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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
ACCUSE WOMAN OF
POISONING HUSBAND

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. o.
That she killed her husband of less
than a week with poison to prevent
him from changing his will, in which
all OF his property was left to her,
is the theory that will be advanced ny
the prosecution in the case of Mrs.
Frieda frost, who, with Edmund
Cuenkei, her alleged accomplice, is to
be placed on trial here tomorrow on
a charge of first degree murder.
William frost, the victim of the
alleged murder plot, died on Aug. 7
last. Mrs. frost and Kuenkel, who
was bartender employed in Trost's
saloon, were arrested a few days la
ter on the finding of the coroner's jury
that frost had died of arsenic poi
soning. Testimony was introduced at
the preliminary hearing to show that
Mrs. Frost had purchased arsenic and
also that she had been very friendly
with Guenkel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
FIVE MURDERERS TO
PAY DEATH PENALTY

SALEM, Ore, Dec. 9.-This is to be
hangman's week at the Oregon state
penitentiary, five murderers being
doomed to pay the death penalty
there next Friday. Several of the
condemned men have been under death
sentence for many months, their exc
cutions being delayed until the vo-
tiers of Oregon passed upon the pro-
posal to abolish the death penalty at
last months election. The referendum
showed substantial majority in ia
vor of hanging, whereupon Governor
West, though personally opposed to
capital punishment, declared that he
would proceed with the executions.
The five men slated to forfeit their
lives on the scaffold are: Frank Gar
rison, convicted Of killing Roy Per-
kins in Coos county; Mike Morgan,
convicted of killing John York in Jo-
sephine county; Noble Foulder, con-
victed of killing Louis Gilbert in Kla-
math county, and John Taylor, con-
victed of killing Donald Stewart and
George Hastings IN Multnomah coun-
ty Several other murderers are in
the state prison under death sem
tence, but in their cases appeals to
the supreme court have acted as a
stay.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
FOUR MILLION CHRISTMAS
TREES FOR THE TRADE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. TO-
About s2,500,000 is expected to change
hands in the Christmas tree industry
during the two weeks beginning to-
day. Recently the baby pine tree was
placed under federal ban because
of the devastation of the gypsy moth,
but Uncle Sam made the provisions
of the quarantine so generous as not
to interfere with the Christmas tree
trade.
The United States consumes about
100000 Christmas trees every year
and the demand is steadily increas-
ing, according to the officials of the
forest service, who have been study
ing the subject with view to deter
mining whether the use of trees for
this purpose is likely to affect the
interests of the forests of America
seriously.
The total cut of Christmas trees
each year yields the owners of the
lands from which the trees are taken
about 100000, it is estimated. For
the same trees, the CONSUMERS" who
purchase them in the cities, pay about
S2,500,000. The great differences in
these two prices represents the joint
pl offs of the shippers and dealers,
minus transportation charges.
According to the official reports,
New York city and the New Eng
land states make holiday use on
Christmas of 100000 trees. The
chief supply comes from eastern Can
ada, Maine, New Hampshire, the
Berkshire Hills, the Adirondacks, and
Catskills, for Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington. The middle west gets its
trees mainly from the swamp lands
of Minnesota, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin. The south contributes many
trees and also the largest supply OF
holly and other choice varieties OF
| evergreens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
JAMES ALLAN AND MISS
SHURVINGTON MARRIED

The marriage of Mr.. James Allan
of Upper Florida and Miss Elizabeth
Shurvington of this city was solemn
lied in the parlors of the Brown Pal
ace hotel in Cortez o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The young people planned
to treat their Durango friends to a
complete surprise but some one guess
ed the secret and when they arrived
in Durango last evening an inn
promptu reception was given in their
honor of nature that made them
regret that they had not shared the
news with the whole city.
Miss Shurvington is dainty little
lady who has been employed at the
Stein Mercantile company store for
several years. She is not only splen-
did business girl but has a knowledge
of the household arts that will make
her an excellent homekeeper. Mr.. AL
Ian is to be congratulated on both his
good taste in selecting life COM
panion and his good fortune in win
ming her.
Mr.. Allan is the second son of
James Allan Of Upper Florida. He
is descendant of fine old Scotch
family on the paternal side and one
the distaff side is related to one of
the prominent Jamaican families. He
is clever young man who is quail
fed to make u success in life.
We join the many friends in hoping
the splendid future that promises to
he theirs NAV matpria1ize
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
BOY is
SHOT FROM AMBUSH

KANSAS CITY.-James Ecton, II
years old, was shot from ambush last
week on the C. C. Pretzel road south
of Rosedale, Kas., within fifty yards
of the spot where on the night of
Nov. IL Mrs. Florence Barber was at
tackled and shot by an unidentified
assailant. The bullet entered just un-
der the right cheek bone, striking and
carrying away three teeth and lodg-
ing in the left jaw. The dcflection of
the bullet probably saved the boys
life, who, though in critical condi-
ton, is expected to recover. The boys
father was the first to discover Mrs.
Barber and her baby after the mys-
terious attack on Nov. IL.
The boy was accompanied by his
brother Frank. They were talking
and laughing as they walked along the
country road, and had nearly COM
pleted their journey when the blow
ing of the curfew announced 8 o'clock.
A minute later they saw flash of
light behind tree at the side of the
road. Simultaneously came the crack
of a revolver, and James fell at his
brothers feet. The boys made their
way to their fathers home, where
physician was summoned.
81 am certain that the scoundrel
who shot my boy was looking for
someone else," said the father of the
wounded lad. "My boy doesn't know
anyone out in that neighborhood and
has no enemies anywhere. The man
who shot him evidently mistook my
son Frank who is large for his age,
for some one else and fired, expecting
to hit him. Instead the bullet struck
&c younger boy"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
PRINCIPALS IN DYNA-
CASE STILL TO BE HEARD

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3.-Ab,ut
twenty defendants SO far unheard, in
Guiding the executive board memb RS
of the iron workers union, today be-
gan their testimony at the dynamite
conspiracy" trial. These still to ap-
pear in their own behalf against the
governments charges that they aided
in the Mcnamara dynamite plots by
causing explosives to be transported
on passenger trains illo gally are John
7. Butler, vice president of the union;
Michael Young of Boston, Frank C.
Webb of New York, John H. Barry of
st. Louis, j. E. Munsey, Salt Lake
City and Eugene Clancy of San Fran
cisco.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
FATHER OF MAYOR ARNOLD
OF DENVER DIES SUDDENLY

A telegram from Denver conveys
the news of the death of Wilson Ar
mold, the aged father of Mayor Henry
Arnold which occurred yesterday.
Heart failure was the immediate
cause of death. He was apparently
in good health ten minutes before he
fell dead at his home.
Mr.. Arnold was we'll known in La
Plata county. For several years he
was engaged in farming out on Flo
rida mesa, and later he was asso-
ciated with his son in the mercantile
business at Bayfield,.
Mr.. Arnold was by birth and breed
ing a southerner and like all south
ern people hospitality was the first
principle of his religion" No one
ever shared the hospitality dispensed
in the home but remembered him in
kindly way.
To his family he was most devoted.
Many years ago his charming wife
passed to the other side and to him
fell the burden of being both father
and mother to the small children, all
of whom were then little tots except
Henry Arnold, the present mayor of
Denver. He fulfilled his duties in a
way that few men could have done,
and today the children who have long
since grown to maturity are bowed
down with the deepest sorrow. Be
side Henry, the eldest, the heart bro
ken family numbers one daughter,
Ollie, and two sons, Joe and Wade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
PROGRESSIyES CONVENE IN CHI.
CACO 500 STRONG TO PLAN
FUTURE OF PARTY

CHICAGO, Dec 9.-Progressives in
Chicago welcomed Theodore Roosevelt
and $50 other men prominent in the
party from New York and New Eng
land today. The train bearing the
delegation arrived at noon. A pre-
paratory reception has been arranged
for the delegates who tomorrow and
Wednesday will attend the national
Progressive conference, at which more
than 500 delegates will be in attend
ance. State delegations from all over
the country were expected to arrive
today, many women being among
them. National Chairman Joseph NJ.
Dixon and Secretary o. X. Davis are
reported to have left Washington in
time to join the special from the east.
George w. Perkins, Clifford Pinchot
and his brother, Amos Pinchot, and
former Governor Miguel Ortero of
New Mexico are among the delegates
here.
Mr.. Perkins refused to discuss the
coming conference further than to say
there were many important matters
to be taken up and that he expected
much good would be accomplished by
the meeting.
Today's program included meeting
of the national executive committee
and a meeting of the Illinois state
committee jointly with the Progress
sive members-elect of the new gen.
eral assembly of this state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
NORTHWEST LIVESTOCK
SHOW AT LEWISTON

LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec. 9.-The
second annual northwest livestock
show opened here today in the new
buildings specially constructed for the
exhibition. The exhibits include more
than fifty carloads of breeding ca,-
tie making the finest showing of fine
west. Oregon, Washington, Montana,
Utah, Colorado, Idaho and portions of
western Canada are represented. One
of the leading features of the week
will be the livestock Judging contests
for pupils of the various agricultural
schools of the northwest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS FOR 1912

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 9.-In accord
ance with custom, the formal award
Of the Nobel prize for 1912 will he
made tomorrow, the university of the
death of the founder, Alfred B. No
bel. With the exception of the peace
prize recipient, the selection of whom
is left to the Norwegian storthing, the
prize winners have already been in
formally announced. They are as
follows: Medicine, Alexis Carrel of
New York, associate member of the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
search; physics, Gustaf Dalen, an emf
nent Swiss, engineer, who is head of
the Stockholm Gas company; chem
istry, Professor Grignard of Nancy
university and Professor Paul Saba
tier of Toulouse university; literature,
Gerhart Hauptmann, the eminent Ger
man author and dramatist.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
NOTORIETY THAT PATRICK HAS
RECEIVED SINCE PARDON
ED PROVING TOO MUCH

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 9.-Albert T.
Patrick is on the verge of nervous
collapse at the country home of John
t. Milliken, his millionaire brother
in-law. Following quickly upon the
solitude of a prison cell, the avalanche
of notoriety that swept down on Pat
trick since his liberation by Governor
Dix on Thanksgiving day, has driven
him to the brink of desperation.
"Mr. Patrick cannot be interviewed
under any circumstances" Mr.. Milli-
ken said over the telephone today.
He is here for rest"
From st. Louis he will go to Den
yer for a visit with his mother. His
wife will join him there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
sPOK ANE SCHOOL BOYS
ACT AS OLICEMEN

SPOKANE, Wash, Dee. 1O.-School
boy policemen, wearing lars to show
their authority, are realities in this
city.
Under plans indorsed by the chief
of police and the board of educa-
ton, twenty-three eign,h grade pupils
are given weekly instructions as to
police duties by means OF lectures and
will be expected to patrol the chill
dren's Fairgrounds To make reports
to the authorities, but will have no
power to make arresls.
The idea is to developc among the
boys a regard for Law.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
SUFFRAGETTES HAVE NOvEf
WAY TO SHOW FITNESS
OF ENFRANCHISEMENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-With a
stick and knapsack company of
suffragette pilgrims will walk LAB
miles from New York to Albany,
starting Dec. I6 They will be bear
ers of message from a cooperative
committee of votes for women organi-
cations in this city to the new legisla-
ture.
The contents of the knapsack have
been kept a dark secret. Some of the
pilgrims are expected to decide in fa-
vor of lingerie, but detachment will
carry sandwiches and other refresh
ments. A hospital corps will welcome
them at the outskirts of each town
through which they are to pass.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
AUSTRIAN FLEET MoBILIzEs.

LONDON, Dec. 10.-It is reported
at Paris today that the entire Aus
trian fleet had concentrated at Poia,
the central naval station of Austria
Hungary.
An enormous amount of insurance,
covering risks of war and civil com
motion has been effected during the
past few days on property on Vne
Galician frontier, dividing Russia
from Austria Hungary. Underwriters
in London are astonished at the flow
of business which they describe as
the most extensive placed in connec-
ton with any crisis. Buildings con-
nected with the oil, lumber and brew
cry trades in Austria Hungary have
been insured for large amounts and
yesterday orders were still pouring
in. One risk alone was for a million
and half dollars.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
WHAT TURKEY CANNOT PERMIT.

PARIS, Dee. 9.-The Temps today
prints Constantinople dispatch em-
bodying an interview with the grand
visier, Kiamil Pasha. With regard to
peace negotiations the grand vi.ier
said Turkey could not permit Albania
to be cut in two to enable Servia to
reach the sea, and could not give up
Adrianople.
He refused, however, to Indicate
what concessions Turkey was prepared
to make.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
CHRISTMAS RUSH TO EUROPE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Nearly a
score of transatlantic steamships are
scheduled to sail from New York this
week taking out some 10000 steerage
passengers. This marks the flood tide
of the exodus Of those who go abroad
this year to spend Christmas in their
native lands. Steamship officials say
the holiday steerage traffic this year
will equal the average of the past
few years. The prosperity resulting
from the bumper crops in the north
west is reflected in the unusually
large number of Scandinavians from
that section who are going over to
spend Christmas season IN the father
land.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12


dispatched at noon today $40 miles
west of this port said, "All is we'll"
LONDON, Dec "a report that
the Cunard liner Mauretania, one of
the largest ships in the world with
nearly 1000 people on board had met
with an accident of most serious
nature has spread over all of Europe
and is published in scores of papers,
Since late last night not word
has been received from the great ves-
sci, although efforts are being made
to get into communication with her
by wireless. At 11:30 o'clock Sum-
day night, the Mauretania reported
by wireless at 260 miles west of
Browhead, but made no mention in
sonal supervision. AS of old Durango
kind. The Mauretania sailed at 1856
a. m. Sunday from Queenstown.
The steamship. with her gigantic
wireless equipment, one of the most
powerful carried by transatlantic
liners, should be able to respond to
calls from shore up to 1000 miles
but no word as yet has been received
to alley general anxiety.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
HORSE THIEF SURRENDERS.

DENVER, Dec. 10.-James A. Sta
ton, who, with Frank l.. Smith, con-
fessed murderer of Detective Sting
ley, escaped from the Adams county
Jail at Brighton, Nov. 27, gave him
self up to the sheriff at Clayton, N.
NJ, yesterday afternoon. Station said
he was tired of being fugitive from
justice. He could give no clew as to
the present whereabouts of Smith.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
MATTER OF FREE PASSAGE OF
CERTAIN SHIP THROUGH
CANAL, CONTENTION

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
Radical difference of opinion between
President Taft and Secretary of War
Stimson on the question Of free pas
sage through the Panama canal OF
ships engaged in American coastwise
trade is disclosed in the annual re-
Lort of the secretary to congress.
Stimson flatly holds tolls should be
collected from ships IN coastwise
trade, thus differing from the view
given by President Taft in message
sent to congress at time he signed
tie Parlma canal legislation.
"The policy of exempting coast
wiye trade from all tolls really in
wolves questions of granting govern
rnent subsidy for the purpose OF en-
couraping that trade in competition
with the trade of the transcontintntal
railroads. / approved that poicy.
he said
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
J; u y u y y u y y y u II :;
COMING AND GOING. .
:. q n u II It u u u II II II

FOR SALE-Househo furniture,
range, dressers, piano, cooking uten-
sils, complete outfit of washing uten-
sils, carpets, etc. Practically new; at
your own price. Wood 4 Morgan's
office. W-1t-pd
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. O.
Theodore Roosevelt two months ago
visited the national museum to in
spect the faunal exhibit collected by
him on his African hunting trip and
was greatly pleased to find stuffed
trophies from the tropics prominently
displayed in the main hall of the mu-
scum. Today the only occupant of the
hall is lone camel, stilled and stuff
ed, too heavy for immediate removal
without the assistance of derrick. 1t
will disappear from the hall late to-
day and join the lighter trophies of
the hunt removed to obscurity by di-
rection of the regents of the Smith
sonion institute. With the lions and
the hippos, the Glands and boks, it
has gone into mysterious limbo,
where all probability it will remain
until the captor is purified of the sin
OF political insurgency.
President Taft is head of the Smith
oman institute to which the collection
was given, but DR.. Charles WalcOtt
secretary of the institution, and its
executive, issued the order of removal
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-12
RuMOR REGARDING ACCIDENT
TO MAURITANIA UNFOUNDEn

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. "a wire
less message from the Mauretania,
dispatched at noon today $40 miles
west of this port said, "All is WE'LL"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26
Walnut street.

w aIIIUI y q NlL1 -
John Lapp, SIS, 1870 Wallace
ST, hanged himself.
Peter v. Quihot, 90, last Chi
cago stage coach driver, died at
Shabbonna, Ill.
Regina Potaczyk and Anna
Zukowiczznwna, Polish girls,
found asphyxiated rear of restau-
rant 1914 Blue Island ave.
Five children, none over 8
years, were bitten by vicious dogs
in various parts of the city yes
terday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

Andrew chipks, 1929 S..
Msrshfeld ave-, fell from plat
form of Ashland ave car and
fractured his skull.
According to Dean Summer, the
lid has blown higher than a kite
on the West Side.
Probably the administration
has things working to its owRsat-
isfaction now. There may be a
new batch of collectors on the
JOB.
Marie Krejrck, %, 1886 Wells
ST., attempted suicide by gas.
Mrs, Ida Heller, 1441 Turner
ave-, mother of 1-month baby,
coplmitted suicide by diving from
window.
Anton Carlson, 1104 Townsend
St., fined 500 for beating wife.
Fred Devine, Is, $40 Langley
ave-, fell from End story Skull
fractured.
Martin ]. corliss, policeman,
Englewood station, discharged
for refusal to work after recov
ering from injuries.
Fred Huber, insane, 2136 Lee
moyne ST., escaped from Elgin
asylum; committed suicide under |
heavily loaded wagon.
Mrs. Mabelle Scott, 81, Belle
vie place, held to grand jury for
operating confidence game.
Newly built mill of American
Sheet and Tin Plate Co., Gary, |
Ind, idle through lack of skilled
help,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-26

And only four years ago they
were calling each other Teddy
and VIII. Now what they say in
private couldn't be printed in a
model family paper like The Day
Book. 1t might even be barred
from the Vice Report.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-16
DAKOTA DRUMMERS TO MEET
AT WATERFOWL, MAY 20 TO 81

Watertown, S. D., May 13.-This city
is to be a center Of attraction on May
20, 80 n 81 when the state conven-
tons Of the South Dakota Travelling
Mems association, the United Com
mercial Travellers Of South Dakota and
he South Dakota Retail Dealers and
Hardware Mems association are to be
held. Local committees representing
these organizations have Been hard at
work for the last three months making
the necessary arrangements for the
conventions, n the programs for the
three different organizations VIII soon
be ready for publication, the travelling
mems organization being the only one
which has completed it's program.
1t is now an assured fact that the
jobbers n wholesalers of the Twin
cities will come here at the time in a
special train. Special trains also have
been arranged for to start from Pierre,
Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and P%ipestone,
n Watertown expects no less than
10000 visitors during the three days
meetings.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-16
ROBERTS COUNTY MAN
CAUGHT IN HOLE DUG
FOR GIGANTIC STONE
While Working In Grave For
Eyesore, Farmer Sees Rock.
Gazing In Upon Him.

Aberdeen, S. D., May -
Ran. a Roberts county farmer, is the
victim of an unusual and verv nain
full accident. A huge rock on his fam,
had long been an eyesore, and he da'
termined to get rid Of it. 1t was too
large to remove. SO ne determined to
bury it. and in order to do SO dug .
large hole alongside of it. He had
the grave for the rock nearly com.
pleted, and was at the bottom of tha
hole. When he heard a noise, He was
Mortified to discover the edge Of the
hole was caving in, and the rock was
about to topple over ON top of him
He scrambled for safety, but the roct
caught his legs beneath it, pinning him
fast. Raan yelled for help, and in time
the farm hand employed by him heard
his cries and went to the rescue. II
was only after strenuous effort Of tho
man and some neighbors that the rock
was raised, after an automobile had
been hitched to it, enough so Raan
could be released. Both legs were badly
bruised, but no bones We're broken
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-16
FOUR DROWNED WHILE
SHOOTING BIG SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S.. D., May 14.-The Big
Sioux river in this city yesterday after
noon was the scene of the drowning of
four young men. The dead are Matt
Yost, William Dahl, John Needham and
Guy Beck. In a spirit of fun and dar-
ing, the four young men, who were in
two boats, two in each, attempted to
shoot over the edge of a small dam near
the Eighth street bridge, in the heart
of the business district. The fall of
water over the dam is not over two or
three feet, but owing to the rise in the
river for some days, has peer rushing
over the dam at lightning speed. The
first boat got over the dam all right
but the second n capsized when it
plunged into the water below the dam.
and the two occupants were thrown
into the swirling water. Seeing the
danger of the two struggling men, the
occupants of the other boat went to
their rescue. They succeeded in rescu-
ing one of the drowning men and had
drawn him partially into the boat when
their own boat was capsized. and ali
four We're left struggling in the water.
They Were drowned before assistance
could reach them.