rejected 
left the 
Lecturer 
+. Charles 
writer 
me Sserio- 
in Garbage Can. 
DECATUR, Tll., April 
Uhrich, 8-year-old son of Walter Uhrich, |, 
a barber, was responsible for the dis- 
covery. of $3,000 in gold in two small 
cans contained in a larger can in the} 
coal shed last week. 
The small boy’s curiosity alone beac 
vented his mother throwing the can in-!} 
to the garbage heap, 
they moved recently 
doned the old trunk containing the cans 
without looking into it. 
His wife advised him to keep {t be- 
cause of sentiment, the trunk belonging}. 
to his father, who died in 1907. Yester-|. 
day the boy prevailed on his father to 
open it, and $5 and $10 gold pieces were 
found, neatly wrapped in paper. 
PLOT AGAINST KAISER BARED | 
Berlin Police Warned of Proposed At- 
tempt on Emperor's Life, 
BERLIN, April 28.—A warning that 
an attempt was to be made on the life 
ef Emperor William during his visit to 
Karlsruhe, Baden, was’ received yester- 
day by the police authorities in Ber- 
lin, anonymously, from abroad. 
They immediately informed the police 
of Karlsruhe and Frankfort, and strin- 
gent precautions were taken to pre- 
vent pei outrage. | ah: 
PIERCE MAKES — A DENIAL 
Testimony in Hearing Did Not Reflect 
on Eben Richards. 
To the Editor of The Republic. fo 
The statement in issue of April d6. : 
that “Pierce testified son-in-law signed 
his name without his knowledge,” and 
“Eben Richards, son-in-law of Henry 
Clay Pierce, signed Mr. Pierce’s name 
without the latter’s knowledge or con- 
sent as guarantee for loans aggregat- 
ing $2,100,000,” is absolutely untrue and 
is cruelly hurtful to Mr. Richards and 
{myself. There is no foundation for your} 
statement in the official notes of my 
testimony before Commissioner Muench; 
wherein I stated as foliows: 
When Mr. 
securities to Mr. Van Blarcom and I. was 
loaning my securities to Mr. Van Blar-, 
com, and in my absence and -at the re- 
quest of Mr, Van Blarcom, with the fyll 
knowledge of all the officers of the Naan 
tional Bank of Commerce, my son- in- 
law, Mr. Richards, joined in my name 
with Mr. Van Blarcom in suaranteeinge 
e National Bank of Commerce, the pur- 
hese of $1,545,000 Tennessee Centra} 
Railroad general mortgage bonds at the 
end of a vear. Under just what eircum-. 
stances I do hot .recollect now my guar- i 
antee with » Mr. Van Blarcom was also 
given to the Mississippi Valley Trust 
ompany for $600,000. 
During the past many years Mr. Rich- 
2 8.— Wayne. 
oWV ester when 
@Fi 
Thompson was loaning his ai 
se any ener TGGeS. N. Sale, Jesse Mc 
‘Donald, Lea Meriwether and Glendy B. 
. Arnold, for the Democrats, and Selde 
Ps Spencer and George B. Webster, for 
the Republicans; will hold a conference 
s00n to agree is. the plans for the 
Crick” th ie ey of the 
im 4 
An order directing the mee Cone 
missioners’ to ‘open the ballot boxes in 
.the Highth Ward has been issued by 
Judge George Cc, aN of the Cir- 
ip C t. 
candidate for the Eo: who has laid 
‘claim to the séat occupied by aia. F 
Ford, Democrat. 
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BOND ELECTION 
Free Bridze 
IN FALL 
Committee to Consides 
Building of Approaches Before Then. | 
There is little chance that the special 
‘free bridge bond election will be held 
before September. The Election Com- 
missioners have informed Mayor Kiel 
that the election could not be held un- 
til July at: least: Saeae 
The Mayor :-is opposed to holding uk 
election in midsummer, as Many voters 
will be away on vacations, so the elec- 
tion probably will be postponed until 
after vacation time. 
‘The Joint Free Bridge Committee of . 
the: Municipal Assembly will convene 
again Thursday afternoon to discuss 
the advisability’ of selecting an ; 
‘proach to the. bridge before the elec- 
tion. 
2 
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‘Roommate Found Dead in Bed, 
Oscar P. Hoffman, 
hatmaker, was found dead in bed Sun- 
day’ by his roommate, 
sons, at 3119 Olive street. The physi- 
cian summoned said death was due to}! 
carbolic acid poisoning. An ee will 
be held Hils morning. 
'S$*XTH AND st. CHAR! ES 
WE GIVE EAGLE STAMPS 
‘FOR WOMEN 
Best gunmetal calf, 
tip or plain toe, ||. 
turn or welt soles. | 
1 Nothing Hke it in | 
: town for less 
\ than $3.50. 
ap-}* 
36 years old, al B 
George H. Par- a 
