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The Washington times., 1905-07-31
WOMEN ARE EASY,
SAYS TON
Suspected Bluebeard's Opin-
ion Of His Dupes.
CONFIDENT OF AcQUITTAL
Despite Effort of Police to Rake Up
His Record, He Simply Says
"Wait."

NEW YORK. July 31.-In his cell at
the Raymond street jail yesterday, Fred
ericIl Carlton, suspected of killing two
of his wives. ard charged with count
less other crimes. talked freely OF him
self. introducing mis- statement by the
calm and serious declaration that women
are easy.
Yes" said he. there is one thing
will say, and you can't make It too en-
phatic-women are easy"
Are Too Confding.
Carlton. regarded as he is BY the po-
lice as one of the most amazing expon-
ents of the wilas of love-making, a. man
who has left a trail OF broken hearts
the country wide, made the declaration
in all seriousness, and then said:
They are too confding. too prone to
be led; but we couldn't get along with
out them.
III the police will go about this bust
ness without so much fooIishness they
viii soon find I'm not a bad man. never
drink, I don't gamble, ] don't swear, and
well about the only thing I have ever
done was to innocently, yes, say inno-
Gently, make love to a few women. Isn't
it a mans privilege TO win the heart OF
a woman And If she falls in love with
him. can he help it?'
Said to Have Confessed.
Notwithstanding this effort at sang
froid. it is said today that Carlton has
/ confessed that he is a bigamist: that he
! has married four women; that he has
travelled under several aliases, and that
he is a. deserter from the army.
In his confession Carlton said that
only one of his wives is now living in
| New York State. He also married Mrs.
Eta Kingrey in Gordon, Ala. He we'd
ded the New York woman under the
name of MARTINEZ. Wilettas Bird is
said to be the woman he married in
/ New York. The police have been un-
/ Carlton also made an affidavit that
! he was married to Eleanor Fandeventer,
! recently released from Jail, but he is
| not believed TO have made her his wife.
| Inspector Of Police Cross believes that
! Carlton married two other women be-
sides the two who died OF tetanus and
| the two others he admits marrying.
! Carlton admitted that he has been
| known as Carlton, McCandless, Garter,
| and Martinez
/ TetanIs germs. taken from the brain
| Of Edward Johnson. who died in Brook
| lyn on Saturday, are being injected
! into rabbits TO show that it is pos
/ sibEe 20 cause tetanus in that way.
Mrs. Vandeventer Arraigned.
EIeanoc Vandcventer, the 7ancee oi
| Frederick E. Carlton, the alleged Brook
Ilyn bluebeard. was arraigned this morn
! Ing before Magistrate Tighe in Brooklyn
on charges Of completely in the taking
! of obscene pictures. It is alleged thai
Miss Vandeventer posed in the nude. ant
that Carlton afterward asked the heac
of some other woman on the nude body
and wit hhte composite PhotoRra pf
blackmailed his victim Of sums o
money.
! Miss Vandeventer was held in 90
hail for tria! in the court of special ses
sions Bail will be forthcoming tomor
row. and Magistrate Tighe released tn,
| woman today, she having been baiieC
out some few days age. when q bond o
$50 was put up.
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Declares the People Are
Dissatisfied With
Wilson.
LATTER At OYSTER BAY
Confers With President Con-
cerning Fate of Other
Officials.

The Southern Cotton Association II
determined to follow uD its campaign
of .''house cleaning" in the Bureau Of
Satisfies of the Department of Agri-
culture.
The officers of the association are not
satisfied with the way Secretary VIII
son has gone about the bringing te
light the guilty ones connected with the
cotton scandal, and through their prest-
dent, Harvie Jordan. of atlanta, Ca,
will request the resignation OF Secretary
Wilson.
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
association, who is at present here to
aid District Attorney Morgan H Beach
in probing the intricate manipulations
that have been going on in the statis-
teal bureau for some time. said TO a
Times reporter this morning:
''The present head OF the Department
of Agriculture has not been consistent
IN his efforts to bring about an investi-
CATION of the Irregularities that have
been in existence in the bureau for the
past two years, and for that reason,
understand from Mr.. Jordan's state
u1ent. that the mater VIII be presented
10 the President officially and Secretary
Wilson's resignation requested.
Secretary Wilson. continued Mr..
Cheatham, .'in his eight and one-haIf
years as Secretary of Agriculture. has
been of great help to tne cotton grow
ers of the South, as through the valu-
able experiments in cotton production
made by his department the staple
product of the South has been increased
many-fold. Yet admitting all the good
work he has done, the people want a
man as Secretary of Agriculture who
can and viii conduct his office for the
interest of the people. and who has
backbone enough TO come cut fatty
and declare to the public that he IS
running that department, and not de-
pendent upon subordinates.
The people Of the South are depeH-
dent upon cotton for a living con-
tinued Mr.. Eheathan, "and II the board
of trade sharks are constantly furnish
ed with advance information as 20 Tho
condition OF the cotton crops then the
people of the South are made victims
of the fiuctuation in the prices of their
crop and are alone the ones to suffer
from the acts of the unreiia bic and
grating employees who have been allow
ed to taTnper with the information fur
nished by the department correspon-
dents.
Mr.. Jordan. president Of the associa-
tion, in a statement made public yester-
day. said:
The resi- gnatlon OF secretary WllScik
win be absolutely necessary to inspire
confidence among the producers and the
trade generally in the Department of
Agriculture. Secretary Wilson may be
Thoroughly honest and sincere. but 1t is
quite evident that he is incompetent, and
that his days of usefulness to the de-
partnent have passed
Mr. Cheatham will leave for Atlanta
Ca tonight 10 confer with Mr. Jordan
upon matters pertaining TO the South
ern Cotton Association. and 1T is in
hn~- no
the sensational character doing in the
near future.
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Will Go Further.

But the inquiry will not stop with
answers to these questions. Some sub
ordinate official will examine the chief
clerks in each department, seeking TO
expand every reply which suggests
either a condition which ought TO be i'm
proved or a means of Improvement. 1t
is hoped that such an extra inquir-- will
prevent the inquiry from becoming stiff
and formal and avoid the loss Of any
suggestions which might not be gathered
through set questions
This work being done In each of the
departments the official who conducted
the oral inquiry is to collate all the in
formation obtained. He is to sift out
all duplicate answers, classify those
which are not duplicated. and prepare
for transmission with these data a brief
Of the inquiry IN his department and a
statement OF his own opinions based
upon IL
Tt is not the purpose of the commits
sion TO do away by such means with
direct examination along particular
lines. What the members of the com
mission hope to accomplish this sum
fner is the separation Of the chan from
the wheat. When sessions are resumed in
the fall they will thus be able TO save
time for themselves and for the officials
of the departments as well
It IS understood copies of the dues-
tions Will reach the several chief clerks
in the course of the week. The reports
are TO be ready for the commission early
in the fall.
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President N0W Busy
With Plans for Peace
penipotentiaries Are to Meet at Oyster Bay
Before the Formal Reception Saturday on
the MaIIoWer-To Avoid Ceremony.

acquainted with all the commissioners
beforehand as the best means to bring
about this end.
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Fishing and Grabbing at

| Chesapeake Beach Take the family
] there tomorrow. See R.R. schedule.-AdV.
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COMMISSION WILL
CONTINUE WORK
Keep Inquiry to Be Pushed
During Summer.
FOR COLLECTION OF DATA
Department Chiefs and Those Sub
ordinate Will Be Required to
Send IN Information.
FOR COLLECTION OF DATA

The Keep commission will be at work
all summer.
1t will hold no sessions. but informa-
ton will be gathered industriously from
all the departments
When the commission meets in the fall
it is proposed that the information col
lected shall be sifted and sorted, 50 that
work may then proceed with great eX-
peditiCn.
The means for continuing the work
through the summer is supplied by a
long list of questions. some Of them ap-
plicabIe only to particular bureaus. but
most of them so comprehensive and
broad that they include the Ia bors Of all
departments. a copy OF this list is to
be sent TO every chief clerk. whether he
be chief clerk of department or chief
clerk of bureau subordinate. and each
chief clerk will submit answers in writ
in
The Washington times., 1905-07-31
HAVE DECIDED
on A STRADDLE
Keep Commissioners Yer.
diet in Lanston Inquiry.
WILL PLEASE BOTH SIDES
Merits of Machines Viii Not Be Dis
cussed in Report to the
President.

Consider the Keep commission, how
smooth it is; it plays no favorites,
neither does it tumble TO anybody's ad-
vertisiug game: yet Solomon, in all his
glory, was not clever enough to fix up a,
more generally satisfactory compro-
mise."
This, from the latest scriptural re-
vision, is apropos of the report which
the inquiry board is reported TO have
prepared as a result of its investigation
OF the Government Printing Office type
setting machine contract.
Soiomons decision between the two
women, VINO both claimed the same
child. has been represented for some
generations as the acme of diplomatic
jurisprudence; but hereafter, according
TO reports OF the veIvet-hngered han
machines by the Presidents anti-graft
board, Solomon viii look like foolish
old patriarch with too many wives and
a hopeless defect in the worldly wisdom
department
How to discuss the merits of the
rival machines without seeming 10 dis
cuss them was the problem tnat most
agitated the Keep commission in draft
ing it's report, which viii go TO the
President, it Is understood, some time
this week.
Solving a Problem.
The commission sought to confine it's
Investigations as much as possible to
the regularity Of the contract for sew
enty-two Lanston machines, and
whether so many were needed. But de-
spite all efforts to the contrary, the
merits of the rival machines entered
necessarily into the consideration, and
much of he testimony introduced bore
on this point.
Accordingly when it came to writing
the report. which was confided TO Chair
man Keep. the problem was how 10
reach conclusions without inferentia.ly :
deciding that one machine was pre5eTa era
Bile TO the other A report turning down
the Lanston contract. no matter on
what ground. would be seized by the
makers of rival devices as = condemna-
! tion Of the Lanston; while on the other
! hand, report approving the contract
! would be assumed by the Lanston peo-
! pie 10 be an Endorsement of their ma
! chine as superior to the MergenthaieT.
/ The commission. it is said, has reach
! ed a comfortable compromise: Accord
/ ing 10 report. which Is SAID TO haVe
/ high authority, the commission VII
| find that the contract was not neceS-
sarily irregular except in that there has
not been a supfficient showing that SO
great number of machines was needed
for the office
/ Accordingiy. the story goes the com
mission will find that it is not advisable
that so large number OF machines be
installed at this time A limited number
! will be advised; but the merits of the
! two machines viii not be dwelt upon.
The Typogra phical Union. which
doesn't feel that Introduction of ma
chimes in largo way is a good thing,
! the number of people employed in tbs
7 big printery. stands to win big point
on such a decision, for commissions de-
c.sion that no considerable number OF
machines are needed will of course. on-
crate for an indefinite time as bar tC
efforts at installing more of them.
The Washington times., 1905-07-31
Lumber Direct From the Mills at

wholesale prices through Libbey & Co,
9Th 6, N Y.-AdV.
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THE SUN.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
THE BARRIERS MISTAKE.
HE Ran Into n Cyclone When Expect
sng to Meet Only n Gentle
Zephyr.

There is barber In the north CEN
fral part Of the city who used to be
full OF gossip about prize fighters. He
could tell you who anyone fought in
1878, their weights, the number Of
rounds, and how the Knockout blow
was landed. In fact, he was some
thing OF handy man with the mitts
himself, he admitted under pressure,
says the Detroit Free Press He had
a back room that was kept clear, so
that he could retire with few friends
once in awhile to give an exhibition
OF the manly art. His chief stock In
trade, when 1t came to an encounter,
was his reputation and his ability to
initiate windmill in motion. How he
got his fame, unless, like many other
fighters, by his ability as talker was
a hard thing for the boys to under
stand, after it was all over, because,
like all fighters, MIR, Barber one day
met more than his match.
Administer was In the habit of call
ing at the shop for a shave, and, al
though the boys usually let UP on the
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02

AMONG the many recent "solu-
tions" of the divorce evil is the
theory advanced by Prof. Felix
Adler, which contains at least one
good point, even though the idea
as whole might not be practical
BILE. He suggests that absolute d.
vorce be abolished and separations
substituted instead. He thinks
that in the majority of cases a
short separation would result in
reconciliation. He harshly criti-
cises the plan proposed by George
Meredith (10.year marriages. },
terming it "mockery of the sa-
cred bonds of matrimony."
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
FIVE DOLLARS FOR A CENT.
The Singular Circumstances which
Gave TO n Professional Beg
gar That Profit.

A prominent Philadelphia business
man. relates the Philadelphia Press, tells
this story:
In 1894 he says, he found cent piece
dated 1893, in the restaurant of the La
fayette hotel. He pocketed it for luck,
and as memento OF jolly little dinner
scratched his initials on it Just over the
feathered head, while on the cheek he
added those of the hotel. Until 1896
he treasured the coin, then drew it out of
ais pocket with handful of other change
and before he realized 1t the cent piece
had gone the mysterious way of all
money. A year ago he CHANGED, being
Of a curious turn of mind, to fall into
conversation one evening with a profess
sional beggar at Broad and Chestnut
streets. He upbraided the man for get
ting so much money for nothing.
"Oh," said the beggar, Il don't get 80
much. That's all I've got in the last
hour" And he held up a cent piece.
At that moment the electric light fell
upon the coin and the business man, to
his amazement, caught sight of the let
tiers II. L, on the cheek of the face He
took the coin and examined it more
closely. Sure enough, there were his
own initials just above the feathers
where he had placed them half dozen
years before At once his prejudice
against begging vanished
'Ill give you dollar for that CON-"
he cried.
The beggar grew wary at this eager
ness and demanded IS. Needless to say,
he got 1t, and also, Of course, the cent
piece has never since left the business
mans watch chain which it now adorns.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
NOTICE TO SHEEP MEN

BOISE, Idaho, April %, 1905.
The line below is the exposed sheep line.
All sheep in Idaho are exposed (see the Coy
ernor's proclamation). All clean sheep must
be dipped once before crossing this line, and
diseased sheep twice, or until cured. AlFdip-
ping must be done under State or Federal SUI
pervison, and all sheep must be dipped by
July LIST, whether they cross this line or not
"From the mouth OF Cottonwood, along the
Boise River to the mouth of Trail Greek; fol-
lowing the wagon road to the Hsden ranch on
smith Creek; following the lower edge Of
timber from Hadens ranch to the mouth Of
Deer Greek. from The mouth of Deer Creek
follow the Boise River to the mouth OF Lime
Creek, and up said creek to its head; and
thence to the head Of Corral Greek; down
Corral Creek until it is crossed by the tele-
phone line; thence east along the telephone
line" G. E. NOBLE.
+. W. BOYD, State Veterinarian.
Live Stock Inspector for Gilmore Co.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02

OREGoN's mining display at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition will
show astonishingly rich deposits of
gold, silver and copper, with spec
linens of gold from very rich new
discoveries that run as high as
$4,000 to the ton. While it goes
without saying that Idaho will
have mining display to be proud
of, still, in view of the great i'm,
portance of the coming exposition
to the entire western country,
everyone who is in any way con
nected with our mining interests
should make a special effort to see
that the Gem States showing does
it Justice.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land Office, Boise, Idaho,
April %. 1905,

United States Land Office, Boise, Idaho,
April 20, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act of Congress of
June 8, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale o.
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory as
extended to all the public land states by act of
August 4, 1892, Lena X. Mcconnell, of Boise,
County of Ada, State OF Idaho, has this day
filed in this office her sworn statement, No.
1911, for the purchase of the E12 of SE14, SE14
NEH, and Lot l of Section No. /. in Township
No. N, Range No E, and will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish her claim to said
land before Register and Receiver at Boise,
Idaho, on Wednesday, the 18th day of July,
1905. She names as witnesses:
Mrs. C. S. Mcconnell, OF Boise, Idaho.
Mr.. Judson Allen, of Boise, Idaho.
Mr. s. " Haycraft, of Boise, Idaho.
Mr. Jos. Quay, jr., of Trinity, Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on or before said
18th day of July, 1905.
HARRY J. SYMs, Register.
First publication. May q 1905.
Last publication, June q, 1905.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02

fight talk when the clergyman was
present, they were sometimes SO inter-
ested and the barber 80 laxative that
the conversation went along and the
minister got in on the grand wind-up
of some of the gossip. He even dipped
in occasionally, while the barber was
putting on the talcum powder. and he
expressed an interest in the art, from
the point of view Of self-defense, that
made the crowd think a little mere of
him.
One day, during the dull afternoon,
just after the clergyman had been
given his scrape and was reaching for
his hat the barber winked to the
other men and casually asked the min
lister If he would like to put on the
gloves for few minutes and get some
idea Of how the thing went
He hesitated little, saying that he
feared he would not be able to make
it even interesting for them but the
crowd, seeming fun, joined in the per-
suasion, and the barber was soon joy
fully putting on the mitts and the
crowd took good seats, where they
would not miss any details
The barber was evidently as fit as
a cello. He danced around the ring
to warm up a Bit and when the man
with the watch called: "Ready-go,"
the barber was ready with a swing
that would almost take the roof off
church. But the church was not there,
he had ducked. This was a surprise
for Mr.. Barber He felt that to sus-
tain his reputation he would have to
put the minister out with one blow, so
he got ready again for a singer.
1t was a singer, all right. and 1t
landed right on the tip of the BARRIERS
nose The minister saw what he was
up against, and he determined to get
there first. The clergyman took adj
vantage OF the moment, and while the
barber was yet wondering whether it
was an accident, there came another
blow that closed the shop for nearly
a week. His strong right landed on
the BARRIERS jaw, and for once the
talking machine refused to work. The
barber lay in a heap In one corner.
The minister took off his gloves calm
ly, with the remark that it was warm
work, and that the manly art of self
defense is one that pays we'll for all
the little trouble 1t occasions
In an hour or two they got the bar
Der on his feet and he looked anxious
ly about him. The minister had gone
did you see me hit him?" he asked.
you meant WELL" was the reply,
but he got there first"
Since then the barber has cut of
his supply OF weekly sporting papers,
and now he talks about ping pong and
croquet. The minister, he learned
later, was one OF the best amateurs in
the city, and could make a good liv-
Ing in the ring, II he ever left the
pulpit.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land 0ffice, Boise, Idaho

United States Land Office, Boise, Idaho,
April 80 1896
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress Of
June 8, 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California Ore
gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the public land states by act of
August 4, 1892, Laura i. Mcconnell, of Boise,
County of Ada, State of Idaho, has this day
filed in this Office her sworn statement, No.
1910, for the purchase of the E12 of the NE14 of
Section Nc II, in Township No. 2 N, Range
No, E, B NJ and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural purposes,
and to establish her claim to said land before
Register and Receiver at Boise Idaho, on
Wednesday, the 18th day of July. 1905.
She names as witnesses:
s. V. Haycraft, of Boise, Idaho,
Judsou f. Allen, of Boise, Idaho.
Lena X. Mcconnell, of Boise, Idaho.
Joseph Quay, jr., of Trinity, Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this Office on OF before said 18th
day of July, 1905.
HARRY J, sYMS, Register.
First publication, May 3 1905.
Last publication, June 81, 1905.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02

A. F. HIT, the new state horti-
cultural inspector and pure food,
dairy and oil commissioner, says
that the outlook generally for big
fruit crop is very bright. In a few
localities the peaches have been
damaged by frost, but generally
speaking they are in prime condi-
tion 30 far.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
an order of the Probate Court OF the County of
Gilmore, State of Idaho, made on the oath day
of April, 1905, in the matter of the estate of
Samuel Bane, deceased, the undersigned f. P.
AXE, administrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, will sell at public auction, to the high
est bidder, for cash in hand, lawful money, on
Saturday, the 9th day of May, 1905, at 2 o'clock
p. m, at the door of the postoffice in Mountain
Home, in said Elmore county, the following
personal property, to-wit
One saddle and one bride, and all of said
estates interest in and to about sixty head of
range horses, some branded Y, some branded
&c, and some branded lazy S-N
F. P. AXE,
31-2t Administrator.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-05-02
Republican office has
handsome new job type.
NOTICE

Teachers examination will be held in the
office of County Superintendent of Public In
struction May 25, 26 and 81 1905, for first Sec
ond and third grade county certificates
LILLE b, WERTZ,
County School Superintendent.
Dated April II, 1905.
Mountain Home, Idaho. 31-S5