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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
SMASH 3 WORLDS RECORDS
The Harvester, Aileen Wilson and
Joan Trot Sensational Races at
Lexington Track.

Lexington, Ky.-Three worlds rec
ords were smashed at the Kentucky
Trotting Horse Breeders association
fall meeting here Thursday. The Har-
vester, driven by the veteran reins-
man Ed. Geers, lowered the world S
two-mile record held by Cresceus from
AIT to 4:15A, trotting the last quar-
ter in the sensational time of 31A Sec
onds.
Aileen Wilson, 2:02A, a black mare
by Arrow Wood owned by John w.
Coakley, Boston, set new record for
pacing mares to wagon, negotiating
the distance in 2:041a. In the Walnut
Hall farm cup race, the four-year-old
bay mare Joan, by Directum Spier,
trotted the first heat in 2:051a. setting
a new record for the race. and the
third heat of the same event she trot-
ted the mile in 2:O4 3-5, making a
worlds record for a four-year-old of
any sex.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

the expedition; J. K. Irwin, wireless
operator, in charge OF the Americas
system, and Albert Louis Loud and
John ALBERT, assistant engineers.
The start was made at 8:03 a. M,
when the America rose into fog and
disappeared over the ocean, while
something over 1000 men, women and
children cheered. The trip was
scheduled as a trial flight, but so far
as can be learned, through wireless
messages sent back, Wellman and
his crew decided, within 20 minutes,
to start for Europe.
There are six men on the airship
and they have provision, mostly of
the canned variety, sufficient to last
them a month. The airship's gas
bag has something of the shape OF a
cigar and is 228 feet long. It's width
is about fifty-two feet and is said to
be capable of lifting about twelve tons.
The envelope carrying the gas weighs
more than two tons.
Attached to the big gas bag is a
car 1876 feet long. The floor of the car
is really a large, fiat tank, in which
the gasoline is stored for the motors.
The America carries three gasoline
engines, one of which is a donkey and
the other two are used for motive
power. They are in the center of the
car and are Of about eighty-horse
power. Beneath the car hangs a life
boat 81 feet long, to be used in case
the balloon is wrecked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
WELLMAN IN FLIGHT
HUGE DlRIGIBLE STARTS FROM
ATLANTIC CITY-IS OFF
FOR EUROPE.
CARRIES CREW OF SIX MEN
Airship Equipped With Wireless
Months Supply of Provisions on
Board-Last Message Until Craft
Strikes Ships Course Is Received.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Walter Well
man, the newspaper man, with crew
of five other daring aeronauts, are
flying over the Atlantic ocean in his
dirigible balloon America, with the
hope of landing on European soil,
providence and weather permitting,
5000 miles away.
Wireless dispatches which have
been received at intervals since the
big dirigible sailed aloft at eight
o'clock Saturday morning told Of
heavy fogs, minor engine troubles and
the like, but finally an optimistic note
was souls1ed when the splutter of the
wireless announced that Wellman and
his crew were doing fine and had final
ly determined to head for Europe.
The last message expected from
the America until it strikes the trans
Atlantic steamer lane came into the
wireless station Sunday at Siasconsett
on the northerly end of Nantucket
and read: Cali well. No trouble
with machinery. Expect to make the
trip.
(Signed) "Wellman and Irwin"
The crew aboard the America when
1t left the ground included Walter
Wellman, Melvin Vaniman, chief en-
gineer; f. hurry Simons, navigator of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
CAR HITS AUTO, FOUR DEAD
Manager anr Three Employees of Ohio
Pottery Concern Are Killed
Another Fatally Hurt.

Toledo, O.-Charles Albright, forty
manager Of the Sebring Bros pottery
at Sebring, O., and three employees Of
the firm who were with him, were all
instantly killed Friday when a Stark
Electric company freight car hit their
auto a mile and half east of
Sebring.
The car struck the auto squarely in
the center and threw the occupants
30 feet in the air. The other three
men killed besides Albright were
George Frederick and Joseph Sme-
decker, travelling salesman for the pot
terry company, and John Derby, a
workman. The fifth member of the
party was seriously injured. The
auto was completely demolished. Al.
bright, who was the owner and driver
of the machine, was hard of hearing
and drove squarely in the path Of the
on-coming car before any of the &C.
cupants noticed it's approach.
Albright, who waS the driver of the
machine, was hard Of hearing and
drove squarely in the path of the car.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
CENTER OF POPULATION.

In the predictions as to the show
ing which the census figures would
make there was one virtually agreed
upon-that the center of population
would be shifted some distance west
ward from it's location in 1890, which
was six miles southeast of Columbus,
Ind, says Toledo Blade. But this pre-
dfction was one of the kind which
goes wrong. The census people have
tentatively announced that the mark
will have to be moved but slightly.
The west has hourished tremendous
ly In ten years. 1t has gained not
only new railroads, but the old rail
roads have been renewed. Irrigation
has caused new lands to be cultivated
and new cities and towns to be build
ed. Such cities as Seattle have
profited in wealth and population by
the opening of new territory, the de-
velopment Of new resources, the fill
ing in of the once deserted spaces be-
tween town and town. But in these
same ten years an immense immigra-
ton has been distributing itself in the
eastern cities-amOng the coal mines
and steel plants of Pennsylvania, in
the Industrial districts of Lake Erie.
1t has offset the settlement of the
far west
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
History Of Bed Cross Seal.

Charity stamps" first used In
Boston in 1862 for the soldiers relief
funds during the Civil war, were the
original forerunners of the Red Cross
Christmas seal, which will be used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
to millions. The Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis society In 1907 for the first
time in America made use of stamp
for the purpose of getting revenue to
fight consumption. In a hastily or
ganized campaign of only three weeks
they realized $4,000. The next year,
1908, the American Red Cross con-
Quoted the first national tuberculosis
stamp campaign. From this sale $780,
900 was realized for the anti-tubercu-
losis movement. In 1909, under many
adverse conditions, $4,000 was rea-
lized from these stamps. This year
the slogan of the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross is "a Million for
tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals
In 1910"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
WRECK KILLS FIVE
SCORE HURT IN CRASH ON
GRAND RAPIDS AND IN
DIANA ROAD.
ACCIDENT IS DUE TO FOG
Freight and Work Train Collide
Trainmen Escapes Persons In
iured on Frisco Road In Oklahoma
Cars Go Through Bridge.

Portland, Ind.-Five laborers were
instantly killed and more than score
were injured, several seriously, when
a north-bound extra freight train on
the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
crashed head-on into a work train,
seven and a half miles south OF here
Friday.
All were caught between fiat cars
on which they we're riding and pulled
under the wreckage Of the engine,
where their bodies were terribly mu-
tilated. The head of Milutin Tonic
was torn completely off, while Homie
Mandie was completely disemboweled
and his right leg cut off.
A special train run to the wreck
carried physicians, Who dressed tenn
porarily the wounds of the injured
and brought dozen Of the worst hurt
to the hospital here.
The two trains met in stretch OF
straight track in the fog, the engine
men being unable to see one another
until the trains were within fifty feet
of each other. All jumped and es-
capped injury. The track where the
wreck occurred was being repaired by
the men killed and both trains were
running but ten miles per hour.
Fort Smith, Ark.-Forty-three per
sons were injured, 13 seriously, when
st. Louis and San Francisco passen-
ger train No. 5 went through bridge
one mile west Of Compton, Okla,
Thursday night. The tram left ST.
Louis at 9:25 o'clock Wednesday
night for Paris, Tex. The injured were
brought to Fort Smith and the
10 who were seriously hurt are in
local hospitals. The wreck occurred
on a short curve in the Winding Stair
mountains while the train was pass
ing over a small bridge. No cause has
been assigned.
The mail car broke through the
bridge. The chair car landed in the
bottom of the creek, the smoker was
thrown crosswise on the right Of way
while the diner stood on end in the
creek. Five cars were piled up and
the fact that there was no loss OF
life was probably due to the fact that
the cars were made Of steel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

Enforcing health regulations against
ignorance and prejudice frequently is
accompanied by difficulties. Cholera
prevails in parts Of Italy and the Of
ficials have taken wise precautions
against the spread Of the disease. And
one result has been a riot, accom-
panied by the wrecking of the health
office in the town of Barletta. OF
course the rioters are taking the pre-
else course that opens the way for In
vasion by the deadly ailment. This
is an age of enlightenment, but there
are regions where there has been lit
tie advancement in ideas since the
time when plaques swept away vic
Tins by wholesale because there was
not sufficient knowledge to ward off
the danger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
STANLEY KETCHEL IS SLAIN
Champion MiddIeweight PugiIist Is
Killed by Ranch Hand in Mis-
souri-Murderer Arrested.

Springfield, Mo.-Stanley Ketchel,
champion middleweight pugilist of the
world, died in a hospital here Satur-
day from the effects of bullet wound
inflicted by Walter A. Hurtz, en-
ployed on the ranch of R. P. DECKER
son. near Conway, forty miles east
CT here.
Hurtz, whose right name is Dipley,
escaped to the woods but was later
arrested at the home Of 6 farmer
near Nianagua, Ma. He confessed to
the killing but said he shot Ketchel
because he was afraid of him, as he
knew the prize fighter was armed
with a revolver. He also alleged that
Ketchel made improper remarks to
Goldie Smith, the cook at Dickerson's
house TIL latter is under arrest as
an accomplice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
ALLEGED BIG CUSTOMS FRAUD
MEMBERS OF NEW YORK ART
FIRM HELD FOR SWlNDLING.
Government Declared to Have Been
Systematically Cheated Out of
Millions by Importing
Concern.

New York.-Charged with systemat-
ically swindling the United States out
of millions of dollars of customs du-
ties, Benjamin ]. Duveen, one of the
resident managers of Duveen Broth
ers. No. 302 Fifth avenue, the great
est art dealers and importers in the
United States, was arrested Thurs
day on bench warrant by federal
officers. Other members of the firm
are also involved.
Efenry Duveen, his uncle, was ar
rested upon his arrival in New York
on the Cunarder Lusitania. Duveen
was released on bail of $4,000 tor ex-
animation before United States Com
missioner Shields. United States Dis
trict Attorney Wise and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Wemple asked that the
prisoners bail be fixed a 100000,
declaring that the frauds OF which
the wealth art deaier is accused
had been Systematically practised for
long period of years and that the
results of their operations in cheat
ing the government were appalling.
Duveen Brothers for many years
have numbered among their custom
ers nearly all the millionaire art col
lectors in the United States. The
firm was established in New York 81
years ago. The parent houses are in
London and Paris. Joel ]. Duveen
who established the house in New
York, died only two years ago Whine
visiting Paris. Scarcely big man
sion in Fifth avenue is without some
work of art brought tc the United
States by the New York house. Among
their largest and best-known custom
ers are ]. Pierpont Morgan, Otto H
Kahn, and Mrs. Coils Huntington.
They make a speciality of antiques.
Other members of the firm whose
names were included in the warrant
of arrest are Joel ]. Jr., Joseph A
and Louis ].
The arrest of Benjamin Duveer
was made after sensational raid OF
the famous store by six United States
officers. Hundreds of thousands oil
dollars worth of art works were
seized and carted off to the custom
house, where they will be kept until
the case is finally disposed of.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
SLIGHTLY Mixed.

Two Englishmen were resting at the
Red Home inn at Standardization.
One of them discovered print pictur-
ing low, tumbling building under
meath which was printed: The
House in Which Shakespeare Was
Born" Turning to his friend in mild
surprise he pointed to the print. His
friend exhibited equal surprise and
called a waiter, who assured them OF
the accuracy of the inscription.
"Pon my word" said the observing
Englishman, shaking his head dubious
ly. Il thought he was born in man.
ger!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Oct. .-Cattle-Market 10
@15c lower; beeves, $4.65@7SO; west
ern steers, $4.15@6.75; stockers and
feeders, $4.25@5.60; cows and heifers,
$2.25@6.40; calves, S7.5O@10.OO.
Hogs-Market steady for light, 9TH
ers 5@10c lower; light, $S.65@9.3O;
mixed, $S.SO09.25; heavy, SS.05@8.95;
rough, $S.05@S.25; good to choice
heavy, $S.25@S.95; pigs, sS25@9.
Sheep-Market 10c lower; native.
s2.30Q4.30; western, $275@425; year.
lings, $450Q5.4O; lambs; native, s4.25
@7.00
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
TIT for Tat.

Lloyd @. Griscom, in an interview
In New York, said of party dissena
sions:
"They are animated by nasty spir-
1t, q tit-for-tat spirit; and they go
from bad to worse.
TITS like the case OF the engaged
couple at the seaside dance. The
young man, a little jealous, said cold
ly to his fiancee at supper:
"Let me see-was 1t you I kissed
In the conservatory?
"'About what timer the young girl
answered, with a little laugh"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
KILLS TWO AND IS SLAIN
Negro Stays and Wounds Members Of
Posse-He Is Shot to Death
by Chief of Police.

Huntington, w. Va.-After fatally
wounding Special Agent G. A. Lentz
Of the Chesapeake & Ohio rail
road and killing Policeman Charles
Hale and Daniel Bias, an unidentified
negro was himself shot by posse In
the hills back of this city.
w. w. Lowe and Charles Stuart,
policemen, were both shot in tho
head and are thought to be dying.
will Hutchinson, another member Of
the posse, was wounded IN the arm.
The negro was killed by Chief OF Po-
lice Clinginspeel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Manuel Is Near Collapse.

Gibraltar-His friends fear that
King Manuel will become a nervous
wreck. He never ventures outside the
gardens of the government house and
would not even leave his room did not
his mother, Queen Amelie, insist on
it. Manuel looks wretched, worn,
scared, unkempt in fact With broken
step he walks around the government
house gardens, lamenting his fate and
saying he has nothing to live for now.
His mother is always with him
and has him under complete con-
troll
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

Those who have been able to hold
back their vacations until now are to
be congratulated. October is one of
the finest months of the year for va
cations. as any one who has been for
tunate enough to have two weeks free
at this time will tell you. The coun-
try lies before you. There is no bet
ter exercise than walking. Nature,
in the full beauty of her late summer
foliage, is at her best, and the crisp
air of the approaching fall Is notice
able mornings. Soon it will be on
tap all day Why not keep up your
open-air vacation habits all winter?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

The worlds wheat crop this year is
estimated at a little under 3,500,00O,-
600 bushels, which will make it, with
one exception, the largest ever gath
cred. The largest wheat crop ever
gathered was that Of last year, which
was approximately 150,000,000 bushels
more than the estimate of 1910. More
than half of the shortage is figured in
the crop of the United States. AL
though here as in Russia the crop is
shorter than last year, the reserve of
old wheat held over from the previ
Gus year is larger in both countries
than it was in 1909.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
FRAUDS FOUND IN CENSUS
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland and Other
Cities Are Charged With "Pad-
ding"-Taft Urges Punishment.

Washington. = Staggered by the
enormous growth shown by the re-
turns of the new census for number
of western cities, Director Durand of
the census bureau ordered an investi-
CATION, the result of which appeared
in the announcement Saturday that
gross frauds had been perpetrated.
Mr.. Durand gave out also letter
from President Taft, directing that
persons implicated in the alleged
frauds should be prosecuted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
DipIey's Hearing on Friday.

Springfield, Missouri. = The pre-
liminary hearing of Walter Dipley,
alias Walter Hurtz, who shot and
killed Stanley Ketchel, middleweight
champion, on the Dickerson ranch
Saturday, will take place at Marsh
field Friday morning. At the same
time Mrs. Goldie Smith will be ar
raigned. Dipley. or Hurtz, will be
charged with murder in the first de.
gree while the woman will be charged
with being an accessory. Ketchers
body was taken to his former home il
Grand Rapids, Mich.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

The United States government has
ordered another large installment OF
the rife "silencers," by which the
noise of firing is done away with. Ex-
periments are also under way with
similar silencers for cannon. 1t may
yet come to pass that the noise OF
battle will consist mainly of the
shouting and the tumult" that were
in order before the days of gunpow-
der
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
La FoLLETTE'S GAIN IS RAPID
Senator Is Well on Road to Recov'
ery-May Leave Hospital in
Week.

Rochester, Minn.-Senator Rober'
NJ Ia toilette is well on the road
~ rand recovery, his condition
being the best it has been at any
Time since his operation. The drain
age tube. which has bothered him
come was removed and there is moth
ino to impede the healing of the
wound. Mrs. La Toilette stated that
che thought it would be week be
rora the senator would leave the hos
pital
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

Firearms as playthings are not en-
tirely justified of wisdom, as proved
in the case of twelve-year-old Buff
falo boy who received a gift of a
rine from his father and a few min
utes later shot and killed his mother.
OF course, it was an accident, and
everybody concerned is very sorry,
but the moral is that, given every
possible opportunity and invitation,
accidents will happen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Oct. 1S-Wheat, De-
cember, S1.O41a; May, $1.OSa; No. 1
northern, $1.O61a; No. northern,
$1.041a; No. 1 Durum, sec; No. 8 corn,
49c; No. white oats, 299s; barley,
72c; No. rye, 721ac; No. fax, 1884.
Duluth, Oct. 1S.-Wheat, December,
$1.O5B; May, $1.O97s; No. northern,
$1O7.
South ST. Paul, Oct. 1S-Cattle-
Steers, S5.5O0600; COWS, fair, $4,000
$50; calves, S5.0006.O0; hogs, SS.4O0
$50; sheep, yearlings, $4.25@475.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Poor Prosnecfa.

Eyes," said Miss Passay, 81 found
a very nice boarding house today, but
the only room they had to offer me
had folding bed In 1t, and detest
those things"
"Of course remarked Miss Pert,
zone can never hope to find man
under a folding bed."-Catholio Stand
ard and Times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Jealous Iowa Farmer a Suicide.

Des Moines, Ia.-Lee Wilson
wealthy farmer living south OF mere
shot and killed himself Wednesday
nioht after firing five shots into the
hodv Of Claude Masters, dalryman
Masters is dying in the hospital as a
result of his injuries. Jealousy IS
,oid r. have been the cause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Eire Loss is Exaggerated.

ct Paul, Minn.-Report of loss OF
life in the forest fires in northern
minnesota were greatly exaggerated
bv the terror-stricken people. Gov
ernor Eberhart on his return Friday
from the north summarized the loss
"a 90 dead and property loss $1,000
600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

France will have fifty new aero
planes for its army Other nations
will, OF course, have to reinforce THEN
national defenses in like manner. /,
is a NV era and vastly interesting
for everyone but the taxpayer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Posse Seeks Woman's Slayer.

Hammonton, N. J.-Her head
crushed in with a grubbing hoe, the
body of Mary Strong, the wife of w.
H. Strong, farmer living near here,
was discovered sby her husband Satur-
day. Two tramps who passed the farm
are suspected. A posse of farmers
are searching for the tramps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Train Kills Five BRIDGE Men.

Sandusky, O-The bodies of five
members of a bridge repair gang were
found under a trestle at Bay Ridge,
west of here Saturday They are sup
posed to have been struck and killed
by a Lake Shore train.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

Seeing that Uhlan has trotted a
mile in less than two minutes, with
out the aid of windshield or other
assistance of any kind, is it not time
to begin talking about the minute-and-
a-half trotter?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

A st. Louis preacher is in trouble
because he stole number OF
watches. Perhaps the poor man mere
ly wanted enough watches to be al
ways warned against the danger Of
preaching overtime.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Admiral out for Office.

Pennington, Conn.-Rear Admiral
w. S. Cowles (retired), brother-in-law
of former President Roosevelt, was
nominated Thursday by the Repub-
licans for representative from this
town in the general assembly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20

The expicurean world is still wait
ing for developments in the project to
provide meat from hippopotami fed on
water hyacinth. 1t sounds better than
terrapin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
s,,sneoted Shin Is Released.

Baltimore, Md.-The steamer Bres-
lau from Bremerhaven, held at quar-
antine since Wednesday with LOO
passengers and the crew aboard. was
released Friday, the authorities hav-
ing found no cholera on boasd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Eioh+er niee in the RInu.

Enid, Okla.-A prize fighter known
as sKid" Fisher was killed in the
tenth round of a fight at Memo, near
here, Saturday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-20
Punnnkins Cause a Murder.

Lewistown, Ill.-In dispute over
load of pumpkins in Woodland rown-
ship, this county, John ]. Horton shot
and instantly killed his neighbor,
Adam Vance. Horton was sent to
Jail.