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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
POLICE CHIEF HELD IN CELL
Boy Who Releases Official Not Entire
ly Sure That He Is Not a
Regular Prisoner.

Wenatchee, Wash.-Chief Of Police
w. w. Gideon was unknowingly locked
in the city Jail and was i'm prisoned an
hour before he got the attention Of a
small boy who was passing and sue
ceeded in regaining his liberty.
The chief had gone into the Jail to
make his usual inspection of the in.
terror. Officer W. F. Clay came along
and. noticing the door was open,
closed it and vent IN.
The chief found himself a prisoner.
Some of the prisoners proposed q
| game Of seven-up until an officer
should show up. but the chiefs uneasi.
ness aroused him to the point Of keep
ing a constant watch through the bars
for passersby.
A small boy heard the plaintive call
| OF the head Of the police department
and stopped. 1t took considerable per
suasion on the part Of the prisoner to
convince the urchin that he was chief
OF police aud not a prisoner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
GEESE FIGHT MAN ON FENCE
Keeper Battles Halt Hour Before He
Is Rescued by Com.
rade.

New York.-Charles Gunkel, sixty,
assistant keeper Of the birds on the
lake in Prospect Park. Brooklyn. was
attacked by a score of Canadian geese.
Gunkel left his keys at home and
was climbing over the six.foot wire
fence Of the bird Enclosure when he
slipped and pitched. head downward,
on the inside. His feet caught in the
wire and he swung back and forth I'm.
able to right himself.
His frightened cries alarmed the
geese and with loud honks they pecked
at his head and face. With arms
working like fails he drove them Oh,
but as soon as he stopped working his
arms to try to right himself they
again attacked. 1t was a half hour be.
fore his cries brought Philip Monag-
han. a driver. to his rescue. AS Kun.
KEEL was released from the fence Keep.
err O'Brien appeared with a double
0arreled shotgun in his hand.
Il thought thieves were breaking In
to the inclosure.' he said.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
FINE FOR SOCIALIST SPEAKER
Remarks About Queen Victoria Cost
Man $10-Crowd Threatened 10
Whip and Shoot Him.

London.-John Bonnar Thompson, a
Socialist speaker. Of Kemble street.
Drury lane. who was said to have
made disgraceful reflections on the
character of Queen Victoria. was fined
SO at the Marlborough street police
court for IAN act calculated to pro-
woke a breach Of the peace"
Witnesses stated that Thompson
made insulting remarks about Queen
Victoria. with the result that the
crowd around him became disorderly.
Some OF the audience shouted out that
he ought to be locked up. whipped
and shot.
Il am a Socialist" returned Thomp.
son. land | claim the right to criticize
every institution in the land. have
no III feeling against royalty"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

avoid the round of public functions
which an official visit would make nee
essary.
The program as at present arranged
includes: The Reds give a luncheon
at their home with the visitors and
several New York friends as guests;
sightseeing tours about the city; an
informal dinner at the Reid home,
with Cardinal Farley one of the
guests; a formal dinner at the Reida
with several hundred New York So
ciety leaders invited to meet the royal
guests, followed by a dance; dinner
and a musicale at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogden Mills (Mr. Mills is a
brother of Mrs. Reid; departure for
Ottawa.
In none of the arrangements has
any particular reference been made to
the entertainment of Princess Patricia.
She is the first princess of the royal
blood of England ever to set foot on
the soil of the United States. She is
pretty and as democratic a girl as is
found in the royal rank in Europe. She
was the favorite niece OF the late King
Edward. She is an accomplished
horsewoman, and has shot big game in
Africa. 1t is said that she once re,
fused the proffered hand If King AL.
fonso Of Spain. She has a number OF
acquaintance in New York and it is
expected that during her stay here she
will visit several of them.
The ducal party came from Ottawa
on the car Cornwall and York. in
which the present king Of England
Travelled through Canada as the Duke
of York several years ago. This car
is n OF the most magnificent ever
built.
The royal travellers we're attended
by Lieutenant Colonel Lowther, mill
tary secretary; Captain Rivers-Bulke-
ley, aide-de-camp, the comptroller Of
the household; Miss Policy, lady in
waiting, and several servants.
The visit is to be strictly informal
and there will be no official recogni-
ton of it IN the part of the American
authorities. 1t is the outcome of a
promise made by the duke to Ambas-
sador Reid some time ago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
New York "RaffIes" Relates Ex.
periences Amidst Society.
Was Inmate Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
terizes Institution to Which He Was
Sent When a Boy, as a
Crooks College"

New York.-I've been a thief ever
since | was IL years old In the last
seven months | have attended various
functions at Newport. Narragansett,
Beverly and Providence. have made
In that time 35 successful "hauls."
am going to tell how | did it, and
o by similar methods other crooks,
working for the same man that trained
me and for themselves. have been do
Ing the same thing for the last ten
years or more.
This isn't a "sQueal." said the Grim
inal In his confession. I'm not going to
give away the man | worked for nOr
the man | worked with.
wasn't born any where near society
III have to go a bit into my history to
make 1t clear how easy society is to
manipulate. was born in Fall River,
Mass. My parents, both hard working
respectable weayers, still live there.
made my first break playing hockey.
They tried to SEND me away for it. and
while the cas- was still pending stole
a pair of rabbits, and that finished me,
! went to Lyman reform school in Mas
sachusetts for a year and six months.
One afternoon while walking through
the common. | felt a hand on my shout
. 1t was an %ex-cOnvict whom
knew.
Gone home!" he laughed. Il guess
you'll be back to work soon"
I've got a job for you, and l want
to give you a chance. I'll give you a
five spot to go to Providence and give
a man there a letter"
! didn't see how | could lose, and
took him up. That letter was my initia.
ton into society. The providence man
was a big merchant. He told me point
blank that he wanted me to turn some
tricks for him. l still wanted to be
straight. He showed me | couldn't be.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
Auntress Kills a Wolf.

Meeker, Colo.-A lobo wolf, the first
to be killed by a woman in this coun.
ty. was shot by Mrs. w. II. Randolph
the wife OF a Meeker contractor ami
builder.
. The Randolphs own a dry ranch in
Josephine basin. and. while out hunt.
ing rabbits with a small rife. Mrs.
Randolph scared up the wolf. Taking
aim at the animal while It was on
the run she fired. with the intention.
as she said. OF Tickling It,"
The little shot struck homo and,
maddened. the beast turned on the
huntress, but Mrs. Randolph finished
It before It had come q half dozen
steps.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
SP|TOME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWc AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
Washington.

There .re serious defects in the
general mining laws of the United
States as applied to Alaska and these
defects are becoming more apparent
Is the opinion of Governor Clark, ex-
pressed in his annual report to Secre-
tary of the Interior Fisher.
The resentment of Colorado citizens
organizations and beet sugar growers
at the testimony of three Colorado
witnesses before the house sugar in
yestigation committee was shown to-
day when five representative citizens
of the state appeared to refute the for
mel testimony.
The Lodge amendment to the reso-
luton for ratification Of h arbitra-
ton treaties with Great Britain and
France has stirred unexpected oppo-
sition from democratic senators. 1t is
favored by three.fourths of the re-
publican senator's, who accept 1t as a
happy compromise of all differences.
In a message to the house OF repre-
sentatives President Taft announced
this government would refuse to ad-
mia free wool pulp and paper from
any nation other than canada until
tho proper courts have decided the
question raised by several European
governments under the favored nation
clauses of their treaties.
A. A. Everett, a sugar beet grower
living three miles from S~cottsbluf. ap-
peared before the Hardwick sugar
committee to contrOvert statements
previously made that the beet sugar
companies were robbing farmers, pay
ing labor scant wages and dealing un-
fairly generally. Everett said that the
farmers could make money at the rate
they have been paid, that the CON-
panr treats the growers fairly ana
that they have no complaint.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
Unique Contest In Probatinu Strange
Testament Begins In Penn
sylvania Courts.

Harrisburg. PA will, most singu-
larly discovered sewn in the hem Of
he black dress months after her
death. may upset the disposal of a
$4,000 estate left by Mrs. Margaret
]. Durkee, when she died in this city
on May l last. Those who have in
the interval divided up the estate by
process of administration, not know
ing that there vas any will. are con-
testing the testament's validity, and
a hearing OF the case under oath was
held in the law Office of largest &
largest here.
Among the effects left by Mrs. Dur
kee ere a number of pictures and
silk dresses, all IT which we're dis.
posed of at public sale. Among the
purchasers was Mrs. Minnie Moores Of
Baltimore. a niece of the deceased.
who had her purchases shipped to
Baltimore. Several weeks ago Mrs.
MOOres' husband vas hanging one Of
the %pittures. and. he noticed that the
back of 1t was loose. In it he found a
small piece OF paper. rolled tightly.
alleged to be Mrs. Durkee's handwrit-
ing, and saying:
Look in the hem Of my black silk
dress"
1t ~happaned that among the gar
ments purchased at the sale by Mrs.
Moores was this identical black silk
dress. and she at once got out the
gown and began an examination. To
her unbounded establishment she
found concealed therein a manuscript
which she removed In the presence Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
WAS ALWAYS THIEF

| believed him. After a week the chief
told me that he had got hold Of an in
v~itation for me to attend a ball given
by the patrons of some charity or 9th
err and to be held in Boston.
The card had to be presented at the
door, There was to be a very select
crowd. About nine o'clock l presented
my caro- and walked right in with the
crowd. When | got into the ballroom,
| was dazed. 1t was the first thing of
the kind ! had ever been any way near
for the theaters after all are public.
The swarm of beautiful women in even.
ing dress, the decorations. the music,
the brilliant lighting, were all new
to me.
The chief had told me that a Mrs.
Judson" would be there. That's not
her name. I'm o giving the real
names in any case. This Mrs. Jud.
SON. was expected to wear a very val
liable diamond stomacher. The chief
didn't expect her to wear it long after
] met her. ! had a lot of dope" about
$500 49, c"AooA3 IN "oo OIL
prepared to talk to her about ~acquaint.
ances and intimates. | hadn't been In
the place many minutes before | ran
across Mrs. Judson." She was very
naughty and very beautiful. was
afraid of her. Twice | went up to her
determined to address her. to claim &C
Quaintanceship. and each time my
courage failed.
Then ! got the idea that l was dis
covered, that the guests had sized me
up. | lost my nerve completely. A
young chap afterward found out
that he was M Of the Winthrops Of
BOston-sauntered up to me, and ask
ed M to take a drink with him, say
ing: I'm sure | met you at the bach
elors' ball In Philadelphia last year,"
A day or two after he gave me an
other chance. 1t was a big affair a.
Beverly. One of the gues,s owned &
very valuable %sunburst Of diamonds
and ! was to get it.
! got into the place easily, and in
very few minutes | located Mrs
F1sher'-we'll call her that. She wor.
the sunburst. At the earliest opportu
nifty ! brushed against her and knock
ed her fan from her hand. "A Thousand
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
Doo PRIVILEGED to Bite.

Seattle.-A dog has a right to
bite a man who steps on the dogs
tail. This, in effect. was the ruling
made by Judge ]. T. Ronald when he
found for the defendant in a suit in
volving a claim for s4.500 damages for
a dog bite.
1t appeared from the testimony that
the dog sank his teeth in Samuel Law
anburg's left leg only after Lavan-
burg stepped on his tail. In addition
there was no showing that the dog
was a bad-tempered animal.
Spot" a well-groomed setter, occu-
pied a prominent position In a corner
OF the court room. and aided in the
defense by allowing people to walk
around him without Offering to bite.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

A frown has never been very ef
fefctive as a bait for Fortunes smile
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
To Try to Gust Socialists.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - Republi-
cans and Democrats are planning an
attempt to overthrow the Socialists
at the municipal election in April.
Mayor Emil Seidel has already been
nominated to head the Socialistic tick.
ct. The allied Republican and Demo
cratic committees are expected to in.
dorse the nomination Of DR.. Gerhart
a Republican. former health commits
sioner of Milwaukee, for mayor. Con-
gresham Cary (Republican) has an
nounced himself a candidate for the
office of mayor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

Congress this week Is giving some
attention to the matter Of tolls for the
Panama canal.
Former Governor Joseph M. Brown
was elected governor of Georgia. A
very light vote was cast.
Rev. Joseph r. Smith OF Tennessee
has been bound over to the court to
answer for making Moonsh!ne whisky.
A call was issued for a conference
Of progressive" republicans to meet
in the Leland hotel, Springfield, ILL.,,
Jan. ~.
On the recommendation of Repre-
sentative Kinkaid a board of pension
examining surgeons has been estab-
liehed at Ainsworth, Neb.
Fire believed to be incendiary.
practically destroyed the Healy the
ater at Hibbing, Mimi, owned by
State Representative John Healy.
Mayor William J.. Gaynor apparent,
" agrees with former President
Roosevelt that the greatest happiness
that can come to I'M is mother
hood.
Nearly 200 inmates of the National
military home at Leavenworth be
came violently Ill shortly after break
fast. and hash which was served is
suspected to have contained pto-
maines. The sick men were treated
promptly for ptomaine poisoning and
Ill will recover
Senator Curtis Of Kansas laid be-
fore President Taft what he consider
Cd an answer to charges recently
made aaainst United States Circuit
Judge Hook OF Kansas, n OF the
most prominent candidates before the
president for appointment to the *.
listing supreme court vacancy.
Senators Hitchcock and Brown and
Congressman Kinkaid of Nebraska
viii call on Director Newell Of the re.
clamation service to seek an extension
ar time in which farmers in the IT.
rigated district may pay for their
lands.
In the burning OF the John Benyon
home at Farmersburg. Ia. Martha
Benyon was burned to death and her
sister, Mary was badly burned and
frozen.
IN the senate the industrial exposi-
lions committee postponed until next
Monday the hearing Of California on
easur for government participation
In San Diego and San Francisco expo
sition In 1915.
In q letter to President Mendez OF
the Orthodox Jewish congregation OF
the United States and Canada, Presi.
dent Taft declared that compulsory
arbitration in Industrial disputes was
I question for the states rather than
rho fedAal government to deal with.
TO 30 blown through the broken
walls OF their home, imprisoned under.
meath their bed out in the yard and
vet escape uninjured was the fate OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Sansing. whose
house was blown up by dynamite at
parkEill. near TahleQuah, Okla.
Il has been decided by the relatives
u the late Alfred Tennyson Dickens
- y the English novelist that the
hody shall be buried in New York.
when Charles Richards was sen
stencod 20 life imprisonment at Belvi
-. III, for the murder Of his wifi
ho implored the court - make TIT
eoatanae leath instead
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26
Hem Concealed Aunt's Will

witnesses. who were called in. This
proved to be the will of Mrs. Durkee,
in which she left all her property to
her beloved niece. Mrs. Moores. This
she is now trying to have admitted to
probate here. and other relatives are
contesting.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

%pardons, Mrs. Fisher" exclaimed.
STOPPING to pick up the fan. and as
came up and handed her the fan with
my left hand | procured the diamond
sunburst with my right.
Bowling in my BEST manner edged
away and made my way slowly out the
doors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
Partnership of
Firm Is Menaced
Slayback and Van Order, Lum-
Der Merchants, at L0ggerheads.

Trouble threatens the heads of the
prosperous lumber of ~Slayback
&, Van Order, of Caldwell and Verona,
and the partnership Is in the throes
of a legal battle.
An injunction was granted John j.
Van Order yesterday afternoon by
Vice-Chancellor Emery restraining
John w. Slayback from disposing Of
certain property on the Newark and
Pompton turnpike and Mr.. Slayback is
directed to turn I'VE a private ledger
and invoice book, which, according to
Mr.. Van Order, are the property of the
lumber company.
Accusations are also made by Mr..
Van Order that about $4,000 worth OF
the assets of the company are not &C
counted for by Mr.. Slayback. This
sum includes $9,033.2 20, which Mr. Van
Order claims was wrongfully with
drawn from the account of the concern.
Another claim is that SO, 296.2 20. which
it is alleged that MT. ~Siayback owes
for material used in building a house
in Forest avenue, Verona, q not been
charged on the company's books.
MIR. Slayback makes light of the
charges of his partner and says that
he is willing to produce whatever books
he has in court. He contends that the
moneys now In dispute were in con-
nection with the settling up of the
business prior to 1906. when 1t was
taken over by the present company.
and ID. Fl. Slaybaek at that time re-
tired from the business.
The writ of injunction is returr1able
next Thursday, and it is expected that
a holly contested legal battle will re-
suit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
BE A Big NIGHT
FOR NEWSPAPER BUNCH,

This arrangements committee of the
Newark Division, Newspaper and Mall
DelivererS' Union, Local No 946S, have
spared enough time to give a partial
list of the entertainment that has been
prepared for their smoker, Washing
toms Birthday eve, in Turnbull Hall,
2e5 Market street. Heado1 by Harry
A. Braelow, the committee has spent
day and night endeavoring to engage
the best in the vaudeville and boxing
lines.
For a feature, the Apple Brothers,
with their knookabout act. will cause
enough mirth to pay the price of
admission alone. The other acts that
have been selected are being withheld
$. that those who attend may receive
a surprise. Louis Rosenthai, the local
promoter of boxing am wrestling, has
taken care of the boxing end. He has
submitted a partial list Of those he in
tends putting on. The name of those
who will don the heavy mitts for the
delectation of the ,newspare r boys are:
Patsy Kline Young l-urtZ, Tommy
A~ndreach, Ir1. Mahon, Alex Burns,
Paddy Kimbnll, Buddy F'aulks. Banty
Lewis. Kid Gross, Jim McVeigh,
Young Stanzo. Young Diamond, Kid
Salsberg, Fighting Danbach, Young
Walcott, Babe Jacsso;- and Kid Len
nox. These boys are the best local tall
ent o~btainable. The way they will be
matched will be given in ? few days.
Besides the entertainment there will
be plenty to eat, drink and smoke.
Five union men, who make q speciality
OF feeding hungry drivers, have been
engaged to do the horrors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
ALL IN READINESS FOR
BIG HARRIGAN BANQUET.

All is nov in readiness for the mon
ster testimonial banquet to be rendered
former Sheriff William Harrigan by
members OF the grand juries that were
selected by him. The affair will be
held Saturday night at Achtel-Stet
ter's, and, according to Secretary Peter
B. Fox about 200 guests will be on
hand.
The list includes Chief Justice Will
lam S. Gummere. Circuit Court Judge
Frederick Adams, Judge William p.
Martin, Judge Harry v. Osborne, for
mer Judges Thomas A. Davis n Jay
Ten Eyck, Sheriff John F. Monahan
and Mayor Jacob Haussling.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-14
SCHOOL
DOCTORS COURSE
First Ward lmprOvers Say Ex-
animation of Pupils Is
PerniciOus.

Protesting indignantly against the
practise, the First Ward Improvement
Association at its meeting last night
asserted hat the children of the Bur-
net Street Public School were made to
undergo u physical examination by the
examining school physician that a a
bad effect on their healt!, and morals.
The matter was brought up by A. A.
McGlynn, secretary of the association,
who acted as spokesman fe Vice-Pres-
ident T7alter II. Reese. The association
resolved to enter q protest anC write
to DR.. George ]. Holmes, medical ad-
wiser of the schools, and demand an in
vcstigation.
A lengthy discussion fol wed the in
PRODUCTION of the subject and Dr.. r. C.
Ribbans, q member of the association,
stated that these conditions exist at
the present time. DR.. Ribbans was In
clined to consider some Of the methods
of the examining physicians as unpro-
fessionai. He stated that tn of the
physicians after discovering the need
of an operation on q child would give
the child his card.
''This Is not fair to TIL regular physi-
clans" said DR.. Ribban "I know of q
doctor at the Miller Street School who
examined a ~5-year-old girl after the
clothing had been removed and as a
result she was laid up for three weeks
with an attack o. pneumonia"
DR.. Holmes stated that the Board Of
Education last year ordered that no
more girl pupols were to be disrobed
for examination without the written
consent OF the parents, and he said that
this rule vas being rigidly enforced.
the use of professional cards
the examining physicians, DIR.
said he had heard of no such
practises. He considered 1t unprofes-
sional and said he would investigate.
The association also discussed a
that the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western had an agreement with
the Westinghouse Electric Company to
put q new spur into the Westinghouse
yards. The association e on record
as opposing such q procedure.
C~oncurring with the Clinton Hill I'm
provement Association the association
adopted q resolution regarding the al
ineficiency Of the street clean
Ing department. A communication will
be sent to the Street and Wather COM
missioners on this subject.
The officers OF the First Ward Asso-
citation are: President, Joshua Brier-
ley; vice-presidents, w. L. Howard and
w. FL. Reese; treasurer. W. II. Tramp
ton, and secretary, A. A. McGlynn.