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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
TELLS OF JACKPOT"
WITNESS IN HELM INQUIRY GIVES
STRANGERS BRIDE STORY.
Hopkins informs Committee He Had
Numerous Suggestions He Could
Purchase Votes.

Springfield, Ill.-A statement at
tributed to G. e. Weihe, brother-in-
law of Edward Hines, was presented
to the Helm investigating committee
by William Burgess of Duluth. Mr..
Burgess testified that on the 7th of
last month Mr.. Weihe, who was a
total stranger to Mr.. Burgess, made
the boast to Burgess that 100000 had
been raised to elect William Lorimer
senator and that he, Weihe, had put
up $4,000 himself.
Burgess, on taking the witness
stand, told of a railroad journey on
the Winnipeg Flyer between Duluth
and Virginia in March, 1911. He said
a man named Johnson of a trade pub
LEGATION, one Randolph, John and Carl
Weyerhauser, Weihe and another
man were in the party, the smoking
compartment. aboard a sleeping car.
Burgess said the subject of William
Lorimer's election came up in the
course of conversation. Burgess, dur
ing this chat on the subject of Lori
mer, said he expressed the opinion
that the senator had used money to
effect his election.
Ex-senator Albert J. Hopkins testi
fed that he was approached frequent
ly with suggestions that for certain
amounts he could purchase votes
toward reelection, but invariably re
piled that he was a candidate for the
senate and not for the DaDiteutiarv
Attorney Healy asked Mr.. Hopkins
regarding reports that money had
been used to elect Lorimer.
Senator Mccormick of Madison
county, said Mr.. Hopkins, told my
private secretary, John M. PETERS
that he had been offered $4,000 tc
vote for Lorimer."
Mr.. Hopkins said that he could not
state the time or place of this offer.
Mr.. Hopkins told of a conference
with Mr.. Lorimer at the Willard hote
in Washington, at which he tried in
vain to ascertain the cause of Lori
mer's opposition to his reelection
He said that he did not know Edward
Hines or Edward Tilden, and did moi
recall ever seeing them.
Mr.. Tilden in brief said he did not
intend to return to Springfield oil
bring his private books and papers
before the committee. He did Offer
to select one member of the commit
port to the other four members.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
PAY FRENCH HONOR
MONUMENT UNVEILED TO MEN
WHO FOUGHT FOR AMERICA.
President Taft and Ambassador JUS
serand Are Participants in Cere-
monies at Annapolis.

Annapolis, Md. = In memory of
the French soldiers and sailors
who gained no individual fame
like Marquis de Lafayette, Count
Rochambeau or Baron Steuben, but
who helped the thirteen colonies to
gain their liberty, shaft was I'M
yelled here in the grounds of ST.
Johns college. The President and
Mrs. Taft, Ambassador Jusserand Of
France, Secretary of War Dickinson
and Secretary of the Navy Meyer
were among those who witnessed the
ceremonies.
President Taft and Ambassador JUS
serand both made addresses. The mid
shipmen Of the naval academy did not
turn out in honor of those who pre-
vented the capture and probable sack
of Annapolis, but representatives of
the Sons of the Revolution from all
parts of the country, the Sons of the
American Revolution, the Society of
the Cincinnati, the Maryland Histori-
American Revolution were in attend
ancS.
Following the presentation of the
monument to st. Johns college by
Edmund Witmore, acting president of
the General Society of the Sons of
the Revolution, the memorial was un-
yelled by Miss Amelia de Pau Fowler
of Baltimore, descendant of Admiral
Count de Grasse, commander of the
French fleet at the siege Of York
town. In brief speech DR.. Thomas
Fell, president of st. Johns, accepted
the monument on behalf of the col
lege. The addresses of President Taft
and Ambassador Jusserand followed.
The monument is simple shaft of
pink granite 13 feet high, bearing on
one face bronze entablature feet z
inches wide by feet 9 inches high.
On the shield appears the English
inscription: "a tribute of gratitude to
the brave soldiers and sailors Of
France buried here, who gave their
lives in the struggle for American in
dependence. The memory OF their
deeds will endure forever; 1791-1783."
Beneath the tablet is the inscription:
Erected April 10, 1911, by the Sons
of the Revolution"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
EDUCATORS IN CONFERENCE
Big Gathering In Jacksonville, Fla,
Discusses Adaptation of Education
to Rural Life.

Jacksonville, Fla. = Probably new
er before in the history of the
city has there been such a gathering
of prominent persons in Jacksonville
as at present. A thousand delegates
attended the opening of the fourteenth
annual session of the Conference of
Education in the South. Leading
educators, statesmen, lawyers, ed
itors, physicians, preachers, farmers,
merchants, manufacturers-men and
women in all walks of life-comprise
the small army that fills all the hos
telries of the city.
The visitors were welcomed at the
first general session in the Ashley
Street Auditorium by Gov. Albert w.
Gilchrist of Florida, William M. Hollo-
way, state superintendent Of public
instruction of Florida; Mayor w. s.
Jordan and Francis P. Conroy, presi-
dent of the board OF trade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
PASS CANADA PACT
RECIPROCITY MEASURE GOES
THROUGH HOUSE DESPITE
REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.
MANY AMENDMENTS OFFERED
Bill, Which Now Goes to Senate,
Gets Almost Solid Support of tbs
to 80.

Washington.-By the decisive vote of
264 to SO the house of representatives
passed the Canadian reciprocity tariff
measure, marking the close of six
days fight.
Ten of the opposing votes were cast
by the Democrats and the other 70
by Republicans. A majority of the
Republicans in the house voted
against the measure, and the fears of
President Taft were realized, namely,
that the reciprocity measure would go
through by Democratic votes alone.
moned group of Republican oppo-
nents of reciprocity to the White
House and made a personal appeal to
them, but without avail.
The bill now goes to the senate,
where strenuous efforts are to be
made, through amendments and other
wise, to defeat it. Announcements
that such was the plan of opposing
senator's were made during the fight
in the house.
Most startling in their nature were
the explanations given by Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means
committee, of plans that had been
adopted by great trusts, monopolies
and interests to defeat the reciprocity
bill. That fight is still on and will
have to be met in the senate.
Mr.. Underwood, in his closing adj
dress, charged that the American Pro-
tective Tariff league, the steel and
campaign against the bill, which in
Guided the sending of misleading tele-
grams to members of the house and
the closing down of steel mills, throw
ing thousands of workmen out of en-
ployment, to influence congressman
and senator's
Mccall of Massachusetts also de-
Tended the bill in a lengthy address,
and Dalzell made the final attack upon
it. Then came a flood Of amendments,
fifty or more, all aimed against the
meat, lumber and print paper SEIZED
ules of the pact. Spirited debate fol-
lowed on each amendment, but all
were voted down.
Despite protestations of unchanging
support of progressive legislation, IT.
vine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin and
George Norris of Nebraska, progress
sive leaders, lined their following up
in opposing the bill behind handful
of the old guard of stand-patters.
The contention of the progressives
was that the bill was amendable and
that it could be changed by giving
Canada free trade. They held to this
insistently, in the face of positive as
surances from President Taft, the
state department and the commission
ers who framed the pact, that any
change would send the agreement
back to the commissioners with the
certainty that this would defeat it.
The record vote came on final pass
age of the bill, nearly everyone insist
ing on it. Ten Democrats voted
against the tariff pact and 70 Repub-
licans. This was a majority of the
Republicans voting. Among the op-
ponents of the bill were nearly
all the progressive Republicans of
the house
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
COLLEGE MEN WHO FAIL.

IN every college there is a class Of
never-do-wells, generally composed of
the sons of the rich. They go to col
lege for the life there, to take part in
social festivities, ETC., and they care
very little about study. College LIZ to
them merely an excuse for persuading
their parents to permit them to spend
four years in riotous laziness. At
some colleges there are special cours-
es, easy courses" for such pupils.
The college is not to be blamed for
the inherent weakness of those men,
although blame does attach to them
for permitting students to waste their
opportunities and their time. The
smaller colleges are much more care
full of the morals of those in attend
ance than are the great universities,
where students are supposed to have
reached the age Of discretion, says
the Charlton News and Courier Dis
cipline in the universities is largely
question Of surroundings. Professors
are there to teach, not to spend their
time in enforcing discipline. The re-
suit is bad, not because the older men
are unable to govern themselves, but
because 30 many parents insist on
sending mere boys TO universities
Where they ought to be sent, is to the
small college, finishing their work, il
need be, at the university, when they
have had enough experience to appre-
ciate freedom from rigid control and
to know how to manage themselves.
To send a boy Of 10 to a university
where the vast majority of those in
attendance are grown men is to in
Yite his ruin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Plant of Dynamite Found in Tiffin.

Indianapolis, Indiana.-A message
received here from Tiffin, Ohio, from
Detective w. J. Burns, who led the
raid on the offices of the Internation-
al Association of Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers here stated that a
plant" of between 800 and 400 lbs.
Of dynamite was found there.
The dynamite was contained in a
rough wooden box, locked with a pad
lock and hidden in shed in the rear
of the home of James McManigal,
father of Ortie E. McManigal, one of
the men indicted in connection with
the Los Angeles Times building explo-
sion, arrested at Detroit and now be-
ing taken to Los Angeles.
The dynamite was tightly packed
and it was estimated the total number
Ct sticks weighed between 300 and
400 ponds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27

Platinum is taking pains to EN-.
phasize that it is more valuable than
gold, its price having gone up to $43
per ounce. A quarter of a century
ago its price was practically the same
as that of gold, but it's industrial and
scientific use has increased so as to
enhance its value. The rise in the
past six months has been $40 per
ounce. In 1906 it was up to $40, and
a year later had dropped to $40, which
indicates speculative operations rath
er more strongly than the depreciation
of gold.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Were Astonished.

More than an hour elapsed after Nc
Namara had been taken mysteriously
from the city before his companions
In the meeting were aware that he had
been taken from indianapolis. When
told he had been arrested as being re-
sponsible for the dynamiting of the
Times building and Llewellyn foundry
in Los Angeles they gasped with as
constituent, declaring they could not
believe the report to be true. Their
surprise was greatly increased when
they began to plan to procure their
friends release and were told he had
been taken from the city.
Immediately after the offices of the
union had been searched Detective
Burns and squad of his men went
to the barn west of indianapolis where
the explosives were unearthed. The
detectives then returned to the city.
when a search in the basement Of the
union headquarters revealed more ex-
nlosiVes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food Is Not Suited.

When Nature gives her signal that
something is wrong it is generally
with the food; the old Dame is always
faithful and one should act at once.
To put off the change is to risk that
which may be irreparable. An Ar1-
IONA man says:
For years l could not safely eat
any breakfast. l tried all kinds OF
breakfast foods, but they were all
soft. starchy messes, which gave me
distressing headaches. drank strong
coffee, too, which appeared to benefit
me at the time, but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better, for 1 found the toast
very constipating
"A friend persuaded me to quit cof-
fee and the starchy breakfast foods,
and use Postum and Grape-Nuts in
stead. / shall never regret taking his
advice.
"The change they have worked in
me is wonderful. now have no more
of the distressing sensations in my
stomach after eating, and 1 never have
any headaches. have gained IL
pounds in weight and feel better in
every way. Grape-Nuts make de-
licious as well as a nutritious dish,
and I find that Postum is easily d.
gested and never produces dyspepsia
symptoms"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's
Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf new
one appears from limo to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Chicago Live Stock

Chicago. April 24.-Receipts, mar
ket steady; beeves, S515@6.6 sc
western steers, s4.SO@575; stockers
and feeders, S495.70; cows and heif
ers, $2.65@5.75; CALVES, s4.75@6.5O.
Hogs-Market strong to sc higher
light, $6.00@6.371A; mixed, $5.95@6.35:
heavy, $5.75@6.25; rough, S5.75@5.95
good to choice heavy, S595@6.25.
pigs, s5.95@6.30.
Sheep-Market steady; native, $50,
@4.70; western, $S.15@4.7O; yearlings
s4.30@5.25: lambs, native. Sl6Q@S2c
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27

A Cleveland man who has divorced
his wife explained to the court that he
had to buy gowns costing SIPS each
for the lady, that she paid from SIS
to SIS each for her hats, that her
muff set him back $120 and that she
insisted on having $3.50 diamond
ring. Owing to the fact that he need
ed few things to wear himself, had
to pay $40 month for fiat and keep
a maid, not to mention the necessity
of patronizing the grocer and butcher
he was unable to continue the ar
rangement on a salary of $1,000 a
year Some men seem to be such
poor managers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
LABOR MEN HELD
TERNATIONAL UNION SECRE.
TARY is ARRESTED IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
FOR LOS ANGELES TIMES HORROR
Two Others Also Taken to Coast on
Similar Charge.-ExpIosives
Found Stored in Head
quarters.

Indianapolis, Indiana. = After some
months of investigation, directed by
William J. Burns, a private detective,
John J. Mcnamara, international Sec
rotary of the Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers of America, the head
quarters of which are in Indianapolis,
was arrested here, charged with COM
plicity in the dynamiting of the Los
Angeles Times, Oct. 1, 1910, and the
plant of the Llewellyn Iron works at
Los Angeles.
1t is also announced that James w.
Mcnamara, a brother of John and a
union printer, and Ortie E. McManigal,
an iron worker, were arrested in De-
troit, April IL and held secretly in
Chicago.
Four hours after Mcnamara was ar
rested, detectives found two quarts of
nitro-glycerine and IL sticks of dyna-
mite in barn three-quarters of mile
west of Indianapolis. The barn was
rented by Mcnamara from T. P. Jones,
the owner.
A later investigation of the inter-
national Offices of the union disclosed,
In storeroom in the basement of the
building, "a sticks (about 60 pounds)
of dynamite, 200 feet of fuse, 500 dy-
Mantle caps, one dozen small alarm
clocks and a leather case made to
carry &c pound can of nitro-glycer-
Inc. Detective Burns took possession
Of all the explosives.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Thieves Make $4,000 Haul.

Chicago-Gold watch cases, said
to be valued at $4,000, were stolen
from an express wagon of the Parme-
lee Transfer company when the driver
left the wagon standing in an alley off
East Madison street. No trace of the
perpetrators of the bold daylight
robbery has been found by the police.
Frank Wendell, driver of the express
wagon, had gone into build.
ing to deliver another package OF
goods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
Twin CITY Markets,

Minneapolis, Apr. 24.-Wheat, May,
97Ac; July, 9SBc; No. 1 northern.
S100A; No. 2 northern, $3.50; No. 1
durum, S514; No. 8 corn, SIC; No. 3
white oats, 31Ac; barley, mailing
$1.OS; No. rye, 90c; No. fax, S2.5S.
Duluth, April 24.-Wheat, May,
97hc; July, 9S3sc; No. 1 northern,
9S5c.
South ST. Paul. April 24-Cattle-
Steers, $5.40@5.50; COWS, S3.75@5.O0:
calves. S3.75@6.25; hogs. $5.65@6.1Q;
sheep, yearlings, s2.0O@5.OO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Wants New Constitution.

Representative Ber-
ger, Socialist, wants congress to have
power to call a constitutional conven-
ton. He introduced resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition granting that authority and
characterized the Constitution as
Anticipated and obsolete"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
COULON is WINNER ON POINTS
Chicago Boy Makes Whirlwind Finish
in Fight With Phil McGovern
at kenosha.

Kenosha, Wis.--In whirlwind fin
ish in the last two rounds Johnny
Coulon of Chicago outpointed Phil.
McGovern of New York, brother of
Terrible Terry, former lightweight
champion, in their scheduled ten
round bout here. 1t was as spectac-
ular an exhibition Of boxing and
punching as has ever been seen in
these parts, both trying desperately
for a knockout.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Confession at CHICAGO.

Chicago, Illinois.-Captain Stephen
Wood, chief of the Chicago detective
bureau, said that a full confession
had been obtained from one of the
men arrested in Detroit.
According to Captain Wood, it de-
scribes in detail the dynamiting of
railroad trains, buildings and factor
les where conflicts between union
and non-union labor existed The loss
of many lives and the destruction of
property valued at almost $4,000, 900 is
seid to be detailed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27

wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. In
a short time I had gained my average
weight and am now strong and WE'LL"
Mrs. SALLIE STEVENS, r. +. D., No.
s, Box 81, Waurika, Okla.
Another Grateful Woman.
Huntington, Mass.-"I was in ner-
vous, run down condition and for three
years could find no help.
owe my present good health to
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier which l be-
Geve saved my life.
"My doctor knows what helped me
and does not say one word against it."
Mrs. MARI JANETTE BATES, Box
134, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is a difficult one.
doctors having done you no good, do
not continue to suffer without giving
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Com
pound trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements.
tibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, and nervous prostration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Roosevelt Ends LONG Tour.

New York-Col Theodore Roose-
welt arrived home from bis seven
weeks' tour of the west. AS he
stepped off a train from Chicago he
came into contact with a crowd of
outgoing visitors, many Of whom
greeted him with cheers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
TWIN Killed in Auto Misha7.

Cleveland, O.-W. S. Gorton, secre-
tary and general manager OF the
Standard Welding company, and MS
chauffeur, Moses Lee, were instantly
killed when Lake Shore train strucA
Gorton's automobile at West seventy
sixth street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Works Makes Maiden Speech.

hington.-Arizona's right to
statehood under the Constitution
found a strong advocate on the floor
of the United States senate in the
person of Senator Works, CALIFORNIA;
new member Of the upper house of
congress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Mai. GEORGE E, Pickett Dead.

Washington.-Maj. George E. Pick
EFT, son OF General Pickett, the ia
nous Confederate leader, died on the
army transport Logan bound from
Manila to san Francisco, according to
cable dispatch received by the war
department from Nagasaki.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Prison for Guilty Officials.

New Orleans.-Twelve election Of
ficials of New Orleans who pleaded
guilty recently in the go-called "bal-
lot box stufing" cases, to charges Of
violating the state election laws, were
sentenced to eight months imprison-
melt each in the Parish prison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Dav New Equitable Chief.

New York.-William A. Day, vice
president of the Equitable Life Assur'
ance society, was elected president OF
the society to fill the vacancy caused
nv the death of Paul Morton. Mr..
Day was elected by practically a
unanimous vote.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
CLEARING Kansas of Grasshoppers

A live grasshopper will eat dead
grasshopper. A farmer mixed paris
green and bran together and let a
grasshopper eat it. 1t died and 20
grasshOppers ate it up, and they died.
Four hundred ate these 20 and they
died. Eight thousand ate those 400
and they died. A hundred and sixty
thousand ate those 5000 and died, and
the farmer was troubled no more
Anthony Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Opposed to Estrada's Rule.

New Orleans.-Mail correspondence
from Blueflelds, Nicaragua, declares
that republic is menaced by an anti.
Estrada outbreak. Several attempts
have been made on the life of Presi-
dent Estrada, it is declared.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27

They have just ended the funeral
ceremonies over the body of the late
King of Siam, who died October %.
which probably will be a great relief
to his many widows
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
Milk Makes Co-Eds III.

Coshocton, O.-Twenty girl goods
are seriously i'll at West Lafayette
college as a result of drinking doc
tored milk. The girls drank the milk
at breakfast and all fell suddenly ill
almost simultaneously.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27

Every day or two we hear of some
rich American who has rented a Lon
don palace for coronation week. We
have personal assurances, however.
that number of Londoners will be
there for the exercises.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
raft May Pick Lonaworth.

Washington.-While President Taft
has not decided definitely on a sue
cessor to Ambassador Hill at Berlin,
one name he is expected to consider
is that of Representative Nicholas
of Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-27
p.r,s still Third Largest City.

Paris, France.-Paris retains its
rosit;on as the third largest city in
the world, the census taken last
month showing a population of 1885,
e8s an increase of 124.22o over 1905.