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The Washington times., 1909-06-21
Deaths.

Felix Lavelle. 50 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Elizabeth B. LescalIett, 20 years, 1903
Jackson street northeast.
Ethel L. Carrick. 2 years, sol II street
southwest
Joseph Adams. 76 years. Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Frank r. Ashford, A years. Providence
Esther A Elliott, years, 1914 Eleventh
street northwest.
Julia NJ Maedel, D. years, Coz North
Carolina avenue southeast
Infant % William II. and Bernice r.
McReynolds. = hours, Sibiey Hospital.
Catherine a. Winnemore, &c years, Stone
Cottage. Wisconsin avenue.
Sven T Hansen. % years. 35ik Todd
place northeast
Annatte c. Stinzing, 50 years, 2450 on
tariO road northwest.
Leon Sylvester, 81 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Isaac Roseufield. 50 years, 1874 Seventh
street northwest.
BENJAMIN f. BTuner, u years, 1895 Cor
coTan street
Josiah L. Pearcy, IS years. 207 Twelfth
street southwest.
Ann NJ. Griffin, IS years, 54 Twenty
third street northwest.
Bernard a ]. Berrang. Q months, ais
Sixteenth street southeast.
Infant Of NJ. \. and Cora A, Moore, 3
hours. 1889 II street northwest
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
JEALOUSY MOTIVE
FOR SIGEL MURDER

NEW YORK. June z1.-The yellow
men and the pretty twenty-year-old mis-
sionary girl, Elsie Sigel. are the old.
old love triangle that the police have
uncovered in their energetic investiga-
ton OF the murder of the girl whose
body was found packed in a trunk in the
Oriental apartment of Leong Ling, a
mission Chinaman.
The new Celestial in the case is Chu
Cain. wealthy restaurant proprietor IN
New York's Chinatown. who admits his
love for the girl and his rivalry to
Leon Sing.
Victim of Jealousy.
That Elsie Sigel was the victim Of
a sordid romance involving the jealousy
of the two Cinnamon, both of whom she
professed to love and each OF whom Tor
a time thought he was her only lover
has been dennltely learned mat heI
death was deliberately planned and car
ried out in the execution Of a jealous re-
venge plotted by one of the men on
learning of her dupltcity was made prac-
tically certain by information which
reached the police from an authori-
tative source.
Professed Love for Both.
Elsie SigeI professed love for both
Gain ard Leon. and to each of them
she gave assurances that she loved him
alone and that "the other party" mean
ing Gain or Leon as the case might be-
meant nothing more to her than mere
acquaintance
thickset and pursy, is believed to have
been the one for whom the Slgel glri
really cared the more In his hVing
rooms over the Port Arthur restaurant
have been discovered scores of letters
written him by her in which she not
only addressed him in the most endear-
ing terms, but discussed with MIN IN
innate and personal matters Ny own
dea rest beloved" MY own dear Gnu.
she wrote him. and signed herself Ever
your loving Elsie"
Talked Over Phone.
With him she held almost daily con-
versations over the telephone from a
drug store near her home, 20e Wads-
worth avenue. There was a telephone
in the apartment house, but for reasons
best known 10 herself Elsie, when she
wished to talk with the restaurant
keeper, went outside. She made glfts
TO him and received presents from him.
These. communications, verbal and by
letter. continued to very recent date
in fact up TO a day or two before June
9. when she was last seen at her home.
with William Leon the Sigel girl was
also very intimate. She wrote him many
letters full of loving phrases, and he
was a constant visitor at her home
con had not the social or financial
standing Of Gain. The latter is the pre-
Sumzbly wealthy owner of a restaurant
considered fashionable in the China
town circles, and he also holds high
degree among the secret societies Of
Chinatown. Leon, in contrast, was a
poor man, working for living as
walter and investing his winnings at
gambling or his savings from tips In
good clothes and, when he could scrape
tie money together, a rolling ball game
at Fort George or Coney Island
Leon Handicapped.
Leon could oner the girl but the taw-
driest, cheapest sort of a good time"
while Gain. when ne wished 10, could
spend money literally TO create an ef-
feet. That ne did use his money law
ishIy in this way. entertaining white
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
IN THE MYSTERY
OF MURDERED ELSIE SIGEL

THE MURDERED G1R-Else sigeI daughter of
whose statue
o i've.
MISSING PERSONSLong Chrianized Chnanan whose
feet lnches 10
pounds, smooth wanted for murder
tor o ne
VIII add a
hom mo- IS estab she'd.
a
RELATIVES AND
brothers; Philip
THE NYsTERY-Julus Hamburger cor
miss Forty-sevenh
n
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WARNING
TO THE PUBLIC

There are some Druggists
who are un scrnpulous
enough TO take advantage of
you if you are not careful TO
order HUNYADI JANOS
by its fun name. They may
give you some inferior or
even worthless article with
perhaps a similar name.
They do this simply to make
larger profit at your expense
and take advantage of the
wide reputation of the gen.
uine. An honest Druggist
will always hand you
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
Marriage Licenses.

Edward NJ. Fletcher, of Boston, and
Ivy l.. Cody, Of Washington.
MattheU Mcnamara and Annie Mar
Oney, Of Washington.
James u. Conway and Lillian Whit
more, OF Surrey county, Va
Eennie ]. Stanley and Oracle DuVels
Of Richmond, Va.
Eugene r. Hughes and Eva G. John
son. OF Washington.
Morgan j. Sherman and Myrtle King,
OF ScOttsdaie, Pa
Samuel Sale and Sarah Mazee, Of
Washington.
Robin C. PuIliam and Laura J. Talks,
of Washington.
John p. Chandler and Mary V. Almar-
ode. OF Steuarts Gap, Va.
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
WOMAN ENDS LIFE.

NEW YORK, June Z0.-Mrs. r. K.
Teller. OF UnaidiIo. Otsego county, COM
mitted suicide today at the home OF
her brother-in-law, Frederic A Halsey.
at $50 West 10th street. by inhaling
gas through a tube. Mrs. Teller had
been I'll for some time with a nervous
disorder and Il is supposed that her
act is attributable to Illness
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
MISSION WORKERS
HERE OFFER TO AID
Question Their Chinese Pu-
pills About Leong Ling
With Little Result.

Intent on lending every aid TO the
Washington police in their efforts to
run down the supposed murderer Of
Elsie Sigel, several local Chinese mis-
sion teachers have. ever since the dig-
cOvery OF the crime and the fact that
William Leon was recently in Washing
ton, been closely questioning their Mon
golian pupils TO learn whether the sus-
pected slayer had any acquaintance
here and, If so, whether he has lately
stopped with them.
SUDt. A NJ. Poynton and a ssistant Su-
perintendent Holland, of the Chinese
Sunday Mission School of the Church
of the Ascension, realizing the impor-
lance of any scraps of information that
might develop clues, both have ques-
toned their Celestial pupils.
Teachers Satisfied.
While the results have not been of any
material Importance in learning of the
movements of Leon and his companions
while in Washington, both teachers are
satisfied that none of their pupils are
Withholding any information or seeking
to protect Leon.
To the contrary. Mr.. Holland said to
Times representative TO-DAY that he was
satisfied that If any of the Church of
the Ascension Chinese pupils knew of
the suspected murderCrs movements
they would not, through the ciannlsh
spirit that is so manifest in the aver
age Oriental or any fear or punishment,
hesitate to aid the police.
while I have not always been GER
tain of the sincerity Of some OF the
Chinese conversions to Christianity
SAID Mr.. Holland, 1 am Satlsned, as
far as my pupils are concerned that no
man or boy among them would lie IN
such an instance as this.
Will Hurt Work.
Until all the facts become known. Miss
SigeTs murder will probably injure the
cause of Chinese mission work in the
United States. Such is the belief of Will
lam H. Baker, superintendent of the
Chinese mission of the Calvary Baptist
Church, this city.
According to a statement made by Mr..
Baker today. he does not believe MISS
Sigel was engaged in regular mission
work in New York. II IS his opinion
that she may have been identified IN
some way with the work simply through
cause It afforded a good opportunity to
bring her in touch with them.
IF Miss Sigel had been engaged in
the work as a conscientious mission
around with Ling In the manner that
has been attributed to her" said Mr..
Baker.
Not Known as Worker.
II have recently talked with promi-
nent worker in New York." ne con-
tinued. who knows nearly every other
worker there, and he informed me he
never had heard of Miss Sigel.
while the affair may injure the cause
Of mission work in the minds of biased
persons. I think, when the truth is fully
known, a different view of the matter
will be taken altogether"
All OF the students who attend the
mission at the Calvary Baptist Church
have been questioned as to whether they
know Leong Ling or have heard Of hts
having visited Washington, said Mr.
Baker. None OF them, however had
heard Of the Chinaman until after his
name became connected with the MUIR
der of Miss Sigel
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
LYON ARRAIGNED;
LARCENY CHARGE

Charged with the larceny of rings,
watches, and earrings to the value of
&. $50 from Rose 81. Brown. Thomas
Lyon was arraigned in Criminal Court
No. / today.
He entered a plea of not guilty
through his attorney, Thomas c. Taylor
who declares that he will prove Lyon
was never In this city until arrested
IN New York and brought here.
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
The Vital Records.
Births.

Alvin and May I. Limerick, boy.
NazarenO and Luisa Nofri, girl.
James V. and Mamie i. Bergln, g1ri.
Harry McC. and Lizzie H Boyer. boy.
John z. and Anna &. Fort, boy.
Henry T. and Marguerite M. Luce, boy.
Frank and Laura A. Smith, girl
Thomas Z. and Barbara = Sweeney,
girl
Henry B. and c. Beatrice Weaver, boy.
Rudolph +. and Ellen F. Bailey, girl
twins.
William and Cecilia Michaells, boy.
Adolph H and Maud A Krammerer,
girl
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
HUGGER ARRESTED.

NORFOLK, Va, June 21-F. J.
Bowen, twenty-one years old, who gave
his residence as North Carolina and his
occupation as "A lumberman, was locked
up at the Central police station last
night, charged with hugsing Norfolk
girls
The Washington times., 1909-06-21

He called Elsie to one side and told
her that If she had anything to do with
Chp Gain he would kill them BOTH
The Washington times., 1909-06-21

a branch postal office at the New Ma
tiOnaI and although investigation shows
that Leon did not stop at the hotel, he
WAS seen in its lobby.
The Washington times., 1909-06-21
ASHFORD FUNERAL
THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services for Frank N. Ash
ford, manager OF the Merchants Trans
fer and Storage Company, who died at
Providence Hospital Saturday viii be
held in his home. so . street. this az
ternoon az $50 O'Clock. The Rev.
Charles NJ Buck, pastor of St Paul's
Episcopal Church at Rock Creek. viii
officiate.
1nterment will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1909-06-21

The Chinese legation here has wired
al consuls and consuIs general through
out the country to assist in the capture
OF Leon.
he was unknown at the legation. Le-
CATION officials are particularly anxious
10 dispel the prevalent notion 1hat all
Cinnamon seem intent upon protecting
their kind. regardless Of any crime com
mitted.
There are bad Chinaroen, Just as
there are bad Americans" II was eN-
planned. Good Cinnamon want bad
ones brought to justice. Good Amef1-
cans want bad Americans brought TO
Justice.
Mystery stiil surrounds the attempts
80 ascertain where Leon and hls Chinese
companion stopped while in Washing
ton. il having been virtually confirmed
that they we're here June and again
last Wednesday and Thursday on a
former visit 2 telegram was sent 70
the Slgei girls father I'm New York from
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
SPRING GREEN.

The district convention of the WO-
mans Relief corps was recently heId
at Spring Green, large delegations
from Richland Center, Rockbridge,
NU5coda and BoscobeI being in attend
ance The convention was called to
order by the district president, Mrs.
Jennie Kenzie Of Richland Center. The
Richland Center corps gave a fine ex-
emplificatiCn of the ritual work. Mrs.
Annie E. Noyes of Madison, depart
ment president, was the inspecting Of
ficer. When the work was completed
Mrs. Moves gave an interesting &C
count Of her visit to Salt Lake city,
where she attended the national con-
yention. Dinner was served to the
whole convention at the Park hotel.
The afternoon session was presided
over by Mrs. Moves. Mrs. ChattertOn
gave the address of welcome, which
was responded to by Mrs. Hamilton of
RichIand Center. Mrs. Armstrong
told of the work of the BoscObeI
corps. Mrs. Cunningham gave an ac-
count of the work done by a Rock
bridge corps; Mrs. Elston told how
their small corps was assisting the
G. A. r. at Muscoda and Mrs. Kenzie
told of the relief work done in Rich
land Center and of the good that
corps accomplished with its sunshine
fund The Spring Green corps was
given silver shower for a sunshine
fund which amounted to nearly 81. Or
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year, Mrs. Elston of Muscoda being
president. The next place of meet
ing will be Muscoda. After luncheon
the ladies left for their homes, much
pleased with the convention. Four
of the ladies were wives Of soldiers
at the time of the civil war. Few
have any idea of the vastness of the
work done by the Woman's Relief
corps. There are 1000 members in
Wisconsin, and 161 900 in the United
States. These are composed of So
diers' wives, widows and daughters
and others, all loyal women being
eligible to the order They are spe
cially banded together to aid and as
sist the Grand Army of the Republic
and to perpetuate the memory Of thei1
heroic dead. This is only a very small
part of the relief given and the pa
triotism fostered by the relief corps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
ART MARKET IN AMERICA.

New York Evening Tost.-To the
cry of so many in the old worl1
against the sale of their art treasures
to Americans, DR.. William BOde, gen
eral director of the Royal Art Museum
at Berlin, has added his weighty
voice. Hitherto he has stood with the
interests of a wide civilization and
has opposed any movement to enact
legislation prohibiting the exporta.
ton Of the works of art. But now,
on account of our tariff being re-
moved from paintings more than
twenty years old, DR.. Bode has been
stirred to action, and demands pro
lection.
AS sOOn,' he writes in the latest is
sue Of the Magazine Cicerone, as the
law freeing old art works from duties
passes congress, nearly all of these
treasures will go across the sea-.
He asks what VIII be left of the
Eut Opean galleries a few decades
hence; congratulates England on re-
tanning Titian's "AriostO," Velasquez's
venus" and Hollands Duchess OF
Milan" but takes an especially
gloomy view of the situation in Ger
many. The Campo collection" he
complains, wandered last winter to
America, via Paris, just as in the case
Of the excellent Guthmann silver col
lection"
There seems to be, aside from natu
raj seIfshness, only one sound reason
why old works of art should not be
exported to America, or anywhere
else. When they are torn away from
their natural environment, when a re
IigiOus picture is taken from its
church aisle, when a frieze is re
moved from the wall of an old mon
astery, then indeed there is an abso
lutte injury done to art, from the wild
est point of view, irrespective Of loca,
or national selfishness.
And consequently there was much
aesthetic wisdom i'll the action OF
the italian government in forbid
ding the expectation of its old art
I treasures. For art in Italy is indigen
| Gus, and is placed in the background
in which it naturally grew
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
THE CHILDREN OF CHERRY
Wilbur D. Nesbit in Chicago Evening Pos

Wilbur D. Nesbit in Chicago Evening Post
The fire in the CRATE sends sparkle glitter of light to the wall
The shadows grow eere and dae ceiling floor as thew fall
And comfort winds soft round my heang my soul has gentle
The world with its gefs and its barred by the gadns here
pen.
Then O. through the peace and the Stiffness there come ever poignant
and wild
The obs Of the children of Cherrhe woe of child
And here where the CRATE fire is glowing muse and see
The grief Of the children unknowng grief there may be
see their they question mouth of the pit
heir lips are a-quver with orrowI it all as sit
And there is gadne thinking who question alone
NO gadness from Pon up to the heavenly throne!
For grief may have place bosoms the burden of
years,
And hold spirit when the taste of Our
But chldren-the children of Cherry-hey not how fortune
planned,
Poor Wu wan ladies and asses at the answeress sk
And ee the cold gloom round their spirits silently ask of Us
"Why?"
And Christmas is coming God hear in His infinite DESIGN
Let us hold the children of Cherry though were YOURS and were
mine!
rather my home all silent I'd my Christmas were bare
han any wee child down Cherry had never been there
Tor o. through the and the stiffness come ever POIGNANT
and wild
The sobs Of the children of Cher-the pfu grief of the child
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
EVANSVILLE.

Recently the T. L. Stephen post and
corps Of Evansville united in giving
reception in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Edwards of BelIeviIIe. Mr.
aud Mrs. Edwards resided in Evans
vile for many years and have been
spending seVeaI days past visiting old
friends. Mr.. Edw ards enlisted from
Madison in company K of the 18th
Wisconsin and was all through Sher-
mans march. He was born in Ohio.
For nearly three years re has been
'otally blind. Prior to the blindness
his health was poor, but at the pres
ent time he is enjoying good health.
The corps served fine dinner, after
which all enjoyed a couple of hours
informally, war experiences occupying
a prominent place. The Evansville
corps is in a fourishing condition. 1t
has a membership of Is having had
a gain of Is the past year. One char,
ter member died, but three charter
members remain. A few weeks ago
the corps gave an en- .ertai1metrt and
$50 was cleared, and placed in the
general fund swelling that fund to
Sl32. Part of the program was given
by home talent. The Evansville
military band rendered several num-
bers, and the students of the public
schools and seminary gave drills and
vocal and instrumental selections. The
other part of the program was given
by Major Henderson, and his son of
Chicago. Major Henderson, was the
drummer boy of the Rappahanock, -
and his part of the entertainment was
much enjoyed, as was also the local
talent.-Cora E. Harris, department
press correspondent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
FOND DU LAC.

The Edwin A. Brown corps No. 35
of Fond du Lac, entertained the Ripon
and Oshkosh corps at the G. A r. hall
Wednesday. FoUrteten delegates from
Ripon arrived at o'clock in the morn
ing and IS from Oshkosh at II o'clock
They were escorted to the hall by
members of the local organization, and
at II O'Clock dinner was served. Mrs
J. Van Vokbergs of Oshkosh, who was
an army nurse in the COS and the first
president of the Oshkosh corps, was
present and she was honored by a spe-
cially decorated chair placed at the
table, and was presented with a bou-
Quet Of roses. In the afternoon rou-
tine business was disposed Of and
then an informal program was rem
dered In addition to solos and mu
sic. Mrs. Van Vokbergs told Of her
experiences in the army. The talk was
very interesting An announcement
was read to the effect that George
Spratt of Sheboygan would give, as
d souvenir a wooden gaveI taken from
the timbers of the old AndersonyiIle
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
Fresh Air Children.

On the educational side as we'll as
on the physical and moral sides, the
fresh air children benefit. Probably
everyone has read of the boy who
asked his host if he had to buy gum
for all his COWS to chew. Another
little tacker ran eXcitedIy to his host
after trying to milk a COW, saying
Come quick and help! I've turned
the milk on and l can't turn it off. y
Again there was a boy, who having
volunteered to fetch apples for his
hostess, spent the entire morning in
faithfully hunting for them in the
woods. Another urchin suddenly re
fused to eat potatoes because, as he
said, Il know where them things
come from. I seen you kicking then
out of the mud this morning." Ant
two little girls almost came to blows
in an argument over strawberries, be
cause one little tot insisted tha
Strawberries were picked in a field
and the other was equally insisten
that they couldn't be picked in
field, cause they came In boxes.
Two weeks in the country dispell
many of these crude ideas, and this
acquisition of knowledge not infre
quently creates a wholesome desir,
for more.-L. E. Thesis, Outing Mag
azine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
A Preferred Creditor,

Charles NJ Schwab told this oldish
story to bunch Of newspaper writer's
a few days ago while they were dis
cussing the merits of baccarat, corpo-
rations and the Payne traiff bill:
During the recent panic a steel
manufacturer found himself insolv-
ent. He struggled for a long time
to ward off failure, but fate was tug
ging at his coat tails and no amount
of figuring could make his assets any
where near the amount Of liabilities.
So he called his creditors together
and told them that he would pay of
at the rate of fifty cents on the dollar
at the end of six months.
The largest creditor, the man who
had stood by the manufacturer
throughout his struggles, ha dnot been
notified Of the meeting.
"How's this?" he asked the insol.
vent one few days later. ''You call
in all the other fellows and tell them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
WOman's Relief Corps News
Edited By Cora E. Harris, EUansDiHe.
AN INDIAN CORPS.

j. Lcdcrgerber Relief corps No.
l27 has tn distinction of being the
only Indian corps in the world. 1t is
located at Kashena on the Oneida
reservation, eight miles ON Sha-
wauc. and TO reach it one must 20
IN a lumber wagon, which by cOur.
ta.y is called a stage There is lust
enc member who can read and write
who acts as Interpreter for the oth
ors Ct the corps; in fact, attends to
all the business, Though she is GRIP
pied with rheumatism Five young
lady daughters Indians), who have
received some education, have re-
Gently joined, and others will join III
the spring, when they will be taught
to do the work properly. They were
inspected this year by Miss Attic n.
Baer Of Appleton, who reports that
they are doing good work, as then
annual repOr. shows. Their dues are
always paid on time, or, as they say.
We a-- never behind" In spite OF
their being handicapped by ignorance
of the English language, and OF bus
ines methods, they are doing Oh
which a more favored corps might
we'll be lrOud. With only II mem
bers, during the years Just passed
they expended $3.50 fer relief, turn
ed over to the post $28, expended So
for patriotic education and did re
lief work other than money to the
estimated value of 500. Surely a
good record
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
BELOIT.

The Woman's Relief corps neld a
district convention in BeIoit last
Wednesday. About $50 delegates
were present The program embrac-
ed q solo by Mrs. Fannie Foster, &C
cOmpanted by-NIiss Blanche ScheI-
lenger: reading of secretarys MN
utes OF last year by the district sec
rotary, Mrs. Ella W. Peck: an ad-
dress of welcome, by Mrs Morris,
Beloit: and response by Mrs. Cooley
OF Sharon. The department officers
present were: Chief of Staff. Ella
E Grinnen, Beloit; Department Pres
iCent Annie E. Moves Of Madison:
Department. Secretary Ella Bresee Of
Madison: Department I and 1. Off
Ger Elizabeth Cooley Of sharon. A
dinner was served by the Royal
NejghbOrs at noon 10 the delegates
coming from other cities. The mum
bers present from outside were:
GAINESVILLE SO, Monroe Il. Sharon >
Monticello ). Brodhead 4, Clinton 10
In addition some rs were in attend,
ance from BeIoit In the evening a
program was given at the home OF
Mrs. E. Grinnen