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The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
MANN WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN.
Speaks at Petersburg Thursday and
VIII Outline Prohibition Views.

Speaks at Petersburg Thursday and
VIII Outline Prohibition Views.
Special 70 TIE Washington Herald.
Richmond. Va. March 1f.-Judge VII
liam Hodges Mann. the Nottoway csndi-
date for governor. who Is indorsed BY the
Anu-Saloon League leaders and the
Democratic State organization, viii open
his campaign in Petersburg Thursday
night OF next week. and az that time de-
fine his views on prospective prohibition
legislation which may come from the
Virgi-ia legislature next year.
This announcement is made at Judge
ManDS headquarters IN this CITY The
statrL-snt is also made that Judge Mann
has prepared his answer 70 the question
asking his attitude on prohibition legis-
lation. but docs not wish 70 announce Il
until he formally opens his campaign,
which he VIII do at Petersburg.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
Panic scrin Redeemed-

Lynchburg. Va. March n.-of the
$4,000 Of scrip issued here during the
1907 panic. all of # but $50 has been re-
deemed The Clearing house Association
has sold in the vault OF the Peoples Ma
tional Bank 10 meet this when presented,
but It Is believed that most Of this is
owned by souvenir hunters. The scrip
was in circulation about five months.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
woman Dies from Burns.

SPECIAL 70 The washias;ou Herald
Cumberland. Nd. March 11.-Mrs. Wal
ter Zinn. VINO was burned when her dress
caught Ere from an open fireplace IN
Morgantovn. died last night The body
viii be taken 70 Preston Hsar Oakland.
Nd. for burial
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12

Bronxvlne. n Y. March I1-Georse
Albert Burt. who wired President Cleve-
land from Panama fn 1sS5. Unless you
guarantees sufficient protection shall
withdraw every American citizen and
proceed 70 the United States on char
tered vessel" IS dead 81 his home IN
Brouxville. after q two weeks Illness
from heart disease
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
In.nnn NInn Escnnen.

Bare headed and wearing pair OF thin
slippers. ]. NJ Atwood, thirty
years old. escaped from the Government
Hospital for the Insane last night and
was arrested as he crossed the Anacostia
Bridge on the way to Washington. At
wood told the police he wanted TO work
and left the hospital to obtain a position
In the city
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
KID SULLIVAN LOSES.
frankie Madden OutpOints Wash
inEtOn Boxer I'm Ten Rounds.

New York. March lL-By jabbing kid"
Sullivan. OF Washington. and Using
good left for the body. Frankie Madden,
OF this city. succeeded in besting his man
in lively ten-round contest al the Whirl-
wind Athletic Club tonight
For eight rounds Madden held the up
per hand. and had no trouble IN convinc-
ing the members present OF his superior
ity. Toward the finish, however. Sullivan
put up a bold bid FOR the honOrs. and
rushed the local man all over the ring.
He swung hard with both hands, and was
successful in reaching bis rivals body.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
FUND FOR PHTHIsIs PATIENTS.
Texas I,egI.Iature Passes Bill for the
INDECENT Sick.

Austin, Tex. March 1.-THE legislature
to-day passed the bill appropriating $780,
900 for the establishment OF state 'sana-
torium for indlgent tuberculosis patients.
The location Of the institute is left to a
commission to be appointed by the gov
ernOr. An effort viii be made 10 acquire
Fort Clark, a military post IN Western
Texas. which is soon to be abandoned by
the government.
bill was also passed by the house ap-
propriating $4,000 for the establishment
Of ward for the tuberculosis insane at
the asylum at San Antonio. The people
Of san Antonio to-day fled strong pro-
tests against the city being made the
location Of the tuberculosis institution.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12

Maj. Richard sylvester. superintendent
OF police, is IN Buffalo, n Y, arranging
for the next annual meeting OF the In
terna.ional Association OF Police Chiefs,
or which ne IS president Maj. sylvester
left Washington on Wednesday night
He viii probably be az his desk again
in a day or two.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
COL. RANSDELL IN HOSPITAL

Lnder Medical Irenfment N JohnH
HOpkIns-COndifioH Not Serious
spe5al 70 The washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. March u--CoL Danisi
II. Ransdeli. Sergsant-at-arms of the
United States Senate FOR many years.
arrived IN this city to-day from Wash
ington and went 70 the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, where he became the patient
OF Dr. LeWellyn Barker, OF that In
stitution.
Col Ransdeli Is suffering from a slight
illness His condition il not serious he
has a stomach disorder He WI not
be operated or, Il being a medical case.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
WHITE HOUSE LIQUOR OPPOSED.
Ohio women Join Move TO Influence
Mrs. Taft.

Toledo, March II. - Resolutions we're
PASSED by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, in session at Lima, Ohio.
to-day. requesting Mrs. Taft TO observe
the principles OF their union and TO bar
liquors from the White
House Mrs. Taft was forwarded a copy
OF the resolutions. Similar organizations
In other States. It is understood. are
likely to follow the Ohio women's ex-
annie
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
PLANS MOVE ON COSTA RIGA.

President of Nicaragua Prepares TO
Make Invasion.
Port Limon, Costa Rica, state that Presi-
dent zelaya, Of Nicaragua, is preparing
to invade Costa Rica via Guanacaste.
San Juan del Sur. Nicaragua. is being
fortified, and vast quantities OF arms have
been carried thither from Managua
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
TEXANS HUNT FOR NEGRO.
BIoodhounds Sent on Trail of wOns-
ans AssaiIant.

ans AssaiIant.
Dallas, Tex. March 1L-Another excit-
ing man hunt is in progress, the chase
being after a negro who attacked white
woman near Rowlett schoOlhouse, IN
Collin County. about forty miles north
west OF Dallas
Miss Minnie Turner. nineteen years old.
a schoolteacher, was to-day found un-
conscious near her school When she re-
gained consciousness she said negro
had attacked her and Knocked her down.
r1er watch was missing
Ohicers left for the scene with blood
hounds. Hundreds OF citizens are assist
ing in the search The negro VIII be
violently handled If caught.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
stoIvpin,. Condition Grave,

St. Petersburg. March n.-Prime Mn
lister Stolypin is seriously III with infiu-
cnza and partial Inflammation Of the
right lung. His condition Is causing
anxiety.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
TUNNEL IS COMPLETED.
Trains VIII Run Under the Worth
River To-day.

New York March 1.-THE last blast
was fred in the McAdoo tunnels under
the North River this afternoon, and the
lower tubes between New York and Jer-
sey City are now open all the way
through The one opened to-day is the
Fulton street tunnel.
Trains viii be running through the COM
pleted tube to-day. and into the Hudson
terminal building on July !.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald.
I.ynchburg. Va. March u--Ars. Mamie
Holt, wife q ". 4. Eoit. aesd ssvsnty
years, died eaTly to-day az hET baEa
naaE TITS c3r.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
NEW RAILROAD FOR CHILE.
New Yorker VIII Build Liue 1,2Oo
Miles Long.

London. March u--Judge F. P. Coyne.
OF New York, will sail next week for
Valparaiso. having completed arrange
ments for the construction Of a railroad
100 miles long from africa TO La Ligua.
near Santiago. Contracts have been
signed. under which several leading fn4n-
cial houses IN London and Berlin have
subscribed s40.0oeOc0 for the building OF
the line. Judge Coyne's concession was
obtained from the Chilean government.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
KILLS F1ANCEE; THEN SELF.

New York.
New York, March u--Susan BavaHca-
who lived with her uncle and aunt at
SO East nth street. dressed for q party
tonight, and then her lover. Samuel KrO-
bach, came and shot her dead
He put q bullet in his own brain inne-
diately after ana died across the girls
body. There were Quarrels between
Susan and her lover constantly
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
CANS BOXES WHITE
BaltimOrean Looks Fit and
Expects to Win.
MCFARLAND VS.. LEACH CROSS

8tttIe Scheduled for Fairmont Ath-
setic Club in New York on March
85-Tim SuIIivan's Race Track at
Jacksonville Opens for Twenty
DayS-BettinE Ring to Be "ODen."
The Washington herald., 1909-03-12
WRIGHT AWAITS KING.

HAkts eHUFt AI8HNF TT DttIA"e TOT
Royal Visitor.
Pau, March u.-Wilbur Wright made a
three-minute flight in his aerOplane to-
day, testing the repairs made 20 the ma
chine after the recent accident that befell
It in the course OF preparation for the
expected visit OF King Edward tomorrow.
Wright to-day dispensed with the start
ing post and weight. two men keeping
the aeroplaIe on the rail and running
alongside Of Il until Il started OF It's
flight
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
FIND GUNS NEAR MURDER.
Net Draws Nearer to Christie Day by
Day.

Aberdeen. - Through revelations
charged to have been made by Emil
Victor to a prisoner in the Brown
county Jail, the sheriff's Office has sue.
ceeded in securing possession Of the
41-calibre revolver with which Mrs.
Christie, her daughter Mildred, and
Michael Ronayne, were shot on the
morning of July 3, and also the 49,
calibre revolver owned by J. w. Chris.
tie. The guns were found cached In
the ground about mile from Mel
lette, S. D., and a short distance from
the road. They were wrapped in a
handkerchief to protect them from
dampness.
Victor's Chicago brother has writ.
ten a letter, stating that he Is just re.
covering from a long attack of sick,
ness, and that he will come to his
brothers assistance as soon as he is
strong enough to do so.
A letter from the pastor Of Victor's
parents, a Lutheran minister, states
that the father will leave for Aber.
deem as soon as the mother. who is
Frustrated by the news from her boy
is strong enough for him to leave her
The minister says Victor was his pu,
pill when a boy, and he was good
boy then"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
In the Scandinavian North
Gleanin8s Of Important News Of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
By MARTIN w. ODlAND.

The city of Stockholm has recently
completed the sale of bonds in the
sum of sS,3O0,000. The money Is
mostly for public improvements made
during the present year.
A census Of the churches of Sweden
taken a couple of months ago, show
the total number of ministers In Swe-
den to be 2,767. This Is falling OF
of about 100 from the figures of 1900.
The settlement of Swedish fisher
men in the Shetland Islands is soon
to be provided with small church.
Subscriptions have been taken in
Sweden to help in the erection of the
building.
A large glass factory is to be erect.
ed at Hernosand by a company headed
by G. Grundell. The factory will have
two smelters and will turn out about
100000 square feet of window glass
annually at the start.
King Gustaf is soon to entertain
the Grand Duke Of Baden at the Roy.
al Palace in Stockholm. In the fall
Archduchess Elizabeth Fedorovna, of
st. Petersburg, will be one of the
distinguished visitors at the Swedish
court.
Since the dissolution of the union
with Norway, the Swedish population
Of Christiania has fallen from 1000
to about 800. A reading club has re-
Gently been organized to help keep
IN the acuuaintanca with tho litoro
ture Of the mother country.
Swedish spelling is to be reformed
again. In 1906 the spelling was so
thoroughly reformed that old timers
found little to recognize in many of
the words. The Academy by vote
OF to s has decided to reform the
reforms and long-suffering public is
wondering where spelling reform will
end.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
AN UNUSUAL
SITUATION
EXISTS AT WHITE LAKE WITH
REFERENCE TO THE SALOON
LICENSE QUESTION.
DEADLOCK BtTWftN BOARDS
OF City and County, the Town Is Dry,
Notwithstanding the Fact That II
Voted Wet at Recent
Election.

White Lake.-A peculiar and un-
usual situation exists here with ref
erence to the saloon license question.
Because of a deadlock between the
county commissioners and the town
board Of White Lake, the town not
withstanding that it declared for
license at the spring election, has
been dry" since July 1, and will con-
tinue so for some days to come.
The deadlock is the outgrowth of
the presence in White Lake Of two
bitter factions, with the question as
to who shall have the privilege Of pre-
siding at the wet goods emporiums
as the bone of contention. There are
three applicants for licenses to con-
duct saloons, in the persons of George
Keppert, Matt. Anton, and Edward
Wuf. At meeting of the town coun-
Gil Of White Lake, held some days
before July l, the applications Of the
two first named persons were acted
upon favorably, but the Wulf petition
was turned down.
After a great deal of deliberation
the county commissioners approved
the bond Of Mr.. Wuf, but became
deadlocked upon the other two appli-
cations and adjourned without taking
action upon them. In the effort to
untangle the matter the county COM
missioners a few days ago held a
special meeting, at which the applica-
ton Of Geppert was approved, but
Anton's application was not acted
upon and he again was left out in
the cold. This places Geppert and
Wulf In line to secure licenses, but
before they can do SO it will be neces-
sary for them to secure new petitions,
containing the necessary number of
signatures, and readvertise before
they can again go before the city
council and ask for licenses. There
is great deal Of red tape about this
proceeding, aud about thirty days will
expire before it will be possible for
them to secure licenses and open up
for business, even should the city
council finally decide to issue licenses
to both Of them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29

went to Philadelphia to Zeisse' Hotel,
where Miss YOrke was staying. Find
ing the number of her room he found
his way into it. Miss Yorke and an
other woman member of the company
were together there. A furious quar-
rel ensued. For all of Gentry's &C
cusatiOns, Miss Yorke had a quick
reply and at the end it was Gentry
who weakened and asked her to kiss
him.
She refused and the act was her
death warrant. Gentry drew a pistol,
fired at her point blank and death
came to her so quickly that she was
never able to make any paragraph
The escape of Gentry was dramatic
to the extreme. Down the fire-escape
he dashed TO the point where it stop
ped at the second floor, twenty feet
above the brick pavement Without
hesitating he leaped, breaking his leg
and sustaining a slight conclusion of
the brain. In some manner he made
his way to Paramount Park and es-
capped capture for several days, but
finally the paia of his wounds and the
need of food forced him back to the
city again and they found him in a
stupor on the steps of a store.
The trial which followed was a
memorable duel between Charles w.
Brooke and George S. Graham. This
was Brookes last great criminal trial
as he died not long after.
Gentry was convicted in the first
degree and sentenced to be hanged
Then came the first rally to his aid
of the powerful friends who fought
increasingly to save him from the gal
lows, and this accomplished to win
him his eventual freedom.
Gentry was a Mason, he was popu-
lar in his profession and the pathos
of his hopeless passion for Miss Yorke
won him the sympathy of many prom
inent persons.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
DEN MARK.

1t Is announced that the creditors
Of Alberti will realize one per cent
Of their dues. The total indebtedness
Of the celebrated defaulter is 2O,00O.'
900 crowns; his assets only 100000
crowns.
The we'll known pleasure yacht
"Virma," which has been used by
many of the princes Of Denmark, has
been sold to Russian company,
which will use it for transporting pas.
sengers to America.
A monument to the memory Of Pro,
lessor Disregard, Of Aalberg, head
of the Teachers Association Of Den
mark, was recently unveiled. The
deceased rendered notable service in
the development of the public schools
of Denmark.
A report from Copenhagen indicates
that there may be trouble on account
of the impending visit to the Danish
capital of the car of Russia. The
revolutionary socialists are up in arms
and are appealing to the people to
show their contempt for the car by
keeping off the streets and by dress
ing in mourning.
A dispatch from Christiania says
that the third Scandinavian Hunts
mems Congress met at Copenhagen
July 4. The convention opened with
a banquet at the Radius, at which
toasts and speeches of welcome were
made. Monday morning the delegates
gathered in Tivolis concert hall tc
listen to a lecture on Features OF
Hunting History in Denmark" by
Prof. Sophus Banditz. The first de
bate was led by Bothen. 1t concerned
swimming game" The next debates
were led by Alexander Nansen ant
Ferd, Won Wright. In the afternoon
the delegates were treated to an ex
cursion to Helsingor, where lunch
was served Wednesday the delegates
visited various guards to inspect Dan
sh housekeeping. Thursday the!
again assembled in Tivoli's concer
hall where Bothen gave an address
In the evening a farewell reception
was given the visitors.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29

me of the most notable organized eff
orts in the history of American juris-
prudence.
In fact the entire Gentry case with
IL it's dramatic features will always
.urvive as a classic in murder cases.
rhe romance of Gentry and Madge
Iorke began in the artificial current
# Broadways fiashy life.
He was young actor of promise
Who had made quite a success by his
interpretations of rural characters.
Iadge Yorke was coincidence,
beautiful, arch and much admired.
Had the affections of the two been
,qual the tragedy in which they were
destined to figure would never have
;one to it's pitiful finish.
But as often happens the affection
vas unequally divided. Gentry's
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29

Three times the date was set for
his hanging but in every case stays
of execution were obtained and finally
Gentry had his sentence committed to
life Imprisonment.
For the first part Of his stay In
prison Gentry lived like a man dazed.
He took no interest in anything and
the feebleness of his health was only
matched by the weakness Of his men,
tai condition. Then some kindly war.
den conceived a good idea of putting
him in charge Of the flower beds of
the Eastern Penitentiary. This work
kept him in the open from 10 o'clock
in the morning till in the afternoon.
This contact with nature gradually
restored the shattered mind and weak
ened body.
Then Gentry began to read. He
had access to more than ten thousand
books in the prison library and these
developed his thoughts far beyond the
confines of his cell.
Lifted out of his idleless and de.
spair he began writing for the stage,
Actors who were endeavoring to OBJ
tain his freedom welcomed the chance
to give him work
Many of the wittiest sayings that
made the Great White Way" one Of
the biggest successes of the year were
the work Of Jim Gentry. Some of
his best work was done for Nat Wills
whose impersonatiop of a tramp is
famous from coast to coast. Hap"
Ward is another actor who drew upon
the brain of the life prisoner for some
of his most successful sayings.
Geo. NJ. Cohen, one of the most
prolific playwrights and song writer's
that once commissioned Gentry to
turn out portions of plays.
1t is a marvel how Gentry was able
to furnish this up-to-date material, for
during his stay in prison he had vir.
tually passed out Of the current of
life. He had never seen an automo,
bile, was a stranger to the marvels of
the moving pictures, and had yet to
hear the strains from a talking ma
chine.
Yet he was able to amuse thousands
of people in daily touch with every.
thing that is modern. During all this
time the fight to free Gentry had been
going on with notable pertinacity and
Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger, Nixon
and Zimmerman, the Schuberts, Bel
assoc and other prominent persons
Electrically, were liberal contributors
to a fund and Attorney VIM. Stake
never ceased his efforts.
When the Board Of Pardons was
persuaded to act favOrably Governor
Stuart of Pennsylvania was only too
glad to affiX his signature to the order
for Gentry's discharge.
Friends of the actor have arranged
to send him to a farm for a few
months so that he can win back
health after which he will devote him
self to writing for the stage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
CRUSHED UNDER AUTO AND DIES.
Ira Breese, Chauffeur, Killed In an
Accident at Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls.-As the result of an
automobile turning turtle, Ira Breese
aged 35, chauffeur in the employ OF
the Gates garage in this city, was
crushed to such an extent that he
died in about an hour after the acct
dent. This is the first death in Sioux
Falls as the result of an automobile
accident.
While in the southern portion of the
residence section and going at good
speed Breese turned into the ditch to
let vehicle pass. Instantly the auto.
mobile turned turtle, pinning Breese
beneath it and crushing his chest
The machine was completely wrecked
Breese came to Sioux Falls only
about five weeks ago from Jackson,
Mich, where he leaves a widow and
one child.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29

Ehole life was centered in Madge
Ehile she welcomed the attention of
dher admirers.
For time they played in the same
Dmpany and it was generally under
TODD that they were engaged to wed
then their theatrical paths diverged.
Madge probably welcomed the new
ondition but to Gentry the loss of
ne chance to see his sweetheart con-
family was terrible deprivation and
Ne exerted all the ingenuity of man
love to find chances to get to her
One of these rendezvous, a meeting
ot consummated, was the death SEN
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
Rail Company Files Articles.

Pierre, 8. D.-Articles of in
corporation were filed here for the
Riverview & Northern Wisconsin
Railway Company, to construct line
thirty miles in length to extend from
Fairchild, Wis. to Stanley. Wis. The
officers of the company are to be at
Pierre and at Riverview, Wis, and 1t
is capitalized at 100000. The incor.
porators are: l. Shoudy and b. e.
Shoudy, Rockford, ILL.,; d. w. Shoudy
and H. e. Shoudy. Fairchild, Wis.,. and
James Sebrae, Pierre.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29

From the solitude of the prison cell
where he spent fourteen years requit-
ing the murder of Madge Yorke,
James B. Gentry, just freed, sent
comedies and songs that made the
country laugh.
With amazing ability to forget the
despair of his own fortunes the i'm
prisoned actor write skits and songs
Tor many prominent producers and is
credited with some of the biggest sue
sesses of the last five or six years.
This fact only became public since
The recent pardon of Gentry.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29

tence for the woman and fourteen
years Imprisonment for her lover.
Gentry was playing in Providence,
Miss Yorke, then a member of the
Baggage Check" company was play
ing in Philadelphia. Gentry arranged
meeting in New York City, a half
way point. All afternoon he waited
anxiously for Miss Yorke. Whether
she Willingly failed to keep the tryst
or misunderstood the arrangement is
a secret she carried to her grave.
Gentry, maddened with jealousy,
added to the stress of his mind with
heavy drinking In this condition he
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-07-29
He Had Reason to Flee

This affidavit was filed in court OF
common pleas in Dublin in 1922: And
this deponent further saith, that on
arriving at the home of the said de
PENDANT for the purpose of personally
serving him with the said writ. he. the
said deponent, knocked three several
times at the outer. commonly called
the hall door. but could not obtain
admittance: whereupon this deponent
was proceeding to knock Q fourth