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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
KILLS HUSBAND WHO
CRlTlCISES HI R HAIR

Brewton, Ala. Aug. because he
objected to his wife's arranging her
hair a la pompadour, Joseph Givens.
the wealthiest turpentine operator I'm
Alabama, was shot dead by his out
ragged helpmate. Mrs. Givens is young
and pretty and a member Of an old and
weSlthy family. She has not been ar
rested. and will probably not be prose-
cuted.
According to Mrs. Givens' story. her
husband came home under the influence
of liquor. She had just finished dress
ing her hair, and the style attracted
his attention.
Il told you never to dress your hair
that way she alleges he shouted.
He caught me by the hair his wife
said. "jerked me to my knees and de-
clared he was going to kill me. I
broke away and ran, but he followed.
Fearing for my life, l picked up a
shotgun and fired into his heart. Mr..
Givens fell dead at once. 1 had to do
1t to save my life"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

Washington, A ug. ACCOMMODATING
the report that the battleship fleet will
be transferred to the Pacific coast is
the announcement that the admirals
and the chief officers of the army are
on their way or will soon depart from
here for San Francisco, and other Pa
ciic coast points.
They go to prepare for the arrival
and maintenance Of the powerful fleet
which is to rendezvous in Pacific wa
tiers.
Three admirals who have been or
dered to make this trip are Admiral
Capps. head of the bureau of naviga-i
tion and repairs; Admiral Cowles. pres
ident Roosevelt's brother-in-law. of the.
bureau of equipment. and Admiral
Holloway. of the bureau of yards and.
docks.
Lieutenant Commander Spencer S.
Wood. who is ADMIRAL Dewey's aid will
also arrive on the coast and soon after
will go General Arthur Murray, head Of
tn. bureau of artillery.
Extensive plans have been mapped
out for these officers to put in eXecu-
ton and they include not only the
equipment and maintenance of the big
fleet with thousands of men, out for the
Notifications and mining of every har-
Dor of Importance along the Pacific
coast from Bremerton to Magadalen
bay.
In the meantime preparations for the
sending of Admiral Evans great fleet
are going steadily ahead, though every
effort is made to quiet talk about it..
Admiral Evans is reporting daily to the
navy department.
Japanese relations. though calm on
the surface are not improving, and Jap
anese immigrants continue to pour into
this country through Mexico. The state
department has been forced to turn to
Mexico for aid in checking the tide.
No progress is being made in the ne
gotiations with Japan.
An interesting phase of the fleet move
Is that President Castro. Of Venezuela.
threatens to become defiant again over
The debts due to Americans and Ad-
miral a may be ordered to show
up off the Venezuelan a long
enough to bring Castro to his senses.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
ARCHDUKE'S CAST OFF
WIFE WILL CONTEST

Vienna, Aug. 1.--Wilhelmina Adamo-
vics, the vaudeville actress whom Arch
luke Leopold, of Austria, married and
divorced with equal unreason, has
come here.
Leopold is the eccentric brother of the
ex-crown princess of Saxony. who stood
by her when she eloped with her sons
tutor and who ~renounced his titles and
court privileges to wed the captivating
Fraulein Adamovics. Later he cast
the actress off. declaring that he could
not longer live with her on account OF
her habits, since she has adopted the
simple life.
Wilhelmina is stopping at a boarding
house with her two sisters. one OF
whom is the postmistress at Graz and
the other. an obscure actress.
A correspondent saw Wilhelmina the
her in a few years is appalling. She
Is what women call IA sight" AL
though barely 30, she looks ten years
older. Dreadfully afraid that she may
be recognized. she goes out only at
night with her sisters to a X exer-
else. She walks with long strides.
bangles her arms, short socks scarce
ly cover her ankles. she wears sandals.
her skirt is taken up" in scal!ops and
often reveals bare legs. Over her
dress she wears a long cape. with q
hood of ugly shape. texture II color.
and on her rough. badly dressed hair
sits q small travelling cap. Her face
is pale and emaciated. The eyes ara
mostly ben on the ground. and when
she does look up 1t Is with a sad gaze.
like that Of a wounded animal. One
might easily mistake her for Il hospital
patient out for an airing.
Some men would think 1t cruel to
abandon such a poor. broken down
creature. Wilhelmina thinks she has
been very badly treated by her hus-
band. yet she says she shall contest
the decree Of separation granted by
the court,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

Duluth. Aug. 2.-The ore dock
strikers today voted to return to work
and operations will be resumed tomor-
row. This is regarded as breaking the
strike.
New York, July Silt is learned to-
day from authoritative quarters nat a
definite program has been decided on
by the steel trust in the matter of the
strike in Minnesota.
The corporation has decided to begin
operations Immediately and has notified
the men that any of them who want
to come back will be taken back with
out any prejudice.
AS to taking up with the men the
question of wages. the company's posi-
ton Is that 1t entered into ar agree
ment with the men in May as to what
The wages would be for the season of
1907. until October 81. The company
expects, 1t is believed. that a large
number of the men will recognize this
agreement and will show their good
faith by returning to work under II.
II this is don h company states that
1t will stand ready al any time to take
up with It's men the questions OF mu
tual interest that may arise from time
to time. This is the company's posi-
tion and acting under it the company
will Immediately begin operating its
docks in Duluth.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
UNCLE SAM CHRONICLES
MANY RAILWAY ACCIDENTS

Washington. Aug. 2.-Shocking rail-
road accidents involving loss of life
and property occurred during the three
months OF spring up to March 81 in;
The United States, according to an &C
cident bulletin issued today by the In
terstate Commerce commission. !:
While the number of lives lost and
the number of injured is somewhat
less than during the previous three
months, the record is yet appalling.
The bulletin shows the total num-
Der Of casualties to passengers and
employees on duty during the three
months was 20.563. as compared with
2o,s44 reported in the preceding three
months, . decrease of 3sl. The total
number of passengers land employees
killed in train accidents was 421 aud
injured 1890; f%fty-three less killed
and twenty less injured. as compared
with the preceding three months. The
total collisions n derailments was
1891 (2,0S7 collisions and 1913 derail-
| ments) Of which 1913 collisions and 22S
derailments affected passenger trains.
The damage to cars, engines and road
ways by these accidents oun to
50, 500, 900. The number OF employees
killed in coupling accidents in this
! quarter show a d%iminution of 25 per
cent as compared with the last pre-.
I ceding quarter. ,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
OPERATOR NOT TO BLAME
FOR BIG MICHIGAN WRECk

Worthwhile, Mich. Aug. 2.-Dean
Perkins, agent and operator for the
Pierre Marquette at Salem. near
which the 1onia excursion train and
local freight collided July 20, killing
sixty-two and injuring 100, furnished
the feature OF the inquest today.
Describing his duties he said In ad-
dition to telegraphing at Salem. he
looks after the mail. delivering it at
the postoffice. sells tickets. attends to
switch lamps n Doh after the freight
and baggage.
When the special train went through
Salem he was at the postofflce. arriv-
ing back at the station perhaps three
or -four minutes after the train had
one through.
1t has been contended in some quar-
ters that II the dispatcher had been
sufficiently alive to IN situation no
might have stopped she excursion train
at Salem and avoided a wreck. despite
the misleading of the poorly written
riders by the freight train crew. which
was the cause of the wreck.
Today's evidence indicated this an
impossibility because there was no op-
orator at Salem when the excursion
! passed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
ROADS COMPLAIN OF FINES
FOR MAIL DELIVERY DELAY

Chicago, Aug. 2.-Western railroads
are near an open break with the post
office department over the transport
tation Of the malls owing to a num-
Der Of recent orders. The latest clause
or grievance is the imposition of
heavy Ines on nearly all the roads
for delay in delivering h malls. TO
consider the situation "A number OF
railroad officials had IN important con-
ference. One Official declared hat the
fines levied by the government against
his "a in m quarter amounted to
$40. 900. A similar condition on other
roads was reported.
The fines were assessed under a rule
which went into effect in July. 1906.
The roads are amazed to find that
they are in danger of losing Is per
cent. OF their mai pay unless they
revise schedules and place their mail
trains upon running time which they
know they can maintain in all sea-
IONS and in all kinds OF weather.
The new rule, the roads claim. is
oppressive and unjust. 1t provides
that if The mail is late ten times on
any route during the period OF ninety
days the road shall be assessed Is per
cent Of the pay of that route for the
quarter. Under the speed standards
Is now established, operating men de-
clare 1t would be a marvel for almost
any Of the big western systems to
escape having their important mail
trains late more than ten times. In
ninety DAVIS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
WARNED OF DEATH:
ORDERS COFFIN. DIES

ST. Louis. Aug. DIR. Joseph A..
krieger. who has died here. went to
the undertaking establishment of Meek
& Dickmal. six days before his DEATH.
and ordered a copper-lined coffin.
which cost $1,000.
When he purchased the coffin he said
he had received spirit warnings OF his
approaching death. Three OF his rela-
tives died after receiving similar warn
ings. :
John Philip Krieger, his father: Miss
Wilhelmina Krieger, a sister. and Mrs;
Franceska Krieger. h doctors moth.
err, all died In the same hou within
the ffty-nine days upon which DIR.
krieger based his oun
Mrs. Philomena Schiess. an aunt OF
the doctor. says she is not nor were
any OF her dead relatives. spiritualistst
but a noise like that OF a bedslat be,
Ing ratified across "A picket fence pre-,
cedes each warning.
Then h rapping would begin In a
closet. DR.. Krieger kept a record Of
these %rappings on the wall of his bed
room.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
MCPHERSON KEEPS
KIRKMAN IN Pen

Topeka. Aug. Federal Judge
Smith Mcpherson filed an opinion here
today denying h application for a
writ of habeas corpus made by George
w. Kirkmarw ex-captain OF the United
States army n now serving three
years in the federal prison in Leavep,
worth.
The decision is important as bearing
upon the matter OF time off allowed
military prisoners for good behavior.
1t Is second rebuff in an
effort to secure release. T
kirkman vas first tried in March,
1905. by court martial at Fort Niobrara,
Neb.. and was convicted Of conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman,
He was sentenced to dismissal from the.
army and to serve two years In the fed
eral prison. In April. 1905. he was tried
again or a similar charge. found guilty
and sentenced to dismissal from the
army n to serve an additional year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

GEORGETOWN, Ky. Aug. 1.-When the
fourth trial OF Caleb Powers. charged
with the murder OF William Goehel AT
Frankfort, seven years ago, opened w.
day. it was learned the prosecution
will spring some new n startling evil
dence.
The only new man whose name mas
gotten outside the secrets OF the com
monwealth Is Bert Steele.
They say they learned a portion OF
It yesterday, which is about as follows:
Powers, when ne went to the mountaans
the Goebel people throwing the repub-
licans out Of Office. called upon a young
woman in his home town of B~arbours-
VILE and let her into the secrets OF the
plan. -
steele is related to the young woman
and he is said to have been present at
a conversation In which Powers told Of
the plans to kill Goebel. Colonel Jack
Chinn. Eph Ldllard and several men,
bers OF both branches of the Legislature.
The plan was to start trouble In the
Joint session meeting and have men
picketed at various places whose duty
1t would be to kill certain Of h demo-
Gratis.
Steele Is said to have declared also
that Powers had an additional plan.
and that he exhibited IL key to his
office. saying that 1t was n duplicate
and that the man who killed Goebel. II
he was, not killed in a general fight.
would he let into the office at the far
end OF the executive building next to
the legislative hall. The young woman
referred to cannot be found.
Object to Judge Robbins.
The commonwealth has lost several
of their old witnesses. but think they
| will have a strong case.
The defense now objects to Judge
James f. Robbins sitting on the case.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
HARTJE SAYS WIFE
WROTE the LETTERS
FOUND ON NEGRO
om Nadine, Correspondent IL
Again Arrested; Charges New
$4,000 Conspiracy.

Pittsburg. Aug. august Hartje,
the paper millionaire. has renewed his
previously lost fight for divorce by
bringing new charges against his wife.
Tom Nadine. the negro coachman
named as correspondent. has been ar
rested for street fighting and larceny,
and on his nerson were found several
letters which the millionaire asserts
are from his wife to the black.
The latter claims a woman detective
put the letters in his pocket when he
did not know it. and then had him ar
rested. He also says an attorney has
offered him $40, 900 to make an incrimin-
ating statement against Mrs. Hartje
and then flee the country.
This is Mrs. Hartje's statement:
Il never wrote Nadine a letter in
my life. and II any such letter as all
legged vas found or him it's forgery,
l hope those who love their homes will
stand by me in this hour as they did
in the past
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
GOTHAM POLICE JUDGE
SAYS WOMAN IS n
BOSS OF A HOME

New York. Aug. l.-Mere man must
take a back seat He has been classi-
ned. tagged and set into his proper
place by Magistrate Walsh, OF the Har-
lem police court. The justice says
woman IL tho real boss and man 10 q
nonentity. a being made Of tough fiber,
and lacking in the finer sensihilities.
He has not the real ability to rule. But
woman has.
The magistrate had this to say Of
the game Of love: The woman should
rule the home. She is mans master.
All down the ages man has iattered
himself that he was the lord of crea-
ton. but he has never been. Woman H..
always was and always will be tho
ruler Of man. Woman should rule the
home. Why. 1t isn't v a question of
whether she should or not-she simply
does. that's ail. She is the real master.
When q wife's independence II lost, her
will Is gone. When her will IL zone
love becomes involuntary. That u not
love At all"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
HUSBAND RECEIVES
RESIGNATION OF WIFE
soard Secretary Gets a Letter
From Teacher on Return
From Honeymoon.

McKeesport, Aug. 2.-The first letter Sec.
rotary W. T.. Morton. Of the McKeesport
school board. picked up on his return from
3 wedding trip was the resignation of his
bride. Not hat Mrs. Morton wanted to
quit the job of wife to the secretary. but
she resigned as teacher in the city schools.
4 Miss Rita Reed. now Mrs. Merton was a
Mckeesport teacher for years. She had,
in fact, been reelected for the next term
owing to some misunderstanding, In sp.te
of the fact that she was to be married. +
: One hour before the time SGT for thd
wedding. ten days ago Miss Reed, with.
out consulting anyone. penned q formal
coldly-worded resignation from her posi-
ton as teacher In the schools. addressed Il
to the man who would be her husband in
one hours time and dropped 1t In the mail
box to be delivered at his office aftoe they
had started on the honeymoon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
NOTED THIEVES SIT
ON CORONER'S JURY

Pittsburg. Aug. IA most unusual
jury was .empaneled here in
the Western ~penitentiary to inquire in
to h death of Toso Mravostch, a
manslaughter prisoner. who had died
suddenly. Two Of the jury were no.
tcrlous thieves. having. between them,
stolen almost $500. 900.
1t is the right Of prisoners in a state
penitentiary to have half the coroner's
jury sitting on one of their number
composed of prisoners, but Deputy
Coroner Samuel F.. O'Brien was a lit
tie surprised to nave Edward G.. cum
line and Clinton b. Wray trotted out
tfue."
Cunliffe is the Adams Express COM
pany thief who stole SOL. 900 at Pitts
bure. n Wray was one of the two
clerks Of the Union Trust company
at Pittsburg who got away with $685.
600 before being caught.
The verdict Of the jury was that
the prisoner came to his death by nat
ural causes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
EXPERTS INVESTIGATE
BLACK RUST RUMORS

Minneapolis. Aug. Crop ex-
perts from all over the country are
hurrying to the northwestern wheat
fields to investigate the blac rust ru-
nors. Every large Minnesota grain
firm has already sent its most expert
enced men int the field. while the Chi
cago firms are rushing their experts to
the grain belt with all the speed pos
s!hle.
The first crop estimates were issued
yesterday. The Minneapolis Market
Record places the total for Minnesota,
North and South Dakota at 1856. $40, 266
bushels. The acreage given Is 10. 80. 40,
with 1900, 900 acres of that in durum
or wheat. The total number
of bushels Of spring wheat estimated
is liz, lis, 495.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
CONVENT GIRL WEARS
TROUSERS; NOW HAPPY
GIories Since Leaving School in
Emancipation From Trou.
blesome Skirts.

Springfield. Mass, Aug. I'm their
secret hearts most women want to
wear trousers. They may like the
grace Of a long skirt for indoor affairs.
but when 1t is q question of getting
somewhere there is seldom one who
does not hate the cloth thai flaps
around her ankles and envy men for
their freedom from it.
Dorothy Poquette. Il convent girl, who
lives on a big estate among the hills
above West Boylston. in Worcester
county. Mass, has dared to defy the
accepted form of dress. BY way of
showing what trousers will do for a
person 1t is reliably stated that she
thinks nothing at all of cutting up a
cord of God That is just one of her
little amusements. She hunts, too:
back with or without a saddle, and au-
tomobiles-all in trousers.
~Emancirated From Skirts.
Miss Poquette's manner of taking to
mems attire shows a good deal CT
courage. as we'll as thoughtfulness. for
a girl.
"When l was in the owen 1t never
occurred to me that skirts We're a
drawback she said. Perhaps if my
people had stayed OF Long Island,
where we lived till last fall, I should
have gone on dragging yards of cloth
from my hips and never thought much
about it. started with the times when
men and women dressed alike. and
followed the men In their upward ca
reer as they flung ava a kilt here and
a cloak there. and 1t seemed to me
that every time they discarded a few
yards Of cloth they gained in product
iveness and general superiority. OF
course, there have been changes in
women's attire. too. but they have kept
their skirts-and look at the result.
IF l e. marry and have children
girls. / mean-In dress them just like
this. And / should dress the same at
ter marriage. l can cut down a tree
as we'll as any man l know OF. and
I'm emancipated from skirts"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
EDDY HEARING GOES
OVER TILL NEXT WEEK

Concord. n. H.. Aug. 2.-After a
hearing lasting all day. Magistrate Ed
mund 8. Cook. before whom the deposi-
tons were to ave been taken in con-
nection with the suit to secure an ac-
counting OF the property OF Mrs. Baker
q. Eddy. the Christian Science leader.
decided to suspend the taking Of these
dispositions In order hat an appeal for
advice on the technical questions in
;,volved might be taken to Judge Cham
ioerlain. OF the superior court. or to the
masters appointed by him. (
F.. This 10 a victory for counsel repre)
senting Mrs. Eddy. who contended that
the right to take dispositions In an ac-
ttion IL suspended during the trial ac-
ton before the masters. {
The ruling OF the magistrate post
Ipones all proceedings in the case hero
until next week. .
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

STEEL TRUST
BREAKS RECON-

New York. Aug. 2-All records of
the United States steel trus, in the
manufacture Of steel were shown
to have been broken when the COM
pany's report for the quarter end
Ing June 30. 1907. was made public
after a meeting Of the board OF
directors.
The report shows that the COM
pany's total net earnings for the
eprng were s4b. 7os. 6+5. a high water
mark record for any single quarter
in the company's history. The rec
ord breaking total is an increase
of $5.s7s.672 over the corresponding
quarter last year. The amount OF
untitled business on hand on June
30 last was 1908, s7s tons, an in
crease of 7s4, 2ss tons e. last year.
The total Of the company's quar-
terly earnings Of az. 76S, los exceed
the highest earnings for any pre-
vious quarter by $s.15s,74 TAI. The BAL
ance Of surplus for the quarter.
after oil charges. Is 49, 97. $50, a de-
crease OF N.744.O26 as compared to
the same quarter last year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
THREE NEBRASkANS
KILLED IN WRECK
Roads Protest at Heavy Mail.
Delay Fines Imposed by .
Government.

Atchison, kas.. Aug. "A Missouri
Pacific freight train ran down the
Shannon hill here this morning and
struck the rear enc OF another freight
standing on the track. F. d. Scott. a
fireman, and Fred Butzirus. of
Hastings. Neb., Ralph Moody. of Om-
aha, and an unknown man were killed.
Butzirus and Moody and the unknown
man were beating their way.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
GIRLS STORY TO Be-
USED AGAINST Powers
State Hopes to Convict for Muir.
der Of Goebel Through New
Testimony.
SEVEN YEARS RECORD
OF THE POWERS CASE.

lsW-March 10, arrested on charge
Of completely In murder of Cover
nor 0oebel.
lsoO.July 8. FIRST trial began.
lsOO-August 10. convicted and
lsoi"March 70. IL of appeals
ordered new trial.
l9Ol-October s. second trial began.
lsOl-November =. again convicted
and sentenced for life.
l9N-December 2, court Of appeals
reversed decision.
l903-August 3. third trail began.
laOc-August "A. convicted and SEN
fenced TO death.
l9N-December s, our OF Appeals
reversed verdict third time.
l9O6-March IL, United States 0u-
preme court sent ease back.
lNN-March 3. Powers completed
seven years In jail.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
HELD
FOR GIRLS DEATH

! Detroit. Aug. Justice Jeffries this.
afternoon issued Il warrant for the arr
rest of Representative Charles E..
Ward. charging him with completely in
the criminal operation which resulted
IN the death of Edith Presley. proof.
reader In the state senate. Ward was
arrested.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
STRIKE IS broken
BY STEEL TRUST
Corporation Takes Firm Stand
and Operatives Surrender---
Work Tomorrow.

Hibbing. Mich. Aug. q
hundred strikers assembled at
daylight today to start a demon
stration to stop all work at the
mines In the Chisholm district.
They were stopped by the sheriff
and ten deputies and driven back
to town.