The Butte Daily Post, 1909-04-07, p.5

# ST. LOUIS HAS GONE REPUBLICAN ## AFTER MANY YEARS, DEMOCRATS LOSE MISSOURI METROPOLIS. ## LIQUOR FIGHT IS A DRAW *Neither Side Gained Advantage in Elections Yesterday.* BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. St. Louis, April 7—By a majority of 11,462, Frederick H. Kreismann, republican, was elected mayor of St. Louis yesterday. He received 59,827 votes, and his democratic opponent, William G. Woerner, 48,334 votes. The entire republican city ticket was successful. Chicago, April 7.—In the city election the "hole ballot" containing propositions for a tax levy to erect a tuberculosis sanitorium carried by a large plurality but the politicians were given several surprises in the makeup of the new council. In the council fight the work of the Municipal Voters' league was effective in defeating four aldermen of the so-called "grey wolf" element. The new Trier township voted itself "dry," reflecting on the saloons in Grease Poison, where the Fort Sheridan soldiers gathered. Tacoma, April 7.—In the councilmanic contest the republicans elected seven members and the democrats two, a republican gain of two. San Diego, April 7.—San Diego defeated an anti-saloon ordinance by a heavy majority. Denver, April 7.—The anti-saloon forces were generally victorious throughout the state in the municipal elections. Of twenty-five towns eighteen voted to become dry, while seven towns voted to license saloons. Grand Junction has practically voted no license. Kansas City, April 7.—Various elections in Kansas were held yesterday. Leavenworth elected Oscar Abernathy mayor, and Wichita chose Charles L. Davidson. Both these contests were under the commission form of government and resulted in its continuance. The "dry" ticket was successful in Topeka but the liberals won in Atchison and Lawrence. Dr. C. W. Allison (dem.) was elected mayor of Atchison largely in the race because the republic declared he did not want the negro vote. He was the only democrat elected. Lincoln, Neb., April 7.—The question of saloon license was the dominating issue in the municipal elections held in Nebraska and the returns show a few surprising changes, but do not indicate a landslide to either side. The gains especially in the smaller towns are on the side of the "dry." Kearney, where a substantial license victory was expected, went against saloons. Beatrice increased to "dry" vote. Hastings declared for the "wets." New York, April 7.—The Long Island anti-saloon forces met defeat yesterday in all the towns of Nassau and Suffolk counties which form part of Long Island outside New York city limits. Little Rock, Ark., April 7.—Prohibition was overwhelmingly defeated here in the municipal election, in which Mayor Doley was re-elected. Indianapolis, April 7.—The local option wave which has been sweeping Indiana suffered a setback in Blackford and other counties, thus breaking the string of victories for the anti-saloon cause. Both General counties voted to continue licenses saloons and go on record with Wayne county for the "wets." Milwaukee, April 7.—Municipal elections were held in a large number of cities throughout Wisconsin, the issue of woman's suffrage being prominent. License carried in a majority of the places heard from. About twenty towns voted "wet," while about fourteen voted "dry." Twin Falls, Ida., April 7.—The "wets" carried this city by 77 majority. Carl J. Trappe was elected mayor. He received 446 votes for mayor, while T. J. Warner, the anti-saloon candidate, got 369. The election was influenced by the fact that large railroad and irrigation construction works are to be undertaken in the vicinity of Twin Falls. Contractors feared that prohibition might make it difficult to secure working men, and merchants were apprehensive that much business would be delivered to other towns if theirs went "dry." Weiser, Ida., April 7.—The city election passed off quietly. The citizens' ticket was overwhelmingly elected over the people's ticket, known as the "church ticket." Boise, Ida., April 7.—After one of the hottest campaigns in the history of Boise, Joseph T. Penn was elected anti-saloon mayor over John M. Halmes (rep.), the incumbent, by approximately 170 majority. Have you tried long distance to Helena or to Anaconda? No time lost awaiting indistinct voice due to burring and rattling, this making the service cheaper as well as best. Try it. --- # LETTER TO ERRING GEORGE FOWLER ## HIS WIFE IN ST. PAUL HOPES TO BRING HIM BACK AND SO WRITES CHIEF WYNNE. Chief of Police Wynne received a letter in the mail this morning from St. Paul, from Mrs. Clara Fowler, enclosing a letter, asking that he have it published in the daily papers in the hope that it may reach the eye of her erring husband, George Fowler, and bring about a reconciliation. Apparently the couple have had some differences and the woman believes now that she is as much to blame as the man. The letter is as follows: St. Paul, Minn., April 3, 1909. Dear Sir—I am a poor, heart-broken woman. My husband left me. He had some trouble and did not have heart enough to come and tell me. Now, will you put this in all the papers in your city right on the front page, headed: "George, Come Home." George, come home or do let me hear from you. I'll come wherever you are. We will not mention the past —all is forgiven. I am just sick and heart-broken. Don't know what to do. I don't know what will become of me if this lasts much longer. I can't live without you. We can both work and start all over again. This has taught both of us a lesson. (Signed.) C. M. F. P. S.—Please sign my initials after wards. I heard he was in Montana and he very seldom opens a paper to read, but I'll ask you to put it on the front page this favor for me. I'll thank you from the bottom of my heart. Do not put any address in the paper, but I'll give it to you, so if you hear anything you can write me. Mrs. G. Fowler, 208 East Thirteenth street, St. Paul, Minn. --- ## MARY A. SULLIVAN IS NAMED AS GUARDIAN FOR MARGARET MURPHY Mary A. Sullivan of Yellowstone county was today appointed guardian of Margaret E. Murphy, the minor child by Judge McClernan. The final account of the administrator of the estate of Ellen Murphy, of which Margaret Murphy is the sole heir, was approved by Judge McClernan today and the administrator, Rev. Father Defore, discharged. The estate of Ellen Murphy consists of $17,674 in cash and in a Tacoma addition, and will be turned over to Mary A. Sullivan. --- # ERIC HAMRY DIES; IT IS MURDER ## HOPKINS ARRESTED AND HELD FOR INQUEST. ## WAS THOUGHT HE WOULD LIVE *Hamry Had Been Improving—Result of Drunken Quarrel.* Eric Hamry died at the family home, 1209 Ash street, at 11 o'clock last night from injuries received by a gunshot wound in a saloon quarrel with John Hopkins on January 26. Both men were drinking in the saloon and Hopkins claims that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing. He did not deny having fired the fatal shot. The bullet entered the left shoulder, veered to the right and hit the spinal cord. Hamry was removed to St. James' hospital soon after the shooting, and for a time the doctors held out little hope for his recovery; in view of the fact that he was paralyzed from the neck down. However, in time he showed signs of improvement and it was decided to remove him to his home, where he died last night. Hopkins was arrested by deputy sheriffs and placed in the county jail. A few weeks ago Hopkins was charged with assault. The only witness to the shooting is Hopkins, whose attorney is $2,000. Hamry was a ranchman and owned some property. He was 35 years of age and is survived by a mother, five brothers and three married sisters living in Montana. The brothers are Olaf, John, Jacob, Bren and Corn. Soon after the shooting Hamry's attorney filed a suit against Hopkins for personal injuries. Hamry was a cripple and lost his arm years ago before his death, this morning, through a self-inflicted bullet wound. The body of Hamry was brought from St. James' hospital to Richards' undertaking rooms today and this afternoon on an inquest was held concerning the course of the bullet and the nature of the wound. Coroner Davenport is busy today gathering information regarding the shooting and tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock he will hold an inquest at Richards' undertaking rooms. Jack Hopkins was taken into custody this morning by the sheriff's office and locked up on a charge of murder. Pending the result of the coroner's inquest the county attorney's office will not file a criminal charge. --- ## CZAR SEEKS SERVICES OF INDIANA CORN KING [Image caption:] LEONARD B. CLORE. Franklin, Ind., April 6.—Leonard B. Clore has been asked by the Russian government to come to that country for the purpose of instructing Russian farmers in the methods of raising American corn. Mr. Clore, it is said, will receive $4,000 a year and all expenses. Mr. Clore long has been recognized as king among the corn raisers. He received highest awards at the Omaha, Buffalo, Chicago and St. Louis world's fairs, and at the Omaha corn show last November he won the grand sweepstakes, giving him the $1,000 trophy of the American Corn Growers' association. The annual corn show, held in the Coliseum at Chicago in October, 1907, Mr. Clore exhibited 10 ears out of a bushel of corn which brought the world's record price of $700 when put up for auction. The combined winnings of prizes won by Mr. Clore have reached a total of $3,000. All of the corn which figured in these contests was raised on a tract of land which contains only 13 acres. The entire family, which includes three sons, consists of but 141 acres, but he and his two brothers all get their living from it. --- ## PEDESTRIANS WILL BE IN BUTTE THIS WEEK BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Helena, April 7.—With tired hearts, but weary after a long day's travel, George R. Challis and Robert Illing, two young men who left the Seattle-Yukon exposition grounds February 23, on a walking trip through the middle western states, last night. They will leave Helena tomorrow morning for Butte, thence traveling through the middle western states. The young men are making this novel trip in pursuit of pleasure and education as well, carrying information regarding the Alaska-Yukon exposition in the various cities where they may stop. They started out to walk the entire distance from the exposition to various cities; they should meet with an accident. Numerous unusual incidents have befallen the pedestrians since they left Seattle, and they anticipate many others before they end their journey. The walkers carry letters from the Seattle chamber of commerce and also from Mayor Miller, Seattle's mayor, explaining who they are and what they are doing. They also carry a register book in which the name and address of leading and prominent citizens of every city in which they stop, is registered. Already they have several hundred names registered in the book. At one abandoned station there was but a single individual, a hobo, as the men afterwards learned. He professed to be the mayor, ex-officio, or chief of police, constable and police judge of the town. After considerable deliberation the men voted him to register his name in the book. He did, and when told to put the name of the city and the date after his name, he informed the pedestrians that writing his name was the only thing in the art of penmanship he had yet learned. ### Refuse Often to Ride. The young men constantly receive offers to ride from teamsters and auto drivers along the line, but these offers they always reject. They are determined to walk the entire distance. Several weeks ago when they arrived at the west end of the great Cascade tunnel, they had considerable difficulty in persuading the agent to let them walk through the tunnel. The agent insisted that they would have to go aboard an engine and ride through, declaring that they would surely be overcome by smoke. They started into the mouth of the tunnel while an engine was passing through. The agent relented, however, and insisted on walking. The agent seeing that the young men could not be deterred from their course, relented and waited until he had made them promise to stay at the next rail, until the block was set, so that they would not run risk of encountering a train. When the block finally opened after some time, they started on their journey of two and one-half miles through the tunnel, making the trip safely through. ### Visit Commercial Clubs. The boys visit the commercial clubs in the various cities along the route and they pay their respects to the mayor of all of the larger cities. By making this trip they expect to get a knowledge of the country, which they could not possibly glean in any other way. They report that they have received the most courteous treatment in all of the cities along the line, and were particularly impressed with the cordial reception they got in Montana. The Seattle-Yukon exposition will be one of the grandest things ever held in the west, and they are authorized by the Seattle chamber of commerce to state that the chamber of commerce will establish an information bureau in Seattle during the exposition for the benefit of visitors to the exposition. Mr. Challis, the elder of the boys, is a native of Erie, Pa., and came west several years ago in search of employment as the timekeeper at the Pan American exposition and at present is associated with a merchant in the northwest and his partner is the son of a prominent Chicago banker and is himself a bank clerk. The young men expect to be writing a book after the trip is completed. --- ## ALMA ANDERSON SENT TO THE STATE ASYLUM FOR INSANE Alma Anderson was examined as to her sanity by Judge McClernan yesterday afternoon and ordered committed to the state asylum for insane. When the woman appeared greatly depressed and is suffering from melancholia and refused to answer questions, except to say that she came to this country eight months ago from Christiania. In the city. She claimed that she left down in the last place she worked, and witnesses who were summoned to testify, regarding here property. --- ## JUDGE BOURQUIN'S DECISION SUSTAINED BY SUPREME COURT The remittitur of the supreme court in the case of Basil Scarlabrin against the Great Northern and Montana Central railways was received in the office of the district court today, and the ruling of Judge Bourquin is sustained. On October 7, 1907, a horse and a buggy belonging to the plaintiff, was killed in Jefferson county by a train, suit was brought before Justice of the Peace John R. Grice and the plaintiff secured judgment for the full value of the property. The case was appealed to the district court, but the plaintiff moved to dismiss the appeal as the Montana Central had not signed the bond. Judge Bourquin sustained the motion, and the supreme court was then called to pass on the case. A similar case has just been decided by them, following the line of Judge Bourquin's decision, and it was stipulated that the same ruling shall apply to this case. $100 REWARD To anyone proving that Mayer does not put in the best mahogany made for $15; charging $5.00; guaranteed a year. --- ## Peripheral items - **Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder** — large display advertisement, right-hand column, promoting the product as "used by the best families, hotels and restaurants the world over"; claims it "makes the lightest, most delicious and tasty hot biscuit" and "protects the food from alum." - **Liebig Company advertisement** — top left corner, offering a free teaspoon for metal tops from Liebig's products; mentions "fashionable French gray" silver, Rosen & Sons. - **Evans' Book Store** — display ad, "ALL KINDS OF OFFICE SUPPLIES," filing cabinets, leading papers, latest books and magazines; 114 N. Main St., both phones. - **Joseph Richards, The Butte Undertaker** — display ad, 15-19 S. Montana St., Office Always Open, Bell Phone 307, Ind. 1507. - **Minor's Exchange** — display ad, 226 East Park Street, listing prices for various items (dresses, coats, etc.). - **A Reliable Remedy for Catarrh — Ely's Cream Balm** — small display advertisement. - **Tooele Townsite Excursion via Oregon Short Line R.R. Co.** — display advertisement, $18.40 round trip to Tooele, Utah; tickets on sale April 19th; F. D. Wilson, D.F. & P.A. - **YOUR DISTRESSED STOMACH RELIEVED IN FIVE MINUTES** — display advertisement for Page's Dyspepsia Tablets, describing remedy for indigestion, gastritis, etc. - **"This Handsome Teaspoon given"** — small top-left advertisement tied to Liebig Company promotion.