Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-02-02

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ISOLATION held It's annual meeting at
the University Of Illinois in Urbana,
| with President E. D. Funk of Shirley
in the chair.
In statement issued from the
White House, President Taft declares
there Is no foundation for the wide
spread rumors that the administration
was about to begin a crusade against
important corporations under the anti.
trust law. He said his purpose was
exactly stated in his message to con
gress on January 7th.
A large portion OF France Is under
water and chaos is the order through
out the flooded districts. Fears of out
breaks OF epidem1cs are entertained
and the situation is looked upon as
one OF the greatest gravity. While the
loss OF life thus far has been small,
the property losses are colossal. The
calamity is national. Many towns and
villages are completely isolated.
Paul 0. Stensland, convicted presi-
dent OF the defunct Milwaukee Avenue
State. bank Of Chicago, and Henry w.
Herring, his cashier. were released
from the Joliet (1ll.) penitentiary.
In its preliminary report submitted
to congress the National Waterways
commission, authorized at the last ses-
sion OF that body, makes no recon-
mendation for lakes-to-the-gulf deep
waterway. The report points out that
such operations should be taken up
Jointly by the national government,
the states, municipalities and districts
most directly affected.
President Taft will send a special
message to congress in the near fu-
ture which he hopes will relieve the
people Of some of the hardships of the
present high cost Of living. The presi-
dent is getting his facts together now
and will soon begin to draft the docu-
ment to be transmitted to congress.
Warner NJ. Van Norden, president OF
the Van Norden Trust Company of
New York city, was held up and
robbed of $4,000 as he was leaving the
Waldorf-Astoria. Bessie Roberts and
Annie Williams of Chicago are held in
$4,000 bail on charge of stealing the
money.
Mrs. Milford Price was killed at Der.
trand, Mich, by glancing bullet fired
by Edward Hosteller at dog.
A mans conscience has at last
caused the clearing up Of the mys.
terry that surrounded the killing last
August Of Anna Schumacher, a young
girl OF Rochester, N. Y. James K.
Hall, who has been in a cell on the
prison ship Southery at the naval sta.
ton here on charge Of false enlist.
ment, made complete confession.
The severed head of Mrs. Jennie
Cleghorn. whose mutilated~ body was
found In negro resort at 81 West
seventeenth street, Chicago. was dis
covered by boy in vacant lot. Like
the body, the head was mutilated.
drainage and levy district got tenn
porary Injunction at Pekin, ILL.,, re-
straining Attorney General Stead ct
al. from interfering with their plans
pending hearing of the suit.
Attorney General Major of Missouri
filed information against nine of the
big packing house companies, alleging
they are operating in violation of the
antitrust laws of the state and asking
| that an examiner be appointed by the
supreme court to take testimony.
Criminal prosecutions are to be
| brought against those comprising the
| beef trust. Action will be based on
provisions contained in the Sherman
act. The prevailing high prices de
manded for meat products is responsi
BILE for the institution of suit
| A murder rivaling the atroclous
Whitechapel outrages committed in
London quarter of century ago
was revealed with the finding of the
headless body of Mrs. Jennie Cleg
horn, 48 years old, woman Of form
er wealth, in cheaply furnished
room at 81 West Seventeenth street
The head had been cut from the WON
ans shoulders and carried away by
the murderer. The heart and othel
organs had been cut out and then re
placed.
Managua Is under the strictest O
martial laws and censorships pending
the coming battle between the Estra
dams and government troops. The
Madr1z government has ordered thu
arrest of all the conservative leader.
in Managua. Granada. Mesaya ant
R1ves.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson IL
his testimony before the congressional
committee which is investigating tn,
rise in the price of foodstuffs in tn,
District of Columbia declared tina
American farm products are sol,
cheaper abroad than they are in Thu
country. He intimated that the trust
are to blame. He a'so blamed the higl
cost of living to this, together with tn
exorbitant profits demanded by the re
tail dealers.
Refusing to comply with a condition