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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
:. WEST BEATS EAST
Capital Of Insurance Companies is
Drifting to the Vest.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-The dominance of
eastern and foreign insurance COM
panies in western and southern fields
Is waning, as is shown by gains made
by the lusty new companies which
America more Of the insurance rev.
enues which total some half billion
dollars q year. tribute paid chiefly to
the east and Europe. The announced
merger Of two western companies, the
Consolidated Casualty company hav-
ing swallowed the National Casualty
Insurance company of Louisville, 10 q
case in point, the first named having
a directorate which represents In per-
sonal wealthisit 10 said, $50, 900 900, a
fact which presages other mergers.
The Consolidated company was or
ganized as protest against the in
surance power Of the east and already
has over 100000 of insurance in
force. q fact partially accounted for
by the scattered holdings Of the COM
pany's stock In, twenty-six states. Re-
Gently the Kansas State Bankers as
socfatfon gave this company prefer
ence over others, making 1t ofiicially
the choice Of the association In the
insuring Of state funds.
It transpires that the National Cas-
ualty company was taken over by the
Conaotdatsd ny purchase which 10
said To- have fbllowed wesksF Of nego-
tiation between President C. G. Nc
Chord Of the. National and President
Robert B. Armstrong. formsrly, a..
sistant secretary. Of the United States
traasnry. &C fhs CnnaolidatAA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
Believed Black Hand Was Be-
hind Tho Dastardly Deed
Victim an Italian
BRICKS HURLED TEN BLOCKS
!! BY FORCE Of the EXPLOSION
People Believed the Town Had Been
Shaken by an Earthquake and HIM.
dreds Rushed Into the Streets Ter.
ror Stricken.

Danville, Ill, Nov. 2s.-An explosion
Of dynamite in the fruit and wine
house sof Joseph Mascara, 1S College
street, early today. wrecked about
twenty-five buildings in the business
district Of the city. Mascara, who ,is
an Italian, believes the black hand is
responsible for the explosion.
\ The damage is from $4,000 to $751;
900. The business block in which
Mascari's place of business was sit
nated is completely demolished. Bricks
from 1t and other buildings in the
vicinity we're found ten squares away.
The explosion was heard for three
miles. For more than q mile houses
were rocked. Thinking the city had
been shaken by an earthquake, hum
dreds of persons rushed to the streets
in terror. Immediately after the ex-
plosion flames began to sweep the
district but were soon extinguished.
MasHari declines to make any state
Ment as to threats made against him.
The police have several suspects un-
der surveillance. f;s..,,.,. u
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
YELLOW STAMP
The New Tent Center Will BE In
Hearst Style.

Washington, Nov. 23.-With a view
to enabling anyone to determine the
denomination of postage stamp at a
glance. Postmaster General Hitch
cock has decided to have printed, as
an experiment, the ten-cent stamp in
rich brown ink on yellow paper. II
the experiment proves a success, 9TH
er stamps of higher denomination
will be SO printed. A supply of the
new stamps will be placed on sale as
soon as possible.
Heretofore there has been much
confusion over the colors of the va
rious denominations of stamps be-
cause of the use of inks of different
shades of the same colors.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
GRAND FORKS. rul3DAY NovEnBER


500 for . time ad also on the way
up BY rough keAtAts
Stern OA5 51onday.
All day Monday here was heavy
bltzsard blowing 0cross Lake Superb
or and snow fell thick in the after.
noon and evening" SThe weather was
cold and when tlA Manitoba pulled
into the dock sh9 Was covered with
ice from one end ,tp the other. The
Manttoba will takA; ;sout cargo Of
-four and whsat lodXy ready for owen
Sound andgvillsMaks one more trip
this week; the lll& of the season.
Captain ReSsset, A11fDd today that the
steamers Mckee ma Wexford of the
western steamship Iline would mako
one more trip tostFort William this
fall. The Mckee sTrived at Port Ar
thur yesterday mof1ing with a cargo
OF rails. being DELAYED by the storm
several hours.
DslaysdSl 500.
The American loek had again been
placed In commission but it is said
that the water haA gone down and
many OF the American boats that have
been waiting to eet3hrough are load
ed too deep and ik now have ito. 70
through the CanS6A "a lock. There
were over three hl9dred boats held
up at the 500 Altogether and while
they are being locked through as
quickly as possiblAsfh they will be held
up to such an exeSAt that they will
not be able to mako another trip.
Conditions in thsslpcal harbor we're
never better. The elevators are we'll
filled with grain which is being Of
fered quite freely q fairly high
rate. About IN inch of Ice formed
across the Kamtnstiua river last
night but this was roken up by the
moving boats ana vas kept moving
along toward i16,uth of, the river
where it disappsarSa into the bay.
Local marine menSSay that notwith-
standing the recent delays to naviga-
tion there will yetsshe tremendous
rush before Decemtef S, the day on
which insurance ex3ifes. Everything
possible will be dnnS In order to clear
from here before thu closing date, bit
1t is said that hahoats that cannot
possibly ciear.in tine will load stor-
age grain and winter here.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
CASE DISMISSED
Defendant Was Indicted for Frauds
In Postoffice Department,

Washington, Nov. 23.-Dismissal of
tho indictment against William Cor
don Crawford. once deputy auditor
for the postoffice department, who
was prosecuted as q result of tho
sweeping Investigation ;9f postoftico
frauds some years ago, was directed
today by Attorney General Wicker
sham. Crawford was convicted in the
District Of Columbia courts but the
conviction was reversed by the su-
preme court of the United States.
After full consideration of all the
evidence the officials were satisfied
that a conviction could not be had on
q retrfal, -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
RICHES FAIL TO
STAY MESSENGER
Young Man Who Inherited a
Vast Fortune Slowly Dying
From Cancer

New York. Nov. 2s.-George Crock
er, the youngest son of the late Cali
fornia millionaire, Chas. c. Crocker.
is slowly dying at his home here from
an incurable malady, said to be can
Ger. 1t was reported today that
Crocker had but few hours to live,
but his brother, VIM. H. Crocker, said
this afternoon that while the patient
was sinking each day, the family did
not believe that his death was emf
nent. Geo. Crocker, who inherited
one-fifth of. $30,000,0O0 estate left
by his father. has been i'll for long
time. His wife died in 1904 from the
same malady with which Crocker is
said TO- be afflicted
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
BIG FIGHT FOR
HOPKINS PLACE
Moxley, the Republican Candi.
date, Has Backing of Old
Hopkins Machine

Chicago. Nov. 2s.-The congression-
al election which is being held here
today in the Sixth district, is of un-
usual interest. The election is to fill
the vacancy in the house of represen-
tatives caused by the election of VIM.
Lorimer to the United States senate
in place of Albert j. Hopkins. Three
candidates are in the field, Vim. j.
Moxley, the Republican nominee, who
is backed by the supporters of Sen
ator Lorimer who has held sway in
the Sixth district for many years;
Frank 8. Ryan. the Democrat nominee
and c. L.. Barnes. an independent
nominee.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
LAKE NAVIGATION
NEARING CLOSE
Vessel Men Will Run as Many
Trips As Possible Stormy
Weather Continues

Fort William, Nov. 23.-Owing to
the long delay at Sault Ste. Marie.
caused by American lock being out
Of commission and the delay caused
by the fierce gale that swept the lake
for several days, vesselmen are fig-
uripg how to make as many trips as
possible before the close of naviga-
tiop. The steamer Edmonton, which
sailed from here yesterday with &c.
$50 bushels Of grain, is now on her
last trip of the season. She goes FIRST
to Port Colborne. where she will dis
charge part Of her cargo, after which
she will sail to Montreal, where she
will go into winter quarters, provid-
ing the weather remains cold. II q
soft spell should prevail during the
first week in December there IL q pos
.sibility that the Edmonton will return
light from Montreal for another cargo
Of grain from Georgian bay ports. &.
The Mapleton cleared on Saturday
with $3.50 bushels Of wheat for Tif-
I'm and she will make another trip to
Fort William this season. The Wood
ford. one OF the big American liners,
took out cargo of SAC, 900 bushels Of
wheat She goes direct to Buffalo and
will make short trip to one Of the
American ports for load Of ore be-
fore going into winter, quarters. The
sRairmount, which sailed for Kingston
ON Saturday with s9.s1S bushels OF
wheat will make another round trip
before the closing Of navigation The
Carleton arrived In port yesterday and
q discharging Q cargo Of 32,000 kegs
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
COL. .WATTERs0N
HAS HIGH IDEALS
Z, &
Believes i the ! Press Should Stop
Being q scayenger and
Detective

Washington. Nov. 23.-Col Henry
Watterson, the venerable editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, just re-
turned from an extended sojourn in
Europe, where he was almost con-
stantly on. the move looking for the
unusual, occasionally finding 1t, and
now and then handing out some sage
advice in his own inimitable fashion
was the guest of honor at reception
given BY the National Press club last
Saturday evening.
The presence Of the distinguished
sditor recalled the fact unknown to
many of the newspaper workers OF
today that the colonel was, born in
Washington, and had his early news
paper training in this city, although
be said the first S. he ever, earned
10, writer was paid him by Charles
A. Dana of the New York Sum; Mr.
Watterson told the "boys" thaf. she
was reporter in the press gallery al
the capitol during the stormy dayG
of 1859-61, and related some Of the
stirring scenes he witnessed durina
that trying period, n
s DeplScates Sensationplism.
AuIu1u6 " NUTS SoJlOUB IQlu&0, ne
deprecated the. tendency of the news
paper profession Of today toward SEN
Oationalism.
"The thing that most interests me
just now. said Mr.. Watterson, Ere.
ilates to our own profession, and ought
to interest you young gentlemen. That
Is the relation Of the newspaper-the
personal relation mean-to the pub.
lie Pretending to be the especial de-
tenders of liberty, we are becoming
the invaders Of private right. No
household seems any longer safe
against intrusion. Our reporters are
being turned into detectives. Al sure.
tly 90 this be not checked We shall
grow to be the objects Of fear and
hatred instead Of trust and respect. a
; "some one ought to organize IN In
teiligent and definite movement to.
ward the bettering Of what has reach
cd alarming proportio lions. The treat.
msfit bestowed upon Q noble family
lat6 city fof nearly two years nov
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
Home Consumed and Grandson
Six Years Old Also .
Victim
BELIEVED the TWO BODIES 4
HAVE Been IACInDERAT{O
Was . Native Of pennsylvania and Has
Been Member Of Congress for Six.
teen Years-Remainder Of the Famf.
ly Escaped.

Kansas City, Nov. 23.-Representa-
tive David A. DeArmond, one of the
oldest Democratic members of con-
gress, and his grandson, Waddie, aged
6, were burned to death in fire that
destroyed the DeArmond home at
Butler. Mo-, early today. The other
members of the family escaped and It
is believed none were hurt. Neither
the body of the congressman nor that
of his grandson have been recovered
and it is believed that they were in
cinerated. Bones believd to be those
OF the congressman were found by the
searchers this morning. The other
occupants of the house at the time
of the fire and who escaped were Mrs.
DeArmond, Jas. A. DeArmond, aged
IS, son Of the congressman, and a
daughter, aged 35.
Mrs. DeArmond who escaped In her
night clothes unhurt, tainted as soon
as she reached the ground. When
revived she became hysterical and it
was some time before she could tell
what had happened. The first she
knew Of the fire, she said, was when
she heard her grandson, Waddie, call
out that the house was on fire. Mrs.
DeArmond occupied a. room on the
first floor. The congressman and his
grandson were in rooms on the second
door. Mrs. DeArmond was only bare
ly able to escape with her, own life
and had not moments time to at
tempt the rescue of the others. The
house was of wooden construction and
by the time she had reached the front
yara : the building was Y wrapped 4, Il
B Congressman DeAymond was born
|jn Blair county, Pennsylvania, March
lS;, 1874. He was brought up on a
farm and educated in the common
schools of Pennsylvaniar and at Dick
inson seminary at Williamsport. He
removed to Missouri. when a young
man and after serving as state sena-
tor, circuit Judge and supreme court
commissioner, was elected to the
Fifty congress and has served
continuously since, period Of nearly
eighteen years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23

Washington. Nov. 2s.-WilliAm
Loeb, Jr.. collector of the port of New
York, WAS an early caller at the
white house today and spent half an
hour or more with President Taft.
Loeb stated that within the next week
he would dismiss dozen or more
weighers. He said that when they
are let out, he thought the service
would be in first class shape, and that
no more dismissals In the near future
were contemplated. {
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
BASEBALL LED
TO SHOOTING.
A Kentucky Jailer Killed by
Some of His Brother
Officials

Harlan. KY, Nov. 23.-Parson C.
Cornett, jailer of Harlan county. was
shot and killed here last night.
George Turner Howard, q surveyor,
and his brother, w. j. R. Howard,
school superintendent of Harlan
county. charged with the shooting,
surrendered.
The men, 1t is said. got into an ar.
gument over baseball game PLAYED
At EvArts Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
A Strong Man.

Washington. Nov. .S.-In Mr.. De
Almond, the Democrats lose one 4of
their leaders on the floor of tho house,
a member of that body for the past
nineteen years, and a man of educa-
ton and wide experience and a
fluent speaker. He had become one
of the principal resources of mis- par
ty in all discussions of national ques-
uons. He made a specially of labor
subjects, but was never at loss in
handling almost any question.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-11-23
Must Out Passage Through the
Solid Earth Around the
Burning Piles
LITTLE HOPE REMAINS Of
SAVING THOSE YET ALIVE
Lower Level Only One in Which Even
f . Faint Hope Observation-Disclosures
Point to Escape of Miners on That
Floor.

. . - . = Z
Cherry, ILL.,. Wv. 23-The state
executive board of the United I
Mine Workers of America sent the I
following telegram to Governor I
Deneen: .
1--WE request that you designate I
some one man to take charge of
the rescue work of this mine.
Practically all the miners stand
ready to volunteer their services I
to get to the bodies. The system I
here is not satisfactory to us.
(Signed) Duncan Mcdonald"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN
VISITORS TO THE COUNTRY
Residents of Chicago Advised to Be
Careful During Vacations at !.
Summer Resorts

CHICAGO, June IA. - To persons
about to take summer vacations the
city health department has issued it's
annual warning against the danger
of contamination of water and food
at summer resorts in the country. 1t
says: -
"The average summer resort is poor
Iy equipped in the way of pure water
supply, and the average farmer who
takes summer boarders has a surface
well that is sure to be seriously pol
luted. Never drink water from sur
face we'll until it-has been boiled.
Look carefully to the food supply.
especially milk. See that it does not
come in contact with flies at any time.
Flies are even a greater menace in
the country than they are in the city,
because the sanitary arrangements are
less perfect.
ut has been the experience of this
department that many hundreds of
cases of typhoid fever are brought into
Chicago each summer, especially in the
late summer, by people returning
from their vacations"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
(By Associated Press,

DENVER, June 14.-In a sermon last
evening Rev. DR.. George Bedell Vos-
burg, pastor of the First Baptist church
of this city, delivered stinging pebuke
to Prof. George Burman Foster of the
University of Chicago for the ideas pro-
mulgated in his hood on 1.-The Func-
tions of Religion
THE university dynamiter,' he de-
clared, lis the most dangerous citizen
because of the influence he has on the
rising generation. While the average
college professor is conscientious, self
sacrificing and constructive, there were
always some lily balanced ones origin
ating, resurrecting or championing wild
and absurd ideas"
DR.. Vosburg said Prof. Foster Is la
boring under a double delusion, first
that he is a Baptist, and that, second,
what he has written is original.
AS to the latter, he said that any edu-
Gated Unitarian will testify that he has
listened to the same teaching from the
pulpit of his denomination since the be-
ginning of his aff1liation.
Dr. Vosburg also dealt a blow to the
Chicago university itself, declaring it
was infdel and agnostic because of re-
peated attacks on fundamental truths
of Christianity issuing therefrom.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
MYSTERIOUS MURDER
MAY NOT BE SOLVED
POLICE OF NEW YORK FAIL TO
TRACE CLEW
Fiendish Staying of italian, Whose
Dismembered Body Was Found
Last Thursday, Battles
Efforts of Sleuths

NEW YORK, June 14.-The most val
liable clew the police had in the muir
der of Samuel Boisen, whose headless
and disniembered body was found on
the lower East side last Thursday,
came to naught early today when de-
tectiyes failed to find any dealer who
would be able to identify man who
had purchased the black oilcloth in
which the torso and limbs were
wrapped.
The police first found that this oil
cloth was manufactured by firm in
Trenton, n. j., and that it had been
sold by one of fifty dealers in this city.
All these dealers were visited and each
insisted he could not recall having made
a sale of SO inches of the material to
any man answering the description OF
the man who left the bundles with the
14-year-old boy on the street.
The location of the dealers who SOD
the oilcloth in the famous Guldensuppe
murder case, d similar tragedy of q
dozen years ago, proved to be one of the
most important pieces of evidence in
the conviction of the murdererS.
The finding of Boisen's jewelry in
pawushop where it had been pledged
by man tallying with the description
given by the boy who had cust1dy OF
the package has led the police to aban-
don the theory that BoiSens murder
was the result of a romance, and to ac-
cept the belief that he was lured from
his home in Harlem for the purpose of
robbery. When he left his hore the
day before the body was found he told
his sister than he had a business ar-
pojntment downtown, but did not say
with whom.
AS the oilcloth in which the parts of
Lha tody were wrapped is sold almost
exclusively by peddlers on the lower
East side, the police believe the muir
der was committed in room Aot far
from where the boy took charge OF the
fun0le
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
Vessel Wrecked y The French

Vessel Wrecked = The French
bark Turgot. from Hull for san Fran
cisco. is reported totally wrecked off
San Antonio Cape Verde islands, the
cargo burned and the crew landed at
the latter port.
Protest Entered-A committee
representing the National Retail Hard
ware association, introduced to Presl-
dent Taft yesterday, recorded its pro-
test against the establishment of a
parcels post system.
Leaves Curacao - Celestino
Castro, a brother of the deposed presi-
dent of Venezuela, who has been in
Curacao for some weeks past, left the
island Saturday evening for Colombia
on board the German steamer Schwanz-
burg.
Fatally Injured = Rev. DIR.
James B. Spear, pastor of the First
Union Presbyterian church of New
York City, was fatally hurt at Webb
City, Mo-, yesterday in collision of
two street cars with an automobile
in which he was riding.
Request Denied - Sovereign
camp, Woodmen of the World, in ses-
sion at Detroit, Mich, yesterday denied
the request of the Pacific jurisdiction
for the annexation Of the Canadian
and Alaskan territory, holding it had
no Jurisdiction in the matter.
rendered Office-Dr. w. F.
Snow, professor of hygiene at Stan
ford university, has been offered the
secretaryship of the California state
board of health, vacated by DR.. N. K.
Foster, state health officer. Governor
Gillett said today that DR.. Snow had
been rendered the office.
Miners Celebrate = Yesterday
was the thirty-first anniversary of the
organization of the Butte Miners
union, the parent body of the Western
Federation of Miners, and, as usual it
was publicly celebrated. Business in
Butte was suspended for the day and
1000 union men of all classes marched
in a parade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS
DETAlN WEALTHY JAPANESE
CHARGE Made That He Has Interest
in an Unlawful Business
at Seattle

VANCOUVER. B. c., June AK.
Hirada, a wealthy Japanese of Seattle
who arrived here Saturday night from
Japan was held over night in the de-
tention pen and later released on the
recognizance of the Japanese consul
pending investigation of charges said
to have been made by the United
States immigration officials that he is
or has been interested in house of
character in Seattle.
Hirada has been a resident of Sc
attle for fifteen years. His case is
being investigated by a special board
of inquiry presided over by DR.. Prem
tissS local head of the American inn
migration service. He has pass
port to the United States.
on the urgent plea of C. Yada, the
Japanese consul here, he was per-
mitted to procure his liberty on Civ
ing the Canadian officers assurances
that he would be surrendered to the
steamship company If wanted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
CATHOLICS PAY DEBT
BY AID OF GAS JETS
PERPETUAL LIGHTS ON ALTAR
SELL FOR 100000
Each Person Pays $1,000 for Candle
That Will Burn Forever, and
Thirty Already Have
Been Sold

NEW YORK, June 14.-A novel
method to pay off it's debt of $lOO OOo
has been adopted by the Roman Cath
olic church of st. Nicholas in East
Second street. An ornate brass cham
delier has been constructed so that 100
gas jets extend in fanciful groups on
each side of the altar
Arrangement have been made where
by any person paying $1,000 to the
church may have one of these lights
lit for him at every church service for
ever. He may have as many lights as
he desires at $1,000 each.
When a light is purchased the own
er's name is inscribed below it on a
brass plate and thereafter it is to be
burned at every church service.
Thirty of the lights have been pur--
chased and paid for and were burned
yesterday for the first time at tne aeu-
ication of the chandelier. Eighteen
other lights have been engaged by
members of the congregation.