HOT SPRINGS POST
One Dollar Per Month.
HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APPJL 10, 1909.
Two Bits a Throw
TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE
Mt. Vernon, Ky., April 8.—John F. Drew,
who has been living with his young wife near Or
lando, this county, shot and probably fatally
wounded her yesterday afternoon. The story of
the tragedy is sad indeed. The wife is a mere
girl, and had married Drew in Canada when she
was but 1(5 years old. When Drew was about 18
years old he shot and killed Jesse Childres, a lad
of only 17, at Orlando, within half a mile of
where the shooting of yesterday took place. For
the killing of Childres Drew was convicted and
given eight years’ sentence in the penitentiary.
After serving out his term Drew went West
and then drifted up into Canada, and was mar
ried to Miss Edith Cowman, daughter of Mrs. M.
F. Cowman, of Walkersville, Ont. They came
back to this county one year ago, stayed a short
time, then went to Hamilton, O., where Drew
had employment in some of the numerous fac
tories there. Wishing to return to his native
hills again and being short of funds, Mrs. Drew
claims he compelled her to cut off her hair, don
male attire, and together they “hoboed” it back
to the mountains of Kentucky on freight trains,
going on as far as Pittsburg, 25 miles south of
Orlando, where they remained several days with
relatives and secured suitable clothing for Mrs.
Drew and tickets back to Orlando, arriving at
the latter place four months since.
Mrs. Drew longed to get back to her people
and had her mother send money a few days since
to pay her fare. Drew discovered she was plan
ning to slip away, it is alleged, and threatened
to kill her if she attempted to leave. Yesterday
afternoon she went to the station, and fearing he
would follow she walked up the track and con
cealed herself in the cliffs by the roadside. Drew
discovered her absence and pursued her to the
station, found in which direction she went, fol
lowed and found and shot her in the back, the
ball passing upward under the shoulder blade,
through and out in front toward the top of the
shoulder. The wounded woman was taken to
the residence of James Thomas, in Singleton Val
ley, where prompt medical attention was given.
Mrs. Thomas is an aunt of John Drew. Drew
escaped. .Officers have been hunting him since
the shooting.
CHURCH SC AND Ml WONT DOWN
Chicago, April 8.—A situation which in
volved the resignation of a pastor from his church,
the threatened disruption of another church and
a “scandal which is without foundation” was pre
sented in a bill for injunction tiled in the supe
rior court here today. The bill was filed by John
Lavender and seeks to enjoin Rev. Edward B.
Crawford, pastor of the Woodlawn Park Method
ist church, and the trustees and stewards of the
church, from printing and circulating among
church members a confession made by Mrs. Mary
Lavender, wife of the plaintiff, to Dr. Crawford.
The bill recites:
“During January or February, 1908, E. B.
Crawford, as pastor of said church, in conversa
tion with a certain lady, who believed she was
conversing in confidence between a pastor and j
communicant, certain statements regarding hern
spiritual condition, experience and progress, but
which he interpreted to be misconduct between
said lady and a certain minister and by threaten-;
ing to publish .said alleged confession caused the I
resignation of said pastor.” The pastor who re-!'
signed was Rev. John I). Leek, of the Western |;
Avenue Methodist church. When asked why lie;
resigned, he replied: “Because I am a Christian
and a man.”
The bill for injunction declares that there is
no exigency which makes it necessary to the wel
fare of the congregation to publicly disseminate j
any information “in further betrayal of said con-1
fession, but on the contrary, the less agitation
there is the better it will be for the welfare of the
3iiurck and of the congregation.” It is alleged
that the publication of the confession was set for
tonight, Dr. Crawford desiring, he says, to have
the congregation judge whether his actions in
the matter have been proper or otherwise. As
the bill proceeds, the tone becomes more bitter
igainst Dr. Crawford. The latter is accused of
‘malicious and corrupt distortion and betrayal
)f said confession;” he is said to have used “the
presige of the official board to exculpate himself
from the ignoble predicament into which his das:
tardly distortion and betrayal of said confession
have placed him.” Judge Barnes refused to issue
the injunction because he said the other side had
not been notified of the application.
Rome, April 8.—Whenever the Pope ia ill,
his physician, Dr. Petacci, hastens to declare that
the holy father is suffering only from a slight
cold. The diagnosis is the same even when the
cold is accompanied by fever and bronchial
trouble and an acute pain in the left knee. How
ever slight the illness, a consultation is always
held between Dr. Petac-ci and Prof. Marckiafnva.
The result is that his holiness is ordered to spend
a week in bed. People are asking “why such
mystery about the holy faeher’s illnesses if lie is
simpiy suffering from a slight cold?” They sus
pect that Pius X. is really suffering from some se
rious disease which the doctors are striving to
conceal, something, for instance, like heart trouble.
TAFT WILL KEEP HIS HANDS OFF
Washington, April 8.—The policy of Presi
dent Taft with regard to the libel suits instituted
in connection with the Panama canal purchase
will be to treat them precisely like any other suit
brought by the Department of Justice. Being
himself somewhat involved, he will not feel that
he can exert any special effort to effect convic
tions, and the conduct of the cases will be left
| entirely to the attorney general. As it is be
| lieved a desperate defense will be made, this is
! taken to mean that there is little likelihood the
| prosecution will be able to secure a conviction.
YOUNG HARGIS
AGAIN LOCKED UP
Jackson, Ky., April 8.—The relatives and friends of Beach
Hargis have at last exhausted their patience and now concede that
it seems to be impossible to do anything to save this leckless
young man from the consequences of his own acts. For nearly a
week he has been drinking heavily and has been disorderly in and
about town, part of the time in a fighting humor, until he was last
night placed in jail here $nd on an early train this morning wTas
hurried to Irvine to be again placed in jail there to await his sec
ond trial for the murder of his father. This was done at the in
stance of his uncle, Floyd Day, and his other bondsmen, who
seemed to be concerned, both about the possibility of becoming re
sponsible on his appearance bond, and also the fact that every day
young Hargis has been permitted to run at large he has by his
nonduct lessened the probability of his being acquitted on the
charge of murdering his father.
GATES TO FIGHT
BIG OIL TRUST
Port Arthur, Tex., April 8.—John W. Gates, head of the
Texas company, is preparing to establish a fleet of oil-tank steam
ers to ply between Port Arthur and New York and other Atlantic
ports. These steamers will carry the refined oil as well as the
crude product, and it is Gates’ intention to enter into active compe
tition in the sale and distribution of various grades of refined oil
all through the eastern part of the United States. He is already a
strong competitor of the Waters
Pierce Oil Company branch of
the Standard Oil Company in
Texas, and has acquired large
holdings in Mexico with Ihe view
of entering that field both as a
producer and refiner of oil.
An unconfirmed report is cur
rent here that a gigantic oil com
bination is being formed between
Mr. Gates’ concern and S. Pear
son & Son, Ltd., the British firm
who are waging a hard fight
against the Waters-Pierce Com
pany in Mexico, and that they
expect to conduct a world-wide
business.
If you can’t find what you want at
home, call up Dr. Carter’s drug store,
Sullivan City. He’ll have it in stock
W. B. Rodman, of the Rodman Com
mercial Co., of Gibbon, accompanied
by Lieut. Halford, who has been sta
tioned at that post since last August,
passed through town last Saturday with
a one-horse outfit bound for the out
side. Mr. Rodman is going to the
states for his year’s supply of goods,
and return by the upper-river route
after Lake Lebargevis free of ice.
Fresh beef and poultry can be had
in any quantity at the Stanley house.
J. A. Johnson came in from Sullivan
creek last Thursday.
Pure drugs and toilet articles at Dr.
; Carter’s drug store, Sullivan Citv.
I -V
EX-PRESIDENT
BARRED OUT
Paris, April (>.—Senor Jose Paul, the Venezuelan envoy to
Europe, has left here for Berlin. He is authority for the state
ment that President Gomez has forbidden both Cipriano Castro
and his wife to enter Venezuela. He is of the opinion that Castro
will proceed from Europe to Nicaragua to consult with President
Zelaya of that country, w7ho is his friend, and hoping to get in
touch with his partisans in Venezuela from Nicaragua; but Senor
Paul thinks Castro has no chance of success in this latter purpose.
M. Brun, director of the French Cable Company, that was expelled
from Venezuela some time ago by President Castro, has left Guad
aloupe for La Guira and Caracas with full power to treat directly
with the Venezuelan government in settling the dispute with the
cable company. As soon as this is accomplished France and Ven
ezuela will sign a protocol referring to arbitration all questions
still pending.
OKLAHOMA STATE
BANKS GROWING
Guthrie, Ok., April 8.—Individual deposits in Oklahoma state
banks have increased over $5,700,000 in the 70 days ending Febru
ary 5, bringing the total deposits in state banks up to $36,160,714,
as shown by the consolidated statement given out by Bank Com
missioner Young. During the period the number of state banks
increased from 546 to 574, and a part of the gain in state deposits
is due to the conversion of 13 national banks into state institutions.