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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13

report, now in preparatory, matter
of the highest Importance in trans
portation. Terminal improvement on
waterways is one of the first require
ments, and is entirely possible.
1t Is noted that European countries
have In many cases distributed the
cost Of waterway improvement. upon
localities Is some ratio with the
special benefits received, while very
little Of that sort has been done in
this country. The report also sets
forth the steady advance of steam
over sail power, and the tendency to-
ward corporate ownership of steam
tonnage, especially the larger vessels.
In 1906 the average size of vessels
owned by individuals was 113 tons,
and by corporations 526 tons. Operat-
aged age Nps'' about tSirt. aH sss~e ~ of 1.-THE the
gross earnings. The lv,.r rIsforic.,
operating costs was on the butH- :.
go, vessels of the great lakes, tho
highest that Of the packet lines on the
Mississippi system and southern riv-
ers.
, This report will be Of great value
h.oOhe present movement for an in
telligsxc md effective Improvement of
the countl,, waterways. 1t points
out the possibilities of water trans
portation, the limitations existing
thereon, the reasons for their pres
ent ineficiency, and the lines along
which action toward improvement
can properly be taken. 1t demon
strated, finally, the necessity of deal
ing with the waterways under a broad
and comprehensive plan rather than
by localities and sections.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
[, D, M'GAHN HAS
RESIGNED PLACE
Has Purchased Interest in a
Minot Daily-Interesting
Political War in Sight

Minot. N. D., July 13.-L. D. Nc
Calm, register of the United States
land office at this place. has rendered
his resignation to take effect so soon
as his successor is appointed. He
has purchased an interest in one of
the daily papers of this city and will
become actively identified with its
management SO soon as he retires
from office.
In political corners it is the cur
rent comment that the paper will be
actively engaged in a fight against
the reelection Of Senator McCumber.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
G[|QOENITES
ARE OFF AGAIN
The Second Day of Great Tour
Started Under Auspicious
Skies

Kalamazoo. Mich, July 1S-With a
run of ITS miles ahead of them, the
thirty automobiles which are making
the Glidden tour began leaving the
control here at one minute Intervals
after Z o'clock this morning. Path
finder D. NJ. Lewis had preceded them
at $3.50 O'Clock with his confetti car
and Pacemaker Hover left fifteen
minutes ahead of the first contestant
in his machine. The weather condi-
tions were splendid
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
LOVE SICK MAN
IS A SUICIDE
Son of a Rothschild Found His
Life Too Burdensome to
Keep

Vienna, July 13-Baron Oskar
Rothschild. the youngest son of Albert
Rothschild, the head of the Austrian
branch of the Rothschild house, died
suddenly in this city last night. He
committed suicide by shooting in hs
fathers palace because of an unfortu-
nate love affair. Baron Oskar was 81
years old. He returned to Vienna two
days ago after eight months spent in
travel, during which he visited tAa
United States.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
HOUSE AGREES
Income Tax Provision Ready for Ac'
ton by the States.

Washington, July 13.-It is now up
to the legislatures of the several
states to say whether there shall be
an income tax amendment to the con-
stitution. By decisive vote of 81
to IA, more than the necessary two
thirds, the house yesterday passed
the senate joint resolution providing
for the submission of the question to
the states. The negative votes were
all cast by Republicans. No amend
ment having been made to the resolu-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
Improved at Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, July 13-The flood
conditions in this vicinity showed
much improvement today. The Kan
sas and Missouri rivers have both
been stationary since last night The
eastern train service began to show
imprOYement today
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
More Rain Falling.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 13-Per-
sistent rumors of tornadoes at vari-
GUS points in Kansas and Missouri
were prevalent here today. They
proved untrie, however. There was q
heavy wind storm throughout the area
in which rain fell today, but no sert-
Gus damage was done. Leavenworth
reported a fifty-mile wind and other
points reported winds of forty miles
an hour.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
CABINET TROUBLE
Korean Minister of War Will Be
Be Abolished

Seoul, July ia change in the Ko-
rean cabinet is imminent, it being pro-
posed to abolish the ministry of war.
The change will cause no disturbance.
Prince Ito, japanese resident gen.
eral in Korea. will leave for Toxic on
Wednesday, He was the guest of hon.
or at an elaborate dinner given yes
terday by the foreign consuls in Seoul.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
BIG MORTGAGE
South Dakota Railroad Bonds for
Two Million Dollars

Pierre, 8. D., July ia mortgage
for $2,00O.O00 running thirty years at
five per cent, given by the Weldon G.
Northwestern Railway company to the
Union Trust company of st. Louis, was
filed with the secretary of state here
today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
FUNERAL STRUCK
Cyclone Doing Much Damage Through
IFpper NiSSissipDi Valley

Danyille. ILL.,, July ia tornado
today struck Ffthian. near here
wrecking number of stores and
large elevator and damaging the sub
power station on the Illinois traction
system. Sc far as known. few per.
sons were hurt. The injuries were
slight
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
Cyclone Caught Funeral.

Hamilton. O., July ia tornado
swept over a part of Butler county
late today. At one point, seven miles
from this city. funeral procession
encountered the storm and twenty
persons more or less injured.
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NO WAR PROBABLE
Bolivia and Peru Not Yet Past FOment
SfaDQ

Lima. July 13-No fear is felt here
that war will ensue between Peru and
Bolivia on account of the hostile
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-13
SEVEN YEARS
Bigamist Madison Sentenced to Cali.
fOrnia State Prison.

San Jose. Cal. July 12.-Christian
C. Johnson. charged with bigamy by
Mrs Josephine Amelia Trttheway of
Stockton and thought to be the notori-
GUS bigamist Madison, was sentenced
this afternoon to seven years i'm
prisonment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE BAY OF FRANCISCO
BODY HANGS FROM
ROPE FIVE DAYS
Baker Named Hoffman Commits
Suicide in Lodging House
Room

OAKLAND. Jan. 10.-FOr five days
and possibly longer the body of Hon
man. a baker aged So, hung by rope
from the ceiling of room 3 in the Mode
lodging house at 325 Ninth street un'
til it was discovered by Lawrence
RiVerd this afternoon Hoffman hac
not been seen by any Of his acquaint-
ances for week and as the door OF
his room was locked il was presumed
that he had left the city.
On Friday afternoon John Anmeteer,
clerk of the house. instructed Riverd
to open the door of his room and the
latter attempted to do so, trying all the
keys in his possession without success
Failing in his effort Riverd forgot all
about the matter and did not try 10
get into the room again until this
afternoon.
Hoffman had been out OF work for
a long time and was in arrears for
three months room rent to the man
agement of the lodging house. IL was
supposed that dependency over his
financial troubles induced him to end
his life. AS far as can be learned the
dead man had no relatives in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
Big SKYSCRAPER IS
BUILT IN STOCKTON
Savings and Loan Society
Erects New Building Modern
in Every Detail

STOCKTON, Jan. 9.-Stockton is the
home Of the first skyscraper to be con-
structed in the san Joaquin valley. The
new handsome structure which is seven
stories high was erected at 4 cost of
s275,000 by the Stockton savings and
loan society and now is the headquar-
ters of that banking institution.
The lower floor is devoted to the Of
fees of the bank and the three upper
floors have been leased by the Yosemite
club Stockton's exclusive organization
for the business and professional men
Of the city. The roof is fitted up for a
garden and this feature viii be one of
the rare pleasure facilities Of the club
during the summer months
The tall building can be seen for
miles on each OF the three railroads
leading into the city, and on the
steamer for miles down the river
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
TENANTS NARROWLY
ESCAPE WITH LIVES
Apartment House Burns and
Occupants Flee in Night
Clothes

OAKLAND. Jan. 10.--Twenty families
who lived in the Vue du Lac apartment
house at East Sixteenth street and
Third avenue we've driven into the
streets while a fire consumed the build
ing at 2:3O o'clock this morning.
Over in the central station of the
Oakland traction company, 200 feet to
the northwest of the Vue du Lac, Will
liam Bramstead. yard foreman, was at
work Two tall buildings interviewed
between him and the flaming apartment
house, yet before a single tenant was
aware Of peril Bramstead had seen
tongues of flame leap from the roof
and the light well above the roofs
OF the obstructing dwelling.
CARMEN RESCUE TENANTS
Realizing that catastrophe impend-
ed, he summoned the whole crew of
car cleaners and repairers and led them
to the Vue du Lac. One of the men
woke Mrs. Romer by breaking the win
dow of her apartment.
The crashing of glass aroused the
occupants of the lower floor. directly
under which the fire had begun-prob-
ably from crossed wires Having been
awakened and dressed in the streets in
The chill air these tenants began haul
ing out furniture and saved two truck
loads Of household goods belonging to
the Vue du Lac. While they did so.
the car company employees and Mrs.
Roiner ran UP the stairs to the other
apartments.
Fearing that the flames in the base
ment would cause the building to coll
lapse the fireman turned a stream un-
der the house. The electrical wires
sputtered under the water, but still
burned, and they had to be cut loose.
Then the basement fire was extin-
guished.
In the Railways of the building the
fremen and streetcar men were having
trouble with gaspipes, which broke
from heat in places and exuded gas,
which took fire. This was reduced by
plastering mud over the breaks
FOUGHT ESCAPING GAS
The men who fought with the escap-
ing gas performed numberIess feats in
carrying out inf1ammable material and
furniture. At the rear of the main
building were piled cans Of Kerosene,
carried out of reach of the basement
ire. The men doing this work were
protected by stream from hose.
The firemen by their efforts prevented
the blaze from spreading to the annex,
which was filled with tenants.
All of the tenants rescued have found
other quarters. They were the follow
ing an dtheir families
George I. Stone, Harry j. Kolb. Mrs.
L. r. Averell, II. James, Mrs. W. H.
Whitman, L. G.. Daggett, James D.
.OGrady, Vincent Loos, w H Harring-
ton, William Wright Adams, Miss Her
linda Noyes, Allan G.. Ramsay, Ira Bon
ner, e. Seymour, r. Jordan, Mrs. W. D.
Mcclure, Mrs. NJ. E. HilIyer, Mrs. Jack
MacGuinness, I. d. Mann and E. B.
Happoldt
The loss to Mrs. Romer, the landlady
and lessee, amounts to several thousand
dollars on furniture.
The building is owned by c. NJ Nc
Gregor. whose loss will be heavy, and
brings the total to $4,000 or $50. 600.
In the main building were $50 rooms,
divided into 20 apartments. The Vue
du Lac was built several years ago and
was the first large apartment house in
the city. 1t is one of the largest ever
constructed here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
MUSICIANS TO DISCUSS
WORLDS OLD COMPOSERS
English. French and Spanish
Objects of Special Study

BERKELEY, Jan. I0.-With the com
Dosers Of the eighteenth century as
1hcir subject for the program and dis
cussions. the members of the Etude club,
an organization composed Of Berkeley
musicians. will hold their regular meet
ing. tomorrow afternoon in the Piano
clubs headquarters on Bancroft way
near College avenue.
The composers OF the eighteenth cen
rury sonatas and fantasies. particularly
English. French and Spanish, Will be
Ehe objects Of special study
Among those who viii participate are
Miss Ethel Preble. soprano; Miss Lucy
Hannibal and Miss Graham, piansts;
Mrs J. A Mates. vocalist, and Miss
sIazel Hubbard. violinist. Mrs j. H.
Wood viii read a paper on the COM
posers OF this period.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
- MARDS
PACIFIc BUS LAND

Among the realty deals that were
closed last week was the purchase
bv the Western Pacific company of a
lot at the northwest corner OF Third
and Jackson streets for $4,000 Ihls
gives the western Pacific an almost un-
broken line of frontage in the north
side of Third street between Oak and
Harrison. The one exception is the
Bendel home in Alice street for which
a deal is pending.
The Laymance real estate company
sold to w. B. Page, an eastern capi-
talist, a lot in the East Lake Merritt
boulevard for $4,000. Page will erect
$4,000 home on the property and
make this city his dwelling place.
one of the most unique apartment
houses in the west is to be built in
Franklin street near Twenty second
this spring at a cost of $4,000. The
plans, artistic and including eastern
improvements in urban architecture,
were by j. Gather Newsom. It viii be
the only two story apartment house
on the coast. The apartments Will be
fitted with disappearing beds. book
cases and Individual entrances.
A. J. Snyder reports that the real
estate business of. his firm has been
satisfactory all week.
W. p. Fry, the real estate agent at
Orchard and East Fourteenth streets,
Elmhurst, reports that the suburban
district there is filing up rapidly with
desirable home seekers. The Southern
Pacific right of way to San Leandro
is nearly completed and a new bank is
being planned.
REALTY CONDITIONS
The weekly report of the financial
underwriters presents a careful criti-
cism of the condition of the realty
market in Oakland and neighboring
cities. The report says: The new
year opened with a market somewhat
quiet. but remarkably steady. There is
nothing Of the boom principle in the
/ present condition of realty. Owners
are very hopeful of the immediate fu-
ture and believe that It is TO their best
interest to hold on 10 their property
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
TWO NEW BRITISH EXPORTS

Amid the depression occasioned by
declining trade returns there comes "a.
refreshing report from COvent Garden
that acknowledgements her calam-
itOus rabbits-has commenced to i'm
port British nevis and StiCklebackS
Our newtS seem harmless enough
though at the Antipodes. where our
watercress has become a tree. they NAV
grow into great dragons of the prime
But the stickleback would never be
awarded prize for good behavior bv
his fellow fish, among whom he sWims
about feeling sorry that there are only
ten commandments for him to break
He wrecks the public peace both di-
rectly and Indirectly. 1t will be re
membered that a dispute about the
North London habitat of this quarrel
some little creature first disturbed the
harmony of the Pickwick club.-West-
nninSfar Gazette
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY KEPT
Pioneer Residents of State CeIe-
brate Day Surrounded by
Two Generations

Surrounded by two generations of
children, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hawes. pio-
neer residents of this state, celebrated
their golden wedding. anniversary yes
terday afternoon at their home. 321
Lyon street. The place was beautiful
ly decorated for the occasion and so
guests enjoyed the festivities.
B. F. Hawes came into prominence in
this state while he was sheriff of Gala
veras county. and in that capacity was
instrumental in hunting down many of
the bold stage robbers and criminals
who terrorized the mining regions. He
crossed the plains from Louisville, KY
in 1852 and met his wife shortly after
his arrival in Calaveras county, where
he had considerable success as miner
The couple lived in Calaveras county
for many years. After resigning from
Office Hawes engaged in the hotel busi-
ness, where he came in contact with
many of the we'll known miners and
commercial men of the earlier days
Thirteen years ago he removed TO this
city Fortune having smiled upon him
Hawes purchased a comfortable home in
Lyon street.
Seven children, several of them
prominently known in this state, re-
suited from the union. They are Frank
II. Hawes, postmaster of CenterviIle,
Alameda county; Captain TaIton Hawes,
captain of the watch of the United
States mint for the last 16 years: H. II.
Hawes, an empIoye of the mint; Mrs.
wv W. Steel of Berkeley. Mrs. Eva
'Stealey of this city. Miss Anna Hawes
and Miss Mildred Hawes. The grand
children are r. =. Hawes Jr.. Zeta
Hawes, Walter Steel Elmer Steel. ETA
Steel. Talton Stea1ey and Eva Louise
Stealey.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
GAIN NEW LIGHT
ON SIGNOR'S ACTS
Oakland Police Learn of the
Details of the Promoters
Forgery

OAKLAND, Jan. l0.-The police Of
Oakland have secured full information
regarding the method in which f. b.
Signor prepared the notes to which
he forged the name of James A. Nur-
ray the capitalist The notes were
nned in from blank forms in an un-
usually clever manner. Complete evil
dence regarding the method Of prep
aration has been gathered.
Signors daring is illustrated by the
fact that although he knew that the
Henshaws were in a position TO COM
mGnicate with Murray and uncover
rhe gigantic fraud which he was
pianning TO carry out. he calmly pro-
ceeded with his scheme, signed the
name Of Murray 10 the notes and de-
posted them with the Henshaws as
security for the proposed transfer of
the bonds Of the Southern California
cement company's plant.
CONTEMPLATES PLEADING GUILTY
Although Signor stin pretends to be-
sicVe that he has committed no crime,
and maintains that he can not be held
bT the courts. there is an indication
that he has been contemplating the
possibility Of pleading guilty in the
event that he is indicted by the grand
jury. SignOr asked Captain of Detec-
uves Petersen what the extreme pen
atty for forgery was. and upon being
Informed that il was IA years.
lapsed into moody meditation Signor
says that he has made arrangements
with his relatives in the east TO provide
funds for has defense. but Attorney
Lin :. Church. who was called in TO
see him after his arrest, says that he
has not yet decided whether he Will
undertake the case.
a new feature OF Signor's frenzied
financial operations was disclosed today
when ii was learned that a few days
prior to his arrest he visited a leading
financial firm in San Francisco, repre-
scented himself as an agent of the
lIenshaws, and said that he was ex-
pectinE to receive a large sum Of money
from the east. The only apparent OBJ
iect Of this visit was TO gain the con-
ddence Of the firm. The cashier Of the
firm called upon Captain Petersen and
acquainted him with all the particulars
Of SignOr's visit
IMPORTANT WITNESS FOUND
Captain Petersen viii consult with
District Attorney w, II. Donahue in re-
gard TO the Importance OF this informa-
tion tomorrow, and il is possible that
the cashier viii be subpenaed to appear
as a witness at the grand jury investi-
cation on Tuesday. In addition 10
William q. Henshaw, Tyler Henshaw,
James A. Murray; Harry Creswell. MUIR
rays attorney; Chief of Police Adelbert
Wilson and Captain Petersen, there is
ore more witness, whose testimony is
regarded OF vital Importance. TO be
called before the grand jury. The
county authorizes have refused TO di-
l'ulge the name OF the seventh witness
until he is called.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
MASONIC LODGE INSTALLS
ALL OF IT'S OFFICERS
Walter L. Johnson and Arthur
S. Brown Conduct Ceremonies

SAN MATEO, Jan. 10.-With Walter
l.. Johnstone acting as installing Of
ficer and Arthur S. Brown as master of
ceremonies. the San Mateo lodge OF
Masons installed the following officers
last evening with elaborate ceremonies:
Grove Lawrence, worshipful master;
Lewis A. Smith senior warden Charles
A. Wainwright junior warden; Fernand
Levy, treasurer; Edward S. Moulton.
secretary; Rev. Neptune B. w Gallwey.
chaplain; Walter l.. JohnStone. marshal;
Charles A. Vandebos. senior deacon;
William n. Cone, Junior deacon; Thorn
as Wood steward; William Munro
steward; Chris Eskilson, tyler; Joseph
Smith, organist.
The installation was followed by a
banquet, at which $50 guests were en-
tertained, the principal speakers of the
evening being r. G.. Guyett, Walter L.
tombstone, Prof. f. G.. Sanderson, Lewis
A. Murch and F Thral1. Music was fur
nished by quartet composed of Robert
Bonner James Watson. Prof r. G. San
derson and w. D. WiSnorn. Robert Bon
ner being the soloist of the evening
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
SWINDLER GETS NE'Y
TAILOR MADE DRESS
Represents Himself as MeSsen-
ger and Secures Costume

OAKLAND. Jan. 1O.--An ingenious
and economical scheme to obtain new
dress was successfully worked upon
James Haggerty, a ladies' tailor, OF
1905 East Fourteenth street. few day
ago by an unidentified swindler. The
man called upon Haggerty and IN
get a tailor made suit which had been
ordered by Mrs. a. Frates OF 1856 East
Fourteenth street He made a small
cash payment upon the suit, which was
valued at SIS, and carried it away
Yesterday the tailor discovered that
the suit had not reached Mrs. Frates
and that she had not sent any one
yeStigatiOn
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
MISSING COUNTESS"
REJOINS HUSBAND
Mrs. j.. DoIgorouki Says She
Was Paying Visit to Friend

OAKLAND, Jan. 1O.-Mrs. Jennie Dol
gorouki of II Ohio avenue. Fruitvale.
who claims to be the wife of the elev-
enth Count Ivanovitch Dolgorouki of
Russia, and who was reported as miss
ing to the police by her husband, has
returned to her home. Countess Dol
gorouki who was at one time the wife
of Rev. r.. Fishburn, a Presbyterian
minister of this city, says that she has
been visiting a Mrs. Shannon in Flood
avenue, Fruitvale. Count" Do1gorouki
was not, apparently. surprised by his
wife's return although he had pre-
yiously declared that he believed she
had deserted him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
BREAK INTO
THREE OAKLAND HOUSES
JeweIry. Money, an Old Violin
and Clothes Taken by Thieves

OAKLAND. Jan. IO.-While V T..
.Armcr and his family We're away from
their home, I1l5 Chestnut street, last
evening q burglar pried open a side
window with a jimmy. crawled into the
house and stole q pair of diamond ear
rings a gold watch. a diamond stickpin,
"a gold brooch and $3.50.
4 very old and highly priced violin.
valued at S200 was stolen last evening
from J. NJ Ziengenfuss. 420 Thirteenth
street by a thief who broke into his
room.
Hugo Sanders. 513 Eighth street. re-
ported that coat and vest were stolen
from his room
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11
THERE WILL BE NO DISTRESS
IN STOMACH OR INDIGESTION

remedy is used Diapepsin really does
all the work OF a healthy stomach IT
digests your meals when your stomach
can't. Each triangule will digest All
the food you can eat and leave moth
ing to ferment OF sour. =
Get a large 50-cent case OF Pape's
Diapepsin from your druggist and
start taking today and by tomorrow
you will actually brag about your
healthy. strong Stomach. for you then
can eat anything and everything YOU
want without the slightest discomfort
or misery, and every particle OF i'm
purity and Gas that is In your stomach
and intestines is going to be carried
away withopt the use OF laxativea or
any other assistance.