The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Warmer for neutrality-suspicious.
Confesses-Bad Blizzard British
Election Returns. Great Ice Gorge.

day ended the sleep in Pittsburg of
Mrs, Kate Mendlesohn, who has been
Unconscious for 1O5 days. She was
found in that state one night after
the baby had fallen out OF bed, and
there Is nothing else TO account for
her strange condition except the
DRY that she was scared by it's fall.
The infant was not injured.
GETTING HIGHER UP:-The su-
gar frauds Investigations in New York
are going merrily on, and the indict-
ments are beginning TO reach the
men higher up. During the last week
there have been six men indicted
each on four counts. All these men
are more important than the clerks
who first suffered, and among them
is the treasury OF the company. II
is pleasing TO notice that at the same
time the trust has been inves6igat-
ing itself. and has issued a statement
saying that II Is innocent.
WARRINER IN PEN:-C. l.. Warri
ner. the Big Four treasurer who en-
bezzled over 100000. is in the pen
at last. He has sentence OF six
years to serve for $4,000 worth OF his
large populations.
REFORM IN NEW YORK:-True
to our predictions. there Is some start
ling business reform taking place in
New York City while the police and
social reforms needed are not turn
Ing up. Mayor Gaynor is ignoring
Tammany in appointing fiscal Off
GERS, and the men are cutting the
expenses OF the city government al
most In two. Some OF the economies
are pretty small. but they are specta-
oular, and thye are advertising Mr..
Gaynor very nicely, thank you.
LAMPHERE CoNFESSED:-A full
confession OF Ray Lamphere has at
last been made public Il shows that
he chloroformed the Guinness woman
and children for the purpose OF rob- /
berry, being aided by negro woman. /
Neither Intended 10 commit murder 1
brt In some way the house caught
fire while the victims were stin I'M
der the influence OF the drug, and
ihey were burned to death. This con-
lossion also setllei the question OF
whether Mrs GJiness died or escap-
Ell.
BAD BLIZZARD There has been
another tremendous snow storm and
blizzard thru the North and East. OF
which we have got only the fringe
here. The storm was worst I'm New
YORK. where fourteen inches of snow
FELL II was impossible to get milk
into the city for a day or two. and
fresh eggs and such things practically
disappeared from the markets. Nine
people were frozen to death. and ev-
en- the mayor had his ears frozen
while trying to get to his office. IL
VIII cost the city OF New York $500
600 TO get the snow off the streets
and they are In hurry about Il too.
for 1t costs them thousands every
day that IL lies there Chicago SUI
Tered almost as much. and Il was to-
wards the close OF the second day
before the milk trains could get into
the city
PLEASE DON'T DIE HERE:-This
Is the substance of an appeal which
has recently been issued by German
hotel keepers 10 their guests. This
Is not the only country In which
here are hard times, and in Germany
good many people have taken TO
suicide. Somehow they
'eem TO prefer to go to hotels for .
he purpose. and so the hotel keep =,
rs have issued an appeal asking all
PEOPLE who intend TO commit suicide
% go some where else to do II.
SWoPE MYSTERY:-A mysterious :,
leath which may have been murder. =
S now being investigated in Kansas,
mo several Kentucky people are in p
'olved. The man who died was Col. :
'wope. formerly of Woodford County, :
nd many times a millionaire. IL Is ;,
lleged that he was planning 10 :,
hange the will which disposed of =,
hese millions. and that some of the :,
eirs wanted to get him out of the
ray before he could do So One Of
be lawyers In the case said that
'hite powder was found in the Col
nel's stomach. and that there is con-
lusive proof Of poisoning. II that n
J the case warrants will certainly
e issued soon. a,
MODEST JOHNSON:-Jack John m
On, who is to fight Jeffries on July m
for the championship of the world,
a modest man. He has just an M
ounced that he wants ex-President M
oosevelt to referee the scrap. Ted 10
y has not yet been heard from. w,
WALSH LOSES:-Jno r. Walsh h.
lie Chicago millionaire recently con- =,
cted of violating the Federal bank
IN tauo and cantannad 20 tho ,NooG