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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-21

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Ladies Form Auxiliary.

Eighteen Bemidji young ladies
met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Miss Mabel McTaggart of
this city and organized an associa-
ton to be called the "Bemidji Red
Cross Association"
The object of the organization is
to comfort any of the militia boys
in time of sickness and to especially
guard them at all times against
ennui. It will act as ladies'
auxiliary to Company K, Bemidji's
new militia company.
At the meeting held yesterday
afternoon, the following officers
were. elected: President Blanche
M. Boyer, Vice-president-M Mabel
McTaggart, Drill-Master-Mrs. J.
E. Lindgren, First Matron-Mrs. A.
E. Otto, Second Matron-Mrs. L.
Lloyd, Secretary-Lela Solberg,
Treasurer Del Burgess, First
Bugler-Olive Miller, First Drummer
GLADYS Brannon, Second Drummer
Panchot, Quartermaster
Ida Cell, First Flag Bearer Hazel
Olson, Second Flag Bearer Edith
Walker, and Pianist-Inez Cell.
The association will hold meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock at the home of Mrs. ]. E.
Lindgren. SIS Beltrami avenue. All
members and those wishing to join
are requested to be present.
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draw, despite the fact that he had re.
ceived telegram from Alexander Nc
Kenzie, the national committeeman
from North Dakota. asking that Hitch
cock repres ent him.
Mr.. Hitchcock also received a tele-
gram from Charles A. Carey of Ore
gon sending his proxy to the Taft
manager. Hitchcock made it over to
Representative James McI.achlan of
California
The "allies' were highly jubilant
over the withdrawal of Hitchcock and
claimed that they had forced him
from the committee. Hitchcock said,
however, that his retirement was in
no way connected with the protests
against him which have been filed by
the "allies." He further declared that
II an occasion should arise making
ouch action desirable and necessary
he would assume another proxy.
After sitting less than two hours
the committee was forced to take a
sudden adjournment because the cell
Ing OF the room threatened to fall.
II was quickly repaired and the meet
Inn rasnYnad
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QUAY's PLAN REVIVED.
Proposal to Reduce Southern Repr,
sentation in Conventions.

Proposal to Reduce Southern Repre-
sentation in Conventions.
Chicago, June 9.-The anti-Taft PEG.
pie have evolved a plan to prevent
Southern delegations from hereafter
eontrolling Republican conventions.
fhey declare they will submit it to
the convention next week. The idea
Is identical with the plan proposed
In tho Republican national convention
" 1909 by Senator Quay Of Pennsyl-
kRnia, but which failed Of passage at
~ time. This plan, If adopted, will
give to each state four delegates at
largo and one for every 10000 Repub-
ltbaA votes cast at the last preceding
presidential election. The effect
Wonld be to cut off approximately 100
delegates from the Southern states and
add approximately 100 to the North
bsh states. All of the Northern states
won1a gain excepting Massachusetts,
md Nevada, the latter being consid-
Bfed as a Northern state by the back
bfs OF the plan. These would lose one
delegate each. The states gaining
pnost heavily in representation would
be Ohio, which would increase by
beventeen, and Indiana, which would
Increase by eleven.
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Got Fine Bass.

]. P. Easton of Warren, travel
ing auditor for the St. iIilaire
Retail Lumber company, and Mr..
Van Rohrer of Greenbush came to
the city last evening from Pequot,
where they had been a'fshin.' The
gentlemen secured several fine bass,
which they brought with them and
which they prize very highly.
They will take the fish over
west with them and exhibit the
bass to the natives over there with
recommendations that the Polk
county folks come up this way if
they want to catch good fish. Some
base persons lnsinuated that Mr..
Easton purchased the bass. The
allegations are stoutly denied by
J. P, and having known the gentle
man for the last ten years, we, as
game warden, can vouch for the
catch having been a legal one.
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bniEF BITS OF NEWS.

Preparations are being made by the
treasury department for the prompt
carrying into effect of the various pro-
visions Of the new currency law.
The board of directors Of the Union
Pacific Railroad company has ratified
the issue Of s50,0OO,O00 frst Hen and
refunding mortgage per cent bonds.
A preliminary estimate Of 17,710, 900
acres Of spring wheat sown, OF mort
than $4,000 acres moro than last
year, and placing the condition on
June / Of winter wheat at $50 pei
cent as against 9S5 per cent on May
| is made in the June grain report
OF the department Of agriculture.
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NO INCREASE IN RATES
Railroads Believe Such Action
Bad Policy at Present.
HOPE TO AVOID TAKING STEP
Freight and Passenger Revenues for
Last Month Show Notable In
crease Over the Preceding Three
Months on Most Of the Roads.

IS <
Washington, June 9.-No general in
crease in freight rates is likely to be
made by the railways Of the country
in the near future. if it be made at all.
Certainly nothing will be done before
next autumn and it is unlikely now
that anything approximating gen
eral increase will be attempted then.
At q recent meeting Of presidents
and operating officials of important
railroads held in New York 1t was the
concensus Of opinion that 1t would be
undesirable, If not absolutely imprac-
ticable, to put into effect at this time
an increase of freight rates. Opinion
at the meeting was divided, but the
majority inclined to the view that it
would be bad policy and bad business
at this juncture to attempt an in
crease Of rates.
1t was pointed out that the proposed
increase, in a time of depression,
would tend rather to increase freight
stagnation than to stimulate freight
movement. Such result would be Of
only additional disadvantage to the
carriers, the opinion being general
that it would not induce increased
revenues.
Most of the officials who attended
the meeting indicated a belief that
railway business conditions were i'm
proving. The freight revenues-and
the passenger revenues, too-show a
notable increase in the last month
over the preceding three months and
a general revival of business in all
Industrial branches was reported from
every part Of the country.
The judgment was expressed that
If business conditions generally did
not continue to show improvement it
would be necessary for the railroads
of the country to adopt some method
of protecting the interests Of their
stockholders. Only two methods were
suggested-an increase Of freight
rates or a decrease in wages of en-
ployes. It is quite certain that neither
will be resorted to before the first of
next October and important officials
believe that 1t will not be necessary
even then to resort to either of the
methods,
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ONCE MILLIONAIRE THURMAN
James Duncan Suicides at ST. Paul by
Hanging.

st. Paul, June 9.-Crazed with mel
ancholy, brooding over the loss of his
fortune and separation from his wife
James Duncan, once prominent turf
man in Kentucky, committed suicide
by hanging himself with rope in the
stable at the rear Of 258 Selby ave
nue.. The rope was attached to a har-
ness hook and the knees of the dead
man were almost touching the floor.
The suicide of James Duncan brings
to tragic end a rather remarkable
career. Coming to this country a
mere lad without friends or money he
was employed as stable boy at
louisville, KY. He was thrifty and
careful and his rise in his chosen line
of work was rapid. He became mil.
lionaire turfman and his stables were
famous all over the South.
Reyerses came, however, and after
he had lost his fortune his wife Sc
cured divorce from him. Then he
left Kentucky for Minneapolis, where
he was employed in private and pub
lie barns for several years. For the
last two years he has been employed
in the livery stable where he ended
his life.
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BlLLEK WILL BE EXECUTED
Governor peneen Of Illinois Refuses
to Interfere.

to Interfere.
Springfield, Ill, June 9.-Governor
Deneen, on recommendation Of the
state board of pardons, has decided
net to interfere in the case Of Herman
Billek, under death sentence in Chica-
go for murder. The execution accord
ingly is expected to take place on Fri
day, June IL.
Billek is the Bohemian fortune
teller whose conviction was declared
from the pulpit of st. Mary's church
by Rev. p J. O'Callaghan Of the
Paulist Fathers of Chicago to be the
result of perjured testimony due to
suggestion and intimidation of the
prosecuting attorneys and the police.
The accusation against Billek was
that, through the agency of Mrs.
Vzral, who afterwards committed sui
eide, he murdered the woman's hus-
band and four of the Vzral children.
The alleged motive was life insurance
money. According to the prosecution
the method was the use Of .'medi-
cine" prescribed by the fortune teller.
Largely through the efforts of Father
O'Callaghan an affidavit was recently
made by one of the principal wit
nesses against Billek, Jerry Vzral,
eighteen years old, survivor of the
Vzral family, that the testimony given
against Billek by the aff1ant was
wholly untrue. The attention Of
Father O'Callaghan was first called to
the Billek case by Sister Rose of
Columbus hospital, a nun of the mis-
sionary order Of the Sacred Heart,
through whose visits to the Jail Gus
tave Marx, one Of the celebrated Gear
barn bandits" became Christian just
previous to death on the gallows.
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GIVES Up HIS PROXY
Hitchcock No Longer Acting as
Member Of Committee.
ALLIES HIGHLY JUBILANT
Claim They Forced Taft's Campaign
Manager to Retire, but the Latter
Says Their Protests Had No In
fiuence on His Action.

fiuence on His Action.
Chicago, June 9.-When the Repub-
Hcan national committee met to con-
tinue Its hearing of contests for seats
on the temporary roll call the first
case taken up was the Third Flor
ida district. Following this the three
districts from the state of Georgia
were to be taken up and next on the
list were four districts from Ken
lucky.
ALI Of the contests which are yet
10 be settled are brought by negro
voters instructed for Senator Foraker,
with the exception of the four dis
tricts In Kentucky, which are claimed
tor Vice President Fairbanks, and two
h Missouri, which are claimed for
Governor Hughes.
The representative of the "alliss"
were present in full force when the
committee began its deliberations and
tho was no more talk heard Of boiling
the national committee.
Frank H. Hitchcock, the Taft man
ager, did not sit as q member of the
Committee. Solomon Luna Of New
Mexico, whose proxy Mr.. Hitchcock
hes held during the previous sessions
of the committee, having arrived. Aft
or conference with number Of his
friends Hitchcock decided to with.
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Additional Short Locals.

Fred Dudley = Little Fred is
starting the cleaning up. Come on,
boys"
Rev. S. Anderson of the Swedish.
Lutheran church, went to Cass Lake
this noon on short trip.
S. E. Thompson, the Tenstrike
merchant, went to Cass Lake this
noon to look after some cedar inter-
ests of his.
A. E. Smith of this city returned
this morning from business trip to
Puposky where he was over looking
his lumber interests.
f. H. Gerlach, who represents
the American Tobacco company,
went to Laporte this morning on
one of his regular trips.
Mrs. Graham of Tenstrike passed
through the city this morning on
her way to Minneapolis where she
will visit at her old home.
The Blackjack Employment CON-
pany sent eight men to the Red
River Lumber company at Akeley,
where they will work on logging
road.
George Boobar, who owns a home
stead near Tamarack, went to Cass
Lake this noon and from there will
60 to Park Rapids on a short bust
ness trip. -.
Earl Simcox, who is we'll known
in this city, went to Minneapolis
this noon where he will be employed
by the Carpenter-Lamb Lumber
company.
Misses Bertha Olson and Esther
StCODllIS Ol ulSi NlVSI dis dIElVSu
in the city this noon and will visit
at the home of Mrs. P. ]. Russell for
several days.
Otto Peterson returned this morn
ing from Puposky where he was look
ing after the interests of the L. K.
Deal Lumber company of Des
Moines, Iowa.
Dad" Dean of Duluth, travelling
representative for the Zenith Paper
company, came down this morning
from trip up the north line of the
M. & l. railway.
H. E. Reese, who does the book.
keeping for E. H. Winter & Co. of
this city, went to Waterloo, a.,
this morning. He was called home
by the illness of his mother.
Mrs. Welcome and daughters
Fay and Ruth, accompanied by
Harold Vandermark of Crookston,
passed through the city this noon on
a weeks fishing trip to Cass Lake.
MISS Jessamine Peterson and her
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FIGHT INCREASED RATES.
Creamery Men Say Advance VIII
Ruin Them,

Chicago. June 9.-Sixteen of the
largest manufacturers of butter in the
United States will open their fight
against the proposed advance Of
freight rates on cream and milk be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion next Wednesday. The average
increase in tariffs is from 669s to 1875
per cent. A butter famine is prom
ised should their fight fail
The butter manufacturers say they
see no alternative other than to stop
business. The margin of profit, they
say, is less than one-half a cent per
pound net. A disturbance of the rates
that have been in effect for fifteen
years, it is alleged, not only would
imperil the millions invested in cream
cry plants and cream receiving sta
lions in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri,
Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Wiscon-
sin, Indiana and other states, but
would cause an actual loss to them Of
more than $1,000,0OO annually.
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little sister, Grace, returned this
morning from Big Falls, where they
have been visiting their brother,
Jack" who is living on fine
claim near there.
Mrs. ]. c. Thompson of Blackjack,
wife of the proprietor of the Palace
hotel at Blackjack, passed through
the city this morning on her way to
Minneapolis to visit with friends.
Joseph Vessel, first tenor of the
Crookston Elks' Quartette, came
down this morning from up north"
Joe" is hustling his calls this week
so as to be in Bemidji next week
with his famous musical organization.
Mrs. T.. Dugas and daughter,
Addie, went to Cass Lake yesterday
noon for visit with relatives and
friends. Mrs. Dugas returned home
on the evening train, but Miss
Addie remained for a more extended
visit.
F. F. Lally of Minneapolis, c. D.
Lord of Park River, N. D., and w.
S. Weber of Grand Forks, N. D.,
formed an Isaac Walton" party this
morning and went to Smiley, where
they expect to throw the hooks into
the fnny tribe.
Nellie, the oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. McManus, 1918 Dewey
avenue, was taken violently ill with
appendicitis last Friday. An opera
ton was performed Saturday even
ing and the patient was improving
nicely, with the exception of small
fever this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Title arrived
in the city yesterday from Grand
Forks, and will visit with friends
hereabouts for two weeks. Mr..
Title formerly lived here and at
Turtle River, and acted-as brake
man on the M. & I. railway. He
owns homestead near Turtle.
H. E. Ives, whom everyone knows
as Harry" came in last night from
his home at St. Hilaire. Mr.. Ives
possesses more man in his generous
portions than anyone we wot of
hereabouts-he weighs some 800
pounds, and in every wrinkle of his
countanence there turks a smile of
good nature. Mr.. Ives will remain
here and in this vicinity for several
days.
A fishing party which had one OF
the most strenuous times of any
which has gone out this spring was
composed OF D. D. Miller, c. C.
Crippen, Barber Kane and E. N.
French, who went to Bass Lake
about midnight Sunday, in order to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-09
VOLCANO AGAIN ACTIVE.
One Of the Samoan Islands Being Gov
cred With Lava.

San Francisco, June 9.-Aceording
to report brought to this city by
the steamer Aeon, from Apia, Samoa,
the Volcano Mu, which broke out in
August, 1905, on the island Of Gavaii,
one Of the Samoan group, is again in
violent eruption and has covered
large and fertile part of the island,
which previously escaped, with lava.
The Inhabitants have fed to the ad-
Joining islands. The flow Of lava is
approaching the village of Saleaula
and its inhabitants are preparing to
leave.
When the. Aeon left Apia the lava
flow had covered more than seven
square miles of land and was spread
ing fast.
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Break in River Bank.

Topeka, Kan. June 9.-There is a
break in the Kaw river bank 500 yards
wide at the big bend OF the river a
mile and a half west of North Topeka
This water appeared to be about four
feet in depth and swept down into
North Topeka, flowing across Cor
don street. Soon many houses had
been flooded to depth of four feet.
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Fatally Injured in Sham Battle.

Rrookings, S. D., June 9.-Robert
Watson, student Of the South Da-
kota state college, was SO seriously
injured in a sham battle at the col
lege that death has resulted. Wat
son was captain of one Of the militia
companies of the college, which were
entertaining excursionists with a
sham battle. His company was seal
ing ten-foot wall and in alighting he
fell upon an upturned bayonet which
penetrated the intestines.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June S.-Wheat- June.
9111c; July, s6ss 0s5Ao; Sept.
S41zc; Dec, $3.50. Corn-July, 681sc;
Sept, e5N@651acI Dec, $3.50. Oats
July, old. 43ssc; July, 41Mc; Sept,
35Mc. Pork-Ju1y, s18.65; Sept. 3d..
921hc. Butter-Creameries, 19@2So;
dairies. 17O21c Eggs-14c. Poultry
Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 10Jhc:
spring chickens. 2O@23c.
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Aged Man Dies of Starvation.

Minneapolis, June 9.-Rather than
ask for aid Edward w. Jordan, aged
seventy, starved to death. He was
found lying unconscious on sidewalk
and died within an hour after being
removed to the city hospital 1t was
at first thought that his death was
due to heart disease, but later devel
Dpments showed that he was without
money and was too proud to beg. AS
he was in poor health he was unable
to work,
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, June s.-wheat- July,
$1.O3A Q1.03M; Sept, s77sc. On track
No. hard, $1.10; No, 1 Northern,
$l.Os; No. 2 Northern $1O5lsa1.0e;
No. 8 Northern, $L01@1.04.
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be on the grounds early Monday
morning. The boys fshed, and
fished, and then some more, and got
nothing from the deep. However,
they purchased aquantity of rhubarb
which they brought home with them.
About all they had to show for the
trip was the pieplant.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, June S.-Wheat-On track
and to arriye-No. 1 hard. s1.0sM;
No. l Northern, $1.0eM; No. 2 North
ern, s1.02ss; July, $1.o4%; Sept,
8sAo. Flax-To arrive, on track and
July, $1.21B; Sept, s1.20N; Oct,
$1.19.
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Former Husband Held for Crime.

Appleton, Wis, June 9.-The jury
In the Mrs. Minnie Grunert case re-
turned verdict to the effect that the
woman met her death by being struck
on the head with some blunt instru,
ment and then strangled by a rope
placed around her neck and fastened
to hook in a clothes closet and recon-
mend that Paul Krause, the woman's
former husband, be held for the crime.
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Flood Waters Recedinu

Butte, Mont, June 9-While the
flood waters have entirely disappeared
from Butte and the immediate vicinity
train service cannot be resumed for
several days in anything like normal
shape. The total dead in Montana
flood is now estimated at eight, with
many outlying districts to be heard
from.
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State Convention Postponed.

Helena, Mont, June 9.State Chair
man Browne Of the Democratic COM
mittee has postponed the Democratic
state convention, scheduled for
Wednesday at Bozeman, until July /
on account Of the floods and the de-
moralization of the train service,
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, June S.-Cattle-
s4.9O@7.65; Texans, $4.70@5.s0; west
erners. s4.60@6.OO; stockers and feed
ers, s2.60@5.50; cows and heifers, b.
40@6.56; calves, $4.50@8.O0. Hogs
Light, $5.15@5.55; mixed, S5.1506.-
82,k; heavy, s5.1o05.671h; good to
choice heavy, s5.25@5.571s; pigs, $4.-
S0@6.10. Sheep, $3.15@4.90; year
lings, $460@5.5O; lambs, $40006.1O.
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Victim of Practical Jokers.

Pittsburs, June "a victim OF
practical johers Morris : Caseberg,
twenty-five years old, is dead at hos
pital. He had been employed at the
Duquesne steel works and on May 80:
1t is alleged, fellow workmen inflated
his body by compressed air, causing
peritonitis. An Investigation is being
made
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TO BLOW UP ROYAL FAMILY
Police of Lisbon Illustrate an Anar-
chist Plot.

CnISt Plot.
Lisbon, June 9.-The police have
discovered and frustrated a big plot,
Matched by the Society of the Black
Cross, to blow up with bombs the
members of the royal family at a re-
iigious feast which is to beld on June
Is. Among the ringleaders arrested
are Jose Avila, Adao Duarte and Con
stantine Mendes, notorious anarchists.
The bombs, which had been manufac-
turfed by the society were discovered
and CORES pondence seized shows that
the society, to which Manuel Buissa,
one of the principals in the assassina-
ton of King Carlos and Crown Prince
Luiz last February belonged, had close
relations with anarchists in Barcelona
and Madrid.
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The Points Mere There.

Little Clara's parents often discuss
reincarnation. and the small maiden
has acquired some of the phraseology.
Mamma" she said one day, "my kit,
tie must have been paper of pins in a
previous state Of existence"
"Why do you think soy' asked her
mother
Because can feel some of them in
her toes yet" was the logical reply.
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Race Riot in Texas Town.

Dallas, Tex, June News has Just
reached here that two negroes were
killed on the streets of Longview,
Gregg county, and race riot was Inn.
minent. The governor has been re-.
quested to send rangers to that city.
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Modern Maccabees in Session.

WVUSIII "VId1CaUSSS III 0eSS1OII'
Toledo, O., June 8. The twenty-frst
biennial convention of Knights of the
Modern Maccabees opened here for a
weeks session. Thirty states are rep
resented by 500 delegates. The ladies
of the Modern Maccabees are also in
session, representing 1000 hives and a
membership Of $4,000.
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REPAID for Kind ACT.

Duluth, June 9.-For kindness
shown his wife in her sickness Giles
Gilbert, Duluth pioneer who died q
few weeks ago, left $4,000 to Miss
Edith Balm, music teacher OF Chi
cago. His estate was valued at $2s5,.
900.