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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

least so persons from this city going to
Tooele ON Thursday on the special train
from here TO attend the sale of lots there
to be conducted by the Tooele Improve
ment company. He said that during the
last several days there have been hun-
dreds Of inquiries concerning the trip. The
special train will leave here at $50 a. M
Thursday. after picking up the special
cars bringing a large crowd Of excursion
lists from Butte. The special viii remain
in TooeIe until the auction sale Of the
lots has been concluded, which it is eX-
pected will be about $50 o'clock IN the
af
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11
MORE ABOUT M0FFAT AND
THE SANTA FE ENTENTE

Now that the rumor has been pub
Iished in The Herald said q travelling
railroad representative yesterday, 4 don't
mind saving that railroad men in Den
yer have been aware for some time that
there has been talk of the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad making "A deal
with David Moffat to assist financially
in the building Of the MOffat line to Salt
Lake City so as to get the use of the
track for it's trains. 1t was said there
that the deal depended largely upon the
decision of the Santa Fe to build east
from Ely. New. to Salt Lake City. by way
of the Deep Creek section. If that ques-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

now being made to have Idaho dav at
the fair set for about the middle of
September, when a fine fruit display
could be made
Then. just before a party Of friends
pulled him away, he reverted back to
his appointments and said. very seri-
Ously.
You see. they couldn't blame me for
taking my time i'm making the appoint
ments. I was determined to make a big
record as governor of Idaho. and I re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11
RAILROAD NOTES.

The first regular train for Yellowstone
mark from Salt Lake City this year viii
leave here June 3. the park season open
ing considerably earlier this year than
usual. and closing some later. on account
of the Seattle exposition The passenger
department of the oregon Short Line re-
Dorts that indications are that travel to
the mark will be much in excess of the
travel for number of seasons past.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11
Musical Announcement.

Charles Divide BIakesIee announces
that he will give an Easter term OF
twelve lessons in voice or piano train
ing at a special low rate, term begin
ming Easter week. Anyone wishing a
short course or intending to begin an
extended course will do well to inquire
at 61S-19 TempletCu building.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

given me new lie.
| suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
hammation, ulcer
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, a n d
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
gu Bile S were
chronic. l was in
despair, and did not
care whetherI lived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11
NEW ELECTRIC LINE IN
TWIN FALLS COUNTRY

Twin Falls. Ida. April i0-Enginccr X.
: Cookineham has commenced work on a
survey for an electric railroad from w
Esris 10 the site selected for Tire high
steel bridge across the Snake Rive an
Won lust below the famous ShosaoTie i1iis-
The detailed plans for the bridge are no"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

being NO, ked out by Pittsburg engineers
under the direction of ". S. Kuhn pres
ident Of the North Side Twin Falls Lard
& Water company and the Shoshnne Fails
Power company. The bridge, il is under
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

stood. will be built by a stock CON paw
and viii be the highest in the world. The
bridge will connect the north and sOuyh
side irrigated tracts here and the new
electric line. it is understood will cross
the bridgt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

d. B. EIdredge and A. W. Randall
travelling freight agents for the Rock
Island and Frisco systems. arrived I'm
town yesterday after being absent the
greater part of the week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

w E Critzer has resigned from the po-
sition he has held for twelve years as
chief clerk in the engineering depart
ment Of the oregon Short Line. to be
come chief clerk Of the engineering de-
Dartment Of the Southern Pacific. with
headquarters in San Francisco. Before
taking charge of his new duties he will
visit for a short time in Los Angeles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

ton has been settled there is every prob
ability that the deal regarding the Moi
fat road has either been settled or VIII
be settled very soon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound

MARION. MI feel that Lydia +.
.fnEhsm's Vegetable Compound has
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

J. N. Davis superintendent Of the Ore
gon Short Line. returned yesterday from
his recent inspection trip over the Mon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

Travelling Freight Agent William Dsrke
of the Burlington Route has gone north
on a triu that will extend over most of
the week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

tana division. He reports gradually i'm
proving conditions all along that part
of the Hartman system.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

J. L. Yundt commercial agent for the
Wabash. has returned home from trip
south.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11

Kenneth G. Kerr. district passenger
agent for the Salt Lake Route, stated
Yesterday that indications pointed to at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20
BROKERS STILL HELD.
Charge Is Now Larceny of $24, 1922 from
Franklin Savings Bank.

Boston, oct. l9.-When Charles S.
Cummings and Edward a. Mead, the
Boston not" brokers who We're arrest
ed Yesterday in connection with the
financial affairs Of the treasurer OF
the town Cf birmingham, We're brought
into the municipal court today, all
charges of conspiracy and utterfng
We're withdrawn and both We're held for
the grand jury for tn" larceny Of $2i.-
l22 from the Franklin Savings Bank Of
Boston. 1t VAS at that institution that
the brokers' disposed of an alleged note
of the town OF birmingham for s25,-
900, year ago. In default of bail both
were sent back to jail. where they
passed last night. The court proceed
ingS today We're brief The charge
was made S24,122 instead of $25 900. as
the former amount was what the bank
paid Tor the note when il discounted It,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20
Inspector Medley Makes Statement Saying Officers
Have Evidence That Death and DiSmemberment
Took Place in Herb Doctors" Fall River i
Office Third Man IS Mentioned

| was still in the process Of digestion.
| The operation was evidently unsuc-
cessful, Il drug was used in hope of
| restoring life and the girl passed into
faint
Not being skilled physician Pro-
| fessor' Hill. in my mind, believed that
she was dead and went about to dis
pose Of the body. He cut her head
off with an axe and proceeded to dis
member the other parts of the body.
| Packing the torso in the box, found
Saturday afternL On, and the remainder
in the telescope bag, he washed ava,
all evidences of the Acknowledgement.
Then he quietly went home to supper
and about I o'clock in the evening
hired a horse and buggy from the
Lynch stable.
"Mausoli Ludovic. the Greek peanut
| vender, who occupied the front part of
the building where Professor Hills
Office is located, tells me that he saw
Hill come out of his back room a littla
after o'clock on that Friday evening
He saw Hill carrying the box which is
now at the Tiverton police station. 1t
is my opinion that Hill then drove out
into the country. Finally passing
Bliss Four Corners. he started to dis
tribute the diSmembered parts of the
girls body along the lonely country
roads.
Probably arriving back in Fall River
in time to put the horse up at II o'clock,
he again went to his office. wrapped the
head up in the St. Jean girls skirt and
with the rest of her clothing put it into
his basket. He must have taken the last
car on the Bay street line and spent the
night in the dense thicket which borders
the small bypath there. buryins the head
and attempting to dispose of the clothing.
The car conductor and motorman are
sure they saw him there early Saturday
morning with his baskets. The st. Jean
girls corsets were found Saturday after
noon by the weavers.
These pieces of evidence establish the
facts without a doubt that the crime was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20

birmingham, Mass, oct. 19.-With
his own bedroom as the court room
ard with judge, lawyers and police Of
Gcers supplanting doctors and nurses,
Town Treasurer John +. Lombard
pleaded not guilty today to Charge
OF forging two Instruments, pnrpolt-
ing to be notes Of the town. amounting
to $50 600, and, waving the reading Of
the complaint OF the chief ot police,
was held in $4,000 for the superior
court. His wife and Bernard r. Mcr-
RAM. a fellow toWnslnan, furnished the
securities, and Lombard sunk back on
the pillows of his sick bed.
Earlier in the day. one of the town
officials CT Weymouth brought in two
notes of $4,000 and $1,000 on which
were certain signatures which We're
pronounced forgcries. and q little late,
two men, who refused to disclose thor
identity. produced two others of like
amounts, which were also pronounced
spurious.
That the known extent of the fOrg-
cries, details Of which have been gath
cred from private memoranda of Town
Treasurer Lombard aggregates $325,
600. was the statement of an official
high in the town affairs. tonight. II
The Associated Press thiS official said:
God only knows hoy many frrG-
cries were committed. Allow me t,
make a prediction. When this affair
is unravclled il Will be- found that the
parallel was never equalled in Massa-
ctusetts. However, / am confident
that the town will not lose Il single
nickel. The authorities now have a
list OF all the notes that do not ap-
pear on the town books"
Whether the holders of these notes
can recover their money from the town
is a question which Will probably 60
h'for" the courts and ut the present
time somewhat similar case is pend
ing before the supreme court at Wash
instOh. All the notes bear the sigma
ture of John +. Lombard as treasurer
and that signature has not been uues-
toned. The Weymouth notes were also
signed by Selectmen William H. Wnlsl,
AMI Roger IL. O'l5rien. The signature
OF these two selcctm"n We're said in
nave been forged. The two notes
brought in this afternoon bore the sig
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20

committed, as have pointed out, on Fri.
day night -
| When pressed to tell what evidence was
found in the herb shop on Bedford street
the inspector refused to talk further 1t
| is known, however that part of the walls
and the floor We're ripped open, and it is
believed something important was Sc
cured from behind them. ,'N'.
Later in the afternoon Inspector Med
ley gave another talk to the newspaper
men. He had just been in conference with
Marshal Fleet and District Attorney
Swift. He said
when | say the evidence is absolute.
mean that it appears to be important.
For instance, the box Hill took from the
office may have been another box than
the one found on Fish road. He may
have taken the box out to bring beer
back in. You see there are many points
which we are up against YETI :.
An officer high in the governmental af>
fairs of the city whose position made 1t
impossible for him to be quoted. said that
Inspector Medley's view on the evidence
in the murder was entirely too sanguine.
He said that although the police had
much positive evidence that the crime
was committed in this state, there was
nothing whatever, as far as he could see.
of a conclusive nature to prove that the
girl was murdered in Hills office.
The police learned today that "Profes-
sor Hill was known to have purchased
strong drug used in the operation which
was attempted on the victim of the Tiv-
erton tragedy. Hill. it is alleged, pro-
cured this drug two days before the st.
Jean girl disappeared.
1t has become gradually apparent that
Thibeault is being slowly but surely elm
mated from any connection with the case.
Up to this time, as far as can be learned.
from the police, all they have against
TEibeault is that he knew the condition
of the st. Jean girl. The blood spots
on the chauffeur's shoes have proved to
be drops of backing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20

Van Buren,; George W. Bincklev
Hlnckley; Edwin p Wentworth. Port
land; Mrs. George II. Eaton. Calais.
A w. Anthony, Lewiston: William r.
Looney, Portland; Miss j. l.. erie
Portland; Miss Amanda NJ. Wilson,
Bangor; Mrs. l.. w. Rice. Saco: r
A. Jordan. Bangor: Mrs Ella j. Ma,
son, Biddeford; Rev. Mr.. Whitney
Saco; Mrs. Lacy d. Bureish. Sout!,
Berwick: Mrs. a. r. Scott, Bangor.
The local secretaries are: Augusta
D. w. LaRue; Bangor. Mrs. Frank
Hinckley: Houlton, Mrs. Moses Bur
pee; Riddeford. Mrs. Ora Hamilton
Lewiston, Florence A. Nye: Watervile
Mrs. j. w. Black; Portland, Mrs
George F. French; Bar Harbor. Mrs
.Alno W. Cleaves: Gardiner, Robert w
l. Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20
By Batonyi, Who Is Fight
ing Wife's Divorce Suit
He Is Her Second Husband.
She Is His Second wife.
Sealed Verdict Will Be Opened
This Morning in Court.

New York, oct. ia Jury in the
supreme court decided tonight wEe eth
err the second matrimonial venture of
Frank Works daughter, Frances-and
the second venture OF her second hus-
band by the way-is to be called off,
but the decision viii not be known I'M
til tomorrow morning. when sealed
verdict will be opened before Justice
O'Gorman
Aurel Batonyi, a native OF Austria
and 4 former professional whip ana
horseman took the stand himself this
afternoon to deny his wife's charges
of improper conduct with two women.
After great deal of family history
had been aired. counsel for both sides
summed no and the court told the 1u-
rors that if they accepted the denial
OF Ratonyi that he knew or had visited
an apartment house in Central Park
or had taken a taXicab ride with Bea-
trice Brevaine. an actress, they must
bring in verdict in his favor. If, on
the other hand, they did not accept
the denial there yet remained to them
the duty of determining from ne evil
dence of the seven witnesses for the
fence had been committed.
When the jury came in to court
again after three hours Of elaboration,
it was announced that the questions
as propounded by the court had been
decided upon. They were, therefore.
sent home for the night with instruc-
tions to report in the morning.
This, the last day Of the trial. was
marked at the opening with more tes-
tmony by witnesses for Mrs. Batonyi
to prove that the Austrian whip had
been unfaithful to her. This was fol-
lowed by emphatic testimony Of the
defendant. Immediately dressed and
with mustache carefully waxed, who
spoke so heatedly and with such feel
ing that he was admonished by the
court. He denied his wife's allegations
and branded them as lies. said he was
bounded by detectives and accused his
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Open Their Annu al Con-
vention at Washington.
About 40 Delegates, for 10000
Of 100000 Organized Workers.
Samuel Gompers Given on Ovation
...Pres. John Golden's Report.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Expecting to
form an efficient plan for the extension
of its membership and influence among
textile workers, especially in Canada,
in the South and in Pennsylvania, the
United Textile Workers of America
met here today in annual convention.
There were present about 40 delegates
representing 10000 organized workers,
the entire body of such employees num-
bering about 100000 in the United
States.
Upon the opening Of the session Of
ficers of the association declared that
the convention had little to do except
to attend to routine business, SO far
as the proceedings are outlined by the
program. Important matters may BIO
brought up by individual delegates to
cause interesting discussions and per-
haps result in action materially Affect
States and Canada.
The convention was not called to
order until the arrival of Samuel
Gompers president Of the American
Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Gompers received an Ovatiofs
Upon being presented by President
John j. Golden Of Fall River, MASS
Mr.. Gompers spoke with great vigor
upon the necessity of the members OF
organized labor, to provide. all forms
of insurance for themselves instead OF
paying their money into the Golfers OF
the great insurance corporations OF tina
country. He advocated higher dues fon
the textile workers to be Of service 70
them Gin time of stress or storm ana
to be used as a beneficial or defence
fund"
'Had that policy been adopted when
you were organized eight years ago"
he said, your growth might have been
slower, but there would have been no
stop to your growth" Z
Reviewing the work Of the associa~
ton during the past year, President
John Golden declared that the defence
fund of the Textile Workers was Inc
(Continued on Page cwelye.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20
ANOTHER MURDER?
A B|eaChed Skeleton Of
Woman Found at|S|ip, IL,
A Bullet Found Near Body
Hole in Roof Of Mouth.
Persona! Trinkets and JeweIry
Found Near the Remains.

New York. oct 19-Around the
h!'ached skeleton of II young woman
which was found in Il clump of woods
yesterday a mystery is being woven
doWn at lslp, Long Island, which may
on n@y not be murder of more than
passing interest. Evidence was discov-
trtd today which seems to indicate that
the girl was shot. a bullet, discovered
on the ground close Ia the spot where
the BODY was found. was the first clue,
ana later careful discrimination of the
SEUll showed a bullet hole at the roof
OF the mouth. 4 wound in the mouth
IS often q suicide wound but no Wean-
on was found near the bones, although
trinketS and p, rS"nal effects of the vic
Inn were lndisturbe,l
These trink"ts, it is believed. Nil,
max" the ultimate Identification of th.
girl Il comparatively simple matter. A
number of articles of jeWclry. inclnd-
ing gold watch with the initials "A
L.. Il gold bracelet, 4 gold neck chain
W.ih pearl pendant Il silver thimble.
ana 4 par Of scissors which were pick
ed MP near the skeleton. were tl,rrna
over To tn" authorities, while sever.
articles If foreign made clothing. iii,
Of goods sold at 4 store in Krc3nl
Prussia. and Il folder of a trans-At-
lAnic steamship company found be-
meath the skeleton led to the belief
mat the young woman had recently
come to this country from abroad.
Judging by tn" condition of the
skeleton the murder occurred about "A
year ago. tn" victim. according t. tn,
coroner, was of average height. about
"A years old and Il blonde. Part Of the
hair has been found.
An effort was made today to idle Entity
the girl as Miss May Smith, a nurse
III the Manhattan State hospital at Is
mp. Miss Smith. who has been miss
ING since last spring, was believed TO
be the tiance of Augustus Schwartz
who is nov in Jail at River Head. l.. L.
awaiting trial on the charge of muir
derinS Irving J. Nelson, an Islip poll
| tcian, Sept. Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20

W tiIlSi-th LEW III lily DE
President of Bowdoin College and Tues
day Elected President of the Maine
state Conference of Charities and Cor
rectionS.
ander Johnson made an address on
Associated Charities" and H. :.
Braucher of New York, secretary Of
the Playground Association of Ameri-
ca, addressed the conference OH
Fairgrounds
The election of officers was post
poned until afternoon, and in the af-
ternoon also the delegates visited ali
the charitable and reformatory insti-
tutions Of Bangor.
At 4.30 p. NJ reception was tend
cred the delegates by the WomenH
Clubs Of Bangor
Officers We're elected this afternoon
as follows:
President. William Dewitt Hyde Of
Bowdoin College: vice presidents. Rev.
Raymond Callins Of Portland, ami
John Wilson of Bangor; secretary
Francis H. Hitler, of Portland: treas
urer, T. =. Wentworth of Portland.
Tho committees We're nominated and
elected in full as follows:
Executive commttee-Warren C.
Philbrook, Waterville: Levi Turner.
Portland Payson Smith. Auburn: f,
F. Mayo. Waterville; Peter c. Reagan,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20
MAINE !. O. 0. F.
Annual Meetings Of the
Grand Bodies Begin.
Rebekah Assembly Leads OFF
---Reports Show Great Gains.
Alice G. Priest of WaterviIIe Elect.
ed President for Ensuing Year.

Portland, Me-, Oct. 19.-The several
Grand bodies of odd Fellows began
their annual sessions today. The first
to be held was that of the Maine Re
bekah Assembly Of which Mrs. Sarah
Q. cook is president. The principal
business was the reading of reports
year A net increase of 925 members
was reported, the total membership on
Jan. l. 1909 being 10000. A total of
$l034 was paid for relief and $40, 755 for
current expenses by the subordinate
assemblies.
Lodge of Maine ODD Fellows will be
held tomorrow.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Alice
G.. Priest, Watcrville; vice president,
Mae l.. Cash, South Portland; war
den. Frances Homer, BuCksport; sec
rotary, Grace f. Walton, Belfast;
treasurer, Carrie f. Pierce, Old Town;
marshal Nesta Whidden, Fairfield;
chaplain. Rosa York. North Water
ford; CONDUCTOR Julia Libby, Water
Vile; inside guardian, Eta Holman.
DXfield: outside guardian, Elizabeth
Foster. Lisbon
Eureka Lodge of Gardiner and Ar
butus Lodge OF Cornish exemplifed the
degree work tonight before large au-
dienceS.
The reports Of the several officers for
the past year We're submitted this at
ternoon. the following being a sum-
mary:
GRAND PRESIDENT.
"The fact has become so we'll estab-
iished that we are to have an Odd Fell
lows and Orphans home that | did
not think it necessary to send out
circulars to that effect and in fact I
left it TO the committee to do as they
thought best, while | have done the
talking. At every visitation | have
almost begged of them to work Tor this
grand object, as have the vice presf
dent and warden. BY the reports, only
80 lodges have contributed this year.
1t seems to me that some way should
be devised that all the lodges Woulc
give.
Two lodges have been instituted;
HARDER View Lodge, No. rs, Instituted
April IS. at Swans Island and placed
in district No. 10; Sabbattos Rebel:ah
Lodge, No. 129. instituted July %. a,
Lowell. and placed in district No. 7.
THE work of the district meetings
has been continued through the entire
state With good success. | have been
thoroughly believe these meetings are
very essential, as they have proven q
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20
OFFICERS CHOSEN
By State Conference Of
Charities and Correction.
President Hyde Of Bowdoin
College Chosen President.
Women's Clubs Of Bangor Tender
Reception 10 the Delegates.

Bangor. Me, oct 18th" third an
nuaI meeting of til" Maine state Com
fer"nc" Of Charities and Corrections
was continued here this morning With
sessions in city hall. Dr. Hastings II.
Hart ana William f. Pear spoke on
the subject "Thorough Treatment in
Work With Needy Families" Alex