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BANK ROBBER SHOOTS SELF
Earl Ward Commit! Suicide Sur
rounded by Posse of Farmers.
CAUGHT AFTER FIVE-HOUR CHASE
Trreatf.FlTe Manured Dollars Whlrb
tVer. jltolrn hr FnKIrr RffOtfrt
talart Arrntnpllaliri Robbery
Wllkont Aid.
KAUN'A, Kan., Do. 15.-Ksrl Ward.
ysars old. who, It Is said, yesterday
robbd the State Dank of paradlso at Para
dtp. Kan., swurlns: 12.5"). killed himself,
when surrounded by a posse of farmers,
fourteen miles north of that r'c ite
today.
Ward's suicide came as a cllmai to one
of the most sensational robberies In cen
tral western Kansas In recent yeara. He
had made a hard ride for liberty, but as
the farmers over the entire section had
been notified by telephone, the posse eaelly
picked up hla trail.
For five hours he succeeded In eluding
the farmers, who were after him, but about
undown he waa surrounded at a place
fourteen mllea north of Paradise. At flrat
he seemed to be seeking: a route to liberty
through the line of the dtermlned farm
ers, but falling to find this, he turned the
run he had bought earlier In the day, upon
himself and sent a bullet Into hla brain.
All Money Rrotrd.
When the members of the posse rearhed
his side, they found 12,600, which ward
had stolen from the bank. The bank of
ficials say all of the stolen money was
recovered.
Ward, who Uvea twelve miles northeast
of Luray, Kan., went to Paradise last
nlnht. He told people there he" waa riding
across the state on a wager and he at
tracted only casual notice.
Thla morning he went to a hardware
store and bouKht a revolver, ammunition
and a coll of rope. He then went to the
bank, where he covered Cashier Bert
O'Hrlen and four other men with the
weapon. After the safe had been opened
by the caahler at Wave's direction, the five
men were marched Into a back room and
forced to lie on the floor. The lone bandit
then tied the men and gagged them with
a gunny sack. After searching the vault.
securing $2,n00, Ward walked over to the
hardware store, purchased a rifle and a
large number of cartridges and mounting
hla horse, rode rapidly away.
In a short time the men In the bank
were dlacovered by customers and were
released. A posse waa formed and started
after Ward, catching up with him late
today.
SOUTH DAKOTA CROP REPORT
Oatpat of Farms, Ilanchea and Mines
how Decrease of Twenty
On Millions.
PIERRE, 8. D.. Dec. 16.-(Spedal.)-The
tenth annual review of the progress of
South Dakota for 1910, compiled by the
department of history, contains the fol
lowing general summary:
Wheat. 8K.S6fl.000 bushels $ 27.FW0.000
Corn, 7M71,0"Q busnls 26,765.000
Oats, 41.2S7.000 bushels' 11.147,000
Harley, 18.fW3.0O0 bushels 11,342,000
Ppeltz, 8.600.0110 bushels 800.000
Flaxseed, 4,000,000 buahels S.Mo.Ono
Kye, 00.000 bushels 872.000
Clraas, clover and alfalfa seed.... 100.000
Potatoes, vegetables and fruit.... 8.000.000
Hay, 1.750,000 tons 19.W1.000
lalry products 8,760,000
Poultry and eggs 6,0m,0t)0
Honey 30,000
I.lve stock 49,137,000
Wool and hides 825,000
Minerals and atone 7,600,000
Total, 1910 181.1S8.000
Total, 1909 299,362,000
Decrease S 21,174,000
The decrease will be found to be chiefly
In the Item of wheat, corn, oats, potatoes
and fruit and la due to reduced yield and
smaller price for the cereals and a failure
for fruit and potatoes. However, the de
crease only Indicates a smaller degree of
great proaperlty, for apportioned to a pop
ulation 650,000 It gives 1329.27 per capita
and retalna for South Dakota supremacy
In per capita production of the fruits of
the solL
MISSIONARIES IN CHINA
SAVED FROM MASSACRE
Prompt Measure by Commander of
Native Military Force Averts
Fatalities.
"WASHINGTON, D. C, Deo. 15. Amer
ican missionaries at IJenchow probably
were saved from a massacre during the
riots several weeks ago In te northeast
ern part of the Kuangtung province, China,
by prompt protective measures adopted by
the commandant of the small Chinese
military force stationed tlyre, according to
details of the disturbance made public at
the State Department today. No Americans
were killed, but considerable missionary
property at Sam Kwong waa destroyed.
The American consul general at Canton,
in reporting the situation to the depart
ment saya that Colonel Lul during the
rlota at IJenchow on September 16 per
aonally took a small guard to the American
Presbyterian mission and by removing the
ferry boats, cut off the advance of the
rioters across the river, thereby un
doubtedly saving the mission and mission
aries. All of the Chinese schools In Lien
chow were destroyed by the mob.
Culled From the Wire
Wade H. Ellla of Ohio declined an ap
pointment to a judgeship in the customs
court of appeals tendered him by Presl-
Mlss Dorothy Lawson. daughter
j nomas v . uon, waa marrlerf
Henry McCall. sun of Congressman Mc.
Call, at Mr. Lawaon's estate, Dreamwold
siass.
Mra. Bird 8. McOulre. In Pawnee, Okl
divorced wife of CougreHsinan McGuIre of
Oklahoma, was married to Uoik 1)
l.eniutt. a former foot ball player for th
Haskell Indian school.
Lateit developments show that Malor
Ueneral Pino Uaeria of Cufca tendered hla
resignation as commander In ch ef of the
army and that the prea dent returned It
requesting Its withdrawal. '
The body of Henry Evans, the seaman
of the I'nlted States battleship North
Dakota, who waa fatally Injured by the
explixilon in the coal bunkers of the war
shlu, waa burled at Cherbourg with military
honors.
The Chinese government has not yet
come to terms with the American f.uuncial
syndicate over the proposal of a loan of
.ua.uu) to be usi-d by China In fur
thering currency reforms and other Inter
esia of the empire.
What is declared to be a distance record
for the transmission over lund of a wire
leas message waa establisnsd when the new
wireless tower at Kl Paso. Te., wus put
In'o operation and greetings exchanged
with ban Francisco.
ev. Kdward Arthur Temple, rector of
St. Paul a Protestant Episcopal church of
Waco, Tex., has been consecrated blshoD
of the North Texas M.ssiunary diocese
Kev. Temple la 4o years old, the youngest
bishop in his church.
The opening sesMon of the thirtieth
annual meeting of the National Civ I 8erv
Ice Keform association was notable for ths
length, to which those f ,h. .sh..,.,;,1!
desire the government to go In the adoi.
tlon of their view a.
Announcement was made by the T.i.
university autorlt.eo uf g1f, of tuJ
to the tale forest school by Mra Erfwv2
H. Harrln.au. for establishing a chJr "ut
forest management In memory of har kui.
band. Uie late 11 U. Harrtiuan.
Mrs. Turnbull Tells
Story of Her Alleged
Marriage to Baldwin
Bridegroom Took Marriage Contract
from Her, Lest jShe Lcse it,
Sayi Woman,
ANOET.F.fJ. Cal.. Dec. lB.-The mot
tled fabr'c of Kilns J., Lucky." HMd
win's variegated past began to unw.nd
today In the trial of the contest Instltuttd
by 17-year-old Iteatrlce Anita, Ualdwln
Turnbull, his putative daughter, for a
I2..V0 000 share of the big estate left by
the noted turfman, when he died ne.irl
two years ago.
Mrs. IVlllan Ashley Turnbull of Brook
line. Mass., mother of the girl, took the
witness stand for a long siege of direct
and cross-examination.
Miss Turnbull was not In court during
her mothefs testimony; neither were the
recognized daughters of Baldwin.
The story of the turfman's association
with Mra. Turnbull had a sentimental set
ting In the park of an old manse at Win
chester, a suburb of Boston, where she
said she first met Baldwin, following a
correspondence, which began by her ask-
Hng for a clipping from the mane of a
famous race horse?
Mra Turnbull. or Dtlllaa Ashley, as her
name then was, wa 22 years old, and
Baldwin waa 63. He wanted to adopt her
as a daughter, she aald. but two vein
later when she came to California, he
suggested she become hla wife. That was
on March i, 18S3.
Baldwin said he had been divorced, but
Instead of seeking a clergyman or a jus
tice of the peace, she added, he drew up
a contract on hotel stationery, which both
signed. Four days later, Mrs. Turnbull
testified, he took the contract from her,
telling her that she might lose It and that
he would put It In a eafe place.
Photographs of Mra. .Turnbull, taken at
the time of the alleged marriage, were In
troduced In evidence.
One of them bore the number "22."
"That doea not refer to my age," said
Mrs. Turnbull. "I had counted on the
morning after our marriage, the number
of KHsea Mr. Baldwin gave me. They
numbered Just 22, and he told me to write
that on the back of the picture."
Oklahoma City Wins !
Point in Capital Fight
LefTislative Deadlock Ends When the
House Adopts Senate Resolution
Final Roll Call Today,
OKUHOMA CITT, Okl., Dec. 15 Ae
legislative deadlock ended this afternoon
when the house adopted the senate reso
lution recommending the northeast capital ,
ulte, and the senate In turn passed the i
amended house bill locating the capital at j
Oklahoma City.
Final roll call on both measures will be
taken tomorrow, and If they pass they
will go to Governor Haskell for his signa
ture. The capital bill provides that Oklahoma
City be made the permanent capital and
that a capltol commission be appointed by
the governor. Fifteen acres of the north
east alte Is reserved for the capltol. The
state Is guaranteed H ,000,000 for the erec
tion of the building.
Counterfeit Dollars
buy trouble, but a genuine quarter buys
Dr. icing's New IJfe Pills, for constipation,
malaria and Jaundice. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
nirtha and Deaths.
Births-Charles Flshhack. 2)13 Dewey
aventie, girl; W. J. Turner. 1707 South Seven
teenth street, boy. John Rlnrta, 2331 South
Fourteenth street, girl; William Week
back. 81rt South Thirty-eighth avenue, boy;
Seorge R. Wngenseller. 1924 Kmmet street
girl; George Keller, 1002 South Twentieth
street, girl.
Deaths JoeNepelman, JO; Josephine Dice,
nfnnt. 2227 Willis avenue; Andrew P.
Knudson. 50, Tekamah, Neb.; Frances
Troub, Infant, 2936 Arbor street; Pearl D.
Stone, 23, 115 North Ninth street: Ida
Alexander, 35. 1436 South Sixteenth street;
Henry N. Coellng, 42, 514 North Twentieth
street; Anna Rhramek, 11.
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RHEUMATISM ACVICE
J aires Prominent Doctor's t Pre
senptton xa Easily M.'xed.
Thla prescription was previously pub
llshed here and by using It many of the
worst cases of rheumatism and lame I
back were cured In a short time. "Get 1
once ounce of syrup of Barsaparllla com- j
pound and one ounce of Toris compound, j
men get a half pint of good whiskey
(or sherry wine If It Is preferred) and
add the other two ingredients to It. Take
a tablespoonful of this mixture before
each meal and at bed time. Shake the
bottle each time before using." The good
effects of this treatment are said to be
felt after the first few doses, but It
should be continued until permanent re
sults are assured. Any good druggist haa
these Ingredients In stock or will quickly
get them, from his wholesale house
Adv.
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, has been almost impossible to keep this book in stock the
fast few weeks, the demand has been so great, j
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on sale at $1.08
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Pianos
taken
in ex
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for now
going
on, and
ve are
going to
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them regardless
of
price
and
terms.
Sale of
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begins
Morning.
of iha
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Somo Good Second
Hand Piano:
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Weber, upright . . .
Hallet & Davis, upright .
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Steiff, upright . . .
Chickering&Sons. upright,
Brenkerhoff, upright . .
Behr Bros., upright . .
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sTIOKTS 25a to 91-OOJ JTO Hlrhsr.
MAT! Wad. and Bat, B6o and 60o
Wo Htfhsr.
Tqss., Jan. 3d., 4 p. m, acms Bsmbrton
25c BOYD THEATER 25c
Tonlfat. Uat. Thnrs. and Batarday
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and Xar Zzosllant Company tn
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Frank rtnnay and a Big- Chorus of Un.
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TISMEr AT TH2 MOATK POI.E "
fistlirilav Ulohi n,.lu t..n t-
csr fctock Co.. in "Tba Oirl From Xiarami."
"Jia weea ine jersey Lllllea."
KrtUC THiiATLR
rrlossi ISO, 85c, 60o, a Fsw at 75o
Tonlg-ht at 8:16. Mat. Sat.
AAT aiHHH a; LOU LAWsIUbTCB
In Ths Musical Bucossa
HOITY TOITY
Sunday UcTADDEai fliATS
Baata on Bala at Bsaton Brag Co,
Cornell G!cc Club
Brandala Thsatsr, DtotmUt 80.
Tha Baat and Blfg-ast Olea Olob.
ADVANCED VAVDEVILLK
NOTE CurtaJa tonight at 8: 13
fifteen mlDUtea earlier than usual.
Iatlnoe KxUy at 2: in.
Groceries
We sMl the clear, fresh, pure kind
that will make your meals delicious
and give the housewife an easy task
In preparing; It. because she known It
will he Rood If n cornea from TOM
JOSNbOlf'S.
VICTORIA CX.ZABSZB Per can.. Bo
OKiKOia Klpe, sweet. Juicy navels.
Kod size, per dozen 84o
BIB BOAST Beat corn-fed steer,
tender. Juicy, per pound 13Vo
PEACHES Table, bright, solid, per
fect fruit, cheap at J6o per can;
Halurday, per can 19o
PORK LOINS Roast, per lb...l8Vo
APRICOTS Table, solid, brla-ht, fine
fruit, worth 25o per can, Saturday,
per can aoo
XK1I TBZE B Large selection
pretty trees, from SOo up
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80TK AHD LAID,
PKOBXBl Web. 1878 B-1878,
"If It Isn't an Eastman
, It isn't a Kodak."
Hake Somebody
Happy With a Kodak
Christmas 1910
Kodaks $5.00 to ftlll.OO
brownie Cameras 91. OO to 912.00
We carry a complete line of
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies.
Open ICevenings I'ntll Christmas
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.All information regarding berths, rates, etc., cheer
fully furnished.
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