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Evening star., 1909-04-19
TRIAL FOR YORK MURDERER.
Harry Keener Confesses He snot
Strancer at His Home.

YORK, Pa, April 19.-Harry keener'
the self-confessed murderer OF an un-
known man at his home In North Codorus
township last July. will be placed on trial
in the local courts this week, charged
with one of the most atrocious crimes
known to this county. Although the body
Of his victim has not yet been found,
Keener himself says that he shot down
and killed stranger who sought sneiter
at his home July 81 last
In this the prisoner Is corroDorated py
Miss Lorena Tawser, who was nvlng at
the Keener home at the time. 1t was
Miss Tawser who first divulged the story
of the. killing. 1t is alleged that after
the unknown stranger was killed the
BODY was taken to the orchard on the
Keener farm and there buried. Some
time afterward, ii is said. 1t was dis
inferred. hacked to pieces, burned in
the smokehouse and the bones scattered
about the farm Fragments of bone were
found in Keener's chicken yard and they
are in the hands of a chemist, who Will
testify at the hearing as to whether or
not they are those of a human being.
Chief of Detectives Charles S. White,
who wrung the confession from the young
farmer. discovered In his home bloody
clothin9. This is also being examined
by an expert to see whether or not 1t is
human blood.
At the preliminary hearing of the de-
fendant before Squire Keech there were
several lively tilts between the opposing
counsel, and neither side would bring
forth it's most important evidence.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
WOMEN DEMAND RETRACT|ON
MASS MEETING HELD BY Blu.
REAU EMPLOYEES.
Resolutions Adopted Denouncing
Newspaper Articles Rejecting
on Morals.

The young women of the bureau of en-
craving and printing who feel that their
good name has been impugned by GER
tain charges published in a local morning
paper and in New York Saturday are
bent upon securing complete retraction
and vindication. A mass meeting OF the
girls and plate printers was held at the
Typographical Temple yesterday after
noon and resolutions were adopted calling
for a retraction by the paper where the
original article appeared Resolutions
were also adopted thanking Director
Ralph of the bureau for the part he had
taken in defense of the woman employees
of the bureau and expressing the conf
dence of the employees that the National
Civic Federation, whose name was used
in the original story, had nothing to do
with circulating the report
One paragraph of the resolutions
thanked the Plate Printers Union for
employees from the attack that had been
made on them and for the sympathy and
assistance that the printers had rendered
in investigating the matter and fixing the
responsibility on the papers that had
made the attack.
The resolutions then extended the thanks
Of the welfare committee Of the union to
Director Ralph for his sympathy and CO.
operation.
The resolutions adopted also said that
the welfare committee of the Women s
Union. representing the women employees
of the bureau of engraving and printing,
accepted the assurance of Mrs. Spencer,
chairman of the Washington section of
the Woman's Civic Federation, that her
organization knew nothing of the story
until 1t appeared in print, and that the
federation never undertook to investigate
the morals of the women employees, nor
knew any need to do so.
In conclusion the resolutions urge the
Women's Civic Federation, both national
ly and locally, to join with the union
Of the bureau of engraving employees to
secure full retraction of the article, and
also bespeak their cooperation to dis
cover its authorship.
The committee Of workers has con-
suited with attorneys to see whether the
union, as such, may not bring an action
for libel on the ground Of the publication.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
HALF WILD MAN ROAMS WOODS.
Richard Goff Found in Starving Con-
dition Near Trowbridpe Ferry.

CUMBERLAND. Md, April 19-Rich-
ard Goff. aged f1fty-two years. was found
starving In the woods Of West Virginia
near Trowbridge Ferry. He was half a
savage when discovered and fed at the
approach of aid. He had lived for weeks
on the barks Of the elm and birch trees
and sap from the sugar tree. He had
shrunk from a big man Weighing 1872
pounds to a mere skeleton, whose trem-
bling legs were scarcely able to support
him. The story reads like THE Man
Who Was,'' but 1t is true in every detail
Early in March. Goff with two COM
panions, set Off through the woods from
Caddell, w. Va. They were lumbermen
Goff, at least, was an employe of the
Kingwood Lumber Company. Just what
happened on that terrible tramp will new
er be known. The scars on COTS face
are mute witnesses of a struggle in which
the one man went down before the two.
They robbed him, and thinking him dead,
left him in the wilderness. Goff, how
ever. was not dead. He was warmly
clad in his lumberman's clothes and so
did not freeze to death.
After several hours. he came back to
semi consciousness. He had nothing to
eat. nothing to drink. He was wounded.
bleeding. freezing. starving. But Goff did
not give up. Instinct came to his aid.
He scratched the bark of a sugar tree
and sucked the sap: he eased his hunger
on the barks of other trees: he crawled to
a ledge of rocks and found a half cave
as a home.
There he lived for days. weeks, no one,
not even Goff, knows how long. He lost
all track of time. He came to have conf
dence in his trees and his cave and to
dread the sound of any moving thing.
At every noise he thought his assailanls
were returning to kill him. So when help
was at hand he tried to flee, stumbling
over the rocky path to his clay home
Kindness is bringing back his manhood,
but he can tell little OF his companions.
They came from Pennsylvania; that is all
he knows. Little by little he. is again
growing familiar with the face of man.
sloughing his newly acquired wild man
habits. But he still begs for a few drops
of sugar sap and Graves pieces of bark to
chew
Evening star., 1909-04-19
Cattle Killed by Lightning.

During violent electrical storm in st.
Mary county. Nd. Saturday night. the
barn and clubhouse belonging to Mrs.
Georgia Slye. near Chaptico. was struck
by lightning and several cows and calves.
which were kept in the building, were
killed. with the exception of one calf. and
the building was destroyed by fire. The
calf was knocked down and stunned. and
had its head and ears burned. the skin
being torn off in places The storm is
described as having been one of the most
severe that has visited that portion of
Maryland In several years. While the
storm was excessively heavy in lower
Maryland. little of it was felt on the Vir-
ginia side of the river, not ten miles
away.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
HONOR FOR PRINCE OF MONACO.
Elected to Succeed Lord Kelvin in
Academy Of Sciences.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Specidi SaDiegram to The Star.
PARIS. April 49, = The Academy or
Sciences has elected the Prince OF Monaco
to be member of that illustrious body
to fill the chair rendered vacant by the
death of Lord Kelvin. There was prac-
tically no contest. though three votes were
given for Lord Rayleigh.
1t was not uniting that the Prince OF
Monaco should be chosen to succeed Lord
Kelvin. The great English physicist scored
some of his greatest triumphs in con-
nection with the ocean. The Prince Of
Monaco has also rendered great service
to science in connection with oceanog-
raphy.
While Lord Kelvin devoted himself to
the physical side of this branch Of science.
the prince has carried on a most brilliant
work Of research and discovery In the
domain of the natural history OF the
ocean. He has applied his life and his
fortune to prosecuting inquiries into the
flora and fauna of the profound depths
of the sea- and he has endured great
fatigue and made long voyages In the
course Of this work.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
Young Wildcat Kills Itself.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. April ia
young wildcat was found dead on the
farm Of J. J. Stapleton. about six miles
out the Little Valley road. the animal
having died while endeavoring to get
some salmon out of a can that had been
thrown away. The animal had stuck it's
head into the can. where 1t was held
fast by the inward bend OF the tin and
was slowly smothered to death.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
D. A. r. Editions of The Star.

The ID. A. II. editions Of The
Star from April IS to April .,
Inclusive, will be mailed 10 any
address In the United states for
Is cents, postage prepatds Can.
adm, 30 cents3 foreign, 50 cents.
Orders should be sent TO The
Star ONCE at once to Insure the
papers being mailed each day n
Issued.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
Herring's New Motor.

The Herring-Curtiss aeroplane is not ex-
pected to offer any materially new fea-
lures as to the carrying surface, being, it
Is understood, similar to the June Bug and
other machines of the Aero Experiment
Association. The motor, however, If sue
cessful, will be marvel of light construc-
ton and durability.
This motor is described as having five
treated Chrome nickel steel cylinders set
radically around single shaft It's total
weight, including the fly wheel. spark
coils. carburetors. and part of the con-
tanning frame. is said to be only twenty
five pounds, while it develops twenty two
horsepower. Two of these motors will
be used on the aeroplane intended for
the government, which Is to weigh ap-
proximately 200 pounds.
Evening star., 1909-04-19

fense makes the question of the nature
and definition of political offense in in
ternational extradition a timely and i'm
portant one-timely because the fugitive
pleads the political nature of his offense
If there is the slightest justification for it,
and important because our treaties of ex-
tradition forbid the surrender of the fu-
gitive for the commission of political
offense. 1t is. therefore. essential that
the nature and definition of a political Of
fense be clearly understood
Evening star., 1909-04-19

Caesar Czarnikow. a sugar merchant.
was found dead in his bed in London. He
was said to be the biggest sugar broker
in the world. He had branch houses In
New York. Liverpool and Glasgow.
Evening star., 1909-04-19
MAY FLY THIS WEEK
Balloon Trials to Begin on
Fort Myer Heights.
TRIP OVER THE CAPITOL
Army Officers to Make Flight in
Baldwin Dirigible.
AEROPLANE TESTS TO FOLLOW
Wright Brothers and Inventor Her
ring Expected to Try Out New
Motors in May.
TESTS TO FOLLOW

1t is expected that balloon flights at
Fort Myer will begin during the present
week. The hydrogen plant that was pur
chased from Capt. T. 8. Baldwin last
summer when he sold his dirigible bal
loon to the government will be set up
this week. and Leuts. Lahm. Foulois.
Winter and Bamberger, who have been
detailed on the aeronautic staff this year.
will start in as soon as possible making
flights in the free balloons and taking
practice spins in the dirigible.
The officers Of the Signal Corps will
begin to train the men In the balloon
squad by making numerous flights in the
Signal Corps ship No. II. This Is a new
spherical balloon having a capacity Of
5000 cubic feet of gas and carrying three
people. 1t has made several successful
trips since it was purchased last summer.
As soon as the tent for housing the
dlrlgible No. 1 has been erected, Lieuts
Frank P. Lahm and Benjamin d. Fou-
lois will resume the flights which were
terminated In October last. One of the
trips proposed is to cross the Potomac
from Fort Myer and fly over the Capitol
building. The dirigible is the only one
in the possession Of the government.
Aeroplane Trials Later.
The aeroplane trials at Fort Myer will
begin some time in May. A. M Herring
Of New York. a pioneer in aviation, is
due to deliver his machine at Fort Myer
near the latter part OF next month. The
Wright brothers hold the other contract
for the delivery of an aeroplane but their
work Is so well known that their machine
will not arouse the same amount of Gu
riosity which will be evidenced in the ap-
pearance of the Herring machine Mr.
Herring has formed partnership with
Glenn II. Curtis, the aeroplanist, and 1t Is
understood that. they and the Wright
brothers have patents pending on an au-
tomato controlling device which is ex-
pected to revolutionize the present eff
cheney and stability of heavier than air
machines. Their appearance at Fort Myer
at practically the same time Is signlti-
cant.
The Wright brothers have fully demon
strated their ability to fulfill the require
ments of their contract with the govern
ment. and their experiments in Europe for
the purpose Of increasing their speed will
offer the only new feature to their trials
Orville Wright who has announced his
intention of completing the trials at Fort
Myer, in spite of the fact that he has
Just fully recovered from the serious in
jury which he suffered In the accident to
his machine last September has. while
in Europe, constructed new motor. in
tended to materially increase the speed
of the Wright machines.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11

acquire chewing they
heir wisdom teeth.
Congressman Wiets something that
operated his brain instead of his stomach.
When President Roosevelt eres private life will
big stick the wolf from the door.
w. Bryans daughter seeking divorce. wonder if her
artist husband has been painting the town red.
discharged right of gray
will join Gray Brotherhood.
This thing municipal clearing aldermen
sight like locking the barn after
horse is stolen.
Gladys Vanderbilt who married the Duke Of
burger the mother of royal kid three months old that
goo in the Hungarian language.
would Judge by their discussion that the only roading
of the boys here done that of pumping handcar
making their get way from posse.
may people this country
that johnson the pugdom
An English nobleman recently Chicago
eress gave his bride photograph of set jewels that he will
present wedding gift He will give her pawn
later
New and original how machinery city.
the suragees
merry that she denied the right let her wisdom
would and like the wazng lose
her mental equilibrium
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
century mark and we're SO feeble they could hardly

century mark and we're SO feeble they could hardly
walk.
Considering the disastrous consequences that
followed the first distribution OF their pension 1t is
likely that the officials will change the law SO as TO
not make it compulsory for the recipients OF this
bene6cence of the government to appear IN person.
Undoubtedly it the excitement attending their
good fortune that caused the death Of most of them
England's new old-age pensions will be watched
with the keenest Of interest by this country as such
measnre has MANY sincere advocates in every state
in the Union Many of these cannot be con-
sdered socialists, for they representatives OF all
PARTIES It is true that such law is one OF the pet
schemes of the socialists but it does not necessarily
follow that it is tainted because of it's parentage
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
Circzt77lStN71tinZ Evidence.


"CIRCUMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE" said an Eastern
member of the bar, els not always indubtable and
of sufficient reliability to warrant conviction
MANY persons found guilty such evidence have
been proved later on to be absolutely innocent"
This is true to surprising degree for the other day
we read of case where three testified positively
that the accused was guilty. Later on it was dis.
covered that these three did not know what
they we're talking about, as the person in question
was proved to be innocent of all knowledge of the
crime.
Such testimony, however, is the exception. Still,
it Is not rare by any Sometimes it is noori
ETY. that prompts person to exaggerate or to swear
falsely 1t would that such persons do not
have any fear of committing perjury or else they are
unaware of the fact that there is such law on the
statute books No sensible would give flip
pant opinion of question he knew little about it is
only the vain and egotlstcal chap who endeavors to
shine where he has no business to- When the true
facts are ascertained just think what embarrass-
ing position it puts the in who has garbled the
facts. No one will henceforth have any confidence
in what he says, matter if he should happen to
tell the truth. He who testifes falsely deserves
nothing good of his fellow citizens.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
T1UO Notable anniversaries.

IlUO Notable ANNIVERSARIES.
DURING this month occurs the birthday of two
Of the most noted men in the history Of America
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The
names of these two distinguished men are blazoned
the pages of history for the latter is known
as the father of his country and the former as its
savior That is why America honors and reveres
these two men. They both played prominent part
in the great drama of human events The one was
the antithesis of the other. Washington was proud
austere and aristocratic Lincoln kind, for
giving and of the plain people, but he possessed the
heart and tenderness of God.
It is around the character and life of Abraham
Lincoln that the American people love to linger a
character whose stirling worth has never been
smirched or assailed by SANDER. The greatness OF
Lincoln has been portrayed by thousand historians
and assayists, and all frankly admit that nature
abundantly blessed him with heart that could
sympathize with the troubles of the humbest OF in
dyiduals Amid the clash of saber and the roar OF
cannon, when the darkest hour of the nation had
approached Abraham Lincoln stood forth like a
giant OAK inspiring hope and encouragement and
radiatng good cheer among those whose courage be-
gan to falter.
Lincoln's name will live long in the annals OF
history for he stood for the ideals which we all be-
lieve in This is exempli6ed in a speech he made in
New York City in 1859, when he said: LET us have
faith that right makes might; and in that faith lei
us dare to do our duty we understand it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
Brandt Chocolates.

Brandy Chocolates.
The candy makers of Montreal have evolved q
very clever scheme in order to induce their custom
ers to bay their wares. They manufacture brand
called "Brandy Chocolates" which has reached an
enormous SALE The matter investigated the
other day by the revenue officials who discovered
that box of chocolate contained sufficient brandy
to cause even hardened old topper to look for lamp
post as first aid to the incapacltated.
The result of the expose has been the arrest OF
the manufacturers and about thirty candy retailers
for selling LIQUOR without license The investiga-
ton also disclosed the fact that evidently this
superior brand of candy that was responsible for the
maudlin condition of many young boys and girls.
One of the brands of candy Is we'll known in this
country it is advertised in many OF the principal
magazines However, it is not likely that they
would ATTEMPT to foist such glazing fraud in the
states The pure food inspectors, who are unusually
active would soon stop their illicit trade by arrest
and disclosure to the general public.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
Wireless ZeZeSrUDhy.

SINCE the accident between the steamships
Republic and Florida, wireless telegraphy has been
given an impetus toward popularity that it has not
been accorded in the past. This incident will be
the means of installing the wireless apparatus on al
most all kinds of vessels the high seas. 1t has
established it's value to ship more thoroughly
than could be done by expanding thousands of dol
lars in advertising and educating the public to the
actual merit of the wireless
Nowadays, proprietors and managers OF hotels
take pride in pointing out to their patrons that their
hotels are absolutely freproof. In the immediate
future the owners of transatlantic liners will display
the same wisdom by advertising the fact that their
ships are equipped with the wireless system of COM
munication thus minimizing the danger of an acct
dent at sea- The wireless has come to stay-its
utility has been established.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
Teeth Us. Cri71inNIity.

Teeth Us. C7In1l7aNZity.
THERE is doctor in Cleveland, Ohio who says
that most of the criminaity in this world can be
traced to an imperfect set of teeth. Poor teeth
cause indigestion, and indigestion causes the nervous
system to become unduly excited The consequent
result is some vulgar act that lands one behind the
bars.
If this doctors statement is true it aught to
cause great sigh of relief to 60 up from thousands
of prisoners all over the country. 1t also must have
caused broad smile to spread over the countenance
of many dentist Hereafter penologists need not
search back five or generations in order to locate
the criminal faint All they will have to do Is to
open the culprit's mouth and examine his molers.
Why it is simply marvellous. We would advise the
bows here to take look at their teeth, and If they
are irregular lay the blame upon them and not up
on the shoulders of their parents or ancestors
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
Old ASe Pensions.

ENGLAND now has an old-age pension law and
the first payments were made only recently 1t IS
said that it was the most pathetic sight ever seen Tor
some time as the aged and crippled men and women
walked to the places where the money was
Some of them dropped dead before getting there
and others died Immediately after receiving their
stipend Many of these persons had passed the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
Trip o. Failure.

Trip o. Failure.
MRS CARRIE NATIONS trip to Europe with her
little Ratchet was the most humiliating failure she
has met with since starting on her crusade OF smash
ing the fixtures in barrooms. In Scotland she was
listened to patiently but warned to obey the law In
France the people were amused and looked upon her
as woman slightly demented In London, how
ever, the good people less charitable. They
would not even listen to her. Her entrance on the
platform was greeted with catcals and immense
shower of eggs of unknown vintage. She was 80
frightened at this horrid reception by her cousins
across the water that she abandoned her Ratchet and
fed from the hall.
This episode should convince Mrs Nation that
her mode of procedure is wrong. AS curiosity her
manager has found Mrs. Nation good drawing card,
but as speaker she 10 failure. The world gained
a very poor reformer when this good woman deserted
her garden and hens for the platform.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-11
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