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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
GOVERNORS CLASH ON RECALL
WILSON AND O'NEAL ENGAGE IN
HEATED CONFERENCE,
Champion and Man Opposed to Meas
ures Air Their Different
Opinions.

Spring Lake. N. j., Sept. 13.-Gov.
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey and Governor Emmett O'Neal of
Alabama measured swords over the
initiative and referendum before the
conference of governors.
Governor Wilson, as champion OF
the measures, replied to Governor
O'Neal, who had previously de-
nounced them as "an insidious popu-
lar vagary," and the southern execu-
tive was on his feet in a moment
with an impassioned defense of his
position.
Governor O'Neal spoke vehemently
for ten minutes, bowed and without
a word walked through easement
window to the piazza fronting the
ocean, and did not enter the conven-
ton hall until fifteen minutes later,
but took no further part in the dis
cussion. When the conference ended,
however, Governor Wilson grasped
Governor O'Neal by the hand and re-
marked that he did not wish to be
misunderstood.
There is movement which seems
to be gathering strength in certain
sections OF the country" said Govern
or .O'Neal, that tends to weaken rath
er than strengthen executive author
ity and that is the system of initia
tive, referendum and recall. The gov
ernor has no power to veto or amend
q law initiated by the people and
adopted by referendum. If the law
is in violation of the constitution in
vades vested rights or destroys indi
vidual liberty, the only remedy cal
be found in the courts, and where the
system Of recall of judges prevails
overthrowing as ii does the independ
ence of the judiciary, the courts
would degenerate into tribunals or
ganized chiefly to register popular
judgment on all legal questions
Wilson Replies.
Governor Wilson replied as fol
lows:
1T seems to me that on the ques
ton OF the initiative and referendum
1t is necessary that we carry the an
alyss little further than it has beer
carried. A very important thing, ;
fundam entally important thing, is thu
source of the law. Some of the law
that we have are bad laws and the.
are bad for the reason that there is
suspicion as to their source. TIL
people of the United States wan
their governors to be leaders in mat
| ters of legislation because they hav
serious suspicion as to the source o
the legislation and they have a SER
, Gus distrlst of their legislatures.
What l would urge as against tn
[ views of Governor O'Neal is tina
i. there is nothing inconsistent betwce
{ the Strengthening of the powers q
, the executive and the direct power {
: the people"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
PEASANTS FLEE ETNA DISTRICT
Torrents of Burning Lava Pouring
Down Slope,

Catania, Sept. 12.--IIeavy smoke
lies over the crest Of Mount Etna and
the bombardment is like the firing of
heavy artillery. A torrent of burning
lava, estimated AT 1000 feet wide and
four feet deep, is pouring down the
slope Groves Of trees have been up
rooted and set on fire and the lava
stream is sweeping through the fields.
The peasants have left their homes
carrying with them the aged, the sick
and the children, and whatever be-
longings they were able to get. Whole
regions covered with hardened lava
from past eruptions have been torn
by the frequent earth shocks. Many
OF the shocks have been of great VIC
lencc and the peasants fear a repeti
ton Of the Messna disaster.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
THREsHERs SENT TO CANADA
Fifty Carloads of Yankee Product Will
Help Harvest Monster Crop.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-A special train
Of fifty freight cars. loaded with
threshing machines and escorted by a
corps of tranmcn, is hurrying over
the Chicago & Northwestern road
from Chicago to western Canada TO
help harvest the 400,000,000 bushel
grain crop in Manitoba Saskatchewan
and Alberta.
So urgent is the demand for harvest
ing machinery there that the special
Is given right Of way over other freight
trains 1t came to Chicago over the
Lake Shore, direct from an Indiana
factory. The machines will go to Win
nipeg and from there will be distrb-
uted as rapidly as possible, from
/ twenty to thirty cars going to the
Regina district, where the cutting of
an unusually big wheat crop is nearly
completed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Bank Statements in Brief.

Washington, Sept. IA. - National
banks of Minneapolis, responding to
the call of comptroller Of the cur
rency for their condition Sept. !. show
loans and discounts of 47,5o0,O00, no
change; individual deposits, s99,ooo,'
900, an increase of S1,00O.000; and a
decrease of 100000 in holdings OF
bonds and other securities. St. Paul
banks show loans and discounts, $2S,
225,OO0, an increase Of sl,oOO,OOO, in
dividual deposits. $25,000,00O, an in
crease of 81 100000.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
GouIds to Quit Rio Grande?

Denver, Sept. 14.-That the Gould
control of the Rio Grande railway sys.
TEN is at an end and that the Rookie
teller interests are to take charge, is
the belief here, following a rumor that
e. T. Jeffrey will resign the presi.
dency Of the road. It has been re-
ported for some time that the Rookie
Teller interests have been seeking con-
troll Of the Rio Grande and the West
ern Pacific and that much Of the
money raised for the construction Of
the Western Pacific has come, indi
rectly. from the Rockefeller interests
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
missionaries
SURROUNDED
TAKE REFUGE IN CANADIAN
METHODIST COMPOUND OF
PROVINCIAL CAPITOL.
REBELS GAINING GROUND FAST
Garrison Of One Thousand Eight Hun.
dred Troops Believed Capable of
Resisting Attack of Rebel
Fanatics.

Pekin, Sept. 14.-Latest advices re.
ceiveG by the Chinese foreign board
and the foreign legations indicate that
Cheng Tu, capital of SEE Chuan prov.
ince, is under siege, that most, if not
all, the missionaries are inside the
walls and that the city is garrisoned
by 1900 troops who have had several
engagements with the besieging force.
A despatch from Tsu Chau dated Sept.
10, said the troops were firing on the
rebels from the Cheng Tu walls and
that the besiegers had lost many men.
The belief is held there that the
garrison is capable of resisting the at.
tacks of any number of rebels from
the outside.
The Canadian Methodist compound
within the city has open spaces around
it's own walls. In it the foreigners
have taken refuge. Pekin missionar-
ies,who have been in former riots in
Cheng Tu say that whatever Chinese
troops were despatched to guard the
mission would be stationed outside the
compound and would not be permitted
under any circumstances to get within
the gates.
Whether the foreigners and the ma
tives inside the walls are prepared to
endure a siege is not known. 1t is
probable, in view of past experiences,
that the missionaries have taken pre-.
cautions against such a contingency,
The missionaries, however, possess no
weapons, unless they have been sup.
piled by the viceroy. Every effort is
being made to communicate with
Cheng Tu but so far there has been
no movement to relieve the city
Foreigners here seem confident OF
the ability of the viceroy to suppress
the rising. The southern section OF
Sze-Chuan continues loyal, although
the natives sympathize with the oppon
ents of the railway constructions.
A despatch from Kia Ting Flu tt
the south of Cheng Tu says foreign
missionaries stationed there have left
for the Yang TIE. These included
three men and their wives and a WON
an doctor. The foreign gnnbots have
been unable to proceed above Sui-Fll
London.-A Shanghai dispatch to {
London news bureau says it is re
ported the entire province of SEE
Chuan is in revolt. The rebels arr
expected to declare their independence
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
"DOGSkiN" JOHNSON, FORMER
CONVICT, is SENTENCED TO
PRISON FOR LIFE.
MURDERED CHILD IN HER SLEEP
Rushed Secretly to Waupun to Avoid
Possible Lynching-Says Crime
Was Result of Sudden
Impulse.

Madison, Wis.,, Sept. 14.-John. 9TH
erwise known as "Dogskin" Johnson,
confessed to the murder of little An
ME Lemberger, the 7-year-old child
whose body was found in Lake Mo-
mona, and was Immediately sentenced
by Judge Anthony Donovan to life i'm.
priSonment
A few minutes after his confession
and sentence. Johnson was taken in
an automobile by Sheriff Andrew
Brown and a deputy, whisked away
through side streets and across the
country at a rapid clip to the state
prison at Waupun.
Although officers suspected Johnson
of knowing something about the crime
they could not fasten the guilt upon
him absolutely.
| On the strength of suspicion lodged
against him, he was taken into court,
pleaded not guilty and placed under
a $4,000 bond, the preliminary hear
Ing being set for Sept. 25.
Haunted by the terrible crime he
had committed against an innocent
| Elil, .'uililSOI nlOOutu III MS cell III
the police station all day following
his arraignment in the morning. Aban-
doning his sham of insanity. he paced
restlessly back and forth in his cell
waiting anXiously for the first sounds
Of an angry mob Finally the sus-
pensc became too great. Calling
Turnkey John l'oyc to the cell. he
i, II Il l,n% I, A1l1
ALL
In the presence of Chief Of Police
Shanghncssy. District Attorney r. N.
Nelson and Turnkey Foye. who lis.
tened. Mortified. he related that the
decd was the result Of sudden impulse.
lie had watched through the bedroom
window the little girl and her sister
undress at bedtime on different occa.
sions and ON the Hateful night about
10 o'clock, shortly after the children
had closed their eyes in sleep. he
raised tho sash and snntched little
Annie from the bed. dragged her
through the window. knocked her on
the head with his fist, rendering her
unconscious, so there would be no
uNltIh. Jlt lHt'Il ltpN Ilcl W tIt uil-
road bridge and. after beating her on
the head until life was extinct. threw
the body into Lake Monona.
johnson said he did not want to
make detailed confession because
he wanted to be on his way to Wall
pun to avoid mob violence. lie said
he would make written confession
after he had been safely lodged in
prison.
Testimony at the inquest was con-
nicting in that one physician was OF
the opinion that the child had been
rriminally assaulted before being
thrown into the lake, while another
expressed the opposite view.
Johnson had dispute with Lem
berger, father of the child, several
years ago, and al that time wanted
to fight, but this, it is not believed
had any connection with the commit
ting OF the crime.
Johnson has already served term
in the pcnilcntiary and several years
ago he was taken TO the MENDOZA
hospital for the insane, after he had
nssnilcd Il little girl at Brownsville
Wis
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
PRESIDENT BABE GODSPEED.
Support of Business New England
Pledged on Eve Of Departure.

Beverly, Mass, Sept ID. - God
speeds" and the support Of business
New England were the messages of
cheer carried to President Taft by
Herbert NJ. Davidson of Worcester,
Mass. president Of the New England
Association of Commercial Executives,
and 80 members of that association,
who motored to Parramata to say
goodbye to the chief executive before
he starts west
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Fowler to Start Saturday.

Alta, Cal, Sept. 14.-Aviator Fowler,
whose aeroplane was damaged the sec.
ond day Of his transcontinental fight,
expects to resume his journey Satur.
day morning. Fowler and a force OF
mechanicians are busy rebuilding the
damaged craft. The arrival here of a
special baggage car from Reno with
spare parts enabled Fowler to make
Roadway in reassembling the machine
The entire outfit will be moved to Col
fax, ID miles west of here, where there
are better facilities, and the start will
be made from there.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
TEN LIVES LOST IN HURRICANE.
Loss Of 100000 Is Reported From
Corinto, Nicaragua Reports.

Corinto, Nicaragua, Sept. 13.-Ten
lives were lost, fifty persons we're Sc.
riously injured and eight city blocks
of houses were RACED by a hurricane
which swept over the city. Many
towns on the Pacific side Of Nicaragua
are still isolated, and it is believed the
loss of life in the storm center was
great. Tht property loss here amounts
to $2,O0O,0O0. Half dozen vessels
are overdue.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
ORDERS REBELS IN CHINA SLAIN
Government Edict Says Leaders Meant
to Proclaim independence.

Picking, Sept. l3.-According to an
imperial edict the ring-leaders in the
disorders in Sze-Chuen province in.
tended to proclaim independence. As
consequence, the Chinese govern.
ment has ordered the viceroy to de
stroy the rebels to the last man. The
government, however, has instructed
the viceroy to distinguish between the
misguided and the actual rebcls.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Iowan Held as Black Handler,

Dubuque, Sept. 14.-LangdOn +. Tay.
lor, former city employe. was ar
rested, charged with having sent Black
Hand letters in an attempt to extort
money from leading Jones county
farmers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
REPLY TO GERMANY FRAMED
France Will Assert Demands Are More
Than She Can Yield.

Paris, Sept. 14.-Foreign Minister
De Selves submitted Frances reply to
Germany's Moroccan demands to Pres
ident Fallieries and secured the lat
ter's approval. He will send it to
Berlin at once. The message, al
though it's details have not yet been
made public, is known to consist Of
a polite intimation that Germany asks
more than France can possibly yield.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Noted Horse Thief Taken.

Winnipeg, Sept. l3.-Sam GOndry,
who is said to have been wanted for
years by the Montana authorities on
charges OF alleged horse thefts, was
arrested by the Northwest mounted po-
lice near Calgary after a desperate
fight.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Cotton Crop 12,25o,ooo Bales.

Montgomery, Sept. l4.-The South
ern Cotton Growers conference gave
out an estimate OF this years cotton
crop as approximately 12.25O,000
bales"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Aviator La Drowned,

Cincinnati, Sept. 14.-While rowing
across the Ohio river, George Bridges.
80, New York aviator was drowned
when his skifr was struck by tow.
boat and demolished
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
$4,000 Fire on Boston Wharves.

Boston, Sept II. - Thousands OF
tons of coal were consumed when the
coal wharves and pockets for the Bat
chelder Bros, and F. C. Warren Coal
companies in South Boston were de-
stroyed by fire. The total loss was
estimated at $4,000.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
Lightning Kills Two at sheboygan.

Sheboygan. Sept. 13.-Carl Hcrms
of Cleveland and Walter Pheiler OF
New Glarus, Wis, students al the mis-.
sion house at Franklin, were struck by
lightning apd killed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16

Canton, Ohio, Sept l3.-The cond
ton of United States Senator Alice
Pomerene. who has been seriously i'll
for several days with kidney trouble,
is much improved.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
WANTS LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
Senate Creates Commission to Pass
on DesiGns.

Senate Creates Commission to Pass
on DesiGns.
For the purpose Of erecting a memorial
in honor Of the memory of Abraham Lin
coin, to cost not exceeding $2,000.ooo the
Senate yesterday passed a bill creating
commission clothed with authority to
secure plans and designs.
The bill was brought to the attention Of
the Senate by its author, Senator Cullom.
of Illinois. and was passed without even
the formality of discussion.
The Lincoln Memorial Commission is
the name Of the body authorized by Con-
sress to select the memorial to Lincoln.
Its membership consists of President
Taft, Senator Wetmore, and Representa-
tive Mccall, the chairmen of the Library
committees in Congress, and Senator
Money and Representative Champ Clark.
the two minority leaders in Congress.
The commission is authorized to en-
ploy the services Of such artists, sculp-
tors. and architects as may be necessary
and to avail themselves Of the services
and advice of the Commission Of Fine
Arts. The bill provides an appropriation
of $100.c0o to meet the expenses of the
commission.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10

Walker law-not the same, OF course. be-
cause conditions are different-shall sat-
isfy both consumers and producers.
The present tariff board. with $4,000 in
hand. has been at work for some six
teen months, and for nearly a year with
$4,000 to employ experts. the board has
been, as the Outlook phrased it. ''the
working machinery for another and more
thorough revision Of the tariff" II such
a body, no matter what It is called, is
really to accomplish results, much valu-
able Information is already on hand. and
as cost conditions are constantly chang
ing, this information should be utilized
before it becomes out of date. Why,
then, if the new movement is intended
to help and not hinder tariff reform,
should not the tariff board. or commits
sion, with new members added to it, re-
port in December next to the Ways and
Means Committee such Information as 1t
may have, first. relative to prices as
affected by trusts. and. second, infor-
nation as to one or more schedules, say,
wool and such other as may be >desig-
mated in the amended law? Certainly it
will prevent delay If the work the COM
mission is to do be indicated in the law
the convention is to ask for.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
WOULD REIMBURSE CLERK.

Secretary Ballin1er Wants $183.26
for Secret Service StenoErapheF.
As result OF President Roosevelt's in
tense interest in Secret Service report
back In 1906, B. r. Rhees. a stenographer
in the Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department is OFT $1ss2S. Sec
retary of the Interior Ballinger yesterday
forwarded a letter to Speaker Cannon
requesting that the House include in the
payment Of this sum to Mr.. /Rhees.
A letter from Chief Wilkie, the head
Of the Secret Service. to Mr.. Ballinger,
explains that Secret Service Operative W.
II. Burns was conducting an investigation
for the Indian Bureau in 1906 He was
ordered to make q formal report to Pres
ident Roosevelt. The matter was 80 ex-
tremely confidential that Burns would not
trust q regular public stenographer, and
Rhees was detailed to go to Dublin, N.
H., where the then Secretary Of the In
terror was stopping at the time, to do
the work
Burns was travelling back and forth to
Oyster Bay so frequently that Rhees, in
stead Of remaining at Dublin several
days, was forced to stay several weeks.
Only ~ Of his expense account was
allowed, and later, Comptroller Of the
Treasury Tracewell, holding NthAt the de-
tail Of Rhees had been made without
authority Of law, made him give the ~
beck.
Secretary Ballinger thinks Rhees rather
badly treated and wants Congress to
help him out.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
OCEAN MAIL BILL PRESENTED
Revised Measure Has the Indorse-
ment of President Taft.

HevISe0 MEASURE mas the lnQOfSes
ment of President Taft.
The revised ocean mail bill, drawn up
as a result OF conferences between Presi4
dent Taft and Senator Gallinger and 9TH
ers interested in the proposed legislation,
was presented to the Senate yesterday.
1t eliminates from present consideration
all trans-Pacific lines. and only to the
establishment Of ocean mail services on
routes to South America south of the
equator-that is, to Brazil, Uruguay, Ar
gentina Chile, and Peru.
There is no special provision for lines
to the Isthmus of Panama, because it is
pec,ed that the canal will be open for
commerce by the summer Of 1913. which Is
as soon as the proposed new lines could
be established, and that steamships can
then pass through the canal on the
long routes down the west coast of South
America
The bill makes possible a maximum Of
"a sailings year from eleven United
States ports to the Canal Zone and South
America, and one sailing every eight days
from Atlantic ports to Rio de Janeiro, enc
every eight days to Pernambuco. one
every ten days to Montevideo, one every
ten days to Buenos Ayres, one every
three days to Colon, one every five days
to Valparaiso. and one every two days
to Panama
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FAILS.

Montana LegfslatuFe Will Begin
BallotinE for Senator To-day.
Helena, Mont, Jan. 9.-The Montana
legislature will begin balloting to-mor.
row to choose the successor of Senator
Thomas Carter. and tonight the indica-
tons are that no candidate will receive
q majority. Efforts to bring about a
Democratic caucus have fallen fiat.
Several members are pledged to vote
for w. A. Clark, while fifteen are
pledged against him, and as the Demo
Gratis have q majority Of only five on
joint ballot. one member being absent.
the millionaire Is regarded as eliminated
for the time being.
Heutenants Of both T. J. Walsh and
w. G. Conrad profess to have a majority
Of the Democratic votes pledged for
their candidates respectively, but IL
seems certain they will break even on
the initiative vote. The Republicans will
vote almost solidly for Carter.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
CONFER FOR TREATY.
Canadian Officials Participate II
Negotiations In This City.

Negotiations In This City.
The second session in the negotiation
OF the proposed American-Canadian re-
ciprocity treaty was held at the State
Department yesterday. The negotiators
were In conference for more than two
hours. Daily sessions will be held until
an agreement is reached
Two prominent officials Of Newfound-
land Sir Alan Aylesworth. minister
Of justice. and L. B. Brodeur, minister
of marine and fisheries. arrived in WASH
ington yesterday to discuss with the
officials Of the State Department the rea-
sonableness of the existing Newfound-
land fishery regulations. They were pre-
sented to President Taft at the White
House yesterday morning by Secretary
of State Knox
President Taft viii give a state dinner
tomorrow night in honor of the Cana
dian visitors.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
Mepe ts nm Drsxler.

Dover. Del. Jan. s.-FoFmer Represen-
tasfve John q. Townsend. banker. Of
sAlbyville. and opponent Of state senator
nepseoeQe811ve D. w. Campbell. Of Sci
hyvine. wAs elected speater of. the, house,
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