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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
SERIOUS ColsRovERsY
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineer,
0 Want Oificial RECOGNITION

Washington, Dec. IA serious COM
troversy has arisen between the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive engineers and
the Pennsylvania railroad affecting
,sserticularly the lines. west Of Pitts
The details of the differences
81 ~ "a membership OF the order
and ~ ts broad company were pre-.
scented tods6 to Chairman Knapp Of
the interstate commerce commission
and Prof. Charles p. Neill, commits
sioner OF labor, who constitute the
general board OF mediation under the
Erdman act.
The engineers desire oficial recog-
milton Of their general board Of adj
justment In the settlement OF griev-
ances with the railroad company. The
men complain that when they take up
grievances with the division superin-
tendents they get no satisfaction and
as rule, their complaints come to
naught.
So serious has the dimculty be-
come that strike vote now is. being
taken by the engineers Of the lines
west Of Pittsburg. With q view to
averting the impending trouble, the
members Of the general board Of ad-
justment of the order came to Wash
ington to lay their case before the
board Of mediation The committee's
conference with Chairman Knapp and
Commissioner Neill lasted about two
hours. Following this conference
General Manager @. L. Peck Of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
presented to the board of mediation
the railway side of the controversy
Neither the members of the board Of
mediation nor the engineers were al
liberty to make the details Of the con.
ference public at this time. Il IL
probable that the conferences will last
for two or three days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
MAY CHANGE THE
POSTAL PLAN
New Law Being Formed to
Abolish the Four Assistant
Posmasters General

Washington. Dec. 1.-The four offices
of assistant postmaster general will
be abolished, director of posts with
seven assistants provided for and the
entire postal service of the United
States divided into fifteen separate
districts If the bill providing for the
revision of the postal laws, which is
being prepared by the joint postal in
vestigation commission of congress
appointed two years ago, Is passed by
congress. The commission, which is
composed of three senators and three
for the past week and by holding daily
meetings expect to complete the work
of preparing the bill this week.
1t is claimed thata director of posts
appointed to hold Office until removed
for cause and who shall receive a
high salary will tend to improve the
service through a continuity of poll
cies for the benefit of the postal serv-
ice. By providing for seven assist
ants to the director of posts the men,
bers of the commission believe that
the disadvantages due to frequent
changes, and the appointment of in
experienced men to the four offices Of
assistant postmaster general, can be
obviated. These assistant directors
are, according to the provisions of the
bill, also to hold office during good
behavior. x
Much information was gathered by
the commission last year in an effort
to find some means of improving the
accounting system of the postal serv-
ice. To perfect the system of man
agement the provision for fifteen sup
erintendents to have direct charge Of
the fifteen separate postal districts
which it Is proposed to make has been
decided UPON. According to the bill
each separate district would receive
it's supplies direct fro mthe postoffice
department. in sense. branch office
of the postoffice department.
Another important provision of the
bill is the assignment of certain duties
now performed by the third assistant
postmaster general to a commission
Of appeals. This commission would,
in the event of enactment of the new
bill, iss le all fraud orders and pass
upon the admission to the mails of
second class matter. It's recommen-
dations, however, would have to have
the approval of the assistant attorney
general for the postofflce department.
In addition to these changes in the
administration of the postoffice de-
partment, many of which have been
recommended by Postmaster General
Meyer, numerous changes in the pos
tai law are included in the bill. The
codification Of the postal laws is also
q part o. the work required Of the
commission, which is composed Of
Senator'S Penrose, Pennsylvania,
chairman; Dolliver. Iowa. and Clay,
Georgia, and Representatives Over
street, Indiana; Gardner. New Jersey
and Moon. Tennessee.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
JEWISH WOMEN MEET
National Council Converting in Con.
necticut for Weeks Session.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1.-Nearly every
train that arrived today brought dele
cations to the national council of
Jewish women which opens it's session
tomorrow and before dusk more than
two hundred had reported to the local
fromally open until tomorrow even-
ing, but the standing committees and
the national executive board will hold
sessions tomorrow in preparation for
the larger meeting. The convention
will remain in session one week with
three daily sessions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
AMERICA AND" !.
1. jAH||||N AGREE
Formal Exchange of Notes De-
flning Far East Policy Of
Two Nations

Washington, Dec. 1.-Secretary Of
State Elihu Root On behalf of the
United States, and Ekogoro Takahira,
ambassador on behhlf Of Japan, short
ly after g. O'clock this afternoon ex-
changed diplomatic notes defining the
policies OF the tWe governments in
the far east. Thu actual ceremony
Bofsexchanee was " brief. Secretary
Root handing the ambassador a note
which bore his signature, and the am
bassador giving to Mr.. Root paper
defining Japan's policy and bearing
his signature. Assistant Bacon, Sec
ond Secretary Of Embassy Masanao
Hanihara and Mr.. Babcock, Mr.. Roots
private secretary, were witnesses Of
the transaction. After an informal
exchange of fluctuations the ambassa-
dor and his secretary left the state
department, the former with smile
on his face indicating his great salts
faction over the conclusion of the ex-
changes.
The full purport of the notes al
ready has been set out in the Asso-
'ciated Press dispatches. They will
be made public simultaneously in the
United States and Japan tomorrow
night with view to their publication
in both countries on Wednesday morn
ing.
The exchange of notes is based on
the idea Of encouraging and defend
ing free and peaceful commercial de-
velopmept in the Pacific and to this
and the signatory parties have pre-
pared u series of articles expressive
of their intention in the matter. Leg
islative action by the senate Is un-
necessary and the declaration or ex-
change Of notes will not have to. be
referred to that body. The declara-
ton Is not a treaty, simply a reaffir-
nation OF what both Japan and the
United States have stood for in China
and the far east generally. It has no
legal standing but its greatest bene-
fit will be that derived from the moral
effect 1t will exercise in the future
diplomacy governing the far east. In
Monroe doctrine in American history.
It was pointed out today as rather
significant that the exchange Of note
with Japan regarding China should
occur on the same day as that on
which Tang Shao vi has come to
thank the American government for
the remission of the boxer indemnity.
Apart from the reiteration of the
attitude Of the two governments in
terested or the subject of China. the
exchange of today's notes is very time
ly and reeful, according to the state
department. Today's newspaper pub
locations abroad while expressing
generally favorable degree of satis-
faction over the step taken by Japan
and the United States, at the same
time show that there is still some mis-
conception Of the real attitude of the
two countries. America and Japan
understand very we'll what the atti-
tude Of the other is, said prominent
oficial today, but there are number
OF people in various parts of the
world who do not seem to understand
and for this reason restatement of
the attitude Of both governments was
deemed q wise step.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
THIRTY INDICTED
WhOlesale Punishment for Murderous
N1Rht RldArs

Union City. Tenn, Dec. lit fs
r,imored here that there are thirty
indfvidualE jointly indicted and
charged with the murder of Captain
Rankin and with the felonious assault
upon Colonel Taylor. While there are
q number Of the prisoners charged
with felonfous assault on divers per-
sons and with the burning Of the fish
docks and other properties of Reel
foot lake, number Of indictments
are being withheld by the grand jury
and will be returned into court later,
possibly not until near the close Of
the work of the grand jury. It is said
that there Will In all probability be
as many as $50 to 300 indictments re-
turned against various night riders.
A number Of important witnesses were
before the grand jury today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
shot HIMSELF
AMI. SWEETHEART
Angry Because Girls Parents
Objected to Her Marrying
So Young

Philadelphia, Dec. because his
pleadings for the hand of 17-year-old
Gertrude ,Dorain we're discounten-
anced Dy her parents, on the score Of
her youth, Niamay Smith. or Cohen,
20 years old, this morning sent u bull
let crashing through her right shoul-
der and Immediately turned his wea-
pom, .38 caliber revolver, on him
self, shooting himself through the
head.
Both are in the Mt. sina! hospital,
where the mans death is said to be q
question OF only few hours.
The girl 10 suffering only from bad
flesh wounl and, unless blood poison
ing sets in. is likely to recover
The shooting tnok place at $50
O'Clock this morning in tho kitchen
of the Dorian home, at No. 2014 East
Moyamensing avenue, where Smith,
stranger in the city, had bsen shell
tered over night.
< In the presence of doctors, nurses
and Special Policemen Mccullough
and lieman Of the Fourth street and
Snyder avenue station house, Magis-
trate Hughes toox an antc mortem
statement from the wounded girl as
she l;iy on her cot III the hospital. anG
;,nrtly -OIn this amt r. rtly f..nl i.r
/ y; Snts AID bro u !" tic following
istn1y Of the dolh'e crime was elected.
The first meeting Of the Doraiu fam.
lily and Smith, which ID understood TO
be the young mans real name, al-
though several letters in his porket
are sixEel Cohen" occ lrroi IN
Shenandoah, this state, about q year
ago..
10th Smith and the elder Dorain
were bakers. Dorian having his own
shop, and Smith being employed In
another nearby.
The young man was frequent
visitor at the Dorian home, and his
affection soon became ardently fixed,
on Gertrude, then only 16 years old
and agirl Of singular beauty.
He expressed his desire to make her
his wife. but her parents discouraged,
his suit on the ground TINT their
daughter was far too young TO think
ofamarrying. 5s 4, ;3s 3y5 Ess
but Smith was persistent and re-
inewed his pleadings on several occa-
sions. always receiving the Same re-
ply.x ~ 4 HI s5 rs 58.' jss
six months ago tho Dorians came to-
this city and took up their residence
at the East Moyamensing ayenue I'd
dress. lesa than half i square away
from the station house. For some time
they heard nothing moro of Smith,
until last night no paid them . VISIT !.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
LINEUP MADE
). AGAINST CANNON
The Efforts to Defeat Him for
Speaker Are Being Crys-
tallized

Washington, Dec. 1.-Fbrty-three
Republican members of the house Of
representatives have Joined forces to
defeat Joseph G. Cannon's reelection
as speaker.
The purpose of the organization is
two-fold. First, 1t is intended to de-
feat Cannon If possible and If this can
not be done to force the house ma
chine into changing the present rules
of the house.
The Republicans who are already
lined up against Cannon and the rules
are:
Barnard, Indiana: Bennett, New York
Burson, Ohio; Cooper. Wisconsin;
Creeger, Oklahoma; Davis, Minnesota;
Douglas, Ohio; Esch, Wisconsin; Fow-
Ter. New Jersey; Foster, Vermont;
Gardner, Massachusetts,; Goebel. Ohio;
Hayes. California;; Hinshaw, Nebras-
ka; Hollingsworth, Ohio; Howland.
Ohio; Kennedy, Ohio; Lindbergh, Min
nesota; Longworth, Ohio; Lafean.
Pennsylvania; Madison. Kansas; Nc
Call, Massachusetts,; Murdock, Kan
sas; Lenroot, Wisconsin; Miller, Min
nesota; Nelson, Wisconsin,; Norris,
Nebraska; Perkins, New York; Plum
ly, Vermont; Reeder, Kansas; Smith,
Iowa; Stevens, Minnesota; Steener-
son, Minnesota; Slemp, Virginia;
Townsend, Michigan; Taylor. Ohio;
Thopnas, Ohio; Washburn, Massachu-
sets.
They Are Seeking Recruits.
The members Of this organization
are taking canvass Of the house
section by section. State delegations
are being sought and 1t may be that
II the opposition to Cannon can center
on candidate for the speakership
that delegations will be landed solid
ly.
The Ohio delegation is against Can
non on the supposition that President
elect Taft does not believe in the sim
cerity of the coming revision of the
tariff and 10 therefore against the re-
election of Speaker Cannon. Several
votes in New York will be carried
away from the speaker by the Roose-
velt influence, which is known to be
unfriendly to the speaker.
Among those who are fighting the
speaker are many strong men of con-
igress. Two OF them are members Of
the ways and means committee, Long
worth and Mccall. Mr.. Mccall Is an
active enemy Of the rules and 10 being
relied upon To- line up many New
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01

ss% MT. AfChOOlQ SAID that the tr1lote01
of the STANDARD Y & trust after n
0rkSAiI6tioh i0fmS Sd thS 3tAfnGra 6ii
companies of seW York and New Jer.
sey, to hold dsproprieties which had pre-
viously been held BY Standard inter
ests. The witness said the Standard
company OF New. York and New Jersey
were still the same 5companies as
those formed IN 1882. The capital
stock OF the Stanaard OIL company
Of New Jersey was $4,000, 900 In 1882
but increased In 1892 to S10, 900 900
and in 1899 to 3110, ,000, 900, Of which
SO. .000, Goo was preferred. 6. 81.
The vice president Of the Standard
said that the trustees of the Standard
OIL trust organized and deyeloned
many companies With money obtained
from the trust. Some Of the Companies
mentioned BY Mr.. Archbold were the
Solar Rening company, the Standard
and the Union Tank Iine.
Throush the the Nationai' s.l ~; TRANSIT com.
pany, the STANDARD interests con-
pany. the Cumberiand Pine line conn
pany ana Other pipe. line comnaniea.
statements showinr stha q cnmnanie.
owned Gr Controlled Nv tha gtandard
"a 1890 vera asnhmittai Il evidenca y =
M. Archbold ssid the standsrd mat
With comnetitinn IN fi,a OF n. mariats y ~.
IN the world and Ianhmittad n avidenca
q statement ahowinr fha names ~
competitora of the srandard oMtaida ;of
the United Stafas. Thara we're fnnr
hundred cornpaniaa comnatinx VIII,
tine standard sfnr Tia wnridss -. rhst .-
snsa Al. a A..Ls.1S ~. . = - - - q. -s ~ ? ?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
HELD Up GAR
IN W00lY EAST
Desperadoes Robbed Passen-
gers After Throttling the
Conductor

New York, Dec. -Four desper-
ADDE'S armed with revolvers held up q
crowded street car In lower Third
avenue today, threttled and robbed the
conductor, terrorized the passengers
and escaped with a goodly collection
of purses and other valuables.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
lY|L|t||.. !.
ACCEPT PLACE
Has Wired President That BE
Would Become Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy

4 Warrington. Dec. Herbert T..
Saterlee s0t New York, who yesterday
was offered the position of assistant
secretary Of the navy to succeed New
berry, who has been elevated to the
head Of the department, today wired
the president his acceptance Of the
appointment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-01
COMMISSIONER
OF IMMIGRATION
Daniel J. Keefe Appointed to
Position President Of the
Longshoremen's Union

Washington. Dec. 1.-Daniel J..
Keefe Of Detroit. Mich, was today ap-
pointed commissioner general Of Inn
migration to succeed the late Frank
P. Sargent. He ID president OF the
international s;Longshoremen's union.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-15
DWINDLING ALIEN POPULA-
 TION

The alien population of the United States is decreasing at an unprecedented rate. and at the close of each year promises to be much less than it was at the end of 1907. This is of course a result of the severe business deuression under which the cOun- try has been struggling for the mast II months The total inl- migration during 1907, was l. 334,166 the largest on record, each month of the year until the last showing heavy gain over the corresponding period of the pre- ceding year. In December. the number fell from S5, ,466 iii the same month of 1908 to 6,o74 and the dimunution has been ap- parent ever since The total ar rivals during the first six months of this year was 1S6.oS6 which compares with 739.74S for the like period last year. 673. 3.943 in 1906 and 62S. .176 in 1905
 Against the coming aliens dur ing the first half of the year the departures were 377.664 or a net loss up to the end of June of 191,U7S. There are no ollie ial figures available since that date but it is known that the tide toward the shores of Europe continues materially heavier than that rolling this way. So long as the industrial situation was depressed as it was for months after the furry last Oc- tober. this relief from idle pop ulation was a welcome condition but with a return to nonmalj which is steadily progressing. the absence of this vast army of lab crers will constitute something of problem.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-15
Passenger Rate

Little Rock. Oct 15.-The B cent intrastate passenger rate will be filed with the railroad commission some time today by the local passenger and ticket az ents of the five trunk lines It was unofficially announced yes terday that the new rate would go into effect on Thursday, Oc- tOber 22.
 With this new rate the com panieS will sell mileage books, good for 1000 miles for SEQ. 1t is also understood that on each ticket will be a detainable cou- pOn which will be the passengers receipt for the ticket. This will make it unnecessary as was re- gently suggested, for travellers to carry receipt books.
 The announcement while unOf- ficial is authorative. It is under stood that the railroad compan- ies will make special excursion rates more frequently than they have been in the habit of doing
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-15
Elected Major General

Little Rock. Oct 15Capt. J. F. Smith of Little Rock was yes terday elected major general commanding the Arkansas Dlvi- sion of the United Confederate Veterans at the annual state con vention or reunion of the camps at Hotel Marion, and succeeds eX Senator James H. Berry who commanded the division for two years. The office of commander is the highest in the gift of the veterans and was therefore con- sidered the principal feature of the session.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-15
Methodist Teachers Meet.

At a meeting of the teachers of the Methodist Sunday school last night. the following resolu- tions were adopted
 Bw it resolved by the teach CTS of the M; E. Church South in meeting assembled.
 1st-That each mteacher make a thorough canvass of. first the church. Second, families who do not belong to the church but at tend occasionally, Third, people who do not attend Sunday school or belong to any school; for the purpose Of ascertaining the num- Der and names of probable stu dents that might be secured for the respective classes each teach CT confining himself to such students as ought to attend his class
 2nd-That a systematic and judicious effort be made to se- cure the attendance Iof such pro- spective students at Sunday school.
 3rd.-That we meet at a time to be agreed upon and each or us make a detailed report of the re- suits of our efforts giving when ever possible the reasons or con ditions which prevent the at tendance of either supposed re- gular or prospective students.
 4th-That each teacher make it a rule to be at Sunday school promptly at 9.45 every Sunday morning unless prOvidentially hindered, or have someone who will agree to take his place on time.
 5th-That each of us do all he can to encourage the music of the school and report names of all his class who can and will help sing.
 All the teaching force was not present but it was decided to notify all the teachers of the re- solutions and an effort will be made to comply with them strict ly. isi,tfa t A
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-15
Called to Chicago

Little Rock. Oct. National Committeeman Guy B. Tucker re- ceived a telegram yesterday af- ternoOn from Norman B. Mack. chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Committee requesting him to go to Chicago and assist in the work at headquarters until after the election. |" There is plenty Of work to do and we need you to assist us" it read.
 MT. Tucker replied to Chairman Mack that it would be impos- slble for him to leave Little Rock before Saturday night but that he might expect him at head quarters Monday, MT. Tucker was unable to state the nature Of the work the chairman and Campaign Committee had outlin- ed for him but whatever it was he would undertake it and do the best he could in fur thering the Democratic cause.
 One of his duties, he said, how ever would be to look after the travelling mems bureau a part Of which work he had en- tered upon. He expects to remain in Chicago at National Democra- tic headquarters until after the election on November B.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-15
EL FICTION PROCLAMATION.

IN otice is hereby given that ..:here will be an election held in Nevada county, Arkansas on the 3rd day of November, 1908 at the places hereinafter designat- ed for the purpose of electing the following officials.
 Nine Presidential electors. One Congressman.
 Said election to be held at the following places ,to-wlt
 Albany township at Falcon. Albany, No. 1, at Laneburg' Albany No. ?, at Sutton Boughton at Boughton. Caney, No. 1. at Rosston. Caney, No. ?. at Gale.
 Emmet at Emmet.
 Georgia at Morris.
 Jackson at Hatley's Store Leake at Glenville.
 Missouri, No. 1, at Court House Missouri, No. ?, at k ot r. Hal Parker, No. 1. at Bodca"' Parker, No ?. at Brisbane. Redland, No. 1. at Lacklanu. Redland, No. 2. at Wire Koau School House. Taylor, No. 1. at Wiilisvllle. 1,.,, Taylor. No. 2. at Pleasant i'i'' Union at Bluff City. ], Subscribed this Sth day Or+oher 1oO0 K. D. HOOD.
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