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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
Beauty Developer EIectrocutes
Vain Pittsburg Chef.
Remarkable ,Fads Of Man Who Sought
to Resemble Women-All the
FoIbIes of Fair Sex Both as to
Dress and Toilette.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Artifcial methods
utilized by him to improve his face
and figure we're responsible for the
death Of Charles Beab, French chef
at the Union Depot restaurant of the
Pennsylvania railroad, here, with an
electric needle in his breast, the vic
tim of a beauty craze having been
electrocuted
The unusual death of the man is the
basis of wide discussion here. and
everybody, including the deputy cor
oners who investigated the death. is
puzzled as to whether the man took
this unusual method Of ending his
life to secure notoriety, or his going
out was accidental.
The mans body, when examined,
was found to be nodded on the lines
of a woman. He wore long pair of
white corsets, attached to and under
the skirt Of which we're heavy pads.
The chef wore long silk stockings,
which were connected with the corsets
with the regulation hose supporters.
At social function recently Beab
was one Of the gayest, and did not re-
turn home until about one o'clock.
He almost Immediately began prepar-
ing to retire, and began his regular
nightly beauty development stunt
After his face had been massaged
with cold cream Beab began using an
electric needle for his bust develop.
ment.
He had attached the wire to an cleo.
trolier in the center Of his room, and
standing before a mirror began work
ing the needle in his breast. He had
frequently used the needle before, and
1ust what caused the accident may
never be known.
Occupants of other apartments
heard fall and Fastening to the
room found Beab dead. A physician
was summoned, and after examining
the body stated that death was due tt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
SAVED BY DENT IN STREET
Little Boys Body Fits Into It and
Auto Spares Him at Allen
town, Pa.

Allentown, PA much-denounced
hole in the street at the Allentown
public building was the salvation of
boys life. In digging g. gas trench a
sink developed, and there has been
endless dispute over the responsible
ity for filling 1t, even lawsuit being
threatened.
On their way from school a party
of children played tag, and to escape
being ct" 6-year-old Henry, son of
William Fried, ran into the road. In
tent on the game, the lad, needless
Of danger, ran directly in front of
Israel Miller's auto, which the horri-
fled driver could not stop, and the ma
chine moved down the child.
His slender body fitted exactly into
the hole and the big wheels of the g.
000-pound machine, which on a good
road would have crushed him to death.
inflicted only a scratch that did not
harm him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
MAN FAsTs FOR &c DAYS
Atlantic City Man Reduces 80 Pounds,
Eats Meal, Falls Ill, Sent
to Hospital.

Philadelphia, Pa.-John Watson of
Atlantic City tasted AS days to reduce
his weight. and then tried to enjoy a
meal. The other day Watson walked
into detective headquarters and asked
to be sent to a hospital He had weigh
ed 146 pounds, which he thought was
too much He consulted doctors. They
told him to fast he said He tasted
Now he weighed ia pounds, and felt
he had accomplished enough. So he
ate real meal Then he walked into
headquarters and asked for assistance.
He was sent to the Philadelphia hos
pital.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
HAVE FUN WITH DYNAMITE
Boys Try to Eat Explosive and Feed
1t to the Family Cat-Disillusior
ment Stopped by Rescuers.

Orange, N. ]. Three youngsters,
all under ten years old, learned that
dynamite is not good to shine shoes
with, to eat or to feed to cat. The
young experimenters with stolen dy.
Mantle are Patsy Zullo and Edward
Kelly, SO Sherman street, and Johnny
Martin, 81 Sherman street.
Sixteen sticks of dynamite were
stolen from case in an open box car.
When they found it was not good for
boys to eat they tried to force some
into the mouth of the Zdllo family cat,
much to the outraging of that crea-
ture. Then they attempted to shine
their shoes with the greasy sticks.
The boys experiments were discov-
cred in time to stop their disillusion.
ment and dismemberment
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
Four, at Large in Town, Keep Mayor
ConstabuIary, Linemen and Vol.
unteers Busy.

San Rafael, Cal-Four monkeys
which escaped from Boyd Memorial
Park and have since mimicked des-
peradoes in very realistic fashion are
still at large, jumping from tree top to
tree top.
After the monkeys had routed Mayor
Richard Kinsella, the police force and
the Chinese cooks at the Parkside ho-
tel, the Park Commission decided that
stronger inducements for the capture
of their Darwinian ancestors were ne
cessary. Accordingly, DR.. S. NJ. Au-
gustine of the commission offered $40
reward for the capture of the mon
keys.
Constable George Agnew appeared
on the scene with cakes on which
opium had been placed, covered with
q thick coating of honey, This bait
he placed in convenient location.
The monkeys descended from the
trees, smelled the cakes, rubbed the
honey and opium off against the trees
and then proceeded to eat the pastry
with evident relish.
Hopeful of obtaining the reward,
nearly fifty linemen of the telephone
and electric light companies climbed
the trees. The monkeys gracefully
swung from the topmost branches In
to adjoining trees. The linemen de-
scended.
Andrew Ludwig managed to get hold
Of the infant member of the quartet
The Others descended on Ludwig s
hair. large part Of which they sue
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
Monkeys EIude Pursuers


ceeded in removing. Ludwig gave up
the fight.
Marty" Johansen set up the drinks
for the monkeys. Three of them re-
fused to touch the liquor on the
ground before them, but the fourth, a
big male called Joe" drank every.
thing in sight without any effect.
Fox traps with teeth protected by
cloth are being set in final attempt
to capture the monkeys.
A scheme is now on foot to get a
few monkeys from some menagerie to
use as decoys, as it is believed that II
one of the escaped monkeys can be
induced to return the others will fol-
low
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
BOY GIVEN FORTUNE

panionship, and young Northrip, young.
happy and kind-hearted, began four
years ago.
Burge had lived alone for IS years,
deserted by friends and relatives. Or
ris, nine years old, became his friend
and daily caller at the lonely house.
Burge seemed to appreciate the novel
companionship and would read to Or
ris for hours at time.
Burge became unable to work about
two years ago, and soon after that he
was confined to his bed by an acute
attack of dropsy. While he was help
less Orris called even more frequently
than before.
Three weeks before Burgess death,
February 2S, 1911, Orris quit school
and gave his entire time to his invalid
friend, sleeping at the old mans lone
ly home and arising at all hours in the
night to give him medicine and in the
daytime preparing food for the ailing
man.
After his death the house was ran
sacked and enough gold and currency
found to fill a half-peck measure.
Orris, who had so faithfully cared
for his friend, was kept out of the
home he knew so well, while every
nook and corner that might hide val
uables was being pried into. In an
opening over a door casing several
baking powder cans full of gold coins
were found. About $4,000 in gold was
found geneath the false top Of cen
ter table; large amounts of currency
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
DEER FIGHTS WITH COYOTES
Unusual Battle Ends in Death OF the
Brave Doe on Ranch Near San
Rafael, Cal.

San Rafael, Gala fierce and I'M
usual battle between large doe and
two coyotes which finally ended when
the doe was pulled down, was wit
messed by M. S. Freitas, a wealthy
rancher, on the hills of his Lucas val
ley ranch, north of this place recently
The battle occupied less than ten
minutes and by the time Freitas
reached the scene the doe was dead
Freitas Immediately sent word to
Superintendent Jones of the Marin
county poor farm, near by, but when
the latter arrived armed with a rifle
the coyotes had escaped beyond range.
The doe weighed 100 pounds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
SHOT BY BURNING HOUSE
Revolver Amid Flame Sends Bullet
Through Fireman's Mouth at
Blandsburg, Pa.

Altoona, Pa.--While engaged in
fighting $4,000 fire at Blandsburg,
Arthur Thomas, aged forty, was shot
in the mouth by revolver discharged
by the heat in the burning building.
His lips were cut and several teeth
knocked out. He spat out the ball
and continued working.
Postmaster Luther BANDS block
containing postoffice and furniture
tore. DR.. r. w Thompson's dwelling
nd Office. and Mrs. Annie Coles
ONE, all partially insured, were
med All the mail and postal sup
es were consumed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
Turned Out After Starvation Test.

Boston.-Turned from the Carnegie
nutrition laboratory" after going
through 31-day starvation test, Prof.
Agostino Levanzin staggered into
newspaper Office and begged for food
and shelter. He was to have been paid
$500 for the experiment, but was
turned out penniless.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
1000 Burn NEGRO In Texas.

Tyler, Tex-Two thousand persons
in the lynching of Dan
Davis. g negro, who was burned to
death at stake in street this week
after he had confessed to an attack
on Miss Carrie Johnson a week ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
To Restore Garden of Eden

dikes and bitches built with stupeu-
dous pains by the Chaldeans The
ruin of the greatest of ancient irriga-
ton works was accomplished in the
eleventh century by the forebears of
the Turks, who are now seeking their
restoration.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05

Rugged the Hired Girl; Divorced.
Anderson, Ind.-Her story Of how
she surprised her husband while he
was hugging the hired girl won a di-
vorce for Mrs. Gladys Reason.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
Hunts Ducks WIN aaomerann.

st. Joseph, Mo.-Vernon Tantlinger,
a nimrod, uses boomerang instead OF
Q shotgun when he hunts ducks. He
recently bagged eight birds with
Welve throws
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05
Find Diamonds In Trout.

New York. = A trout on being
cut open at the Waldorf hotel was
found to have swallowed a platinum
cNain three inches long and three
amonds
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05

sionally a pack of lions like to live
high in the tall grass ridges, where
every hunt will mean for them a four
or five-mile jaunt out and back again
He needs water after feeding, and
so rarely gets further than eight or
ten miles from that necessity. He,
hunts at night This is as nearly in.
variable a rule as can be formulated
in regard to lions. Yet once, and
perhaps twice, l saw lionesses stalk.
ing through tall grass as early as 8
o'clock in the afternoon This eager.
ness may or may not have had to do
with the possession Of hungry cubs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05

We're found in an old desk, and some
government bonds were found
This money was placed in a bank
to be held in trust for the heirs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-07-05

GRAAMEWHlTE,
-. Miss Dorothy Taylor American girl
ford Essex England They took their departure from the
aeroplane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
DRAFT Of PLATFORM
PRACTICALLY FINISHED
Deals With Issues in General,
Rather Than With Particu-
lar Measures.

CHICAGO. June T.-When the resolu-
tons committee adjourned at II O'Clock
today. to permit its members to attend
the republican convention. the platform
virtually was completed. The draft OF
the document. read to the full member
ship, apparently proved acceptable. and
the members generally expressed salts
faction over the planks dealing with mo-
nopoly and the courts.
The platform is more concise than those
of the recent past, and is especially note
worthy in that it does not deal with par
ticular measures, but rather with issues
in general No direct reference by name
is made to any pending legislation.
The administration is commended and
President Taft is complimented for his
comprehensive, fair and vigorous dealing
with all issues The administrations OF
Roosevelt and Mckinley also are extolled.
Ready for Finishing Touches.
The committee will meet later in the
day TO put the finishing touches to the
platform.
The resolutions committee adjourned
at 1880 am. until go this morning
without having reached agreement on the
tariff plank Several drafts were re-
ferred to Charles Hopkins Clark of Con-
necticut to bring in a composite draft OF
the many proposals.
Members of the subcommittee declared
that there was substantial agreement in
respect to % per cent of the proposed
planks.
Messrs Rowel of California, Record
of New Jersey and Hadley of Missouri
will present tariff plank which may be
offered to the convention in a minority
report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
GUILTY OF BO0KMAKING
Milton PIummer Fined $500
and Sent to Jail for
Ninety Days.

Milton Plummer. colored, was convicted
in the Police Court today on a charge of
handbook making on the races. a fine of
$500 and ninety days in jail being the
penalty with the alternative of another
ninety days in default of payment of the
fine. The charge was made by Detective
Howes of the first precinct.
little more than a year ago Plummer
pleaded guilty to a similar charge and
was released on his promise never to en-
gage in handbook making again.
Recently. Detective Howes stated, he
was informed that Plummer was once
more taking bets on the races, and affl-
davits presented by Assistant United
States Attorney Ralph Given supported
the detectives charge. Plummer denied
the charge, and stated that when he was
arrested he was working for the detective
to secure evidence against other handbook
makers, saying the tickets found in his
pockets when he was arrested represented
bets he had made at the instigation of
the detective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
MAY DESERT BRYAN.
Clark Leaders Likely to Support Par
ker for Chairman.

BALTIMORE, June o.-Persistent re-
ports today that the leaders of the move
ment to secure the presidential nomina-
ton for Speaker Clark had determined to
align themselves with the So-called con-
servatives to bring about the final selec-
ton of Judge Parker for the temporary
craftsmanship were credited by several
national committeeman today. though
nothing official in the way of confrma-
ton was obtaina BILE. National Committee
man Martin J. Wade of Iowa, who voted
for the selection of Senator-elect Ollie
James of Kentucky yesterday for tenn
porary chairman, said he knew nothing 01
any alignlApt that would hiring the Clark
and the Parker people together in fight
a gainst Mr.. Bryan and the Wilson dele
gates on the temporary craftsmanship
The Wilson leaders said that the Clark
leaders were angling to secure the sup
port of the New York delegation on the
nomination, but asserted that not only
would they fail in this, but that they
could not bring all the Clark delegates &c
oppose Mr.. Bryan on the temporary chair
manship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
BALKS NEGRO INTRUDER.
Mrs. Annie Sanders Takes One by
Surprise Who Had Entered House.

Mrs. Annie Sanders. a0O 18th street
northeast, held up negro intruder she
met in her house this morning, taking
him so completely by surprise that he OF
fercd no resistance. Mrs Sanders was
away from home an hour or more, and
during her absence. she told the police,
the negro entered her house
IL met him on the stairs when | went
in the house. she said, land / searched
him to see IL he had taken anything"
Assuring herself that the intruder had
taken nothing. Mrs. Sanders drove him
from the house. She feared he would
give her trouble if she made an effort "a
detain him for the police. The negro
she said, told her his name Was john
Johnson. She gave the police descr!p.
ton OF him and said she can identify hin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
PUPILS ARE PROMOTED.
Scholars Are Advanced to the High
Schools.

/ The following pupils were today an
nounced as promoted from the first di-
vision of the public schools of the District
of Columbia to the high schools.
jackson School. T.. l.. Cooley. teacher
To Business High School. Mary Agnes
FenneIly: to Western High School. Wat
son Eugene Ahlenfeld, Charles Fremont
Iongfellow, John Chichester Mackail,
James Young Pennebaker, James Catan-
mach Simpson. George Preston Warner,
Sarah Abigail Beckham, Louise Crandall
Buckingham Martena Amelia Charles.
Nancy Pringle Hanna, Mary Ramoth
Huff. Lucie Louise Leavell, Anna Lyles
Ofrutt. Elizabeth Silliman Stetson, Mar
tina Lucy Warning and Isabella Buchanan
Wight.
Anthony High School. Z. A. Ossire,
teacher-To Western High School, Kate
Alexander Crenshaw. Clara Louise Fen
wick, Helen Yale Hough. Dorothy Orn-
dorf McElhone, Ruth lldie Parker, VIZ
ginia Harrison Richardson. Marie Eliza
beth Schutt Olive Mae Shafer. Carolyn
Smith. Elizabeth Virginia Waddey. Cecil
Nelson Bean, Warren Riley Birge, Charles
RAYMOND Coriwell and Harry Hersch-
man. To Business High School. Hazel
Anna Jordan and Henry Joseph krumm,
jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
TAFT STRONG FAVORlTE
AT THE OPENING HOUR
But Few Progressives Willing to
Follow Roosevelt Out of Party.
IRREGULARITY HAS NO CHARM
Leader Mckinley Declares the
Presidents Friends Have at No
Time Considered Suggestion
of Compromise Candidate.

CHICAGO. June c1.-Delegates TO the
fifteenth republican national convention.
frankly tired and eager to return to their
homes, today prepared for decisive action
at tho Coliseum after three days or
Skirmish firing between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces that las resulted in
nothing tangible but delay.
1t was evident this morning that the
temper Of tho delegates and not the
schemes Of the leaders would hold first
place in the next twelve hours of con-
Neution deliberations. With this fact IN
view. members of the credentials COM
nittce worked all night long in efforts
To have something approyimating a COM
plete report for submission to the con-
vention when 1t is called to order at IL
o'clock this morning.
The fourth day OF the convention open
cd with President Taft a strong favorite
for denomination, possibility OF third
candidate as second choice in the bet
ting. and Col. Roosevelt apparently out of
tie race as far this particular conven-
ton is concerned
Ordinarily in republican national con-
Nention procedure candidate for Presi-
dent would have been nominated yester-
day. the third day, and the only business
remaining for the convention today would
he the selection of a vice presidential
candidate and adjournment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
WATTERSON FOR HARMONY.
Foresees Possibility Of Strife at Bal
timore Convention.

LOUISVILLE. June 2l.-Forseeing. he
declares, the possibility of a re-enactment
at Baltimore of scenes at Chicago. Henry
Watterson today sent a long telegram
to Chairman Mack Of the national demo-
cratic committee at Baltimore making a
plea for democratic harmony. He says
he opposed Judge Parker for temporary
chairman, but adds:
What the democrats at this time most
need and require is the pooling OF issues.
not the raising of disturbance. | espe-
cially hope Mr.. Bryan will see the force
of this. Like yourself, ] am his friend.
| fear that IL Mr.. Bryan, thrice the nomf-
nee of the party for President, should be-
gin by taking the floor to oppose Judge
Parker. once Its nominee. he will not only
raise the standard of factionalism. but
will run the risk of being second Roose-
Welt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
ORDERS NEW WATER MAINS.
Engineer Department of District
Authorizes Several Improvements.

The engineer department of the Dis
trict has issued orders for the laying OF
J05 feet eight-inch water main IN Macomh
street between 35th and Seth streets; lsl
feet of eight-inch main in 3oth street,
south Of Macomb street. $50 feet OF eight
inch main in the north side OF Z street
and Florida avenue. east from 18th street,
and 800 feet of eight-inch main in the
east side of 18th street between Y and
California streets
The department has also ordered that a
storm outlet sewer be constructed De-
tween the intersection of Aoams MIL road
and Kenyon street and Rock creek.
through the grounds of the Geological
Park, at an estimated cost of SLIGO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
Night Sessions Planned.

The Taft leaders went into conference
Early today for the purpose of advancing
plans for both day and tight sessions OF
the convention certainly BY Saturday
light
There Is absolutely no reason" said
one OF these leaders why these dele
gates should be forced To remain in Chi
et-o over Sunday. Many of them. who
come from 4 long distance, have i'm
poftSut business matters to attend 10
ueat week that demand their presence at
home. Already they have given a solid
week ~ their time TO this convention.
counting from tie day they left their
homes. and see no valid reason for
longer delaying the regular business OF
tine convention. | believe the Roosevelt
on "
II1Weye- as the hour for formal re-
sumption OF the convention sessions drew
near there was increased discussion OF
Just what action would be taken by the
Roosevelt forces during the day. Re-
peatCd efforts Wero made to get from Col.
Roosevelt the details OF his further plans
Uui without Immediate avail.
Many were inclined to think that the
plan of passive resistance mapped
cut by the Roosevelt managers would be
DISCARDED before II had been placed IN
fair working order According 10 this
plan the Roosevelt delegates were not &c
vote on motions connected with the work
and Organization OF tho convention. but
were 10 place Col Roosevelt's name IN
nomination
Also IL a candidate is nominated with
the votes OF the alleged fraudulent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
PLANS TO CHANGE RULE.
Committeeman McUlaw Has Resolu
ton to Offer Convention.

BALTIMORE. Md. June 2l.-A move
ment to abrogate the rule requiring q
vote of two-thirdS of the delegates of
the democratic national convention to
bring about nomination has been ac-
celebrated by National Committeeman
John T.. McGraw Of West Virginia, who
has prepared a resolution which he
will submit to the national committee
for consideration before it is brought
up on the floor of the coming conven-
ton.
Mr. McGraw's resolution provides for
the a brogation of the two-thirds rule
in future conventions of the democratic
party.