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EVENTS  OF  THE  WEEK 
DOMESTIC. — Dost  office  inspectors  at 
Baltimore,  Md..  April  21,  picked  up  E.  J. 
Quigley  just  as  lie  stepped  from  a  train 
from  New  York  with  a  little  black  satchel 
containing  $100,000  in  securities  stolen 
from  a  mail  truck  on  a  New  York  ferry¬ 
boat  in  February.  The  loot  taken  from 
the  satchel  is  part  of  the  plunder  in  the 
celebrated  “$1 .000.000  robbery”  that 
startled  the  country  because  of  the  daring 
of  the  robbers.  Quigley  was  arrested  in 
Baltimore  only  a  few  hours  after  Thomas 
F.  Benson,  alias  John  Bennett,  was  in¬ 
dicted  by  the  Federal  Grand  Jury  in  Now 
York  for  alleged  complicity  in  the  rob¬ 
bery.  He  was  arrested  while  trying  to 
pawn  jewels  said  to  have  been  stolen 
from  one  of  the  pouches.  Four  pouches 
were  stolen  from  the  mail  truck. 
John  Harrison  Surratt,  aged  72.  and 
the  last  surviving  suspect  in  the  plot  to 
kill  Lincoln,  died  at  Baltimore,  April  21. 
He  served  in  rho  Confederate  secret  ser¬ 
vice  and  on  learning  that  he  had  been  ac¬ 
cused  as  a  conspirator  in  the  assassina¬ 
tion  fled  to  Canada  and  from  there  to 
Europe.  Egypt  and  South  America.  Mr. 
Surratt  was  captured  and  acquitted  after 
a  trial.  He  had  been  general  freight 
agent  of  the  Baltimore  Steam  Packet 
Company  until  bis  retirement  recently. 
Two  inches  of  snow,  lowered  tempera¬ 
ture  and  diminishing  winds  April  21 
stopped  the  huge  ice  pack,  SO  feet  high, 
moving  across  Red  Lake  Indian  reserva¬ 
tion.  near  P.emidji,  Minn.,  after  $25,000 
damage  had  been  done.  The  ice  piled  up 
on  the  shallow  Ited  Lake  and  was  blown 
by  a  gale  across  the  swamps,  destroying 
everything  it  met.  Three  small  lake 
steamers  were  destroyed  before  the  iee 
left  the  lake.  Snow  and  low  tempera¬ 
tures  froze  the  pack  to  the  ground,  stop¬ 
ping  it, 
April  24  Winnipeg.  Manitoba,  was  fac¬ 
ing  serious  floods.  Water  in  the  Red  and 
Assiuiboin  Rivers  was  24  feet  above  nor¬ 
mal  and  within  four  inches  of  the  flood 
mark  of  1004.  All  industries,  warehouses 
and  residences  along  the  river  banks  were 
flooded.  Thousands  in  Norwood.  St. 
Boniface  and  Fort  Rouge  were  homeless 
and  property  loss  is  placed  at  $1,000,000. 
A  heavy  snowfall  is  partly  responsible. 
Gov.  Whitman  of  New  York  signed  a 
bill  April  24  introduced  by  Senator 
Cromwell  which  prohibits  the  employ¬ 
ment  of  children  under  10  years  of  age  in 
making  motion  picture  lilins  except  with 
the  written  consent  of  the  Mayor  of  the 
city  or  the  president  of  the  hoard  of  trus¬ 
tees  of  the  village  where  the  exhibition 
takes  place. 
April  24  earthquake  shocks  were  ex¬ 
perienced  at  San  Juan,  Porto  Rico,  and 
Santo  Domingo. 
Two  members  of  the  family  of  Gordon 
Jones,  president  of  the  TTiited  States  Na¬ 
tional  Bank  of  Denver,  and  ex-member  of 
the  Federal  Reserve  Board,  were  killed 
and  four  injured  in  an  automobile  aoci- 
denl  near  Ben  net.  Col..  April  25.  The 
accident  was  caused  by  the  collapsing  of 
a  rear  wheel  of  the  big  tonring  car,  which 
caused  the  machine  to  skid  and  turn  over 
on  its  side.  Escaping  gasolene  set  fire  to 
the  machine. 
For  the  purpose  of  recovering  for  the 
State  the  moneys  which  various  investi¬ 
gators  in  tlie  last  few  years  claim  was 
obtained  by  fraud  in  the  construction  of 
New  York  State  highways.  Attorney- 
General  Woodbury  has  instituted  a  series 
of  civil  suits  against  a  number  of  road 
contractors.  The  first  suit  was  ended 
April  25  with  the  receipt  of  a  check  for 
$4,1  .'17  from  the  firm  of  FI  and  &  Van- 
wirt,  which  constructed  the  Lake  George- 
Bolton  Landing  road.  This  payment  rep¬ 
resented  a  judgment  won  by  the  Attor¬ 
ney-General  after  a  trial  in  which  the 
contractors  were  charged  with  conspiring 
with  tlie  State’s  inspectors  to  cheat  the 
State.  Another  check  for  $8,202  was  re¬ 
ceived  from  the  Molionk  (’on  trailing 
Company,  which  pleaded  guilty  to  de¬ 
frauding  tin*  State  in  the  construction  of 
the  Canajoharie  road  in  Montgomery 
County.  Attorney-General  Woodbury 
directed  Deputy  Attorney-General  Wilber 
W.  Chambers  to  press  to  trial  actions  for 
the  recovery  of  approximately  $100,000  on 
four  contracts  in  Suffolk  County.  The 
State  seeks  to  recover  $04,000.  Civil 
suits  will  be  instituted  against  the  con¬ 
tractors  and  criminal  actions  are  also 
pending. 
Details  of  an  elaborate  scheme  to 
smuggle  lace  on  practically  every  steam¬ 
ship  arriving  here  from  Italian  ports 
were  bared  April  25  at  the  arraignment 
before  United  States  Commissioner 
Houghton  of  Vincenzo  Mangianelia.  a 
New  York  lace  importer;  David  Bau- 
mont.  second  officer  on  the  steamship 
Italia  of  the  Anchor  Line,  and  Gori  Fcr- 
rueio.  carpenter  on  the  Italia.  Although 
the  defendants  were  charged  with  con¬ 
spiring  to  defraud  the  United  States  of 
customs  duties  John  E.  Walker.  Assistant 
Federal  Attorney,  believes  that  the  main 
object  was  to  evade  the  embargo  which 
1916  SHAFT-DRIVE 
Trade  Mark 
Highly  Improved  Electric  Starter 
For  Fords 
Preferred  everywhere  for  Ford  starting 
and  lighting,  because  it  fully  measures 
up  to  the  dependability  of  the  Ford  Car. 
Starts  the  Ford  motor  with  a  gentle  pres¬ 
sure  on  a  button.  Can  be  absolutely  re¬ 
lied  on  for  frequent  starts  and  stops. 
Begins  charging  at  low  speeds. 
The  1916  model  with  the  Shaft-Drive  improve¬ 
ment  weighs  less,  by  12  pounds,  than  last  year’s 
Gold  Medal  Genemotor — is  smaller,  has  fewer 
parts,  and  develops  more  power. 
®  Built  by  tbe  General  Electric  Co. 
Price  $85  f.  o.  b.  Lynn,  Mass. 
Sold  Everywhere 
A.  J.  PICARD  &  CO.,  General  Distributors 
1720-1722  Broadway  -  New  York  City 
TriUreducr  bit  llmeiock  to  aim 
1  ton  an  bour,  or  more,  d'-'pend- 
»t  size  of 
of  your  engine.  A  day  s out 
m  ?  >0  to  *90.  Crushes  rock  for 
crete  wonr-Cortable-soVdon* 
nit,  to  last  a  lifetime.  Wnte  for 
information  and  o“t  trial  offer. 
COLUMBUS, 
Get  our  prices  before  celling.  Write  us,  stating  the 
quantity  you  have,  with  the  grade,  and  we  will  quote 
you  price  delivered  on  eats  your  shipping  point.  , _ _ 
H.  A.  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Wool  Merchants 
8  Railroad  Row,  White  River  Junction,  Vt. 
Starts  Itself — Stops  Itself 
Furnishes  Current  for  Light  and  Power  V 
The  Matthews  is  the  only  entirely  automatic  u 
private  electric  lighting  plant  on  the  market.  I  f is  differ-  \ 
ent  from  at)  others.  It  runs  week  iti— week  out, .without  worry,  care 
or  attention  on  your  part  except  an  occasional  oillnff  and  fuel  supply. 
It  starts  and  stops  of  its  own  accord  aa  power  is  needed.  Hie 
raiur,  cntHTi,  ounce  worew.  wuaimis  m-v  v 
chine,  sewing  machine  and  a  host  of  house-  y1*^ 
hold  electrical  devices.  It's  justjike  city 
eervico— just  as  safe  and  convenient— but  r  f| (a'  "’V 
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jtk  all  embodied  in  one  unit  all  p*j) 
yjHggML  wired  ready  for  use.  Everything 
Kg  of  highest  grade,  absolutely  reliable  and 
--v' dependable.  Made  in  SOnnd  100  light  sizes. 
Send  tor  Details  and  Prices 
B.  The  Matthews  Company 
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■tiatiiiiiaflERIESSa  i'cinmncnt  Exposition,  (intnii  Central  lertumul 
Lumber  prices  liave  taken  a  hip  jump,  but  Aladdin  prices  remain  the 
Miiue,  ll.y  building  this  year,  you  can  take  ad  vantage  of  these  low 
price,  and  get  your  hollar  at  last  year's  prieeK.  The  Aladdin  S.v-tcia 
savi'M  the  waste  of  lumber  and  labor— all  mat.  r  ial  rut  In  lit— mi  saw- 
tnir,  Ito  lUttug,  no  til. us’iring-  nil  you  ilo  is  drive  the  imiln.  Complete 
B-Roopi  Home  9298.  Complete  Caruge  S4G 
Aladdin  prices  Inrludo  all  lumber  cut  to  lit -joists,  sills,  sheathing,  siding, 
outside  finish.  Shingles,  loth  ami  plaster,  hardware,  nails,  paints— the 
complete  house.  Send  stamps  tor  catalujj  No.  340  today. 
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Bay  City,  Mich, 
When  you  write  advertisers  mention  The  R.  N.-Y.  and  you’ll  get  a 
quick  reply  and  a  “ square  deal.”  See  guarantee  editorial  page. 
May  6,  1916. 
information  which  led  to  a  similar  visit 
to  the  Italia. 
FARM  AND  GARDEN. — Charles  H. 
Thorne  of  Chicago  has  been  appointed 
chairman  of  the  newly  created  National 
Chamber  of  Agriculture  Commission. 
The  appointment  was  made  by  Senator 
Fletcher,  who  is  in  Buenos  Aires,  South 
America,  with  Secretary  McAoloo  as  a 
member  of  the  international  high  commis¬ 
sion.  Senator  Fletcher  is  chairman  of 
the  American  commission,  which  deals 
with  the  subjects  of  agricultural  finance, 
production,  distribution  and  organiza¬ 
tion.  The  new  Cham  her  of  Agriculture  is 
to  absorb  the  work  of  the  United  States 
commission,  provided  for  by  federal  law, 
the  members  of  which  were  appointed  by 
President  Wilson,  as  well  as  to  make  up 
that  of  the  American  commission,  con¬ 
sisting  of  representatives  from  36  States 
and  five  Canadian  provinces,  aud  the  na¬ 
tional  marketing  committee.  , 
William  F.  Finney,  of  Valparaiso.  Ind., 
and  his  daughter,  Myra,  are  establishing 
a  foundation  for  tbe  training  of  young 
men  in  agriculture.  It  consists  of  400 
acres  of  excellent  land  in  the  vicinity  of 
Valparaiso.  They  have  tendered  the 
management  of  this  foundation  to  Val¬ 
paraiso  University,  which  the  university 
gladly  accepts.  It  will  be  the  means  of 
its  enlarging,  to  any  extent  desired,  its 
department,  of  agriculture.  The  value  of 
the  foundation  is  more  than  $50,000. 
Valparaiso  University  has  never,  in  all 
its  history,  solicited  any  gifts  or  aid,  and 
this  is  the  first  outside  help. 
A  government  plant  introduction  sta¬ 
tion  to  succeed  the  bulb  propagation  sta¬ 
tion  at  Bellingham,  Wash.,  was  assured, 
April  12,  through  the  acceptance  by  gov¬ 
ernment  officials  of  a  tract  Comprising  00 
acres  of  fertile  land  north  of  the  city 
limits,  the  gift  of  the  Maokay  Realty 
Company,  a  local  concern.  Bulb  propa¬ 
gation  will  be  carried  on  as  has  been  done 
at  the  present  station  at  Bellingham,  and 
plant  introduction  will  also  be  a  feature. 
Demonstrations  in  horticulture  under 
the  direction  of  Frank  F.  McCall  is  the 
latest  venture  of  the  South  Dakota  State 
College  extension  department,  Brookings. 
Professor  McCall  is  a  graduate  of  Iowa 
State  College.  The  object  of  his  work  is 
State-wide  propaganda  for  better  farm 
orchards,  including  small  fruits  and  vege¬ 
table  gardens  as  a  means  of  food  supply, 
more  trees  for  windbreak  and  shade,  and 
a  higher  degree  of  farmstead  ornamenta¬ 
tion. 
Health  Commissioner  John  Dill  Rob¬ 
ertson.  of  Chicago,  announced  April  22, 
that  a  $3,000,000  corporation  is  being 
formed  to  take  over  the  milk  supply  of 
the  bulk  of  the  2.500.000  people  in  Chi¬ 
cago.  if  the  dealers  carry  out  their  threat 
to  raise  tbe  price  of  milk  to  nine  cents  a 
quart.  The  corporation  is  being  formed 
by  combining  a  number  of  small  indepen¬ 
dent  dealers  so  as  to  save  by  co-operation 
In  transportation  what  tbe  milk  advance 
is  costing  them.  State  Senator  Olsen  is 
backing  the  now  company,  and  tbe  Chi¬ 
cago  Public  Efficiency  Board  is  depended 
on  to  have  charge  of  the  milk  transporta¬ 
tion.  which  runs  almost  two  million 
quarts  a  day. 
The  conference  of  tbe  Middle  A  Vest 
members  of  the  Women's  National  Agri¬ 
cultural  and  Horticultural  Association, 
was  held  at  the  Art  Institute,  Chicago, 
April  12  I  I. 
The  Thompson  Ridge  Milk  Producers' 
Association,  of  Thompson  Ridge,  Orange 
County,  N.  Y..  has  been  incorporated  with 
a  capital  of  $10,000.  consisting  of  1.000 
shares  at  $10  cadi.  Directors  for  the 
first  year  are  Arlington  8.  Dickerson, 
Thompson  Ridge,  Tims.  B.  Coriser  and 
G.  W.  Dickerson,  both  of  Montgomery. 
MEXICO. — Francisco  Villa,  the  Mexi¬ 
can  bandit  leader,  is  in  hiding  in  the 
mountains.  00  miles  west  of  Satevo,  ac¬ 
cording  to  a  dispatch  received  at  the 
State  Department  April  25  from  Consul 
Letcher  at  Chihuahua  City.  Sporadic 
cases  of  sniping  continue  to  he  reported 
from  tlie  territory  south  of  Gen.  Per¬ 
shing's  base,  near  San  Antonio.  Mexico. 
Motor  truck  and  wagon  trains  carrying 
supplies  to  troops  at  the  front  are  occa¬ 
sionally  jumped  by  small  bands  of  armed 
men,  who  scatter  when  fired  upon  in  re¬ 
turn.  Thus  far  the  Americans  have  suf¬ 
fered  no  losses  either  killed  or  wounded 
and  have  not  sustained  damage  to  their 
trains  or  cargoes.  On  Faster  Sunday  a 
motor  train  on  its  way  south  was  at¬ 
tacked  when  but  few  miles  outside  camp. 
One  Mexican  was  shot. 
Coming  Farmers’  Meetings 
Holstein-Friesian  Association  of  Amer¬ 
ica.  Detroit,  Mich..  June  <>. 
American  Forestry  Association,  Read¬ 
ing,  Pa.,  June  26-27. 
American  Association  of  Nurserymen. 
Milwaukee,  Wis..  June  28-30. 
International  Apple  Shippers’  Associa¬ 
tion.  Ncwt  York,  Aug.  2. 
Sixty-seventh  Michigan  State  Fair,  De¬ 
troit,  Sept.  4-13. 
Farmers’  Mutual  Protective  Associa¬ 
tion,  Indian  Fields,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  5. 
New  York  State  Fair,  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  11-16. 
National  Dairy  Show,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  Oct.  12-21. 
Lady:  “Why  should  I  buy  an  eggbeat- 
er?”  Peddler:  “Well,  the  lady  next  door 
thought  you  might  return  hers  if  you 
did  !” — Credit  Lost. 
