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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
WOMEN KILLED IN CRASH
Score Hurt When Electric Car on De.
troit Suburban Line Hits Side.
tracked CoachCc.

Detroit, MlCh.-T 40 women we're
killed and score OF persons injured
when northbound electric car on
the Detroit United Railway. bound
from Detroit to Flint, ran into a sid.
Ing occupied by two standing passcn.
ger cars at Harris Greek. six miles
south Of Rochester, Mich
Mrs. Shields. Of Flint, and Mrs.
Herd OF Detroit. who were Killed.
were passengers on the rhar standing
car.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
PHILADELPHIA IN GAIN
Quaker City Has 1,54e.oo8, as Com.
pared With 1928 So7
in 1900.

Washington, ID. C.-Thc population
Of Philadelphia. Pa, is l,549.0OS, an
Increase 81 255,3ll. or 1917 per cent.
as compared with 1.293.69i in 1900.
The population of Alton, Ill.,, is H..
52S, as compared with 1920 in 1900.
The population Of Upper Alton is
2,9lS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
Old NJ. U. Building Wrecked.

Columbia.-The old two-story brick
building in which were held the first
classes of the University OF Missouri
is being torn down. Il was built in
1882 for the Columbia college. In
1889 the university was located there.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
Gen. PRESTON Home Sold.

Lexington, Ky.-The Gen William
Preston home in this city has beer
sold by Grandson Smith to Mrs. Mary
Sudduth. This is the second trans
fer of the property In more than 10C
years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
To Prosecute choate CHARGES.

Chattanooga, Tenn. - James T.
Watt, who filed charges before the
American Bar association against Jos
II. Choate, states that he intends tc
prosecute his charges. He will inntl
tute proceedings in New York.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08

New Arrival-Do you recognize the.
profession, my good man?
Sc Peter-Professlon What profess,
sion. sir?
New Arrival (resentfully)-Why
didn't you ever hear of me? am one.
OF the handiest harpist that ever
broke into yaudeville-Puck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
Colman is Reappointed.

Jefferson Clty.-Gorernor Hadley re-
appointed Norman j. Colman Of st.
Louis member Of the state board Of
agriculture from the Eleventh con-
gressional district. The appointment
Is for the term of three years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08

"You say It costs less TO run this,
automobile than that trotting horse.
you owned?"
Yes; | used to bet on the trotting.
horse"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
THE nation RISES TO
LOWER FOOD PRICES
Lawmakers Join Women and Clergy
in Seeking Cause Of Exactions
in Necessities.
PROTEST MEETINGS PLANNED
Department Of Commerce and Labor
Starts OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to Boycott Dealers.

A mighty wave Of protest against
the increased cost OF living is sweep
ing over the country. This wave,
unique in many particulars, Is gather
Ing force as it rolls and surges from
East to West and from North to South.
Already Its force is powerful 1t prom
ises to become irresistible. From per-
sons Of high degree and low degree
this protest Is emanating. Women and
women's clubs-a mighty factor In
any popular move-have taken the
matter up with a will. Clergymen-
Catholic. Protestant and Hebrew alike
bishops, archbishops and a cardinal,
are 1nveighing against the tremendous
increase In the cost of things neces-
sary to feed families and sustain life.
Antitrust combinations are being
formed; men. women and children in
different sections of the country are
taking pledges to abstain from meat
and other articles of diet until the
price shall have. been lowered. The
national House Of Representatives has
been asked to order an investigation
into the whole question and the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor al
ready is making an inquiry into the
subject.
The Attorney General of Missouri is
planning an investigation into the high
prices of meat and has asked other
Mississippi Valley states to join him
in his work. A resolution has been in
PRODUCED into the Ohio Legislature
calling upon the people of the State to
abstain from eating meat for the next
sixty days. These are just a few of the
avs in which this mighty, almost
countrywide protest against an intan-
g1ble something that has forced up
prices Of necessities and luxuries has
taken being.
Women of the country are most en-
erget1c In the fight which has been pc
gun. Women, upon whom devolves the
work of supplying the table and of
supplying good, nourishIng food for
hungry little mouths, have looked ask
ance at the ever decreasing supply in
the face of increased expenditures and
are ready and willing to join any move
ment that promises to remedy present
conditions.
President Taft commends the aims OF
the National Ant1-Food Trust League.
In a letter to DR.. Emil Scharf of
Washington. president Of the league,
President Taft said that he indorses
any effort that may make for the re.
duction of the price OF beef. meats and
the necessities Of life. His indorse-
ment of the leagues work is uncondi.
tional. There is nc question by the
President OF the legality Of a country
wide boycott by the American people
against exorbitant prices.
To show how great in the last three
months has been the Increase in the
price of articles of food-meats, poul-
try. canned goods, butter. eggs and the
Nke-tho following table has been pre-
pared by the Chicago Examiner:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
RAIL MEN DENIED RAISE.
Managers Allow Time Limit to Elk.
pire Without Answering Demands.

Railroad managers on all systems
east of the Illinois Central and north
of the Chesapeake and Ohio have re-
fused to meet the demands of the train
men and conductors for a wage in
crease. The time limit for the mana
gers to make reply expired the other
day, and w. G.. Lee, president Of the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen, an
nounced in Cleveland that not a single
road had agreed to pay an increase.
Committees representing the m
ployes on the various systems gave the
managers notice of the demands Dec.
20, allowing the customary thirty days
to elapse before asking for an answer
The rsfusal Of the roads, it was said,
does not necessarily mean that there
will be a strike. Practically all of the
managers agreed to meet with commit
tees from their respective roads anu
discuss the demands, and series Of con
ferences will begin as 500 as the nee
essary arrangements can be made. The
demands involve approximately $780,
900 men, about one-half Of whom are
members of the two labor organlza-
lions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
SCARED GIRLS LEAP TO DEATH,
Five Philadelphians Die as Result Of
Panic and Fire.

-Four girls and a man leaped to their
death the other day in a panic caused
py IRE In a four-story factory building
IN Philadelphia. Five others receiv-
Cd probably fatal injuries, and many
o were hurt. Nearly all of the
dead and severely injured were en-
Dloyed in the shirt waist factory Of
Joseph Chachkin. on the fourth floor.
Chachkin was injured. one of his
daughters is dead, and another dying.
His force of operators was greatly re-
duced owing to the shirt waist strike.
Otherwise the number Of fatalities
probably would have been greater. The
names originated in tho elevator shaft,
supposedly through the short circuit
Ing of the electric motor.
Chachkin's factory operatives be.
came panic stricken and many jumped
nom windows. Men on the street
spread blankets and an awning to
break their falls, but in the smoke
which filled the narrow street many
fell to the pavement before these i'm.
provised IRE nets could be extended
for them. The building was equipped
with fire escapes and fire ropes. Ono
man. instead Of lowering the rope and
sliding down II, Jumped from the win.
dow with the loose end in his hands.
He was killed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
WRECKERS OF BANK
TO Be GIVEN FREEDOM
FormaIities Alone Delay Release Of
Looters of Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank.
STENsLAND AND Herring HAPPY
Opposition to Action by Parole
Board Not as Strong as
Formerly.

Paul o. Stensland and Henry w.
Herring, convicted wreckers OF the Mil
waukee Avenue State Bank in Chicago,
were voted a parole by h State board
Of pardons at Joliet the other day. and
they were Informed that they soon
would come forth from the peniten-
tiary into the big outdoors.
The previous day convicts Nos. 1902
and 3, they are to take up he thread
OF life as they left 1t nearly three and
one-half years ago They have ex-
plated their admitted crimes to the
laws fullest requirement. Bitter as
was the feeling against them after the
bank failure, the opposition to their
parole, although determined, this time
lacked the force of former occasions.
The usual necessity of obtaining en-
ployment for paroled prisoners may
prove simple for Warden E. j.. Murphy
in this instance, and instead of be-
coming a problem of several weeks
may be taken off his hands entirely.
The decision of the pardon board
was announced by E. A. Snively, acting
for Chairman Charles G. Eckhart. 1t
came after the conclusion of the only
open meeting held by the board for
some time n after lawyers and 9TH
ers had presented arguments for and
against the paroles. The session be-
gan at 1920 a. m. at the prison at
Joliet, and shortly before l o'clock the
matter was taken under advisement.
At 2 o'clock the board went into eX-
eXutive session.
Stensland, broken in health, was in
the prison hospital, sick, but happier
than he had been since the iron gates
Changed behtng him on Sept. &c, 1906.
Herring, impatient, hopeful Of The fu-
ture, awaited his release in a white
washed cell which has been his hon
since August, 1906. There was no hap
pier man on either side of the lowered
walls of the prison than Herring. Stems
land, too i'll to talk, could only smile
when word was brought to him in the
mysterious prison manner that he was
to be free.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
sTENsI.AND SET FREE.
Bank Lootcr E'arOIcd by Illinois Par
A don BOard.

o Board.
Paul @. Stensland. former president
of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank.
OF Chicago, and Henry O. Herring, for
merly its cashier, who were convicted
in connection with the wrecking of
the bank and the disappearance of
81, 800, 900 OF it's funds, were paroled
Thursday. #..
Stensland, who was captured after
Il sensational chase extending across
the Atlantic ocean into Europe and
Morocco, had served three years,
three months and twenty-four days
when the pardon board, sitting at the
pe%nitentiary at Joliet, H., concluded
he had been punished enough.
Allowing for good behavior his time
represents a sentence of foul years
six months and eight days. He was
sent to the penitentiary on an indie
terminate sentence of one to ten
years. Herring was given a similar sem
tence.
The suicide of the bank' paying
teller and three ruined depositors, the
death of another from worry and four
victims adjudged insane from the
same cause, soon added an element
of tragedy to the affair. In the mean
time the fugitive bank president had
been traced to Tangier, Morocco.
where he was arrested September 3,
1906. Cashier Herring gave himself
up.
The board ordered Stensland pa
rolled to James Keely, managing editor
of the Chicago Tribune who. accom-
panied by Assistant States Attorney
Olson to Morocco, effected the fugi-
tive's capture.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
FULFILLING THE PHYSICIANS.
Strange Case of Young Woman a


Aberdeen.
One of the %strangest cases in the
medical history of South was
made public by an Aberdeen practlc-
ing o~steopath Thursday. the patient
being Miss Genevieve Luvier Dearlng'
"a resident of Florence, Colo, aged Il.
She was attacked with
paralysis, her condition having been
aggravated by an attack of typhoid
fever, which was not treated by physi-
clans because her parents are CHRIS
tan Scientists. In October she was
taken sick with pneumonia, n from
that time on her condition continued
to increase in gravity until, on CHRIST
mas day, she became blind, and at
times was deaf and dumb as the at
lacks of paralysis waxed greater in
violence.
Last Sunday morning she opened
her eyes, called the members of the
osteopath's family about her, babe
them goodby, left a final word for her
absent relatives, and dropped back up
on her pillows. apparently dead. The
doctor did not believe the rigor which
had set in was thai of death, however
ana applled r~eStoratlVeS, succeeding
in restoring the young m to con-
seriousness. Butassoon as this occurred
thebystanders saw that a marvellous
change had taken place. Where be-
fore she had been unable to move her
lower limbs or her left hand or arm,
becauseS of the paralysis, she could
move all her limbs freely. But h
appeared as a mere babe, and has
maintained that condition since. When
approached by anyone she Surgles and
coos in delight. She takes no nourish-
ment except milk from a bottle equip
ped with q rubber nipple. and when
hungry gives vent to her pangs in
cries such as an infant uses.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
FLOODS CAUSE LOSS
FHENCH PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM
HOMES ~ WATERS.
Seine River Mt Paris Threatens to Add
to Heavy Property Loss Already
sustaincd-small Nclghborlng Cities
Report Disasters.

The floods Sunday In France exceed
ed all records and are fast assuming
the proportions of q national disaster.
In the north, east and west, hundreds
are homeless and ruinetd. Although II
estimate the damage, 1t will be very
great.
The rise in the waters continued
during all of Sunday. At Paris the
Seine. which registered 6.48 meters
Saturday, had reached TAO at noon
Sunday. The normal height of the
river at this season is 2.4s. The tor
rent reaches almost to the arches OF
the beautiful bridges, threatening
their destruction. The Point des Arts
n Pont de TAlma are in momentary
danger.
The sharp cold Of Saturday led to
the hope of abatement of the floods.
but Sunday morning q heavy snow set
In. turning to rain. This aggravated
the situation and caused great suffer
ing to the victims.
The Seine continues to rise rapidly
and at 2 o'clock Monday morning had
reached within q couple of feet OF
the roadway at the Place de la Con-
corde. Many additional buildings
have been flooded, including the print
Ing works Of the official journal.
Montreau IL totally under water and
without food.
An urgent request has been sent to
the military authorities at Fountain
bleau for 5000 rations Of bread.
Ono of the great engines which
pumps the sewage in the eastern sec
tfon Of Paris broke down on account
OF the flood. and AS 8 result the sew
err threaten to overflow the streets.
The electric light n trolley service is
out OF commission in some sections.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
MITCHELL CORN SHOW PRIZES.
Sweepstakes for Best Ten Ears Goes
to Hanson County Farmer.

oAA
AT the Mitchell corr show Wednes-
day was announced the prize winners
in the contest. The work Of scoring
the corn was done by John ~Sundberg,
Of Whiting. Ia, Henry Thompson, of
Fulton, anson county, carried off the
big prize of the show when he was
awarded the grand sweepstakes prize
for the best ten ears of corn scoring
the highest in the state, which scored
91.2. 1t was of the yellow variety. E.
p, Sand, of Mitchell, Dawson county,
scored success with the best single
ear of corn of any in the show, and
was awarded a fine prize.
In the county exhibits Yankton
won first in the southern district. Han
son in the central district, and Ed
munds in the northern district for the
best display of corn grown. In the
contest open to the entire state for
the single ear of dent corn. any color,
E. P. Sands, of Mitchell, was first;
John Hofer, of Alexander, second, and
Bruno Bros, of Hurley. third. For
the best ten ears of pop corn of any
variety, George Whiting, of Yankton,
was first; J. w. Daniels. second; J. w.
Parmley, third.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
ROB TRAIN AND FLEE WITH SAFE
Four Masked Men in Missouri Pacific
Hold-Up Near st. Louis.

Four masked men the other night
at Eureka, thirty miles from st. Louis,
Mo-, held up and robbed Missouri Pa
cifc train No. 8, due in st. Louis
from Kansas City at 10:40 p. m
With a red lantern the bandits, stop
ped the train and pointed revolvers
at the engineer and fireman. The bag
gage car and mail and express car
were detached from the train, and
with the robbers in the cab, the en-
gineer was compelled to proceed TO-
ward st. Louis. The passengers were
not molested. The safe in the express
car Is supposed to have contained sew
eral thousand dollars. It is believed
h safe was blown open in some des-
olate spot and that the robbers fed.
The district in which the holdup oc-
Cured is sparsely settled and the news
Of the robbery did not reach 81. Louis
until nearly midnight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
40 SAID TO BE DEAD.
Disastrous Wreck Occurs in Ontario,

DISASTROUS wreck occurs Ill Ontarlo,
B. C..
Though It is impossible to secure the
anne of the dead and injured n de-
tails of the Canadian Pacific wreck re-
ported on the $500 branch of hat
line near Espanola Friday afternoon.
1t is asserted that As lives were lost
and 80 passengers injured.
According to reports. the real por-
ton of a %westbound train was derailed
the Spanish river. A first class coach
and dining car were submerged, 1t Is
said, in the stream All OF the killed
are thought to have been in these cars.
A special relief train with a sub
marine diver aboard left Sault st. Ma
RE, Mich, at 0 O'Clock Friday night
for h scene of he wreck. Until the
diver reaches the submerged cars none
OF h bodies can be recovered or the
names of the victims secured. A por-
ton of the injured were transferred on
a special train to Sudbury, where they
are being cared for. Espanola, the
Of Sault Ste. Marie.
Railroad men state hat at least 40
persons were killed in the wreck.
Two minutes after the first crash
only the roof OF the day coach showed
above the floating ice in the river. The
second class car smashed against the
end of a culvert and was crushed like
AN egg shell. Some of the passengers
we're killed outright, but others were
caught in h ~wreckage, which almost
Immediately broke into flames, and
were roasted to death before they
could be rescued.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
COUNTY OPTION FIGHT.
Liquor Dealers and Anti-Sa1oon Forces
Squaring Away.

The liquor dealers association on
the one side and the prohibition forces
on the other are lining up for a warm
campaign on the question of county
local option again this year. While
the local o%ptionists were defeated by a
few thousand votes last year, they
have not given up, but will push the
fighting all along the line this year,
They believe that by the proper cam
paigning they can more than overcome
the lead which the anti-option people
showed up two years ago.
While the liquor dealers are actively
at work along certain lines, it is claim
ed that they will not get actively into
the field until after the city and town
elections are held in April. At these
elections the license question must be
voted on in all towns where saloons
are strongly enough desired to bring
the question to an issue, and they do
not desire to push anything which
might cause confusion of the ques-
ton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
'zENzENN zENVNENMMNN1E NNWVNENNA
ENDS IN A SPIRITED FIGHT.
Mitchell Corn Show in Clash Over
Officers.

Mitchell Corn Show in Clash over
Officers.
h state corn show adjourned at
Mitchell Friday after holding a two
hours business session and the cleo
ton Of officers, which resulted in
something of a spirited fight between
Superintendent Chamberlain, of the
farmers institute board, and Secre-
tary Twambly, of the corn show.
When 1t came to the nomination of
officers Chamberlain threw out some
strong ~insinuations concerning the
nomination of w. A. Wheeler for pres
ident, claiming that Wheeler's nne
ton with a seed as manager
threw the association into commercials
ism.
Mr.. Wheeler finally withdrew his
name and the following officers were
elected: President, H. E. Dawes, of
Fulton; vice president. II. w. Thomp-
son, of Fulton; secretary, Prof G.
Willis, of Brookings; treasurer, E. r.
Sand, of Mitchell. Directors, j. w.
Parmley, of Ipswich, northern district;
P. F. Wickham, Of Alexandria, central
district: John Lakings, of Hurley,
southern district.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
Will Be Fight in Courts.

The joint boards of commissioners
of Clay and Yankton counties will
meet in a few days to settle with the
dredging company for the construc-
ton of the Clay-Crook drainage ditch,
but there is sure to be friction when
the boards %nnoun that they pro-
pose to hold back $25 per day from
April 1, 1909, for failure to complete
contract by that time. If the COM
pany accepted the claim of the county
it would lose about $1,000. The case
is likely to go to the courts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-28
FEARFUL CRIME IN CHICAGO.
Woman Decapitatcd and Her Body
Mutilated.

The decapitated and mutilated body
of a woman, identified as that of Anna
Furlong, was found n a room in a re-
sort at Chicago Thursday. The head
was missing n the police believe it
was carried away by the murderer in
an attempt to conceal the woman's
identity.
The woman evidently made a ter
rife struggle for life, as the room was
found in great disorder, chairs, tables
and other articles being thrown
about. The body was clad in a night
gown, which was cut and torn in sew
eral places. The police think the
had been dead for several
hours. The body was disemboweled
and parts of the hair and scalp were
scattered about the room.
The body was identified as that of
Anna Furlong. and other inmates say
she had ived there for several weeks.