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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
.HE|RESS MAY
HAVE ELOPED
WITH WAITER
Suicide Story Suggested in the
Girls Letters Known to be
Hoax
MAN IN THE CASE MARRIED
and NEARLY FIFTY YEARS olO
Wife Says He Wanted to Get a Divorce
and Showed Her Gold Match Box
Given Him by the infatuated
Girl.

New York, Dec. 31.-While detec-
yves and the city police have not vet
found Roberta De Janon, the 16 year
ola heiress who strangely disappeared
from Philadelphia on Wednesday
htey have discovered facts which lead
them to believe that she came direct
10 this city instead of committing sui
clde' as she had intimated in letters
TO her grandfather and to her father.
ferdinand DeJanon of New York.
Robert Buist, the grandfather of the
missing girl. and VITA wnom she lived
at Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia
asked New York police to look for her
ana also for Frederick Cohen, a Belle
vue-Stratford waiter. nearly SO years
old, Mr.. Buist informed the New York
police that Cohen and the girl disap-
peared at the same time and that
tney had boarded train together for
New York. Cohen's wife is now here
with the police leading them through
the various haunts of her husband
when they lived here. She states that
Conen recently asked her If she
would consent to a divorce for a
money consideration and showed her
a gold match safe which he said
MISS DeJanon had given him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
SOMEBODY WAS
on THE INSIDE
Rock Island Sensational Turn
Has Been Investigated by
Stock Exchange

New York. Dec. 31.-A brief session
of the governors of the stock ex-
change was held late yesterday after
noon to receive the report of the
committee of three appointed to in
quire into the circumstances attend
ing the purchases and sales of Rock
Island common on Monday morning
when the stock advanced amid much
excitement from SO SIS to 81 and as
suddenly receded again.
The special committee has taken
the testimony of number of brokers,
has examined the books of various
complaints from outsiders who were
more or less affected by Rock Islands
gyrations.
The committees findings were SUBJ
mitted to the governors and the sub
ject matter OF the report will be act
ed on by the governing committee on
January 12, 1910.
Although strict reserve is being
maintained by the committee and the
governors, it is generally believed
that the closing of the Rock Island
incident will be accompanied by dis
ciplinary measures.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31

COMPROMISE
Danger Of Strike Has Been
Averted by Conference
Work

Cincinnati, Dec. 31.-A compromise
has been reached between the tele-
graphers of the Big Four railroad and
.he management of the system and all
immediate danger of a strike has been
removed. This is the outcome of a
conference held today between the
telegraphers committee and General
Manager Van Wrinkle.
The basis of the agreement rests ON
an arrangement for an Investigation
of all stations on the system and an
increase in pay at such points where
increased work is shown. The orig
iEal demand of the operators was for
q uniform twenty per cent raise.
Tho telegraphers committee viii re.
main in conference with Mr. Van
Winkle fer some time longer in order
that the new schedule may be per-
fected and ether pcints in the CON
troyersy settled tnt it is Believed now
that there Will tie 10 f.rther serious
friction. s q 8
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
PROGRAM AT ZION LUTHERAN.
Going Out of Old Year and Coming in
of New to Be Celebrated.

The congregation of Zion Lutheran
church will celebrate the going out
of the old and the coming in of the
new year, in the church parlors,
commencing at 9 o'clock. The fol-
lowing program will be rendered:
Song-Congregation.
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Rev. Hulteng.
Song-Church choir.
Piano Solo-Miss Lilah Sanness.
Speech-C. H. Howard.
Serving of refreshments.
Song-Church choir.
Speech-K. Nomland.
Vocal Solo-Leonard Lodmell.
Song-Children's chorus.
Speech-O. ]. Hanson.
Song-Church choir.
Violin Solo-O. J. Hanson.
Remarks-Rev. Hulteng.
Song-Congregation.
Services will also be held in the
Zion Lutheran church at 1880 in the
evening New Years day, and Sunday
evening at the same time, conducted
by Rev. A. ]. Hulteng.
Refreshments will be served and
everybody is cordially invited to at
tend this evenings meeting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
JOE CANNON HAS
HEAP BIG SMOKE
Several Barrels of. Cigars Re-
ceived by the Speaker on
Christmas

Washington, Dec. 31.-Speaker
Cannon, laden with few barrels of
Christmas cigars, returned to Wash
ington last night, and put in today at
his ce in the capital outlining the
work for the coming session. The
speaker spent Christmas il his home
in Danville. ILL.,. where he acted the
role of Santa Claus for his grand
children Every one who remember
ed him on the great holiday appear
ed to have been inspired with the one
idea, for his gifts were practically all
cigars of varying branches and of
equally varying excellence
Uncle joe declared he was in the
best of health and he looked it. His
cheeks are ruddy and he was brim-
ming over with energy when he
swung off the steps of the Pullman
car and helped his daughter. Miss
Helen, to the platform. He went di-
rectly to his home on Vermont ave-
nue., where he dined, and later spent
the evening before the fire in his lib
rary, chatting with friends. He de-
clined to talk politics with them and
when asked about his preparations to
meet the advertised onslaught of the
houses insurgents" he merely smil-
ed. He smiled even more broadly
when inquiry was made about his re-
ported decision to relinquish the
speakership.
The sarcastic manner in which his
lip curled, however. convinced his
friends that the rumor may not be
taken seriously.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
SPENCER FRASK
KILLED IN WRECK
Noted New York Banker Vic.
tim of Rear End Collision
Today

New New York, Dec. s1.-spencer
Irask' one of the best known bank
ers IN New York, met death today as
tne result of a disastrous rear-end
coiilsion on the New York Central
railroad: Three other passengers are
reported to have been killed. several
persons We're injured, some It is
reared fatally. The failure of the
brakemen to walk far enough to the
rear of the stalled Montreal train tn
flag the freight in time is said to have
caused the wreck. There was a
mick 1og at the time. Mr.. Trask was
enroute to this city from his home in
Saratoga. IA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
bRUTES
HUNG UP WOMEN
Brutality in Georgia Prison
Worse Than That in Bar
barous Russia

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 31.-That white
women were hung up on the wall of
a cell room as though crucified with
extended arms; that at least one at
tempt was made to whip woman, and
that prisoners were used to do work
for private citizens, were some of the
things brought out today by the city
councils investigation of the city pris-
on. known as "the stockade."
Charges that the city prison, to
which men and women convicted of
mfsdemeanors and unable to pay a
money fee are committed in a place
unworthy to hold even animals, that
there has been graft, and that bar
barious c-uelties are practiced there
have been made. The grand Jury
recently indicted Superintendent Vim
ing and two guards for cruelty and
made public scathing report which
led to- this investigation.
R,iby Gather. IA country. girl aged
~, told how she was hung up by the
wrist4s until she tainted. She saw
other women similarly punished.
Pearl Ryan was put in the whipping
machine for the application of the
lash. The lash is heavy leather
strap with large rivets Sudden in its
surface. The Ryan girl was SO small
that she slipped through the chair
and the guards gave up the attempt
to beat her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
A MODEL FARM
Langdon Experimental Station to be
Made Into One

Langdon, N. D, Dec. 31-Superin-
tendent Stewart of the Langdon sub
station experimental farm is already
busy comforting with President Worst
of the state agricultural college at
Fargo in regard to plans for laying
out the 130 acres Of the Langdon sub
station farm for the year 1910. It
has SO far been learned that instead
of going into the more intricate de-
tails of small tract experimental
work the land will be laid out more
upon the lines of model farm crops
from year to year being upon the ro-
tation plan, showing the ideas at first
hand to resident farmers of Cavalier
county, that by demonstration at the
agricultural college have proven to.
be successful and adapted to condi-
tions locally. Tree planting, build.
ing, improving and the gradual OF the
Langdon sub-station into model farm
is sure to make the season of 1910 =
busy one for Manager Stewart.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
.CzAR|NA IS NOR MAD
PRESENCE AT OFFICIAL Fuxc.
TIoNs REFUTE REPORT
HAS BAD TEMPER.

81. petersburg, Dec. 31.-A number
OF very alarming statements as to the
nealth OF the empress of Russia have
Deen appearing in the foreign press
for several months. Such statements
are unknown in the Russian nress for
the simple reason that any editor
who prints information as to tho ID
ings or the movements of memher.
OF the imperial family, except such as
appear IN the court circular is severe
~ fined. However, in the brilliant
salons of st. Petersburg number of
extraordinary and conflicting state
ments about the empress constantly
are to be heard.
+ For instance, the other day a for
eign diplomat solemly Informed the
writer that he had heard, on the gray-
est authority. that there was a plot
among the officers of the guard regi-
ments to have the empress declared
mad, the reason for the alleged con-
spiracy being that the influence of the
royal lady is entirely liberal. The
next night l met we'll known Rus
sian politician OF liberal views to
whom | recounted this bit of gossip
Quite the contrary" he said, "the
truth is that the empress is nothing
short of calamity to Russia. It is
she who is urging her husband. in
season and out of season, to reac-
ti0nary measures
Both Stories False.
Now both these stories are arrant
nonsense. What then is the truth
about the empress? The fact that she
is constantly present at court func-
tions at Livadia effectively disposes
of the reports that she is out of her
mind. She has been present at num-
erous church ceremonies, which are
attended by the court in state. She
has witnessed several reviews. She
has been present at numerous lunch
cons at the palace, to which officers,
provincial governors, officials, and. to
cut shcrt long list, in the words of
.he court circular. tho persons hay-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
GO UP IN SMOKE.
American Express Company'a,
New York Warehouse
Burned 4. ii. 4 /

New York. Dec. 31-Belated Christ.
mas packages and other valuable ex.
press packages in large numbers went
up in smoke today in the fire which
destroyed the American Express com.s
rany's office and store rooms meas
tie Grand Central station. causing !
loss of about $50O,00O. The flames
ragged for several hours in the main
building and the smaller structures
adjoining covering the greater part
of a block. At periods the fire was
punctuated by explosions believed to
have been supplied by oil barrels
among the goods in the warehouses.
Two men were badly injured. The
Adams Express company buildings
nearby were threatened but hard work
by the firemen saved these structures
A large part of the loss was said to-
day to be due to the destruction OF
Il quantity of valuable furs stored in
the warehouse and which were to ba
shipped today to Europe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
WHY IMMIGRANT GIRLS FAIL

while church ana state and philan-
thropic societies are doing all in their
power to combat the white slave
traffic. a complete revolution in poll
tical, social and economic conditions
must ensue before the peril of the
open door to the new world can he
eradicated.
The consensus of opinion among
the official and unofficial guardians
of the. incoming foreigner at Ellis ISL
and is that the peasant girl who lands
there is not morally deficient. These
experts declare that low wages and
bad living conditions constitute the
greatest menace to the immigrant girl.
She comes to country where mis-
tress and maid dress alike and where
they pursue the same amusements,
different only in cost. She finds
friends who have preceded her enjoy
ing themselves, and she attempts to
emulate their example. only to find
that her meagre earnings do not per-
NIT.
AS she drops the customs of her
home land, she drops the standard
Her friends. especially the inevitable
young man." become those who can
provide the pleasures she Graves. The
cities where she works are crowded
with men who make a business of
winning the young immigrant girls,
and their victims may be counted by
the hundreds.
The work of the churches and char
liable organizations is nobly and in
telligently prosecuted, but the peril
will remain until there is an awaken
ing of thought which will lead these
girls of the lower strata of European
peasantry into higher development
by educating them to resist the temp
tations Of pleasure, and to suit their
joys to their stations in the struggle
for existence.-Virginia Wright in
Van N0rden Magazine.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
Matter Is No Longer Cause Of
Comment on the Streets J
of st. Paul
ONLY .CL|HMER OF HOPE
LIES IN WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
No, Reports of Hardship to Shippers;
Nor Coal Shortage Are At Hand.
Believe the Washington Conference
Will Help Reach an Agreement /.

st. Paul. Dec. 31-So far as out.,
ward appearances go, the switchmenia iai
strike is dead. 1t is matter which
causes no more comment OH tho
streets and no reports of hardsMpai
to shippers nor of coal shortage are|
at hand. At strike headquarters the
officials are awaiting the result of the
conference today at Washington be>
tween President Perham Of the rail.,
way telegraphers and the members Of,
the interstate commerce commission.
This conference, the strikers expect.
will help them to come to some uns
derstanding with the railroad officials.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
RIVER BLOCKED
BY ICE GORGES
If Warm Weather Should Set
in Immense Damage Would
Follow

Evansville, Ind. Dec. 31.-Many
Ohio river towns have not had any
mail for three days. Some of the
towns are suffering from shortage of
food and coal. Not since the civil
war has the river been so heavily
blocked with ice. The huge masses
are gorged high against the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad bridge at
Henderson, ky. In front of Rockport,
Ind. the gorge towers fifteen feet
above the water mark. Tons of these
great blocks will crush their way
along the banks of the river and ie
the weather turns warm suddenly,
will sweep away the wharfs and pro.
iecting warehouses;
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
GOT FREEDO
Two Conyicts Escaped From Kansas
Pen by Clever Ruse.

Two Convicts Escaped From Kansas
Pen by Clever Ruse.
Ieavenworth, Kan, Dec. 31.-Armed
guards from the Kansas state prison
at Lansing are searching for Thomas
2ss2ok and Frank c. Moore, convicts
Ses/ escaped today.
an s4osS ot!seef's = UNIFORM 9dsosn 'assi and
w. u 5th Of the prison proper In
to tnl ickyard where Moore was
working. Cook spoke to Moore and
the latter picked up some tools and
walked along with the man in the Of
ficer's garb. Guards naturally thought
Cook and Moore in charge 80 they per-
mitted the men to escape from the
brickyard unmolested.
Cook was sentenced for burglary
Moore was convicted of assault and
intent to rob. Moore escaped from
Lansing In January, 1909, and was re-
captured in Indiana last August.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
MANY sUBPoENAED
Marshal and Three Deputies Arc At
Various Points In State

Fargo, n d., Dec. 31-The United
States marshal's Office is fully aware
that federal court will open next week.
,Ihis morning Marshal J. F. Shea and
three deputies We're in various parts
of the state serving subpoenaes.
The marshal is officiating in the vi
cinity of Minot and other Ward county
points. Deputy Stout was at Grand
Forks this morning. Deputy Mckay is
at Rugby and the Turtle mountain dis
trict while Deputy Wood left for
points on the n. p. west of Fargo.
The adjourned term of federal court
opens Wednesday morning, January
B. and for several weeks the grind
will continue with series of inpor-
tant cases, criminal and civil.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31

bles. Next Monday Mr.. McClung
will give to Mr.. Treat receipts for
81, ,259, ,001, 1867 2-3, the exact con-
tents of the treasury. Not cent was
found to be missing from Uncle Sans
pocketbook.
1t was the quickest count ever
made by the treasury and was abso-
lutely necessary before Mr.. Treat
could be relieved of the responsible
ties of the office. The count included
156,521 .317 silver dollar pieces.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
FIRST CLUE Of
KELLNER GIRL
Demand for Ransom Is First
Trace of Hope for the
Parents

Louisville, KY. Dec. 31.-All in
formation except the actual receiving
OF a letter from some town in Ohio
promising the return of Alma Kell-
ner to her parents on payment of
$4,000 ransom is refused at the Kell-
ner home. The girl disappeared De-
cember and the demand for ram
som received today, although it may
not be genuine, brought with it the
first real hope for her recovry.
Frank Fehr. millionaire brewer and
cousin to Fred Kellner, father of AL
ma, is going to Chicago tonight, and
although he said positively his trip
had nothing to do with possible ne
gotiations with kidnanpers of the
kellner girl. it is believed he is 60
ing to Chicago or elsewhere on such
a mission.
The activity of the Pittsburg police
today is believed to have commenced
after the demand for ransom had
been received by the Kellner family.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
Oklahoma Stencil.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 31.-Intolerable
conditions have been found at the
state asylum at Fort Supply by Miss
Kate Barnard, state commissioner of
charities and collections, who TODAY.
submitted special report to Gov.
Haskell. Lack of heating facilities,
negligence on the part of the SUPER
lntendent, unsanitary conditions, un-
trained nurses and attendants, and in
STAGES of Ill treatment of patients are
reported.
The report says that little or no at
tention has been given to the cure Of
patients.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
THE FOURTH LINK
New CONNECTION between Brooklyn and
New York to Ike ODened:

New York. Dec. 31.-The fourth link
between Manhattan Island and Brook
.lyn will be opened to public traffic
by foot and vehicle tomorrow after
noon. Exclusive of condemnation ex-
penses for land approaches, the new
Manhattan bridge, as it has been nam
ed, will have cost in all $4,000, 900.
The dedication ceremonies will form
one OF the last official acts of Mayor
Mcclellan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
MUCH MONEY
All Money in Government Vaults
Must be Counted and Checked.

Washington, Dec. 31.-To count the
coins and securities in the United
States treasury it has taken a com
mittee of. four persons, supsrv;sing
from thirty to forty COUNTING experts.
elmost two months. Upon the retira-
.melt Of 2Charles II. Treat al treas,
gurer, it became necessa ~ fora court
inc { the q Gtenfs Of the vsEits to be
ruadn aEd 4 he iiif o;Din.s srsaEnTerS ]. I.es
Nee l,..ilgr-, esigessSsa rsesipt ..cr l:isvsi.c-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
Will Not Accept Presidency
of Madriz As Legal or
Binding Sss T..
MEx|Co's POSITION IS ONE
OF ENTIRE NEUTRALITY
The Government Has in No Way
Recognized Madriz as President Of
Nicaragua and That Official Does
Not So Construe Mexico's Acts.

Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 81
Gen. Estrada remains firm in his de-
termination not to recognize Presi-
dent Madriz. He holds that the cleo
tion of the latter by the congress was
illegal and that the people of Nicara-
qua have not spoken. He has refused
the offers of peace through COM
promise from Managua, and is con-
tinuing his preparations fora cam
paign against the capital. Today the
proposed attack on Greytown is un-
der dicussion. a
General Meme has arrived at Chile
after capturing number of govern
ment soldiers and supply of am
munition. The prisoners with their
supplies were on their way to rein
force Gen Gonzales when the battle
at Recreo was fought. The recent
representations by President Madriz
here is intended to delay the east
ward march of the insurgents If
Madriz had this purpose it has been
frustrated. On December % Madriz
apprised Estrada of the formers as
sumption of the presidency under an
act OF congress. He requested that
the insurgent commander suspend
hostilities pending the arrival of
commissioners appointed at Managua
to seek way to a permanent peace.
Mexico Passive
Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 31-The
Mexican government has In no way
officially recognized Jose Madriz as
president of Nicaragua The tele-
g.sa4Irss which have passed between
RE sent Diaz and President Madriz
were of a personal character. Presi-
dent Madris himself does hot con-
strue them as formal recognition of
LIS sssincannbency The presidential a43re-
ception on Tuesday was attended by
the Official representatives Of all ma
tions except the United States and
the Nicaraguan administration does
not see why formal official recognition
from any country except the United
States is necessary.
A delegation from Granada today
visited Minister General Baca and
pledged support. Santos Ramirez, d.
rector general of teelgraphs, who was
arrested recently on the charge of
having sent unauthorized orders to
the Zelayan army, has made strong
denial but has not yet been released
from custody.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
OVER PRECIPICE
Fatal Results Follow Accident to
Travellers Wagon Home.

Floyada, Tex, Dec. 31.-Plunging
over cliff sixty feet high to the bot
tom of Blanco canyon, Mrs. s. r. Beck,
80 years old. and her 10 year old son,
burned to death in the debris of their
wagon and household effects yester-
day. Mr.. Beck was seriously injured.
A small stove in the wagon set fire
to the wreckage.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31

If the article you want to buy 4
advertised today, you should not maio
your purchase until you have rSaS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
Twenty-Five Imprisoned.

Kansas City, Dec. 3I.-It is report
ed there are twenty-five persons i'm
prlsoned in the two burning Pullman
cars in the wrecked Rock Island train
near Trenton, but this is not verified.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31
Police Come 10 Life.

Pittsburg, Dec. 31.-The police au-
thorities of Greater Pittsburg deny
that they have received an nappeal
to assist in the work of capturing the
alleged kidnapers of little Alma Kell-
ner, the Louisville child who was
secretly taken from her home Decem-
ber s. The postoffice inspectors for
this district, however. have been ask
ed for assistance in tracing the writ
er of letter said to have been re-
ceived by the parents of tn, child
today asking for $4,000 ransom.
The investigation by the postal au-
thorities invades eastern Ohio it is
reported.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-31

> 80 . 80 = .
= THE WEATHER, =
North Dakota Snow tonight or .
: Saturday. Colder .