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The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
INSURGENTS WIN
Iowa's Progressive Republics Under
Cummins and DoIliver Control
Convention.
Tariff Law Branded Failure.

Des Moines. Ia.-Republican Iowa
wrote herself vigorously progressive
at a convention which was in an up
roar most of the time.
Senators Cummins and Deliver and
the insurgent delegation at Washing.
ton were enthusiastically endorsed.
The new tariff law was branded as a
failure in the light of the party pledge
of 1908. President Taft received the
most tepid of lukewarm Endorsements.
A sop to harmony was flung out in
the Endorsement of the administration
of Governor Carroll. An attempt to
use the "steamroller" to make the
state central committee overwhelm.
ingly progressive was called off, pre-.
sumably at the hint of Senator Cum.
Minis. Senator Cummins was temper.
airy chairman Senator Deliver per.
manent chairman.
The progressive majority ranged
close to 300 on every question. The
resolutions committee was progress.
sive, 6 to 5.
What may have been an attempt to
stampede the delegates in favor OF
the stalwart Republicans was made
when a Second district delegate-for.
mer Congressman Ellsworth Romin'
ger-hoisted a portrait Of the presi.
dent amid stand-pat cheers. But the
other side answered with silence or
with jeers. Later another delegate
among the progressives exposed a pic
ture of Colonel Roosevelt, occasionine
demonstration. The Taft portrait
was again hoisted and the two like
nesses held so as to confront each
other The demonstration interrupted
roll call for some minutes.
The stand-pat delegates went down
in defeat with their col0rs riveted to
the mast. They fought in every com.
mittee where fight was possible, in.
sisted on roll calls and battled every
inch for their principles.
Roosevelt's name was cheered
standing. Cummins. who spoke az
temporary chairman, ignored Laceys
cry, but it was some time before he
! could resume A number of so-called
regulars did not stay to hear the ad.
dress out
Former Congressman Lacey sound
ed the keynote in a speech in which
| he declared that It. was important
that Iowa should go Republican next
election, but asserted amid applause
that was more important thot the Re
publican party should go Republican
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
DENIES ALL CHARGES
JAKE L. HAMoN, ACCUSED OF
BRIBERY, DENIES THE ACCUSE.
TON OF SENATOR GORE.
Never Attempted to Bride.

Muskogee, Okla.--With Senator
Thomas p. Gore reasserting his
charges that he had been offered a
bride of $4,000 or $4,000 to influence
his action in congress, and with Jake
l.. Hamon, accused by the senator of
having offered the bride, denying he
had ever done any such thing, the in.
land deals, by committee of the
house of representatives today sim.
mered down to mass of denials
For four hours. former chairman Of
the Oklahoma Republican state com.
mittee, made a continuous series of
denials as to his alleged relation with
what are known as the McMurray con.
tracts, by which, according to Sena-
tor Gore. 100000 or 10 per cent of
S30,000,000 to be realized from the
sale of Indian lands to a New York
syndicate, was to be diverted from
the Indians in the shape of "attor.
neys' fees"
Interrogating the witness, Congress.
man f. w. Saunders, member of the
committee, said:
Now, Mr.. Hamon, you have denied
the testimony of all the witnesses who
have preceded you. You have brand
ed the assertions of the senator. his
brother, his clerk, and the congress
man as absolutely false. 1t would ap.
pear from your denials that a con.
spiracy had been entered into grossly
to misrepresent you. How do you ac.
count for that"
That's beyond my power to under
stand" replied Hamon. 81 neer had
one penny's worth of interest in the
McMurray contracts and never offered
bride to anyone.
1T is barely possible that l did see
Senator Gore on May last when he
says the offer of bride was made. !
saw him frequently, but at this time l
believe he took me upinto the library
of tn senate and closed the door. He
wanted to talk over with me his COM
ing campaig nand see how | could
help him out financially. Although |
am Republican and he a Democrat,
was in the habit OF helping him
out"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
AFTER THE REWARD
WIDOW MEETS GIRL SLAYER AND
SNUBS THE RETURNING
PRISONER.


Kansas City-Mrs. Cora Muena. the
milliner of Hume, Mo-, for the love OF
whom Joseph Vending, accused of the
murder of Alma Kellner at Louisville,
KY, betrayed his whereabouts to the
Louisville police. left Kansas City with
Vending and his captor3 bound for
Louisville Sunday. She will be a wit
ness in the murder case against the
man who painted word pictures for
her of his chateauX in France and
wanted to make her Mrs. Vending.
When the train bearing Vending
and Inspector Carney and Chief Lind
sey of the Louisville police, reached
the station here, Mrs. Muena and In
spector Boyle and Chief Griffin of the
Kansas City police were there to meet
1t. 1t was not her one-time lover that
the b'ue-eyed widow wanted to see.
She was there to consult Inspector
Carney, who trailed Vending halfway
across the continent, to discuss the di-
vision of the rewards, aggregating
about $1,000, offered for the arrest Of
tho supposed slayer of the eight-year-
old niece of Frank Fehr, the wealthy
brewer.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
V|CE-PRESIDENT INTERESTED
Sensational Statements Made by Gore
OF Oklahoma During investigation
Of Alleged Graft Effort.
PROMINENT MEN INVOLVED.

What happened in the private office
OF United States Senator Thomas p
Gore at Washington at noon on May
last, formed the basis of sensational
charges involving the names of Vice.
President Sherman, Senator Charles
Curtis of Kansas, Congressman b. s.
Mcclure of Oklahoma and others, in
hearing before a special congress.
sional investigation committee on
Thursday.
During a conference held in that
office, Senator Gore testified he had
been approached by Jake L. Hamon
former chairman of the Oklahoma
territorial Republican committee, and
also former chairman of the Oklahoma
state Republican central committee
and said that he had been offered a
bride of $4,000 or $4,000 to remove
certain legislation pending in con
gress 80 that 100000 might be paid
to ]. F. McMurray, an attorney OF
McAlester, Okla, and his associates
The money was to represent attor
ney's fees" of 10 per cent on 100000,
900 which was to be secured from a
New York syndicate for 100000 acres
Of coal and asphalt land now owned
by the Choctaw and Chickasaw In
dians in this state.
Vice-President Sherman's name was
mentioned by Mr.. Hamon, Senator
Gore testified, as being interested
in the land deal to the extent of ia,
voring the approval by congress OF
what are known as the McMurray
contracts with the Indians.
What happened in another private
room in Washington and also where
1t was alleged, Hamon made more
"evertures, was told by Congressman
c. E. Creager of the Third Oklahoma
district. Congressman Creager sup
plemented the testimony OF Senator
Gore. He said that on last June 1f
he had been invited by Hamon tc
meet him in private room at the
Occidental hotel in Washington.
Having gone there, Creager testi
fed, he was informed he could have
Substantial interest" In the lane
deal II he would withdraw his opposi
ton to the approval Of the McMurray
contracts by congress.
Clerks of Senator Gore testified tC
having been invited by McMurray anc
Hamon to frog leg suppers al
Washington, OF which the Indian con
tracts were to be talked over" These
| invitations, 1t was declared, were al
turned down."
Senator Gore, in his testimony, as
serted that the offer of bribery wen
SO far that Hamon said the $4,000
or $4,000 would not be paid over II
the form of a check or marked
money, but that 1T would be all clean
hard cash"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
HoIdups Confession.

Boise.-The selfconfessed member
OF the hold-up gang OF the Oregon
Short Line train near Ogden will In
all probability be dismissed in few
days, as the Investigations Of Detec-
tive Jones, are proving his statements
inaccurate. Bud Rogers. the crimi.
nal, told the tale that the four hold.
ups, including himself. escaped down
the track on bicycles after robbing
the train. and hid the bicycles in an
old Ice house near Ogden. going into
the city on foot.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13

Macon, Ga.--The two companies OF
militia which were sent to Gray's sta.
ton following reports of rioting In
connection with the killing OF e. 8.
and Morris Ethridge In the outbreak
Of the Ethridge- Morton feud, returned
to Macon Saturday. viii Morton, who
was engaged In fist fight with Clay.
ton Kitchins, cousin of the dead
men, when the shooting occurred, was
released from custody. Luther, Sam
and Tom Morton, the other brothers,
refuse to discuss the affair other than
to claim they shot in self-defense.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
No insurgency In Washington.

Tacoma, Wash-Insurgency found
no place and was given no quarter in
the state Republican convention held
In the armory Wednesday. On the
contrary 1t was roundly scored by
United States Senators Piles and
Jones and Congressman Will Il. Hum
phrey and w. w. McCredie. The name
OF Congressman Miles Poindexter, in
surgent candidate for the senate, was
not mentioned from the platform, nor
was he present. There were SS7 del
sgates in the convention.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
Utah Guard Wins Praise.

Camp DIS, Wyo.-Utah has far sur
passed all other states of the west In
its military showing this year, and,
though the maneuvers have hardly be-
gun, the officers and men have made
an excellent record. This is the opin.
ion freely expressed by regulars who
have been in camp for a month or
two and who are in the habit of bump
ing into militia organizations and siz
ing them up.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
Stage Held Up.

Santa Fe, N. M.-Captain Fred For
noff Of the mounted police was notified
that the stage from Mogollon, south.
western Socorro county, to Silver City.
was again held up. the driver killed
and $4,000 worth of gold bullion
stolen. Mogollon is seventy miles
from the nearest railroad and tele-
graph station.
This stage was held up last week
and three women passengers relieved
OF $3.50. Several posses took up the
trail of the robbers.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
New Lands for Entry.

Observation-Disclosures of acres
of unappropriated lands, which were
eliminated from national forests and
restored to the public domain by re-
cent proclamation OF President Taft,
will be thrown open to homestead set
Element early this fall. The lands
are located in Colorado, New Mexico.
Washington. Oregon. Utah and Wyo
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
Treasury Report Favorable.

Westinghouse grand total cash In
the treasury of $1,733,057, sos, a total
balance in the general fund OF $92,.
356,224, a working balance IN the
treasury offices of S0,5O2.S24 and a de-
crease of $503,136 in the public debt
during July is the way the monthly
treasury statement shows the situation
on August /.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
Difficult to Get Jury.

Chicago-Although the examina
ton of 200 veniremen for jury In
the second trial Of Lee ONen
Browne, charging him with purchas
ing votes Thursday, another venire Of
100 men was ordered drawn.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-08-13
Bird Picked Out Eye.

Carrolitown, Pa.--While holding a
crane, which had been slightly
wounded. Joseph WaTender. aged %
was unable to dodge Its beak and
the bird pecked out his left eye. He
may lose the sight Of the other eye
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
MAY ARRANGE AUTO RACE.
Ralph Harris Returns From Escanaba
Where He is Challenged.

Ralph w. Harris. upper peninsula
agent for the Cadillac automobile. has
returned to this city from Escanaba
where he gained considerable notoriety
i'm the Escanaba papers through chal-
knges and counter challenges for an
auto race between n Cadillac and
Stearns and Corbin autos. 1t appears
that owners of Stearns and Corbin
machines agreed to meet Harris in a
race from Escanaba to Green Bay, a
distance of about $50 miles and return.
For some reason the negotiations for
the race were delayed somewhat and
the Escanaba men asserted that the
Cadillac agent was unwilling to engage
in the race. This. however. Harris de-
MED, claiming he was willing to en-
gage I'm the race for fun. marbles. or
money. as soon as he could get car
to that city The Escanaba papers
took up the case, devoting considerable
space to the different sides of the ar
gument. Finally, after Harris had
left town, owners of the Stearns and
Corbn machines posted $1,000 as a
forfeit that they would fulfill their
part of the agreement and so far the
arrangements for the race have not
progressed further.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
1T KEEPS ON GAINING.
U. Of M. Has 1873 More Students Than
Il had Year AGO.

Ann Ar'bor. Midh., MaW-13.-The
total registration OF students in all
seven departments Of the University
of Michigan for the year 19O9-1o in
cluding summer school students, is
5.41l. These figures have just been
determined, and they show total
gain of 1SS students over the year OF
1905 -oa. ,a a.. .....;,, ,.,,.,.,
Exclusive Of adj SUMNER session
students there are 1891 e. students al
Michigan today, an increase of SO over
the same time last year, 10 lra-.,
Tho greatest gain in numbers has
COME through the department of lit
erature. science and the arts, there be-
ing 2,017 students today. where. there
were 1901 at corresponding time
last year. an increase Of 116. " iett'
The law department gained SO stu
dents or sSs students today against
7S1 a year ago.
The dental department shows a
gain of 21, having 210 students today
against 1875 a year ago.
The medical department lost the
greatest number. owing doubtless TO
changing the course to one demanding
two years of literary work. which went
into effect this fall. The medics have
31s students this year, where they had
lOS last year, a decrease in attendance
Of 90.
The engineering department suffer-
cd loss OF SO, having had 1888 stu
dents this year against 1872 last The
department of pharmacy numbered 107
last year as against 81 this. loss of
10 and the homeopathic department
lost six students.
The number attending the summer
session of 1909 was 1925 and the year
before LOSS a gain of 40. OF this
number 6SS of last years students
were regular university students, TAX
ing the eight weeks extra work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
FOR THE
MUCK RAKERS
Rev. Henry N. Couden, Blind Chap
lain, Astonishes Members of
House
RAKE AT OWN DOORS FIRST
Asks for Divine Guidance to Lead
Muck Rakers to "Rake Before Own
Doors Before Attending to
Their Neighbors.

Washington. May 13.-Rev. Henry N
Couden. the blind chaplain OF the house
astonished the members of that body
today by praying for divine guidanc,
to lead the muck rakers to rake be.
fore their own doors" before attending
to the litter in front OF their neigh
bors' homes.
After expressing gratitude for ever,
upward tendency in the individual to-
wards life of justice, truth and right
eousness. the chaplain casting his
sightless eyes over the House, contin-
ued
"Since the purity Of the home de-
pends upon the purity of those who
compose it, the character of the nation
depends upon the people who make NJ
the nation. Help US. therefore, as in
dividuals. to strive earnestly to cast
out the beam from our own eye that
we may see clearly to pull the mote out
OF our brothers eye. IL we are to be-
come muck rakers, help us rake before
our own door, and IL we have time
then let us help our neighbor. Since
cant and hypocrisy are the most henous
of all sins. deliver us, we pray Thee
from them"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
TO HOLD RIFLE CONTEST.

Individual and team rifle contests
will be conducted by every military
company i'm the state on their home
ranges. commencing tomorrow, and
continuing until next Friday. The ac-
ton is taken upon recommendation of
the brigade Inspector of small arms
practice and the members of Co. a
Engineers are preparing for the con-
test to be held on the Tamarack range.
The engineers viii so to the range
Saturday evening, equipped with shell
ter tents. rifles and ammunition and
will camp on the range Saturday night,
getting an early start Sunday morn
ing. prize will be given To the COM
pany developing the greatest number
OF marksmen i'm the individual con-
tests.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
FIVE BURNED TO DEAIH in
FIRE AT FARIBAULT, MIN N,

Faribaut. Minn., May 13.-Bert
Sperry, his three children and their
grandmother, were burned To death in
a fire which destroyed their home in
this city today. Nfrs. Sperry and two
children were saved. An over heated
stove set fire to the building while the
family was asleep.
The dead are:
Bert Sperry, aged 50.
Mrs. A. N. Kellogg, grandmother,
aged So.
Edward Sperry. aged Z.
Clarence Sperry. aged 3.
Grace Sperry. aged 3.
Sperry started a fire in the kitch-
en- stove and retired to bed. Shortly
afterward the neighbors saw the en-
tire interior OF the house In flames.
The family were i'm the second story
and escape by the stairway was cut
Off The eldest girl jumped from the
window. Mrs. Sperry and baby were
rescued by neighbors and while Sper-
ry was trying To save the other chill
dren the floor collapsed. His body and
those OF the other children were found
I'm the basement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
ANGEL ON THE PROGRAM.
Will Speak at Michigan Pioneer and
Historical Society.

Lansing Mich. May 13.-The an
nual meeting of the Michigan Pioneer
and Historical society will be held in
Lansing. June and s. II is expected
this meeting will be one of the great
est in the history OF the society. The
foremost speakers who will appear
will be James B. Angel. president
emeritus Of the University of Michigan
and William Carton OF New York. for
merly of Hillsdale. DIR. Marker bari
tone. or Detroit a, pupil, Of Marshall
Peas, will give vocal numbers, and
other prominent speakers and musi-
clans will assist in the carrying out OF
the program. 1o ,a. s.si ia ,ags
II Is planned TO, If DR.. Angel is
willing. hold public reception for
him. after his address on the evening
of June Z, in the governors parlors,
The justices of the supreme court, the
state officers and the officers and mem
bers of the Pioneer and Historical So
ciety are interested in this plan and
If DR.. Angel gives his consent the re-
ception will be held. If this public re-
ception Is held special invitations Will
be extended to the alumni of the uni
versity.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
BAN ON COTCH
zBYSzKO BOUT
Mayor Busse Refuses to Grant
Permit for Match to Take
Place May 30

Chicago, May 13.-Mayor Busse an
nounced today no. permit will be grant
ed for the Gotch-Zbyszko champion
ship wrestling match. which was to
have taken. place in the American
league ball park on 1iay 30.
.Decoration day ;s sacred to the
or in explanation. "and I'll not permit
professional sports of this type to des-
ecrste it, o
The contest was to have been for a
purse of $4,000. Many tickets already
have been sold. Managers of the af-
fair say they have not yet decided
what will be done concerning the edict
of the mayor. rI
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
MUST WALK CHALK LINE
Rockford, illinois Brings long Dry
Spell to Close Today

Rockford, ILL.,. May 1S:-After a
dry" spell of twelve months the sa-
looms of Rockford were permitted to
reopen for business today by virtue
of the new liquor ordinance passed by
the city council. The city authorities
i'm deciding to again permit the sale
of liquor have at the same time taken
steIis To prevent the city becoming as
wet" as n sponge. In other words,
they intend to keep the lid in readin-
ess to be clamped down If the saloons
do not conform to the strict regula-
tions prescribed for the conduct OF
their business. The order has gone
forth that the saloonleepers are not
to treat nor permit treating I'm their
establishments. Free lunch, music and
games of chance are also put under
the ban.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
Imports From That Country in
Nine Monnhs to April the
Largest Ever
AGGREGATE TRADE Also MORE
imports Amounted to $132,ooo,ooo in
Value and Aggregate Trade 6usi-
ness, s336,ooo, ,ooo-Lsss
Food Exported.

Washington, ID. c., May 13.-lmports
from Germany in the nine months
ending March 1910 were larger than
those for the corresponding period OF
any other year in the history of this
country's commerce. according to a
report of the department OF commerce
and labor.
imports from Germany for the nine
months period, ending last March.
were s132,0OO,OO0 In value, compared
with S1O4, 900, 900 in 1909. and s11S,o00,-
GOO in 1908. The aggregate trade of the
United States with Germany for the
period of nine months ending March,
was 1886. 900. 900 an increase of s42,-
OOO. 900 over the corresponding period
the year before.
Exports for the period were $685.
600. 600. against s191. 100000 in 1909 and
sg32, 100000 in 1908.
Articles of food have in nearly all
instances decreased in our German ex-
ports trade. Wheat exports were So
OOO, 900 in the nine month period last
past $9,O00.O0O in that period i'm 1909.
and more than s11.OOO.O0o in 1908.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
SOLDIER TO VISIT CANADA
General Sir John French, Boer War
Hero, Leaves England Today

London, May 13.-Generai Sir Jonn
French sailed today from Liverpool
for Canada where he is to spend a
month or two in a semi -official tour
OF inspection OF the militia forces and
Gefences of the Dominion. Upon his
arrival I'm Quebec he will proceed di-
rect to Toronto to attend the unveil-
ing on May "a, of the memorial erect
ed in that city to the Toronto soldiers
who fell in the South African war.
After leaving Toronto Sir John will
confer with Sir, Frederick Borden.
Minister of Militia, and will inspect
the Quobecl garrison and the military
camp in the neighborhood OF Montreal.
He will also visit Kingston london.
Niagara Fails and other points before
returning to England. q fc nf,.9f
General Sir John French is one of
the most distinguished officers of the
British army and has a truly meteoric
career. Born In 1852, he failed TO pass
his examination for the army, and
took refuge in the ranks Of the mill
tia. Through this back door to the
regular establishment he eventually
entered the Sth Hussars in 1874 There
was absolutely nothing in his early
career which could be contsructed as a
forecast of the military triumphs
which he achieved later His time
came in the Boer war; when he gained
rapid promotions for his services i'm
the relief Of Kimberly. He was the
first officer to win major generalship
~ the South African campaign ami at
me last time of his promotion he was
me Youngest officer to reach That rank
IN the arm list.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-13
ROOSEVELT INVESTIGATES
THE CARE OF DEPENDENTS

Berlin. May 13.-Roosevelt and
Burgomaster Kirchner motored this
morning to Buch. suburb where L.
500 worn workers are maintained at
the expense of the city OF Berlin. The
subject of public dependents is being
pursued by Roosevelt. who. while In
Denmark. investigated a similar in
stitution. Returning to this city
Roosevelt was a guest at luncheon of
Ambassador Hill at ihe American en-
bassy.
A reception followed tho luncheon,
Roosevelt receiving a ds.esation from
the nter-Parliamentary union, and he
replied to an address presented by the
delegates.
Roosevelt was today made an honor
ary member of the Shakespeare socie-
ty.
This afternoon Roosevelt held a re-
ception at the home of Lieutenant
Commander Belknap. American naval
attache at Berlin. where he met many
high officers of the German navy and
military.