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Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
SHIPS SUNK; TWELVE LOST.
Only Two of the Crews of Two CoIlid-
 ing Schooners Rescued.

Providence, k. l., Nov. 10.-There has been no swifter tragedy of the seas than the laundering in Block Is land sound of the Nova ScOtian bark entine John $. Bennett and the Maine schooner Merrill c. Hart. Of four teen men on the two vessels only two were saved
 The Bennett rammed the Hart amid ships, and the big schooner sank at once Her crew of five men were drowned.
 The Bennett was going down, too. when the schooner William Jones came along, bound for this port Cap tain Bullock heard the voice of Cap tain Firth of the Bennett shouting through a megaphOne: Stand by! We are Sinkingr'
 Captain Bullock ordered his mate to lower the yawl and go to the Bennett. but before the yawl touched the wa ter the Bennett reared and plunged to the bottom like a plummet.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
S4,OOO,0CO BUILDING UNSAFE
New York Criminal Courts Structure
 Threatens to Collapse.

New York, Nov. 10.--The criminal courts building on Center street. erect ed eight years ago at cost Ci %t.0G0- GOO. threatens to collapse and has been condemned by the building depart ment. The police have taken posses sion of it and closed all traffic along the blocks on every side.
 Even the surface cars have been or dered to shut down, and no one will be permitted to enter the building un- til radical changes have been made in the structure and the building depart ment prOnounces it safe again.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
BRILLIANT SHOWER OF METEORS
Watch Out on Nights of November I2,
 l3 and "a.

The Leonid showers of falling stars are due to fall on the nights of Novem- Der l2, l3 and II. and CaDaanites will watch the skies for the beautiful display of mateors Last years display fixes the date for this display for many years to come.
 The November meteors will scarcely be at their best this year. In fact the earth cuts their orbit at perhaps its most sparSely studded spot. This shower has period roughly correspond ing to the generations of human life, roughly computed at three to the cen tury. The last great display was due in 1899, but it was a disappointment when compared with former manifestations of this periodic maximum.
 This year the earth crosses the orbit of this belt of minuscule members of the solar system at a point ten years away from the maximum density, about a third of the circuit of that orbit. The prospects, therefore, are the display will not approach anything like the brilliancc that from time to time has been observed. On the other hand, the exhibition, chiefly in the early morning hours of November II, should far exceed the count of the wandering stars which blaze for a moment almost every night, silent flights of cold lncaudescence.
 The pea size estimate is generally ac- cepted as the measure of the components Cf the periodic shower meteors. Only slightly larger is the estimate made by pr. Johnstone Stoney ill his address the British association upon the Leonid of 1866.
 "The meteors themselves" he said ''are probably little pebbles, the larger about an ounce or perhaps two ounces in weigLt and spaced in the densest part of the sWarIh at intervals of one or two miles asunder every way. The thick, ness of the stream is about 100, ,000 miles, which. however, is mere nothing conl- pared with its enormous length The width is such that the earth when it passes obliquely through the stream is exposed to the downpour of meteors for about five hours"
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
COAL OF THE FUTURE
 SEIZED, CLAWS SAYS
Charges Fraud in Taking ka-
 tiOn's Only Supply.

New York, Nov. 1O.-In copyright ed article prepared for Golfers Week ly of Nov. 13 l.. R. Glavis, removed in September from the office of chief of field division of the general land office, says:
 The coal lands of Alaska owned by tho government amount to over 1O0,- OCO acres. They are the future coal supply of the nation, and possession of tEem by private individuals would be q national menace.
 "On Nov. 12, 1906, President Reese yelt withdrew all coal lands in Alaska from public entry, but previous to that time there were about 900 claims fled covering abcut 100000 acres, nearly the whole of the coal fields. The law attempts to prevent monopoly of such claims and mas been interpreted by the supreme court to forbid Speculatin% in coal lands before entry, either by dum- my entrymen or by previous agree ments to consolidate claims after en- try.
 Of these 9C0 claims to Alaska coal lands. among them the so called Gun ningham group, the majority are fraud ulent Tt is asserted tha, the Guggen- helms are seeking a monopoly of the Alaska coal held E..
 "I assert that the land office ordered the Cunningham claims to patent with out due investigation when Commis- siOner Ballinger knew they were un. l der suspicion: that while in office Com missioner Rallinger urged congress to pass a law which would validate fraudulent Alaska claims; that shortly after reSigning from office he became attorney for the Cunningham group and other Alaska claims; that soon after he became secretary of the in terior his office rendered a decision which would have validated all fraud ulent Alaska claims. X reversal of that decision on every point was ob- tained from Attorney General Wicker sham.
 ! "I assert that in the spring of 1909 the land office urged me to an early trial of these cases before the investi- gatiOn was finished and when Secre- tary Ballinger, as the president has stated, knew that the Cunningham claims were invalid. When I appeal ed to Secretary Ballinger for post pOnement he referred me to his sub ordinates. The department of agri- culture intervened. l was superseded in the charge of the cases, and the man who superseded me indorsed my recommendations, and the postpone i ment was granted. Immediately there after I made my report on the Gun ningham cases to President Taft and was dismissed from the service for in- SubOrdinatiOn.
 The president has chosen to treat my report as a charge of criminality. l made no such charge, nor do make it now. The presidents letter is a de fense of Mir. Ballinger and MT. Den nett commissioner of the general land otticel from charges not made in my report to him. I was not Investigating either Mir. Ballinger or Mir. Dennett, but the Alaska coal cases.'
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
HYPNO1IzED YOUTH
 DIES UNDER SPELL
Professor Arrested After Trying
 to Revive Subject.

SOmerville, N. J., Nov. 1O.-As the result of being hypnotized by Profess or Arthur EvertOn of Newark in a theater here Robert Simpson, a youth, died in Somerset hospital.
 Simpson was hurried to the hospital after Professor EvertOn had tried for more than an hour to bring him out of q cataleptic state. Professor EvertOn was placed under arrest by Chief of Police Bellis.
 In his examination before Justice Sutphen Professor EvertOn testified that he had used Thompson cOntinu Ously as a subject for a week past without any i'll effects.
 EvertOn said he had put Simpson in a rigid state and, placing his feet on one chair and his head on another, stood on his body without causing him to relax. After going through this per fOrmance Eye"tOn cl3pped his hands ill an effort to restore Simpson. Simp- sons eyes rolled up ill his head, his jaw dropped, and he collapsed be- tween the chairs and rolled over on the floor.
 :, SirD@cn was carried to the wings. and Everton worked over him for an hUUr ia vain. pr. Francis McCCnaugh- ty,-Dr. Charles HaIstead and Dr. Will liam Long. who were in the audience. were called t0 assist EvertOn. but they could not resuscitate Simpson.
 Then another professional hypnotist, w. E. Davenport of Newark. was called in. He made passes over the D. G. Of Sin!pst Il, spoke to the dead man and adjureI him to awaken, but no sign of life appeared.
 -t:: autopsy was performed by COun- l ty Physician William II. Long. and l the r@~ult showed that death had been Caused by rupture of the a0rta. the main artery of the heart The physi- clans declared that the rupture could have been brought about by serious i strain, but they gave no definite opin- ! ion on the nature of the strain
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

said later. "The decree I granted awards the custody of the son to MT. Astor and of the daughter to Mrs. As tor No alimony is awarded. The matter of money settlement was, as sume, arranged through counsel. l cannot reveal the name of the core spondent. The cause was, of course, the sole statutory ground of divorce"
 It is understood that ill lieu of ali mony Mrs AstOr will receive settle ment of about $10,OO0,0OO. Of this she will have the use of the income, the arrangement being that the principal is to revert later to her daughter.
 Mrs. Astor is now in seclusiOn at French Lick Springs, Ind, where she goes by the name of Mrs. Clara Aus tin. MT. Astor is on cruise in West Indian waters on his yacht NOurmahal
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
TWELVE ROUNDS TO A DE. w.
Jimmy Walsh Fails to Knock Out
 O'TooIe of Philadelphia.

Boston, Nov. 1O.-Jimmy Walsh of this city and Tommy O'Toole of Phila- delphiu fought twelve rounds at the Armory Athletic club, the referee call ing it an even break.
 In the third round Walsh landed a right swing on his opponents jaw.
 O'Toole was put to the mat in the tenth round for the count, and it look ed aS if he would not last, but Walsh sl0 # cd up.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

in choosing your writing paper Choose the kind that is not only pleasing to the eye and to the pen, but is of such good quality that it conveys a delicate compliment to the person to whom you write You are judged by the writing paper you use as verify as by the clothes you wear.
 The writing papers "Made in Berkshire' by
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
EATON, CRANE & PIKE

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 THE CANAAN PRINTING CO. RAILROAD ST. CANAAN, CT.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11

Taft ccngrstuIates Japan's Emperor.
 Washington, Nov. 10-President Taft has sent this telegram to the emperor of Japan:
 I tender your majesty my congratula- tions on the anniversary of your birth, with wishes for your happiness and ex- pressions of the desire of the American people for the welfare of the Japanese empire and people.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
MsIrid Theater Burnad.

Madrid. Nov. 10.-The Teatro de la Zaya,,via, Che of the hish class comedy houses, has been destroyed by fire.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
Hair Goods

l wish to announce to my old patrons and to the general public that l am prepared to make up pings into Switches, Puffs, etc. Also I have a nice line of Wigs, Waves, Pompadours, Puffs, Braids, etc., at reasonable prices. Mail Orders receive prompt attention. Also special attention given to care of the feet, removing corns, bunions ingrowing nails, etc.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
President Taft is doubtless the biggest

man in public life; and still, his cxecu. tive office is located in the smallest dis tirct part of the United Statcs-the Dis trict of Columbia
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-11
Handles the BestMeats

Finest quality of beef, lamb and veal, fresh and boiled ham, bologna, frankfurters, fowls, cooked and canned meats.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
HOME COMING PARADES.

The Committee having in charge
preparations for the great civic and
industrial parades during Home
Coming week is unable to solicit
personally every business firm in
DEBORAH and Winneshiek county to
participate in these parades, but it
is very much desired that every bust
ness interest in the county shall be
represented by appropriate floats or
otherwise in these great parades.
The advantages of being represented
in such parades are so obvious to
anyone upon the slightest reflection
that we are sure of large number
of participants. We simply want to
make it unanimous, and to that end
We extend an earnest invitation to
every person, firm, partnership or
corporation in the county to join us
in this matter Let every one take
a just pride in showing our thou
sands OF visitors what Winneshiek
people can do in matter OF this
kind. These parades will occur
Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 25th
and 26th.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Another Fine Pearl.

The wonderfully fine fresh water
pearls found in the vicinity of Lam
sing have attracted no little attention
10 the place and people come from
near and far to try their luck with
the clam drags which always bring
them good reward for their labor.
Shells were never so high in price as
now, S32 per ton being paid and ev-
en- though clammer finds no pearls.
his shells bring him in good money.
Men are quitting the button factor
les to follow claiming, their income
being much larger in the latter occu-
patton.
Some CT the best pearls ever taken
from the waters of the Mississippi
have been found right here in Lam
sing and in all probability we shall
have more valuable big pearl finds
to record, such as the pickup made
Friday last by Fred Atkinson. who
found pink pearl weighing 40
grains for which he received s1,410,
.Theo, Kerndt being the purchaser.
The finder is worthy and indus
trious man and his good fortune is a
matter of much qualification to his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mirror,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Death of James T.. ReIf.

Mr.. James T. Relf. for many years
a resident and business man of De-
corah, died at his residence on Mill
street Thursday morning at 1
o'clock, after being in poor health
for two years or more.
He was born January 9th, 1S47,
at Mount Vernon, Ohio. and came to
DEBORAH with his parents i'm 1855,
being one of the early settlers. He
was married at Monroe, Wis. No
vember, 1876. on Thanksgiving Day,
to Miss Fannie A. Whittier, who
with two sons, Roy and Robert, one
brother, w. E. Relf of Orchard, Neb.
and one sister, Mrs. John T. Baker
of st. Paul, Mimi, survive him. The
funeral services were held on Satur-
day morning with interment in
Phelps cemetery. Rev Dr. Willett
officiating.
During his long residence in De-
corah Mr.. Relf gained wide &C
quaintance. and he was generally
known as a man of honor and in
tegrity, good neighbor and citizen,
and bore the respect and esteem of
all who knew him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28

big orders, let the stuff come along
as it may, and then get rid of it,
somehow. But that isn't the Ben
Bear way. He must know No guess
work goes at his store.
In order to shorten his trip some
what and be home considerably in
advance of the Home Coming, he
has been receiving samples of cloths,
etc. for some time. and many orders
have already gone in. especially be-
cause of the prospect of an increase
in the price of woolens, ETC., but he
will go to market and personally
superintend the manufacture of his
and assure himself without
question that everything that goes
into his store has his personal in
spectiOn. This is one of the reasons
why he has built up such a big busi-
ness here, which has constantly in
creased from year to year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Baptist Pastor Resigns.

Rev. w. r. Hill, who has been pas
tor of the Cresco Baptist church for
the past three years. has accepted a
call to the First Baptist church of
Independence and his work here will
close August Sth The announce
ment will be received with general
regret because Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
have made friends among all classes.
Their church work has been success
full and productive of much good,
and while all regret their departure
they will enter their new and larger
field with the best wishes of Cresco
people.-Cersco Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
AUGUST WEATHER.
Dire Prediction by John Busby, the
Well Known Independence
Prophet.

John Busby, the weather seer of
northeastern Iowa is out with a ca
talOgue of horrors for the month of
August. Beginning with a terrific
heat wave, he says the month has in
store earthquakes, hail. wind, rain
cyclones, tornadoes, hurricanes, CO.
NETS and sunstrokes. Incidentally
Mr.. Busby, who has a reputation as
an astronomer, thinks he will be
able to make some interesting dis
coveries anent the Martains and
their works. Here is Mr.. Busby's
dope sheet for the month:
August will be stormy, change
able month. This is the mercury
period. Now, look out for earth
quake shocks in many parts Of the
world. There will be hail, rain, cy-
clones. tornadoes, hurricanes and
sunstrokes. A great hot wave will
be in Oh the LIST. This heat wave
will be very severe. Man and beast
will suffer. A monster comet is
coming this month. 1t is behind the
sun now and is travelling faster than
an express train. 1t can be seen for
about half the month. Mercury this
month is in the western heavens as
evening star. Venus is rising higher
in the evening, getting larger every
night as it comes nearer to the
earth. On the night of the 18th of
August, Venus and Jupiter will be
almost on a line with the earth. The
planet Mars, will be very close to
the earth next month. l expect to
see some strange sights On Mars at
that time. ! will try to find out
whether or not the hand of man
built so-called canals or railroads,
or il they were formed by nature
John C. Busby, Astronomer and
Weather Prophet. independence,
Iowa, July 22'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Fish Dynamiter Mangled.

Will braves, a young man or
Charles City. had both hands and
part of his face blown off while dy-
namiting fish Thursday night. A
charge prematurely exploded. He
wandered a mile from the scene of
the accident yelling for help. The
neighbors mistook him for crazy
man and did not offer help. He was
found three hours later in an oat-
field. He was taken to the hospital
where amputation of both arms was
necessary. He has wife and two
year-old child. 1t is thought he will
recover.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
HIS 6sth TRIP.
DecOrah's Square Dealer Absent on
Regular Semi-Annual Trip
to New York.

Again this week Mr.. Bear is on his
semi-annual trip to market. 1t is
not that it is an unusual thing for
him to go that we make note of the
fact each time, but rather the con-
trary, the fact that he never misses
season from any cause, that he
always insists upon knowing just
what he is to get in goods for the
coming season, the styles, the cloths
and the making, which is more
worthy OF mention. 1t would seem
possible that he might mail in his
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
New Grade Teacher.

At a meeting of the school board
Saturday morning they decided to
engage Miss Josie Evans of STRAIT
ford, Iowa as teacher in the first and
second grades for the coming year.
Miss Evans has had fifteen years ex-
perience in teaching and is gradu-
ate of the State Teachers College at
Cedar Falls and comes very highly
recommended. 1t is believed that
she will be a valuable addition to
the teaching force.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
National Military Tournament.

Iowans will be given a treat by the
holding of the national military
tournament in Des Moines the week
of September 20, which will be un-
like anything the ordinary man or
woman sees. IL will be the biggest
show ever held in Iowa, If it can
rightly be called show. All the
tactics of war times will be employ
ed and drills of every kind, besides
exhibitions with balloons and air.
ships and wireless telegraphy, will
be given.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Restricting Amount of Insurance

The investment of the assets OF
life insurance companies is governed
by law. and such investments are
limited to certain securities known
to be safe and sound.
The amount which any company
doing business in New York state
can expend in getting business, is
strictly limited by law, and the man
ner in which such amount may be
expended is also directed by law.
Every life insurance company is
subject to examination by the In
surance Department of any state in
which 1t does business. The Insur-
ance Superintendent of any state
may demand an examination of any
company doing business in his state
at any time, as conditions of issu-
ing license to them.
1t is therefore difficult to under
stand why any company which comes
clearly within these restrictions !oi
safety should not be permitted to dc
all the business it can under these
restrictions. If life insurance bust
ness is wrong, 1t should be prohibit.
ed. III 1t is right, and a good thing
as claimed for both the state and
individual, why not allow the com
pany to do all the good it can by
writing all the business it can within
proper limits of expense?
There Is not business man In
Iowa who would not protest, and
rightly protest if the legislature
should pass law limiting the
amount of his business, and espe.
cially If they put the limit at hall
the amount he is already doing, com
polling him to destroy an organiza-
ton he has been at great expense in
building up, and making useless
much machinery he has found neces-
sary in his business.
Life insurance Is no longer regard.
ed as luxury but a necessity; and
in many states and countries compul-
sorry and state insurance are being
urged. Why? Because Governments
know that self-support and self
help are far better for mankind thar
old age pensions and government
support of aims houses.
Then why restrict a business thai
has for its sole purpose the encour
agement of self-help and self-sup
port? Self-respect and self-indepen
dence nearly always go hand il
hand. A law like that of New
York, limiting the amount of bust
ness any company may do, is surely
opposed to the best principles o
government as ii refuses In a meas
ure to encourage self-help. self indie
pendence and self-respect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
New Elevator at Calmar.

Workman are busy tearing down
one of the old grain elevators. the
one owned by the Winneshiek Coun-
ty Bank. preparatory to erecting a
new one. The new elevator will be
one of the modern type of dump ele-
vators, enabling a farmer to drive
in and dump a whole load at once.
It will he somewhat larger than the
old one and w. n. Claus Co., OF Ma
son City have the contract. 1t will be
a great and we'll needed improve
ment over the former way of handl-
ing grain Meyer & Co. will have
the lease of it.-Calmar Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Field Day at Burr Oak.

A large crowd attended the an
nual Field Day at Burr Oak last
Wednesday, and as expected, the citi-
Zens of that place entertained them
in fine style. There were numer-
Gus amusements, among them ball
game between Mabel and Burr Oak,
the former winning by the score of
10 to z, horse racing, merry-go-
round, etc. and the big crowd in at
tendance thoroughly enjoyed the
days festivities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
For Sale.

Fine residence on Main street,
known as the Banker Easton proper
ty. Strictly modern, hot water
heated, bath and toilet, electric
lighted, extra large cistern, city wa
ter and extra large lot; one of the
most desirable dwellings in the city,
Call and look same over. Price mod
crate for @ quick sale.
A. MESH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-28
Buys New Hampton Hotel.

John Egan, formerly owner Of the
Julian hotel at Dubuque, has pur-
chased the Arlington hotel at New
Hampton and will take possession
September 10th. Mr.. Egan is one
of the we'll known hotel men of the
eastern part of the state.