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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
SAYS he KILLED GEBHARDT
Anonymous Correspondents Writes
|. to County Attorney.
Alleged Picture of Murderer Ac.
companies Letter.
Probably the Work of a Notoriety.
seeking Crank.

A special from Springfield to the
Pioneer Press brings the following
sensational information:
A detective, who figured conspicu-
ously in the Gebhardt murder case at
New Ulm, has been here the past week
endeavoring to locate the writer OF
two anonymous letters received by
County Attorney Einar Hoidale OF
New Ulm. The first of the letters pur-
ported to have been written on Sept.
IT., 1905, and contained a picture OF
DR.. Gebhardt, clipped from news
paper, The writer styled DR.. Geb-
bardt as ''the victim"
The second letter, which bore date
of Oct. q, 1906, called the county at
torney's attention to the fact that the
first epistle had been unnoticed, and
stated th at in view of the fact that his
first letter had contained picture OF
''the victim'' he would enclose now a
picture of "the victor.' Enclosed was
an old tintype bearing the picture OF
rather young-looking man wearing
a stiff hat. The letter stated en-
hpatically that the tlntype was a
picture of the man who had committed
the murder.
Both letters were pOstmarked at
Springfield, and after the receipt OF
the second of them the detective came
here to make an investigation. No
one to whom the tintype was shown
recognized it as being the portrait OF
any one in this vicinity. The letters
were written in English, but the hand
writing apparently indicated that the
writer was a foreigner. The detective
has been endeavoring to find some
one in Springfield whose writing is
sufficiently similar to that in the
letters to justify a suspicion, but SO
far has not succeeded in making out a
case. It is the general belief that the
letters are the work of q nOtoriety-
seeking crank.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
MERELY A MASTERPIECE
Not a ssMessage'' In Lovely Diction
For the Junior Manager.

Not a ssNIessage'' In Lovely Diction
For the Junior Manager.
A man who wanted to lecture called
at a bureau presided over by two man
ayers
He aroused their interest with Il lec-
turer's art, says the Lyceumite. but
unfortunately the senior member was
just starting on trip and would not
return for at least month
The senior partner called the young
man to one side and eNacted a solemn
promise that he would not visit an
other bureau or read his lecture to
anybody until after he had given this
particular manager reading and
chance to make him an offer month
hence.
The interest of the junior member,
however, was at white heat, and he
kept sending for the young lecturer, in
sisting that he come down to the Office
and read his lecture. The young man
refused with as much tact as possible,
but this only increased the anxiety of
the Junior.
At last the young man told of the
promise made the senior partner. In
stead of quieting the junior manager,
the announcement made him the more
anxious, and finally the young man
consented.
The reading ended. the junior part
ner said:
Now, your reading this has saved
us all-much valuable time I'll tell you
frankly, my boy, it won't do. There's
no message in it; it is loosely construct
ed; the diction is poor. 1t won't do
Burn it and try again.
When the senior partner returned he
called up the young lecturer and sound
~ berated him for breaking faith.
"How do know you have not been
to every bureau in town? You promis-
ed me on your honor you would read
the lecture to nobody-not even to my
partner
The young man protested that he
had not done So
why" exclaimed the senior man
ager, "of course you have! He tells me
that you came down here to the office
two weeks ago and read him the entire
lecture and that he told you 1t was no
good''
EYES," replied the young man; "after
much persuasion did read him Il lee
ture which he told me was no good,
but it was not my lecture--it was Wen
dell Phillips Lost Arts?''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
Pronunciation.

Here is curious couplet which illus
trates n one sentence the various v:la-
ues Of the combination Tough" and
shows how strikingly inconsistent are
the spelling and pronunciation Of some
English words. The lines may be sup
posed to be the words of an invalid
who had strong will and was deter.
mined to live in spite Of his ailment:
ploughed me through,
Yet Ger life's Tough my course I will
pursue.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
Hot and Cold.

Pete Persimmon Yeas, All reckon
All am fated to be bachelor. All
lubed gal once, but she threw cold
watah on nah suit. Henry Ham
Well, OATS bettah den gettin' mahhied
en- habin' yo' wife throw hot watah on
yo' suit. OATS what mine does ebry
time ! stay out after TO- - Chicago
News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
MORE ''fOUND MONEY" FOR STATE
Bank Examiner Gets After the Min.
neapoIis & St. Louis Road.

Public Examiner Kerst is earning
his salary. Only few days ago he
struck the St. Paul road for some
thing like $26, 900 for unpaid taxes, and
now he is after the Minneapolis &
St. Louis with demand that they dig
up So, 48l.93.
Part of this amount, or 81, 523.05, is
the states tax at per cent on 1913,
076.15. This sum was Minnesota
proportion of the $4,000 worth OF
drafts upon which the road had not
paid taxes. The public examiner
found that of the $17l, 1000 worth OF
drafts credited as illegal expense
the road had paid taxes on about
Sl2l, 900. This left $50, ZOO upon which
the company had not paid taxes. OF
this amount Minnesota's proportion
as stated above amounts to 1913, O76. Is.
The department also announced
that the Minneapolis & St. Louis road
had been found to have earnings, not
included IN the gross earnings tax re-
turn, to the amount of $31, 1862. As.
This represented sums received
from other railroad companies in ex-
cess of agreed division for the years
1903 and 1904. The tax which the
treasurer is authorized to collect on
this sum, at the rate of per cent, is
1858. IS.
This makes total amount which
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis road did
not report to the state of S7O,O36. 81,
and a total tax which the state treas
ureris authorized to collector So, 4Sl. 90.
The examin alton of the affairs OF
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis company
is extremely difficult, owing to the
fact that the road has destroyed its
books for about three years from 1901
to 1904.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
The Cause Of Trouble.

She-I can't understand why Lord
Busted wants divorce. His wife had
half million when he married her.
He-Yes. and she's got every penny
Of it still That's the rouble.-P Pick
Me- I'm
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
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he OIL
sibilitl.
Fright
to pay all III
stop. 1 Ii
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you dill luSIdL
drawer and portnI4
every available rec
description Is stuffed fu.
property and when want
q few cuffs and collars"-
Hold hard! / know whatyo
Listen, young man. II your BE-
were 200 yards long and ;.
from the floor to the ceiling
drawers and you wanted a pla
stow away couple OF collars,
couldn't find a nook that wasn't +
hairpins, tufts Of frizzes, pads, S
boxes, old gloves, powder puffs, I
and things. So just accept the inc
Bile. Wrap yonr personal proper
an old newspaper or some brown =
and hide the parcel under the J
The inquirer smiled loudly an
cally and passed on a wiser i
better man.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26
Angelic Temperament.

He is good natured, Is hep
"Good natured! Why, have known
that man to wear smiling face when
he was speaking of taking of a porous
plaster
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26

A civil guest will no more talk all
than eat all the feast Herbert.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-26

The following is the program of the
recital given on Friday evening by
the pupils of Miss Addie Olsen:
Xmas Tree-Entrance March. Gade
Martha Haubrich
In Joyous Mood .Gurlitt
Elsa Klippstein
Snowflake Mazurka. =. N. Won Wilm
Henriette Hauenstein
Amas Dream 1880. .:.........L oeW
Elsie Marti
Song, "If You Are Good''
Esther REIN
Holiday Polka ..... .Evarts
Leslie Peuser
Misunderstanding & Sleighing. .Necke
Leslie Olsen
Skating .Kullak
Elsa Helm
Polka Graciense from
s'Kinderball Bendel
secondo, Edmund Rein
Wayside Chapel. G. D. Wilson
Frances Krook
Yuletide Bells. Goerdeler
Henrietta Hauenstein
Song, List to the Xmas Bells,'
Elsa Helm & Elsie Marti
Fairy Fingers. Paul Wachs
Edmund Rein
Festival March Rinpnet
Elsa Fritsche s. Elsa Seifert
Good Night Gurlitt
Flora Getting
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
BEGs ALMsHoUsE HOME AS GIFT.
Educated vagrant Pleads Christmas spirit"
in Asking Commitment.

Nyack y. Y. Dec 30 (SpeciaD.- Something
unusual in the way Of Christmas presents was
given by Police Justice Hoffman this morning
Robert Lawrence who. twenty years ago. was
one of the wealthest and most prominent citi-
zens OF Nyack was the recipient. Three months
ago Lawrence was committed to the Rockland
County jail, at New City, by the magistrate on
a charge of vagrancy. and when he re-
leased at 3 O'Clock this morning he walked six
miles to the office of Justice Hoffman.
Lawrence II is said. attended Princeton Uni
versity Certainly he is given to the use Of big
words and to-day his manner as bland
and mild as ever. and his language higl. flown
and expressive.
Judge" said he. I've come here to request
Won 10 send me 10 the county poorhouse. I'm
down and out You sent to New City for
three months and ] thought l would die there
The iail is in a deporable condition; II is dirty
and filthy The bedding was not changed once
while ] was there. and / informed by other
for many months. The food IS UNIT eat
agreeable character infest the place. and the
s,,,erIatlve degree I want to go to the poor
SoiJse. Judge Can't you do it a Christmas
I1resant This is the Joyous season nf peace and
good will toward man
Instice Hoffman decided 10 crafty the old
mans wish and a commitment handed him.
IIa executed It asa4n~s biTnseA
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
CHRISTMAS JAMS TRAINS.
Fully 10000 Persons LcGCe City
for Holidays.

There have been few Saturdays IN the history OF
t1e railroads that have terminals IN this city or
across the Hudson River that have been buster
than yesterday Probably never before have so
many OF the passengers been laden with packages.
The reason was the rush OUT of town Tor over
Christmas which thousands Of New Workers took
advantage OF. Every railroad had all IL could do
10 take care OF outgoing passengers Besides the
Usual thousands OF commuters VINO go home every
NqrA1ay from 70 g. there were taousaIlds o[
others who. with or without families, were bound
T. Ihe-r hoyhoCd homes IN the country, and, II
not, 10 some one eIse's country home
The New York Central probably had the hardest
time caring for It's patrons The New Haven and
Hartford Railroad. with its terminal at the Grand
Central Station. carried train after train OF New
Workers points in New England. The Central
Harlem division. 10 the old Grand Central Pal
ace caused considerable confusion and scurrying
10 catch trains buJ the trains started almost al
ways time.
L was estimated that fully twenty thousand
persons left the city by the Pennsylvania Railroad
alone. The New Jersey Central, which has a par
tcu.arlv large number Of commuters, had the
Chrisrrnasri5e travellers as well The Lackawanna
Railroad. with its direct route West, had many
thousands more and the Erie and Lehigh Valley
Were far behind.
Fully one hundred thousand persons, exclusive ot
tne usual comm and travellers, travelled on
he trains yesterday IL is estimated Nearly all or
mas To-day and tomorrow probably as many
more VIII leave the city, and by Monday night
-l-T quarter oS a million persons viii have gone
n oCt-Cf-rOWn homes.
The rush hack viii begin late Tuesday night. and
IDS far 70 continue for twentyfoLr hours AZ least
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
FINE UNDER S-HOUR LAW.
Boston Contractor Viii Take Case
to the Supreme Court.

Boston. Dec 22.-In the United States Circuit
Court to-day Judge Dodge imposed a fine Of $500
William H Ellis, a contractor, for violating
the federal Eight-hour law IN employing men in
the construction of pier at the Charestown
Navy Yard. There We're two counts in the in
dictment. a fine Of $3.50 being imposed in each
count The case will now go 10 the Supreme
Court. chiefly on a constitutional question. the
defence contending that Congress is not vested
with the authority TO regulate the hours Of labor
public works.
The case was instituted by United States Dis
trict Attorney Asa P. French to test the law.
This is said TO be the first conviction in the
country. In asking for sentence District At
torney French said:
In the case at bar it has appeared as evi-
dence that the defendant, after his intention had
been called by the authorities to his alleged vio-
lation OF the law-and. indeed, after the grand
jury had indicted him-persisted openly and de-
family in the conduct because of which he was
indicted The government respectfully requests
your honor TO deal with this case in such man
ner that the sentence imposed may have a ten
dency TO prevent the commission OF a like offence
by others. 10 the end that the law be, as It
should be, respected"
The maximum penalty provided by law is ST.
600 fine and six months Imprisonment. Judge
Dodge said he considered the imposition OF a fine
OF $3.50 on each count sufficient to stop similar
violations
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
BIG CONTRACT FINALLY AWARDED.
Massachusetts, Firm VIII Build City Engines
Despite Legal Fight.

Commissioner O'Brien OF the Department OF
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity has finally
been able 20 award contract for over S4OO'VOO
TO Davis & Farnhanl. Of Waltharn Mass. man
1,facturers Of pumping engines. which had been
held I'D through a fight IN the courts The
contract is for four engines for the Ridgewood
punnping station II was alleged that the
waItham firm had not the plant 20 construct
the engines and ought not to get the contract
When Corporation Counsel EIlson' MI
O,Rr,en.s predecessor. became commissioner he
took steps to get all the bids he could not only
from New York manufacturers. but from firms
all over the country.
"1 began system OF circulating copies Of
snsc,aca tious.' he said yesterday. among the
+rads ~ the country When Il became neces-
sarv 10 equip the Ridgewood station. speci-
Acattons showing the exact nature OF the en-
sines we're prepared and given to the trade. as
we'll as advertised IN the ordinary way took
the precaution OF sending a hundred or more
out OF town wherever could get names or ad-
dresses of pumping engine makers The result
was list Of bidders larger than had ever been
obtained before on contract of this kind
.On opening the bids I found the Davis &
Farnhanl Company the lowest. the next being
the Marine Engine Company. which. for some
raason hest known 10 itself withdrew It's bid.
Next above that company was the Holly Man
ufacturtns Company which was S6S.O0O higher
than the Davis & Parnham Company. The
Holly company Immediately objected 10 my ac-
centing the lowest bid, and insisted on the con-
tract being readverttSed- The objection was
based on the ground OF alleged informalities in
the bids, all OF which were technical and or no
Importance"
Alfred Nathan. a taxpayer. brought action
against Commissioner o Brten, and obtained an
Injunction restraining the Commissioner from
awarding the contract. but Justice Mccall. OF
the Supreme Court. vacated II yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
4 YEARS WORK FOR A JUDGE.
Jerome Says General Sessions Men are Busy
l54 Days Of -Four Hours Each.

Mr Jerome insisted again yesterday that the
Judges Of the Court Of General Sessions are an
idle lot. The District Attorney has been keep
ing record Of the work done by the courts
since he took Office This is a partial report IN
his own language:
II 1906, excluding holidays. Saturdays and
Sundays there We're SOP possible court days for
ne four branches Of the General Sessions Court.
The court sat 76S DAYS in the four parts OF Cen
era Sessions There were, therefore. 81 days
available for court work not used. The average
4eIsth ~ the sessions was three hours and fifty
Two minutes In only one month January, did
ne sessions average as much as four and half
A9Irs day. IN January the average court sit
ing for q day was four hours and thirty-twO
minutes. IN 1906 five judges sat 768 days. an
average for each Judge of 154 days work year
- an average length of three hours and fifty
lVo minutes Gay. Their salary is $4,000 a
Year
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
MAGISTRATE CRANE GROWS CAUsTC.
Points Out Greater Violations" When Men
Are Arraigned Before Him.

Magistrate Crane. in the West Side court found
two cases yesterday, Of alleged gambling and
the other larceny complaint. on which TO speak
his mind The first when two poor Poles
Edward Blous and Murchent SavadoroWitch-
were arraigned before him charged with stealing
coal from a car in the New York Central yards at
the foo; OF West SD street
7 am obliged 10 hold these two poor men for
trial. said tbs magistrate. But he continued
turning 70 the policeman who made the arrests
how much greater violations of the law do you
suppose the New York Central Railroad Company
and IT'S officials guilty OFF,
In a similar vein the magistrate spoke when two
detectives arraigred Joseph Scott. treasurer Of d
Negro club. He charged with being a com
mon gambler" Scott showed the court charter
OF the club
u realize said the magistrate that these char
ters cover lot Of gambling But don't you officers
know THAI gambling goes every day the
Union League, the Fifth Avenue, the Metropoli-
tan and other Fifth avenue clubs? Gambling
goes in the police stations. I've seen II"
Scott was discharged.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
W4BASH'S NEU PLAN.
Company to Issue S@00,00o,O0o
Bonds to Retire old Issues, Etc.

The directors OF the Wabash Railroad Company
az a meeting yesterday afternoon decided 10 de-
clare operative the new financial plan under which
the company is TO issue S0OOo0O00 bonds for retir
ing at once the $S0OOO.0OO outstanding debenture A
and bonds and making provision for future capi-
tai requirements and the refundng OF the present
bonded debt
It had been provided by agreement between the
company and the bondholders committee that the
plan should become operative If 95 cent Of the
debenture bonds should be deposited for ex-
cbaroa by the end of November. tho limit being
subsequently extended to December 2: The stipu-
Iariou however. gave the company the option OF
srCepting a smaller amount sufficient, and It
has now exercised that right
II could not be learned yesterday how many OF
tba debentlIre Bs had been deposited. but the
amount is said TO be about 50 per cent. The ex-
Cb9rya of the bonds for the securities viii be
made on January l, but on account OF the large
number of the debentures now on the way here
ing them has been once more extended. this time
IIntU December q
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

ARNOLD LEO & co FAIL.
ALL CREDITORS EQUAL.
Cause of Crash of old Brokerage
Firm UnInozcr.

me tallure OF the nrm OF Arnold Leo & Co, of
NO ID broadway. was announced on the Stock
fAchange Yesterday morning. Louis V. Hubbard
o4 no q william street. the assignee. after
"s[o made the following statement:
Arnold Leo & Co have made a general assign
nenI @ 70 me FOR the benefit of their creditors upon
terms that al their creditors shall be treated ex-
e various creditors 70 the effect that he desires
5 Broadway WedResv 0lds OF Dere6er a. So No
oy which time he hopes he will be able 10 explain
itself At this time, he says, the cause of the
3fu[s 3i re seems to be owing to the stringent cond
may be arranged whereby the creditors will be
d6s d6ay and the firm resume its business at an early
Mr.. Hubbard said that It would be impossible for
him TO make even approximate estimate OF the
assets and liabilities until after the stocks carried
by the house should have been sold the Ex
change under the rule and the results Of the
sales received by him It was believed in Wall
street that the liabilities would be found to be we'll
over million, and perhaps much more
The failure was not announced until about Il 30
O'Clock. just before the appearance OF the bank
statement and thereafter until the close prices of
stocks rapidly declined. with Reading Northern
Pacific and Great Northern the leaders Reports
that the failure had been duo to heavy commit
ments Of the firm In Reading on the long side
were denied at the Office One OF the Street rurnors
was that the Philadelphia branch had been chiefly
responsible for the suspension, having unexpectedly
found itself unable to meet its obigations II was
also reported that the failure had been caused by
the refusal Of certain large customers to respond
70 calls for additional margin. Both Of these ru-
mors also were aUthoritauvely denied
The firm is old one, having been founded
thtrTy-fve years ago and is Of excellent reputation
The partners are Arnold Leo. founder of the house
his son, Edgar +. Leo and Robert Z. Gowen. the
latter two being board members. The younger Leo
vas admitted to membership in the New York
Stock Exchange June 80, 1904, and Mr.. Gowen
on December p. 1899 There are two branch Offices
in this city. at No. 291 Fifth avenue and at No
GO East l4sth street, and for the last year
branch has been established in Philadelphia, the
firm having taken over the business of Smith &
the direct cause Of the failure could be obtained
the Street believed. perhaps arriving at its con-
clusion by process Of exclusion, that the ep1bar
rassment was due TO market operations conducted
by the firm for It's account.
Soon after the assignment had been made. two
young clerks from OF the uptown branches
arrived the main Office bearing orders for their
Christmas Eratuties. only TO find TO their dismay
that the orders could not be honored
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
RorHscHILDs TO FIGHT AMERICAN OIL

The RothschlId interests have Joined forces with
the new European Petroleum Union E the fight
against all American oil and oil products. Although
the Standard Oil Company markets large per-
centage Of the exported product. the ''indepen-
dents" are and have been shipping oil abroad in
large quantities THE Moniteur," Of Bucharest,
il its issue of December 9, prints the following:
our Berlin correspondent announces by telegraph
an Increase Of capital of the Steaua Romano by
g000,.J francs which viii ne -aken by a French
group Al the same time our Paris correspondent
Telegraphs relative this anl 3rgeent of capital.
adding that the French group providing this
plus is no other than the Rothschild group The
fac: is positive and il is in accord with the COM
mercial alliance recently consummated IN European
oil interests among The Russians, Rurnanians
ana CTermans-that is 10 say, the group which
actually represents AZ this moment the interests
combined under the title Of European Petroleum
Union The participation Of the Rothschild firm
in Rumauian petroleum affairs has enormous
importance not only economic but also political
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
Mr.. CARNEGIE, PATRON OF ATHLETICS.
Gives Check for 81, 900 to Aid in Work of
Public School League.

The fact that Andrew Carnegie was at all IN
terested in athletics was not generally known until
The officials Of the Public Schools Athletic League
pleasantly surprised yesterday by the gift Of
check for 81 600 from him TO aid in its work But
IN Dunfermline. Scotland. he has established
school for the training OF teachers Of physical train
ing. and has equipped building for both theoretl-
cal and practical work and provided facilities for
exercises in bathing for the community.
General George W. Wngate president of the
league said that Mr.. Carnegie has been watching
with interest the development of athletics among
the boys of the New York public schools. and had
been impressed with the fact that the kind Of
athletics that is being developed by the Public
Schools Athletic League secured the ADVANTAGES
from athletics and the time minimzed
these wills of excessive competition which So