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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
WAS BODY THAT
Of MRS. SNEAD2
INSURANCE COMPANIES REFUSE
TO PAY $4,000 LIFE IN
SURANCE.
DOCTOR TELLS STORY OF VISIT
YEAR AGO-THE MYSTERY
DEEPENS.

New York, Dec. 4.-Three compan-
les wherein Mrs. Ocey Wardlaw Mar
tin Snead held life insurance OF up
wards of $4,000 announced yester-
day that they have refused to pay I'M
til it is proved that the body OF the
half starved young woman found in
the bathtub of an. unfinished house
in East Orange Monday, is that of
Mrs. Snead. A policy of $4,000 on
the life of her husband, Fletcher
Snead, who is missing, also unpaid, is
unclaimed. The company agent said
yesterday:
I'VE don't believe Snead is dead
and don't know that Mrs. Snead is
dead We do know that three, sep
arate duplicate policies on the life Of
Mrs Snead were issued in favor OF
her aunt, Miss Virginia Wardlaw.
now under arrest, On the plea, in
each instance, that the previous set
was lost Was money borrowed on
these duplicates? We don't know"
Mrs Snead was indicated to have
| been the daughter of Colonel Robert
| NJ Martin of New York, who left her
! 100000, which has completely dis
| appeared. His widow, Mrs. Snead's
mother, also disappeared as utterly as
] her son-in-law, Fletcher Snead. The
| mother and sister of Miss Wardlaw
who is living in New York, refuse tc
go to East Orange to identify the
body, supposedly Mrs. Snead's and vii
not discuss the matter.
DR.. Jacob Wacheman stated las
night that in September, last, he visit
ed Mrs. Snead, at the instance of az
attorney who drew her third will
The young woman, he said, was suffer
ing from neurathenia, produced b.
hypnosis and starvation. There were
stitches in her side, remaining from
previous operation The doctor sug
gested that they be taken out.
Miss Wardlaw suggested" contin
ued the physician, that I take tn
stitches out to save the youn
woman and that l use chloroform
replied that chloroform was unneces
sary and might cause death.
Miss Wardlaw insisted l refuse
and left after she had said she woul
notify me next day if my service
were required. 7 never heard fror
: her again.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

man responsible for the torture and
death of Groce and Cannon.
A plan to defect the governments
program in reference to Nicaragua
came to light last evening. Fernando
Sanchez and DR.. V. NJ Roman, the
former accompanied by his family,
arrived here and registered at lead
ing hotel Neither would talk. They
gave their address as New York.
Members of the Central American
diplomatic corps however, were in a
futter when they discovered the new
arrivals. Sanchez, they declared, is
a partner of Zelaya in many of the
latter's business ventures in Nicar-
aqua, and managed to amass fortune
of four to five million dollars. Roman
the report continues, long has been
Sanchez's business adviser. He also is
a close friend and adherent Of Zelaya
During the afternoon and early
evening more than score of tele
grams were dispatched from san
CHEFS rooms. Almost an equal mum
Der were received. This telegraphiC
activity, the Central Americans in
sist. is aimed at members of congress
with the view of winning enough O.
them to render the administration
present program imperative in the
event it is presented to congress.
DR.. Castrillo, diplomatic agent o
the provisional government al Nicara
qua and representatives of the revo
lutionists here, yesterday formally re
auested to be received by Secretar.
Knox on equal terms with the agent
of the Zelaya government This nat
urally would be an informality, a
neither the Nicaraguan representa-
tives nor Castrillo have official stand
ing.
There were no developments in tn
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
D0LIVER DEMANDS A
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

will come again. said Mr.. Dolliver
when | am asked why l don't vote
with the majority l say, not until
have made chemical analysis of it.
THE real insurgents at the extra
ordinary session of congress were not
the few who tried to represent pub
lie interest faithfully and carry out
the pledges of the party platform, but
an interesting group of private inter
ests before whose threats to defeat
legislation the leaders of the party
bowed down for the sake of harmony
1T will be a queer state of the pub
lie mind when the representatives OF
the people are successfully read out
of the party in order to secure sol
idarity organized around merely pri
vate interests"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

Cincinnati, Dec. Testimony be-
fore the grand jury yesterday only in
creased the mystery surrounding the
embezzlenent of S643,0O0 from the
Big Four. for which Charles l.. War
riner is held responsible. Frank M.
Couden, cashier of the customs Oh
fee. who claims to have been the
first who informed the railroad Off
Gals of the shortage, was before the
grand Jury. Meanwhile it was re-
ported that Edgar S. Cooke of Chi
cago, who supplied the letters OIL
Mrs. jeanette Stewart-Ford to the
prosecutor, had again appeared In
Cincinnati. This was confirmed last
night by an acquaintance of Cooke,
who saw him leaving the railroad sta
ton.
It was reported that Ida Brockway,
Couden's stenographer, from whom he
is supposed to have received the IN
formation, win return to face the
grand jury. She went to New York
when she disappeared from here fol
lowing a summons from the prosecut-
or. II is now stated she is in Co
lumbus and promised to return &c
Cincinnati.
Attorneys for Mrs. Ford insist tina;
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
zELAYA'S AGENTS
At WASHINGTON
EMiSSARIES QUIETLY AT WORK
TO INFLUENCE CONGRESS-
BEING WATCHED.
MANY MESSAGES SENT AND RE-
CEiVED-kNOx BORED BY
SITUATION.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Zelaya not
only refused to take official cognl-
zance of Secretary Knox's note, but is
declared to have dispatched special
agents to Washington to endeavor to
have the state departments ultlmatum
set aside, first by appealing to that
department; secondly by direct APP
peals to members of congress. The
state department is aware OF the
presence and identity of these emissa
ries. While they are being watched,
nothing like espionage is being main
tanned
ut was reported Yesterday that any
attempt of Zelaya to escape from NC
aragua will receive the vigorous at
tention of the American warshlps, TINS
government regarding Zelaya as the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
LAND FRAUD WORKERS
GET STIFF SENTENCES

ST Paul, Dec. 4,-Bartlett Richards,
president of the Nebraska Land IL
Feeding company, VIII G. Comstock,
vice president, Charles c.. jameson,
secretary, and number OF others
must serve sentences of six months
to a year and pay fines of $500 to ST.
500 according to the federal court OF
appeals.
The defendants were charged with
obtaining fraudulent entries of pup
lie lands and getting entrymen &c
make false oaths to homestead afida
Wits
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
SECRETARY HOLDS GOVERNMENT
CANNOT ADvANTAGEoUSLY
GIVE UP SITE.
TWO MORE BATTLESHIPS OF ALL
BIG-GUNS TYPE REC
OMMENDED.
OPPOSES SHIP CONSTRUCTION
sY NATIoN-ENCoURAGE
PRIVATE CONCERNS.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 4.-De-
spite the agitation to close some of
the navy yards along the southern
coast, Secretary OF the Navy Meyer
will oppose any such step for the
present. This much was made plain
in his annual report submitted to
President Taft yesterday.
Secretary Meyer says that he is
not entirely convinced that the gov
eminent can advantageously give up
sites. in which large expenditures
have been made, until after the open
ing of the Panama canal, when II
definitely can be demonstrated which
are likely to be Of the greatest value.
1T is not unknown in the history
of the government" says the secre-
tary, that national reservations have
been given up and later were brought
back at increased cost" Again in
! discussing the same subject he says
that the completion of the Panama
canal, the development of trade IN
the Gulf of Mexico and the whole
| Caribbean region, and the probable
increase OF the naval establishment
to meet our national responsibilities
in that area Will probably call for sup
ply stations, in part for the heavy
fleet. but principally for the torpedo
craft and submarines and the smaller
vessels needed there
He urges the extreme desirabiilty
of developing the naval station partly
established at Guantanamo, CUBA.
with the opening Of the Panama ca
nal. the Caribbean sea will become the
scene of the great commercial actlv-
ity. and our responsibility as to the
police and maintenance call for an
adequate naval repair base in that To-
cality.'
The secretary reviews in detail his
proposed plan for the reorganization
of the navy, and in addition makes
many recommendations for the con
duct of affairs in his department
Two more battleships of the alibig-
gun type are recommended to be
constructed. but, on account OF the
desire to keep down the expenditures
he asks only for a repair ship in adj
dition to these two proposed giants
of the sea.
The completion of the big drydock
at the Brooklyn navy yard is urged
and furthermore the secretary says
that sit is clear that one dock on the
Atlantic coast for docking our larg'
est battleships, is not sufficient since
l that one might be injured In TINS
+ connection, he points out that pro
: visions for docking of heavy vessels
: injured or damaged in action or by
: stranding are almost entirely lack
/ ing. and that but few navy-yards ex-
Continued on page 3.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
NINE INJURED IN
PASSENGER WRECK

Lewisville, Ind, Dec. Awhile
speeding at fifty miles an hour, the
Pennsylvania passenger train, No. "a
was wrecked last night. Six mai
clerks and three passengers were in
jured, none fatally.
The accident is supposed to have
been due to a broken rail which
caused a mail car to leave the TRACK
and go down the embankment The
smoking and parlor cars were de
rallied.
The train is one of the fastest OF
the system and runs between st
Louis and New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

New York, Dec. 1.-The storm cen
ter in the sugar trial yesterday TO-
cused upon Richard Parr, who was
foremost in exposing the short
weight frauds on the williamsburg
docks of the American Sugar Rein
ing company. Parr told how he
caught Kehoe, the tally clerk, manlp-
ulating the crooked scales; how Oil
yer Splitter, one of the six company
employees now charged with consp1r,
acy, offered to let him name his own
price for hushing the thing up; how
Brzezinski, Spitzer's partner, took
him by the elbow and asked anxious
ly: Dick, this fellow says you are
all right Does that go?'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
INCREASING MYSTERY
IN WARR|NER CASE

when the whole truth of the defafca-
ton is known, men in higher position
of the railroad world will be impiicat-
ed. They assert that the shortage
will be found many times to- exceed
the vast sum that has been named in
WARMERS confession.
Warmer, according to develop
ments yesterday, was compelled TO
make a cash settlement of $4,000 to
escape being held in the clutches or
blackmailers.
Discounting the Future.
Prosecutor Hunt has $50 demand
notes for 500 each, alleged to nave
been presented by woman to Warfl-
ner for signature in September, 1908.
The notes bear dates from then up
to August, 1922. But Warmer baked
on discounting the future, it is said,
and paid the entire $4,000 at once.
Warmer, it is said, told the prosecut-
or that he sent the unsigned notes to
a man in Chicago, with written ex-
PLANTATION why he did not attach his
signature.
WARMERS refusal to sign the notes
did not free him, he later was COM
pelled to pay various sums of $3.50 to
! $1,000 for expenses for the benefit OF
+-the woman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Senator Dolliver
of Iowa, leading insurgent, in a
sneech delivered at the Press club
Yesterday, advanced the theory tnat
the most hopeful sign about the last
session of congress was not what con-
eress did. but the fact it did not do
If unanimously. The senator said ne
believed that President Taft's attitude
toward the insurgents in the coming
sessions will be friendly and he
thought that the president had done
all that was up to him to do In tarin
matters as congress, not the president
made the tariff revision.
1.-THE time when skin game can
he worked on the people with the
unanimous consent OF congress never
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

Nothing goes with me-" Parr tes-
titled he said.
Told with heat and great circum-
stances, the narrative made a visible
effect. Counsel for the defense at
tackled PARIS credibility.
"You started to investigate without
orders from any superior officer?" he
was asked.
IF you call Roosevelt and his sec
rotary, (now collector Loeb superior
officers, | was working under orders,
replied Parr, but if you mean the
secretary of the treasury, then
was working without orders.
Further inquiry along this line was
dropped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

the prospects of settlement were no
better last night than before. Haw-
ley said he had a message from Du-
luth stating that only three members
of the brotherhood of trainmen had
returned to work and believed that
they would go out again.
Freight IS moved here with diff
Guilty and there is congestion at the
local yards
1t is estimated that 1000 men were
imported into the twin cities yester-
day. Railroad officials said tina
conditions would be normal within
few DAYS
Returning 60 Seattle.
Seattle, Dec. Switchmen who
are members of the brotherhood OF
trainmen have been ordered to return
to work The decision was reached
at a meeting Of the local union. Il
was advised by Vice President Icln-
tyre of the brotherhood, who came
from Denver
Chicago, Dec. 4.-The question O.
ing freight for shipment to points
within the strike zone is being con-
sidered by railroad officials. Inc
Burlington yesterday afternoon an
nounced that it would accept freight
consigned to st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis and Duluth or any points in the
/ northwest ST. Paul is accepting only
| goods of non-perishable character for
northwestern points.
Receive All Freight.
Chicago, Dec. 4.-Traffic managers
of the railroads running through tn
northwest yesterday issued orders t
receive all freight without restric
lions. The subject to delay" motto
posted when the strike began, wa
withdrawn.
Condition of Twin Cities.
General Manager Gruber, of tn
Great Northern, said:
"Three old men returned yesterday
We worked IA engines in the twill
city terminals compared with ST
Thursday, and will have 20 tomorrow
This is over so per cent. of the mol
NAL. We opened freight houses i
both cities, also at Superior and Dr
luth. We are now taking freight TO
connecting lines for the west.
"All local trains are moving on
of the twin cities and head-of-the-lake
terminals, also some extras. We e1
pect a considerable number OF ne'
men tomorrow
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08

state department yesterday. Secre-
tary Knox appeared bored when the
subject of Nicaragua was mentioned.
1t was said that the Nicaraguan con-
suls in this country probably will not
be disturbed, nor was it thought that
will be required to leave.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
Approves Burnett. Bank.

Commissioner OF Banking Bergh
yesterday approved the articles OF
incorporation of the Burnett State
bank, capital $4,000. The incorpora-
tors are ]. H. Peachey, Carl thinner
man. Robert Christian, F. E. Moul
and Edward Palltsch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
THESE ARE INTERESTED IN PRO sEcUTIoN.

A wire with which it was shown IN
a former trial the scales were manfp-
ulated, was produced again yesterday
and identified and Parr told how he
first came upon Kehoe, crouching be-
hind the scales.
Adjournment was taken until Mon
day.
twenty-five weighers are now un-
der suspicion in the sugar frauds.
The civil service commission declares
that assistants at New York are i'm
plicated. Secretary MacVeagh and
Attorney General Wickersham are
taking an active interest in the pro-
ceedings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
Another Operation on Message.

Washington, Dec. members of
the cabinet again operated on the
presidents message yesterday and
made several inserts. besides adding
some other matter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31

Mrs. Lewkowitz left for the East to-
day TO buy goods for the Banner
stores January sales. 27-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31

wont to insist that the additional ex-
peuse. il any, would only be nomi-
nal,
City Engineer Colby was now called
and stated an approximate idea as TO
the source Of added expense and also
stated that It was customary for the
contract company to pay the expense
Incurred as result of such courte-
sizes. Mr. Colby also stated that as
result Of bad weather, days on which
the Heman people could not work. that
company was entitled to a twelve
day extension, under their contract;
accordingly the council voted to give
this l2-day extension, which carries
the life of the contract to January l6-
the original, Temple. motion being
Withdrawn for further consideration.
Another matter which evoked some
argument was a motion to appoint ap-
praisers for new paving district, Al
derman Evans insisting that 1t was
but scheme to increase the interest
bearing debt before the work was ac-
tually done. The motion was adopted
to /.
The gas and light committee-Iiale.
Coffman, Gray and Sullivan reported
that they had decided on locations for
the so added arc lights which the city
is to have. The territory to be thus
lighted extends as far west as Eigh-
teenth street. south to Alabama and
north to north boundary of the Frisco
addition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
SEWER
BIDS ARE
OPENED
Chickasha Man, T. W.
Roberts, Lowest Bid
der TO Do Work

AT the city council meeting yester.
day afternoon bids were opened for
constructing storm sewer. But three
bids were submitted these being r.
W. Roberts Of this city, e. r. Kerby
o. Lawton and the Heman Construc.
ton Company Of St. Lo-ds. The bid
Of Mr.. Roberts was lowest, ard he
therefore gets the contract. Roberts
bid was $SS,S69S7-this being for
large concie etc sewer, single ring brick
and yitrified pipe.
The next lowest bidder was Kerby,
S9,062.7C, being but $l92S9 above
that OF the successful bidder.
It is stipulated that work is to be-
gin on the new storm sewer within 10
days from time Contract Is approved
Another matter before the council
ard which caused some discussion was
that Of extending the time for com
pletion OF paving and grading now iu
progress, Alderman Temple calling at
tention Of the council to the fact that
the existing contract with the Heman
company would expire before another
meeting Of the council and moving at
the same time that the life Of that CON
tract be extended 80 days.
At this iuncture Alderman coffman
called attention 10 the fact that ex-
tending the time meant considerable
added expense to the city owing 10 the
men it employs in connection with the
work, stating also t'vat he would vote
fol the extension 4 the contracting
company would pay all extra expense
10 which the city was put thereby
One or two other aldermen expressed
a similar view. whereat Attorney Mills,
representing the Iieman company, was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
ROBBER
IS KILLED

Oklahoma City, Dec. 3l-A young
man said to be Frank Carpenter, Of
Capitol HILL former real estate deal
er and known to the police authorities
o. Oklahoma City, was killed early this
morning at Harrah, Okla, eight miles
east Of this city, In an attempt to rob
the First National bank of that place.
Two accomplices, one OF wEom was
injured, were captured after a fight
In which officers from Guthrie, Nor
man and Oklahoma City participated.
The robbery was planned in OkIaho-
ma City and news Of il came TO the
c..anty authorities ia form Of tip
from man said to have been be-
tray ca Dy the man Killed at 1larrah
The officials had been notified BY
Postoffice Inspector Lcahy that a rob
berry Of the postoffice at IIarrah was
being planned, owing to the fact that
about $4,000 was in the strong box.
'rne officers hid themselves in a build
lag which commanded a view of the
beal; and the postoffice, going to the
place at II o'clock last night.
The officers ran from their hiding
place. commanding the robbers to hold
no their hands The men started to
run, and the officers fired. One Of the
r,gitiyes was killed Instantly, another
was captured after chase OF more
than mile, and the third was wound
Cd and captured later in shack north
of the town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
SWALLOWS
HAIR PIN


Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. S1-Niss Katie
Latch, aged IS, accidentally swallow,
ed 4 hairpin in glass OF water Mon-
day night and delicate surgical oper-
alton will be necessary to recover the
jagged two-inch wire from her stom-
ach Her condition Is serious,
While preparing to retire Miss
Latch took two small pins from her
Fair, intending to place them on the
dressing table. Inadvertently she
dropped the pins in the tumbler. A
short time after she poured water
from the pitcher int othe glass and in
drinking swallowed one Of the pins.
The girl was almost choked to
deGth. The pin at first lodged in her
throat, but in her convulsions sank
into her-stomach-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31

In DOUBT

Washington. D. c., Dec. 3l,-Doubt-
ing the sincerity Of President Madriz
who has made representations 10 the
revolutionary army in Nicaragua with
the establishment of peace as the os-
tensible object in yIsw, General Es-
trada has declined to suspend hostil-
tiles and is determined to push his
army onward toward NIanagua.
A cable dispatch from Estrada,
dated Bluefields, Dec. 20, received last
night by DR.. Castrillo, representative
here of the provisional government in
Nicaragua, indicated the attitude of
the revolutionists toward the propo-
sition made by the new president. Its
text is as follows:
"Madriz has asked me to suspend
hostilities, but our military operations
cannot be suspended because we
know Madriz is making conscriptlons
OF troops from the interior and is TO-
menting a division between the cast
ern and western sections OF the re-
public.
You know that this procedure can
Only result in more bloodshed and the
foundation of anarchy in our father
land"