IL said. has been
sent to company officials
Should the strike be ordered 1000
men would be affected.
These would include every operator
between st. John, N. b., and Victoria,
b. G.
The strike order would not affect
the commercial telegraphers. who IN
July signed an agreement holding one
year. However, ii Is said these would
become involved should they refuse
To work with non.mion men and the
company discharged them for this
cause. When asked last night in Cat
gary If there was a possibility OF the
men going out. Sir Thomas Shaugh.
messy secuted the suggestion. express
ing the belief that the entire matter
would be stted without any such con-
tingency.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
WIfE'S WORRY
IS DISCLOSED
Johnson Says She Wrecked
Life In Caring for Him After
Big Fight

CHICAGO, Sept. 13--Mrs. Eta
Duryea Johnson, wife of Jack John
son, champion heavyweight pugilist,
-died a suicide after wrecking her
health in caring for her husband, who
was u victim Of nervous pyOstratiOn
and suicidal mania for year on &C.
count OF injuries and exertion during
his fight with Jeffries.
This was the testimony Of Johnson
at the inquest. Johnson said that
the nature and extent Of his sufferings
after the championship fight had
been a secret between his wife and
himself.
Il am still suffering from the ef-
fects of that fight to some extent" he
said.
johnson gave his testimony in
tears. He declared that his wife's
efforts to keep him from committing
suicide were what broke down her
own health. He said:
II believe that incurred brain
fever or some similar arrangement
from the eXertions and the heat OF
the Jeffries fight. was not myself
for a year but the secret was closely
kept between me and Mrs. Johnson.
She saved me twice when tried to
choke myself to death. She seized
me and struggled with me and pre-.
vented the act. She had an awful
time taking care of me for over q
year. | am only telling this now in
justice to my wife. 1t never has been
told before"
johnson, who was the principal
witness at the inquest, wept as he
told his story of the circumstances
leading to his Wife's death.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
COAL Claims =. :.
D|SALL0WED
Commissioner Dennet Orders
Fraudulent Coal Land
Claims Cancelled
BY Associated Press

by ASSOClSteU 1--WE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 13.-
All Of the inirty.third so-.a..,. Gun.
ningham coal land claims, involving
alleged fraudulant blanket patents,
which were contributed to the Ball
inger.Pinchot controversy, have been
disposed of finally by the interior de.
pertinent. ~,.
Appeals have been adversely decid.
ed and Secretary Fisher directed an
immediate execution of the decision
of Commissioner bennett, Of the gen.
eral land office, who held the claims
were improperly allowed and that en-
tries should be cancelled. Fisher took
this final action on his second review
of tn etlses.
No more of the. real cunningham
claims are pending, though the inter.
ior department Is regularly passing
upon other Alaskan claims somewhat
similar to these in the Cunningham
groupe or the thousand or more OF
such, 300 already have been disal.
lowed.
Cunningham claims he had an ag.
gregate arta OF $3.50 acres and their
value ran high into the millions.
1t has bee alleged that the Morgan
Guggenheint sydicate owned blanket
claims Of Guggenheim and their as
sOciates. @a1
With the controvtrsy over claims
came the dismissal from public SER
vice OF Chief Forester Pinchot, Louis
r.. CLAWS, chief Of field division OF
the land office, and several minor Of
ficals.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
Will DEFEND
HIS own CASE
Lawyer Gibson will Direct His
| Case \ Then Tried for Murder
| Of Mrs. SzabO
by Associated Press.

by ASSOCIATED l'reS0.
MlDDLETOWN, N. Y, Sept 49,.
The fight which Burton w. Gibson,
the New York lawyer will make for
his life, he said today. will be direct.
ed entirely by himself He has not
engaged counsel. he added and in
tends to appear in his owns behalf
when arraigned on the charge OF
numbering Mrs. Rosa Menschik
Szabo. His Nienesse client who met
death while boating with him on
Greenwood Lake, sixteen miles from
here July l6.
Gibsons examination was post
poned today until September "a. on
application of District Attorney Rog-
crS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13

MILWAUKEE, Sept. l3-Finishing
touches are now being put to the Mil,
waukee race course, over which will
be run the contests for the Vanderbilt
Grand Prize, Wisconsin and Pabst
trophies Sept. 1921. The circuit,
which Is g., miles in length has been
improved at cost of more than $685.
900, and 1t is judged by experts to be
the speediest of any road course in
America, With a host of crack driv-
ers. on the list for the big car races;
a whale of a meet is assured. Mul,
ford, Bergdoll, Hughes, Wishart, Tetz.
Ian and several others are to be seen
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-13
OUTBREAK IN
COAL FIELDS
ReqIment Of Militia Necessary
10 Put Down Striking
Coal Diggers

BY Associated Preo0. @E
CHARLESTON, w, VA. Sept. IL.
The expected outbreak in the Cabin
Creek district of the Kanawha coal
fields where 1900 West Virginia ma.
tional guardsmen under command OF
Major James Pratt are maintaining
martial law, came with dawn today
when the stables of the Opley Coal
Company were destroyed by fire. An
attempt was made to fire the Triple
OF the same company.
twenty-five militia men drove of
the men and it is believed some were
wounded. The company's property is
located in only part OF the district
and It was deemed advisable some
time ago to place a force within strik.
ing distance of the mine.