St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 8, 1909

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— — — ~ VOL. 62. NO. 19. ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY | EVENING, ‘SEPTEMBER 8, "1909. OLLEGE WIDOW’S |“DON’T TAKE COOK’S STORY SERIOUSLY” BODY CUT UP BY — WIRES, “DISPUTED BY ESKIM — —J I Zea SURGEON'S KNIFE) ge —

= EXPLORER IMPLIES a iin a S - He Telegraphs . That Cook's ions Declare Party Never Sight of Land MESSAGE TO HIS WIFE MAKES SAME STATE!

Conceal Another Crime Is Theory of Police. — TOFFICE DEPARTMENT ASKED TO HELP INQUIRY ba *

Letter Before She Left Her Home in Ann Arbor to Go to Detroit—

— ee Possible Explanation is That Naval Man In viewed Eskimos Who Went With _ Brooklyn Man Part Way and. > Were Then Sent Back. : a ROR ee cen Se ON eee pone * ae PEE — mee , ey ee oe Cea eee ROE. 8 oar 5* * o . . MEN | Oxi oo Se * * 3 2 , ** Ss , * ortion o : ssing. ‘ | — oe iw , — ot >A * * Ries — F J < - ** Pay? —— * *

_ Special Dispatch From a Staff Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 8—Miss Maybelle Millman, the ‘‘Col- _ jege Widow,’’ knowh to thousands of students at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, died in a physician’s office in this city _ and her body was dismembered and thrown into Ecorse Creek to "| hide another crime. This is the theory on which detectives are at ' work in an effort to sqlve the murder mystery. Sheriff Gaston has asked the Postoffice Department at Wash- _ ington for permission to examine the postal records. He believes ; ‘that the money that defrayed Miss Millman’s expenses on the trip _ to Detroit was sent to her in a registered letter and if this is true eS ‘the records will show who induced the girl to come tp this city. — it ts known that Miss Millman re-|trip. Miss Henning, with whom Miss a é ceived money before she left her home | Millman roomed until she disappeared PO i Aug. 27, says she never sent any money RS. ROBERT E. PEARY this — received * i Aug. 18 to come to Detroit. No trace to Miss Millman, * - @f @ check has been found in the Ann ar : from her husband: i Arbor banka, and V'°" Miss Millman disappeared she} =. , PORTH? NY TH emp “INDIANA, . Via C Mi is ; said she was ©. visit. another | yee —— : haf va Ot iid — HA ala —Mrs. Millman, a.clark&.in.o. drug storetmAbm| sna arid indulred the Way to Dubsie| SUPYRreAteD FUTURE LIKE THE COOK meee * Ray. F, enys he knows she received @}.....: when asked what number on fine ae rh ao , - — South Harpswell, Me.

“Don’t Worry About Cook, * Peary Wires to Wife; ‘ ‘Have Him Nat

registered letter and he believes it con- tained money. : Miss Milliman told her mother, the se of an Ann Arbor policeman, that 4 she h@d received money from her chum, Be Miss ‘Martha Henning, of 289 Cass ave- — nue, Detroit, to pay the — of her

Dubois she said she did not want to zo to that street, but to a place two blocks away. Search of doctors’ offices in that vicinity have thrown no light on the mystery. No trace of her has been found since she left the boarding house on Cass avenue. | Missing Portidn of Body Probably au parts of Miss Miliman’s body have —2— been recovered except a section Mich Chief McDonnell and Sheriff faston believe was burned to hide the vature of the operation that is believed ° have resulted in the death of the

“Mis — viewed the head and We recovered yesterday frem Ecorse and positively identified it. Harry , her brother, also identified y: bag containing the head, arms and . * the knees down, was found ighted in the bottom of Ecorse River c afternoon: It had been op from the interurban railway lige, and had been in the water ap- ently ten days. ‘hé bag containing the torso of the | was found 8 yards below the bridge, Wipatine on top of the water. Chief Mc- Sennell doubts that the missing section Burned to Hide Evidence of Crime ter’s room and gave them to the Sheriff. In none of them is there an indication of a.serious nature. All are breezy college boy letters and the authorities attach no importance to them. One Found in Minneapolis. According to information obtained by the police in Ann Arbor, the only man Miss Millman was known to have kept company with was Paul Sukey, a med- ical student in the university, now in Minneapolis. The police are satisfied that he was not in Detroit at the time of the girl’s mysterious death. Miss Millman received a letter from Sukey the day she arrived in Detroit, and answered it immediately. Miss Millman was 2 years old. She had worked in different Ann Arbor stores before she came to Detroit. The police believe she came here for g specific pur- pese, and that she ** the advice

Centinued on — 2, Column 4. i — OOK AIS) HE LOOKED. ON HIS ZOOM ANTARCTIT TORN sLATELDITLON. .

HAYES IS 1S RELEASED AFTER ONE MONTH'S IMPRISONMENT Robert Leslie“ Hayes was released Wednesday by Judge Hugo Grim after he had occupted a cell in the City Jail since June 19, falsely charged with at- tempting to blackmail the Wabash Rail- road Co. out of $500 by threats to wreck trains. Assistant Circuit Attorney Davis entered a nollie prosequi, announcing that the State had no hope of convict- ing Hayes. Detectives are now seeking another man, sometimes known as Charles Macklin, whom Hayes accused at the

i time of his arrest. The detecttaes have found a young woman in Columbia, Mo., who is receiv- ing letters from Macklin and Gus V. R. Mechin, the handwriting expert, says that the writing corresponds to that of the Wabash letters. Hayes was arrested at the Postoffice after he had called for a decoy letter, mailed by the Wabash, in answer to the

CURTISS WILLING TOFLY HERE THREE DAYS FOR $6,000 a za

a ied Replying to Message From Post- Dispatch, Avi- ator Announces His Willingness to Use Acroplane at Centennial Celebration. a

Cablegram to Curtiss and His Offer to Sail St. Louis Sky THE INQUIRY. Glenn Curtiss, Brescia, Italy. DISPUTE; YES, UNCERTAIN THE TEMPERATURES.

“There is a big difference,’’ said the man with the last surviving straw hat. “Between what?’ asked the man with the paper collar. “Why, between aero clubs and Arctic clubs.”’ ““O, I don’t know. The members of both are anxious to go up as far as they can.” “Yes, but Peary is the president of the Explorers’ Club.’’ “You're right. He’s no ‘Bud,’ 1's RECIPES FOR ICES iW TAAT Coox BooK ?

The official forecast: Unsettled, with showers tonight and Thursday. Missouri—Unsettled, with probably showers toftight or Thursday. Iilinois—Partly cloudy with probably light showers tonight or Thursday; seo warmer tonight in extreme northwest portion

Good morning. Delayed here by ite Don't Cook story worry you. Have him nailed. —

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. _ Be NEW YORK, Sept. 8—The following dispatch was Teea here early today: <a INDIAN HARBOR, Labrador (By Wireless 4 Cape Ray, N. F.), Sept. 7—To Melville E. Stone, sa ciated Press, New York: — aa I have nailed the Stars and Stripes to the Pole. This is authoritative and correct. Cook’s story should not be taken toc The two Eskimos who accompanied him say distance north, and not out of sight of members of the tribe corroborate their &/ No news which could have been received trom v — ** J ft the body will ever be recovered. — fing to County Physicians s and Stapleton, the body was dis- } by a physician. That sharp — were used is shown aye he ‘nature of the cuts, which are ⁊ ‘The county physiciahs gay that a could have cut the ody | Bi Sicoss so skillfully. Whe bag containing the head, arms ) parts of the legs contained to sink it in the water. jalleged blackmail letters. : Could you fly in st. Louis at Centennial Celebration, Oct. 4 to 9 and what figure? Post-Dispatch. Tn

could have had the astounding effect of this remark 1 from Peary. Herbert L. Bridgman and the Commander’s fs members of the Peary Club place implicit confidence in the ex er’s statement that he received information tending tos | * Dr. Cook’s claim to priority in the diseovery of the er is not be accepted as true. e ; No reply has been made publicly by Dr. Cook to Co — Peary’s innuendo as yet. It is not known whether Peary’s patches, implying the belief that his rival has made false ¢] have been read by Dr. Cook. |

— —— — — ee SS Only 3 | Short of 4 IF the St. Louis merchants had given the POST-DISPATCH three more columns of display advertising yesterday, Tuesday, the total would have equaled the number of columns given by the same merchants to ALL FOUR of the other St. Louis daily newspapers COMBINED on the same day. — — —— ASTRONOMERS FIND MARS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING LIFE Take Pictures From Summit of Mt. Whitney; Water Vapor on Planet Shown. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8.—Accord- ing to a statement made by Prof. W. W. Campbell, director of Lick Observatory, the recent astronomical expedition which has just returned from Mount Whitney brought back proof that wa- ter vapor exists on Mars. The scientists have in their possession, as the result of the pictures which they took from the summit of the mountain, definite proof that the planet Mars is capable of supporting sentient beings. Prof. Camptell made the following statement: “We are now in a position to issue the strongest statement that has ever been given out as to the existence of water vapor on Mars. If it is found } thar the water vapor is sufficient to be determined under the favorable cond!- tions, it will be evidence that the con- ditions on Mars are favorable to life. It will not be proof, however, that life $25 10 FLIRT — — —— THE ANSWER. Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, U. S. A. Expect to be engaged early October like to fly your city three days six thousand decide arrival New York, Sept 21. Curtiss.

thal George Perry and Oliver Sans- a chee dragging the creek for , caught the bag on their hooks 5* it to the surface. It was | -over to Sheriff Gaston and rou. ht —— —— where the identifica-

It is up to the Centennial Committee to book Glenn F. Curtiss for the aero events here during Centennial week, Oct. 4 to 9. The Post-Dispatch has received a cablegram from Curtiss in Brescia, Italy, announcing, in reply to a query from the Post-Dis- patch, his willingness to appear here with the aeroplane in which he won the International Cup. In his message the famous aviator says that he is willing to fly on three days for $6000. Several weeks ago the managers Of ;the Post-Dispatch to cable to Curtiss in the Centennial celebrations announced | Italy to find out whether he would come that they had commissioned the Aero |‘? St. Louls and for what price. Club to spend $14,000 on the aero events} Hls answer seems to indicate that he could have been booked for the and that more would be forthcoming if Centennial aero events before this necessary. time if the Aero Club committee had In spite of this, no word that they had | cabled him an offer of even less mon- booked Curtiss has yet been receivedjey that they announced several days from the Aero Club committee which, | ago that they were willing to pay. it was announced, had gone to New] The Aero Club committee has been York * complete the negotiations for|in the East for some time and there Curtiss’ appearance. Were several reports that they had Last week Indianapolis and Chicago practically arranged for Curtiss’ ap- both arranged by cable for Curtiss’ ap- pearance here. The Post-Dispatch pearance at those two cities. He will] wired Mr. Dozier Saturday, at Rye fly in Indianapolis Oct, 16, 17, 18 and| Reach. N. H., asking what progress at Ch.cago Oct. 2. he had made and he replied that he No Report From Club Committee. had nothing definite to announce It was the failure of the Aero Club] then. Doster and Francis Silent. After the receipt of Curtiss’ cable hen | the drab me bow: nate Mr. Do- A telegram received today from Point Amour, breaded that the Steamer Roosevelt, with Commander Peary & ail at Battle Harbor en route to Point Amour. Both these | are reached only by wireless and po long story can be until the Roosevelt arriyes at a point reached bes wire, Mr. Bridgman today received the beech...” s —

a , Columns of Merchants “INDIAN HARBOR (via Cape Ray, N. r.) 8 * t. | Advertising Tuesday re Bridgman, Brooklyn, N. ¥.: Took Cook gone to Copenhagen. Met Jeanie off 23. Ooaled North Star Bay. — ed company after 2th Peary Told of Cook’s The Jeanie is the Peary relief York this summer to search for * to New York if the steamer F . Commander Peary sent J —* gram Co. in ane that he sent to » the The figures: Post-Dispatch . ase Pe age 8 og Star Combined F No other metropolitan daily news- _. paper in the United States. is so y supreme as an advertis- i pe. Tw Se ooh ; — —* * 4 ‘

COSTS MAN George Orr. 1414 Washington avenue, wa; fined 8% by Judge Pollard in the Dayton Street Police Court Wednesday for attempting to flirt with Mrs. Mary Sneider of 152% Franklin avenue and Mrs. Gussie Rich of 1528 Morgan street. Mrs. Sneider was visiting Mrs: Rich and they were — * in front of