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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
Railroad Official Admits Steal.
ing Over Half Million
LOST IT ON STOCK MARKET
k.|so Paid Considerable Sums
to BIaCkmai|erS.

New York, Nov &C. L. Warrt'
ner, until a week ago local treasurer
at Cincinnati of the Big Four railroad,
one ct the Vanderbilt lines, stole $643,
600 from that company before he was
even suspected of being a thief by his
superio:s in the railroad service.
Announcement to this effect was
made from the Office of Albert H.
Harris, vice president OF the Big Four.
whose headquarters are in the Grand
Central station.
Warmer lost the money on the
stock market and also gave large
sums to black matters.
This is the brief aud formal type
written statement handed out by Mr..
Harris.
''The amount- of dafaication OF &. L.
Warmer, local treasurer of the Big
Four at Cincinnati, has been ascer.
tanned 10 be Sf4:; 900 Warriner has
turned over to the company property
amounting to more than $iO0.OUO and
there will be received from The. Amerl-
can Surety company On his bond $50,
GUn. leaving the net amount of tilt,
shortage something less than S50D, 900
''iis has been arrested and Is new
held to avail: the action ut the graud
Jury at Cincinnati.
Method Ct Manipulation.
"Tha netrOd which Warmer adopt.
cd was to cover his detalcation in the
item cash in transit At the end OF
each montn there are considerable
local treasurer from the station agents
and other: which have not been re.
cei:ed by him. IT. was by including in
this item the moneys that he had t:'
fact stolen that Warmer was able to
conceal his defa;cat;on.
Just a week ago the general finan
cial ard auditing officers of the New
York Enntral system were startled 10
receive from Warmer in the office
of 81, Harris at the Grand Central
station full confession of tis short.
age. Warmer told Vice President
Christensen in the Zig -Four Offices in
Cincinnati that he was defaulter
':for a very large amo:nt." Carsten
sen had only few hours before dis.
covered that there was an unaccount
able discrepancy between the actual
cash on hand in WARMERS Office and
that which showed on his books,
When he called the treasurer's at
tention to this Warmer with amaz
ing GOODNESS said to him:
"Weli. I guecs there ought to be-
have stolen more than half million
dollars from the company"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
Collision on Elevated Tracks at
Jersey City, n !
LARGE. NUMBER ARE INJURED
All but Rear Coach Of Passenger
Train OeraiIed.

New York, Nov. Give persons.
four known to be railroad employees.
we're killed and six passengers seri.
ously and score slightly injured In
q collision between Pennsylvania rail,
road train No. l04, from Philadelphia.
and an engine running light on the
elevated tracks of the railroad in Jer-
sey City. :
The engines and all the cars ex.
cept the rear one left the rails The
smoking car aud both engines were
overturned.
The wrecked train was running at
fair speed. Near Brunswick street an
engine running light on the adjoining
track was met. In some manner. pos
sibly because of misplaced switch,
the light engine and the passenger
train crashed together, the light en-.
Practically all the injured passen.
gers were in the smoking car. which
was overturned. Six were severely
enough hurt to require hospital atten-
tton. The others injured sustained
cuts from flying glass and minor con-
tusions and shock.
The wreck caused a serious inter.
ruption to traffic, the tracks being
blocked for several hours Members
of the Dartmouth football team on
their way to Princeton were among
those delayed by the wreck.
Every ambulance, police patrol and
remove the injured. The fire depart.
ment was needed to get the injured
TO the street level that they might
be hurried to the hospitals.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
PREVENTED THEIR ESCAPE
iron Barred Windows Kept Workmen
in Burning Building.

New York, Nov 9-Iron barred win.
dows prevented the escape from death
by fire of eight workers in Robert
Morrison & Sons comb factory in
Brooklyn and FIVE other men probably
were fatally injured in making their
escape from the building.
William Morrison. son of the owner
Of the nlant, lost his life in the flames
while trying to reach: the safe and
close the doors. His father was
among the injured.
Luckily there were only forty EN-.
ployes in the factory when the fire
started, for the spread of the flames
vas rapid in the intiamnab;e comb
material.
Many men jumped from the thir'l
door windows and were injured.
Those who rushed to the rear found
windows barred and there met their
doom. Nearly all of the victims were
Italians
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
Big sum FOR CHARITY
John S. Kennedy Gives Halt Of
Estate TO Public.

New York. Nov 6,-Starttng as an
errand Toy in Glasgow. Scotland, John
Stuart Kennedy. friend aud business
associate OF }. J. Hill aud J. F.. Nor.
gan. died in New York. Oct. 81. worth
$50, 100000 His will, filed tor probate
by Robert w. De Forrest. one of hts
executors and who drew the hardy
Scotchn,ans last testimony. bequeaths
nearly S30,000,OCO to public charities
Mr. Kennedy had risen from errand
boy to shipping clerk when he can't;
to New York nearly sixty years ago
as the representative OF Scotch
shipping firm. He anassed his great
fortune mainly through shrewd an!
tarsighted railroad investments,
Broadly speaking. he leaves a little
more than o1e.quarter OF n1s entire
estate to his wife. Emma B. Kennedy
who survives him, little more than
another quarter t. relatives and
friends and gives something less than
one-half to various charitable, retig.
ious, benevolent and educational insti
tutions s.=* e. -
Nearly half OF the public benefac.
lions go to institutions connected with
the Presbyterian church. The charita
BILE, religious and educational tnstit,,
tons which receiv3 the largest he
quests are to share the residue of the
estate left after definite gifts Of ap-
proximately $4,000 900 have been
maid nut
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
ADMITS THE AWFUL CRIME
Farmland Kills Three and Injuries
s Two Others.

( wv OSloJSs
Quill Lake, Sask., Nov. AFTER
numbering three elder members of the
Thorburn family here and rendering
the two children unconscious with
blnws John Mesci. farmland, calmly
made his way to Wynard, Sask., where
he was arrested and admitted the
triple murder.
The tragedy was discovered by
neighbors. who noticed the restless.
ness of the cattle, which had not been
fed and were causing disturbance.
George Thorburn was found in a
cellar trap, into which he had been
thrown head first after being shot.
In the next cellar was found the four
year-old boy and two.year-old girl
was found in the oven of stove, both
the children being alive and but little
hurt. =, ...
The remains of Mrs. Thorburn and
her mother were located in the brush
some distance from the house.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
STANDS BY CONVICTED MEN
Labor Federation to Carry Case 70
Highest Court.

6l9neSt Court.
Toronto, Ont, Nov 9.-That the
American Federation of Labor intends
to stand by President Samuel Com.
pers and his officers, Vice President
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, in
their fight to evade the Jail sentences
imposed in the United States for con.
tempt of court, was indicated by the
attitude of the delegates at the TWEEN.
ty.ninth annual convention. It is ap.
parent that the committee on the
presidents report will recommend
that the case be carried to the SUI
preme court of the United States.
The delegates vigorously applauded
salient points in Mr.. Gomper's re.
port summarizing the Buck Stove and
Range company injunction case and
the contempt proceedings which fol.
lowed. -.-...
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Nov. g. = Wheat-Dec..
$1.c2M; May. s1o2A; July. e51Sc
Corn-Dec.. 57% @56c; May, 5e5s @
$3.50: Inly. 53%c Oats-Dec., 3S%
m?SAc, May, 4l% @41%c; July
sake. Pork-Jan.. $20.47h: May.
$19.S7h. Butter-Creameries. 26kD
3Q1zc; dairies. 24G2sc Eggs-20k
@2sc. Poultry-Turkevs, lac; chick.
ems. 1870; springs. 1910
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
NlCARAGUAN REBELS LOSE
Defeated in Sharp Engagement With
Government Troops.

Managua. Nicaragua. Nov. 5.-Gov-
eminent troops defeated the revou-
t'onists in sharp engagement, many
of General Estrada's followers being
killed. wounded or captured The gov
eminent lest fifteen men. including
General Castillo Chammoro.
President Zelayas forces attacked
the rebel general Fornos Diaz. at
Faso Las Lajas. capturing that poin!
which had been defended by 400 men
The rebels fled in the direction of
Rama and were pursued
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Cattle-Beeves,
S4OO@9.20: Texas steers, $3.95@4. 80:
Western steers. S425@7.50; stockers
and feeders, So 0o@5.15: cows and
heifers. s210M5.S0: calves, $6.25@
$50. Hogs-Light. s7.45@795: mixed.
s;.45@)S 70: heavy. S7.5GmS.l21l.;
rough, 81 5O@7.7o; good to choice
heavy. s77OmS.12A. pigs. $5.75@750
Sheep Native, s$2.60049O; yearlings,
{47vm6.o5; lambs s4.5O0750.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
COMMONS AND LORDS CLASH
Lower House Rejects Peers Amend.
n1ents to Irish Land Bill,

Lower House Rejects Peers Amend.
ynents to irish Land Bill.
London, Nov. 5.-By a vote of 210
to 81 the house of commons refused
to agree to the house of lords amend.
ments to the Irish land bill. On NOV
ing the refusal of agreement Augustin
Birrell, chief secretary for ireland, in
q ccnciliatory speech, repudiated all
desire to quarrel with the house of
lords on the subject of Irish land and
declared he was anxious to come to
terms, If possible. as the failure Of
the bill would create deplorable
situation in Ireland.
Efforts will be made to arrange q
compromise between the two houses
Of parliament
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
Notorious Dssoe RADIO CAPTURED.

Galveston, Tex Nov. 5--Inez Ruiz,
the notorious desperate and fer many
yCars {, terror of tho Texas. Mexican
border, ha, been captured in Frio
county. Six years ago he escaped
from Mexico, where he was awaiting
execution. r liz is charged with hav.
Ing killed at least forty men.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. Nov. S.-Wheat-To arrive
and Oh track-No. hard. sl02h; No.
l Northern, s102; No. 2 Northern
$1.00; Nov, sl.00M; Dec, e9c; May
SLOPE. Flax-To arrive and On
track, si.71A: Nov, $40, Dec, ST..
&; May. S1.6Sss.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
MRS. RSToR SECURES DIVORCE
Proceedings in Court Occupy Less
Than q Minute.

New York, Nov. S.--Mrs. John ia.
cob lh.SIor was granted an interlocu-
tory decree e divorce by Justice
Mills. All papers in the case were
sealed and the proceedings we're care.
fully guarded.
TIL: Proceedings consumed less than
one min::tta il open court and it was
plain nothing had been left undone
to prevent ANY Of the details of the
divorce action becoming known.
Neither Mr.. uor Mrs Ast0r were in
court when the decree was granted.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
KEYNOTE OF HIS MESSAGE
Taft Will Declare for the Roosevelt
Policies.

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 8-The keynote
of President Taft's message to the
coming session Of congress will be
this statement:
"This administration was elected on
q platform that we proposed to carry
ont this policies Of Theodore Roose
welt and we propose to keep that
prolntse:'
The president reserves to himself
the right tC decide what these policies
are. He has said in public addresses
that IL, more than any other mar.
perhaps, has been in a position to
KNOW Just what Roosevelt did ov did
not believe
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
St. Paul Live Stock.

St.. Paul. Nov. S.-Cattle-Gocd to
choice steers. $6.75@7.50; fair to good
$5.O0@6.15; good to choice cows and
teifers, s4.25@525; veals, $550@7 o.
Hogs-s7.6o@7S0. Sheep-Wethers.
$4.25@4E0; yearlings. s5.00@5.5o;
spring lambs, S600@700
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
MENTAL HEALERS ARE JAILED
Treated Child Dies Of Pneumonia In
Agonies.

AgonieS.
Winnipeg, Man.. Nov. 6.-Charles
Williams, a leader of the Christian
Scientists, Virden, Man., was sen.
fenced to two years In prison.
A child suffering from pneumonia
was treated by Williams and his as.
sociates. No medical ,aan was called,
the Child dying after a few days of
intense suffering.
In answering questions witnesses in
attendance for the accused stated the
treatment given the child was prayer.
bnt they would not explain treatment
exactly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
START F0R CANADIAN NAVY
Dominion to Secure Two Cruisers for
Training Ships

Ottawa, Ont. Nov. S-Canada is
completing arrangements with the
British adMiraii? fcl the loan OF two
cruisers. Ta;s will be the Grst step
toward the formation OF the proposed
Canadian navy The primary purpose
is to serve as training ships One Of
the cruisers vii! We stationed on the
Atlantic and the other on the Pacific
coast. They will also protect hsh
cries.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis. Nov. 8.-Wheat-Dec.
800; May, s1.02@s. On track-No l
hard, S1l2M1O2A No. l Northern
$1.o2Ml.02H. No. Northern. s1.0o
@l.OOA
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-12
RESULTS ON THE GRIOlRoN

Yale q, Brown 0.
Drake II, Iowa IA.
Illinois 6, Indiana s.
Harvard IS. Cornell 0.
Princeton &, Dartmouth 6.
Anes Is, Cornell Olowa) 6.
Notre Dame II. Michigan 8.
Chicago "a. Northwestern ..
Lafayette 8, Pennsylvania 9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
MEN HIGHER UP.
jerome Smells Conspiracy in the
Persch Case

New York, Aug 17.-In opposing a
plea for a reduction of the $4,000
bond under which Donald L. Persch, a
note broker, is being held on grand
larceny Indictment, District Attorney
Jerome today declared his belief that
the wrongful sale of Heinze mining
stocks collateral in which Persch is
alleged to have figured. was but one of
the ramifications of a conspiracy in
which men in high finance had COM
bined to crush rival
Persch was arraigned to plead to the
Indictment which charges him with
having procured from the Windsor
Trust company and sold about $780,
600 worth of mining stock which NJ.
M. Joyce, a broker, who frequently
acts for F. Augustus Heinze, had de-
posted as collateral for a loan ne
gotiated through the trust company
In arguing for a reduction of bail
John F. Mcintyre, .Persch's attorney,
declared that Persch had been "cats
paw in the hands of wiser and more
experienced men"
Persch's attorney was unable to get
the court to consent to the reduction
of bail. Mr.. Jerome said that if be-
fore Monday PerSch should decide to
tell the district attorneys office the
entire facts concerning the transaction
in which it was claimed he was IAN
instrument in the hands of dishonest
people," the district ottorney's office
would be glad to consider the reduc-
ton of bail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
LOEB IS ANNOYED.
He Threatens to Sue the Editor of
Labor Paper.

washington, Aug. 17.--Court pro-
ceedings by William Loeb, Jr., collec-
tor of the port of New York, are said
to hang over the head of local labor
leader Mr.. Loeb has written to
Samuel DeNedry, the editor of local
trades union paper protesting .vigor-
ously against a recent article in the
paper stating that Mr.. Loeb contem-
plates appointing Charles A. Stillings,
former public printer to position of
trust in the New York customs service
and which concluded with the question
sfWho was at the head of the audit
system?''
It is understood Mr.. Loeb took Of
fense at what he believes to be a veiled
insinuation that he was interested in
the audit system which was inaugu-
rated at the government printing office
by Mr.. Stillings and which ultimately
was responsible primarily for the res
ignation of Mr.. Stillings as public
printer Mr.. Loeb intimates that it is
his intention to carry the matter into
the courts
Mr.. DeNedry says he was absent
from the city when the article ap-
peared in his paper and does not know
how It got into print.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
IT'S AN OLD THEORY.
Evolution Was a Puzzle to the
Earliest Human Beings.

Chautauqua, N. Y, Aug. 17.-That the
theory of evolution is as old as human
thought itself and that Darwin was
only one of many who have attempted
an explanation of 1T, was the statement
of Prof. J. NJ. Coulter of the University
of Chicago in the first of a series OF
lectures.
1.-THE scientific world has gotten be-
yond Darwin today said Prof. Coulter,
land is engaged in experimental we rk
which is showing weak spots in all the
theories. We care nothing for these
theories. Every one of them may so
and evolution will still remain. On ac-
count of the keen attacks of biologists,
and they are the only ones for whose
attacks we care, all of them have been
found weak in spots, but the simple
fact that we can't explain thing does
not DESTROY it."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
.greement Reached Between
Hatters and Employees.
Twenty-Five Thousand Men Will
Return to Work.
OUT SEVEN MONTHS.
Agreement Brought About by
Gov. Fort of New Jersey.
Both Sides Made Concessions
and Label Is Restored.

New York, Aug. 17.-An agreement
for the settlement of the strike whlcn
has kept between $4,000 and $4,000 union
rat makers out of employment for sew
en- months has been reached between
the executive council of the United
Eatters of North America. and repre-
sentatives of the Hat Manufacturers
association. The agreement, which was
brought about through the intercession
OF Governor Fort of New Jersey, has
been ratified by both sides and now
only the formal signing of the articles
is awaited by the union before resum-
ing work.
Both sides made concessions. the
union label which was a point of ser
ious contention, will be restored in all
factories under the agreement. Non
union Workmen who have been filling
strikers places will be discharged and
the union employees who went on
strike will be re-employed at the old
scale. An agreement will be signed
effective for three years, whereby dis
putes will be submitted to arbitration
Union employees who refused TO JOIN
the strike in January, will be allowed
to rejoin the union and only union
men will be employed during the life
of the three year agreement Gov
ernor Fort will be the third party IN
the arbitration board, which will settle
any disputes that may arise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
BROWNS IN RAPIDS.
Swimmer at Niagara Falls Swept
Away by the Current.

Niagara Falls. Aug. 17.-Eighteen-
year-old August Sporer of this city
has been drowned in the whirlpool
rapids.
With three companions, Sporer
went for a swim in the river at the
former Maid of the Mist landing. He
struck out at once for the middle of
the stream and then turned toward
the bridge. His companions called to
him to turn back, for the current is
very swift at that point, but he kept
on down stream and was caught in
the great sweep, the first break from
the smoother waters to the rapids.
The boy struggled for a time
against the current, but to no avail
Then. realizing that he was beyond
human help and was to be carried
through the rapids which took the
life of Captain Webb, and which have
Sresisted every unaided human effort
at passage he deliberately turned
down stream and began a grim fight
for life.
Not in all the history of the river
has such a brave effort been wit
messed. Although but a fraiI boy. he
went into the rapids swimming
strongly and held his own until he
struck the giant wave which curIs up
opposite the old battery elevator.
Then he went under and for a second
was lost to sight of the score of per-
sons who stood on the lower arch
bridge.
Again and again he disappeared,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
TWO BANKS REPLY.
Seneca Institutions File Answers in
Supreme Court

The Seneca and Kelley state banks,
both located in Nemaha county,
have filed answers in the supreme
court to the suit instituted by Attor-
ney General Jackson against the
state banks declining to come under
the guaranty law and against Bank
Commissioner Dolley and Treasurer
Tulley for neglect of duty under the
law. In their answers which are
Identical, these banks allege that the
attorney general and state bank COM.
missioner are proceeding under an
agreement in orde-- to test the law by
and among its friends. They declare
that they have not refused to come
under the law ard they take excep
tionS to the attorney generals
charges against the state bank COM
missioner and st. se treasurer as un-
founded.
In other words, 'sthese banks seek
to show, in their answer to the attor-
ney generals suit to test the guaranty
law as applied in this state, that the
banks really opposing the law should
be allowed to test it If they desire,
and that the suit filed by Mr.. jackson
against the treasurer and bank COM
missioner is far from the point at IS
sue, not a statement Of the real facts
and its issue will not be a fair test
of the points of law over which has
arisen the present controversy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
Young Woman Jumped From a
Raft Into the Lake
And Her Foot Touched a Hu-
man Body at the EOttOm.
SHE YELLEDFOR HELP
Rescuers Brought Him to the
Surface Alive.
He Was Unable to Tell How He
Got There.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-When Miss Ruth
Rodgers leaped feet foremost from a
raft in the lake at Manhattan Beach
she touched with one of her feet the
body of man lying on the bed of the
lake.
Her cries for help when she arose to
the surface brought former Congress-
man Charles S. Wharton, DIR. w. II.
Fake and DR.. H. B. Clapp, who were
swimming near.
Mr.. Wharton dived and satisfied HIM
self that what Miss Rodgers had touch
ed really was the body of a man, and
after repeated efforts the rescuers were
successful in bringing it to the surface.
They were astonished to find that
breath still remained, although the
victim was unconscious. When he had
been resuscitated after an hours work
he said he was John Tushocki. He is
% years old.
He was unable to say how he carie
into his plight, but it is believed by
those who were at the beach that in
diving from a post he struck a great
rope. stretched as a life line, and was
rendered unconscious.