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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-27
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION.

WILL ATTEND CONVENTION.
| Pendleton clubwomen who will at
tend the state convention of the Ore
gon Federation of Women's Clubs at
ITillamook, May 80 to June 2, are
Mrs. l.. II. Wade, a member of the
state executive board, and represen-
tativc of the Women's Club; Mrs. l..
Il. Rogers, Mrs. G. w. Byers, Mrs.
Charles Greulich. and Mrs. x. Ray
mond, delegates from the Women's
Club; Mrs. ASH. Owen, delegate from
the Thursday Afternoon Club, and
Mrs. Thomas Vaughan and Mrs. j.
G. Snow, delegates from the Current
Literature. Mrs. j. r. Richardson,
president of the Delphian Club,
hopes to be able to attend but Is as
yet undecided. Mrs. Raymond is at
tending as alternate, Mrs. Il. j.
Rurchill having been called East.
Outside of Pcndleton. the delegates
will include Mrs. C. NJ. Eager of the
Athena Civic Club and Mrs. c. w,
Kellogg, of the Hemmiston Commu-
nifty Club.
Mrs. Byers, Mrs. Greulich Mrs.
Rogers and Mrs. Snow will leave by
motor for TillamoolS tomorrow. Other
pendleton delegates win leave on
Monday and will be Joined In Port
land by Airs. Vaughan, who is visit
ing relatives.
The convention promises to be u
most enjoyable one. The advantages
Of round-trip summer rates have been
secured The program committee,
with Mrs, Sadie Orr Dunbar as
chairman, is at work In preparing
what Is hoped will be a program
good III every respect. Each depart
ment will be allowed one hour in
which to report and have speakers.
Music will be feature. The enter
tainment plans include anauto trip
to Lake Lytle, with an afternoon ses-
sion and dinner in one of the hotels,
a luncheon will be given by the TIL
lamook Chamber of Commerce and
visit to the cheese factories will
be an instructive feature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-27
aiEETIN TO BE HELD.

MEETIN TO 3E HELD.
The Ladies' of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and the Daughtes of
Veterans will meet on Sunday morn
Ing in the city hall ana will march
from there to the Memorial Day
services to be held in the Christian
church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-27
MRS. GOODMAN IS c1,rsr

NN'DAaN is III EST,
MIS-. Harry Hoffman has as her
guest Mrs. George Goodman of Pas.
co, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-27

+. T. A. HAS MEETING.
The last lincoln Parent Teachers
meeting OF the year was held at lin
coin school yesterday afternoon. Tac
entertainment was furnished by the
Lincoln orchestra They gave the
following program; Military March.
Aviator March. Overture. the Bod-
quet: cornet solo, Serenade. The
Troubadour. Lester King: Violin Solo.
Asa's Death. Gr.eg. Larene Huckstep;
Violin Solo. Hearts Bowed Down.
from the Bohemian Girl. Balfe. cleo
Campbell: Violin Solo. chanson Tri-
ste. Tschaikowsky. Jack lsamlnger:
Violin Solo. Simple Confession.
Thome. James Ferguson; Recitation.
The Man In the Moon. Emily Isaacs;
James Ferguson. History of the Lin
coin Orchestra.
Report from the National Conven-
tion. by Mrs. Willard Bond.
Mrs. win Wyrick told what i'm
pressed her most at the convention.
The officers elected for the coming
year were Mrs. l.. A. McClintock.
president: Mrs. George Stangier. vice
president; Miss Elva Boone, secretary
treasurer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-27

PUPILS GIVE RECITAL
Pupils of Mrs. A. j. owen appeared
in piano recital this afternoon at the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
SHOOTS Lover,
Then WATCHES
over CORPSE
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still was unaware of the presence
Of the body in the room, the mother
said.
And then Mrs. Jones telephoned
for her former husband to come to
her. He refused. It was then she
told Clara what had happened and
sent her for her father. In the girls
absence the woman went to police
headquarters and told her story.
She was charged with murder.
Jones, 1t was said here, filed suit
for divorce four years ago,snaming
Black correspondent. Later the pc
tition was withdrawn. Mrs. Jones
then filed suit, charging cruelty and
non-support. By consent, it was
said, this suit was not contested.
Jones said he would do anything
possible to help his former wife.
Already, police Investigators de-
clare, flaws have been found>in the
account of the tragedy as given by
Mrs. Jones.
Black was shot in the back, E. A.
Larkin, captain of detectives, said.
This fact, he claimed, indicated the
victim was not taking the aggres-
sive when wounded. Also his
clothes were p0wder-burned, show
ing the weapon was fired at close
range.
Two other facts also are un-
Clara has declared. po-
lice say, that she did not sleep with
her mother any sDart of the night.
disclosed, it WAS
that the bed in the girls
room had not been occupied. The
also are at loss to
account for the fact that 10 occu-
pant of the three-story apartment
house heard q pistol shot near the
time Mrs. Jones claims the shoot
Ing occurred.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26

Ollie Ohlweiler, 400 Fortyeixth
street. was-n0t only fined $25 this
morning in police court, on q
charge OF disorderly conduct, but
she was given orders to leave the
city,
Ollie was arrested by Detectives
Dennis Bennett and Earl shannon
Numerous complaints have been re-
iceived from that neighborhood and
when tho officers entered the house
several bottles of home brew beer
were found. She was brought to
the station and given . hearing be-
fore Justice. A. M. klove. She
claimed at the hearing that. she
merely had the beer for her own
use. No proof q a sale was OBJ
tanned and the fine was set at $25.
Police Officer Gus Krueg6r as
sisted the detectives in the raid at
the Ohlweiler house.
Side Curtains Stolen.
Three side curtains, Of a Dodge
car owned by Willis Wood, ply
steal director at the Rock Island
Y. M. c. A., were stolen Saturday
night while the car was parked on
the avenue near the building. Re-
port of, the theft was made to the
police.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
CHRISTMAS IS
WARMEST ONE
UPON RECORD


Yesterday was the warmest
Christmas in the tri-cities In the
last so years. Andrew Hamrick, me-
teorologist, announced to-day. The
highest maximum temperature was
Sc. the highest the mercury had
ever reached ON Christmas day
since the establishment of the
weather bureau in Davenport in
1872. The temperature Christmas
day came near this mark but once
in the 80 years. THIS occurred in
1877, when it was S. above.
Records for high temperatures
were broken in many cities in the
Mississippi valley, where it was
unusually warm this Christmas. St.
Paul had a temperature of ST.. the
highest ever recorded in that city
in long number Of years.
The maximum temperatures yes
terday were as follows: Charles
City. 40; Chicago, a; Des Moines,
50; Dubuque, 4S; Kansas City, sc;
keokuk, cast. Paul, So; st. Louis,
"a; Omaha, Sc; Sioux City, 50.
There was not the slightest sign
OF a precipitation yesterday. It
was warm throughout the whole of
the day and even towards evening
there was no indication of a cold
wave. The lowest the mercury
dropped to last night was IS. All
OF the downtown streets In the city
were filled with people.
The forecast is unsettled weather
tonight with probably snow. To-
morrow is predicted to be fair and
colder. 1t is not expected that the
temperature will drop rapidly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
HOPES DIN FOBI
AGED Man Nj
BY Street GV


p. n. Pearce AGED IN vu..
ident. whn was s..; Aa a.
c-.s seriously inj1R1
~ light "nen ne was sts1el
by q Watch Tower street "a, -
intersection of Eleventh -. =
Nins,aer.h .v.. s'f
A A.enoe' mas not Ut N
thanes.., 1sanea consciousness in St. p
'honys hospital. His csnditin r
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
PessoIal Points

Franz Happ. 7o1 Twentieth
street, y Dlaaning 70 syen6 the re-
Imsindsr of the winter II California,
Alex Anderson Of the New Haf-
per spent ChristmAs day With rela-
lives II Camkstdge
Mr.. md MSs. ". o. Ialfl d OF
tawa drove to Rock Island ard are
spending the holidays with Mrs.
Hills parents. M. and Mrs. ]. w.
Van Arsdsl, 5l4 Sixteenth street.
M. and Mrs. y. G. Whitaker.
Marietta, Mich, are the guests Of
their daughter, Mrs. B. e Burke.
914 Twenty-fourth street.
Miss Lucille Allen, home adviser.
will be home tomorrow from Chi
cago, where she spent Christmas
With friends.
Dan NcGee Of Chicagc is spend
ing the holidays with his sister,
Mrs, Arthur Gottharlt, 1922 Twen-
ty-ninth street.
Emmett Calvin Of Buffalo, N. r.
is home spending the holidays with
his mother. Mrs. Eva Calvin. 1412
Twentieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David r. Bowlby
Of Madison, Wis, ,-are visiting at
the home Of Mr., Bowlby's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. BowIby.. They
will return to Madison next week,
where Mr.. Bowlby Is a student at
the University Of Wisconsin.
Miss Merle Matteson. 1887 Twen-
ty-eighth street, left today for
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she will
spend week with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy of
Elmira, N. Y, are spending the hol-
days with Mrs. Kennedy's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Heidemann,
$50 Twenty-first avenue.
Phil A. Kennedy of Chicago is
visiting with his mother Mrs. Jo-
hanna Kennedy, 1922 Fourteenth
street,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
REV. CHAPMAN
! PAYS TRIBUTE
TO ELc|N HERO
Knowing Why, Better Than Know
ing How. Pastor Says; Pleads
For Better Citizenship.

Addressing the Rock Island Ro
tary club at noon today, Rev. 10,
seph A. Chapman, pastor of tht
First Methodist church, speaking
upon 'The Needed Man For Today,
referred to the saving of II pas.
sengers from the Lady Elgin or
Lake Michigan, near Evanston. by
Edward Spencer, Rock Island. al
that time Mr.. Chapman's roommate
in college.
after saving all these lives,
said the speaker, "Mr. Spencer col
lapsed. and when he regained con-
sciousness, his first question was
Did l do my best:"
This Is a question" said Mr..
Chapman, "that everyone of US
ought to be asking ourselves in
these days OF big opportunities
and changing conditions which
make their demands upon US for
service"
Citizens were divided into two
classes by the speaker, liabilities
and assets, and he said that the
talk before every community was
to make assets out of liabilities.
Better than the man who knows
how" affirmed MIR. Chapman" is
the man who knows why"
Be Best Possible Man.
Making plea for good citizen
ship involves respect for, and
obedience to law, and to the high
er things Of life." the pastor said.
"By making ourselves the best
possible sort Of men, and by CO.
operating for the good of all, we
can serve these times and help in
the work of reconstruction"
George G. Perrin made a brief
but forcible address on "Rotary
Classification"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
ROBBERY CASE
UP FOR TRIAL
Charles Mckay, De!bert Hull and
Herbert Moore Charged With
Conspiracy.

The trial of Charles Mckay, Del
bert Hull and Herbert Moore on a
charge Of conspiracy to rob was
scheduled to begin in circuit court
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
defendants were arrested three
weeks ago in raid directed
against a disorderly house in Sill
Wis by Sheriff C. l.. Edwards. The
indictment on the conspiracy
charge was obtained by States At
torney Ben S. Bell after half a
dozen witnesses charged that the
defendants had robbed them of
money and jewelry.
The case was originally set for
trial this morning, but>the morping
was consumed by informal appeals
Of counsel for the defendants to the
states attorney for a continuance
to next term of court. 1t was in
dicated at noon that States Attor-
ney Bell would insist upon an i'm
mediate trial.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
vlh|TESIDE co,
| BOARD CALLED

Dixon. Ill.,, Dec. 26.-A call for
Z special meeting of the Lee county
board OF supervisors to discuss the
action of Sheriff Elliott C. Risley.
N ejecting County Judge John B.
Crabtree from a certain office room
IN the court house, which the sher-
iff wants for himself, was in prep
grafton today and it is probable the
BOARD will meet Wednesday to con-
cider action in the matter. In the
Mcantime. Judge Crabtree's office
fixtures and library remain in the
hallway. where Sheriff Risley piled
fhem Friday night and the Judge
refuses to touch them, claiming it
up to the supervisors to take
care OF him since 1t was under
eheir orders that he moved into the
3sccne Of conflict"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
THE GRACE, U. S.
| BOAT, RESTS ON
| BED OF HARb0R
emit Of Local River Fleet Sub
! merged as Result Of Leak
Made by Ice.

The Grace, a unit Of the United
States government dredging fleet
used in work on the upper Missis-
sippi river, sank in the river on
the Rock Island side, at Nineteenth
street, Saturday. Belief is ex-
pressed by engineers at the local
ohtce that the boat sprung a leak
As the result Of being battered
against the ice. :.
l The Grace as we'll as other boats
pf the feet were frozen fast in the
-harbor during the cold spell, but
al OF them with the exception of
the Grace were released with the
coming Of warm weather and were
pndamaged.
Announcement was made at the
peal engineers Office today that
the submerged boat would be
raised and pressed into service in a
sew days. The boat is valued at
$4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
BELIEVE FIRST
step TAKEN IN
PACKER MERCER
New Delaware Charter for Armsur
Il TO. Taken ss Leading to Pur.
chase OF Morris Firm.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Attorneys here
are drawing up the legal details Tor
application in Delaware for a char
ter for a new $3.50. .0OO, 900 Armour
g 60. corporation, termed q sub
sldlary of the present Armour &
20. and which it was believed hare
today was one of the preliminary
steps to the purchase and absorn-
ton OF Morris G Co.
Publicity to the plan was prema-
ture, according to attorneys inyoly-
ed. since as yet the application has
not been completed nor fled tn1Del.
aware. Virtually the only informa-
tfon made public was that 81 vac
proposed that the new corporation
should authorize $16O. .000, 900 In
capital stock divided between 1110 :.
100000 OF preferred and $50. .o00. .Old
OF common stock, although II vas
expected that only about s11o ono :
O00 OF the stock would be issued
The new corporation will be a
subsidiary of the present Armour
& Co.," said Attorney Russell Plat
Armour & Co. at present has An
authorized capital stock Of S400 :
ooo, 900. Norris & Co, has $50. 900 :
GOO in common stock and $40 ,0ilo :
600 In preferred stock.
While it has been understood
that auditors have been ct vork IN
the offices of both companies in a.
forts to reach the final figures as
to the valuation Of the physicaI
property involved in the srroposed
merger, and speculation has mt
the price on Morris & Co. at from
$l00. 100000 to $3.50. .0000 900, no an
nouncement Of the plans Of financ-
Ing or any detail OF them has been
maas BY either Of the packing CON-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
Thirty under
INDICTMENT TO
ENTER PLEAS

ling the details of the cases prepar-
atory to bringing the defendants in
tomorrow morning to plead.
Term Begins Jan. 1.
The January, term of the circuit
court will begin nest Monday, New
Years day: The law makes no dis
tinction as to holidays in the mat
ter Of formally opening new
term of court, and for this reason
Judge N. AZ Larson announces that
he will be present Monday morn
ing in tk court room to impane.
the January grand jury. He asks
that incoming grand jurors bear in
mind that they are expected to be
present for the. swearing IL. pro-
cess.
The January grand Jury is ex-
pected to continue the vice probe
where the September Grand jury
quit, due to the pressure of time.
1t is known that there are several
matters which the September
grand jurors were unable to take
cognizance of in the form of in
dictments, but which the new grand
jury likely wAl desire to consider.
1t is indicated that Chief fnvesti-
gator H. S. @Mosher, and one or
more assistants win return to Rock
Island within a few days to inyes-
Ftigate these matters for the benefit
Of the new grand Jury. 1t is also
said that representatives Of the in
vestigating staff OF Attorney Gen.
eral Brundage will remain in Rock
Island during the progress of the
trials for the purpose of keeping
evidence intact and developing new
leads for the benefit of the prose-
cutors.
Sheriff c. L. Edwards said today
that he will not transfer Anthony
W. Billburg, one of the four de-
PENDANTS indicted for the murder of
John Connor Looney, from St.
Anthony's hospital to his residence.
Sheriff Edwards said that the mat
ter had been informally broached
to Judge N. A. Larson and SUBJ
mittea to him for decision
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
TODAY THE FIRST
SPECIAL ELECTION
REGISTRATION DAY

Today was the first registration
day for the special municipal elec.
tion, which is to be held Jan. 16
when the people of Rock Island
will vote ON whether the city shall
return from the commission to the
adermanic form Of government and
the two propositions, the widening
of Twenty-fourth street and pro-
vision of sewers and storm drains
in the south Rock Island district.
The second registration day will
be held on Tuesday, Jan. 9, a week
before the election. ALI plans for
the special election are now prac-
tically compieted by the city coun-
Gil. Judges for the % precincts
were chosen at a special meeting
Of the commissioners Saturday
morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26

Joha 1red 1Gosiler. : resident n
1ock Island tpr ne lsst 20 yeara
"a formariy : school teacher in
MS city. today u celebrating the
116 anniversary Of his tirth.
p1enttgB q fhe family viii unitG
This eveQlne = fhe honne. 1000 6ix-
keeath stre9k whore : banquet will
~ served and games and other en-
ttestainment enj0yed.
l NJ. 1Coaler y one OF Rock II
Hands pjoneer settlers. Born IN
0efmAay Ae came to this country
|tWhea - was Z young man and took
'jap III residence ~ Rock Island.
E 1e began teschtng school and con-
ttnned IN this work 10 years. He
nas bse4 retired for the past Is
years.
Tho golden. wedding anniversary
tof Mr.. and Mrs. Moeller was 4cele-
joratsd 10 yeatU aSo. Mrs.. Noellsf
died several years ago. Over Is
members Of the family will b pres
'ssnt for the celebration this evening.
I Nj. MoslTep ID one OF the city'z
most familiar characters. He Is
well known throughout Rock Island
for his many kindnesses during his
9ong years OF service in the Ger
man Lutheran parochial school Of
this city. Mr.. Moeller this morning
was the recipient OF q number Of
letters Of congratulations from
friends not OILY In this city but
from friends In other cities.
n Have Family Gathering.
Those Of the family who will be
present at the homo this evening
will be four sons: August J. D..
f0elier, Louis II. Moeller, Edward
y. Moeller and William ]. Moeller,
all of this city. and two daughters,
Misses EmeliA and Anna. A num-
Der OF grandchildren will also be
present fo9 the celebration in the
home tonight.
! Children Of the family from other
cities who will not be id the city
for the anniversary but who sent
messages Of congratulations to their
3ather today are: George Moeller,
Quincy Charles Moeller, st. Louis,
and Mrs. Augusta Ferguson. Quiro,
Texas. ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
DECEMBER ICE !
HARVEST PLANS
ARE abandoned
Warm Weather Brings Disappeht.
ment for Moline DealefS-
See Hope Ahead.

/ Moline ice dealers have aba,|
doned hope Of December ice hail
vest. Arrangements had been con
pleted by the Moline Consumed
company to begin harvesting todsSl
but the unusually mild weather NJ
made cutting impracticable, asl|
deprived a number Of men Of ed
ployment.
Ice in the Mississippi rivs|
slough has attained a thickness d
eight inches, and the Consumed
company, as well as other local u
firms, had visions of putting q
December ice for the first tims h|
IL years. Then came the thaw.
While disappointed by the presal|
setback, the dealers are hopeful n
a heavy harvest in Jaunuafy all|
February. 1t is quite unusual VI
harvest ice in December in this 10.
cality, says the ice man. and na|
once in the last IL years hes tls|
ice meen thick enough TO cut 81
December.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
DUyvENJ0NCkoN
TRIAL IN COURT
Saloonkeeper and Bartender Are
Charged With Violating the
Liquer LAWS. ~

The trial Of Julius Duyvenjonck,
proprietor Of a saloon at 1929
Fourth avenue, and Louis Wau-
ters, his bartender, on a charge of
violating the liquor Law, was be-
gun in county court this morning.
Examination Of Jurors consumed
Duyvenjonck was arrested two
weeks ago when a raid Of his place
Of business netted q small quantity
OF hooch, which. It fs charged, he
was keeping for sale. Wauters
was the only man In the place at
the time, and he was placed under
arrest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
lg0
BY
52,5O0 BLAZE


Firo Of unknown origin caused
$500 damage this, morning to the
home and household goods Of Louis
n. Blansett. 733 Twenty-third
street, The whole Of the roof OF
| the two-storv frame house was de-
| stroyed and furniture ON the first
and >eocond 00bfa was damaged
considerably by the smoke and wa
ter. Losses to the home and fnrni-
turo were covered by insurance.
The fire was not discovered un-
til the flames had destroyed a large
portion Of the roof and the walls
In the attic Of the structure. At IL
O'Clock this morning Mr.. Blansett
was in the kitchen Of the home
shaving, unaware that the FIRE was
getting firm footing In the upper
part Of his home.
John w. Tremann and Rev. John
McGOwn Stevenson, neighbors,
were the first ones to discover the
fire. Rev. Mr.. Stevenson was sit
ting in his study when he was
reused by the loud and incessant
barking Of his dog. which rushed
into his study and then out again
and apparently i'll at ease. Look
ing out of the windAw the pastor
saw the Blansett home in flames.
simultaneously Mr.. Tremann no
ticed flames on the roof Of the
structure
The fire was burning fiercely be-
fore the fire departments were no.
titled. The firemen laid two lines
Of hose on both sides Of the build
ing and brought the flames under
control.
Furniture Suffers.
All of the furniture in the upper
floor Of the building was destroyed.
The greater part OF the furniture
on the first floor was either de-;
storyed by fire or damaged by wa
ter. The walls in the dining room
downstairs were completely ruined.
A large portion Of the furniture
downstairs was removed from the
building.
Little Of the first story of the
home was touched by the flames.
The greater part OF the damage was
done to the interior.
The origin of the fire has not as
yet been established. Mr.. Blan-
sett believes that it was caused by
chimney sparks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
MACHINE FAILS TO
MAKETURN; DRIVER
KILLED IN WRECK

Danville, Ill. Dec. 26.-W. C.
Pennypacker, a butcher of Allerton.
near here. was killed last night
when the automobile he was driy-
ing, failed to make the turn on the
paved highway near GEORGETOWN
and upset'in ditch
Pennypacker came to Allerton re-
Gently from Decatur.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
THANKS EXTENDED
BY WELFARE BODY
TO YULE HELPERS

Officers of the Rock Island We'll
rare association today thanked So
cieties and individuals who assist
ed IN providing poor families with
baskets OF food for Christmas,
through gifts of money by service
rendered.
There was splendid cooperation
shown, according to welfare heads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
TERRIER ESCAPES
FROM FAST TRAIN

Chicago, Dec. 2e.-Police TO-DAY
were asked to watch all roads from
the south for "Spot," who escaped
today from q train at Champaign
I'LL. while being sent from Chicago
to Mattoon. Ill. Immediately after
MS bolt from the train, Spot
headed In the direction OF Chicaso
ana II is believed he 70 returning "a
his old haunts here.
Spot p fox terrier. white
with tan spots. and has 4 studded
harness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-26
DEATH WAUKEGAN
GROCER MYSTERY

Waukegan, ILL.,, Dec. 2e.-William
+. Haase, GA years old, q grocer in
this city for many years, was found
dead this morning in the basement
OF his store, bullet through his
heart and the gun from which it
had been fred lying beside him,
Haase had been found last Fri.
day ON the lake shore, near death
from chloroform. At that time he
said no had been kidnapped and
robbed by bandits.