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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
New Hampshire Executive Bases
Action on Indictment Charg-
Ing Conspiracy
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PENDING

Concord n. II. Nov g.-Governor
Felkner today honored the requlsition
Of New York for the cxtradition Of
Harry *. Thaw. The case is now
transferred automatically to the fed
eral courts, where writ of habeas
corpus on behalf of Thaw is pending
The governor based his decision on
the Indictment returned against Thaw
in New York county, which charged
him with conspiracy to escape from
Matteawan asylum 10 which he was
committed after his second trial for
the killing of Stanford White.
Tnaw made a sensational tight on
August II and few days later was
arrested At Coaticook. Canada
Thaw's attorneys announced they
would Immediately file an amendment
20 their petition for "A writ of habeas
corpus, which was originally based on
the allegation that Thaw was indicted
for conspiracy by the Duchess grand
jury Because the eXtradition has
been granted on the strength of tho
New York county Indictment IL will
be necessary 10 amend the petition
accordingly.
Thaw was not present when the gov
ernor announced his decision He will
remain in custody here pending the
federal proceedings
Governor States Reasons.
Governor Felkner said:
by petition of Governor Glynn, and
accompanying papers. it appears that
the grand jury of the county of New
York mad duly returned an indictment
against Thaw That is sufficient war
rant for the arrest, arraignment and
trial of the respondent, if he may be
found within the state wherein the
indictment is pending 1t Furthermore
is sufficient TO establish that Thaw is
If found in any state or countrl,
while such indictment is pending
fugitive from justice
i am una BILE 20 view nv duty IN
the premises as including an investi-
cation o. Thaws mental condition. Or
of the counsel for the state Of New
York or of the probable guilt or inno-
cence Of the accused
The governor made public an opin-
ion by Attorney General Auttle advis-
ing him To grant the requisitiou
Thaw's mother issued a five hundred
word statement, in which she said the
governors decision was not shock
to her although a disappointment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
NEGRO IS ARRESTED AS
MISS lEEGSON'S MURDERER

Chicago. Nov S.--Thomas Briscoe p
copper colored negro, was arrested to-
Miss Ida Leegson. the former Dollar
Bay, Mich, school teacher, month
ago. Chief Detective Halpin announc-
ed that Briscoe was identified by a
man who was riding in buggy the
night of the murder and saw the ne
gro with Miss Leegson.
Halpin added that Briscoe was iden-
titled as the man who attacked Mrs.
Tamilla Rossiter in the basement OF
her home last July
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
VINCENT ASTOR TO TAKE
BRIDE IN The SPRING

New York. Nov, S.--VnCent Astor
today confirmed the announcement
he * engaged To marry Miss Helen
Diusmorc Huntington, eldest daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert =. Hunt
ingtou, of Stattsburg. N. V.
The wedding. il is understood. win
be next spring. Young Astor inherit
ed the sixty-five million dollar es-
tate of Lis father. who perished i'm the
Titanic disaster. He is 22 and his
bride to- be is 20 They have known
each other since childhood
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
FOREMAN OF ARSENAL At
ROCK ISLAND Is MURDERED

Rock Island. Ill.,. Nov. s.~-John B.
Schoessel, aged 81. foreman I'm the ma
chine shops of the government arsenal.
was murdered on the doorstep of his
home I'm this city last night. while re-
turning from practicing with a church
choir of which he was a member. He
gang stabbed him In the heart. His
assailants escaped, "a. .-.v .....
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
CASE TO JURY TUESDAY.

Chicago M. Nov. S.-The cases Of
Attorney Daniel Donahoe and Detec
tive Isac Steifel, charsedd with having
conspired 10 defame Clarence s. Funk.
will go to the jury next Tuesday. ac-
cording 60 the predictions of attorneys
after the presentation of evidence
cllsed Yesterday
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
plNDELL AGREEABLE TO
RUSSIA AS AMBASSADOR

Washington. Nov. S.-The Russian
government has notified the United
States that Henry NJ. Pindell, OF Pc
oria will be agreeable to the St Pc
tersburg court Pindeil's nomination
is expected to go to the Senate soon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08

YALE HOPES TO COME BACK
FINAL SCORES
Michigan, II; Cornell. o.
Harvard. 3; Princeton, o.
Yale, II; Brown, o.
Dartmouth, "a; Pennsylvania, a.

Ithaca, Nov. S-A record breaking
crowd FOR tn. annual football game
between Cornell and Michigan is on
hand. Several hundr.6 Michigan root.
crs arrived last night. accompanied by
a band. Cornell's eleven is I'm excel
lent condition. The lineup viii be the
same as against Harvard last Satur-
day with the exception of Ohearne.
star right end. who is missing. He is
recovering from severe injuries to his
eyes suffered in the Harvard game.
McHaffey, who will play right end, is
not comparable to Ohearne.
Harvard Versus Princeton.
Princeton, Nov. Slight intermit-
tent rain this morning was not ex-
pected to interfere much with the
Princeton Harvard game Harvard
was conceded by many critics to have
the stronger team. but Princeton sup
porters took nearly all of the Har-
ward money offered. the odds varying
from ten to six, to four to three. The
twenty-six thousand seats in the tenn
porary stadium were sold last night
Brown Expects 10 Beat Yale.
New Haven. Nov. s.--The largest
crowd of the season filled the field for
the football battle between Brown and
Yale. Brown undergraduates are con-
hdent that Yale will be defeated, as
was the case three years ago. In the
Yale camp the feeling prevailed that
the Blue. smarting from it's defeat by
Colgate last week and the storm of
caustic criticism that followed, would
come back"
Dartmouth Meets y. OF p.
Philadelphia. Nov S.-Dartmouth
and the University of Pennsylvania
met On the football field here today
for the first time in sixteen years. The
supporters of both teams are CONT
dent of the ability of their prospect.
i've elevens 70 win the victory which
will put them in line for the cham
pionship
Western Teams Crippled.
Chicago Nov. S-Wlth relative
standings only at stake In the games
played by the western conference
teams today, and with the Drake
Missouri meeting the only title con-
test. the coaches and players are look
ing forward to decisive battles a week
hence.
Most of the teams arc attempting
to play today with but part of their
usual strength. Minnesota, crippled
TO an eXteme. is not playing At Mad
son. the much battered Wisconsin
eleven meets the Ohio State, whose
players are in good condition. Chi
rago plays Northwestern at Evanston
At Iowa city raw winds promised 10
interfere with the annual Indiana
Iowa game
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
STOP BOXING IN VENICE.
voters Decide to Abolish Sport ~ Cal,
fornis Town.

Venice Cal. Nov. S.-Przetighting in
al itS phases was abolished here by a
majority of Is votes In an election es-
pecially called to settle the question in
"hlch 800 voters participated.
boxlng matches and even the main
'enance of training quarters for pugi-
,lS's who fight elsewhere are prohib-
tied
me question came before the voters
through the use of the initiative by
nose opposed to prizefighting A pre-
ponuerance of the women's vote is be-
heVed to have been east against pu-
gilism.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
SPENCER TO HAVE
HEARING MONDAY
Case OF Confessed Slayer Of
Woman to Be Opened

Wheaton, ~ Nov s.-All prelim-
mary arrangements have been com
pleted for the opening, next Monday,
before Judge Mazziui Slusser of the
Du Page county court. of the trial Of
Henry Spencer. charged with the mur-
der of Mrs. Mildred Allison ReXroat,
a tango teacher owing To the atroc-
ity of the crime and the sensational
history of the prisoner, who has con-
fessed not only 10 tho murder of Mrs.
ReXroat but several other murders
committed i'm various parts of this
state Turing the past year or more. is
attracting countrywide attention aud
promises to be extremely sensational
The murder for which Spencer is
20 he tried was committed on the eve
ming of Friday September % of this
year. Mrs. Mildred Allison ReNroat Of
chicago, teacher ct tango dancing.
was lurcd 10 dark spot near Wayne
H.. murdered by being choked and
shot through the head aud then placed
class which he said he had formed
Eastern railroad, whore = train man
gled hei body. The crime was dis
covered hy the engineer Of the train
which ran over the body of the woman
and h. promptly notified the authori-
ties, The sheriff of Du Page county
swore in y hundred deputy sheriGs
who searched the whole country for
the murderer.
Difficult 20 Trace Clues.
The body of the victim WAS crushed
bevond recognition, bat by means of
= bracelet and her bag, containing her
card aud some papers. the victim was
identided as Mrs. RaNroat II was
also ascertaiued that the woman hal
been vohbed of her money aud of the
valuable iewelrv she wore. II was
learned that the victim was known
as Mrs Allison but that she had been
divorced frcm MI Allison. her first
husband and had recently married r.
\. ReXroat. farmer near Macomb.
III She was supposed to make her
living as a dancing teacher
The roice followed several clues
aud made several arrests. but the ar
rested persons were able to prove
alibis ard not until some time during
the first week of October did the Chit
cago police succeed in arresting Henry
Spencer, who is said 80 bc Bohcm
ian named Shcrtna. following a Glow
furnished bv some friends Of the MUIR
dered woman. II appeared that Mrs
ReNroat had an appointment with =
man named Spencer for the evening
Of September a6. She was to accom-
pany him To- Wayne to teach tango
class which ne said he had formed
there. The woman and Spencer were
seen Nv several persons near Wayne
who furnished a good description of
the man.
Confesses to Wholesale Murders.
After his arrest Spencer was taken
to the Cook county iail and there he
later made a full confession of the
murder Of Mrs Rexroat. giving all the
details of the case and a graphic des-
crjption of the murdc~ Itself. He also
claimed that he had committed mum
her OF other murders and robberies IN
various sections of the state and Gre
ated "A tremendous sensation bv giving
detailed accounts OF the numerous
Continued on 9Th Page, list Column.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
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EGGS SEVENTY.FlVE
CENTS a DOZEN m
NEW YORK CITY

i New York, Nov. S.--A scare
: ity of eggs has caused retailers
!. 10 put the price up to seventy
!: five cents a dozen for the best.
): and the prospects are the price
:. will 60 three to five cents high
: er. The wholesale price is six
: ty-two, though certain west
= erns are obtainable at forty
: three.
: With the tariff off, the
: wholesalers are planning TO
: bring eggs from abroad, believ-
! ing IL To be profitable
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08
ORGANIZED LABOR
OF AMERICA MEETS
Over Two Million Workmen Repre-
sented at AZ. OIL. Session

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 8.-The largest
congress of labor leaders ever held on
the Pacific coast, so far as the mum
bers represented and the interests in
volved are concerned, will begin in this
city Monday with the opening of the
annual convention of the American
Federation Of Labor Nearly 1000, 900
organized workingmen in the United
States and Canada are sending then
delegates-several hundred in number
to represent them
The convention will have as its spe-
cial guests Secretary of Labor William
Is. Wilson and Messrs. Gwynne and
Greenall, two well known English labor
leaders who have come over as frater-
nal delegates from the British Trades
Union Congress. Secretary Wilson will
deliver an address before the conven-
tion.
Labor Heads Are Present.
Among the well known labor leaders
who will be i'm attendance i'm addition
TO President Samuel Gompers and the
other general officers of the federation,
President John p. White of the United
Mine Workers, former President John
Mitchell of the same organization.
President James Kirby of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers. President A. p. Sovey of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Bookbnd-
ers, Secretary Treasurer j. w. Hays OF
the International Typographical Union.
President Sam Griggs of the Journey
men Stonecutters' Association. and
President Frank Ryan of the 1nterna-
tional Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers.
Plan TO Obliterste I. w. w.
Question Of unusual importance are
scheduled to come before the conven-
tion. The operation of the new work
inemen's compensation laws i'm the
various states will be discussed Moral
and financial support probably will be
eNterded To the striking miners i'm Col
orado and Michigan. Plans to extin-
guish the Industrial Workers of the
World as a trades union movement
will be considered Questions affect
ing the standing Of subordinate ma
tional unions will be taken up, and
some long standing fights between
rival organizations will be discussed.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08

10 date Township Clerk George
Martin has issued 1f5 deer licenses To
Calumet hunters.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-08

NJ EN- BER OF THE
M ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALL ToDAY's NEWS TODAY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
BOYS MURDER THEIR FATHER
Remarkable Crime Reported Fran
italian Town-lads Make
Confession,

Rome.-At Ginosa, Apuglia tvn
boys. Eugenio and vincenzo Crane
aged sixteen and forteen years re-.
specially. have killed their father
Dominica Grano, who was seventy.ons
years Of age.
The old Grano had ill.treared "A,
sons. and while he was sleeping a.
OF the boys took revolver and emp.
tied all the chambers at his faths,
The latter was wounded, and he vs.
rushing at the boy when the oths,
son struck him with the Ratchet IN.
old man died almost immediately 49,
his injuries.
The boys have been arrested ~
have confessed their crime
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
MASCOT SAVES A HOUSE Cal
Engine Company Dog May Lose L.o
for 6ravery-Won Many
Prize Ribbons,

New York.-Mique, the prize win.
ming Dalmatian hound, mascot Of I'm.
CINE Company s, In East Fifty.flrst
street. missed responding to an alarm
OF fire for the first time In over a wear
and half. and it was all due to the
house cat.
Puss was under the engine dosins
when an alarm sounded. She WA
about to be crushed under the wheel.
when the dog grabbed her BY the mech
and dragged her out Of harms v.v
He was not quick enough, however
and one Of his hind legs was crushed
The dog was given to the company
BY Alfred @. Vanderbilt and has won
many ribbons at the bench show AZ
Madison Square gardens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
evils Island Wants
!. ion and Half.
Domain In the Hebrides Has an Area
Of 437,221 Acres, a Population OF
10000, and Moors Where
Deer Roam.

London. - Scattered around the
shores Of the United Kingdom are a
number Of islands, large and small.
whose proprietors. while owing allie
glance to King George, are. neverthe'
less. monarchs Of all they survey, with
greater power over the comfort and
well-being Of their subjects" that his
majesty enjoys.
Indeed, In some instances, the Brit.
ish parliament has no power to tax
,, these island estates without the con.
sent of their owners, nor can any one
land or reside upon them without the
permission of their rulers. Some of
them are but few acres In extent,
while others run into many square
miles Of territory, boasting Of q lordly
castle and a quite a large population.
Perhaps the principal island proper.
ty in the United Kingdom is Lewis, In
the Outer Hebrides, whose present
ruler Is Major Matheson. Lewis Is GER
tainly no mean kingdom. seeing that It
boasts Of an area Of 1921 acres and
. population Of nearly 10000 souls.
Indeed, it is the largest island In the
United Kingdom next to Ireland. For
the man DESTROYS Of setting up in a
moderate sort Of way az monarch
here IL an admirable chance, for Major
Matheson is anxious to dispose Of his
kingdom.
The little kingdom boasts Of OK.
tensive locks, where magnificent fish
ing Is to be had, while in some parts
It Is mountainous
Mealasbhal and Ben More, the two
highest peaks. tower 1,S00-odd feet
above sea level. Over it's extensive
moors and forest land the red deer
still roam. Everywhere there are
numerous antiquities and Drudical re.
mains. The owners residence 10 q
magnificent castle close to Stornoway,
the principal town. Many members Of
the royal family have stayed here. in.
Guiding the late King Edward
The principal industry Is fishing.
and In the season the girls Of Storna'
way 60 all over Scotland packing her.
rings. Next to. fishing, cloth weaving
engages the attention of the islanders,
who are a hardy and thrifty set Of
people, the majority of whom know no
other tongue but Gaelic. Major Math'
eson Is asking one and a half million
dollars for this island kingdom.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
foster children to safety.

foster children to safety.
Through stairways filed with ire.
men and excited tenants Blanca made
four trips to the top door and each
time returned with a kitten IN her
mouth.
Each trip Blanca would take . ht-
ten to the far end of the back yard.
out Of danger, and after placing 1t
gently on the ground would dart back
again for another one. When all four
had been carried out Of harms way
the terrier devoted her time to com.
forting her wards by licking their fur
and running around them. No ons
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
TERRIER REsCUES 4 KITTENS
oarrIes Them One by Ono From Burn
Ing Top Floor to Safety In
Rear Of Back Yard.

San Francisco, Cal.-Four little
notherless kittens owe their lives to
Blanca. . fox terrier. One day when
ehe fiat at 574 Grove street caught fire
md the rooms and halls were filled
with smoke Blanca, who had adopted
lhe kittens. kept her head and through
ma turmoil that followed carried her
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
was allowed to approach.

was allowed to approach.
When Blanca's puppy died she dis
appeared one afternoon and returned
with a kitten in her mouth. She did
not stop until four had been brought
home and since that time she has
cared for the little creatures with a
devotion that only a dog can show.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-26
Nemely Hlnk

10 clean IN enameled bath tub wipe
Z dry and then rub It with a cloth
dipped in turpentine and salt After.
ward wash It with clean warm water,
and It will look like a new tub
Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-02

hours" will find an oaIs at the Dahl
man Democracy club, on Fifteenth
street near Farnam. Here the reporter
found not the slightest pretense or con-
cealment. Ten or twelve men were sit
ting about the room with bottles OF beer
in front OF them. The waiter sold beer
without asking questions at the regular
price Of Is cents a pint or Is cents a
quart. A man who lacked the price Of a
drink and who tried to sponge" one was
elected by the waiter and there was
much loud argument
At the Calument restaurant. 1tt1 Douglas
street. bottled beer was served in a din
ing room entered through the main din
ing hall on the west side. Regular prices
are the rule here.
Had 60 order Food,
Tho chop suey cafes were doing a big
business in drinkables. They serve II In
tea pots and the customer must sit In
secluded booths. At the Mandarin cafe,
1909 Douglas street. The Bee reporter
bought beer at the regular price, but first
had to order some food. The waiter said
il vas sufficient to order l5-cent sand
wich and when this was done the beer
WAS AVAAhNOhiAhhs AhN hNANN VI AhN W INN
was paid to the waiter while the sand
wioh was paid for at the cashier desk.
AT the Elite cafe. 9f South Fourteenth
street, the reporter was informed by a
waiter that beer was IS cents a quart ION
Sunday and after s o'clock"
At wroth's cafe, Ie1s Farnam street. 4
quart Of beer in a tea pot was purchased
for IS cents. II Is not necessary TO pur-
chase food here. A number OF thirsty
patrons were present late In the night.
In the saloons the purchase OF liquor
after hours is given an additional touch
of charm and romance by the mysterious
and secret procedure which one must go
through before drinking Usually he haa
TO enter through an alley and rear door,
and must creep into room lighted only
by q closely shaded lamp in order to line
up at the bar with other thirsty In
dlviduals.
Saloons Also Busy.
The Bee reporter after hours entered
Pete Locks place at S1s South Seventeenth
street through the alley door and was
served at the bar with number Of other
men. but would have to look closely
through the front windows to see the men
inside in the feeble light
At Charley Lewis, 1909 Harney street. a
side doc: In the alley is the open sesame
and two bartenders take care OF all who
apply. This saloon was almost COM
pletely dark and regular prices were
charged.
At Billy Atkins, 1190 Farnann street.
drinks were sold late at night In a little
room at the rear. This place is said to
be rarely closed.
\ At the schiltz hotel, Sl2 South Sixteenth
street. beer was being sold in q room
back Of the saloon. The waiter fetches
whatever, Is ordered from behind the bar.
Other places whe!e beer was bought by
The Bee reporter were the chop suey
rooms at 214 South Fourteenth street,
where the waiter said business was
bum" for carnival week and Louie Ahko 4
chop suey rooms at 1919 Douglas street.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-02
Union Pacific Will
Not Gut Any Melon
For Stockholders

According to the WaIl Street Journal,
there will be no Union Pacific melon cut
ting before January, though there will be
early announcement OF the nature Of the
distribution to be made to the stockhold-
ers. OF the funds received by the Union
Pacific from the sale OF the Southern Pa-
cific stock, which the supreme court or
dered II to dispose of. something like
etO, 900, 900 has been loaned out The loans
mature December 81. but It is said that
assurances have been given that the
money viii not be called In at that Tina.
Il being the desire OF the Hartman in
terests to have the money virtually on
call after January L
The annual meeting of the stockholders
will be held October Il and the directors
will make known before that day, prob
ably some day next week. details OF the
proposed distribution. The approval of
the stockholders will be necessary to the
plan, which Is understood TO call for Il
% per cent cash distribution. ~ per cent
New York Central stock and ~ per cent
Baltimore & Ohio. Following the stock
holders approval the directors will for
mally announce the date for the distribu-
ton and for the closing and reopenlng of
the books.
Several weeks ago the money rates on
Wall street weakened, and It was said
and believed in money circles that a large
amount OF foreign money had been at
traeted to this market by the attractive
rates at which II could be placed. AS a
matter Of fact. II transpired last week.
the foreign" money was the fund which
the Central Trust company had turned
over to the Union Pacifio's bankers as the
proceeds Of the flotation OF the Southern
Pacific certificates OF interest, Just how
much was placed could not be learned
from New York money circles. except that
IL was around t40OOO.oOO The money was
put out at per cent, and with the free
offering led to other. funds being Offered
at less than that rate the lending stopped.