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The Washington times., 1907-03-16
SIXTEEN DROWNED,
PROPERTY LOSSES
REACH $I5,OOO,OOO

PITTSBURG, March 16.-Sixteen are
known TO have perished, while a score
Of others are reported 10 have been
swept away in the Ereat food which to-
cay Is receding within the banks Of the
Allegheny and Ohio rivers. Damage to
property amounts to at least S15, 5,OOO, 600,
exclusive Of the railroads. and they are
estimated to have suffered damage TO
the extent Of at least 100000 more.
Fires. resulting from explosions and lack
OF water supply, caused damage amount
ing to nearly SI.OO0O1O. while scores Of
families were made homeless.
In Allegheny county It is estimated
thrown out OF work.
Traffic Being Resumed.
Railroads took on some semb!ance OF
regularity this morning and street car
traffic was resumed on Indifferent
schedules over the various lines city
water is again being supplied on the
south side and the danger from serious
fires IN past. Office buildings and down.
town stores have pumped their cellars
dry and commerce is once a possibility
Ten thousand or more people who had
been made temporarily homeless, s-,Ided
through mud sediment to their houses
ana began once more a civilized method
Of living. They spent the day scrub
bing, carrying furniture downstairs.
hauling driftwoOd from their doors, and
trying to find their fences, boardwaIks,
and coal houses.
Rivers in Natural Channels.
At noon today the rivers were back IN
their natural channels. They had been
falling six inches an hour all night and
morning Only mud and drift showed
the height TO which they had attained.
Great cakes Of ice from the Parker
gorge ill the streets and block traffic
In some places more effectually than
the driftwoOd The ice will have to
melt, as the cakes are too big TO have
sway.
Dr. Matson. Of the bureau OF health,
Continued on Ninth Page)
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

The weather has been mostly fair
throughout the country. EXCEPT along
the south Atlantic cooast and in the
Pacific States. Temperatures are sea-
sonable. except in the upper lake region,
the upper Mississippi and the Missouri
valleys, and the central West. where
they are comparatively high.
The weather will be generally fair to-
night and Sunday in the East and South
with rising temperature. although show
ers are probable along the lower lakes
tonight or Sunday.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have variable winds. becom-
H. & easterly and fresh with Fair weather
To the Grand Banks.
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FRED DILGER'S FUNERAL
IN ALEXANDRIA TOMORROW

Frederick w. Dilger, who committed
suicide Thursday morning at his resi-
dence, 1885 Fifth street northwest. Will
be buried in Alexandria, Va, tomorrow
morning
Mr.. Dilger's brother, Theodore DilGer,
of BIuefield, w. Va, arrived ia Wash
ington last night 10 attend the funeral |.
The ElSs of Alexandria will attend the
funeral. as Mr.. Dilger was Il member Of
Kingston Lodge (New York; Of that
order
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Saving the Children.

Continued on Second Page)
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Explosion and Fire
Drive Seven to
Death.
Blaze, But
Flood Caught
Them.

WHEELING, w Va, March 16--Fire
and a terrific gas explosion in the plant
Of W. A. Warrick Pottery Company
added 70 the horrors OF the food here
today.
Following the explosion the plant
caught ire and was practically destroy
ed The flames quickly spread 70 q num-
Der Of tenement houses in the vicinity.
The occupants. who had been driven TO
the upper stories by the food were
trapped, the flames attacking the roofs
of the houses and eating down, while
eight feet Of water about the lower stOr-
les prevented escape.
Begged for Help.
The occupants rushed 70 the windows
praying and begging for help All the
skifs available were rushed to the scene
and most Of the occupants Of the tene-
ments were rescued. Seven persons,
however. terror-stricken at the ap-
proach OF the flames. leaped into the
-Sater and were drowned.
1t IS believed that a number OF others
were also swept away by the waters
and, while only seven lives are known TO
have been lost. 81 seems probable that
the total death list viii be from twelve
10 fifteen.
Gas Fed Flames.
Broken and lealzy gas mains fed tbs
flames and added 70 the horrors Of the
situation. Owing 20 the depth Of the
water. the fire department was power
less 10 render aid and bucket brigades
were the only methods Of fighting the
flames.
Fear Of further explosions greatly him
dered the fremen.
At Bridgeport Ohio. fire also intensi-
fed the flood disaster the entire plant
Of the Scott Lumber Company and sew
eral nearby buildings being burned, with
a total loss Of $4,000.
COney Island. a pleasure resort Up the
river from Wheeling. was devastated to-
day, and at WarrentOn the schoOlhOuse
and teveral residences were washed
away
4 gas explosion in a residence at
Wellsburg resulted IN the death Of one
girl and the destruction Of the house.
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TIDE TABLE.
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Established 1sa4-Lumber.

Continued on Ninth Page.)
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TEMPERATURE.

SUN TABLE.
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The Testimony of Alienists.

Continued on Second Page.) :
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Of the city viii be the prize beauty Of
the world To do this, The Sunday
Times must have the photograph Of the
most beautiful Of all our women.
Let every citizen add 10 the enchant-
Ing Kaleidoscope Of beauty that comes
in the shape of photographs daily 10
the Beauty Editors Office.
Mothers Are interested.
The Sunday Times has noted with
qualification that many mothers have
sent in the photographs OF their daugh-
ters. This is as It should be. and q
should be continued. Mothers know
whether or not they have pretty daugh-
ters, and, when they have. they do
we'll 70 send in their photographs or
the photographs already submitted. to-
falling close 10 the 500 mark, the great
est percentage have been sent in by
mothers, the next percentage by men
not related 20 the women photographed.
and a very small percentage by women
not related 10 the subjects OF the pho
tOgraphs.
Again it is urged upon the beautiful
women that they themselves owe It 10
the city and 70 the contest 70 send in
their own photographs. And. whoever
sends in such photographs. let II be re-
mem bered that the more poses and views
there are, the better viii the judges
be able to 1uuEe OF the beauty OF the
subjects. It may be. in the end. that
when the prize beauty Is selected, the
Judges will have to call for more pho
tographs Of her to be sure Of the cor
rectness of their selection.
Claims of New England.
From Boston comes today the cry
that her beauty contest will demon
strate that the popular idea Of New
England's type of beauty is all wrong.
The Boston Herald says the general
idea of the thing is that New England
women are statucsque, prim, forbid
cling. and without animation. while, as
q matter Of fact, according to the photo
graphs submitted in Boston. they are
animated, yivacious, with nothing
statuesuue or forbidinE about them.
With such "a type Washington viii be
able TO compete without any trouble II
is encouraging to fiGd that in all the
cities the general idea Is that primness
cannot be beauty. Washington's wom-
en- are as vivaciOus and alert as they
are beautiful. The logical conclusion is
that Washington viii win from all the
other cities without difficulty.
But let the people Of Washington
make this sure. Let them double the
800 mark the photographs have already
reached. Let no beautiful face escape
the scrutiny OF the Judges of the con-
test.
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So to BaltimOre and Return

Via Pennsylvania railroad, every Satur-
DAY and Sunday. All regular trains ex-
cept the Congressional Limited" Tic
ADV.
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Cheap Excursion to Florida, March Io.
Via Seaboard Air Line: S2S.15 to Jack
sOnville. Correspondingly low rates to
other points. Office. 1421 Pa. ave.
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MUST OFFSET
TESTIMONY Of
ABE HUMMEL
Whites BrOther-in-LaW
Also Told Story Damag-
ing to Defense.

NEW YORK. March 16-TOday's re-
cess came as a godsend 10 Harry Thaw'
hard-pressed lawyers, following the
terrific blow dealt the defense in the last
few days of the trial OF the young
millionaire for killing Stanford White
IL gave them time TO arrange a new line
OF battle and prepare 70 Offset the dam
aging testimony Of Abe Hummel and
James Clinch Smith, Whites brother
in-law
The Thaw attorneys were not slow to
avail themselves Of the opportunity, and
their conference began early today. It
was expected every available moment
until the reCOnvening Of court on Mon
day would be utilized by Thaw's de-
tenders TO prepare their case in sur
rebuttal, which means SO much to Thaw
at present.
Disastrous Week for Thaw.
The present week has been a disas-
trous one FOR Thaw. When court con-
vened on Monday. Jerome seemed beaten
on every point. But. getting in Smith S
direct" evidence OF Thaw's rational
conversation just prior 10 the shooting
and his apparent hunting for White for
half an hour before he killed him.
backed by HUmmeTs contradiction Of
Evelyn Thaws story, has completely
changed matters.
It is expected the defense on Monday
viii make no further objection to the
admission of the Hummel affidavit. The
contradiction Of HummeTs entire story
will come in the further blackening OF
his reputation. showing that his state
in another denial OF his testimony by
Evelyn.
Where Decision Hinges.
Thaw's lawyers believe that when the
question is put sQuarely 10 the jury TO
pick between Evelyn and HummeI the
choice viii be in favor Of Thaw's wife.
II so. HummeTs testimony will 20 for
naught. IN the opinion of many law
yers here. the defense made a mistake
in fighting SO hard to keep out Hum
mels testimony. Had II been allowed
TO go in without question. and then
Jerome been called to the stand 10 i'm
peach his own witness, it is argued, the
jury would undoubtedly have thrown
the whole story aside. BY fighting so
hard, the defense fnferentially gave an
impression of Importance to the story,
which could nave been avoided. This
course was followed with the States
experts, and it has been commended BY
attorneys.
The issue OF divided opinion as to
Thaw's sanity on the night Of the kill
ing was. sQuarely presented II is
doubtful IL the experts could have been
shaken and Delmas spared the Jury the
ordeal Of listening 10 hours OF tedious
examination
The Testimony of Alienists.
IN the argument. too, Delmas can
point out that the opinion of his experts
is based upon their personal examina-
tion of Thaw and their conversations
with him, while the opinion Of the six
Jerome aIenlsts is only based on the
hypothetical question.
That the defense may have a bomb
Continued on Second Page.)
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Proceesmgs.- Continued.

and 4 feet high on stone foundation
said bridges to be built on section
line between sections IL and H.
1853 and on section line between
section 7 and 1S-14S-82, motion
carried.
On motion mede seconded anc
carried, the County Auditor was
instructed to advertise for bids fol
grading the following places:
Across a slough north OF Turtle
Lake between sections Is and ~
147-8O.
Across alkali fiat between sec
tons "a and 25-144-81.
Across a slough south OF Nc
Clusky on section line between
section IL and 12-l46-77.
Also the grading Of a road thru
the west end of Elbow Lake neal
Max on section line between Sec
ton 9 and 1O-l5O-S3.
And to readvertise for bids fol
grading thru slough on section
line between sections I and is
146-74.
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A quiet but impressive marriage
ceremony was performed at the
home L. M. Wallin last Tuesday
at twelve o'clock, by the Rev. E.
81. SticKney of Fargo, when he
united in the holy bonds Of matri-
mony Miss Elizabeth Knudtson of
Washburn and Peter johnson of
Cristabol, Panama. Miss Knudt-
son has made her home in Wash
burn for several years and Mr..
johnson is to be congratulated in
winning for a bride so estimable a
young woman. Mr. johnson came
from Panama a couple of weeks
ago where he holds a responsible
position as lieutenant in the zone
police force. The bridal party left
on the afternoon train for the
jamestown exposition. From
there they will go to New York
and take a steamer to Panama
where they will make their future
home.
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Notice Of Real Estate Foreclosure Sale.

Notice is hereby given that thatlcertain mort
gage, executed and delivered by Valtin Meyer
and Madelia Meyer, his wife. of Mclean couulk
North Dakota, mortgagors, to Nathan n.
Barnes, Of Minneapolis, Minnesota, moEtgagee,
dated the 10th day February, 1905 and filed for
record in the Office of the Register of Deeds OF
Mclean county, North Dakota, on the 18th day
of April. 1906, and recorded in book Fl3 ofmort-
cages, on page u, will be foreclosed by q sale
of the premises in such mortgage and herein
after described, at the front door of the county
court house, in the city of Washburn. North
Dakota at the hour of 2 O'Clock, in the after
noon, on the 26th day of August, 1907, to satisfy
the amount due upon such mortgage on the
day of SALE.
The premises described in such mortgage
described as follows, to.wit:- the south half
of the south west quarter (s.a swAz,) the south
west quarter Of the south east quarter
(swAseA),., and the north east quarter
Of the south west quarter mex swA) of section
two (2), in township one hundred forty-6ve
(145), range seventy-nine (79).
The MORTGAGE hereby electing to declare the
whole sum secured by said mortgage to be due,
there will be due on such mortgage on the day
Of sale the sum of one hundred eighty-eight and
28-10O dollars, interest and principal, besides
statutory costs and attorneys fees.
Dated July 18th 1907.
7-19 Nathan NJ. Barnes, Mortgage.
j. X. Murray,
Atty. for Mortgagee,
Anamoose, N. Oak.
ME
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The Policy and
Appication.

OF the Mutual Benefit Life con-
tains fewer words, I believe, con-
sidering the far reaching privileges
and guarantees provided, than does
the contract Of any other company,
After two years premiums are paid
a Benefit Mutual policy is like a
It dosen't stop winding
s(paying premiums) but continues
with out interruptionto insure in
the same. old way until run down.
B. p. ROUSE, State Agent.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co,
Newark, Nj.
Office at Fargo, N. D.
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MAIDEN BLUSH APPLE.
IT, ..-,. .~oot. - onolo

MAIDE LUSH APPLE.
1.-THE fruit shows effects Of apple blotch.1
vaded area being dwarfed by the ac-
ton of the fungus, further growth of
the apple results in a cracking Of the
fruit similar to that produced by the
apple scab fungus. The cracks range
from one-fourth to one inch in length
and frequently extend almost to the
center Of the apple.
In extreme cases a crack may almost
encircle the apple, practically dividing
it in half, and one crack may i%ntersect
another, forming a cross. Fruits only
slightly affected with the disease may
go through the eason without devel-
oping cracks. These are more com
monty developed shortly before the
fruit natures, though a few may occur
earlier in the season. The skin being
thus broken, the fruit becomes an easy
prey to other fungi and soon goes
down in decay. AS a rule, the affected
fruit drops p~rematurely, and the I'M
sprayed Ben Davis trees left as checks
in the demonstration blocks at Benton
vile, Ark, shed so per cent of their
crop some days before picking time.
Infection does not begin to take place
until the fruit is nearly half grown.
The blotch was first observed on the
check trees June 26. and only a Few
affected fruits could be found on that
date. On July 16 Il large Dercentagcc CT
the Ben Davis apples vas affected, and
by the middle of August it was clearly
seen that the crop was practically lost.
1t developed first on fruit on the lower
branches and within the shaded por.
tons of the tree, but finally spread tn
almost the entire crop.-W. Nj. Scott.
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if You are Worth $1,000 Don't
Read this.

This will not interest you if you
are worth fifty thousand dollars,
but if you are a man of moderate
means and cannot afford to employ
a physician when you have an at
tack Of diarrhoea, you will be
pleased to know that one or two
doses of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
will cure it. This remedy has
been in use for many years and is
thoroughly reliable. Price 25 cts.
For sale by all druggists.
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Three This Week..
Aaker's Business College filed

Aaker's Business College filled 8
positions out Of S requests received
last week. Selma Christianson as
booKkeeper at Rugby; Emma Kop-
perud with Advance Thresher Go.
and Oscar Thorpe with J I. Case
Co., Fargo, both stenograghers
This is the way work goes along al
this school when most schools are
closed doing nothing for thei1
graduates. For a course in tele.
graphy shorthand, or bookkeeping
address the school at Grand Forks
or Fargo, N. D. ~
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Best Cows Are Cheapest.

The high priced COW is not 30 ex;
pensive as she seems in view Of what
she produces. The average COY pro-
.duces milk or butter to the value of
$3.50. and she costs $51 a year, reck-
oning that the ant she produces
Offsets the care given her. This shows
that the cow does not do a great deal
toward raising the mortgage on the
farm. Assuming that it costs no more
to keep a good COW than a poor one,
the figures will show that the good
COW is relatively cheaper. The aver
age cow will produce 5000 pounds Of
milk a year, while a choice COW will
produce as high as 10000, meaning a
profit Of 1926 against the almost even
balance sheet Of the average COW,
while Pieterje H.. a Holstein, has a
record of 10000 pounds of milk a
year, which would make a profit of
$1,05O.-Professor Cooley in American
Cultivator.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
ADVERTISEMENT.

Notice is hereby given, that that certain mort;
gaze, executed and delivered by David Wennets
and Katharine Werner mortgegors,. to Alloys
Wartner mortgage, dated the 18th day OF July
A. D. nineteen hundred and two and filed FORE
cord in the office OF the Register Of Deeds Of the
on the 18th day of July A. D. 1905, and recorded
in book B2 of mortgages, at page 90 and assign
ed by said mortgage by an instrument in writ
ing to Louis I. Hill, dated the 1st day Of Aug
Us nst ia A.; 3 R. l9eR, and nf fled filed tor or record tbs I'd i rs. said q, office .fBis
1907. and recorded in book rs Of: assignment Of
mortgages, on page 35S will be foreclosed by g
sale of the premises in such mortgage and;
hereinafter described at the front door OF the
courthouse in Waihburn in the county OF Mo.
WOO O'clock p. n, on the 24th day Of August
gage on the. day OF sale.. 1
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be. sold to satisfy the same are those
certain premises situated in the county Of Me-
as follows, to-wit: The, south. east quartef. OF
the south east quarter sex of sek) Of section
eleven (1l), west half of the south west quarter
|(wM of swk) and south east quarter Of south
west quarter (seA Of swA) of section twelve (l2l,
il township one hG |! dlss 4 fourtyseigh,tt IasS.k.
ing one hundred and sixty acres, more 81 less,
according to the government survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of six hundred and thirty.
four and 5000 dollars 1883. sol and the. c0sttSofs
i Dated at Harvey. N. D. this 18th day Of Jnly
Louis I. Hill, s@
Assignee Of Mortgagees
Atty. for assignee Of Mortgage,
Harvey, North Dakota. 7-19
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HAIL AND TORNADO ms.
Storm Period Now at Hand and Farm
erS Should Shift the Risk to
$50. Others.

Reports show that the northwest
will be visited by more than the
usual number Of storms this sea-
son. The entire United States had
just got over a severe winter, and
we are promised unusual weather
the remainder Of the year. This
prophecy has been fulfilled SO far,
as we have had two severe torna-
do storms and two or three hail
storms. Tornado Insurance Is
very cheap and hail insurance Is
now lower than ever before. F.E.
FUNK Of FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of
Washburn, N. Dis writing hail in
surance for SIS for a $1,000 policy
and no cash required.
This Is only So per cent and Is too
cheap for farmers to take any
chances Of losing their crop when
wheat will bring 81 a bushel and
they are sure Of a crop.
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Karl Klein went to Bismarck
Tuesday to attend some proof cases
being heard in the land office.
The was a good day shower in
Washburn and vicinity both We'd
nesday and Thursday. A severe
storm was reported a few miles
north of Bismarck and a wash-out
near Arnold on Wednesday.
FOR SALE Fine dairy COWS
from west Minnesota herds shipped
when calves-perfectly acclimated
call and see them.
E. L. Brooks,
Sec. 22-l43-83, Oliver Co.
Gaines P. o. N. D. ,
Taken Up Three horses, one
bay horse weighs about 900 ID, 4
or 5 years old. Branded IL on
right shouldr and 81 on left shout
der. One black or brown horse
weight about 900 lbs 5 or 6 yrs
old. one white hind foot, white
stripe in face, branded N on right
flank and 81 on left shoulder. One
colt about 2 years old, black or
brown, two hind feet white, blur
red brand Oh right flank. Owners
can have same by paying damages
These horses have been around
my place all spring and I put
them in the pasture June LIST.
Andrew Fahlgren,
Washburn, N. D.
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Safe of North Dakota, In the District Court,
County of Mclean. Sixth judicial.
District

SNA Va SAASo IA 0xV
District
Per soderquist Il Plaintiff.
p. S. Dudley, d. w. Dickey. Geo.
P. Knowles and all persons un.
known, claiming estate or interest
in, or lien, or incumbrance upon
the property described in the COM
plant and their unknown heirs,
The State Of North Dakota to the above named
defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in this action and to serve q copy Of
office in Washburn, North Dakota within
thirty (3O) days after the service of this sum
mons upon you, exclusive of the day of service;
and in case Of your failure to appear or answer,
Judgment will be taken against you by the de-
fault for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated at Washburn, N. ID. this 2Sd Of April,
A. D. 1907.
Hyland & Nuessle,
Attys. for Plaintiff, Washburn, N. D.
Please take notice that the ummons and
complaint in the above entitled action was
filed in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the county of Mclean, state of North
Dakota on the 18th day of July 1907 and that
the relief sought in the action consists wholly
in excluding the defendant from any interests
in or lien upon the north west quarter of south
east quarter (nwA SEX and north half of south
west quarter (nh swA) and south west quarter
tthirty:two 49, township one hundred and
forty-four (144) n. of range eighty-one .(S1) W.
18th P. NJ. in Mclean County, North Dakota.
Hyland & Nuessle,
Attorneys for Defendant.
I-19 Washburn, ND.
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APPLE BLoTcH.

In Extreme Cases a Crock May Almost
EncircIe the Fruit.
Apple blotch first appears on the sur
face of the apple as a small irregular
brown spot, which slowly increases in
We until after several weeks it reaches
one-fourth to one-half inch in diane
ter.
Several blotches may occur on the
same fruit, and in the Ozarks during
the past season it was not uncommon
to find twenty to fifty blotches on a
single apple, covering practically the
entire surface. The tissues Of the in