Strychnine Is
Found in Body
of Dead Girl
‘Quinine’ Tablets Blamed for
Death—Aunt Who Took
Medicine From Same
Box Not Affected.
Death of, Marie M. Hike, former
elevator operator at the Woodmen
of the World building, at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. N. liakenson, 3428
West Broadway, Council Bluffs, the
night *of November T, was due to
strychnine poisoning, two physicians
testified at the inquest Tuesday morn
ing held in the office of Frank E
Nurthmp, county attorney.
The girl died in convulsions. .She
had taken two tablets from a box
labeled "quinine" before retiring. Her
aunt had taken two tablets from the
same box.
Dr. ,f. C. Anderson was the first
witness. He said he was called dur
ing tlie night ami arrived at the
Hakenson home at 12:2&, and found
i he girl suffering front pain in the
. back of the neck and in the legs,
lie diagnosed her condition as
hysteria, produced by ptomaine or
other poisoning. He gave her a
hypodermic to induce vomiting, which
produced no effect for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, hot and cold packs were
applied to the gill’s body, to restore
consciousness.
Sho answered questions potato her
in a logical manner, after regaining
consciousness;
She said she had taken no medicine
hut the quinine tablets, the doctor
testified. She ate one piece of candy
^d^ing the evening, tjihe lmd eaten
r7t heavy supper.
. At 2:30. the girl suffered a typical
strychnine convulsion. Dr. Anderson
testified. She was revived by arti
filial respiration, and a hypodermic
was administered. Ten minutes later
site hud another convulsion, during
which she died.
Dr. Anderson testified that strych
nine is ordinarily absorbed rapidly
hy the stomach, but that the food in.
the girl’s stomach apparently had de
layed its action. Dr. Anderson told
* the aunt, at the time of the*girl’s
' death, that she had been poisoned, he
said.
He questioned the aunt eoncermnR
the cirl's past history, but found
nothing upon which to base a motive
for suicide.
Had strychnine been contained in
all the tablets in the box labeled
"quinine,” Dr. Anderson testified, it
would have been impossible for Mrs.
Hakenson to have thrown off the poi
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Says Backache Often Means
You Have Not Been Drink
ing Enough Water.
When you wake up with backache
..ml dull misery In the kidney region
’ it may mean you have been eating
loods which create acids, says a well
. known authority. An excess of such
adds overworks lhe kidneys in their
■ effort to filter It from the blood and
lhey become sort of paralysed and
1 loggy. When your kidneys get slug
" visit and clog you must relieve them,
ike you relieve your bowels, rernuv
• itig all the body’s urinous waste, else
ton have backache, sick headache,
. dizzy spells; your stomach sours,
tongue is coated, and when the wrath
• er Is bad you have rheumatic twinges.
I he urine Is doudy, full of sediment,
) channels often get sore, water scalds
and you are obliged to seek relief
two or three times during the night.
Hither consult a good, reliable phv
^ deign at once or get front your phar
macist about four ounces of .lad
• Salts, take a tablespoonful In a glass
of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys may then set
fine. This famous salts Is made from
the acid of crapes and lemon Juice,
combined with lithla. ami has been
used for years to help clean and
stimulate sluggish* kidneys, also to
neutralize acids lit the system, so
•they no longer Irritate, thus often
^gelleving bladder weakness.
Jsd Halts Is Inexpensive, cannot.
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of soft water. By all means have
our physician examine your kidneys
. least twice a year.
Mother Who Leaves
Her Year-Old Baby
Cloud. ‘JWey II
eons contained in the two tablets
which she swallowed.
Dr. Anderson testified that post
mortem examination showed the girl’s
body in perfect condition. Dr. A. A.
Johnson, who assisted at the post
mortem, said that nothing irregular
was discovered by internal examina
tion.
He read the report from the labora
tories at the University of Iowa,
however, which stated that traces of
strychnine had been found in the
girl’s stomach in what the chemists
considered fairly large quantities.
Girl Always Cheerful.
Agnes Dyer, elevator starter at the
Woodmen of the World building, tes
tified that she employed ttie girl four
months ago and that she always ap
peared to be cheerful. She left the
building at 3 the afternoon of the
day before she died, and appeared to
be in good spirits.
Margaret Hakenson, a chum of
Marie, also employed at the Wood
men of the World, went W'ith her to
purchase the quinine.
Discrepancy in Dates.
ft. AA". Myers, proprietor of the .Sun
Drug company, Omaha, at whose
store the quinine capsules were pur
chased. identified the box and also
identified the handwriting of the
clerk on the label.
He said the clerk left his employ
October 22.
Other testimony had been to the
effect that the capsules were not
purchased until November 6.
Mrs. Hakenson said she paid the
premiums on the life insurance policy
which Marie took out last March.
Insurance Policy.
Otto M. Hike, Cedar Creek, Neb.,
the girl’s father, testified that he for
merly was married to Mrs| Haken
son’s sister. That was the only re
lationship between the girl and Mrs.
Hakenson, he said. He has since re
married. Hike testified that his
daughter carried a |500 insurance
policy naming Mrs. Hakenson as
beneficiary.
Mrs. Fay Osliorne, a neighbor of
the Hakenson family, who was called
lo the house the night of the girl’s
death, corroborated the testimony of
other witnesses concerning the events
of that night. *
When Mrs. Hakenson was called to
the stand Frank E. Northrup, county
attorney, ^oid her that any statement
she might make might be Used against
her, and asked her if she desired t6
testify. She replied that she did.
Said Goodby.
She said that when Marie kissed liet
good night on,the night of her death
she said "goodby" and not “good
night."
She said tlie* girl once made the
statement that she "didn't know
whether it was worth while to try
to live." during a fit of despondency,
because she had no money to buy
pretty clothei.
Mrs. Hakenson testified that ubout
half an hour after she swallowed some
tablets from the same box from
which her niece took two, she became
111. l^ater, she said, she was awaken
ed by her dog, and on going to Marie's
room found her twitching on the bed.
[The girl complained of pains in the
neck.
Mrs. Hakenson said Marie frequent
ly was melancholy, hut she could fur
nish no motive for suicide. She said,
however, that Fern Howaith, another
niece. Qnre told her that Marie hud
said she felt '-'like killing myself.”
71 Convicts on
Bread and Water
San Quentin, Cal., Nov. JO.—As a
result of their refusal to work, after
they had demanded th«* release of
.1. H. Childs, their reputed l^ad^r con
fined to the dungeon for striking Sat
urday, 71 convicts, sentenced to San
Quentin prison f«»r criminal syndical
ism. are In solitary confinement on
h diet of bread and water today, ac
cording to an unofficial announce-1
merit by prison authorities. All of
the prisoners .are said to lie members
of the Industrial Workers of the
W orld.
Recently Childs and more than 50
fellow convicts were released from
solitary confinement after Childs had
voluntarily announced to Warden
James A. Johnston that lie was ready
to cease the strike which he had
started several weeks before and
which resulted in imposition of the
drastic punishment.
Yesterday shortly after breakfast,
the 75 prisoners are said to have
marched in a body to Warden John
ston’s office and issued their ultima
tum. Only JO could be accommodat
ed iu the dungeon, but the others
were put on restricted diet in soli
tary cells. Warden Johnston attrib
utes the recurring strikes among the
convicts to a desire to martyr them
selves.
Child Aids Suicide Attempt.
Quit man. (in., Nov. 19.— Mr*. Kalll*
nanlel*. 23, I* In a .erlotta condition
her. tonight after an alleged attempt
to end her own life ♦rltli the aid of
her 5 year-old elater. Brooding over
alleged dome.tlc tronb'e., .lie put *
razor to her throat and told her little
.later to pre.. on It. The little .later
rushed home and told her parent..
The woman I* In a deaperat* condi
tion.
Babv Cries for
j
Missing Mother
Fathrr Says He Will Not
Take Back
Woman.
Patricia Dooley, 1 • year old baby
whose mother left home Sunday aft
ernoon and hasn’t returned, sobbed
broken-heartedly Monday night before
she slept. The baby keep fairly
cheerful during the day with ail the
strange sights about her, but at dusk
she misses her mother.
The mother, Kuth Dooley, 22, 2618
Davenport street, left her husband,
Lloyd A. Dooley, Sunday afternoon
with tlie care of the baby. She told
him Bhe was going to sec her sick
father, G. N. Stenson, 1701 Mander
son street, and would return early in
the evening to make some cakes that
he especially liked.
Leaving her father’s home after a
short visit, the young mother left
with the message that if her hus
band phoned for her to tell 1dm she
had started home.
The husband notified police Monday
night of the missing wife and moth
er. -Mrs. J. B. Jensen, landlady, Is
caring for the baby during the day
while the father, who is an auto me
chanic, is at work.
Mr. Dooley, asked yesterday if
he would take back his wife replied:
“I will not. 1 would be foolish if
I did. There is no reason for her
leaving home. We had no disagree
ment of any kin<J.’’
The missing woman is still in
Omaha, for she telephoned a friend
at the apartment and asked if her
husband would take her back. Mr.
Dooley says he will take the baby
to Grand Island. Saturday, where his
parents now live.
"The baby wi!l have a good home
thpre," the father said.
Eugene A. Reed Dead.
Columbus, O.. Nov. 20.—Fldgene A.
Reed of Cleveland, president of the
Ohio Bell Telephone company and one
of the best known lelephone officials
In the country died at a hospital here
after an operation.
Youth’s Plea *
Saves Brother
a>
Sun Francisco, Nov. 20.—George
Sanders, himself only 21 years old,
and facing a life sentence In Folsom
penitentiary, pleaded so successfully
for his "kid brother,” Roy, 19, that
Roy escaped with a sentence to Pres
ton reformatory. The brothers were
convicted of robbery.
“Give this kid a chance,” George,
pleaded. "He wouldn't do a thing
like this if 1 didn’t make him do it.”
Hunger Striker \)ieT».
Dublin, Nov. 20.—The (irst death
of a hunger striker under the frej
state regime occurred In the New
bride internment camp today when
Denis Barry, a native of Cork, suc
cumbed to a self Imposed fast. Barry
was an active member of the inde
pendent republican army during the
light against Britain. He, had been
on hunger strike 34 days.
Nearly 300 prisoners are ml ill
hunger si l iking. _
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I Am a Business Woman
I need a smart looking dress.
I just WON’T spend a couple
of weeks’ salary for one—and
yet I want it to look as though
I had. What shall I do? s
Answer: Attend Goldstein
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Round Madeira Cloths
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Artificial Fruit
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• baskets filled
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riskets filled
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Mahogany Priscilla
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hull copper lined humidor
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Choice
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In this group of light
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Knives and Forks
$2.75 to $18.00
A very practical trift ami
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Cake and Bread Trays
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Kitchen Utensils
For Thanksgiving
Muffin Pan*
Heavy muffin tins. 6-cup cm
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8-cup capacity .55C
12-cup capacity .8J»C
Mixing Spoons
Solid howl mixing spoons.
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I >11 illi<p heaters that whip
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Food Choppers
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Ureas, i scarfs made of
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