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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

Little White Casket Inferred
Mysteriously by Two
Men and a Woman. III

Solemn / and myst ferrous burial cere'
s;i,aaiaies were performed hy two well
dressed men and a. woman over dead
body that was supposed to have been
buried in secret at early: twilight yes
terday, in a vacant lot near Forty.
fourth avenue S and Forty third street
and the police worked far into the
nightover the bewildering case. =1:>.'
!. Had not workman witnessed the en-
tire proceeding: :, the mystery might
never have been solved. He was work
ing on building some distance from
the field when he saw the three per
sons drive into the open area. The
men alighted and after helping the
woman out, carried white p1ush=cas
ket from the carriage and setI.it care
fully on the ground. One Of the mel
had soon made grave. and the .caske
was carefully lowered, while the WON
an. covered her face with her handker
chief and apparently, wept. The mel
then began to fill the grave.
Fearing a crime had been committed
the witness ran to- the nearest tele
phone and called the police.
Captain Henry Getchell Of the fftl
precinct station and two detectives hur
ried to the place and searched the fell
for some time without finding trace o
the grave. Then they hunted UP TIL
man who had witnessed the burial AM
| he guided them to the place. -.
Every means had been employed t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

BY Fublishers' Press. 4. ssfl - set, S5:
~ -l.r--.sI<S CANABA, Mich, May 19.---Ftor-
r. estsfres, which have been raging
- over a district 100 miles square
id the peninsula for thirty-six hours,
are tonight believed to be under con
troll after having caused loss esti-
mated at over $1,000,000.
: SSuperint endent w. F. Wells of the
Escanaba & Lake Superior railway, re-
turned at 6. O clock tonight from an in
spection., tour. thru the burned district
'traversed by: the line and reports that
the progress Of the flames In Dickinson,
Marquette and Menominee counties has
been stopped. I:
Assistant General Superintendent w
D. Gantillon, Of the North Western
road, who was called here from Chicago
last, night, also returned shortly after
7 clock from an inspection OF the
several branch lines Of that company
in the peninsula According to Mr.
Cantillon the damage to the company :
property is not as great as was at first
reported, .Altho several large fires are
burning at several points along the line
large forces Of fire fighters have beer
organized and. 1t is believed that will
the change in the direction:of the wind
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
TEXAS WOMAN KILLED Ii. :: !.
THRU SONS CARE,I.ESSNESS
Young Man Discharges Dynamite to;
Destroy Snakes, but Flying Piece Of
Wood Gives Mother Fatal Wound. .

Special to The Journal. .~>
j. Fort Worth, Tex, May 1e.-Near
Weatherford, Parker county, a young
man by the name Of Carr discovered a
nest Of snakes in an old stump in the
yard and placed two sticks Of dyna.
mite in the stump to blow it up. His
mother was standing near and the force
Of the explosion was so great that a
fragment Of the stump struck her on the
head, injuring her SO badly that death
resulted in short time. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
ALARM Is FELT OVER
CONDITION or POPE
Illness Of Plus X. More Sc
riious than the Vatican
VIII Admit.

BY Publishers Press.
- ONE, May 19.-Dr. Lapponi is
~ spending the night at the Vat
II 20 lean in readiness to meet any
call. which might come from the sick
room of Pope Plus X. This fact alone
has caused great apprehension among
members of the pope s encourage.
There is no doubt that the condition
Of the. pope is more serious than the
members Of the Vatican will. admit.
His holiness has been confined to the
Vatican thru the natural weakness Of
his heart, which has more or less
troubled him for years, and has stead
lily, grown worse. s
Overwork, close confinement and lack
of exercise have undermined the pom
tiff's health. He has had several at
tacks of heart failure but the present
one is the most serious of all. =.
Fails to Rally.
The pope has been i'll since Thursday,
but his sickness was first diagnosed as
govt, which, has been more or less com.
mon with him for some time. Yester.
day, however, he was attacked again
by the old heart weakness and practi
cally collapsed. It was at first thought
! that the attack was no more serious
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

than the former ones. His holiness,
however, failed to rally as quick as DR..
Lapponi expected. In fact, he grew
weaker, and in view of the nature of
the attack, alarming. fears were aroused
among the Vatican, officials.
The two aged sisters Of the pontiff,
on hearing Of their brothers illness,
fastened to the Vatican and insisted on
being allowed to nurse the patient
They are in charge Of the sick room
under Dr. Lapponi s instructions. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
PRINCE AS AERoNAUT
Austrian of House Of Bourbon VIII Try
Flight Across Channel.

Flight Across Channel. ~.>~
New York Herald Special Services.
London, May 19.-An Austrian prince
of the house Of ebourbon and Lieutenant
Josef Ritter Won Korwin, a noted Aus
TRAN army aeronaut, arrived In London
tonight preparatory to making an at
tempt to cross the English channel in
a balloon. The ascension will be made
any day next week when the wind is
favorable. The daring royal aeronaut
other side of the channel in a direct
line. -,
The trip will be made in the interest
Of the Austrian government. The Brit.
ish army officers take much interest
in the undertaking. The last previous
balloon flight across the channel was
made by FFenehman. - =
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The oclk III
the Baltic

The second install1aent
Of this thrilling new
serial by Robert Barr
will be found on Page 6
Of the editorial section,
this issue
Don't Miss ii
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
FOREST fires
.UNDE R| CONT G 7 R0:[.
~ --..--1.'
Fortunate Change Of Wind
Relieves the Tension in
the Peninsula.
Large Forces Of Fire Fight
ers Organized Loss Is
Over a Million: i. u.

r-s Following are the estimated losses
of lumber and railroad companies IN
Delta county: zFtss-l
Stephenson, company and Escanaba,s
& Lake Superior RaiIroa company,
$50, 900. sS s. I. @:ss s' 4, s
PIttsburg g. Lake snperior Iron
company, $1,000. assssse1 :.
Kellogg switchboard and Supply
company, 900.
Mashcheck Coal e. Iron company,
SO 600, " ~, =. ..s -, j, j,
Escanaba woodenwa9s company,
$4,000.
ley, $4,000. 800;
Joseph charIeboIs, jobber at Wood-l
lawn, $4,000.
The above losses do mot Include
the great damage 70 standing timber,
the destruction OF many small saw
IsmiIls, operated by independent con-
Germs, houses isIs san sss sssis,es from
existence; or the homes OF hundreds
OF fhomesteaders. 10y ~.
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Continued on I'd Page, 4th Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
President Favors Pooling.

The president is now convinced that
It would be good public policy to re-
store the pouling' privilege in order
that the carrying companies may the
better protect themselves against the
great shipping combinations, the lack
Of protection being one Of the main
excuses offered for these mergers; but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

Morgan is still in control of the
New York Life. Despite all the
talk and the urgent demand of
policy holders, Geo. w. Perkins
resignation has not yet been ac-
cepted. President Orr is not con-
sidered satisfactory chief execu-
tive because of his inexperience
with insurance matters, his old age
and his diversified interests.
1t is held by the reform party
that both companies are effecting
minor reforms, but are permitting
such important matters as restitu.
ton of misapplied funds and the
punishment of the misdeeds Of the
old management to die out as pub.
lie clamor ceases.
The committee will demand that
both boards of directors be swept
clean.
1t is believed that either Judge
Geo. Gray of Delaware, Judge AL
ton B. Parker or Benz. M. Tracy,
former secretary of the navy, will
be chosen as chairman of the com.
mittee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
CAN'T STAND
FOR DANCES

"The Mantle Improvement club
alone is responsible for stopping
Sunday dances at the park" says
L. G. Adams, president Of the clue.
I'VE think we have the finest resi-
dent site in Spokane out there
and we do not intend, II we can
prevent, to have the neighborhood
invaded on Sunday by the rough
element that cannot be kept away
from public dances no matter how
much care is used. AS we under
stand it the plan to permit societies
to give dances In the park on Sun
day is simply means of getting
around the restriction in a majority
of cases.
Mayor Daggett responded to
our request that the dances be
stopped and when we learned that
some sort Of permission had been
obtained we appealed to Acting
Mayor Funk who promptly put a
stop to any further attempt to re-
sumo Sunday dancing in the park"
Police Officer A. H. Jellsett, an
other park resident, substantiated
the statement that the property
owners are directly interested in
the anti-Sunday dance movement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
GREAT BATTLE OF LIFE INSURANCE
cos FOR CONTROL OF $500, 600, 900

days. According to Samuel Inter
myer, organizer of the policy hold
ers' committee no discussion yet as
to the ticket to be named by the
policy holders opposition move
ment.
The committee will send ballots
to every policy holder. These may
be marked as in any ordinary cleo
ton and returned by mail 1t is
agreed that the present manage
ment will endeavor to corner a
large number of proxies to be voted
by interests favorable to the pre-
vailing regime. The international
committee is urging all policy
holders against giving any proxies,
but to vote directly.
The forming of the international
policy holders committee dates
from the action of the management
of the Mutual in whitewashing it's
sins and ousting Stuyvesant Fish,
who insisted upon complete ex-
posture under full investigation.
With Fish out the Standard Oil
party was left in absolute control.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

ballot box GUST J. P. Morgan's rep
resentatives from the New York
Life and those of the Standard Oil
Co. from the Mutual.
At the first meeting Of the policy
holders committee, held in this
city July 10. the organization was
effected
The election will take place be-
tween October IS next and Deem
Der IS, polls being open for 90
days.
The committee is operating
quietly. In many states there have
already been established organiza-
tons of policy holders favorable to
the reform plan, the number being
now estimated at nearly 100000.
The intrenched arrangements of
the companies, on the other hand,
are using the powerful agency sys-
tens to organize the opposition and
secure proxies for the officers now
, in control.
1t is understood that practically
the same list of officers Of both the
Mutual and New York concerns
will be nominated for reelection.
The exceptions will be trustees,
who will refuse to run. The nom
nations will be posted within a few
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
(Speciaj to The Press

NEW YORK, July 10-The battle
royal between the strongest forces
of Wall street and the powerful in
ternational policy holders commit
tee for control of the $500, 100000
combined assets of the Mutual and
New York Life Insurance COM
panies is now raging fiercely.
The financial quarter teens with
interest over the possible outcome.
Nothing In the history of the coun-
try compares in point of magnitude
with this struggle of 100000
policy holders 0 manage their own
savings.
1t is too rich a pie for Wall street
10 allow to escape without bitter
fight.
According to the policy holders
committee, made up Of among the
most eminent men in America
France. Germany and England, NE
time has come to finally effect
naturalization which will be some
thing more than mere term.
Their work Is to induce the indi-
vidual policy holders the world
over to personally participate in
the next annual election of the COM
panies directors, and through the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
HIS FORMER Wife AND THE HIRED
man SAILED into FARMER E|STAP

About this time she employed
young Stone and he, according to
the story told by Eistap, evolved
the plan of running Eistap's crop
by running the water over the
widows property and shutting it
off before it reached the ex-hus-
bands.
Things went along thusly for
some time until Eistap who, ac-
cording to his own story, is some
what chicken-hearted about making
trouble, decided it was up to him
to make a hostile demonstration
against the enemy. So he went and
ditched the. piping leading from
the spring and skewered 1t around
onto his portion of the ranch. He
was busily engaged in this hostile
demonstration when young Stone
saw him.
Stone and the ex-wife held a con-
ference and decided that immediate
action was necessary to checkmate
the plans of the invader. No sooner
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

The troubles of John Eistap. a
divorced farmer who tried to live
On an adjoining farm to his wife,
we're aired before Justice Hinkle
his morning and resulted in Will
liam Stone being fined $50 by the
sourt for assaulting Eistap, who
ives on Monroe Prairie. Stone is
The young chap whom the wife has
Engaged to DO the heavy work on
he farm since Eistap divorced her.
The commencement of the trou-
bic as related in court this morn
ing was when the wife tried to get
/ divorce and failed. Then she
made 1t so hot for John that he
took a try IN the divorce mill and
succeeded.
The property, consisted for the
most part of farm. In the division
he use of a spring was not con-
lidered. 1t was located on the
widows" half of the ranch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
IS IT WISE

Did the city council last night
do the proper thing in passing an
ordinance allowing sprinkling at
all hours of the day by holding the
hose nozzle In the hands or by
automatic contrivance so long as
a meter was installed? The ques-
ton is being discussed at length
today.
Those familiar with the water
system of the city maintain 1t was
poor move and the council would
better have confined its action to
the ordinance recommended by the
special meeting of last Saturday
when the hours for sprinkling priv.
ileges were confined to one hour
in the morning and one in the eve
ming.
1t is contended that in order to
gain adequate water pressure for
fires there must be some resistance
which will be altogether impossible
with the number of people who may
be sprinkling out of some $4,000
users Of water any time there is
a fire.
The first blaze Of any conse-
quence will determine the point.
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projected than their plans were
acted upon and both set off in the
direction of Eistap. He ran, and
as he ran he drew a revolver, but
the pursuers were close and he
had neither time nor inclination to
turn and commence lombard
ment. The result was that the ex.
wife and her hired man chased him
all over his own property and fin
ally captured him, knelt upon his
commissary and grasped him
about the throat, choking his cries
for help.
Stone had Eistap by one leg,
dragging him to the lane to lick
him on neutral territory, when
neighbors interferred.
In fining Stone Justice Hinkle
entered into the spirit of the af-
fair and delivered a lengthy lecture
on such things and said that the
case was a very aggravated one
and that it was wonder that
Elstap had not shot Stone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
He PUT THE lid" ON IN
BAKERSFIELD, CAL,

"The man who put the lid on
akersfeld"-such is the sobriquet
by which J. w. Kelly, sheriff of
Kern county, is becoming known
throughout all California. For
many years the little city of Bak-
ersfield, in the center of the big
Dil-well district, was paradise of
gamblers, crooks and thugs, and
peaceable citizens of the communi'
ty were terrorized by a continuous
carnival of "holdups" and crime
The lid" was off, and the town
running wide open" with a ven
genence. The futile protests OF the
citizens and the reform element
counted for nothing for the town
was in the hands of political ring
which was reaping rich harvest
from the roulette, faro, "Klon-
dyke" crap and other gambling
games that fiourished everywhere
for the fleeing of laborers from
the oil fields and other prey. "Pok-
er sharps" and gamblers poured in
70 the town from all directions, and
In their wake thugs and thieves,
alert for the crumbs that fell from
the formers feast SO that If by
any chance victim escaped from
the gambling dens with money in
his pockets, the thugs were on
hand In the alley to remedy the
oversight. Arrests were frequent,
but for some mysterious reason,
convictions were rare.
Then. In careless moment the
political ring allowed J. w. Kelley
TO be elected sheriff.
Immediately there began a clean.
ing-up Gambling dens were raid.
ga right and left. and the offenders
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
HE SH0VELS
IN THE COIN

During the past six months the
licenses paid into the city treasury
have increased by $9,234.05. The
increase is due to the untiring eff
forts of Major Gwydir. license in
spector for the city. An instance
of where a large increase has been
obtained is licenses for palmistry.
The amount last year was $1S4 and
this year it is sos. Pawnbrokers'
licenses have increased from $3.50
to $3.50; saloons from $61,S0O to
$4,000, auctioneers from 1897 to
$500; garbage carriers from $45 to
$206; peddlers from 1892 to $1194.-
rs. Other businesses subject to
the license average about the same
in proportion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
CALLED EACH
OTHER NAMES

CLEVELAND, July lie. E.
McEwan, who furnished Lake
Shore records to prove discrimina.
ton charges. had hot dispute to.
day with H. Dodd, a Lake Shore
clerk.
You're thief" said Dodd. "You
stole those records from the Lake
Shore"
You're liar" said McEwan
land II did steal them, 1t wouldn't
be as dirty as the things you have
done to u.s.
The men were separated as blows
were about to be struck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

suspicious characters. Single hand
ed. and against the opposition of
his own administration, Kelly went
after the powerful gambling ring
fearlessly, and sent the offenders
scurrying in all directions. Kelly
was putting the lid on, and intend
ed to see 1t screwed down tight.
The degraded women who by night
prowled In the open streets hall
clad, were ordered out and a har-
vest of $500 men were Jailed in the
first three years of Kelly's term.
In the first two years Kelly secur-
ed 100 convictions as against 81
for the II years before, and this de-
spite the fact that Kelly was dis
qualified from selecting jurymen
in trying the cases.
In the little city of 10000 popu-
lation, the AZ saloons, 25 of which
had been running percentage game
dwindled to a scanty score without
any gambling games, and the baf-
fed gamblers gave up trying to
buy or to "intimidate" Kelly.
They took to shooting at him in.
stead. Kelly received warnings
and threats and several times he
was shot at in the dark. On two
occasions he narrowly escaped
plots to kill him, but the plucky
sheriff is still fearless and pooh.
poohs the idea Of a body-guard,
going about as unconcerned at
night as by day.
Among the family element Of
Bakersfield, and of all Kern coun-
ty, Sheriff Kelly is about as popu-
lar a man as could be found in a
days travel, and despite the des-
perate war waged against him by
the gambling ring at the recent
Democratic primaries, he was re-
nominated for the office by a vote
of almost two to one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

found to their bew!lderment, that
they had to deal with man they
could not "buy," By experiment
they learned that they could Meth
Through an attorney" the new
sheriff was offered $1,000 a month
by one little ring of three saloon
keepers, just to "let them alone. .
Through another source Kelly was
told that It would be worth $4,000
to him If he would "let up" on GER
tain dens, and it was intimated
that he could make an easy $780,
600 by ceasing his hostilities for
the next two years.
Kelly's reply to all these induce
ments was more raids and the
wholesale falling of crooks and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
Of
DIVORCE EVIL

DR.. Harvey Smith is this after
noon suing Byron M. Swingler n
Justice Hinkle's court for $40 for
professional services rendered his
wife during childbirth. Swingler's
defense is that at the time of at
tendance of the physician his wife
was suing him for divorce and pre-
vious to the professional service
he had published notices in morn
ing paper that he would no longer
be responsible for any bills con-
tracted by her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
Be
IN PRISON

Stewart Brown was fined $50 and
costs by Justice Hinkle today. I'm
der cross-examination he told that
instead of suffering with a broken
arm, as the plaster of Paris caste
would indicate, he was a fake and
that he had his arm done up for
the purpose of assisting him in
playing upon the sympathy of the
public in begging.
Justice Hinkle said Brown should
be in the penitentiary for obtaining
money under false pretenses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
Up
INSURANCE

The chamber of commerce COM
mittee appointed yesterday to take
up the matter of investigation as
to methods employed by the insur-
ance trust in advancing fire insur-
ance rates In this city, is meeting
at 4 O'Clock this afternoon at the
chamber headquarters. The COM
mittee Is composed of Charles M.
Fassett, Carl j. Cook and John w.
Graham, neither of whom would
forecast any possible action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
H|Sb[ESS|NG
AbU[[ET

BLYTHEVTLLE, Ark. July H.
Joseph Vaughn. who married with.
out consent of the brides father
and returned for q blessing, was
shot dead today In the presence
OF his bride by his father in law.
Joseph Woods. Woods escaped.
He fed 10 miles and in trying tG
resist arrest was snot and killed BY
q deputy sheriff.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
MILWAUKEE,
SURVEYING

Complaints were made this morn
Ing to the board of public works
regarding surveyors running lines
through Summit boulevard on the
north side Of the Spokane river and
along with the complaints came
word that the surveyors claimed
to be working under the direction
of Civil Engineer Powell, the head
of the Milwaukee surveying de-
partment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
POISON THIS SLUG OR
YOU GET NO CHERRIES

voracious appetite. He is the worst
pest of the cherry tree. Assassinate
him by spraying with arsenate of
lead in 40 parts of water.
Otherwise you will do without
pears or cherries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
TAKES VACATION.

Mrs. Richard Hughes, clerk in
the office of the board of health,
left this morning for Arrow lakes,
British Columbia, to spend q
months vacation. During her alb
sence Inspectors DAVIS, Laws and
Bunker will fill her position.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
DON'T ASK NE"
SAYS TAFT

DETROIT, July 11.-SecretaH
Taft while here this morning &
route to Put in Bay to address tn
Ohio Bar association, was asked {
he is a candidate for the prex
dency. He said:
Don't ask me. I'm not"