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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Miss Bamberger's Story.

Describing the receipt Of the letter an
the arrest of Cummings. Miss Bamberge
said last night:
The letter was awaiting MS when
we arrived on Tuesday from New
York, When ] opened 1t In the Hotel
iirst and | showed ii TO mother NV
father and brothers and Simon Bam-
berger were all told OF the letter and
II was decided that the entire affair
be placed in the hands of detectives.
My father notified the detective
agency and IL took entire charge OF
the matter The next day and
Thursday. the man who sent the let
ter called me over the phone several
times. ] had been told TO meet him
at $50 o'clock Thursday afternoon
ut the White rooming house. but at
o'clock he called me over the phone
and told me he had changed the
plans, He telephoned TO me and said
to go to the twelfth floor OF the
Walker building to meet him. While
he was talking TO me ever the phone
the detectives went to find whence
the call was coming They told me
10 keep him on the line as long as
possible,
An automobile was In waiting in
front OF the hotel and they tried to
catch the man then. but In some
way got the wrong address from tho
telephone company. There were de-
tectives on branch line who heard
my conversations with the black hand
man. They tried TO catch him in the
Walker building and the lady detect
i've wore my hat when she went TO
keep the appointment at $3.50 o'clock
This morning at few minutes
after o'clock the man called me
over the phone. A detective was at
the telephone exchange and got the
number which was calling me That
is all | know about II. as they went
there and caught the man
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Miss Bamberger Guarded.

During the time that we were
waiting for the black hand men 10 he
captured, the detectives were about
the hotel all the time. They were
Ing for the telephone calls 10 come
in. They did not tell me much about
what ] should do. only that l must
keep the man on the phone as long
as possible.
The persons who called me by
phone seemed to be well educated
The voices were different. / think
two persons spoke to me-
Miss Donahue. who also received one
OF the black hand letters, is % years OF
age. Is the daughter of p. j. Donahue
a well-known mining man In Utah. For
some time she has been living with hcr
brother. r II. Biele. and his wife. The
family moved from loll East Thirteenth
South street on Friday, July II, The let
ter was received the following Monday.
When the contents were read Miss Dona l.
hue and her sister were very much in
clined TO take the matter as a joke
rather than TO look at II seriously. think =
Ing that in all probability 1t had been
sent by some practical joker. Mr. Blele.
as we'll as Mr.. Donahue, wanted To take
the matter up with the police but were
persuaded by the recipient 10 let the
entire affair drop.
Miss Donahue Is OF the opinion tha {
the address was gained through the So
cety columns OF The Sunday Tribune
Of July 49, at which time the notice Of
the change Of address appeared. both
as TO her and Mr.. and Mrs. Blee The
homo on Seventh avenue until Thurs
day. July II. and as a consequence no
word OF any nature was heard from the
alleged black handler.
Mrs. Anderson said last night that
she received the black hand letter ad-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

dressed 10 her last Monday and that she
thought the whole affair was u joke, as
She had Just been married on July s..
| Tho letter. she thought, had been writ
ten by Joking friends for the purpose of
frightening her and her husband.
WHY, the whole Ghing is funny 10
me-. she said. When | read the letter
] gave IL to my husband. and he read il
and also thought /, TO be a joke. We
Just tore the letter ZIP yesterday and
threw 1t into the waste basket Last
night when we read of the blackhand
mans being caught at once thought OF
the letter | had received because the one
Miss BamberGer got sounded so much
like mine | gathered UP the pieces and
pasted them together again"
a coincidence In the case is that Mrs.
Anderson, who before her marriage was
Miss Cynthia Hardy, is close personal
friend Of Miss Bamberger, the two girls
attending school together in this city.
After graduation from tho grade schools
Miss Bamherger went east 10 college and
Miss Hardy became a student at the
university. She finished her freshman
year at that institution in June
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Indicted for Rioting,

SALEM Mass. July 1S.-Nathaniel
gree Of Lowell Industrial Workers Of the
World leaders and seventeen foreign resi-
dents OF Ipswich were indicted today for
riotinS. The charges grew out OF a riot
at the Ipswich Hosiery companys plants
al Ipswich last month when woman
was killed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

Bamberger.
At IL o'clock Thursday morning
some one called up Miss Bamberger
al the Hotel Utah. Assistant Super
intcndenI j, Gaylord OF the agency
was on an extension of the room
phone and heard the entire CONVEX
SnIiDu
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

NEW YORK. July lS.-The eastern
railroads engaged in a wage controversy
with their $4,000 trainmen and conduc-
tors Indicated tonight their Willingness
to leave with the board OF mediation and
concllia ton appointed by President Will
son the decision as 10 which questions
are 10 be submitted for arbitra don un-
der the Eewla nds act
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

crookedness. lie had no key 10 the
office and was never in here unless
either myself or Mr. Belts. my as
soclate. was present.
Betts said that he was in the Of
flee Sunday morning, and that
Cummings was there for short
time. He said that he did not no.
tlce him writing any letters.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Army Orders.

WASHINGTON, July 1s-Major vii.
liam j. Borden. corps of engineers, de-
tailed TO army war college
s. Jones. Eighth cavalry. is accepted
Resignation Of First Lieutenant vii
liam G Muldoon, Philippine scouts nc
cepted.
Major Harry r. Eandholtz. Infantry
relieved from duty In the Philippine cor
stabulary. aior Ira L. FredendalI re
lieved from duty In The Philippines
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Text of the Letter.


follows:
Salt Lake City, Utah, 7-l4-l3.
Miss Dorthy Bamberger, for YOUR
own benefit and safety We demand
that you give us one thousa nd dol
Tel on main & End south and register
under the name OF Daisy. Nelson II
you done We Will get you 1t may take
n year more but just the same we'll
get YOU we do nothing In a hurry
as this is the greatest organnizations
In the world yet we never had to
destroy any lives still we have com
PEELED the Royalty, Of Europe to come
across for us Because they were SEN
sible and realiazed they were Power
less we arc only part OF q gange op-
erateing now in Europe Possibly you
have read OF the dss ppearance OF
the Jewels of Royalty right recently
you are being watched from your ar
rival here the Police will be unable
To save you just look over the en-
closed drawing md study 1t and you
VIII reliaze hor Helpless you are In
our hands so the only thing to do is
10 pay one thousand dollars you
must be at the above address with
the money on the nth. OF July 1913
10 disobey Will mean your death at
$50. PM
Yours Rcpct,
James Mccormick
On the reverse side the writer had
penned the following:
This suit case Dynamite Boomb
will Destroy n whole city Block n
contains S quarts OF nltroglycerene,
besides Dynamite e. gun cotton il Is
exploded with electricity.
According to Wilse the reason for
not arresting Cummings when he ap-
pesred on the twelfth floor Of the Walker
bank building Thursday afternoon WA
that no demand was made for the money
and Cummings did not even ask the
young woman detective who impersona ted
IN m Nor II fta.f-
Hamburger He said
We had three men planted in the
buildng-one on the eleventh, ono
hidden on the twelfth and another on
the the third floor About AS o'clock
moor One was Cummings and the
other was Budd. After hesitating
Tor few minutes as IL In doubt
posed Miss Bamberger and INQUIRED
II she was waiting for some one.
II am waiting for Mr.. Mccormick"
vas the reply.
mobile. I'll tell him that you are
waiting and he will come up"
Cummings and sudd then went
down on the elevator. They did not
ton Of Cummings and the woman
detective Budd stood TO one side
and. although he did not hear the
tsnt witness in proving that Cum Cum.
mings actually talked to the young
woman
The reason we did not make the
arrest Thursday WAS because no de-
mand had been made for the money.
The chances are ten TO one that
Cummings would have stood pat and
denied any connection with the sf-
fair. Then smart lawyer would
have picked what case We had to
pieces.
The letter demanding the $1,000 In
VIA vol ~
berger on the night Of July u On
the morning Of July Is Nr. Bam-
berger came 70 our office and turned
over the letter We immediately
started work on tho case The
writer had demanded that Miss Ram-
berger register under an assumed
name at the White House hotel We
laid plans for this move BY putting
TWO men In the hotel making an In
vestig5t tion Of the persons staying at
The hotel and arranging for young
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

WASHINGTON, July 1S-Thc new
federal board of mediation and concIl-
lat!on Will hold its first meeting here
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to or-
eanlze and prepare for immediate con-
sldera ton OF the controversy between
the eastern railroads and their s0,00Q
trainmen and conductors The call was
issued late today by Judge William Lea
Chambers whose appointment as COM
bers OF the board was sent to the senate
by President Wilson early today
According TO custom. the nominations
were referred to a COMMITTEES and VIII
not be reported back to the senate until
tomorrow, but their Immediate confirna-
ton Is considered certain and Judge
Chambers is going ahead with plans for
the work, The judge will leave Sunday
night for New York 10 confer with rep
resentatlves OF the railroad and the em-
ployees, and II Is not likely that the con-
attention Of the board before that time.
The first meeting Of the board would
have been held this afternoon. but owing
to the ahsence In Boston OF one OF the
members, Louis +. Post, assistant secre-
tary OF labor, IL was decided TO wait un
III tomorrow. A telegram was sent 10
Mr., Post. urging his return.
Judge Chambers said tonight that the
board would SIT permanently In Wash
OF the meetings here possible.
Speaking Of his call at the White
house TODAY TO thank President Wilson
for his appointment. me said that he had
never met the president before The
president told him he had appointed the
man who was almost universally favored
for the position.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

Majestic pavilion, dancing tonight
Largest floor, best music.
(AdHrr,isomrnil
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

Tonight, Majestic pavilion, dancing
World s largest floor, big band.
tAdVertisement)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
Makes His Escape.

Cummings is said to have turned hur-
raediy away. and to have passed Nc
Manus on his way TO the elevator. The
latter got a good look at Cummings, but
did not arrest him. as the signal had
not been given.
Yesterday morning Cummings was
recognized on the street by j. Gaylord.
one of the private detectives on the case,
and was followed to the F. c.. Richmond
Machinery company. III West Second
South street Cummings went In, Cay
lord following, and asked to use the tele-
phone. He gave the telephone operator
the number OF the Hotel Utah and when
answered asked for Miss Bamberger,
Gaylord at once took Cummings IN
charge and hurried him 10 the office OF
United States marshal, where after few
moments OF questioning Cummings ac-
nltted that he was connected with the
blac cE hand plot.
He was shown the letter and indicated
to the officers the part he had played
According 10 his story, however he was
acting for the man Burge, who Cummings
said, was waiting ut a convenient drug
store for the result OF the telephone mes
sage.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
STRIKE ORDER MAY
COME At ANY TINE
BY Interna t,onal News Service.

BY Interna t,onal News Service.
NEW YORK, July 1S,-A r. Garrett
son md W. II. Lee, representing the dis
grunted conductors and trainmen on the
eastern railroads. today notified the
chaIrmen OF all the unions involved to
hold themselves in readiness for all i'm
mediate strike order
The communication characterized the
arbitration scheme proposed by the rail
road managers as nothing short of
"plan 10 reduce the pay Of every man in
the service instead Of giving the 20 per
cent increase which is dema ndcd -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
BLACK HANDLER
CAUGHT; BLANES
PAL AS CHIEF
Declares He Was Catspaw of
Another; Three Women
Threatened in Identical
Letters.
Letters.
Continued from Page one.)

about yesterday after two days work
on the part Of detectives from private
agency and the cooperation of secret
service operative OF the government. In
the course OF the several traps which
we're laid for Cummings a girl bearing a
general resemblance TO Miss Bamberger
and wearing her clothes and hat. was
employed by the detectives,
Miss Bamberger when she received
the letter at the Hotel Utah, where she
registered after returning from New York
her father. j. f. BaTherger, who en-
ployed the detectives to catch the writer.
Trap is Prepared.
On "Wednesday Miss Bamberger re-
ceived telephone call from a man who
who wished TO specify place where the
money was to be delivered. The detec-
tlves were notified and arrangements
were made to intercept any further mes
Thursday the second telephone call was
made. and Miss Ba mberger was told TO
go to the twelfth floor of the Walker
Bank building to meet in the hallway
man 10 whom she was to deliver the
money.
AZ this point the girl detective was
brought into play. Donning the clothes
that the blackhand writer might know
his intended victim BIZ sight, the girl
went TO the Walker building. In an Of
IlCe or inc tWettln loor was stationed
w. ]. Willsie, local MANAGE for the de-
tecttve agency. Down the hall Thomas
r, McManus the government agent.
took his stand.
The girl detective walked to the office
door behind which Willsie was standing
ready TO reply TO n prearranged signal
when the black hand writer appeared
In few moments Cummings. accom-
panied by another man, yesterday ident-
fed as Budd. came up in the elevator
and after lettering In the hall for a few
moments walked up 10 the girl and asked
IL she was waiting for someone. She
replied in the affirmative and Cummings
then asked IL she was waiting for Nc
Cormick, The girl did not answer at
once and then said, you mean MFR
Bamberger'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19

Describing the receipt Of the letter and
the arrest of Cummings. Miss Bamberger
said last night:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

had discovered something good. cts
an old guy with lots of cush," Nc
Michael said. eff we can get him to
back our flying machine we'll all be
in clover" For the benefit Of poet
lawyer Easby-Smith, the witness eX-
planned that "cush" meant coin Of
the realm. Then the testimony wan
dered on for many hours through an
ingenious explanation intended to
show that the Chicago congressman
was not jimmying money out of N. A.
M, but was working Mulhal as a
soft thing>On a fake invention.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30
HOW THEY BAT

Sox-Lord, .267; Bodie, .264; Wea-
yer, .249; Collins, .248; Chase, .245;
SchaIk, .224; Chappell, .218; Benz,
.2O5; Berger, 1873; Russell, 1853;
Kuhn, .159; Cicotte, 1853; Scott, .O75;
Fourier, .224.
Cubs Zimmerman, .321; Leach,
.3O5; Safer, .294; Schultz, .279; Evers,
PTS; Bridwen, .264; Phelan, .261;
Archer, .253; HUMPHREYS, .24O; Bres-
nahan, .223; Williams, .221; Corriden,
.219; Cheney, .213; Good, 1853; Law.
ender. 131.
Ty Cobb, with a batting average of
1893, has finally passed Joe Jackson,
who is hitting .391.
In the National League Daubert,
Brooklyn, is leading with 81. Nc
Donald, the young Boston player, has.
1858.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

HOW THE THAW CASE STANDS
Sherbrooke, 0Ue., Aug. 30.-Dis-
covering that the = Canadian law
makes it possible for any citizen to
sue out a writ of habeas corpus to
liberate any person held under
faulty commitment, the New York
state representatives had Chief of
Police Bouddeau, the man who ar
rested ThaW, obtain this writ, but
Judge Hutchinson declined to order
a forthwith return and the Thaw
lawyers have until next Tuesday to
perfect their plan of defense.
The New York lawyers believe
Judge Hutchinson will release Thaw
as his commitment was faulty, and
that he will then be taken into the
United States by immigration Off
Gals. However, Thaw's lawyers who
were in chambers comforting with
the court declared the judge would
not be a party to what they char
acterized as IAN attempted American
kidnapping"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

was not Jlmmylng money out OF N. A.
M, but was working Mulhall as
soft thing>On a fake invention.
1890
THE CALUMET SITUATION
President John H. Meyer, Western
Federation of Miners, was in the city
with other officials today going over
the strike situation in the Michigan
copper country.
He received a telegram today from
Frank Morrison, secretary Of the
American Federation of Miners, as
follows: .... ..
John H Meyer, Briggs House,
Chicago:
Executive Council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor have ems
dorsed Michigan strike and directed
that communications be sent to Off
GERS of international unions request
ing them to urge their locals to ap4
propriate as much money as possible
to assist strikers to remain on strike
until settlement reached. Also that
all central bodies be requested to ap-
point committees at next meeting OF
call meeting for purpose Of deVising
ways and means to raise funds,
Sending out communications tOmOr-
row. Frank Morrison"
Reports received from Calumet
Mich, indicate that several hundred
strikebreakers have been shipped
from Chicago and other large cities,
NJ. J. Riley, general organizer Of the
Western Federation of Labor, is in
the city, stopping at the New Gault
Hotel. Any union man who has in
formation relative to the shipping OF
strikebreakers from Chicago to the
Calumet district should impaTt theiI
information to him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

SOME TITLE FOR ,MULHALL
Washington, Aug. 30.-In describ-
ing the manner in which Congress-
man McDermott,' the congressman's
former stenographer testified that
McMichael had told McDermott he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-23
Merrill GORE,

Miss Mildred Moore was married, on
Saturday, to Herbert Merrill of Skow-
hogan, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moore i'll
Dover. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of immediate relatives
and friends by Rev. A. T. S9lley OF
Lewiston and uncle of the groom. The
double ring service was used. The
decorations consisted of flowers in
season. The groom is son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Merrill of this place
and the wedding is the result of ro
nance that started. about two years
ago, here, when Miss Moore was en-
gagged in selling books and endeavored
to sell Mr.. Merrill one. Mr. Merrill is
now a machnist in Dexter. employed
by Fay & Scott. The couple left i'm
mediately after the ceremony for Med
way, Mass, for short honeymoon
with the groom's sister, Mrs. Howard
Wyman. They will make their home
in Dexter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-23
Girls! Draw a Moist
Cloth Through Hair
Try This! Hair Gets Thick, Glossy,
Wavy and Beautiful at Once
Stops Falling Out.

Immediate?--Yes, Certain that's
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cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
from any drug store or toilet counter
and Just try it.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-23
Be Healthy,
Happy, Vigorous.
Trembling, Nervous Prostitution and
that Tired Feeling Vanish aftera
Treatment Of Ambition Pills.

Every run down, weakened, tired out
nervous person in Augusta is invited
10 go to Bowditch, Webster & Co.. City
Drug Store, this very day and get 50
cent box of Wendell's Ambition Pills.
And Rowditch, Webster & Co., City
Drug store, is authorized to refund the
purchase price to every buyer if after
taking one box he Is for any reason
dissatisfied
Don't delay, Wendell's Ambition Pills
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Get them and take them for any
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ailments, and for constipation. They
will make anyone feel fine, happy and
vigorous in a few days. Mail orders
filed, charges prepaid, by Wendell
Pharmacal Company, Syracuse, M Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-23
Houlton Boy Is
Confessed Thief.

Houlton, Me. Sept 22-After one of
the most persistent and mystifying
series of burglaries every known in
a Maine town, George Cyr, 20 years
old, of this town was arrested by the
police here, Sunday, charged with the
crimes.
Cyr at first denied his guilt, but
when knife was found in his pocket
freshly smeared with putty from win
dow panes, he broke down and made
complete confession. He confessed
to five breaks, Saturday night, and
four others committed, since July 81.
The Saturday night burglaries were
at @. T.. Coverings, Knox street store,
where 90 was taken: Riley's market;
Sheahan's barber shop; Thomas bar
Der shop and Hamilton & Webber's
trunk shop.
There was also an independent burg
larry here, Saturday night, at Starkey' S
market. Loring Grant of Canterbury,
n. B., is under arrest charged with
the opposition enterprise. He denies
guilt. e. 4l'a4 =
officer Hogan saw Cyr on the street.