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The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
TELLS HOW
He COT LETTERS
Special Agent Spaulding Gave Him
Communications That bennett
Wrote To Sec. Ballinger.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE yelled
threat OF Attorney Nertrees. counsel
for Secretary Ballinger, that there
might be sequel TO the present con
gressional investigation OF the Balm
ger-Pinchot controversy In court, with
l.. X. Claws, the ex-chief of the Seattle
field service division OF the land Office.
charged with 7arioihiag papers from
government files, has brought abou,
considerable activity among the anti
Ballngerites.
CLAWS declared angrily that the
Istory that these letters found in a
room OF the Seattle federal building
with his possessions. after having been
missing for some time. was frame
up"
A. Christianson. who succeeded
CLAWS at Seattle. and e. W. O'Neill,
assistant custodian OF the federal
building at Seattle. who are said %
have found these papers. were to-day
'subpenaed by Attorney Nertrees. aid
told 10 bring the box In which 1t Is
alleged that they found the letters.
CLAWS declared the deposition OF
Assistant Secretary Pierce in the
Alaska case. did not, in his opinion,
exclude the Cunningham claim, and
that the decision OF the attorney gen
eIal did.
CLAWS then. in response 10 question
ing, went over the list OF charges
which he made yesterday against Com
missioner bennett OF the land office.
Vertrees called for an explanation u
Claws securing copies OF the funny
letters which bennett, while at Port
land and Seattle and other places
wrote % Schwartz and Balhnger
Claws said he got these through Spe
cial Agent Spaulirg. who furnished
copies. they having been dictated to
him by bennett He denied that De
forced Spaulding 10 give these 10 him
or. as his superior, ordered him 10
do so.
on July 10. 1909. CLAWS said. Den
nett wired Baliinger at Hermiston
Ore. advising that he wire Schwartz
10 delay Cunningham cases until FUR
Their evidence could be obtained. IC
this Ballinger, the record showed, re
FILED that considering my personal re
.luctance 10 direct proceedings In
Alaska coal cases, you should make
necessary directions TO Schwartz.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
MUST QUIT SIMPLE LIFE"
AND BE A NORMAL BOY
Youth Accused Of Striking His Moth
er, Who Flouted Theories,
Ordered To Eat Food.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Walter Keever.
aged 10, has been ordered by magis-
trate TO eat real food and wear warm
clothing. He was also ordered 10 re-
turn 10 his mothers home and eat
what she prepared for him.
Walter. pale and emaciated. has
been an apostle OF the simple life"
and has been trying TO live close TO
nature" He has been receiving large
quantities OF literature on the sim
pie life" When Mrs. Keever inter
cepted some of the mail and tried 10
keep the boy from going barefooted in
zero weather and rolling about in the
snow, quarrel arose and the boy is
said to have struck his mother. Mrs.
Keever had him arrested and appealed
TO the court To do what II could TO
make the boy lead normal life.
Walter is TO report 10 the Judge in
two weeks on his progress toward be-
coming a normal youth.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
3-CENT BREAD TO BUST TRUST
st. Louis PhiIanthropist Says He Can
Make 1-2 Cents at That.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-While every
thing else to eat is going up, bread IS
coming down, and Il is coming down
hard
Jacob Slupsy, philanthropy
list, will erect a 100000 bakery in
North st. Louis and put bread on sale
here at cents loaf. At that price.
he says. there will be a profit Of IL
cents on each loaf TO his bakery
This fact and the fortunes which
have been built up in the bakery bust
ness in st. Louis show that the bak-
ers have been robbing the people.
said Mr.. Slupsky. II haze known for
long time the bakers OF st. Louis
were In a trust to make prices high
and loaves small. We are going TO
bust the trust"
Mr.. Slupsky formerly was in the
furniture and storage business, and
was also a real estate operator.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
is FOUND AFTER
20 YEARS. SEARCH
Detroit Psrochial Teacher Is Finally
Located BY Her Sister. Who
Lives In Peoria, Ill.

XENIA. Ohio Feb ID Speciall-
After a search OF 20 years. Anna Far
rell. OF llgS Merriman ST. Peoria MS.
today. through the Springfield, Ohio,
police found her long-lost sister. now
Sister Mary Laura. teaching in PA
rochial school on Fourteenth-st.. De
troit.
The missing girl. when a mere baby
MAS adnpted by a family named Rust
that soon after moved away from Pc
oria Trace OF them was lost The
sister few years ago began writing
around To find the missing girl, a
letter published in the Springfield
Ohio. Daily News. finally gave a sue
cessful clue.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
BRANDS PATRIOTS
AS CRIMINALS
Massachusetts, Man Says samue
Adams and John Hancock Were
Defaulters and Thieves.

BOSTON. Feb l5.-lf advertising
was what James Henry Stark wante /
when he wrote his book. The Loyal
lists OF Massachusetts and the Other
side OF the American Revolution. IN
which he characterizes Samuel Adams
anu John Hancock as defaulters ana
thieves. Patrick Henry as the mos
unreliable man that had lived up 10
that time. and bankrupt al IS, AFTER
having failed as a storekeeper. FARMER
and shopkeeper. and Benjamin franz
In as a postofice thief. who was dis
missed from his JOB as postmaster OF
Boston. he got all that he wished
He has stirred up lively discussion
Singularly enough. IL is not the real
members OF patriotic societies that
are most interested in the Stark book.
For the most part they consider the
took the Joke OF the season and admit
that some OF the structures cast by
Stark on the Heroes OF l116, are
points we'll taken.
But Stark has attained more than
local fame and that satisfies Boston
anyhow He is well known in New
England, having lived here since his
parents brought him here from Lon
don at the age OF nine. His home ;
In Dorchester and be is president or
the British Charitable society. vice
president OF the Victorian club. and =
member OF the New England Histori-
cal Genealogical society.
President Abbott Lawrence Lowell,
OF Harvard. laughed heartily when
the matter was preached 10 him.
why. OF course, We at Harvard
know all about John Hancock and his
connection with the university. The
complete story OF his term as its
treasurer may be found In the His
tory OF Harvard written by Josiah
Quincy. an early president, in 1870.
guess the facts as stated by Mr..
Stark coincide with those In that
book
But everyone does not take the mat
ter in a humorous light. Some severe
ly criticise the author of History Up
10 Date As II Should Be" One Of
these is Dr. Samuel A. Green, a form
er Mayor OF Boston and historian OF
the Massachusetts Historical society.
He said: II am not at all in sympa
thy with an American who casts re-
Elections upon any or all OF our pa
Tiots II cheapens the heroic self
sacrifice of those who made the re-
public possible. But the author Is n
man OF English birth and suppose
looks al things in a little different
light than perhaDs Won and | do "
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

see no one But there. coming right
down through the ceiling was great
big bowl.
Now" said he TO himself. Il can
have as much pie as | want Straight.
way he popped the lid down tight. and
wishing very hard for mnce pie. re-
peated what the voice had told him To
say He took OFF the lid and peeped
In
Lo. there was a huge mince pie all
full OF raisins
oh said johnny. as he smacked
his lips rhen that greedy boy popped
the lid on and wished for watermelon
sure enough the bowl was filled with
big slices of pink watermelon Then
he wished for ice cream and candy.
But ali the time he kept wondering
what "Flpbubble pie would taste
like
There Is nobody here to know"
said Johnny I'll wish for the forbid
den pie.
No sooner did he finish the wishing
when the lid OF the bowl popped Off
and out swarmed host OF bubbles
with imps in the and they
pounded him till he doubled up with
pain He saw the fairy queen enter
the room, and heard her say. He
hath disobeyed me. shall take away
the bCal He hath deceived his moth.
er, imps; punish him
Just then he heard his mamma say.
Johnny. are YOU sick o. and Johnny
was wide awake But, oh how his
stomach ached So he confessed ~
his mamma how naughty he had been
in stealing a piece of pie. But even
mat didn't stop the pain, and he had
10 take some nasty medicine.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Jailed for Girls Murder.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 15.-Twc
suspects answering the descrip
ton OF William Seyler, who IL wanted
in Atlantic City on the charge OF muir
dering James Adams, and that of his
brother Arvis, who also disappeared
and for whom warrant has been Is
sued. we're arrested here today. They
were taken TO city hall where they
will be confronted by a detective from
Atlantic City, Charles Adams. brother
of the dead girl and several others
later inNthe day. nv
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
WHEAT BRINGS $84 A BUsHEL.
Prize Grain Sold at Experiment Asso'
citation Meetlnq.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 15.-At the
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment as
ISOLATION meeting prize winter wheat
was sold for s64 bushel at the auc'
tson at the close OF the exhibit, halt
a peck bringing IS. Oderbrucker and
pedigreed barley brought $50 a bushel
hef a peck selling for $3.50. Swedish
oats commanded s44 a bushel, half a
peck being sold for $3.50.
The best single ear OF corn brought
$3.50. Ten ears Of Golden Glow corn
sold for S26.75 and ten ears OF Silver
King for SIG.
c. p. Norgord OF Madison was re
elected president, A. G. Austin of
GAINESVILLE was chosen vice-presidert
r. A. Moore OF Madison reelected sec
rotary and II. NJ. Lcngley Of Dousman
-ITHHEurar-
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
RooseveIts san for rurope.

NEW YORK. Feb l5.-Mrs. Thee
dore Roosevelt. wife OF the eN-presl-
dent ami her daughter. Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, sailed today Oh the steamer
Hamburg for Europe They are %
proceed directly TO khartoum. Egypt
where they will meet Col. Roosevelt
and MAX a BRIEF tour OF Europe With
him before returning To this country
The report that ne might come back
by way OF san Francisco and max" :
tour OF the United states was charac
,erized by Mrs. Roosevelt as absurd.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
HOLD UP STREET CAR.
TWO Masked Wen Rob Crew Of -:
and Escape.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Feb. 1.-two
masked men early today held up and
robbed the crew OF street car in she
suburb OF Millyale. and after binding
the men with ropes started the ear
at full speed down an incline Con
ductor Kinsey managed 10 crawl Ia
the rear platform OF the car and jerk
the trolley from the wire. Otherwise
Kinsey and the motorman would IN
Goubtedly have been killed and the
car wrecked. The highwaymen hoard.
ed the car while IL was in motion. and
after covering the crew with revolvers
hound them and took $25 In cash and
two watches. The police have failed
10 and any trace OF the robbers.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
200 Drown In snip Disasters

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. l5.-The
Russ today prints dispatch from
Teheran. Persia. saying that more than
200 passengers ,anG Grew gen OF the
unnamed passenger steamers and one
cargo steamer were drowned in thu
laundering Of these boats in a storm In
the Persian gulf The vessels were
bound from Bushire to Bandarrig.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Italians Honor peary.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Ital-
ian Geographical society has conferred
the King Humbert medal on Com
mander Peary in recognition OF his
discovery OF the North Pole. Capt.
Bartlett, who was Peary's able assist
ant. is given the silver medal Con
gress may provids a fund for Peary
10 lead the expedition to search for
the South Pole Capt Osbon, friend
OF DR.. Cook, denounced the finder of
the North Pole as a selfish egotist
and "braggart.'
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
BOY OF SIX IS PLAINTIFF.
Asks $4,000 Damages for lnjurie
When CornIce Falls.

Asks S2O,OOO Damages Tor injuries
When CornIce Falls.
Nathan Alderman, manly little
chap OF six years. appeared as plain
tiff In a damage suit against David +.
Greenstein, q former circuit court
commissioner, in Judge Hosmer's
court Tuesday morning. The little
fellow IL asking for $4,000 for in
turies sustained when q cornice fell
from one OF Greenstein's buildings,
striking him on the head AS a re-
suit OF the injuries. 1t is claimed that
his mind is affected 80 that he is un-
able 10 pursue his studies in school.
Before the trial was under way Il
was discovered that the attorney for
the plaintiff neglected to make a
charge In his declaration for damages
10 the boys mind and the case was
postponed and permission given 10
amend the declaration.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Gen. Wood In SERIOUS Condition.

BALTIMORE, Md. Feb l5.--It is
rumored here this afternoon that Mai.
Gen Leonard Wood. L. s. A.. who re-
gently underwent an operation az
Johns Hopkins hospital. is In serious
condition and that he may never again
resume active duty II is reported
that the operation on Gen. Wood 8
head vas not as successful as had
been hoped for,
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
wife CHARGES Desertion.

a divorce suit was started Tues
day by Ida Reich, who charges that
her husband, John. deserted her In
1906. leaving her with three young
children 10 support.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

BY the use OF anchors weighing
500 mounds, army officers have sue
cseded in placing submarine mines in
water 300 feet deep Formerly 100
70 1913 feet was the greatest depth
thought possible.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

Sister Mary Laura has received the
Information. but does not know for
sure whether the Peoria woman Is her
missing sister. The story is being In
Vestigated
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
COLDS Arse HFADACUE

LAXATIVE mono QUININE. the
Worldwide Colo aud Grip remedy re-
moves cause CAL for full name.
Look for signature, Il. w. GROVE. 2sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30
CHAPTER ~.
The River Steps

THIS was found in Carsons pocket l
asked, steadying my voice with an effort.
He nodded.
l affected to examine the portrait closely, to
gain moments time. Should tell him right
now that knew the original, tell him also of
nv strange visitant? No: l decided to keep
silence at least until after had seen Anne and
cross examined the old Russian again.
Have you any clue to her IDENTIFY" l said,
as rose and replaced the bloodstained card on
his desk.
mo. I've no doubt the Russian Secret
Police know we'll enough who she is; but they
don't give anything away, even to me-
They sent you that promptly enough
suggested, indicating the photograph with
fresh cigarette which / took up as l resumed
my seat. l had managed to regain my COM
posture, and have no doubt that Southbourne
considered my late agitation merely the
outcome of my natural horror and astonish-
ment at the news of poor Carson's tragic fate.
And now l meant to ascertain all he knew or
suspected about the affair, without revealing
my personal interest in it.
mot thew! 1t came from Won Eckhardt. 1t
was he who found poor Carson and he took
possession of that" he jerked his head toward
the desk, "before the police came on the scene,
and got it through"
knew what that meant: that the thing had
not been posted in Russia but smuggled across
the frontier l had met Won Eckhardt, who
was on the staff of an important German news
paper and knew that he and Carson were old
friends. They shared rooms at St. Petersburg.
Nov, why should Won Eckhardt run such
a risk" asked.
Cant say: wish l could"
Where was he when poor Carson was done
for?"
AT Wilma, he says; he'd been away for
week"
did he tell you about this society and its
red symbol"
"'Pon nv soul, YOU We missed your vocation,
Wynn! You ought to have been a barrister,"
drawled Southbourne mo, l knew all that
before. AS matter of fact, l warned Carson
against that very society-as I'm warning you.
Won Eckhardt told me merely the bare facts,
including that about the bit of geranium Carson
was clutching. l drew my own inference.
Here YOU NAV read this note"
He tossed me half-sheet of thin notepaper,
covered on one side with Won Eckhardt's
grabbed German script
1t was, as he had said mere statement of
facts and l determined to seize an early OPP
portunitv to interview Won Eckhard when l
arrived at Petersburg.
You needn't have troubled to question me- )"
resumed Southbourne in his most nonchalant
manner. II meant to tell you the little knew,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30

OF Russian life, and became an actor in it, with
the result, poor chap, that he has paid for his
indiscretion with his life.
How do you know all this?" demanded.
" How do you know
That he was not in search of copy, but in
pursuit of his private ends, when he deliberately
placed himself in peril. Well, do know it, and
that is all choose to say on this point l
warned him at the outset-aS l need not have
warned you-that he must exercise infinite
tact and discretion in his relations with the
police. and the bureaucracy which the police
represent, and also with the people, the de-
mocracv; that he must, in fact, maintain
strictly impartial and impersonal attitude and
viewpoint. Well. that's just what he failed to
do. He became involved with some secret So
cetv. You know as we'll as | do-better per-
haps-that Russia is honeycombed with EN-.
Probably in the first instance he was actuated
by curiosity; but have reason to believe that
his connection with this society was purely
personal affair. There woman in It, of
| course. l can't tell you how he came to fall
foul of his new associates; for don't know.
Perhaps they imagined he knew too much.
Anyhow, he was found as l have said, stabbed
| to the heart. There is no clue to the assassin,
except that in Carson's clenched hand was
found an artificial flower, a red geranlum
which"
7 STARTED upright, clutching the arms of my
chair A red geranium The bit of stuff
QdISnHS IIOH CdSSdNcltl pdSohcy,
glyp.lic on the portrait; the flower Anne had
given to Cassavetti, and to which he seemed to
attach so much sgnihcance,-al red gera-
| NUNS. What did they mean?
The police declare it to be the symbol of
formidable secret organization which they have
hitherto failed to crush one that has ramitica-
| tions throughout the world" Southbourne con.
| tnued. Why, man, what's wrong with you ~
he added hastily.
suppose must have looked CHASTITY; but
managed to steady my voice and answer CURLY,
III tell you later. Go on, what about Car
SOM"
He rose and crossed to his desk before he an
| swered, scrutinizing me with keen interest the
| while. That's all, except that this was found
in his breast pocket. 1 got it by tonight S
| mail. It's in horrid state; the blood soaked
through, of course"
He picked up small oblong card holding it
gingerly in his fingertips, and handed it to me:
l think knew what it even before
looked at it. A photograph of Anne Pendennis,
| identical, save that it was unframed, with that
in possession of the old Russian, even to the
initials, the inscription and the red symbol
beneath it!
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-03
SOUTH BEND FAIR GROUNDS
To Be Established by Ex-Mayor Fo
garty of That City.

f.. j.. Fogarty, ex-mayor of South
Bend, has closed a deal whereby he
comes into possession of % acres OF
valuable land on Jefferson boulevard
just west of S~unnyside in South
Bend which will be converted into
one of the most modern county fair
grounds and racing parks in the
west. The deal involves an expendl-
ture of upwards of $4,000 and will
be financed by Mr.. Fogarty and
business men.
The ground was formerly the coun-
ty farm, but purchased several years
ago by Nav Livingston and Adam
Hunsbereer. 1t contains the old in
frmary building and this will be re-
modelled into a club house for those
who use the course.
A mile course will be constructed
under the direction of an expert
and may cost between $4,000 and
500. 200.
The grandstand is to seat 10000
people. An aviation meet will be
held there in May, a race meet in
july and an old fashined county fair
in September.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-03
OF INTEREST. TO M
Certainly No Better Evidence of In
tent of Democracy in Regard to
Their Products is Needed

The Rochester Republican declares
that one of the most convincing areu-
ments for the continuance of Repub-
lican policies is published in Con-
gresham Barnhart's paper of the
9th inst, under the caption, "The
Cost Then and Now, and in other
Democratic papers, bowling about the
tariff as the direct cause of trusts
and the high cost of living, ETC., and
then comes a tabulation of provisions
and farm products in 1896 (Cleve-
land times) compared with 1910. For
instance the majority of the voters
in Congressman Barnhart' s district
are farmers and they will no doubt
be interested in learning that the
Sentinel rather favors a return to the
times when two pounds of salt pork
sold for 10 cents, five pound of pork
chops SO cents, etc. Now the Repub-
lican would like to have it explained
how to contrive to cut two pounds of
salt pork at 10 cents and five pounds
of pork chops for 80 cents and do
the trick out of a nine dollar hog. Do
farmers want to return to the market
prices which make ii possible TO sell
two pounds of salt pork at 10 cents;
five pounds of pork chops at so cents
two pounds of sausage Is cents; five
pounds Of lard 35 cents; four pounds
of butter 40 cents; two dozen eggs
20 cents; one barrel of flour $3.50
which would BE- equivalent to 65 cents
per bushel for wheat; two pounds of
steak 20 cents; Ave pounds Of roast
beef 80 cents? These prices were
taken from Barnhart' s paper. II
farmers want a return TO those figures
for Heavens sake vote for Barnhart.
Farmers need no better evidence OF
the intent of Democracy to cheaper
the products Of the farm and thereb,
cheaper the labor of the farm and
give a condition of serfdom instead
of the independence the farmer en-
joys today.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-03
La Folllette.

Senator LaFollette has left the
Rochester sanitarium in Minnesota
and is considered fully restored
to health. He is said to be in cheer
full spirits. Well he may be-frst,
because of his restoration to health.
and, secondly, because of the certain
ty of his triumphant reelection. If
there be "lucky politicians in this
Republic, Robt. M. LaFollette is sure
ly one of them. At the very time
when the end of his political career
was supposed to be in sight. he loom
ed mp more c~onspicuously than ever.
No matter how formidable the oppo-
sition to him in his own party may
be, he can always count on enough
Democratic support to pull him
through. In this respect he is the
most remarkable character in the
United States.-South Bend Times