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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
KILLED BY HIS CHUM
When Joseph westerberg SfumbIes In
Front Of Gun as Howard Ecker
sell Pulls Trigger.
Especial to The Herald Republican,

RexbuTg. Oct. 17.-Joseph Wester-
berg. the 13-yeEr-old son OF Mrs. Ellen
Westerberg OF this place. was accident
ally shot and killed Sunday by Howard
Eckersell, playmate OF about his own
age
The two boys were shooting az chip
muaks on the canal near here when
young Westerberg either fell or walked
In front of the rifle as Eckerseli fired
The bullet penetrated the lads head
and ne died within few hours. The
funeral viii be held AT the Second ward
chapel Tuesday at p. m.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
BENT OLD MAN GIVEN
ROCK PILE SENTENCE
S0ecial 10 The Herald >

Especial 10 The Herald Republican,
Ogden. Oct l7.-C. T.. Howard, bent
and white with age, was sentenced 10
so DAYS IN the county jail by Judge j. ID.
Murphy in police court this morning on
charges OF attempting 20 obtain money
under false pretenses. on motion or
District Attorney n. j. Harris, forgery
ehargeS AGAINST Howard We're dismissed
h. lie district court recently.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
PICKPoCKET BEING HELD.

Especial TO The Herald
ogden. Oct Inflammation chars-
ing John King with attempted grand
larceny was filed in the district court
is held for attempting 10 pick the
pocket Of a spectator at the race
track last week. He was caught red
handed.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
TuNNEL CoNTRACT LET.

ogden, Ocn. 17.-At a meeting OF the
city council this evening, contract Tot
me running of a prospect tunnel in
cold Water canyon, 400 feet back from
the intake OF the new conduit, was let
10 Clark & Stowe, the council 10 re
serve the right 10 stop the Work al any
time. , a.
Mayor William Glasmann vetoed lne
action OF the council at its last meet
ing in ordering ten new arc llgnls 10 De
pIaced in various parts OF the city. HiN
veto was sustained.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
NEW WHOLESALE HOT SE.
Especial 20 The Herald-RepubIleAh-I

NSpeclal 10 Int AhOi 3iN -
Ogden. Oct 1.-THE Union Grocery
company, wholesale and retail. dealers
in groceries and drugs, filed articles
Of INCORPORATION with County Clerk )
q. Dve today. The concern Is capital
lied for $40 O00 with shares at SlUO
each Charles a. Shaw Is president
Clarence r. Child, vice president AaI-
Gus b. Farr. secretary, and Jonn Il
Bishop. treasurer The company VIII
nave headquarters in ogden.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
WIFE THE ADMINIsTRArRIx.

tcfcCt@A " AA1 AACA AZ w ND-+S@i-.f
Ogden, Oct. 1g.-LetterS OF admins
tration 10 the estate OF George A.
Croft. who was shocked 10 death
while al work on high tension wires
for the Bell Telephone company last
July were issued TO Mary /. Croft. the
widow IN the district court today
Rond for So 500 was filed by Mrs.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
MARRIED AT LEHI.

Especial 10 The Herald-Republiean)
Ogden, Oct IN. clyde Fulton OF
this city and Miss Grace F. Thomas OF
Spanish Fork were united in marriage
81 Iehi Wednesday afternoon. In the
evening the bride and groom were
rendered a wedding supper et Spanish
Fork al the home OF the brides par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. TmOmas.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
RETURNS TO CLAIM
VALUABLE ESTATE
Thomas Carlos, Declared Le-
gaIIy Dead Appears and
Demands Property.

Especial TO The Herald Republican,
Pennington. Oct. 17.-Believed by
his family to have long been dead and
having been declared legally so by the
court. what is in the eyes OF the law
but the spectre OF Thomas Carlos,
but TO his children the aged, deserepit,
unweleome substance, came back from
his legal grave into their midst a few
days ago and asked that he be given
a home upon the land that had once
been his but which had. by virtue of
his supposed demise, been parcelled
among his fifteen children.
Possessed OF a quarter section OF
fertile land in the north of Davis
county. Carlos had been spurned by
his children and had slipped away
into the night and oblivion TO nurse
his grief and allow time to efface his
shame in whatever small degree il
could.
Declared Dead.
On January 81, 1908, supposing the
father dead, Ellen Colmere. a daugh-
ter OF Carlos, applied to the district
court OF Davis county asking that she
be appointed administrative Of the es-
tate. The order was granted and the
records of the court show this entry
for January %. 1908: In the mat
ter of the estate of Thomas Carlos.
deceased"
Following her appointment as ad-
ministratrix of the estate. according
10 the court records, the daughter ap-
piled for and was granted writ OF
distribution and the estate of Carlos
went 10 his children in equal parts.
At the time Carlos left home. his
quarter section was worth $4,000.
Since then il has Increased in value
and is declared today 20 be worth
three times that amount.
With The raVages OF disease draw
ing him near the edge of the grave
'arlOs believed his shams would be
forgotten and forgiven by the children
and that he would be afforded a
home. or that at least he could spend
the few remaining days OF his exis-
tence upon the land which was his
own.
He had reckOned wrong, however,
/ for he found the door of his own
/ home, the home which his children
/ had appropriated after his long alb
sence, shut in his face.
Seeks Legal Aid.
Turning away, he sought the Of
/ fices OF Wiley d Wiley attorneys,
and yesterday a suit was filed in the
/ district court which had given his
/ lands to his children, alleging that
| the representations by which the chill
/ dren had secured title 10 the land
were unlawful, false and mistaken. -
and asking that they be returned 70
| him He further asks that he be al
| lowed rental on the property for the
Two years which the children have
occupied it. in the sum of $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
ATTEMPTED THEFT ALLEGED.

Especial 10 The Herald-kepuhIlcan-l
Ogden. oct. 1T.-John Hewitt and Ar
thuf Purling were arrested tonight.
charged with attempting to rob the TIL
az the Banquet restaurant on wall ave-
nue.. near Twenty-fifth street.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-18
nIG sHIPMENr OF ALFALFA sEED.

Brigham CITY. Oct, Il.--Ihe fdfmefs-
Cash Union Of Bear River valley has
shipped two carloads OF alfalfa seed
recently. one 10 Los Angeles and the
other 10 Chicago The Two cars con-
tanned 81. 600 pounds OF seed, and were
valued at 3S,e09.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27

Eve created sin, Cleopatra kept ID
up and. am sure. my dear Lily, that
SIN In the future will be safe In your
hands"
=, We had happy times IN England
men Every one was lovely to me.
Such good times and Jolly did wa
nave at Sir Arthur Sulliyan's birth
day parties. 1t seemed funny to ma
at hrst that such an old man should
slNe party on every birthday. There
was Josie Sadler, Marie Tempest.
FRANCIS Leighton. and a thousand
t1.hers. l don't know where all Of
thehl are now, but would dearly love
70 see them once more.
would 1t bore you to hear about
my little camp out here In the VIII
derness. and of nv DOES ana
cats and horses, and Joe. who
Is my cook?
Metzger, where live, "a an intsr-
urban station about twenty minutes'
S Siue from Portland, Oregon. Last
GUNNER bought two acres of ground.
piocks away from neighbors, right In
the midst OF a Wilderness of giant
Iees' I've built up my little tent
nome, nome, and when at night the cougars
scream and the wildcats moan | really
i've with old Mother Nature.
nave my dogs, Jock and Ciuders
ana Peaches and Billy; and my
horses-and for them | had a tent
stable built--and my cats-Just like
an old crane-and when | show YOU
americans once again that / am a
teai actress, am coming back here
TO live out my life.
am here all alone, with only two
S' Ser wants Joe my !cook-a dear. old
Japanese boy, whom I've had for eieht
years. Ny tents have been raised
under the trees, with the giant trunks
enclosures.
SO endeth the first chapter in the
iife OF May Yohe-for II will be Nav
fohe. and not Lady Francis Rope
VINO may bow to you over tho toot,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27
KMAY YOHE coming backl
W Ishmael restored to the bosom
&vS Of Eafhar Ahrahaun2

KMAY YOHE coming backi
W Ishmael restored to the bosom
of Father Abraham
BIt--psrhaps In her own statement
printed on this page. she says that.
stripped Of the fortune In Jewels that
remained to her after she eloped with
CRptsip Bradlee Strong and was d.
yoreed by her husband, Lord Francis
Hope. year or two of leading tho
~sfmple life" In her cottage home near
Portland. oregon, including reflection
end study, have developed her mental
sowsrs to the point where a healthy
smbition viii restore her to her right
tal, place In the profession OF acting.
II ID true. a. she relates that May
Yehe did earn u worthy position in
sRRt profession. IL IL also true that
shtSaeriheed II to an unworthy ambi-
zion to play the great lady in real life.
Trusst OF all. that she invited the CEN
sure OF ALI decent people by her wan
ion treatment OF the English nobleman
who had married her, and from which
her later marriage to the man she
Sloped with did not redeem her at all.
she alleged that Captain Bradee Strong
robbed her OF 100000 worth OF Jewels.
A. that time. through his association
with her, this son of an old and esteemed
New York family was abandoned by his
esople, socially discredited. 1t Is to her
SiSersdit that he 10 now an exile. living
~ bas wits In the Orient.
suppose II is admitted that now, Captain
epnny released from her thrall. her own
ppYsiW and this period OF simple life"
rshsetion and study have purged May
xohs or her discreditable past. Suppose.
agreed that IL Is her right to begin
eer career anew, without preJudice.to be
scefptsd Or rejected according 10 the
merits, or demerits, of her fresh endeav-
ers What are her chances2
she remarks that In her profession
frsat eminence ls not to be gained wIth-
sut snnering-and she has suffered.
A more interesting argument In her
favor Is the fact that she Is stripped of
slI her worldly advantages she gained
through lack OF fidelity 10 her art. Prior
te her knowledge that she could become
worthiIy a popular stage fayorlte.' Almost
ss soon an that marriage enabled her to
wssr the fam%ons % Hope diamond" later
Hone estate, her ability and popularity
~ an actress began TO decline.
f. .scpmigg 70 this country with her noble
sppsic han. dszzilng the eyes OF her audi.
epca with q display of Jewels worth prob
efsly slEse-SnsrterS Sns OF q million d9llaIrs,
k.f appssraass s sssvs was Nat failure. anop0'n'
rsss were In the cheapest theatres and
without credit or pront to herself or any
eb But now she is In poverty, She has re-
fsned snd grown strong Al the cords
severed, The historic, baleful influence
pf the Hope Diamond NO longer men,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27
BY
May Yohe.

- OR more than twenty years have been
r. lied about. | have been bounded and
harassed nearly all my life. No one
ever told the truth about me. Now | am
going to tell the American public the truth
about mysef-things never before published
suppose the world laughs At the idea ol
woman or my age returning to the stage
suppose II sneers at ambition I'm woman
OF thirty,seven. Before / retire for good and
all VIII cause those sneers TO change 10 ex
pressions OF admiration
Ambition should be encouraged I'm every
human being. Only the depraved and degener.
ate are without It, Ambition Is the essence
OF hope, and without hope we are beasts. Am
bltlon Is forcing me back to the stage Just
as love forced me from 1t. | dare to think
that was one OF the most popular women
on the stage when fell in love with Lord
Francis Hope, and married him. I dare to
think can make myself just as popular again.
Why not? A woman is not old until she is
dead. We are in our mental prime at forty
years of age. We have just begun to live as
God wants us to live. We have Just begun to
realize what Is life and that 1t does not mean
mere living. But at forty we have lived and
We have suffered. And suffering makes the
stage payeE
Her Mind VIII Bring Her Back.
Some people may figure It out that de-
Perforated In my art because the historic bale
full influence of the Hope Diamond" had me
In its awful grip.
Well, that at last is all over.
am going to try to come back" but, unlike
James ]. Jefrrles, will come back" | will
come back because depend upon my strength
ened mentality, not my physical being. to bring
me back.
We cannot hope to regain our physical
strength, but an unimpaired mentality grows
stronger and more acute with age And so
will show the American people am better
actress than was twenty years ago.
First | am going into vaudeville. Not only
does vaudeville open way to the legitimate,
1t offers rather excellent remuneration. 1t may
surprise you when tell you rm a poor woman
and must work for living. But II / had
millions l would return to the stage. My
ambition forces me TO go back. i can't help
myself.
I'd like to tell you the truth about myself.
I'd like for you to understand I'm not the
woman you have been told i am. This may
sound to you like the last cry of CT sature
banished from society, still trying to explain.
But for myself. / detest explanations. l have
made none before. This is my first, and l am
making It because know deserve a hearing.
went on the stage when child. | was
born In Philadelphia, and my mother sent me
ten years old. 1 first attended Frauein Leon
hardPs school, and, by the way, some of my girl
chums there were Edith Patton, General Cor.
bins wife, Louise Corbin, now Countess of War.
wick, and a number of others / stayed two
years and half In Dresden and then entered
convent In Paris. | was sixteen years old
when went home, and, kid-like Immediately
engaged myself TO the second officer of the
snip. or course, my mother soon saw to 1t
nat that engagement was broken off.
my voice was low and rich. and some news
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27

Lord Francis Hope II all that a man shoult
ne. II thought today that there was a man
suc9 SUI as ne lO'OOo miles away and would marry
me would go to him. loved Lord Hone dear.
ly nut awOke too late He's mnrried again
ana mas children. / wish him all the 10y and
happiness In the world, for he deserves II.
EIoped with Captain g ong.
For many nights scored n great triumnh IN
christopher Columbus" Then I played for
three months In translation OF Mile NJ
touche' and incidentally gave tho gala perform.
ance OF that piece attended bv the nuke Of
York and Mary, now King and Queen of Icng
iahd' the night before they were married Then
! played IN Dandy Dick Wittington" The
lazy SlaVey' a revival of "Christopher Co
llmbus, In my own theatre The Lyric I'm Lon.
don; and In revival OF mile. Nitouche" and
IN The Belle Of Cairo" in the Court Theatre
Iheh Lord Hope and took trip around the
World consuming more than year We visited
me crowned heads OF half OF the countries ~
me world and spent one of the most enioyabI.
periods or my life at the home of Edna Wallace
noppers mother In San Leandro California
we went East by rail to New York and I'm igOo
eishI years atter ! married Lord Hope while
we We're going back to England on the Oceanic
met Captain Bradley Putnam Strong son ~
william l.. Strong, who was Mayor of New
York City for two terms o"
captain strong was big, and really strong and
mahuhome' lie was an aide to President Nc.
kinley and veteran OF the war I'm the phiin
pines-but about my eOpement with strong I
would rather say nothing
We were married in the Orient and tbaro ma,
lived together-n Manila. In Yokohama iU
Hong Kong, In Singapore and In half dozen
other places. N0NsH
why did ! leave Strong and get a diyorcs
ron Is, MN IN oregon a month or 80 ago?
ieit MIN because wouldn't support him Wban
married hlm ! found him the most dlssoIuta
being alive. III not write about him. n malIas
me nervous. lie will not work. although he ia
practically penniless | left him becansa re rs "a
Tolerated him and provided for him as long 40
could He Is still In the Orient "
yet would marry again. II could find n
sood man with clean habits who would attract
me would marry him In u minute Even tbo,gb
Two OF my matrimonial ventures have nroyed
failures ! am still firm believer in MARRIAGE -
aoht think any one should live a lonely JiTs A
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27

less tSa ~ US sin but believe married people sin
han others N'
ona ar Wilde, Lily Langtry and | were sitting
yyaro uay In cafe in London chatting. we
go taiking OF sin. Those of YOU who have
fbet wide during his lifetime viii remember
.ona ne had bad teeth, and knowing a. kent
One IDs hahd continually over his mouth. He had
NJ peeh lhdulging much In the conyersation
Wiz mIsch was principally Between Langtry and NV
% eSit' nut can remember now, with his eIhoa,
on the table and one hand over his 'S ,,,9R eInow
IhiunDNhs In his dry sarcastic voice: s1'A'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27

with Charley Reed, Willie
Collier, Henry Donnelly
Eddie Girard, Fanny John
son, Helen Reimer, Sadie
Kirby, Katherine Is. Howe
and a score of others. IL
fact. played with almost
every well-known actor OF
the present day.
While playing In New
York | met Lord Francis
Hope. We first saw each
other at a luncheon party
In the Hoffman House. He
sailed for England the
next day, and mother and
| sailed in about two
weeks. | opened in THE
Magic Opal" in London,
and enjoyed a great sue
cess. Then Ivan Caryl,
George r. Sims and Cecil
Raleigh collaborated on a
new play called Chris
topher Columbus" and I
played In that for months.
lt was while playing Col
umbus that l grew to
know Lord Francis Hope
better. He dazzled me,
and | Immediately fell In
love with him. But l did
not forsake the stage for
him. During the Summer
We lived at his es-
tate In Ireland, on which
Is Blarney Castle. We
were supremely happy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27

I,. Ing at me- I was frightened half to
kueath, but was pleased withaL
! Ihe hit made in little, old ST. Andrews
caused me TO go on the stage. II turned my
mead. / saw no reason why, church folks
nked my singing, should not those who went to
the theatre like It, too ] went to Mrs. John
Drew, whom knew and told her OF my aspira.
tions. She told me to learn some poem ana
then come to her and recite for her. | learned
the Painter OF Saville." know It yet by heart
III never forget II.
remember now that was seventeen when
I went one day to Mrs. Drew and recited the
Painter of Savlle" She advised me to 20 to
some theatrical manager and recite for him.
So ] went to New York. decided would call
Augustin DAILY and A. NJ. Palmer, who was
well known at the time. | went TO DAILY first
recited my painter Of Saville" and he straight.
way offered me $3.50 week. ! was to play
the part OF a serving maid, hold tray say
yes" and mo" with great dramatic effect, and
wear little black dress and white apron.
She Scorned Days Offer.
Not so for the great contrato who had stirred
the congregation at St. Andrew's-nay! In
great disgust this seyenteen.y yeaI.old miss went
to see Mr.. Palmer. And to him | recited the
painter OF Sayile." He offered me $l5 week
me, the great contralto-huh! Again, nay!
! went back to Philadelphia and was quite
content to stay at home and sing in st. An
drews. But II so happened that good, old John
Russell was playing his company at one Of the
theatres | heard that Jennie Yeamans, who
played the leading role, was Ill, aud | speeded
myself down to see Mr., Russell lie said he
would try my voice but had no one to play for
me. / remember now how | founced to the
plano and told him | would play for myself
| don't remember what ! sang for him, but
1t was some selection with which was familiar
Aud knew that when reached certain note
we'll along IN the piece, my voice would crack
| had never been able 10 take that note. So
brayely played and sang until just before |
reached the note. Then turned around to Mr.
Russell and calmly announced
well, sir, you've heard enough of my voice.
You can engage me now or III sing no more"
lie said he would give me $50 week.
haggled with him, but OF course, | took the
place. During the years that followed played
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-27

OF its quality had
travelled to Phila-
delphia. There. as
girl Of not more
than sixteen, I was engaged to sing
contralto solo in st. Andrews
church. On my first appearance
created sensation I'll never for
get. 1t seemed as II thousands OF
persons had turned and were star
inp ot Y,a Nyag frightanad half IN
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-02
GASKILL.

Fred Cummings, who has been visiting
friends in this vicinity returned Saturday
to Ulverton, P. Q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Adams have
returned after several weeks absence and
are stopping at E. H. Blodgett's.
Friday morning the thermometer
reached the lowest point that it has this
winter, % below zero.
Richard Southworth of East St. Johns
bury was here Friday buying beef cattle.
E. T. Williams and SON have finished
saving wood in this vicinity.
Marshall Fay has recovered sufficiently
to be out. He came from the hospital
a few weeks ago.