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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
5 IN FLYING RACE
cROss-cOUNTRY FLIGHT, +s5
MILES, FROM issY LES MoU-
LINEAUX TO PARIS.
" FALL BY WAYSIDE
Not Since the Grand Prix Compel
ton Have Such Crowds Gathered
to See A Sporting
Event.

Paris. France.--Eight aviators start
ed at daylight Sunday In the great
7S2 kilometre (4S5 miles, cross coun-
trv race from Issy les Moulineaux, n
nv night six of them had covered the
first stage of the journey to Troyes,
135 kilometres (S3 miles, from the
starting point.
Not since the Grand Prix competi-
ton for automobiles have such crowds
gathered or has such enthusiasm been
displayed in a sporting event.
Following each other at five minute
intervals the aeroplanes rose and after
swinging for a moment over the city
proceeded at full speed in the direction
of Troyes.
Aubrune was first away and lie
Blanc the next to get the signal. They
speedily covered the distance to their
destination, which marks the compile
ton of the first lap in their race, only
a few minutes separating them. LIE
BIanc's time was l hour, 33 minutes,
20 seconds, while Aubrune's made the
trip in l hour, 81 minutes and 20 sec
onds.
Owing to the haze, and the difficulty
Of locating land marks, the pilots
steered by compass. Mamet lost his
way. He covered ESQ kilometres, but
finally reached the goal. L~indpainter,
the American, Weymann, and the
%Frenchman Legagneaux, all arrived in
safety at Troyes, but they were com
PEELED to make several stops. They
reported head winds. Weymann de-
scended for the purpose of picking up
a passenger to guide him, but the pas
senger complained of nausea and the
aviator had to land him after they
had gone a few miles.
One Machine Is Wrecked.
Bregi and Busson did not finish. The
~latter's machine was wrecked when
he dropped into a cornfield.
mdisposition prevented Hubert
Latham from starting. Latham Sat-
urday made a splendid flight from
Chalons-Sur-Marne to Paris, entering
the city at an altitude of 1880 feet
and twice circling the Eiffel tower.
The circuit to be covered by the
contestants starting at Paris embraces
Troyes, Nancy, Mezieres, Charles
vile, Douai and Amiens, and ends
at Paris.
Local aviation meetings have been
arranged at each stopping place, the
prizes totalling $32,400 in addition to
the $4,000 offered for the big event
by a Paris newspaper.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
POPULATION 9O,OOO,O0O
CENSUS OFFICIALS KNOWN TO
SHARE IN THIS BELIEF.
Though II viii Be the Middle OF o.
tober Before Official Count
Is Known.

Washington, D. Cit will be the
middle Of October before the people
of the United States learn their true
numbers as revealed by the official
count of the thirteenth census. 1t is
generally believed that it will be about
co. 900, 900; and census officials are
known TO share in this general belief
although officially they know nothing
about IL.
This belief is based on the fact that
an increase slightly in excess of the
$1,000 900 increase in the previous de-
cade would bring the population in
1910 to the 80, 600, 900 mark.
Enumeration figures will continue
to be given out day by day for the
next two months or more, while the
sociological and industrial figures will
come later.
In two cities, evidence Of fraud has
been discovered, and in one, Great
Falls, Mont, a prosecution has been
undertaken for fraudulent enumeration.
The intention of Director Durand
is to tabulate first the population of
the large cities, after which the figures
for the states will be given out as they
are ascertained, the returns for all
counties in the state being announced
at the same time as the figures for
the state.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
TOM p. GORE.
United States Senator from okIahoms

-''NSS SAANNe SSidASE SNIAIlOIIAa
private secretary and brother to Sen
ator Gore. d. F. Gore stated he was
in his brothers private office at noon
on May 6, when Hamon appeared.
81 stepped into an adjoining office
and left the senator and Hamon alone
except that once in a while / went in
and out. When they quit talking, in
about 80 or 40 minutes, Hamon came
out into my room.
well, Dick" he said, "the senator
is getting awfully hard on his friends.
want to make q lot of money, Dick,
and | don't care how | make 1t" L
did not know then what they had been
talking about, but when Hamon left
the senator said he had been talking
about the McMurray contracts and
Hamon had offered him $4,000"
"The senator said Hamon offered to
increase the amount. That's all that
was said to me about the matter at
that time. Later McMurray came to
me and said he was sure the senator
did not understand those contracts and
wished he knew of some way of max
ing him understand. He invited me to
the hotel to talk 1t over He also
wanted to know If / would attend a
frog leg banquet which he was ar
ranging. / declined all of these invi.
tations."
J. Leroy Thompson, s~tenographer to
Senator Gore, testified he also was In
and out of the senator's room when
Hamon was present. He too was in
yited to the frog leg" banquet, he
said, but declined.
That the Choctaw Indians who had
protested against giving 10 per cent
attorney fees to McMurray had been
asked to rescind their action, formed
the substance of testimony offered by
| w. A. Durant, a Choctaw Indian, and
members Of the Oklahoma state legis-
lature.
Durant asserted that at a Choctaw
council meeting a resolution had been
passed against the McMurray con
tracts. Later be said several persons
had gone out into the Choctaw nation.
urging the Indians to sign a document
declaring themselves in favor OF the
contracts. but most iof his tribe. he
said, maintained their opposition.
Mr.. Hamon declined to discuss Sen
ator Cores charges and said he would
make no statement except in response
to categorical questions
Mr.. Hamon declined to answer cues.
tons, saying he expected to appear
before the committee when he would
tell all be, knew.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
creaaer EXPLAINS Deal.

Muskogee, Ohio. - In reply to
charges made by Jake L. Hamon at
McAlester, that Congressman G. e.
Creager had attempted under the
guise Of loans to obtain $4,000 from
J. F. McMurray, Mr.. Creager gave out
the following statement:
Before leaving Muskogee in No
vember / tried to trade certain prop
erty for 81 acres Of farm land worth
$40, 900, agreeing to pay the difference,
which amounted to $4,000. found
that / could not meet the require
ments OF the transaction, SO / made
application to the state for q loan from
the school fund. In December, after
my arrival at Washington, / received
a letter from Guthrie denying my re-
quest.
"A few days later McMurray told
me that he had the necessary money
and could make the loan, but ques-
toned the propriety Of our entering
into a deal of this kind. 4 This was
the first time that the matter was
brought to my attention in that light
and 1t was dropped then and there.
Mr.. McMurray never loaned me the
money
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
SLUMP IN THE AUTO BUSINESS.
Bottom Seems to Have Dropped Out
Notwithstanding Boosting Efforts
Of Manufacturers.

Notwithstanding Boosting Efforts
of Manufacturers.
New York.-Indications point to the
bottom having fallen out of the auto
mobile business. The manufacturers
it is reported in trade circles, are
making strenuous efforts to keep up
a show of continued prosperity, but
it is also said that they are not sell
ing their product, but are storing ma
chimes throughout the country at their
various agencies to prevent the pub
lie realizing the true conditions of the
market.
Several large concerns are laying
off men and giving all sorts of rea-
sons for SO doing except the state
ment that they are overstocked. Two
or three of the largest factories re-
Gently closed entirely, ~ostensibly for
the purpose of taking inventory, but
the workmen were not given any def
mite time at which to again report for
work, and 1t is not excepted that
these factories will again be in oper-
alton this year.
"A "SANhuOUh 0ubOhAOOllC 06ObL VI
this city said yesterday that all cars
would undoubtedly be selling at from
rs per cent. to so per cent. less than
present list prices within the next
two or three months. He added:
''The trouble with the automobile
business is that the farmers and peo-
pie of the smaller cities and towns
have not taken as kindly to the idea
as was anticipated. The farmers find
that the ost of keeping them In re-
pair and operation is more than the
cost OF keeping horses to perform the
same work, and while there was, for
a time, a tendency among the farmers
to invest In the machines, the demand
for cars from this class Of buyers has
practically stopped. and r venture to
say we will not again sell to the farm
ers to any extent until prices are ma
terially reduced"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Everybody will rejoice that the for.
est fires which threatened destruction
to the big trees OF Sequoia National
park In California. have been brought
under control and that the danger is
past for the present. The big trees
are unique. and once burned could
never be replaced. They are among
the most interesting OF the natural
curiosities Dfthe United States. and It
Is to be hoped may be preserved for
hundreds OF years in addition to the
long life they have already enjoyed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Sioux Falls. s.. - George Van
Ray, OF the village Of Melrose, Grant
county, dropped dead in his bedroom.
He had not been feeling well. end
arose and was slowly making his way
about the room when he was sudden,
ly stricken. He was about 80 years
Of age, and is snrviye5 hr q WIS.
and six children. He had resided at
Melrcse about 20 years. Four years
&c ne spent the winter et.s1ssgxg ~.
an oficial az he saAasSss,ztu1s s11
had = wide acquaintance al the srate
capital.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

A California girl, fined SIS for rae
ing her automobile against a steam
locomotive. told the magistrate that
the fun was worth the price. That is
the trouble with the speed maniacs.
The fun is more important to them
than the safety of the public highway
and the fine that may be thrown In.
The only way to stop 1t Is to impose
q penalty that is weightier to them
than the excitement OF railroad speed
On an open road.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

The little submarine boat Salmon.
built for the United States navy.
seems TO have shown beyond a doubt
that she is seaworthy. She made 4
trip from Quincy. Mass. to Bermuda.
over q eourse where rough weather and
heavy waves r frequently encoun-
tered. and went through q rather try.
ins experiences But she stood the test
and has demonstrated that craft OF
this kind may be operated effectively
on the surface OF the water as well a.
below. Hsr exploit adds another To
ne list Of American submarines.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Americans are winning in fields
where intellectual ability counts as
well as in more materialistic lines.
The Royal Academy OF Science of
Prussia has conferred on a young man
who formerly was a student at Column
bia university, New York. the Leib.
nitz gold medal. a very notable dis
tinction, and awarded only to those
showing high scholarship. The win.
ner ia the first American to whom
the prize has been given.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
TWIN CITY MARKETS.

Minneapolis. Aug. .9e-Wheat, Sept,
$1.12; Dec, SLIP; No. / northern,
s1.22; No. Q northern, s1.1s: No. 1
Durum. size; No. 3 corn, sic; No. 8
white oats. Bic; barley. SIC; No. 2
rye, 74c; No. l fiax, $2.49.
Duluth, Aug. s. Wheat. Sept.
'si.l4A; Lss, si.izA; E No. | northerr
$1.21A.
South Sc. Padi. Aug. s.-CattIa-
sS5laers. so.s0Ugo.o0s cows fair. $4,000
'S5ss calves. ss1oospsoe; hogs, ;725
0s2s; sheep. yearlings. "a o0942s:
lnmbs, $5.5006.50.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

A Florida woman who is the moth
er of 13 children has received a SOU
venir spoon from the state. As a doz-
en- spoons constitute a set, 1t will read.
fly be seer that she can furnish her
table sooner by saving trading stamps.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

1t may be true that a COW gives
down her milk better when there is
music in the air. as an expert says,
but that is no reason why the milk
man should whistle while making his
early morning calls.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

A financial news item reports q "su-
perfluity Of money In London" But
even under such conditions and with
summer heat prevailing the average
Englishman probably will not admit
that he has money TO burn.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

A 81. Louis professor has discovered
that noise shortens life. and this dis
covery we recommend to the whis-
Ting milkman and the neighbor who
rises at 400 a. m. to NOW his lawn.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
PARIS MOB HANGS APACHE.
Rufian Who Killed Bystanders While
Resisting Arrest 10 ~Lynched.

Paris. France. Paris witnessed q
demonstration OF lynch law In the
heart Of the capital A policeman was
about to arrest an Apache IN the
street wasn the man fred at sim.
The bullet wounded the policeman
and killed 9 man eassiaE lin fhe bpssye.
80, E~gsrs@asnpoavs g * = crowd sneeSilv
gathered. seizsd the Apache AID
hanged him to q lamp post.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Gold continues to pour out of Alas
~ ~ = steady stream. with q fair
prosrest that the years yield VIII Beat
~ records The recent addition &c
the wWi6s supply OF the precious
metal y without precedent. And the
aNrsssS = 6ig PARE 81 the
output and hence u well fxs-slas-
9xitaatandisy tAe large exports iassay.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
Names SHERMAN
SAYS STORY IS WITHOUT THE
SLIGHTEST SHADOW 9
OF FOUNDATION.
SPRINGS BIG SENSATION
Congressman Mcclure, Senator Cur.
tIss and Ex-senator Long also al
legged 10 be "inter
ested."

Big Moose, N. Y, Aug. s.
Viee-President James S. Sher-
man issued the following state
ment last night concerning the
charges made by Senator Gore
at Muskosee.
"The story that comes to me
about the charges made by Sen
ator Gore at Maskogee Is abb
soluteIy without the slightest
shadow Of foundation"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

That New York woman who sem
$500 worth OF jewels to the iceman BY
mistake did not wrap up the chunk OF
fee he left under the impression thai
1t was n diamond.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

A New York woman has recently
been hunting through that city fol-
an honest lawyer. When last heard
from she was reported to be hoping
on.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
GOTHAM SANK CLOSES DOORS.
European American In~stituAon's Loss
ca Incurred Through Poor Loans.

New York. N. Y. The European
American bank, a small institution
closed It's doors and the state superin-
tendent OF banks has directed that
ths iIssGa alAa.ss De liqun1afed
Tie INSTITUTION was organized in 1907
sy.s-sa s1oss I'D its d.
ressts notwithstanding ever 1900,
600. Losses incurred through loans
caused tine tnstitution's failure.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
Ry. strikers Return to Work.

Montreal. Can. About so per cent
Of the 5000 Grand Trunk conductors.
trarnmen and yardmen who struck on
July is are reins.atsd. The develop
ments tended to show a liberal policy
on the part OF the railroad toward the
strikers, the delay in placing many Of
them being due to the disorganizcd
condition Of schedules and the impcs,
si5ility Of re-estanishing them In "a
hours. Many OF the men RUNNING
sf..iGs 9sfS Isken from othsr branches
csss@n sssyTssss gM De sent back
to their former employment.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
TROOPS QUIET A LYNcHINe MOB.
Jail Surrounded at Evergreen, Ala,
Until Soldiers Appear.

Until Soldiers Appear.
Evergreen, Ala, Aug. 9.-Threaten-
ing to lynch Albert Johnson and John
Manuel, negroes who were in Jail here
on the charge Of being implicated in
the killing Of Jesse Baldwin, an aged
farmer at Wilcox station on July Z,
a mob gathered and surrounded the
jail.
Sheriff j. f. Irwin, however, fore
stalled any attempt at violence by
calling upon the officers of the local
militia company X, First infantry, Ala
bama national guard for assistance
and the appearance of the troops soon
afterward served to quell the mob spir-
it, its members soon returning to
their homes.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

North Bay, Ontario. - Fire wiped
out nineteen business places in Coch-
rane, a ~one-year-old town of New On
tario, 252 miles north Of here. The
loss will reach $50. 600.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

That boy aviator who cuts circles
In the sky will not have to wait q
than q week or two before finding
himself the hero OF a scent thriller.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
ALLEGED sRiBER SAYS soLoM
SOUGHT VARIOUS sumo
FROM McMURRAY.
EXPLAINS DEAL
indians Testify as to Why They Put
Names to Contraets-Tired
Waiting or the Gov
eminent.

McAlester, Oklahoma. - A charge
that Congressman c. &c. Creager Of
the Third Oklahoma district, had SO
licited sums Of money from j. r.
McMurray, holder Of the Indian land
contracts that are being subjected to
a congressional investigation was
made by Jake l.. Hamon before the
special committee appointed by the
house of representatives.
Senator Gore said Hamon had Of
fered the bride in McNurray's be-
half and Congressman Creager also
had testified that Hamon had "sug-
gested" that he (Creager) might Sc
cure in an interest" In the contracts
If he helped to remove all opposition
to their approval by congress and
President Taft.
Appearing before the committee,
Hamon made the counter charge
against Creager. He said the con-
gresham had solicited one from
McMurray during the tendency in
congress of a bill which had been
drawn up by McMurray and which
Creager introduced. This bill provid-
ed for the sale Of the surface lands
of the mineral wealth to the govern
ment.
Wants Creager Recalled.
Although the McMurray contracts
were not referred to in it, the bill,
Hamon said, was SO termed that Nc
Murray might have been enabled to
put in a claim for the attorneys fees.
The measure, however, was not pass
ed.
1t was Indian day" at the hearing.
Many Indians testified that they had
signed the McMurray contracts allow
ing 10 per GEM attorneys fees be-
cause they had been impatient at the
government. AS the governments
wards, they said, they bad concluded
to employ attorneys to fight the gov
eminent in order to secure what mon
ey had been promised.
Large Per Cent Signed.
1t was pointed put that 85 per cent
of the Choctaws and Chickasaws had
signed the ten per cent agreement.
This represented a large portion of
the 10000 Indians in this state, which
contains more than one-third of all
the Indians In the United States. That
McMurray's agents had gone among
the Indians and asked them to sign
the contracts and to send kilograms
to President Taft urging him to ap-
prove the sale of the land on a 10
per cent attorneys fee" basis was
the burden Of most of the Indians
testimony.
do you mean to say that to sell
your land you are willing TO give Nc
Murray $4,000, 900, or enough to hire
all the lawyers in Oklahoma?" asked
Congressman G. B. Miller.
Eyes, we have waited 30 long for
the government 10 at that we would
give 25 per cent ii that would cause
a quick sale. We need the none to
develop the lands on which we live"
Sought Cash While Lying.
1t was estimated by G. G.. Choate,
another Choetaw, that IL his land was
sold through the McMurray contracts,
his share would be $4,000 with a re-
duction of $500 in fees. Nov" he
said, Il would rather have $4,000
while | am living than wait until the
government acts and get $1,000 when
I'm dead"
Creager Explains Deal.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Ths emperor Of China is to wear .
military coat of European cut and
tuck his shirt into his trousers. ChinI
Is up and coming.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Instead OF trying our popular songs
on the dog we should first have them
sung TO the COW and note results.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Flying is sadly in need of q safety
attachment
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Boston. Mass--President Pedro
Montt. Of Chile. who is the guest of
the United States government, arrived
In Boston with ais party.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Why worry when the swimming u
good?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
FOREST FIRE REVEALS GOLD.
Forty Claims Staked as Result of
Hudson Bay Discovery.

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.-It is
reported here that more than 40
claims have been staked at Hudson
Bay Junction, where gold recently was
discovered. The first strike, made by
e. Narcotic, assays over $50 to the
ton. The gold was found in a black
sand ridge over which a forest fire
passed, concentrating the metal and
causing II to be visible.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

a ws'man lawyer. who had exhaust.
I'd every other resourc during the
trial OF q case. ended up by crying.
That 10 m argument that no male At.
tcrnsy ever has been able to answer.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Man has constructed the flying ma
chine, but he has not succeeded In
tanning It
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

A German scientist has found 81,
400 900 germs in a raisin. Boil youI
raisinS.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Among the few things that are bet
ter broken may be mentioned heai
waves.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Lifeinsurance men who refused q
take chances on the lives OF aTiatori
made q good guess.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12

Don't make a man hot by tellini
him to keep cool.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-12
Former Albany MAYOR pIes.

Bar Harbor. Maine. A. b. Banks,
formerly mayor of Albany. N. r., is
dead at his summer home here.