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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-12
II. ]. LEDBETER'S
DISAPPEARANCE
Former Redwood Falls Citizen
Left Home Secretly
Week Ago.
Disastrous Business Venture
Ending Here Last Winter
Cause of Trouble.

The somewhat mysterious disap-
aearance of H. ]. Ledbeter. former
iy of this vicinity, from his home
four miles north of Mankato, was
the occasion for filling considerable
space in the Mankato papers and the
twin city dailies the past week. Ac-
cording to the Free Press, the cause
for the disappearance is ascribed to
the fact that Ledbeter has had
good deal to worry him lately. He
purchased the Patrick McTighe
farm, but is said to owe a good deal
upon it. He had paid $1,000 for
stock of goods that he bought at
sale, and intended to retail it off, it
is reported. He paid $4,000 for
new goods to fill out the stock, This
money he thought to get back and
complete the payments on his farm,
but when he had the stock auctioned
off in Redwood Falls last winter he
did not get enough out of the entire
stock to pay for the new goods that
he had purchased, so it is stated. 1t
is said that this financial loss weighed
upon his mind heavily and made him
Respondent.
Ledbeter left his farm Wednesday
morning. at about 6:15 o'clock and
had been gone only Is minutes be-
fore the search for him was begun.
All the ropes about the place were
found still there, so fears of suicide
by hanging were allayed Neigh
bors searched all through the coun-
try, but without avail.
Ledbeter went away without any
breakfast, and wore blue overalls
and jacket and black cap, and tan
colored cruiser boots. He is short
and stout in build, and has a dark
moustache, and had about $50 in
cash with him when he left, it is
thought. He formerly lived in
Medic. No trace has been found of
the missing man. Searching parties
of neighbors secured the country
during the week, but so far without
success.
Mondays Free Press states that
not clue as to Ledbeter's where
abouts has been found up to that
date and that Mrs. Ledbeter had
authorized a reward of fifty dollars
for information that would lead to
his location. There appears no rea-
son to doubt that the cause of his
disappearance was worrying over his
financial affairs.
: The only new development in the
case is the apparent attempt of Mr..
Ledbeter to shoot himself a week
ago Sunday. He was prevented from
carrying out his design by his hired
man, Frank Smith, who entered the
house just as Ledbeter was making
suspicious movements with a shot
gun. Smith seized the weapon and
handed it to Mrs. Ledbeter who re-
moved the cartridges from the bar
rels and hid them. From that time
on Mrs. Ledbeter watched her hus-
= band closely, and when on Wednes-
day morning he did not come to his
breakfast with his usual punctuality,
she naturally became apprehensive.
Search for him was Immediately be-
gun.
Mrs. Ledbeter stated to The Free
Press Sunday that her husband
could not have been gone more than
fifteen minutes before the hunt for
him was instituted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-12

Ideal weather conditions prevailed
during several days of the past
week. Most farmers have finished
seeding and are getting ready for
planting corn, of which there will
be large acreage this season. there
being considerable more ground dry
enough to till than there was year
ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-12
The East VS.. The West.

The lecture by K. S. Inui, the
japanese lecturer, last Monday night
was fairly well attended and hearth
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-12
OUR FOLKS AND THEIR FOLKS.

Attorney Dolliff made business
trip to Morton last Friday.
A. ]. Weldon and wife of Wabas-
so spent Sunday with their son and
wife in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. E. V. Dubois were
passengers yesterday over the M. &
St. L. for the cities.
Miss Edith McIlreavie journeyed
to Mankato last week, returning af-
ter a short stay there.
Mrs. Jos. Tyson went to Milwau-
kee last Friday, where she expected
to meet her son Edwin.
Ernest lander went home to
Springfield Saturday for a day with
his folks, returning Sunday.
Miss Ruth Lyman returned to her
home in this city last week, after
finishing her school in Grant county.
S. D.
Mrs. Andrew Birum took an east
bound train Monday for Mortified.
where she expected to visit for a
season.
Capt. Hingeley went to Minneap-
oils last Thursday, and attended the
national guard tournament for a
short time.
Dr. Brand is representing the
local Knights of Pythias at meet
ing of the grand lodge in Minneapo-
lis this week.
Banker w. w. Smith of Sleepy
Eye favored The Gazette with a
brief call last Thursday, while in
the city on business.
Ezra WEIGH, who is chef in one of
the Monto--ideo hotels. visited at the
home of his father. Frank ,aWelch,
during the past week.
Mrs. E. A. Mann was a Minneap-
oils visitor last Friday, where she
went for a short stay with her
daughter, Miss Helen Mann.
Mrs. JOS Corbett, who has been
visiting the past few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Mckay,
goes home today to Minneapolis.
Mrs. S. D. Westfall returned last
Wednesday from Minneapolis. where
she has been visiting with her son
Edmund and some Of her friends.
| Mrs. John Lauterbach went to st.
Peter Monday, intending to accom-
pany her daughter from St, Peter to
Faribault, where they will visit a
few days.
Mrs. Mills, who has been visiting
with Mrs. L. P. Larson, her daugh-
ter, in this city for several weeks,
returned to her home in Duluth last
Thursday.
Paul Callaghan came over with
Mrs. Callaghan from Wabasso for
an over-Sunday visit with their par
ents at the Callaghan horne on Min
nesota street.
Banker Garlock Of Walnut Grove
transacted business before Judge
Evans Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
lock were guests of l.. P, Larson
while here.
Attorney Howard was called to
Seaforth last Tuesday to advise with
the village dads of that corporation
in regard to making provisions for
putting in cement walks.
Vice President Asleson of the
state optometry association went to
the city yesterday to attend con-
ference for framing up program
for the annual summer meeting of
the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert trust and
daughter Pearl went east yesterday
to Norwood, where they will go over
the Milwaukee road to Cologne, Car
yer county, to attend the wedding
of a niece of Mr.. trust.
A. E. Chapman came up from
Winnebago last week, and we hear
that he is meditating arrangements
for making Redwood Falls the home
of his family this summer, if suit
able house can be secured.
Mrs. Rhodes Of Kalispell, who has
been visiting here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Force, her parents, started for
her home last Friday, and was &C
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Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
COPPER MARKET

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-Copper, lake
1875 a 12B; electrolytic 12A a 1919;
casting 1915 q 1885.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
CONGRESS AGAIN
BUCKLES To
HARD WORK
HOUSE SPENDS TIME WITH NEW
TARIFF BILL AND PAYNE
MAKES LENGTHY
SPEECH
BY Associated Press.

bN 2HNptldttA ILNSS
WASHINGTON, March %. - -Four
"ninety five" bills and four joint res
olutions were introduced in the senate
today. Hepburn re-introduced his bill
providing for a new executive depart
ment known as a department of mines.
Annuities for ex-presidents, and the
widows and orphans of ex-presidents,
were provided in a bill introduced by
McCumber.
Flint introduced bill directing the
secretary of war to establish line of
steamers along the Pacific coast, in
connection with a lone on the Atlantic
coast operated with the Panama rail
road, appropriating S1O,0OO,OO0 there
for. He re-introduced a bill appropri-
ating Sl,G63, 1876 to reimburse the
Southern Pacific railroad for its expen-
diture in controlling the break in the
Colorado river Ievee in 1906.
The tariff bill held full sway in the
house today The measure was prompt
ly put before the body Immediately on
converting.
Payne spoke for four hour hours and
ten minutes in explanation of the bill,
and becoming somewhat fatigued, sus-
pended until tomorrow.
He was subjected to a cross-ire of
questions.
Payne. speaking of the maximum
and minimum features of the bill, pre-
dicted that France, Germany and 9th
er European countries would hasten to
equalize duties on American products,
so they would derive the benefit of the
minimum rates offered.
The organization of the senate com
mittoes was the chief business of that
body today.
Many bills were introduced and re
ferred to committees, Notwithstanding
it was understood the present extra
session no general legislation beyond
the passage of the tariff and cansus
measures will be undertaken.
Perkins re-introduced joint reso-
luton to allow the city and county of
San Francisco to exchange lands for
reservoir sites in the Lake Eleanor and
Hetch Hetchey valleys. and Yosemite
National Park.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
SENDS WITNESS
POST HASTE
To JAIL
DURAND REFUSES TO ANSWER TO
QUIZZING AND JUDGE
ORDERS HIM TO
JAIL
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, March 22-J Joseph
Durand, a witness before the special
grand jury investigating the charges
against Harper and other members of
his administration, this afternoon was
sent to Jail by Judge James, because
he refused to answer questions put to
him by the foreman of the jury.
By order of the judge he is to be
kept in the custody of the sheriff un-
til March %, when he will be required
to snow cause why he should not be
punished for contempt of court.
The questions Durand refused to
answer were in regard to am1Ints of
money transferred from Paris to banks
here and the banks in which they were
placed. 1t is inferred from the nature
Of the questions the jury is taking evil
dence in an attempt to connect Oswald
with the illegal bringing of women to
this country for immoral purposes.
The complaint against Durand enarg-
ing him with conspiracy to evade the
service of process of court was dis
missed and he is being held on an or
der of Judge James.
No new Indictment was brought to-
day.
f. T. Earl, whose testimony brought
the one Indictment already found, was
the only witness heard today.
1t is believed beyond doubt that Os-
wald is the man indicted.
The district attorney learned late to-
day that Oswald had returned from
Lower California to Tia Junana.
Arguments in the matter of the in
junction asked by the opponents of
the recall election to elect a successor
to Mayor stephens, temporarily occu-
pying the position, were heard today.
The arguments were concluded tonight.
The announcement Of the decision
will be made tomorrow.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
CRAFT SCANDAL
INDICTMENTS
NUMEROUS
MILLIoNAIRES, BANKERS, SALOON
KEEPERS ARE INCLUDED
IN SMOKY CITY
MIX-UP
BY Associated Press.

10y HSSDNAehbNN U.S.
PITTSBURG, March 22.-The cOun-
cilmanic graft scandal was given a
sensational turn today when Judge
Davis authorized District Attorney
William Blakeley to prepare indiet-
ments against Dallac Byers, a million
aire iron manufacturer, f. \. Griffin,
vice president of the Columbia Nation
al Bank. of Pittsburg, Henry Bolger,
a saloon keeper, Common Councilman
John Klein, Select Councilman Charles
Stewart, and DR.. W. H. Weber.
the grand jury is again in session,
and further developments are expect
ed.
Byers, Klein and Weber are charged
with conspiracy to bride. Stewart is
charged with soliciting $500 from for
mer casRier 4. A. Vitsack, and former
Cashier W. W. Ramsey, former presi-
dent of the German National Bank, in
the early stage of the investigation.
Griffin is charged with having au-
thorized the payment of $22,5OO and
$500 to the clerk of the bank, VINO
was to ay the same to a person when
he called Griffin recently before the
jury, according TO that body's report,
made contradictory answers, and a
charge Of perjury was recommended.
The court so ordered. Bolger is
charged with aiding and abetting
Klein in the solicitation of a bride.
Byers left for Europe previous to
the investigation.
Klein was jailed, and sent there Sat
urday because of his refusal to testify.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
WILLIE WHITLA
IS RETURNED
To FATHER
KIDNAPERs PUT YoUNGsTER ON
STREET CAR ON OUTSKIRTS
OF CLEVELAND AT
NIGHT

by Associated BTeSS.
CLEVELAND, March -. Little
Willie Whitla, who has caused the po-
lice of the entire country endless wor-
~ since he was kidnapped from school
at Sharon, Pennsylvania, Saturday
last, was returned to his father at the
Hollenden hotel here at $50 O'Clock
this evening.
In compliance with an agreement en-
tered into with the boys father, with
an agent of the kidnapers here today,
the boy was placed on a street car on
tine outskirts of the city, and started
to the hotel, shortly after O'Clock.
Two boys recognized the youngster
on the ear, and taking him in charge,
conducted him to his father, who was
waiting according to a prearranged
plan which he mad followed at the di-
rection.- of the kidnapers.
The boy is in perfect health. He
SAYS he was well treated since cap
tured but had been constantly indoors.
The father refused to state whether
he paid the ransom. He said he re-
ceived a letter from the kidnapers at
his home at Sharon, saying if.he called
at a confectionery store at the east
end of Cleveland he would be told how
to secure his boy unframed and "well
fed"
He went to the store alone carrying
$4,000. expecting the demand to be
made on him there. He was met, how
ever. who told him the terms of the
kidnapers. He refuses to state wheth-
er he paid the ransom.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
HARTMAN LETS
LOOSE LITTLE
PUBLICITY
TELLS LOS ANGELES THAT WHEN
GOVERNMENT PAYS HIM
UNION STATION IS
COMING

BY Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, March pa re-
ception was given to Hartman tonight
at the Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles.
The affair was quite informal, and
no speeehmaking was INDUCED in.
Hartman left after the reception
for Santa Barbara.
He refused to be interviewed regard
ing his alleged connection with the
new railroad project from San Diego
to Yuma, to connect with the main
line of the Southern Pacific at the
latter point.
He refused TO talk about the state
ment from Santa Barbara tonight TO
the effect that he will reside there in
the future for a greater part of each
year.
He said when the government pays
him for the work he did in checking
the overflow of the Colorado River ne
will put the money into new union
depot in Los Angeles.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
GOvERNORCURRY
RESIGNS BY
TELEGRAPH

BY Associated Tress.
SANTA FE. y. NJ, March 22.-GOv-
ernor Curry this morning telegraphed
to Taft his resignation as governor of
New Mexico.
He stated that although he had con
templated this action for several
months the immediate cause was that
he requested leave of absence to 60 to
Washington talk with Taft and the
secretary of interior on matters Of
great Importance to New Mexico not
appertaining to statehood. Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger, however, an
swered he should take up the business
by letter.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
ARIZONA WEATHER

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Showers
Tuesday, colder in south. Wednesday
col and fair.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
SEE NO VIRTUE
IN PAYNE'S
MEASURE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-That
the Payne tariff bill will increase the
cost of living, is crude, indefinite, sec
tional, and prohibitive, is an open ehal-
lenge for trade war with every otner
nation. are some of the. criticisms of
the measure made by the Democrats of
the ways and means committee, in the
minority report submitted by House
Minority Leader Clark today.
The report is a severe arraignment
of the revision which the Payne bill
proposes. The countervailing duty pro-
visions for coffee, petroleum, the max
imum and minimum feature, the Cuban
reciprocity clause, and wooden, glass,
agriculture and sugar schedules are
bitterly attacked.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
SOUTH CALIFORNIA FORECAST

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Unset-
tied, probably light showers on Tues
day.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
Worst Blizzard in Years
RACES in Sierra
Madre MtS.
NO NEWS OF ANY SORT HAS
BEEN RECEIVED
SEARCHING EXPEDITIONS ARE
FIGHTING WITH STORM TO
SECURE SOME
TIDINGS

By Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, March 22.- For
more than fifty hours friends of the
six men who assembled at Tournament
Park at Pasadena Saturday afternoon
in the balloon America, - are with
out word from them, or the slightest
knowledge of the fate that has over
taken the intrepid aviatOrs.
The belief that some tragic fate has
befallen the six men forming the party
mas led to the formation of many re-
lief expeditions into various parts of
the Sierra Madre mountains, over
which a strong current blew the bal
lon when it reached an altitude of a
few thousand feet.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon two par
ties, composed of men who know the
surrounding country, left Pasadena,
and will search all night for some
trace of the missing men. One party
will 90 to Mount Lowe, and from there
attempt to pass down the snOwblOeked
trail leading into the west fork of San
Gabriel. This party is in charge of
Phil Begue. a well known hunter and
mountaineer.
The other party of six, in charge of
Kirk Reynolds, will 90 to Switzer's
Camp. on a side of Mount Wilson, and
from there will proceed in the west
fork. attempting to meet the other
party.
Forest rangers have been ordered,
through R. L. Carleton. chief of the
government forest rangers, to keep a
lookout for the missing aeronauts.
The Elks lodge of Pasadena, two
members of which are among the miss
ing party, sent out an expedition to-
night.
Captain Mueller and the five other
men in the basket have probably per
ished in the mountains in the widst Of
terrible blizzard that has been rag
ing there since Sunday morning.
The last trace of the balloon disap-
peared when it passed through the
clouds on the slope of Mt. Lowe, in
the first range above Pasadena.
The worst storm in years is raging
in the mountains. There is four feet
of snow on Mt. Wilson and more than
a foot on Mt Lowe. Trails are Oblit-
Grated. The wind blew a hurricane
yesterday and the temperature today
stood around twenty above. It is still
showing and it is impossible to see a
few feet.
With Mueller, who was an expert
eneed aeronaut, were Lans Gillian, a
mining man residing at the Hotel
Maryland, Pasadena, Richard Halstead,
President of the Halsted Company, fish
and produce market, Sydney Cray, a
pigeon fancier, Harold Parker, a pho
tographer, and F. Dodehutz, a cnauf
feur.
They had little food and no warm
clothing.
With the little ballast the balloon
carried it is not thought possible for
the party to get over the range into
the Mojave desert.
Telegraph and telephone messages to
all points brought no responses of the
fate of the men.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
SILVER MARKET

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-Silver SOS;
Mexican dollars A.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
SUSPENSE NOT RELIEVED

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Su-
preme court did not render a decision
today in the anthracite carrying rail
road cases, involving the constitution
aIitv Of the commodities clause in the
Hepburn law.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
Arizona Freight Tariff
Is By Far Highest
In The Land
RAILROAD COHORTS RALLY
AT CAPITAL
TRAFFIC MANAGER JONES OF
MARICOPA COMMERCIAL
CLUB Is STAR
WITNESS
By Staff Correspondent

PHOENIX, March 22.-lssues of ma
tional Importance in the history of
rate readjustment in the west are at
stake in the hearing of the five COM
plants of the Naricopa Commercial
Club before Examiner Frank Lyon of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
that begin in the district court room of
this city today.
the distinguished gathering was
made up of railroad men from all over
the country, besides traffic and legal
representatives of the jobbers' assoeia-
tions at Los Angeles, San Francisco
and elsewhere.
Chief among the Southern Pacific ar
ray were c. F. billiard, of Chicago, w
H. Dubro and J. CT Stubs, of Los An
geles, and H. \. Jones, of San Francis
co.
The Santa Fe railroad was represent
ed by T. J. Norton, of Chicago, W. E.
Camp, of Los Angeles. George Nichol-
son, vice president Of the system, ar
rived on his private car this morning.
J. Z. German, W. J. Black. Edward
Chambers. II. p Anewalt, W. G. Barn
well are also here.
Of local roads, F. NJ Murphy, P P.
Hastings, F. P Cruice. Paul Burks and
others of Prescott are mere.
Seth Mann. an attorney for Los An
geles iobbers, and T. H. Gregson, of
San Francisco jobbers, are president.
kilograms were sent by the railroads
for other officials tonight.
The hearing will likely continue sew
eral days and will be hard fought.
The developments of the first day
showed the defense of the carriers will
be water competition as a justification
for the discrimination of rates in favor
of California. This was admitter early
in the case.
Traffic Manager F. A. Jones of the
Commercial Club was on the stand all
today and proved the condition in Ari-
IONA was dissimilar to anywhere in the
country and that Arizona rates were
far in excess of those in Utah, Nevada,
Montana, and the valleys in California.
His statement covered the situation
thoroughly in the territory.
As he advanced in the principle of
rate making he said that railroads in
constructing rates recognized that wat
err competition is not a factor in con-
struetion the rate on many commodi-
ties and cited numerous instances. He
showed the rates to a certain terminal
in Arizona on branch lines were lower
than at a junction point.
Cross examined by the railroad at
torneys regarding water rates he stated
that in his experience he found steam
shin lines were often in collision with
railroads.
Examiner Lyon manifested great in
terest in comparative tables of rates
in different sections with Arizona rates
and asked that they be fled with the
commission.
At the opening of the proceedings he
asked that the railroads explain why
the Phoenix rate was higher than the
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
JUDGE RENDERS
bic RACING
DECISION
AS RESULT LATONIA AFFAIRS
GO BACK TO HALYCON DAYS
WHEN THE BooKIES
PLAYED

CONVICTION, Ky, Marcn 22-Judge
Harbeson today rendered a decision in
the noted case of the Latonia Jockey
Club against the Kentucky racing com
mission and held the law establishing
commission was unconstitutional.
The effect is to place the Latonia
racing back on its former basis.
The law gave the commission the
power to regulate running races. The
court held that trotting and running
races were the same from legal view
point. Therefore the law is class leg
islation and unconstitutional.
The court held in order to make
the law valid it must give the board
power over running and trotting races
alike
The commission will appeal to the
higher court.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24

coast rate plus the local rate back.
This was unanswered today.
A favorable decision in this case
will affect rates over the Rocky Noun
tain region.
California merchants viii intervene
to prevent a readjustment.
Today the Arizona commercial asso-
Citations filed an interviewer in the case
and Yuma will come in later. The
Tucson chamber of commerce has At
torney Tralles here.