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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
MEASURE CONDEMNED BY THE NORTH DAKOTA CONGRESSMAN
BEFORE SENATE.-BlLL DECLARED INJUSTICE TO THE
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF NORTHWEST.
DISCUSSES PACT IN MINORITY REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
Farming Said
stage'-cowdng
Feared the Pact


Duluth have for several years ceased
TO be exporting markets for the prin-
cipal kind of wheat raised in the states
tributary to those markets.
1T is claimed by some of the sup
porters of this measure that as we still
export grain from some parts of the
United States our prices are governed
and fixed by the foreign prices. This
Is not true today and has not been true
for a number Of years. The cost of
transporting grain from Minneapolis
to Liverpool, including insurance COM
mission, handling, etc, is about is
cents per bushel. Allowing reasonable
profit on capital and risk Of business,
we can export from Minneapolis to
Liverpool only when the Liverpool
prices are from 16 to II cents above
Minneapolis prices.
The following are the average prices
paid for No. l northern wheat in Min
neapolis and Liverpool for the years
1908, 1909, and 1910:
Year MINI. Liv. Diff.
1908 ........$1.11 $1.25 5 IA
1909 ......... 1.20 1929 90
1910 .......... LA LA O.Os
The prices Of our grain in the Min
neapolis and Duluth markets Of the
kind required for milling in this coun-
try have risen above an export basis
because of the great demand for such
grain in this country. The same char.
acter of grain is raised at the present
time in enormous quantities in the
provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. These prices on the
American side during the past few
years have averaged about 10 cents
per bushel on wheat higher than on
the Canadian side. The prices for
grain on the Canadian side are the
Liverpool prices less cost of transport
tation, commission, insurance, etc. It
follows that the moment the tariff wall
between the Canadian product will
flow in to this county until the prices
of both are on level with a general
level with the worlds prices.
"Our farming population has for
years patiently paid their assessments
of tariff duties which gave them only
an indirect and somewhat uncertain
benefit, with a hope and promise that
with our growing population, our home
consumption would soon equal our pro-
duction of food products, and that they
should then reap the full benefits of
protection in an enhanced value of all
their products, and that their earnings
for their labor and capital employed
would be placed on plane of equality
| with like earning of labor and capital
employed in the city; that they could
then surround themselves with the
comforts, conveniences and opportu.
mites of the city life. But just as these
hopes and promises are about to be
realized and this assured and perma
nent prosperity is almost within their
grasp the hope is dashed to the earth
and the promise is broken by allowing
their only great competitor free &C
cess to those home markets developed
and purchased by their sacrifices.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
Labor "sluggers' Indicted.

Chicago, June 15.-Fourteen indict-
ments against nine men whom the
police characterize as labor Slug.
gers" and "gun men," among them
being Maurice Enright, business agent
for the plumbers union, who con.
fessed to shooting and killing William
Gentleman, union labor agent, were
returned by the grand Jury. Three
murders during factional fight be.
tween separate organizations of the
union plumbers and steam filters are
charged in the indictments.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17

largest cerea! acreage. The total wheat
acreage in 1909, as in 1899, exceeds the
combined acreage of all other cereals.
The yield of wheat an acre was report
ed at Ia bushels, the value an acre $12.
From 1889 to 1899 the increase in
acreage in oats was 93.7 per cent Fol
lowing the lead OF wheat, the oats
crop almost doubled it's acreage in the
decade from 1889 to 1899, while from
1899 to 1909 1t nearly tripled. The
aggregate yield in 1909 was 65,7S7,236
bushels, the average yield an acre 81
bushels, the average value an acre
$10.17.
The increase in flaxseed duringBthe
last decade, although not 80 large as
that for the one preceding, is steady,
and consistent with the immense gain
in the other crops. The total produc.
ton in 1909 was 10,319,062 bushels,
the average yield an acre ten bushels.
and the average value an acre $3.50.
Since 1882 when 10000 acres Of
barley were harvested, this crop has
multiplied more than eleven-fold. Al.
though the gain in acreage from 1889
to 1899 was remarkable, the increase
during the last ten years is even more
conspicuous. During the decade pre-.
ceding 1899 barley increased 1924 per
cent The total yield in 1909 was &C..
$40, 1855 bushels, the average yield an
acre was 20 bushels, the average value
an acre, 1910.
The acreage devoted to hay and for.
age has been constantly increasing.
From SOS. 720 acres in 1889 1t rose to
1,410534 in 1899. and again to 1887,
| 1Sl in 1909. The total yield in 1909
was 2723,741 tons, the average yield
IN acre LOT tons, the average value
an acre. $40.
| The increase in corn acreage from
1899 to 1909 Of 1895 per cent, com.
pared to an increase of 42l.S per cent
during tho ten years preceding. Corn
acreage has steadily increased. but not
so rapidly us that of oats. The total
yield In 1909 was 4.9?9.703 bushels, the
average yield an acre 81 bushels the
average value an acre, $l2.S4.
| The total potato yield In 1909 was
|
acre 106 bushels, and the average val.
ue an acre, S38.07. &i
The cereals had an aggregate acre
age of 11.866,771 acres in 1903, as
against 5GlO,349 acres in 1900. an in.
crease of 6,256.422 acres, or l1l.5 per
cent. Wheat showed the largest in
crease gaining 3,727O53 acres The
average value Of cereals an acre in
1909 was $l1.4O, over two and a half
times that Of hay and forage. Corn
shows the highest average value per
acre of the cereals; rye the lowest.
OF the hay and forage crops. alfalfa
is well above the rest in average value
per acre. There are but n small num-
Der Of miscellaneous crops. though the
average values an acre of several of
them are we'll above those of the more
usual crOnS
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17

washington, June Ex-senator Nc
Cumber of South Dakota, who is a
member of the senate committee on
finance, presented to the senate a
minority report upon the reciprocity
measure written by himself, which
condemns the proposed legislation as
great injustice. to the agricultural
interests of all the Northern states.
Following is summary of the re-
port:
AFTER nearly tvs months of inves-
tigation of the reciprocity bill, the
undersigned believes that it is the
duty of the committee on finance to
report to the senate it's conclusions
thereon.
IF this bill is just and right the
committee ought to say So If it Is un-
just and wrong the committee should
so report. The evidence submitted
to the committee conclusively shows
that the enactment Of this bill into
law would be great injustice to the
agricultural interests of all the North
err states for the following reasons:
"The occupation of farming today
pays 1S6S plOuC upOu CiC NhpACol anu
labor actually employed therein than
any other important occupation in the
United States"
therefore any legislation, the effect
of which would be to make this &C.
cupation less profitable, is both wrong
and inexpedient. On the contrary, so
far as it can be accomplished by leg
islative enactment, the business Of
farming should be made more remu-
nerative and inviting. For the past
few years this occupation in the
Northern states has shown an increas-
ing profitableness as our production
and consumption of food products
more nearly approach each other.
But we no sooner enter upon these
new and better conditions when we
are securing for farm labor and for
capital invested in farms and farm
property, more fair and just remu-
neration, than we find ourselves con-
fronted by this measure which will
operate as check against any fur
Their progress and will even deprive us
of the advantage we have gained in
the last few years by the upbuilding
and extension Of our home markets.
For many years the population of
the rural districts has been drifting
into the cities because of the more
remunerative occupation in the cities.
The late increasing prosperity on the
farms checked this flow of population
from the farm to the cities, land val
ues had advanced, farms long since
deserted were being rehabilitated and
an era of general prosperity seemed
to be awaiting the farming popula'
ton.
"By destroying, as this measure
certainly does destroy, every hope OF
the farmer OF the benefits of an in
creasing home demand and his ability
to finally secure just compensation fol
his labor, we will again check our agri
cultural development and send hun
dreds of thousands of the sons and
daughters of farmers to crowd the
cities.
For a number of years the North
western farmers have received fol
their cereal products price consider
ably in excess of what such products
would bring for export purposes The
great markets OF Minneapolis and
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
DULUTH MAN is sUBPoENAEp.
Writ II. Cook Summoned to Testify jr
Senator Lorimer Probe.

Duluth, June 15.-Fred N. Webber.
Sr., of Washington, special officer, who
1s canvassing the Northwest with sub.
poenas to serve on men desired as
witnesses before the United States
senate Lorimer investigating commit
tee, came here with a subpoena for
Writ H. Cook. He then left for Chi
cago on his way to Springfield, ILL.,,
where he Is to serve other subpoenas.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
Mexicans Free Minnesotans.

Washington, June Ia. - Bruce R.
Jacoby of Minneapolis and J. P. Jones
of Duluth, captured by the Mexican
federals at the battle of Casas Grandes
March g. have been released from
prison at Chihauhau.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
IA CROSSE GETS WELL WATER,
state Railway Commission Decides
Against River System.

La Crosse, June 15.--The state rail.
way commission which recently heard
the controversy over the system Of
water to be supplied to La Crosse, has
decided in favor of the we'll system and
will recommend that this system be
adopted in preference to taking tho
city's water supply from the Missis.
sippi. The decision settles . dispute
of years standing.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
SILVER SERVICE FOR TAFTs.
Magnificent Gift to Be Presented by
u. S. Senators.

Washington, June 15.-Among tho
gifts to President and Mrs. Taft on
the celebration of the twenty-fifth an
niversary of their wedding will be,
magnificent silver service from the
members of the senate. All Of the SEN
ators placed their names on the con-
tributing list and Senator Bacon gave,
rush orders to the jewelers. for the
costly present.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
CHOLERA AT NEW YORK.
First Case Appears on italian
Steamer.

New York, June ia ship with q
true case of cholera came to port
The Italian line steamship Europa,
from Genoa and Naples, dropped an.
Choir off quarantine and reported that .
steerage passenger was suffering. The
patient is on his way to recovery.
Europa, with its II cabin passengers
and S63 Storage. will be held at quar-.
antine for the present
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
Yale Descendant Accused.

Chicago, Juno IS. Elizur Yale
Smith, descendant Of the founder OF
Yale university, was returned from
Kingston, N. Y, and charged with
forgery. Smith passed worthless
checks at hotel here.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-06-17
Powder Official Passes AWAY.

Wilmington, Del, June 15.-Victor
A. Dupont, Jr., until recently vice pres
ident of the E. /. Dupont De Nemours
Powder company, died Of heart failure
at his home here, aged SO years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
A CITY BUILT
ON A GOLD MINE
Owners Will Take Fortunes
Out of Lots in Western
Canada City.

In the center of one OF the most fer
tile sections of British Columbia there
is being laid out the city of Fort
Fraser. Every foot of ground there is
as valuable as If it covered a gold mine,
because of the certain prospects OF an
enormous rise in value
In this great booming northwest
territory the railroad has continually
proved itsel an Alladin's Lamp Wher-
ever 1t has opened up new section,
gold has jingled in the pockets or To. :,
who invested In lots before the driving
of the last spike.
People who put their confidence in
the town of Fort George. b. c.. for in
stance, found that 800 to $3.50 invested
is months ago grew to $500 to 50 900
and more without any effort on their
part at all
The same thing happened in greater
mea sure in Prince Rupert. B. C. Lots
there. which two years ago brought
bare 5000 to $500 have proved gold
mine from which lucky holders have
taken out from 81 600 to $4,000.
Lots in some of the older cities in
this lively land where draems come
true have gained in value so fast that
bonanza is the only word which ca
IA oPttAs tCSti lbS AANhi-
Edmonton. Calgary and Vancouver
values have jumped from an original
500 or 5000. to $1,000. $4,000 and even
the staggering sums of $4,000 and
$50 900
The next great strike like this will
be In Fort Fraser. 1t is already called
the Hub City of British Columbia p
and tremendous energy is beginning
to hum there. Being directly on the
main line of the registered right of way
of the great new Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway, and, besides, commanding
hundreds of miles of navigable river. it
is point of vast Importance to com
mercial Canada Already railroad
grading camps are at work within two
miles of Fort Fraser and the advance
guard of wise investors are busy locat-
ing the best lots in the future city
AS long the railroad is inconcom-
plete prices will remain low, but by
Is13-possibly within a year-the first
Grand Trunk Pacific engine will race
into Fort Fraser and leave trail of
fortunes for those who were keen
enough to snap up lots early. --oubl-
ing or TRIPPING your money is sure. ana
anyone may safely expect TO do an
measurably better.
An investment of only 500 to $3.50
10 per cent down and per cent a
month-puts you in line for a share of
the big profits Of this coming boom. Tt
| ties guaranteed by the British Coium-
bia Government No interest or taxes
iuntil fully paid.
| Write to Spence. Jordan & Co. BIZ
| Marquette Bldg, and ask for detailed
plat and fun Information about Fort
Fraser lots and this wonderful oppor-
tunity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
THREE FAST
BOUTS ARE
SCHEDULED

The Hammond Athletic association
made announcement this morning for
Its next boxing carnival to be held on
Thursday evening, Sept %.
No one will be admitted to the bouts
unless he show a voucher at the door
which has been furnished by the club.
and by this means the association
hopes to keep out the pickpockets and
thugs The bouts wlp be held under
the police and club rules and will COM
mence at $50 D. m.
The main bout will be between Young
Stewart, a local boy, and Young Ketch-
ell of Chicago, plucky and fast young
ster. They will go ten rounds.
This bout is eagerly looked forward
TO as both men are equal to the occa-
sion. Young Stewart is doing his usual
grist of gym work and yesterday he
lowered his weight three pounds after
his days work. He now weighs 13l
and will easily make the required
eight of 100 pounds on the afternoon
of the 2Sth.
The semi windup of eight rounds, in
which Johnnie McKenna of East Chi
cago and Ruby Hirseh of Chicago will
face each other. is another good bout.
The boys will weigh in at 110 pounds.
The preliminary of six rounds be-
tween Jimmie Thomas and Freddie
Moore. both of Chicago. 116 Founders,
| is expected to be a snappy exhibition
as each man has good reputation in
the pugilistic game Eddie Santry has
been chosen as the official referee, and
the seats will sell at 81 general admis-
sion and s1.5o for reserved seats.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
A Horrible Discovery.
Taussig VS.. Koontz.

James o. Koontz. who was made de-
PENDANT several months ago on the
charge of insulting a woman, got him
self into more trouble today when he
attempted to resist service by Consta-
BILE julius Taussig of Judge Ames'
court. He received the constable rath-
er rudely when the latter called on
him in his office to notify him that his
replevin bond furonished in the case
several months ago had expired and
that ii was up to him now to furnish
an appeal bond, go to Jail He tried
to elude the constable by brushing him
aside, but the undaunted Taussig held
on and brought him before Judge
Ames, where he charged him with as
sault and battery. Judge Ames fixed
his bond at one hundred dollars and
offered to release him on his own recog-
nizance, but Koontz said he was too
busy to make out the bond and said he
would rather go to Jail. Julius Taus-
sig. to whose company he had objected
so strenuousiy at first, escorted him to
the dungeon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23

FOR ORPHEUM
Al WEEK END

The Cowboy Girl" will be the at
traction at the Orpheum theater to-
night. This is a musical melodrama
with a western atmosphere and is said
to be well worth seeing.
On Sunday night the 'Heartbreak-
ers,'' a musical comedy with a cast of
fifty people, will come from the Prin-
cess theatre, In Chicago. This is CON
sidered a great success, and 1t is ex-
pected that it will play to large audi
ence.
The Jack Bessey Stock company will
hold the boards in Hammond all next
week. This company has always been
popular in Hammond and 1T Is expect
ed to attract the usual patronage.
There will be a number of fine vaude-
Vile acts. interspersed between the
acts of the play. and il is expected that
the company will afford a splendid
weeks entertainment for the people of
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
Washington street Hote

O'Clock by Barney Young's concert
band playing for an hour. Following
this there were vocal solos by Tom Will
liams of South Chicago and a duet by
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams. The Rev. James
Rowe, d D. and the Rev. NJ. o. Shepard
d. d. both delivered addresses, the
laying of the cornerstone being direct
ed by Rev. A. T. Briggs, d. D., super
intendent Hammond District North
ern Indiana conference. The program
was concluded with quintette by the
Williams family and benediction.
The exercises, the program for which
was published in full in THE TIMES OF
yesterday, were most impressive. The
music was excellent and the talks elo-
auent The box which was placed In
the cornerstone contained doc1me It's
and periodicals similar TO tnose which
usually find their way in these recer-
tacles Good progress is now being
made on the church and while a very
definite idea of what its appearance is
to be cannot yet be gained. general
notion of its imposing lines may be
had by what is already constructed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
TAILOR IS FATALLY
BURNED BY GASOLINE
Accident Occurs in Max Lee
wins Establishment on
State Street.

While cleaning some clothes with
gasoline last night in Max Levins tail
or shop on State street Fan Freedman,
a tailor. was probably fatally burned
when the gasoline exploded.
The accident happened about Z
o'clock when Mr.. Levin and the injured
man were in the tailor shop alone.
Freedman was on the floor cleaning
some clothes and beside him stood a
pan of gasoline.
On a table near Freedman a gasoline
iron was burning, and 1t is thought
that the fumes caused the pan of gaso-
line to explode. The tailors clothes
caught fire and in his rush to get out
side he kicked over the gasoline. which
set fire to the floor
Levin Also Burned.
Mr.. Levin quickly put out the flames
on the floor and ran out of the build
ing into the alley, where he found
Freedman writing in pain and rolling
about the ground.
BY the time Mr. Levin arrived to help
the injured man Freedman's clothes
were almost burned from his body. En-
merling's ambulance was called and the
burned man was rushed to st. Mar
garet's hospital, where he is reported
to be in critical condition
He is being attended by DR.. Merz,
and no hope is give nfor his recovery.
Freedman has only worked for Mr.. Lee
vim for six weeks and has only been in
this country short time.
Mr.. Levin was also burned in his at
tempt to put out the flames on Freed
mans body He only received minor
burns on his hands
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
WERE ALL
CASES FROM
STEEL. CITY

Every indictment returned by the
last grand jury involved crimes that
were committed in Gary. Another
grand jury is to be called next week in
the Lake superior court to take up
number of East Chicago felonies
The names of those indicted in Ham
mond a week ago and the offenses with
which they are charged were made
public yesteray when the defendants
were arraigned before Judge Virgil s.
Reiter:
State VS.. Dan valitic. burglary. Gary.
State VS.. Joe Carr. Jessie Schoeler and
Steve Youhagh. burglary, Gary.
State VS. Marco Nokovic and Dan
Vulitic, burglary. Gary.
State VS.. Marco Nokovic. Dan vulitic
and George Knazovich, burglary, Gary.
State VS.. George Davis, murder in
the first degree, Gary.
State VS.. Joseph George. grand lar
ceny. Gary.
State VS.. Dan Masich. George Knozo-
vic and Dan vulItic, burglary, Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
ST. JOHN.

Mrs. John Schaefer and her two
daughters, the Misses Cecilia and Mary,
spent Thursday with relatives in Ham
mond.
Hubert Doctor was a Crown Point
visitor Thursday.
Mrs. John Keilman visited with rela-
tives in Hammond Thursday.
Theodore Hammer and Peter Koch of
Whiting visited with relatives here
today.
Miss Frances Klassen returned from
a visit with relatives in Chicago Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stolz of Merrill
VILE visited with relatives here Thurs
day.
The three-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Scher of Whiting, who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23

drowned here In Hammers pond
Thursday. will be buried in ST. Johns
cemetery Saturday.
Ed. Scheurer OF Chicago spent Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. J. Scheurer.
Peter weingart made a business trip
to Chicago Friday
Joseph NJ. Gerlach transacted busi-
ness in Hammond Thursday
Ben Berg was a Crown Point Wis
itor Thursday.
Miss Margaret Klos OF Dyer return
ed home Thursday from a visit with
relatives here.
Joseph Gels and Dan Seheidt of Dyer
transacted business here Friday
Mrs. Thomas Nolan spent Friday
with relatives in Hammond.
George Sitesy transacted business in
Schererville Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-23
TOLLESTON.

Mrs. T.. f. Shower leaves the early
of next week for an extended visit
with friends in Taylorville. Ill.
Miss Emma Lempke OF Chicago spent
yesterday visiting her father, Mr.. F..
Lempke, on Chicago street.
Mrs. A. E Potee organized the Club
of Eleven yesterday afternoon. and a
very delightful afternoon was passed
in games and pleasant conversation. A
dainty luncheon was served to the
guests al 4 o'clock. The ladies present
were Mesdames Andrews, watson. Will
liams, DERRICK, Fifeld. Cook. Rawlings.
Laab. stevens. and Miss Meta Williams.
Mrs. DERRICK will entertain the club
next month.
Mrs. C. Lehman and son Clarence
of Ross were Tolleston visitors yester-
day.
H. Herman of Chicago transacted
business here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mech who has been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buse
for the past week. returned to their
home in st. Joe, Mich, today
Mrs E. f. Fifeld and children spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Treager at Crsman, Ind
NOT A TIMES