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N. D. LAWYER
A Suicide
]. E. MeSSersmith Of Dickinson
Dies by Gun Route
i'll HEALTH PROMPTED DEED
YOUNG ATTORNEY, LEAVING
WIFE AND BABE AT SISTERS
RESIDENCE SUNDAY NIGHT,
GOES HOME ITO FIX THE FIRE.
AND KILLS HIMSELF.

Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 2s.--I4ast
evening, Joseph r. Messersmith, a
young attorney, shot himself through
the temple The deed was committed
with .s2-calibre revolver in the
kitchen of his home. He was alone at
the time, having preceded his wife
by a half hour from the residence of
his sister, Mrs. L. A. Simpson, wife of
State Senator Simpson, where they
had been for tea. Messersmith told
his wife that he would go over and fix
UP the FIRE so as to have 1t warm for
her and the baby. when they came
home
III Health the Cause.
The deceased was the only son OF
e. F. Messersmith, one of the pioneers
of the city, and attended the state
university at Grand Forks some years
ago. Poor health is given as the
cause Of suicide.
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VETERAN EDUCATOR DEAD.
Short illness Fatal to Or. Edward
MerreII at Ripon, Wis.

Ripon. Wis, Feb. 2s.-Edward Hun
tington Merrell. DID,, LID, one of
the most widely known educators in
the west, and president OF Ripon col
iege from 1871 to 1921, died last night
after a short illness. aged rs years.
DIR. Merreu was born in New Hart
ford, N. ". entering Oberlin In 1855,
and on graduation In 1859 was APP
pointed to the principalship, OF Hart
ford, Ohio, high school. In 1852 he be-
came professor in Ripon college. then
Brockway college continuing in the
institution as professor. then as pres
ident for twenty years. and again as
president until 1901, when he retired.
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PLAY
SUSPECTED
Whereabouts Of Cleveland,
Nd, Butcher a Mystery
RELATIVES FEAR The WORST
{. r. STERN RECENTLY SOLD
SOME LAND, AND AFTER CASH
ING $500 CHECK, DROPPED FROM
SIGHT - SEARCH FAILS TO
BRING ANY CLUES.

jamestown. n. D., Feb. 2s.-S. A..
Stern, a butcher of Cleveland, this
county, was in jamestown today, striv-
ing for a clue TO the whereabouts of
his brother, Ed. r. Stern, who disap-
peared several days ago while carrying
a considerable sum of money In his
pockets. Foul play is suspected by the
relatives ofs the missing man, and it is
that reward has been Of
fered by the family for news of him.
Inquiries Are Futile.
f. r. Stern recently sold a large tract
of land north of Cleveland and was last
seen just after he had cashed a check
for over $500. He said at the time
that he had left his little daughter in
Cleveland and expected to take a va
cation to his old home in New York
state and a visit IN the twin cities and
Aberdeen. For this reason little was
thought OF his absence for a week, but
when nothing was heard of him inquir-
les were sent to the different places
he intended to stop. Nothing had been
heard from him I'm any of them.
Murder Theory strengthened.
The foul play theory is strengthened
by the fact that Stern still has farm
property valued at over $4,000 and his
intimate friends here say he is not the
sort of a person that would hide, even
though he had lost the entire product
Of his last sale.
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washington, Feb. g.. That there is
a. clear and ins!stent call for postal
bank legislation from the great central
west Is made plain by the following
interviews with members OF congress
from states between Indiana and the
foot of the Rocky mountains.
Speaker Joseph Cannon: THE re-
publican platform outlined the policies
OF the republican party. believe in
the republican party and stand for
its policies. am not willing to run
q race with William j. Bryan or some
others might mention toward popu-
ism. The only excuse the republican
party has for living is that 1t is an
organization which stands by the poll
cies of that party and touching econ
on1ic and revenue questions 1t has sub
stantiaiiy stood by its policies from
the civil War to the present time. !
am convinced the real republicans IN
the senate and the house are endeav-
oring to keep now, as In the past. the
party pledges"
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REASON RESTORED
BY BULLET WOUND
INSURANCE AGENT BECOMES IN
SANE AND Is SHOT WHEN
ATTACKING GUARD.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 2s.--As
the result of a bullet wound in the
head. received when he attacked a
guard who was taking him to an in
sane asylum. Albert H. Beall. an in
surance agent of this city, is a pa
tient in a local hospital and apparently
restored to sanity.
In a maniacal rage Beall had quar-
relied with his guard and in the en-
suing struggle the mad man was shot.
The bullet cut a deep furrow along
the side of Bealls head. He dropped
like a log, his head striking the floor
with great force, and he was uncon-
scious when picked up.
Upon being revived, Beall was UNI
able to remember the events OF the
hours preceding. Since the shooting
he has exhibited no symptoms of in
sanity. The attending physicians have
been asked to observe him closely, and
If he appears to be of sound mind he
will be released from custody
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Solons Of the Northwest Are in Favor
Of the Postal Savings Bank Measure

Representative Charles r. Davis
rep, Minnesota: II will support the
postal savings bank bin If 1T provides
that the money deposited shall re-
main in local banks
Representative A. J. Volstead rep,
Minnesota: Il am opposed to any plan
that will permit taking money from
the northwest to New York for gamb-
ling purposes. The legislation might
be made full OF dangerous possibili-
ties"
Representative C. b. Miller, rep,
Minnesota II prefer to see the de-
posits In postal banks kept in the To-
calities In which they originate, but
wish to be convinced that such a
proposition is not unconstitutional
Representative Halyor Stevenson,
rep, Minnesota: Il am for postal bank
legislation. / introduced bin in the
last session of congress which provid-
I'd that the deposits be placed In state
and national banks In the communi-
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Fergus Falls, Mimi. Feb 2s.-whiie
running at forty niles an hour this
morning Great Northern train No .
from st. Paul to Minot left the track
near the Pelican river. four miles
northwest of this place The engine
shot down the embankment. turned
completely around and tipped over.
The tender and four cars followed and
were piled into "A zig-zag heap along
the right-of-way. Almost all tho
wheels were ripped off the cars, so
terrific was the strain as they were
dragged along the roadbed.
The next to the last coach did not
go down the embankment and the
sleeper, which was the rear coach, re-
manned on the track with the exception
OF one wheel.
Only one passenger was injured,
Mrs. LcdiaI Of Palermo. n. d., and her
wounds are not serious.
Fireman Almost Drowned.
The fireman, John J. PoErcba, 81
ST Paul, started TO jump from the cab.
He threw one leg out of the window
and just then the engine turned over,
pinning him beneath. The heat Of the
engine melted the snow and water
began to collect around the fireman,
who was laying with Is leg crushed,
pinned beneath the cab, and for a time
| II was feared that no would be drown
ed. AS 1t was he lay in the ice cold
water for several hours, and 1t is fear
ed that the shock and chill may cause
his death. His right arm and side
were badly scalded by escaping
steam.
William Scott. the engineer, did not
have time to jump, anu to this he prob
ably owes his life, as he would un-
doubleday have been buried beneath
the wreckage. He was thrown around
| In the cab and cut and bruised, but is
not seriously hurt.
! Chas. Bohall, a mail clerk, was the
most seriously injured. He was lying
asleep i'm the mail car, and when the
engine turned around 1t ripped a cor
ner Of the mail car and Bohall was
piled in amongst the wreckagc. That
I he was not instantly killed seems al
most miraculous. His back and hip
were badly crushed end ii is feared
he may not recover.
The others who were injured are not
seriously hurt and will be as well as
ever in a short time.
Winchester Is a Hero.
! DIR. w. ii. Winchester, one of tho
passengers on the train. who was en-
route from his home at Flint. Mich. to
Warren, Mimi, to attend the funeral
of his father, proved himself a hero.
He worked with fevcrish haste in the
wreckaEe and il was largely owing 20
his efforts that the fireman was at last
released from his periIous condition
DIR. Winchester lay beside tho appar-
entity doomed man for several hours
digging at the snow and dirt beneath
the cab until he finally succeeded in
getting him loose.
The passengers sent a message ia
St. Paul asking the Great Northern Of
ficials to reward his heroism in some
substantial way.
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MEAT PACKERS
To Be ARRESTED
WRIT OF cAPIAS ISSUED FOR
SEVERAL OF ALLEGED HEADS
OF MEAT TRUST.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Capiases for the
arrest OF the indicted meat packers
and summons for six indicted meat
corporations were ordered today by
Prosecutor Garven OF New Jersey, who
will later hand the documents over TO
Sheriff Kelly for execution. The sher-
if viii find out what ones of the in
dicted men are in his jurisdiction.
Counsel for James =. Bathgate, of New
Jersey, one OF the directors in the mea
combination. appeared before Judge
Blair and Carey today. Bail for $4,000
was furnished for his appearance in
court when wanted.
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BOMB is THROWN INTO
GROCERY IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Feb. g2s.-Bomb throwers
were again busy in Chicago tonight.
This time they threw q bomb loaded
with gunpowder, taclts and gravel into
a grocery owned by G. F1umerfreddo
on the north side. 1t was said the
owner had failed to reply to threaten
ing letters demanding money. A
crowd was in the place at the time of
the explosion, but no one was injured.
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sons from flying missiles and the po-
licemen's clubs. More than 100 arrests
were made.
At Forty fifth street and Lancaster
avenue today the stoRing of a car re-
suited in the calling out of the police
reserve One man was badly beaten
by the police, and sent to the hospital.
At another place near the scene of
this trouble. policeman suffered a
probable fracture of the skull in a pc
cullar manner. He was leaving pas
within car to stop a band of boys from
stoning the trolley, when the motorman
closed the door too quickly. The po-
liceman was tripped and was pitched
head first into the street.
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SPECIAL Session
OF Mine WORKERS
MEETING CALLED FOR ctNclN-
MATT, MARCH IA, TO HEAR
CONFERENCE REPORT

Indianapolis, Feb 2S.-A special
general convention of the Mine Work
ers of North America to be held at
Cincinnati, March IA, was called today
from the headquarters of the organi-
zation in this city. The convention
win act upon the conclusions of the
joint conference of the central compe-
titive district. Later a meeting is to
be held in Cincinnati, March Is.
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Washington, Feb. 28.-The manifold
public duties which take up President
Taft's time do not, however, prevent
his taking regular systematic exercise
in an effort to reduce his avoirdupois
and keep it near the 300 mark. If this
were a batting average instead of the
fractional part of ton, DIR. Charles
E. Baker would lose a good job and a
good time.
Every morning promptly at o'clock
the eminent physician appears at the
White House and for two hours he and
President Taft wrestle and box and
engage in other gymnasium work. The
doctor also advises the president about
his diet. He took charge of the presi-
dent back in 1906 when he was secre-
tary of war.
Considering the numerous banquets
and the advantages of his own Gull
nary department. DR.. Baker thinks the
president is doing well to keep his
weight down as low as he has.
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MORE TESTIMONY
IN SWOPE CASE
INVESTIGATION IN DEATH OF MO.
MILLIONAIRE MAY LAST AN
OTHER WEEK.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 2s.-Announc-
ing that the grand jury investigation
of the Swope mystery might last an
other week, County Prosecutor Conk-
ling continued to introduce testimony
before the grand jurors today. The Of
fetal said he was determined TO make
the investigation thorough
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RICH MAN FOUND
AS CHAUFFEUR
MAINE MAN is LOCATED IN CHI.
cAGo-cANNoT EXPLAIN
ACTIONS.

Chicago, Feb. 2s.-Charles A. Bean
a wealthy commission merchant OF
of Portland. Me-, who was found yes
terday at Hinsdale. ILL.,, after myster-
ious absence of nearly a month. win
be taken back to Portland tonight 90
tomorrow. A telegram today from
Chief of Police Dresser of Portland,
requested the Chicago authorities to
hold Bean in custody until the arrival
of detective from the east. The tele-
gram was said to have been sent "A
the request Of relatives of the missing
man.
When discovered yesterday Bean
was working as u chauffeur and was
apparently unable to give any account
of his wanderings since he left home,
Jan 81
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ties In which they originated"
~
Representative l.. b. Hanna, repub-
lican, North Dakota-'T will vote for a
postal savings bank provided the bill
is so drawn as to prevent taking
money from the territory in which 1T
Is deposited in the bank"
Representative r. W. Martin and
c. II. Burke, republicans. South Da-
kota-"The bill must be framed so
that money deposited in banks In the
northwest shall remain in that section.
We are In favor OF postal saving banks
and the original draft OF the senate
bill was the most acceptable to us of
any we have seem"
Representative A. j. Gronna, North
Dakota-'I am In favor Of postal sav-
ings bank legislation, but j will vote
against anything like the Root amend
nent We need all our money in the
northwest and am opposed to taking
the poor mans cash and investing It
in the lowest rate securities
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.MURMER PRAYER
IN DEATH CHAIR
NJ, Y. NEGRO PUT TO DEATH IN
SING SING FOR KILLING AN
OTHER COLORED MAN.

Ossining, N. Y, Feb. %. - Charles
Bowser Of New York, negro, was
electrocuted in Sing Sing prison today
for the murder of Eugene Hutchinson,
coIored. Bowser, who had shown signs
of breaking down in the death cell,
walked to the electric chair with
steady step. He was murmuring a
prayer as the current was turned on.
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KIRBY IS NAMED
AS ARBITRATOR
PROFESSOR or SOCIOLOGY AT
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY TO
HEAR RAIL OPERA
TORS DISPUTE.

Washington. Feb. 2S.Rev. DR. VIM
j. Kirby. professor of sociology at the
Catholic university Of America. Wash
ington, was today named as the third
arbitrator of the controversy that has
risen between the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, the Big Four
railroad. and the telegraph operators
OF tile two companies.
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PEACE REIGNS
IN SO. BETHLEHEM
STEEL STRIKERS, HOWEVER, RE-
FUSE TO RETURN TO WORK
AND PLANT CLOSES.

South Bethlehem, Fa.. Feb. 2S.-
Peace prevails in South Bethlehem and
its environs today, out the Bethlehem
Steel company, some of whose en-
ployes are on strike, was not able to
resume work. only small percentage
of the 5000 men reported for duty.
Most of the men want to work, the
officials, say but are afraid to run the
gauntlet of pickets.
Since the shooting on Saturday, in
which one man was killed, the foreign
element among the strikers has given
the state police little trouble.
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RIVERS IN OHIO
At FLOOD STAGE

Columbus, O., Feb. 2S.-The local
weather bureau today issued a warning
that there would be flood stage in all
rivers in Ohio except the Maumee.
The Sciotp river here has reached
eighteen feet, twelve inches over the
danger line.
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"POLICY LOAN"
ESCAPE TAXATION
U. 6. SUPREME COURT DECIDES
THEY ARE NOT LIABLE TO
TAXATION.

Washington. Feb. 2s.-That so-called
policy loans" or premium line note
loans" of insurance companies are not
liable to local taxation, was decided
today by the supreme court of the
United States.
The question came up In the Ease Of
parish of Orleans and the City of New
Orleans against the New York Life
Insurance Co
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INSURGENT DIPS
Pen IN VINEGAR
CONG. LINDBERGH CALLS POST
MASTER GENERAL HITCH
COCK A "PoLlTIcAL
DICTATOR"

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Representa-
tive Lindbergh of Minnesota, republic
can 'insurgent," has been aroused by
the refusal of Postmaster General
Hitchcock to accept Lindbergh's
recommendation for postoffice ap-
pointments and has written Mr.. Hitch
cock letter i'm which the congressman
called the postmaster general a poll
teal dictator and denounces him for
an alleged effort to defeat Lindbergh's
denomination.
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All But One Car Goes Into
Ditch In Minnesota
NORTH DAKOTAN IS HURT
TRAIN, WHILE RUNNING AT HIGH
SPEED, LEFT RAILS q MILES
FROM FERGUS FALLs-FIRE.
MAN WAS PINNED BENEATH
CAB AND ALMOST DROWNED.
THE INJURED

Mrs. Ledlal. Palermo, ~ D..
bruised and cut about head and
shoulders.
Fireman John j. PoFreba 81.
Paul pinned under cab four hours.
leg crushed, badly scalded and
chilled ny laying in ice water.
Chas. Boehsll, mail clerk, st.
Paul, seriously hurt about back
and hip. May not live.
William Scott, engineer, cut
about head and arm. Not serious
Roy Ellingwood, st. Paul, cut
and bruised on neck, arm and hips.
Frank u. Reed, baggageman,
head badly bruised.
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HOGS CLIMB NEAR
TEN DOLLAR MARK
SALES MADE IN CHICAGO MAR
kET TODAY AT $9.92La--PoRk
ADVANCES.

Chicago, Ill. Feb. 2s.Live hogs adj
vanced still closer to the $40 mark to-
day. Sales were made at 1927 per
hundred weight. Pork followed the
lead. and advanced is cents above the
highest point recorded Saturday, che
TOP price today being $24.70 per barrel
Tor May delivery.
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ARRAIGN HULL On
MURDER CHARGE
MO. PROSECUTOR REslsTs BAIL
FOR ALLEGED SLAYER OF
PROF. VAUGHN.

Kirksyille. Mo-. Feb. 2S.-Dr James
n Hull. indicted with Mrs Alma Proc
tor Vaughn on charge OF murder OF
prof John e. Vaughn. was arraigned
II court today After brisk legal
claah. in which Prosecutor Rieger re-
sisted All efforts to have bail fixed, the
hearing was adjourned until ?. m.
Rieger demanded that Hull be commit
ted 10 jail and kept there pending trial.
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RALLoTs or FIREMEN TO
BE COUNTED IN CHICAGO

Peoria. Ill. Feb 2s.-Pres. w. S.
Carter, OF the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Ffremen and Enginmen, re-
turned from st. Paul today. where he
has been for the last two weeks ar
ranging for the biennial convention to
be held In that city next summer. He
announced that the ballots on the pro-
posaI to enter into negotiations with
the railroads west OF Chicago to settle
wage difficulties will be counted In
Chicago next week.
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ROOSEVELT ON
WAY TO KHARTOUM

Gondokoro, Sudan, Feb. 2s.--On the
Upper Nile.--Colonel Roosevelt and
others of his immediate party sailed
today on the steamer Dial for Khartum
where they expect to arrive March To-
With the departure, the African scien-
tific expedition. under the auspices Of
the Smithsonian institution Of Wash
ington and led by the former president
of the United states. was for all prac-
teal purposes brought 10 close
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Spokane, Wash, Feb. 2s.-Fifty
or sixty dead is regarded as Q con-
servative estimate.
There is a fear that the number
killed at Burke may be even larger
than at Mace.
Every man who can be spared
from the rescue work at Mace has
been appealed to.
Doctors were rushed from Wal.
lace on special trains. From the
foot of the Anchor mine plant to
the Catholic church, about a half a
mile, the slide is thirty feet deep.
When the alarm spread through
the mining camp that Mace had
been almost wiped out by land
slide, mothers, wives and children
Of the men employed at Hecla,
Hercules and Anchor mines and
earetakers at the old Tiger Poor
man shaft began to seek places of
safety.
. Families of the miners that had
responded to appeals from Mace
we're unable to move and many
have been buried in the snow.
Because of the larger population
of Burke, about 600, the houses
are closer II her.
Mothers h. led their children to.
the side hills; brothers dragged
little sisters to places of safety,
and when the slide struck many of
the homes were deserted by fear
stricken women and children,
while the bread providers were
rescuing the injured at the
stricken sister town.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. 8.-Sixty
lives have been lost, it is feared,
in two great snowslides which have
brought disnay to mining towns
of +he rich Occur d'AIene district
in northern Idaho.
At 1o;45 last night, . snowslide
swept down the mountain striking
the little town of Mace, and bury
ina twenty five houses and their
sleeping occupants in a mass of
and ice at the bottom of the can
yon.
At $50 today, another slide
rushed down on the town of Burke
crushing a score of houses under
thousands of tons of earth and
snow.
Fourteen bodies have been re-
covered already from the ruins of
Mace. Sixteen dead have been
found and how many are still
buried can only be guessed at.
WalIa WaIIa, WASH, Feb. 2S.--
Special to The Union says:
Five hundred rescuers have taxi
en- out seven dead bodies while
twenty five men, women and child
dren were taken from the slide
alive that occurred at Mace last
night.
Il is known that 100 additional
are dead.
The slide is a half mile long
and thirty feet deep.
Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 2S.-An ava
anche, which has threatened the lit
Continued on Page Eight.
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AVALANCHE
DESCENDS
ON z TOWNS
twenty-five Persons Are Taken
From the Slide Alive
RECOVER 30 DEAD BODIES

OVER A SCORE OF FAMILIES ARE
BURIED IN PATH OF DEATH.
DEALING SLIDE AT 1850 p. M.
SUNDAY - 100 MORE SOULS
KNOWN TO HAVE Persisted
SNOW FILLS CANYON TO THE
pEPTH OF SO FEET-sPEcIAL
TRAINS FROM WALLACE CARRY
EVERY AsLE-RopIEn MAN TO
AID IN RESCUE.
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lished his headquarters for some
time.
Khartoum has always been a thriv-
ing trading center, dealing especially
i'm ivory, which the natives bring there
from the interior. 1t has direct access
to Cairo and the outside world, and is