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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
HUNTS FOR HIMSELF
over THREE STATES
Newspaper Man Loses Memory
and forgets His Past:

Lyons, Kan.-Walking out of his Of.
fee In the middle of a busy day. leav-
ing his family. friends and fortune and
wandering through three states in
search of some one who would identify
him and tell him who be was. is the
strange story of Frank l.. Finch.
newspaper man Of Lttleton. Colo.,
who under the name of F. s. O'Deli
Was employed Last winter as expert
linotype operator in the Office of the
Lyons Republican.
About two weeks after his disappear.
ance in response to query for limo
type operator addressed to q Great
Bend paper. F. $. ODell arrived In
Lyons and went to work. He seemed
satisfied with bis job, and the Repub-
lican force had no thought Saturday
night that be would Init the road" be-
fore Monday morning.
Since January O'DelI seems to have
wandered through Kansas and Nebras-
ka Hunting for himself" Wherever
there were crowds O'Dell went de
visited newspaper offices hoping some
itinerant printer would recognize him.
A short time ago he was working In
newspaper office In Clear Lake. la.
While there his attention was attracted
by an item signed &C. o. f. Jules
burg. Colo. asking IF. L. F." to COM
municate with him. O'Dell wrote.
Clarence U. Finch recognized the
handwriting as that Of bis brother and
telegraphed him at once. O'Dell an.
swered that there had been mistake
that be was not the man wanted.
While changing cars at Omaha be
again forgot what he was doing and
appealed to the police for assistance
The letter from his brother was found
in his pocket. and be was notified g.
o Finch came to Omaha on the first
train and Immediately recognized the
man as his brother. Frank l.. Finch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23

So Says Letter on Painter Case t
Chief Of CHICAGO Police.

So Says Letter on Painter Case to
Chief Of Chicago Police.
Chlcago.-That an innocent man was
executed here in 1894, when George
II. Palmer was hanged for the murder
of Alice Martin, is the statement made
in letter received by Chief of Police
Gleason from person signing himself
''R. w. Baxter" of Buffalo, Sangamon
county, Ill.
The writer asked that Painters rela-
tives be found and promised to remove
the stigma from the family.
Painters last words on the scaffold
were declaration that he was not
guilty.
Alice Martin. Painters sweetheart.
was beaten to death in 1891, and Paint
er was arrested nine months later.
After two years of fighting the prison.
err was convicted and executed. On
the scaffold he said:
IF killed Alice Martin, the girl
dearly loved, the woman I loved so
much that would almost commit any
crime for her, l pray this minute, my
last minute on earth, that the eternal
God will put me into eternal hell"
The condemned man raised his voice
and continued:
look here, gentlemen. if there is
one man among you who is an Ameri-
can / say to him on his soul-on his
soul. l say-see that the murderer of
Alice Martin is found
The scaffold prayer was delivered by
the Rev. A. P. Moerdyke. who said:
MAY he whom so many believe in
nocent of this crime join thee in ever
lasting life for the sake, o Lord, of
thy son Jesus Christ, our Lord"
Gleason said he would take no steps
in the matter except to look for Paint
ers relatives to make known to them
Bakers request.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
KILLS COYOTE IN HOUSE..

Animal Invades Home and Explores
Several Rooms.
Cottage Grove. Ore. Coyotes have
been committing many depredations In
Crook county. according to a letter
from Mrs. annie Morss of Post. One
night the family OF } r. Knox was
awakened BY an unusual noise up
stairs. Mrs. Knox went into the yard
and could see coyote tearing and
biting at the wiKdow OF the upstairs
room in an effort to get out Mr. Knox
shot the animal
AID investigation showed that it bad
got into the house through Il bedroom
window downstairs. the tracks being
plain on the bed that It had climbed
over The animal went through several
rooms before going upstairs.
Mrs. Morss says that there have been
many reports of rahid coyotes in that
section. and that few go out after night
without being we'll armed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
KNOT TIED IN EYE MUSCLE,
New Operation Marks Distinct Ad.
vance In Optic Surgery.

vance In Optic Surgery.
Philadelphia ~ \ remarkable opera
ton. repre>entin. THE latest step in
eye surgery and consisting of a meth.
I'd Of tying knots III one of the mus
cleS OF the eye To shorten it and re-
store muscular balance. thereby cur
ing squint eyes. was described here
recently.
The operation has been named the
"O'Connor method" after the origina-
tor. western physician. The usua!
surgical operation tor squint eyes is
to shorten one Of the eye muscles by
taking out a section. but it has the
disadvantage that frequently the su-
lures used to refasten the muscle will
tear loose because Of the strain. In
the new method the strain is taken up
by the muscle itself and there is no
tearing Of the sutures. One of the
hospital physicians sad:
I'm the few cases in which the new
operation has been applied the suture
seems to be soon absorbed. the Knots
OF muscle gradually f1atten ont. with
out. however. making the muscle long
er. and the shortened muscle perfectly
does its work on moving the eyeball
and exerting the pulling action. which
brings the eye in alignment with the
other one. The operation can be used
in both types Of squint. convergent as
well as divergent. by shortening the
proper muscle. The new operation is
considered most interesting and is a
distinct advance in the surgery Of the
eve"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
TOWN TURNS OUT TO
PAN GOLD IN STREETS
Great Excitement Until Metal
Proves to Be Iron Pyrites.

Sumner, Wash.-Excitemen prevail
ed in Sumner following the news of
gold strike made On Main street by
Frank Kelly. an ex-Alaskan miner of
nine years experience. For several
hours forty men and boys PANIED the
mud in the gutter and proudly exhib-
tier the dust" Kelly staked out a
twenty acre mining claim, including
the heart Of the city, and two hours
later the claim was jumped 10y Jesse
Childs. The local druggist. Bill Nay
smith, who made hasty nitric acid
test of the glittering metal, pronounced
it pure gold
Kelly was sweeping the sidewalk in
front Of the Kelly & Darr grocery on
Main street when he saw bright specks
the size of pin heads in the mud in the
gutter. He hastily got pie tin and
panned some of the mud containing
half spoonful of the dust. Taking it
to Naysmith. he was assured after an
acid examination it was real gold.
Kelly then obtained a government
mining claim blank and filled it out.
The claim was named the D. & X.
claim. The location was the regular
twenty acres allowed by the govern
ment. The filed claim sheet was nail
ed to two foot board that was placed
upright between two bricks at the
edge of the street.
BY this time. however. the report of
the strike had gone out. and as Kelly
went to mark the four corners Of his
claim others began to appear witt
pans of all descriptions.
Brooms. shovels and all kinds of i'm
PIGMENTS for collecting a pile of the
valuable dirt We're pressed into serv
ice Tom Frye and several others ran
to the fire house and brought out thu.
fire hose. When this was turned on t"
suice the street Il number Of the slow
er miners got bath. Frye obtained
botteful Of the gold" mixed with TIL
black sand and boasted that it con
tanned at least $500 worth.
By > O'Clock the street had beer
swept as clean as a billiard table, TIL
first time it has been washed clea,
since it was laid. it was said.
The metal was pronounced to b.
pyrtcs Of iron. or fools gold" b,
Streeter Reall Of Puyallup after micro
sropir and heated nitric acid tests. !
was admitted by all. however. that j
looked to be real gold. and being founG
in black sand was an added indication
in it's favor. The sand that fell on th
streets was from gravel and sand wap
ohS hauling it from gravel bank neal
the Stuck river.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
ANIMALS and BIRDS TO Talk,
So Says Garner, Who Has Spent Years
Studying Monkey Language.

Los Angeles. Cal.-"There will come
a day." says r. L. Garner, who tn Eored
Maeterlinck in the ways of animals.
when all animal and bird life will be-
come articulate. A dream? Cannot
the bee teach us higher communism
the quick. effective elimination OF
the unfit and shirker? Cannot the
birds tell US their secret of flying?
Would we not like to know why the
oriole. the oven bird or castle building
ant are so much better engineers than
We?''
Garner says he thinks the gorilla and
chimpanzee more civilized than man
because they are more homogeneous.
He spent twenty-five years studying
these animals in the Kongo and after
a vacation will return there. 1t is
from the gorillas and chimpanzees, he
says. that will come the first twin
cables from which scientists will hang
a bridge on which man and his lesser
brothers of the world will meet in
oracular CONVERSE
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
OLD HOTEL FOR HOMELESS.
st. Caroline's Court Once Was Social
FaVorte In CHICAGO.

St. CaroIine's Court Once Was Social
Favorite In Chicago.
Chicagn.-St. Caroline's Court hotel.
which forty years ago was the center
Of many of Chicago's social functions.
will become shelter for unemployed
and homeless men.
The famous hostelry is richly deco
rated in marble thing and art work
imported from France. Marble STAIR
cases. rotunda with art glass win
dows. inlaid wood and art work in the
ballroom still remain to recall the old
time splendors of the structure.
The use Of the hotel has been grant
ed to the Christian Industrial league.
which plans to provide free lodging to
as many men as safely can be accom-
modated. Mattresses and blankets will
be provided for 800 Shower baths
also will be installed. Coffee and rolls
will be given the men every morning
without charge.
The hotel will be maintained by
funds given by charities.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
TEXAS" GOVERNOR
NOT A POLITICIAN
Farmer: Banker Ferguson Prom.
ises a New Regime.

Dr. Austin, Tex.-James e. Ferguson of
temple. banker and farmer, inaugurat-
cd governor on Jan. 10, is the first man
to go direct from active business life
into the office of chief executive of
Texas. All Of his predecessors had pre-
viously held political office of some
kind.
Governor Ferguson issued a state
ment in which he said he hoped to see
more miles Of railroad built in Texas
IN 1915 than in any previous year; the
number of silos increased at least ten
fold: more permanent highways built:
new record in the matter of immigra-
ton to the state: more hogs and cattle
raised than ever before and greatly
increased yield of corn and other grain.
There was not hint Of politics any
where in the message.
Those intimately acquainted with the
governor say his administration will be
free from that species Of politics which
stirs up class antagonism: there will be
no pitting Of the farmers against the
corporations. Having been a farmer all
his life and a banker for many years.
he wants these two interests to be
friendly and cooperate. In his younger
days he was railroad laborer. and he
helped to build many miles of track.
During his campaign for governor he
promised that he would not permit
any liquor legislation. either pro or con.
on that subject if be could prevent it.
Since the election the higher courts
have nullified the liquor laws in some
essential particulars and it is known
thai bills will be introduced dealing
with the provisions thus voided. and
the ProhibitioniSts claim a working ma
jority in both houses.
Lieutenant Governor w. P. Hobby of
Beaumont. like Mr.. Ferguson. never
held public Office and belongs to the
conservative business element. He is
owner and editor of the Beaumont En-
terprise.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
UNCLE SAM FINDS
JOBS FOR JOBLESS
Bureau For Unemployed Open
ed by Government.
POSTMASTERS ARE AGENTS,
Carrying Out President Wilson's Idea,
tie Labor, immigration and AsricuI-
ture Departments Lend Aid - Plan
Tested and Found to Be Practical
and Satisfactory.


and Satisfactory.
Washington.-A national employment
bureau reaching into every section of
the United States has been put In 3D.
GRAFTON by the department of labor,
carrying out the suggestion of Presi-
dent Wilson in the indianapolis speech
for "a systematic method of helping
the Workingmen of America"
Preliminary work for the bureau was
completed by Commissioner Caminetti
or the immigration bureau and in
structions sent to the thousands of
postmaSters and rural mail carriers
throughout the country and to nearly
100000 field agents of the department
OF agriculture. who are cooperating
with the labor department to bring the
Jobless man and the manless job to-
gether
All agents Of the immigration bureau
also participate in the huge task, Mr..
Caminetti said
The general plan of the employment
bureau was outlined by Mr. Caminetti
as follows
Notices are posted in all postoffices
announcing that applications for work
or workers will be received by the post
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23

3d. Photo by American Press Association.
GERMAN SOLDIER WRITING DIARY ON
BATTLEFIELD.
the fiat ground they have been singu-
larly unsuccessful. The problem of
how to get rid of the water is engag-
ing both sides. The muddy water is
difficult to pump out, but this diff
Guilty is being overcome, although con-
tinual bailing and pumping are re-
CURED"
The account relates some minor
fights and then makes the following
references to the situation Of the
enemy:
"Ihe Germans are reported to be COL
lecting all the brass they can find, no
doubt for the purpose of extracting the
copper for fuses. The towns and vii
lagos behind the front are systematic
cally ransacked and everything that
contains copper, from church bells to
household utensils of all kinds. has
been seized.''
The following reference is made to
artillery:
! 'The experiences of this war have
caused many profound notifications of
theories previously held. but no factor
perhaps. was so underestimated as the
effect of high explosive projectiles fired
from guns and howitzers. At the open
ing of the war the allies were inferior
to the enemy in this respect This in
feriority has since been made good
and the Germans are now experiencing
to far greater extent than before the
devastating effect of these missiles.
1.-THE successes of the Japanese at
Port Arthur gave an inkling of the po-
tentialities of the heavy howitzer
against permanent Notifications. but
the decisive effect of high explosives
against troops in the field as we'll as
, against field intrenchments has come
as complete surprise.
"Artillery has assumed an importance
! greater probably than it ever before
possessed and certainly greater than it
has known since the time of Napoleon.
For the last hundred years. as used
against troops. field artillery generally
has been depended upon to create a
moral effect rather than great material
result. 1t has been reserved for this
war to prove it to be the chief agent in
destroying the enemy's power Of re-
sistance.
1T is extremely hard to conceal the
position of trenches from an aerial OBJ
server. and once their position is mott
fed to the guns and the range is OBJ
tanned it is not long before the whole
length of trenches will be blown in.
Entanglements. trous de loup and ev-
cry form of obstacle. however ingen-
ious. are swept away.
THAT the moral effect is very great
is shown by the written and verbal evil
dence of prisoners.
THE allies artillery is gradually as
Stunning superiority over the German. a
factor of great Importance in the prose-
cution of our general offensive"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
ARTILLERY main
BATTLE ACTOR
Has Assumed New Importance
. In the Present War.
RAIN HALTS The FIGHTING.
Both Sides Face Difficult Problems In
Getting Water Out Of the Trenches.
. Germans Collecting All the Brass
They Can Find to Get the Copper Out
Of 1t For Fuses.

London.-An accounts by the "eye-
witness" of the British headquarters
staff at the front meaions the con-
tinued and exceptionally heavy rain
fall in the fighting zone. Aviators, the
account says, report thpt the scheldt
as we'll as the Lys has overfowed and
is flooding large districts The condi-
ton of the trenches is shown in the
following extract from~the statement:
THE Germans in SOME places have
attempted to pump thu water from
their trenches into ours, but owing to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Objected to ENGLISH Lanouaoe

Brussels. SHERMAN officers dining in
a restaurant showed displeaSure wher
two men near them conversed in Eng.
lish. and finally one officer announced
the strangers would oblige if they
wouldn't talk in English. az it annoyed
him. One Of the English speaking men
handed the German his card. 1t bore
the name of Brand Whitlock. minister
Of the United States in Belgium. The
German saluted and apologized.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Mayor Wants Municipal Church.


San Bernardino. Cal.-Mayor ]. W.
Catick issued a statement ADVOCATING
the adjustment Of all churches in the
city and the building in their stead, by
a bond issue. of tabernacle seating
more than $500 and the appointment:
of a municipal minister. who would
administer the spiritual needs of sar
Bernardino. He also proposed the ap
pontment of municipal minister. who
must perform all marriages and offici
ate at all funerals free: the prohibition
by law Of the soliciting of funds from
congregations: the entire city to be
members Of the church. which would
be maintained by municipal taxation.
LET us have only one good route to
heaven and municipal minister to
point the way" concluded the mayor.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Pegoud Worth Whole Corps.

Paris. The French aviator Pegoud's
value to the allies is estimated as
equivalent to one army corps. He flies
eight hours a day and destroys many
German lives and much property. Al
though he has had several aeroplanes
destroyed. he has not been hurt.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Called Emperor a Rascal.

Paris.-Before be was sentenced to
life imprisonment by court martial for
assisting $50 Belgians to join the army
in France. General Fife. retired BEL
gian general. told the court Emperor
William was rascal and asked for a
death sentence.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Joffre Doesn't Read paners.

Paris.-G Joffre. the French
commander. has not read newspaper
since the war began. it is said. and the
only thing in the way Of letters be has
written were brief notes to his wife
and sister.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
SCIENTIST WHIPS POLECAT,
Then University Gives Professor Two
Weeks Leave


Berkeley. Cal.-T. G.. Hine. professor
of the chemistry department Of the
University Of California. fought hard
battle with polecat in the library of
the university recently.
Victory perched on the crown Of the
savant after he had bombarded his
antagonist with some of the choice vol
umes Of the university lbrarys mod
ern literature and followed up his
strategical move by tossing hat box
over the invader.
4 quantity Of chloroform poured
through tiny hole in the box stopped
the polecat's activities.
The professor has been given a two
weeks leave of absence.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
DEAF AND DUMB CRIES 'OHv
Girl Asking Aims and Getting Them
Steps on Electric Buzzer

steps on Electric BuZzer.
Brazil. lnd.-A deaf and dumb girl
who represented herself to be from
Danville, Ill.,. visited this city recently.
soliciting charity. She carried a we'll
worn document and several alleged
sworn statements Of officials of Dan
vile that she was deaf and dumb and
worthy Of all charity which might be
bestowed. She did we'll until she step
ped on doormat at the office of DR..
Robert Hawkins. The mat was equip
ped with an electric bnzzer The young
lady was so startled by this buzzer
that she jumped and shouted OH"
Before the police could arrest her she
had taken an interurban car for towns
that have no buZzers under the door
mats
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
interior Of Houses DAMAGED.

Paris.-Many Belgrade houses are in
tact on the outside. but the interiors
are destroyed. due to the queer tricks
of shells. which fell through the roof
and exploded inside.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Bean Famine In Boston.

Boston, Because many bean crops
have been sold to the nations at war.
Boston is facing bean famine. The
price is now II cents pound instead
8.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Whale sunk Nv Shells

London.-A whale mistaken for sub.
marine was riddled with three inch
shells by warships off the Dutch coast
The whale died. 81
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-23
Prince Has Portrait Painted,

Berlin.-The German crown prince,
instead Of being dead or badly wound
ed. has had his portrait painted in oils
at the front.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-02-11
-FOUR STATES TO UNITE.
UNIFORM COMPENSATION ACT DE.
cLARED NECESSARY.
Governors Of Colorado and Wyoming
Call Conference Of Legislative
Committees in Denver.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-Co-operation between the
Legislatures of Colorado and Wyoming
and the executive officials of the two
states for the establishment OF uni
form laws In the two commonwealths
on industrial relations and workmen's
compensation was decided upon during
the visit of Colorado's officials at
Cheyenne.
At a meeting OF Gov. George A.
Carlson OF Colorado, Gov. John B..
kendriek Of Wyoming and the men,
bers of the industrial relations commit.
tees OF the Colorado and Wyoming
General Assemblies. 1t was determined
to hold joint sessions of the commit
tees in Denver Through the joint
meetings it is hoped that uniform
drafts of industrial laws will be made
for simultaneous enactment In Colo
RADIO and Wyoming. That the estab-
lishment of such uniform legislation
might be extended to other states, the
Legislatures of Utah and New Mexico
were invited 10 send committees to the
meetings. Thus 1t is probable that
four states may cooperate on the
laws. After the conference Governors
Carlson and Kendrick issued the fol-
lowing statement on the subject:
''The four states of Wyoming. Utah,
New Mexico and Colorado, have the
same industrial conditions to meet. We
are dependent upon similar markets
for our products. We should have the
same industrial and compensation
laws. The conference between the Of
ficers of the states have this and in
view"
There were 161 members in the Col.
RADIO party which paid its compliments
to official Wyoming.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-02-11
SPORT.

The indianapolis American Associa.
tion team will do most Of its spring
training at San Diego. Cal.
Johnny Dundee left New York for
New Orleans, where he Is scheduled tc
box twenty rounds with Joe Mandot
Feb IA.
Injuries suffered in q basketball
game at Wichita Falls, Tex, caused
the death Of Cortez Waggoner. a high
school student.
Jack Johnson will reach Juarez fol-
his fight with Jess Willard, according
to assurances given by the promoters
Of the battle at Ell Paso, Tex.
Directum l., 1858, the worlds cham.
pion PAGER. was sold by James Butler
to M. e. Sturges OF New York, at a
price said to be not far from $4,000.
Directum |. was shipped from Kirk.
wood, Del, to Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Five days of grace were granted to
residents Of Topeka, Kan, to clear off
the mortgage on the Topeka Baseball
club of the Western league. II they
fail to do SO, President Tip" O'Neill
told anxious inquirers the club will be
sold, In which event it may go to Colo
RADIO Springs. H. H. Meyer of Web.
ster, s. d., is reported to have a de.
sire to buy the club and move it to
the Colorado resort.