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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Snelbyville, Ind, Nov. 81
Matthias Heller, aged 20. who
has been living with Charles
L. Rupp, his son-ln.law, and
taking care of Jersey cow, be.
came respondent when she was
removed to the country and 60
ing to the barn yesterday, tied
the door shut inside, fastened a
rope to the rafters and around
his neck and jumped from the
NOW, his body being found at
noon. He owned SIXTY acres
of land near Henryville, Clark
county.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

What is more entertaining
than rtal bright, Oll.time col
ored ccutdy singing up-to-date
musiCa gems IN their old darkey
style, that so many try to i'm
l ate Managers Hays & Fitz'
patrick have been assured in
the Damon Colored Musical
Comedy, which will appear at
Monroe Opera House on Wed
resday. Dec. 5th. A company
of both sexes give one OF the
best entertainments. cteH =.
wholesome and up.tC- ate, - I
pretty catchy .-chorises, l..,-
dancing.i high class mus ca !
numbers, bright bits of come
making in all rare EVENT. S
entertainment.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
Short Horn Cattle Sale

Oar sale of Short Horn Cattle
which was unavoidably post
poned from Nov. 81 will be held
at Hayden & Yates bern in
Monroe City, Saturday, DC. 1.
Come and get some go"u breed
ing cattle.
L, o. e. W s WILSON.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
SOAP IN BURGLARY.
HELPS TO GET INTO SAFES AND
OUT OF PRISONS.
IT'S Use Discovered by Wisconsin
Post Office Inspector-Some
Instances Of Its EN-
ployment.

The Importance Of soap In the raids
Of yeggmen from the time the crime
is committed to the day the prisoner
escapes from Jail has been demon
strated in a single case in Wisconsin.
Soap not only made the robbery of a
post office safe possible, but 1t was the
principal factor in the escape OF the
leader of the band after he was arrest
ed for the robbery.
The discovery of this use of soap
was made by e. E. Fraser, of La
Crosse, post Office inspector OF the
Chicago district.
The safe in the post Office at Stod-
dard, Wis, was blown open and three
crooks were arrested for the crime.
They were held in the La Crosse coun-
ty Jail pending trial in the United
States court. Two of the trio escaped.
An investigation was made OF the
circumstances in connection with the
robbery. 1t was found that the safe
had been blown open with nitro
glycerin. The explosive had been
poured into the safe lock through a
funnel made by carving out cake of
common laundry soap.
Not long after the arrest the first
prisoner, Homer Earl Trainor, escaped
| from the Jail by saving the bars OF
his CELL How he got the saws was
mystery only until the turnkey of the
Jail. j. NJ. Childers, was convicted OF
assisting in the escape.
The noise of the saving was not
heard by the other attendants, and the
missions made in the bars by the pris-
oner were not discovered in the daily
| inspections of the Jail. 1t was found
afterward that soap had been used to
deaden the sound of the saving, and
| soap had been rubbed into the open
ings made, leaving the bars apparent
| ly intact during the operation.
The most remarkable use of soap
was made in the escape of Andrew
Cunningham, alias Patsy Flanagan, a
bank sneak. He was killed January =,
1906, in running fight with a sheriff S
posse after robbing bank at Mon
tague, Tex.
He got tools from his confederate,
the turnkey, and cut a hole in the
stone floor of his cell. The work was
discovered, but in an effort to get evil
dence against the turnkey the authori-
ties delayed interference. They in
tended to stop Cunningham before the
hole in the floor was made large
enough to permit the passage of his
body.
Cunningham learned that he was be.
ing watched, and here the soap figured
again. Though the hole in the floor
was only about eight inches in diam
!, eter, Cunningham escaped. According
to the story told by a fellow prisoner
tn the witness stand in Childer's trial
Cunrir, ham covered the edges of the
opening with soap, lathered his naked
bod y and slipped through.
So besides the innocent uses of the
toilet, soap has properties which sneak
thieves and robbers appreciate Since
the affair Of Trainor and Cunningham
Inspector Fraser has found that soar
has first place in the cracksman's kit
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Madame Rumor says: A. B
Warner of this city has fallen
heir to $4,000. We hope it is
true, for no man on earth will
or can enjoy it more than he.
1t is also said that his Texas
lands have enhanced in value
rapidly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

The Santa Fe Ry will double
it's tracks through Missouri
next1year. That is what the
Burlington should do with the
Joe road and then passenger
trains would noe Eave to lay
out Tor freight trains and a bet
erservice could be had.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

For the musical parody to be
given at the opera house
Thanksgiving evening admis-
sion will be as follows: Chill
dren 25 cts. adults 35 cts; to
the gallery 25 cts, unless it
should be reserved.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
For a first class hair cut 90
to Stream S.
Miss Frances Shinn is with
Hannibal friends.

Joplin, Mo-, Nov. 27,-Noah
Hawks, reading clerk sof the
Missouri house of Representa-.
tives during the last session
died suddenly here. Sunday
night. He retired lin apparent
good health. @.sand shortly after.
wprd was seized With convul.
sions. The funeral will take
place tomorrow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
DOn'tSMss .Sssing DamOns COIOred Nh
steal Comedy

Which will appear at he
opera house on Wednesday, Dec.
5th. This is one ct the hest
co!oted companies that WI APP
pear here tins Sc; son, with the
wCudtIfui vioIiniNt Nellie An
derson the beautiful soprano;
Jolly big mouthed funny edi-
ans, good singing and dancing.
Bring iout the little ones aud
rave good laugh with them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

To Judge by the small "um-
Der of people leaving the . r. n
OF the Prairies for Thank sIIv-
ing day, the Monroe turkey
must look mighty good to Mon
roe people. Or maybe they
have learned that 1t is better
and cheaper to have real nice
dinner at home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Mrs. w. r. Ragland and son,
Reginald, have returned to
Paris from Minneapolis. har.
old and Marie will attend
school in Minneapolis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

We are in receipt of an obitu-
airy that the writer neglected to
sign Anyone writing the DEM
oCRAT anything for publication
must sign Eit or to the waste
basket it goes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

A lot of crap shooting negroes
are in the tolls and maybe there
will be white brother or so in
the game before the Judge
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Say! what do you t'N' k OF a
wife who would slash - fellow
with a knife just because he
didn't hug herr If he bat have
been hugging the Other rul it
would have been bad enough
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

]. J. Brown, with two gen.
tlemen of Quincy, officiated as
Judges of participants in the
deba ting society of the Chris
tian University at Canton, last
Friday night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

A paper says: There are 800
vacant pulplts in Texas. Well,
the Lone Star State can't draw
on Paris for any. Maybe it is
because Paris is fond of a little
game of draw her self.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
Your Dog.

j, w Stephens wants us %
say:y He has been .ordGred t.
shoot autdogs 'upon which the
tax5has, not been paid. So do
not blame him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

The foot ball season is short,
but list of serious accidents
long. There has been 10 deaths
and rs young men II jured in
the game this season.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
There's a Reason.

A very good reason why the
Variety Store Sells it for less
It's the Cash reason. The wise
ones understand and profit &C
cordingly. Be wise and spend
your money where it goes the
furthest.
This is the Store that gives
the premium tickets. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure,

The only guaranteed kidney rem
edy. Buy it--try tit costs you
nothing If it fails. Price so cents
/. j. Yates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Miss Julia Maddox and Juliet
Green will spend Thanksgiving
day with the homefolks lat
Hydesburg.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29
A. K. RutledgeSwas with Han
pibal relatives. Friday.

A. Jaeger, Jr., went to Qu'n-
cy Thursday to meet his wife
who has been visiting in Mime
apolis. Mimi. for several weeks,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Mrs. Charles Anderson wa ;
with Quincy friends Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Mrs. D. j. Ebey departed
yesterday for a visit with reIa-
tives at Jacksonville, III.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

The Paris Mercury expresses
the ropinion that three great
events IN Monroe County should
beEcelebrated. Monroe County
was created from a slice of
Rails County by an act of the
legislature passed January 6.
1880; the Mercury was first pub
1ished one week earlier and
MarBsTwain was born the same
year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

There will be interesting do
ings in the Police court tomor
row.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-11-29

Children's tur sets, neckpiece and muff |
to match, special p1OE
values at per set 81 so and Pl. L >
Outing faunels, pretty, light colors regu.
lar 10c goods, go at ~
per yard. Observation-Disclosures. nc
The oasis., 1906-04-14
Death of Mss Rodriguez.

Friday evening of last week Miss lIanuela Rodriguez died after a lingering illness of many months
 The funeral occurred Saturday af- trnoon from the family residence. Tie young lady was a daughter of Mr. Nicolas Rodriguez and a sster If Mr Fernando Rodriguez, | arager of the Compaiia de Fe- le'eria y Contrucciones. She v4s iwenty years old and was rn and raised in Nogales A ! est potimable young lady. Miss I lrIguez was admired by d ge circle of friends. The funeral
 held Saturday afternoon from ine family residence i little more than year ago sister of the Jy04g lady died and the afflicted
The oasis., 1906-04-14
To Complete Express Building.

Mr. H $. Pratt of Los Angeles, who has the contract for the con- siructipi ot the Wells Fargo Ex- press cumpany's building here, is in the city, looking after the com pietiou ~ the building. Several weeks ago work on the structure was discontinued because of the sinking If the foundation under the north end of the building. Built upon the bank of the arroyo, tae heavy rains of recent montbs kept water running continuously in the arroyo and the ground llng the stream, softened by the water, allowed the foundation at the north end to sink about half an inch. The railroad company is now having built a stone wall along that side of the stream, which will keep the water some distance from the building and prevent further interference from that source. Mir. Pratt says the ex- press building will be completed in bout five weeks The building is Of stone, and completed will cost between $1 GOO and $S,000.
The oasis., 1906-04-14
Saturday April fA ieo6
jseE sabbus stoty esglses.

Last Saturday Mr. Marshall r. Wright, the Los Angeles mining man, was in Nogales, and satur- day night left for Hermosillo. Last week Mr. Wright, accompanied by Mir c. T. Hiteschew and Mir. H. 0. Havener of Parkersburg, W. V, left Tucson in an automobile to visit La Libertad and Fl Plomo mines in the Altar district of So- nora, going south by way of Sasa- he. At Sasabe they were turned hack by the Mexican customs off cials, who informed them that owing to recent orders received from the City of Mexico passes is- sued from the Nogales custom house are no longer acceptable at Sasabe, the party being provided with pass from this place. The trip was accordingly abandoned and the party returned to Tucson.
 Mr. Wright tells a new jack rab- bit story in connection with the ride back to Tucson. The party travelled over part of the road after dark. The two lamps on the front of the automobile lit up the center of the road, making the world on both sides of the road appear dark as the interior of cave. A fright ened jack rabbit sprang into the road and dashed off in front of the machine, keeping in the light. Mir. Havener wanted to "give him q run" and the power was turned on to its capacity The rabbit con- tinued in the center of the road till the machine was fairly upon him, when he crouched down and permitted 1t pass over him.
The oasis., 1906-04-14
family has the sympathy of the community.
Arizona's Metal Output.

According to the United States Mint statistics as far as completed for the year 1905, Arizona pro- duced in gold for that year $3, 3,50O,- 000, in silver S2,O74.OOO; and $39, ,000 in copper. Arizona now ranks second on the list as d copper producing state, being only passed in output by Montana. In gold production she is number eight on the list being passed by Alaska, Colorado, California, Mon tana, Nevada, Utah and South Dakota In the production of sil- yer she holds sixth place. The output of Colorado, Idaho, Mon- tana, Nevada and Utah exceeding that of Arizona In the output of gold Arizona last year shows an increase of $l56,000 over the pro- duction Of 1904 The silver value was increased $4S2, ,422, while cop per shows an increase in value of $1l ,120,6l6.
 The present year should show a decided Increase in all of the above metals and from present appear ances Arizona will during this year press Montana very close for the first place ln the list of copper pro- ducing states In the list of gold and silver producing states Ari- zona this year will show d decided advancement. There are d num- Der Of properties that will material ly increase their output.-Tucson Post.
The evening world., 1906-03-08
POLICE CRAFT LAID
BARE BY BERTHE CLAICHE
Continued from First Page.)

made in pawnshOp In either Sixth or
Seventh avenue. between Twenty
eighth and Twenty-ninth streets, and
the cartridges we're bought In the same
place.
Trusted policemen and attaches of
the Distrlct-Attorney's Office are round
ing up the women whose names have
been furnished by Berthe Claiche. They
are promised absolute immunity and
protection from the revenge of men
whose careers might be spoiled by
their charges, but even under those
conditions it is hard to get them to
talk.
Fear Police Revenge.
policeman who went after her last
night, is going to do a long stretch
in Jail; She VII. be fed and clothed
and taken care Of. 1 have to stay right
1t is too late for me to get out OF it
in fact l don't care about getting out
Of It,. II l squeal against the police
they will get me sooner or later. They
Despite the difhculty of securing
testimony from tne women Of the he
corroborate Berthe Claiche. Commits
sioner Bingham, who frankly confesses
he doesn't know anything about New
York, was overwlhelmed with amaze
ment when he learned. what IL COM
mon gossip in the TenderiUin,. that
certain plain clothes men and even un-
formed officers live with TenderlOin
women and spend their earnings
Many women of the Tenderiotn, Berthe
Claiche told Assistant District-AttOrney
Ely, have police protection. They are
known in their haunts as Cop so-and
sol girl" and are more or less immune
from arrest. The Claiche girl asserts
some women are arrested time after
molested unless new man wanders
INTO the precinct and takes IL uoon
himself to pick up some unfortunate
who may aCcost him and take her to
the station-house.
Gives Details of Crimes.
Occasionally the seethIng corruption
public is mcmentarly enlightened as to
the inner life of the district A few
years ago a policeman attached to the
Tenderloin precinct committed suicide
and il was discovered that he was not
only living with a woman of the quar-
ter, but was a devil worshipper.
Not long ago a young Japanese wom-
an, living with plaln-clothes man Of
the new Tenderloin. was mysteriously
shot in the fiat they occupied. They
were alone in the house. The girl said
She shot herself, and the man is still
on the force.
Berthe CLAiche's charge that policemen
spot drunken men and send women after
them for purposes of robbery is an old
story in the TenderlOm, but she goes
into detail The sums of money she
mentions as having been stolen by
women and divided with policemen are
The evening world., 1906-03-08
GRADY MAKES
FIRST MOVE IN
INSURANCE WAR
Senator Gives Notice of
Fight on Appeal as Bat
tie Crowd Gathers.
tspeelal 70 The EvenIng worla.l

ALBANY. March S-Senator Thomas
Grady, the Tammany leader Of The
upper house. served notice to-day that
he will oppose the passage of the bill
reported by the Armstrong Committee
repeating section Sc of the Insurance
law, which compels the consent of the
Attorney General to act against COM
panies.
This is the first move made by a
member of the Legislature in the COM
ing fight against the ten Armstrong
bills. which will be opened tomorrow
when the Insurance Comn1lrlse OF the
Assembly will grant a hearing on all
the measures.
The committees will meet tonight
10 arrange details Of the hearing at
which moro than fifty representatives
of insurance companies will apDear
Members of the Legislature who
usually go home on Thursday will re-
main here for the hearing.
Insurance men are gathering from
near and far. There are five life under
writer's associations in the State, with
headquarters at New York. BUFFALO
Rochester, Syracuse and Newburr.
These have united for the fight against
those portions of the bills that are oh
iectionable to them. and have eSt,b-
lished themselves with headuuarters a.
the Ten Eyck and will be represented at
the hearing. "'
They have named the following Exec
utive Committee to arrange for tbeir
Speakers to be heard f. c. McMuuen.
of Rochester, Chairman; w. c John
son, of New York, Chairman of Legisls-
tive Committee; Lawrence Purdy. OF
New York; NJ. r. Miller of Rochester:
H, C. Church and E. c. Fowler. of Rnf-
falo; P Kidder and George Brainari Of
Syracusei j. H. Quinlan and L, p. sad
Ter, Of Newburg, and H. II. Cohn, OF
Senator Armstrong, Chairman OF tbe
Investiga ting Committee, beforeo which
the hearing viii be had tomorrow, an
nounced in the Senate at the close of
the session to-day that it was the in
tention of the committee to begin the
hearing tomorrow as soon as the two
houses have adjourned. He thought
they might get to work about II O'clock
He understood that most of those who
were to appear would arrive tonight.
The evening world., 1906-03-08
THIEF CAUGHT
AFTER CHASE
THROUGH STREET
At Work on Flat Door
When Woman Occu-
pant Arrived Home.

After an exciting chase of FIVE blocks
this afternoon Louis n. Elmore was
caught and charged with attempting to
break and enter the fiat of Ms. Au-
gusta Hahn, os No 70 West One Hun
dred and Eighteenth street. Elmore was
also identified by Mrs. Freda Bauer of
No. 63 West One Hundred and Eigh-
teenth street, as the man who on Feb.
% was seen looting her fiat and escaped
after a chase.
Mrs. Hahn had been out. AS she
reached the top floor she saw a man
working at the lock OF her door and
called to him. Without a word he
turned and bolted past her. She dropped
her bundles and chased him down the
five fl ors to the street. He ran across
to Fifth avenue, with Mrs. Hahn in close
pursuit.
BY the time the chase reached the
avenue there were fully hundred peo-
pie in the running, among them Police
man Fox, of the West One Hundred
and Twenty street station.
The man turned down Fifth avenue
to One Hundred and Fourteenth street
and then over to Lenox avenue. where
Fox caught him. When he was brought
back Mrs. Hahn identified him as the
man who had tried to force her door.
As the police were leading him away
Mrs. Bauer broke through the crowd
and identified him. At the police sta
tlon he gave his name as Louis N. Ell
more, a musician, of No. 2O25 Lenox
avenue. The police believe the name
in his possession, also a list of 100 ad-
dresses Of prominent Harlem people.
In the Harlem Court he was held for
examination
The evening world., 1906-03-08
SCANDAL CUT DOWN
MUTUAL LIFE BUSINESS,

The widespread effect Of the expo
sure OF scandal in the big life insur-
ance companies was emphasized in the
report OF the Mutual Life for 1905. Is
sued to-day, which shows a loss of
s4Lss9,7s7 in new business written. This
Is a little less than the New York
Life lost in the same period. in new
business. and a great deal less than the
loss in business suffered by the Equi-
table, which amounted to $SO,OOO.OOO.
The revelations concerning the Mutual
ana New Nork Life, however, came
snonths later than those as to the
Equitable.
Commissions and bonuses to Mutual
agents fell off Sl,559, 343. but salaries
ana agency allowances increased 205,-
b22 The total receints were SS5, 9O2
an increase of $4.O62, COS over the twelve
months of 1904, but the disbursements
for 1865 exceeded the 1904 disbursements
by S+59O POS
Despite the big falling off in new
business the statement of the company
shows an increase over 1904 of S46-
1lS.F in total premiums and annuity
incomes. The total assets Of the com
pany amount to $40, ,0S1, 1850. The
stocks owned by the company appre-
ciated IN value more than S5l0.C,e in
1906, and the market value of those
stocks on Dec. 81 was 1884, ,29SO8.
The evening world., 1906-03-08
CURIOUS CHANGE
Caused by Food.

"a few months ago." writes N. Y.
State woman, Il was the victim of Il
stomach SO disordeTed that could
eat scarcely any sort of food without
suffering great distress. In time an
eruption appeared, of a most painful
nature, which covered my whole
body, and which the doctors said was
crysipelas, and prescribed for it ac-
cordingly.
Their medicines gave me no relief,
however, my condition growing worse
day by day. At last 1t occurred to me
that possibly the arrangement of my
stomach was the cause Of the trouble.
The doctors said that that organ was
like piece of raw beef.
81 made a complete change in my
diet, and put myself on straight
regimen of Grape-Nuts food. In day
or two began to improve, my diges-
tion gradually came back, oil the neT-
yousness and headaches disappeared,
and within 10 days the so-called cry
siDelas passed away and has never
returned. Mean time my weight has
Increased and / can digest food that
formerly l could not,
81 can honestly say that Grape
Nuts food constitutes the best diet
ever used" Name given BY Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich
There's a reason. Read the little
bo9R 4Tha Roaa q Welivilies in
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