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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
Willie Whila Identifies Two Suspects as the Persons Con-
eerned in His kidnapping From Sharon'''No
Doubt as TO Persons Arrested
WILL Re PROSECUTED ON BLACkMAL CHARGE
Prisoners viii Be Held Pending Settlement Of ExradltoD
Matters for Removal to Pennsylvania
SUSPECTED Woman Suicides

jury. room Mr.. and Mrs. Whitla, Will
lie and the janitor of the Sharon
school, which Willie attended, left for
Sharon.
As the prisoners have not waived
extradition they will be held here for
two or three day until the necessary
papers for their removal to Sharon
can be arranged between the COVER
nors of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Woman Commits Suicide.
A woman known as Mary Dener
who the police say may have been
an associate of the kndnapers, or
was implicated in the plot, commit
ted suicide today by bringing NOR
phine. The woman drank the poison
while standing in front of drus
store in the east end, not far from
the house in which Willie Whitla was
detained here. She died in an am
bulance while being taken to hos
pital.
Attorney Whitla,ss accompanied by
Mrs. .Whitla, their son ant daughted
William Sailen, a school mate of Viii
lies, Harry Forker, brother Of Mrs
Whitla, Janitor Sloss, Chief Of Police
Crane, Detective Kempler, District
Attorney Linger, Former District At
torney Cochrane and Detective Ward
all of Sharon, arrived here at O'Clock
today. Their purpose was to identi-
fy the two prisoners if possible. I'm
mediately after their arrival they
went to the hotel.
The private detectives who repre-
sented Whitla first, went to the sta
tion in an effort to see Chief of Po-
lice Kohler to arrange for the iden-
tification. At once there was clash
The chief would not admit the detee-
tives and stated that he would have
nothing to do with them and would
deal only with Whitla and his son.
Dispute as to Proceedings.
This was reported to Whitla and an
other dispute occurred which promis-
ed for a time to stop the Identification
proceedings. Whitla telephoned to
the chief from Che hotel that he had
arrived and that he was ready to see
the chief. Chief Kohler replied hot
ly that he was at the police station
where the prisoners were being held
and that Whitla could see him there
if he cared to assist in the prosecu-
tion of the man and woman accused
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
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DEALS "a Death
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Fire Follows Tornado and
Snuffs Out Eight |.
4. Il. !. !. Lives !. H. r.. ! !.

4 Dallas, Tex, March "a. Twelve
known dead, property loss reaching
into the thousands Of dollars, and
possibly q score injured, is the result
Of tornado which swept over the
northeastern part sof Wise county
last night. Several small towns
were visited BY the storm, but none
was entirely destroyed, although
each suffered serious damage. .,3}
Greatest loss 3of life occurred In
country districts. Destruc ction Of one
farm house alone caused tne death
OF eight persons. This single trag-
edy Of the storm occurred near Sill
dell. The farm house of Ira Rye was
was crushed ID BY furious wind and
the family 81 eight members pinned
beneath the wre,kage. The ruins be-
came isnited. and famed BY the
strong wind, the namss snuffed ont
the lives of the helpless victims.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
NO STRIKE MINERS WILL WORK

Scranton, Pa, March 24.-Reaf-
firming the demands already pre-
sented to the operators, the anthra-
cite miners tonight voted to remain
at work after April 1, allowing the
district executive boards of the hard
coal fields of Pennsylvania to con-
tinue their efforts to get an agree
ment satisfactory to the men. The
miners were instructed by the con-
vention to continue at work until
notified by the official representa-
tives of the three anthracite districts,
and the executive boards were in
structed to negotiate an agreement
upon such basis as the boards in
their judgment believe the condi-
tions warrant
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
To BUY land
FOR COUNTY FAIR.
MCLEAN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIA-
TON WANTS TO BUY STATE
LAND FOR PERMANENT FolR
LOCATION.

B. O. Wvman of Underwood. is in
the city to see members, of the state
board Of university and school lands
with reference to the purchase of SO
or 100 acres of land for the MceLaa
county fair association at Underwaad.
If the land can be purchased from
the state and title vested in the as
sociation, an effort will be made to
have the county lend financial aid
toward the promotion of bigger fair.
The Mclean county association has
held three fairs now and has a bal
ance of cash in the treasury and if
permanent grounds can be obtained
and some financial aid from the coun-
ty it is believed a prosperous asso-
citation can be built up.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
of government for the island and on
the tariff proposition.

of government for the island and on
the tariff proposition.
Commissioner Rivera claimed that
all the Porto Ricans ask for is justice
and that the Americans are not CIV
ing them this. He said that the
house of delegates has been made
practically a nonenity by the execu-
tive council, corresponding to the up
per house, and that the upper body
refused to listen to the house of dele
gates in the recent session Of the
Porto Rican congress called by Gov
ernor Post, even. when the lower
body was perfectly to make all nee
essary concessions in legislation.
Commissioner Larrinaga, delegate
from Porto Rica to, congress. will en-
deavor tomorrow to arrange an in
terview for the commission with
President Taft. The latter has the
power to straighten out the situa-
tion, but the desired change in gov
ernment would require congression-
al amendment to the Foraker act by
which the island is governed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
CHAMP CLARK
OPPOSES BILL
Saws Mistake Is Made IN
Basing Bill on Anything
But Revenue
Other Members Discuss In.
heritanCe Tax and
Other Features

Washington, D. c., March "a
Declaring among other things that a
mistake was made in the Payne tar
if bill in not arranging the revision
on the basis of raising revenue only
on every item, Mr.. Clark of Mis-
souri,, the minority leader, today
held the attention Of the house for
more than five hours in discussing
the measure. Incidentally he point
ed out that much time would have
been saved in the consideration OF
the bill had the Democratic members
of the committee ben consulted
about the various provisions of the
proposed law.
Mr.: Clark spoke in characteristic
style, and moved the house to ap-
plause and laughter. At the con-
clusion of his remarks he received an
ovation from his Democratic COL
leagues.
He was followed by Washburn Of
Massachusetts and Adamson of
Georgia, the former attacking the in
heritance tax provision of the bill,
while Mr.. Adamson opposed the erec-
ton of a tariff wall so high as to
prevent the people of the United
States buying in all the markets Of
the world, as we'll as disposing of
their surplus products.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
THE SHERIFF PRocLAMATES.

Braddock News: Sheriff, Smith
warns any and all through the coy
umns of the Napoleon Homestead.
who may be engaged in the illegal
sale of intoxicating liquors in Logan
county to quit-and then he quotes
the law. The very fact that the good
sheriff publically utters any such
stuff is evidence that there is viola
ton of the law, and that without
much difficulty he could put his hands
on the violators. No violator of the
prohibition law need go to the local
paper nor to the code, nor to the bible
to learn that he is fracturing the
law. Nor does that same law require
q man to be hypocrite nor a pre-
varicator in order to be a good citizen
and good officer And anyhow, the
publishing of such hypocritical BUM
combe neither fools nor frightens
anyone.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
Prospects Of Another Iasur-
rection Over House Rules
on. Tariff Bill
Minority VIII Oppose Any Rule
to Limit the Offering
Of Amendments

Washington, D. c., March d.
Like a South American revolution,
the insurrection in the Republican
ranks in the house refuses to be sub
dued. e.
While there is no apparent identif-
cation Of any movement on the part
of the "insurgents" to reopen their
fight, it is known that no rule to lin
it amendments to the tariff bill has
been brought in because of the at
tempts of Representative Murdock
of Kansas and the other "insur-
gents"
It is understood that the rules
committee is merely awaiting a
favorable opportunity to bring in
rule which will limit the changes in
the Payne bill to committee amend
ments.
This rule, which probably will be
presented before next week, will not
shut off the reading of the tariff bill
under the five-minute rule, but is
proposed as a means of preventing
unnecessary delay in bringing about
it's passage. AS several Republican
members have announced their in
tention of forcing record votes on
certain proposed amendments, 1t
may also be the purpose of the rule
to prevent such votes being taken.
The proposed. rule would be OPP
posed by a laSge number of the Re
publicans and Democrats alike.
Champ Clark and the minority
members of the ways and means
committee have announced their in
tention of opposing any rule which
will tend to limit the offering OF
amendments The Democratic lead
ers would, in that case, expect the
"insurgents" to stand by them. The
consideration of the rule also would
require the Democratic "bolters" to
20 on record again. The insur-
gents believe that all the southern
Democrats who voted for the Fitz-
gerald amendments would vote with
their fellow Democrats.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
WELL KNOWN
COUPLE Married
WELL KNOWN YOUNG COUPLE
MARRIED At WILTON - FARM
ERS MAY HAVE TELEPHONE
LINE INTERESTING GOSSIP.

Wilton, n D., March 24.-Frank
Mitchell of Wilton, and Miss Bessie
Danielson of Grass Lake township,
were married last Sunday afternoon
by Rev. Andrew Berg, pastor of the
Swedish Mission church eats of this
village, at the parsonage. The groom
is a well known man of this vicin-
ity and is connected with the Wash
burn Ignite Coal company. The
bride is not stranger in Wilton So
ciety, and has many friends who will
wish her we'll. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
will reside in Wilton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25

Cleveland, o. March 24.-Willie
Whitla today identified the man and
woman held on suspicion by the
Cleveland police as the persons who
kidnapped him from school at Sharon,
Pa, last Thursday, and held him for
the $4,000 ransom, which was paid
by his father. Attorney James p.
Whitla, Monday. n;.
Willie said the man, who gave the
name Of James H. BOYLE, was the one
who took him from school and carried
him through tortuous5 route to
Cleveland, then to Ashlabula, back to
this city, and placed him in the house
in the east end where he was held
until the money was paid. Willie al
SO declared that the woman was the
one who cared for. him at the house
where he was detained and who acted
the part of a nurse.
Boyle said the woman was his wife.
The police have no other identifca-
titn OF the couple than the names
given. So far as the man is concern
ed, the + police believe the name is
correct. Boyle isf said to reside in
Sharon and ~ pinnaberssb by trade.
He Is said to have widowed mother,
four brothers and sister.
Identification Is Complete.
The woman declared soon after her
arrest that her Identification would
cause sensation in Sharon.
When the Identification was COM
pleted, Mr.. Whitla would say nothing
regarding the woman. He said he
knew Boyle slightly.
immediately after Willie Whitla had
seen the man and woman at the cen
trail police station, they were taken to
the county court house and there 'ap
peared before the grand jury. They
were examined for the purpose of aid
ing the jury in it's attempt to find an
indictment against the prisoners. The
charge under the laws of Ohio, which
is against the two prisoners. If an in
. dictment was found. will be blackmail.
This is based upon the payment of
the $4,000 ransom paid by Mr.. Whit
la. liz r., >, f..
AS Boyle and his wife are. held by
the police on suspicion only, an in
dictment will afford a means of plac-
ing them under arrest formally and
then they can be held Indefinitely.
Immediately after leaving the grand
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25

Mr.. Whitla then went to the police
station but was not allowed to sec
the prisoners himself. He was inform
ed by the chief that the only identi-
fication he desired was that which
only the boy, Willie, could make. LIN N
The chief also told Mr.. Whitla that
if he did not care to rNke the iden-
tiflcation in the usual manner, he
could return to Sharon and that the
prisoners would be prosecuted here
On charge of blackmail. The father
Of the boy who was stolen then
agreed to have Willie see the man and
woman. An. hour later Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitla and their children and the
janitor, Sloss, appeared before the
chief of police. '%
The man was the first one taken be-
fore them. Boyle was a little pale
and nervous. There was faint
smile upon his lips. ell was seated
before the party, which formed a semi
circle in front of him. .
Chief Kohler asked Willie If he had
ever seen the man before. Z:
"Sure," said Willie brightly. ."Why,
that is the man I left Sharon with.
He took me to Cleveland, then TO-
Ashlabula and then back to Cleve-;
land" u
The bay was asked the same ques-.
ton again to make certain of his
memory, and again the lad declared
he was. positive. Il
Identifies Woman Also. n n
Boyle was taken back to his 4 cell
and the woman was brought in. Inn
mediately Willie walked up to her,
and extending his hands, said: x.
"How do you do?' |*&s5
Hello, Willie" the woman replied.
as she placed her hands on his and;
caressed him for an instant.
The boy then stepped back to his
father and was asked several ques-
'tions by the chief of police. z3s @g:
Eyes, I know her." he said. "She
was the nurse who took care of me
in Cleveland. She tol' me I was sick
and in hospital. I saw her an 'aW-
full lot as she was with me most all,
the time" #
Notwithstanding the woman's former
assertion that there would be sem
sation when she was identified or;
hen Whitla saw her, she and Vhitla
looked at. each other without any.out-s
ward evidence Of recognition. They
did not speak with each other.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
FEEDING TWIN CITIES.

Braddock News: E. E. Lesher re-
turned yesterday from Bismarck and
Mandan where he made arrangements
to dispose of a car load of potatoes at
81 per bushel. And five or six hun
dred dollars at this time of the year
is nice sum for an Emmons county
farmer to add to his annual income.
The Twin City markets will take all
the tubers they can get at $1.15. Still,
in the face of these facts. some men
do not believe in mixed farming. Mr..
Lesher is to, be congratulated for his
enterprise. .zss.. H.. ~ <
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
SPECIAL AGENTS
ARE ASSIGNED
Additional Special Agents Are
Named to Investigate Land
s. Frauds in West

Washington, D.. c., March "a
Among the additional special agents
to Investigate alleged land frauds in
the west, appointed by Secretary Of
the Interior Ballinger today, are:
John NJ. Blumer Of North Dakota,
assigned to Fargo. N. D. r., z z =. =.
s Joseph n. Favorite q Maryland to
Huron. 8. p. ,t,= .%. ..... I
Henry :. Goodale q Montana. to
Helena, Mont. s.> s@..:. L
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25

4.z. ATTENDED TO CONTEST. .
Braddock News: H. r. Berndt, the
wen known land attorney Of Bismarck
passed through Napoleon where he
had land contest e5terday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-25
cur HIS Arm, |

John Robidou, son OF William Robi-
dou, who lives on Fort Rice. reserva-
tion. had his arm badly. cut on cir
cular saw he was operating Tuesday.
He came to town to have It cared for
and - thankful he did not lose his
arm. Il was u close cali.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

first act is placed in from. of the home
of Andrew McTavish, u Scotch trader,
on the banks of the Wind river. the
second act is the interior of the same
home, and the third is in the woods at a
portage on the Little Bear river. The
action takes place in a single day.
Years before the story of THE Wolf
begins, a haif-sister of Jules Beaubien
has been betrayed by an American ad-
venturer. On his deathbed Jules
father tells him to find his stepsister,
Annette, and care for her. Jules goes
north on the search, but finds that his
sister met voluntary death in d Storm
He determines to avenge his sister
wrongs, enlisting with him Baptiste lie
Grand, a northwestern nomad. In the
first act, Mcdonald and his assistant,
George Huntley, are found stopping at
the MacTavishs' cabin home, while pro-
noting the construction Of the far
northern railroad.
McDoL Id has been making love to
MacTavish's daughter, Hilda, a child
hated by her father, because he wished
for a son and because her mother de-
serted him on account of abuse. Jules
and Baptiste arrive. Jules is -Iilda's
admirer, but has never spoken Of his
love. To him Mcdonald boasts that al
though he is married, he is going to
take Hilda away with him. In mis-
boasting he admits that it was ht. who
drove Annette to her death in the
storm.
In the second act Mcdonald tricks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
The Blower Of the Ranch

"The Flower of the Ranch" which
comes to the Colonial for an engage
ment commencing tonight is a musica
play in three acts, all of the scenes of
which have been laid in the rugged
west, with colorful and complete scenic
settings Of beauty. The book, lyrics
and music of the play were written by
Joseph +. Howard, composer Of THE
Time. the Place and the Girl" THE
Girl Question" Honeymoon Trial" "A
Stubborn Cinderella and other sue
cessful works. and is declared to be
about the best he has contributed TO the
stage. The story of the play in brief is
as follows.
Winding down a steep mountain trail
in California a stage coach contain ing
several passengers is overturned and
crashes down into the valley. A ranch
man arrives on the scene and finds hut
one living survivor of the wreck, a baby
girl held fast in her dead mothers
arms. He takes the child, and as no
papers or evidence Of the child's iden-
tity can be found, adopts her as his
own. Seventeen years later. the child
grown to happy and healthy young
wOmanhood and beloved by every one
with whom she comes in contact. is
the life of Tomahawk, a struggling set
tlement, in which she has charge of her
fathers general store. Jack Farnum, a
popular young ranchman whose pos
sessions are coveted by a scheming
sheriff, falls in love with Flower, as the
young woman is known, and cOmpiica-
tons, in which a thieving Mexican aids
the sheriff, develop. An Indian chief
whom FaTnum had befriended, assists
Flower in thwarting the designs Of the
sheriff, and the young ranchman re-
gains the deed to his property, which
has been stolen by the Mexican, who in
turn is slain by the sheriff, whom he
tried to betray.
OF course everything ends happily,
but in the development Of the story
many strong situations and stirring
scenes are enacted. Character types
true to the locale participate in the ac-
ton OF the play. The musical numbers,
Of which there are some twenty, are
logically and naturally introduced, and
a rOmping, spirited chorus of handsome
young women, who not only sing. but
dance with grace and vigor, add TO the
interest of an entertainment that last
season was declared by New York.
Boston and Chicago papers to be the
most novel and pleasurable Of the entire
season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

shudders of horror instead of shakes of
merriment. That is by way CO preface
to the stoTy-0risinal with me, hut
credible-Ghat Eddie FOy devised pro-
NOTED and finally got a Shubert pro-
duction ct Mr.. Hamlet Of Broadway"
for the purpose of revealing himself as
an intellectually dramatic Hamlet.
Nonsense? Hold on. 1 am told that
Foy, during the past half-dozen years,
wherever he went. in cars and hotels,
behind scenes and before bars, has set
forth his views and theories of Shakes
peare's immortal embodiment of rnei7n-
cholia. And he may have been bclisl,
but he wasn't fooling. He was giving
his earnest thought TO the role and as
pired to play it. of course. no manager
would take him seriously, but he could
get listeners to the scheme of q Hamlet
travesty. The outcome is on view IN
Broadway.
&
Is it a fact, or have inferred il from
his makeup and mannerisms. that Ed
die Foy used to be clown in a circus?
Anyway. neither you nor ] nor any enc
ever saw him made I'D TO look like
aught but a sawdust rings jestsr--un-
til he strobe forward. when the new
show was two-thirds done. as Shakes
peare's Hamlet. There was not the
faintest reminder of the ckalky face,
the three-cornered smile, or the a1tic
DISPOSITION of the clown; but instead,
he was wigged and draped like Booth,
and it wasn't due to any Intention of
his that his mug-that is to say. face
wasn't Boothic. too. He proceeded to
recite Hamiets to-be-or-not soliloqUy
with here and there a word ioviaiiy-
substituted, but with no lapse from the
hest elocution at his command II is
futile, of course. as sober achieve
menk and not as effeetuai as fun
Next after Foy's six minutes of a
smileiess Hamlet came Maud Ray
mond's hilarious Ophelia- 1 had seen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

MacTavish into promising tha- I5ll6a
shall go with him. When MaCTavlsh
assaiis his daughter for refusing 10 go
with Mcdonald, Jules intsrfoTes- HURT
ley takes SIDES with Jules and Baptiste,
and after desperate fight they escape
with Hilda in their care. The last act
finds the party in fight, resting on the
portage of Little Bear river. Baptiste,
Huntley and Hilda embark f. a canoe,
leaving Jules alone to return to the
MacTavish home for the purpose Of
meeting Mcdonald again and avensing
Annette. Before Jules can start on his
return journey, however, Mcdonald ap-
pears in pursuit, and Their meeting,
which erds the play, is the strong scene
of the piece.