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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
FROHMAN OPENINGS PUT OFF.
Impossibility of Getting bookings
Detains Actors Abroad.

Charles Frohman was forced yester-
day to postpone the opening dates OF
THE Song of Songs" The Heart OF
Thief" and diplomacy" because Ed
ward Sheldon, author of 1.-THE Song Of
Songs" and william Gillette. one OF the
stars in diplomacy" and Martha He'd
man, leading lady OF The Heart OF a
Thief" are in London and cannot get
bookings to New York
Cancellation yesterday OF all tho
steamships by the Cunard and the White
Star Line affected half n dozen Froh-
man enterprises. Mrs. Thomas Whiffen
who Is 10 have the principal part in The
Beautiful Adventure and Ernest Law
ford who Is cast for one OF the leading
parts are marooned In London.
Marie Doro. who has been playing for
nearly year in London as Dora in "Dl-
plomacy," went to Baden Baden after
her London season. but on hearing OF the
possibility of war left Immediately for
Cherbourg. just In time 20 catch the
Kaiser Wilhelm H., on which she may
arrive this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
SUES BIOGRAPH COMPANY.
stockhoIder Says Omcers Won't Let
Him See It's Books.

willard T. Higgins OF SIS Riverside Drive.
a stockholder OF the Telegraph Company. a
81 ,oOO. 900 concern. began proceedings In the
Supreme Court yesterday to compel the
officers of the company to permit him TO
see the stock book 80 that he can oommuni-
cate with the other stockholders.
Higgins says that the 1t ockholders have I
been able to learn anything about the finan-
cial condition OF the company and that they
want TO know why the stock which formerly
paid II per cent. dividends and sold for sl4O
a share. is now paying only per cent. and
selling for $50. lie said that Herman
Bruenner, secretary of the company. told
him that no stockholder would be permitted
to see the books.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

The wedding Of Miss Elizabeth Dorothy
Campbell daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam Lindsay Campbell, TO Robert Hall
TYLER, Jr, will take place Mt s o'clock
THIS evening in the Church of the Mediator,
K'ngsbridge avenue, After the ceremony
there will be reception in the church
re,'ory
The wedding OF Miss Lila Frances
Morse and the Rev. e. Fred Eastman
rector Of the Reformed Church in Locust
Valley, l.. l., will take place to-day at
The home OF the bride, in 81. Johnsbury
" The Rev. Charles Morse. brother OF
The bride, will officiate After their we'd
ding journey the Rev. and Mrs, Eastman
VIII live at Locust Valley. l.. l.
Mr. and Mrs George Barton French
who are passing the summer ut their cot
'age. Wayside. in Southampton. l.. l.. are
a. the Plaza for brief visit
Mr. and Mrs. George T., Dadman have
returned from Bar Harbor and are at
the St Regis
Mr. and Mrs BERNARD j. Harrison OF
hhor, HIS, y. j., are at Virginia Hot
bprngs 10 remain until September
Mrs II. Van Rensselaer, Kennedy and
the Misses Marian and Maud Kennedy
are az Bar Harbor for the month OF
August
Mr.. and Mrs. J, I.aurcas Van Allen, who
''F"l Itu receHLy from Europe, nave
opened Wakehurst their summer villa In
Newport
Mrs Dudley Olcott who is passing the
season At her country place in Southamp-
ton, l., L., is at the Ritz-Carlton for n
f7!"t stay.
ffe Hon. Alfred Arson has returned
non Bar Harbor and Is ut the Ritz Carl
ton. Mrs Arson and her daughter. Miss
Alexandra Emery Will remain at their
summer place in Bar Harbor until the
enf 81 the season
Mrs, Charles II. Mellon OF Morristown,
n j., and her daughter. Miss Eleanor
Mellon, who have been passing the greater
part Of the summer In Europe, are now
In Switzerland.
Mr. and Mrs, John Aspegren, who have
been touring France, have arrived In Lon
Con and are preparing TO return to New
York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
OBITUARY.
To. n... Alfred w. ~. Holder.

Inc Rev. Alfred W. II. Holder formerly
one OF the pest known clergymen In this
city. died yesterday at the age ofa. Hewas
pastor of the Sixteenth street Baptist
Church for twelve years and later occupied
the pulpit Of the Church Of the Redeemer,
In flatbush, for seven or eight years. He
was prominent Mason. He oficiated at
the funerals of many poor people who had
no pastor Of their own. His health was
shattered by overwork two years ago, at
which time he gave up his Flatbush charge
MIR. Holder was formerly president OF tho
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Society
OF New York city. and had served as presi-
dent of the Minister'S Conference He was
graduate OF the Rochester Theological!
seminary. His wife and his daughter
Elizabeth Holder survive him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
MRS. KERMIT ROOSEVELT I'LL.
Taken to New York HospitnI mud
May Have Typhoid.

Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, the bride OF
'oh hooseVeits second son, is "A patient
AT the New York Hospital II was re-
ported that she is suffering from typhoid
IeNer contracted In Spain where her
wedding took place on June 10. hut /, was
said at the hospital last might that no
diagnosis has been made.
Mrs koosevelt's Illness developed soon
after she sailed for America Ii re-
suited In a decision on the part of Mr..
Roosevelt not to undertake trip to
south America with his bride
Mrs Roosevelt is out OF danger, ac-
cording 10 DR.. Alexander Lambert OF -
East Seventy-second street who ad.
ministered anti-typhoid serum soon after
she arrived from abroad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
DIED.

crApKr-C.orss IVA. c,ayx. n.iox.a
husband Of Mary Gal. Garter craYk. A.
HYDE Hall. Cooper.town. N Y. on satu,.
day. August / in thu nf,y-,ixth wa, a
his ar.
Funeral from Christ Church Cooper,tovu.
"Wednesday. August 6. a, 1880 A, M.
pU BOIs.-At her residence. PiainneiA.
n j., Sunday. August 2. 1914, Susan
Rathbon. Porter. widow Of George W.
Du Bots, in her sixty.second pear.
s.r>ic., AT her late residence. fss Befvs
der. avenue plsinneld. N H. on rue,dav
Morning August 4. at II O'clock Kin8iv
oui, now.rs Hudson. N y na,en
please copy
EIY-on Saturday, August 1. at his lat,
residence Neadowburn Farm. New Nh
ford. n Y. after a long illness Alfr,d
Ely eldest and only surviving son Of
the lste Alfred Brewster Ely of Boston.
Mass.
Funeral servtces at Christ Church. War
wick. N Y. on arrival OF train leaving
Erie ferry, West Twenty-third street.
Rev YORK city, $40 A. M; Jersey city
$3.50 A M tuesday August T. Special
car attached TO this train returning
from WARWICK 4iob p. NJ II is re-
questeh tnet no Towers be sent
HANNA'-August l, 1910, Joseph Hanna
aged IS
services stephen Merritte chapel ffs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
LENOX GARDEN CLUB
GETS EXPERTS ADVICE
Prof. COlville Of Washington
Addresses Tea Guests at
Brookside.

LENox. Aug. s.-Mr and Mrs Hall Wal
ker entertained the Lenox Garden Club at
Brookside In Great harrington this after
noon. Prof. Frederick v Colvile of Wash
ington spoke on Garden Soils" Mrs
Walker served tea In the tea house In the
loggia of the walled garden
Miss Marian Hague is collecting a fund
In Stockbridge for Il memorial to the late
DR.. Arthur W. Swami of New York In the
shape of an infirmary at st. Demands In
dustrial School for Boys ut Gladstone. n. ].
over $1,000 has already been raised. DR.
Swami was the son OF Mrs. John swami OF
Stockbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Morris, who will
start on Saturday for Newport. entertained
at dinner for dozen cottagers tonight.
Mrs. Thomas Shields Clarke gave a
luncheon this afternoon at Pembroke
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke have Prof. Coville as
their guest. Their son. John Clarke. is now
In Paris
Col. and Mrs. George ID. Post. DR.. and Mrs
+. Whitemore. MIR. aud Mrs. T. l.. Turney
and Mr., and Mrs. j. l.. Thomas Of New
York arrived at the Curtis Hotel. Mr. and
Mrs. ". Il. Lyman of Mount Kisco, MIR
and Mrs +. Ballard and family. the Misses
Anna and Irene V. hickman of New York
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hewson and Miss G.
SChoheld Of Washington, MIR. and Mrs
Spencer Kellogg and II. d. Pixley I'd OF
Utica are at the Maplewood.
Alexander Sedgwick. president of the
Laurel Hill Association. announced to-day
that at the annual meeting on September {
the speakers would be Winthrop Packard.
secretary of the Audubon Society OF Massa-
chusetts. and DR.. George W. Field. chairman
of the Massachusetts Fisheries and Game
Commission.
Mrs. Henry Bigelow Williams of Boston
will arrive tomorrow to visit MIR. and Mrs
Frederic Crowninshield at Konkapot.
Charles Lewis. painter OF the American
Academy at Rome. Is Il guest Of Mr., and Mrs
Crowninshield. MIR. and Mrs. George Baty
Blake have as guests John 4. Blanchard
Harold Blanchard aud Mr.. Goldman OF Bos-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis 5. Blake will re-
main In Virginia for several weeks befor,
visiting Mr., and Mrs. George Baty Blake.
Mr.. and Mrs, David Lydig have returned
to Lenox from "A yachting trip with +. Angus
tus Schermerhorn on the Free Lance. Ar
irving at Heaton Hail, Stookb ridge. wer,
MIR. and Mrs. Fred lockwood Hall, Mis-,
Gertrude Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mans
field. Miss Dorothy Mansfield. Miss NJ. NJ
Richards. Miss A. NJ. Richards of New York
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Warren and MIR, and Mrs
Theodore knight Of Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
In New \ ork To-day.

New York State Retail Grocers Asso.
citation. convention, Broadway Central
Hotel. Q a. NJ
Columbia University Sumner session
lectures, Religion and Pleasure" Chap
lain Knox, chapel. SOS a. NJ "Sullpar-
Ear as Man and Poet" Prof George o.
Curme. Room 3o5, Schermerhorn. $3.50
7. NJ
National Arts Club exhibition OF paint
ings. ll9 East Nineteenth street.
Washington Irving High School, exhi-
billion of paintings from the Metropolitan
Museum, A. VI. TO 3. =. NJ
Columbia University. open air concert,
New York Military Band. College Green,
) i. NJ
City Club. exhibition Of paintinga
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
THE WEEKS VAUDEVILLE BILLS.
what Is to He Seen In the One Week
stands.

Adges trained lions are the leading
feature this week at the Palace Theatre.
Other acts on the bill include Lew
Dockstader Ray Samuels, Joan Sawyer
and her dancing partners Adelaide and
Hughes, Joseph Santley and his support
ing company Of dancers. the Eight Wild
Moors, and others
Arthur Hammerstein Is presenting
Stella MAYHEM this week at the Victoria
Theatre and Roof Garden, Other acts
include Viva Ethela, Aida Overton
Walker, assisted by Lackaye Grant T.
Winsor McCay. Claire Rochester, the
Seven Bracks, Lane and O'Donnel. Ed
Morton, Wheeler and Wilson. Sidney Bax-
ter and company, the Hermann Comedy
troupe. Lennot and Wilson, Brown and
Hodges and the Brockards,
At the New Brighton Theatre this week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
MRS. KANE GIVES BRIDGE PARTY
Twenty-eiEht Guests at Narragan-
sett Play for Posies.

NARRAGANskTr PIER. Aug 3.-Mrs. Henry
Brevoort Kane Of New York gave large
bridge party this afternoon at her cottage,
Ridge Lawn. Baskets Of sweet peas were
the prizes and the twenty-eight guests were
seated at seven tables In the reception room
and on the veranda.
The guests were Mrs Samuel II. vaien-
tine. Mrs. Franklin ". Moulton Mrs Charles
Hitchcock, Mrs. Grenville Brown, Mrs Irv-
ing II. Chase. Mrs. Wickes. Miss wickes.
Miss Levey. Mrs. Fraser. Mrs. +. r.. Samuel,
Mrs. Francis X. Dewey. Mrs. John c. Poor
Mrs. Saunders p. Jones. Miss Anna Lapsley
Mrs. jeremiah =. Robinson Mrs. Philip NJ
Prescott, Miss Lane. Miss Wooley. Mrs
Walter Comstook, Miss Sarah Baldwin, Mrs
Irving II. Chase, Mrs. Otto l.. Mersman
Mrs. Webster. Mrs. Howard Richmond.
Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. William Harding
jackson.
George W, Perkins. Jr,. OF New York
and Alfred Raymond Bellinger OF Syracuse
arrived at the Atlantic House to-day to
visit Kenneth Farrand Simpson of New
York.
"a dance for members of the polo set will
be given by Earle W. Hopping in the parish
house of st. Peters by the Sea tomorrow
evening. The housewarming dance of the
New Scarborough Beach club will be given
on Saturday evening by Mrs John X. Fell
and Mrs, David Stevenson OF New York.
William Davis of Peacedale. the boy run
down by the automobile OF Edgar Lowen-
stein. will probably recover despite con-
cussion of the brain
Alexander +, Smith and II. c. Parker of
New York arrived at the Gladstone to-day.
A masquerade ball will be given at the
Mathewson Hotel on Friday.
Mrs. Archibald G. Thomson who was
formerly Mrs. Thomas b. Wanamaker, has
presented several silver cups to DO pla yed
for by Junior polo teams here. kodman
Wanamaker, Jr, Arthur Preece. William
Harding jackson and Don Lambert will
compel g for the cups.
The NarraRansett Village Improvement
Association will appropriate $500 to aid In
the systematic determination of mosqui-
tops hprp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
Small Importers Hit.

The situation is serious for the small
importer and the so-called importer whose
rrr 20 Paris costs him only ticket
a'h way" said J. c. Kurzman. THE
blk importers have been able 10 get
advance shipments. Our entire stock Is
in and | assume that other firms have
been equally fortunate We shall be able
70 take care of our regular trade GUS
toners throughout the country al no
advance In prices. But there will be no
exhibits here in New York for the men
who got left. l do not believe that even
they will have TO pay higher prices. how
ever. The wholesalers will simply be sold
out at the end OF the season.
Il do not know what we shall do at
he beginning OF the next. Even the
people who say there IS no superiority
in Partisan styles don't believe II. Dress
making Is an art In Paris Here It is only
trade. The French designer dreams his
gowns-they are the Idol OF his heart
And then there is the atmosphere I
asked Poret and Jack Worth why II was
that French designers couldn't get the
same effects here. They shrugged their
shoulders and said It's I'm the air
The loss TO the French dressmakers
will amount 10 Reconsideration, Of
francs" mourued Pierre Castles, assistant
manager OF Paquin & Joire. 1T will be
one OF the most serious OF the war. II
the war had but held of two weeks
longer the openings would have been over.
The sales made. As 1t is they are total
los. They will he Of no use six months
from now-and there will be no new ones.
The cutters and designers are all gone
20 war--the filters also. The local mar
ket In America may remain, but there
will be no one TO supply H.
Our silks are all in." rejo!ced the man.
ager NJ Raimon Bros ~ fancy most o.
the retail trade here Is also supplied
II Ia the gown importers who will suffer
American women Will have to wear home
made gowns at last"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
PInys md Players.

Myrtle Tsnnehill made her first APP
pearance in "a Pair of Skies last night
at the Longacre Theatre, succeeding Ann
Murdoch In the leading feminine role OF
Florence Cole. No other changes were
made In the cast,
Kitty Doner an eccentric Coincidence,
tolned the "Ziegfeld Follies'' last night at
the New Amsterdam Theatre. She offered
two songs and a number OF new dances
and was well received.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
HAZEL DAWN WILL BE ON TINE.
"The Debutante" Star Sails for New
York on Thursday.

One OF the actresses who will DO back
in New York, according to her present
plans. In Hazel Dawn. She had given up
passage and II was not known when she
would be able to get a berth again, and
John C. Fisher manager OF THE De-
butante," In which she is to appear had
begun 20 worry about the return of his
star. A cable message received at his
office yesterday said she would sail on
the Celtic next Thursday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
FAIRBANKS IN NEW PLAY.
Gle Came Up smiling" Has Tryout
In Long Branch.

LoNG BRANcH, n, j.. Aug. "A H.
Woods offered at the Broadway Theatre
tonight what Will be his first New York
production of the season. Douglas Fair
banks In He Comes Up Smiling" a
motor comedy In four cylinders" dram
atized by Byron Ongley and Emil Nyitray
from the novel OF Charles Sherman.
The piece will open at tho Republic
Theatre, New York. on August 7. Prom
inent In the cast are Patricia Collnge,
William Morris. George Backus. Robert
Cain, Edith Brown Decker and Edouard
Durand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
OPERA SINGER SUED FOR DEBTS
Ellison Van Hoose Alleged to owe
s7Os on Rent and Note.

Ellison Van Hoose. the opera singer. Is
defendant in two suits filed in the Supreme
Court yesterday.
In one case the estate Of Julia l.. Ellis
sues to collect 1888 for two months rent OF
an apartment at ~ Madison avenue. In the
other Augustus Van Horne Ellis wants to
collect 1915 on a thirty day note made on
April 2 last.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

Myrtle Tannehll last night took the
place OF Ann Murdoch In the cast OF "A
Pair OF Skies" in which she has been
playing the leading role ever since this
successful play was first acted Miss
Tsnnehlll made her hrst success In
broadway Jones" She Is an attractive
and vivanious actress and Ia In private
life tho wife OF Hale Hamilton, who plays
tho leading role In the popular farce
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
Mrs. Anna VI. Muhs.

PATERSON, n. j.. Aug 3.--Mrs. Anna NJ
Muhs, widow OF Henry Muhs. a meat
packer who died eight months ago leav-
ing an estate estimated at $4,000, died
yesterday at her home in North Haledon.
aged So
she gave generously TO the charities OF
Paterson. She was member of the First
Herman Presbyterian Church. One son
and seven daughters survive her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
John w. Harper.

John Wilkie Harper, who from a day
IaDQrer on railroad became superiutendent
OF the Manhattan and Queens County Trao-
Ton company. died on saturday night In
hooseVelt hospital Of blood poisoning fol-
ii9"lhg an operation. He was 80 years old
ne Was born In Scotland and came to this
country when young man His wife md
two children survive him VIZ "'"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
Harry Wilson.

NiNELAND, n. j., Aug. 3.--Harry VII.
SON an old time actor and veteran of
the civil war died here last night. He
was born in Philadelphia in 1895. He len
the stage In 1852 to enlist as a cavalry
man and rose TO the rank OF Lieutenant
After the war he returned to the stage
lie played throughout the country as a
member or Denman Thompson's "Old
COMPANY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

The engagement Of Miss Gwendolln
Condor. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Gerald Condor OF so East Sew nty-six h
street and Tuxedo Park. 10 Philip n
Armour. son OF Mrs. =. \. Valentine Of
: Eas, SiXty-nlnth street, has been ar
nounced Miss Condor was introduced
10 society three seasons ago Mr.. Ar
mour is son Of the late Philip u. Ar
mour Of Chicago and Is a Yale man. No
date has been set for the wedding
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

MoNrcLAIR. y. j.. Aug 3-Mr. and
Ms James II Towney OF Porter place
have announced the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Helen Towney, to John
Wadsworth Dyer of Parkhurst place. An
other engagement announced is that Of
Miss Harriet Beecher Devan OF Siam
ford, Conn, and George Bachelor Soule
u South Mountain avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
Ben Greet Players on Cumpus.

Ben Greets Woodland Players are 10
appear in two of Shakespeare's plays
on the campus OF New York University
at University Heights. las You Like
II" will be given at 4 o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon. and at $40 On the evening
"a Midsummer Nights Dream" will be
produced. Ben Greet himself will appear
at both performances. The performances
are for the bene1t OF the thousand stu
dents who are studying In the University
summer school.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

GARRISON, y. Y, Aug. 3.-Stuyvesant
Fish has purchased 440 acres Of land adj
Joining his country estate here, II was an
nounced to-day. He has bought the farms
~ Franklin Couch of Peekskill and Will
lam and Charles Briggs OF Garrison.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
Edward l.. Clark.

Edward l.. Clark. who before his retire.
ment was an insurance broker I'm Bali.
more died on Saturday at his hone.
IVA Monroe street, Brooklyn, in his
e,ehtieth year. He was a member II
fa council X. A. of Baltimore and a
former Supreme Grand Regent n, th.
state OF Maryland in that order. His
WIFE, son and daughter survive him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
Miss ROLL Engaged.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony =. Roll OF 351
West End avenue announce the engage
ment of their second daughter, Tone. to
Henry Butler Allen of Philadelphia. son
u Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Allen OF Green
field, Mass
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

ITHACA, Aug. 3.-Ralph Charles He,-v
Catterall as years old, well known 40 a
professor OF history in Cornell University.
died here to-day after long Illness. Hs
was author of The Second Bank Of the
United States" '''o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
ENGAGED.

and Mrs. Anthony p.
Ralli of ISL West End avenue. New
York announce the engagement Of their
second daughter, lone. to Mr.. Henry
Butler Allen OF Philadelphia, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Allen of Greenfield.
Mass
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

a have!
Uncle Sam:

are Lucy Weston. William A. Thomp-
son. In a playette called Money Talks"
Bert French and Alice Els. Fred. J. Ar
oath and company In Down on the
Farm; Rice. Sully and Scott, Harry
Breen, Fields and Warren. Williams and
Darrell, and the Adas troupe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
weather at Summer Resorts.

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug, s.-Temperature, 70
HAMILTON. Bermuda. Aug. s,-Tempera
ture. rs: partly cloudy.
ture. IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04

Swift 4 Company's sales OF Beef In New
York City for the week ending Saturday,
Aug LIST averaged follows; Domestic
Reef 1881 cents Imported Beef, 1916 cents
per pound.-Adp.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-10
GEORGIA MAN IN
WEST HELD ON
COIN CHARGE
Upton, an Alleged Old Offender
Here, Reads Bible as Officers
Raid House Outfit,

Dispatches Tuesday from Greeley,
COLO, told Of the arrest there by Sc
crct Service officers OF w l.. Upton,
Of GiImer County, Georgia, in whose
home was found a complete counter
fciting outfit
Upton who had acquired quite a
reputation IN Greeley as church at
tendant and for his apparent piety.
eminent officers came down upon him
and demanded entrance to his house.
The man had a similar experience in
this State. His home in Gilmer Coun-
~ was raided by the Secret Service
men in 1908. Molds and counterfeit
ing coins were found about his place.
He was indicted, but left the State
before true bill was returned by the
Federal Grand Jury.
He went to Greeley. where he was
discovered in 1908 The authorities
returned him to Atlanta, and he was
tried in June of that year. His AL
legged offense being five years in the
past, the Government had a difficult
undertaking in his prosecution. The
jury acquitted him, and he went
back to Greeley.
Upton had sworn that he would
live an upright life. The Secret
Service officers kept a close watch
over him, and It appeared for time
as though he meant to carry out his
promise, He became a prominent fig
ure in religious circles and was a
leader in church activities. But the
authorities say that he was using the
cloak of religion to hide his rea oc
cupation. They charge that he re-
turned from church meetings to work
through the night making spurious
coins, and that the townspeople had
no suspicion of his double life.
Upton was taken to Denver after
lis arrest, and the plaster molds and
other paraphernalia found in his home
were taken along as evidence to be
used in his forthcoming trial. Off
Gals in the Atlanta branch of the Sc
cret Service were greatly interested
in the dispatches from the West.
since they had Upton under surveil-
lance for months preceding his arrest
in Gilmer County in 1903.