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LOBBY PROBE IS
BE TAKEN UP
Charges Made by Col. Mulhall
Causes Members to Decide
Against Their Proposed Va
cation. SENATE COMMITTEE
WANTS THE LETTERS
Subpoenas Have Been Issued
For Men Mentioned as
Lobbyists in the Articles
Written by Mulhall.
WASHINGTON', Juno r. Investi
gation of lobbyists and lobbies by the
M-natc will reop n Wednesday with
a numlifr of prominent Wall street
nien as witn -ss s. Chairman Over
man of the special committee decided
Lite Monday, after a talk with Pres.
Wilson and informal conferences with
h committee, assistants to renew ac
tivity at onee, instead of waiting until
July S, as he had planned.
The claims of Martin M. Mulhall of
Paltimore, that as lobbyist for th
National Association f Manufactur
es he had for years maintained close
relations with certain members of
rongress and financed their campaigns
for re-election, have so intensified
the feeling in congressional circles
that the lobby committee has deter
mined to proceed at onee, and to in
terrogate all per.ns connected with
Bny of the r cent lobby disclosures
Bs rapidly as they can be heard.
The witnesses for Wednesday in
r'ude Paul Cravath and Lewis Cass
Ledyard, prominent New York attor
neys, and luid I;imar, a Wall street
financial man. The investigation will
renter about the charges made re
cently by Robert S. Iovett of the Un
ion Pacific railroad that many New
York financiers and lawyers had been
approached over the telephone by
lobbists and persons representing
th tr.seh es to be members of congress.
Cntil this branch of the inquiry is
disposed of, the committee probably
will not take up the more recent dis
closures of Mr, Mulhall. which have
thus far apj eared only in newspaper
reproduction of his personal state
ment, and facsimiles of letters he
rlaims to have received, containing
references to the efforts to control and
influence members of congress. Mul
hall is under subpoena to appear Jul'
E.
To Co Aftr T.cttc rs.
Fteps alrendy have been taken I y
the senate committee to . t possession
r.f the letters and papers Mr. Mulhall
pres rv d. bearing upon his alleged
operation as a lobbyist.
Subpoenas were iued Monday for
James A. Emery, whom Mulhall de
scribed in his article ;is the "chief
lobbyist", for the National Association
r-f Manufacturers at W:o hington; for
?. 1 1. M.'Mi. h tel. former chief ; aire of
th.
ro
:s.e, whom Mulhall o'aim'-d was
in the cmphw- ,,f tlie Manufacturers'
r.ssociation
no
a number of other
persons named by Mulhall. a having
t'een active in the .".f'ai:- of the asso
ciation and in conrooti' n i t li ffoits
to in:hience gi-;..; ion or control elec
tions to comrres--.
Remands from members of the
house for s. p. irate in etigai ion of
th- Mulhall charges by a spee-al com.
nitte of tnat bo,;y, w r made in
many ojuarters Monday.
Kep. Sherb y nan, d in the Mulhall
nrticle as one whose support was ex
pected on certain legislation declared
the hous should proceed a t once with
Its own in ctiEM t ion. Ee-opitior.s are
expected at the S'cs:oti W.-dnesdav
ailing for a special committee of in
vestigation. Thorough I nvcMi gallon.
The senate committee has an
riour.ced, however, that it will not
hesitate u iro into every phase of the
Mulhall charges, including the efforts
to ir.l'uenee elections i f members of
the house. The senate committee
members believe they have the neers
pary authority to go into these features
nnil If they do not find they have
they will ask for additional power
from the senate.
Sen. lieed of Missouri, a democratic
ncml'fr of the committee went to
New York Monday afternoon. It was
relieved her that his hurried trip
was in connection with the. securing
f witnesses or testimony' bearing" on
the more recent developments that
ha e followed the lobby probe.
Pres. Wilson talked briefly with
Chairman overman during a visit t
the capital Monday afternoon and
xpresscd keen Inter st in the devtlop
ments that have foi:e,v,d liis state
ment made several w.'cks aire. in
uhleh ho made the f.rst oT':cial ch.arcre
that "lobbyists" were busy in Wash
ington. Karlier in the d.ay the presi
dent informed callers at the white
house that lie believed the lobby in
vestigation had fully served its pur
yo in ;cbsinir the opposition that
isted to r, rtain features of the tariff
till.
The charges made by Mulhall are
hacked up. it is said, by thousands of
letters, tep k'ran;s. circulars. expense
f tatt merits and r ceipts supportlnpr hi
ttateiio nts as to the active jxirt he
tooV: for ten y ars in trj inc to shai "
legislation in Washington in behalf
iif the National Ass iciatim of Manu
facturers. These documents the sen
ate committe e xpeets to secure as
lllci.il records.
CIIICAIIO. 11 C.H)k 4-ninity mat
rimonial records w. re l.rk-n in the
month of June, clerks hvin issued
Will licesii.
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AGAIN WEDNESDAY
1 GUEST Pu ITS
'beacoii
Temperature. Here Goes to
the S7 Degree Mark, Ac
cording to the Thermometer
at the Weather Bureau.
MUCH HOTTER IN THE
BUSINESS SECTION
Chicago Reports 46 Deaths
From the Heat While Indiana
Towns Experience Hottest
Weather in Years.
The weather man continued to let
loose on the city again Monday with
record temperature. The mercury
stood at the !7 degree mark at 3
o'clock In the afternoon. Sunday It
reached the H7 mark, making a rec
ord which has never been beaten dur
ing June.
Even though, dark clouds appeared
in the northwest late Monday and
people thought that rain would come
even though in the eleventh hour of
the month, the dry spell continued up
to the last. It made the dryest month
ever recorded for June by Weather
Observer Swaim.
Continued hot weather without rain
has caused the streets and alleys to
be filled with innumerable bugs. Rain
will kill them.
i'oirrv-six dmvd.
CHICAGO. July 1. Forty-six
persons are known to have died here
today as a result of the Intense heat.
This number includes only the cases
reported by the coroner and the po
lice and it is expected will be n
cnased by reports of private physi
cians. Of these deaths .19 were the direct
result of heat strokes, five persons
committed suicide, as a result of the!
heat, and two deaths were of chil
dren seeking relief. This was the
hottest June day recorded In this city
since the government records were
begun in ls7u. Ninety-nine degrees
were registered by the government
thermometer above the weather bu
reau. The government thermometer
on the street level showed a tempera
ture of loj degrees. The heat last
night and today was not tempered
by a breeze.
More than ICO cases of heat pros
trations were reported to the police
Monday. Hospital ambulances han
dles as many more and all the hos
pitals in the city are tilled Monday
night with those stricken in the
SLIeetS.
Extra police crews were detailed to
aTnbular.ee duty and patrol wagons as
v.ei; as the regular ambulances were
called into use to carry heat victims
to their homes or to hospitals.
Reports from Coroner Hoffman In
dicate that few persons under 40
ears of ae had been seriously af
fected by the heat. The average age
of those a ho died was r0 years.
flight relief arrived Monday night
when the effect of thunder showers!
abuig the upper lake region was felt
bore. At s o'clock the temperature
fell from '.'' to sr. decrees in little
more than an hour.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 1. A brisk
breeze and a threatening thunder
storm put a little ginger into lining
for people of Indianapolis Monday
night after four days of baking under
a torrid sun that
ctt : to new .1 tine
sent the thermom
records. -to ver anient thermometer
f the highest it has gone
r
ached
he!
in June in 12 years, and 10" de
; was registered on the street
level.
Several cases of prostration were
reported and a negro was drowned in
White river Monday night where he
was cooling off. The weather pre
diction for Tuesday is cooler with
thunder storms.
Prom other sections of the state
reports of storms were received. At
Princeton a hard rain and wind storm
did much minor damage and light
ning struck the Mount Taber church
near Wheeling. Evansville had a se
vere rain and wind storm that did
much damage and a hard rain at
Bloomington relieved the suffering
there
after three days
of
sizzling
heat.
At Ft. Wayne it was the hottest
June day in the history of that weath
er bureau, the mercury reaching 9 9
degrees and 1 0 L on the street level.
Six prostration were reported there.
At Wabash there were two prostra
tions from a temperature" of 101. and
at Liwremeburg Edward Ennis, a
telegraph operator, was drowned
while swimming.
At Bedford it was the hottest day
of the season the heat reaching K-tJ
and causing two prostrations.
Elmer Robinson. 17 years old. was
drowned while, swimming at Frank
fort, and Paul Frazer. IS met a sim
ilar fate near Lifayette.
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CINCINNATI. July lj Two
deaths, directly attrihute.1 to the hot
wt-ather and 1- prostrations were re-poj-ted
Monday night. The govern
ment thermometer went to 9 degrees
in the afternoon, equalling the high
record fr the season established last
week. n account of the prolonged
ico strike, there was but little of the
commodity tl) p0 distributed and suf
fering this account was acute.
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DFTROIT. Mich.. July 1. Fleven
d'-aths from heat and nearly a score
of prostrations were reported in De
troit M nil ay. of the dead, three
were adults and eight Infants.
:!ic: illy the maximum temperature
was j.' di-grees. but the thermometer
in the street kick registered 10.1.
At Grand Rapids, 13 deaths and
Man Who Is Trying to Make
Invisible Government" Visible
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COL. MAHTIX
Col. Martin
the spotlight
Mulhall, who
of publicity
on
the
American invisible government, has
long been a familiar ligure aound
Washington. He has been seei in the
clubs and hotels and there are thous
ands of men who had a speaking ac
quaintance with him who never
thought to inquire into his business.
There were 50 many men of his
type In and out of Washington. Well
dressed, suave, always in good humor.
t and every ready to match a good story
with a better, he was a welcome fig
ure to tr 3 groups or Idlers in the
hotel lobbies and along 'the Avenue"
stopping places of the great and near
great. His gray hair and mustache
would lead one to estimate his age to
! bo about 50. He came originally
from Baltimore and maintained a
homo there, but ho was the type of
man who seemed to have been every
where and seen most everything, so
nearly 50 prostrations due to heat
havo occurred since Sunday morning.
Intense he-at prevailed all over lower
Michigan, deaths and prostrations be
ing reported from several other points.
TWO AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 30. Two deaths
and seven prostrations were caused by
the heat here Monday. The maxi
mum temperature was 97 degrees at
4 p. m.
TWO ARK DKAI).
JOLIET. 111.. July 1. Two men
are dead hero and 15 others are re
ported in serious condition as a result
of tho intense heat. Twenty-four men
were overcome at the Illinois Steel
company's plant. Seven were pros
trated while lighting a fire in Rock
dale village.
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FOIITY 1KAI IX CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 1. The fifth day
of severe heat brought the death roll
of this hot spell here to above 4 0
Sunday night. Ten deaths Sunday
were reported by the police and there
were hundreds of prostrations, tax
ing the capacity of public and private
hospitals.
The maximum temperature here
Sunday was &0 and the mercury stood
near that point .all day. For more
than 120 hours thermometers have reg
istered around that figure, and neither
night nor day has there been more
temper the suffering.
STEEL TRUST EARNS
SOME FAT DIVIDENDS
Soiik Ten Millions of Surplu-, After
Dividends Are Paid.
NKW YORK. July 1. The U. S.
Steel corporation, according to a semi
annual statement issued Tuesday dur
ing the first half of VjZ earned sutli
cient money to meet both the usual
seven percent on preferred and the
usual five percent on common stock
for the full year by more than
5 U 0.0 0 0.
There was a surplus at the end
of the rirst -juarter after dividerrd pay
ments of $7.3 70,OuO and there will be
a surplus of $10, 4. '.1,0 Cm) based upon
the estimated earnings of 537,300,000
for the second quarter.
I-TXKKY
CALGARY.
IN VAVD I:ILL1X
Alta,, July 1. Arthur
Pel key. acquitted
of manslaughter
after the McCarty tlht.
Tuesday to go on tho
stage.
left here
vaudeville
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MULHALL.
turnedthat in Washington, ivhere everybody
comes from somewhere else, the ori
gin of Col. Mulhall attracted little or
no curiosity.
No one could be more courteous or
oblltrinc and no one seemed to have a
better estimate of the capabilities of
the various members of congress a
knowledge he was ever willing to
place at the disposal of newspaper
n... n. But Col. Mulhall never intrud
ed himself anywhere. He never vol
unteered information, unless he was
taking part in general conversation
and then only in a casual way. But
he seemed always to know exactly
what was going on and to be able to
comment onintelllgently. He had
some close friends among the news
paper men ard politicians, but it is
doubtful if any of these ever hear.l
of his connection with the National
Association of Manufacturers, or, if
they did. ever paid particular atten
tion to it.
BAD CHECKS AT
ROCHESTER BANK
Cashier flcts Three Checks Amount
ing to Nearly $10,000 and Certi
fied by .Own Toi-gctl Signature.
ROCHESTER, Ind.. July 1. A
check swindling plot was discovered
here by A. R. Green, cashier of the
Indiana Bank & Trust Co., when a
forged check was presented to him
for payment for $5,700 by a Chicago
clearing house, who had received it
from ono of their banks in Ohio.
Several hours after the cashier In
celved a telegram from a town in
southern Indiana asking him if the
bank would pay a certified check for
$1,700 dated June 19 and signed by
Floyd Clemons. Another check for
$2,350 was presented at the same time
to another local bank and turned
over to the Indiana Bank & Trust Co.
for payment.
Checks in all three instances were
fdgned by William Abooz, made pay
able to the order of Folyd and Sadie
Clemons, with a forged certification by
Green.
COMMITTEE MEETS TO
DISCUSS FARM SHOW
The committee on exhibits and
Judges for the fall exposition to be
held under the auspices of the Cham
ber of Commerce will meet this even
ing at the Chamber. The meeting
was called by the chairman, C. C.
Herr.
ASKS DIVORCE AFTER
20 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
After 2 0 years of married life. Kate
Kloska. has tiled suit in the circuit
court against Thomas Klo-ka. charg
ing cruelty, asking a divorce and the'
custody of their five children. They j
were married in February. 1 S t Mrs. i
Kloska charges her husband threat
ened to kil lher. The children are
Edward. 1?; Frank. 15;; Anna. 14;
John in. and Alex. 10.
SETTLE SUIT FOR $110
The suit of H. Kacmarek against
the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Ceme
te'.. association, trial of which was
beun Monday, has been SAttld. p,y
agreement of the parties, it is said.
Kacmarek was given $110 and the
uit was dismissed. He asked $500
for auditing the books.
SOUTH BEND'S ZOO
THING OF THE PAST
f P!n RAcffirf Rllt Prncirinnt nf
Park Board Didn't Care to
Have Much Said About the
Affair.
South Bend has lst its zoo.
Inquiry Monday from animal lovers
who had been accustomed to gather
around the menagerie in Loeper park
as to what had become of the animals
developed after considerable inquiry
the news that the park board had
quietly sold the animals some time
ago all except two hears and one
deer, and that they had been shipped
to Grand Rapids last Thursday, with
out a word to anybody.
HOLD
Also that the fox, the wolf, the
prairie dogs and the ground hog, like
wise the feathered animals and the
rest had brought in just $40.
"There's no mystery about it," wa.s
the statement finally reached. "The
board didn't make the fact public be
cause they knew It would only make
trouble. You know there are a lot of
people who wanted the zoo kept here,
so it was thought best to have nothing
said about it."
Early in the search for the missing
animals the inquirer was directed to
Dr. E. J. Lent, president of the park
board. Dr. Lent was quite reticent.
"I don't remember, I believe so I
have forgotten." he said.
But doctor, the animals are gone,"
insisted the inquirer. "Where ire
they?"
"They were sent a way," he said.
"To Grand Rapids?"
"Yes. I believe so."
"Well, were they sold to some park
there?"
"Xo, it was to an individual."
"Can we get his name?"
"I don't remember."
The two bears and the deer were
also caged up Monday, apparently
preparatory to moving, but Dr. Lent
thought they would probably be sent
to Pottawatomie park.
From Clerk A. P. Perley it was
learned that the reason the animals
were banished from South Bend was
that they ate too much.
"They were eatinjr their heads off.
And it cost $60 a month for a keeper
besides. And the board had no
money," he said. "The board has
been trying to dispose of them for a
year, to give them away or anything."
Perley made a further explanation
phe board hasn't
the money to
take care of a zoo right," he said,
"and the animals were all small. ,So
the board will probably send the bears
and the deer to Pottawatomie and
make them the nucleus of a real zoo
at some later day."
CAUCUS STRKESOUT
NUNCE CLAUSE
No Exemptions for Mutual
Companies in Income Tax
Law is Decision After Heat
ed Debate.
WASHINGTON, July 1. Demo
crats of the senate in caucus late
Monday approved the income tax sec
tion of the tariff bill as revised by
the majority members of the finance
committee, voting, however, to strike
out tho amendment which would ex
empt mutual life insurance compan
ies from the tax.
When the troublesome exemption
clause was reached everybody wanted
to talk at once. Some senators argued
against the committee amendment
reducing the general exemption from
$4,000 to $3,0-0 with $1,000 additional
for married men or women with de
pendents and $500 each for dependent
children. This opened the way for
countless suggestions.
Some senators declared that there
should be no difference between mar
ried and single persons, others argued
that if exemptions were to be made
for minor children dependent upon its
parents' income, that dependent
grandchildren should be included;
that imbecile adult children, cripples.
Invalids, aged relatives and countless
others that might be classed as de
pendents should be included.
Before taking up the income tax.
the caucus completed the free list
with the exception of the provisions
relating to painting. and worka of
art. which were referred back to the
committee for further connlderation.
An amendment by Sen. Pomerene to
put a countervailing duty of eight per
cent on agricultural implements and
one by Sen. Chamberlain for a coun
tervailing duty on lumber, were voted
down by the caucus by a large ma
jority. oris xi-:xt suxday
SHORT STORY FOR SU31JIKK.
What. Is a black eye worth to
a lady?
This is the delicate question up
on which the great O. Henry di
lates in "A Harlem, Tragedy", the
next tale we will print In the su
perlative series of short stores we
are presenting during the summer.
This tale, in which Mrs. Cassldy
tells Mrs. Fink how an eye, black
ened by a spouse, is worth exactly
two tickets to the matinee plus a
perfectly good silk shirtwaLst. will
appear in the Newa-Times Sunday
morning.
It will be illustrated by the fa
mous American artist. Dan Sayre
Groesbeck.
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Former secretary of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers, who Col.
Mulhall says signed his confidential
letters "No Sis".
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JOHN KIRBY, JR., Dayton, O.
President of the National Association
of Manufacturers and who, according
to Col. Mulhall, was one of the rulers
of the "invisible government" and a
writer of some "interesting" letters.
NEW HOUSING LAW
IN EFFECT TODIAY
Bill to Regulate Tenement
Houses by Giving Light, Air
and Yardage is Nov; Law.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1 Indiana's
new "housing" law, passed by th
recent general assembly at the insti
gation of Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon,
of Evansville. and other prominent
women lobbyists, became effective
Tuesday.
Some of the striking features are:
Behind every tenement house here
after erected there shall be an open
yard extending across the entire
width of the lot.
In case of interior lots, no yard
shall be less than feet in depth,
unless such lot is less than 100 feet
in depth, in which latter event tho
yard must comprise at least 2Z per
cent of such depth
The minimum width of courts for
a one-story r two-story building shall
bo ten feet; for a three-story build
ing, 12 feet; for a four-story building
14 feet; and shall increase two fet
for each additional story. The length
of inner courts shall be not less than
twice the minimum width.
Other regulation features include
extensions or offsets to courts, rear
tenements, buildings on same lots with
tenement houses, lighting and venti
lation, windows in rooms, size of
rooms, alcoves, and alcove rooms,
cellar and basement rooms, drainage,
water supply, sewers, tire-escapes
sanitation.
Another important provision pro
hibits the erection of any wooden ten
ement house exceeding two stories in
height, or arranged to accommodate
more than two familes on one Uoor.
Can Ii force Law.
Authority to enforce santary meas
ures and prevent over-crowding of
tenements is vested in the board of
health, while the building inspection
department has power to enforce all
phases of the law, particularly tho.-e
bearing on design and cons, ruction.
Penalties for violation of the new
statute are imprisonment for each
and every day that a violation con
tinues, or by a tine
of from
$ 1 0
if
to
of-
$100 be not wilful, and 5-0
fense Is adjudged wilful.
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KALAMAZOO. A trip to Rurope
was suddenly called off when a pick-
..1, ptnlj. tl (uit nn.l rhr-e :i-ke?s
to New York from John A. Van j
secretarv of the boys department o.
the state Y. M. C A. Van Dls has
been planning tho trip with his fam
ily for some time. Tho- theft occurred
when he was about to hoard the train
here.
PETOSKEY. A. J. Iide( k of this
city has received an answer to a mes
sage which he enclosed in a bottle
which he tossed into the Atlantic
ocean in 1909. The answer is dated
June 11. 19 1", and states that the mes
sage was picked up off the coast of
the Island' of Angelsey, North Wales.
England.
LUDINGTON. Mrs. William Mar
shall is in a serious condition from
"primrose poisoning." A peculiar oil
exuding from the stems of a primrose
plant which she kept in the house
poisoned her.
ADRIAN. Mich. A fight is prom
ised over the recent order of the state
tire marshal that the Church of Christ
be torn down as a ""serious tire
menace." Rev. Isaac Rus.-ing, pastor
of the church, will make an effort to
prevent the destruction of the edilice.
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Alfred Winther, Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Winther, is
Killed by Ernest Reynolds af
672 Laporte av.
BOYS WERE SHOOTING
FROM SECOND FLOOR
Howard Pittman Turns Rifle
Over to Young Reynolds
Who Claims Gun Was Acci
dently Discharged.
Alfred Winther, three yearn and 11
months old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Winther, 072 Iaporte av., was killed
Monday afternoon at 4:."0 o'clock in
his own back yard by a 2 2 calibre
Title ball lired by Ernest Reynolds, 10
years old, 1PI3 Linden av, from the
second Uoor of a house.
The yoyng boy was about to entrr
the hous- when hit by the bullet. He
cried out and ran towards the house.
Tho mother heard the cry and im
mediately rushed to the boy only to
havo him die in her arms.
In the meantime young Reynolds,
who had been visiting Howard Pitt
man. 14 years oln. ran to his homo
but not linding anyone there pro
ceeded to his sister's home on Pagen
st. The police, found him there and
took him to the county jail where h
will he held pending the Inquest to
be held by Coroner Swahtz.
Boy Maki statmnt.
Young Reynolds made a statement
as to the shooting to Coroner Svv.ir.tz
and Miss Anderson, matron, at the
jail. He said that it was all an ac
cident anil the testimony of young
Pittman corroborated him.
"I wa.s holding the gun for How
ard." he said. "He had started to
cook some supper. We had been
shooting rats and we saw one just
before Howard left. Howard called
to me and I turned around and as I
did yj. the trigger was pressed and
the f-un went off.
"When I heard the boy cry. I hur
ried to my home at l.:i: Linden av.
I found nobody at home and w. r.t
over to my big sister's on Pa gen !.
Then the police came and got int ."
Young Pittman told tho same sort
of the story. The two boys had been
separated after the shooting and did
not get to sej each other before they
were question" d about tho accident.
Tho bullet pierced the baby's heart
and death resulted within a few min
utes. The mother barely had time to
get to her baby before he wa.s dead.
The boy was in direct range ,f ihe
bullet anU it penetrated his body.
According to the statements of the
two boys, they had been shooting raU
all afternoon after returning from a
swimming trip. They had killed a
few previous to the aoeident.
Young Pittman had a line on one
rat, but it ran Laek under the hous-.
He was waiting for it to apj.f ar again
when he decided to cook some sup
per for the two. He turnr-d the -Un
over to the Reynolds boy arid was
gone only a short time before tha
baby below was killed.
The mother carried the lifeless body
of her baby to the hous.- and tried to
bring it hack to life. The neighbors
heard the shot and the scream and
hurried to her assiManee. Medical
aid wa.s summoned a quickly as
Possible but it was unavailing as tho
boy had been dead for some time.
It was some time before, the neigh
bors could convin. the mother that
the baby w.-ls dead. The father, who
is employed at the Mu?.vi brewer.'
was notitied of the acc ident and bur-
i'u to i n
home. He state, 1 th-.r
he had often se-n
tiie Pittman b-.y
iee around th
playing with the ri:
house and that the
two bids had
been sn the habit of shooting rats
which s.emvd to be rather thick about
the place.
The funeral will be h,.)( Wednfsd.iy
afternoon at 4 oVio-k. Rev. Albert
H. K'erk will officiate. Bur.al will be
in the eity cemetery.
Bth Reynolds an,i iittman wll be
held pending the coroner's inquest,
Thej .vere taken to the count-.- 'all
following the arrival of th,. p, a
the sc-ne.
Ihe inneral wii;
day afternoon at i
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Burial will ) m th- citv .
EXPECT AMERICAN TO
WIN ALL ENGLAND TITLE
LoN'im.V. j.jiv i.Thrro :iW'?n
to b- little doij,. .vjit Maurice E.
McLi;g!ii:n, American tenn: eh im
pion. will win the ar-E:.-; md rlt'
at Wlmhtn. H!r wr r.l-rt ui' pi
has aiie.! nothing short of a n-V-tion
here and he is ; i-e.; to def. ;.t
either Stanley M. IV:-.. y.j
tralian, or ii ar Kre:tzer, the i;'r
man champion, who :r.( I in t!;e , vm
finals T.je.d.iy.
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO
KILLING WIFE AND SON
MEXK '), Mo.. July 1. J.,hn
Nscioda.-n of Vandali.i. Mo, pb-.ide 1
guilty h-rr- to murdering hi?' wife and
thir nine-year-old adopted son. Hor
ace, by pouring kernsep." .iver them
shil tht-y pt anil setting :;re to
their !ie1 eloihlag. Ife whs ser.tcnc-ed
to life Imprisonment NiehoI.n be.
c"!M- InfatMate-l with h! adapted
daughter, Ib-.-sie. and sought to dt
iavay with h: wif and t the $1,000
life insurance she carried.