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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
OTTO MUELLER, HUSBAND OF
IsLIP MURDER VICTIM, BEING
SOUGHT BY POLICE.
BELIEVED TO Be IN COLORADO
General Alarm Has Been Sent All
over the United States and Police
Of Germany Urged to Watch
for Him.

New York City.-The police as
serted that evidence indicated Mrs.
Anne Luether Mueller whose body
was found in the woods near Islip,
L. l., had been slain for 1875 which
she is known to have had in her pos
session and the hunt for Otto Mueller,
the missing husband Of the woman,
was made worldwide
A cable dispatch from Hamburg
says that the police there are Of the
opinion Mueller may have been a pro-
fessional marriage swindler. The re-
port that Mueller had gone TO Colo
RADIO was strengthened by information
that Herman Luether, father Of thu
dead woman, who lives in Waldo. Sax
ony, received several letters from
Mueller mailed from Trinidad. Col.
general alarm for Mueller has
been sent all over the United States
and the police Of Germany have been
urged by the German consul to keep
q lookout for the man.
The evidence unearthed leads the
police TO believe that Mrs. Mueller
was killed few days after she ar
rived here with her husband from Ger
many. April 4. 1905 When she came
she had 1900 marks. or about 1915 in
gold. a wedding gift from her father,
whose home the married couple had
visited while abroad. She carried this
money in a pocket in her skirt.
Woman Identified.
90 Il,
an was made positive by Mr.. and Mrs.
Gottlieb Schweikert of Newark
Following their declaration to the
police that they recognized the jewel
ry found on the skeleton, through pic
lures published in the newspapers.
they were induced TO go to Islip and
look at the various articles. The rem
nants of clothing were first placed be-
fore Mrs. Schweikert.
As she examined the corsets, Mrs.
Schweikert gasped and tears sprang
to her eyes.
They are Annals" she cried "She
showed them to me when she came
from Germany"
Why She Was Slain.
Coroner Savage asked Mrs. SChwei.
kert if she could possibly think of any
reason why Mrs. Mueller had been
slain.
Yes" the woman said positively,
1T is plain to me now. When Anna
went home her parents gave hcr 1900
marks in gold. which is about 1915.
When she returned she had the money
intact, and told me she was going to
put it in the bank. ! know she had
not spent any of II on the day she left
with her husband.
81 am certain she was slain for this
money. She carried II in her dress in
a special pocket that she had made
for it. It was all in gold. every bit of
it, and at night she would put in under
her pillow"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
RUNAWAY CARS KILLS ONE
Brakeman's Skull Crushed When
Wheat-Laden Cars Crash
Into Caboose.

Kansas City, Motive freight cars
loaded with wheat ran down the steep
Missouri Pacific grade at Independ-
ence and crashed into a caboose of a
west-bound freight train a mile north
of Sheffield. Garnett Moore, a brake
man, was killed and John w. Griffin,
conductor, dangerously injured.
The freight train was running from
st. Louis to Kansas City. With the
exception of the roof and trucks, the
caboose was reduced to kindling wood.
Moore was almost instantly killed,
his skull being crushed. He was 81
years old, married and lived in
Sedalia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
BELIEF is THAT ZELAYA GOVERN
MENT OF NICARAGUA WILL
SOON FALL.
CANNOT HOLD OUT 8 WEEKS
Two Thousand Exiles In Costa RIGA
Are Awaiting and Opportunity to
Return and Join the Rebels
Arms Expected Daily.

Bluefeld, Nicaragua (via wireless
telegraphy TO Colon).-The Nicara-
guam reyolutionists are showing re-
newed activity, and it is not believed
the Zelaya government can hold out
against them for more than three
weeks longer.
Gen. Luis Mona left here for Mon
key Point with 300 men. Gen. Fornos-
Diaz also is about to leave for Rama,
in command Of another force of 800
men, who will reconnoiter on the way
to the interior. This later force will be
Joined by Gen. Chamorra.
Gen. Reyes has been appointed Sc
cond in command of the revolutionary
movement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
WRIGHTS SEEK TO ENIOIN
AlIese eleriot Machine Brought to
United States by sauInier
infrlnges Patent.

New York City.-Wilbur and Or
vile Wright, the aeronauts, through
counsel, applied in the United States
courts here for an injunction to
restrain Ralph Saulnier from making
flights in the French flying machine
which he brought to this country a
few weeks ago
Sauliners machine is duplicate of
the one on which Bleriot crossed the
English Channel, and the Wrights
contend it is an infringement of their
patents. The application asks for
damages and the power to destroy the
Saulnier machine, Saulnier has been
attempting flights from Ampere, N. Z.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Striking
Phase of
Child
Labor
Problem

By GEORGE W. STEWART

generations by raising the employment but know whereof
humanity demands provision for the
of these widows and orphans"
Provision for the families of crippled by the accidents of indus
important labor legislation practically all of the
Europe the employer compensate and children
dependent production accepted almost read
lily pension the families of soldiers and sailors slain in
and provision made with equal good for the comfort of dis
abled workmen
United States the situation different We in
compensation victims but the American employer
beginning his duty toward the victims of industrial ac
dents The prosperity of aborng such that the
probably startling Of the nations of Europe and
then social legislation is decidedly backward.
Since the wages young often the support
fatheress families employers obligations be brought
forcibly to public attention
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

The latest Enoch Arden has rather
varied the usual order of things in his
celebrated case. Disdaining the mag.
nanimity Of his prototype, he had the
spouse he left behind him arrested for
bigamy. That he was able to show
any originality at all in the matter of
such long-established precedent is to
his credit, but no amount of other
good qualities can make the whole
class Of Enoch Ardens other than I'm.
desirable citizens.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Exiies to Join Rebels.

Two thousand Nicaraguan eXiles in
Costa Rica are awaiting an opportun-
ity to return here and join the rebels.
The revolutionary agent in Washing
ton has advised Gen. Estrada, the
leader, of the movement, and who has
declared himself provisional president
of Nicaragua, that the American gov
eminent will recognize him shortly.
A steamer has been sent to Guate-
mala for arms and ammunition, and
her coming is looked for daily.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Popular
Music is
Found i'm
Light
Operas
By CHAS. R. WILHELM

these light operas written in light ven are rich in melody
and orhestraton and it not necessary be musician in order
appreciate The applause after number is the surest sign of
audiences appreciation what usually find at light opera per-
omance find the best passed for something Inferior
in a lighter vein, which gets great amount of applause
Go to concerts light operas musical comedies and every body
will clap hands for simple catchy composition but when
thing given showing originality and distinction the applause very
light If people appreciate this class of light music how they
appreciate the classical?
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Mecarren Has Passed crIala.

New York City.-State Senator
Patrick II. McCarren, the Democratic
leader of Brooklyn, whose fight for
life supplied the principal element Of
human interest in the municipal cam
paign, rallied to such an extent that
his physicians predicted that the
crisis was past
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Stone Falls; Two Men Die.

Chicago, Illinois.-Two workmen
were crushed to death here, when a
huge stone, that was being raised tC
a window ledge on a new building,
slipped from its sling and crashed
down upon them. The dead are Carl
X. Mueller, AZ, a contractor, and John
Zaicu, 80, hod-carrier.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Ex-county treasurer Indicted.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-F. NJ. Rut.
ledge, who retired from office six
months ago, has been indicted on four
counts for an alleged shortage of
$4,000 in his accounts as treasurer
Of Muskingum county
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Woman Thrown From Auto, Killed.
Pickrel, Neb.-Mrs. Frank B. Shear
was thrown from an automobile near
here and instantly killed. The ma
chine struck culvert and Mrs. Shear
bounced out, landing on her head, the
fall breaking her neck.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Santa Ee 70 plsnateh BIZ ,Phone.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The Santa Fe
railway has authorized the substitu-
ton of the telephone for telegraph for
train dispatching on it's line from Ba-
kerheld, Cal, to Albuquerque, N. NJ,
distance of 500 miles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

The annual average loss OF property
by fire in Germany, Austro-Hungary,
Italy, France, Denmark and Switzer.
land is about SO cents per capita. In
the United States it is $247 q year.
The only consolation for Americans
in such igures-and it isn't very sen.
sible-is the fact that they have more
per capita, than the Europeans to
burn
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

The sultan of Morocco is writing to
the powers that he is afraid Spain has
Interior motives and that the powers
might as well look into the matter
Which shows that these oriental bar
barians have caught the infection of
some European diplomacy in the way
Of slyly arousing international ieal-
Ousy
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

The postal authorities at Washing
ton have ruled that mail carrier Is
not obliged TO deliver mail where
vicious dogs are kept, and that owners
OF such animals must call at the post
Office for what is coming to them.
That seems to be an equitable deci.
sion. Uncle Sam is under no obliga.
ton to provide mail carriers as It'd
bits for savage CANNES.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

A striking phase of the child labor
problem is suggested by recent report of
the Pennsylvania department Of mines.
Within a period of six years ending with
1907, casualties in the coal mining indus
try of that state left 3,498 widows and
1928 orphans. Says Chief Mining Inspec-
tor j. e. Roderick: ''When a state prohib.
its the employment Of children until they
reach the age of IA it should in justice
provide for their care until they may be
legally employed. A great work has been
done ly the people of Pennsylvania and of
other states for the elevation of coming
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Croker to Come for Election.

New York City.-Richard Croker
former leader of Tammany hall, has
engaged passage on the steamship
Mauritania, to sail from Liverpool
for this city today, according to a
cablegram received here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

This is the country of big things,
even In the matter of small ones. The
official statistics show that the people
OF the United States have bought
SlOO.OOO,OOO worth of toys in ten years
and that the toy industry here is
large and fourishing. Unquestionably
this Is a hRDny land for the youngster
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

There is very wide range of music be-
tween so-called popular music and classical
music which the majority of people appar-
entity do not care for. The best of this mu-
sic is found in our modern foreign and
American light operas.
OF the thousands who sing or whistle
ppm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark"
or ''My Wife's Gone to the Country" or
others of similar character, how many like
the music of light operas such as "Babcs
in Toyland," "Mdlle. Modiste," "Algeria,"
''Prima Donna" 'gTom Jones'" "Waltz
Dream" OF 'The Flower Girl?"
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Companies for operating aerial lines
Of travel are multiplying in Germany
and many of the most solid financiers
are among the investors. This an.
pears to AFFORD opportunities for liter
ally taking flyers in stocks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Forty-seven Chinese students. an in.
stallment Of several hundred that are
coming, have started from Picking for
the United States. These young men
will go to various institutions of high.
er education, and as they are selected
by competitive tests from the bright
est youths of the Celestial kingdom 1t
may be reasonably expected that they
will make their mark in scholarship
here
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
TcothpIek Causes Man's Death.

Sterling, Kas.-Fred Burgess, 30,
more than seven months ago swal-
lowed a toothpick. II worked its way
into the muscles Of the abdomen and
was the cause Of his death recently.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Traps Fathers Slayer After % Years.

Lexington, Kentucky.-Reese Pat
ton, who for 2S years pursued Alex
Mcfarland, slayer of his father, full.
filled a boyhood oath in the arrest of
Mcfarland in Kanawha county, w.
Va, near the Kentucky line.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Two euakes Recorded at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio.-The seismograph
at st. Ignatius college Thursday
morning records two distant earth
quake shocks. The time is recorded at
6:3l and Z o'clock Wednesday night,
and the estimated distance 5000 miles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

With 1000 immigrants coming in
one day New York may have to put
upper stories on its parks for lodg
ing places.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

One woman says that she stole two
shirt waists because she was hungry.
Still, shirt waists are not very tooth.
some
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

People continue to fall victims TO
the Spanish prisoner swindle That
is what they get for not reading the
newspapers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

learns how to make only particular part the machine and without his
find the watch completed Towns
nations specialize industries and need all the rest of the world to
buy what they make and to supply them with what they do not MAKE
Homes days of old tang of all the handca OF domestic IN
But they do little but make beds and cook All other house
hold bors performed in specialized centerhe curtains cleaned
shop the rugs another the laundry done here the dresses made
there
society intricate labor divisions and specifications
members the community discover that they need the
their lives They cannot live to Them
they who do help hinder Wher
there drone society impoverished by the OF the work
might contribute busy And whenever there poorly trained
worker society loses to the degree of his inefcency.
Ward responsible for this idea and he defends in his
living the isolated lives of the primitive societies is conceive
dispense with each other and each others cevern
toll and ingenuity But in the intimately interviewer tissue of
individual thread And the fabric is stronger
its weakest link We all fall with the weak The downtrodden meme
society and their pains most expensive Injuries
Were they able work should enjoy the products of their abo
able should have the better products to relish the
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

II will not be long before the sight
of farmers coming to the city In au.
tos will be SO familiar as to escape
comment
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

An authority in a western university
declares that too much prosperity al.
lows students to buy motor cars, and
that their studies suffer in conse.
quence. He apparently holds that
work and taste of hardship will keep
in check the natural propensity of the
average student to get into mischief.
NO one can deny that a speeding car
is a terrible incentive to the fast life.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Some day the world will really
come TO an end, and It will be just the
luck Of those prophets not to be on
the job at the time
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
cen. e. 5. otla Is Dead.

Rochester, N. Y.-Major General
Elwell s. Otis, United States army,
retired, died at his home here at l 30
o'clock Thursday morning,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

more. We're they able 70 InInK, utVIse, InVtHI, We
should profit by their discoveries. And these the
most precious of all industrial products.
The innovator is the that makes the world
move. He inaugurates change, takes things from
the old ruts, forms grooves Without him we
should still be leading the simple life smplicmus of
the savage and the stone age With him we have wire
less biography and flying machines and steam heat
and printing presses and number of other things
equally pleasant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
IIllnOls PythIans Select panvllle.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 22.-The grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias of Illinois,
voted to go to Danville next year.
Springfield lost by "a votes. New Of
ficers were installed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

The Belgian cOnCessIonaires in the
Congo are suing missionaries for al.
legged ibelous statements about cruel.
~ 70 the natives II the trials are
fair, they ought TO afford a good way
Of bringing out the truth about this
w~c' SlCoted point
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

1t is gambling when you lose and
speculation when you win. There Is
no other difference.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

From impending lawsuits It is evil
dent that all persons who wear wings
are not angels.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Here and there a French aeronaut
succeeds very well without the aid OF
queeTlooking whiskers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Chicago has some fine skyscrapeT
roofs which should look attractive to
aspiring aeroplane operators.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Spain has q war abroad and re.
bellion at home. which is enough to
make her unfortunate government
walk Spanish. Al least. this is the
pleasant prospect II they do not win
the war and put down the rebellion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Actors are said 10 be scarce in New
York. but as this Is the open season
for decsyed vegetables and aged hen
fruit. there's a reason.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Il is high time a stop was put 10
those Spanish swindles and it is also
high time that Americans grew too
wise 10 be caught by them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

Merit and perseverance win except
in a government land lottery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28

There are mighty few idle mills
and factories in this country now.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-28
Aiding
Others
Living Nearer
Each Other
i'm All Work
By AFA MAY KRECKER

HERE is an old Latin phrase Uttas uvandi," the advan-
tage of aiding others This phrase bepeaks the modern spirit
For whereas religion and atrusm long have counseed the
helping hand moral duty practical contemporary PHI
osophy has deduced its uttarian virtues And this with
increasing For living each other and
finding each other the execution Of our plans
Before we had achieved the division of labor and peciai-
cation single produced watch which now requires sew
,,orrnop norfect
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
FOR GOOD COUNTY ROADS
Commission Outlines Plan For System
 of Main Highways.

First steps were taken yesterday by the Imperial County Highway Commis- sion towards bringing about sys- tenn of permanent highways for this valley The Commission met in El Centro and formulated a report which later in the day was presented to the Board of Supervisors.
 This report presents general out line for highways as follows:
 One main road to start at Calexico and run northerly, through Heber, Fl Centro, Imperial, and Brawley to Rock. wood, by the most direct route con sistent with good road construction 1. another highway to be built from the northern end of Imperial Valley through Water District No. 3 and southwesterly to Holtville, and thence to Calexico; another highway to be built towards some point selected in the mountains to the west of Imper- ial valley, the route to be such as will give the most direct connection for all the valley towns.
 The Board of Supervisors and the County Highway Commission have set next Thursday as the time for begin ming tour of inspection of the pro- posed routes. They will make a three days trip over this territory in auto. mobiles, in order to formulate a gen. eral plau to be worked out in detail at later period.
 The County Highway Commission yesterday appointed c. N. Perry as it's engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
DEATH OF MISS HAROESTON

Alice Mary Hardeston, aged 21 years died at the Central Hospital El Centro, Thursday afternoon, after an illness of only a few days. Miss Hardeston came from Los Angeles the first of the year to take charge of the school at Mesquite Lake and had been in the valley only little over a week when she was stricken with appendicitis The case was an aggravated one, and peritonitis mad set in before the young lady was removed to the hospital for surgical operation. Her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Abraham Hardeston, of No 1918 E. Thirty-third St, Los Ange- les, were with her before death. The body was sent to Los Angeles Friday for interment.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
RECEPTION TO CHOIR.

Prof. and Mrs. Dana w. Hatch of Imperial, assisted by Dr. Smith gave reception on New Years eve at their studio in the Imperial Valley Music House to the choir of the Methodist Church. A brief address was made by Rev. Mott Mitchell in which he expressed on behalf of the members of the Methodist church ap- preciation of the excellent music pro. vided at the services by the choir.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKER.

Rev F. o. Winans, a Methodist min ister from Round Lake, New York, has come to Imperial Valley to take up a permanent work under the aus pices of the American Sunday School Union. He has been appointed to this work by his brother, Rev. Will liam R. Winans, who is again in this Valley for few days, and who organ ized several Sunday schools in the country districts last season. Mir. Wi, mans field will be the rural sections. where he will aid schools already es- tion of schools in territory not now oc- cupied.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
SELF CULTURE.

Mir. A. J. Baker, a Berkeley stu dent, representing the New York So- ciety of Self Culture, is in Fl Centro interesting people in the society. The society was formed by seventeen prom inent social leaders and authors, among them Margaret Sangster, Mar ion Harland, Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs Burton Kingsland, Cynthia Westover Alden, Walter Germaine Robinson and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A member ship in the society gives the privil- eges of the Bureau of Inquiry main tained to keep members in touch with changes in social forms, and to pre- sent new and original ideas for par ties, entertainments, etc. Accompany ing the membership is work in two handy volumes in which each of the founders take one or more chapters. The subjects treated include all phases of social life and its requirements. The work is interesting as well as instructive and the chapters are writ ten with clearness, accuracy and good sense.
 MT Baker is calling personally on all who are likely to be interested. Alt
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
MOVES TO MAIN STREET.

of ten years on the business room directly west of the Valley State Bank, on the south side of Main street as the new home for the Wells-Farso Express Company and the uptown of fee of the Western Union Telegraph Company. These concerns will be moved to the new quarters within a few days, and this location will be an accommodation to patrons of both of fees. c. E. Sprouse will retain sec tion of the room for his real estate and insurance office.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
NEW BOARD FOR NO. FIVE.

At the annual meeting of Water Company No. the following board of directors was elected for the ensuing year: C. H. Eckert, Porter Fergu- son, F, N Chaplin, J. J. Streiby and J. M Price. MT. Streiby represents the stockholders of the middle sec tion of this district, and Mr. Price comes from the north end. The board organized by the selection of Porter Ferguson as president, J. J. Streiby as vice president and c. H. Eckert as secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
ABSTRACT COMPANIES BUSl-
 NESS

At the annual meeting of the I'm perial Valley Abstract, Title & Trust Company, held in El Centro, the board of directors was elected for the ensuing year as follows: President, George A. Carter; Vice-president, R.. H. Benton; secretary and manager, Dan k. Shaffer; Frank M. Salisbury. The business of the company for the past December shows an increase of almost 100 per cent over the business of December of the preceding year.