FOUGHT SALOONS
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Rev. Patmont Kidnapped After Pro
hibition Speech Made in March—
It Found Almoet Dead.
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DANVILLE, 111., May 25.—Rev.
Patmont, a prohibition preacher, who
some time ago delivered a denuncia
tion of the liquor business, was found
tied to a post in an abandoned farm
building several miles from town,
where he had been imprisoned for
the past 60 days, and when found
was in an emaciated condition and
almost starved and speechless from'
long suffering.
The men who kidnapped the
preacher shortly after his prohibition
speech in March, fed him once every
few days and also gave him some
water. But little can be learned of
the affair at this time until Rev.i
Patmont gains in strength. The po-:
lice have started a thorough investi
gation and special detectives have
been hired by the citizens of the town
to fathom, the mystery and punish
those guilty of the crime.
It is generally predicted that as a
result of the kidnapiplng this section
of the state will go. dry, as much
ami-saloon sentiment has been arous
ed through the affair.
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FORGED LETTEBS
FROM PAESH
Two Ayrians Used Bogus Letters
From President Wilson to Solicit
Money From Missourians.
ST. LOUIS, May 25— George Mich
ael and Joseph George wete arrest
ed here today by the federal au
thorities charged with having solicit
ed money for charity work for the
churches in Syria.
The two men secured co'nslder&fclto
money by using bogus letters from
President Wilson and Secretary of
War Garrison recommending them
and their charitable undertaking.
Senator Stone, pf this state,_ WAA al
so fooled into aiding the men when
he saw the letters from the president
and the cabinet officer.
The immigrant authorities will de
port both men to Syria, where they
are wanted for crimes ces^mltted and
where they are certain to deceive long
sentences.
Second Cup Defender fcsar Comple
tion
NEPbiJSkt.'jAass., May 25.—'Tie
yacht being buiift here tor Mr. Alex
ander S. Cochran as a candidate Mi
tie defense of Me America’s cup
ready to have her Mainsail bent to
day. She is built on what is *known
as the longitudinal construction plan,
With deep web frames abOtit seven
feet apart, coniecMd by fraMei
Whicch ton loAgijtMIMjiy. tbls Meth
od of construction was used first In
Me Constitution M IWl.
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SEATTLE, Mgy 26.—BenTObnan,
junior, son qftbe senator frofa South
Carolina, i%achhBtjM4 o*^r.ip3|yirom
Washington to take charge 'of the
clerical part of the work of the Alps-?
ha railroad survey commlsifthi. Sir;
Till man will open an office la this
biti and will have charge .. Wt ^e
hooks and accounts. The cpipmlssibn
Save leased the, entire eleventh floor
L of the 'AlUlk SuiuWg hhd have out
~ ftttiea tHts dftt& wnnni,
the best obtainable in the city.
SENATE PISSES
FARMERS BILL
Appropriation of $19,000,000 for Agri
cultural bepartment^-Money for
Alafeka Kelp Work.
WASHINGTON, tody 25—The Sen
ate today passed the Agricultural bill
appropriating $19,000,000 for the work
of the department, the upkeep of the
experimental stations, the investiga
tions of soil and new plants, the se
curing of blooded cattle and new
breeds of domestic animals and the
other work carried on by the de
partment for the benefit of the farm
ers of the United States. .
An appropriation of $7,000 is includ
ed in the bill, jvith which the depart
ment will map the kelp fields along
the coast of Alaska. The kelp is used
in making fertilizer and for its pot
hsacontents and it is hoped that the
United States may be made Independ
ent of the German product, which is
controlled by the German govern
ment under a monopoly and for which
they charge exorbitant prices.
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Georgia Minister and Burns Detect
ives Indicted for Perjury and
Bribery.
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ATLANTA, Ga„ May 25—The state
grand jury today returned indict
ments against Rev. C. B. Ragsdale,
who is charged with perjury, Dan S.
Lemon, who is charged with sub
ornation of perjury, and- one other
Burns detective was indicted, on the
same charge. f
The indictments grew out of the
efforts of the attorneys for Leo M.
Frank to save him from hanging for
tfafe murder of Mary Phagan, the 15
year-old factory worker, who was
found murdered in the basement of
the National Pencil factory, of which
Frank was the manager. The inves
tigation of the death revealed the
fact that the girl had been criminal
ly assaulted and was in a delicate
'condition at the time of her death.
Solicitor Dorsey, who has handled
the cage against Frank for the state,
says that the efforts of the defense
since the anriVal of Detective Burns
and his aides, has been to bribe and
intimidate all who could be of as
Mstailce t‘6 them and to secure per
jured testiiiony.
j Rev. Ragsdale 1b charged with hav
ing confessed to Burns land tp have
signed an affidavit in which he re
canted his testimony given at the
tjrial at the request Of Lemon and that
he. Was Pali 1200 for thus changing
his leetimdny. The minister had
made a confession of his part in the
jjiot to saVp Frink’s life.
Wljuom j. Burps has , issued a
statement In Which b«. deffounces the
methods of the stale aujthprltles. Who,
he says, are determined to secure
'the death of Frank becihse some
one ftMrte mam for m cvm.
He asserts that Conley, the negro
m. is guilty » thu ■wmm mt
Dorsey has worked up piibllo senti
ment against Frank because he is
a Jew and that this sentiment Was
so strong that the state feared to al
jbir the defendant In the court room
when th8 vWrdlct Was rendered, fear
ing that if he was acquitted the mob
effort to-discredit the testimony se
cured py the Burns detectives.
JndgU Ben Hill held the men indict
ed under hail bonds of $10,000 for
■trial.
McIntosh, the contractor, Is pre
paring to complete the embankment
Wr m m im
Is overhauling the donkey engine.
ICE IS SOLID
IN no SEN
Expect That Corwin Will Unload
Over the Ice—Few Dumps
Being Sluiced.
NOME, May 25.—The cold weather
of the past few weeks continues and
the ice in Bering Sea is as solid as
at any time during the winter. It is
expected that the steamer Corwin
will probably have to discharge her,
cargo on the ice several miles from
the town and that it will be sledded
to the beach.
Sluicing on some of the properties
has commenced and the winter dumps
are being cleaned up. Only a few
of the dumps are being worked be
cause of the lack' of water.
The weafher has been remarkably j
cool besides which it has snowed ev
ery day for the past two weeks.
CLAIM Ml
IS IN ATHEIST
Charge Is Made at Presbyterian As
sembly by Clergyman—Brooklyn
Preacher Denies It.
CHICAGO, May 25.—The charge
was made here today in the Presby
terian assembly, now in session in
this city, that Andrew Carnegie, the
retired steel operator, is an atheist
and does not believe in God. The
charge brought the assembly to its
feet with both charges and counter
charges and for ten minutes the mod
erator was unable to secure order and
then Rev. Merrel, of Brooklyn, made
an able defense of Mr. Carnegie,
claiming that his Christianity was the
most practical and did more good
than that of those who worshiped ev
ery Sunday, but during the week for
got God and man and made no ef
forts to relieve suffering and sin,
which, he said, was destroying the
civilisation of the present day.
“His libraries,” said Rev. Merrel,
“have provided places for our boys
and girls to s^end useful hours add
have prevented many from wasting
their time in iniquitous pursuits and
have helped many to secure better
educations and become better men:
and women. Mr. Carnegie is deep
ly religious and Implicitly believes In
the divinity of the Son and the al
mighty power of the Master.”
The steamer Northwestern, in com
mand of Captain Hunter, reached Val
dez this morning at 8:30 and sailed
at 11 for the Westward. The steam
er brought 42 tons of freight for Val
dez and a fair list of passengers.
The following passerigers left the
steamer at this port: ■ h. Ober, H.
Wallace, Rose Fleming, Jno. Geull,
Mrs. F. Wencil, Mrs. G. M. Miller,
P. Haines, Mrs. M. H. Faust Edward.
Liston, H. Liston, Mr% Litton, J. E.
’Brown, O. C. Brown, A. H. Davis *nd
five -second-class.
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U*mM Will Oimhol \
NEW YORK. lay 25,—-The famous j
Lambs “All-star Gambol” will open!
at the Metropolitan opera house to
day, For the arat time lfi several
years, the acton abb Actresses irth:
tour the country with their Special- i
tfcs.ji 111 Re. vlalH-i
They pdi**apolts.cW]
oinnA . , r__. nicago, Buffalo,'
Rochester and BasUm. - .
ard.
IBIOlEf
PISSES Ilf
Senior Senator of Kentucky, Former
Governor of Same State end
Wat Repubfica'n.
WASHINGTON, May 26—Senator
Bradley, of Kentucky, died here to
day after a short Illness. He was 69
years old, having been born March
18, 1847.
Senator Bradley, former governor
of Kentucky, has been senator frpm
that state since March, 1909. His term
expired on March 4 of next year, but
he had already announced that be
cause of ill health he would not he
a candidate for re-election. He was
a member of the Republican party.
BIO SPLIT FOUND
AMONGDEMOCRATS
Attempt to Save Labor Organizations
From Anti-Trust Laws Cause
Bad Break.
WASHINGTON, May 25.—The rep
resentatives of labor now in this city,
claim that congress has the legal
right to exempt labor organizations
from the operations of the anti-trust
law, which is now before congress.
They assert that the government
should not interfere with the combi- ■
nations of laborers, who are working
together to benefit the workers of
the country.
The fight inside the Democratic
party over the attempt to exempt la
bor organizations from the operation
of the trust bill has caused a split
which threatens all legislation backed
by the administration. President Wil
son has made it kadWn that he will
veto any bill passed by congress
which provides for the labor exemp
tion, while a majority of his party
are against him and the split has
grown wider.
Administration leaders are endeav
oring now to bend every effort to pre
vent* a split and to hasten the Ad
journment of congress before blatters
grow worse. An early adjournment
ojT congress is now certain unless the
akexican situation should take a sud
den turn for the worse.
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CINCINNATI, May 25.—Ohio per
sonal liberty advocates today form
ally opened War on the* movement re
cently started for state-wide prohi
bition. A huge demonstration was
planned for tonight, starting With a
street parade and ending with a big
ihass meeting ih Music hail, where
the best speakers at the command pf
the personal liberty forces will be on
the prpgram. ;
It .fas ■ estimated - today by these
lh chgrge of the parade that 36,000
ften itrofchlbe in lthe. The city has
beta divided into tab-districts ahd
iharshids ahpdtdled fdh each one.
fhee'e idhrimhr lUt^e ihatth it a point
*> pertahafr visit story man they
bettered went* Iota the demonstration
and invite him to participate.
The ftfpheum Tonight
Excellent Pictures at the Orpheuni
A tnrthiiig hthrfa. ,
Ajil««a<Mi;xWetata. 4&> Mexicai
(St****im&
Leonard.
FIND HOT m
BLUEBERRY 1
Wanted for Murder of Three People
on thn Koyukuk River in Alatka
—la In Hiding.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.—Dep
uty Marshal Warren, of Fairbanks,
arrived here today hot on the trail
of the "Blueberry Kid," who is want
ed for the murder of Fiddler John
Holmberg, Dutch Marie and one other
person, all of whom were killed on
the Koyukuk river in Alaska two
years ago.
A warrant has been out for the
murderer for some time, but it was
only lately that his trail was found
in the 'underworld; at Seattle and
Vancouver and the police have traced
him to this city and hope to make
the arrest today or tomorrow unless
the “kid" hears of the intentions of
the police and makes another get
away. He is believed to be in hiding
on the Barbary coast.
FIB HEROES
GREITWELCIE
Entire High Court of Uiborg, Sixteen
Judges, Served Terms in Jail—
Refused Russian Dictation.
PLSINGFORS, Finland, May 25.—
The entire high court of I'iborg, con
sisting of sixteen judges, returned
here today from St. Petersburg, where
they have just completed a sentence
of eight months each in the fortress
of St. Peter for refusing to enforce
the law passed by the Russian gov
ernment that Russians should have
equal rights with Finlanders. The
court received a rousing welcome in
spite of the gendarmes, who used
knotted whips to drive the crowds
back and to prevent them from
cheering, which is unlawful in this
city.
;The resistance to the police was
passive, but the cheering continued
and the populace are in a bitter mood
and may break out in open revolt at
any ipoinent. Secret service men of
the Russian police are here in great
numbers and many attests have fol
lowed of Finlanders wbo are belieir
*ed to be preparing for a revollutlon.
Kinp to Inaugurate Exhibition.
LEIPSIC, May 25.—The King of
Saiohy today Inaugurated in this city
the International Exhibition of the
Book Industry and the Graphic Arts.
has maintained its suprema
cy as the book mart of the world
since the seventeenth century, and it
publishes more books every year than
any other city in the world. There
are hioire than 900 publishers and
booksellers here and over 15,000 firms
in Europe and America are represent
ed at the BuefthaUdfer Borse. Aside
from the publishers and bboksellers,
Leipsic contains about 200 printing
works, and a corresponding number
of type foundries, binding shops and
'kindred industries.
Duke 4b Auctioneer. ■_
j LONDON, May 26—the Duke oif
Marlborough will today sell 200 acres
chlefljr land and houses, a cbu’ple of
mllee from Oxford, He will act as
aticnoweer himself because he wishes
lit understood that applications for
■his land will He debit with in a busi
ness-like manner and not through a
middleman.
invitation Tennis TOiirney On.
''■TUXEDO, V. *., Xky26.—Under the
auepisee or tho Nattonal Lawn Tonal*
had Racduet Club opened on the
courts or that organisation today with
jmuay prominent eastern players en
tered.
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!. Young girl wants position. Wait
ress preferred. Phone 104. k2
PEACE EIMfS
MAKE HEADWAY
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Huerta Representative* Want Prompt
Action—Fear Revolution In Mexi
co Agalntt Villa.
NIAGARA FALLS, May 25.—Alarm
ed at the danger of a revolution in
Mexico unless some quick action is
taken to provide for a firm govern
ment the Huerta envoys here on Sat
urday evening notified the American
representatives that they would waive
all the immaterial points and desired
prompt action. The commission
-then held a series of confer
ences lasting until late at night and
several on Sunday with more today.
'The envoys keep in constant consul
tation by wire with Washington and
Mexico City and it is expected that
the mediators will have adopted a
plan for peace in the next twenty
four hours.
The main point of contention is
the refusal of the American adminis
tration to recognize Huerta and its
refusal to police Mexico if Huerta re
signs. The Mexicans assert that the
Mexicans of the better class cannot
and will not submit to the election
of Villa and his band of outlaws as
'the head of any government and
Would prefer to force the United
'States to intervene.
MILITANTS WORK
K HEW SCHEME
Have Fifteen Women Manacled To
gether So That Police Cannot Ar
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rest One Without Taking All.
LONDON, May 25.—Sylvia I’ank
hurst yesterday paraded the streets
of Lon^pn manacled to fifteen other
women as a protest to the authori
ties against the arrest on Saturday
of her mother and sister. The wo
men created much excitement and
were accompanied by a large guard
of women organized to fight thepolice.
When the "bobbies” attempted to ar
rest Sylvia they found that she was
fastened to fifteen other women, and
the free lancers of the militants be
gan a determined fight on the police
to prevent the arrest.
After a stubborn battle lasting sev
eral hours the women were dragged
through the streets and placed Under
arrest, but not until they had been
severely punished in the fighting,
many of them having the clothes torn
^lmast ^entirely from their bodies,
besides being bruised and sore from
the beating they had received. Some
of the women will not be as hand
some as they were before they enter
ed the free-for-all, but as few of the
militants have any beauty to lose they
are not worrying over that phase of
the trouble.
Fred Mufison passed through Val
dez on the Sampson for Kenai, from
which town he was taken several
years ago and sent to McNeil’s Is
land after shooting a man in the
back. Munson spent two years in the
pen for bis crime.
8BATTLE, Hay J6A-Sam Blythe,
wife JM0 i«n reached here today from
W* f*at A ik*rt »*»«. hut will
not make the trio to Alaska as antici
pated a month ago. The trip, if
postponed for this year, will take
!|«4t ne*t year, when the famous
writer for the Saturday Eyoaihk Post
[will tour the north for materia] for
his political stories.