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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
RIVER A MENACE
TO ALL EUROPE
Russia Must Purify the Neva
or Other Powers Will.
STREAM AMONSTER SEWER

Statement That It and It's Tributaries
Are Polluted With Cholera Germs
Received With Unconcern in Off.
ciaI Circles at St. Petersburs-Dip-
lomatic Representations Made to the
Russian Court.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 20.-EXasper-
ated by Russian official Indifference to
the disgusting condition of the Neva
river as a source of infection for the
whole population of ST. Petersburg
representatives Of several European
countries have made unofficial repre-
sensations to the Russian court urg-
ing Improvement and limiting covertly
that the rest of the world will have
to take a hand in the situation unless
conditions are remedied.
1t is the general impression
throughout the diplomatic corps that
q stage has been reached where Rus.
STA is in international danger from a
sanitary standpoint, as it will not be
long before the ear will be given to
understand he must cease trifiing with
the rest of the worlds health, how
aver little he may care for that of his
own people. M
Professor I~nostrantseff of ST. Peters
burg brought matters to a climax a
few days ago with his statement, after
forty years of study Of the Neva,' that
the stream, over it's whole curse is a
monster sewer and neither it or its
tributaries are anywhere free from;
cholera germs. Official circles received
the statement with unconcern.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
News Of tie Week From Vari.
Gus Parts Of the State.
BY olD GOLD BRICK GAME
Armenia Man Buncoed Out Of
$25,00o in Cash.

II. F. Cnajfee, millionaire land n
grain man Of Armenia, was victimized
,ut of $4,000 by the ancient geld
brick game in Minneapolis by two
clever swindlers. Mr.. Chaffee found
himself the possessor of eighty FOUND;
of yellow metal. presumably brass,
worth probably SIS. and two small
steamer trunks, while the police de
l%,artlnenr of Minneapolis found itself
confronted with one of the boldest
swindlcs ever perpetrated in the
Northwest.
MIR. Chaffcc is heavily interested in
the John Miller Grain company Of
Minneapolis and Duluth, is president
OF the Armenia ind Sharon Land ont
pany of Armenia. is interested in sew.
eral other concerns. aud owns large
parcels Of land. He is broken hearted
over the affair.
Mr.. Chaffee handed I'VE the twenty
five $i.300 bills. and about an hour
later became aware that he had been
duped. Both swindlers ESCAPED.
Chaffee met a mar named Arm
strong two or three days ago at
Armenia. The swihdler looked for an
"uncle" named Chaffee, but happened
to run across his future victim by
mistake" While talking he dropped
hints of being short Of cash. In a
guileless n Armstrong told Of a
wondrous mine which he and his half
breed friend, "Oro." owned in Mexico.
uo told of Tho cacrch for tho unr1a
to get $4,000 to Pay off a lien which
was held against his property. He
told of two gold ingots, worth $40, 600
at the government mint, which he
held in two trunks in Minneapolis,
ready to he placed as security for
$4,000. Ehaffee was more than i'll
terested and with his son, E. w.
Chaffee, himself an assayer. came to
the Mill City with Armstrong.
They drilled into n of the gold
bricks and took the shavings to an
assayer named W. H. Harper, who
tested them and found them to be
pure gold. The party returned to
Armstrong; hotel and the deal was
closed.
Armstrong. Harper and Chafee's
$25, 900 are missing and investigation
showed Chaffee's gold bricks" to be
brass.
An offer of $1,000 reward for the ar
rest and conviction of either Of tn.
| swindlers, or $2,O0O for the arrest and
| conviction of both, has been made by
| Mr.. Chaffee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
LAD PROVES HIMSELF 4 HERp
Although Badly Burned He Saves
Home From Destruction.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Oct. 20.-After
being seriously burned during the alb
enc of bis parents by the explosion
of kerosene, with which he was start
ing q fire, Clarence Jacobson, aged
fourteen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Jacobson. who reside on a farm in
Marshall county. proved himself n
hero. Instead of rushing for assist
ance after the severe burns had been
inflicted he remained manfully by the
house and after a hard fight prevented
its utter destruction by the flames,
which had been communicated to the
woodwork when the explosion took
place. For a time it was feared the
boy had been fatally burned, but 1t is
o believed he will ecover. although
it will be many weeks before he is
able to be about: Not until after he
had saved the house did he seek as
%sistance for himself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
PASSING OF NOTED PEOPLE

DR.. JOHN L. NEAGLE, seventy.two
years old, assistant secretary of the
Republican state central committee
for the last ten years and prominent
in Washington politics since 1890, is
dead at Seattle of heart disease.
ABRAHAM G. MUM, retired man.
nfacturer. philanthrcpist and patri-
arch, is dead at Louisville, KY, aged
ninety-one. He "a actively identified
,lp to the time of his death with sew
eral charitable institutions.
HENRY A. WRoTH, secretary of
the Baltimore chamber Of commerce.
m of the leading grain statisticians
of the country, shot and killed himself
while lying in bed iii his home at Van
Bil.ber, Nd.
cEsARE %LoM6Roso, the eminent
cr%iminologist. is dead at Turin, Italy.
the result of cerebral hemorrhage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
TAFT ENJOYING HIS REST
Taking Il Easy on Ranch Of His
Brother in Texas.

'"N."4 U easy on Hancn OF his
Brother in Texas.
Gregory, Tex, Oct. 2O.-When Pres
ident Taft awoke at S a. M, after the
hest sleep he has had for a month, he
looked ont on a bounlless prairie with
sage grass and mesquite bushes in the
foreground and the background. But,
anyway, there were no reception COM
initteemen stamping about in the mid;
die distance waiting and wondering
Wien the presiden. would show up
and this is alleged to have helped a
lot.
The president dressed leisurely and
went down to breakfast at 9 o'clock
really to enjoy his four days stay at
tho ranch of his brother, Charles P.
Taft. The ranch is three miles from
Gregory and near Corpus Christi.
The big tract. said to contain more
than 100, 900 acres. stretches for miles
north of the ranchhouse. 1t is so
great, in fact, that it required three
quarters of an hour for the Taft train
to go from Sinton, the northern end
of the ranch, to Gregory, at the SOUTH
ern end.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
WAR ON BuT1E's TENDERLoIN
Ministers Propose to Prosecute Prop
erty Owners.

t cry SVIlCtos
Butte, Mont, Oct. 20.-Every min
=. lister in Butte has Joined hands In a
4scampaign to drive the demimonde
from the city and close one OF the
most notorious red light districts In
the Northwest.
.. The ministers opened their crusade
Aswith the presentation to the clerk Of
the city council Of a petition reciting
an appalling condition of immortality
as prevailing in Butte.
~ The council is asked to proceed
against the owners Of property In the
tenderloin and the aldermen are
urged to abolish the "hne system"
The ministers, under an cid law
propose to institute suits against the
owners Of the property to compel
them to GUST the inmates and. falling
in their efforts to induce the action
by local officials, the ministers Will
appeal to Governor Edwin Norris. IN
custer proceedings against the OIL
HRTC ~ NM L4 o. L .--n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
MISSOURI IS BOOMING
FOLK FOR PRESIDENT
Instructed Delegation to Dem
oeratie Convention

st. Louis, Oct. 2O.-Active campaign
ing in behalf of the presidential can
didacy OF Joseph w. Folk, former
governor of Missouri, has begun and
it is practically certain that the Mis-
souri, delegation to the next Demo
cratic national convention will carry
Folk instructions.
Missouri Democrats are free To con.
TESS that they are sick at heart over
the fact that Democratic Missouri
is represented at Washington by one
Republican and one Democratic Unit
ed States senator and that the state
government at Jefferson City is quite
In Republican control. Upon a har
mony basis it is now clear that the
old fractional fighting has been aban'
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Oppose ADVANCE
IN FREIGHT RATES
Business Men Of Many Cities
Meet at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Oct. 20.-Representa-
tives of trade organizations from st.
Louis, Chicago and other Western
cities are holding a meeting here to
make a protest against what they de-
clare is a campaign on the part of
the railroads for a general advance in
freight rates.
The meeting follows a preliminary
conference held a week ago in this
city, attended by representatives of
trade organizations of several cities.
The object is to combat the argu.
ments for higher freight rates as
made in a pamphlet recently issued
by the chairman of the Trunk Line
association.
|. This pamphlet, in short, makes the
argument that the purchasing power
of railway earnings is less now than
in 1897 and that therefore freight
rates should be advanced at least 10
per cent. ua
The trade organizations ave that
the carriers sworn statements to the
interstate commerce commission prove
conclusively that there is nc need for
a reduction in wages and that the
true basis of comparison of railroad
operations is net financial results. On
this basis it is declared that the car
| riers' sworn statements show the fol-
lowing: Net income for all railroads
in the United States for 1907 was
449,461.1SS; for 1887 it was $81,257.-
SOC. Excess 1907 over 1897 is $685..
| 203. $50, an increase of 453 per cent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
M Rou1s ARMED THIEF
Proprietress Of Store Refuses to Be
Held Up,

Chicago, Oct. 20.-Alone and un-
armed Matilda Nelson, who keeps a
grocery, drove a negro into the street
after he had attempted to rob her
store at the point of a pistol. Then
she called the police. ~
The man ordered some butter and
gave SIS to Miss Nelson. AS she turned
from the cash register to give him
the change he pointed a revolver at
her. She sprang toward him and
knocked the revolver from his hand.
AS he stopped to pick it up she struck
him in the face and kicked him on
the shins. When he rose with the
revolver she thrust his change into
his hand and told him to get out. He
obeyed while she poked him in the
ribs with a broom handle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
TWO PERSONS ARE INJURED
Heating Plant Put Out of Commission
by Accidents,

by Accidents.
The North Dakota university heat
ing plant is crippled as a result of
two accidents, and If the cold weather
keeps up it may be necessary to close
the institution a week. AS a result
of the first accident, Dan Henry, night
engineer at the university, was cut on
the top of the head and severely
scalded. A 1T" on the large main
steam pipe burst, tearing a hole In, the
wall large enough for a man to crawl
through, and scalding Henry, who hap.
pened to be just under the pipe.
The second accident occurred when
rlen were at work in the tunnel
through which the steampipes run to
the various buildings. The main g.
inch pipe and two 6-inch pipes, which
were hanging from the top of the tun-
mel by chains, gave way and fell to
the bottom, imprisontng Lars Tharal-
seth by the arms. When the pipe was
lifted and the man released it was
found that his right arm was broken.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
SKELETON REVEALS MURDER
Body Of Young Woman Lay undiseov.
cred for a Year.

Islip, l.. l., Oct. 2O.-Coroner Saw
age has begun an inquiry to establish
the identity of the young woman
whose skeleton, partly charred by
fire, was found in the underbrush off
the road between Brentwood and
1slip. The body had been there about
q year, it is believed, and although
there is no way of determining exact
~ the cause of death Coroner Savage
declared he is satisfied murder was
committed.
In life the woman had been of slen-
der build and the clothing on the
skeleton was of excellent quality and
we'll made. Vi
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
.fAlAL FIGHT AT A WEDDING
One Man Dead ard Several Others
Badly Injured.

Chicago. Oct. 2O.--One man was
shot and killed, another received q
gunshot wound, two policemen, one of
whom probably will die, were: beaten
with bottles and half a dozen others
were less seriously injured in IL fight
following the close of Il Polish we'd.
ding celebration at We ST. Hammond.
The two policemen became involved
IN q fight IN the street with ten OF
the wedding guests. Both policemen
empticd their revolvers. John Pc.
tosky, n of the guests, was hit by a
bullet and fell dead after walking a
block. Policeman Kulozky's skull YES
crushed by a blow from a bottle anil
1t is believed that ne cannot recover
His comrade, still fighting but weak
from a similar blow, was rescued ty
reinforccnents from the police sta
iicf5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
swI1cHmEN WANT MORE PAY
Believe Conditions Warrant an In
crease in Wages.

st. Paul, Oct. 20.-Switchmen over
the entire Northwest m about to
make formal demand for an increase
Of 6 cents per hour wages and an
equalization of wages, it 7is said. A
similar demand was threatened q year
ago.. but owing to the financial condi-
tions in the country was withheld on
suggestion of the Switchmen's union
Of North America. NJ
The switchmen believe that the
roads are now furnishing with the
enormous amount Of business handled
and at a recent mass meeting held at
Midway they decided to request the
managers Of the various roads be-
tween the Twin Cities and the Pacific
coast to meet them in conference here
on Nov. 10. 5s}l}
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22

doned within party lines and that for
mer Governor Folk will be made Mis-
souri's presidential candidate in 1912
Coincident with the strong move
ment which has been initiated In be
half Of the graft fighter 1t is strongly
believed that David r. Francis, pres!'
dent of the st. Louis worlds fair and
secretary of the interior to Grover
C%leveland's cabinet, will have nc op
position whatever within Democratic
ranks for the United States senator
ship to succeed Senator William War
ner. the Republican senator from Mis-
anuri. r
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
WIFE OF VICTIM ARRESTED
Said to Have Paid $3.50 for Murder Of
Husband.

Sulphur Springs. Tex. Oct. 90.
Thomas Jones. q wealthy and aged
citizen Of Arbala, Tex, while sitting
in a chair reading at his home, was
shot and killed. the bullet coming
through a. window. John Helm. VINO
was working for him. was arrested
and he said that he had been niiea
by Mrs. Jones for $3.50 to commit the
deed. "a. Isl,
Mrs. Jones has been separated from
her husband about 3 year. Mrs. Jones'
Arlina Jones ands Robert Jones, her
daughter and Q respectively, were
arrested ne accessories to the crime. +
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
valuable Mail Pouch Stolen.

e Madrid, Ia, Oct. 20.-A pouch Of
mail, said to contain two packages of
registered letters containing valuable
documents Gnd checks and drafts, was
stolen from a truck at the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul depot hero.
After hours Of search the pouch was
found in a box car. where It had been
cut open and ifled. The pouch came
from the Des Moines Office and was
to be transferred here when It was
stolen.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Oct. 19.-Wheat-To arrive.
and on track-No. l hard, s1.O4,a; NO..
1 Northern, s1.O4; No. 2 Northern.
1902; Dec. $l.01A; Oct, $1.03k:;
May, s1.O4h. Flax--To arrive, or
track and Oct. $l.65M; Nov, $780,.
Dec, $1.61h; May, $1.65.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Cattle-Beeves.
{i.UO@8.30; Texas steers. 3d. IS 4.90;
Western steers. $4a00@7.25; stockers
AID feeders, 33.0005.10; cows and
hc':crs, $2.00@6.40. calves. $1,000
9.25. Hogs-Light, .05@7.e5 mixed,
37.3O@7.S5: heavy, $7.20@7.s5; rodgh.
$1,000 TAO; good to choice heavy.
$7.40I7.s5; pigs. 1928 07.Oo. Sheep
Native, $2.4004.S0; yearlings. 400
G5.25; lambs. $4.25@7.10.-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
|cl1Y's DREAM is REALIZED
Westhope Now Has Cheap Fuel and
liQ!t.

Westhopc's dream of cheap fuel
and light has at last been realized.
The natural gas from the wells nine
miles south of town was turned into
the mains and the use Of anthracite
coal at $12 a ton is believed to be a
thing Of the past. .
It is too late this year to expect new
Industries to locate there, but with
good gas at from 3 cents IT, IL cents
a thousand It will. not be long before
anufactur. re will take advantage OF
the opportunities offered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Soldier Kind BY Guard.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 2o.-While at
tempting to escape from q soldier VINO
was conducting him to the guard
house at Fort Russell Private Ed NC
Dermott 81 tho Eleventh infantry was
shot and instantly killed. McDermott
attacked the guard with q brick and
was shot through the head.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
BLOOD SHED in MODEL TOWN
Riotous Scenes Attend Primaries a.
Gary, Ind.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-Gary, Ind, the
new town built in the sand dunes of
Indiana by. the United States Steel
corporation, has been Incorporated as
a city and it celebrated its arrival at
maturity by holding a Democratic pri-
mary and deluging the polling places
with the blood of its citizens. Two
men were stabbed and slashed. the
entire police department responded to
a riot call and the city was plunged in
disorder and rang with civic discord.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Evidence Favorable to Cook.

Copenhagen, Oct. 2O.-The father of
Knud Rasmussen has received a letter
from his son, who lived for many
years among the Eskimos and speaks
the language perfectly. In the letter
Rasmussen says he will arrive at
Copenhagen from Greenland on Nov.
I, bringing conclusive evidence in IA
vor of DR.. Cook against Commander
Peary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Women Flock to Divorce TriaI

New York, Oct. 2o.-The Batonyi
divorce, case filed Justice o'Gorman's
courtroom. Many Of the audience
we're well dressei women. Mrs. Fran
ces crk-Burke-R oche-Batonyi, who IL
suing Aurel Batonyt. the Austrian
horseman. for absolute divorce on
statutory grounds. was in court. but
neither che nor her husband. showed
the slightest signs Of recognition.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
St. Pau, Live Stock.

st. Paul, Oct. 19.-Cattle-6ood to
choice eteers, 36.7517.50; fair to good.
$5.OGM6.7b; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.25@5.26; vcals, IS. 50@7.O0.
Hogs-@7.15@7.3b. Sbeep-Nvethers.
$4.2s iD4.60; ycarlings, @5.Oo@5.25;
spring lambs, $6.0D@6.e6.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
say Farmer Shot His Con.

Vie tasmania, = Russian. living
near Plaza, is charged with assault
with intent to kill. It 10 charged that
he quarrelled with his scn. Lestos,
over a horse deal and the father. took.
o SPOT shot" Mt the 10y while he was
shingling the roof of q barn and So.
r.ously wounded him In the thigh.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Oct. 19.-Wheat-Dec.,
S1.O1A @1.01A; May. $1.O4A M1.O4A.
On track-No. l hard, $1.O4@1.O4K:
No. ! Northern, $1.O3k@ 1.O3A No.. 2
Northern, s1.G1k 01.01A.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Wheat-Dcc.,
$1.04; May, si.04M @1.O5; July, 9shc.
Corn-Dec., 58Mc; May, 6GA @61c;
July, e0Ac. Oats--Dec., 1850; May,
acc. July, 39Hc. Po-k-Jan., $1S.27A;
',day. $3.50. .Rutter-creameries. Is
sD3oc; dairies, 27M2sc. Eggs-1sM
25c. Poultry-Tmrkeys, 15@16hc;
chickens, 12hc; springs, 1870.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Aged Priest Asphyxiated.

Chicago. Oct. 2O.-Rev. Adrian F.
Van Hulst, aged ninety-three years,
n Of the oldest priests in the United
States. was found dead in his room at
st. Jgnatius college from accidental
asEhyXiation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Youth Held on Murder Charge.

Clinton, Ia, Oct 2O.-Mrs. Minnie
scbaffer 0f Cak.mus, Ia, was shot
throughSthe heart by her stepson. Lin
den Schatl7er. who is under arrest.
The young man, sixteen years old.
claims It was accidental, but a charge
Of murder IN. the first degree has been
preferred against him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Elevator Burned.

The Equity elevator at New. Rock.
ford, with $4,000 bushels Of grain, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is $6a
QUO, partially covered by insurance.
The fire was probably Of incendiasy
origin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
brakeman Killed.

L. F. Berkey Of Great Falls. Mont.
4 Greet Northern brakeman, was in.
Gtantly killed by being crushed be
tween an engine and car at: Rottinean.
He was twenty six years old.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
RESORTS PROFIT BY PARADE
Immense Crowds Attracted to Chi
caao's Red LIGHT District.

Chicago, Oct. 2o.-There is a wide
conflict Of opinion over the red light
parade" when Gipsy Smith, the Ro.
many evangelist, led 10000 Christians
through the levee district in an effort
to lead the habitues Of that district
back to the gospel. t~,ee
Critics of the movement quote the
notice and keepers of resorts in the
district as declaring that the parade
for the resorts had been 'the best
business proposition ever invented"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
FIRES STRAW STACK
~unknowineIy Leads to Arrest of Miss
ing Convicts.

ing Convicts.
Salem, Ore, Oct. 20.-The remain
ing two of the five convicts who es-
capped from %penitcntiary guards last
Friday were captured after a fight in
which ono &C them, Mike Nichkolich,
was wounded.
These two had taken refuge in a
straw stack. The farmer fired the
stack, not knowing the men we're hid
den therein. This drove the men out.
The farmer telephoned to the au'
thorities at Independence. City Mar
shall Feagler, at the head of a posse,
drove the convicts from cover and
captured them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
FIGHT EARLY CLOSING Law
Nebraska saloonkeepers AIIese Stat
: ute 10 Demonstrations.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2o.-An attack
on the constitutionality Of the S
o'clock saloon closing law enacted by
the Lest legislature has been~begrn In
the state supreme court. ~
It is charged that the wrong statute
was amended and that the act Is fur
Their invalid because of, cruel and un.
usual penalties, II being urged that q
convicted defendant Is allowed no ap-
peal nor trial by jury.