Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-23

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health and actual threat of death in
the case of infants that are fed inn
pure milk is one of the greatest curses
OF the country"
DIR. Wiley advocated the formation
OF a union OF the mistresses of the
housnolds. which. he said by single
ness OF purpose. unity OF action and
power of organization, could secure
better conformity to the law thal
| any vigilance ON the part of the ex.
ecutors of the law would be able to
accomplish.
My plea. therefore. is" he said.
'in order to secure pure food in the
household, that this and similar or.
ganizations unite to compel the man
ufacturers and dealers foodstuffs to
| stop all authorizations. to stop all mis-
brdnding. to stop all coloring, all de.
ception and furnish the pure, unadul-
tera.ed and palatable article"
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The
name OF President Roosevelt came out
in the submarine scandal when Repre-
sentative Lilley read letter from the
president in which he declared an at.
tempt had been made to use his name
TO boom submarines. Also it disclos-
ed that the Electric Boat company
was behind the fight made on the
Denver submarine known as the
Lake.
LONDON, March 19-The Duke
and Duchess of Westminster, who are
devoted to sport, hunting, racing.
driving, autoing, etc. are planning a
huntinss trip to the Rocky mountoins
in the early summer.
The duke is one of the wealthiest
men in the world, owning 900 acres
in the very heart OF London. The
duchess is the younger daughter of a
famous beauty, Mrs. CORVALLIS West
whose elder daughter marrlned Prince
Henry of Pless
Society has whispered lately that
the duke and duchess are not entirely
happy together, but this gossip seems
to be haseless, for the other day the
duke had slight accident in the
hunting field, and although the wife
had Just arrived at Cannes. southern
France, she hurried back by the next
train to nurse him The house parties
at their splendid country seat, Eaton
hall are made up of gay fashionables
who 90 in for every kind of sport. The
duke and duchess frankly say that the
heavy intellectual does not entertain
them yet. But he is only 80 years OF
age and she is several years younger.
They have son and daughter.
Recently the duke and his intimates
in their pronigacy of youthful spirits
"burglarized'' the house of friend
Lord Cholimonhelelgh The duke
was greatly astonished that the news
papers thought it worth while to de.
scribe this escapade.
COLORADO SPRINGS, March 10
Clarence c. Hamlin won first skir-
mish in his battle for the United
States senate by completely routing
Franklin f. Brooks in the Republican
primaries held yesterday and captur-
ing the county convention. which will
he held tomorrow.
Hamin defeated Brooks In the
N No If dol t.4u ttrs, to
Returns from 56 out of a total of GO
precincts give Hamiin 139 delegates
to Go for Brooks. There are 2l5 del
egates in the convention.
PITTSBURG, Pa, March 19-The
body OF Charles Bennett. buried last
September at Carrick, a suburb OF
this city, as a suicide was disintered
and an autopsy held which shows the
man To have been murdered
The dsinterment and Investigation
was made by officials of Wheeling
w. Va. at which place Charles Cook,
his girl wife and Joseph White are
under arrest, charged with the mur-
uer. tOok ana ms WlIe are dleSeu
to have confessed to the crime, i'm
plicating White.
It is alleged that the murder was
committed oD the West Virginia state
fair grounds on Wheeling island the
night of September 21, and the object
was robbery. Bennett was only 16
years old and was selling novelties at
the fair trying to earn money TO
take hlm to college. and he displayed
s45 in a public place. Mrs. Cook,
then Leila Sane, pretty. childish
girl, according TO the confession en-
ticed Bennett to a secluded spot where
he was assaulted and beaten on the
head until he was either dead or u1-
conscious and his body was thrown
into the river. Four days later the
body was found in Belmont county,
Ohio, and after a superficial exam
ination the coroner rendered YER
dict OF suicide and sent the body to
rela. ives here for burial.
Cook, who blayed the piano in a
saloon, and the girl, who gave roller
skating exhibitions. according to the
| ALLEGED confession used the money To