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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

more if so many women had not be-
come members of other temperance
societies before the advent of the W..
G.. 7. y. Sweden has students total
abstinence association with a member
ship of 1000. This remarkable
institution appears to give hopeful
promise for the future. The w. G. L.
e. and other societies in Sweden have
successfully handled the Government,
for last month the Swedish Parlia-
ment gave large grant toward
courses of temperance instruction for
teachers this year and next, and the
city of Stockholm grants 1000 kroner
yearly to a permanent temperance ex-
hibition. The local ''veto" bill has
been thrown out, however, by the
First Chamber, though it passed the
Second. Two large towns in Sweden
are dry, and in the villages of the
whole country there are not a hundred
saloons. The temperance question
has assumed so much importance in
Sweden that every political party
must take accoun. of it and have it in
its platform.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

Rev. FRANK Fox, of Sioux Falls, in
a sermon last Sunday, deplores the
tendency of the people toward con-
tempt for laws, and cites the iDdif-
ference of authorities toward anti
cigarette, anti treating, and Sunday
base ball laws as an instance in which
anarchy is taught. The Rev. Fox is
correct in saying that contempt for
laws and a failure to enforce laws is
training the young to be violators Of
law. But the Rev. Fox is wrong in
attributing the contempt for laws to
the inactivity of the authorities in the
enforcement of such minor laws en-
acted to govern along moral lines as
one element sees things and as an
other element does not see them. 1t
is the apparent discrepancies in these
laws that leads to contempt for them.
How can a game of base ball for
which admission is charged be worse
than a game to which the public is
admitted free? How is a game of
base ball on a lower level than a game
of lawn tennis played on Sunday.
But contempt for laws does not origi-
nate here. 1t comes from the open
violation of other laws that are just,
and the successful evasion of punish
ment by individuals in high places.
The recent trial of Sioux Falls
party for murder and the verdict of
assault and $4,000 fine is a better
illustration of how contempt for laws
originate. The violation of laws by
corporations and the haste of some
courts to protect the violators by de-
claring the law unconstitutional or
discharging the offender upon some
slight technicality is what breeds con-
tempt for laws. 1t is such incidents
that breed contempt for laws, and to
this can be attributed the lax enforce
ment of some laws enacted to regulate
a certain element along moral lines.
For law which seeks to protect the
people in their rights all have great
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

THERE are those who still insist
that President Taft distinguished
himself in the tariff matter by insist
ing on certain changes under penalty
of veto if the changes were not grant
ed. As we have said before, we can
not see that the president accomplish
ed much in the line of tariff revision,
We find this statement of what the
president requested and what con
gress granted printed in the Huron
State Spirit:
President Taft made the following
requests of the conference committee
on the tariff bill: Free hides, free
petroleum, free lumber, free iron ore,
free bituminous coal, 10 per cent on
boots and shoes, 20 per cent on sad
dies and harnesses and the senate rate
on gloves. Five of his reqnests were
granted. On lumber the conferees
gave rate of $l25 per 1000, on iron
ore l5 cents ton, on bituminous coal
10 cents ton.
From this list it looks very much
as if the president got into the game
too late to have much effect on the
new tariff bill.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

The irrigation congress held at
Spokane, Wash, last week developed
deep feeling against Secretary Bal
linger for his action in throwing open
valuable water power which the Roose-
velt administration had withdrawn
from entry as furthering the conser-
vation of national resources. In the
tract under discussion are valuable
power and irrigation sites. 1t was
the policy of the last administration
to reserve this valuable property to
the people. Balhnger claims there is
no law to warrant the Withdrawal of
these lands and insists on opening
them and allowing private individuals
to absorb this natural resource. There
has been too much of this in the past.
In fact most of the coal and timber
has fallen into private hands when it
should have remained the property OF
the people, and insolent and piratical
monopolies have been the result. Sec
retary Ballinger should be thoroughly
investigated and if these serious
charges prove to be true, he should
be dismissed from the cabinet. 1t is
unfortunate for President Taft that
such situation should arise thus
early in his administration 1t is un-
fortunate for the administration in
more ways than one. Some OF the
strongest opposition to the Ballinger
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

HARRY THAw is still insane, says
Judge Mills. Good for Mills. Thaw
and his own people claimed that he
was insane when being tried for the
murder of White. He put up such a
good act that he was not punished for
the murder, but now he wants to be
set free altogether. If he is such a
crazy cuss that he will kill men in
cold blood he should be kept in the
asylum; if he is not crazy, he should
go to the pen for life. There has been
too much of this one night stand in
the crazy play.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20
TEMPERATE SWEDEN

"They will still drink in Sweden, but
they likely will not do it long," re-
marked d. l.. Nelson, of Stockholm,
to reporter for the Washington Star.
Already one tenth of the whole pop
ulation belongs to temperance So
cieties. 1t takes seven of these so.
cieties, among them the w. G. T. U
to accommodate the membership of
this one-tenth, and there are many
total abstainers outside. There are
5000 members of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union in Sweden,
and there doubtless would be many
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

The first steam threshing engine
TO blow up this season was operating
near Lake Andes, this state. Strange
to relate the result was only that two
men were thrown twenty feet and
badly bruised, and a boy thrown
against telephone pole anG bad one
of his arms broken. This reminds us
that bill was introduced in the last
Legislature providing for boiler in
spection and the licensing of steam
engineers. But the bill was laughed
to death, and boilers will continue to
explode as the result of carelessness
and ignorance on the part of those
handling them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

respect. Laws along moral lines may
be for the good of the individuals
whom it is sought to regulate, but
those to be regulated must first be
convinced of it. Contempt for laws
comes from successful violation of the
more important laws, and it is then
no wonder that minor laws of the
kind mentioned are continually violat-
ed. More respect for, and stricter
enforcement of, all law is necessity,
but such enforcement should begin in
greater matters if respect for laws is
to be cultivated.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

CONGRESSMAN TAwNEY, of the
Winona congressional district in
Minnesota, is likely to have. serious
opposition when he comes up for re-
election next year. Mr.. Tawney was
the only member of the Minnesota
delegation to vote for the Payne tar
if bill on final passage. The Mime,
apolis Journal fears for his safety, al
vthough Tawney is one of the ablest
men of the delegation and has years
of faithful service to his credit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

SENATOR CuMMINs, of Iowa, is an
advocate of revision of the tariff
downward by piecemeal. All true
revisionists must come TO the same
conclusion. No general revision of
the tariff can take place until congress
is first revised, but revision of specific
schedules can be demanded by the
people and congress will not dare to
refuse because the particular issue
cannot be lodged.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20
BALLINGER AND THE POOR MAN

Secretary Ballinger's frank avowal
that the work of Irrigation and land
reclamation is not poor mans pro-
position is rather alarming. 1t does
more than anything else to convince
us that Mr.. Ballinger is not safe
man to handle the public land and
power-right questions. If Ballinger
believes that the development of
water powers is a rich mans PROPOSE
ton, he has given cogent reason why
he should not be implicitly trusted in
his present position.
The Reclamation Service was organ
lied by the government on a plan
that made it just what Ballinger is
credited with denying-a poor mans
proposition. Because it was not
typically so, the Government advanc
ed the money to make it so, and
agreed to receive back its advances in
instalments. The intention of the
Government to encourage poor men
to go into farming was undoubted.
If Secretary Ballinger does not un-
derstand or sympathize with its inten-
tions, he ought to relinquish the posi-.
tion he now holds, Minneapolis
Journal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20
AS OUR NEIGHBoR SEES 1T.

A grimmer joke was nev,r perpe-
trated than Mr.. Aldrich's revised tar
iff on a people whose will in the
matter was SO well known that all the
candidates in the recent presidential
election declared themselves in favor
OF reduced tariff Montreal (Canada)
Witness.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20
The Like Preston young people

The Lake Preston young people
seem to have more of desire for a
higher education than do the young
people of most towns. We are in
formed thar five from that place who
are already students at Yankton
college will be joined by seven from
the 1909 high school graduating class,
making twelve students in all from
Lake Preston attending that one
institution. Not many towns the
size of Lake Preston are SO well re-
presented iu the higher institutions
of learning.
The Congregational and Metho-
dist churches Will hold their union
services Sunday evening on the M. E.
church lawn.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-20

Gold Medal and Garland flour at
the Farmers Elevator.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Attempt Made to Overthrow
President Leguia.
FIGHTING IN THE STREETS
President Captured and Later Res
cued by Loyal Troops.
MANY KILLED ON BOTH SIDES
Rising Led by Adherents of Augusta
Durand, Leader Of Revolt a
Year Ago.

LIMA, Peru, May pa rising of po-
litical factions occurred here at 4:3o this
afternoon, with the object of overthrow
ing the government of President Leguia.
An attack was made upon the palace and
firing was heard in all parts Of the city.
1t is reported that many are dead and
wounded
Adherents of Augusta Durand, who was
concerned in the revolution at Chosica.
near Lima, in May. 1908, and of Isais
parola, also a notorious agitator, made
an assault upon the palace and seized
President Leguia. The army, however.
remained loyal and came to his support.
The revolutidnists were obliged to liber
ate the president, who Immediately took
measures to put down the movement.
Within an hour although firing was
still heard in the streets, President Leguia
seemed to be master of the situation.
Many shots were exchanged between the
troops and the revolutionists. and it is
believed that the casualties will be heavy.
Cavalry is now on guard throughout
he city.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Confirmed by Minister Combs.

Minister Combs last night cabled the
State Department that revolutionary dis
turbances had broken out near the cap
ital, and indicated great hostility BY the
factions opposed TO the president. Al
though the minister's message seemed
to disclose some doubt as to the extent
TO which the uprisings may be continued.
the department here is inclined to be-
leye, upon the face of advices thus far
received, that the government forces are
able to cope with the present situation.
Augusta B. Leguia was elected to sue
ceed DR.. Pardo as President of Peru May
Evening star., 1909-05-30
RUBBERNEcK WAGON UPsETs.
Several Visitors. to st. Louis Y. M.
C.. A. Badly Hurt.

ST. LOUIS. May 23.-Ten visitors to
the Railroad y. NJ. G. A. convention here
were h1irt, several seriously, when a
Seeing ST. Louis automobile overtu med
at JetfeHon avenue and Utah street to-
day.
OF those injured nine are from Juniata,
suburb of Altoona, Pa The tenth in
Jured person is Walter bright of Con-
nausht, Pa.
The seriously hurt from Juniata are:
Edward Zerbe, scalp wounds; Roy Probst
back hurt: Fred Nichols, six years old,
collarbone broken; Murrell >Eurgett. head
cut.
In addition the following suffered minor
hurts: Mrs. ". II. Denny, Mr.. and Mrs
6. l.. Nichols, parents of Fred Nichols;
George Maus, Gilbert Jackson. Max Goetz
OF ST. Louis. chauffeur, suffered two
broken ribs.
In trying 10 avoid a street car the auto
mobile struck the tracks at a tangent
and overturned.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
HEARING ON OIL REGULATIONS.
Secretary Ballinger to Listen to
Argument for Modification.

Declaring that the request of those in
terested for modification of the existing
oil and gas pipe line regulations applying
to Oklahoma was of such vital Importance
to the oil producers in that state Secre-
tary Ballinger of the Interior Department
today decided to grant a hearing on the
subject Saturday, June >. at 10 o'clock
The Secretary has been requested to
modify the present regulations by striking
out altogether the common carrier clause
and to eliminate or modify the so-called
'confiscatory" clause
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Deadly Tornado Sweeps
Through Oklahoma.
Fifteen OR MORE DEAD
Floods Prevent Rescue of Victims in
Key West.
MANY HOMES ARE DEMOLISHED
Twister Does Great Damage-Depew
Also Suffers From
Storm.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, May %
Fifteen and perhaps more people We're
killed tonight in a tornado which devas
tated the Oklahoma towns of Key West
and Depew. Forty or more are injured.
At least ten were killed in Key West
That figure is confirmed by a number of
people who fled just before the storm.
Five were dead at Depew.
The tornado swept over wide stretch
of farming country. Wires are down
and many rumors of death and destruc-
ton at isolated points could not be con-
firmed tonight.
Following the wind came a deluge of
rain Floods then added their terrors to
the situation.
Floods Prevent Rescue.
The wreckage of Key West soon was
overwhelmed by the rising waters. Prac-
tically nothing was left of the town of
.sD inhabitants. Rescuers hastened TO the
place but could not cross Salt creek,
which had become a raging torrent.
A few inhabitants of Key West crossed
the stream before the rise made 1t i'm
passable. They confirm reports that at
least ten negroes were killed and twice
that number injured
woman named Brace. who was in the
post office when the building was blown
away.
The residence of j. l.. Hart was demol-
ished after having been rolled over half
dozen times with the occupants inside
Mrs. Hart's back was bronen: little
girls leg was wrenched from her thigh
Mr. Hart and two other children were
seriously injured.
Twister Destroys Depew.
Depew was destroyed by double
twister that was formed from the lorna
do striking Key West and which travel
ed northeast, and another coming from
the east. The tornado wiped out Depew
and then pushed northeast, spending its
| force, presumably, few miles further
on.
For an hour the sky was the scene o.
! one of the most unusual phenomena evel
| observed in the southwest. Small lorna
| does followed in rapid succession in al
atmosphere that was nearly humid. The,
rose high into the air, circled about ant
dipped. AS many as five were observed
during the display.
The little tornadoes had spent theil
| force when the big one came at 5 o clock
| Preceding and following it were territi,
rain and hail storms. The streets o.
| Stroud and Sapulpa were veritable rivers
A newspaper man tried at 10 O'Clock
| tonight to reach Key West. but was
turned back by the high waters. At l.
| o'clock he started for Depew. Not wire
was working in that part of the state
| and towns within a radius of ten tc
twenty miles have heard unconfrmec
rumOrs.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
CUBAN BUDGET ISSUE.
Opposition to Administration Pro
gram Expected in Congress.

HAVANA, May 29.-Present indica tions
are that strong opposition will develop
in Congress over the adoption of the ma
tional budget as transmitted in the presi-
Dental message which is now in the
hands of committees of both houses The
conservatives are prepared to attempt to
cut down the estimates on civil salaries
generally, especially in the department of
sanitation. and also the army estimates.
Expectations that the government will
cover the deficiency of $1,000, 900 with the
proceeds of the national lottery are rem
dered uncertain by threatened deadlock
due to determined opposition to the adop-
ton of the house oil in the senate by
Senor Morua belgrade president of the
senate, who desires to obtain full control
in the management of the lottery. which
the bill vests III the secretary OF the
treasury.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
OFFICERS RUN CARS.
General Strike on Street Railway
at Evansville, Ind.

Special Dispatch Id The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. May o9.-Notwith-
standing protests of business men, all but
ten of the employees of the street car COM
pany went on strike this morning Ben
Commons of the National Garments or
sanization really forced the strike and
is in charge Of the men who went out.
Three Of the officers of the company
took out cars this morning and operated
them for several hours. No disturbance
resulted Later in the day a union ice
handler jumped from his wagon and
struck a vicious blow at a motorman.
The glass in the car window was broken
but the mortorman escaped by jump
ing hack in the car. The quick arrival
of the police, who arrested the motor
mans assailant, prevented further trouble.
James Waddell. a union SympathiZer,
was arrested in a saloon where he drew
a revolver on man who opposed the
strike.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Estimate of Profits.

Huge profits have been made by the
speculator in his operations. 1t is known
that he bought wheat when it was quoted
near the 81 mark His winnings are esti-
mated from s1.OOOO0O to $4OOO,OOO while
his brokerage partners and customers
have been equally fortunate by following
his lead. The losers are said to be mostly
professional spectators. who fought the
upward trend of prices since its move
ment skyward began months ago.
Sitting in front of the quotation board in
his office after the market closed today
Mr.. Patten said:
L have claimed there was no corner on
May wheat, and I have proved it, ANY
time during the last few weeks I could
have put the price to $1.5O, but did not
want to squeeze any one or make fic-
titious price
Bartlett, Patten & Co. this afternoon
made cash distribution among their sew
eral employees, estimated as amounting to
between $4,000 and $5o.oOO. as sort of
dividend on the profits of the May deal.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
COLOMBIA CABINET RESIGNS.
New Ministry Has Been Appointed
at BoGota

ROGOTA Colombia. May o?.-The min
istry has resigned and the following new
cabinet has been appointed
Minister of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Angulo.
Minister of foreign aHalrs-Gulilermo
Camacho.
Minister of war-Jorge Holsuin.
Minister of public work-Alvaro Tribe.
Minister of public nstructlon-Tulio
Ospina
Justmiano Canon, under secretary of
finance, is i'm charge of the ministry of
finance.
Gen Holguin is also president desig
nate Of the republic. He will occup the
post of chief executive in the absence of
Rafael Reyes.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
AT THE ZOO.

81, 1905 He had previously been premier
and minister of finance and commerce.
At one time Senior Leguia was manag-
ing director of the British Sugar Es-
tates. Limited, a corporation which has
many million dollars invested in Peru.
Augusta Durand headed a revolution
against President Pardo early in May of
last year, but he was defeated by the
government forces at Cerro de Pasco.
Durand made his escape. and a few
months later was organizing another rev.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
O'Connor Reelected Head of League.

MANCHESTER, England. May @.-At
the annual conference of the United Irish
League today I. P. O'Connor was re-
elected president for\ the twenty-sixth
year Joseph Devln was elected vice
president. \ resolution was adopted ap-
proving the action Of the party in ex-
Guiding Maurice Heaiy. who was recently
elected member of parliament for Cork
and who later was debarred from the
nationalist party on a resolution proposed
by John L. Redmond.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
LAWN Defeats Young Otto.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. May 23-Paddy
LAWN of Buffalo had the better of the
six-round bout tonight with Young Otto
of New York. at the National Athletic
Club With the exception of the second
round LAWN did the better work The
New York boxer caught the Buffalo fight
ed off his guard In the second and crossed
hard right to the jaw. sending him to
the floor LAWN came back strong how
ever and forced the fight all the way to
the end of the sixth round.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Car Damaged by Explosive.

Late tonight trouble was reported at
WAYNE Junction five miles from the CEN
ter of the city, and in the section known
as "Brewerytown.' At Wayne Junction
car was damaged by an explosive. be-
lieyed To have been dynamite. being
pla ed on tire track. There we're no pas
sangers in the car when the explosion oc-
CURED and neither the motorman nor
conductor was injured.
In ''BreWeryto%n policeman. who
tried Ia disperse "A crowd that had al
tackled the crew of a trolley car. was bad
" beaten When Ire was taken Ia hos
pitaI il was found that his skull was
slightly fractured from having been hit
with Il brick Several arrests were made.
The city was practically tied up at mid
night The traction officials at that hour
announced that no effort was made to
maintain Il night schedule. but that as
many cars. if not more. will be operate a
Sunday as were run today.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
To Spread Catholic Doctrine.

ROME, May "9.-The Osservalore Ro-
mano publishes a papal document CT
ating a pontifical and biblical institute
in Rome 1t is believed that this will
become center of learning and science.
It's object is to develop the education OF
biblical teachers and writer's and to pro-
vide students with material for biblical
study, thus spreading the Catholic doc
trine as opposed to the errors of mod
erniSm.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Alleged Train Robbers Arraigned.

OMAHA. Neb., May .a.-Woods. Tor
censen and Gordon, the men charged with
the Union Pacific train robbery of May
-. We're p~ra sned today before United
State Commissioned Anderson. ON mo
ton cl the government, the hearing was
postponed untn June =.