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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
FRIoHTFUL FRENZY.
Fought Like Beasts, and -Four Priests
Terribly Mistreated.

Warsaw, April 26.-Religious frenzy
characterized the fighting at Lesnos
on April p between Catholics and Mo-
riviates, when ten persons were killed
and seycnty-seven wounded -Four
priests were terribly mutilated The
men fought like beasts. The antago.
nists gouged out the eyes OF their ad.
versaries. The Catholics. who were
beaten. threaten 10 arrange a St Bar
tholomcw massacre.
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SEND TO PHELAN.
President by Proclamation Asks Con
tributors 20 DO This.

Washington, April 26.-In a procla
nation President Roosevelt urges the
American people now TO send their
contributions for the alienation OF the
distress in San Francisco directly q
former Mayor Phelan. chairman OF the
finance committee. San Francisco. In.
stead Of 10 the American Red Cross
The president pays a high tribute 10
the work accomplished by the citizens
committee OF San Francisco and indi.
Gates that the necessity for working
through the Red Cross exclusively has
passed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
NO EARLY END.
Cannon Says Congress VIII Be In sss
sion Some Time Yet.

Washington. April 2C.-"Congress
viii adjourn some time between the
middle Of June and the 1st Of August
That Is my guess" replied Speaker
Cannon 20 an Inquiry about the prob.
able length OF the present session.
The speaker continued: There Is
certain amount Of work congress
must do before adjourning. Little OF
that work has been done yet. The ap-
preparation bills have been fairly well
advanced by the house. but the sen
ate has done practically nothing with
them. Il see no prospect OF a very
early adjournment. We will be here
for some time yet"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27

On EDWARD 7. DIVINE, RED cRoss CHIEF
considerable sums transferred 10 II.
credit by correspondents In London,
Paris and New York. These transfers
viii be made 10 the mint on Fifth
street. and money will be available al
that point The executive committee
OF savings banks met Wednesday.
Much satisfaction was expressed al
the fact that all vaults Of these banks
had been found 10 be In excellent con.
dition. The savings banks will all
open for business on the same day
the commercial banks set the example
Three OF the handsomest buildings
In the business district OF the city are
10 be restored as soon as men ana ma.
terial can be secured. The first of
these buildings Is the 81. Francis no
tel. the second the Croker building
and the third the Shreve building. All
these structures were Quilted from eel.
lar 20 roof by the FIRE. but unframed
by the earthquake Their reconstruc.
ton will consist practically OF nothlne
but replacing floors. partitions and NJ
tings. This announcement was Official
ly made.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
TEXAS LEAUoe OPENS.
Dallas, oresnvilIe and Temple Winner,
OF the Initial Games.

Texas Baseball league began the
1905 season Wednesday. AZ ClebuTns
Dallas was victorious. shutting out
Cleburne and scoring four runs. Al
Greenyille the locals defeated Fort
Worth 8 10 8. while at Temple the
home club was victor over Waco, (.
20 3.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
Wins Another Charlottesville.

Austin. April 26.-R. II. Connerly n
Austin Wednesday again broke fifty
blue rocks. thereby winning the cham
pionship OF the state at trap shooting,
in addition 20 the Houston Chronicle
cup. which he won the first day OF the
match.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
American League.

Detroit. ?; Cleveland. ?: game call.
ed at end OF eighth inning owing 10
darkness.
ST. Louis. 4; Chicago. ..
Philadelphia. 3 Boston. o.
Washington, Z; New York. ?.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
VIII Gail speeIal Session.

Oakland. Cal. May 2s.-Goyernor
Pardee will call special session OF
the legislature for the purpose OF TAX
Ing action on the San Francisco situ-
alton.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
National Ieaque.

New York. 9; Philadelphia. Z.
Cincinnati. 8: ST. Louis. 9.
Pittsburg. 4; Chicago. 3: eleven In.
nings.
Boston, 3; Brooklyn. 2.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-27
Southern Leaaue.

Shreveport. 4; Memphis. l
New Orleans. 3: Little Rock. 3.
Nashville. 8; Atlanta. /.
Birmingham, 8; Montgomery. 4.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

-,-7 Greater confidence, re-
New YC1H Isulting from the election:
m marked advances in
iges of railway employees the great
improved collections; large filling in
'ders. indicating heavy consumption;
cd business on spring account; 4 con-
lIued scarcity of labor, and record
'eaking outputs of iron and steel, are
re-eminent features of the week.
Weather conditions, except in por-
Ious of the Northwest, have been quite
lvorable retail trade has been active,
ISiness from joDberS has been larger
IAN ordinary, and wholesalers report
,eavy orders booked for spring deliv-
ny. AS for a long time past. however,
bmpIaints of slow deliveries on orders
re almost universal, cotton, dry goods,
lmber. coal and iron and steel dealers
II complaining. Car congestion ex-
lains some of this. and. with present
'rices of grain. accounts for slow
u%oveirent from the farms. but scarcity
# labor is reported largely responsible
or the backward deliveries of dry
Observation-Disclosures Commercial Re
orr
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23
@HOM
.e1D (S CO
~~~~N~~

George Westinghouse, the inventor. has
received the degree of doctor Of engi-
neering from the Technical university of
Berlin.
The health officer of Cleveland, Ohio,
has forbidden the use of states and
sponges in the primary grades of the pub
lie schools on the ground that they are
~unsanitary.
The woman's college of Baltimore has
appointed Miss Caroline Shave as pur-
yeyor for the college, a new Office, the
duties of which are to have charge of the
scientific and sanitary administration of
the entire establishment
Judge Carpenter of Denver has decided
that the board of education may not in
terpret literally the clause in the teachers
contracts permitting dismissal at pleas
ure. Some good and sufficient reason must
be given before a teacher is discharged.
A new metric chart, representing geo.
graphical measures of the International
metric system Of weights and measures
has been prepared by the bureau of stand
ards of the Department of Commerce and
Labor and will be furnished free to any
school in which the system Is tausht.
w. L. Schlater has been appointed di-
rector of the museum of Colorado col
lege. For four years he was deputy SUI
~perintendent of the Indian museum in
Calcutta and for ten years director OF
the South African museum at Cape Town.
He has published a series of volumes on
the fauna of South Africa.
An Iowa decision is that parents are
responsible for the conduct of their chill
dren at school unless they notify the tru-
ancy officer in writing that the children
are beyond their control. 1t seems that
a certain school boy at Anna, Kan, be-
came unruly and damaged some property
at the school house. The board asked
the father of the boy to make good the
| damage. He refused. claiming tina, when
the boy was at school he was under the
| jurisdiction of the school officers. The
State superintendent says this doesn't re-
| lieve the parent; that he is responsible
| for any damage done TO school property
by his child unless he has given the tru-
ancy officer notice in writing that the boy
is beyond his control and turns him over
! to the officer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

1794-Timothy Pickering of Massa-
chusetts became Postmaster General
of United States.
1709-Bonaparte declared first consul.
1S14-Gen. Jackson, with 1000 Tennes-
see militia. drove the British from
Pensacola.
1S1S-Smith Thompson of New York be-
came Secretary of the Navy.
IS2S-Siege of Silistria raised.
lS37-Riot at Alton, ILL.,; =. P. Lovejoy
killed.
1S53-President Pierce turned first sod
of Washington %aqueduct.
1S50-Treaty of Zurich signed.
1S61-Federal naval and military forces,
under Commodore Dupont and Gen.
Sherman, captured forts at Port
Royal entrance.
1S64-Gen. Mcclellan resigned his COM
mand in the army.
1S67-First woman's suffrage society
formed in England.
1S69-Holborn viaduct, London, opened.
1S71-Apache Indians attacked stage
near Wickenburg. Arizona, and
killed six passengers, among them
W. ihS, IL uiNoi .
iS73-Captain and crew of the Virginius
Executed at Santiago de Cuba.
1S75-Steamer City of Waco burned off
Galveston bar.
1S76-Centennial Exposition, Philadel-
phia, closed total admissions, $780,
800.
1SS0-Sarah Bernhart made her Ameri-
can debut at Booths theater, New
York.
1SS9-President proclaimed Montana a
sl State of the Union. Roman Cath
Ollie centenary in America celebrated
at Baltimore.
1S90-British torpedo boat Serpent
wrecked on Spanish coast 173 lives
lost. -. Revolt against President
az Brogan in Honduras suppressed.
1S92-Dynamite explosions caused by
anarchists in Paris.
1S93-Thirty persons killed and injured
by anarchists bomb in Barcelona
theater....F II. Weeks of New
York, embezzler of Sl,O00.000, sent
to Sing Sing prison.
1S95-Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt and
Duke of Marlborough married in
New York.
1S97-Attempted assassination of Presi-
dent Morales Of Brazil. United
States, Russia and japan signef
treaty for protection of seals in
Behring Sea.
1S9S-Theodore Roosevelt elected Gov.
ernor of New York. Turkish troops
in Crete forcibly removed by Russian
admiral.
lS99-U. s.. cruiser Charleston wrecked
on coast of Luzon. Philippine Island
....Admiral George Dewey marriet
to Mrs. Mildred III. Hazcn at Wash
ington, d. G.
l90O-Canadian parliamentary elections
carried by a Liberal majority.
D01-Li Hung Chang, Chinese states
man. died in Pekin. limited State
and Great Britain signed Isthmiar
canal treaty.
l9O2-Reciprocity treaty between Unit
ed States and Newfoundland signet
....Spanish cabinet resigned.
1903-President Roosevelt sent to Con
gress his message on Cuba. 80. Unite
States recognized Panama govern
ment.
l9O5-British squadron, commanded b!
Prince Louis of Battenberg, visite,
New York.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23
VEE MZAsRAGRS
s:SssgSSYIAA-A
e@RT $500

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to S7.40; hogs. prime heavy, $500
to $6.45; sheep. fair to choice. $500
TO $3.50; wheat. No. 2, 73c to Tic; corn,
No. ?. 43c to 44c: oats, standard. 32c to
SIC: rye, No. 2. 64c to 65c; hay. timo-
thy, $1,000 to $17.O0; prairie, $500 to
$'4.00; butter. choice creamery, 1Sc to
26c; eggs. fresh, 25c to Soc; potatoes.
30c to 43c.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
to $3.50; hogs, choice heavy. $500 to
$i.40: sheep, common to prime. $3.50 to
$40: wheat, No. 2, re to 73c; corn.
No. 2 white, acc to 47c; oats, No. ?
white. 33c to 34c.
st. ~Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to s7.oO:
hogs, $500 to Sj.25; sheep. $3.50 TO
$3.50; wheat, No. 9, Toe 20 1Gc: corn.
No. 2, 43c to Ale: oats, No. ., :32c to
Bic; rye, No. 2, Gle to G3c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50:
hogs. $4.OO to $6.4O: sheep, $500 to
$3.50: wheat, No. 2, 75c to Toe: corn
No. . mixed. 47c to 4Sc: oats, No.
mixed, Soc to 3Gc; rye, No. 2. 66c to
Sc.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to S5.35; hogs
300 to SG.Oo: sheep, $3.50 to $4.50;
wheat. No. 2. 76c to 7Sc; corn, No. !"
yellow, 4Sc to 49c; oats, No. 3 white
s5c to SIC; rye; No. 2, SIC to Coo.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern
&c to TIC; corn, No. 3, 45c to 47c.
,ats. standard, 33c to 35c: rye. No. l..
&c to &c; barley, standard, 54c to SOC
',oFk, mess. S14.00.
Ruffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
400 TO Sc. 10; hogs, fair to choice. $40
0 $3.50; sheep. common to good mixed
100 to $3.50; lambs, fair to choice, 500
o $40.
New York-Cattle, $500 to 1925:
iogs. $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
;3.25: wheat. No. 2 red, roc to SOr
orn. No. 2. 53c to Sic; oats. natural
White 3Sc to 40c; butter, creamery 2Oc
o &c; eggs, western, 30c 20 32c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. 74c to
T5c: corn, No. 2 mixed. 47c to 49c:
oats. No. 2 mixed. 34c to 36c; rye. No
;. &c to GGc; clover seed. prime. SS.15.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23
Plea for churc. Henlins.

A current number of the Liv' ng Church
reflects on the movement among Epfseo-
palians in favor of reintroducing the an
cient sacramental right of JUNCTION as a
means of protecting the church against
the inroads of Christian Science and other
healing cults. The article points out TINT,
technically and potentially. the American
churches have never abandoned the heal
ing office. hat tbr' ~ ,r.setice he rite has
fallen into disuse. Tho rite consists IN
the amounting of the sick sAh holy oils
and in d PRAYER for the recovery OF The
patients health.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23
N
RHE THANKSGIVING TIME.

MA -
q In the Yellowstone National Park is
he famous "Old Faithful gcyser.
Year In and year out, winter and sum
Ner, day and night, in cold and in
heat, in sunshine and i'll storm. every
eeventy minutes "Old Faithful sends
lap it's glorious shaft of crystal, each
drop of which unravels a rainbow.
l We now turn from Old Faithful to
Old Grateful-rhanksgiving Day. Let
Us fill our hearts up with the glory of
NE day. W. need to cultivate n
Cherish :he deep religion of a hankf'll
heart. Having only II life to live, we
Swe it to our friends to make it cheer
full and glad. Not infreQuently Thanks
giving Day is abused. Men dwell ON
the discouraglng aspects of our ma
Eonal life. These, on occasion, every
bpver Of his country must consider, but
On this day we are to praise God for
his goodness and for his wonderful
works to the children of men. We are
Afo dwell IN the things for which we
are to be thankful. Not to do this is
to become pessimistic, IL a pessimlst
Ks a man who, when he has the choice
Of two evils, takes both. Now let us
consider the three kinds of benefits for
which we as a people should be pro-
feundly grateful to Almighty God.
blessings Personal. o.a.r.
A living torch and 4 dead coal start
ed out into the world to see what it
was like. The torch came back With
smiling face INT reported that all was
- 3~r;rb+,oec o,J bn,,ty Tho npo1 with
i doleful countenance and sepulchral
tone, said he found the world black
land cheerless everywhere. If for moth
ing else, then, thank God for life. In
this age Of sounding hammers, with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

steam kissing from the rlvets. we need
to remember that the most wonder
ful thing is not a dynamo or an auto
mobile. but man. and a ans life does
not depend SO much upon what he has
III upon what he is. Your house may
be small, but it may be a home, for
home is not spelled house. 1t is the
Inward disposition rather than the out
ward state that determines our happi-
ness. You may have few servants in
your house. possibly zone at all. What
Of it? The man who lives in the large
house can ut best occupy but one or
two rooms, the rest are occupied by
fhe servants; and for the man who
runs it. it may not be a home at all,
. and perhaps is little better than a
barracks.
Look about in your modest little
home. Count your blessings. Look at
the top Of your dining table; a hun-
@red summers of sunshine are hidden
away in that oak table top. Loox at
the rug on your floor; indigo from In
dia, cochineal from Mexico, yellow
from Madagascar and black from
Nicaragua. Look at the tablecloth of
snowy whiteness made from flax that
grew in Ireland. and the dishes from
e Dresden kiln. See the pearly bread
mad from Minnesota -four. Behold
the high-breaSted, brown-baked bird
from the barnyard whom your farmer
friend has been feeding on corn and
g~rasshoppers for the past nine months.
Think OF that mince pie, the apples
~ Grow NAr Nnrl- fh, -, c..,~ ~
and the raisins from sunny California.
Think Of the celery from Michigan, the
Ags from Sicily. the dates from Ara
bia and the coffee from Brazil. Look
into the faces of your children. and re-
Membering those who love and encour-
I age you. be thankful for the personal
! blessings Of life. and eat your Thanks
4 giving Dime with gladness and praise
Z to God.
n Ble,sfnEs National.
Our country is the best part Of the
N globe. No nation on the face of the
4 earth possesses such a territory. Think
+ Of its illiml1abie vastness. It's rich
stores. boundiess prairies, stately riv-
ors, deep forests. great lakes. high
( Notwithstanding on an immense
XII IL - as III. 1IhuStOle IIIlTmou,
3 "the natural base for the greatest ma
n Dor of the world" If a wall were
built around our country the only peo-
n pie to suffer would be those on the
sutside. And we are only beginning
b develop our
This past yea we lave taken from
eur mines 4 billion dollars in gold. and
that Is only a handful Of newsboys'
xicke!s compared to the total output Of
sur wealth. The eighteen million bar
eehs Of iour that have beer turned out
nom BUR mills, II placed end to end.
would reach to Liverpool and back. We
have woven cloth enough to reach
Srenty times around the world and
rive every man and boy in the country
a suit Of clothes besides. Our shafts
newer raised 50 much coal, our corn
Ae1ds have never been SO yellow. our
srefsards never so red, our vineyards
never 30 purple. Surely God hath IN
egsted unto rs the fairest acres Of the
world
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

T. z::3isl:::T:lt
sssgsIAnD SsAsEa
HG- ~
aFNKNCLN
Activity in the leading
III Cd industries indicate a sus-
ined high volume OF

Activity in the leading
! III ca industries indicate a sus-
tanned high volume OF
and distribution and bank
Exchanges again show larger. New de
hands for finished products add to the
lressure upon facilities, but prompt de-
ivcries cannot be negotiated from lack
# adequate transportation. Pflce
'hanges command more attention IN n
higher general average, the develop
rents having steadied hides, tirmed M
Gather, lumber and wool. and turnei
carer for iron and steel, owing to
<reater cost of ore for next season.
Values of foodstuffs in the primary
Nnriets have also been affected, bui
'lese are mainly slightly lower and
larmonize more closely with the abun-
ANT supplies. Retail dealings reflect
s%easonable expansion, and, although
lie jobbing branches show more quiet.
orders frequently appear in dry
ood and footwear for Western points.
Interior advices denote sales of mer-
liandise thus far equal to expectations
nd demand for heavyweight apparel
Improving with colder weather. Mer-
lntile collections throughout most of
he tributary region are prompt, ana
IT is encouraging that defaults make a
nall total and include zone with
'avy liabilities. The conditions pred
ate consumption exceeding all former
ropOrtions and the outlook for bust
Nss of increasing aggregate during the
st of this year is decidedly promis-
9.
Manufacturing steadily gathers
rength for future operations. Not
outstanding the advancing cost of ma
rials and labor little hesitancy is OBJ
'rved in entering upon heavy under
kings. This is emphasized in the
lmber of new enterprises Initiated
ID additions to existing plants tc re-
We the present pressure. Iron and
eel producers find the efforts to ac-
mulate surplus stocks beyond them.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
'ict numbered 10, against % last week
I'd 21 a year ago.-Dun's Review Of
rude.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

tenville, Staten Island, was destroyed by
ire. The loss is about $60,00n.
The Mcclellan statue commission has
fixed the time for the unwilling Of the
,ta,ue in Washington Tor May next.
Nathaniel K. Hart, a prominent law
YER. was found dead in his office in
stanford, Conn, having shot himself
,ome time during the night.
Henry Alfred Dougles Schultz, who
,ays he is a cousin OF Lord Sholto Doug
as. is under arrest in st. Louis chargec
with grand larceny in New Tork
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

ed by being placed in command OF
the powerful fleet and the thousands
Of marines sent to Havana at the time
of the Taft Intervention. 1t was the
most important naval command since
the close of the Spanish war. There
were plenty of rear admirals available
for the work, but the President chose
to intrust it to the captain Of the
Louisiana.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

to Panama on his
trip TO find out
what is being done
and how. The cap
tain entered the
navy in 1868, and
was / d
from Utah. He was
born in Indiana.
Captain e n
, rrc,tlr hnrn~-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

kee, about $1,000
GOO seems lost to
the NJ ! q X e e
Hospital. Associa-
ton. The mother
of the babe is Mrs.
VIM. Woods Parkin-
ton, a New York
girl, wife of the
only g%randchild of
the original John
Parkinton. Under
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

resident of Jack
%sonville, ILL.,, and
county judge Of
NJ o County.
He has held other
high offices in the
Pythian d and
Is a trustee Of Hi
nois College and Of
J Il c k s onville Fee
male A C d e N Y.
Judge Barnes was
~ - lf~ Ig .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

and in 1891 was a member OF the
'Iagerup-lbsen cabinet. Mr.. Michels~l
born in Bergen IL 1857. took hi
legree in law at the University o
christiania, and practiced his profes
sion until 1885, when he became man
ger Of his fathers extensive steam
ship business. Lately he has been callei
he Bismarck of Norway, II 1t is sal
that he could have been president OF
| Norwegian republic, but was o
rinced hat it would be better for Nor
way to be ruled as n constitutional
monarchy.
-:
Charles Albert Barnes, who has been
Elected Supreme Chancellor of the
knights of PythiaS, Is a distinguished
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

Thursday against
the Standard OH
OF New Jersey I'M
der the Sherman
antitrust act by
filing in the United
States C | t
Court at st. Louis
4 petition in equity
against it and its
seventy constituent
corporations IA d
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

radical members
of the left has
created n cabinet
crisis, a been a
the head OF the
government since
t h e p aratlon
from Sweden, am
also was premtGI
W h c secession
was formally de
clared. He ha'
been prominent In
. Nnn
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

American ambaSSa-
dor at st. Peters
burg. Ambassador
Meyer was born in
Boston J "a,
1858. and gradual
ed at Harvard in
1879. Since leaving
college he has been
engaged in business
as a merchant and
tru S t ee. He has
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23
Auto. Didn't XIII the Most.

A statement showing the number OF
accidents caused by vehicles in London
streets in one month. in which persef i
injury resulted, credits go out OF !SS
to automobiles and motor vehicles, while
out Of thirty-eighT Fatalities. motor We.
hicles were responsible for only four.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23
TO FIGHT OIL TRUST.
SUIT IS BEGUN AGAINST STAND.
ARD COMPANY.
Attorney General Moody starts Pro-
c~eedinEs In St. Louis Under the
Sherman Act Against Parent and
Seventy Constituent Corporations.

Attorney General Moody. acting
through the resident United States dis
trict attorney. began proceedings