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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-30
.L0R|MER HAS
THEM GUESSING
Question Is Whether Demo
Gratis Will Be Rewared With
Patronage Plums

Washington. May 29-The election
Of William Lorimer as senator from
Illinois is expected to make con-
siderable shift here in the federal
situation of the state. While the I'LL
nois delegation in congress accepts
the situation philosophically on the
surface. there is an undercurrent of
unrest which can only be allayed
when the new senator demonstrates
his intentions. AS is we'll known. ex-
Senator Hopkins. until the break with
I.orir.er last spring, carried out pretty
we'll he suggestions of his successor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-30
LANGDON in RUINS AND
OTHER TOWNS WRECKED
Fargo Wahpeton, Ypsilanti Jamestown and Lakots
BY the Death Chariot of the E]cments--First
Complete Story of Storm

death
Up to the
where the damage and besides five
Ypaan killed the former place
while
suffered nronev
loss Of about $7000
Fargo loss s2o soOoo
Telephone tegraphc
being that practically
Grand
vang
damage
be
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-30
Cloudburst at Fargo.

Fargo, N. D., May 30.-Fargo had
clopdburst Saturday evening between
5 and 6 o'clock. 1t poured rain TO,
some little time and as a result there
is heavy loss to the downtowp
merchants who had merchandise in
the Easements. The Easements of the
business blocks were flooded from one
inch to two feet, the sewers being in.
adequate to carry off the water.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-30

The city has been able to care for
the injured without outside assist
ance, and the people are bearing up
bravely under the terrible shock.
A Great Northern wrecking train
arrived here this morning to clear the
track for the Monday trains.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-30
Stutsman County Tornado.

Stutsman County Tornado.
jamestown N. D., May 3O.-A tor
nado which Travelled over this section
OF Stutsman county Saturday after
noon resulted in the death of three
persons at Ypsilanti, a small town
nine miles south of here. The dead
are:
MRS. GEORGE GRAVES Ypsilanti,
aged 36 years.
EERTHA GRAVES, Ypsilanti, aged
4 years
FLORENCE GRAVES, Ypsilanti,
aged 2 years.
The injured:
Tobias Bedland. jamestown.
Inc property loss as a result of
the tornado is the heaviest in James
town where the force of the elements
tore down and wrecked several build
ins and all of the buildings of the
Stutsman County Fair association.
Besides these several other buildings
about the city were destroyed.
Ypsilanti's Fatalities.
The fatalities at Ypsilanti are the
only ones reported up to this after
noon. Mrs. Graves and her two chill
dren were at home alone when the
storm came UP. Mr.. Graves being en-
gagged in nearby field in blowing.
The wind took down the house, wreck
ing it completely.
Mrs. Graves was caught in the de-
bris and her death was instantaneous.
Bertha Graves, aged years, was
caught by the wind and hurled into
the waters of the James river, where
she was drowned. The other child
was struck and killed by the debris.
During the time that the storm was
in progress Mr. Graves could see his
home wrecked. and when he reached
there he found the members of his
family dead.
Wreckage mt jamestown.
The storm followed the James river
as far as jamestown. Here it caused
big property loss, the wind tearing
down building after building in it's
path. The citizens were fortunate in
escaping injury, Tobias Bedland, a
Great Northern employee. being the
only person seriously hurt. He sought
shelter in the cab of an engine when
a timber was hurled through it, strik-
ing him.
The heaviest financial loss is at the
grounds of the Stutsman County Fair
association where every building was
razed The value of the buildings,
which included two grand stands,
horse barns machinery hall and exhi-
bition halls. was about $4,000.
The roof of the Northern Pacific
round house and the roof of the store
house were taen off. causing a prop
erty loss of about $4,000.
Four small frame houses were COM
pletely destroyed by the force of the
winds. while outhouses and barns
over the entire city suffered damage.
\ farm house of John Fried suffered
damages of about $500. while the Rus
sell-Miller Milling company also sus-
tanned loss of about $780,
At the state hospital for the insane,
a loss of about $1,000 was meted out
by the storm. Windows were broken,
a chimney was toppled over and sew
eral of the lighter structures on the
grounds We're destroyed The in
mates were controlled without any
trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-30
TERRIFIC CYCLONE SWEEPS
>> 0VERNORTH DAKOTA TOWNS
copal church and at the residence Of
A. ]. Hutchins, but no one was hurt.
Fair Buildings Wrecked.

Wahpeton, N. D., May 30.-Wahpe.
ton was in the storm belt Saturday
afternoon. A heavy wind, accompanied
by veritable cloudburst, resulted IN
the demolishment of the buildings al
the fair grounds, entailing big loss,
This city is almost completely shut
off from outside communication to
day.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-07-24

Embroideries and 1aces, the kind
you have been paying SC, SC, Ioc
and I5c for, surplus sale prices.
.................. &C, &c, &c and Sc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

CHICAGO Dec 4.-The Tribune this morning SAYS:
he United States is threatened with the greatest rail-
road strike in the history OF the nation
Practically every railroad line in the country and
west is in imminent danger OF being completely tied up by
walkout the part Of large number of its operating
employees this month.
Officers Of the organizations Of engineers, femen, train
and switchmen have agreed upon uniform demand Of
10 cent increase without deviation compromise.
lha, the crisis is approaching rapidly indicated yes
erday by the New York by officers Of the
Brotherhood OF Railway Tanmen that they would present
their demands December H. The wage conferences will begin
December Is. Although every effort will be made
general strike, il impossible predict what the
Of the conferences will be
Both the railroads and the leaders OF organized labor
among the railroad employees preparing for the struggle
which when it begins will without doubt develop into
OF the greatest industrial battles that has fought
IN this any other land.
The attitude Of the leaders both sides of the dispute
which the industrial peace the country is at pres
that Of iron stubbornncss
Over million viii engage directly in battle with
the railroads unless fortunate arise to avert
the trouble More than 10000 miles of railroad track viii
be idle"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

1--WE got a little home over in
West Seattle, that I'm paying for
on the installment plan; I've got a
VITO and three children 10 feed
and clothe. and I've been doing
that on 1920 day. You have to
live yourself. and you know how
far 1920 goes. with provisions so
high, and youngsters always need
Ing something. I've had the usual
run Of sickness, suppose, but one
way or the other I've managed to
make ends meet, and have never
missed a payment on my home.
That's my nightmare-losing that
home. The wife and | have fig
ured and figured and figured, every
month since we went In there, and
we've got 10 figure this month. It's
going to be a pretty slim Christ
mas at my house. but II has to be"
asked him about his work.
Works ~ Hours a Day.
well, I'm out Of bed every
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

the swltchman's existence, he
works 10 hours a day at the most
dangerous OF railroad occupations.
and receives 1920 for H. Every
day that switehman works, he
has hundred opportunities to kill
81 main himself A keen eye, a
steady hand and a sure foot gener-
ally keep him alive for his allotted
span, but his reasonable expecta-
lions are not for a peaceful death.
One nlsstep for that footboard,
which he Jumpo off and on a
hundred times a day, and there ls
a vacancy In that particular switch
ing crew.
I talked yesterday afternoon
with a switchman In the Labor
Temple. He regarded this strike
as a very serious matter; he was
rlaking a great deal, but was de-
termIned 10 20 to the end, bitter
or sweet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

doubt Il. In two years more. or
when I'm 40, am barred. can't
get another Job. They have hard
and fast rule not to hire men over
40 years old.
Eaey TO Get Hurt.
Take young fellow that
throws up his job here and goes
somewhere else. lie may have
been pounding on switching en-
gines for 10 years, and he may have
lost finger. just because of a
defective equipment. lie can't get
another job. His eyes may have
grown little weak, staring out for
signals In all kinds OF weather:
they turn him down cold
1T used to be that the superin-
tendent handled the applications for
Jobs. but now they all go back to
one office In St Paul. II you've
ever been prominent in any trou-
BILE like the present one, you're
done for. They have your record
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

morning before 8 o'clock, To build
the fire and get my breakfast. so
that can leave at 6. | work hard
every day. It's no easy snap be-
eng a switchman. I've got to think
about my work all the time, and
at the same time kind of keep re.
Numbering that | mustr get kill
ed and leave the wife and young
ones with the home to pay for.
put I'm 10 hours of the day In the
yard, and II takes me an hour to
get home at night, so you see |
have, one way Of looking at II.
been working over IL hours.
ut isn't so much the increase of
wages that we are fighting for as
the betterment of conditions under
which we work. Take my case.
I'm 80 years old. and have been
switching for nearly rs years. I've
been lucky, but In two years I'll
pass the dead line. II ] lose my
Job here now, maybe ! can get
another somewhere else. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

back there-everything about you.
You haven't got chance. They
can fix You on the physical exam.
nation.
After a switchman has lost a
finger. or been hurt in any way, or
after he Is 40 years old, he doesn't
dare quit his job, lie can't get
another. That's pretty tough for
men who have to work as hard and
take the chances we do. and we
only get S220 a day at that"
This strike Is pretty hard on
us fellows who are paying for
homes, but we've just got to so
through with Il and Wen do t."
The switehman's Side Of II.
This is the story of the switch
man as told by himself He wants
higher wages and he needs thom,
but most of all, he wants TO get out
and free himself from the bondage
In which he Is now held by the
railroads. The switchman has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
TRANSFERS AT BUTTE

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. All eff
forts OF the striking switchmen in
this city today are concentrated in
an attempt 10 persuade the SWITCH
men OF the Butte. Anaconda and Pa
ciflc road 10 refuse 20 handle trans
Ter cars from other lines.
AT meeting OF the strikers last
evening a committee TO confer with
the r., A. and r. switchmen was ap-
pointed and instructed TO Institute
the campaign. II the h.. A. and p.
men accept the proposal the Anal
gamated mines here and the great
smeiters at Anaconda would be CON-
PEELED TO close and 10000 men would
be thrown out of employment.
Through the combined efforts OF
its trainmasters and their assist
ants, the Northern Pacific was en-
abled yesterday 20 move two
freight trains almost across the
state. The strikers aver that their
ranks show no defections. despite
the assertions OF the railroad off,
Gals that many switchmen are re-
turning TO work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

fitted quickly from view, waving
his light in cabalistic signals.
Or. like p ship in the night, like
as not on some chance occasion,
when chance took you through the
freight yards, you saw him swing
gracefully onto the footboard of a
switch engine and go gathering
from view You may have observ-
cd that he appeared to be giving
q great deal Of attention TO his
business, TO the utter exclusion OF
your presence. As you saw him
hurl himself 10 the ground. run TO
a switch. hold wig wag converse
with the engineer, and then climb
back aboard the swiftly moving
train ~ cars, you probably con
cluded 10 your own satisfaction
that your own safe and sane occu-
patton was much preferable.
His Daily Work.
TO get down TO the real facts OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
GEE, IT'S COLD
AND IT'S GOING
To SNOW, TOO
n.rrr, It's coidf

B-rr.r, it's coidl
Mr. Salisbury. our weather man,
pushed the thermometer way down
TO 90 above zero this morning.
This is the coolest weather for De
cember for twenty years.
Even Mr.. Salisbury complains
now He was shlvering when he
woke up this morning. and he had
TO make fire Ia the furnace.
When he got down 10 the office
there wasn't enough heat, and to
make matters worse. he couldn't
make the blamed thermometer go
mp a degree. Now he feels sorry
that he treated us SO badly.
Gee. it's cold,
Mr. Salisbury says this weather
will keep up at least another day,
and there are the strongest indica-
tions OF snow.
SHOWS fine for the boy. but gee,
it's cold
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

been rather neglected by the gem
eral public. The engineer. fireman
and conductor all enter closely into
our lives; they have our lives FIRE.
quently In their charge. so we see
TO IL, through the medium OF public
opinion, that they are treated with
more or less decency,
But the switchman, breaking up
trains in the yards, far from public
view, is never heard from, unless,
perhaps, your eye falls on n para.
graph in your paper, in which his
sudden death is tersely told. He Is
the under dog in the railroad bust.
ness, but just now he is conspicIr
ously on top
Opon't pass harsh Judgment on
him or his cause for the reason
that he interferes with your COM
fort or your business.
just remember that he works 10
hours a day for $500, and is vlrtu.
ally slave after he Is 30 years
old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

! Il. = mis- swltchman, who has
=. 'a'apily in,ruded upon our con.
!. Y 70 the depletion Of our
49,. ''' and meat larders? What
y, = man is her what does
! !. What does he wantq
!, y. J mas become painfully evi.
|. ". .ls'in the past few DAYS that
4. "l'shman is an important
,s.,,,' = our everyday life, tfN
| / thought naturally turns 10
| Nv s'HlsiiIvely Most Of us nave
s'.s stray glimpses of me
49, PERHAPS through the
N -. = : pasaenger coach we
a. IN MIN some dark. wet
N s '.a'''n IN hand, ollnglng
H. ! 's strange prehenaile fac.
''s side Of a box car. He
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

got 10 thinking II over and decided
10 make II serious
The ceremony was performed at
Mrs Spcnccr's residence. 2Bf2 i4th
ay 8. by Rev. J. NJ. Wilson.
The young couple were given q
set ~ dishes, a cot glass dish. a
sofa pillow. a chair. go-cart. a
comforter. a set OF flavoring ex-
tracts. manicure set, a toilet Eet.
a silver tea set. a dozen bridal
photographs. a pair OF gold mount.
cd glasses. box OF cigars and a
set Of bathroom fixtures.
No mention OF these donated
articles we're made by Mrs Austin
this morning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

Of this year While playing at
the Lois. man named Frederick
l., Gartley representing himself 20
Doris as n Western agent for
klaw & Erlangor. and Induced her
to go TO New York. furnishing her
with the means and transportation
for 50 doing He accompanied her
TO Portland, and then returned to
thss city.
Upon arrival nt New York she
found the contract n fake, and she
was left frieHdless and alone IN a
strange city. iler story Travelled
across the continent. and the
Broadway managers. Interesting
themselves I'm her plight. found her
steady employment with various
dramatic productions She has
prayed continuously IN the East
until a few months ago. when she
Joined "The Soul Kiss company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
LEAP YEAR ROMANCE BEGUN IN
JEST ENDS IN DIVORCE COURT
Mrs. Austin, Nee Matty
Bell Winsor, Is Deserted
by Man She Chose for
Her Husband.

A leap year romance. the matrs.
noniai end ~ which was brought
about hs she proposal Of the wom,
an. came to legal end IN Judge
0illlam'a court this morning
Mira Charles Frederick Auesiu
who WAS Mntfy Bell wInnnr. 40.
cured 3 divorce from her husband
who married her NJ her request ON
January H. 1905.
Mrs. Austin. petite and tlmorous.
told her story briefly In court this
morning, but not the ioap year
feature. That vas left out. II
seems that The husband she choae
for herself tired OF wedlock within
two months after the ceremony
Was performed and left her. lie
had given her no support aud she
was forced to live with her sister
Mrs. Gertrude L. Spencer.
Mira. Austin won7
when the year 1908 was usherea
IN there Was much talk of the
feminine privilege OF proposing
Several of the larger stores Of the
city Joined issue and offered wed.
ding presents 20 the first woman
who would propose and be accept.
ed BY a man. Mrs. Austin was the
winner.
Mrs Austin az tina; time was NV.
Ing with her sister. who appeared
In court this morning aa her Wit.
ness. Mrs Austin read In The
star OF the wedding presents offer.
ed to the woman who would first
propose and decided she would win
them Austin was an cmploye Of
the Seattle Electric Co. He called
AT Mrs. Spenccrs home 10 see Miss
Wiusor a few moments after this
young lady had decided to take q
husband to herself.
Here ~ the story Mrs. Austin
told the day after she was mar.
RED:
Started AZ a Joke.
i was pretty sure that I would
not De refused When he first
came In ! gave him a big piece of
cream cake which had made.
Then asked him II he would
marry me He said he would. and
then said, This IL SO sudden. but
! had to tell him 10 say that 20
carry out the joke
Austln's version OF the engage
ment was:
Il was a bit surprised when
Matty asked me n I would marry
her. Sure. said VIII you take
me for your lawful welded wife ?
she continued. laughing. ! said
would be most happy TO do SO.
We both laughed about II and told
II to the folks. You see II was a
joke up TO this point. but we both
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04

IN flepsF, a Seattle girl. who
y Aied to New York BY a fake
z'l''fzl agent and left stranded
y few months ago. ls coming
!. ~ week after next. Doris IL
ssylng small role IN THE
AIS ard viii open with
y. MsanizatIon AZ the Grand 81
"a Hen tomorrow.
~ ayed In this city with her
e' - ior a number Of years.
~ NO years ago she conceived
% 20 upon the stage. and
:, rsiiy face. trim figure and
saess 70 learn won her a
fith tho Chas a. Taylor
i seplember a year ago. she
Asned By =. Daniel FrawIey
i ..h Juvenile roles al the Lois.
'Aained there until January
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
WALLA WALLA HAS
S INCHES OF SNOW

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 4.-The
second snow of the season is on
the ground. which is covered 60 the
depth OF about five inches. Two
cold snaps already this year have
broken all records for winter In
the Walla Walla valley. Farm work
is completely tied up. and most OF
the farmers OF the country have
given up hope OF further work this
winter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
.VANOERvEER' 8
. SLOT MACHINE
STORY FALLS
Prosecutor Can't Make
Good Before the Grand
Jury - Bankers Called
Before Jury.

vandcrvecr's attempt to con
vince the grand jury that Jean Ro-
mano had a monopoly OF the slot
machine business in King county
and maintained the monopoly be.
cause OF the protection furnished
by Sheriff Hodge was failure.
The Jury this morning. when the
prosecutor was absent from the
grand jury room. ordered that wit
nesBes who had rented slot ma.
chimes from p. II. Fecbtner be
brought before the grand jury.
Up TO the presen, time, all OF the
witnesses furnished the jury have
been those who had rented ma
chimes from Romano. Although
Feohtner had the majority of the
machines in King county. he was
not arrested by Special Agent
Church in his personal raid
Story Fails TO Develop.
Fechtner never even saw Hodge
until he was arrested. Neither had
the sheriff ever heard OF such an
individual. Fechtner's connection
with the slot machines explodes
the slot machine monopoly story
outlined by the prosecuting attor.
ney's office.
The grand jury this morning
again went into the story OF cor
ruption told by Thayer. in regard
TO the Pyro oncLight Electric
Sign company ordinance. j. s.
Whitney, one OF the witnesses that
w. Il. Thayer asked the jury to
call. told the jury this morning
what Joseph Grondahi had told him.
Thayer Is still IN San Francisco. In
the employ Of the grand jury. He
has reported that he is shadowlng
Grondahl The jury. however. has
not given Thayer any definite in
structions as TO what TO do.
Examine Bank Officials.
Bank officials who are familiar
with tho handling of the county
funds were again summoned by the
grand jury this morning. The jury
is still following a rumor that the
banks have paid the county treas.
urer private bonus for placing
deposits In the banks. Although
n half dozen cashiers were called
last week. the jury learned nothing
TO help them run the rumor to
earth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
FIGHT TO FINISH
AT MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Dec. A.
Following the announcement last
night that there viii be no arbitra-
ton Of the switchmen's strike. Il
is believed here today that the dis
pute viii be fought to a finish.
The railroad managers intlmated
today that they have not the slight.
est intention of making any con-
SESSIONS in favor Of the strikers.
The strikers say that II it appears
that the roads are able TO win the
strike. they will receive aid from
other unions and that all traffic
will be tied up.
CONTINUED on Pace Seven.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-04
No CHORUS
GIRLS FOR
HARRY THAW
Whites Slayer Refuses to
Watch Asylum Show
Stays in Cell While Ray
mond Hitchcock Com
pany Plays.

NEW YORK. Dec. dainty ne.
tie dancing girls In ruffles and laces
buck and wing dancers. comic
singers. baritone and tenor singers.
funny story telierS and Raymond
Hitchcock composed the aggrega-
ton Of entertainers that went up
the Hudson In a private car yes
terday to provide Harry r. Thaw
and the other inmates Of the Mat
teawan Asylum for the Insane with
a variation from the dull routine
OF their daily lives.
Under the auspices ~ Or Baker.
superintendent 81 the asylum. and
Dr. Austin Flint. lhe alleulst. the
band Of players. all OF whom are
members OF Hlichcock's The Man
Who Owns Broadway" company.
gave their strange audience the
hRppicst hour they have known
since entering the asylum.
Thaw Remained Away.
But Harry Thaw declined 10 At.
tend In an Interview he explained
that he feared the whole affair
was a trap set BY Or Flint. the
most active medical opponent 10 his
freedom. TO observe what effect the
spectacle Of dancing girls and
Broadway stage folk would have
upon him
One OF the harmless inmates. who
was working in the corridor. looked
the party OF visitors over and oh.
served canulIy to Dr. Baker;
They looks as crazy as do.
Doc"
The performance itself was punct.
uated with enthusiastic applause
The patients caught every Joke
readily. and the dancing and sing
ing were particularly enjoyed
Hitchcock wofmed his way into the
hearts Of his auditors NJ the outset
by saying.
You know ! ought to have been
here long ago"
The entertainment was volun.
teered by Hitchcock and the mem.
bers OF his company.