Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-10

suds this morning.
| The mother was doing the weekly
washing and had placed the child on
the floor, near at hand, where she
could watch him. The tub was placed
upon rickety chair and with a slight
lar the chair toppled bringing down
the well filled tub of boiling suds and
sleaming clothes upon the helpless
victim. With a scream the mother
grabbed her baby, removed its cloth
ing, applied healing salve to the
burns, but the hot clothes had almost
suffocated it. The child soon sue.
cumbed TO the burns.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Mar. s.-That
jere F. l.illis. the banker, is more
seriously hurt by Jack Cudahy, the en-.
ragged husband, who discovered I.illis
in his home with his wife Sunday
morning, than admitted by physicians
or principals in the episode. was learn.
ed this morning from 81. niary's hos.
pital
II is said that Cudahy stopped his
operation just as he was about to
complete ii, when he was suddenly
seized with the fear that his victim
might bleed 10 death before a surgeon
could be called, and he would then be
murderer, Cudahy stopped and call
ed DIR. Ayers, expecting to complete
The operation upon the arrival of the
doctor Officer Underwood arrived in
time to prevent a completion of the
plan l-illis' condition today is ad.
mitted to be serious.
Mrs, Cudahy. in an interview, said
Il am proud to be admired by a man
like Mr.. Lillis."
The hospital authorities have given
assurances that Liiiis will be able to
90 TO his home
Lilfis will make no charge against
Cudahy. and the wife of the packer
announced today she would bring no
action for diyoi ce against her husband.
all hough she would not live with him
again
DENVER, Mar. S.-Earl d. Thomas.
Jr.. son of Brigadier General Earl ID.
Thomas. commanding the department
OF Colorado, United States army. com.
miIjed suicide in the Alamo hotel at
{ oiorado Springs this afternoon by
shooting himself Young Thomas was
chief clerk to the commissary gen.
eral OF the department of Colorado.
The suicide occurred short after noon.
No cause is assigned for the act.
Thomas arrived in the Springs Sun.
day, going direct to the hotel where
he registered as j. f. Franklin. He
had been drinking last night and this
morning made tour of the city In an
automobile.
MANAGLA. Nicaragua. Mar. s.
President Madriz today liberated sev.
eral political prisoners. among The
number heing Narcisso Arellano. All
he insurgent prisoners will probably
be released soon.
This move on the part of the govern
| ment is expected to conciliate Grana
dn conservatives and is significant as
! indicate that President Madriz is con
fident of victory Generals Vasuuez
Godoy and lras are here to confer with
the president over the advisability OF
sending an army against Bluefields
That the experience of former Presi.
dent Zelaya's army during the march
on Rama, may serve to deter the gov.
ernment on this plan is possible.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Mar. s.
Andrew Carnegie 'peeved" over John
ID. Rockefeller's foundation scheme.
The laird of Skibo in an interview this
morning declared the Rockefeller plan
for scientific research was a direct
imitation of his ideas. Hot comleti
lion in the philanthropy business is
indicated by the Scotch millionaire IS
statement which indicate he did not
intend to allow the oil king 10 create
a trust" in that field of endcapor.
CHICAGO, Mar. 3.-That the lead.
ers of the wet campaign are alarm.
ed over the Indifference shown by sa.
lLOH Keepers Is Inulcdleu by letter
sent to members of the Chicago Liquor
Dealers Protective association by Sec.
rotary Kennis Brannock.
"We are not only surprised but
alarmed at the lack of interest saloon
men take in this conflict to put them
out of business" says Secretary Bran
mock in the letter They have a
life savings invested In a business,
and yet seem to take little interest
in their affairs.
The saloon man sits back and lets
some one else do his fighting for him.
He is afraid he might lose a quarter
while he is away attending a meeting
held in behalf of his own interests. "
Mr.. Brannock also announces in the
letter that at the last meeting OF the
organization 1t was voted that no more
funds shall be used to protect mem.
bers arrested for violation of any act
other than the dramshop act The rea.
son assigned is that the drain on the
treasury has been too great.
Every saloon keeper is asked to con.
tribute SO for the campaign In ad.