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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
MURDER IDEA
KNOCKED OUT
PROOF ESTABLISHED THAT MRS.
CULBERTSON TOOK HER
OWN LIFE.
YOUNG WOMAN SAD HEARTED
She Had Arranged an Hystericaliy
Dramatic Situation to Throw the
Murder on Another
Woman.

Vincennes, Ind.-Mrs. Jessie Lee
Overton Culbertson, young woman
of mystery. sad hearted though a
dered She slew herself after ar.
ranging an Historically dramatic sit.
uation to throw the murder on an
other woman. Her husband and rel
atives tearfully acknowledged yester-
day that their suspicious that she was
killed at the instigation of another
woman for jealous revenge were un-
founded. The body of a miniature
skeleton which had been attached to
a skull found in the pocket of Mrs
Culbertson's apron when she was dis
covered gagged in a shed near her
home last Wednesday after swallow
ing carbolic acid was found late yes
terday near the shed beneath pile
of debris. This toy skeleton Mrs. Cul-
bertson had in her possession months
ago.
Proof that the suicide wrote the
anonymous threatening letters to her
self was also established yesterday
A letter she wrote to her husband at
Bridgeport, ILL.,, is inscribed on sta
tionery just like that on which was
penned the anonymous notes.
1t was Mrs. Eta Longwell of Chi
cago, formerly of Vincennes, whom
the Culbertsons charged with knowl-
edge of the death of Mrs. Culbertson.
Now they are anxious to have it uE.
derstood that they were mistaken.
Chief of Police Evans yesterday
read the last letter written to Cul.
bertson by his wife before they We're
married. This letter displayed the
Respondent nature of the girl.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
CARRY GOSPEL TO THE ORIENT
Large Party of Christian Workers
Sails from Vancouver on an Ex-
tended Revival Tour

Vancouver, B. C.-Nearly a score
Of Jealous Christian workers have
sailed from this city with the
intention of making a revival tour
that will include the islands of the
South Pacific, many lands of the Ori-
ent and Australia. The party is head
ed by Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman and
Charles NJ. Alexander. and includes
evangeists, gospel singers and per-
sonal workers. The itinerary includes
Hawaii, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand.
Tasmania, China, Japan, Korea and
the Philippines. The tour will take
about nine months, of which six will
be spent in Australia.
DR.. Chapman is accompanied by his
son and daughter and Mr.. Alexander
by his wife and his secretary, T.. II.
Bookmyer. Other members of the
party include Robert Harkness, the
hymn writer: DR.. Ford c. Ottman,
evangelist pastor; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Asher, who will conduct special
services in prisons; Ralph c. Norton,
who will have charge of the personal
workers in the revival campaigns;
Mrs. Ralph c. Norton, who conducts
services for young people; Ernest w.
Naftzger, and Frank Dickson, singers;
Mrs. +. \. r. Davis, and George r. b.
Davis, who has charge of the Pocket
Testament league.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
NEAR THE SOUTH POLE
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION GETS
WITHIN III MILES OF 1T.
SUFFERED NO LOSS OF LIFE
Results Attained by Explorers Throws
Much Light Upon the History of
the Antartic Continent.

London, England.-Lieut. E. III.
Shackleton of the British navy, COM
mandant of the Antarctic expedition
which returned on the barkentine MINI
rod to Invercargill, New Zealand, yes
terday, although he did not achieve
his object, succeeded in getting within
III miles of the pole.
The Nimrod expedition left England
in July, 1907, and after reaching the
ice fields and making the most elabor-
ate preparations, the main expedition
started on sledge journey which oc-
cupied 126 days and traversed 1,70S
miles southwark. The explorers
reached latitude 1923 and longitude
1872 east, which was estimated as Ill
miles from the pole. At the point
where the expedition was compelled to
turn back the land was 5000 feet in
altitude trending southwark in vast
field of snow. The expedition suf-
fered no loss of life.
The narrative of Lieut.. Shackletons
achievements shows that the expedi-
ton endured the greatest trials and
priyations. The motor car, which was
useful in the preliminary expeditions,
failed on the uneven surface of the
barriers of ice. Briefly summarized the
results of the expedition are that
point was reached within III miles of
the south pole; the magnetic pole was
also reached; eight mountain chains
were discovered, and 100 mountains.
Mount Brebus, 13,120 feet in altitude,
was aScpnded bV the marty. a new
coast and high mountain were located
running west from Victoria land, and
coal measures were discovered in the
Antarctic continent. The theory of
the existence of an area of atmos-
pheric calm around the south pole was
diSproyed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
HOMECOMING OF WILLIE wHITLA
Whole Borough of Sharon, Pa, Turns
Out in Big Demonstration.

Sharon, Pa.-The whole borough
of Sharon turned out last night
and participated in the demonstra-
ton over the Homecoming of Will
lie Whitla who. with his father, ar
rived here soon after noon yesterday.
A big parade was led by the Bull In
dependent Rifles, a national guard
company and the Bull Rifles band,
both named for Willie's uncle, and
thousands of persons marched behind
them through the principal streets of
the town to the Whitla home, where
fully 5000 persons assembled on the
lawn and in front of the house, cheer
ing and giving every evidence of the
public participation in the family joy
over the recovery of the little wan
derer.
The band took a position on the
front porch of the Whtla home and
played several selections. while the
whole crowd cheered frantically. In
front room, visible through a Win
dow, were the Whitla family. Willie be-
side Detective Ward his father and
mother behind the boy.
When calls were made for a speech
Mr.. Whitla appeared on the porch, ac-
companied by Rev. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney, of the First Presbyterian
church, who spoke briefly expressing
the joy of all the Whitla neighbors
and fellow citizens over the recovery
of the boy.
Mr. Whitla then addressed the
throng. He extended his thanks to
all the officials and individuals who
had assisted in the search for the boy
and expressed the gratitude of himself
and family for the sympathy of the
people which he said had done so
much to help the family bear up dur
ing the darkest hour of their sorrow.
He suggested that children be taught
by their parents to fear strangers and
to make an outcry whenever any
stranger should attempt to induce chill
| dren to accompany him.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Great Chance to Get Rich.

New York City.-A dishonest man
holding the position of police COM
missioner in New York City easily
might become a millionaire in a few
months, so great are the opportuni-
ties for illicit gains, according to a
statement made by Commissioner
Bingham. During Mr.. Binghams s
first year in the office, he said. a
single bribe of 100000 a year was of
fered him if he would protect certain
criminal interests. Compliance with
the conditions of the offer" he added,
would have been entirely of mega
tive MATERIAL they wanted was to
be let alone"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Mininu Promoter Killed.

Kansas City, Mo.-Leon H.. Brady,
mining engineer, yesterday shot
and killed Joseph Flanagan, II
mining promoter. Tho shooting took
place at the Brady home Elan
agans home is in Cleveland, o.,
where his family lives. Brady, when
arrested, told the police that Elan
agan attacked Mrs. Brady in the hall
of their home. While Mrs. Brady was
struggling to free herself Brady ran
to her aid, he said, and killed F'lan-
agan, thereby saving his wife from
the man.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Newspaper Career Ended.

New York City.-A long and in
teresting newspaper career% was
closed yesterday with the sudden
death of Joseph Swan, for nearly. 40
years connected with the Associated
Press as marine reporter. Mr.. Swan,
active to the end, dropped dead in his
chair at the ship news Office at the
Battery. a moment before he had
been talking with his fellow reporters.
For the month past he had not been
a well man and had been warned not
to over exert himself as his heart was
showing signs of weakness.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01

| with the boy. Mahoney, like most
| every other person in Cleveland last
night. was looking for little Willie
Whitla. the kidnapped boy. SO when his
eyes lighted on Willie he started a con
versation.
What's your name?" he queried.
Jones'" answered Willie, true to his
kidnaper friend.
But Mahoney was rot to be fooled
He called his friend Ramsey over from
another part of the car and showed
him Willie. He suggested that il
might be the missing child. Then
Willie showed them his transfer slip,
saying that he should be put off at the
Hollenden hotel. and they were con
vinced that they had accomplished
more than had all of the sleuths in the
country
The boys. now willing companions,
took Willie to the hotel He skipped
through the doors of them and into
the lobby. The boys partly lost trac,
of him in the crowd so anxious was the
youngster to catch glimpse of face
he loved. And then again Mahoney
and Ramsey were not sure of theiI
abilities as sleuths when they got in
view of an audience.
Looked for His Father.
Willie didn't see his father, mother
or sister in the lobby. Walking over
to the clerk he said:
Have you seen my papa"
Who is he, boy?" he was asked
"Oh, I'm Mr. Whitla's Willie" he re-
piled.
The crowd nearest the boy who
heard the words rushed in around him.
The lad was showed up against the
hotel counter and the scene closely re-
sembled panic.
Across the lobby the father. his eyes
red from weeping, heard the piping
voice of his son. Frantic with joy at
the sound. he rushed through the of
flee corridor and in a moment was
fighting his way through the specta-
tors. Plunging and squirming, knock
ing bystanders right and left, the fren-
zied parent made his way to the be-
wildered boy in knickerbockers stand
ing solemnly with automobile goggles
in front of the clerks desk.
The kidnapped boy saw his parent
coming. He opened his lips to speak.
The words were never spoken. Grasp.
ing Willie in his arms the happy father
lifted the boy into his arms and
planted score of kisses on his lips.
Its my boy, my darling Williei" he
cried.
Tears rushed from his eyes. He
pressed the child to his breast and
hugged him tightly.
Willie smiled little. lie was glad
to see his papa. But he didn't realize
what all the fuss was about.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
To FERN Consulting Board.

Chicago, lll.--A special dispatch
from San Francisco Cal, says: THE
statement is made in exclusive rail
road circles that e. II. Hartman is
preparing to form in the near future
a consulting board which will have it's
headquarters in New York"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Postoffice Inspector Drops Dead.

Chicago, Ill.-Robert w. McAfee.
GO years of age, a veteran post
office inspector and known as The
Anthony Comstock of Chicago"
Dropped dead of heart disease while
walking in State street.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Attell Knocks Out White.

Dayton, O.-Abe Attell, feather
weight champion of the world.
knocked out frankie White of Chi
cago in the eighth round of what was
to have been a 20-round bout here last
night.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Three Counties Vote "Dry."

Indianapolis. Montgomery, Green
and Benton mites voted dry in
county option elections yesterday.
This makes 81 of the 92 counties OF
Indiana dry, 35 by county option ele
tions and % by remonstrances.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
O'Brien Quits Parliament.

Cork, Ireland.-A sensation was Gre
ated here last night by the appear
ance of letter from William O'Brien
announcing his resignation as Nation
alist member of parliament for Cork
and his retirement from politics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Explosion Caused Death.

El Paso, TeX.-One man was
killed, two fatally injured and four
others seriously hurt by an eX-
plosior i'll n Stag it at the Eel Paso
smeltei yesterday,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-01
Woman Commits Suicide.

A woman, known as Mary Diener,
who the police say may have been an
associate of the kidnapers, or was i'm
plicated in the plot. committed sui
eide yesterday by drinking morphine.
The woman drank the poison while
standing in front Of a drug store in
the East End, not far from the house
in which Willie Whitla was detained.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
I ND SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
 AUTO RACE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22.-''WiId Bill'' Ruess in his Pope Hartford road ster won the fourth annual auto lnotile road race to North Baldy yes, terday He told a friend before he started that he would either win or break his necx. Two men, Gus Sey- fried and Frank Forbes driver and mechanic of the White Steamer, are suffering from serious and perhaps ia tai injuries, and the handsome steam racer is a wreck.
 The winners and time of the Baldy road race, are: Pope Hartford, Will. fam R. Ruess, driver, first: time, three hours four seconds. Apperson, liar ris and HaRshue, second; time, three hours. twenty minutes, 39 1-5 seconds.
 Hanshue, in the Apperscn, left the starting line at the city limits on the San Ferando road at 5:30 o'clock and reached the finish at S:54:S9 o'clock. Seyfried, in the White started at 6 o'clock. Ruess. in the Pope Hartford. started at 6:sO o'clock and finished at i9:SO o'clock.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
ALL THAT SHE CARED TO SEE
Most Interesting Discovery One Wom an Made by Use oi the Class.

'9 thought it was a pretty fair sort of telescope for one that wasn't very big said Uncle Silas. q Tigged il up in the attic by the high north win. dow and had it fixed SO 1t would swing around easy. took deal oi satisfaction in looking through it, the sky seemed so wide and full of won. 6ers, so when Hester was here thought I'd give her the pleasure too. She stayed long time upstairs and seemed to be enjoying 1t. When she came down asked her if shed dis covered anything new.
 "'Yes,' she says, why, it made everybody's house seem so near that seemed to be right beside 'em, end found out what John Pritchard's s folks are doin' in their outkitchen. I've wondered what they had light there for night after night, and I just turned the glass on their windows They are cuttin' apples to dry-folkk as rich as them cuttin' apples!
 And actually that was all the wom- an had seen! With the whole heav. ems before her to study, she had spent her time prying into the affairs Of her peighbors! And there are lots more like her-with and without tsle scopes. Uplook.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
INHERENT LOVE OF TIE SOIL
Characteristic That Is the Most Deep
 ly Planted in aiortals

The first man was a gardener, we are told. Certain 1t Is that the first men were tillers of the soil, after they ceased to be wandering warriorx That is where we get eur love of nai ture, declares a writer ia the Kansas City Journal. That is why we build parks and have flowers clambering about our premises. That is why we are strangely at peace when we get out into the mountains and lose our. selves among the fragrant woods. That is why we loathe at times the smell of paint that Is on civilization and long for the perfume of the life that is close to the green leaves and the wild flowers. That is why we are so happy when we camp out and why we are so reluctant to return. That is why our earliest recollecdons of the "old farm" are the sweetest and ten. derest of our lives. That is why we crack joke at the simple life" and "back to nature" and all that--wheD somebody Is around-and why we know, away down in our hearts, that the simple life is the life most worth living and that we cannot get close to anything sweeter or purer than na. ture, Mother" Nature, whose sons and daughters we are, from whom we may wander far, but to whom we re turn as Drodigals, finding the prodi. gals welcome and the prodigals peace.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
STONE EXPERIENCED
 1T WRESTLING GAME

Charles Stone, who defeated J. c. Hazard of Courtland at the orpheum Saturday night, has had experience in the mat game which he judiciously kept in the background until after the recent match was over.
 Now that I have defeated Hazard, I am willing to tell something about myself. I wrestled a few years ago in Chicago and all the mat followers in that city will remember me under the name of Ollie Donelson. Stone, however, is my right name"
 He has clippings to show tbat he wrestled Gotch, shad Link. Sid Var ney, Emil Klink and Farmer" Burns. The latter taught Stone the fine points of the game when he was in his prime.
 My challenge stillWstands, and am ready to meet all corners. would especially like to wrestle Dr. Roller, of Seattle. also the Los Ange- les whestler known as the Big h. dian" on the mat
 Jack Hartman will act as Stones manager, and promises that there will be enough doing in the wrestling line to satisfy all lovers of the sport this winter
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
HONEST NAME IN ANY roNsue
Various Renderings of the Good Old
 Appelistion, "John Smith,"

John Smith-plain John Smlth-is not very high sounding; it does not suggest aristocracy; it is not the name of any hero in die-away novels: and yet 1t Is good, strong and honest Transferred to other languages, it seems to climb the ladder of respecta. bility. Thus. in Latin, it is Johannes Smithus; the Italian smooths it of into Giovanni Smithi; the Spaniards render 1t Juan Smithus; the Dutch man adopts it as Hans Schmidt; the French fiatten it out into Jean Sheet, and the Russian sneezes and barks
 onlof Smithtowsh. When John Smith gets into the tea trade in Can ton he becomes Joyan Shimmit; if he chambers above Mount Hecla the Ice, landers say he is Jahne Smithson; if he trades among the Tuscsroras he becomes Ton Ca Smittia; in Poland he is known as Ivan Schmittiweiski; 1; should he wander among the Welsh mountains tiey talk Of Jihon Schmidd; when he goes to Mexico he is hooked as Jontil FSmitti; if of classic turn he fingers among Greek ruins he turns 70 Ion Smiktoa, and in Turkey he is utterly disguised as Toe Seef
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
Giant Turfiea

Capturing giant turtles seems to bs a profitable business along the Maine coast. A 1,500-pound one was recently taken in those waters, and so great Q curiosity was it that the two captoIl promptly exchanged it for a perfectly good check for s260. The purchasers present-day P. T. Barnums, hope to reap a small fortune by exhibiting the turtle at various county fairs.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
Origin of the N--,. of ireland.

The name of Ireland. according to Prof. Joyce, who is authority on the antiquities of the country. is derived from the native Celtic name Fire, just as the name of Scotland Is derived from the name of Scott. the terminal being added in both cases by the Eng fish and originally spelled Eire-land ard Scotland. Hibernia was the Ro- man name. sometimes spelled Hiber- n;an, as Scotia was the Roman name tor Scotland.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
SURELY HAD MONEYS WORTH
uneis Hod !!ad Come Far to Get It.
 and He Got it.

There being no dentist in the little town where he resided Uncle Hoe Rowdybush had gone to the countJ seat to have an aching tooth eH tracted. q see it's one of your large molars," said the dentist at whose of. fee he called, "and it will come pretty hard. Don> : you think you'd better take gasT
 T don't know" answered Uncle Hod. Does it cost anything eg'-a?"
 ''7es, 1t will be two dollars iI you take gas and one dollar If you don't"
 How long does 1t take to pull it that way?"
 Tt won't seem any time at all to you. You go to sleep and you seem to wake up Immediately and the tooth !s out"
 "And don't feel it come ou.r'
 Not a particle"
 Uncle Hod reflected.
 Well" he said, I've come 2T miles to have this tcoth pulled and think I'm entitled to the satisfaction of knowing when you yank it out-to say nothin' of savin' dollar. don't want no gas"
 From the manner In which Uncle Hod grosned during the subsequent operation t was inferred that he had fully dollars worth of satisfaction Youths Companion.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
Pine Cakes.

The modern farmer touched various attractive cakes on the shelf.
 This is an oak cake" he said. That is a pine one. The row above are walnut. All these cakes are actu- ally made of wood. They are a new cattle food-the invention of Prof Heinrich Reh-that I have imported from Berlin.
 "Reh points out that the animals like young shoots, roots of shrubs bark-hence his saw-dust food, en. riched with a mixture of potato peel ings, eornhusk and the residue of the sugar beet after the extraction of the sugar
 Tt is said that this food, the cheap est known, agrees with cattle. And why shouldn't 1t? It is rich iu albu. men. nitrogen and fats-much richer than straw. I propose to give it a faiJ trial If it does all that is claimed for it, the price of milk ought to come down 50 per cent"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
susy LOOKING AFTER OFFERS.
Physician Had Had No Time to Notice
 Ills Own Family.

4 little Cleveland girl returned tc school the other day after an absence on account of measles. The teacher noticed that the child still had 'sm She called up one of the school physi clans, and he said the pupil would have to remain out of school another week.
 Didn't your parents know that you weren't over the measles yet?" in Sdire6 the teacher.
 Nom" replied the child. You see mother doesn': know much sbJut 'em and pops doctor, and he's been sc busy with measles lately that he didn's have time to notice that W still broken out
 Her father is ons of the most pro ne1t physicians in town
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
In .sohem;a.n

Some strange and unaccountah;s things are done in the name of "Bo hemia," said the Bohemian. "The otb CT night at club the engagement was announced of an artist and a writer who is widow. At the same time a new book by the writer was exploited at the club. The book was lovingly dedicated to her dearly beloved, much. nourned and never-to-be-forgotten de parted and illustrated by the artist husband that is to be-"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
Doctor, In the Future.

Perhaps the day will come when the world can do without the doctors, reaching that state of wisdom when it will not contract disease. If such a golden age eyer arrives on earth. surely one of it's inspiring traditions will be the lives of the physicians who did so much for humanity in these less happy times.-Detroit Free Press