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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Crimes and Criminals.


Alec Balance killed his wife and
daughter at Columbus, Ohio, and then
committed suicide. The tragedy re-
suited from quarrel over an inheri.
lance.
Elmer Dempster, nineteen-year-old
negro, who was convicted of killing
Mrs. James Pearce and her three chill
dren at Canonsburg, Pa, was hanged
in the Jail yard at Washington, Pa.
Juan Sarabit and several other al
legged revolutionists arrested in Juares,
who have been on trial in the federal
court in Chihuahua, Mex, have been
convicted and given sentences of i'm.
prisonment.
Members of the Ashtabula (Ohio)
Plumbers association pleaded guilty
to indictments charging them with
violating the antitrust law. Five of
the members were fined $50 and costs
and three $50 and costs.
George w. Lederle and John West,
employees at the Brooklyn navy yard.
were arrested OH oh arge of receiving
brides In their official capacities as in.
spectors of materials furnished under
contract to the United States govern.
ment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Ex.rARs HAVE FATAL DUEL.

Youths Dare Each Other and End oy
Exchanging Shots.
Morrison, Okla, Jan. 22.-After ban
ter,ng each other to shoot. James Dill
bingham and Edwin Burke, two young:
men travelling in wagon from Detroit
to New Mexico. became involved In
desperate duel, which ended in Dilling.
hams death, his chest being pierced
nv a bullet from rifle. Burke was
shot in the head, but may recover.
The ARRAY occurred on the Otee resef-
vation, near here. Both men had seen
service in the United States navy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Storm Cause. Bad wreck.

Cleveland, Jan. %. Nor ethan
twenty passengers we're seriously in
jured in the wreck of a Nickel Plate
train at Lakeview Pit, Pa. The acct.
dent was the result of the storm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Fire Fatal to Two.

Medford, Mass. Jan. 22.-Nicholas
Sandstone was burned to death and
Otto .Mietzner was burned probably
fatally in a fire that destroyed the
boat house of the Medford Boat club.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Death From Cold.

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 22.-Andrew Jen-
son is dead at the city hospital from
the effects of exposure to the cold. He
was brought to the hospital on Jan. 4,
and scarcely was able to move at that
time, both his feet and hands being
frozen stiff.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Arm I. Partly Sawed on.

Arm 70 Partly Sawed OR
Elysian, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Oswald Ma
Der got against circular saw. and
the muscles and one bone Of his fore
arm were severed. Several splinters
of bone were removed from the flesh,
and the physicians believe that they
can save the arm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
allow In Australia.

~ Blow In Australia.
Brisbane, Australia, Jan. q. There
was terrific hurricane Friday night
and Saturday, which laid the greater
part Of the town OF Cooktown In ruins.
There we're no fatalities.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
NEWS Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington Notes.


Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
resigned as president of the First Ma,
tional bank at Traer, Iowa. He has
held the position for ten years.
Secretary Shaw has selected F. Je>
rome Starek of Cleveland, Ohio, as his
private secretary, to succeed Arthur F.
Slater, appointed assistant secretary
of the treasury.
Secretary Hitchcock has withdrawn
from disposal under the public land
laws all the unappropriatcd public
lands in SisAyou and Modoc counties,
California. These lands will be added
to the Modoc forest reserve.
Representative Murphy of Missouri
Introduced resolution asking the at.
torney general what steps have been
taken to prosecute the officers of the
International Harvester company for
violation of the Sherman antitrust
act.
Representative Lacey, chairman OF
the house committee on public lands.
introduced bill to place the Salton
sea problem in charge Of the United
States government. The bill creates
reclamation reservation in the Colo.
RADIO river valley and appropriates $2,.
100000.
Secretary Hitchcock notified the
general land Office that by direction of
the president the orders heretofore is
sued withdrawing from entry lands un-
der the coal land laws have been
amended so as not to impair any right
acquired in good faith at the date of
withdrawal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-25
Personal.

1t ia reported at Naples that King
Edward will arrive there on April %.
Former congressman John Winans
died at GAINESVILLE, Wis, aged seventy.
six.
Jacob Gruen, one of the oldest wine
importers of st. Louis, died from apo
plexy.
Prince Aga Kahn of India has arriv-
ed in San Francisco to make tour of
the United States.
Rev. Laurence Kavanaugh, S. J., a
professor in St. Joseph's college in
Philadelphia. is dead.
Charles Hallett Judson, LII. D., dean
of the Furman university. died at
Greenville, S. c., aged eighty-six years.
Bishop Anthony Koslewski, who in
1901 founded the Independent Catholic
church, died at st. Anthony hospital in
Chicago.
The Dowager Countess de la Pey
rouse de Boufels is dead in France
Her father was companion of Napo.
leon at St. Helena.
Jesse R. Straughan. aged eighty.
nine. died at Fort Wayne. Ind. He was
the first superintendent of the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad.
H. ]. Perry. owner and trainer of
the race horse Corkscate. who was
ruled OF several months ago, died at
his home in GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Congressman Burton Harrison OF
New York was married to Mrs Mabel
Judson Cox. divorced wife IF DR.. Ro.
land Cox. Jr.. Of New York, in London
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

HE corrupt market for public franchises San
closed We that will not reopen
in the lifetime OF any living. The price of these
privileges will in future go where beongsin the municipal
treasury.
The Call the disturbance OF existing industrial
fraud The value OF franchises
bribery the treasury The
great expended bbes the
will be accepted mitigation OF the restitution but rather
be counted in aggravation of the ofense
that the overhead trolley permit given the
United dispute policy of tte grant
recognized question OF detail which there might
be honest differences opinion What everybody the
speedy of urban transportation II
stand in the of rehabilitation with nggng OBJ
jections But The Call did insist the and still
price for this valuable franchise be paid into
the public treasury.
many million dollars franchise may be worth
The gossip OF w all the figure high
The city got penny. The money is still due.
That money be paid the city Ii is late
Mr. Calhoun begin honest
The will keep him honest henceforh The situations
reversed. and the people hold the whip.
The of the Home Telephone Companys franchise differs
United Railroads In this instance material
any consequence vested and public ncon
from telephone company would chief
gamer by forfeiture hands clean The forfeiture
the Home telephone would indirect premium
the bribery committed by the old If this consideration
held have weight against the policy of forfeiture then
Telephone Company be permitted hold its
cllse payment OF its full value to the city.
The education OF the public service corporations proceeding
The process painful expensive but feel that will keep
them honest for time TO
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
THE SUIT CASE IN CRIME

THE relations OF the suit TO crime demand nves-
CATION This ordinary and might suppose commonplace
domestic appliance figures in the most prominent
disclosures concerning graft and bribery San Francisco
OF the Grand Jury produced his wad of
indictments from and gentleman OF the
discovered that this usually
posac receptacle had onous appearance That like
indgniy tmehonoed adjective which generations
reporters for the click of pistol We hope the
gentleman will his best adectves degrade them for
anything less than bloodshed.
There another suit which the ingenious gentle
OF the might looms the trail OF the boodlers
This OF corporation We have often wondered
the sack like and know No corporation
the Home Telephone
sealty Doodle in the polite disguise OF leather
Here field original research worthy OF cxplota
thesis the OF of philosophy
the subjects thaise honored We prepared
that the suit madGens crime. In the way
temptation about level with of false whisker
the dignity of capital crime We have had
plenty, but of his kind has
ceeded sufhng his victim into suit Il if the
could do look ominous" gentlemen of
press-the kind that write with their feet
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

their royal visitor that the whole and everything therein
belonged him his service But when the visiting
the Duchess Man
expressed desire buy her and take her home
Cabul the situation grew embarrassing
The old of Persia when he visited England years
ago of his e but he could understand the
OF friendly Government have hanged in his
form of royal and he down
to some silly queamisness He did succeed
getting his about seeing prize fight with bare knuckes
to illustrate phase of AngoSaxon civilization The fight
stables Buckingham Palace but the
coming and overapped appointment that
meeting between the Shah and the Achbshops
York and other Bishops who desired plead
the cause Christian Persia The officials of the palace
given the the sporting progress the
stables but having asceraned the Sha whereabouts
Quoted visitors entry pre-
quite precpate but
until the day of his death the Persian ruler able under
British began ended
These grotesque unpeasantnesses olusrate
amusing irreconciabe conflict
civilizations, which home actual and
shape the Pacific Coast Their ways
never will be ways.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
In the Joke World

Frieds-Frsulein. what is love?
Teacher-Love is an itching you
can't scratch away.-Die Muskete.
First What do you do
with yourself evenings. old man?
Second Commuter---I take the 5:0S
train from the city.-Puck-
do you walk to and from your bust
ness for exercise?"
NO; walk for rest When want
exercise ride and hang on the straps"
-Washington Star.
Doctor-You should regulate your
wearing apparel according TO the
Pstient-Huhl what do you take me
fora lightning change artist?-Chi-
cago News.
Her husband left her fortune on
condition that she shouldn't marry
again, and you say she isn't satisfied p
NO. She can't make out whether ii
means jealousy or evenge."-Detroit
Free Press.
Our contention" said the lawyer for
the literary person, lis that our clients
hand was so injured by the accident
that for six mouths he has been un-
able to write"
And our contention proclaimed the
defense, rs that this very disability
has saved the plaintiff so much money
Ia postage that he realiy is in our
debt
Then the case went to trial-PhiIa-
deiphia ledger.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Answers to Queries

MANILA-G. F.. City. Manila sur
rendered TO the United States forces on
August IS, 1898.
TEETH subscriber. City. If your
teeth are turning black" you had bet
ter consult dentist,
AUTOMOBILES-P.. City. Up to
February T.. 1907, there were 1854 reg
istered automobiles in the State of
California About 1000 were in San
Francisco.
INvENTION-F. u, Modesto. Cal.
The United States does not pay for in
ventions. 1t has not paid for the in
vention of the telephone, the wireless
telegraph nor the automobile.
COIN QUESTIONS--Sub and
others. This department receives about
twenty letters a week asking the value
of coins. Such questions are not an
swered in this department for the rea-
son that if they were there would not
be room for other answers. Coin ques-
tions must be accompanied with a
stamped and self-addressed envelope.
WORLD RECORD-U. NJ o., City
Up to January l of the current year
the worlds trotting record was held by
Lou Dillon (against time), one mile,
Memphis Tenn. tpaced by runner to
sulky, carrying wind or dust shield
runner preceding trotterl. in 1:5Sh,
October "a. 1905. The record for a mile
in race is held by Cresceus, Brighton
Beach, n. Y, August 15. 1901 in 2:04A.
IN GOD WE TRUST-H c. T., Stock
ton, Cal In answer to your question.
why is not the motto In God We
Trust not on a s10 piece of 1S44?' this
department has to say that the intro
duction of religious motto or device
for the coinage was suggested more
or less directly several times. but the
suggestion that was finally adopted
came from Maryland farmer. whose
name is not given in history. In 1861.
when Salmon p Chase was Secretary
OF the Treasury, he received a letter
from this farmer. who suggested that.
as we claimed to be a Christian people,
we should indicate our profession on
our coinage. The letter was referred
10 the Director of the United States
Mint, James Pollock, who. in his re-
port for 1862. discussed the question
of the recognition of the sovereignty
of God and our trust in him on our
coins. The proposition to introduce a
motto upon the coins, he said. had been
favorabIy considered by Mr.. Chase. and
he did not doubt, hut believed, that it
would meet with an approval by an
intelligent public sentiment But Con-
gress paid no attention to the sug-
gestion. and in his next annual report
he again refererd 10 the subject in the
following words: THE motto sug-
gested. God Our Trust. is taken from
our American hymn. The Star SisangIed
Hammer Let us reverently acknowl-
edge his sovereignty and let our COIN
age declare our trust In God" A two
cent bronze piece was authorized by
Congress April %. 1862. and upon IL
was first stamped In God We Trust "
BY an act of Congress, March 3, 1865.
authority was given to place the motto
on ~all coins to be issued after that
date.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
!: Gossip in Railway Circles.::

The local agents of Eastern railroads
are perturbed over the news that the
lines intend to stop sending their large
furniture and vehicle cars to the Pa
cific Coast. They allege that Lnese
cars get mysteriously lost in the west.
and that when they are lost they ois-
appear from sight for months and that
II is only after repeated efforts that
thew are able to recover the cars. An
earnest effort will be made by railroad
men on this coast to persuade the East
ern lines TO reconsider their intention
in. the matter.
..Bilrs Hinchman. who represents the
Santa Fe at Sacramento, had joke
played upon him recently by a pretty
teacher of the district school near Red
Bluff. She was giving her classes les
sons in writing business letters and
told her pupils to address letter 10
Hinchman at Sacramento. asking for
information about trip East some
tweuty-odd letters arrived and Hinch-
man was delighted He rushed to the
telegraph, Office and sent the following
wire TO his travelling agent. sam
Barnes: Meet me at Red Bluff. Big
bunch going East
Later Hinchman found out that there
was nothing doing.
Railroad men are interested in the
announcement made that the Standard
Portland Cement Company, the Santa
Cruz Cement Company and the North
western cement plants. which are con-
trolled or owned by w. J. Dingee and
his associates, were preparing to in
crease their capacity so per cent This
means several hundred carloads of add
ed freight annually for the railroads
in this State
John T. Slxelton. freight and passen-
ger agent of the Gould lines at Sac
ramento, has resigned and purchased
an interest in an undertaking estab-
lishment. For a long time he had been
seeking a position whore there would
be no back talk. says Sacramento cor
respondent
c. A.. Rutherford, district passenger
agent OF the Rock Island system. who
was held up by washouts at several
places while endeavoring TO return
here from Reno. arrived in the city
yesterday. He said the Southern Pa
cifc had large number of men at
work repairing the breaks in the line
and that ne felt confident that the
company would be able TO keep the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Personal Mention

c. l.. Donahoe of willows is at the
Baltimore.
w. E. Evans, a merchant of New
York. is at the Savoy.
Joseph F. Cody, manufactures of
Peoria, H.. is at the Savoy.
George w. Root. mining man from
Grass Valley, and wife are at the
Savoy.
J. +. Adams. president of the Teie-
phone Company in Nevada, and wife
are at the Savoy.
Judge v. 7. Hoggatt of Bullfrog,
who is staying at the st. Francis. will
leave for New York on Tuesday.
Senator Francis G. Newlands arrived
from Carson City last night and is at
the Palace. lie got as far as Port Costa
yesterday by train and then came to
this city by ting
Arrivals at Grand Central yesterday
were l.. 0. May and Charles b. Butt OF
New York. Frank Carroll of Ouray.
colov and r. r. Wheeler of la Colo
rada, Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
A CONFLICT OF CIVILIZATIONS

n7HE OF the barbaric poentate sojournng strange
full of trials great Frenchmsn has related
troubles of Kings in Exile but these trihing
pared unexpected enbarrassments that
mugwump his travels because OF the conflict of
civilizations.
Indian pncpay passed through San Francisco his
having taken overland train appeared morning
dining abcd pajamas and At this stage OF
proceedings he confronted by that American
who aighway and sterny ordered his
change his gsrb That kind OF thing might
India the Exalted Ruler OF the Independent
Order Of the could be allowed 60 large
such
This conflict during
of Aghanstan Calcutta and other
British India The endeavor OF his hosts persuade
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

road open from Sacramento east There
was great deal OF snow In the Sierras.
more than he had ever sssn there be-
fore. and the only danger to be ap-
pretended was sudden setting in OF
warm weather and the consequent
rapid melting Of snow, which would
be likely to cause many washouts.
H. W. Morrison. general freight agent
OF the Rock Island system. arrived in
the city yesterday. He was held up
for some time on the delayed No.
quarters are at Little Rock. Ark
H Withrow, a correspondent OF the
Railway Age. is paying visit to the
city and is here for the purpose, II is
said. OF writing for the columns OF his
paper an account OF the work being
done in rehabiltating the city.
The Southern Pacific and the santa
Fe have been given the opportunity 70
clear their freight yards, to a certain
extent. OF loaded cars. According to
the, statement OF G.. W. Lupton. who
has charge of the Santa Fe yards AZ
China Basin. there were onlv twelve
loaded cars in the yards at that point
on Thursday night. The Southern Pa
cihc has cleared out q number OF cars.
but complaints were made that ovfnw
to the wet weather few teams were at
work hauling.
One Of Abner Mann's bright scholars
was told TO write cut circular 20 the
effect that the Southern Pacific had
arranged to exchange tickets with the
steamer Columbia for detained pas
'sengers bound for Portland and Sc
attle, and he wrote this:
The steamer Korea will start at
once for Ashland and way stations
bound for Portland"
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
Is spreading broadcast over the country
big postal card on the back o. which
Is a picture showing reconstruction in
tie city and giving facts and figures
OF the work being done in the way OF
rehabilitation. 1t is one Of the best ad-
vertisements that has been published
by any railroad in the United States.
P. r. Lund. chief train agent OF the
Hartman lines. has returned from the
East and says there is big inquiry in
the East about California and he looks
for an enormous immigration to the
coast during the last weeks that the
coionist rates are in effect.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Game Was Favored
BY Slow Freight

7
by Slow Freight Union Bohemian and Family clubs
offered and turned down highly
high favor favored y go
rapid and cold the quah
launches of and hampers
reached them Those VINO
nothing OF the genuine aV
thought distinguishing feature the natural nVof
and educated their paates accordingly
Charles Godfrey Leland the authority the Romany people Sau nc
in had in their early years
gypse made by the man 70
highly seasoned made its appearance
days he said IN the Ronny tongue
nothing quite dead that
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
HuMAN ApgusTMENT no FLATs

Scientists are basing calculations on
skull discovered in Nebraska to show
that the average height of man on this
continent 100000 years ago was seven
feet This is interesting. IL people
continue to shrink at the rate of foot
and some inches every 100000 years in
the course of time the average fiat will
be abundantly roomy Washington
Star.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Refugees Cherish
a Vagranf Canine

Refugees Cherish h+ & ho.. t fsr puD1t, 49, T - ID @
Vagranf Canine Bummer who used to haunt a popuar
they think should be made the subject
shabby
of him
He Of
inhabitants He
and collected the pound fee in dimes and k Bum"
was friends and they keep him until he
dies for his license and he is safe from the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Jack London Scores
San Jose HOSfeSSeS

H@OIuOII
San Jose HOsfeSSeS in print for the first
the ladies had projected He did
wanted lion he like wild
ang Bottom and cooug like dove Inc
Of banquet the tables
What did the do
When called
he ondemning
o.
in
murderer those who starved to death
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
NOrdica Is Fooled
by Jean de ReSzke


journeys accomplishments OF
tighten the Eduard de Reszke
OF cello and his brother Jean initiates the voices
of entered
barking the sound coming from
couldn't the little dog could reached
the hotel
safely called him by his then from under the
piano Jean laughing the he had
mysth
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Women Mixed Up
on Name of Club

something like thawithn
themselves
ypaas but they are all mixed up Hypa and don't
though
they will leave the
own
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
POstponemenfs Are
a Worry TO Many

where l am at Her mother
There is sewing class today, r
rehearsal Saturday-every day
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Campanari Cooks
MacarOr7i DiVineIy

preparing with hotel cooks When he his travels
apparatus cooking his favor dish
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

Mary, aged eleven. sighed deeply as she OBJ
served to her mother: Il have so many
postponements this week that 1 don't know
tared uncomprehending. and Mary explained;
hearsal tomorrow. the church Friday, another
postponed, you see
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

The lnsiider
Connects origin of high flavor of game with
slow transportation in the olden days and
tells stories about opera stars

SHOULD like to know how many OF
you chaps. you epieures OF the Paeino-
Union, Bohemian and Family clubs,
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

MANILA-G. F., City. Manila sur
rendered TO the United States forces on
August IS, 1898.