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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
WAR DECLARED AND
CITY AWAITS ATTACK
Naval Militia Take Annual
Cruise on Ships of North
Atlantic Squadron.
large FLEET FOR DEFENCE
rorpedo Boats, Destroyers and
submarines Will Be Ever on
the Alert to Protect
New York.

war grim. deadly war. has been de-
rlsred Battleships are cleared for ac-
zion. cathcad lookouts doubled and night
classes carefully polished. Torpedo
,oats and destroyers have all the coal
chat can be slowed aboard them, and the
.,,dory submarines are moving crablikc
beneath the waters
powerful feet Of nine first class
,o,,leships and one fast armored cruiser
&c living somewhere in the Atlantic
within a DAYS run of the Statue OF Lib
,rtv and threatening the city The
Navy Department, realizing the gravity
NJ the situation. has ordered the mobil
,zatjon Of a fotilla of twelve torpedo
boats and destroyers and some half
dozen submarines.
An attack is looked for at any time
after to-day When it is made will de-
mend largely upon weather conditions
Y there comes a good black, rainy
night. when it is impossible TO see a
cables length ahead. the one best bet is
that the defending forces will have their
hands full.
The time has come TO give the naval
militia their annual cruise, and the
Navy Department has decided to take
advantage of the proximity of the North
Atlantic Squadron TO New York to give
ns "landlubbor" soldiers a glimpse of
what life on board ship in time of real
war means. Hence, the attack and de-
fence Of this city.
Yesterday the battleship Maine, tied
I'D 10 a wharf on the North River. took
on board the naval militia from this
state and headed out to sea TO join the
attacking fleet The naval militia from
Massachusetts,. Maine Rhode Island.
New Jersey. Maryland. South Carolina
and the District Of Columbia also en-
barked to the number of 2.Go0, officers
and men, and will rendezvous somewhere
near Gardeners Bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
FALLS $50 FEET-WORKS
Painter Drops from Tower and
Lands on Feet.

Joseph Kinward. an employe of the
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company, had
narrow escape from death at Tarrytown
Yesterday Kinward was on swing
painting the water tower when the rope
gave way. He dropped 100 feet and
struck a guard wire. which broke his
fall and made him turn complete SOM
ersault and land on his feet
He smiled and said, Il didn't expect
right" Beyond a shaking up, Kinward
was all right and resumed his duties on
the tower again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
TWO KILLED BY TORNADO.
Several Injured and Many Buildings
Wrecked in California Town.

RI Centre. Cal. July ia tornado struck
this place tonight, killing two persons. in
juring several and demolishing many build
lngs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16

A BOAT
S .myer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16

This failure of the supply for New
York is not due 10 any lack of Ice, as is
proved, It was said, by the fact that the
thirty miles Of storage houses from
Kingston to Hudson were found
crammed with ample quantities. Al
the detectives. there were found 4I,WU
tons which are not being drawn upon al
all. At Oleson Station 5000 tons were
found which were not being worked, and
another report from Saugerties said that
in three depots near there there were
respectively 1O,OO0 1900 and 10000 tons
keeping only the icehouses cool.
From the employees Of the ice com
panies came important admissions. John
Gils, of Catskill, who is in charge of
moving the ice from Albany to Pough-
keepsie for the Knickerbocker company
said they had seventeen barges working
each day, capable Of carrying one thou
sand IONS each, but that they were
loaded with only three hundred to six
hundred tons when sent down the river
He reported that he had gang OF
Twenty-Five men TO each barge. whom he
Is working overtime and paying extra
wages in order to move the ice even IN
the small quantities that he was able to
forward down the river.
II is expected that many more such
figures will be made public on Monday
tim inn O..
gather statements from the smaller deal
ers and information of their own found
I'D and down the river covering all
ubases Of the situation. This is being
telephoned to Headquarters when from a
distance. or brought in in the form of
written reports by the city workers
Clerks are busy putting it in schedules
as fast as it arrives, SO that the real
conditions can be seen at a glance.
William a. McQuaid. in charge Of the
local bureau of the Attorney General $
office. said yesterday that he had been
directed by Attorney General Carmody
70 take personal charge of the investiga
tion in this city and to push II actively.
He said that his investigators had been
out ali day and night. 1t is said they
have found facts agreeing closely with
the reports made by the police.
The District Attorneys Office and Mr.
McQuad's Office have joined hands
Two men from Mr. Whitman's STAFF
spent the day going over the records OF
the previous prosecution of the Ice Trust
on file in Mr.. McQuaid's offices in order
TO familiarize themselves with the ac-
tiyitics Of the former trust and to help
them determine whether the present al
legged violations OF the law are i'm reality
merely continuance Of the activities
under "A new name of the evil dongs OF
the American Ice Company.
Would AnnuI tho Charters.
1t was said that in the event case
was made out against the ice people
and criminal action was Instituted by
the District Attorneys Office, civil pro.
ceedings would at once be begun by Tn,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
WALDO'S MEN REPORT
ICE HOUSES FILLED
Say Companies Didn't Exert
Themselves to Get
It Here.
WEEKS SUPPLY CUT IN TWO
II Whitman Starts Criminal
Action Carmody May Move
to Annul Charters of Con-
Germs in Trust"

Ihe detectives sent up the Hudson by
Commissioners Waldo to investigate the
Ice situation reported to him yesterday
that they found the ice houses filled with
ample supplies of ice to meet all needs
Of the city If the companies had be-
stirred themselves to get II here during
the recent hot spell. They also said. ac-
cording to statements made at Head
quarters, that proper efforts were not
being made by the companies to provide
adequate transportation facilities for
moving the ice from the storage places
TO New York.
According TO these reports. which came
In continuously Yesterday and last night
by long distance telephone. the trouble
Is due to a lack Of men to handle the ice
Those engaged in shipping the ice de-
clare that they have been unable to
hire the necessary help At Headquar-
ters it was said that this lack of help
was wilful on the rart of the trust, In
order TO retard the movement of ice for
the purpose Of boosting prices. Detailed
proof of this, il was said. was contained
In the report sent by Commissioner
Waldo to the Mayor. The Mayor was
absent all day and the text of Mr. Wal
dos letter was not given out.
The police say there are plenty Of idle
men in New York willing to take ice
jobs at the wages offered, and that the
trust has made no sufficient effort to get
men. difference of opinion as to the
availability Of men was manifest among
the icemen themselves yesterday. as 1t
had been the day before. According TO
the Knickerbocker company. if the
present rise in temperature should devel-
Op into q sure enough hot wave the suf-
fering because of lack Of ice experienced
during the wave just passed will be re-
peated.
There Is no trouble in moving ice
now" said Mr.. Foster, of the Foster
Scott company, the biggest in town next
to the Knickerbocker. I'VE are getting
ample supplies, because we have largely
augmented our force. Ice-handling does
not require skilled labor-there is a
knack about handling II that any one
with muscles can readily acquire. We
have raised wages from 81 - day to
So %. and are getting all the men we
want"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
Had Worked with Dr.. Kilner.

In carrying on these experiments DR..
covery made by Dr. w. j. Kilner. Of
London. and described in a book written
by the latter on The Human Atmos-
phere, or Aura
Satisfied that he had convinced his
physician friends Of the existence of the
human aura, DIR. O'Donnell then alone
conducted the experiment which he de-
clares revealed to him the flight Of a
life" The patient was reported having
only "A few minutes to live.
Il looked at the man through the
screen for almost half an hour" DR..
O'Donnell said to-day. The aura was
plainly distinguishable. The attending
doctor said the patient was sinking rap
idly. | did not take my eyes from the
subject Suddenly the physician an
nounced that death had occurred. At
the same instant the aura, which, as a
bright light, had been radiated from the
body at all points, began to spread from
the body and disappeared. Further OBJ
servation of the corpose revealed no sign
of the aura.
IL do not say that this aura is the
soul or spirit; in fact, no one seems TO
know just what it is 1t is, in my opin-
ion. some sort Of radio-actvity, made
visible bv use of the chemical screen. II
undoubtedly is the guiding power or
current OF life. however, as my expert
ment would seem to prove"
DIR. ODonnell, in preparing for his ex-
periments. made careful and thorough
study of the discovery as reported by
DR.. Kincr. The two physicians were
associated with each other some years
ago in London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
How tho Supply Fell OF.

In the report made to the Mayor. ii is
said, Commissioner Waldo has quoted
the following figures furnished him by
his men to show the falling off in the
incoming quantities of ice as compared
with last year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
SAYS He SAW SPIRIT
LEAVE A HUMAN BODY
Chicago Physician Shows Num-
Der of Colleagues the Souls
of Living Persons.
SEEN THROUGH BLUE SCREEN
DR.. O'Donnell Viewed Dying
Man for Half Hour Before
End Came, and He Saw
Spirit Depart.
SEEN THROUGH BLUE SCREEN
lRu Tolcrrarh 10 Tho TrIhune


Chicago. July 15.-The flight of life
from a dying person has been witnessed
according TO DR.. Patrick s. O'Donnell,
an Y ray expert Of Chicago, who to-day
declared that he actually observed the
spirit leaving a dying man, who was a
charity patient at the Mercy Hospital.
DR.. O'Donnell couples with this startling
announcement an assertion that he be-
lieves he has discovered what. in fact,
constitutes the soul or spirit, at least,
the electrical current" which controls
the actions and movements OF the body.
DIR. O'Donnell already has surprised a
score of Chicago physicians by demon
strating to them several experiments
whereby the human aura or electrical
radiation" was seen by the human eye.
An invited number of physicians at
tended his most recent demonstration on
Thursday night at the Mercy Hospital.
Previous demonstrations had been held
in the physicians office in the Heyworth
Building, and on each occasion four
young women were used as subjects.
Using a film Of dcyanin and other chem
icals held between two small plates Of
glass sealed together, all the physicians
agreed that by looking through the
screen they could distinguish the auras
Of all the subjects. The aura developed
a strong radiation Of light. surrounding
the entire outline Of the body and the
head
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
Would AnnuI tho Charters.

II was said that in the event a case
was made out against the ice people
and criminal action was instituted by
the District Attorneys Office. civil pro-
ceedings would at once be begun by the
Continued ON see oni page,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16

ALBANY DAY LINE; ceorge.
~, ,outo 10 Saratoga AZ Ldhc
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Continued ON second page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
To KANSANS.

This is the first and only newspaper
in America printing a page in cOIOrs.
red. blue and black. daily
Trial order 100 days S1-0O-
This color feature. a page every day
In red. blue and black. was started in
the state journal November 3, and has
been kept up every day since and viii
be continued for at least one hundred
days longer. The feature is very ex-
pensive and may be regarded as still
in the experimental stage Some idea
of its cost may be gathered when it Il
known that the red and blue ink alone
costs about six dollars each day.
copies on sale by newsboys and at
nearly all news stands in Kansas.
SI-OO pays for 100 days we offer to
send it, penny n day. to your friend
Including page in color every day
Why Is this not good Christmas
present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14

Testimony as to the previous good
reputation of the defendant was at
once introduced. This was followed
by the placing of John Olsen. father
of the defendant. on the stand He
swore that Mrs Olsen was insane
prior to the birth of the defendant.
The opening statement for the de-
fense was very short Mr.. Miller
brought out very emphaticaIly the fact
that Olsen was insane and he also
used the testimony as given by Mrs
NeWfarmer Wednesday to prove that
she had noted a strange condition in
OlSen's mind When he had cOnclud-
ed, the prosecuting attorneys objected
to the statement and this objection
was overruled on the ground that it
was merely statement Of the defense
which they will attempt to subStanti-
ate by testimony in the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
TODAY IN CONGRESS
Opponents or the Parcels Post Put in
an Appearance.

Washington. Dec 14--Senate in
session at p m
I.orimer election inquiry nearing an
end
Louis d. Brandeis of Boston discuss
ing trust regulation before interstate
commerce committee urged the com
petitive system
Final hearings before employers
liability commission begun with rail-
road counsel urging the inclusion of
all interstate business in the act
Opponents Of parcels post appeared
before postofnce committee.
House met at noon
Miscellaneous bills considered
Steel trust traffic agreement with
southern railroads probed by steel
committee.
New York cotton spectators at
tackled in speech by Representative
Hef1in of Alabama
The bill extending the eight hour
law to all government contract work
was debated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
Her REASON GONE
Mother of Slayer Insane Before
Her Sons Birth.
Tried to Kill Young Child, Her
Husband Testifies.
SHE SAW HIM DIE.
Widow of Victim, InsuIted by
Slayer, T. Helpless.
Child Begs please. Papa, Don't
Die as Blows Fall.

Council Grove, Kan Dec. 14=De-
claring that the mother OF y. T. Olsen
was insane before his birth. that she
had a brother who died insane in an
asylum in Sweden. and that Olsen
himself was insane when he killed
Walter Newfarmer last August. former
Congressman J. NJ. Miller made the
opening statement OF the defense in
the Olsen murder case here today. The
objection of the county attorney to
the statement of the case as presented
to the jury was overruIed by the
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
Found to Be Suffering From
Mental Trouble.
BEEN IN KANSAS.
Wandered as Far as EmpOria
He Says.
Judge POrterfieId Ends Trial
and Dismisses Jury.

Kansas City. Dec. 14.-Pale and
emaciated. weak from hunger and ex-
posure. Harry Waldron. the Juror
whose escape last Sunday night
blocked the proceedings OF the second
trial OF Dr. B. Clarke Hyde. charged
with the murder OF Col. Thomas H
Swope. returned 70 his home today.
He was brought into court By Mrs
Waldron and after a conference with
him Judge Porterfield announced that
he would dismiss the entire jury on the
ground of Waldron's mental incompe-
tency-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
FOUR ARE SLAIN.
Woman, Two Daughters and Son
Found Murdered.
An Italian Farm Hand Is Sus-
pected of the Crime.

Albany. n Y, Dec. 14.-Some etime
between last Tuesday noon and even
ing. an italian farm hand employed by
the Morner family of De FreestviIle. q
Rensselaer, county hamlet, six miles
from Albany, is believed by the police
70 have slain Mrs Conrad Morner, a
20, and Blanche. aged II, and her Is
year-oId son. Arthur. The bodies of
the three women were discovered last
night in the COW barn on the MOrner
farm, where they had been so hacked
with a hatchet and battered with a
bale stick that the murderer had been
able to crush all three of them into a
small manure pile on one side Of the
stable. Arthur Morner's body, with
part Of the barn floor. Trace of the
farm hand, who was known as Ed
Dennis, is lacking
A blood stained hatchet and four
foot bale stick were found in the pit
near the three bodies and with these
the police believe the murderer first
feIIed and then mutilated his victims
Mrs Morner had received a blow from
the hatchet on the right side Of the
head and her skull was fractured in
several places
The body of the elder girl. Edith.
also was badly cut and bruised Her
head was nearly severed by a blow
hole in her left temple The younger
girls body was the least mutiIated.
Motive for the crime seems to be
lacking. What money there was in the
house before the murder was found in
tact Indications. the authorities say.
point to the murderer as being in
sane
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
MORE TO BE ARRESTED.
Sensation to Be Caused When Men
Higher Up Are Caught.

Junction city. Kan. Dec H.-Army Of
ficers at Fort Riley declare that the fed
eraI authorities have under observation
several persons implicated in the recent
dynamite explosions at Fort Riley, and
that additional arrests might be expected
at any moment. Although the officers
would not be quoted, it was declared that
the persons under surveillance are proruI-
nent and their arrest would cause a sen
satiOn-
The investigation has been going on
some time. but it was not until after Rev
Chas- VI. Brewer. former army chaplain
at Fort Riley. and Mrs Anna Jordan OF
Kansas City. had been arrested by fed
eraI authorities. that Colonel Eli d.
Hoyle. commandant at Fort Riley. gave
out the confession of Private Michael
Quirk. in which Quirk declared he per
formed the work of dynamiting at the in
stigation of Rev Mr. Brewer. who sought
revenge because he had been court mar
tailed and discharged from the army for
conduct unbecOming an officer
Deputy Arrests Preacher
Oklahoma City. Dec 14.-Rev Charles
Brewer. charged with Implication in
series Of recent dynamite explosions at
r ort Riley Kan. is under arrest at his
home IN Olustee. Okla The deputy who
made the arrest refused to say where he
would take the prisoner when they board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
SOLD FOR $500.
Marp George Tells of Tent
Gypsies' Cruel Treatment.
Beaten if She Did Not Get SO
Daily-Home to Mother.

St Louis, Dec 14--Tent gypsies who
lead rowing life and house gypsies who
have settled down in cities clashed at po-
lice headquarters and in the juvenile
court over possession of Mary George. Is
years old, a house gypsy alleged to have
been kidnapped by Andrew Stevens band
of tent Sypsies but for whom Stevens de-
clared he had paid the girls mother s, 500.
The girl was given to her mother and will
be taken TO Chicago to live in a house
after having lived for three months in
a tent Al Tamm and Wise avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
TO HONOR B. LEWIS
First Union spy to Have Monument
Built by Friends

TorrIngton- Conn, Dec 14-Brice
Lewis. the famous union spy. who COM
nitted suicide In New York last week by
jumping from the tower of the World
building after learning that he had been
denied a pension by the government. Will
have an impressive monument over his
grave re. the gift of friends. In accord
with his wishes, the flags of the United
States and Great Britain were buried
with him
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The defense called their witnesses
and they were examined by J. G. Wa
ters Of Topeka. NJ D. Nicholson and
J. NJ. Miller. attorneys for the defense
The first two witnesses were O. Bar
rett and Arkidd Gibbs. They testified
as to the reputation of olsen They said
his reputation was good
His Mother Was Insane
The next witness was John OIsen-
father of the defendant. He testified
as to the mental condition Of the de-
fandants mother prior to the birth
was not dangerous but she was con-
sldered insane Her mind was affected
after a religious revival meeting From
that time on she spent a great deal Of
time studying and reading the Scrip
lures She also declared she was a
one of her children which was dead was
an angel in the sun and that he would
come back TO her at certain time
About a year before the birth of the
iendant's mother prior to the birth
OF the family She had never recetv-
ed any medical attention. She did not
believe in doctors and they would not
interfere against her wishes
The next witness waS Mrs E F. Hobbs
She is the oldest sister OF N T Olsen.
and testified about the same as the faith
and also that the defendants mother
had a brother who died insane in Sweden
He Knew Her to Be Insane.
The next important witness was Cam
= Johnson He Is q cousin OF Mrs Olsen
He testified to having known Mrs Olsen
In infancy His testimony as to her
mental condition was about the same as
Mr. Oisen's and Mrs Hobbs
There were several other witnesses
called TO the stand to testify as TO the
previous reputation OF the defendant be
fore August y The afternoon was taken
Up by WITNESSES for the defense. along the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14

The Georges all denied having received
money for the girl She said she was
compelled to so out every day and tell
fortunes and that if she brought back
less than SO at night she was beaten and
sent to bed without any supper She de-
clared she wanted to go back to Chicago
Judge Taylor awarded her custody to her
mother
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
MAN WAITS FOR Her
So Mrs. Richmond Wants Judge to
Hasten Divorce Suit

st Louis, Dec 14.-Mrs. Rosa c.
Richmond. 54 years old, has written
to Judge Fisher informing him that
"a gentleman is waiting TO marry me.
and take me to another city and ask
ing the judge for a speedy trial of
her suit to divorce Frank B. Rich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
Continued Fine Weather.

There seems to be no end of this fine
weather" commented s D Flora the
weather man. this afternoon The tenn
perature is veraging degrees above
normal for this time Of year, and the
prospects are that Wen have more sun
shine and pleasant weather tomorrow The
wind is blowing five miles from the south
west The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
MRS. STANNARD DEAD
She Was Known to Novel Readers as
John Strange Winter.


London Dec. 14-Mrs. Arthur
Stannard, the novelist who was
known by her pen name of John
Strange Winter died today She had
been confined to her bed for the last
five months as the result of an acci-
dent while stepping out of an elevator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
weather Indications.

Chicago, Dec 14-Forecast for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Friday, not
much change in temperature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14

Berlin. Dec 14-Several newspapers as
sert that Prince Henry Of Prussia, brother
Of the emperor who holds an aerial pilot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14

certificate together with Dr. Max Predoeht,
former burgomaster Of Hamburg, are or
ganizing a company to manufacture bi-
planes en- system invented by Max
Oertz- The capital Of the company is said
to be $1z5 600.
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