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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
HO[DUP CONFESSES
C0LD-b[O0DED
MURDER
YOUTH ADMITS FIRING SHOT
THAT KILLED MERCHANT
IN SALT LAKE. CITM

Salt Lake city, March 27.--Harry
Thorn today confessed to the murder
of George w. Fassell, an east side
grocer, during the perpctration of
haldup last night. Thorn, who is from
Baltimore. Md, and claims to be but
Is years of age. names John Hayes
and a man called "Curley" as his AS
sociates in the robbery.
Il thought he was getting ready to
do something" said Thorn. "and told
him to hold his hands higher. | stuck
my gun into his side TO scare him and
1t went off. ] did not mean to shoot"
The three bandits were arrested
within an hour after the robbery on
their arrival In town, IA few days ago
they had come under the observance
Sheets took the precauton to find out
where they were rooming. The de-
scription of the robbers obtained after
the murder, while meager enough, was
sufficient to connect them I'm the
mind Of the detective with the men
he had suspected, A detail Of officers
walked from the police station to n
roomIng house half block away and
burst into the room noted In Sheets
memorandum book. They found three
men. breathless from fast walking. u
warm revolver, money corresponding
to the sum taken from Fasscll's store
and loot from "A recent burglary
Thorn passed restless night In the
city jail and told of his crime with
today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
UNALASKA RESIDENTS
HAVE TUBERCULOSIS

Washington, March 27-Declarng so
per cent of the natives Of Unalaska
and st. George and st. Paul Islands
are suffering from tuberculosis, Sur
geon Simpson of the revenue cutter
Manning says the disease seems to
be there In all forms. and there are
only few children who do not show
some evidence Of the disease. He adds,
however, many Of them improved un-
der treatment during the summer of
1909.
Efforts. he says, are being made To
instruct the natives how to prevent
the disease. If the natives of ST. Paul
had an abundance of water, which now
had to be hauled some distance in
wagons. according to DR.. Simpson, they
would keep their houses cleaner and
the danger OF spread Of infection
would be greatly lessened
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28

Washington. March 27.--The am
billion of Representative Townsend of
Michigan to assume charge of the
administration railroad bill on the
floor OF the house will not be gratified,
the honor going to Chairman Mann Of
the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce This fact developed
today and supporters of the bill In
the form in which it was originally
introduced by Representative Town
send. as 1t is now pending in the
senate. are greatly disappointed.
II had been thought that the intense
opposition Of Mr.. Mann to certain
features of the bill drafted by At
torncy General Wickersham would
make him disinclined to champion II.
His success I'm Incorporating his own
ideas into the measure. however. made
Mr.. Mann willing to assume the
sponsorship. AS amended by the
committee. all republican members
voted for ii and there was no way In
which the chairman could be denied
the management of the measure on
tho floor
Mr.. Mann was particularly opposed
To the provision for the ceration OF Il
court OF commerce and this was re-
taincd only through tho personal
efforts of the president. Whether Mr.
Mann will seek to eliminate this
provision on the floor Is not known
lie Is said TO be az strongly opposed
to II AZ ever. but his objections are
confined 10 the belief that the cstab-
Iishment of the new court involves un-
necessary expense. In view of the
fact that President Taft Is so firmly
In favor OF the court. 1t is not thought
Mr. Mann will make any move for its
elimination from the bill.
Looks to Senate.
The administration Is looking 10 tho
senate to save the principal features
of the original bill Supporting the
president In this matter arc Senators
Elkins. Aldrich. Kean, Crane. Cullom
and Nixon. of the committee ON inter
state commerce. as well AZ many other
republican leaders. Vigorous assault
upon the measure has been made by
Senator's cummins and clapp and 1t Is
known they will have the support of
many other insurgent republicans as
well as of many democrats That the
coalition of ihsurgent republicans and
democrats Is formidable Is admitted by
friends of the bill, and they are now
giving their attention to the formula
tion of amendments which they hope
Will harmonize some OF the differences.
MI Wlckersham has met with the
friends of the bill on several occasions
and has given them his assistance In
framing amendments. At one time it
was planned to have these witnesses
drafted and presented by Chairman
Elkins. That plan has been abandoned
and It Is now expected the amend
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
MORMON OFFICIAL
ANSWERS LAST CALL

Salt Lake City, March a. John H..
Windcr. whose position In the Nor
mon church was Second only to that
Of President Joseph Il. Smith, died
today from pneumonia. He had been
III for several weeks and the fatal
outcome was not unexpected. Since
the accession of President Smith to
the supreme dignity Of the faith. Mr..
Windcr has been first councillor OF the
presidency. He was 88 years Of age.
In the early days of Utah, when plural
marriage was recognized practice,
Wlnder was married to IA second wife,
who died many years ago. He Is
survived by 16 children. 81 grand
children and number of great grand
children.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
Receive No Word.

Washington March 27-Officials of
the navy department up to midnight
had received no word of the accident
on board the cruiser Charleston. In
which eight men were reported either
to have been killed or injured by the
bursting of gun, Rear Admiral n,
y. Mason, chief of ordnance. believes,
II the report is confirmed, it viii he
found the damage was done In one of
the six-inch turrets. Steps have been
taken by the war department to learn
the extent of the accident.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
COM MITS SUICIDE.

Farmlngton, Utah, March 27.-Eu-
gene Day, newspaper man well
known in the west committed suicide
by shooting this morning, lie had
been employed on the Reflex. a local
newspaper. Day worked In Denver,
Los Angeles and several Idaho towns
during his journalistic career. His di-
yorced wife and daughter live I'm Los
Angeles. Dependency Is the only ex-
planation offered for his self-destruc-
ton,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
Klein Muzzled.
MISS STUBBs DEAD.

Reno, New. March 27-News of the
sudden death Saturday night at
Berkeley, Cal, of Miss Beulah Stubbs,
former wife of John Sunderland,
democratic national committeeman for
Nevada, has been received here Miss
Stubbs was the daughter of j. c.
Stubbs of the Hartman system. She
was married In Chicago in 1902. and
has resided In Reno ever since. She
obtained decree Of divorce on March
l6, last.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
AVIATION MEET ARRANGED.

Memphis. Tenn. March 27.-An avia-
tion meet has been arranged for April
q, 7, 3 and 3 here, at which Glenn
Curtiss, his assistant, Charles Hamil-
ton. and Charles Willard will be the
principal operators of aeroplanes. The
aviators have promised to try to es-
tablish new records for height and
distance. Only heavier-th air ma
chimes will be eligible.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
GRAND CHANCELLOR DIES.

Salt Lake City, March 27.-Wllliam
i. Cooper, grand chanc ll9r of the
Utah domain, knights ~ I'ythias died
today from diabetes. lie was As years
of age. For 20 years he has been
connected With the publication of the
Salt Lake directory and al the time of
his death was manager of the Utah
branch of the Directory Publishing
firm. lie had held high office in the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
LIQUOR MUST STOP.

Washington. March 27-That the
interstate character Of interstate yhip-
ments OF liquor shall cease upon ar
rival within the boundary of the state
to which consignment has been made,
Is the essential feature of bills intro
duced In the senate by Senator Curtis
and In the house by Representative
Miller Of Kansas.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
WITNESS CONTESTS.

III Paso, March ~ Great crowds
witnessed the cowboy contests in
Juarex today. First money 5000, went
to Rafael F'ranstro, champion OF
Mexico. Ed r. Ebels won second
money, $500. and Bert Weir Of New
Mexico, won third, $500. A company
of cattlemen purchased Cowboy paris
to perpetuate cowboy sports,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
GUN ExPLODES.

Manila, March 27--A report reached
here today that gun on the United
states cruiser Charleston exploded
during target practice. killing or
Wounding eight men. The Charleston
Is returning to Manila from Olongapo.
No details of the reported accident
have been received here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
TRIAL POSTPONED.

New York, March 27.--The trial of
the three Wardlaw sisters for the mur-
der Of Ocey M. snead, the East
Orange bathtub victim, was postponed
today from April II to May II,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
NORTHERN LIGHTS.

Last night Missoula saw the north
ern lights for the first time this year
The demonstration was beautiful, but
marred by the moon, which rose list
when the aurora was coming to its
best
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
NAMES Of CANDIDATES
MUST Be FILED
TODAY

Major a. l., Duncan. clerk OF the
school board of district No. /, an
nounces that this is the last day on
which the petitions Of candidates
for the office of school trustee may
be filed. Up to- date there are four
candidates: II. II. Wilbur. w. w.
Berry, II. l.. Bayes and J. II. Moody.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
ANARCHIST ARRESTED.

who Is alleged to be dangerous
anarchist was arrested here today
when embarking on the steamship
George Washington for New York,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
Against Cannon.

Considerable talk Is heard about
eliminating Cannon from the speaker
ship and on Saturday the idea was
advanced that Asher c. Kinds. the
parllamentaran, might be favored for
that place The democrats are vehc-
ment In their declarations that they
will carry the next house and 1t IL not
known how they would feel about the
selection of a non member, for the
speakership. Nor Is 1t known how Mr..
Kinds would feel about giving up his
position for seat In the house for an
honor that might DO comparatively
short.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
Townsend Is Disappointed inEffort to Secure
Control Of Measure on Floor of House.
FRIENDS OF THE MEASURE ARE GREATLY SURPRISED
Talk Of Deposng Speaker Cannon From the Chair Is Still
Heard, but No OfficialStaement Is Made as Yet-
Several Measures Of Importance May Be Side
tracked Until Next Session.

ncnts viii be parcclcd out among
other senators. so a number may share
the credit OF making the ncw law. This
scheme even includes the acceptance
of one or two of the amendments
favored by insurgents.
Not the slightest consideration Is
being given by the senate to the at
titude of the house on the bill The
chances are when a conference is held
the two measures as passed will re-
semble each other very little. That
being the case the act will have to be
made In conference. II Is clear that
the senate conferccs will be strength
encd by the influence OF the White
House
More Force.
More force Is being cxcrtcd BY
senate leaders to carry out President
Taft's views on the railroad bill than
on any other administration measure
1t would surprise no one If the con
until another session. II Is also GER
tain there IN n hard road ahead of
tho statehood bill, although the
uelIotTulic StllaIbTS nave given some
indications OF demanding an agree
ment that u vote be had on the state
hood bill. as the price of giving an
open road to the railroad measure
Appropriation bills are being passed
by the senate about as rapidly as they
are reaching the house. The spirit Of
retrcnchment. which has n firm hold
In the senate committee. precIudes the
enlargement Of the bill to any great
extent.
The postal savings bank bill Is ex-
pectcd to come out of the house COM
mittee within a few weeks. There Is
considerable sentiment In favor OF
amending II so as To insure the keep
ing of funds In banks In the vicinity
where collected. n the row between
the regulars and insurgent republicans
Is at an end. ms the leaders of both
factions profess to believe. II would
appear that congress may be expected
to adjourn about June i5 There are
indications. however, that the fires of
the recent contest are smoldering and
may break out ut any moment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
YOUTH CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF sTENoGRAPAER PRO-
TESTS INNOCENCE.
HIS COMPANION CAUGHT
Woman With Whom Wolter Mas Re-
siding Protests That She Knew
Nothing of the Crime OF Which Her
Companion Is Aceusei--is Found
Reading of Crime in German Paper.

New York, March 27--Albert wolter.
the youth. In the fireplace Of whose
rooms were founS yesterday portions
of the burned body of Ruth Wheeler.
the young stenographer who had been
missing since last Thursday morning.
was committed to the Tombs without
ball today charged with the girls
murder. . AT a continuation OF tho
police QUIZ. to which he was subjected
last night. he persisted In his deniais .
that he had ever seen the girl, had
ever written to her or knew how her
body came on the fire escape outside
his window. or why fragments 0f
human feet hands and arms were
found in the ashes OF his fireplace.
Katie Miller. or Kathleen Mselier.
the girl with whom he lived. was ar
rested today as she approached tha
house where the murder WIS commit
ted She was reading the details In
a German newspaper as she walked.
smiling as she read.
During long cross examination
she held sturdily to n consistent story
that she knew nothing Of the crime
until she read OF II IN the newspaper.
on Thursday night she returned from
work at the laundry Where aha earned
80 week and gaze Il an % VOTER
she said she noticed the stove In
front of the Fireplace had been moved.
the fireboard newly PAINTED and o.
colored lithograph pasted over the
hole where the stpveplpa formerly
entered When she asked W0ter why
he had done this. he answered summer
was coming and they would not need
the stove.
No knowledge.
She had not even known that
Woter had received a visitor ane says,
until Pearl Wheeler, the dead girrs
elder sister. had called on Friday morn
Ing To ask If Ruth had been there.
Wolter had denied II, but the Miller
girl says she was uneasy after the
interview and that she became Jealous
and accused him OF harboring another
woman in the flat. Again he denied
IT, Friday morning she went to work
again and that afternoon Wolter was
arrested. The girl was committed 10
the house of detention as a material
witness. An autopsy today showed
that Ruth Wheeler had been Killed IN
the manner indicated In the first
examination. First she had been
strangled with rope and then the
bones of the arms and legs were broken
to admit the body more readily to the
narrow throat OF the chimney. WHY
the cut were made on the body does
not appear.
When she was shown the nightshirt
In which part Of the charred body had
been wrapped. the girl positively
identified the garment as Wolter's
"That letter w" says the girl, indi-
eating an initial worked on the shirt.
was embroidered BY Albert's mother"
She also identified the gnnnysack in
which the head and trunk of the victim
had been placed as having been used
by her and Wolter to hold kindling
wood.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-28
THE WEATHER

Today-Cloudy.
Tomorrow Cloudy.
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YOU NEED

A class ad. It will save you
much time and much trouble
The Falls City tribune., 1910-05-27

Joe Geiger surprised his friends
by Dropping in upon them
ed. He looks as hale and hearty az
he did ten years ago. He is in
Shubert now visiting his SON..
Mrs. T. f. Hewitt of Lexington ,ac-
eompanied by her two son and her
sister, Miss Margaret Naylor, arrived
Wednesday for a visit with their par
ents, Thomas Naylor and Wife
DR.. Bailey will leave shortly for
Hastings where he will deliver the
annual commencement address to
the college graduates in the First
Presbyterian church of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McDermand
came up from Kansas City Wednes-
day night to attend the mmenc
ment exercises. They will be guests
at the home of John Powell for a
few days.
George Rhine, who has been here
looking after the Rhine estate, sold
forty acres just north of town We'd
nesday to Charles Portrey for So, 1000.
There are no buildings upon this
piece of land.
Herman Tubaeh had the end of his
little finger taken off Tuesday after
noon. This was made necessary be-
cause of his hand being badly crush
ed while at work in his mill sever
al months ago.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-05-27

ees are 10 be considered, in diagnos-
ing a case; If he could only get a
glimpse of the %bewildering thera.
peutic effects of medicines, he would
hesitate to put the mantle Of the
physician upon his shoulders. Put
this same individual in a telephone
office, where thousands of wires are
centered, would he take upon him.
self 10 mend some obscure, broken
communication? Hardly. lie would
leave that to experts. Why doesn't
he leave the other to the experts?
If he started in Oh the telephone jo1
he would likely wreck one hundred
connections hunting for one. Is the
human system any less complicated
that he so readily tackles the job OF
repairing il? Put your finger upon
the key board of a piano. If you are
competent it will give forth melody
and harmony; If not, noise and dis
cord. Are the keys to the human
system easier TO play upon?
1t IS the cgotism of ignorance that
presumes thus te usurp the physicians
functions. True, the Doctors pre-
seription for one individual may be
adapted to another, and it may
not. Why take the chance? 1t is
done daily. Start out and tell all
your friends that you have something
the matter with you-name ii what
you please-and nine out of ten will
prescribe for you. Blacksmith, car.
penter, merchant, butcher, baker and
eandlestiek maker, each will offer you
all is that the advSiseess' KS accepted
Smith will take Jones advice about
medicine when he wouldn't take il
about a horse trade, A wag once tolC
n friend who was complaining abou,
his liver to take five grains of as.
mime extract three times a day and
he went to the drug store and asked
for it.
Go to the doctor when you 5Iare
sick, IL you can't go to him he will,
come to you. Pay him; he deserves
1t and he has earned it. Take youl
prescription to the most capable drug
gist AND LEAVE 1T THERE, where
1t becomes a voucher. Have it refill
ed, il the doctor says so. And don't
give it to your friends and neighbors.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-05-27
The Corners AND COERS
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO
YOU AND ME-.
What Your Friends and Their
Friends Have Been Doing
the Past Week.

Is per cen off on all one-piece
dresses.-Pence & Little.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Reuter- of Nor
rill were shopping here Monday.
Biggest shoe sale in the town now
going on at Pence G LittIe's.
Mrs. Ben Poteet, Jr., and daughter,
JesSiea, of Denver are visiting the
family of Ben Poteet, ST..
Elmer Saylor came up from Kan
sas City last Thursday to attend the
funeral of his cousin, Bert Saylor.
Mrs. Bert Wright of Kansas City
arrived Thursday for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. Matte S%toughton.
Mrs, Daisy Kerr King went to Oma-
ha Thursday for a visit of several
weeks with her. sister, Mrs. Bruno
Hansen.
Frank Martin was down from Coun-
ell Bluffs the first of the week for
a visit with his mother, Mrs. Helen
Martin.
Nelson Saylor and wife, who ar
rived Thursday with the body of their
son, Bert, returned Monday to their
home in Newkirk, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Daeschner
and baby came over Friday and paid
a short visit to the family Of their
aunt, Mrs. w. Fl. Maddox.
Less Leeds, Walter Tanner and
George Vail went to Maryville, Mo,
Monday to see Falls City win the
game on a foreign diamond.
Mrs. Lydia Lehman left Monday
for her home in Newkirk, Okla. She
was called here to attend the fune-
raj of her nephew, Bert Saylor.
Mrs. Harry Morrow and little dau-
ghter arrived Monday from Pittsburg,
Kas., and will visit a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Korner.
Misses Florence and Eliza Boose
spent last Saturday in Kansas City.
They went down on the morning
train to meet their sister, Miss Clara,
who was returning from New Mexico.
George Rhine came in from Cove
City, Kas., Sunday night and will
remain about ten days. He is here
on business connected with the set.
Ting of the estate of his mother,
Mrs. Sarah p. Rhine. He will likely
sell the farm just north of town as
we'll as the town property.
The Falls City friends of DR.. G.
l.. Candy Of Humboldt will no doubt
be pleased to learn that he has
gone abroad and will take a special
course in surgery in Berlin, Ger
many. He will spend several months
in study and will also visit several
interesting cities before returning.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-05-27
August s to- ID, 1910

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schaible are
rejoicing over the arrival of a little
daughter, who came to their home
Tuesday morning. Frank wears
the smile that wont wear off and
s~traightway wen to practicing lul-
a-bys.
Ulia Powell left Sunday for his
home in Gordon, Neb., after a visit
with relatives. He expects to close
out his interests in Gordon soon
and will move to Idaho.
Mrs. w. T. Fenton accompanied
ntr husband to Geneva Tuesday. She
stopped for a short visit in Tecum-
sch on her return.
Prof. and Mrs. VIM. Harnack and
children came up from Hiawatha and
spent Sunday with Peter Kaiser and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthus Weaver re-
turned Saturday from a short visit
with Mrs. Hart in White Pigeon,
Mich.
All muslin underwear goes at 20
per cent reduction.-Pence-Li title Co.
Ben Reichers came W. from
Craig Saturday to visit his parents
and take in the ball game.
7 spools Coats thread for 25c at
Pence G. little's.
5 pounds of rice for 25 cents at
PenoeI title CHS