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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
Net Income for. 1907 Was 453
Per Cent Over That Of =
1897
RlIE OF DIVIDENDS INCREASED
5.4s TO 6.23 N TEN YEARS
But in Spite of These Figures the
Roads Have the Question Of In.
creasing the Rates in the East I'm.
der Amusement.

Washington, Oct. ia meeting of
important shipping interests Of the
country is to be held in Cincinnati
tonight to consider the prosective &C
ton of the railways in the eastern
part of the Country in increasing
freight rates in the territory east of
the Mississippi river.
No determination has been reached
as yet by the railroads to increase
the rates. but the question in under
>tdvisement and the advance will be
made, probably in the near future, II
the conditions, in the Judgment Of
railway officials justify It.
/, Apprehending that such an ad-
vance Is likely, many organizations of
shippers throughout the middle west
ern country have Joined in call for
the meeting at Cincinnati. In addi-
tion they have prepared letter
which was addressed to w. c. Brown,
president of the New York Central
lines; Oscar G. Murray, president of
the Baltimore and Ohio, and James
McCrea, president of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, setting forth the rea-
sons, as they view them, for not maxi
ing an advance in the freight rates.
In this letter, the shippers main
tain. on a basis of figures furnished
by the railroads themselves, under
oath, to the interstate commerce
commission:
That the net income per mile of
road of the railroads in the United
States for 1907 exceeded that for
1897 by $1,534, an increase of 345 per
cent; that the net income of all the
roads in the United States for 1907
was $449.461, ,l88, and for 1897, $751;
257.50S, an increase Of 453 per cent.
that the surplus from operations of
all the railroads in the United States
for 1867 exceeded the net income for
1897 by $60,605,7S5, and that the
amount of railroad stock paying divi-
dens increased $1,6O3, ,549,978 in 1897
to $4,94S,756,2O3 in 1907. an increase
of $3,345, ,206,225. The rate of divi-
dend on stock increased from SAB
per cent in 1897 to 6.23 per cent in
1907, an increase Of 14.7 per cent.
The letter to the railway presidents
says at this point:
Statistics are usually somewhat
dull. But study of these (the
figures given above) is as fascinating
ds tuc SIoIy Ol AlduUln ana Ills Won
derful lamp. In 1897 the Alladins of
the United States touched the rail-
roads with the lamp of American
genius" and the results in 1907 were
as marvellous as any of the results
secured by Aladdin from a touch of
his wonderful lamp"
In conclusion. the shippers letter
says:
In spirit of conservation, we
submit this statement and these ta-
bles to you for careful checking, for
the purpose of showing If possible
wherein they are not correct; because
we feel that in a question of this i'm
portance only the absolute facts
should be made public. Otherwise,
overzealous and misguided legisla-
lures might make inaccurate statisti-
cal data the basis for further unwise
state laws, affecting adversely the in
tereots Of. the carriers. We wish to
avoid this as we are not in sympathy
with unwise state laws already upon
the statute books"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19

is situated, to be exact, close to the
British Columbia inlet of the canyon.
30 miles from the Alberta side Of the
mountains, Just on the western side
of Mount Selwin and at the junction
of the Parsnip and Finlay rivers,
where they join to form the Peace.
There Is a solid hill Of mica in
that canyon" said the prospector.
THE vein as far as could find, was
two miles long and fifty feet wide.
Nobody knows how deep 1t is, since
mica Is the deepest mineral there is
The mica lay there in great sheets,
that l could lift up and turn over
with my hands. There is no gold
mine on earth that can come any
where near 1t in richness"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
BANK CLOSED
Japanese Institution Closed Its Doors
After Side Run.

San Francisco, Oct. 19.-The affairs
of the Japanese-American bank of this
city which was closed today by State
of Banking Alden An
derson were said to be in a muddled
condition.
A run on the Los Angeles branch,
caused by the rumor that the Sacra-
mento Japanese bank, closed recently
by the commissioner, was connected
with the Japanese-American bank,
brought on the crisis.
State Superintendent Anderson said
so many of the loans were made ON
worthless securities that 1t is hardly!
likely the depositors will obtain more
than fifteen cents on the dollar.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
THE DETAILS
The Battle of, the Haitien Insurgents
Was Sanguinary.

Cape Haitien, Oct. 19.-News reach
ing here gives brief details of san
culinary engagement between the in
surgents and the government troops
at Canongo, near Dajabon. Making a
feint to re-enter Dajabon, the insur-
gents proceeded to Guayubin and Sa-
baneta, which they captured without
resistance. The loyal forces proceed
ed into Dajabon. A Haitien postal
courier. who was taken prisoner, said
that the whole frontier is in the power
of the insurgents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
TOOK HIS LAST
SLEEP IN BED.
Financier Shot While Lying in,
Bed-Was a Leading
Grain Statistican j .

Baltimore. Nd. Oct. 1s.-Henry A.
Wroth, secretary Of the chamber Of
commerce and one of the leading
grain statisticians of the country.
shot himself while lying in bed yes
terday in his home at Van Bubber.
Md. He died last night. Wroth was
involved in considerable personaa
financial trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
WILL NOT YIELD

Copenhagen, Oct 19.-Rector Torp
of the University of Copenhagen de-
clared today that at the faculty meet
ing tomorrow the request of the
American National Geographical So
ciety that the university waive it's
claim to the first investigation of DR..
Cooks North Pole data would be re-
fused unless DR.. Cook Joined in the
request.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
GOT NEW TRIAL
Man Whose Wife Was Electrocuted
Gets Another Chance.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 19.-James d.
Farmer. whose wife, Mary Farmer,
was electrocuted in Auburn prison
last March for. the murder of Mrs.
Sarah Brennan at Brownville, Jeffer-
son county, and who was sentenced to
death for completely in the murder of
Mrs. Brennan, was granted new trial
today by the court of appeals.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
Chicago Joined,

Chicago. Oct. 19.-Promptly at noon
today 100000 Chicago school children
Joined the country wide chorus by CIV
ing three cheers for the rehabilitation
Of San Francisco. The outburst was
due to the request from San Francis
CO that the pupils participate in this
unique celebration of San Francisco's
recovery from the earthquake and
fire.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
AssAssINs CAUGHT
Men Who Shot North Carolina Mayor
Are in Jail.

Beaufort, N. c., Oct. 19.-Charged
with the murder of H. 2. Newberry.
may~r of Newport, N. c., who Satur-
day night was shot to death at the
door of his home there, s. ]. Sanders
today is locked in the Carteret county
Jail here. while his brother B. +. SAM
ders, also is under arrest, held % an
accessory. The assassination Of Mayor
Newberry wa sthe direct outcome, ,it
is said. of the prosecution oe .b1inA
tiger" cases.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
A KETCHEL BLOW
Cattleman Killed by Blow From Fist
of ODlh,nent.

Kansas City. Oct. 19.-Mark Dun
lap. "a cattleman of Maple Hill. Kas.,
died on the street today near the city
market here from a fist blow struck
by one of two men who escaped. Dun
lap was engaged in an argument with
the two men when one of them sud-
denly struck him, knocking him down.
Dunlap was dead when the police am
bulance arrived.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19

Party Being Organized to Duplicate
the Cook Feat

the COOK Feat
Seattle, WASH, Oct. 19-Steps are
being tay n in this city to organize a
party q a6etepr mountaineers to
climb No. Nsy, Alaska, the tall
est peak ms 0tZcsrica. Mr.. Cur
tts, reputed to- Socs ,ast expert
climber in the nortn>Aetr today:
"The ascent of Nouns dey is
quite feasible IL undertakehssb by q
properly equipped expedition. There
must be at least five men. all expert
enced. The route Of DR.. Cook is best,
by steamer to Tyonek. on Cook inlet,
and then up the Susitana river in a
power boat"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
AGED PRIEST AsPHYXIATED.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Rev. Adrian. r.
YanHulst, aged 90 years. one Of the
Oldest priests In the United States,
was found deaed today in his room at
st. Ignatius cllege. His. death was
due to accidental asphyxiation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
CLEVELAND SHAKE
Slight Earthquake Shock Recorded
Early This Morning

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. ia slight
earthquake shock was recorded ON the
seismograph at st. Ignatius college
here today. The disturbance as
shown by the instrument began at
$3.50 a. m. and lasted until 3:55, reach
ing its height at 3:44 a. m. 1t is
thought to have occurred in India.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
CLoUDBURsT
Texas Suffered Heavy Property Loss
From the Rain.

TrNm Tic kHln.
San Morcos. Tex, Oct ia cloud
burst struck this city today. causing
a heavy property loss. More than ten
inches of rain has fallen. Fully 1900
bales of cotton on the platform were
washed into San Marcos river. Many
houses in the lowlands are flooded.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-19
THE WEATHER.
North Dakota Fair tonight.
Wednesday increasing cl0udiness.
Warmer Wednesday and In north.
west portion tonight.

UNIVERSITY WEATHER.
Temperature for twenty-fOur
hours ending at 8 p. m. today:
Maximum, 50.
Minimum, Is.
Barometer, 8O.25.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
Official STANDING Of Kiss.

Homer describes how the servants
of the noble Odysseus kissed his head.
shoulders and hands, and he also
states with his usual exactness, which
class of servants was entitled to do
homage in this manner and which
class had to be satisfied with hand
shake. Thus in Rome 1t was custom
airy to kiss the head. the hands, the
TUNES or the feet of prominent men.
according to the rank of those who
saluted. In the beginning of the i'm
perial era prominent Roman could
not appear in public but that he was
almost devoured by his admirers.
Diocletian introduced the kiss of honor.
which was given by the emperor for
particular merits in the public vel.
fare, just as decorations are given to-
day.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
a Know You for Fat Rascal"

perirg Smith, paying no attention,
walked out to where Kennedy was
waiting. He swung into the saddle,
ignoring Rebstock's abjurations, and
with Kennedy rode away.
ut is hard to do anything with a
man that is scared to DEATH" said
Smith to his companion. hen, too,
Rebstock's nephew is probably in this
In any case, when Du Sang has got
Rebstock scared, he is a dangerous
man to be abroad. We have got to
smoke him out, Farrell. Lance Dun
ming insisted the other day he wanted
to do me a favor. I'll see if he'll lend
me Stormy German and some of his
cowpunchers for roundup. We've
got to smoke Du Sang out. A round
up is the thing. But, by heaven, if that
roundup is actually pulled off it will
be classic when you and are gone"
Thirty minutes afterward, messen-
gers had taken the Frenchman trail
for Lance Cummings cowboys.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
Doctor Declares That Sounder anc
More Healthful Sleep Is Secured.
Without Its Use.

PILLOWS are little more than a fad.
and rather harmful one at that"
said doctor. "They should really
only be used by those who sleep on
their sides, as they are injurious to
others. When you sleep on your side
your shoulder prevents your head
from lying level on the bed. and pill
lows are useful to raise the head to
this level. The natural and most
healthful position for the ordinary
person in sleeping is for ones head
to be kept perfectly even, just as 1t
would be standing up. Now, for the
one who lies on his back while sleep
ing, no pillow Is needed to keep the
head in this position, and yet SO per
cent. of the persons who sleep on
their backs use pillows. while those
who sleep on their sides use far more
pillow than is necessary. People get
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22

that the mettlesome horses ridden by
the outlaws were continually working
around to the right of his party. He
spoke amiably to Karg: "If you can't
manage that horse, Karg, I can. Play
fair. 1t looks to me as if you and Du
Sang We're getting ready to run for 1t,
and leave George Seagrue to shoot his
way through alone"
Du Sang, with some annoyance. in
tervened: That's all right; I'll go
with you. I'd rather see your papers.
but II you're Whispering Smith it's
| all right. I'm due to shoot out little
game some time with you at Medicine
Bend, anyway
ANY time, Du Sang; only don't let
your hand wabble next time. It's too
close to your gun now to pull right"
We'll, 1 told you I was going to
come, didn't I? And I'm coming
| now!"
With the last word he whipped out
his gun. There was crash Of bull
let's. Questioned once by McCloud
and reproached for taking chances,
Whispering Smith answered simply:
II have TO take chances" he said. "All
ask is an even break"
| But Kennedy had said there was no
such thing as an even break with
Whispering Smith A few men in a
| generation amuse, battle, and mystify
| other men with an art based on the
principle that the action of the hand
is quicker than the action of the eye
With Whispering Smith the drawing
of revolver and the art of throwing
his shots instantly from wherever his
hand rested was pure sleight.of-hand
To a deXterity so fatal he added a
judgment that had not failed when
| confronted with deceit From the
| moment that Du Sang first spoke,
Smith, convinced that he meant to
shoot his way through the line, waited
only for the moment to come. When
Du Sang's hand moved like flash Of
light, Whispering Smith, who was
holding his coat lapels in his hands,
struck his pistol from the scabbard
over his heart and threw a bullet at
him before he could fire, as conjurer
throws a vanishing coin into the air.
Squirting his horse fearfully as he did
SO. he dashed at Du Sang and Karg,
leaped his horse through their line
and, wheeling at arms length, shot
again. Bill Dancing jumped in his
saddle. swayed, and toppled to the
ground. Stormy German gave sin
gle whoop at the spectacle and, with
his two cowboys at his heels, fed for
life.
More serious than all, Smith found
himself among three fast revolvers
working from an unmanageable horse.
The beast tried to, follow the fleeing
cowboys, and when faced sharply
about showed temper. The trained
horses of the outlaws stood like
statues, but Smith had to fight with
his horse bucking at every shot. He
threw his bullets as best he could first
over one shoulder and then the other.
and used the last cartridge in his re.
volver with Du Sang, Seagrue, and
Karg shooting at him every time they
could fire without hitting one another.
| (TO BE CONTINUED)
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
CHAPTER XVII.
The Fight In the Cache.

s0us III SVC SdCUCs
A clear night and good moon made
a long ride possible, and the Crawling
Stone contingent, headed by Stormy
German, began coming into the rail-
road camp by three o'clock the next
morning. With them rode the two
Youngs, who had lost the trail they
followed across Goose river and Joined
the cowboys on the road to the north.
The party divided under Kennedy
and Smith, who rode through the Door
into the Cache just before daybreak.
Il don't know what am steering
you against this morning, Farrell"
said Whispering Smith. Certainly I
should hate to run you into Du Sang,
but we can't tell where we shall strike
him. If we have laid out the work
right l ought to see him as soon as
anybody does. Accidents do happen,
but remember he will never be any
more dangerous than he is at the first
moment. Get him to talk. He gets
nervous if he can't shoot right away.
When you pull, get bullet into his
stomach at the start, if you possibly
can, to spoil his aim. We mustn't
make the mistake of Understanding
him. Rebstock is right: he is fright
with a revolver, and Sinclair and Sea-
grue are the only men in the noun
tains that can handle rifle with him.
Now we split here; and good luck!"
Don't you want to take Brill Young
with you?"
you take both the Youngs, Farrell
We shall be among rocks, and if he
tries to rush us there is cover"
Stormy German with four Crawling
Stone cowboys followed Whispering
Smith. Every rider on the range had
a grievance against Williams Cache,
and any of them would have been glad
to undertake reprisals against the
rustlers under the wing of Whispering
Smith.
Just how in the mountaineering
out telegraph, newspapers, and all or
binary means of publicity-news trav-
els so fast may not certainly be said.
The scattered lines of telephone wires
help, but news outstrips the wires.
Moreover, there are no telephones in
the Mission mountains. But on the
morning that the roundup party rode
into the Cache it was known in the
streets of Medicine Bend that the
Tower w men had been tracked into
the north country; that some, if not
all, of them were in Williams Cache;
that an ultimatum had been given, and
that Whispering Smith and Kennedy
had already ridden in with their men
to make it good.
Whispering Smith, with the cow
boys, took the rough country to the
left, and Kennedy and his party took
the south prong of the Cache creek.
The instructions were to make a
clean sweep as the line advanced. Be-
hind the center rode three men to
take stock driven in from the wings.
Word that was brief but reasonable
had been sent everywhere ahead.
Every man, it was promised, that could
prove property should have q chance
to do so at the Door that day and the
next; but any brands that showed
stolen cattle, or that had been skinned
or tempered with in any way, were to
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
by frank H. SpEARMAN q
@ ILLUSTRATIONS ~
RE Slvo,,,Az ANDRE BOWL Els O.
SYNOPSIS.
COPYRIGHT 1908 eY cHAs scRleNER3 SON,

ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud, a
sioin ROAD Superintendent. caught Sin
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence, declaring 1t only amounted to
s smali sum-a treat for the men. McCioud
the wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, girl
on the vest. who came to look at the
alm Gorden Smith t9F s tod
PRESIDENT Bucks Of the railroad, Of Nc
G crovsa brave fight against q, gang Of
for the superintendent's appointment to
ms high office. McCloud arranged to
ooa io at the boarding house of Mrs Sin
punens was he Of
late Richard Dunning, who had died Of a
broken heart shortly after his wife's
married lie. Sinclair neleV Visited s Marion Sin.
cEtairs shop and fight between him and
S McSioud was narrowly ayerted. Smoky
Mccloud prepared to face the situation.
5 nae work ahead. McCloud worked for
II fairly good ord sg. He He o overheard DICK
gle crittcising his methods. to Marion
sinclair 81 A stock train was wrecked by
T Tas held up and the express car robbed
were killed. McCloud was notified that
WI whispering as Smith was to hunt the des-
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger, APP
parently with. authority, told him to go
Waa Pbaneing was s,t tod the s,t stranger
preached Sinclair. He tried to buy him
on. put failed. He warned McCloud that
ms life was in danger. McCloud was car
ried forcibly into Lance Dunning's pres
en Ne Dunning refused the railroad a
Tight-of-way, he had already signed for.
D,cksie interfered to prevent shooting
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on lonely
tran to warn him his life was in danger.
his bat. Whispering Smith reported that
a as to kill McCloud He and Smith
ed Du Sang and told him to get out of
Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed
to succumb to the bluff. McCloud's big
construction job. was taken from him be-
Dunning by the United States court A
sudden rise of the Crawling Stone river
created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
Rsring Smith Joined tie group. He and
Dicksie spent the night in conversation,
Smith giving the girl an outline of his
life. In the morning McCloud took his
welcomed them cordially. McCloud sue
ceeded in hating the flood. He accepted
Cummings hospitality. DcSsie and Ma
rI2n visited sineair at his RANCH s - He
turn to him. She refused: He accused
Whispering Smith of having stolen her
love from him. A train was held up and
robbed. the bandits escaping Smith and
ranch Du Sang killed old Baggs. Whis-
pering Smith befriended his ten-year-old
son. They came to Williams Cache.
Smith was certain the bandits were
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
Pneumatic knee Cans.

''Let me sell you pair of new pat.
>ent pneumatic knee caps, madam"
the salesman said. They save scrub
women from housemaid's knee"
The knee caps were of rubber.
They fitted on the knee with scraps
and buckles They were the size of a
mans hand, and they cost $3.50. The
kind-hearted visitor bought pair to
give to an aged pensioner.
These testimonials go with them.
madam" the clerk said. Eight doc.
tors testify here that the pneumatic
knee cap besides preventing the nasty
disease called housemaid's knee
changes scrubbing from a torturlng
to bearable occupation, such as
even you or might try"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
They pidn,t HAVE "a chanc.


During the years in which our pure
food laws have been put into effect
there has been great hurrying and
scurrying on the part OF the, food man.
ufacturers to change their methods to
make them conform to the law.
The Quaker Oats Company Is CON
spicuous exception. 1t was admitted
that Quaker Oats was as pure and
clean as possible and that it was an
ideal food. s
1t is so cheap that any one can af-
ford 1t and so nourishing that every
one needs it. The result of last years
experiments at Yale and other points
where food values were tested is that
Quaker Oats has been adopted by
many persons as their food on which
they rely for adding vigor and endur-
ance of muscle and brain.
The Quaker Oats Company meets
all demands in the way 1t packs
Quaker Oats; regular size packages
and the large size family. package;
the latter, both with and without
china
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
Rinq Of Chinese nerafters. =

Prince Ching, head of the foreign
department of the Chinese govern
mcnt, is pictured as an eminent ori,
entail CRATER by the Picking CORE
spondent of the London Times, who
writes: Since the downfall Of Yuan
Shih-kai the Wai-wu-pu foreign Of
fice) has relapsed into its former state
OF incapacity, and for this Prince
Ching is to blame. Amiable but cor
rupt, lie has stood for a generation for
all that is worst in Chinese official-
dom. All stories Of his rapacity, his
greed his interruptions sales of ONCE,
his Indifference to the affairs OF state.
His wealth is enormous, yet no gem
erous or charitable action has ever
been recorded in his favor. Every new
minister in every Office Of emolnment
has to pay him toll"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
She look ! PAIR.

How much are these shoes?" asked
the lady who had the reputation Of
being keen shopper
Those shoes are not for SALE" re-
piled the salesman. who had some
thing of reputation, too; we're Civ
ing them away with every pair Of
shoe laces at Judge.