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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
PROBE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED IN SENATE
Congressional Investigation Of
Interior Department

Washington, Dec. 22.-There will
be a congressional investigation of the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
On the floor OF the senate Senator
Flint (Rep., CALI offered a resolution.
which was adopted. calling upon the
president for all reports and state
ments pertaining to the charges made
against Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger by l.. r. CLAWS.
Immediately thereafter Senator
Jones of Washington read to the sen-
ate a letter from Secretary Ballinger
addressed to him, demanding in the
strongest of terms q thorough inves-
tigation not only of his department.
but of the forest service, against GER
tain officers of which he lays the
blame for many of the charges against
him. Jones declared that unless some
other senator took action he would
request that the matter be postponed
until after the holidays and he would
then present a resolution for q Joint
committee of the senate and house.
1t is understood chat Secretary Bal
finger has practically won President
Taft to favor his demand for an In
vestigation, although the president has
been reluctant to take this course, IN
the hope that the affair might be ad-
justed in some other way.
The cabinet, as a whole, looks with
suspicion toward q congressional
probe, foreseeing the opportunities
that would be given the enemies of
the administration when the prom
inent figures. Ballinger and Pinchot
reopened their ase ..
The presidents advisers feel that,
while a majority report generating
Ballinger and giving the interior de-
partment a clean bill of health would
help the administration, 1t would b.
possible for the Democrats and insur-
gent Republicans to submit . report
which might be embarrassing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
MEN OF PROMINENCE IN PLOT
Sensational Disclosures Promised In
Smuggling Cases.

Houghton, Mich, Dec. 22.-The dis
closure of what the federal authorities
intimate will be q widespread plot to
smuggle Chinese across the border
from Canada at the 500 Is thought to
have been started here when thirteen
Chinese were arrested and lodged in
the county Jail. Five inspectors sud-
denly arrived In this section and fur
ther arrests are expected, probably to
be followed by deportations.
It is declared the authorities have
come upon an underground railway
operated by many men, including e
eral prominent and highly respectable
citizens of the Upper Peninsula towns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
EIGHTEEN persisted
IN LONDON BLAZE
John Burns, Cabinet Member,
Hero Of Spectacular Fire.

London, Dec. 22.-It is definitely
stated that the death list in the fire
that destroyed the big department
store of Arding & Hobbs will be eight,
cen.
Eight bodies have been recovered
and the police say the missing mum
Der is ten. The latter are undoubted.
ly burned among the still redhot ruins
and some of the bodies may never be
recovered, as the fire was so intense
they were likely incinerated. OF the
burned and otherwise injured taken
to the hospitals it is believed all will
recover.
On all sides there are praises for
John Burns. president of the local
board in the British cabinet, who was
himself badly burned.in assisting in the
many spectacular rescues that marked
the blaze.
The inevitable result Of his work
will make sure his election to parlia.
ment at the coming general election.
His district is nominally doubtful, and
there has been waged such a fight on
him that, his defeat has been conf
IDENTIFY predicted.
Burns hands were SO badly burned
that he will have to keep them in
bandages for a time, while his hair
was singed and his face slightly
burned.
Estimates of the loss are varying,
but It is. stated on authority that Ard.
Ing & Hobbs recently refused an Of.
fer of $4,000. 900 for their plant and
good will. .r..D ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

That the apparatus just installed on
the Caronia should enable her to re-
ceive wireless messages from points
more than 900 miles distant is not In
the least remarkable. For a time q
daily news service was maintained on
q few Atlantic liners by such dis
patches sent first from one side Of the
ocean and then from the other. The
ability to transmit messages nearly
halfway across the Atlantic from q
ship at sea is much more unusual. II
the Caronia can do that regularly she
Il much better, equipped than most
vessels in the merchant marine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
RETAINS CONTROL OF REDS
Government Gets Decision in Case Be-
fore highest Court.

tore oJ9neSt OouTI.
Washington, Dec. 22.-That the fed.
eral government does not surrender
Jurisdiction over an Indian reserva-
ton simply because 1t is situated In .
state and not in a territory was held
by the supreme court In deciding the
case of the United States VS.. Harvey
Sutton and Robert Miller.
These men indicted In the
United States district court for the
Eastern district Of Washington on the
charge of introducing liquor upon the
Yakima reservation, but the indict-
ments were quashed by the court on
the ground that the liquor vas taken
upon ground which had been allotted.
ar act which, 1t was claimed, had had
the effect of bringing the transaction
within state Jurisdiction.
The government appealed the case
and in an opinion by Justice Brewer
the decision of the lower court was
reversed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Entire Family PerIshes in Blaze at
Yonkers, N, Y.

New York, Dec. 22.-Five persons
were burned in a fire that destroyed
. frame dwelling house in Sherwood
Park, Yonkers. All the dead were
members of the family of Theodore
Fredericks, who lost his life in the
fire, together with his wife and their
three children.
The building was a three-story dou-
Bile Nat house in a thickly settled
suburb. 1t contained twenty-five per-
sons when the fire started in a bakery
on the ground floor. The families on
the upper floor all got out in safety
by means of fire escapes and ladders.
When the fire was controlled a
search of the second floor apartment
disclosed the charred bodies of the
Fredericks family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
SAYS SCANDAL WILL RESULT
Counsel for Baroness Vaughan Talks
Of Proposed Suits.

Brussels, Dec. 22.-Attorneys repre-.
senting Princess Louise, eldest daugh.
ter Of the late King Leopold. have be-
gun drawing up the papers by which
an attempt will be made to attach all
the property of Leopold, situated in
Belgium, to prevent its falling into the
hands of Baroness Vaughan.
Ex-senator Edmund Picard, counsel
for the baroness, said the only result
of the suit would be a series of scan.
dals, similar to those that marked
Leuise's attempt years ago to recover
the marriage settlement Of her mother.
the late Queen Henriette, in which she
failed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
noBoEs MEET Next MONTH
Millionaire Tramp Making Prepare
lions for Convention.

Chicago. Dec. 22.-Army and navy
recruiting stations throughout tho
country should be turned into en-
ployment agencies, according to J.
Eads How. who has arrived In tho
city to make plans for a convention
Of hOboes to be held next month.
Mr.. How has called q meeting OF
Chicago's unemployed TO- discuss plans
for the coming convention. The mil
lionaire tramp proposes to invite Pres
ident Taft, Secretary of War Dickin.
son and Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Nagel to his convention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
ASSIST ANTI-sAL00N LEAGu|
Brewers Refuse to Sell Beer in Pro.
A hibited District, p

indianapolis. Dec. 22.-Conforming
TO the avowed policy of helping the
Anti-Saloon league. to enforce the
liquor laws the brewers of the state
are closing many saloons by refusing
TO sell beer to them. i
All the saloons on the line between
5Veedersburg and the dry counties sur
rounding It have been closed by the
action of the Evansville brewers, who
ray they will not sell any %saloonkeep.
.ers whose patronage comes from coun.
ties in which the people have voted
dry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Peary's last exploit was a victory:
for intelligence and organization rath.
er than mere intrepidity and boldness.
Experience, careful preparation, the
most minute provision against every
conceivable obstacle-these rather than
his legs took Peary to the pole. II
was a siege. not a dash, except on the
fnal days. s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
N IN CANADA
Thousands Of Americans Entered on
Land This Year.

L-SL- e.4EF. t-.l'H. -
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 22.-During the
ten months ending with Oct. 8. 1909.
more than 10000 Americans, repre-
senttng all but three Of the states and
territories of the United States, made
homestead entries in Canada.
These figures, compiled by officials
Of the interior department at Ottawa,
furnish striking evidence Of the claim
being laid to Canadian soil by Amer
leans. With the figures for November
and December still TO be received
from the various registration Offices
1t is expected the entry list for the
year will show over 1900 Americans
as homestead applicants. The states
Of Delaware and Mississippi and the
District of Columbia are the only Sec
lions of the United States not repre-
sented among the homesteaders.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
JOB FOR FoRAkER's BROTHER
Named by President Taft for Marshal
Of New Mexico.

Washington. Dec. 22.-Among the
United States marshals named BY
President Taft was Creighton M. For.
aker of New Mexico, who has held the
Office there for sixteen years. Interest
attached to the appointment and some
political significance was thought To-
be included, insomuch as MI. Foraker
IL q brother of former Senator For
aker of Ohio and President Taft IL
very much concerned in bringing the
Republican factions in Ohio into closer
harmony.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
Confer at Request Of Min.
nesota's Governor.
PROCEEDINGS ARE SECRET
Gathering 10 Held Behind Closed
Doors and No Information Is Given
Out by Observation-Disclosures Of Con-
ference Taken az an Indication That
the Railroads Are Willing to Talk
Settlement.

st. Paul, Dec. 22.-Representatives
Of the American Federation of Labor
railway department met ]. M. Gruber
general manager of the Great North
ern, and George T. Slade, third vice
president of the Northern Pacific, in
Mr.. Slade's office to discuss the strike
situation.
The meeting was called at the direct
request of Governor Eberhart, who of
fered his services in any way that they
could be used; and the governor, al.
though not present in person, was rep
resented by his private secretary
Ralph w. Wheelock, who gave him a
full report of the conference. The
morning meeting lasted for two hours
when adjournment was taken fol
lunch.
The fact that the conference lasted
10 long is taken as an encouraging
note and the additional fact that it is
to be resumed appeared to indicate a
willingness On the part of the rail
roads to reach a settlement. AS a
matter of fact, however, the meeting
was strictly executive and every ma
present was pledged before 1t began
not to give any information to the pub
lie and to regard everything that
TRANSFERRED as in the s%trictest sense
confidential.
The railroads were represented only
by Messrs. Slade and Gruber and it is
understood that this is merely a pre-.
liminary meeting to ascertain wheth'
er a conference with the full commit.
tee of managers is desirable or neces'
sary. 1t is also limited that other
members of the managers committee
may act on the report of Messrs. Slade
and Gruber and If a settlement is to
be reached may cast their vote by
wire or telephone.
The strike situation in the Western
states is satisfactory to the railroads
and conditions are showing steady i'm
provement, according to Howard Ell
lott, president of the Northern Pacific
who returned from an extended tour
of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern systems. He accompanied
James ]. Hill and they inspected the
service at all important points on both
lines.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Unless Minister Calhoun rashly puts
the state department wise as to the
date Of his stepping of on that Chi
nese mission he may get as far as the
legation door in Pekin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
EX-SENATOR HARRIS DEAD.
kansan Expires Suddenly at Chicago
Of Heart Disease. 4,

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Former United
States Senator w. A. Harris of Kansas,
died suddenly here at the home of .
relative. Heart disease was given AZ.
the cause Of death.
Senator Harris had been in Chicago
for q month, having come here TO
attend the International live stock
exposition. He had not beenN COM
planning Of I'll health, but sank to the
door and died within q few minutes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
JUMP FROM WINDOWS
one Man Killed and Two Persons Fa.
tally Injured.

a Winnipeg, Dec. 22.-In q fire which
destroyed the Metropole hotel, John
1Alicock, a railway checker, was killed,
and George Baxter, a painter. and
Hilda Brown, a waitress, were fatally
injured in jumping. from. windows.
Forty people jumped to the icy pave
ments, one and two stories below.
The hotel was the property Of the
Great Northern railway of st. Paul.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Five miles Of the Panama canal now
open to navigation is not new work,
The French constructed and, used the
ditch, but It was afterward allowed to
ali up and only required dredging.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
Many overcoms BY Smoke.

st. Louis. Dec. 22.-Twentys persons,
two Of them women, were overcome
by smoke in two early morning fires In
North st. Louis. Two men are be
lieysd to be fatally burned. Eight
children and two women were carried
aswn ladders. All were unconscious.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Cornell's ultimatum to, the football
magnates that the game must be re-
formed or abolished, coming rs it does
on top Of a similar decision by the
twelve eastern Jesuit colleges, must
send cold shivers down their spines.
Never, before has the opposition to the
game been so earnest. so determined.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

American football experts say that
they learned considerable from the
Canadian game played recently in New
York. That's right! There should be
reciprocity in knowledge as we'll as in,
trade between the United States and
the Dominion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

It costs $4,000 to make one West
Point second lieutenant. The army,
could turn out three for that sum Il.
the enlisted men were given half q
chance to study up.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

The Chinese, who already consider
themselves the wisest people on earth.
may have some hesitancy about &C.
cepting the enormous sum setsaside
by Mr.. Rockefeller for their "educa.
ton"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
ROBERT BACON CONFIRMED
Former Secretary Of State to Be En-.
voy to France.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The senate,
in executive session, confirmed the
nomination Of Robert Bacon, formerly
secretary Of state, as ambassador to
France, and twenty-six other diplo-
matte nominations. sent to the senate
by the president.
Senator Root. by his activities on
the floor before the executive session,
dissipated all Of the objections that
had been raised against Mr.. Bacon
and no opposition whatever appeared.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Admiral Toga has been retired from
the active list and placed on the gen
eral stan. The Japanese stan system
keeps retired naval commanders where
they may be Of usesto the nation, an
example worth the attention Of this
country at the present time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Now that a steamer has arrived al
Basel, Switzerland, going all the way
from England by water, the old joke
about 'the Swiss navy" will have to
be revised.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Anew York spendthrift has testified
in court that he cannot live on $4,000
q year. Most people will not see the
necessity. for his living on that Or 2
smaller sum-.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
pleklnson ooee to Porto rice.

washington. Dec. 22.-secretary
Dickinson Of the wal department has'
sailed for Porto Rico ON the presi
dents yacht Mayfower to maks an h
vestigation Of political conditions
there, especially with regard to t.
extension Of citizenship TO the Port
Ricans. ]
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Germany and Australia won the sir.
day cycle race in New York. and It y
theirs Ito have and to hold permas
nently for all the American public
cares. g8 a5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

New York's "dnest' now have the
finest police station in America, but 1t
is still up to them to hold the finest
record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

!. Perhaps Minister Calhoun is keeping
mum to reporters until he learns to
talk in diplomatic Chinese.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

The blame for putting prices up is
also laid to the uppishness Of the
standard Of living.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Having been trained in the army,
the new minister to China knows the
value Of silence in front Of the enemy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24
ADJOURNS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Congress VIII Not Meet Again. Until
Jan, 4.

Washington, Dec. 22.-With less
than q corporal's guard present the
house was in session only nine min.
utes. Speaker Cannon was absent,
having left to spend the holidays at
,hisS home In Danville, Ill. Representa-
tive DalzeN acted as speaker.
Both houses adjourned until Jan. 4.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

"Mend it or end it, may yet be the
cry over football as well as the house
Of lords.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

In some towns the weather made it
Christmas stopping early.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

That slow old marine corps comes in
for many a foreign travel picnic, with
plenty of excitement thrown in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Five skaters a panic making sfoa1
ahors. one broke through "a thss|
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

HE ealrlysshopper and the late shop.
psr have had theirs. Now for an up,
I'M word { the Joy shopper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

The mortality records Of the skating
pcnd already show that a .ssafe and
sanenssice movement Is in order,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Economic doctors also differ as to
the cause Of high prices and the surest
way to pull them down.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

The Young Turks already face . de
dcit IN the treasury. Evidence that
the boys are up to date statesmen.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

The weather man seems to need a
helper the very opposite Of Captain
Loose to check his observations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

An Central America Il '.Jjust 20 bad
but only Nicaragua happened 70 gel
icaught with the goods. I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Probably Rockefeller feels poor, TOP
when hieesscontemplates 40 thll n wealth
heSdoesnsf
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-24

Congress- Observation-Disclosures foat
soodswsorkswh,enlssiysft nakesss ood..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-06-24
LOCALS.

See our premium offer else
where in this issue.
Your wells in windy weather.
Any color, various nets, kept in
stock at Miss L.. Gatz.
We have paint brushes for
every kind of work at Mallory's
drug store.
The Pioneer and a beautiful
Dresden China plate for 81. so:
See ad.
Have a family group made
when Hubertz is in town at your
own house.
A. M. Mclaughlin, of Aber-
deem, S. d., arrived in town yes.
terday morning.
Mr.. Cummings and family of
Finley aatoed down for the Hope
Gopher ball game Monday.
Remember! Leave an order
for your hat. Where? At Miss
L. Gatz, and get satisfaction.
A fine selection of hair switches
and puffs to be found at Mrs.
Bowen's Millinery store.
Fl. A, Burner was elected at
the school election in place of
A. E. Warner, as published last
week.
My new samples Of wall paper
have arrived. I will be pleased to
show them to any one interested.
Phone or call at my residence
w. I. STAGER.
If you want your prescription
put up right, by competent men,
where none but chemical pure
drugs are used take them tc
Wamberg's Drug Store.
Mrs. Hedding and daughters
the Misses Ruth and Lucy
Hedding, of Minneapolis, arrived
Tuesday and will spend thei1
summer vacation with DR.. He'd.
ding.
Mayville is to have a combined
Fourth of July celebrated, car.
niyal, race and fair meeting or
July End and 3rd. $1,000 il
purses for the races. There will
be two base ball games, parade
fire works, and a good time al
Ground.
The new school house in Mel
rose township, District No. 2
was completed last week. It il
the best rural school house il
the county and the residents o:
that district are justly proud o:
it. George Hardin is the con
J tractor.