VOIC€ DISTURBED THE VICAR
But the Congregation in an English
Church Stopped to Hear the
Extreme High Notes.
Strange behavior in the parish
church of St. Mary, Walton-on-Thames,
was described recently at a police
court, the London Chronicle states.
James Wells was summoned for be
having in a reckless and violent man
ner during church services on three
dates in November. He did not ap
pear.
H. Grey, for the church wardens,
said Wells bawled all the responses
out of time with other worshipers.
Once the vicar had to leave off re
citing the creed, because the defend
ant shouting drowned his voice. He
refused to sit at the back of the
church.
Arthur Huggins, the verger, said that
during service on Sunday, November
28, Wells jumped about in the gallery,
just as if he were trying to catch a
cricket ball.” He sang the hymns and
psalms at the top of his voice, always
behind the rest of the congregation.
People stopped singing to listen to
him.
When the hymn. "Peace, Perfect
Peace,” was being sung, his voice
could bo heard above every other
voice. Another hymn was “In Time
of Trouble,” which the vicar requested
should be sung softly, the congregation
kneeling. The defendant took no no
tice of this and sang as loudly as
ever.
The summons was adjourned.
Improvements in Hawaii.
The territory of Hawaii now has in
hand reclamation works that will cost
about 5300,000, with several other pro
jects in contemplation. At Honolulu
a strip of land half a mile wide, start
ing near the wharves and extending
for about three miles along the shore,
is being put in sanitary condition. An
other project well under way, known
as the Waiolama reclamation project,
will improve the water front of Hilo,
on the Island of Hawaii.
Fools and children can be relied up
on to tell the truth—at the wrong
time.
I
WERE LONG TIME IN SERVICE
Pair of Silk Socks Did Duty as Christ
mas Present for Many Years
Before Joke Came Out.
Out the Grandvue drive on the Illi
nois bluffs, where residents have their
lives brightened by the St. Louis
lights every night, they are always
looking for "something on the other
fellow.” This time it's “on” J. F.
Jones of the National stockyards, who
has a pretty home on the drive.
“Jimmy" does not wear silk socks.
He prefers another kind. But each
birthday and every Christmas for
years he has received a beautiful pair
of silk socks. Sometimes they were
from one town and sometimes from
another. He appreciated the tribute
to his taste and always mentioned the
socks "among gifts received." And
always did he put them carefully
away.
Not until last Christmas did ho find
out that in all these years he has
been receiving tho same pair of socks.
Members of the family were the per
petrators of this continuous joke.
Now his neighbors know and he will
be “Silk Sock Jimmy” until they find
a new victim.—St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
Searched Long for Mute Bride.
At a wedding celebrated at Peter
borough, England, a few days ago the
bride, bridegroom, best man, and
bridesmaid were all deaf and dumb.
The history of the courtship provides
romantic reading. The bridegroom
was formerly a motor bodymaker at
Peterborough, and while living there
was informed about a young lady liv
ing in the city who was also deaf and
dumb. For a long time he kept a
careful watch in the street for peo
ple using the dumb alphabet, hoping
to discover the lady. The would-be
wooer was disappointed for a con
siderable time owing to the fact that
the lady in question never used the
alphabet, but lip formation of words.
At length he discovered her residence,
and proposing, was accepted.
The longer the dog’s day the shorter
the cat’s night.
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Weather-Proof
Any man with a title to normal health may hurl
cheery defiance in the teeth of the weather, even in its
wilder moods.
It’s wholly a matter of blood-current and tissue
cells, and everybody knows that sturdiness and vigor
in these regards depend largely on good, nourishing
food.
Much of the food in the ordinary dietary is lack
ing in certain vitalizing elements which Nature has
designed f«r sturdy growth and resistance to disease
Especially is this true of white bread and white flour
foods, because in making flour white most of the ener
gizing mineral phosphates of the grain are thrown out
in the milling process.
These vital elements are retained in the scientific
ally prepared food —
pe-Nuts
Made of whole wheat and barley, this food provides
all the nutriment of the grain, including those vitalizing
phosphates that mean everything in building up and
maintaining a robust, vigorous body and keen intellect.
A ration of Grape-Nuts along with the other food
has worked wonders for thousands. Ready to eat,
economical, appetizing.
“There’s a Season” for Grape-Nuts
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
TH€ PARTING WALLOP!
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FORMER PARTNERS
SHOOT AND SLASH
One Near Death and Another
Badly Wounded—Two Others
Are Implicated In a
Hotel Battle.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 14.—An affidavit
'ound in Dr. Charles W. Kennerley’s
Docket this morning, explaining the
cause of the fight with pistols, knives
ind dental instruments in a room in a
ocal hotel last night in which Dr. Ken
aerljr, of Granite City, 111., Dr. A. F.
Johnson, of St. Louis, Walter A. Dief
snbach, of San Antonio, and Charles
uody, of St. Louis, were injured. John
lon and Kennerly were former college
classmates, former business partners
tnd are lodge brothers.
In the affidavit copies of which have
been sent to high Masonic officers here,
Dr. Kennerly accused Johnson of fail
ure 10 pay a $2,500 debt and of with
bolding other funds, which Dr. Ken
nerly claimed were due him. The affi
davit. asked that Dr. Johnson be ex
pelled from the Masonic order be
cause of the alleged wrongs to Dr.
Kenmerly.
Johnson Near Death.
This morning Dr. Johnson was near
death at the city hospital, his face and
body terribly slashed and a wound
through both hips and the groin made
by a single steel jacketed bullet.
Dr. Kennerly also cut about the face
and arms was a prisoner at the hos
pital, a police charge against him
awaiting the outcome of Johnson’s in
juries. The two other participants in
the light also were prisoners today.
Diefenbach is at the hospital with a
great gash in his throat and Lody is at
police headquarters.
Slightly conflicting stories were told
by Kennerly, Lody and Diefenbach.
Kennerly said he “just happened to be
in Diefenbach’s room,” when Lody and
I Dr. Johnson entered, the latter with
a pistol in one hand and a knife in the
other. Kennerly said ho came to St.
Louis to collect money he claims from
Johnson, but denied he used a revolver
or that he fought except in self de
fense.
Self Defense. He Save.
Lody said that, as assistant to Dr.
•Johnson, he accompanied the latter to
| Diefenbach's room on a professional
call. Dlefenbach .according to Lody,
had posed as “Mr. Arnold” and had
requested Dr. Johnson to perform den
tal work for “Mrs. Arnold” in their
room. As he and Dr. Johnson stepped
| into the room. Lody said, Diefenbaeh
attacked Lody and Dr. Kennerly at
tacked Dr. Johnson.
On the bed, two pillows and a sheet
were crudely molded into the form of
tlie “woman" Dr. Johnson was to treat.
Lody admitted cutting Dr. Kennerly
and Diefenbaeh. but said he did it only
to save his own life and that of his
employer, Dr. Johnson.
Diefenbaeh admitted registering as
"Mr. and Mrs. lJ. M. Arnold, of Mobile,
Ala.” He said Dr. Kennerly had ar
ranged the dummy on the bed and
promised to “tell everything” later in
the day.
Diefenbaeh told today of the plan
used by Dr. Kennerly and himself to
get Dr. Johnson to the hotel room. His
story agrees in the main with the story
toid by Lody.
Kennerly denied that li“ had in
structed Dlefenbach to lure Johnson to
his office, and Diefenbaeh said he did
not know Johnson was to l>i> attacked.
Diefenbaeh admitted that Kennerly
paid his expenses to 1st. Loui.s from San
Antonio, where Diefenbaeh was two
week:, ago.
San An'onio. Tex.. Feb, 12.—Dr.
Charles W. Kennerly and A. V. John
son came to San Antonio about six
months ago and established a dental
I tisiness as partners. When Dr. Ker.
nerly’s health broke down several
months later he went away for a rest.
In his absence, according to Airs. C. II
Maker Dr. Kennerly's sister. Dr. John
-on sold out the business anti went to
St. Louis. Dr. Kennerly left Sun An
tonio Monday for St Louis, Mrs. Maker
said, to appear before the grand jury
against Dr. Johnson
BIG POSSIBILITY IN
NITRATE INDUSTRY
Cyanide Can Be Made In This
Country—Would Save Farm
ers $176,000,000.
Washington, D. C„ Feb. 14.—How the
United States could manufacture its
own nitrates essential to gun powder
by electrical power from navigable
streams if the country should be cut
off from its present supply in Chile,
was explained to the House military
committee today by President Wash
burn, of the American Cyanide com
pany Eighteen months would elapse
in plant construction before the manu
facture of nitrates could be begun.
Feasible water power sites, he said,
were on the Columbia river in Oregon
and at Mussel Shoals, Ala.
Should the cyanide industry be de
veloped in this country, Mr. Washburn
estimated that the present annual fer
tilizer bill of $175,000,000 paid by Amer
ican farmers would be cut in half.
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ALARM CANADIANS
Report “German Army” Was
En Route From Buffalo
Causes Strengthening of
Border Force.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Feb. 14.—De
spite the strict censorship which has
been imposed by the Canadian authori
ties on the dispatch or publication of
news of a military nature, information
from reliable sources was received here
today of hurried precautions taken at
Niagara Falls, tint., yesterday to re
sist a threatened "invasion by German
forces” from the American side.
A force of soldiers estimated at 500
men and three machine guns squads
were rushed there from St. Catherines
and placed on guard at the great power
plants of the international bridges.
The men slept under arms last night.
The report was current that the
"army of Germans" was on the way to
the Canadian city from Uuffalo. There
was apparently no foundation for the
war scare.
THIS COLD WAVE HAS
REACHED MARS. CLAIM
Flagstaff. Ariz., Feb. 12.—What ap
pears to be the first spring frost on
Mars for this season has Just been
detected by the astronomers of the
Lowell observatory. The north cap it
self is in active process of melting, a
circular rift having appeared half way
through it which is widening and
which is connected with the border b>
radical tributary rifts.
The cap is surrounk-d by a clear,
blue band unlike the i™t of the vege
tative markings.
REFUSE TO SEPARATE
LYON COUNTY COUPLE;
Des Moines, !a„ Feb. 12,—The so- j
preme court in a decision handed down i
today sustained Judge William Hutch- |
insert, of the Lyon county court, In re
fusing to set aside the marriage of
James F. Sherman and Faye II. Sher
man, of Lyon county. Sherman claimed
the marriage was under duress an 1
that it should therefore lie anullrd but
both the lower court and the supreme
court refused to annual the marriage
contract.
MATCH IS ARRANGED.
Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 12.—Leach
Cross, of New York, and Johnny Grif
fiths, of Akron, Ohio, were matched
today f >r a 12-round liout here Feb
ruary 23. The fighters agree to meet
pt 136 ntiiuui
By FANATIC CUFF
Deadly Mineral Found In Souq
Served at Archbishop’s Ban
quet—Suspect Makes
His Escape.
Chicago, Feb. 12.—Poison, apparently
purposely placed in the soup served at
the banquet Thursday night in honor
of Archbishop Mundelein, caused the
sudden illness which attacked more
than 100 distinguished guests and
threatened serious consequences, ac
cording to city officials today.
The symptoms were first diagnosed
as evincing the presence of ptomaines
but today, chemical analysis by city
physicians revealed the presence of
mineral or metallic poisoning In the
samples of the offending soup.
Harry J. Doherty, manager of the
University club, where the banquet
was held, conducted an Independent in
vestigation and with police assistance,
investigated the apartments of an em
ploye in the kitchen who left the day of
the banquet.
In the man’s room the police say they
found a chemical laboratory with
flasks of various poisons, one identical
with the poison revealed by the chem
ist's analysis.
The employe sought, according to
Doherty, is Jean Crones, 29 years old,
who was hired by the club as an as
sistant to the chef lust September.
The club manager said this man had
charge of preparing soup.
A description of ihe man sought, was
sent to outside cities.
The police asserted that among the
effects found in the room of the sus
pected employe, were many pamphlets
touching on economic subjects together
with a number of Industrial Workers'
of the World songs and similar litera
ture.
The man was described as being a
lluent speaker of German, English,
Italian. French and apparently well
educated.
A number of the banqueters are still
suffering from the effects of the poison,
RUMANIAN CONSULS
ARE TOLD TO LEAVE
Greek Press Sees Basis For
Future Developments In
German Order.
Athens'. I'eli. 1”. (via Paris, Feb. 14.)
Tlie I’atris states that 1he Germans
and ISulgnriiins have sent away the
Rumanian and Greek consuls at Mon
astir in southwestern Serbia, near the
Greek frontier.
“Tills is an event of jrreat impor
tance.” the Patris continues. “It re
quires more than a protest. The
Skouloudis government pretends that
tlie measure is a German one. directed
aftainst all neutral consuls, imt there
lie not other neutral consuls at Mon
astir. Fio f hoi-more this city has not
tlie same interest for Rumania as to
us."
THRFF EWTRRRAcFaS
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES
Spring fi •Id, 111.. Fob. 12.—Theodore
Roosevelt was declared to be tlie pref
erence of three candidates for dele
gate to the republican national con
vention in petitions filed here todav
with Secretary of State Lewis O.
Stevenson. Two of the men are from
tin* eighteenth district, the home of
“I’ncl * Joe” Cannon.
WOMAN HIRED AS PASTOR.
Council Bluffs, la.. Feb. 12.—Coun
cil Bluffs Free Methodist church to
day selected Mrs. John Melroy, a mar
ried woman, living here, as pastor.
She has been ;l deaconear *or severs/
vpara
BOY INSISTS GIRL
DEADLY DRAUGHT
College Student Confesses Be
ing With High School Miss
Just Prior to Time of
Her Death.
YOUTH NOW IN CUSTOOY
Deaf Mute Declares He Saw
Man Press Vial te Lips of
Lass and Later Saw
Her Drop,
Chicago, Feb. 14.—Solemn denial
was made today by Will H. Orpot, stu
dent at the University ef Wisconsin. i.|
that he raw Marion Lambert, take the y
joison which ended her life in the
woods near her heme, in Lake Forest, ;
where her hnlf frozen body was found
Thursday morning. \
“If 1 had only looked back, do you
think I would have let her Ue there,"
no asked, pointing to the dark woods
where the body was found. !
Orpot arrived in Lake Ferest today
from Madison. Win., in the custody of S
Detectives and State's Attorney R. J
Dady, of Lake county. S
Part of the mystery which surround- ®
ed the death of Miss I .umber t was g
solved by the confession of Orpet, who |
admitted that lie had met the girl In
the lonely woods on a soeret try«t and
that lie had told her he intended to
marry another. |
lens ot i ryst m
Orpet Is reported to have given the
following account of his tryst with the
girl: ,
"I got to Lake Forest Tuesday night,
and failed to make an appointment
with Marlon for that evening, so -
made one for the next morning. We
had our talk in the woods and I then
told her I was figuring on marrying
another girl. „ ..
“I told her plainly that it was aU off
between us. Then we arranged that I
should leave the woods first and take
a car to Chicago, where I could get a
train for Madison. I did that. She was
to follow me in a few minutes after 1
had time to catch my ear and Ret out
of her way. But she didn't do that.
The police planned to confront Orpet
with David James, a deaf mute, who
saJd he saw Miss Lambert and a young
man In the woods Wednesday, ana
that he saw the man press a bottle to
tlie young woman's lips.
According to tne statement of offi
cers, Orpet said he met Miss Lambert
in the woods near the Saored Heart
acadomy, Wednesday monsing, by ap
pointment. He sold she pleaded with
him for two hours to renew his friend
ship with her. He said he
Then, according to the ofKcess, Orpet
said he left her and as be «d she
swallowed the poison, which caused
her death.
Wrote Letters, He Sags.
Orpet did not admit that he actually
saw the girl die. He confessed, how
ever, that he wrote her a letter making
an appointment, declined te continue
as friend, and later another letter to be
delivered at her home in Lake Forest
after the finding of her body.
It was pointed out by detectives,
that the second letter might have been
written to establish an alibi, the pur
pose. of which was to Indicate that ho
had not left Madison on the night pre
ceding the girl's death.
It was expected that Orpet would re
peat his story to the coroner’s Jury to
Tried To Establish Alibi.
Orpet’s confession came at the end
of five hours’ cross examination at the
hands of detectives and State's At
torney Dady, of Lake county. He was
taken into custody at Madison, Wis..
yesterday afternoon and it was after
midnight before he admitted that he
had been with Miss Lambert on the
day of her death. Prior to that time
he maintained stoutly that he had not
left Madison, and this was corroborated
by his landlady, who based her state
ment on the fact that his bed appeared
to have been slept in. Orpet and the
officials left Madison on an early train
and were expected to arrive In Lake
Forest early today.
The Lake Forest authorities today
made public the statement of David
James, a deaf mute, who claims to
have witnessed the girl’s death. James,
according to the police, said he saw a
man walking in the woods with Miss
I .amber, saw him press something
that looked like a bottle to her Hps and
that shortly afterwards she fell dead.
Youth Visits Scene.
Orpet was taken to the woods where
the body was found. With officers he
walked over the route which he said
he and Miss Lambert followed on last
Wednesday. Crossing a little ravine.
Orpet stopped. There, he said, was
where he had a sharp quarrel with the
girl when he told her of his engagement
to another. Reaching the three trees
under which the body was found the
party searched unsuccessfully for a
bottle or paper which might have con
tained the poison.
BAY STATERS RAISE
CRY FOR ROOSEVELT
“Gussie” Gardner and Three
Other Delegate Candidates
Out For Teddy.
Washington. Feb. 14.—The effect of
the announcement of Representative
Gardiner and three strong Massachu
setts politicians that they will be can
didates in Massachusetts for delegates
at largo to *he republican national con
vention and are for Roosevelt, was
widely discussed today. That it will
mean elimination of Weeks as a pres
idential factor was the view freely ex
pressed. It is also considered likely
to give widespread impetus to the
Roosevelt movement.
NEGRO SHOOTS RIVAL
FOR HIS WIFE'S LOVE
Yankton. S. D„ Feb. 12.—Will
James, in n quarrel over bis wife, shot
Louie Smith just above the heart. He
was arrested soon after. Smith’s con
dition is very serious.
The bullet has not been removed
Both men are well known member*
of Yankton's colored population.