VOLUME I. . . - WASHINGTON, -NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY _ AFTERNOON". SEPTEMBER 17, 1969.
WfcitL.
RICHEST WOMAN
-?IN THE WORLD
Late E. H. Harriman Left All of
Hb Property to
York, N. Y.,
16.? A
ndr*>d brief words, weighted each
Mrimately .9lfoOQ,OttO and
containing In their entlreti_U*?- last
toayiment of E. H. tttfrriman, made
hi*. widow, Mary- AverelV Harriman.,.
I one of the wealthiest women In the
' ?-WOTM. It Ujerhapg the ftrlbfe?t will
/qn record _ ?or the disposal of an es
tate of Buch magnitude. Ill his prop
erty. is left to Mrs. Harriman. ?
| WftlJ street .estimates- that Mrs.
r Harriman wiUMnhsrlt In realty and"
- ? personal property between 975,000.
000 and 9100,000,000. Mr. HArxl
raan's private fortune is supposed to
have been greater than this by many
pillions, but theyiMs- roison to be
. lieve that his unmarried ' daughters.
rz ? Mary, and CSFOlrhls married daugh
ter, Mrs. Robert Livingstone Qerry,
and : tils two sonB, William Averell
gethor with hla surviving Bister, Mrs.
? Simons, and other relatives, have all
been substantially provided for in
gifts out of hand and^ trust- ftrnds setJ
aside by" Mr ? Harriman during hia,
lifetime. ?
and is witnessed by Charles'A. Pea
body, president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, who drew it, and
C. '?Q* Tefet&off. , Mr. Penbody was
Mr. Harrlman's* close personal friend
' and was frequently* caller at Arden
HouSe during his last illness. He.
relinquish**! a law practice common
ly estimated- as worth 9100,000 -a
year to assume ,at a smaller salary
the executive direction of a company
In- which Mr. Harriman was heavily
Interested. *TAt. Tegethoff was Mr.
Harr I mart's personal Secretary.
Mrs. Harriman was Miss Mary
Averell, daughter of W. J.Averell, a
wealthy hanker xl -Rochester, K. Y..,
who made his money In the .Rome,
WatoHswn and Ogdensburg Railway
Company. She brought her husband
llnanclaj aid In his early struggles In
I"
soon won'thlm the support of Kuhin,
Loab aud Company, the National City
B*nk and the -powerful Standard Oil!
clique. Their 98 years, of married
life. It has always been satd, was
Ideally happy.
On Mrs. Harrlmanfe shoulders will
now rest the msnagement of the' 49,
-000 acres of wood land, pasture Isnd
and fertile black bottoms In the Ram
apo Valley and on the Bteep sides of
? Tow^r-HHH the completion of tbe-|
great house on whlch.Hs master had
. already lavished f 2, 500,000 without
living to aee it finished ; and those |
BteBB of. public benefaction ? parks'
and forest . reservations ? which it la
known that Mr. Harriman cherished,
though he makes no mention ff them
In his will. If the estate treasures
up to expectations, llrs. -harriman.
according to coi^moi?. estimation
here, lo the weatthiMt-womnn In the
world. Mrs. Hetty Green's holdings
have been estimated at^940.000,000*r
those of Mrs. Frederick Courtland
Penfleld, who was Anne Weightman,
of Philadelphia, at 980,000*000, anff"
those ?f-Mrs.' ftTTiTBBtt at a Hke
amount.
Atihe Grave of -?J
First White Main
?
Johnson CUy, Tenn., Sept. 17.? -J
?Or iho-baake-of the Watauga ifv
seven miles north of this city, rep
resentatives" of the, state of Tennes
see and of various historical socle- 1
ties will gather ' tomorrow to erect
a monument to mark the grave of
Jesse Duncan, who was killed by the
Indians in 1766. and was the first
white 'man birrled in Tennessee.
~ ^irly white " settlers had ,
le fort at De VauIFs ford, and
'4 Short distance away the Indiahs"
had a village at the function cf the
Holston. According to tradition the
whites madcTlsn expedition into tlT6
Indian territory, and when they re
turned the Indians fired upon then
killing Duncan. The dead pioneer I
vu burled where he fell, and on the|
spot the memorial is to be erected*.
PICTURE AGENT CO VICT ED
Winston-Salem. Sept. 17 ? Record
er Hastings let It t>e known yester
day that be was no respecter of per
?P" ""1 "?' ?" ?o?M
? -'Te the hub* consideration when
lolatinc'th* State pro.
JwlnuA
h CRAT BETTER
! GovernoF Johnson, of Minnesc
ta, Operated on (or Intestinal
Abscess. .
Rocl*e?tek Minn., Hej>C. 17. ? A
hi theconditlon of Gqv. Johnson, who
-wuL^ppe rated on yeaterdajt-^or in
testinal abscess.*- At, l-<jT 30 o^ctoek
house physician Dr^^C. JF. McNevin,
ofTBt. Mary*B Hbapital, Issued the taf
lofifll puimiB! " ; >
"Governor Johnson ban taken ei
turn for the better." ? '
Up until that time it was feared
that- the govern?* would not survive
the night! He had had'eeveral. strik
ing spells after three hours on the ?
operating table.
The attending physicians believe
that If Gov. Jphnson'lives i? "hours
longer, the -danger line will have
been passed. ?_ _r
Wright Aboard
the ^Balloon
Frankfort. Sept. ,16.? The airship
*-HP m tett hm tnriwv to flv
Mannheim. On board tci passengers
ara OrvlHe^W right, Prlnco
WiilJam of ^Prussia, and the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Airship Lands.
'Mannheim, Germarvy, Sept. T7. ?
The airship Zeppelin III landed her
passenger# here safely. today after a
successful flight from Frankfort.
Prince August William congratulate
ed Orvllle Wright warmly on his re
cent aeroplane flights at Berlin. Mr.
Wright la . to return to Berlin next
week for further flights. *
More than 1,400 girls are mem
bers of this Women's Bindery Union
In New York city.
A state bureau of labor and *tat&^
tics h*6 been created by the "Texas
legislature t ? V- ? - ? J? J
A movement Is on foot la Greater
New York for the organization of a
wireless telegraph operators' union.
The Boston Glgarmakers'^-t^nlen
bas petitioned Congress to pass a law
making It a criminal offence to spec-|
ulate in Ityea'C
vIt has been decided to bold the
jlSfh nnnnal nt ?),.
atrlcal Stage Employes of America In j
TJT5 In Washington, D. C.
-wages-rang! ng-from 15 to 40 per
cent and (he eight-hour day without
A Ittlta _ :
The- building trades department of
the American Federation of Labor |
will hold its second annual cpnven
tlort at Tampa, Fla., the week of Oc-|
tobef 11. ~
The marine engineers now have a |
total of considerably more than 11.
000 members on the Coasts, lakep and |
rivers of the United States.
The report on the activity and
-n?pCOT"~of ? XOTTf Ian trades unions for
the year 1908 ahows that there has
been a dlmlnultlon of the total mem
bership amounting to 18,815, which
i? equal to-3 8-4 percent. on the to
tal of lJ07.r6Ol.0M.
The Oklahoma state court of ap
peals has rendered ail opinion de
claring that tly - elght-hpur law tff
that atate Is constitutional. The de
cision was&lven In the case of a con
tracting firm which had worked its
men ten hours a day on te streets of
Quthri*. Okla. _ . "*?
At the Gem Tonight.
The Gem .was agali/ crowded all
last evening with an appreciative au
dience, and the pictures
ter was never allowed to rest unUl
justice was done the martyr, after
many, many months of suffering on
the lonely Island to which he was
condemned. Tonight's performance
will begin promptly at 7 to'eloek. so
as to allow_ the people to see this
great picture before they go to the
Some good
comedies will also be put on, and the
Orchestra will play.
NOTfo* FROM THE LABOR WORLD
is ?t!U very
of Mr. Rufns
to learn that%e!
FOR LUMBER
The Government Issues a State
ment for the Last Three
'?i? ? Months. ?- ?
Washington, Sep*. 12-? A record
ot wholesale ^rloea -ef lumber
f. o. b. mill for the quarter including
April. May, and Tune, last, based on
Tbports submitted by more than 2,000
oT nrfflargesr manufacturers of lum
ber ih all parts of the country, has
beep Issued by*he United Stat^ Bar
est Service. Requests for data for
the second quarter, ending^Septera
ber 30, wftf be aqpt out in iTCveral
weeks, and will be published in the
early pari jof Qctfcbtjr. ? *- V
? Th? reeerd oovota the principal.
items of all the commercial woods. |
cat in nearly every" 8tate. The cornel
pllatlon was undertaken foe the dou
ble purpose of having a continuous
statistical record of such prices and
to show, in contrast to market prices.
? which Include the important items
of freight charges and selling costs
? Just what the manufacturers q$
lumber receive for thalr product at
the mill.
For more -than year," a monthly
?r^rord has been compile^ Bhowing
the prices of lumber in 18 of the
largest markets o.f the eourrny: Tt?e"
market prices published do not show
what the lumbar is worth at the mill,
as the freight charges, selling costs,
and other Items ^ere Included, but
iuu uuirttjrij rworu miminawa mese
items and shows the mill price. On
ly a few representative , grades in
each 6f tho hardwoods and softwoods
were, taken, but from them If^nber
men can draw deductions ao_in to
give the approximate values of
grade* on which prices were not re
quested. In addition to the numer
ous Items on which prices were se
cured, the value of the mill run
the average o* -all grades of lumber
produced ? was also obtained for. all
the commercial woods.
Draw Bridge's
24 Hours Work
Ta oa? ?ko do?s not km im mm 4m
vestlgate. thuy have nut the remot
est Idea the number of" tjmes the
draw at . the Washington bridge is
turned off and on during the run of
a day. The burden- Is certainly a
heavy "one to the keeper. Every few
mlnufes in the day either a gasboat,
a schooner, or a steam fug has to be
let through the draw. For the past
month the average openings tf thia.
draw has been at least thirty-five
times a day. The keeper certainly
leads a strenuous l.lfe.
quarterly meeting.' -
The Freewill Baptists of this city
will begin - their qoartferly meeting
services thi# evening at the Masonic
Hall. Sunday Rev. J. T. Butler *ftTl
preach. The holy communion will
?be celebrated, as ^rell as the rite of
feet washing. All are cordially in
vited to attend any and all services.
Many Enjoy
Luscious Bivalve
Messrs. M. A. Smith, and E. Hoyt
Moore .were hosts last evening to
quU# a number af the young~ folk at
the pavilion, Washington Park
- Roasted oystert with condimenu!
w,,r" eorvod. and all
nounce the occasion one of the pleas
antftSt Of the many glran h?r
popular young gentlemon. No stone
was left unturned toward making the
evening pleasant and enjoyable.
DIXIE TONIGHT.
The attraction to night the
I Dixie as was last night, promlsea""to
be Interesting and well worth the
I price of admission, so much so that
stftndlni^room will be at a premium.
ThBHPlctures last night wero highly
| complimented and all those attend
ing this evening will have good cause
, for commendation. The manage
unfht is sparing no pains to'give the
patrons excellent programs and the
I people are appreciating this move by
liberally patronising this popular
showhouse. The Work,QK Girls' 3*rl
umph last night was a gem,, the
scheme and plot to ? entrap her was
Laxettlng and the cHtfiax heartily ap
plauded. The pictures for this even
ilng are to be firat-class .In every je
Ispect. If you want to witness a per
formance creditable and up to date
attend the Dixie this evening.
KATE TH A N KS<iJVIN(i HAY.
race between the gaaboats running
on thta river Thanksgiving day.
r-Tterti aw about ftfty of this class
of lx?u m ma around WwUlmtuu
and while every owner claims that
phil favorite It li r*t
A SKNSAT
BA
That Officers Tampered With
?* ?' t
the Jury is the Charge That
Aehevllle, Sept. 17:> ? Jttdge Chas.
|~A~. Moore, or counsel for khe defense
in thfe trial of Major BrM&e and Jo
seph' E. Dickerson, cb.r*? of con
spiracy to defraud the FirsJ\*atlonal
Bank of Asheville, sprung a sensa
tion in United States District Court
| this morning when '
With Judge Newman
hear argument and ny>ti
of Judgment and for a" de1
3he cases of the convlcti
and as a result of affidavit!
allegations made the u "t
jjtripd and convicted
will -be summoned to
here tomorrow for an hi
Into the matter. ThS"~
affidavits had to do with all
vernations of Deputy
Ramsey, an officer, of
certain of the Jurors dui
ress Of thp trial and lust ]
the return of the verdict bji
The affidavits were
charges (fontalned
aurprise to those in the
and without doubt
of A BUIiitUB
Hollnn\sfter .
his. affidavits.
Iding to
arrest
trial In
bankerB
fread and
?opb trno
Ifendants
back
ligation
;es and
ged con
ntobett
lurt with
he prog
ivious to
Jury. I
and the
me an a
irt room
unething
tttorner
sd read
the first
of this;
le to file
Judge Mo
said " t1\ii 'j
time we have heard anj
we should at least have I,
an answer; the afld.TlU* xe a re
flection on and a charge against an
officer of this court; the charge;
should be investigate^/-^?* "
Verdict Not Affected.
Judge Newman . said .- that since
there was no intimation' thM? the ver
dict of the Jury hadlMfcgi affected
the matter could not wej^fcwlth the
auestion of a new trial. . JsrtJge New
man did say. . however, Jjhat the
charges were serious;
cer of the court was
that Jthe matter should
investigate. Marshal
Deputy Ramsey both d<
ter most thoroughly In
Judge Newman
moning every member
return to Ashetille to
tarmlnn the ru lit or
deputy marshal
an o Al
and
?roughly
;en* and
ie mat-,
ited and
ler sum- i
Jury to
for an
^ ? the
Mr. Rarna^r afteT
the adjournment of court, stated to
a newspaper mag that the whole
charge contained In the affidavits
was false and untrue.
When court convened thb^jgorn
ing Judge Moore moved for a new
trial. He said that, n^w matter had,
xnme to the attention of the defence ;
that he had affidavits which he de
sired to read. Afl affidavit was read
which stated that after the case had'
gone to th? Jury .Deputy Marshal
-ft -i t_n 4 a t"p rp <T into communication |
^ltli Juiur J. E. Norton; that Initfte j
course of the conversation the officer
said in effect: "Rawls is as guilty as
Breese ahd Dickerson, and- they arei
both as guilty as h ? l."*^The affi
davits stated that this statement was i
made in the' presence of Juror Gar- '
'ren. " The affldavfTTurther recited the
allegation that Deputy Marshal Ram
sey jjuLQg king- to Juror Garren atTd In
the presence of Juror Nortofi and
one other- Juror and in reply to a
"question frojn Juror Garren, said
_that_thc_ couaL-sould _keep_the Jury
together for a a^eek or ten days if
the Jury didn't agree; that Judge
Newman was sent here to try "these |
caeee and- that~fn the event of awiln
trial DreesVaiiQ Dlukersuri wuuld be
Immediately tried again.
"Mitt. |
j|SL*L Francisco, Sept. IT.? "There |
is 00 single scrap of evidence that :
Maw In twhatafre*/ 1 1 T"
nals and other parkings I do not rc- 1
gard as evidence t>f man's work. It J
Is possible that specks, lookfog like
clouds, have been seen at widely sep
arated periods, perhaps, months
apart, but the/ arc, not clouds."
In these \yer<Jif Director "CamTibell,
of Lick Observatory, In aiu interview j
disputed the assertions of. various',
scientists that observations of Mars |
tndlvate that Jt is peopled as te" onr
earth.
Professor Campbell contends that
the famous canals of Schlpareli are
not handiwork; that there Is no mar
tlon cloird system; that little, if any.
watery vapor exists around Mars, and
that the existence of polar caps does
nor^roT?-n? pr*s?nce of water on
Mars.
"I need only say/XQ?itlnued Prof.
Campbell, "that aiiobserver outsld*
of the earth looking down would see
seasonable changes quite as well bo
fo^ the adwnf of men as after." |
CHAMBER OF COttMKfcCK.
There ytll be. a meeting of the
Chamber qt Commerce this evening.
Of importance roll y
tmtooec la
"WWIT' Bhortkaa* and Typewrit
ing Where? At *l?e Public School
-?===;? 1
FORE COMMISSION
[The Hearing Began Before the
Corporation Commission
Yesterday.
"on Commission tb^r,
dLcriitaaUons against Nor.? c '
n Virginia and South Carolina ir.
;nla^. 1 '
two davs
S?rWi
Soul hern Railway oilier "Lib'
here ,o testify are C R
Sf- Air Line; H c
Hodges Norfolk & 8oulheVn ^ C
?*"?/ At,"n"* C???< Line: the
xaminatloriB are being conducted b.
,Vthr0n*hr- 0f, D',rham- rel,reae?t'
A B i and
A- B Justice, of dmrloTtcTr^preseru"
?ttd Serretar.-^ t -tt,,,,,.. "" "
JeafljJig I lie heju-ing ' "? atr
T1"' l??e managertT^iiled ~^j,T
dules of freight rate, ,n .Norl|]
^"na- s?"'h Carolina ,?h
? --J
"",'T f'PP8- o'^^Tboa^r
ispnss
? W lmta'7 rMC,"UleS: "?" whVre
?chl.L,' v" ,w? ?'???.
SrS?
" wen, via WIlmla^T "
??s?SSr=
Crsulr^ rite!-aa 'nvo'ved in
?dl^UMIon a?d" "i;Z< fnr,rP"nrtL
as" the basis SSJJUSlifiMfcleialiljL
l Messrs "animation by
laiessrs^ Poushee and Justice m
s^^SKrrss??
"=-r=:r~
crimlnaiorr effect in <r. ?.
In th*? f^Tw, " application
-~w ,;f ""ro.ds
caused by lo?e7 rates"'" Vr J-'"'"'
? "'"d '"" would be ??T
Slightly lower rates he sV^rf"
not cause the peonle , " ' W?uld
sugar, wear more clot h?s /at B?r?
=sr? -
A Splendid
Opening Sale
The fall opening at Hoyt's store
.was well attended this rooming. All
the ladies bringing coupons were giv
en a dainty souvenir In the shape of
a satin sachet with sprays of flowers
painted thereon. The new fall styles
In coat4 *a4 suits would- suit a
Qileen's taste, and the fine dress
stuffs are In all shades and quali
ties, .while the new trimmings are
enough to make -any one's mouth
water. There are all kinds of Jet Or
namenta too, affd lovely ribbons at
Topy.le** prices. ? Altogether, the dig*
play la one seldom equalled tn a town
ot thia at?. i
. SCBOQNBR8 IN PORT.
The Mbo wr Wary Oal laird 'ar
Hvedrra ?t>W Ir6a
with a cargo ot afnhaadljw to tha
wholesale firm of * R Ml*oa A Co.
Tha schooner trill leave thia after
-
CAR WORKERS
STRIKE AGAIN
They Charge that the Steel Cai
*' Company Has Violated the
' _ ^"Agreement.
-?
PUtoburg, Pa.,- Sept. -1J5 ? -Tt-.TTTgr
workers' strike at the plant pf tht
Pressed .Steel Car"""'* Company in
Sehoenvllle. 'which was thought set
tled on Wednesday *of last week, af
ter cu6tlng nine lives an<J heavy Hnan
_o[al loss. began anew today when be
lymnw 0,'H'U and 4.UUU L"UUb.VHs i>r
thei car wofks walked froih- their
work and nnjetly and orderly dis
persed to their homes.
The workmen now allege the ear
company* officials have broken faith
wnu uiem regarding the disrliaagJnR *
of Imported bosses brought here dur^ "
Ing the recent eight weeks' labor dis
pute. Late today it was announced
by the car plant officials that they
would probably dii>(:harge what few
Imported workmen are yet In the
plant In a second effort to resume
business and keep their plant' -r\in
nlng.
^ Stlrprls? Ih .Washington.
Washington, Sept. 17.* ? The news
of the renewal' Of the strike of the
Pressed Stffl Cat" r.mnmnv work- .
men and the' shutting doWn of the
plant caused great surprise here.
The mediation board, which is
headed by Dr. Chas. A. Knapp, the
chairman of the Interstate Commerce _
Commission, probably will be callcd
.upon to exert Its efforts once more
In the direction of adjusting the pres
ent serious situation at McKeeB
Rocks.
The mediation board and the De
partment of Justice would be the
only two departments of the govern
ment likely to be. drawn Into the
matter.
USEFUL CITIZEN
DIED YESTERDAY
Mr. Thomas Wilson Passes Away
at the Age of 72? Remains
lamw W) WIWMHtr- -
Mr. Thomas Wilson, one of the
city's oldest citizens, passed away
yesterday, afternoon at 3:30 o^lock.
at his residence on East Third street,
of dropsy of the heart. At the time
of hiA death he was l.n his 7 2d year.
Mr. Wilson Wag horn a"hd ralsgtl in
the town of New Bern and came; to
this city about ten years agQ, where
he has resided since that time. He*
followed the trade pf aaj{mal<Pf- and
.was an expert workman In his line.
Mr. Wilson had been confined to his
home and bed fpr the past five
??months. He was a member of the
Masonic order- and the Charitable
Brotherhood, being an enthusiastic
member of both organizations.
? He was also_a consistent member
a man o? fine traits of character?
gentle disposition and possessed the
friendship of many. He leaves ? wife
awl sister to mourn their loss:* The
remains were taken to New Bern this
morning, where the funeral and -in
terment will take place tomorrow
morning. The News -extends sym
pathy. ' %
Late restrrdav afternoon one of I
(In.* horses an veu In team by D*vidj
Fowle ffelfflatfln Malnji'reet in front ?
of the pout office. The other horse
had one forefoot over the neck of
the prostrate one. and for a moment I
TT 'FlVe' ''a'^erTous at ridem but ^
strange to say, the fallen animal got!
to its feet with a few struggles and
trotted away without a bruits or
scratch. |
Final Settlement
at Opera-House j
The great telephone scene near
the close of the first act of "The I
Final Settlement," the new American
drama, which will be seen at
Brown's Opera House tonight, is oiie
Of the most Intensely interesting and
Rtarillng effects ever produced on any
Btage. affd ts trat one of the many ex
citing and Interest compelling- situ
ations which abound In this great,
play of present day American life.
The play Is hailed as a worthy suc
cessor to "The. Lion and the Mouae^'
and la a ''severe arraignment of some
of the taints with vrhich our ultra
rich sociaLjclass are afflicted. .Miss
Martott ftkacwood will appear Intha
leading role.
"The Filial Settlement" is the lit
, eaL_prodtJCt of the p?ti pf Mr. Leon
B. Patkar. Tha play .la an ahaarh
hi* Moit of iff a among that ?laaa ot
aoclaty who hava auddanly aoqulrad
riahaa <H taachaa a moral uhlqua ts
tho history ot ataca lltaratura. Mlaa
HR HA 1 HA WAY ""
CORRECTS ERROR
Was Misinformed as to Facts in
\
Railroad Project Regarding
= Mr.
? I re?rei In any article of yester
day J unwisely wrote from hearsay
making tin- following imfnir
marks.
Five or six year's ago Mr. A. bought
/teres of land Tor |lfO.OO(L
1 am told ho suld the limber of a
(.'HI lUIli size ior r^^ining the
fee-simple in land and smahvtimber.t
Five or si* years^ago Mr. A. taHt:
ed-fteely of canaling. draining,
bringing these lairds under cultiva
tion 4 stating that it was'among the
ricuesi Hi me world, which is no
H?nii)i a fact.) Mr. A. has partly ac
complished his aim. He has also
added 1G.0P0 acres to the y.OvO. mak
ing.. 2 5,000 acres in one body, and we
surmise the , 16, 000 stands Mr. A, in
no more than the ?,000. '
4 wisji to now correct this, as Mr.
A. bought this land for the ffm.
Schueite Co. in 1905 and retained
no portion 'of it. Several months ?
Tater he again secured it. He has
23,000 acres which may have cost
hfm something.
Ill another flHrr- Mtn-minraH aa.
ruring Mr. A.'s old roadbed\as fol
lows: .* .....
He ran his main tract from Bish
op's* Grossing" toward the Washing-"
ton and - Plymouth Railroad, then
owned by Mr. Surry Parker.
After the State Council in. 1907
granted charters for two railroads,
one in the west, the other from Hyde
county to Washington to be con
structed by convict labor (the pay
for whlcta 8tot*k was to be given ^ the
Norfolk and "Southern several yeara
before having bought out the Wash
ington and Plymouth road, busied It
self and secured Mr. A.'s old roadbed.
In tomorrow's issue I will have
facts. ^
A. C. HATHAWAY.
Pastor Charged
With Adduction
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Christian Church of WllllatpsbuTg,
Kanaaa, and editor of the Williiyafc
burg Star, la conflued^jjt-LhA^ouhty ?
Jail on Che charge of having abducted
Lorena Sutherland, 16 years of age,
daughter of a wealthy farmer of Wil
liamsburg, from her home. The girl,
originally a brunette, but now' a
blondli. also is In* custody. She will
be returned to her parents^and be
used. as a witness against the accused
- in every priori f>?4 -feature the CSOT
Is like that of Rev. Jere Knode
| Cooke, pastor of. St. George's Epleco
| pal Church, Long Island. N. Y.-, who
deseHed his wife and children and
fled to San' Francisco with Loretta
W ha ley.
The\ accused preacher, who had
ueen pastor i pf wuiiamaijurg*
Church' foPsflt months, disappeared
from. Wllllamstburg on July 12th
last, deserting his wife and four chil
dren. Two. weeks laiwr the-Suthar
laud girl disappeared find it is now
k'nown that she joined Stuckney'ln
Chicago.* -
, The girl bleached her hair In an
effort to disguise herself,
The first of their troubles occurred
-wfcen Stjgkney was smrck by a Chi
cago street car and suffered the frac-*
U:rr of thrc-c llb^. M Tflfnv
ered from the i?j?fry- he found that
?he and his child companion had been
reduced to the point of starvation.
Stncknev tried plpving a cornet at
a cheap Chicago the^ftT fttwi -then
came to Waukegan to work in a brass
foundry. Ho brought Miss- Sutherland
with him, introducing her as his
daughter, calling himself. Mr. Mor
gan. The relations of th'o "father"
and "daughter" ?' arduseri ^ * usplclon
and Sheriff^Grinin arrested the pair.
OUT AGAIN'.
The many, friends of Rev. J. A. Sul
livan. pastor of the First Baptist.
Church, will be glad" to know he Is
able to be out again, after a alight In
disposition.
?A NOVEMBER \yEDDIXG.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Laughlnghouse
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Annie Elitabeth, to Mr,
Malcom McLean Worthington. of Bel*
lalre, Md., the wedding be cele
brated In November of this year.
in Today's News.