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New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.

joseph wI,tmsr and anO. exrs. to Pauline
r Lcorold: $4,000.
WILLIAM p Ferris ana aho' eRrs' 10 Ann
Emile Gebhard to lawyer, Title Insurance
Robert L Livingston. trustee, 10 T Had
city Mortgage Co to New York Trust Co:
Nellis yuzzolino 20 Joseph 4 Solomon; $50
City Mortgage CO TO Maimie Cohn ct al
same to Curtis Pierce. oxr: sea. 900.
New York Trust co 20 city Mortgage Co; 81.
Frank r Houshton 10 Charles Nen:
Louise F Kicker to Charles Kicker: 81
Sam Bernard. admr, to Florence Bernard;
SIO,500.
James s Roberts, guardian. to Mary c
Aucugtine c Smith 20 Lawyers Title Insur-
CbrrIes d Kicker 10 Lizzie V whittier: 81
New York Life Insurance and Trust Co TO
William a Smith. trustee. to New York
Life Insurance Co. trustee; u.
Irving Savings Institution to Excelsior Saw
John A Townsend TO Eugene d Hawkins.
$40, 900.
Trust Co: 800 900
Bcnjamin solomon exr, to South Brooklyn
Savings and Loan Association; 81
Equitable Life Assurance Society Of New
York to Myer 'Gottlieb: $4,000
Mutual Lifo Insurance GO 10 Theresa Sidcn-
berg et al. cXrs; $4,000.
Louis Stern, eXr. to Title Guarantee and Trust
Co; S3J 900
Patrick II Whalen 10 Patrick Ward: S,7O0
Sidney II Solomon to Walter solomon, 81 200
Eugene Buckley 10 Walter Solomon $4,000.
Maria GesGol TO Blene Geissel; 81.
Yale University Corporation 20 Columbia Trust
Co; $50, 900
Harry Tompkns TO Auguste Gahten; 81,
George S Kendall 10 NsGe Gartner 81.
New York Trust Co 10 city Mortgage Co: 81.
city Mortgage Co TO Charles ID Williams;
S23 600.
Gemanis Life Insurance co to Charlotte f
Peary and ano exrs; $4,000.
Chelsea Realty Co TO Edw NJ Johnston; SlC0.
City MORTGAGE Co 20 New York Trust Co; 81.
Walter Solomon 20 Rachel Solomon; $500.
Amelia etUrtevant TO Anna NJ Wiedersih. S.
zoo
Louisa II vosbrinck TO Philip Janowitz g..
Frank L Wiedersih to Amelia Sturteyant; S8-
zoo
Pauline p Leopold to Gustav Helfrich;
SC 600
Luder D Lcese to Ti,lo Guarantee and Trust
Co; $500.
anco Co: $4,000
Gustav a Brandt 10 Conrad c King: 81 800.
Title Guarantee AMI Trust Co 10 John II Pugh;
5000
Cot.o 10 pankers' Trust Co. trustee s30010
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
CAN SELL POND HOUSE.

William z. ID. Stokes. as trustee of tho
estate OF Harriet n. Pond. yesterday re-
ceived authority from Justice Gerard, in
the Supreme Court. 70 sell the house and
land at No. 242 West End avenue for $4,000
20 the Fullerton Weaver Realty Company.
The petition to the court for the order
states that the occupant OF the house. An
son Phelps Pond, has met with business
reyerses and that he cannot now afford
70 maintain his residence there any longer.
II Is also stated in the petition that the
money is 10 be partly invested in buying a
smaller home for Mr.. Pond, and the re-
rnsfnder TO be invested and the income
paid to him. The purchase price or the
house and land was $4,000 In 1900 wben
the Pond estate took title
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
MECHANICS LIENS.

EAST BROADWAY. ISL; Kamerman s. 60 agt
Jacob Richman and Frank LiDpman. owners
Otto Goodman. contractor; SiS2 81
226TH ST. s. 4O3s It Of Paulding ave, 25x
100. Edward + Lee agt Katherine Higgins,
owner; Joseph Higgins. contractor; 1914 20.
10th ST, n ., 100 # e Of Clinton ave, 2aS
100: Christian VOndrans Sons agt Antonio Gil
iani owner and contractor. $50.
230TH ST. $. 255 II OF Barnes. ave, y.
Gustav Johnston agt Francesca Cerbcne. owner
ard contractor; SIS.
23OTH ST. \ s. 305 u Of Barnes ave. y
same agt Vincenzo Avarello owner and con
tractor: sl0i
Sd AVE " cor 10th ST. 81 i0XsIO. FRITZ
Iron Works agt Abraham Silyerson. owner.
Werdover-Bronx co. owner and contractor. 1928.
SAME PROPERTY: same agt Wendover
Bronx co. owner and contractor: Abraham Sn
verson. contractor; s273 %.
UNION SQUARE EAST. 20. Joseph Potter
agt Exhibitors Advertising and Speciality GO,
owner: Israel Goldsmith, contractor; 81 II.
NASSAU ST. SIS: Joseph II Potter azt \ poIl
& Co. owners. Israel Goldsmith contractor. s35.
MATILDA AVE. 4t3s to 4i4i: W Johns
Manvilr Co aGt Amelia Muller. owner star
pvrO Manufacturing co. contractor; s1I.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21

mtg s5.OcM; yrs, per cent; Sl'2oo' ad''''''
259 9Th ave. -.
LOT 119, revised map Seneca 5aIn, 5,s,d 81 nor
Daniels 20 Rony Matlach; Jan 2o' deIh"''''
cent; 5000; address, 3545 Boston rd.
IoNGFELLoW AvD. 1H, dSISlUg, ns .5,gav y
Doerr To Frank r Houghton, 2oSo m bloan hord.
! 1prior mtg s2j 600; Feb 10; due as per o''O'
Sc. 900: attorney r Bergman SZle 90 "' M
! MORRIS AVE- 6ss, n cor Of loAth 81. p1i 1I1
e5x irreg Antonio Marino TO Ruthertmoad or o hed,,y
| 90 "a Nassau ct; Feb 16; yrs, Slo,o"' a1
! torneys. Wells G. Snedeker. 81 Nassau 81.
/ rNDERCLIFF AVE. " 5. 277 # n OF WASH
ington Bridge Park. 331itSx irreg; hope TUm tyus
gtTuction Co TO Elizabeth Coddington, s uus.
Zurich. switzerland: Feb IS; yrs, 5is per cent,
! SIC 500: attorney Lawyers Title Insurance ana
| Trust Co, 160 Broadway 80.
| WISE AVE $ W cor OF Jennings st, I5xloo;
Crisio Construction Co to Albert HarteSTn. lar oonl
/ Atlantic Highlands, J: Feb 10 CmtS Si9'oOol
| / yr, s per cent: 5000 attorneys. Miller e
! Iiartcorn, 20 Nassau st.
! 18TH ST n s. 20J II OF Ave y, 23xlOe'
| T-nionport: Ida Heller TO William G Ross!gnoe,
Weehawken, n ]: Feb 20; due Aug 70; lgl2;
! G per cent; $1,000: attorney, George wagner
! 100 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
IN THE AUCTION MARKET.

The following transactions were recorded
yesterday at the Real Estate salesroom,
Nos. IA and 1G Vesey street:
BY Joseph P. Day
,115TH ST. 16 East, S. PAS It Of 9th ave,
25xlOO.11: 4 sty tenmt and stores; sold 70 the
plaintiff for S23 900.
10TH ST, 6s East. s. 10 # Of Park
ave 17x100.11 sty tenmt adjourned 10 Feb 2l
MADISON AVE 1895 " s. 4O2 II Of 127th
$500 5SA0'' 'Y o"S' '0'a 70 '"0 D'a'"''D lot
9TH. ST; 21O East. :, 1s1 # of Sd ave
plaintiff for $1,000,
By Samuel Goldsticker
1O6TH ST. 100 20 I04 East. s cor Park ave-
6ox1Moo co IL L. three sty dwgs; sold to the plaintiff
MARBLE HILL, AVE. e. 1862 # Of 22sth
St. G0xl0O; vacant; sold TO the plaintiff for SS,-
At The Bronx Exchange, No. 31J6 Third
avenue:
BY Herbert a. Sherman.
1S3D ST cor Creston ave, 95x122 vacant
Rider ave. 1913, W s, 250 II Of 135th st, 2Jx100;
vacant; 23sth ST. s. l75 # s Of Katonah ave-
75x2OO to 297th ST. vacant: Martha ave, Q cor
23Sth ST. l00xi00 vacant; Verio ave, s cor
23sth st. 100 2xq3. .2x1OOxl391; vacant; Katonah
ave. 3 cor 237th st, 44.Gx3jO; vacant, adjourned
TO Feb 23.
Is3D ST. n cor Creston ave. a5x122; vacant
Rider ave, 1913, g 2jO II n OF 135th ST. 25x
100; vacant; Katonah ave, s. whole front be
tween 237th and 23Sth sts. 2Oox25o: two sty
frame dwgs, with stores and vacant; Martha
ave. s e cor 23Sth st. 100X100: vacant: Verlo
ave- cor 23sth st. 110. 2x93 2x100x1391; va
cant: Katonah ave. cor 237th st. ~ $3.50:
vacant: same agt same; action .. same atty and
ref: adjourned to Feb %.
By L. ]. Philips & Co.
UNION AVE. 67O, c S, 3S4 II s Of 150th st.
s6.sxs0: sty tennt; sold to the plaintiff for
s35. COO
BY Joseph p Day.
GRoTE ST. 1856. s. as7 IT e Of Prospect ave-
50 l1x99 Ok irreg; sty dwg and vacant; sold 20
r Phillips for IS, 100.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
with name and address OF purchaser and
Attorney
FEBRUARY 20.

MANHATTAN.

BROADWAY. cor Of 1854 ST. 99x15o;
Morris Levin 70 Philip Silman, S44 Albert
-, Long Island City (mtg 9000); Feb 10;
81; attorney Title Insurance Co. 135 Broad
way.
BEEKAAN PL, 13, 20x100 Katharine En-
bier and ano, exrs. 10 Mary c Foster 80
beekman pl: Feb u; So,500: attorney, Title
Guarantee and Trust Co. 176 Broadway.
BLEEcKER ST. 32s and s25. s9x72x irreg;
Liens: Feb IS: 500: address, eos Madison ave
BRADHURST AVE, NJ cor OF I54th St
901x lrreg Gussie Raaoe TO Birch Realty Co,
9iv West 64th st; Feb 16; 500: attorneys,
philips d Avery. II Park Row.
CHRYSrIE ST, 81 20 50; Bowery II; Beck
man st. 81; Sarah r Blcdgett ana ano to
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
BROOKLYN SALES.

The Ernestus Gulick Company has sold
for the Roberts estate the three story ana
basement brownstone dwelling, on a lot
tsx1oo feet. at No. $50 McDonough street,
between Reid and Patchen avenues. TO
Charles Kruse. After making extensive
alterations Mr.. Kruse win occupy this
house for his home.
Frank A. seaver has sold the two.fanily
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
TILE BRONX.

WENDONER AVE. q cor Of Bathgato ave
stv brk stores and tenmt, 2j.8x9G; II Rosing,
on premises. owner: Charles Clark al Ire
mont ave. architect. cost. 50 600.
MELROSE AVE, n e OF 1891 st; sty brk
factory, 203 I6xi5O; Francis Keil. premises
owner: Charles Clark iil fremont ave arrhi-
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
MECHANICS, uENs

14sTH ST SIS 1915 n Of I'd ave: Title
Guarantee and Trust co act George W Markey
jr, ct al: Feb 10, 1912; S2l.
UNDERCLIFF AVE. " :, 22G q n NJ Wash
ingtOn Bridge; Tagcr e. katz agt Hope Con
structlon Co ct al. Jan 2, 1912: sj2j
DIVISION ST. s5 Max Vealer sgt Henry
Newman et al: Jan 81 1912; $40
FULTON AVE- 1859. Robert Griffin agt Bethel
Construction Co ct al: Feb 6. 1912; s232 20.
4TH AVE, $50: Oriental Fire2roof Sash and
Door Co agt John Doe ct al; Feb 5. 1912; $50
vYsB AVE. s. 175 IT Of 172d st; ISidore L
Cohen agt Nelson-Baci Construction CO et al.
Oct 90 1911 Coy bond; sIei IL.
SAME PROPERTY; M Altieri & sons sEt
Nov 1911 (lny hnnd1. 5000.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
BIG BUILDING ON EAST SIDE SOLD
Twelve Story Structure in 32d Street Disposed o. aeasea 10
Manufacturing ConCerl-TransaCtiOn Involves S1,5OO0oo
NEW OWNER FOR ST. ANDREWS HOTEL ON BROADWAY
THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET.

brick house, No 1907 sOth street, for Johr
Wichern 70 an investor.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
NEW JERSEY.
Sx7lX ~

MONTCLAIR.--A BEAUTIFUL HOME ON THE
mountainside. specially designed for family
comfort and convenience new house l6 rooms
and baths; Georgian architecture: substantially
built and attractively finished and decorated,
grounds 200 feet front: garage; lawn, shade and
fruit trees. Brokers protected. Address OWNER,
Room 679. so Church street, New York.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
ERATIoNS.
NfANrTIATTA

10TH ST 6j East. 70 a . sty stable. l. Y
Harkness, 033 5th ave. owner c Marsh. ~ West
S3d ~, architect: $1,000.
ST NICHOLAS PL. s. so Il OF 15Oth ST,
and 81 Nicholas Pl S: 10 and sty and
basement sanatorium; Or " Lloyd premises.
owner; g J HardwaN 3i7 9th ave, architect
g.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
NEW BUILDING PLANS.

MANHATTAN.
WEST WASHINGTON PL n s. Isl u " OF
9Th ave: for two sty aptmts. 3I;exs4: S Ltpp-
man. $50 Prospect ave, owner; g Meyers, 1
Union Square west, architect; $4,000.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE. ecr Of seth ct; for q
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21

fence wall. III 2x76 high; sdh!nasi. premises
owner: e p Gilbert. ll23 Broadway arohl-
tect; $4,000.
CANAL ST, ~. for a sty store. "a ixoo
7, RubinStein 2l5 9Th ave. owner. sass, 81
Union Square, architect; 10000.
7TH AVE, 312 and 31+: FOR a IL sty store and
los, 40 1ixs5.8: 812-314 Seventh Avenue Co
premises owner: Schwartz & Gross, 54I otn ave,
architect. $4,000.
THE BRONX
10TH ST. 5 s. IS {, OF Gerard ave sly
frame storage, 2jx6O, George Bockhaus Co, 1887
Park ave owners and architects; cost SLOW
Ar-LINER AVE. s. 100 II OF Brady ave:
2ia sty frame dwg, 2ix35. sarah McGurl loO
Morris Park ave. owner; " Del Gaudlo. 4Ol
fremont ave, architect; cost, $1,000
NULINER AVE, c 8, 200 II OF Brady ave;
~ sty frame dwg, 2lN35, Sarah McGurl 400
Morris Park ave. owner. NJ " Del Gaudlo. iOi
fremont ave, architect; cost, 5000
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
REAL ESTATE.

ADVERTISEMENTS AND sUBsCKlF IA. tseS-
for The Tribune received at their UPTOWN ones
No 1864 Broadway. between Seth ana Jitns Jitn a., \,
until o clock p m. Advertisements reeeNee ~. !.
the following branch offices az regular ONCE ~,
until s O'clock o, m, viz 264 sth ave. 5. e. eo.
23d 81 : 1853 9th ave. cor. 18th St lOi Eas, -,
st: 257 West +2d St, between 1th and and s,h s w.
near S9th ST; i57 East l25th 81: 15o LIeme.s.
ave: $50 Sd ave. and any American Disu''
Telegraph ONCE.
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1T COVERS IS CITIES.
Dynamite Conspiracy As Unearthed
by Grand Jury Investigation.

Indianapolis, Feb. 3.-Action in at
least nineteen cities resulting from
the governments investigation into
the dynamite conspiracy it was re-
ported today, is expected by the gov
eminent officials to develop from the
thirty or more indictments which al
ready have been drawn up for con
sideration by the federal grand jury
next Tuesday. Soon after it meets
the jury, it is believed will go before
federal Judge Anderson and make its
report in secret.
The fact that developments are ex-
pected in various cities became known
today when certain papers were pre-
pared in anticipation of the jury's re-
port The cities in which it is said
action may be taken are Boston, New
York, Brooklyn. Philadelphia, Pitts
burg Buffalo, Indianapolis, Cleveland,
Chicago, Milwaukee, Peoria, Cincinnati.
Kansas City, Salt Lake, San Francisco.
Los Angeles, Seattle and New Orleans.
The government plans that all arrests
if any are authorized, shall take place
as nearly as possible on the same day
Since it would require at least four
days to deliver paper in the federal
district most distant from Indiana
polls it was stated that any arrests
probably would be held off until Sat
urdaV
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IT is AFTER SPRECKELS
Railroad Wants So 800, 900 for an
Unfinished Contract.

San Francisco. Feb. S.-Suit to re-
cover $3,50O,OOO on an alleged breach
of contract has been filed in the fed
eral courts here by the Southern Pa
cific railroad againset Adolph B. and
John D. Spreckels. The litigation
arises out of a contract entered into in
1906 between F. H. Hartman and the
Spreckels whereby the Southern Pa
ciic was to finance the building of the
San Diego & Eastern railroad which
was to connect San Diego to Yuma.
About 20 miles of the road has been
completed and terminal facilities pro-
vided for when work suddenly stopped.
The Spreckels became dissatisfied with
the slow progress made by the South
ern Pacific and took over the building
of the road themselves. Now the Har-
riman system claims that by breaking
the contract their interests have suffer-
ed to the extent of SO, 500, O00 the
amount sued for.
The Spreckals claim no contract ex-
listed; that the Southern Pacific merely
had an option on the construction of
the road
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WIFE GETS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Ethel Dunaway Freed From Neg
Hgent Husband.

Judge Whitcomb today granted. Ethel
NJ. Dunaway a divorce from Wilson NJ.
Dunaway. The woman will also receive
the custody of the minor child, division
of property rights to be determined at a
later date. The case was tried several
weeks ago.
Mrs. Dunaway charged her husband
with extreme cruelty and neglect in that
he abused and mistreated her in their
home in Lansing. While living in Ross
Vile, the wife said. her husband COM
PEELED her to live in a breeding barn.
When their child was born, Dunaway is
said to have failed to call physician I'M
til after the arrival of relatives and
neighbors.
on the other hand. Dunaway alleged
that his wife was too friendly with a
guard at the state prison and when he
brought the matter to her attention, she
tried to throw hot soup on him. The
case was on trial nearly a week.
This morning Judge Whitcomb awarded
a divorce to Ethel L. Entrekin from Elver
E Entrekin The woman was living with
her husband in Craig, Neb., when she
desired to go to St. Louis to have a sore
foot treated. Entrekin told her that If
she went she did not need to come back.
The wife followed her companions in
structions and came to Topeka She has
since been employed at the National hotel
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per cubic yard, the engineers estimate
was $50 per yard including the cost Of
excavation, the excess price paid was
about Al per cent.
IN the erection of the above mentioned
abutment there was no inspection, and
the only reason plans were prepared for
the work was because MIR. Simms, chair
man of the board, said he was sick and
couldn't get out to show the foreman just
what to do. I have not hesitated in tell
ing people that this work could have been
inspected and paid for from the road and
bridge fund
Paid en- Guess Measurements.
Pay for the assistance Of one man, at
two dollars per day. to obtain levels for
checking the work done by a paving CON
tractor at the fair grounds entrance was
diSallOwed by the county commissioners,
1 was told to pay him myself, but there
was no hesitation in placing bronze
tablet on one of the pillars bearing the
names of the three county commissioners
this was done at cost of $4,000 (See
claim for September, 1911 No 433SD- 1
think it more important to see that the
contractor was not overpaid or underpaid
that to mar the beauty OF such an en-
trance with the names Of three poll
ticians. At the time this was done
probably said what l expect to say
several times more that such work
tractor was paid l had to guess at tie
amount of excavation done by him to lay
the paving.
ssNTr O.NeiI. attorney and member of
penses for assistance and transportation
to and from county work should be paid
by the county and not by the county en-
sineer as has been required of me He
was sufficiently convinced on the subject
to promise, of his own free VIII, 10 act
as nv attorney in a friendly law suit
against the board of commissioners to
compel them to pay these expenses. 1 was
glad to have Mr.. O'Neil offer his services,
as he understands the facts of the case,
but the next I heard from this gentleman
vas a request for resignation
Can't Last Much Longer.
1.-THE present method of spending the
much longer; it will probably only be a
few years until politics will only have an
Indirect bearing in the disbursement OF
this increasing fund
Mr.. O'Neil said recently that I have
given to county board a black eye on
the road and bridge proposition He is
correct. 7 have done my best in that line
Now, however 1 will have the privilege
of free speech without fear Of losing
nv lob Yours very truly,
81. A. CAMPBELL
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CHINESE STORY TELLERs.
They Are a Quaint Feature of the Tea
shop Life of Picking.

co into almost any big restaurant in
the Chinese city in Picking where the
tea Slippers of the middle class are
gathered and you will meet a tamlllar
figure in Chinese life, the wandering
story teller of the public places Go
into the market places or the fairs at
festival times and he'll be smiling at
you from the center of big crowd
of amused listeners
on a hot summer day he stands
among the tables out in front of the
restaurant under the peng, high tenn
porary sun shield roof of straw mat
ting The crowd of tea drinkers pour
cup after cup of hot tea out of their
clay tea caddies, spending perhaps
two coppers for all the tea of an at
ternoon The story teller yields his
fan gracefully, dramatically The long
slender delicate fingers of his other
hand come into play as his story pro-
crosses His face is we'll lined and Ia
Gle of expression. Lightning changes
from anger to sunniness sweep over II
easily He's an actor and a master of
words, Chinese gift He foTgets the
heat It's an old story of the Chinese
novels he's telling; the emperor's ia
vorite concubine stolen out of the pal
ace by the robber chief, arch enemy
of the imperial clan; the discovery of
the beauty's disappearance, the swift
arming Of brave mobiles, horses, the
ride of pursuit, the Staying of the rob-
Der by the emperor and the rescue OF
the sirnpering feminine There is fire
in the eye of the story teller, he
stamps through the battle, makes saw
age thrusts with imaginary sword. The
tea Slippers lean forward and applaud.
and the story teller let's them down
with a side splitting tale.
He may later pull forth a bunch of
little paper books and from one
screech out a sharp falsetto in song
for his listeners. They may buy some
Of the books, and he sits down to drink
some tea himself and help on the buzz
of conversation For the slippers are
in the story telling mood themselves
now. and you will hear little tales of
this nature floating about:
A ruler of a household lived quietly
in his home. On one side of them
dWelt an ironSmith, on the other cop
too, did these two hammer and bang
their metals into pots and plowshares-
Said the ruler of the household to
himself: Il will die with this noise.
What shall I do2''
Then he knew. He would give them
a great feast if they would move. He
asked them. They agreed. They came
to the feast. They ate it. They left.
Bang! bang bang! went the hammer
and the anvils just as before
The ruler of the household was dis
tracted He rushed out to the street.
these metal smiths mean? They had
eaten his feast and not moved away;
they had lied
You are Hbelous." said the smiths
to the excited householder. Behold
I, Chang, the ironsmith, have moved
into the house of Wang, the copper
smith, and Wang. the coppersmith, has
moved into the house of myself the
ironsmith. Dzai gien.''
And the ruler of a household wept
New York Sun
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QUICK DEATH
a Consumptive Kills Three Other Vic
TINS and Himself.

Appleton. Wis. Feb. 3.-Belief that
sudden death was preferable to long
suffering from tuberculosis caused
William Mainland to kill three mem
bers of his family and then commit
suicide on his fathers farm near Bling
hamton, 10 miles from here it was said
by officers today During the last few
years five members of the Mainland
family have died from tuberculosis of
the lungs. All of the victims Of the
tragedy were affected with the disease
This condition worried William. A
few days ago he partly unburdenad
himself to the family, assembled at
dinner.
I'VE have been dying piecemeal for
the last few years." he said. II be
lieve it would be a good thing if We
could end this agony at once, all dying
together / believe I'll get some car
bolic acid and kill the whole bunch"
But the boy could not obtain the acid
so he changed his plans. First he shot
off his fathers head Then he cut the
threats of his sister. brother and him
self.
Today's investigation of the quad
ripple tragedy onvinced the authorities
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TAFT, CURTIS AMP HUFFMAN.
They Are Endorsed by Fifth Ward
Progressive League.

At an enthusiastic meeting held in
the third precinct of the Fifth ward,
under the auspices of the First dis
trlct Progressive league, william H.
raft was endorsed for president; Chas.
Curtis for United States senator; c. S.
huffman for governor. the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, we believe the above
named men are competent. capable
and have the ability to perform the
duties of the offices to which they as
pire and whereas, We do in recogni-
ton of their wise and patriotic states
manship, their honesty and fidelity
to all public trusts confided to them.
and their pre-eminent qualifications
for the offices they now seek.
Be it. and now is; resolved, that we
viii do all in our power to secure their
nomination and election
A. J. WILSON. President
CHAS. z. cambridge.
1924 East Tenth St
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CHEsBRo TO COME BACK.
Happy Jack Says He Will Come Back
in Good Shape.

New York, Feb 3.-"Happy jack
Chesbro is anxious to come back to
the Highlanders- Incidentally, his
come back stunt, he says, includes
his twirling ability. With the OBJ
ject of getting the chance to make
good among the fans of the Hill Top
club he called on Manager Harry
Wolverton yesterday and asked to be
signed for this season. Wolverton may
give him a tryout when the Highland
ers go south
Roy Hartzell and J. O. Curry
dropped in and affixed their sigma
lures to contracts for this year.
Hartzell, it is said, will receive a
substantial increase.