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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-11
CAUGHT after
A LONG CHASE
Two Men Accused OF lootinq New
Westminster, q. c., Bank Of $685..
900 Last Sept. Now in Custody -
One Is Captured.

New York, Jan. S.--John Mcnamara
of San Francisco, known to detectives
Of half dozen cities as Australian
Mack" was arrested here tonight by
Central office and private detectives
on warrant charging him with the
larceny Of $4,000 from the Bank Of
Montreal at New Westminster, p. c.,
which was dynamited September IA.
Eleven hundred dollars was found
in his wallet and detectives are search
ing the city tonight for S2i0,000 Of
the banks funds, which he is be.
lieved to have brought to New York.
For ten days Mcnamara has been
under surveillance after travelling
over the United States and Canada
fof more than two months, ii is said.
Police headquarters here say they
first learned of his arrival through q
tip that some one was trying to eX-
change large amount OF Canadian
money for American currency. Money
brokers and the man who approached
them were Swallowed until the trail,
they said. Iad to McNamara's lodgings
No money was !Cund there, however
Negotiations for McNamara's arrest
between the police here and the Can
adian authorities ended this after
noon with the issuance of warrant.
Submits TO Arrest.
Four detectives arrested Mcnamara
on street in Harlem. He submitted
quietly, asked to see the warrant, and
after reading il, smiled and said:
Il am greatly relieved. | thought i,
was some more serious charge"
In addition to larceny. Mcnamara is
charged with dynamiting the banks
safe and binding and gagging Chin
est Waterman. Mcnamara joked with
his captors when he was urged to con
fess, and said he was travelling over
| the country, looking for a good loca.
ton to open cafe. He admitted, the
police say that he was in British Col.
umbia at the time the bank was rob
bed and had lived at the Strand no.
tel in Vancouver afterward, but de.
| Clined to say anything further.
Mcnamara viii be arraigned tomor,
row. Assistant Police Commissioner
Dougherty said tonight that the Brit.
ish consul here coincidentally would
ask for his extradition to Canada.
I For nearly fifteen years, the police
assert, Mcnamara has been known 10
the authorities throughout the coun
try. His picture, they say, is in the
rogues' galleries here and in Wash
iugton, Louisville and Chicago, but
there is no record of any conviction.
Trailed for Months,
| Although the detectives trailing Nc
Namara could have arrested him al
any time within the last two months
they say they held off In the hope
that he would reveal the hiding place
o: the loot. Whether he had done so
the police declined tonight to say
They did declare. however. that ht
had been positively identified as the
man who cranlled the automobile IL
which the cracksmen fled from the
bank with the money.
The robbers dropped $4,000 bun
: die of bills in their haste, and, finding
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-11

Itching. torturing skin eruptions,
disfigure, annoy, drive one wild
Doan's Ointment brings quick relief
and lasting cures. Fifty cents at any
drug store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
KING SEES BERNHARDT
Actress Travels to London for I'll.
tanic Relief Fund.

London. May 15.-Ringing cheers greet
ed Sir Herbert Trees announcement
from the stage Of Covent Garden The
atre ar the close of Yesterdays matinee
I'm aid Of the Titanic relief fund that
i'm round figures 100 would be real
lied.
1t was a memorable afternoon. The
KinG. wearing the conventional frock
coat. and the Queen. attired in blue. oc-
cupied the royal box. and the house was
crowded with celebrities. ON the stage
all the hest known performers from the
world Il variety, music and the drama
appeared in turn.
Sarah Bernhardt travelled specially
from Paris. I'm trailing dress Of cream
lace. with a bouquet Of carnations
fastened in her Corsage. the great actress
looked as Young as at any time these
twenty years Her reception was en-
thusiastic. as was the applause which
followed her recitation Of the ballad
la Rrise." taken from the play Les
Rouffons." i'm which she met 50 much
success recently I'm Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
PANIC IN SUBWAY TRAIN
Short Circuit Causes Darkness
and Starts Small Fire.

\ short circuit in a subway express
train as it approached the Mott avenue
station about o'clock last evening
threw the train of ten cars into dark
ness. stalled il and set fire to quantity
Of oil waste near the tracks Smoke
poured into the cars and when the train
got into the station a few minutes later
a dozen or so women We're in Mysteries
and had TO be helped out to the street.
The accident occurred in the deepest
uart Of the subway. where it incines
downward for the trip under the Harlem
River. Many Of the passengers aboard
did not lose their nerve until they real
lied that this was the exact place at
which the collision occurred two years
ago. when several persons were injured
and two cars were set afire and burned
bv the short circuit that followed.
When. in addition to the ptchy dark
ness into which the ten cars were thrown
Ly the short circuit, blue and white
flames began to fash by the windows,
and the choking smoke Of the oil waste
began to roll in, men and women ran
through the cars trying to find means of!
escape.
The cars were stationary and in dark
ness actually for only about one min
ME In few minutes after the train
reached the station order was restored
and the train proceeded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
WOULD WEAR ONLY SMILES
Doctor Declares Man Was Meant
To Be a Naked Animal.
10y Telegraph to The Tribune

Boston. May HI would like 10 90
naked to my Office" was the startling
statement made to-day by DR.. Charles
f.. Page. J-ominent Boston physician,
who believes that clothes only cucumber
the body and should be discarded.
MAN was meant to be naked ami
NAL" said DR. Page. You find him III
his proper sphere in the countries whc"a
he goes about absolutely disrobcd. cN-
cent for a himsy drapery. Man should
be attired only in a happy smile, with
an umbrella to keep the sun off.
"A good example of this is in the old
DAYS Of the japanese jinrikisha men.
They formerly pursued their calling as
human draft animals In state "l hUd-
ity. as best fitted their task, with Just
enough covering to meet all the require
mcnts Of rational modcsty.
II heartily agree with Professor Fred
orick Starr. Of the University Of Chicago,
that children should never he dressed -
rot . stitch of clothing until they have
reached the age of ten or eleven years.
vhon if should be rs light as possible.
"Jf the weather we are having at pr'S-
ont continues for two weeks ana the
n,oule don't skin down in clothing We
shall certainly have an epidemic u
rnoumouia. and the victims will be men
chiefly. Women in the rcck-a-b"" Waists
seldom have the disease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
NO COIN. FIRE ALARM WAITS
Central Obdurate When Woman
Tries to Phone Headquarters.

Mrs Florence StanmOre did not have
nickel in change to drop into her pay
telephone last night. and Central was
reluctant about giving her Fire Head
quarters, although Mrs Stanmore's
house was ablaze at the time. Mrs.
Stanmore lives at No. 16i Remsen street
Brooklyn. and there are many board"rs
in her four story house.
Her small daughter Margaret and an
other little girl found smoke coming up
the basement stairs and told Mrs. Stan
more 1t was then she had a frantic few
minutes with the telephone operator.
Finally a hoarder ran to Court and Jh-
ralemon street and pulled box, calling
out chief Lallv and five companies. The
boaIdcr ran back 10 the house and when
the fremcn got TO the corner there was
no one there and no fire in sight. They
started To 20 away when Patrolman
Panther ran UP and told them where the
trouble was The DlaZe vas put out with
500 damage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
TO STOP COTTON GAMBLING
Committee Agrees to Bill Against
Trading in Futures.

Washington. May 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Agriculture to-day ordered
fayOrably reported the bill introduced -
Senator Smith, Of South Carolina TO pro-
hibit trading IN cotton futures except Tor
legitimate purposes.
If would provide that each grade "f
cotton contracted for must he specified
ip the contract. Under its terms the
sellers of contracts for future delivery
would have the option Of delivering one
Grade above or one grade below the
grade contracted for, the difference ~
pricc 10 be the actual commercial an
terence on the day previous TO the con-
tract settlement.
The bill specifically cXempts from hs
ouargtion sales made by types Of cotton
aud restricts the act 10 Interstate com
,,crce +: would penalize interstate
Transmission by mail. telegraph ana "X-
urcss of information as to illegal futufe
deliveries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
DENY A. S: COCHRAN Welded
Garnet Maker on Steamer s List, How
ever. as with Wife.

ON the passenger list Of the steamer
Kronprinzessin ceciie, which sailed yes
,ordav for Europe, appeared the names
of Mr.. and Mrs. \. :. Cochran. MI
Cochran gave his home address as No
10 East 4lst street This Is the city
residence Of Alexander Smith Cochran.
the millionaire carpet maker, who Is =
confirmed bachelor.
When asked If mistake had he,
made in printing the passenger llst' an
official Of the North German LLOYD Line
said such was not the case, for Mr..
Cochran had asked for separate first
passenger cabins. The women are not
on first proofs of the passenger list. but
appear on the corrected list.
clifford 4. Cochran brother. said last
night that q mistake had been made IN
printing the list.
An aunt of Mr. Cochran also denied
he was married.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15


at Hamburg.
Hamburg. Germany. May liking
Frederick VIII of Denmark arrived at
the hamburger Hof Yesterday, and died
during tho night
Frederick VIII was born at Copenhasen
June ,. 1876. and was thus sixty-three years
old when he succeeded his father Christian
IX. as King Of Denmark. on January 30.
1906 lie had already fixed place In the
hearts Of the Danish people. He was
iinc specimen Of manhood. physically
mentally and morally. and was universally
popular in the small northern kingdom.
In matters Of domestic policy he was de-
pended upon 10 show himself more pliaoie
than his father. more progressive IN MS
methods Of government and more conscious
OF his constitutional obligations As to MS
foreign policy the outlook was equally IA
vorable His marriage with the Princess
Louise II Sweden at Stockholm. on July ~
1902 was hailed as a pledge or harmony
between Sweden and Denmark. He was
brother of queen Alexander OF England Oh
King George of Greece and or the Wid""'u
CZarina of Russia. He was the tathor VI
the King Of Norway, the uncle of the '"ar'
Of tie British King, of the Sovereign Hrahd
Duchess Of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin ana ot
I'm. ruler of Crete. and with all OF them ne
vas on terms of warm affection. WITH the
Emporor of Austria he was always par
,icuIar ravorite With the Kaiser also, III
H.. domiplons he was destined To die,
ne rad established the friendliest OF rela-
tions.
I'm fact. ne was at odds with only one
fellow sovereign. KING oscar "'
WAS still rescntful of the recent acceptance
of the crown of Norway by Frederick sec
ond son. Prince Charles, who became
Iaakon VII Ills marital relations Win
tlc Swedish royal family was dep'hueu
upou. however, to heal that breach. Ana In
every particular King Fredericks brief ana
unevcntfuI reign fulfilled popular eNpecta-
tiOnS
He Ioincd in his character an amount Oh
tact and opportuuism that rendered MIN
particularly well qualified To govern one Oh
the most democratic nations IN Europe
nation which dispenscs almost wholly with
titles Of nobility and class distinctions, inc
masses of which are imbued largely with
sooialiStic doctrines
King Frederick was the father of eight
childron-Prince Christian. who succeeds
him. King Ilaakon. Prince Louise, Prince
Harold. Princess lngeborg. Princess ThNra'
Prince Gustavc and Princess Dagmar.
King Frederick WAS a great admirer ot
America He never lost an opportunity to
welcome prominent American visitors and
always showed keen interest I'm events
iranspiring in the United States. He was a
close reader of American standard books
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
R|CHES0N TAKEN TO
THE DEATH CHAMBER
Slayer of Miss Avis LinnelI Sees
the Blue Sky for Probably
the Last Time.
STILL HOPES TO WIN LIFE
Governors Council to Learn To.
day Whether Alienists Sup
port Communication of
Sentence.

Boston. May 1i.-Clarence V. T. Richie
son. slayer of Avis Linnell, slept to-
night within a dozen PAGES Of the death
chair In the Charlestown state prison.
He was called from his cell in the
Charles street Jail late in the afternoon.
handcuffcd to an officer and hurried
away In the jail van to the prison. Some
time next week. probably soon after
midnight on Monday or Tuesday morn
ing. he will die In the electric chair II
the orders of the court are carried out.
Contrary to expectations. RiCheson did
not collapse or break down when he
learned the time had come to go 20 the
death cell. As he has submitted for days
To an exhaustive examination by expert
alienists some officials had predicted
that he would not have the physical or
mental strength to face calmly the final
step in his career.
When Deputy Sheriff Edmund Kelley
approached Richcsons cell in the Jail
and called out to him: Doctor. come
out and take a little walk" the prisoner
received the greeting as he had several
times before as an invitation 10 exercise
I'm the yard, and stepped forward eagerly
and followed the officer. But when
Mputy Kelley graspcd his arm and at
tempted to snap on handouts, Rcheson
Jumped backward as if he had been
struck. and his checks grew gray.
The deputy again seized the arm of the
prisoner. who this time made no resist
ance, and quickly his wrist was hani'
cuffed to that of an officer. After the
party had entered the Jail van police
men had 10 clear a way through the two
hundred or more curious spectators IN
the street. but there was no sound or
disturbance as the van rolled through
charles street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
MAKE RECALL CLEAN JOB
Town Fathers Abolish Offending
Justices Office.

Mnlburn. n. j.. May ~ 'opeo'ap' ne
town fathers Of Millpurh nav "pp'io
the recall 10 Police Justice "i''iah T.
Summers by cutting his job out from
under him. Summers's shortcomlhg was
10 dismiss complaint against rolice
chief Thomas Hurley, charged win az
sauting a citizen 1901 ,,,,o
The alleged assault created n,,Ie
a,.,,doi ;n connection with the police
Justice first taking a wrong con,piails
and then. in response 70 the pleading OF
tbe accused mans counsel refusing 10
hold him for another coinpialht.
oft,ce ~ Recorder and fll 1t with man
more TO its liking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
Last Look at the Sky.

<rhe van had entered the yard Of the
state prison at Charlestown eight min
utes later. after passing through sim
liar crowd. AS Richeson stepped out and
started across the roadway To the iron
door of the death house his head was
held low. and he glanced neither 10 the
right nor the left until almost I'm the
shadow Of the doorway. Then he gave
one look upward at the blue sky, which
he was probably to see for the last time,
and entered the windowless building.
Richeson was dressed in blue suit.
with a black derby hat, while an officer
carried his top coat. which he did not
need. The first act Of the prison author
tiles was to clothe him in the prison
made suit always given TO occupants Of
the death chamber. He put on black
and white striped outing shirt, pair OF
prison socks. a blue-black coat and
pair of trousers and shoes.
There are three cells i'm the cell room
NJ the death house which adjoins the
execution room Richeson was placed in
Coatinued on second page. third coInnnA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
Roosevelt. 10,397; Taft. 8,416; La Fol-
Iette, 4,e37; Clark, 1905; Wilson, 1.642

All Of the twcnty-six delegates elected
to-day were chosen at large and accord
ing TO the state law, thcy ar" bound 10y
the popular expression Of preference.
More than twenty thousand women
voted I'm san Francisco to-day. Almost
twice that number are reported L. have
cast their first ballots in Presidential
primary I'm Los Angeles. Oakland re-
ports that at least eight thousand women
voted there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
HOLD-UP MEN IN TAXI.
Four, with Drawn Revolvers, Raid
Saloon and Then Disappear.

Four men jumped out of black taxi
in front Of the Transatlantic cafe. at
Thirteenth avenue and 10Th street late
hast night. and looked over the window
curtain They saw some men i'm uni
form inside. and waited until they got
out. Then the four went in. each hold
ing n revolver, and held up the patrons
IN the bar When they had gone through
them they took $50 that Henry Holsten,
the proprietor. had in his till.
All the time they were inside the
chauffeur OH the taxi kept the muffler
going full tilt. to protect his men in case
there was any shooting inside. Detec-
tiyes Dennson and Reed. OF the West
nth street station, were assigned to the
case.
Harvard or OSford--the latest gold or shell
eyeglasses. at spencer's, Maiden Lane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
TWO STAMFORD BANKING
EMPLOYEES LAND IN JAIL
Connecticut Town Amazed FOL-
lowing Holly Case of Only
A Month Ago.
TRUST COMPANY THE VICTIM
Both Men Prominent in the Com
munity-One Is Accused OF
Taking s46,O55 and the
Other S11, ,632.
h, r,Iesr ~ ~ Tho Trlbu"e !

Stamford. Conn. May li.-Sedate old
Stamford is gasplng in surprise Tonight
Two more Of it's prominent men are
,,,d.r arrest for alleged bank deialc|-
tiOns.
Goorrc =. Wilson. manager of the saw
iugs Department of the stamford lruS'
Company. was arrested shortly before .
o'clock this afternoon by Chief OF Police
brennan on warrant ISSUED by froS'-
cuting Attorney Galen \. Garter al's-
;,,,, TN. cubczzlemcnt of SiG,OJJoI from
,bc trust company. At the same TIM =
no Forest Noores. second teller IN the
same institution. was arrested ior III"
cmbcZzlcmcnt Of 81 ,0'-
Both men are in the city lookup Win
little prospect Of obtaining ban hcl"'c
,o-uorrow. Judge Samuel Young. be
for. whom they will be put to plea to-
r,orrow morning. has fixed the ban a'
$1,000 I'm Moorcs's case and S'"Wo ~
the case Of Wilson.
They will waive examination mere ana
will then bc bound over for trial III IN
supcrior Court at Bridgeport The sam
amoun, Of bail will hold.
II is only month since Major VIII
lam f.. Holly. twenty-five years a trusted
omploye of the Stamford Savings Bank.
was arrested for the cmh"zzlcmcnt ~
S3Iunu lie is now at liberty on bad
awaiting trial i'm tn" Superior Court.
Coming on the heels of the Holly case.
to.dav's arrest has Hllcd The old towns
cup Of astonishmcnt to Overlooking.
When Major Holly was arrested there
we're people who had known Of his al
legged sporty procliyitics who claimed
they were not surprised, but people were
truly amazed to-day when George :.
Wilson. upward If six years treasurer
Of the YOUNG Mems Christian Assocla-
tiou. a number of years treasurer Of the
Baptist church and member of its
board Of trustees md several years sec
rotary and treasurer Of the Wee Burn
Golf club. Was lodged in the city lock-
up. and with him, DE Forest Moorcs.
who had grown mp in the community.
Bsnk Has Modern System.
Ju Major Io'ly's case an antiquated
system of bookkeeping enabled him. 1t
is alleged. to purloin moneys over span
of years without detection But in the
cases uf Wilson and Moores there was "A
modern system supposed to he defalca-
tion proof. and there was, moreover,
man at the helm OF the bank, Walter ID.
Daskam known to he one OF the ablest
and most wideawake bankers I'm Con-
necticut
From an inside source it was learned
tonight that Wilson was I'm the habit
of speculating in the stock market. and
II is said that the same thing Is probably
true of Moores. Wilson's alleged pecula-
tions are said Ia extend over a number
of years and Coores' To much shorter
Continued on siAth page, sixth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
Sweeps State. Defeating Taft
and La Toilette by Plurality
Estimated at $4,000 and
Steadily Growing.
WILSON BEATEN BY CLARK
Result Binds Delegations With
out a State Convention
Women Out in Force
Gov. Johnson ColOnels
Chief BaCker.
lRN Teleeranh TO rhc Tnhune

san Francisco. MAY Il Theodore
Roosevelt swept california to-day in the
Presidential primary election With from
~ to 80 per cent Of the registered vote
cast throughout the state. his plurality
over TAFT will I've almost %I.Wo He
carried the city Of san Francisco. sup
yosedly "A Taft stronghold. 10y nearly
1000. while in Los Angeles and the
southern portion of the state 'h" vote
for him was overwhelming. The north
ern counties. in like manner. voted heav-
,ly for Roosevelt and his twen'N-siX dele
gates.
Within an hour after tho polls had
closed tonight thora VAS no doubt about
the result. and each succeeding batch Of
returns merely afforded speculation s.
I, the size # the Coloncls plurality
La ,llette ran bad third. but served,
at least. TO save Taft from what other
wise would have been overwhelming do
feat The La Toilette votes I'm the mann
we're polled from the Roosevelt forces.
being cast by those who. led ny Rudolph
Spreckels. resented the detection "f
Governor Hiram Johnson. leader # IN"
California progressvcs, from the La t"'-
lette ranks.
The greatest surprise was in th" CITY
of San Francisco itself where il was boz.
Iieved gratitude to Taft for his efforts
in securing the Panama Pacific Expos
tion for California would gain for him q
very heavy vote.
The fight for Roosevelt Was mad" .F
Governor johnson and other pr"gr"~
sives with telling effect. Johnson him
self stumpcd the state. and his il'r'
speeches were as fruitful for the colonel
as they previously had been for GOV
ernor when he made his own campaign
Only che newspaper i'm san Francisco.
The Bulletin" supported Roosevelt
The result of to-days vote has left u"
doubt Of the power Of Hiram johnson
and the progressive Republicans IN cali
fornia.
Champ Clark. for the Democrats. car
rled the state over Wilson 10y vote csti
mated at 3 10 /.
Returns from 5ss precincts out Il
2.70O in the state give the following To-
suits from to-day's Presidential prefer
cuce election: