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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
WAGE REDUCTION MAY
CAUSE Big STRIKE
ON The RAILROADS
Unions Will Resist Program OF
Officials to Cut Down the
Salaries Of Employees.

Chicago, Feb. 21.--A situation which
radical men say may result in a strike
of railroad employees in various parts
of the country has developed as a re-
suit of q general movement IN the part
classes of operatives.
officials of unions comprising railroad
employees have been notified by the rail-
roads that a general reduction of wages
and revision of working agreements
must be made by March 1. The unions
are determined lat no reductions shall
be made, and union officials are prepar-
ing to resist every attempt to reduce
the present scale.
The situation appears to have reached
an acute stage along the South Atlantic
~seaboard, where engineers, firemen.
switchmen and conductors have voted
to fight before they will accept the
reduction. The Southern railroad has
asked for a conference OF representa-
tives Of all railroad unions to be held
IN Washington, ID. c., on February 81
for the purpose OF reaching an under
standing.
In the West the unions are most
threatening on the Chicago Great West
ern railroad, now I'm the hands of re-
ceivers appointed In the federal courts.
President Stickney and Charles Smith.
receivers of road, today served notice
on w. J.. frost, Chicago business agent
of the ~Switchmen's union, that the road
will make a reduction I'm wages and
asked for a joint conference to be held
In st. Paul, Mimi, On March g..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
KIDMAPERS Draw
LONG PRISON TEAM

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Wiuiam Jones also
Known as William Birmingham, and his
wife, Alzina Jones, were found guilty by
a jury In Judge kersten's court of hav-
ing kidnapped Lillian Wulff, a 12-year-old
girl. from her home in Chicago last De-
cember. The punishment OF Jones was
fixed at thirty years and that of his wife
at twenty-five years in the penitentiary
Inc Wuln girl was enticed from her
nome in the southern portion of the city
by Alzina Jones early in December last
ana forced TO enter a covered wagon In
winch Jones was waiting. A week later
the couple was found near Momence, Ill,
with the child in their. possession. The
identity OF the child was suspected by
a farmer, Of whom information was asked
by the abductors as they Travelled through
the country, from widely printed stories
of the kidnapping. The authorities were
notified and Jones and his wife were ar
rested and brought back to Chicago with
their victim.
Jones under questioning by the police
e~ndeavored to shift the blame upon his
wife, asserting that it was to console her
for the loss of a child by death that he
took the child.
tn woman declared, and so testified
at the trial, that she was forced by jones
under threats of death to steal the child
that he might train her to beg for him.
She declared that all the while she was
persuading the little girl to
her she was menaced by Jones, who sat
In the wagon with a shotgun in his hands.
The Wulff child took the stand I'm court
and testified that after being taken pris-
oner, which was accomplished by promise
Of candy and a pair Of new shoes. her
clothing was taken from her and burned
by the roadside and hat she was whipped
by Jones on several occasions when she
attempted TO escape. When found she
was clothed in rags. The case attracted
widespread interest at the time of the
abduction, reports of the child having
been found being received from far and
near and numerous clews having bee,
followed before the recovery OF the child
was contaminated.
Mrs. Jones claimed to nave been at one
time a member of the Salvation army
In Evanston, ILL.,, and admitted having
been convicted several years ago In Kan
sas City for horse stealing. For this crime
she was sentenced to serve two years'
imprisonment, but was paroled after hay.
Ing served two months.
Jones also was charged with having kid
mapped a child in Kansas City. This child.
Ella Gates, was found in an institution
In Dubuque, la.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
SENATOR LATIMEE, OF
SOUTH CAaOLlNA, DEAD

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Lat
inner, of South Carolina, died this morn
ing Of peritonitis. He had been at
Providence hospital since Sunday, when
he underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis. 1t was then discovered he
was suffering with a far more serious
ailment. His intestines had become
twisted and his condition found to be
such the surgeons held out little hope
for his recovery. He rallied, however,
and his progress was satisfactory until
last evening, when he began to grow
steadily worse. The body will be taken
to Bolton, s. c.. for interment.
AS a mark Of respect to the late SEN
ator, the Senate today after the adop-
ton Of appropriate resolutions and the
appointment of a committee to take
charge of the funeral. adjourned until
tomorrow.
Asbury Churchwell Latimer was born
July 81, 1851. near Lowndesville, $. c.,
and was brought up on his fathers
farm. He had a common school educa-
ton and devoted himself in his young
er days TO farming. He was a mem
Der of the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth,
Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh on
crosses. He took his seat in the Senat
March 3, 1903. His term of service
would have expired March g., 1909.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
OLD SOLDIER Is
A FOR GOLD

storm Lake, Ia, Feb. 21.-Sam Car
son a veteran of the civil war. who
lived alone in a little cottage on the
outskirts of Newell, q town near here.
was slugged and robbed Friday night.
His body, with life nearly extinct, was
found last night by ~neighbors, who be-
came suspicious over his absence.
Physicians were m but the old
soldier died without giving a clew as
to who was his slayer. He was ~
years old.
Robbery was the motive for the
crime. A young man, son OF wealthy
parents, is suspected, and his arrest is
expected before night. The authorities
this morning refused to divulge his
name. Another young man, a compan-
ion of the suspect, Will probably be
arrested for completely. The alleged
murderer is only 20 years old
Robbery the Motive.
Thursday night Carson drew his PEN
sion draft for $3T. He did not cash 1t.
however, His slayer left this In his
pocket. but took a $40 gold piece, a
dollar in change and his watch and
chain. The young man upon whom
suspicion rests is known to have had
a $40 gold piece the day after the muir
der and it is upon this evidence the
detectives will make the arrest.
The floor of the room, in which Car
son was found, was despatched with
blood and showed evidence of a strug-
gle. 1t Is believed that the murderer
used a club, as the veterans head was
crushed in and his face badly bruised.
Newell, the scene of the crime. is
located about nine miles east of here.
The murder has caused a sensation
among the residents.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
RAILROADS THREATEN
TO CUT OFF MANY OF
THE COUNTRY STATIONS
Say They Cannot Get Operators
Enough to Otherwise Com
ply With New Law.

Washington, Feb. ga proposition
very serious to many thousands of peo-i
pie residing at, and in the vicinity of
small railroad stations throughout the,
country is presented to the Interstate
Commerce commission in informal Pc
tition In which the Wabash Railroad
company asks for an extension of time
of the going into effect of the nine
hour law which applies to railroad en-
ployes who have the direction Of the
movement of trains. 1t is declared in
the petition unless the order of eX-
tension is made, either by the commits
sion or by congress, the only alterna-
tive will be to close a large number of
stations on the Wabash road. This ac-
ton, ii is recognized. will impair the
efficiency of the service, result in pub
ic inconvenience and interfere with the
prompt movement of trains, but the
Wabash officials assert they see no way
out of the difficulty into which they
will be plunged by the operation of the
aw.
1t is pointed out in the petition that
Ia order to comply with the provisions
Of the law, the company would have to
employ an additional telegraph oper-
ator at each of the 245 stations on it's
line. Thus far, the company says it
has not been able to secure the services
of efficient and competent operators in
such numbers as will enable it to COM
ply with the act.
Other railway companies have taken
substantially the same ground as the
Wabash. They maintain their absolute
inability TO secure a sufficient number
OF competent telegraph operators to
man their wires as the law, after the
4th of March will require. 1t is pointed
out that in complying with the law
their only recourse will be to transfer
the operators now in their employ to
stations of greater Importance and
larger traffic, thus practically closing
many of the small stations where now
the operator performs the duties of
ticket agent, freight agent and teleg-
rapher.
The of the situation pre-
sented by the railroads is realized fully
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, which will endeavor to reach some
satisfactory adjustment of the matter
before the law becomes operative.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
MERE GIRLS TEACHING
CHILDREN or IOWA

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 22.-State Su-
perintendent Riggs has compiled some
very interesting statistics relative to
those who ooh examinations in an
uary. There were 2,299 applicants for
teachers certificates in these examina-
tons. OF this number. 1874 had not yet
reached Is year. of age. Under the
law those who are Is may receive GER
tifcates. but the board of educational
examiners has held that those whose
next birthday will make them Is, pro-
vidlng II falls before July /, 1908, are
permitted to take the examination.
"ln age, experience and training"
said Mr.. Riggs, the applicants at the
January examination do not compare
favorably with those who write in June
and July-that is, a younger class, as
a rule. write in January, and the
scholarship averages are lower.
"One Of the surprises of the recent
examination is in the mater of institute
attendance. An institute is held each
year in every county seat, the aggre-
rate attendance being about $4,000. Yet
of the 2,299 applicants recently ex-
amined, 1,042 had not spent a day In
a normal institute"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
MUST PAY FARE
TO PHILIPPINES

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 2f.-Though
prominent in society, engaged TO marry
an army officer, and recognized as a
California belle, Mrs. Ynez Shorb
White has discovered that the United
States government is totally oblivious
to such qualifications. Her request for
q pass to sail to Manila has been
firmly refused here n the question
has been passed on to Washington for
settlement.
Her wedding to Captain Carroll d.
Buc,. is to take place during the lat
ter part of April. Prior to sailing for
the islands last June, Captain Carroll
applied for a pass or which his BRIDE
elect could travel to the orient.
Owing to her prominent position in
society circles here and the Difference
which her beauty commanded, Mrs.
White had little doubt that the,
pass would be granted. Accordingly,
she made arrangements to sail on the!
transport Thomas. She has just
earned that a government rule for,
their dependents, sailing at the expense
of Uncle Sam.
Mrs. White was not a dependent:
ergo, she could not be given a pass.
Mrs. White insisted: the quarter
masters department was firm. Mrs
White pointed out that she would soon
be a dependent; the quartermaster's
contended that this mada
no difference. \
The question was fought out here
and finally sent to Washington for a
decision. Indications are that the pass
W.. not be granted, INC Mrs. White
has made tentative arrangements to
pay her passage and sail on the ST.
IBERIA. which will leave here March 10.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
DRIVES TACK THROUGH
TONGUE OF BAD BOY

Canal Dover, Ohio, Feb. 21-Assistant
Matron Clara Sterling, OF the children's
home today confessed to having driven
a tack through the end of a child's
tongue as a punishment. The boy.
Sampson Fowler, z years old. having
stolen a pencil. had refused to confess
his guilt.
The case was reported to Humane
Officer Jackson b. r, w. Chapman, an
employee at the home and the former
caused the arrest of the woman on a
charge of cruelty. She was taken be-
fore Mayor Defenbacher, of New Phila-
delphia, and after confessing, was pun
ished with a light fine.
The woman forced the boy to place
his tongue on the back of a chair, and
then, with a hammer. she drove a tack
completely through his tongue and into
the wood of the chair. This brutality,
she admitted, was committed on Satur-
day and kept secret until yesterday.
when 1t was noticed by other attend
ants at the house that the boy could
not eat because of condition of his
tongue.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
TROOPERS LEAVE
THEIR WIVES BEHIND

San Francisco, Feb. 21.-Twelve Fill.
Pine brides We're grass widowed by the
departure from the islands of the Third
United States cavalry, which arrived
from Manila on the army transport
Thomas. The grass w~idowhood prob
ably will be permanent as far as the
trooper husbands of the Third are con
cerned. Their marital ties rest lightly
ana when il was suggested TO a troop,
er that the deserted wives might suf-
fer want in the absence of their sup
porters, he said:
'tOh, they'll be all right. The fell
lows of the First will get most OF
them"
The soldiers of the Third cavalry who
married native women did 50 by
stealth.
Most OF them" volunteered mother
trooper, were married regular by a
priest"
After marriage the soldiers acknowl-
edgement of his wife was open, but as
the army provides no quarters for
these women. the domestic life of the
the home III most cases being a hut
in the canebr" near Camp Stouten-
burg.
When the regiment was ordered
home the men who had married native
women applied for discharges or trans
fer TO other organizations whose time
of duty in the stands was not yet fin
ished. These requests We're denied, but
the native wives We're offered trans
poTtation 10 the United States. The
wives declined to leave the islands be-
cause the climate in America, they said.
was too cold. So the husbands. their
consciences satisfied, kissed their Fill
pino brides goodby and came home with
the regiment.
Most of them had kids" said one of
the troopers, but a little thing like
hat don bother them gugus. THEY'LL
be looked after anyway"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
'JACKIES GET GLAD
HAND AT CALLA0
P~eruvians Prepared a Fine
Round Of Entertainment
for American Visitors.

Callao. Feb. 22.-The American war
ships had a successful and uneventfut
passage from Punta Arenas. They left
there as IL p. m, February I. In coll
umn formation they made their way
through the western half of the Strait
of Magellan.
The torpedoboat fiotilla accompanied
the warships. For the first part of the
passage through the strait they kept
close to the larger vessels, but then
they dropped behind and turned north
to Smyth channel.
The welcome extended by the people
of Callao was enthusiastic, vast crowds
had come down from Lima the night
before and the docks and headlands
We're thronged. Both Callao and Lima
are in holiday attire. An extensive pro-
gram of ~hospitable entertainment has
been arranged by the Peruvian authori-
ties and people for the American visi-
tors during their stay of ten days.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
LOVE AND $1,000
FOR FARM A

Aberdeen. S. D., Feb. Glove and
affection and $1,000" is the unique
consideration entered in the records as,
the purchase price of 240 acres OF val-i
liable farming land in Carlisle town
ship, a few miles north of this city. To-,
day the register OF deeds received a,
warranty deed from JOS. T. Peck. of
Marion county. oregon, the grantor.
The grantees are Peck's two married
daughters, Mrs. Geo. Tooker and Mrs.
Whitman Stone, both Of whom live at
Salem, Ore.
of the county that cash and affections
have figured in the transfer of land.
In this instance the money considera-
ton Is about one-sixth the value of the
property In on that basis of figuring,
love" and affection are each worth
about g. 500.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
OPPOSE MEASURES

Washington, Feb. 22.-Representa-
tives of several of the great railroads
appeared before the House committee on
judiciary to oppose a favorable report
on the Sterling and Bates bills relating
to the liability of the common carriers
engaged in interstate m to their
employees. The principal speaker was
Albert II. Harris. OF New York, general
counse to the New York Central. Mr..
Harris charged that the Sterling bill
was in effect a partial embodiment of
the British employers compensation
act. which allows recovery for injury
o II death regardless of contributory neg
ligence SO long as such negligence was
not willful.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
DR.. CRAPSEY'S SON
is A FUGITIVE

st. Louis, Feb. 21.-Sergeant Pierre
Compton wanted by the military au-
thorities at Jefferson barracks for sell
ing government property, is in reality
Paul b. Crapsey, a son of Algernon S.
Crapsey, the Episcopal minister found
guilty Of heresy and dismissed from his
charge at Rochester, n. Y, according
TO a statement made by the s%ergeant's
bride of a year.
Compton Is on a two weeks furlough,
which began last Friday. and his wife
says she does not know his where
abouts.
His right name Is Crapsey and he
is the son Of DR.. A. S. Crapsey. of
Rochester" she said. The marriage
ceremony was performed under the
name OF Paul b. Crapsey on April is,
1907.
DR.. Crapsey's controversy with high
ecclesiastical authorities Of the Epis-
copal church became famous.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
IOWA STOCK RAIsERs'
CASE AGAINST ROADS

Chicago, Feb. al.-Evidence for the Corn
Belt Meat Producers association. which
charges the railroads of the middle west
with discrimination against Iowa stock
raisers, has been completed before the
Interstate Commerce commission, and the
railroads began their defense.
e. f. Watson. general freight agent Of
the Chicago Great Western railroad, de-
clared that the rates are as low as they
can be II the roads are to make a profit
on the carrying of live stock to Chicago.
He declared that the earnings per car
of the railroads on live stock average but
one-third TO one-half of those on butter.
eggs. dressed poultry. wheat. coal and
iron.
f. T.. lyman, assistant general freight
agent of the Chicago and Northwestern.
rorroborated the statements made by Mr..
Watson. He declared that the cost of
hauling live stock in Iowa was more than
the expense OF carrying other commodi-
ties.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
BIG FLEET GATHERS
AT SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Feb. 21.--The United
States battleship Nebraska, Captain
Nicholson, arrived yesterday from
Magdalena bay as vanguard of the
fleet which will be in his harbor by
Saturday, and which, though not as
large as that IN its way here under
Admiral Evans command, will be the
most imposing array of fighting ma
chimes ever assembled inside the Golden
Gate.
Admiral Dayton's big Four" West
Virginia. Maryland, Colorado. Pennsyl-
van!a, and Admiral Sebrees' big,
armored cruisers, Tennessee and Wash
ington. will be here Friday, and will be
Joined Saturday by South Dakota and
California, now anchored between here
and Mare island. These. with Nebras-
ka. will make nine big irst-class war
ships, with about 500 officers and men
on each vessel.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
BARTHOLOT NOMINATED
FOR The NOBEL PRIZE

Washington, Feb. 22.-The American
group of the International Parliament
airy union, composed of members of the
United States Senate and House of
Representatives., held "A meeting and by
unanimous vote Representative Rich
ard Bartholdt. Of st. Louis, Mo, was
selected as the candidate of the Amer
lean group for the next Nobel peace
prize, attached to which is a cash
award OF $40. 900. The nomination was
in recognition of the distinguished SER
vices rendered by DR.. Bartholdt in per-
sonally ~persuading the support of
Great Britain and Germany TO the OBJ
ligatory arbitration clause presented
to the second Hague conference by he
United States. DR.. Bartholdt repre-
sented the American group at that con-
YentiOn.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28

Washington, Feb. 21.--It is stated to-
day that in all probability Rear Ad-
miral Evans will not preside over the
d~estinies of the battleship squadron in
its journey across the Pacific after its
arrival at San Francisco.
Admiral Evans viii retire from ser.
vice ON August Is. n as the war
ships will start for Manila before that
date it is expected hat he will turn
over the command.
1t is reported in ava circles that the
president has practically decided to ele-
ate Captain Richard Wainwright to
the command.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
BABY MURDERED,
PARENTS ACCUSED

Rock Island. ILL.,, Feb. 21.-Ensign and
Mrs. Robert Booth, in charge of the Sal
walton army post here were held by
the coroner today accused of murder
ing their 2-weeks'-old son, who was
found in a bedroom this morning.
There was a fearful cash in the child's
neck.
Booth contends the child was muir
dered by an unknown person who left
the door open M a bloody razor on
the table. His wife tells Of a dream
during the night that she was attacked
by a snake which she killed with a
knife. The police nave a theory the
woman killed the child in a fit of puer-
peral insanity.
The mother is Is years old. The
couple came here recently from Mon
mouth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
EDISON'S PLAN Is
NOT PRACTICABLE.
SAY CEMEMT MEN

Des Moines. Ia. Feb. 22.-Members
of the Iowa association of cement
users, In annual convention here to-
day declare Edison's plan for maxi
ing cement houses will not be a sue
cess. They declare the cost of moulds
will be enormous and that all houses
would look alike, thus ~detracting from
popularity.
Sioux City sought to LAND the next
convention. but Des Moines offers a
new coliseum as an inducement, which
probably will result in the selection
OF Des Moines
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
P.ISONED MONEY
KILLS A CLERK

New York. Feb. 21.-John Med. Hop
kirk is lead as a result of handling
poisoned money, having contracted
malignant scarletina.
Hopkirk acted as cashier for a hotel
in which cheap lodgings are given to
the o In that capacity he handled
hundreds OF dirty. germ-laden bills
coming from the slums of the city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
GIRLS AEE
OVERCOME BY SMOKE

Philadelphia. Feb. 22.-Severai nun
dred girls employed in the large hos
Jerry mill OF Thomas Henry & Sons,
were driven from work today by a fire
which destroyed the mill. About 20
girls were overcome by smoke. but soon
revived. The loss is $50. 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
STOCK RATE
WOULD DRIVE OUT
THE I0WA PACKERS

Chicago, Feb. 21.-John Fl. Morrell. Of
Ottumwa, Ia, testified today before In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty in the fight of the Corn Belt
Meat Producers association for a re-
duction of live stock rates from Iowa
points to Chicago that any reduction
OF the present rate on live stock might
drive the Iowa packers out Of business.
He declared Iowa packers get a.
through rate of 30 cents to New York,
16 cents to Chicago. 26 cents from Chi
cago to New York. while the Chicago
packers pay 80 cents from Chicago to
New York.