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The Washington times., 1912-09-01
NEW WITNESS IN
ROSENTHAL CASE
HAS DISAPPEARED
Whitman Seeks Missing Man
in Philadelphia His Tes-
: timony Important.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Another wit
ness for the State in the Rosenthal
murder case has mysteriously disap-
peared, according to information re-
ceived at the office of District Attorney
whitman. The mans identity was not
revealed. but the value of his testi-
mony to the prosecution is of such i'm
portance that detectives were dis
patched TO Philadelphia on a tip that
he had gone there. with instructions to
bring him back IL they located him.
The man has been missing for sew
eral days, and his absence appears to
have caused considerable anxiety at the
district attorneys office, as he is said
TO be. In position to give sensational
evidence bearing upon the alleged gam
bling graft operations of Lieut.. Charles
Becker, accused of instigating the MUIR
der of Herman Rosenthal
In view Of the sudden departure for
Europe OF Thomas Coupe, another wit
ness. and the mysterious absence of
Frank Walsh, also witness, suspi-
The Washington times., 1912-09-01

occupants OF the two cars, particularly
Miss Cohen, is considered remRrl0able.
The collision occurred at about 11:3O
O'clock last night. Mr.. Eiseman and
Miss Cohen had been out for spin
around the reservoir, and were return
Ing home. They were coming down
Sixteenth street. and the Marden ma
chine was going north, bound toward
the Marden home Mt 4S42 Sixteenth
street. Mr.. Eiseman, who is a demon
strator for the car, declared today that
he can not account for the accident.
Either the lights on the Marden ma
chine were out, or by some strange
freak we did not see them" he said.
The nrst either of us knew OF danger
was when the crash came. Both ma
chimes were about in the middle of the
street. We were both looking straight
ahead. but neither of us saw the Mar
Den machine or any lights on IL. i am
told that the occupants OF the Marden
machine saw our lights. Il seems that
the lights on the other machine must
have gone out. Both machines were
going at a moderate rate Of speed, not
more than fifteen miles an hour
Both automobiles are practically
wrecked.
The Washington times., 1912-09-01
WOMAN STRUCK BY
Street CAR LIES IN
SERIOUS CONDITION
Firemen Garry Her to Hos
pital, Where She Is Feared
to Be Dangerously Hurt.

Miss Wilhelmina Kern, of s5s X street
northeast, was severely injured at $3.50
o'clock this morning. when she stepped
In front Of big City and Suburban
car on New York avenue northwest,
and was hurled to the ground. Miss
Kern passed around the rear of an
eastbound car from which she alighted
at Kirby street, and stepped on the
track Immediately in front of west
bound car she did not see approaching.
The front platform of the car struck
her on the right side, throwing her
several feet.
The young woman was picked up un-
conscious and bleeding from a deep cut
in the forehead. by Captain Beers. of
Truck Company, No. 4, which Is sta
toned near by on New York avenue.
Captain Beers assisted by two of his
men took her to the Homeopathic Hos
pital.
The full extent of her injuries has
not yet been determined. Physicians
The Washington times., 1912-09-01

clons we're expressed at the district
attorneys office tonight that influence
was being exerted to get as many State
witnesses as possible out of the way be-
fore Becker's trial, scheduled to begin
September 10 or IL.
The last witness reported missing
is said to have been one whom the
district attorney has been keeping in
prise at the trial of Becker, as he has
not testified before the grand jury.
His testimony would help TO establish
a motive, 1t was said, for the killing
of Rosenthal in connection with
Becker's alleged relations with the
gambler
In gathering evidence for the pro-
lice alliance with gambling and dis
orderly resorts, 1t was stated today
by one of the district attorneys as.
sistants that the so. called vice trust
of thirty-two disorderly houses raided
August 15 had set aside the sum or
$4,000 out of its profits as a corrup-
tion fund for the delivery" of the
district attorney.
reopened after the raid, which was
conducted by Assistant District At
torney Smith and agents of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Crime,
tney recently ClOSeu again. rear Oh u
repetition Of the raid from the dis
trict attorneys office il the reported
reason.
The $4,000 raised represented, 1t was
said, one weeks receipts Of the inmates
of the thirty-two houses operated by the
trust, who during that time were COM
PEELED to give up to the syndicate"
their personal profits. Through subter-
ranean channels word was conveyed to
the district attorneys office that the
$50, 900 was forthcoming in payment for
the privilege of operating without moles-
tation. II
1t was said that nothing was feared
by he syndicate" from the police. De-
tectives from the district attorneys Of
flee assigned to negotiate" with the
heads OF the trust" have procured evil
dence of the proffered bribe, 1t was said,
which would be presented during the
John Doe proceedings.
The Washington times., 1912-09-01
FIRES REVOLVER.
SHAMS INJURIES.
FOOLS DOCTORS
Husband Gets Free Ride to
Hospital, But Is Ap-
parently Well.

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 1.-George
Cook. aged forty-fve years, driver for
an ice company, according to the police
patrol crew. his wife and hospital ply
sicians. should have been an actor by
profession.
Cook, following a quarrel with his
wife, sent her for a package of cigar
cites and as she left the house she
heard a revolver report. Screaming, she
rushed back and found her husband
walking the floor, holding his stomach
and moaning. On the floor lay the wea-
pom. Cook appeared to be unable to
talk and DIR. Frank Virdin was sum-
moned. e..
Cook told the physician he shot him
self but he refused to allow him to
touch him. He instructed his wife to
pay the doctor for the visit. DIR. Vir-
din then notified the police and the pa
troll was sent to the house and Cook
placed in II.
At the hospital the internes examined
him but found no wounds and although
Cook screamed when they touched his
body, the physicians concluded that he
was shamming.
The Washington times., 1912-09-01
WOMAN INJURED
AS MOTOR CARS
CRASH IN DARK
Miss Ruth Cohen Victim of
Peculiar Accident on
Sixteenth Street.

Maurice Eiseman, of 1876 Seventh
street northwest, and Miss Ruth Cohen,
of 214s wyoming avenue northwest,
were injured last night, In one Of the
most peculiar motor crashes that has
ever occurred in washington.
A demonstrating car driven by Mr..
Eiseman, and a big seven-passenger
touring car, owned by Edwin Marden,
and driven by Anton Lloyd, colored
chauffeur, met head on at the top OF
Sixteenth street hill, near Decatur
street. The impact of the machines was
so great that It was impossible to pry
them apart. Miss Cohen was thrown
through the windshield OF one car and
into the other machine. She was pain
fully, though not seriously, hurt. She
is suffering principally from shock m
the Cohen home on Wyoming avenue to-
day.
Mr.. Marden, Mrs. Marden, and their
two children, passengers in the bigger
car were not injured. though they suf-
fered from shock. The escape of the
The Washington times., 1912-09-01
Man Hit by Car
Fails to Rally as
Friends Expected

Philip M. Knox, who was knocked down
by a car on Pennsylvaia avenue last
night, Is in serious condition today
lat Emergency Hospital. Physicians
there fear that he is injured internally.
After an operation for a compound frac-
ture Of the jaw last night, It was hoped
that he would rally today, but he shows
no Improvement.
Knox, who is an employe Of the Dis
trict, was on Pennsylvania avenue. be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
last night with two friends. He left
them on the north curbing and ran
across the street to catch an eastbound
car stopping at Twelfth street.
He ran In front Of a westbound car
and was knocked down, his head strik-
ing the headlight, when the fender took
his feet from under him. Motorrnan W.
Brown dropped the wheel guard and
this dragged Knox thirty feet before
the car could be stopped.
Knox lives at b21 Duke street, Alex
andria. Members of his family have
been with him at the hospital most of
the day.
The Washington times., 1912-09-01

there say that she may have a frac-
tured skull, or internal injuries.
Miss Kern lives with her aunt, Mrs.
James Mather, at eSs X street north-
east. Her parents are in Florida. Mr..
and Mrs. Mather went on an outing
today aud have not been notified OF
the accident.
A policeman called at the house short
ly after the accident occurred today and
neighbors volunteered to reach an aunt
of Miss Kern, Mrs. Mntchett, Of Mt
Rainier
The Washington times., 1912-09-01
Accuses Wife of
STEALING Out Nights"

A charge that his wife. Rosaline b.
Thomas. "stole out nights" to meet
other men is cor tinued In a petition for
an absolute divorce filed In the Dis
trict Supreme Con~t yesterday by Hu-
bert Thomas. a maIhinist.
Thomas states that his wife went to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City August,
1911, and at the latter Place met a man
who is named as co-respe udent. On her
return to Washington, hC alleges, she
wrote to the man in question and
urged him to come here.
The couple were married October a.
1909, and have cne child who was born
two months ago. They separated in
June.
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and Ru-
dolph III. Yeatman appear for Thomas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
An1boy and Vicinity

Elder Deal of Mankato is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Glade Maine, this
week
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kill
mer, an eight pound boy, last Sat
urday.
Fred Randall has gone to Chat
field to spend a short vacation with
relatives.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Frank Grove this week
Thursday.
Mrs Frank Briggs and daughter
Miss Donnie, started for Henry, S.
D., to spend few weeks with rela-
tives and friends.
August Sufiow, who has been as.
SCISSOR for the town OF Pleasant
Mounds for nearly thirty years, fin
ished another years work on Tues
day.
Warren Comist went to Minneapo-
lis Saturday 10 attend the funeral
of his father, who died suddenly at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs,
Farum.
Childrens day exercises at the
Christian church drew a large and
appreciative audience last Sunday
night. The church was full to the
doors and the program was fine. All
those who took part should be high.
ly complimented for their efficient
work About twelve dollars was con
tributed on foreign missions
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
he Bartlesen home in Rapidan Sun

the Bartlesen home in Rapidan Sun
day
P. M. Brodersen believes in the
necessity of pure bred stock was
shown last week when he purchased
a fifteen months old sire Of the
Red Polled Breed of parties at Alex
andria South Dakota. Mr.. Broder-
sen paid good price and is well
pleased with his purchase.
: Rev. Herrick of Mankato accom-
panied by his wife as organist and
Mr.. Ellis Schwickhardt, singer, drove
out to the Anderson school house
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
and delivered a. most beautiful SER
mon, but we are sorry to have TO
say there were but very few out
to hear him. There will be Sum
day school and services again next
Sunday afternoons, weather permit
ting. s> ~
The petty thief in this vicinity
seems to still follow his degrading
occupation, after all the warnings
sent out last fall and winter. A few
weeks ago potatoes were taken from
cellars with the owners quietly
sleeping just above and on Saturday
night, last, another farmer was re-
lieved of a nice large smoked ham
that hung in the well house, in
close proximity to the dwelling. 1t
is hoped this business will cease
soon, or he is caught. a"ts
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
7ifvoh

Messers. Frank and Leslie Morse
are at home.
Some of the young children have
whooping cough. 5 ~
B. Miller was a caller on the Fl.
Nelson home Sunday.
Mr.. G.. w. Beschnett has COM
pleted his work at Armstrong.
Don't forget June Il at Walter
Macbeth's. The ice cream social.
Crops are fairly good but the cut
worms and chipmonk are after the
corn
The Childrens day exercises was
held Sunday and passed off nicely.
The speaking was fine.
Some of the Tivoli young people
saw the large fire which destroyed
the malt house at Mankato.
Our W. F. NJ. S., met at Mrs. Arm
strong. 1t was largely attended and
all report good time. Our next
one is July 10.
Mr. Davidson preached an excel
lent sermon Sunday. He is well
liked as his sermons are very in
teresting. Everybody come and
hear him, once anyway. u
Charles Wilkinson of Lake Wilson
and friend Mr. William Pehill of
Balaton spent short time at the
formers sister, but will return to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Xernon Center.

Billy Roberts, was over from Ster-
week.
Than Award has a dandy new
REQ car and is fast learning to op-
crate it,
George and Lee Champlin spent
several days at the parental home,
this week.
Edwin Boutwell, of Kasota was an
over Sunday visitor at the Will Ram
DO home Mr.. Boutwell, is a brother
in-law of Mrs. Rambo. 81"
Messrs. Meade and Bahma and
wives, from Madelia, autoed to Yer
non Sunday and spent the day with
G. G.. Meade and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd of Cambria are
visiting the formers sisters, Mes
danes Wilbur Wendlandt, Force,
and many other relatives.
Miss Catherine Mertz, who has
been a guest of the young people
at Charles Bates for week, left
Saturday afternoon for her home in
ATLANTA, Ga.
Dr. McMiehael of Clement called
DR.. Andrews from Mankato Monday
for consultation in regard to the
diphtheria patients and on Tuesday
the old family physician of the
Quimbys at Easton was called.
The homes of Fred Lowell and
Mr.. Pepper are under quarantine
/ for diphtheria Mrs. Miles Porter
and two daughters have the disease
and the youngest daughter of Roy
sQuimby of Minneapolis. The Porters
are recovering, but there is not
much encouragement in the little
Edna Quimby case.
The Methodist Episcopal church
was most beautifully decorated last
| Sunday for Children's day, but the
primary part of the program had to
be omitted on account of diphtheria
Misses May Robinson, Blanch Ran.
dali and Faye Stoner, who were the
decorators, received many compli
fments from the large congregation
| : The many friends of Miss Susie
Grey in this vicinity will be pleased
to learn of her marriage Ito Mr.. Ar
thur McFarren, which took place in
Atlanta, Ga. They will be at home
after September at Colorado Springs
| Colo. A. few years ago Miss Grey
spent the summer here with her
brother, Alex Grey, where she made
many, friends, who extend their
heartiest congratulations and best
wishes. "t~
l. A phone message last Thursday
morning from Minneapolis annOunc
| ing the sudden death of Jesse Corn.
ish, came as great shock to his
many relatives and friends here
Only few weeks ago Mr.. Cornish
was here on a visit and seemingly
| in the best of health. The funeral
was held in Minneapolis Saturday
afternoon and was in charge of the
old soldiers, and was very largely
attended. Mr.. Cornish leaves a wife
and large family of grown up chill.
dren, who were all present at the
funeral except one son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
ADOPT UNIFORM GRADE

ST. Paul, June 20.-The annual
meeting of the state normal board
was held at the capitol yesterday.
Presidents of all the state normal
schools are to be elected, as well as
members of the various faculties.
At the session in the morning
President Maxwell, Of the Winona
normal, recommended that the schools
adopt the same uniform standards
for high school graduates as the uni.
versity and college require The rec.
concentration was adopted, and the
presidents We're constituted com.
mittee to draft a plan and report at
the meeting in August
The presidents were all reelected
Guy T.. Maxwell is president Of the
Winona school; Charles II. Cooper
of the Mankato school; Waite A.
Shoemaker of the st. Cloud school
Frank A. Weld Of the Moorhead
school and Eugene W. Bohannon OF
The Duluth school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
FEW CHANGES N THE
Faculty. At NORMAL ]
1LsElat

The changes in the normal school
faculty for next year are very few.
Only one of the head teachers with
draws from the school, Miss Mary
l.. Oberlin, teacher of cooking for
three y 5ars. Two assistants in the
elementary school also withdraw,
Miss Margaret Mccarthy, who has
served for five years, and Miss Flea
nor Osborn. after two years. All of
these teachers have been successful
in their work and they leave the
school to take university work that
will lead to larger work elsewhere
They will all study at Teachers col
lege in New York next year
New Cooking Teacher"
The new cooking teacher will be
Miss Julia Vance, who has taken a
bachelors degree at Oberlin college
and at Columbia university and has
special diploma in domestic sci
ence from Teachers college. Miss
Vance is now in Europe, having
completed her work at Columbia last
winter. She is very highly recon-
mended both for her personality and
for her ability. '1snai.{a
Miss Ruth Jessup will take Miss
McCarthy's place as assistant in the
grammar grades. She is an adj
vanced normal school graduate from
Winona and a graduate this year Of
the College of ducation of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and has had
several years of experience in up
per grade work. For two years she
served as principal of the state grad
ed school at Claremont
Assistant in intermediate.
The assistant in the intermediate
grades will be Miss Katherine Gala
CHAN, a graduate of the advanced
course of our own school, who has
been very successful in the Tracy
schools as eighth grade teacher and
as normal training teacher. In adj
dition to the regular intermediate
work Miss Callaghan will teach
writing in the normal school and
have supervision of writing work in
the elementary school She is en-
thnsiastic in her support of the Pal
mer method of teaching writing, the
method that has been adopted here
within the last two years, and the
subject Of writing has been strength
ened by being given credit on all of
the courses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
WASECA To APPEAL CASE

A special meeting Of the council
was called by the mayor for last
Monday evening, says The Waseca
Journal City Clerk Madigan was on
the sick list and Attorney Billiard
acted in his place. The mayor was
authorized to sign the appeal bonds
in the contest case of Krassin VS.
the City of Waseca. In other words,
the city council has finally decided
to appeal to the supreme court from
the findings of Judge Quinn, who
gave the no-license side of the con
troversy majority Of four votes.
1t is understood that formal no.
tice of appeal will be served today.
Seven applications for saloon Ii.
censes were presented by the indi-
viduals and firms now in the saloon
business in this city. These applica-
tons were ordered published in the
official paper and the date of hear
ing was set for July ! at p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
HANDED OUT DIPLOMAS

Worthington, Mimi, June 1S.-
Commencement exercises were held
here today in connection with the
graduation from the eighth grade OF
the pupils of the village and county
schools Of Mobiles county.
The Worthington Concert band
furnished the music and DR.. G. A.
Cahoon delivered the address. The
exercises were held in the large
chautauqua pavilion, which was
crowded. County Superintendent
Abbott presented the diplomas
There were ninety-two graduates.
A baSketdinner was served in
the City park at noon, in which the
graduates and their friends were
joined by the farmers interested in
the Cooperative company, and after
the commencement exercises Hon.
p. r. Judge of Armour, South Da-
kota, delivered an address concern
ing cooperative interests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
FIND new WEIGHT FRAUD

st. Paul, June 20-COmmissioner
Neale of the state weights and
measures department, has unearthed
another method of cheating the pub
lie. In the shop of retail meat
dealer he noticed that clerk placed
the head of a chicken he was
weighing on the tare beam, thus in
creasing the chickens weight three
quarters of a pound.
Mr.. Neale says most meat shops
are equipped with fiat scale pans,
and that with these the chance of
twisting the head of the chicken on
the tare beam is not SO great
The commissioner says he will
prosecute dealers for the practice
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Good Thunder

S Doty and family visited at the
e. N. Parks home in Sterling, Sun
day.
week for a couple weeks Of we'll
earned rest and vacation in Chica-
go. IA, 800" 81
The slumbers of Ernest Beise
were quite rudely broken early last
Sunday morning by the loud sonor-
GUS calls of four hungry, ownerless
calves that had turned into his yard
in the night Up to this time he
has not found an owner and it looks
as if he were four nice calves ahead.
Mrs. G. Sonnabend, who has been
in the New Ulm hospital the past
two weeks, where she underwent a
severe operation, is strong enough
to return home in couple Of days.
We are glad to hear of her splendid
recovery, but who can be more
thankful and happier than the hus-
band and family to whom she will
return, restored in health?
The marriage of Miss Annie Stanz
and Mr.. Teitz takes place Wednes-
day at Good Thunder. Miss Annie
has always lived in Good Thunder
and is known by wide circle Of
friends Mr. TietZ is in the har-
ness business in Caledonia and is an
honest, quiet and industrious young
man. The wedding was very quiet,
only immediate members of the fam
lily present. The young couple will
go to housekeeping in Caledonia
after a couple of days absence, and
their many friends wish them much
Joy and happiness in their new life.
Your correspondent is in receipt
of a letter from Mrs. L. Yohnke Of
Carlos, this state, and very glad she
was to hear from this estimable fam
lily Mrs. Yohnke writes they are
all well pleased with their new
home and farm and best of all, it
is their own, where they can build,
improve, plan and beautify at their
own pleasure. We are glad to. learn
that they are so we'll pleased with
their new surroundings and may
health and prosperity attend them.
A Mr.. Burr has bought a farm near
them, also CHARLES Annis, one of our
old neighbors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
ALL WRONG
The Mistake Is Made BY Many
Mankato' Citizens.

Don't mistake the Cause OF back
ache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
1t is wrong to imagine relief Is
cure.
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the kidneys.
A Mankato resident tells you how.
Mrs. Frank R. Marks, S29 North
Fifth street, Mankato, Mimi, says:
"The value Of Doan's Kidney Pills
was first proven to me about three
years ago. For year or more 4
suffered a great deal from disorder
ed kidneys. There was dull, heavy
ache across the small of my back
and if swept or did any work
that brought a strain on my loins,
the trouble became almost unendur-
able. My kidneys did not act proper
iy and difficulties existed which
proved that was in need of g
kidney medicine. I was subject to
dizzy spells and whenever / caught
cold my suffering was increased.
Under the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills. procured at Thro's drug store.
/ steadily improved and after | had
taken the contents of six bottles, I
was well. About year and half
ago, when again had need of a
kidney medicine. | procured Doan's
Kidney Pills and they acted as bene-
fnially nc hof0roO
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name -Doan's-Iand
take no other.