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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
new EVIDENCE IN
THE CRAFT CASES
Special Election Called to Fill
Vacancies of Indicted
Men.

Pittsburg, April 9.-The district at
torney and his staff were busy today
with the grand jury, presenting what
is believed to be the last evidence In
the sensational graft case which has
stirred this city.
The presentment the Jurors are now
engaged on, II is thought will occupy
their time for several days and will,
when finally handed to the courts. in-
ish a labor Of four weeks.
To fill vacancies In councils caused by
the resignation of It's indicted members,
Mayor Magee has called a special cleo
ton for April &c. Ten days before the
proposed election the mayor will issue
g formal proclamation.
The ordered indictment Of Frank N.
Hoffstot, banker and manufacturer,
now living In New York, Is generally
discussed today. Mr.. Hoffstot's extra
dition, according to the district attor-
ney. will be asked for, but in the event
OF the failure Of that procedure, II Is
reported he will be tried in New York
state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
DESIGN 4 NEW NEW BOAT
FOR river TRAFFIC
Instead of Paddle or Stern
Wheel, Two Screw Propel-
lers in Tunnel.

Kansas City, Mo-, April "a type
OF boat never before used in CONNER
cial navigation on American rivers, is
being designed for the new 81, 600, 900
steamboat line just organized here, to
operate between Kansas City and st.
Louis on the Missouri liver. Instead
of the old time paddle or stern wheel,
the boats will have two screw propell-
ers, working in tunnels at the stern.
This type OF propeller has been used
with considerable success abroad and
Walter S. Dickey, president of the
Kansas City boat line. has a pleasure
oat 10 feet long equipped with n
screw. Tests with this boat, which is
20 feet long. have proved successful
and on the strength of it's perform
ance 1t was decided to design the new
freight carriers with that method Of
propulsion.
The British government has a num-
Der of %gunboats for service on African
and Asaian rivers equipped with
screw propeileis working In tunnels,
and has found them satisfactory for
service in shallow rivers.
The screw propellers are placed In
tunnels consisting Of inverted troughs
in the stern OF the boat. The crown
Of the tunnel Is higher IA the water
level and when the boat Is not in mo-
ton the propellers are only half i'm
merSed. mmed1atel the screws De-
gin to ~revolve, however, the air Is
driven out and the vacuum thus created
causes the water to rise to the root
Of the tunnel, giving the screws full
immersion and full propelling power.
In still water boats so equipped have
made a speed of Is miles an hour,
which will permit a speed of from
eight Ia TEN miles on hour upstream
in the Missouri and 20 miles an hour
down stream.
While this speed is no better than
can be made with the dc stern wheel
or side wheel boat, the use of the
screw propeller will work a large saw
ing in operating cost over the old
paddlewheel and require less space
for the machinery and a consequent
saving of weight.
The boats are being designed to
carry 1000 tons IN not more than five
feet Of water, which is about the max
imum safe channel depth In the spring
and fall of the Missouri river.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
EMMANUEL MOVEMENT
IS PROVEN A FAILURE
Cure for Neurasthenia and
Other Nervous Disorders
Not Effective.

San Francisco, April 9.-The En-
manuel movement, having to do with
the treatment Of disease by a combina-
ton of religion, mental suggestion and
medicine, and in which 1t was hoped
an effective cure had been found for
neurasthenia and other disorders of
the nerve system, has proved a failure
at st. Luke's hospital here, according
to a statement made yesterday by Bis
hop Nichols, OF the Episcopal church.
The local experiment has lasted a
year and every effort. it Is said, has
been made to test the efficacy of the
prescribed treatment. The hospitals
ps~ychopathic ward has now been dis
carded and DR.. A. b. Shields, d. D., the
clerical superintendent or the institu-
ton, has sent in his resignation, eff
fective May !.
Bishop Nichols thus accounts for the
failure of the treatment at the nos
pital:
I'VE discovered that it was impos-
sible to secure beneficial results by
placing patients in a psychopathic ward
associated with a hospital. All the de-
pressing influences of the hospital pore
down upon them, the constant atmos-
phere of suffering made a cure impos-
sible, and finally we were forced to
the conclusion that we had failed"
The San Francisco experiment has
beer closely watched by medical men
throughout the country.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
q Ally Tn llIIl q
ULiMAk III A WILL
CAREER IS MURDER
Slayer of Miss Blackstone Ad-
mits He Is Masked Terror
of City.

Springfield. Mass, April 9-Laying his
crimes to love Of excitement and a mania
for stealing caused by an injury 10 his
head in boyhood. Bertram Gage Spencer
yesterday broke down under "a hours OF
questioning and confessed that he was the
masked burglar who had terrorized
Springfield for two years and had reached
the climax OF his wild career by murder
ing Miss Martha b. Blackstone last
Thursday evening.
In his amazing confession Spencer
makes il clear that, associated with his
overpowering desire to steal, were an in
tense love of excitement and a high de-
gree OF personal vanity. This latter trait
Spencer gratifed by battling the police
and reading the newspaper accounts OF his
exploits. The accounts OF his daring
crimes fascinated him n f~ostered his
egotism. The police declare he is a NOR
phine f1end.
Border on the Romantic.
An element approaching the romantic
entered into Spencer's crimes, for coupled
with his other motives was a desire TO Sc
cure money wherewith to purchase elab-
crate furnishings for his home in West
Springfield. thus furnishing a handsome
setting for his young and pretty wife. for
whom he bore a strong affection.
While he admitted the killing OF Miss
Blackstone, Spencer said he did not in
tend to shoot her, but had lost control
OF himself when she repeatedly shrieked.
Even then he asserted he fired only to
brighten her and the three other women
who confronted him in the Dow home.
Spencer was arraigned in the police court
and was held without bail for further
hearing April Is. 1t is believed that he
will he held For the May tcrc. ot the grand
jury.
Spencer told the police that he had ex-
perienced no qualms Of conscience as a re-
suit OF his crimes. The only thing that
caused him any worry was the loss OF a
locket bearing his initials. This was found
outside a house which he had entered and
through it his arrest was brought about.
Long Career OF Crime.
In his confession Spencer revealed a ca
reer Of almost lifelong crime. Following a
blow on the head while he was a small boy
in Lebanon, Conn, his native town, he
said he began to steal. At the age of 9 he
rided the pockets Of his schoolmates and
robbed his parents of small sums. Later,
while still a youth, he held up women on
the highways n entered houses. He
spent some time on a naval training ship
and then Travelled about the country, his
thefts covering a wide range Of territory.
By engaging in legitimate occupation by
day he always escaped detection. II San
Francisco, he said, he was a witness Of
the earthquake horrors.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
MAN HUNT FOR
R0BBER SLAYER

Pittsburg, Pa, April S.-Sheriff Judd
ii. Bruff, of Allegheny county, Is hold
ing a posse of three men, armed with
riot guns, in readiness for instant dis
patch in automobiles to the Steuben-
Vile Pike, eight miles from McKees
Rocks. where five county detectives
about noon are reported to have sur
rounded the four bandits who last
night b b the Victor Banking COM
pany in McKees Rocks and shot down
and killed the general manager and
cashier.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 6.-with county,
city and borough police working des-
perately to round up the quartette OF
men who last night entered the Victor
Banking company's building at Bloody
Corne McKees Rocks, shot and killed
the general manager, and the book
keeper, wounded several citizens and
then escaped with $500 in cash, a state
wide dragnet has been thrown out to-
day and as a result five suspects are
already locked up In the Stowe town.
ship police station and more arrests
are expected hourly.
The police are working on the theory
that the holdup of the bank was the
work OF experienced robbers and not
foreigners or negroes as was intimated
last night.
AAS AA|uA VI ~ ioobCiJ AtiC aDcCitIJ
of police officers in another part Of the
borough and the bold front of the BAN
dts are pointed out in support of the
theory. Immediately after the raid the
the robbers separated. Two went into
the railroad yards, while two disap-
peared down alleyways. Today all out
going trains are being searched.
Railroad detectives throughout west
ern Pennsylvania have been provided
with fairly accurate descriptions of the
outlaws and these have also been wired
as far west as Chicago and to all east
ern cities Of prominence.
President Amshal, of the Victor
Banking company said today:
Very little money was obtained by
the robbers, less han s4eo Go near as
we can estimate. Yesterday afternoon
a much larger sum was taken to a
Pittsburg bank for deposit. The rob-
bers may have thought this sum still
remained in the McKees Rocks insti-
tuition. We are offering q reward for
the apprehension of the criminals"
The county authorities received word
early today that a horse and buggy
had been stolen near Schoenville last
night, and had been seen, carrying sew
eral men, going in the direction OF
Steubenville, o. County detectives
have started in pursuit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
DEMOCRATS NOISY AS
FOSS IS SWORN IN
Escorted Before Speaker by
Republican Brother-Mother
Sees Triumph.

Washington, April 9.-The demo-
Gratis of the House today INDUCED in
a noisy demonstration when Eugene
N. Foss, of Massachusetts, democrat,
was escorted by his brother, Represen-
tative Foss, of Illinois, republican, to
the speakers desk in order that the
oath of office might be administered
to the new member, who succeeds the
late Mr.. Lowering, republican.
Republicans remained in their seats
quietly as the democrats arose en-
masse applauding and cheering. On
the ron row of the speakers gallery
a sweet-faced old lady Joined in the
applause. She was the mother of the
two brothers who were the center Of
attraction. Her two daughtersinlaw
sat at either side of her n joined in
the demonstration.
Almost every member Of the House
was In his seat when the two broth
ers marched down h central aisle,
Representative Ollie James, of Ken
lucky. having made the point Of no
quorum as soon as the House assem-
bled In order that a full attendance
might greet a democrat who succeeded
a republican congressman.
In no other case do brothers occupy
seats on the floor of the House and
never before have brothers Of opposite
political faith been members at the
same time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
WILL TRAVEL AGAIN
HONEYMOON JOURNEY
Roosevelts Will Repeat Ride in
Carriage Made Long
Ago.

Rome, April 8.-The final day of Mr..
Roosevelt's stay In Rome is quite as
busy as the two preceding days. After
devoting two hours to his mail and tel
egrams he left his hotel at 10 o'clock
for a call on Prof. Giacomo Boni, the
a~rchaeoligist. At IL O'Clock he received
a visit from Baron Fayna, formerly
italian American ambassador at
Washington.
The historian Guglielmo Ferro enter
tanned the former president n a few
other friends at luncheon. At the same
time Mrs. Roosevelt was the luncheon
guest Of Mrs. Leishman, the wife of the
American ambassador. There were 20
women In the party. Later MIR. Reose-
welt went to the embassy and met Mrs.
Leishman's guests, as well as q few
other American and Italian friends who
had called there.
At $50 o'clock this morning Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Kermit
attended a tea given In their honor at
the Capitoline Museum. This preceded
the dinner given Mr.. Roosevelt by the
municipality OF Rome. AT midnight
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt will
cave for Spesia, from which point they
will begin tomorrow morning, a car
riage drive over the route to Genoa,
which they traversed on their honey
NOON.
The American newspaper correspond
ents who accompanied Mr.. Roosevelt
from Khartum, have promised at the
former presidents special request that
they will respect the privacy of this
sentimental journey.
The carriage drive from Spesia to
Genoa, a distance Of SIS miles, will oc-
cupy the greater part OF three days.
Arriving at Genoa the Roosevelts will
proceed by train to Porto Maurizio,
near the French frontier, where they
will stop for three days at the villa OF
Miss Carew, Mrs. Roosevelt's sister.
Mr.. Roosevelt has announced that he
will receive no one at Porto Maurizio
except Clifford Pinchot, the former
chief forester Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
DESPERATE YEEGGGS
IN DEATH FIGHT;
THREE CAPTURED
Posse in Autos Wound Three
Two Get Away With
Money.

Chicago, H., April 9.-Five masked
bandits escaping with $4,000 stolen
from the bank of Coal City, at Coal
City, ILL.,, exchanged shots with a posse
today, three Of the robbers being
wounded and captured.
Coal City is 63 miles southeast Of
Chicago. The population was aroused
by the explosion IN the bank. The mar
auders entered the town on a freight
train and began operations by captur-
ing Barney Ghetto, the night watch
man. and Washington Frye, the night
engineer OF the electric plant.
They then entered the bank, blew
open the safe, and with the money they
found fed to the railroad, where they
leaped on a Santa Fe freight train.
Part OF the plumber consisted Of
stamps.
FusiIIade Exchanged.
Three hours later, three men suffer-
ing from hot wounds were arrested at
Morris, III. The wounds were received,
1t is reported, when a posse, formed
along the line Of the Santa Fe, came
up with the f%ugitives.
AS the train carrying the bandits
pulled out of the town, Ghetto succeed
ed in cutting his bonds and rushed to
the telephone, notifying the night
Waterman at Mason, seven miles south
of Coal City. and he, with DR.. E. d.
Watts, laid In wait for the robbers.
Watts was armed with a repeating
shot gun and Miller carried a revolver.
AT Mason the freight train stopped
TO switch cars. The bandits iaapad
from the train and hid in a cluap q:
shrubbery near the track.
Miller and the physician discovered
their hiding place and opened fire.
more shots being exchanged.
Make Second Escape.
When the train started the bandits
leaped aboard and again escaped.
Immediately the sheriff at Morris
was notified. Several automobiles were
pressed into service and the pursuit
began, the machines following a road
along the Santa Fe right of way. For
a time the motor car sped directly
along the freight train, members of the
posse occasionally firing at dark OBJ
jects which they thought to be the
bandits.
When the train came to a stop at
Vernona, neal Morris, the cars were
searched by the sheriff and his men.
Three of the fugitives were found.
All were wounded. The other two had
fled. 1t is believed they leaped from
the train from the side opposite to the
posse and escaped with the booty taken
from the bank.
The prisoners were taken to Morris,
where they refused to give their names
or discuss the robbery.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
INSTALL W!REE!L EESSS TO
FLASH RACE RESULTS
Police Alarmed by Methods Pro.
posed-Makes Convictions
Difficult.

New York, April 9.-With the OPEN
Ing Of the racing season in the Metro
politan district only a week away, in
terest was excited in racing circles to-
day by reports that poolroom operators
were preparing to circumvent the Of
fetal ban on them by arranging TO
flash race results by wireless from the
tracks.
Wireless stations, it was said, were
to be established just outside the
grounds, from which the news would
be flashed to distributing centers wher-
ever it might be thought expedient to
locate them.
Heretofore it has been comparatively
easy for detectives to break up sending
stations by c~onfiscating the ordinary
telegraph and telephone Instruments
of the poolroom men, but it is feared
that If the wireless system were in
stalled ii would be a difficult thing to
prove that news was being sent to
l~awbreakers to assist them in violating
the law.
An active campaign to prevent. If
possible, the carrying out of the pool
room mems wireless plan is expected.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
INDUSTRIOUS LAWYERS
IN ENGAGE At uAcnE
~ kjJVnVI NJ IInUU6
Important Issue Between Eng
land and United States Will
Be Bitterly Fought.

washington, April S.-An array OF
counsel greater in number n more
illustrious in reputation than ever be-
fore assembled at The Hague to engage
in the trial OF a special case. a been
retained to represent America and
Great Britain In the determination OF
What is undoubtedly the most import
ant issue ever presented to the great
peace tribunal.
Technically this is the determination
OF differences which have arisen be-,
tween the two governments as 20 the
true intent of the provisions of article
/, OF the treaty of 1918 defining the
fishing rights of Americans and Cana
dams in their respective waters.
The issue Of greatest import Is the
determination Of the right Of a colony
or province, such as n or New
Foundland, by local legislation to de-
prive persons of rights conferred by
treaty between the principals. On
June / next the arbitration tribunal Is
to meet at The Hague to hear theoral
arguments.
The arbitration court will consist OF
DR.. Heinrich Lammasch, of Austria,
Umpire, who will act as president; Luis
M. Drago. Argentine republic; Jonkhe
A. r. De Sevornin Lehman, of the
Netherlands; Judge George Gray, OF
Delaware and Sir Charles Fitzpatrick.
chief Justice of the supreme court OF
Canada.
The agent OF Great Britain In this
arbitration is the Hon. A. b. Ayles-
worth, minister OF justice of Canada.
The ounse on the part of Great
Britain are the right Hon. Sir William
Robson, X. c., attorney general OF Eng
land; the Right Hon. Sir Robert III
lay, az. g, former attorney general or
England; Sir III. Earle Richards, K. Co.
and IN the part of Canada John s.
Ewart, X. c., George Shepley, X. c.,
w. M. Tilloy; and on the part of New
foundland the Hon. Sir Edward Nor
ris, X. c., premier of Newfoundland:
the Hon. Sir James Winter, X. c.,
former attorney general Of N~ewfound-
land; ID. Morrison, X. c., attorney gen.
eral OF Newfoundland; and solicitors
are Messrs. Blake and Redden.
The agent of the United States Is
Chandler p. Anderson. The United
States counsel are senator Elihu Root,
GeoSge Turne n Samuel j.. Elder,
and Sthe associate counsel are James
Brown Scott, solicitor for the depart
ment of state, Charles b. Warren and
Robert Lansing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
WINSOME STRIKERS
WHEEDLE TRANSFERS

Louisville, KY, April 8.-The local.
teamsters' union today o q hand I'm
the strike OF the stemmers I'm the Amer
lean Tobacco company's factories here
and prevented the remova Of a large
amount of leaf tobacco from one Of the
closed factories.
The American Tobacco company tried
TO o several dray loads of tobacco
from their Thirty-first n Walnut
street plant, presumably to the depot
for shipment TO Richmond, Va, when
girl strikers stopped their drays and
entreated the drivers to refuse to
handle the goods.
The drivers promised to take their
teams to the barns after handling the
first load and proceeded downtown.
only to be stopped Ave blocks from the
factory by a representative OF the
Transfers union. who ordered the
drays returned with their loads to the
tobacco fa eto-tes
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
TOO MUCH JOHNSON
CERTAINLY CASE HERE HERE
John Johnson Is the Most Nu.
merous Man in Town-628
of Him at Newman Grove.

Newman Grove. Neb.. April SIN
stead of it being used as a slang ex-
preston here. this little town and the
community round about is afflicted with
too much Johnson" Eric johnson,
cashier of the Newman Grove State
bank is the man here who is authority
for declaring that there is too much
Johnson"
Newman Grove has a population Of
about 800 Johnsons, OF these 240 are
Jon Johnsons.
Eric Johnson, the bank cashier, in
talking of the J~ohnsons, said:
II believe there are more Johnsons
to the square inc in and around this
town than anywhere else in the world,
figuring on the same area. / have
counted them up and find that taking
his town as a center, there are 95S
and of these, 629 have the Christian
name, John.
Identification Puzzle.
Check drawn on the local bank viii
not be paid If Ii Is simply signed John
Johnson no matter what the standing
of the Johnson may be. Neither will
the Endorsement, John Johnson, be
accepted at the bank, or any of the
stores. There are so many OF them
that we nave TO aQOpt anOtneT metnOu-
Here Is the method as explained by
Cashier Johnson, though not one OF the
Johns.
The bank and the stores ave decided
that while the 629 John Johnsons who
do business here are entitled TO credit,
there must be Some way of Identifying
them and not making charges against
&c particular one, When the Sirasso
may lack several hundred points of be-
ing correct. The merchants and banker
nave agreed that one John Johnson
shall be John Johnson No. l." the
next, John Johnson No. g. and so on
until all OF the 500 nave been giver
and have accepted their numbers.
To Number John Johnsons.
Hereafter when q John Johnson Is
running an account at n of the
stores, or when he Is doing business at
the bank. this number will be a part
OF his name just as much as the John.
The John Johnsons take to the idea
kindly and like it so well that they are
notifying their friends, requesting that
when they write letters TO them, they
address them by number, as well as by
name. In this way, they figure that TX
a letter received at the office and in
tended for John Johnson No. 629 is de-
livered to and received by John John
son Nc. 20, it will be an easy matter to
find out who is to blame for the error
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22
WRECK ON RAILROAD
STOPS A BALL GAME
Boston National League Team
Ditched When Train Runs
Into Open Switch.

Louisville, KY, April 9.-Again the
railroad wreck or disaster, which more
than once his spring has interfered
with baseball training, overlook a ma
jor league team today, with the second
division of the Boston National league
club, piloted by John Dewey, as the
victim. j.
At Saxton, KY, the Louisville and
Nashville train, on which the a was
en- route from Knoxville. Tenn, to
Louisville, ran into an open switch
early TODAY. None of the players were
injured. according to reports reaching
here. but their baseball paraphernalia
and baggage was so badly smashed
that Dovey telegraphed TO Louisville
cancelling today's game between his
team and the Louisville American as
sociation team.