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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Personal.

Charles B. Whiting, formerly presi-
dent of the Orient Insurance company
Of Hartford, Conn, is dead.
Lieut.. Charles A. T. Totten, u. S. A.,
retired, and former Yale professor,
died at his home in Milford, Conn.
Mrs. Anna M. Dayton. mother Of
Rear Admiral Dayton, U. S. NJ, in com
mand of the Pacific squadron. died at
South Bend, Ind.
Sanuel L. Carleton, at one time at
the head OF the world organization of
+ Sons Of Temperance, died at Portland,
Me-, aged eighty-six years.
John Vandercook, Jr., president and
general manager of the United Press
association. died In Chicago as the re-
suit OF an operation for appendicitis.
The board of trustees Of Princeton
university announces a gift of $780,
600 from Mrs. Russell Sage for dor
mitory building, to be used by mem
bers Of the freshman class.
In order to present military service
In Its most attractive light, Gen. Bell,
chief Of staff. has directed that all
officers and enlisted men employed In
the recruiting service wear their
incest military apparel.
j. r. Decker, the veteran editor of
the Columbus tWis.) Republican, died
in that city after a lingering illness,
aged sixty-six years. Mr.. Decker had
been editor of the Republican about
FORTY years and was well known
throughout the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Swept by Prairie Fire

Gam Valley, S D.. April 1S.-The
worst prairie fires in years swept
through Buffalo county yesterday and
destroyed probably $4,000 worth of
buildings, stock, etc. So far as heard
DO lives have been lost. The fire
started from straw stack in Hand
county
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
SUE FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.

Farmers Near Akron, Iowa, Bring Ac-
ton Against Milling Company.
Akron, Iowa, april 19.-Ten farmers
who live along the Sioux river have
opened suit for $4,000 against the
Akron Milling company for damages
overflow of water from large dam.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Stevens of minnesota Uses
Probe Relentlessly in Sub
marine Graft Inquiry.
CHARGES ARE REITERATED
Man Who Started Inquiry Insists That
Excessive Profits We're f:sde
in Contracts.

Washington, April 19.-Representa-
tive Lilley, under whose resolution a
special committee of the house has
been investigating the Electric Boat
company, reiterated his charges yes
terday before the committee that the
company has made excessive profits
on the contracts it has secured from
the United States government. and
the most rigid cross-examination by
members OF the committee, assisted
by Martin Littleton attorney for the
Electric company, failed to make him
retract
Probe RelentIessIy.
Mr., Howard. Mr.. Stevens and Mr..
Olmsted manipulated the probe re-
lentlessly and vigorously, the latter
two especially trying to get the author
Of the charges to admit that the sec
retaries and other officials of he navy
department were incompetents and
that they We're fooled and duped in
entering into contracts with the Elec-
trio company
Mr.. Stevens devoted more than an
hour to a remarkably earnest effort to
have Mr. Lilley charge the secretary
Of the navy and his predecessors with
in the last six or seven years. the
chiefs of the navy bureaus and naval
officials generally with gross igno.
rance, inefficiency and Incompetence
IN that they were responsible for the
awarding Of contracts to the Electric
Boat company which netted that con
Germ, allegedly, more than $1,0O0,OOO
of excessive profit at the govern
ment's cost.
Not Good Business Men.
Mr.. Lilley steadfastly refused to
father such charge. He maintained
that, to the contrary, he believed
these men We're highly competent Gin
their line and so far as their informa-
tion carried them but he insisted
that they were not good business men,
An attempt by Mr. Stevens to have
Mr.. Lilley testify that on the Shout
uCl > vi CIS plColuCAt SuOulu Uc pidCGu
the responsibility for the alleged In
competency of naval officials elected
the reply that the policy which has
brought into Office five secretaries of
the navy In as many years is a poor
policy.
Before the committee adjourned for
the day Mr.. Lilley, in reply to Chair
man Boutell, said that he did not
charge corruption on the part of any
official of the navy department in the
matter of this alleged excessive profit
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Track Washed Out,

Houston, Tex, April 1s.-Owing to
the heavy rains during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours, Pine Island bayou over
flowed its banks at Voth, Tex, yes
terday, washing away $50 fee; of the
Texas & New Orleans railroad bridge
at that point.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
SEVEN MAY BE FIRE VICTIMS.
Louis Orian and Wife and Five Chill.
dren May Have Lost Lives.

Forman, N. D., April 18. = Louis
Orian, his wife and five children are
believed to have persisted in a prairie
fire which swept the country twelve
miles west of Cogswell, in this coun
ty yesterday afternoon. Their build
ings were burned and no clue can be
found of their presence anywhere.
The flames were scattered all over
the countryside by wind which trav-
eled ct the rate of forty miles an
hour Dozens of farmers lost barns
and granaries and hay. Live stock
was burned to death on several farms.
Sargent county has never known so
destructive a fire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Justice Works Quickly.

Chicaso, April 10, Eighteen hours
after their arrest for highway robbery,
Peter and Joseph Smith We're occupy
ing cells in the penitentiary at Michi-
gan City, Ind They confessed 10
holding up Riley Dean and his wife.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
SWALLOWED MORPHINE.
Young Woman Commits Suicide in
Winniped,

Winnipeg, April 1S.-A young wom-
an, whose name is believed to be Eve
lyn Sutton Or Gordon, committed sui
eide in room in the Shragge block.
in which she lived. She took an over
dose of morphine. She was twenty
four years of age and was born in the
United States. She is said to have Il
sister living in Minneapolis
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Find Two More Bodies in Ruins.

Boston, Mass, April IS. - Three
more corpses were recovered late yes.
terday from the ruins of Sundays fire
in Chelsea, making the total number
now recovered nine In addition two
persons have died this week of causes
incident to the fire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Tot Run Down by Enqine

Lead, S. D., April 1S-While sitting
on the railroad track the two-year-old
son 0 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mochon
was Struck by a switch engine and SO
badly hurt he may die.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Poisonous Gases Kill Them.

Mason City, Iowa, April 10. -
employees of the Royster Guano COM
pany here came to their death yester-
day from inhaling poisonous gases
while at work in the acid chamber Of
the comrany's factory, and four more
are i'll from the same cause.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Section Men Will Strike.

ChippeWa Falls, Wis, April 10. -
Wisconsin Central section men all
. bs,:
cause the company has issued a new.
wage scale Of sl.25 per day for ten
hours.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23

s Grimes.
ss Al South Bessemer electric car was
held up by a negro highwayman near
E Powderly. Ala. and Conductor Adams
killed
William Robinson of Old Forge. Pa,
aged about twenty-seven, shot and.
probably fatally wounded Ellen Moore
of Scranton, Pa. jealousy is given as
/ the cause OF the shooting.
An ms successful attempt was made
T TO wreck a west-bound passenger
train on the Delaware, Lackawanna
g& Western railroad near bowman.
N III, by piling ties on the track.
The severed head of a corpse, sup
posed to be that OF M ichael Schools OF
Bedfcra.a suburb, was washed ashore
from the river at Cleveland, revealing
what is thought 10 have been a case
d murder and robbery.
Mrs. Bazzie E ullally aged seven
tyf years a althy eclnse, was
found dead Id her home ID st. Louis
with her throat cut from carte ear,
j ana d egro clore boy has confessed
4 that he mur cred the old woman tc
4 rob her DC the rge sum she was snip
4 Hos ed toE
Gorge enas cashier Of ths
First State Eai1is Of New port, Wash.
sSfsa ixoas tes saic ide At he Colonia
zzl SI.uIlaNE 5ss:ny IakIng sIrych
81 III ON este 5 troubses ana faIlin.
aath are said to have prompted til.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Find Two More Bodies in Ruins.

Boston, Mass, April 49, Three
more corpses were recovered late yes
terday from the ruins Of Sundays fire
in Chelsea, making the total number
now recovered nine. In addition two
persons have died this week of causes
incident to the fire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Forest Fire Near cass Lake:

Cass Lake, Mimi. April ia for
est fire in the vicinity of this place
burned numerous piles of cordwood
Citizens fought the fire several hours
or the damage would have been great.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Ore in Wilkin County.

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, April 1s.--Citi-
zens of WillSin county have organized
a stock company, known as the Long
year Mining company and viii begin
prospecting for iron ore.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
ore in Wilkln County,

GAINESVILLE. Mimi, April 1S-Citi-
zens of Wilkin county have organized
stock company, known as the Long
year Mining company and will begin
prospecting for iron ore.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Accidental Happenings.

. BY the explosion Of boiler in Bells
tile yard at Pawpaw, sixteen miles
north Of Mendoza, H.. two men we're
Instantly killed and four badly hurt.
Mercedes Murray the eighteen.
year-old daughter of Jay Murray of
Pocahontas, Iowa, died from severe
burns received in playing around a.
bonfire
A tornado passed over the southern
section of Spartanburg county, South
Carolina, last week, killing a negro
man and seriously injuring his wife
mt West Springs, and destroying a
number of houses.
The separator mill of the Aetna
PoWear company at Miller, Ind. was
completely wrecked by the explosion
of nitrogfycerin, Nobody was in or
about the mill at the time and the
cause of the explosion is unknown.
The North Coast Limited train on
the Northern Facific was ditched near
SGlendive, Mont, by running into a
burned bridge. Fireman Gustavus
and an unknown tramp we're killed.
Engineer Wadding CHAM was seriously
49,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
Badly slashed in Gran Game.

Clinton. Iowa, April 1S. Arthur
Brown. colored, is in q local hospital
with razor cut nine inches in length
on his breast and side, while Charles
Davis, also colored. is in Jail charged
with assault with intent to commit
murder. The men quarreled in crap
game.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23

market Day" Movement at Atwater.
Atwater, Mimi, April 19.-Atwater
will have several market days this
season and the Commercial club will
take an active part in making them a
success. The first one is to be held
May 8.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
IS SAID TO BE MURDERER.
Farm Hand Leaves Wisconsin Jus
Before Detective Arrives.

Before Detective Arrives.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, April 10. - It
is alleged that man by the name Of
John Williams, who has been working
on a farm near here for the last
three months. is an escaped murderer
from the penitentiary at Augusta, Me-
Williams left here hurriedly a few
days ago, taking train for the Twin
Cities. A detective arrived yesterday
afternoon looking for the escaped
prisoner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-23
NO HORIZON MARSH DRAIN.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Out
Bio Scheme

Big Scheme.
Madison, Wis, April 10. - The SUI
preme court yesterday handed down a
decision which in effect makes impos-
sible the forming of drainage sys-
TEN out of the $4,000 acres of land
known as Horizon marsh, on the
ground that drainage of the district
would interfere with Rock river as a
navigable stream and would disturb
Hustis Ford lake, included in the petit
ton
The decision affects about $50 prop
erty owners.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29
zens conformity to a lazy upon this

zens conformity to law upon this
matter"
This, upon the face Of it, appears
perfectly sound and reasonable. State
laws are provided regulating the
school which, without everywhere con-
sulting individual rights have the gen
eral good and whole welfare of the
school system at heart. These laws
are unquestioned. Why should "a
requirement of parental responsible
ity" by law, which would improve
moral conditions, and regenerate So
ciety, not receive wholesale and unan-
imOIs commendation Some few may
resist, but what of their resistance in
face of the general approval and the
general good!
The following practical changes,
we are told, would be affected by such
law. The morality and religious
test comes first. ''The school author
tiles would demand, at the beginning
of each term or school year, that each
pupil bring IL certificate, properly
signed, stating that his moral guild
ancc will be carefully watched over
by some responsible parties. This
alone would not mean much except as
an earnest of responsibility. The
school authorities would in addition
assign II moral examination for each
school ut stated times. This would
seek not to test the individual moral
ity but merely to discover the evi-
dcnce of moral teaching 1t can he
readily seen that religious tests as
such would not be here involved,
there would be no state interference
with religious affiliations and liber-
ties. Questions asked may be, for en-
ample: ''Do you attend religious
school," ''What was your last les
SOM" ''When you wish to know
what is right whom do you ask -
"What kind of stories do you read p
"Who reads to you!' Where do
you get your storics?'' ''Describc II
story you have recently read!' and
so forth. always emitting religious af.
filiations. MONTAGUE n. a. COHEN.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29
The Power of the Banking

Today. the rabbis are frequently
called upon to consider the feelings of
those. not whom they may address, for
the offenders rarely attend the syna-
goguc. but to those of whom some
garblcd account of their uttcrance
may be raised, carried, and if they do
not capitulatc To the objections which
may be raised. there is no doubt that
they frequently tone down their utter
anccs until they lose that force whicn
might have been affortlud by the Use
of vchemcnce. 1t is all very well to
say that if the minister is the tool of
the wealthicr members of his cOngrc-
CATION. it is because of moral coward
ice on his part, but it frequently hap
pens that it is because the general
body of the congregation are worship
pers of the calf of gold rather than o;
Il living and n loving God, that the
rabbi lacks that moral and spiritual
support which alone gives him
strength to struggle against the ten
dency of apathy in connection with
matters of vital importance to the fu-
ture of Judaism. While the pulpit
has been suffering from sensational
ism. we cannot but admit that there
are occasions when fierce denunciation
is not only desirable, but absolutely
necessary, and we should be only too
pleased to see some attempt to break
the shackles of restraint and fear that
not infrequently fetter the lips of
God s servants from giving uterance t.
much-needed injunctions, lest in such
plain speaking they should offend
those whose banking accounts and
nothing else. make them desirable
members of a congregation.-SOuth
African JcWish Chronicle. Johannes
burg.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29

in mid-winter and to my utter aston
ishment l heard the Sephira L'cho
dOd. Upon inquiry found that they
were not keeping the Omer but that
they liked and kept the tune. or
course there is no Din against this.
but to my ears it sounded very strange
indeed. Throughout the whole OF
Russia. and in most of the cOngrega-
tions in England, there is special
setting for this hymn, of great sweet
ness. The Rev. Francis l.. Cohen as
serted that he has made the discovery
that the melody belonged originally to
an old Polish lullaby, and his wifc's
rendering of it is one of the maG|
things that constitute our loss ami
Australia s gain. The Sephird YOtz-
erOth are also full of beautiful melo-
dies still rendered to perfection in the
Great Synagogue by the Rev. Nj. Hast.
In the Great Synagogue. in the old
days, we always waited for the Raw
to count the Omer. Like all else he
did in the synagogue service, it was
most solemn and impressive. The
rules concerning the counting OF the
Omer are somewhat curious. If any
one is asked what day of the Omer it
is, we are enjolned to be careful les7,
i'm giving the answer, we count the
Omer ourselves without offering tn"
necessary blessing. In order to avoid
this. we are cnjoined that if we are
asked what day of the Omer it is. we
are to answer that yesterday was
such and such day. This gives the
information without breaking in upon
our own MitZvah. In the Portuguese
synagogue in Bevis Marks there used
to be a quaint old custom which. as
far as | know, still obtains. Every
Sabbath morning during the Sephuu,
the officiating Hazan makes declara-
ton in English in which he calls upon
any member of the congregation who
may have forgotten to count the Omer
the night before, to do so at once with
out the blessing.-Jewish Chronicle.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29
Railways in Syria

Miracles are happening. The peo-
pie of "Kismet' are laboring rapidly
and passionately at the construction
of the ucdja railways. a wonderful
event. significant and instructive.
Both this line and the Haifa-Jerusa-
lem railway. which is to be linked up
with it. and the construction of the
harbor at Haifa. which will soon be
commenced, betoken for Palestine and
neighboring lands the dawn of new
era of agricultural development.
Wherever one turns one finds every
thing breathing and active in the land
of our fathers. such as has never be-
fore been the ease. Modern culture is
piercing through there and is fulfill
ing it's first word: it is making a road.
Where are we. and how insignificant
is our share in the work.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29
Great Men Of Lowly Birth

Most of the great men of history
were of lOwly birth. Look over the
list and see how little the 'bOrin -
had to do with results and achieve.
ments Lord Wolsey was the son of
a butcher. Columbus was the son of a
weaver, Horace, the son of II
manumitted slave, Sir Richard Ark
wright the son of barber. Shake
speare the son of wOol-stapler,
Watt the son of a blOckmaker, Virgil
the son of a porter. Stephenson, the
son of fireman at colliery, Burns
the son of plowman. Franklin the
son of tallow chandler, Oliver Crom
well the son of a brewer, AesOp was n
slave, Beaconsfield was lawyer s
clerk. Thomas Paine staymaker, De
foe a hosier, son of butcher, Demos
themes the son of cutler, Ben John
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29

son was bricklayer, Bunyan trav-
cling tinker, Edmund Kean was the
son of stage carpenter, Dickens
reporter and son of reporter. Ger
vantes was common soldier, Homer
was farmers son. and is said to
have begged his bread. The list might
be extended through columns.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-05-29

To stand with a smile upon your
face against stake from which you
cannot get away that. no doubt, is
heroic. But the true glory is resig-
nation to the inevitable. TO stand un
chained, with perfect liberty to go
away, held only by the higher claims
of duty, and let the fire creep up to
the hcart-this is herOism.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-07
THAW 4 MODEL.
PRISONER At
MATTEAWAN
GOOD BEHAVIOR GAINS
HIM SPECIAL PRIVILEGES


~, Morning journal sperh Lonsei Hirrt
Afaftrauau s. s.. Feb. g.. l1r
Tambs. superintendent ar tine state
hospital for the criminal insane said
todat that 10 after thirty days of go.
il Is his bruef that Harry Tina" Is
sane il win be within the province OF
tho hospital authorities t9 30 certify t'
the court aud recommend his leieaar
a commission in unacy or other pro-
secdlnpa would not Doc necessary he
declared
The physicians u the institution Hre
not making observations of ThaW CAS-
vet a they feel that he has not re-
covered from ibu excitement caused
by his recent trial for the murder
81 stanford White He is considered
model prisoner by the phNsIeIHn@
and on account of his good behavior
has been allowed certain special prlyi-
lpRce
pr Bruou . Evans the aieuizt
and 4 Russell Peabody of counsel
for Tbau, today visited the patient
Before seeing Thaw the visitors had
hair hours conference with Or
Lamb br Evans said he did not
come 70 MattcaWan GO make AN OK.
animation 0f Thaw but merely he-
cause the patient appeared 20 be-
chccfed up by his visits
That there is friction among Thaw'a
counsel over the question whether am
atemtpt to have him released from
Che asylum shall or shall not be made
a denied aud Il ia stated that Evelyn
Ar,sbft FTh4ur tyIfl Ef tine pFfirut. has
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-20
SUBWAY SUICIDE
PROBABLY VICTIM
. OF RACE TRACK
Betting Losses, Police Think,
Caused Sensational Death
in New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The police are
making every effort today. to identify
the mar who, driven distracted by his
race-track losses, plunged last night
before a southbound subway express
train from the Seventy-second street
station. On a slip of paper in the
mans pockets were names Of two
horses, Lord S%tanhope' and Helen
Kidder." On the paper vas also writ
ten two addresses, 2756 Eighth avenue.
and 20 West f25th street. At the last
named address is the Lenox lunch
room. where the cashier, William Muir
ply, was reported to have been miss
ing for tive days.
AT 2756 Eighth avenue lives B. Vert
.heimer, and the fact that the initials
in the mans hat were "B. W." was re-
garded as important. Mr.. Wertheimer
said that some days ago his home was
robbed Of wearing apparel, including a
hat.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-20
HIGH CHURCH OR
LOW? CHOICE Of
BISHOP DELAYED
Delaware Diocese Fails to Elect
Father Paul Attends Con-
yentiOn at Dover.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 20.-After
taking twenty-seyen ballots, in an ef'
fort to elect a bishop for. the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Delaware. the
special diocesan convention has ad-
journed to meet at Dover, April 80,
when another attempt will be made to
elect. On numerous ballots, and, in
fact. on the last one, the Rev. DR.. Ma
thaniel S. Thomas, of the Church of
the Holy Apostles, of Philadelphia,
polled eleven votes. But the principal
opposition, which eentered upon the
Rev. Octavius Applegate, OF Kingston,
N. Y, did not yield the solitary vote
necessary for DIR. Thomas's success.
There was a strong suspicion that
the high church and low church
question entered into the division
among the %clergynlen lin their voting.
The Rev. DIR. Thomas is regarded as a
Flow churchman' and DR.. Apologize
was regarded as tine high church"
candidate. Interest in the variance
along these lines was heightened by
the presence of Father Paul, promoter
of the movement recently started in
New York looking toward a union of
the Episcopal and Roman Catholic
churches.
II claim this as my diocese. even
though | am nonresident" said Father
Paul. mo, I am not advocating DR..
Applegate or any other candidate, but
simply visiting"