The Inter Ocean from Chicago, Illinois • Page 13

CONTAINS Editorial Page Part Two. mm VOL. NO. 155. HABHIRT-VVAISTMAH Police Put One Wearer of the Vew Garment In a Cell.

IN CONFIDENCE GAME He and Nine Others Pretend to Tap Wirea to Poolrooms. Fear ChleaoaBa lav-eat fSUO Buk What Titer Thlak la The shirt-waist man cot Into Jail yester day. A wearer ot the new-fangled garment oue of ten alleged confidence men and wire-tappers captured by Detectives Thomp son, Early, McCarthy, and Morrla of the Cen tral police station. Nine of the prisoners were quickly hustled from a room in the building at the southeast corner of Monroe and La Balls streets to the cells In the bai ement of the city hall. The man wearing the shirt waist received more consideration.

The detectives centered their vision on the pink-striped garment and made remarks which did not add to the comfort ot the innovator In men's apparel. In fact, the sbtrt-waist got very angry at the officers. "Mind your cwn business or you'll get Into trouble," the oddly clad young man said as he stooped to turn up the bottom of his trousers. Having in mind the suit for damages recently started by a wearer of, a shirt the detectives quit bantering and started the prisoner toward the police station. DlaterblasT to Peac, The shirt waist worn by this alleged con- fidence man closely resembled a blouse.

Its stripes were as radiant as the morning sun. It hung loosely above the wearer's carefully creased trousers. "We ought to put an extra charge of disturbing the peace against this fellow," Detective Early suggested, as the shirt-waist man was hustled into a cell. A few minutes later the lockup-keeper re celved a request from the man with the shirt waist to send for his coat, which ha aaid would be found in his room at a down town hotel. "Not on your life.

We want the boys up stairs to see this thing when we show you up tonight," the lockup man replied, as he gazed In wonder at the combination of pink and white. The ten men arrested gave these names: H. Peters, James Weston. George Carter. B5- H.

Porter, W. Davis, M. Everett. H. Bauman.

R. B. Hopkins, W. P. Owen, and C.

H. Birch Numerous charges have been lodged against Weston, who is known to the police as "Jlmmie" Weston. He Is held on three charges of working the confidence game and three. of conducting poolroom. The same rharges are placed agninst H.

Peters and George Carter. The others are charged with being Inmates of a poolroom and accessories to the confidence game. The identity of the shirt-waist man Is hidden In the list of names given. The police declare that his task has been that of "steering" men with money against a confidence game. The victim is led to believe thnt Weston and others have tapped the telegraph wires to the race track-and ha is induced to put up money to "skin" the gamblers.

He loses the money he pute up and the gang moves Its office. Uame Ia Old. This is one of the most ancient confidence games in existence, yet victims appear to have been plenty recently. Two weeks sgo Ferclval Whipple of No. 1470 North Hal- Bttd street complained to the police that he had been enticed Into a down-town "office" and swindled out of 300.

The confidence men said, had tapped come wires and had induced him to give them the money to bet on a "sure thing." He never saw the men again, and when the police visited the "office" they found it vacant. Last week K. Eifland of No. J41 Warsaw avenue came to detective headquarters with exactly the same story. He, too, had lost 300, Instead of "beating" the races.

He had been swindled In a room in the hotel just south of the Hotel Grace. The police swooped down on this place only to find the swindlers gone. Yesterday Robert Matthews, a South Side druggist, appeared at the police station with the same story. He had lost 1300 in a room on the 'second floor ot the building at the southeast corner of Monroe and La Salle streets. Matthews was told to go to the swindlers and offer to bet more money.

He carried out this programme. Testerday he net Weston and showed him ten $100 bills, which he said he would wager on a "sure thing" and try to get back the 1300 which he had lost. The detectives lyere at the heels of the pair when they entered the bunko-room, which purported to be the "American Tailoring company," according to a sign on the door. Scramble of the Tew. Detective Morris knocked at the door, and.

receiving no response, he broke the glass. Inside ten men were scrambling toward the windows. Detective McCarthy climbs! through the doorway and was followed by his fellow officers. They found five men in the room. A fire escape showed the route taken by the other five In their hurried exit.

"Detective Morris climbed out on the fire escape, but could find no trace of the fugitives. The escape covered the window of the adjoining office, and, followed by Detective Early, the officer raised the window and stepped Into the room. All was quiet. Morris and Early made a search. In a closet above a washbowl they found five men Almost suffocated.

"Here's a prize!" Early shouted as be pulled the man with the shirt waist out from under three of his fellows. The other alleged confidence men were dragged from the closet and lined up until the-patrol wagon arrived. The noise of the raid caused a small panto In La Salle street, or In "insurance as Detective Early put It. The building in which the bunko den was located Is occupied almost exclusively by insurance firms. The police say that Jlmmie Weston Is an Id acquaintance, and that they have had hlra and other members of the gang caught yesterday under arrest many times.

Their cases will be heard by Justice Martin tomorrow morning. In the bunko den the officers found a telegraph instrument In working order. One wire was "grounded" In a waste basket, The other was connected to a battery In the washroom. JOHN VANCE CHENEY BANKRUPT Files Petition) la Court Asking-Heleaae from Debts. John Vanes Cheney, librarian of the New- berry library, has Sled a petition In bankruptcy In the United States "District court, tils liabilities are $4,120 and hit assets are $400.

The liabilities were mostly contracted In California daring ths years between 187 and 1896. Several of ths debts are for mosey borrowed, bat one large one of $494.60 Is for dental services. Another claim Is $300, for ths tuition of his daughter at Wellesler college during the years 1S90 and 1897. The assets are chiefly personal property which xempt. There Is a library of 400 books, worth $76.

He also- carries $4,000 laf llte-la-aurance policies, which are not listed aa assets. The policies are in favor of Abby Perkins Mrs. John Vane Cheney eon-ducts a school of expression In the Fine Arts building, ont Michigan avenue. There were two daughters, but only one is now living. GRUNDY COUNTY EXCURSION.

Cltlaeaa ef Chieaere ta Oe Back te Ola Masses Laker Day. The Grundy County association of Chicago will take Its annual excursion to Morrla, Grundy county. Labor day, Sept. 8. The association is composed of persons now living In Chicago who were at one time residents "Old Grundy." The picnic and exercises will this year be held In Goold's park.

Committees have been appointed by the Morrla Commercial club to provide for the entertainment and comfort of the visitors. Arrangements have been made with the Women's Relief corps to furnish meals at moderate coat, not to exceed 10 cents, so that parties need not carry baskets and provisions unless they are so disposed. A large dancing pavilion will be erected on the grounds, affording more room for these who desire to dance than last year, and. In addition, seats will be erected in this pavilion for the accommodation of 400 spectators. A grano) stand1 will be erected from which speaking and vocal and Instrumental music will be heard during the afternoon.

The officers of the association for the present year are: President, E. B. Fletcher; vice presidents, Henry W. MeFarlane, Judge Orrin N. Carter, Miss Jennie Brosa, Dr.

William L. Baum, Dr. W. M. Burroughs, Edward McQulaton, James Reardon.

Mrs. Viola Green, E. W. Hulse; secretary. George W.

Bartlett; treasurer, R- E. Cant well; execu tive commltee, E. B. Fletcher, chairman; J. A.

Kutx, secretary; Howard E. Leach. M. H. Walker, M.

E. Carney, Byron Forward. There are In Chicago about 600 families who formerly lived In Grundy. FORCED TO PAY ALIMONY. Jacob Praarls Ceaelaues to Settle After Two Hours la Jail.

Jacob Francis was committed to the county jail by Judge Holdom for thirty days for con tempt of court for falling to pay $14 alimony to his wife, Mrs. Dora Francis. Jacob Francis, who was formerly in business at No. 445 LiLcoln avenue, lays his troubles to ths en forced presence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ida Shapiro.

In his home, and to his Inability to make the payment of $1 a week alimony which the court ordered him to pay to his wife four weeks sgo. His wife declares that her husband has sufficient money to pay the amount in arrears. The burden of the suffer lng caused by the matrimonial entanglement falls on the three little children of Francis by the first wife. They came with their father to the court and paid but little attention to their stepmother. When Francla was taken In custody by the court bailiff the children filled the room with their walls and clung to their father.

After remaining In ail for over two hours Francis decided that he wanted his liberty. He consulted his lawyer and the alimony was paid. Counsel appeared before Judge Holdom and Informed him of the payment and secured an order releasing the man. EXCITING CHASE AFTER NEGRO. iur-a Porter Swrreaaere Wsts Plsds Eussc la laaaeealble.

after inmnlnr from a second-story win mnA AnArKnr the shots fired from the re volvers of three deputy snerins, wno naa hon uinh ns for him lor several weess. James H. Porter, colored, fell exhausted near rsarfloM boulevard and Wentworth avenue mttmmmvn and surrendered. He Is bow locked In a cell in the county Jail, where he nrobablr will remain until be is called fnr trial on a chara-e of criminal libel. The prosecuting witnesses are the Rev.

Keveray C. Ranson, pastor oi toe msuiuie cuurcn (colored), and Assistant state Attorney Darn Pnri.r wu fnrmerlv editor of the Springfield Record, a political paper published in Snrlnirfleld. 111., and In this sheet he Is said to have published several state ments ranectissr on ue cuncicr ot toe iwv irosecutlnK witnesses. He was Indicted) by a grand jury last March. His case was called for trial about five weeks sgo, and when the defendant railed to appear nis bonds, in -the sum of $2,000, were forfeited.

Pitrta, hai Kn wnrVfnr in the HnmA for Aged and Infirm Colored People, No. C10 West Garfield boulevard. STOCK YARDS DERBY DAY. laterestlasr Hveat tm Be Held at Oala- set Grove. The great day among all those living In the stock yard district and adjacent thereto ia Stock-Yard Derby day.

This la the one day In the year when cares of all kinds are cast aside, and the boys and men who have been punching bulls, driving sheep, or shouting Ti! St. SI!" to the hogs all the year round mount their ponies and head their way for the great event. This year it has been placed in the bands of the Watita league, a political and social organization, whose ranks are filled mainly from employes of the great Union stock yards. A picnic will be given next Sunday at Calumet, grove, under tho auspices of this organization, when beef- killing contests and horse racing will be among the attractions offered. Races for Texas ponies, gentlemen's trotting races, mule races, and free-for-alls have been ar ranged, and a most amusing as well aa ex citing time Is expected.

The mule race par ticularly will be. a very amusing feature. It consists of a race where the owner baa to ride some other man's and the last mule In la proclaimed the winner. STREET CAR HITS BEER WAGON. f.

Fly I as Barrel. Strikes Byataaoer, Crashing; His AalUe, Two men were injured "yesterday morning In a collision between a southbound Wentworth avenue electric car and a delivery wagon of tho Selpp Brewing at Polk and Clark streets. John Kline, No. 609 Princeton avenue. who had paused on the corner for a mo ment, waa felled to the sidewalk by a beer barrel, which the force of the collision hurled a distance of twenty feet.

'Kline's ankle was crushed. He refused to go to the hospital, and was taken to his home by the ambulance of the Harrison street police station. James Kaln. tbe driver of the wagon, who lives at No. 79 East Twenty-Seventh street.

was hurled violently to the ground, sustain ing Internal He was removed to his home by the Harrison street patrol wagon. CHICAGO. STJHT'AT, AUGUST SOLDIER AT TH1RTEEII I. F. Dickson Says He Was the Youngest Volunteer in War.

THROWS DOWN GAGE Declares He Can Beat Records of Other Claimants. Present Cblcaa-a Caaty Kaaafaetarer Kallstea la 104 as4 Feasjht with Ikeraas. When the annual 'controversy ovsr Identity of the youngest soldier In the war of the rebellion begins to agitate members of the G. Columbia post of this city will be on hand with a claimant for this signal distinction. I.

F. Dickson, candy manufacturer, at No. 100 Lake street, who resides at No. 4686 Oakenwald avenue, will be named by the post as the youngest warrior enlisted la Union army for the civil war. He shouldered a mus- Chicago: ket and flew to the defense of the Union when but 18 years and 10 months of age.

During a year he was In the midst of firing bullets, but he came from, the army without a scratch. Each year at the annual encampment of the old soldiers "the youngest soldier" discussion comes up In the natural course ot events, and nearly every state In the Union has one or more citizens who press forward as the juvenile veteran. During the past years veterans who enlisted at 14. 17. and even 18 years of ag have had tbe crowds gather about them and admire'them.

each as the one who took up the defense of the Union at tbe most tender age. Last year a 16-year-old volunteer was greeted as the "youngest soldier." ThU year the Columbia post Is going to lop off two years and two months and resent tha record of Mr. Dickson. Hot First Tlase. It will not be the first time that Mr.

Dick son haa placed his record against all comers. Seventeen years ago The Inter Ocean pub-, lishcd several articles on "The Toungest Soldier." Letters came from Grand Army men In' all parts of the country who claimed the distinction. The controversy was fast becoming exciting, when Mr. Dickson's record waa published. This ended the contro versy for the time.

But the nsxt year and the next It reappeared. Up to the present year the subject has- annually been re opened. i Yes, sir, I made tha claim of having been the youngest soldier enlisting In the. war of the rebellion." said Mr. Dickson yesterday.

I mean actual soldiers not drummer boys. You know the drummer boy' was always a mere Infant fired with patriotism and a desire -to save his country with a snare- drum. 1. "I enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty- Fifth Indiana Infantry April 6. 1844.

at WU- llamsport, Ind. My brother-in-law, William T. Rhodes, was the captain of my company company I waa living at Kankakee and wanted to -go to war, when my folk ob jected. Captain Rhodes Induced them to let me enlist with his company, promising that 1 would be sick of the whole matter before I waa accepted as a soldier. I was 18 years and 10 months old tbe day when I enlisted.

I was rather older la appearance. I gave my age as 13 and was passed. When the time came for going to the front my brother-in-law was sick, so be had no op portunity to stop me. I waa with Sherman on his march to tbe sea. I fought In many aklrxnlahea and la the battles ot Atlanta, Kraeaaw mountain.

a4 nab villa. I came trot of the army April IS. lite, without a scratch. I had Quit school to enlist, and I Immediately resumed my stadles after my discharge. -v.

"If any of the soys can beat this claim for the "youngest soldier I want to give them the distinction I do aot know Una." Mr. Dlcksoa Is very young la appearance. Although he la bow 60 years of age he would easily paas for 44 or 4ft. Ha Is Just the least bit gray and la la perfect health. Ha wants to hear from "youngest TO KEEP THE RIVER PURE Pereeas Set I fled Nee te Tkrew Hefaee lata the The pollution of the Chicago river by the throwing la ef waste.

offal, and garbage is to be stopped at once. Harbor Engineer Robert B. WUcox has sent notices to the owners aad occupants of all the buildings on South Water and Market streets which abut on the river, notifying then that they moat see that their employes do sot throw anything! Into the river. Unless this la compiled with at once En- gineer Wilcox says he will have all offenders arrested and fined to the limit of the law. A special detail of police will be made by Chief Klpley to watch the docks, aad If It la found that the practice of throwing the lunch leavings Is not dlecentlaaed arrests will fol low.

-r'. According to Mr. Wilcox, the girls aad other employes of the various factories and stores i ''Now you Just -make yourself at along the river make It a practice to throw such parts of their lunches as they do not want into the river. This oftea raises a stench back ot the warehouses, and complaints are made to tho city officials. Hitherto the engineering department haa been under the impression that only those who actually throw the refuse Into the river could be prosecuted.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Gordon Mackay looked up the iaw and discovered that the owner or occupant could he held responsible. It was acting under this advice that ths action waa taken. Twenty notices have been, sent out and more will follow. Monday. The enforcement of tbe statute will begin at once.

Mr. Wilcox said: 'This nuisance haa grown to such proportions that It must be stopped. The river la accumulating much waste by the employes throwing the rubbish Into the river. We will have arrested and fined every -Violator ot the FOR BENEFIT OF SICK BABIES. List of Coatribatloaa ta the Jsekssa Park Saaltarlass, The woman's board of the Jackson Park sanitarium.

La Rabiia, Jackson park, acknowledged receipt ef the following contributions for the sick babies at the Institution: Mr. 00 Armour Mission. Sunday school, class 80.... 4.00 William C. 1.00 Mrs.

Florence Ueaua, Me. Fttt-1rst treet 1.00 Mrs. C. J. Kesler, Xo, 6tll afsdtwn OO Mrs.

1.00 Ruth JoMlyn, No. 2oT Drezsl boulevard: pyrtle Levy. Marlon Pierce, and Helen fcmltb. precevds of aa emartalnmcnt 8.83 basaar by Oertruda Rlhatdaffsr. No.

6222 Jefferson avenue. 1.81 Marlon and Mrwlti Booth. No. IKLk Hazel Anderson. -Rebecca Smith.

and Edith Brttot proceads ot aa enter- 18. to Collection lobe at 8.70 Also clothing, hammocks, blankets, toys, medicines. by clsss Rider Memorial church, Woodlawn. Dorothy McKelcan, No. 231 Jackson Park terrace; Meadames C.

W. Merrtam, R. R. uoodman. Mr.

T. Bennett, B. F. Stewart. R.

B. Swift, R. N. Garrigue, Mrs. Noble, No.

321 Slxty-8lxth place; Woman's Keeley Rescue by Mrs. L. T. Crosby. Xo, 7 Plalsance court; Dr.

J. P. Webster, StxtyThird street and Stewart avenue; Parke. Dv at by H. B.

Patterson, No. 87 Wabeeh avenue. 26, 1900. TO FORECAST A SEASOII High Alms of the United States Weather Bureau. OHIEF MOORE TALK8 Says That Science' of Weather Pre diction Is in Its Infancy.

Talalta Tlnse Will Cease Waea ran WU1 Kaew Waal 4 Flaat la Iprlaej. Pro'easor Willis L. Moore, chief ef the Cnlted States weather bureau, who was la Chicago last week with the river aad harbor committee of the National House of Repre sentatives, consented to aa Interview rela tive to the progress made by the weather bureau during the thirty yearn of Ha es tablishment. Perhaps the most interesting ef his statements was that la time, aad be fore long, he believed the experts of the weather bureau would be able to accurately home. forecast aa entire season, whereas at present a prediction of only thirty-six hours ahead la ventured, and then statistics prove that ta only eighty-three of every hundred are these predictions correct.

"Waea the weather bureau waa established. said Professor Moore, "every one ta connection with It was practically inexperienced, metcotieally and la the actions of barotnetrio conditions. Now we have men who have spent fifteen, twenty, twenty-five years over the instruments, who have studied weather conditions, who have come by experience to know what certain air currents, high and low pressures, and humidity portend. Wo have, for years, been gathering aad compiling statistics ou weather, aad these are aad always will be the valuable archives of the bureau. Alaa at tbe Bines.

"It has been the principal aim of the weather service to discover a system, which, believe, exists, whereby we can tell Indefinitely Into the future what the weather wlll be. So far we have been unable to even approach such a system. All we can do bow la to recognise the approach from some direction ot a certain condition of weather. We caa only see definitely thirty-six hours la to the future, and sometimes forty-eight, and thea we are wrong seven teen times la a hundred. "But we have made great progress, and our work Is bow valuable, especially to agriculturists.

Efforts beyond number bar been made to devise a system from our meteorological records whereby we could foretell a week. a. month, or a season In advance, but the nearest to any such discovery haa been the finding of aa unreliable cycle which' we have, come to know aa the seven-day cycle. We have found that at times It will rala one day In the week, and that it wUl not again rain for seven days, raining again on the same day ot the next week. This may continue for three, or live, or six and seven weeks straight running, but no one Is able to teller ths first, second, or third periods of tho cycle whether it It ths cycle or nor have we teen able to tell when this cycle will start to occur.

All we can tell Is that It was a seven-day cycle when It haa passed. 8e the knowledge of such a recurrence Is practically valueless at present But It Is a stepping stone which will help us on to welding together a chain of such phenomena, which will add to toe einciency ot service in time. I "I believe the time is coming, and not far I distant, compared with the past, whea we will be able to lasae a forecast of the season. Tbe value of this will be It will tell the farmer when aad what to plant, aad aa the product of the producer affects all. the result oa civilisation caa only be conjectured.

"We have had saaeh trouble with fakirs weather prophets. Without exeepUoa all these tea are laymea. Does it seem reasonable that they caa forecast a year, a moath. or even a day, whea aetroaotners aad scientists have speat their Uvea aad have been unable to be perfect? But wa who are studying the actios at the weather are ooafldeat that la time our experience, with the statistics ot those who were before us, aad with the delicate instruments which are constantly opening lata use, will bring forth great results. While our -value at present at least the only value the public receives at present is the reasonably accurate forecast of thirty-sin hours, we are storing a warehouse of knowledge which la time will enable the weather bureau to forecast aa entire season." MRS.

KUNOW GETShTr BABY. Jaelare Hataesa fereee g-aaerlateaaeat Heaver ta Restore the Cblle- Superlatendeat George K. Hoover of tha AmerWa Home FlndiceT aaroclatlon failed to bring little Margaret Kuaow Into court yesterday morning, as directed by the writ ef habeas corpus Issued yesterday by Judge Holdom. Mr. Hoover filed aa answer, declaring that the child waa net la his custody.

Judge Holdom declared that the answer waa not sufficient, and placed Mr. Hoover la tha cus tody of Bailiff Helander. with directions to go to the home where the child had been placed aad bring tbe little one late court la the afternoon, At tha afternoon session of court the child waa brought before Judge Holdom. Before entering aay order In tha rase Judge Holdom called the mother to the wlt- feeae stand to teU of the care which she au given the little one. The placing of the baby with Mrs.

Willis, No. 171 Twenty-Second street, aad the fall-are ta pay the board bill, and her later at tempts to secure the child from Mr. Hoover were told by the mother. Elizabeth Kunow declared that ahe haa a position at $7 a iweek aad board, and waa able to take care of her owa child. After questioning her Uosely.

Judge Holdom directed the clerk to eater aa order giving tbe child to the cus tody of Its mother, and releasing the respondent. George K. Hoover, from the writ. Mr. Hoover safs: "The child was aban doned by Us mother and was placed with Mrs.

Toung. No. 1568 Forty-Seventh street, who la amply able to support It aad provide for Ka future properly. The association haa no desire to separate the child from its soother, aad la sending the child to Mrs. Young had la view only the best Interests of the little one." Ia making bis ruling Judge Holdom said: "A child Is not a chattel which caa be bartered like merchandise.

Unless it Is shewn that this mother la not a proper person to care for tho little one. It should be given to tier, her claim being paramount- MAYOR HARRISON AT HIS DESK. Cttyo Chief Eseeatlve Ketsras fraas Tsesllea Maea Iavlereratra. Mayor Harrison returned from his summer vacation yesterday morning aad relieved Corporation Counsel Walker of the duties of chief executive ot Chicago, The mayor shows the effects ef the outdoor exercise which he haa takes la his Michigan home. "Everything will have to be.

cut. said tha mMTor la speaking of the financial sltua- tlon. "There will be so reductions la sal aries, but men will have to be discharged la order to "meet the exigencies. Each de partment head will receive a request to make a reduction, and I have ao doubt they will do so. I hardly believe any ot them will appeal to tha council.

I do not look for a special meeting ot the council before the regular meeting day." The mayor waa much exercised because of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road's aot having the crossings protected in Rogers Park. He Instructed Corporation Counsel Walker to look up the ordinance of the read and aee If It waa mandatory upoa them to station guards there. "I will get after that company." said the mayor, "and make It give adequate protect! oq to tha people." The mayor expressed the hope that the board of review would aot make any further reduction la tha valuation of real estate. I believe there Is a good deal of politics la the actios of tho board, said Mr.

Harrison. "Last year they overlooked many of the corporations aad big fellows, but this year everybody Is getting 1U" The mayor will remain la the city except for an occasional Saturday visit to Glencoe. WANTS A RECEIVER APPOINTED. P. C.

erallea Saya Oeelseatal ataalc la la Baa Caa a 11 lea. Application haa bees made In the Circuit court for the appointment ot a receiver to wind up the affairs of the Occidental bank. which Is conducted at No. S40 West Msdlsoa street by Thomas A. Thompson aad Wil liam E.

Miller. The complainant In the suit la T. Cullen. proprietor of the Aluminum Paint and Polish company at No. 701 West Lake street.

Cut- lea declares to tha court that since July 28 he haa deposited 11.097 with the Occidental bank, and that early In August, when he had a balance ot S0 la the bank, a check for 111 which he had draws on the bank was pro tested. Aug. 22 he had a balance of $1S la the bank, and told ths officials that be wished to withdraw It, Cullea allegea that he waa gives $150 of his money and told to return tor the balance. Later he was given a check for the balance, $108. made payable at the Bankers' National beak.

Thla check, he declares, waa refused pay ment at the Bankers' National bank. Cullen now allegea that the debts ot the Occidental bank aggregate SlO.OOa aad the assets $5,000. DESERTED, HUNGRY-DESTITUTE Bast Pllat af Mrs. Charles May, T'h Asks Ala fraas Pwlleev Weary and exhausted from tbe want of food Mrs. Charles Msy of Trenton, ML, walked nto ths Central detail police station yester day morning sad asked Captain Gibbons to assist herself aad her 4 months' old child.

Mrs. May was accompanied by a sister. Jes sie Hogaa, who was also la destitute circum stances. Tha woman told a pathetic story ot the de sertion of a husband a few days after his child was born. The maa disappeared, Mrs.

May said, while she was living In Trenton. the home ot her childhood. She asked the police to search for her husband, that he might be compelled to keep his wife and baby from starvation. Captain Gibbon took up a collection among the officers at the station and handed 13 to the woman, telling her to go to the Harrison street annex and there await the result of the search. PAGES 18 TO 24.

"SPARE THAT TREE!" Oak Park Agriculturist Are Opposed to Vajrialism. TO PRESERVE FOLIAGE Architect Wright Will Defend His Shade with Gems, Cltteeae I aa lamest at Allerea Bf farts at Telepheae Ceasaay ta sw ear Pales. I- If there be one thing ot which the people of Oak Park are mors proud thaa aa other It la the shade trees which are everywhere to be sees In the suburb. And sver these trees sow the" resides ta bsve takes sides, aad while ao oae has yet thought of asking for the militia, there ta, nevertheless, much dissent ion. President John Josea of the tows board, by direction of the board, has employ ad amber of men te top and trim the res.

The excuse for this Is that they have become ungainly aad that there is a popalar belief that shade trees require trimming every so often, aay way. The dissenters, led by Frank Lloyd Wright. a well-knows architect, are great believers is naturs and say that the trees should be allowed to grow aa they please. Ia this way they believe that tha beauty of tha tows lies. Aad so earnest Is this belief are some of them, especially Mr.

Wright, that he haa warned the trimmers that they must sot attempt to cut the foliage about his place. Back. of thla warning la the rumor that the archi tect haa a well-equipped arsenal awaiting the first trimmer. Trlassaere Are Afrala. Is consequence ot this the trimmers; have soUsed President Jones that they will not risk their lives In attempting to cut the tops off of the trees is tbe vtclnty or Mr.

Wright's residence. President Jones has re-piled that the armor provided la tbe authority of the law waa sufficient to protect them, aad added that unless they trimmed Mr. Wright's trees he would Had same one who would. Mr. Wright hss takes the matter splat serious manner.

He baa issued memorial. In which he recites the pride of the people as the trees, their value to the people and the tows, and intimates that ths telephone company does aot wish to bury Its wires, sad therefore the tops of the trees have te be cut off. He has also indited a line to the village press, in which he criticises the action ot the town board, and notes the entire lack ot art aa nature sees It la the council mind. Mr. Wright says that honesty Is a good thing In local government, but he suggests that a little Intelligence and education would make -valuable adjuncts to government.

luae aa tltlsutsa. What the result wUl be caa only be cos-joetured. A. number of the older residents ot Oak Park are standing with Mr. Wright, aad have Issued tbe ultimatum that tha trees about their places must aot be trimmed.

President Jones and the members ot the town board are equally firm that the trees most be trimmed. They say the trees need) It, aad that tbe trimmlce; will add to the beauty sad health of the tows. They want more aunshlne. Mr. Wright ssg--gests that they move to Chicago if they wast more sunshine.

He moved to Oak Park because there was shads there, sad he saya be does not Intend to have the shade takes away from him. He also says that, if the trees are to be trimmeoX they might as well whitewash the trunks and tie ribbons oa the branches. That would be one idea of beautifying- STORY OF HUSBAND'S CRUELTY. re. RWaaa Oa4I aaa Tkree Cblia Dtrtvea ffi aaa Hasaa.

Through the mud aad rain of the early moraine hours Mrs. Kate Odell, accompanied by her three small children, plodded to the Desplaiaea street police statloa Sat urday, aad with tears streaming dowa her face told tale ot cruelty end hardship. The woman says that her husband. Rodman Odell. the proprietor of a bicycle establishment at No.

ICS Jackson boulevard, haa abused her for years. She haa beea whipped and turned from the bouse, and oa several occasions he has threatened to kill her. according to her statement. Their three chlldres have been threatened la the same cruel manner, according- to the story of the mother, and one of them, Minnie. years old, la an Invalid through Injuries Inflicted by the father.

Friday night, the woman says, the maa came home intoxicated and threatened ts kill her sad the children. Fearing for tha children, the mother ran from the house. The rala waa falling fast, so she sought shelter for her children In doorway aad waited for a summons to return to the house. But ao evldeace of repentance eras shows by her husband. She crept back to the house and tried the door.

It waa locked. Ska knocked timidly, but the only response waaa aa oath from the maa la the house. Again aha crept out ef the rala and waited for ths summons which she hoped for but yet feared. As she watched, Minnie, the Uttle grl crippled through the alleged cruelty ot her father, aaak exhausted to the pavement. Only oae place waa left for her, and ths womaa went to the police statloa and told her story to the sergeant on duty.

The Il linois Humans society Is Interested ia her esse, sad la determined to sea that the mas is punished ts the full extent ot the lew. When Odell waa arraigned before Justice Doyle yesterday he asked the magistrate for a continuance In the case until Monday. which was granted. Odell, when sees la his cell, denied that be had beaten hla children. "I have never laid my haa da oa them." be said.

i RANSOM MAKES CORRECTION. Dla Hat Sax All Hssiase Oeantaar freae Ssata Were Raws lea. The Rev. Reverdy Ransom, pastor ot the People's Institutional church, colored, says that Instead of saying that all of the negroes who are being dumped into Chicago by the raUroads are the criminal scum of the South, he said only part of them were ot that class. This waa la an Interview with him published several days sgo.

He also saya that the rowdies loafing along State street are not entirely these Southern negroes, bat also comprise Chicago negroes. laarereell Meaerlal Meetlsc. At the Irgersoll memorial meeting, to be held In Stelnway hall this afternoon, addresses will be made by Dr. H. W.

Thomas. C. Porter Johnson. A. Wlndle, sad Joha A..