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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
MRS. ROMADKA CONFESSES
MlLLloNAiRE'S WIFE ADMITS
eERlES OF 6uRoLARiEs.
NEGRO AccoMPLlce ARRESTED

wealthy MILWAUKEE, woman IWcuId
Get Positions as Nurse and Steal
Jswelry-Female "Raffles" Has BAT.
fled Chicago Police for Weeks.
Chicago. Oct. l0.-ln remarkable
confession to the police Mrs. Charles
J. Romadks OF Milwaukee,, wife Of II
millionaire manufacturer, admitted
that she was responsible for n series
OF burglaries and petty thefts that has
baffled the authorities for weeks. Mrs.
Romadkas confession was the latest
development OF her arrest for n rob.
berry committed at the home Of G. ID.
Beck. when jewelry valued at more
than $1,000 was stolen. She i'm.
plicated In her confession a negro, Al.
bert Jones, and man known as
Ralph Smith. The former is under ar.
rest and the police are searching for
the latter.
In her confession Mrs. Romadka
says that her first theft was commit
tod in April Of this year.
81 saw an advertisement in
paper" she said, for a trained nurse.
I went to the home of Mrs. David
Packer, ASIA Forrestvile avenue.
and secured the place. | stayed there
about a day and a half, stealing dia.
mond ring. a diamond bracelet and q
silver card case"
After relating several similar ex-
pericnces, she said she had worked
in several places for families In this
capacity. She walked in where she
found a window open and located a
diamond ring In a wealthy home In
this city.
Il went to Milwaukee to my honi4
for a time and succeeded in stealing
sealskin coat from Mrs. Cady, at
166 Eighteenth street. ! shipped tho
coat" she continued, ito Jones and
he sold 1t for SIS. found out how
easy 1t was to steal while I was In
Milwaukee before coming to Chicago.
got job as nurse girl and one day
while the woman was out I noticed
that she left her jewelry on her dress
ing table. This gave me the idea l
could get positions and steal Jew.
elry Just as easy as not. came to
Chicago last April. met Jones In
April In $500 Wabash avenue and
later he told me how to do the Jobs.
He gave me two trunk keys and
showed me just how to get into a
house. would take the stuff and
Jones would sell IL. | don't know that
he stole anything himself"
Attorney j. f. Donovan of Milwau-
kee. who represents the woman's hus-
band and who will defend her in
court. said that Mrs. Romadka went
to Milwaukee from Oshkosh when she
was nineteen years old. Then she
married Romadka. According to the
attorney, the new life into which her
millionaire husband introduced her
turned the woman's head. After
short period OF travel. she insisted
upon either moving to New York or
Chicago. After much opposition the
husband permitted her to come to
Chicago. She brought with her her
then q baby, and was kept
well supplied with money by Ru,
madka.
Mrs. Romadka was arrested last
Saturday evening at a down town res.
taurant after jewelry which she was
wearing had been identified a.
stolen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Rouers AppiIes for Parole.

Des MONIES oct. l0.-W. c. Rogers
OF Pottawattamie county, a member of
the Burrier gang and under twenty.
hye years sentence for murder in the
second degree, is one of the 1928 ap.
pllcants for parole from the new
board of pardons He began his sen
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
SWAG0ER STICKS FOR WOMEN
New York's Elite Are Now CARVING
Them to Assist Their Proqress,

''N'' OSTVS
Now York. Oct. 1O.-Canes and
awagger sticks for young women are
the latest fad here. Several of the
feminine opponents of the idea have
been seen in Fifth avenue carrying
slender canes. The new walking sticks
are not more than half an inch in
diameter. It Is stated that it is con.
sidered proper to carry such canes
with severely tailor made suits with
short skirts, and those who have them
are not supposed to carry even a
purse.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Two Michigan Banks Fail

Kalamazoo. Mich. Oct. l0.-Bank of
RichlGnd, and the Bowman bank of
this city, private institutions, have
closed their doors, Liabilities are
Sl9b 600
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Body Identified as That Of wllklnso

Minneapolis, Oct. lO.-A body found
floating in the Mississippi river was
identified as that of +. d. Wilkinson,
who left Oklahoma recently taking
1000 with him. The police are work.
ION the case.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
The CONDITION OF the WEATHER

Temperature for Twenty-four Hours,
Forecast For Nebraska.
Conditions OF the weather rs record
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
at 8 a. m. today:
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
klnn Ieonold In Ill

Brussels, Oct lot is declared
In ministerial circles that King Leo
pold OF Belgium is iii.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Many Registering for Land.

Pierre, S. D., Oct. 1O.-The registra-
ton for the Brule lands opening is
2.1B5.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
conqreaatlonaIIsts onnose IInIor

Cleveland, Oct. l0.-A decided op
position of the detailed plan OF
uniting with the Methodist and
United Brethren churches developed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Football Injuries Fatal.

Iowa City. Oct. lO.-Leo strohmeyer
the high school athlete whose back
WAS broken In a football mama 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

"What was In themr'
II do not remember all that was In them. !"
Ibid Thaw send themr'
II do not know whether he sent them
or not
ITO whom were they addressedr'
Stanford White"
"They were about your mother. weren't
Eyes. and there was something about q
man and something going on in London:
What was going on In London?' asked
81 have told you all I remember"
SIN whose name were they sent!
"Wers they sent in your namer'
Il do not know"
Adjourned TIL Nonday.
''You don't mean to say Thaw sent them
in his own name to Stanford Whittier"
NO. don't mean anything OF the sort.
"Was this man mentioned in the cable
gram disreputabley'
"Yes"
you knew him. didn't your
Ever dine with himr'
yes"
"Alone?"
every little thing, Mr.. Jerome. and that's
all there IL about It :"
At this point Mr.. Jerome had the witness
repeat her statement Of yesterday that IN
all her mOtner nau 0ouo Uu9 .osS NO. ~
had simply been indiscreet and had no oc-
CASTOR to credit any other motive to her.
Mr. Jerome. turning to the court. an
nounced that within the hour he had re-
ceived the renewed assurance OF both DTS:
Eremar and Bingaman that they woulo
return next week to give their testimony.
In view Of this he suggested that adjourn
ment be taken tomorrow and until Monday
morning. The defendants counsel con-
scented to this.
Adjournment was then taken until Mon
day morning at 1890 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

imputations upon the character OF the
mother after withstanding Tor more than
Two days the onBlaugflts OF the district At.
torney upon her own right to give testi-
mony to save her husband from being put
60 death BY the state-lf the sympathies Of
tho jury followed the sympathies ot the
casing. eager crowd In the court-can the
prosecution have benefited by the spectacle
which Mr.. Jerome served up? Do the eff
fects Of the disclosures made by this gruel-
ps Of ts the the the
box?
Eject Upon the Jury.
Perhaps Mr.. Jerome believes he has gain
cd point In his effort to convict Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome appeared yesterday In the role
Of prosecutor who had absolutely no scru-
pies In his means OF attaining an end, and
IN this aspect OF the days Developments the
chances OF convictins Thaw seem quite rs
confession In court that startled the nation.
In all great murder trials such As this It
has been apparent that o beautiful woman
II dangerous factor In the case: that be-
evidence, and on that alone, rest the I'M
pulses Of the human heart. and that these
impulses are far beyond the control OF the
cold faculties OF reason. Allowed to remain
part, and the case may be decided by some
rules Of logic made by human brains. But
brought into play BY display OF merciless-
ness upon the part OF q spectacular law
yer-such q display as would cause the
heart to step In and influence the opera
tons Of the unind-these impulses dictate
verdicts, consisn criminals to punishment.
and even rescue murderers from the penal
ties which the law imposes for capital Of
lenses.
Howard Nesbit's Change Of Heart.
The pitiful sight Of his sorrow-stricken
sister dawned upon young Howard Nesbit
for the first time yesterday. AS she lay
moaning In an antechamber Of the court
room he announced that under no circum-
stances would be take the stand and again
try to break down her dramatic story.
II will die first" he repeated several
times as he paced the passageways in the
criminal courts building. SS
Young Nesbit's sudden change Of attitude
did not astonist those who have noticed
his actions for the past few days. When
she began to relate her sad narrative his
heart softened. He was determined, how
ever. to protect the memory OF Stanford
White until his sister broke down and be-
gan to sob on the witness stand. Blood
told then, and he announced that he would
stand by her at all hazards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Liverpool Cotton.

LIVERPOOL. February 22.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot in fair demand: prices six points
higher; American middling fair, 8.S5: good
middling. Csc; middling. eos: low middling
6.71: good ordinary. 523; ordinary. 49,
The sales OF the day were 5000 bales. OF
which 500 were for speculation and export
and included 7.100 American. Receipts
$4,000 bales. including IL, 100 American. Flu.
lures opened and closed steady; American
middllng 8. o. c. February, 5.71: February
and March, S.66h; March and April. 565;
April and May, 5.64: May and June, 563
June and July, 5.81h; July and August.
b.5oh: August and September, 555h: Sep
TENDER and October, 5.53: October and No
vember. b.49h: November and December
and February, 5.49h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Bar silver, steady. 81 l1-l8d. per ounce.
Money, ~ per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for short
bills Il ~ PER cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for three
months bills Ia l3-16a4H per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Changes Story About Wine.

Mr.. Jerome next interrogated Mrs Thaw
regarding the wine she drank tn, night she
lost consciousness. and brought from her
the admission that the champagne had
tasted like all other champagne she had
drunk up to that time.
1T all tasted bitter and nasty to me-"
she said.
Then you didn't intend for the jury to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
DESTROYED by FIRE.
Summer Home Of Mrs. II. a. BEARD
Total Loss.

CpecaaI Cotreapondence Of TIE Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, February ., 1907.
Edgewood." the beautiful summer home
OF Mrs. Martha A. Beard Of Washington
situated on the Beard farm, about . mile
from Rockville. was completely destroyed
BY IRE about 8 o'clock yesterday evening
The fre was not discovered until It had
gained such Roadway that 1t was useless to
attempt to extinguish the flames and the
EFFORTS Of those who responded to the alarm
were directed toward the furniture, nearly
all Of which was saved. How the IRE orig
mated = not known. but was probably
caused BY defective fue. The building
Harry A. Beard, and family. Tho loss is
placed at about 5000. The property WA
insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Foreign Banks.

BERLIN, February 22.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks SIN pfennigs for checks
Discount rates; short bills, ~ per cent;
three months bills, ~ per cent.
PARIS. February 2.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes 95 francs TN confines for the
account. Exchange on London, Is francs q
confines for checks.
LONDON. February 22.-Builion amount
ing to 962.O0 was taken into the Bank OF
England on balance today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

assume, when you said II tasted bitter
that 1t differed from any other champagne
you had tasted up to that timer"
"Oh, no: 1 didn't intend that. 1t was
not particularly different-it all tasted bit
ter to me. 1t all made me dizzy and caused
my ears to thamp."
Mrs. Thaw said that after the occur
renee In the Gath street house she saw Mr..
White almost every night until she went
to school at Pompton In the fall of 1902.
After January, 1902. she refused to go any
where alone with him. although he con-
tinually urged her to do so.
During all this time that You were going
around with Mr.. White you were receiving
from him considerable sums Of money!?
Yes"
cat the same time you were receiving a
salary an :actress?
Yes
Prior to this time your pay and the
amounts received from Mr.. Holman, who
afterward married your mother, were SUI
fcient to support the family?"
Yes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
liverpool Grain.

j LIVERPOOL. February 22.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot strong; No. red western
winter Is. 3D.; futures steady: March. 6s.
Cd; May. 60. SID; July, e. 21zd
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed nsw.
d. Cd; do old, AZ. It'd. Futures quiet:
March, u. ND; May. As. SID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Flour for the Orient,

PORTLAND. Ore. February 22-The
British steamship 0ymeric cleared yester.
day for Shanghai with 100000 barrels Of
flour: the Japanese steamship Kotiara sailed
tor Shanghai with 25.427 barrels Of hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

reached the prison at that hour. The COM
missioner of correction gave permission for
any of Thaw's family to visit him In the
Tombs today. although visitors usually
are excluded on holidays.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
P|TTSBURG'S SHOW
1t Opened Today-Greatest of
It's Kind Ever Held in
States.

Pittsburg Penn. April 24.-For ten
days. beginning today. the Pittsburg
Sportsman's show will be open at
Duquesne garden, affOrding lovers of
the chase and disciples of IZaak Wal
ton one of the rarest treats they have
had in years. Already many sports
men from various parts Of Pennsyl-
vania and other states have arrived
and the attendance is expected to in
crease every day Of the show. The
state has loaned its extensive exhibits
of wild birds, animals and fish, Ohio
also sending another carload of the
finny exhibits. The program arranged
includes addresses by prominent
naturalists, aquatic contests. archery
exhibitions, rifle matches and fly cast
ing contests. Several of the expert
swimmers of the New York Aquatic
club. including Daniels and Handley,
will take part in the water sports.
Several hunters clubs have installed
exhibits and the New Brunswick
Guides association has fitted out a
complete camp, with typical cabin
of the northern wilds, in which are
shown many live animals. including
a baby moose and bear cubs. White
eagle. famous Sioux Indian, is in
charge of the archery contest and will
give exhibitions of his own marvellous
skill with the bow and arrow. George
Shiras, the originator of the hunting
of wild animals with camera. has
loaned his entire collection of photo
graphs. A number of famous sports
men and naturalists will deliver adj
dresses during the ten days of the
show, including Animals /. Have
Known" by Ernest Thompson Seton;
wild Animals" by Professor William
T. Hornaday, director of the New
York Geological gardens; "One Thou
sand Miles BY Canoe in the North
west" by L. G. Armstrong; Rocky
Mountain Big Came" by George Had
den, and "a Trip Through Alaska, -
by Captain Game.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
DEPARTMENT WILL
NOT CHANGE
RULING
State May Employ Person at
Aberdeen to Secure List of
U. s. Tax Receipts.

Attorney General McCue has re-
ceived reply from the collector of
internal revenue at Washington stat
ing that it is impossible for that de-
partmeet to change its ruling in re-
gard to furnishing the list of U. s.
tax receipts issued to citizens of this
state in accordance with the new law
relating list for publication. The
difficulty will probably be got around
however. by the state employing a
person at Aberdeen to secure the lists
for the auditors. as the list is open to
inspection in the deputy collectors
office in that city. The law requiring
the filing of the receipt is as follows:
1T shall be the further deputy of any
person to whom tax receipt or
license from the government of the
United States is issued, as mentioned
in section l of this act, to file duly
authenticated copy of the same before
or Immediately upon posting, if in
an incorporated city with the city aud
itor, otherwise with the county audit
or of the county and pay fee for
the filing thereof of ten dollars. which
fee shall be turned into the general
fund of the city or county as the case
may be-" Failure to SO file the re.
ceipt is a misdemeanor. In case the
party holding the receipt fails to pub
hsh it as required by law the owner
of the building wherein the receipt
is posted is required to publish the
notice. Failure. to do so is misde-
meanOr
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
PROMINENT YOUNG PEOPLE WE'D
Miss Essie Mclllraith and Harry
Walker United in Marriage Last
Evening-Leavc on Trim.

The marriage of Miss Essie Mclll-
raith TO Harry Walker occurred Tues
day evening in this city. The wedding
ceremony was performed by Father
J. F. Greene, in the presence of a
number OF friends and relatives of the
contracting parties. Miss May Buck
ley acted as brides maid, while Bert
Walker acted as best man.
Following the ceremony, an elabor-
ate wedding supper was served. The
supper over, the newly married couple
was escorted to the Great Northern
depot, they leaving last evening on
trip east. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker will
make their home at Enderlin, N. D.
The bride is a well known young
lady of the city. being the daughter OF
Mr.. James McIllraith. She has
grown up from childhood here,
and the best wishes of many friends
will follow her. The groom has also
lived in East Grand Forks for num-
Der of years, and is we'll known.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
RIPPLINGS OVER THE STORE COUNTER

Hart's-"A good general rule to re-
member is that green vegetables should
be cooked in hard water, while dry
vegetables and many root vegetables
should ibe cooked in soft water When
water has been boiling in the kettle
for some time 1t has parted with it's
gases and becomes hard; hence the
Importance of using water which has
been freshly boiled. A teaspoonful of
salt added ITO gallon of water will
make 1t hard, while a half of level
teaspoon of baking soda added to the
same quantity renders 1t soft"
Mayors Delicatessen-"To keen the
tubes OF macaroni from sticking to-
gether the water must be kent at a
gahoping boil. as with rice. When
done 1t should be turned into a colan-
der and thoroughly rinsed under the
cold water tap to remove the loose.
pasty starch on the outside of the
tubes; after draining 1t can be Dreamed
or finished in any desired way. Maca-
roni, or any similar preparation. &c
finished will be found much better than
when this rinsing is omitted"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
ARE W0RKING ON NEW LICENSES
The Old Ones Expired at Midnight
Tuesday-Seyeral Changes
Are Made.

The old licenses expired at midnight
Tuesday. and today the saloons of the
city are operating on the new
licenses. The new year brings
number of changes, as is usual every
year about this time.
The city council has turned down
only one application for license, that
of ]. Angus Wood. Thomas Wonder
check, who had an application in for
license to operate a saloon at the
same place o. Sorrenson did. sold out
to the latter. and the council last
evening granted the license. R. L.
Butler has sold out his place of bust
ness to Archie Frazee. There is also
the Mark Lynch change. which was
made at midnight
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24

Lian's-" Suppose you have the re-
mains Of baked chicken, a few green
onions, dish of cold rice and a few
sprigs of parsley. Mince the onions,
and fry them in lard in an iron pot.
Add Drowned flour, little soup stock,
the chicken meat cut into small pieces,
and pour in two pints of boiling water.
Boil for two hours, and Just before
serving add parsley, a stalk of celery.
one teaspoonful of powdered sassa-
fras. which may be procured at any
druggists or grocer's, and the cold
rice. Serve while steaming hot after
having seasoned to taste, and you will
have the renowned Creole dish, gumbo
filet. Any scraps of meat or shellfish,
as crawfish or crabs, may be used IN
stead OF chicken"
Lynch-"FOr a good fire order up
some of my wood, use axe sparingly.
place tenderly In the stove and tell
your neighbors."
Geist-"Start at the Great Northern
depot, wend your way eastward to
Third street, then turn south on the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
POLK GETS 4 LARGE AMOUNT
Road and Bridge Fund of This County
Swelled BY $500 From the
State Golfers.

The road and bridge fund of $780,
600 known as the pork barrel" as
passed in the form of bill reported
from the road and bridge committee
gives Polk county $500, the third
largest of any other county in the
state.
Otter Tail gets the largest amount,
$4,000 and St. Louis county comes
next with $4,3OO The smallest
amount goes to Cook, $500. The ap-
portionment for the northern counties
is as follows:
Aitkin. $500; Betrami, $2,425; Cass
$4,000; Cay, $4,000; Clearwater ST.
900; Kittson, $4,000; Koochiching,
$1,000; Mahnomen, $1,000; Marshall.
$4,000; Norman. $3.50; Otter Tail,
$4,000: Polk, $500; Red Lake, $2,45O;
Roseau, $3.50; St. Louis. $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
CONTINUANCE IS
AGREED upon
TODAY
May Is is Time on Which the
Jarvis VS.. Polk County Ac-
ton Will Come Up.

The attorneys interested in the case
of Jarvis vs.. Polk county, have agreed
to continuance OF the action until
May Is. BY that time it is figured that
the city council will have arrived at
some decision relative to repairing the
bridge.
The suit is brought to determine the
title of the property located at the APP
proach OF the old Red Lake river
bridge. Jarvis made Il proposition 10
the city council, which in substance is
that if the city will agree to maintain
the bridge, and keep it open for team
traffic. he will abandon the suit The
matter has been referred to the public
improvement committee.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
west side till you see the finest line of
candies in the city. Walk in"

Colton-"The days of the market
things being displayed on the walk is
approaching. and although as yet only
onion sets, in three colors. are where
one can lift bite of refreshment, it
will not be long before the berries apd
vegetables are in enticing nearness.
The market gets more interesting ev-
cry day. The potatoes are more .rea-
sonable in price, and every day folks
may have creamed new potatoes at any
time now. The new beets are tender
and young and delicious, and quite
cheap, and the berries are available"
Werstleins-"If one eats meat dur
ing these ecstatic weeks of spring,
nothing but the tender lusciousness of
q lamb chop should be the tax put on
the system. A delicate, veal outlet
might do, but the lamb chops will be
found much better. One feels rather
sorrv for the lamb which is deprived
Of the pleasure of doing that typically
lamblike gambling on the green"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
The Tenderfoot,

The company will be seen at the
Metropolitan on Wednesday, May 1,
in Richard Carries and H. L. Heartz's
great operate comedy success, "The
Tenderfoot," is said to be the strong
est that has yet been seen in this
delightful western piece. Oscar l..
Ngman will be seen as Professor
Pettibone and Ruth White as Marion.
Mr.. Ngman was said by the Chicago
critics to be superior to Mr.. earle in
the role of the professor. The re-
mainder of the company is said to
make it the best balanced organiza-
ton that has been seen in it. Mu-
sically the company is very strong,
there being fine singing chorus of
sixty people.