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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
CHARMED BY MUSIC,
SNAKE FREES VICTIM
Wrapped Around Man, It LOoS-
ems Coils as Girl Plays.

Punxsuta whey. Pa.-With the coils
of a python twenty-five feet long
tightening gradually around his body,
James Harve Stenger. manager for
carnival company, escaped being
crushed to death only through the
power of music to soothe the reptile
after the efforts of six men had failed
to dislodge It,
Mr. Stenger was experimenting the
unloading of a box of snakes when
the python escaped. For an instant
the reptile seemed to be dazed. and as
Mr. Stenger took a stick and tried to
push it through door into big glass
case the snake turned like fash. In
an instant the python entwined itself
around Mr. Stenger. pinning his arms
to his sides
Six men went to Mr.. Stenger's aid
and attempted to phil the snake from
his body. The folds of the big reptile.
however. only drew closer. and Mr.
Stenger was on the verge of a collapse
when Mile. La BOnetO. who owns the
reptile. appeared with fageolet be-
tween her lips.
StatiOning herself near the snail e, she
began to play low. weird melody, at
the same time swaying her body to
and fro gently. Raising its head. the
python began to sway In rhythm with
the player and the music. and. gradu-
ally loosening its folds from Mr..
Stenger. 1t coiled on the ground with
its head swinging from side to side.
Slowly approaching the snake. Mile.
La Boneto. still playing gently, forced
It into the glass cage. In the mean
time Mr.. Stenger. who had toppled
over unconscious when released from
the folds of the snake. was revived
and found to be nninjured
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
READING BRAIN OF DEAD MAN?
Believed Thoughts Were Visible.
Strange Request In Will.

Believed Thoughts Were Visible.
Strange Request In Will.
Cambridge. Mass.-Scientists in the
Harvard Medical school are trying to
read the brain of the late DR.. Maurice
Howe Richardson. ex-member of fac
ulty Of that institution. The examina-
lions are being conducted secretly in
the neuropathologicai department and
under the direction Of DR.. e. e. South
ard
DR.. Richardson was a firm believer
that thoughts made definite lines in
the brain. and the present examination
Is being conducted In accordance with
his wishes as expressed in his viii.
He believed that persons thoughts
were recorded and were at the time
OF thinking visible on the outer walls
OF the cerebrum. He held that If these
lines were read and the seat of the
thought located it would make it DOS
siDie to correct defects In the brain bv
surgical operations.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

to take them to Gaines Mills and
Fair Oaks. where he had fought gal
lantly.
His son and bis nephew were hand
some. dashing young fellows, who had
seen service and hunted tigers in In
dia. The old count pointed out and
expatiated on interesting places along
the historic route. scenes Of notable en-
gagements in which he had figured
thirty years before. and became so aD-
sorbed in the memories that he did not
discover the keener interest manifest
ed by the young noblemen In two pref
ty sisters of Richmond. one a blond
and the other a brunette. vivac1ous
and fond of admiration
Misses Ophelia and Louise buli1ng-
ton betrayed sufficient interest TO en-
holden young Evan Chesterman. rea-
ture writer. to offer to introduce them.
Not Just then. though: the old count
was watching the youngsters WIFI rlg-
orous solicitude. he was stern. PROUD.
stickIer for etiquette. never forget
ting that he was undisputed neao oi
the house of Bourbon.
Before the boat reached Richmond.
however. the plans were arranged oy
Cbesterman for the party to call on
the girls at home that evening. Weary
from travel. the count was easily per.
suaded to retire early and was tucked
awav. His room at the old Lexington
hotel was across the hall from tnat OF
the duke and prince. Nine O'CLOCK
found him snoring. while cab with
drawn curtains was hurrying the party
Of three to spend the evening with the
beauty sisters. Both the young NOPE
men spoke good English. and a jolly
party it was. with clever stories anu
love songs dashed of in glass VI
wine and the spice of adventure.
When the party returned at mldnign.
the count awoke to- learn the trutn'
and things were blue around the note'.
Catchiny them sneaking into their
rooms. he Numbered his censure anu
threatened to disinherit the duke TOT
so far forgetting himself as 10 WISH
strange women ont OF his station ana
start gossip
.Iicturp the horrid American news
papers out with your escapaoes III
CHASTITY headlinpsr' he growled. "Ueh.
I'm most shocked and mortified. Ana
Won. sir. heir and head OF the great
house OF bourbon"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
OLD FILTRATION
BY FRENCH DUKE
Troubles Of Orleans Family Re-
call an Escapade.
COUNT WAS SCANDALIzED.
Young Frenchmen In America Visited
Pretty Virginia Girls, Causing Head
of House of Bourbon Much Mortifi-
cation-How Filtration Started.

Richmond, Va.-Recent cablegrams
from Brussels setting forth the esca-
pades of the Duke of Orleans and the
duchess suit for separation recall an
incident in his career in Richmond
twenty years ago.
One bright spring morning in 1893
something of a Juror was created
among the passengers on the little
river steamer that piled between Nor
folk and RichmuLd when they learned
the identity of three distinguished per-
sonages aboard. They were travelling
incog. but some one recognized them
as the Count of Paris. his son, the
Duke of Orleans. and his nephew.
Prince Henry Of Orleans. The elder
had come over to revisit battleields
on and near the James river. where he
had figured in 1862 when on the staff.
with his brother. Of General Mcclellan
of the Union army. The count was re-
vising his book on civil war and desir
ed a fresh view Of locale and atmos-
phere. They had visited Yorktown
and Williamsburg. in which battles he
had taken part, and the itinerary was
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

voted father. Paul Charlton. former
United States judge at Porto Rico; his
mother and brother and his counsel.
The crime for which Charlton must
now stand trial created worldwide at
tention because of his grewsOme set
ting and the prominence of the slayer's
family The fight against extradition
occasioned international interest and
at one time threatened 10 enbroil this
country with Italy.
Porter Charlton was New York
bank clerk when he met Mrs. Neville
a. Castle, Divorce and daughter OF
Henry q. Scott. a San Francisco coal
merchant. The wooing of Charlton was
ardent and rapid. with the result that
the couple were secretly married In
Wilmington, DEL. in April. 1910. A few
days later they sent announcements to
their friends and then sailed for Eu-
rope on their honeymoon. Letters re-
ceived by Captain Scott. attached to
the coast artillery at Fort Myer, led to
the belief that the couple were happy
and peaceably enjoying themselves.
On the morning of June 10 the body
OF Mrs. Charlton was found by fisher
from the villa the pair had occupied.
An investigation was started by the
police of Cernobbio. and Russian
named Constantine Ispolatoff was ar
rested. When the authorities searched
for Charlton he had disappeared.
1t was at first believed Charlton had
met death defending his wife's honor.
and the lake was searched for his
body. Then it was learned from the
proprietor OF the Hotel Suisse at Ger
nobbiO that couple had frequently
appeared there and registered as Mr..
and Mrs. Potter. They had often
Quarreled. and on several occasions the
woman had been seen weeping. Once
the guests heard shrieks. and the pro.
prietor found Mrs. Charlton hidden in
closet. Later her husband dragged
her to the street. and the proprietor
asked the pair to leave his hotel.
These stories turned suspicion upon
Charlton. and the police OF the entire
world were asked to arrest him on
cAGbls ANooV Va tue OCtSNLifc S dSSkSuGu
to the case was more indefatigable
than Captain Scott. He swore to be
revenged and obtained a leave of alb
sence. Scott thought his brother-in
law might be on the Deutschland and
was on hand when she locked.
No trace of Charlton was found. and
be strolled over to the Princess irene
He had never seen the object of his
quest. but man on the pier answered
bis description. and he caused his ar
rest. He had arrived under an as
slmed name. but admitted his identity
when his own name was found stitch
ed inside bis laundry bag. He then
seemed glad that the strain was over.
At police headquarters he made a
written confession. In which he said
that, while his wife was 1.-The best wo
man in the world they often quar-
relied over trivial matters. and she
would call him foui names. The night
of the murder she went into temper.
and i'm a daZe he struck her with a
malIet he bad been using to stralghten
ont the leg of couch He then placed
the malet and body in trunk, drag
sed the trunk from the villa to small
pier and threw ii snto Lahe Como
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
BACHELORS LEAD
IN CRIME 3 To |.
Unmarried Criminals Far Out
number Married Ones.
THREE-FOURTHS UNDER 30.

Statistics Show That Married Men At
tempt Suicide More Frequently Than
Unmarried Ones - Single Women
Criminals More Numerous.
New York.-Many more unmarried
than married men commit crimes. &C.
cOrding to the report Of Henry D.
Sayer. chief clerk of the district attor-
ney's Office. The report shows that iE
1912 there were 7S9 convictions of
married men in general sessions and
in the criminal branch of the supreme
court and that there were 2.O69 convic-
lions of unmarried men. There were
&c convictions of married women and
100 convictions Of unmarried women.
Records show that in the last nine
years there have been 1906 cOnvic-
tons of unmarried men, while among
men who had at some time led a bride
to the altar there were but 1910 con-
victiOns. The unmarried men excel in
almost every crime on the calendar.
case of attempted suicide. Last year
the ratio was three married men to
one unmarried.
The report also shows that about
three fOurths of the men who are
brought into court are under thirty
years Of age. OF the 2.S57 men con-
victed last year $40 were under the
age of twenty and 1878 were between
twenty one and thirty years old. Aft
er the age Of thirty the ratio gradually
decreases. there being but five men
over seventy who last year were con-
victed of any crime. Out of 26.O79
persons convicted in the last nine
years HOSP were between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty and 1928 were
between fifteen and twenty years.
Among the women two-thrids Of
those convicted were under thirty. It
is also apparent from the report that
in the last nine years there has been
a gradual increase in the number of
young men of criminal tendencies, the
number Of convictions of male crimi-
nails under the age of thirty having in
creased from LOO in 1904 to 1900 in
1912 On the other hand. the number
of convictions Of men over the age
Of thirty has remained about station
airy.
The report shows that the office dis
posed of 6.651 actions during the year.
There were 1923 convictions in gen.
eral sessions and the supreme court.
of which 1883 were upon pleas of
guilty and $40 upon verdicts after
trial There were 321 trials that re-
suited in acquittal
There were more convictions for
murder in the first degree than in any
other year In the history of the coun-
ty. Thirteen persons were convicted
est number appearing in the records
Of other years is eight. 1t is also wor-
thy Of note that for the first time on
record In this county four men were
Jointly tried and each found guilty of
murder In the first degree.
The average sentence imposed was
FIVE years and six months. and the
total state prison terms amounted to
3.99f years. The longest sentences
were for burglary in the first degree.
There has been a gradual increase in
the length of sentences imposed since
1904. when the average was four years
and six months. The most frequent
crime was grand larceny. with $50
convictions. Next came burglary, with
1872 convictions.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
Sheds Toe Nails BienniaIly.

Bedford. Ind J W Mundy Of this
city sheds the nails from his toes ev-
cry two years. and this has occurred
since he WAS a child When asked to
see his foot. Mr. Mundy barred his left
foot and showed the old nails. barely
hanging TO The toes. aud the new nails
growing under the Old ones.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
take CHARLTONTO
italy FOR TRIAL
Young American Faces Term
In an italian Dungeon.
HOW He MURDERED Wife.

Fight Against Extradition Occasioned
international interest and Threaten
ed to Emb -oiI This Country With
1taly-Long Fight at Last Ended.
New York.-Porter Charlton. the
young American who killed his bride
In their villa at Lake Como. Italy, in
June, 1910. and who for three years
has successfully fought extradition, has
been turned over to the Italian govern
ment and will be tried for his crime.
In the Hudson county Jail at Jersey
City Charlton was under espionage
which was relaxed neither day nor
night in the fear that he might
try to take his own life rather than
face living death in an Italian dun
geon. He had no visitors save his de-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
Never Blow In a Mules Ear.

St0neham. Colo Barney Benson nau
near0 that the way to cure mtiie VI
paIklng WAS To blow i'm its ear. ne
trled the remedy and is now at hos
pitai IN sterling with both Jaws orU
Ken and several teeth missing. Inc
mule dld not take kindly to the "geht'e
ZefIhyrs playing in its ears and as
feh'ike landed both heels on Bpnsons
law
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
BEER MAKES MAN BARK.
Victim Of His Own Imagination, Fear'
ing Attack of Rabies.

my SNtkdCN VI noS
Ann Arbor, Mich.-George McGowan'
formerly of Evansville. N. T.. VINO SUI
fered with rabies last March. but. ac-
cording to newspaper clipping foun'
In a pocket. was cured at ALBANY.
drank glass of beer and later aWo.e
the neighborhood in the vicinity OF niS
room by barking and yelping.
Investigating. the citizens FOUND nc
Gowan on all fOurs. alternately Dluns
at the table leg and swapping at any
one who came his way.
A physician and three pollcemep
overpowered the man and took MIN 70
a hospital. Specialists in rabies oe-
clared the case was not one OF nydro-
phobia. but hysteria: that the man
lived in constant fear of rabies anu
was the victim of his own Imagination.
They aScribed the attack to the eHect
Of the beer
MCGOWAN Is now comfortable anu
will receives.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
OverIaden Annie rr...

Hutchinson. Kan. Because the an
pies are so thick on the trees in the big
Reno county orchards gangs Of men
are oeine hired to go through the or
.haros ana knock green apples from
'ne trees. This is necessary. the fruit
growers explain. to prevent the bougbs
from breaking down under the weieht
OF the growing fruit.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

neered by Lamar. there Is no Law m
reach 1t.
Under the Cummins bill impersons.
ton over the phone or otherwise h,
any person of a member of congress or
other public official will be made fel.
ony. punishable by Imprisonment Of
from three to five years, maximum
fine of $4,000. or both fine and i'm
prisonment Similarly. impersonatiop
over the phone or any one conversipr
from one state to another will be made
a felony.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
Dog Stops Court Gao.

Wa'ia Walla. Wash Leslie G. Kork.
mans dog thinner stopped case in
'"r superior court while he caught a
'i'"''se. The dog is fox terrier and
was IN court with his MASTER III,
sight OF fat mouse was ton ,nah
court othriais aided MIN. and the case
was resumed
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
July E il,
TO STOP lMPERsou.r,ss'
cummins Bill Would J.;, !.
Of Lamar, TN men esA,

'0""'"' Bill Would Jail M,
OF Lamar. Trick. '' esN
Washington. With a W..
ping the practice of inn No.
members of congress and o,ha s0lats
ohcials' which practice was her., Dssk
the attention of the senate Io bD'@oasAth
hgating committee by tho a" la's
Oh David Lamar, Senator t,n, u'esslA
Iowa, member of the comn," ns u
introduced in the senate h,a b.
object is to deal with persons !. s,' @aas
such Misrepresentation sullea
The Cummins bill womb 49,,
hcally impossible the impersonaaes prae
members of congress, such o. q
winch Lamar engaged. using ,S, uat b
OF Representatives Palmer an. uans
dan for the purpose of driv; %uu Rl0r.
Robert s. Lovett and other sS. s0dss
into employing Edward Lautorsaue,l
their counsel. 'oach q
Despite the confessed doco,.,
fraudulent nature of tho n,. 1--WE and
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
MAN DROWNED BY FISH.
Tries to Swim River Carrying Forty
Pounds Of Them.

Newton. N. J.-Harry G. Pitman.
eighteen years old. was drowned in
trying to swim the Paulinskill river
with a catch of forty pounds Of all
kinds of fish strung about his neck.
He went down in the whirlpool near
the Saltwater bridge. while friends
who thought his cries for help were in
fun laughed at him They answered
his second frantic cry, but too late.
Pitman went spearing fish with Ed
ward buff OF Hardwick township. by
whom he was employed. and Lester
Huff. brother Of Edward. They had
0sA k4ck. and at 2:30 O'Clock decided
:hey had enough to "call 1t night ;"
Pitman suggested that they swim back
and started first.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
Seventy five-y old Dress Stroud.

Findl.y. q. Dressed in IA homespnp
dress which she wove more than sew.
envy five years ago. Mrs. Frances T..
Founds. ninety three years old. was
buried AT t'outtys Landing. W. Va.
Mrs Pounds was married twice. and
sbe wore this dress on each OccaSicn
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
PLAN TO ABOLISH
CONVICT LEASING
Alabama System Is Declared
to Be |nhuman.

Birmingham. Ala.-With the purpose
of taking all of the thousand of Ala
bama convicts out of the mines. ium-
Der mills and turpentine camps state
wide movement to abolish the obnox
ious lease system Is in progress, partic-
ipated in by the best element of citi
zenship in the state. At great mass
meeting addresses were made picturing
the greed. graft and cruelty of the sys-
tenn. and announcement was made that
it would be fight to a finish between
the states humanitarian spirit on the
one side and corporations and profess
sional politicians Oh the other.
The spirit of the movement was en-
bodied in the question shall we send
the man who has served his sentence
back home better citizen or drive him
to slavery and criminal mania?'
Instances were cited where men had
been sentenced to long terms at mine
labor for shooting craps. neglecting to
work on the roads and stealing rides on
trains.
Mrs. Julia Tntwiler. noted for her
work for prison reform In the south.
sent a message of Endorsement. in
which she pleaded for night schools
for convicts. humane hygienic condi-
tons and other reforms tending to
make the life OF the man in stripes en-
durab BILE.
An executive committee was appoint
ed to carry the fight into all of the six
ty-seven counties of the state and pave
the way for deciding battle in the
next legislature. Captain Frank s.
White OF Birmingham, former chair
man of the Democratic state executive
committee and for years general coun-
sci of the mine workers of Alabama.
was made chairman of the committee.
Twenty other representative men Of
influence throughout the state will help
IN whirlwind campaign. In addition
each county will have strong commit
tee.
For years there has been talk Of ugly
treatment Of the convicts In the mines,
lumber camps and turpentine mills. In
half dozen or more explosions in coal
mines within few years hundred or
more convicts had been killed But no.
body seemed to worry over their fate.
The state leases about thousand
cOnvicts to several large coal mining
and lumber Industries and nets from 1t
over half Il million dollars a year after
feeding. clothing and guarding the
men An average of thirty dollars q
month is paid to the state. Each con-
vict Is required to do a certain task.
Pearl In Oyster Cocktail.
Chicago Mrs. NJ. J. Anderson, wife
- ~, xUhiIo m th1, midst -
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
Pearl In Oyster Cocktail.

Chicago Mrs. NJ. J. Anderson, wife
of an attorney. while in the midst of
an oyster cocktail found a pearl. 1t
was taken to jewelers.. polished and
appraised at $l.2tW. And to think"
said Mrs Anderson. IL thought it to be
a piece of oyster shell and was going
TO reprove the waiter.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-07-26
DISPUTED WILLS.

N. o. Picayune:
Disputed wills are a prolific source
of litigation and cases involving them
consume considerable amount of
time in the courts. To remedy this evil
it has been proposed that statute be
passed providing that testator may,
if he pleases, file his will in court dur
ing his life and give due notice of the
fact to persons affected, and that if
any one wishes to question the validity
of the will he must appear within a Ger.
tain time or forever be barred. If, un-
der this plan, a contestant appeared,
he could be required to prove his inter
est and then be permitted to inspect
the will. If he still desired to contest
1t he could be required to raise the is
sues while the testator is yet alive to
demonstrate capacity and to explain
his action. Any measure which will
help the testator to carry out his wish.
es and which will prevent disgraceful
litigation should be encouraged.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-07-26
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

Crowley Signal:
Any farmer can spend money-some
can make it--but he who can make it
and keep it cheats Folly and becomes
wise. He should invest it in making
his farm more productive.
Whatever stimulates agricultural de.
velopment at once reacts upon general
business to the advantage of bankers
merchants, and manufacturers alike.
No farmer can afford to buy thing
he can raise, no matter how cheap it is
offered This is the fundamental ele
ment of farmers prosperity.
Capital cuts capers where co-opera
ton convenes. Cooperation in a towr
means it is a good place to invest
money.
Credit is the gateway to opportunity
and opportunity is the everlasting hope
of the world.
Growing pains in city buildings II
sweet misery indeed.