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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-02
OPENS TOMORROW
SATURDAY, Jan. 3

A fourth, half and less than half reg
ular selling prices. Thousands of dollars
worth of stock here to be cleaned out
quickly. In making prices for this mighty
clearance sale we have cut the profits off,
and then some more in many cases. except
a few contract goods.
The prices on all lines have been made
exceptionally lOw---SO low that the good
things would 90 first Do not delay. Re-
member there is three months or more of
winter yet to come Our policy demands
clean stock at the beginning of each sea-
son. We are beginning this early to pre-
pare for spring because our stock is large.
Come to this sale with confidence that you
will find the goods as advertised.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-20

Ladies' $3.50 and 800 Sweaters, wool. .$1.97
Children's SOC Sweaters 80. ...... -. .23c
Men $3.50 Wool Dress Shirts -. .s $l.98
Mems $500 Wool Dress Shirts. '. ..$1.49
Mems 81 80 Wool Dress Shirts. . ......... $50
Mems Dress Shirts .e9c
Men IS 75c Dress Shirts. ... ... 49,. .48c
Best quality Mems SOC Underwear .39c
Fleece Lined Underwear .23c
Ladies Pants and Vests. l9c
Children's SOC Union Suits ......... .23c
Extra heavy Boys and Misses Union Suits .47c
J.u!ies 81. 90 Mercerized Petticoats. :. 39c
Child s $500 Bear Skin Coats =. 49,. :. $1.23
Child IS $3.50 Astrichan Coats ...>~. 81 SO
Misses So. 90 Coats. .. 1... :. >. :. SLAB
Misses So.oO Goats ..... .9L.o9
Misses $500 Coats. -4r.. SZ9S
Ladies' s.. 90 Long Coats .. ...1. u... $298
Ladies $500 and 800 Long Coats. :. 398
Ladies' $1,000 and $1,000 Long Coats 80. .$648
Ladies' $1,000 Suits 49,. ....... -. $5.48
Ladies' $500 Suits ...... -. -. 1898
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-20

Mems $16.5O Suits, Sale Price . . S124S
Mems $3.50 Suits, Sale Price \ j.. 49,. .$S.9S
Mems $500 and $1,000 Suits, Sale Price. .$6.9S
Mems $3.50 Scotch Casserhere Suits, Sale
Price. 80. -. S4.9S
Boys $3.50 knickerbocker Suits, Sale Price
$6.9S
Boys $500 Knickerbocker SuiA Sale Price
S3.9S
Boys $3.50 and S4OO KnickerbSSker Suits, Sale
Frlce''''' ''.. '.'. '.'' X. ....% %2'AS
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-20

Boy& Overcoats and Rubber Coats
CSC, $3.50 and S55t
Mems $500 and 5000 Pants, Sale Price. S34|
Mems $3.50 and $AQo Pants Sale Price. s2,4'
Mems $3.50 Pants, Sale Price. :. ... .S19|
Mems $500 Pants SAFE Price. =. -. ... SI.4!
Mems Overcoats, worth $500. .SI.9S 10 $50
Mems $500 Rubber Colts, Sale Price . 20;
Mems $1,000 Rubber Cbats, Sale Price S64,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
WHITMAN'S BUSIEST
YEAR-6,822 CASES
Record Number of Homicide
COnvictiOns-ArsOn Ring
Smashed.

District Attorney Whitman and his staff
had al unprecedentedly busy year In 1919,
as Is shown by a preliminary report made
to him by his chief clerk. Henry u. Sayer.
In the Supreme Court, the Court Of Cen
eral Sessions and the Grand Jurles 6,S22
cases have been disposed or
This Is the greatest number In any year
In Mr.. Whitman's administration. and ex-
cepting one year 10 the greatest number
on record
In the Court Of Special Sessions there
have been disposed Of $3.50 misdemeanor
cases. resulting In 70S5 convictions.
During the year there have been six
convictions for murder In the first degree.
two ct the men being Chinese. the first
on record to be convicted Of that crime.
There were nine convictions for murder
In the second degree. twenty-five convic-
tons for mansaughter In the frst degree
and six for granddaughter In the second
degree. making a total OF forty-six con-
victions for homicide during the year.
This Ia the record.
There were also II number OF convictions
Of police officers. Prominent among them
. were the four observation-disclosures,
Thompson. Murtha and Hussey. ! Capt.
Thomas W, Walsh was also indicted for
bribery, pleaded guilty and was used US a
witness against the inspectors. He has
since died.
Other police officers convicted were
bribery; Patrolman John J, Harilgan. con
victed OF perjury Patroman Thomas T..
Robinson. convicted OF exturtion Patrol
man Eugene +. Fox,
During the year an active campaign
WAS wag0d against the sO-called larson
ring" Eleven persons were convicted of
arson and two for false proof Of loss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
MR.. GAYNoR's BOY FRIEND HOME
Found In Yonkers, Cold, Very Wet
and Hungry,

The disappearance Of William J, Finn,
Jr., u fourteen year-old walking COM
panion OF the late Mayor Gaynor. was re-
ported to the police OF the Fifth avenue
station. Brooklyn. on Friday, The boy is
the son Of retired veterinary surgeon
living at 1857 Prospect Park West, who
has summer home at st. James. The
late Mayor took great interest in the
youngster and the two were seen often
walking together in the country roads
about st. James or chatting AS they sat
on the top rail Of a fence.
The boy was brought back to his home
at 80 o'clock last night by Henry
Schmidt, a business man OF Yonkers. who
noticed him standing on corner In
Yonkers late yesterday afternoon with no
overcoat. very wet. tired. cold and hungry,
Mr.. Schmidt took the boy home with him.
dried his clothes, fed him and, getting his
name and address from him, took him
home.
Young Finn was so tired that his
parents did not question him much last
night before putting him to bed. He said
that be walked from his home to Yonkers
and that he spent five cents-all the
money he had with hlm---for food
Mr. Finn said last night that the
family moved to the Prospect Park West
address only recently and that his son
did not know the other boys In the neigh
borhood. Mrs. Finn kept urging him to
60 Ia the park and play with the boys
on Friday afternoon until he grabbed up
his hat and left tho house. He was not
heard from again until Mr.. Schmidt
brought him home.
Mr. Finn said that his son was greatly
disappointed when Mayor Gaynor did
not get the Democratic nomination for
the Presidency In 1919. and that when
his son expressed his dlspJeasure to the
Mayor. Mr.. Gaynor said, Eve must ex-
pect such disappointments In this life. my
ooy. Cheer upl"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
THINK ACTRESS TOOK MERCURY
Hospital Doctors Work 70 save Life
Of winter Harden Player.

Miss Florence White. - years old. who
came 80 New York ten DAYS a;o to take n
part in the new Winter Garden SHOW, was
taken from thu King Edward Hotel In
IVES, Forty seventh street To- Flower Hos
pital yesterday afternoon suffering from
poisoning II j. believed that she took
bichlorldc ~ mercury.
Screams from Miss Whites runr, 1t !
o'clock yesterday afternoon htOush, a
maid. she found the H"Gng woman
wri;hing ON the floor. The house phy 81
cisn. br. j. \. Jackson, gave her an anti
tiote and Dr. WASN'T Of Flower Hospital
had her removed there.
At the Winter Garden 1t was said that
Miss White was 10 take a leading part in
The Whirl 81 the World n production
which Is scheduled TO open there next
week No reason why the young woman
should have attempted suicide, II she did,
could be discovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
PRICE SET ON RADIUM MINED
Reservation BilI VIII Cause Cen
nict In Congress.

WAsHiNGToN. Jan. a hill resc-virt
to the United States public lands found T.
contain radium bearing ores has been pr..
pared and Will be presented on Janua r.,
!. by Representative Ferris OF Oklahoma
chairman OF the House Committee on Pub
lie Lands. The bill authorizes the Seer.
tary OF the Interior to mako surveys sns
withdraw such lands. 1t further provid..
that for nominal sum radiuin may l.
removed from public lands for curatA.
and experimental PURPOSES
Mr.. Ferris's bin ,s Intended 10 ear.
out recommendation recently made h,
Secr'tar" Lane To Representative Fosie
chairman OF the Committee on Mines ara
Mining MI Fcrris's announcem.iu
means that there Il a. be conflict Of jur,.
diction between the land COMMITTEES an
the mining committee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
ACKERMANS ROBBED
OF $4,000 In JEWELS
Porch Climbers Work In Storm
In EX-ScnatOr's Home
in Plainfield.

| PLAiNrIBLD. n. j.. Ian. (.--Thieves en-.
tered the home Of eX-State Senator Ernes,
II. Alderman. at West Eighth and Liberty
at dinner and within half AN hour got
away with jewelry and diamonds valued
at more than $4,000 and several hundred
dollars In cash.
The thieves confined their operations
entirely to one room. giving rise to the
belief that they we're thoroughly &C.
Quainted with the surroundings and knew
where to md the valuables. There ID
every indication that the thieves came
and departed In an automobile.
Entrance was effected by the front porch
and window. At a few minutes before
O'Clock Mr.. Ackerman's attention was at
| tracted by the slamming OF door. lie
Investigated and the thieves were fright
ened away.
| An investigation showed that some one
had climbed a column on the front porch.
leaving black marks. There were also
| footprints and tracks Of automobile wheels
/ about the house. Mr.. Alderman thinks
| there were at least three men In the party.
A neighbor told him to-day thst three
! suspicious looking characters were loiter-
ing about the vicinity IA few days ago.
The robbery was committed during q
| severe storm.
Mr.. Alderman has the second largest
collection OF stamps In the world and
he was congratulating himself to-day that
his prize winning collection Is IN safe
deposit vault These stamps. valued at
| thousands Of dollars. were collected 10y
Mr.. Alderman on his round the world
trips. Mr.. Alderman IL president of the
Lawrence Cement Company of New York
Police Chief Kelly has been called into
the and he made a tlprlngh Nts ~
tigation about the Alderman home. All
the servants have been questioned closely,
with a view to throwing some light on the
robbery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
FOOLPROOF FLYING
COMING IN SPRING
Orville Wright Says AerOplane
Stabilizer VIII BE on
Market Then.
LONG FLIGHTS TO BE SAFE
Mechanism Depends in Part ON
Electricity-Expert Com
ment on Invention.

CINCINNATI. Jan. <-Orville Wright Is
perfecting several new inventions that will
he radical and far reaching steps toward
still further conquest Of the air.
by the perfection Of the acrobat, other.
wise known as the hydroaeropane. Or
| Vile Wright has brought forward FOL
both commercial and pleasure use one
Of the unique mechanical devices Of the
century.
This marine aeropiane II Of no more
| Importance than, II in fact quito as import.
ant a.. the automatic stabiiizer. which viii
make flying "foolproof' and as com.
paratively safe as transportation by land
II means that an unskilled operator may
make trip from Dayton to New York
and return with comparative safety.
Mr.. Wright has been noncommittal on
the stabilizer. but Is beginning to talk, for
no realizes It will be possible from present
indications to place II on the market by
next spring At the latest.
I'VE have invented an automatic sta.
bility device which will revolu,ionze
flight" he said. at Ia more accurate
than any aviator can be and will make
hytns foolproof, or as nearly foolproof AS
anything can he.
II have hown many miles with II and
have never touched the controls. We are
now simplifying II and expect to he able
TO bring II to the point where It may be
put in general use by early spring.
I'VE hope to see the day when u will
be just as safe to board an aeroplane and
take long trip as II is at present TO
make the journey behind a locomotive.
The stability device will go . long way
toward making this dream reality. and
we ar. enthusiastic about il. our device
insures lateral as well as fore and aft
stability II depends In part on electricity
and We shall soon have the mechanism 50
perfected that II Will not get out Of order.
and that means safety in flight"
Carl Dienstbach In the current issue of
the Scientific American finds some faults
In the Wright automatic stsbilizer for
aeroplanes and some merits. His descrip-
ton Of the device Is the first authoritative
one published.
bodies two entirely distinct inventions.
The device FOR obtaining transverse
stability mainly embodies the conception
OF stabilizng pendulum, which by IA
series of mechanisms works the vertical
rudder automatically. There are stops
connected with this pendulum which
eliminate erratiC swinging.
The fact that there In no grading effect
and that the least swing OF the pendu-
lum Will set the side control going with
its maximum energy and that "A light pun
OF wind thus will be counteracted with
all the force required for the most Sc
we're gust seems to Mr., Dienstbach to he
borrowing trouble.
in real gusts ne says. 'or In turn
Ing the side slim bpcOmeS dot rineufal n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
SAYS PLAN IS FOR PLUMBER.
W. n. Lawrence, Big boston and
Maine Holder, Cries Fraud.

BosToN, Jan. %.-Strong opposition. Ia
shown here by stockholders Of the Boston
and Maine Railroad to the plan OF di-
vorcing that road from the New Haven
by turning over the latter's stock control
to trustee for period OF ten years,
after which IL Is to be sold and the pro-
Deeds distributed pro rata among the New
Ravens stockholders.
william b. Lawrence OF Medford, the
largest Individual minority owner Of Bos-
ton and Maine stock. who is outspoken in
his opposition and does not mince words
in speaking of the bankers who have
been Interested in the New Haven. said
to-day:
1T Is II scheme to continue the plumber
II the Boston and Maine and the poor
stockholders for the benefit Of the pocket
book o, Morgan, the STANDARD oil and
Wall Street
ION .hel face of ii. II is a scheme to
thwart justice, TO continue the control Of
Boston and Maine by the New Haven.
though In q different fashion.
'''rhe New Haven people have deliber-
1tely and consistently robbed the Bost on
and Name. and II they can get approval
or their latest scheme, they viii continue
10, rob It without even the possibility of
Interference for ten years more.
Elm 1907 Mr.. Morgan controlled both
the New York Central and the New
Haven, and when II came to the question
OF which road should swallow the Boston
and Maine he decided that the latter
should do the Job because It had the bet
ter credit.
III the New York Central should take
the Fftchburg the same crowd would still
control the Boston and Maine. The At.
iorney-General must be careful that he
does not compound felony.
THE State won't In my opinion buy the
Boston and Maine terminals, and II II
does. or II anybody else does, II will
simply mean $2S.000.000 more that will
melt away into the pockets OF Morgan
ct al.
Tho people arc not 10 blind as they
used to BE- The newspapers are moro
op>n- II this goes through II will be ono
->Hss seed Of socialism," concluded Mr..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
WILL CRY PREPARE FOR WAR.
New Society for National Defence
Gets Ready for Crusade.

CHICAGO. Jan. "A society TO teacl,
American people "their supreme unpre-
paredness for war;" which would seri-
ousiy handicap the United States In the
event Of foreign invasion, is almost ready
for action.
The Sons and Daughters Of National
Defence. as the organisation lie called.
has the support of the War Department
and of influential men In various parts
of the country. Speakers will be sent
through the country this year on a cam
paign of patriotic and military enlighten-
ment.
All approving letter from Major-uen.
Leonard Wood. Chief of Stan of the
War Department has been received by
Col. Henry l.. Turner Of So Goethe street,
who 10 among the organisers Among
other supporters are Arthur L. 0arford
Of Elyria. Judge Marcus kavanaGh, Gen.
James Il. Stuart. James Edgar Brown,
Lieut. Col. q. v. Lauman. Lieut.. Gov
Barratt O'Hara, Col. G. r. T. Koch.
Charles Henderson Miller. Major T.. H.
Smitxer. Garland stahl. Capt. Martin
Stppte, Col. Leroy T. steward. Capt. John
Mcconnell. Mrs. Henry l.. Turner Mrs.
Z. X. Il. Koch, Mrs. c. l.. Daniels and
Mrs G. II. Miller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

The Dressn1akins and Tailoring Department
(Third Floor
mas now ready for inspection a number of
new models i'm
WOmem's TailOr.made Suits
from which orders will be taken, for a lir1ited
period, for making Tailor-made Suits to
measure at the special price of $1,000
(the regular prices being $9500 to sl25.OO)
The fabrics used i'm making these Suits are
poplin, silk nloire, taffeta. broadcloth, serge
and gabardine.
Stfth Aurur, idil a.h 18th etr,sta. Nsn HsrA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
HELD AS CAR WASHER.
Man Accused ~ Girl Attacked BY
Elevated Train Passe ngePs,

Men and women passengers IN IA south
bound Sixth avenue elevated train yester-
day took the part Of Miss Amelia Danet
Of IS West Mighty eighth street, who COM
planned that man who afterward said
he was Joseph Blond. owner OF barber
shop ut l2t West Thirty-fourth street, had
insulted her while sitting near her.
Miss Danet told the guard and he had
the moror1nan whistle for a policeman.
This brought Policeman McFaul to the
Forty second street station AZ the train
drew In, The car was In commotion,
the accused man warding on umbrellas
swinging at his head by angry passengers.
He was arrested and taken TO the York.
vile police court. where no said he was
80 years old and married. Miss Danet
made "A complaint to Magistrate Freschi,
who held the prisoner In $500 BALI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

The $1,000 disk of radiun. owned h, "
William II. Dierenbach. that dlsappea e
from the Hahnemann Hospital last Tue.
day was not found as was stated ~ ,
morning newspaper. Or Dieffenbach 'ull
IHh sun Yesterday 1t was still missing
burns detectives, the police and husp IL,
authorities are still hunting for q, 4 r,
ward OF 800 10 offered for its re,,,t,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

weeks until business could he resumed.
sh, nppear,d to h. much distressed by her
lack of employment
At the home the sisters SAID that Miss
Clark had been one of the ouictest and
best liked Of the $50 women and girls
Their. She H. about 80 years old and told
tine sisters that she came from scranton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

sters. Young criminals are developing
especially fast on the East Side.
III the plan OF the new administration
10 to attack this condition in New York
II is an excellent one and cannot be
started too soon. am heartily In favor
OF 1t and will give the fun cooperation
Of my ofiice.'
The development of the woman pick
pockt in recent years is worth attention
from the sociologist. 4 central Office
detective said yesterday that the best of
them count ON earning $1,000 a week.
Magistrate Paul Krotel said yesterday
that he felt sure all the Magistrates
would cooperate with Mayor Mitchell and
Commissioners Mckay In their anti-crook
campaign.
Take Jostlers' FINGER Prints.
AS for pickpockets," Mr.. Krotel said.
they come IN cycles. I can't say they're
any thicker now than In other holiday
seasons
You know there Is IA new rule IN the
Magistrates courts whereby all suspected
pickpockets convicted OF jostling have
much OF these data yet. but I think even
tually il will be great help toward the
recognition OF old offenders,
"The policy, who accuse us OF undue
leniency, often overlook the fact that we
can't convict a man they bring In simply
because he has bad record We must
demand proof of IA new and specific Of
fence, which the policeman often fails to
produce"
Along with this punch Of the modified
| strong arm squad. directed at thieves
and gangsters and other tough charac-
| tiers, will 60 stern repression Of the
| gamblers.
When Commissioner Waldo the day
before he left office ordered dispersal OF
| the police squad of thirty or forty men
| who had been watching gambling houses
| certain men Of that easy money craft
spread the word that the watchers
| wouldn't be put back and that after
New Years" would come "A period Of
Jubilee worth anybodys waiting for.
GambIers' Jubilee short.
Somehow the gamblers got the notion
that Mr.. Waldo's act could be interpreted
as hint that the new Mayors programme
did not include undue severity toward
them. One or two houses In the upper
Tenderloln sent their runners out that
very night and the little ball rolled
happily for several hours,
But Waldo went, the gambling squad
was Immediately restored by Commits
sioner Mckay and now II is going to
, stay.
There IL reason to believe that Com
missioner Mckay when he said on Satur-
day that "it would not be healthy" for
gamblers to open up shop In this city
was passing on a hint which had come
TO him from the new Mayor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
WOMAN HIGH IN AIR
KICKS HEELSA COPS
Sitting on Fifth Floor Window.
sill. She Threatens
to Jump.
FIREMEN SPREAD NETS
Hold Her Attention by a Ruse
Until q Policeman
Grabs Her.
FlREMEN SPREAD NETS

A young woman boarder at a working
Lady Of Peace have at 225 West Four.
teenh street kept the home and the
nelghborhood between Seventh and
Eighth avenues In Fourteenth street ex-
cited for an hour and a half yesterday
morning by balancing herself on "a fifth
floor window sill and threatening to JUMP
to the ground. sixty feet below.
II took lot OF tactful work on the
part OF two policemen and corps of
firemen from near by hook and ladder
company before the young woman was
pulled In from her dangerous perch and
sent to Bellevue Hospital for examina-
ton.
She Ia Miss Catherine Clark, who has
been with the Sisters two months. Their
information was that she csm. FROM
Scranton. Pa.
Al q o'clock yesterday morning the
police first got word that something was
wrong at the home when the Mother
superior tclephoncd to Lieut.. Grey at
the West Seventeenth street station that
one of the boa r,iers had suddenly become
insane and was trying to jump from "A
top story window. Grey sent Policeman
Carmick.
Deaes the Policeman.
lie caught sight OF the woman as soon
as he turned into Fourteenth street from
sixth avenue. She was weaving back and
forth seated on the sill OF a NTH story
window. She was wrapped In "A woolen
bath robe and wore bedroom slippers.
In her hand was small book which she
kissed from time to time. IL was found
later that the book contained a number
OF religious pictures and u photograph Of
her mother.
'Tf you come into this house I'll jump"
the girl called to Policeman Carnick.
Carmicks call brought Policeman An
derson. The two sized up the situation.
There sat the woman sixty feet above the
pavement and almost directly over an iron
spiked fence. They sent for Hook and
Ladder Company IL AT 2i3 West TWEEN
tieth street. which responded with Lieut..
Brsdy'in charge.
The rrcmen spread two life nets. one
at either side of the iron fence and FIRE
Lieutenant Brady crept up the back way To
another window on the same floor AS that
the woman was on. He began to talk to
her. she said that she was In danger of
being murdered and rambled on more OF
less incoherently that he would probably
he able 10 save her.
The subtrrtuse Works.
Carriick broke into the room where the
woman WAS aud rushed to the window ~.
grabbed Miss Clark before she could jump
and dragged her back into the room
40 POSSESSED was she with the notion
Of jumping that she made a dive for the
window after the police had closed Il
and cut herself badly hy attempting to
dive headlong through the glass. An
ambulance took her To Bellevue
IL. - h.A