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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
SINKS HER TEETH
IN OFFICERS WRIST

Every ono lies TO me. but God al
ways tells the TRUTH" ia what Aida
shoma. alias Aiine Faber. says over
and over 10 herself as she Hharpens
OF the women's ward In the county
jail
she II 10 be examined for insanity
this afternoon. When arrested yes
terday by Patroiman Hubbard. she
was In a state OF intoxication and
was trying to smash windows In the
southern part OF tho city She fought
desperately with the officer and sue
ceeded In sinking her teeth In HIS
xvriat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
THERE IS
A HEN ON

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2s.--what
II believed 10 be an important con-
ference upon the strike situation "
being held this afternoon by Preai-
dent Mitchell, Secretary Wilson and
District Presidents Nichols. Duffy
and Fahey. who arrived by appoint
mcnt this morning, 50 far they all
absolutely refuse 10 make any state
ment concerning the purpose 81 the
meeting. Important developments
are eNpected.
I.ater-The conference ended at
o'clock. Mitchell says positively that
that nothing VIII be given 20 the
press now. He left at o'clock for
Wllkesbarre.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
UNCANNY
SUICIDE
Man Burns His Store
and Dies Inside


La CENTER. Wash. sept IT,
Dr. W. Dayis. IA druggist Of this
town. was burned "a death IN hiH
store this MOI ming. While the IRE
was burning. several shots were
heard from inside the Ftore. When
the fire was eNtinguished and the
body recovered. II Was found 20 DC
burned beyond recognition. Beside
the corpse lay a winchester rife,
pistol and large nife.
The cnHa II supposed 10 be one Of
suicide. Dr. Davis was giraffe. and
by some thouRhht 20 be mentally de-
ranRed lie had often threatened to
burn the whole town.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
WILL NOT
DODGE IT

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2e.-con-
Vreeaman Littiefield. OF Maine, ar
rived in this city today. He said
that he was not looking for the
speakershlp. but n It we're offered TO
him. ne would accept. Littlefieid
viii stump this state for the Repub-
fican ticket.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

bound TO begin the conflict. so stood
on my guard with gun poised ready
to meet the inevitable whom Il came.
"All the time there stood that fer
ocious beast with his villaipous eyes
fastened on mine. At last / thought
n about time something WA hap
peninE. 80 took an empty shell from
my pocket and blew into lt. making
an inprovlsed whistle, hoping to
make the beast move,
'sBut those eyes continued TO glare
into mine and did not nudge an inch.
Why. l could see his eye lids bat as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

Eta f.aughiin, a real estate broker.
IL suing Candace Van f3rockiin for.
tt1b commission which ahe Gays Is
due her for the sale OF property
valued AZ $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
wnlRp CASE

Robert Mahon. who assaulted Tom
Dutton. director OF the dog hospital
Yesterday. ~ thought to be insane.
and will be examined by physicians
in the superior court tomorrow. lie
say ne IL a man who has a worn
out soul.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

Drying their tears. the parents
proposed 10 resume their Journey 70
the city. Before taking the car. de-
PENDANT asked his wife whether she
had any further use for her cape.
she said she had not. and defendant
threw thu garment away.
They took a car. and on arriving
In seattle, went 10 a lodging house
on Third avenue. whore they spent
the night. The next morning. about
7 O'Clock. they got up. and after hav-
ing breakfast, took the train for
Aberdeen.
Tuesday evening. June ~. he was
Informed nv his wife that the mar
shall OF Ballard was going 10 arrest
him. On the impulse 81 the moment
ne bought a smell quantity ~ pro-
visions and took 20 the woods.
In brief. matter ~ fact way. the
defendant told Of his wanferfngE and
On pfure. He made no mention ~
hls alleged confession 10 Sheriff
Cudfhee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
emile lola is DEAD

PARIS sept lola. novelist disa this
at OF surrounded
suicide
that the found TO be
emil n he he arrived
have
anieial nndnk ia
pala both we'll
bedroom found zaa undefsed lying
the noora nd fustex Madame bed
corner 81 the room The stove
IL alive ARTIFICIAL
police report gives the of zoas
Of defective
wAs Paris. April 1890 His youth
but he finished his studies Ia
Ae a publishing
contributing the
while achieved sufficient reputation
aueaUakfullys
of realistic school called
aatuFnsm Ills works have been bitterly attacked
matsrialste &esertheean his ability
writer and hia OF thought are uudispusd.
n defender of Ureyfur
that unfortunate officers he
zoia been constantly subjected
petit on
fe miserable and probably undermined his
health.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
SHOULD Be
HANGED
IF MiNEae STORY IS TRUE.
DieKERMAN is A SCAMP OF
WORST ORDER

IL the signed statement OF II min
ere be correct A +. niekermau. sec.
rotary OF RE ghiEule Coal Company.
a not only base FWindlef, but han
twice iuFed a crew % men TO a desc
late shore In Alaska. and then abafs-
doned them 70 sfarye. The statement
was signed July % ct Chignie and
Hoos. one Of their number. who ar
rived on the ship ]. u. Peters. The
statement gives a completes history OF
the case. beginning - follows:
Were Badly hosssd
I'VE. the undersigned miners and
saboreTa Of the Shignic Coal Com
papy. DO hereby affirm that Ne truly
believe that Ne have been hoaxed
and swindicd. and that Ne must pro-
vide for ourselves as b@st We can.
and we therefore purpose Ia take
Possession of the property of the
company and use as much OF II as
necessary to take Us out Of this place,
for we know that II We remain here
unsii winter We fnust stArve,"
The Statement then tells how the
men left Seattle May =. on the
schooner Louisa 4. under contract
with DickermAn 10 work the mine for
81 per day. Each Of the 90 had puf
so into stock. for which he was TO
receive dividends. The prosiEions
aboard were inn6eauat- for the trip.
~ ths time fhJsnic vas reached
only Few beans ana soEne coffee
were left.
Thsueh weak the men ala soms
WORK. expecting that the steamer
Junsaa wo1id soon arrive attn pro-
visions hut the vessel OH fsoa
come. The men we're then almost
nhosiess. Foreman ". A. Pollman
had been assured by the company
that his wife and children would be
sent up on the steamer and that in
the meantime his family would he
provided for. But when he got back
to Seattle two weeks ago he found
HIS loved ones almost destitute The
mine was found 10 be practically
worthless. and there was no shelter
but a mud hut
Finally Escaped
The men built n sklff and after be-
Ing nearly pwamped in the surf af
Anchorage bay. reached the p. T..
and ~. Co.'S eAnnery at that place.
There they learned that In 1889
Diekerfnnn had barely escaped
lynchinK by miners he had similarly
dured. escaping In a small boat
The men worked AZ the cannefy
the remainder Of the season. return
ing on the Two Brothers. bound for
san Francisco. and the J.. y. Peters.
which arrived AZ Seattle. -Four had
stopped AT Yakutnt on the way up.
and three, who had the money. re-
turned on the Louisa $.
Nobody knows where nIckernan
IL. lie IL believed TO have carried
out HIS desplcable project to help his
stock selling scheme IN the East.
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The baby's body got limp over my
arm answered the witness. with
out hesitation.
The body was wrapped In Mrs
underwoodss blue golf cape. De-
PENDANT illustrated the statement TO
the jury.
Defendant removed the cape from
the habys face and vas horrihed 20
see thar the child was pale IA death.
He placed his ear 10 rs cherr ana
found that It's heart was stIll.
He Informed his wife OF the fact.
and. horror-sfricken. they discussed
the disposal Of the body. Defendant
determined 10 bury II himself. hav-
ing no money to pay for n funeral.
Leaving hts wife with the body. he
returned TO Mrs. Hetzisr's 10 get a
shovel he had seen in the woodshed.
He could not md the shovel. but did
find the sack and stone. He deter
mined 70 sink the body In the bay.
Mrs Underwood. IN tears. protested;
but finally agreed. and the plan was
carried out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
ARMY CAPERS
BEGIN
REAL EsTATE WOMAN

FORT RILEY. Kan. sept. "a
The army maneuvers proper began
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
q cunninglY watched me

at last the suspense became un-
bearable, and saying TO myself: The
Lord hates a coward. and SO do L.
I advanced cautiously with gun
aimed, ready at a seconds notice TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
WEATHER FORECAST

semitic and Vicinity--TonIght and
Tuesday. occasional rain; warmer to-
night with fresh to brisk south
winds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

At 100 O'Clock, when court recon-
vened. SIR. Fulton began his Cross
examination OF the defendant. Tn
eerwood. though plainly nervous,
made az good a witness for himself
when in Mr.. Fulton's hands, as In the
hands OF HIS own lawyer Mr.. Ship
Icy. =.
This IL not. however, saying that
Underwood made a good witness in
either case. on hfa direct examtn-
alton, he was led from start 10 I'M
ish By Mr. ehipiey. and seemed un-
able 10 proceed without help from the
lawyer. His statements were ram
hIlna and fncoherent. and his voice
vas 40 low that IL was only with
great difficulty thar persons inside
the rail-, even, heard his words.
Mr.. Fulton lost no time In ssttlns
to the bottom Of the case. After 2
Few preliminary questions, he asked
me ,vlfneaa IL IL was not true tnat
ne had been interview by news
paper reporter named Hazeitlne ~
so,fth BEND Immediately after ms
CAPTURE. Witness answered IN the
Affirmative. -. a., a.. a,s
M. Fulton asked witness II ne dla
nof maze 10 Mr.. Hazoltine al that
time the following statement IN
HuUHtRA-t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

get into action.
well, | found out what time II
was anyway. The phosphorescent
glow from the two knot holes In a
small tree about SO feet beyond was
sufficient TO tell me II was 2;s p. m. :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

Il ike did. aud took care Of I, most
All the time.
~she seemed 70 thlnk the baby
would dtseraea her. aud she wanted
10 set rid of Il. she said she didn't
went any babies. ard I told her that
Il this WAS the case. there WAS no use
Of US trying 10 live together any
longer / told her we would pack W
ali our things and 80 horne 10 my
mother. Ny rlother had written me
asking me to eeme home with nay
Mr.. Fulton further asked witness
u Il was rot tue that when he Vas
told his wifa denied an kraU ledge 81
the AFFAIR. he said Why didnt she
tell the truth. STE knew al abnHt
what | was going 10 do. Why, she
held enc side of the bag when I
dropped the baby IN with the Stone.
before throwing IL intn the water
Witness admitted that he had beer
interview by Mr. Hazeitine. but when
Attorney Shields ohfecfed. Judge
Grimm ruled me question out ana
told the witness he need not answer
a.
Flsresly Attacks Witness
AR. Fulton fereely attacked wiz
ness on several scores. He forced
MIN tn admit that ne had given TIE
~ days old babe as much chioro-
form a. he had on a rfeviooa occa-
sion efvsn hts brothers child a year
old. ne admitted that he knew
ehInrofnrm was dangerous drug.
yet could not deny that ne had Put
the baby TO sleep with chior0f0rnn.
then placed the handkerchief. satur-
ateA with the liquid. over the ehiid's
face and tucked u into its cellar
that after this he had wrapp@d TIRE
child up IN vie tape and paid no
more attention to n for 10 minutes
Then he felt ia holy grow linn.
and. looking At ils face. foand that
a was dead
Very Confused
witness gave confused answer
when asked Why he had not return
"a 10 Mrs. Hetsiers with thr baby
whfn ~ foanf nnf tszn he had nsKA1s
u an overdose o. ehiofofofns-
Witness constantly reiterated Il
didn't have enough money 20 bury
u" making that nrseer IN many
eases where n was wholly irrelevant
On the whole. however. Under
woods defusaner was cool. and the
story he told on direct examination
was closely adhere %.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

Attorney Shlpisy wrapped the
stone NJ In the aack. and. asking the
witness 10 stand up. placed the
package under his arm
was that the bundle you had
under your arm fhat nixhf. Paul.
ne arke1. dramatically.
1T wAs not replied the defendant
Defendant said he carried chs
child after he and his wife left Mrs.
HntxierA. While thay we're waiting
az the crossing for street car. the
baby woke up and began crying. as
if In rain.
Defendant remembered the bottle
Of ehloroform. and. producing ". told
hts wife ne would quiet the baby BY
its use. She objected. but he raas-
Hured her. telling her that he had
used the drug before and that there
was mo- danger.
He took his wife's handkerchief.
and. nafurating IL with chiorofcrm.
placed II over the chiid'H face IL
Was a dark. windy night. witness re-
menlbered. There was light near
the corner.
What was the effect n the chloro-
form - asked Mr.. Shipiey.
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he IS STILL
PERSISTENT
Mr.. Moore Has Hopes for His Petit
tien-other Matters Before Council
Tonight

Al the meeting OF the city council
tonight. J. a. Moore expects to revive
his dying proposition TO be allowed
the special privilege Of violating the
building ordinance. lie ia persistent
in his petition 20 be allowed to evade
the ordinance I'm reference to the
Curtis. Arcade and Lumber Exchange
buildings by using wood instead OF
metallic lath In the halls and stair
ways. as specified by law
First a special committee. appoint
ed to Investigate the matter, would
have II Killed by inaction. But Mr.,
Moore insisted.and after a wait of
two weeks. the committee reported
back the petition with no recon-
mendation. Then the matter was
allowed TO lay on the table. by the
council completely ignoring Il.
Mr.. Moore has been doing some
lobbying In the meantime, and IL
hopeful OF having some action taxi
en- tonight Meanwhile, the COM
pletion OF his buildings has been de-
iayed considerable. and at no small
cost.
Other Matters Tonight
Other matters of importance are
to be considered tonight. Among
them are Councilman Kistler'a bill
10 license dance halls and making
new regulations for conducting va
riety theaters and concert halls, rele-
eating all below the new dead line.
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MY baby was ruptured ana afsa
,haf ia the Gofa truth. always
ioved nv baby more than my wire
ever aid. She did not seem TO love
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This was three weeks before the
baby VAS born.
Tho chleroferrn
The witness waS then asked
whether he had ever purchased a
bottle Of ehlcrofortn while living If
Ballard. lie answered that he had.
IL was on the Friday before the
birth OF the child 10 his wife. II was
20 have been used ~ Mrs Chdef-
woods confinement II pain made II
Underwood then told how he mad
used chioroform on his brothers
baby At Centraiia. where he lived and
worked IN a single mill before going
Witness told the jury ne vas g
years % sge. lie had worked IN var
taus shinxie mills prior 60 coming -
Raiiart--oae % them IN Suohomish.
Witness then ranahled down 10 the
evening Of the alleged infanticide.
he went to Seattle Early in the
evening TO see about shipping his
trunks when he returned 90 Bal
lard he went 10 Mrs HetzleFsA where
thought they had better go n they
intended 10 catch the boat. He ask
"a his wife whether she had the baby
clothes. she said she had not. De-
PENDANT went over to his own hous.
and got them. They were wrapped
up In \ small round bundle. Re
fore they left the house. Mrs HstxieF
asked him how his wife was going 70
feed the baby on the trip. He told
her he would get some milk a. a
restaurant.
The bundle con tslned change of
gowns for the baby. some napkins
AIRS Underwood uixht dress and
her comb ana brush. Defendant had
wrapped the articles mp himself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29

sa7 Pioneer Building. Seattle, wasi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. Frank Walker. of State Center,
was in the city on business Friday.
Mrs. a. b. Ankrum left for Cleariield
this morning for a months visit with
relatives and friends.
Mr. G. Il. Miller. who has been in
Aberdeen, s. d.. for the past week, ar
rived home this morning.
Mrs. G.. l.. Mason and daughter Mary
went to Ira this morning for visit OF
few days with relatives.
MIR. w. H. Burrows arrived home
yesterday from ten days business
trip to New York and Chicago.
Miss Mary A. Bailey of Marietta,
who has been in this city and Albion for
a few DAYS visit, returned Friday eve
ming to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Janney leave this
evening for a visit of a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Lanpher IN 81. Paul,
and friends in Minneapolis.
Miss Margaret Welsh, of Boone, who
has been in the city few weeks as the
guest of Miss CleNe Squires. returned
to her home Friday evening.
Mrs. C. S. Giddings and daughter Al
ma left Friday for Freeport, I'LL, and
Lake Geneva. Wis, where they will
visit with relatives for a month.
Mrs. NJ c. Dallin, of State Center,
who has been at Deep River for a two
weeks visit. was in the city Friday,
returning to her home in the evening.
Miss Lillian Cummings, daughter OF
Mrs. Adelaide Cummings, returned to-
day from Vinton, where she has been
al.S' iSit a.
Miss Lillian Pegg.
Rev. and Mrs. John Montgomery, of
Albion, We're in the city Friday. being
on their way home from a months visit
with friends at points in Story, Dallas,
Madison, Greene. and Boone counties.
Mr. III. j. Howard. of Ames, who has
been i'm Bangor and Union for few
DAVIS stay on business and Incidentally
to visit relatives and friends, WAS in
the city Friday. returning to his home
in the evening.
daughter Marion and Mrs. G. III. Ruth
and children left for Clear Lake this
morning, where they will remain for
family tonight.
Mr. r. w. chamberlain left tnlS
morning for Clinton and Albany, ILL.,,
for ~ short stay. He will visit over
Sunday with friends in the former city.
and with his mother, Mrs. S. +. Cham
berlain, at Albany.
Mrs. James Allison. Jr., of State Cen
ter. spent Friday in the city with
friends, being on her way home from
Independence, where she has been for Il
few weeks visit with her parents. DIR.
and Mrs Sherman.
Mr.. w. S. Porter, of Eldora, was in
the CITY this morning between trains.
being en- route to Grand Lake, Col,
where he goes to join his wife and
daughter Hortense, who are spending
the summer there.
Misses Lucille and Irene Wilson,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Wilson,
went to Oskaloosa Friday evening,
where they will remain for visit of
several weeks With their grandmother,
Mrs. Benjamin Slemmons.
| Mrs. A. c. Goodell OF Potter. Neb.,
,nent Friday afternoon i'm the city, go.
| ing i'm the evening to Albion, where she
| will remain for a few weeks visit at
the home of her husbands parents,
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. A. Goodell.
4 Mrs. Pearley A. Hall, Of Minneapolis,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26
lurnu ua, Saturday aug e. 1902

who has been visiting for week at the
home of her husbands parents, MI. and
Mrs. Amos Hail. south of the city, lett
Friday evening for Macon, Mo-, where
she will visit her mother, Mrs Free
man.
Mrs +. c. Byford. who has been in
the city for the past few days, left for
Minneapolis this morning. where she
will visit friends for a few days before
returning to her home. Mn Byiord
departed for Chicago for a short stay
before going to Parsons
Nlessrs. j. c. and +. ID. Woodmansee,
of lndianola, who have been in the city
for a week as guests of the family OF
their brother. Mr.. G. G. Woodnansee.
left this morning for their home Mf.
j. c. Woodmansee is student at 'he
Still College of Osteopathy Dies MONIES.
Mrs. H. l.. Osman. VINO has been in
the city for the past ten days WISHING
relatives. left for her home in Chl-
.cago this morning. Master Heroid ana
Miss Louise Osman will remain with
their grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Nj.
Choate, for the remainder of the SUM
mer.
Mrs. j. w. Conger. of Prescott. AriZ.,
who has been in the city for the past
two weeks visiting the family of her
sister-in-law. Mrs. George Neil. went To
Des Moines Friday and after Il brief
visit there will leave for Washington.
ID. c.. Boston. and Portland, Me-, for
the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. c. w. Burlet and son Dana. Of
Birmingham Ala. who have been in
the city three weeks visiting the family
of the formers aunt, Mrs. John w.
Boggie. also al the home of DR.. and
Mrs. a. l.. Bryant. at LaMoille. Went
to New Sharon Friday evening. where
they will remain for a few weeks stay
Mrs r. ID. Goss. before returning to
their home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26
LOOKING FOR HOG CHOLERA.
representative of Parke, Davis G Co

Wants to Experiment.
DR.. f. y. Mct'arland of the bacterio-
logical department of the University of
Pennsylvania, visited the city Friday
and spent the day as the guest OF
Dr. G.. G.. Cottle. DR.. Mcfarland was
looking for cases of hog cholera in the
county. but after a thorough search
failed to find Il single case. DIR. McFar-
land is doing field work this summer
for Parke, Davis & Co. of Detroit and
wishes to experiment with a new serum
on cases of cholera. The Detroit chem
lists have an improved anti-toNin serum
that is thought by innoculation will
solve the hog cholera problem. DR.. Nc
Farland left for Cedar RAPIDS Friday
night, where he sent today in looking
for cases of the disease. He will go
from the Rapids to points in western
Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-26

DR.. p. w. Coe. j. b. Malloy. Dell Hoes,
Joe Mitten. Lawrence and Ernest
Rohde, A. NJ WEIGH. p. w. Brink, How .
ard Carpenter, Will j. Liston. John
Williams, DR.. Frank Ball. o. f. Eek
land. Harold Gilbert, f. p. DeMange,
Floyd Bower and "Tabby" Sargent. all
of State Center. were in the city Fri
Gay to witness the State Center
Marshalltown ball game.