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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-01-28
Home Seekers Excursion.

To points In Alabama, Arizona
Arkansas, Colorado, ;ieorLia, Idaho,
Kansas. kentucky, Louisiana, NeXi
20, Mississippi Montana, Nebraska
Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee
Texas, tah, Virginia, Washington,
Wisconsin, Wyoming On all frsl
and third Tuesdays OF each month
nj rate OF one and one hall iare pius
80 90 Tor round trip Twenty'one
days from date Of sale
+. {. NAAuERvooRT
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-01-28
The Peruna Almanac.

The druggists have already been
spnnlied with the Peruns almanac
,or 1908. In addition to the regular
economical matter usually furnish
% in almanacs, the articles on as
trology are very attractive to most
nsople. The mental characteristics
., each sign are given with faithful
accuracy. A list OF lucky and un-
lucky days will be furnished to those
wbo have our slmsnacs, free OF
charge. Address The Peruna Co.,
Columbus, o.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-01-28
KILLED BY A MO. PAC. TRAIN.
A Man Evidently a Tramp, Kill
ed Near the Shelters.

Nevada Mail
Missouri Pacific passenger tram
No 2O7 ran over and killed a man
at q point Just south of the smelsers
at about $50 this afternoon,
From all indications the untortun'
ate man was q tramp, He was about
10 wears OF aye, dark complexion,
and had a stubby growth OF beard
Had on two full suits OF clothes Ia
b,s pockets nothing of value was
found.
The man had been around town
Tor several days and had beef. drink
ing. He was seen around the depot
this morning and was drunk at sna'
time. The indications paint to hls
having laid down on the track anu
nrobably went to sleep. His skull
was crushed but otherwise he was
not MANNED.
A small note book In the mans
pocke. contained the following In
scr,ption: "Adolph Grubbe, 3oo'
LYMAN st., Chicago, Ill.," ant
"Louis Kriech, 1904 Lyman st.
Chigo, ILL.,, is my home.
When the man had been run Int
: Engineer Slade stopped the trail
and Conductor Gravely telephones
tho accident to the dispatcher's o
fee and received Instructions to pre-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-01-28
Woman B0otIegger to Jail.

Arapahoe, Ok, Jana woman
tried here for bootlegging, who gave
her name as Mrs. E. V. Smith, was
fined s4OO and given sixty days In
Jail by a jury in the county court.
The woman run q resort in Clinton
and said she had 100 quarts OF beer
for her own use. 1t Is thelargest fine
imposed in Custer county Tor simi'
lar offense.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-01-28
One Of .Wisconsin's Mothers
Who Always Keeps
Pe-ru-na in the
House.

az am now ahlc Ia do my house
work again, and have good SGpc-
tite. have used thirteen bottles
of Peruna aUa one IT Nana,iu.
My husband and children are also
in good health. W" always keep
Peruna in the houSc. l thank
YOU a thousand times for Your
adyi"e.n-MrS. AlVina rlaUlaun,
1911 Walnut ST., MilwalfA, Q,
Wisconsin.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-01-28

outw
who feunaT SOME
against Perun Some one aeua'eo oS seS ~
u-ho e opnoinr n sake of the notorieyY
know about Peuna any
Of people? OF course not -. at, -, ,,os ana
uu,d mothers who raised oaoieS ana
without number They would ASK e
all the professional
writers n world vboha used
D., happy babies We have many
4, evav These mothers th'r
of pay lhr ohs uesi' "
w. ~ - ether mothers useful family medicine
AsL vour Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac lot 1913
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
INVESTIGATE STOCK COUP
Exchange Committee Probing Rocl
Island Episode.

New York, Dec. 29.-Without delay
q stock exchange committee has be-.
gun investigating into the causes
which, after sending Rock Island COM
mon stock soaring thirty points,
dropped the stock back again to the
starting point and caused a squeeze
Of the shorts. The investigators have
full power to act and will endeavor
to trace the origin of the buying order.
The report of the Hughes commission
on stock exchange practices is now In
the governors hands and has not been
given to the legislature.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
GIRL Thief TELLS.
PATHETIC STORY
Robbed Father Of Big Sum at
| InstIgatIon Of Relatives.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-The recital Of the
pathetic romance Of Angela schia.
=Tone, a crippled seventeen.year-old
Italian girl, was continued in the GRIM
inal court when the girl resumed the
stand under cross-examination follow
ing her statement Of how she stole
1891, 1920 from her fathers bank during
10 period of two years.
Counsel for eight Of her relatives,
who are accused of having inspired
her alleged thefts by promising to
get a husband for her when she had
stolen enough, put the child through a
merciless cross-examination and at
tempted to prove her whole story was
false.
Il On direct examination the girl ties.
titled that her uncle, francesca Schia.
vone. and his wife first suggested her
series of thefts. They told her, she
said, that she was crippled and nobody
loved her and that the only way she
could get a husband was by taking
from her fathers bank and buying one.
The girl agreed, according to her
testimony, and she displayed a little
memorandum book, carefully itemized,
to show every cent she had taken and
the date of each theft. She was EN-.
-ployed' counting bills in her fathers
bank, she said, and every few days
she would slip a large bill from a pack
age and conceal it in her stocking.
All of these bills, she testified, she
gave to her uncle and aunt and wait.
ed until they said she had enough for
a husband. In all, she said, she gave
them $97,82O.
Many in the courtroom were moved
to tears when the child concluded her
direct testimony by whispering that
after all, she didn't get a husband.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
Seven TOTS DIE
IN. EXPLOSION
Home Wrecked When keg Of
Powder Blows Up

Dubois, Pa, Dec. 29.-Seven chill
dren, ranging in age from two to
twelve years, were burned to death
here and three other persons were per-
haps fatally injured. The fire, fol-
lowed by an explosion of powder, de-
stroyed the house of Stephen Bronos-
ky, a miner, at sykesville. Pa. near
here. All the victims are foreigners.
Six of the children we're members
Of the Bronosky family and the
seventh belonged to q boarder. Mr..
and Mrs. Bronosky and the boarder
jumped from an upstairs window and
sustained serious injuries.
The fire started from an overheated
coal stove. The flames spread rapid.
" and communicated with q key Of
mine powder. The subsequent explo-
sion cut of all chance Of saving the
children.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
SCENE CHANGES
TO WASHINGTON
Conference to Be Held There
on SWitchmen's Strike
l&
KNAPP AND NELL AGREE

Chairman Of interstate Commerce
Commission and Federal Labor Com.
missioner Will Meet Head Of Rail.
way Council Of Federation Of Labor.
strone Effort to Be Made to Inter.
est President Taft Ia the Matter.
washington, Dec. 2e.--A conference
will be held here on Friday at which
It Is expected IN agreement may be
reached forming the basis of a posi-
BILE compromise between the striking
switchmen and the railway managers.
Those who will participate will be
n. 3. Perham, chairman of the rail-
way department of the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor; Martin A. knapp.
chairman Of the interstate commerce
commission. and Charles Neill, United
States commissioner of labor.
The meeting will be held at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Perham, who tele.
graphed from st. Paul that he would
be here on Friday and that he would
like to meet Messrs. Knapp and Neill
in conference.
One object of Mr.. Perham's pro-
posed visit to Washington is to lay
the strike situation before President
Taft.
According to information received
here, the scope of the strike would be
broadened materially unless the war.
ring forces can be brought together.
Under the terms of the Erdman act
the chairman Of the interstate com
merce commission and the commits.
sioner of labor are designated as
Mediators and conciliators.
They are charged with the duty OF
paving the way to arbitration in dis.
putes between railway employers and
employees. Messrs. Knapp and Neil
have acted in a number of strike cases
and with the exception of the recent
one Invariably have been successful.
It is known, however, that up to the
time they received word from Mr..
Perham that he desired to confer with
them Messrs. Knapp and Neill were
fearful that in this instance the Erd.
nan act would prove a failure.
There is a probability that the strike
may be settled without recourse to
the Erdman act, although Messrs
Knapp and Neill may be factors in
ending the trouble.
A strong effort will be made to in.
duce President Taft to interest him.
self in the situation. If the president
can be induced to intercede officials
here believe that what threatens to
be a strike widespread in its proper
lions may be averted. Indications are
that the president will have his atten'
ton formally directed to that matter
Immediately following Fridays con
ference.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
CONVICTIONS ARE QuAsHED
rvo superNuous Words Held to IN
validate Indictments.

VAUU00N0 |L
Chicago. Dec. 29.-Because two su-
perfuous words were written in an In
dictment charging forgery William D.
Tilden and Chauncey L. Graham are
free from convictions obtained against
them two years ago. The convictions
have been quashed by a decision OF
The state supreme court that will serve
"a a precedent in Illinois.
The court finds the Indictment value
less on account of the words I'm sub
stance" used in describing an alleged
forged note. The tribunal held that
the indictment must contain an exact
COPY and that the words I'm SUB.
stance" cast doubt on the accuracy OF
the copy.
Tilden and Graham we're convicted
IN what was known al "The Steel Bal
case" which followed the failure Of
the milwaukee Avenue State bank ana
the conviction Of its president, Paul 9.
~stensland. It was charged that the
steel Ball company. Of which the two tao
men were ohicers, had obtained money
from the bank on worthless notes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
SAYS PEARY FOUND POLE
Geographic Society Of Chicago Honors
Explorer.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-The Geographic
Society Of Chicago recognizes Lieuten-
ant Commander Robert e. Peary as
the discoverer Of the North pole. A
committee of the society decided to
inscribe the Helen Culver gold medal,
which had been voted to the explorer
in recognition of his services as q
scientific man. as follows:
Awarded Jan. 26, 1910, to Lieuten.
ant Commander Robert e. Peary, U.
8. N, for distinguished services in ex.
ploration and the first achievement OF
the North pole April 6, 1909"
The medal will be presented to the
naval officer at the society's annual
banquet Jan. 26.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
TAFT WORKING
ON HIS MESSAGE
Document Will Go to Con
gress on Jan. s
TWO SUBJECTS

Chief Executive Will Recommend.
Changes In the interstate commercs'
and Sherman Antitrust Laws-Wll
Also Bring Forward His Ideas AZ 20.
Issuing Federal Licenses to corpo-
rations.
Washington, Dec. 29.-President.
Taft has begun the preparation Of the
first of his special messages to con
gress.
This message will deal with the
amendments which he believes are.
necessary in the interstate commerce
and Sherman antitrust acts. Recent
reports to the contrary n~otwithstand.1
ing # is known that the president will
take up the antitrust act and deal
with it at great length. He will also
bring forward his ideas as to issuing
federal licenses to corporations. The
proposed license will be a voluntary
one, to be taken advantage of by such
corporations as desire to place them
selves under federal jurisdiction.
It has been currently reported. for
some time that President Taft might
delay his antitrust recommendations
until the supreme court had finally
passed upon the recent Standard Oil
decision. Those to whom the presi.
dent has talked within the last day or
two say, however, he has decided to
go forward with his Legislative pro-
gramme regardless of the pending de.
cision, and, having determined that
many changes are needed in the anti
trust law, he will proceed to recon-
mend these changes without regard to
the Standard Oil case.
Believes His Course Proper.
Some Of the leaders of the senate
and house have argued that pending q
decision in the Standard Oil case, the
president, in recommending changes,
might be put by his political oppo-
nents in the light Of granting a respite
or a favor to the corporations, espe-
cially in regard to federal charters or
licenses. Mr.. Taft is said to feel, new
ertheless, that his views OF the entire
subject have been SO fully expressed
in the past and so generally under
stood that he car go ahead without
fear of popular misconstruction.
As a matter of fact the president is
said to have told his callers that he
has never at any time had any inten-
ton of altering his legislative pro-
gramme as outlined in speeches on his
Western trip.
The presidents message will be
ready for reading in the two houses
Of congress on Wednesday, Jan. 5,
and undoubtedly will be listened to
with far greater interest than was the
regular message read at the opening
Of the session.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
Anniversary Of ltaIy's Last Destruc-
tive Earthquake.

TA5.LLE lNHEE -Efg.EEF
Rome, Dec. 29.-Tolling bells, me-
mortal services and general display Of
crepe on public buildings throughout
Italy mark the first anniversary of. the
earthquake which destroyed Messina
and wrought such devastation in Sicily
and Calabria.
The anniversary brought many large
gifts for the benefit of thousands Of
the victims who are still suffering
from the devastation.
The Naval league presented the con-
suls Of the United States, Russia, Eng
land, Germany, Spain and France rich
" engraved bronze plates in apprecia-
ton OF the services rendered by those
nations at the time Of the quake.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
Denies Trade Restraint CHARGE.

Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-Clarence LIE
Bus, president of the Burley Tobacco
society, fatty denied that the society
~ a conspiracy or combination in re-.
straint Of trade. The denial, is made
81 his answer to a SUIT fled in the
United States circuit court against
him and against the society and Alon-
20 Ferguson, the vice president.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
HAUL AWAY LOOT IN WAGON

BUrolars Secure $1,000 n Plumber
From Chicago Apartment.
Chicago. Dec. 2ss-Burglars. who:
used . wagon to- haul away their loot's
stole diamonds. furs, clothing and Jew.
elry va.iuuedsa more than $4,000 from rom
thehomhe 81 Charles Kaufman in.
fashionable apartment building. tl ll
trance va gained tosthee KAUFMAN
horneSSb \ lmaesalni,sssof skeleton keys.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
PROBABLE CAUSE

Well Known Railroad Man Becomes
Suddenly Insane.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-Bernard H.
Bail, second vice president and gen.
eral freight traffic manager Of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
company, became violently insane in
his office In the Reading Terminal, the
company's big Office building.
It is believed that overwork was the
cause of Mr.. Balls breakdown.
Mr.. Bail, who was recently appoint
ed second vice president. was consid.
cred one of the greatest American ex-
perts N freight traffic. He has been
with the Reading company a long
time and rose from the ranks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
HoNoRED At HAVANA
Dimes With American Minister and 10
presan%ad "a Cnrnaz.

Havana, Dec. 29.-William Jennings
Bryan, who is on his way to Jamaica,
has arrived here. He was entertained
ct breakfast by the American minister,
Edwin v. Morgan. The guests mum.
bored more than 100.
MI. Brysn made a brief address, at.
ter which he vas presented to Presi.
dent Gomez. He left later for San.
tiago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
BISHOP GIVEN CASH GIFT
He Immediately Turns Funds Over to
Orphan Asylum.

Duluth, Dec. 29.-The sum of $4,000
was the testimonial presented at the
cathedral auditorium to Right Rev
James. McGolrick at the reception;
given In honor Of the Twentieth ami
versary Of his conservation to the
bishopric ii the Duluth diocese. Inc
bishop Immediately turned over the
entire sum to swell the funds for the
new orphan asylum. The purse was
subscribed to by many Duluth resi-
dents. F5 r,~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

An Central America Is '.just AZ bad,r
bnt only Nicaragua happened to get
caught with the goods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
ICE GORGE LOSSES FERRY
Sixty Passengers Spend Night OF Hor
ror on Ohio River.

sror Oh Ohio River.
Bridgeport %. Dec. 2s.-sixty pas
sepgers, thirty-hve Of them women,
spent asnight. Of terror aboard the FER
ryboat Charon, from Bellaire, @. on
the way TO Benwood, w. Va.
The boat caught In an ice gorge IN
the Ohio river at 8 p. M, and 1oun'
dered around until s 9. m. Unin1ured'
however, all the passengers were lana.
ed BY small boats at daylight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

Aviators keep on getting killed and
incidentally proving that Il z safer TO
~ than to stop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

The, Young Turks already face q de-
6cit In the treasury. Evidence that
the boys are up to date statesmen.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

Five skaters In a panic making fos
sEore. one broke through, and then
there were four.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

The sled and skate trade is not yet
ready to report on the return Of uni
versal prosperity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
PROBE HIS EXPENDITURES
House Committee Will Investigate
Land Commissioners ofiee.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The admins.
tration of Fred bennett Of North Da-
kota as commissioner Of the general
land office will be subjected to a close
scrutiny by the house committee on
expenditures, of which Representative
Mcclure Of Oklahoma is chairman.
This investigation, which will be con.
Quoted independent of that to be made
as a result Of the controversy between
r. A. Ba1linger, secretary Of the in
tesior, and Clifford Pinchot, chief for
ester of the government, will be begun
as soon. AZ congress meets after the
holidays.
The committee on expenditures is
one Of the organizations Of the house
that fell into disuse for many years.
It has been galvanized into life as a
result Of the new policy Of economy.
The charge was made by Representa-
tive Hitchcock Of Nebraska, during
the course of a speech in the house,
that the land office was honeycombed
with fraud and that in purchases made
for that office the authorities were
guilty Of the most willful extrava-
gance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

An open winter means fewer coast
ing and skating accidents
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
DEMOCRATS FOR ECONOMY
they Will Also Oppose Ship Subsidy,
Champ Clark Says.

Washington, Dec. 29.-"The pro-
gramme of the Democrats in the house
at this session is to keep down the
amount of the appropriation bills and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

Corn, cotton and wheat compose the
trinity at the head Of Uncle Sans
farm output for 1900.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31

to vote against ship subsidy" said Mi
nority Leader Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,.
"The house leaders are rushing
everything to get the appropriation
measures tthrough and that subject
and the ship subsidy proposition seem
to be about the only two things that
are to be taken up. We favor a river
and harbor bill. l look for adjourn
men of congress in April, certainly by
May L."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
HOWARD DEFEATS NASHVILLE AGAIN Southpaw Hurtt Was In Fine
 Form SMASHED HE BALL, TOO Third Game of Series Will Occur This Afternoon-Boys' Industrial School
 Band Plays Lively
 Airs.

The second game between the Howard college and University of Nashville teams was won by the former, the score being 5 to g.
 Hurtt, Towards big southpaw, was ef- fective at all times, especially when men were on bases. He was also handy with the stick, lining out two doubles and a. three-saeker out of four times up. Mor- gan, Nashvilles twirler, proved very easv for the Howard swatsmen, who hit him II times for d total of IS bases. Hurtt bent the visitors hits scattered except in the third, when three hits in succession yielded them one run. The game was hard fought and interesting throughout, but was marred by continual kicking on the part of the Nashville players.
 B. Taylor, at short for the visitors. showed up well. accepting everything that came his way in faultless style and get ting three-bagger and two singles out of four times up. The Nashville boys played nice fielding game but were unable to touch Hurtt when hits meant runs
 Denney starred behind the bat for How ard, after relieving Halter, whose hand was injured.
 The Boys Industrial school was out in full force with the band and rooted for the home team
 The third and last game of the series will be played this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-05
DEWITT STARS
 IN AUTO EVENTS
 IN MONTGO MERY

Montgomery, May 1.-Two thousand mo- tor enthusiasts eheered wildly this after noon as Louis Chevrolet. the daring Frenchman of the Buick team, drove a mile in 56 seconds flat with 30 horse- power car over the fair grounds mile track. He won the 1OO-mi1e race easily, going the distance in 126 minutes after having tire trouble at several junctures.
 George Dewitt was the star of the day. The Jacksonville member of the Buick team won three races, the only other event of the day not being open to him. The Alabama championship went to Monk Cowell in a Chalmers-D etroit. Only residents of this state were eligible for this event.
 Chevrolet drove mile after mile in less than one minute In the 1O0-mile event, and but for trouble with tires might have set new worlds record.
 Robert stubbs of Birmingham won two motorcycle races.
 Summary: Motorcycle handicap , miles, Robert stubbs (scratch), Indian, won; R. L. Peacock (ss-mile), Tale, second Time, 5:54 2-5.
 Cars listing 5000 and under, five miles: George Dewitt (3ulek), won; Oscar Nor man (BuieD, second; Herndon (Buick, third Time, 5:53 3-5.
 Alabama championship, five miles. Ala bama drivers only: Cowell Chalmers DetroiD, won; Norman (Buiel), second Smith (American roadster), third. Time 549 2-5
 Cars listing 5000 and under, five miles, Dewitt (Buick), won; Cowell Chalmers DetroiD, second; Norman (Buick), third. Time, $40 2-5
 Free for all stock cars. handicap. five miles, standing start: Dewitt (Buiclg five seconds, first; Cowell (Chalmers-DetroiD. ten seconds, second Norman (Buick), 12 seconds, third. Time 5:56 3-5
 Free for all stock cars, 100 miles: Chev- rolet (Buick), won; Dewitt (BuiclS), sec ond. Time 2 hours and six minutes.
 Exhibition mile by Chevrolet 56 seconds.