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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08

as stands in that ERE hammered
brass candle stick has never been lit
tho it's stood there fer some years.
Probably it isn't even made Of tallow
and can't burn fer all we know.
Some folks is like a teller know
ed onct, as had fine So jack-knife
as he kept so sharp that he never
would white with it cause it might
get dull. ~.
No, old Dad Dolittle finds more en-
joyment out by the old kitchen stove
where he kin smoke his pipe in peace
and roast his knees by the CRATE as
much as he wants.
e, Then again durn if I know. Sim
plicity of home furnishings don't
necessarily bring no contentment
neither. I knows fellers as has got
no hammered brass ornaments, no
upholstered furniture, no poetry
books nor nothin' in the house 'cept
a few last years calenders, Stet-
hoser's almanac and the latest art
edition of Rears and Sawbuck. And
yet them fellers hain't content Meth
er.
They be the most restless uneasy
cusses I ever seed. They is all the
time worrying about the money they's
got borrowed out; about the crops
not turnin' out very big; or about the
terrible taxes and high cost Of iv-
in and sech like. So there you are.
I'm suspectin' it hain't so much
these outside things as makes fer
contentment as it is the inside ones.
If man hain't got no contentment
inside his own heart, I reckon it
hain't much use tryin' to get it by
surrounding himself with lot Of fin
cry, nor by denyin' himself the COM
mon luxuries Of life neither. The one
can't help no more'n the t'other.
Peace of mind comes with good
conscience. And if you got that and
a nice little home to creep into and
a goodly supply of wood fer the stove
with little music and poetry on the
side you're pretty near: being a fairly
happy man.
Now I low there be other. things
as enters into this here proposition
as we can't help. There is poor
health and SIGH. And one thing is
heredity. Some people is just natur-
al born restless. Them has got to be
On the 60 all the time, and can't sit
Still and enjoy the comforts of home
sweet home, one minute. Then some's
jest got a worryin' nature that they
can't help; and then again some is
naturally born good natured and Sc
rene like and never get frustrated
much. Some is jest that giddy and
shallow that they don't know enough
to worry bout nothin; and some is
so naturally self satisfied that there
is no room fer no improvement nc
how.
So there you are agin. But one
things quite apparent to man uI
a tree-these outside surroundings
has not as much to do to a mans
contentment as his own mind ane
heart. Old Ben Franklin said thai
a good conscience was a continue
Christmas.
Jest now Malindy poked me in tn
ribs and says it's time to go to bed
so here's wishin' we all 'cordin' tt
Old Ben's theory, a continual Merr.
! Christmas fer 1913.
Yours fer home comfort,
| UNCLE ST.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. H. g. Sand, who
have been guests at the G. Q. Sand
home during the holidays, departed
Monday for Minneapolis for a visit
before returning to their home at
Norma. n. OAK,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08

Walter DeLaHunt returned to El-
lendale Monday night, where he is
attending the State Industrial coll
lsge. as
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08

Swan Nelson of Whitefeld was in
this city Monday, on his way to St.
Paul to transact business matters,
and also visit relatives. Before re-
turning home he will spend a few
days with relatives at Excelsior.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson Of
Kandiyohi entertained number Of
their friends and relatives New Years
Eve. At p. m. a delicious dinner
was served. The guests were Will
lam Englund and family, and August
johnson and family Of this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-08

Roseland, Jan. 6-Mr. John Zui.
dema did carpenter work at the home
Of H.: Gort, Jr., last Tuesday.
The Roseland saleslady has re-
signed her position as clerk. Her du-
ties are now taken up by Miss Nellie
Nype.
Mr.. Meyer and Miss Ella Campbell
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Dragt last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Brewer spent last
Sunday afternoon with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Isaac Gort.
Miss Rena Markus had supper
with Miss Bertha DeJager last Sun
day evening.
Mr.. Meyer spent several weeks
here visiting before returning to his
home in South Dakota.
Mamie Gunderson spent Wednes-.
day afternoon at the j. Skalak home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Knoll have for,
their guest, Mr.. Hook from Chicago.
The Kohr's young folks visited
with Van Ordt's last Saturday eve,
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buikema Of Ray.
|mond spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Brouwer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
.PASSA|C VALLEY IN
D|PHTHER|A'S GRIP
Another Epidemic Breaks Out
IN Totowa and School
There Is Closed.
is.cc,n, 10 the Newark start

PATTERSON, Nov. S.-Another
diphtheria epidemic. one of a series
in various parts of the Passaic Val
ley within the last few weeks. result
ed yesterday in an order to close
Public School No. 1 in Totowa Bor-
ough
Several cases of diphtheria report
ed within day or two in Public
School No. 10, of this city, resulted
yesterday in visit to the school by
Mayor Mcbride, who is a practising
physician. After his inspection
which, the mayor said, was the re-
suit of an agitation for new school,
he directed that cellar be dug be>
meath the school, that the play
grounds be repaired and the school
be made sanitary in different ways,
The order to close the Totowa Bor-
ough School was issued by DR.
Charles A. Heating. health officer
Because of this action $50 pupils of
the school will be out of school at
least a week and perhaps longer.
In an effort TO check the spread OF
the disease. the five members of the
Board of Health of Totowa borough
will endeavoI to make house-to
house canvass III oruef 10 properly
segregate the new cases. All Sunday
schools and public meetings in the
borough win be discontinued for the
present.
The Board of Health of this city
has been engaged for several days
with diphtheria cases in School No.
10. and yesterday DR.. J. Alexander
Browne. health officer, announced he
had the cases in check and that there
was no further need of alarm.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
Death of New Brunswick
Child Ends Odd Romance

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. s.
Death ended a curious romance when
little Norah Wheatley, seven-year-
old daughter OF Amos Wheatley, a
jeweler. of Albany street, this city,
was run down on Wednesday and
killed by an automobile owned by j.
Kearney Rice. a broker, of New York,
who has n county home here
Two weeks ago Max Rosenweig, a
jeweler. of Maiden lane, New York,
attracted by the beauty of the child,
in a half-serious, half-laughing fash
ion offered her father $4,000 to adopt
her. Wheatley rejected the offer in
the same way and Rosenweig then
offered wheatley $1,000 diamond
ring to bind the bargain. He also
promised to give the child all the
comforts of q luxurious home and a
thorough education
Wheatley, however. sturdily refused
the offer saying that he did not care
to part with any of his children.
The child was a particular favortte
in this city. Before the funeral the
little body was viewed by all the
school children of the city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
Rutherford Suffragettes
Halt Their War TO Take Up
Arms Against Demon Rum

RUTHERFORD, NoN S.-Suitra-
pettes and ants here have joined
hands. temporarily at least, in com
mon cause-a battle against INC
Demon Rum. Just how the pact was
brought about was told yesterday
following a meeting of the Ruther-
ford Council.
The town has been without saloon
or hotel since its Incorporation seven
teen years ago. Two weeks ago n re-
sport was circulated that a wealthy
brewer Of Essex county was endeaN-
oring to persuade County Judge VIII
lam Seufert to grant liquor license.
REV. George D. Allison, pastor of the
Methodist Church, became active IN
The opposition and the young men
club of his church sent out petitions.
Political and social organizations
sfook up the matter and finally the
ssuffragettes and ants Joined in the
protest A letter from Rev. Mr. All
son was read at the council meeting
Yesterday.
It was pointed out by the advocates
OF wet town that bottlers of beers
have been doing big delivery bust
ness in the town for years. Further
more there are two saloons in East
Rutherford, which is separated from
the town Of Rutherford by the Erie
@railroad tracks. These saloons, d.
fectly opposite the Erie station, are
strentiously objected to by the mar
ried women as a cause of late din
ners,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
TWO-DOLLAR JURY IS
TWENTY-FIVE CENT JOKE
Deputy Sheriff Keough Plays Trok Twelve at the Court
House-More Detectives Needed for Work of Prosecutor
Jake the Barber Pulls New One

/ detective, Is the dean OF the force and
has been actively connected with
criminal work In this county as con-
stable detailed as a criminal officer
and as county detective for over a
quarter of century. Chief Weimer
comes next to Teed In point of serY-
Ice and has been connected with the
office since 1898, having served as
chief since 1907, when he succeeden
Charles 81. Hum1nell, who was ap-
pointed chief when the county detec-
tives were organized by legislative
act.
Chief Weimer has general charge OF
the men and lays out the work for all
OF them except Detective Hargan.
Mr.. Hargan Is the personal IN
yestigator for Prosecutor Hood and Is
directly under his orders. Detective
Sergeant Walter Godfrey is in charge
of all homicide cases and also does
most of the extradition work. which
consists of going to other states Tor
persons under arrest who are wanted
for crimes committed in this county.
This leaves seven men to work up
the evidence in all the criminal cases
that are pending before the county
courts, and it Is no snap job that the
detectives have, as they are Kept on
the jump all the time in order to have
their numerous cases ready when
called on to appear in court for trial.
There is great need of another
italian detective, as persons OF that
nationality seem to have great
penchant for running foul OF the Grim
inal law. Detective DeRogatis is fire.
ouently assisted In his work by
Court Interpreter Joseph Federico,
but another italian detective is an
urgent necessity. So Is another man
who can speak Hebrew. Polish ana
the kindred languages, Detective
Louis Slutzky being the only mem Der
of the present star who Is quahf1ed
in this respect.
Deputy County Clerk George L.
Mahr and Chief Clerk William d..
Christian entertained the county
clerks force and the extra clerks who
are working nights on the tabulation
of the election returns at q midnignt
lunch at "Jake the BARRIERS" Thurs
dav nisht. The eatables and drink
ables went mighty good with the
clerks after several hours OF hard
work on the election returns, while
the occasion was further enlivened by
some splendid songs by William Car
ruthers and some equally splendid
tories told by Ben Ffneran, both
mailing from West Orange
The party, before breaking up, in
sisted that Jake the Barber tell
them a few stories as only that inirn-
table mangler Of the English Ian
guage can. The presence OF ladies'
made Jake bashful, but he was finally
persuaded to come into the dining
room where he sat silent while all
urged him to tell some stories.
mo, l can't, not tonight" pleaded
Jake, st amt 'wined' up" and Jake
looked surprised at the roar of laugh
ter that went around the room, but he
got wise and turned the laugh back
by saying; I don't mean what you
think I mean 'wined' up like clock,
not 'wined' up like a bottle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
Girls Alleged Assailant
Identified by His Teeth

NEW YORK, Nov. s.--After sys-
tematic examination all day of en-
ployees of the Woolworth building,
Lieutenant Gildea and Detectives
Sheridan, Clare and Brommerhop, of
tho Central office. last evening ar
rested there Patrick McKevitt, a
driver, of IL Front street, Jersey
City Heights, on a charge of assault
and robbery.
McKevitt. who lives with his wife
and a three year-old child in Jersey
City, was arrested on a description
furnished to the police yesterday by
Miss Isabella Collins, twenty-one
years old, a stenographer, who said
he struck her on the head with an
iron implement telling her, then
robbed her, in a washroom of the
skyscraper.
When McKevitt was led before
Miss Collins at her home last eve
ming the girl asked him to open his
mouth. and when he did so identified
him by his gold teeth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
MOL|NEUX TAKES
HIS SECOND WIFE
Man Acquitted in Murder Case
WEEDS Girl Who Helped Him
Write Play.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.--Roland b.
Molineux and Miss Margaret Connell
We're married in the City Hall yester-
day afternoon. The man who was ac-
Quilted of the murder of Mrs Cath
crime J. Adams after years spent in
Sing Sing, brushed some tears from
his eyes and kissed his bride after AL
derman James j. Smith had married
the couple.
Then MolineuX asked Patrick Paul,
a clerk in the marriage license bureau,
to kiss the second Mrs Molineux.
Mr.. Paul was in the eoroners office
at the time Chief Clerk Edward Hart.
of the marriage license bureau, was
coroner. Molineux was arraigned be-
fore Hart then and held on a charge
of murder.
Mollneux told Mr.. Hart that his
mother was so near death at her home
in Brooklyn that he and Miss Connell
wished to marry at once, as that was
his mothers wish. Deputy Clerk
Joseph f. Prendergast denied the APP
plication because MolineuX had no
copy of the decree of his first wife's
divorce. Molineux went out and
came back at 8 :90 with j. Joseph Lilly,
a lawyer, of 81 Wall street, who
brought proof of the divorce. The
marriage took place in City Clerk
Scullys Office as soon as Alderman
Smith arrived. G. Claxton Kellogg
and his mother. the latter cousin of
Molineux's mother, were the wit
nesses.
MolineuX gave his age as forty sew
en- and occupation as chemist. Miss
Connell said She was twenty eight
years old and the daughter of James
Cornell, of Newburgh, n. Y. Her
parents were born in Ireland Her
occupation was put down as secretary
She is a play broker and has been
assisting Molineux at his office, 155
East Eighteenth streetin writing his
play, THE Man inside" The play
will have It's New York opening next
Tuesday.
For fifteen years, Molineux said, he
has been working on his play. II
does not have to do with his own pris-
on troubles, he said, but is plea for
more consideration for the man be-
hind the bars. The title refers to the
better man inside of us, the author
said.
Molineux's first marriage was tc
Blanche Chesbrough, who was a choiI
soloist when he first met her In New
York. They were married on Novem-
Der rs. 1898. six weeks later Moli-
neuX was arrested on the charge OF
poisoning Mrs. Adams. While he was
in Sing Sing after his first conviction
his wife lived with his mother In q
house near the prison. In Novem'
Der, 1902, shortly after Molineux hat
been acquitted, Mrs. Molineux went t.
Sioux Falls, S. D., and in 1908 her di
vorce was. granted. Insl904 she mar
ried w Scott, u lawyer, of Sioux
| Falls
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
Roosevelt Says Great
Financial interests Are
Against Recall in u. S

BUENOS AYRES, Nov S.-Colonel
Roosevelt told large audience at
the Tatre Colon last night that the
opposition that has developed against
the referendum and recall in the
United States is due to the ''unre-
lenting enmity of certain great flnan-
cial interests"
Some of these great interests are
anxious to exploit the people inn
/ properly" said Colonel Roosevelt.
"Others wish to deal honestly by the
! people. but distrust the people and
although they want to treat them
fairly. desire to give this fair treat
ment from the standpoint of bene-
VIOLENT despotism. which we regard
as intolerable. These interests de-
rive an immense advantage from the
intersection into our government of
reactionary governmental and eco
nomic ideas by we'll meaning judges
of conservative temperament, who
unconsciously respond to arguments
advanced By sfrewd and. able cor
poration lawyers
Colonel Roosevelts subject was
1.-THE Ideals of Democracy" and he
spent most of his time attacking the
judicial system of the United States.
He gave u history of the growth Of
that system and commented upon
Chief Justice Marshalls decision
whereby the Supreme Court began to
usurp legislative powers. a decision
which was all right under the con-
ditions existing at that time, but
which has caused the growth of an
| evil, he said.
Colonel Roosevelt cited the bake
| eI1, Il he ~
pensation act and other decisions,
| which, he said proved that the courts
were usurping too great functions.
There are many of us in the Uni
ted States who will never rest con-
| tent while the condition against
which | protest continues" he went
on 1--WE believe that the only wise
government for democracy is a
government by the majority, chang
! Ing easily as the deliberately ex-
pressed will of the majority itself
changes. We believe that the Consti-
tuition of the United States is not a
straitiacllet designed to restrain q
disorderly and Incompetent people
/ from controlling its own affairs, but
on the contrary, an instrument wise
ly devised to help the orderly growth
of the people toward a juster ano
lairer ire SYSTEM. we IurlHer DeiioNs
that the administration of justice
should be humanized. When such are
our deep convictions we cannot and
will not submit to the doctrine thai
laws TO guarantee these benefits car
at their own pleasure be annulled BY
public servants who are not respon.
sible to the public and who have diff
ferent economic ideas from the pub
lic."
Colonel Roosevelt emphasized tbs
need for leaders under the ideal de
mocracy, but said they must be lead
ers for good and not for evil.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
THREATS IN NOTES /.
SENT TO WHITMAN
Writers Say They VIII Inlure
District Attorney II He Con-
tlnues Graft Inquiry.

NEW YORK. Nov. s.--Threafs OF
bodily harm and political extinction
have been received by District At
torney Whitman since he began MS
investigation Of crooked campaign
contributions.
He admitted last night that he had
been getting these communications In
the last week and that personal ap-
peals had been made to him to stop
this John Doe investigation.
The most startling thing about
these appeals is that thew have been
accompanied with the assertion that
IL Mr.. Whitman persists he will find
some of his best personal and political
friends involved In the system that
exacts from State canal and high
way contractors contributions pro-
portioned to the amount Of the con-
tracts they get.
Many of these threats and appeals
were made yesterday. The publica-
ton of the testimony Of George H
Mcclure, OF Syracuse. has made
those who are involved realize that
the inquiry ID proceeding to the point
where criminal process may be I'M
dertaken.
Mr.. whitman has received anouy-
nous communications by man point
ing out the FOLLY Of going further Il
he hopes for political preferment ia
the future. II has been suggested to
hin, that while the testimony 80 far
deals only with the Democratic or
ganization, It is more than likely that
a gigantic scheme of graft will be
uncovered in which other parties may
be involved.
Besides letters there have been teie-
phone messages along the same lines.
Some persons have gone TO Mr.. Whit
man and made their appeals person.
ally. They have asked him to desist
not only on account Of those who
may be involved, but also for his
own safety. The comment which he
made last night as a response to both
threats and appeals was:
IF l can stand against lack Rose
and that gang I guess I can stand
against this new gang"
William Sulzer will be called as a
witness in the John Doe inquiry. The
determination of the district attorney
is based on Sulzer's own statement
with respect to George H. Mcclure
intimate knowledge Of State coTrv.aiie
work Of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
Napleots Sons: Jailed

PASSAIc. Nov. S--The shameful
neglect of his two SONS. William and
Thomas, resulted In Walter Tornan-
lsky, of Ninth street, being committed
to the county jail in default of a SIS
fine imposed yesterday by Judge Co.'S
tello.
The boys were recently arrested by
Truant officer Herman F. Weber,
who declared the boys went about
the city begging for food. They were
incorrigible, the truant officer stated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
So. 100000 from Swamp Root

BINGHAMTON, Nov. S,-The treas
urer of Broome county filed today
with the county surrogate state
nent appraising the estate OF the
late Jonas NJ. Kilmer. of this city.
exploiter of swamp Root. patent
medicine, at $2.600.o00. The fortune
of Willis Sharpe kilmer, his son, who
Is now in Europe, is estimated at
about the same amount. The fortune
was built in twenty years. When the
elder Kilmer started the manufacture
of Swamp Root his original outfit
consisted of a big iron kettle and a
few gallons of ingredients.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08

| Under Sheriff James F Hyland,
Deputy Sheriff Harvey w. Keough
and Court officer Lloyd FL. Mckee,
one or all three of them, played
a cruel Joke on some unsuspecting
Court House attaches on Thursday
afternoon Mckee came busting out
of the sheriff's office shortly before
O'Clock. with the announcement that
| a Jury was needed in the sherffI's or
fee In lunacy matter.
Now q Jury In a lunacy matter
usually has about five minutes work,
as the matter is entirely perfunctory,
the jury verdict being necessary TO
comply with the law. Also there Is
a fee of 81 for serving on the jury
for the aforesaid five minutes OF
work, SO there is always a rush or
persons, not otherwise busy at the
time, to get on the lunacy jury ana
grab the 80 soft money
| McKeen had no trouble In getting O.
dozen men who were not too pusy 10
| earn an easy 50 and soon had rom
| Mulgrave, Of the county clerks ONCE;
Frank Shalvoy, Frank Broehm, Harry
| Henninger and enough other men
with time on their hands and an IN
clination to earn 50 lined up.
The twelve were marshaled IN tne
/
came the. sad awakening. The duty
| they had been summoned for was to
| award damages in an uncontesteu
| damage suit and the fee received by
each juror was % cents.
p. S.-For the benefit of the very
/ few persons who do not already know
| II and have not had their opportunity
to "josh" him about 1t, the writer was
| one of the twelve who got stung on
the 25-cent Jury.
While every other department in
| the county has had its force In
creased, In some instances doubled,
within the past few years, the county
| prosecutors staff OF detectives con-
sists of just the same number of men
that it did when 1t was first organ
lied, almost ten years ago.
In fact. the force now consists or
two men less than il did prior to 1904
when the late Henry Young, the
prosecutor of the pleas, went before
the State Legislature and had bill
passed allowing him to appoint ten
county detectives. Prior to that time
the county prosecutor had four men
who ranked as county detectives and
in addition had eight oonstables as
signed from the sheriff'e office who
we're called criminal officers and
performed the same work as is now
done by the county detectives.
Prosecutor Young asked for, and
was granted, ten men and the force
is ten men today, despite the fact
that the criminal work has doubled;
trebled would be the better word
since 1904
The staff consists of a chief, two
detective sergeants and seven detec-
tives. the personnel being Frederick
Weimer chief; William p. Teed and
Walter Godfrey, detective sergeants;
James F. Mason, Thomas p. Meyer,
Alfred j. Hargan, Joseph FL. Quicker,
George Howard, Louis Slutzky and
Antonio DeRogatis, detectives.
"Bill' Teed, who looks more like an
oId-time Methodist dominic than a