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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
PLANNED BRUTAL MURDER
Of UNSUSPECTING HUSBAND
Ted Condemned Man Into Trap and
Then Fired TWO Shots Into His
Cody After He Had Been
Stricken Down.

Tacoma. Wash.-The victim of an
alleged conspiracy entered into be-
tween his wife and Charles f. New
comb, laundry wagon driver, Mar
tin Kvalshaug, 81 years old, was shot
down in cold blood about midnight
Saturday, just after alighting from
street car. That the killing was the
result of a carefully arranged plot,
was evident by an alleged confession
of both Newcomb and Mrs. Kvals
haug. In his statement to the police,
Newcomb said that he had stationed
himself at a point where he knew
that Mr.. and Mrs Kvalshaug would
pass on their way home from dance.
He held a large-sized rock in his hand
and when the couple were opposite
him, reached out from his conceal
ment and struck down his victim
While Kvalshaug was writing on the
ground Newcomb commanded the
woman to go away, he says, and he
then pumped three shots into the
PROSTATE mans body. Mrs. Kvalshaug
then picked up the revolver and fired
two shots into her husbands body.
Newcomb blames Mrs. Kvalshaug for
the killing, stating that the plot orig
mated in her brain. He said that the
murdered mans wife even led her
| husband to the side of the road,
where the assailant was hidden, in or
| der to make the attack more simple.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
DEPUTIES AGAINST
POSTAL STRIKERS
Victory for Premier Clemenceau and
Cabinet in Controversy With
Government Employees.
Strikers Declare Rebuke Of the Law.
makers Will Only Serve to Bind
Closer Their Forces, and Pre-
dict an Extension OF the
Movement.

Paris.-A turbulent session of the
chamber of deputies on Thursday end
ed in another signal victory for Pre-
mier Clemenceau, when the govern
ment's policy with regard to the pos
tai strike was emphatically endorsed
by a vote of 545 to SO, including also
the governments insistence that the
postal employees and other function
aries have no right to strike.
Immediately afterward the cham
Der passed a vote of general conf
dence in the government of 365 to
159.
The strikers received the chambers
rebuke with shrug of the shoulders,
declaring 1t only served to bind closer
their forces, which would soon startle
the country by big increase and a
rapid extension of the general move.
ment. On the other hand, 1t is init
mated that the government has other
plans in view to Offset any serious
growth of the strike.
Premier Clemenceau coolly conclud
ed the existing session with the die
ton that it was a case merely where
France must choose between revolu
ton on the one hand, and progress
sive evolution on the other or be
tween work under republican law anG
order, and a spirit of adventure calcu
lated to disorganize and rend the re
| public
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
'HOLD-UP ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN
Bandits Turn Engine Loose After
LOOting Car and Cause Wreck,
Twelve Being Injured.
Four or Five Men Were in the Party,
It Being Reported That They Sc
cured at Least $4,000 for
Their Nights Work.

Spokane. Wash.--In the hold-up of
the Great Northern passenger train
No between Colbert and Mead
shortly before midnight Saturday
night, twelve persons were injured
when the engine and mail car run
wild down the track by the bandits
after they had rified the mails. coli
lided with the remaining cars of the
train. The bandits detached the en-
CINE and mail car from the train, ran
them down the track considerable
distance, and then, after the regis
tered mail had been opened, sent the
engine back to collide with the stand
ing cars.
The conductor saw the wild cars
coming down the track at the rate
of twenty-five miles an hour when
they were considerable distance
away, and he and one OF the train
men placed tie on the tracks in
an endeavor to stop their wild flight
The engine and car were partly
stopped by the tie, but plunged into
the standing coaches
When the train reached Colbert
some switching had to be done
While the engine crew was busy at
the work, two men suddenly appeared
in the cab of the engine and, thrust
ing a revolver against the body o.
the engineer, ordered him to do as
commanded.
The engineer and his fireman
obeyed. The car was coupled on to
the train and it pulled out. After the
train had proceedd few miles the
engineer was ordered to stop and he
and his fireman were forced to dis
mount from the cab.
Two OF the four or five men that
were seen then went to the door OF
the mail car and ordered it to be
opened. Their command was obeyeC
by the mail clerk. Meanwhile two
other bandits were with the engineer
and fireman, who were uncoupling the
mail car and the locomotive from
the rest of the train.
Hastily climbing into the cab. the
outlaws opened the throttle and dash
ed down the tracks-how far is no
known. AS soon as the conductor
was aware that there was a hold-up
he ordered a brakeman to the rear Of
the train to prevent collision, an(
ne had another brakeman cut the
Telegraph wire and send word to Spo
kane A third member of the trair
crew was hurried to the station witt
the news.
It is reported that the bandits OBJ
tanned a large sum of money from
the registered mail the amount being
placed at $4,000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
KANSAS TOWN DESTROYED
BY DEADLY TORNADO
Twister Also Visits Missouri and
Oklahoma, Ten Being Killed and
Scores Injured in Three States.

Kansas City.-A series of tornadoes
in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
late Friday killed ten or more per-
sons, injured fifty-five, laid waste one
town, wrecked train and did great
damage to property.
Twenty-Five were injured by
storm that swept over Mount Wash
ington and Paramount Park, suburbs
of Kansas City. AT least two Of these
are thought to be fatally injured.
The town of Hollis. Kan. near Con
cordia, was swept away. Here three
were killed and ten injured.
The Eckstrom family, consisting OF
Ave persons, is missing. Their house
is in ruins and 1t is thought they are
dead.
Near Great Bend a tornado killed
two and injured twenty.
William Ackerly, Santa Fe engi-
neer. and Frank Nicholson, a con
ductor, were killed while with a
bridge gang between Great Bend and
Kinsley.
The tornado wrecked the workman
of which Ackerly was engineer and
blew it into ditch. Several mem
bers of the crew we're blown one hun
bred feet. The pile-driver toppled
over, crushing Ackerly to death in
his cab, where he remained with his
hand upon the throttle.
Al Hoisington, Kan, tornado in
jured number and greatly damaged
farm property. 1t was not so sewers,
however, as that passing over the
other portions of the state.
At Pond Creek, Okla, a severe
windstorm slightly injured four per
sons and unroofed several houses.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
New Land Laws successful.

MISUNDERSTANDING Ballinger
of the interior department said
Thursday that reports from land of
fees throughout the west showed that
agricultural entrynten are taking adj
vantage of the new law permitting
them to acquire surface rights of
lands, leaving the coal which may I'M
derlie the surface for the government.
This action obviates a hearing before
local land officers or investigation to
determine the character of the lands,
and the interior department officials
are highly pleased.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Cut clrps Throat and Suicides.

Helper, Utah.-James McCleary,
said to have been infatuated with
girl known as Lena Mcdonald. who
was employed at the railroad lunch
stand. entered the place where the
girl was working and deliberately
drew the keen edge of razor across
her throat. Frantic with fear, the
girl wrested herself from the mans
grasp. thereby saving her life. Nc
Cleary, before any one could stop
him. buried the blade of the razor In
his own throat and died almost IN
stantly. McCleary is said to have
fallen in love with the girl at Denver.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
CHANCES Gun for Pen.

Nairobi, British East Africa.-The-
odore Roosevelt. who is at present
the guest of George Mcmillan at the
Juja ranch, whittier he repaired from
his camp at Machakos, in the Athi
river district, on Saturday spent his
first day at the ranch in his ROOM
resting. He. however, began work on
series of articles describing his ad
ventures up to date. Mr.. Roosevelt
has found time to visit parts of the
Mcmillan estate and to discuss the
prospects of sport with s. F. Selous.
the well known English hunter, and
his host
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Kansas Widow KiIls Man.

Topeka, Wednesday at Little
River. Mrs. Myrtle Brewer, pretty
widow, with wealthy parents, visited
the marshal and said that she had
killed man and asked to be locked
up. The officers investigated and
found the body of Fred Arm, a bridge
carpenter, in the yard of Mrs. Brew
er's home. He had been shot through
the heart. Arm was 50 years old. He
was regarded as quiet and inoffen-
sive, and sentiment is strongly against
Mrs. Brewer, who is being held in
jail at Lyons.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Helnze Again Indicted.

New York;. Augustus Heinze, al
ready under indictment on charge
OF generalization Of his brother
Otto Heinze's checks. was arraigned
before Circuit Judge Hough on Fri
day on a new indictment charging
misapplication of the funds of the
Mercantile National bank in March
and October. 1907. He pleaded not
guilty with the privilege Of withdraw
ing the plea and making any motion
his counsel might desire. Judge
Hough set the case for May 81, and
as Mr.. Heinze is already under $4,000
bail, no additional security was
asked
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
MINERS CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Nevada Company May be Prosecuted
for Evasion of Bullion Tax.

Reno, Nev.-In recommending to J..
F. Bradley, sheriff of Esmeraldo
county, that he levy an arbitrary as
sessment against the Pittsburg Silver
Peak Gold Mining company for bull
lion taxes for 1908 and the first quar-
ter of 1909, State License and Bull
lion Tax Agent J. F. Haley, In an open
letter to that official. outlines alleged
discrepancies in the statements of the
company that may result in a great
scandal and possibly form the basis
Of criminal prosecution. He prsaeti-
cally charges that the company has,
under guise of incorrect and mislead.
ing statements of production and net
profits of the mine at Blair, New.
avoided the payment of thousands of
dollars of bullion tax to the state.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Crime Of Insane Farmer.

Boyersyille, Ill.-Henry Williamson,
a well-to-do farmer living two miles
east of here, killed mis- wife and two
little children and then committed
suicide. After shooting them he beat
his wife's body with poker. Then he
shot himself A neighbours girl was
sleeping in the same room. She was
not molested. She says that when
Williamson shot his wife 1t awakened
her, and when she saw him pointing
the gun at her little playmateS she
covered her head and believes she
was unnoticed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Butcher Murdered in His Home.

ST. Paul. Minn-Louis Arbogast, a
butcher, was murdered in his home
here early Thursday. His head was
crushed and his bed saturated with
oil and set on fire. Mrs. Arbogast,
whose body is slightly burned. tells a
story to the effect that she was TAX
ing bath when she heard her daugh-
ter scream. She ran to her husbands
room and found the bed ablaze, with
her husbands unconscious form lying
on it. Detectives found an ak COW
cred with blood in the cellar. No mo-
tive has yet been shown.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
ThIrty.seven Injured in Wreck.

Kansas City.-Two persons are ex-
pected to die and thirty-five others
are more or less seriously injured as
a result of local Chicago G. Alton
passenger train No. IA being derailed
two miles east of Odessa, Mo-, Satl
urday. Only the engine remained on
the track, the tender, combination.
baggage and passenger car, and two
passenger coaches being derailed So
far no explanation of the wreck has
been found. 1t has been learned that
the front wheels of the tender were
the first to leave the rails.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
susplclous Of vladuct.

Ogden, Utah.-Some of the farmers
who have been crossing the railroad
tracks at Twenty-fourth street for
thirty of forty years are suspicious
of the Hartman viaduct just thrown
open to the public. Last Saturday one
old farmer drove In from the country.
When he reached the viaduct he COM
PEELED his entire family to get out
and walk across the tracks. while he
tried the steel bridge with his team
and empty wagon. Quite a number
have refused absolutely to cross the
viaduct with their rigs.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
southerners Object.

washington.-The presence OF VIII
liam T. Vernon, the register of the
treasury, who is negro, in the res
taurant of the house building on Fri
day aroused the ire of several south
ern representatives in the house.
They complained to the management
of the restaurant, and there was talk
OF filing a protest with the speaker,
who. as chairman of the building COM
mittee. forms the regulations govern
ing the restaurant 1t is possible ~
effort will be made to have negroes
excluded from the restaurant
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Saved by Cyclone Cellar.

Kansas City. Motive members
of the Eckstrom family supposed to
have been killed in their home near
Hollis, Kan, in a tornado, and Chas.
Quance, a ranchman, who was believ-
ed to have succumbed near Larned,
Kan, escaped unhurt to tornado cell
lars. The fact became known Satur-
day, when wire communication, de-
moralized by the storm, was resumed
with these points. The known dead
from the storm in this part OF thet
southwest are three and the injured
fifty-one.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
condltIons in Korea improving.

Seoul. Korea.-The vice resident
general of Korea has just returned to
the capital from an official visit to
the eastern and southern provinces.
In an interview, he said: Conditions
generally in Korea are encouraging. l
found little anti-Japanese sentiment
Koreans generally are accepting suid-
anee. The newly established courts
are working effectively" Leading
missionaries here say Japan is faith
fullv performing all her undertakings
that the country generally is quiet
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
FiIipinos Present Memorial.

Washington.-A memorial present
ed to congress Thursday regarding
the Philippine tariff declares that Il
tariff law for the islands made with
out consulting the Philippine assems
bly, means taxation without represen-
tation. The league urges that the
Philippine tariff bill should be amend
ed to include a promise of independ-
ence for the islands at definite pc
Rod or an amendment made directing
the president to make arrangements
looking to the naturalization of the
Philippine islands. when their indie
pendence shall be declared.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Laborers on Banana Plantations start
Trouble.

Washington.-Troub exists at
Bluehelds on the east coast of Nicar-
aqua, and the gunboat Marietta, now
at Porto Cortez. Honduras, has been
directed to proceed to the scene. The
difficulty. which has been attended
with serious disturbances, apparently
has been between the laborers on the
controlling the export of the fruit,
banana plantations and the interests
and from reports at hand is believed
to have had its inception over the
question of wages.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Chose Life of Dishonesty.

Seattle, Wash Swearing that he
would never earn an honest living
Larry Kelly, known as King of the
Smugglers," left the Confederate
army after Lees surrender at Apo
mattox Kelly says he has kept his
word. He will. now approaching his
seventeen birthday, start serving an
other prison term. He must serve one
year in the United States peniten-
Hiary on McNeil's island for SNUG
CLING. He had just finished serving
"a term when he was arrested on the
present charge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Ranoh Hand Murders Woman.

Sacramento cal-Mrs. Saki Yasu.
mnra. % years old wife Of Takesuha
Yasumura a wealthy Japanese farmer
of vorden Landings thirty miles down
the Sacramento river, was murdered
wednesday night by one OF her nus
bands ranch hands, K. Ogawa, VINO
shot her through the head while she
was bathing. He left note, declar-
ing he killed the woman because sne
was untrue to her husband and advis-
inc him to go back to japan and get
another wife. The murderer has es-
caped
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
KILLED BY PlLE-DRIvER.
Horrifying Accident Occurs Near Salt
Lake City.

Salt Lake City-Two men were
killed at the Jordan River power
plant OF the Utah Light & Railway
company, on Friday, when pile
driver broke from its moorIngs and
in it's fall to the ground disconnected
and brought with 1t the high tension
wires of the Telluride Power com
pany.
Merton r. Wheeler, electrical en-
gineer, was struck by falling wires,
carrying a current OF 10000 volts,
and burned to death William ID.
FTeckleton, laborer, was caught un-
der the wreckage and fatally injured
Andrew Weston, iaborer. was pain
fully injured.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Iowan viii Open First Anti-Treatine
Saloon in United States.

Des Moines, lathe first anti
treating saloon in the United States
will be opened here May %. Permit
to open was granted on Thursday to
A. S. Kirkhart of Des Moines, who
controls fifteen local saloons Kirk
hart declares treating will not be toll
Grated. The bartenders will induce
drinkers to accept a substitute for
liquor. in the form of buttermilk,
sweet milk, tea, coffee and other soft
drinks. The liquor habit will be dis
couraged as far as possible.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Photographer Blinded by Explosion Of
Bottle of Coffee.

Indianapolis am badly burned
and blind" was a message slowly
licked in the Panhandle railroad dis
potcher's Office at Logansport, Ind.
late Saturday night from G. E. Frazel,
an operator in a block tower near
Marion. freight train was ordered
to stop at the place and the crew
found Frazel suffering terrible agony
from burns. He had been scalded by
the explosion of a bottle of coffee he
was heating on a stove and had felt
his way to a kew to call for help
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Garden Party Given by Mrs. Tai

Washington.-Dip Diplomatic, official
and social Washington gathered in
large numbers between and
O'Clock Friday afternoon under the
big trees in the rear of the White.
House, to attend the second OF the
four Friday afternoon garden parties
arranged by Mrs. Taft. A buffet
luncheon was served from tent at
the west end of the grounds. The
Marine band was seated near the east
entrance. An innovation was intro.
duced by Mrs. Taft. who invited the
men to wear short coats, flannel
trousers and straw hats.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
Woman Shoots "Roueh House Man

East st. Louis-Mrs. Lulu Moore
on Sunday afternoon fatally wounded
Robert Bagshaw of st. Louis at Lake
Bridge, a fishing resort near here.
Denied the privilege of waltzing on
the ground that they were intoxicat-
ed, three men left the resort and
threw rocks at the dancers. Mrs.
Moore, who is the wife of the pro
prietor of the resort. stepped out OF
the pavilion to warn the attacking
party and was struck by one of the
rocks. She responded with shot
from her revolver.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
JAPANESE STRIKERS STAND PAT
Five Thousand of Them Are Out In
Hawaiian Islands.

Honolulu-With no prospect of re-
ceiving recognition from their en-
ployers the 5000 Japanese plantation
hands on strike in the Hawaiian is
lands are politely but firmly standing
pat and are quietly awaiting develop
ments.
The plantation strike in the islands,
which was begun May 10. was the re-
suit OF a determined and long stand
ing agitation on the part of the Jap
anese laborers on the sugar estates
for an increase of wages from $40 to
$3.50 month.
The Sugar Planters association un-
Willingly brought about the agitation
by flooding the islands with Japanese
workmen toward the close of last
year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
PLAN FOR HIGHER PRICES.
Grain Growers Propose to Eliminate
the Middle Man.

Springfield, Mo-At the second
days session of the national grain
growers and cattle raisers here on
Thursday. plan to construct chain
of warehouses in grain-producing ter
ritory for the purpose of holding
wheat for high prices was Endorsed.
At the invitation of the American
Society of Equity the farmers prom
Used to cooperate with that organiza-
ton.
Theodore G. Nelson, national organ
izer for the Equity Society, addressed
the meeting, saying:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
SEARCH FOR POT OF GOLD.
Money Intended for Morgan's Men
Believed to be Hidden in Church.


Believed to be Hidden in Church.
Cincinnati-The excavation for the
building of st. Francis church. in Day
ton, KY, suburb, is being watched
by many who believe a pot of gold
was buried under that site after the
raid of General John Hunt Morgan
and his band of confederates near the
close of the civil war.
The money was left, it is said, by
a confederate named Caldwell, who
had been sent north to pay the troops
Of General Morgan, then in the yicin-
ity. He stopped at the Macarthur res
idence and, his presence being dis
closed, he secreted the gold, said to
amount to- several thousand dollars,
and escaped. intending to join Gen
eral Morgan, the latter being killed
in Tennessee about the same time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
MARSHALL DIsMIssEs JURY.
Utah Jurist upholds Charges Of Mis-
conduct in Oklahoma Land Cases.

Tulsa, Okla.-Upon motion OF the
government, Judge John A. Marshall
of Utah, in the United States court
here. on Saturday dismissed the
grand jury impaneled May II to rein
vestigate the Muskogee town lot
fraud cases. Judge Marshall upheld
the governments contention that the
jury had been subjected to improper
Influences. The motion to dismiss
the jury was made because 1t failed
to find indictments against G. w. Tur-
ner and w. T. Hutchings. Following
the dismissal, Judge Marshall order
ed another grand jury of sixteen men.
Judge Marshall also ordered all wit
nesses subject to the call of the
court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-28
SWINDLER MAKES
OFFICE IN JAIL
RUNS LAND FRAUD GAME BY
MAIL WHILE NJ CELL FOR
FORGERY.

East st. Louis, Sept. 2S.-Charged
with conducting land frauds through
the mails while occupying cell in the
Macomb, ILL.,. Jail. William Gottleib was
arrested here Sunday on a warrant is
sued by United States Attorney Traut-
man, and win be taken to Danville for
trial.
Gottlieb was sentenced to the Joliet
ter tiarv in May, 1907, after hav-
ing been convicted of forgery, and was
re.eaSeu on parole seven months ago.
after serving twenty lone months Of a
twenty eight months' sentence. 1t was
while In the jail az Macomb, awaiting
sentence on this charge, that Gottlieb
is alleged 10 have written letters al
leging himself to be president of a
land investment company, and offering
to execute deed OF trust for $500
acres OF land.
NO reason Is given by the govern
ment authorities for the delay in serv-
ing the warrants.