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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-18

brides home this morning. Covers were
placed for fourteen guests. the mem
bers Of the bridal party and relatives.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
TRAIN RAN
OVER HIM: HE GOT MAD
SaUed Nep Jersey Man from, Death Under
Wheels of Flying Local.
Just Ruffled His Temper When Bullet
Passed Through His Head.
Picked Hin Up Unhurt After He Had
Fallen Four Stories from, Window.
Dragged Hin, from, Rirer After Robbers
Had Left Him to Dr0un.
WHAT
LUCKY
RABBITS
FOOT
DID:

Mortimer Thompson. a jewelry sales
man Of No. 80 Church Street. New
Brunswick. N. j.. appeared before Mag
istrate Appleton in Yorkville Police
Court this morning to prosecute will
lam Carroll for felonious assault. lie
charges Carroll with having pushed
him Into the subway In front Of an
oncoming Bronx train. Five cars OF
the train passed over Thompson. but
didn't hurt him much.
No figure Of speech In hidden In the
statement. The fact 10 literally true.
To appreciate what happened ono
must know something Of the ante
cedents Of the man from New Bruns-
wick. N. J. He carries the greatest
rabbits foot that ever came from
a bunny. He falls out of buiIdin "a
and doesn't get hurt. He gets shot
at by mistake and yclis: Never
touched me-" lie is assaulted with
out being hurt and gets thrown into
rivers and 10 saved without being
able to swim.
AZ i o'clock week ago Sunday
morning no met william Carroll. The
two had "A number Of drinks with Mrs.
Augusta Averell OF No. 10s West One
Hundred and Ninth Street and Miss
Julia Mall Of Yonkers. Tho party
went to the Twenty-third Street sub
way to see the ladies on their way
home. He and Carroll got into an
argument Neither knows what the
argument was about. but Thompson
landed on the tracks In tho subway In
the path Of an approaching train.
Thompson is about 6 feet In height.
weighs ninety pounds and speaks In
high. falsetto voice. Carroll Is a
teamster. Is nearly 9 feet In height
and weighs about 200 pounds. lie
says that Thompson fell. and Thomp-
son and the ladies say that Carroll
pushed the Jeweller. Tho Magistrate
believed the ladies and Thompson a nd
held Carroll for tho Grand Jury In
$4,000 ball.
Tho 3eweller was confined In the
Bellevue Hospital until yesterday. lie
says that no fell iengthwise on the
track and this saved his life. He IA
NO Small that tho i've cars passing
over him Just tore his clothes and
bumped him little. He admits
though. that no was shocked. and the
ladies' testified that they became hys.
terical.
Three years ago Thompson received
a sunstroke In New brunswick. He
nearly died. but they rubbed his head
with the rabbits foot and pulled him
through. While convalescins he was
looking out from tho fourth story OF
the hospital. figuring that he would
soon be able to take his place once
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
CAR QUITS CAUCASUS
AFTER VISITING WOUNDED
AND DECORATING TROOPS

KARS. Transcaucasia. Russia. Dec.
10. via Petrograd. Dec. 16.-E'mperor
Nicholas reached hero Dec 10 from
Petrograd. He was welcomed at tho
railroad station by the military author
tiles and received with enthusiasm by
the populace.
lie drove through the city and visited
the local hospital. where he distributed
medals to the wounded. Later he
viewed the Notifications Of kars.
The following day Emperor Nicholas
went to Sarakamyche.
The Emperor In an automobile then
proceeded to an army post at tho front.
where were assembled a group Of SOL
diers who had won distinction In fight
Ing In the Caucasus. His Majesty dis
tributed personally decorations Of the
Cross of st. George and thanked them
for their services.
The evening OF Dec. II His Majesty
left Sarakamyche on his return.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

an abyss of the most frightful Of re-
ligious wars. She will be cured by
fire.
For the house of Romanoff l SEQ
only good. despite the terrible perils
born OF hate. War is affecting a
wonderful transformation In the
character OF the Slavs. Russia will
emerge morally better and stronger
by reason OF interior accord.
Turkey is doomed to 20 from Eu-
rope. She asked for war and got 1t.
However. she Ii not gone yet. see
blood, fire and tears. ! see the en-
tire Bosphorus red.
The time has not yet come for peace
for entire Europe. oh, no! Servia
has not finished her wars. bulgaria
will he rent by men Of the past.
see many private dramas for
America. ! discern a woman singu-
larly-even prodigiously-gifted with
money and energy. Her hour Is near.
But she will meet an end she little
expects.
Volcanoes will he active. There will
be furious waves from burning seas.
Lands will be covered and uncovered
yea, lives snuffed out by thousands.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
LOOPED THE LOOP
IN 5,0OO+FOOT DROP
OF HIS A|RSH|P
Aviator Thompson Aim ost
Frozen When Army Off,
GERS Take Him From Seat.

Under numbing conditions Of cold
in the upper air, Aviator F. A.
Thompson '1ooped the loop In three
successive whirls over the aviation
field at lakewood Heights. Staten Isl.
and. to-day. His feat was appiauded
by q small group of officers Of the U.
s. Army Aviation Corps. standing
shivering on the lcc.coated fold be-
low him.
Thompson went up In . monopiane
about Q O'Clock In the morning. and
in breathless cold. with the thermom.
eter only . few degrees above the
zero mark. Capt. Charles Barber.
Capt J. II. Green and Lieut.. Kenny
Of the First Aviation Corps. who were
witnesses Of his Night. feared for the
safety Of the daring aviator because
Of the numbing effect Of the cold.
knowing. as they did. that at a few
hundred feet above the ground
Thompson would encounter frigidity
much below the zero mark. In wide
circles Thompson's machine climbed
until 1t had reached 5000 feet and
was mere speck in the sky.
The black dot in the blue was seen
TO balance for an instant. then tilt It's
nose down. At an angle almost per-
pendicular to the earth the winged
machine began its rush. While the
army flyers caught their breath there
came to their eyes vision OF daring
tumbling never seen before In Amer
lea
Once-twice-threo times tho ma
chine turned completely over, Its last
loop being so near tho earth that the
round helmcted head OF the aviator
could be distinguished over the cock
pit. Unerringly the machine rightei
itself at the end of the third loop,
and In wide circles swooped down II
tho field. When tho army officers
rar to the side Of tho monoplans they
had to lift Thompson out of his seat,
so numbed with cold was he.
Thompson Is the same aviator who
on Sept. 2 OF this year suffered injury
Heights Field. In trying to demon
strate to tho army aviators the SUPER
iority OF bomb throwing when tho avi.
ator was flying head downward.
Thompson fell with his machine near
ly 1000 feet. He partially rlghted IL
Just before II struck the ground. land
Ing on one wing.
When he was pulled from tho wreck
of his nyer 1t was at first thought
that several bones were broken. but
q physician, hastily summoned, found
that Thompson hurts were confined
to painful wrenchings Of tho muscles
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

more In the lineup Of good thlngs IN
the world. He lost his balance and
fell out Of the window. An awning
protruded over the first floor and Il
acted as not for the falling jeweiier.
He was jounced a bit but the rabbits
foot wouldn't let him got hurt.
A year later. In his home town, Mr.
Thompson heard two men In = quar-
rel on the street. He 10 rather Q our.
Gus person. Mr.. Thompson 10, aud he
drew nearer to hear what the argu.
mont was about. One Of the belnrsr.
ents drew . revolver to pot his an.
tasonist and settle tho argument. He
missed. but the bullet went through
Thompson's heod. They took Thomp.
son to the hospital. bound up his head
again. and rubbed II with the rabbirs
foot. Mr.. Thompson was pretty mad,
but not much hurt.
A month ago two men had DESIGNS
on the jeweller. They plotted to rob
MIN. but no didn't know Il, He In n
very congenial person and readily nc.
cepted their invitatio.. to 70 low rid.
ing with them. When they got him In
the woods by tho side of a river one
or them drew n gun and told him 10
throw up his hands. They went
through him. but didn't get much.
Ihey demanded to know whore his
jewciry was and he laughed and said
tnat Il was In tho safe. They TOOK
what little money and jewelry he had
and then threw him into the rivsr
Just like they do In tho movie picture
The villains drove off in their auto.
mobile and left the little man 70
drown. Thcy probably yelled "Hai
maj! Mt him and Missed. but, un.
known TO them, tho rabbits foot was
working. The Jewellcr shouted FOR
help In his high falsetto voice. II
sounded like tho IL o'clock whistle for
lunch. and attracted q hungry tramp
to tho rescue. The tramp Jumped into
the river and hauled out the jewsiier.
what chance has two-hundred.
pound tcamster and . fleeing,
screeching subway train with q man
like thatf
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
NEW BAFF CASE MOVE
NEAR, MAYOR IS TOLD
Confers With Woods on Mystery
and Sees Lineup at
Headquarters.

Mayor Mitchell. accompanied by his
secretary. Theodore Rousseau. visited
Police Headquarters at the "line-up
hour" early to-day and beside, wit.
Messing the grim ceremoL. OF the
parade OF prisoners before 200 detec-
tives wearing masks, the Mayor had
a half hours consultation with Com
missioner Woods on the subject Of the
Baff case.
1t was learned that every new Gle
ment in the case now remaining un
solved after twenty-five days was
carefully gone over by His Honor and
that no was told of the imminent pos
sibility Of a swift development In the
case coming to-day.
The twenty-one prisoners were eacf
questioned by Capt. Cray as to VIII
they had been arrested. and one OF
them. Leon Smith. interested thu
Mayor by the recital Of his expert.
ences.
Smith said that he had been sent
to the State Penitentiary at Column
bus. Ohio. In July. 1898. to serve a
life sentence for the killing OF a man,
though circumstantial evidence had
fastened upon him the crime. of which
he was innocent. Hearing that his
mother was dying IN Buffalo, Smith
managed to escape. made his way 70
Buffalo and was with his mother
when she died.
Since then he has tried to dodge the
police and succeeded until yesterday,
when he was arrested In q Bowery
lodging house.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Can tho Busy Housewife
Have SIN Doth Hands?

She eani Even n dish water. laundry
work and eookine-sspsciaiiy In cold
wssthsr-do make the hands uoh and
red and the face ehsPped-smooth, soft
skin 10 easy 70 keep.
Use veL0oEN-thats the answer.
Nleht and morning apply u literally,
wIpln0 on with . SOFT cloth what 70.
night wear cotton giovss-not because
but TO Keep Il frer, esiNs rubbed on.
The harsh, dry skin 10 emoothsd and
softensd while rsdnsss and ehsppiNO ere
quickly relieved and controlled. VITO.
GEN does not grow hair.
Scur drug ssers nee h-sss . sSss.-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

settlement q sspsraason su1s 80
tuted by her against her hu1oou9
William 3. Ford. NJ
Mrs. Ford represented IN ~ -
tition that after she had lost ~ -
ton In school because Of tho 0ooG1
OF Education's teacher-mothsr Fu11n(
she was forced to obtain moooy y
legally because her husband wouc1
rude. She added charges Of 0suo|
and inhuman treatment on he -
Justice Clark granted Mrs. Yoi0 u
week alimony and ~ oounDoo 49,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Paris Seeress's Prophecies
of War and Woe for 1915

General forecast 1915 fog
beautifed. 8
Before third to
dow. apparently meaning before autumn.)
Result Will be entirely different expects
will
OF
present FORM the country will be
revolution
Hour will strike when italy compelled the
sword.
Dismemberment OF Austria imminent.
Brilliant future for Belgium.
England religious wars viii be cured
by fire.
For Russia only good
finished
Bulgaria will be
The hour American prodigiouy money
She will expects
The United States will be troubled financial
a Industrial and fair agricultural
Generally furious waves
in burning snufed
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
ACCUSED TEACHER GETS
ALIMoMY FROM HUSBAND
Says Husbands Conduct Forced
Her to Forge Names 10
Pay Checks.

Mrs. Mary Ford. tho former school
teacher. OF No. $50 Classon Avenue.
Brooklyn. who pleaded guilty to hav-
Ing forged tho names OF two school
teachers to their pay checks for $50
and Sl26 and was let Off on a sus-
pended sentence by Judge Roye In the
County Court. petitioned to-day in
the Brooklyn Supreme Court for ali.
mony and counsel fees pending the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
PRINCE Won BUELOW
on HIS WAY TO ROME;
Won SCHELLEND0RF DEAD.

AMSTERDAM. via London. Dec, 10
ASSOCIATED Press).--A Berlin teIc-
gram announces that Prince Bernharr
Won Buelow. the former German
Chancellor. who recently accepted the
post of Ambassador to Italy. left for
Rome on Tuesday.
Gen. Bronsart Won Schellendorf. the
former Prussian Minister of War. II
dead.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Leonard Spencer Drops Dead.

Ing agent and head IL the Leonard
Spencer Lyceum Musical Agency, was
chatting with several actors and his
two daughters at AS o'clock yesterday
afternoon In his ofi,ces at No, 245 West
Forty second Street. when he fell back
In his chair. gasped and died. Doctors
who came expressed the opinion that
Mr.. Spencer had died Of heart disease.
According to members Of his family he
had been In excellent health. He was
forty-five years old. A widow and
three daughters. living at No. $50 West
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
AID FOR CHERRY ST. POOR.
sisters to Provide Christn,ss Cheer
for Children.

The Sisters OF Our Lady OF Chris
tian Doctrine. No. l7S Cherry street
are planning to make Christmas
happy day for the poor In their neigh
borhood. There will be Christmas
trees for more than five hundred chill
dren. and a large number OF destitute
families will receive Christmas, bRs-
kets.
The sisters will gratefully receive
donations of food. clothing. toys. fuel
or money for the purchase of these
things.
A special effort will be made to re-
lieve the needs of those who find
& In need need 81 ss'p sn r9r ne
shrink from applying to organized
charities.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
sHAcKLET0N SHIP STARTS.

SYDNEY. N. 8. W. (via London),
Dec. i6.-The steamer Aurora left here
yesterday. having on board that section
of the Antarctic Expedition OF Sir
Ernest Shackleton which Is to mako
It's way TO the Ross Sea on tho New
Zealand side OF the Antarctic. This
expedition expects to make Q landing
the middle of January.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

=
Before the sun runs It's third course
in 1915 blood will cease to now. The
results Of the war will be titanic.
The result will be entirely different
from what France expects. though
fpr the others the equivalent will be
realised.
Summer and autumn will be such
as the history of Paris has never
known. About this time a scourge
menaces us, but prudence will prob
ably win. Paris setting the example
in the struggle.
Paris will lead crusade to extend
the race. Women will be less friv-
olous and will pay more attention TO
their homes.
A singular fate awaits a man orig
inally from Central France. He will
be caught in an extraordinary en-
broglio at the moment of peace nego-
tiations.
HAND OF WILHELM u. INDICATES
SHORT LIFE.
The Kaiser's role will soon be end.
ed. He dies soon or else disa ppears,
Germany will cease to exist in her
present form. I SEQ one Germany
tearing itself to pieces-North against
North South ouoio.t oo,SI ~H-
will be revolutionary fury against the
junker military aristocracy. Ger.
many will try to resist. in parody OF
France Of bygone days. oven unto
her revolution-hostages massacres.
judgments and scaffolds-ail. I see
another Germany which pretends to
yield. accepting the conditions OF the
victors and gaining time by multi
plying intrigues and paralyzing the
attacks against her. only to restart
her own attacks with new forces.
In either event. tho Hohenzollerns
are gone. / have seen the hand of
Wilhelm the Second. I won't say how
or when. / saw his right hand only.
This Is the hand OF volition. His
left hand is that OF a fatalist-w1th.
cred and smaller than the other, on
an arm shorter than his right. This
weakness Wilhelm has sought to con-
ceal all his life. His right hand is
dry II one feels 1t Tong. The phalanx,
alas. Is large, indicating sanctuary
tastes. The little finger Is magma
tive. Daylight shows between the
fingers unless they are tightly pressed
together. This Is a sign Of untruth-
fumes. The ensemble indicates q
short rather than a long life.
II the Kaiser does not fail men,
tally. he will probably break down
physically. The luck line Is good, the
ascentional reaching the wrist to the
annulary. and there suddenly break.
ink off between crosses or stars, de-
noting the fortune OF tho renowned
man Is doomed suddenly to fall-as
ne Is even now falling.
The two especially striking features
Of his hand are the broken luck line
and the headline characteristic of des.
tiny suddenly broken by insanity or
suicide. This strange .b. Nv
disappear. to survive elsewhere. buried
and hidden.
The hour soon win strike when
italy will be compelled to draw her
sword. She will be forced 10 to do
However. ua
Feminine hate, which nothing disarms
pursues her. Tn"
tears. There will be great destruc.
ton Of things-in artistic, southern
Italy in parucular--around the sum.
mer solstice.
For Franz Josef-De Profundis.
This sinister old man is even now
dead to the world.
SAYS DISBURSEMENT OF AUS.
TRiA 10 IMMINENT.
The Acknowledgement Of Austria Is
imminent. The Slavs will separate
from the Germanic element, the latter
Joining with Catholic Germany.
VI Il. L.. n
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
CHRISTMAS FUND Benefit.
stage show apd Dance at Rits-
Carlton for Dinner Distributiou.

Carlton for Dinner Distributiou.
The Ritz Carlton Hotel was the scene
Of the annual Christmas Fund Society
entertainment yesterday afternoon.
Many artists volunteered their Services
for the benent. which was under the
management OF Bradley Martin. The
object Of the fund IL to distribute
Christmas baskets among the poor OF
the city.
Among the performers were Rudolph
Cans. William Hinshaw. Serge Zanco
Haxel Dawn. the Misses Althoff. Brown
brothers, Elizabeth Bryce. Charles King.
Helen Falconer. Douglas Stevenson. T.
n Rector and Rene Manning.
pvogTammes. covers and candy were
~ 81 Dorothy Kelly. Anita stewart
~ L0l1ea Walksr.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Heights Club Destroyed

Hssbrouck Heights Club Destroyed
HACKENSACK. Dec. l6. - The
pioneer clubhouse at Hasbrouck Heights
was destroyed by fire last night. Hack
ensack and haywood fire companies
went to the aid of the local volun-
teers. Chief william Zeigler Of Hacken-
sack rtsked his life In shutting off the
gas in the cellar. Councilman o. ].
(iette, Q volunteer. was severely n
1ured in Q twelve-foot Jump from the
roof when q chimney collapsed. The
MAS II $4,000
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
ROOSEVELT NOT TO TESTIFY.
Declines TO Give His Views Of
Nations Preparedness for War.

WASHINGTON. Dec. is-Coi Roose-
welt to-day declined to testify before
the House Naval Committee regarding
the preparedness OF United States mill
ny and naval forces. He wired Rep
resentative Hobson that no did not
think his appearance would serve any
good purpose at this time" n
Hobson withdrew Q request Tat
Roosevelt - summoned.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
SAYS DISBURSEMENT OF AUS
TRjA IS IMMINENT.

The Acknowledgement Of Austria Is
imminent. The Slavs will separate
from the Germanic element, the latter
Joining with Catholic Germany.
England has returned to the edge OF
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Nine. de Thebes Reads Ger.
man Emperor's Palm and
Foresees Early Disaster.
WAR IN ENGLAND.
Britain Will Be Torn by Reli-
gious Strife-Sees End
Of Turkey.

tCopyrisht. 1914. By the United Pre~)
PARIS. Dec. ia year more full
OF good than Of disaster and marked
by the end Of the war. 10 Mime. do
Thebes's prediction for 1915.
Following are the events which
Paris famous seeress. who claims to
have foretold the Caillaux trial. the
assassination Of Archduks Ferdinand
and the European war. predicts win
mark 1915:
ny MIDIME M THFRRg
Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-11-01
WEEKLY BANK. STATEMENT.

New York. Oct 81. = The state
of the actual condition of clearing
honse banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold $14.
g14.950 reserve in excess of legal re-
quirements, This Is an increase Of
s6.454,S00 from last week. The statc-
ment follows:
Average Condition.
Loans, $2.i5125l. 200; decrease, s3,-
Specie. ssa5.ess,o 900; increase. s4,-
7SS.000.
Legal tenders. s10s. $4,000; in
crease, $1,6S0, 600
Net deposits, $1.91s.eS3, ,OOo de-
crease, s1,250,000
Circulation, s152, 1000; decrease,
s3.07S,0 900.
Banks cash reserve In vault, $780,
4S6,00O.
Aggregate cash reserve, s44S.350.-
600
Excess lawful reserve, s14,914,950;
increase. 6.454.300.
Trust companies reserve with clear
Ing house members carrying 25 per
cent cash reserve, SIS, ,3SS,000.
Summary Of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans and Investments, $3.50, ,S29.
600; Increase, sf77.s00.
Gold, $40,947,500; increase, $751;
600.
Currency and bank notes, $13,95S,-
500; decrease, $232,00O
Total deposits. $634.772,400; de-
crease. 1851, 900.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-11-01
COTTON MARKET.

New York. Oct 31.--An official an
nouncement was made by the confer
ence committee of the New York cot
ton exchange today that subject only
TO approval by the court of the
present proposed disposition of the
unliquidated contracts with Pell &
Co, the syndicate plans had been
perfected. Members will be asked to
appear in the near future and sub
nit to the committee final figures as
to the number Of bales they will turn
in at &c. A good deal Of detail re-
mains to be disposed of, but it Is be-
lleved that an early reopening is now
assured. 1t was also announced that
the ballot price in New York remains
at Sc, notwithstanding the reduction
of Liverpool prices to $3.50. Spot
markets were generally firm and
higher with an increased demand re-
ported and December on the curb
here was quoted at $3.50 to 1855, the
highest price in some time.
New Orleans spot firm, $6.75; sales
740 bales
Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-11-01
CALL FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the county clerk of Berna-
lilo county. New Mexico. up to
o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday,
November IA. 1914, for driving Of a
double line of piling on the west bank
of the Rio Grandc about one-half
mile above the Alameda bridge. said
work to consist of SO piles (25 piles
S5 feet long and rs piles 80 feet long)
making a breakwater zoo feet in
length. Said piles to be inspected and
accepted by the county surveyor OF
said county. and all work to be done
under the supervision and to the sat
isfaction of said county surveyor The
plans and specifications for said work
may be seen at the office Of the coun-
ty surveyor.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
BY order of the board OF county
commissioners
A. Il. WALKER. Clerk