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Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
ORPHAN GIRL
CRUELTY USED
RICH ILLlN0ISANS ACCUSED
OF TORTURING HER
Neighboring Children Tell of Hearing
Friqhtfu Screams and Humane
Society Discovers Evidence
of Brutal Treatment
Special 10 The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
CHICAGO, April 4.-Archibald Nc
Kinney and his wife, Mary L. Nc
Kinney, the wealthiest residents of
Mercer county, have just been indicted
at Aledo, ILL.,, on the charge Of tortur-
ing Stella Brady, IA year old girl
whom they secured from an orphan
asylum about year ago.
When the child was rescued from the
fashionable home she presented a pitt
full spectacle. Upon her body there
were found 240 distinct wounds which
she said were made by Mrs. Mckinney,
who stabbed her with toasting forks,
scissors, or anything that came handy,
upon the slightest pretext. The child's
hair had been torn out in punches and
her body bore many bruises and con-
tusions.
The McKinneys practically own the
town of Aledo. One of the brothers
owns the only bank, while the man
indicted is the editor of the only paper
in the town. He and his relatives own
or have an interest in all the choice
real estate in the place.
Officers of the Humane society from
which the child was secured by the
McKinneys, learned of the girls treat
ment by accident. Neighboring chill
dren told of hearing frightful screams
and sounds as of some one being
beaten. One of the officers fastened
to Aledo and investigated, with the re-
suit that indictments were secured, de-
spite the powerful influence of the Nc
Kinneys.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
CONSPICUOUS IN A BALLROOM
Flakes of Dandruff on the Collar and ShOul.
derS of "A Gentleman In Full Dress

This Is the thing you quite frequently see
In the ballroom-a mans black dress coat
literally covered with dandrun.
IL must be annoying to the wearer, and
certainly not a pleasant thing to observe.
But dandrun can be eradicated. II is a
germ disease, that Will some day cause bald
ness.
Newbro's Herpicide Kills the hair destroy
ing germs and stimulates the hair TO a rich.
abundant growth; Il does more-keeps the
hair soft and plant.
Furthermore. Herplolde Is a most pleasant
toilet accessory; Of pleasing odor and cool
ing TO the scalp.
Sold by leading druggists Send i0c In
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., De-
troit. Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
DEMOCRATS ELECTED MAYOR
But Republicans Are Generally Vic-
torious in San Diego


SAN DIEGO, April 4.-The city cleo
tion today resulted as follows: For
mayor, John L. Sehon Cd. and Inde-
pendent), 2O1S; Dan F. Jones (R),
1875; w. ]. Kirkwood (Socialis0, 4SS;
Sehon's plurality, 642.
The Democrats also elected w. r.
Andrews city attorney over George
Puterbaugh (R).
The Republicans elected c. L. Will
liams city treasurer, eight out of the
nine aldermen and the entire ticket for
board of education.
The Socialists elected one alderman.
F. ]. Goldkamp, in the ninth ward.
Propositions prohibiting saloons from
having screens and compelling Sunday
closing of saloons were carried.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
Princes Auto Kills Woman

BY AssOclated lress.
ROME, April Awhile Prince and
Princess Brogli were riding in a motor
car at the speed of forty-fiye miles an
hour their car ran over and killed a
woman. The prince was arrested.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
Union Pacific Freight Wrecked
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Prosa.
GREEN RIVER, Wyo,, April A
disastrous freight wreck on the Union
Pacific near Rock Springs early today
delayed traffic twelve hours. Sixteen
heavily loaded cars were ditched,
owing, it is said. to soft spot in the
track. The fast mail and Overland
Limited, westbound, were behind the
wreck and were delayed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
Why

Don't you give your heart the same chance
you do the other organs?
Why? Because when amy other organ is Ia
trouble. II refuses to work, and you hasten
to repair II.
The heart the ever faithful servant, never
refuses as long as II has power to move, but
continues to do the best II can getting weaker
and weaker, until It is past repair, and then
stops. IL IS just as sick as the other organs,
but because IL will work you let It,
However. It's not too late for a "change
of heart SO remember
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
The Pacific Electric Railway
able presentation Of an unusual pro-
gram.
Mrs. Raymond Brown on "ParsifaI"

AS the time draws closer for the
presentation of "ParsifaP' by the Con-
ried grand opera company this month
in this city, there is a greater desire
to know something more concerning
this great production.
Mrs. Raymond Brown, the recognized
Wagnerian authority Of New York, in
her music talk on next Friday evening
at Blanchard hall, will illustrate and
make clear many things concerning
"Parsifar' that otherwise would be
vague.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
DR.. Miles Heart Cure

VIII give your heart strength and vitality
TO overcome Dizziness, Palpitation, Short
Breath. Faint Spells, Pains In Heart and
Side, and all other Heart aches and difficult
ties.
My heart would ache ID palpitate ter
ribly. and at times l could ardly breathe
Or Miles Heart Cure has restored me to per-
feet health, and ! am very grateful
MISS EMMA j. BARTON,
No. 1 SIN ST., Watertown, n. y
The first bottle win beneht, II not. the
sruRKst will return your money
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
"The Virqinian"

Tomorrow night the quaint conceit
of Owen Wister's western book, "The
Virginian," will be aired at the Mason
opera house.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
Llnooln Elects pemnorat

LINCOLN, Neb, April 4.-Frank w.
Brown, Democrat, was elected mayor
of Lincoln today by plurality roughly
estimated at 500.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
To Take Prompt Action

Every pledge that have made dur
ing the campaign will be kept. Chicago
wants municipal ownership, and dur
ing my. tenure of office it will be my
aim to bring about such conditions as
rapidly as possible.
II will appoint corps of engineers
to make a survey of all the street
railways in the city, so that we will
know just how the city, when it secures
control of the lines, will be able to
handle the proposition. 1 believe that
before many months we will see the
city of Chicago owning and operating
at least one street railway line"
John M. Harlan listened to the re-
turns at the Republican headquarters.
AS early as 1880 o'clock he ac-
knowledged defeat and left for his
home.
Mr.. Harlan said:
THE people Of Chicago became in
fatuated with the idea of immediate
municipal ownership and the majority
of them cast their votes that way"
The plurality for Dunno (Dem.) was
estimated at between $4,000 and $4,000
votes over Harlan. In the city election
two years ago Harrison (Dem.) defeat
ed Stewart (Rep.) by 1850 plurality.
The city, however, was carried by the
Republicans in the presidential elec-
ton last fall by plurality of nearly
10000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
DEMOCRATS GAIN
GREAT VICTORY
Confined from paee one.N

for Collins (Socialist) fell short. The
Socialists explain this by saying that
possibly 10000 of their voters decided
to support Dunno because of his plans
for immediate municipal ownership.
They claim that while the proposition
for the city to take over the street rail-
ways does not represent Socialism, yet
It is socialistlc and therefore a step in
their direction,
"Pop" Anson Wins
Calculations upon negro voters were
another source Of error in Republican
expectations.
One of the amusing features that to-
night is recalled as tending to center
good natured feeling in Judge Dunne's
behalf is his record as a father. He
is the happy parent Of thirteen chill
dren.
This phase of the campaign was
shared by Pop" Anson, who has an
almost equally meritorious. record in
family matters. Anson, the old-time
hero of baseball, was the Democratic
candidate for city clerk His popu-
larity personally was beyond doubt a
potent help to the Democrats.
Party lines and personalities Of can
didates were entirely forgotten in to-
days election" said Judge Dunno to-
night. Municipal ownership was the
one great issue before the people of
Chicago today, and the returns very
plainly show how the majority feel
toward the private ownership of pub
lie utilities. 1t is the greatest victory
municipal ownership ever won in this
country.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
WOMAN WITH RED HAIR.
Real Purpose of Promoter of Unique
Portland. Ore. ENTERPRISE.

Chicago Inter-Ocean: To the average
man it will appear entirely Unnecessary
entirely superfiuous. entirely uncalled for
that red-headed women in any part of
the country should organize for the pur-
pose of proving that they are, generally
speaking, beautiful.
No man whose opinion is OF any value
and whose taste is worth considering has
ever said that red-headed women are not
as a rule lovely. Black-haired, brown
haired and f1axen-haired women may have
made remarks about women who are
golden-haired, auburn haired, or red
haired, but we do not understand that any
distinct class Of American BEAUTIES care
particularly what any other class may
think OF them so long as mans judgment
remains sound, And mans Judgment is
that. while black-haired and brown-haired
and fiaxen-haired women are charming,
the fact does not in any way prevent
golden haired, ~auburn-haired, and red
haired women from being equally so, or
even more so.
The organization referred TO has been
formed in Portland, Ore, ostensibly with
a view to giving concerts, but in reality
10 prove that 100 beautiful red-haired
women can be gathered together In a
single community on a single platform.
The promoter of the enterprise, who is a
red-haired woman herself. declares that
TIT DEdul Vi OANN~A so 49,
is not appreciated as il should be. Her
aim in forming a choral society of red
barred women is to prove beyond all pos
sible question that not only are red-haired
women beautiful. as a rule. but that red
hair is in itself a badge of beauty. Incl
dentally she believes that when mar finds
the beautiful red-haired women a sweet
singer as well as a charming personality,
he will fall down on his knees and begin
to adore her right there in the concert
hall.
Maybe he viii II depends. however.
He may be so circumstanced that he can
not. THAT IS. he may be so situated as to
make il unwise for him TO do anything OF
the kind. That the average man is prone
to fall In .oye with the cameo-like features,
the creamy complexion, the heavenly eyes
and the bewitching smile of the red-headed
woman is too well established to be dwelt
upon. But there is such a thing as dis
erection.
He may be under certain obligations to
a beautiful woman whose hair is not red.
but likely to become so in case he should
! forget himself.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

nogg. An analysis OF his drink shows
1t to be nothing more or less than
whisky, eggs and milk. Sometimes ii
is rum. eggs and milk, but the after eff
fects are the same. Then there are
scores of punches which contain more
o. less alcohol, and which are always
popular with certain classes of people.
Others learn 10 like these drinks with
out knowing they contain liquor.
Sioux City druggists state that III
little OF this goes on in this city, and
that the habit of obtaining disguised
liquor puTposeiy at a drug store Is fast
losing custom in the eyes Of women.
One reaso for this is hat the town
Is growing more metropolitan and that
women can with all propriety obtain a
glass OF wine in a cafe or restaurant
and do not therefore depend on the
drug stores. The campaign of the w.
G.. T. u. against intoxicating mixed
drinks at drug stores claiming they
make drunkards of innocent women,
has undoubtedly bad its effect also.
Another way of obtaining drink In
secret Is in candies. Investigation has
shown that but few kinds are sold now
which contain liquor. but there are still
some. These candies are nothing more
or less than receptacles for liquor.
Chocolates seem 10 be the favorite.
On biting into the candy one gets a
sip OF some lind OF liquor or brandy.
II is. however. q very small sip, and as
a rule does o find much favor among
candy patrons.
The really secret tippler has a far
better plan than drinking at drug
stores or slipping at wine drops In
candy. She Is the woman who would
moi dare TO take a glass of wine In a
cafe or and who must have
her drink every day.
To obtain IL she resorts to many ex-
pedients.
1t was a London woman who invent
ed the drinking fan" This was an
article which looked like an ordinary
ostrich feather fan. Close examina-
ton. however. disclosed the fact that
the ribs Of the fan were hollow tubes,
and AT the handle there was a feccpta-
Gle. BY pressing q small spring at the
handle the tip or the ribs opened, and
all that the woman had 10 do TO get
her drink WAS TO place the fan to her
lips and sip. So artfully was the fan
covered With ostrich feathers than nc
one guessed the secret for d number OF
years.
The story goe that one day while d
woman WAS a. . reception she dropped
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

her Fan, AMI a horr1d mar trod on II,
breaking the receptacle and spiiiing
he brandy IT. contained Thus the
story came out.
Anothe- custom quite in vogue some
time ago was the use OF artlnciak
grapes. These grapes-sonetimes
called cherries-were made-to-order
~affairs. little rubber articles which
looked like fruit and which contained
he drink most favored. A pound OF
these grapes would go a long way.
Most of these subterfuges are used
by people when among strangs US or
when travelling. The man or woman
Who cares 10 drink moderately a do
SO M home without any scandal, but
there seems TO be an unwritten law
about women drinking in public.
There is a class of people who ave
gone beyond the initial step of dainty
drinks I'M sips and who are not con-
tented unless they have q good "snout-
ful'' two or three times a day. Wine
and even whisky are too weak for this
class. What they want is alcohol.
Listen 10 a conversation between two
Sioux City druggists and you might
heal the expression. alcohol gang
These people buy a bottle OF alcohol.
dilute IL with water, add sugar and
Their drink il. Alcohol is quite a do
mestic article and any woman can or
der a bottle from a drug store without
blushing. She can also keep ii in the
house without her husband suspectipg
thatIshe drinks. Druggists who are old
hands In the business are sometimes
startled by the amount Of alcohol that
is used in tiny spirit stoves OF lamps.
The secret drinker is seldom found
out and even when her secret is dis
covered II remains only as the grinning
family skeleton. A story is told of a
Washington doctor who was called
from a rather convivial dinner to at
tend an urgent case.
AS he entered the room where the
patient-a woman-lay, TO his horror
he saw two women n w beds, and
in fact saw double.
Running his fingers through his hair
he thought OF the dinner he had just
left.
Too much champagne" he muttered,
too much champagne"
"Oh, doctor" pleaded the patients
mother. don't say a word TO anyone.
1t has been her failing for some time,
but this is the first time she was as bad
as this.
Apart from the family physician and
the family few know wheD a
drinks in secret, and despite all eff
forts of all to break Ihe unfortunate
creature of the habit, the d~runkard's
cunning as a rule outwits the plans OF
her guardians.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
zanowiIi as a CoIonixer.

Metropolitan Magazine: Upon his
return to England after a stay in
this country of several months,
Israel zangwili gave expression to his
belief in the ultimate success of a
project the furtherance OF which was
of the main causes Of his visit.
Mr.. Zangwill is interested in the colon
ization CT large bodies of Jews in South
Africa. He believes that the United
States is a a place for foreign Jews
to choose in the future as the objective
of their emigration, for the reason that
great quantities of foreign born He
brews have already made this country
home. Greater opportunities and
q larger field for development await
them, he AYERS, in the southern states
of the dark continent. A secondary OBJ
ject Of Mr.. Zangwills visit was TO
witness the performance of his play.
The Serio-Comic Governess," which
produced early in the dramatic
season in New York. While here, Mr..
Zangwill completed another comedy.
Jenny which was recently seen in
Boston with Miss Annie Russell In the
leading role.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

work in speaking OF these great organi-
cations of women said: "~Fifty-five
years ago, when / began to speak,
there was not even a society
in the church, and now the number OF
women who are working together for
themselves and for others number into
the thousands many times over.
One is reminded of the old couple
from the country no stood for the
first time in the presence Of a railroad
locomotive. AS the great iron horse
stood putting and snorting, the innocent
~rustics gaZed upon il, awestruck.
fs.John.' said Mary cautiously, that
thing will never move No replied
.Jchn. 1T surely never WILL" But even
while they were speaking the brakes
were removed, the steam turned on n
the engine. with its Q tram OF cars
following closely behind 1t, moved
ava. AS faster and faster it wound
gracefully over the prairies, vanishing
from the astonished eyes OF our country
frie-ds. the wife seized her husband by
the arm and cried. "Oh, John. John,
tk1 ing will ne, STOP" And ii is
altogether probable that 1t will go on,
only stopping long enough TO renew It's
wornout parts, to lay aside outgrown
tions, and TO take aboard those who
wish TO travel that way,
Whether the r'--'- spirit and its cul-
mination in federation represents an
t,al advance in u e progress of the
world, or whether. ii merely represents
a phase of high tide In this kind of
thing, IL a ms or which only the flu
ture can settle. In regard TO this rapid
advance of the. club idea mons won
en-, this universal acceptance of the
fact hat il exists end has become a
prominent factor a the lives Of so many
women, there are conflicting ideas.
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker of Denver is
president Of the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs of the United States.
n :. Deer is a grand woman, broad
in her outlook, clear il her insight.
clear in her Judgment. definite in her
thought and purposes. -drs. Decker
ranks the woman's club movement as
one Of the greatest lefcial iuences
of our modern times. h says that
! the club is coming for good and TO stay.
1t has come TO better the home by
broadening it's life. by fres,-ening its
atmosphere. by infusing into the love
an .enigent judgment which can
come o by study and contact with
others.
On the other hand, Grover Cleve-
land, ex-president of the United States,
has placed upon the entire woman's
club movement. as such, an unquali-
fed, la%borious and lugubrious censure.
1t Is not because there is anything
new in Mr.. Cleyeand's u~tterances that
they have been somewhat widely no.
ticed and commented upon, for every
thing that women do or ever have done
is an occasion for criticism and offense
TO some people; II is probably on ac-
count Of the prominence of the writer,
and because there is somewhat more
than the u harshness and spleen in
In which women are reminded Of the
limitations OF their sex and the bound
airy line of their duties. 1t sounds like
q stentorian voice from the far past,
calling through a megaphone. There Is
noise enough, all right. but the people
Tor whom IL is intended are too fer
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
tFrom the sioux city Tribune.)

Kipling In one of his tales tells OF a
man who religiously got drunk every
night---in secret. The story goes on
to describe the manner OF his redemp-
ton and how he finally became good
and happy and married. But that
mans secret methods We're coarse when
compared to the hundred and n sys-
TENS which are In use today, many OF
them in Sioux City. That ma mere
~ locked himself Ing his room with a
cargo OF wet goods and kept tipping
and slipping till he rolled over on ms
bed. drunk as a fool.
To-day the ma who desires TO drink
ia secret knows better than TO take
the IiQuor to his room. He knows as
well as anybody else that h is done
in the closets Will be published from
the housetops, ard with the
cunning has invented systems where
bx he can get his toddy and keep the
| humiliatine fact to himself.
Primarily, tx must be remembered
thar IN very few cases do men drink In
secret. That vice Us chiefly for the
, women. The man with whom drink
becomes q mania AFTER 2 While does
| not care a continental whether any-
body sees him or not. The woman.
on the other hand. holds tenaciously
| TO her respect and there is a long and
bitter fight before she is willing 10 see
herself degraded in the eyes OF the
world.
Al self respecting woman in the
United states and England cannot very
properly go up 10 a bar and a q
drink as a man Fan. Thera is an IRON
bound etiquette regarding woman and
wine, and even the biggest man tippler
would feel horribly wronged II his wife
became ike himself. This. OF course,
refers only to men n women who
keep mp d pretense Of responsibility.
The denizens OF the gutter are d class
unto themselves. whose etiquette is lax
10 say the least. and where q state OF
drunkenness is the one ambition oi
men. womcn and children.
The idea or women drinking In Sc
cret is not agreeable 10 contemplate
and the only redeeming point about
such q state OF affairs Is hat There
are not many women who do drink.
Those who DO would not let the fact
Become known for the world. and such
- their insra1ned love or keeping vi
appearances thar they even try to de-
ctlve themselves.
Any druggist II Sioux city Win tel
~ regular customers whose {av0ritS
dunk y 4 compound known o. egg'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19
az MRS. JULIA CLARK HALLAM.

Mrs. Hallanl, who is well known
throughout Iowa as a leader among cup
women. She is chairman of the state
mothers child study committee oil me
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs.J
In these modei4 days. when clubs
of all kinds are being multiplied on
every hand, and groups of people are
uniting for every purpose under the
sun, the most natural and logical thing
10 happen, in fact the only thing that
could be expected to happen, is the
federation of clubs Federation is the
order OF the day. Its spread reminds
one of the tiny seeds which nature has
provided with almost invisible wings,
by means OF which they are blown hith-
er and thither and lake root wherever
they fall. The spirit Of federation
seems TO be borne about upon the
wings of thought and progress, and 10
take root and grow wherever these
Kings find a suitable and prepared soil.
Federation is in the air, and those who
do not wish to breathe ii or to be az
fected by it, must hasten to HE hem
selves into their strongholds of con-
servatism and there remain until this
spirit has passed on. But il will be
hard to shut it out. for it is as persist
ent as the sunlight, and, in its a as
healthy. There is the federation or
La Dor there is the federation of
churches, and of school teachers, and
of all kinds of lodges.
And now we are hearing more and
more all the time about the federation
of women's clubs. At this time of the
year, when members of all organiza-
lions are preparing 10 gather in coun-
ell for fellowship and for the further
ing of mutual plans and purposes, it
appears that hundreds OF women all
over our state are planning to gather
into a monster mass meeting, n this
together shall be without any
reference to church or creed. without
TO politics or religion, without
reference to charity or reform. The in
terests which draw the women together
In the federation of clubs are such as
have naturally grown out OF the inter-
ests of the individual literary clubs,
and hence are educational, literary and
social. This federation is far reaching
and splendidly perfected. Every state
in the union has a state federation of
clubs and these state organi-
are bound together into n
grand general federation of woman's
One grand pioneer in woman's