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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
BOY IS SUSPECTED
OF TRIPLE MURDER
MutiIated Bodies of Woman
and Two Children in Aban-
doned Cistern.
ARREST ON EVIDENCE
GIVEN AT THE INQUEST
Mysterious Disappearance Of Mrs.
Nanny Sleep Of Elgin, ILL.,, Last
Monday Explained.

ELGIN, ILL.,. April 19.-Wha: appears
to be brutal triple murder was re-
vealed by the finding of the mutilat-
ed bodies of Mrs. Nanny Sleep and her
two small children in an abandoned
cistern on the Sleep farm. FIVE miles
west Of Elgin. The trio had been miss
ing since Monday evening.
Late this afternoon Herman Coppes.
sixteen years old, of the St Charles
School for Boys who had been on
parole to the Sleep family for six
months, was taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff George German. and
is held in connection with the murder.
Cause of Suspicion.
The arrest of Copies followed the
development of evidence at the coro-
ner's jury that he had had an empty
cartridge in his possession Thursday
He declared to Stanley Philipskis, an
other state ward. that he believed he
would throw the empty cartridge
away, as it might cause him trouble
Mrs Sleep and her two children. Sarah
aged four, and Orville. aged two, d sap
peared Monday afternoon. The husband
found their bodies this morning in q els
| tern. the only opening to which Is
through the kitchen floor. The skulls OF
both children were crushed and there
| were five bullet holes in the mothers
| body. Any of the five wounds would
have been fatal
Blood-stained axes with which the
crimes are believed to have been COM
mitted were found in woodshed adj
joining the house. A revolver. with -four
loaded cartridges and one empty chamber
was found in the c!stern.
Telltale Shell in Evidence.
The caliber of the revolver and that OF
the empty she'll carried by Copies were
the same.
No motive for the murders can be un.
earthed. Copies processes innocence A
note addressed to Mr.. Sleep read:
Mr.. Sleep, from .Maude. Dear Father
1 have killed myself. Maude.'
The writing is said to resemble that oil
Coppes.
The inquest was adjourned for ter
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
May Be Made Public.
Births Reported.

The following births have been report
ed to the health department i'm the las
hours:
Pasquale and Dominica Vaguoni. boy.
Roy a. and Gene V. Payne. boy.
Meyer and Estellc Nordlinger. girl
William and Mary A. Hallett. boy
Robert c. and Georgette Howard. girl
Edward r. and Marie Greer. boy.
William and Evelyn Blick. girl.
Harry s. and Grace Bhford. boy
John j. and Mamie E. Broderick, boy
William and Hattie Washington. boy.
James and Faith Ridgely. girl.
Clarence and Carrie Rhone. girl.
Robert and Alice j. Martin, boy
James and Louise Kenney, girl
Harry and Bessie Forrest. girl
William and Marion Boteler, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
SEVENTH STREET TOLL
MAY Be ABANDONED
Montgomery County Residents
See Gov. GoIdsborough at
Annapolis About It.

ACCORDING to a party of residents of
montgomery county, Maryland, who iour.
neyed to ANNAPOLIS. Md. yesterday after.
hooh ana heid conference with Gov
CORRESPONDENT, there is strong proba hill.
NY tnat In the near future the tollgates
VIII De abolished on the old 7th stree.
pike from the District line to Rrookv,,,o
Md.
Ihis stretch Of highway. covernr
distance of about twenty-two r,;,.s :,
owned by the Union Turnpike C,on,n
Ioilgates have for a number of ve.r,
uee" maintained at Sligo. just beyond
,ne district line, Wheaton, olney and
'ioohvhie. FOR long time this
was the popular highway for motor
is's' despite the fact that the Toll
gates were being operated, by reason
Vi II peing IN better condition at all
seasons OF the year than anv of the
other roads leading out of Washineton
Has Been Deserted by Traffic
When the Rockville pike was rocon
structed and new macadamized ro.as
quilt northward from Rockville the
greater portion of the traffic NO., 49,
Verteo to that section, and as r.s,,,,
the TN street road has to gree.
tent been deserted from a traffic stana
point. When the COMMITTEES
oefore Gov. Goldsborough yesterday tb,s
was one OF the points dwelt unon rha,
urged the adjustment Of all ~ ~ ~,
gates on the 7th street highway 60 ~,
at ieast a portion of the travel ,,,;.,,,.
restored. hs"l oe
| Inc governor informed the memho :.
tne party that there was in contemn,a
ton at the present time a remo,,a, ~
portion OF the tolIgates. He $50. oi
the company asked $1,000 Der nil. ina .i
purchase price of the road Hn -, as III.
to give the matter further con.is unused
and endeavor to remove an ls
barriers if possible an vi the toll
IL was only last year that all of a.,
| tousdtes We're removed from, ny
Coiesviile pike. which connect In. ;ns
| the TN street road at Sligo ma SS
that ume the road has been imnnn,ies
ana as result the motorists b 60
been patron ling that section - ave
siderable extent, more so. In fact thar
ever before aoe' thar
In the party which went to Annono,;.
Yesterday We're: Frank Hewitt or
Charles McKenney of Silver Srrtn.
Md; Allan Farquhar, Roland Wnnss
and I. b. Stabler of Sandy Snrin.
South Briggs of Wheaton. DR. Rva,
Devereaux and Ormsby McCammon a.
Chevy Chase, Md. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
DIR. H. M. SMITH TAKES OFFICE.
Assumes Duties of Acting Commits
sioner of Fisheries.

DIR. Hugh NJ. Smith, deputy commission
err of fish and fisheries, yesterday took
charge of the bureau of fish and fish
cries as acting commissioner.
He has been appointed commissioner by
President Wilson. on recommendation of
Secretary Redfield, and the appointment
is now before the Senate awaiting con-
firmation.
The resignation of George NJ. Bowers as
commissioner of fish and fisheries was
made to take effect April 1 or as soon as
his successor was appointed. He has now
relinouished his duties to DIR. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
Lincoln's Kentucky Home.
the Winchester Democrat.

From the Winchesfer Democrat.
Mercer county now boasts of having a
log cabin I'm good state of preservation
where the parents of Abraham Lincoln
once resided. If all claims are true
Honest Abe as we'll as his parents re-
sided in every county in the Bluegrass
at one time during his life in Kentucky
Clark county claims to have been the
home at one time of the elder Lincolns,
but the fact has never been fully estab-
lished, although high authorities have
youched for It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20


can result in safety for life, limb
and property. Despite the fact that in
terest in safety is growing, many
dangers are to be found daliy-ahu nish.-
lyon the city streets.
While large numbers of pedestrians
risk their lives and the lives OF others
by darling out from the curbs at unex-
pected places. certain vehicle drivers
speeding their machines or failing to
slow up at the street crossings offer
constant dangers for those who do make
it point to keep within the law
AS examples of the pedestrians who
are careless in crossing the street one
has only to stand on any corner Tor
few moments and observe the crossers.
The more congested the street the more
dangerous carelessness becomes, OF
course.
Cases in Police Court.
AS for the drivers of vehicles who vio-
late the laws one has only to look over
the records of the Police Court for the
last few days Twenty-six cases were
brought to the court Friday and of these
lust one-haalf were cases In which the
speed laws had been violated.
Ignorance of the law Is. OF course no
excuse in the eyes of the authorities.
SECTION of the traffic regulations reads
as follows:
IGNORANCE of these regulations shall fur
nish no excuse for disregarding them
Comics of these regulations can be OBJ
tanned at police headquarters or at any
police precinct station In the Dlstrlct Oh
Columbia.
Section 20 provides for the following
punishment of offenders:
ANY person violating any provision OF
any section of this article, penalty fol
which is not heretofore provided, shall
on conviction thereof. be punished by a
fine of not less than one dollar nor more
than forty dollars for each offense."
Education of the Public.
While the police are working to make
conditions in the streets safer by enforc
ing the traffic regulations and warning
pedestrians, numerous other forces are
at work educating the public. One which
it is believed will be most potent in edu
eatiye lines is the blotters which will be
distributed to the children in the public
schools of the District this week.
Pupils of the schools now number more
than 5O00O, and each one will be present
ed with safety blotter this week by
the Washington Railway and Electric
COMPANY Each blotter contains Il sci
of rules for the children to follow in
crossing the streets, such as Don't cross
car tracks without looking both ways
Besides being instrumental in impress
ing the necessity of constant care upon
the minds of the city's youth. it is be-
lieved that blotters, through talk by the
children will also arouse interest in
homes where safety is not already a rec
ognized subject for though and conversa-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
Fifefighter Turns Firebug.
reign correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF me STAT
PARIS, April 2, 1913
A fireman named Philippon has been
arrested at Chateaudun for arson. He
has confessed that he has been in the
habit of setting fire to houses he be-
lieved to be empty for the pleasure of
helping. to put the fire out again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
The BOX HOUSE

maintained for given number Of years
has resulted in unionizing composing
rooms of newspapers that had previously
been unfriendly to the union. and today
there are barely half a dozen daily
newspapers in the United States which
do not exclusively employ members Of
the typographical union in their compos-
ing rooms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
CASE Of WILLIS MOORE
BEING INVESTIGATED
Correspondence of DismisseS
Weather Chief in Hands
of Government.

An official of the Department of JUS
tice is going over the papers in the
case of Willis Moore. the dismissed
head Of the weather bureau 1t is
stated that the Department of Agri-
culture has come into possession of
much correspondence between Prof.
Moore and subordinates who are said
to have profited by promotions as re-
suit of their efforts in his behalf for
a cabinet position in this administra-
ton.
Moore has been abandoned. it is said,
by those upon whom he most relied. and
to whom he gave his closest confidence.
A. S. Pollock and Forecaster Cox of the
Trenton weather bureau station have de-
livered to the government large num-
Der of letters written by Moore in which
he lays bare his plans and projects and
his supposed successes in gaining back
ing in many quarters These are not the
only letters that have been put i'm the
hands of the Attorney General: persons
even closer in Moore'S confidence, it is
said. furnished information to the govern
ment.
May Be Made Public.
At least part of this correspondence.
it is expected, will be given to the public.
The letters are regarded by government
officials as of a character to call for ac-
ton beyond mere investigation and dis
missal from the service
Prof. Moore's defiance of his accusers.
and his intimation that he is the victim
Of conspiracy similar to that which,
he says. drove DIR. Harvey W. Wiley from
public service. is resented by government
officials interested. The investigation will
be thorough In consequence and leniency
is not likely to be extended
Efforts to locate Prof. Moore last night
were unavailing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
lyNCH'S APPOINTMENT
BELIEVED A CERTAINTY
Friends Say Union Head Will
Be the Next Public
Printer.

Men interested in seeing James Nj.
Lynch appointed public printer to sue
coed Samuel b. Donnelly said last night
that no amount of criticism now could
alter the situation, and that Mr.. Lynchs
appointment would take place within two
weeks. The fight for the position Is still
the topic of animated conversation In all
directions Politicians and typographical
men arc still working hard for their Ia
vorites. but the friends of Mr. Lynch are
confident that the fight is theirs.
Opinion in Baltimore.
Edward Hirsch. editor of the Labor
Leader. official organ of the Baltimore
Federation of Labor. issued statement
last night showing his interest IN MI.
Lynch. In part. he said:
Mr. Lynch has been the president or
the International Typographical Union
since 1900 a much longer period than
was served by any of his predecessors IN
that office Among the .nhs h;s '' sh,r sasu
wears of leadership in the Typographical
union are the establishment throughout
the United states and CANADA OF the
eight-hour workday in the book and job
branch of the printing industry. which
has been closely followed by advances
in the wages received and improved
sanitary conditions in the workshop; the
Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs has been enlarged. and the scope
of its usefulness and beneficence has been
greatly increased: a tuberculosis sanato-
RUM which ranks first among institu-
tons of its kind in Colorado. has been
added to the home: an old-age pension
system has been firmly established by
the union. SO that members incapacitated
TO earn a livelihood at their trade are
now paid s. a week pension. the death
benefit has been increased from so to
500 and many other measures have been
nut into effect for the Improvement of
the welfare of the union printers and
those who are dependent upon them. As
a result of his persistent efforts. closer
relations and better understandings have
been brought about between the publish
ers and employers and the journeymen
printers.
Better Understanding.
An agreement has been perfected be-
tween the American Newspaper Publish
ers Association and the Typographical
Union by the terms Of which all diff
ferences between the journeymen and
the publishers regarding wages and
other conditions OF employment are set
tied by a board decentralization or arbi-
tration. and the strike as a means of
settling differences has become prac-
tically a thing of the past The faith
full adherence to the agreement by the
publishers and the union has resulted
I'm better understanding and more
cordial relations between them than ever
before existed Both sides have been in
calcuIably benefited by il.
THE assurance which the agreement
gives that stable conditions will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20

William NJ. Petiet, fromerly Western
Maryland railway brakeman, hurt in
1911 in the Ridgeley yards. brought suit
at Cumberland. Nd. under the employ
ers' liability act against the Western
Maryland railway for $4,000 damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
In Memoriam.

FREEMAN. Sacred to the memory of INV de-
voted mother. MARY ]. FREEMAN who en-
tered into eternal rest year ago today.
April 20. 1912.
Tho stream is caniest when IL nears the tide,
And flowers are sweetest at the eventide:
And birds most musical mt close of day
Ana saints divinest when they pass away''
BY HER DAUGHTER. MARTHA T.. CHEEKS
MCCOY. In loving remembrance of dear
brother. FRANK ELLSWORTH Mccoy
who entered into life eternal. at Salt Lake
City. Utah, April ~, 1891.
Oh. hearts that cease to yearn.
Oh. trimming tears that ne'er dried:
The dead. though they depart. return
As though they had not died
BROTHER AND SISTER
SMITH. In memory OF dear father and hus-
band. who departed this life four years ago.
April 49, 1909.
By HIS LOVING SONS AND WIFE
dear and brother. CHARLES II. WILL
LIAMS who departed this life suddenly
two years ago today April 20. 1911.
BY THE FAMILY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
MANY ARE JOINING
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Public Being Aroused to the
Necessity of Care in
Street Traffic.
1IOOK BOTH WAYS!"
is MOTTO FOR CHILDREN
Carelessness of Pedestrians and Care
lessness Of Drivers Bound to
Increase Perils.

Discussion Of and
interest in the
street safety cam
paign started by
The Star is grow
ing steadily, more
and more re
cruits" being added
to the ranks each
day as more and
more people realize
that nothing short
of concerted action
on the part of the
entire community
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-14
MoRELAND
]. +
+ + + + + + + + 4. 4 + + + + + +

Rev. Mr. Barnstable, Jr. Of Black
foot, occupied the pulpit at More
land Sunday morning and evening in
place of Rev. Hall X. Wallis, of
Aberdeen.
A car of auto pleasure seekers
from Sioux City, Iowa, passed through
Moreland a few days ago going over
the Oregon trail to points on the
Pacific coast.
Charlie Crouch has about completed
an up-to-date hay shed 2Ox50x20 feet
high. Its the kind that protects hay
from stormy weather.
Lee Meyer is building a barn on his
ranch south east Of MOreland with
an up-to-date cement foundation.
The new school house six miles
west Of Moreland on the desert is
nearing completion and will be ready
for school by the first of September.
Our townsman, Lewis Robbins, has
recently purchased an automobile.
Miss Leta Wells is much improved
after a months illness with typhoid
fever but no improvement in hcl
fathers condition.
| Mrs. C. Roach and six daughters
ranging in age from six months tc
fourteen years, of New Sncrna, in
PARKWAY Florida, on the Atlantic
coast, are spending a few weeks with
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. E
Cieary. Mrs. Roach thinks there is
cule a difference in the climate ant
SAYS our summer weather is JUS
about as cool as their Florida winters
Second crop of alfalfa will b<
ready for the mower soon. Harvest
ing wheat and oats now on hand ant
the crop is fairly good, but it il
predicted by some that the potato
yield will be considerably below thu
average, however the sugar bee
crop looks exceedingly good.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-14
Notice Of Receivers Sale Of Real Es-
tate at Private Sale

Pursuant to an order of the Judge
of the above entitled Court, on Aug
ust II, 1918, in the above entitled
matter, Notice is Hereby Given, That
will sell at>private sale the following
described real estate of the defendant
corporation, The Gem Land and Trans
portation Company, Limited, situated
in the City of Blackfoot, County of
Bingham, State of Idaho, and partic-
ularly described as follows:
The town lots II. IS, 10 and 20, in
block So, and the lots 6, Z, 8, IA,
Is, Is, II, Is 10 and 20, in block SO,
all in Shilling's Addition to the City
of Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho,
according to the recorded plat thereof
The lots 6, Z, 8, 8, and 10,
in block 8, all in McDonald's Addition
to the City of Blackfoot aforesaid, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof
The town lots numbered II, IL, 10,
IA, and Is, in Block 33, Lewis Ad-
dition to the City of Blackfoot afore-
said, according to the recorded plat
thereof.
Also, Commencing at the corner of
, Maple and Bridge streets, and run
ming easterly along Bridge street so
feet, thence 1875 feet nortnerly, parallel
with Maple street, thence westerly so
feet to Maple street, thence southerly
1875 feet along Maple street to begin
ming, being the westerly so feet OF lots
IL to Is, inclusive, in block 101, Dan
ilson's Addition to the City of Blackfct
aforesaid.
Together with the tenements, ap-
purtenances and Entertainments there
unto belonging or appertaining.
| The undersigned receiver will re-
ceive sealed bids for any or all of said
described property, personally. or a.
his office at the First National Bank,
Blackfoot, Idaho, at any time from
the first publication OF this notice un-
til IL o'clock NJ, September Is. 1918.
| Terms Of sale, cash, lawful money OF
the United States, upon confirmation
of said sale by the Judge Of the above
entitled Court.
,, Dated August 10, 1913.
First publication August IA. 1913.
E. M. KENNEDY,
Receiver of Gem State Land and
Transportation Company. Limited, a
corporation. A14S11
4
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-14

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho. July
IL, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Horace
L. Hale, of Blackfoot, Idaho, who,
on October "a, 1907, made Homestead
entry 12300, Serial No. 04015, for SA
NEH, E11 seq, Section II, Town
ship 2 South, Range 36 East. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make five year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Register and Receiver Of the
United States Land Office, at Black
foot, Idaho, on the 18th day of August
1913.
Claimant names at witnesses:
William B. Taylor, Frank Landon,
Moroni Mecham, William Page, all of
BlackfoOt, Idaho.
HENRY w. KIEFER,
J17-A14 adv. Register.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-14
Defendant.
w
ALIAS SUMMONS

The State of Idaho sends greetings
to Elsie GOctZ, the above named de
PENDANT.
You are hereby notified that a COM
plant has been filed against you in
the District Court of the Sixth Judi
cial District of the State of Idaho
in and for the County CT Bingham by
the above named plaintiff, and you
are hereby directed to appear and
answer the said complaint within TWEEN
ty days Of the service Of this sum-
mons If served within said Judicial
District, and within forty days il
served elsewhere.
It is alleged in the complaint that
the said parties intermarried at Po-
catello, Bannock County, Idaho, on
or about the 18th day of May. 1912,
that on or about the 18th day of July,
ing the solemnity of her marriage
vows, wilfully and without cause,
abandoned the plaintiff and over since
has, without cause or fault, on the
part of the plaintiff, and against his
will and consent, remained and lived
apart from the plaintiff. The plain.
tiff demands that the bonds of ma
trimony existing between plaintiff and
defendant, be dissolved, and prays
for such further and other relief as
to tho court may seem meet and
equitable in the premises.
And you are further notified that
unless you SO appear and answer said
complaint within the time herein
specified, the plaintiff will take judg.
ment against you as prayed in said
complaint.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said District Court, this 9Th day Of
August, 1913.
J. T. CARRUTH,
w. ORR CHAPMAN, Clerk.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Residence and P. o. Address,
Blackfoot, Idaho. Aug. 1928
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho, Aug
ust II, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Lewis
G. Wells, Of Blackfoot, Idaho, who, on
May 9, 1910, and Nov. IL, 1910, made
homestead entries Serial Nos. O8O77
and OSS91, for E1a NWA, VIZ NEA
Sec Is; VIZ SEA-, WIZ NEA Sec.
10, Township 2 South, Range 33 East.
Boise Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make three year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Register and Receiv-
er of the United States Land Office,
at Blackfoot, Idaho, on the 25th day
of September, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
N. P. Geyer, w. G. Weiand, David
Wheeler, William Brayford, all Of
Blackfoot, Idaho.
HENRY w. KIEFER,
A14-S18 Register.