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Body of Saicide May Never Be
Recovered.
WAS CMF CLERK IN A TEA STORE.
Turns Her Face To Would-Be Res
cuers As She Is Swept Over The
Brink, And Smiles Had Waded
Out Until Current Swept Her Off
Her Feet—The River Is Jammed
‘ With Ice—Romance Had A Sad
Ending.
Niagara Falls, N. Y. (Special).—
A young woman thought to be Miss
Beatrice R. Snyder, of Buffalo, com
mitted suicide by wading into the
river Just above Prospect Point and
going over the American falls. As
her body swept over the brink of the
cataract she turned her face toward
would-be rescuers and smiled a fare
well to them. A park policeman
paid scant attention to the woman
when she first appeared on the path
leading to the river bank* Then, as
she began to run toward the river,
it was too late to intercept her.
Without a moment’s hesitation she
waded into the stream. She turned
oace and smiled toward the men
who were calling to her to stop and
continued to move rapidly into deep
water. In an instant she was whisk
ed from her feet and carried rapidly
toward the brink of the falls.
On the bank was found a handbag
and In it this note: . 1
"Mamma and Papa: May you both
forgive me for bringing this awful
disgrace upon you in these years of
your life. Also may our Heavenly
Father forgive all my sins. But I
have been very good, thank God.
You will find a slip for the money
under your dresser scarf. With my
heart full of love for all your kind
ness and tender love, good-by
Lovingly. Beatrice."
Ther * was a card in the purse
nearing the name of Beatrice R. Sny
der.
With the lower river Jammed with
ice and the jam increasing hourly,
there is little 'hope that the body
will ever be recovered,
Buffalo. N. Y. (Special).—Miss
Snyder was chief clerk in a Buffalo
tea store. She has been dejected
* since the death of her fiance. George
F. Myers. They were to have been
married in a few months.
FIRES COST $450,485,000.
Uvei Sacrificed Numbered 1,440 And
5,654 Persons Injured.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Fires cost the people of the United
States $456,485,000 in the year
1907, caused the death of 1,449 per
sons, and resulted in injuries to
6,664 others, according to statistics
presented by the United States Geo
logical Survey. The total of fire loss
includes the excess cost of fire pro
tection due to bad construction and
excess premiums over insurance paid.
It does not include forest fires.
This fire loss of over a million a
day is eight times as much as that
of any European country—-a per capi
ta loss in the United States of $2.51
against an average of 33 cents
abroad. These figures are based on
the direct loss from destruction of
buildings and their contents, amount
ing to $215,084,709 during 1907.
Wooden buildings, defective con
struction and faulty equipment are
chiefly blamed for the insurance loss.
The report says the difference of cost
betweeu fireproof and Inflammable
buildings will soon become so small
that it will cease to. encourage flimsy
construction. The federal govern
ment already spends $2,000,000 an
nually for new fireproof buildings,
none of which have to be Insured.
The $466,485,000 of fire loss is
far in excess of the total value of
the gold, silver, copper and petroleum
produced in 1907 in the United
States. It indicates that over one
half of the value of all the new
buildings constructed throughout the
nation in one year is destroyed by
fire.
TO HAVE A BRAND-NEW FACE.
It Is Being Made For A Man Who
Fell From A Wagon.
St Louis. Mo. (Special) —When
Thomas Herbert leaves the City Hos
pital he will have a brand-new face.
Half a dozen physicians and surgeons
are now making it for him, and they
promise such an improvement over
the face that nature gave, him that
even his best girl would not know
him.
While driving a wagon Herbert
fell off and a wheel passed over his
face. The hospital physician found
thirty-three .fractures in the bones in
his face. In fixing him up it was nec
essary to remodel hi 3 face entirely
along new lines They are now wir
ing the bones so they will knit, read
justing the flesh so as to give the
face symmetry and character.
Glaasniakers’ Strike dff.
Hartford,, City, Ind. (Special).—
After lasting five months the strike
of the cutters an. 4 flatteners in the
plant of the Ameiean Window Glass
Company here was declared off by
President Shinn. The company has
factories in Belle Vernon, Pa.; Mo
nongahela City, Pa ; Arnold. Kane
and Jeannette. Pa., and Hartford
City, Ind. More than 800 men will
return to work
, Eleven Bullets In Head.
San Francisco (Special). After
firing 11 bullets into bis head from a
.22-caliber revolver, reloading the
weapon to accomplish the feat,
Roman Pritschoff hanged himself at
hie home in Alameda to make the
suicidal work thorough. Six of the
bullets entered his brain, and the
fact that be was afterwards able to
fasten a clothesline about bis neck
aad strangle himself puzzled the
coroner and physicians who examined
the body.
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'tin Mims qf
i EGGS W6OLO STORAGE
i One Warehouse in New York Has
Been Filled a Year.
Investigation Of Cold Storage As A
Means Of Maintaining High Prices
Is Under Way In Hudson Connty,
N. J.—Tons Of Poultry Also Held
I For Nearly A Year—lndictments
■ For Conspiracy To Raise Prices
[ Pending.
1 New York (Special).—There are
36,000,006 eggs—enough to provide
eight eggs apiece for every man.
! woman and child in New York City
and all its boroughs—in one cold
storage warehouse in Jersey City,
1 according to the information placed
before the Hudson County (N. J.)
: Grand Jury in its investigation of
- the big packing and other concerns
which maintains extensive warehouses
on the other side of the Hudson Riv
er. The eggs have been there since
last March, it was learned, together
i with 100,000 pounds of poultry,
i stored since April last.
, Prosecutor Pierre P. Garven, of
Hudson County, has subpoenaed the
! managers of the Union Terminal
i Cold Storage Company, in whose
warehouse the eggs and poultry are
; said to be stored, and officers of the
i other large refrigerating companies
• to appear before the Grand Jury
■ when the prosecutor hopes to trace
other large consignments of ancient
; meat and produce.
Witnesses from Swift & Co.’s cold
storage plant, in Jersey City, were
I before the Grand Jury, but little val
’ uable information was elicited. This
particular Swift plant happens to be
a small factor in comparison with
other warehouses in the vicinity.
MEAT OR DIVORCE.
Man' Tells Police He Is Tired Of
Eating Patented Foods.
I
New York (Special).—The meat
boycott la blamed for the marital
1 woes of Samuel Barrmore, who', ar
; ralgned in the Paterson, N. J., po
lice court, told Recorder Carroll that
, he had raised a rumpus because his
, wife would not buy meat.
"My wife is in favor of reducing
, meat prices,’’ said the prisoner.
“And she started this boycott busi
ness on me in December. Since then
I’ve lived on all sorts of patented
foods and I’m tired of being con
fronted by a vegetable garden on
I the table every night. I told her
I’d get a divorce unless she gave me
some meat. But she won’t listen.’’
Sentence was suspended on Barr
more on the charge of disorderly con
. duct.
FOOD LEAGUE CHARTERED.
I
; National Association Is Incorporated
In Washington.
Washington, D. C. (Special).—
"For mutual benefit and protection,”
the National Anti-trust Food League
was Incorporated under the laws of
' the District of Columbia, with J.
Lynn Yeagle, Emil L. Scharf and
Representative Coudrey, of‘Missouri,
all members of the board of direc
tors. as incorporators. This league,
i which is to be national in scope,
aims at a reduction in the cost of
living by having its members refrain
from purchasing those articles of
’ food which rise to exorbitant prices.
FRIGHT CAUSES BLINDNESS.
1 Typewriter Whose Desk Shut With
Bang Loses Eyesight.
Minneapolis (Special).—Suddenly
frightened by the swift closing of
typewriter desk, Miss Christine Can
; field, a stenographer. 21 years old.
' has been totally blind since last Fri
day.
On that day her desk started to
close automatically. Anticipating
the crash, Miss Canfield placed her
i bands over her eyes. The desk bang
ed shut and Miss Canfield took her
hands off her eyes—to strange dark
ness. •
A surgeon believes Miss Canfield
will recover her sight gradually.
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FAMILY OF SIX POISONED.
Mother And Child Dead; House Was
On Fire.
i Washburn, Wis. (Special).—Mrs.
P Behrante and family of five chil
dren were found poisoned at their
; home here.
The mother was dead and one
; child has since died The recovery
| of three of the other children is
i doubtful
[ I The poisoning was reported by
. Behrante who says that he also was
- poisoned. An investigation will be
. made.
When neighbors -first arrived the
. house was on fire and Behrante was
running about in his night clothes.
A Meteor Explodes.
Quincy, 111 (Special meteor
> supposed to have struck here at 1.30
‘ o’clock A. M.. aroused the whole city '
i and caused buildings to tremble. Many
' about the streets saw a glare in the
1 sky and a- terrific report as of an
• explosion immediately followed Sev
i eral saw the meteor explode, follow
t ed a few seconds later by trembling
I of the earth, lasting five to ten sec
onds.
Why Butter Is High.
Pittsburg. Pa. (Special).—Spurred
i by hundreds of complaints against
i high prices for food products. William
A. Blakley, district attorney for AUe
' gheny County, sent ‘out the entire
1 force of 20 county detectives to
? gather evidence’in illegal conspiracies
J to hoard foodstuffs and boost prices.
5 Any evidence available win be placed
5 In the hands of United States Attor
! ney John H Jordan to be presented
i to the Federal grand jury The dts
-1 trlst attorney was urged to take this
step by the report made to him.
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ELEVEN MEN DEAD
IN MINE EXPLOSION
One Hundred and Ten Men
Prisoners Ten Honrs.
HELD BACK BY AWFUL BLACK DAMP.
One Survivor Crawls A Quarter Of
A Mile On His Stomach To Avoid
Gases In Mine At Indiana. Pa.—
Dead. Blackened By Flames,
Found Scattered About The Bor
ings—Rescue Party Leads Impris
oned Men To Safety.
Indiana, Pa. (Special).—Ten Hun
garians and one American is the
death toll of a gas explosion in the
No. 2 slope of the Ernest mine of
the Jefferson and Clearfield Coal
Company, five miles north of this
place. The explosion occurred in a
heading where 12 workmen were lo
cated, and one of these. Andrew
Krazcer, escaped by crawling a quar
ter of a mile ,on his stomach to
evade the noxious gases. His in
ability to speak English prevented
a lucid explanation of the cause of
the explosion. When he saw the
lights of the rescuers, he moaned
and tried to crawl. He was slight
ly burned, but suffered chiefly from
the effects of after-damp. He was
placed in a car and taken immedi
ately to daylight. Some of the dead
were found near the entrance to the
heading, others lay along the track
at short distances from each other
almost at the face of the coal. Two
bodies nearest the face were burned
slightly about the face and arms.
The position of the bodies showed
the men had made desperate efforts
to crawl away from the heading.
One hundred and ten men work
ing in the same slope escaped
through other headings of the mine,
although they were held back for
about 10 hours by the black damp,
until a rescue party of 12 mine
bosses reached them. One thousand
other men working in adjoining
mines within a radius of three miles,
who heard the concussion, paid no
heed to it and did not learn of the
disaster until they came out of the
mines. Four men who were laying
tracks just Within the mouth of the
mine slope were knocked unconscious
by the concussion, but were revived
later with little difficulty.
Michael Harrington, the only
American among the dead, was a
son of John Harrington, foreman of
the mine. The younger man, act
ing as assistant to his father, was
directing the work on the heading
when the explosion occurred.
The first report of the explosion
was made by seven track repair men
who had been working at the back
of the main entry. They were hurl
ed from their feet, although 125 feet
away. As soon as they came out of
the drift a rescue party was headed
by John Harrington, father of Mi
chael Harrington. Some of these
were overcome and were found by
a second rescue party, but all re
vived shortly after being taken out.
KILLS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Ruckheim Said He Wanted To Es
cape Divine Vengeance.
Fergus Falls. Minn. (Special).—
William Ruckheim, a farmer, aged
35 years, murdered his wife and
four children and shot himself at
Parkers Prairie. He was found dy
ing when his son-went to the farm.
He is believed to have been tempor
arily insane.
Ruckheim declared that he had re
ceived a divine command to proceed
to a certain graveyard, where he and
his family were to exhume several
bodies, using only the<r bare hands.
Unless this*ommand was carried out
before Easter, Ruckheim said, he
and his family would be dragged to
death. After examining tne grave
yard and finding that it would be
impossible to perform the task on ac
count of the frozen ground, Ruck
heim said he killed his family to
escape Divine vengeance.
GIRL SCARED BALDHEADED.
St. Paul Jury Awards Factory Em
ploye $2,000 Damages.
St. Paul, Minn. (Special).—For!
being scared until she turned bald
headed, Tillie Ominsky. a factory
girl, was awarded $2,000 by a jury
in the Circuit Court here.
Tillie was employed, a little more
than a year ago, at a machine which
elevated paper boxes to the floor
above Her waist caught in the
wheels and shafting, and she was
drawn tight against the machine
* Physicians and surgeons testified
that fright had so affected her nerv
ous system that her hair fell out.
Lucky Dogs These.
New York (Special).—The will of
Mrs. Minna Knoch, who died recent
ly, leaving an estate valued at $50,-
000, gives the income of SIO,OOO to
her three dogs fbr life, which is as
much as she left to her husband,
Henry Knoch. If the dogs die first,
Edward Baker, her son by a former
! marriage, is to get the principal of
ithe SIO,OOO. But the income is to
'go to the support of the dogs and
their caretaker during their lives.
Knoch only gets the income from
SIO,OOO. Mrs. Knoch left the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty ‘
to Animals $3,000. Six relatives are
not mentioned in her will.
Danced In Snow At 115.
Cleveland (Special).—Aura Mary,
gypsy queen emeritus, who says she
is 115 years old, danced barefoot in
the snow with the other members
of her tribe at the celebration of Ave
Maria Day, at their camp near here.
Aura Mary bejieves in living close to
nature. She never wears heavy
weight clothing and it is her daily
custom to go barefoot through the
snow or over tihe ice. She is spry
and smokes, and says she expects
to live 10 years longer.
SEVENTY MORE
I MINERS ARE KILLED
Mexico is the Scene of the Last
Great Mining Disaster.
Another Catastrophe Added To The
Already Long List—Explosion Oc
curs In A Coal Mine At Las F.s
pcranzas—Nearly As Many Are
Injured As Are Killed And Many
Of These Will Die—Remarkable
Escape Of Those Saved—The Mine
Was Well Equipped.
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Laredo, Tex. (Special).— One of'
the greatest disasters in the history ;
of Mexican coal mining, which has!
heretofore experienced several crush
ing blows, resulting in a tremendous
loss of human life, took place In the
Palan Mine, at Las Esperanzas,
Mexico.
According to the latest reports
from the scene of the disaster 70
lives are known to have been lost.
After the official report showing 53
dead, 14 additional bodies were re
covered, bringing the total up to 67,
while there bodies have died in the
hospital, making the total of victoms
thus far 70.
The explosion occurred in the No.
3 shaft of the coal mine of the Es-j
peranzas Mining Company and is at
tributed to the ignition of gas from
the flame of a miner's cigarrette,
who was smoking contrary to the
rules.
The miners, consisting principally
of Mexicans and Japanese, had assum- j
ed their places in the workings short
ly after 7 o’clock. About 8 30 o’clock
those at work above ground heard a
loud explosion, and almost instantly
a vast cloud of dust and smoke shot
forth from the mouth of the shaft.
Assistance was immediately fdrth
coming, and as soon as the air in
the shaft could be purified sufficient
ly to permit rescuers to descend, many
volunteers were ready to risk their
lives in an endeavor to succor their
stricken brothers below.
A cage was immediately sent down,
followed later by two others, all
loaded. When t.he cages descended
and the men had made an exami
nation of the first and secopd levels,
everything was found to be intact,
and beyond being frightened the men
working in these levels were safe. I
They were brought to the top as rap
idly as the cages could be loaded.
The rescue party continued its ex-'
plorations and went down to the
third level and as soon as the air
would be sufficiently cleared, enter
ed the various shafts and began
search for the dead.
Scattered about in various po
sitions in the workings, they found
the bodies of the men, suffocated;
the faces indicating in many instances
the hopeless fight they had waged.
The rescuers immediately began to
work in relays, searching for and
carrying to the surface the bodies
of the dead and dying.
Many heartrending scenes were
enacted as the bodies were brought
up from the shaft and stretched out
in rows upon the ground to await
identification.
Most of the killed were Mexicans,
the Japanese miners being employed
in other parts of the mine.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
T’ ——
The fall of the River Seine con
tinues and the city of
ly resuming normal conditions. Tho
work of disinfection is thorough.
The relief fund totals $700,000.
The Nicaraguan revolutionists’
gunboat Ometepe bombarded Grey
town for twenty minutes, and the
shore batteries replied to the fire.
A force of Nicaraguan revolution
ists captured the town of Boace, 60
miles east of Managua, jtfter two
hours’ fighting.
France favors the reoccupation of
Crete by the powers as the most ef
fective way of preventing complica
tions.
The German Chancellor sent to the
Reichstag a communication on the
tariff negotiations with the United
States.
Colonel Roosevelt’s expedition ar
rived at Numide, Uganda Protector
ate, Africa, all in good health.
Secretary of War Dickinson made
an argument before the House Com
mittee in favor of his bill amend
ing the organic act of Porto Rico.
The tariff negotiations between
Germany and United States were
concluded by the mutual agreement
to apply the minimum rates.
The Humphrey Ship Subsidy Bill
was ordered favorably reported aft
er a lively session of the Hpuae
Committee.
Tests of the methods of paper
making are provided for by an ap
propriation made by the House.
The House passed the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill, carrying about
$13,500,000.
The descendants of Michael Hil
legas, first United States treasurer,
believe the government owes them
over a million dollars Interest on a
loan made to the government by
their ancestor.
It was announced at the State De
partment that a complete agreement
: between Germany and the United
States of the present tariff negotia
tions might be expected.
The Senate passed the Army Ap
propriation Bill and the Urgent De
ficiency Appropriation Bill, the for
mer carrying $95,440,567 and the
latter about $5,150,000.
Chief Forester Graves has decid
ed to reestablish the branch of lands
of the Forest Service, which was
abolished some time ago.
Senator Heyburn, In the Senate,
said that the postal savings banks
mean that the government will go
into the loan businesa.
Secretary Ballinger decided to ob
tain counsel- to defend him In the
Balllnger-Pinchot controversy.
’ THE HATTERS LOSE
1 THEIR BOYCOTT SPIT,
Jury’s Decision Means a Great
Blow to Labor Unions.
; UNDER SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST LAW.
Verdict Of $222,000 Against The
Danbury Hatters Is Given By A
Jury In The United States Court
At Hartford Manufacturer Is
Given Damages For A Boycott—
j Unions Held Responsible For Their
1 . Officials’ Acts—Jury Spent Two
Hours Deliberating,
j Hartford, Ct. (Special).— "A new
/declaration of independence" is what
. Attorney Daniel Davenport calls the
verdict of $222,000 rendered in the
United States Court by a jury in the
1 suit of D E. Loeme, of Danbury,
against 200 hatmakers of this State.
After having been out over two
hours, the jury ordered actual dam
ages of $74,000 to the plaintiff, but
as the suit was brought under the
Sherman Anti-Trust Law triple dam
ages can be recovered.
There was a remarkable scene In
court when the verdict was announc
ed. The defendants in attendance
were stunned for a time and then in
groups dejectedly discussed the blow.
It is estimated that# the costs in
the case will amount to at least $lO,-
000 and these, with the counsel fees,
may bring the bill against the Uni
| ted- Hatters of North America to ful-
j ly a quarter of a million of dollars.
Speaking in regard to the signifi
cance of the verdict in the case,
which is said to be the most impor
tant of its kind ever tried in this
country, Attorney Davenport, senior
counsel for the plaintiff, said:
"First, it means that individual
members of labor unions are bound
by the action of their officers and
they cannot allow them to do as they
please.
"Secondly, it means that the Sher
man anti-trust law protects manufac
turers and merchants from boycott
attacks.
“In substance, it is a new declara
tion of independence.”
The plaintiff. D. E. Loewe, was
surrounded by friends in the court
! room and congratulated upon the
outcome. He said that if be had not
won he would have gone out of busi
ness.
■ Judge Platt in his charge practical
ly instructed the jury to bring in a
verdict'for the plaintiff. He said the
only question for them to decide was
one of damages, and these were to be
based upon the losses sustained by
the plaintiff between July, 1902 and
• September, 1903. the period during
which the boycott against the Loewe
factory was maintained.
A bill of exceptions will be filed
by the defense and the case will be
carried to the Federal Court of Ap
peals and the United States Supreme
Court.
The suit, which was for $240,000
damages, has been on trial for 11
weeks. It was instituted by the anti
boycott society through Mr. Loewe,
but it is understood the damages
awarded are to go to the Danbury
Hatmakers. The expense of defend
ing the suit falls upor the United
Hatters of North America, who filed
a bond to protect the defendants.
Gompers Is Silent.
Washington, D. C. (Special).—
When Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
was told of the verdict in the Dan
bury hatters case he absolutely re
fused to make any comment.
CHOKED TO DEATH ON MEAT.
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Louisville Councilman Was Eating
Lunch In Saloon.
Louisville (Special).—Henry ,V.
Wolff, a City Councilman and clerk
in the Southern Railway office here,
choked to death on a piece of meat,
which he was eating at the lunch
counter in a saloon.
Mr. Wolff had taken only a few
bites when he grew black in the face
and fell to the floor.
A was called, but Mr.
Wolff died before the doctor arrived.
Would Make Peary Admiral.
Washington, D. C. (Special).—
That Commander Robert E. Peary
may be officially recognized by Con
gress as the discoverer of the North
Pole and promoted to the rank of
Rear-Admiral of the Navy the Maine
delegation voted to empower one of
its members to introduce a resolu
tion to that efTect. Commander
Peary is a resident of Maine.
Robbers Gave Him Auto Ride.
Chicago (Special).—Robbery by a
new * method was committed here
when two men in evening dress,
drove up to the sidewalk in an au
tomobile, pointed revolvers at Jacob
Butz, a restaurant proprietor, and
after forcing him into the machine,
took him from a prominent business
street to a dark alley and leisurely
robbed him. A watch and SB7 were
taken from him.
White Slave Funds.
New York (Special).—The board
of estimate voted the appropriation
of $25,000 asked by District Attorney
Whitman for the work of investigat
ing the “white slave" traffic, which
the grand jury of which John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., is foreman is con
ducting Mr. Whitman said the work
of the grand jury could not proceed
without the money.
Fairbanks Sees The King.
Rome (Special). King Victor
Emmanuel received former Vice
President Fairbanks in private au
dience, and they conversed half an
hour. The King inquired about af
fairs in the United States, with: the
politics of which he showed himself
familiar. Mr Fairbanks, who had
intended to sail for the United Stater
March 5, yielding to pressure from
the Pilgrim Society of London and
the American Consul there, has ac
cepted an invitation to a banquet tc
be given in his honor March 9. >
WAN AND WOMAN
I TOGETHER
Philadelphia Police Try To
Solve Mystery.
The Man A Prosperous Lapidary
. Who Had Not Been Seen Since
Christmas Week And Was Sup
posed To Be On A Hunting Trip
—May Hare Been A Double Mur.
der Suicide Pact, Authough No
Evidence Of Crime.
Philadelphia (Special). What
may hav’e been a double murder, a
consummated suicide pact or two
sudden deaths from natural causes
was discovered here when the bodies
of William .Bohrer, a prosperous lap
idary, aged ,55 years, and an uniden
tified woman, about 30 years of age,
were found i£ a room in the whole
sale jewelry , trade section of this
city where the'y had lain probably for
more than a month.
The room wihere the bodies were
found were uMed by Bohrer as a
sleeping apartment and adjoined his
shop on the third floor of a small
building at Seventh and Samson
Streets. The lapiidarj', who had suc
ceeded his father, in business many
years ago, bad nft been seen since
Christmas week, S.t was his custom
to take frequent fishing and hunt
ing trips, and the fait that his rooms
had not been opened for more than
a month attracted Kittle attention.
His son, after several attempts to find
his father at home, notified the po
ice and a locksmith was\sent for and
broke open the door. \
Clothed only In their uight robes
the bodies of the man ajnd woman
were found lying in the retain. Boh-
I rer’s body was stretched trace down
ward across a chair, whiAe that of
the woman lay on the bed face down
ward, her outstretched hand grasp
ing the round of a chair.
There was nothing to indicate tbat
the couple had entered a suicide
pact, no trace of poison haying been
found. Neither was there \any evi
ience of murder, aside from the fact
that Bohrer’s body was lyiwg in an
.inusual position. The apartment
was in good order, and there! was no
"'vidence of a robbery having bden
committed. Both bodies wene in a
badly decomposed condition, \apnd it
was practically impossible tit tell
from the superficial examination
which was made whether murder had
seen committed.
The identity of the woman is not
itnown to any of the occupants of
:he building.
HIGHER PAY OR STRIKip.
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Miners Must Got Substantial Ad
vance, Says President Lewi:).
Toledo, Ohio (Special).—“A ' sub
stantial increase in wages of/ the
mine workers of this country is the
only basis upon which industrial neace
can be established in the mining in
dustry on and after April 1 rhext.”
This was the final declaration of
President Thomas L. Lewis, or the
United Mine Workers, before he;left
here. He would not discuss his plans
for bringing about an agreement
with the operators, but made it evi
dent that he had not given up hope
of a settlement.
Talk that a special national con
vention of miners would be called
or a referendum vote taken to rep
adjust the situation obtained consid-*
erable credence, but this, President
Lewis said, was speculation
“Mine owners recognize that mine )
workers are entitled to an advance <
in wages and that also they will \
have to provide additional safety ap- '
pliances,” he said. “This means add
ed cost of production, and the Amer
ican people and the coal-consuming
interests, willingly or otherwise, will
be compelled to- pay a higher prise
for fuel.”
STAND FOR OLD CLERKS.
Massmcetiug Soon To Protest Against
Their Removal.
Washington, D. C. (Special).—
The patriotic organizations of Wash
ington will band themselves together
•o fight the proposed elimination of
>ld clerks from the Government serv
ce. At the call of Col. John Me-
Slroy, editor of the National Trib
ine, a mass meeting will be held
n the near future at which the or
ganizations and their auxiliaries will
liscuss plans for the coming cam
#aign for the old clerks.
White Rhinos To Smithsonian.
Nlmule (Special).—Colonel Roose
relt will give the Smithsonian Jn
ititution specimens q£ the white
rhinoceros family complete. He has
ilso two skins for the American Mu
seum of Natural History at New
Vork and a head for William T.
Hornaday’s collection. Mr. Roose
velt will not retain any of the white
rhinoceros trophies which he secured
in the Belgian Congo.
Loses Life Shielding Daughter.
Indianapolis. Ind. (Special).—ln
an effort to save the life of hear
daughter, Mrs. Louise C. George was
shot through the head and instantly
killed by her son-in-law, Homer C.
Cope, 38 years old. a bricklayer.
Cope then shot his wife in the back,
but she will recover. Cope then
committeed suicide. Cope had been
drinking and his wife had refused
to live with him.
A little while ago the pitchblende
containing radium was actually re
garded as a nuisance by the old
miners of St. Ives, so that it was
cast aside on the rubbish heap, a
heap which grew to mountainous pro
portions, and from which today the
company is obtaining tons of ma
terial.
Although the first American patent
for a metal pen was granted a Bal
timorean in 1810, it was half a cen
tury later that the industry begah
to flourish.