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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-09
WANAMAKER'S
Store Opens $50 A. M.
What DO Furniture Mann
Mean TO YOU?
Such names as ChipDenddLe Sheraton, HeppeLUD
Colonial, Adam, JdcObeGn for Instance?

It is almost saddening to witness what they
mean to some furniture stores and some cabinet
makers. No shield-back and tapering legs ever made
Heppelwhite chair, although they are character
1stc of practically all chairs Of the Heppelwhite
period. Nor can any adornments of urns, be they
ever SO elegantly Grecian, impart to sideboard the
true spirit of the Adam style if it lay not in the man
who designed the piece to mpart it.
In word, classic furniture cannot be made like
pudding from recipe (sometimes even puddlngs
made after the recipe of classic cookery book come
short of the inspirational character)
But deal Of so-called period" furniture does
indeed seem, as it were, made in that way. Now to
produce period furniture worthy of the name does
not call for genius so much as for good taste and
good common sense.
Your rue-o thumb cabnetmaker who knows
the characteristics of style by rote mparts them
to piece of rote and without true sense of har-
mony and proportion of the true relationships of
forms and decorative features.
And so there is such lot of furniture that helps
to make the names of the old-time masters more or
less ridiculous.
In choosing period furniture, as in designing
and making it, the chief requirements are good taste
and good common sense. There is certain fur
niture maker whose Chippendale suits different
from all others in being faithful to the feeling
of the original especially in their freedom from the
conventonalities that take the life out of so many
otherwise good reproductions. His Chppendale suits
have interior improvements of construction and
venence at which Chippendale would open his eyes
in wonder.
Another maker imparts something to his
Jacobean SUITS which it is hard to define but easy to
recognize, something true, something which other
Jacobean suits do not seem to possess.
Still another has mastered the essentials of
Colonial, or Georgian and brought them into
unison at once true and harmonious beyond that of
any other furniture bearing the name
We have now been long enough in the furniture
business to know where to find these makers Their
goods are here IN greater assembage than ever be-
fore, and the prices have never been as low
Dining Room Suits i'm the February Sale
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Private baths exclusive. a. N. BLAIR.
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Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09
Intrntlnce Checks.

Vireil ] Bevier. Of California. the
heir who lost his share Of the estate
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09

Washington, D. c., July 9.-Compan-
ionship with the wild flowers that
bloom by the doorway and wayside
from early spring until autumn
through all our states is encouraged
by study of these flowers recently
prepared for the National Geographic
society, in order that our Americans
may develop as deep an interest and
as complete an understanding for the
Iayishly expended beauties Of their
fora. as the Frenchman and the Ger
man have for theirs The study was
prepared for the society in the spirit
Of the student of botanical personal
tiles: not only the scientist, but the
artist and the lover of flowers speaks.
A review Of this study has been pre-
pared by the society for the press. and
is given here in the hope that it may
lead many 10 look with new eyes at
natures moods around them.
Among the stateIiest and proudest Of
the members of Americas flower fam
lily none excel the larger blue flag,
which also bears the names of blue
flower of chivalry, which has a sword
for its leaf and a lily for its heart.
LongfeIlow pronounces it "a flower
born IN the purple, to JOY and pleas
ure." It blooms in the wet, rich marsh
and meadow, from May to July, and
finds its home from Newfoundland and
Manitoba 10 Florida and Arkansas.
The flag flower must look to the in
sect world entirely for its propagation,
particularly to the bees as its pollen
carriers. So it puts forth a flower that
is blue tinted, for its experience has
taught it that bee can be wooed with
blue better than with any other color
The iris was long centuries ago
adopted by Louis VII, the gallant
Young crusader, as the emblem Of his
house. It becomes thereby the flower
of Louis which was corrupted into
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09

mer. It is also believed to be bane
to cockroaches.
The snowy Iady's slipper, a shy
member Of the orchid family, flower
ing from June to September. never
seeks the haunts of man, but tries to
remove itself as far from their com
iHgs and going as it can, and it sue
ceeds so well that only the flower
lover who is willing to take pains can
approach its dwelling place. More
over. il is so persistent in its efforts
to be let alone that it has come to
have tiny glaudular hairs which con
tain an oil that is somewhat poison
Gus to the human skin. and it is said
that a number Of cases Of dermatitis
have followed the efforts Of flower
lovers TO carry It in triumph out Of the
woods
Speaking of the beautiful lowered.
toOthsome fruited wild straw berry.
Izaak Walton, the patient fisherman IS
said to have declared: Doubtless Cod
could have made a better berry, but
doubtless He never did And those
who have tasted the wild strawberry
will agree that cultivation has added
nothing to it's favor, however is may
have increased the size. The Duke Of
Gloucester. who became Richard III.
had a weakness for the wild strawber-
ry. It is said that in 1888, as certain
great lords were sitting in council
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09
WI. Z. KeIlore nI In AIaska.

Fairbanks, Alaska, July 9.-W. K.
Kellogg. manufacturer, of Battle
Creek, Mich, who arrived here from
Dawson City Wednesday, seriously III
of a bladder trouble, was on his way
today to Seattle, accompanied by a
nurse. When he left he was resting
we'll and in no immediate danger, He
will make his way out Of Alaska by re-
tracing his route to Dawson and Skag-
way.
Mr.. Kellogg, when stricken was
making a trip through Alaska with a
K. Detweiler of Los Angeles. former
editor of the Toledo Blade
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09

arranging for his coronation, the duke
came in and, 'saluting courteouslie
said to the Bishop Of Ely: My lord. you
have verie good strawberries in your
garden at Holbonne; require you to
let me have a mess Of them
.Tt is when the sun goes to bed that
the evening primrose's morning
dawns. 1t is one Of the denizens Of
the Great White Way Of Flower city,
waking while the world sleeps and
sleeps while the world wakes. At the
approach of evening, it decks itself in
yellow and white, perfumes itself
with the most seductive Of sweet
smelling odors. and prepared 10 well
come the sphinx moths that come TO
tarry and to sip it's sweetness through
the long silent night One night Of
reveIry is enough for a flower of mi
lady primrose for when morning
dawns the corolIa willis, hangs awhile,
and then drops away. She pays dearly
for her night Of dissipation.
"No flower of the field or forest can
survive long unless it learns to adjust
itself to its environment. It is only
the cultivated plant that cannot do
this. Years Of reliance upon man
to fight its battles for it have taken
from the cultivated plant all ability
to fight its own battles Of existence.
Who ever heard of lettuce being able
to flourish outside Of the garden? Or
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09
TOULON LAWYER
Is FOUND GUILTY
Prominent Stark County Barristsr is
Convicted by Jury Of Embezzl-
ing Finds.
ANOTHER TRIAL is TO BE SOUGHT
Verdict Causes Little Surprise, as
Practically No Defense Was
0ffered-Piea for Mercy.

Toulon, Ill. July 9.-The jury in the
Attorney A. P Miller embezzlement
case returned a verdict Of guilty"
yesterday The verdict occasioned
little surprise, as practically no de-
fense was made except a plea for
mercy. However. when the Jury re-
NAMED out all night It seemed 20 be
the consensus Of opinion that a hung"
Jury would result
The attorneys for the defense at
once gave notice that they would make
a motion for new trial. which motion
the Judge will hear on Monday, July
26 Should the motion be not allow
ed. sentence will then be pronounced,
which under the law is an indeterm-
mate sentence Of from one to ten
years in the peniteniary at Joliet.
II is commonly talked about town
that should a new trial he refused
that an appeal viii be taken to the
supreme court Of Illinois, ard If so it
will likely be a year before a decision
is handed down.
The case has occupied five days in
trial. and has cost the county prob
ably a thousand dollars, including at
torney fees, jurors fees, court costs,
witness fees. etc.
Judge Stone Presides.
Judge clyde F. Stone presided. and
made most favorable impression,
this being his first work on the bench
since being elected circuit judge at the
judicial election on June Z.
States Attorney J. W Fling had the
assistance Of &. F.. McNemar. the
states attorney OF Peoria county, IN
the prosecution. The defense was rep
resented by Attorneys Andrews & Es-
pey. Of Kewanee, and T. ". Hopes,
of Toulon
The first two days were taken up
with securing a jury
The prosecution presented the evil
dence Of Il witnesses.
". F. Young, circuit clerk Of Stark
county gave evidence as TO the parti-
tiou suit for the settlement Of the Be
vier estate from which the money was
said to have been embezzied by MT.
Miller. and also as to the files Of the
case, including the appointment Of At
torney A. p. Miller as special master
in chancery, and the receipt Of $33,-
567 by MIR Miller as said master in
chancery following the sale Of land
for which partition was asked. OF
the sum Of money received by Mr..
Miller, 1t was shown that $1,276 was
for costs. and that the share of each
Of the seven heirs was s4613
Robert Thompson. banker. of Brad
ford identified certain checks and
drafts passing through his bank
Introduce Checks.
Virgil 7. Bevier. of California. the
heir who lost his share Of the estate
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09

the bean2 Or the beet2 Or the cab
bage? Their resourcefulness has been
bred out Of them and they must have
their home prepared for them Not
so with weed and wild flower. With
no hand to help them they fight their
own battle for the survival Of the fit
test with their own generalship and
their own forces.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-07-09

through the embezzlemeut, produced
the check which had been sent him
by Mr.. Miller, calling for s4.s13, which
he had sent through the usual course
for collection. and testified TO the non
payment Of the check on account Of
there being no funds TO the credit Of
Mr.. Miller IN the bank He also testi-
fed that Mr. Miller since the embezzle-
ment had repaid him $500 Of the
amount taken.
G. P. Dewey identified check for
1886 drawn on q Bradford bank and
deposited by Mr Miller in the bank
Of Dewey, Burge & Gould al T0ulon
to Millers' own personal account Also
identified a draft on the Phenfx bank
at Bradford deposited by Mr.. Miller in
the same manner.
D. J. Phenix, Of the Phenix Bank
fng Co, Of Bradford. identified GER
tain drafts deposited By Mr.. Miller TO
| his account as special master in chan
| Gerry IN the Phenix bank, which mon
ey was the proceeds Of the sale Of the
Bevier land. He also testified as 10
the paying out Of this money to the
different heirs. and the arrival Of the
! check to Virgil Bevier and there be
/ ing no funds in the account to pay
some. He testified he then called Mr.
+ Miller by phone and that ATr. Miller
| claimed TO have made q mistake IL
! drawing the check on the Phenix
bank. that II should have been on the
4 hank of Dewey, Burge & Gould at
/ Toulon. and that Mr. Miller stated
I that as long as he had made the mis-
I take he would procure a draft for the
/ amount and send 1t to the Phenfx
( bank at once IN settlement Of the ac-
count. No draft came, and several
( DAYS later Mr.. Miller and master In
/ chancery NJ. L. Hay visited the Phenix
/ bank and while there Mr.. Miller con-
( fessed that he had taken the money
/ and lost it on the board Of trade IN
/ Chicago.
N. T. Hay on Stand,
NJ. /. Hay, master IN chancary OF
I Stark county, who was attorney in the
! settlement of the Bevier estate, testi-
/ fed to Mr.. Millers' connection with the
+ connection. to his visit to Mr.. Miller TO
get a settlement. and of Mr.. Niller's
breaking down and confessing TO him
on May 27, 1914, that he had taken
+ the money and lost it IN speculation.
/ That the same afternoon he took Nr.
( Miller in his auto to Bradford and that
/ he repeated the confession To D. j.
( Phenix at Bradford. That later he re-
peated the confession TO Albert ?,
/ Deyo and Clyde Austin, Of Bradford,
brothers-in-law Of Virgil Bevier, at
! Bradford
Albert P. Deyo and Clyde Austin
/ testified TO the confession Of Mr.. Mil
Ter. and R ". James. an employ Of
the Phentx bank, identified certain pa
pers in the case.
George Howes and y. J. Owens, pur-
i chasers Of the land of the Bevier es-
/ tate when it was sold at the masters
sale, testified to the payment Of the
/ money to Mr. Miller.
The attorneys for the defense pre-
sented no witnesses, but claimed that
a mistake had been made in the in
dictment Of Mr.. Miller for embezzle-
ment, that as he took the money It was
/ only a misdemeanor and punishable by
( a Jail sentence at the most.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
WARD INDIANS BARRED
FROM WILD WEST EXHIBITS

Huron. S. D., June 21.-Cato Sells,
commissioner of Indian affairs at
Washington, has authorized Frank E.
Brandon. superintendent of the Indian
department in South Dakota. to put
on an exhibit of Indian agricultural
products at the State fair. Valuable
premiums will be. given in the way of
silver cups and medals by the state
fair board, All of the Indian agencies
In this state-eight in number-and the
Indian schools at Flandreau, Pierre and
Rapid City, together with many rural
schools, will place exhibits. A boys
Indian band will be one of the attrac-
tions of this big display, which will be
held In the west half of the horticul-
tural building. This space has already
been assigned to the federal govern
meEt for the purpose. The government
has tabooed all Indian villages and wild
west shows at agricultural fairs. From
now on Indians are expected to exhibit
and to visit fairs on the same basis as
white men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
COURT CASE TO TEST
LEGALITY OF. SCHOOL
SYSTEM AT YANKT0N
When City Took Up Commits
sion Plan Schools Continued
Special Charter.

Yankton. S. D., June 1S.-The city
school board of Yankton was made de-
PENDANT IL a suit brought in the name
of Theodore Halla. county superlntena-
emf Of schools of Yankton county, IN
which it is sought to restrain this board
from paying to Theron A. Harmon, SUI
p~erintendent of the city schools, any
part of the salary u him at the time
the action was filed.
The alleged cause of action Is the
statement that Professor Harmon is
not the possessor of a first grade certl-
hcate of the state. The real reason LOT
the suit is to determine the legality OF
the present city school system.
At the time Yankton entered into the
class of cities of the state governed un-
der commission it was decided not TO
Change the old system of operating the
city schools, which are governed under
special charter. Recently it has been
affirmed that the city schools are not
operating legally, as they had no right
to maintain their old charter, but should
automatically revert to the same man
agement as all other cities of the state
which are regulated by the commission
form of government.
The hearing was postponed to allow
the plaintiff to prepare new papers
making Professor Harmon a party to
the suit.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
WATER RIGHT RULING
UPH0LDS AGREEMENTS
WHICH PRECEDED Law
Court Decree Gives Homestake
Company General Control
on Old Filings.

DeadWood, S. D., June 1910
Agreements on water rights, made be-
fore there was any specific law on the
subject, practically were upheld in q
decision rendered by Judge McNenny.
1t is the first time in the history Of
the state that these old customs have
come up for our review. The action
was one attaching some of the water
rights Of the Homestake Mining COM
pany, and the decree gives the COM
pany practical control over it's old
filings and locations, but imposes a re-
striction on extension Of the water
monopoly in the Carbonate district.
Judge McNenny sustained the right
OF the Homestake company to it's dams
and reservoirs, and it's right to locate
and appropriate the waters of springs.
On the other hand, he ruled that the
company was not justified in the cree
ton of it's proposed new dam in a new
location, n Of the points under at
tack. He gives the company permits
sion to erect a new dam to replace the
present "lower dam" The court found
the company entitled to 81 miners
inches Of water, old measurement, or
rs inches. new measurement, h COM
plainants being entitled to get water
in excess Of that amount.
The Homestake company was found
at fault in trying to locate a new dam
80 feet below the DID structure and,
or hat count, is assessed a portion Of
the costs. Gus Kellar and others, in
Guiding former Congressman e. w.
Martin, were the compliments. The
chief net effect of the decision is to
establish the right to locate water
rights and sell the privileges, even
though the water may not be intended
for personal use, thus annulling the
law of 1881.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
OLD WAR TIME POLICY
HAD MANY RESTRICTIONS

Pierre. S. D., June 1S.-An insurance
policy. in the hands of Insurance Com
missioner Stablein, issued June IA,
1855. was photographed yesterday as a
record for the department. This policy
which contains many interesting fea-
lures, was taken out by Joseph Kirk,
at Belvidere. Ia, so years ago. n was
kept among old papers until dug up
by George Kirk, of Platte. a son, on in
quiry of the company what had become
of it. Joseph Kirk died in 1897. The
policy was a Repayment variety, with
no surrender value attached, payable
as "a paid up policy on death of the APP
plicant. 1t contained a provision al
lowing the company to return premium
paid and call in the policy in case Jo-
seph Kirk should enlist or be drafted
ment provision in case he should re-
turn from same in good health. 1t
prohibited hin from visiting the south
ern states in the summer season and
prohibited him from visiting the un-
settled frontier, or going into or across
the Rocky mountains.
Twenty years after the policy was
taken out Kirk and his wife separated
n Mrs. Kirk dropped out of sight or
knowledge of other members of the
family, who do not know whether she
is alive at the present time. Kirk died
1S years ago, and as the existence of
the policy was unknown to his sons,
no effort has ever been made to collect
the amount due. Now that it has been
discovered there is a question as to
who is entitled to the money.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
SALES OF LIQUOR AT
AUCTION BY OFFICER
UPHELD BY CALDWELL
Attorney General Claims It Is
Close Question In DEGREES
of Various States.

Pierre. S. D.. June 21.-That a sheriff
In selling liquors which have been
seized, does not need a license for so
doing. because he is performing a min
isterial official act, under the law, and
thai he may use his own judgment
about accepting bids in such sale as
to whom the liquor may be sold, but is
advised to refuse to sell to prohibited
persons, is the holding of the attorney
general on inquiry from Potter
county.
: The question is an intricate one, the
attorney general says, "a question up
on which the courts OF several states
levy upon Intoxicating liquors for
debts Of the wner has been denied by
one line Of authorities on the ground
that as the sale thereof is prohibited
except by persons having a license,
therefore. an officer of the law annot
make his seizure effectual by judicial
ale and as such sales is forbidden by
implication the seizure is likewise pro-
hibited.
Attorney General Caldwell rules from
several statutory opinions and says.
Il think 1t is clear that 1t is the engag-
Ing In business which is licensed in
This state, and since the sheriff who
leyies upon a stock of intoxicating
liquors and offers the same for sale is
not engaged in the business of selling
liquors, but is merely doing his duty
as an officer Of the court. l am salts
fled that our courts would hold that
the sheriff is not forbidden to levy up
on and sell liquors under such circum-
stances"
The question of the sheriff selling
the liquor to prohibited persons, under
general statutes. such as minors, In
dams. etc, Caldwell states is an, in
tricate and difficult one, but he says:
Il. would advise a sheriff to
refuse to recognize a bid submitted by
any of the prohibited persons men
toned In the statute"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
A|RSH|P MAKES NIGHT
VOYAGE IN NEBRASKA
Strange Craft Flies Over Cor
don, Flashing Very Strong
Searchlights.

Gordon, Neb., Jun 19.--A mysterious
airship passed over this city just be-
fore midnight last night. 1t was seen
by scores of Gordon citizens, including
The Tribune correspondent.
Preston Fowler apparently was the
first man to see the airship, as it was
heading in from the west. He quickly
notified a number of neighbors. who
watched the machine for about 20 min
utes-until it had circled around and
whence it came. 1t carried a yerv
strong searchlight and for a short pc
Rod, when just west of this city, it
was brilliantly illuminated, as though
with electric lights.
No information has been secured here
as to the identity of the craft or it's
destination The general belief is that
1T was from the Fort Meade or Fort Rob
fnsen government army posts and that
night experiments are being made in
aerial navigation. especially with a
view of testing the efficiency of the
searchlights.