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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
CASE FOR CONAN DOYLE
MOST MYSTERIOUS SORT OF
DIAMOND MYSTERY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. October S-The city de-
tective bureau has in it's hands diamond
robbery mystery that would make Sher-
lock Holmes work overtime. The most
striking surprise came today when the
identity of the fair prisoner, arrested
while in possession of the alleged stolen
jewels was found to be Mrs. Evelyn Cain
Romadke. wife of c. P. Romadke, a Mil
waukee millionaire. member of the firm
of Romadke Brothers. trunk and leather
goods manufacturers.
Mrs. Romadke prior to the revealing of
her identity told various and remarkable
finally clung to through several hours of
questioning by United States District At
torney Clifford Roe, Lieut.. Collins of
Chief Shippy's office, her brother-in-law,
Clement Romadke. and her attorney John
H. Donovan. of Milwaukee, was that she
accidentally met man named Ralph
Smith" who after a short acquaintance
gave her the jewelry. AS to any further
facts about Smiths identity Mrs.
Romadke amid many tears, pleaded
ignorance.
Married Man Involved.
The gems in question valued at 1000.
were said to have been stolen from the
residence of Clarence E. Bec'l. $40 South
Park avenue. on September 2. The re-
markable thing about tie case is that
last Saturday the jewelry was discovered
while being worn by Mrs. Romadke by
Mrs Beck in the Baltimore Inn, of which
Mr. Beck is proprietor. When Mr.. Beck
was on the stand Attorney Roe asked him
who was with Mrs. Romadke In the Bal
timore Inn at the time of her arrest on
Saturday. He answered.:
Mrs. L. NJ. Kinnecune. 1905 Kenmore
avenue and one man whose name l don't
care to give. He Is prominently known"
Judge Sadler held he didn't have to tell.
When Francis Reno. a detective for the
Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Com
pany, was on the stand Attorney Roe put
the question. Mr. Reno named a promi-
nent board of trade broker who is a mar
ried man. At this Mrs. Romadke broke
out:
stop him: oh. Mr.. Beck. stop him. Why
should that name be brought into this
case?" she said. her voice trembling. Mr.
Romadke the husband. returned to Mil
waukee on the o'clock train after get
ting their child from an address on Camp
bell avenue. Mr.. Romadke intimated that
a divorce proceeding will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
FAVoRs AN INLAND COAST.
President Would Extend the Sea-
board to the Lakes

CHICAGO. October s.-Mayor Busse
yesterday received a reply to the message
sent by him to President Roos> alt last
week at ST. Louis. The message was car
ried from this city by motorboat through
the Chicago river, drainage canal, Illinois
and Michigan canal Illinois river and
Mississippi river. The letter of the Pres
ident was as follows:
ION BOARD U. S. S. MISSISSIPPI,
October g. 1907.
MY Dear Mr.. Mayor: 1 have received
your letter conveyed to me by motorboat
from Chicago to st. Louis. l heartily
agree with all that you say, but until the
committee appointed especially to con-
slider the project has reported ! cannot
speak as to details But l believe In an
allwater transportation route from the
great lakes to the gulf, route which
shall practically give us a seacoast right
into the heart of our country. l believe
that this is national work, and that the
national government should recognize this
fact. merely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
TENTACLES ABROAD
Arms of the Oil Octopus Reach
Into England.
HAS A COMPANY THERE
Directors Live Abroad, But Books
Kept in Ohio.
OWNERSHIP OF MANHATTAN
Information Drawn From F. T. Cuth.
bert May Be Of Importance
to Ohio Authorities.
OWNERSHIP OF MANHATTAl

NEW YORK, October s.-Information
that may aid Attorney General Wade
Ellis of Ohio in his investigation of the
relations of the Manhattan OIL Company
of Ohio and the Standard OIL Company
was brought out in the hearing Of the
when F. T. Cuthbert, president of the
Manhattan company, was called as wit
ness. Mr.. Cuthbert is the son of the late
John H. Cuthbert, who was associated
with the Standard. and who, 1t has been
testified, had much to do with the making
of the contract whereby the Chicago and
indianapolis gas companies, controlled
by E. c. Benedict and Anthony N. Brady,
obtained a constant oil supply from the
Standard as a part consideration for the
sale of the Manhattan company. Mr..
Cuthbert said his father, previous to his
connection with the Manhattan, was
director of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com
pany. The witness said he became pres
ident of the Manhattan in 1902. Previous
to that he was an auditor Of the COM
pany. Mr.. Cuthbert described at length
the physical aspects Of the Manhattan.
Reduced Its Capital.
Mr.. Cuthbert said that the Manhattan
company was only doing pipeline busi-
ness at present. In 1901 the Manhattan
sold It's refinery to the Solar Refining
Company, its oil production to the Ohio
Oil Company and its tank cars to the
Union Tank Line. All three companies.
the witness said, he understood were con-
trolled by the Standard. The pipe system
OF the Manhattan was connected with the
pipe lines of the Brooklyn Pipe Line Com
pany in Ohio and with the Indiana Pipe
Line Company in Indiana. Mr.. Cuthbert
testified that the capital stock Of the
Manhattan after its purchase was grad
ually reduced from 100000 to $4,000.
Books in Ohio.
''Who owns the Manhattan company?'
'The General Industrial Development
Syndicate of London owns 1.495 shares
and the qualifying directors own the other
five shares" replied Mr.. CJhp<rt
as that an English company
Eyes; the managing director is Herbert
w. johnson Of London and->|. w. r.
Francis Of London, as secretary" said
Mr.. Cuthbert, who added that he voted
all the stock of the Manhattan company
by power Of attorney.
Mr.. Cuthbert said the books Of the
Manhattan were kept in Lima, Ohio The
London company owned the Indiana Pipe
Line anN Refining Company Of Indiana,
he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
GALE OFF NEW ENGLAND COAST
Storm Caused Much Damage in
Massachusetts,.

BOSTON, October S.-The stiffest
southerly gale since last winter swept
over New England last night aud early
today, but, being an off-shore affair. ex-
cept on the southern coast it did not
hamper shipping greatly. One of the
coastwise fleet was caught off Chat
ham, and today the combined crews
of two life-saving stations on Mono
moy Point manned a big power life
boat and started for a small lumber
man anchored near the Pollock Rip
shoals lightship and flying signals of
distress.
At Portland, Maine, the six-master
George w. Wells, loaded with coal.
dragged her anchors and was driven
ashore inside the harbor in a bad DO
sition. The vessel was fioated at high
tide unharmed.
The gale. which at times blew fifty
miles an hour. was not accompanied
by much rain until nearly dawn.
In the interior the storm caused
much damage to late crops and fruit
trees. Train service was slightly de-
layed, and there was some trouble
with telegraph wires from fallen poles
and lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
ILLNESS LEADS TO REUNION.
Mrs. Tingley Of Theosophy Fame,
Hurries to Brothers. Rade;do

NEW YORK, October s-Mrs. Kath-
crime Tingley. head of the Universal
Brotherhood. an organization of theoso-
phists. has cut short her tour of evan
gelization in foreign countries and will
hasten to New York. according to a state
ment published today, in an endeavor
to reach the bedside of her brother James
Wescott, and become reconciled to him
before his death.
Mr.. Wescott. who is Ill of pneumonia
has long been resident Of this city.
where he acquired a fortune, but few
persons knew that he and Mrs. Tinelev
were sister and brother. 1t is stated that
the two parted nearly twenty-five years
ago and that no communication has since
passed between them.
Friends. however. have now notified
Mrs. Tingley of the critical illness of
her brother. and she in turn has indi-
Gated that she will come to him at once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
MURDER SEQUEL TO QUARREL.
Carolina Man Carried a Gun-Kan-
sas Man the Victim.

DENVER. Col, October Sc. T. Os-
ooIne' bookkeeper for the Green Canon
Coal Company. was shot and instantly
Ahled last night by e. L. Pierce, a claim
accountant FOR the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad. Both men were attending a night
school and quarreled. Osborne applIed an
epithet 20 Pierce, and the latter demanded
that Osborne apologize This he refusal
To do, and fight began
Pierce fired two shots at Osborne. both
o. which took effect in the heart Roth
men were recent arrivalsNin this CITY. Os
borne coming from Parsons Kan, and
IitrGe ffom Whiteville, n. c. Pierce fed
and has not been captured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
IN THE LABOR WORLD
THE END OF CLEVELAND TELE-
GRAPH STRIKE PREDICTED.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, October s.-The
Cleveland News today says:
Upon what may be accepted as indis-
putable authority the News is enabled to
say that the long strike of the telegra-
piers will probably end-in Cleveland, at
least-Thursday morning Of this week,
when the strikers will return to work
"Overtures were made today by the
strikers with a view to ending the strike
request was sent to ]. E Mattern.
local leader of the strike, for permission
to return to work Thursday 1t is said
by persons interested in the strike that
if pc rmission is not given by the strike
leaders the men will go back of their own
accord, and Thursday morning has been
set as the time for the resumption of
work.
mo word has come from the companies
as yet, but the men are said to be willing
to return to work without concessions if
their offer is accepted without prejudice"
Santa Fe Increase Announced.
TOPEKA, Kan, October S.-The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany has announced an increase In the
wages of all telegraph operators on the
system. The increase went into effect
October 1, and came as a surprise to the
men. This is the second increase in
wages the Santa Fe operators have had
In the last twelve months. The increases
total about per cent. The road employs
non-union operators.
Nothing Doing for Strikers.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October s.-Ofi-
cials of both the Western Union and
fol FOL r
day that any proposition looking to the
reinstatement of all the strikers would
not be considered. The officials declare
that their forces had gradually been in
creased during the past few days and that
practically all Of the men employed to
take the places of the strikers would he
retained. 1t was added that as a result
probably not more than a third of the
strikers would be reinstated
Trains Running in Cuba.
HAVANA, October s.-An trains, both
freight and passenger, are now running
on the United railways. Seven of the
striking engineers and score of ffremen
and others have returned, and Manager
Orr thinks it will not be necessary to
employ the imported strikebrea kers
Their arrival, 1t is believed, has practi-
cally broken the strike, though the lead
ers are endeavoring to keep it up.
Gompers Wires Cubans Support.
HAVANA. October S.-The Cuban labor
organizations at a meeting today adopted
a resolution to order general strike. call
ing out all the unions in the island, If the
railways employ the strikebreakers who
landed here yesterday from New York.
A dispatch has been received from Presi-
dent Gompers Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, rendering the labor organ
izations of Cuba the support Of the fed
Grafton.
UP to the present no strikebreakers
have been employed on the roads. Thew
are still awaiting orders at their head
ouaIters. The police have taken precau-
tions to prevent breach of the peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Berlin Denial of Battleship Story

BERLIN October S.-A semi-official
denial was published by the Lokal An
zeiger today of the statement. made I'm a
Washington dispatch TO the London Daily
Mai, 10 the effect that Germany intended
To send a fleet, under Admiral Prince
Henry OF Prussia, to visit the Atlantic
ports of the United States when the
American battleship feet sails for the Pa
cific. a mark of friendship for America
The report is defined by the Iokal An
Ieiger as being IAN invention designed to
cause a hostile feeling against Germany
on the part OF other Interested countries. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
DELAWARE AT THE FAIR.
Gov. Lea and Party Arrived for No
table Function Tomorrow.

NORFOLK, Va. October s-Preston
Lea of Delaware. accompanied by his
staff, state officials and others, arrived
here today from Dover and Wilmington
for the Delaware state day celebration at
the jamestown exposition tomorrow
There are about twenty-five In the official
party, which will be here until Thursday
evening, when the governor returns to
Dover.
Today was spent by governor and Mrs.
Lea and others of the party in seeing the
points of historic interest in and about
Norfolk and the exposition. The official
Delaware day reception occurs at the
Delaware building on the exposition
grounds tomorrow afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Wrecked by Bad Brakes,

SEATTLE, Wash, October s.-Two
tramps were killed, Fireman Gilbert Err
nest is missing and believed to be dead.
and engineer F. N. Myers and Brakeman
Thomas were seriously injured in a wreck
near Weston on the Northern Pacific last
night. The train was an extra freight
westbound consisting of thirty cars of
an engine.
The entire train was destroyed, the
wreckage catching fire soon after the
smash-up.
Trainmen declare that the failure of
the cirbrakes on heavy grade caused
the wreck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Nobel Prize Meeting.

Secretary Straus of the Department of
Commerce and Labor yesterday issued
call for meeting of the trustees of
The Foundation for the Promotion Of
Industrial Peace" the Nobel prize fund
given by President Roosevelt. to be held
in this city November 9th next The work
OF the meeting will be to prepare plans,
perfect an organization and formulate
regulations to govern the existence of the
foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Mulai Hafid Weakens.
Secretary Taft at Shanghai.

SHANGHAI October s. Secretary
Taft arrived on board the steamship
Minnesota today. At noon he opened
the new Chinese Young Mems Chris
tian Association. The plans for an
elaborate reception were spoiled by a
heavy downpour OF rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Haytien President Reported Ill.

KINGSTON, Jamaica. October Seen
Nord Alexis. president of the Republic of
Hayti, is so dangerously i'll at Puerto
Prince that his life is despaired Of ac-
eordng to private advices receiv here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Weather..

Fair and much colder to-T
night. Tomorrow fair and cool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
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Justice Gould, to whom Mr. Syme's pc
tition was presented, issued a rule on
Capt Poole to show cause Friday, Octo-
Der IS, why he should not be enjoined
from cutting down. inJuring or Destroy
ton of the memorial to Gen. Ulysses s.
Grant
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-20
MONEY FOR MINES

With securities tumbling in eastern
markets, there is some alarm among
mining men lest the industry shall suf-
fer a setback. We do not believe that
1t will do so.
Railways and industrials have
slumped, and mining shares have gone
down in sympathy-but the cause may
be found in revelations of such practices
on the part of railway managers as not
only lay them open to severe criticism,
and in some cases to possible prosecu-
ton, but unavoidably cause lack of con-
fdence and withdrawal of funds.
Though 1t is perhaps unfortunate that
a crisis of this sort should a come
Just at a time when railway expansion
is so necessary, a house cleaning was
needed. The people were never in
stronger position than now. when rail-
way companies need o and much of
it, to insist upon certain fundamental
reforms; and though there nay be in
convenience. alarm and loss. 1t Is prob
able that permanent rood will result.
Public confidence must be regained.
even at the cost of sacrifice on the part
of those h now control railway af-
fairs.
In the meantime, the PUBIC Will pToU-
ably turn to two classes of investment.
Banks should be more in favor than has
been the case for many months and
dividend paying copper stocks should
command a higher price in relation to
earning power. Investors cannot but re-
alize that metal mining now stands
clearly at the head of the list of all in
dustries in this respect-and further
more that liked charges. particularly
items of maintenance and expansion, are
vastly lower in proportion to gross in
come than is the case with railways or
any other great Industrial. 1t seems
strongly probable that with coppers well
established on the New York Stock Elk
change, investors who seek a high rate
of interest will find more to attract them
in this class OF security than in any
other.
For mine development, also. money
was never easier than now, and from
two chief sources. Capitalists in east
ern centers are seriously engaging in
legitimate, well-planned development of
prospects, on the advice of competent
men-and already there has been enough
profit made to encourage more such en-
terprises. Again, mining capital. money
produced from mines, is an ever increas-
ing factor. Mining men can find nothing
in the whole list of investments 81 at
t~ractive as their own industry, and more
than a few of these men are becoming
powers in the financial world.-Los An
geles Mining Review.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-20

From Dry Creek comes the news
that the old tunnel from which Indian
hmm took out fabulous wealth in
the old days has been discovered. In
the early eighties a Plute Indian named
by the whites Indian Johnnie" dis
covered an immense ledge of gold
bearing quartz. the values of which.
according to tradition. ran well into
the thousands. Old timers outside the
confines of the reservation all testify
10 the fact that they rave at different
times seen quantities of dust" in the
possession of Indian Johnnie when he
made his periodical trips to town.
Johnnie, strange as 1t may seem, in
direct contradiction to the general run
of Indians, was a worker and although
very crude in his methods. tunneled
some seventy feet into the mountain
following the rich ore. Efforts at diff
ferent times to find the Indians mine
by white men met with failure. and
eventually Johnnie was seen no more.
The supposition was that he had left
the country, and a renewed effort to
locate his mine resulted as before In
failure.
1t remained for the opening of the
reservation to reveal the location Of
the mine, which is on the Prince group
of claims, owned by Thomas Haley OF
Columbia, l.. X. Gregory and r. b.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-20

The Boston banks rave begun to lend
money on the better class of mining
shares and there Is a strong feeling in
New York that similar action should
be taken by metropolitan loaning insti-
buttons. 1t is possible that such a de-
cision may be reached largely as a
result Of the establishment in New
York City on May / Of the National Cop
per Bank. which will make a business
Of lending on the copper shares. Several
of the Boston trust companies have al
ready begun lending on dividend copper
shares at q margin Of so per cent. While
1t is probable thai the New York banks
will insist on q large margin. the fact
that they are beginning to recognize
the importance of the mining industries
of the country, Is gratifying at last.
It IL one Of the most hopeful signs of
the gradual departure Of this provincial
town from many of the narrow condi-
lions. The New York Stock Exchange
has already begun to list copper mining
shares. The Utah Copper company. fol-
the example Of the CRANKY Min
ing company, has made an application
to list its shares ON the big board.
Of the other dividend paying
stocks will soon transfer their market
from the curb to the Stock Exchange
National Banker.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-20
INDIAN JOHNNIE'S MINE
IS FOUND ON RESERVATION

Forrest. The crafty instinct Of the
Indian came to light with the discov-
cry of tunnel. Al Johnnie. before leav-
ing for parts unknown. had blown down
a ton or so OF rock so as to effectually
close up the entrance to the mine and
conceal all evidence of his find. even
going to the extent of planting a growth
of ~sagebrush in the debris.
While doing the location work on the
claims the old workings were discov-
cred by the owners, and an examina-
ton showed a twelve-foot ledge In
place with rich values. samples OF
which have been sent out to be assayed
at Hawthorne by Mr.. Gregory.
Thomas Pyne and A. Long OF Tono-
pah are the fortunate possessors OF
claims that adjoin the Prince group
and are driving q tunnel to tap the
ledge, which traverses their claims
also.-Tonopah Sun.