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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
A TRAIN
ROBBERY
IRON MOUNTAIN EXPRESS CAR
HELP UP BY MASKED
ROBBERS

ST. LOUIS. Mar. 1.-Two masked
and heavily armed robbers held up the
express car on an Iron Mountain train
within the city limits this morning,
escaping with several packages and
the money box. which they removed
from the safe after binding and gag.
ging Messenger NJ. NJ. McRobins. That
the train robbers obtained a large
amount of money is believed, though
no approximation OF the sum can be
obtained.
The bandits boarded the train at
Ivory station in the southern part OF
the city and leaped Off when the train
slowed down at Tower Grove station.
All available patrolmen and detec.
uves have been hurried to the Tower
Grove district in the hope of sur.
rounding and capturing the pair. Ivory
and Tower Grove stations are two
stops made by the Iron Mountain
trains just before arriving In the Union
station.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
GORE GETS
GOR[D
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING IN
DIAN LAND FRAUDS GIVES
SENATOR A SHOT

WASHINGTON. D. c., Mar. IA
special investigation committee. the
house committee on Indian affairs
which looked into the reported frauda
In connection with the contracts to
sell Oklahoma Indian lands, took .
rap today at Senator Gore OF Okla
homa for his continued friendship with
Jake Iiamon whom lie had accused OF
Offering bribes. Senator Gore expect
ed lobby here in connection with the
J. F. Mckurray contracts to sell In
dian lands and had brought about the
investigation.
In the opinion Of the committee,
says the report. Jake l.. IIamon did
make an improper proposal 10 Sena-
tor Gore respecting the McKurray con-
tracts but there Is no evidence that
he was acting by authority or with the
consent or knowledge OF McKurray.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
A PERSONAL WORD FROM OLD
MEXICO.

In a recent letter from John A.
Porter to William N. Bagby the former
gives a similar report of the situation
to that of B. N. Freeman on his re-
turn from Old Mexico some time ago.
The telegraphic reports leave the I'M
preston that the entire country is in
a turmoil, which Mr.. Freeman says
Is untrue.
We give Mr.. Porter's impressions in
his own words. Writing from the City
of Mexico on Feb. 81. he says:
II shall go up from here by way
of Monterey and Laredo, as they are
fighting about Ell Paso, and the rail
road has been torn up. 1t is perfectly
quiet in the City of Mexico and the
south. but much unrest prevails.
People seem to think that there
should be a real election. AS long as
President Diaz was not SO old and
looked after things himself, the coun-
try was, in their opinion, satisfactor-
lily governed. But now there Is com
plant about many persons of different
states, graft. ETC."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
MAY FIND POTASH IN
OUR WESTERN STATES

WASHINGTON. Mar. 1.-Portlons OF
the arid regions OF the western ter
ritory OF the United States exhibit
conditions favorable to the discovery
OF large bodies OF potash salts. com
parable even to those OF Germany. ac-
cording to a bulletin issued by the
geological survey. This Information
comes opportunely and its value Il
emphasized by the pending controver.
81 arising over the German surtax Law
on potash, which now is the subject
OF diplomatic negotiations between the
United States and Germany.
The latter country, It Is said. has 4
world monopoly on the known depos-
its Of potash and the United States
is her chief customer. The geolosists
OF the survey express the belief that
potash. suitable for use as fertiliser
will be found In large quantities In
the regions about the Rocky mountain
wall and the Great Basin region. The
survey already has accumulated cou-
siderable data on the subject covering
a period OF many years incidental to
the examination OF the geological struc-
ture OF the country. Il congrcss pass
es the pending appropriation Tor The
purpose. tho survey viii continue ~
|investigAtion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
SEASON OF LENT BEGINS.

NEW YORK. Mar. To-day. Ash
Wednesday, marks the beginning OF
Lent. when social gaities give place to
season OF fasting and prayer for
forty days. Lent had its prefiguring
in the forty days of temptation OF
Christ in the wilderness, as well as in
the fasts of Moses and Elias. 1t is a
season Of great antiquity.
Ash Wednesday is SO called because e
in the Roman Catholic church 1t be-
gins with the solemn ceremony that
has given the day Its name. After a
supplicatory service, the devout ap-
proach the altar rail and the priest
places ashes on the head Of each, re-
citing in Latin, Remember. man, that
thou art dust, and shalt return 70
dust" The ashes are customarily OBJ
tanned by burning the palms Of the
previous year.
The Lenten season p strictly observ.
ed In the Episcopal and other ritual.
istic churches as well as in the Roman
Catholic church. Special services are
designated for Ash Wednesday, Holy
Week. Good Friday, Palm Sunday. and
ending with the grand triumphant serv-
ice on Easter Sunday. Lent is also
the season Of the confirmation classes
when those who propose soon to take
their formal stand as church members
attend classes of instruction and pre-
pare for the visitation of the bishop. 1t
Is also a season for giving, especially
IN the Sunday schools.
Trinity church. at the head OF wall
street, In this city. seats 900, but dur.
ing the forty days of Lent, and includ
ing Easter day. the attendance upon
its services usually exceeds $4,000, the
largest number by far attending any
American church during . similar pc
riod. The unusually large attendance
is attributed to the extraordinarily sue
cessful monday services, which pack
the church to the doors during the
Lenten season. Preachers for these
services this year are Bishop Gailol
of Tennessee, Bishop Mccormick oi
western Michigan, Bishop Tuttle OIL
Missouri. Rev. DR.. s. s. Marquis ol
Detroit, and Rev. ]. o. s. Huntington
of the Order Of the Holy Cross.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
SCARLET FEVER AT PUEBLO.

PUEBLO. Mar. la few hours after
DR.. NJ. s. Middelkamp, county physi-
clan. had established quarantine in
Mexican grading camp near Avon
dale, where scarlet fever has broken
out, Dorothy and Santo. two young
children OF Luca Realla, died. The
children were aged G and years re-
spectively and have been sick for sew
eral days with the disease.
There are twenty-five laborers In the
camp and 1t is said that ten of them
had scarlet fever on Saturday. One
death had previously occurred. Fear
ing quarantine the Mexicans made
every effort to maintain secrecy re-
garding the nature OF the disease that
Is menacing the camp, but the In
formation was communicated to the
county physician and he took the ac-
tion of placing firm quarantine on
the camp.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
THROWS
UPSP0NG['
RoRBER AND CRATER JOHN q
ROBIN PLEADS GUILTY TO
GRAND LARCENY.

NEW YORK, Mar. John G. Robin
has thrown off the mask OF insanity
which he had assumed to cover his
theft amounting to hundreds Of thou.
sands of dollars and today before Jus.
tice Seabury In supreme court pleaded
guilty to grand larceny In the first de.
gree upon one of the eight indictments
against him.
Robin whose financial operations
caused the closing of three banks, in
cluding the Northern bank. the main
stay OF his chain of financial institu-
tions. Is accused In the present pro.
ceedings with the larceny of $4,000,
from the Washington Savings bank OF
which he was president and from
which his total Interpretations are
said to be a quarter OF million.
81 have got tired of fooling the peo
pie. l am not insane Here Is where
throw up the SPONGE" said Robin.
Twelve alienists had declared him
insane.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
SUPREME COURT TO
DECIDE MEANING OF PHRASE

DENVER, Mar. Arguments were
heard before the supreme court this
week on the questions submitted to
the court by the general assembly on
the meaning of these words "and the
secretary of state shall also cause the
said amendment or amendments to be
published in full in not more than
one newspaper of general circulation
in each county" There was a sus-
picicn that the court would not take
jurisdiction simply word a request
from the assembly so Governor Shat.
roth sent communication to the court
asking the same question. The en-
tire matter is being pushed by the
Direct Legislation league. At the re-
quest of this league, Representative
Skinner introduced a bill which spe-
cifically states that all bills initiated
or referred under the initiative and
referendum amendment shall only be
published in one paper in the state
and this paper must have a general
circulation in each county. The d.
rect legislation amendment provides
that all bills initiated or referred un-
der it shall be advertised the same as
constitutional amendments. The house
interrogations to the court asks II
the Skinner bill would be constitu-
tIonal If enacted. The effect is 10 Sc
cure a rendition of the cons titutional
language itself.
Attorney Harry Tedrow represent
ed the Direct Legislation league and
maintained that the advertising should
only be published in one paper.
Attorney Charles H. Haines OF Kel-
ly and Haines represented the Repub-
lican Newspaper association and main
tained that the bill sought to either
interpret or amend the constitution,
neither Of which was legislative func-
ton. He declared the bill was entirely
unconstitutional. Mr.. Haines was in
terrupted several times by the judges
who asked him questions bearing on
our former constitutional provision and
on the constitutions of other states.
He showed himself well versed on
all these matters and also showed that
it is the custom to give proposed con
stitutional amendments the widest pub
licity possible.
Attorney General Griffith acting as
an advisor pure and simple maintain
ed that the language meant one paper
in each county. He held that in pass
ing upon a question OF ths kind. the
court should give great weight to what
had been the custom and that the
custom Of all secretaries OF state had
been to publish in some one paper in
each county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02

CASE TODAY
VOTE ON LoRIMER CASE ro BE
VOTED ON LATER THIS
AFTERNOON

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-Agreement
was reached yesterday. Just before the
senate adjourned. that a vote on the
Lorimer case would be taken at 80
o'clock today and this brought the
senators to the capitol this morning
all more or less enthusiastic over the
prospect OF determining a matter
which has been thrashed out on the
floor for 30 many weeks. rney were
pleased also at the prospects of trans.
acting other urgent public business
upon which action is imperative and OF
getting before the upper house the
varied legislation that has been hang.
ing in the balance until such time as
disposal was made OF the case OF the
junior senator from Illinois.
Not to the members of the senate
alone was the interest In the days
proceedings confined. Although the
hour fixed for the convening Of the
body was IL O'Clock. visitors began
arriving at 9 and 1t was soon clear that
the corridors would be thronged dur
ing the day or at least until after the
vote on the Lorimer case had been ta-
ken. Day after day there has been
much expectation that the vote might
be reached. but not until today was
there certainty of the fact.
Inasmuch as a majority of the com.
mittee on privileges and elections did
not accompany its report generating
Senator Lorimer with resolution
upon which vote could be taken in
the senate, the action today will be
in connection with the Beveridge reso-
luton. This resolution is as follows:
Resolved, that William Lorimer was
not duly legally elected to a seat in
the senate of the United States by
the legislature OF the state of Illinois. "
The negative votes, therefore will
be cast by those who favor the ILL
nois senator's retention OF his seat. A
majority of the senate voting In op-
position to the resolution will have
the effect of confirming Senator Lor-
liners title to the seat he occupies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
HATs-BiG, LITTLE AND MIDDLE.
SIZED.

Mrs. S. S. Sloan. manager OF the
Graden Mercantile company's millin.
cry department, is home again from
purchasing trip, and busy preparing
for the opening of the spring and sum
mer hats which will be announced la
ter.
Ladies' will be pleased to know that
the styles are varied this year, afford
ing greater opportunity for selection
in styles and shapes than for a mum
ber of years past. There are the large
French pattern hats. with straight
brims dropping in the prevailing style,
but rolled slightly on the side or front
They are simply trimmed with plumes
which for dress hats Will be much
used this summer. Others are bank.
ed with flowers.
Some OF the new turbans are very
small and close nttiug. and many OF
them roll back from the face. This
season the small hats arc trimmed
with close clusters Of flowers. giving
richer and dressier appearance than
in the past. when strictly tailored ef-
fects were common.
Many new styles Of braids are In
troduced this season but the Tagal and
hemp braids seem 10 be most popular
Instead OF the one or two tones In
use SO long, we are I, nave this yea.
combination Of shades which will
add to the brilliancy OF the millinery
this season. and will doubtless be more
becoming and useful to the average
woman. Black and white and green
Is one of these combinations, which is
a great favorite.
The new shades which appear again
and again In the New York millinery
are coral pink, a light green. and a
shade of blue closely resembling Co
penhagen blue. which was SO popular
a few seasons ago. There will be more
color In hats this year than ever be-
fore.
A great deal OF velvet will be used
on this seasons hats and quantities Of
ribbon. Beads have re-appeared and
are used in heavy embroidery In mil
linery and also on fancy waists. This
is not only elaborate but expensive.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
ALL INVITED TO CALIFORNIA.

SAN JOSE. Cal, Mar. !. = San JoYe
today celebrated invitation day by
mailing the first lot of 4.UO0."'a invi-
tatiors which are to be seat by Cali
tornians to friends and acquaintances
throughout the east, inviting them 10
locate in this state. The movemen.
was started by the Southe II Pacific
Railway and is resi- snel 10 at.cac. per
Each county of Callto MA is % send
out its quota of invl:it:ops. which t.ro
in the form of attractive cards bear
ing views of the different localities
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
THE HoBBLE STILL WITH US.

C. E. Alexander, manager of the
dry goods department at Graden's. re-
turned last evening from a purchasing
trip. Ladies will be interested to
know that the suit styles are some
what on the order of last fall Skirts
are still narrow, two and one-quarter
yards around the bottom being the
measure for a full width skirt, and
some being no more than two yards.
Jackets are shorter and one-piece
dresses are popular as ever. The thin
silky dress stuffs are prettier than
those of past seasons and cheaper in
price. The one-piece white lingerie
dresses are very handsome this year,
many of them approximating or fol-
lowing closely, the Empire style.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
MAKE A
RICH HAUL
GOODS VALUED At THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS STOLEN FROM
EXPRESS WAGON

NEW YORK, Mar. IA big squad
of New York detectives are searching
for some trace of wagon load OF
express parcels which disappeared on
the way to the Jersey City terminal
late yesterday. The wagon was piled
high with packages worth more than
$4,000 worth of goods destined for
various western points. The wagon
left the express depot late in the
afternoon and hours later was picked
up empty and driverless at a street
corner several miles away. The ex.
press company believes that the driver
was the victim of foul play.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
DEATH MAY HAVE SOLVED MYs-
Terry OF DISAPPEARANCE

NEW YORK. Mar. 1.-The death OF
a man who was found unconscious in
a street OF Newark, N. j., yesterday
may explain the disappearance Of DR.
John Gaynor. a wealthy Brooklyn ply.
sician. who dropped out of sight nearly
five years ago. taking with him his
three small sons. and leaving In the
hands OF caretakers valuable pieces OF
real estate.
The man who apparently was suf-
fering from a scalp wound, was taken
to the city hospital, where he regained
consciousness. He told the attendants
that he was DR.. John Gaynor, former
ly OF Brooklyn, physician and
nephew Of Mayor Gsyuor. His In
juries were regarded a. light at nrst,
but hs died within . few hourA
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
IN MEMORY OF ADDISON.

LONDON, Mar. 1.-Nearly all Of the
literary and journalistic societies OF
the united kingdom are observing in
some manner the two-hundredth an
niversary Of the first issue Of Addison =
Spectator. which, though It flourished
for SO short time. exerted . com
manding and permanent influence
upon both literature and journalism
and left distinct mark upon the man.
ners and morals Of Its generation. The
Spectator as q daily lasted only from
Mar. I. 1711. TO Dec. 8. l712. II wai
revived ~ . triweekly two years later
but only sishty aunbsrs wsrs Issued
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS MEET.

MUSHROOM. Mich, Mar. 1.-More
than 300 delegates and several times
that number OF visitors were ON hand
here today for the opening Of the state
Democratic convention. The business
of the convention Is to nominate can.
didates for regent Of the University OF
Michigan. justices Of the supreme
court and several other minor state
officers to be chosen at this years
election. incidentally the convention
is being made the occasion for . bis
rally Of the Democratic leaders from
all over the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
BIG R. R.
CONFERENCE
PROMINENT MEN MEET ToMOR
ROW TO CONFER ON RATE
MATTERS

NEW YORK. Mar. IA general
meeting OF heads OF eastern railroads
Is to be held in New York tomorrow
to consider the rate decision Of the
interstate commerce commission and
to decide what course the railroads
shall follow.
The principal question is whether
or not appeal shall he taken from the
commissions decision. There IL a
strong feeling among some railroad
men that a test be made Of the con-
stitutionality Of the law under which
the commission acted. Other officials
are inclined to take NO action. Con
siderable uncertainty exists regarding
the outcome Of the coufsrsacs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
A GOOD
WALKER
PRoINENT CANADIAN OFFICIAL
WALKS 111La MILES TO WIN
FRIENDLY WAGER

OTTAWA, Ont, Mar. 1.-The earl
Of Percy. aid de camp to Earl Grey,
governor general of Canada and for
years a member OF British parliament,
walked the ties into Ottawa early this
morning from Montreal, thus complet.
ing the last stage OF journey from
New York. where he was an usher at
the wedding of Lord Decles to Miss
Gould.
The long walk was the result OF a
wager made In Montreal. The earl OF
Percy started from that city Satur-
day morning and covered the 111h
miles to Ottawa in three days at the
rate of more than thirty-seven miles
day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
STEAL
SILKS
THIEVES STEAL VALUABLE SILKS
FROM CAR EN- ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA

CHICAGO. H., Mar. 1.-DctcctIves
Of the Erie railroad and the Wells
Fargo Express company ere searching
for three thieves who broke into .
westbound express car at Huntington
and threw off several hundreds OF
dollars worth of silks that were on
their way to the Pacific coast. The
contents of the car we're worth $780,
900 and every package had been open
ed. Much Of the silk that was not
thrown off was damaged by the thiefs
muddy feet. This Is the third robbery
of the kind on the Erie road between
Huntington and Chicago recently.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
SHOOTS
A GIRL
REJECTED sERvIAN LOVER TAKES
SHOT AT GIRL WHO JlLTs
HIM

PUEBLO, Colo, Mar. 1.-Infuriated
because the young girl would not con
sent to become his wife, Jovan Mimi
trovich. a young Servian, is said to
have shot and probably fatally wound
ed Soka Uzelac, yesterday afternoon.
The suitor. who is about 27 years OF
age, is under arrest at the police
station, while the victim OF the bull
let which was fired into her left shoul
der blade, is lying in a critical condi-
ton at ST. Mary's hospital. She is
but is years old, and is an attractive
dark eyed miss.
The shooting is said to have come
as a climax to the persistent wooing
OF Dimitrovich, and equally persistent
reflections by the girl, and took place
In the back yard of the girls home at
1717 Schley avenue at 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The entire neigh
borhood was aroused when three re-
volver shots rang out on the air of
the quiet afternoon and the capture OF
DiiiAtioNASu Wdb ulduc ny Tdtioihhh
Pete Rebar after chase OF almost
two miles. The. policeman finally
found his man in a moving picture
show on Northern avenue, where he
had taken refuge after attempting to
get his pursuers off his track by run
ming down the railroad tracks, and
then back to Northern avenue. through
alleys and side streets by a most cir
cuitous route.
The condition Of the victim OF the
shooting is considered serious. DR.. A
l.. Fugard was called and found that
the bullet entered the girls back al
the left shoulder blade. A quick search
for the piece Of lead was fruitless
however, and the girl was taken tc
the hospital. Today an X-Ray instru
ment will be pressed into use. In n
effort to locate the leaden missile. The
attending physician says that II the
bullet passed through the shoulder
blade, A. appears almost certain, tna'
serious results can b s1psctsd.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-02
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER OF
OIL MAN.

INDEPENDENCE, Kas., Mar. l.
The March term of the circuit court
about to convene here will be made
notable by the trial of AL o. Truskett
for the alleged muYder of John ID. s.
Neely. prominent capitalist whose
home was in Lima, o. Truskett shot
and killed Neely in the Palace hotel
in the town OF Caney, about twenty
five miles southwest OF here, on the
morning of Jan. last.
The slain man was president OF the
Lima Trust company in his home ATTY
and was also the head Of several large
oil companies in the Kansas Oklahoma
field. including the Wichita Pipe Line
company. The shooting was the re-
suit of litigation over an oil lease.
On the day before the tragedy Mr.
Neely had arrived in Caney on his
regular monthly inspection OF oil and
gas interests. The following morning
MIR. Nicely was sitting In the hotel
office reading a letter. Truskett, sit.
ting opposite. watched him closely.
When Neely got up and walked to
ward the rear OF the hotel Truskett
fired at him twice. One bullet pass
ed through Mr.. Neely's heart, and the
other through his left arm. When EN-.
ployes of the hotel reached the pros
trate man he was dead. Truskett sur.
rendered Immediately and was hurried
in an automobile to the county Jail
in this city.
The killing is believed to have been
largely the result OF lawsuit that had
long been pending between Truskett
and the Wichita Pipe Line company.
OF which Neely was president. Ac
cording to his friends Truskett was Of
the belief that the company was try.
ing to rob him Of his rights. The liti
CATION was over a lease to a tract OF
oil land few miles south OF Caney.
Robert F. Goodman, q minor Indian,
who owned the tract, sold his inter.
est several years ago to Hugh Benson,
an oil man, who later disposed OF 1t
to a local oil firm for $500. Truskett
paid this firm $9.100 for the lease.
Shortly afterward the Wichita Pipe
Line company claimed the lease of the
tract alleging that It had come into
possession Of 1t by lease from parties
said to be interested in the Wichita
company. The company asserted that
the lease to Truskett was not accord
ing to law, as the Indian boy Good.
man was not Of age when he signed
away his rights to the property. Trus.
kett asserted that the pipe line com.
pany had used influence on the Indian
boy, had kept him constantly under
watch and had finally bought from
him the lease on the day he came OF
age.
Public sympathy In this section is
largely on the side OF Truskett, owing
in a great measure to the popular pref
udice against the pipe line company
and its affiliated corporations because
OF the methods they have pursued In
the past. Relatives and friends OF
the alleged slayer have raised q $40.
900 fund and have employed eminent
counsel to conduct his defense. The
coming trial is expected to be one oi
the most notable that has taken place
in this section of Kansas in many
years.