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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Five persons were injured in a col.
lision of a Burlington railroad passen.
9 train with a freight nea st. Louis.
J. A. McKittrick, a stockman, was
pinioned under the wreckage by his
left leg, which was nearly crushed off
at the knee. Scalding steam from the
damaged passenger locomotive was
enveloping him and to save McKit.
tricks life Rev. R. c. Allen of Grove
City, Pa, cut off the leg with a pocket
knife.
Three persons were killed, fifteen
were injured, some of them seriously,
and the lives of nearly a hundred per-
sons were endangered by fire in a
fve-story tenement house in New
York city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
CAR DROPS TO STREET
Chicago Elevated Railroad Scene
Of Exciting Accident.
EIGHT SERIOUSLY INJURED

Score of Others Badly Hurt When
Coach Jumps Track and Crashes to
Ground-PoIice Drag Imprisoned o.
cupants Through Broken Windows.
Chicago, April 8.-Eight persons
were seriously injured, n probably
fatally, and nearly a score of others
were hurt when the motor a Of a
southbound train on the South Side
Elevated railroad jumped the track a
few hundred feet north of the Indiana
avenue station and crashed to the
ground. The motorman of the car,
George Stang, was cut and bruised
about the head and body and his skull
fractured. He may die.
About fifty persons we're in the front
car when the accident happened and
many of them were o or less in
jured. The train was moving rapidly
when the front trucks of the motor
car jumped the track. The a bumped
along the rails for a short distance
and then plunged off the elevated
structure, landing in the rear yard at
1925 Prairie avenu
Ambulances and patrol wagons
were hurried to the scene from nearly
all the police stations on the South
Side of the city. Lieutenant Cron1n
and fen officers from the Ffftieth
street station were the first to arrive.
They found the passengers of the mo
tor car penned in and struggling to
make their escape. When additional
help arrived the imprisoned passen'
gers were dragged through the shat
tered windows and carried into nearby
residences, while the more seriously
injured were hurried to various hos
nita1s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The long expected correspondence
between America and Venezuela re-
specting pending American claims
against the latter country has been
submitted to the senate and is almost
certain to create a profound impress
sion. Cursory inspection of the docu-
ments makes it evident that negotia-
lions have reached a critical phase.
The president has SEN to the sen
ate the nomination of David Jayne
Hill to be ambassador extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Ger
many. He also named Arthur M. Beau
pre- Of Illinois to be minister to The
Netherlands and Luxembourg and
Spencer F. Eddy of Illinois to be min
lister to the Argentine Republic.
Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray, newspaper
writer, who was the central figure in
sensational incidents on the Grow e S
ervation in Montana last summer, has
made startling charges before the sci
ate committee on Indian affairs.
John S. Leech of Illinois, now public
printer in the Philippines, has been
appointed public printer at Washing
ton. Mr.. Leech will succeed Public
Printer Stillings, whose resignation
was accepted some days ago.
John Mitchell, former president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
has been offered but declined the posi-
ton of special commissioner to study
and report upon labor conditions on
the Panama canal zone.
The torpedo flotilla has arrived at
Magdalena bay. The little vessels
reached their destination a day ahead
of time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
LABOR NEWS.

Two hundred and fifty thousand
picks have dropped from the hands of
as many bituminous coal miners of
until a wage settlement has been
reached and a scale adopted between
the members of the United Mine
Workers of America and the coal op-
orators of the various fields. An early
settlement is predicted.
A threatened strike of Pittsburg
street car employees has been averted
temporarily by an agreement reached
between the men and the Pittsburg
Railways company by which the pres
ent wage scale will be continued dur
ing negotiations for an adjustment of
the dispute.
The general reduction of 10 per
cent in the wages of New England
cotton mill operatives, which was re.
Gently decided upon, has become ef'
fective in mills employing 10000 per.
son
John Mitchell, retired president Of
the United Mine Workers of America,
announces that in future he will de
vote his attention to a labor paper.
which he will establish in I%ndianapo.
lis.
Milk wagon drivers of Chicago have
accepted an offer OF an increase of 81
q week in wages and there will be no
strike. The men had demanded an
increase of IS per week.
The Massachusetts supreme court
has decided that sympathetic strikes
for the purpose of preventing an en-.
ployer from conducting an "opeD
shop are illegal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
OPPOSED BY SENATOR HALE
Reported Plan to Double Size Of the
Standing Army.

Washington, April S.-The senate
engaged for some time in the discus
sion of a report printed in the Wash
ington Post to the effect that Secre-
tary Taft contemplated the increase
of the army so as to bring the num-
Der up to $4,000 men. The subject
was introduced by Senator Hale, who
spoke of the enormous sum of $685.
100000 carried by the army a%ppropria-
ton bill which passed Monday. He
said that he did not know whether
the author of the article had inside in
formation, but he added that it was
understood to be the plan of the chief
of staff of the army to double the
present size of that organization. In
this connection he mentioned the fact
that this officer often acts as secre-
tary of war Gin the prolonged, fire.
quent and necessary absence of the
secretary"
Senator Hale traced the increase in
military expenditures to the necessity
for protecting the Philippines. of
which he spoke as "a pestilential
curse" He made the prediction that
the expenses would continue to pile
up until this country got rid of those
islands:
Incidentally Mr.. Hale expressed the
opinion that the war talk between the
United States and any other country
wat mere nonsense"
Senator Hale then moved to recon.
slider the vote by which the military
bill was passed and Senator Burkett
attacked his motive in doing so, say
ing that in his opinion the motion
was made "for the particular purpose
of criticising a particular man who is
now attracting attention throughout
the country" The motion was lost.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The twenty wealthy lumbermen OF
Toledo, O., found guilty of conspiracy
in restraint of trade under the Valen-
tine antitrust law, were resentenced
by Judge Kumler Of common pleas
court. The sentences were fines rang
ing from $500 to $1,000 and in no in
stance was a Jail sentence given.
Unmoved and without showing tho
faintest sign of emotion of any kind
Chester Gillette was put to death in
Auburn IN. W prison for the murder
of Grace Brown, his sweetheart. Be-
fore going to the electric chair Gil
lette made a confession to his spiritual
advisers admitting his guilt.
Mrs. U. S. Dearman, wife of a we'll
known racetrack man, shot and killed
Mrs. Helen Griftan, her husbands
affinity" at Monrovia, Cal, a suburb
of Los Angeles. Mrs. Griffan, who
was a very beautiful woman, had been
a racetrack companion Of Dearman's
for several years.
United States Senator Jefferson Da-
Wis was fined s25 in police court at
LlILlC NUN, f1lh., AOA uAoIuA OAu6 AO
peace. The senator, 1t was charged,
appeared on the street flourishing a
revolver and threatening to kill an
antagonist in a quarrel.
Found guilty of a charge Of arson
Henry F. Mcdonald, in the circuit
court at Terre Haute, Ind, shot and
killed Detective William E. Dwyer,
seriously wounded several other Off
GERS and was himself seriously wound
ed.
Ross Freeman, twenty years old, a
victim of somnambulism and epilepsy,
was on account of his affection acquit-
ted in Judge Brentano's court at Chi
cago of a charge of burglary.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
Bank of Mounds at Mounds, Okla, OBJ
tanning $5,4OO in currency and silver
and escaped.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
WILL MARRY THE PRINCE
Relatives of Anna Gould to Make No
Further objection.

New York, April s.-That an agree
ment has been reached among the
relatives of Madame Anna Gould to
interpose no further objection to her
engagement to the Prince de Sagan Is
reported.
The pertinacity of the prince, who
recently announced that he would
forego his plan to return to Paris this
week, and the insistence Of Madame
Gould upon her right to decide for
herself are said to have broken down
the opposition to the engagement so
that all except George Gould have con-
scented to it. The latter is the GUS
todian of his sisters property.
Mrs. George Gould is credited with
having exercised the tact Of a diplo-
mat in effecting a reconciliation be-
tween Madame Gould and her rela.
tives. She is said to have undertaken
the part of mediator with such sue
cess that the objections of the mem
bers of the family other than George
Gould have been overcome.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
TROOPS SWARM STREETS.
Excitement at Lisbon Has Not En-.
tirely subsidized.

Lisbon, April s.-The excitement
caused by the election rioting in this
city Sunday evening, in which eve
persons were killed and a hundred
wounded, has by no means subsidized.
There is considerable CONSERVATION
in government circles and the most
extreme precautions are being contin-
ued. The streets of Lisbon warm
with troops. Regiments of infantry
and batteries of artillery hold Canoes
square and Pedro square. The streets
are patrolled by cavalry and mounted
lancers are massed at street corners.
Bernardino Machado, the Republican
leader, has called on the civil gov
ernor to withdraw the troops.
The official complete returns of the
election of members to the new cham
Der of deputies, including the colonies,
are as follows: R~egenerators 62, Pro-
gressists 50, Independents II, Nation
'alists 2, Republicans s, four in Lisbon
and one in the provinces; F%rancoists
3 and Dissident ~Progressists z. The
total is 1856.
The election machinery, which was
in the hands of the ~"rotative' parties,
seems to have worked perfectly.
The city was in more or less of a
state of terror all night. Bands of
men roamed through the lower quar-
tiers and there was considerable plum
dering in the early morning hours.
The troops we're on the trail of the
marauders and finally succeeded in
dispensing them and driving them into
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
GREAT ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
Number Of Workmen in IdIeness Esti-
mated at 4.75O.OOO,

New York, April 8.-A convention
of representatives of various labor
and other bodies was held at the Hotel
Astor to inquire into the number of
unemployed throughout the United
States and the reasons for their idle
ness.
Samuel A. stodel, a representative
Of the Industrial Workers of the
World, said that he had prepared a
statement of the number of unem-
ployed in thirty-seven states.
IA reasonable estimate of the num-
Der of unemployed throughout the
United States at the present time
would be at least 4,750,000," he said.
Stodel asserted that matters are 60
ing to be worse.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
MINERS REMAIN IDLE.
Conference at indianapolis Fails
to Reach Agreement
ANOTHER MEETING SLATED

Operators and Employees to Gather at
Toledo, O., on April ID, When an
Effort Will Be Made to Settle Exist
ing Differences.
Indianapolis, April 8.-The confer
ence of coal operators of Western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana and
representatives Of the miners of these
three districts and Illinois adjourned
after being in session for two hours.
No resumption of work in the mines
of the states represented was ordered.
The next meeting will be held at
Toledo, O., Tuesday, April IA, when
an effort will be made to revive the
interstate agreement between the op-
orators and miners of the Central com.
petitive field, consisting OF these four
districts. The Illinois miners left at
once for Springfield to resume their
joint district conference with the Illi-
nois operators. President Lewis left
for Kansas City to take part in the
joint conference of the Southwest
saald. The Indiana mines are in opera
tion and under a resolution adopted
will continue to operate. Western
Pennsylvania and Ohio mines will re.
main idle until the Toledo meeting.
Their resumption will be the first
question considered.
Illinois differences, it is said, will
be adjusted at the Springfield confer
ence now in session. 1t is probable
that the Toledo meeting will order re-
sumption in Western Pennsylvania
and Ohio about April 16. 1t is not ex-
pected that Illinois will attend the
meeting. Indiana operators may also
stay away from Toledo, but this is not
probable and it is believed an inter-
state agreement for the three districts
will be established and the miners or
dered to resume work. The present
scale will, in all probability, be the
basis of agreement on wages.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
RULED OUT BY N n
Move to Insert Child Labor Law in
Appropriation Bill.

Washington, April 8.-When the
house met discussion Of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was re-
sumed. This was not accomplished,
however, without a roll call and in
connection with it the house vas fur
nished with an amusing incident of
which Speaker Cannon was the cen
trail figure.
Mr.. Williams demanded a division
on the proposition to take up the Dis
trict bill, which was carried, 100 to Is.
Both Mr.. Payne IN. W and MI. Bart
lett (Ga.) were quickly on their feet,
the former asserting that Mr.. Will
Jams was resorting to dilatory tactics
and Mr.. Bartlett insisting that there
was no quorum.
Later Mr.. Bartlett withdrew his
point and v e the protest of Mr..
Payne the speaker himself ordered a
yea and nay vote. With the tension
thus relieved the members broke into
applause.
The supporters of the proposition
for a child labor law for the District
of Columbia, as recommended by the
president, received a blow when the
chair ruled out as not germane an
amendment by Mr.. Peters (Mass.) to
cover the subject. MI. Peters made
an elaborate presentation of the case,
Notwithstanding.
Following a lively debate on the
subject the house adopted an amend
ment by Mr.. Wilson (Ill.) fixing rs
cents per 1000 cubic feet as the max
imum charge for gas in the District of
Columbia. The present price is 81
per 1000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
France Supporting Russia.

Paris, April S.-Speaking before
the senate Foreign Minister Pichon
announced that France was supporting
the proposals for Macedonian reform
advanced by Russia, considering them
preferable to those made by Great
Britain. The minister said further
that France had Joined Russia and
Italy in supporting the Servian de-
mand for a railroad concession from
the Danube to the Adriatic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
MISS KATHERINE ELk,Ns.

Elkins, daughter of Senator Elkins of
West Virginia.
Although nothing official is known it
Is reported that the engagement has
been confirmed and that it is the in
tention of the Duke of the .Abruzzi to
return to the United States shortly.
1t is also asserted that the engage
ment will not be officially announced,
such announcement affecting mem
bers of the royal family being I'M
usual.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
Caught by Gang Of sharpers.

Indianapolis, April S.-A special to
the News from South Bend says: w.
j. Sprineborn, president Of the public
service board Of Cleveland. who came
to South Bend to close a deal for a
game preserve and clubhouse III Flor
ida, was made the victim Of q gang of
sharpers and lost $4,000 betting on a
fake wrestling match.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
To Buy Brazilian warships.

London, April 8.-Interest has been
aroused in naval circles by the report
that the British admiralty is consider
ing the purchase of the two big bat
tleships nov being built in this coun-
try for Brazil. 1t is pointed out that
Brazil has no need for two such pow
erful ships, which, in addition to their
original great cost, will be expensive
to maintain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
Secretly Married on Canal Zone.

Panama, April 8.-Miss Gladys
squiers, daughter of the American
minister to Panama, Herbert G..
squiers, was secretly married to Lieu
tenant Harry H. Rousseau, a member
of the Panama canal commission, last
Saturday night. The ceremony was
performed by Judge Hezekiah A. Gud-
ger of North Carolina, who is a Judge
Of the canal zone in the district Of
Ancon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
Bank Robbers Secure $500.

Topeka, Kan, April s.-Robbers
dynamited the safe of the State bank
at Huron and escaped with $1,000.
The bank building was badly wrecked.
The robbers, who are believed to have
been six in number, escaped on hand
q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-10
ROYAL N IN COUNCIL

Abruzzfs Engagement to Miss EIkins
Confirmed.
Rome, April 8.-The Duke Of Aosta
has arrived here and had breakfast
with King Victor Emmanuel, the Duke
OF the Abruzzi and the Count of Tu-
rim, after which a family conference
was held relative to arranging a mar
riage engagement between the Duke
OF the AbruZzi and Miss Katherine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-14
TWO TOPICS OF . ..
PRESENT IMPORTANCE

Two OF the most important topics
OF present conversation are, who will
be our next president, and Root
Juice, but Root Juice seems to have
the advantage, and why not? Per
sonal health is and should be one of
the greatest considerations of life,
and as so many local people are prais.
ing the new remedy, Root Juice, it is
not surprising that SO many of the
afflicted people of this county are SO
eager to talk about it and get all of
the information they can in relation
to the many remarkable cures it has
made and is making. 1t invariably
proves a great and agreeable surprise
to weak, nervous, dyspeptie, consti
pated people, for after using it for 4
short while the soothing, healing and
tonic properties Of the wonderful rem
edy removes irritated and sore condi
tions from the Innings of the stomach
bowels and bladder, heals and
strengthens the liver and kidneys tc
healthy action, resulting in a good
appetite, food well digested, bowels
regular. good, rich blood, free from
rheumatic poison and 1t soon nour
ishes and strengthens the whole ner
yous system. The people at the drug
store are proud OF the wonderful mer
its OF Root Juice, and gladly tell al
interested of much of the great good
It is doing here. A. G. Luken & Cos
drug store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-14
LOAN SHARKS
AMONG DOOMED
Parasites May Be Victims of
General Attack.

Chicago, Nov. lathe loan
shark business which has extorted
hundreds of thousands of dollars of
usurious interest from salaried en-
ployes and elsewhere every year, is
the latest target of attack. AS a re-
suit of the recent decision OF the Illi-
nois supreme court declaring uncoR-
stitutional the recent statute design
ed to check this Illegal business, a
movement has been set on foot by
lawyers here to frame a new measure
to submit to the coming legislature
and meanwhile to prosecute as many
as possible of these parasites, who
prey ON the defeneeless. Later, it is
hoped, outside cooperation will be Sc
cured and the movement may spread
to other large cities where the So
called brokers now do thriving bus
mess of lending money on assign
ments of wages-exacting frequently
from the unfortunates who fall into
their clutches rates of interest that
run as high as 80 and 20 per cent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-14
TILTED MAN KEEPS
SILENCE VOW 80 YEARS
Benjamin Lands Quits Talk
ing After Getting Mitten."

Middletown, Pa, Nov. 14.-For thir-
ty years Benjamin Lands, who lives
with his mother IN modest little
home two miles outside of this town,
has not conversed with friends or
relatives because, it is said, he was
Tilted by girl whom he loved devOt-
eddy when youth.
More than thirty years ago Ben
Lands wooed Miss Fanny Gingerich,
who was then the belle of the counr
tryside, and who married Harry
Snavely. Lands was about eighteen
years old. Apparently Tilted, he tried
to forget that there ever had lived
such girl as Fanny Gingerich, and
he went West, hoping his affection
might be lost in a mining camp or on
prairie ranch. For several years
he lived near Kansas City, but finally
he came East and returned to his
mother near Middletown.
Loves flame had not died out, but
he was a far different Ben Lands
than the one who went away a few
years before. Relatives declared that
"he became queer while in the West,
but neighbors and friends say 1T was
the girl"
Withal, Lands confessed that the
untoward elimination of his love af-
fair had disheartened him. 1t was at
this time in his life that he took the
VOW never again to hold a CONVERSE
tion with any one throughout the
length of his life.
And he has lived up to this self-im-
posed mo talk for life'' sentence un-
flinchingly for thirty years.
Today the woman whom Lands
wooed is a widow. Her husband was
killed on railroad sixteen years ago.
She lives with her parents near the
Lands home, but Ben never speaks to
her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-14
MILTON. IND.

Milton, Ind, Nov. 14.-Rev. C. H.
Pennick will preach at the M. E.
church Sunday.
Watson Faucet is visiting relatives
at Jamaica, Iowa.
Ed Stanley of Greenfield, was a re-
cent visitor with Milton relatives.
Mrs Charles Basin and children
will soon move back to Milton and
occuy their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Beeson are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Homer E. New
man at Orrville, Ohio.
Lawrence Hittle and Mrs. Minerva
Hittle have returned from a visit to
Iowa
Oliver Beeson and Ebert Caldwell
each have new automobiles.
Frank Adams and family visited
Dublin friends Wednesday.
Mrs. Vene Beeson is visiting he1
niece, Mrs. Minnie Grove
Chas. Atkinson of Richmond was in
Milton Thursday.
Rev. C. H. Pinnick attended the
tithing conference at Connersville Fri
day.
The ladies of the M. e. church will
give their annual Thanksgiving din
ner.
Mrs. John K. Ball visited her
daughters Mrs. o. A. Kleinknecht and
Mrs. Omar Wissler.
Mrs. John North of Bluffton is Wis
iting Milton friends and relatives.
DR.. l. T. Sweeney was at Richmond
to attend the funeral of his old COM
rade, John S. Iredell, Friday.
The revival services at the Chris
tian church will continue over Sun
day and throughout next week. Large
crowds attend and the meetings are
full of interest.
Mrs. Rhoda Hunt is visiting rela
tives in Richmond.
The M. E. Missionary society met
with Mrs. George A. Borders Friday
afternoon. Miss Westcott a mission.
airy in China, home on 4 furlough
gave most interesting talk on her
work.
Miss Ida Hutchins Of Bentoncille
is visiting her brother, Frank Hutch
ms
The Twentieth Century Dancing
club tripped the light fantastic toe
at Kinsey's hall Friday evening. Cal
laway and Marson of Cambridge City
furnished the music with piano and
drums.
Mrs. Fred Lantz and baby, Deborah
are at L. F. IantZ'S