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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
PIER COLLAPsEs; MANY DROWN
Scvcny-fve Persons Are Thrown Into
Lake Near New Orleans.

New Orleans. La. June 6.--Four
women and two children and probably
many others were drowned tonight
when the excursion steamer Margaret
made a fastening at Vaudeville, La,
on the north coast of Lake Pontchar-
train. twenty-five miles from New Or
leans. The wharf gave way and
about rs people were thrown into
the lake. Many heroic rescues were
made.
The known dead are Miss Lizzie
Lortz. Miss Mamie Gotten. Miss Cath
crime Gotten, Miss Laura Ray. an in
FAINT child named Chaplin.
All Of the deceased are residents Of
New Orleans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
FATAL FIRE At DALLAS.
One Killed ana Two HOrtally InjurosS
In Blazing apartment HOUSE.


Dallas Texas, June Sin a fire
which started this morning i'm the
kitchen of the Knight Apartment
House. corner OF Elm and Hardwood
streets. Herschel DannelIy. S years
old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. Dan
nelly, was burned to a crisp and two
others were fatally injured ard two
seriously hurt.
SlXty-two people were asleep in the.
building when the fire started, SUs es>
capped. A number were forced to
Jump from windows to awnings ana
then to the street. Many THRILLING
rescues were made by the fyenIarE
The injured were given first aid ny
physicians, who rushed to the scene,
shortly after the fire started. Thg,
loss Is probably $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
Six Tourists Killed by Fall.

Geneva, Switzerland. June 81
While six tourists were attempting &c
Climb Grande Dent. the rope holding
them together broke and all fell .
600 feet into the abyss. Four of the
party, trenchmen, were killed and
their two companions, both Italians.
are dying
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
CHOLERA IN ST. PETERSBURG.
Infection Is General and Serious Epi.
demic Is Feared.

st. Petersburg, June 6.-St. Peters
burg is on the eve Of a new and Sc
rious epidemic of cholera, according
to the chief sanitary physician Of the
city, DR.. Ivanoff. Twelve cases Of
cholera were reported yesterday, and
nine today. These are spread in prac-
tically all the quarters OF the city,
indicating that the infection is gen
eral.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
MANIAC KILLS FIVE MEN.
Horrible Tragedy I'm Massachusetts
Slaughter House.

Somerville, Mass, June 5.--With q
maniacal shiek, John Murphy turned
from pig-sticking to man-killing in
the North Packing and Provision
Company's slaughter house today. and
driving his fellow workmen before
him. slew Ave of them and wounded
four others. Two Of the wounded
were reported later as dying.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

AS the head of the new graduate
college of Cornell University the tius-
tees have appointed one Of the young
est professors. Ernest George Merritt.
of the department of physics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE g. 1909
LAFOLLET'TE ANSWERS PEN
ROSE.

Senators Thought Storm Was Brew
Ing Because of Personal References
to Iafollette I'm His Absence, but
Wisconsin Senator Was Peaceful
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Blessed is he who findeth a true
friend.-Bible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

When one goose drinks. ali drink
Dutch.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
FOSTERS FORECASTS
(cepyAghted 81 w. W. Fsstag. iOoO.l 7

severe winter storms, be followed by a
cold wave with SHOWS north and cold
rains south. I am not advising farm
ers to market their grain but those who
intend to deliver grain in December
win find best weather. maybe not the
best markets, from about Dec. 6 to Is.
After that the markets may be better
but the weather will be unfavorable
to such work.
The Comet.
The astronomers claim that the great
comet will pass between the earth and
sun about $3.50 on the evening OF May
next and that, therefore, the earth will
pass through the tail of the comet. But
as the comet will then be comparatively
close to the sun the passing Of the
earth through the comets 10000 mile
wide tail will not consume much time.
If the astronomers have correctly cal
culated and the earth does pass through
the comets tail we will not know it as
the event will take place at night and
we viii be on the opposite side of the
earth from the comet and sun.
But the dust of the comets tail may
not make good atmosphere for
breathing purposes and probabilities
are that some disease, perhaps a
strange disease, may follow the deposit
or Gomez dust In our atmosphere. 1t
lis believed that some epidemic diseases
are caused by the effects of outer plan
cts on our earth
All scientific men admit that the
planets AFFECT the movements Of each
other but they are nor vet ready to adj
init that they cause diseases.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
HILLS TALK AT
The CORN SHOW
OF GREAT NORTHERN
TAKES RAP AT LAND LOTTERY
sYsTEM--uRGEs USE INSTEAD.
OF THE ABUSE OF THE SOIL
WARNS AGAINST FOOD DEFICIT.

Give us q system Of farming in the
United States which shall greatly in
crease the productiveness of the soil, .
advised James ]. Hill, In his address
before the National Corn exposition at
Omaha this week
Mr.. Hill warned the congress that
the time is not far distant when the
farms as titled at present, will not feed
the people Of the country. He said In
part:
This country cannot feed the popu-
lation which 1t must necessarily have
within comparatively few years, IL 1t
does not change it's agricultural meth
DDS. The emphasis is all on that con-
ditionaI clause. The whole argument
lis one not of despair, but Of reassur-
ance; provided only that we do the
obvious, indispensable and feasible
thing, and do it now.
Raps Land Lotteries.
AREA is inelastic. Our public lands
are mainly exhausted. A few more
years will see the last of them, And.
lest they should not be squandered
quickly enough, we not only offer them
to everybody under conditions that in
wife and reward fraud, but when the
government finds itself burdened with
particularly choice and valuable tract
of farm land, it holds lottery and dis
tributes IL among Tom, Dick and
Harry no matter whether farmers or
spectators, after they have been col
lected from different parts OF the coun-
try by appealing to the passion for
gambling.
1.-THE areas to be obtained by recla-
nation work would not, all told, take
care of our increase for two years. So
there are final limits already In sight
to the quantity of tillable land.
All That Is Needed.
"All that is needed to turn an inn
pending national food deficit into a
surplus, to support in plenty $50 or
more persons to the square mile in the
United States, is tie use instead of
the abuse of the soil; the practice of
that knowledge which agricultural
schools and experiment stations have
already formulated and are daily put
ting before the people.
1.-THE future of this nation, political
and moral, as well as financial is
bound UP with the future Of the farm.
BY that will our character and our in
stitutions be tried. BY it, in the long
run, all wealth is measured, condition
ed and supported. The work of educa-
ton has been begun, but it must be en-
larged. supplemented and advocated all
the time. The institutions that are do
ing most for the country today are
the agricultural colleges. They should
grow in number, in attendance, and
above all, in the expert knowledge and
freedom from all political or other in
fluence OF their chiefs and the instruc-
tors. You can help see to that"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

Washington, Dec. 11.--My last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross continent Dec. 10 to Ia, warm
wave Dec. . to 1s, cool wave Dec. u
to IS. This disturbance was expected
to bring high temperatures, stormy
weather and not very cold when the
cool wave comes in.
Next disturbance will be the climax
and all kinds OF weather that might be
expected in this winter month will come
with it. 1t will, on its journey around
the earth. reach the Pacific coast about
Dec. Ia, scross Pacific slope by close
Of Dec. 15, great central valleys Dec.
16 to 49, eastern states and provinces
Dec. 10. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific coast about Dec. Ia, great central
valleys Dec. Is, eastern states and
provinces Dec. 1S. Cool wave viii cross
Pacific slope about Dec. II, great CEN
trail valleys Dec. 10, eastern states and
provinces Dec. 81.
This disturbance will bring severe
storms, a great warm wave, a cool
wave that will bring temperatures
down to winter levels. A great fall in
temperatures will come from about
Dec. IL to 25 and fix up the weather
for Christmas more in accord with the
spirits OF Old Santa Claus. Another
disturbance win read Pacific coast
about Dec. 10. cross Pacific slope by
close of Dec. 20, great central valleys
Dec. 81 to %, eastern states and pro-
vinces Dec. "a. Warm wave win cross
Pacific slope about Dec 10, great CEN
trail valleys Dec. n, eastern states and
provinces Dec. 20. Cool wave will cross
Pacific slope about Dec. %, great CEN
trail valleys Dec. "a, eastern states and
provinces Dec. rs.
This disturbance viii continue the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

marclx Settler and Editor Moffat took
his place.
The Farmers & Merchants National
bank of Valley City went into liquida-
ton and President Root announced
that they would pay dollar for dollar.
1t was reported that Senator Pierce
had wired Mr.. Haggart that he could
have the appointment as United States
Marshal of North Dakota if he desired
II. but the state senator thought it was
best to wait until the legislature was
over. sgaaS
The Chicago auditorium was dedi-
Gated with appropriate ceremonies.
Judge Rose decided the Capital Bank
case of st. Paul against a school dis
trict of Barnes county In favor of the
district $4,000 was involved In this
decision.
]. c. Lally rented NO. SOC Front
street and opened up an auction store.
Dec. 11.-An effort was being made
to secure for Fargo the location Of the
Red River Valley Methodist college.
George r. Newell and Evan s, Tyler
sold to e. Ashley Mears property on
Broadway for $4,000
Budd Reeve claimed that citizens Of
Nelson county were taking a mean ad-
vantage OF the gopher law. Three
cents was paid for each gopher tail.
Mr.. Reeve alleged that the citizens
were In the habit Of snEring the geph-
eFs, cutting eff their tails and letting
them go SO that the number could be
increased,
The committee in whole reported in
favor OF the agricultural college bilf
but cut the amount down TO SGT, 900.
Efforts were being made to organ
lie a lodge OF a. O. u. w.
Emmett Lebo OF Lisbon had d dis
astrous fire and the loss was very
heavy. Mr.. Lebo was well known in
Fargo.
Mrs. Fl. L. Campbell went to Durbin
to preside at Demorest medal con-
test which was won by G. Arthur Mel,
lecke.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

The above cut of the 4 loving cur
which was presented to- the, Fargo
typographical union as the result OF
the swell showing made by that body
in the Labor Day parade which went
down as the biggest thing. of the kind
in the history of the city, is an ex-
cellent reproduction of, the prize. In
organized labor the printers have heen
an important factor from the start.
The interest which the typographical
union has always shown in demonstra~
tions and movements of a like kind,
has never failed to aid in It's success.
The prize cup will be displayed by
the local union and handed down from
generation to generation as memento
of the 1909 organization.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
Will BUY GOODS
OUTSIDE ABERDEEN
POSITION OF CONTRACTORS IN
REFUSING TO ELPLoY UNION
MEN WILL DEMoRALIZE THE
LOCAL TRADE IN SOUTH pA-
koTA METROPOLIS.

According to a member of the brick
layers union Of Aberdeen, s. D., ii
the employers carry out the proposed
agreement to refrain from employing
members of labor unions organized in
Aberdeen subsequent to Jan. /, 1909
the union men will retaIiate by pur-
chasing their groceries and other sup
plies from out of town institutions
He stated that there were 500 union
men who purposed taking concerted
action along that line provided the
employers who are agitating that the
union men call a boycott Of union la
Dor, are successful in securing 100
signers to the agreement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

labor, to rear and maintain a family
in decency. He has an even right to
secure them by any legitimate means,
and when competitions in labor. and
combinations Of capital combine to
rob him of that which is due him, he
has perfect right to and should SO
combine for his own protection, and
labor unions are perfectly legitimate
and are here to stay"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Dec. b.-Bije Hunt was starting a
skating rink n,
l.. w. Schruth succeeded T. G. Nc
ConnelI as clerk OF the district court
The store OF John Boos at Leonard
was destroyed by IRE.
Dec. 6s-The armory boys finally Sc
cured pay for the use Of their building
for the state convention. Al
len putting up his personal check for
the amount. IS
AT Bismarck, Senator Haggart ia
troduced bin providing for $4,000
bonds with which to erect buildings
for the Agricultural College at Fargo.
Representative thinner of Grand
Forks tried to get a measure through
to have the people again vote upon
the location of the capital. ~
]. A. Montgomery was deputy clerk
of the district court
J. w. Smith not only had his house
on north Broadway Illuminated BY cleo
tricity but placed line of inadescents
along the street for some distance in
order to help his neighbors.
Dec 7.--Dunc McLaren announced
that the postoffice at Mapleton had
been removed to Mr.. Brownlee's place
without the breaking of an egg, which
was somewhat suggestive of previous
occurrences.
One OF the most important bills In
troduced in the Legislature was by
Representativ Lutz, requiring grain
elevators to take out an annual license.
r.. C. Mitchell sold The Duluth Daily
Tribune to st. Paul parties.
]. B. Qualey OF Davenport and Miss
Matte st. Pierre were married at the
residence OF Henry CIemensen.
Dec 9.--Attorney Robinson took the
editor of The Argus to task for his
comments on the decision OF Judge
Lauder.
Colonel Magill purchased the Rich
ards residence on Fifth avenue south,
where he had resided for some time.
Messsrs. Sergeant and Pickering re-
tired from The Grand Forks Plain
dealer and decided TO start The Even
ing News at Grand Forks. while Mr..
Mendenhall turned his stock over to
D Grand Forks bank and IL was said
that Mr.. Winship would have control
OF this paper as well as The Herald.
Dec. 10.-North Dakota treated with
the unusual phenomenon Of heavy
rain storm.
The Grand Forks Herald announced;
that Senator Haggart would hardly
get his bill through for the new build
ings for the agricultural college.
Editor Gray retired from the Bis
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

Note-Meridian 80 runs north and
south through Memphis and st. Paul.
Pacific Slope" all west of Rockies.
of Rockies to north and south line
through Atlanta and Pittsburg are
Great Central Valleys" East of that
are Eastern States" and Provinces
of Canada. Southwest" is Texas,
Okla, Ark, Missouri Northwest" is
middle Canada, Dakotas, Minnesota,
Wisconsin. Extreme Northwest" Is
British Columbia, Alberta, Oregon and
Washington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
NJ D. POSTAL APPOINTMENTS.
New Postmasters and Carriers for Ru.
raj Routes.

NEW FostHlasteFs ahu IarrIers TOR Hu-
raj Routes.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 11.-Post-
masters ppointed-North Dakota:
Grano, Ward county, Thos. w. McDon-
.ough, vice Ell. A. Hanson, resigned;
Hague, Emmons county, Jos. ]. Web
Der, vice j. o. Schap, resigned; aEIrt-
land, Ward county, Lewis H. Solenn,
vice M. ]. Hoff, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed-North Da-
kota: Devils Lake, route 5, Ole C.
Olson, carrier, Alfrida Olson, substi-
tute; Lisbon, route 4, Nathan B. stone,
carrier. no substitute; route 5, Harry
Oyer. carrier. no substitute.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

Many persons ind themselves affect.
ed with q persistent cough after an at.
tack Of influenza. AS this cough car
be promptly cured by the use 81
ChamberIainss Cough Remedy, 1t should
not be allowed to run On until 1t be-
comes troublesome. Sold by all deal
ers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
Proper stxIe.

Chicago News Homer-Say, il 1T
true that they eat horse meat in Paris?
Trotter- Yes.
Homer And how Is 1T served?
TrotterA la cart, or course.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

Buffalo Times: According to The
washington Herald. the price OF peace
Is set Of flrsis some families.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
MILWAUKEE MoULDERs STRIKE.

Union Breaking Tactics are Openly
Resented.
The iron moulders of Milwaukee
have struck at, the plant of the Allis
Malleable Iron and Chain Belt com
pany, part of the Aylis- Chalmers COM
pany, with it's notorious for it's union
breaking tactics. So far about $50
men are out after demanding 10 per
cent increase in wages and being, re-
fused.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11
TRuTH TERsELY sTATEp.

Labor Unions are Perfectly Lsgitim-
ate and Are Here to STAY.
Bishop Kean> in a lecture given UNI
der the auspices of the Catholic
knights of Columbus a. Milwaukee,
make the following statement In an
swer to the question, Are Labor Uni
ons Legitimate?'':
"Eevery man has an Unborn right to
life and liberty, and right to fair live
lihood with sufficient return for LIS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-11

A Forum Want Ad win Sell It FOR You
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
GIRL DIES, VICTIM
Of AMBITION
TO GAIN EDUCATION WORKS
HARD AND is STRICKEN WITH
FATAL ILLNESS.

"A victim OF overWork In her strug-
gle To secure an education, Florence
Rooney, II years old, died in her
home. No 290 Gratiot-ave.. Saturday
night Florence was a pupil In the
Western High school. In the after
noon, after finishing her class work.
she worked in a downtown store 10
help out her mother and earn money
with which TO purchase school books
and materials She did her studying
at nights
The strain proved TOO much for
Miss Rooney Tuesday she fell i'll.
Her mother, Mrs. Ella Conrad, pre-.
scribed home remedies. but they
brought no relief Friday the mother
visited the free dispensary in St
Marys hospital and got some medi-
cine from Or. Shaw. The girl. how
ever. grew rapidly worse. DR. Shaw
was then summoned To the house, but
found Florence unconscious and sink.
ing rapidly. She died shortly before
midnight.
Or. Shaw was in doubt as TO the
cause of death. and notified Coroner
Bennett The latter. after :nvestigat-
ing. decided that death was due TO
uraemic poisoning and that no inquest
was necessary.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
BORE MALICE
FOR CARMACk
STATES ATTORNEY SAYS COL
COOPER CURSED AND THREAT
ENEO v. s. SENATOR.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March S.-The
greatest crush of people since the
Compensatory trial began took place
this morning BY 3 O'Clock every bit
OF available space in the courtroom
had been taken and many scores OF
people had been turned away.
Ii was 500 o'clock when Capt. G..
B. Fftzhugh, the lifelong frien9 OF
Carmack. opened the states argument.
The court room at this time was
crowded TO suffocation, every seat be-
ing taken and all the open places be-
ing filed with standing spectators.
Capt. Fitzhugh lauded the citizen
ship of the dead man. He dwelt at
length upon the distinguished service
to his country of this son of Tennes-
see. Capt Fitzhugh then defined
malice" To the jury and said II could
arise suddenly. in law and fact, or
could be the result of brooding. AS
il has been in this case" he added.
He told how the defendant, Col. Coop
or. had been heard cursing and
threatening Carmack and said that
this showed that the colonel bore
malice deep In his heart against Car
mack
This man who has injured all he
has ever touched; this lobbyist, this
defaulter. this professional politician"
exclaimed Captain Fitzhugh, with in
tense err phasis. puts himself on a
pedestal SO high that his name may
not be mentioned even in jocuar
manner
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
LUMBER TO Be PUT
ON FREE LIST BY
PAYNE TARIFF
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND
MEANS PRACTICALLY AoDEED
TO SO PER CENT REDUCTION IN
STEEL SCHEDULES.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Cneaper
ana paper will be among the public ,
profit when the Payne tariff Bill is
passed by congress. according to we'll
authenticated reports.
The price OF cloth is too high
and the revision H. to respond
to the popular demand for re-
Guctioh Al this time. the commit
tee on ways and means is practically
agreed Ia u 10 per cent reduction in
all steel schedules except billets. The
duties Oh woolens will be reduced.
Tnep rice OF clotn is too high. the
leaders think Plate and window
glass will Ee reduced. and lumber
wlll De put OH the Tree list.
Wood pulp anu print paper Will be
materially reduced and there Is u
strong chance OF their being admitted
duty free. The house bill Will include
provision for free hides. A reduc
ZION on shoes and other leather goods
vii! also be reported in the bill
There Is not much encouragement
for the coffee importers In the sent
ment ON coffee tax. Chairman Payne
is still strongly in favor OF the tax as
revenue producer. lie is running
counter To the opinions OF majority
of the house and majority OF the
committee.
IL Is expected that the bill will be
ready for reporting TO the house WITH
In five days after congress meets on
March 10 by that time the testimony
before the committee, the statistical
Information for the members, and all
other documents will have been IN
dexed ana printed in convenient form.
The Democrats are not going 10 IN
troduce substitute bill Amendments
To all schedules will be offered an t.
unless there are rules To prevent IL
there will be free debate in the house
The argument of the Democrats VIII
be that the country needs more rev.
enue and that the way 10 raise IL ~
To reduce TO minimum tarins on
articles Of common consumption 10
encourage importation.
Pottery will be schedule when
will be raised and taxes Oh Injuries,
such as laces, perfumes, toilet articles
and silks, may be tilted again.
IL is generally conceded that az
least two months will be required for
the house TO conclude consideration of
all the schedules. During this long
period the senate will have nothing
to do in respect to the tariff, and eveA
after the bin leaves the house II VIII
be in the hands of the committee on
finance for some time before the SEN
ate actually gets 1t and the debate
begins. Then will begin a long walt
by the house OF representatives unth
the senate amendments can be known
and conferes appointed To bring about
agreement upon them.