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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

G.. Dove McQuesten, who is
close to the bull moose represen-
tative-elect in the 35th district,
says he will demand a recount of
the ballots in that district as soon
as the official count is reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
DELAY EXECUTION
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RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 10
Governor Mann of Virginia
granted respite today until De-
cember 10 to Floyd Allen and his
son, Claude, convicted of first
degree murder in connection with
the murders committed in the
Hillsville county courtroom by
the Allen clan of bandits. The
men were sentenced by the trial
judge to die November %.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

BOWLING GREEN, o., Nov.
19.-Yeggmen early today dyna-
mited the safe of the Mum bank
at Portage, near here, and es-
capped with $4,000. 1t required
five explosions to wreck the safe.
The entire town was aroused by
the reports, but confederates
stood on guard with Winchesters
and warned citizens to- stay away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19

from e. H. Hobe, st. Paul Nof-
wegian consul, announcing BEN
MES" good fortune.
1t is thought he is married
and still living here, although
the police have not been able to
locate him.
The letter does not state the
amount of the fortune.
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NOT YET BUT SOON

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PASADENA, Cal, Nov. 10
Rev. X. p. Macdonald, in charge
of the Presbyterian missionary
province of Camarines in the
Philippines for three years, de-
clared today that the islands are
unfit for independence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
HE SUICIDES

VRANJE, Nov. 19.-Rather
than obey a command to with
draw his company fro man ex-
posed position, Lieutenant Mil
itch of the 18th Seryian infan-
try blew out his brains.
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LISTER SPEAKS
FOR WOMEN
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PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 10
Suffrage circles are today dis
cussing the monster banquet in
the Multnomah hotel attended by
500 friends of the cause of both
sexes, including Governor West OF
Oregon, Governor-Elect Lister OF
Washington and Mrs. Abigail
Scott Duniway, mother of suf-
frage."
The banquet was in the nature
of testimonial to the last
named.
Both West and Lister made 6
stirring appeal for the cause, and
they We're supplemented by many
others of hardly less Importance
who were scheduled for briei
speeches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
VITAL STATISTICS

Died
Hurd, Herbert H.. As years old,
yesterday at him home, South 10th
st. and Tacoma aV. \ widow and
five children survive him. Re
mains are at Mellinger's.
Funerals.
Ekberg, Mrs. Jessie, Wednesday,
1880 p. m., from the residence, 21OS
South X St Burial at Tacoma GEM
etery.
CoIvin, Mrs. Mary Christina, Fri
day. 10 a. m, from Mellinger's
chapel. Burial at Tacoma Gene
terry.
Marriage Licenses
Louis Birchler, South Tacoma
and Rosie Fox, South Tacoma
Frank 5. Osaki. Medford, Ore, and
komatsu Skima, Japan; +. Nishi
masn, Portland, Ore, and TAM
Fukayama, Japan; *. Okimoto. Sac
ramento, Cal, and Shina Yamamo-
ia, Japan: Arthur Fred Stoltz, TIA
coma, and Jessie McClintoclS, Ia
coma; Theodore Hieber, Tacoma,
and Arawana Coils. Tacoma; Jacob
Anton Lund, Seattle, and Florence
Mccain, Seattle.
Divorces
Townsend, Minerva, against c. N.
non support, granted by Judge T..
NJ. Card.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
HEIR TO FORTUNE MAY
BE LIVING In TACOMA

Somewhere in Tacoma, it is
believed, is Bernard Edward An
derson, or "Bennie," as he is
more often called, who, through
the death of his father in Nor
way, has become heir to a large
fortune.
Detectives are holding q letter
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BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 10
Mrs. John Hayes Hammond is APP
pointed today by Governor Foster
as a member of the Massachu-
sets committee to represent this
state at the Pacific-Panama eX-
position in San Francisco in 1915.
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FIVE KILLED
IN 4 TRAIN
WRECK
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RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 10
Five persons met death, accord
ing to reports received here, in a
collision between two express
trains today on the Seaboard Air
Line near Granite, N. c. The
wreckage caught fire. Physicians
and nurses were rushed to the
scene on a special train.
Four trainmen and an express
messenger were killed.
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members of the progressive party
will be unable to participate in
the direct primaries hereafter
until they can legally show that
they are entitled to so partici.
pate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
DECLARE
SCHRANK
INSANE
PAGE SEVEN
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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 10.
John Schrank, who attempted
to murder Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt here is insane. He will
be sent to an asylum for the
criminal insane, probably for life.
Five alienists who were APP
pointed by Municipal Judge
Backus to inquire into Schrank's
sanity today unanimously agreed
that the would-be assassin is in
sane.
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WON'T TAKE PART

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PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 10
1t was announced today that on
account Of their having failed to
secure one-fourth of the con-
gressional vote in the state, the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-19
NEWSPAPER FIRE

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ROSEBURG, Ore, Nov. 10
Fire originating from unknown
causes did several thousand dol
lars damage to the Roseburg
Review building today.
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LOS ANGELES

, LOS ANGELES, CAL, @
, Nov. ia. Z. Mackenzie G
, last night smoked a 10
}. year-old cigar, left by his
, fathers will to be smoked q
, only when a democratic 6
> president was elected. G
BEST smoke 1 ever had," G
, he warmly declared. G
) Il
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MERRIAM DEAD

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PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 49,
Major Henry Clay Merriam, U. S.
A., retired, is dead today at his
home here, aged IS. He had been
an invalid for two years.
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BRIGAND REFUSES TO FIGHT; SHOT. >.

@ BELGRADE, Nov. 19.-Issa Boletnatz THE
brgand, who with his Joined
dered by General Zvkovitch against
of the Turkish positions. He refused
the Servans should lead the
him of medatng treachery. Boentinatz
his revolver but the
brfsand dead His followers then promptly
Q by the Servans. o
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New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

all the usual features "A great landscape
scene is promised which is 10 he the
greatest scenic project ever carried out
in OLD Drury Lane
OF course. all rhis is for children Hui
at Christmas lime there Is NO age limit
for children They can b- in th"ir second
as Woll ~ iu thoir frs' childhood and
bc equally welcome as serious patrons
80 one has to pretend that me is "only
taking Gtuc Georgia" Yet little George
is taken. too rich sud poor alik. "
there is shilling to spare from the fam
lis savings the tot of tho family Is taken
to 20 pantomime as part of his christmas
treat No wonder there is great h"1z
OF anticipation before trc curtain is
raised. Besides. excitement is cl'v'ry
WoI kcG ~ al old Drury oy 'Hc orchestra.
which plays popular and patriotic airs
with hugo fcrvor. ard hy th" uproar
which is started on the stage before cur
tain risc.
The pantomimc Is as Characteristic a
symbol of Christmas in London as the
outdoor Christmas markets are i'm Ger
many II is a pity there is nothing char
acteristic of Christmas time in New York
except the frantic shops.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
RECENT FOREIGN PLAYS
Gasworthy's 'The Eldest Son and New Farce atthe
Criterion Please London-"Les Flambeaux
and LA Presidente" Seen in Paris.

pIacated by Harry's announcement. as he
climbs through the window: It's all
right You are my wife" But the feet
remain.
When the curtain goes up they are i'm
bedroom slippers HiIda Chiss Barton
goes to the bed. though. where she sits
and begins to comb her hair. The slippers
are at first visible. but they are soon
drawn back under the hem Of her night
dress. and there ernerges something ,hat
stands upright like aagpoIe without The
flag Great excitement in the audience.
whispering and craning " necks.
1T is" 1t is not" TVS impossible" q"
# say 1t is her foot" II tell you. it's
cniy ncr great tee. But 4 must oe her
foot Look IT it
Miss barton Kindly saves the sltGation
She rises and walks across the stage, lift
ing her uightdress. 80 thst her feet. her
ankles and part OF her leg can he seen
IL was her toe, and she is not on skis
Those arc her feet. We thank her for
what we are spared.
Cnouostionably it is daring. far too
daring. Some one should tell her not 20
do il.
Paris. Dec S-"Les Flambeaux," the
three-act tragedy produced with great
success recently at the Porte Saint-Mar
tin Theatre. marks a new departure in
the dramatic career Of Henry Batafiie.
whose plays hitherto have dealt almost
exclusively with problems OF sentiment CT
OF sensual passion. Les F'IaInbeaux" IN
a lofty philosophical work appealing 10
the intellectual few, rather than to the
popular masses, and places Henry Ba-
taille on the same plane with Ibsen. Dos
toievsky and FRANCOIS de CureL 1t is a
struggle between thought and physical
instinct, and ends with a sublime triumph
of mind over matter. Les F1ambeaux"
are those grand Intellectual torches SYM
bollzing scientific conquests won for the
enlightenment OF humanity by the brain
work of men like Newton, Harvey. Pas
teur ore Edison The play opens In the
Pastcur Institute. Laurent Bouquet, phi
losopher. scientist and bacteriologist, is
one of these torches Working in the
laboratory beside him are his wife. who.
like Nine. Curie. is a bacteriologist of
the same value as her husband, and their
assistant, Blondel.
These Torches burning with pure
fame I'm the lofty transcendant atmos-
pherc Of science, are suddenly dimmcd by
human passion and weaknesses. Bouquet
is compelled 10 fight a duel. and Is
brought home with bullet I'm his hung.
Conscious of approaching death Bouquet
emerses from the sloushs of feshly pas
sion and rises TO level OF almost super
human sublimity. IL is the supreme mo-
ment Of genius Le Barey, who plays
the part OF Bouquet. lacks conviction
during the earlier portion of the play,
but is superb in the last scene,
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

works that this form of stage presenta-
,ion is especially useful for Christmas
play purposes.
Last year there were no less IMAM
tbirtv-siN special Christmas productions
offered an thc London piaEhouseS' ana
eleven of these were pantomilnes.
At the same time il must be rcmem-
bercd that a Christmas pantomime in Lon
don is not pantomime as the word is
taken here. II is a combination OF mu-
sical comedy and extravaeanza-~it en-
phasis on the last named clement 10 DC
successful it must have ine scene oHectS'
II must bc filled with broad COMEDY ana
popular songs marches. dances ana sur
ring episodes. Then at the end OF All
This comes a series Of transformations, a
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
LAST LECTURE BY NEWMAN.

The last of his series of travel talks
will he given by r. VI. Newman this
evening i'm Carnegie Hall. when he will
give pictorial and verbal presentation
of his Journey 90 The Top or the World.
feature Of the lecture will he moving
pictures showing the games and victors
At the Olympic games in Copenhagen
during the last summer The lecture will
further embrace visits TO the orkney and
Farce Islands, TO Iceland, 70 Spitzberscn,
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
.N9
|
| Ie)co1~C
| ct the
| Theatre

ballet and. a. finale. genuine old
fashioned pantomime. with Harlequin
Colpnbinc and Panialoou. fuli-blooded
entertainment
A. "a skeleton for the enormous repre-
scntation some elastic theme Is chosen
such as that Of Dick Wilmington for IN
stance. Anything does that gives an OPP
portunity for an manner and any amount
Of local and political hits, topical songs
and the like.
For this year the pantomime "' DIu'H
Lane has as its ground Plan the story OF
The sleeping Beauty I'm which won
derfuI rcvcls of gorgeous c'loi'nE' "i
poetic procession and grouping oi muc"
graceful ballet constantly m"reing 100
new visions" are announced. And besides
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
Holiday PLAYS Announced but No Christmas Themes
The Contrast N London The Characteristic
Fantorime md What 1t Is

Hotel Plsza on Monday evening, Decem-
ber %
For the children appearing upon the
stage, however, an entertainment has
been arranged by the Stage Chiidrcn's
Fund. This will be given on Sunday
evening. December p. at Days Theatre,
when the little actors will receive pres-
euts and will participate i'm a special per
fornance in which they Will give their
various specalties.
In addition. 10 actors playing in
number of the city's theatres viii have
the afternoon Of Christmas Day at then
disposal, for no matiuees VIII hc gwen.
The theatres IN which this innovation VIII
be introduced this year arc the New Am
stcrdam Liberty, Euickerhockcr. Gaiety.
Moulin Rouge and George VI. Cohan's
Theatre.
I'm view Of the whole-hcartcd indificr-
( enca to the season which is evident in the
dramatic world here il is worth while
4 looking overseas to the special enorts
\ made by London theatrical people toward
fitting celebration OF what Is often
called the happiest time OF year.
It is the custom i'm London at Christ
mas for managers to withdraw the cur
rent productions at their playhouse ana
/ to substitute for 4 fortnishts run some
play suitable 10 the season railing 10
find material with any direct Christmas
significance. something appealing to chii-
dron is substituted AS being equally, Il not
more. appropriate. II is this last consld-
Grafton that leads TO the production of inc
greater number of the Christmas oner-
ings i'm London, particularly III the held
of pantomime.
Pantomihle is favorite form Of arnuse-
,-nent i'm i I.ondon at all seasons, but 1t rs
possible to throw into pantomime so many
legends, fairy tales and imaginative
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
A cONNOISSEUR.

Mother. is father in the fruit bust
ness?'
mo. son. What put that idea into your
head?"
well. when he took me FOR walk the
other day he met Mr.. Jones, and all they
talked about was peaches, pirpins and
dates. j udge.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
BURTON HOLMES TO LECTURE.

Burton Holmes presenting his well
known series Of travelogues will begin
his annual appearance here during the
second week ot January The Illustrated
lectures will he given on Sundays AMI
Mondays Of each week FOR number oC
weeks. The first two topics selected for
presentation her are The West Indies
and THE Panama Canal
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

uornccd for 3. f. Keith's Union square
,rheatre for the week to come. James
rhornton after his two years oil aoS'n''
i, the West, will he another tea,uie
t,,,a Hradna and Fred Derrick VIII sho"
.circus ring accomplishments. In adui''oi'
a., hill, includes Leons Thurher and hsrrS
Wadison in their sketch ION shopping
.rs,,,.',. william c. Weldon. Robert Ber-
n.rd and Harry Barrows' singers OF pop
ular melodies.
A, Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre the
IT., feature will I've Dole Dalnert
French chanteuse, with piquant SONGS
s,,o IN a variety of elaborate gowns.
rha sinrer. who was member or the
ooroanv at the Winter Garden for an
ox,.raed period. is making her first ap-
naarance in vaudeville. The bill for the
ueek will be made up in addition Of the
foIlouipg: Harry Fox and the Miller
chin sisters in their return TO vaudeville.
rJda Mcmillan in the new school farce
",rhe Late Mr.. Allen; Mike Bernard and
Maurice Rurkhsrt In songe OF various
sorts; Bert Levy. the cartoonlst,
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

George I'm positive there's man in
the house"
Thanks for the compliment my dear
Detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

"Uhere There's Will the He" P'''
mn, ON al the Criterion by LOUIS Meyer
. described on the bill as comeoy'
The whole story lie that Hilda Burciell
has been driven by managing moti'ei
,n,o an unwelcome marriage engagement
nth Herbert Mossop. wealthy oouhue''
ra-I, in the engagement, while puhtihe
-, ,ho river. she overturns the boat OF an
oId Gentleman Of eighty-fvc years ne
old gentleman is rescued by Harry hen-
crave. an lmpecunious younG bank c'ei ~
rhus do Hilda and Harry meet ana WIN
j., tho next few hours they enter INTO
marriage engagement Hot long ai'e'
r,ard they are secretly married.
The curtain now rises on the hrst '''
,,rs Rurchell wishes to hurry on the fnSr
,,ooe and finger Mossop's money Mossop'
aIso is becoming impatient. Harry IKE
r,ise is tired of secrecy and wants 10
claim his wife'
lie. however. returns at night ana on
..,.s midas bedroom for All eXplahauo''
,Ioro we have the daring scene ot the
.t,v and only ono who has seen MISS
49, Rarton's bare feet can realize now
aa,i,e II is Mrs. Grundy is messuraOI!
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15
At THE VARIETIES
Sears, Petrova and Lorraine on
the Weeks Bills.

Al r. +. Keith's Alhambra Theatre
TAYLOR Granville Laura Pierpont ana
their company will present the successful
sketch. The system other numbers on
the OIL are Belle Blanche, the prlma
sonatious. Aenes Scott and Henry heane.
in Drifting, Lyons and losco, the
harpist and the singer, Marshall Mont
gomery. ventrloquist, the Langdons, in
"A Night on the Boulevard; WartenberG
Brothers. foot jugslers; Sprague and Nc
Nccce. skaters and the Windsor Trio
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

Iondon. Dec S.-Nr. Galsworthy's play
The Eldest Son." newly produced ~ the
kingsHay Theatre, was written in lsOJ'
but through various mischances its pres
entation was DELAYED for nearly three
wears When 4 was announced that the
play was at last 20 be seen ii was looked
forward 10 with the liveliest anticipation
and nov that II has become one OF th'
standing features OF Jondons theatre
much pleasure and considerable profit are
10 he derived from an evening AT the
kingsway. but il is not TO be denied tha'
one comes away from the theatre bearing
flavor Of disappointment that is toe
strong 70 he ignored.
As both PLAYS revolSe around the Same
central event-the seduction OF girl oi
the working classes by man Of superior
social position-it is inevitable that NJ.
C;alsworthv's work should be comparei
with that cf Stanley Houghton In "HIn-
die Wakes" And it is as inevitable tna'
the comparisoL should be in favor Of Slr'
Houghton
This is probs blv due to the fact thR'
NJ Honghton is concerned only win ten
ing a story aud drawing character. lie
has no theory to expound. no case 20
argue Mr. Galsuortby, On the oIhe'
hand is more concerned vita his argu-
ment than his story.
In both "Hindle Wakes ana inc
Eldest Son" the solution OF the imhedl'''
,,-ot,l.ro or whether the wrong shah De
rirh,od.. j. left 10 the girl. but Mr.. Gals
Yorthy's characters are by no means 'he
EQUALS of MIR Houghton's. Fanny Ha"-
thorn in "Hindle Wakes, refuses TO
NARY the young cub with whom she
snent the Wakes. because she has naa
hcr fun. and that is one tnihs' ou'
when she marries she Will marry MAJ
F,aas studdenham, on the other hahu'
ell, ,onounces Bill, but one feels that
wbsn she says mo it is because Mr,
Gs,.worthy has TO get mis- curtain ana
49,, ,vhat she really wanted 10 say was
"Tu marry BIZ, II he'll have me-
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

The Colonial Theatre for the coming
week will have Zelda Sears, in ''Thc
Wardrobe Woman" a plsylet by Edgar
Allan Voolf In addition the bill Will IN
cIudc Eddie Leonard and Mab-l Russell
in a singing and dancing speciality; Fat
Rooney and Marion Bent, prcsenuns AT
the Newsstand Joe Jackson, The Eu-
ropean Nagabobd". Linden Beckwlth'
singer: Conroy and L. Marie. in THE
New Physician Gus Edwards hid
kabarct.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

Nine. Olga Petrova in her familiar por-
lrayals is the stellar attraction an
New-York tribune., 1912-12-15

sam Howe and his Lovemdkers. in
two-act musical and burlesque trarestN'
.'I>issmc." will he the Offering at the Co
mmbia for the coming week. Tho bur
Iosaur is the work of Edward lianford
and is PLAYED i'm five scenes one OF which
is laid in the palace Of the Khedive oil
Eevpt AT Cairo and the other in famous
Partisan cafe.
Lillian Lorraine, much advertised
Icauty and former member of various
"Follics" companies, has been secured
for appearance At lIammerstcin's Vic
torIa Miss Lorraine will sing a number
of sonrs She will share the chief honors
of tho bin with Ching Ling Foo, the
Chinese magician. aud his company. who
will remain upon the hill second week
Bert Leslie and his company in Hogan,
the Painter" sketch; McNatcrs ana
Tyson. i'm new act entitled The 1912
Review" the Diving Seal with the HUI
man Brain" for its third week, The
Gainsboro Girl presented by Harry Won
Tilzer. wynn and Russon In a sketch,
Carroll and Fields in songs, Jack and
Tony. Eddie Badger.'a musical comedian,
and Marvelle. equilibrist, will complete
the lii
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
rs A COLD
FLOODED MURDERER
Pastor Hor Gives His Opinion of Pas
tor Richeson, Condemned to
Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HYANNIS, Mass, May 15."Riehe-
son is cold blooded, deliberate muir
derer. He pursued pretty Avis Linnell
to her downfall and then TO her grave.
During it all, he did it with deliber.
ateness and cool-headedness that only
sane man would have shown
This is the statement made here By
Rev. E. A. Hoyt pastor of the Hyannis
Uniyersalist Church where Mrs. Chase
Avis Linnell's oldest sister attends d.
vine worship.
The statement was followed by one
from Avis Linnell's mother. who said.
Let Clarence Richeson escape the
death chair and the world wouIdn'i
seem just right. have prayed 10 fee
right and know in my heart am net
wrong when say Richeson should PAY
for his crime. / would say the same II
| il was another woman's daughter
Further than this. l cannot talk about
| the case
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
MRS. ENOCH ARDEN
LIVES IN KEOKUK
Strange Case Of Man Supposed to Have
Been Dead Fourteen Years, Re-
turning Home.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, May Rivaling
the story of Enoch Arden in its unus-
nal nature is the case of Otis Wilton
Sr., who walked into Hannibal last Fri
day after having been dead to the
world for fourteen years SO far az his
relatives and Hannibal acquaintance
are concerned, and Just as preparations
were being made to take the necessary
legal steps to have him declared dead
by the courts.
The appearance of Wilton, unusual
in itself, adds an interesting chapter
to an extraordinary story. He enters
as two and one-half years of litigation
over the estate OF his mother is being
wound up in which his son Otis Wilton
Jr., has been seeking his rights In
this case the fact that he had been
killed several years ago and the at
tempt to prove that he had left nc
heirs were important points.
So positive was the belief that he
had lost his life that Mrs. Wilton later
was remarked and now lives in Keo
kuk