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Newspaper Page TextirTTr ct-vt v All7-rtVT V PftPTT tvn Tll--f :FWRK,K 27. i,irr?. i tlfj 1 KUMlu.'l.l.'; i uiim.i.n'i r : : rr . i i f I BONAPARTE WILL GRAFTERS Government to Prosecute Pittsburg Bankers Guiity of Bribery. ONLY ONE BANK EXPOSED Other Contribute to Bribery Fund ft Secure Deposits and (Govern ment Will Aid Reformers by Taking Action. riTTSBL'RiJ. Dw. K. Representatives of the Voteis I.eapue. the civic reform organization that precipitated the munici pal scandal by cati.oing the arrest of seven members of the City Council and two ex-hankers, last night announced that they had received assuranres of Federal help In the forthcoming prosecutions. The I'epartment of Justice. It Is announced, has taken steps to investigate thoroughly all National banks serving as depositories for city funds. Testimony at the preliminary hearing nas that $176.00 had been corruptly used In Influencing the selection of de positories, but up to thfs tfnie only .Jl".r 6"0 of this sum has been accounted for. and only one bank publicly mentioned. It is the Intention of the Department of Justice to learn if any other National banks contributed to the J176.t''0. It Is also the intention of the Department, ac cording to the league representatives, to begin prosecutions against ex-President Ramsey and ex-Cashier Vllack. of the (jernian National Pank. on charges of il legally using the funds of the bank. A conference of the nine aocused men and their lawyers was held, at which it was decided to act in unison in making d'-fense. although a number of the cases are to be tried separately. SAILOR OF AOMAX 1 TAKKS ervrtl wllli lady and More Til X noOMIXG-HOl'SE CASH, UK SAYS. ;!. of Beer by I.and- Ilcnicmbers Nothing I Awakes Penniless. Andrew DralTin. a guest at the Hotel I'erkins. declares he was drugged and robbed Christmas eve of 0 in cash. The alleged robbery took place in a room In the Kingston rooming-house, corner of Third and Taylor streets, where Draf tin had been taken In the custody of a messenger boy. Draffin alleges that an elevator boy at the Perkins directed him to the Kingston as a place where drinks could be obtained. An attractive young woman, who, when she gave the name of Florence Thompson. ST. years .old., admitted that 11. was -fictitious. - was--arrested Kridny night at the Kingston rooming-house by- Detective Captain Baty and Detective Hyde and v as held without bail to appear before Judge Van Xante in the Municipal Court today. Taken into custody -with her at the same time was Q. J. Tank, a bar- trndciv-working la Blaster's saloon, cor ner of Third, and Burnaide . streets. Whether Tank has any guilty knowledge of the crime has not yet been developed. According to -the. story told by Draffin, -who y an English sailor. 47 years old. recently a petty ofileer aboard the ship I-yland Brothers, now lying out of com mission in St. John, he had been asked by -the elevator boy If he did not care to. go to some place where lie might buy drinks and be entertained. Draffin was mt at the Kingston by the landlady, according to his statements, and thorn by her to a room. Here he was asked to buy a bottle of beer and the woman then brought Florence Thompson Into the room. lrff:n says he drank only one glass of beer and after that remem bered nothing until he awoke at about 4 ".clock in the morning to find that hi money. fMO in .gold, had been stolen. The crime was reported to Captain Baty yesterday, morning. Draffin wai d"tained at the police station a a wit ness and the officers Went out to find the woman. Ijite last night she waa located 1n her room with the man Tank. Investi gation through, the British Consul's of tke yestrdav showed Draffln had re ceived this amount within the past few days. The loss of the money now leaves him virtually penniless. BOY OF. 15 GREAT THIEF Hobs Poloffke Boxes of $30,000 lo Collect Coins. MOL'NT CLEMENS. Mich.. Dec. 26. -KoF.v-cheekeu Johnny Cpleger, 15 years fM, Is tinder arrest, charged with post-office-Jobberies amounting to at least $30. " The! youngster has corrfessed. giving as the reason for his thefts his desire to fllect' coins., stamps and' curios.- His room'at homf .contalned heaps of miscel laneous article. , L'pleger looted the postoltice loek boici rented bw banks, first quietly learning the combinations of them at banks. He admitted having robbed sev eral -residences and . hsving stolen a checkbook and filled --out three checks for -large amounts.- which he cashed. "Wliile cashing tue. last of. these checks at :the Citizens Ban., he was first sus pected. - SHERIFF KILLS OFFICER Man Bcatine Negro Shot by ,Offi 1 . ccr of I.w. SEAI.K. Ala.. Dee. S.-Jolin' W. CHaTn-b-rf; Depute Sheriff of Russell County, shot and killed George H. Thompson. SO years old. yesterday. Tiiomroii and sev eral others were beating a negro when the Deputy Sheriff came up and ordered them to desist. Thompson, it Is said, re sented the Sheriff's interference and the latter fired the fatal shot. KILLS ESTRANGED WIFE Holinan's Horrible Sequel to Meet ing at Christmas Dinner. XBW BRUNSWICK. N. J.. Dec. K. The police are searching for George R.'1 Holman, accused of having shot arid- killed his vlfe just after they had ealen a Christmas dinner together at the' home tf his father here, after a" a-?paratldn of several' weeks. Anger at the woman's refusal to return and live with him Is believed by the police to have been the cause of the tragedy. According to the elder Holman. his son. after the shooting, had turned the revolver upon himself, but stayed his hand when his father suddenly appeared and then, after begging his father to shoot him, had dashed from the bouse and disappeared. 'SUGAR KING" NEAR DEATH Onus - Spreekels -May Not Survive Xighl -Sons at Bedside. SAN" FRANCISCO. Dec. X. Claus Spreekels, the octogeniarian "Sugar King" of Hawaii and the Pacific Coast. Is lying critically ill at his home and it is feared that he may not live until morning. Mr. Spreekels was taken sick with pneumonia last Tuesday and gradually became worse. Today his condition be came alarming and the aged millionaire repidly declined. Doctors are in con stant attendance upon him and tonight his three snnsWohn D., Rudolph and Adolph are by his 'bedside. Rudolph Spreekels- arrived today from Honolulu on the Nippon Maru and hurried to his father's home. At midnight it was reported that the aged "Sugar Xing" was very low. KNIFE DUEL OVER MAIDEN Fonrieen-ycar-old Girl Indirectly Brings Death to Two. CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 26. A due! to the deatii with knives in a dark room Christinas eve between two suitors for the hand of 14-ycar-oId Julia Price, re sulted in the death of Powell Fromich and the serious Injury of Michael Milano viteh. who is under arrest on the charge of murder,. .. Fromieh'ft brother was probably fatally stabbed when he attempted to separate the fishting men. The girl was struck by Milanovitch and badly hurt. Both Fro mich and Milanovitch had pressed their suits and proposed marriage to the girl. She refused each In turn. Each thought the other the cause of his rejection. TO STAMP OUT GAMBLING I Am Angeles Ministers Will Fight Kacetrack Interests. JJS ANGELES. Dec. 28. It has been decided to hold a large mass meeting in this city Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Civic Righteousness Committee of the Church Federation of Los Angeles, in the interest of the work being carried on against gambling and the race track. E. A. Meserve will pre side. Rev. R. J. Burdette. State Senator AV. AA". Thompson. Dr. Charles Edward lAK-ke and others will made addresses. The Mayor and city officials of Ios Angeles, also many of the state officials and local organisations, have been in vited to attend. SANTA CLAUS VISITS JAIL Sheriff Sappington Prepares Christ mas Tree and Turkey Dinner. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Sappington made glad the hearts of 13 prisoners in the County Jail with a ChriHtmastree and. turkey dinner. The presents from the tree were cigars, tobacco, candles, huts and reading matter. At 5 o'clock a turkey dinner witli all the trimmings wan served. At the head of the table sat Patrick Cahill. the flute player, who acted as loastmaster. AYIien the meal was over Cahill dispensed music. The prisoners all agree that the Sheritf is the most kind-hearted man they have ever met. and several said they wlli appropriately remember him when they are restored to liberty. DIES AT SANTA CLAUS' FEET Rider Slabbed lo Death by Parrish at Church Festival. IX"ISVILT,H, Mo.. Dec. 26 George Rider, a prominent farmer, was stabbed to death by Edgar Parrish In the mlost of a Christmas celebration In the Chris tain Church here Thursday night. The trouble started at a box supper at a coun try church near Louisville a few nights atro, when Parrlsli said he defended sev eral young women who refused to permit Rider to treat 'hem. The Christian Church was crowded last nitrht when Ritr entered. Rider saw Parrish near the door and started, to wards him. Men and women Interfered, but he attacked Parrish. who then stabbed him. Rider fell dead at Santa Claus' feet, just beneath the giant Chri.'it nias tree. KILLS SON AND HIMSELF Lincoln llackdrlver K.iuls Life of Crippled Boy. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. X. Herman Weidhurg. - a ' hackdrlver, 35 years old, last night killed his son, Sidney, 9 years old. and then shot himself, dying almost Instantly. The murdered child, who was a cripple, never had been able to walk and was'asieep with a brother.- According to the story of the second son, the father came to the bed, lifted little Sidney out, placing him - on the ' floor and shot him twice through the heart. Satisfying himself that his boy was dead, the man then turned the weapon on himself. Weldburg had been in poor health for some time. PISTOL DUEL KILLS TWO Quarrel Leads to Double .Murder in Barroom.' ' ' POXCMATOULA. La.. Dec. 26 Irvin Cooper and William Arnold. Jr., killed each other in a pistol duel In a saloon here last night. Cooper was bartender in the saloon where the tragedy occurred, and it is said that the difficulty followed some words which Cooper had with Arnold's younger brother. Car Cuts Off .Man's Finger. J. H. Roberts, a young carpenter liv at Kern Park, lost one of his fingers lfcat night In an accident while trying to board a moving car at Third and Alder streets. He fell to the street and his hand was thrust tinder the wheels. His index finger stuck out far enough so that it was cut off. He was locked up in the City'Jall on a charge of being demented until late last night, when he regained his normal senses. He explained matters as best he could remember them to Captain of Po lice Moore and Dr. Ziegler was sent for. Finding the man to be all right. Dr. Zeigler ordered his release. ' Tn the 11 rounfles of Southeast Missouri containing swamp or overflowed lands. 31 drainage ditrhs or carats have ten con structed h total length of about ftt'i mite. These ditches ha reclaimed ooo acres of lad. SANTA CLAUS IN AIR Knabenshue Takes Him on Airship Voyage. TALKS TO FOLKS ON EARTH Los Angeles Aeronaut Celebrates by Remarkable Flight Will Sail Over Ocean and Over Mountain Summits. IXS ANGELES. Cat.. Dec, 26. To cele brate Christmas Roy Knabenshue made a remarkable flight in his airship yesterday afternoon, leavng Chutes Park at 4 o'clock and making a trip over the T. M. C. A. building to give the hundreds of children entertained there an oppor tunity to see the Christmas Saint mailing in the air. George Deusler, Knabenshue's engineer, was costumed as Santa Claus. The airship was so near the roof that Its passengers could easily see the reny nants of the dinner upon the tables on the roof. With this trip Knabenshue has made 75 two or three-passenger trips with his present dirigible. All have been made In the last eight months. The last 15 ascents were made exactly according to the programme planned, starting within five minutes of the scheduled lime, which Is a world's record. After making the turn at the T. M. C. A. building. Knabenshue sailed twice over the ball park. The boys kept their eyes on Santa Claus and shouted messages to him as he came within hailing distance. When the boat's nose was headed down, an easy landing was made. Madame Lillian Nordfca was an in terested spectator of the flight, and after the landing she congratulated Knaben shue on his success lr. navigating the air. Before deflating his 19s model for the last time. Knabenshue plans to make two flights which will be regarded as remark able by aeronauts of all countries. One of these will be a trip to the ocean, with a "lunding" on the sea and a return to Chutes Park. The other will be a journey up Mount hose or Mount Al!ton and a return to the starting point. These will make new records for distance and speed. BUN DOWN BY COMRADE BAY CITY' POLICEMAN SKKIOCS LY INJURED BY AUTO. by Warns Driver, Accompanied Drunken Patrolman, in Vain Chauffeur Is Arrested. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. Policeman D. S. Hawkins, of, the local police torce, was run down and seriously injured yes terday by an automobile in which A. R. Hai-rill. another police officer, was rid In!,'. Huinlll Was beeq temporarily sus pended pending an investigation as a result of the accident and his alleged subsequent misconduct while on duty, and I. McHngh, the chauffeur. has been placed under arrest, charged with bat tery. . Hawkins is suffering with a broken anKlc aud fractures of both wrists, be sides numerous bruises and' exits and a possible fracture of the skull and inter nal Injuries. Hawkins, who is a mounted officer of the park squad, was endeavoring to warn Mcllugh that he was exceeding the speed limit when he was run down. Vie was afoot at the time, leading his horse with the bridle wrapped about his hand, and only the rearing of the animal at the swift approach of the machine saved the of iicer irom being ground under the w heels of the car. After the accident Hanilll reported for duty on his beat, but couid not be found r'iien a summons was sent out for him. Captain of Police Colby sought out the m'.Esing patrolman and ordered him off duty. Captain Colby said Hamill was Intoxicated. Hawkins' injuries, while serious, are not believed to be grave enough to cause d?ath unless complications arise. HISTORIC KANSAS HERMIT He AValked to WashhiRton, D. C, and Back Eight Times. Topeka County Kansas City Journal. General Hugh Cameron, known as the Kansas hermit, died of apoplexy In a local hospital. He camn herefrom Lawrence to attend the funeral of A. H. Case, an old friend. General Cameron was 82 years old at the time of his death. He was born at Saratoga Springs. N. T.. October 2S. 1S26. He went to 'Washington. D. C shortly after the election of Zaehary Taylor as President. There he became acquainted with Webster, Clay. Douglas and other eminent statesmen of the day. He moved to his hermitage near Lawrence In 1854. General Cameron was a well-known Kansas character. Ho came to the state in 1857 and was a friend of Jim Lane and John Brown. He partici pated in the border ruffian war and be came a Colonel of a Kansas regiment In the Civil War. He was . breveted Brigadier-General at the close of his military services. Since the war he has been living- the life of a recluse on his Utile farm just west of Law rence. His home was a small hut made of twigs. He did his cooking over a camp fire for almost a halt century. Winter and Summer. General Cameron was usually on hand at all notable gatherings, either National or state. He had attended everv inauguration at both Topeka and Washington, D. C... since the Civil War. Garbed In an old army-blue suit, with a red bandana lied around his cap and with his yard of disheveled hair and whiskers he always sttractcd attention. It Is said that he has walked from Kansas to Washington and back about eight times. He had a preju dice against riding on railroads, or rather against paying fare, and he preferred to walk rather than buy rail road tickets. Before that time he was a profesor of mathematics in Rlttenhouse Acad emy, Washington. Then for a time he was a clerk in the Treasury Depart ment. His health failed and he moved to Kansas in time to be identified with the free state struggle. He located his claim on the Kansas River, a few miles west of iAwrenee. He laid the foun dation for a house. The rock he quar ried by himself. The framework of the house was made of walnut lumber. Tears ago enemies of the hermit fired the house and it was totally de stroyed. Since then he has lived under a thatch of limbs and boughs on his claim or In a rude shed under a tree in an out-of-the-way place In Law- Oil Come Out New Year's In a "hand-me-down" suit. Have Your Garments Made to Order by NICOL They will cost you LESS, quality considered. A suit and extra pair of trousers for the price of the suit. $25 to $50 Trousers of same material or different, just as you prefer. We must reduce our stock for stock-taking, hence these REDUCED PRICES Satisfaction guaranteed in al! ease. r;iu-nin 10 o?dr in a tiny if reqnin-d. Full Dress and Tuxedo Fuius a ppecfaity. WILLIAM JERREMS SONS. 108 Third Street. rence. His appearance was all his title of hermit implied. His white hair and beard unkempt and long- and a long stocking cap served to identify him everywhere. General Cameron made several pil grimages of political nature. One of the best remembered of those was two years ago this Winter when he went to Albuquerque. N. M to hunt up Ed mund G. Ross, bearing; a "letter of for giveness." for the vote Ross cast as Senator from Kansas when Andrew Johnson's Impeachment trial was In progress. Ross was the last man to vote and his vote saved Johnson. The feeling against him has since died out and. at General Cameron's request, the Kansas Legislature officially "forgave" the vote. Genei'al Cameron Is far-famed for his many long pilgrimages on foot. For years he walked everywhere, apparent ly scorning the more modern modes of travel, and a few jears ago a walk to Topeka or to Kansas City from his home, three miles from Lawrence. ws a task which he deemed more a pleas ure than task. He was a man of -striking- appearance and once seen never forgotten. He was a typical hermit; Ills Srp -Temalned always the same and his hair and beard long ago lost the acquaintance of the barber's .razor, ajid shears. ...He took great pride In his hirsute adorn ment and always kept It in excellent condition. His beard was long and snow white, as was his hair, and he kept both braided. On rare occasions, when out on a pilgrimage, he would allow It to flow across his chest and shoulders. The toboggan cap which he wore was one of the distinguishing features about the old hermit. Karetj. If ever, was he seen with any other headgear. His usual garb. Summer .and Winter, consisted of overalls, a rough blouse, a coarse jacket, and. when the weather necessitated it, an old army overcoat with a cape. General Hugh Cameron was 82 years old and he expected to live at least 20 years longer "to .complete my pres ent mission," he has said. "The mis sion" -was evidently his desire to be instrumental In having- the memories of Senator Ross and President Johnson venerated and placed with that of Lin coln and Washington. He fully anti cipated that it would take all of 20 vears to fulfill that mission. "'General Cameron was possessed of a fine education, was widely read, par tlcularlv upon history and current af fairs. He was also the owner of con siderable property in and around Law rence and his check for several thous and dollars would have been honored bv most any hanker who knew him. "Members of the Old Men's Club. of. Kansas City, will remember with pleas ure General Cameron's appearances be fore that body. Frequently he has walked from Kansas City to Lawrence to bear them some message or to tell them some story of border warfare. V3 Off Sam! Rosenblatt 6 Co. Cor. Third and Morrison Streets Off CHECK ACCOUNTS AVe do not limit the amount for which a check account ma.y be opened, leaving that to the convenience of the depositor. A small account to day may be a large ac count tomorrow. We desire to encour age wholesome business methods, as well as to add names to our list of depositors. Your patronage is solicited. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY 247 VAHl!GTO STREET. P4- $16.65 m $20.00 JiSf- ly- j l Coprishtl908bT Hart Schafiner & Mux $12 7 -or Hart Schaffner 6 Marx i J. J J Fine $20,00 SUITS AND OVERCOATS for Hart Schaffner 5 Marx Very Latest $25.00 . SUITS AND OVERCOATS for Hart Schaffner 6 Marx Most Superb $30.00 SUITS AND OVERCOATS 7(1 A A for Hart Schaffner 6 Marx JU.UU Extra Fine $40 and $45 SUITS AND OVERCOATS Including Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits ONE-THIRD OFF ON ALL BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS FIGHT KILLS T Sanguinary Collision Between Miners, and Marshals. STRIKE, CAUSES CONFLICT Vnlted Stales Officers Find Strikers .BaTricatled In Hotel,-and In Ef - fort. to Dislodge Them One- of Each rarty Meets Death. DANVILLE. Ky., Dec. 36 A battle be tween striking miners and five United States Marshals took place at Stearns, a coal mining town, HO miles south of here, yesterday and resulted . in the death of two men and the wounding of several others. The dead: John Mullins. United States Marshal, Richmond, Ky. Richard Ro.?. miner. The. wounded Marshal Tate. Son.Erset, Ky. Marshal Kyan, Somerset, Ky. Several miners were also wounded. The trouble arose over the refusal of strike promoters to obey a temporary restraining order issued by Judge A. M. J. Cochran, at Covington. Ky.. several days ago. Marshals Silver. Ryan. Henry "Wadell, Messlnale and Tate, of Somerset. Ky., and Marshal Mullins. of Richmond, went to Stearns, found the strikers bar ricaded in a hotel and were fired upon. Then ensued the fight, during which Mul lins was killed and several of the miners wounded. The hotel was then burned and the miners fled. STATE AND JOURNALISM A Profession to ReoelTe the Recog nition Importance Demands. Walter "Vfillianis. In the "World Today. . The arg-ument for the state's support if education is that of self-preservation. Where there is no open vision the people perish.- -The states support (schools that the products of the school may uphold the state. Training is given to teachersthat these teachers may conduct and maintain schools. Training is given to physicians that they mav save the lives of the state's citizens, 'to lawyers that they may pro tect in the courts of the state the property rights, liberty and lives of Its citizens. Shall the state not train, 1n its schools of journalism, the profession that, more than any other, is the bul wark of a free government? Modern conditions liave made necessary the maintenance of a free press under the control of men equipped for larger serv ice to the commonwealth. This train ing cannot be secured adequately save In properly-conducted schools. If the press is not controlled by men thus trained, the state suffers. A weak, cowardlv, corrupt press means the downfall of a free state. It is the duty, therefore, of the state to maintain It self by the fostering of schools for the training of men who will maintain it. The new schools of journalism do not intend to make journalists. They could not do so If they so desired. They can, however, train for Journalism, and this Is the purpose of their establishment. Their success means the dignifying of journalism, the strengthening of the arms of those In the profession, who would strike at Iniquity intrenched, the, furnishing of young .journalists with equipment for the largest service to the state. CZAR SEES DIVINE SARA rresents Her With Portrait t O.ai'ina as Souvenir. ST. PBTKRSRI.'RG. Dec. Sarah Bernhardt, who Is playing here, was given an audience by Kmperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe-Selo yesterday and waa prc sentd with a portrait of the Fmprcss. FREE PILE CURE Sent to Demonstrate the Merits of Pyramid Pile Cure. Whit It Has Hone For Others, It Do For You. AVe have testimonials by the hun dreds showing all stages, kinds and degrees of piles which have been cured by Pyramid rile (Hire.' If vou could read these unsolicited letters you would no donht go to th nearest drug store and buy a bo of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price fifty cents. ATe do not ask you to do this. Send us your name and address and we will send you a trial package by mail free. We know what the trial package will do. Jn many cases It has cured piles without further treatment. If it proves its value to you order more from your druggist. This is fair, Is it not? Sim ply write us a letter giving your name and address and we will send you the trial package by mail in plain wrapoer free. Address " Pyramid Drug Co.. Ih4 Pyramid Hldg.. Marshall. Mich. Up A Great After-Xmas Clean- OF SUITS, OVERCOATS, TROUSERS BEGINS HERE TOMORROW MORNING UV3 Off on AH Men s Suits and Overcoats TROUSERS SPECIAL Men's Trousers, Values $3.00, Now $2.20 Men's Trousers, Values $3.50, Now $2.85 Men's Trousers, Values $4.00, Now $3.10 Men's Trousers, Values $4.50, Now $3.65 Men's Trousers, Values $5.00, Now $4.05 Men's Trousers, Values $6.00, Now $4.65 Men's Trousers, Values $6.50, Now $5.20 r Men s Trousers, Values $7.00, Now $5.65 Men's Trousers, Values $8.00, Now $6.45 - Men's Trousers, Values $10, Now $7.35 M J. Richardson Go. OPPOSITE WOODARD, CLARKE & CO., 283-285 WASHINGTON ST.