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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-01-10
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BY DIR. JULIUS BRINKER,
Professor of Nervous and Mental Diseases, Chicago
Post Graduate Medical School.

chooses his stock Like bege like and the system
the law of all fee law of heediy; the law that governs you
life and mine bundles of unstable
capabilities it but little trouble trace the back
TIERS The youth of to-day should be educated and compelled
his mate in the that fine horses and cattle
marrying he should choose his wife in the
she chooses a dress.
Love is wonderful thing Is halucinaon, illusion pro-
ved by and
species But love should be thrust the background and rgated
scrap heap of aag if the health security poster
i to be taken into consideration Do not have your children a
Hcted with the evils that have been inflicted
in love with pretty face and get wife who healthy and will
strong and wholesome children
If there should be law passed in this country which
would be compelled undergo physical examinations
the physical records OF thor ancestors Investigated before marriage
would be soSc woa be the best thing that could possibly happen
II p03s ha' h' law could diseases
ailments AMI IL. = q adpcated from the race
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beat him to the floor with his gas pipe.
Horribly mangled, he started to rise
when Nabner quoted him with full
arm swing of his leaden weapon. The
two thugs then rifed the tills and the
open safe, taking only the coin and
currency. They secured about s2,700,
which they stuffed into leather
satchel. Before they had even washed
their hands they drove away, Siemsen
to take his future wife out for ride
and Dabner to play with the girls lit
tie brothers and sisters.
Sasakis Mind Left Blank.
Several persons had seen the two
robbers come out of the bank and the
police were supplied with descriptions
on the strength of which they arrested
about score OF innocent men. Sas-
aki fought a winning fight with death,
but to the detectives who sat by his
bedside he babbled only two Ameri-
cans" When he finally regained con-
seriousness, after many days, his mind
was wiped bare of the whole tragedy
he remembered everything up to the
moment Siemsen entered the bank,
but beyond that his brain could not
travel.
Siemsen and Dabner proceeded to
spend their money. untroubled by re-
morse, doubts or anticipations. They
Were both living with the family of
German jeweler, to whose daughter
Siemsen was making violent and sue
cessful love. Hulda Won Hofen, still
mere child, was won by expensive
presents of gems, automobile rides
and everything that her lover could
lavish upon her. Both thugs were we'll
received in the family, where they APP
/, peared only as pleasant young chaps,
each with a little more money than
he quite knew what to do with. Hulda
Won Hofen at last succumbed to the
| flattering whispers of Siemsen and
they made short nuptial trip to Oak.
land.
About four o'clock on Saturday
afternoon Siemsen took his wife to a
| hairdressers parlor to get shampoo
and told her he would be back in an
hour. Then he met Dabner, who had
armed himself with o fish plate from
the car track which ran past the Won
Hofen home. They proceeded to the
| jewelry store of Henry A. Bedrend on
| Steiner street
| The Murderer's Downfall.
This merchant had under his coun-
ter revolver, police club and pair
of handouts. When the two men en-
tered his suspicious were not aroused,
and he turned away from them to pull
their purchase from shelf. They
struck at him. but the showcase was
so high that the blow was broken.
Behrend wheeled, snatched his re-
volver and smashed the glass case to
attract attention. Then he closed in
on the robbers. Siemsen seized him
in muscular grasp and held his head.
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Man and Boy, Who for Forty Days Terrorized
The Coast City, Now Safely Behind Bars.
An EXTRAORDINARY SERIES OF CRIMES
Younger Of the Two Desperadoes
Breaks Down and Confesses-- Three
Murders. Many Brutal Holdups. and
Decentralization Of Police Force Is
Their Record.

San Francisco. - Three separate
murders without shot, knife thrust
al recourse to poison; two brutal as
eaults that almost resulted In death;
q bold midday bank robbery; at least
xhree hold-ups; the decentralization of
i metropolitan police force and the alb
dilute terrorism Of city of nearly
l0O, 000--this stands as the 40 days
tecord of man and boy whom the
local police describe as the most re-
Variable brace of criminals they have
ever placed under lock and key.
The elder is Kanaka, of a good
family and educated in a select school.
His name is John Siemsen, and he is
81 handsome fellow of muscular as
meet but effeminate manner. The
Younger, Louis Dabner, is only 1S
Years old.
When Siemsen was nonchalantly
confessing his crimes, he was inter-
g1lpted in his narrative by the captain
o. the detectives.
Didn't any of your victims resist
you, Siemsen? Hadn't you any hest
tation in committing these assaults?"
The murderer pulled at the cigar he
Was smoking and removed it with his
manacled hands. He seemed annoyed
at something the detective had said,
and thought moment before he re-
piled:
Captain, wish you wouldn't use
that world assault 1t has come to
have an extremely vulgar significance
and l object to 1t. 1t would be better
TO say when overpowered them"
pabner Breaks Down.
Dabner's confession was different.
He broke down few days aftes he
was captured and If he had not
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eobbed out the terrible story neither.
perhaps. might have hanged. for it
would have been a difficult matter to
have forced an admission of any sort
from Siemsen. It was the fear OF
God and the love of home which
loosened Dabner's lips. His father
and elder brother came down from the
little country town where only a few
months before the boy had been
nigh school pupil. Both pleaded with
him to tell the truth. His father
worked on all the religious impulses
Of his son, and evoked the picture Of
his sorrowing mother All three wept,
and finally the shaken dupe of the
elder criminal told the waiting detec-
lives everything.
The first the public heard of the
"gas-pipe men," as Siemsen and Dab
ner have been dubbed from the choice
OF weapons, was one morning when
The papers reported an unusually brut-
tsh and mysterious murder. Johan
Phtzner, shoe merchant on McAllis-
Ter street, was found in his shop with
+ tiAC oANS Vi LAO HSdu udIleTGu IL. De-
spite his awful injuries he fingered
over day and night, but died before
be could give the police any clew on
which to work. He had evidently been
hitting a pair of shoes to a customer
when he was struck down from above
-sby some blunt instrument"
In his signed confession Dabner has
this to say of his first murder:
ION the day of the Pftzner murder
Pack Siemsen and l looked in the
showcase of the store and went down
the street and then came back In the
store. Siemsen tried on a pair of
shoes the first time, but complained
they were too dear. and we walked
put. We walked around the block
hnd came back. We went in the store
and then tried on pair. When he
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being law enough and when they declared that rebates had stop
ped. Subsequent events confirmed my conclusions
There have been 80 brought against railroads. ami
corporations under the Mr. Roosevelt BE-
president, SO of which under the Elins act
Fines amounting than $350OO0 have levied
instances of imprisonment imposed So far 30
and corporations have been convicted.
At suggestion the law changed that the might send
railroad officers to Jail.
However, do not believe that fine is light inefctual
method of punishment But the world takes that "Wha
asks edo the officers Of railroad they made $4,000?
They have plenty of money! They deal Usually they
business society the
called into court convicted of breaking the law and fined like cu
prit before police magistrate Don't tell they indifferent
such shame and such stigma They the brand the rest of their
lives and buried with it. But, day jail is better m
Imprisonment not only makes the penalty drastic but it satisfies
public opinion and better than ALL is powerful deterrent
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Der your poor wives at home who
have no one to speak to. Do you
wonder that we get all choked up with
things to say to our husbands?
You are not very polite to tell me
to hurry and get 1t off my mind. /
am doing my best to entertain you.
1t wasn't this way when you used to
come to see me before we were mar
ried. You used to say that you never
got tired of listening to me and now
well, now you want to do all the
talking yourself.
Mrs. Owen and l went downtown
to do some Christmas shopping.
I'VE got started by nine o'clock. but,
dear me. the stores were crowded. l
can't see what makes women rush
downtown so early in the morning. l
should think they would have their
housework to do.
I'VE wanted to get ahead of the
others. for there were some nice bar
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If the people Of Amer
lea would keep the COM
ing generations from in
habiting warehouses they
8 h o Id abolish in
discriminate marriages,
forget that hallucination
called love, and choose
their life partners on the
same principle that a
successful cattle
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Every woman is loyal
Ito a man! This is not
necessarily the man she
loves. He may be a
friend, a chum, a hero
she worships, an actor, a
curate, or a soldier.
some peg on which to
hang her souls emotions
Her prodigal son, loved
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A DIFFICULT
PROBLEM

EALLY. Bob, you
may as well put
down that horrid
paper and listen
to me. / simply
am dying to tell
you all l did to-
day--for l had a
delightful time.
you men are
away from home
all DAY visiting
with other men
and-and S m o k
ing and you don't
cnnnn m rannn1.
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Thr SrtrrrHaft1l 3ftpfrt
Mahr nit tl1p TraHta
BY WILLIAM III. MOODY,
Attorney-Ceneral OF the United States.

Trusts and monopofes would never have grown
to be menace to the welfare of this country il they
had been denied preferential treatment by the rail-
roads.
The railroads said "Tbere is law enough. We
have ceased to give rebates, anyway" The statement
inconsistent, to say the least. After time /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
Hearst Newspapers Pub.
lish Retracti0n to
Please ChanIer.
MAY END LIBEL SUIT
No Grounds for C0nnectinu
Complaining Witness With
hitehcock's Adventures.

New York, Dec. 23.-The publication
today of retraction statements made
by the New York American and Even
ing Journal in October connecting
William Astor Chandler with the case
of Raymond Hitchcock, it is stated,
may result in the abandonment of the
criminal libel proceedings instituted
by Chanler against w. r. Hearst The
matter is now pending before the
grand jury and Hearst is being held
for the action of that body.
Text of the Retraciion.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-The Examiner.
w. r. Hearst's morning newspaper,
today published the following retrac-
ton as a result of the sensational
libel suit now pending against the
publisher in New York:
THE Examiner. on Oct. u last, con-
tanned an article connecting the name
of William Astor Chanler. former
representative in congress and a we'll
known citizen, with certain occur
Tences alleged to have taken place at
Great Neck. Long island, in Septem-
ber. 1906, at the home of Raymond
Hitchcock, the actor.
without Foundation.
Upon due and careful Investigation
we have found that the inferential
libel upon Mr.. Chanler was absolutely
without the slightest foundation i'll
fact, and the Examiner and Mr.. Hearst
now frankly and unreservedly state
that the publication was without any
justification whatever, and the Exam
iner and Mr.. Hearst desire to express
to William Astor Chanler extreme
regret that the publication was made. y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
APPROXIMATE HOLDINGS.

(By Hollis w. Field, in Chicago Tribune.)
.,even men in the United States are
credited with controlling IS per cent
of the railway mileage of the country
and with handling So per cent of the
railway earnings of the seven systems
into which their holdings are grouped.
These seven men in the order of
their importance are Morgan, Harrl-
man, Vanderbilt, Hill, Gould, the Moore
brothers, and Frick. This alignment
is in the order of railway mileage own.
ed and operated by the several sys-
tens: in the order of earnings the list
would read Morgan, Hartman, Wander
bill, Frick, Hill, Gould, and the Moore
brothers.
Out of a total of 225,000 miles OF
railroad these seven men dominate
perhaps 10000 miles. When the av
erage reader, travelling 80 miles or q
100 miles between local points in his
home territory steps to the ticket win
dow at his local station and pays fol
the bit of cardboard stamped by the
agent, can he make reasonable gues!
as to which of these seven pockets hi;
money is destined to reach?
| 1t is the purpose of this article tha
+, he may make such a guess with SOM
degree of certainty. To make tina
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
WATER POISONED
Savanna, H., People Made III
by Sewage Pumped Into the
Reservoir.
RESULT BREAKING OF GATE
Physicians Kept Busy Till Cause OF
the Trouble is Learned-Mayor
Takes Action.

Savanna, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Five hundred
persons out of the total population of
1000 in this city are suffering from
poisoning, some of them quite serious
ly, as result of the contamination of
the city reservoir by the river water
charged with sewage.
The first of the cases of poisoning
developed Saturday and calls for ply
sicians began to come so rapidly that
t was feared some epidemic had Wis
tied the city. The cause was hard to
race, because the symptoms of the
persons stricken were misleading and
varied greatly in different cases.
Doctors All Kept Busy.
All during the night the doctors of
the city were kept busy answering
calls and by yesterday morning more
than 500 cases of poisoning had been
recorded. Then it was discovered that
the reservoir had been polluted and the
mayor had handbills printed and sent
TO every house in the city, warning
every one against drinking the city
water without boiling it.
The city water is supplied from ar
tesian wells, from which it is pumped
into reservoir and from there through
the city mains. A part of the city
mains is let to the Milwaukee railroad,
which pumps water from the river for
use in boilers and for manufacturing
purposes. This water is,gathered near
point where sewers empty into the
river.
Gate IL Broken.
One of the flood gates of the city
mains burst and the water from the
river was pumped into the reservoir
instead of the railroad company's
plant. The fioodgate is believed to
have given way Friday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
Growth of is Per Cent.
BLOODLESS DUEL
RESULTS In PEACE
tice in Austria Have Harmless
Fight with Swords.

Budapest, Dec. 23.-Dr. Wekerle, the
hungarian premier, and former Minis
ter of Justice Polonyi fought a duel
yesterday with swords, as a result of
an allegation of political dishonesty
made against the premier by the eX-
minister at a sitting OF parliament a
few days ago. The meeting was q
bloodlcss one. Neither was injured
and the two became reconciled.
Dr. Wekerle was the bigger and
stronger of the two and proved his
superiority as a swordsman in both
the bouts fought. He broke down his
opponents guard and dealt him harm,
less blows with the fiat of his sword
Minister Polonyi then apologized to
DR.. Wekerle, whereupon they shook
hands.
After the duel the premier tele
Sraphed an account of the affair tt
the emperor, who sent back his con
Gratulations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
ROGER C. SULLIVAN
on THE committee
Represents illinois on Body Which
Will Arrange for Democratic
National Convention.

French Lick, Ind, Dec. 23.-Chair-
man Thomas Taggart of the demo
cratic national committee today is
sued a formal announcement of the
action of the committee in selecting
Denver as the place and July as the
time for holding the next national con
vention.
Taggart also announced the follow.
ing special committee of arrange
ments: Roger C. Sullivan, Illinois
James c. Dahlman, Nebraska; Norman
Mack, New York; r. NJ Johnston
Texas; John T. McGraw, West Vir
ginia; John M. Osborne, Wyoming
Clark Howell, Georgia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
TOM LAWSON LAUNCHESlNEW PARTY;
ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON HIS TICKE7

New York, Dec. % Thomas w
Lawson, who, last Tuesday, called on
President Roosevelt al the White
house and who subsequently said he
would probably make a statement to
the public within a few days" will, ac
cording to an interview published by
the World today, soon launch a new
political party. Its candidates for
president and vice president accord
ing to the plan as announced, will be
Theodore Roosevelt and Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota.
In his formal announcement Mr.
Lawson avoids any direct statement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
LAST HOPE GONE FOR
GREEN AND GAYNOR
United States Supreme Court Refuses
Writs of Certiorari and Sentence
Will Stand.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 23.-The su-
preme court of the United States to-
day denied petition for writs of GER
tiorari bringing to that court the cases
of Benjamin d. Green and John F.
Gaynor, who are under sentence to
pay fine of more than half a million
and undergo terms of Imprisonment
for four years each on charges of en-
bezzlement and conspiracy in connec-
ton with Captain Oberlin NJ Carter
to defraud the United States in con
nection with harbor Improvements at
Savannah, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23
SEVEN men CONTROL IS PER CENT OF OUR RAILROADS
Well Traction Magnates

ment ihterfereS in this pratical war
fare as contrary to the letter of the
statutes-the spirit of the statutes be-
ing of the lesser import. One OF the
Hill dreams went upon the rocks of the
federal courts. Hartman, of all
men,is in the same tolls of the courts,
fighting and uncertain still. These
two of the seven kings of the railway
world have had the hardest rounds
with the federal authority, however,
they and others of the group may have
fought under the black flag of their
aggression and their defense among
themselves.
Some Own, others Control.
The control of railway today is in
the hands of the man who would con-
'trol and who owns or holds the ma
jority of its stock. Railway stock is
a merchantable thing-a good collater-
al accordingly as the road is good
and perhaps no president of any indie
pendent road today is SO hedged about
by the interdictions of law as to claim
absolute immunity from the raids of
the system" pirate.
Men organizing railway systems
have made raids in order to satisfy
their ambitions for the system They
organized raids merely to satisfy old
grudges and personal feelings and jeal
ousies. They have raided in order to
hold faster to that which they held
For a dozen years no man has slept
the sleep that might have been his
were he not on the raiding line of the
men under the black flag of railway
aggression.
| How some of these seven systems
of railroad, dominating the transporta
tion of the country, sprang up in {
night is characteristic of this age o
railway Juggling. How some others o
the systems required generation il
/ their growths is a contrast that ma,
be overlooked in the public mind lons
accustomed to the pirate flag. Yet il
the oldest of these systems the blacl
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-23

certainty exact might well TAX OCcult-
ism to the limits of its possibilities.
or Mushroom Growth.
In the beginning the building of a
railroad meant the connecting of two
not far distant points, each of which
point had a mutual commercial inter
est in traffic of sufficient volume to in
duce capital to invest in the enter
prise. 1t was a bold venture when a
constructing company started with a
line of rails across the top of narrow
state. A passenger locomotive which
could run 25 miles in an hour was
something to invite coming far to see.
System building" began when the
short, local lines had been outgrown
by their own communities and when
the trade of growing centers of popu-
lation began to reach out beyond the
limits of the single line. Stub lines;
and granger roads and jerkwater
rights of way became small systems. -
Then the systematiZing of systems fol
lowed Billions were involved where
millions were fortunes before, and sys-
tenn building. the requirement of rail
way feeders and all the Juggling for
control through the buying of rail
way stocks evolved until in the
mighty operations in railways in the
last few years have astonished world
that is not maccustomed to reasonably
big things.
There are great railroads still left
that are not of the systems of these
seven men. They have not been ac
knowledged as such, at least. But how
long they may remain as such indi
vidual lines perhaps no one could ven
| ture to say. How some of the former
great lines of road became a part of 9
system almost in night has surprised
the road itself scarcely less than th'
move has surprised the public at large
Today the great railway magnate is I
self-confessed pirate, charging unde
the folds of a black flag. He show
no mercy-no Quarter-and if he ask
for either he asks in vain.
| Now and then the federal govern