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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
Supreme Court Today Up
held Indictments Against
Munday and Shields
PERSON OR ASSOCIATION
LIMITED TO ONE ENTRY
Government Won Sweeping Victory In
Its Campaign Against the Land
Frauds In Alaska and Payes WAY
For Settling AIuddled Question.

Warrington. Dec. 4.-The soyern.
ment today won a sweeping victory
IN It's campaign against the Land
frauds when the supreme court Of
tne United States decided that a per-
son or association is limited to one
coal land entry in Alaska. According
~ the court held valid the Indictment
charging Chas. F. Munday and Archie
w. shlels with land fraud coaspir.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
KEROsENE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

New Albany, Ind. Dec. Mrs. Ed.
ward Case died today. her daughter,
Mrs. Nora Lynch, and her son, Ray
mond Case aged 10, are said to be
dying. and a second son, John Case,
aged II. is severely burned as a re-
suit OF the mother attempting to start
a fire with coal oil at her home four
miles north Of here late last night.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
tcontinued on Page ~
AND
TOWN BURNED
Two Hundred Convicts Re-
moved Without Loss of
Life

Huntsville. Tex. Dec. 4.-when
tiary here today and furiously spread
to all parts Of the town. 200 convicts
OCCUPYING cells were removed with.
out the loss Of life and in good order.
At 1880 o'clock the prison structure
had been practically destroyed and
the whole town threatened. Fire ap-
paratus was rushed from Houston.
The water supply at Huntsville has
been exhausted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
No Recoenition.

Chicago. Dec. 4-Although the Chi
ly attended meeting Sunday, the sub
tect of the McNamara brothers at Los
Angeles was not brought up and no
official recognition was given the mat
ter. Delegates to the meeting, how.
ever. discussed the situation at length
in informal groups both before and
after the session.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
SHELDON HAS FIRE
Loss Of $4,000 I'm Sunday Mmnin,
Blaze

OOss UI $I0,OOU IN sunday Morning
Blaze
Sheldon. n. D.. Dec. 4-Ffre COM
pletely destroyed the general store,
ice house and barn here at / o'clock
Sunday morning, causing a loss of
$4,000. covered by insurance for $5,-
900. A defective fiue in the store
started the blaze, and although every
one in town turned out to fight the fire
the town narrowly escaped going.
The loss on the store stock is SO.
900 and on the building $4,000. The
hotel. ice house and barn loss amounts
to 5000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
SENSATION IN
HOUSE MARKS
+ OPENING DAY
Representative Littleton AS
sailed Secretary Anti
Trust League
OUTLINE Of THE WORK
BEFORE SESSION Of CONGRESS
Presidential Campaign Platform viii
Be Constructed by Both Parties
Tariff and Currency Legislation to
the Fore.

sssssssss {
The senate convened at noon.
A committee was appointed to I
notify the president that congress
was In session. I
Senators Smith Of Georgia and I
Gardiner Of Maine were sworn in. I
Senator Curtis elected to serve ,
as president protein till December I
IL.
The meeting hour was fixed for I
2 o'clock p. m. daily. I
Adjournment at 1917 o'clock I
p. m. till Tuesday at o'clock
p. m.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
DuIath .Vgents Penalty.

Duluth. Dec. 2-Condemnation and
the laws full pe9alty for the McNa-
maras was the sa4timent Of the mem
bers Of Typographical Union No. 1886
as embodied In lhstructions to the
delegates to the Duluth trades Assem-.
bly,.
Violence in labor struggles were cen.
sured by the speakers and the feeling
was expressed. that the McNamaras
had betrayed union labor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04

. . .
THE WEATHER.
North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday. Moderate I
temperature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
Sensations Brewinr.

Indianapolis, Dec. 4.-"some per-
sons who apparently have been as
founded by the pleas of guilty Of the
McNamara brothers at Los Angeles
may soon be still farther amased,' -
said a representative Of the one Of the
employers organizations which is
Watching the federal probe here into
the alleged nationwide dynamitins
conspiracy today" No one at all in
formed believes the McNamaras were
alone in the operations of the hun.
dreds OF explosions from coast to coast
and which cost enormous sums of
money.
The accountants and stenographers
proceeded today tc examine the cor.
respondence and other records Of the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers to ascer-
tain II possible as to the exact DISPOSE
ton OF certain funds Of the associa-
ton.
w. J. Burns, the detective who caus-
ed the arrest Of the McNamara broth
United States District ATTORNEY
Charles W. Miller and later the two
met John Kirby, Jr.: Of Dayton, O.,
president Of the National Association
OF Manufacturers at the home Of Da.
vid M. Parry. a former president Of
that organisation.
There would have been many inter.
esting developments had the trial at
Los Angeles continued to the end"
said Burns today.
While here Burns reiterated his
statement that Samuel Gompers, pres.
tdent Of the American Federation Of
Labor knew almost from the beginning
that the McNamaraS were guilty Of
the charges against them. In this
connection the detective said with
some feeling:
when Mr.. Gompers says he was
surprised and that the McNamaras
had deceived him in declaring their
he tells what is not true.
Mr.. Gompers knew the McNamaras
were guilty and has known II all along.
He knew It at the time he and the
heads Of the International unions con.
ferred In Indianapolis on the question
Of raising funds for the defense Of the
prisoners.
Some Of the other union men knew
Of their guilt too? Clarence Darrow
told the labor men at that meeting in
that he did not believe I
had done any planting Of dynamite,
Darrow knew that did not frame up
this case and told them 90.
"Mr. Gompers knew all the time
that the prisoners were guilty."
Messrs Kirby and Parry today
sent a telegram to General Harrison
Grey Otis. owner Of the Los Angeles
Times. congratulating him on the out
come Of the case.
The federal Grand jury will continue
ts investigation hero on December ~.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
Evidence in Hands Of Prose-
cution Shows Open At
tempts at Buying
federal PROBE INTO THE
nAI0n-W|DE CONSPIRACY
Both California and the Nation Are
De!ving Into the Many Instances of
,Dynamttins That Have Appalled, the
Whole Country.

Los angeles. Dec. 4.-District At.
torney John d: Fredericks today in
formed the Associated Press that Bert
q. Franklin. the detective employed
under arrest on a charge Of attempt
Ing to brtbe George N. Lockwood, a
ventreman, with $4,000, actually maid
to Robt. F. Balm. the first sworn jur-
Or In the case, $500 and promised
$4,000 more at the end Of the trial IL
ne would vote for an acquittal or Sc
cure . disagreement Of the jury.
The district attorney procured the
sworn copy testimony Of Mrs, Robert
sam. the wife Of the Juror. in his Of
nee last Friday. Mrs.. Balm not only
detail how Franklin came to her
mouse October 8. q. few days before
her husband was summoned to sery.
ice on the jury.
Mrs. Balm swore that Franklin Of
fered her $500 II her husband would
qualify as a juror and $4,000 at the
end or the trial II he would vote for
the acqutttal Of Mcnamara. Mrs. Balm
further testified in the afidavit that
her husband yielded to her pleadinss
and agreed to Franklin's proposition.
tne 1act that they had purchased a
nome on the ihstallment plan and
owed over $1,000, she said, was fac
tor In accepting the alleged bribe Of
fer.
Fredericks said at the present time
no more arrests were intended but
tnat the court revelation might make
ic necessary to apprehend the persons
upon. whose orders Franklin is sup
posed to have acted.
A statement by an agent Of the al
legged Transaction here is said to be In
possession Of the court. Two indict-
ments for alleged bribery. that Of
Hain ana George N. Lockwood. is be-
!ieved not to include all the attempts
to affect the verdict of the Jury witch
has come to the attention Of the prose
cution. and District Attorney Freder-
icks is efven az authority for the state
ment that still another sworn Juror
'hasshse tampered with.
The .McNamaras are to be- sehtenced
tomorrow but the work Of the prose-
cutton here to apprehend the other
persons involved will go on as a corol-
larry to the investigation Of the federal
government which is believed to ex-
tend over a much wider field
It was stated that NJ. A. Schmidt
and David Kapla, against whom joint
ly with the McNamaras, indictments
were returned. would soon be arrested.
Besides these the state is reaching out
to arrest other culpable persons. Some
Of these said to have guilty knowledge
Of the conspiracy to blow up the
Times and they have formed a "con.
sptracy ring" through which, It Is al.
legged, many buildings were blown up
on the Pacific coast. It is considered
probable that the probe Of the federal
authorities cover much the same
ground as will bring results to the
state. and it 10 believed the two will
reciprocate in the gathering and hand
ling of the evidence.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04

The house convened at noon.
A committee to notify the presi-
don't that congress was in session
was appointed.
Representative Littleton. on a
point of personal privilege. an
swered the attacks on him charg-
Ing him with being steel trust
ally"
Estimates amounting to $745,-
S34,563 for the fiscal year we're
submitted for appropriation leg
islation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-04
Defendant, Allowed by Tenn
pleton to Testify, Relates
Stories on Sad ts4ssss /,
ALLOWS TESTIMONY IS sNoWlIG :
CONDITION Of MIND 1t TINE
Victim Tusd Tales Of Own Violence to
McLAin Several Tlmee-Sevcral In.
cldents Were Pointed Out-Beang
Gross Examined.

Evidence by McLain Cooper. charged
with numbering ]. Frank Ross. con-
corning statements made to Cooper
and to others by Ross relative to acts
Of violence upon the part Of Cooper.
including threats against the defend
ant, were admitted today by Judge
G. F. Templeton as bearing upon the
condition Of mind Of the young man
on the morning of the homicide. but
not In Justification Of the plea Of self
defense.
It was over this kind Of evidence
that the big legal battle Of Saturday
waged from II o'clock in the forenoon
until the hour Of adjournment. result
ed. The prosecution sought to bar all
such evidence. objecting to It on the
ground that 1t was without bearing
upon the shooting itself. while the
defense sought it's Introduction on the
ground that 1t would tend to prove
that Cooper had reason to believe that
his life was in actual danger on the
morning in question.
With this ruling made Cooper con-
tinued on the stand under direct ex-
animation, Counsel Tracy Bangs for
the defense concluding at 1880 o'clock
at which time Georg> Bangs COM
menced the crOsS-examination,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14

CT LOTIS.-Very few Of the many
~ thousands of persons who nightly
attend the moving picture shows and
see the words, Licensed By the Ma
tional Board Of Censorship" flashed
on the screen at the end Of q film
know what the sentence means. They
have a vague idea that the film has
undergone some sort Of scrutiny. They
do not know whether the work mas
as they judge from the film
The line flashed on the screen is in
reality seal Of Responsibility, for the
films that receive tAe appreciation of
the board are supposed TO have had all
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Women Garry Dolls Instead of Dogs

From there they run up to $500 each.
Add the $50 duties and transportation
to New York and they will sell there
at from $50 to $3.50. Their originator
argues that they will give an incentive
TO women to spend more money in
dress-it will raise the standard of
sartorial taste. AS If wealthy women
needed to spend any more on dress
than they do today,
The only drawback about the new
fad Is the weight and size Of the dolls.
They weigh about twenty pounds and
toy Pom weighs six, but the doll
keeps still and the dog doesn't. Those
of the 400 who lack muscle will take
their dolls about In their motor cars.
only carrying them when they alight
for a languid shopping expedition
Those women whe set the fashions
In Paris, the favorites OF visiting kings
and lesser potentates. first appeared at
the swagger restaurants with the dolls,
Immediately the high world" had to
initiate the half world" Proprietors
of New York shops returned home
With the bedecked dolls and the fad
Is on. London has already taken VI
the craze.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14

n ARIS-The very latest is to carry
/ a doll instead of dog. The fool
fish craze began in Paris a month ago
The idea originated in the cracked
brain Of that same King of Fashion
who is guilty of originating the hobble
skirt Babies? Such things must be
left at home in charge of the nurse.
These dolls that have ended the day
Of the pet dog are wondrous affairs.
They have a very decorative eject
and are the most expensive toys that
the woman of fashion has had to play
with. The dolls themselves are worth
only few dollars. They have bisque
features, human hair and reversible
Joints, and are about thirty inches
high. But they are gowned complete
by the most celebrated modists in
Paris. Here the cheapest sell for $50
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Mixjnu His Dates,

There IS story Of a man who was
30 transported with Joy as he stood
up at the altar yail TO be- married,
that his thoughts reverted to day
when he stood up at the prisoners
bar In a court Of justice to plead
guilty" or mot guilty. to criminal
charge So powerfully did that, the
most painful event of his life, obtrude
Itself upon his mind, that when the
clergyman put the question. wilt
thou have his woman to be thy
welded wife," and SO on, the poor
distracted bridegroom answered with
startling distinctness, Not guilty, SO
ielp me God. Prom Tuckerman' 8
Personal RecollectiOns."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Censorship for the Moving Pictures

Objectionable features removed if
there were any that needed removal.
Twice a week, on Mondays and Fri
days, the censorship committee meets
to pass On the films. Before film is
shown printed cards are passed around
to the CensOrs. On them may be reg
iStered either absolute approval or
disapproval. or any features that might
be considered doubtful or objection
able noted
If there gre ali approvals. the film
is, Of course, passed without further
ado. If there are all reflections, it is.
with as little ado. thrown out But IL
only certain parts come in for either
absolute disapproval or doubt such
portions as they object to must either
be stricken out entirely or modified
according to their suggestions.
In practise the manufacturers find
that the best means of avoiding trou-
bic is to secure the ideas Of the cen
sors before tie film is produced
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14

RT F,W YORK Three hundred thou
II sand dollars Of easy money pour
into tine offices hi fraudulent mining
stock brokers' of New York Every day,
according to conservative estimates
made by Post Office Inspector Warren
W. Dickson, in charge of the New
York division In the last three years
500, 900 has been filched from the
pockets Of small investors and wom-
en-. Thirty million dollars went into
the Golfers Of one concern alone A
hundred million went to all of them
during the three years preceding The
panic OF 1901!
The estimate is that the fraudulent
operations this year will be $4,000
600. and the figures are on the in
crease
A so-caled suckers list" bearing
the names of 250,000 who have bit"
and will probably bite again, is the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
AN EFFECTIVE HOME MADE
KIDNEY AND BACKhCHE CURE
Easily Prepared Medicine Which Is
said to Regulate the Kidneys
and End Backache.

To make up enough of the "Dande-
lion Mixture" which Is claimed to be
prompt cure for Backache and Kid
ney and Bladder trouble, get from any
good Prescription Pharmacist one-half
ounce fluid extract Dandelion; one
ounce kargon Compound and three
ounces Compound Syrup OF Sarsapa-
rilla Shake well In a bottle and take
in teaspoonful doses after each meal
and again at bedtime.
Those who have tried 1t say It acts
gently but thoroughly on the Kidneys
and entire urinary system, relieving
the most severe Backache at once.
A wellknown medical authority rec
ommends the prescription to be taken
the moment you suspect any Kidney,
Bladder or Urinary disorder or feel a
/ constant dull Backache, or If the urine
IS thick. cloudy, offensive or full Of
sediment. irregular of passage or at
tended by scalding sensation; or for
| too frequent urination during the
night
This IS real harmless vegetable
mixture which could not cause injury
to anyone and the relief which is said
to Immediately follow it's use is a rev.
elation to men and woman who suffer
from Backache Kidney trouble or any
form of Urinary disorder.
This is surely worth trying, as It Is
easily mixed at home or any druggist
will do it for you. and doesn't cost
much.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Mine Fraud Gang Gets Many Millions

mast-prized asset II til bic concerns
that % The business ru6rr work
ing understanding" they al have ac-
cess to the same list of victims.
The magnitude of the fraudulent Or
erations has caused tie postal al-
thorities 10 concentrate a strorg force
IN opposition to the bo=4s niuTs con
Germs. INSPECTOR Dickson. formerly
stationed At ST Louis. Who was the
lirst man TO put 4 check on he green
goods game. has been placed in
charge of the New York department
As warning 10 tie suckers he h,gs
told about the Suckers Directory.
Down in Pine street" be says.
there is today a we'll furnished office,
most conservative in appearance. the
Suckers Directory OF the fraud gang
The man in charge Of the office has
never been suspected OF his calling,
and none of his associates believes
that it is anything but legitimate.
am informed thar the list of names is
now nearing the quarter million mark,
and growing daily. AS soon as the
concern puts out more literature. they
consult the directory in order to get
quick returns Whenever a new vic
tim bites his name is added to the
ct
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
At the One Horse.

Jere L. Sullivan, the head OF the lio-
tel and Restaurant Employees lnterna-
tional alliance, said in Cincinnati, apro-
pos Of Labor day:
"Our American hotels are better
than.they used to be, and for this bet
terment my organization deserves no
little credit.
We have today no such hotels as
the one Horse of Tin Can, where. II
you asked for a bath, they used to
give you a shovel and tell you to go
down to the hollow and dam the
creek
An English earl once visited, the
One Horse hotel. The landlord With
out ceremony led him outside, point
ed 10 window on the fifth floor. and
said:
"'Thar's yer room"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Scart PasturaIc.

'T am afraid the moths will get IN
TO my bathing suit said Maude.
1T would be a shame" replied May
ME. The poor things would starve
- death"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
ID TIFF SYSTEM

Take the Old standard GROVES TA>IELESo
CHILL TONIC. You know W hat you taking.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle.
showing 1t is simply QuDlns and Iron in a taste
less form The Quinfne drives on. the malaria
and the Iron builds up the system Sold by al
dealers for o. years. Price 50 cents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Not a Harmless Sport.

Friend-Iou fought bareheaded?
sunstrOke journal AmuSant
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
Pcttlt's Eye Salve for 25c.

sore eve-, quickly stops eye aches. MI
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14

II isn't every ball player Who can
make a hit on the stage
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-01-14
DOCTORS
Suffered seyera! Years With
Kidney Trouble, ''Peruna
Cured Me-"

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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-27
MENDELSSOHN CHOIR TO SING
Concert for the Benefit of King
Ak-Sar- Ben's Den.
MAX LANDOw WILL ALSO PLAY
some Most InterestinR selections win
lie Rendered In Omaha for the
First Ttme-Numbers
ny Request.

The Mendelssohn choir will give most
Interesting concert Thursday evening at
the den, the purpose OF the concert being
to raise funds for fitting up the big build
ing for the use Of King Ak-Sar-Ben and
his loyal subjects. The Board OF Governors
has decided upon large expenditures for
this and is calling upon all the members
of the order to turn out for the occasion.
Gus Rene is specially fitting up the den
for the concert.
When the choir gave its concert last
season the motel Cor elaborate chorus),
by Babylon's Wave" by Gounod, made
an impressive effect and many were the
requests for a repetition of this number
at the first opportunity. 1t will be sung as
a special feature at this concert and with
out accompaniment
Mr.. Max LAndow, who will play inter
estlng numbers at the concert, is so well
known that he needs no local introduction.
Il may not be generally known outside,
however, that some OF the best notices Of
his wonderful work In pianOforte recital
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-27

have Been received from the foremost sen
uine Berlin critics. lie has the great gif
OF appealing TO all In the audience
whether versed In the best music or not
as his selections are always beautiful and
his art superb.
one interesting feature OF the program
will be group OF modern Russian and
seryian songs. which win doubtless b,
sung for the first time I'm this part Of ths
country. The first one OF the group. sur
and Moon" Is a translation OF a Russian
poem written by ]. Polonsky. The legend
is fanoiful one. being an answer 70 z
ohnd's question, what makes MOONLIGHT
so bright9" The sun grew weary OF serv
ice and God told him to go 70 sleep anC
everything else would rest; so the Sun told
his brother. the Moon. to light his Lantern
and watch what was going on until morn
ing and then come 20 him and report II
the early morning the Moon returned q
tell the sun that the rocks had alread,
taken flight. the Chandelier had beer
growing for a long time and the bells FOL
mathis were ringing and Il was time FOL
the sun to arise. And when the Sun ask
his brother why he IL 80 pale the Moor
tells him that he has found that II th'
night is calm the sun comes out serene
but II the night Is not peaceful the SUI
is clouded and It rains and the wind blow
and the children must stay indoors. Thl
music is also written by a Russian, A
Gretchaninoff.