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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19
MiIIiOns-No One to Claim Them

One hundred millions of unclaimed
money in the banks-derelict gold
which nobody owns, and which the
banks are naturally pleased to take
care Of.
The sum total may be exaggerated.
But make liberal deduction, and you
still have many millions to which no
rightful owners make claim. There
is no bank in the whole length of the
world which has not its lists of these
bank balances that may be said to go
a-begging. Some are for trivial sums,
scarcely worth the trouble of pocket
ing; some are for amounts running into
thousands.
Some years ago it was found that the
Bank of England alone had nearly H.
900 OF these dotmant accounts. Forty
of them had over $4,000 apiece to
their credit, one balance was written in
six figures, $907,990. The total at
the bottom of the long list was $780,
248,875. This amount was very very
largely made up of unclaimed divi-
dends on government stock.
Scottish banks have, it is said, $45,-
100000 of this overlooked gold-Eng-
lish banks at least double this sum.
American banks are as we'll favored.
How does it come there2 And what
becomes Of it7
1t seems inconceivable that so much
money, for all of which there must
have been owners at some time or
other, should be thus lost to sight. A
score or more of simple causes ac-
count for the seeming impossibility.
A man may, for private or business
reasons, have accounts with more
banks than one. He dies; his execu-
tors know nothing Of any but his usual
bank; the balances at the other remain
unclaimed.
He may die abroad, or disappear,
leaving no clue to his banking affairs;
he may even forget that such an &C.
count is not closed. In these and
many similar ways-mostly the result
of carelessness-money is left in the
hands of bankers to swell the dormant
funds.
For seven years the bankers keeT
the accounts open, prepared to pay
over the balance to any who can prove
title to it. This term expired, they
regard the forgotten gold as their own
A million sterling of such ownerles'
money went to build London's splen'
did Law Courts. The city, it is said
has more than one magnificent bank
building reared from the same handy
material. The Bank Of England, one
learns, provides pensions for clerks
widows out of such fund.
But whatever becomes Of it, these
millions of mystery gold" are always
growing, fed by mans carelessness o.
forgetfulness, their secrets hidden away
in thousands of musty bank ledgers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19
What Makes a Womanl

One hundred and twenty pounds
more or less, of bone and muscle don
make a woman. Its a good founda'
ton. Put into it health and strength
and she may rule kingdom. But
that's Just what Electric Bitters give
her. Thousands bless them for over,
coming fainting and dizzy spells ano
for dispelling weakness, nervousness
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19

According to the returns from many
OF the counties of the state there was a
decrease in 1912 in the number of pu-
pills who took the eighth grade exami-
nations successfully as compared with
year ago, although all the counties
have not yet been heard from, but it
is not thought that when all the coun-
ties are reported that the number will
be as large as it was last year. The
number who successfully took the ex-
animation thus far reported is 1929,
while in 1911 there was total OF
1000 who were successful. The ex-
aminations which were held in May
appear to have been more difficult
than last year, and in grammar espec-
tally considerable trouble was exper-
fenced by the pupils. This is ascribed
to the fact that in the different coun-
ties great variety Of text books on
this subject are used, and this was not
taken into consideration in making up
the questions. The questions are now
prepared by the state board Of educa-
ton, but formerly they were made up
by the state department of education.
The examinations on the whole were
not especially unsatisfactory, however,
and it is believed that the pupils who
failed will haye no trouble in making
up their work during the summer
months. In Chelan county in 1911
Al pupils took the eighth grade exam
nation successfully, while in 1912 the
number increased to So, this being
one of the counties which did better
this year than last.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19

For soreness of the muscles, whether in
duced by violent exercise or injury, there is
nothing better than Chamberlain's Liniment.
This liniment also relieves rheumatic palms.
For sale by Kings City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19
The Choice of a Husband

is too important matter for a woman
to be handicapped by weakness. bad
blood or foul breath. Avoid these
kill-hopes by taking DR.. Kings Life
Pills. New strength, fine complexion
pure breath, cheerful spirits-thing'
that win men-follow their use. Easy
safe, sure. Csc at all druggists.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19

Buy it now. Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is almost certain to
be needed before the summer is over. buy
it now and be prepared for such an emer-
gency. Sold by Kings City Drug Store
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-19
NEWS LETTER FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL
Attorney General W. v. Tanner Holds
That July II is First Day for Filing
of Candidates, and Aug. 10 Last

The relatives Of murdered man
may maintain an action against the
murderer, for damages but the action
does not extend to the heirs Of the
murderer, according to a ruling made
by the supreme court in the Skagit
county case in which the widow OIL
John R. Rinker sued the estate Of Otis
Weedin for damages for the murder Of
her husband. Weedin died soon after
the alleged Staying of Rinker and the
supreme court upheld the ruling Of the
lower court dismissing the action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29

Sensational developments are prom
ised at the continued hearing, Mon
day forenoon, in the Turner case, and
as a result of new evidence brought
out. Saturday evening, before the
coroner's jury, it is believed that
County Attorney Williamson may ask
that the charge against two of the
respondents, who have already been
arraigned for robbery, be changed to
murder. County Attorney Williamson
and Coroner Hewins We're in confer
ence during the day. Sunday, upon
the case. Mrs. Ella Levere. wife of
Freds Levere. at whose home, 10 Will
low street, Alexander ]. Turner was
found dead, Tuesday afternoon. is still
in the woman's cell at the police sta
ton and finds the confinement ex-
tremely tistasteful to her. 1t is rum
ored that she will no longer seek to
shield others at the hearing, Monday
morning, but will testify fully as to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29
AUGUSTA POLICE AT WORK.

The Augusta police dragnet was out
all day, Saturday. for the purpose Of
gathering in suspicious looking char
acters who might be connected in any
way with the murder of John w. Bib
Der. Wednesday, at Lewiston. The
catch was very insignificant, however,
only one vagrant being held, and in
his ca Sc merely because he was saucy
to the officers and told conflicting
stories as to his movements.
Three suspicious looking characters
were interviewed by the police during
the day. The first one was found at
the Driving park. where he was sleep
ing off the effects of debauch but
upon identification by local parties who
knew him was allowed to go without
being taken to the police station.
a second man. who was gathered in
on Water street by officer Witham
and taken 10 the police station. was
thought when first arrested to cores
pond somewhat to the description OF
the man who had been begging from
house to house here on the previous
day and had appeared to take a great
interest in the Bibber case. The man
insisted that he came from Bowdoin-
ham and telephone inquiry by City
Marshal Fletcher revealed the fact
that he was telling the truth and he
was allowed to go.
The third suspect, a tall man. Dress
ed in a gray suit Of clothes, and wear
ing a black derby hat. much the worse
for wear. was gathered in by officer
Dauteuil. who found him on the rail-
road track, going towards Hallowel1.
He first gave his name as Brown and
later said that it was something else.
He is not thought to be in any way
connected with the Lewiston case. but
as he gave two different names and
was saucy to the police it was decided
to hold him as a yagrant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29
.HAINES DEM0LISHES
TRUMPED.UP CHARGE,
Shows That the Official Records Have
Been Grossly Distorted 1.-The ILL.,
advised Attack Will Prove
To Be a Boomerang.

to contain 1900 acres, more or less, =
and it was on the basis of fifty cents
an acre that / paid for these $3.50 The
actual number of acres in these lots, /
am not sure of, but that was what we
estimated to be within the drainage
Of the Penobscot, and not the whole OF
their lots.
In your enumeration of lots we
bought from c. G. and A. II. Totman
YOU say there were ''35, containing
T240 Ii" My deed which / hold in my
hand closes with this expression: THE
said premises contain in all S046 ga
acres. more or less" and that is the
number of acres we paid for. You have
evidently omitted in your figuring the
acreage of the 3 public lots. 90. &C, 6S,
which we got by that deed This ac-
counts for SOC 1-2 acres, or the differ
ence between s046 ga acres, which
claim we got by that deed, and your
statement that it was 7240 IA acres.
This takes care of quite proportion
of the discrepancy, which you seem
to think is 1897 acres.
Also in the deed from Frank M. and
William II. Totman you give us credit
for receiving one undivided quarter of
lots Nos. ia and lis, whereas our deed
SAYS that we received one undivided
half of these lots, and the difference
between T5235s acres, which | claim We
got from T. Nj. and w. Fl. Totman.
and your statement that we got 7344%
acres, or 1855 acres.
Also. there was a sweeping clause in
the deed which we received from Elias
Milliken which reads as follows, after
enumeratiing the lots as you have Civ
en- them: also any and all other in
terests which I may have, either in
law or equity. to any other land in said
township, meaning and intending here
by 20 convey all my interests in the
same. This was put in for the reason,
as [ remember it, that Mr.. Miliiken
thought that there We're one or two
other lots that he had title to. This
land was conveyed in deed with
large amount of other land, and the
number of acres in the Soldiertown
part of it cut very small figure in the
transaction, so that we did not search
the title at that time for what we
thought Mr.. Milliken might have in the
town, but he claimed to have more
than these lots enumerated in his deed,
and Cor that reason this clause was
written into his deed, and we bought
whatever he had.
Now, the first deed that we had from
the State gave us a quitclaim deed for
lots 1875, 80 and 81, the acreage of which
is accounted for in your figuring. The
second deed we had from the State, and
for which we paid $500. was estimated
to cover about a thousand acres, in
GLIDING the part in the Maine Central
lots which were on the Kennebec side,
and any other acres which were on
that side and about which there might
be a question of title.
This accounts for 1855 acres. in
stead of 1887 which you seem to miss
in your figuring. Now, you see that
1t was all an estimate about these
acres, and this discrepancy, while in
nv favor in this discussion, does not
mean anything. You can deduct so 2-3
you have over estimated we got OF
Continued from Page Fouro
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SEVEN MAINE PEOPLE.
In the Latest List of Carnegie Hero
Fund Awards.

Portland, Me. April 2s.-Seven Maine
persons are in the Carnegie Hero list
this year, the commission making
awards of medals and money as fol-
lows: Widow of Thomas II. Mccain,
Portland, bronze medal and $500, lost
his life saving Alphonso Sesosky from
drowning; Maud A. Titus. 16, silver
medal and $500. saved Laura v.
Reifsnyder from drowning in 1904;
Newell S. Gilman. silver medal and
$4,000, saved Joseph Murdoch from
drowning in 1906 at Old Orchard;
widow of Lincoln ]. Partridge, silver
medal and SIS a month with So each
additional for two children, Partridge
persisted trying to rescue George ID.
Tarr from a saw mill in Bristol; Lin
wood E. Clark. $4,000 saved Edgar V.
Bump in 1908 from burning at Wilton
Carrie Bashlin, 20, bronge medal and
$1,000, saved Herman f. Lewis, "a,
Aug. 4, 1903, from drowning at Rock
land. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29

All the while the bandits were firing
steadily. but no one was hit AS the
front wall collapsed with crash, po-
lice and Republican Guards rushed
up On the ground floor they found
Dubois dead They mounted a narrow
stairway and observed a man stream
ing with blood, his left arm in
sling, crouched behind a mattress. His
face showed CHASTITY white, and blood
was pouring from wounds in his head
and chest. Curse you! curse you."
he cried, as he pulled the trigger OF
his empty revolver. He was reaching
for poison in his belt. but before he
could succeed ne was overpowered.
carried down and placed in an auto
mobile.
1T was then that the crowd chang
ed into wild mob, bowling for the
death of the bandit. The soldiers pro-
tected them with the butts of their
carbines
Bonnet was unconscious and died
on his way to the hospital. The doc
tors found II wounds. There were
two bullets in his head and two in
his abdomen. and they marvelled that
he lived as long as he did, Dubois
had three wounds. He also wore
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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at Cholsy Lee Roi. AS Guchard and his
men approached a bandit, who proved
to be Dubois was preparing to mount
a motor cycle. He answered the sum-
mons to surrender by opening fire.
while he retreated TO the garage. At
the same moment there was a hail of
bullets from a window. and two detec--
tives fell, one with two bullets in his
abdomen 1t was Bonnet shooting
from the first floor.
The detectives retired and a general
alarm was sent out. Police, gendarmes
and ali classes of people came quick
ly. They We're armed with muskets and
reyolvers, and directed hundreds of
bullets at the garage, from which
came d steady rain of lead in reply. NJ.
NJ. Lepine, project of Paris, was i'm
instructions to the police to do moth
ing until he arrived I'VE will blow
them up with dynamite" he said.
Meanwhile, the Republican Guards
and engineer corps arrived, while
thousands of persons flocked to the
scene from all directions and occupied
positions at safe distance. They be-
came so numerous that the soldiers
We're forced at length, to drive them
back because they were interfering
with the progress of the siege, which
was soon being conducted aggressive
ly.
NJ. Lepine, M. Guichard, and the
commander of the Republican Guard,
held council of war and decided to
use dynamite. Hundreds of Gendarmes
armed with guns began to encircle the
building TO prevent the escape of the
bandits. A cart was rugged up with
thick mattresses as u barricade, and
the attacking party backed slowly to-
ward the garage. Prior to this the ex-
element had been at fever heat. OFF,
GERS galloped back and forth, giving
orders to restrain the crowds which
were now surging in the streets. But
as the cart was backed slowly towards
the building. a great stiffness fell. Ii
was so marked that one could even
hear the click of the cinematopraph
machines which the operators turned
calmly so as not to lose single pic
ture in the drama,
When the cart reached the wall,
Lieut.. Forteau emerged and coolly
placed two huge sticks of dynamite
against the building and ignited the
fuse. The horse galloped out of range
4 and the spectators waited But no
J exnlnsion followed The operation was
repeated twice. Then came a terrific
report and a column of smoke and de-
bris shot upward.
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BONNOT, LEADER OF PARIS
BANDITS, SLAIN, SUNDAY,
With Dubois, an Anarchist==Men Are Trap
ped in Garage and Put Up Fierce
Fight Until Building Is Dynamited
10000 People View Battle.

Paris, April 2S.-Bonnot. the leader
of an organized gang of automobile
bandits, who have been terrorizing
Paris and the surrounding district for
months past. and Dubois, am Anar-
chist. We're shot to death, today, in
the most thrilling encounter in the
annals of French crime.
A garage at Choisy Lee Roi six
miles south of Paris, in which the
bandits had taken refuge, was blown
up with dynamite, after these two
men had kept at bay for hours a
large part of the police force of Par
is, contingent of gendarmes, two
companies of Republican guards and
a company of engineers. Ten thou
sand spectators viewed the battle
from points of vantage.
Today's engagement equalled in
dramatic circumstances the eneoun-
ter. in January, 1911, which has gone
down in history as THE Battle of
London" when desperadoes suspected
of being the murderers of police in
Houndsditch We're trapped in a house
in the White Chapel district and went
down to their death battling against
hundreds of London police and SOL
diers.
Bonnet and Dubois, after wounding
two policemen, today, took refuge in
the garage They We're trapped in the
building, which was at once sur
rounded. Reinforcements were dis
patched to aid the police, composed
of gendarmes, Republican guards and
engineers. \ battery of artillery was
on the way from Versailles when a
small detachment of soldiers succeed
ed in placing dynamite against the
structure and blowing out the front
wall
Bonnet was captured alive. He was
riddled with bullets and died on the
way to a hospital. The great crowd
which had gathered, with cries of
Death to Bonnot!" almost tore the
bandit from the soldiers. several OF
whom We're injured.
Parisians. particularly automobiles,
have been in state of terror because
of the reckless deeds of the automobile
bandits. which reached climax in
the murder of Asst. Supt. Jouin of the
detective department and the wound
ing of Chief INSPECTOR Colmar by Bon
not on the morning of April "a The
! government then ordered all the avail.
able police to hunt the assassins das
and night.
| At 7 O'Clock. this morning, NJ. Ouch
tracked Bonnet to the isolated garagt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29
SUSPICIOUS LOOKING MAN
Tells Deputy Houdlette He Was Ar
rested in Augusta.

Deputy Sheriff Joseph l.. Houdlette
of Dresden, Sunday evening, tele-
phoned to the Augusta police station,
saying that he had located suspic-
ious looking character, whom he be-
lieved to have been connected with
the Bibher murder at Lewiston. He
said that the man was about IS years
old. wore a dark suit and cap, was
of medium height and had sandy
moustache. The man Informed him
that he had stopped at the Augusta
police station on the previous night.
The Dresden officer was informed
that the only vagrant that was held,
Saturday night. at the Augusta po-
lice station was still in custody there,
so that the man found by him at
Dresden could hardly have been tell
ing the truth. The man described by
Officer Houdlette bore so strong a
resemblance to a suspect who was de-
tanned for a short time, Saturday af-
ternoon, at Augusta, but afterwards
released, that it was thought they
might be the same. but wide va
rance appeared in the shoes and coll
or of the suits worn by the two men.
Deputy Sheriff Houdlette finally al
lowed the man to go and said that
when last seen he was travelling in
the direction of Wiscasset. officers in
that town have been instructed to be
on the lookout for him, in case sus-
picion should point further in his di-
rection. Deputy Sheriff Houdlette Will
be at Wiseasset at court, Monday, and
viii investigate the matter of the
tramp more thoroughly then.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29
Richeson's Appeal
Is Made Public.

Boston. April 2S.-The appeal of Clarf
ence " T. Richeson. the confessed muf-
derer of Avis Linnell, that his sentence
of death be committed to Imprisonment
for life was made public by Governor
Foss. Saturday afternoon. The appeaRof
the condemned man follows:
Boston, April 25 1914,
ITO His Excellency, the Governor, aid
the Honorable Council: respectfully Re
quest that the sentence of death mo-
nounced against me by the supetior
court for the county of Suffolk be com-
muted to Imprisonment for life ana /
leave the presentation of this request
and the reasons in support thereof with
my counsel.
tSigned)
CLARENCE v. T. RIcHEsoE."
Ricbesons counsel. Friday presented
their clients plea to the Governor, in the
presence of District Attorney Peiletier
the prosecuting officer of Suffolk county
The Governor win announce later }wheth,
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case.
Charges of much more serious ma
ture than that of robbing Alexander
J. Turner, whose mysterious death
is now the subject of an inquest by
a coroner's jury, may be brought
against Fred Levere and Henry Ga
zette at the continued hearing, Mon
day forenoon, in connection with
which Levere, Gazette and Mrs Ella
Levere, wife of Fred Levere, now
stand arraigned for robbery, was the
statement made, Sunday evening, to
Journal reporter. by County Attor-
ney Joseph Williamson.
The examination of these three re-
spondents was continued from Friday
after they had been arraigned, until
| 3 A. NJ, Monday. Fred Levere has al
ready been convicted and given 30.
days Jail sentence for the larceny OF
| quantity of merchandise from ths
| Vickery g. Hill Publishing Co. of this
city. The States side of the case
Monday, will be conducted by County
Continued on Page F'our.)
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Burglar Fe|Is Mrs. Wallace H. White, Jr., in Home
CONDITION CritCa|--LOSS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
al Of John BibbeT, Murdered within 1O0YardS
Of Latest Tragedy--No Clue in That.
FUNERAL OF JOHN BiBRER.

Lewiston. Me-. April 2S.-The fun
eral of John w. Bibber. who was shot.
Wednesday night in front of his home,
took place. Saturday. and the body
Was sent to Bath for burial
Saturday, the police believe that they
secured the first real description of
being local man has been greatly
strengthened In fact, Saturdays de-
yelopments have been the most inn
nortant since the murder In addition
10 the police, Assistant superintendent
Green of the Boston Pinkerton agency
is working in behalf of the city and is
being assisted by Richard Leader of
this city.
The description was given, Saturday,
fs9 Mrs. Margaret Teal of Sc Whipple
street, who, in all probability not only
saw the man but spoke to him. Mrs
Teal left her home shortly after 8
o'clock, Wednesday night, to go to a
friends house. She met on Oak street
a man about five feet, eight inches in
height, wearing a light overcoat and a
dark felt hat which he had pulled
down over his eyes
When she approached him she
touched him in passing and said:
Hello Jack, I'm not scared" The
man made no reply and walked on.
When she had gone short distance
shf. turned around and saw that he
was standing still and watching her.
Continued on Page Tenn