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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
BOTTLED NOTE CALLS AID
STEAMER DUNHAM AGROUND
OFF MARBLE POINT.
Two Tugs Go to .Assist.-No Details
OF Disaster Re.
ported.

Duluth, Nov. is. The steamer
James s. Durham, of the Sullivan line
of Chicago is ashore at Marble Point
in the vicinity of Bad river, about 80
miles from Bayfield,, Wis.
The Durham, bound up light for ore,
and which was headed for Ashland,
where she was due Monday, went on
shore during the heavy snow storm
Tuesday. Nothing was known of the
accident until members Of a logging
crew at the mouth of the Bad river
picked up bottle containing news OF
the Dunham's plight.
Word was brought to Bayfield,, and
the two tugs, Bayfield, and Bennett
went to the assistance of the Durham.
But few details of the grounding of
the Durham are at hand. Vessel men
here say that the beach in the vicinity
is very sandy and there can be but
little danger to the ship. A strong
northeast wind would delay releasing
the boast, but further than that there
can be but little danger.
The Durham is 400 feet long, g.
foot beams and was built at West Bay
City, in 1906.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
FAKE RACING SHEET SHOWN.
Witness Who Lost $4,000 Stood to
Win $4,000.

Council Bluffs. Iowa. Nov. 18.--T.
w. Ballew, the Princeton. Mo-, bank.
or, who by means Of fake" horse
race was robbed Of $4,000. was cross.
examined at length in the trial of j.
K. Dobbins, one Of the alleged conspir.
atOrs.
Mr.. Ballew identified the racing con.
tract signed by him and wv. fleming.
way" one of the conspirators posing
as a Pittsburg millionaire. The wit.
ness also identified the betting sheet
which was kept by him and showed
that the winners Of the supposed race
stood to win $4,000.
Another feature Of the proceedings
was testimony of two state Witnesses
who said they saw Dobbins ON an east.
bound Burlington train on Oct Is.
1908, with large amount of money.
One of them, l.. II. Young, Of Ottum.
wa, testified he counted one roll OF
$4,000 and saw another of about $4,000.
Dobbins share of the Ballew money ia
claimed TO have been $500.
Ex-Sheriff r. V. Minter, Of Prince.
ton, Mo-, testified to conversation
with Dobbns in Kansas City in the
fall of 1908 and claimed Dobbins told
him he was not afraid of getting into
trouble on the horse race deal, because
the game was under absolute prot. u
ton"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
TELEGRAPH TRUST COMPLETE.
Postal Included in Merger Of Western
Union and Phone Co.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE report that
the controlling interest in the Western
Union Telegraph company obtained by
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company would lead to closer
community of interest between those
companies and the Postal Telegraph
company and probably an ultimate
merger Of the three companies, was
given more color when officials of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company frankly said that the Postal
company was the largest single stock
holder in the telephone company.
President Theodore N. Vail, of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company. is in Boston, it was said,
comforting with other high officials of
the company and what the plans OF
the combination in regard to the post.
ais interest and other matters could
not be learned in his absence.
There is a report current that
Special Assistant Attorneys General
Ellis and Harris had come to this city
to Investigate the merger Of tho
American Telephone company with the
Western Union Telegraph company.
The report has not been confirmed.
II Is known. however, that the aov.
eminent has since May, 1908, been IN
vsstisating the telegraph and tele.
phone companies In accordance with
resolution adopted by the United
States senate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
SOCIETY OF EQUITY MEETS.
Delegates from Twenty.Three States
Attend Convention Of the Big
Farmers Organization.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 17.-Dele-
gates from % states. from Connecti-
cut to California, and from Alabama
and Texas TO Saskatchewan, an
swered to the roll call when the sew
enth annual convention of the Amer
lean Society Of Equity opened here.
In addition to these Americans, repre-
senting membership Of nearly half a
million, committee was present from
the Cooperate Wholesale society Of
England.
a The reports Of the officers show THAI
the efforts Of the society in the to-
bacco sections Of Wisconsin and Ken.
lucky have more than doubled the
prices received ~ the growers. The
winter and spring wheat growers are
also well organized in the west and
northwest. With crop somewhat bet
ter than last year. yet hardly keeping
pace with the increasing demand, the
members are holding for s1.15 per
bushel. Hundreds of farmers eleva-
tors have been built or acquired and
the grain stored to await the price
fixed by the society. Warehouse re-
ceipts are used at the banks to Sc
cure advances where quick money is
needed.
The wool growers of Kentucky anu
Wisconsin organized thir pools for
the first time this year and obtained
an advance of about seven cents over
local buyers prices. The potato
growers are more demoralized this
year than last because the organiza-
ton OF. potato department at Ste
vens Point, Wis, last May fell into in
efficient hands. The California fruit
growers began to join the society this
year, and arrangements are being per-
fected for growers agencies in some
Of the larger cities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
AsToR AND YACHT MISSING.
No Word From Him for Nearly TIVE
Weeks.

New York. Nov. 18.-CoI. John ia.
och Aston, who is aboard his yatch
Nourmahal, has not been in commune
cation with New York for IL days,
and 1t is likely he has not heard that
Mrs. Astor obtained q decree Of dr.
vorce from him Nov. 8. Early that
day, before the divorce formally was
granted, Colonel Astor was reported to
have sailed from Port Antonio, lanai.
ca.
Since then no word has been re-
ceived of his whereabouts, and some
concern has been felt for the safety
of the yatch on account of tho recent
West Indian storm. Vincent, the II.
yesr-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Astor, 10
cruising with his father.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
ANOTHER MAN COMES FORWARD
AS AN ORIGINAL FRAUD
DlScovERER.
DISCOVERIES COST HIM HIS JOB
Discharged From Government Service
Because of Activity.-Avers That
Shaw Tried to Renstate Him
But Had Not Power.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Henry G. Cor
ga, who once was employed as gov
eminent sampler at the American Su-
gar Refining company's docks in
Jersey City, added further interesting
material to the complicated contro-
versy surrounding the frauds charged
to the company and various customs
officials and employees.
Corsa was discharged from the gov.
eminent service seven years ago, by
reason, as he believes, of his efforts to
obtain an investigation. In an inter-
view he reviews the obstacles he met
and recites experiences similar in
many respects to those of Richard
Parr and Edwin Anderson, who are de-
Tending their respective claims to be-
ing the original exposers of corruption
in the customs house.
Wilbur F. Wakeman, a former ap.
praiser, brought Corsa's name into the
case some time ago when he attested
to the fact of his discharge after he
had brought to the governments at
tention convincing evidence of graft
which, Corsa says, was successfully
pigeonholed after he was ousted.n
His efforts to obtain reinstatement,
Corsa adds, were aided from time to
time by Leslie M. Shaw, former secre-
tary Of the treasury; Charles T. Treat,
former collector of internal revenue,
and by several representatives in con-
gress and by the government officials,
but none Of them, he declared, was
able to overcome the grip which the
sugar company had on the New York
customs service or to get for him the
Endorsement of George Whitehead, who
succeeded Wakeman as appraiser.
Shaw's Hands Tied.
In his interview Corsa set forth that
he went to Washington to present his
case to Secretary Shaw and the latter,
he says after long conference, said:
It'll see that you are put back.
could demand it right now. But
things are working so smoothly be-
tween Mr.. Whitehead and myself that
l don't want to break in abruptly on
him with this demand"
A short time afterward, according
to Corsa, he. received letter from
Mr. Shaw stating that Shaw found his
hands so tied that he, could do nothing.
Corsa says his evidence against the
sugar company was to the effect that
agents Of the company had offered
him brides in return for his assistance
in substituting sugar of a low grade
in samples taken by the government
for tests upon which cargoes were ap-
praised. AS a part of this evidence,
he turned over to his superiors the
money given him bride.
Richard Parr, who is still deputy
surveyor of the port, says that recent
Investigations have shown that one
man in every five among the employees
in the weigher's division of the New
York customer Office has been found
implicated in the frauds, or is under
suspicion Of the most positive charac.
ter"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
.EMBEzzLERS ARE IN JAIL
FORMER BIG FOUR OFFICIAL
PLEADS TO INDICTMENT.
Woman Is Accused of Receiving ST..
600 Of the Embezzed
Money.

Cincinnati, Nov. II. Charles l..
Warriner, former local treasurer of
the Big Four railroad, is in Jail and a
warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart-Ford on a
charge of receiving 81 900 of the $685.
900 which Warmer is accused of hav-
ing embezzled.
The warrant against Mrs. Ford was
issued upon application OF Prosecutor
Hunt. Warmer previously informed
the prosecutor that he had given part
Of the money he is alleged to have alb.
stracted to Mrs. Ford and that the last
payment he had made was on Oct. I.
The accused man appeared in the
afternoon at the criminal court to
plead to the indictment returned Mon
day by the grand jury, charging him
with embezzlement and grand larceny.
He entered formal plea of not guilty
and his bond was fixed at $4,000, the
same amount at which it stood prior
to his indictment. The four men, how
ever, who had come to his assistance
when he was first arrested were not in
evidence to renew their pledges.
A dramatic sequel to the sensational
turn in the case was enacted later
when a half score of constables and
deputies went to the handsomely fur
nished apartments of Mrs. Stewart
Ford and placed her under arrest.
She was indignant, but after protest
ing was removed to the court house
and subsequently placed in Jail in de.
fault of bail.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
MRS FORD is OUT ON BONDS.
Warrlner, Still Behind Bars Tells Why
Woman Got Alleged Thousands.

Cincinnati, Nov. 18.-Mrs. Jeanette
Stewart-Ford, who was arrested Tues
day charged with receiving stolen
money from Charles l.. Warmer. the
indicted former treasurer of the Big
Four railroad secured the money in
order to complete the education Of her
12.year-old son, according to a state
nent made by Warmer.
Warmer, who is in jail accused Of
having embezzeled 3853,0oo, told Pre-
secutor Hunt that Mrs. Ford had oh.
tanned $1,000 from him last October.
The woman had told him, he said, that
If she did not get tho money her son
would have to leave the boarding
school near Cincinnati, at which he il
being educated
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
For Murder Of His Sire.

Duluth, Nov. 17.-Bjorn ostby, the
l8.year-old slayer Of his father, John
q. Ostby, is on trial here. No Grim.
inal matter in the courts of st. Louis
county in recent years has attracted
as much attention az the staying of
John G. Ostby. 1t is charged that, fred
with resentment against his father on
account of a quarrel between his par.
ents on the evening of Aug. II, Ostby
came up behind his father while the
latter was shaving and shot him twice
with a rife. The boy at once sur.
rendered to the police.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
ALExAhoER's TRIAL IN MONTH.
Cairo Lynchings Also to bio Probed In
December.

Cairo, Ill.,, Nov. 18.-Judge w. N.
Butler, Of the circuit court announces
that no special term Of court would
be called to try Arthur Alexander, tho
negro, who was taken out of the city
to avoid a lynching, but that his case
would come up at the regular Decem-
Dor term which commences Dec. 6.
Judge Butler also said that NO investi.
cation Of the double lynching here
last week would be made before LIS.
cember. A special grand jury may be
called for that purpose in December.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
sNowsLIpE WRECKS A TRAIN.
Engine and Four Cars pitched 40 They
Emerge From Tunnel.

North Bend, B. c.. Nov. ia Can.
adam Pacific freight train on emerging
from tunnel was struck by = snow.
slide. The locomotive and four cars
weSe swept down a 300-foot embank-
ment into the Frazer river. The en-.
ss:.oel has not been seen since the &C.
cident and was undoubtedly drowned.
The fireman escaped death by jump.
Ing Two trainmen were hurt.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
500 CANAL Is ONCE MORE OPEN

Repairs Effected and Three Humid rod
Vessels Proceed.
! sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 1S.-Repairs
70 the Poe lock in st. Mary's river,
which has been closed for several
days as the result of the ramming Of .
gate by the steamer Ellwood, are com.
pleted. The emergency gate. which
was released Tuesday night, was sue.
eessfully placed in position and the
canal is now open for traflc. Nearly
300 vessels have been held up BY the
accident.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
NEW SENATOR APPOINTED FROM
NORTH DAKOTA, TELLS
WHERE HESTANpS.
VIEWS ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Not Going East to Reform the Coun.
try, But Says He Believes the
Insurgents Are Right In
Their Stand.

Fargo, Nov. 1S-"My inclination Is
to support measures advocated by the
insurgents in congress. / have indoors.
ed them In public utterances. In so
far as think It consistent, advisable
and beneficial to the interests of tho
country at large, l shall stand with
the insurgents"
United States Senator Fountain L.
Thompson, of North Dakota, recently
appointed by Governor John Burke.
thus announces the position he will
take in tariff legislation and other
matters when he reaches Washington
and takes his seat in the next session
OF congress.
Il am not going to Washington to
reform the country imm ediately." he
continued. II am more than willing to
conform to the amenities of the situa-
ton and remain silent, or nearly So
for the first year ! am there. I shall
not do as Senator Beveridge and Sena-
tor La Toilette did. do not believe
that it pays to villify anyone, not even
enemies. The object of such an at
tack does not relish 1t and villifioAtion
poisons the mind of the man who uses
1t as q weapon.
Approves Golden Rule.
~ believe in the golden rule and -ltA
strict application to everyday AFFAIRS,
l am naturally of pacific nature. but
that does not mean, and I think my
friends in North Dakota will bear me
out In SO saying, that 1 cannot use
force when force 10 necessary. I am
not public speaker and have never
attempted oratory. but whom I have
anything to say in public have al
ways been able to say 1t. hope to
exert the proper influence on legisla.
ton in committee, and when tho time
comes and the occasion demands
shall not hesitate to take the floor Of
the senate.
II have been democrat all my life.
but, although have held various local
Offices. have never sought office. I
have always been active in the pro-
motion of my party in my country and
in assisting my friends in politics. AS
to politics itself, the manner in which
1t has been conducted in recent years
has cultivated in me distaste for it.
I am not known as a politician; am
known as . business man. Many of
the political leaders Of the republican
party In my state do not know mo, and
hundreds Of the citizens do not know
ME.
II attribute my appointment to the
fact that Governor Burke believed it
would cause less disaffection in tho
party to name someone who was not
an avowed and active candidate and
fewer hard feelings among the candi.
dates and their friends than had hs
selected one of them"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
CATHOLICS PROTEST.
st. Paul to Be Asked to Refrain From
Caricaturing Patron Saint.

st. Cloud, Nov. 1S.-St. Joseph's Ca.
tholic Aid Society. at special meet
ing, adopted a resolution protes ting
against caricature Of st. Paul which
is being displayed in the capital city
and which it is planned to exhibit in
celebration. The protest was for
warded to st. Paul and the manage.
menf was asked to abandon the dis
play ofthe caricature.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20

TIRE CONTINUES IN SPITE OF Eff.
FORTS OF FIREMEN
TO QUENCH 1T.
DESCENT MADE INTO THE SHAFT
Each Hour Drives Hope Farther From
Breasts Of Widows and
Orphans.

Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. 18. - With state
troops stationed on the ground, Cher
~, the scene of Saturdays disaster in
the St. Paul coal mine, in which 800
= men are still entombed, began the day
with expectancy.
-. Keep Up the Vigil.
Before dawn began the daily pilgrim.
age to the mine. The faithful vigil of
the women has been relaxed only a
few hours each day, though little hope
is entertained there will be found q
living man or boy when the mine Is
opened. The delay is recovering the
. bodies has driven scores of women al
most to desperation.
Hints of possible demonstration
against the state officers or mine Off.
Gals reached the ears of States Attor-
ney Eckhart and the troops were sent
for.
All night they did sentinel duty
about the mine and st. Paul cars con.
tanning mine inspectors and nurses
and the private coach of President
Earling Of the st. Paul railway.
During the night tons of water were
forced down into the burning mine
through the hoist shaft. Chief Koran
and Capt. Kenney, of the Chicago fire
department, with engine 40 and a
squad of Chicago firemen, are in
charge Of this attack against the fire.
The temperature in the main shaft
Of the mine was taken again by George
F. Rice, Of the United States geolog-
ical survey. A few feet from the top
the thermometer recorded 115 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Make Descent Into Mine.
For the first time since Sunday two
daring men took their lives in their
hands and descended the ventilating
shaft OF the mine.
The exploit was successfully carried
through by Thomas Morris and r. Y.
Williams, both Of the United States
geological survey.
They were nearly exhausted when
hauled to the top, but quickly revived.
From what they discovered, 1t is
thought tho Ere has given back from
the main shaft and that It may be pos
sible TO enter IL soon. i
Williams, mrch the lighter man Of
the two, descended to the second gat
lery whore the fire started. Tho shaft
was comparatively cool. There was
considerable steam. but much less
smoke than on Sunday. SIT. INK
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
GIRL TRAPS couNrERFEITERs.
Alert Cashier Detects Spurious Bin
and Calls Police.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Detective work
by Miss Lillian Krause, a ticket seller
in a scent theater. led to the arrest Of
four alleged counterfeiters. She de-
tected a spurious 81 bill given her for
tickets and while the men were in the
building she called the police.
The men denied they had made tbs
bill. Secret service men are invest
eating the case >.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
HomEs1EADER FOUND DEAD.
N. D. Man Overcome In His Homo b,
; Gas Fumes.

! Bismark, Nov. 1s.-Matt Pruge,
homesteader living near sibley Butte,
this county, was found dead by two
Ineighbors. He had evidently been
overcome by csal gas fumes as the
in the room was down and
house was filled with gas. Prags was
q single man and would have proved
!, up on his claim In q couple Of weeks
longer ...
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
GAYNoR GOT THERE CHEAP.
Now York Mayor swears It Didn't
Cost Him a Cent.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 18.-Wilnam ]
Gaynor, mayor-eleot OF New York, fllet
q statement with Secretary OF Stat,
Koenig, In which he swears he did no
expend any money in aid OF his cleo
ton. His statement reads:
I, William ]. Gaynor, q candidate
voted for at the public election
held in the city Of New York on
Nov. q, 1909. for the once OF
mayor Of the city Of New York.
in the state OF New York, pursuant
to section 776 Of the penal law. do
hereby state that did not con-
tribute or expend any moneys in
aid Of my election, either directly
or indirectly, myself or through
, any other person.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
First snow Fall on Mars.

First Snow Fall on Mars. '"Sse
Flagstaff, Aris., Nov. 1S.-Director
Lowell, Of me observatory here. re.
ports the first apparent Antarctic snow
fall Of the season ON Mars. Two
patches appeared at the altitude 62.72,
longitude 100.19.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
Pardon for Killing "RIdsr.."

/ Pardon for Killing "Ridsrs."
Lexington. KY, Nov. 18.-GoverAef
Wilson has promised farmers q par
don for every homicide committed IN
resisting the attacks Of the armed
night riders, and taking the governor
at his word the men now out Of the
tobacco pool have turned their hsmes
into. arsenals.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
Postal to Merge With Independent

Postal to Merge With Independents.
Columbus Ohio, Nov. 1.-THE an.
nouncement that the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, the con-
trolling force in the Bell Telephone
company, had obtained control of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
makes 1t certain to the minds OF the
local Independent telephone men that
it is the Postal Telegraph company of
which James 8. Bradley purchased the
United States Telephone company, the
Cuyahoga Telephone company and the
New Long Distance Telephone COM
pany, of Indiana.
AS the A. T. & T. has announced
that large holding company is to be
formed to merge the telegraph and
telephone companies 1t is believed here
that in short time a similar an.
nouncement will be made by the Pos
tai officials. The purchase Of the in.
dependent long distance companies
gives the Postal thousands of miles
Of new line in Ohio and Indiana and
makes 1t as formidable competitor
Of the Bell in the telephone as in the
telegraph field
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-20
TWENTY THOUSAND IN FUND.
That Amount Raised For Johnson
Memorial.

Memorial.
Minneapolis, Nov. 1s.-B. F. Nelson,
treasurer Of the Johnson Memorial
fund, has taken out another certificate
of deposit with the Northwestern Ma
tional bank for $4,000. This makes
three certificates now held by the COM
mission, one for $4,000 and two for
$4,000 each. They bear interest at 8
percent.
The total in the hands of the treas
ucer now amounts to $20,33923.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-07-27
SUNDAYS GAME.

The Bourbonites made it two out Of
three from the Shelbyville Millers
Sunday by a score of 8 to 5. This
makes five out Of the last six played
by the Bourbonites. There were eight
hundred paid admissions at the game.
The home boys did good stick work,
getting twelve hits off of the crack
Valandingham. Scheneburg did the
twirling for the Bourbonites. The
following is the summary:
Paris .20 0 POOLS ks
Shelbyville .....0 2 OIL OO01 1-5
Earned runs-Paris 5; Shelbyville l.
Hits Paris II; Shelbyvilie 6. Errors
Paris z. ShelbyvilIe l. Two base
hits-Barnett 2. Doherty, VaIanding-
ham. Stolen bases-Kircher. Sacri-
flee hits-Hannigan, Adolph. Struck
MISUNDERSTANDING, 5; Valandingham
l. Base on balls-off Scheneburg 8,
off Valandingham, |. Double plays
Hannigan to Barnett to Ochs. Time
l 80. Umpire Piepho.