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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
$4,000 GRAFT
FOR PROTECTION
Women Tell Grand Jury
They Were Levied Upon
for $40 a Month.

The grand jury began an inve,tiga-
tion yesterday into charges made by
several young women living in the
Tcnderloin district who say they have
been paying SO n month to a number
Of men who represented themselves as
collectors" for Inspector Morris, for
merly of the Sd Inspection District.
Some of the women told the grand
jury that these collectors also pre-
tended TO represent the Committee Of
Fourteen and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Vice. One even said he
came from the District Attorneys Of
fee.
According to Assistant District At
torney Embree, this campaign Of eI-
tortion has been going on for at least
three years, and a conservative esti-
mate placed the amount wrung from
women in the streets alone single
year at $4,000. Three men are I'M
der arrest and will be indicted to-day
for extortion. Two more have been
named by women witnesses before
the grand jury and the police are look
ing for them. Probably not more than
seven shared the shakedown money.
The men under arrest are Leo
Halpern, alias Leo Leibusch, Nathan
Levine and Nathan Seller.
Goes to Headquarters.
Jennie Price told the grand jury that
she paid SO a month 10 Halpern on
numerous occasions. She said he told
her he came from Detective Jackson,
OF the vice squad. Finally she de-
clared she decided TO find out for
herself whether Halpern, or Leibusch,
was known TO the police. She went
straight TO Inspector BolGn of the Sd
district with her story.
81 can't stand this any longer, inspec-
tor" said the woman. IF these men
are impostors ! shall have them ar
rested"
Nothing would please me better."
replied the Inspector.
Last Sunday night Halpern, she said,
tried TO collect $40 from her AT Sew
enth Avenue and Twenty-third Street.
He pointed TO a man in the ofiing.
There's Jackson now. He wants his
NUM- HtAt ~ - hNoAA wv FSN'N'
overdue"
The woman, who weighs close to 200
pounds. darted in the direction Of
jackson" and before he could gather
Roadway she had grip on his coat
collar and began calling for a police
man. Detective Conway arrested Hal
perm on the woman's complaint. The
man was held for the grand jury by
Magistrate Koenig in the Jefferson
Market court jackson" who proved
20 be a disinterested bystander, was
quickly released.
Gave Other Names.
The Price woman gave the police the
names Of a number of other women.
who readily testified that they had
been paying money TO Halpern. They
also furnished the police with the
names Of Levine and Seller, who were
later arraigned before Magistrate
Breen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
Effect of Moisture from
Frozen Body on Cyanide
of Potassium.
DECISION VITAL
TO STATES CASE
Prosecution Contends Liquid
Poison Was Administered to
Marion Lambert.

Waukegan, H.. June ia point
said 10 be unique in the history Of
criminal Jurisprudence was brought up
10 day at the trial OF William II. Orpet,
the University Of Wisconsin student
charged with the murder Of Marian
Lambert. II was whether the moisture
produced by introducing a frozen body
into warm room was sufficient to
transform powdered cyanide Of potas-
SUM into a solution light enough TO
lose its visibility.
DR.. Ralph w. Webster, a toxicologist,
testified for the state that he had
viewed many frozen bodies, and that
some of them had been brought into
warm rooms, but that he knew Of no
record ever taken Of the attendant cir
cumstances in the present case.
Whether the cyanide Of potassium
which caused Marian Lambert's death
was administered in liquid or crystal
form is regarded as vital in determin-
ing the precise manner of her death.
The state contends that il was a solu-
ton. the defence that it was finely pow
dered crystals.
Point Against Orpet.
While commercial cyanide Of potas-
SUM was accessible to both Orpet and
Marion, il il contended by the state
that the alleged purchase OF two
ounce bottle by 0rpet at Madison, Wis,
is circumstance weighing the scale
against him.
There was a dramatic moment when
the hat, shoes and all other garments
worn by Marion on February 9, the
day Of her death, were introduced.
One by one, they were handed 20 DR..
Webster. who identified them as having
been confdcd TO him for an analysis Of
stains. Holding up dark green coat
worn by Miss Lambert DR.. Webster
pointed TO three circular white spots
on It.
an my opinion" said the witness,
"this powderlike substance IS the po-
tassium carbonate which remains from
a solution Of cyanide of potassium after
evaporation Its circular form, If moth
ing else, indicates that it dropped IN
liquid form
Undertaken Tells of Spots.
Frederick |. Wenban. the under
taker who took care of Marion's body,
said that it was only after several
hours that the spots appeared on the
coat AT the mortuary. When ne re-
moved the garment from the body the
spots did not show.
DR.. Webster said that this indl-
Gated that the poison was in solution.
Only evaporation, leaving a deposit OF
potassium carbonate would act thus,
he said.
Another assertion made By the un--
dertaker was that. after the body mad
been taken away. he noticed yellow
stains in the snow where her chin mad
rested. Some distance away, among
the footprints of the man VINO ley
her. he observed similar stains. II
is the theory Of the prosecution tnat
the alleged murderer, after heeing
from the scene. empted the remain
ing contents Of the Bottle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16

brazen efrontery passes understanding
However, he deceives no one who ha'
a spark of intelligence The public i
sick Of his rawlings. For the balance
Of his term in Office low visibility and
low audibility' on his part would be
most welcome to the citizens of New
York"
Father Higgins also pays his re-
spects to Commissioner Kingsbury
who. more than any one, he declares
has brought discredit upon the De
partment of Public Charities, and who
'instead of attending to the business Of
the department. has devoted altogether
too much of his time TO publishing
false and lying insinuations about in
stitutions, or permitting these 10 be
published"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
YALE'S VARSITY EIGHT
PLEASES NICkALLS

Gales Ferry, Conn, June l5.-Under
unfavorable weather conditions Yale's
varsity eight tonight went over two
miles OF the regatta course up stream
az a stroke averaging 80 The time
was not made known. but Coach Nick
alls expressed himself as satisfied with
the showing.
The crew showed general improve
ment and gave Indications that it is
fast finding itself. The freshmen were
given rest tonight. A four-oar crew
has been made up to race against Har-
ward. II will be boated as follows
Bow. Peters; No. 2, Cobb; No. 3
Walker; stroke, Enders; coXswain
GrleVe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
MAILCAR WRECKED
BY BOMB SENT SPRY
Utah Governor Had Been
Threatened by |. W. W.

Butte, Mont. June ia bomb in a
package in one Of the mail pouches be-
ing transferred from a Chicago, Bur
lington g. Quincy train 70 the Oregon
Short Line bere to-day, exploded and
wrecked the Short Line mail car. The
package, it was reported, was addressed
to the Governor OF Utah.
Investigation is being made by Fed
erp authorities here.
Salt Lake City, June i5.-Goyernor
Spry, commenting on the explosion to-
day in Butte Of bomb reported ad-
dressed to him, said:
''ln view Of the fact that nobody was
injured. am glad the explosion took
place at Butte"
The Governor received many thou
sands Of threatening communications
last year in connection with the case
OF Joseph Hillstrom, an !. W. W. leader.
who was executed here November 10
for murder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
Cornerstone Crushes Workman.

Joseph Dorowitz. thirry-two, Of l's-
Prospect Place, Brooklyn. was AZ woI,
on new building m the Boulevard
in Bayonne. Yesterday, when The cor
rerstone fell and pinned him under u
He was taken to Bayonnc Hospital
where il was said he could not recover
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16

eras taking pictures OF me this morn
ing"
Senator Thompson announced that
he was through with Mr.. Morgan as a
witness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
KINDRED MOTORS
TO A CELL HERE
Continued from page |

hension. The picture alone would have
counted for little, Deevy now admits.
For added flesh and dropping brown
mustache provide disguise that has
made the paymaster almost into an
other man.
Deevy, aware Of the novelty not TO
say the danger of permitting pris-
oner TO drive 10 trial in his own car,
was prepared for questions.
"lf Kindred had been different sort
Of man we'd have come on the train,
he said. But he's more like a big
baby than anything else. and ! didn't
think ! was taking any chances.
had a mighty good reason for feeling
that way, but I'm not going TO tell
YOU what il is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
Auto Brought Back TO State.

That automobile represents almost
half the amount recovered. Had we
left il in Massachusetts, there would
have been all sorts of red tape 20 go
through before We got it back.
wanted to see il safely in New York
County have"
Kindred, according 70 Deevy, had
proved an uncommunicative travelling
companion. Accompanied and advised
by an attorney on the first part of the
trip, he mad shown marked reluctance
. answer questions. But he had, in
what seemed tc him casual conversa-
ton, told something of his movements
since leaving this city.
Even this, as Il concerned particu-
larly the period between August last
and his arrival in Boston. was vague
Save for tire story of a friend. who
told Of meeting Kindred in the Borough
Hall in Brooklyn last March and per
hitting him 70 escape after the pay
master had drawn n revolver. the po-
lice have had no definite trace Of Kin
Gred since that August DAY.
Then Kindred had driven 10 the
Liberty National Bank. IN Broadway.
had drawn the Flinn-O'Rourke payroll
Of S22.ll9.75. had sent back his assist
ant TO cash a purposely overlooked
draft and had been on his way before
the assistant returned
The machine in which Kindred went
TO and away from the bank was
found abandoned at Worth and Park
Streets. The police theory was that
Kindred had stepped into the Worth
Street subway station. but on this
point the prisoner had a correction.
Denies Visiting Brooklyn.
"No. IL was the next station Canal
Stree that ] ducked into he in
formed Deevy. according 20 the latter.
81 vert straight 20 the Grand Central
and bought ticket that took me way
out in the country. ! bought an auto
rnnhiln and nrnra LIN IN rnnch the sfafA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
.S25O,0O0 GIVEN
MORGAN FOR TALK

Continued from page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16

The Price woman gave the police the
names Of a number of other women
who readily testified that they had
been paying money to Halpern. They
also furnished the police with the
names Of Levine and Seller, who were
later arraigned before Magistrate
Breen.
The state herald., 1916-12-22
SWAMP-ROOT STOPS
SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blsd-
der and kidneys seem to b disordered, ~
member it IL needless to suffers 10 your
nearest drug store and ct bottle Of d.
Kilmer's Swamp Root. II b . physioian's
prescription for diseases Of the kidneys
and bladder.
Il has stood the test Of years and has
. reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in Thousands Of cases.
This prescription was used BY Dr.. XII.
mer in his private practice and was -
very effective that Il has been placed On
sale everywhere. Get = bottle, 800 and
el.0o. At your nearest druggist.
However, II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The state herald., 1916-12-22
CANADA AGAIN
A PRIZE winner
Highest Premiums Awarded at
Many Exhibitions.

The Fall fair season Is past and n
retrospect Of them shows that Western
Canada Is stronger than ever In the
matter Of exhibits, and has taken more
than her usual share Of the prize
money. From Western Canada to
Texas Is long look, from Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the
southwestern corner of Texas Is sew
eral days journey. but the enterprising
farmers from this new country to the
northwest were wide awake to the
possibilities that waited them Mt the
International Dry Farming Congress
held at El Paso, Texas, n few weeks
ago, to bring to the attention Of those
In that far-off corner what the land Of
Western Canada could do in the pro-
ductiOn Of grains and roots from its
soil. And what did these farmers do?
The first thing was to carry of the
first prize and sweepstakes for wheat.
That was f0regone conclusion, for 1t
has now become an established fact that
nowhere else In the world Is there
grown wheat Of the high character and
market value Of Western Canadian
wheat. The same may be said Of oats,
Of barley and Of rye. But when 1t came
to notice that Western Canada took
first prize for alfalfa, 1t was then that
more special attention was given to
the products from Western Canada. II
showed that In that country there lies
the opportunity for supplementing the
wonderful native grasses, so full of nu-
triton that with the tanned varieties.
among them being alfalfa. the cattle
with no other food were fattened and
fitted for the shambles. Western Can.
nda's worth was proved as probably
the greatest mixed farming portion Of
the continent. When the steers from
the Western Canadian prairles reach
the Chicago stockyards they bring
the top price and outweigh those from
other places where grass fattening Is
the process. But II was not only In
grains that Western Canada carried
of the highest honors Mt the FL Paso
exhibition. Potatoes. parsnips. beets.
carrots and rutabagas also took the
highest honOrs. In root production
this country is becoming favorably
known.
The question often arises us to mar
kets. There Is always the highest
price awaiting the producer. and ms
soon as the Hudson Bay Railway. now
about completed reaches the Bay,
there will be nm additional outlet for
the product Of the farm. The Pacific
coast route. via the Panama canal. will
give another outlet Of which full ad-
vantage may be taken. With virgin land
selling at from $l5 to $40 per acre, and
improved farms at reasonable prices
and on easy terms. there Is no better
opportunity for the man with limited
means and desire to secure n home
at the least cost In a country where
he Gun soon become wealthy, as thou.
sands Of others have done. thnn In
Western Canndr. To the man with less
means and who Is prepared to accept
u farm Of 100 acres free. the Domin-
Ion Government offers him his choice
In districts that have land OF the high
est type. but nt present being from ten
to twenty miles from railway.
The Pence River Country, now being
The state herald., 1916-12-22
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ONE QUART. ONE MAN, ONE
MONTH.

That VIII De Whisky Limit n Pre-
posed Law Goes Into Effect.
Denver.-One quart Of whisky and
twelve quarts of beer will be the to-
tai amount Of liquor allowed to any
one individual for q months consump-
ton. II the incoming Legislature
adopts an amendment to the prohibt
tion law proposed at conference bs-
tween Leslie e. Hubbard, attorney
general-elect. and representatives Of
dry" organizations.
In families Of more than ono adult,
each would be allowed that amount
More than the stipulated quantity
would be illegal. according to the
terms Of the proposed amendment,
and would be prima facie evidence
that the liquor had been shipped In
for other than legitimate consump.
tion.
A permit to import liquor would
have to be obtained from the county
clerk and placed on record. A check.
ing system would be devised and ev-
cry precaution taken to see that NO in.
dividual got more than the amount
specified.
Tho consensus of opinion at tho
meeting was that such limitations
should be adopted. rather than an
amendment prohibiting entirely the
shipment Of liquor into the state In
any quantity.
The state herald., 1916-12-22
Geo. W. Cook Ole. At Pueblo.

Denver.-Gen. Geo. w. Cook, for.
mer onsressman-atlarge from Colo.
rado. a state builder and organizer OF
the famous Cooks Veteran Drum
Corps here. died In the state asylum
at Pueblo. He was 66 years old and
had lived In Denver since 1881. He
was born in Bedford. Ind. Nov. 10,
1851. the son OF Lieut.. Samuel Cook
OF the Union army. and Agnes Dodson
Cook. daughter Of an ensign In the
United States navy.
The state herald., 1916-12-22
speeIfle 1erm, MOI Namsd.

Warrington. Dec. 13.-The absence
of any specific terms for peace In the
German note or In the German chan.
cellor's speech was in measure .
disappointment TO those who expected
some concrete expression Of . basis
on which negotiations might begin.
Advices from Berlin to the German
embassy indicate. however. that Ger
many's peace terms. In general meas
ure. propose the restoration Of the
status quo before the war. with the
exception Of the establishmsat Of IN.
dependent kinsde@s Of Poland and
Lithuania.
They arc understood 70 propose the
complete restoration Of the occupied
portions Of Belgium and France In ~
turn for Germany's captured colonies
and 70 dispose Of the Balkan situation.
because Of It's extremely complicated
nature. In the peace conference.
I'm the note the four allied (esatrai)
powers propose TO eatsr forthwith on
peace negotiations. The propositions
which they bring for such negotiations
are. according 10 their firm bsliSe. ~
psopriate for the establishment Of Q
lasting peace.
"Ths govsrnmsnts At Vienna. Cee
stantinopic and Sofia transmitted
idsnaicai notes and also communioat
Cd with the holy see and all neutral
powers"
The German peace offer was almsst
ths sole topic Of discussion At the ~
nss 70 the Cabinet given BY Prssbdsat
aad Mrs. Wilson.
"Pleht On" Kaiser orders Arnisa
London.-A Central News dispatch
frpm Amsterdam says II y announesd
officially m Dsriin nat Emperor VII
liam has notified bic commanding gsa
ssAis Of 0srmaay's Dsacs stfsr and hAs
informed them II b stlii usesrtaln
whether the otter Will b acssstsd
uneii that uncertainty = sAAsd, tAs
nssAss sAys, thsy are - iisht -
os1naAyt move for Deess comes
isst I've ysass as1 ~ days aitss ~
declared vas On Aassia and two ysafs
aad - Aays elsse hg1aAd declared
var - Germany.
The state herald., 1916-12-22
BANKS SHOW HUGE GAIN
iNcREAsE OF ss.sssss7 IN DENVER
1915 SAVINGS.
Prosperity Of Denver People Shown IL
Every Line Of Civic and
Private Life.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denvsr.-Evidences Of Denver's un-
precedented prosperity during 1916 are
coming like an avalanche through the
medium Of annual totals and account
ings. The evidences have been here
for many months. manifesting them
solves through all avenues of trade
and industry. but even the most conf.
dent and assured Dsnverite must expes.
ience thrill Of surprise and gratifica-
tion when he observes some Of the
proofs IN the aggregate.
Never before in the history Of Den
yer has there been achievement equal
to the new and remarkable record In
the number and volume Of savings &C.
counts. In twenty-four banks tho de-
posits aggregate s3l.s24,sS9 for 1915.
as against 325.681.562 in 1915. an In
crease of 36,363,s77. or approximately
20 per cent. The adding Of 25,233 new
accounts during the year. many of
which were deposits Of women and
children. gives the figures a signifi.
cant aspect. The tota, number of 40.
counts IL 10000.
During the year settlers from all
parts Of the United States took up
public land In Colorado to the amount
OF 2.327.9S7 acres. Most Of these were
taken in 320-acre tracts. the maximum
now permitted as homestead entry.
1t is a striking parallel in Denver's
financial year that. while her savings
were unprecedentedly big, her dis.
bursements indicate q corresponding
increase. There Ia not . branch OF
civic and commercial life that has not
felt the influence Of prosperity. Den
YER has bought more automobiles, built
more houses and worn better clothes
than ever before.
Estimates based on close calcula-
tions by experts show that the total
value Of automobiles bought during
the year is approximately $13.eoo,ooo.
Total financial transactions Of the
Denver postoffice furnish another en-.
phatic proof Of prosperous conditions.
They will show gain Of more than
100000 over the record Of 1915. II
10 expected that the total business will
amount to more than $4,000 900 for the
year. In the postal savings bank OF
the Denver postofflce. approximately
$536.00O was deposited. a gain Of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 over the
amount deposited In 1915.
The state herald., 1916-12-22
Beet Growers Get $500, 900

Greeley.-Checks asgresatisg g..
$4,000 were mailed out to the beet
growers OF Weld county by the Great
Western Sugar Company. This repre-
sents payment for beets delivered to
the various factories from Nov. Is to
Dec. is. The Greeley factory distrlb-
utes $4,000 Of this amount to it, 800
customers: the Windsor factory sends
out $39O.000: and the Eaton factory
pays $4,000. According to factory
officials. there arc about 10000 tons
Of beets yet to be paid for. which will
add 100000 to this amount. making
the total paid out by the factory to
Weld county farmers for beets during
the entire season over s3.6oO.000. This
Is divided between approximately l..
400 families who deliver beets TO the
factories.