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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

"A singular mental disorder is re-
ported of a patient confined at Bicetre.
He processes to remember nothing ex.
cept the month and year in which
ne was born. Lest he should forget
the date of each new day, he fills
sheet after sheet of paper with mem
oranda. 1t is not a case of true am.
nesia or loss of memory; otherwise he
should be unable to speak or write.
1t is fixed idea of forgetfulness,
not an incapacity to remem-
-ber. 1t has been argued by some that
all the delusions of the insane are the
result OF the imagination filling the
gaps which exist in an impaired mem
ory. But this is the first case which
has been described of une idee fixe
d'oubli
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
BLOOD PRINTS OF FINGER
Give the Police One of Two CIews To
Myterious Murder.

st. Louis, Mo, March 9.-Fully as
interesting as Mark Twains story of
Puddin' Head Wilson, with his thumb
print tragedy, is the murder in the
authors native state of Mrs. Kate
Quernheim, owner of many diamonds.
wife of a downtown hardware mer-
chant, who was murdered by kicks,
stamps and blows, and whose body
was mutilated in daylight, after the
slayer had locked every window and
door of her home, 1920 Vest avenue.
But he left two clews behind. n.
though all others we're washed away,
one mark Of mis- clutch on her
breast, the other finger prints in blood
on piece OF her clothing near by.
Edwin Bcrllmann, aged 90, alias
Meyer. alias MCGUIRE, has been
charged with the murder of Mrs,
Quernheim, his aunt by marriage.
The description of Bergman given
the police, it is alleged, tailed with
that of the man VINO disposed of the
stolen goods.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
JEROME PUTS IN BUSY SUNDAY.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS A CON
FERENCE WITH ALIENIsTs.
peimas' stenoerapher Calls on Pris.
oner, and consults With Him
Thaw Attends Services.

New York. March 11.-Delphin NJ.
Delmas, senior counsel for Harry X.
Thaw, communicated with his client,
through his confidential stenographer,
who was admitted to the Tombs early
in the day.
The young woman said that she had
come from Mr.. Delmas, who was
spending the day at Atlantic City, and.
after being identified by Warden
Flynn, was escorted to the second tier,
where she talked for some time with
Thaw outside the gate.
Upon receiving the girl the prisoner
spent some time in writing, after
which he summoned a clerk, to whom
he gave IS to defray the expense of
some long-distance telephoning.
This disposed of Thaw turned his
attention to letter from his mother
which had been brought to the Tombs
by Josiah Thaw's chauffeur.
For As minutes Thaw was engaged
in answering his mothers letter, and
some time later devoted nearly an
hour in replying to a letter which, in
the meantime, had arrived from his
wife.
In the afternoon Mr. O'Reilly, of
Thaw's counsel, called. Upon leaving
the attorney said that he had found
the prisoner in pretty good spirits"
Thaw attended the chapel service.
He had nothing to say to newspaper
men beyond the message that he had
been warned by counsel that he should |
have nothing further to say and that |
his attorneys would have to do tie |
talking.
District Attorney Jerome remained |
1T his home and was again in confer
,nce with the alienists for the state.
1t is understood that a hypothetical
question was formed. Assistant At
jorney Garvin was at the criminal
courts building during the afternoon
md assisted in the work of the stenog-
aphers, who made copies of questions
which later were submitted to Mr..
erome.
Subpoena servers were kept busy
the day and made frequent
rips to the criminal courts building
nd to Mr.. Jeromes home.
When asked as to the preparation
eing made by Jerome for the rebuttal,
'hich will open Monday, Mr.. Garvin
aid that nothing could be made public.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
BOGUS DRAFTS DESTROYED
When Peoria School Board Vault Was
Robbed.

Peoria, ILL.,, March THE discovery
that 100000 in bogus drafts alleged
to have been executed by N. c.
Dougherty and paid through the de-
funct Peoria National bank by school
funds, were destroyed when the school
board vault was robbed, has given
the officials Of the law new clew
toward the motive which lay behind
the safe robbery. These drafts con-
stituted liability against the stock
holders of the bank, SSme of whom are
among the most prominent citizens Of
Peoria.
Dougherty, who is now in Joliet peni.
tentiary, was superintendent of schools
here and was one of the leaders of the
National Educational association.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
NO CONCESSIONS
CAN BE MADE TO FRANCE BY
THIS GOVERNMENT.
ABANDONS HOPE OF PREVENTING
Maximum Tariff Rates On American
Products Not Specifically Ex.
empted Therefrom.

Washington, March THE execu.
tive branch of the government has
abandoned all hope of finding any con.
cessions which 1t can offer the French
government to prevent the application
Of the maximum tariff rates on Ameri.
can products not specifically exempted
therefrom by existing arrangements.
omcially it is stated that the situa.
ton as to France Is therefore a similar
one to that as to Germany; in neither
case can this government at present
meet the demand for a reciprocity
treaty as the price of minimum tariff
rates for American goods and products.
Through their embassies at Washing
ton the governments of the two coun.
tries named have been made aware Of
this fact, and also that it remains for
congress to decide whether 1t cares to
divert these blows at the American OK.
port trade by approving reciprocity
treaties with France and Germany.
In the case Of France the state de-
partment is concentrating it's efforts
upon the subjects of the live cattle
and dressed meats trade.
The French government has declined
to accept as sufficient the rigorous ex-
animation and precautions against the
shipment of unfit cattle and meats pro-
vided for in the pure food act and the
regulations OF the department Of ag-
riculture.
Instead it persists in demanding the |
certificate of microscopical examina-
ton provided for by the old law and |
regulation, and it is the purpose of the
state department to convince the
French people that the new plan Is
very much better and safer.
The Italian government has given
notice that it is satisfied with the new
Inspection system, and that fact is be-
ng used as an argument to influence
avorably the French government. But
is to general exports, there is little
o be done by the state department,
md it is said there is no ground for
'rotest against the projected increase
# the French duties on American pro-
uctS for protective reasons. c
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
The RULES WERE ALL SUSPENDED
so THE LEGISLATURE COULD AP.
PRoPRIATE FUNDS
To Run To Earth Bold Abduetors Of a
eoy-or. Marvin Willing To Give
Almost Any Amount.

Dover, Del, March S.-Appalled by
the fact that a threeyear-old boy has
been kidnapped from his home within
eight miles of where they are in ses.
sion, and with knowledge that a per-
son convicted of abduction in this
state can be sentenced to death, the
members Of the Delaware legislature
suspended their rules and appropriated
$4,000 for the immediate use of the
governor in running down the perpe-
traitors of the crime.
DR.. Horace N. Marvin, father of the
boy, said:
Il would give $4,000 this minute
for my boy, or $4,000 to any detec-
tive who will return the little one to
me-"
The parent, however, modified this
oner, he declaring 1t would be better
for him to wait until the efforts of the
authorities should be learned.
The family came here a few weeks
ago from Sioux City, Ia. DR.. Marvin
purchased a farm near this city last
fall, paying $1,000 in cash for it-an
almost unprecedented proceeding and
one which gave him the reputation Of
possessing considerable wealth. Be-
fore he took possession of the farm
his wife died.
Mrs. Horace U. Swift, the abduct-
ed boys grandmother, the day after
his disappearance told of a vision she
had Of a heavy set, evil-looking man,
clad in fisherman's garb carrying the
boy oft. The vision is scoffed at by
Dr. Marvin, who says that his mother
In-law has not at all times, since his
wife's death, been rational.
On Monday night following the |
,hild's disappearance Mrs. Swift says
she saw in her sleep the little boy |
playing beside the haystack near the
BARN, where his cousin, Rose Standish,
lad left him. While he was romping
here alone, man, thick-set and
oughly dressed, with an oilskin hat,
hurried from the barn and grabbed up
he child and ran with him through
he marsh grass in the direction of the
ay.
So vivid was this dream that tho
randmother is certain that the boy
) on Il fishing boat, and urges the
to pursue their quest in that
irection.
A report has been abroad that Mrs
wifi is a spiritualistic medium and
goes into frances, in which
le has prophetic visions. DR.. Marvin {
anied this.
Il attach no importance whatever I
Mrs. Swift'S dream" said the ply. 6
clan. I
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Chinese View Of PbrenoIoov.

Brain bag" is the Chinese name for
the skull, and bumps and brains in
their notion are intimately allied. The
skull is considered to be most perfect
when it is round, with tendency to-
WSrd a conical rise at the top, the
latter feature indicating great intel
lectual powers. A "hatchet" face, with
a broad, fiat top to the head, means
Eacillation and indecision. The most
important parts of the skull are the
forehead and the Occiput, which is
called the pillow bone. A high and
broad forehead gives good hope Of
long life. Bumps and depressions on
the occiput play an important part
Two connected bumps low down at
the back of the head denote a marital
temperament A bump nearer the top
shaped like an egg lying on it's side
denotes truthfulness and firmness; two
similar egg shaped bumps standing on
end, one on each side of the head, de-
note a fiery temperament and great
self confidence; two crescent shaped
bumps between these last two denote
longevity. A thin, pointed nose is a
sign of homicidal tendencies. The Chi
nese believe the outer conformation Of
the skull to be dependent upon the
shape of the brain within. And they |
connect certain mental qualifications
with certain bumps and depressions
found on the skull. In conformity with |
the COnfucian dogma that man was
born good and becomes evil only by
his environment, so they further be-
lieve that bumps and depressions are
developed on the surface of the skull
by influences within These infu-
ences, in their turn, have been in
Spired from without.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
POWERFUL POISON
CAUSES DEATH OF MANAGER OF
TIMKEN AXLE COMPANY.
ENOUGH IN STOMACH TO KILL SIX.
Mr.. Preston Was Said to Be Sole Heir
to a Fortune of $3,ooo,ooo In
New Orleans.

New York, March g. An autops,
held by Coroner's Physician O'Hanlor
disclosed, it was subsequently stated
that Leonidas Preston, a millionaire
who died suddenly at the Hotel Cum
berland, had enough poison in his
stomach to kill six men.
Coroner Harburger Immediately re
ported the case to the police and dc
tectiVes were set to work upon sew.
eral mysterious circumstances con.
nected with the case.
Mr.. Preston was New York manager
for the Timkin Railroad Bearing Axle
Co. AMI had an Office in West Forty.
sixth street
Mr. Preston died while telephoning
to some business aQuaintances.
1t appears that when Mr.. Preston
died William R. Timken, the head Of
the concern of which Preston was New
York manager; Leonard Gray and Ed
ward Il. Hewitt were in the hotel of
fice. They had sent up word that they
wished to see him.
Preston answered in person over the
telephone, telling them to come right
up"
When, two minutes later, they
reached his suite, Preston was dead.
Mr.. Preston came to New York from
Dallas, Tex, some years ago.
He was said to be the sole heir 10
fortune of $3,00O,OOO in New Orleans
and to have amasSed another fortune
OF $1,000,000 in business.
He was 46 years old, tall muscular
and very strong.
Mr. Preston's friends have assured
the coroner that his business affairs
were in good shape and no possible
motive for suicide other than possibly
temporary insanity brought on by ILL
ness. }. B. Cook one Of Prcstons in
innate friends, received a telegram
from Mr.. Preston's brother in Dallas. |
asking that the body be sent there for
burial.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston took quarters
ut the Cumberland last September.
They had no children but had adopted
q little boy.
Dr. English, house physician of the
Cumberland, said that the millionaire
lied in terrible convulsions.
When l reached the room," said
he doctor, "Mr. Preston was lying
across the bed, fully dressed as
hough he had thrown himself there.
The conVulsions gave me the idea that
lie had suffered cerebral hemorrhage.
t was too late for me to do anything.
His wife was hysterical for time.
When she was able to speak she said
hat the only medicine he had taken
vas cough mixture" ,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT,
Presidents Third Son, Had a Turn
For the Worse-Condition Serious,

Washington, March S.-Archie
Roosevelt, the presidents third son,
who has been suffering with diphthe-
ria since last Friday, had a turn for
the worse and though he has rallied
somewhat his condition is serious. DR..
Alexander Lamber, of New York, in
response to telegram from President
Roosevelt, arrived in Washington and
has taken charge of the case. Drs.
Rixey, Kennedy and Braisted were
holding a consultation when DR.. Lam
bert arrived at the white house. Just
previous to his coming further anti.
toxin was injected into the patient.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
A MIp-WINTER VERDICT.
bright Sunshine All Winter" rs What
Western Canada Lady Says.

Maidstone, Sask., Canada.
Feb. 1, 1907.
c. j. Broughton, Esq,
Canadian Government Agent,
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir:
Being so well pleased with Canada
We wish my father and brother to
come here. viii you please send them
reading matter on Canada.
We have been here nearly a year
and are delighted with this country.
We have lived in Illinois, Iowa, and
Michigan and we find Canada away
ahead of any of them. We have had
bright sunshine all winter so far, only
two nice, easy snow storms. If it was
not all right you know would not
want my father and brother to come
here, but We think it is grand.
Yours truly,
(Signed) MRS. ED. TROUPE.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Hugh Wave Hits Steamer.

New York, March 1.-THE French
line steamer La Savole, from Havre,
March 2, carrying more than 1000
passengers, arrived here after per-
haps the most severe experience of the
transatlantic lines that have recently
reported rough weather. The steamer
ran into series of gales, which in
creased in violence until Thursday,
When a monster wave swept the main
deck and forced Capt. Tournier to
bring his trembling craft to- She
drifted eight hours before the voyage
could be safely resumed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

There should be some means where.
by our halls of justice should not be
turned into show places where the SEN
satioI lovers go to crafty their NOR
bid love Of crime and its details. To
Ehve court room packed with curios-
fty-maddened spectators to drink in
the tales of sin and misery forced
from the lips of unhappy witnesses is
certainly not conducive to high
state of public morals. The courts
are for higher and sterner purpose
than to serve as places of entertain
ment for a depraved popular taste.
The way in which the court room in
New York where the Thaw case is
being tried is packed by the morbid,
like a crowd of hungry crows after
carton, is, declares the Baltimore
American, a disgrace to the proper
and dignitied course of law and JUS,
dce.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Gone BY Default.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 7.-Attor.
ney General II. s. Hadley forwarded
a motion to the federal supreme court
at Washington to dismiss the appeal
of Mrs. Aggie Myers, under sentence
of death for the murder of her hus-
band. The attorneys for Mrs. Myers
have failed to perfect their appeal and
the attorney generals motion is a
formal one, based upon the simple fact
that the appeal has gone by dfeault.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Gfeenville Journal.
OHIO

{. C. oTWELL, Ed. and Pub.
GREFNvTLI.R OHIO
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Took Sensible View Of Life.

Lindley Murray, the grammarian, .
native of Pennsylvania, who died in
1926, had views Of life that were
quite as correct as his principles of
English grammar. He wrote: Il
was persuaded that a truly sincere
mind could be at no loss to discern
the just limits between a safe and
competent portion and a dangerous
profusion of the good things of life.
These views Of the subject I reduced
to practice, and terminated my mer-
camille concerns when had acquired
moderate competency"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
TWO VESSELS GO DOWN.
German Cargo Steamer and TrawIer
Founder In North Sea.

Berlin, March 11.-A dispatch from
CuXhaven reports the loss of "a lives
by the foundering of two vessels-a
German cargo steamer, the George
Wottern, and trawler-during
heavy gale in the North sea. The dis.
patch says no further details have
been received, but that it is believed
those drowned comprised all aboard
both Yessels
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Shooting Done BY One Man.

Hazleton, Pa, March 9.-Addison. B.
Romalia, aged SO years. employed by
local merchant, was shot on lonely
road here and died several hours later.
In an ante-mortem statement he says
the shooting was done by one of the
men after he had refused to obey their
commands to halt. They fled When
he fell.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

Sebastopol, March Cen. Neplueff,
commandant of the fortress here, who
has just been transferred for duty at
a less hazardous post, was driving
through the city to attend a farewell
banquet at the palace, given in his
honor by Adm. Skyrdloff, a bomb was
thrown under his carriage, where It
exploded. The carriage was shattered.
The general sustained injuries about
the feet.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Saloons Don't Get It Now.

The North Carolina Baptist says:
"There is now on deposit in the banks
of Fayetteville 937.0OO-nearly a mil.
lion dollars. Five years ago there was
only $275,0O0. There has been a gain
OF nearly 4dHspeF cent in five years.
This shows the prosperity side of the
old town. Say, how about prohibition
Killing a town."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
FROZEN IN THEIR HOME
Husband Found His Wife and Four
Children When He Returned.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, March S.-Ac-
cording to letter received here from
Ole OVERLY, former resident of this
county, his wife and four children
were frozen to death at their home in
Ward county, N. D., during the recent
cold spell. OVERLY writes that he had
been away from home for several
weeks, and that upon his return he
found his entire family dead. Their
home was Is miles from the nearest
neighbor. The family ran out of fuel.
and the woman had burned all Of the
furniture and everything else avail
able before finally succumbing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

Interesting comparisons are sup
piled by a clipping bureau regarding
the articles printed in the newspapers
about the deaths of prominent men.
No other man in America had So
much printed about his death in the
newspapers as Mckinley. Carl Schurz
has received thus far 10000 obituary
notices, more than any other man
since Mckinley. John Hay and JOS
eph Jefferson had 10000 each and
Mark Hanna 5000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

President Baer of the Reading
railroad says it doesn't pay to haul
passengers at the present rates. A
good many people will insist, on the
other hand, that 1t doesn't pay to trav-
si at the present rates. So we may
regard it as a stand-off.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
-Four Mem Ground ro plenes.

Roanoke, Va, March S.-Four
Greeks, employed on Tidewater rail.
road construction work, were struck
by Norfolk & Western freight train,
near Roanoke, and killed. The men
stepped from one track to another in
front of an onCuming train.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Thouaht Rifle Mas Emntv.

Beaumont Tex, March S.-Saying
In joking maner: "I'll throw this cuD
at you; no, I'll shoot you," Mrs GUS
Gellek raised a rife and pulled the
trigger of the supposed empty weapon.
md the leveled gun discharged its
contents into the neck and head of her
l5-year-0ld brother, Hoyt Sherman, in,
6icting wounds from which he died.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Juvenile Ahstainers.

At the annual conference of the
Band of Hope union of the United
Kingdom, at Bristol, England. Mr..
Lionel Mundy (chairman) said that
during last year the membership in.
creased by about $4,000, whilst 34O
societies had been added to the list.
The present total Of Bands of Hope
ard other organizations was 29,436,
with membership of S,5OO,OO0. There
are not less than 40 members of par
lament who Were formerly Band of
Hope boys.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

st. Petersburg, March I'm order
to prevent the Japanese from poach.
ing on the sparsely guarded Siberian
Littoral during the fishing season com.
mencing in April Russia has decided to
send to the Pacific two small
Nruicorc
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Catarrh Canuot BE Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease. Catarrh ia blood or const
tuional disease and In order to IL you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternay, and acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halle Catarrh Cure ia not uuack medi.
10 this country for years and regular prostitution
It is composed OF the best tonics known combined
Win the best blood purifiers acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
two ingredients is what produces such wonderfu re-.
bults In curing catarrh. Send for testimonial free
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. ~
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14

Marie Edwina Rosalie Booth, daugh-
ter of Junius Brutus and Harriet Mace
Booth, a niece of Edwin Booth and d
third cousin of the richest woman in
the world, Hetty Green, is organizing
in Boston great Booth revival Ed
wilma Booth was born in San Francisco
and was christened there, Edwin For
rest and his wife standing as her goo
parents. When a little tot she was
sent 10 the Notre Dame convent in
Philadelphia, where she remained until
she was IS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Big Blaze at Helena.

Helena, Ark, March S.-Fire do
stroyed the Trumper building and
stock of furniture, the Stag hotel and
several business houses. The Muller
dry goods store was damaged by
water. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Maine Prosners.

Maine, under prohibition, Is a
prosperous state. 1t has what no
uther state has, and that is more
savings bank depositors than voters.
1t has 100000 more depositors and
$22, 100000 more money deposited in.
hem than Ohio with six times as
many people.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Steamship On Fire,

New York, March, damage from
a fire at sea, amounting tc $3.50, ,eOb
was reported by the German steamer
Vandalia, which arrived here from
China and Japan. The fire started in
the Vandalia's hold on the afternoon
of February rs, and was subdued only
after the hold had been completely
flooded with water