The Leavenworth Weekly Times from Leavenworth, Kansas • Page 7

i 5 it it 4 ii A REALISTIC VATER SCENE AT CRAWFORD. From Tharsday's Dally Times. it One of the- views exhibited it CM BALLOTS METRROOT If EPSTOfl STREET COURT ORDERED iEROMY ESTATE BEPITITIOfJED MOSES mo TALKED OF HIS REFORM WORK i T2ie Kind Ton Hare Always In use for OTer 30 years, and jyj y7' sonal sane) mM if vuu erar ws All Counterfeits, Imitations and bui Experiments that trifle with and endanger the heolili cT Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. tag Co. not receiving wheat this week few farmers were "here yesterday.

At the Haymarjcet four loads of eera aad a few of wood were seen, dunnj the day. Pat Fitxgerald. formerly Leavenworth, whe runs the Burimgtoa pur between and Armour, will return to hts former poeltioa oa the mala line, January 1, and Lee Cerbtn. now running a switch engine la St. Joe, will return to Atchison.

Fitzgerald ran one of the fast traine oa the Burilagtoa for eight years, took, the plug run a short time ago for a rest. He has rested up and Is bow ready to resume his old run. There are some objections among the mala line engineer, but he will preoably aave his way. President Sticlcaey, of the Chicago Great Western railroad, offers a plausible explanation of the car famine. He says the average distance each loaded freight car is hauled la 250 miles.

The average time consumed by the railways in hauling It is oae day. The average time consumed in loading and unloading each car is nine days. "Fainting Bertha. whe was In jail at Atchison for shoplifting several years ago and is known here as a police character escaped from an Illinois hospital for the insane at Elgin, during a Christmas entertainment Tuesday night. She fainted in the assembly hall was carried to her own ward, and when left for a moment she hiked.

A Chicago saloonkeeper is believed to be back of her and the telegraph devoted considerable space to the item' yesterday morning Recently the Congregational church at Linwoed held a social and cleared in one sight JKH. Are there any churches in Leavenworth that can do that well in one day? L. W. Nichols, formerly a moulder in the Great Western foundry, now the owner of a 160 acre cotton plantation In Oklahoma Territory, has returned to Leavenworth. He has left some very What is CASTOR Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing? Syrups, It is Pleasant.

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The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALVAY Sears the 7 Tie Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. lit Tuesday night- at. the opera. I house, showing boys jumping into a nver dunn a rain was so realistic that when a drunken man leaned over the balcony it and suddenly began to lose a lot of free Christmas lunch and booze, the audience, that is 5 it about thirty members of it, thought the rain real for the renovated beer began falling on it their heads, faces and clothes in a shower.

In an instant thev jumped up and were running to the rear it of the opera house wiping their 'it clothes with handkerchiefs, and it trying to rid their hair of it pieces of lunch and a baptism it of beer, which the drunken it man in the balcony had so "kindly" bestowed on them. The sight of the water made it him seasick or sick. it Lieutenant Barrett and Offi- it cer Titel were sitting just it across the aisle when the it drunken man, John Loar, be- it gan calling. "Usher, usher. it come here." Before he could it call again a loud "Ugghh" was it heard and then the baptism be- it gan.

Seeing what was taking it place the officers rushed up- 5 stairs, but Officers Craig and it Evans had preceded them and it it they were dragging the man it out. He was so limp that the it it four officers had to carry him it it to the station. it He was fined $5 in police it court yesterday morning, it charged with plain drunken- it ness. it it it it it it it it it it it it it itititititZ SAID JOHN GLADDEN WAS IN ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL But No Man Answering His Description Is in Any of the Local Institutions.

From Friday's Daily Times. "It was reported on the streets yesterday that John Gladden, one of the men wanted at Oak charged with being one of the brothers who shot the Watson boys, had come to Leavenworth wounded in the leg, and had gone to St. John's hospital for treatment. -The story was told to the police and officers went to the hospital and looked at the patients there, but saw none who was a Gladden. The Sister in charge stated that there was no man received at the hospital with a wound in the leg.

The Times called up all of the hospitals in Leavenworth and many of the physicians in an endeavor to run down the rumor, but without success. It is thought someone saw Joseph Buckley, the man blown up by dynamite, taken to St. John's hospital, and circulated the report that he was one of the Gladdens. 3 MARRIAGES YESTERDAY; a PERFORMED TUESDAY Pram Thursday's Dailv Times. Probate Judge Johnson married two- couples cay ana tnree yesterday which was an exceedingly good record as it is seldom that when five licenses are issued the Judge married all of the applicants.

Those married Christmas day were: James A. Carmiehal and Myrtle Merrill, both of Jackson county, Mo. Grover H. Goshorn and Anna Middles, both of Jackson county. Mo.

The judge married the following yesterday: Daniel H. Whisman and Lizzie Moeckel, both of Wyandotte county, Kansas. William Stone and Dola Fleshman, both of Platte county. Mo. William Harburg.

Jackson county, and Mary M'Cormick, Sedgwick county, Kansas. BROTHER SAVED BROTHER'S LIFE Walter Steinhauer Pulled Out of Hennessey's Pond by Louis When Ice Broke. From Friday's Daily Tims- Walter Steinhauer, the 12-year-old eon of Mr. and Mrs. J.

Pi Steinhauer of No. 125 north Third street skatin on Hennessey's pond south of the Santa tracks and Cherokee street yesterday afternoon when the lee broke and he sank under the surface. His brother, Louis, 13 years old. was skating- with him and he rescued Walter from the water. Helping? him.

to a sho shop nearby the eider boy ran homo and secured some dry clothing- and took It to his brother who had taken off his drlppins rrments and was thawias; out in front of the shoe shop stove. "Walter donned the dry garments and the two brothers then went home. This is the first case this year where any boys have, fallen through the lee on the many ponds, sloughs and lakes near tfee city, and bad it not been for his brother. Walter Steinhauer would hare been drowned for there is considerable water in the por-d. win no doubt warn many other boya who hare been skating; that the changeable weather conditions late may melt aad weaken the ice.

making skating danceroua. A 2c Dottle cl Contains 0 DOSES. Aad each dosa is man ffecti-r than four times the same qoaatity aay other eough remedy, howerer well advertised and however strongly reo-esszBsmded tint remedy assy be. Eenexaber always that EE2IF3 B1LSJL1I is the Best Ccc Cere It has eared thoaaagds from cea-sumption. It fcas thocsasds of Sres, At all drarr its', 53e.

and 3 I The Amount Involved Is $1,300,000 Big- Factory of the Estate. MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL Copy of the Petition in the Suit and Also One of the Win FHed in the District Court Here. From Friday's Daily Timea. At Independence, Saturday a judge ruled that the heirs of the late James L. Abernathy had a right to demand an immediate partition of the property among them instead of waiting five, ten and fifteen years before this be done, according to a revision of the will, and a decree of partition was ordered.

A motion for a new trial and arrest of judgment in the will contest suit was filed Wednesday afternoon in the same court in which it is declared that the court erred in excluding evidence offered tending to show that William M. Abernathy, allegedly insane, had while in his right mind signed an agreement accepting all of the terms ot the will and that none of the heirs were contesting. The property involved or at issue is valued at $1,300,000. By the will the widow was left one-half and the other half to be divided among five children. The Abernathy Manufacturing company's plant, one of the largest manufacturing institutions in Kansas situated on north Second street, between Seneca and Miami, and covering one-half of a block is a portion of the property.

A copy of the petition in the suit of W. M. Abernathy versus Elizabeth Abernathy, et was filed in the district court here May 3, 1906. It is entitled William M. Abernathy, by Fannie M.

Abernathy, his guardian and curator, plaintiff, versus Elizabeth Abernathy, executrix of James L. Abernathy, deceased; Harry T. Abernathy, Omar Abernathy, Cora Abernathy Hull, Elizabeth Abernathy, Walter L. Abernathy and Harry T. Abernathy, trustee for Walter L.

Abernathy. James L. Abernathy died in December, 1902, in Leavenworth, and the will was probated in the probate court of this county January 9, 1903. The widow was appointed executrix of the estate. The deceased directed that his children should receive money as follows: As soon after his death as possible each at the expiration of five years each; at the expiration of ten years $30,000 each, and that five years after the last payment shall have been made he directed that the remainder, if any, be divided among them.

It is claimed the will was not properly drawn up. FRIDAY, DEC. a3. Roy Murray of Boling was a visitor to the city yesterday. Mark Aaron of Kickapoo township was here yesterday.

A son has been born to Mr. and J. I. Hoffman of No. Ohio Edward Dolf of High Prairie has taken a position in Kansas City.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Buckley of No. 308 West Seventh street, a son.

IS JERRY RUDER Wife Says She Identified Body of Man as That of His Seen in Kansas City? From Friday's Daily Times. Attorney Arthur M. Jackson is investigating a very interesting case. Some time last January or February Jerry Rader, who then lived with his wife and four children at So. 612 Quincy street, and whose wife and children still live there, went to Nebraska to find work.

On March 28th a man was killed by a Union Pacific train near Lexington, and before he died he told those with him that he had a wife in Leavenworth and requested them to notify the postmaster here. This was done and word reacheJ Mrs. Rader that a man had been killed, bat that he was going under the name of "Jerry the time of his death. He was buried by the coroner at Lexmgton, but Mrs. Rader, believing that the party killed was her husband, and hearing nothing from him.

went to Lexington and had the body disinterred and claims that she identified it as the body of her husband. Several articles were found on the body at the time of the accident and these were also identified by Mrs. Rader as being articles that were carried by her husband when he left home to find work. Mrs. Rader was unable to bring the body here for reinterment, consequently it was left in the cemetery near Lexington.

Rader carried looo insurance- tn the Modern Woodmen, and Mrs. tR. T. FHx Oourtud'a Cr1ntal Crssm or Magical KMuiinsr. Biaww Taa rtnplas, FrwkiM.

Mutft PatclM Baca, aad bmm DraM 9m mmaty. sad d- fcatataca la teat at aa4 hi as RBiaaa taat.it takeaor. St la aroacrfy waaa, A oept aoxu.tr-fell af ttmtlat nae. Dr. L.

A. E. r. aaM to a fcW? tii. task Ur (a A lai wil aaa wmmm fiMntl' aa aararfal AiBpJSSijoB.F aa iraezwta aa4J KNOWS? III- iSSh Bought, and wlilclx haa heczx has born the elnattrro cT has been made under his pcr- supervision since Its isfkscj.

Signature of U.IRTUIT! DIED AT EXCELSIOR She Had Been 111 for Eighteen Months With Kidney Trouble. FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON Remains Reached Here Last Night Chaplain Silver the Post Will Conduct the Services. From Friday's Doily Times. Mrs. Martin Smith, wife of Martin Smith, one of the pioneers of this city, died in Excelsior Springs yesterday morning at 5 o'clock.

Mrs. Smith had been ill with kidney trouble for fifteen months and had been in Excelsior Springs that length of time, some member of her family remaining with her constantly while she was away from her home. Mrs. Smith's condition had grown gradually worse during the past few weeks. Her daughter, Miss Florence Smith, vro was with her, to the family Tuesday morriii tint her mother was sinking and Martin Smith, accompanied by Mis Jessie Smith and his nephew, Maynard Oliver, left that morning for his tiler's bedside.

Martin Smith, was ill and could not leive till the next day, but all of the were with Mrs. Smith when the end came. Mrs. Smith was born De -ember 12, 1837, in Baron county, and was married to Martin Smith in 186 coming to this city immediately after her marriage and resided here continuously till a year ago laet September when she became ill and was ordered by her physician to zo to Excehior Springs where she death occurred yesterday. Mrs.

Smith survived by her hus band, three daughters, one son, a granddaughter and a grandson. The daughters are Mrs. Mary Oliver, Misses florence and Jessie Smith; a son, Martin Smith, and the grand children are Miss Ethel Oliver and Maynard Oliver. The remains arrived in this city at 6:30 o'clock last evening and were taken to the family home on Sixth and Seneca streets from where the funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. In the absence from the city of Rev.

Frank Atkin of St. Paul's Epis copal church, the funeral services will be conducted by Chaplain I'ercy Silver of Fort Leavenworth. The fol lowing will act as Ed ward Fritsche, Howard Gordon, Adolph Lange, John Dodsworth, O. 13. Taylor and William Richardson.

SCHMITZ ASKS CHANGE San Francisco Mayor Would Take His Case to Another Court. San Francisco, Dt-c. 27. A new tnov was mads txlajr Ly th-j attorneys tor Mayer Schauta In the Indictment eaa. Notice waa fUM with the district attorney that they hava movfd that the pre- fidlng Judge In the auperlor court fer the mayor'a case from Ju-1 Dunna's department to some other dpartment- The motion will be aryued bef ore ad Graham tomorrow.

Th arKumnx Sehmltr advances In an affidavit attached to the motion, that he wants a "pedy trial." eeparate and apart from P.uef. The affidavit states that by reason ef the earthquake and fire tn April 1M, and the result thereof, an4 of th rsent heavy rains, the said city and county 1 In a most deplorable condition and ariant should, therefore, be permitted to hira a prompt trial, that he may. as mayor, de vote himself to the "allevUtln of sail conditions and. performing- the other Si- tie sof his office." HenglemuHer Not to Resign. TCashinrtoc Dec.

Tt. Duron muller. the Austro-IIoncsrian ambassa dor, authorized tha Associate! Tr. day to deny the rumor taat re-sfsm. The baron said he mad t's ds- ial the authority of hi y- rnmcnC M.

C. KENNEDY'S ANSWER IN THE ELECTION CONTEST CASE. CLAIMS JUDGES SOLICITED ASSERTS THAT THERE WERE GROSS IRREGULARITIES IN EASTON. Avers That After Ballots Lay in the Street of Easton for Two Days They Were Placed in Another Box. From Friday's Daily Times- The answer oi M.

C. Kennedy, contestee, in the election contest suit brought by George Roe, contestor, was yesterday handed to Attorneys Dawes and Rutherford, who represent George Roe, by Attorneys Hawn, FitzWilliam and O'Keefe, for Kenr nedy, and it contains some startling allegations. Among these is one charging that there was malconduct, fraud and corruption practiced on the part of judges of election and clerks in Easton township of Easton precinct; that the election was conducted corruptly, that the ballots were not legally kept or returned as required by law and that because thereof the votes and the returns from the precinct should be rejected. Allegations of Fraud. It is averred that two of five of the men who pretended to act as judges were not of opposed political parties or of different political parties as required by law; that two of those who did serve were not selected by the electors present, viva voce to fill vacancies, and did not take and subscribe the oath as required by law; that they failed to comply with the law governing election boards; that more than fifty votes were illegally marked with the initials of one of the judges before being deposited in the ballot box; that one of the judges, Gale Adamson, unlawfully Jeft the voting place while the election was being conducted and remained away until it became necessary to send Deputy Sheriff Bill Davner after him; that during his absence voting was illegally carried on in favor of the contestor and against the contestee; that although the law provides that no person other than the election officer and challengers allowed by law, and those admitted for the purpose of voting shall be permitted within the guard rail except by the authority of the election officers to keep order and enforce the law.

this provision was repeatedly and constantly violated. It is claimed the board illegally appointed Dean Ehart and Will Davner and others whose names are unknown to act as judges and assistants. It is further claimed that the provision of the law requiring the clerk to enter upon the poll list the name of the elector who received aid, was violated; that the judges themselves solicited and offered assistance to the voters; and it is claimed that the judge who did most of the assisting was politically opposed to the contestee. Ballot Box in Street. During the count it is alleged that three or more of the board did not remain in charge; that the tickets were not taken out one at a time; that the vote was not tallied; that the ballots were not folded or strung as required; that they were thrown into a box and then thrown outside the building and left there in the streets of the city of Easton; that after they lay there two days the trustee, John Woodward, took them to his home and there dumped them from one box into another and finally brought "what remained" to the county clerk.

It is claimed that in Boling precinct after the time for holding the election had expired ballots were marked for George Roe when the judges were counting 1 them. THURSDAY, DEC. 37. William Hoehn Is able to be out again after suffering from' sore eyes for some time. A son has been born to Mr.

and Mrs. Anton I. Meyers of Jfo. 921 Dakota street. Mr.

aad Mrs. Otto Van Buren of No. 740 Pawnee streets announce the birth of a daughter. Eugene -VanDusee will undergo an operation today oa account ot blood, poisoning in his right hand. A man by the name of ltving at Second avenue and Marion streeas, was takjea to Cuahing hospital yesterday suffering from typhoid fever.

Joe Buckley, who had his right hand and wrist blown off by letting a stick of dynamite explode in his hand Christmas, was reported to be ImprovtBg yesterday. He is at St. John's hospital. Ed Wallaea of Rawlins. who has been here on a visit to his brothers, left last nfght for his home.

A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. TSTUIiara Tetters of Fifth avenue and Thornton streets. C. I.

Knapp. who eQ en the icy pavement our weeka ago, and broke bis right leg was down town yesterday. He biu oaa win wun tae assistance of I crutches. A party of T. M.

C. A. bon com posed the following; were in Tossum JiOUQW last Bight. hunOajr for John Schalker. Fred Eader.

Earl Schlf- fer. -BUT Fuller. John Brown, Austin Schalker. Heiunr Last and Oliver Russell Joseph Falg. a Leavenworth boy.

had an the finger of one hand cut off to a machine at the Kesae Carriage company's plant In Kansas City this week. Otto Schmidt, formerly of this city, but bow residing hi Oklahoma City. O. Is here visiting with his" parents for a few day. Samuel Touns; is spendinj a few days with his parents in Fetter.

Kan." Clarenee whe formerly live here, but mew f-the sooth era part of the state. Is here for a few days. Mlsa Maud Hundley returned to her home in Fetter yesterday after spending; several days here with frl-snds. Ci accent mus IN WOMAN LAYS ALL THE HOPE FOR OUR FUTURE AS A RACE," HE SAYS. If.1PRISONF.IENT NO DISHONOR CLAIMS THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY TO KILL HIM IN JOLIET, ILLS.

Returned to. Chicago Where He Will Again Publish Paper Daughter Has Been Doing the Work. From Thursday's Daily Times. Moses Harmon, 77 years old, publisher of "Lucifer, The Ligbtbearer" of Chicago, was released from the U. S.

penitentiary yesterday morning and there met by a committee of three men, among them S. R. Shepherd, and was escorted to Mr. Shepherd's home on Osage street be tween Fourth and Fifth, where ne was tendered a reception in the after-" noon which was attended by between forty and fifty Leavenworthians, most of whom he had never met. After hand-shaking and receiving congratulations and expressions of sympathy and encouragement from each he gave them collectively a talk, mostly in answer to a question by a "Times reporter as to what in tar hr was seekiner to accom plish.

Mr. Harmon left at 3:15 o'clock for Chicago- where he will resume the publication of his paper which daughter Lillian has fceen editing during his absence. He expects- to continue his agitation for woman's full recognition and equal participation in government so long-as he Claims Conspiracy to Kill Him. Harmon served four months' in Joliet prison and six months -here. He claims 'that while in Joliet there was a conspiracy to kill that he was first placed in a cell with a murderer who was very abusive and later with a consumptive; that he had the upper bunk in this cell and had to breathe the poisoned atmosphere from the consumptive's His 'son, who is the publisher of three weekly a resident of Valley Falls, obtained the transfer of his father from Joliet to the United States prison.

Of his treatment at thr latter Harmon had none but the kindest of words for Warden M'Claughry. Harmon is a cripple and uses a crutch while walking, yet says in Johet he was compelled to break rock while ill and-often suffered from the cold whiFe at work. He asserted that he felt that his imprisonment was no dishonor; that he felt honored for having been imprisoned for "holding to and advocating a principle." While in the United States prison Harmon drew up three wills, the first two of which he destroyed, -but the third, covering about fifty pages of foolscao. he retained. His Reform Work.

Regarding his reform work he sard to a Times representative: "In carrying on my reform work "I 'lra actuated by the desire to' educate "and uplift humanity, to inspire it -with high and noble ideals together with the aspiration and determination to attain the highest possible state of perfection: that is, to realize the king- com of heaven on earth," so to speak, or what might better be termed the millennium. My hope to accomplish that object lays in woman. "What first caused me to think of woman's possibilities for good if given the opportunity was that in alt the petty persecutions for heresy endured by me while trying to hold or get employment, first as a preacher and next as a teacher, in order to support my family, men were the inquisitors and persecutors, while' women were broad minded and tolerant. With them it was more a question of heart than of head. They wanted a religion of the heart and soul the men wanted a creedal religion of the head.

"The more I studied and observed and philosophized and pondered over this question the more I became convinced that the low moral and spiritual condition of the world was the legiti-tiate fruit or consequence under In-. nire law of denying 'woman equal T5iceand power wi'th man. The vorki can' never grow better as long is the better half of the race is not allowed to exercise, anv choice or land irt "directing its affairs. The men who first wrote the literature and creeds of the church charged woman with an ally of the devil in bringing sin into the world and treated her as a slave, a c.iattef, unfit to have an voice in c'aurch or state and even unfit to sit at the table and eat with the lords aia masters. "But the stone thus rejected by the biilders of church and state shall yet surely become the chief stone of the corner.

This is my prophecy, and I am laboring with all my heart and soul, as a sort of John the Baptist, to preoare the way. "Our race is advancing intellectually and mechanically, but degenerating stiritnally, morally and physically. "In woman lays all the hope for emr future as a race. Woman can sclve the problem, and it can be sclved in no other THE NEVADA' STRIKE Not Liable to-Be Settled Until the Theft of Ore Is Stopped. Goldfielct, Nev.

Dec. 27. It seems as though the strike will be settled rjy when the real bone of contention, some practical method of putting: a stop tw the theft of ore, "is afreed Both sides appear satis ied that a $5 age schedule is not to high. Three -miners who were arrested tev days ago, charged with stealing ore from the Frances Mohawk lease, wire released today from the cafe to of the-court and the case, discussed 00 a legal pretty pods of cotton in full bloom in the county clerk and county treasurer's offices. His eon is running the planta tion now.

The Times is In receipt ef the follow ing communication: "George Miller, had his pocket picked of one right foot new shoe at Babb's automobile raffle. He was bringing it in to get the other as he had it in his overcoat pocket. If the finder will leave it at Babb's or call aad get the mate for it. One shoe won't do either party much good. George Miller, R.

R. No. 4. City." JOE KERNS, THE BANK ROBBER. IS A POET Makes Appeal to Governor Hoch in Verse Entitled "The Convict's Ambition." From Friday's Daily Times.

Besides being a man of consider able nerve it seems that "Joe" Kerns, the Newton and Great Bend bank robber has developed into a poet. Kerns was received at the prison last week and yesterday Governor Hoch received an appeal irora mm which was written while in jail at Great Bend. The Topeka Capital gives the fol lowing copy of it? Great Bend, Kansas, Dec au. The Governor of Kansas, Topea, Kansas. Dear Sir: On November the Uth, I held up and robbed the Midland National bank of Newton, Kansas.

I escaped capture. and spent the flOO which stole. On the 8th day "of December, goaded on by the success of the Newton affair. I attempt ed to hold up the J. V.

Brinkman bank in this city and was pursued by a mob. During the affray a stray bullet intended for me struck and killed one Claude Westfall. I was captured and yesterday received a sentence of from 10 to 21 years In tra state penitentiary. I haT high ambitions and am gifted with an imagin ative brain which can be productive of fairly good literary specimens. I have firmly resolved to make reparation to those whom I have wronged and to retrieve my own spotless reputation.

I am sorrier than words can express for my actions, and I ask you if you will 1 lease look into my case and If you think I am sincere grant me a parole. I will live uprightly and honestly I promise you from the bottom of my heart. Yours most sincerely, JOSEPH STEWART KEARN3. P. S.

I enclose a specimen of my poet ry but please don't put me to- the ne cessity of following up the principle em bodied in this poem, as I would prefer to give vent to my ambitions on earth. J. S. K. Below is a copy of Kearns's poem: The Convict's Ambitions.

Ten years, ten years." it struck me like a cash. My ambitions seemed to vanish in the air. For only one brief month of actions rash Sentenced to ten years in despair. who had dreamed of better things than this. I.

who'd longed to be known among the great. For one brief space my actions ran amiss It can not be that this was fate. For Fate', however careless It may be. I hope would never stoop to deeds so wrong. The blame must lie entirely upon me.

It surely must la me belong. I know not if contaminated By companions or vice I stooped so low. It surely could not have emanated From myself It must be so." My ambitions, what shall become of them? A voice seems to say, lf yoa imprisoned be. All your life, foster them still and nurse them. Take them into -For you are judged not by what yoa were.

Or what you might have been to me, Nor where you were eon fined, ao matter where. But judge by what you tried to RUCKER PRONOUNCED INSANE BY DOCTOR Tried to Pass Hirsself Off as a Millionaire He Was Arrested Twice. Al C. Rncker, who was arrested Tuesday because he purchased articles from several merchants and then informed them that he was a railroad magnate and wished to give them checks for the purchases, was arrested yesterday on the same charge -Dr. Ueyd was called to examine him after the second arrest and pronounced him insane.

He was transferred to the county jail yesterday afternoon. Yesterday Rncker was turned loose with tbe nnderstandingr that he leave town. Shortly afterwards the police received the report thct he was practicing bis old ca xrzs rounded asaia. Rader in due time, made proofs of the death of her husband and was about to secure the insurance on his life when a report came from certain parties in Kansas City that they knew Rader very well and that he had been seen in the month of July, and that he had worked for a transfer company there. This report reached the Modern Woodmen and payment of the insurance was refused nntil further investigation had been made.

Mrs. Rader believes positively that hr husband is dead, and if any one knows anything about him, or if it is possible that he is living and any one knows this to be a fact, it would be an act of charity to give her or Mr. Jackson any information that might determine whether he is dead or alive. SECTION MAN CUT DOWN THE BIG BURNING TREE From Friday's Daily Tims. The big tree at Merritt flag station about a half mile this side of the Fort Leavenworth station on the Missouri Pacific railroad which caught fire Wednesday morning and burned all that day and night was cut down yesterday morning by a sec tion man sent up to guard the scene so as to warn any night train in case it fell upon the tracks.

The watchman tied the tree to a post several yards away from the track so that if it burned through it would fall west of the track. The actual cause of the tree catching fire could not be ascertained, but it probable that some tramps camping near ignited it. The different train crews were no tified yesterday that the danger of the tree falling across the track or their train had been eliminated. MAKING UP LOSSES FOR THE POSTMASTERS Special to The Times. Washinirton.

D. C. Dec. 27. Dur ing the past year twenty-three Kansas postmasters have suffered losses of money order and postal funds resulting from burglary, fire, storm or in transit- In taking action on these claims the postmaster general has made disposition of them as follows: Flora Oliverson, postmaster at Ab-byville, loss by fire; stamps $43-15; amount allowed, $4.78.

Joseph Clayton, Admire, burglary; stamps, $z85-70; full amount allowed. I. B. Longnecker, Birmingham, burglary; postal funds, 57-79. and money order funds, $JS-o6; disallowed on account of rules and regulations? Clarkson C.

Kersey, Crotty; in transit; postal funds, dismissed. D. S. Philbrick, Cullison; fire; stamps. $38.87: allowed.

L. S. Arnett, Clinton; fire, stamps, amount allowed, $7-93- William H. ElleJ, Eldorado; fire; postal funds, stamps, $11, and money order funds, amount allowed, 18-80. Samuel H.

Skiles, Glen: fire; postal funds, $18.50, and stamps, $37-97; allowed. B. B. Reimer, Goessel; burglary; postal funds, $4-22, and money order fund, disallowed on account of disregard of rules. Josiah Thomas, Home; fire; stamps, allowed.

R. M. Duffield, Horace; burglary; postal funds, $1, and money order funds, $71 76; allowed. William V. Kelly, McCracken, fire; postal funds, stamps, amount allowed, $42.82.

Charles Sprague, Olathe; fire; allowed $1398. Laura Maggard, Oxford; burglary; stamps, $10-117; disallowed. Lt A- Pendleton, Pendleton; burglary; postal funds, $3-68; stamps, $32.41 allowed. James A- Carroll, Randall; burglary; postal funds, stamps, $8-37; avowed. Rufas JL Camp, Selma; fire; money order funds, $3-79.

stamps, $34-37; allow ed. Frank Jenks, Turon; fire; stamps, allowed- E. M. Henthorn, Ulysses; in transit money order dismissed. W.

Krouer, Volland; burglary; pcjstal funds, money order funds, $40-64; allowed- Matthew McKelvey, Waubaansee; fire; $58.59: money order funds $24-67: allowed. Hugh Zeandale; burglary; postal $19-07; money order funds. $79-35: disallowed. James F. Ramsey.

Zenith; burglary; postal, funds. $12-7; money order funds. S18-U; allowed. If.