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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-11-20


THANKSGIVING time is al
most here, the time when, &C
cording to the example set by
the sturdy Puritan fathers, all
Americans are presumed to
give thanks to God for all
the blessings which have been
vouchsafed them during the
year that has passed. But
aside from the religious OBJ
servance of the day there
clings the beautiful custom Of
making presents to our friends
and contributing to worthy
philanthropic objects.
Speaking Of the latter, we
take pleasure in availing our
self Of the opportunity to call
the attention of our readers
to the Northwestern Home
finding Association, as an in
stitution worthy of the most
generous gifts. This institu-
ton was founded in Spokane
about four years ago. Its
object lis to receive homeless
neglected or abused children,
obtain legal control of them,
care for them until they can
be placed for adoption in Sc
lect family homes. 1t looks
after the interest of the child
after it is placed in a home,
until it becomes of legal age,
to see that tits properly train
ed and educated. 1t investi-
gates carefully the standing
of family before placing a
child. Its field of operation is
in the country known as the
Inland Empire or Eastern
Washington and Northern
Idaho. The institution was
founded under difficulties by
self-sacrificing persons who
saw its need. During its exis-
tence it has placed in good
family homes over 100 child
rem, who are now being train
ed to lives of usefulness.
Most of these children, had
they been left uncared for,
would have become public
charges, outcasts or even
criminals. Words cannot dc
justice to the great GOOD
which has been and is being
accomplished by the associa.
ton.
For its support the associa-
ton depends very largely
upon the generosity of the
public. Requests ard dona-
tons from individuals, church
es and societies, and annual
appropriations from boards Of
county commissioners COM
prise the bulk Of its income.
Early in the present year, the
association planned to raise
$40, 900 by January Ist, 1904,
for the establishment of re-
ceiving home, training and in
dustrial school, in Spokane,
to be operated in connection
with the present work. OF
this amount $773.o7 remains
to be raised. We can think OF
no better object for a Thanks
giving present or practical
Christianity. Be the gift large
or small, the doner may rest
assured it is not given in vain.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
GEORGE ". BEAVERS
AGAIN ARRA|GNED

George W. Beavers, the indicted former
postal %ofictal, again surrendered him
self to-day e United States Marshal
Henkel. In the Federal Building, He
wa arraIgned later before United States
Commissioner Ridgway on the two In
dictments recently returned against him
In Washington for alleged completely In
| connection with the Bundy Time Clock
Company. now known as the Interna-
tional Time Recording Company of
Binghamton, N. Y.
While Mr.. Beavers was waiting in the
ONCE of Marshal Henkel. Mr.. Seabury
and Judge Morgan. OF his counsel. had
quite an argument with Assistant United
| Statos District Attorney Wise. relative
TO the time when the formal examins-
ton OF Mr.. Beavers should be had on
the " Washington indictments.
At last Commissioner Rldgway hxed
the examination for leo Wednesday at
The lawyers then agreed that the two
| s., 900 bonds on which Mr.. Beavers Is o
| held should be reduced to $50 each and
returned in Washington charging corr
spiracy In connection with the Time
| Recording Company should be nx a Al
$4,000 and the American bonding Ccn-
pany Of Baltimore accepted as the surety
Upon the second Indictment u wa:
to 20 upon his own reeognizance.
Beavers was then formally arraignet
and after signing tho ball honda was al
lowed 70 ao.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
DEVERY is IN THE
FIGHT TO THE END
Flag Hoisted Denouncing Tam
many and Asking the People
to Vote for the Best Chief
Of Police New York Ever Had

A bdg streamer was raised across
Eighth n in front of the William
g.. Devery headquarters to-day bearing
the following inscription:
'In 1909 we were robbed Of our right
OF franchise at Saratoga and at Tam
many Hail by Murphy, Sullivan & Co.
The vote for leader that years was:
Devery. 1.ee6: Sheehan, 1895; Goodwin.
T2, Murphy and sullivan are again try
ing to disfrnnchise the voters Of the
Ninth Assembly District, They deceived
the people with a fraudulent combina-
ton ticket. TIT ticket headed by Will
ism 8, Devery at the primary election
Sept. 10 was elected. The vote was
Deve1y, l.aSi: Goodwin. lbs: Downing,
go.
"Rebuhe the robbers by voting for
the Independent Peoples party can
didate for Mayor, William 8. Devery.'
1t was said at the Devery headquar-
ters to-day that the reported statement
OF Peter j. Carney. President OF the
Devery Association. that the chief had
pulled out Of the Mayoralty contest was
n canard probably emanating from
Thoma +. Smith or some of the other
Ninth A. d. people around Tammany
Hall.
"Devery Is in the race to stay" said
CARNEY, .''and It's a lie IL anybody says
he Is pulling out"
The evening world., 1903-09-23
Resolution Orders an Adjourn
ment Until This Evening Out
Of Respect to the Late Fred.
erick S. Gibbs.
CHAIR DRAPED IN MOURNING.
Jerome-FuIton-c uttine Letters Come
In for Considerable Discussion
Among th> . elegates-Louis Stern
is Chosen as Temporary Chairman

The Republican City Convention In
Grand Central Palace was called to or
der at 1910 o'clock by Gerard B. Van
Wart. Chairman OF the Republican
City Committee.
There were not a hundred persons In
the convention hall when the; noon hour
arrived. A brass band in the orchestra
directly over the platform played patri-
otto airs industriously while the dele
gates struggled in. - p
F.. 8. Gibbs,s Chair Draped.
On the centre aisle, at the sixth row,
the seat which had been occupied for
years by Frederick 8. Gibbs at the head
Of the delegation from the Ninth Man
haitian, was draped in black and purple
it's usual occupant having passed over
to the majority since the primaries.
Somehow the sight OF that vacant
chair IN mourning for the dead leader
gave a sadness to the scene Of empty
benches which was not dissipated by tht
first piece played by Director Bent, 81
never knew I loved you till you'd gone
some First Arrivals.
"Charlie'! Murray was the frst Of the
"big ones to appear In the hall ana
perhaps Col. Abe Gruber, who came
next. might be described as the FIRST
OF the little ones"
II don't often indulge in profanity"
said Col. Gruber, r hand "bu. 1 Will
be excused for saying that three -
have been developed yer right. the
sender, the sendee n the man named"
This was in reference to the Jerome
Fulton-Cutting affair.
Crimp to He Ironed Out.
Jeromo's letters to Thomas A. Fulton
of the Citizens Union, and Fulton's
letters to Jerome. which were made
public this morning, were the prtacipa
topics of conversation with the dele'
gates.
What do you think Of the attack
asked Abe Gruber of a number OF dele
gates, as he walked up the stairs &c
the hall.
1--WE think Jerome should ave saved
his wind" called out one of the dele
gates. HE has thrown aucrimp into
some one, and we, are ,hera tsehqn II
OUT
suppose the crlmp was on Jerome?''
called out Gruber.
Then we will iron that out too" re-
piled the delegate.
MIR. storms Speech.
In his address Temporary Chairman
Louis Stern reviewed the work lone ny
the reform administration In a general
way. He said In part
1--WE meet to resolve ourselves into a
committee OF public safety. Within the
limits OF the day candidates, who L am
sure you Will find worthy. will be ac-
corded just praise. the integrity of their
character tested by deeds they have ac-
a.,,rItahAI md an nv nfshGllnn ~ C1vtr
faith crystallized in the phrases OF COM
else resolutions"
A resolution providing for the ad-
journment of the convention until 8
O'clock tonight out OF respect to the
memory of Frederick Seymour Gihbs
vas unanimously adopted.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
SAID HER COOKING
DAYS WERE OVER
Letter from Mrs. May D. Ban
croft to Her Husband, Promi-
net Brooklyn Druggist, Figures
In Suit for Separation.

Motion for counsel fees and aitmony
was made to-day before Justice Her
rick in the Brooklyn Supreme Court in
tho suit for separation brought by Mrs.
May D. Bancroft against her husband,
Oliver b. Bancroft, q wealthy drug
gist, OF Park plnce and Nostr0nd ave-
nue.. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Bancroft declares her husband
treated her cruelty and finally elected
her from his handsome home.' forcing
her to go out into tho street ''scanatly
clad"
This assertion Is denied by Mr.. Ban
croft. who alleges that his wife almost
ruined him by her extravaganza. In
support Of his contention he offers the
following extracts from a letter written
to him by his wife shortly after she
left him:
81 love the excitement and tho change
of active life, l was satisfied before /
knew any different, but whether l can
so back to the slow life again is a qua
tion.f My cooking days are over 1 know
how bad ! was as the world would see
1t. but 1t dOa't seem so TO me, and l
love n always will love my company.
i went away of my W inclination. The
other life suits me better"
According to Mr., Bancroft, the other
life" consists In going to the races every
day and filling the house la the evening
with hilarious men and one Justice
tlerrick granted the woman $3.50 coUnse
fee and $40 a week alimony.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
DIES TO Tighten
HER SONS BURDEN
Aged Woman Drinks CarboIic
Acid on Roof of Flat House,
Thinking She is Needless Ex-
pense to Her Son.

An old woman died by her own hand
to-day, that others b~eloved'by her might
live more comfortably. Her name was
Christina Oesterle. and she had seen
seycnty-siX years of life. A band of
crepe suspended alongside the door of
the flat-house at No. LOG West One Hun
dred aud Sixth street marks the scene
OF her act of s~elf-sacrihce.
She lived there in apartments on the
top cor with her son George, his wife
end two children. George Oesterle Is an
az guard and his health has not been
good. OF late he has lost many days
and the finances of the family ran to q
low ebb.
The observant little grandmother knew
what was. going on. She had lived with
her son for years, and she had known
times when his condition was more com
Portable. Seated in her big chair in a
corner of the kitchen she ~revoived
mathematical problems In her mind
IF l had dled ten years ago. she
unused, before the strength left my
body and 1 became a useless burden,
up against. a rainy day. 1t costs him
now.
with me out of the way, the little
ones would fare better, and his wife
would be able to spend more money
upon herself. II / could work II would
not be so bad. 1t ID time l died..
h went to a funeral yesterday, the
funeral of a woman she lac known in
girlhood. She rode out to the cemetery
and saw the body Of her friend lowered
into the grave. The quiet and beauty
of the great enclosure or the dead ap-
pealcd to her. On her way home she
bought a bottle OF carbolic acid.
1t had been her custom on pleasant
days to go to the roof of the fiat house
and enjoy the sunlight. She wen to
the roof to-day. The little children ac-
companied her and for a long time they
played beside her as she sat in her
chair. When they left her she was
gazing off toward Central Park. her
hands clasped in her lap and hiding the
bottle of poison.
Her daughter-in-law found her two
hours later. dead, with her wrlnkled
face turned toward the sur N''
The evening world., 1903-09-23
DAVIS REPORTS TO GREENE.
He Recommends Charges 20 Bs
Brought Against serRt. Prial.

Deputy Police Commissioners Davis has
made a report to Commissioner Greene
containing the results OF his investiga-
ton on the Monk" Eastman riots tho
night after the Primary election.
In the report is a recommendation for
good conduct on the part of Sergt.
Stephen McDermott and two plain
clothes men, John w. Mccoy and Henry
Brueck.
The Interest In the report, however.
centres In the recommendation n n
charges for neglect OF duty and miscon-
duct should be brought against Sergt.
Peter Prial, who acted was captain OF
the Fifth street station the night OF
the disturbance.
1T Is alleged that his ateness in get
ting to The scene should be taken aA
n ground for the bringing of the charges
against him.. Five patrolmen also are
Within the ban OF the report. They are
j. J. Murphy. Otto, j. Hastings, Simon
Chatterkirk, OF the Bldridge street sta
ton. and George II. Dale and George
Gallagher, of tho Fifth street station.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
MOTHER ANB CHILD BEATEN.
atiaefed With, fdIab ny Man WHO
asolse Into Henss.

HfiRF7IEIELD, Sept. 3.-Nelghhors
no gent 70 the hoase, OF Mrs. Steven
frorlhlres a. South. Northfield. early to-
.t2apa the woman and her young
~ 5fying apparestkiy dead on the door.
4'1|eh was stunned with blood. Beside
I4.4 YVES q CLUB with which they had
T.NN 1tO4tofi. N.4f
1I|1II mat "a strange man whom she had
ct4fci in her rspsp had inflicted her
|Vt. Qnd pefore fhe eould tell 4
'HI|r|I HIrrr aha aazain became uIi-
4H1 delffiana and death seems
MfhhHhile the child WAS re-
feeofeE
The evening world., 1903-09-23
CHARLES L. GUY RESIGNS.

Former Senator Charles L. Guy ten
dered to Mayor Low this morning his
resignation as a member of the Board
OF Education to take effect tomorrow.
Senator Guys reason for r~esigning Is
pressing professional engagements. Mr..
LeXow, Mackellar, Guy & Wells and Is
now a member OF Tammany Hall. He
was formerly n OF the late Henry d.
Purroy's staunch supporters.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
Body Of Aged Man Found Near
the Matthews Monument, in
Greenwood, with Bottle that
Had Contained Carbolic Acid.
LETTERS INDICATE w
He WAS TIRED OF LIFE.
Missives Were Signed in the
Name of Simeon Ackroyd, of
This City-Leaves Insurance
Policy for Benefit of Instantly

Policemen Edward Doyle and James
Logan. while walking through Green
wood Cemetery to-day. discovered the
body OF ar aged man lying a C down
ward in front OF the Matthews monu
ment, on Walnut avenue. Investigation
showed that N had committed suicide
by drinking carboiic acid. This was not
ascertained, however. until the body
was taken to h Fourth avenue police
station, when the partly empty bottle
that had contained the poison was found
In a pocket In. the coat.
Letters found in the pockets of the
dead man would indicate that he was
Simeon Ackroyd, of No. 1874 West Tween
ty-seventh street, where he lived with
a Mrs. Reynolds. There also was a
letter addressed to the mans daughter.
but the police withheld all Information
concerning It. Another letter was ad-
dressed to ]. A. Killion. care of C. A.
Aufrenordt, Grand and Green streets.
New York. This letter intimated that
the old man had been ~estranged from his
family for many years and that finally
driven to the depths Of dependency
over his loneliness he had determined to
commit suicide.
Hnu HIS LLte insured.
Aokroyd In his letter requested Mr..
Killion to look after his insurance and
see that 1t was collected for the benefit
OF his family. A card found in another
pocket showed that the dead man had
been a Master Mason In. the Grecian
Lodge, OF Lawrence. Mass. This card
was dated Sept. 8, 1903. Other papers
showed that the suicide had been born
In England nearly seventy years ago.
but had become a naturaltzed America n.
Mr.. klllion whom seen at Ids ofiice to-
day said he had known Mr.. Ackroyd
and his family for man years. A few
years z the dead man was q pros
porous merchant In Lawrence. Mass.
Despite his age. however, Mr.. Killlon
said Ackroyd began TO lead b reckless
life n soon estranged himself from
family friends. He lost his business
and ~squandered most OF his fortune.
Failed to Obtain Employment.
He came TO New York several days
ago 10 seek employment In the dry
goods business. He had Appealed to Mr..
Kilhon, but as Mr.. Killion's partner
feared his habits, he was turned away.
When the old man came to New York
he was accompanied by a Young son,
They both went to No. ga West, twenty
seventh street and took a room. At that
address It was said that the son left
two days ago n has not been seen
since. The father left the house last
evening.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
OUT OF WORK, TRIES SUICIDE
TeRmster Shoots Himself and IL
In N Critical Condition.

Andrew Peska. thlrty-four years old.
a teamster out OF work. shot hinaself
IN the. right ear to-day at hts home on
the top loor OF the tenement at No. q
Avenue c, and is in n precarious CON
dillon at Bellevue Hospital.
Peska lived with his wife n u ten
months-old babe. His wife Is III AND
. PeSku has been out OF steady employ
m6nt' FOR nearly two years and was
despondent. lie depended entirely FOL
girls at the house. Peska his morning
went to. the bedroom and lying on Tho
bed shot himself In the right ear. He
is In q critical condition and not x
pected 10 live. =,
The evening world., 1903-09-23
Or. euERNsEY,s FUNERAL.

The funeral OF DIR, Egbert Guernsey.
famous homeopathic physician, was held
this afternoon from the Church OF
the Transfguratioa, in East Twenty
ninth street. The service was con-
Quoted by the Rev DIR. H%olNghton. as.
sisted by Df. Hugh p. Hobson, o.
bridgeport, Conn, and the ee9silai
' wel-known men In the congregation
Ehe intermeat was At woodlawn.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
BIG OUTING FOR IRIsHMEN.
County Mayo Mems Association To
Hold IT'S Annual FeHtfynL.

The annual Surnmernight' $, Festival Of
ithe County Mayo Mems Benevolent and
Protecttve Association will be held next
heaturday evening at Suffers HARLEM
tasser Eark. II Will about conclude tho
lEumner serios of entertainments given
ny the men from the various counties
of Iseland.t -HH .t 81
AS q, hitting close co the season the
1~Epn9ssttef ip charge has arranged a big
pro9fanpmearof entertainment. Prof
HQmefstf.s Irish Volunteer Band will fur
nishfthe ,snpsIf.r
The evening world., 1903-09-23
Reid Northrop, Whose Brother
Sanford Killed Himself in St.
Louis a Year Ago, tempt
10 Take His Life in Buffalo.
(NlFE AND CHILDREN IN
THE HOUSE AT THE TIME.
Failure to Make Success of
Business Which George Gould
Backed the Cause in Both In
stances, but Reid viii Live.

George Gould received a telegram to-
fday stating that his cousin and the ia
tvorite nephew of his father. Red Nor
.throp, OF st, Louis. had attempted sui
eide IN the Niagara Hotel. Buffalo, by
shooting himself. The bullet inflicted
mer ely a superficial wound. Northrop
was stopping at the hotel with his wife
and two children at the time.
The news was a great shock TO Mr..
Gould, as only last june Sanford Nor
throp, a brother of Reid, committed
.Aiioide In st. Louis by blowing out his
brains. The cause OF the tragedy Of
yesteraay was the failure of the young
man to make a success Of the American
Refrigerator Transit Company. in spite
Of tho generous help he received from
The Goulds. Finally George Gould be-
rame discouraged at the way the young
nan was running tho business and
turYed II over To the control of the Mis-
sburi Pacific and Wabash railroads.
This change took place last spring.
SANFORD Northrop. who was thirty
ave years old. was general manage OF
me Refrigerator Co., and Reid Nor
throp was president. Both were exceed
ankly we'll known in the best society
in the West and also IN Now York
and were popular.
The First Suicide.
At the time sandford Northrop com
United suicide his brother Reid was
abroad with his family. He hurried
back to 81. Louis and found his
brothers and his own affairs in a bad
state. although they both had large
fortunes independent of their interests
IN the Refrigerator Transit Co.
Reid Northrop had resigned his post
as president OF the company before go
ing abroad. The loss Of this important
position came as q terrible blow to
both brothers. Fewer since they were
boys together there had been a strong
friendship between the Gould boys and
1.-THE Nothrops. Jay Gould was extreme
iay fond of both Reid Ink Sanford
Northrop. and remembered them In HIS
will with handsome legacies.
When they gre TO manhood, how
ever. both boys showed a tendency to
be gay. although there was never any
jthing e-xtravagant In thedr aopduct
such as would attract attention. They
both lived well n entertained a great
deal. BY some It was saad that not
understanding ther wealth they were
living beyond their ean
When the news of their Extravaganza
was brought to George Could he sent
for his cousins and urged them kindly
to adopt a more conservative moda ~
life. az the public knowledge OF their ex-
travagancs might inJure the company.
.phas thav ala not act ,nor HI. aSu,..
,,o,ia arna.n go. N'o
Ao appeA rum Inc f"ct that the
control or the company was taken out
Iof their hands and turned over To otn,ar
no,,ta tn,a-D.t ~
r~uo nperoso.
Wife Had Left sandford. q,
Shortly after he lost bis place IN the
h afyiyarator Comnany a.na,s-
~ SH'. cabuiora NOT
Fnnrop's VIE lett him ana went to live
1dn Philadelphia 1t was not known at
The evening world., 1903-09-23
senator scott sitting Up.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Sept. 23.Gsen-
ator Nathan B. Scott. of West Virginia.
sat up an hour yesterday for the first
time since he, was taken III, The physi-
clans believe he will be able to be out
within a week.
The evening world., 1903-09-23
OHIO VILLAGE BURNS.
OIL Tank on Passing Train Eek.
Modes and Fires Buildings.

EVANSVILLE, o.. Sept. 23.-The VII
lnge OF Norwich, east OF here. was
threatened with destruction by FIRE late
to-day. An oil tank on a passing Bal
timore and Ohio train exploded. ant
several houses were ignited,
~ There was no means at hand to iigh'
the DIRE and the flames spread rapidly
The evening world., 1903-09-23
R>pY FOUND IN RIVER.

The body of Charles weeser, of No.
1s9 West Ninetieth street. was found in
the East River at One Hundred and
Sixteenth street to-day, nj Vas re-
moved to the Morgue,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-09-16

leads from nowhere to nowhere In
particular; 1t has no staple industry;
three out of four of It's inhabitants
would not take work ii II was offered
them, and the fourth would be
mighty particular in his choice Of
what he took
But II was not ever thus. Until
well into the nineteenth century Lit.
tie Pedlington was the busy center
Of very large and lucratiye-well,
we were going to say trade, but as
trade implies legality we had bet.
ter call 1t occupation. for. II Little
Pedlington held one thing more than
another in abomination, II was that
responsibility which is conferred by
loyal adherence to the laws of the
land. Briefly. Little Pedlngton was
the local metropolis of smuggling. Its
position, scattered about the wood.
lands clothing a line OF hills which
at the time OF Caesars invasion were
sea.washed cliffs, and overlooking an
eXpanse of dreary, tracRless marsh
land, favored IT, Boats landed their
tubs on the marsh edge strings of
horses carried them along the devious
marsh ways to the foot Of the hills.
up through the woods by deep sunk
tracks still known as the "keg ways. A."
to Little Pedlingt0n, and thence to
the markets Of the country as oppor.
tunity offered. Once in the Pedling.
ton woodland and they were as safe
and remote as anywhere in the world.
It was a roaring business they car.
rieG or in every sense of the word
lucrative, but only to men possess.
ing qualifications not far removed
from the heroic. and wthal saturated
with the charm which ever appeals
to certain natures with irresistible
force-the charm Of lllegality. It was
a desperate occupation. and, accord.
ingly, as its rewards were great so
were its punishments heavy. Very
short shrlft was melted to the SNUG.