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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27
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COLDS AND GRIPPE IN A
FEW HOURS.

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IldlCtSS. fcYcvi%hncSS, sore throat,
Slpr.ing. soreness ana stiffness.
Loa't stay srutfcd-up! Quit blow
ing ana saUfrins. Ease your throb-
h;u% head nothing else in the
world gives sarh prompt relief as
"'apc's Co!d Compound" which
costs only - cents nj any drug store
1t acts without assistance, tastes
nicp, and causrS no Inconvenience.
Accept no substitute.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27

MARSHALL College, Morris-ETarycy
and ". & j., til" latter being the
hig game al the season, which will
u" played in Wheeling week after
Thanksgiving. The Normal boys in
speaking of the treatment they re-
rrivnd while in Wheeling, spoke
very highly of Dr. Stats. After the
gam" had been called off he showed
the local boys Il royal good time.
THE Normal team is now in fin"
physical condition. and ar" very
confident OF winning the remain
ing four games with the West Eir'
gjnin Reserves. Davis e ElkinS COL
lrgr. Chenille Normal, and WayncS'
burg College. Thrir big game ot
the season will be the game with
Wayncsburg AZ South Sid" Park On
Thanksgiving Last year til" Nor
nal defeated WayncsburS by one
touchdown. and they are planning to
repeat the victory on Turkey Da.
This wrrk tier" will be plenty OF
scrmmagc work in their preparation
for the game with the West Virgin,
IN Reserves at South Side Park on
ThuIa,Iay tn" Reserves are tout
ed to be about as strong as tn" Var
Si;y, hut The locals have no hest
tanry IN tacEling Ill" proposition
before them. The gam" will begin
ut thrcn-thirty. and good crowd is
expected. as this will really be Tho
first time tn" Normal boys have had
chance to play at home. All th"iI
other games hav" been played III
nthNr tOWnS,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27

WESTERLY. X. L. Investigations
Of the wreck Of the Gilt Edge c%pr"'s
MI tho New York. New Haven q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27
A REAL DETECTIVE STORY,

Tie trunk Of Il wo'nan's body was
found on the banks OF the Hudson
liver The woman had been murders
I'd. Her identity was unguessed.
The sole clue to tie crime was . pill
low ease wrapping with peculiar
markings. The mystery, battling tp
the extreme. was solved through clcy-
or detective work. Tho detective III
question was Inspector Joseph a.
Faurot. of the New York police de-
paltmcnt. Ills story will be told
graphically in the 24-Page illustrate
ch magazine OF next Sundays New
York World. Miss this great story
and yOn will miss much.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27

NEW YORK 49, John COS Under
wood. former li"utCmant governor Of
Kentucky, died at the IIahnemanM
hospital from hardening Of the ar
ferries. Re had been i'll six weeks.
Mr.. Underwood. aside from being
prominent politically in Kentucky.
WAS Il high officer in the Odd PEI
IowS. lie was born III Georgetown.
Il. e., in 1910.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27

SALT LAKE ClTN~CoI. William
Nelson. EDITOR of tho Salt LAX" 'rri-
hume for IS years. died Of cerebral
hcmorrhagc Colonel Nelson ramC TO
Utah IN 1876 as United states mar
shall. lie was Il years old,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-27

VIENNA The h@tLlcship %r!nyI
has hcrn srlrrtcd to p":tirip"t" il"
the naval pageant ut ran opening "I
the Panama canal.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
PHILLIPS & SAGER,
us FOURTEENTH STREET.
Phones, Main l597-l5es.
GET OUR COMPLETE LIST
,sss ONTARIO PLACE N. ".

New semi-defached house. overlook
ing Rock Creek Park. Nine large rooms
and bath; nrst floor kitchen: hot water
heat: gas and electric fixtures; gas
logs: interior Of house finished In hard
wood. front and back stairways; front
and rear porches: concrete cellar under
entire house: one and q half blocks
from two car ltnes. One cannot ap-
precdate the exceptional rental value
Of this ideal house unless inspection y
made. Key at office. Rent reasonable.
THOMAS J. FISHER & CO., Inc,
73s 18th st. N. W. =
The Washington times., 1913-09-27

FOR eALE-Leaying city. wnl sacrifics NJ
7-room house; all modern improvements.
location Mt. Pleasant: an oder wanted Ad-
drs0 OWNER. zsl1 nth st N. ". \
INVESTIGATE THI1For sals, beautiful 4
room detached homo. In Saul's Addition;
garage: win sell cheap. On sasy terms. l3B
The Washington times., 1913-09-27

FOR RENT-Attractive s-room house In sub
urban village. SIS month; two car fares
Inquire 1751 18th ct. n. w. II
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
INVESTMENT PROPERTY

FOR SALE
Ffrst-ciass little Investment.
four-room houses. good street
northwest, near Potomac Park.
Only one month"; loss of rent In
one house In the past eight years.
Total rent, $z7.eo per month. Can
sell to quick buyer for sz.sooN
CLIFFORD A. BORDEN CO..
Phsae n .zc. 81 sth IT NV.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27

lsOs Park road, lor. and bath. .s4s5 50
S23 1 Ct. NV, ir and bath. 81. 50
46S p ST. NV. ST. and bath. % 80
l2ll Eyarts St me-, Sr and bsth...... a.
I037 Eyarts St me-, 6r and bath..... 2o.5e
2al0 Ca ave- nw., sr and bath. ....... %. %
6S7 18th IT. ne, store. 5r. and w...... B.bo
IA R. l. ave- NV, 6r and water......... 1s. 80
Flats
The Kenyon" 1872 Kenyon st., Nv
6r. ana bath, ss7 50 and d................ so. %
The Louise. 2lI 7th 1t. me-. 6r and De-. 1A
2S Todd place ne. 6r and bath, ID floor. 1000
FOR COLORED TENANTS.
COO Ut. NV. 81. and b........-..-.-....$35.60 80
1888 4th 1T. NV, 6r and bath. q. so
ll07lA lst St nw,, 6r and bath hat.. 20. so
Gas Acker st. me-, .6r and bath..... $3.50
Is23 Florida ave- me-, 6r. and water.... L. 50
2s06 Eye St.. 4r and water. 1850
7s2 18th st. ne, Dr. and water....... lo.S0
I'M v st.. Anacostia. 4r. and watsr...-. laoe
CLIFFORD A. BORDEN CO.,
PHONE II. 21Az. Coz Sth st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
WORKINGMAN'S WANTS

wORRINGNEN-when there's a clear saw
ing Of Is per cent in staple goods, such as
new pants, Il makes you sit up and take
notice, but must see U.S. Have fine stock
slightly used suits 50 to s10-one price.
JUSTFS OLD STAND, GIG d. l.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
CARPET CLEANING

CARPET CLEANING; sanitary process; also
rug weaving. OLD LAUREL ECLIPSE.
sos-U1 10th St 6. W. Main 226I-M
ALBERT KAHLERT e. co,
Improved Steam Carpet Cleaners
s52 Maryland ave. S. W. Phone Main oo3s
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
FOR RENT-H0UsEs
unfuf0iaheA

NEAR CLEVELAND PARK,
rooms and bath. pebbledash home In per-
feet condition. electricity. large garage in
rear. large fruit and side porches: lot 14o II.
wide by 100 II. deep. This 10 an exceptional
opportunity to get Q beautiful suburban home
Rent $50.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
WATCH & CLOCK REPAIRING

WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. Called
for and delivered anywhere.
N. B. NORMAN, the Washington Expert,
70s H st. N. E. Phone Lincoln 200. l.
DIAMONDS, watches. jewelry, Clocks silver
ware, cut glass and optical goods; special
ized repairing of American. English. French
and Swiss watches and clocks. Fine teweiry
repairing. M SCHUMACHER. 1904 18th st.
N W. Phone N 7170
ANY AMERICAN WATCH. regardless OF
for September only ID. JANoF. Soi z st. NV.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
TYPEWRITERS

ALL MAKES OF typewTiters repaired and
overhauled by expert mechanics: prices
very reasonable.
cAFITAL TYPEWRITER REPAIR CO,
fnone l-inc- fOce-A. l14 Sth St N e.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
SPIRITUALISM
PIANO TUNING

DON'T neglect your piano: have II tuned
or repaired by Saunders, the plano and
player piano expert, GIL Kenois bldg. Ilth
and G. Phone N. e73.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27

SHANNON 4 EUCHs. Renting servies.
n. x1A 7l3 14th st. n. W.. u. 13lS.
GET OUR RENT LIST.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27

CORNER FLAT NORTHEAST.
In q high-class residential section close to
street car line; corner nat. side light big
rooms: tr.. b.; modern improysments; avn
ings. etc. Rent lst door. a3.5e; End noor.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27
LACE CURTAIN CLEANING

RELIABLE cleaning and repairing: hand
work exclusively; called for and delivered /:
prompt c. II. Bauer. 1916 z st. NV. L 22s7-Y.
The Washington times., 1913-09-27

NEAR 1lth AND PARK ROAD.
Six rooms and bath: attractive front: large
front and rear yards3 just put in perfect con-
dition. and rent reduced to $3.50 to get
quick tenant: A block from 11th st. cars and
convenient to 18th st. S556 11th s.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17
T1F HORSE POsONERS-THROTTlNG OF A VICIOUS GANG CRIME

and Brooklyn. There is a pool agree
ment, participated in by those who
choose. whose members agree TO pay 10
the owner OF a horse which is poisoned
70 per cent of the value OF the animal
The money is raised by assessment upon
each member of the pool, according TO the
number OF horses owned by that member
and usually amounts TO only a few cents
a horse.
Ii is Frankel who made the association
the unique success II is. lie is a wry,
tireless, fearless fighter-little. but oh my!
He has had to supply lighting spirit
for the organization and he still has II
to spare. District Attorney Whitmans
office has given tremendous help. and
none greater than establishing the faith
of suffering. scared stable keepers In the
absolute safety with which their stories
could be told In the District Attorney $
office-there were never any leaks from
there Commissioner Waldo has also
given assistance. Two Central Office de-
tectives have been assigned permanently
| to the work of the association, under Sec
retary Frankel's direction. The association
! has been exceedingly fortunate In the men
, 1t got. Earl j. Mayo and Max lsaacson.
They have shown themselves TO be real
detectives by the repeated successes OF
their securing OF New York and vicinity
! for this or that clew or stolen horse or
! criminal
| Here is the epitaph for the gravestone
| in memory OF the horse poisoning gangs.
! The names are of those convicted. the
years and months are the terms Of their
sentences There are more who are fugi-
| tives from Justice.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17
Continued from first page.


at some OF the variations of the busi-
ness in preparation for the denouement.
There was the "Yiddisher Camorra.
Letters like the ones illustrated were
found to be effective. To work these
smoothly there was a clearing agent
TO handle collections Yoske was really
the tool of this man, whom we Will call
Max Che is honest now, so the name is
withheld). The game was worked this
way: A letter is sent to Saperstein, who
keeps a stable on Orchard street Max
and Saperstein meet and Max tells Sap
erstein, apparently in great fear, that
he, Max, has received a letter demand
ing $500 on penalty Of having his horses
poisoned Saperstein admits that he got
a similar letter. Max believes that he
can find out who sent the letters
few days later he tells Saperstein who
sent the letters and who they must
settle with. He urges Saperstein to take
money for both and settle as advan-
tageously as possible. Saperstein fear
fully begs off and prevails upon Max to
make the settlement Max agrees, takes
Saperstein's money, settles" for him
for less than the $500 demanded, earns
Saperstein's gratitude. and keeps a gem
erous share Of the money, the rest go
ing to his assistants.
Ii was I'm the summer of 1903 that over
1900 horses were poisoned. On a single
night thirty horses OF the Sheffield Farms
Slawson Decker Company dropped In
harness, and Yoske got 1920 for doing
the job The independents" were trying
10 get even with the "trusts"-this waa
the rumored explanation-for the terrific
blow dealt the independents" through
the Board of Health regulation against
dipped" milk. for which the ''inde-
pendents" blamed the trust" Yoske, at
all events. went to one of the big inde-
pendent dealers and demanded $1,000. on
penalty of poisoning his horses.
A young member of the firm knew of a
gangster. John l." Gevinsky). This is
where the "starker." strong man. comes
In. John l.. and his gang were leading
"starkers" This milk dealer found that
for half Of what Yoske wanted John l..
would beat up" Yoske and threaten him
with death II any Of this dealers horses
died John l.. and a select few of his
gang went one night to Yoske's house and
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17

skin of his head. His own aim was ruer'
and the man he was after fell dead. shot
through the heart. / may explain that
have not the slightest sympathy with any
policy which tends to put the policeman
at the mercy Of q tough, or which de-
prives him Of efficient weapons. While !
was Police Commissioner We punisheu
anv brutality by the police with such I'M
mediate severity that all cases OF brutal
ity practically came to an end. NO de-
cent citizen had anything 10 fear from
the police during the two years OF NY
service. But We consistently encouraged
the police 10 prove that the violent cfih-
Inal who endeavored TO molest them or 10
resist arrest. or 10 interfere with them III
the discharge Of their duty, was himseH
,n grave jeopardy and we had every
gang" broken up and the members pun
ished with whatever severity was neces-
sary. OF course. where possible the OF
ficer merely crippled the criminal VINO
was violent
One Of the things that We did while IN
Office was TO train the men in the use OF
the pistol 4 school Of pistol practice was
established, and the craftsmanship OF the
force was wonderfully improved The
man in charge Of the school was rounds
man, Petty whom we promoted TO SER
aeant. He was one OF the champion re-
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17

the other officer. whose name was Reid.
running as hard az he could toward the
shooting. When O'Connor saw himself
cut of by Reid ne fired at his new foe,
the bullet cutting Reds overcoat on the
left shoulder. Reid promptly fired in re-
turn. his bullet going into O'Connor $
neck and causing him TO turn COM
plete somersault. The two officers then
cared for their prisoner until the ambu-
lance arrived. when he was taken to the
hospital and pronounced mortally wound
ed. His companion was afterward caught
and they turned out TO be the very
burglars for whom Reid and Ryan had
been on the lookout.
In December. 1896. one OF our officers
was shot 4 row occurred in a restau-
rant, which ended In two young toughs
drawing their revolyers and literally run
ming amuck. shooting two or three men.
A policeman. attracted by the noise, ran
ND and seized one OF the toughs. where
upon the other shot him in the mouth
woundlng him badly. Nevertheless. the
officer kept his prisoner and carried him
10 the station house. The tough VINO mad
done the shooting ran out and was seized
by another officer. The tough nred al
him. the bullet passing through the OF
flcer's overcoat. but the assailant was
promptly Knocked down. disarmed ano
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17

mon who went into the fat OF a woman
on Attorney street, demanded money
and when she refused. hit her over the
head with the butt OF his Colt automatic
and cut out the pocket OF her skirt,
slashing her leg and thigh The woman.
desperate, bit his hand. He broke her
Jaw with one blow. The woman lives
still, but cannot talk and there Is fear
ful, hunted look in her eyes. You see
why nobody wants to go before the
grand Jury and answer the question
"Who shot Blumenthal?" Solomon Is by
no means an ordinary sangster He fled
from Russia because he was wanted Tor
murder He is about twenty-five.
There has been a great deal of horse
poisoning among the Italians. The tech
nique varies, however. The favorte ltal-
ian method is pin poisoning COM
mon pin. little rusty and with the head
filed off. is pushed into the horses foot
between the hair and the hoof. The
trouble cannot be located. in spite Of ex-
pensive veterinary services. The horse
finally has to be killed This is a slower
and perhaps a safer method and is better
suited for cunning vengeance, but 1t has
not the immediate results Of the arsenic
method, which better fits the uses OF the
blackmailer.
Horse poisoning as a traffic-establlshed,
organized and prohtable-is gone from the
lower East Side. The beginning Of the
end was a meeting Of six stable keepers
and truckmen. all suspicious OF each
other and fearful Of the vengeance OF the
gangsters II the plan TO fight became
known. Morse NJ. Frankel, now directing
the work of the Horse owners Protective
Association has done most to make this
organization a power. He and Jonah j.
Goldstein, a resident of University Set
tlement. and now counsel OF the Horse
Owners Association, persisted until the
association was reality. until evidence
was collected to warrant prosecutions and
some OF the victims stiffened up to testify
Ing what they knew. TO collect the evil
dence was easy. but to make the victims
testify was a tough job. But the force OF
the argument that 1t was cheaper to fight
than 10 pay gangsters, together with
the arrestlng of witnesses for perjury,
made the fight an eventual success and
put eighteen prisoners behind the bars
Now the association has over 1000 mem
bers scattered over Manhattan, Bronx
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17

volver shots OF the country and could MI
lust about where he aimed. Twice he was
forced TO fire at criminals wEo resisted
arrest, and In each case he hit his man
I'm the arm or leg. simply stopping MIN
without danger to his life.
In May 1895. a number Of burglaries oc-
CURED far uptown. in the neighborhood
OF l56th street and Union avenue. TWO
officers were sent out each night TO
patrol the streets In plain clothes. About
2 o'clock on the morning OF May they
caught "A glimpse OF two men lettering
about a large corner house and deter
mined TO make them explain their ac-
tions. In order 10 cut or their escape
one officer went down one street and one
the other. The first officer. whose name
was Ryan, found the two men at the
gateway OF the side entrance OF the
house and hailed TO know what they
were doing Without answering, they
turned and ran toward Prospect avenue,
with Ryan I'm close pursuit. After run
ming about one hundred feet one OF them
turned and fred three shots nj Ryan
but failed to hit him. The two men then
separated. and the man who had done
the shooting escaped. The other man.
whose name proved to be O'Connor. again
took TO his heels, with Ryan still after
him They turned the corner and met
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17

used The method OF collection was this:
The manufacturers paid to the salt
dealers 80 cents bag for salt. The extra
cents on each bag was to be paid
in one check at the end OF each month,
TO John L. John L., by the way. was
part owner and used In his business
the gray murder car" that carried the
gang the night Rosenthal was killed by
them at Lieutenant Becker's order This
Is a fair hint at the closeness OF the
various criminal gangs.
For murder. however. horse poisoning
needs not to borrow it's distinction from
the Rosenthal case. When any victim
went 10 the police and tried TO make
trouble, II was customary for one OF the
gang having supervision" OF this victim
to go around afterward and warn him
against squealing. Often the warning
closed with the words. Remember what
happened TO Blumenthal." Everybody
remembered. Blumenthal WAS murdered.
Louis Blumenthal is said to have been
a silent partner In the stable conducted
by the leader Of the "Yiddisher Cam
mora" whom we have called Max. and
to have been close to the gang. There
were some differences. Blumenthal was
ordered TO pay 1880. He refused. a
bomb set off in his home did not bring
him to terms: on the contrary, he showed
fight and had the leader arrested. He
was then threatened outright with muir
der. He was scared, but stuck to his
programme of fight.
II was a day or so before Blumenthal
was to go before the grand jury. On n
Sunday morning some friends" OF his
got Blumenthal 20 drinking. He was
decoyed into the office OF Ii. Wilkins
stable. In Division street, opposite Lud-
low. There we're nine In the office when
Little Davy" Solomon pumped three
bullets into Blumenthal. who died almost
instantly. Solomon ran out. put bullet
through the hand OF a barber In Ludlow
street who threatened to interfere with
his escape (you can see where the bullet
went into the woodwork about two feet
up from the sidewalk near the corner OF
Division, In Ludlow street,, and got away
Yes. there were nine present. The
names Of all are known. Ask any one
who killed Blumenthal and you will get
the whispered reply df you are trusted
Of Little Davy' Solomon" But no.
body will give that answer before the
grand jury. 1t was Little Dayy' Solo,
New-York tribune., 1913-08-17

gave Yoske an extremely artistic and
nearly fatal beating, leaving him with
the warning, III one OF IS horses die
YOU die" None OF this dealers horses
died.
The strong arm method threatened TO
become popular. John l.. protected horses
this way for year and was running the
poisoning business, so Max and fosKe
got John l.. in with them with the con-
elusive reasoning: What's the use OF us
beating each other up and getting only
little OF what we can get working To-
gether?" Things prospered. but foske
became unnecessary; so was dropped from
this combine.
Now a little about the leading gangs
gang may be definitely organized as a
club or 1t may be merely voluntary
association" In which the leader holds
his position by prestige. the ability TO
propose and engineer profitable deals
and TO keep the police from being serious
ly troublesome This latter Is accom-
plished by general efficiency OF method
completeness OF control over victims and'
frequently, by the leader being stool
pigeon" for an important Central once
detective, who In return Tor Information
about other criminals protects TINS
leader. More about gang methods VIII De
told in a future article In this series
Now, as to the horse poisoning gangs.
There were three leading gangs. each
called by the name OF its leader. which
divided the best Of the field for horse
poisoning and took the profits. each In
its own field, fairly harmoniously These
gangs had different leaders. different
membership and different lines Of cleav-
age at different times; they are given
here by the names OF the best known
of their leaders:
Joseph Toplinsky C'Yoske Nigger)
gang; markets, truckmen and stables.
John Levlnsky ("John L.'O gang; ice
cream manufacturers.
Charles Vitoffsky C"Chsrlie CrippleD
gang: seltzer dealers.
John l.. had remarkable talent and
fertile field. In the summer OF 1911
he succeeded In putting his business on
rather higher plane than any leader In
the poisoning line had before, or has
since. equalled The price OF salt used
by the Ice cream makers was 50 cents
bag. At John LIS demand the
manufacturers agreed to assess them
selves cents for every bag Of salt