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VOLUME SIXTY-EIGHT
MIES RESUME
EFFORTS TO CUT
GERMANUNES
Another Dash Is Made Along
Somme Front Teutons
Are Forced Back
COUNTER ATTACKS
PROVE FRUITLESS
Defense^ Are Pierced and
Front Trenches Taken
in Giant Assault
London, July 21.—The Anglo-French
offensive in northern France is being
vigorously pushed. Today's reports
•how the French holding tenaciously
to ground gained and the British
fighting their way into the German
lines.
Driving north from Baxentin and
Longueval toward Bapaume, Gen. Sir
Douglas Halg*s troops have advanced
as far as the Foureaux wood. The
British rush even cleared this wood
but subsequently the Germans were
able to win back a part of it
South of the Somme, the French
have been able to hold trenches cap
tured in their drive along a Ave mile
front on Thursday. South of Soye
court on the French right, Paris
claims, the Germans were driven back
in disorder, sustaining serious losses.
The French took 2,900 prisoners and
large quantities of war supplies in the
fighting Thursday. The battle be
tween the British and Germans around
Longueval village and Delville wood
is going on with great fury.
In the vicinity of Verdun the French
have gained near the Thiaumont wood
and Fleury.
The Germans, southwest of Lutsk,
and the Austrians, on the Stokhod riv
er north of Sokul in Volhynia, have
taken the offensive against the Rus
sians and gained successes, according
to Berlin. Russian attacks near Riga
have been repulsed.
The Russians have made further
gains in the Cauoasus against the
Turks, according to Petrograd.
The Turks claim to have repulsed
Russian attacks on the Persian fron
tier.
Bad weather has hampered opera
tions on the Italian-Austrian frontier,
•specially in the,mountains.
FRENCH PUBLIC ENCOURAGED.
Paris, July 21.—The resumption of
the battle of the Somme in the French
sector has greatly enhanced confidence
In the situation. The protracted halt
of operations was beginning to make
the public fear that the first results
would have no morrow and that there
might be a reversion to the old trench
warfare. Yesterday's bulletins effec
tually removed this impression.
A particularly fine piece of work
from the French point of view was
accomplished in the new sector at
tack south of the river. East of the
old French front, which ran from the
east of Herbeville to half way between
that village and the Fauquescourt
Vermandovillers road, the Germans
had constructed, by months of patient
toil, an underground fortification in
a star shaped wood and on the slopes
of a hill. There were ninety trenches
in the wood.
Germans here as in the Barleux and
Soyecourt region where their posi
tions formed an intricable mass of
trenches offered a stouter resistance
than elsewhere on the long line of
attack. But the French troops, care
fully prepared for their work and
skillfully led, not only won through
everywhere, but held onto their gains
and were preparing last night to at
tempt to still further extend them.
FRENCH REPORT.
Paris, July 21.—Positions captured
yesterday by the French south of the
Somme were subjected to a vigorous
counter attack during the night. The
Germans charged the French lines
south of Soyecourt but, the war office
announced today, suffered heavy losses
and were driven back in disorder.
A strong German detachment which
advanced to the attack in the Chaul
nes region was repulsed with the bay
onet.
Between Soissons and Rheims the
French penetrated a German trench,
clearing it of its defenders.
On the Verdun front the artillery
was active on both sides in the vicin
ity of Chattancourt and Fleury.
French aeroplanes successfully bom
barded stations at Confians, Marsla
Tour, Longuyon and Brieulles.
U. S. VES8EL CAPTURED.
London, July 21.—The American
schooner Prince Valdemar has been
captured by a German warship while
on its way from Philadelphia to Swed
en with a cargo of oil, says a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Co., quot
ing the Copenhagen Politiken. The
schooner was taken into Swinemunde.
The only American schooner of this
name listed here belongs to George
W. McNear of San Francisco. The
McNear firm is included in the recent
British blacklist.,
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BLACKLISTED MEN
MAY ASK U. S. TO
SAFEGUARD THEM
NUMEROU8 FIRMS FACE RUIN BE
CAUSE OF ACTION TAKEN BY
BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
New York, July 21. —All of the
eighty-two firms blacklisted by Great
Britain under the trading with the
enemy act were invited to send repre
sentatives to a meeting here today to
consider entering a formal protest.
There was talk in shipping circles of
attempting to test the validity of
Great Britain's position by sending an
American ship laden with goods from
the blacklisted firms to a neutral port
consigned to a neutral, or to an agent
of the American owners.
Some merchants, however, believed
the meeting should go no further than
appointing a committee made up of
persons whose Americanism can not
be questioned to take up the matter
with the state department at Washing
ton.
The meeting was called by Edward
Stegeman, Jr., president of Brasch and
Rothenstein, forwarding agents. Invi
tations were sent to R. Goodwyn
Rhett of Charleston, S. 0., president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States and to Elliott H. Good
win of Washington, secretary of that
body.
Shippers said today that orders from
South America for large quantities of
goods have been held up by the action
of the British government.
Some American firms feared they
will be banned from doing business
with Great Britain or the colonies un
less they cease dealing with those on
the blacklist.
MAIN CROP IS
RECORD BREAKER
RAILROAD PRESIDENT SAYS THe
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
WILL BE TAXED.
Chicago, July 21. —A record break
ing year "r small grain crops and the
transport .don facilities of the country
fully employed for an indefinite period
it the forecast of A. J. Earling, presi
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway here today.
"Reports of rust on wheat in the
grain belt are not alarming," he said.
"The rust is not spreading and it is
not believed it will. Damage so far
has been slight.
"Railway lines east of the Missouri
river report an Increase of 10 per cent
in tonnage for the first half of July,
compared with the same period last
year. Grain tonnage increased 100
per cent ore 60 per cent, and lumber,
etc., 25 per cent. The live stock
movement decreased 10 per cent.
"Harvesting of small grains was
started in southern Iowa during the
week of July 8 and is rapidly moving
northward. Yields are very satisfac
tory. Early rye is now being threshed
in southern North Dakota.
"The corn crop started under ad
verse conditions, but with ideal weath
er in the latter part of June and so
far in July it has made wonderful pro-!
greBS. Indications are for a crop great
er in quantity and far superior to that
of last year in quality."
PEACEFUL TOWNS
Berlin, July 21.—Threats of air
raids on open French towns as meas
ures of reprisal are made in an official
statement.
The statement says that the French
airmen have bombarded towns in the
black forest outside the zone of field
operations, while the German \ir at
tacks have been up to now directed
excusively against fortresses or field
works. In one of the French raids it
is said a woman and four children
were killed.
"We shall now be forced," says the
report, "to use our strong battle squad
rons. A great number of peaceful
French towns outside the zone of field
operations are within the reach of our
air squadrons."
STEAMER 18 SUNK.
London, July 21. —Lloyds reports
that the British steamship Yzer has
been sunk.
The Yzer sailed June 15 from Port
land, Me., for Cette, France. Her
gross tonnage was about 3,300.
8UBMARINE 8INK8 SHIP.
Algiers, Algiera, July 21.—The Brit
ish steamship Granemoor, 3,198 tons
gross and owned by the Moore line of
Newcastle, has been sunk by a sub
marine. Her crew was landed.
APPEALS TO EUROPE.
Washington, D. C., July 21.—Person
al messages were sent by President
Wilson today to European rulers urg
ing their cooperation on getting food
supplies from the United States to the
starving people of Poland.
HANLY LEADING
IN DRYS' RAGE
Indiana Man's Nomination
By Prohibitionists Is
Expected By Night
DEMONSTRATION
MADE BY FRIENDS
Sulzer Admirers Likewise
Start Cheering, But It
Fails to Last Long
St. Paul, Minn, July 21.—J.
Frank Hanly, former governor of
Indiana, was nominated for presl
dent of the United States on the
first ballot of the national prohibi
tion convention this afternoon.
Hanley received 440 votes against
181 for William 8ulzer, former
governor of New York, his nearest
oon
tender.
St. Paul, Minn., July 21. —The nom
ination of J. Frank Hanly, former gov
ernor of Indiana, as presidential candi
date of the prohibition party, was con
fidently expected by Hanly leaders be
fore final adjournment tonight of the
national prohibition party.
Nominating speeches, begun after
the adoption of the party platform,
were still in progress this afternoon.
A demonstration lasting nearly fif
teen minutes followed the nomination
of Mr. Hanly by Sumner W. Haynes,
also of Indiana, who had withdrawn
from the race in favor of Mr. Hanly.
H. P. Ferris, national treasurer of
the party, who had been leading a
movement for the nomination of Dr.
Ira D. Landrith of Nashville, Tenn.,
went to the platform and amid ap
plause seconded the nomination of Mr.
Hanly.
Another demonstration broke out
when Eugene W. Chafin of Arizona
placed in nomination the name of Wil
liam Sulzer, former governor of New
York. .This demonstration was short
lived, however.
Finley G. Hendrickson of Cumber
land, Md., whose candidacy was given
strength at several eleventh hour con
ferences, was placed in nomination.
Leaders of the Hanly forces held
several hurried conferences shortly af
ternoon and predicted that their candi
date would be nominated on the first
or second ballot.
The Platform.
The platform of the national prohibi
tion party, adopted at today's session
of the party's convention, denounces
the liquor traffic as a crime, declares
for nation wide prohibition and equal
suffrage and opposes the military pro
grams of the republican and democratic
parties, but favors "a constructive pro
gram in preparedness for peace."
The platform summarized, makes the
following declarations:
Expresses opposition to the wasteful
military program of the democratic and
republican parties but favors "prepar
edness for peace." Support would be
given a "compact among nations to
dismantle navies and disband armies"
but until "such court and compact are
established, we pledge ourselves to
maintain an effective army and navy
and to provide coast defenses entirely
adequate for national protection."
Favors reciprocal trade treaties to
be negotiated with all nations and com
missions appointed to gather facts.
Favors national legislation to encour
age the establishment of an adequate
fleet of American merchant ships.
Opposes war with Mexico pledges
aid to the protection of American lives
and favors use of force when neces
sary.
Approves strict Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine.
Opposes abandonment of the Philip
pine islands at this time but favors
ultimate independence.
Favors non-political promotions to
be governed by civil service regula
tions, applicable to all federal execu
tive officials.
Favors equitable retirement law, for
maintenance of superannuated federal
employes.
Declares for Americanism.
Favors uniform marriageand divorce
laws and complete suppression of
white slavery.
Declares for prohibition of child
labor, approves an eight hour day with
one hour rest each day, and extension
of compensation and liability federal
acts.
Opposes "pork barrel" legislation
and useless federal expenditures.
Favors a Blngle presidential term of
six years.
Demands public ownership of utili
ties, to be operated In the interest of
all people.
Believes in equality of all persons.
Favors separation of church and
state, with guaranty of full religious
and civil rights to all.
Favors public grain elevators, owned
and operated by the federal govern
ment, and abolition of speculation on
markets.
Favors government ownership of cot
ton warehouses to be operated without
private profit.
Aside from a plank declaring in favor
of the initiative, referendum and recall,
which was agreed upon after a short
discussion, the platform was adopted
as originally drawn.
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MEXICANS MAKE
KNOWN PLAN TO
SETTLE DISPUTE
8TATE DEPARTMENT ADMIT8 RE
CEIPT OF LETTER FROM THE
DEFACTO PRESIDENT.
Washington, D. C., July 21. —While
admitted at the state department that
a note had been received from the
Mexico de facto government under
date of July 11, proposing the appoint
ment of a joint commission to settle
border difficulties, officials refused to
comment upon the statement given out
at Mexico City last night purporting to
present the text of the communication.
It was learned from an authoritative
source, however, that the Mexico City
text, though substantltlly similar, is
not identical with that presented by
Ellseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassador
designate, on July 12.
Mr. Arredondo saw Acting Secretary
Polk before the latter went to today's
cabinet meeting. The general impres
sion prevailed that a tentative agree
ment has been reached along the gen
eral lines of the Mexican proposal, al
though the scope of the discussion may
differ somewhat from the suggestions
of the Carranza note.
According to the Mexico City dis
patch, it was proposed that the com
missioners take up three questions—
withdrawal of American troops from
Mexico, negotiation of a reciprocal
agreement for the passage of the
troops of either government across the
border in pursuit of bandits and an In
vestigation of the interests behind the
bandit raids, the intimation being that
they were Inspired by those on both
sides of the boundary who desire inter
vention in Mexico.
It was indicated after the cabinet
meeting that no statement could be ex
pected today. Mr. Polk's only com
ment was to reiterate that the negotia
tions "were progressing favorably." Ho
is understood to have told Mr. Arre
dondo that he was not prepared to give
a reply to the Mexican note.
VILLA LOSES PRESTIGE.
El Paso, Texas, July 21. —Passen
gers arriving here from Parral say
that Villa's ineffectual attempt to take
that town a week ago Sunday was a
far greater moral than military defeat.
Before the attack Villa was regarded
with awe. But now he Is a fallen idol.
The shipment of 260,000 rounds of
small ammunition from Columbus to
the punitive force Is explained by the
military authorities as merely the
usual supply for target practice.
FL000 VICTIMS HUNGRY
Food Shortage In the Carollnas Adds
To The Sufferings Occasioned By
The High Water.
Ashevllle, N. C., July 21. —Food
shortage in many of the more remote
sections.of western North Carolina,
which were swept by last Sunday's
floods was reported today. Information
here was that Mortimer and Collets
ville, near Hickory, the population ac
tually faced starvation. Federal aid al
ready has been asked for the people in
Morgantown and vicinity and Wllkes
boro.
Latest reports today told of great
destruction by the floods in parts of
Wilkes, Ashe, Watauga and Alexander
counties, and it was in those counties
that greatest suffering existed.
Seven additional fatalities were re
ported over night and the death toll
from the floods now stands at from
eighty to ninety.
COLD OEUfS SINHIM
Report Says That German Vessel Will
Carry Consignment of Money on
Return Trip.
Baltimore, Md., July 21.—Negotia
tions now said to be pending between
the Eastern Forwarding Co. and "one
of the largest American banking in
stitutions" for a big consignment of
gold to be sent back to Germany on
the submarine merchantman Deutsch
land were given as the cause of the
delay in the undersea liner's depart
ure from Baltimore, according to an
officials of the submarine's American
agents today.
Paul G. L. Hilken, the Junior mem
ber of the Eastern Forwarding Co., is
said to be representing his company
in the negotiations for the gold.
AUSTRIA DELAYS ANSWER
Request
Is
Made for More Information
About Attack for Which U. 8.
Demands An Apology.
Washington, D. C., July 21.—The
state department today received from
Austria-Hungary, through Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna, a request for addi
tional details regarding the attack by
Austrian submarine upon the Amer
ican tank steamer Petrolite. Mr. Pen
field's dispatch gave no indication as
to whether the Vienna government In
tended to comply with the American
demands for an apology, punishment
of the submarine commander and rep
aration for the damage done by the
submarine's shell fire. ...
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FORMERS
Five Study Centers Will
Be Held in County in
the Next Year
CEDAR FALLS MAN IS
HERE IN CONFERENCE
Director of Extension in
State College Comes to
Arrange Programs
Last year's course of three study
centers for Wapello county teachers
will be Increased to five during the
coming year.
This was decided today in a confer
ence between County Superintendent
R. L. Gardner and I. H. Hart, director
of the extension department of Iowa
State Teachers' college of Cedar Falls.
The plans for the year were gone over
and discussed by the men at Mr. Gard
ner's office in the court house. The
first study center will be held during
the latter part of October.
Meetings Beneficial.
By the provisions, made by Iowa's
last legislature, the study centers held
during the 1915-1916 year were the
first to be held in the state. The legis
lature arranged for the meetings and
appropriated the money to hold them.
Then It was up to the county super
intendent. As soon as Mr. Gardner
took his office last September he began
looking into the matter and Wapello
county's first study center was held in
October. The second followed in Jan
uary and the third was held in March.
All of them were largely attended and
the teachers were free In their expres
sions of the benfits to be derived from
them. Special Instructors came each
time from Cedar Falls and lectured
and conducted round tables on subjects
of special interest to all the teachers,
country and city, alike.
Institute Earlier.
It was also decided today to hold the
regular teachers' Institute earlier this
year. It will be called during the lat
ter part of September. For these
meetings all the teachers in the coun
ty are invited. The rural teachers at
tend all of the sessions and the even
ing meetings are always arranged for
the special benefit of the city teachers
who are only able to come at that time.
Examination Grades Here.
The returns from the regular June
examinations taken by the teachers of
the county have arrived at the county
superintendent's office and may be se
cured at any time.
HOSPITAL SHIPS
NO LONGER SAFE
London, July 21.—A Reuter's Petro
grad dispatch says the Russian minis
ter of foreign affairs has informed the
Turkish government through the am
bassadors of the United States and
Spain that Russia will henceforth dis
regard the principles of The Hague so
far as Turkish hospital ships are con
cerned.
The Russian hospital ship Portugal
was sunk by a submarine in the Black
sea last March. There were a large
number of wounded on board at the
time and 115 lives were lost. It was
at first stated that the ship had been
sunk by a German submarine but Tur
key later accepted the responsibility,
declaring the ship did not fly the Red
Cross flag and was mistaken for a
transport.
On July 9 the Vperiode, which took
the place of the Portugal, was torpe
doed and sent to the bottom while on
her way to Batum to embark wound
ed soldiers.
PROFIT IN CATTLE
DISCOVERED BY U. S.
Washington, D. C., July 21.—Investi
gation has convinced department of
agriculture experts that cattle gener
ally add to the farm Income in the
corn belt. Although direct profit from
raising calves is said to be small, oth
er factors are declared to make it
highly advantageous. The inquiry was
a part of the department's genera]
study of the meat situation.
Keeping of live stock is recommend
ed particularly on farms that have
large quantiies of cheap roughage or
that have land that best can be used
as pasture.
PIANOTLAYERAT
MOVIE IS HEROINE
Chicago, July 21.—An alarm of fire
emptied a local moving picture thea
ter of its audience of 300 persons in
a few minutes last night. When the
firemen arrived they found Miss Betta
Dollar, the pianist, still playing a
march. She said she bad remained at
the organ because she thought the
audience would soon return. A film
which had caught fire was quickly
extinguished.
STRIKE IS 8PREADING.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 21.—The
strike of machinists in Milwaukee for
a shorter day without decrease in pay
spread today when workmen at the
Smith Engineering Co. and the T. L.
Smith Co. walked out
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OTTUMWA COURIER, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1916 NUMBER 141
PICNIC AT RIVER
ENDS IN DEATH OF
CIS AND MAN
FINDING OF CLOTHING AND BA8-
KET FIRST CLUE TO MUSCA
TINE TRAGEDY.
Muscatine, July 21.—Clothing and
an untouched picnic basket, found on
the banks of the Cedar river, nine
miles west of here last night, provid
ed the first clue to the drowning of
three well known Muscatine young
persons. The victims are:
Miss Myrtle Foster, aged 28, nurse.
Miss Margaret Guthardt, aged 21,
seamstress.
John Wonderly, aged 28, banker.
Mr. Wonderly, who was a bookkeep
er at the Muscatine State bank, and
Miss Foster were engaged to wed next
week. Miss Guthardt was preparing
the trousseau and had been sewing at
the Foster home, near the soene of
the drowning. The young man enter
ed upon a vacation yesterday which
was to be marked by his marriage and
honeymoon trip. He visited the home
of the bride-to-be in the early after
noon and It was his suggestion that
the picnic was held. The three took
bathing suits with them. When they
failed to return to the home an inves
tigation which revealed the tragedy
was made.
A large searching party was formed
today to recover the bodies.
SHERIFF'S POSSE
HUNTING SLAYER
WOMAN IS KILLED AND MAN SERI­
OUSLY WOUNDED IN FIGHT
WITH MURDERER.
Marshalltown, July 21.—Sheriff's
posses today started search for "Bob"
Williams, 28, said to be from Missouri,
who, according to the police, will be
accused of murder as the result of a
shooting affray near here late last
night.
Williams, according to the police,
shot and killed a Mrs. Stewart, 65,
and probably fatally wounded Wen
dall P. Foote, on Foote's farm near
Dillon, Marshall county.
According to reports received by the
sheriff, Williams was jealous because
Miss Ruby Stewart continued to act
as housekeeper for Foote. Late last
evening he came to the Foote farm
and opened fire through the door, evi
dently with the Intention of killing
Foote and Miss Stewart. The young
woman escaped uninjured but three
bullets lodged in the farmer's body and
three more struck Mrs. Stewart,
Ruby's mother, kiling her Instantly.
Reports shortlv after noon said that
two men, suspected of being Williams,
had been arrested and were being held
at Eldora, pending arrival of the sher
iff.
The assailant of Foote and Mrs.
Stewart also attacked Carl Foote, 12,
with the butt of his revolver. The boy
was not seriously hurt.
Doctors said this afternoon that
Foote might recover if his wounds did
not become infected.
OFF FOR BORDER
Des Moines, July 21. —Members of
the brigade field hospital oorps, and
the ambulance company of the third
infantry will entrain at Camp Dodge
for the Mexican border some time this
afternoon, according to a statement
this morning by Col. George Morgan,
U. S. A., senior mustering officer. The
third infantry, in three trains, left dur
ing the early hours of this morning.
The third battalion of the first in
fantry, under command of Maj. Guy
Brewer, promoted from a captaincy
last night, left the camp at 4:25 a. m.
Col. Morgan said that plans call for
the departure of the second Infantry
some time tomorrow and the remain
der of the brigade early next week,
probably Tuesday.
Company of Ottumwa is in the
second battalion of the third infantry.
The second battalion left on the sec
ond of the three trains that pulled out
of Camp Dodge this morning.
SOLDIERS QUELL
RIOTS FOR FOOD
Rotterdam, July 21.— Food riots
which broke out in Belgium and north
ern France, have been suppressed by
the German military authorities, ac
cording to reports received here from
reliable sources. The rioting was
especially severe at Liege, Vorviers,
Roubaix, Renalx, St. Nicholas, Lokorn
and Tennonde.
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JURY BELIEVES
HIS OWN HAN
Coroner's Investigators
Final Session Think He
Took the Poison
EXAMINATION OF
STOMACH SHO
University Authorities
Report Say They Find
Strychnine There
We, the coroner's J«ry, find that
the cald ante* Arthur Young earn*
to his death about 3 a. m., July 17,
1916, In room 11, of the New Mo"
Elroy hotel and that hla tfflfth
was due to strychnine poisoning
presumably self administered.
Oeoroe
M.
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James Swlrtea,
J|-.
Attest: W. Burt -j
H. A. Spilman, Coroner,
The above verdict was reached
the jury, named to Investlgato
death of James Arthur Young, at ji
today. The Inquest was begm
day and that evening continued
such time as a report should he
ceived from the state university
pltal authorities at Iowa City
were examining the stomach of
dead man.
That report came Thursday nl_
to Coroner Spilman from E. W.
wood, of the hospital staff and at
said: "We have found strychnine
the stomaoh." The jury was
together at 11 o'clock this
and three witnesses examined,
the return of the verdict by tha
the case is ended so far aa the
is. concerned. Father investisstktt
the death, if made, will be mad*
Toung's people at their expense.
Young died at the loeal hotel
mysterious circumstances. He
just before h« died, that a man
given him a bottle of poisoned
to get even with him. Father
tioning failed to reveal the name
the person or any other lnforma
which would throw any light on
matter. A few moments later Y,
died In convulsions and the
physician was convinced it was a*
nine poisoning that had caused
death.
Threats Are Cleared.
During the first part of the
stories of a man making a threat
Young at the Tom WeUa resid*
came out. These were oleared
when Mrs. Wells testified this
lng that no such statemeritfliad
been made at her home. Sha
positive that no one called at
house and threatened either Y*
Beulah Ellis or anyone else.
A1 Llghtner told the jury today
hearing Young's screams and
his assistance at the hotel.
Marie Ftoener, night cashier at
Wapello restaurant, said that
midnight Sunday, two hours and
half before he was discovered
at the McEIroy, Young and two
young men came into the
and ordered a lunch. Young paying
all.
Find Bottle In Afley.
A bottle was found In the allay
the rear of the hotel and the qnai
immediately arose whether or
Young could have taken its
and then thrown it out of the
dow. The jury decided that ha
and considered the evidence such
to almost conclusively show that
did do that very thing.
When Beulah Ellis finally came
the stand Tuesday, after trying to
her life by taking poison at til*
quest, she said that Young had
to marry her about the second or
time she had been with him. Th
were together Sunday nig^-» rflld w"
he asked her again and she
him he, according to her
produced a bottle and said he wo
end his life If she did not consspt
become his bride Immediately.
Glri is Improving.
Miss Ellis is still resting at
home of a friend where she went W
nesday. She is showing lmproi
and is expected to be recovered
from her attempt at self destructi
Her method was a slow acting poi
and physicians say that she coald
effected by it several weeks after
lng it
EXAMINATION OP
BANK BOOKS URG1
Washington, D. C., July 21.—Beea
most national bank defalcations
by employes retained on a single
of books continually, Comptroller
llams is trying to Induce all bank#
grant yearly vacations so that
may be examined during the employ
absence. The comptroller said
he was Interested In preventing
slfying of records and embezzlem
by this means, rather than in ex
lng a paternal supervision of empl
welfare.
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