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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
FoREIGN NEWS.

An explosion which wrecked the
plant of the General Explosives CON-
pany of Canada, located ear Hull,
Que, killed fifteen persons and seri-
ously injured fifty others. The force
of the explosion was terrific. The
country for miles around was laid
waste and many small dwellings in
the city of Hull on the side nearest
the scene of the explosion We're fiat
tened to the ground.
A large part of Carriage, Costa RIGA,
has been destroyed by a powerful
seismic movement. At least 500 per-
sons are dead and many hundreds in
jured. Scores Of buildings were
thrown down, among them the palace
of justice, erected by Andrew Carne-
gle. San Jose also was shaken, some
of the buildings being damaged. but
no deaths are reported in that city.
Before a vast audience the Royal
Geographical society of London pre-
sented Commander Robert E. Peary
with the special gold medal of the So
ciety and, through it's president, well
coined the American explorer as ":he
first and only human being who ever
led a party of his fellow creatures to
a pole of the earth.
Eight hundred bodies have been
taken from the ruins of the houses
overthrow in the earthquake at Cur
tago, Costa RIGA. The estimate of
the dead places the number at Loco,
but it is possible this will be ex-
ceeded.
Missionaries in Urumiah, Persia,
have appealed to the Russian govern
ment for protection against mobs eff
Infatuated Moslems who are threaten
ing a massacre of the Christians n
orthodox Syrians.
The Albanian revolt has received a
big impetus in the addition to its
ranks of Issa Coulatinatz, the famous
tribal ch~ieftain, and 10000 Of his men.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
FOREST FIRES
IMPER|L TOWNS
Flames Raging Over North
eastern Minnesota.
VILLAGE PARTLY BURNED

Settlement Of Tofte, Near Grand Ma.
rails, Loses a Number of BUILDINGS.
but Residents Save the Remainder
Of the Town-Aitson, Mich, Suffers
Considerable Damage as Result of
Bush Fires In Vicinity.
Duluth, May %11.-Judging from re-
ports received in Duluth the entire
northeastern part of Minnesota is
smoldering and smoking, with here
and there a forest fire blazing up and
threatening some settlers home or
some little village. From the Reser-
walton river, thirty miles beyond
Grand Marais, to points along the
Northern Pacific line, fifty miles west
of Duluth, come reports of forest fires
and from Ely to the lake shore the
woods are smoking and cracking.
Passengers on the steamer America
from Grand Marais brought the report
that the little settlement of Tofte was
about half destroyed by the fires.
Tofte is about twenty miles this side
of Grand Marais. Two dwellings, the
town hall, a church building and two
large new barns were burned to the
ground. The settlers succeeded in
saving eight other dwellings.
Along the shore line from the city
pumping station at Lakewood to the
Reservation river the smoke from the
fires can be seen. The woods are as
dry as finder and brands frequently
are carried one OF two miles by the
wind, starting new fires where they
fall.
The danger to the city pumping sta
ton seems to be over, although the
fires are still burning around Lake
wood. Railroad men reaching the
city from points along the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern report for
est fires all along the right of way of
these two roads.
Forest fires are burning fercely
north of Two Harbors. A number of
settlers have been burned out a short
distance from there and others are in
danger.
Forest fires are raging in the vicin-
ity of Kerrick and Nickerson and the
towns are in great danger, especially
Kerrick, where more than $780, 900
worth of ties, wood and telephone
poles are stored.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
POLITICAL NEWS.

Former United States Senator Will
lam r. Mason of Illinois declares that
"he was repeatedly notified before
Congressman Lorimer was elected to
his seat in the United States senate
o Illinois that the honor was for
sale and would go to the highest bid
der"
Commenting. in his Commoner on
the Chicago Tribune's presidential
noll Of Democratic editors William J.
BRYAN repeats that he is not a candi-
date for office and never again expects
to be.
St. Paul Republicans elected their
candidate for mayor. Herbert 2. KEEL
ler. hut tho Democrats retain control,
of the city council on joint ballot.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
The DEATH RECORD.

Thomas Byrnes, who. 40 New York
chief of detectives, was known
the civilized world as the
greatest thief catcher the world has
Aver produced, is dead in New York
city of gastritis.
walter Craig Kerr, hfty-one years
MD. az Donjan Hills. Z. J., one OF. the
worlds most eminent engineers. died
e nraemia at Rochester. MINI, fol-
lowing an operation for kidney t-ou.
BILE.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
BUSH FIRES IN MICHIGAN
Village Of Aston, Near Calumet, Par
TALLY Destroyed.

Soiy S0oIIVySOs
Calumet, Mich, May 1.-THE town
of Aston, this county, was partially
destroyed by bush fires. Five build
ings and a large amount of timber and
some railroad property were burned.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down. The flames are being fought by
section men and residents of the town.
The fire was started by brush heap
fires of farmers who were clearing
land. No loss of life has occurred,
though the entire town seems doomed
and the residents are fleeing.
Fires at Dollar Bay, which threat
ened the mills and the Dupont powder
plant, are under control. The woods
are dry and burn like finder, famed
by a twenty.mile gale.
The railroads all through the dis
trict have been fighting the flames for
several days.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
Third Arbitrator Chosen.

Washington, May 1.-William L.
Chambers Of Washington was appoint
ed az third arbitrator in the contro-
versy between the railroads west OF
Chicago and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen. He
will act with Chairman Knapp of the
Interstate commerce commission and
Labor Commissioner Neill.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
LoRImER WILL NOT RESIGN
Sees No Reason Why He Should
Leave the Senate.

Chicago. May 11.-United States
Senator William Lorimer was asked
whether he had anything to say in re-
ply to suggestions of some newspapers
that he resign from the senate.
Il can merely reply, as l have be-
FORE" he said, that I have no inten-
ton Of resigning and e no reason
why I should"
Senator Lorimer gave out the reply
while shaking hands with a crowd of
people which had flocked to the open
ing of his new bank.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-13
Heinze Faces Thirty counts.

New York, May 11.-At the conclu-
sion OF the cross-examination of the
governments accountants in the trial
of F. Augustus Heinze Judge Hough
dismissed the indictment of 1909.
Judge Hough also dismissed seven
counts Of the 1910 indictments, but de-
MED the motion to dismiss the others.
There are thirty counts left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Making Good in the Rig League

| The life of a ball player isn't very long, viewing it from the length of time in fast company. c. E. Van Loan writing in the June Outing, says in part:
 Major league baseball is hungry ma chine which takes the best there is in a man, and even before he has outlived his usefulness is training a younger man to take his place. The survival of the fittest rules in big league ball, just as it does everywhere else these days, and the player must deliver the goods or make way for the man who can. The pitcher who won the majority of his games last season, but is losing two out of three this year. knows that past performance can- not save him.
 He may have won a pennant for his team few years ago. He may have been the idol of few hundred thousand hur man beings, but when he begins to lose his games he finds that the same men who cheered him so wildly last year arc the men who bawl. Take him out! Git tn hook, Tn hook
 "A baseball crowd has neither mercy nor memory. It is the game which is be- ing played now which interests the base ball fan. not the one which won a pen- nant two years ago. The man who was! Huh, That was two years ago! It's the nan who is in baseball.
 '"rhe fellow on the bleachers wants a winner and the deadwood must go. If Christy Mathewson stays with the New Yoork team long enough. he will live to be hooted by Polo Grounds crowd. Will they remember, when that day comes, that Mathewson was for years the greatest pitcher in the world? No, but they will remember to remind him that he is out there on the hill with nothing but glove and prayer That's base ball for you.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

 Frazer in 1866. < two years after he set tied in the valley. It is 42 feet in height and it's branches spread 57 feet from tip to tip. This is shown by the positions of the two men at the sides of the ac- companying photograph, taken few days ago, when the branches were laden with pink and white blossoms.
 The trunk is seven feet in circumfer- ence at the base and measures six feet sis inches just below the first limb, which is four feet from the ground. and meas uree four feet seven inches. MT. Frazer, who planted the seeding, is standing at the trunk of the tree. The tree, is sound and healthy, despite the fact that it has produced fruit every season for nearly 70 years.
 Prof. w. s. Thornber. horticulturist of the Washington State college; J. A. Bal mer, former state horticultural cernmis- sic ner of Washington. and RIA. Jones, a practical orchardist of Spokane county composing the nomenclature committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
GIANT APPLE TREE IN
 WALLA WALLA VALLEY

Spokane, Wash, May 21-(Special) )-Ex- porienced growers predict that the Frazer apple tree, growing in the Walla Walld valley, near Walla Walla, Wash, south west of Spokane, will yield between 15O and 200 bushels of fruit this season, thus breaking it's record of 1261e boxes in 1907, the highest production from a single. tree known anywhere in the world. The tree bore 70 boxes in 1906. 42 boxes in 1908 and 45 boxes in 1909. More than 500 barrels of fruit have been picked from it's limbs since it came into bearing. the spring of 1S71- 5ss
 The tree was grown without irrigation from seeding planted by Cantrel R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Negro Wrecks Patrol Wagon

Chicago. May M.-A powerful negro. be- lieved to be insane, beat four police men and wrecked patrol wagon here today. The negro kicked Policeman ONeill through the door of the wagon the door going with the man. The negro kicked the sides of the vehicle out. Rein forcements were necessary to get the prisoner to jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Charged With Safe Cracking

Vernon, Tex, May Exchanged with cracking the safe of the Harold Bank of Harold Tex, three men were arrested last night near Frederick, Okla. and brought here today. They are Robert Huntley. alias Frank Holloway; Allen Hindglass, alias Al Inman, and Harry A. Warner. alias Dan O'Connors, all of Memphis. The alleged yeggmen were taken to Fort Worth. Tex, for identifica- tion by means of the Bertillon system. The bank at Harold was blown open on the night of May 13 and $7000 in cash was secured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

of the. Washington State Horticultural association, have sent the following re- port to that organization in classifying tn, Frazer tree:
 i've submit the name of Coppeii and the following description: The fruit is medium to large, roundish oblate, irreg- ular and slightly ribbed. The cavity is deep, broad, russeted and slightly wavy. The stem is short and heavy. The basin Is narrow, abrupt deep and wavy. The salyx is half open to closed.
 1; ;.'The color is yellowish green, faintly nlottled with reddish purple in sunny side -dots are large. irregular green and rus seied. The flesh is yelowish white, mel How juicy, coarse-grained, of mild
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
SOCIETY IN NEW YORK
By MARGARET WATTS DE FEYSTER.

1 is back in this country after six months
 spent in Europe.
 The wedding of Miss Charlotte I. Grin
 nell, daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. Morgan
 Grinnell, and Alexander Forbes of Boston
 will be celebrated in town on June 4, at
 36 East Fiftieth street. Waldo Forbes
 will assist his brother as best man.
 Other brothers are Ralph Emerson
 Forbes, whose wife was Miss Cabot, and Cameron Forbes, governor of the Phil | ippines. His mother, Mrs. William Hath away Forbes, is daughter of the late | Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 Oyster Bay is beginning to show signs of life after It's winter nap, and there is much excitement in the air over the re- turn of the Roosevelt family. The mar riage of Miss Lorraine Roosevelt to Mir. Langdon Warner at Oyster Bay brought together many members of the family. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. J. West Roosevelt and made her debut in society four years ago. There are so many im- portant members of the Roosevelt fam fly abroad now that is seems a pity the wedding could not have been celebrated later MT. and Mrs Douglas Robinson and their son, MT. Monroe Robinson, for instance. are making a trip around the
 world and being lavishly entertained, and will not return to this country before June. Mrs. Douglas Robinson was Miss Corinne Roosevelt. a sister of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. This will be the second wedding in the Roosevelt family within the last year, and 1t Is rumored that there will be one or two engagements announced later which will be of general interest.
 Frederick Townsend Martin will remain abroad until October.
 Col. John Jacob Astor and his son Vincent have returned from Europe. Tt looked for a time as though many Americans would have to change their plans on account of the death of King Edward. A large number had made ar- engagements to attend the International horse show in London, which opens June 6, and it was feared that the death of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Many Millions n Year for "Fin.,

Many Millions Year for "Fiz.'
 From the Detroit News-T Tribune
 From years end to years end the hiss and sparkle at Uncle Sans soda foun- tain never ceases. In olden days it used to go by seasons. Nobody ever thought of eating ice cream in the winter, but the modern thirst is a 12-month affair -unquenchable Big fountains no more shut down on their business in the win ter than do tailors or grocers of mer- chants in any other line of commodities. Four hundred and seventy-nine million, sixty-two thousand five hindred gallons is the aggregate amount of carbonated water gulped by American each year. ac- cording to the most reliable estimates. To pay for this river of froth and bub- ble, 10000 million nickles change hands annually. tes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
To Combine Plantation.

Colombo, May 21.-(Special.)-A huge combine is in formation of Ceylon tea and rubber estates. The combine will in- clude plantations to the extent of 26OOO acres, 17,COO of which are rubber planta- tions and about 5000 acres of which are tea plantations, the rest being unculti- vated.
 The total converted capital subscribed is $7O0O, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Earth Tremors Cease

San Jose, Costa Rica, May H.-The earth tremors. which followed the de- struction of Cartago. have almost en. tirely ceased. There has been no shock in any part of Costa Rica during the past week. Photographic communication is established to all points in the repub- lie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Imnortant Diacoxerx

Johannesberg, May 21.-(Special )zIm- portant discoveries have been made in Johannesburg with regard to the manu- facture of cyanide, which is so largely used in mining operations. The dis covery will do away with cyanide impor- tations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Calculating

From the Washington Evening Star.
 1Mr. Nippen always wants the most possible for his money
 "Yes. He invariably selects a cloudy day to go to a baseball game in the hope of seeing several innings and then getting rain check"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Women vote in Church

Geneva May 21.-(Special 1.-The Cam ton of Geneva has adopted by plebis- 2152 men voting for and 1Si9 against the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
sultan Pardons PfIsone.

Constantincple. May -(Special. )--The new Sultan df Turkey has celebrated the first anniversary of his ascent to the throne by pardoning large number of prisoners. e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

King would cause it to be abandoned ai- together, at least posponed.
 However King George asked that no change be made in the programme and it will go forward as originally outlined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

The death of the King meant a loss of social prestige in the wedding of Miss Margaretta Drexel to Viscount Maid stone. The King had promised to attend in person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

A special inducement to get yourself a spring sack suit now, 5000 will get you one worth $2O.00. See them.
 Varley & Bauman Clo. Go.
 1910 Sd Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

sub- acid to sweet flavor and of fair quality
 '"The cup is conical. stamens medium, core large, closed seeds, few dark brown and plump. The season is early to med ium winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

Plans for the wedding of Miss Evelyn Fiske, daughter of the late MT. and Mrs
 Harvey F'iske, and MT. John w. Du B. Gould will be completed and 1t will be eel ebrated in the Presbyterian church in Ewing, N. J. on June T. Miss Fiske will be attended by Miss Susan M. L. Gould, a sister of her fiance. Miss Morton Reil- ey, of Philadelphia, and Miss Marion Har- ris, of this city. She will have her two little nieces. the Misses Evelyn and Louise Thurber. daughters of MT and Mrs. Samuel w. Thurber of No. 104 East Thr- ty-Ninth street, as her flower girls. MT. Gould will have his brother. MT. Francis Gould as his best man and the ushers are to be Messrs. Cecil R. Annette, Guy Carleton, Earle Barnes and s. Duncan Marshall, Jr. There will be an elaborate music programme, and MT. Bruno Hum, an intimate friend of the Fiske family will be at the organ. A reception will be held at the home of Miss Fiske, In Wil- burtha. N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden and the Misses Burden will stay for a time at Newport before going abroad for the summer. Mrs. Burden is a sister of Mrs. Cutting, who after a short stay here re- gently returned with her son, James de Wolfe Cutting, to her home in Paris. where she has lived for many years. MT and Mrs. J. Innes Kane. who left on Thursday for Europe. will make a six months automobile tour
 From Paris comes the announcement that Miss Elsa Burgess, a daughter of the late Wm. H. Burgess, is engaged to MT. Frank Low F'earon, of this city. Miss Burgess is abroad with her mother and her marriage will be celebrated in Paris on June 15. She is sister of Mrs. William S. Gurnee. Jr After their we'd ding MT. Fearon and his bride will come to New York enroute for Shanghai, China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
Mondays Specials From 2d Floor

New lot of Chdrens Rompers at .................2
 800 Childn's Pecoats the BOG kind
 Infants's at .3ec line Baby pibs i0c
 line of nfanss .39o
 of Infants $50 New line of Chidrcns Cuimps .S 25 Chidrens Dresses, .59c Chidrens Drawers all loo Ladies' Chemse 49p Ladies Corset Covers special sos values trimmed 96o Slips S 25 .4eo .25c Ladies Aprone ham .25o 100 Ladi 500 Ladies Gngham Petcoats special soc Knit value 25o 35c Iadie i9o taped i0c Union a5c 96t Misses Mddy Bouses .s8s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

is back in this country after six months spent in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

Col. John Jacob Astor and his sor Vincent have returned from Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

Frederick Townsend Martin will remain abroad until October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22
.GaayRz yRz2ua
Interest Unabated Disposal Womens Summer Ores
 New Shipments Make this Sundays News of Special (

ne"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-22

Reginald c. Vanderbilt attended the Montreal horse show with Frederick H. Paine as his guest. William K. Wander bilt and William K, Jr., will remain Tn Paris until after the races. MT. and Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt are touring Europe in a touring car. George w. Vanderbilt
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-19
Risk Lives to sa.e Girl.

Georgetown. COL, August 6.-For
tKo hours recently Ms Mabel LINN
Vas held 4 prisoner n n ledge Of
rocks 1000 feel above the city. and
while a party OF loeaI men dared
death 10 20 % her rescue her screams
Of anguish md cries Isr help Eapt
Georgetown n a state Of excitement.
She finally ~ taken from her peril
onH position By George LAyden md
John Hart. but not until she was m
conscious and weak from the los Of
blood from = dozen wounds on her
limbs and bodY.
The young woman alone had climb
ed 10 dizzs height On Republican
Mountain. which rises within the HIIY
limits. She vas prepared TO descend
when rock On which aha was stand
ing broke loose dropping her Ike a
wedge between two huge bould1rs.
He screams could be heard In every
part of the city and : party OF men
with lanterns Immediately went IN he
direction from which tie sound came.
L vas o'clock before she Wa 10
Gated and rescued. IN the meantime
almost the entire population Of
Georgetown had gathered at the foot
Of the mountain and watched the
lights Of the reseuers.
The young woman had 10 be carried
down the PERCEPTIONS mountain ID the
Georgetown Hospital. The trip ms
extremely hazardous and time after
time Hart and Layden we're forced to
drop the unconscious form OF the glrl
to save themselves from being pIung-
ed 10 death down the steep mountain.
Nearly an hour was required 10 make
the descent On account of the dark
ness. and when the cIIY was reached
both the men we're n m exhausted
condition.
Miss Lynn was given medical at
tenlion Immediately. t was found
that no bones were broken and the
doctors say she will recover.
The place At which he young NO
nan was imprisoned vas at the edge
Of \ cliff 1000 feet hlgh. Had the
opening between the rocks been large
enough for her body TO pass she
undoubtedly would have been dashed
To death,
Tho heroic rescue b. Hart and Lay
den Ii the talk OF Georgetown t0day
and a movement may be started to
get them Carnegie bravery medals.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-19
.al,e Then : Place 70 Play

Plenty Of room Tor dives and dem
lgIItter and glare Of HInl;
Plenty Of room FOR prison pana
lEather the criminals nj.
Plenty Of room for fails nd courts
1xIlllng enough 10 paYl.
But never a place for the Iads to race
no, never ! place 70 play
Plenty Of room for shops and stores
IMammon must have the best
Plenty Of room for the running sores
thai rot In the city'a breast
Plenty Of room for lures that lead
The hearts Of youth aaLray:
But never q cent on playground spent
no. never place 70 play
Plenty Of room Tor schools and halls.
plenty of room for ar.
Plenty of room for teas and BALL.
platform, aIage and mart.
Proud Is the eIfY-=she finds n place
for many > fad to-day:
But she's more Ihan blind ! she fail
10 find place for the boys II
pIaY
Give them a chance for innocent
sport, give them chance for
fun
Better playground plot than a court
and Jail when the harm is DONE
Give them ehance-lf you stint
them now. tomorrow you'll have
70 pay
A larger bill for darker II; so give
them place 10 play !
Dennis !. Mccarthy.