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The Washington times., 1910-09-18

date for the position Of commandsr-in-
chief OF the organization.
Colonel AfcElroy left Cor the lleadqusr-
tiers Of the convention Yesterday. accom-
panied by number OF his friends and
old Grand Army men, all of whom have
pledged him thei- support
Another matter of interest 10 the
Washington members Is the fact that
the place Of encampment for 1912 has
not yet been selected. Efforts VIII be
made TO bring the encampment to Wash
iIgtOn-
While all the local trade bodies and
organizations have extended invitations
TO the Grand Army 10 meet here FOR
thenr next convention. il Is not thought
BSely that the claim will be pushed as
strongly as II might be II Colonel Nc
t-lroy were not a candidate for the head
Of the organization The men have been
instructed to fight as hard as possible
for Colonel McElroy and trust to luck
for developments along other lines
Soldiers Assembling.
Atlantic CITY. y. J.. Sept. Is
The first big meeting OF the forty
fourth national encampment OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic opened
today at the savoy TheateT, when
five thousand veterans crowded into
the building to listen to the patriotic
sermon delivered by the Rev. Robert
a ElWOOd, chaplain OF the Depart
menn Of Pennsylvania
Commander-in -chief Van SAINT and
his staff and Mayor Franklin p. Stoy
were on the platform.
Gathered on the -SteepIechase Pier
this afternoon the Philadelphia bril-
Eade held its twenCy-fOuTth annual
reunion Commander Van SAINT de-
livered q short address He was fol-
lowed by Hilary A Herbert, OF Ala
bama, former Secretary Of the Navy
and Confederate officer. General
Herbert paid a glowing euIOgy to
the Grand Army and its commander.
The address OF welcome was delivered
by the Rev Ulysses G. Hagaman, pas
tor Of the First Methodist Church OF
this city
Mrs. Della r Penny. national presi-
dent of the Ladies of the c. A r. VIII
deliver a patriotic address tonight at
the First baptist Church.
The boardwalk was the scene OF many
a Joyous greeting today as the veterans
spied comrades with whom they mad
marched during the war
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CAUSE OF UNIONISM
GAINS IN GERMANY

BERLIN, Sept. 1S.-Trsdes unionism,
pfactically the whole membership OF
which Is made up OF Socialists. has
gained more than-100, 900 converts in the
last year. according TO figures made
public today.
This brings the total number of So
CIalist trades unioaists in GERMANY IN
TO $4,000 The metal industries, with
4lS.g90 Socialists IN their ranks, lead
the list.
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FOUR ARE INJURED
IN CRASH OF AUTOS
Woman Passenger May Not
Survive Hurts Got in
Newark Collision.

NEWARK. y. J, sept 1S.-Four per
sons were injured, one Of them serious
~. when two high-powered automobiles
cOilided head on early today.
The most severely hurt Is alice Floyd
She Is IN the CITY Hospital and il Is
feared that she may not recover.
The accident occurred on a street that
Is torn uD in the relaying OF trolley
tracks. II IS thought the bad condition
smash.
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DOWNS ONCE MORE
ATLIBERTY ON BAIL

BALTTMOFE Sept. 1s.-After having
been sent bac.. H. Jail because his bonds
man decided that he did not care 10
put up TIE money to guarantee his APP
uearance in court on Thursday next on
a charge Of grand larceny, William r
Downs, who is accused Of having taken
So, 30 from the city, has again been re-
leased. his father having succeeded in
convincing the old bondsman that his
son would appear Oh the day set for the
trial This viii be Downs fourth trial
On this charge
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CONSERVING NERVES
OF NAVAL OFFICERS

BERLR. Sept Is--The nervous sys-
tens Of tt officers Of the German navy
are being given especial attsntie7 By
the naval authorities, who declare VIC
tory in the next great naval var VII
depend l1rSeiy upon this point.
The quarters OF the crews ara kept
as sanitary az possible. and the food
is especially aDDetizinS and nourisainz.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
.M|NNES0TA'S
CONSERVATION
CONVENTION.
Advance Guard Is Now Arriv.
ing for Opening Session TO.
morrow Morning
SECRETARY BALuNGER WILL
DELIVER PRINCIPLE ADDRESS
Clifford Pinchot Will Not Be Able %
Attcnd-Every County in Minnesota
Has an Exhibit of Natural Re.
sources-Road Building q Part,

st. Paul, March 15.-The advance
guard of the delegates of the Minne-
sofa Conservation congress from dis
tant points in the state and many
from North and South Dakota began
to arrive in st. Paul today, although
the congress does not begin until to-
morrow morning. Great. interest is
being manifested in the meeting not
only throughout Minnesota but in the
neighboring states. Every county in
Minnesota will have some sort of an
exhibition. the mammoth stage of the
municipal auditorium containing the
agriculture, mining and timber re-
sources of Minnesota, and there will
be examples of road building and
kindred subjects.
Word has been receivd by Governor
Eberhart that Clifford Pinchot will be
unable to come to address the gather
ing as at first planned. Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger is now enroute
to st. Paul and his address on "The
Public Domain and National Obliga-
tions Regarding Its Disposition" will
be one of the features of the opening
day. Archbishop Ireland will call the
convention to order at 10 o'clock to-
morrow and deliver an address Of
welcome,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
MARRIED A TIMES
Couple Has Been Married in Every
State But Two

Newark, N. j., March 15-Ludwig
Lewisohn, a German professor and
writer, born in Berlin thirty years ago,
claims the unique distinction of being
married to his wife in every state in
the union except New York and North
Dakota. He has just added New Jer-
sey to the list. the nuptial knot be-
ing tied for the forty-fourth time.
This raises the question, Can a
man legally marry his own wife?"
Lewisohn, with his wife, walked into
the county clerks Office yesterday and
asked William Christian for a mar
rtage license. Lewisohn said that he
was eager to get certificate, which
would add this state to the list. He
was directed to the Office of Justice Of
the Peace Henry Bosset, swhere the
marriage was performed. The couple
smiled and appeared as happy as
though 1t was their first venture.
THE laws of New York are very pe-
culiar and l will some day have the
knot tied there" said Lewisohn 81
feel that I was not violating any law
and as my wife and love one anoth-
er, what harm ID there in it,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
ROOSEVELT IS
DELIGHTED
Old Smile Greeted His Admir-.
ers on His Return to
Civiliztion

Khartum. March 15.-Looking the
picture of health and physical fitness
showing in every line. Theodore
Roosevelt came hack today from the
long trai! over which he had spent
nearly a year in the pursuit of game.
Thousands of persons had gathered
here to see him, and they deserted
from afar the familiar form and more
familiar smile-made SO even to those
who had never before set eyes on the
ex-president Of the United States, by
the countless pictures of him which
have recently been published.
Later in the day there was joyous
reunion of Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt
and their children. Kermit and Miss
Ethel, in the north station of Khar-
tum. Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter
arriving there about $3.50 o'clock in
the evening.
A launch carrying the representa-
tives of the governor general of An
glo-Egyptian Sudan. Major General
Sir Francis -Reginald Wingate, sirdar
of the Egyptian army, met the steamer
Dial up the river On this. small craft
Col. Roosevelt and the members of his
party had voyaged for more than
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
MAY BE EWES SKULL
The Gibraltar Find May be 10000,
Years Old

Lndon, March 15-Prof. Arthur
Keith. curator of the museum of the
Royal College of Surgeons. who has
been engaged in an examination of
the famous prehistoric skull unearth-
ed at Gibraltar some years ago, an
nounced today his conclusions in the
matter.
II have little doubt that the skull is
that of woman" he said, land dis
carding technicalities. from the size
of her brain, she must have been a
shrewd one-probably woman, too.
of considerable spirit. One can
reckon partly accurately also the time
at which she lived. 1t must have been
at least six hundred thousand years
ago.
From the shape Of the jaws and the
fact that the muscles of mastication
were remarkably strong, it is possible
to deduce what this prehistoric woman
ate. Nuts and roots probably enter
ed very largely into her diet. She was
in tn ehabit of eating things which re-
quired great amount of mastication
before much nourishment could be de-
rived from them, hence the unusual
development of the jaw muscles.
"The men of six hundred thousand
years ago were without doubt long
armed. Their legs were short. and
they had abnormally thick necks. 1t
is clear too, think, that their brains
were far larger than has previously
been conceded to be the case. 1t
seems reasonably certain, too, that
they were able to speak to each 9TH
er. for from my examination of the
brain cavity of the skull. l have been
able to deduce quite clearly that the
cells containing speech were there.
"The prehistoric woman's skull in
dicates she had large nose. Her eyes
too. must have been prominent and her
palate was one-third larger than that
Of tho woman of today"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
PEARY'S PROOFS
WERE C0OK|SH
Beat the Discredited Explor.
er in His Final Dash to
the Pole

Washington, March 15.-Represen-
tative Englebright (Rep) of Cali
fornia, the only member of the house
committee who favored bestowine
congressional honors upon Com
mander Peary without an inspection
of the explorers proofs, says he will
force the committee to vote definitely
for or against Peary award If he
can.
Mr.. Englebright has dug up inter-
esting data concerning the speed
which can be made in Arctic travel,
the principal point made against Mr..
Peary in the committee being that he
could not have made the speed which
he declares he did in his final dash
for the pole. This speed was thirty
miles day in the journey to the pole,
and fifty miles q day on his return
trip.
A. D. Nash, a former government
mail carrier in Alaska, is quoted by
Mr.. Englebright as making a 1,40O
mile trip from Dawson to Nome with
dogs and sledge In twenty-six days. or
fifty-four miles day. A single trip
by Mr.. Nash from Candle Greek to
Neukluk, a distance Of 1O2 miles. is
said to have been made in seventeen
hours with mail and a woman passen-
ger on the sledge.
An average Of 121 miles per day
is said to have been made by the win
ming dog team in the race of the Nome
Kennel club of Alaska, over a 412
mile course. the full time being
eighty-two hours and two minutes.
MIR. Englebright declares Representa-
tive Macon, who made the chief at
tack upon Mr.. Peary's records, did
not quote fully enough from Greely's
records. in that these records show
that Lockwood made sledge trips
averaging 81 1-3 miles per day. in
stead of nine miles. as stated by Mr..
Macon.
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information, every employee of the
census bureau is prohibited, under
heavy penalty, from disclosing any
information which may thus come to
his knowledge.
II therefore earnestly urge upon
all persons to answer promptly, COM
pletely, and accurately all inquiries
addressed to them by the enumerators
or other employees of the census bu-
reau, and thereby to contribute their
share toward making this great and
necessary public undertaking a sue
cess.
I'm witness whereof have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this 18th day of March, A. D. 1910.
and of the independence of the Unit
ed States of America the one hun
dred and thirty-fourth.
WIN. H. Taft"
The proclamation is for the pur-
pose of removing fears from the
minds of some people who are of the
opinion that information which they
give concerning themselves to the
census taker may be used in some
way to the detriment Of their person
al or business interests. Against
any such abuse, however, the govern
ment has thrown the strongest safe
guards.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
Speaker Cannon Sends a Char
acteristic Letter to Illinois
Editors
PARTY DOES NOT TURN ASIDE
FOR STRANGE POLITICAL TOOLS
Present Tariff Law Is the Best the
Country Ever Had Both as a Reve.
nue. Producer and as a Sensible Pro.
= >tion Measure.

Sp, kfield, Ills, March 15.-speak-
er Cannon in letter read at a meet
ing Of Republican editors here today
removed his attack on the "insur-
gents and declared that all the
pledges of the platform will be kept
by the Republican party If 1t has the
continued support of the people.
Among other things the letter says:
"The Republican party has not dis
carded any Of its principles nor has
1t sought new issues simply for the
purpose of catching the crowd ever
ready for novelties. Where it has
added new plans to its platform it has
kept it's pledges. The Republican ma
jorities in the house and senate, CO.
operating with the president, placed
the Payne tariff law on the statue
books August s, or within less than
five months from the beginning OF
the session. Within six months after
its enactment that law has demon
strated that 1t is the best revenue pro-
ducer as we'll as the most scientific
adjustment of the protective duties we
have ever had fully justifying the
presidents declaration that it is the
best tariff law ever enacted. The Re
publican party did not promise free
trade tariff. nor downward revision,
but revision in which should be rec
ogntzed the principles of protection,
with minimum and maximum rates to
preserve without excessive duties
that security against foreign compe-
tition to which the American manu-
facturers and producers are entitled.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
WHOLESALE MURDER
Negro Admits killing sfor, Small Sums

Leavenworth, Kas., March 15-Gus
Thomas, alias Young, the negro
rushed to the Kansas penitentiary
two weeks ago to save him from mob
violence at Pittsburg, Kas., told the
story of the killing Of the Bork fam
lily. husband, wife and baby, to Craw-
ford county officials at the peniten-
tiary this afternoon.
Thomas, when first brought to the
penitentiary denied that he knew any
thing of the Bork murder. Edward j.
Merriweather, sheriff, d. H. Woolley,
county attorney, w. J.. True. assist
ant county attorney, and B. S. Gaite-
skill, lawyer, went to the peniten-
tiary this afternoon to get Tnomas's
story. They took with them Lulu
Scott. alias Young, the negro woman
living with Thomas when he was ar
rested. 1t was largely through her
efforts that Thomas was induced to
talk. Thomas was handcuffed, hands
behind his back. and allowed to go
into corner of large room where
he could be watched by an officer. He
talked earnestly with the woman in
low tone for half an hour. She urged
Killed Family for $50.
ED Charles and Fred Parks killed
the Borks," said Thomas in telling of
it. "They came to me to go along to
Frontenac junction and when l said
could go, Ed Charles took my fine
revolver and said 1 would have to
come down to get it back. l went
later, but l missed them altogether.
met Fred Parks the next morning.
He said Ed was drunk the night be-
fore and shot man and woman.
They both told me how it happened.
Ed said they were coming up the
road, and just as soon as they got
close to the man and woman he shot
twice at them. The woman fell over.
They shot the man as he was going
by and until he fell out of the buggy.
when he put some bullets in his back.
They did not know there was any
baby in the buggy until it was found
dead. Ed said he got $50 from the
man, but Fred said he only got little
change. l was glad when l got my
revolver back"
When asked about other crimes,
Thomas said:
"The first time I done anything
wrong in Kansas was the time me and
Ed Charles killed Jim White. We
killed Jim and got mighty little off
him. The next time. which was
good while after, we hit MIR. Louisee
on the head as he was passing the
cemetery. He put up fight and tore
my coat. :.
Shot the Cherokee Agent.
Charles slugged two women at
Franklin. They were grown women
and he hit the oldest one and knock
ed her out OF. a buggy. Charles.
knocked white boy in the head and
got twenty-five cents from him. I
had nothing to do with these.
RILEY Bradshaw shot the ticket
agent at Cherokee when we were COM
ing home from Baxter Springs. He
was taking the mans wife down to
the woods when the lights what was
turned of came on and he got scared
and let her loose. Ed Charles hit a
boy and girl with an iron in field.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15

DAY IN COURT
Kellog Had Today to Present
His Arguments Against
Standard Oil

Washington, March 15.-This was
the governments day in the hearing
before the supreme court of the Unit
ed States to substantiate the claim
that the Standard Oil organization
should be dissolved as violating the
exception of a few closing words by
John G. Milburn, one of the Standard
Oil attorneys who did not finish the
opening argument yesterday. the en-
tire time today was set aside for
Frank B. Kellogg to address the court
halls seeking to gain admission yes.
tarday were there again today
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
WARR|NG PARTIES
GOT TOGETHER
Some Prospect of the Philadel.
phia Strike Being Settled
at Once

Philadelphia, March 15.-The fact
that the representatives of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit company and
the officials of the Central Labof union
and the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees
were brought together late yesterday
afternoon for a friendly talk" and to
become better acquainted" is ex-
pected to lead to some definite propo-
sitions upon which negotiations can
be opened looking to a speedy settle
ment of the strike. Yesterdays con-
ference came SO suddenly that every
body was taken completely by sur
prise. That the opposing sides got
together for an exchange of views is
looked upon as sign that the transit
officials are willing to concede the
point, and discuss peace plans with
the strikers. The company had re-
peatedly announced to various COM
mittees seeking settlement that it
would not talk over the details until
the strikers returned to work and
opened negotiations as employees of
the company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-15
LORDS ENGAGED
IN SEN; reform
Are Considering Question of
Meeting the Rublic Demands
for q Change

London. March 15-The house of
lords entered upon p discussion today
of the self denying ordinance pro-
posed by Lord Rossbery preparatory
to the radical reform of the upper
chamber. Not seat in the chamber
was vacant when Lord Rosebery rose
to move that the house resolve itself
into committee 81, the whole to con-
slider the best means Of reforming
the existing Organization SO as to
constitute itself q strong and efficient
second chamber. AT the same time
he presented a SET of resolutions to
the effect that theFf was necessity OF
. strong and efficient second cham
ber for the we'll being of the state; /;
that such chamber would be best
obtainable by the :reform and recon
stitution Of the hSase of lords; and
that necessary preliminary to such
reform and re-co1s stitution was the
acceptance of the principle that the
possession OF peerage in itself
should no longer. .aHord the right to
sit. and vote in the house Of lords.
Lord Rosebery declared that the
time had come fon reform from
within without waiting for the gov
ernment to carry gut its proposals
to hamstring the peers and SO emas-
culate the house ot lords that Il would
become no better than a painted
chamber in which bS self respecting
person would carE 10 sit. He said
that 1t was swishas to establish the
etaetiNs. -pria0inla. itstnust not be
through, popular leeAions but by cleo,
tions by associations,s corporations
and county councils. ,Fna:,
Lord Rosebery poured scorn upon
the suggestion of single chamber
which he declared was q proposal to
dig the grave of. the empire. In
America. he said, the veto OF the SEN
ate was stronger than was even the
veto Of sovereign. He trembled at
the; scorn Of the United States when
contemplating Great Britain's one
eyed, one-legged search for consti-
tuition.
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Boats Can Ply Between Capi
tai City and Mandan- Man.
dan Isolated
WHOLE COUNTRY INUNDATED
BY STUPEMO0Us ICE GORGE
Mandan Below the Surface But Is
Protected by Dykes on Which Sand
Bags Are Being Piled-Homes ON
Flat Lands Under Water.

Bismarck, N. D., March 15.-There
is sea of water on the fiat lands be-
tween Bismarck and Mandan and the
Missouri river, ordinarily only a few
hundred feet wide, now reaches over
a distance of seven miles in width, so
that boats could ply between the two
cities. Comparisons show the water
is the highest since 1887, and only
a few inches below the high water
mark of that year.
The water on the low lands is sta
tionary this morning, but there is still
a firm ice gorge extending for sever
al miles south of the city and the
stage Of water depends on whether
this gorge breaks before the Willis
ton gorge water comes down from
above. All residents of the bottom
lands have been driven out and their
homes stand in several feet of muddy
water.
In Mandan. which is entirely cut
on by telegraph or telephone COM
munications from this city, the water
lis higher than the level of the main
part of the town but it is being held
out by dykes, which have been rein
forced during the night with sand
bags and various obstacles to the
passage of the water. The south part
of the town below the track is partly
flooded and some damage is done at
the fair grounds.
All train connections are broken.
There is stretch of two miles be-
tween the west end Of tho hrihko ond
Mandan where the track has been
torn and twisted and is now several
feet under water. The Northern Pa
cific has number of cars Of ballas.
ready to repair the track AZ soon AZ
the. water subsidies. There will be nc
trains from the west for at least for
ty-eight hours and it may be longer
unless the lower gorge of the river
breaks. Several of the steamers that
were caught by the ice have been de-
stroyed and one of them is at the bot
tom of the river at the wharf here.