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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
Fourteen Consignments Com.
prising Several Hundred
Carloads Confscated
MANUFACTURERS REFUSED
ORDERS TO STOP MAKING STUFF
Secretary Wilson Decided to Give the
Millers q Drastic Dose When They
Refused to Heed His Warming
More Seizures Expected.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The open de-
aance> by the millers of bleached -four
to heed the governments warning to
cease the manufacture of that article
Of food on pain of its being seized, has
led Secretary Wilson to issue an Or
der to the inspectors to the depart
ment of agriculture to seize all of the
bleached -four in the country, and in
formation has been received here that
as a result of that action fourteen
consignments of bleached flour, COM
prising several hundred car loads,
were seized in the west yesterday.
Further seizures were expected today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
MAY BE LOST
John Jacob Astor Might Have Been
Victim of West India Storm

New York, Nov. 1S-The fear that
Col. John Jacob AS or's yacht, the
Nourmahal, with the owner and his
son Vincent aboard, may have been
disabled in the Wes Indian hurri-
cane of last week, was further In
creased today by the failure Of the
various vessels known to he seeking
the whereabouts of the missing yacht
to report her. The Nourmahal is be,
lieved to have left Kingston, Jamaica
in the interval between November
and 10, presumably for Porto Rico
which with other points in the Wes
indies. are still cut off from cable
communication.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18

ton, affirming the sole right of the
house of commons to deal with mat
ters of taxation, and declaring the
peers attempt to force a dissolution
to be unconstitutional What further
course Premier Asquith will take is
not yet known. but it is quite unlikely
that the cabinet will resign, unless
the government is defeated at the
elections. Some measures are needed
to meet the financial difficulty involved
in the rejection of the budget. and
to this end it is suggested that a con-
ference of party leaders be held to
devise means.
A Double Invasion.
EN-Premier Balfour. the leader Of
the opposition in the house of COM
mons, is under engagement to deliver
a speech at Manchester tomorrow
night. which probably will outline the
unionist party's election manifesto. In
the meantime Winston Spencer Chur-
chill is first in the field with a mani
festo from the liberal standpoint. In
letter on the situation he says that
the power to force dissolution is the
perogative of the crown and that
finance is the exclusive privilege of
the house of commons. Therefore. he
argues. the rejection of the budget
is double invasion by the lords. both
Of the royal prerogative and of the
commons privilege and that further
if the lords establish at the general
election. their right to control the
country's finance. they will make
themselves the predominant power in
the state by their ability to destroy
the budget stop the kings revenue
and force the dissolution of parlia-
ment every year.
Will Continue Campaign.
The election campaign which has
been afoot already with the greatest
activity. will now he carried on with
redoubled energy. The chief liberal
whip has issued an urgent appeal tc
the labor party, inviting friendly argu
ment. with the object of avoiding
triangular contests, which already
have lost several seats for the liber'
ais.
The liberal newspapers describe
Lord Lansdowne's motion as an ac'
of war. The Daily Chronicle in al
editorial. says that not since tht
revolution of 1858 has the right OF the
commons to control the finance o.
the country been challenged.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
RACE SUICIDE
Again France Lamenth the Excess OF
Deaths Over Births.

Paris, Nov. 1S.-There is great la
mentation over the official statement
that the first six months of the pres
ent year show decrease of 1882
births and an increase of 25,O19 deaths
as compared with the corresponding
period of last year.
These latest figures are regarded as
simply appalling, and DR.. Bertillon,
the inventor of the Bertillon system
of criminal measurements, having
been asked for his opinion, declares
that the chief explanation is to be
found in sort of law that the rich
er a country becomes the more its
birth rate decreases. Thus there are
fewer children in wealthy families
than in poor ones. Take Paris as
an example.
In the suburbs. inhabited by tho
working classes, the birth rate is still
fairly up to the mark; whereas in the
wealthy quarter 1t is terribly small.
Add to this the fact that Malthusian
theories are spreading more and more
and the full reason for this alarming
state of things will be found.
Pecuniary considerations are res
1OI oil, duu LII. oOl
says that the evil could be best COM
batted by allowing more freedom in
the matter of drawing up wills.
France is the only country in Europe
in. which the birth rate is diminish
ing, and the only great country in
which the law insists on an equal dis
tribution of property among children.
The French set people in many other
countries noble example of devotion
to their children, as witness the sa-
crifice which so many French par
ents cheerfully submit in scraping up
dowries for their daughters, stinting
themselves in every possible way, in
order to secure good match for
them. But that this self-sacrifice is
not without its drawbacks, as regards
those for whose benefit it is made, rs
q fact that cannot we'll be denied.
Setting aside the case of daughters
and "dots, - it must be acknowledged
that it often leads young men to de-
pend too much on their parents, and
SO prevents them from launching
boldly cut into the battle of life. The
practice does not conduce to self-help
and enterprise, and, as has been
pointed out, the great evil of the sys-
tenn is now notorious, for SO many
people who have property to leave
prefer to bequeath it intact, or as
nearly so as possible,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
LAKE SHIPPING
BEING RUSHED
Cessation of Storm Allows Sea.
sons Work to be Concluded
Heavy Loss

Cleveland, Nov. 1s.-The second
severe storm of the autumn season
on the great lakes abated today, and
marine traffic was resumed with the
vigor which annually characterizes
the closing days of the shipping sea-
son. Although the storm damage is
probably 100000. the loss is not so
great as In former seasons, when lake
storms swept the lakes. The boat
owners were warned in time, with the
result that comparatively few were
out. Only one life was lost, although
five vessels were wrecked.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
DROPPED. FROM ROLLS
Mrs. Stetson lost in Her Fight Against
Church.

Boston, Nov. 1s.-The name of Mrs.
Augusta E. Stetson, formerly the
first reader of the Christian Science
church of New York. was today drop
ped from the rolls Of the Christian
Science church by order Of the board
of directors. 1t was announced that
the directors have found that the
charges that Mrs. Stetson was work.
ing against the interests of the church
and contrary to the teachings and
practices of Christian Science have
been proved through evidence.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
MAY PLEAD GUILTY
Warrfner May Throw Himself on
Mercy of Court.

Cincinnati, Nov 1S.-Charles L.
Warriner. former local treasurer Of
the Big Four Railroad, who is ac-
cused Of stealing $643.000 of the
funds of the company, was taken be-
fore the grand jury today in order
that a grand jury could determine
whether an Indictment should be re-
turned against Mrs. Jeanette Stewart
Ford. It was intimated that Warriner
would enter a plea of guilty and
throw himself on the mercy Of the
court
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
Defects in% Aid Shaft

the conditions IN the fatal second gal
lery.
Defects In Aid Shaft
I'VE also discovered that. although
the law requires that the air shaft be
300 feet from the main shaft, the two
shafts are only. LIS feet apart. OF
course. sometimes by special permis-
sion less than 300sfeet space between
the two openings " permitted by the
state mine inspectors. The air shaft
contained wooden stairs and wooden
timhers all the way; while the modern
mines have stairs and shaft interior
of reinforced concrete or steel which
is fireproof. The wooden stairs and
timbers ignited readily and shut off
all escape that way,
Eve also find that inside Of the
mine the main openings to veins are
supported by pine timber, highly in
flammable material, which is antiquat-
ed and costs less8ytilan. the modern
method would. The Thoroughly mod
ern mine should have the main en-
tries or tunnels built of brick and con-
crete. 1t was the pine timbers in the
main entry or tunnel on the second
vein that ignited first and helped to
doom the miners
No Fire Drills for Men
There were no fire drills and the
company gave no thought of handling
men in case of fire or other emergen-
cy.. Water needed to help put the
blaze out in the mine was secured
from Mendoza and. other points be-
cause the water supply is not suf-
ficient at the mine to protect the prop
erty or men from fire.
"If the two shafts of the mine We're
apart the distance required by law,
the fire would never have spread 80
rapidly.
eve find the claim that the mine
was the most modern and best equip
ped refers solely oethe handling and
prompt getting out3of coal and does
not refer to modern safeguards to
protect the lives of the employees, be-
cause the disaster demonstrated the
lack Of such safeguards.
"The sacrifice at the mine is APP
palling, but it will: result in some
needed legislation to- be enacted in the
near future which will make the repe-
tition Of such catastrophe impos-
oiuiS. AuC luoIt IOnpouoiDic iOI IuC
conditions in that mine must be
brought to justice.""is
Criticism Of II. C. UthOff
President H. G. Uthoff of the Peru
Trades and Labor council was vigor-
Gus in his statementdof the result of
the secret inquiry ane. joined Presi-
dent Mcdonald. In his criticisms. .
"Officials of the company were in
business for profit and took special
pains to safeguard the property as
their first consideration and to make
i the protection of human life a secon-
Diary matter" said Mr.. Uthoff INC
other conclusion thar saat is pos
.sible after the investigation by mem
bers Of the miners organization. II
the coal company in building the mine
had exercised one-tenth of the fore
sight in rendering safe the lives OF
the miners that they exercised and
exhibited in constructing mine
equipped with time and labor saving
machines. there would be- no suffer
ing widows and Orphans today lin
Cherry"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
TAFT IS OFF
Will Address the Atlantic Deep Water.
ways Convention,

Washington. Nov. 1s.- President
Taft, accompanied by Mrs. Taft. the
latter's sister. MEs Thomas K. Laugh--
lin, Jr. of Pittshurg. Captain Butt, his
military aide. an d Assistant Secretary
Mischler, left Washington at 4 o'clock
this afternoon oA board the naval
yacht Mayflower Nfor Norfolk. Va.
where the president tomorrow will
address the secondl annual convention
of the Atlantic Deep Waterways as
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
FARMER USED
HIS PENKN|FE
Took Life Rather Than Face
Trial on a Charge of
Murder

Lafayette, Ind. Nov. 1s-Elia Ray.
one of the wealthiest land owners in
Indiana. killed himself with pen
knife today rather than go to court
to face trial for the murder of one
of his emnloves last Spring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
unknown VESSEL
COMPLETE WRECK
Is Ashore on Isle Royal in
Lake superior-seen by a
Captain

Duluth. Nov. 1S.-An unknown ves-
sci is ashore on Isle Royale and is
said to be complete wreck. Cap
tain Bell Of the steamer Baker of the
Pittsburg line reported from Two
Harbors today that he had seen an
unknown, twelve hatch vessel with a
black smokestack and light hull
ashore.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
WANT MORE BAIL
Government Wants Larger Security
Pending Decision of Appeal

Chicago, Nov. 1S-The government
attorneys today asked that pending
the decision on the petition for re-
hearing. the United States circuit
court of appeals increase to $3.50, 1000
the bail of John r. Walsh, former
president of the Chicago national
hank. The motion was taken under
advisemerM by the court. The present
bail is $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
THE WE[[S-FARGO
STOCK TREBLED
Extra $16,ooo,ooo Will Be Of
fered to the Present
Stockholders

New York. Nov. 1s.-The Wells
Fargo company today announced an
increase in the capital stock of the
company from $S,OOO.OOO to $24.OOO.-
900. A new issue of $l6,0oO.00O is to
be offered to stockholders to whom
the stock dividend of SO per share
is to be declared.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
PEOPLE DRIVEN
TO THE STREET
Fire Depopulated an Apart.
ment House and Caused a
Heavy Money Loss i

Sandusky. Ohio. Nov. 1S-Fifty
persons were driven TO the street
early today by a fire in the Mahala
block. a four story business and
apartment building The building
was destroyed with a loss of SIZE. 900.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
TWO K|[[ED IN
TRAIN WRECK
Train of Box Cars Crashed In.
to Work Train at Fort
William

Winnipeg. Man., Nov. 1&-A collis-
ion between train of box cars and
work train on the Grand Trunk
Pacific near Fort Williams last night
resulted in the killing of David Vance.
brakeman, and J. ]. Sheridan. end.
neer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18

= THE WEATHER.
= North DakOta-Partly cloudy
= tonight and Friday. Warmer to.
/" night.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18

Williams for a second descent. All
left letters to be mailed to their
families in case Of death. They will
make a desperat& effort to ascertain
the conditions in the fatal second gal
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-18
Heroic Work.

At. l o'clock p. m. j. w. Paul of
the United States biological survey
of Pittsburg entered the air shaft and
was lowered to the bottom. He was
armed with a hatchet and axe and
carried ropes and boards which he
expected to use TO- make a landing
from the cage into the mine gallery.
Paul quickly completed his mission
and came to the surface where he was
mined hv George H. Rice and r. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27

of Billy Sundays meetings but
went to him personally and told him
what she had to say. She got CONVEX
ted and changed her course, but as
to her breaking up several families he
says there was nothing to it. Several
women who saw Mrs. Ledbeter talking
to their husbands might have got
sore and said "Hussy" but beyond
this there was nothing doing.
This view of Mrs. Ledbeter does not
agree with stories told by him i'm
mediately after her arrest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27

Hammond, all close friends of tn,
president.
Up in the town proper, mile from
! the cottage at Burgess Point, they
have not caught, the push and hustle
of the outer world Yankee shrewd
ness taught them when they were bah
les in arms the art of acquiring Other
peoples capital, but there are some
things that they will not do even
for that. In Beverly there are many
things which money will not buy.
Two gentlemen whose business
brought them to Beverly with the
president were looking at rooms in
one of the two small hotels. They
were shown suite of two.
"Of course you will put bed in
that other room," said one.
"What!" exclaimed the landlord, put
a bed in that settin' room? No, sir.
ee"
Somewhat taken aback the sugges-
tion was made that in that case ar
additional bed could be put up in the
room in which there was already one
NO." was the emphatic answer:
its too blamed hot to be pullin' and
-haulin' around so much"
Guests Do Their Own Chawin'
''Not much,' came back the answer
guests will do their own chawin
here"
A newspaper man had applied at a
private house for room. After the
arrangement had been satisfactorily
completed the head of the household
turned suddenly to the applicants:
"Ye don't smoke cigarettes, do YEP
he asked. won't have anybody in the
things" he added quickly.
Rates have advanced so rapidly that
the transient visitor to Beverly is
tempted to live in Boston and make
the rp1 by steam cars daily. Where
, the ruling rate for board has been Sc
and $40 per week, it has been doubled
sometimes trebled.
One of the hotel lost several pros
pective guests because it would moi
permit the use of typewriters in its
rooms. The other objects to ''totin'
grips, trunks or other baggage t.
rooms, and goes so far as to suggest
the oppressiveness of the heat and the
deirability of brining in an outsider
to get the baggage to the floor t.
which it is consigned.
Beverly, which expected that the ar
rival of President Taft would bring
many summer visitors is disappointed
It's population has probably not in
creased by reason of his stay more
than fifty people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
LEASE A MALT PLANT
KURTH COMPANY OF COLUMBUS
WIS, WILL HAVE CHARGE.
House to Be Reopened for Business
Shortly After Sept. I; Company
Is Highly Rated; Local Labor to
Be Employed; Operating 100000
Bushels Capacity Institution Now;
Well Acquainted With Business.

The Kurth company of Columbus
Wis, has taken a lease of the mailing
plant in this city, with the option OF
buying it, and will take possession at
once. 1t expects to be able to reopen
the plant for business shortly after
Sept. |, and will do so at the earliest
possible moment. Some necessary re-
pairs and improvements will have to be
made first The lease was made from
the National Citizens bank, and fol
lowed visit to the city last week OF
c. Kurth, one of the principal members
of the company. He looked the plant
over, and was greatly pleased with il
and made SO favorable a report that
when the papers We're sent on they
were Immediately returned signed.
Company Highly Rated.
The Kurth company is highly rated
by the commercial agencies, and the
local banks of Columbus also speak
highly of it. 1t is at present success
fully operating a plant at Columbus
of 100000 bushels capacity but the
capacity is not large enough to enable
it to supply the orders received, and
lis therefore decided to lease or pur.
chase another plant. The Mankatc
plant has a capacity of 100000 bushels
and will be operated to its full capa
city, the preference being given tt
this plant.
Employ Local Labor
Local labor will be employed, ant
as much barley as possible will bs
purchased in this city and vicinity
When the plant was working last sea
son it employed twenty men. This
and the market for barley and The
increase in shipments to and from thu
city, will be some of the benefits o
the starting up Of this plant i'agai1
on a permanent and spha basis iTher.
is no question but that there is money
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
SURE TO ASK
The Kind of Coffee When Postum I:
Well Made,

Well Made.
"The great coffee drinkers were my
old school friend and her two daugh-
tiers.
''They were always complaining and
taking medicine / determined to give
they visited me, so without saying
anything to them about it, made a
big pot of Postum the first morning
using four heaping teaspoonfuls to the
pint of water and let it boil twenty
minutes, stirring down occasionally.
NBefore the meal was half over, each
one passed up her cup to be reilled
remarking how fine the coffee was
The mother asked for third cup and
inquired as to the brand of coffee
used. | didn't answer her question
just then, for l had heard her say a
while before that she didn't like Pos
tum unless it was more than half
old fashioned coffee.
after breakfast | told her that the
coffee she liked so well at breakfast
was pure Postum and the reason she
liked it was because it was properly
made, that is, it was boiled long
enough to bring out the flavor.
Il have been brought up from a
nervous, wretched invalid, to a fine
condition of physical health by leav-
ing off coffee and using Postum.
Il am doing all | can to help the
world out of coffee slavery to Postum
freedom, and have earned the graft
tude of many, many friends" Read
"The Road to Wellville," in packages
There's a Reason"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
Winonians Must Boil Water

Winona, Aug. 2O.-According to re-
ports received from the state board
of health, Winona's water supply at the
present time is not such as to com
mand it for general public use, ant
in consequence the board of municipal
works, which has charge of the waite
department, here, has issued a motto,
advising citizens not to make use Of
this water for drinking purposes with
out boiling it first.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
APPROVE THE BONDS
ALDERMEN ACT ON THE MATTER
AT SPECIAL MEETING.
Oil to Be Sprinkled on the Macadam
Portion of Front Street; Mr.. Mey-
er, Representing the Standard, Is
Here to Show the City Officials
How the Thing Is Done; Lay
the Dust.

The city council held an adjourned
meeting at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, Vice President Mahowald
presiding and all of the aldermen in
their seats. The following bonds to
secure curb and gutter contracts were
approved, and contracts approved:
North Star Concrete company, Van
Brunt, Byron and Bradley streets,
$500, with Alex Hanson and E. W.
Bartlett sureties.
johnson Bros, Fulton, Spring and
Fourth streets, 500 and $40, with
Gus johnson and Frank Landkammer
as sureties.
Fowler & Pay, State and Byron
streets, 5000 and $50, with John r.
Thomas and w. H. Pay as sureties
+ Mankato Sidewalk company, Lin
coin street. 5000, with F. Becquette and
c. X Otto as sureties.
T. R. Coughlan, Center and Brad
ley streets, 5000 and 800, with r.
X. Meagher and Conrad Mayer as
sureties.
instruction IN Sprlnkl1ng.
Mr.. Meyer, representing the Stan,
dard Oil company, appeared and said
that he was in the city to show the
city officials how to sprinkle the
streets with oil.
Aid. Hampl said that Front street
to the fair grounds needed sprink
ling for the fair, and suggested that
oil be used there.
Mr.. Meyer was asked how far a
tank of oil would go, and said that
from third to one-half gal
lon was used to the square yard
A tank ought to sprinkle a thirty
foot road for mile. The road
ought to be swept, then sprinkled
then closed for at least twenty four
hours, and thirty-six hours would be
better.
Some of the aldermen thought that
it would be unwise to sprinkle
the street to the fair grounds with
oil. as the street will be used but
little aside from the three fair days,
test for the oil.
On Aid. Hampl's motion it was vo-
ted to sprinkle the street with water
the three fair days, from Vine to
the fair grounds.
Aid. Pass moved that the city off
Gals get their first lesson in sprink.
ling on North Front street, where the
macadam has been spiked up and
rolled down, and this was carried
One side of the street will be closed
at time. The South Front street
macadam will be treated when it i.
ready.
Aid. Eichstaedt said that severa
residents on State street need sew.
er badly, and he moved that the
sewer be extended 65 to Is feet west
public necessity recurring it, and that
the matter be referred to the board
of public works under order No. : /
and this was carried