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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07

under him in direct personal charge
OF the six national forest districts. The
conference will be the first fully at
tended one since the reorganization of
the service II year ago and suggestions
for changes or improvements In the
system adopted then will be discussed
in the light of the experience of the
last twelve months
Among the six district forcstors is
A. c Ringland of Alhuquerquc, y NJ
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07
HEALTH OFFICERS MAY
BREAK UP FAMILIES
san ITanCi-,o Ordinance tonfsr~
sweeping Power on ihn-s Who
Inpk Aftsr Cou-umptiNc~.

san Francisco. Dec s.--An otdi-
nance giving health officers poWer 40
separate consumptNe mother from
her children, husband from his ei.e
or to take any member of family
from the home to a. place Of ISOLATION
if the! do not carry out its provisions
WIS passed today hF the boprd of SUI
perFisors for the regulation uf per-
SONS AFFLICTED with tuberculosis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07
STATEHOOD BILL INTRODUCED
IN HOUSE BY Representative
HAMILTON Of MICHIGAN
ADMINISTRATION MEASURE
DIFFERS FROM FORMER ACTS

Provides for Adoption of Constitution Its Ratification by the
People of the Proposed State of New Mexico After Which
President is to Proclaim the Admission of the New State
and the People Will Then Proceed to the Election of Their
Officers; Liberal Appropriations of Public Land for Sup
port of State Institutions; Similar Provisions for Adms
sion of Arizona Incorporated in the Measure.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-07
BANKER MORSE
MUST SERVE
SENTENCE
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT
DECLINES TO INTERFERE
Motion fof New Trial Only Hope
Left Former Head Of Ice
Trust Under Penitentiary
Sentence,


Washington. Dec. 6-Thc supreme
court Of the United States today de-
MED the petition OF Charles w. Morse
the New York banker for a writ OF
certorari The result of the decision
is to leave in effect against Morse
the sentence of fifteen Years mpris-
OnmCnt
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
CHILDREN PARADE
THOUSANDS STRONG
Boston Youngsters March in
Procession of Temper
ance League.

BOSTON, June 27.-One of the most
interesting parades in Bestons history
took place here today when 1900 chill
dren marched in The procession of the
Holy Family Temperance League. The
temperature today was nearly fifteen
degrees cooler than on any day last
week and for this reason there was
little discomfort among the vast throngs
that walked the staeets for two hours.
1t was one Of the greatest outpourings
of the Hubs little folk In years. And
the utomst care was taken by Chief
Marshal John :. Leonard that they
walked in the shade as much as posi-
bic. Rests were taken frequently. and
in order to preevnt any StraytEg away
Of the children in any Of the various
diviss ons, a systematic plan was
adopted and carried out successfully.
A handsome banner was presented to
the division making the best appear
ance, and there was intense rivalry
among the marchers TO win the coveted
prize.
The parade formed in one Of the
streets of the south end and through
thcroughfares lined several deep with
cheering spectators, escorted by police,
and fife and drum corps, some of them
quite diminutive, proceeded TO the Bea-
con street mail on the Common. There
Mayor Hibbard and several dignitaries
of the Catholic church addressed thu
children.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
WAS NOT MARRIED
TO MRS. WOODlLL

MERIDIAN. Com. June 27.-Dr. ".
". Caswell, who is just now doing his
best 10 avoid the publicity that sur
rounds him through his association with
Mrs. Woodnl. is here al his home. but
the same secrecy used in Boston IS keep
ing bin pretty well under cover, and
no reporter has been able thus far to
Interview him. MS father II. p Cas-
well. a Well-knoWn factory sdperfn-
tendents and his brother. H H Cas-
well, deny point blank that there was
any marriage ceremony between Cas-
well and the Thompson girl. They de-
clare that they Eere quite intimate,
but that no ceremony was performed.
W W CasWen came 10 his home on
Liberty street yesterday. and was
recognized by friends and reighbors.
but the house has been closed ever
since, and every effort has been made
TO conceal the fact OF his Homecoming
The father this morning said. My
son was very well acquainted with the
Thompson girl, but they did not marry
as the boy wanted 10 get along some
better IN his profession before assuming
marriage ties"
The brother, also speaking for W. W
caswell. says there was no marriage.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
EASTMAN Boosted
POWER OVER WOMEN

CHICAGO. June 27.-"Oh. I tell you.
I am strong with the ladies'" was the
way Robert +. Eastman concluded a
story of his escapades to Attorney
Fletcher Dobyns in the count,s4ail last
August, according to revelations made
today. Mr.. Dobyns was then trying
TO uncover Chicago assets while repre-
senting Eastman & Co, whose funds
Eastman was alleged to have embezzled.
Z have kept three different apart
ments in New york while I have been
there, Eastman slso told me" said
DObyns. I don't Why il is he said,
but the women seem TO like me pretty
we'll / was not extravagant IN spend
ing money on any one OF them, but
when you keep thrtte or four places
going, and going reasonably well, Il
takes money. That's how / got in bad.
l don't drink or stay up late at Night,
but tell you I am strong with the
ladies' "
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
ALL BUT SINGLE GLUE
POINT TO EASTMAN
Authorities Firmer Than Ever In Belief That He Was
Murderer of Mrs. WOodill-Letter Writing
Considered Ruse.

man, declares that he took no part ir.
such a frolic and knew nothing about it
or the letter lr Ryan. So the police and
local officers are coming to believe that
both these letters were cunningly de-
vised by Eastman TO divert suspicion
from himself and give him a chance 10
escape.
kilograms which Eastman sent TO him
self and the letter about himself which
he sent to George B. Taylor. the station
master at McDaniels. when he made a
trip to washington. May 81 and June l.
They were crafty worded so an TO give
everyone a good Impression Of East
man. His reply to the telegram an
nouncing the suicide of Uncle Biz and
his financial obligations. In which East
man promised to pay all his uncie's
debt, and above all things the letter he
sent to Mr. Taylor. were specially cal
culated 10 give everyone a fine opinion
Of Roberts as he was then known.
Was Clever Man.
Now all these things seemed TO prove
to the police that he realized the value
Of letter writing. that he even knew
when he was being hunted for as the
murderer of Mrs. woodill. and stopped
in his fight to write these letters, in the
hope OF throwing his pursners off the
trail.
Another thing that adds to the fake"
letter theory is the fact that he was an
expert penmen. Very few persons ever
saw his handwriting. but George B.
TAYLOR. with whom he boarded. declared
today that he wrote a beautiful aand.
Under these circumstances it would
have been an easy matter for him to
have written in disguised handwriting.
The various letters have not been ex-
amined by experts They have not even
been closely compared. but a hurried
comparison OF the one TO his wife and
the one received by Mr. Taylor from
Wellington contain many characters
that bear a certain similarity.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27

MCDANIEL. Md. June T.-Only a
single clue has been discovered up TO
this time-five days after the finding
of the body Of Mrs. Woodiil in Back
Creek. and two days afts- the suicide
OF Robert Eastman-to connect anyone
with the crime but him This single
clue is the letter he left for his wife.
In it he tells Of a wild froiic at his
bungalow and accuses another wousan
of having killed Mrs. WoodHl in mt
of jealous rage. In spite OF the fact
that he gives a detailed account Of the
killing by a jealous rival. not a single
statement he made duplicating others
has been substantiated.
The police departments OF Baltimore
and Annapolis. and authorities of Tai
bot county have not been able TO find
anything that would prove the truth OF
his writing. From the first. Marshal
Farnan and Captain OF Detectives
Humphrey, Of Baltimore, have secuted
at there being any truth in the state
ment Slowly the local police are COM
ing 10 agree with them. though the fore
man of the coroner's jury end a number
of others who have followed the case
closely still believe others viii be i'm
plicated before the case is finally
wound I'D.
In Same Class.
The Howarth letter of June Is is ap-
parentIy in the same class with the
other letters. No Ryan, Shotwell, or
Howarth visited Oxford. Easton or any
point on that line on the night of June
Is or any day of that week. for all pas
sengers on the night boats have TO
register, and the records Of the Balu-
more, Chesapeake and Atlantic railroad
show that no such passengers Travelled
on their boats during the week Cap
tain Lee Thompson, who has ben iden-
tilted as the Captain Lee of The Howarth
letter, denies that any arrangements
were made with him for such party
to be taken to F'astman's bungalow. lie
declares that he never heard OF them.
shotweI. the New York newspaper
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
SHOOTS RELATIVE
AND KILLS HIMSELF
Man Angered Because S;ister-in-
Law Did Not Approve Choice
of Affections.

MAIDEN, Mass. June 27.-Angered
because his brother and brothers wife
did not approve Of his choice OF affec-
tions, Robert s. Nixon early this morn
ing attacked his sister-in-law, Mrs.
William Nixon. in front OF her home.
firing one shot at her which grazed her
head Later he committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head at the
stable where he was night hostler.
Nixon had been making his home with
his brother, and II is claimed that he
had been told that he must leave. He
met Mrs. Nixon and Mrs. Elizabeth
SfGdder walking on Earfern avenue.
Drawing a revolver he Lred once at
Mrs Nixon. She fed into the house
ana he disappeared
About 10 O'Clock Nixon appeared at
the stable of the Maiden Automobile
Express Company, where he was en-
pIoyed. and. approaching a group in the
stable doorway, shouted; do you want
to see some Excitement Did you ever
see a man shoot himself7 Well, watch
this" Immediately he placed revolver
against his head and fired one shot into
his temple, falling dead
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
WOOL IS CONTESTED
IN BOSTON HARBOR
Wharves Piled So High That Gu
nard Liners May Have to
Dock Elsewhere.

BOSTON, June 27.-Boston is at the
present time congested with wool.
This product is arriving in such
large quantities that unless the COM
mission houses 10 which II IS con-
signed, remove II from the docks IL is
feared that the steamers Of the Cunard
line will have to dock elsewhere, as
their wharves are loaded down with
bales. The lofts of the wholesale
houses are filled ID OVERLOOKING and
every available incl Of space is being
utilized by the wool merchants for
storage purposes.
The wool men give AS the reason for
present conditions the unusually large
amount Of wool available in the spring
and the fact that tee manufa cturers of
wooden products are just beginning 10
make up their wooden fabrics for next
winters wear.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
MEMORY OF WOMAN
DEFENDED BY GAGE

SAN DIEGO, Cal. June N.-Lyuan }.
Gage. former Secretary of the Treasury,
denied today that Mrs. Edith May
WoodiH. his former ward, drank, or had
the least tendency to such behavior as
indicated in the letter found on East
man. As he was leaving his home IN
an automobile this morning, MI Gage
10 Munsey News Service correspond
ent, said:
Il have known the girl since she was
twelve years old, and I always knew
her to be upright and pure. She be-
came my ward when twelve years old
I know nothing Of her paTentage. and
neither did she. although she told me
many times. and only recently. that
she had tried 10 find out
FriendIess Wait.
when I saw her first in Washing
ton she was practically friendless
w-aif. I could not help adGir1ng her
sweet voice and disposition I took an
interest IN her. and aided ner n her
education.
..Oue thing is certain, never saw her
take a drink Once I saw her take
cocktail. and then she said she did
not like Il. I am emphatically certain
II was not her habit 10 move tDoul win
new acouaintances or strange men Her
married life with WoodiIl vas very
happy. each loving the other tenderly-
Her last visit East was at her desire
woodul made flying business trips 70
several Eastern cities. and returned TO
Los Angeles. leaving his wife in the
East 70 visit Colonel Thompson.
1T is a lamentable state o. society
when people will dig up the past life OF
this murdered and mutiiated young
woman and twist and torture II into
vile scandal instead OF paying attention
to the Investigation Of a cold-blooded
murder.
Was U1suspecting.
Mrs. Woodill apparently started 90
make the trip between her foster fat.I-
er's home TO Easton IN Eastman S
launch. probably accepting the invita-
ton OF the latter unsupectingly. I sup
rose he told Edith he had friends at
his bungalow. Thinking this but an act
OF a friendly neighbor. she accompanied
him 10 the bungalow. Suppose she
might have taken a drink when meet
ing with a crowd of young people?
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
ARRANGE FOR UNION
OF BELL COMPANIES
Consolidation of Five Telephone
Bodies Will Afford a Capital :
of Si45Oo 900.
of Sf45Oo.O0o

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June 2.-Cas-
per p. Yost. of Omaha, president OF the
Northwestern Telephone Company. is
due in Minneapolis Monday 70 arrange
details for a consolidation Of the five
Bell companies In the middle West.
with a paId-up capital Of s145oo00C
and an authorized capital of $4,000 900.
The consolidation is for the purpose
of adopting a uniform system Of oper-
alton. The companies affected are the
Northwestern. with headquarters in
Minneapolis; the Nebraska, of Omaha:
the Iowa, of Des Moines; the Mesaba
and the Duluth concerns.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
UPON HIDES
STIRS NEW ENGLAND
Manufacturers and Tanners
Call Meeting TO Protest
Against Duty.

BOSTON. Mass. June 27.-The shoe
and leather interests OF New England
are very much aroused over the recent
action Of the Senate in refusing to ac-
cept the provision of the Payne tariff
bill. placing hides on the ,ree list A
general meeting Of the trade TO take
suitable action in the matter has been
called for next wednesday.
The meeting win be addressed by
prominent manufacturers. tanners, and
others representing various New Eng
land States, and a special report viii
be made by Charles II. Jones, chairman
of the executive committee of the New
England Shoe and Leather Association,
who has recently been in Washington
in the interests. of the campaign for
free hides.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
EASTMAN BURIED
AND UNROURNED
Reputed Murderer Laid to
Rest Near Scene of
the Crime.
MYSTERY OF KILLING
COVERED WITH HIM
Few Now Believe But That He
Was Slayer of Mrs.
Woodill.
CONTINUED rom FIRST Pageo

by officers of the law for year. that
he had no way of making any money,
and that he was in desperate needs.
Eastman had a mania for writing let
ters and kilograms TO and about him
self. He was in Washington on May
81, and on thai day wrote a letter to
his friend. George Tay,oT, at McDaniels,
near here. and signed it D. z. Yelling
ton. asking Taylor TO take care of Rob
erts," as he was then known This let
ter, which describes him as having re-
signed a $4,000 job for no reason at
all, was unquestionably written by
Eastman himself That handwriting
and the handwriting OF Eastman are
evidently the work Of the same man,
although a clumsy attempt was made
10 disguise il.
An the kilograms and letters are
thought 10 have been sent here with the
idea OF convincing Taylor that East
man had plenty Of money and people
to back him up few days later
Eastman returned TO McDaniels and
said that he had been in Atlantic city
with a woman. He then borrowed 5000
from Taylor and later paid 1t back.
This mania of ,EastmanS for trying
TO create dramatic effect by letter writ
ing Is a sufficient explanation Of his
having written the note TO his wife
denying that he killed Mrs Woodill.
One Of the missives was as follows;
New Willard Hotel.
Washington. d. C. May 81
Mr.. @. W. Taylor.
Dear. Sir-The writer is related to Mr..
z. z. Roberts, who we are informed,
has settled in your vicinity. He has
estranged himself from his family and
people (no fault of his and resigned
from q position which paid MN $4,000
or S12,0o0 q year without a moment s
notice or without word Of explanation.
had read an article about him being
out all night in an open boat without
anything TO eat or drink. Now, II you
are a friend Of Mr. Roberts keep this
letter strictly confidential and notify me
II anything should happen TO him
I'VE are overanxious for his fearless
and reckless nature. and are daily
dreading to learn Of some terrible acct
dent Detailing him I have taken this
method of writing TO you for the sim
pie reason that Il would be useless 70
try to get any word from him. We
trust that our appeal to you viii be
answered secretly, If YOU want 10 do
good By him when the time comes.
e B WELLINGTON
Evidence Destroyed.
What was done IN his bungalow 20
conceal evidence of his crime, reads like
an ugly dream. The floor WAS mopped
almost clean OF the stains the woman
blood had made on Il The towels with
which the floor was scrubbed, we're
washed and hung TO dry on cord
stretched across the interior Of a room.
The body was stripped Of its clothing
and garments burned. The body was
carried out In a wheelbarrOw, weighted
with an iron kettle containing forty
pounds OF bricks, and thrown overheard
The. coroner's jury win meet tomorrow
2 TO decide who killed Mrs Woodill. and
E II IS foregOne conclusion here today
! that Eastman alone win be held re-
E sponsible.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27

went with him on a number Of pleasure
trips. tells a different story
Can Back-up Statement
Il an willing fer my name TO be useu
If il comes TO a question of verac'ty'
he said. and I will beck up my state
ment. Roberts, as I knew him, East
man. as he really was, told me that he
had met Edith May Thompson Wood
i'll before he came to Talbot county
He did not meet her in Paris or any
where abroad. but in the United States.
He old me specifically about the form
er meeting. can make affsavtt to his
words if it is necessary. but do not think
IT wise to do so at this time
He may nave killed the woman MN
self, he may have been an accessory
out il was not for ROBBERY.
There were others concerned, am
Srrs of II
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
SCOUT ALL IDEAS
OF ROBBERY CAUSE

ST. MICHAELS. Nd, June 27-East-
mans most intimate friends-and the
term intimate" is used in a COMPARE
tive sense. for the man he'd to him
self and there IS no person known 20
whom he confded-scout the idea that
the thought OF robbery prompted the
murder. This they assert emphatically.
despite the fact that the jewelry OF the
murdered woman was found in Balti-
more, and that Eastman answers the
description OF the man who disposed
of it.
Neither does Colonel Thompson, the
foster father of Mrs WoodiH. think
that robbery was the primary object Of
the crime.
'Tf Roberts as Colonel Thompson
continues 10 call the man, killed Edith,
and he did II alone. I do not think that
he did Il because he wanted her money
or 5ewelry. He always appeared to
have plenty OF money. Where he got
It do not know. I DO not know why
he killed the little girl and the eyes
OF the foster father overfowed. He
may have taken the jewelry afterward,
and he may have been the man who
him for his part In the affair. ] cannot
sAink that robbery was his motive"
No Deeper Motive.
's1So. there was some deeper cause.
Something that we have not reached. I
am confident that Edith never met Rob
erts, or Eastman. until she met him in
Talbot county.
Col. Thompson is evidently honest in
this statement that his adopted daugh-
ter's first acquaintance with Eastman
began IT. Talbot county. but, as facts
show. ne is mistaken.
An intimate friend Of TIE suicide, a
man who played cards with him. who
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
LIBERATING LOBSTERS.

PORTLAND. Me-. June 27-Over
100000 Holsters have been liberated
during the past Two days in TIE wat
ers of the coast Of Maine and New
Hampshire. The greater number were
placed of this port and the remainder
were liberated near Portsmouth and
Little Harbor. n. II. This work was
done by the United States Fish Com
mission steamer Gannell
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
WOMAN is RESCuED.

GLOUCESTER, n. J.. June Z7.-George
Frazier and Isaac Brown rescued Annie
Smith. twenty years old. VINO was alone
In a cabin yacht at anchor opposite
Washington Park. The men went out
in a rowboat during a storm after FIVE
others had failed IN the attempt
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
AMERICANS HEAR
SERMON FOR KING
But Few Englishmen Are Present
at Services OH Edwards
Birthday.

LONDON, June S7.--An audience com
posed almost exclusively of Americans
filled the royal chapel at the Savoy to
day TO hear the sermon in honor of the
Kings birthday.
Not more than kals a dozen English
men were present
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
PLATT'S GRANDSON TO WE'D

NEW YORK. June 27.-Livingston
PIatt, grandson Of former Senator
Thomas c. Plat. will he married tomor-
row 20 Miss Agnes Booth, Of Lake For
est. Ill Mr.. Plat Is twenty-four years
old, a lawyer. and son Of Frank Plat
Miss Booth is twenty-two.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
TWO ARE INJURED
WHEN TRAIN DERAiLS
Part of Montreal Express Jumps
the Track Near Lyndon
vile, Vt.

LYND0NvILLE VI. June IA
brakeman and one passenger were hurt
here when four cars and the engine and
tender Of the Montreal express from
Boston were deraiied.
The accident happened about a mile
and a half from here. between this
town and Wells river.
The dining car was badly damaged
and the whole equipment. which was
being taken 70 Montreal. viii probably
be a total loss
The Washington times., 1909-06-27
TRAMPs KILLED IN WRECK.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba. June "a
westboune Canadian Pacific freight
train was etched near Ksmloops, and
FIVE 1Famps stealing a ride were killed
in the deraiIment OF seven cars. Two
others we're injured.
The Washington times., 1909-06-27

cit is a pity tfat the murderer is
dead, as his lips are sealed, which no
doubt would have cleared up consider
able mystery"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-05
TEXAS YOOD00S
GET BUSY AGAIN

suffered death by having their hearts
torn out of their bodies by main force.
After the Spanish had succeeded in
stamping out this barbarous practice,
the Indian tribes, still adhering to the
faith of their fathers, though nominal
ly Christians, took to sacrificing ami
mails in the same manner that human
beings had formerly been sacrificed
and like all primitive people thought
to appease their gods best BY sacrific-
ing that which was considered most
cherished. In tearing out the animals
heart the object today is % get pos
session of the blood contained in it,
To this fluid are ascribed number
of miraculous properties of a disease
combating nature.
To what cXlert the possession of
the hide figures in voodooism of this
kind is not clear. Positive information
on this point seems difficult to OBJ
tain, but it is thought that the appli-
may be regarded as a cure for muscu-
lar or other exterior ailments.
The authorities of this city and coun-
ty are in no mood to permit as obnox-
ious a practice as voodooism to flour
ish under their very noses. Though
of arrests have been made,
more important clews are now being
followed and further developments
are anticipated as a result of the re-
ward offered. OF all people the low
class Mexican is the least able to
the lure of money. Every
effort will be made to get the high
priest of the cult into the clutches
Of the law. The punishments that
will be meted out will no doubt be
such as to make adherence to WOO
looism and its attendant features
'ery undesirable.