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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09

H. G. Akeley, who died July 80, has
disappeared, and is believed by Deputy
Sheriff John p. Wall to be on her way
to California where the widow of a
man who dies intestate receives half
Of his fortune instead of one-third as
Is the case in Minnesota. At the Lean
ington it was said that Mrs. Akeley
had not been in her apartments since
Saturday or Sunday, and that she had
left no forwarding address.
Mr.. Akeley's safe deposit box was
opened at the Minnesota State bank
deposit vaults yesterday by L. w Col
Inns and F. H. Peterson. administra-
tors, and no will was found. The pro-
bate court appointed the admins
lief that certain properties belonging
to the Akeley estate were being taken
from the state. Two deputy sheriffs
were appointed to serve papers on
Mrs. Akeley to keep her from dispos-
ing of any of the property. Mr.. Wall
said he assigned his best men to the
task. Charles Budd and Albert Haskell,
but that Mrs. Akeley had disappeared
long before the papers We're placed in
the hands of the deputies.
Commanded to Attend.
o.. - papers to be served were an or
GSetp Probate Judge Smith COM
manu.-Cn to turn over to the spe
cial administrators all property of ev-
cry kind left by her husband; the
summons in an action commenced by
the special administrators citing her
to show cause why she should not be
restrained from disposing of any OF
her late husbands property; sub
poena. directing her to appear at 10
a. m. today in st. Paul before G. J..
Weeks, assistant attorney general, in
connection with the collection of the
inheritance tax on the Akeley estate
under the Minnesota law. The es-
tate is estimated at more than ST.
100000.
Mr.. Wall believes that some one
tipped" Mrs. Akeley to the fact that
these proceedings We're under way and
that she gathered up a few things and
left Immediately for California, hr
former home. Just how many papers
We're in Mrs. Akeley's possession is not
known. Mr.. Akeley, at the time of his
marriage, turned much of his property
into stocks, bonds and other negotia
bile securities.
1t is possible, according to Mr.. Wall
that Mrs. Akeley may have part OF
the estate probated in California, while
the probating of the real estate here
is carried on simultaneously.
An apparently disappointed party
spent almost half day in the vaults
at the Lumber Exchange catalogune
the papers found in the deposit box
The party consisted of the administra-
tors. Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Quirk. County
Treasurer Henry Hanke H. v. Mercer
and John R. Van Derlip
Mr.. Hanke was much concerned
lest the state should not receive tho
large inheritance tax that he had fig.
ured would be paid over
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09

Send me Miss [iould's address,
asks T.. l.. Strawn of Omaha. Neb. Il
saw har picture in the Worti-H arald
II looks llist like tho ore I have been
looking for all my life. l am a bach
elor.
Prefers Island i'll Atlantic.
The only WAY am willing 10 marry
a rich woman" writes \ Wilmore
Kentucky man. is for US 10 locate on
an island in the Atlantic ocean away
from the presence Of company
know a man who had too much COM
pany in his house and contracted debts
that eventually caused him TO be sold
out of house and home A man who is
not worth going after is not worth
having. She must be willing TO so
into another state or | would not agree
TO marry her. The safest thing for
her to do is to propose to me oac-
cept her. l will marry before a breach
of promise suit is brought against me-"
One letter. written from 3o51 Deco
tah street, Fruitvale Cal. and signed
Yours faithfully in Jesus, John Goth
am. is of particular interest, for the
writer who says he is a Russian in
ventor of good character asks the min
ister to arrange marriage for him
With Miss Gould. offering to pay
commission of $50 The letter was
FIVE pages long, 1t says. in part:
"A friend told me about YOU and a
woman. ! think her name is Miss Hell
en- Gould. Please make me acquainted
with her. l will give YOU $50 in five
monthly instalments. That is the best
can do at present. My friend told
me that YOU gave the lady a scolding
because she didn't marry. You must
not do that
Another letter. written from Brook
lyn. n. Y. and signed by D. o. De-
Gaigle, after explaining that the writ
er is a Hungarian. we'll educated and
Of good parentage, and requesting as
sistance in the arrangement Of a mar
riage with Miss Gould, closes with this
statement: Il left my eyes toward her
with the idea of finding in her a lady
of highest education and one whose
works and deeds should be continued
in her descendants for tho benefit Of
America and mankind"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
Conflicting Stories Told by
Them as to Cause of
the Shooting.
HUSBAND SAYS He M|STOOk
HIS WIFE FOR A BURGLAR
Wife Says He was Drunk and the
Shooting was Observation-Disclosures
Bullet Wounds in Wife's Body and
Her Condition is Critical.

New York. Aug. 9.-Matthew O'Cal-
laghan. cotton merchant living in a
fashionable section of Brooklyn, was
taken into custody early today on a
charge of shooting his wife. Lillian.
whom, he declared, he mistook for
la burglar Mrs. O'Callaghan said her
husband was intoxicated and that the
shooting was deliberate. She was
taken to hospital where it was found
she was suffering from three bullet
wounds. Her condition is critical.
Mrs. O'Callaghan is 81 years old.
She told the police she arose early
this morning and that as she was
leaving her room. her husband threat
ened to shoot her. She said she saw
he was drunk and decided to hurry
to her son-in-law's apartments on the
top floor. Mrs. O'Callaghan said her
husband fired three times through the
glass panel at her She said she had
been married six years and that she
never had had any trouble With her
husband. O'Callaghan told the police
he thought his wife was a burglar
He is 60 wears old
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
EIGHT PAGEs-PR1cE FIVE CENTS.
ARMY WORMS WORK
Nearly $4,000. 200 Damage Done by ii
in the South Last Month.

Washington, Aug. ?-More than
$S.000.000 damage was done to crops
in the south last month by the army
worm, according TO unofficial estl-
mates of the department of agricul-
turn.
Whether the seasons second brood
of the insects already appea ring in
south Carolina, Ala bama. Georgia and
",her states. Will increase this loss is
OF much concern to government ex-
pcrts All the means AT the depart
ment's disposal are being used to
meet the emergencN.
Reports to the department say the
army worms AT sone places half a
foot deep on railroad tracks have
stopped trains The loss is ploccd at
81 1000. coo i'm Georgia while in Ar
kansas twenty per cent of the corn
and ten per cent of the COTTON planted
have been destroyed. Losses also
have been great in Tennessee, tho
Carolinas. Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana. ON some of these par
ti'ularly Louisiana they exceed the
million mark. The corn. cotton, su-
gar cane and rice crops from Louis
lana Ia the Atlantic have been af-
footed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
THE CANADIAN
PACIFIC ROAD
AND PANAMA
Extent to Which it Might
Control Canal Traffic a
Serious Question.
LITTLE OBJECTION TO EXCLUSION
OF HOME RAILROAD OWNED SHIPS
Foreign Railroad Owned Ships. How.
ever. Cause of Wide Difference Of
Opinion Among Members Of Senate
Great Britain's Position Defined.

Washington, Aug a.-The extent to
Whlch the Canadian Pacific railroad
might control traffic through the
Panama canal gave the senate occa-
sion for much debate when the anti
railroad section of the canal bill was
reached late yesterday
Little objection developed to the
proposed plan TO prohibit any railroad
owned ships from engaging in Amer
lcan coastVise trade through the can
al The plan adopted by the senate
&C fmmlttee. however. to attempt to re-
strict the operation of foreign-o owned
railroad ships proved the subject of
Wild" difference of opinion.
Senator Summons proposed to strike
an reference to the foreign railroad
shlps. Senator BristoW urged ade-
4liafe control of American coastwise
traffic. so that the transcontinental
reads could not control rates in the
canal. hun he did not believe the ca
madam Pacific ships would prove a
Menace If they were permitted TO
engage in American coastwise trade
they would he subject to American
law The senate practically finished
IAN hu1 the railroad ship section. be
fore the recess al the end of the aft
ernoon session.
II will MOI he necessary for Secre-
tary Knox to advise the British gov
eminent of tn. action taken by CON
sress in eNempting vessels from pay
ing tolls on the Panama canal unless
Great Britain chooses to make specific
inquiry in that point. II is scarcely
expected that il will do so. satisfying
itself by taking notice of the proceed
ings in congress, as was done at an
earlier stage of the legislation. AL
though there has been no formal
statement of the views Of the admin
istration in regard to the matter Of
tolls for American shipping since the
PENDING canal bill was reported from
the house committee on inter -oceantc
canals. IL may safely be inferred that
there has haen no change in their po-
si'ion since in public speeches. Presi-
dent Taft and Secretary Stimson both
asserted the right of the United States
to remit the tolls or grant rebates 10
American ships.
Students Of the situation point out
that Great Britain could reduce the
tolls nf the Suez canal To d point that
would divert thereto. a great share of
prospective business and cause conSid-
cradle financial loss 10 the Panama
canal
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
CABLING HEADS
THE PYTN|ANS
Mrs. Ida M. Johnson of Colo
RADIO Elected Supreme
Chief Pythian Sisters.

Denver. Aug. a.-Election of off
GERS occupied practically the entir'
morning and afternoon session Yes
terday of the supreme lodge knights
of Pythias in session here. The fol
lowing officers have been elected:
Supreme hancellor-Thomas j
Carling. Macon. Ga.
Supreme Vice Chancellor
Young, Ada. Ohio
Supreme Prelate--Rev Joseph II
Spearing, Anniston, Alabama.
Supreme Record ptar-Fred F,
Wheaton. Minneapolis. Mimi
Supreme Master Of EXchaquer--
Thomas n. Mears. Wilmington. y. G
Supreme Outer Guard-lIenry NJ
WadsWorth, Philadelphia.
The Pytllian sisters also in session
here this Week held their hiennia
election Of officers Wednesday,. Thos,
elected We're.
Supreme Chief-Mrs. Ida NJ. John
SON Central City. Colo.
Supreme Senior--Mrs. Cora NJ Da
Wis. Union, Oregon.
Supreme Junior-Mrs Lille Saun
ders, Oakland Cal.
Supreme Manager--AIrs Eliza betl
]. Hutchinson. Woodwork. Maine
Supreme Keeper of Records ane
respondence-Mrs Josie Nelson
Union City. Md
Supreme Investor of Finance---Mrs
Ash Bashford. Lancaster. Wyoming.
Supreme Protector Pocahontai
Band--Mrs. Ida Mckinley. Dayton
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
FACING FAMINE
Agriculture Must he Improved o
Whole Nation Will Go EoodlcsS.

Agriculture Must he Improved or
Whole Nation Will Go Foodlcs>.
Chicago. Aug 9-America is fac.
ing a famine unless agricultural con,
ditions are vastly improved accordine
to predictions made by speakers a,
the annual meeting of the Nationa
Soil Fertility league here todav
statistics show that the agricul-
tural situation in the United States
has been so neglected that withir
twenty years we will he forced To i'm.
port our principal food products,
said Howard ri. Cross, president OF
the organiza tion. I'VE are facing al
inevitable famine unless the soil is
greatly improved.
Prof. Cyril Hodkins of the Univer
sity of Illinois declared the average
yield Of wheat and corn crops in 1lli-
duced.
Other speakers urged the establish
ment of agricultural extension de.
partments to the present colleges OF
agricultural maintained by the gov
ernment and the different states, Sc
that the farmer might he given actua
instruction by trained demonstrators
in developing the fertility of the soil
The officers effected are:
President--H. H. Cross.
Treasurer-David r. Forgan.
Directors-Frank G. Logan. F. A
Delane, E. S. CONWAY. Clarence S
Funk and John S. Goodwin
An advisory committee selected in
cluded James j. Hill. chairman
President VIM II. Taft, w. J. BRYAN
Franklin MacVeagh, Champ Clark
and Samuel Gompers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
Angry Posse Scours Woods for
Brutal ASSailant of Young Girl

Pittsburg, Aug. "a dangerous, de-
termined posse, mostly business men
Of Pitcairn, secured the surrounding
territory yesterday afternoon with
practically every weapon they could
round up in the borough in desper-
ate search for the assailant of an 49,
year-old stenographer. The victim of
the attack. who had a terrific battle
with the man. was Miss Loretta Kintz,
employed by Toohill Bros. Of Wall
avenue and Broadway.
According to Miss Kintz's story, she
left the office Of her employers to go
to her home in Hillside avenue for
lunch. To reach the home. which is
on the edge Of town. she was obliged
to pass clump Of trees. AS she
passed. man darted from his seclu-
sion and seized her. dragging her into
the thicket. A terrific struggle en-
sued, for Miss Kintz resisted pluckily,
and between screams she bit and
scratched him.
Miss Kintzs screams were heard by
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09

Mrs. Richard Faith. who lives nearby.
Armed with her husbands revolver,
she rushed to the girls rescue. The
ruffian Immediately fed. Mrs Faith
pursuing him and emptying all five
chambers of the weapon as she ran.
Her screams attracted the neighbors.
1t was but moment or two until
news of the attack had spread through
Pitcairn. A posse was instantly or
ganized. the business men closing up
their establishments to join in the man
hunt. For the entire afternoon and
evening Patton and North Versailles
townships were ransacked by nearly
100 men.
One man was taken in the woods
near Pitcairn. and dire vengeance was
threatened. He was taken to Miss
Kintz's home, but she said it was not
her assailant. The terrified suspect
was released. He proved to be Edward
Meyers. well-to-do farmer Of Patton
township Miss Kintz is daughter of
Raymond Kintz a car repairman in
the Pennsylvania railroad shops.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
MISSING WOMAN
WAS IN WINNIPEG
Millionaire's Widow Vanish.
es From Minneapolis
With Big Fortune.

Winnipeg. Aug. 9.--Eagerly sought
for by host of detectives and others
interested in her wherea bouts, Mrs.
Clara Rood Royce Akeley of Mime
apolis, spent one day in Winnipeg, and
departed quietly to the west.
Mrs. Akeley is the widow of we'll
known millionaire lumberman who
died at Minneapolis last week. BY
Minnesota law she would have receiv-
husband. there being no will, while
by the law of California, of which
state she is a native, she may get a
half.
Her departure from Minneapolis,
which was only discovered on Monday
caused quite a sensation, and efforts
were at once made to trace her, but
to no avail
Left for Vancouver.
Mrs. Akeley arrived in Winnipeg
Tuesday morning, coming over the 500
line, arriving at o'clock, and at once
proceeded to the Royal Alexandra ho-
tel where she spent the day quietly
She registered under the name Mrs
Akeley and gave her address as Los
Angeles. Cal. During the day she took
her meals at the hotel, and was very
reserved and talked but little. After
dinner she gave up her room. paid
1ici VII anu oePdFleu lOT tie west OF
the Imperial Limited, booking her
passage to Vancouver.
Her quiet manner during her stay
here never for a moment caused a sus-
picion that she was eagerly sought
and that a court had to suspend work
owing to her absence.
1t is thought that Mrs Akeley is on
her way to her home in California, and
that she came by way of Winnipeg, tc
ha ;v,
the scent.
No Will Found.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 9-Mrs Clara
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
SHE WILL RUN

Mrs. Arkwright Will he Candidate for
State Representative in Washington.
Spokane. WASH, Aug. 9.-NIrs. May
|Arkwright Button, suffragist leader
lard member of the Washington dele
cation to the democratic national con-
vention. announced today she would
be candidate for nomination for
state representative on the democratic
ticket.
Mrs. Hutton declared that If elected,
she would refuse to accept pay for
her services as lawmaker as 1t would
cost her no more to live at the state
capital than at home. She feels that
she can we'll afford to give sixty days
of her time for the honor of eXercis-
ing the perrogative of an American
citizen.
Mrs Hutton indicated further pos
sible saving by saying:
1T will not be necessary to send and
maintain an expensive lobbyist at
Olympia to instruct me how to vote,
for. II elected. will do the voting"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
MONEY WASHED

Washington. Aug 9.-More than a
half million dollars of old paper mon
ey. washed and ironed to the crisp
ness of new in the federal govern
ment's currency laundry. will he rlac-
ed in circulation tomorrow. This lot
will represent Uncle Sans first Job as
q laundryman.
For weeks the treasury department
has been cleaning dirty old notes hy
the washing machine perfected IN
th,a bureau of engraving and print
ing Secretary MacN"ash stamped
ths venture a success and the laun-
dry will he run in full swing from
now on. All uncl"an bills which are
not too much Worn will be washed
ironed and redistrihutsti
The first batch of notes will he sen,
10 suhtreasu suries and paid out Il
banks in the middle west. Tho treas
ury department has ordered three
more washing ma hines
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
APPLES AND BEAUTY.

Chicago. Aug. Eff women knew
that eating apples will do more to
make their compilations beautiful than
all the face remedies in the world
they would eat the luscious fruit
morning. noon and night" said u
Grant Border of Baltimore. Md, today
In addressing the international Apple
Shippers association.
Five years from now when the
countless apple orchards that have
come into existence in the last few
years begin to bear full crops the an
nual apple production Of this country
will exceed 10O,000,oO0 barrels said
Mr.. Border. I'VE must advertise the
apple as the national fruit If we are to
prevent its over-production. The peo-
pie must be reminded of the health
benefits of eating apples"
Other speakers declared that the
freight and storage charges we're re-
sronsible for the increase in the price
of apples to the consumer in recent
wears,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
SHERIFF
AND E.E90 DEAD
Engaged in Gun Play Near
Bernidji and Both
Were Killed.

Bemidji, Mimi. Aug. s.-Norman
Helmer. deputy sheriff of Beltrami
county, and an unknown hobo are
dead as the result of the officers at
tempt to arrest the latter late this
Afternoon. Helmer was shot by the
hobo after he had relieved the latter
of rifle, but before he died he
whipped out his automatic gun and
fired eight shots, one of them pierre
ing the transient's heart.
After an examination of Helmer's
body had heen made the physicians
declared that he could not have lived
over Is seconds after he had been
shot. In that time. he pulled out his
automatic, levelled it at the tramp
and pulled the trigger. One of the
shots, probably the first. entered the
Helmer's chest was almost torn off
by the force of the bullet that killed
him.
The shooting occurred at $50
o'clock about a mile south of Bemid-
il. Helmer and another deputy sher-
iff. who had been sent to the scene
were looking for the hobo, the former
finding him first. The tramp was
armed with rifle. which he had Sc
cured in Bemidj short time before
and Helmer succeeded in taking that
away from him. The sheriff thought
he had disarmed the man and took
no further precautions to protect
himself
Tramp Shot First.
The tramp drew an old fashioned
the deputy sheriff One of the bull
lets plowed a hole through the Off
GERS body. and, during the few sec
onds of life left. he pulled his auto
matte revolver and fired at his assail-
ant.
A search of the tramps clothes re-
vealed nothing that would identify
him. A razor was found strapped
around his neck. and in one of his
pockets was found a bag. containing
II gold band rings. He was a man
of about 40 years of age, weighed
about $50 pounds and was about five
feet, nine inches in height.
Hobo Got Into Trouble.
The tramp came into Bemidji this
mo, ing on one of the trains. and n
near town to get something to eat
The owner of the place returned a
few minutes after and discovered him
there. He ordered the man out and
then picked up a club. striking him
over the head. He inflicted a big
cash on the tramps head, and the
latter left. remarking that he would
come back and get him"
He came into Bemidji and had the
wound on his head attended to. He
went from the physicians office to a
local store and purchased rifle
starting out Immediately for the
shack where he ahd been struck
In the meantime, the sheriff's of
flee had been notified of the occur
renee and two deputies, one of them
Helmer, were sent to the location OF
the shack to protect the owner. They
started out in opposite directions in
search Of the tramp, and Helmer was
the first to see him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
LEMPS TALKS
Paris journal Comments on Roosc.
Yclt's Chances of Being Elected

Paris journal Comments on Roosc-
velt's Chances of Being Elected.
Paris. Aug. Accommodating on the
somewhat jocular accounts of the
Chicago convention published here,
the Temps in a laudatory leader on
Theodore Roosevelt, declares that
those who fail to take seriously his
chances in the three cornered fight
for the presidency, are making a pro-
found mistake. The Temps adds:
"He stands on a platform admirab-
ly and cleverly constructed, giving
the bull moose plenty of ground over
which to paw. With Roosevelt in
good form on strong ground, we'll sup
piled with funds and able to count
on sympathy among those nominally
his enemies he is capable of working
miracles and achieving success under
circumstances which would break any
one else"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
NEW PATENT BILLS.

Washington. Aug. 9.-Two bills by
Representative Harrison OF New York
amending the patent laws We're pre-
sented to the house today. They are
aimed at the suppression of improve
ments in patented articles by the orig
iEal patentee. One bill gives paten-
tee of an improvement the right to go
into a United States district court and
sue for the right of manufacture. The
court. should it find fer the plaintiff.
would appraise the value of the orig
inal patented device and sell it to the
latest inventor. The other bill gives
the United States government the
right of suit to vacate a patent in or
der to bring about the manufacture of
the improved patented article.