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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
CAMPAIGN ON FOR
ONE-CENT POSTAGE

The campaign for 1-cent letter post
age. begun by the National One-Cent
Letter Postage association. has been In
dorsed by a local man, B. r. Bauer,
president Of the Salt Lake Hardware
company. and Mr. Bauer Will make active
efforts TO secure the adoption OF the
system. The Ma tional One-Cent Letter
Postage associations be9dqrarters are a [
Cleveland and the association contem-
plates Introducing a 1-cent letter postage
bill I'm congress. Mr.. Bauer Is urging
his friends 10 join this association. as
he Is a member
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
c. r. SHELDON is
ACCUSED OF FORGERY

c. r. Sheldon is charged with forgery
In a complaint issued by the county at
torney yesterday. Ie is alleged to have
raised several checks from small to Ia rye
amounts and is said 10 have realized sew
cral hundred dollars by this means.
According 10 the county attorney. Shell
don made a practice of working for sew
eral days for some company and then
raising his pay check. The Phoenix Con-
struction company, the Utah Construction
company and number OF coal mining
companies are said TO have been swindled
by this method.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
BY The EASTERN STAR

At the regular meeting OF M!5po n
chapter No. ,, o. F., S., held at Masonic
temple yesterday the following officers
were elected for the coming year: Eliza
beth W, Snyder, w. NJ. Wilson !. Snv-
der. w. p; Matte p. Prosscr associai.
matrou; Louisa Stewart. secretary: In
yina c. Brown. treasurer: EsteIJe V. Col
Her. conductrcss: Hattie Bennett. asso
cInie cnndMstreSs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Woman Charged With
der Of Daughter SEN
Mental Hospital.
TWO DOCTORS, TEs
Former Husband of We
Held as Witness, Is Gi|
Liberty.

Mrs. Minnie Elsman, cbarse|
the murder Of her daughter.
Violet Williams, was adjudged
by jury in the district court
dav afternoon, and was commi|
the state mental hospital by II
{. Loofbourow.
The commitment, to all int
permanent, though tho murder
will be held in allegiance peudinI
bic recovery on the part of M
man. Should she be pronounced'
at later date, then the murder
would be invoked again, and IL
have TO be shown that Mrs.
was insane at the time she cor
the murder,
1t took tho jury less than
minutes to arrive at verdif
soon as the verdict had been re
accepted, the district attorney,
Leatuerwood, moved for conn
TO the state mental hospital, an
was no objection from the defer
DR., d. II. Calder, superinteni
the state mental hospital, and
Brown Ewing, an export on disc
the mind, testified without qu
tions that they were confiden
Ekman is now insane, has been 4
time, and probably never will
normal. 1t is probable that shi
has been wholly normal, they {
Statement to Jury.
The trial Of Mrs. Ekmau on a
Of murder was 10 have been
yesterday morning. When the G
called il was explained that an
Wit charging that the woman ID
had been filed, and that under
it became necessary TO decide Cd
before proceeding with the
charge Accordingly jury o
men was impaneled TO hear the
case. The Jury consisted OF.
Folland, George r, Turner, z.
lister. j. G. Hill, Thomas 3
Charles McCarty, Andrew L.
and NJ. G.. Taylor.
C. S. Patterson, attorney for
fendant, then addressed the II
planning that the proceeding
mutual one on the part of the
and the state to determine the
condition of the woman on trio
DR.. Ewing took the stand al
a long report prepared by hint
DR.. Calder after a number of d
examinations of the woman dui
incarceration at the county jai
conclusions drawn i'm this repo
that Mrs. Ekman is insane iron
itary causes. other causes conf
TO by a serious surgical operaf
mcstic troubles and lack Of NOR
Given an abstract hypothesis, tn
Mrs. Ekman would be Just
to do wrong as to do right, hel
being governed entirely by the
impulse rather than by any NOR
whatever.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Will Address Electric Club.

Or. Frank A. West. director OF
sehoot OF general science OF the ABI
,ural college, has boen secured %
speaker at tho regular monthly,
9aI luncheon or the Utah Electric
20 ne held In the Commercial club pr
uinihS room next Thursday. His gu
VIII ne Radiua ctivity.' and the
recent developments Of radium an
associated properties will be discuse'
lhC sDcaEcr u
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Burglars Enter Home.

Christoncrson at 553 Jensen avenue some
time early yesterday afternoon while
members Of the family were absent The
turned in the evening and found a broken
window and could not find n gold watch
and some jcwclry That were there when
they left.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Miss Ellerbeck Recovering.

vivian F.ilerbeck OF this city. daugh Ter
OF Dr. = ! Az. George Ellcrbeck, who
WAS strictcu with appendicitis at Berke-
lev last week. H. recovering from her i'll
ness. Dr. Elierbeck left Berkeley yester-
day for Salt Lake Mrs. Ellerhcck will
remain with her daughter until after the
holidays.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Capitol Commission Meets

Owing TO the fact that John Dcrr has
not returned from California and tina /
Anthon II. Iund was out OF the city. the
capitol commission found when il came
TO meet yesterday that there was no
quorum, However. the afternoon was
passed In discussing tho mooted question
OF marble for the statehouse interior II
was decided TO hold another meeting Fri
Iot-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
BIG INCREASE SHOWN
IN SALES OF STAMPS
November Of This Year Is S494001
Ahead Of the Same Month
in 1912

The November sales OF stamps. cards
and envelopes at the Salt Lake postoffice
show an increase OF S4,940.0l over the
same month OF 1912. The totals are re-
spectively S35. 1911 and s40,069 IL. Segre-
gated sales are compared as follows:
,o,o Stamps Cards, ., l1nv; % Total
1912. 26.9S6. 10 $40 i.232. Al 30. l29 II
Inc S G.9lS.54 $50 $ Gal Al 1910 ,01
Average daily sales. $lGG9.51; Increase
S1A O6
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Saws He Was Attacked.

Joseph Magic. a German IS years old
IS IN the emergency hospital AT police
headquarters with badly bruised back
and left arm. He said when taken TO the
hospital that some foreigners alta ckcd
him in the railroad Yards when he asked
them reSardiD. job.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
BOOK OF MORMON TO
BE. SEEN IN PICTURES

The Book of Mormon, In moving pie
lures. IS the plan of Chester Y Claw
son, who left yesterday for the east 10
negotiate with "A motion picture produc-
ing company for the production. The
scenario for the photoplay has been
written by Chester Y. and Shirley Claw
son. who have been occupied for The past
year In the worlI.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Insanity in Family.

DR., Ewing said that so far as D
been able to trace the woman 's 4
history there was every cvidem
herlditaryy insanity. Her fathe
grandfather were alcoholic and h
tber suffered from epileptic At
One Of Mrs. Eleman S sisters was
and one of her brothers was az
sane.
Both doctors were agreed that
Ekmau was absolutely free fro
morse over the killing of her chill
was conscious Of having committ
moral wrong. They testified that
her arrest she has suffered from
MIA and has had frequent halluein'
and Illusions, DR.. Ewing reco
many of these hallucinations, dee
that Mrs. Ekman had confided Il
that her dead child had come TO
her cell several times and console
Throughout the hearing vest
morning Mrs. Ekman sat with
arms and gazed blankly abou'
courtroom, cvincIng no interest
ever in the proceedings except
one of the doctors spoke on the
and suffering that had been her
the past. Some emotion crept inI
stohd features ut this point an
wiped away n tear. A nom ent
the same passive indifference ID
veloped her.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Bankruptcy Petition Filed

Voluntary petition In bankruptcy wse
filed yesterday In the United states dis
trict court by Jacob Jensen OF West
Jordan. Mr.. Jensen gives his debts as
s5s. 129.9s and his assets at s67f.97 sI5b
OF the latter amount being claimed ex-
emUt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Soldiers Pass Through.

y. W. Eaybould. travelling passenger
agent for the Western Pacific wen; TO
san Francisco yesterday with Il special
tain OF $50 regular soldiers. The troops
we're bound for Manila They came
through from Columbus. Ohio.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Officers Are Chosen

j. II. Miller. Jr.. was elected presld en- I
OF the Fraternal Cooperative Associa
ton Of Utah AT the last meeting The
other new officers are Steven Carmen,
vice president; H. j. Fitzgerald sccre,
tary. and William j. Morton. treasurer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
Store Burglariged.

The store OF Barkman & Wagner al
50 Commercial street was entered Sun
day night. according 10 a report made a
police headquarters by the proprleiors
and two oVcrcogts and other articles
Wcic g:nlnn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-02
History of the Case.

Mrs. Ekman killed her 19-ye|
child June "a, 1913, by adminis)
sleeping powders and chloroform:
then packed the body in a tnins
shipped IL 10 Ogden, intending, a
ing TO her confession. to take It
her to Wyoming. 1t was discove1|
railroad officials at Ogden and
Ekman and G. l.. Anderson, n
husband, who Joined her the day
the murder, were arrested.
Anderson has been held in the Il
lall, having failed to furnish the
600 bond required. since his e
he being necessary witness q
trial of Mrs. Ekman. Andersen
placed on the stand in the hcarin1
icrdav morning. He testified th|
had absolutely nothing 10 DO wif|
murder and was not aware Of the
until the body was discovered n
den
The court instructed the jury
o clock yesterday afternoon and
verdict was returned at 2:l5 'clo<
r. o. Lcatherwood. the district
ney. said after the verdict had
rendered that he had been couviDc
the woman S INSANITY for some
lie said that Or. Calder had cond'
his examinations of the woman q
behest Of the state.
Anderson was ordered released
the county iail. and last night sRl
was considering starting damage
because Of his incarceration.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
ACCIDENT GAME
NEAR BEING FATAL
LITTLE GIRL RESIDING WITH
~ ~ VELVA PEOPLE FELL IN
s5;. TO DEEP WATER.

Velva, N. d.. April What
might have proven to be q fatal
accident occurred Monday about
noon, when little Sylvia Flat,
who makes her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Burg cess, fell into the wa
ter in the bayou near the Burgess
home. M. Burgess was out On s.
the water on q raft and Sylia was
walking along the bank The bank
and the water near 1t were alike
covered with hay and straw AM and
before she knew its che walked off
the bank into about four feet Of
water. She -sank to the bott tom
Immediately and Burgess at
once Jumped from the raft making
his way rs tlle, child through the
III. wateral. IIIe succ sded sin res
itcuing her erd 4 hot vsre soon in
the house here icy ere %
quickly "a md ttYely nlinist tered
Rto that neither are much tho worse
Tint Ssudd Ion cold lplang IS
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
TRACK LAYING TO
!. START HERE \ |: t SOON
so STATE OFFICIALS OF THE
GREAT NORTHERN RAIL-
s.s WAY COMPANY. g3fl 4 G+

= Several OF the officers of the
Great Northern Railway Co. the
fore part of the week drove the full
length Of the Niobe Short Line in
specting the grade and the sur
rounding country. In talking to
one of the prominent farmers of
north of town one of the officers
stated that work would commence
on laying steel on this line not
later than the first part Of May,
and that the entire work would be
rushed to completion after that.
The officers further stated that
they had use for the track laying
machine in other places where con-
struction work was being done.
and that this line would be finished
before the machine was moved.
Although the road through this
city will no doubt be completed
early in the summer it is not be-
!lieved that coast trains will run on
it until fall for the reason that the
Grand Trunk road north Of the
boundary cannot be completed be-
fore that time. During the past
week. or two many crews of graders
have got their outfits ready just
across the line to be ready for work
as soon as the frost is out Of the
ground, and as >they have quite
a bit of work to do, it will / no
doubt take N them about two
in which to complete It. II.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
new Land FIRM
OPENS FOR BUSINESS
MOORE-JOHNsON REALTY co.
IS NOW READY TO LIST AND
T. SELL LAND.

The Moore-Johnson Realty Co.
opened up for business on Saturday
of last week in the frame building
Just north OF the Burke County
State Bank, ). the building used dur
ing the past summer by the Harris
& LOO Land Co., and since that
time has listed a number OF farms
for sale. J. w. Moore, the manager
is working In partnership with w.
F. johnson Of Minneapolis, and ex-
poets the latter on any train to look
after the inside work while John
does the work on the outside.
e Mr.. Moore is making arrange
ments for very extensive adver-
tising campaign through the east,
and will spend most Of his own
time in Minnesota, Iowa and Wis
consin in talking Burke county land.
He has taken. his coat of and is
going after things, and those who
know him are confident that he
will make things hum as soon as
he gets started. He is, a. born real
estate man, and there is no ques-
tion but that he will not only make
some money himself, but will add
materially to the list of good far
mers in this community.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
COLLINS BODY IS II
]. SENT DOWN RIVER
CORPSE OF. LYNCHED NEGRO
N: 4 PLACED ON ICE $$fsI IN THE
n. ss5 MISSOURI RIVER. . .Sy

N y Mondak,5 Mont. April lsi
that the body OF J. p. Col
3linB, the negro lynched Friday.
night for the murder Of Thomas
Courtney, sheriff. and r.. II Burn
sneister, deputy; sheriff OF Sheridan
county. Montana, Il which disappear
ed after being cut down from the
pole to which it / was hung, ! was set
Iafloat ons sa cake OF Ice In the Mis-
soIri riyer. Ss5 IS &
IL Ranchers living along the river.
below this point are said tos have
seen he Ice cake with Its ghastly
freight hoating ~ saturday aftsr-
Collins II body was cut down from;
the pole Stos which 81 vas hung Sat
Surday morning and llHtas replaced
!i,l the jatl. 4 guard lygas placed
ever II III however. 4 d ~ short time
later @it was found n ha ssdts-1 u.
The swherea bolts vyleRS sa aterys
Ey,asut mt sit sas learnle Ind
been sst sst adrift on AZ. VIVA
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
$4,000 LEFT TO
NORTH :|l! D|Ak0TAN
OLE CHRISTENSEN OF CHURCHs
FERRY REWARDED FOR
ACT OF CHARITY.

Devils Lake, N. d., April T.
The generosity and charity of Ole
Christensen, an old time resident
of Church Ferry, aged seventy-slx,
was rewarded when he received a
legacy OF $4,000. When Chris
tensen came. over from Sweden as
a young man he was. with a fam
lily who found themselves destitute
when they arrived in New York.
Mr.. Christensen divided with them
the little he had and they went
their way while he went his. He
located in Wisconsin and then came
over to North Dakota over thirty
years ago. The man whom he had
helped went to Australia, where he
prospered and accumulated a large
fortune. His death occurred re-
GENTLY but before he died ne remem-
bered the generous young man who
had aided him In his destitute days
and left him a large legacy. Mr..
christensen has prospered fairly
well himself and some years ago re-
tired from his, farm near Penn and
moved into Churches Ferry. He
was much surprised when the
sheriff brought him Z the news Of
his wealth and he has not yet de-
cided what use hes will make Of it.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
DEATH ACCIDENTAL
SAY AUTHORITIES
WING MAN REACHED FOR GUN
WHEN 1T WENT OFF, Is BE-
LIEF OF OFFICERS.

Bismarck, N. D., April 7.-sherin
Frank Barnes and Coroner Field
returned last evening from Wing
where they had gone to investigate
the death Of Aron Baroney who
died from the results of a gun
shot wound in the leg Just below
the thigh. There was some ques-
ton as to how the man came to
his death as he was discovered in
his shack alone and dead. Mr..
Barnes stated that it was the gen.
eral belief that death was accident
al.
AS near as the officials could as
certain Baroney had been involved
in number of neighborhood rows
and it is supposed that he thought
he heard someone about the house
in the night and reached for a
loaded shot gun he kept near his
bunk and in pulling the gun to-
wards him it was discharged and
the charge entered his leg tearing
it nearly off. He could not have
lived more than half an hour and
the Indications are that he attempt
ed to stop the flow or blood by
plugging up the hole made by the
gun with a part of the bed guilt.
There was no positive evidence
that the wound was self-inf1icted
and the case was left open for
further investigation.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
-FOUR BIRDS KILLED
! WITH ONE STONE
STATES ATTORNEY HANSON
DOES A SPLENDID BUSINESS
AT POWERS LAKE,

Tim Lucy for whom warrant
was issued on TUESDAY of last
week charging him with assault and
battery on the person of John Stin-
son., both of Lucy township, was
arrested on Friday last and taken
before Justice Geo. Gee of Powers
Lake. He plead guilty and was
fined $40 which included costs.
States Attorney Hanson and Sheriff
stainhofer and Deputy Warren
Heath went to Powers Lake on that
day for the purpose of looking after
this case.
Immediately after paying his fine
and being discharged Mr.. Lucy
swore out another warrant for the
arrest of Mr.. Stinson charging him
1also with assault and battery.
Stinson was pEpmptly arrested and
on pleading guilty was given a fine
of SIS and xosts by Justice Gee.
H., Other Arrests.
States Attorney Hanson always
believes in doing as much work
as possible on one trip and as he
had a little time on his hands Fri
day evening he started to investi-
gate how the people Of Powers
Lake were observing the liquor
law. 1t did not take him long to
get some evidence against Druggist
Chas Frank, and a warrant was is
sued forthwith for the said drug
gist's arrest. Frank was charged
with keeping liquor for sale as a
beverage. The next morning he was
hauled up before Justice Gee ana
after waving examination was
bound over to the district court.
His bond was placed at $500 and
he promptly furnished it. He was
by Attorney Leo Linde-
man.
Mr.. Hanson still not being satis-
fed looked further and found some
evidence which showed that Thos.
Conboy had been disposing Of liquor
at livery barn in the town, and
another warrant was issued for his
arrest. He also waived examina-
ton. and was bound over to the
u4SLElCIH COufL uuQECst .3OVV@ He4spOuO6,
which he furnished.: In addition to
this several witnesses were placed
under bonds to- appear at the next
term of the district court.
Frank has been resident of
Powers Lake for some over year,
and owns drug store In that
city. ,Conboy is a common
laborer and has made his home in
the same city ever since the town
started.
After two days of hard work the
county officers returned to Bowbells
Sunday afternoon, tired and feel
ing that they had without any ques-
tion earned their mileage on this
trip. IT,, .,-5&r, &c ...-
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
S|B|L KAHN NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER
JURY BRINGS IN VERDICT OF
ACQUITTAL AFTER LONG
DRAWN OUT TRIAL..

|. Minneawaukan, N. D. April T.
Not guilty was the verdict of the
jury in the case Of Sibil Kahn of
St. Paul, charged with having mur-
dered Hassan Abdulla, the Turk
wrestler. at Oberdon, ~. D.. when,
he was appearing with the, Patten,
FEarnival Co. .-.
The case went to the jury at 8
O'Clock last night after nine hours
|of argument by Atty. John F.
Cowan Of Devils Lake for the de-
fendant, Former States Attorney
Shines and Attorney Comstock ap-
pearing for the prosecution, de-
voting seven hours to their argu-
|ments. The verdict was returned
to crowded courtroom at 1890
o'clock this morning.
Self defense was the plea OF
Kahn. who has been in the Ben
son county jail since last July.
and Tom Shah another Turk, the
principal witness for the defense,
was responsible for bringing out
the sensational evidence which
saved Kahn. The evidence had
been hitherto unknown to the case.
Shah proving to be an eyewitness
to the quarrel In the carnival tent.
In many respects it was one OF
the greatest trials on record. The
fact that both Kahn and Shah
spoke Turkestan, language for
which nc interpreter could be se-
cured in the United States, being
responsible for it being long and
drawn out. The trial has been
in progress since March "a. ~
Kahn is filled with Joy at being
q free, man and In company with
Tom Shah, the Turks departed
for Hibbing, Mimi, today to- visit
relatives. bidding Judge Burr, the
court officials, attorneys on both
sides and great crowd that was
at the depot to see them leave a
fond adieu. &
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1913-04-11
I|'|||'|. \ J / Y I TO BE:0uR
NEXT POSTMASTER
REPORT Is CURRENT THAT HE
HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED +
II = BY JOHN BRUEGER.

An unconf1rmed report reached
the city on Monday afternoon to
the effect that Guy A. Kopriva's g
name has been sent in by National
Com mmitteeman John Brueger of
Williston for the appointment as
postmaster at Bowbells. It is un-
derstood that all the appointments
i'm North Dakota were left with
Mr.. Brueger, an that after careful
Investigation he decided on Mr.. Ko-
priva. The appointment will no
doubt be made within the next few
days, and there is very little ques-
ton but that it win be confirmed
By the senate without any trouble.
It is also understood that R. A.
Grams who some months ago cir
culated a petition asking that he
be appointed to the office, has
Withdrawn from the race in favor
OF Mr.. Kopriva. 1t is reported that
after he learned that IL he got the
office he would be compelled to look
after it himself instead of employ
ing a competent deputy to do the
work for him, he decided that his
time was worth more in the grain
business than. in the employ OF un-
Gle Sam.
!. Mrs Ruby Bickford who was ap-
pointed by President Taft some
weeks before he went out of office
has given up hope of getting the
position. At the time her name
was sent in 1t was not confirmed
by the senate and like nearly 1000
other appointments made by Taft
was held up by the Democratic sem
ate until President Wilson was In
augerated. It is now believed that
all the appointments made by Taft
will sbe turned down by the senate
and Ahat the new ones made by Will
son will be confirmed as fast as
they are made. 1t. IS understood
that G. L. Bickford, husband Of
Mrs, Ruby Bickford. received a
Communication on Tuesday morning
OF this week from Congressman
Helgeson to the effect that 1t would
be impossible to secure. the con-
firmatton. OF Mrst Bickford's i ap-
poiHtYnant under existing eonai-
tions. 3. h. ss t:... @4%fYN