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TIIE MOTIVING OHEGOXTAX. SATUHDAT. ATOIL 6. 1912.
MAN CONFESSES
SHE KILLED GIRL
Stepmother of Child Found
Dead in Torrid Attic Will
Go to Prison.
COMPROMISE IS REACHED
ritlful Cm of Tot Bound. ck
Itrolrn, In Grr- I Endd Wln
r n form widow fiioi
Brother to Cell.
OROVILLE. Cal- April i Mr. F.m
ma Rumbail entered a plea of aullty
u a charr of manslaughter In con
lectlon with the death of her 11-year-c:A
stepdaughter. Hflu Rumbail. ani
wa sentenced to two years in San
(juntln Penitentiary.
Mn. r.umball P trial on a char- or
murder was about to have b-en begun,
when a compromise waa effected and
the churie reduced to manslaughter.
Mm. liuroball had been in Jail await
ing trtal alnce last July.
Child Dead.
Helen Kumball was found dead July
J I not by physician, who had been
summoned on the statement of .Mrs.
r:umball that her stepdaughter was 111.
An autopsy disclosed that her neck was
broken In two placea and that she hart
been ded some time.
Mrs. l:umba!l confessed that she had
hound the artrl hand and foot to posta
In the attic, where the thermometer
waa ahown to have atood at 139 de
gree. nraii aaa Mm Arreatea.
Mr. Kumball and her brother. Ar
thur Lewis, were arrested. Kxpert
fstlfie.l that the girl did not die of
a llocation and that her neck could not
hire been broken In the manner re
vealed In the autopsy by hang-Ins;.
Witnesses testified that Lewis, a
powerful man. had boasted of hla abil
ity to break the neck of a steer In Just
tne manner that Helen RumbaU's neck
had brtti broken. Lewis recelred a
la-year eentenca on a compromise ver
dict of xnanslane-hter.
SCOUTS OFFICER DROPPED
Orn L. Uoucr Must Quit Philip
pine Sen Hcfauer or Cruelly.
WASHINGTON-. April S First Ueu
trnant orra U llouscr. Philippine
Scouts, tiaa been dismissed from the
service un the recommendation of
n.urt-marttal. which was appruved to
iler he f 'resident Taft.
rhara.es a;atnl the officer alleged
Trunkennes tying members of his
command to slakes without fooil and
water; tying on man to a tree on the
e.lse of a stream. mt that the. aoldler
waa compelled to stand with on foot
In the water, and that he struck others
ith the handle of a whip.
FLOOD'S AREA IS GROWING
i rtM"iH f-rrm fit.1 Pas.
exhausted. Thera is littla suffering
from hunger.
CAIRO I CCT OFT. BIT IRY
:ffect or 1'looU in factory Suburbs
or City Appalling.
CAIRO. 111.. April . Cairo. sur
rounded for two days by water, re
mained dry tonight and la believed to
be secure from flood. The leveea
stood firm and the men patrolling
them reported there waa no sitrn of
anv weakening1.
The citizens recovered quickly from
the acar they received this morning'
when it waa reported that the Tenth
street levee had given way. Investi
gation showed that bck water rroro
the drainage pump had risen more than
usual but that there waa no danger.
The breaking of the Government levee,
at Hickman. Ky will relieve tha strain
on the levees at Cairo and other points
' north of Hickman.
Tlie scene at the drainage district,
immediately north or Cairo, is appall
ing. Houses which were partly sub
merged by the breaking of the dis
trict lereea yesterday were torn from
their foundations today and tonight
are on their skies or upside down. A
big church is on Its side. Factories
were submerged to their roofs and In
some places the flood entirely covered
building.
Not one pile of lumber In the great
mills section la standing. Families
driven from t'rbana and Factory City
have remained the greater part of the
time on the top of the levee protecting
Cairo. They have not wanted for food.
the city Is entirely cut off from rail
road connection. Many persons went
on tugs to Mound City and from there
took a train north. Long distance tele
phone service to the north had been
discontinued and only on telegraph
company la working directly to Cairo.
WHOLE BAMX IS THREATENED
Hirer Rises Five Inches an Hour at
CaruthersTtlle. -Mx.
CARCTHERSVIIXE. Mo.. April 5.
Despite the efforts of an army of men,
the flood situation here growa more
serioua each hour. The river tonight
continued to rise at the rate of five
Inches every 24 hours and the stage
hal passed that of 1903 by I.S Inches.
Kvery store In the cty waa closed
today and 1090 men employed In them
tolne'd the already large force of flood
ishtcrit
No water is In the streets of Caruth
ernille. but the flood from the Pleas
nt Point Gap Is fast filling up the
Little Klver Basin, several miles back
of the city.
Tbe levee In Carotharsvtlle Is the
key to the flood situation of the en
tiro St. Francis Valley. Shonld a break
occur, the entire basin, filled with
t:mkly settled towns, would be swept
water. Several horses floated, down
tMe St. Francis River today.
I.EVEK HREAKS WITH ROAR
I'lslilcr or ITood Run ror Llrei
When Crash Comes.
It.-'-KMAN. Ky. April 5. With a
rtr that could be heard for miles, the
tti-...-sippi River flood burst through
tte tlovernnient levee five miles west
of Ilnl-.nian lata today and tonight la
ra Ing over th Reelfuot Lake dls'rlct.
By tomorrow ISO square mile of
frming Isnda w-lll be an Inland ea.
tirave aprehenslon Is felt for the safety
or farms In remote sections of the
sparsely settled country. The water
tore a gap 0 fet w id in the levee i
and the swirling current, is mat u .....
to the breach.
The Reelfoot levee, as It Is generally
known, has been regarded as a danger
point for a week and strenuous efforts
had been made to hold the flood.
When the collapse came the workers
were compelled to rnn for their lives, a
number making their way to Hickman
af.Ht. while others, beyond the break,
were rescued in gasoline launches.
The Reelfoot basin la made up of small
farming communities. A number of
tesldents had abandoned their homes,
. . . A atn f Ka4 r laflltll. T f -
DUI DUifri rniwiiTU' --- i
fort were mad to coromunlrite with i
the rttred lllaire by telephone, but t
.! little !
-f-w- -... Inn In the) TOW fl Of Ht
ck-
man Is about the aam tonight as 1
siliTht
asl
CAIRO VIM. BE RELIEVED
Break In I-evre Near Hickman Ex
pected to Pecreae Danger.
WASHINGTON. April 5. The Weath
er Bureau Issued tonight this special
river bulletin:
"Th flood situation In the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers continues as pre-
onr.r.ox citt r.LK inst.
NEW OFFIC KR.t AT EX
TERTAIN'MENT.
r.. ; .
Grand Fished Ruler fleery O'Malley.
OBKOON" CITT. Or.. April 5.
(Special.) More then a .score of
Portland Elks who are dell(hted over
the arrangement made ha the Ore
son City Lodge to entertain vlsltlne
Elks during th big reunion, attend
ed th initiation of officers and bn
quet In this cltr tonlstit. J. U.
"amptxll mi toa master and toasts
were re.ponded to by Dr. Clyde
Mount, past eialled' ruler; Henry
O'Malley. enaltsd rulsr; Oal 8. Hill,
district deputy grand exalted ruler;
Orant R Dlmk'k. O. I). Ehr. Joseph
K. Kedcrs. P. T. McBaln and Ous
Moeer. past exalted ruler of Port
lsnd Lodf No. J2: W. Carlton
Koilth. past deputy (rand exalted
i-ulr; James II. Carey. W. A. Ilm
Irk. Th following officers wer In
stalled: ;rnd exalted ruler. Henry oMsl
ley: esteemed leading knight. Theo
dore Oimund; esteemed loyal knlxht.
Frederick llumphrys: esteemed 'lec
turing knight. James H. Care : sec
rotary. It. O. Toung: troasurer. W. R
Ho!l. tiler. J. H. Oamtson; trus
tee (to sert thre years). T. P. Ran
dall, representative to giand ledge.
rr. C1d Sloeat.
vlously Indicated and no additional
forecasts have been Issued, except for
Evansville. Ind.. where there will be
another rise of 1.5 or I feet in four or
five days from the flood wave now In
th Cincinnati district."
The bulletin says the break In the
levee at Hickman will flood a territory
4$ to 60 miles long and five to 30 miles
wide. The bresk will relieve the situ
ation at Cairo and New Madrid before
morning.
The situation w-ltfiTn Cairo proper is
considered safe, as It Is believed the
levees w-111 hold. Memphis will reach
about 45 feet within 48 hours unless a
break occurs In 'some part of the Ar
kansas levee. Helena will reach.' 62
feet In two days.
CONGRESS IS READY TO ACT
DeHnite Move Awaits Exact Infor
mation as to Needs.
WASHINGTON. April 5. Representa
tive Fitzgerald, chairman of the House
appropriations committee, after a con
ference today with President Taft and
officers of the Red Cross, regarding
the flood situation, said the President
had Instructed the Secretary of War to
utilise Army supplies for flood suffer
ferers. but that reports Indicated there
were supplies sufficient in the flood
districts to meet all demands.
Congress. It was made clear, stood
ready to provide for. relief as soon at
some definite Idea of the needs of the
sufferers was forthcoming.
FUNK'S WORD AWAITED
DOCTOR SAID HE WOCID 6 END
BACK MESSAGE.
Late .Scholar Said to Hare Arranged
Secret Code With Friend to
peak From Beyond.
NEW TORK. April 5. Members or
the American Society for Psychical Re
search hope to obtain an authoritative
communication from the other world
through tbe death of Dr. Isaac K. Funk
yesterday. Dr. Funk, who was a noted
Investigator of psychic phenomena and
publlshea three books on the subject
of spiritualism, made elaborate ar
rangements some time ago to establish
communication with a living person on
earth following his death.
Funk's plans were announced to his
frlrnds shortly arter the death of rro
fessor William James, tbs Harvard psy
chologist -We hare determined on a certain
code of signals which no one on earth
knows but the person to whom I will
communicate and myself." said Dr.
Funk at that time. ."If he receives one
of these signals after my death, he
will be absolutely certain by It that I
have reached him. He will then estab
lish communication with me. either
through a designated medium or by
soma means which I may discover in
th next world."
While Ir. Funk did not Indicate the
Identity of the person he proiKed to
reach from the spirit world, it Is be
lieved that he la Dr. James H. llyslop.
editor of the Journal of the American
Society for Psychical Research, and I"r.
Fiink'e closest friend and co-worker in
spiritualistic Investigations.
t. - t
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USE OF STUDENTS
FUNDS IS ALLEGED
Principal Kirk, of Salem Higb
School, Laughs at and
Denies Charge.
REPORT, READY,' WITHHELD
Pupils Desirous or Avoidlns Pub
licity Professor bajs Rumors
Groundless and He Welcomes
Thorough Investigation.
SALEM. Or., April 5. (Special.)
Discord was observed 'at a student
body meeting- of the Salem High School
today, when it was rumored in advance
that Professor Otorge L. Schrelber, art
instructor, and an investigating com
mittee would charge Principal Kirk, of
the High School, with Inconsistent and
improper use of.some of the funds of
the student body.
An Investigating commtitee had been
named and the word had gone out that
a report would be made at a meeting
todav. The meeting of the committee
was ' crowded . with High School stu
dents. The sudden advent of three
newspapermen, who had heard of the
prospective report and -were sware of
some of Its substance, caused one of
the students to move for a postpone
ment. Schrelber said the report was
not quite ready and intimated that It
would be preferable for all concerned
to have a future meeting sans pub
licity. Meeting Is Postponed.
This was acquiesced In. It is rumored
thst the report w-lll call on Principal
Kirk tp ask why he spent" funds of the
student body In an unauthorised man
ner. It is known that some of the in
vestigation has been carried out on
the supposition that some of tlie stu-dent-bodv
money was used by Princi
pal Kirk In aiding In the construction
of a house that he haa Just completed.
Principal Kirk laughs at the sup
posed charges and states he can show
documents which will cover the whole
situation fully and to his credit.
The fight Is the outcome of an Im
broglio of long standing. Lined up on
one side are City Superintendent Pow
ers. Professor Fargo and Professor
Schrelber, and on the other Is Kirk. He
has gone as far as to the board of di
rectors. Some declare It will result In
the ax falling on Powers. Fargo and
Schrelber. Others ssy Kirk will go.
Some say that all will be dismissed to
secure harmony. The board Is divided
and Its future action problematical.
I.oasber for Home Issue.
"I learned several days ago that an
Investigating committee of the student
body had made Inquiries as to purchase
of lumber which I had made for my
new horn." said Principal Kirk. -The
Investigation In one lnatance. I know,
led to a local lumber concern. This
concern was asked If I had lumber sent
to my home and had the same charged
to th student body. I m advised
that the report, when It Is msde to the
student' body executive committee, will
either contain allegations along this
line or will ask In relation to student
body funds.
"To me the whole situation In laugh
able and there Is absolutely not one
penny of student-body money that can
not be accounted for. I pay my dues to
the organization like any other mem
ber of the student body, and that Is
about as far as my connection goes."
"I am not fully aware of the con
tents of the proposed report, but I
know that Investigation haa been made
along the lines that have been men
tioned, and I wish to welcome the
fullest and most complete publicity of
the entire matter.
Rwmers la Clrculatloa.
"The reports hsve even gone so far
that a woman approached me recently
stating that the rumor la abroad that
I have taken my family to a confec
tionery store, made purchases for them,
and had the list of the purchases
charged to the student body fund. I
will be more than pleased when I ran
show documents which I have which
will show how these reports are un
founded." Harold Roger, prominent in the af
fairs of the student body, says that the
students desire to have Principal Kirk
account for the expenditure of some
money which Kirk, Hager alleges, was
iot authorized to spend.
While details of the statement which
the investigating committee Is prepar
ing are larking, they will be made
public at the adjourned meeting of the
executive committee, which the chair
man is authorised to call.
FARMERS ACCUSE ROBERTS
(CentlnuM from First PxrO
man wrto had been seen In the vicinity
of the crime on various occasions be
tween March 17 and the day before the
crime. Owing to the fact that this
Investigation is not complete, the
namea of those who Identified Roberts
have been withheld from the public by
the officers. He had been seen on the
Whltehouse road and on Palatine Hill
and on a road between the Whltehouse
road and the Wolfolk farm by various
persons.
The many secrets of Roberts' wan
derings up to within a few hours of
the crime, which have been uncovered
by the officers, were revealed to Rob
erta only In part yesterday. The per
formance will be continued today
where it was left off. The suspected
man will be shown today by the offi
cers where he went after the crime un
to the time he arrived at the home of
his mother, about 15 miles southeast of
Oregon City. It Is understood that he
wss seen by many persons.
Mass of Rrtdeaee Held.
The officers working on the case
have revealed a remarkable amourt of
evidence, apparently having a'most
every movement of Roberts on the Fri
day of th crime. Sheriff Stevens re
fuses to tell how he has uncovered all
the Information, but It probably has
been due to the unceasing efforts of
those working on the case.
Sheriff Stevens said last night that
there Is absolutely no doubt In his mind
about the guilt of Roberts.
"We have evidence which he cannot
get around." sald the Sheriff. "In
most cases of circumstantial evidence
there are unusual circumstauces which
leave room for doubt. In this case
there sre none such. The evidence Is
practically conclusive. Roberts' actions
are as good as a confession." Deputy
Sheriff Leonard, who has worked night
and day on the case for a week, holds
the same view, as do also all others
who have talked to Roberts.
On of the sig-nificsnt facts in the
case, according to Deputy Sheriff
Leonard, is the mask. "Roberts w-as
seen with a piece of black cloth the
afternoon prior to the murder," said
Mr. Leonard last night. "In addition
to this he had many other pieces of
rag and things which lie carried In a
Jungle kit.' which Is the term applied
to the outfit of a tramp. Kverything
he possessed was found at his home
when lie was arrested. The black cloth
waa not there. There is no doubt in
my mind that that cloth was the mask
found at the scene of the crime, which
probably wss dropped during the ex
citement. If it was not. Roberts should
be willing to tell us what became of
the cloth. This he refuses to do. The
secret of "his esse Is keeping quiet. In
doing this he admits his guilt. I be
lieve. If be were innocent he at least
would be willing to do something to
establish an alibi. He could tell us
where that cloth Is and he could tell
us where he was on the night of the
crime. He also could tell us where he
vent after leaving the Wolfolk home.
It would be very easy for him to prove
an alibi if he had one. to prove. I am
confident be Is guilty, and in his cir
cumstances he considers that . to re
main silent Is his only hope.
"His silence is one of his character
istics. He has been under arrest be
fore and each time he played the same
game. He undoubtedly gets this from
a long prison career. He has served
terms In Walla Walla. Salem and vari
ous city and county Jails."
ALLEN OUTLAWS SEEN
MOUNTAINEER
SAYS
PAIR
BEGGED FOOD FROM HIM.
Bud Smith Fears to Tell Detectives
Until Many Hours Have Elapsed.
Governor's Warning Posted.
HILLSVILLTC, Vi, April 5. Accord
ing to Bud Smith, who lives near
Mount Airy, toward the Carolina line,
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, the
Courthouse assassins, came to his cabin
last night and begged for food.
Allen came to his door. Smith said,
and Edwards stood guard. Allen said
neither had taken food that day. They
obtained some from Smith and took it
to the mountains.
Smith feared to tell the detectives
until midnight and it was morning
when a posse took up the trail. Sheriff
Haines, of Mount Airy, took the blood
hounds but they refused to scent the
trail and the posse went away on
Smith's directions.
The posses are posting copies of
Governor Mann's proclamation calling
upon all citizens to withhold aid from
the outlaws.
TRUST ISSUE CRIIICAL
HARVESTER CASE MAY FAIL IX
NEGOTIATION STAGE.
VlcWersham Also Hold Conferences
on Snbject of Steel and Beer.
Outcome Not Reached.
WASHINGTON. April 5. Attorney
General Wlckersham held conferences
today regarding the relations of the
Sherman anti-trust law to three of the
most important Industries in the coun
try, harvester, steel and beef. ;
The negotiations between the Gov
ernment and the International Har
vester Company for a friendly dissolu
tion, it Is reported, have reached a
critical stage, where It is Impossible
to foretell the outcome. Counsel for
the company submitted today to the
Government certain persons. They dis
cussed the corporation's three-company
dissolution plan with Amos A.. Fowler,
assistant to the Attorney-General. Com
missioner Herbert Knox Smith and Dr.
Francis Wslker. of the Bureau of Cor
poration. '.'he Government. It was intimated,
wr uld prefer a disintegration into a
gi eater number of companies than two,
a though there has yet been no rejea
tj on of the two company idea.
' Mr. Wlckersham talked over the
Oovernment's plans In the steel trust
suit with Jacob M. Dickinson and J.
E. Colton, the special Assistant Attor-nevs-General
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