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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
THE bALLANGER.
P|hCH0T Fight
GOES TO DENVER
Next Round in the Clash Will
be Before Trans Mississippi
Congress
FIVE THOUSAND DELEGATES
sAuO VISITORS IN ATTENDANCE
Every State West Of the Mississippi
River is Represented as Well as
Many Of the Eastern Common.
wealths-Six Day Session.

Denver, COL, Aug. 16.-With moro
than five thousand delegates and vis-
itors present from every state west
of the Mississippi river and many
from the eastern commonwealths, the
Twelfth Annual Trans Mississippi
Commercial congress opened this
morning In the auditorium.
The congress, which considers and
acts upon everything of interest COM
mercially, industrially and agri-
culturally to the great west. will re-
main In session five or six days and
promises to be enlivened by the con-
test begun last week at the National
Irrigation congress at Spokane be-
tween Secretary Ballinger Of the in
terror department and Chief Forester
Pinchot. Both men and many OF their
supporters at the irrigation congress
are due here tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
A|'E|R.Q!PLANE|. | / D !: SHOW
WILL Be SUCCESS
Great French Exposition Is
Giving a New Impetus to
Sport

Rheims, France, Aug. 16.-The or
ganizers of the great aviation contest
here, represented for the moment by
the Marquis de Polignac, informed
q correspondent today that while
they had at first fully expected to
lose about 100000 in the enterprise
they now had every reason to believe
that they would more than cover eX-
penses. 1t was not expected that, the
tetes would draw so many thousands
of spectators from all parts of France
and from abroad. As things now stand
the railroads have been induced to
contribute a fair percentage of their
profits on all special trains, while
the daily admissions to Betheny field
at So a head promise to wipe out all
possibility of deficit.
Aviation Paying Game.
Aviation has been paying game
from the start" said the MARQUIS de
Polignac. This is not like the case
Of th: attt,nabilc. which at first was
always financial burden to its ad-
herents."
Late yesterday afternoon Glen Cur
tiss arrived from America after what
he described as the greatest rush
Job l ever undertook" He brought
with him cne aeroplane instead Of
two. as bad leen expected. tIe said
that the American Aeronautical So
ciety would not allow him to bring
the other. in which he had made all
his flights out he expected Lj.at the
one he brought over would pr.Jys sat-t
isfactory, although it had never vet
been assembled. Still, as he had sl-
ready builI FIVE machines. which had
flown ut the first attempt he felt Sc
cute.
Curtiss Will Fly Daily.
Regarding the prospects, Mr.. Cur
tiss added that he was especially in
terested in the Bennett international
aviation cup and therefore he did not
expect to take the risks in other con-
tests which most. of the aviators could.
From now until the trials opened he
expected to fly every day and all day
If possible in order to get into trim.
Mr.. Curtiss was delighted with the
aspect Of things here and aptly COM
pared the tented field" of Bethany.
to the sites of the medieval tourna-
ments, of which the coming competi-
ton is the modern embodiment. One
already walks through impromptu
streets lined with luxurious tempor-
ary structures covering ground where
once the troops of Joan Of Arc were
quartered.
Mr.. Curtiss also remarked he was
glad to see. contrary to what he had
always heard, that Frenchmen know
how to "get move on" when neces-
sary. As the express company could
not guarantee quick delivery, he took
his aeroplane with him as personal
baggage and get 1t from Havre to-
Rheims in less than Q day. which. he
believed. established . record.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
POOR FIELD
Rocky O'Brine Took the $4,000 Hope
full at Saratoga

| IUl aC saratoga
Saratoga, Aug 16.-Before a crowd
of $4,000 James McManus' Rocky
O'Brien, at 40 to 1, won the $4,000
Hopeful stakes, six furlongs, here to-
day, and incidentally showed startling
improvement over his previous races.
He was admirably handled by Vincent
Powers. The victory of Rocky O'Br1en
demonstrates that the two-year-olds
of the year are very ordinary. j. r.
Keenes Sweep carrying top weight,
130 pounds, and the favorite, was sec
ond with Barley Thorpe third. The
surprise of the racce was the poor
performance Of Clay's filly, Ocean
Bound. She was practically consid-
cred the bets Of the year but when
she wore out at the turn she was de-
clared only an ordinary flly.
The start was good. Barley Thorpe
broke in front, followed by Grasmere
and Ocean Bound. Barley Thorpe
took lead of 1-2 lengths in the run
to the far turn with Rocky OBr1en,
Grasmere and Ocean Bound next,
heads apart and Sweep two lengths
back. Barley Thorpe held his advan-
tage Of 1-2 lengths in the run around
the upper turn. and at the head of
the stretch he still led, but here
Ocean Bound ran out and Rocky
O'Brien moved up to the leader while
Butwell on Sweep began to send him
along.
When Strengthened out in the
stretch Rocky O'Brien took the lead
and Powers began to ride for Sweep
was coming very fast at the 18th pole.
1t looked as II Sweep would get up
but Rocky O'Brien running gamely,
held him safe and won by 1 l-2
lengths. Sweep beat Barley Thorpe
a halt length for the place.
Sir John johnson won the Mer-
chants and Citizens handicap one mile
and 3-16s, in the fast time of 1853.
The shillelah steeple chase went to
0uaantinA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16

their campaign. and retained Charles
T.. Sheppard, a Bridgeton attorney, to
conduct the battle, heads OF the re-
form league served notice that the
fight would be fought to {: finish and
that every eXpedient would be em-
ployed to suppress all forms OF Sun
day diversion.
Sheppard a Crusader.
Sheppard is the lawyer who put
fifty speak-easies out OF business in
his home town Of Bridgeton, q pro-
hihition burg, and obtained the indict-
ment of many of the lawbreakers.
The die was cast when Attorney
Sheppard formally demanded of City
Judge Keffer that he accept from
William W. Winters, president of the
Good Citizenship. a complaint charg-
ing the Lyric theater with conduct
ing vaudeville ON Sunday last.
Accompanying the lawyer were the
Rev. Birney Hudson, president of the
Lords Day Alliance; Secretary S. II.
Ham of tho New Jersey Law and
Order Society, who shook up Cam
den; the Rev. ]. L. Surrtees of the
First Methodist church; the Rev.
Sherman Grant Pitt of Central
church. and the Rev. Melville Evans
Snyder of st. Paul's church, per-
sonal friend of Governor Fort. Judge
keffer was courteous but abrupt. He
defined his attitude emphatically by
declaring that all complaints for vio-
lations of Sunday laws must come di-
rectly through tho chief of police.
Bowing themselves out, tho min-
isterial delegation sought Chief Of
Police Woodruff and again demanded
that complaint be lodged against the
management of the Lyric theater.
The chief refused firmly. Every
theater of the city has been notified"
he said, "that Sunday vaudeville will
not go in Atlantic City. One ignored
the warning and was promptly ar
raigned and fined 5000.
"My men inform me that vaudeville
and other Objectionable features have
been eliminated"
What about prize-fight pictures?"
demanded one of the pastors. They
are not elevating, but 1 cannot see
they are degrading or contrary to the
law" the chief retorted, when the
delegation insisted that the chief
eliminate degrading features Of slot
machines on the boardwalk. Chief
Woodruff replied that he had already
suppressed many pictures to which
w. c. I. U. leaders had objected.
Sunday Ball Goes.
The pastors then asked that forci-
BILE measures be adopted to prevent
Sunday ball games. Woodruff re-
fused. II made complaint against the
management for playing ball last
Sunday and under the blue laws all
the players were arrested and fined.
] will not stand for persecution. 1.-THE
trouble with you people," tho chief
said bluntly, lis that you imagine
your duty is to administer the laws
in Atlantic City. Leave that to us,
and confine yourselves to preaching
the gospel. l believe a great majority
of people are satisfied with conditions
in-AtlantiG Cit.s-s-.--.r-"
but you told us before that you
favored the closing Of Saloons" one
of the ministers intercepted.
Il never said anything of the kind"
Woodruff replied. II told you l fa-
vored Sunday baseball because it kept
a great many people out of drinking
places" The delegation departed in
huff
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
WOMACK Is DEAD
Discoverer of Gold at Cripple Creek
CaShed in His Dust.

Colorado Springs, Col. Aug. l6.-
Robert Womack, who discovered gold
at Cripple Greek, died of PARALYSIS
here today, after a lingering illness.
In his last years Womack was de-
pendent on a sister, who keeps n
boarding house here. This is the end
OF a man who. in one sense, paid
$2SO,0OO,000 for one spree. That stu
pendous sum has been taken in gold
from the land on Cripple Creek where
Bob Womack first found the yellow
metal.
Born in Kentucky sixty-six years
ago. Womack's father took his family
to Colorado in the early sixties. The
Womacks raised cattle on land they
homesteaded on Cripple creek. After
some years the elder Womack sold
his herds, and with his son, William.
came here. Bob Womack, believing
there was gold around Cripple creek.
remained there.
After years of fruitless search he
found traces of gold in a piece of rock
which he picked up which riding the
range with his brother-in-law, Theo-
dore Lowe. Sending Lowe on a six
day ride to Denver to have the rock
work. Lowe returned with the as
sayer's certificates: the piece of fat
rock gave returns of $3.50 in gold to
the ton.
Next morning Womack and Lowe
went to the place where Bob found
the rock, in what is now known a.
Poverty Gulch. Lowe grew tired Of
the search; Womack persisted. A few
days later he struck a bonanza lode.
Coming here he went on spree and
sold his bonanza for $500. Then,
crazed with drink and success, Bob
jumped on his broncho and rode
through the streets proclaiming his
secret. The next few days witnessed
one of tile biggest rushes to the scene
of his discovery that the west hass
ever known. When he sobered 10
two days later he returned to the an
trict only to find that the best mining
property had been pre-empted q;
!! = &
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
BOYS ARE HELD
Lads Bound Over for Death Of Walter
GretschOW After Fight

GfetschOW After Fight
Chicago, Aug. 16.-Paul Watts,
George Lewis and Frank Smith were
held to the grand jury today by the
coroners jury which investigated the
death Of Walter w. Gretschow, IL
years old. who died Tuesday night of
injuries received in q fist fight. Mrs.
Anna B. Smith, mother of Frank
Smith, tainted when the verdict was
read. s,
The: inquest was conducted by Dep
uty Coro1ar Conrad at the West Lake
street pf -.ation. Claude Buck
ner. WIG Stata the police pend
Mrs. Anton oriic,, Of
the dead boy. appee-Soc:. e
station dressed in mourniM!es T.
ilK veiled. She wept most of tn~- ne
dFring the progress of the inquest.
Mrs. Smith wept most of the time
and when her son was called to the
witness stand she clasped him In her
arms.
"Oh, frankie, you didn't do It, did
you?" she sobbed.
Myrtle Walsh, 16 years old, and
Bertha Richards, 16 years old, who
were the innocent cause of the fight
which ended in Gretschow's death,
wept most Of the time before they
were called to the witness stand.
eve were sitting on our front
porch" said Miss Walsh. "Gretschow
and Goldstein came along and we
called to them. We saw four boys
across the street and Goldstein said
I'VE had better be going, here come
your friends They walked down the
street and later three of the boys
came back past the house. One of
them said, II guess we fixed your fell
lows Buckner had stopped to talk
with us. 1 was not acquainted with
the other boys"
Miss Richards testimony was SINH
lar.
Walter always was good boy"
sobbed Mrs. Gretschow on the witness
stand. HE never had any enemies.
He came home Tuesday night about
1880 o'clock and complained of q
severe pain in his head. I put q
bandage around it. Later I went to
his room and found him dying.
called doctors, but he was dead be-
fore they arrived. Walter didn't tell
me of the fight"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
CLEVELAND RACES
Last Day Of the Meeting Saw a Rec
ord Broken

Cleveland, Aug. 1G.-Country Jay
reduced tho worlds record OF 2:13
3-4 for trotting mile unde.. saddle
to 2:10 1-2 at the last day of tho
meeting at North Randall. Reamey
Macy, son of Gus Macy, the driver,
rode Country Jay. Tho record form
erly was held by Charlie Mack, ridden
by G. K. G. Billings at Glenvilis in
1904.
San Francisco's attempt to break
the stallion record Of 1902 l.2, held
by Creoseus was failure. Ed. Geers
drove the stallion mile in 2:O4 81.
The free-for-all pacing race. proved
the best one Of the day. Ailean VIII
SO nsold at Is to 10 against the field
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
G. N. ENGINEER
BEATEN 10 DEATH
Man With whonl He Was
Drinking, Arrested Charged
With Crime

Minneapolis, Aug. 16.-James Gran
vile, an engineer in tho Great Nor
thern shops at Hayre, Mont, died in
local hospital last night from the
beating over the head which he re-
ceived in a box car OH the side track
at Granite Falls Thursday night.
John +. Ruth Of Milwaukee is in the
county Jail at Granite Falls charged
with committing the crime Tho town
marshal OF Granite Falls says he saw
Granville and Ruth together drink
ing the day before the crime was
committed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
MOTHER KILLED
THREE CHILDREN
AND Su|C|DED
Bathed Her Babies and Then
Placed Them in the Bath
Tub
CLASPED OLDER BOY IN HER
!, ARMS AND TURNED ON GAS
Had Been in Poor Health With No
Hope Of Recovery and Was Probably
Unbalanced Leaves Four Other
Children, the Oldest Sixteen.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Marie
Handzel today committed suicide and
at the same time asphyxiated her
three boy babies. She had carefully
bathed and dressed her three children
one years old and the other two,
2 years old-and carried them into
the bath room where she had closed
the door and turned on the gas. The
smell of gas awakened her husband,
Joseph Handzel. When he broke open
the door of the bath room, he found
the four dead bodies. The twins were
wrapped in quilt and placed in the
tub while the older boy was clasped
tightly in his mothers arms.
Mrs. Handzel had been ill for some
time and apparently was able to get
sH%t Is thought to be her
only reason for her act. She leaves
four other children ranging in age
from 6 to 16 years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
100000 FIRE At
COAL CREEK, B. C.
Twenty Two Buildings Were
Destroyed Before Fire Was
Gotten Under Control

Fernie. B. c., Aug. ia hundred
thousand dollar fire wiped out .wan-
ty-two buildings in Coal Creek, near
Fernie, last evening, including 'rrite 8
store. the miners club AMI several
boarding houses. The water pressure
failed. The Fernie brigade wels up
and the fire was put out at ;,n early
hour this morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
FIVE INJURED
BY EXPLOSION
Wrecked and Then Set Fire to
a Large -Four Story
Building

Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 16.-Four
men and ona woman were probably
fatally injured early today when a
mysterious explosion party wrecked
and later set fire to the four story
building occupied by the Wirick Mov-
ing and Storage company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
WOMEN CAUGHT
IN THE CURRENT
One Drowned and Another
Was Caught By the
Hair

La Crosse. Wis.,. Aug. 16.-While a
party of women were bathing in the
mississippi river last night, several
were carried away by the current.
Mrs. Peter Jensen aged 30, was
drowned and Miss Emma Moeser, a.
clerk, was caught by the hair by q
man In q boat as she swept BY and
was dragged out unconscious and
resuscitated.
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-
TIE WEATHER. 1
North Dakota-Fair tonight and i
Tuesday, preceded by showers
in east portion tonight. Cooler
tonight. 4
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-16
Demented Fathers Act

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Gustave Herring,
sr., q bookkeeper, shot and instantly
killed his wife. Louisa, probably
fatally wounded his sin, Gustave Her.
ing, Jr., and then killed himself at
their home here today. The elder
Herring is said to have been slightly
dcmented
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12

debate on the subject. BY agreement
his time was limited to fifteen minutes
He said:
my public life needs no excuse J
have frequently differed with the SEM
ators. My conscience and 5udgmtnt
have made me SO. ! love this Conntls
tuition, Senators, and you say II u be-.
ing made a dish rag. I was q menu
Der of the Constitutional Convention In
1901 that made this Consultation. but
II is a Constitution made By men and
for men.
'T haven't time to answer the quss-s
lions propounded by the Senator from
Madison. But the section which the
Senator refers to IS good law. and be-
longs with the other sections of thu
Constitution. Domestic Tranquility ~
the answer I give the senator from
Madison"
Senator Thomas then gained the ats
tention OF the chair. He said:
II offered a substitute this morning
for two good reasons. First. to use Il
as an argument and to chow that II
was better than the original bill. Will
withdraw that substitute now"
The motion OF Senator Thomas ~
withdraw was allowed.
The amendment CT Senator Overton
was then considered and lost by tbs
vote OF % to 10.
The amendment Of Senator BLACK
mon was considered ana lost by the
vote of II to g..
The consideration Of the bill was
then taken up. passing by the vote o.
20 to 10.
The Senate then adjourned to meet
at II o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12

They plead for the constitutional pro.
hibition, but they know nothing OF
what 1t means.
They have been led to believe by agi-
tators that 1t will aid the Carmichael
bill. This Is not So"
He declared that the constitutional
prohibitionists, In many instances, are
led by men who are making issues and
band wagons for the purpose of achiev-
ing political ends. The issue was made,
he said, by such.
Making Political Band Wagon.
There are certain people in Ala
bama, who are making issues and po-
litical band wagons" he said. because
they want ofiices. II this constitution
al prohibition Is not a political issue,
pure and simple why is 1t necessary
that there be an election this fall?
IT voted for the Carmichael bill so
the friends of prohibition could not say
that we have refused to give them ma
chinery to carry out the law. What
good will the constitutional prohibit
ton do? 1t win not enforce any law;
the Law and order Leagues will not
look to It.: the solicitors will not de-
pend on 1t.
I'm my judgment. as representative
of my people. before whom I can not
be slandered by prohibitionists or any
VuGt 4 6hOW tn8t Vto~Ah6 eho ASehO az
the constitution will not aid anything.
Il propose to vote my conscience. I'M
trammelled by any OF the influences
which have been brought to bear on
others in this city and this Capitol"
Senator White. another who had sup
ported prohibition measures always,
opposed the constitutional amendment
bill.
IT am a Democrat" he declared, ''and
let no man say otherwise. I have d.
verted from my platform once. when !
voted for Statewide prohibition. but
now Is the time to call halt. And
don't charge me with being in line
with the whiskey interests, for 1t is
false.
81 represent a white county. of which
its people are proud. The people do
not dictate to me what to do, they trust
me. The bills already passed are
enough, and 1t 10 a step too much to
place prohibition in the constitution"
Needed I'm Ohio.
He scored Brooks Lawrence. Have
the fair women Of this State lost conf
dence in It's men?" he asked. when
they send to Ohio to get man to die
tate the policies of our Legislature?''
He then recounted some OF the evils in
Ohio. which he thought should be Grad
icated-the intermingling of races, In
schools and in marriage.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12

osition that there Is less crime under
prohibition. and where is there better
argument for prohibition, for practical
prohibition, than this. He scored Sem
ator Hammer for quoting Scripture In
the cause Of the anti-prohibitionists.
No line of Scripture, he said, could
have reference to the modern saloon.
Lets progress" he said. don't hold
down to the Democratic platform when
progress shouts go forward.
We Want Rest.
1--WE want rest. and local option nev-
er rests. It always wants to be on
tionai prohibition will stop It."
Senator Reid cited examples. whore,
whiskey once defeated in local option
elections, called new elections, and
continued the agitation
Senator Reid was against Overton's
amendment whereby the date of the
election will be put of. The matter
should not be mingled with politics. ne
said, but a free unbiased expression -
necessary.
.Tn the general election OF 1870" he
said. "there will be candidates on
local option and on constitutional plat
forms, from Governor to constable.
There will be trading and trafficking.
that will be disgraceful."
Suggests Dispensary.
Senator Blackmon, of Calhoun. spoke
shortly opposing constitutional pro-
hibition. He offered first an amend
ment, providing that any county in the
State, within twelve months after the
election Is held-should constitutional
prohibition be carried--shail vote upon
the establishment Of dfspensary a.
one point in the county. The Commits.
sioners' Court is to take charge Of the
dispensary. end the proceeds or tho
sale of liquor are TO 20 to the support
of the public roads ana the public
schools Of the county.
The Senator charged the prohibition.
lists with not being sincere in their ar.
dent statements that they would trust
the people with any issue. You VIII
trust them so far as 1t goes to voting
as You desire, but no further.
ST have always voted for temperance
measurement because Sunday School
children telegraphed or telephoned to
me. not because have been instructed.
not because have been told that had
to do Il, but because thought 1t was
the desire of the substantial business
men OF the State that the whiskey evil
be eradicated.
"women and children. ] admit. are
touched by the whiskey evil, but they
are protected by the present laws.