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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Abe RUFF found
GUILTY BY JURY
FORMER POLITICAL BOSS OF SAN
FRANCISCO CONVICTED OF
BRIBERY.
Dramatic End of Trial-Francls J.
Heney Hears the Verdict Read
Defendant May Get Fourteen
Years in the Penitentiary.

San Francisco, Dec. 11.-Abraham
Ruef, former political boss Of San
Francisco, was convicted Thursday of
bribery. The verdict was returned
exactly upon the stroke Of four o'clock
when the deliberations of the jury had
been prolonged throughout period
of "a hours.
The warnings Of Judge William P.
Lawlor and the vigilance of the, po-
lice checked all attempted demonstra-
ton, although the excitement in the
courtroom was so intense that men
were thrust down into their seats or
held in the grasp of detectives as they
rose to obtain a better view of the
proceedings.
Impressive Scene in Court.
AS the jury filed into the courtroom
and took their seats in the iurybox
Judge Lawlor asked Foreman Nc
Namara:
Have you gentlemen reached q
verdict?"
"We have" replied the foreman as
he handed a folded slip of paper to
Clerk Welch. An impressive silence
followed. Attorneys, defendant, spec
tators, detectives and police held their
breath as the clerk slowly and delib-
erately, yet with apparent agitation,
unfolded the paper and then, as every
eye in the courtroom was riveted upon
him, read the words: "We, the Jury,
find the defendant, abraham Ruef,
guilty as charged"
Immediately all arose to their feet.
There was murmur Of approval, but
no demonstration.
At the other end Of the counsel
table, near the place where his blood
had dyed the floor a deep crimson
red which had been effaced with sand
paper, sat Francis J. Heney, who ap-
peared in the courtroom for the first
time since the day he was shot.
Ruef Thinks Of His Father.
Ruef sat between his father and
Thomas B. Dozier of the defense when
the verdict was returned. He had
spent the greater part of the day in
conversation with his aged parent and
though his face paled and his eyes re-
mained fixed for long time upon the
men who had pronounced his fate, al
most his first thought was for the
elder Mr.. Ruef. He whispered a few
words of encouragement to the old
man and sent him out Of the room to
break the news to the defendants
mother and sisters.
By previous agreement of counsel
that the bill of exceptions should be
settled later, the court set Saturday,
December 12, as the day for pro
nouncing judgment Ruef's conviction
renders him liable to a maximum pen
atty of IA years in the penitentiary.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
DEATH IN SHAFT.
Rochester Man Falls 40 Feet to In
slant Death.

Rochester, Mimi, Dec. 12.-Harvey
M. Dixon, prominent and promising
young business man of this city, met
dc ath yesterday afternoon by falling
down the shaft in his elevator. Dixon
had gone into the shaft for some un-
known reason and in some way was
precipitated to the floor, distance of
forty feet.
Mr.. Dixon operated an Independent
elevator in his own name and was
very popular in thes city. About two
years ago he was married to Miss
Grace Mertz Of Fargo, N. D., and the
bereaved wife is left with young
daughter. The parents reside at st.
Charles. The deceased was member
OF the Ells and Knights Of Pythias,
and was the first member of the
Rochester lodge of ElKs to die.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Treating Them All Alike.

There was only one thing In the
world of which Eben Ransom thor.
oughly approved: that was hard, steady
work. y hope" said the philanthropit
spinster who was spending fortnight
at the Ransom farm. II do hope, Mr.
Ransom, that you treat all your men
alike; give them all equal advantages
and wages. l find varying standard
II may use the expression, makes SO
much trouble and discomfort among
laborers In any field of work"
Mr.. Ransom surveyed her gravely
and nodded assent
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Union Tobacco Society Formed.

OH10H IUpdCcU <o0CTety To1TrIeu'
Louisville, KY, Dec. 1.-THE Union
Tobacco society, representing tobacco
growing interests in Kentucky, In
diana, Ohio, Tennessee and Wiscon-
sin, wiCh estimated assets of $30,000,-
900, was organized here Thursday.
The purpose of the organization is
said to be to protect the tobacco
growers from minimum price and
the consumer from a maximum scale.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Iowa Student JUDGES Win.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 11.-Iowa stu
dent judges carried off the $1,000
trophy offered by the Western Grain
Dealers association in the National
Corn Show competition, the award
being made Thursday night. The
Iowa team consisted of Messrs.
Schnaidt, Wood, Hendricks, Quaife
and Murphy. The Kansas team was
second and Missouri third.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
FOR NoRTHRoP's PLACE.
University Of Minnesota May Have
Him for President.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 1.-THE
University Press club, at a banquet
Wednesday evening, started cam
paign to get w. J. Bryan for president
Of the University of Minnesota in the
event that President Cyrus Northrop
cannot be induced to withdraw his res
ignation. Active work will be de-
ferred until final action has been TAX
en- on Dr.. Northrop's resignation.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Convicted Banker Pardon ed,

Columbus, o., Dec. 12.-James R.
Lingafelter, Newark banker and say.
ings association official, serving five-
year term in the penitentiary for
forgery, was pardoned Friday by Gov.
Harris. He is thought to be suffering
from cancer Of the stomach.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Not Guilty of Rustin Murder.

Omaha, Neb. Dec 11.-After 13
hours deliberation the jury in the
case of Charles E. Davis, charged with
the murder, on the morning of Sep
tember 2, of DR.. Frederick T. Rustin,
Thursday agreed upon verdict of
not guilty.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
TAFT's CLASSMATES HoNoRED
Given Right Of Line in the Inaugural
Parade.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE inaugural
committee on civic organization has
announced that the right Of the line
in the parade of civic organizations on
the day Of President-elect Taft's inau-
guration shall be given to the mem.
bers of the class of '78 Of Yale uni
versity, of which class Mr.. Taft was
member,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Havti Election December II.

Port au Prince. Dec. 1.-THE legis-
lative chambers will be convoked on
December II for the election of a
president. Gen. Antoine Simon, who
is now the provisional president, will
undoubtedly be elected to that Office
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17

You're right there, ma'am," he said
dryly after moment. 'sThere is just
one rule for the folks that work for
me. Begin as early and keep 1t up as
late as there's light to go by. and you'll
get your one-ffty a day, unless the
times are unusual hard. when I make
It one-twenty- five -
but l tell you. ma'am, you can't
get as many fellers to work on an
equal basis nowadays as you might
think"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Dentist Kills a Physician.

Hazelhurst, Miss, Dec. 11.-Dr. A.
S. Pitts. prominent physician. was
shot and killed late Thursday at his
office here by DR.. Thomas Birdsong.
o dentist.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
TripIets Added to Twenty-Five.

Columbus, Ca, Dec. 11.-Triplets
were born Wednesday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose e. Calhoun of this city.
This couple now have rs children.
The father is 50 years old.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17

Noble discomfort is the path to hsav-
en.-Higginson. - 'S+
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
Being poor may be respectable, but 1t
doesn't look desirable or comfortable
from the outside.

The family picnic with crumbly sand
wiches and bottle for baby is no rest
ing place for Cupid.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17

Just by looking at them you know
some married men have wives that
are easily pleased.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17

When you have no one to blame but
yourself, you are dead sure no ones to
blame.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
ROYALTY IN EUROPE
AWAITING MISS ETHEL
Visit of President Roosevelt's Daugh-
ter to Be One of Social Func-
tions.

London, Oct 20-Much interest has
been aroused in high social circles in
Europe by the announcement that Miss
Ethel Roosevelt will make her debut
in Washington Dec. 2S.
The aristocracy of England is look
ing forward with great deal of pleas
ure to the visit to this country in 1910
of President and Mrs Roosevelt, whom
it is expected will be accompanied by
their daughter. 1t is reported that
Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter will
join Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit in
Khartoum at the conclusion of their
African hunting trip.
They will come here and Mr. Roose-
welt will deliver the Romanes lecture
at Oxford, and the degree of honor of
civil law, the highest honorary degree
granted by universities, will be con-
fered upon him. 1t is also reported
that the president will deliver an adj
dress at the Sorbonne in Paris
There is much interest in Mr.. Roose-
welt in Europe, and the fact that he
comes as a private citizen will in no
wise lessen the warmth of his recep-
| ton
| Already plans are being made for
the entertainment of the distinguished
American and his family. The Roose
velts will be presented at court, and,
| if gossip is to be believed, Miss Ethel
will have career of triumph rivaling
that of her half-sister, Alice Long
worth, on her tour of Europe.
| In court circles Miss Ethel has been
dubbed the young American princess,
the same purely fictitious but neverthe-
less honorary title conferred upon Mrs.
Longworth by 1the blue blood of Eu-
lrope.
1t is whispered also that some of the
most eligible of England's young men
Iwho own titles, not to mention es-
ltates, are looking forward with more
than casual interest TO the coming
lof the young American princess, and
THAT they will follow her social career
in the United States this winter with
close attention is a foregone conclu
lsion.
This gossip has led to endless con
: lecture and has formed one of the
prime bits of conversation at various
weekend parties in and about London
where the flower of England is wont
to gather.
: The question of how Mr.. Roosevelt
. would look upon the acquisition of q
titled son-in-law is one that furnishes
much food for debate. There are many
who hold to the theory that he would
+, not be inclined to favor it. but, after
= all, there is no way of knowing, an(
: only time will determine.
II The date of the Roosevelts' coming
: has not been definitely fixed, but a:
e soon as it is known there will be some
: thing of scramble among the leader,
g for the honor of entertaining them. II
e fact, it is said that a certain princes
+ is contemplating extending an invita-
$ ton without delay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
Ncah's Ark Expedition.

4 Noah's ark expedition sailed re-
Gently from the Tyne to coioniZe the
uninhabited Kerguelen Land. in the
Indian ocean. The vessel. the Jeanne
dare. with sixty Norwegians. carried
a large number of wooden huts, sheep.
pigs. poultry. ponies and other animals
intended for breeding purposes. On
the voyage out a call will be made at
Durham to take on hoard some thirty
negro laborers. The chief object of the
expedition is whale and sea elephant
hunting, and 4 lease granting full fish,
ing rights for two years has been OBJ
taiued from the French government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20

bly, the most interesting feature from
a political standpoint of the evening.
Brennan, who has for all time since
Bryan was power in the democratic
party been his bitter opponent, more
bitter in his enunciations than was
ever Roger Sullivan or John P. Hop
kins, welded the gavel and gave the
smiling introduction of the nominee to
the audience.
Itinerary for Week.
Mr. Bryan left Chicago this morning
for a crossstate daylight run through
Indiana, which will end tonight at
Louisville. Tomorrow is to be spent
in Ohio, partly covering the trail of
Mr.. Taft; Thursday is to be devoted
Ito West Virginia, and Friday Mr.. Bry-
an will be all day in New Jersey.
Saturday has been left open, and the
reason for this is one of the Interest.
ing speculations of the campaign. II
has been left open because it is be
lieved that before next Saturday Mr.
Roosevelt will have announced that he
will take hand in the fight, and Mr.
Bryan wants to be free to devote Sat
urday where it will do the most good
The chances are that Saturday will be
devoted to New York, but just where
| has not been determined.
Four Days in New York.
After four days in New York Mr.
Bryan will jump back into Ohio for {
| day, speaking in Cleveland, Toledo
and other big cities He will wind VI
with big meeting at Chicago a weel
| from Saturday night.
Monday before election he will spent
a daylight trip across Kansas, making
a fast return to Lincoln, where he will
arrive the night before election for
final big meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
PAID FOR 7HEFTs
Standard Oil Employees Who Stole
Letters for Hearst Are
Shown Up.
GOT AND SQUANDERED $4,000
Asserted that There are Other Com
munications Held Back InvoIv-
ing Two Senators.

New York, Oct 20.-Collier's Week
ly, in its next issue, will explain how
William r. Hearst came into posses
sion of the Standard Oil letters to ma
tional legislators, the reading of which
has put much life into the present cam
paign, and has put several men out
of it.
William w. Winfield, negro file
clerk, messenger, and door tender for
John d. Archbold until 1905, and
Charles Stump, also an employee in the
Standard Oil office at 26 Broadway
until 1905, were Hearst's cats paws
Winfield did the actual work of pill
fering the Standard Oil archives and
Stump took the letters to the Hearst
offices, where they were photographed
The originals then were returned to
the Standard Oil vaults and the photo
graphs locked in safe in the Hearst
ioffices to await an opportune time for
| their appearance.
PenrOse and AIdrich Hit.
They have not all appeared even
now. says Stump. Some of the others,
he declares, concern Senator Penrose
and Senator Aldrich and are even more
sensational than any yet read :.
1t was early in 1905 that the trick
of Winfield and Stump was discovered
and they were discharged. The two had
received $4,000 from Hearsts people
by that time. Much of this had gone
ION the races, where Stump bet under
the guidance of Winfield. More of il
the two invested in notorious saloon
at One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
Istreet and Seventh avenue.
Then Stump crossed the color line
and the money he had and some more
he gained in small driblets from time
Ito time all went in lavishing gems and
Iother Injuries on a negro woman OF
the uptown district. Stump disap
lpeared later, turning up as clerk in {
Murray street establishment. He now
lis looking for Winfield, and claims they
have been offered a large sum by the
standard Oil people to swear that tn.
letters were faxed. He is willing t.
Iact if Whitfield advises him to do So.
Winfield Furnished Brains.
3. Winfield, the negro, seems to hav,
furnished the brains of the combina
ltion to betray their employers. He i
1.-THE stepson of John D. Archbolds ne
lgro butler, James n. Wilkins He say
The was with the Standard Oil compan'
10 years and that he taught Stump al
he knows. The two became grea
friends. They lived together and spen
all the time when not working in eacl
others company, most of their night
being with the gang at the Little Sd
voy," a notorious negro dive in Yves
Thirty-fifth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
SCHOOL BOOSTERS TAGGED
Tickets for Rock Island-kewanee
Game Are Issued.

Island-Kewanee high school football
game Saturday and novel scheme
of advertising has been adopted. The
ticket sellers are provided with square
booster tags which can be tied on
the coat lapel. Everyone who buys a
ticket receives a tag and is supposed
to wear it. In order to get larger
crowd at the games it is probable
that the boys will canvas the business
district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20

leo and into Texas, thence northeast
toward the great lakes or toward the
great basin in Salt Lake and thence
north or continued northeast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
Knows Gnme Is Clean.
TESTS AT SALTON SEA.
Weather Bureaus Work in Reclaim
ing Arid Lands.

Professor and Mrs f. H. Bigelow
from LIS Angeles. Professor Bigelow
is professor OF meteoroIogy in the
weather bureau service, with which
he has been connected for seventeen
or eighteen years. and is in charge of
the division of cimatology. He is en-
gagged now in two lines of research, in
both of which this valley has mate
rial interest, for the information he
gathers and the facts he hopes to es
tablish are directly CONNECTED with
the work of reclamation of arid lands
and the conservation of resources.
One of the things above referred to
is the snowfall on the higher mountain
ranges of the watersheds and the 9th
or is. the study of the subject of evap-
grafton, says the Phenix Arizona Re
publican. In respect of the former the
difficulties to overcome are climatic
rather than scientific, the point being
that where the heavy snowfalls occur
n the high mountains there are few
human habitatiOnS and few persons
whose services can be secured to make
observations unless they be employed
specifically for that purpose. That
would be quite expensive beside the
fact that very few people would care
to spend their winters under such cir
cumstances even when they were well
paid for it. The Importance of secur
ing this information is apparent. for
these SHOWS are the chief source Of
water supply for the great watersheds,
and it is highly important to know
what quantity of moisture is original
ly available on the watersheds.
| With that information there can then
| be considered the runoff and all those
questions that have a bearing on the
| main object, which is to keep as much
1 water on the shed as possible until the
| season when it is needed. Then by
authoritative data by which the water
in certain locality can be closely es-
| timated the scientific men can more
| readily determine the quantity and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
LONG BALLOON FLIGHT.
Los Angeles Aeronaut and His Wife
Would Fly Across the Continent.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Ferris, Los An
geles balloon enthusiasts. will shortly
undertake a most unique aerial trip. a
race across the continent MFR. Ferris
plans to have number of balloons
start from Los Angeles in the latter
part Of October and sail as far east
ward as possible. His beautiful wife
has agreed to accompany him in one
of the balloons. 1t is expected that no
fewer than dozen amateur aeronauts
will embark on this journey.
The United States. with which Lieu
tenant Lahm won the James Gordon
Bennett cup. is now owned by Dick
Ferris. The America. which finished
second in the st. Louis international
races. win also enter the competition.
Starting from Los Angeles, 1t Is plan.
ned to sail across Arizona. New Mex,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
Afflicted with Sore Eyes for SO Year

| have been afflicted with sore eyes
for 23 years. Thirteen years ago be-
came totally blind and was blind for
six years. My eyes were badly in
famed. One of my neighbors insisted
upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve
and gave me half box of it. To my
surprise it healed my eyes and my
sight came back to me.-P. c. Earls,
Cynthiana. KY. Chamberlain's Salye
lis for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
The Wronq Key.

Mrs. O'Rourke lat 4 a. N. out Of
window)-Shure an why don't yez
come in? Haven't yez got key? Mr..
ORourile 0oaded)-I know that. but
it's night key. Yez'l have to throw,
mo down n DAY key.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20

cession through a continuous glare of
red fires and spray of roman candles
in streets lined with thousands of men,
women and children.
The demonstration, planned by the
county central committee and the
southwest ward organizations, was the
most spectacular of the campaign The
streets surrounding the union depot
were packed with people when Mr..
Bryan, escorted by Roger C. Sullivan,
national committeeman from Illinois,
emerged from the station and was ush-
cred to the waiting automobile by the
silk hat brigade of city detectives.
Candidates All i'm Line.
All candidates for county offices, can
didates for the legislature and nomi-
nees for congress participated in the
greeting to the head of the ticket
NEARLY one hundred automobiles, dec
Grated with flags. bunting and cam
paign baners, joined in the procession.
which took its course through the
Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Ninth, Eley-
enth and Twelfth wards. In the auto
mobiles red fire was burned as the pro-
lcession moved, and all along the route
linen of the various precinct organiza-
lions were stationed, burning red fire
and shooting roman candles, to blaze
1.-THE trail of Mr. Bryan's triumphal en-.
TRY into Chicago, under the auspices
lof the local organization.
In Halsted street and Blue Island
|avenue the streets were choked with
people. Mr. Bryan was cheered from
1.-THE beginning to the end of the long
lride to the Pilson Garden. At fire.
lquent intervals the streets wereN SO
lcrowded that it was difficult for the
procession to proceed with any speed
land throngs of men and boys flocked
laround the car which carried Mr. Bry
Ian, many jumping to the running
board to shake hands with the nom
iinee
| At Pilsen garden the great amphi
|theater was packed, the crowd being
lestimated at 1000, with several thou
Island waiting outside.
Makes second Address.
After this meeting Mr. Bryan wa!
driven to Arcade hall, at Sixty-fourtl
lstreet and Wentworth avenue, wher,
The addressed meeting presided owe
by George Brennan. That was proba
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
BRYAN BRINGS ARGUMENT
HOME TO BANKS VICTIMS

CONTINUED from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
just That Long.

The New York Evening Post, (Re-
publican), asks: How long are the
trusts to enjoy their present license
to pick our pockets'y
Just SO long as the people keep in
power party which derives its cam.
paign funds from the trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-20
Makes second Address.

After this meeting Mr.. Bryan was
driven to Arcade hall, at Sixty-fourth
he addressed a meeting presided over
|by George Brennan. That was proba-