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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-20
An Idea.

The word idea formerly meant a com
pleted performance, whether mental or
physical.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-20
Gradually Sinking.

Gradually Sinking.
Doctor (after the examination)-My
friend. your ailment is not serious.
You may live to become eighty years
old.
Patient-Am l growing worse, then?
Two years ago you said l might sur
vive to be a Observation-Disclosures
Batter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-20

How He Knew.
Mrs. Exe-It isn't right to charge
Willie with taking that money out of
your pocket. Why don't you accuse
me?
Mr.. Exe-Because it wasn't all taken.
Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
SEEKS TO ENJ0lN POLICE
Silver Club Does Not Want Of
ficer in Front of It's Home.

Inspector Gillen is meeting with oppo-
sition In his raids on social clubs and IL
legal resorts in 23i street and the East
Side. The Silver Club. which has been In
West 23d street for eleven years. has APP
piled for an Injunction against the plac-
ing OF a policeman I'm front OF its prem
ises. Arguments were heard yesterday
and the case was indefinitely postponed.
Adam Blake. proprietor of the club
which he says is composed of three hun
dred merchants and business men. ap-
piled for an injunction last Monday be-
fore Justice Eugene a. Philbin, In the
Supreme Court. He brings the action
against Mayor Gaynor. Police Commits
sioner Waldo. Inspector Gillen and Cap
tain Albert Mason.
Policemen have been placed by In
spector Gillen In front OF the Bricklayers
and Masons' club. the Manufacturers
Club the Merchants Club and club on
Ninth avenue. The Berdi Club. In West
sd street. which was run for the benefit
of number OF New Jersey men, has
been closed.
Inspector Gillen also has closed the
Mecca Hotel In East 10Th street. and has
seventeen Ralnes law hotels under sur
veillance.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
HAIRDRESSERS HIS HABIT
Married to One, He Sought
Company of Another.

weakness for hairdressers proved the
undoing OF Walter Van Tassel. from
whom his WIFE, Rose. obtained her final
decree OF divorce through Justice Phil
bin. OF the Supreme Court. yesterday
Rose was hairdresser when Walter
married her. on March %. 1907. in st. Vim
cent Ferrer's Church, according TO the
testimony.
But scarcely had five months gone by
when the hckle Walter found another
hairiresser. Margaret Eling. whom he
liked well enough to marry August 81. In
St. Patrick's Cathedral. In searching for
her lost spouse Rose found Margaret and
discovered that Walter had lived with
her for two years and n half. and had
subsequently been sent to the workhouse
for his failure to provide for her and her
child
The second Mrs Van Tassel appeared
as witness for the first. She lives at
No. 1922 Eighth avenue while Mrs. Rose
Van Tassel has home at No 9i5 Am
sterdam avenue.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
HEROlSM CAUSES ARREST
Boy Who Helps Catch Fugitive
Falls Foul Of Sullivan Act.

Louis Malish. jr.. fourteen years old.
son OF the proprietor Of a iewelry store
at No. Gil Broadway, williamsburg, be-
lieved himself a hero for a few minutes
Yesterday while he was chasing two al
legged thieves along that thoroughfare
and popping away az them every once In
a while with a revolver. one OF the men
was captured by the police through the
boys activity, but he himself was placed
under arrest. charged with having a FIRE
arm in his possession in violation Of the
Sullivan act. He was taken 10 the StaBs
street police station and from there 10
the Children's Court. where. after Magis-
trate Wilkin had heard the story, he
paroled the boy for hearing later in
the month.
Malish was transferring jewelry from
safe 10 showcases yesterday when two
young men, one negro. entered and en-
gagged the proprietor in conversation.
While the conversation was going on the
negro's companion seized tray OF
watches. put the timepieces in his pocket
and then rushed TO the street. with the
negro after him. Young Malsh. who
was in a rear room. heard the commo-
tion, and, selling his fathers revolver,
started in pursuit
The negro, who said he was Anthony
Paine, twenty years old. OF No 16 East
1920 street, Manhattan. was arraigned In
MRnhattan avenue court and remanded
on charge OF robbery. He refused TO
disclose the name Of his companion.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
MOTHER PARTLY WINS BOY
Lad, Spokesman" for Parents,
Must Stay in School.

Little Richard Benedict johnson, who
acted as spokesman between his mother
and father for three years until the
father sent him TO boarding school last
January, will stay at school until the
mothers suit for separation is ended, &C.
cording TO a decision handed down By
Justice Greenbaum I'm the Supreme Court
YESTERDAY Mrs. Ethel Johnson mentioned
a trained nurse in her suit against her
husband, Richard o. Johnson, formerly
of New Rochelle.
The Johnsons were married ten years
ago and lived i'm comparative harmony
up 10 about three years ago, when they
ceased TO speak TO each other, the papers
related. When il was absolutely neces
sary for one of them 20 communicats
with the other. he or she did so through
the -year-old son. Finally, hoV.
ever, johnson placed the boy in schoo.
at Washington. Conn. saying that such
home atmosphere was detrimental 70
him. His mother swore out writ Q.
habeas corpus.
The referee who took the testimony re.
ported that the evidence showed the
mother was not we'll disciplined mentally
and not given 10 self-control." The Jus,
tice, however, held that the boy might
spend half OF his vacation with his
mother
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
FOR A CITY PENSION LAW
Mayor Appoints Commission
One Member a Woman.

Mayor Gaynor appointed the following
commission yesterday TO frame scientific
pension law for the city:
George w. Perkins, Albert de Roode.
Eugene H. Outerbridge. Henry Bruere.
Francis D. Pollak. James Creelman. Dan
iel Harris. Joseph Haag. John A. Bolles,
Frank L. Bowling. S. Herbert Wolfe, Ar
thur williams and Mrs. Frank II.
Cothren.
In making the appointments the Mayor
said:
I'VE now have separate pension laws,
such as they are. for the departments OF
Police, Fire Street Cleaning and Health.
and also general law applicable TO all
the employees OF the city for retirement
after a long term Of service. They are
unsclentiic and largely patchwork.
81 trust you Will be able 10 frame "A pen
sion law for the city which will serve as
a model not only TO all other cities. but
also to all private employers The ad-
vancing spirit Of the age calls for H.
MANY private employers have already
gone further than any of our cities In the
way Of pensioning old and disabled EN-
ployes."
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
NEW BATTLE OF NEW YORK
North Atlantic Fleet to Attach
Sound Defences.

The North Atlantic fleet is preparir,
to deliver heavy and concerted attscL
upon the defences Of New York Citv
Every ship will be brought into actIo,
from the biggest dreadnought down >,
the gunboats and torpedo boats. Will
all along the coast of New England ana
the Eastern States actual wartime con.
ditions will be simulated, and the co,.,
defence commanders will hold them.
selves ready to perform their function,
lust as If an enemy were on the coas,
The attack will begin Monday. An.
gust 3, and will continue throughau,
that week. Colonel J. V. White, with
Headquarters at Fort Totten, commands
the North Atlantic Coast artillery dis.
trict. and Lieutenant Colonel r.
Davis the Long Island Sound coast de-.
fences. that fall within the scope OF thu
maneuvres. The Sound defences will
receive a thorough trial under battle
conditions, and the efficiency OF gundrs
and mine control, the handling O,
searchlights, and other factors IN
which the safety Of New York depends
will be accurately ascertained.
Sixteen torpedo boat destroyers. fol.
lowed by six submarines, steamed OUT
Of Newport Harbor last night to take
part in a night attack on the battle.
ships of the Atlantic fleet.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
OLD HOTEL REPORTED SOLD
Grand Union, in Park Avenue, t.
Give Way to Office Building.

The Grand Union Hotel in Park ave-
nue., between ilst and 42d streets, one vi
the Oldest public houses in the city. Is TO
be taken over BY a syndicate, in which
Henry Morgenthau IL interested. and a
large office building erected on the site. II
was reported I'm real estate circles yes
terday.
Mr.. Morgenthau is in Europe, II was
said at his Office yesterday. and II the
hotel was sold he was not Interested. The
property is owned Jointly by Mrs. Simeon
Ford and s. A. Shaw. Mr.. Ford said last
evening that he knew nothing OF the re-
ported transaction. There was talk. he
said. about the city's wanting part OF the
property for an easement for the new
Lexington avenue subway. but as yet
nothing definite has been decided upon.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
WAR VETERAN DROPS OUT
Exhausted by Long Tramp, He
Dies in Hospital.
IN Telegraph 70 The Trlhune.

Passaic. n. j.. July 4-Thomas Ward,
seventy-hve years old. a veteran OF the
Civil War, who was found sleeping near
the graves of many dead comrades I'm
Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Paterson. last
Memorial Day evering, tired out by a
long tramp from Middletown. n. Y. TO
the Soldiers Home at Kearny died In
st. Jcseph's Hospital, Paterson, last
night. He enlisted in Company OF the
1st New jersey Cavalry in 1861, and
served at Gettysburg. Shiloh. Bull Run
and in Sherman's march to the sea.
After the war he settled In Middletown.
Last Saturday he was picked up in the
rear yard of the home of George Henry.
No. 81 South I'd street in Lakeview. near
here. He had reached Kearny. but ne
had lost his discharge papers. and the
authorities OF the home refused to accept
him. He then started to walk back 10
Middletown. but was overcome by feeble
ness on the way.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
LAMAR WILL SURRENDER
ON FEDERAL INDICTMENT
United States Attorney Says
Grand Jury Found Bill
Against Him July II.
IMPERSONATI0N IS CHARGE
No Haste in Making Arrest for
Reason That Trial Cant Be
Held Until Fall-Three-
Year Penalty.

The arrest of David Lamar, the wall
Street operator who is charged with inn
personating Congressmen In an enort 10
obtain employment for Edward Lauter-
bach with fnanciers interested In the
Union Pa,ific dissolution. will be made IN
New York within the next few days.
This announcement was made yesterday
afternoon by II. Snowden MARSHALL
United States Attorney. who SAID Lamar
was indicted by the federal grand jury
July II on a charge OF 'mpersonatinS an
officer OF the government. The lndict-
ment was found under Section 81 OF the
criminal code
The indictment charges Lamar WIN
assuming and pretending 10 be an orncer
Of the government by impersonaung a.
Mitchell Palmer February 8, 1913. In at
tempting to defraud Lewis Cass IIedyaro'
j. L. Morgan & Co., the Cnited states
Steel CORPORATION and others unknown 10
the jury"
United States Attorney Marshall said
counsel for Lamar had started legal pro-
ceedings which threatened great deal
of trouble II an attempt were made to re-
move Lamar 10 the jurisdiction OF 'he
washington District Court. Acting on the
advice OF District Attorney Wilson OF the
District OF Columbia. Mr.. Marshall sa'u'
he had the papers returned here. IhS
action was taken afte. Lamars couhsel
promised that Lam n would be In Ne"
York I'm a few days
Mr. Marshall last night said he be-
lieved Lamar would accept service OF the
warrant here. under this arrangement.
"f do not think Mr.. Lamar will dare
or will try 10 get away from TINS trlal'
said Mr. Marshall W. will wait for him
a few DAYS. and. OF course, II he does NOT
show I'D We will start proceedings to bring
him"
Mr.. Marshall said the trial would not
be held until fall. anyway, and nothing
would be gained by trying TO hasten the
arrest. lie said Lamar was wanted IN
Washington for a iew more days. under
the Senate subpoena. and as his attorney
had threatened legal entanglements II
was decided by the prosecution to walt.
The maximum penalty for the crime
with which the Wall Street operator Is
charged is three years Imprisonment and
a fine OF S.J0 II is believed he has his
bail bond ready for approval and Will OF
fer IL I'm the New York court, as prom
ised
Mr. Marshall was asked If court Officers
we're detailed TO watch Lamar. lie said
he could not answer.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
MAN AND WIFE CONVICTED
Found Guilty of Robbing Their
Lodger of S184.

James Millie, twenty-five years old.
and his wife, Edith. were convicted of
robbery in the first degree yesterday be-
fore Judge Foster. in General Sessions.
The punishment for the offence Is i'm
prisonment not TO exceed twenty years.
They were remanded until Wednesday
for sentence.
They were accused Of robbing their
lodger George Winfield. Of slSi on June
T. Winfield, called as witness by Rob-
ert c. Mccormick, Assistant District At
torney, testified that he woke up when he
heard them in his room, and that Millie
struck him with q blackjack, at the same
time calling to his wife 10 bring some
chloroform.
Mr.. Mccormick was informed that
Mile and his wife were desirous of re-
turning 10 Scotland. where they were
born, but had no money for the trip.
Winfield found Mile packing trunk
when he regalned consciousness. lie
then had Mile arrested, and the woman
was arrested the next day when she went
TO the West Side prison to see her hus-
ba.nd. Their home was at No. 367 West
52d street
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
EX-PUGILIST HELD IN $500
Charged with Shooting Policeman
While Attempting Burglary.

John Cassidy. twenty-five years old.
formerly pugiist, waived examination
before Judge Beall. In Yonkers. yester-
day, on charge OF shooting Daniel j.
Shea. n police lieutenant. on July 8, and
was held in 50. 800 bail.
1t was thought at first that the police
man was mortally injured. but he was
able to appear I'm court. Cassidy was
charged with trying to rob the home OF
General Ralph Earle Prime. at No. G.
Hawthorne avenue. when Shea interfered
and was shot. Cassidy said he was under
the influence OF cocaine and remembered
nothing OF the occurrence.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
JAIL FOR locke" DEALER
Glickstein Goes to Atlanta To-
day-Perjurer Also.

Judge Hand having vacated the stays
I'm the cases OF DR.. Abraham Glickstein
and Samuel Beluck. United States Mar
shall Hcnkel tomorrow will send the two
men to the federal Eenitentiary at At
lanta.
Dr. Glickstein was convicted OF traffick-
Ing In cocaine through the mails and
manufacturing smoking opium without a
federal license and sentenced by Judge
Mayer TO two years Imprisonment, anu
also nned 500.
Bcluck was found guilty OF perjury in
connection with a false charge OF mailing
au Indecent letter made against his SOM
in-law, Dr. Joseph Lippmhnn, and sen
fenced 10 two years imprisonment.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
HINDOO PSYCHIC" is HELD
High Priced Fortune Teller,
Saws Woman Detective.

Vendi Johmandi. Hindoo, was held in
$1,000 ball by Magistrate Breen. in the
jefferson Market court. yesterday, on a
fortune telling charge and I'm $1,000 TO
keep the peace on a charge OF Illegal
practice of medicine. The complalnants
were Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, the only
woman first grade detective in the New
York Police Department and Mrs. Adele
Priess, a police matron
The Hindoo described himself as a
psychic clairvoyant." of Delhi. India,
forty-hve years old, with an office al No
2lS West 14th street.
When Mrs Priess consulted him, ac-
cording 20 her testimony. he told her she
would be married twice and would live TO
be ninety years old, but that she would
be III and would do we'll TO be treated by
him She called again with Mrs Good
win, she said, and he reduced his price
for a medical treatment from So5 q TO
TO7
Mrs Goodwin said she took the treat
msnt and then obtained warrant.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
RABIES KILLED CHAUFFEUR
Cause of Death Learned After Au-
topsy Was Made.

The death OF Henry Holland. jr. a
chauffeur. eighteen years Old who died
In the Rivercrest Sanatorium. In Astoria.
on July %, was caused by hydrophobia.
according TO return received yesterday
at the coroners office in jamaica His
home was at No. 81 Madison avenue.
Winfield. Queens.
Holland had been i'll eight days. The
physicians at the sanatorium were not
decided as to the cause of his death. and
an autopsy was made by Acting Coroner's =
Physician Macleod. This showed that
death was due to rabies. Holland killed "a
dog some time ago IL is not known
whether the animal bit him or whether
he was inoculated with poison from the
dog through a scratch or cut on his skin.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
URGE MEDALS FOR RIOTERS
Socialists Vent Sarcasm in Letters
About Seattle Occurrence.

Suggesting sarcastically that medals
be struck commemorating the strict obe-
dience. ready intelligence and unparal-
eled valor' OF the sailors who had taken
part In the riots In Seattle. a Socialist
meeting, held at No. 3Gl West l25th street
on Wednesday night. decided that letter
should be sent 10 President Wilson and
Secretary Daniels OF the Navy.
The letter ends as follows: What for
eign foe have we to fear while we have
blueJackets ready to storm and sack with
irresistible bravery Socialist and I. W. w.
headquarters and book stands. while we
have commanders like you. able TO rout
tho enemy with the power OF public
speeches?'
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
GIRLS FLEE REFoRMAToRY.

Three girls escaped from the State Re-
formatory for Women. at Bedford, short
ly after midnight yesterday morning.
They are Emma J. Sumner. eighteen years
old, OF No. 452 East Sth street: Anna de
Zicco, twenty, of No. 10 Central avenue.
West Hoboken. n. j.. and Anna Booker,
eighteen. Of No. 2245 Fifth avenue.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
STABBED AND ROBBED IN SLEEP

While sleeping in Stuyvesant Park yes
terday Louis Vale, forty-ive years old
homeless and unemployed, was robbed o.
3 70 and stabbed in the left shoulder 4
razor, a long knife and six silver spoons
were found when he was searched at ta'
police station. He explained. that thes'
things were his household goods and ina
he was carrying them around with hin
for lack OF a home. He was taken
Bellevue Hospital.
The evening world., 1913-08-19

ences on them. That clipped . coz in
the System and II ravelled to pieces
first and then choksd itself to death
In Its own red tape.
1.-TWO Of the Ming clerks went daffy
and the nrm had 70 move out OF the
building and leave the card index nles
and punching machine behind. You caa
80 past there at any hour and hear II
ciankins away. for Il was . duplex ~.
tomato system"
what can they do here 20 simpiify
things any more than Va have themr
asked the bookkeepsr dolefuly.
They can install . system through
which. BY hiring seven or eight experts
and putting In automatic machines and
endless card index wheels. at . cost Of
some $4,000 . year or 20. We win b. able
to do away with the services Of one Of.
nee boy and IN assistant shipping clerk
and save their salaries" said Johnaon.
1T looks bad. II looks bad" muttsred
Jenkins.
what do you carer" Mr.. Jar In.
quired. you've been telling " you've
The evening world., 1913-08-19
1l g%g& 0~>

This was not strictly true. Johnson
and Jenkins had gotten theirs before
Mr.. Jarr arrived. Mr.. Jarr suspected
- much.
"RAsults will show" he said impress
stvsiy. IAN I've got to say Is that In.
tsliigsnt and efficient men have no need
- worry."
'Just when the mortgage was dusr'
0urmured Jenkins. who had . little
place in the country.
II know what this efficiency system
thing means." said johnson. after .
pause. Before camc with this Arm
was managing bookkeeper with . big
collection agency. and one Of these Coz
ordinate efficiency crazes struck the
place. We got an office engineer and
he installed . twenty thousand dollar
card index his system with cross refer
snces.
''Evsrything worked like clock work
until . hsnd In human form whom We
were dunnin1 returned our blank form
letters. ~ requested. but changed the
serial numbers and aiph abeticai refer.
The evening world., 1913-08-19
Cos Cob n Nature Notes


MI
w to
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doesn't anything all hiring Roach Robbins
easy watsrworks Ac that haven't snyhnc DO
Il o
~ aid would BE- the second time with I.h Kelly Aui Mary He
Of
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S6saey L. II
sssas have excitement they We wss1 ~
~s.'
The evening world., 1913-08-19


Then follow . number Of pastimss one
may have right around homo - .
vacation.
II often happsns that . vacation -
q DISAPPolNTNENT.
The reason Of this y that ANT1C1.
PATTON 10 % kssn ana We build up
on its poosihtlitiss 70 suoh IN sxtsnt
that the actual rsaiisstion does not
meet our expectations.
The young woman who has "asonis-
ing memories" lowing 20 her lack Of
proper clothss) Of her two wssks'
sojourn. which cost her . winters
savinss." VIII no Aouet PROFIT by
her sxpsrisneA
TO skimp and save for months and
then 70 spend all In two weeks 10 poor
economy indeed. The mission OF
recreation 10 quite opposite TO that II
Q happy result = dssirabls.
II after you have been away on xhat
fortnisht's jaunt you again take
up the thread Of things IN the every.
day routine, and this routine seems
more sordid than ever. and the what's.
ths-uss feeling seems ever present,
there are . $sw truths for your con.
The evening world., 1913-08-19
S liloquies ola
: Sum mer WidoWer
BY Clarence L. Cullen.

Tn. far, 4. vom.r ar. +oo,,.h 1u.t
M r.. 49,. =. .. .-.-v..,..
e ,.' 80 ny . y. v.
'A'o",. ou' '"'' wy o.rS.
! were aeclden''y 70 near that Fr'sno
Wife was being ouszed around oy .
crew Of sawed-ofS little piksrs at the
place where she's having her vacation.
Well, she fsures that there's At least
q chance that l might hear such .
thing. Therefore she adopts that beat
The evening world., 1913-08-19
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.

HE Mayors Billboard Advertising Commission thinks oil out
door advertising in the vicinity Of parks and public buildings
ought be suppressed and therefore amendment
Constitution the effect that he promotion Of beauty
shall be deemed public purpose"
This sounds like grand proposition, but somehow little
One Of the best signs that the
oderdea getting down brass scks last Sunday when
nearly hundred boy policemen with badges parosd Central
P and reasoned with folks who threw and banana pees
the grass The boys polite and the emsker for the most
part ready to the Of their they weren't full
sd cops handy make the situation sufficiently impressive
II joy watch the theory down to
earth in the Park and begin to produce results.
The evening world., 1913-08-19

ouu0tv VI Nuo UoTs
she describes ~ Interesting" That's
what gets me.
L. there . chance on earth that I'd
wrsts to her Anfor7ning her that I'd met
. slew OF interesting womenf Nary .
chancs' I wouldn't dare. II did that,
she'd come bounding back to town on
ths nsxt train. And she'd hand me the
Waking Of my ufe tor prssumans 70 wrts
such . ching to her. SHE'D tAks 4 for
GRANTED that was engaged In maidns
violent love to the woman wrote about
~ 'tntsrsSttnS."
But she never pausss b Ss6sce that I
maght consider II - least possible that
thsss cheap skates ~ her vecationising
eaace whom she calls "intsrssting'
migh2 b trying out their line Of win.
en- stu9 % Assi
The evening world., 1913-08-19
SCURRYINC TO COVER.

The Evening Worlds exposure the baseball pool game
hes already had drastic effect the swnde proved
yesterday when Henry Francis Toren who
weeks evidence gathered BY this newspaper failed .ppear
the Toas Police Court the charge conducting
baseball lottery and therefore forfeited bail Of $780, After the
ea''d had tried every means to delay he evidently thought
wiser not to come into court With police record which srsady
included year in jail for selling bogus subway ticksa
That the way With these professional psrs Who coax quar-
s out Of scanty furnished pockets BY Offering tempting
bassd on trick mahsmss They fade away In tho first light Of
lsbe Until The Evening World began crusade the baseball
lottery 'vinds va thriving and extending M sntac city
s the policy Of few yean since Now II drawing in II.
feeders I agents doing their best to be and cast
shsdowv.