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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
BEGAN Career 40 Years AGO.

Mrs. Peck gained her first notOriety
nearly forty years ago when she swim
died II. r. Rabbit. the soap manufac-
turer out of $4,000. Even before that
time, it is known, she had dabbled in
swindling in Il small way. 1t was the
Rabbit deal, however, that first
brought her into prominence. Mr.. Bah
bitt had been robbed "A short time be-
fore of more than half a million dol
lars by employees. Mrs. Peck repre-
scented herself TO the soap manufacture
er as woman detective and asserted
that she had information which would
lead to the recovery of much of the
stolen property. After Mr.. Rabbit had
paid in installments $4,000 for her
information" he found that it was
valueless After her arrest and in
dictment she had herself adiudged in
sane and committed TO an asylum in
Philadelphia. As soon as the danger
of further prosecution was passed she
Iegained her reason and was released.
In later years Mrs. Peck was frequent
ly arrested. But she has served few
DIlSbil StllltllNtS. III 1000 SlN wac H'HN
up for four years for obtaining $4,000
by forgery from life insurance COM
pany. In 1905 she was again sent to
prison for swindling Chicago man
out Of a larse sum. At that time il
was estimated that her swindling OPP
crations had aggregated Sl000,O00. The
late Inspector Byrnes spoke of her as
the best woman i'm her line that ever
knew" When past. eighty years old
she was again sent to Auburn prison
for swindling a firm of promoters in
this city. I'm December. 1911, Governor
Dix Commutcd her sentence of ten
years on the ground that he thought
she was too old TO he a menace to So
ciety. But the governor was in error,
evidently. for old Ellen intends TO play
the game to the end of her days. judg-
ing from the revelations i'm connection
with the recent Mexican transaction.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
CANADA SEEKS TO SAVE
PRONG-HORNEO ANTELOPE
SERVICES OF ERNEST THOMPSON
SETON ENLISTED TO AID
IN WORK.

Regina, Saskatchewan, June 1.-THE
rescue ana perpctuation Of the rapidly
disappearing rong-horncd Antelope
Is To he undertaken by the Canadian
Governments 70 this end IL enlisted
the services If Ernest Thompson Set
on. the naturalist and Maxwell Graz
ham, Chief of the geological division
at Ottawa. who have outlined scheme
which promises success. This propose
cs the establishment of three fenced
parks for antelope in different parts of
their faVoritc range, on areas not de-
sirable for agriculture nnd IN REGIONS
| that still contain wild antelope.
The first step was To- outline the an
cient and present range of the antel-
ope. then To ascertain the probable
number AT large. The combined evil
dcncc Of many game wardens and
mounted police shows that there are
yet between one thousand and fifteen
| hundred antelope still az large in the
Canadian Northwest.
Prior to the hard winter OF 1906 and
1907, there were at least ten times as
many; but that long. fierce spell of
| frost ana deep snow killed them off by
! thousands. In the spring when the
STARVING remnants were making their
way north over tho frozen Saskatchc-
| wan. the rotten ice gave way, accord
! ing to one ranchman, ana over five
hundred were cngulfed on one occasion
as he watched them from The bank.
Seton Graham, acting for the Do
| mlniOn government. set ont ON the 9th
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
Movies for travelling Statesmen.

At the International Exposition Of
the Motion Picture Art which has
been in progress this week at the
Grand Central Palace, there was
shown a machine which should prove
valuable to the salesman who cannot
very well show a sample of his con-
Germs product. The machine is so
made that it can he taken apart and
packed i'm the ordinary travelling kit.
The man who is selling power plough
will he able to show that implement i'm
action on screen i'm a darkened room
and explain the good points as well as
if an actual demonstration were given.
Selling a dredge is an expensive propo-
sition, since the customer must often
travel some distance 10 see one in OPP
GRAFTON. The use Of the moving pic
turc machine for the purpose will SIM
pity matters considerably.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
Confidence Queen Comes Back"

Mrs. Ellen Peck, known for many
years as the Confidence Queen" has
been up to her old tricks again. ac-
cording to the police. ON a steamer
leaving Vera Cruz, Mexico, a short
time ago, this little gray-hared woman
who owns to being in her cighty-iifth
year. was passenger, as was also Jose
Menedez of Guatemala, who carried
$4,000. Mrs. Peck made her acquaint-
ance, spoke of being a lone woman,
with mining interests i'm Mexico and
lands I'm Kentucky, and with no one to
help her manage her affairs. Menen-
dcZ finally handed over $1,000 for an
Interest i'm the Mines with the UNI
Outstanding that he would contribute
more and complete the transaction
when they arrived in New York. But
the Guatemalan consul saved the rest
Of his money by telling him who the
woman was. It was found, however
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
SAFE AND SANE PROGRAM FOR
NEW yORK'S CELEBRATION
NJ p.FAsHIoNEO oEMoNSTRA-
TON is BELIEVED TO BE A
THING OF THE PAST.

New York, June l2.-New York win
again follow the safe and sane" pro-
u.omme i'm celebrating the Fourth of
,,I,. this year. The success Of the
oolobra,:ous the past two on three years
and the marked falling off in the num-
nor Of casualties have made it prac-
,icolly certain that the metropolis new
90 again will observe the national Holt
IA, I'm the old fashioned way, with
dooIy cracker and deafen!ng noise.
MAYOR Mitchell has appointed COM
,olttec of several hundred representa-
IKE citizens To arrange the programme
,or the coming celebration The illum-
nation of the parks in the various bor-
oppbs. several outdoor pagcants,
speeches by prominent men and sing
inq by school children will be the
nrominent features of the celebration
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
PAGE SEVEN sakq
WHEN SKIN BREAKS OUT
OR I1rCEIES APPLY SULPHUR
SAYS AN OUNCE OF BOLD-sULFEUR CREAM WILL
DRY AMY ECZEEGA ERUPTION R1GHT UP

mon bOld-sulphur has occupied Sc
cure position in the practice Of derma-
tology and cutaneous affections by rea-
son Of its parasitic destroying proper
ty II is not only parasiticidal, but al
so antipruritic. antiseptic and re-
marlIably healing i'm all irritable and
innammatory conditions of the skin.
While not always effecting perma-
nent cure it never fails To instantly
subdue the angry itching and irritation
and heal the Eczema right up and il is
often years later before any eruption
again appears on the skin.-Adver-
tisemcnt
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
Anniversary of slocum Disaster.

Monday next Will he the tenth ami
versary of the burning of the steam
boat General Slocum, the most appall-
ing disaster that ever occurred i'm New
York waters. The anniversary will he
observed tomorrow with the customary
memorial services in the little Luther
an cemetery. i'm Middle VILLAGE, l.. l.,
where many of the victims of the dis
aster are buried and where hand
some monument has been erected in
their memory. 1t is rather an odd
coincidence that the number Of lives
lost in the General Slocum disaster
GO6O) was almost the exact number
lost in the wreck Of the liner Empress
of Ireland in the St Lawrence two
weeks ago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
Send Explorers To Southwest.

The American Museum Of Natural
History in this city is sending num-
Der of exploration parties to the South
west. the West, and the Northwest to
gather data, and specimens for its eN-
hibition halls. a recent expedition or
ganized by the Museum will invade the
Red Deer River region of Alberta soon
in quest of fossil dinosaurs and will he
under the leadership of Barnum Brown
who has been conducting exploring
parties through the Bad Lands for the
past four years. He has unearthed a
large number of valuable finds in the
canOns of the Alberta country, placing
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

Sulphur, says renowned derma-
tologist, just common bOld-sulphur
made into a thick cream Will soothe
and heal the skin when irritated and
broken out with Eczema or any form
Of eruption. The moment IL is applied
all itching ceases and after two or
three applications the Eczema disnp-
pears. leaving the skin clear and
smooth.
lie tells Eczema sufferers To get from
any good pharmacy an ounce Of bold
sulphur cream and apply il 10 the ir-
ritatcd parts the same as you would
any cold cream. For many years CONE
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
MISS WILSON SCOFFS
AT BETROTHAL RUMOR
Declares With Emphasis She Is En-
qaaed to No One.

Philadelphia. Pa, June 12.-Miss
Margaret wilson the only unmarried
daughter of President Wilson. has no
immediate intention of becoming q
bride.
Rumors in Washington that she was
engaged to DR.. T. Carey Grayson, the
Presidents aid. were denied with posi-
tiveness by Miss Wilson shortly after
visiting the office of her physician.
There is absolutely no truth in n
report that am engaged to any one.
she said.
The operation performed on Miss
Wilson's throat appears not To have
aforementioned her. 1t was understood
the operation was To relieve an affec-
ton that had interfered with her
singing
The operation was nothing" said
Miss Wilson. Il can sing without
trouble"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
Art Collection Owned BY City.

The great art collection of the late
BENJAMIN Altman is now the property
Of the city Of New York, the formal
and legal transfer To the Metropolitan
Museum of Arts having been COM
plctod a few days ago. The value of
the collection has been estimated as
high as $l5,OO0,O0O. The collection
consists of fifty-one paintings and
twenty pieces of SCULPTURE, together
with half thousand superb examples
Of Chinese porcelain and a miscellane-
Gus collection of cnamels, tapestries,
rugs and furniture. The collection of
Rcmhrandts alone numbers thirteen,
and is one of the finest i'm the world.
The other paintings include twelve
works representing the Italian school
twenty-five Dutch school, four Ger
man school. eight Flemish school and
two Spanish school.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

Of May 10 select the lands needed
Three parks have been secured, one
Ia each Of the prairie provinces, AL
berta, saskatchewan and Manitoba.
ON tho two former the Wild antelopes
still range. All the conditions, eli
matte, Topographic and botanic, have
been pronounced perfect Each park
viii he about thirty six square miles
in extent Fencing will begin this
summer; IL will be horse high bull
strong and coyote proof. \ competent
warden will be in charge and IN resi-
dence in each. AS soon as the snow
comes a careful drive will be organized
To stock the fenced ranges.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12
Flats For $1,000 a Month.

one of the most expensive and lux
urious apartment buildings in New
york is about TO be erected by the Og-
DIN Goclet estate. For a monthly rem
t,I If 81 600 n tenant may obtain an
apartment of nineteen rooms Ia the
new building, with almost every con-
ceivanlc luxury and convenience in
Guided. The living and dining-room
are to he as large az are found i'm the
average private mansion. Each apart
mont will contain one large bedroom
with Il wood burning fireplace. Other
features will he special facilities for
service in kitchens and pantries, re-
frlgeration. individual laundries and
wine cellars artificially cooled and VEN
tilated, storage rooms and woodbins
and cedar closets.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

that the only way to reach Mrs. Peck
was by civil action, as she had been
careful To give her personal note for
the $1,000 Evidently the little old WOO
man with the innocent expression has
learned a thing or two during the half
century or longer that she has lived by
her wits.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

Phosphate rock was produced and
sold in the United States i'm 1913 to
the amount Of S.Oe7.02l long tons. val
ucd at S11.767. O92.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

the Museum in the front rank Of nat
ural history institutions in the world,
so far as the cretaccous dinosaur is
concerned
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

In 1918 Mexico's foreign trade fell
off $4,000 900.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

The license of the japanese chauf
feur is carried on the steering post.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-12

Photos copyright 1914. by American Press Association
!
- fedeTls photographer
Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Veva Replogle COS Ellis avenue
went to Osceola today for an extended
visit with relatives.
C. X. Adler has returned home from
three weeks eastern trip.
Miss Gladys Chambers Of Abba has
returned after visiting with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Chambers,
537 South Miner street.
DR.. E. G.. Barton has moved from
SGT Church street to rooms l and 2
Ennis building, New phone u52k, old
phone saw.
Mrs. J. B. Dotson, Ala North Jeffer'
son street has gone to Charlton TO
visit her sister Mrs. G.. r. Stovert.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Vance and family
PA South Adella street, returned Sat
urday in their auto from Mason City
and St Paul, Mimi, where they visit
ed relatives and friends They were ac-
companied home from Mason City by
George Shoemaker
Misses Vesta, Vivian and Vera Tharp,
1922 Frank street, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Culbertson and daughter Miss Alta
Culbertson, 8O1 East Holt street, left
Saturday evening for Rubio. There
they were met by several friends from
that place and from Washington and
the entire party are camping on the
Skunk river about two miles east of
Rubio.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
.C(HARITON'S FOURTH
A GRAND SUCCESS

Charlton, July 6.-The Fourth OF
July celebration drew an Immense
crowd of people and the program 1ur-
nished plenty of amusement. There
were two ball games between the OF
tumwa Courier and Charlton teams, ex-
hibitions by Skates Ray, the champion
fancy roller of America, and The
Jacksons," the worlds greatest aerial
and trapeze performers, and carnivai
company was also here with minstrel
shows, ferris Wheel merry go-round,
etc. Hon. J. P. White of Oskaloosa.
president OF the United Mine Workers
union. delivered the address OF the
day which was very interesting and
was greatly enjoyed by his hearers:
SPLENDID music was furnished by the
Charlton band of ~ pieces. The pro-
gram closed in the evening with a f1ne
disrlay Of fireworks. One ball game
was won by the Charlton team by a
score Of to 2, and one by The Courier
team by 4 to score.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
FEW ACCIDENTS
MAR THE FOURTH

Ottumwa passed a comparatively
quiet Fourth of July Saturday from the
doctors standpoint, as very lew accl,
dents were reported, and none were OF
very serious nature.
E. E. Gilyeart, farmer living north
of the city, was burned about the eyes
Saturday evening about $3.50 O'CLOCK
Mr.. Gilyeart picked up fireeracker
which he supposed had gone out, but
which exploded in his hands. His IN
iuries were painful but not serious.
and he is resting easier today.
S. Rullin. travelling salesman from
Chicago, was struck on the joint OF the
large toe by sky rocket while stand,
ing in front of the Ballingall hotel
about 11:4O o'clock Saturday night.
The rocket had been fired by some
hoys across the street and failed to
mount into the air, but skidded over
the pavement to where Mr.. Rulhn
stood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07

has as large an entry of really nrst
class players as have ever been ~ any
Of the state meets. Jim Hubbell OF
Des Moines played thirty-six noles III
the morning and made the nine hoie
round in thirty-eight each time-lour
below DOGGY. His driving was remark
able, many of them being near the
three hundred yard mark. At that ne
teed off with an iron about half the
time but seemed to get nearly as mucn
distance as with his wooden CLUBS.
Huhbell laid off in the afternoon anu
watched the others play.
A gallery followed former champion
Ralrh Rider and Don Newburn or pes
Moines around the links In the AFTER
noon and saw another good exhlpltlon
OF Golf both players turning in scores
under DOGGY and both driving long
halls Rider went as low as thirty
seven ON one round and at that had
three puts on each of two greens.
Dwight Baker of Ottumwa attracted
considerable attention yesterday espec.
iaEv as he is one Of the best oets OF
the local club. Baker had been on on
driving for a week and his practice
Yesterday was mainly to get PACK !.
form He did so with vengeance ana
before he quit was mailing the plll 1or
three hundred yards off the tee.
Under DOGGY scores were thicker
than fees yesterday and there Is every
reason to believe that large share OF
those who make up the championship
fight will be under DOGGY players. Men
who have attended many of the state
tournaments agree that seldom has
there been so many good players gath
cred together in the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
FALL FROM SWING
INTO DEEP RAv|NE
GIRL HAS SHOULDER DlSLOCATED
AND YOUNG MAN ALSO HURT
SATURDAY.

Miss Margaret Hodges, 735 East
Vine street, and James Chesser, IL
North Cherry street, were painfully
injured Saturday about o'clock when
they fell from a rope hanging across
ravine at Rock Bluffs.
A large rope had been placed from
a limb that bent over the ravine and
was used as a swing Mr.. Chesser
was the first to fall and although his
injuries were not as bad as Miss
Hodges, he received good shaking
up.
When Miss Hodges swung out on the
rope she came back with great force,
striking the side of the bank and
pitched forward to the bottom OF the
chasm. Aid was rushed to her i'm
mediately and it was found that her
right limb and shoulder were dislocat-
ed, She was removed to her home
were she is resting easy today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
RESUME INQUEST
OF W0MANS DEATH
NEGRO MAID EMPLOYED AT HOME
OF DR.. CARMAN CALLED TO
TESTIFY.

Freeport, N. Y. July 6.--The inquest
into the death of Mrs. Louise Bailey,
wife OF q New York manufacturer, who
was shot and killed last Tuesday night
while in consultation with DR.. Edwin
Carman, a prominent Freeport physi-
clan in his Office was resumed To-Day.
Assistant District Attorney Weeks
exhibited an unopened box OF 80 calloer
revolver cartridges which ne said ne
had found in the attic of the Carman
home. DR.. Carman told him, Weeks
said. that he did not know how the
cartridges came to be in his house.
A 80 caliber bullet killed Mrs. Bailey.
The first witness called today was
Celia Coleman, a negro maid In the
Carman home. She began her story
by telling who was at the dinner table
on Tuesday night The witness SAID
Mrs, Carman complained OF having a
headache and said she was going up
stairs. The witness saw her leave the
dining room and later heard footsteps
she believed were those of Mrs. Car
man on the stairs.
che admitted having talked with
George Levy. Mrs. Carman's attorney
the morning after the murder. she IN
sisted that no one else was present at
the conference.
r. do you know what perjury means"'
asked the district attorney.
The witness answered that she did.
The district attorney then asked sever
Al times II she had not told him pre-
viously that Mrs. Carman was present.
The witness said she did not remem-
Der. Her memory was faulty regard
ing these things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
BOY ON BICYCLE
IS BITTEN By DOG
LEONARD REiDQUIST is ATTACK
ED AS HE is RIDING ON EAST
MAIN STREET.

Leonard Reidquist, aged Is years,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Reidquist,
1919 Locust street, was bitten by dog
belonging to a family named Wrenn,
living near the packing house, Satur-
day morning as he was riding on his
bicycle west on Main street near Iowa
avenue. The lad is employed as mail
boy at the packing house and had just
turned onto Main from Iowa avenue as
he was coming from his work up town.
He was riding slowly when the dog
jumped out at him and snapped him
on the left leg just above the ankle.
A physician was called and the boy re-
moved to his home. 1t was found thar
four teeth had broken the skin on the
boys leg. These bites were immed1-
ately cauterized by the physician to
remove any possibility Of blood poison
ing. The boy is resting fairly we'll to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
WANTS TREATIES
IN OPEN SESSION
SENATOR BORAH BEGINS FIGHT
TO HAVE DISCUSSION BROUGHT
OUT INTO SENATE.

Washington, D. c., July 6.-senator
Borah began a fight today to force
consideration of the Colombian and
Nicaraguan treaties in open session.
He presented resolution also calling
for the publication of all investigations
by the foreign relations committee. 1t
was put over until tomorrow under
the rules.
IF cannot get the consent of the
senate to have this Nicaraguan treaty
considered in the open," said Senator
Borah, 81 will be forced to disregard
the rules of the senate. I have not
attended a single session Of the com
mittee since the present hearings be-
gan because l did not propose to sub
nit the results of my Investigation to
the clamp of secrecy in executive ses-
sion. If the Nicaraguan treaty Is
brought out into the open it will die
as it ought to die. I believe 1t is the
Of deception, misrepresenta-
ton, fraud, tyranny and corruption,
and am prepared to show It,
Senator Borah declared that the
treaty was not being negotiated with
"the people of Nicaragua or the Off
GERS they have set up and elected. but
with puppets we ourselves have set
up in their government
Under the rules the resolution went
over until tomorrow.
A resolution to investigate how the
secret doings of the committee get in
to the newspapers was adouted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
WANT CARPENTER
TO MEET CLABBI

sydney. N. s. w., July ,6.-Georges
Carpenter, middleweight champion OF
France was today offered 100000 to
meet Jimmy Clabby Of Hammond, IND.
claimant of the middleweight cham
pionship Of the world. The o1er was
cabled by promoters of the stadium
here. Clabby's latest victory was July
/ when he won from Eddie McGoorty
Of oshkosh, Wisconsin on foul In
the eighth round.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
ROCHESTER, TO HAVE
DENTISTS SESSION

Rochester, N. Y, July 6.-Dentists
from all parts of the country are ar
irving today for the eighteenth annual
convention of the National Dental as
ISOLATION, which will convene in Elk
position park tomorrow and continue
through Friday. Preparations nave
been made to care for more than 5000
delegates. Governor Glynn Is expect
ed to welcome the delegates on behalf
Of the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
ENGLISH ARSENAL
EMPLOYEES WALK OUT

Woolwich, England, July 6.-The en-
tire working staff of 10000 men OF the
government arsenal here which sup
plies most of the guns and ammunition
for the British army struck today. The
action of the men was protest against
the dismissal of an engineer who had
refused to erect machinery on foun-
dation constructed by non-union lab.
Qrers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
MANY GOODS CORES
MADE IN PRACTICE
ENTRANTS IN STATE GOLF TOUR
NAMENT SHOW GREAT SKILL
IN WARMING UP ROUNDS.

The golf links were crowded with
players yesterday all day, and the
scores that were made indicated that
the tournament which started today