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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
10 ARE HELD FOR MURDERS
Five-Year Campaign of Crime Said to
include Sayings at Pecan
tico Hills.

White Plains, ". Y, March "a
Murder, dynamiting and other lawless-
ness-crimes that have extended over
FIVE years-are attributed to gang CT
foreigners, thirteen of whom were
rounded up by the police and deputy
sheriffs The arrests were made upon
the confession of one of their number,
Several murders and cases of arson,
robbery and other crimes are reputed
to have been committed by the gang
sters.
The confession the police say they
obtained was the outcome of ven
delta carried on between two factions
of laborers along the Catskill aque-
duct Much of the lawlessness that
has terrorized the county was due to
this fued, the police believe.
Several of the murders were COM
mitted on the Pocantico Hills estate
of John D. Rockefeller, where dozen
laborers employed by him were vic
tins of holdups. For weeks, up to the
time several men were sent to prison
for highway robbery, Mr.. Rockefeller
employed armed guards to patrol the
estate
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
GANG or AUTO BANDITS
TAKEN AFTER BAT Tie
Machine in Which They Try to Es-
cape Following Robbery Runs
Into a Building.

New York, March 24.-Hold-up men
who tried to escape in taxicab AFTER
robbing an East side cafe were cap
tured by the police when the ma
chine crashed into building amid
volley of revolver shots.
With the recent arrest OF dozen
motor car bandits the police believed
they had brought an end to the city 3
newest crime sensation. The robbery
apparently supplied the first intlma-
ton that several gangs of automopiie
highwaymen have been at work.
The bartender was held up at the
point of a revolver by FIVE men who
arrived in machine. A sixth man re-
NAMED in the car. When the men
ran out after robbing the cash regis
ter and made off in their machine, tue
alarm was given.
There was an exchange OF SHOTS as
a patrolman gave chase on foot. The
cab swung around a corner. Another
policeman stepped into its path. mr.
ing at the swaying car. Shots from
the cab passed through his uniform.
The car sweryed into building and
was wrecked. Two of the six men es-
capped
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
U. S. TO RECOGNIZE CHINA
Special Minister From Sun Vat Sun
Discusses Financing of Railroads
In Republic With Wilson.

Washington. March 24.-The Chin
csc republic will be officially recog-
nized by the United States within the
next three months. This was made
clear to George r. Rea, special min
lister from Sun Vat Sen. the Chinese
premier, by President Wilson.
Rea called at the White House to
discuss the financing of the great pre-
jected Chinese system of railroads
which will be ten thousand miles
long. He told the president that
China desires to divide the money to
be advanced to finance this system be-
tween the United States. Germany.
France and Great Britain. but that
the Chinese republic desires first of
all to be recognized as guaranty OF
good faith on the part of the leading
powers.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25

Wheat-No. 2 red s1.01@1.10, No. 3
red $16D106, No. red S7@98c,
Corn--No. white 49@51c, No. 3
yellow 531s, No. yellow 52@5:e, No.
mixed 51@511ac, No. mixed Sc,
mixed ear 51@55c.
Oats-No. white 311a @32hc.
Hay-No. l timothy $3.50, No. 2
clover $9@11.
Eggs-Prime firsts 131ac, goose soc,
duck zoe.
Poultry-Hens, heavy tower Bs)
Ice, a lbs and under) Ice, young.
STACEY roosters 12c, old ROSTERS 1910,
springers 6 lbs and under) zoe,
springers lover lbs) Ice, ducks "A
lbs and oyer) 1Sc, white (under lbs)
16c; turkeys g lbs and over 21c, tur-
keys, young (under lbs) 10@13e; tur-
keys, toms Ice, culls SC.
Cattle-Shippers $7.50QS.35, extra
| $S.40@S.50; butcher steers, extra S.,
good to choice $7.35@7.90, common TO
fair $7.25: helfers, extra $7.S5@S, good
to choice $5.25@575, common to fair
| $5.27; cows. extra $6.S5@7, good 10
choice $6.25@6.75. common to far
| $4.50@6.15, Gamers $3@425.
Bulls-Bologna $5.85@6.S5, extra
| $3.50; fat bulls $6.75@7.25.
l Gd1fOS
| good $7.50Q10.75, common and large
| $5.50@10.50.
Hogs-Steady on light shippers anu
pigs. Selected heavy $9.4009.4o, eoOu
i to choice packers and butchers SS.fVW
S.45, mixed packers s9.30@9.4O, stays
S5@7.50, cornmon to choice heavy Ia
sows $6@S.75, extra $S.S5QS.so; hghs
shippers $S.S5@9.2O; pigs dle lbs ana
| lesSD S6mS75.
| Sheep-Extra s575. good TO cholee
| $525@565, common to fair $500:
| 4ambs-Extra $9.10@925' good 10
choice $S.6O@9, common to fair S5.oo
@S.50, yearlings $6.50@7So, cnpped
lambs $6.25@S, spring lambs $izU Ia
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
CYCLONE SWEEPS !
NEBRASKA TOWNS
DEATH LIST AT YuTAN is ESQ
LEAST AND is STILL
GROWING.
ASHLAND AND YUIaH FALL
Mayor of Omaha Requests the Gov
ernor To Call Out All OF the
State Militia.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Kansas City.-Nebaska, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and In
diana are in the grip of one OF the
worst storms of the winter. Heavy
winds have done great damage
throughout this section and particular
ly in Omaha, where cyclone had its
greatest sweep. Mayor Dahlman, OF
Omaha, has asked the governor to call
out the militia to prevent footing, is
the flash sent from Lincoln.
The towns of Ashland and Yutan,
Neb., have been destroyed. At the
Union Pacific offices the following dis
patch was received from Valley,
town within 20 miles of Yutan: Death
list at Yutan is $50 and growing. The
injured will reach 400 Hardly a per-
son in the town escaped injury. De
struction of the town was complete
from the tornado, and fire afterward
swept it, Surgeons were sent from
here i'll motor cars to the relief OF the
injured"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
MAY URGE WAGE LAW.
ILLINOIS VICE INVESTIGATOR
CALL ON PRESIDENT TO AR
CUE IN BEHALF OF GIRLS.
ASK FEDERAL AMENDMENT
Formation of Commission in Every
State, to Report Findings at Ma
tionaI Conference, Is the Program
Outlined by Probers.

Washington, March 24.-The lii
nois vice commission called on Pres
ident Wilson and urged an amend
ment to the federal Constitution pro-
viding for a minimum wage for all
women and children workers in the
country.
The commission also requested the
president to call a general conference
Of vice investigators, to meet next
fall, to deal with the entire question,
Will Hold Investigation.
The vice commission, headed by
Lieutenant Governor Barratt O'Hara,
reached the national capital and i'm
mediately began making plans for the
investigation of vice conditions in the
capital.
The commission is without power
to require witnesses to testify, but
several prominent men and women
have volunteered to appear. 1t is not
the intention, Lieut-Gov O'Hara said,
to question department store proprie-
tors of Washington.
Countrywide Work Planned.
Among the plans of the commission
is the forming in every state of a vice
commission charged with inVestigat
ing vice and wage conditions. The
results of these separate investiga
tions then are to be submitted to the
proposed general conference.
From here the commission plans tC
go to New York, but as the members
have to be in Springfield Tuesday tc
| vote for two United States senators
| from their state this has not been def
initely decided.
Biames Low Wages for Downfall.
Lieutenant Governor O'Hara, chair
man of the commission, conferred
with R. Dean Foster, commissioner fol
the investigation of the white slavery
and low wages for women in Great
Britain. Foster told him that all the
investigations conducted thus fal
show that nine-tenths Of all cases o.
prostitution could be traced to the
prevalence of low wages.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
BLAZE IN LITTLE FARM HOUSE.

Glassboro, N. Lying in the cellar
of their ruined home the bodies Of Lee
Wharton, SO years old; his wife, Mary,
80, and their six-year-old daughter Lii
liam, were discovered following mys-
terious fire early, which destroyed the
little farm house, about 10 miles from
here. The body of Johnson Hemphili,
AZ years old, farm hand on a neigh
boring farm, was found in shed be-
hind the house with load of shot
through his heart Mystery surrounds
the four deaths What occurred up TO
the time Hemphill was shot, how he
was shot and the house set afire are
details which Coroner Stulz vainly en-
deavored to ascertain.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
AALL is CLEARED FOR ACTION
,Businessiike Benches Replace ReVoIV.
ing Chairs in Capitol Chamber
on Eve of Session.

Washington, March 24.-When FL
lott Woods, superintendent of the
Capitol, ran his eyes over the house
and noted the transformation that
had been wrought in the historic
chamber, he did not attempt to dis
guise his satisfaction.
Bring on the tariff session" he ex-
claimed. "Everything's ready"
The house wears a strange and
foreign aspect. for the old desks and
revolving chairs have disappeared
and in their place prim rows OF
benches have been substituted.
The new benches will provide seats
for $50 persons, or Is more than the
present membership of the house.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
FEDERALs SLAIN BY REBELS
Secretary of State Under Porfrio
Diaz Among Victims Executed
Near ParaI, Chihuahua.

Juarez, Mexico, March 24.-One
hundred and thirty-five federal sol
diers are reported to have been exc
cuted by constitutionalists near Par
raj, Chihuahua. This information
was. received by the federal COM
mander here. Among the victims
were Guillermo Perras, secretary Of
state for Chihuahua under Porf1rio
Diaz. Two other of the reported VIC
time were Rudolfo Reyes and Rodolfo
Chavez, two prominent residents OF
South Chihuahua.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
WAS KILLED FOR ANOTHER
General Sung Expires From Wounds
as Slayer Wished Him "Per-
petual Rest"

Shanghai. China, March 24.-Gen-
eral Sung. a former Chinese minister
of education, died from the effects of
wounds he received on March 20
when an attempt was made to assas-
sinate him at the railroad station.
Before his death General Sung re-
ceived a letter telling him that he
had been shot by mistake, instead of
General Huang-Sing, commander-in-
chief of the southern Fu-Hien, who
also was in the station at the time.
The writer hoped that General Sung
would have perpetual peace"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
MORGAN sTREWs NO GOLD
Art Dealers of Rome With Their
Treasures-Make No Impression
on the American.

Washington, March 24.-There is
not an art dealer or antiquary in
Rome who LIS not besieging the hotel
where j. Pierpont Morgan is staying,
according to Rome dispatches. From
all parts of Italy also hundreds of
letters, the majority containing photo
graphs and pictures of statues, are
arriving for Mr.. Morgan by every
post, and most of them being con
signed to huge waste-paper basket
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
Jury Accuses Chauffeur.

ST. Louis, March 24.-The coroner's
jury investigating the death of Ar
thus G. Godair of Chicago, who was
killed in collision between a street
car and an automobile Wednesday
night, brought in a verdict that the
accident was due to the criminal
carelessness of Arthur Raymond, who
was chauffeur of the automobile in
which Godair was riding. The jury
held Raymond for the grand jury.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
FlFrrErA BOMB EXPLOSION.

New York.--The 50th bomb set of in
lhis city since January 1 exploded IN
*he Lower East Side with greater force
han any Internal machine placed by
Black Hand operators within memory
d the police. The lower part Of a five
Aory tenement building was badly
xrecked and there was a panic when
the scores of tenants in the upper stc-
RES, who had been thrown from their
tieds by the shock, found their exit
blocked by a great hole torn in the
second.fioor hallway
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
PRESIDENT BONILLA is DEAD
Chief Executive of Honduras Sue
eumbs to Bright's Disease After
Nearly a Years illness.

Washington March ga message
was received. here announcing the
death of President Manuel Bonilla OF
Honduras. Francisco Bertrand, vice
president, Immediately succeeded to
the Office Doctor Bonilla had been
i'll of Bright's disease for almost a
year. He was seventy years of age.
He w2s elected president following, the
revolution of two years ago.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
TRAINMEN ARE INJURED.

Memphis. Tenn.-Three tainmeR
were seriously injured when two en-
gines attached to north-bound Illinois
Central Passenger Train No. 4, the
Panama Limited, were derailed and
overturned in the Memphis yards.
None of the coaches left the halls. No
passengers were hurt.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
Man Shoots His Mother-in.Law.

New Orleans, La, March 24.-Be
cause he had been separated from his
sixteen-year-old bride. Edward Sutton.
twenty-one. fatally wounded his
mother-in-law. The young husband
was in the street imploring his. wife
to return to him when her mother APP
preached ami interfered. The tragedy
followed
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
DUEL TO THE DEATH.

Madrid.-The stage of the little the
alter at Argamasilla De Alba, in the
province of Ciudad Real, was the scene
of duel TO the death. The opera was
Carmen" The barytone. Padre, took
the part OF the torreador, and the
tenor, Martinez. filed the role of the
Don Jose.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
conxiets Escape During storm.

Jackson, Miss, March 24-Lowrie
Chandler murderer. and Paul CHI
more, horse thief, convicts ia a camp
near here, suffering from smallpox
and chained to an iron bed, escaped.
taking the bed with them, when the
storm blew the roof from the state
prison
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
Seek Mediation Under Erdman Act

Seek Mediation Under Erdman Act.
Washington, March 24.-Formal ap-
plication for mediation under the
Erdman act was made to Justice
Knapp of the commerce court by the
Switchmen's union of Chicago, which
has declared a strike on railroads
entering that city. No definite an.
nouncement was made concerning the
action TO be taken
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
pioneer Paint Maker pies.

New York, March 24.-Fred,a-ick
William Devoe. one of the pioneers in
the paint manufacturing industry of
the country. died at New York iii his
eighty-ffth year.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
Representative Huqhes Receivers,

Washington. March 24.-Represen.
tative James A. Hughes of Hunting.
ton. w. Va, who is suffering from
nervous breakdown at his Washing,
ton residence. was reported out OF
danger.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
TAKE THEM s|NGLY.
THAT is DEMOCRATIC PLAN FOR
HANDLING ALL MATTERS OF
NATIONAL MOMENT.
1.-THE WATCH ON THE SENATE

BY This Method Attention viii Be
Conferred on the Upper House While
It Considers Such Things as the
Tariff.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25


ocratic majority just about equal in a
sectional sense. All parts Of the
United States are represented on it,
and II the tariff is a local issue, virtu-
ally all the localities, giving each one
wide territorial sweep, will be rep
resented. Here is the list of the mem
bers of the majority of the ways and
means committee and the states from
which they come:
Oscar W. Underwood, Alabama,
chairman; Francis Burton Harrison.
New York; Dorsey w. Shackleford,
Missouri, Claude Kitchin, North Caro-.
lima; Henry T. Rainey, Illinois; Lin
coin Dixon. Indiana; Cordell Hull,
Tennessee; w. S. Hammond. Mime
sofa; Andrew j. Peters, Massachu.
setts; A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsyl
vania; Timothy T. Ansberry, Ohio:
John s. Garner, Texas (new); James
W. Collier, Mississippi (new); Angus.
tus O. Stanley, Kentucky new.
These are the Democratic members
of the new ways and means commit
tee. The word new" appearing after
the names of three members does moi
mean that they have just come into
congress. but that they are new mem,
bers of the ways and means commit
tee chosen to fill vacancies.
1t seems probable today thatsthe mi.
nority of the committee, the Repub
lican members, whoever they are to
be, with the possible addition of a
Progressive or progressive Repub
lican, will not go to the trouble of pre-
pairing minority report on the tar.
III.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
A Girls Manners
By MRS. FRANK LEARNED

Thy cultivating true politeness, by an
X unWillingness TO hurt another'5
- feelings by word or act. and by TAX
ing the trouble to be considerate OF
others. a girl IS learning to be charming
She win offer little kindnesses, sacrifice
her own comfort or conveniences rather
than annoy anyone, and will have :
kindly feeling toward all whom she
meets, from a wish to give pleasure and
to help to make the world brighter. She
will be sincere in her efforts; not ef-
fusively gracious to one person and cold
ly Indifferent 10 another, and never so
absorbed in her own interests that she
cannot enter into the interests of others.
a girls way Of doing anything I'M
dicates what sort Of girl she Is. Her
voice in speaking, her choice of words.
her note writing, dress, gestures, atti-
tudes, show whether she is aiming for
the best standards or is Indifferent to
them. An intelligent girl knows that
no one can be a law unto ones self in
manners, and so she strives for all the
little refnements in conduct. She
speaks gently, uses correct English,
writes nice notes: she dresses with ex-
IAiS4tt utdtueSS, III BoOu taste ana with
in her means and never in consplcu-
Gus fashion When she moves about she
does so quietly, without noise, rush
or hurry
A clever girl knows that she may ba
perfectly capable, efficient and practical
without ever losing sight Of the necessity
Of composure and dignity. In fact. she
realizes that the person who has the
greatest influence in the world is usually
the one who is least aware OF H. ones
manners reflect ones character and
ones character influences ones asso-
GATES The girIacquaiutance who is
noisy. or vain or selfish Is not the one
TO whom one turns in confidence The
friend who is kind, courteous. who ia
not self-conscious, and who has a steady
purpose Is the one on whom TO depend.
A girl who learns to be obseryant
when shopping viii notice that the most
willing worker sometimes shows signs
of fatigue or real suffering while pa
tiently fulfilling her tasks A girl who
] fancies mistakenly that she has better
advantages than others in the world
may be at fault in having neglected to
. cultivate the kindly courtesy when IS
, the flower Of true refinement.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
Up-to-Date Jokes

A little boy Of four years, noticing for
the FIRST time a lock OF gray hair on his
fathers head asked:
Papa, why are some Of your hairs
gray?"
Thinking to drive home a moral lesson,
the father answered:
Papa has a new gray hair every
time his little boy is naughty"
The child seemed lost IN thought, but
after a pause said, gravely:
Then grandpa must have had awful
naughty boys"
When little Bob bumped hts head
Uncle Jim gathered the youngster in
hts arms and said:
There! I'll kiss It. and the pain
will all be gone"
Cheerfully smiling, the youngster sx-
claimed:
Come down into the kitchen; the
cook has the toothache"
And now. my dear General. come
and sit by me and ten me all the
scandal that's happened while I've been
away"
well. really, Mrs. MaIlecho, err
you see-er-the fact is that while
you've been away there's been no scan
dali"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
"None So Deaf" -

With a tired expression, the hard
worked doctor answered his surgery
bell one evening. II was only Mike
with a big story as to how his baby
would not sleep a wink. and would
the medico give him something for
her.
Relieved to think fl was no bigger
matter. the doctor dispatched Mike
with some sleeping powders for the
child
Next day, meeting the Irishman in
the street. he asked him how the
powders worked.
Chen powders did the trick foine,
doc" said Mike
That's good. Made the baby
sleep an right-eh2"
Faith no." responded Mike. eve
gave the darliut a dose, but she
wouldn't sleep az an. at all, So we
just took them powders OUrsels, He
did, and, went right off 10 sleep. and
niver heard the swate baby cry one
bit more"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
CHAPTER Xxx.
Who Shot Griggs?

In his office next morning, Inspector
Burke was Tuning over the failure of
his conspiracy He had hoped through
this plot 10 vindicate his authority so
sadly Haunted by Carson and Mary
Turner Instead Of this much-to-be-
desired result from his scheming, the
outcome had been nothing less than
disastrous. The one certain fact was
that his most valuable ally in his
warfare against the criminals Of the
city had been done to death. Some one
had murdered Griggs, the stool
pigeon. Where Burke had meant to
serve a man Of high influence. Edward
Glider boy Tailroadiug the bride ~ the
magnates son 10 prison, he had sue
ceeded only in making the trouble of
that merchant prince vastly worse i'm
the ending of the affair by arrcstng
the son for the capital crime If muir
der The situation was, in very truth,
iutolerable More than ever Burke
grew hot with intent 20 overcome the
woman who had SO peTsIstently out
ragged his authority by her ingenious
devices against the law. Anyhow,
the murder of GriEgs could not 20
uupunlshed The slayers identity
must he determined and thereafter
the due penalty Of the law inflicted,
whoever the guilty person might
prove 10 be. To the discovery of this
identity. the Inspector was at the
present moment dey0tinE himself by
adruit questioning 0f Dacey and Chi
cago Red. who had been arrested in
one of their accustomed hauurs boy
his men "A short time before
The policeman on duty at the door
was the only other person in the
room. and i'm consequence Burke per
mitted himself quite unashamed. TO
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
VYTTr~TTTNT T~TTT@ wv A Powerful of
w | HIN L III LA w AdUere andL

convict him, all right Why notg
Mary's answer was given quietly,
but, none the less. with an assurance
that could not be gainsald.
Because" she said. my husband
merely killed a burglar" In her turn.
she pointed toward the body Of the
dead man. THAT man" she contin-
ued evenly. was the burglar Your
know that My husband shot him in
defense Of his homei" There was a
brief silence. Then she added with
wonderful mildness in the music Of
her voice. And so, Inspector as you
know, Of course, he was within the
law"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

Copyright, 1913. by the II. K. Fly Com
pany The play within the Law IS
copyri GIFTED by Mr.. WELLER and this
noveliZati0n OF II is published by his
permission. The American Play Com
pany is the sole proprietor Of the eN-
elusive rights of the representation
and performance of within the Law
i'm all languages.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
BY MARVIN DANA from the
Play by BAYARD WELLER.
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

"Why mote" she responded. list
Isssly.
At this int0IerabIe assertion, as he
deemed it. Edward Glider was reani-
mated. He sat rigidly erect In hts
chair. In that frightful moment it
came 20 him anew that here was in
verify the last detail In 20 eonsum-
mate scheme by this woman for re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
What the Patient Took.

"Slve me "a sample Of everything
the patient takes" directed the young
doctor
"He took a kiss this morning" fall
tered the pretty nurse.