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The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
KILLS YOUNG BUSINESS MAN
Girl Declares Lover of Nine Years
Deserted Her.


Nashville, Tenn, April 2S.-Isaac S.
Morse, q young business man. was
shot and almost instantly killed by
Gertrude Douglas in the Office of the
American Dry Cleaning company. In
the excitement that followed the
shooting tho young woman escaped,
but was arrested an hour later in the
Office of physician. At police head
quarters Miss Douglas said: ike
Morse deserted me after he had been
going with me for the last nine years.
He couldn't throw me over and live.
We met in this city nine years ago."
There were no eyewitnesses to the
tragedy. Two colored porters were in
the rear OF the store and saw Miss
Douglas talking to Morse for ten min
utes before the shooting. They heard
the shots fired in time to catch Morse
as he pitched forward and to see his
assailant leaving the Office by the
front door.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
BAKERS DENouNcE PATTEN
Say He Brought Despair to Many
Poor Mems Homes.

New York. April 2S.-The Journey
men Bakers and Confectioners' Inter.
national union has issued an official
denunciation of James A. Patten be-
cause of his dealings in the wheat
market and blaming him for the pres.
ent hard times the bakers are suffer.
ing. The protest in part reads:
"He imposed tax upon this nation
which no legislature would have dared
to inflict by purchasing all the avail
able supply of wheat and purposely
holding it back until he could realize
an cxtcrtionate price for it. This
brought despair to many poor mans
home"
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
After ootch.H aeken nsehmidt Match.

seattle, Wash, April %. The Alas
kan.Yukon-Pa Pacific exposition has Of.
fered $4,000 for finish 80 between
Frank Gotch and George Hacken.
schmidt for the wrestling champion
ship Of the world. Sixty per cent Of
the gate receipts, guaranteed not to
be less than $15, 900, together with q
half interest In the picture rights and
travelling and training expenses. are
offered. PSF .i:asI5. iss ''Sl
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Explosion Destroys Plant.

Fond du Lac, Wis, April 2S.-The
warehouse and finishing plant of the
Winnebago Furniture company was
destroyed by boiler explosion. Loss,
$4,000. AS result of the explosion
every window in the courthouse was
broken. A portion Of the boiler was
carried two blocks and in the flight
cut of an electric light pole.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
srooded over Children. Death.

Latrobe, Pa, April 2s.-A. M. Ken.
dali, thirty-eight years old. whose five
children we're burned to death when
their home at Dunbar, Pa, was de.
stroyed three months ago, shot him,
self through the head near here, dying
instantly. Brooding over the loss OF
the little ones had affected his mind
and he had been under surveillance
for some time.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
SIXTEEN. PERSONS INJURED
Tornado Does Great Damage at Cen.
trahonoa. Okla.

Oklahoma City. Okla. April Is
Sixteen persons were injured, one
perhaps fatally, in tornado which
destroyed a large part of the town of
Centrahoma, near here.
Not building in the town remains
wholly intact. Twelve buildings, in
cluding the Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian churches, were totally
wrecked. The town contains about
500 inhabitants. Many are homeless.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
sultan Reported Dead.

London, April 2s.-A dispatch re-
ceived from Constantinople by news
agency says rumors are current in the
Turkish capital that Abdul Mamid Is
dead. The. troops who are said to
have taken him from the palace found
him unconscious on the floor in an
inner room of the harem.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
twenty-five Men Executed.

Durango, Mex, April Oficial
reports Of the recent rioting at Velar-
dena following the stopping by the
municipal authorities of religious
parade show that no less than, twenty
Ave men were executed after sum
mary trial by courtmartial for partici-
patton in the rioting. Besides these
seven men were killed during the
rioting and forty more are still In
prison awaiting trial.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Retired officer Dies at Sea.

New York. April 2S.-Brigadier Gen
eral John Breckenridge Babcock, u.
S. A.. retired, died at sea on board the
Steamer Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
which arrived here from Bremen.
General Rabcock had been i'll for a
long time. General Babcock was born
in Louisiana in 1S43. He served In
New York regiments during the
course of the Civil War.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Wound, Daughters aweetheart.

sevierville,, Tenn, April 2s.-John
Thompson, twenty years Of age, was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded by
George Patterson, a farmer, whose
home is near here. Il 10 claimed that
Thompson was attempting to elope
with Patterson's daughter. 4.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Blaze at De. Moines.

ssNes Moines, April 2s.-Fire COM
pfGtely destroyed five-story brick
building occupied by George A. Boody
& Co. wholesale dealers in wall pa
per and paints. Adjoining the build
ing the Trossel building, Clelland's
grocery and Rutler's cafe were dam.
aged. The loss will reach $150,00
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Two Tots Burn TO Death. /.

Vancouver, b. c., April 2s.-Charles
and Alfred Miller. aged Ave and four.
respectively, were burned to death
while hundreds Of persons walked
within fifty feet OF them unaware Of
the tragedy. The children were alonS
in the house when ! fire started.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Ball Game Results Fatally.

Lamont, Ia, April 2s.-Leonard De
Long, high school student, injured
while playing baseball here Saturday.
is dead. Lamont and Mount Ayr high
school teams were the contestants
and De Long played second base. He
collided with a base runner, bursting
a blood vessel.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Disorders in Asia Minor.

Paris. April 2s.-I.a Lfberte pub
fishes dispatch from Constantinople
saying that although Schefket Pasha,
commander of the Young Turk forces,
has announced his ability to restore
order iii Asia Minor the latest reports
from beyond the Bosphorus are all
alarming. The whole of Anatolia has
been given over to the passions OF
the mob.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
Train, strike. Speeding Auto.

Chicago, April 2s.-An automobile
containing five merchants from near.
by towns was struck by Chicago
and Northwestern railroad suburban
train near Elmhurst, ILL.,. resulting in
the death OF one man and the severe
injury of the four others in the ma
chine. Nll
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
DUPES FOUND
OUT HIS CRIME
Van Ylissengen Testifies in
Bankruptcy Court.
SENSATION IN CHICAGO

Man Who Confessed to Forgery o
Mortgages to the Extent of On.
Million Dollars Declares Two Per
sons Who Held His Spurious Papel
Were Partially Reimbursed by Hin
Four Years Ago.
Chicago, April 2S.-Peter Van Wis
sengen, whose confession last winter
to the forgery of mortgages to the
extent OF s1,0OO,000 caused great
sensation in Chicago, where he had
been known for twenty years as g
leading real estate man, exploded d
bomb she'll III the bankruptcy court
here when he stated that his confes
sion few months ago was antedated
by four years by confession made
privately to men who held 100000 oi
his spurious paper. .. s~.4s
Van Vlissengen's confession and his
conviction OH a plea of. guilty last
winter all occurred within twenty
four hours. He was brought back to
Chicago from prison to testify before
Referee iii Bankruptcy Frank T..
Wean, who is attempting to locate the
valid assets of the prisoner.
Van Vlissengen declared that in
1904 he was compelled to confess to
Maurice Rosenfeld, at that time di-
rector of the now defunct Chicago
National bank, and Bernard Rosen'
berg, a real estate dealer. that the
mortgages held by them and valued
at 100000 had been forged.
They discovered some irregulari.
ties in the paper in that year," said
the witness, land came to my office
for a conference"
Admitted the Forgeries.
81 admitted the forgeries" and said:
al will go before the states attorney.
tell him just what ] have related to
you gentlemen about these wholesale
forgeries. plead guilty, and go to
prison like a man.
1--WE had another conference soon
after" continued the witness. Final:
ly I proposed to settle with them. l
promised to pay them from $1,000 to
$4,000 week. Altogether ultimately
paid them approximately s250,000." )"
Maurice Rosenfeld is a we'll known
capitalist and real estate dealer. He
has been engaged in the real estate
business In Chicago since 1887. He
was = director of the Chicago Ma
tional bank and the Home Savings
bank. two of the John r. Walsh insti-
tutions which failed some years ago.
He was vice president of the United
Hebrew Charities and director of
the Chicago Relief and Aid society.
In 1900 he served Il term as county
commissioner and is prominent
member of the Standard club.
Bernard Rosenberg likewise has
been prominent In the real estate
business and in Jewish society circles
for many years.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
HUNTING FOR SMALL GAME

3C0JOHST HUO6SVStt d1t0 0V" ~
f, Some Success.
s Nairobi British East Africa. April
28.-Theodore Roosevelt and his son
Kermit had sufficiently recovered
from the fatigue connected with their
first shooting trips and their journey
from Kapiti Plains station to the
ranch of Sir Alfred Pease on the Athi
river to GO out shooting for small
game. They were successful in Sc
curing gazelle and hartebeeste.
The Washburn leader., 1909-04-30
RALPH WARD
RcNEY, North Dakot;

The Horses branded lOl on right
shoulder. Ranch 22-14S-S6. Nc
Lean county.
Grade Percheron work horses for
sale at all times.
aBA REWARD OF $500 IS OFFERED
for the arrest and conviction of
anyone stealing horses branded i0l
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
WILL VOTE ON STRIKE
EARLY THIS MORNING

Chicago. Aug. with 10000 street
car men voting tomorrow on the qucs-
ton of walkout. the attitude of
traction and city officials tonight was
that of hope that strike will be
avoided by compromise. The rcferen-
dunn will begin at O'Clock in the
morning and it is expected that the
men will vote in favor of IL strike.
President +, r Mitten OF the Chi
cago Street Railway has entered into
negotiations with the employees of the
Calumet & South Chicago street rail-
way looking toward an increased
scale and trouble may be averted in
that quarter at least. The arrival to-
night of =. l.. BerGoff. professional
strike breaker who figured in the re
cent Philadelphia struggle. seemed
significant. Bergoff said that he had
been asked to come Ia Chicago b.
the president OF the street railway
L, mr;,aies and dat he thought hs
could handle the situation with 3.500
men. He said he had go on his pay
roll. most Of them in New York and
Philadelphia.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
"TENOERL0|N KING"
GIVES UP EVERYTHING

Los Angeles. Aug. i.-SwecpinS aside
all the objections of counsel for the
defense. Judge Davis today permit
ted Nick Oswald. former king of the
tenderloin." To testify in the trial of
former Chief OF Police Thomas II.
Broadhead i'll regard To an alleged ar
rangement by which he had paid the
city officials of the Harper admins
ration money for allowing him To
maintain IL redIight district
During his testimony ut the after
noon session today Oswald used the
names of former Police Commissioner
Samuel Schenck. former Chief of Po-
lice Edward kera and former Mayor
\. &. Harper. all of whom We're conn
PEELED IL resign from office when the
expose of the alleged combination vas
made some months ago.
The testimony of Oswald Was the
first given at the trial. Oswald'S tes-
tImony vas not completed when the
court adjourned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
JAP ANESE EDITOR
WILL RECOVER
LETTERS FROVE THAT HE LONG
FEARED HE MIGHT BE
KILLED.

Honolulu. Au1. is. SneLst. tn" Ja-
panese editor hp was stabbed yeSt,r-
day by 7. Mori. u fellow countrymau.
because the former had strongly OPP
posed III his paper. the Shinpo. the
strike nj Japanese ppiantation iaborers.
was I, ported t. be much improved
today. The trial OF the several strike
leaders on the charge OF conspiracy
which has been in progress for several
weeks. but which Was interrupted yes
terdav hy the stabbing OF Sheba, Was
resumed today. The court instructed
the i.Iry - disregard the ShvDa in
Iidert. but the prcseC Utiun. IT Is said.
may try tn introduce il as evidence 10
show til, criminal nature OF The al
legged conspiracy.
That ~heha feared he might be killed
as ie sult II tie policy followed oy
his paper through the trouble with
the IL ,aaneSc plantation Ia1,r"rs. !-as
shown today when Mason +. Prosser
his attorney. made public letter he
received from the editor May -. IN
which the attorney was asked to care
Tor sheha's family in the event of his
death. The letter stated that Maxine.
Negoro and Sega. three of the Jap
ancse Oh trial. and others of their
followers were rroGlaiming Sheba as
~ traitor - tire interests of his Jotin-
trymen. The situation looked serious.
Sheba wrote. but he declared himself
ready to die for what he believed to
be the neSt inter, SIS of his country
mn ard asked Oily that Pro sser look
after his family for whose future
hc had been able to provide but poor
~. He told thu lawyer where his
will would he found and concluded:
Il bcsceoh you 20 look after my af-
fairs for the sake of my family.
have done my utmost for what / be-
lievc to he the best interests of my
countrymen here and have nothing to
regret. Please kept this letter CON
fidcntial until the inevitable happens
Prosser stated also that he had re-
ceived letters of a threatening nature
because OF his connection with the
editor; and that his partner, w. A.
Kinney, who is conducting the prose-
cution of the japanese, had received
similar missives.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
WOUNDS A LAWYER
SLIGHTLY
MRS. CASTLE OF CALIFORNIA
CREATES A SENSATION IN
WALDORF AsToRiA.

New YORK. Aug. Mrs. Neville
Castle. the woman from california.
who had a difference uf opinion with
Mrs. William d. Craig as To whether
Mr.. Craig. whom she shot. but did
not seriously inture. last night at the,
Waldorf Astoria. has pursued her or
she him. found no mercy today in the
man she says loves her Nor had
anyone gore on her bail tonight
Craig refused to dismiss the compla int
against her. and when she laid her
hand on his shoulder in court and
pleaded gently. will. please drop il.
won't YOU" he turned brusquely and
left the room. She was held in $4,000
bail for further examination.
In the prison Mrs. Castle gave out
II statement interrupted by bursts Of
weeping. in which she intiniated that
her negro servant could testify in her
support
Night before last" she said. win
CCraigp called at my house before
O'Clock. Something occurred that |
swore would punish him for | had
my servant put him out. He said
things which he said he should
ten somebody. SAID ne SDDulu not.
If you had sisters you would have
told them to act just a. | have acted.
Last night | went to the Waldorf
Astoria To make him rotract | told
him il would have to be in the pres
ence of the negro. because he had been
in the room and heard it. When | met
VIII he said: I wish I was dead.
that Kate was dead. that you were
dead Kate. you know. is his wife.
Then | drew this crazy little af-
fair. CThe pistol she carried in her
handbagD He grabbed ii and il went
off"
Mrs. Castle has been highly excited
ever since her arrest. but up to the
time of her statement tonight she de-
MED any attempt to punish anyone.
She drew her pistol. she has said
hitherto. with the intent to commit
suicide.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
UNSTAMPED LETTERS
PROVIDED FOR
FUND RAISED IN SPOKANE TO
COVER cARELEssNess OF
REGISTRANTS.

Spokane. Aug ARRANGEMENTS
have been con1rI,tc.i by he Spokane
Chamber of Commerce To provide full
postage t"r all the un~tanped erveI-
opes. containing applications for -
iStration on lands in th2 three In,iian
reservations malIed ia Spokane. Occur
dAlene. iaah" ard N:SSnuIa anG i<al-
ispaH. Mont. thus asserting to ..verr
persCn registered before midnight Oh
August ;. an even chance in the
drawings beginning the morning of
August ..
Frank w. smith. baseball fan and
patron 81 Ar .atrur SIrrtS. oriSinates:
the plan and was the first subscriber
to the fund. which was raised in AN
hour. When he learned that NOR.
than LOO unstamped envelopes wer.
held in the Spokane poStoffice and
as many more at the three other reg
istry points he realized that several
thousand persons would thus be de
prived OF the opportunity to partici-
pate in Uncle Sans big lottery
He brought the matter to the at
tention Of l.. G.. Monroe. sec rotary of
the commercial organization, with the
wat SulIltItHl IutltS were fbf
warded to the postmasterS of the four
cities in insure the delivery of every
unstamped letter to James w Wftten.
superintendent of the opening. at
Occur d'AIene. Idaho.
More than $4,000 persons were reg
istered and it Is a conservative esti-
mate that at least > per cent neglected
T." provide postage to carry the ap-
plications. which many came thou
sands Of miles to procure. to their des-
t'nati"r." Mr.. Smith said. 1t woeld
he unfortunate to deprive these people
of the chance to take part in the
drawing. as would be the case If they
waited for the return of the apnlica-
tons frcm the dead letter office. Pay
ing for all the letters held for postage.
is the only way to make certain that
none was left out. as there are no
marks by which an individual cnvef-
ope Can he distinguished
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
MAY CALLS OFF THE
HAM ENGAGEMENT

Pas Utlen ia. tai. AEs. Miss May
Sutton. world : CHAMPION woman ten
mis- ilas ct, announced today that sic
mad broken ter engagement Ia Harry
Il. Ham. son OF George T. Ham. u
wealthy banker 90 the city OF Mcxico.
We will call il all Il joke said
the little tennis queen today. After
defend my title in Southern Cali
fornia next saturday | am going east
to play the game Of my life, forget
ting about such things as engage
ments md marriage | am just a
girl. | don't think its fashionable for
girl To marry before she Is -
She added with tauh. say that
il II all eff and that | am glad that
| am still footionSe and fancy FREE. -
The announcement of the engage
meat Mas made early in July.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05

II you are all run down Foley's
Kidney Remedy Will help you. II
strengthens the kidneys so they will
eliminate the impurities from the
blood that depress the nerves and
cause exhaustion. backache. rheuma-
tism and urinary irregularities. which
sap the vitality. DO not delay. Take
Foley's Kidney Remedy at once. Gar
den city Drug Co. George Freisheimer.
prop.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
lNFREQUENT DIVIDENDS.

New York. Aug. "A movement
was launched here today by a num-
Der of holders of common stock. in
Guiding the Rockefeller interests, 1t is
said. tn elect a new board of directors
of the American Shipbuilding COM
pany The failure of the concern to
declare dividends regularly. it is al
legged. is the cause of the complaint.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05
SOLDIER DROW MS.

San Juan. =. r, Aug. 4.-Cumpli-
ancc with an order of Secretary Dick
inson requiring swimming drills by
the troops with their fun equipment
on. resulted today in the drowning of
Private Jobino Nievcs of the Porto
RiCan regiment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05

Visitors Tn the exposition will find
The Muscular on sale at the news
stands. Times building. corner Second
and Union. and at the entrance to
postofflce CORNER. Third and ni"n
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-05

Lolo Hot Springs stage. leaving Lolo
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Fare.
So each way. Connects with train
morning and evening.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
HANDSOME BUILDING
Is Soon to Be Erected for Mr..
Baker on His Main
Street Property.

Henderson & Ford. architects in
the Williams building on Court
street, have completed the plans fo.
n. Bakers projected big apartment
building on the Patton property on
Main street recently purchased by
him, and the same will be ready next
week for inspection by contractors.
They show very beautiful fou.-
story structure and basement and
the same will be a twelve-suite apart
ment house, part of which Mr.. Baker
and family will occupy. 1t will have
frontage of Al feet and be 20 feet
deep and made of brick and stone
with a pressed-brick front. There
will Ibe a yeranda for every apart
ment. The plans convey the impress.
sion that it will be not only a very
substantial building lbut also one OF
rare beauty and will add greatly to
the improvements along Main street.
Work on the construction is expect
ed to begin March / or April / at
the latest.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
JAIL INSPECTION
By Grand Juries Every Term
of Court May Be Re-
quired by Law.

To compel grand juries to make
an examination OF county jatls is the
purport of bill introduced in the
house of delegates by DIR. C. T. Ep-
ling, of Mcdowell county. The bill
provides that grand iuries shall. once
at each term of court ut which there
is grand jury. visit the county pail,
examine its state and condition. and
inauir into the discipline maintained
and the treatment OF the prisoners
and their habits. diet and accommo-
dations.
1t is further provided that the
grand jury shall report to the court
in writing. whether the rules pre-
scribed by the Judge have been faith
fully kept and observed, and whether
any provisions OF the law for the reg
ulation of county jails has been VIC
lated, pointing out particularly in
what such violations, II any. con-
sist.
The bin is before the committee on
medicine and sanitation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-28
At BOTTOM OF WELL
Body of Missing Man Found
in Wetzel With Bull
lets in Head.

NEW MARTENsvILLE. Jan. 22-
The body of William Roberts, WI
disappeared a week ago. was foun !
at the bottom of an abandoned oil
well half mile from Wolf Pen. The
three bullet holes in the head showed
how he was killed and tracks in the
snow indicated that the body had
been carried from Wolf Pen to the
well. About the same time the body
was found. Dloodstained overcoa'.
said to belong to John Holpp. Ron
erts's- brother-in-law, who is in the
Tyler county Jail at Middlebournr
on suspicion, was found in clea
ing establishment here. Men en-
ployed by the sheriff. worked t.o
days at the oil well before the body
was discovered.