The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 7, 1917, Page 8

STEROLS RC TE i j HY ‘BISMARCK: DATLY ‘TRIBUNE Daily Tribune Reporter Visits Kidnaped Baby’s Mother at Agonized Home While Baby Lloyd Lies in Mountain Cave Hidden Caverns of Harold Bell Wright’s Romances Searched for Trace of Little Lloyd Keet, Missouri Banker’s Son. Springfield, Mo., June 7.—In the palatial home of Banker J. H. Keet, set amidst a bower of trees, with greensward flanking away to swaying ridges of green shrubbery, in the city’s newest and most fashionable residence section, the telephone sud- denly sends its summons echoing through the house. In the downstairs bedroom, just across the hall from where her baby was stolen last week, Mrs. Keet, the 28-year-old mother, arouses from her stupor of hopeless grief. She-sits erect on her bed, her body tense, an eager glint playing lam- bently across her great, sorrow-rim- med eyes. Impulsively her hand flutters out, reaching with quick, impetuous yearn- ing to where the telephone tinkles on the wall. Her young husband, who has been sitting silently at her bed- side, his head bowed in his hands, straightens in his chair. He turns his head toward the little instrument ‘oH! ‘tHe’ wal,‘ while his hands grasp’ the chair arms, and lifts his body with stiff readiness. He seems to fear the message that tele- phone bell portends. He seems to fear that perhaps it is a delusion, that commanding tinkle, and that he is hearing only an echo of other ring- ings that itivoked hope only to cruelly | dispel it. The bell rings again. Central herself is itpatient. She has forgotten the griét home. She rings twice, almost’ vi- ciously. my gee ate “Quick, father, quick! They've found him!” the mother cries, and she tries to escape the restraining hands of her nurse, who knows she should not be allowed to leave the bed. The father clutches the telephone receiver nervously, trembling. He does not say, “Hello,” nor does he say “This is (Mr. Keet.”- He almost sobs into the telephone: “Have you found him?” The mother listens and watches— watches the lines in her husband's face. He has hardly heard the first word that comes to the receiver when the mother sinks back on her pillow with a moan. The telltale lines have told her all she wants to know. Out in the Ozark hills, those famous low-spreading ranges so often told of in backwoods romance, little Lloyd Keet is crying for his mother. There is no Shepherd of the Hills, such as Harold Bell Wright found hereabout, to protect him. They are sure, now, that he is hidden away in a cave. There are hundreds of them—these caves; some of them were just discov- ered today by friends of the banker who are searching for his baby. There are little isolated rifts under- ground, their entrances hidden in’ foll- age or brush, right back into the hills, no one knows how far. Around the entrances to these caves the fam- ous razorback hogs of the Qzarks are feeding, mildly curious at the sud- den excitement in the neighborhood where they have been bothered be- fore by none but. those ragged, odd- visaged denizens of the countryside, the “hill billies.” Each night the vigilantes keep an all night watch in the Landers build- ing, where they opened headquarters, that they might ,sit hidden berind shades and watch the public square below. No one doubts the widespread story that there is a half-inch hemp rope in the tonneau of one of their cars and that the slipknot is already tied. Another member of Banker Keet's family, of whom little has been said, is Ida May McCammon, pretty 20-year: ‘old nurse girl, who’ Was little’ Loyd’s special caretaker. 'da‘s kiss sent ‘the little: féllow: to ‘trasttul’ slumberfana the night the kidnapers ‘stole’ hfni. She is fresh from the hills, knows al- most every trail in the range, and has guided the search jnto some of the almost inaccessible regions. Her 18 brothers and sisters have gathered from thé far corners of the ranges to help shorten their sister's grief. i These hill beptliers stink’ the loss is thefr own. ‘They think perhaps pe city puliit thé’ finger of ‘sus- picion to Ida May. They will kill the first one who does—that is what they are there for. They say so, and this is how George, the eldest of the brothers, puts ft, in soft, inimitable drawl: - “Better no folks say, stranger, that Ida ‘May was careless like while them fellers took’ that air kid. Better no- body say that, stranger—I'm telling ye. ‘Cause if anybody does, then there's somebody going quick to king- dom come, where they don't stand fer no sech talk as that.” \ J. Holland Keet has received a sec- ond letter from the abductors of Lloyd, his 14-months-old baby. Ran- som of $10,000 is now demanded. Threats to mutilate the baby and fin- ally kill it were contained in the com- munication. “Your baby is safe so far,” the note stated. News of the second threat came after Criminal Judge Arch A. Johnson took matters in hand today. Various rumors, principal of which was that Lloyd had been recovered and that the restoration was being kept secret, had been heard ‘by the judge. He de. cided that officers had ‘been held off the case long enough, that the abduc- tors had been given a chance to re- store the baby and collect the money, and that it was time-for action. Keet Broken Hearted Father. “Keet must put the whole matter before us,” Judge Johnson said. “He will either talk or ‘be taken before the grand jury. If he can prove to me that any investigation by us will place the child’s lire in danger, then we will stay oui for a iew days more.” tj e today Keet talked to Judge Bo . With tears streaming down This ‘time, thé’ banker's | his face, he told the judge of the sec- ond communication. “Don’t endanger my child’s Keet begged. Judge Johnson, convinced that the life of the child hangs in the balance, will hold off the officers. Child’s Father Issues Statement. Following the interview Keet issued this statement: “I know there are thousands of ru- mors going about the city in relation to our baby. The day after the baby was taken I received a letter giving the instructions as to how he: might be recovered. I followed. ‘thése .in- structions to the best of my ability, ‘but for some reason I failed. “Since. that time I‘ have had addi- tional information from parties claim- ing to hold our child. I feel certain that within a short.time I will be able to arrange a plan with them by which I can get the ‘baby back. Recovery of First Importance. “Of course a recovery of the child life,” am bending every energy to that end. “T have felt and now feel that to take any other .course than the one mapped out by the parties who have: Lloyd Keet, in the arms of his’ mother, ‘Mrs. J. Holland Keetz all the advantage of me would not aid me. : “I believe that if left to work this out I will be successful.. While ft is natural that the excitement here has run riot and my friends have taken all the interest possible in offering to help us, yet that very fact I feel has possibly deterred the holders of the baby from returning him to us. “While I have no. idea as to his whereabouts, information received leads me to believe that he is being well taken care of. Thanks Friends for Interest. “We feel a ‘full. appreciation of the interest taken by friends and the gen- eral public. But ‘I“want further time to hear. from the ‘abductdrs of my doy with the hopé; of (recovering -him.” A big development.in the case—the recovery of the child is now momen- tarily expected TO FRENCH HOSPITAL Aberdeen ,S. D., June 7.—Miss Edna is of first importance with me and Tj Pryor, daughter of Mrs. 1. 3: Lawrence of Aberdeen, who was engaged in a children’s hospital in. Boston: during the last winter, has sailed for France, where she. will take up‘military hos- pital work. ENTERED NURSE ROOM | | BATH room| Diagram of the Keet home at Springfield, Mo., showing how Baby Lloyd Keet was kidnaped; below, the room from which the kidnaping took place, with (center) the window out of which the sleeping child must have been passed to some person waiting outside. RISES FIRST GUESS-STATE TO-RUN 65000 Adjutant General Tharalson Finds Returns Not 80 Good From Rural Districts FIFTEEN YOUTHS REFUSE TO REGISTER AT ASHLEY United States Marshal Hildreth Investigating Reports of Al- leged Trouble Late reports, indicating that the registration from rural districts ia not relatively so ~heavy as in the cities, which were first to report, haa induced Adjutant General Tharalson to change hie original estimate as to the total registration in North Dakota Tody he predicts it will run be- tween 66,000 and 70,000, while yes- terday a registration of between 70,000 and :80,000" seemed certain. Districts in which agitation has been general, where socialist organ- izers and others have ‘been at work for some time, are those making the poorest showing, and-not the strong: ly German sections of the state, as might have been anticipated. The cause for-the attitude in the counties whose registration was light is not}. hard to understand, when it is recall- ed that an organization which in the legislature last-winter and constantly since that time has opposed every. move’ of President: Wilson looking: to: ward’ an honorable’ conclusion of tho: war ‘has been busy in these counties,| ' preaching its ‘gospel of disioyalty, dis- cord and disrespect for everything but the gaudy red rag of socialism. In some counties the registration fell considerably. ‘below census estimates ‘based on enumerations made several years ago. The Slope. The Slope may take pride in the fact that it did its share Tuesday. One man out of every seven inhao- itants in Hebron registered. Morton county, with seven of the strongest of its 38 precincts missing, reported at noon today a registration of 1,327. Mercer county, with one precirict miss- ing, informally reported to ‘the adju- tant genergl 1,000’ registrations. In Burleigh coulh y the total’ at noon, with a nu of ‘heayy’ precincts to be heard from,'exceeded {;400. Frazier Still Away. Governor Frazier is still trailing Townley over the ‘north half of ‘the state. Apparently, he is taking very little interest. in registration ‘or its outcome. The ‘spectacle of a chief exécutive deserting’ his office at such a time to make te speeches’ is one which has cauged’ much comment at the capitol, even among the gov- ernor’s friends. They feel that Town: ley, in calling. Frazier off the job at this time, has exceeded even his au- thority. a Tronble’ at The, cage, @ fifteen men..who will Hy‘ refus in. compliance wi law and the’ president’s pi was reported to the, féderal authorities at Fargo yesterday morning. The names of the men are being withheld at this time. , Numerous reports of non-registra- tion throughout North Dakota were brought to the attention of United eben ee an THURSDAY, ‘JUNE 7, ‘1917. 7 On States District Attorney M. A. Hild- reth yesterday, and as soon as Mr. Hildreth returns from Devils Lake, where he went last ‘night to take up the prosecution of several. important cases, an exhaustive investigation will be made with a view to prosecuting violators of the conscription law. Mr. Hildreth expects to return the latter , | part of the week. The most flagrant ‘alleged violation of’the registration order was reported at Ashley, North Dakota, where it is ‘said that fifteen young men of con- script age wilfully’ refused to enroll their names for selective conscription. Although Mr. Hildreth refused to state what communities :had reported viola- tions of the registration law for pro- secution, there is every reason to ‘be- lieve that the Ashley case is one of several that has been: brought to his attention. More Time for Sick Telegrams were sent to the county }auditors yesterday by Adjutant Gen- eral Tharalson as follows: ‘The fol- lowing telegram was received today from Provost Marshal General Crowd- er: ‘Attention is invited to para- graph 40 of the regulations which con- templates the registration of persons who for any reason shall not have been registered on registration day. While scrutiny may be made of each case to determine whether definite ac- tion is required, it ig desirable for the next few days to pursue a. liberal policy in this regard in order that the registration may be made complete at as early as possible a moment. Nonresidents may also continue to re- gister under the provisions of para- graph 54. If it later appears that the liberality of thig policy is being abused more stringent action would be taken. Cards received from absentees after the fifth should be filed as prescribed in paragraph 540. Please give this the widest publicity and inform all registration boards without delay.’ ” Complete Reports Counties making complete reports to Secretary Mason in the absence of Governor Frazier are as follows: Mc- Intosh, 684; Richland, 1,758; Steele, 618; Towner, 761; Golden Valley, 588; Mercer, 698; Traill, 1,086; Emmons, 837; Kidder, 671. (one precinct miss- ing); Adams, 414; Stutsman, 1,953 (nine precincts _missing); Mountrail, 1,401. a The total of the first four counties is 725 less than the ten per cent of the 1910 census. FOR SALE—A lot of 30inch wrap- ping paper 9c per Ib. by the roll. See samples at -Fanuce’s, Fourth street. 3 3 664t tay Jina Wis Ay No one now has time, energy or money to waste. yHleggart Block, | Sixty-eight Million Dollars and - Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Successful Cars 85 Four $895 f. 0. b. Toledo Subject to change without notice Get an automobile and save time. Y. Come in and get it today. AHR MOTOR SALES COMPANY Bismarck, N. D Distributors LAK BUILDING TO BE LARGER; BUSINESS OOD Motor Sales Company Decides to Increase Capacity of Plant 33 Per Cent CLUB ROOMS; SHOWER BATH; LADIES’ PARLOR , Shower ‘baths and club rooms for employes, and tastily furnished rest roo.ns for ladies will be some of the outstanding features of a three-story assemWly and distribution plant for the Ovégland and Willys-Knight auto- mobiles on which the Lahr Motor Sales company will ask bids June 8. “Business jas usual” is regarded by President ‘W. E. Lahr as something more than empty slogan, and on the strength of his belief that bust- ness conditi are fundamentally sound and wil remain so, he has made his plans\one-third larger than originally cont lated, and the new home of the OvePand will be one of the finest automopile plants in the northwest. The lots at the torner of Fourth street and Thayer lve been cleared for action by the removal of the two residences which the¥, formerly con- tained. Bids will be -dpened June 8, and Mr. Lahr hopes to sée work under way not later than June 15. The structure will be three! stories in heighth and with full basement. The Fourth and Thayer street elevations will be. of almost. solid plate glass with face-brick. panels trimmed in ter- ra cotta. All of the windows in the show room'on the ground floor, front- ing on Fourth and Thayer will be eighteen feet Jong, and high: French windows will open from the display room upon the ladies’ retiring rooms at the rear. . Arrangement of Floors. The first floor will be occupied by the show room, offices, shop fore- man’s office, ladies’ rest room and ga- rage. The garage will be supplied with wash racks and a door opening and closing by electricity will give access. On the second floor will be More storage room, the parts room, connected with the parts shop on the : first floor by a dummy elevator; a club room for employes, with billiard tables, shower ‘baths, library and oth- er features, and the general offices of the company. On the third floor will be the serv- ice department shop, paint shop, fin- ishing room and additional storage. The combined storage facilities . will care for 140 cars. “With even an ordinarily good crop next fall, the demand for cars next spring should be the greatest in the history of the state,” said Mr. Lahr today. “We are going ahead with Behind this Wonderful \ No other four of such comfortable size has such a big, responsible, perm- anently established concern behind it. No; ether car.of such comfortable size has been produced in such huge quantities, at such low cost and with such a successful record be- Get a big enough car not to cramp and tire you and tax your energy. Get Overland Model Eighty-Five Four and save money. this building because we have faith in the future of the state and because we. expect to need in it our busi- ness.” BOWDEN WOMAN BADLY HURT IN AUTO SMASH Car Leaps Over 15-Foot Embank- ment; Victim Not at James- town —_— Jamestown, N. D., June 7.—Mrs. W. J. Lyon was brought to her home in this city yesterday from Bowden, N. D.,, suffering from severe bruises and cuts, sustained in an automobile acci- dent there. Mrs. Lyon, accompanied by Mrs. A. O. Grockman and daugh- ter, Esther, was riding near the out- skirts of Bowden, when the machine became unmanageable, catapulting the car over a 15-foot embankment. Mrs. Grockman sustained a broken arm and bruises, while her little daughter was badly lacerated about the head and shoulders. All will re- cover. You Need Not Suffer From Catarrh You have probably been in the habit ing external treatments to relieve Specific Co. S. 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