The O’Neill Frontier
a H. CRONIN, Publisher.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
An mil i.-icu spectator at tne con
federate unveiling and a most interest*
iu. ei; unitor was Mat'll Stevenn, of
Madixmville. It was he who during
v.; . times was condemned to be shot;
the gi-uve hail been dug on Hogans Hill
and the solidiers were lined up. Stev
et ' asked for iiermisslon to pray, and
it was granted him. Leaning on a
fence he suddenly vaulted it and made
pin d his escape, although 15 or 20
snots were fired at him.
Timed have changed since Captain
Burton. 60 years ago, made a pilgrim
age to Mecca at the peril of his life.
A recent account of such a pilgrim
age. by A. J. B. Waved, says that
with a passable knowledge of Arabic
and of Moslem ceremonial, and with
due precautions as to avoiding pil
grims from the country to which one
pretends to belong, "the pilgrimage to
Mecca may be made in disguise with
out running any risk worth mention
ing." __
The wife of the democratic governor
elect of New York says that there will
be corned beef and cabbage on tho
table of the executive mansion at Al
bany. just as there is at home,
Charles Aked, now of San Fran
clseo, formerly pastor of Rockefeller's
church in New York, and once an
English clergyman, has decided to be
come an American citizen.
To meet tidal variations a new Ger
man ear ferry has been equipped with
a deck that can be raised, with six
loaded freight cars, more than 16
feet.
Either a solid stream at right angles
or a cone toward the rear of the dis
charge can be thrown by a new ad
justable Are hose nozzle.
An outdoor sleeping couch patented
by a Washington man folds against the
side of a house like a sleeping car
berth, when not In use.
From spruce wood pulp a French
Inventor has made a fabric resem
bling cotton and equally capable of
bleaching and dyeing.
Treating them with certain gases a
French scientist has succeeded in keep
ing eggs fresh in ordinary tempera
tures for ten months.
R. E. Hillman, of Watervllle, Me,
has cured himself of Incipient con
sumption by open air walks persisted
in for six years.
Cremation shows a marked Increase
in Europe. East year there were 7,555
cremations In Germany, as against
<,500 In 1910.
A pleasant upward circulation of air
is claimed for a new electric fan with
horizontal blades and a deflecting plate
above them. _
Philadelphia Is preparing new laws
intended to stop “Joy riding” by se
verely punishing offenders. Auto men
approve.
Rector Gilbert Shaw, of Rlverlicad,
E. I, has resigned, alleging that he
cannot live on a salary of $1,000 a
year.
Some Denverites are starting a
movement with Intent to obtain com
mission form of government for that
city. _
An Illinois man claims to have in
vented a grip for wire that will hold
it flrmly wlthiut Injuring the insula
tion.
R. H. Robinson, of Washington, na
val constructor, says battleships 1,000
fsst long will be built within 10 years.
Three accidents on one railway have
within 15 months cost tho road $1,
(00,000, according to newspaper reports.
A new wheelbarrow dumps Its load
forward as its hadles are pushed down,
aaving Its user the labor of lifting It.
New York’s municipal debt now ex
ceeds $1,070,000,000—several millions
of dollars more than the national debt.
Ozone works for the sterilization of
drinking water have been erected In
Germany, France, Italy and Russia.
Idrla, a small town In Austria, has
a femlhlne fire brigade, the members
of which wear uniforms and helmets.
Esperanto has more than 100 maga
alnes and journals of Its own, which
circulate In every clllvlzed country.
Pastor Peter Miller, of Rio, W. Va„
age 85, rides 25 miles every Sunday
to conduct preaching services.
Baltimore's Bystem of ornamental
■treat lighting covers 50 blocks, or
■ nearly three miles of streets.
St. Paul will have no garbage col.
lection service during winter months,
for reasons of economy.
Philadelphia is trying to obtain f
huge now drydock to be built by tin
navy department.
A motor-driven dredge is recialmlnr
two miles of new shore lino for Plus'
St. Louis, HI.
Chinese of Tientsin like the old-fash
toned native theater better than mov
ing pictures.
More than 2.000,000 electrical horse
power is used throughout Colorado ev
ery day.
Milwaukee finds Utah Mormon prose
lyters gaining many converts lr tliu
oJty- m __
8 Milwaukee city employes are asking
•alary increases aggregating $100,000 t
year.
Rats are said to do damage estl
mated at $3,000,000 in Chicago even
year. __
In Paris there is a carriage for eact
43 persons, and a bicycle for each IB
C' French farmers are taking to the u»v
of the motor plow, a recent Invention
jli. Edmonton, Canada, has limited the
height of buildings to ten stories.
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The United States last year gatherei
46,000 tons of peat.
if; According to recent expert estimate:
China produces almost 10.000,out) ion:
: Of coal a year.
Constant use of hard water has in
injurious effect on the finer nails.
In November 65 persons were klllei
la street accidents in New York.
t London's county council's tramway:
••present a system of 143 miles.
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Famine In brie* Is severely rotardini
Cleveland building operations.
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Septesiber has In tu. n consisted o
14, $0, SI and finally SO days.
FIRST AID TO WOULD
BE LOVERS LAUNCHED
BY OMAHA CLERGYMEN
Matrimonial Bureau to Parson
Who Has Performed 3,000
Ceremonies.
Omaha. Neb., Jan. 20.—The Rev.
Charles W. Savidge, who Is opening a
free matrimonial bureau In his new
study, 332 Brand fels Theater building,
has had printed a letter which he Is
sending out, explaining his stand and
how the bureau will be conducted.
After citing his long experience and
that he has married 3,000 couples, Rev.
Mr. Savidge says In part:
"Men and women are most protected
In their own homes. I honestly believe
that I can help you establish those
homes. I am in receipt of many letters
from both men and women asking me
to assist them in finding suitable mates.
In Germany therp Is a state official
employed by the government to ad
vance the cause of matrimony. Our
government ought to do likewise.
“I propose to start lists of men and
women. We shall have facts concern
ing the state and life of each indi
vidual. We do not attempt to choose
for you, but we will enable you by
facts that we lay before you, to choose
for yourself. We do not advise hasty
action In this matter. Men and wom
en of sense will deliberate and they
will weigh carefully all the facts and
circumstances In a matter so Impor
tant. Re patient. Take time. Act
wisely.
"If you desire our assistance, send
us your age. whether you have heen
married, and whatever else I ought
to know. The strictest confidence will
be majntafned.”
C. 0. WHEDON DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
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Lincoln, Neb., .Tan, 20.—C. O. Whe
don, one of the most prominent mem
bers of the Nebraska state' bar, and
for a long time a resident of this city,
died yesterday following an illness of
over a year. At the state -wide pri
maries two years ago Mr. Whedon was
entered as the progressive republican
candidate for United States senator,
but was defeated for nomination by
former Senator Elmer J. Burkett.
During the recent campaign Mr.
Whedon was one of the foremost pro
gressive leaders in the state, although
he was confined to his home most of
tho summer. He is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Margaret Rain, of
Knoxville, Tenn.; Miss Charlotte Whe
don, of Lincoln, and two sons, Bert D.
Whedon, of New York, and Charles L.
Whedon, of Lincoln.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS APROPOS
OMAHA AND SIOUX CITY CUTOFF
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 20,—The assur
ance given the Omaha Commercial
club by President Miller of the Burl
ington that the Omaha connection with
the Ashland-Sloux City cutoff will be
completed during 1914, is taken to mean
that the original plan in view, when
the cutoff was built, is to be carried
out. The route was surveyed at that
time, the line running along the Union
Pacific. Since it is evident the Fre
mont traffic alone would not Justify
such an undertaking, it is assumed
that the Burlington will connect Fre
mont with its main line by building the
Omaha-Fremont extension on to Bur
well or some other of the accessable
points in northwest Nebraska. Besides
saving miles, such a move would give
the Burlington access to a rich ter
ritory.
VIGOROUS LAWSUIT OVER
15-MONTHS-OLD BOY
Lincoln, Neb., Jun. 20.—A 15-months
old boy, Henry Balls, is tho stake In
a lawsuit that Is being vigorously
fought today In the district court. On
one side Is the boy's mother und on the
other are Its father and paternal
grandparents. Mrs. Bulls says that the
father induced her to let him take the
hoy until she could make a home for
him, promising to give him beck when
ever she wanted him. When she made
demand for the boy Grandpa Balls
declared she couldn't have him, and
that he was about to take him to their
home In Cherry county. She says that
grandpa Is addicted to the use of liquor
und bad lnnguuge, and she doesn't
want Henry brought qp under such
influences.
POSSIBLE MOTIVES OF
TEACHER’S RESIGNATION
McOool, Neb., Jan. 20.—Miss Helen
Devine came all the way from a lit
tle village In Connecticut to teach
a country school near here last
September. She Is now on her way
back home. She resigned.
"Things are so dlerentff In Nebras
ka," she explined. “I got lonesome for
my 1-year-old sister, my shepherd dog
and, and—"
"Perhaps that diamond ring has
something to do with It," a friend sug
gested.
"There'R my train."
And the young woman dropped a
tear of joy, as she took a shy glance
at the sparkling ring.
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PRODUCTS OF COUNTY FARM
PAY FOR SUPPORT OF POOR
Fremont. Neb.. Jan. 20.—It was dem
onstrated again that it pays for a
county to own its own poor farm,
when Steward Sexson offered his an
nual report today showing receipts for
hogs, grain and other things raised
on the Dodge county farm amounting
to $2,200.10. while the total expenditure
for keeping all the inmates ran only
to $2,534. The Dodge county farm has
nearly paid for the keep of all of the
county's poor for several yeurs past.
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
. FREMONT—1The Northwestern Railroad
company has temporarily abandoned its
Ice harvest on Crystal lake, west of Fre
mont, due to the high temperature. Tho
Burlington is handling heavy shipments of
ice through Fremont from Laketon, near
Sioux City, to Omaha and Lincoln.
RANDOLPH—Phil Pill has closed out
his stock of general merchandise here
and moved to Sioux City, where he ex
pects to engage in business. Mr. Pill had
been in business hero for the past 14
years.
FREMONT—At the Commercial Natlon
i al bank John Cleland has -been made as
I sfstunt cashier succeeding A. Q. Christen
sen, now cashier. In the line of promotions
growing out of the recent resignation of
F. McGlverln.
WEEPING WATER—Fire In the mlliln
. cry store of Miss Anna Hitchman des
1 troyed the stock. The loss is about $300
The stock was located In a brick block
•vh cli was threatened with destruction
for a time.
HOOPER—The firm of Monnich & Mon
I licit, automobile dealers, dissolved today.
John Monnich will operi a similar busi
ness In Fremont. Bernard Monnich wtl'
t continue in charge of the Hooper garage.
BLACK HAND LETTERS
ARE NOT THE ANTICS
OF A VILLAGE CUTUP
Sheriff, Town Marshal and
Posse of Postal Inspectors
Are On Trail.
Ceresco, Neb., Jan. 18.—A blackhand
letter affair which was at first sup
posed to be the work of a town joker,
has proven to be so serious that the
county sheriff, the town marshal, two
postofflce Inspectors and a voluntary
posse are Investigating.
The men who received the letters are
John Smith, P. K. Biggerstaff and
Mark Brody, three farmers, and John
Martin, stock buyer and Clark Gur
ney, mayor. Five thousand dollars was
demanded from Gurney; $3,000, from
Brody; $2,000, from Martin, and $1,000
each from the other two. The letters
are all in same handwriting and fol
low the same formula. They w'ere all
mailed at the postoffice some time
during the night last Sunday. The
recipients were informed that if the
money demanded looked better to them
than their lives their corpses would
look better to the waiters than did the
live men. Each letter contained a
threat to blow up the house of each.
In each instance the money was to
be placed at a specified spot along an
old road that was peculiarly adapted
to concealment. There was brush along
the roadside where the blackhanders
might hide, and the only house for two
miles is vacant. The places were also
picked out so that they could not be
approached by the road without the
person being seen. Gurney was to
place his in an old washboiler, Martin
was to leave his under the snow at
the base of a certain telephone pole,
and the others were to deposit theirs
at the fifth, ninth and 11th pole along
the road, all being within a half mile of
the town.
The vacant house has been occupied
for two nights by a posse the threatened
men are sleeping under guard and with
arms close at hand, and their families
are all terrorized. The postmaster does
not recognize the handwriting as that
of any patron of the office. The offi
cers believe that the careful planning
made in the letters shows the writers
to be expert criminals. They picked,
in each instance, a man amply able
financially to buy freedom from moles
tation on the-terms laid down.
NO CLEMENCY FOR MAN
WHO FROZE BOY TO DEATH
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 18.—Henry Stebr.
the Madison county farmer who was
convicted of manslaughter and sen
tenced to from one to 10 years, will
have to serve his sentence. The charge
against him was that he had forced his
little stejfson to sleep in a portion of
the house that was exposed to the ele
ments of winter, insufficiently covered
and failed to call a doctor until his
frozen feet developed gangrene. The
feet were amputated, but the boy died.
Stehr was defended in the supreme
court by Senator W. V. Allen, after his
conviction had been once affirmed
through failure of former attorneys to
file briefs. Allen contended that the
man was an ignorant German, who was
too poor to provide well for the boy;
that he had done the best he could and
had failed to appreciate the boy’s con
dition until it was too late to help him.
The supreme court overruled the
motion of Albert Prince for a new trial.
Prince is the negro convict who killed
Deputy Warden Davis in the prison
chapel February 11, 1912. He is sen
tenced to hang March 21.
Sam Patterson, an Araphoe banker,
who was appointed secretary of the
state banking board at $3,000 a year,
after the state bank guaranty law was
passed in 1909, failed to get a chance
to serve, because the law was held up
by the federal court. After it was
declared valid, he sued the state for the
$6,000 he might have earned. The su
preme court today said he was not
lawfully entitled to it. The joke of it
all was that the man whom he was
appointed to succeed and who held on
during all the litigation, had his salary
boosted from $1,800 to $3,000 a year,
this being done in a separate law which
was not put under lire.
The court held that those state banks
which nationalized after the guaranty
law need not pay any back assessments
to the deposit guaranty fund. It also
held that state banks holding public
funds need give no bonds for their
safekeeping, the state being protected
by the guaranty law.
AUDITOR HOWARD DOESN’T
CARE RAP FOR NUMBER
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 18.—The number
13 has no terrors for State Auditor
Howard. In tact he is a 13 man and
on that date bus occurred most of the
important events of his life. For in
stance he was married on the 13th.
When he went on his wedding trip he
and Mrs. Howard occupied berth No.
13; at their first and second stops they
occupied rooms No. 13, The couple
went to housekeeping on the 13th. He
has a daughter, born on the 13th.
The first application for Insurance
he ever wrote was written on the 13th
and he went to work for the Legal
Reserve on the 13th, and the first bond
he ever signed as state official was
signed on January 13 and the bonds
were issued by his home village of
Dundee. He m»ved from Lincoln to
Omaha on the 13th.
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DRIVEN INSANE FROM
BROODING OVER LOSS
Fremont, Neb.. aJn. 18.—John Henry
Brown, whose, little home burned down
in the north part of the city two
months ago. went insane from brood
ing over his loss and yesterday after
noon the tnsunity commission ordered
him taken to Norfolk for treatment In
the state asylum. At the time of the
tire. Brown attempted to save a quan
tity of onions which he had stored in
the cellar and nearly lost his life.
$10,000,000 COMPANY TO
OPERATE STEAMBOAT LINE
Yankton, F. I»., Jan. 18.—The city
commission has been asked to provide
a levee for a dock by a recently or
ganized St. Paul company, with $10,
000,000 capital, which proposes to build
a line of steambouts and to make the
river towns of the Missouri and
Mississippi.
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SUDDEN DEATH ATWAHOO
OF COLONEL J. W. MOORE
Wahoo. Neb.. Jan. IS.—Col. James \v
Moore, one of the best known hotel
men In the stale, died suddenly at 0
o'clock last evening at Ins room'in the
La Grande hotel, of which he had been
manager time i-iet January. Colonel
Moore was i native of North Carolina
and nerve 1 in the confederate service
for a number of years. He conducted a
hotel at Arlington. Neb., qnd about 10
years ago came to Wahoo and took
charge of the Hapke hotel, becoming
associated later with the La Grande
OWNERSHIP OF WATER
PLANT PANDORA’S BOX
OF COST AND TROUBLE
Omaha Involved In Difficulties
to Be the Subject of Leg
islation.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 17.—After but six
months of ownership of its waterworks
system, the city of Omaha has found
itself in such difficulties that a bill has
been prepared arid will at once be in
troduced in the legislature taking the
contrbl of the plant out of the hands
of the city and making the water com
missioners answerable to the state leg
islature instead of to the people of
Omaha. The bill gives the water board
authority to fix rates and make such
service rules as the state legislature
will permit, regardless of the interest
of Omaha, taking all power of super
vision and control away from the citi
zens whose homes have been bonded
to pay for the plant and placing it in
the hands of representatives of coun
ties, some of which are several hun
dred miles from Omaha. This action
is the outgrowth and outcome of a fight
between the water board and the citi
zens, which started shortly after the
plant was taken over by the city last
July and has continued without ces
sation ever since that time. The Oma
ha Bee, which is fighting the bill, makes
the charge that its adoption is simply
donating to neighboring municipalities
an equal interest in the $6,000,000 wa
ter plant which has been paid for by
the taxpayers of Omaha.
Provisions of the bill create the Met
ropolitan water district of Omaha and
extend the powers of the Omaha water
board to South Omaha, Dundee, Flor
ence and other municipalities which
surround Omaha and secure their wa
ter supply from the Omaha plant.
Omaha secured possession of its wa
ter plant only after ah 11-year fight
with its former owners. The cost of
this fight was enormous and after win
ning it, the city paid more than $6,000,
000 for the plant, one of the appraisers
of which reported it. to be worth just
half that amount. And having nearly
$500,000 to pay out each year in inter
est, depreciation, loss of taxes, etc., the
water board has made not one cent’s
reduction in the price of water, al
though for the last 10 years this reduc
tion was promised as soon as the city
should secure possession of the plant.
On the other hand, an actual increase
Is promised by the new bill, which
gives the board the authority to in
crease the amount of water used by
the municipality Itself—and to saddle
the cost on the taxpayers. The Omaha
delegation to the legislature is divided
on the bill, but a majority oppose it.
If passed, it will be by the votes of
representatives who have no interests
whatever in Omaha.
The bill was gotten up by the water
board for the purpose of securing from
the legislature a number of rights and
privileges which the citizens of Oma
ha, not wishing to grant, would refuse
them under the initiative and referen
dum laws.
Although Nebraska municipalities
have the right of recall of their city
and county officials, this new bill sus
pends this right altogether in favor of
the water board, thus making that body
entirely independent of the voters, once
its members get into office.
The city council, to a member, will
lead the fight against the bill.
COMMISSION DIVM3ED
OVER INTERURBAN PLAN
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 17.—The railroad
commission is divided over the question
of policy towards interurbans. Several
have been projected in the state, but
none built. Owners of the Omaha,
Lincoln & Beatrice interurban, which
has but six miles in operation, have
entered into a contract with the North
ern Construction company, a Detroit
concern, which agrees to complete the
line to Omaha if the company gives
it $850,000 of common stock and $2,250,
000 in 50-year 5 per cent bonds.
Harvey Musser, of Akron, Ohio, pres
ident of the company, declared that for
six years he had been trying to interest
somebody in financing the road and
that this was the best offer he could
get. The cost of constructing the road,
he said, would be $2,400,000, to which
there should be added $600,000 for en
gineering. superintendence, contingen
cies, legal and administration expenses
and interest during period of construc
tion. The absolute water in the stock
capitalization would be about $400,000.
Commissioner Hall objected to the
commission stamping this watered
stock with its approval, because it
would eventually become a burden
which the public would have to pay.
Mr. Musser contended that if the peo
ple wanted an interurban that is the
price they would have to pay to the
men willing to take the risk. Other
wise there will be no interurbans
erected. Commissioner Hall wanted the
stockholders to put up $1,000,000 of the
cost and thus leave a wide margin of
safety for the bondholder, who would
not ask that a discount of $400,000 be
made as an inducement for him to pur
chase. Mr. Musser said the stockhold
ers would not put up a dollar and he
would not ask anybody to so invest,
because it was a speculation and that
bonds would have no intrinsic value.
TWO PROMINENT CITIZENS
GET BLACK HAND LETTERS
AVahoo, Neb., Jan. 17.—Two threaten
ing letters, alleged to have been writ
ten by the "Black Hand* and signed
as such, were received by two promi
nent citizens of Ceresco. The letters
were mailed in the outside box of the
Ceresco postofflce. One letter was ad
dressed to Clark Turney and calls for
$5,000 and the other to John Martin
and calls for $2,000 and demands that
the money be placed in a can near a
pile of rocks on the edge of the
Engstrom farm. The letter also says
that if the demands are not complied
with by 4:30 p. m. today, the above
mentioned parties "will not live to see
the sun rose April 1.” The sheriff and
postal authorities have been notified.
BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED
BY OBSTRUCTION OF WALK
TJncoln. Neb., Jan. 17.—S. N. Nelson,
annoyed by bicyclists using his cement
walk instead of the road, tied a rope
across it. AVtllie Cramer came tearing
along on his wheel, struck the rope,
landed on his face and was seriously
hurt. Now Nelson has been made de
fendant in a suit for $500 damages, the
boy's father claiming that Nelson was
outside his legal rights when he
stretched the rope across the walk.
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COUNTY ATTORNEY FIGHT
PRESENT3 ANOTHER ANGLE
Fremont. Neb., Jan. 16.—A new
charge 1ms been filed by J. C. Cook,
former eounty attorney and late can
didate for congress, against F. AV. But
ton. who has been eounty attorney for
five days, it is that Mr. Button altered
evidence in a probate court case in
Dodge county. It is said still another
charge will follow. Mr. Button so far
lias filed no complaint growing out of
the fight between Mr. Cook and Mr.
Fordyce, of Doe Moines. Ia., in which
the latter sustained injuries which it
was feared misht be serious.
BRANDT GIVEN PARDON;
HE BEGINSUFE ANEW
Former Valet of Mortimer L
Schiff Given Chance By Sen
ator Nelson.
New York, Jan. 20.—After serving
lix of the 30 years to which he was
sentenced for burglary at the home
of Mortimer L. Schiff, where he was a
servant, Foulke E. Brandt left for the
west on an early morning train today
to enjoy the freedom of the pardon
granted him yesterday by Governor
Sulzer because the sentence was ex
cessive.
At the request of Governor Sulzer,
Attorney General Carmody made a
statement in which he said he favored
Brandt’s pardon, “not as a matter
of mercy, but as a matter of justice.”
Mr. Carmody declared that the gov
ernor’s action wiped out a "blot on
the judiciary of the state” and showed
“that there is nothing that can de
feat the ends of justice.”
Goes Home With Nelson.
Senator Knute Nelson, of Minneso
ta, made a speech in which he char
acteri*ed Brandt’s sentence as ju
diciary tyranny.
The governor explained that Brandt
had promised to lead a better life if
released from prison and added that
Mr. Schiff had declared that he would
not oppose Brandt’s application for
clemency unless it was based on
“scandalous and malicious statements.”
It was stipulated by Governor Sulzer
in pardoning Brandt that he is not
to accept a theatrical engagement and
must not in the future reflect upon
the character of anyone. Senator
Nelson volunteered to take Brandt to
Minnesota, and at the suggestion of
the governor, Brandt accepted the
offer.
Swedes Greet Him.
Brandt was accompanied by United
States Senator Nelson, of Minnesota,
and he will stop first in Washington
before going to Minnesota to begin
life anew. A large number of mem
bers of Swedish societies were at the
Pennslyvania station to shake his
hand and wish him luck.
Brandt very assiduously followed the
instructions of Governor Sulzer that
he should not discuss his case nor the
slanderous statements previously made,
which he retracted yesterday.
SCORNED IN LOVE,
BETRAYS BANDITS
Woman Whom Perry Spurned
“Tips Off” Police—He Still
Shields Pals.
Chicago, Jan. 20.—James B. Perry
confessed leader of the automobile
bandits who have committed many
daring robberies in the city streets in
the last two months, was steadfast to
day in his refusal to tell the names of
his companions or give any clew of
their identity.
"I would rather hang than give my
pals away," he repeatedly said.
Walter Scott, a youth who was ar
rested with Perry, showed signs of
weakening under police questioning,
but denied being associated with Per
ry in any robberies.
The police believe that Scott was
chauffeur for the bandits.
Vengeance of a woman scorned is
said to have been responsible for the
betrayal and arrest of Perry.
A woman with whom Perry had been
on friendly terms for several years,
and with whom he quarreled a few
days ago, before the visit of the police
to the South Side fiat building where
the trio lived, is said to have betrayed
the so-called automobile bandits. She
is said to have telephoned the police
the trip which led to the capture of
the young man. _
RESIDENTS MAROONED
ON HILLSJY FLOOD
State Takes Hand In Providing
Relief and Shelter for
Refugees.
Frankfort. Ky., Jan. 20.—Approxi
mately 2,500 persons driven from their
homes in the vicinity of Ashbyberg,
Ky., by floods at the Juncture of the
Pond and Greene rivers, now are ma
rooned on a hill near the town, ac
cording to an appeal for aid received
by Governor McCreary yesterday. The
governor has ordered tents and blank
ets sent to the refugees and instructed
the adjutant general’s department to
make an investigation.
MISSOURI PACKERS ARE
SAID TO HAVE COMBINE
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 20.—Daniel
Dillon, commissioner appointed by the
supreme court of Missouri to take
evidence in the suit filed by the attor
ney general to oust the alleged pack
ers’ combination from the state, re
ported to the supreme court today that
he found the six companies named in
the proceedings in an agreement to
control prices.
The six companies named in the pro
ceedings are Swift, Armour and Mor
ris, the National Packing company, tho
Hammond Packing company and the
St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision
company. The commissioner made no
recommendation as to whether the
packers shall be ousted.
TRANSFER HERO’S BODY.
Annapolis, Md.. Jan. 20.—Sunday,
January 26, was set for the transfer
ence of the body of John Paul Jopes
to the crypt prepared for it under the
chapel. Simple ceremonies will mark
the event. The body has been lying in
Bancroft hall for several years.
BURGLAR’S INVENTION
MAy END BURGLARIES
New York. Jan. 20.—After serving 28
years in prison for various burglaries,
William Cornell hopes to put an end to
the burglary business for others. In
his cell in the Tombs, where he is
awaiting trial on a new charge of
burglary he received a letter from
Washington yesterday notifying him
that a burglar alarm which he had in
vented had been approved and he would
receive a patent shortly.
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And Cures Any Cough That la Cur- \
able. Noted Doctor’s Formula. [
“From your druggist get two ounces
of Glycerine and half an ounce of Globe
Pine Compound (Concentrated Pine).
Take these two Ingredients home and
put them Into a half pint of good whis
key. Take one to two teaspoonfuls after
each meal and at bedtime. Smaller doses
to children according to age.” This is the
best formula known to science. There
are many cheaper preparations of large
quantity, but it don't pay to experiment
with a bad cold. Be sure to get only
the genuine Globe Pine Compound
(Concentrated Pine). Each half ounce
bottle comes In a sealed tin screw-top
Case. If your druggist does not have
It in stock he will get it quickly from
his wholesale house. This has been
published here every winter for six
years and thousands of families know
its value. Published by the Globe Phar
maceutical laboratories of Chicago.
Something to Be Thankful For.
Michael Meehan was the proud pos
sessor of a brand new silk high hat.
At the wake of his dearest enemy he
had guarded it carefully, and as a
consequence was strolling home with
the tile unscathed. As he passed the
site of a building operation, a lady
acquaintance nodded pleasantly.
With an ostentatious wave of the
hat, which exhibited it to excellent ad
vantage, Michael bowed. At the same
moment a brick sailed down from an
upper floor and bounced from his
bared skull. Upon coming to he In
quired anxiously for the hat A by
stander restored It unharmed. Mike
felt the egg-sized lump on his head
occasioned by the impact of the brick,
and then regarded his undamaged
tile. "Begorry,” he sighed in satis
faction, “It’s lucky it Is I saw the
loldy in tolme!”
A CLERGYMAN’S TESTIMONY.
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig
ton, Pa., suffered from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet were swol
len and puffed. He had heart flutter
ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer
tion. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa
tion across the
loins that it waa
difficult to move.
After using 5
boxes of Dodds
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sev
eral months later he wrote: I have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
ized. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes
lop about this wonderful' remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Go..
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
(English and German words) and re
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv. _
Rather Formal.
"Are you on friendly terms with
your neighbor in the apartments?"
"Well, no. She’s rather formal.
Always sends her card when she
wishes to borrow flour, and if she
wants both flour and sugar she sends
two cards.”
Dr. Hartman Says:
Write to Peruna Testimonials If You
Want to Know the Truth.
The following letter was received
by Dr. Hartman, through his regular
correspondence:
“I notice the testimonial of Mrs.
Alice Bogle, which you give in your
last article. If I should write her do
you suppose she would give me fur
ther particulars? I have heard it said
many times that such testimonials are
fakes; that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have been
hired to write them. I have been in
clined to write you a great many
timee but these stories about patent
medicine advertisements have dis
couraged me from doing so. I am
afflicted with catarrh and should like
very much to find a remedy such as
your article describes.”
To the above letter Dr. Hartman
made the following reply:
My dear Madam:—I do not wonder
that you are confused and have lost
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been so much said against
them, so much controversy concern
ing them, I am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence in
them.
I wish you would write Mrs. Bogle,
as one woman to another. I wish you
would ask her whether she has been
hired to write such a testimonial,
whether her testimonial represents
the truth.
I hope you will remember that she
Is a housewife, like yourself, that she
has something to do besides write
letters, that she is a woman of mod
erate means and cannot afford to
write these letters and pay her own
postage. I hope you will enclose
stamp so she can answer you without
loss to herself. Mrs. Bogle is a very
estimable lady and no doubt you will
both profit by being acquainted with
each other.
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your catarrh I would be very glad
to hear of the result. I can assure you
that no use will be made of your let
ter, except by your written consent.
Mrs. Bogle very kindly consented to
have me use her letter, which is my
reason for doing so. and you will be
treated exactly as she has been.
People recover from chronic ca
tarrh who take Peruna. There is no
doubt about that. Some surprising
recoveries are reported almost daily.
I have thousands of them in my files.
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores
ASK YOUR DRUG
GIST FOR FREE PE
RUNA ALMANAC
FOR 1913.
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