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| II. ODonaell paid Frank $50 on a GER
tain day while Franks confession,
which Mr.. 0'Donnell has, shows that
Frank confessed it against another man
entirely, and that Maclay Hoyne took
the other man s name out and put Mr..
o 'Donnell's name in.
Maelay Hoyne also charged him with
suborning the testimony of Sarah Wex-
Ter, but this woman received benefits
from the County Treasury to the extent
of about 1900 and she, too, made con-
fession to two of Maclay Hoyne's as
sistants. She tells the story about how
her testimony was given to her and
names the three people that gave it and
Maclay Hoyne, to formulate the charges
against Mr.. O'Donnell before the Bar
Association, puts in four other names
in the testimony, among them o'Don-
nell. O'Donnell has the confession that
States Attorneys Hayden Bell and
Ernest Buehler took, and Mr.. Hoyne
will be confronted with the story out
of his own private vault, and then the
record of how he charged it in the Bar
Association to form the charges against
Mr.. o'Donnen-
Mr.. 0'Donnell said that if ne could
get an early trial on his libel charges,
he will be able to protect the County
Treasury against the burglars and their
families that have been kept in luxury;
that he will be able to close the County
Treasury against the favored hotels
that have been made the dwelling places
of Chicago's greatest crooks and that
he will be able to protect the County
Treasury from the private detective
agencies whose chiefs are relatives of
members of the States Attorneys
STAFF, and if he can get it tried it will
be worth a half million dollars a year |
to the taxpayers and will make it pos |
sible to have Chicago's erookdom in
the County Jail and in Joliet instead of |
in Chicago's finest hotels.
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street, was the first witness, and she
testified that "She arrived at the Office
of DR.. Harris near 8 o. clock on that fate
full Thursday mornin; that she had not
remained in his Office all night; that he
was her regular doctor" and so on, but
when you come to think of it s o'clock
in the morning is rather early for any
high-minded lady TO be found hanging
around a Doctors office.
]. W. Mcdowell, NJ. D., was the next
witness, and he declared that not so
long ago that Miss Polk had called on
him to talk over her affairs concerning
DR.. Harris; that at that time she had
revolver with her; that he advised her
to return to her home and to never per-
nit herself TO be seen with a revolver,
as she might on a moment s notice COM
NIT murder. DR.. Harper and several
police officers aside from Capt. Matthew
thinner followed DR.. Mcdowell on the
witness stand and related how they had
found the body Of DR.. Harris lying on
the floor of his private Office; that he
was almost fully dressed; that Mrs.
Passmore was in the same room taking
on like everything; that while they were
still in his Offices the phone rang and
they were informed that Miss Polk had
given herself up at the Stanton avenue
police station; that after the shooting
she ran from the bloody scene with
blood on her cloak and hands, and in
doing so she left her pocketbook behind
her lying on the floor in the private
room of DR.. Harris; that Police Officer |
VIM. p. German picked it up and in it |
he found the address of Miss Polk, 1928 |
Forest avenue; that on going to her
home he found a revolver and a box
of cartridges, but that they would not
fit her revolver.
Miss Polk was the last witness, and
she stated right at the very outset that
she did not call on DR.. Harris on Thurs
day morning, November Is, with the
slightest intention of killing him; that
such an idea or thought had never en-
tered her mind.
She had called there on that morning
for the purpose of getting some medi-
zine and to obtain % cents; that she
was his stenographer and transacted all
IF his business; that as a stenographer
md typist she had been employed in the
Chicago Public Library for the past
wO years; that she was 81 years old and
iad been engaged to be married to DR..
Harris for the past eight years, although
10 time had ever been set for the we'd
ling; that she had understood that he
vas fooling with other women; that
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As stated in these columns last week
that DR.. James n. Harris was in the
twinkling of an eye rushed out of this
world into the next world in his Office
at Thirty seventh and State street early
last Thursday morning, instantly dying
from the fatal effect of a bullet while
the revolver was in the hands of Miss
Josephine Polk, who had been engaged
to be married to him for the past eight
years.
His body was removed from his Office
to the undertaking rooms of King &
Hill, 1904 South State street, and on
Friday evening his sister, Mrs. Stone,
and his half-brother, Robert Lyles, ar
rived from Memphis, Tenn, and finally
made arrangements to ship his remains
to that city for burial, where his
mother, Mrs. Rhode Lyles, and a full
brother, Will Harris, still reside. At
the time of his death he was 43 years
old.
DR.. Harris as he approached manhood
attended school at Indianapolis, Ind,
and in time he entered the Maherry
Medical College at Nashville, Tenn, and
after graduating from it with high hon.
ors he wendell his way to this city and
had resided in it for the past 20 years.
For a long time after he arrived here he
worked at the Tip Top Inn and in 1907
he opened his late Office at Thirty-sev-
enth and State streets. He was a mem
Der of Arnet Lodge, Grand United Or
der of Odd Fellows, and a member of
the United Brothers of Friendship, and
the head members of those two orders
came very near exchanging blows be-
fore they could decide which order had
the first right to hold their services over
his remains, and the final result was that
two services were held over them at diff
ferent places and at different times, and
after all of their fighting his earthly
remains were at last shipped to Mem
phis, Tenn, for interment.
DR.. Harris was a very clean cut, hand
some fellow, and most any lady would
fall in love with him. 1t is
said that he had four ladies who were
desperately in love with him at the
same time. At the time of his sudden
leath he wore a diamond ring which |
lost $500, and it was presented to him
~ a dashing widow, who resides on
Dearborn street south of Thirty-fifth
street.
Thursday afternoon the eoroner's in
quest was held over his remains at the
stanton avenue police station, and
Ifter the jury had been sworn in, Mrs.
Ada Passmore, SO East Forty-third
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Attorney Patrick II. ODonnel has
brought suit against Hon. Maelay
Hoyne, State Is Attorney, in the sum of
$4,000. The suit is based upon charges
Maclay Hoyne fled with the Chicago
Bar Association, and then when Mr..
ODonnen tried to force him to a hear
ing he abandoned them and withdrew.
From all accounts the charge of libel
of Attorney Patrick II. o'Donnell is
serious. Maclay Hoyne charged him
with attempting to suborn the perjury.
of Sam Grant, who is a notorious burg
lar and is now under Indictment and is
not being prosecuted. Mr.. O'Donnen
had never seen Sam Grant at the time
he is charged with the crime and did
not see him for more than year after
when he saw him before Judge Fitch
getting a continuance without opposi-
ton from the State g Attorney.
He also charged him with suborning
the perjury of Abe Frank in the famous
Storen case, but Frank had written out
in Joliet and signed the identical things
he testified to five months before he was
released from prison, long before Mr..
0'Donnen was hired in the case, and
Mr.. 0Donnen has the original docu-
ment signed by Frank to show that the
evidence was recorded In Joliet five
months before it was used, and at a
time Mr.. ODonnen was lying at the
point of death at home. It appears
Frank was arrested in Belleville, Can
ada, as a German spy and in a cOnfes-
sion that Mr.. o 'Donnen has he aeknowl-
edges that he was a German spy and
while operating as a disloyal citizen to
the American Government he was
swindling people in Chicago and Canada |
by means of a swindling machine out
of 81 $50.
The dangerous point for Maclay
Hoyne in this charge is that before the
Bar Association he charged that Patrick
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SUNSHINE RESCUE MISSION.

Phone Calumet 5915. No. 1880 S. State
Street. Services every night
81. Franklin Bray, supt.
The Rescue workers are rejoicing over
one of their young men, who is now an
active usher in Bethel Church.
Mr.. John P. Faulkner will lead the
great layman service next Sunday night
Rev. ogelsby preached a splendid ser
mon last Sunday night.
Rev. Britten and Mr.. A. B. Stokes
had charge Of the service Wednesda!
night.
Brother c. C. Briseo, a rescue worker
with twenty-three years. experience
viii be on the job for God and souls
every night during the absence of the
superintendent &C.
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DEATH AND FUNERAL OF DOCTOR
THEODORE 2. MoZEE.

Last Friday morning, DR.. Theodore R,
Mozee, whose dentist Offices were for
the past six or seven years located at
400 s. State street, very suddenly
passed away at his home, 5133 8. Wa
bash avenue. A severe hemorrhage
was the direct or the immediate cause of
his untimely death, for at the time of
his passing away, he was only thirty
FIVE years old.
DR.. Mozee was born in st. Louis, No.,
and in time he attended the Maherry
Medical College, Nashville, Tenn, from
there he came to Chicago, where he re-
eeived further medical instructions
along the line of dentistry and while
doing so, he ran on the railroad in
order to earn money to complete his
education and to sustain himself.
Shortly after completing his special
courses in dentistry, he opened a small
Office at AIS s. State street and about
seven years ago, he opened his more
modern or up-to-date Office, at 400 s.
State street and being of a jovial or
pleasant disposition, he thoroughly
mastered the art of making friends and
he prospered and met with success right
from the very start, by working day
and night and paying strict attention
to business, he soon forged to the front,
as one Of the best and most popular
dentists in Chicago.
At the time of his passing away he
was the President Of the Kashmir
Chemical Co., which has ever since it
was founded, transacted an extensive
business in the manufacture Of toilet
and known as a mail or
der company.
Funeral services were held over his
remains Monday afternoon, at st. |
Mark church, 50th street and Wabash |
avenue; its pastor Rev. John W. Rob |
inson and Rev. E. T. Martin pastor Of |
Bethesda Baptist church oficiated; DIR.
r. C. Giles, DR.. Charles z Bentley, and
DR.. George W. Prince also delivered |
short eulogies over his remains. c. A.
Barnett, read the resolutions Of the
Kashmir Chemical Co., lamenting his
death; Mrs. Antoinette smyth-Garnes,
sang q beautiful solo, aside from ap-
propriate selections rendered by the
choir.
DIR. Mozee leaves, to mourn his death,
; sorrowing young wife, Mrs. Cecilia
Johnson-M ozee, who was united in mar
rage to him in 1913 and who a few
years prior to that time, graduated from
the Chicago university with high hon.
Drs; his mother, Mrs. Battle; two sis
ters and one brother and troops Of
friends to mourn his passing on
The pSIIbeafers were: Julius N.
AvsndOrph, George W. walker, John 3.
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MADAM z. AZALIA HACKLEY IN
A SONG FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK
CITY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER q.

Next Tuesday evening Madam E.
Azalia Haekley, at the Washington Irv-
ing High School, New York City, N. Y,
will present the Harlem chorus, consist
ing of two hundred colored singers, in
a folk song festival Only the compO-
sitiOns of eOlored composers viii be rem
dered.
Madam Hackley has conducted the
folk song festivals in many of the lead
ing cities of the United States within
the past few years, and each and every
one of them have been more than sue
eesful.
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ROLAND W. HAYES WILL APPEAR
SOUTH PARK Il z. CHURCH
TUESDAY EVENING, NoVEM-
BER "a.

The, musical inclined people Of Chi
eago viii be able to enjoy q rare treat
on Tuesday evening November 81, for
on that evening Roland W. Hayes,
Americas foremost tenor singer, win
appear in q mnsieal concert at the South
Park Il 4 Church, Thirty-third street
and Sonth Park avenue.
The program begins promptly at $50
O'Clock.
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THE MEMBERS OF ARNET LODGE OF ODD
FELLOWS AND THE UNITED BROTH
Frs OF FRIENDSHIP HAD A HOT TIME
OVER THE REMAINS OF THE LATE DIR.
JAMES N. HARRIS. BOTH ORDERS
WANTED TO HOLD THEIR SERVICES
AT THE SAME TIME.
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Mr.. Forester Washington, executive
secretary Of the Urban League Of De-
troit, Mich, was entertained on last
Sunday st the home of Mira Irene
Coins, 2ss2 Prairie avenue. Many
friends Of the Chicago Urban League
called during the evening. 4
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THE GIDEON BAND.

The Gideon Band Of Bethel Church
succeeded in raising over so in their
ushers' contest for the Thanksgiving
rally. Mr.. Kicks was voted the most
popular usher Of the church. First prize
was IS. MrA Irene Mccoy Gaines re-
cited from Dunbar.
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THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

Mr.. r. A. Cole and Mrs. Jordan fur
nished the music, under the direction
of E. o. Marshall, for the last meeting
of the Theosophieal Society, which was
well attended. Next regular meeting
Sunday, December 2, Up. m, 1927 Went
worth avenue. Lecturer, Miss Gail
Wilson
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TIDE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY.

Mrs. Edwin B. Beekwith will DIS
course on lecture No. 2 on "The ROUNDS
and Races Of Men," at the Universit!
Club rooms, $500 Wabash avenue, sun,
day, November Is, p. m. There VIII
also be diseourses on three Colored az,
thors by members Of the society at 4;'O
p. m. Come early.
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JUDGE HRx,s MOTHER DIES.

Mrs. Eliza Baeher Fry, seventy years
old, a Seward, III, died Tuesday in her
honAs Ma. Fry d the mother Of Judge
Sheridan Fry Of tie EuniciPal Court,
who resides at ez1l Langley avenue.
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His Remains Were Shipped to Memphis, Tenn for Burial
Al the Time of His Death He Wore $500 Diamond
Ring Which Was Presented to Him by Widow Lady
Reading on South Dearborn Street 1t Is Said That Four
Ladies Were in Love with Him at the Same Time.
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By not taking a little outdoor reerea-
ton every day. The bow always on the
stretch soon loses its spring and elias
ITCHY.
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By drawing more out of the physical
bank than is deposited, which results
in physical bankruptcy.
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Over $500 has been raised by the COR
ored American Association Of NOrfOA
for the French war orphans
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BY always reading medical advertise
ments and medical books which describe
your symptoms.
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Miss Josephine Polk Very Mnutey Gave Her Version of the
Accidental Killing of Dr. Harris Thursday Afternoon at
the Corones Inquest the Stanton Avenue Police Sta
tion at the Conclusion of Which the Jury Disagreed
Four Being in Favor of Holding Her to the Grand Jury
for Murder and Two for Accidental Killing.
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BY hurrying, worrying, fretting and
straining to keep up appearances.
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By using more force each day than
nature generates.
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By taking life too seriously-all work
and no play.
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HOW WOMEN BREAK DOWN.

By overeating.
By turning night into day; too com
pick living.
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Mr.. John P. Faulkner will lead the
great layman service next Sunday night.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12
". C. I. U. ClNVENTICN
CONVENED HERE TODAY

The district convention of the wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union
met at the First Methodist church
here this afternoon for two days
session with delegates present from
Canon City. Florence. Salida, West
cliffe and other points. The convep-
ton program is an excellent one and
should attract the attendance OF the
people OF the community interested
n the great work in which the W.
{. T. L. is enlisted. The convention
viii be- presided over by Miss Winona
II. Jewell of Salida. president OF the
distric; organization. and number
of prominent men and women viii
take part in its discussions; among
them Mrs. Adrianna Hungerford of
Denver. bead of the Colorado W. c.
T. L. who is one Of the most pleas
ing public speakers in the state.
Mrs Hungerford will deliver the
principsl address at this evenings ses
sion OF the convention and to hear
Il viii be we'll worth while. Short
talks will also he made this evening
by Rev. Geo Burroughs, pastor OF
the Baptist church al Florence.
Judge l. w; Ihbotson of'-Canon City
and others. The awarding OF the
prizes in the essay contests will also
be a feature. OF this evenings session.
Sessions of the convention will be
held tomorrow incoming and tomor-
row afternoon. A cordial invitation
is extended to~the public to attend.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12
ALL STUDYING THE CLASSICS
Men and Women In Every Walk Of
Life Represented in Core
spondenee School.

Madison. wis.-From tnb-mendIng
to ministry is the range OF occupation
represented in the list Of persons who
are studying Greek and Latin by cor
respondence through the University
Of Wisconsin extension division this
year.
A locomotive engineer has finished
the first course in Latin and is tnlling
advanced work merely for pleasure.
A clerk In the railway mail service Is
studying the classics TO bolster mp his
education. A girl who gives her work
rs tub-nending Is deep in the trans
lation of Virgil. Court reporters and
men in mining camps are enrolled in
numbers.
Many lawyers. doctors. ministers.
teachers and school superintendents
are. Of course, enrolled in the classic
courses Teachers of science and
mathematics are studying Latin be-
cause their training has been too spe-
cialized Catholic sisters are taking
the courses TO improve their teaching.
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FULKERSON HOME
is DAMAGED BY FIRE

The residence Of Rev. and Mrs. r.
r. Fulkerson and family at 9o7
Third street. South Canon. was dam
aged by fire that broke out in the
roof at 1890. o'clock this afternoon.
The fire had its origin in a defective
chimney and had made considerable
progress when discovered. Requisi-
ton was made on the department
boys for help in extinguishing the
flames. which were famed by a
strong breeze from the west
A good run was made to the scene
of trouble by the department and a
fire plug located about three hlndred
feet from the burning house. TO which
hose connection was quickly made.
4 few minutes later he FIRE was put
out The damage 10 the property
was about equally divided between
fre and water. The mouse. it is un-
deTstood was insured.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12
HARD TO CULTIVATE
Orchid Long a Puzzle to Horti-
culturists.
BeautitvI But Strange Flower ne
quires Expert r1anaiins and .
knowledge OF Surroundings 'n
Which Il 10 Grown.

Probably there is no flower in the
whole plant woria which is admired
more and understood less today than
he orchid. the development and cuiu
vation OF which are discussed by }.
Constanrtn in paper oil the Smithso
nian annual report Upon entering
mouse filled with orchids one Is nter
ally amazed by the bizarre display
the brilliance OF color and the pecu
liar forms of leaves. petals and roots
The number oi known species rs
greater than that OF any Of the reIateo
families. even not excepting tine
grasses. totaIing 5000 species. Ineinu
I'd in 400 genera This great numbei
is, no doubt. due very largely to the
iiligent search which mas been maue
-or these plants. on account Of theii
beauty and very great popularity
rhey have otherwise very little eco
nomic value. excepting a Few mem
bers. such as the vanilla plant
Some of the orchids are terrestrial,
that Is. they grow with their roots
in the ground The great majority
however. including most tropical spe
cies, are epiphytes-"air plants
which grow on trees and shrubs, put
receive no nourishment from them
This peculiarly was chiefly respou
sible for the difficulty which was ea
perienced in successfully growing
many species upon their Introduction
into Europe from ASA and Malaysia
in the eighteenth century
For most epiphytes the scheme was
devised of fastening the roots 10 a
piece of wood. toeether with little
moss or absorbent peaty substance
prepared were hung in very warm
greenhouses and kept constantly
moist by frequent drenchins. 1t was
supposed that tropical plants required
an invariably not humid atmosphere.
ana ii was not toreseen that mountain
species of tropical regions could De
treated essentially like tropical plants
that are accustomed to elevated TEN
peratures.
There are in fact many orchids.
and some of these very beautiful
which grow In the neighDorhooo OF
snow The error OF associating
plants from widely Inherent surround
ings was finally recognized and
eventually more rational methods OF
cultivation developed, leading to the
usual separation of orchids IN three
kinds of greenhouses. according to
temperatures maintained IN them
hot houses temperate houses and
cold houses Many of the finest
orchids are found in the last
Some artificiaily produced hyorids
ar. extremely beautiful as well as pc
culiar. and the difficulty of their pro
duction is such that they command eN
traordinary prices. as nigh as $1,000
haying been paid in a single instance
Once created these hybrids may oe
propagated Indefinitely by dividing
the root stock as 1t grows
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12

"A committee on marketing and dis
tributing to take up the matter of the
proper storage and distribution of
the food produced.
And such additional committees
as in the judgment of the war coun-
Gil are necessary.
'-rhe attention of the war council
is called TO the fact that speedy ac-
tion is imperative if any results are
10 be accomplished this year, and we
recommend that all farm bureaus,
agricultural and livestock organiza-
lions, county commissioners and com
mercial associations be pressed into
service Immediately and that the
council arrange for conference NJ
he state capitol at the earliest pos
sible moment"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12
BOY is SCARED BY A CUB
Wagon Driver Finds Bear on Seat Be-
side Him ard Jumps Out
and Leads Horse.

San Francisco.-Perhaps he had
been reading the Exploits of Dead
Fire Dennisr or the thrilling tales of
Rocky Mountain Bob" with which
messenger boys are uotoriously wont
TO regale themselves.
Hence when real bear. claws and
all, snuggled under his arm, John
welby. messenger boy in the employ
of Market street bird and animal
dealer. just faded from the landscape.
II all came about when welby wns
sent with horse and wagon 70 get a
crute from william Hampton Of No.
10 Second avenue. In the crate was
y bear cub. but ON the way to the
store the animal crawled cut for n
view Of the landscape. and climbed 20
the seat beside Welby.
When wagon and bear arrived at
the animal store welby was on the
ground Trading the horse and the bear
was on the drivers seat.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12
MAKING READY FOR
SUMMERS TOURISTS.

Glenn Gebhardt. senior classman
at Colorado college and owner of the
concession rights at the top OF the
Royal Gorge. spent last week here
making plans to take care of the tour
list travel during the coming summer.
In company with couple OF carpen-
ters he put. in most OF the week at
the top of the gorge enlarging the
pavilion and improving the picnic
grounds snrroundinsSit. Mr. Gebhardt
says that unless the unexpected hap
pens in connection with the German
American. war there will be more
tourists in the Canon City district
next summer than ever before.