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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
RILEY WALKS IN AT
HIS own FUNERAL
Body Of Accident Victim Said
X to Be His.

Observation-Disclosures Riley of De-
troit walked into the home of his SIS
ter, Mrs. Charles Becker, in East Fifth
street, the other day and put stop to
his own funeral
His weeping relatives at first stared
Then followed embraces, and the body
Of man killed in an automobile acct
dent in Detroit and sent here as that
Of Riley was removed to an under
takers parlors.
Riley declares that the stranger
whose burial as his came so near hap
pening was Fred Ellis, derelict, to
whom he gave an old coat not long
ago. At Detroit, according to the po-
lice, Mrs. Becker and her husband both
recently identified the remains of the
man, and on this Identification check
for 81 500 from an insurance company
was presented at the Becker home
here in payment of their loss. How
ever, the real Mr.. Riley refused to let
his sister cash the check.
The Wayne county coroner at De-
troit will be asked to direct the dis
position of the body that was turned
aside. ...a'
The presence of the two postcards
from Mrs. Becker to Riley found in
the coat. it is said, explained Riley's
story.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
BECOMES BRIDE after
PHONE INTRODUCTION
Theater Party eliminates In
Bachelor Girls Marriage.

Observation-Disclosures may be the status
of the telephone introduction in books
of tiquette-formal. informal or dis
tinctly bohemian-it has led to at least
one recent betrothal and marriage in
high social circles. Recently Alfred
Borden, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Borden of Fall River. was content with
his bachelorhood.
That was before he had heard over
the wire the sweet voice of Miss Susan
B. Ellis of Surrey, England.
He came to hear it in this way: One
night he had "called up from his
fathers cotton mills his friend, Mrs.
Humphreys. and asked her to go with
him to theater. Mrs. Humphreys had
headache, or a previous engagement.
or something of equal importance. and
couldn't go. .. ......
1t was pity, though. to leave Mr..
Borden prey to the ennui of a lonely
bachelor evening, and then the seats
too! Mrs. Humphreys would do her
best to fix it.
Not many moments later Mr.. Borden
was being introduced through the re-
ceiver to Mrs. Humphreys sister. Miss
Ellis, whom Mr.. Borden had, strangely
enough, never met, in spite of her sue
cess as ''the bachelor girl Of South
ampton, N. Y. last summer.
To make long story short. Miss
Ellis and Mr.. Borden went to the thea
ter, taking Cupid along as supercargo
in the taxi. The little fellow did the
work well. Only a few weeks later
their engagement was announced. and
the couple were married in the chapel
of st. Georges church. stuyvesant
square. New York.
The brides father was present. hav-
ing come over from England for the
ceremony. After their wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Borden will live at Short
Hills. N. J.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
MOTHER FINDS SON
AFTER LONG SEARCH
Father Stole Him, Then Was
Adopted From Home.

Webster City, Ia.-Stolen from his
cradle by his own father thirty years
ago, later placed in children's home
In Des Moin"s and adopted by a fam
lily at Lehigh, David Brundage now
finds himself the heir to an estate, all
because his mother during all these
thirty years has never once ceased her
search for him.
Brundage is now thirty-two years Of
age and makes his home in Lehigh
with his foster parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Brundage. Mrs. G. Thompson of
Randall, WASH, is the mother in the
case, and letter just received from
her by the Brundage family states that
she located her son only recently. The
mother pleads with the foster parents
to tell her something of her son and his
whereabouts, whether he is dead or
alive and If he is happy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brundage adopted the
baby in 1887. He was a healthy
youngster and grew up with the other
Brundage children. Many people in
and about Lehigh did not even know
he was an adopted child. Every atten-
ton was lavished upon him. While
young Brundage is anxious to learn all
he can of his mother and other blood
relatives, yet he signifies his intention
to remain with his affectionate foster
parents. ....-
A. E. Watkins, Randall (Wash.) at
torney. finally located the boy for his
Mother, and letter to him conveys
the information that an estate is held
in trust for young Brundage. AS yet,
however, the Brundage family has not
been appraised Of the amount 1t is like
ly that Brundage will make visit to
his mother
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
DIDN'T KNOW He WAS RICH,
Mother Left $4,000 to Fireman Four
Years Ago, but He Wasn't Curious.

Mother Left $4,000 to Fireman Four
Years Ago, but He Wasn't Curious.
Philadelphia.-John T. Lammon, for
more than twenty years a member of
the Philadelphia fire department. learn
ed for the first time he had inherited a
fortune from his mother. who died four
years ago here.
The exact amount has not been def
nitely ascertained. but is estimated at
about $4,000. Most of it is in bonds,
deeds, mortgages and bank deposits,
besides large amount of cash in a
safe deposit box in the vaults of the
Fidelity Trust company.
"John never was curious said sew
eral of his brother firemen afterward
1T is likely that when his mother died
he just moved into her home and never
bothered about going through her per.
sOnal effects"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
TREATS SON FOR RABIES.
Paterson Physician Rushed to Parent
In Chicago For Aid.

Paterson Physician Rushed to Parent
In Chicago For Aid.
Paterson, N. J.-Believing he was de-
veloping symptoms of hydrophobia. DR..
Francois Was Of Is East Eighteenth
street, Paterson, widely known for his
treatment of hydrophobia cases, left
for Chicago, where he is being treated
for prevention Of the dreaded disease
by his father, DR.. Juan Was. an emf
nent physician and surgeon Of that
city.
Whether DR.. Was became infected
while attending patients or through a
laceration of his right leg by a. dog
which bit him while he was on q call
at Fairlawn several weeks ago is a
matter Of conjecture. The dog attack
ed his sister, Miss Huberdyn Was, who
accompanied him. The physician saved
her, but was himself bitten.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
ROCKS HIGH TOWER BY HAND,
California University's CampaniIe o.
ciIIates Under Mans Pressure.

California University's Campanile Os.
ciIlates Under Mans Pressure.
Berkeley. Cal.xxElmer E. Hall, asso-
ciate professor Of physics of the Uni
versity of California, stood at the foot
Of the 300 foot campanile on the cam
pus and with one hand shook the giant
structure. ...- .-.. =. ~.
Professor Hall has seismograph rec
ords, photographs and lot of data to
prove that he moved the huge granite
needle and is prepared to lecture to his
students as to how the trick is done.
He says: s.. ....-... -...... H..
II placed delicate seismograph like
those used to record earthquakes on
the top Of the tower. Then l went
down to the ground and about once in
a second pushed my hand against the
granite shaft. By applying this pres
sure In time with the natural period of
vibration Of the campanile l set the
whole mass in motion so that it's vibra-
tons were clearly recorded by the seis.
mograph."
The campanile is regarded as a mas
terpiece Of earthquake resistive con-
struction.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
RAISE A COW, SwEDE
SAYS, AND GET RICH
Treat Her Right and You'll Be
Rewarded.

st. Paul.-Raise up q COW in the way
she should 60. and before she is old
she will richly reward you
@. N. Nelson. who lives just over the
Anoka county line. a few miles from
st. Paul. says.
Th1rty-two years ago, when he was
in the early twenties. Nelson landed in
Minnesota fresh from Sweden. His
total assets were so cents and the con.
tents of queer looking Swedish
clothes chest. Half an hour after his
arrival he was so cents poorer.
when l got off a train in Mime
apolis all l had to direct me was a
card bearing the address of cousin
who had come to America a short
time BEFORE" Mr.. Nelson said. II
showed the card to hackman. who
also was Swedish. He took my so
cents and drove me a few blocks,
pointing to one Of the windows.
marked 444, said. There it is l had
supposed that the box 444' written on
the card was street address. I did
not know how my cousin was to ap-
pear from that box, but l stood with
eyes glued on the number from 10
o'clock In the morning until the middle
OF the afternoon. afraid to look else
where for fear my cousin would come
in the meantime.
when at last | heard two men at
one of the windows talking my Ian
guage told them my story. They
explained that l was in the postoffice
and that my cousin might not go there
for several days. should have been
In a bad fix had not one of the men
invited me to come and do odd jobs at
his boarding house and earn my keep.
my cousin did not come to town for
three weeks. and when be did be did
not help me because he could not. He
had all he could do to earn living.
Then l worked in a railroad con-
struction camp one summer and re-
turned to the city with the intention
Of going to school and learning Eng
lish. My first employer agreed to give
me my board for helping with the
milking. but | had not gone to school
many days when he met with an acct
dent. He persuaded me that l would
learn English faster driving milk
route than by going to school, so l be-
came dairyman and worked until
had saved $1,000" -...- .-.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
OBJECTS TO A BATH.

Ran Away From Poor Farm Because
1t Was First Scrub In Twenty Years.
Jeffersonville, Ind.-Man's cOnstitu-
tional right not to take bath has been
raised in the case of D. W. Dodson.
who ran away from the poor farm near
Charleston because he was put in
tub and scrubbed.
Dodson entered the institution of his
own accord. but stayed there only q
short time, returning to Underwood.
He alleges that he was forced to take
bath and that he was scrubbed with
a stiff brush and asserts that ut was
enough to kill any one to be soused in
water this time Of year. especially
when one has not had bath in more
than twenty years"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
ROOSTER KILLS CHILD.
Fowl Attacked Los Angeles Lad, Whe
Was Feeding Chickens.

Fowl Attacked Los Angeles Lad, Who
Was Feeding Chickens.
Los Angeles, Cal.-John NJ. Seaman.
two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
~ Seaman of this city, is dead at On
tario following an attack by a large
rooster at the ranch home of the
child's grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. v.
Lawrence Of that city.
John and his mother visited at the
ranch. The chickens were a novelty
to the boy, and he was anxious to feed
them. With prodigious bravery that
was thought only childishly cute he
accomplished his desire. A few days
ago he was so engaged when a large
rooster jumped at the little fellow and
buried It's spurs deeply in his scalp.
Blood poisoning developed, and the
child died in hospital after much
suffering.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
"MISTAKE" MADE $500.
War Brings Profits to Gamer, Who
Ordered Too Much Chloride.

War Brings Profits to Gamer, Who
Ordered Too Much Chloride.
Parsons, Kan.-Anton Gamer, q dry
cleaner, through mistake ordered 100
instead of ten gallons of carbon tetra
chloride to be used in his cleaning
process last February. paying $1.29 a
gallon.
He attempted to persuade the drug
company to take back the ninety gal
Ions, but it refused, and he figured he
had lost over a hundred dollars in the
transaction.
The war in the meantime caused the
price of the chemical to soar, and re-
Gently the chemical company of whom
he bought the order paid him $30.15 a
gallon for the ninety gallons it refused
almost a year ago. Gamer netted a
profit of more than $4,000.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
MAJOR CHARLES YOUNG.

association and formerly professor of
comparative literature in Columbia uni
versity. The Spingarn medal is award
ed annually to the man or woman of
African descent and American citizen
ship who shall have made the highest
achievement during the preceding year
in any field of elevated or honorable
human endeavor.
The committee which decided the
award consisted of two northern white
men. former President William How
ard Taft and Oswald Garrison Willard
of the New York Evening Post; a
southern white man, DR.. James II. Dill
lard of Virginia, director of the Slater
and Jeanes funds, and two colored
men, President John Hope of More
house college, Atlanta, and Bishop
John Hurst of the African Methodist
Episcopal church, Baltimore.
Major Young was born in Kentucky
in 1868 and was educated in the public
schools Of Ohio. He was appointed to
the West Point Military academy from
Ohio in 1885 and since graduating in
1889 has served in the Seventh, Ninth
and Tenth cavalry. and the Twenty
fifth infantry of the United States
army. He was major of an Ohio bat
talon during the Spanish war. After
ward he was detailed as superintend-
ent Of the Sequoia and Grant National
parks in California, where his interest
and ability were commended in formal
resolutions by the Visalia board of
trade, which declared that "by his en-
ergy and enthusiasm and business
qualities displayed the money set aside
for improvements of the parks was
wisely expended"
In 1904 Major Young was sent to
Haiti and thence twice to the Philip
pines, where in the absence of the colo
mel he was in command of the regi-
ment on several occasions. He was
promoted to the rank of major in 1912
and was then sent as military attache
to Liberia. There he undertook the
work of recognizing and training the
Liberian constabulary, and it is espe-
cially for his brilliant work in this
connection that he is awarded the
Spingarn medal.
Former Secretary Of War Lindley M.
Garrison wrote on Jan. % last:
1T is especially gratifying to me to
learn that Major Charles Young, Tenth
United States cavalry, is to receive
this recognition, for his services in Ii
IBERIA have been of high order. His
service there has received the highest
commentator from the president and
secretary of state Of Liberia, as we'll as
from our own secretary of state and
our charge d'affaires at Monrovia. I
have directed the commanding general,
eastern department, to designate an
officer to represent the war department
on the OCCASION
II appreciate very much the good
work which has been done by Major
Young in Liberia. He was selected for
this work because of his special quail
f1cations, good judgment and ability.
1t Is great satisfaction to know he
has SO fully met the requirements of
that difficult situation. His service in
in the army has been highly creditable
to his race from every standpoint, and
beg you to transmit to him my sin
cere congratulations on the good work
which he has accomplished and the
well earned recognition which he has
received"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
GRAND DUCHESS MARIE PAvLOvNA.

A.
ally shocking her relatives by jumping
over the taut traces of court etiquette.
AS a young lady she had spent a great
deal of her life in Paris with her IA
Their, who had made morganatic mar
riage with Countess PistOlkOrs after an
unsavOry scandal and had been exiled
by the car. but the grand duchess had
been brought up by her aunt, the
Grand Duchess Serge, the czarina' s
sister, and had been educated to be-
come a domestic, dignifed wife of a
royal prince. Nobody guessed that
when she went to Stockholm and en-
tered the family of the Swedish king
she would develop into the most astute
and dangerous spy whom the Russian
government could employ in the land
of it's neighbor and possible enemy.
She, with the Russian military at
tache and the Russian minister at
Stockholm. NJ. Sav:nsky, gave her
government valuable information. The
three-the minister, the attache and
the grand duchess-left Sweden at the
same time. Prince William found no
trouble in keeping his little boy, born
in 1909. The mother apparently had
no desire for the child.
But the war found the three in Rus
STA, and the Grand Duke Paul was
allowed to return with his morganatic
wife. There the grand duchess, now
only twenty-six, has become in the
meantime immersed in charity work,
being at the head of a committee
which plans to look after the wounded
soldiers when they have recovered suf-
fciently to take up responsibilities of
existence, but are perhaps not strong
enough ever to return to the army.
With as much ability and energy as
she displayed at Stockholm as a spy
she is now displaying as the executive
head of committee so important that
it has become an adjunct to the gov
eminent and receives a subsidy Of mil
lions of dollars. The work is thorough
ly organized, the young grand duchess
having the assistance Of large staff,
but giving her orders in military fash
ion through her aid-de-camp, Colonel
StaritSki
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
CORPSE SPOKE TO Them.
"Say! What Do You Want?" Sup.
posed Dead Person Demanded.

"Say! What Do You Want" Sup
posed Dead Person Demanded.
Omaha, Neb.-Coroner's assistants
were preparing to place Sam Larson in
the dead basket and carry him away
to the undertaking parlors. A telephone
report had Informed the officials that
Sam was dead. Suddenly the corpse"
stirred and then sat up. -.
"Say, what do you fellows want?'
"it'' demanded in an aggrieved tone.
Sam was sent to the charity organi-
zation instead Of to the undertaker's.
When nothing was seen of Sam, who
is seventy-five years old, for several
days all investigation was made. He
was found unconscious, and it was be-
lieved that he was dead.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
FIRE DRILL SAVES VILLAGE.
Sag Harbor Watch Case Factory Men
Aid Inadequate Force.

Sag Harbor Watch Case Factory Men
Aid Inadequate Force.
Sag Harbor. N. Y.-Fire drill in the
watch case factory of Fahys & Co. is
believed to have saved the village from
destruction by fire. Nine business
buildings were destroyed at a loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
The village water supply proved in
adequate, so the alarm at the watch
case factory was sounded, the opera.
tfves hurried from their homes, organ
lied as taught in the fire drill, manned
a big pump in the factory. helped the
1remen with hose and saved the rest
Of the village after hard four hour
fight.
Water froze on the firemen's clothes,
and several were overcome by expo
sure. Women and girls made huge ket-
ties of coffee and served cups to the
iremen.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
4uruIar Had Marked Bible.

Harrisburg, Pa.-Henry Bake of this
city has been arrested by State Police
man Curtis A. Davies on charges Of
burglary. He confessed to string of
thefts covering months in the fashion
able suburban districts of the state
capital. In Bakes pocket was found a
much used Bible. Circ1ed with red
ink was the quotation, Seek and We
shall find" 80
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
NARROWED OVER MONTH.
Had Sack Of Flour and PACKAGE Of
Oatmeal, but Went Crazy.

Had Sack Of Flour and Package Of
Oatmeal, but Went Crazy.
Clayoquot, B. C.-Marooned for thir-
ty-four days on small island in the
Pacific ocean is the experience of Ev-
erett Fitzpatrick, rancher of Flores
island, according to word received here.
He left Ahousat. where he had pur-
chased provisions, alone in a canoe. and
when near small uninhabited island
he was caught in squall and his ca
noe was swamped.
Fitzpatrick managed to save a sack
of flour, q package of oatmeal and a
few matches. A case of coal oil also
was washed ashore On these provi-
sions he existed for more than a month,
Big waves washed over the small is
land, but by flashing himself to one of
the trees he managed to hold on. He
was found by two Pesquoit Indians in
a demented condition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
5000 GUNsToCKs A DAY.
Forests Stripped Of Walnut For Kan
sas City's War Factories.

Forests Stripped Of Walnut For Kan.
sas city's War Factories.
Kansas City.-The woodman is not
sparing the walnut tree these days.
East, west, north or south of Kansas
City there are cars loaded with walnut
logs on the sidings and more logs piled
along the tracks. The timber is COM
ing here to be sawed into gunstocks.
Three hundred pairs of logs are COM
ing into Kansas City a month. and
close to 5000 gunstocks are being turn
ed out every day. Two plants have
the business, walnut and veneer COM
pany in Sheffield and another company
in Armourdale.
Each is surrounded by high barbed
wire fences, locked gates and warning
signs. But the nervousness of war
contract holders is easing up.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
Jail Prisoners Make shawls.

Evansville, midland knitted wool
en- shawls, the "kind that grandmother
Wore" are being made by men prison
ers in the county Jail here. Two Of
the shawls have been completed and
are valued at SO each. Four of the
prisoners are working on the shawls.
and they have become experts. Ex-
actly 6.4O5 knots are made in each
shawl.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
NEW GROUNDING YARN.
Did Not Re-enter Hole Because Il Was
Frozen to Death.


Frozen to Death.
Norwich, Conn.-Byron P. Fox, an
Uncasville farmer. appeared in Nor
wich recently with story that may go
to show why Mr.. Grounding failed so
miserably as weather prognosticator
this year. According to Mr.. Fox. who
admitted that until recently his conf
dence had never been shaken in the
grounding prophecy. fine specimen Of
the woodchuck was found frozen to
death near Glasbrenner's livery and
garage in Uncasville recently.
1T must have been layin' near the
road there for over week. said Mr..
Fox. "Cose. it didn't see it's shadow
the day it came out. and suppose the
critter was too blamed proud to crawl
back afterward. Anyhow. 1t stayed
out and was frozen. No wonder we've
freezin' weather"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
NELSON RELIC LONG IN PAWN,
$4,000 Miniature Found on Taxi Driver.
Possession Mystery.

$4,000 Miniature Found on Taxi Driver.
Possession Mystery.
London.-The London police are try
ing to trace the ownership of superb
ly executed miniature of Lord Nelson,
with plaitings of Lady Hamilton's hair,
valued at more than $4,000, found on a
taxi chauffeur charged with being in
unlawful possession Of property sup
posed to have been stolen.
The Nelson relic had been in pawn
for SIS since September, 1912, and the
taxi man went to redeem it. 1t was
then discovered that it was worth a
large sum and that the hair in it was
that Of Lady Hamilton. The taxi man
said it was given to his wife on her
marriage, but the police were not sat.
isf1ed with the story and arrested him.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
Kills Panther After FIGHT.

Towanda, Pa. - Joseph Camp, pro-
prietor Of a hotel at Powell, killed a
monster wild cat after terrific battle,
during which the beast nearly killed
Camps dog. The wildcat weighed
nearly fifty pounds and was the largest
ever killed in this county.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
PLUMBERS MUSTN'T RIDE.
Union Forbids Them to Go on Bicy.
cles For Short Tasks.


cIes For Short Tasks.
Elkhart, lnd.-"We walk has been
the slogan Of Elkhart journeyman
plumbers since the passing of rule by
the union forbidding the use of BIZ
cycle or motorcycle in going to and
from 'short jobs
The penalty is IS fine Men are
permitted under the rule to ride to
work for all day tasks and to use
wheels at the noon lunch hour, but
they must not make intervening trips
on wheels. They may be passengers at
any time in vehicles provided by their
regular employers.
The rule was the result of boast at
a union meeting of one of the men that
he had completed an unusually large
number Of 'short jobs" during that
particular day because he used BIZ
cycle.