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The oasis., 1910-09-10
ACROSS THE BORDER.
q Mirror of Events Transporting In the
 Neiehboring Republic.


 comes from Mexico City that Rich ard Honey, the iron manufacturer of PachuCa, who was recently granted d concession to construct d railroad from Pachuca to Mazatla is preparing to start work on il. It will afford transportation outlet for rich mines and other industries. Mr. Honey is also building the Pachuca and Zimapan Railroad. ! he latter line will soon be finished to the mining district of Zimspan and will probably be continued from that place to Tanpico by way of Tuxpam.
 Chihuahua Enterprises: The larg- est oil well in the Mexican republic "came in" at depth of 23O0 feet Sunday night, August 28. at EbAno in the state of SIn Luls POtosi. Those who were present when the monster belched forth, state that it's roar, when the gas strata was reached, equaled the firing of a thousand large cannons, while the huge stones which were fired into the air through the derrick caused a streak of fl tme as they struck the steel pulleys. The Huasteca Pe- troleum company operating at Casiano, are the owners of this new gusher, in their No. 6 we'll.
 Chihuahua Enterprise; Robert B. Buchanan, an Englishman and fiscal agent of a Franco German syndicate of capitalists centered in Berlin and Paris, is now in Mexico City for the purpose of consummat. ing the largest land transaction ever recorded. He is buying graz ing and timber land in the Mexi. can republic to the value of $200,- 100000 gold, and will buy more later on. Mir. Buchanan is buying everything that comes to his notice, large or small, and in some in. stances tracts at fancy prices in order to insure contiguity. Out side of land acquired by conquest, cession or international agreement, there is no other instance in which so large a tract has ever changed ownership. Some of the land bought, sold at as little as 30I cents per acre.
 Mexican Herald: An innovation has been installed recently on the Tlalpam road on Sunday afternoon by the static ling of mounted gen. darmes, at regular intervals, to make drivers of automobiles keep down to a regular speed while travelling this road. This was done by direction of the governor of the Federal District on account of the recent accidents on this road and which were blamed to the high rate of speed maintained by the auto mobiles. The speed limit placed on the automobiles has not been set, the gendarmes being left to use their judgment as to when a ma chine is running at a dangerous rate of speed. The Tlalpam road being also highway much used by carts and pedestrians, the author lties thought it necessary to put Tn force some regulation of the speed that automobiles could safely run on the road.
 Mexican Herald: Visitors here 2fe from every part of the world. Every nation of the world save
The oasis., 1910-09-10

anniversary of the establishment 0
 It's pauonal independence. The
 American delegates, consisting O.
 Governor Guild of Massachusetts
 acting as personal representative
 of President Tafl; Senator Guggen-
 helm, Senator Crawford, Senator
 Overman. Representative Foster ol
 Vermont; Re resen talive Fasselt of
 New York; Representative Howard
 of Georgia; Justice Gerard of the
 Supreme Court of New York; ex.
 governor Franklin Murphy of New Jersey; Col. c. A. Rock of pittsburg and Il. J. Shanly of Vermont, ar-
 rived here few days ago and are
 luxuriously quartered in the Cobia n palace, on Calle Bucarelli. Like all the other foreign representatives they are treated with princely hos pitality. Horses and carriages, automobiles and a small army of servants are at their disposal al all times and almost every possible want Is anticipated.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: Fran cisco A. GOdoy, son of lhe Mexican minister tO Cuba, arrived at Mex leo City d few days ago. He has been commissioned by the inlerna tional Bureau of American Repub- lies to collect all possible data and information for the preparation of a handbook Uaf Mexico to be pub- lished this fall by the International Bureau.
 Mexican Herald: The grand na- tional celebration will not reach it's climax until September l5, the anniversary of President Diaz's birthday, and on the two following days, which mark the beginning of the era of Mexico's national inde pendence. but the preliminaries of the celebration have already begun. Tnday the school children of Mex i celebrated by holding flag parades in every city of the re public. From now on to the end of the month every day will bring its features of celebration. Among the principal events in the federal capital will he the dedications of several monuments, federal de partment buildings and schools, excursions for the foreign delegates to points of historic interest, a grand civic parade on the day be- fore the presidents birthday an niversary, the dedication of the to Benito Juarez, the of a commemorative tab- let to Morelos at Ciudadela, the dedication of the national univer- sity, the laying of the corner stone of the new legislative palace, great sham battle and many other interesting features. Other cities also will have special celebrations by the inauguration of educational institutions, water. works, marked houses and other nnhlie inStitufinnc
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
COOPERATION
IS ESSENTIAL
Secretary Nagel Talks Intelli
gently About State and Ma
tional Mutual Help

Kansas City, Nov. 1S-Active and
rational cooperation between the ma
tional and state authorities is abso-
lutely essential to successful solu-
tion of the common problems with
which they are confronted. This was
the opinion expressed last night by
Charles Nogel, secretary of commerce
and labor, in an address delivered at
the sixteenth annual banquet of the
Kansas City Commercial club.
He declared himself a believer in
both state and national authority,
saying that he "read the constitution
to mean that the integrity of both
was guaranteed"
In the practical affairs of life, how
ever, he asserted. substantially no
one adheres to the old doctrine" Of
destricted power of the national gov
ernment.
THE old restrictions on federal au-
thority and federal appropriations
have been swept away" he said.
Generally in all directions the old
barrier has broken down and it is
admitted in practice, If not in plat
form, that national authority is alb
SOluICty CSSSuIldl W IlOSG uduOAdl
problems as they now present them
selves. II this is true at home with
respect to domestic affairs, it is in
finitely more true with respect to for
eign affairs"
Mr.. Nagel dealt with the question
of the relation between national and
state authority, particularly as it per-
tained to commerce. He said:
$50 far we have no commercial
corporations that base their authori-
ty on anything but state authority.
The Inconvenience of that system,
even In our interstate commerce,
has been sufficiently demonstrated. I
am persuaded. for one, that the con-
flicts. the Inconsistencies, and the
embarrassments with respect to inter-
state commerce alone are enough to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
.GAYN0R WANTS
SHEPARD NAMED
Believes He Is the Best Man
For United States Senator
From New York

New York. Nov. 1s.-Mayor Gaynor
said today that he was most heartily
in favor of the election of Edward NJ
Shepard by the new Democratic legis-
iature as the successor of Chauncey
NJ. Depew, In the United tSates SEN
ate.
"You may state it emphatically," he
said. II have been saying this pri-
vately ever since the election and |
do not see any reason why it should
not be said publicly now. Mr.. Shepard
Is one Of our great minds-one of the
ablest lawyers we have. 1 can see
no objection whatever to his candi-
dacy. He has a remarkable gift for
detail. became familiar with his
ability in this direction at the time
of the McKane trouble.
They talk about Tilden's great
work on analyzing the bank accounts
of the Tweed ring. Mr.. Shepard's an
alysis of the way McKane voted his
people is equally remarkable. Just
think what it would mean to have Mr..
Shepard in the senate to deal with the
details of the tariff
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
Prosecutor Will Not Disclose
His Case More Than Is
Necessary
EX.O|STR|CT ATTORNEY JEROME
may AID IN The PROSECUTION
Relatives Of Husband Willing to Pro.
vide Large Fund For Employment
Of Counsel to Help Convict Woman
They Believe Poisoned Him.

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 1S.-The
special grand jury called to consider
the evidence in the case of Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, charged
with administering poison to her hus-
band, John o. Schenk, began it's work
today. 1t is the purpose of Prosecu-
tor J. B. Handlan to present only
such evidence as will bring about the
indictments. The witnesses said to
have been summoned were former
employs in the Schenk household.
Jerome May Prosecute
A movement was started today
among the near relatives of John o.
Schenk to bring William Travers Jer-
ONE, former district attorney of New
York, in the case to assist the pros
ecution of the accused wife.
I'VE all believe Mrs. Schenk to be
guilty and $4,000 fee would be will
ingly paid to bring about her con-
viction," said one of the relatives.
Prosecuting attorney ]. Bernard
Handlan collapsed today as a result
Of hard work on the Schenk case and
a severe cold and was compelled to
take to his bed, where a physician is
attending him. It is expected that
with few days rest he will recover
sufficiently to resume his activities in
the case.
Contrary to expectation, DR.. Greg
ory Ackermann, the physician who
diagnosed Schenk's ailment as lead
poisoning and was discharged from
the case as soon as he made the an
nouncement to Mrs. Schenk, did not
return today from Chicago. Acker-
mann. may remain in Chicago all
week. He is considered a very i'm
portant witness and the prosecution
intends to put him on the stand at
the preliminary hearing. 1t is al
legged by the defense that arsenic was
prescribed by physicians who attend
ed Schenk prior to the time DR.. Hupp
was called in and DR.. Ackermann may
be examined on that point.
The state has secured copies of
prescriptions for Schenk which were
filled at local pharmacies, but refuse
to give out any information as to
what ingredients were contained in
the medicine compounded for the poi
soned victim. The effort to locate the
source of supply of the arsenic which
Mrs. Schenk is alleged to have given
her husband has failed so far as this
city is concerned and inquiries are
being made in neighboring towns.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
SUFFRAGETTES
!. STORM HOUSE
"a -, Y | ~-'' 80
Try to Break Through Police
Gordon to Reach Premier
Asquith

London, Nov. 18.-The militant suf-
fragettes reopened hostilities against
the government today and marching
1000 strong on the parliament build
ings, gave the police a lively fight.
The women, many of whom were
placed under arrest, were led by Mrs.
Emmeline Parkhurst.
The suffragettes had determined, If
possible, to force the police gordon
about the house Of commons and
reaching Premier Asquith, to insist
upon the introduction of a woman
suffrage bill. The police. however,
were too strongly entrenched and the
women who tried every means in
their power to force the line, were
thrown back. Repeatedly they retired
breathless and disheveled only to
have their places on the fighting line
taken by reserves.
BY O'Clock twenty-One women and
two men were in police cells. A large
contingent of American bluejackets
from the visiting feet were amused
spectators of the struggle and, Justify
cheering the cOmbatants, melted them
to fresh efforts. The fight continued
and the police were compelled to make
various arrests.
At 4 o'clock eighty-two of the s0f-
fragettes and their supporters had
been taken into custody.
Balf0ur Speech.
Nottingham, England, Nov. 1S.-Ar-
thur ]. Balfour, the leader of the OBJ
position in the house of commons, ad-
dressed. an important political gather
ing last night. 1t was on account of
this engagement that Premier Asquith
consented to delay the presentation of
his official statement until Friday.
Mr.l Balfour dealt with the present
crisis from all angles and outlined the
policies of the Unionists.
Tariff reform. he said, still stood as
the great constructive policy to which
the Unionists were committed, but If
the benefits therefrom were only pur-
chaseable by throwing the burden on
the wage earning classes, he would
not touch it. The Unionists purposed
to wage no defensive warfare, but to
show the country that they had an
imperial and domestic policy, carry
ing infinite advantages to the country.
He advised his audience not to be-
lieve all the unauthorized reports con-
cerning the proceedings of the veto
conference, and said that if the
Unionists had agreed on the only
terms which would have made an
agreement possible, they would have
betrayed their cause.
He held that the house of commons
should be the dominant element in a
two chamber system, and that dissen-
sions arising between the two cham
bers should be submitted for the peo-
pies arbitration.
In the opinion of the speaker the
house of lords membership should be
reduced to men Of public service.
There should also be an element
elected by the peers and another ele-
ment Of public opinion. He opposed
wholly elective second chamber, be-
cause 1t would usurp the position Of
the drsk
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
Cs!l TONNAGE
6Sz2;2RD 22 BROKEN
n =
Three Million Tol~ 1ave Come
Into Northwest Through
the Lakes

Pittsburg, Nov. 1S-The highest coal
tonnage record ever made in lake
shipping will lie broken this year.
Officials Of the coal companies in the
Pittsburg district. which are heavy
lake shippers. estimate that the 1909
movement for northwest ports will be
exceeded by 3.000,0 900 tons.
Nearly all the lake shipments from
the mines were suspended yesterday
and the last Of the big ore steamers
which leave Cleveland and Ashtabula
this week for Duluth and Superior
will carry what coal remains to be
delivered. Delayed tonnage on rail
and mill contracts is being cleared up
and in a few days the normal winter
trade will be experienced.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
call for the organization of corpora
tions under federal charters.

call for the organization of corpora
tions under federal charters.
II am not oblivious to the fact" he
added, that if the national govern
ment does authorize the organization
Of commercial companies to be em-
ployed in foreign business. these or
ganizations may. and perhaps must,
by degrees, engage in domestic COM
merce as well. On the contrary. I
believe this to be an inevitable result
for alarm.
Commerce in the United States is
not measured by state boundaries.
and cannot he successfully controlled
by state authority. Interstate COM
merce and traffic have outgrown the
state in every respect and the ills
from which we have suffered in the
past, in SO far as they have been set.
were relieved by the interposition Of
national authority.
I'VE speak Of the tariff as though
1t concerned only the cost to the con-
sumer at home and yet we have en-
tered the international arena; we
have entered it politically and we
must maintain it commercially. Not
withstanding all the campaign contro-
versy, the free list has now been
increased. If that be the policy. we
must make corresponding inroads into
foreign countries with our products.
Our bureau, which is charged with
the promotion OF domestic and for
eign commerce. employs a force not
as large as that which is employed
by any foreign country in one state
in the United States"
Referring to the last campaign, he
deplored the fact that so much of
the time and energy of those who
participated were wasted on questions
of personal controversy; on the her.
aiding of extravagant ideas that can
accomplish little beyond retarding
actual progress and on mere party
controversy, when we have questions
Of such gravity Immediately confront
ing us that so far have scarcely had
serious public consideration"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18

Pennsylvania family, was sentenced
in general sessions today.to five years
at Sing Sing az an habitual criminal.
He was charged with cashing a
worthless check.
1t was an affidavit from Wood
wards former. wife that caused the
Judge to give the prisoner, who has
served several prison terms, the lin
It for his oifense.
Mrs. Carrie Woodward. the mans
former wife, said that during their
married life, Woodward was in con-
stant trouble.
"In my belief" she added, "he is
beyond redemption. Nothing can in
duce him to lead an honest life. Our
son, now 21 years old. joins me in
appealing to you to inflict upon him
such punishment as will in your wis
dom relieve us and society from the
menace Of his presence. Our only
daughter, who died at sixteen, told
me on her death bed that her fathers
conduct had broken her heart and
filled her life with shame, and that
she did not care whether she lived
or died."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
Skeleton Found Inclosed in
Receptacle After Eight
Years of Mystery
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE SKELETON
IS PROBABLY THAT OF A WOMAN
Smallness Of Bones Alone Indicate
This as Long Time Body Has Lain
in Its Hiding Place Has ObIiterated
All Semblance Of Flesh.

New York, Nov. 18.-Pending an in
quest planned for today on the body
which was found in an Theoretically
sealed trunk in the cellar of a West
Fffty-fourth street apartment house,
the authorities were not inclined to
theorize on who the victim of the
mysterious murder might be. Even
the sex Of the victim was not known,
the eight years or more during which
the body is known to have reposed in
its hiding place, having reduced it to
skeleton almost bare Of flesh. From
outward Indications, however, the au-
thorities are of the belief that the
body Is that of woman, the small
ness Of the bones chiefly leading them
to that conclusion.
The body, discovered by Philip
Meagher when he was preparing to
move yesterday, after eight years.
residence in the house, and opened
the neglected trunk, was taken to the
morgue. It was found that the body
had been jammed in the trunk and
surrounded with quantities of plaster
paris and paper. A zinc tank inside
the trunk fit perfectly. The newspa-
PCS wSte uaIeu iAon rooA uoiy 10 "
April II, 1902.
The only clue is the name Of "W.
Lewis" which appears on the outside
of the trunk. Lewis was a boarder
in the Meagher family up to about six
years ago. He told Meagher on go
ing away that he would leave the
trunk and call for it some time.
At the morgue Coroners Physician
I1ehane, with Prof. McAllister Of
Bellevue, made an examination Of the
body and found 1t to he that Aof q man.
The surgeons declare that the victim
was placed In the trunk while still
alive and that death resulted from
asphyxiation. The condition of the
portion Of the right lung, which still
remained, indicted this.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
DIR. CR|PPEN'S
FATHER DEAD
Died Friendless and Penniless
in Los Angeles Death
Hastened by Crime

Los Angeles, Nov. 1s.-Myron H.
Crippen, the aged father of DR.. Haw-
ley H. Crippen, who is under sentence
of death in London for the murder of
his wife. died today in this city,
friendless and penniless. His death,
due to infirmities of age. was has
tened by grief over his sons crime.
The elder Crippen was 80 years
old. His death occurred in a ROOM
ing house and the only person at his
bedside was the rpoprietress Of the
place. Hawley Crippen, son Of DR..
Crippen. was with his grandfather
during the night but left before death
came. DR.. Crippen was the sole sup
port of his aged father and since the
sons flight from London with Ethel
Leneve and his arrest in Canada some
months ago. no remittances had come
Facing actual starvation. he was
saved by few persons with whom he
had become acquainted during his
residence in Los Angeles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
Was One of the Most Daring
Men of the Air Says Ora
ham White
STORY OF HIS TRAGIC DEATH
At DENVER late YESTERDAY
Broken Spur in Machine Caused Wings
to Topple Over and Aviator Fell Five
Hundred Feet to His Death Before
Horrified Spectators.

Philadelphia. Nov. 1S--Ralrh Johl-
stones s,asic death a. Denver yes
terday greatly shocked Grahame-
White and ]. Armstrong Drexel, who
are in this city giving exhibition flights
at Point Breeze Park. ~ believe
.Johnstone was the finest Aviator l
have met in America" said the IA
nous English air man.
"These accidents are just the things
that affect aviators and make them
more careful. But even then accidents
are soon forgotten. Two many men
are trying to outdo others and 1t is
this that often results disastrously.
Johnstone was as brave and daring
an aviator as have ever met and 1
admired him greatly"
Both White and Drexel talked Of
Johnstone's disposition and the fact is
that in every camp he had immediate-
ly become a favorite, owing to his
comedy, both in the air and sitting
in his tent. Both declared the world
had lost man who would most like
ly have set some wonderful altitude
records.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
Panama COST
IS s|03,005,l69
This Enormous Sum Includes
the Cost of Administering
the Government

Washington. Nov. 1s.-With the
completion of the Panama canal with
in the range Of vision interest at
taches to formidable array of figures
in the last issue of the canal record
indicating the cost to date, the extent
of the various branches Of the great
work of canal construction.
Up to September 30 last there had
been expended on the Atlantic division
s25,75l, ,4S4.S5. The central division
absorved s60,S07.775.32 the greatest
item being $5S,00O,0O0 on excavation.
probably accounted for by the tremend-
Gus cut at Culebra.
Into the Pacific division S3.347,1S3
of United States money went for ex-
cavation, foundations. masonry and
the like. Nlirafiores dams and spill
ways have cost to date $355,S6S; locks
at the same point, s2.239, ,757; LaBocka
locks and dams. $632,999 and alto
gether the sum of s1Oa.OO5, ,169 has
been spent on construction and en-
gineering. excluding charges for sani-
tation, hospital and civil government.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
COUNT 7T0[ST0|
BARELY LIVES
Had a Restless Night and Lo-
cal Lung Symptoms Re-
main Unchanged

Astopova, Russia. Nov. 1s.-The fol-
lowing bulletin was issued at $3.50
o'clock this morning by the physicians
in attendance on Count Leo Tolstoi:
Count Tolstoi passed sleepless
night but fell into slumber this
morning. His temperature is 99.1;
heart action weak, and pulse better"
The bulletin issued at 8 o'clock this
afternoon reads:
Count Tolstoi, after passing prac-
tically sleepless night, during which
he frequently lost consciousness, be-
came calmer towards morning. The
local lung symptoms are unchanged.
The patient continues very weak. Cam
phor and other drugs have been in
jected."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-18
TRIAL ORDERED

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Attorney Charles
E. Erbstein must be tried on charge
that he bribed Juror Grant McCutch-
con to vote for acquittal in the second
trial of his client, Lee O'Neill Browne.
Browne was on trial on charge of
bribery in connection with the elec-
ton of William Lorimer to the United
States senate. Judge. Ben B. Smith
late today overruled a motion to quash
the Indictment and announced that the
trial on its merits would be begun
next Tuesday.
Attorney Brady for Erbstein did not
said had been made only as legal
preservation Of Erbstein's rights.