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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
EXACT SCIENCE
IN L0VEMAKING

New York, May 2o.-"Before mar
rying you should find your soul coun-
terpart." So says r. c. Aud. +. q. s..
a gray haired, looking
Englishman. himself happily married,
vet a soul affinity expert.
On how to determine your SOU
mate, Mr.. Aud says: Every man has
within himself a certain percentage OF
femininity. Every woman has a GER
tain percentage of the masculine.
it is not difficult to determine
your soul mate after you find the
way. 1t is the endeavor that men and
womr make to even up their percent
ages mat creates the tangle of affin-
tiles. Science has solved the problem
of unhappy marriages, not l.
'In other words. unhappy marriages
are the result Of ignorance concerning
their scientific requirements. The male
and female character may get so mixed
I'D In one individual that the love
germ is inconceivably lost in such q
person, but soul love Is the greatest
thing in the world. 1t mas controlled
nature and 1t may ever do So"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
ARTISTS VICTIM
DYING IN PARIS,

Paris. May 16.-It is feared that Cana,
the artists model. who was struck by
w. H. Leavitt. h soninlaw OF William
Jennings Bryan, may die. After Cana
had struck him several times with a
club Mr.. Leavitt seized a hammer and
struck his assailant or the head. Cana's
skull was fractured. Several bones in.
Mr.. Leavitt's left hand were crushedl
and his head was severely bruised, but
he Is not dangerously Injured.
Mr.. Leavitt. after lodging a formal
complaint against Cana, went to thei
United States embassy. and through the
Intervention OF Ambassador White, OBJ,
tained permission to carry a revolver.
for his protection. He says that his
life is still in peril and he believesl
Cana's assault vas part OF a plot to-
murder him, in which many other per-,
sons are concerned. since for several
weeks he has been subjected to perse-
cution by mysterious Italians.
Leavitt has been here four months
working on a large picture ordered by
the municipality OF Antwerp for the,
decoration of the town hall.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
FARMER IN
HIGH GLEE; HUSBAND
RATHER DUBIOUS
Mrs. Wieland Leaves New York
With First Installment of
600 Youngsters.

New York, May 1S.-Mrs. Florence
Fairview Wieland. graceful In a gown
OF her soul color white and pale blue.
her CHEEKY ACE attuned-she said to
herself--to her prenatal vibration. and
emitting chromatic harmony at every
step, lightly tripped away from New
York today with the first INSTALL tent OF
children who are to be reared in her
vtbratory babv farm at Rensselaer,, n.
Y, and among other things to learn
to work az 500 as they can walk.
The husband of Mrs. Florence Fair
view Wieland trailed along obviously,
but a~dmiringly. with q youngster on
each arm vainly trying to corral the
proper vibration that would enable him
to believe tl.at infants are not heavy.
At last accounts 1t looked as IL he were
still trying. .... .....
No. they were not his own. His own
children have had to do their own walk
Ing for quite a while. They carried
stove wood ut Is months and were rails,
Ing squashes and learning to plow at
2h years. n
Mrs. Wieland's plan is to revolution,
re the world in rearing babies as far as
she can by bringing up 600 OF them at
the rate of so a year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
ANTHRACITE WILL PASS
IN THIS GENERATION;
WHAT WILL NEXT 10?

New York, May 20.-Dr. Charles
Proteus Steinmetz. professor OF cleo
trical engineering in Union college, in
Schenectady, took a look into the fu-
ture in a lecture last night at the
American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers. He said the handicap against
electricity now is its high cost of pro-
duction.
THE time will come" said Profess
sor Steinmetz, when we will have no
more coal. and 1t is not far in the
future. Anthracite will not last long
and many OF us who are here will be
alive when the last Is gone. Many of
us will see the time when there is
only soft coal.
Some Of us may see the time when
soft coal is exhausted, but probably
not. for there is a supply OF this even
in Greenland's Icy mountains. But
nevertheless we can see the end and
when we approach 1t what are we
going to do to keep from freezing?
That seems to be the problem the
next generation will have to meet and
may be we ourselves"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
TWO RlSQUE GOWNS
HIDDEN IN CHICAGO

Chicago. May 20-The directoire gown
that has been shocking the police and
creating general havoc In Paris, and
London is headed for Chicago-nay. 1t
has already arrived. Two specimens
OF the sensational style are known to
be concealed 'in midst" the own
ers not having had SUFFICIENT courage
10 wear them in public.
1t is opined by persons who build
clothes for women In Chicago that the
directoire gown is destined to become
the rage in this city, though 1t will
take time. About next fall. when tour
lists return from abroad II will be moth
ing but directoire gowns, they say.
Richard Pollak, ladies' tailor and
clothing expert, says: The gown Is
slit on each side from the knee down
and underneath the woman wears
trousers, just like a man.. 1t Is pretty
and nothing could be more modest. 1
see that foreign dispatches tell about
women's stockings showing through the
Sits. That is possible. OF course in
such a case a woman leaves off the
trousers. That is all a matter of taste
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
THAW REFUSES TO
PAY TRIAL DEBTS or
NEARLY 100000
Must Wait for Their Money
Until I'm Declared

New York. May M-Harry X. Thaw.
who Is lighting for his freedom from the
Matteawan asylum for the criminal in
sane, a unpaid bills against him
amounting 10 Approximately $4,000. He
refuses to pay out a dollar to his creditors
as long as he is officially insane.
The creditors number about I40. and the
amounts OF their Individual claims range
all the way from $50 900 down to a com
paratively few dollars. They include
lawyers, doctors, altenists and a horde
OF trAdespeople-in fact. nearly everybody
who has rendered service or sold any
thing to Thaw since hts first trial for
the killing OF Stanford White.
Thaw settled promptly all OF the bills
growing out OF his first murder trial. They
aggregated more than $3O0.Oo Some OF
the bills were very heavy. One ~alienIst,
for a single days testimony In court, put
In a bill for $1,000 and got a check for
the full amount. The expense OF Thaws
second trial was materially less than the
cost of the first. '.
Martin Littleton, Thaw's chief counsel
In his second trial, Is one OF the few who
collected a considerable amount for his
services. There Is stll a balance due Mr..
Lttleton, II Is said. which Is tied UP like
the claims OF all the other creditors.
Thaw has told the creditors who have
importuned him for a settlement OF their
bills: & t....
When I'm declared sane I'll pay up;
not before
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
J0HNS0N'S DAUGHTER
SUES FOR A DIVORCE

Cleveland. Ohio. May is. - Elizabeth
Flournoy Mariani, better known az
Bessie Johnson, daughter OF Mayor
Tom Johnson, has filed suit for divorce
against FREDERICK Mariani, the italian,
whom h married in her fathers
home. Mariani Is accused of abandon
ment, gross neglect. and extreme cruel
ty.
Mrs. Mariani asks an absolute d.
vorce, alimony, and custody OF their
baby, Margaret Evelyn, 5 months old.
On this point at least, 1t is reported.
Mariani will evince strong opposition,
n will utilize such rights as ne can.
being a citizen OF Italy.
After an acquaintanceship in the
East and n courtship In which like
sympathies in music and drama played
their part, Mariani a scion OF an old
aristocratic European family, came
to Cleveland and married Bessie on
March 90. 1907.
The wedding vas a modest one and
the young couple left soon after for
New York. A few months later Mrs.
Mariant returned to make her home
with her father. Mariani remained In
the East. III
The cruelty he exercised toward her
was wholly without cause. she AYERS.
and says she has always conducted
herself IN a dutiful and proper man
ner as his wife"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
new COTTON KING
CLEARS 100000

New York. May 18.-In the sensa-
tonal rise Of July cotton IN the last
few days to 100 points, or $3.50 a bale
1t has become known that a new cot
ton king" has arisen In the financial
world, one whose operations have
played havoc with the bears in the cot
ton pit and have assisted In cornering
July options.
j. l.. Livermore's name was on the
lips of everyone in the cotton exchange
today and the new Napoleon OF the
cotton market already is beginning to-
dictate terms. Since April 28, when
July cotton sold at $500, the lowest in
years, Mr.. Livermore has been
steadily accommodating contracts de-
ltverable next July. 1t is now esti-
mated that he has made a profit OF
$500. 900 In h last two weeks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
PRISONER PROTECTED
PARTNER IN CRIME

Watertown. 8. d., May 2O.-Although
her alleged paramour confessed last
fall to the statutory crime with Flora
Tschakert, and is now serving a term
in the state penitentiary for 1t, the
woman vas freed Saturday by the cir
cult court jury after being out but 80
minutes. The star witness for the state
was to have been the man In the case,
Joseph Handley. who was brought from
the p~enitentiary to testify: but. In spite
OF threats from the court to fine him
for contempt Of court. he stolidly re-
fused to testify against the woman
either before the grand jury or the trial
jury. The record OF his sentence was
not allowed as testimony and the case
fell through for lack Of evidence to
convict.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

Shreveport, La. May 16.-Seven peo-
pie are known to be dead and many
others are injured as the result OF a
tornado which swept across northwest
Louisiana late yesterday.
The little town Of Gillian, rs miles
north OF Shreveport, was destroyed
and the town Of BoIiger on the east
side of the river In Bessler Parish.
was badly wrecked.
Communication with the greater por-
ton OF the storm swept section Is in
terrupted and 1t is believed certain that
later reports will increase the lumber
Of dead and injured.
1t Is said that the work OF destruc-
ton at Gillian was complete, only two
use remaining intact. The town
has a population Of about 200.
The e at Gillian are said to be: 81
MRS. j. T. GARDINER.
THREE NEGROES.
Arthur Vaughn is said to be badly
injured. t
At Bolinger the dead are:
MRS. MITCHELL DAVIS.
TWO NEGROES.
Mrs. Davis mother Is reported to be
dying from injuries received.
Charles Isom and family of six are
reported among the injured.
1t was reported that OIL City, in this
parish. was wiped put by the tornado,
but this rumor is probably untrue, al
though great damage is thought TO
have occurred involving the wrecking
OF a great many oil we'll derricks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
BAILEY SHOT
IN PACKING HOUSE

Omaha. May 20.-Joseph Bailey,
a young man known about South Om-
aha as Cap" Bailey, was probably fat
ally shot while trespassin8 in the Ar
mour Packing company plant at South
Omaha about 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon by Waterman Egan.
1t was pay day at the plant and
Bailey entered the plant through the
main Office, which Is against the rules
OF the company. The boy on guard
tried to stop him, but Bailey brushed
the boy aside and swore at him. The
boy reported the matter to Superin-
tendent O'Hearn. who directed Watch
man Egan to eject Bailey. Egan went
after him and the two got into a fight
on the loading dock. Bailey broke
away and ran into the killing room,
and Selling a big meat hook started to
attack Egan, who fred at him. Egan
claims his gun went off accidentally
md that he drew his gun merely to in
timidate Bailey.
The bullet struck Bailey in the stom-
ach. 1t was at first thought that the
injury was but slight, but 1t later APP
peared that the shot is liable to have a
fatal effect.
Bailey was taken to the South ON
aha hospital. DR.. r. Z. Schindel has
charge of the case. and is of the opin-
ion that Bailey's death Is but a ques-
ton of a few hours.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
DANGER FOR
ADMIRING lola

Toxic, May 0.-Because he contributed
an appreciatlve preface to the Japanese
edition Of Emile Zola's Paris" MARQUIS
saionjt may be forced from the premier
ship. ~
A few days ago the home department
ordered the suppression If the book. os-
tensibly as morally Injurious, but IL now
transpires the suppression was dictated
by the imperial household department be-
cause Zola's socialism and anti-imperial-
ism were regarded as politically danger
Gus. The fact that SaionJi indorsed the
book enabled his enemies to bring their
agitation against him to a head.
The matter Is somewhat similar to that
when Osaki was forced to leave the cab
met for picturing the d~eplorable condition
which would arise II Japan were a re-
public.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
Al DRIcH CURRENCY BILL
PASSED BY SENATE

Washington. May 1S.-The Senate to-
day passed the Aldrich currency bill as
a substitute for the Vreeland bill. after
consideration Of half an hour, by a vote
of AZ to 20.
At $40 o'clock the Senate began con-
s~ideration Of the bill as amended by the
Senate committee. with the hope Of
passing 1t before adjournment.
Washington, May 1S.-The Senate
committee on finance today voted
unanimously to amend the Vreeland
currency bill, passed by the House yes
terday by striking out everything after
the enacting clause and inserting the
provisions of the Aldrich bill as passed
by the Senate. It was Immediately re-
ported to the Senate.
The Aldrich bill Is amended, how
ever, by the elimination OF the john
ston reserve feature and the LaFol-
lette provision prohibiting national
banks from loaning money to corpor-
atoms or investing money in stocks OF
corporations, the officers or directors Of
which are officers or directors OF the
bank making the investment or loan.
A section was added providing for the
appointment OF q commission of IS to
be called the National Monetary
Commission"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF PRINCETON CIR

Princeton, N. j., May 20.-The body
of Miss Bertha Vanderbilt, assistant In
the Princeton university library, who
m~ysterIously disappeared last week,
was found floating in the Raritan can
al this morning.
Mrs. William Robinson has told the
police h a on the night Miss Wander
bilt disappeared she saw her in an
automobile with another young womv
an, n 4 man. The man Is said to
nave been a Princeton graduate, who
was a sutton Of Miss Vanderbilt while
in college. He came to Princeton last
Wednesday to attend a baseball game.
Although parts OF the girls cloth
ing are missing, there appeared to be
no signs OF foul play. Miss Wander
bilt last was seen Wednesday after
noon. 1t is supposed she was drowned
in an attempt to ford a stream which
flows under the canal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

Washington, D. c., May by pre-
Ecribing 50-mile walks for field officers
OF the coast artillery and 90-mile
horse back rides for field officers of the
rest Of the army, President Roosevelt
today opened his campaign, which Is
TO r~ejuvenate the army and make its
officers Of high rank OF the hiking
sort that is needed in time Of war.
The coast artillery field officers not
being equipped with steeds on which
to perform their duties in operating the
big defense batteries. deemed II I'M
fitting that they be required to enter
into a three-day horseback ride. They
accordingly were given three days to
reel off so miles on foot, orders not be-
ing specific as to whether they r to
take a straight away cours or put In
the distance by describing successive
pedestrian circles around the drill that
rounds their posts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
SMELLS WILL Is
ON TRIAL AGAIN

Bloomington, Ill, May 20.-The sec
ond effort TO break the will of eccentric
Colonel Tom Smell. the millionaire who
cut of his only son with $50 per year..
began today In the Dewitt county cir
cult court, with a new jurist, Judge
Scion Philbrick, on the bench.
III presence Of the new Judge is an
important feature OF the case. Former
Judge w. ID. Cochran was said by the
prosecution to have been unfair in rul-
Ing out the celebrated letters reputed to
have been written by Mabel Smell, of
Kansas City, the alleged grandniece
who got such a la. se slice OF Colonel
smells money, and who was his favorite
relative. H..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

washington, May 20.-Nowhere have
tne experiments OF the Wright brothers
Witn thelr lying machine been watched
Win more interest than right here in
washington. The government has spent
a good deal OF money I'm various expert
Inents with aerial navigation. and 1t is
setung ready to do a good deal more
IN the near future.
The development by the wrights OF
what looks like a fully practical heav-
~ler-tnan-air machine Is admitted to put
a new race on the whole business. The
remarkable speed which the Wright
machine has made-at times declared
10 nave equalled for considerable dis
tances that Of ar express train-is one
OF the most attractive features.
There Is much mystery about this
Wright apparatus. AT least n and
II Is generally believed two or three es-
sential features Of II are unknown TO
ANYBODY ave the inventors. Efforts
We're a at one time, according to re-
port, to sell 1t to the German govern
ment. The story is that the inventors
nad not at that time so far developed
tnelr project to be able to make a con-
vincing statement of its points without
divulging a secret which they were un-
willing to conflde to anybody. Hence
the deal failed, for the time at least.
more recently 1t has been reported
that negotiations abroad are about to
be resumed. and there is considerable
interest in the question OF whether the
United States government will get an
n chance to bid on the Invention.
IL Is believed by some military and
aeronautic people that the Wrights are
now being financed by somebody with
confidence in their scheme and knowl-
edge that II they make good they will
sell the invention for a high figure,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

New York, May 2O.-Arthur ]. Cox,
~ years old. son of Arthur M. Cox, a
wooden manufacturer. has just been
notified that the Humane Society of
Massachusetts had awarded him a
medal for bravery In saving the life of
Catherine Hennessey at East Glouces-
ter, Mass, on August 81, 1897. Five
years ago Stanley M. Cox. an older
brother, received d medal from the
same society for saving a life at the
same place.
I'm pretty proud Of my boys" said
Arthur M. Cox, ITO have w medals
Tor bravery In one family and each OF
them won by a boy II years old is, I
think, something to be proud Of"
Walter j. Byrnes, a life guard at
East Gloucester, saw young Cox save
Catherine H~ennessey, who was bath
ing In the surf with two other women
They were swept by the current into a
dangerous eddy. Young Cox, who was
fishing near by, rowed to their aid. He
leaned from his boat, caught Catherine
H~ennessey and held her head above
water till help came. Byrnes saved the
other women. E+..r.s"..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
MANS EACH
CLEVELAND CAR

Cleveland, May 20.-Many acts OF
lawlessness We're committed in connec-
ton with the street car strike between
midnight and dawn today.
Trolley wires were cut, crews were
driven from cars, in some instances
nonunion men We're attacked by strike
sympathizers. Trolley wires III Lake
wood. a western suburb, were cut in
several places with the result that the
Municipal Traction company announced
this morning that no further attempts
VIII be made to operate the cars I'm hat
section until the Lakewood authorities
guarantee protection for its men and
cars.
After a conference continued almost
throughout the night between the union
officers, headed by President Mahon, of
the street car mems union and MEM
bers of the state arbitration board. II
was stated unofficially that a formal
proposition of arbitration would prob
ably be made to President Dupont. of
the traction company. by the arbitra-
ton board In behalf OF the men.
There was a marked increase In the
number of cars operated by the conn
pany today. Each car carried a police
man In the motorman's vestibule.
Try to Arbitrate.
International President w. d. Mahon
of the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees, has ar
rived from Chicago. He at once went
into conference with President Behner
and members OF the executive committees
President Mahon also met Joseph Bishop
and Judge Selwyn N. Owen, Of the state
board Of arbitration. The state arbitrators
still are e~ndeavoring TO have the union
and President Dupont, OF the Municipal
company. come to some under
standing. The state arbitrators admitted
they had seen President Dupont and that
a proposition to arbitrate had been breach
ed. . o.. ..t...
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
POSTER GIRL IN
TIGHTS MUST GO

Chicago, May 1s.-Farewell to the
poster girl in tights. The great Amer
lean public will no longer see Miss Dol
ly F~ewclothes balancing OIL n toe
from a billboard frame IL a resolution
adopted last night by the Show Print
ers' association before 1t closed its lee
ond national convention. has the effect
intended.
The members Of the association. who
are said to control the business of
making show posters in the United
States, will no longer make posters OF
an Objectionable nature" which de-
cision. according to Secretary Clarence
E. Runey, means that h girl In scanty
garments is to be a thing of the past
on the b%illboards of this country.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
CAN'T FORCE MAYOR
TO CLOSE SALOONS

Chicago, May 20.-The appellate
court today affirmed a decision OF a
lower court in declaring that the mayor
OF Chicago cannot be forced to close
saloons on Sunday In conformity with
the statute. The court says: I hold
that such power and duty existed
would be in effect to turn over SUI
peryison of executive functions to
the courts, and to confuse all distinc-
tions and balance powers supposed to
be admirably characteristic OF our sys-
tenn or government"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
CATHOLIC BISHOP DIES
FROM TOO MUCH WORK

Canton, Ohio. May 16.-Bishop Igna-
thus Horstmann, d. D., of Cleveland.
died at the parsonage of st. Johns
church, this city, last night. Death was
and heart failure. The end came sud-
denly and unexpectedly and while the
physician, who had been in attendance
during the day was absent from the
hO1Ian 81
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
BANK DEFAULTER
PLEADS INSANITY
HIS BANK susPENDs.

Pittsburg. May 2.-The Allie J
gheny National bank suspended to-
day, and Is in the hands of the
national bank examiner.
The result of the alleged pecula-
tions OF Cashier William Mont
gomery has caused little or no ex-
element. Montgomery Is in tail.
His populations are officially placed
at 1894, 00c. but the banks shortage
Is close to 5000, 900. =