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THE
TOPESA DAILY STATU JOUF.IIA&. FEIDAY niGHT.
.Council and Water Trustees Ad
just Differences.
rie-tise-I OrdinaneeWillDe Adopt
ed Without Oppositica.
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IOLLIDAY GIVES UP.
Says That Me Will; Support t he
Board. ,
illinium Eate W ill Be 40 Cents
Instead of 25.
With a!l the mildness which charT
acterizes a spring tirriri morning did the
council and board of waterworks trus
tees succeed in patching up their dif
ferences last evening over the question
of meter water rates. - -
Councilmen Horu, Holliday, E.ice and
Eimms who had oppose the passage "of
the ordinance containing the schedule
2-Ionday evening experienced a change
of heart before the end of last even
ing's meeting and announced that they
would no longer place any obstacles in
ihe adoption of the schedule. Courtcil
rnen Horn and Simms who had fought
consistently against the proposed raise
cf a cent and a quarter in the eight to
ten thousand cubic feet per month class
were pacified by the introduction of an
amendment to the rate proposed by. the
board of waterworks trustees which left
the rate of users in . that . class- un
changed. Both Horn and Simms in their busi
ness are rated in the above class, and
their contention against a raise seemed
to bs founded on largely a personal
basis though Horn contended that he
was simply using his case as' an ex
ample. The board of trustees in fixing upon
the schedule of rates met their greatest
difficulty in the classes from 8,000 cubic
feet per month to the 30,000 cubic feet.
To make a sliding rate which should be
equitable and in conformity with the
other rates the board was compelled to
raise it between the above classes. The
amendment proposed by Mayor W. H.
Davis cut down the number of classes
;n which this raise w-ould come.
On the assurance of the board that it
would not result in any change in the
income of the department the amend
ment was passed unanimously. , ,-. -
Before they were persuad"., ti come
over and be good CouncUmeu'' Holliday
and Horn had a number of suggestions
to offer about the proper management
of the nlant.
"I think that the city should give free
water for a year to new manufactories
which come into the city," said Mr.
Horn "I believe we want to build up
this town and that the right thing to
cio would be to give free water just as
the gas company is going to do."
"But we can't do that, Mr. Horn
said William Green, chairman of the
waterworks committee. "The ordinance
whi'h we passed for the management
of the plant doesn't, -rovide that we
can do anything of that kind. .We can't
di- criminate between users' in the same
clss." .
- Here the controversy J5?sr. t .rax
fast and furious. 'I believe that the
people would rather of e "bonds' tot the
improvements of the j'Jant and have
water rates lowered, aitier than to pay
any increased rate. T'.l.elieve in taking
the bull by the horns and leaving it to
the people," said Councilman Rice.
'That won't solve the difficulty," said
C. E. Jewell, member of the board of
trustees. . "That, simply increases your
fixed charges." .- .
"I don't believe that .vfe should set
aside any 2 per cent for a sinking fund.
There Is no use in loading up the pres
ent generation, let the future srenera
tion pay for it," said Councilman Horn.
"Why didn't y'ou raise that objection
when the ordinance was passed?" said
Green. "I asked you then )f vou want
ed any changes and you didn't say any
thing. You seemed to be satisfied .and
you voted for the ordinance."
"There is this about letting the future
feneration pay for the plant," said.
Councilman S. T Howe. "The bonded
indebtedness of the city ' is increasing,
the city is growing rapidly, we have to
figure on reducing some of this bonded
indebtedness. We will ruin our credit
it we don't meet our Indebtedness."
"I believe with- Mr. Rice that we
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Wth Us Grow.
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should issue bonds," said Councilman
Holliday. "The capacity of the punt
is too small, we should butid a plant
here large enough to take care of the
needs 20 vears from-, now."
"We have got sufficient capacity
now." said Mr. jew-eii. "Why should
we issue bonds? It will simply mean
letting down the bars and the extension
of mains into unprofitable territory.
Why should we load up with fxed
charges?"
.Then Holliday made his whipping
drive to the front. "You say that the
fixed charges are about, $71,800 a year
and that the income is $72,000. Is
that correct? It is? Well, I am not
going to stand in the way of progress
any further, I am not going to throw a
brick in the way of a municipal owner
ship of the plant. -I am going to Stand
back of these gentlemen of the board."
The statement was greeted -with a
clapping of hands and a few huzzahs.
The minimum meter rate was allowed
to remain at 40 cents which is the
recommendation of the board. This is
a raise from 25 cents, the present rate.
The members of the council present
last evening when they were shown
that the majority of the minimum
meter users were of the prosperous
class of citizens decided that the rti
would not wal k any hardship and that
it should be adopted
The action taken last reming will be
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I'GLV FIItE THIS 5IOUXIXG.
IlesuK'nce at, S18 IIapristri Street
Nearly Destroyed. ' 1
A disastrous early morning fire took
place at 2:55 this morning. The two
story frame residence at 318 Harrison
street was "damaged to the -extent of
$S00 by a fire which presumably
started from the explosion of a hang
ing lamp. Mrs. II. Baerv who, occu
pied the house with her tw'o children,
suffered a narrow escape- front - as
phyxiation,. One of the childre-who
was a.wakened by. the choking smoke
aroused the mother, who removed the
children to a place of safety.
A hanging lamp which was in the
sitting room is supposed to have ex
ploded, setting fire to-the house. The
whole interior of the sitting room was
soon ablaze and th flames communi
cated themselves to the parlor. From
these two rooms the fire spread up
between the joists of the side walls of
the house and the attic was soon like
wise ablaze. When the Are depart
ment arrived the two front rooms of
the house were wrapped in fire and
fire Was also breaking out from the
roof. Two lines of hose were imme
diately run out and the flood of wa-ISfr-sooB-
tta.d-the.. (Ire under control.'
The siding from the house was ripped
off and the-fire was kept from spread
ing between the joists. The house
was insured for .11,600 and 'an 'addi
tional insurance of $300 was carried
on the contents of the house. The to
tal fire loss will amount to about
$$00.
The dwelling was owned by Wilson
Thomas, a nonresident.
The two story brick residence at 62i
Van Buren street was damaged by a
fire which originated from a chimney.
The alarm was turned in at fr:20. The
loss was trifling.
Forest Keserve Conference Called.
Washington, Dec. 8. Invitations to a
conference to be held by the National
Forest Reserve society at Denver on
January 27, next, relative tr cattle graz
ing in forest reserves have been sent by
Gifford Pinchot. forecaster of the United
States, to F. C. Hag-enbarth, president
of the National Liva Stock association;
F. K. Warren, president of the Nation
al Ptoek Growers' association and Mur
do McKenzie, president of the National
Cattle Growers' association.
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Is Adnowledsed
By most people who know ;
anything about clothes
making or who pay $15 or
more for a suit or an
overcoat, that for su
perb tailoring, excellence
of fabrics, correctness of
style and perfection in
fit
Rogers Pcet and Cos
World's Premier Cloths
are superior to all other
makes. The men who
. wear them say they are
as good in every sense
as the highest priced
custom tailored gar
ments and far more
stylish.
There's an indefinable
something about our
clothes that distin-
k guishes our $15 suits and
overcoats as far superior
to those ofiered m the
daily bargain sales as
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1'JOMAN HAflGED.
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slept well most of tie nights since the
death watch began and her appetite has
not failed her. Last night she did rot
go to bed without some urgitusr. She
tired about 11 o'clock and slept fairly
well until 5 o'clock this morning.
Kept I'n Her Spirits.
Mrs. Rogers has been in g-od spirit
all the time considering, of course, what
must have been passing in her mind in
anticipation of the "wful hour of execu
tion. She has conversed with the
death watch but has talked but littie
of her case except when Superintendent
Lovell was present.' Ihe has occupied
her time to a great, extent in crocheting
lace for aprons to be sent to relatives
nd persons who had sent money to her.
At night her crocheting needle was reg
ularly taken away from her, and given
to her the next clay. She has read the
Bible and has even committed some
passages to memory. She has written a
few letters to relatives and sympathiz
ing persons., She has never lost hope
that in some way her life might be
spared and even this morning appear
ed to -retain some faint hope that at the
lat moment somethine might interpose
tu save he.. .
The gallows were erected yesterday,
but every precaution was taken to
muffle the sounds of the hammer and
no intimation whatever that the work
was in progress reached Mrs. Rogers'
ceil.
Even the death watch did not know
about it. Mrs. Rogers, however, was
curious and kept i"' ng. through the
Cay if the gallows was being made
ready. Towards night Matron Durkee
told her that it was.
Yesterday morning Rev. Father C. C.
Delaney of the Roman Catholic church
here administered erm-nniiion to Mrs.
Rogers end gave her spiritual consola
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Jackets ever placed on sale
$15, $12.50 and Sio
As Early As Possible
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tion. In the afternoon Rev. William H.
Hayes, the priaon chaplain, visited her
cell and read the scriptures and prayed
with her. After he went away Mrs.
Rogers joined with Mr. and Mrs.Loukes
in singing hymns. Mrs. Rogers asked
for the visit of the clergyman and ap
peared to believe that her sins hau
been foi given.
She Did Xot Confess.
She had neither confessed her crime
directly and positively nor had she ex
plicitly denied it. Indeed, she has said
little about it lately. She said she did
not consider it brave to go to the
scaffold and make a confession and
that it would not do her any good to
tell what other people had done. When
she allowed herself to dwell upon the
ordeal of today she appeared to be
making every effort to go to her fate
bravely and with firmness. The usual
talk has been current about some kind
of an opiate being administered to her
to deaden her sensibilities, but It is un
qualifiedly false. Mrs. Rogers did not
drink coffee or tea, but contented her
self soUly with coid water.
Superintendent Lovell visited Mrs.
Rogers' cell last night and talked with
her a few moments. She was in good
spirits and even told a story just be
fore he left. She said her case was
not properly managed.
The time set for the execution was
between 1 and 2 o'clock and it was
intended to start the death procession
immediately after 1 o'clock. " Soon
after the news was broken to Mrs.
Rogers that Governor Bell had de
clined to grant her a further reprieve.
Matron Durkee went to the condemned
woman's cell to prepare her for the
execution. Miss iiurkee assisted Mrs.
Rogers to dress in a simple grown o
black.
All of the deputy sheriffs were at
the prison more than an hour before
the time of the execution. In the
street in the vicinity of the prison just
before 1 o'clock, a small crowd num
bering perhaps 30 persona gathered.
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Oxford Mufflers
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apparently hoping to- get glimpses of
Mra. Rogers as she was led down the
stairs from the woman's section of the
prison to the scaffold. Nothing could
be seen of the gallows, as a curtain
had been drawn across a window near
which it stood. ;
History of the Crime." '
"Every ingenious device, known in
law. was used to save Mary Rogers
from the gibbet, and it was not until
the case was disposed of by the su
preme court of the United States late
last month that all hope was given up
of saving the woman's life. Had there
been one mitigating circumstance; had
there been one spark of womanliness
in Maw R-uera,.-tad,j?he shovn slight
possibilities -of regeneration. iGoveriMW
C. J. Bell of Vermont, might have in
terfered. The murder was as brutal as
that of Mrs. Martha Place, who hacked
her stepdaughter to pieces because of
jealousy. in Brooklyn. Governor
Roosevelt declined to interfere and
save her from electrocution in March,
1899.
Mrs. Rogers killed her husband,
Marcus Rogers, in order that she
might possess herself of $600, his life
insurance, and . marry another man.
The murder was committed in Ben
nington, on August 12, 1902, by the ad
ministration of chloroform. The cir
cumstances leading up to the murder
breathe of foul deceit, cunning and a
viciousness inconceivable in a woman.
Mary Rogers was deeply loved by
her husband. Tiring of her life with
this quiet, unpretentious man, she left
him. In her unfortunate life that fol
lowed in Bennington she met a youth,
barely seventeen years old, by. the
name of Leon Perham, a half breed
Indian, who became enamored of her.
Perham wanted to marry her. Mrs.
Rogers had no mind for that, but kept
Perham dangling by her side.
Mrs. Rogers fell in love with a well
known ,citizen of Bennington. who,
however, was not aware of her passion
for him. As a woman of the street
she knew she could not win him, and in
her simpler way bethought that once
in possession of her husband's $600
life insurance money she would be
come an object of devotion and atten
tion. With the thought came the plan
to do away with Rogers, whom she had
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--and Pork Products
We buy the young healthy hog as
he comes from the farm. We manu
facture him into everything good that
can be made from pork. No packing
house profits added to our prices.
Come in and see our Market tomor
row; it will be a surprise to you if you
haven't seen it. We can't enumerate
here the many good things you wiil
see and the low prices we sell them at.
Tor Example
Fresh Hams 10c
Fresh Shoulders . .flc
Fresh Loins. o
Fresh Sides c
Snare-Ribs with meat on, 3 lbs.
I for. 25c
Leaf Lard. unrendereO Ko
Neck Bones; makes a nice roast.. 5c
This Is the Market that Makes
the Smile that Won't
Gome Off.
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left. Rogers, in spite of her life of
shame, had oftentimes sent word to his
wife to come to him and he would for
give and forget the past. His strong
love for her and his willingness to for
give were his undoing. She entered
into a conspiracy with Perham. who
was her willing tool, being led to be
lieve that she would marry him.
Rogers Was "Powerful.
Rogers was a powerful man and his
end had to be accomplished by cunning
and deceit. She wrote that she was
ready to come back: wanted to come
back and would he forgive her. Leon
-Perham turned stale's evidence and on
the stand he gave testimony, a recital
such-as has rarely - been - 'betted ia the
eortffiof law.- -,-':-,-. -According
to. Perham Mrs. . Rogers
had written to her husband, from
whom she was estranged, asking him
to meet her at ft: 30 at night.
After the meeting and pretended
reconciliation Leon led the way into
Morgan's grove, and by a winding
path to the river. A great stone wall
separated the grove from the river
bank. The distance from the wall to
the bank was less than half a dozen
feet.'
"May and I walked along with
Rogers until we came to a break in
the wall," said Leon. "She went
through and we followed. It was cold
and I had on a big overcoat. I spread
this out on the ground and all three
of us sat down. We were only a few
feet from the edge of the river..
"' "May said she had a new trick with
a rope.
"He laughed. May laughed, too,
and drew out a piece of clothes line.
Then she said she'd bet she could tie
me so that I couldn't get loose.
" 'I'll bet you can't.' I said.
"She tied my hands loosely and I
broke away. She tried it again and I
broke away again.
" 'Try it on him. I said.
" 'I'll bet you can't tie me,' said
Rogers.
"He was as strong as an ox. May
tied him and tried to tie him tight, but
he just gave a heave and broke away.
She tried it a second time, and he
broke loose without any trouble. She
was getting worried. She tried it a
third time, and when he broke loose
again I saw that she couldn't tie him.
" 'Let me do it.' I told her.
"I took the rope a piece of clothes
line. I said to Rogers:
" 'Kneel down and put your hands
behind you.'
He Thought It Was bm.
"He thought it was fun and kneeled
down. I tied his hands behind him
and he struggled but could not get
loose. His back was towards May.
"I gave her a signal and she drew
the vial of chloroform and the hand
kerchief from her bosom. She poured
a few drops on her handkerchief not
very much and put her arms around
his neck. Suddenly she drew his head
back in her lap. The move threw him
on his hands, which were behind him,
so he was doubly helpless. Then she
put the handkerchief to his nose. He
sputtered. Suddenly she empties the
vial on the handkerchief, completely
saturating it. He began to struggle.
" 'May, what does this mean!' he
asked, heaving his body. 'What does
it mean!'
" 'Jump on his legs.' she said.
"I jumped on his legs to hold him.
May had him gripped around the neck
and pressed the handkerchief against
his nose. His struggles ware terrible.
He threw me off as if I had been a
kitten. He got one hand free and used
it to help himself.
"But May clung ' him and never
once did the handkerchief get away
from his nose. She had the grip of a
tiger. He struggled and flung hinvself
and her on the ground, and every time
I came near him a heave of his legs or
his free arm would throw me off.
"While he struggled, his breath waV?
deerer. Suddenly he became more quiet.
and in a moment he was limp. May
clur.g to him, even rftr he was. quiet,
pressing the ehlcrcform-soaked hand
kerchief down over his face. When all
was over she got up."
The body was rolled into the river. A
note was left, purporting to have been
written by Rogers, that he had drown
ed himself. Mrs. Rogers' unseemly
haste in her efforts to collect the life
insurance and other damning circum
stances led to her arrest and indictment,
perham confessed and was sent to
Windsor prison for life. Mrs. Rogers
was found guilty on December 22. 1303,
and she was sentenced to be hanged in
the first Friday in last February. She
was thrice reprieved by Governor Bell,
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the second reprieve expiring last June,
when counsel for the woman made an
appeal to the dated States federal
court to have certain legal questions re
viewed by the supreme court at Wash
ington. The third reprieve expired to
day. .
Mary Rogers was 22 years old and
little more than 1U when she killed her
husband.
tioveriior Makes a Statement.
. While River Junction, Vt Dec. S.
Governor Bell was promptly notified by
telephone of the execution of Mrs. Rog
ets. Afterwards the- governor gave out
tiie following statement:
.,"1 am mucin relieved to know that the
execution of Mrs. . Rogejs .was axcom-i
plished promptly, according to law. -and.
without a hitch or unnecessary delay. It
was a disagreeable duty I have . been
called upon bo perform, but notwith
standing my private views in regard to.
the matter I have acted on my oath as
chief executive and I believe I have act
ed in the interest of public good and
according to the lawabiding sentiment
of the people of Vermont. The incident
is closed and I do not care to say any
thing more at thi time."
GovernorT3ell later 1- ft for his home at
Walden.
:IRST LEGAL -HANGING.
In Slate of "Georgia for Criminal As
sault Takes I'laee.
Atlanta, Ga., Deo. S. The first legal
execution in the history of Fulton coun
ty. Georgia, for criminal assault took
place at the Tower today when Jim
Walker, the self convicted negro assail
ant of Mrs. Alice Mi, ore. the wife of t.
white merchant of Atlanta, was hanged
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LADIES' AND GENTS'
$3.50 Capitols
$4.00 Toe-pe-Kan
$5,00 Bench-Made Shoes
Xmas Slippers
Exceptional Values
$1.50, $1.75, $2
Ladies' Felt Romeos
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