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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
FEDERATED WOMERs
CLUBS In SUPPORT
OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE
First Session Springs the Issue
and State President Gives It
a Boost.

Aberdeen. S. D., Oct. Elf the tenor
OF the remarks at the first days SEES
sion of the South Dakota Federation
of Woman's clubs can be taken as a
criterion, woman suffrage, Originally
entirely omitted from the federation
program, will become the chief topic
of discussion before the session end.
Alderman John Wade, president OF
the Aberdeen Commercial club, in his
address OF welcome to the visitors.
emphatically expressed himself in
favor of the adoption of the proposed
amendmen to the constitution of South
Dakota, granting women the right to,
vote, and Mayor II. J. Rock, in his adj
dress of welcome, also declared hi1n-t
self in favor OF equal suffrage, and DEL
clared that on moral, hygenic and ed
ucational grounds. women should haveL
the ballot Then Mrs. julius II. John-l
son, of Fort Pierre, in her annual adj
dress TO the federation, dwelt largely
upon the suffrage movement and gavel
1t her Endorsement.
a night the visiting club women
were entertained by the women of
of the First Methodist Episcopal.
church, an elaborate menu being
served al 7 o'clock.
This morning the session was taken.
up with reports from the credentials
committee and the standing commit
ices VI lliC SldLS 1GueTdIloI, ana WIN
a paper by Mrs. Carrie H. Norton on
THE Value of Women's Clubs" after
which Miss Norma Brown, or Aher-{
deem, a young society girl, gave a dem
onstration in household economies
which was received with a fiattering
degree of interest by the club women
present.
Tomorrow the suffrage question will
again bob up, when Rev. DR.. +. O..
Aylesworth, of Denver, will speak on
equal suffrage in Colorado. Forty,
eight delegates were present at the
opening sessions, and more arrived on
later trains.
GARLAND c%oNvEEEs FEDERAL
COURT AT SIOUX FALLS
Sioux Falls. S. d., Oct. 21.-The reg
ular October term OF United States
court convened here today with Judge
John e. Garland presiding. A grand
jury also reported and after being
charged by Judge Garland retired to
to come before it.
One of the important cases to come
before the grand jury Is that Of the
United States VS.. Jake Keoke. a Sisse-t
ton Sioux Indian, who is charged With
murder. 1t is alleged that he pounded
another indian to death.
OF the 81 cases, IS are cases in which,
the defendants are charged with sells
Ing liquor to Indians, or Indians who
are charged with taking liquor on tllet
reservations.
Another important case to come be-
fore the grand jury is that in which thes
sheriff of Corson county is the defen-
dant. 1t is charged that the sheriff
trumped up cases against Indian de-
PENDANTS and by running a fake court
succeeded in defrauding the Indians out
of p large sum of money.
J. II. Conway, of Belle Fourche, and
P. J. Walch, of Minneapolis, are
charged with conspiracy in the bank
ruptcy case of Mr.. Conway. It is al
legged that the two entered into q con-
spiracy to conceal some Of Conway's,
assets after he had filed a petition in
bankruptcy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27

80 rs sena.-foreisn city of
e In yapan. IS aid g have 4 large park
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27

in ~ years Boston has not avara 4
T,,s out OF Ave babies born am
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
OYSTER YIELDS PEARL
VALUED AT $3.50

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 21.-E.
f. Sexton, of Mcintosh found a
pearl in a half pint of oysters
which he purchased at a meat
market in that town. The pearl
is valued at $50.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27

s. Renba supply most Of the u is,aau
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
pEADWoop. AND LEAD
START WAR ON GAMBLERS

Lead, S. D., Oct. 2e.-All gambling
In Lead and Deadwood is to be stopped
and the saloons In both cities must OBJ
serve the state laws to the letter. This
lis the dictum of the Lead city coun-
ell. it being understood that Mayor
Adams. of Deadwood. agreed to CO..
operate with the move in his city.
Saloons must close promptly at ii
u. M, must remove all screens and 9TH
Or obstructions and live up to the anti
treating law. which has not been en-
forced here. Gamblers are t be told
tEat their hasiness here is at an end.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27

III ks q habit brought r5nc,s *.
y sSo.Ooo.oco ii zoos S's san
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
DALLAS WOMEN INJURED
I'M AUTO ACCIDENT

Dallas. 8. D., Oct. 20.-Whiie running
at a speed of between 25 and 80 miles
an hour yesterday a broken wheel
caused by a sudden skidding of the car
caused John LETTERS automobile to turn
OF himself and four other persons. Mr..
LETTERS was on his way to the Standing
ROCK country with his mother, daugh-
ter and brother and Miss Martha Sass
man as passengers, and when near
Hiunck's Crossing on the White river,
the accident occurred. Mrs. LETTERS was
thrown about 30 feet, passing directly
over the radiator and landing without
serious injury, except being rendered
unconscious for a time as the result Of
her fall. Miss Sassman was uncon-
sctous for a couple of hours and was
enly saved from very serious injury by
FALLING into a small Tavine which pro-
tected her from being crushed by the
overturned machine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
TEACHERS, PAPERS MARKED.

Pierre. S. D., Oct. 20.-The marking
Of papers and sending out of certificates
% successful applicants lin the Septem-
Der teachers examination has been
completed by the state educational de-
partment. There were 1926 applicants
Tor license at that examination, OF
which 1872 were granted the certificates
which they sought and 524 failed to
come up to the requirements.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
pAkoTAN is ACCUSED
OF MURDER IN ARKANSAS

Gregory. S. d. Oct. 24-Several res
dents of Gregory and Trip counties,
including Postmaster Huston, Of Greg
Dry, and county officials and business
nen are at Walnut Ridge, Ark, where
they went as witnesses in behalf Of J.
z. Langston, a Trip county home
steader, who was arrested last spring
by detectives from Arkansas on the
charge of having murdered A. w. Shi-
rey near Walnut Ridge on March 8.
n case appears to be one OF mis-
taken identity, for the South Dakotans
Will testify thai at the time Of the muir
der Langston was in South Dakota,
Shirley was killed while in a stose. the
shot being fired through the open front
door, the murderer escaping in the
darkness.
The South Dakotans who have inter
ested themselves in Langston's behalf
charge that there was a deliberate in
tention on h part of certain persons
interested in the prosecution to rail
Langston to prison or to the
sallows. Although he was arrested in
South Dakota last spring and taken to
Arkansas, no steps We're taken to try
him until a few weeks ago, when his
South Dakota friends Interested Gov
ernor Vessey in the case.
Governor Wesley wrote to the gov
ernor of Arkansas, who In turn urged
ti1e authorities at walnut Ridge to fix
the time for the trial of Langston. so
there would be no further delay. Since
being arrested and taken back to Ar
kansas, Langstcn has been compelled
to lie in Jail.
The South Dakotans say that the
detectives, being unable to run down
the murderer. in order to secure the
reward which had been offered, traced
Langston. who had formerly resided in
that part of Arkansas where the crime
was committed. to South Dakota and
arrested him on the charge.
The South Dakota friends of Lang
are confident he will be acn1littad
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
SECOND INDICTMENT
FOR CONSPIRACY TO
DEFRAUD CREDITORS
Belle Fourche Man and Min
neapolis Agent Charged With
Dishonest Intent.

Sioux Falls. S. D. Oct. ga federal
grand jury which convened here sew
eral days ago has returned an indlct-
nent against John H. Conway, of Belle
Fourche, and P. j.. Walsh, of Minneap-
Bills, on the charge of entering into a
conspiracy to cover up assets In con-
aection with bankruptcy proceedings
Instituted in the federal court for South
Dakota against Conway by his cred
TORS. After the indictment was re-
turned, an attorney representing Walsh
fled a demurrer to the Indictment.
This vas based on the allegation that
The Indictment did not set forth spe-
sific statements Of facts in connection
With the alleged conspiracy. After
carefully considering the demurrer,
fudge Garland sustained it and ordered
that the case again be presented to
the grand jury, and that Walsh be kept
n custody for a sufficient time to per-
nit he grand jury to again consider
he case and AXE action.
Walsh was arrested In Minneapolis,
some weeks ago, and was brought to-
Sioux Falls soon afterward. having
since been kept in Jail here pending
action upon his case by the grand jury
II a new Indictment is returned against
Walsh and Conway, the two defendants
have prepared to make a hard fight
against conviction.
The grand jury returned indictments
against several residents of Bon
Homme county on the charge of hav-
ing sold liquor to Indians. There are
seven OF these defendants, James
Uherker, James Austera, Frank Stem,
lck, August Solnowsky, Ben Loessel,
John Beringer and Frank Black. All
saye engaged attorneys and will max
: hard fight to secure their acquittai
Il possible.
The evidence against them was Sc
cured by a special agent Of the inter-.
ior department, who makes a speciality
IT securing evidence in such cases
after complaint has been made that
Indians are able to secure liquor.
Henry l.. Thompson, of Stanley
county, was indicted for a similar Of
tense, and when arraigned entered a
plea of not guilty. A federal petit jury
reported today and the trial of cases
now has commenced.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-27
MOMENTS FEDERATED CLUBS
EElECI EOllAi S~IlEERAGJ

WI NV
Aberdeen, s. D., Oct. 24.-By a vote
Of 16 to 20. the South Dakota Fedora
tion of Woman's clubs yesterday after
noon refused to give its official sane
ton TO the woman suffrage cause, a
resolution endorsing the pending
amendment to the constitution of the
state, giving women the privilege Of
the ballot, being rejected by that vote.
Il IS only fatr to state, however. that
a number Of delegates were not in the
convention hall when the question was
brought up. Also, some OF the advo-,
Gates of equal suffrage felt the fedora
ton should not be brought into the
campaign as a body.
The convention concluded it's delib-
erations yesterday by electing officers
as follows: President, Miss Emma
Hall, OF Milbank; vice president, Mrs.
secretary, Mrs. Zillah Wilson, of Aber-
deem; recording secretary, Miss Rob
inson, of Pierre; treasurer, Mrs. Mona.
Reeve, of Flandreau; audit ~, Mrs.
Mary AIKEN, or Fiandreau; general fed
Grafton secretary, Mrs. FL. 3. Hendrick,
of Sioux Falls; eastern division cor
respondent, Mrs. Belle Butterfeld, of
Mitchell; western division correspond
dent, Mrs. Claribel Tillotson. of Lem
mon.
BISHOP o,GoRMAN CONFIRMS
TWO GLASSES IN ONE DAY
Huron, s. d, Oct. 24.-Fffty-e eight
young men and women We're confirmed
by Bishop O'Gorman here Wednesday.
In the services the bishop was assisted
by Dean Daniel r. Desmond, Of this
city, and a number OF priests from out
of the state. The bishop with his as
sistants confirmed a class Of "A at Ca
o
Aberdeen, S. D.-A purse containing
$1,000, found in a car seat on the
Milwaukee road remains unclaimed in
the hands of the express company here.
Vermillion. S.. d, Oct. 21.-Miss Ethel
Davis and Mr.. Owen Lester were mar
ried here yesterday at the home Of
the bride. They will reside in Yer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
NUMBER KILLED
!. A|S:..nC|REAsED
9.
Accidents; on. Railroads Show
q Decided Gain Over. :.
Former Years ~,

j.. Washington. April 21.-A large in
crease in the number of casualties OH
American railroads is shown by the
report for the quarter ended Dec. 81
1909, as compared with the corre-
spending quarter of the previous year
A bulletin issued today by the inter-
state commerce commission shows an
increase in the number of persons
killed of 301 and in the number Of in
jured of 5,645, as compared with the
corresponding quarter of 1908.
The total number of persons killed
was 1853 and. the total number in
;ured 222.49I.
The present bulletin shows COM
parison OF what is called the steam
roads" from the electric lines on
which interstate traffic is carried. The
total number of persons killed on the
electric lines was twenty-six, and 642
injured, during the months of Octo-
ber, November and December, 1909.
The total number of accidents in the
quarter now Under review on the So
called steam roads" was 3,026. II, ,745
collisions and 1,461 derailments," of
which 257 collisions and 1855 derail-
ments involved passenger trains. The
damage to cars, roadbed and equip
ment amounted to $2,733,S30.
The quarter here reviewed was one
in which there was large volume of
traffic W the principal rall:Oads OF
The country snG those classes OF casU-
alties which occur mainly in the
freight service show heavy totals.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
Fearful Explosion Last Night
Entombed Miners in Shaft
at Birmingham
SUPERINTENDENT AND unknown
man RSKED LIVES TO SAVE MEN
Heroic Treatment Was Necessary TO
Restore Them to Consciousness
When They Were Drawn MP to tho
Fresh Air-"Dead, All Dead

Birmingham, Ala. April 21-Not
one Of the forty-one men imprison.
ed last night in the Mulga mine Of
the Birmingham Iron and Coal com.
pany is alive. This was the word
brought to the surface this morning
to the waiting. weeping families Of
the victims when, unconscious from
the deadly gases Of the shaft, Super.
intendent Johns Of the mine and q
man named Bonds, an unknown who
risked his life for those already per.
ished, were drawn up to the fresh
air. The condition Of the rescuers
told the story long before the men
had been revived. When Johns and
Bonds, after heroic treatment, finally
regained consciousness. they confirm-
ed the gravest anticipations OF the
people who for hours waited at the
mouth of the shaft to hear word
of their loved ones. Dead, all dead"
was the stammering sentence Of the
superintendent as he began to recov-
er from the effects of the poisonous
gases.
Little hope was entertained this
morning that any Of the miners would
be rescued alive. When it was learn.
ed that it was impossible to gain an
entrance to the mine through the
shaft because the cages were sprung
in the passage, the entrance was seal
ed to prevent. II possible. the spread
of the fire. ta
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
CONV|CTS OUT
OF LEAvENW0RTH
Used Switch Engine Which
Had Been Run Into Prison
Yards

Leavenworth, Kas., April 21-Two
life convicts, heavily armed, made a
daring escape from the federal pris-
on near here this morning. 1t is pos
sible that others also escaped and
the prison officials are checking up the
900 prisoners to learn just how many
got away.
AS soon as the escape of the two
men became known, the siren whistle
at the prison was sounded as q warn
ing to the farmers in the surrounding
country to be on the lookout. This
whistle can be heard for miles and
its use caused CONSERVATION. At the
same time heavily armed guards were
thrown around the prison to prevent
any further attempt to escape.
The first report indicated that the
two life men who got away had for
chilly taken possession Of switch en-
gine that had been run into the pris-
on yards and pulled out at high speed.
Once clear Of the prison yards the
convicts deserted the engine and made
for the woods.
The escaped convicts proved to five
train robbers who were serving life
sentences. Within a short time two
Of the men were recaptured. The
three others were surrounded in the
brush within short distance of the
prison and were captured later.
The break for liberty was cleverly
planned plot upon the part Of the
five convicts. The execution was
most daring. Two convicts were at
work in the carpenter shop and the
others were in the tailor shop. A
Union Pacific switch engine had back
ed into the prison yard. At the sound
Of the whistle. the MEN dashed into
the yard and made toward the engine.
Iavallin3 dummy 9lns at the enei-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
Electric Chair Seems to bt
Waiting for the Depraved
Criminal
CIRCUMSTANCES STRENGTHENS
THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
Ring Taken From Dead Girl Identi.
fled by Sister-Had Been Assaulted
Before She Was Murdered-Was
Alive When Set on Fire.

New York. April 21-It was prom
ised when the trial of Albert Wolter
for attacking Ruth Wheeler and
strangling and burning her to death
was resumed today that the prose-
morrow at the latest.
VOTERS defense could then hardly
be put in before adjournment over
next week and probability is that the
case cannot be finished before Tues
day. But even in that event, the trial
would go on record as the speediest
of any notable criminal hearing in
New York in many years.
Phillip O'Hanlon, coroner's physi-
clan, testified that Ruth Wheeler had
been attacked before she was mur-
dered and that there was still life in
her body when it had been soaked
with kerosene, jammed up the Chin
new of VOTERS fiat and set afire. He
found human hair not her own ad-
herring to the burned fingers. There
fore he knew that she had fought
for her honor. There was SCOT in
her lungs. A corpse does not breathe.
Therefore, he said, he knew a living
body had inhaled smoke and flame.
During this appalling testimony.
which made the jurors fidget in their
chairs, Wolter sat listening, scanning
The jurors, the grewsome exhbita
themselves and his lawyer. He gave
no sign of emotion when Adelaide
Wheeler, 19 years old and said to bear
an extraordinary resemblance to her
dead sister, took the stand.
With perfect poise the girl identified
a braid of artificial hair that had
been her sisters, bits of underclothing
that she knew by, their texture, jew
elry Ruth had weFn, and lastly, what
came as assurprise to the defense, a
seal ring engraved with Ruth Wheel
er's initials which was found on the
body. The prosecution will contend
that this clinches beyond doubt the
previous Identification of the body,
which it had been thought the defense
would attempt to overthrow.
Nor did Adelaide Wheeler falter
when she told how she had recog-
nized the dismembered body as her
sisters, even though the arms and
legs were missing, by the lines of the
bust, the contour of the skull and
the perfect teeth.
Before the court opened today Juror
William Campbell. No. so in the jury
box, reported that he had received
several anonymous letters. The
Juror did not reveal the nature of the
missives.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
BANK CONDITIONS
Improvement Shown Over Condition
Last Year In Many Items.

Washington, April 81. - National
banks of the United States held 21.19
per cent Of legal reserve to deposits
at the close o. business on Tuesday,
March 20. as shown by reports made
to the comptroller of the currency on
that date. Loans and discounts
amounted to $5,432,O93,194, lawful
money reserves 1894, 1895, ,586, and in
dividual deposits $5,227. .S51 ,55e.
Compared with conditions shown In
the last previous reports on January
81. there were increases in most of
the principal items of resources and
liabilities, an exception being that of
a decrease of $217,437 in government
deposits. Loans and discounts in
creased $202,589,719 and individual de-
posits $37,016.336.
Additional comparisons with April
%. 1909, show increases of $468, ,9s2,
1926 in loans and discounts, surplus
and other profits $57,426,5O9 in circula-
tion $32,814,S59, in individual deposits
$401 ,791,171 and in total resources
SAFE, ,040.502. There were decreases of
17,859,026 in spicie holdings, $685.
802.S95 in legal tenders and $22 ,485,-
473 in government deposits.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
HANSR0UGH WILL
NOT Be CANDIDATE
Says He Would Not Accept
Any Office Within Gift
OF State

Minneapolis. April 21-Former Unit
ed States Senator H. c. Hansbrough
of North Dakota arrived in Minne-
apolis from the east today and later
will go to North Dakota. The SEN
ator has been spending the last year
quietly in Washington where he has
been engaged in preparing book
dealing with politics.
He was asked II he would become
a candidate in the coming contest in
North Dakota an dreplied emphati-
cally that he was out Of politics and
would not take any Office Within the
gift Of his state.
Senator Hansbrough's health is bet.
ter than 1t has been for several
years and he declares that the absence
Of political worries has had much to
do with his physical improvements.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
CLEAR BILL
Mississippi Legislature Exonerates It.
self From Corruption CHARGE.

Washington. April 21.-Copies of the
resolution adopted by the Mississippi
legislature a few days ago bearing
upon the charges that bribery had been
used in the election of a United States
senator have just reached Washing
ton and are being exhibited to the
friends of the candidates. The resolu-
tion was passed in the Mississippi
senate with but one dissenting vote,
while in the house the vote was
unanimous. The resolution says:
I'm view of the scandalous rumors
which have been circulated touching
the recent senatorial contest, the
house of representatives takes pleas
ure in saying to the people of Missis-
sippi that we are convinced that the
conduct OF every candidate in the SEN
atorial contest was dignied, honorable
and upright. and that the election of
Senator Percy is free from any fraud
or cOrruption,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
TO ELECT THE
COMMITTEES
Representative Fowler Has In.
troduced Resolution Look
ing to That End

Washington, April 21-A furthea
change in the rules of the house was
proposed today by Representative
Fowler Of New Jersey, one of the in
surgents, who introduced resolution
providing for the selection of the COM
mittees Of the house by election. Rep
resentative Hardwick of Georgia call
ed for quorum in view of the import
ance Of the subject.
The expected fight on the resolu-
ton failed to materialize. After the
roll call Mr.. Fowler announced that
the resolution provided that it should
be referred to the rules committee
and that it should be privileged ON
May 2. Speaker Cannon ruled tnae
it would have to take its regular
COURSE
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
MORE CHINESE
LAWLESSNESS
Riots Which Began at Chang.
sha Are Spreading to Other
Towns

Peking. April 21.-The lawlessness
Of the natives which began at Chang
sha, the capital Of Human province, Is
reported to be spreading.
Advices received here state that
riots have occurred at Ningsiang. the
site Of the Protestant mission. about
thirty miles west of Changsha. The
mission school at Yiyang, twenty
miles north Of Ningsiang, has been
burned. The foreigners are said to
have escaped harm. One hundred
Chinese from the Chinese cruiser that
recently arrived at Changsha are
guarding the foreign settlement there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
WHITE sLAVERs
Two Convictions of Men Dealing II
Girls for Immoral Purposes.

Belleville, ILL.,, April 21.-Louis and
Philip Watchmann. brothers, were
fined $500 and costs each and sem
fenced to serve six months in jail by
County Judge Hay this afternoon. The
men were convicted of being white
slavers." These are the first convic-
tions in southern Illinois under the
white slave traffic" law passed last
July. The brothers were convicted of
soliciting girls in East St. Louis for
Chicago resorts.