Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 175, 8 August 1908 — Page 5

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MORSE S SECRET IS AT LASTJISCLOSEO federal Indictment Discloses How He Was Able to Secure Large Sums.

IS ONLY A FIGUREHEAD. PARTY TO SCHEME PLANNED BY CERTAIN FRIENDS OF HIS DUPES TO SECURE CONTROL OF GREAT BANKING HOUSE. New York, Aug. 8. A new federal indictment against Charles V. Morse yesterday led to the revelation of the secret of his ability to pay in full the $2,000,000 of deposits In his National bank of North America within six months of the date when the alleged bankrupt and fugitive from justice was brought back here by the police. It appears that Mr. Morse is merely a figurehead in a scheme planned by friends of certain of his dupes to obtain possession of the Bank of North America and settle its affairs to Bult their pockets. As Morse was the principal stockholder in the bank it was necessary to obtain his cooperation, and as he knew more than any one else about the value ofthe assets and the tangle in Tvhlch the affairs of the institution had been drawn it was agreed to permit him to figure as the head of the scheme. Borrowed $1,500,000. Of course, before anything could be done the depositors had to be paid in full. That required the use of about $1,500,000 of actual money. To obtain this application was made to the Assets Realization Company, of Chicago. That concern agreed to undertake the risk for a commission, it is said of $275,000 or approximately 20 per cent. Approved collateral was pledged, and as soon as the receiver issued his certificates of deposit the plan was put Into operation. Many of the smaller depositors Jumped at the opportunity to obtain their money in full at once instead of waiting for it to be paid in Installments by the receiver aa he realized on the assets. When a sufficient number was paid Morse's interests applied to the government for permission to place in the hands of the receiver a sufficient amount to pay off the remainder and take over from the receiver all the assets, books, etc., of the bank and complete the liquidation to suit themselves. Balked by Government. In view of the criminal indictment against Morse for violation of the federal banking law the possession of the books and certain assets of the bank In the shape of notes which Morse had discounted would have been of great importance to Morse. The gov. ernment, however, refused the application and decided that the liquidation of the Bank of North America as well as the New Amsterdam bank, another Morse institution, should be carried to a finish by its own receivers. Such was the condition of Morse's affairs when the United States grand jury handed down another indictment against him and Alfred H. Curtis, formerly manager of the National bank of North America, charging falsification of the bank's books. The alleged false entries concern seven, said to be ficticious loans, on the American Ice Securities company stock, aggregating $1,000,000 and which were recorded in the bank's books as having been made by Curtis and Morse as officers of the Bank of North America between December 8, 1905 and April 18, 1907. They are described as "Call" and "Demand" loans and the first one, credited to Davidson Brown, on De cember 8, 1905 was for $114,649.18. The other six are in the name of Leslie E. Whiting. WHEN YOU ARE ALL RUN DOWN And your liver won't work, when yon are biliou, have headache, r constipated or your food won't digest, or yonr tongue is coated, Take Lane's Pills They will remote the OAU8B and ours your trouble. AH the common liver and stomach troubles yield readily to theae litsle pilla. Pleasant to take. Sample free on request. 25 Doses Cost Only 25 Cents. Mate by CHAS. E. LANE ft CO.. St Louie, Mo. For Sale in Richmond 6y J. A. CON KEY. Round Trip : TO CHICAGO Via C. C. & L. R. R. Saturday Night, Aug. 8. Train leaves Richmond 11:20 Saturday night; arriving Chicago 7:00 a. m., Sunday. Returning leaves Chicago, 9:30 Sunday night; arrives Richmond, 5:15 Monday morn ing. For particulars call C. A. BLAIR, P. & T. A, Home Tel. 2062.

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MRS. RAYMOND KYLE. Mrs. Raymond Kyle, who has returned to her home in Washington, D. C, after eloping to New York with Edward M. Hobson, who claims to be a cousin of Congressman Richmond P. Hobson. Mrs. Kyle's husband and Mr. Hobson's wife plan a suit for divorce.

SOCIAL To Reach the Society Editor, Call Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Farrow, 302 north Ninth street, today announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mabelle Farrow, to Mr. Frank I. Braffet. Miss Farrow is a beautiful and talented young woman, and is quite popular among a large circle of friends. She was a member of the class of '07 of the Richmond Hign School. Mr. Braffet is well known in musical circles and is an active member in several clubs and social organizations of the city. He is connected with the Second National bank. The wedding will take place sometime in the early fall. St St The West Side Thimble club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Kelly at her beautiful home on Central avenue. Needlework and a musical program were features of the afternoon. About thirty members were in attendance. Miss Ong, who Is the guest of Miss Kaminski, was the only honor guest at the club yesterday. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Allen Jay. A dancing party will be given Monday evening, August Tenth by the social committee of the Elks lodge. The affair will be held in the pavilion at Jackson park. Cars will leave the traction station at seven-thirty o'clock. All members who desire to attend are asked to phone 22B5 so that an ample numbers' of cars may be provided for the occasion. J 0 J The Jccksonburg Aid society will give an ice cream festival Tuesday evening. August Eleventh, at the school house. All are invited. 0 J Miss Mabel Tegan of Detroit, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Findlay, has returned to her home. J J J Miss Myrtle Glick of Eaton, O.. Is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Schultz. . Mrs Jennie Howard of Chicago was honor guest at a dinner party given last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knollenberg at their home on South Fourth street. Summer blossoms were used aa a table decoration. Places were arranged fqr twenty guests. Miss Alice Knollenberg entertained informally last evening for Miss Louie Jenkins, of Marysville, O.. who has been the house guest of Mrs. Frank Banks. The hours were spent socially. Music was a feature of the occasion. Luncheon in several courses was served. In the party were Miss Ruth Peltz, Miss Jones, Miss Ethel Peter-

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Home Phone 1121, or Bell Phone 21 son. Miss Gertrude Bartel, Miss Elizabeth Sudhoff and Miss Marguerite Knollenberg. a The Mary F. Thomas Woman'sChristian Temperance Union, will meet Monday afternoon in the dome room of the Morrisson-Reeves library. st c Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ross of South Ninth street, have gone to Niagara Falls. The Spring Grove Sewing Circle will hold its annual picnic Tuesday afternoon, August eleventh, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander S. Reld in Spring Grove. All the members and their families are cordially invited to attend. Supper will be served on the lawn. jA a3 ""Miss Electa Henley gave an informal whist party last evening for Miss Beth D. Trato of St. Louis. The game was played at three tables. Luncheon was served at the conclusion of the affair. j j Jt An unusually large number of out of town picnickers enjoyed an outing at Glen Miller park yesterday. . Mrs. Charles Huffman gave a child's party yesterday at her home north of the city, complimentary to her daughters, Lucile and Marjorie. Music and games were features of the affair. Ice cream and cake were served. The guests were: Misses Beatrice Norris, Ruth Norris, Esther Henning. Dorothy Henning, Helen Cook, Leonora Pilgrim, Marjorie Pickett, Helen Hall, Laura McDonald. Laura Neff. Carrie Boerner, Bonnie Carman, Mary Kring, Blanche Carman, Elizabeth Lawrence, Mary Nichols. Mary Thompson, Joseph Thompson, Lucile Huffman, Marjorie Huffman; Messrs. Wallace Kendall, Paul Harvey, Paul Kring, Earl Cook, Carlos Pickett and Fred Pickett. v4 Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Meyers of Canton, Ohio, will come this evening to visit relatives and friends for about three weeks. j Mrs. Pauline Meyers is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Parker of Indianapolis. . .M Mr. Harry Downing, Miss Ella Downing, Mrs. Fred Charles. Mrs. Grant Wiggins, Mr. Paul Miller of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newman, Mrs. Florence Lodwick, Miss Sallie Mendenhall, Mrs. Mary Wiggins, Mrs. Will Downing and children of Terre Haute, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson of Rockville. Indiana, formed a picnic party at Glen Miller park last evening. v js Miss Louie Jenkins, of Marysville. i Ohio, was honor gueat at a picnic g iv-

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park by Miss Gertrude Bartel. in the party were Miss Ethel Peterso, Miss Ruth Peltz, Miss Jones. Miss Marguerite Knollenberg, Miss Elizabeth Sudhoff and several others. . . The ladies aid society of Grace M. E. church met yesterday aiternoon In the church parlors. Special business matters of interest to members was transacted. j j J Miss Deborah Sedgwick entertained last evening for her house guest, Miss Marjorie Seeds of Indianapolis. 8 J The Frances Willard, Woman's Christian Temperance Union held its regular . meeting yesterday afternoon at Rhoda Temple. The organization will not meet again until after the Chautauqua. St & J Miss Florence Walters and Mr. John Walters of Dayton will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Walters over Sunday. Miss Walters will also spend the coming week in this city. k J Mrs. L. B. Cranor was the charming hostess for a luncheon given yesterdav at her home on South Ninth street. The table was attractively arranged with summer blossoms. An informal musical was held in the afternoon. All the guests were from Greensfork with the exception of Mrs. J. H. Townsend. St St Si Miss Fayelle Fisbeck of Terre Hautp will come nxt week to be the guewt of Mr. and Mrs. Kail Meyer of South Twenty-hrst street. St St Si Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, Miss Marie Green and Miss Marjorie Meagan will leave today for a three weeks visit at Lincoln, Minn. J The annual reunion of the Mote and Jones families will be held Thursday, August 13, in the fair grounds at Greenville, O. All members of these families are requested to attend. i St St Si Mrs. J. Wright of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. Henry Heet of North Twenty-first street. aC A very pleasant surprise was given recently by Mrs. Edward Hinshaw for her husband. The affair was in honor of his twenty-second birthday anniversary. He received many beautiful presents. An elaborate three course supper was served on the lawn. Those present were Mrs. Loona Coleman, Mrs. Jennie M. Hinshaw, Miss Margaret Hinshaw, Mrs. Caroline Hinshaw, Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Heiger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Mutchner and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hinshaw. if a Mr. Thomas Voorhees, Miss Alsa Voorhees, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keever and the misses Hattie and Inez Voorhees went to Winchester today to attend the Clevenger reunion which Is to be held tomorrow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Clevenger. av Mr. Jacob Doner of Lyons Station spent the day in this city. St S St The following invitations were issued today: Your family and friends are invited to the Olive Branch Bible class picnic and class meeting at the home of Mr. .1 and Mrs. J. M. Haas next Monday af ternoon and evening, August 10. Our monthly business meeting and social will be In the nature of a picnic at the pretty country home of John M. Haas, where we spent such a delightful afternoon two years ago. Fill your basket with grub and join the crowd, and have one of the times of your life. We intend to take possession of the farm and run it for the day. You will be expected to do some kind of farm work and you may expect to be called upon to ride the geese, curry the chickens, wash the cows, milk the guineas, teach the ducks to swim, thrash the pigs, husk the eggs, water the corn, feed the calves corn in the ear, butt the butter or cheese the smear kase. This is The Way We Go: Those who have rigs are expected to use them, and if you have room for a friend, take him. There will be a hack at the corner of Nineteenth and Main street at 2 o'clock and one at the church at the same time, and the two hacks will meet at Eggemeyer's corner at 2:15 to take you out to the farm. We will charge you street car fare each way. children free. If you can not come till later, you can take a street car to Earlham cemetery gate, " where the hacks will meet you at 4:15 and 5:15, and take you down to the house free. ii you come later, you win nave a HAS MANDEVILLE HALL COMMITTED BIGAMY? MISS VIDA WHITMORE. Miss Vida Whitmore. a former ch orus girl, who is reported to have been married to Mandeville Hall. There is already a Mrs. Mandeville Hail in Xew York and the friends of ail ax puuled.

CLAIMS MAN AS HUSBAND BUT HE DENIES IT ALL.

1 iVZ4 MRS. LAWLORD MORGAN. This is a recent photograph of Miss Lawlord Morgan, the actress, who claims to be the wife of Sam Willetts, the master of the Meadowbrook hounds. Mr. Willetts however, declares, that if he is married he does not know it and his father is willing to put up a certified check for one million dollars that his son is telling the truth. walk of three-quarters of a mile by getting off the car at the Country club, and walk across their ground directly toward the south. If you come, you will have your picter tooken. There will be plenty of free buttermilk, lemonade and coffee. $1,000 fine for climbing on the straw stack. COMMITTEE. THE CITY IN BRIEF Miss Mabel Gains Is the guest of friends at Piqua, O. Miss Grace Matherson, of Middletown, is the guest of friends here today. Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews of Chicago were In the city today visiting friends. Elmer Beseke and Charles Paulus were the guests of friends at Eaton last night. Dr. Park will occupy the room formerly occupied by Dr. Hamilton, No. 12 North 10th street. it Miss Josephine Flanagan has gone to Indianapolis after a visit with Miss Maude Flanagan, of this city. George Daulphin, who has been the guest of his Uncle Henry Miller, has returned to his home in St. Louis. Miss Stella Barber, who has been the guest of Miss Ethel Sanborn at Fountain City, has returned home. Mrs. T. R. Wofdhurst returned thus morning from Sand Lake where she had been visiting for several weeks. Mrs. T. M. Mullen and daughter, Mabel of Alexandria, are the guests of friends and relatives here for a few days. John Seaman, formerly city sanitary inspector who sprained his right leg several weeks ago. is rapidly recovering, although he still has to walk on crutches. The Misses Jennie Grace, Irene Oler, Inez Mendenhall and Mary Grace have returned after a week's vacation trip to Detroit. Buffalo, Niagar Falls and Toronto, Can. Judge William Converse and farailv will go to Williamsburg tomorrow to spend the day with Will Blair and family. The Judge anticipates chicken for dinner.

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A literary and social entertainment ) wlil be given by the Third M. E. A Game of Chance, church in Fairview. August 11. at j The belated husband carefully in7 :;;o o'clock. Ice cream and cake will j serted his key In the lock, slowly be served on the church lawn. All i opened the door and entered the dark

are cordially invited to attend. T FAMILY REUNION TODAY Event Being Held Near Whitewater. The annual reunion of the Hunt family was held in Graves' grove east of Whitewater today. The family is one of the largest in the county and a large number of members attended the reunion. Sports of all sorts and social pasttimes occupied the attention of the picnickers. The Twllfs fet or lAf. The tnnsclet of the itomach a old are are not as strong or active a in youth and in consequence old people ere very subject to constipation and indigestion. Many seldom have a bowel movement without artificial aid. Uacy, also, havs unpleasant eractations of gas from tne stcnach after eating. All this can be avoided by thw nse of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which permanently regelates the bowels so that passages come naturally, and so strenfftbecs the stomach that food is digested without discomfort. Druggist sell it at 50 cents or SI a isrge bctris.

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The Scrap Book Anything For a Change. "I am tired of eeeing that everlasting mackerel brought in for breakfast." grumbled a boarder, "and I Intend to speak to the landlady about it." Some of his fellow victims applauded, but most of tbeta doubted hla courage. The matter was under dUcusslon when the landlady appeared. "Miss Prunella," besan the bold boarder, "I was attout to say in regard to the mackerel that we desire a change." "It's good mackerel." responded the landlady grimly, "and there will be no change." "Then, for heaven's sake." resumed the bold boarder, "order the girl to bring it In tall first for awhile." NEXT IXXDR. We saw the taper burn In the home so close to ours: But. however our hearts might yearn. We dared not tend our flowers. "He will not understand." we said. "Ov.r loving thought of hie loved dead." O city, thus you hide The pity in every heart! Those who are at our side You sunder a world apart. A little barrier built of stone. And my neighbor grieves alone, alone. Smart Set. Got It Cheap. "A corruptionlst." sold a senator, "once entered a voter's house. In the voter's absence he pleaded his cause to the nun's wife. Finally, spying a wretched kitten ou the floor, he said: " 'I'll give you $23 for that animal, ma'am.' '"She accepted those terms. "The corruptionlst, thrusting the kitten in his pocket, rose to go. At the door he said: " "I do hope you can persuade your husband to vote for me, ma'am.' " 'I'll try to,' said the woman, 'though Jim's a hard one to move when his mind's made up; but, anyhow, you've got a real cheap kltteu there. Your opponent was in yesterday and gave me $50 for its brother.' " Orders Must Be Obeyed. "A martinet," said a military officer, "Is generally a fool. "They tell a story of a martinet of the civil war, a captain, lie got order from headquarters one day that his men were to change their undershirts. " 'But, captain,' said a sergeant, to whom this order was communicated, 'the men only have one undershirt each.' "The captain frowned. Then he said: ' 'No matter. Military commands must be obeyed. Let the men change undershirts with each other.' " He Didn't Buy. Among the older rank of San Franciscans, says the Argonaut, there Is a citizen eminent in the world of finance and liberal enough in all large ways who nevertheless is a little "near" when It comes to trifles. He Is ready enough to accept those courtesies which still mark the meetings and greetings of the old style Ban Franciscan, but he has rarely been known himself to stand treat. Recently he came upon a crony loitering, as If waiting for somebody, near the entrance to a well known bar. "Hello, Bob!" he said. "What are you doing here?" It was an opportunity long desired, and the gentleman addressed made the most of It. "Well, John." he replied, "I'm Just waiting round for somebody to come along and buy me a drink." "All right," was the reply, Til I'll Join your A Forecast. An Irish fireman applied for a place as engineer. He answered the officials' severe questions during the examination In a satisfactory manner until one asked, "Suppose . you were running your engine sixty miles an hour on a single track and, running around a curve, saw another engine- come toward you at the same speed and only a short distance away, what would you do?" "I'd bless myself." Lipplncotfa. Burr's Fierce Retort. Aaron Burr at one time attended a church in Albany where all the aristocracy of the town was to be found on each Sunday. Soon he fell Into the practice of being late, and finally the wardens of the church asked the minister to reprimand him openly. On the next Sunday when Burr entered late as usual the minister stopped In the middle of his sermon and said, "Sir, I shall appear at the Judgment seat against you!" Burr gazed at him placidly and anawfrrv1 "Sir In nil ni v rtratfv I , haTe fQd tnat cla88 of crlmlna turns state's evidence the most to be despised." There were no more public reprimands in that church. hallway on tiptoe. Shutting the door noiselessly behind him, he turned to ascend the stairs, when the form of his wife loomed up before him and he started back. "Oh. it's you. dear?" he blurted, smil ing guiltily. "And you haven't retired. , worrying about me! Really, dear. It had no idea It was so late. I'm very sorrv. but vou see," he went on to explain, gaining confidence through hU -ff--- t , !fes silence- you see dear. I be- : came so interested in a little game of , lu" ra uuurs strike on the clock at the cl""Go to led:" Without another word he obeyed. Bhe stood below and watched him sheepishly ascend the stairs to hli room. As his door closed after hiu: the hall ciock chimed the hour, and smiling grimly, she emitted a'deep sigt and murmured: Three! It's a lucky thing I got lr first!" Particular on That Head, An American, while visiting Kings ton, Canada, saw flames issuing front a house he chanced to be passing a. noontime. Rushing around the corner he burst Into a fire engine station shouting "Fire!" AX his entrance. t errja. old. wn

toe only occupant of "Re "axation. win sat reading a newspaper, slowly inn carefully deposited his paper on thi chair and hobbled over to a desk, oe which was a large book. "Sow," said he. taking up a pencil and opening tcii volume, while the American stared la 'tmasement, "wot'a the street and number T "I don't know, but It's Just around the corner!" -Well, you'd better go back and And out the number." advised the old man shutting the book. "When the boy git bark, from dinner and hear there'i a fire, they'll be pretty anxious to know just w here it is;"

Embraced Them AH. "Nowhere, not even in Russia, are the girls so pretty as in America," said a visiting Russian. "It seems wron and stiugy that a man can only marry one of them. Every American, surrounded by all this beauty, must envj the snap that a friend of mine in Russia had. 'So you are engaged.' a mas said to my friend, 'to one of the beautiful Vromsky triplets, ehT 'Yes,' my friend replied. 'Hut how can you tel' them apart?' the man asked. 'I don't try, said my friend." Hit the Wrong Target. A Richmond man bought a turkey from old Uncle Ephralm and asked him in making the purchase If It was a tame turkey. "Oh. yals, sir; it's a tame rn'key l right." "Now, Ephralm are you sure it a tame turkey?" "Oh. yais. sir; dere's no so't o' doubt "bout dat. It"s a tame tu'key ol right" He consequently bought the turkey, and a day or two later when eating it he came across several shot. Later on, when he met old Ephralm on the street, he said: "Well. Ephralm. you told ma that was a tame turkey, but I found aoma shot In it when I was eating it" "Oh, dat war a tame tu'key ol right." was Uncle Epbralru's reiterated rejoinder, "but de fac Is, boss, I"s gwlne to tell yer In confidence dat dem dera shot was Intended for me." Quite Good Enough, She had Just received a message through the telephone and, still holding the receiver to her ear, said to her husband: "The Thompsons want us to dins with them tonight Is It good enough T' Before he could speak over the wire the answer came: "Yes; quite good enough. Coma along." An Ideal of Patriotism. Let our object be our country, out whole country, and nothing but ouz country. And, by the blessing of God, may that country Itself become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of wisdom, of peace and of liberty, upon which the world may gate with admiration forever. Daniel Webater. Easy Bookkeeping. A young husband, finding that his pretty but rather extravagant wife was considerably exceeding their Income, brought ber home one day a neat little account book. This be presented to her, together with f W. "Now, my dear," he said. "I want you to put down what I give you on this side, and on the other write down the way It goes, and In a fortnight I will give you another supply." A couple of weeks later he asked for the book. "Oh, I have kept the account all right!" said bis wife. "See-here It is." On one page was Inscribed, "Received from Willie fao" and on the opposite page was the comprehensive little summary, -Spent" It all." Calming Him Down. "If women Just had a little tart and didn't fly to pieces their own selves when their husbands git to Jawln' and tearln' around, there'd be less trouble in fam'lles," said Mrs. Grim to a neighbor. "I suppose that's so," replied the neighbor. "I know 'Us." replied Mrs. Grim. "Do you suppose I lose my bead and my tongue and go all to pieces and say things I'm sorry for afterward when Grim gets into one of his tantrums? Well, I don't. I Just keep coo! and calm him down." "How do you calm him down T" "Well, sometimes with a stick and ag'in with a broom handle, or mebbe I'll grab op a pall o' water and douse it all over him. There's plenty o ways to calm a man down if a woman will only keep cool herself and try 'em." A Real Surprise. "Where are you goln', maf naked the youngest of the five children. "I'm going to a surprise party, my dear." answered the mother. "Are we all goln too?" "No, desr. You weren't Invited." After a few moments' deep thought: "Say. ma. then don't you think they'd be lots more surprised If you did take us all?" PILES CURED AT IIOUE DY HEY ABSORPTION UETIIOD. If yon suffer from bleeding, itching, blind or protudicg Piles, send me yonr address, and I will tell you how to cure yourself at bo,1br the new abaotpuon treatment; and will also send some of thu homo treatmeBt frM fof wUh references Uoa yonC ova locality if requested. Immediate rei jjei U(i permanent cure assures:. enana rncney, bat tell others cf this offer. Write today to Mrs. II. Sursmers, Box P, Xotre Came, Lad. X Always tbe Latest in Music X P. E. WILSON J T, ; Phone 2074 Adams Drug Store : INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE : X LOANS, RENTS W. H. Bradbury & Son Rooms 1 and 3, Westcott Blk