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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
Colorado ConviCts Attempt to
Dynamite Penitentiary and
Escape and Two Are Killed
and Two Others Wounded.
CELL KEEPER is WOUNDED
Warden Discovers Convict Williams
Lighting Fuse, and, by Quick
Work, Prevents the Escape of 100
Prisoners.

Canyon city, Colo, April 26.-
Harry Brophy and Andrew Johnson.
convicts, are dead today, John Brad
ley and w. ]. Williams are wounded
Bradley fatally, and Cell House
Keeper Emery is wounded as a re-
suit of an attempt Of five prisoners
to dynamite the state penitentiary
and escape
But for the quick work of War
den lyman who shot down Convict
Williams, probably 100 prisoners
would have been killed in an explo-
sion of dynamite
lyman discovered Williams light
ing the fuse to 1--WE sticks. of dyna-
mite which were buried in the north
prison wall. He shot him and the
convict fell before he touched on the
fuse.
John Miller, the fifth conspirator
escaped injury. Brophy is believed
to have planned the escape. He was
serving a 14-year sentence for bur-
glary.
When Keeper Emery was bringing
the prisoners back to their cells at
$3.50 in the evening, Brophy un--
locked his cell door with a key se-
cured from some unknown accom-
plice. With his four companions.
who like him, were considered too.
dangerous to take to Chapel, Brophy
waited until Emery had removed
the steel bolts over the cell door.
Then he dashed out and shot Emery
through the foot.
Using Bmery's body as a shield.
Brophy unlocked his fellow conspir-
ators and they all dashed for the.
window of the cell house William
dropped through the window to the
prison yard. He was followed by
Brophy. BY this time the guards
were aroused. One Of them saw
Brorhy and shot him through the
head, killing him instantly.
AS johnson followed Brophy into
the yard the guard shot him. The
bullet penetrated the skull and
Johnson dropped dead in his tracks.
AS Bradley dropped from the win
dow, the guard shot him through
the abdomen innicung probably
fatal wound.
Meanwhile Warden lyman found
Williams lighting the fuse hidden in
the north cell lyman shot him IN
the leg. He was placed in the pris-
on hospital under guard.
The authorities are trying TO fnd
out where the convicts secured the
arms and dynamite they used.
During the battle the other pris-
oners remained in line in front OF
the cell house.
They were standing near the
north wall. not far from whore will
liams attempted to blow It down.
Had ne succeeded in setting of the
explosive, probably a hundred prls
oners would have been killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
OLDEST
HOUSE
BURNED

Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock,
the old Bush house, two miles north
of Salem, on the Fair Grounds road,
was burned to the ground. Phil
Painter, the occupant, lost practical
ly all his household goods. There
was a strong wind blowing, which
blew burning shingles for half a
mile and set fire to the roof of E. t
Halls barn. With the help of neigh
bors the barn was finally saved, only
about half of the roof being burned
on. The Bush house was said to be
the oldest house in Marion county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
CoIonel RooseveIt BusY.
(By a stan Correspondent OF

(By a star Correspondent of the
United Press.)
Paris. April 26.-Constantly In
creasing correspondence prevented
Colonel Roosevelt from visiting the
Meudon military aerostatic park To-
day.
Instead the former president went
to the Luxembourg and Viewed paint
ings by great masters.
Later Roosevelt and Ambassador
Jusserand had luncheon with Pre-
mier BRAND.
Roosevelt had planned to visit the
aerostatic park. as he Is interested
in aerial problems. He expressed
the belief that airships would have
an important part in the next great
war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
Famous Case Has Shaken
British Home Office and
Promises a Complete Over
hauling of Nations MagiS-
tracy System.
AMOUNT OF THEFT 10 CENTS
Coal Company Prosecuted Twelve
Year-Old Son of Alfred Bullock
and Probably Will Result i'm an
Investigation.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

London, April 26. - Beginning
with the incident of the theft of 10
cents worth of coal by the 12-year-
old son of a Haywards Heath black
smith, what is known as the "Bul-
beck case" has broken into parlia-
ment shaken the British home Of
flee to it's foundation, taken up col
umns of space in newspapers all
over England and promises to end
in complete overhauling of the
country's system of magistracy
Alfred Bullock is a skilled work
man of whom his neighbors, patrons,
clergymen, the police, and, in fact
everyone who knows anything of
him, speak in the highest terms
Ten days ago, his 12year-old son.
Charles, picked up lump of coal
from a heap in the yard of a Hay
wards Heath fuel company and tried
to carry it away.
The company prosecuted him be-
fore the local magistrates, a bench
made up of Philip Secretan, the for
mer high sheriff of Sussex and Ma
jor Farquharson and w. G. Rem
shaw, two big landholders in the
neighborhood. 1t was conclusively
shown that the boy had never before
been in trouble, that he was a regu-
lar, we'll behaved and studious at
tendant of the village school, that
he he'd no use for the coal and that,
though he admittedly took it in g
spirit of mischief, he was naughty
but NO vicious.
The magistrates themselves
agreed that he seemed a good lad. J"
They felt, therefore, they said, that
he must be given a severe lesson to
keep in the straight path. They ac-
cordingly sentenced him to six
lashes from the village constable
and to six years in reformatory, at
the same time requesting his father
to pay $3.50 costs and so cents
weekly toward his sous maintenance
during the period of his imprison-
ment.
II so happened that the case,which
is far from unusual in Great Britain.
was given rather more than the
average of publicity. A tremendous
outery Immediately started. Home
Secretary Winston Churchill was
questioned concerning it from the
floor of the House of Commons. He,
in turn, telegraphed TO Haywards
Heath for particulars. Then he took
steps to have the sentence modified
or a full pardon granted. In the
meantime the boy was 1ogged, how
ever. and is still detained in custody
until the home secretary can set the
necessary machinery in motion for
his liberation. Now movement has
been started toward the obolitton OF
the administration of justice In the
lower courts by benches OF laymen
and the substitution for them OF
regularly qualified lawyers for such
positions.
TIE popular view is that the men,
beTs Of the bench which acted in the
''BuIbeek case" are of the quite COM
meR type of English country gentle
mon whose regard for the rights oi
property" has degenerated into a
kind of mania. The British press
charges that this mania is danger
GUS. Magistrates secretan. Far
quhaEson and Renshaw orer no de-
tense except that they think they
did right
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
Looking for Embezzler.
[uN1Tnp PREss LnAsEp VIM.

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
San Francisco, April 26.--The
police department today received a
"tip" to the effect thas George Dor
man, formerly city auditor of New
ark, N. j., who is accused of $780,
600 shortage in his accounts, is en-
route to the Pacific coast.
Detectives are keeping constant
watch on the hotels.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
Lost steamer sighted.


New Orleans, La. April 26.-The
pleasure steamer Morcate, with a
score of society people aboard was
sighted today on the farther side Of
Lake Ponchartraih. The steamer
was thought to have been lost in a
recent Rtorm.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-26
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
PASTORS HOME
FIRED BY Thugs
BLAZE DISCOVERED ONLY IN
TIME TO SAVE RESIDENCE
OUTCOME OF BIG
RAIDS.

Lakota, N. D., Oct 1s.-Following
closely upon the receipt OF letter
threatening dire calamity should he
| persist In the prosecution of blind
piggers," Rev Il. M. Stephenson, pas
tor Of the First Methodist church of
this city, almost met death in a fire
which destroyed a portion of his home
and which evidence tends to indicate
was of incendiary origin. Awakened
by the smell of smoke, Rev. Stephen
son arose from his bed to find the
kitchen a mass of flames, and he just
had time to awaken his children. who
were sleeping on the second floor, in
time to save them from suffocation
The door to the kitchen was found
to be wide open and as there had
been no fire in the kitchen stove for
two weeks, the only conclusion gained
by the authorities Is that incendiaries
were at work
Rev. Stephenson has been a leader
in the reform movement in Nelson
county for several months and has
taken prominent part in several
cases which have led to the arrests Of
alleged violators OF the prohibition
law. His activity in this line resulted
In his being made the recipient of a
letter short time ago in which vio-
lence was threatened should he persist
In his plan of endeavoring to stamp
out the blindpig, and the sender Of this
letter, the officials believe, had some
thing to do with the fire,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
DASHED THROUGH
A WALL OF fire
DICkINSoN'S MAN NARROWING
EXPERIENCE WHEN HEMMED
IN BY FLAMES.

Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 1S-Hemmed
in by fire on all sides when he attempt
ed to run his automobile down a lane
to the Fred Hewson residence where
help was needed when a prairie fire
swept over a large section south of
here, E. A. Lillibridge took the only
course open and drove his car through
the line Of fire to safety, only receiv-
ing severe burns about the face and
hands. When he started his car down
the lane there was no fire in sight,
but the wind suddenly changed and
drove the flames rapidly into the high
grass and hedge at the side of the
road, and in a moment the machine
was surrounded by flames. To abandon
the machine meant its destruction, so
Lillibridge drove directly through the
flames at top speed and was enabled
to save both his life and the machine.
V. A. Hill was in the machine and also
received numerous burns.
Plain schooI mats at Nashold'a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
MOTHERS LETTER
PROVES GODSEND
SAVES YOUTH FROM TERM IN
WARD COUNTY
JAIL.

Minot, N. d.. Oct. 1s.-A mothers
letter saved Paul Smith from a SEN
tence in the Ward county Jail for
stealing ride on a 500 railroad freight
Train. 1t was a letter thanking the
young man for letter containing
money that he had sent 1t follows:
MY Dear Son: Your letter with the
$oV came like godsend to us. / have
PAID the rent and now will not have
70 move With the balance bought
q new dress for Jennie and am send
ing her to school. God bless you, my
son, for your kindness to your mother"
Paul Smith had been arrested upon
the complaint of a special agent of
the 500 railroad, having been caught
In the act OF stealing a ride from
Velva to this city A local humane
officer CHANGED to hear of the case and
was talking with Smith when the
young man told his story, stating that
he had sent all his money to his mother
that she might be spared a home, and
that was the reason he had stolen the
ride. The mothers letter proved the
story and when arraigned in court the
Judge Immediately dismissed the de-
PENDANT.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
WHAT is WHO'LL
It Represents Twenty Years Work
Of Two Eminent Chemists.

After twnety years of study two emil
nent French chemists discovered a
method by which the alkaloids or medi-
cinal elements of the Gods liver
might he separated from the useless
oil or grease, retaining all the good
of cod liver oil and dispensing with
the bad, as the oil has no medicinal
value. These medicinal elements
blended with tonic iron and mild
medicinal wine-rnake Vinol.
Vinol Is not a. secret medicine, as
its ingredients are printed on every
bottle, and in all cases where the
healing, strengthening influence of cod
liver oil Is needed, Vinol will give
better results, for it contains all the
curative medicinal properties OF cod
liver oil, but without the oil, and it
is easily assimilated and acceptable
to the weakest stomach.
For all rundown, weakened condi-
tons, and to cure chronic coughs
colds and bronchial troubles, Vinol is
unexcelled. We sell it always with
the understanding that IL 1t does not
do all we claim for 1t, we will refund
the money paid us for 1t. Fout q
PoTterfield.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
Trotter News,

,Irotter, N. d., Oct. 14.-To The For.
UNI: Mr.. Wakefield autoed to Wi
oaux this week after o'clock in the
evening. That certainly beats driv-
ing horses.
Mr. Toby has been a Beach visitor
twice this week.
Mr.. Orr has gone to Fargo to spend
week buying cattle
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber have returned
to their claim shanty. Mr.. Barber is
putting up a dam to catch some of
the stray water as it is scarce arti-
Gle out here.
Mr.. Tasker is busy cutting his flax.
Mr.. Johnson transacted business in
Beach all of last week.
The people from the Rush farm No.
l and the Hop ranch made a trip to
Cedar Top, fine trip with a lot of
sights to see
Mr. Wilson was in Wibaux on bust
ness this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. WOODBURY. were in
Beach this week.
Potatoes are a good yield in this
country some places they average $50
bushels to the acre.
Two large antelopes were seen tray-
cling through the country. They were
driven from their old quarters by the
fires.
Invitations are out for a dance Nov
29, given by the Merry Makers. Ev-
erybody invited.
Floyd Powell spent few days with
the Orr boys last week. Cor. T.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
Devils Lake Mayor Tells of the
Sensational Booze Raid There

Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. 15.-To The
Forum: In view Of recent reports that
have been published broadcast from
this city in regard to alleged fragrant
violations of law, and in view OF the
action Of the attorney general of the
| state coming here on the eve of the
ensuing election, and of the arrest, on
his advice of several persons on a
charge of blind plugging, / deem it my
duty in the interest of truth and in
behalf of city whose people are as
law abiding and decent in every way
as the people ,of any other community
in the state, bar none, to correct the
erroneous impression that is sought to
be conveyed.
In the first place, the two newspa-
pers published here opposed my cleo
ton as mayor last April. One of them
is democratic in politics, and If it
should fail in its efforts to engender
strife and discord among republicans
(this being a republican community,
there would be no excuse for its ex-
tstence. The other paper advocated the
candidacy of the gentleman who ran
against me. These newspapers volun-
tarily wrote the platform of the mayor
atty campaign. had nothing to do
with it. made no reply to their
charges. The platform-the one they
were kind enough to write for me-
was brief. It was to the effect that If
was chosen mayor, / should run a
wide-open town" Notwithstanding all
this, / was elected by a vote of three
to one over my opponent.
Not having a local organ in which
to defend the good name of the city
and to give the facts concerning my
administrator Of its affairs, am
obliged to ask for a hearing in the
columns of those journals in which the
aforesaid reports have been published.
1t is doubtful il Devils Lake has ever
been entirely free of petty law break
ers. / am sure 1t has never been free
of political agitators When / took
Office, / instructed the police particu-
larly in regard to their duties under
the liquor law, and the statutes per-
tanning to other immoralities More
than that, I personally visited the peo- /
pie that were reported, both before and |
after my incumbency, to be engaged |
in surreptitiously dispensing strong
drink, and told the proprietors thereof |
that they must desist from the prac- |
tice under penalty of prosecution |
There has not been single week (and /
It often happened daily since / came |
into office that the police has not ar
rested some one for violating the liquor |
law, and the persons apprehended have
been justly tried and when convicted
duly punished. Still the platform
Iwv
oy innuendo, to attempt to justify their
pre- election predictions.
Two weeks ago again personally
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18

ton was lost by a lack of a majority.
The ordinance without any amend
ment was presented for passage on
its second reaolng, ana was lost by
big majority voting against 1T. Many
contended that during the winter
months there were in the neighbour
hood of 5000 young people who came
to the city to attend the two colleges,
and it should be the councils duty to
name closing hour of pool and bill
lard halls so that students would not
spend half the night in them, when
they were supposed to be pursuing
their studies.
Before final passage of the ordinance
was brought up, the councilmen stat
ed that nearly all pool and billiard
hall owners were willing to pay the
license stipulated, but as the measure
failed to pass the ordinance went by
in its entirety.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18

warned those who were accredited with
selilng liquor illegally; for as the state
poHtlcal campaign came along, the
| accusations and agitation became mora
pronounced Two nights later. between
the hours OF 2 and o'clock. the sheriff
and several citizens who were acting
as deputies raided the suspected places
Inc raid was conducted with such
secrecy that 1t came like bolt of
hghtning out of a clear sky. And what
happened? In not one OF the seven
places raided was any liquor found.
Two and one-half cases Of beer were
afterwards found in an unoccupied
store room. After the raid the editor
OF one of the local papers who had act
ed as deputy, while at his office. re-.
celVed gun shot wound in the fIeshy
part OF one arm. Here, then. was
complete justification of all that had
been said about the bad character Of
Devils Lake and its inhabitants. Since
that very mysterious incident many
reputable visitors TO the enterprising
city have come here in fear and trern
bling, and outsiders who read the lurid
accounts of outlawry are struck with
feelings of horror.
Still the day Of election, now only
three weeks away, came nearer and
nearer. When the attorney general ar
rived, accompanied by an assistant. ii
is matter of common report thai the
distinguished law officer of the state,
VINO was recently nominated by the re-
publlcans for attorney general, Is OPEN
~ advocating the reelection of the
democratic governor (Whose home is
here in this evil abode). OF course he
mas right to change his politics if he
chooses. / am sure Iaat Devils Lake
is no worse morally than when the
governor came to reside here, twelve
years ago; and no worse than il has
been at any time since he became gov |
ernor. four years ago. But of course
there cannot possibly be any connec-
tlon Whatever between the present agi- I
eatlon and the governors campaign for |
e-election. So will let that pass, and |
conclude, Notwithstanding the general
that that is the sole reason,
with this statement: that Devils Lake |
10 q peaceable, law abiding city of g.
200 people, almost all of them OF good
moral character: a few OF them, no
doubt bent upon career of disobed- /
fence or law. as In every other com
and very small number of
agitators who have not had their way,
Furthermore. life and +
are as safe In Devils Lake as
n any city in the world.
AS the present head of the city gov
ernment. and in Justice to its law
Abiding citizens, believe that the zrue
state OF affairs here should be made
public and the misstatements publish- /,
"a, refuted. Yours truly,
J. r. McClory, Mayor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
How to nislnfsct Books.

st. Adams Messenger: Dr. Bingham
H. Stone, director of the state labor
atory, who recently attended the an
nual convention of the American
Health association in Milwaukee, Wis,
Is sure he brought back one idea that
will prove valuable to many persons
when fully tested.
This is new method of disinfecting
books. Trials of the new method were
made at the laboratory yesterday, re-
sulting very satisfactorily. The books
are dropped into a solution of car
bolic acid and gasoline. The bath
not injure them and when taken out
OF the solution the books are placed
before an electric fan and when dry
are as good as new.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
Child dies FROM
GASOLINE BURNS
TIPPED SMALL STOVE ON HER.
sELF-EL0ER SISTER IN.
JuRED IN THE RESCUE.

Cando, N. D., Oct. 18.-By tipping a
lighted gasoline stove over and spray
Ing the burning fluid over her cloth
Ing Jessie Sands, the S-months-old
daughter of Frank Sands of Crocus.
this county, was burned to death.
While her 14-year- old sister, was quite
seriously injured trying to save the
younger child. When the little one be-
gan screaming, her elder sister broke
window and climbed into the kit
chen, trying to carry the baby out II
was in breaking the window that she
cut her hand severely striking an
artery, and before physicians arrived
she lost a great deal of blood. Mrs.
Sands was present but because of i'll
ness was unable to do anything. Her
husband was away from home, only
the prompt action of an employee saw
Ing the house from destruction.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
LAD REVEALED
SPARTAN COURAGE
CAME HOME WITH ARM SHAT.
TERED BY SHOT BUT SAID
THERE WAS NO DANGER
lis DEAD.

Drake, N, D., Oct. 1s.--Howard Met
calf, aged 13 years, revealed Spartan
courage when, with one arm shattered
from the elbow to the hand he stepped
unasslsted from a buggy, walked into
MS home and told his mother that she
had better send for doctor; that he
was slightly hurt, but that there was
no need for worry. Four hours later.
after his arm had been amputated. the
lad was dead, the shock occasioned by
the great loss Of blood being too much.
Young Metcalf, with several bow
companions, had been hunting and
just as they were about to return
home he placed his shotgun in the box
OF the buggy, pushing 1t in barrel first
and with the muzzle pointing toward
him. The trigger caught and the
charge entered his right arm, tearing
IL from the elbow to the wrist in a
frightful manner. A furious drive was
made for the city and it was on the
arrival here that the lad showed his
remarkable nerve. He was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Metcalf, formerly of
Troy Mills. Ia.
Chop Suey at the Rathskellar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
RECEIVER FOR
MILLING COMPA ANY

Omemee, N. D., oct. 1S.-The affairs
OF the Omemee Milling Co. have beer
placed in the hands of receiver and
N. F. Maakestad has been named as
such official
The company has not been gilt
tering success financially, although the
plant is well equipped with up-to-date
machinery and the location is conceded
to be good one. Mr.. Maakestad, who
was appointed on the request Of ma
jU1'ity of the creditors, will wind up
the affairs of the company as soon as
possible.
1t is the general belief that the mill
would be good paying institution If
backed with sufficient capital 1t is
more than likely that buyer will soon
be found who will put in running or
der