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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
USE STATE CASH IN POLITICS
Former Game Warden Tells Inquisitors
of Political Work Under Order
of Governor.

Madison, Wis, March 10. - Henry
Overlook, a former state game war
den, yesterday told the legislative
senatorial investigation committee
that during his term of Office he spent
the states money for political pur-
poses, and that whatever political
work he did during his term was at
the order of the governor, as his SUI
perior officer.
Senator Morris, following this state
ment, moved that certified account
OF Overbeck's testimony be sent to
the attorney general. The motion was
carried by vote of to /. Mr..
Overlook was on the stand nearly the
entire day He told Of disbursing
$77O of the Stephenson campaign
fund, but could render no definite
statement. Of the money paid out,
500 went to e. S. Minor, a congress
sional candidate in Green Bay. He
made preliminary arrangements"
with several others for campaign
work. He also arranged meeting
SSi thc IseN. LppiihS, d AueiSi an
minister, and Mr. Edmonds for the
purpose Of securing the formers serv-
ices for the Stephenson campaign.
Mr.. Overlook admitted that the mat
ter of donation to the Lutheran col
lege at Watertown had been mention
ed to Rev. Eppling, but would not
have the committee understand that
Senator Stephenson had pledged do
nation in case of his nomination at
the primaries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
Important Events at Home and on
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
Personal.

@. P. Taft has given $4,000 for a
park shelter house at Cincinnati, to be
named after the president.
Former Judge w. w. Howe of the
Louisiana supreme court died at New
Orleans. aged seventy-five years.
Capt. Henry G. Kelly, one Of the ex-
perts who made transportation by
pneumatic tube success, is dead in
Chicago.
Paul Stanley, comedian and COM
poser Of the song, "Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-
Ay,' is dead at Denver after llnger-
Ing illness.
Henry Clay Cnllom, brother of Sen
ltor Cullom, died at Peoria, H., aged
seventy years. His death was the re-
suit Of a paralytic stroke.
Lewis McClough, formerly president
II the state agricultural college of
South Dakota, died at New Britain,
Conn, aged seventy-three years.
Lieut. Herman E. Mitchell, son Of
former Senator Mitchell of Oregon,
9 ud5 leSi6ueu HIS fcoiiHlsSloH III lhe
army. The action is voluntary, Lieut.
Mitchell desiring to live abroad
Mrs. Benjamin s. Edwards, eighty
nine years old daughter-in-law of Min
Ian Edwards, one of the early govern
sDrs OF Illinois, died at Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. Edwards was sole survivor Of the
adult witnesses of the wedding Of
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
FOUR DROWN IN FLOOD,
Frantic Father Searches Three DAYS,
but Finds Only One Body.

Frantic Father Searches Three Days,
but Finds Only One Body.
Spencer, S. D., March 10. = Mrs.
Herman Fickens and her three chill
dren a girl of five years, boy of
three and an infant, were drowned in
the swollen Vermillion river when a
light wagon in which they were Jour
neying to a new home farm was swept
from bridge by the flood which
was flowing over the floor Of the
structure.
A passing farmer discovered the
drowned horse and the overturned We
hicle. A few minutes later the father
of the little family arrived at the
bridge and was appraised of the trag-
edy.
Frantic with grief, he searched con-
tinuously for three days, but only the
body of the little girl was recovered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Police Arrest Man, Give Him
"Third Degree" and Get
on Trail of Boy.
WHOLE SECTION RANSACKED
Millionaire Uncle Assumes Charge of
Search-Father Refuses TO
Publish Letter.

Cleveland, March 21.-At midnight
the police of this city were expecting
to find within short time little Will
lie Whitla, son of the rich attorney of
Sharon, Pa, who was kidnapped from
his school there Thursday. They then
had under arrest a man with whom
the boy had been seen in a down
town hotel as late as 9:15 O'Clock last
night, according to reliable witnesses.
This man was given the third de-
gree" for several hours, and, it is
said, admitted that Willie Whitla.
with others of his captors. was in a
lonely suburb of Cleveland.
In a fast automobile, squad of de-
tectives started for this point at II
o'clock, but their search was without
result. The officers returned and re-
ported they had been unable to find
the boy at the address given.
Porter Gives the Clue.
According to the police, the man
who furnished them with the infor-
nation is Henry Ball, a porter in
local restaurant Ball told the officers
that friend who lived at the Hotel
Benway, on Ontario street met him
on the street Thursday night. The
friend had the boy with him, saying
he was the son of Mrs. Satchen,
and asked Ball to take the child to
business place near the Erie depot,
where the boys father would meet
him. Ball received 50 as remunera-
ton, he says. He failed to find the
father and then proceeded to visit all
the hotels, in the hope of locating
him. Not succeeding, Ball took the
child back to the Hotel Benday and
left him. 1t was to this hotel that
the police went last night
Frank H. Buhle the millionaire I'M
Gle of Willie Whitla, arrived here last
night from Sharon and Immediately
assumed charge of the hunt for his
nephew.
captors Use Big Words.
Sharon, Pa, March 20.-J. P. Whit
Ia father of the missing boy, last
night made this statement:
There is no truth in the Cleveland
rumor that my son has been found,
and | hope that the papers of the
United States will discount the story,
which might tend to discourage fur
Their search"
The lawyer and his close friends
and assistants in the kidnapping IN
vestigation refuse to give out for pub
licity the letter received from the kid
nappers. 1t is said, however, that the
letter contained some striking SEN
fences in addition to those made pub
lie. One alleged remark is: Our per
capabilities are as keen as yours, and
we have brains to help u.s." 1t threat
ened instant death to the boy should
the letter be made public or shown
to detectives, according to reports
here. 1t is also intimated that the
letters contained something which
had to do with the method in which
the money was to be paid over to the
kidnappers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
CASUALTIES.

Two men were killed and a third
was seriously injured by boiler ex-
plosion at Gardiner, Me.
Clifford La Rue, young man living
near Spencer, Iowa, while hunting,
was instantly killed by the discharge
Of the gun, the top of his head being
blown off.
M. A. Harlwan of Alden, brakeman
on the Illinois Central, was killed at
Reinacker Siding, Iowa. The accident
Is the fourth to occur there during the
past month.
A hot fiat iron which Joseph ID.
Druse "a farmer of Design, H., took to
bed with him two months ago burned
0ne of his feet SO badly that he died
from blood poisoning.
Seven passengers were Injured,
some severely and two perhaps fatal
ly, when passenger train ran into
an open switch and crashed headlong
against . switch engine on a side
track in the yards at Sanderson, Tex.
While crossing the North-W Western
railway tracks about quarter Of a
mile from Daggett station, Mich,
where his mother was waiting for the
train. George Eek, nineteen years old,
was struck and killed by a passenger
train. His head was crushed and his
body terribly mangled.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
COLE RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT.
Will Retire as Executive Head of OIL

Will Retire as Executive Head of oil.
yer Company.
Duluth, March 19.-Thomas F. Cole,
president of the Oliver Iron Mining
company, subsidiary of the United
States Steel corporation, will send in
his resignation today. His successor
it is generally believed, will be w. J.
Olcott, president of the Duluth, Mes.
sabe & Northern, also United States
Steel subsidiary.
Mr.. Cole is multimillionaire and
prominently identified with several
valuable copper mining companies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
New Land Office Divisions.

Washington, March 19.-North Da-
kota and South Dakota have been set
apart into Office field divisions OF the
land Office. North Dakota will be
known as No. Is, with headquarters
at Fargo, in charge of w, S. Wade.
South Dakota will be known as No
16, with headquarters in Huron, in
charge of Henry G. Cullom.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
MangIed Under Car Wheels.

Minneapolis, March 21-An uniden-
tilted man was mangled and killed
beneath 500 Line train No. 1O8 in
Minneapolis yesterday. He stepped
off the train just as it was starting
after coming to full stop for the
junction, and slipping Oh the icy bank
rolled under the wheels.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
BLOW CAUSES LOSS OF SPEECH,
Ten-year-old North Dakota Bow
Learning to Talk Auain.

Grand Forks. N. D., March 21.-As
a result of being kicked by mule,
the ten-yearold son of Jacob Bisbee
OF Devils Lake must learn to talk
over again. His skull was broken and
a successful operation was performed
to take out pieces of bone. The part
of the brain affected was the faculty
of talking, and the nurses at the hos.
pital have commenced to teach the
boy to speak.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Dowie Victim Kills Self.

New York, March 19.-Despondent
because he had lost all his life saw
ings in investments in Zion City Clli-
nois) industries, the city started by
the late John Alexander Dowe, Lud.
wig August, seventy-one years old
committed suicide yesterday by hang.
ing himself.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Miss Garden 10 be Princess.

Philadelphia. Pa. March 10. AT
Hammerstein's opera house 1t was an
nounced tonight that Miss Mary Car
den Is engaged to marry Prince MAJ
5zordatz OF Russia Al the close of
the opera season IN the United States
next month the famous song bird
viii sail for Russia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Women storm Senate Chamber,

Des$ Adoines, Iowa. March 20.-Hun-
dreds of women Joined as many men
yesterday afternoon and stormed the
senate chamber, in which hearing
was being granted by the committee
on constitutional amendments to ad-
herents of prohibition. Speeches were
made violently denounclng recent I'M
favorable action by the senate
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
!. OTHERWISE

The California assembly passed a
bill making it misdeneanor for one
man to treat another IN a saloon.
Norval Baptie, worlds champion
professional ice skater, again was de-
feated by Morris Wood of New York
az Cleveland in the final contest of the
Indoor meet.
The onstitutionality OF the New
York public service commission law
was sustained by q unanimous deci-
sion of the appellate division Of the
I supreme court.
.Ss Pat Grove, former kidnapper and
later an evangelist, recovered from
his third fall from the water wagon
I I'LL Chicago last week, and allowed his
friends to put him On train for Pom
Vac. He was buried to the santa.
riiirn there.
iss May Irwin, actress. composer
( 81 q cook book and owner of an ISL
Clayton. III the st. Law.
renee river, has announced that she
has decided to convert her house on
the island into h hotel and condact II
Enext summer under the name OF May
Irygin's Inn. ss5E
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
winona Man Dies a Suicide.

Winona MINI. March 20-Joseph
Copeck, who attempted suicide earlier
in the week by inhaling gas, is dead
as a result of the gas inhaled at the
second attempt. He was thirty-four
years of age and leaves a wife and
three children.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Teachers Ell Earlhault

Faribault, Mimi, March 20. ~ The
eleventh annual convention Of the
South Central Minnesota Teachers
association is being held in Faribault
this week, beginning last evening.
The attendance is large and a good
meeting is anticipated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Jap Bridegroom Can't Be Found.

San Francisco, March 20.-With the
announcement that John A. Emery,
archdeacon of the California Episco-
pal diocese had at last given his re-
luctant consent to the marriage of his
daughter Gladys with Gungior Aoki,
who claims to be the son of the late
Japanese general Of Russian war
fame, appeared the startling develop
ment that the young bridegroom-to-be
is missing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
-Euaitive Cashier Returns MONEY!

Comanche, Okla March 81. John
Campbell, the fugitive cashier of the
First National bank, who left Monday
night with more than $4,000 of the
banks money, returned $4,000 yester-
terday in a letter written in Denver.
He said he was intoxicated when he
left, and that he had no intention of
stealing. He will not be prosecuted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Klein Sent to Jail

Pittsburg. March 90. Councilman
John F. Klein was committed to Jail
without bail yesterday afternoon by
Judge Davis for refusing to appear
before tie grand jury to testify in the
graft Investigation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Kills Wronn Man

Chicago, March 81. Policeman
Alexander Scott last night shot and
killed Joseph Finn, laborer, whom
he mistook for Pickles" Gilroy,
man being sought by the police.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
SNOW STOPS FOREST FIRES.
Millions Of Acres of Fine Timber
Saved in Mexico

Saved in Mexico.
Oaxaca, Mexico, March ia snow
storm came just in time in the Ella
mountains, in this state, to save mil
lions of acres of fine timber. 1t had
been very dry, and forest fires had
broken out in the pines and were
spreading devastation in all directions
when furious snow storm came up
and lasted until the fires were all out
The shepherds with their flocks in the
pines, where they almost froze, gave
thanks and believe the snow was a
miracle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Balkan Situation More Honef,,,s

Vienna. March 20. The situation is
considered more hopeful The en-
perer expressed his belief that peace
would be maintained and In the lower
house the minister for defense again
denied runors Of mobilization.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Bound Over for Theft.

Cass Lake, Mimi, March 21.-John
Carmody was arrested at Bena yester.
day charged with grand larceny. He
was given a hearing and bound over
to the grand jury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
CHEMICAL EXPLOSION COSTLY,
Minneapolis Drug Company Calls Loss
100000.

Minneapolis, March 21. = Damage
estimated by the owners at 100000
was done the stock and fittings of the
Minneapolis Drug company by an ex-
plosion of chemicals on the sixth floor
of its plant and the consequent break
'ng loose of a thorough sprinkling
system over all six floors.
Though forty women employees on
the third floor rushed from the build
ing in panic, no grave injuries are
reported. The explosion is said to
have occurred when John c. Walker,
chemist, opened a container of bari
UNI, supposedly non-explosive sub
stance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Marcus c. Woodruff Dead.

ST. Paul, March 81. Marcus C.
Woodruff, right of way commissioner
and claim agent for the Chicago Great
Western in ST. Paul for the past ten
years, died at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Presley Fawks, in Dubuque.
yesterday morning of pleuro-pneumo.
MIA, at the age of seyenty-eight years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
.Louisxille Has s4Go. non Eire

louisville, KY, March 2O.-By the
destruction here last night, at loss
of 100000, of the union depot, the 10.
cal terminal for five of the country,s
chief railroads. Louisville will proba.
shls benefit BY a new union station.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Path of Ruin.
DEPUTIES STAND BY PREMIER.
lndorse French Governments Att
tude in Postal Strike.

IuQe IN POSTAL strike.
Paris, March 21-At the conclusion
Of stormy debate, which lasted
from O'Clock yesterday afternoon
until midnight, the chamber Of depu-
ties adopted a sweeping Endorsement
of the governments attitude concern
ing the strike of state employees. The
vote was 1858 to I'll.
The Improvement in the strike stu
alton yesterday, due to the partial dis
tributioh of mail and the opening of
some lines of foreign communication,
was more apparent than real. The
number of state employees on strike in
Paris was greater and the tie-up in
the provinces was constantly extend
ing,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Drunken Husband Beats u,;ta

Armour, S. D., March 2O.--Mrs I'm.
NETT Phelps. who was brutally beaten
by her husband, Is under a physicians
care. Police Justice Beddow son
fenced the drunken husband to thirta
days in Jail. 80 :
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Volcano in Eruption.

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
March 20.-Izalco, volcano in Saliva.
dor known as the lighthouse Of the
Pacific" is reported to be in violent
eruption. Izalco is ten miles north Of
Sonsonate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25

Kettle Upset; Babe scaIded to Death
Edinburgh, N. D., March 81. - Ar
infant child of Fred Haldorson is
dead as a result of a kettle of scald
ing water being overturned on him by
older children while he was playing
on the floor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Drops Dead in Church

Chippewa Falls, Wis, March 19. -
Jacob Rheingan dropped dead in the
German Lutheran church at Eagle
Point Sunday The deceased was born
in Germany about seventy years ago
and had resided in this country forty
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
shock Alarms VILLAGERS.

Reggie, March IA strong earth.
shock was felt here yesterday. 1t was
especially severe at Pellaro and other
small villages along the coast. caus.
ing great alarm among the peonlA.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Robbed and Thrown From Train.

Robbed and Thrown From Train.
Pittsburg, March 21.-Robbed of his
watch, money and baggage checks
and then thrown from Pennsylvania
railroad train at Williamsburg, sub
urb, young man of evident refine
ment whose name is not known is in
a critical condition at the Columbia
hospital at Williamsburg.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
IN TILT OVER PROBE.
Chairman Accuses Lawyer of Coach
ing the Witnesses.

ing the Witnesses.
Madison, Wis, March 21.-Five wit
nesses testified before the legislative
primary investigation committee yes
terday and explained in part how they
disbursed various amounts of the Ste
phenson campaign fund.
During the day the session was en-
!ivened by tilt between Chairman
Marsh and Attorney Black, who rep
resents Mr.. Stephenson, the chairman
charging the attorney with coaching
witnesses before they went on the
stand. The accusation was Indignantly
denied.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Bishop GILLESPIE Dead

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 81. =
Bishop George D. Gillespie of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of west.
ern Michigan, died early yesterday
after long illness.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Johnson 10 Fight ketchel.

Z New York, March 1s.A match be-
tween Jack Johnson. heavyweight
champion Of the world. and Stanley
sKetchel for q side bet OF $1,000 is.
said to have been arranged by friends
OF both IL Il 4 81; e::ss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Live Stock Board CONNECTED.

Pierre, s. D., March, 21.-Gov. Vas
sey yesterday afternoon approved as
additional members of the state live
stock sanitary board P. H. O'Neill Of
Faulkton and J. N Long of Wau
bay.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Robbed Of jeAeirx !,

Tanpa, Fla. March 20. MRS. j. 81.
Allen, formerly Mrs, Abner Mckinley,
was robbed wells gragating ia
value about $4,000 on the Havana as
she boarded the boat to come to Tam.
s0A ia IL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
NO WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Reports of Trouble in Salvador Arr

nEPOTIS OF ITOUUIe III SALVADOR arc
Denied in Managua.
Managua, Nicaragua, March 10. =
The reports published in the United
States that serious complications
threaten Salvador or any other Cen
trail American state are without foun-
dation. There has been no declara-
ton of war, the internationl situation
does not cause alarm, and Nicaragua
internally is at peace.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
City Reservoirs at Parkersburg,
w. Va, Are Wrecked
by Dynamite.
NO CLUE TO THE MISCREANTS
Three Persons Killed and Many Build
ings Swept Away-Water
Famine Threatens.

Parkersburg, w. Va, March 21-An
entire section of the city was swept
away before deluge of water at $50
yesterday morning, when two i'm
mense water tanks, located on the
heights above the city, and from
which the city's water supply is fur
nished, were wrecked, supposedly by
dynamite.
So far the bodies of Walter Wag-
gle, wife and child, have been taken
from the ruins and the search for 9th
ers is continuing.
The property loss has been placed
at 100000.
Water Famine.
Added to the death and horrors is
a threatened water anime. The
city's entire water supply was con-
tanned III these tanks.
An awful deluge of water came
without a moments warning, and
when the great majority of the occu-
pants of the houses that were in it's
path were still asleep and utterly
helpless.
The first buildings to be caught in
the rush of water were the st. Johns
Lutheran church and the summer
school building, both being complete
ly wrecked.
Path of Ruin.
Altogether over forty houses were
caught in the torrent all of which
were wholly or partially wrecked,
leaving complete swath through
that portion of the residence district
OF the city affected
No clue has been secured as to the
possible perpetrators of the outrage.
Evening star., 1909-02-06
Hew rench fodelS
hove aDdsh1n5 Alp

S12 scarf or chou, or an aigrette did
the rest.
The crowns of the new summer hats
are low, like inverted chopping bowls set
down over the brim, and all over these
big conical crowns are massed ribbon
loops. foliage or huge cabachons of straw
to match the straw which forms the hat
itself If wings are used they are laid
fiat across the crown and bound down
with straps Of ribbon.
One of the models illustrated is of leg
horn and shows trimming Of pink roses
In wreath effect. Loops of white satin
ribbon are massed over the crown and
fall at the back in streamers. the stream
ers being knotted together in full ro-
settle which is pinned to the back of the
collar when the hat is adjusted on the
head.
Streamers Of Chiffon Are Becoming.
That the fascinating streamer ends will
be a feature Of summer headgear seems
certain. But not all the streamers will
be of ribbon. A quaint hat called the
directoire bonnet. from it's likeness to the
bowl-shaped affairs worn during Ma
poIeon'S consulate, has soft streamers OF
pink chiffon to match the trimming or
pink roses. The photograph of this hat
shows also the elaborately embroidered
silk gloves which are in line with the
luxurious trend of all fashions during the
extravagant directoire period. These EN-
broidered gloves will be worn over long
sleeves of sheer material. and they are
much more graceful than the short glove
which makes blunt line between wrist
and arm.