FUGITIVE BANKER,
POOR AND HUNGRY,
GIVES HIMSELF UP
Facing Starvation, an Illinois
Embezzler Surrenders to
Police.
Fan Francisco. July 31. Carey A.
Manker. 65 years old, arose from liis
"flop" in a Water front lodging house
here early this morning and walked
erectly between the aisles of “sleeping
dossers" to the side of the room where
the proprittor, James Bartman, sat on,
a little dias, watching to see that each!
lodger kept to the space allotted him.
"I am a fugitive hanker from Pearl,
111." he said. "1 embezzled $45,000 from
the bank of Pearl, wrecked the institu
tion and t scaped. I am starving and
I want to give myself up. I have been
hunted since 190S."
Gambled Money Away.
Manker was taken to the city prison,
Where he said:
Thirty-five thousand dollars of the
money I took was gambled away in
stocks. I made a desperate attempt to
cover the shortage in my accounts, and
stole $10,000 more. As a result of my
embezzlement, the bank failed and I
fled the state.
"I have been in nearly every city in
the country, working at anything I
could get to do. I am old and broken
and starving. I have given up the
fight."
Manker came to San Francisco from
Portland a week ago. Since his arrival
here he has lived from free lunches in
saloons.
Will Take Him Back.
The police department today received
the following message from D. F.
Allen. Pittsfield. 111.:
"Banker wanted; arrest; hold at all
hazards."
In accounting for his wanderings
since In left Pearl, in November. 1903,
Manker says he first went with his
family to Philadelphia. There they
bought a boarding house which failed.
He then wandered with ills family
about the country, working as a car
penter. His wife and daughter estab
lished a boarding house at Eagle, near
Lincoln. Neb., where they now live,
Iviankt r finally came to California.
STORY OF HIS FLIGHT
FROM ILLINOIS VILLAGE.
St. Louis, July 81.—Citizens of Pearl,
111., did not hear until today that Carey
Manker. formerly cashier of the bank
at Pearl, who disappeared in 3908, had
given himself up to tne police of San
■Francisco. Samuel Moultrie, mayor of
Pearl, said that Manker left Pearl mys
teriously and at the same time the ac
counts of the bank were found to be
short $45,000 as Manker confessed.
Three days before Manker left, he
brought his wife and children here and
then returned to Pearl and locked the
doors of the bank and disappeared. The
bank resumed business, paying the
shortage out of the surplus. There was
a reward offered for Manker's arrest,
but later it was withdrawn.
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4- WARDEN RESIGNS. 4
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4- Leavenworth, Kan., July 31.— 4
4- Frank H. Lemmon, deputy war- 4
4 den of the federal prison here 4
4 today tendered his resignation 4
4 to Attorney General Wicker. 4
4 sham to take effect at the close 4
4 of business July 31. No reason 4
4 is given for this action in the 4
4 announcement made here. 4
4 Lemmon has recently been at- 4
4 tacked in a series of articles in 4
4- the Appeal to Reason, a social- 4
4 ist paper, for gross cruelty to 4
4 prisoners, and it is known that 4
4 examiners from Washington 4
4 looked into these charges. 4
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EDWARD M. SHEPARD
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Noted New York Lawyer and
Democratic Leader Has
Passed Away.
Lake George, N. Y„ July 31.—Edv.-ard
Morse Shepard, the well known New
York lawyer and democratic political
leader, who had been 111 since the con
traction of a cold in New York on June
Ifi, died at his summer home here at 6
o'clock last evening of pneumonia.
The end came quiet as predicted by
Ms physician at noon, ‘as a matter of
only a few hours," and the members of
lis family were at the bedside.
Mr. Shepard during his Illness had
•allied frequently and Thursday was
•ported to show marked improvement,
bad turn came that night, however,
ind he sank gradually all day.
Edward Morse Shepard was one of
New York's best known democrats. A
lawyer by profession, he identified him
lelf with the reform element in politics,
*nd had been mentioned for many pub
lic offices in the city and state.
Mr. Shepard was born in New York
■ity, July 23, 1850. He loomed large in
political life when as a special attorney
general he directed the prosecution of
ihe noted boss, John McKane, and 20
ather offenders for ballot box stuffing
tit Coney island in 1893. McKane was
in absolute boss within his district, but
Shepard broke his influence and sent
him to prison.
Though he had often warred against
Tammany hall, he was made the demo
cratic candidate for mayor in 1901, but
was defeated. Last year he was strong
ly considered as a candidate for gov
ernor of the state and later was urged
for United Sates senator to succeed
Chauncey M. Depew.
NORTHWEST SCHOOLS
GET NORMAL COURSE
Des Moines, Ia„ July 31.-State
Superintendent Deyoe today announced
23 Iowa cities in which the high school
normal courses will be established
during the coming year. The list In
vluJes LeMars, Onawa, Cherokee,
Emmetsburg. Esterville and Spencer.
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4 SAVES PASSENGERS. 4
4- 4
4 Bellefontacne, Ohio, July 31.— 4
4 With the shirt torn from his 4
4 back. Robert Cook today flagged 4
4 Big Four flyer No. 11 at Quincy 4
4 curve, probably saving the 150 4
4 passengers from death. Cook, 4
4 while walking along the tracks, 4
4 discovered a broken rail. Run- 4
4 ning a half mile up ths track 4
4 he stopj.ed tho train. 4
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BRADSTREET AND DUN
REPORT ON BUSINESS
Feeling Over Future Trade
Prospects Declared to Bo
Decidedly Better.
New York. July SI. Bradstreet's Sat
urday said:
• Sentiment as to the future seems to
be undergoing a chance for the better,
even though reports continue to tell of
quiet business and caution as to future
buying. While midsummer quiet still
prevails in many lines, the vacation
period is passing, and already some
traveling salesmen are hue'- on the
road. They have met with suc
cess, and, moreover, fewer .colla
tions are noted from sections where the
crop outlook earlier appeared to be
gloomy, while some reinstatements of
orders previously held up arc noted.
Collections are not better than fair
at the best. A number of centers re
port considerable slowness.
Dun's Weekly. Review today says:
A variety of conflicting developments
affect trade conditions, among them
tlic passage of the Canadian reciprocity
bill unsettlement over the outcome of
the negotiations touching adjustment
of affairs in Morocco and the decision
by the Interstate Commerce commis
sion in the Spokane rate and similar
cases.
The influences, however, are mainly
of importance in their relations to the
future. Moderate improvements mark
conditions in iron and steoi, although
in eastern territory pig iron buying is
of restricted Volume. The best show
ing is in finished steel products. There
is further slight expansion in mill op
erations The leading interest is work
ing at little over 70 per cent of its in
got capacity, while blast furnace oper
ations are increasing, three additional
furnaces having been put in commis
sion. Track supplies are in greater re
quest. recent contracts placed at Chi
cago aggregating about 19,000 tons.
More animation is reported in plain
structural material and steel bars. In
pig iron trade is spasmodic at the east,
with the orders mostly for small lots,
while in the central west there appears
to be less disposition to grant large
contracts for either basic or foundry
grades.
The footwear market continues slow.
Visiting buyers in Boston are cautious
about buying ahead and do not place
the number of new orders anticipated.
The trade is quiet in all kinds of leath
er, but tanners are now doing more
business than early in the month.
Prices are generally strong and quota
tions are firmer on contracts ahead
than on moderate quantities for pres
ent requirements.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN
CHICAGO TURNED DOWN
Washington, July 31.—Among the
nominations sent to the Senate yester
day by President Taft were: United
States attorney northern district of Illi
nois, James H. Wiikerson; United
States marshal northern district of Illi
nois, Numan T. Hoy.
In sending to the Senate the nomina
tion of Mr. WilRerson President Taft
brought to an end a situation which in
terested Illinois politicians for months,
Mr. Wiikerson V: nominated to succeed
Bdwin W. Sims, who was appointed
September 1. 1906. Mr. Wiikerson has
been in charge of some of the big cases
in Chicago for the department of jus
tice, notably the case against the beef
trust. His conduct of that case lias
been especially pleasing to Attorney
General Wickersham.
CANADA TO FIGHT
OVER THE TREATY
Parliament Dissolved and Reci.
procity Will Be Issue in
September Election.
Ottawa, .Toly 31.—The Dominion par
liament was dissolved this afternoon,
and a general election is ordered for
September 21. Nominations will be
made on September 14.
The dissolution of the Canadian par
liament carries the question of recip
rocity between the United States and
Canada before the Canadian electorate,
where the reciprocity issue from this
time until the election on September
21 will be the controlling issue. The
announcement of dissoultion was a ful
fillment of Premier Laurler's ulti
matum, read to the opposition forces
last Monday, that continued resistance
to a vote would be met by an appeal
to the country.
The present liberal government has a
large majority in the Dominion parlia
ment, but the absence of a cloture rule
has made It Impossible to secure a vote
by which this majority could adopt the
reciprocity measure. In the event of
the success of the liberal party at the
polls In September the new parliament
will at once pass the reciprocity meas
ure, whereas a defeat of the liberals
will mean the passing of Premier I.uu
rier and the permanent shelving of
reciprocity between the United States
and Canada.
The present house of commons con
sists of 133 liberals, 85 conservatives
and three independents.
DES MOINES RATE CASE
FILED AT WASHINGTON
Washington, July 31.—C:asd freight
rates between Des Moines, ifl.. and
Colorado common points in (’olorado.
Wyoming. Kansas uml Nebraska, were
attacked In a complaint filed at the
Interstate Commerce commission today
by the greater Des Moines comrnitee.
It is alleged that existing rates in
view of the recent reduction of rates
from Chicago points to Colorado com
mon points by order of the commis
sion aro unreasonable, excessive and
discriminatory, and a decrease of ap
proximately 15 per cent is requested in
the elass rates from and to Det
Moines.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
PACT WILL BE SIGNED
Munson, In., July 31.—John Dalton, of
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Dritian and the
United States and franco will ba
signed early nt xt week. An announce
ment to this < ffecc was ...title today.
After the signing of the treaty thorn
will be a formal demonstration be
tween the countries concerned.
UNIFORM REDUCTION
IN WOOL SCHEDULE
Da Follette Bill, Passed by the
Senate, Cuts Deep Into
the Duties.
Washington, July 31.—The following
table shows the material reductions
from the existing wool duties made tn
the La Follete compromise bill passed
by the Senate. The figures given are
all ad valorem percentages. The com
plex rates of the Payne-Aldrich law
are based upon specific duties. Kx
perts have figured out the equivalent
ad valorem rates as set forth here
with. Here is the table:
Existing La Fol
law, lette
Class of Articles. percent, bill.
High grade raw wool,
chiefly Merino of Class
1. not on the skin. 47.21 3f>,
Same, on the skin.67.21 30
Wools of second class,
not on skin. 47.52 10
Kame, on the skin. 44.98 10
Bhoddy. hoi is, w ool ex
tract . 37.6 25
Woolen rags and flocks... 38.8 25
Combed wool or tops ad
vanced beyond washed
or scoured condition.111.73 40
Yarns made wholly of
wool. value 30c per
pound .159.75 30
Yarns made wholly of
woo!, valued at more
than 20c per pound. 82.38
Cloth, knit fabrics and
flannels for underwear,
. over 40c per pound.144.06 55
Same, not above 70c.123.55 C5
.Same, over 70e. 90.02 65
Blankets, valued at not
more than 40c per pound 93.68 65
Same, valued at more
than 40c and not more
than 00c.106.50 55
Same, valued at more
than 60c. 6S.19 65
Carpets, Aubusson. Ax
minster, etc., and car
pets and carpetings of
which wool is compo
nent material of chief
value . 46.90 35
Mats, rugs for floors. 46.84 35
Manufactures of hair of
camel, goat, alpaca.121.62 30
Women’s and children’s
dress goods, coat lin
ings . 97.154 66
W’ebbings, gorings, sus
penders. beltings and
bindings . 87.06 56
Edgings, insertings, flounc
ings, gimps, cord and
tasseling, laces, orna
ments . 87.06 65
FARMERS WOULD BAN
PRAYING RAINMAKER
Cotton Growers Stirred When
Clouds Respond to Rev. Mr.
Moore's Supplication.
Florence, S. O., July 31.—Because his
prayers for rain during a recent dry
spell were followed by such a copious
and prolonged downpour that their
cotton crop was damaged, neighbors
of the Rev. A. .1. Moore want to go
Into court and get ar. Injunction re
straining him from offering such pray
ers in the future. After much talk the
proposed proceedings have been drop
ped.
Mr. Moore is the father of "Jerry"
Moore. the 15-year-old rhamplon
corn grower, who raised 228 bushels
on one acrp last year and was taken
to Washington by the department of
agriculture In token of his achieve
ment and introduced to President
Taft.’
NUGENT IS ASKED TO
TENDER RESIGNATION
Seagirt. N. J. July 31.—Taking cogni
zance of an alleged denunciation of
(Jov. Woodrow Wilson by James R.
Nugent, chairman of the democratic
state committee, at a private dinner of
politicians Tuesday night, nine of the
21 members of the committee drafted
p, formal demand for the resignation of
Chairman Nugent. The bitterness of
Nugent against Governor Wilson, it is
stated, dates back to the recent sena
torial fight. Nugent’s remarks were
meant only for the company present, he
asserted, but they obtained publicity
and created a stir among other mem
bers. Governor Wilson refuses to be
drawn into'any discussion of the affair.
WESTERN UNION COMES
ACROSS WITH THE CASH
Des Moines, la., July 31.—The West
ern Union Telegraph company today
for the first time became incorporated
under Iowa laws, paying a fee to the
secretary of state of $690 on the capi
talization used in this state. The mat
ter of paying a fee liaK been In- court
a number of years.
JONAH AND THE WHALE
STORYJVOUCHEO FOR
Chicago Minister Tells His
Brethren They Should
Preach About It.
Chicago, July 31.—Jonah and the
whale is not simply a “fish story,” ac
cording to Rev. H. U. Jackson of the
Chicago Lawn Methodist Episcopal
church, who addressed the Desplalnfs
camp meeting today. "Many preach
ers, ” he said, "are afraid or ashamed
to preach about Jonah for fear of be
ing laughed at, but the book of Jonah
Is one of the most evangelical of all
the books in the Old Testament. Some
people say the gastric juices do not act
on a living body, and this Is given as
an answer to those who argue that It
would have been impossible for Jonah
to have remained In the whale’s stom
ach for three days without being di
gested. It was a plain case of acute
indigestion on tin- part, of the whale.”
FAREWELL TO TOGO.
London. July 31.—Admiral Count
Heihachiro Togo was given a popular
farewell at the Rystan today as he left
for Liverpool to sail on the Lusitania
for New York. In the great crowd
gathered for a final glimpse of the
naval hero was a large party of
schoolboys and girls.
AFTER THE RUM PEMON.
Washington. July 31.—Fines of $4,000
to $5,000 for each offense for sending
Intoxicants from one state to another
are provided in a bill Introduce! 1 by
Representative Jacksqn, of Kansas.
KANSAS FATALITY IS
LAID TO WRECKERS
Accident on Great Western
Said to Have Been Caused
Deliberately.
Kansas City, July 29.—Railroad offi
cials and detectives are today Investi
gating the wreck of Chicago Croat
Western passenger train No. 5 at Edge
water Junction, Knn„ last night. In
which W. Ross, of Des Moines, the en
gineer, was killed; Fireman Hugh
Smith, also of Des Moines, probably
was fatally Injured and several other
persons were hurt.
The officials say the wreck resulted
from Ihc deliberate work of wreckers
who left n switch open after prying
off the lock. They assert that three
freight trains passed over the switch
safely a short time before the passen
ger train was wrecked. Both Rose
and Smith stuck to thetr posts when
they saw the open switch ahead of
them. Rose died with his right hand
clasped to tin* throttle of his engine in
"in effort to check the speed of the train.
Smith was brought to a hospital here.
Only one passenger, Mrs. G. W. Gil
bert. of this city, was seriously Injured.
Among the others Injured were:
A. A. Gehrke, baggageman, Oelwein,
la., bruised.
Thomas O’Grady. Des Moines,
bruised.
ALLIGATOR SWALLOWS
YOUNG FLORIDA GIRL
Her Watch ahd Chain Found
in Stomach After Two
Years.
Forsythe. Ga., July 29.—The finding
of a valuable gold watch and chain In
(lie stomach of a large alligator that
died in a pond near here Is believed to
solve the mystery of the disappearance
of 12-year-old Janet Thomson from the
home of her parents at Island Grove,
Fla., two years ago. The alligator was
captured near Island Grove some weeks
after the girl disappeared and was
brought to this place by J. M. Jack
son.
The girl has neyer been heard from
since she disappeared. Slie was stand-*
Ing when last seen on the bank of ths
lake where Mr. Jackson captured the
nlllgator, and she was wearing at the
time a gold watch with her Initials en
graved on the baek of the watch.
PASTORS WANT PART
OF THEJJCENSE FEE
Claim Bridegrooms of New
York Town Have Become
Stingy With Them.
Middletown. N. Y.. July 29.—That
love madness does not distract the at
tention of young couples from their
poeketbooks is attested to by clergy
men of tills city. Through the Rev. J.
A. Courtright, pastor ol the Calvary
Baptist church, they have complained
to the common council that their fees
for officiating at marriages* have been
reduced since the marriage license law
went Into effect recently.
It’a tills way, according to (he Rev.
Mr. Courtright: “In the "good old
days" a young man cheerfully gave tho
officiating clergyman a $5 hill. Under
the operation of the new law. the $5 13
"broken” when the young man pays $1
for ills license. Instead of surrender
ing a 5 5 hill Intact lie slips off about $2
from the ihange returned to him by thd
license clerk and leaves the clergyman
In deep thought.
Mr. Courtrlgl t appeared before the
board of aldermen and asked that cler
gymen receive 25 cents out of tho
license fee for each marriage. The
matter will be taken up at the next
meeting of the city father*
WILSON TO PROBE THE
HIGH COSTJF LIVING
Will Try to Find Out What
Causes It in the District
of Columbia.
Washington. July 29.—Secretary Wi.
sou Is supporting a plan to have i
committee Investigate the reason foi
the high cost of living In Washington
He holds that municipalities largely
must settle this matter.
Chairman Johnson, of the House DIs.
trlct of Columbia committee, favors it
If attempted, It will be of national in
terest.
Reports trom Dos Moines of th«
success of the new market place thex#
in lowering prices to tne consumer have*
stirred up the movement for the inves
ligation here In part.
Representative Good Is studying th<
distribution problem, and is considering
Ibe advisability of putting In a resolu
ion for a sweeping Investigation 01
high living cost and its causes.
RATES SUSPENDED BY
THE COMMERCE BOARD
Washington, July 29.—Advances ill
class freight rates proposed by 159 rail
ways In central traffic teriitory In the
middle west and averaging upproxi
mutely six per cent today were sus
pended by the Interstate Commerce
commission until an Investigation Intc
their property could be made. The
rates were to have become effective
August 1. They are suspended until
November 29.
THURSTON COUNTY BOARD
RESUMES COUNT OF NAMES
Pender, Neb., July 29.—The county
board of commissioners meets today
(o continue the count of names on the
petitions for the removal of the county
seat.
TRIP OF COMMITTEE.
Cincinnati, Ohio. July 29.—The
steamer Kanawha, with the rivers and
harbors committee of congress on
:oard, left here early today for down
,\ver points. The first stop probably
will be at Madison, Ind.
jlOWANS FLEECED IN
OLD CONFIDENCE GAME
Mortgage Farms to Bet on
Horse Races and Lose
Their Money.
Kansas City, Mo., July 29.—A man
who said his name was Moitan and
that he was one of two Iowa farmeri
who mortgaged their homes for $16,000
and sent the money to "J. B. Haggins"
In Chicago, who was to bet it on a
horse race and “clean up" a small for
tune, came hero today to get $8,000 ths
amount he put up, and his share of the
winnings. He has failed to find Mr
Hagglns.
Morlan made his troubles known te
J. Runyan, industrial commissioner oi
the Kansas City Commercial club. He
went to the club officials to nsk Infor
mation concerning the possible place in
this city where “J. B. Hagglns'' could
be found, but he refused to tell the lo
cation of ills farm in Iowa or his
Christian name.
According to the story told to Mr
Runyan by Morlan. “J. B. Haggins," oi
Chicago, several months ago visited hid
section of Iowa and made many friendl
with the farmers. He was especially
Interested in Morlan and Ills neighbor-!
when he returned to Chicago, and thil
Iwo often sent him small amounts ol
money which “Hagglns" would bet on
races. The farmers won many timed
tile amount of money they bet.
A short time ago, Morlan said, "Hag-1
gins" wrote to him, advising him and
ills neighbor to raise all the moncjl
'.hey could, saying he had inside lnfor
.nation on a big race and would win a
fortune for each. The farmers mort
gaged their homos for $8,000 each and
forwarded the money to “Hagglns."
A short time later he wrote them that
he had won. Then he wrote to Morlan
lo meet him in Kansas City and get thf
money. This brought Morlan to this
City today.
DES MOINES WETS APPEAL
FROM DE GRAFF DECISION
Des Moines, In., July 29.—Thomas
Sellers, attorne-- for the saloon interests
In Des Moines, yesterday announced
'.he intention of the “wets” to appeal tc
the supreme court from the decision of
Judge De draff of the equity division
of the district court, who held that the
Sloon law is Intended to limit the num
ber of saloons to one for each 1,000
people and who held there may be nd
more than 86 saloons In Des Moines.
AUTOMOBILE TAX PRO
RATES TO TOWNSHIP
Des Moines, la.. July 29.—Statrt
Treasurer Morrow today received from
:he attorney general a decision to th»
pffect that the distribution of auto
mobile taxes should be based on th4
civil townships In each county an4
ihat the auditor Is authorized to draw
warrants for the payment of same.
•FIRED OUT” PREACHERS
COMING BACK TO IOWA
Mason City, III., July 29.—According
to the opinion of Dr. P. A. Johnson,
secretary of the Congregational boarc
of Iowa, there will be plenty of min
Isterlal timber for this state during ths
Homing year, lie Is in receipt of a
number of letters from South Dakota
pastors asking for Iowa openings. Th<
drought has seemingly lilt hard it
some parts of South Dakota and ths
preachers look upon it as something ol
i hardship for them to remain there
whh the burden of their support rest
ing upon those who have all they can
do to attend to their own household.
It Is oven thought that the depleted
ranks In the clergy of other Iowa de
nomination will be easily filled this
fall and winter.
AGED WOMAN FATALLY
BURNED WHILE JELLY MAKING
Mapelton. Ia.. July 29.—What Is
feared will be a fatal accident occurred
here last evening when Mrs. Lee L.
Chapman was terribly burned while
cooking ov r u gasoline stove. She
was making jelly, which boiled over
and when she went to take it from th<i
Btove, using her apron to shield het
hand, the Jelly caught fire and coin-,
municated to the apron. Before help
cculd reach her she was so fearfully
burned that the doctors have llttld
hopes for her recovery. Mrs. Chapman
Is the wife of L. L. Chapman, an old
settler, and the family have resided
here for many years. A son, C. I«
Chapman is In the real estate business
here, another son, .1 M. Chapman. Is
a railway mall clerk, running from
Egan, S. D. to Manilla. Ia.. and it
daughter. Mrs. J. L. Hunter, lives
here.
Mrs. Chapman Is past 80 years old.
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RAILROAD COOK AT GUN
POINT GIVES UP $13C
Mapleton. Ia., July 29.—Th" un
known men last night held up at tint
point of guns the Greek cl ok em
'piayed by the Northwestern railroad,
at LeGrand. robbing Steve Stettlc of
$130 and his watch. The robbers
locked the man In the boarding car,
nailing the door shut, from which ho
escaped. Officers came across men
whom they supposed committed tho
crime, later, but they escaped In a
cornfield. A suspect has been arrested
at Waterloo.
MATRIMONIAL MATTERS
RATHER COMPLICATED.
Dcs Moines, Ia.. July 29.—Olive Viola
Graves filed a petition In the district
court yesterday afternoon asking sep
urate maintenance from her husband,
F. C. Graves.
Mrs. Graves’ matrimonial career lias
been a varied one. After living with
her husband for two years, thinking
that she was married, she found that
she was not. because Mrs. Graves No.
1 had not filed her decree of divorce
in the district court.
Mrs. Graves No. 1 was in the same
dilemma, as she had married a second
time, when in reality she had net se
cured a divorce from her first husband.
Although tlie district court legalized
the marriages of Mrs. Graves No. 1 and
Mrs. Graves No. 2. the la'ter had
doubt in her mind whether the muddle
was settled. To be sure of It she has
filed the suit for separate maintenance.
She charges Graves with cruel and In
human treatment and asks tha! Graves
he restrained from coming to het
home. She also asks for support mon
ey in the sum of $25 per month.
K. P.’s ARRANGE TO BUILD
FINEST HOME IN IOWA
Oskaloosa, Ia., July 29.—Pythian
lodge, this morning signed contracts
for the erection of a $30,000 lodge, mak
ing use .if the stub apartment house
A new third story will be added. Tha
ledge property will be 60 foot front by
120. Erected by Charles Beadle. This
will be the handsomest lodge quarters
in all Iowa.
POSTAL BANKS IN IOWA.
Washington. July 29.—Postal savingj
banks will be established August 22 a*
Independence, Hampton, Manchester,
I New Hampton. Osceola and Vinton.
YOUTH CALLOUSLY
TELLS OF KILLING
NEW YORK BROKER
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Degenerate Bellboy Admits Ho
Committed Shocking Crime
in ^Hope of Robbery.
New York, July 29.—Geidel waa
indicted thia afternoon by the
grand jury for murder in the first
degree. McGrane’a case will be
taken up by the grand jury next
week.
New York, July 29.—Paul Geidel, a
17-year-old boy, slight of stature, sleek
pf attire, sharp featured, and with the
smooth, sallow complexion of the
youthful clgaret smoker, was arrested
here early today as the murderer of
William Henry Jackson, the aged Wall
street broker, who was found brutalljt
slain In his hotel apartments on Forty
fourth street yesterday.
An hour after the arrest, Police Com
missioner Dougherty and District At
torney Whitman brought out from the
room where they had been closeted
with Geidel a long typewritten confes
sion which they said the lad had dic
tated and signed; giving a full account!
of the crime. Robbery was the motive,
according to the lad's statement, but
the murder netted him only $6 In cash
and a gold watch which he pawned for
*18 more.
Cupidity Cause of Crime.
Geidel was a bell boy at Mr. Jaek
pon's hotel, the Iroquois, until last Fri
day, when he was discharged. He was
without money. On going to his room
ing place, he noticed a bottle of chloro
form which his landlady had purchased
a few days before In order to kill pain
lessly an ailing pet dog. It occurred
forthwith to Geidel, the confession sayS,
that he might obtain money by chloro
forming and robbing the aged broker,
who was reputed to carry large sums
about with him.
The confession ns given out by the
police continues substantially as fol
lows :
"latte Wednesday I entered the base
ment of the hotel and walked unob
served by the rear stairway to the 10th
door. I climbed Into the bathroom of
Mr. Jackson's apartment thiough a
transom on the corridor.
"He awoke as I was preparing to drop
the chloroform soaked rag over his face
and Instead of going unconscious at
once with the drug, he began a desper
ate fight. I hit him hard In the fact*
and he sank down helpless. Then th*
chloroform did the rest,
* Only Gats Small Sum.
"I went through the room and hid
clothes, took the little money he had
and his watch and hurried out as ]
had come. My clothing was badly
stained, and I took them to a tailor td
be cleaned. My soiled shirt I threw lntd
a garbage barrel on a side street. Thee
I went home. I am glad now that it'*
all over. The auspense has been terrl-*
ble.”
The finding of the empty chloroform
bottle In Mr. Jackson's apartment af
forded the clue that led to Geidel's ar
rest. The label on the bottle half ob
literated, showed that it had been pur
chased In Newark, N. J. A squad of de
tectives hurried over to Newark and Id
a few hours found that the label wal
Blmilar to labels used by druggist F
H. Paladi.
The pharmacist’s record showed that
the chloroform had been purchased
there a week ago by a Mrs. Kane, of
West Fiftieth street. New York. Tht
detectives went to her house. Mrs*
Kane ndmltted that she had purchased
the chloroform and said that the bottld
was In her bathroom. But when sh«
looked there, It was missing.
"Why, Paul Geidel. one of my room
ers, must have taken It,” she said. ,"H9
was asking me about It the other day.
Geidel, who was In his room, wai
Immediately arrested and after a little
grilling by the detectives, admitted tc
the police that he had committed thd
crime.
Dove of clothes and finery caused
Geidel to attempt the robbery which
ended In the killing of the broker*
Jackson had been a liberal tipper and
tho bell boy believed "he had money
In every pocket." ,
"I don’t care what happens to me,”
said Geidel, “but what of my poo^
mother and sisters In Farmington*
Conn?”
Patrick McGrane, who pawned the
Watch which Geidel stole, was also held
by the corner’s Jury, which recom
mended that he be Indicted as an ac
cessory after the fact. McGrane lived
at Hartford.
District Attorney Whitman said to
3ay that he would bring the case to
‘.he grand jury next Monday and there
would be a speedly indictment and
trial. Geidel left Farmington three
months ago.
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MILLIONAIRES JOIN
TOWN FIRE BRIGADE
Red Shirts Are Now Part of
the Wardrobe of Western
Plutocrats.
Hillsborough, Cal.. July 29,—A red
flannel shirt has become a necessa.r>
and valued part of the wardrobe of
nearly every male member of Hillsbor
ough’s millionaire colony. A volunteei i
lire depratment has been organized
with u membership of 30. i
The combined ratings In Dun oi{
Hradstreet of the volunteers who will
"run with the old machine" far exceeds!
$100,000,000, and it is their proud boast
that they are able to get Into their
"turnouts" In response to a night alarm
without the aid of a valet.
Among the members of the organiza
tion are Charles W. Clark, son of W. AS
Clurk, of Montana; Charles Templeton
Crocker, William H. Crocker and Percy
Selby. _ _
INTENSE HEAT IN PARIS.
Paris, July 29.—The capital suffered
today from a renewal of the heat wave
A maximum temperature of 95 degrees
Fahrenheit in the shade was recorded.
There were many prostrations and
eoittc deaths.
NEGRO SLAYER SAVED
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
Oklahoma City, July 29.—As Sheriff
Spam stood In the cell of John H.
Prather, in the county Jail here today,
wailing for the negro to prepare to ho
led to the scaffold to be hanged, an
order was received from Governor
Crm i- i ommutlng Prather’s sentence to
life imprisonment.
Prather was one of four negroes who
were charged with having murdered W.
K. Archie for the purpose of robbery.
He had been sentenced to be hanged
today.
