St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 22, 1911

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? could claim for his record only the 40 miles between Lyons an.l Belle Island. His total flying time was one hour and 28 minutes, During fis stay in Auburn Atwood said that he would decide whether he will continue his trip to Boston after he’arrives in New York. “If I arrive in New York on schedule time I probably shall continue to Boston,” he saga. The convicts in Auburn prison, who had offered to subscribe a purse of $500 if he would come down to theo as in approaching Auburn he skirted tha west end, and on leaving the Country Club, where he landed, he skirte:l the eastern border. | It was 6:45 o'clock when Atwood left Auburn. He headed straight east and traveled slowly, darkness coming on. The roar of the motors bothered him. When it finally became so dark that navigating the air was es- pecially hazardous he descended. Not even a lone farmer greeted him, be- cause at that hour the citizens of Belle Island were dining or preparing for bed. e It had been. announced in Syracuse _ that the airman would arrive here at 5

WOMAN WHO POSED AS A WIDOW -TO GET CASH BY CUPID’S AGENCY

DEGLARES BREAD MADE AT HUME IS FATAL [0 neALTh Head of Master Bakers Says Housewives Commit Murder in Letting Others Eat It. KANSAS ‘CITY, Mo., Aug. 22.—That the modern housewife who attempts to bake her own bread produces a soggy article and is committing murder in_al- lowing it to be eaten, was the state- ment made by Paul Schulze of Chicago, president of the National Association of Master Bakers, at the second day’s ses- sion of the annual convention of that body here today. ~ , “This country is full of housewives who are proud of their cooking and who think they are doing their duty by bak- ing at. home,” Schulze said. ‘The long- suffering stomachs of their families con- tinue to pay the penalty of this mis- alen sense of duty. Is Set in Her Ways. “The American housewife, the Amer- ican mother, of today is an earnest and sensible individual, but very ‘set in her ways.’ She is still influenced by ihe working methods adopted in her girl- hood. The kitchen fire, however, is still inadequate. “One thing which we bakers in the larger cities see most plainly today is the absolute necessity of educating the housewife to quit taking at home. Let us comé forward. Let us show these women that home baking is wrong. Let us show them. the overwhelming bene- fits of buying bread baked in a sani- tary bakery.” Woman’s Health Bread, Shuitze ‘told. of a Chicago woman who had built up a business selling “Health bread,’’ her home product. She brought him a loaf and wanted to sell the formula. “T cut into the loaf,’’ said Shultze. “T saw that the center was. unbaked dough. I have been wondering since what effect that woman’s health bread has had on the death rate in Chicago.”’ MRS: LACKLAND LOSES INCOME IF REMARRIED If She Weds Again Estate Is to Be Divided Among Her and Her Children. The will of Edgar C. Lackland of 4428 Westminster place, who died last week at Atlantic City, was filed in the Pro- bate Court Tuesday. The will was drawn May 15 and was witnessed by W. C. Taylor, president of the Mellier Dryg Co., and Will E. Hannigan, a trained nurse. The document has been sent to Watch Hia, R. L, to get the attestation of the signature of Taylor, who is visiting at the summer home of Albert Bond Lam- ber* there. The estate Ia left in trust of Henry A. and Chaffraix Lackland, sons, for the Mr.

| uicow, Mrs. Elise Lackland, and she is to enjoy the income from it during her lite unless she remarries, in which case the estate is to be divided among” her cod the children. the two sons and the other children, Mary 8., Edgar C. Jr. and Caroline E., get % each. Attorney 8. T. G. Smith ifiled the will. ee oe

*Rutus J. Lackland.

MOSQUITO PESTS HATCHED OUT IN RIVER DES PERES Assistant Health Commissioner Jordon Says Low Water Has Aided Process.

Although stagnant ponds have neen dried up, hosts of mosquitoes have been bred in the River des Peres and the residents of Heights, other fashion- able residence districts within five blocks on either side of the river are waging constant war with the pests. Assistant Health Commissioner Jor- Can told a Post-Dispatch reporter Tues- day that he attributed the unusua} num- kers of mosquitoes in that disti trict to tLe fact that it has been dry. The drouth has kept the stream low, he Says, and the mosquitoes have been Lred in stagnant pools im «the river formed wherever there is a depression. In @ rainy season these pools could not remain stagnant long enough Vor the mosquito eggs to hatch, he says. Insects Hatch Quickly. “The mosquito breeds in stagnant wa- ter, wherever it might be,” said Dr. Jordan. “A tin can that is left standing in an ashpit for several days full of water will breed thousands of them in that time. However, there are so many in the River des Pcres district because there husn’t been enough rain to keep the stream moving rapidly. “The mosquito lays its eggs in stand- ing water and it.iakes only a few days for the young mosquito to hatch. A large percentage of mosiuitoes carry tralarial germs, but the authorities are agreed that they get those germs fror:a biting malarial persons and not from the environment in which they are hatched.”’ Dr. Jordan said that he did not believe that the mosquitoes could get through the ordinary screen wire, but that they got into the houses in cracks around the frames. Only the female mosquito bites. Tne male is not provided with the pro- boscis with which the biting is done. He suggested powdered sulphur rubbed on the bites as a good remedy and said that a mixture of camphor and diluted carbolic acid or glycerine and carhbolic wetd relieved the irritation caused by the bites. Ol of citronella or oll of penny- reyal keep the mosquitoes away, he suid, because the odor is offensive to them, Cabanne, Parkview ane Washington Preventives Are Used. The mosquitoes have been such a pest in the River des Peres district that an application of oil of citronella is a part of routine of every evening. The odor of the oil can eveh be detected on rany persons who are out for a stroll. It has been almost impossible for the last few Gays, residents say, to sit out on the front porches in these districts. And before retiring, they say that they spend half an hour every night killing mosquitoes that have alighted on the walls and ceilings. Dr. Jordan says that the draining of the -River Des Peres, after the sewer which ts under way to carry the surface water is completed, will be the surest way of getting rid of the mosquito pests.

Pope e New Able te Walk. . ROME, Aug. 22.—The condition of the Pope has so improved that he was able to walk in the Vatican gar- dens today. ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 17h,

MAIL ORDER LOVE BROUGHT IN MONEY 70 BRASS WIDOW _ Mrs. Fannie Morton Declares She Duped Swains to Help Sick Husband.

TAKES ALL THE BLAME Says That Man on Houseboat Knew Nothing of Her Work.

Fannie K. Morton, the “brass held at police headquarters on a charge of violating the postal laws by a matrimonial scheme, insisted that she was Mrs. wid Qw, in an interview Tuesday the only person to blame for her actions, and that Alden, her houseboat companion, who, she said, was her hus- band, had no knowledge of her efforts to beguile mail order suitors into giv- ing her money. She said Alden, an invalid from heart disease, was deceived by her story that she conducted a legitimate brass craft business, and did not suspect, until after her arrest on the boat near Alton Monday afternoon, that she had used another sort of craft in obtaining the money which, she said, she used entire- ly for his comfort. Mrs. Morton was arraigned before United States Commissioner Atkins Tuesday, and waived preliminary hearing. Her bond was fixed at $500, and her case set for Nov. 6. She said she hoped tto- give bond. Joseph Ne- miere, the principal witness against her, viewed her at the hearing and identified her. Neither said anything to the other. “I never deceived my husband as a vife,’’ she said to a Post-Dispatch re- porter. “I never had the least inten tion of becoming another man’s wife, even in name. My private life was above reproach. Like Caesar’s wife, you know. Bunt my. business career, I am sorry to say, is not one to be proud of. Man Has Two Children. ‘“‘My husband was farmerly an expert accountant. When his health broke acwn two years ago, and a physician ordered outdoor life, he bought the hcuseboat—it isn’t a fine one, and he gut it for a very Small price—and we have lived there since, with his two children by a former marriage. ‘T saw that the money we had was not going to last always, and I had no business knowledge except what I had gained through helping my husband in some of the simpler parts of his work. i tried selling women’s furnishings, but did not make money. “The first idea of getting money by a matrimonial agency came to me through my reading of stories in the newspapers.” The woman admitted that she had had dealings with men in Kansas City, but said she had reimbursed her victims there. In Memphis, she said, she did a legitimate business in holiday notions last. Christmas, but made only\ a. moderate profit. ‘“T came here to make a ‘strike,’ she acknowledged. The details of her plan, which has been shown through her letters to Joseph Ne- miere of Tulsa, Ok., she would not talk about, but she said she meant, not to offer herself in the matrimo- nial mart, but to find some woman who wished to marry, and make a broker’s profit on the transactions of this woman with her suitors. She Is 35 Years Old. “he prisoner is 35 years old, and 4 Lrunette, of medium size and good fig- ure, with black eyes and profuse black huir, which to all appearances is entire- ly her own. In the matron’s room Tues- uay she wore a white waist and black skirt, wit® black high shoes. She would say nothing to indicate where she and Alden had come from, aside from-admitting that they had been in Kansas City and Memphis. She would say nothing about her operations in To- pekea and Omaha, where, according to vostoffice inspectors, a2 woman resem- bling her has been in trouble for an offense similar to hers. She said she did not know that matrimonial! mail or- der business was illegal until after she had entered into it here. Had Handsome Offices. Mrs. Morton, as she has called her- self in St. Louis, rented an office room in the Fullerton Building last May. Her signs and stationery set forth that she dealt In brass goods, ani a pile of pasteboard boxes, lining the wall, gave the only touch of dinginess to an otherwise handsomely furnished room. She explained that she had no other place to put the boxes, which she said contained art brass goods. Not long dfterward this advertisement appeared in an Oklahoma City daily pewspaper: | MATRIMONY—Neat, stylish American wom- an, 30, idowed by death; kind, a disposition; best character; ‘possesses income; wishes to meet gentleman who is true and page 0 oh happy mar- riage; prefers the.country for a permanent home. Address American Woman, care “Oklahoman. Leon

+ There were a number of answers from ‘Oklahoma men, but Joseph Nemiere of fulsa showed the greatest interest. Her letters rewarded this interest by lead- ing Nemiere to believe that he was the “gentleman, moral, true and sincere,” whom the fascinating widow had elected to wed. She cautioned him against sell- ing his oil land too cheaply or staying out in the sun too long. She foresaw,

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CHILES JEALOUS OF MAL, SHOOTS HUSBAND Frank Helsel in Hospital, Wounded in-Arm After Quarrel and Attempted Flight. Frank Helsel and his wife are under treatment in separate rooms at St. Jo- seph’s Hospital in St. Charles. Helsel has a bullet wound in his right arm in- flicted by his wife. Mrs. fering from effects of a nervous col- lapse following the shooting. The wife’s jealousy of a servant girl caused the quarrel which led to. the shooting on the rear porch of the preity Heisel home at 519. Morgan street, St. Charles, Saturday afternoon. Up to that time it. was thought by their friends and neighbors that the do- mestic life of the Heisels was ideal. Helsel occupies an important position in the community. He ‘was specisali. commissioned and sent to St. Charles by the Harriman railroad lines to. ‘n- spect cars being manufactured for the Harriman interests by the American Car and Foundry Co. No Sign of Estrangement. He and his wife were. prominent in the social life of the town and there was no outward sign of estrangement. It is -now known that discord -entered the home soon after a secvant girl was employed two months ago. Helsei since being . shot has told friends that his wife was jeaious of the maid. For this, he says, there was no reason. In her present nervous condi- tion Mrs. Helse] {is unable to make a statement. The maid was discharged by Mrs. Helsel three weeks ago, and so far as neighbors know ‘she has not visit- ed the Helsel home since. She Suspected Meetings. Helsel said Tuesday that Mrs. Hel- sel suspected him of secretly meeting the young woman and that this charge led to quarrels. Saturday af- ternoon neighbors saw Helsel run from the kitchen to the rear porch and heard him say: “Don’t do that,” Mrs. Helsel, with a revolver in her Land, followed him to the porch and fired. He fell and Mrs. Helsel re- turned to the house. . After being taken to the hospital Helzel asked that his ?7-year-old daughter. be brought to him. When Sheriff Hines and Marshal Linnebur went to the Helsel home to get the child they found Mrs. Helzel Bo excited that they had difficulty in taking her to the hospital. GIVES ANOTHER $1,000,000 Helsel is suf-

Rockefeller Aids Institute of Medical Research. NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—John D. Rockefeller has given another $1,000,000 to the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, according to a report pub- lished here today. E. V. Carey, Rocke- feller’s secretary, and Jerome Green, general manager of the institute, de- slined to confirm or deny the repor: Rockefeller is said to be at his Cleve- land home. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT. St. Louis Park-(Waechtler’s Band), 7

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JAMES CRONIN'S LEG AMPUTATED BELOW THE KNEE Blood Poisoning Developed After-Chiropodist Had Treated Callous on Foot. James H. Cronin’s left leg was am- putated six inches below the knee at the Mullanphy Hospital Tuesday. Dr. Heine Marks, who performed the cperation, said at noon that the former Justice of the Peace rallied remarkably well when h}3 came from under the in- fluence of anesthetics and that he be- lieves he will withstand the shock at the amputation. Under aimost the same circumstances Dr. Marks amputated a foot of Cronin's mother about twelve years ago. Mrs. Cronin trimmed a foot callous with a knife and infection set in. She with- stood the amputation well, and died from other causes six years ago. After his mother’s experience, Cronin told friends that he would go to a chi- ropodist and take no risks by — to his feet himself. Cronin’s foot became infected neat 11 weeks ago after a chiropodist had removed a callous. HUNDRED SEEKING LAND

Five Hundred Tracts to Be Opened in Minnesota. CASS LAKE, Minn., Aug. 22.—More than 100 men and women are Jn line waiting for the land opening:here to- day. The area to be opened will make about 500 160-acre ‘tracts. xe Persons are in line from all Central Western states, and most of the East- ern states. FAIR AND COOLER WEATHER | LIKELY TO'BE ON PROGRAM THE TEMPERATURES.

“Good morning, TS APPLE . Jonathan, how do JACK AT THE | } said you feel,”’ CONVE NTION? Ben Davis. “a tolerably mellow, thank you,” ‘IT notice you have a fine col- «\ or.”’ “Yes, I've been pe a) out in the sun all | ua: A) summer.” “Have you seen Belle Flower here?”’ “No, I don't think she has ar-

“The Northern Spy.” And then President Stanton rapped with his gavel, and called the Apple Growers’ Convention to order. | Official forecast for St. Leuls and} vicinity: Fair and cooler tonight and Wednesday. , ; oy

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Most Valuable Picturein Paris lery Has Mysteriously Dis- appeared.

HAS BEEN BEST KNOWN AS THE MONNA LISA

It Is the Portrait of Madonna Lisa del Giocondo — and Ranks Next to Raphael’s Greatest Portrait of Woman.

PARIS, Aug. 22.—La Jaconde, known also as Monna Lisa, the: masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, has disappeared from the Salon Carre of the Louvre, where it oceupied the place of honor. The great museum has been fcames is searched from cellar to attie in M. Dujardin-Beaumetz, thé Mermanent under secretary of fine arts, has telegraphed the authorities of the loss and among other plans to trace the picture, has summoned all photographers who have had the privileges of the Louvre. rogating all the curators and assistants. OLEO MAN SUES 4 0 GE Tn One explanation of the disappearance of the treasure is that someone may have perpetrated an extaordinary prac- tical joke. The visitors to the gallery, among whom were hundreds of Amer- icans, were informed about 3 o’clock this afternoon that the museum was about to close for the day and fhey were re- quested to leave.” After that no one was admitted. Policemen told inquirers that a water pipe had burst, necessitating closing the building unusually early. Just a year and a month ago today the Cridé*Paris announced that “La Jo- ‘conde had been stolen from the gallery of the Louvre one night in June through the complicity of an official of the mu- seum and that a copy had been substi- tuted in the frame of the original, ! which, the paper asserted, had been taken to New York and sold to an American collector. This report was re- peatedly denied later. Famous Painting. The proper name of La Joconde, als» called Monna Lisa, is the portrait of Modonna Lisa del Gioconda It is one of the world’s famous paintings and fs held priceless. It was reported at one time that the British offered $5,000,009 for the work, which was refused. It is the most celebrated female portrait in the world. The most striking characteristic is ihe sphynx-like smile. Da Vinca’s model was the wife of Francesco del Giocon- do, a Florentine, Da Vinci's model was the wife of Francisco Del Glocondo, a Florentine. She is shown seated in a low chair, on the left arm of which she is leaning. In European art circles Monna Lisa has long been considered to rank sec- ond in value to the Sistine Madonna by Raphael. The task of painting “La Joconde”’ was difficult and painstaking in the Da Vinct found that his model, who was the third’ wife of a Floren- tine, Francesco del Gioconda (whence the name), assumed the pecullar ex- pression which he wanted to depict only when at ease in a certain posture and when listening to a certain strdin of music. At other times this expression was lacking. The painter was thus able to work only for brief perlods and at in- frequent intervals in order that the ef- fect of ‘the music upon his model should not wear off. LIGHTNING DIPS — INTO MAN’S POCKET Bolt Welds Knife Blade and Wrench Into’One Solid Piece. MANSFIELD CENTER, Conn., Aug. 22.—A, bolt of lightning hit the hip pecket of Joseph .Barrow, a farmer, as he was sitting in the kitchen of his home here last night. The bolt came into the hotise through the stovepipe and was attracted to Bart- row’s hip pocket by an iron monkey wrench and a big jack knife. The bolt passed down Barrow’s leg, burn- ing him severely, and then over the floo > ae a sun at hace and ‘splitting e chopping ofS SET ie aie Bt Fe fused int a told piece of

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Emmet J. Eagan, an cleomarge dealer, filed a habeas corpus suit in : Circuit Court, Tuesday afternoon, for the possession of his %3-year-old pe Edward, who, he says, is being | by Mr. and Mrs. William Buttermo 4113 McPherson avenue, for a board b Eagan and the boy have been ber ing at the Buttermore home for pm years. Soon after the child's birth, 6a Eagan's attorney, Leighton- e Mrs. Eagan was sent to an institutl for treatment for mental trouble. § Shields says Eagan told him he hi paid $25 =. month to Mr. and Mrs. But termore for board for himself and th child, but that when he decided to r a few days ago, they refused to fr him to take the child unless he fr them $20 a month for the three yem for board for the child. He refused % make the payment, and alleges in petition that the. child is. Megaily at the Buttermore home. =F) sisters. Eagan desires to take the to the home of his mother in Summit, Mo. ‘ BEEDLE WILL BE MAYOR’S che ee To Take Burkham’s Place Whe} He Becomes Assistant ~City ; Counselor. With the reorganisation: of Board of Election Com : about Sept. 1, Horace G. Beedle, retary, will retire and became tary to Mayor Kreismann, ou Robert Burkham, who will, Assistant City Counselor, ace to plans made known ar the City Tuesday. The new election law prov a member of the boara shall secretary to the board R. Spencer, the new Democratic | ber, will fill that place, Se Beedle said Tuesday that as a | sult. of a conversation with M

“Kreismann before the Mayor left oe city, he expected to become sec to the executive, and that he stood Burkham would go into { City Counselor's office. As secrs to the Board of Election Com ers Beedle received $2000 a sey Oe — er