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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Personal.

PerS0noJ.
President Taft, on his long journey,
made the first stop at Syracuse. N. Y.
Twenty-Five governors attended the
meeting at Spring Lake. N. J.
Premier Stolypin succumbed to in.
juries inflicted by an assassin.
President Taft took a plunge in the
pool of politics in his Michigan
speeches.
Ex-senator Thomas H. Carter of
Montana died at his home in Wash.
ington.
Champ Clark is unwilling to accept
blame for helping to defeat reciproc.
ity.
General Reyes says the Mexican
election will be illegal because the
country is not at peace.
Anti-reciprocity forces in Canada
are making merry over the defeat of
the liberal government.
An aviator at Dayton, O., was
burned to death in air when the
gasoline tank Of his machine ex-
ploded
David Smith. an early Omaha pio-
neer. died in the east
Governor Aldrich told progressive
headquarters at Washington that La
Toilette may carry Nebraska.
Joseph Taggart, of Kansas City,
Kas.. was nominated for congress by
Second Kansas district democrats.
Clarence H. Green became the
democratic nominee for mayor in
South Newburg, Ohio. by the Tipping
of a coin.
Sir Robert Hart, director general of
customs in China from 1901 to 1908
and inspector general since 1863,
died at London.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
DEATH ON CROSSING
THIRTEEN KILLED ON NORTH
WESTERN At NEENAH, WIS.
OTHERS ARE FATALLY INJURED
Fast Passenger Train Strikes Hay
Rack Loaded with Young People
Returning from Wedding.

Neehnah, Wis. Sixteen deaths
probably will be the result Of a col
lision of a mile-a-minute passenger
train with a hay rack. loaded with
thirty-one young people at Neenan
Sunday
A big billboard along the railway
tracks obscured the view of the en-.
gineer as well as the driver of the
wagon. Mist and fog did the rest.
Twelve persons on the hay rack
were killed instantly, one has since
died. and three of eight others In.
jured are believed to be fatally hurt.
Nine of the thirty-one people aboard
the wagon escaped without a scratch.
Both horses were unhurt. Nobody on
the train suffered except from a mo-
mentary severe jar.
The collision occurred at $40
o'clock in the morning on the Chica'
go & Northwestern railway at the
Commercial street crossing here.
Train No. 12l, northbound. whirled
through the wagon load of people at
lOIly-uSc-Oc6IcC ou6ESs SuS ui6h"oJ
crossing being diagonal.
The victims were returning from
the Peter Hansen farm, where they
had gone to attend the celebration OF
a wedding anniversary. All but two.
men from Chicago. were residents at
Menasha.
Bodies. terribly cut and mutilated.
covered the right-of-way as the train,
nine coaches in length. was brought
to a stop 500 feet from the scene OF
the wreck. Several of the bodies were
SO badly mutilated that Identification
was possible only by fragments OF
clothing.
Six of the victims. all dead, were
discovered on the engine pilot where
they lay until removed by the train
crew ard passengers. Two others
were hurled through 1agman's
shanty with such force as to over
turn the little structure. One of these
was Miss Finn, who was projected
through one of the side walls of the
house and was still alive when re-
moved. She died a few hours later.
Another of the victims killed was
thrown high over a barn fifty feet
from the railway right-of-way.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Damage by Earthquake.

Guyaquil, Ecuador.-Four earth
quakes on Sunday did serious damage
at Riobamba, the capital of Chimbora.
20 province, which lies about eighty
five miles from Guayaquil. The shocks
continued throughout the day, but
with diminishing intensity. At the
first shock a great panic prevailed
among the people. Many buildings
were shaken badly and several col
lapsed. The occupants of most Of the
houses filed to the streets, where they
since have remained for their safety.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Experiment with oandeIIons.

After two years of spraying. making
II applications In all on q strip OF
lawn at the New York Agricultural
Experiment station with iron sui.
phate. the dandelions sprayed we're
In as thriving q condition as when the
spraying first began.-Conclusion. iron
sulphate will not eradicate dandelions
from lawns.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Avalanche Of Bricks,

Louisville, Ky.-An avalanche of
bricks from an upper story of a burn
ing six-story building in the wholesale
district crashed through three floors
of an adjoining building, killing three
firemen and injuring several other
men.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
\

inches above the surface OF the
ground and 1t should be protected for
several feet around with a concrete
shield. The platform should. Of
course. be tight. SO that not drop Of
water may flow back into the we'll
Ventilation for a well Is not necessary
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Seed Doesn't terminate.

On most meadows and pasturer
there Is usually plenty Of white and
red cloverseed in the soil. but owing
to the lack Of suitable plant food tho
seed has not terminated. or II It has
the growth Is very delicate.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Charles Gates TO Wed.

Minneapolis.-Charles Gates. son of
John w. Gates. who died recently in
Paris. and Miss Florence Hopwood,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.
Hopwood of Minneapolis, will be mar
ried Wednesday in Uniontown, Pa.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
His Idea.

An .Ahkound is the best man of his
kind. isn't he. pop?"
II believe so. son."
Then. pop. II kill more flies than
all the other fellows. l will be an
Ahkound Of Swat?"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Election Will 8e illegal.

Mexico City.-General Bernardo
Reyes is convinced that the presi.
Dental election will be held as pro
posed on October 1: that the country
will not be at peace and that there
fore the voting will thus be illegal
and without results.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Report Captured Steamer.

Port Said.-It is reported that the
Turks have captured the Italian liner
Regina Margherita at Messina. This
steamer is one of the fleet of the Nav
igazione Generate Italiana of Genoa.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Folly Of Vain REGRETS.

The late John w. Gates. an incur.
able optimist. harped continually on
able optimist. harped continually on
the futility Of pessimism. One of Mr.
Gates's epigrams. still quoted on the
Chicago Stock Exchange. ran:
He who nurses foolish hopes may
be an ass, but he is not such an ass
as he who nurses vain regrets"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Fall From a window Kills.

Chicago.-Charies W. Allen. q
wealthy Kenosha, Wis. manufacturer
and brother Of Nathan Allen. was
killed when he fell from a fourth
story window at the rear Of down.
town hotel. Aliens body was found in
q small court yard.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
General.


growing more serious.
Vienna had a serious riot, brought
on by the high cost of living.
The Moroccan war cloud over
France and Germany is disappearing.
Bogroff, the slayer of Premier
StOlypin, was sentenced to be hanged
Aviator Rodgers left New York for
San Francisco, being the third to en-
ter the contest.
One issue in the presidential can
ciprocity in Canada.
While disappointed over the defeat
of reciprocity in Canada. President
Taft kept on smiling.
Congressman Norris of Nebraska.
was surprised to hear of the defeat of
reciprocity in Canada.
Reciprocity in Canada was defeat
ed by landslide vote. Our congress
wasted much time for nothing.
A package containing $4,000 in
currency is missing from the pOstof-
fee at Sioux Falls, S. d.
Bankers in session at Omaha IN
qualifiedly endorsed the Aldrich plan
and elected officers.
Directors of the International Nickle
company declared a dividend of 4 per
cent for the quarter
To combat the rise in sugar price,
Houston, Tex, housewives have
started a movement to boycott that
product
News that decree of divorce had
been granted Mrs. Wellman. formerly
Emma Juch, the famous prima donna.
from her husband. Francis /. Wellman.
the we'll known New York lawyer. in
the Paris courts on July &c, was con-
tanned in Paris cablegram.
At Washington Representative
Charles ID. Carter of Oklahoma was
named defendant in a $4,000 dam.
age suit filed by Samuel Gerber, a
salesman, on account of an alleged as.
sault by Carter in a downtown store.
John c. Stubs, vice president and
director of traffic of the Hartman
lines, announced that he will retire
January 1. His successor has not
been named
United States Judge Peter s. Gross
cup figuratiyely tied a string to his
forthcoming resignation from the
bench by declaring that if any inter-
est, organization or individual is now
Investigating his record wants further
time for Investigation, he will defer
his resignation.
President Taft has granted execut-
i've clemency to the first woman appli-
cant during his administration. Mar
garet Belvins. of Big Stone Gap, Va,
who was sentenced to a months i'm
prisonment and 500 fine for evading
internal revenue laws on whiskey.
The lowest point in fourteen years
was touched by the stock of the Calu.
met & Hecla Mining company, when
1t declined nine points.
The Bank of Montreal offered a re-
ward of $1,000 for the capture and
conviction of one or more of the rob-
bers who stole $25S,O0O from its
vaults.
The first presidency of the Mormon
church at Salt Lake has exposed an
alleged attempt to blackmaIl the
church authorities by the sale and ex.
hibition of series of photographs of
alleged interior scenes in the Mormon
temple.
BY Official count the statewide pro-
hibition amendment was defeated BY
q majority of 6,S79 in the election
held in Texas on July %.
Uneasiress over the governments
Intentions in regard to enforcement
of the antitrust law was largely re-
sponsible for a slump in the values
of securities in Wall street.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
crop TO Plow Under.

Crimson clover makes an excellent
crop to be plowed under. though rye
will answer. It is not equal to the
clover, however. being without the
nitrogen-flxing properties of the clover
plant.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
A Divorce Granted.

New York.-News that a decree of
divorce had been granted Mrs. Well.
man. formerly Emma Juch. the
famous prima donna, from her hus-
band has been received.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Bryan Disappointed, Not surpris

Bryan Disappointed, Not Surprised.
Cincinnati.William J. Bryan. who
arrived in this city Sunday on his way
to Knoxville. Tenn, and was enter
tanned by a number of prominent DEM
ocrats at a local hotel, stated that he
was sorely disappointed at the defeat
of reciprocity. although he was not
surprised.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Cases Are 0ocketed.

Washington.-The question Of
whether a railroad company may
make extra charge for supplying side
track facilities is involved in two
cases docketed in the U. s. court.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Problems Of Farmers,

There are two problems that the
farmers of this country have 20 face:
ID spend more money on drainage
and (2) use more diligence in eradi
eating the noxious weeds on the farm
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27

When q woman calls for her hu%
band to come here a minute" b9
knows she has a two hours job TO:
him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Postoftice Clerk Arrested.

Denver.-Charged with misappro-
priating funds. Joseph P. Havlick. for
fifteen years superintendent of the
money order division of the Denver
postoffice, was arrested.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Make . Haul Of Gold Dust.

Make . Haul Of Gold Dust.
Seattle. Wash.-'Masked men held
up q car on the Iditaroad Flat tram
way, one and one-half miles from
Flat City, Saturday and stole strong
box containing $685. 900 in gold dust.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
BUILD SUITABLE FARM WELL
Should Be Far Enough Away From
Sources Of Pollution to Avoid Al
Possible Danger.

There are few safer sources Of va
ter supply than . good well tightly
covered. properly situated and cared
for. II wells have. In the past. proved
to be the sources Of infection 1t has
been due to carelessness. The earth
II Q good filter and may keep back
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27
Without Summer aIlo.

The dairyman who does not have
the summer silo should BY all mean:
use soiling crops.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27

The more a'woman runs after &
man the easier it is for her not Il
catch him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27

Smokers like Lewis Single Binder ciga
for its rich mellow quality.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27

Restaurants may come and restau-
rants may 60. but the political pie
counter has always plenty of patrons
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-27

Some men never reach the top be
cause the elevator isn't running.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
SIGN Of SKULL
AND CR0SSb0NEs
AWFUL CONSEQUENCES IF RE.
PUBLICANS DENIED RIGHT TO
VOTE IN PRIMARY.

PALMYRA, VA, June s, 1s11.-
The cross bones and skull sign, used
often for intimidating purposes, was
displayed on letter received by the
chairman of the Fluvanna County
Democratic Committee, in which that
official was threatened with death and
dire calamity to his family unless
Republicans were allowed to vote in
the Democratic primary in Septem-
Der.
The county committee met at
Palmyra Saturday June 3. for the
purpose OF deciding on a date for the
primary election. 1t was agreed that
the county primary should be held
In conjunction with the United States
Senatorial primary on September 7.
startling and sensational feature
OF the meeting was the display OF a
letter addressed to the chairman OF
the Democratic County Committee for
Fiuvanna. The letter was signsd
your enemy" and contained the
dreaded cross bones and skull sign.
and said In effect that II anything
was done to prevent Republicans
from voting In the September prim-
airy election that tho home and fam
lily OF the chairman would suffer and
awful threats were made against the
official.
A remarkable feature of the let
| ter IL the fact that while Il was
mailed to the chairman at PALMYRA
the letter really came from Antioch.
1t seems that the letter was written
at Scottsviile, and enclosed in a let
ter addressed to the postmaster at
Antioch with the request that he mail
1t to the chairman.
No blame Ii attached to the post
master at Antioch. as 1t Is perfectly
apparent he knew nothing about the
contents Of the letter. He il doing
every thing he can to ferret out the
author OF the threatening missive.
Little importance 10 being paid To
the letter or &he threat, !. 1t apparent.
~ Indicates the ugly feeling OF some
republicans. who don't like the idea
OF not being allowed to vote in the
primary or some dissatisfied person
who would like to see the Republican
help elect some fAvorite candidate.
The meeting was entirely harmo-
NOUS although there was some little
discussion OF the provision OF the
primary plan which states POSITIVELY
that only white Democrats were eliri.
BILE to vote In the primary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
MAJ. PRICE PLEASED
WITH TEXAS DUTY
OFFICER IN SAN AN.
TONIC WRITES TO ADJUTANT
GENERAL SALE.

Major Lawrence T. Price, of the
First Battalion, First Infantry Regi-
ment, Virginia Volunteers, in q let
ter to Ad3utant General Sale. received
on Monday. gives few sfdelights on
the United States army maneuver
camp at San Antonio. Tex.
Major Price Ia in Texas as q men,
Der OF the detail OF five Virginia VOL
unteer officers sent to the maneuver
camp to observe how Uncle Sam
teaches his soldier boys to play the
war game. The letter was written
In San Antonio and Is dated May 81.
The writer says the detail reached
San Antonio on May ~. well and
happy, and at once assumed their
new duties OF observation. Captain
David 8. Einstein and Captain Rob-
ert Gillian were Ill for a couple of
days.. but under the ministra tons OF
physicians soon regained normal
health.
Captain Gillian and Major Price
were assigned to duty with the Elev-
enth Cavalry, Colonel w. j. Perry
with the Eighteenth Cavalry, Captain
Einstein with the Fifteenth Cavalry,
and Major T. A. Parker with the
Fourth Ambulance Corps.
Major Price closed by saying that
all OF the Virginia detail are enjoy
Ing themselves to the utmost that
none OF them would have missed the
experience voluntarily, and that they
Will be sorry when their two weeks-
work is over.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
TAFT SCORES COL,
JOSEPH CARR ARD
COMMANDANT AT FORT MEYEH
EXPRESSES UNAMERICAN
SENTIMENT RELATIVE TO
HEBREWS.

WASHINGTON. Dc c.. juno s.
Severely scoring Colonel Joseph Gar
rard. in command OF Fort Myer, va,
for giving evidence in an official doc
ument OF "unfounded and narrow race
prejudice" President Taft to-day or
dered a special examination for the
son OF Joseph A. Bloom. a Jewish tai
Tor at Fort Myer. who aspires to be-
come lieutenant In the army.
In correspondence made public to.
day. Colonel 0arrard said that the
youth had fine personal qualities but
added:
Il would not desire him In my
command as an officer and a social
and personal associate. The presence
OF the applicants family at q mill
tary post would be subversive Of dtsci-
pline and their probable treatment a
source OF modification to them ana
frequent cause OF trouble to com.
manding officers.
From an experience Of many years
! have found. except In few cases.
few communities where Jews are re-
ceived rs desirable social associates"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
CLAYVILLE CLOSED
DORSET REMAINS
STATE CORPORATION COMMITS.
SION SETTLES A MUCH
MOoTEO QUESTION,

Clayviiie station on the Southern Ry.
10 TO be closed. An opinion to this eff :
Iect was handed down by the State
corporation Commission Monday. Judge
Rhea rendered the opinion which was
concurred in by Judges Prentis and
Wingfield.
The opinion is the same as that given
by the commission a few weeks ago at
ter the case had been given an informal
hearing and the commission had Wis.,
tied the scene in person
Clayville station is less than a mile
north OF Dorset on the Southern Rail-
wav and the company asked that il be
allowed to discontinue one OF the places
as there was not enough business to
justify maintaining both
Residents of both places protested
against the closing and each endeay.
ored to show that they had the most
important station and that the other
should be closed
The commission afer a careful hear.
ing of the evidence decided III favor
OF Dorset which Is an older station with
the public roads passing through It and
the Southern Railway Company own
considerable ground at that place or
which Is located the side tracks. This
liz not the case at Clayville
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
STILL GATHERING
AWAY At TEXAS
MONITOR TALLAHASSEE rs TRY.
ING IMPROVED SHIELD ON
HULn OF OLD WAR
CRAFT.

WASHINGTON. June 5.--wfth
several ordnance experts on board
the United States monitor Tallahas-
see to-day proceeded to Taneter
Sound. Chesapeake Bay. for the pur-
pose of making secret tests of the ex-
plosive shell used In the navy. The
old battleship Texas. already riddled
by the fire Of the New Hampshire In
a previous test. In again the tarEet.
No witnesses other than naval officers
wiki see the firing.
To-day's test Is primarily for ex-
peffmenting with 4 new fuse for the
l2-inch shells. which are designed To
explode after penetrating arrnor
plate. The previous firing on the old
Texas by the New Hampshire's bat
terry demonstrated that the fuse then
used was not entirely satisfactory, and
plans were ut once made for tn per
lection.
The Tallahassee. which has been
ntted with new 12-inch guns for the
purpose, took up her position only 500
Yards distant from the old battleship.
The earlier firing was at ranges Of
hve and seven miles. It 10 expected
that the Texas. already pierced BY
many shellA will be literally cut 10
pieces by the firing at short range.
All her guns and other valuabI ma
teriais have been removed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
RAIN PUT An END
TO LONG DROUGHT

continued from First page.)
square yesterday afternoon did a great
deal OF damage. There were many
houses unroofed In this city and coun-
~, thousands Of trees broken off. fruits
OF all kinds beaten and battered as well
as crops.
apple orchards Of Augusta county
sumered greatly and many wheat fields
VIII prove practically a total loss. Do
mestfc fowls and birds were killed on
many farms, and horses and cattle bad :
~ peited by the hail stones. some of
whlcn We're very large. Thousands of
pahes OF glass were broken No es-
innate can be formed Of the damage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
WANTS PRESIDENT
TO PAY MORTGAGE
HARMLESS OLD MAN TRAvEIA
FROM IOWA TO WASHINGTON
5ttS4+
AND GETS ARRESTED.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. juno s.
Having travelled all the way from
Crawford county. Iowa, to have Pres.
ident Taft pay OF the mortgage
on his farm Jacob Rusterholx. -
years old. was arrested at the Union
Station here five minutes before the
President arrived to-day. Ruster.
holz left Chicago several hours IN
advance Of the Presidential party.
The secret service operatives ex-
pressed the belief that the old man
was harmless and was merely suf.
fering from Authorizations. Ruster.
hols changed trains last night ct HAr-
risburg, Pa. and policeman J. r.
Shepley. Of that city, noticed that he
was strangely. ShepIey approached.
and RuGterholx said:
Il am going to. Washington 70
have President Taft pay OF my mort.
gage. 1 have an appointment with
him and he will pay It or ali right."
Shepley then telegra phed the WASH
ington police and accompanied the
old man to this city. When Presf-
dent Taft. returning from Chicago.
paused through the station. Ruster-
holx was confined In the station de-
tention room and the President knew
nothing about the incident. Ruster-
holx' was held for further investiga-
tien. The police said the old mar
was not armed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-05
POLICE COURT. is
BATTLE GROUND

p, IL p1Gsp1tnnad fsoua First paEa.> =. s.
gel. Kersey, Goode. Volts Sims and
Bowls and Special officer Krenxel re-
.sponded. ..s.,..a
They locked up J. II. Herring and
Mrs. Herring. Walter wingfield, El-
len Loving and Mrs. Sarah Melton
on the charge Of disturbing the peace.
The case was heard In Police Court
Monday. and William Melton appear
ed as a witness. Two or three times
during the proceedings Melton made
- II to attack Wingfield but upon
being admonished kept quiet until
sentence was announced.
y Wingheld was fined $40 and the
others IS each and were being usher
ed to seats in the rear of the court
room when Melton sprang upon
Wingfeld. Oficer MOgilvie and four
or five citizens made a grab for Mel
ton but before that belligerant per-