The Minneapolis journal. [volume], May 09, 1906, Page 8, Image 8

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Ladies'
S
OUR NE W TANS ARE NOW I N
Men and women who are much on their feet should wear low
shoes during warm weather. They keep the feet cool aad
comfortable.
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QUN METAL OXFORDS.
KNOBLAUCH'S
514 Nicollet Ave., Next to Andrus Bldg.
Patent Colt Oxfords, Pumps
and Gibson Ties, swagger
shapes,
$3.50 $4.00
Ladies'
Tan Oxfords, Russia Calf,
and Brown Vici Kids, in all
shades,
$3.50 $4.00
Ladies'
White and Blue Canvas
Pumps and Ribbon Tie s,
$2-50 $3 $3.50
Porto Blcan Declares Story of Borrow
ing from Litigant Is False.
Journal Speoial Service.
Pittsburg, May 9.Former Federal
Judge Charles McKenna of Porto
Bico has issued the following signed
statement regarding the charges that
have been made that he borrowed $800
from a litigant in San Juan:
"The sto ry was not new to me, as I
heard of it up on my arrival in New
York from Porto Bico, at which time
I promptly and vigorously denied it as
did Judge Pettingill, United States dis
trict attorney of Porto Bico and presi
dent of the Bar association.
liI reiterate that the story is entire
ly and maliciously false, and this re
opening of the matter I cannot account
for. I unqualifiedly and positively
deny that I at any time borrowed any
Ints ami privileges Trill surprise, you
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House
Gentlemen's
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fords, up to the minute lasts,
$3.50 $4
Gentlemen's
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Tan Russia Calf,
$3.90 $4 $5
Boys' and Youths'
Misses' and Children's Tan,
Gun Metal and Patent Colt
Oxfords,
$1.50 to $3
OWN A FARMBE INDEPENDENT
HAVE purchased for Spot Cash a great bar
gain in heavily timbered farming land near
civilization, railroad, schools, churches fine
soil, good water only 20 feet. Lands are actually
worth $15 to $20 an acre. W are going to share our
good fortune with our customers and sell them at Auc
tion, cheap to highest bidder, in Minneapolis, this
month2 5c an acre down, balance long time. Ge
maps, catalogue, full informatio n, date of sale. Write
at once.
FRANKUN-BINNER LAND
503 Bank of Commerce.
FRESH MINES GOAL.
JUDGE M'KENNA DENIES
TORNADO IN ANN ARBOR
DAMAGEREACHES $10,000
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 9.A torna
do, accompanied by an electrical storm,
did $10,000 damage here last night. Th
Methodist church steeple was struck by
lightning and burne d. Most of the
wind damage was in the valley of Al
len's creek, the Cornwell coal sheds suf
fering heavily.
FAMOUS PATRIOT DEAD.
San Juan. Porto Rico, May 9.Felipe Cuebas,
collector of customs, was drowned yesterday Jn
Mayaguez harbor. He was a distinguished Porto
Rlcan politician and planter and suffered perse
cutions in Spanish times on acccount of his
advocacy of American institutions.
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TRIAL OF BECHTEL
HEARING A CLOSE
Continu ed From First Page.
spired by eastern insuran ce companies
to make troub le for the local com-
pany?"
"It was understo od that Mr. Wol fe
was coming here at the instigation of
the Mutual Life of New York."
"Did the officers of the company
know that fact before Mr. Wol fe came
here?"
I presume they did."
A letter from an agent of the Mutual
Life of New York, scoring the local
company and telling of the trouble the
company was making them in this field
on account of the Awditorium project,
was offered, admitted and read,
The witne ss swore that this letter
was reproduced and kept in the com
pany's archives.
"Now, Mr. Timme, don't you know
that Mr Wolfe, when making his ex
amination, found that $3,500 check?"
"No, sir."
"Isn't it true that that' check
wasn in yo ur strong box,- but was in
Mr. Wolfe's possession and was dis
cussed by the officers of the company
and by Mr Wolfe?" "No, sir.'
What did you say Mr Bechtel told
you about this check?" "He told me
to go thru the records of the company
and remove such items as Mr. Wolfe
would criticise. I suggested this check
among other things, and it was agreed
to hold it out."
"Now, as a matter of fact, didn
you take this check long after ry.
Wolfe's examination and put 'i
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
A. Timme's Testimony for the State
Begun.
First Assistant County Attorney
John Dahl rapidly laid the founda
tions of the state's case against W
Bechtel, former life insurance company
president, yesterday afternoon by the
introduction of vario us books and rec
ords of the compan y, identified by for
mer and present officials. This done,
A. Timme, former actuary, was called
and made some damaging disclosures.
Thompson, president of the
compan y, was the first witness and
identified the cash book, the official
journal, minute record, and check regis
ter. The incorporation of the company
and the election as president of the
defendan t, Bechtel, \rere proved and
Edward Stiekney, cashier of the
company for nine years,, and brother-in
law of the defendan t, was next called
and testified to the drawing of the
$3,500 check on May 2, 1903. his
testimony, corroborated by the check
register, it was shown that this check
was made payable to S. E Rumble, sec
retary, and indorsed by S. Halbert,
president of the Kansas City Life In
surance compan y, and that it was made
by the cashier upon the verbal order of
the defendant. The witness swore that
he afterwards received a written order
to draw the check, but this order is
now missing. The check was charged
up to the commission account.
Bookkeeper Testifies.
Henry White, former ly bookkeeper
for the company, was called, and fur
ther identified the check alleged to
have been illegally appropriated by the
defendant, and explained in detail the
bookkeeping system of the concern.
swore that there were no commissions
due Rumble or Halbert at the time this
check was drawn.
Albert Timme was then sworn.
said he knew Rumble, now dead,
and Halbert, and testified to a conver
sation between Bechtel and Halbert in
which the latter asked the local insur
ance company president to pay him the
$7,000 due him and Bechtel said he
would make a payment of $3,500 in a
few days. This, Timme said, was short
ly before the drawing of the $3,500
check in question.
Afraid of Check.
When shown this. check the witness
said he had seen it first in May, 1904.
I had a talk with Mr Bechtel about
it," he said. "He came to me with
word from Insurance Commissioner
Dearth that our office was to be exam
ined and instructed me to beprepared,
as he said, in his opinion, Wolfe, the
deputy to do the work, was prejudiced.
I told him that this $3,500 check and
the one representing the purcha se price
of the Annuity Life association would
make the most trouble, and Mr Bechtel
asked me to reserve them. I took them
from the ir envelopes and put them in
the strongb ox from which this check
was first taken when I turned it over
to the county attorney."
A copy of the article written by
Bechtel in answer to a newspaper edi
torial was then produced and identified
by the witness. A part of it being an
admission of usi ng $5,000 to bribe a
former insuran ce commissioner to sup
press a report and of taking this $3,500
check to replace the money thus spent,
was admitted in evidence.
Court then adjourned.
NEW ST. CROIX BOAT
Lenore Will Run Between Stillwater and
Taylors Falls.
Special to The Journal.
Stillwater, Minn., Ma 9.The first
steamboat in years to ply between Still
water and Taylors Falls has been brought
to this point by Captain Oscar Knapp of
Dubuque, where the boat, the Lenoro,
was built last winter. I will be in the
packet business and make regular trips.
Mr. Spaulding of St. Cloud has been
chosen principal of the Stillwater high
school, to succeed Professor Hardwick
of Winona, who resigned after being
elected to the position.
In the municipal court today Zep Car
toni and David Benson were charged with
disorderly conduct and put under bonds.
They will have a hearing tomorrow. Dan
iel Colander was arraigned for non-sup
port and drunkenness, his hearing be
ing continued until May 23.
TWO KILLED IN ELECTION DISPUTE.
Sartena, Corsica, May 9.Two men were killed
and two wounded In an election dispute here.
A new id ea in Cough SyrupsKen
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Moves
the bowels. Expe ls all cold from tho
system. Believes all coughs.
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aw
in your strong box together with this
copy' of Mr. Bechtel's statement for
use'against Mr Bechtel?"
"No, sir 1 took it before the exam
ination."
"And kept it right along unt il you
gave it to the county attorney?"
On^redirect examination Mr. Dahl
produced Mr Wolfe's report of the
company made in 1904, but the court
did not'allow him to show Mr Wolfe
comment on this $3,500 check.
Bookkeeper on Stand.
Henry White, former ly a book
keeper of the company, was recalled to
the stand and swore that the $3,o00
check was never charg ed to Mr. Bech
tel 's private account.
S. Plummer, auditor of North
western National, bank, was sworn and
testified that at the time the $3,500
check was drawn, the insuran ce com
pany had on deposit over $39,000.
also identified the check and swore that
it was cashed and the amount charg ed
again st the company's account.
Big Tent Provided for the Meetings
Cannot Be Used on Account of the
ColdSeveral Workers of Interna
tional Reputation Present.
Special to The Journal.
Windom, Minn., May 9.Three hun
dred delegates are in Windom to attend
the annual convention of the Minnesota
Sunday School association. There being
no hotel accommodations for such a
crowd the homes of citizens are open
to the delegates, and all are being cared
for handsomel y.
Professor Ira Price, a lecturer in
the University of Chicago, and member
of the International Sunday school les
son committee, spoke today and took
part in many of the discussions.
W C. Pearce of Chicago, the interna
tional teacher training secretar y, is here
and before the convention closes will
give diplomas to a lar ge number who
have been in the normal classes this
year.
Mr s. Barnes of Newark, N J. inter
national primary and junior secretary, is
also here and devotes much time to
methods of teaching the little children.
She will remain during the convention
and will be one of the leading speakers
and debaters.
S. Meyers, the Chicago Sunday
school and orchestra leader, is in charge
of the music, a chorus of 200 voices
assisti ng him as well as a complete
orchestra of local reputation.
Miss Grace Longfellow of Min
neapolis, Mrs. Jean A Hobart and Miss
Louise A Emery of St Paul have lead
ing parts on the program.
reason of the cold weather the
convention is held in the Methodist
church, tho a large tent had been pro
cured from Minneapolis for the pur
pose. The church is too small to ac
commodate the crowd.
PRETENDER'S FORCES
CLASH WITH TROOPS
Portsay, Morocco, May 9.Sharp
fighting has occurred on the banks of
the Mulkya river between the pre
tender's forces and the sultan's troops.
The latter, in endeavoring to cross the
river, lost thirty killed and many
wounded.
GREAT NORTHERN FREIGHT WRECK.
Special to The Journal.
Fergus Falls, Minn., May 9.Traffic on this
division of the Great Northern was temporarily
suspended yesterday afternoon by a freight
wreck near Asliby. Five cars were ditched, but
no one was hurt. The coast train westbound
was transferred to the Breckenridge division and
a wrecker sent to clear the wreck.
Cool, luxurious comfort always at
hand if you have a Vudor Chair Ham
mock. The New England Furniture &
Carpet Co. sell them.
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THREE HUNDRED
RALLY AT WINDOM
FIRST SESSIONS O STATE SUN-
DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
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May 9, 1906.
SECRETARY
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of Spicer-FanningCo.StockN'"
On May 14, 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the store of Spicer-
Fanning Company, on the corner of Broadway and Tower Avenue,
in the City of Superior, Wisconsin, the undersigned will offer for
sale at public auction all the assets of said company.
The sale will be conducted in the following manner: The whole
stock has been carefully inventoried at cost price, except fixtures,
accounts and bills receivable, and will be sold at a percentage on
cost price.
The men's and boys' clothing and furnishings will be offered
separately and a certified check for $1,000 must be deposited on the
bid.
The stock of shoes, consisting of men's, ladies', boys' and
children's shoes, will be offered separately, and a certified check
for $500 must be deposited on the bid.
The balance of the stock, consisting of ladies' cloaks and furs,
ladies' hosiery and underwear, silks and dress goods, linens and
domestics, corsets and muslin underwear, druggists' sundries, no-
tions, gloves, laces and ribbons, etc., will be offered separately, and
a certified check for $1,500 must be deposited on the bid.
The fixtures, awnings and personal property in and about the
store, other than that above mentioned, will be sold separately, the
right to reject any and all bids reserved.
The whole stock, fixtures and personal property will be offered
in bulk, and a certified check for $2,500 must be deposited on tho
bid.
The right to reject any and all bids is reserved, and the decision
on bids for separate parts of the stock may be reserved until the
whole stock is offered in bulk.
The accounts and bills receivable will be sold separately, the
right to reject any and all bids reserved.
The whole stock, inventory, fixtures, will be at the store for
examination, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 12 m. and 2 p. m.
and 5 p. m., each day from now until the date of sale,
The present store can be leased until August 1st, and probably
longer, if desired, so purchaser can replenish stock and work it off
to best advantage.
JAMES H. CULVER
Trustee for Spicer-Fanning Company
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An illumination is thrown upon the quicksands of legislation
that will prove highly interesting to both member and layman
OTHER FEATURES
The Heavy Villain, by George Blood is Thicker Than Water, A Boost for Sadie, by Seweii Ford.
Woodruff Johnston. A rattling good by Day Allen Willey. A story that
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Hugh Pendexter, showing how some Sophy of KraVOnia, by Anthony Surprising Figure^ prove
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