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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
ROY who KILLED MEN Just LIKE INSECTS" TELLS STORY OF LIFE

"A boy gets In with older criml.
nails. and they make n pretty fair
crook Of him before he gets out"
One day after ! got out fellow
wanted me to 40 along on a Job.
went.
They killed man. and / got
his money.
The gang saw ! was game and
took me into the Black Hand.
II got from 81 to s25 for placing
bombs. The big men In the gang
got the biggest part OF the black.
mail that was collected
What I've done IL done and I'm
ready to take what IL coming 10
me"
Alfred Lehman is not the point
Of this story.
He is only an incident
His story Is told. aud some penal
institution viii take him Off the
hands of society. doubtless. for
some time TO- come.
But the nation will stlll be
full OF Alfred Lehmans In the
making, OF boys TO whom soeie-
~ must recognize and fulfill its
duty as guardian and educator
N II would diminish the num-
Der OF Alfred Lehmans, who are
filling it's court dockets and
populsting its postgraduate re.
form schools-the penitens
tiaries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

and among the witnesses for the
state Is Alfred Lehman, Il little.
hard.faeed. tired.looking boy. bare
ly out OF his teens
Lehman, on the stand, admit
ted having committed every
species Of crime from petty lar
ceny 10 assassination.
He told OF having abducted
ulrIs for white-slave purposes.
He said he had with his own
hands planted 80 bombs In
stores and tenement houses.
did you have no regard for hu'
man life when you set off dynamite
bombs ia crowded tenement
houses?" asked the district attor
ney.
Mono more than would have
for insects"
Then came something Of the
story of the warping Of "A human
soul into such monstrous travesty
upon humanity
"My father and mother died when
was baby.
When I was eight ! was sent
TO House of Refuge.
"Tve been through them all
houses Of detention. houses Of ref
uge. houses of correction, reforma
tories all the places where they
send kids that are bad
"They don't any OF them do a
fellow any good.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
PARALYSIS HITS
MERCHANT As
:. he. I IS AT WORK

Julius Redeisheimer. pioneer
merchant. probably never win see
the beautiful home he Is building
In the Denny. Blaine addition. on
the shore OF Lake Washington.
1t has been his hobby. that home.
Il was. he said. 10 be the most
beautiful residence in Seattle.
Years had been spen, In Its plan
ming and building
Several OF the rooms had been
made ready. Mr.. and Mrs. Redel-
.sheimer we're to have occupied
them In another week.
seixed with Stroke
But. Sunday morning, Redei-
ehetmer was seized with a stroke
of paralysis while engaged with
some work al hiE store. lie was
rushed to Providence hospital. His
condition today was serious. and
doctors feared he could not recover.
He had been feeling badly for
some time.
Now" be told friends only last
week, that have my house about
finished. suppose one OF these Mt.
tacks will carry me off before j
have a chance to enjoy H."
1t seemed TO be his chief con
Germ.
Rlgh, Side psrsiyxed
DIR. Frank VI. Carroll is attend
ing him His entire right side In
affected. He Iapsed into complete
unconsciousness early this morn
Ing
Dr. Carroll called on Or George
NJ. Horton and DR.. James shannon
for consultation.
Redelsheimer IL si years old and
was born In Fort Wayne. Ind.
gaining experience In the clothing
business there and In Chicago and
San Francisco before establishing
his firm here "a years ago. His
present store occupies three floors
NJ 500 TO s04 First av.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
AMERICAN AND
Wife HELD FOR
MURDER NROkE

ROME. Feb. a. Early araign.
ment of Ionxfield woiff and wife.
OF Santa Rosa. Cal. charged with
tho murder OF Moritz Sigal. a
wealthy merchant OF Leipsig. was
promised by the Rome police today.
sigai. It is said. was infatuated
with Mrs. Wolff. who is young and
pretty.
Slral met death during an auto
mobile ride with tho Wolffs.
He dropped dead ma he aligh'cd
from the car at the Victoria Hotel
here. According TO the Wolffs. he
was shot from outside IN. machine.
The police scout this declaration.
asserting that the body of the car
was entirely closed AT the time. and
II without either hole or a scratch.
\ revolver that had been fired
was found on the San Reno road
The police allcge that Wolff II
notorious international thief.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
2 DOCTORS SUED STILL FIGHTING

Suit was filed In the superior
court this morning for Slo.o90 dam
ages by Morris and Rose Pruzan
against Drs. II. A Griener and NJ.
Marion Nudd. the plaintiffs alleging
that, through the negligence of the
physicians, their daughter, Lily
died. following an operation at the
Noble hospital.
The death of the Pru2an child was
mentioned In The Star recently In
articles dealing with the alleged
Green Lake medical trust
Horner & Crotty are attorneys for
the plaintiffs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
KINGSLEY TO PLAY PARSIFAL

Kngsleys recital Pasfal at the First
evening unique In the
by OF number OF
artists explanatory remarks given
selections both vocal instrumental
being represented
singers
which be played by him.
the grand organ piano specially
che
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

NORFOLK. Va. Feb Federal
inquiry will begin here tomorrow
into responsibility for the collision
last week between the steamers
Monroe and Nantucket. in which
the former vessel sank with a loss
OF nearly 80 lives The captain OF
each vessel accuses the other o,
running at dangerous speed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

NEW YORK. Feb. 2--VIncent
Astor is planning a prenuptiai
cruise with his bride-to-be. Miss
Helen Dinsmore Huntington.
The party. which VIII include
Mrs. Robert r. Huntington and
vincent's mother. Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor. Ia to cover very nearly the
same course followed by the late
Colonel John Jacob Astor In his
Inflated honeymoon trip.
II is said that the cruise viii last
about two months.
Astors yacht. Mona, is being
nut I'm shape for the trip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

Killed Baaen Who She Claims Ruined
FRANCISCO Feb 2-It Leah Alexander who has
in murder the
months because she
other Leah Alexander before this
pathetic shabby broken little
mother.
her proud confident spoiled wayand had been
wrecked
The found her mother-and is likely
new o her
The she claims ruined her Just after
she lied him, will believe he is deadt'
hut the remember thing about him that
kind look printed
slammed the door saying
Now 90 out through with body and SOUL
IN myself But oh II Is strange to look
day who would not have hurt living
Great like dream
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

NEW YORK.
greb. 2.-For the
mast four or five
: GEARS a terror has
.ssGlked through
lie dark streets
Nnd the darker
Railways OF The
Eagt.slde.
wwhsrs and
.rnothers have lain
,a,owp ~ troubled
seep = wondering
whether they and
st&1r .rttle ones
!. woshG awake to
Z greet OF h 9 r
dawn, or whether
"a muffled roar
= and q crash In the
t. dead OF night
would rend the
frail tenemeat
walls, and set
tfheir frantic ! c
hordes battling
with flame and
smoke and panic.
No one knew at
whose door the
next bomb Of the
Black Hand might
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

Representing the Seattle Cham
her of Commerce and the Seattle
Clearing House association, Attor-
ney George Mcclellan has gone to
San Francisco to attend the region
al bank commission hearing there.
He will answer the argument OF Cal.
ifornia for single reserve district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
POOR CuSTAVE
HAD TO DO IT

LONDON. Feb. 2.--Aviator :. Gus.
tave Hamcl vas the guest of King
George and Queen Mary az Wind.
sor castle today BY royal com
mand. he flew over the castle and
looped the loop IA times
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
JAPAN COMES IN

TOXIC. Feb. 2.-The commerce
ministry officially announced Japan
win take part in the San Francisco
exposition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

Though cleveland h c fares oA Americans.
don k it @ information bee gmrdd
What ued therefor aN% % dennnta
public
~ tp O res
n by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
TRANSFER IS
OLD: OTHERS
Save HIS LIFE

Scarcely able to talk his right eye badly swollen
and discolored from the effect OF blow, suffering
from fractured skull, Henry A. Behnke, 60, Of gle
9th S., told Star reporter today in the Provi.
dence hospital of his experience with Y. L. Cline,
25, a street conductor who assaulted him Satur-
day night in a dispute a transfer.
Cline is held at the city jail on an open charge
pending the outcome of the old mans condition.
Physicians believe Behnke will recover.
II had transfer from Green Lake Saturday after
said Behnke The conductor said the transfer old
and that would have to pay new fare He finally let
inc go inside, but later in and told me he would
throw il / didn't pay him. -
he sd 5s IA 5T iS y5u W6f 81 iE STUNT s
this with again.
kept with his abuse 1t got bad that passengers
protested and lady said she would report him He went
to the end of the again and getting ready to
get off at home said to him. You're real gentleman,
YOU are then he hit That's all remember.
Mrs. Behnke, who called by neshbors. to
take her unconscious husband home, said she had
proof from several passengers that the conductor
started beating Behnke at 26th av. and Dearborn
st., while the gates were closed and that he was
going throw him off the when several citizens
interfered.
"I have proof that Mr. Behnke was lying the floor
bleeding before the stopped" said the wife Il was
called to the when stopped home and asked
the conductor how ii happened.
~ don't know anything about II. he said. Hurry
and get him off | can't stay here all day
Several assisted and took Mr. Behnke home.
The conductor made no effort al all to help
"Mr Behnkes overcoat stained with blood and his
face covered with blood The conductor pale
death and guess he thought he had killed my husband
Il have turned the to an attorney who IS get
the OF several witnesses who will tell the whole
story when the proper time comes
Cline in his report to the police says Behnke became
abusive the argument the transfer and that he finally
struck him stop the insulting language,
Behnke denies that he abused Cline and declares that
the conductor at fault in his language
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
UBMARlNE E-2
LONG OVERDUE

WASHINGTON. Fob. Some
anxiety was felt today for the safe
ty OF Submarine E.2. due at Calves.
ton. Tex, last Friday from the
naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

+, costs trins more ana takes utus
LANCER 70 complete Hyatt.roweiis book.
keeping and shorthand. but results prove
the superiority and real worth Of the
Hyatt Fowelis School. eth and Pins -
Afvertlsefnsnt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02
MORE handwriting on THE WALL FOR JACOB FUF2TH!

hh in hmron are hbh to @ ar y w
a
he % pT
II IS n FIRE o p t
w I'M ont
+ 1t will be more step toward municipal ownership OF stree
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

lie Long and hard work by de-
tectives has resulted In the appar-
eDt rounding.up OF the gang that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-02

what wNhoMd o
II ! = stan o IS
Yet he knows something about the
is n uht be Smeof the
{
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23

The piece of President Wilson,
Miss Margaret Vale, took a prom
inent part in the suffrage pageant
given last week by the Mems League
for Woman's Suffrage. In the tab
leaux which pictured woman's part in
the development of America, Miss
Vale, as shown in the picture above,
posed as athe woman triumphant"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23
.Ge<
Herr Coy.

Herr Coy was born without arms
or legs, just head and trunk. He is
now so years old and was married 30
years ago. He is the father of six
children, three sons and three daugh-
tiers. He was born in London, but has
lived in Berlin, Germany, for many
years. Two of his sons, big, husky
young men, are soldiers in the En-
glish army.
-O-O-
Seven thousand people are now
taking University of California
courses by mail-a work first begun
only few months ago. Six thousand
of these are at work in correspond
ence courses in agriculture,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23

she murmured. 81 am glad you told
me-told' me at the last"
And the. two old women wept in
each others arms And Ralph Lester
drew Mary's arms through his, and
pressed his lips to hers.
ARMI ESC IESI ESS -EATAEP OE
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES
OLD MYSTIC
Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting Eel Fishermen Break Through the ice-Skating Party.

 The annual meeting of the Baptis church. postponed from Tuesday even ing of last week, was held "Wednesday evening. Reports were heard from ths various officers of the church. whicf showed that all departments of churcf work had been we'll sustained. There has been a gain in membership of 10 The treasurer reported all bills paiC and a balance in the treasury. Int officers of the church were all re. elected to serve for the ensuing year: Clerk, F. E. Williams; treasurer, Dan. iel Fsrink; church agent, A. z. Brown collector of church envelopes Mrs w D. Beckwith: standing committee, Os. car F. Crumb, William D. Beokwith Daniel Brink; committee on benevo- Ience, the pastor and w. D. Beckwith usher, Floyd $. Russell.
 $2o0 in Carpet Fund.
 It was voted that the Ladies' society procure information in regard to the cost of a new carpet for the church There is now a little more than S20l in the carpet fund.
 Broke Through Ice.
 Charles Tinker and Lila Davis, while ceiling through the ice on the Mystic river Saturday afternoon, broke throug gh the ice where the water was very deep Frank Ingram was nearby and Suc- ceeded in reScuing them.
 Stonington Grange met Wednesday evening by invitation with Worthy Master Frederick A. Barnes and Mrs Barnes at their residence. Oaklawn.
 Mrs. Alpheus H. Schoonover pleas antly entertained the Baptist Ladies Aid society at Elmhurst Tuesday evsn- ing.
 The United Workers of the Methodist Episcopal church met Wednesday at D. m. at the parish house.
 Edwin Lamphere and son have com- p1eted their ice harvest. The last two days they cut Il inch ice.
 Wilfred E. Brown is rushing his ice cutting with a large gang of men. and his autotruck. He will finish filling his large icehouses in a few days.
 Mrs Buddington of Center Groton is caring for Mrs. Ann Maria Van Auken, who is confined to her bed by illness.
 Miss Susan H. Babcock is still with her sister, Mrs. Wallace A. Phillips attack of bronchial pneumonia
 Mrs Abel H. Hinckley is recovering from a recent illness.
 Miss Deborah Casey has returned to New London, after a visit to Mrs Harry Cady.
 Miss Phebe Wilcox of Noank Is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Henry B. An derson at the Baptist parsonage.
 Helen Lamphere. the young daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Edwin Lamphere, Is recovering from g. two weeks illness.
 Miss Lilie P. Chipmau has returned to Brushwood after a visit to Mrs Frank E. Lamphere of Church street Mystic.
 MT. and Mrs George H. Waterbury are entertaining at the Naples Mrs Miller and two daughters of Noroton Conn.
 Miss Marjorie Harris, who teaches al South Manchester, was an over Sun- day guest of friends at Tarifville Conn.
 Home from Keystone State.
 Roy lift has returned to Old Mystic after spendine the past three months at Linwood. Pa
 Strawride and Skating Party.
 A party of young people from Nys- tic took a strawride to Old Mystic or Monday evening and enjoyed there ar evenings skating.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
SHUNOC
Village Improvement Society Organ ized-Local Student Aids in Getting Out School Paper.

A village improvement society has been organized here with the follow ing officers: President Richard B. Wheeler; vice president, Irving W Miner; secretary and treasurer, Henry E. Randall. The society starts off with a membership of twenty.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Sec ond Baptist church held largely at tended social and supper Wednesday evening at the farm house of MT. and Mrs. Irving W. Miner. There were games of various kinds and a fine col lation.
 Acquaintances in town of George W. Miller were pained to learn of his sud- den demise which occurred Monday af- ternoon at the home of his nephew, Irving w. Chapman at Brooklyn, Windham county.
 Icehouses here have been filled this week with good, clear ice, ten inches thick and of superior quality.
 Rev. J. M. Collins occupied his pull pit Sunday morning, delivering a for cib1e and instructive sermon from these words: @Go Forward" Miss Louise Merrill was at the organ In the absence of the organist. Miss Nell lie Vincent.
 School Paper Issued.
 No 1, Vol. of the Crimson and Gray, just issued by the Wheeler school in North Stonington, meets with gen. eral favor. The editor in. chief of the paper is Marion White and Miss Anna Merrill of this place Is an assistant editor.
 Mrs. Jane Reynolds is spending the winter in Jamestown, R. l.. with
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
ROAD SOCIETY
Wheeler Estate Appraised-Grange
 Meets With Worthy Master Barnes.
(Stonington.)

Henry Tyler of New London has been spending a few days at Maple Lawn. Clarence H. Williams has started on a western business trip.
 Word has been received from Florida friends that they reached their desti- nation safely and are much pleased with the country.
 Harry N. Crandall has returned from Maine and gone on to New York to visit friends. day after being exposed to the eX- treme cold. is i'll at his home at An guilla.
 The appraisers of the estate of Miss Caroline Wheeler who died recently met at her late home on Friday and appraised the estate.
 Looking for Gypsy Moths.
 Five government men were at Maple Lawn on Monday making search for the gypsy moths.
 Grange Meeting.
 The Stonington grange held Its reg ular meeting with Worthy Master Frederick Barnes at his home near Mystic where a delightful evening was spent with full number of grangers present.
 A new barn is being built at Anguilla in place of the old one which burned some time ago.
 Only few attended church service on Sunday.
 Frank Lathrop of Norwich. was at his brother-in-la A. G. and Fernan- do Wheeler, Monday in regard to the new compensation law.
 Ice of good quality has been cut and stored by the farmers about here this week.
 Charles Stoddard of Mystic was an over Sunday guest of his uncle. Allen w. Harvey.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
SALEM
Ice Harvesting Finished-Schoolmates and Teacher Pay Tribute to Master VoseIe Gran.
home.

1 Ice harvesting is completed on the l Mitchell and Pratt farms, S-lnch ice | being harvested Gilbert Murray and 1 Charles $. Ray also secured their ice l Twin calves of the Swiss variety were born at the Rix barn on the Nit chell farms Wednesday. | Charles s. Ray has been i'll this week.
 and Edwin Stedman of Holyoke were guests of MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Dar- 1 ling last Tuesday.
 Mrs. Wm. B. Kingsley and Mrs. N. L. Clark were Norwich visitors last
 Return To WiIImantic. Mrs. Remington has returned to her home in Willimantic after eight weeks stay at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Darling. She was called here by the serious illness Of her sister, Miss Ella Darling. Miss Lucy and Miss Vivian Car nomsl1i returned to their home in town On Sunday, after spending. several weeks with relatives in New York. Mrs. Ernest Spencer is spending
 some time with relatives in New Lon don.
 Miss Kathryn Ray led the Young Peoples meeting last Sunday even ing.
 Death of Vosele Gran.
 Vosele Oran. 15, died at the home of his parents on the Norwich road, Sun
 day morning, January IS. His illness
 covered a period of two months or
 more, but he was only confined to the
 bed few days and his sudden death came as a surprise to his many friends in town. The sympathy of the com munity is expected to the afflicted father and mother and a younger
 brother and sister in the home besides, several brothers and sisters residing in New York. The funeral was held
 from St. Andrews Catholic church in Colchester, Tuesday morning with
 burial in St. Andrews cemetery. The
 pupils of the Central school where the
 boy attended, visited the home on
 Monday evening in company with their
 teacher, Miss Susan Rogers, to pay
 their last tribute of respect to faith
 ful and popular student. A handsome bouquet of carnations tied with wide
 ribbon on which was the word School
 mates, rested on the casket. There was wreath from his younger broth CT Henry and a handsome pillow from the family,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
NIANTIC
Patient Taken to Norwich State Hos pital-Winter Colony in Pine Grove.


 Mrs. Blanche Lincoln of the Grove was taken to the Norwich state hos pital Thursday. Mrs. Lincoln had been staying at the Mantle house for nearly two years. She was accompan- jed by Mrs. A. E. C.. Merriam, M. D., of Hartford, a summer resident of the Grove. E. w. Russell of Crescent Beach took the party in one of his motor cars.
 To Give Up Farm.
 Fl. E. Warner, who leased the farm near the Cove from Miss Laura Smith about year ago, will vacate about the middle of next month and return to his home in Attleboro, Mass. MT. Warner is engineer on one of the Fall River line steamers.
 Judge Austin l. Bush was a business caller in Norwich Thursday.
 Frank Harris, Sr., has resumed his duties at F. A. Beckwiths, after a few weeks vacation.
 Joseph c. Burnham gave a phono- graph entertainment at his cottage on Wednesday evening. MT. Burnham has nearly 500 records.
 Mrs. Eli Dorman will leave in a few days for her home in Beverly, Mass, after a visit of three weeks with her mother, Mrs. Jane Dorman.
 In the Grove.
 The winter colony at the Grove in-
  Almus and Allender: MT. and Mrs. w. H. Dorman, S. O, Harrington. Mrs. A. H. Montrose and son, Donald; Miss Potter, J. c. Burnham. Miss Nellie Webster. MT. and Mrs. Henry R. Hard ing, Janitor Smith and family, the lat ter occupying the farm. The present winter there are very few families al the Grove, compared with other years Charles Hagstrom, who has been i'll with the grip for some time, was able to be out Wednesday. James E. Hurle has returned from two days business trip to Norwich MT and Mrs. Roy Morgan returned to their home in New Haven Sunday evening, after spending the week end with Mir Morgan's parents, Mail Car rier and Mrs. J. Percy Morgan. Griswold Wheeler returned to his farm in Waterford Tuesday evening from two weeks business trip to New York
 c. H. Cone has a, force of men and boys harvesting ten inch ice from his ponds.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
THE PRAISE CONTINUES
Everywhere We Hear Good Reports
 of Doan's Kidney Pills.

Norwich Is no exception. Every section of the U. s. resounds with praise of Doan's Kidney Pills. Thirty thousand persons are giving testi- mony in their home newspapers. The sincerity of these witnesses. t-o fact that they live so near. is the best proof of the merit of Doan's- Tere's a Norwich case.
 Michael Cox. A Summit Street. Norwich. Conn. says: T was in bad shape as the result of kidney and bladder trouble. The. kidney secre- tions were painful in passage. causing me much misery and I could hardly get around on account of pains in my back. Reading of Doan's Kidney Pills I got a box at IN. D. Sevin e Sons Drug Store. In three days after I began using them I noticed Improvement. The kidney secretions became natural and I was soon rid of every symptom of kidney com plaint. can't praise Doan's Kidney Pills too highly"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn ~a. Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the Rame-Doars-a take no other.