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NO. 247. KANSAS CITY, OCTOBER 15, 1909-FRIDAY. TWENTY PAGES. THE TRAINS CITY FIVE ONE CENTS CENT DR.

WU TALKS WITH SPIRITS A MEDIUM GAVE HIM MESSAGES IN CHINESE FROM HIS MOTHER. Also a Warning That War Is Imminent la the Orient- Ex- President MeKinley Came a Plea for Peace'The Diplomat Much Impressed. WASHINGTON, Oct. Wu Tingfang, who is about to retire from the post of minister of China to the United States, pursued still further last night his personal investigation into the mysteries of spiritualism as demonstrated Washington spiritualists. His first experience was last Sunday night.

Last night he went again, this time to a smaller seance at a private house. Doctor Wu refused last night to discuss his experience or impressions and even showed solicitude lest his presence at the seance should be the subject of newspaper mention, The woman medium who officiateddifferent one this time--brought to him messages purporting to come from the late President McKinley, who was an intimate friend of Doctor Wu, and also from the minister's own mother. The message from Doctor Wu's mother was the more startling because apparently it was delivered in the Chinese language. AN INDIAN GIRL THE MEDIUM. These messages are said by the spiritmalists to be brought to the medium in trance by the spirit of a 16-year-old American Indian girl, under whose "control" she speaks broken English; yet the versation between Doctor Wu and the medium, while ostensibly under this "control," lasted fully five minutes and seemed to be in the Chinese vernacular.

There was every evidence that the diplomat perfectly understood the communication, which purported to come from the of Doctor Wu's own mother. It was asserted that the medium and her Indian "control" both are absolutely ignorant of the Chinese language. The spiritualists assured Doctor Wu before the seance that no reporter was present but they were mistaken. In addition to that the persons attended the meeting have not kept silent today concerning the remarkable interchange. THEN CAME HIS MOTHER.

Accompanied by Wu Chang, the legation attache, who was with him on the previous occasion, Doctor Wu, in purple costume, was on hand early. First the sprit of Chinaman, who gave his name, came to The mediumistic "control" said the spirit had left the earthly life some twenty years ago, but it knew Doctor Wu and would like to talk to him. Minnie, the Indian "control." remarked through the medium that this Chinese was not the Indian girl always called a high great Chinaman like the "big chief." as standing, but had been a common China1a11. Suddenly the medium made a profound before Doctor W11 and Minnie informed him that his mother was there and wanted to give him a message. "Ask her to speak to me," said Doctor Wu.

At that request the medium uttered, if with great difficulty, a sentence in the Chinese language, or as near to it as she could. This necessarily would be somewhat imperfect, but Doctor Wu apparently understood parts the message repeated to him and answered in Chinese. TIE ANSWERED IN CHINESE. The first sentence was in the nature a salutation and in reply the statesman questioned the spirit in Chinese, receiving an answer which seemed undoubtedly be in Chinese, and the conversation continued fully five minutes. Through the medium the Indian "control" occasionally remarked that Doctor Wu did not fully understand what the medium was trying to him.

During the conveyance the message purporting to come from Doctor Wu's mother the medium stood close to the diplomat, at times holding his hand and patting him on the shoulder. Finally she knelt in front of talked that position a couple of of minutes. At the conclusion of this conversation the Indian girl told what she foresaw the future in connection with the Chinese -minister. First of all, she saw much fighting in the faraway country from which came. His native land was preparing, said.

for a great struggle. building ships of war. Doctor Wu would be vitally interested in this terrible conflict would hold an office of great importance. Soon after this the medium said there came to her a spirit, a friend of the minister's, who was not one of his Ow country, but was an American. spirit gave to the medium the name "William" and finally after some hesitation, she uttered the last name as "McKinley." The "control" remarked the spirit had left this carth eight years ago.

Assuming a dignified attitude, medium bowed respectfully to Doctor and in the deep, clear masculine said: THEN THE M'KINLEY SPIRIT. "How are you, my friend? I am iam McKinley. former President of United States. I have just heard the little Irdian girl predicted to about a great war for China. I sincerely hope 110 such will ever take place.

am for peace and I know you also for peace, are you not "Yes." said the Chinese statesman. am for peace always." am sure you will do all you can prevent this great war, my brother, I. too, will continue to work peace." said the medium. This ended the munication. Doctor W11 apparently was too tounded at what he heard to ask usual rapid-fire questions.

He showed every evidence of being profoundly pressed. From his attache he obtained one his cards, which he held in his while the medium went to other persons in the room and gave spirit Then the minister wrote a note on piece of paper. Apparently it was thing he would have given to the medium. Its purport was not divulged. the medium had come out of her Doctor Wit and Wu Chang departed.

THE MINISTER WON'T DISCUSS IT. Doctor Wu declined tonight to discuss his experience, but it was given out the Chinese legation that he had discontinned his inquiries into spiritualism, which he had been led, it was intimated. by the interest shown in it by such William T. Stead, Prof. William and Lombroso.

COLDER WEATHER TODAY. Fair Skies Predicted for Missouri and Kansas Today, Fair weather is predicted for Missouri and Kansas today and tomorrow with a lower temperature today. The maximum temperature yesterday was 63 and the minimum 40. The maximum a year ago was 82 and the minimum 62. Yesterday's readings of the thermometer follow: 7 5 p.

.61 p. .60 58 11 8 p. 80 10 9 p. .59 12 .61.10 p. 111.

59 p. 17. 68 11 p. p. .62 12 53 8 p.

p. 62 2 a. The Almanac Today. Sun rises. .6:28 Moon sets.

Sun sets. .6:40 p. Moon p. a. m.

STORY OF THE FRANCHISE DEAL. At First the Metropolitan Was to Have An Extension in Return for a Loan. To The Star: When did this franchise extension discussion begin and how the Metropolitan's present offer differ from that originally made? L. S. D.

The first proposition was for a 10-year extension of the Metropolitan's franchise in return for which the company was to advance the money for the building of a Twelfth Street tunnel, the city to repay it out of its 8 per cent of the regross ceipts received under "the peace agreement." The proposition for a franchise extension is here given chronologically: February 5, 1906-A proposition to add ten years to the present franchise in return for which the Metropolitan was to advance funds for building a Twelfth Street tunnel, the company to reimburse itself out of the 8 per cent of the gross receipts payable to the city under the "peace agreement." February 6, 1906-Metropolitan proposes to give city 30-foot roadway through a Twelfth and advance the city's share of the cost--60 per cent--the city to repay at 6 cent, and a district to pay the $350,000 1 land damages. A 10-year franchise extension to be granted company. February 17, 1906-A proposition identical with that of February 6, except that the company will pay all land damages and give half fare for children without transfers. few days later the transfers were conceded. February 28, 1906 -Through Mayor Neff a proposition comes out for a 10-year extension and a reduction of fares after subject to the approval of three circuit judges.

No franchise extension proposition was considered by the Beardsley administration, but Mayor Beardsley's efforts to build Twelfth Street traffic way independently were blocked in the council. February 11, 1909 -Following rumors of a franchise extension revival, Mayor tenden suggests Chicago partnership plan, with 50 per cent of the net earnings city. May 19, 1909-Metropolitan accepts proposition that city shall not receive less than 5 per cent of gross receipts, but demands guarantee of 6 per cent earnings to the company on million dollars valuation remains. June 22, 1909-Another concession. shall pay not more than 5 per cent interest instead per cent on money advanced for the city's share of traffic way cost.

July 1, 1909-The date of franchise expiration changed from 1959 to 1941, a reduction of eighteen years. Company to take on the entire, cost of traffic way. October 2. 1909-Metropolitan officers propose new terms at a conference with Republican aldermen. October 11, tickets for a quarter after 1913, the company to build the traffic way in the meantime agreed to by the company, partnership plan abandoned.

October 14, under consideration to give up the million valuation for ten years more of franchise's life, making it forty-two years. TO SEE IF HE IS DESIRABLE. Ellis Island Holds Up the Metropolitan's German Chorus Master, NEW YORK, Oct. Steiner, 11S master of the German contingent of the Metropolitan Opera Company, who ar-! rived as a passenger on the Bremen terday, is held at Ellis Island until A REAL CLEVELAND LETTER THE EX-PRESIDENT FAVORED JOHN A JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT. March 14, 1908, He Wrote to a Utica Editor Saying That the Party's Best Hope Lay in Nominating the Minnesota Governor, 1908, and its contents are particularly interesting in the light of the controversy precipitated a year ago by the so-called Cleveland letter produced by Broughton Brandenburg, which was, subsequently alleged to have been a forgery and for selling which Brandenburg was prosecuted in New York.

The letter which Brandenburg gave to the public made it appear early in the last presidential campaign that Mr. Cleveland, becoming hopeless of his party, turned a eulogist of Taft, the expected nominee of the Republicans. Brandenburg testified at his trial early this year that the letter was signed by the President and given to him about March 8, 1908. LATER THAN THE BRANDENBURG DATE. The letter to the editor of the Observer, six days later than that date, shows that the ex-President was still with his party, and, instead of having Taft in mind, was contemplating with satisfaction the possible nominaton of the late Governor John Johnson of Minnesota for President by the Democrats.

The letter in part follows: "I have read with a great deal of satis-1 faction your last exceedingly friendly letter. Regarding you as one of my oldest and personal friends, as well as one of stanch political comrades still rebest, maining to wage warfare in the Democratic. health cause. and your the kind solicitude expressions concerning contained in your letter are most gratifying. I often recall past political contests and in those who were prominent as leaders days past in winning Democratic victories.

I do not know but your thoughts are often led in the same direction, and if they are you must feel the surprise that I do in being able to recall so few who yet survive. It does not seem to me that the successors of those old leaders naturally give rise to great confidence or hope. "I cannot rid myself of the idea that our party, which has withstood so many clashes with our political opponents, is not doomed at this time to de sink to condition of useless and lasting decadence. in my last letter to you 1 expressed myself as seeing some light ahead for Democracy. cannot help feeling at this time that the light is still brighter.

It does seem to me that movements have set in motion, which though not at the present time of large dimensions, promise final relief from the burden which has SO long weighed us down. I have lately come to the conclusion that our best nope rests upon the nomination of Johnson of Minnesota. The prospects to my mind appear as bright with him as our leader as with any other, and whether we meet with success or not. I believe with such a leader we shall take a long step in the of returning to our old creed and way the old policies and the old plans of organization which have heretofore led us to victory. HE SAW LIGHT AHEAD.

"I received a letter a few days ago from Judge Donahue of New York, an old warhorse of Democracy now 84 years old, but still active in the practice of his profession. He said to me that though he was by a number vears older than he not only hoped, but expected to live to see a Democratic President in the White House. I often think that with my seventy-one years to be completed in four days now, such a hope and expectation on my part carl hardly reasonably be entertained; but I confess that I a111 somewhat ashamed of such pessimistic feeling when I read the cheery and con- UTICA, N. Oct. Bailey, editor of the Utica Observer and a close friend of the late Grover Cleveland, prints in his newspaper tonight the text of a letter he received from Mr.

Cleveland a few days before the ex-President went to Princeton, N. where he died. Mr. Bailey believes that is the last letter of any length or importance that Cleveland wrote. The ex-President's letter to Mr.

Bailey is dated at Princeton, N. March 14, An Excellent Model The present franchise is unsatisfactory to the Metropolitan. 'Nough said. Then let them surrender it and make a new franchise. The Cleveland contract, just agreed upon by the city and the street railway company, would be an excellent model.

board of special inquiry shall decide if he desirable citizen. "Steiner's His detention wife is and child surrounded were with admitted mystery. to this country, but he was stopped. The inquiry of the board will be held in but unofficial sources, it was secret, that Steiner's detention is due to learned some information which was given in fidence to the Department Commerce of and Labor. A JURY TOOK THE SHEEP'S SIDE.

Fined for Violating the The Santa Fe 36-Hour Law. Oct. 14. -The LEAVEN WORTH, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Atchison, convicted in the federal court today was on two counts for hauling sheep in violation of the 36-hour law. A federal law prohibits keeping stock in in a succession car longer withthan thirty hours out and feed.

Grand Ave. trackage for $700 foot. Whippleu McMillan, 814 Grand, -Adv. HIS 13 CHILDREN IN THE FIRM. Adam Wasem's Family Forms a Gypsum Company in Fort Dodge, la.

FORT DODGE, Oct. thirteen children of Adam Wasem of Long Beach, incorporated today the Tenth Gypsum Company, in business at Fort Dodge. The capital of the company is $150,000. Work will be begun at once on the plant to cost $100,000. The children reside chiefly in Cooper Township, in this county, and have found a large deposit of gypsum on their property, which is the Wasem homestead.

No one but the thirteen will own an interest in the mine. IN THE FRANCHISE TALK. Some of the Statements and Arguments In Yesterday's Negotiations. Following are excerpts from the proceedings yesterday: Havens-1 think it is if I own it. have a right to put on it any valuation that I want to.

Edwards--But the man that is taking the thing, if he takes it that way, is not a good business man. Havens I don't care about that. Edwards--But you are acting for that other fellow in this instance. You are acting for the city are you not between Alderman Havens and Alderman Edwards. Mr.

Street Harding, I claim that if the Metro-, politan Railway Company gives us the minimum car fare, and the maximum facilities to the car riders, I think that is all can ask. I have taken that stand. I I don't know how much money--I don't know how we can, find out how much money they are making above what make public. I don't know how they conduct their Edwards- have some figures that were submitted to me last evening and have only had time to look them over in a very casual way. I some inquiries of an accountant, who made these calculations.

He was recommended to me as a man whose figures could be depended upon. He has made figures, using Arthur Young report as a basis from which he deduces the following: Based on a reduction of fares to six tickets for a quarter and based upon the report of Arthur Young the railway company's gross earnings will be, for the period ending in 1925, $160,808.859: for the period from 1925 to 1941, total, $587,058,564. If the cost of operation and fixed charges after allowing 4 per cent reserve for depreciation and taxes, amount to be paid to Kansas City, 5 per cent interest on bonds and 5 per cent interest on the capital stock of the company can pay off all of its capital investment plus an additional capital investment of million dollars a year for every year up to 1937, at which time the entire capital will be paid off, leaving the company with a surplus of $5,552,800 and the entire physical property and the entire profits of operation from 1937 to 1941. Now I don't know anything about these figures any more than that they were handed to me. The accountant has a reputation of such kind that I think it would pay this committee to make some investigation beforeCorrigan-I will tell you what that gentleman can do.

if he will give the company a bond to make good 011 that he can get $100,000 year from the company for. his services. Edwards--I will be glad to submit those figures--he looks to me like a man who could make Edwards and Mr. Corrigan. Mr.

Havens, there is not 5 per cent of the people of this city who would vote for the city to own a street railway tem today. The only fellows that would be in favor of it would be the fellows that hold political jobs that want to get (addressing Mr. Culbertson)-I don't mean aldermen, you needn't look mad at I mean the fellows who want these jobs to add to the patronage of the city. Outside of this I think there are very few that would vote for municipal Corrigan. Edwards-Does this committee want to take up these figures until they enter into an agreement as to what time the franchise shall run, or do you want to guess at it and let it go at that? Mr.

Lucas, did you have any idea that if we should find later on that we would have to have subways and elevated roads that we could come to you and make you expend 100 million or 200 million for subways? Lucas--No, I don't think that, andCulbertson--How about elevated railways? You can't take care hardly of the congested districts now. Lucas--That is true. Edwards-But the court would not pernit us to force an ordinance that would put an unreasonable burden on your Edwards, J. H. Lucas and Alderman Culbertson Talk.

Corrigan--If we could get some fellow that would come in and say we will take your bonds at six or seven, you could write in here anything you wanted to, and we would say, all right, too, about pretty near anything that you would want to put in. Edwards- a matter of fact, did the gas company have any trouble to finance their proposition on a 30-year franchise? Corrigan- The compared gas with company this. is a It small is owned by the wealthiest men in Philadelphia. Take Mr. Dolan, he is worth probably 50 million.

Edwards-Some of your owners are not paupers. Corrigan- That is true, but the man you have reference to uses a million and a half in his business every day, and he a big borrower himself. He would not let the property he was interested in a be sacrificed, but in transacting from 200 to 225 million dollars worth of business a year you can imagine what money it takes to run it. Edwards-1 cannot quite grasp that. Lucas--Mr.

Edwards and I can't grasp it. Edwards and Mr. Corrigan. to Corrigan--The state of Massachusetts bears you out in that. They have raised to six cents from five.

Edwards--Did they have any trouble to make their change 011 that 6-cent fare? Corrigan-1 have not been Boston since that was raised. -They use pennies there. Corrigan--They are a penny people, but they are not Edwards, Alderman Tillhof and Mr. gaM. Cigar stand, Midland rent, See Hughes Bryant, 111 E.

7th A Walnut St. business building for $100,000. McMillan, 814 HE LAY IN WAIT IN THE RAIN AFTER SHOOTING 2 NEIGHBORS, AN ELDON, MAN KILLED HIMSELF. Nicholas Oberlea Had Been Arrested Charged With Insulting the Woman Now Wounded--Both She and Her Husband May Die. EL.DON, Oct.

Oberlea, a farmer, shot from ambush and probably fatally wounded Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Farris, his nearest neighbors, and then killed himself today.

For three hours Oberlea lay in at the roadside in a cold drizzling rain waiting to avenge himself for a fancied wrong at the hands of his neighbor. Mr. and Mrs. Farris had spent the day in Eldon attending the street fair. They were on their way to their home, four miles west of town, and had just reached the crest of a hill overlooking their farm when Oberlea, from his place of concealment at the side of the road, fired.

The charge struck Mr. Farris in the head and he fell forward over the dashboard of the buggy THREW THE WOUNDED INTO A DITCH, While the horses, frightened at port of the gun, reared, Oberlea fired al second shot. This time his neighbor's her in the face. At the shot the wife was his target, and the charge, struck team started to run, overturning the buggy and throwing the wounded OCCu1pants into a ditch, almost within arm's length of the man who sought their lives. The road was traveled by many ers, returning home from the street fair, but before any of them reached the scene of the shooting, Oberlea had tied a piece of binder twine to the trigger of his gun and, looping the end of the string around his foot, shot himself through the head.

MRS. FARRIS HAD ONCE SHOT HIM. The runaway team attracted the attention of persons coming from town, who stopped the horses and went back look for the occupants of the buggy. They followed tracks back to where the rig had overturned. and in the ditch at the roadside Farris and his wife, unconscious, and Oberlea dead.

More than a ago Mrs. Farris shot and wounded Oberlea for an alleged insult. Last week year she caused his arrest, declaring he had again insulted her, and his hearing was set for tomorrow. When the Farrises started for Eldon this morning they noticed Oberlea seated in his buggy front of his home; and during the day remarked to friends that he had followed them to town and had dogged their steps throughout the forenoon. When Farris went to get his team, preparatory to starting home, Oberlea also got his horse.

Instead of going, directly home, the Farrises went to home of a friend, where they remained for al110st two hours to avoid trouble with their neighbor on the road. TO PROTECT THE CITY'S RIGHTS. T. H. McDearmon Proposes a People's Alliance and Sends a Cheek to Back It.

To The Star: After having read very carefully the reported colloquy between Mr. Frank P. Walsh and the city counselor reported in yesterday's Star I am more firmly than ever of the opinion that lit is necessary for the people of Kansas City to organize a people's alliance to defend and protect their rights in any that granted to the -Metropolitan Street Railway Company. seems to be favorable to such an organization, and a view to bringing the matter to attention, I beg to inclose you my check for $10 as my contribution to a fund to necessary, expenses of such an organization. must have someone devote his time to this proposition, because to fasten a hard and fast valuation of millions, which pays for all the old cable conduits, dismantled power houses and for original mule car, is something that the people of Kansas City ought not to be asked to do.

We are willing to have the Metropolitan valuation 111 their new franchise placed at even more than the cost of replacing their present properties, but we are not willing to add from 15 to 20 millions for "dead mules" to that actual valuation. I would be glad to see every citizen who has the interests of Kansas City at heart become a member of this alliance, and I would be glad to see Mr. Frank P. Walsh elected as its president. T.

H. McDEARMON. The Star has returned Mr. McDearmon's check for the reason that it does not believe the time ripe for a citizens' protective organization. There iS now nothing before the people to vote upon, and the passage of an ordinance turning the streets over to the street railway on the terms proposed is unbelievable.

TO TAX MILLIONAIRES' STOCK. Illinois Reform League Estimates That 80. Millions May Be Collected. CHICAGO, Oct. amended petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of review to tax stock owned by Chicago millionaires, whose total holdings are valued by the petitioner at 625.000, was filed today in the circuit court by an attorney for the Illinois Tax Reform League.

The petition asks that the board assess wealthy Chicagoans 011 their stock holdings for the years 1899 to 1909 inclusively and avers that if these taxes are collected 80 million dollars will be paid into the county treasury. Among the men and the valuation of stocks and bonds given in the petition are J. Ogden Armour. Samuel McRoberts, Louis F. Swift, Edward F.

Swift, 5 million dollars: Edward Morris, million dollars: Ira N. Morris, 10 million dollars; Richard W. Sears, 22 million dollars. BLOODHOUNDS TRAVEL BY MOTOR They'll Be Used In Tracing Three Prisoners Escaped From Great Bend Jail. GREAT BEND, Oct.

14. -Three prisoners escaped from the Barton County jail this afternoon. Officers have sent to Wichita bloodhounds, A motor car bearing the dogs is coming way and is expected here before midnight. The men are Tom Blanchard, awaiting trial for horse stealing; Charles Powelson, charged with highway robbery, and John Bucher, awaiting trial for selling whisky. This 19 Blanchard's second escape from the jail.

Walnut St. trackage for $400 foot. Whipple McMillan, 814 Grand--Adv, HE FOLLOWS WOMEN HOME. Police Out Southeast Seek a Man With Habits. Following girls home and into their houses after them is the avocation of a man variously described as being 25 years and 35 years old and weighing from 125 to 175 pounds.

His favorite neighborhood is in No. 6 police district, particularly that part of it which lies between Brooklyn and Prospect avenues and Twentysecond and Thirty-first streets. The officers of that district have been receiving reports of his operations for three days. Last night he followed Miss Estella Storie, the daughter of Thomas C. Storie, a contractor, of 2443 Wabash avenue, from the Prospect avenue car (line, avenue, west north on to Howard Miss avenue Storie's to home, Wabash up the steps, across the front porch, and calmly inside the house.

Miss Storie called to her father, who was upstairs. and the intruder, without a word, rightabout-faced and walked out of the door, again across the porch, and so on back to the car line. Mr. Storie did not follow. Monday night a young woman living near Twenty-third and Olive streets reported that she had been followed home by a strange man, but refused to give her name.

One woman, the wife of a real estate man living near Thirtieth street and Prospect avenue, complained re-flast Sunday that the persistency with which a strange man had been hanging about her home had almost caused a quarrel between herself and her husband. Sergeant Duer of the Flora avenue police station thinks the offender is probably demented or is a drug user. BIG CLAIMS AGAINST ECKELS. An Estate Appraised at Million Has Twice That Amount of Liabilities. CHICAGO, Oct.

amounting to more than $265,000 were filed today in the probate, court against the estate of the late James H. Eckels, ex ex-president of the Commercial National Bank, Chicago, and at one time comptroller of the currency, who died in 1907. Other claims, aggregating more than $700,000 already have been allowed against the estate by the court. The inventory of the Eckels estate totals not more than million dollars apparent discrepancy in the size of the estate and the volume of the claims is met by the statement. of the attorneys for the estate claims are all for amounts due from Mr.

Eckels, which were amply secured when the transactions were made. The securities guaranteeing the different claims, it is understood, were not listed in the inventory of the estate and are ample to meet outstanding indebtedness. If the present claims are upheld a total of approximately million dollars will have been allowed against the estate. FOR A SOCIABILITY MOTOR RUN. The -Hinted Car Company Plans Tour With a Secret Schedule.

There's to be another tour out of City October 24--2 good natured one -given by the Long-Histed Motor Car Company and it's to be called a sociability run. At a meeting of the Automobile Club of Kansas City last night in rooms of the Railroad Club, all of the members favored the idea. A trophy is to be given by the Long- ed Motor Car Company, agents for the American Simplex, to the car in the run making the time nearest to the schedule of their pathfinders, which will be kept secret to the end. And nobody knows whether the pathfinder, an American Simplex car, has been over the route or not. It is understood that the terminus is Lone Jack, although it's to he kept secret for awhile.

The run will last for a day with a two hours' luncheon. The only hint at the given by Louis J. Long. "It will be entirely within the speed limit." Mr. Long said last night.

Fully one hundred cars are expected to compete. OSTEOPATHIC DOCTORS ELECT. Fifty Members of the Northwest As80ciation Met at Dinner, Fifty members of the Northwest Missouri Osteopathic Association met at the tri-monthly dinner of the association at the Hotel Baltimore last night. Dr. R.

H. Nuckles of Marshall, the president. made an address. and followed on the program by other members, who spoke on professional subjects. The officers were elected for the following, Dr.

J. W. Hofsess of Kansas City, president; Dr. H. J.

Richardson of Excelsior Springs, president, and Dr. Bertha F. Whiteside of Kansas City, secretary and treasurer. THE "PINAFORE" CROWDS GROW Only Two Days Left for the Opera In Convention Hall, There are only two days left in which to sce the production of "Pinafore" on the fullsized ship: in Convention Hall. There will be a matinee tomorrow afternoon, with special prices.

A change in the principals will be made for tomorrow's performances, so that the voices of the singers will not be tried too severely. While the attendance on Monday night was not very large, there has been a distinct increase every night throughout the week. Last night's attendance was the largest of this week. POISON AS BAKING POWDER. Oklahoma Housewife Used Strychnine by Mistake--One Dead, Several 111.

ELGIN, Oct. S. Leeper, wife of a farmer residing near here, is dead and several members of the family are ill as the result of mixing strychnine 111 biscuit dough. The drug was in a baking powder can left by the fornter occupants of the Leeper house. M.

S. U. Freshmen Eleet. COLUMBIA, Oct. 14.

Kansas City boys were elected officers of the freshman class of the College of Arts and Science of the University of Missouri. Donald D. Allison, a 5011 of J. L. Allison of 3542 Windsor Avenue, was elected secrefury and H.

R. Douglas, treasurer. The other officers are: President, Frank R. Myers, vice-president, W. T.

Morrow: sergeant -at-arms, Irvin Henson, Fredricktown, Mo. A ticket, printed under the caption of "straight frat was elected with little opposition, For Rent- Storeroom, 14 Petticoat Lane; reasonable rent. Hughes Bryant, 613 Sharp Bide -Adv. Main St. trackage for $750 foot.

WhippleMcMillan, 814 FOR A 7 MILLION LAW FEE? SENATOR OWEN OF OKLAHOMA IS PUSHING THE CLAIM. In Payment for Representing the Choctaws, He Asserts, He Was to Have Half of the Tribe's Reservation -Valued at 14 Million. of Justice. HE'S HAD ONE BIG FEE. WASHINGTON, Oct.

a special commissioner of the United States Court of Claims, Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, began today to give his deposition in connection with a claim for a fee for the attorneys who represented the Mississippi Choctaw Indians when they were removed from the Mississippi lowlands to Indian Territory in 1900. It is said that the fee will amount to 7 million dollars. Senator Owen and J. F.

Winton were the principal attorneys for the Indians. Mr. Winton died sometime ago and Senator Owen purchased a greater part of his partner's interest in the claim. The Choctaw Indians were represented today at the taking of the deposition by E. P.

Hill of McAlester, Ok. The government's interest was looked after by George M. Anderson of the Department testimony tomorrow. VAN DORAN TAPPAN IS FREE. A Jury Held That He Killed Clyde Sinclair In Self Defense.

Still fresh in the minds of Washington attorneys is the record breaking fee of million dollars which Owen and his associates received for the settlement of the Cherokee Indian claims, but in this case the senator is asking for an interest of about ten times that amount in the property of the Choctaw Indians. Congress appropriated $25,000 to remove the Indians to a new reservation. It was provided in the bill that no attorney fees should he allowed for the transfer, but despite this provision, Mr. Winton and Senator Owen were employed by the Indians in adjusting their affairs. According to the claim presented to the court Senator Owen and his partner were to receive a half interest, in the 11ew reservation allotted Indians.

But when Winton and Owen tried to enforce the terms of their contract some of the members of the Choctaw tribe called attention to the provision in the bill under which the Indians were removed Mississippi. CONGRESS LAID THE WAY. The court of claims held that the claim of Senator Owen and his partner was, on its face, invalid, and it received no consideration until in the closing days of the Sixtieth Congress an amendment was attached to the Indian appropriation bill which authorized the claimants to present their case to the court. This a action of Congress opens 11p a very perplexing question of law. It is contended by some attorneys that the act of the Sixtieth Congress repeals that provision which prohibits the Indians from paying any attorney fees for services in connection with their removal from Mississippi to the Indian Territory.

One of the duties of Senator Owen in establishing the Indians in their new home was the selection of their allotment. This he did that the a agricultural land. which is now held under this allotment. has been valued at million dollars. Then there are asphalt and coal lands and money in the United States treasury which brings the value, of the Mississippi Choctaw estate up to about 14 million dollars.

Senator Owen probably will complete A jury in Judge Latshaw's division of the criminal court yesterday afternoon. found Van Doran Tappan of Independelice not guilty. Tappan was charged with the murder of Clyde Sinclair in Independence in 1907. They met on the street late one night. quarreled and Tappan shot Sinclair.

Tappan was arrested after the shooting. but no information was brought in the criminal court. In April, 1908, a grand jury investigated the killing and refused, to indict Tappan, it appearing killed in self defense. The friends of the Sinclair family were so that Tappan be brought to trial information finally was filed in insistent, the criminal court. When the jury brought in the verdict yesterday afternoon Mrs.

Margaret Tappan. a widow and mother of the defendant, her arms around her son and wept. threw, were many women in the court room and all were in tears. The jury was out only a few minutes. They were unanimous for the verdict of not guilty.

Tappan is a young man and a member of the Smiths, one of the base ball teams in the City League. He went to Chicago with John Kling in the recent games there. He lives in Independence with his mother. 11 This of that the Wu voice Willthe what you are to and ashis im- of hand a some- Before trance at to men James ROBERT BACON RODE TOO FAST. $25 Fine for Speeding Assessed Against the Former Secretary of State.

MINEOLA, N. Oct. Bacon of Westbury, formerly Secretary of State, and recently appointed ambassador to France, was arraigned in court here today and pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit in his motor car. He was fined $25, which he paid. Mr.

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