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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

r HE legal battle which has ragged
1 in Kentucky for several genera
tons over the validity of so-called
blanket grants of land by Virginia.
the mother state, and even Kentucky
itself during the earlier years of
statehood, has come before the Su-
rSeme court OF the United States for
decision. Titles to lands now said to
be worth at least $10,0O0.000 depend
upon the decision Of the court. Orig
inally some Of the land was procured
at cents an acre.
Arguments were made as to the
constitutionality Of the Kentucky
statute under which 1t is claimed a
forfeiture of the title to 10000 acres
of land, held by the Kentucky Union
company, would be worked in favor
of the occupants of the land. Imme-
diately after this case, 1t is expected
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

THE government of the United
/ States has turned it's whole detec-
tive machinery towart unearthing and
destroying the white slave traffic. as
1t exists between the states or between
foreign countries anc the United
States. 1t is the plan of the depart
:nen. Of Justice to make one sweep on
all the large cities at once, and strike.
If possible. one staggering blow at the
traffic.
The governments authority comes
from the Mann act, imposing upon the
interstate aspects OF the crime penal
ties of five years Imprisonment or a
fine of $1,000, According to informa-
ton already received at Washington.
pJttsburs is the center OF TIE trade,
though clues discovered In Chicago
make that city an important substa-
tion. The tirsts swoop. 1t IL Intended.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

WV ITH navy increasing in size, the
w estimates for the expense of the
naval establishment for the next ifs.
cal year show a saving of over 81.
G00,000, as compared with the amount
appropriated last year. For the pres
ent fiscal year the estimates were
$10,000,000 less than the appropria-
tons for the preceding year. The
two years taken together show econ
omy with increased efficiency.
Competition in the fleet has been
encouraged and has resulted III better
target practise, economy il coal con.
sumption and in consumption of sup.
plies. Full power trials of vessels
under cruising conditions have been
conducted. The fastest bartlesnips
OH the recent full power trials were
the only ones repaired at navy yards
under the present system of navy
yard organization.
The greatest progress in the navy
has been in target practise. 1t has
been due to carefully conducted com
petitions, where ship has been pitted
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

WASHINGTON.- of the
w Currency Murray is now hard at
work in making sharper and more
searching the official supervision and
control of the national banks. He re-
quires the examiners to make their
Investigations more complete and ex-
acting. He has changed examiners
from one district to another, and if
they thus lose something of knowledge
about local conditions, they are set
free from influences which breed par
TALLY and prejudice. Official inquiry
is i'll this way lifted above cliques and
the mastery of one or two institutions
In city.
The latest step is to cali ON the ex-
aminers in the several districts to
make out lists of the concerns which
are largest borrowers at the banks.
Such reports from the IL districts are
to be tabulated at the Washington
office which will be so created clear
ing house of commercial credits. The
record is to be kept in confidence,
and the names of banks carrying
heavy lines of paper will not be ex-
posed.
individuals and corporations which
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
Uncle Sam Goes After White Slavers

will be started simultaneously In New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago
and San Francisco
Officers at ports of entry have been
asked to increase their vigilance and
to inspect female immigrants with ne.
culiar care. Meanwhile officers at In.
land cities viii watch and report the
movements of all suspects.
In New York some months ago D,s-
trict Attorney Whitman made an eli.
fort to trap some of the men back
of the trade in that city, but they es.
capped. The only way to capture the
offenders, according to the agents Of
the department of justice, is to have
the authorities of all the large cities
act together. The governm ant agents
will not try to clean up the yari-
Qua cities. They will simply go after
the leaders of the syndicate.
In Chicago some arrests have been
made, but these are only the e begin.
ming of the general crusade, it is
said. In several cases it was. found
that men III that city had brought
women from France. Some of the
lines developed in Chicago by these
arrests can be traced throughout the
country.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
Safe and Sane Referending

MITCHELL movement has recently
been started in this section of the
state to raise the percentage of vot-
ers who are REQUIRED to sign q petit
ton requesting the referring Of state
law back to the people. Since the re-
cent election there has been strong
feeling aroused that it should be more
difficult to secure the referending OF
laws which have been passed by the
legislature. Under the present law
5 per cent of the voters only is nee
essary to have law turned rack. 1t
is the intention to present measure
to the legislature at the coming ses-
sion requiring that all petitions for
REFERRING laws must he backed up
with the signatures of % per cent OF
the voters OF the state This figure
may be too high, and the legislature
may cut it down to some extent, but a
strong effort will be made by the leg
islators from this section to have the
per cent raised to a much higher
figure.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
Supreme Court May unsquat SOC, 600

the suits involving the title of the
eastern Kentucky lands will be taken
up.
About 100000 acres Of land are
said to lie under the doubtful title of
these blanket" grants. On the other
hand. 100000 citizens of Kentucky
have entered these lands. Claimants
under the blanket grants call them
"squatters."
The attorney general of the COM
monwealth of Kentucky has ap-
peared in the supreme court to as
sert in defense Of their claim Of title
that they are the people who have
built up the state, and erected COM
monwealth, with it's court houses and
school houses, it's municipalities and
internal improvements
They have for years, the attorney
general has said in brief, filed with
the court. paid taxes on the land,
while a search of the records, where
such information would be found. he
says, shows that the sum total of all
taxes paid by the claimants under the
Virginia grants in litigation, since
the organization of Kentucky in 1882,
to the present time. does not exceed
STE
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
Savings Made in the Naval Service

against ship. man against man and Of
ficer against officer. In this way every
one has been put upon his mettle and
results have closely measured the
relative worth Of the various ships
and officers. 5f5= ! n :
The cost of work at navy yards
has fallen materially. Steel castings
made at navy yards have been re-
duced from about cents a pound to
about cents, and iron castings have
been cut from about Az cents
pound to 21a
Although the navy mas increased in
size, the cost Of the coal is expected
to be about sl,O0O,00C less during the
current fiscal year than during the
previous one. The estimates for fuel
for the coming year have been de-
creased by sst,6e6,96e. improvement
has been made in the use Of lubri.
eating oil. The cost of supplies has
been reduced by more than 90 per
cent. and in freight and Transports
ton of supplies there has been a
saving of about 100000.
Tie most serious waste OF f funds funds
under the navy department has prob.
ably been that due to expenditures
upon vessels that are not fit to take
part in any future war. There are
many Of these vessels that will prob
ably be relegated to the reserve or
be placed out of commission in the
near future.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
Will Scrutinize the Bank Borrowers

strain their credit soon get beyond the
resources of their home banks They
go abroad for loans. Note brokers de-
rive their profit from this practise.
When failures occur it often happens
that the bankrupt Is debtor to hanks
at points remote from each other.
Ono lender does not know how many
others have been buying the same
sort Of paper. Reliance on business
statements becomes trust on broken
reeds by changed conditions as we'll
as by over-sanguine estimates.
The new policy Of Comptroller Eur-
ray will tend to restrict credit at both
ends of the transaction. Borrowers
who expand unduly will take warning
when they learn that record of all
their loans is kept for review. They
will discern the need of caution In put
ting out their obligations. and will do
less buainess on other peoples cap
ital They will feel some alarm at the
broad semi-publicity of their affairs
and will reduce their appeals to lend
ers. The weakest Of the large Dor
rowers will first be compelled TO re-
duce their loans. All who rely too
much on borrowing will see the veil
lifted from their operations and will
come to act knowing that they are do
| ing business in the open. Those who
are fairly entitled to the credit which
| they ask can get no harm. Tho dan
ger of the output of bad paper will be
diminished, and banks will be warned
against assets not desirable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

or two others. lis any event. the sit
uation is an unheard of one in South
Dakota legislatures, though dinaril,
farmers and business men are lrage-
ly in control of 10th bodies, but il,
previous sessions it has not heen diff
ficult to fill the judi larry committee
from the legal fraternity.
Whiting of Woonsocket is Serving
his second term. and has been useful
in affairs for many years He was
a member of the constitutional cen
vention of 1888. He is es~ecislly
useful in county affairs and criminal
law procedure.
Erickson of Miner, is an enthusiast
in the matter of state conducted In
surance. and in the last sess on hsd
a well-thought-out bill which he got
along to serious consideration in corn
mittee Of the whole. He will. it is un-
derstood again Z ge his project upon
the coming session.
Robert F. Ke r of Prookinos il one
of South Dakota's most useful men.
He came to the territory in the early
SOS, as professor of history and po-
litical economy in the state college
and continued as an Indispensable
adjunct of that institution until he re-
signed to become priva secretary to
Governor Elroo, whose college men
tor he had been back in Indiana.
Since leaving the governors Office he
has been editor of the Minnesota and
Dakota Farmer. recently sold to the
Myrick syndicate. Kerr is an en-
cyclopedia of information and POS.
sesses initiative and conservati wis
dom. With Bigelow of Law e1ce. he
will be looked to for assistance in all
matters pertaining to public educa-
ton.
Browne of Brown, had legislative
experience in Kansas before coming
to South DAKOTA. He is elected for his
fifth term here. in TWO of which he
served as speaker, without exciting
word of criticism from any source.
He is of conservative Tendencies, a
polished speaker, who exer ises MS
capacity in that line only frequently
enough to be always interest ng. HE
Possesses a vein OF dry hume viii h
is manifested in many of his ad-
dresses, and more than once he has
sent a bill to deserved defeat by the
use of bit of aptiy put ride lie.
Ziebach of Buffalo is coming fo'
his second term. The name OF lie
bach is a familiar one in Da'- ota at
fairs, the father Of the representative
having come into the territory n june
1861, when he established the first
newspaper at Yankton, viii b Still
continues in the Press and Fakotan
He Sc we'd in several LEGISLATURES, an
during the war of the oNtbreaF. whet
the federal officials fled from the terri
tory. Ziehaoh was chosen captain O
the volunteer militia that fortified
yaukton. and, as he exercised su
oreme power there, was dub ed gov
e~nor. title he wears With honor II
this day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

Pierre-At a meeting called by
Mayor Maiirry. many thosc In
terested in a Boy Scout movement
met in the council rooms and ter
a discussion of the situation COM
mittee was appointed consisting of the
mayor and several citizens. A COM
mittee was appointed TO secure the
services and active cooperation Of
some one who will act as the head G:
.ae organization, and several who
were present agreed to give "a part OF
their time to the Hing OF the roys.
TIE meeting adjourned to the call of
the mayor, and another will be he'd
IS soon as the committee Is ready
to report.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
Pukwana-A South Dakota boy,

Pukwana-A South Dakota boy,
%%hac formerly resided on farm
in Torrey Lake township, near
here, where his parents yet reside,
has won high educational honors. ac-
cording to information which has
been received here from Boston.
Mass. The young man in question is
Lan.iz Void, who recently was APP
pointed assistant to Professor Ia g.
sig of the department of economies IN
Harvard university Professor Void
assumes the Championship of four
sections in the university anu num-
bers among his pupils Kermit Roose
~elt. son of the ex-president.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

The Westinghouse Electric COM
pany, with operates TIE mica mines
near Cus.er, shows a heavy increase
in their output for this YEA, with a
showing of 1,956,4O9 pounds of mica
taken out.
In total of $3.50 men employed in
the mines in that part of the state
for the year there We're four fatal
and thirteen serious accidents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01
THE GOLD OUTPUT
Homestake Labor Troubles Reduced
Average Over Sl,5OO,oOO

Pierre-ssttate Mine Inspector Ire
week has filed with the COVE nor
his annual report for the year end
ing November /. The report makes
the statement that the labor trou
eles in the Black Hills has re-
duced the annual gold ~tput o"er a
million and half dollars. and goes
into conside able detail as TO the
causes of the strike troubles The
total gold production fer the year is
placed at $4.921 .304, whirh is div ded
among the different operating Mines
as follows:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

The comparative annual production
of gold for several years past Is Civ
en- to show that the Black Hills mines
are doing generally in that line, and
to show the comparative falling OFF
for this wear:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

Mitchell-The Milwaukee company
has 100 me.. working on its track
north of this city From Alpena
north to Aberdeen s5-pound rails are
being laid The bridges between these
two points are being strengthened by
the driving of heavier piles. and when
this work is completed it is the in
tention of the company to put on
heavier motive power. The present
engines are not capable of handling
the business which is coming off the
Pacific coast extension. Further, the
passenger business Of g through char
acter is to be drawn over this division
in quicker time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

Deadwood-rn the night an at
tempt was made by an unidenti sed
person to batter in the front door of
the residence of States Alto ney Hef
from, but the attempt was frustrated
by Mr.. Hebron declaring he would
shoot anyone who entered. He refus-
ed to open the door. 1t is believed
that some enemy he made in enforc-
Ing laws was trying to get even.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

Aberdeen-Dr. G. A. Homan, rep
r-,s.1rttiin5 the German Rantists of
the Dakotas. after visit to Aber-
deem, announced that it is definitely
decided that the new $50009 hospital
to be erected by the members Of the
denomination in the two states will
be located at Aberdeen. The work
will be started as soon as site is
definitely decided upon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

Sturgis-In court this morning, the
court passed judgment that Mrs. Nellie
Mcmahon, who was last night cleared
by jury of the murder of Attorney
Thomas, remain in custody of the
sheriff until her sanity has been
proven.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

Bonesteel-The official count shows
tine following cisiasai ioii results IN
Gregory county and quite mater
tally enlarges the forecast and es-
ltimated republican majority for state
and congressional candidates. Con-
Il essa1..a::. 2n.rke, who has heen ponu-
liar in this section, leads with the
largest vote and largest majority of
.any candidate on the ticket, having
1875 over his competitor, for congress.
3The official vote as returned by the
county comm s sssiioners is as follows:
Burke, 1423: Martin, 1899; Soule. 1877;
kelley, S04; Vessey, 1915: Wood, S95.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-01

sisstt0011i- Til large barn, valued
at $4,000, of William Simon, seven
miles northeast Of here contain
ing eight horses 1,4o0 bushels or
oats, tons of bay. feed harness, tools,
etc. was consumed by fire supposed
ito have originated from lantern.
The insurance lately expired and
there is a. total loss of over $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-17
New Lamp for Mines.

A new lamp for use i'll mines has
recently been invented. The lamp IS
placed within large glass globe,
which is alright Between the lamp
and the globe pure air is inclosed,
and when the lamp is lighted, the air
is expanded by the heat, In case the
lamp should be SO injured as to ex-
pose the incandescent filament to the
gases in the mine. the compressed air
between the two globes is driven into
the broken lamp before the air of the
mine can enter. The influx OF com
pressed air extinguishes the lamp be-
fore the explosive air of the mine is
abte to reach 1t. The lamp is fed by
a single-cell storage battery, which Is
inclosed in a celluloid case. II will
burn for II hours on a single charge,
and gives light of between one and
two caldle-power.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-17

A shopkeeper in the Rue Pigalle,
Paris, who had been robbed OF small
sums of money from the till suspected
his cook and the other day asked his
shopman, VI. Pierre, to keep an eye on
her On Saturday Pierre hid in cup
board to watch the movements of the
cook, but she had seen him, and when
he got into the cupboard she locked
him in, and left him there. The owner
of the shop took holiday on Monday
and the unfortunate Pierre remained
in his cupboar! until Tuesday, when
the cook released him, half dead from
hunger, and very tired Of playing
Sherlock Holmes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-17
THE new SOCIAL CLUB
"Gentlcmen's Club" at Armory Hall
Held Third Banquet Since
Formation.

The new social organization com.
posed of young men called the Gen.
tlemen's Club has increased in mem.
bership from the twelve original
members till il now numbers about
fifty AL within the few weeks of its
existence.
The banquet last evening held in
the Armory hall was the finest yet
given by Its hustling members. The
long table which occupied nearly the
length Of the big hall was beautifully
decorated with vases Of cut flowers.
The hall was specially decorated Tor
the occasion and a banner with the
words "Gentlemens Club" occupied
a conspicuous place on the wall.
An orchestra of six pieces furnish.
ed music for the occasion. One of
the finest caterers in Cairo, George
Blumer, served the banqueters, as.
sisted by q corps Of uniformed wait.
ers. 1t was hot banquet the prin.
cipal dish being "a sheep" accom-,
panied by side dishes that included
almost everything In market.
Dr.. Joseph Bruner to whom" sthe
credit Is given by all the members
for the success of the club AMI It's
original promoter was aga.n prevailed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-17

sorb the business formerly done by
a hundred merchants, he also absorbs
the profits of the hundred. And more;
for his expense account Is much less
than that of the hundred aggregated.
The same rule applies to the monop-
olistic manufacturer.
There is no secret about the man
ner in which the comparatively few
who control the common food pro-
ducts accumulate their wealth. Hav-
ing control of the supply, the rest is
easy.
Some are credited with obtaining
great wealth by speculation on
change. The prices of stocks and
produce on change are controlled by
men of enormous wealth, who can run
them up or down at pleasure, and
who by this power add to their
wealth. The rest are lambs" in their
hands, to be shorn at pleasure. Oc-
casionally a yenturesome player
rakes ina big pot" but he has only
to stay in the game long enough to
lose what he makes.
The greatest fortunes have been
made mostly by watering stocks.
Control being obtained of a badly
managed railroad or industrial plant
the stock of which is down to very
low figure because it yields no divi-
dends; it is improved and extended
and probably bogus dividends are
declared. the stock thus being made
marketable; then follows food OF
| new stocks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-17
AS MARK OF ESTEEM
Chicago Mill superintendent off :;
Vacation Presented With Gold
i / Wiseh and Chain.

Mr.. A. Katzinger, who has been
foreman of the box department of
the Chicago Mill and Lumber Co.,
has resigned his position and is con
templating a trip to the west fos his
health. He has not decided what he
will follow after he has returned from
"a much needed rest.
Mr.. Katzinger was sent here by his
firm from Chicago, fifteen years ago
.ast Ma oh and he has been confirm.
ously on duty excepting few days
at time when he would take a
flying trip to see his family at Chi
cago.
His employees yesterday pre-
sented to him an elegant gold watch,
chain and charm, as testimonial of
their G TEEN for him. The presenta,
ton was made by Mr. VIM. Walbaum,
who has teen in his service since
he assumed his position here titteeil
years ago. with a few well spoken
words. Nj. Katzinger attempted to
respond but the surprise and appre-
citation Of the esteem he was shown
was more than his kindly nature
could master me boys gave Three
cheers for Oar Tony as a con
clusion to the presentation.
The mill management suspended
operation for ten minutes 50 all EN-
rloyees coull he present.
Mr. Albert Herbrt arrived yester'
day, from Greenville, Miss, to sue
| coed Mr.. Katzinger as foreman OF
the box department of the Chicago
Mill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-17
The shortes. street In London.

There can hardly be shorter street
In London than the one connecting
Pail Mall with the southeastern corner
of st. James square. from which the
name John street has just been re.
moved. 1t has only one house, which
is No /; for though there are two
other doors in the street, one is mum.
bered as belonging to Pail Mall and
the other Is the side entrance of a
public house. Presumably, therefore,
the single house is now to be absorbed
in 81. James square and the London
directory is to lose yet another Of the
slowly diminishing number Of John
streets. Westminster Gazette.