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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
DEATHOFJ JESSIE
M'CANN is MYSTERY

New York. Jan. THE body of Miss
Jessie E. Mccain, the young settle
ment worker, who disappeared a
month and which was found on he
beach at Coney Island yesterday, was
taken to the home of her father in
Flatbush today.
No like case since the disappearance
of Dorothy Arnold, three Years ago.
has aroused so much public interest.
Inc newspapers nav devoted much
space to her disappearance, public Of
flcials have worked zealously to find
her and moving picture theaters have
thrown her photograph on their
the missing girl. Many motion pic
ture theaters yesterday announced on
their screens the fact tina the body
had been recovered.
An autopsy held in the Coney Island
mogue last night established that death
was u to drowning. The family ac-
cept the general view that the girl
committed suicide or was drowned ac-
cidentally.
Il blame no one for the death of
my daughter" said Robert Mccain.
her father. Jessie was subject to
spells of depression and her last ordeal
OF melancholia. 1 believe, was too much
for her to stand"
Miss Mccain was % years old. good
looking and popular with her friends.
Identification OF the young woman
was made possible by a signet ring
with h initials u. E.. M" and by ar
ticles OF clothing Miss Mccain wore
when she disappeared.
Miss Mccain was last seen by her
family when she left her home Decem-
Der 4, supposedly to attend to settle
ment work duties. A few days later
her father, a we'll to do business man.
notified the police OF her disappearance
and offered $1,000 reward for informa-
tion of her whereabouts.
There were no signs Of violence on
the body. according to physicians, ana
the police have no clew as to the man
ner in which she was drowned"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
"NExT sTEP. is RIGID
ANTITRUST LAW

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 7.-William J..
Bryan, secretary of state, vas the
principal speaker at a democratic state
banquet here last night. His topic was
the New Era"
Secretary Bryan called attention to
a remark credited to j. p. Morgan
when the question of dissolving large
corporations a agitated a few years
you unschamble eggs?"
1t was Mr.. Morgan's firm, the Sec
rotary said. that took the first step to-
ward actually "unscrambling the
eggs by the action taken three days
ago when Morgan directors withdrew
from q corporations.
Referring to Mr.. Morgan's statement
that conditions were now favorable to
carry out the ideas which we have had
in mind for some time," Mr.. Bryan
said the president was the man to
thank for squirting the big business
men into carrying out the ideas they
had had In mind.
IT next stage in this new era Is to
carry out the ANTITRUST law" Mr..
Bryan said. THE president has been
SO busy. with the work h q has just
been completed that he has not yet
FORMULATED the details OF this move
a,ent But I have heard him say a
fivGte monopoly is ~indefensible and
ntulerable. The presidents use OF
English is so concise ard accurate that
tatl int titled in saying that II 1t 10
i~-de.cnsi:le lie Will not defend 1t. and
Il II Is istolerable. he will not tolerate
IT," ,U
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
c.nesins in . Louisiana Swamp.
From Outins

SO I worked on through the grass
and cane. The sun was up and burn
ing holly down on the muddy mar
gins of h bayou, which was now
hardly more than a shallow ditch.
And snakes! l began to see them ly-
ing within paddle reach. lazy and
lethargic, big black mocasins, cotton
mouths, and now and then a reddish
copperhead. As I dug on through the
mud I mauled them over the head.
killing eight in as many yards. But
the farther I went. the shoaler grew
the water and the hotter the sun. The
gnats began to dance over the evil
smelling mud and presently 1 felt
rather sick. I glanced ahead and then
back Snakes everywhere. l stood up
and counted %.
Then I realized that it was the in
describable odor from this snake den
that was sickening me; that, and the
sun and the three hours labor without
breakfast. I concluded to turn about,
for there was no n%avigable water ahead.
But that gave me ne end Of difficulty.
! couldn't drive the around in
h mud. and I could not step out, for
the mire was bottomless and the three
and hve-foot mocasins were every
where. Sick and hot, I worked at it
and at the n Of an hour had not back
tracked 20 yards.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
Jewelry and earbari.m.
From 10 Bresil Economioue.

~ 40 BLUSH GCVuONllQOS.
Even in the stone age woman was
fond of jewels. But It was man, the
brutal master. who wore them. The
heavy necklace that descended upon
his breast was the emblem Of his su-
periority and power. Even before he
had progressed 90 far - to cover him.
self with tho skin OF the stag he wore
q necklace Of shells. Of teeth Of ami
mails or g~littertng flint. The elegant
dame or demolselle who rolls by in her
limousine 10 not 20 distant a relative
Of the cave man - she may try to
appear. She likes jewels better than
dress. since each season we See her
more and more be3eweled and less and
less clothed. Tho JOY Of jewels is Of
the same tnfantile quality with the
coquet of today that It was in the
early barbaric times. A thread Of
metal. upon which ara strung some
shining pebbles. a thread Of silk over
which r placed some small round
concretion Of lime. found rolling in tho
LIQUID Of q diseased oyster.
Fol- the first six months Of 1913 dia-
mond digging areas Of southwestern
Transvaal (these having no reference
to the diamond mines proper) produced
stones Of q total value Of $1,354,8S2.
A bill has been introduced in the leg.
islature OF Manitoba to prohibit the
employment Of white women and girls
In any factory or business owned or
managed by Chinese OF Japanese.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
half MILLION CHECK
IS GIFT OF KNIGHTS
Catholic Order to Establish so
Scholarships in Great
University.

baltimore, Md, Jan. IA check for
$500. 600 from the knights of Columbus
of the United States for the Catholic
university at Washington was pre-
sented to Cardinal Gibbons today by
James A. Flaherty, of Philadelphia.
supreme knight of the order. Monsig-
nor Thomas j. Shahan, president OF
the university and members of the
faculty attended the presentation cere-
mony which too place at the Cardin-
ais residence.
The large sum has been collected by
the knights in the last four years. 1t
Will be used to establish so scholar
ships at the university.
In accepting :.le gift. Cardinal Glib
Dors hanked the donors through Mr..
Flaherty i'm the name of the holy see
anG OF the trustees of the university.
II find only one parallel for your
magnanimous deed. the building OF a
great medieval cathedral by loyal and
devoted merchants. guilds OF those
former Catholis days" he said. I'm
an age of spiritual unrest and despair
o have renewed that miracle OF
faith-the steady, and affectionate CO.
operation of a multitude of men in the
fulfillment of one mighty purpose.
immortal influence shall run
i k q fertilizing river through all time
and spread on all sides most welcome
benefits."-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
NEW HAVEN READY
TO TOE THE MARK

Washington. Jan. AFTER a two
hour conference today between Attor-
ney General McReynolds and Chairman
Howard Elliott, of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad. it was UNI
derstood that the New Haven will
agree to a reorganization to restore
competition i'm transportation through
out New England. No official an
nouncement WAS made, but Mr.. Elliott
will remain in Washington for several
days and it was believed may settle de-
tails of the plan.
Washington. D. G.. Jan. 6.-Attorney
General McReynoids and Chairman
Howard Elliott. of New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad conferred
again today over the problem of re-
organizing the New Haven on a basis
tice and fair to the road. 1t was the
third conference between the two since
Mr.. Elliott becamc head of the New
Haven, and department officials were
hopeful such progress would be made.
that but q few further discussions
understood today that the New Haven is
willing to put the Boston & Main rail-
road in the hands Of trustees and cam
Gel the agreement for joint control
with the New York Control OF the
Boston & Albany. These points are
insisted on by the Department of JUS
tice. Mr. McReynolds, however, in
sisted tina the New Haven arrange to
get rid of it's trolley lines and it's
sound steamship lines. If Mr.. Elliott
meets those demands it is probable that
the New Haven. will avoid a suit for
dissolution under the Sherman law ana
that there will he q peaceful readjust-
ment OF transportation conditions IL
New England.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
IS ACCUSED
OF ANOTHER MURDER
Train Bandit Identified as the
Burglar Who Killed Ed
ward Driscoll.

San Francisco. Jan. 7.-Ralph Rariss,
The young train bandit, under sentence
of death for numbering H. L. Mon
tague. travelling passenger agent for
the southern Pacific railroad. whsn he
robbed the Sunset limited near Los
Angeles, the night of December 1, was
Identified here today by Mrs. George
Duval as the burglar who killed Ed
ward Driscoll. aged II, on the night
Of December 20 in San Francisco.
Driscoll's sister heard a noise in
their apartments and asked their
brother to investigate. He was shot
through the forehead as he opened the
door to the dining room. The murder
er fled before anyone in the house saw
him, but Mrs. Duval. who was q
neighbor, said she saw a man vault the
back fence. She is positive Fariss
was the fugitive.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
PRICE BOOSTED
ON TANGO SHIRT
Des MONIES Laundrjes Will
Ask so Cents for Do
ing 'e,n Now.

Des Moines, Ia. jan. 1.-THE tango
shlrt, the kind with all the little pleats.
Is doomed in Des Moines, except for
dries of the city have combined to raise
the price for laundering the fluffy gar
ment from Is cent to SO cents. The
aundries troubles during the holiday
season We're the real cause of the order.
WIN an important social event on.
every night. the %laundries had from
Is to 100 mushroomed bosoms to laun-
der. 1t pretty nearly swamped them.
Tor 1t took four times as long to do
them. and when they were done the
patrons insisted they were not fit to
wear.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
OF RABBITS
UNUSUALLY @
Price of Cettontai's 700 II
Gents Eack--Pestl-
lcyce Blamed.

Kansas City. Mo-. Jan. 7.-The poor
In the east will have to go withou.
the usual contribution of rabbits from
Kansas and Missouri this year. for tho
rabbit crop shortage has come around
in its regular 7-year cycle. There is
an old tradition that n pestilence af-
fects rabbits every seven years. killing
them off by millions in infancy. and
farmers say this is the year of the
pestilence. The great scarcity of rab-
bits proves this, they say. The result
being that where as in the country.
rabbits usually sell for 5 cents a piece,
they are now selling for as high az
Is cents. The first heavy snow. thu
farmers say. will result la the harvest
of about all Of the rabbit crop there is
this year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
ACTRESS ENDS LIFE
after F|ANCE DIES
Lillian Sinnott, Broadway Star,
Slashes Throat-Lover
Died Saturday.

New York. Jan. LILLIAN Sinnott. a
young actress, who had played in a
number of Broadway successes, was
found dead in her apartments today
with her throat n wrists cut. Friends
said she was respondent over the
death OF her fiance, to be buried to-
day.
Miss Sinnott was engaged to Leslie
Kenyon. a we'll known English actor,
and member OF the Lambs club. He
died OF apoplexy on Saturday. She
was "a years old and lived with her
invalid mother. She left a note to her
mother begging forgiveness for her
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
LIQUOR CASE
BEFORE HIGH COURT

Washington. d. c.. Jan. THE SUI
preme court Of the United States win
hear this week arguments in the case
the United States. Perrin appears to
have the supreme court review a con-
viction on a charge Of selling liuuo-
on h coded part of the Yankton In
dian reservation. He admitted the sale
within the outer boundaries of tho res
ervation but proved they were ali made
in his drug store at Dante. Charles Min
county which premises he held i,
fee simple. Therefore he hcius r.
sales were on a reservation but on hi
own property. n were not illegal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16
LEGISLATIVE GRIST
Thousands of Bills Stand
No Chance Of Seeing
Daylight.

Washington. d. c.. Jan. THE al
most impossible task that could con-
front congress should 1t. attempt to
act on all the bills that come before
1T Is shown by the records Of the
clerks office of the accumulation since
last April.
In the House the number Of bills in
troduced 10 already 1925. while In
the Senate less than one fourth as
large in membership. the bills number
1914. With h exception of a few
measures that have been passed. all
those bills are technically now before
congress. Their number will be aug
mented by thousands. 1t il expected
before the current session ends next
summer and another session of the
Sixty-third congress beginning next
December will add many more to the
total.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Two delegates at tho annual confer
enc Of tho British alliance Of dancing
masters gavo demonstrations OF the
tango" and the peacock glide" and
b congress was thrown into costa
oaes. declaring that the evolutions were
graceful slevating and FREQ from
vVl9arity."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

How large u your school playground:
Henry S. Curtis, in = bulletin just 10.
ouod by tho United States bureau OF
education. declares that every city
school building should have at least
enc full block OF ground. whether the
block 10 h usual city block OF two or
three acres. OF of 10 acres. - In
QAlt lake City. Utah.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

AZ the fair held in Yakutsk. Siberia,
Inst July, 4S,946 pounds Of bones Of the
mammoth were sold. Other articles
cold were 3 5000 white polar fox skins.
l.ee0 red fox skins. / 10000 ermiho skins.
10000 squirrel skins and 100 black bear
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

A tooth which once gave tootache to
Victor Hugo has been carefully pre-
served since the date Of its extraction
IN 1871. It IL kept at his former he CSC
In . glass case. where 1t is displayed
Tor the bensnt OF the great writer's adj
mirarn.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Il 10 . fact not generally known that
Queen Mary il an enthusiastic book
lover and whenever she pays short, in
formal visits to London she usually
goes to q famous book shop In the
west end. as nothing pleases her bet
tar h to be able to look through
the new books at her leisure.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

says the editor of tho vinland Vines
sOne OF the distinct shock OF my life
came when I lost q button Off my
trousers az I went to church. 1 put 1t
n my pocket along with q quarter 1
had. Imagine my surprise upon re-
turning homo to find that I still had
The button"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

IN Belgium and other countries 1t has
been from time immemorial a custom
% preserve the heart Of q man re-
Aowned for his sanctity. and on the an
A1versary Of h death Of its poesessor
this relic receives q large share of
V0naration from hundreds of people,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Andrew Kline, Of Dillsburs. Pa. has
Q barrel which, instead Of being made
q wood, 10 made Of plated straw. and
In such q way that It 10 perfectly wa
tertight. Barrels Of this kind were fire.
Quontly used In revolutionary timoA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

a cork sunk 200 feet deep In the
ecean will not rise again to the surface
ewing to the great pressure Of the va.
-. At any less distance, however, Il
VIM gradually work its way back 70
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Guatemala IL about ~ large a.
louisiana. The planters are the most
influential element and they sell theil
products for gold and pay their labor n
appreciated currency.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Eastern manufacturers are LOOKING
% the northwest for hardwoods for thu
manufacture Of clothes pins. Birch Il
particularly desired.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Astronomers assert that there 10 IN.
eeher system beyond Neptune, which
& the most distant OF al the planets
= q system.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Narseinss annually exports abeu,
e1o.eoe.ooe worth Of cocoanut butter,
he Business having been developed
dneo 1857. Nest Of Il goes to Eng
land, Holland ana Scandinavia.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

The earliest attempt 1t sewing D,
machinery ef which there 10 any au.
thont1c record wa In 1776. in which
year q machine VA patented In Eng.
land b. Charles F. W1isenthal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

m Berlin the exhibition at the door
e . butcher shop Of . chair partly
lraped with q clean apron indicates
that fresh sausAges are ON sale.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

a gas buoy broke away from it,
moor1nGs In the st. Lawrence and
drifted for two years, covering q dis
lance Of 5000 miles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Until recently the greatest oceaA
Aopth known was south Of tho Island
e 0uam-e.e3s meters. A few months
ego the German imperial ship Planet
IouAA . depth Of $50 meters - miles
00gth Of the Island Of Mindanao.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

Toot messages Of wireless telegrams
oent In Peru with five-kilowatt power
DaMed the Andes mountains from 1900
l1.ooo feet high.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

The number Of persons engaged In the
cal mining industries Of the world 10
'obDut 100000. Of which number about
..Aeoo.ooo : employed In the United
G1ng4om and about $4,000 In the
United States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

The Germans will mount 10000
enndlepoWer soAfchlighto on some OF
tholr Alfshipo - illuminate the en-
o0ys0 camp.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-16

New Orleans may establish dental
clinics In public schools.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
THos. J. OWEN & son. AIcTIoNEERs

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. NO. 2S14 CONNECTICUT
AVENUE NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 36i2, folio 175 ct seq, of
the land records OF the District of Columbia,
and at the request OF the party secured there
by. the undersigned trustees will sell at public
auction in front Of the premises. on TUESDAY.
THE TWENTY-NISTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER.
AID. 1914, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and prem
ises. situate in the city Of Washington. District
Of Columbia. and designated as and being lot
numbered ffty-etght (5S) In the subdivision by
Thomas Bones OF lots ip block seventeen 90, In
T. E.. Waggamsn and others subdivision in
Woodley Park as per plat Of said Bones sub
division recorded In Liber No. AZ, folio g. Of
the records of the office Of the surveyor Of the
District of Columbia. improved by three-story
and cellar brick residence, No. 2s14 Connecticut
avenue northwest.
Terms OF sale: One-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in two equal
installments, payable in one and two years.
with interest at per cent per annunl, payable
semi-annually, secured by deed of trust upon the
property sold. all cash. at the option Of the
purchaser. deposit of $500 Will be required at
the time Of sale. ALI conveyancing. recording.
etc. at cost of purchaser. Terms Of sale to be
complied with within ten days from day of
sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
faulting purchaser, after i've days advertising of
snch resale in some newspaper published in
H BRADLEY DAVIDSON.
JAMES A. CAHILL,
Sa1- -, o4 oc % True+aes
Evening star., 1914-09-21
The Searchli8ht
An American Armored Monoplane.

A New Jersey company has finished
an all-ste4l monoplane, in which it
is endeavoring to interest the United
States government. The existence Of
this new American military monoplane.
as well as the details of its structure,
have been kept carefully secret. Lit
tie more about the machine has leaked
out than that ii Is steel arrnored over
all. able to carry two persons. and is
mounted with an automatic gun.
This government has not looked with
favor upon the single-plane type OF
machine. However. the new armored
monoplane is said to present much less
vital opening to the enemy than the
two-plane machines. It's machinery.
as well as the occupants. are protected
by 3-32-inch steel plating. The pilot
and the accompanying rifeman are
given plenty of room for their inde-
pendent actions. The automatic ma
chine gun. also. has a wide arc of ac-
tion- The speed of the machine is high.
The new monoplane is designed main-
ly for scout duty. 1t is built small.
fleet and simple. Nevertheless, its
makers contend that it. could take a
very effective part on the offensive side
of an engagement. Its steel construc-
tion would protect its working parts
and its occupants from the fire of the
enemy, while the automatic machine
could be made to do tremendous dam
age even at high speeds.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
ADAM a. wEsCHLER. AUCT1oNEEK.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL Estate Known AS 30: 112s 10TH
RAGE IN REAR.
BY virtue Of the power conferred by a certain
recorded in Liber No. 1867. at folio 402 ct seq,
Of the land records for the District Of Columbia:
Raes sasts Il fsai T II
al that certain piece os parcel Of land
lying and ,,..s situated IN the city Of Wash,
Alexander R. Shepherds subdivision of lots in
SQUARE three hundred and si1ty-nins tass, ss
the surveyors office records of the District Of
Columbia. beginning for the same at the north
on 10th street. thirty ave (a6) feet nine (s)
inches: thence east one hundred and thirty eight
feet wide: thence north on said alley thirty 1--we
CSo, feet nine CO. inches: thence west one hun
to the place Of beginning, together With the
improvements thereon. consisting Of a three
story and basement brick apartment house and
the alley.
Terms of sale: one-third Of the purchase
the pure. ,aser to be dated the day Of sale and
81 s. per :, esntun PsIr r ann. .nnsn a. I unsll psid; said
of sale. in form satisfactory to the trustees,
creating q first lien on the property sold. ali
$3.50 in cash will be required at the time Of
sale. All conveyancing recording, record e1-
aminat tions and notaria charges at cost OF pur-
chaser. The sale to pass good title of record
in fee simple and free of all liens or incum-
brances. except taxes and water rents. any
such if due. TO be computed to the day Of sale
and such amount to be allowed to the purchaser
ass as credit -, on the cash ash payment Terms Of
from day of sale. IN default Of which the cash
deposit of $3.50 will be forfeited and the trus-
tees also reserve the right TO resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of the defaulting pur-
chaser after five days previous advertisement In
The Evening Star newspaper of this city. to-
gether with all other gal remedies.
GERALD u. JOHNSON, Trustee,
1416 st. NV.
WILLIAM G. JOHNSON, Trustee,
Fendall Building. 344 st. NV.