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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02

paid adv. Published pursuant
to Section 94-14 of the statutes of
Wisconsin, in behalf of w. 5. Davis
candidate for city treasurer, VINO is
the author thereof, and whose ad-
dress is River Falls, Wisconsin.
Amount to be paid for this publ
cation is go cents.)
ANNOUNCEMENT II hereby
announce myself as candidate for
office of City Treasurer at the com
ing Spring Election and respectful
ly solicit your support.
w. S. DAVIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

same swindle apply to the society within day
or two.
In the fight against loan sharks the society
has not been alone, but it has been among the
most active One case, involving S24, was car
red from a municipal court to the Court of APP
peaS at Albany before favorable decision was
gained The case cost the society many times
the S24, but the decision has proven invaluable.
THE LOAN SHARK AND THE PICTURE
SWINDLE.
The great attention and publicity recently ac
corded the loan shark question has placed even
the most unwary on their guard; those who
walk into the sharks jaws to-day seldom do SO
from lack of knowledge of where the1 are 60
ing Some of the other games are less widely
known--thc Legal Aid Society is fighting all of
them.
One of them is the picture frame swindle.
woman visited the Office of the society and
told of giving photograph to an "enlarging'
concern. Ostensibly their business was to en-
large the photograph; a matter of fact, they
were engaged in charging their own fortune
and their victims stock of experience. Their
representative quoted very low price for the
work; the woman gave them picture of her
mother for enlai cement. After time she was
notified that the enlargement had been COM
peted, and she then learned for the first time
that she was required to purchase frame for
it. The frame was for sale by the company,
and they wanted lofty figure for it.
She refused, and the company replied that
under those conditions it could not return the
photograph The sentimental value of the
photograph was great, and the company knew
it and was capitalizing the knowledge. One
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

The society. right TO distinction depends not
so much on the fact that it has done these
things. although they accomplishments to
be proud of, bit that they would never have
been done if the society had not stepped into
the breach. The Legal Aid Society accepts no
client who can afford to hire private lawyer
or who has any recourse of any kind except the
Legal Aid Society. This line is sharply
drawn; personal injury cases in which litigation
is necessary are not accepted, for example, be
the applicant poor. The reason for
this is that if the injured person has bona
fide case he can readily find private lawyer
who will undertake to recover damages on a
percentage basis. If he has not a bona fde
case the Legal Aid Society doesn't want him.
On the other hand, personal injury cases that
contain the possibility OF settlement outside OF
court are accepted
The Legal Aid Society then, is the last
sort. Frequently it is the only resort. The
fact that several hundred thousands of persons
have recovered varying SUMS Of money through
the activities of the society proves that they
were justified in their complaints.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
INJUSTICE TO THE POOR: THE MAX
ING OF AN ANARCHIST.

TO imagine that these persons should have
remained without redress" said Leonard Nc
Gee, the society's chief counsel, rs to admit
that they would by this time belong to the dis
satisfied class Injury cone to the individual
is injury done to the state, and unfair treat
ment of the individual undermines the power
and wealth OF the state itself. Unless injuries
and unfairness to the poor man are punished,
he feels that justice is not for him. and that
he has not the same opportunity and protec-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

ton as the rich man. He becomes anarchistic.
We believe that the laws mean something, and
our work is to see that they mean the same for
the poor men as they do for the rich"
The man who goes to the Legal Aid Society
for help pays a retaining fee OF ten cents. II
it is case OF recovering money the society
charges the client 10 per cent of the amount
collected. If the amount recovered be less
than S., however, there is no charge, and in
great many other cases where the client is ex
ceptionally poor and the circumstances partic-
ularly pitiful the society valves its claim to the
percentage In Surrogate cases only two and
half per cent is charged
10000 CASES AT AN AVERAGE COST OF
81 l9 EACH.
Litigation is irowned upon, every effort be-
ing made to settle cases out of court OF the
nearly 10000 cases handled in 1913, only
little more than per cent OF them were taken
TO court. The 100000, as result, cost an aver
age of only 81 l9 each, which is certainly a
worlds record for legal work. The sum in
cludes not only court costs, but also all over
mead expenses. The society is not self-sup-
porting, it is perhaps needless to say; on the
contrary, there is an annual deficit even after
the last possible contribution has been squeezed
from the reluctant millionaire.
Undoubtedly the greatest usefulness OF the
society finds expression in its fight against fax
ers It's close relations with the very poor
who, since they usually combine ignorance with
poverty, are the readest victims of swindles
keep them constantly conversant with the cur
rent fakes and enable them usually to be the
first to agitate for their suppression. Not in
frequently dozen or more victims of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

ton in the world. 1t handled 3o.l8o cases IN
1918, and this year the figure will be greater.
When the society winds up its 1914 business,
and coincidently closes the thrty-ninth year of
its existence, it will be able to point to more
than half million cases that have passed
through its hands. All but negligible number
have ended in victory for the society's client.
HUMANITY IN A TRAP AND STRUG-
CLING
The list embraces every conceivable trouble
in which human being can become sufficient
ly involved to require help in extricating him
self Most numerous are wage cases-all built
the general plan of the case of the laborer's
$40 so. but bedecked with thousand varied
and gaudy details. Sometimes the villain is
corporation with millions and sometimes
Harlem housekeeper who finds it impossible to
pay the servants wage and have enough left
over for lifes necessaries. Between the extrem-
tiles every stratum OF society is represented.
few OF the other things that the society
undertakes are the settlement of domestic diff
ferences (they have reunited thousands of hus-
bands and wives) the locating of relatives
HiSShis Ohe uay vi UNI y yeaio' NiS ueieiNS vi
men under criminal charges Con rare occa-
sions), the clearing up Of will cases and life
insurance muddles, the rescuing of the unwary
from the countless swindles conceived by the
very clever. They have Strengthened out any
number of crooked partnership tangles and
have fought successfully the diabolcal prac-
tees by which shipowners impose upon sea-
men and keep them in eternal subsection.
Most marvellous of all, they have compelled
an express company to pay the value of pack
age lost in transit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
,URITY CASES-A LITTLE GAME
WORKED BY EMPLOYERS.


One of the latest lines of operation has pro-
vided what are known as security cases"
man is given position as driver or collector
or is permitted in some other manner to handle
funds belonging to his employer. To protect
himself the employer demands security rang
ing from $50 to $3.50 for the faithful perform
ancc OF his duties by the employe. The prsc.
tice is entirely legitimate. the game OF the en-
ployer being to withhold the security of the
employe on the most plausible excuse that hap
pens to be handy. The favorite method is to
charge the employee for the dead heads Of the
particular district allotted him for collection.
The Legal Aid Society is blazing the way in
campaign against this variety Of grafters.
Parallel to the foregoing are the cases in
volving the payment of money for a partner
ship interest in supposedly prosperous busI.
ness. The offenders in these cases usually
have thoroughly equipped Office and represent
themselves as being interested in real estate OF
similar line. Advertisements are placed in the
newspapers alluring offer is made to some
industrious young man, with small capital, to
become junior partner in well established
business" The amount of money asked from
the incoming partner is whatever the operators
think he has.
THE CLIENT IS POWERLESS AGAINST
JUDGMENT-PROOFO OFFENDER.
After the money has been paid the new part
ner, finding that the business is not paying in
vestnent, wishes to withdraw or to sell his
share to a new partner. The result is the same
in either case. The client is deprived OF his
money and the offender is usually judgment
proof. The amount involved is never enough
to warrant the court in granting an order OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Episodes Showing How
Meen-F anged Wolves Are
Driven Away from the
A. Helpless Sheep.

letter from the Legal Aid Society, however &C.
complished the return of the picture.
THE TEMPORARY DEPOSIT BECOMES
PERMANENT.
The great fraud known as business broker.
age" has now been taken in hand by the Dis
trict Attorney and the postal authorities, bu,
for four years the Legal Aid Society fought il
practically alone. The method OF operation is
to entice the small storekeeper to the Office Of
the business broker" by representing that the
broker has buyer for the business The
would-be seller is obliged to make temporary
deposit Of FIVE, ten or twenty-five dollars, pre-.
sumably as a guarantee OF good faitl. He is
told that the deposit will be returned to him a,
the end of week il the business is not sold
The broker gives the storekeeper tempo
rary receipt, which asserts that the deposit is
payment advertising purposes The store.
keeper is N asked to sign an applications
long, formidable document printed in fine type
This OF course, he never reads; IN majority OF
cases, in fact, he is unable TO read English
The paper is contract providing that the de.
post is to be returned TO the vender by beng
deducted from the brokers commission in case
sale is effected and not otherwise.
The society recovered numerous judgments,
but discovered that the brokers were Judgment
proof The civil courts furthermore, refused
to sustain actions for fraud and deceit; hence
body executions could not be secured. With
the postal authorities and the District Attorney
now interested, however, criminal prosecutions
are in order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Continued on eighth page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
BY GEORGE $. KAUFMAN.

/ MAN whose earning capacity was 81 SO
\ day worked seven days on rail
"a road construction job in Jersey. The
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

11nnbeth Valentine. new leading
non tor Il. II. Sothern and who Will
1o1U for the first time In this city
week. during Mr.. Sothern's an
onGagement In the Garrick thea.
q declared to be q young actress
III watching.
m Valentine n young, q graduate
&otnell university. and is credited
xAre intelligence and an ingra-
~ Dofsonaiity. In the west where
~ been appearing with MIR. Soth-
Anatic reviewers have compar-
1f % Mary Anderson In the early
tnnt noted actress career Miss
1tine u described as long OF limb
With the air of q Diana. She is
fo ~ most enthusiastic over her
i ~ 70 have shown acting talent
Nth order that only requires
oo1lnx and the right kind OF
oDnco 10 develop. and to ulti-
~ Place her in the front rank OF
n&diohed players. Miss Valentine
AoWn equal talent for comedy
l4Gedy.
~ NJ. Sothern's engagement In
HI41ck. she will play Ophelia in
and Desirdata, the latter
M Katherine. the shrew role, In
(nnague," the new play written
~ktn Huntley Mccarthy for Mr..
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

|hsyiue robbed John Coleman. q No.
les Ounlos-st., Of es2. and the Young
woman, whose name II withheld BY
the police. says that she was . Wit
ness Of the robbery,
She declared that Liddard hirted
with her on the street Tuesday night,
and that she agreed to walk with him
down to the docks. and watch the
boats 90 by. She says that 90 they
approached the dock at Waynest..
Coleman was lying on the dock. In.
toxicated. and LiddArd told her to
walk over and see what was the mat
ter with him. She reported that he
was drunk. Then Iiddard walked
over. she says. held q revolver to Cole,
mans head, and took away Coleman's
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 10
The biggest press agent job In the
country--the press craftsmanship OF
the biennial convention OF women's
clubs-is held by Mrs. Grace Julian
Clarke. Mrs. Clarke has 10 supply
100000 women with news OF the
convention which meets June 9 in
Chicago. and she has 10 send press
stun 10 every newspaper and every
news agency in the United States
and America.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

and Goodwin. two msa end . piano:
Sallte Stemhler and brother, tn z
novel comedy skit: Leslie Thurstori.
the xylophone girl and Leonard and
Louie. singing and talking scrobats.
A remarkable feature of the, picture
show. for all week. will be the 1Ol
Ranch production. The Last Ghost
Dance" a.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

ern version of an old success. The
New Henrietta is comedian Of
whom the American public will never
tire. Mr.. Crane Is complete and
absolute favorite with the public. Al
ways associated with plays of the
clean and wholesome type, Mr.. Crane
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10
GIRL SAYS SHE WAS
WITNESS OF ROBBERY

George Liddard. ~ years old. OF No
S05 Third-ave.. was confronted In the
detective bureau. Thursday night. by
young woman who accused him oil
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

q az ne Scottish.Amsrican type bel
! ambition u TO 70 around the world
! aud her real name 70 Elsie Ferguson.
| The regular season OF 1914 In the
| Carrick theater Will close the week OF
May Is. with "The Blue Bird" This
will be the third engagement OF the
Maeteriipck fairy play In the Garrfck'
The same players, with one or TWO
exceptions, who presented the play
here on the two previous occasions
will again be seen in their original
parts.
Following a discussion on the va
rious phases OF the ghost scene IN
Hamlet" with some friends In chi
cago the other evening. +. II. Sothern,
who comes 10 the Garrick theater
next week, related the following Incl
dent which happened not long ago IN
New York:
"A dentist, whose office was located
opposite the hotel. was treating one
of my teeth. One morning | had 10
attend ar early rehearsal and as the
tooth was bothering me | started for
the dentists before going to the the
alter. When leaving the door OF the
hotel, 1 discovered the dentist crossing
the street in front OF me. He hurried
along ard suddenly disappeared.
supposed that he had dropped into one
OF the stores along the avenue. Late
that afternoon again started for his
ONCE and while on the way read in an
evening paper that this dentist had
committed suicide at O'Clock thai
morning-about three hours before
had seen him on the street. Recently
some friends who occupied an apart
ment on Madison-ave. told me that al
apparition had been seen by many
members OF the family and had made
such racket slamming doors and
walking with heavy foot up and down
the hall from to o'clock In the
morning. that they had found II neces
sary to move out of the apartment. On
Investigation I discovered that the
apartment in question had been occu
pied by the dentist who had commit
ted suicide, and the description of the
apparition seen by the family Tailed
exactly with the appearance OF the
dentist"
William n. Crane, now appearing
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

watch ana chain and az.
The young woman thought the mat
ter over, later. and NtOld the police
about Il. They arrested Liddard. anu
she confronted him. Thursday night.
He denied her charges.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

has given many notable characterize
lions 10 the stage which are ind,s
solubly associated with his name. 10
the present engagement he has the
able assistance OF Amelia Bingham
charming Patricia Collinge and Doug.
las Fairbanks. and seldom has y local
theater offered q more brilliant array
OF acting talent.
The farce comedy, "Never Say Die. =
in which Nat G. Goodwin is appearing
in the Garrick theater, this week,
would be worth while II for nothing
else than Dennis Cleugh's acting OF
the valet, Griggs. The part Is simi.
lar to Gillette's Admirable Crichton.
and the dock in disguise" servant
in Shaw's "Fanny's First Play. MI.
Cleugh enacts the role delightfully."-.
Detroit music-lovers are promised
an unusually good production OF
grand opera in the company which
comes 10 the Washington theater,
Easter Monday evening, for IA four
weeks season opening with Aida.
The list OF principals includes accom-
plished and well-known singers, the
chorus will number about 100 we'll
trained voices. there will be an aug
mented orchestra and adequate pro-
auctions are promised Aida" VIII
bring Adelaide Norwood. always a
favorite with the Detroit public ana
Mile. Johanna Kristoffy, singer new
10 the local public, but. who comes
with an enyiable reputation. MT.
Fichsndler. a well-known director. VIII
lie; the orchestra. and Charles RI.
Jones. formerly OF Hammersteins
Manhattan opera house. will be stage
director.
The first local appearance In vaude'
vile of the Naesses, Alfred and Sig
rid. in a phenomenal ice skating nov
city. Is scheduled for next week In
the Miles theater. The Naesses VIII
be recalled as one Of the features with
Lew Fields Pleasure Seekers,
when that show visited Detroit In Jan
uary They manufacture their own
ice before each performance from q
secret process. Marion Munson VIII
play six different characters in heI
protean sketch. The Kidnapping ol
Blanca Other acts will be: HageI
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

William n. Crane. now appearing
in the Detroit opera house in q mod
The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

Here are two large assortment
Topcoats, ealnacaans-ail the very
this Springs styles, an unequaled
tunity to choose from them at tn
ciai prices:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-12
Children's White Dresses

Latest styles, tastefully trimmed with lace and
with ribbon sashes, ages 6 to IA, excellent
So and $3.50.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-12
of for Eurone

Mrs. H. H. Goddard and party left
today for New York from whence
they will sail for Europe tomorrow.
They expect to be gone three months
or more. In the party from here are
Mrs. John s. .Halsey, Miss Jennie Dut-
ton, Miss Portia McCracken, Miss
Marie Baker, of Wildwood; Miss Han
nah Chew, Of Millville; Miss Muriel
Litchtenberger, Of Philadelphia; Miss
Dorothy Schumacher, of West Chester,
Pa, and Miss Annie Weaver, of Allen
town, Pa.-Vineland Journal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-12
Cottager Donaldson Goes TO
Ocean City

H. 8. Donaldson, manufactures of
paper boxes in Philadelphia, is among
the newcomers at Ocean City, he hav-
ing rented the cottage 10 Sixth street.
Mr.. Donaldson, who has q number of
friends among Ocean City's summer
residents, has been 3 strong friend of
Wildwood, but recently . liquor Ii
n was granted to q house near the
cottage he has occupied in Wildwood
in former years, and being ah1family
man, this caused him to rent Q cottage
In Ocean City, where, Of course, there
are no saloons.-Ocean City Sentinel.
Last summer Mr.. Donaldson occu-
pied : cottage at $500 Pacific avenue,
Wildwood Crest.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-12

light tackle, light bamboo rod and silk
line.
Gas irons guaranteed Sl.95. Koeneke
B~ros.-adv.
Regarding travel to this beach,
never before bias excursion traffic been
so heavy; new faces appearing who
have never before saw North Wild
wood or it's sister resorts and they are
enthusiastic over the beauties OF this
leading South Jersey resort section,
While many of the cottages are
open, especially on Sunday, families
wherein there are children attending
school, are anxiously awaiting the
coming of Juner 22d, when school
closes and at which time they can
pack their bag and baggage and make
tracks for their summer homes at the
seashore. Arrangements are being
made by Walter Estlow, representing
the Ottens interest here, to start the
water carnival in Ottens harbor some
time during the early season. MI.
Ottens has offered to donate a half
dozen cups for this event.
Guests at the Hazelhurst over Sun
day were Messrs. Ottens, Duncan, Hol-
royd, Winters, DR.. Francis, Mr.. Good,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walch and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Bachman and family, all OF
Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. Webb,
OF Lewistown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bly, are occupying
the Standing apartments for the sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Kraus, of West 18th
street, entertained for the week end
Mr.. Kraus' parents and sisters, OF
Mays Landing.
A. Schlerer aud family have been
spending q few days in their East 18th
street cottage.
Miss M. McIlvaine and friend are
enjoying q pleasant stay at their cot
tage on East 18th street.
Mrs. Riese and daughter are enjoy
ing q few weeks stayat their cottage
on West 18th street..
~ .ZH.NHTtA lay E-. t
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-12
GRASSY SOUND NOTES

Mrs. VIM. Riesburg gave q progress
sive 500 party Wednesday evening.
Alex Obert and Mrs. Walter Norton
won first prizes and Edna Stanert the
BOBBY. Refreshments were served.
George Kleinhantz and wife are here
and are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster.
Mr.. Camac has just received . car Of
piling for boardwalk.
Lots OF king fishing at Grassy Sound.
Dick is painting his restaurant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns, who own the
yacht Southwark, are with us again.
Mr.. Wilson has purchased the Right
meyer property.
Frank shaw entertained quite . num-
Der over Sunday. e~
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-12
w. c. t. U. Observes Flower
Mission Day"

Wildwood w. C. T. U. helped parti.
cipate in "Flower Mission Day.
which was observed by the Women's
Christian Temperance Unions of Cape
May county on Thursday of this week,
at Cape May Court House. About
thirty delegates from the different
unions in the county met at the home
of Mrs. Indian Hand to arrange
flowers, magazines and candy, which
was afterwards distributed in the jail
and county house. Short religious
services were also held by the women
in these places.