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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
INDICTED IN RISK PROBE
Rock Island Jury Returns True Bills
Against 13 Persons in lnsur-
ance Scandal.

Rock Tsland.-Seven indictments
charging Is people with conspiracy,
embezzlement and perjury was the
product of the grand jury investigation
of fraternal insurance frauds.
Those indicted are:
DR.. A. l.. Craig, Chicago, former
medical director of the Fraternal Tn
Dunes.
c. F. Hatfield, Chicago.
M. j. Franckel, Chicago.
Miss Margaret McElvain. Auburn,
Ill.
Harold A. Weld, Rock Island, former
supreme treasurer of Fraternal Tri-
Dunes.
Otto L. Caldwell, Springfield, Ill.
M. B. CARRIER, Washington.
Thomas w. Wilson, Springfield, III.
DR.. C. H. Walters, Springfield, Ill.
S. S. McElvain, Auburn, Ill.
George w. Kenney, Springfield, Ill.
K. M. Witham, Aledo, ILL.,, former SUI
preme tribune of Fraternal Tribunes.
The indictments were returned
Wednesday and are against the four
former officers of the Fraternal Tri-
Dunes prior to the merger with the
American Home Circle, and the four
officers of the American Home Circle
who gained control of the Fraternal
Tribunes by means of the merger and
by inducing the officers of the Tribunes
to resign their offices; against G. F.
Hatfield who was il is said the man
who brought about the deal; George
W. Kenney, who is said to have Sc
cured money on fraudulent notes, and
against three of the witnesses, who
are declared to have testified falsely
before the grand jury here with refer.
ence to money received on alleged
loans they made to the Home Circle
and for which they received payment
after the merger with the Tribunes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
PITTMAN is FoUN lD STARVING
Nicaragua President Reported to Have
Badly Mistreated American Pris.
oner-Creates Reign of Terror.

Washington.-The United States
must soon intervene i'm Nicaragua or
allow peace to be effected there by
England and Germany.
Unmistakable significance attaches
to important reports frrom it's diplo.
matte representatives in Nicaragua to
the state department Thursday show
ing that Madriz has produced inten.
tlonally a reign of terror in the west
ern half Of Nicaragua, in which four
fifths of the white people of that re.
public live.
The dispatches show that William
Pittman, an American prisoner in the
hands of Madriz, was inhumanly treat
ed by starvation and other privations
since he left GreNGoWn on July on
his way to Maragua.
When he gas put in prison in Mana.
qua it Was in Filthy CELL" five feet
by six end there again he was starved.
A prompt protest from Consul Oil.
wares at Managua secured the trans
fer of Pittman to a better cell and
the United States is furnishing the
money to feed him properly, and it is
also furnishing the money to take
care of the relatives in Nicaragua OF
the murdered Groce.
The more serious aspect of the gen
eral situation is that citizens of Ger.
many and Great Britain are protesting
against the reign of terror in western
Nicaragua. Nicaraguans openly make
threats against the lives of American
citizens and there is nothing to pre-.
vent an immediate outbreak of street
murders. arson, robbie ries, etc, which
will involve all foreign residents in
Niparc ora
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

A porous plaster worth $50 is some
thing of novelty in the curative
agency line. A druggist in Middle
town, N. Y, is the possessor of this
valuable article, and he is about to
send it to the treasury department at
Washington to be redeemed The
worthy druggist was troubled with a
lame back and had his wife apply the
plaster. The lady did not notice a $50
bill which her husband had placed on
a dresser in their room, and the note
was sticking to the plaster when the
latter was put where it might do the
most good. There was much mystery
and long hunt before the bill was
located, but now plaster, bill and all
will be sent to the government Off
Gals and something just as good"
will be substituted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

A Chicago doctor has arranged to
give the dogs a drink this summer.
He has bought a thousand two-quart
basins and the city council has al
lowed him to distribute them about
the city in front of stores and houses,
and the tenants will be expected to
see that they are kept filled with wa
ter for the benefit of the dogs The
doctor got the notion from the City of
Mexico, where storekeepers are re-
CURED to keep such basins at their
doors. The idea is a good one, and
should reduce the number OF mad
dog scares in Chicago this summer.
There will be less hydrophobia if the
dogs can get water whenever they
want it,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Connecticut is additionally the land
of steady habits, and perhaps 'whop-
per- of fish story coming from that
quarter will get more credence than if
it originated in more sinful source.
Anyway, a resident of Winsted states
that he found fish in his well, and
when he hooked it he discovered that
it was a trout so large that she well
curb had to be removed before the fish
could be hauled out. The saving grace
Of this fish tale is that the narrator
does not attempt to give the weight of
the monster catch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
CANNON COLLAPSES
SPEAKERS MIND CLOUDS NEAR
THE CLOSE OF KANSAS
ADDRESS.
REEVES, THANKS AUDITORS
Defends Tariff, Attacks Press and
Takes Fling at "Insurgents"-Heat
Overcomes "Uncle Joe," But Re-

Winfield, Kan.-Speaker Joseph G..
Cannon collapsed Saturday afternoon
while delivering a speech which he
had prepared, attacking the Insurgents
in congress before the Winfield chau-
tauQua
Prompt aid prevented him from
fainting, but he was unable to con-
tinue his address,, and, speaking with
the greatest difficulty, he begged the
audience to excuse him.
The intense heat affected him, and
brought on the sudden sinking spell.
Ice water and fresh air partially re-
vived him, and he haltingly thanked
the audience for listening to him for
so great a length of time Then he
was led away by his friends and taken
to the home of j. T. Lafferty, where
he was guest.
Accompanied by Congressman Phil
lip Campbell, and declaring he was
mot a bit SICK" Mr. Cannon departed
later for Arkansas City, where Satur-
day evening he delivered brief
speech. The speaker had recovered
from his collapse and insisted upon
making the trip.
DR.. L. A. Tarabus pronounced Mr..
Cannon's heart action good and said
he probably would suffer no further ill
effects.
Speaker Cannon's physicians urged
him to abandon his Kansas speaking
tour. The speaker, however, is deter
mined to continue it as he feels that
the collapse was due only to the ex-
cessively warm weather.
Mr.. Cannon said that after speaking
at Emporia he would fill two other
dates as scheduled, after which the
condition of the weather and his
health would determine his future ac-
tons.
discomfort of people" said
Speaker Cannon, in his address here,
lis not measured by complaints in the
press. 1t is measured in more sig
nificent manner and makes more in
delible impression than that of pen
ny paper bought, perused, thrown
away and forgotten.
1.-The pocket nerve is one of the
most sensitive nerves in our civiliza-
ton, and that nerve always is the
first affected by any general discon-
tent or want of confidence.
THE pocket nerve was never in
better condition than it is today, and
that is the real evidence of confidence
on the part of the American people
in the economic policies of the gov
eminent
Speaker Cannon declared the op-
ponents of protection have misrepre-
scented the tariff, lied about its SEIZED
ules and resorted to every conceivable
trick to keep the tariff in politics.
''The demagogue," said he, may
pick out an item here and there and
say that duties are too high, but the
law is to be tested by all its pro-
visions and not by an isolated item
here and there"
Mr.. Cannon denounced the Insur-
gents in congress and paid his re-
spects to Senator Bristow, declaring
the latter was seeking notoriety.
Somewhat in the way of a reply to
an address made by Senator BristOw
in Winfield a week ago, Speaker Can
non disputed the statements made by
the Kansan emphatically. Mr.. Bris-
tow had made sensational charges
concerning the rubber schedule of the
tariff bill
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
COL. GUFFEY { EMBARRASSED
Business Affairs of Democratic Lead.
err of Pennsylvania Are Placed
in Hands of Receiver.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The business afa1rs
of Col. James M. Gu fey, Democratic
leader of Pennsylvania, member of
the Democratic national committee
and one of the best known oil and
coal men of the entire country, were
nlaced in the hands of receiver Fri
day.
The assets of Colonel Guffey are es-
tinated at $17,000,000, his liabilities
at less than 100000. Inability to
realize on his assets which consist
largely of coal lands in West Virginia.
is said to be the reason for Mr.. Cuff
fey's embarrassment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Didn't Care for Expenses.

They were seated at the breakfast
table.
John, DEAR" said the young wife,
this is my birthday"
I'm glad you mentioned it, darling"
rejoined her husband. "I'Il buy you
present the first thing when | get
downtown"
Well" she said, II hope you won't
get any cheap 98-cent affair.""
"Of course | won't" he replied
why, / would be ashamed to present
you with anything that cost less than
a dollar"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
AVlAT!ON'S DEATH TOLL GROWS
ERBSLOEH AND FOUR COMPAN-
IONS KILLED IN PRUSSIA.
Winner of ST. Louis Balloon Race
Perishes in Accident-Rolls
Loses Life in England.
ekeEEa1ro .EEAo<R

Leichlinger, Rhenish Prussia.-Os-
car Erbsloeh, the German aeronaut
who won the international balloon
race at st. Louis in 1907, and four
companions were killed Wednesday
when the dirigible balloon Erbsloeh
burst at a height of several hundred
feet and dropped to the earth crum-
pied mass.
The Dead.
Oscar Erbsloeh, inventor and bal
loonist
Herr Toelle, manufacturer of Bar
men.
Engineer Kranz.
Engineer Hoppe.
Motorman Spicke.
The craft was of the nonrigid type,
176 feet in length and SO feet in diam
eter. The motors were of 125 horse
power and drove the airship at a
speed of 281s miles an hour.
The war department recently pur-
chased one of Erbsloeh's balloons.
The cause of the accident is mat
CSI VI COuJSCLuIC, UuI IL 40 OOl1CNCu
that the bursting Of the bag was due
to the expansion of gas by the warm
sunshine.
Bournemouth, England. - Hon.
Charles Stewart Rolls, third son of
Lord Llangattock and one of the most
daring and skillful of British avia-
tors, who recently made flight from
Dover to France and return, met a
most tragic death at the close of the
first flying machine tournament of the
year in England Tuesday.
In the presence of great company
of spectators, a majority of whom
were women and children, and many
personal friends of the young aviator,
the Wright biplane on which he was
flying fell suddenly with terrific speed
from height of 100 feet.
It struck the ground close to the
crowded grand stand, smashed into a
tangled mass, and before the doctors
and their assistants could reach the
spot Rolls was dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Knute Nelson For BaIlinger.

senator hnuJo Nelson, MINNESOTA,
chairman; Senator Frank J. Flint,
California; Senator George Suther-
land, Utah; Senator Elihu Root, New
York; Representative Samuel w. Nc
Call, Massachusetts, vice chairman;
Representative Edward DENLY, Michi-
sted, Pennsylvania.
"A minority report disagreeing with
the foregoing findings will be made by
Representative Edward HI. Madison,
Kansas; Senator w. E. Purcell, North
Dakota; Senator d. u. Fletcher,
Florida; Representative Ollie M.
James, Kentucky; Representative J..
M. Graham, Illinois, Madison, is a
Republican and the last four named
men are Democrats.
"Since the adjournment OF congress
the members of the investigating COM
mittee have been drafting reports and
their conclusions in the famous cause.
THE basis of the reports for the
majority was prepared by Senator Mel
son and for the minority by Represent
ative James. Madison is writing his
own opinions. It is understood that
the results of the labors of Senator
Nelson and James have been SUBJ
mitted to the members of the commit
tee for criticism and for additions.
By the time the committee reassem-
bles on Sept 10 it will have in prac-
tically final shape the reports which
it will make. 1t is intended to give
the reports to the press without delay
in order that the charges shall not be
uttered that the Republican party de-
liberately suppressed the findings be-
cause of the fear of the effect upon
the impending congressional cam
paign.
THE report of the majority will
be what the friends of Clifford Pinchot
have expected for some months 1t
will be found to be a long resume of
the testimony of numerous witnesses
and deductions therefrom.''
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Sink TWO pirate Boats.

Hongkong.-The guns of the Portu-
guese gunboat Patria Wednesday dis
lodged the Chinese from the fort on
Colowan Island. Many of the Chinese
were killed durin~ the bombardment.
Two junks loaded with Chinese who
were attempting to escape were sunk
and all of their occupants drowned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Killed in Mistake for Another.

Kendallville, Ind = Albert Lehr,
thirty-eight years old, was killed by
five Italians employed on a section
gang while standing on the plat
form of the Lake Shore depot. The
shooting is thought to be the outcome
of the accidental killing of an italian
by a freight train three weeks ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Beef Ereiuht Rates Stand.

Washington.-The interstate COM
merce commission announced Friday
that the recently filed tariffs, making
advances in the freight rates on cat
tie and dressed beef between Chicago
and New York. had not been sus-
pended.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Iinhtninn Strikes Church,

Petersburg, Ind,-During a heavy
fainstornr Saturday lightning struck
aud set fire to the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church, David Huey's residence
at Oatsvslle and to the hennery of Ed
Wiseman of this city, destroying It
and cremating 212 springers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Baseball Maunate Expires.

Rockford, Ill.-James P. Walsh, prin-
cipal owner of the Rockford franchise
in the Observation-Disclosures league, died
Saturday of Bright's disease and com
plications. The deceased, since 1908,
has been identified with the national
game in Rockford.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Steamship Reaulus Sound.

Philadelphia, Penn. - The steam
ship Regulus, which was reported to
have been in collision at sea with
the steamship Katrina, passed up the
Delaware river from Wabana for
Philadelphia. The RegulGs apparently
was unchanged.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
President of $500 1000 College.

Brunswick, Me.-Hrof. William I.
Foster of Bowdoin college has accept
ed the presidency of Read Institute,
college to be built at Portland, Ore.
from a fund given by Mrs. Amunda
Reed and now amounting to $4,000, 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Hurt in Bridge Crash.

New York.-Twenty-five persons
were injured early Friday on the Man
haitian approach of the greensboro
bridge over the East river when a
crowded car from North beach with
theater party aboard crashed into the
rear CT Flushing car.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Inventor Easses AWAY.

New York.-Alois Wirsching, in
ventor of the stock ticker and many
other well known inventions in the
electrical trade, died in his home in
Williamsburg Friday. He was seventy
nine years old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Census Returns

Washington, D. c. Statistics of
population as enumerated for the thir-
teenth census were given out by Di-
rector Durand for the following places:
Place 1910. 1900.
Rock Island county, ILL.,, 70,4O4 55,249
Moline, Ill .............2 4,199 17,24S
Ann Arbor, Mich. $50. IA SIT 1869
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Mavor Kills Gomez Cousin.

Havana.-Joaquim Gomez, the cousin
of President Gomez, was shot and
killed Saturday by Martinez Moles,
mayor of Sancti Spiritus. Moles claims
that he fired in self-defense.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Mrs. Hartie Given Divorce.

Pittsburg, PA decree of absolute
divorce was granted Saturday to Mary
Scott Hartje from Augustus Hartje,
the millionaire paper manufacturer of
Pittsburg, by Judge Frazer in common
pleas court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
AwfuIly Busy.

Jim-A stitch in time saves nine.
Tom-Who said that?
Jim-Gee! Amt you read your
Bible?
Tom-Nope; / amt even had time
to read the sporting page this morn
ing yet.-Cleveland Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Man Aqed 1p4 Dies.

Ripley, Miss.-Mike Cox, native
of ireland. said to be the oldest man
in the south, died here Thursday, aged
one hundred and four years. He
worked as a farm ha md until he was
one hundred years old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Admiral couhIan,s Widow Dead,

San Francisco.-Mrs. Julia Barber
Coghlan, widow of the late Rear Ad-
miral Joseph B. Coghlan, died at the
Adler sanitarium Friday, after an ILL
ness of but two days, from uramic
poisoning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Corporation Tax Payments

Washington.-Pay on account
of the corporation tax are DIV within
a million dollars of the assessments
made by the bureau of internal reve-
nue.. They amount to $26.2S5.723.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Trimmed Corn: Woman Dies.

Arcola, Ill.-Mrs. Mary Harding, an
aged resident of this city, died Satur-
day after the anputation of a leg,
made necessary by blood poison
caused by trimming a corn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Liohtninq Causes 100000 Loss

Pullman, Illinois. During a
storm here, lightning struck the
freight car shops of the Pullman com
pany, causing a fire that resulted in
damage of more than 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

You can buy Panama hats all the
way from SIS to $50, but it is the pre-
vailing custom to stop before reaching
the latter figure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
namsnd for Irriqated Land.

Washington.-The drought condi-
tiors in the west are reelected in the
increased demand for irrigated land.
according to Director Newell OF the
reclapation service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Receivers for jones Bros.

Kansas City, Mo-Receivers for the
Jones Brothers Merca ntile company,
mail order house, we re appointed by
the federal court here Saturday. The
liabilities and the assets are each
placed at 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

which for i've months MADE an eX-
haustive investigation of the conduct
of the affairs of the department of the
interior.
The dispatch says:
Richard Achilles Ballinger is a
wise, honest, conservative official, en-
tirely qualified to discharge the duties
of the secretary of the interior and
to be intrusted with the interest of
the people of the United States"
This sums up the findings of the
majority of the joint congressional
committee which for five months has
been making an exhaustive investiga-
ton of the conduct of affairs of the
entire department of the interior and
also of the bureau of forestry of the
department of agriculture. The in
vestigators who concur in these find.
ings, which constitute a condemnation
of the course of Clifford Pinchot, for
mer chief forester; James r. Garfield,
former secretary of the interior, and
Louis r. CLAWS, former chief of a
field division of the general land Of
flee, will be found to be the follow
ing:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Dynamite Explosion is Fatal.

Perpigan, France. - A heavy dyna.
mite explosion killed three and fatal.
ly wounded five other workmen EN-.
ployed in the construction of the
Trans Pyrennes tunnel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
BALL|NGER UPHELD
MAJORITY REPORT SAID TO LAUD
INTERIOR CHIEF AS "WISE,
HONEST OFFICIAL"
STORY EMANATES FROM WASH.
Knute Nelson Heads Report-Minority
On Record In Defense of Pin
chot, Garfield and
CLAWS.

Chicago, Ill. According to a
special story in the Chicago Tribune
under a Washington date line, Sec.
rotary Richard A. Ballinger will be
exonerated by a majority report OF
the joint congressional committee
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Individual aeroplanes will put the
commuter beyond the reach of bad
lamps in suburban trains. That will
be another tremendous advance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Scientists announce the production
OF edible roses. And are American
beauties going to be cheaper than
pigs feet?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Drinks Nitric Acid and Dies.

Ottawa, Ill-Emil Kuyl, proprietor
of the Ottawa Marble Works, COM
mitted suicide Thursday by drinking
nitric acid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

In spite of their frantic efforts to
keep apart, Peru and Ecuador are al
lowed to so on making faces at one
another.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21
Coronation In June. 1911.

King George has been fixed for June
%, 1911.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

When you return from Europe don't
try to bluff the customs officials. It's
cheaper in the end to Tess I'D.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

1t is only a short distance from New
York to Philadelphia, but Aviator
Hamilton found Il farther going back
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

rr. Pferces Pellets small, sugar-coated. easy 70
take as candy, regulate and lnylgofate stomach,
liver and bowels and cure constipation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Some women are beautiful when
they are angry, but generally they are
mean and ugly at such times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Many of us have cause to be thank
full for what we don't get.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Man cannot be happy when idle, I'M
less resting from previous labor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Mrs. WfnsIow's Soothing Syrup.
children teething softens the gums, reduces u
alays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-21

Mamma-Then you'll want one. too.
Eddie-No. Just give it to Jessie.
We are going to play Adam and Eve,
and she is going to tempt me.