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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
DR.. ". R. c. LATS0N
DEAD IN HIS HOME
Coroner Decides Physician Com
mitted Suicide and Frees
His Secretary.
NOTE SIGNED DEATH FOUND
Writer Said He Was Discour-
aged" and Had Done His
Best" "A Specialist
with Large Practice.

Dr W r. c. Latson was found dead IN
the hallway of his home, In the Eipe
anartments. at No $50 Riverside Drive
II ast night by detectives from the west
10Th street police station. The coroner
said II was a case of suicide. revolver
was found at the Doctors feet.
According to the superintendent OF the
ansrtments. DR.. Latson had rented the
first floor apartment there for about
wear He had large practice, ana a
month ago he rented an apartment on
the top floor of the same bullding' WHICH,
he used as a headquarters for his nurses
The actions of a woman, who was rec
oenized as one Of the nurses. aroused the
suspicions of the superintendent OF the
huildinc about s o'clock last night, ana
he called I'D Police Headquarters. De-
tectives Collins and Thompson were as
signed TO the case. They went TO the
Elbe. and told Edward kafader son OF
the Superintendent, to climb through the
window and open the door.
The boy did so. and when the de-
tectives entered they found DR.. Latson
body in the lobby in a kneeling POSITION
his elbows resting on a couch ana MS
knees on the floor. a note on bureau
in a bedroom. evidently written by the
physician. read: Mother and Gertie: !
have done my best" The note bore the
word Death" at the bottom, as though
This was signature.
Miss Llta Marhelka. the woman who
disappeared, had been Dr. Latsons pri-
vate secretary for the last six years
and lives at No. 3611 Broadway. She
WAS found at her home by detectives
and taken before Coroner Feinberg.
Miss Marhelka told the Coroner she
went To DR.. Latsons Office yesterday
afternoon and found him dead.
The shock proved so great. Miss Mar
helka said. that her mind became
b,anls and she wandered about aimless-
IN for several hours.
The last time she saw the physician
alive was on Wednesday afternoon. she
told the Coroner and at that time he
seemed in the best of health and in
iovial mood. Miss Marhelka said that
she and the doctor had recently COM
pleted an article on The Psychology OF
Health"
When Coroner Feinberg asked her
whether the doctor had any love ar
fairs. Miss Marhelka admitted that she
was i'm love with him. The Coroner de-
cided that she was not responsible I'm
any way for the physicians act and al
lowed her To go.
The Coroner was of the opinion that
DR.. Latson h; d been dead for at least
twelve hours when his body was found.
The Coroner was accompanied To the
apartment house by Or. John IL. Lar
kin. professor of pathology at Columbia
University. who was friend OF Or.
L.atson. The Coroner said he believed
DIR. Latson had taken morphinr.
DR. Latson had written several books
and was the editor oc Health and Gull
ture."
Or Latson was divorced in 1906. his
wife having been Miss Beatrice Coch-
rane Kountz niece Of Mrs. Robert
seaman. better known as Nellie BY.
They were married In July, 1905. when
hoth lived i'm Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
CHOKEOTO DEATH BYCRAVAT
Young Man Found Dead with lie
Caught on Doorknob.
tBv telegraph to The Tribune.

BY Telegraph 10 The lrlpnhe'l
Boston, May 11.-With his head bent
forward and his necktie knotted tightiy
about his neck and caught on door
knob a we'll dressed young man was
found dead early to-day on the steps
leading to the basement Of No. 70 Seneca
street.
The manner in which the young man
met his death is not positively known
but from the position in which his body
was found, II is believed he was strahsieu
by his necktie. following a fall IN WHICH
/: caught on the knob. The. dead man
is not known in the neighborhood where
he was found, and there was nothing Oh
his person by which he could be ldehu-
fed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
SUICIDE, "lUCKLESS POT?
Reader of Omar Found Dead
from Poisoning.

Denver. May 11.-Royal n. Worthen
an electrical engineer whose aunt anu
sister left Denver recently for their home
in Boston. was found dead from poison
ing in a hotel to-day. Presumably nc
had committed suicide.
on a table in his room was copy OF
Omars "Eubiyat." opened at the page
containing the following verse:
"vVhv." said another. some there are who tell
OF one who threatens he will toss TO he'll
,rbe Iuckless pot he MARI d IN makinS-psh!
ue,s n GOOD fellow and twill all be well.
Some of the dead mans companions
believe he was disappointed in an affair
of the heart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
WON'T CARRY BIG TRUNKS FREE
Western Railroads Refuse to Recede
from Their Position.


Chicago, May i1.-RailrOads running be-
tween Buffalo, Pittsburg and the Rocky
Mountains have refused TO accede to the
request OF the trunk manufacturers and
wholesale hoJses that they reconsider their
action limiting the size of trunks to be car
ried free as baggage after January /, 1912.
Action taken to-day by a committee rep
resenting the lines west Of Chicago. and
on Wednesday by the passenger officials of
the Eastern roads, indicates that prac-
tically all of the roads in the country will
adhere 10 the provision originally adopted
I'm the new uniform baggage rules. 1t i'm
noses an excess charge for all trunks over
40 inches long
At n recent meeting in New York the
roads in the trunk line association decided
to increase their limit TO IS inches. A
toint committee representing both mer-
chants and railroads in ST. Louis reported
I'm favor of the 40-inch limit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
WANT POOR IN CATHEDRAL
Canon Voorhis Says Best Seats
Will Be for the Lowliest.

Canon Noorhis received applause when
he told the members Of the Laymen's club
Of the Cathedral Of St. John at the third
annual dinner last night that the poorest
dressed women must be shown to the best
seats I'm the new cathedral, and the next
best must be given to the poorest dressed
men The dinner was held i'm the Manhat-
tan Square Hotel. In West nth street.
I'VE have problem TO solve that no
other cathedral has had TO face continued
canon Voorhis THE cathedrals of Eu-
rope started with set formulse traditions
we're handed down to them, the services to-
day are as they have been for the last 600
and 500 years. We must evolve musical
service in which the people may Join to the
fullest possible extent. Just how this can
he done we cannot now foresee"
The other speakers were Walter D..
Davidge. president; the Rev. Dr. Nathan
A Seagle. rector of St. Stephens; the Rev.
Francis Rolt Wheeler. chaplain of St
Iuke's Hospital; John +. Faure and the
Rev. Edmund Smith Middleton. OF ST.
Agnes School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
TWO LIVES PRICE OF TWO SHOES
Coal Miners Kill Each Other in Dis
pute Over Ownership.

Charleston. W. Va. May li-Using shot
guns as weapons John Warner and Wash
ington Pennington. coal miners. terminated
q controversy over pair Of shoes to-day
NV shooting each othe, to death in Fayette
County.
After engaging In fist night each man
went to his home and got a gun. They
brga. firing simultaneously. Warner was
killed Instantly. and Pennington died soon
aftcrwarh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
MRS. A. c. WADSWORTH SUES
Wife Of Naval Lieutenant Asks Divorce
in Reno.
lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Reno, New, May u.-Lieutenant Alexan-
der Scimmell Wadsworth. jr.. L. 5. N. said
TO be a member of a prominent Southern
family. who Is now stationed in the Far
East was made defendant to-day in di-
vOrce suit filed by his wife, Eugenie L.
Wadsworth, twenty-three years old Mrs.
WadsWorth. with her son. one year old,
came to Reno with her mother eight
months ago, and after staying for a time
In apartments at the Riverside Hotel took
a cottage in West street, where they now
live.
Mrs. Wadsworth has maintained the ut
most secrecy about her domestic troubles,
and the complaint filed to-day is sealed.
II is said that the allegations consist of
extreme cruelty and desertion. and that
the first trouble occurred in the Philippines
two years ago. Mrs. Wadsworth is said 10
have returned home alone to New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
SWOOP DOWN ON TWO
COUNTERFE|T|NC DENS
Secret Service Men ConfiSCate
Plants and Hundreds of
Spurious Coins.
THREE ITALIANS ARRESTED
Prisoners, It Is Charged, Sup
piled Gang of Alleged Pass
ers" Recently Captured
in This City.

Through two raids conducted yester-
day by Secret Service men, one In Brook
lyn and the other in the heart Of Little
Italv." In Harlem, the efforts Of Robert
II. TAYLOR. chief i'm charge Of the United
States Secret Service oifice in this city,
To round up the counterfeiters who have
been making and disposing Of great
quantities of silver coins In New York
CITY. in Pennsylvania and nearby points
for about six months, were amply re-
varded. Three Italians were arrested
and the plants and hundreds of spurious
coins were seized.
So perfect were the counterfeit halr
dollars. quarters and dimes that they
have been accepted freely by merchants
and even taken without hesitation by
many banks. IT was not until some OF
Them reached the local Sub-Treasury
that the discovery was made that they
we're spurious.
His prisoners, according to Chief Iay-
Ior. have been making the counterfeit
coins that were passed by the gang re-
Gently arrested in this city by secret
Service men, Two of these passers
have been convicted of passing counter
felt coins. The others are awaiting
trial None Of these men. however. di-
winged the source Of his supply.
The first raid was made by Chief Tay-
lor and his men at No. loo president
street. Brooklyn. where Giovanni bat
tista Spinella was arrested Nui''e'ou
plaster of paris moulds ana II ooiiS'u
erable number of couhterleit 'lNo'
coins were seized. A supply OF hish
grade base metal used in making 'hese
coins was also taken by Secret service
men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
OHIO LEGISLATORS DISCOVERY
SAYS President Taft Violates Law by
Not Voting in Washington, d. G.

Columbus, ohio. May 11.-When President
Taft goes TO Cincinnati 10 vote he violates
the law, according to Representative Joseph
Greeves DemD. of Cleveland, who declared
in the House to-day that the President was
9 law violator.
Greeves. during the discussion Of Sen
ate bill 10 prevent college students from
voting in a college town. unless they intend
TO remain there permanently. said he be-
Iieved that President Taft should cast his
vote in Washington.
The bill went through the House as a
party measure, the Democrats supporting
IT soldly and practically all Of the Re
publcans opposing It. An important
amendment was added by Russell. Demo
cratic floor leader. making the law apply
10 all transient residents who seek TO vote
in any town or city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
PLEDGED FOR ARBITRATION
Four Hundred Members Of Com
mons to Work for Cause.

London. May IA committee repre-
sentlng four hundred members OF the
House Of Commons Of all parties, organ
ized for the purpose of giving support to
the Anglo-American arbitration move
ment' met In the House to-day and
adopted a resolution pledging themselves
10 do all in their power to further the
progress Of the movement,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
PARK BOARD GUSTS
SAMUEL PARSONS, R.
Dismissal Of Landscape Aren't
tect Follows Reading OF
Letter from Gaynor.
MAYOR URGED DISCHARGE
BROOKLYN Member Refuses Con
currence, Saying Work OF
Official in His District
Showed Ability.

Samuel Parsons. jr. was dlScnai se'' a.
,anascape architect of the Park boaru
~ an adjourned meeting OF tha' oo"S
last night. Commissioners StoVer an"
Higgins voted TO oust Mr.. Parsons anu
commissioner Kennedy, OF Broohiyl"
voted against it. He said that ne had
reason to believe that Mr.. Parsons was
competent. and that his work in queens
and Brooklyn showed it,
A letter was read at the regular meet
ing Of the board in the afternoon from
Mayor Gaynor 70 Commissioner StoNer
recommending the dismissal OF the
Landscape architect in view Of the report
Of Commissioner Fosdick, following the
investigation Of five weeks duration
The letter Of the Mayor was the opening
gun in Yesterdays proceedings ana was
as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
Said Wife Found Mould

rho raid on the Brooklyn establish
mont was made during the forenoo"'
crire,la who is bricklayer by trane'
IT,, T., the basement with his wife ana
.,oo email children. He was found, the
,.ios ..id with one Of the counterfeit
ing moulds in his hand lie sa'u ii9
vrifo had found the mould as she was
on her way to the store to buy sofne
,,uL He failed to explain the presence
- tho other moulds, etc, found IN MS
rooms.
,f,or the Brooklyn raid had been COM
nloted Chief Taylor and his assis'ah's
nrocooded TO Harlem, where they ralded
q don on the second floor. rear. Of NO. o'o
East 18th street. Expecting troupie a'
,bie nlace the Secret Service agents
euooned down on all sides of the apart
,,,ort some Of the men using the fre
escape To enter
ytoro Salvatore Romano and Pietro
Iumbardo were arrested. Lumbardo,
vho the Secret Service men say. is
tho head of the Harlem plant. put up
fight against the entrance OF the Secret
Service men. but he was quickly over
nouered. one mould found here showed
that n small crucifix of artistic design
was being turned out, and several little
crosses. made of the same metal used
I'm the making of the coins, were found
by the Secret Service men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
SOC per case OF glass stoppered bottles
-Adyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-12
Find $1,002 in Real Money.

voman's handbag containing 1902
found i'm a bureau drawer was also
seized. This money was in bills of small
denominations, and, according 10 Chief
TavIor. was undoubtedly the receipts of
recent sales of spurious silver coins. The
money was claimed by Mrs. Romano,
who was i'm the apartment. Ii was con-
fiscated.
Lumbardo has furnished room at No.
l21 Macdougal street. While in the
office of Chief Taylor, Lumbardo who
does not speak English made known to
an Italian Secret Service agent that he
wanted TO confess He then made "A
statement, it is alleged, in which he said
he did not have anything to do with the
making OF the coins. but had gone to
Romano's rooms. upon the invitation OF
the latter, to buy some OF the counter
felt coins. He said he intended TO dis
nose of them. According to Chief Tay-
lor. Romano also made a clear breast of
his counterfeiting operations before he
left the rooms.
Later Chief Taylor placed under arrest
Pietro di Maggie. pedler, Of No. 23l
First avenue, to whom. IL liz charged.
Lumbardo had been selling counterfeit
coins. Di Maggie operates a number OF
pushcarts In Harlem.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-05-27
Black Cat Brand. The saying Is, the old cat came
back, so will you if you wear Black Cat Hosiery


Mems Socks
Lot 1-Nsn's worn socks, 8 pair for 90
Lot 2-Blue, gray ard brown, u'xd, 6 r 20
Lot So pair Tor 60
Lot EExtsa heavy end light weights
black and tans, 8 paif Tor 100
Lot Sour regular 80 cotton hose In
b'ast and eo'oss. 8 Pai. scs $50
!Aicsks. taae and ie.ets. I. nescsrised cotton
buy 6 pains of the same
lseort the colors and sizes
mae priced bts.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31

Came to my place, l IA miles from
Oakley, last winter, one brindle heifer
calf, part Jersey; brand on left hip, in
distinct; upperbit in each ear. Owner
may have by proving property and pay
ing charges. SWANTY NELSON
o-4t Oakley, Idaho
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Marion School
Commencement

The public c h o o wi i'll clio S e
Friday, March 81, 1911, having had one
OF the most successful terms in the his
tory of our district
Principal L. ]. Robinson, Jr. and his
able assistant, Miss Viva Cranney have
worked hard to put the school in its
present condition Every grade will be
where the state course ofstudy prescribes
that it should be, having also made up a
loi OF back work
Last week the eighth grade consisting
of eleven members took the county ex-
animation and it is quite probable that
all will pass. Mr. Robinson and assis-
tant will give free DANCE, in the Marion
hall, Friday evening, March 81 All pat
rons and friends of the school are coidi-
ally invited to be present.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Sweetser Our Next Governor

Although rather early in the
game for any definite political
forecast to be made, the senti-
ment throughout the state seems
to point very str onglv to Lieu.
tenant-Governor l.. II. Sweetser
as the republican candidate Tor
| Governor of Idaho at the next
biennial election. No filter man
could be chosen in all the state
for the position, his popularity,
character and extraordinarily de
veloped grasp of public affairs
practically assuring his election
| if nominated.
Lt.-Gov. Sweetser if promo
ted, will certainly fill the bill as
far as ability, honesty, integ-
rity and firm impartialitv is
concerned, in manner unsur
passed by any other guberna
Z tOrial incumbent since Idaho
attained to statehood dignity
What mans neighbors think
of him generally is a prett,
good criterion of his fitness fol
state dignlties and, if the writer
be any Judge, no other candi
date whom the republican par
ty could put forward at tn,
next election could possibly pol
ANYTHING like the vote in Cassie
county that would follow Mr.
Sweetser's candidacy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31

Tuesday afternoon, while Mrs6
Joseph (Mecham was returning
from fhe Oakley Roller Mills,
wherefshe Trad been to procure a
quantity of chicken feed, she was
ove1taken by a paralytic stroke
whEn opposite TIL e home of
SWanty Nelson. Mrs. Mecham
managed to alight unassisted
from the buggy in which she
was riding. and being unable to
make her condition known to
the people in the house at once,
laid alongside the road until she
was found by Clarence Nelson,
who assisted her into the house,
when medical assistance was
summoned from town, and she
was removed to her home. Mrs.
Mecham's condition at this writ
ing Wednesday, IS precarious,
but hopes are entertained OF her
ultimate recovery. Dr. Oldham,
the family physician III atten-
dance, reports his patient as
progressing finely, and that her
health will continue to improve.
DR.. Ray Mecham and Roy
Mecham, the lady's sons, who
make Salt Lake City their home
were telegraphed advice of their
mothers condition at once, and
immediately set out tor Oakley,
arriving here on Wednesday,
train. The Herald joins with
the lddy's family and friends in
hopes for her speedy and rlti-
mate recovery.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
500 Reward. SIm.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease that science
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known TO the medical fraternity Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires eonsttu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure Is taSen In
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith In It's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that IL falls to
cure Send for list OF testimonials.
Address +. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by III Druggists. sc.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31

Via the Oregon Short Line Railroad
for April Mormon Conference. Tickets
on sale from all points north of Ogden
up to Spencer, Idaho, April sd to Sth, In
elusive, limited to April 9Th. See agents
for rates and further particulars
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remaining
uncalled for in the postoffice in Oak
lev, Cassia county, Idaho, will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office, Wash
ington, D. c., if not called for be-
fore Monday, April 3, 1911:
Ulysses Birch w. 5. Birch
REGISTERED.
Matthew w. Stewart,
Robert l.. Harvey.
When calling for the above letters
please say Advertised. =
L. ]. ROBINSON, ?. M.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
We quoted the

Last September f %s a"s's Srie sns
to hold good until further notice: Tomatoes, Corn,
Peas and Beans, l0c per can; Oysters, l0c and
2Oc per can; Sardines and lOc per can; Sego
Milk, SO and l0c per can; Kingsford's Corn and
Silver Gloss Starch, at I0c per package; Kelloggs
Corn Flakes, lOc per package; Walter Bakers
Chocolate, zoe. per cake These prices have not
been withdrawn. Please remember that are
never undersold, quality considered, and that
your children can do just well as you
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
S P RING
Hardware

55c Hatchets at 4Oc SOC Hammers at 45c
35c Brick Trowes at CSC 75c Call Bells at 65c
SIC Kitchen Nckle
81 Conk Tree Primers $3.50 Meyers Spray Pump SO 25
8 Gals. Coal OIL at $115 soc White Cuspdors Csc
$50 q White Pitchers at Csc SIS Chatting Dishes
Enamel Coffee Pots
COO Blue Enamel Preserve Kettles soc
81 so Chidrens White Dishes a 81 90
$1.75 Stevens Rifle, % CAL at 81 %
So Stevens Maynard % cal. 1925
Isl Leather Cuffs at Soc soc Shaving Cups 2Oc
25c Clothes Line 15c 15c Boys Claw Hammer 10c
s1.75 Horse Clipper $25 45c Brass Wash Board
81 % Flour Bin al $1.OO Garden Rak
35c Garden Hoe Sc % gal Dazev Churn SIS
$4 IS gal. Darcy Churn So 25
So. 25 No 4 Universal Bread Mixer $500
$500 No 8 Universal Bread Mixer a So 70
zoe Globes
Oakley Glass Galvz.
SIC Cavz. Wash Tubs 75c soc II Cavz Pals at
$i35 Emperor Irrigating Shovels 81.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31

Salt Lake City, April 9Th to 10th, lnclu,
siye. Excursions via Oregon Short Line.
Tickets on sale April sd to Sth, inclusive
limited to April 9Th, from stations north
of Ogden and south of Spencer, Idaho.
See agents for rates and further particu-
lars.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31

The dance given by the Y. l.. M
!. A. of the second ward at the rink.
last Friday evening, was not as well
attended as it deserved, owing to
the inclemency of the weather, and
other causes, but an enjoyable time
was had, the Basin orchestra fur
nishing the excellent music.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-01-10
HARRISON DIES
 IN FRISCO

Word was received here on yester- days mail that Thmas Harrison. in- terested in the Nowem studios. and formerly a popular citizen of Nome. died in San Francisco. October $. after Ia lingering illness
 NIT. Harrison left here on one of tho first boats of last springs fleet and remained in Seattle for few weeks where he suffered with Bright's dis ease. Finally 1t was believed that a change of climate would benefit the invalid so Harrison was removed to California
 Mir. Harrison was well-liked by all that knew him during his stay in Nome and was considered one of the most clever portrait photographers in the territory
 He Is survived by two sons and A daughter. who was at her fathers hod- side when he passed away