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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18

themselves, to test fully the problem
OF cheaper transportation by water a.
q check to possible excesses Of cost
OF transportation by. railway. One Of
the important principles Of the pres
ent measure 10 the recognition Of an
idea. vital to many regions OF the
country. which are peculiarly we'll en-
dowed by nature In that respect, 10
that the water power Of navjgable
streams may be permitted to be de-
veloped to the great advantage Of
large communities and to the profit
Of the entire country and at the same
time preserve and conserve the bene-
fits of navigation. For q long time
waterpower development has been go
ing on. II at all, without due respect
to navigation, and the Improvement
OF navigation has been proceeding
without respect to the utilization Of
waterpower. Each has its value as
a commercial factor. They should
be worked together, and operated to-
gether;> their benefits would be in
calculably multiplied. There are vast
forces In our streams which have
been allowed to go to waste, and these
forces could be conserved for naviga-
tion and at the same time be trans
muted into great elements of motive
and manufacturing power, which
would immensely save the fuel re-
sources Of the country. We are try
ing to reach solution of the prob
lem that we can't have power without
storage. and storage in such way
as will preserve navigation as our
wisest and most practical statesmen
have deemed as an essential to the
public welfare"
Senator Bankhead has perhaps CIV
en- more study to this dual question
Of preserving and improving naviga-
tion and at the same time utilizing
waterpower than any other member
of congress. But on the whole ques-
tion Of comprehensive system, he Is
what may be termed progressive
conservative.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
MAIL CLERKS
DIE IN WRECK
Bodies Cremated in the Fire
Which Consumed the
Wreckage

Memphis. Tenn, April 1S-Four mail
clerks are dead, and three trainmen
and a mail clerk were injured as the
result of a wreck of the through n.y.
er from New Orleans to Chicago on
the illinois Central railroad. five miles
north Of Jackson. Miss, early today.
The dreck was caused by the engine
leaving the track and plunging down
a fifteen foot embankment, carrys
ing with it the baggage car, the mail
and library car and two Pallmans.
The rest of the train remained on
the track. The wreckage caught IRE
and the bodies of the dead matt
clerks were cremated. None Of tho
passengers were injured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
The Older "Boys.o

Washington. April 1s.-Fourth of
July in the national capital will see
a safe and sane. celebration in which
young America will have all the fire.
works. all the noise and all the fun.
but y citizens committee will take all
the chances. The scheme worked so
well when it was tried last year, the
commissioners of the District of
Columbia decided to do it over again
with Celebrations and additions.
This year, as lats year, not dyna-
mite cracker. nor cap pistol, nor a
"snake in the grass" will be sold in
Washington. But with sun up. the
celebration will start in one of the
public squares and will continue all
day and probably until midnight.
There will be band concerts, athletic
games. boat races and all kinds of
outdoor sports, while the citizens
committee sets of the fireworks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18

Brace, the state's.brisf in the proceed
ings to oust the International Harves-
ter company from Missouri. In his
brief, Major says:
1T 10 we'll within the power Of this
company in the absence Of any natural
or business cause to increase the
price Of binders and. mowers to any
extent It sect fft, md the public is
powerless to do other than raise it's
hands that its pockets may be looted.
'If this be not monopoly the term
is meaningless. and but catchword,
valuable only for lnlling people into
a sense Of security while they are in
the midst of danger"
The case has been set for argument
at the October term of court sitting
en- banc. More than one hundred wit
nesses already have been examined.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
FATAL JOY RIDE

OIL City, Pa, April 18.-In the
wreck of locomotive found at the
foot of steep embankment on the
Baltimore and Ohio narrow gauge line
between Shippenville and Chariot the
bodies Of four men were found today.
They were those Of Engineer Kelley,
Fireman Watson Of Foxburg. d. Den
nison and NJ. Neuland of Lice, Ind.
The wreck occurred during the night
at time when no other trains were
moving and it is believed the party
was having JOY ride in the engtna
cab.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
BANKHEAD IS
FOR THE RIVERS
He Has Been an Earnest Ad-
vocate Of Permanent
improvements

lshington, April 18.-No better
waterway scheme OF expenditure has
ever been provided by congress than
the pending river and harbor appro-
priation bill. That is the deliberate
Of Alabama, of the senate commerce
committee, who has been directly and
actively interested in waterway leg
islation ever since 1889, when he en-
tered the house as representative
from the sixth Alabama district. He
served ten terms as member of the
house and was twelve years member
Of the rivers and harbors committee.
In 1907, he was appointed member
Of the waterways commission I'M
mediately following his last term in
the house. Senator Bankhead gained
strength and recognition in Alabama
by his sagacious appreciation of her
great waterways, the Tennessee riv-
er, the Warrior, Tombigbee, Cposa
and Mobile harbor, the rivers travers-
ing the unequalled mineral belt of the
state and being susceptible OF i'm
provement of incalculable value to
the commerce of the state. But, with
all his loyal devotion to the water
ways of his own commonwealth, he
has been constantly vigilent and SEN
sible Of the advantages OF. progress in
the improvement of navigation in 9TH
er states. His long experience en-
abled him to take a broad, nation
wide view of the great subject. AS
q member of the rivers and harbors
committee of the house his work and
counsel were highly valued by every
member of the committee, especially
by the chairman, Theodore Burton of
Ohio, many years the chairman of
the committee, and now a colleague
Of Mr.. Bankhead on the commerce
committee.
This exceptional experience in riv-
or and harbor legislation with its
rare opportunities of studying the
question of cheaper transportation by
way of deepening river channels and
harbors, so developed him that it
made Senator Bankhead one of the
staunchest advocates of a broad and
comprehensive system of waterway
Improvement. and he thoroughly sub
scribes to the doctrine Of the national
rivers and harbors congress for main
tanning that policy by continuous
annual appropriation.
"The indications point to a deter
mination to appropriate annually at
least $5O,OO0.000 year for the i'm
provement of the navigation of our
waterways" said Senator Bankhead
today. THAT there shall be no ces-
sation of work upon projects we'll
conceived and approved by the army
engineers is now the prevailing view.
Until lately the engineers were re-
porting not oftener than once every
two yars. Now the chief has instruc-
ed his subordinates to have their re-
ports and estimates prepared every
year, SO that the exigency Of annual
appropriations may be adequately
met. Thus we are getting down to
a practical basis, with promise of far
better results than we have ever hith-
erto achieved. II is fair enough to
assume that the policy entered upon
will provide a substantial Easis and
nfford the best possible opportunity,
under conditions as they present
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
FOREIGN owned
BUILDINGS BURNED
Chinese Riots Have Become
a Serious Matter-oficials
Are Powerless

Changsha. China, April 1s-AM the
have been destroyed by fire with the
exception of the British consulate. All
Of the buildings rented by foreigners
have been, looted. The Chinese OFF,
cials on Thursday issued q proclama
ton that they were unable to protect
the lives and property of foreigners,
and thereupon, all foreigners made
haste to leave, the city. So far as
Is known no foreign resident lost his
life.
The governor of HUI Nan province,
Wou Tchung Stu. Cpd his son were
killed and several other government
officials fed. Even yet section of
the city is in flames. Six thousand
foreign drilled soldiers are station
ed here and few Of these protected
the governors house for time but
soon all joined the rioters.
The riots began on April 13, Wnen
the famine sufferers looted the rice
shops.
A captain of police was wounded
while trying to restore order, but
thousands crowded around him and
flee to the yamen. The rioters follow
ed him and there besieged the place
all night.
The following day the disturbances
began against the foreign element.
this being strong anti-foreign pro-
vince. The China inland mission and
the Norwegian and Catholic missions
were burned.
The. other missions were Destroy
ed on April 18. The missionaries
attached to the American Episcopalian
missionary alliance, the United Evan
gelical church and the Wesleyan and
Yale missions, numbering forty-o
in all, took refuge in boats. They left
all of their effects. The destruction
Of all foreign property, including the
Japanese consulate and the British
warehouses followed The fate of
the Standard Oil company's newly
erected tanks is unknown.
The British consul detained two
steamers for the refugees, who In
clude seventy Japanese. Owing, how
ever to the shortage Of provisions and
the hopelessness Of. the situation 1t
was decided to start for Hankow.
The official buildings were Destroy
ed the same day, the troops Joining
the rioters who numbered not less
than $4,000.
Eight Germans attached to the
Liebenzoll mission were in Chang
sha when the trouble began. They fed
from the city. and It is reported that
three of them. while proceeding to
Hankow in Junk without lights.
were run down by the British gum
boat Thistle and drowned. Another
report states that the men drowned
were Americans. hut there is no con-
firmation of this.
The chief cause Of the rioting was
the scarcity and high price of rice.
For long time past there has been
an anti-foreign propaganda and con-
ditions we're such that IN opportunity
that arose from whatever cause, sup
piled the excuse for demonstrating the
anti-foreign sentiment In a graphic
manner. According to one report.
the governor Of Hu Nan committed
suicide after notifying the Chinese
government that he was responsible
for the trouble. The latest advices
regarding the situation throughout
the district are far from encouraging.
All Quiet
Hankow, April 1S-The latest news
roceived from Chanpaha IN that all Ia
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
ROOSEVELT WILL
ENDORSE. TARIFF
Believed He Will Stand By the
Administration When He
Returns

WoSulA6IOus APIl lo.-1ue 6u-
nouncement from Italy that Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt has promised Clifford
Pinchot to make an address at the
National Conservation congress this
summer has been received with en-
thusiasm by the friends of Plnchot.
who see in Mr.. Roosevelt's acceptance
an indication that he has thrown his
influence to the Pfnchot side in the
controversy with Secretary Ballinger.
They are convinced that during those
rambles over the mountains about
Porto Maurizio Pinchot has won over
to his support his former chief, and
they believe Roosevelt will come back
ready to take the Pinchot end of the
argument.
Non-partisans do not attribute any
such significance to the acceptance by
Colonel Roosevelt to speak at the con-
servation congress- AS a man who
initiated the conservation policy up
on large scale Roosevelt naturally
would attend and address the con-
gress. Thomas r. Shipp, secretary of
the National Conservation association,
received from Mr.. Pinchot a cable
stating that Roosevelt had accepted
the invitation.
WIN Net Criticise Taft.
The mere fact that Roosevelt is to
speak and uphold the policy Of con-
servation OF the fnatural resources
does not imply that he will take q
hand in the t{BaMinger- -Pincnot con-
troversy. AS close personal friend
Of Pinchot he naturally would feel q
strong sympathy for shis former chief
forester, but it is fi6t believed that he
will criticise President Taft for dis
missing Pinchot or attempt to pass
upon the merits of that famous dis
pute.
Before his address has been deliver
ed the joint committee of congress
will have rendered its verdict in the
case, and there is little doubt now
that the verdict will be in favor of
Ballinger. In view of the evidence
taken before this investigating COM
mittee it is not considered likely that
Roosevelt will take issue with the
committee on its findings.
Furthermore, before this session of
congress adjourns. bills will have
been passed looking to the conserva-
tion Of the nations resources and
Strengthening the present laws SO
that there can be no doubt raised as
to the sincerity of the present ad-
ministration regarding the conserva-
tion policy. So there will be no room
for Roosevelt to criticise in this re-
spect.
Blow to Insurgents.
Republican leaders OF congress, Of
ficials Of the congressional campaign
committee and those who were identi-
fled with the management of the last
national campaign. are almost unani-
nous in the belief that Roosevelt will
return with an endorsement of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law and gen.
eral commentator of what has been
accomplished during the first year of
his successors term
! Upon his influence they are banking
to get matters Strengthened out and
save the next house of representa-
tives. Roosevelt's approval of the
tariff law will rob the insurgents of
the most of their campaign ammuni-
ton. His endorsement of Taft's work
will quiet much of the. .murmuring and
Col. Roosevelt is not the man to de-
cline the role of savior of his party.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
All Quiet

Hankow, April 1s-The latest news
received from Changsha is that all is
quiet. The provincial treasurer has
taken charge of affairs. the governor
having been killed by the rioters.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
AFTER HARVESTER
Brief In Missouri Custer Case Filed
With Commissioner.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 18.-Attor-
ney General Major today filed with
Special Commissioner Judge Theodore
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS DAMAGE
DONE IN IOWA.
Injury to Early Fruit viii be
Enormous-Early Crops
Injured
STORM It STILL RAGING OVER.
KANSAS, MISSOURI AND NEBRASKA
Temperature Of Twenty-Five Above
Is Reported From Southern Iowa
and There the Damage is Heaviest
Snow Flurries Prevail Today.

Des Moines, April 1s.-Secretary
Wesley Green of the Iowa state horti-
cultural department today estimated
that the loss of Iowa's fruit and
vegetable crop from the freezing
weather will be far in excess of S.
100000. He asserts that the early
fruit, cherries and plums In particu-
lar, have been totally destroyed whi,s
the vegetables may be replanted, thus
regaining portion of the loss. Snow
is falling today in many parts Of
Iowa. A temperature of twenty-five
above zero is reported from southern
Iowa during the night and there the
damage Is thought to be the heaviest
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-18
Low Temperatures.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 1S.-Tem-
peratures ranging from twenty-seven
to thirty-eight degrees above zero, &C.
companied by intermittent furries of
snow, represented the weather condi-
tions III western Missouri, eastern
Kansas and southern Nebraska last
night and early today.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1910-09-15
INTERNATIONAL PRESS BIBLE
QUESTION CLUB.

We commence to-day the publica-
ton of series of suggestive ques-
tions on the International Sunday
School lessons. For some time past
these weekly questions have been
stirring n great deal of national in
terest. They are received warmly
by the public and enthusiastically
endorsed by clerymen of all the
churches. Sunday school teachers,
superintendants and adults of bible
classes use them in every town wher
public are much Interested
Contracting for this unique bible
study question servise forms the
Custer county Republican and it's
| readers into a local club of one of
the classes of the International
Press Bible Question Club, and gives
the right of all our readers to COM
pete for some very valuable prizes
There are four classes organized
each year composed of the news
papers which take up the publication
| of these questions at four different
periods, viz: Those that commence
April-June are Glass A.; July-Sept-
ember are Class b; October-Decem-
! ber are ClassC, and January-M March
are Glass ID. Hence the Custer Co.
Republican local club belongs to
class .. There are fifty valuable
prizes to be given to our class five
solid gold-medals. five sterlingsilver
medals, five teachers Bibles. price
$3.50 each, and thirty five copies OF
the book "The Heart of Christian
| ity," price $3.50 each. The condi-
tions of the contest are so simple
that any person can comply with
| them. The contest will not com
emnce until the questions have been
published thirteen weeks, in order
to give every body chance to be-
come familiar with them. One con
dition is that the questions must be
read each week and as the Custer
County Republican will be necessary
for this you had better send in your
subscription and get the advantage
of our special price for new subscril
ers.
In order to give every one tha
desires to compete for these prizes
the subscription will be $1.00 from
now until Jan. 1st 1912. No Sun
| day school wroker or pupil can af
foord to miss this opportunity.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1910-09-15
: STORE BURNED AT BERWYN

The hard ware store, lately install
led at Berwyn by DR.. G. F. Barthol-
omew of this place, was completely
destroyed by fire last Friday night
in a very short time. Somewhere b
tween eleven and twelve o'clock, a
party in the hotel nearby saw
flames issueing from the store and
quickly gave the alarm to the neigh
borhood, but when assistance arriv-
ed it was found the fire had gain
ed too great a headway to risk fight
ing it at close quarters. Efforts
were made accordingly toward saw
ing other buildings in close proXim-
ity and keep them from catching fir
from any of the flying sparks. At
the time of the fire DR.. Bartholome
was in Dunning negotiating with q
party to take the business off his
hands and the news came as a very
unpleasant surprise to him. No one
seems to have been in charge Of the
store at the time of the fire. A
number of Berwyn people are of the
opinion that the blaze was the work
of an incendiary as the front door
was found to be unlocked when the
firemen arrived. According to JOIN
McGraw of this city who carries 6
big part of the insurance in some OF
his companies the stock fixtures anC
building were insured for $4,500.00
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1910-09-15
TWO KILLED AT MULLIN.

Mullen was thescene of a double
tragedy Sunday night when Ray Rob
erts and Verne Reynolds both met
their death by falling under the
wheels of moving trains. The accid
ents happened several hours apart
and only one of the victims instant
ly killed. Roberts was the first to
meet his fate. He lives five miles
from Mullen and was attempting to
jump a moving train, when his foot
slipped and he was thrown under the
wheels which passed over his neck,
completely severing the head from
the body. At 1870, the same night
Verne Reynolds, step son of drug
gist Cudebec, of Mullen, was on a
west bound train coming from Lin
coin. He tried to make a landing
while the cars were in motion but
missed his footing in a similar way
being thrown under the train before
he could save himself. The left leg
was taken off, the right one frac-
tured in two places and the left arm
badly crushed. Every attention was
given the young man but he lived
only a few hours dying Monday at
noon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1910-09-15
TEACHERS WANTED!

According to the summing up of
County Supt. Lewis there is scare
ity of able teachers in the county
just at present. There are 274
schools in Custer county and about
60 of these are shy of teachers.
Special examinations are going to
be held Friday and Saturday for
those who failed to pass during the
summer. If sufficient number car
not be procured in this way. the SUI
erintendent will have to supply the
deficiency by bringing teachers in
from the outside.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1910-09-15

Mcpherson County. Alvin Daily of
Milburn has tomatoes in his collect
ion that will weigh Y lbs each;
a bunch of five tomatoes on one
stem weighs lbs. John Plymale
of Victoria brought in IL stalks of
corn bearing 3S ears. Frank
Louder displays corn and wheat
Bob Hunter, corn, wheat and grasses
while John Stewart has a tempting
exhibit of vegetables. Other exhib-
it's of grain and farm products are
by Mrs. Prout, Mr.. Bond, Mrs. Os-
car Tappan and N. Devault. The
Crete Nurseries, as is usual for then
have sent some of their finest apples
that appear to be finer than ever
this year.
The needle work department, pre-
sided over by Mrs. B. j. Morton has
all kinds of pretty things; while in
the art section of which Mrs. II. T.
Bruce is at the head, there are some
rare pieces of china, dainty water
colors, beautifulpaintings and many
other things to delight the artistic
eye.
But, Oh! you culinary department
that is where the reporters pencil
falters and his mouth waters, AL
though Mrs. A. Il. Anderson who
rules this section was kindness it's
self she could not be persuaded to
open a jar of luscious peaches or
other fruits and distribute samples
for the benefit of the hungry folk
nc display of preserved fruits, hon
ey and pickles is said to EXCEL all
former years. In this department
there are also toothsome looking
cakes, motherly loaves of bread and
plump rolls of golden butter. A
chocolate cake, baked by a 12-year-
old boy, looks good enough to eat
The school exhibits from Merna,
Galloway and Broken Bow attract
much attention. One hates to
leave the horticulture building, there
are so many good things in it.
Besides the excellent racing pro-
gram, there are the high diving dog
Lady Weaver, Harry Bratino, strong
man, Dot LaRose contortionist and
trapeze performers, balloon ascen
sion every day by Prof. Sorenson' s
trained monkey, motor cycle, double
hitchand relay races. These are all
free attractions and good ones. The
fair is fully up to the standard oi
former years and every body gets
their moneys worth.