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No wonder people eat twice as much bread when it’s made from Yeast Foam Send for free booklet **The Art of Baking Bread99 Northwestern Yeast Co* 1730 North Ashland Ays* Chicago, I1L FORBIDDEN LOVE GIVEN AS CAUSE IN POISON CASE Arrest of Mrs. Sweetin Ordered In Illinois Murder Case Mount Vernon, III., Sept. 23.—Di Lawrence M. Hlght, Methodist min ister, confessed Monday night that Mrs. Elsie Sweetin was the accom plice In crime, as she was his com panion in unlawful love. It was this forbidden love that was the motive for poisoning Wllford Sweetin, husband of the woman, and Mrs. Hight, wife of the minister. Early Monday Dr. Hlght confessed to the double murder but swore on the Bible he had used In his pulpit that the woman was innocent. Mon day night he broke down when Dr. C. C. Hall, presiding elder, visited him In 'his cell at the county jail and demanded that he tell the truth. "It’s no use shielding her any longer,” cried the minister. ‘‘God knows she Is as guilty as I am. She poisoned her husband with arsenic I purchased for her.” Arrest Ordered Deputy Sheriff Holcomb flashed word of the confession implicating Mrs- Sweetin to State’s Attorney Frank G. Thompson. The state’s attorney ordered the Immediate ar rest of the woman Mrs. Sweetin had to be carried to the sheriff’s office by two deputies. She broke down completely and was in no condition to be questioned at length, Sheriff Holcomb declared. A crowd of villagers from Ina followed the automloblle bringing : Mrs. Sweetin to Mount Vernon but no attempt was made to molest the sheriff's party. I The minister told of the love pact, | of the plot to poison Sweetin and Mrs. Hlght. He said: “I was madly In l#re with Mrs. Sweetin and she seemed to be with me. Several weeks ago we made an agreement to kill Sweetin and my wife. After he died I poisoned Anna, my wife. Elsie and I were then going to leave and get mar ried" Rumblings of Violence Monday night there were rumbl ings of mob violence. The authori ties fear an Attempt will be made to lynch the minister and possibly the woman. "Surround the jail with all the guards you can muster,” was the or der Issued to Deputy Sheriff Hol comb by State’s Attorney Thomp son. Since the arrest of the minister Saturday threats have been increas ing against him. The authorities fear his latest confession involving the woman will so inflame the popu lace that summary punishment will bo attempted. A confession from Mrs. Sweetin Is expected. She has been confined to her home at Ina, 111., near here. It was at Ina that Rev. Mr. Hight had his church—a typical country Meth odist church with a membership of some 300 or 400 plain country peo ple. They had every faith in their minister; It was hard for them to believe he could be guilty of the charges. "It can’t be true—his enemies have started this,” was the comment at first. Tide Turns But Monday night the tide had turned; they believed the minister guilty and there were In the little knots of people who gathered to discuss the affair, not a few who urged that the law should not be allowed to take Its course—that quick punishment was necessary. When Rev- Hight confessed after being questioned all night, the authorities were satisfied he had not told the truth. He doggedly .admit ted he had administered poison to Sweetin and then to his wife but made the feeble excuse that they already were very 111 and that he poisoned them to "put them out of their misery.” The minister stuck to his story until Dr. Hall, the presiding elder, confronted him Monday evening. Dr. Hall's first act was to demand that Rev. Iilght surrender his church papers. This he did under protest. Then the presiding cider demanded that he make a truthful ! confession. I "Lawrence,” said Dr. Hall, “you know that you have not told the truth. Why don’t you tell every thing?” Prisoner Breaks Down The minister broke clown and Wept for a few minutes, then ad mitted that his first confession was not complete and told of his love pact with Mrs. Sweetin, and of her being Involved In the murder plot. Under the law Hight and Mrs. Sweetin stand equally guilty. Both can be sentenced to hang. State's Attorney Thompson said earlier In the day that he would not demand the death penalty for Hight out of respect for the church. But the latest confession Is expected to cause him to change his attitude and demand the extreme penalty. There appears to be no extenuating Highway Commission To Consider Gasoline Tax Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 22. (Special) —A state highway commission to control roads in Nebraska and the gasoline tax will be taken up for definite decision at the Hastings meeting of the Nebraska Good Roads association, October 8, W. H. Blakeman, president of tho associa tion, announced Monday POLICE FIND LOVE CODE OF MINI8TER-8LAYER Universal Service Mt. Vernon, 111., Sept. 22.—Here Is Rev. Lawrence M. Hlght’s “code of love" found by the auth orities when they searched for evidence against him In his double murder: “Love Is the one thing that brightens every pathway and lightens every burden. "When the heart Is full of lova there are no Ills. “Perfect love Is never stagnant, It moves and sparkles, lives. "Perfect love Is good revealed in us. This we jiust know before we can enjoy it. Consciousness Is the witness of love. “Perfect love is enjoyed by be ing lavished, squandered. We dare not try to hoard It. “Perfect love Is enjoyed most when it Is being poured out on an unworthy object, sinners, ene mies." circumstances. The story of the crime as pieced together by the authorities shows that Reverend Hlght became infatu ated with Mrs. Sweetln, a member of his congregation. Their friend ship began to attract attention. Had Faith In Mate Mr. Sweetln had faith in the minister, would not believe the sto ries connecting the name of the minister and his wife. Last July Mr. Sweetln became 111. The doctors diagnosed his Illness 1 as ptomaine poisoning. It was on Sunday morning, July 27, that Rev erend Hight called at the Sweetln home to learn how the patient was getting along. He was very 111. Soon after the minister came the patient grew worse. Reverend Hlght ex plained the reason In his earlier confession: ' I placed some arsenic In a glass of water and gave It to Wllford Sweetin. I did It to ease his pain." Mr. Sweetin died in terrible agony. It is believed the illness was caused by the poison given by Mrs. Sweet in and that Dr. Hight administered another and fatal dose. Two days later the Reverend Hight preached the funeral sermon. It was the best sermon he ever preached, according to members of the congregation. On September 10, less than two months after Mr. Sweetin had died, Mrs. Hight, the pastor's wife, became ill. The news spread quickly through the village. She was the pastor’s wife. Everybody knew her. She had _ many friends. The neighbors came to the par sonage where she lay, so desperate ly ill. The doctors believed she suf fered with ptomaine poisoning, the same ailment that killed Mr. Sweetin. Reverend Hight was at her bed side constantly. He Btroked her hair, moistened her parched lips. He was all that a husband could be. Then he confesses: "I put some arsenic in her coffee and gave it to her. My whole thought was to ease her pain in her dying moments.” Reverend Hight married the wo man he killed 20 years ago. They had five children. She had been largely instrumental In leading him from the race track to the church. He had been a jockey. The state’s attorney Is ksenly interested in the death of a high school girl at Centerville, 111., some three years ago. The story of the girl was revealed when her picture was found concealed in the home of Reverend Hight. He admitted having known the girl; she had been a member of his church, he said. She had died of ptomaine poi soning. He could not recall her name. Investigators were sent to Cen terville with the photograph to learn the identity of the girl. The body may be exhumed to see wheth er traces of arsenic are to be found, as were found by chemists -in the re mains of Mr. Sweetin and Mrs, Hight. Prince Plans Return Visit To New York VVill Come Back To United States Before Going Home Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 22.—Trie Prince bt Wales is to return to the United States after his visit to his ranch at Calgary and sail for England from New York, according to a semi-au thentic report emanating from mem bers of his entourage upon his ar rival here Monday afternoon.. It was said that Ills royal highness has made several tentative engage ments in the United States which he is eager to keep before lie goes home. A definite announcement of his decis ion is to be made soon after he ar rives at his ranch. Plans for a more extensive program of visits In Canada also became known here. It was stated that the prince will visit Governor General and Lady Byng at Government House, October 1G, 17 and 18, and on his re turn will stop in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg for brief stys. Several Important functions are to be arrang ed in his honor here. OPEN COURT TERM AT STORM LAKE Storm Ij\ke, la.. Sept. 20. (Special) —Judge James DeLand will preside at the September term of court scheduled to start next Monday, In stead of Judge Coyle as originally announced. Judge Coyle has unfin ished business at Algona and the trade was made at hts request. Judge DeLand ia the meantime has been called to Des Moines where he Is sit ting on the criminal bench for two weeks. DENIES MOVETODROP FORBES CASE ^ormer Vet Bureau Head Mutt Stand Trial—Set Date October 14 Universal Servlco Chicago, Sept. 19.—The decision of Judge George A. Carpenter of the federal court Friday ruled down the defense plea of Col. Charles R Forbes and John W* Thompson, Jointly Indicted on charges of con spiracy In the alleged veterans bu reau frauds, and ordered the trial date set at a hearing on October 14. The defense, In a demurrer to the government charges, declared the indictments were faulty. This Judgo Carpenter denied, saying: “The Indictments are sufficiently dear for the average man to under stand." Conspiracy to defraud the govern ment Is such a broad term that It need not be couched In technical language, he added, advising tha defense to be ready for trial In the near future. He likewise denied the plea of the i defense that a fair trial would be | Impossible because all political par ties had made the veterans bureau dhargea an Issue. Judge Carpenter declared there was no polltios In his court. The government's case, charging I Forbes and Thompson with con spiracy which cost the government $225,000,000, Is being prosecuted by John W. H. Crlm, special assistant to Attorney General Stone. FVlday'a decision further denied the return of the books of the Thompson firm which were placed before the federal grand Jury, to the defend ants. They were ordered placed In the hands of United States Marshal Robert R. Levy and open td inspec tion by both prosecution and defense. DAVIS PROMISES “SQUARE DEAL’ Candidate Renews Pledge of Democratic Party To Organized Labor BY BEARS TAYLOR, Universal 8«rvico Correspondent. Gary, Ind., Sept. 19.—Here In this city of steel plants and factories, John W. Davis Friday pledged anew the democratic party to a square deal for organized labor. He spoke before a crowd of 3,000 which fought foi standing room In the armory, It was his first speech in the Hoosler state and he received an enthusiastic welcome when ho Stepped on the platform. His audience, however, was not composed of the labor clement to which he appealed In his address. It was an audience, rather, of business men who probably would have been more Interested In a discussion of tha traiff or honesty In government. Davis commenced his address by lauding American labor and then launched immediately Into a sarcastic denunlcation of the republican party. He told bis hearers that the repub lican party was a party which gives its public properties, such as Teapot Domes and naval reserves away so that if they are stolen some one else will bear the loss. He reiterated his statements that the republican party was designed for the well born and the wealthy and the able, while democracy stood for equal rights for all men. In allegorical fashion he described the three doctrines of tax action as practiced by the democratic, repub lican and socialist parties. The working man, he declared, boro the bqrden of the republican theory of taxation; the socialist theory was Impractical while the democratic theory offered a fair solution to all. From taxation the candidate turned to the tariff question and attempted to persuade his audience that the Fordney-McCumber tariff act was working a direct hardship on the working men of America because it kept up the cost of living. —--- -- BR-R-R! SNOW IN WEST MOVING EASTWARD TWISTER IN SOUTH Chicago, Sept. 19.—Approach of the equinox brought a touch of winter to the northwest Friday. Snow was reported in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Storms were re ported from the southern states. Hot Springs, Ark., was the first place to report a cyclone. A storm broke over the city, wrecking a church and damaging the Kastman hotel, noted as a winter resort. The southern storm was apparently moving eastward and was reported in Mississippi and east Tennesse. The cold wave from the northwest will move eastward in the rear of the southern storm, weather charts Indicated. PENITENTIARY OWNS HIGHEST PRODUCING COW Brookings, S. D-, Sept. 18. (Special) —The highest producing cow In South Dakota's cow testing associa tions for the month of August was a purebred Holstein owned by the pen IteuCary at Sioux Falls, according to the report Just Issued by the dairy department here. In the 31 days, she produced 2,208 pounds of mill* and 80.58 pounds of fat. DEAD IN STORM PLACED AT 60 ..—s. Later Reports May Swell Number-Several Lake Steamers Missing Universal Service Chicago, Sept. 22.—The equlnoxial storm that took toll of approximately 60 lives in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan had passed down the St. Lawrence valley Monday night, Its force greatly decreased. The slorm was severe over the Great Lakes and a number of ves sels have not been heard from oJV Lake Superior, upper Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Warning of the storm had been given lake shippers and shipping circles expressed the belief all vessels had succeeded In riding out the storm. Wisconsin suffered the greatest loss of life, more than 60 storm cas ualties being reported In that state alone, i Tany of the victims were women .nd children. They went to their death when their homes were swept away by a hurricane that tore through the northwestern part of the state. Cuts Wide Path Starting In Minnesota at a point, west of St. Paul, the storm moved eastward rapidly. It crossed the Mississippi In a wide path, spread over Wisconsin, doing greatest de struction In the Chippewa valley re gion. Across upper Lake Michigan it swept peninsular Michigan, crossed Ontario and passed down the St. Law, »nce valley. Lines of communication had not been fully established over the stricken area Monday night and It was feared the loss of life would prove even greater than now Indicat ed when reports from all sections were received. I< ive are known to have been killed a» Minnesota, three in Michigan and between BO and 65 In Wisconsin. Fear Crop Damage The temperature fell from 30 to 40 degrees In the rear of the storm and heavy damage to growing crops Is feared. Rainfall was heav., throughout the country. Much dam age was caused by floods. Warmer weather Is developing in the northwest, according to the weather bureau and another disturb ance Is reported from that region. While the temperature continues klgh In the southern part of the United States, freezing was reportee from several stations In eastern Can ada. Western Canada had heavy frosts but reports did not Indicate severe damage from freezing. NET TIGHTENS AROUND SLAYER Arrest of Man Wanted For Los Angles Murder Expected Soon Universal Service Los Angeles, Sept. 22.—Four Im portant developments Monday featur ed the investigation of the murder last Friday night of the wealthy Mrs. Clifton R- Hunn, Pasadena and Chi cago society woman, beaten with a hammer and shot to death In her Pa sadena apartment, and tho seach for Harry Garbett, former .Toilet convict, suspected of the slaying. 1— A Coroner’s Jury, after a lengthy Inquest over the body, rendered an open verdict, stating that Mrs. Hunn came to her death ‘‘from a fractured skull and a bullet wound through the heart Inflicted by an unknown party." 2— F. R. Gibson, close personal friend of Mrs. Hunn, and Virginia Hunn, her 10-year old adopted daughter, testified at the inquiry. They, with Garbett, were guests of Mrs. Hunn at a dinner party pre ceding the murder. It was the story of the little girl as told to the police to the effect that she heard Mrs. Hunn cry out and saw Garbett snatch his cap from a sofa and run out the front door that caused the police to believe the story of Gibson and suspect Garbett of be ing the slayer. Gibson had told of finding the body. 3— Chief of Police Kelly of Pasa dena, after dispatching a squad of de tectives to a secret location In Los Angeles, announced that he expected to have Garbett in custody within a fw hours. 4— Mrs. Fannie Morehouse, wealthy aunt of Garbett, and an intimate friend of Mrs. Hunn, was questioned by Chief Kelly during the afternoon. Mrs. Morehouse had Interested Mrs. Hunn In her nephew alter bringing him from the east, and the two sought to reform him, she stated She volun teered information which she believed would aid in the search for the sus pect. Among other things Mrs. More house declared she had warned Mrs. Hunn only recently to "look out for Harry,” as she considered him dan gerous. Although all of Mrs. Hunn's Jewels were found In her apartment she said she believed that robbery was the motive for the crime PAY FINES FOR VIOLATING GAME LAWS Storm Lake, la., Sept. 20. (Special) Albert and Walter Helcks of Peter son were arrested by Dan Fuller, fish and game warden, for violating the hunting laws. The former was fined $10 and costs for shooting twu ducks before the season opened, and the latter was fined S25 and costs for hunting without a license. When Lincoln became president there were only 30,625 miles of railway in the United States.
