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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-30
HELD ON MAIL FRAUD CHARGE.
Lawyer, Promoter and Inventor Had
ChildproOf Match.

Warren B. Hutchinson, n patent lawyer.
OF lil broadway: William l.. Tucker, a
promoter, of 1875 broadway. and Morris
San. an inventor, were indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury last evening for
using the mails to defraud In the pro-
motion Of a company for manufacturing
childproOf matches.
The East Jersey Match Company Of
Garfield. N. j.. In which the defendants
are said to have sold $4,000 worth OF
bonds, according to the literature It sent
out describing Sans scheme was to make
mon -sulphurous non-poisonous matches
that could not b. lighted save by IN
adult"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-30
"r"oIl,n hoy Killed ON warship.

,,, m'A6InNGToN, Jan. 29.-The accidental
I'M; Of Albert Il. Rikcr. Is years old
mo- mother, Emma Kker. lives ut 43&
tem,ial avenue, Brooklyn. NJ ". on the
.,]ul"snip Georgia AT Vera Cruz was re-
pueu 10 the Navy Department to-day
a' "e' vas killed while ut work In the.
turreL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-30
$50. 302.ts060
e.2s5,0eo.oO
l,5ci,50o.0O
IS. 800 90
ylOI,90A9lIlO
The deposits were 3s7.159.86S.67 and

ylOV,g0b9lI.lu
The deposits were 3s7.159.86s.67 and
the surplus ut par values $l0.749.24s.43.
by tomorrow at the latest | predict
that the confidence OF the depost0rs will
be restored" said President Trimble. I'VE
will. not take advantage OF the sixty day
clause in the banking law permitting us to
withhold payment for that length of time.
ANY one who wants his money can get 1t
on application. We have 100000 avail
able TO pay out to-day. The bank Is abso-
lutely sound"
Several banking houses IN New York
offered to lend the Bank OF Savings almost
any amount OF money to tide II over
the run, according to President Trimble.
None of the offers was accepted. In all
more than s50.000,000 was offered.
w. II. Porter OF ]. =. Morgan & Co.
offered a million. Mr.. Trimble said. Other
banks that offered money were the Metro
politan Trust Company. the Chemical Ma
tional, the Second National and the
Guaranty Trust Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-30

Bonds and mortgages In III.
city OF New York at 60 per
cent. Of the Appraised value
OF the property ............
Bonds Of the state OF New
York ..............
Other State and county
Donde .............
Bonds OF the city OF New
YORK ,......,...,.,
Bonds OF the cities Of Buffalo.
Rochester. Boston. Philadel-
ph!a. Newark. Baltimore,
P!.tsburg. Minneapolis. 50.
Louis and Seattle ,........
Railroad bonds. first mortgage
Banking house and lot. .....
Real estate. ...,.........
Interest accrued 20 date ...,.
Cash on hand and In the fol-
lowing banks and trust COM
panies: Bank VI Manhattan
Company, National Bank OF
Commerce. Union Trust
Company. United states
Trust Company. Farmers
Loan and Trust Company,
Second National Bank. 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-30
SENSELESS RUN ON
BANK FOR SAVINGS
Thousand DepositOrs Withdraw
$3.50. 900 without Know
ing Why.
RESOURCES ARE AMPLE
President Says All Who Wish
Will BE Paid without 60
Day Notice.
RESOURCES ARE AMPLE

A run on the Bank for Savings at
Twenty street and Fourth avenue
In which nearly 1000 persons drew out
S7sO.000 yesterday started through false
and foolish rumors about the banks con-
dition. The Bank for Savings 10 one OF
the strongest institutions Of It's kind in
the country and every depostor who
wanted his money got 1t.
Many of the banks depositors are ser
want girls and chaufYeurs OF Scandinavian
descent. and Of the nifty or more ques-
toned by THE SUN reporter not one knew
anything about the financial condition OF
the bank or why they were drawing their
savings. They were merely Ia line be-
cause others We're there.
At the request of Walter Trimble, presi-
dent of the Bark for Savings. state
Superintendent George &. Van Tuyl SEN;
two examiners to check over the banks
securities yesterday. After they had fin
ished Supt. Van Tuyl said:
THE bank Is In excellent condition and
able TO withstand run Of this kind for an
indefinite length OF time
Many stories We're circulated as TO how
the run started but none offered - wholly
satisfactory explanation. one was that
President Triinbls had told his wife the
bstflh WIS anu size udu bSttsr WIKI
draw her private savings. But Presi-
dent Trimble Is unmarried. Another ex-
PLANTATION was that some depoators had
seen a long line Of persons waiting to have
their January interest put on their books
and had spread the rumor that there was
"a run.
There were abuu: 800 depositors in
front Of the bank when It opened yester-
day morning and they kept coming all
day. Several policemen kept the crowd
In order while the bank clerks worked as
rapidly as possible checking over the ac-
counts. crediting the January interest and
paying out the money.
When 3 o'clock came, which is closing
time. all the persons IN line outside We're
admitted to the building. then the doors
were closed. II was nearly 6 o'clock be-
fore the last depositor who applied yeste,.
day was paid.
The bank issued the following statement
TO its depos!tors
There Is no basis whatever for the
false rumors which have been circulated
during the last few days concerning the
Bank for Savings. The investments OF
the hank are OF the most conservative
nature and are made in accordance with
the requirements OF the laws OF the State
OF New York.
THE statement OF January I, 1914
made to the Superintendent of Banks
showed the Investments To- be:
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
NOTED DIPLOMAT DEAD.
William RockhIl succumbs to Illness
Contracted on Voyage to China.

Honolu,u-William Rockhi |, thu
distinguished American diplomat dice
here at ! O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Mr. Rockhill, who was en- route t.
Picking, there to take up his dutie.
as the newly appointed adviser I;
President Tuan Shi Kai, left the linel
Chiyo Maru, on which he had booked
passage to Japan on December 4, be
cause of severe cold he had takel
since sailing from San Francisco.
At the hospital to which he was re
moved his condition failed to mend
Symptoms of cardiac weakness de
yeloped
William Rockhill was a veteran Of
diplomacy. He had served his country
as minister to China, minister t.
Greece and as ambassador to Russia
and to Turkey In his younger days
disguised as Chinese, he made a not
able expedition into the forbidden
land Of Thibet His appointment by
Yuan Shi Kai was both a tribute ant
an acknowledgement of his sympathy
with Chinese affairs, thoughts and as
piratiCns.
When he left San Francisco on No
yember 70 he seemed in norma
health.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
ANOTHER ARMY SENT TO FRANCE
Million and a Quarter Fresh Troops
Sent to Front by England.

Havre, France-Directly following
Lord Kitchener's speech at the lord
mayors banquet in London, in which
he said he had 100000 men ready to
land in France, there has been a
steady stream of transports from Eng.
land TO Havre. AS many as 200 ships
OF various sizes have been lying out
side the harbor at one time. Men are
being landed as fast as the ships can
find berths. The troops are mostly
terrtorials, but well seasoned. After
a march from the docks through the
streets Of Havre, cheering and being
cheered, they disappear.
The incoming troops seem In high
spirits and sing and whistle on the
march.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
WEAR SKIRTS TO FOOL FOE
German Soldiers, Disguised as Women,
Attempt to Pass Through
French Lines.

Paris.-A report has been received
here Of an attempt made by German
troops recently to pass through the
French lines in the vicinity OF
Senones, in the Vosges, near st. Die.
Troops wearing French uniforms and
accompanied by what appeared to be
a large party Of French woman refu.
gees, were discovered moving toward
the south.
The appearance of some of the party
aroused suspicion and the French ar
tillery was turned on them. Thereupon
the entire party fed The supposed
women picked up their skirts to run,
and as they did so revealed the boots
of German grenadiers underneath.
Many were killed by the French fire.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
TOWNS RENAMED BY GERMANS
Points In France and Belgium Given
Teutonic Title by Postal
Authorities.

Paris.-The German postal authori-
ties have issued an elaborate table OF
the Germanized names Of Belgian cit.
les and of annexed territory"
In northern France among these lat
ter Calais Is to be known as Kales,
Dunkirk as Dunkirchen, Lille as Rys.
sci and Boulogne as Boonen.
Further east Besancon becomes
Bisanz, Nancy becomes Nanzig and
Epinal and Vasoul become Spienelen
and Wisel.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
PERFECT TWO NEW WEAPONS
Germany Has 27-Mile Gun and Dirlpi-
BILE Mine From Which Much
10 Expected.

Berlin.-1wo weapons have been
perfected by the Germans that are ex-
pected to be decisive factors In deter.
mining the issue of the present war.
both on land and sea. One Is a new
howitser which Is declared to have 4
range of q miles, being far superior
to the greatest guns possessed by oeh-'
er nations. The other is e dirigiblol
floating mine, whose movements 20
miles from shore can be directed hy
electricity.
The secret Of the construction Or
these destructive weapons has been
closely guarded and the fact that
has become known at the present t6o
indicates that both are being used 0
will be used Immediately.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
BAR ALL NAMES OF ALLIES
Germany In Patriotic Campaign Seeks
Equivalent Terms to Designate
Diseases.

Berlin, Germany-A patriotic cam.
paign to bar from German all foreign
names of diseases now designated by
Russian, French or English terms has
been started by German medical men
1t is urged that Latin or Greek terms
be used, If no German equivalent ex
lists. A committee is suggested to
draw up a list of acceptable German
equivalents for the more common
terms borrowed from the enemies
tongues.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
MINING CONGRESS- OPENED.
President Wilson Lauds Organization
in Letter of Greeting.

Phoenix, Ariz.-CTedit for the impor
tant part played by the American Min
ing congress in the Inauguration O
the federal bureau of mines and the
national safety first movement wa.
extended to that organization in lei
ter of greeting from President Wood
row Wilson, read at the seventeenth
annual session, which opened here
Monday. An opportunity for further
endeayor to cut down the toll of deatf
and injury in mines exists, the presi
dent suggests and assurance of thu
fullest cooperation of all the proper
governmental agencies in further work
along This line is extended.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
GET BIG CARTRIDGE ORDER
Vermont Company to Furnish $2,500r
900 Worth of War Supplies to
One of BeIlieerents.

Swanton, VIA contract for two
and half million dollars worth of
rifle cartridges has just been awarded
to local company. 1t Is understood
that the order is for one of the coun-
tries now at war.
The company has ordered large
amount of new machinery, and ex-
poets to run its plant day and night
with three shifts of help for at least
a year.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12

Atlanta, Ga.-Leo N. Frank wai
sentenced Wednesday in Fulton coun
ty superior court to be hanged on Fri
day, January %, for the murder here
in A. ril, 1913, of Mary Phagan, a IA
year-old factory girl.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
Rebel Leader reported Dead.

johannesburg South Africa. Brig
adler General Chris ian Frederick
3eyers, one of the leaders of the re
81 ion in the Union Of South Africa
been shot, it is Officially N
uvunced, and is believed to be dead.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-12
Killed on Hunting Trip.

Pocatello, IdahO.-Ralph Evans Of
this place has received news of the
leath Of his broth rim law, Carl S
anley, at TOppenish, Wash. DEATH
aas caused by the accidental dis
barge of a gun on a hunting trip.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18

The representative OF the Amer
ican people at the British court.
William Page. one OF President
Wilson's pet appointees. is In for .
COED calling down. In his great dc
sire to stand in socially with the
so-called nobility he has carried
his snobbery to q point where the
president has been forced to ask
him to explain himself. In speaking
as the representative of the United
States at recent court banquet.
the London papers quote him as
saying that the Panama toll ex-
emptions would be repealed and
it added greatly to our pleasure in
building the canal to know that the
British would be the principal ben-
eficiaries: also that it added to
our pleasure in passing the new
tariff bill that it would enable our
people to buy more goods of our
English cousins: also that the Mon
roe doctrine only meant that we
would prefer" European countries
not to acquire territory on this side.
Mr.. Pagae will either have to find
some obliging reporter to say that
he was mistaken in quoting him
or he will have to resign. As he
Is possessed of an ample fortune,
no doubt it will be the former. He
should learn that 1t Is one OF the
first requisites Of a good diplo-
mat never to drink enough to make
him forget himself and express his
real sentiments.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18

and set back the state in agri.
cultural development at least ten
years. Many reasons have been
advanced in the past. but the true
reason is now known and stands
out SO prominently. SO clearly and
with SO much that is unpleasant
that none fail to see it.
He traded his vote on the sugar
tariff measure for a job-a job fol
mis- sonin-law.
I'D the people of Colorado, the
eight hundred thousand people OF
this state are expected to stand
Ior ito have a great industry
ruined that the son-in-law OF one
OF its senators may be secure for
four years. at least. in the collec.
tion of a pay check from the United
States government
And we call this u representative
government; Colorado "a sovereign
state. The present representatives
In congress seem to have a great
deal more interest in the securing
of fat jobs for friends and rela-
tIves than they hvas for the well
fare of the state. The democratic
rule of Colorado has resulted in
many things Of which the peopie
may well be ashamed. but none SO
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18
Reform Is Expensive

There is a whole political sermon
In one sentence of a speech just
delivered at Washington by the vice
president. 81 realize" said Mr.. Mar
shall. that 1 did not ride hitber
On a tidal wave, but through a
chasm created by breach in the
republican party" 1t 10 a state
ment of fact that should be pom
dered seriously by every man who
cast a progressive party ballot in
1912.
Does this voter desire to keep
the democratic party in power? Is
he satisfied with the blundering
policies Of the present administra-
tion? Does he wish to do business
under its false economic theories?
Is he content to have no check up
on the democrats. to make that
party virtually immune to punish
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18

their habitual rural pursuits; and
in consequence they SO divided the
time that they might have to de-
vote only one day a week to their
affairs in town. reserving the re-
naming seven for country life.
(The Roman week was eightg days.
so long as they persisted in
this practice they accomplished
two things. both that their farms
were fertile through good cul-
tivation and that they themselves
enjoyed the best of health; they
felt no need for those Greek gym
nasia which now every one must
nave in his town house. nor did
they deem that in order to enjoy
a house in the country one must
give sounding Greek names to all
Its apartments.
"Sinca now forsooth most of
of our gentry crowd into town.
abandoning the sickle and the
plow. and prefer to exercise their
hands in the theatre and the cir
Gus rather than in the corn field
and the vineyard. it has resulted
that we must fain buy the corn
that fills our bellies and have 1t
hauled In for US, yea out of Africa,
and Sardinia, while we bring home
the vintage in ships from the Is
lands of Cos and Chios."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18
Back to the Farm

The people OF the present day
think they are doing something new
when they advocate the back to
the farm" movement and pat them
selves on the back and imagine that
they are advance agents of the
latest thought. There Is nothing
new under the sun and these self
styled advanced thoughters can
get some idea OF just how old
fashioned and out-of-date they are
by reading the following extracts
from a book written In the century
before Christ by the Roman writ
er, Varro:
Those great men. our ancestors,
did well to esteem the Romans who
lived in the country above those
who dwelt In town. For as our
peasants today condemn the ten
ant of a villa a. an idler In COM
parison with the busy life of am ag
ricultural laborer. 70 our ancestorl
regarded the sedentary occupations
Of the town - waste of time fron
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18
Just For a Job

Coming from a state whore as
much money Is invested in beet
sugar factories as in most any
other industry; a state where more
money Is paid out annually to the
growers of sugar beets than to
the growers Of any other pro-
duct many have wondered why Sem
ator Thomas devoted so much time
and his vote to ruin a great In
dustry, destroy much of the busi-
ness in every town in the state
In which there 10 . sugar factory.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18
A. Years Ago

From the Rocky Mountain Herald
of March IL, 1870, the following
u taken:
"The story, that the principal
currency Of Denver is Chinese coin
caused the Pueblo Chieftain to
perpetrate the following:
"The Chinese coin circulating in
Denver is simply loose shirt but
tons rubbed off the linen of the
Denverites by the Celestial wash
ermen. They are carried around by
the men in their pockets. because
the Denver women, since they have
got female suffrage on the brain,
won't sew them on again" Mac
tBride) you had better keep away
from Denver. hereafter. There's a
rod in pickle.
1.-THE town of Las Animas is look
ing up as the next coming town,
railroadward from Kit Carson south
The location of Las Animas on the
south bank of the Arkansas at the
mouth of Las Animas river, near
Fort Lyon and In the midst of a
rich and fertile country, is admir-.
ably situated for business i'm
portancA."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18

in confiscation, and We shall ex-
tinguish other private ownership in
government ownership, through
purchase or virtual confiscation. as
in the case OF the express business
now before our eyes.
Pardon me, but as l see it this
revolution that means, if it sue
ceeds, the destruction of all rights
in private property. If l am, ev-
en- measurably correct in this view
the seriousness of the menace is
my justification for trespassing up
on your space"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18
AEGIs PAID UP PROMPTLY
\. A.. King, District Manager ~.
. Record In Everyr Way oI
Which He II Proud

u. A. King. manager Of the Aeg-
Il Lie Insurance ompany OF Den
yer. a Colorado company that
makes 1t q feature to keep the
large amount of money paid for In
surance al home. is Justly proud of
|ths record for promptness displayed
BY his company. A short time ago
one Of Mr. Kings agents wrote
policies on the lives of both Mr..
and Mrs. william A. Brown OF Las
Animas. Mrs. Brown was taken sick
and died last week. The proof of
the death was received In the home
office of the company at Denver on
Thursday and Friday. District Man
ager King was in receipt of let
ter enclosing a draft for the face
value Of the policy. This he de-
livered to the beneficiary in per-
son.
There Is probably no better known
or more popular insurance man In
Colorado than NJ. A. King. And
not only popular but he has a rec
ord of delivering the goods. Last
year out Of his territory. the Ar
kansas valley. he delivered to the
company about one quarter of its
entire business. This year there is
every reason to believe that he will
largely increase his gross. but
whether an equally as large a per
centage Of the company's gross bus
mess remains to be seen. Pueblo
Chieftain.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-03-18
Good Roads Bill

Following the conference held in
Denver recently between the mem-
bers OF the legislative committee of
the County Commissioners Associa-
tion and the executive committee of
the Colorado Good Roads Associa-
ton a preliminary draft of a bill
to be initiated which will provide
Tor a half mill levy for construc-
tion. maintenance and repair of
highways in the state has been
approved. The bill will be in the
nature of a continuing appropria-
tion bill. and will create state
road fund to which fund will go the
proceeds of the state share of the
automobile tax, the revenues from
the internal improvement income
rund. and the internal improvement
permanent fund and the monies re-
ceived under the half mill levy.
This bill is now in the hands of
Assistant Attorney General +. L.
Bouck, and it is expected that his
report will be made within a few
days. Immediately thereafter the
bill will be printed and the petit
tions circulated for the necessary
signatures.
The membership campaign now be-
ing carried on by the Colorado
Good Roads Association is bringing
good results. There has been 4
decided increase recently in mem
bership of the organization in Den
yer. and during the coming week
special efforts will be made to
increase the membership in Colo
RADIO Springs and El Paso county.
The Chamber of Commerce of Colo
RADIO Springs is aiding in this cam
paign. md similar help has also
been promised by the commercial
organizations of Pueblo and other
cities and towns of Colorado.
The articles OF Incorporation for
the association were formally filed
with the secretary of state during
the past week. The incorporators
were F. l.. Bartlett. Finlay Mac
Farland and Charles A. Johnson.
all of Denver. Johnson was the
first president of the association
The vice presidents. who are named
in the Articles of inorporation, are
in almost every instance chairmen
of the boards OF commissioners of
their respective counties.
During the next two months
when the work of circulating the
petitions for the half mill levy 10
well under way. it is planned to
hold series of good road meetings
in the various sections of the state.
The suggestion has been made that
Good Roads Day" this spring be
made a special day on which to
secure 10000 signatures needed to
file the proposed law.