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The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

New York has at last been shocked
by a 'SalOne' performance" says the
South Bend 0nd) News. There may be
more truth than poetry in this; the last
reported performance OF note being
fairly decent ahair.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
The Better Way.

What would happen II an irresistible
force should meet an immovable body2''
Il presume they could be induced to
arbitrate before matters went too far
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wfshfuI.

From the Norfols ISadnark.
Here's hoping that the short montL
viii not be ugly.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

We suppose it makes Japan rather
tired also-this involuntary service as
war scarecrow
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

let the local lumber trust do its
worst, SAYS the Indianapolis News If
II Is anything ike its big and pluto
cratic kin. II doubtless win. all right.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

The hired girl.
The fred girl.
Vexed By my foolish wife.
The ired girl
The fred girlf
Not on your blooming ilfel
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

I'D ike 20 be with Taft Just now
Think the Cabinet lightning might
strike your
NO; but might manage TO get lift By
& golf ball"
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A Poor Plan.

He was penny wise and pound fool
ish''
As 70 hoW?"
sent his girl a 50-cent Christmas gift,
and now hopes 70 square things with a
s. valentine.
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And IanA a Job.

How'd you Ike to sing in our choirT''
I'D Jump a. the chants"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

George Bernard Shaw IS ffty-three
Yes. hfty-three; not tweuty-three.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Mr.. Leger presented his credentials 70
President Mckinley in October, 1856. and
with the exception OF an occasional trip
abroad and q visit home now and then.
has remained at this post uninterruptedly
since then. His recall now IS rot due 10
any laxity on his part in furthering the
interests OF his country. but 20 the recent
political upheaval that has taken place
there The Haitian minister IS a quiet.
cultured man. Of pleasing address. whose
large private fortune has enabled him 10
keep up a legation here quite out Of
keeping with the Importance of the coun-
try he represents. In fact. Haiti has
never been so much regarded as since
this quiet. unassumiRg man OF the world
had charge Of her interests. and his
friends feel and say that his withdrawal
is 3 very great mistake on the part Of
his government
Baron Rosen's recall viii not be unac-
eeptable 20 that diplomat. nor unexpected.
since he has been hoping for his transfer
to some European post where he can
enjoy the society of his family. for. as is
well known, Baroness Rosen has never
felt at home at the American Capital. an
when she went abroad two years ago 10
present her daughter. the Baroness Eliza
beth. at court, II was with the ayowed
intention OF not returning The Russian
Ambassador viii. therefore reiinquish his
billet here without regret. Il IS said that
Mr.. Bakmatieff has been selected as
Rosen's successor for the sole reason that
he has an American wife. for he IS by
10 means as sagacious ana experienced
as some OF his colleagues: but II has
lately been borne in upon dense au-
thorities Of the foreign Office at Peters
burg that the ambassadors accredited 10
this country Who have American wives
have been the most successful. ard that
their Embassy may as5in enjoy tas
prestige it did when TIE Strives we-s
here they have determined 70 senI an
American wcman to preside over Il
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II think We are making q serious mis-
take as TO the manner in which the jap
anese question IS handled by our authorI-
ties said Samuel Barker, physician ot
Philadelphia, who is az the Shoreham. II
am in favor Of observing treaty obligs-
tions 10 the last point. but when these
impose a hardship on the citizens OK any
part OF this country. that treaty has out
lived its usefulness and should be abro-
gated.
Any foreigner who chooses TO come 70
this country TO make his living should be
made TO understand that he is subject to
the will Of the majority and the laws or
the land II he does not Ike Il, let him
go back whence he came. Charity begins
at home. and We must protect cur own
people first. last and all the time
Every state legislature and the Con-
g7ess Of the United States. instead OF
criticising the California legislature.
should have passed resolutions supporting
the scihc Coast people That would have
shown to japan that the United States is
united on the question Of affording pro-
lection 10 its own citizens in their con
fiic5 with foreign races
Japan is taking advantage OF our d.
versity OF opinion on the subject and
plays her game for all she is worth. ia
pan would no: dream Of going TO war.
and would quickly enough stop her talk
II she saw that We were united in ths
matter Japan Is bankrupt. and the world
knows II. and England or any other pow
er would not dare 10 finance a japanese
war whose ultimate aim was directed
against the United States
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
ROBBED OF A LARGE SUM.
Omaha WashcrwOInan Loses $4,000 in
Currency.

Omaha WashcrwOman Loses $4,000 in
Currency.
Mrs. Thomas Wendt, OF Omaha,
Neb., aged 65, was robbed OF $1,000 in
currency while she was doing a neigh
boris washing Friday afternoon. h
money represented the savings of Mrs.
Wendt and her husband for the last
q years.
The police arrested William Eschle
as O suspect In connection with the
robbery. Mrs. Wendt, whose husband
Is a trackman for the street railway
company, had been at the Eschle home
during he forenoon doing the washing
for Eschle and his son who live alone.
She carried with her the money. safely
packed in Il tin box, which she had
concealed In n clothes basket. She says
that Eschle was the only person in the
house while she was washing. When
she reached her home In the afternoon
Mrs. Wendt discovered hat the tin
box containing the money had been re-
placed with an empty cigar box. She
at once notified the police and Eischle's
arrest followed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29

JOSEPH G. CANNON party. pe"he
Cannon defended himself against INC
charges of car rule and branded d.
false the report that six Of the lA'
nois representatives will join the re-
volt against him. Vigorous denlai was
made of the assertion that ms eiec-
ton as Speaker was brought apou'
through a deal with Tammany. w. D.
Bryan was dealt with in pilslelih7
terms and was declared to De Two
faced in his attitude on the House
rules.
Representative Fowler OF Ne" 'el-
sew, who recently attacked the SPEAK
er, came in for incidental mention
Mr.. Fowler's refusal to report 10 the
House the emergency currency meas
ure was given by intimatlon as 'he
reason fer dropping him as CHAIRMAN
of the currency and banking commit
tee. The new tariff act was character
lied as the best ever passed in the MS
tory of the country. Speaker Cannoh
spoke for nearly two hours, deVotlhS
his entire time to subjects relating TO
Congress. More than 1900 people were
in the audience.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
GIRLS AS MESSENGERS.
Experiment to BE Made ~ western
Union at Sioux Falls.

Manager Kelley, Of the Western IN
ion Telegraph company in Sioux FallS'
has decided to employ girls instead Oh
boys as messengers. Sioux rails VIII
be the first point in the state to eXper-
iment with this sort of service. TINS
year it has been found impossible by
Manager Kelley to secure a sufflclcilt
number of boys to perform messenger
service, owing to the strict enforce
ment of the compulsory educational
law. The boys under Is years OF age
are all in school, and the Boys over
that age seem to find other employ
ment. That his force of girls Will car
ry messages satisfactory is the bellet
OF Manager Kelley. h plan is not a
new one elsewhere. as there Is the
same scarcity of boys all over the west,
and in some instances girls have been
employed rs telegraph messengers. AL
Cedar Rapids, Ia, the Western Union
employees a larea number of girls on
the messenger service. The result OF
the experiment to be T..a:e ~ NAN
ager Kelley Will be awaited with In
tercSt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
MANS CRUEL CRIME
SHOOTS HIS CHORUS GIRL WIFE
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SY,r0ugR Sheer Necessity Mrs. Short
Driftcd To the Stage, but Had Been
ImportuneSl tn Return and Live with
Her Recrcant Spouse.

EnraRcd because his chorus girl
wife preferred a life on the stage 10
mis- companionship, William II. snort
or washington, ID c., Sunday shot ana
perhaps fatally wounded her on the
west portico of the union station ana
then sent q bullet crashing through
his temple He died an hour later.
The tragedy, which followed a series
OF quarrcls between the couple, created
a sensation among the large crowds
at the station. Mrs. Short had just
alighted from q cab, which also was
occupied by her husband and a girl
friend. Miss Caldwell, n was hurry
.ing to catch a train for Pittsburg when
Short without warning whipped a re-
volver from his pocket and fired three
bullets into his wife's back
The woman, who now lies near
death, il known to the stage as Evelyn
Howard, and played in washington
last week with the Motor Girl com
pany.
She was formerly Evelyn Lewis, OF
Jacksonville, Fla, and married Short,
who IL a native OF Livingston. Ala,
shout even years ago. They lived In
Now xOTks WHeTe . ""S
. bOokkeeper In a bank. but shortly
after heir marriage the mar got into
the clutches of the law through alleged
misrepresentation OF funds. Mrs. Short
told the police when h regained con-
seriousness at the hospital, and served
: term in Sing Sing.
Through sheer necessity Mrs. Short
aid sho drifted to the stage as a
means OF livelihood. Short recently
was parolcd from prison. Mrs. Short
aid. and began a new start in life. He
importuned his wife to return to him.
but she declined and he followed her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
r. II. DEAD.
Last Battle OF Democratic Leader Is
Lust. nm

Lost.
Patrick II. McCarren, state enato
and democratic leader Of Brooklyn. N.
". died at st. GATHERINGS hospital at
1850. O'Clock Saturday morning. never
haying rallied from the effects or an
operation for appendicitis October liz.
His death was not unexpected. In
fact Friday the senator himself real
ICED throughout she afternoon and the
earlier part OF the night that the end
vas near
Patrick Henry McCarren, by trade a
eoope by profession a lawyer and by
vocation a politician. was one OF the
most picturesque figures In the politi-
cal history Of New York. No eader
was more roundly condemned, yet at
the close OF sixty-one years OF life ne
was probably the most strongly en-
trenched leader I'm New York state and
had wen welded some influence In ma
tional politics. Born In East Cam
bridge, Mass, he settled in Brooklyn
when ne was 8 years Did and was grad
uatcd from the public schools. He
was apprenticed to'a cooper when 1G,
out having maSteTeu ms ta"e, iS ~
swered the call to something more IN
tellectual. He too h law and from
the law went into politics. In 1882 he
was sent to the assembly and has since
served almost continuously In the leg
stature. He was elected to the SEN
ate in 1891, but two years later was
defeated. Eelected again In 1895 1t
was to atav there regularly until his
death.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
INDIAN BANDIT FOUND DEAD.
Willie Boy of Piute Tribe Ends Life
to Avoid Capture.

Willie Boy, the Piute Indian des-
perado, for whom three armed posses
have been searching the San Bernar-
dino desert was found dead Friday on
the summit OF the Bullion Mountain,
where he had been making his final
stand. He had killed himself with
the last shot in his rifle and had been
dead several days. Willie Boy made
his stand on the mountain against the
pursuing posse of Sheriff Ralph's on
the afternoon of Oct. 6. after being re-
lentlessly pursued for ten days. On
Sept. 26, Willie Boy murdered Mike
Boniface, an aged Indian inc fed with
the latter's 15-year-old daughter. Four
days later the girls dead body was
found. She had been beaten and final
ly murdered when she became ex-
hausted. During the battle on Bull
lion Mountain. Willie Boy forced the
posse to abandon the attack until re-
Inducements were secuTe1'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
TAFT AND O|Az MEET
AMID GREAT SPLEND0R
Great Pomp and Ceremony Mark
Exchange of Courtesles on
Both Sides of Border -
THEY CONVERSE IN PRIVATE
Each Ruler Is Host to AccomPan1-
ment of Booming Guns a
Clanking of Sahers-

Pomp and ~paseantry, the Doom Ok
cannon the blare Of trumpets, Inc
clanking of sabers, the glitter or daz'
cling uniforms-these formed the set
ting Saturday for the long-aWalted
meeting between President TAT anu
President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico, the
executive heads of Americas Two
greatest republics.
1t was a dramatic moment IN the
history of the two countries. IN out
ward splendor it suggested the flelo
of the Cloth of Gold, the greatest pa
geant of all history. when In 1ozo
Henry VIII, the much-married mon
arch of England, met FranclS 1. OK
France in the Valley Of Audrey.
In the actual handclasp OF the t"o
executives, however, and IN the e1-
change of greetings-in the actua! ex-
pressions of the good will and trlend''
ship between the two nations, LOT
which the outward glitter and glamour
was but the frame-simple but cor
dial informality reigned.
Two cities on the border. the long
bridge across the Rio Grande and Ell
Chamizal. a strip of neutral territory.
formed the scene of this international
spectacle. The action a~lternated be-
tween FL Paso. famous in the days OF
the cid Santa Fe trail. and the quaint
little City of Ciudad Juarez. Mexico.
1t was the second time that q Presl'
dent of the United States had gone
outside his country during his term OF
Office. Theodore Roosevelt having set
the precedent when he stepped on the
soil Of the Republic of Panama. 1t
was the first time that President Diaz
ever left the boundaries of his coun-
try, and to do it special sanction had
to be granted by the Mexican Con-
gress. A special train was built to
convey the Mexican President to the
border, and for the time being Cludad
Juarez became the Mexican capital.
In Ell Paso President Diaz. after
driving up to the international Dor
der in an enormous gilt carriage OF
state with solid gold hubs and trim
mings, was welcomed by American
bands, which played La Paloma,' the
Mexican national anthem, to the rat
tie of %castanets by the trap drummers.
In Ciudad Juarez President Taft on
his two trips across the Rio Grande
rode through banks of cheering and
shouting Mexicans, who sang "Ameri-
ca
The actual meeting between the two
Presidents was witnessed by fewer
than a score Of persons-only the per-
sonal STATS of the two principals. Az
ter greetings we're over, President
Taft and President Diaz withdrew in
to an inner room of the chamber OF
commerce Of Ell Paso, where the his
toric meeting occurred. and in a long
conference were attended only by
Governor Creel OF the State Of Chi
huahua, former ambassador to the
United States. who acted as interpre-
ter.
At $50 o'clock President Taft
crossed the Rio Grande to JuaYez for
the second time, and was guest OF
honor at a banquet which for splendor
of appointment was probably the most
notable state feast ever served on the
American continent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
GOSSIP GIVES MURDER CLUE.
One Told "Secret'' at Party and DR..
George A.. Fritch Was Arrested.

0COAH "a "~
Women's gossip is responsible for a
new development in the Mabelle Mill
man murder mystery in Detroit. Ii
was at a tea party in Michigan avenue
a woman said: II know a woman who
could tell a whole lot about DR.. Fritch
if she wanted to-" She answered I'M
der a pledge Of darkest secrecy that
this woman was Mrs. Anthony Doemer
of 319 Michigan avenue.
Some one sent an anonymous letter
to Sheriff CASTOR and some n else
sent one to Captain Mcdonnell of the
police, and William Jansen, with an
eye to the 81, 900 reward. gave Prose
cutor Van Zile direct hints. All this
caused the reassembling of a special
grand jury.
Mrs. Doemer was questioned and
gave information that led to the re-
arrest Of DR.. George A. Fritch and to
the detention of his chauffeur, Chris"
Leach. When the chauffeur got into
a cell he broke down and told about
carrying three bags of something to
the river near Ecorse and throwing
them in. 1t was near Ecorse that the
dismembered parts of Miss Millman's
body were found.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
A KANSAS CRIME.
Posses Fail to Find a Triple Muir
lprcr,

dercr.
Although the sheriff. aided by the
police OF Kansas City, kan.. had run
down every clew that might lead to
the apprehension OF the unknown muir"
derer of AIonzo Van Boyen, Margaret
Van Boyen, his wife, and Miss Rosa
Mcmahon, a sister of Mrs. Van Boyen.
who were slain on their farm five
miles west OF Kansas City, Mo, Thurs
day, the slayer is still at large.
The bloodhounds which were placed
on the trail lost the scent a mile west
muddy condition OF the roads. 1t Is
believed the murderer is In hiding In
Kansas City. Kan, and a thorough
search Of the resorts In that city IS
being conducted by the authorities.
Followed by a posse of officers n
farmers, every one strongly armed, the
b~loOdhoundS followed the trail assidu-
ously all OF Thursday night. They
traced the suspect from the house in
which the w women lay murdered.
to a ravine where Van Boycn's body
lay turned into the o a and came to-
ward Kansas City.
The police are convinced the motive
OF the ride was robbery. The
theft of $500 from n trunk in the house
and a diamond ring from the finger or
Mrs. Van Boycn apparently confirm
this
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
TO ADVERTISE DAKOTA.
Button Is to BE Used by the CONNER
cial Clubs.

At a meeting OF the executive com
mittee ofthe Federation of Commercial
Clubs OF the state, Granville Jones, OF
Aberdeen, was selected as secretary Tor
the balance of the year to fiji the va
cancy caused by the resignation of j.
F.. Armstrong, who was elected at the
January meeting In Dcadw0od.
The executive committee Of the
commercial clubs has been attempting
to devise some way OF raising funds to
advertise the state. one plan
ed was to secure II design for a state
button to be placed on sale to assist
in securing the fund, and at last a
design has been adopted, it being that
Of a small button, surrounded with a
wreath of grain. and in the center an
ye. with the words, Keep Your Eye
on South Dakota" The design adopt
ed was submitted by Miss Cassie
Smith. Of Fort Pierre. They Will soon
be on sale.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
Co1NERs WORK IN CAPITAL.
Turning Out Bogus Coin Almost il
Shadow Of Treasury.

Turning Out Bogus Coin Almost in
Shadow Of Treasury.
Counterfeiters. working almost in
the shadow of the treasury, have in
vaded certain districts OF Washington,
d. c., with spurious coins The counter
feits are OF the 25-cent and 10-cent
coinage patterned after the issue Of
1908, but according to the secret-ser-
vice operatives they are poor imita-
tons. Chief Operator George F. Proc
tor has taken personal charge of the
Investigation and several operatives
are seeking the PURGE OF the coinage.
So far as the authorities have discov-
cred, there are not many Of the coun-
terfeits in circulation there, but there
are enough to convince the secret-ser-
vice people that the counterfeiters
have their headquarters In the n a
tional capital, and it is thought that
they may be putting out their product
elsewhere through confederates.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
SIX PERSONS ARE KILLED.

Wreck OH Panhandle Near Collinsvillc,
Ohio.
Six persons were killed In a wreck
on the Panhandle division OF the Penn
~sylvania railroad near Collinsville, o..
Friday afternoon when southbound
passenger train, which does not stop
at Collinsville. was said to have been
running al the rate OF nifty miles an
hour when the crash came. According
to reports the switch was open and
the passenger and freight trains col
lided head-on.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
,sr1,Err CORNER TRAGEDY.

tEr Y. NtrAHE4 LAA. 4a ZWWH ~ -
A1thuR Gtarkss shOOts Nathan CassaI
Sunday Might In Omaha
M Arthur 8turgis, son OF = prominent
attorney, Sunday night shot and prob
ahfy fatally wounded Nathan Castal
- \ downtown street corner In Oma-
while Castal was in h COM
pany Of Ma. Sturgis. The couple
had lbeen separated three 2
Mrs. atnSgis' application for . divorce
va TO have come UP this week. She
saia she had accompanied Castal to the
theater and hat they were on their
vny home when Sturgis stopped them
Ared five shots into Castal's body.
Thoinjured man was taken to a hos
vital, where II was stated that he could
not o His relatives reside In St
Joseph. Sturgis has not been arrested.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
CARNIVAL HONORS PORTOLA.
War Ships of Five Nations JOIN ah
Welcoming Discoverer.

Rejoicing over her rehabilitation
after almost complete ny
earthquake and fire, San Francisco
has been making merry with guests
summoned from all the world 10 par
ticipate in the festivities of a carnl'al
week. Ostensibly to commemorate the
discovery of San Francisco Bay by
Don Gaspar de Portola, the celeora-
ton in reality is more in honor OF
those who have rebuilt a greater city
on the ruins of the old.
Having boarded the revenue cutter
Golden Gate and gone outside the pay
at dawn, Don Gaspar de Portola, I'M
personated by Nicholas Coverrubias, a
descendant of the Spanish settlers Of
the State, with his guard of honor,
entered the Golden Gate soon after ~
o'clock to the booming of guns from
the forts and assembled ships of war.
Immediately south of the Fairway, oC-
cupied by the American fleet, lay his
British majesty's fleet. Next to the
British war craft were anchored the
Japanese, Italian, Netherlands II
German cruisers.
Scarcely mad the roar from the sa-
luting guns died away when Don Gas
par was greeted by the ~deafening
cheers of the throng lining he docks,
When he set foot on shore he was
met by the regular soldiers and sail
Crs detailed to act as his escort and
the members of the Portola reception
committee. Following the parade the
toast proposed by President Taft to
the rebuilt city vas drunk. Don Gas
par was then presented to Queen Vir-
gilia, who was to reign during the fes.
tival.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
Il ". DEAD.
Justicc Closes This Life Mt Home Near
Albany,

Albany.
Rufus w. Peckham. associate Justice
o. the United States supreme court,
died at s:16 o'clock Sunday night at
COolmore, his summer home at Alta
mount. Albany county. N. Y. Death
was due to 4 complication OF diseases.
heart trouble. Bright's disease n
hardening OF the arteries contributing.
Justice Peckham had been In III
health for some time. blu his condition
~ not considered serioLs until re-
Gently. Following adjournment OF the
Nay term or the United States su-
snreu,e court III came on from Wash
snwton With Mrs. PcckhAm to spend
tho summer ~ Altamount. expecting
4oAraturn 4 r tho Beginning ofsthe &C.
tober term. A few days ago hts condi-
4loa became such thai his physicians
I'D he was likely to die a. any time
or might linGer for several months.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-29
SEARCH FOR \ RANCHER.
Under Mysterious Cir

Disappeared Undo Mysterious Cir
cuInstanccS at Belle FOurchc.
A search is being conducted for L.
C. Nelson, a prominent rancher Of the
northwestern portion of South Dako-
ia. who disappeared under mysterious
circumstances which indicate that he
may have beer the victim of foul play.
He left his ranch for the purpose of
going to Belle Fourche to close a deal
for some sheep. He reached Belle
Fourche all right, for he was seen
there by several parties who knew
him. After being there a short tirle
he engaged a man to take his team
back to his ranch, and with the man
sent a message to Mrs. Nelson that
he had been called to Deadwood. That
is the last that has been seen or heard
of him. 80