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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
Son of Former
Omaha Pastor
CaShes Bad Checks
Works Friends of His Father, Rev
L. B. Mccormick, and Lands
in Jail.

CHICAGO, June l9.-Cspecial)-on the
strength of his fathers name James I. Nc
Cormick, son of Rev. Or. Samuel B.
Mccormick, chancellor Of the Western
university Of Pennsylvania, victimized some
OF the wealthest citizens OF Chicago with
worthless checks and lolled in luxury at
the Union League club.
He is now in a CELL charged with oper-
ating a confidence game. His last victim,
a minister, telephoned for the police.
Mccormick lost money betting on base
ball games. He says he does not drink
nor smoke, and that women never inter
ested him. wasted college life, he says,
started him on the wrong path. McCor-
mick's confessed liyt of victims is as fol-
lows:
John c. Fetzer, so.
John Fletcher assistant cashier of the
Drovers' National bank $50
James II. Douglas, vice president of the
quaker oats company, $50,
Everett Sisson, publisher of the Interior,
$50.
Union League club, $40.
Sherman house, $40.
e. Oxey, travelling salesman for the Al
bert Dickinson Seed company, $40
r. Humble said to have an office in the
Ohio building, $50.
Nearly all of my victims were friends
of my father" said Mccormick He is
a nonresident member Of the Union League
club and my name was sufficient to get a
check cashed there"
When Sisson discovered that the check
he had cashed for Mccormick was worth
less he caused a warrant to be issued for
his arrest. He informed his friend, Rev.
! William Chalmers Covert, pastor of the
Forty-first Street Presbyterian church, that
/ he might expect a visit from the wayward
/ son of his old friend Chancellor McCor-
mick. On Thursday young Mccormick
asked him to cash a check for $50
! Il have not that much money in the
house." said the minister but if you will
return tomorrow I may have it for you"
Yesterday Mccormick appeared again and
was escorted into the library Detectives
Stark and Johnson strode in and placed
him under arrest At Central station he
broke down and confessed.
Rev. s. b. Mccormick was for some
years pastor Of First Presbyterian church
In Omaha He was succeeded by Rev. r
II. jerks, the present pastor He was re-
garded as one of the strong Presbyterian
ministers of the west and now ranks with
the leaders of the east as well as west.
Dr. Mccormick left Omaha to becom,
president of Coe college at Cedar Rapids
Ia His administration there was so sue
cessful as to attract the attention OF tn,
larger institution at Pittshurg.
Only a few Sabbaths ago DR.. Mccormick
occupied his old pulpit in Omaha II,
stopped on his way to the general assembly
at Denver and was given most cordia
greeting by his old friends.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
No saloons in sterIInK.

TECUMsEH. Neb.. June lS.-(speciaI,)-
Henry Seele cannot secure q saloon license
to operate In the town OF Sterling. The
controversy came to a conclusion In the
district court here yesterday. before Judge
j. b. Raper The village trustees, after
several heated sessions, gave Seele a
license the demonstrators declaring Il
could not be legally done for seele was an
offender. having been found guilty OF sell
ing liquors TO minors. The case was tried
In lower courts and finally taken to the
district court Here the finding was final
the court refusing TO allow the license tC
be granted under the svidence
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
Dark Veil Hung
Over Meat Probe
East St. Louis Investigation Goes on
in Dark and Names of Wit
nesses Suppressed.

ST. LOUIS. June ia greater veil OF
secrecy was drawn about the proceedings
OF the government meat investigation to-
day and there was no intimation Of even
the Identity OF witnesses.
George p Mccabe. solicitor of the De-
partment OF Agriculture, said that the
testimony OF Julius BischOff corTOborating
Inspector j. f. Harms. charges will be
made public only after Il has been sent
to Secretary Wilson al Washington.
Harms left here today for his home in
Fremont, o. He declined 10 testify at the
secret sessions OF the investigators. but ex-
pressed encouragement regarding the out
look.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
Is your room 60
ing to be too hot
this summer?

What's the use of staying
where you are if you are go
ing to sufferG The best thing
to do is to look over the large
list of rooms that are offered
for rent on the want ad pages
of The Bee. There you will
find such a variety that you
are sure to secure just the
room you have in mind.
Have you read the want ads yet
today?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
LONG TERM FOR "ADAM GOD"
Fanatic who Murdered Kansas city
PatrOIman Given Twenty
Five Years.

KANSAS CITY, June 19-James Sharp,
self-styled Adam God" recently found
guilty Of numbering Pauolman Michael
Mullane, who was killed in a fight with
religious fanatics OF whom Sharp was
leader. was today sentenced to twenty-five
years In the penitentlary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska Generally fair
For Iowa Fair
For weather report see page g.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
WILL hike OVER EUROPE
STUDENTS TO DO PEDESTRIAN
ACT ON THE CONTINENT.
Not Possessed of Much of Worlds
Goods, But They Have Large
Stock of Energy.
Especial to The Free Press.l

New York, June pa party of
Harvard students, possessed of only
enough of this worlds goods to pay
their passage to and from Europe in
the steerage but with a large reserve
stock of energy and perseverance, set
sail today for the Mediterranean. They
propose to make trip on foot through
Southern Europe, Egypt and part of
Asia, working their way from town
to town.
After landing at the Piereus, they
will walk to Athens. In their trip they
will visit Constantinople, and the Holy
Land, Port Said, Cairo and other inter
esting places in Egypt. They plan to
cover the earthquake district in South
ern Italy and Sicily, working north
into Europe through Italy. After their
return to New York, they will walk to
Cambridge.
The entire trip, with the exception
of short boat passages across the Med
iterranean, will be on foot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
MATTER SINSTATU QUO
THERE'S NOTHING NEW IN THE
BASEBALL SITUATION.
Association Directors Held a Meeting
Last Night; May Be Two Games
On the Fourth.

The directors of the baseball asso-
citation did not transact any business
of public interest at their meeting
last night. The matter of the Fourth
of July game and the negotiations
with the fair association did not come
up, and the matter stands just where
it did yesterday. The baseball asso-
citation does not propose to change
its attitude, but if the fair association
does not come to its terms, it will
have its game of ball at Sibley park
and probably not charge any admis-
sion.
1t is said by some that the fair as
ISOLATION would prefer to get two for
eign clubs to play at the fair grounds,
under its own auspices, so that it
could keep all OF the receipts of the
day. However, some missionary work
is being done to try to bring the two
associations together.
Will Stop at Minneopa.
Omaha passenger train No. 4, from
the west, reaching Mankato at 4:45
p. M, will hereafter stop at Minneo-
pa for picnic parties of five or more,
every day in the week. This will be a
great accommodation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
BABY LEFT ON VERANDA
INFANT is ABANDONED BY IT'S
MOTHER IN WINONA.
Woman Supposed to Have Come From
Twin Cities Leaves Her Offspring
At Home of Mrs. Hubert.

Winona, June 23.-An infant child
boy, about a month old was left on
the veranda of the home of Mrs
Maria L. Hurlbert, 1923 West Broad
way last night and was found this
morning about 800 O'Clock Dy Mrs
Hurlbert. No clue to the whereabout
of the mother has been discovered by
the police who are working on the
case.
The police station was Immediately
telephoned and the humane officer was
also notified and he and an off
Ger arrived in a short time. The bun
die of clothes consisted of three dress
es, three nightgowns, and other cloth
read as follows:
'Please send the baby to the home
and thus help poor girl"
The child was dressed neatly anC
comfortably and wore crocheted Pur
itan bonnet. He has blue eyes ant
black hair. He was probably left be
tween two and three o'clock
1t is not known why the Hurlbert
residence should have been chosen
but the mother or party who left il
may have perhaps come to Winona by
train yesterday and returned befor,
sunrise to the Twin Cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
HE HAD NO KICK COMING
HANSON WAS PLEASED WITH
THIRTY DAY SENTENCE.
Allowed to Plead to the Charge of
Petit Larceny; Is a Dope Fiend;
Admitted as Much.

John Hanson, who was last week
arrested on warrant charging him
with grand larceny in the second de-
gree in the theft OF a pair of trousers
from Paul Iverson s. Sons store, came
up for his hearing in the municipal
court this forenoon He was allowed to
plead to the charge of petit larceny
and entered a plea of guilty. As there
was suspicion that he is a dope
fiend, the court asked him whether he
used drugs, and he replied that he is
in the habit of eating gum of NOR
phine and sulphate of opium, and takes
it twice a day when he can get it. He
said that he takes it to deaden the
pain from an ulcer that followed an
operation.
The court sentenced Hanson to serve
thirty days in the county jail at hard
la Dor, without the alternative of fine.
Hanson was pleased to get off so
lightly, and said afterwards that he
chad no kick coming"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
five men WERE INJURED
RESULT OF THE WRECK ON CHI
CAGO GREAT WESTERN.
One of the Victims Did Not Realize
That He Was Hurt Until Hours
After the Accident.

Five persons Were injured in the
wreck which occurred to a Chicago
Great Western train i'm ST. Paul Mon
day evening, a short story of which
appeared in The Free Press last even
ing. Those injured are:
Charles Staebler, engineer, Clarion,
Iowa, badly bruised about the head
and body.
G. W. Day, baggageman, 2736 Chi
cago avenue, Minneapolis, legs bruised
by falling trunks.
Steve Kennedy, fireman, Clarion, Iowa.
ankle twisted by jumping from engine.
George Weintink, Rochester, Mimi,
ankle sprained.
F. L. Wyman, West Concord, Mimi,
back sprained and may have internal
injuries.
Kennedy, the fireman, and George
Weintink, who was a passenger, were
both able to leave the hospital as soon
as their injuries were dressed. Mr..
Wyman, who was sitting in one of the
rear coaches, did not realize that he
was seriously injured until yesterday
morning. He spent the night at the
Hotel Foley and awoke in the middle
of the night suffering great pain. He
was taken to ST. Joseph's early this
morning, but it is not known how
serious his injuries are.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
MAY GRANT HALF RATE
THIS is EXPECTED ON THE RAIL.
ROADS FOR FAIR.
Officials of the State Show Expect
That Concessions Will Be Made
By Western Association.

A half fare rate to the state fair in
September from all points in the north
west is believed to be possibility by
the state fair officials.
The question of granting half rate
to the Twin cities from various points
in the northwest is one of the most
important matters to come up for con-
sideration at the next meeting of the
Western Passenger association to be
held in Chicago within a few days.
The matter will come up as the result
of a general request from the mana
gers of numerous fairs, both state and
county, throughout the northwest ask
ing for a half fare rate in place of
the fare and a half rate that was
granted last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
HIS A CAREER OF CRIME
ALBERT THRONDSON, WHO is SENT
UP FROM WINDOW.
But Thirty-Three Years Of Age; Good
Share of 1t Has Been Spent in
States Prison.

Window, June 23-Albert Thrond-
son was sentenced to states prison. He
had been arrested on charge of forg-
ing a grain check to the amount
of $3.50. He pleaded guilty. When
he came up for sentence Judge Quinn
said that he had reviewed his career
and thought over the case consider
able without finding anything in his
favor but the fact that he had finally
changed his plea to that of guilty,
in consideration for which he would
give him the benefit of year, and in
stead of sentencing him to Saltwater
for ten years, the limit, he would
send him for nine years. The other
times he has been sentenced by
the Judgeare: In 1887 for break
ING into Ole Elvrum's store,
when he was thirteen years of age,
for which he was sent to the reform
school, and remained there until he
was of age. He was not reformed,
however, for in 1897, in company with
Frank Richardson, he stole some grain
in Great Bend township and was sent
up for three years. This should
have made him good, but not long at
ter his release we hear of him stick
ing a knife into the breast of his
brother, Henry, and nearly ending his
earthly career. Judge Quinn sentenced
him to five years service to the state
for this. He cut couple of years
from this by good behavior, came
home, got thirsty for booze and lug
ged off keg of whisky from one of
the saloons. Two years was the ex-
tent of the committal this time. And
now, at the age of thirty-three years,
he goes to stay with warden Wolfer
for long time. 1t has been figured
that by the time Albert serves the
present term he will have been in pris-
on seventeen years in all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
BAD SINKS ARE BLAMED
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDI-
TON ON SIXTH STREET.
Health Department Has Been Looking
Into the Trouble There; Thinks
Sewer Is Necessary.

The health department has paid
some attention to Sixth street the last
few days, and finds that the trouble
does not come from the closets over
flowing SO much as from the drainage
from the kitchen sinks There being
no sewer on the street, the kitchen
sinks have been drained into the al
legs and street cutters, and during
warm weather considerable smell arts
es. The health department states that
the only closet that was in such bad
shape that the owner had to be mott
fled to clean it was that of Mr.. Ro-
bel, who heads the petition for sew
er. The health department believes
that Sixth street ought to have a
sewer but does not consider conditions
tbere to be quite as bad as painted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
NOT GIVE UP HIS JOB
MEMBER OF BELTRAMI COUNTY
BOARD WAKES WARM, -,
/. w. Danaher Requested By the
States Legal Department to Step
Aside, Is Said to Have Made Some
Remarks That if Printed Would
Burn the Paper; Governor Johnson
Is Sidestepping the Middle.

ST. Paul, June 23.-The Beltrami
features yesterday when word was
brought to the state capitol to the eff
feet that A. w. Danaher, member of
the county board of commissioners re-
ported to have been indicted for NAL
feasance, had fatty refused to resign.
The request was made by the state
legal department and was carried to
Danaher in person by Assistant Attor-
ney General L. A. Smith who took
along written form for Mr.. Danaher
to sign. He, with five others, is ac-
cused of official practices not counte-
nanced by law.
Reply a Warm One.
That any of the others reported to
have been indicted were asked to
give up their office was not stated
in fact, it was intimated that they had
not. Danaher's reply to Mr.. Smith is
said to have been rather warm.
Not little comment has been in
dulged in regarding the failure of the
state executive department to take
immediate action ON Public Examiner
Schaefer's recommendation that the
five indicted officials be removed, but
the delay is in measure explained
by one member of the executive de-
partment, who intimates that the ex-
ecutive had a partial promise of their
designations, or at least expected it.
Governor Sidesteps.
This he would much prefer to a
lengthy hearing with it's expense and
unenviable publicity for the county,
not to speak of the necessity of GUST
ing the men if the charges made were
proven to be correct. Politically it is
a nasty muddle, and he wants to be
rid of it.
E. f. Mcdonald, an attorney for
Mr. Danaher, arrived in st. Paul and
went Immediately to the capitol where
he visited both the executive and legal
departments. Mr.. Mcdonald admitted
that Mr.. Danaher had been asked to
resign, but refused to discuss the mat
ter beyond that.
Some Whisperings-
Included in the gossip brought to
the capitol were whisperings to the
effect that the attorney general was
centering his efforts on one or two of
the men charged with malfeasance,
rather tnan against the entire five.
This gave some color to the talk that
the ST. Paul end of the whole thing
had as its chief features contest as
between administration and antiadmin-
istration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
STRICT TRUANT LAWS
NEW STATUTE WILL BE ENFORC-
ED BY THE STATE.
Superintendent of Public Institution
Gets Into Communication With
County School Heads.

ST. Paul, June pc. G. Schulz,
state superintendent OF public mstruc-
ton, is sending out notices to the
county superintendents this week call
ing attention to the new compulsory
education law passed by the last leg
islatme, and urging them to see that
it is enforced by school officers.
The new law requires all children
between eight and sixteen and in cities
of $4,000 between eight and eighteen
to attend school during the whole
term. Only four excuses for non at
tendance may be given; that the par
ent is unable to properly clothe the
child; that the child's bodily or men,
tai condition is such that he cannot
attend school or apply himself to his
studies; that he has completed the
eighth grade studies, or that there is
no school within a reasonable walk
ing distance.
TO see that the new law is enforced
where there is no truant officers, clerks
of school districts are compelled to
make out lists in triplicate of all
children of school age in the district.
One list is to be given to the county
superintendent, one to the teacher and
the third retained by the clerk. After
the teacher has received this list and
the list of excuses granted by the
board, he must send the county super
intendent list of all the children who
are absent.
The superintendent in turn shall
give this list to the county attor-
ney, who shall notify the parents,
and if they neglect or refuse to send
the child to school within ten days,
criminal proceedings may be started
and the parent or guardian fined $50
or sent to Jail for thirty days. The
fines are to go to the school district
where the offense is committed.
The superintendent is preparing the
blanks for the district clerks to make
their reports.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
AlNI.cIGARET LAW THAT WILL
TAKE EFFECT on AUG. 1, 1909

1T shall be unlawful for any
person, by himself, clerk servant,
employee or agent, directly or in
directly upon any pretense or by
any device to manufacture, sell, ex-
change barter, dispose of or give
away, or keep for sale any cigar
cites, cigarette paper or cigarette
wrappers, or any paper made or
prepared for the purpose of being
filled with tobacco for smoking
and any person violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor provided, that
the provisions hereof shall not APP
ply to the sales of jobbers doing
an interstate business with Gus
toners outside of the state"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
NAMED THEIR OFFICERS
THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
HOLD AN ELECTION.
Good Thunder Man Is Made Religious
Liberty Secretary; S. E. Jack
son Is the President.

AT the business meeting of the Sew
enth Day Adyentists in st. Paul yes
terday morning, the following officers
were elected: S. f. Jackson of Min
neapolis, treasurer; A. w. Kuehl of
Alexandria, vice president and educa-
tional secretary; H. r. Gay of Min
neapolis treasurer; A. W. Kuehl of
Minneapolis, secretary; c. NJ. Everett
of Minneapolis, missionary secretary /;
DR.. T. P. Hawkins of Mount Rose,
medical secretary; A. " Olson of Good
Thunder, religious liberty secretary.
The executive board consists of S.
f. Jackson, w. w. Ruble, G. M. Bah
cock, A. V. Olson, o. j. Nerlund, A. w.
Keuhl and E. NJ. Chapman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
TAG DAY AT ALBERT LEA
OVER $500 RAISED FOR CITY AND
COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Accommodating Funds With Which to
Furnish a New Building; Money
BY Subscription.

Albert Lea, June 23.-The ladies'
auxiliary of the City and County Hos
pital association observed tag day re-
Gently and as result the treasury
of the auxiliary is over $500 the richer
The ladies are accumulating funds
with which to furnish a new building,
and now have nearly $500 on hand
1t is quite likely the remainder of the
funds to put up a building will have
to be secured by subscription, as there
seems no other way at present
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
SEARCH TO Be MADE
HUNT FOR MISSING LEDBETER
SET FOR SATURDAY.
Brother Has Been in Consultation With
Authorities and a Plan Is Decided
Upon; County Attorney Plymat
Says There Is No Evidence Upon
Which to Issue Warrant; Request
of Commissioners to Offer Reward

p A Ledbeter of Hayward, Wis,
who is in the city to try to solve
the mystery surrounding the dlsap-
pearance of his brother, HI. j. Ledbeter,
was this forenoon in consultation with
County Attorney Plymat, Sheriff Dona-
nue. and Chief of Police Pond. The re-
suit was that he decided to organize
thorough search for his brother, to
take place Saturday. A large party
will be organized, and every bit of the
land on the farm and vicinity will be
gone over, on the theory that lie may
have been foully dealt with and his
body buried somewhere.
Asks People to Aid.
Mr. Ledbeter, who has been to Min
nesota Lake and Medo, this forenoon
telephoned to those places and to Red
wood Falls, asking that all parties
interested come to Mankato on Sat
urday and assist in making a thorough
search 1t is expected that there will
be a large outpouflng
Mr.. Ledbeter is of the opinion that
every man should have an augur or
muskrat spear, and that every suspi-
cious looking piece of ground be
examined ,If the augur or spear came
to body it would be known at once.
No Evidence to Base Warrant.
County Attorney Plymat does not
believe that there is anything tangible
enough yet upon which to issue
warrant for anybody's arrest, but if
more evidence can be secured, Mr..
Ledbeter states that he will swear out
a warrant.
Frank Smith, the hired man, is al
legged to have made the statement
that he has seen Ledbeter recently, on
or near the farm, but little credence
is given to his story 1t has a fishy
sound.
He related his story to Mrs. Led
better and she is said to have believed
it. So strong was her faith in the
belief that her husband would re-
turn that she sat up several nights
until "A late hosr< waiting for him She
is now convinced that Smith did not
see her husband.
Wants Reward Offered.
p. A. Ledbeter is DESTROYS that the
county board shall offer a reward, for
the finding of the body and in case
of foul play for the arrest and con-
yiction of the guilty parties.