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The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-03-17

the eighth grade, and first grade certi-
ficates may be issued for four years
work in q state normal.
The law relating to the eighth grade
tuition Was amended so that districts
are required to pay tuition of eighth
grade graduates for attendance at our
State normal schools. o. well as for
attendance at any high school in the
state
Another law was enacted which gives
the county superintendent the power
to- bring an action against q school
officer for the recovery of any money
illegally expended by the board. For
instance, the superintendent can
bring an action for the recovery Of the
wages paid to . teacher who is not the
holder Of . valid certificate.
In the afternoon G. E muller spoke
on the needs Of the rural schools. He
contended that the progressive farmers
were not as business like in their cou-
duet Of their schools as they were in
conducting their farms. He seemed
to think that some wers indiferent to
the value of good school training.
He illustrated the value Of . we'll
trained man thus: In the middle of .
certain road vas . large rock for the
removal Of which the road overseer
offered fifty dollars. Along came .
big. strong. sturdy ma Of large y
cles. He tries to earn the fifty dol
lars BY lifting the rock, but cannot
do IL He gives it up. He will do
without the fifty dollars. He goes
away. Then comes . slender, thin
muscled man. He reads the offer,
and ssys to himself Here is fifty dol
lars, ! may as well have as not" He
procures ! small quantity of nitro ely
'~cerins, attaches = fuse, and runs
away. A moment later an explosion
occurs. He comes back aud finds the
rock gone, only . few peices remain.
The big strong man then happens
by. The psny man asks him il be
would like to work. What viii you
give7' questions the other. Fifty
cents n hour well. that i =
good - / ever receiyed,' says NJ.
Strong Man What must I dor
Pick - snd wheeI sway those pieces
of rock says TIE uther. In - hour
the work was DONE. The weak, puuy
msn tkat knows -, gets nifty -
lars, ~ other men. although very
stree rs moscnlaE, only 1fty esnts.
Stats Sept. Lawrtnce then proposed
the t1rse Fps ~ ~ rara1 school
mesnlne "rsint, Plant. - Pph-v
That tint ~ EniIjfnw& plnrt|
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-03-17

ER5IN APRIL OR ANY OTHER MoN5H, BUT TN
GIVING THEM GOOD VALUE N GOOD GOODS
sos DEYS OUT or H YEAR. We CAN SHo
You All or II NEWEST MATERIALS I'm
DRESS GOODS ANDLATE5T STYLES NREADY
TO WEAR GARMENTS OR SPRING N sum.
YER AND H MANY BEAUTIFUL ACCESSION
les THAT 60 TO MAKE "A WELL DRESSED
WOMAN.
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-03-17

The Ladies of Wagner met last
Saturday, March 18th in the I. @. o. r.
Hall to complete arrangements for
an association to care for the Gene
teries adjacent to Wagner. So few
were present that only a temporary or
Ranization was made to last until more
were interested. Mrs. Myrtle Jones
presided as temporary chairman and
Mrs. Anna O'Neiil as clerk. Nomina-
lions for officers being called for, Mrs.
Bessie r. Bullock was nominated for
president and Mrs. D. H. Naeve for
vice president. No other nomina-
tions being made both were elected.
For secretary Mrs. Spraker Mrs.
.O'NeilI and Mrs. w. G. Coughlin were
nominated. The balIot was spread re-
sulting in the election of Mrs. VIC.
Coughlin. and Mrs. Joe. Janda was
elected for treasurer. 1t was desided
that 3 supper the quickest way to
raise money and also create an in
terest in the work and a date was fix
ed for Tuesday March 21st, COM
mittees were appointed to arrange for
the supper. solicit, etc, after which
the meeting adjourned.
For sale, Is head Of young horses
and maroa 2 md va... cIl -ood
The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-03-17

For sale, is head Of young horses
and mares, 8 and 4 years old. good
size and quality. VIII sell for cash or
bankable notes. H. Giles. S miles
outhwest Of Armour.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
MOTHER HELD FOR POISONING
Mrs. Carrie B. Sparkling Arrested on
Charge of Poisoning Son.

Bad Axe, Michigan - Mrs. Car.
RE B. Sparkling, wife of the late John
Wesley Sparkling and mother of Cyril,
Albert and Peter Startling, all of
whom are dead, was arrested, charg-
ed with the death of her son Cyril.
DR.. Robert A. McGregor was held
to the circuit court charged with the
murder of Cyril Sparkling. Miss Mar
guerite Gibbs, the nurse who also at.
tended the youth, waived preliminary
examination and was bound over on
a charge of accessory after the fact.
Prosecutor Boomhower is quoted in
an interview as saying that the case
against the nurse will be nolled after
she has given the prosecution a full
statement.
Mrs Sparling's arrest resulted
partly from the testimony of Sheriff
McAuley at the McGregor examina-
ton. The sheriff testified that Mr..
McGregor said to him: IF you fell
lows will take up Albert Sparkling and
find poison in him / know of a man
who can make Mrs. Sparkling confess"
Later a chemist reported that he
had found arsenic in Albert Sparling's
viscera. The bodies of the father and
third son are to be exhumed soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
CHICAGO is CHOSEN
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WILL
BE HELD IN ILLINOIS CITY.
tration Dictates Policy of
Committeeman.

Washington.-Chic was chosen
as the convention city to nominate
candidates for president and vice
president by the Republican national
committee which met here. The call
was issued for the assembling OF dele
gates on Tuesday, June Is. st. Louis
formally withdrew from the contest
before the voting began, leaving Den
yer and Chicago to fight it out The
vote resulted: Chicago. AZ; Denver, z;
st. Louis, 1; absent, 3.
The committee formally accepted
the resignation of Frank HI, Hitch
cock as chairman. rising vote of
thanks was rendered Mr.. Hitchcock
for his services. Former Gov. John
F. Hill of Maine then was elected
chairman.
The subcommittee having in charge
the call for delegates developed seri
GUS split, Senator Borah leading a
hopeless fight to open the primary
door to every state In the Union and
framing a minority report. The sub
committee decided to follow the form
of call adopted four years ago. This
call recognizes the rights of states to
choose delegates at primaries where
primary laws have been passed and
where the state committee so directs.
In all other states it provides for the
selection of delegates at state conven.
tons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
JURY FREES GIRLS.
LILLIAN GRAHAM AND ETHEL
CONRAD, WHO SHOT STOKES,
FOUND mot GUILTY."
VERDICT IN SO MINUTES
Young Women Become HystericaI
When They Are Acquitted of At.
tempt to Kill New York Million
aIre-Given Ovation by Crowd.

New York-Lillian Graham and
Ethel Conrad, the young women who
shot w. E. d. Stokes in the legs, are
acquitted. The acquittal was re-
turned in record-breaking time, but
fifty-eight minutes to think it over
and reach verdict.
Miss Graham fell into the arms Of
Miss Conrad and they were locked in
a fearful embrace when friends rushed
to their aid.
After holding a triumphant recep-
ton in the courtroom they were es-
corted from the criminal court build
mig by a cheering crowd.
In his charge to the jury Judge
Marcus eliminated the attempted
murder charge from the indictment,
restricting the jury to the charges of
assault with intent to kill and as
sault with intent to do bodily harm.
His contention was that the shooting
in the Varuna apartment on the night
of June was not premeditated.
The closing plea of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buckner was vicious
attack on the girls and denunciation
of Stokes. OF the latter he said:
ct makes no difference whether
you like Stokes or not. I don't like
him. I'm glad he isn't my father.
My father is a minister of the Gospel
and stands for everything Stokes
isn't. This has nothing to do with
the case, however. The fact remains
that Stokes was a willy old man who
knew better than to get himself into
breach of promise suit. There was
not an element of love in the whole
affair. It was lust on Stokes part
and on Miss Graham's part it was
lucre."
The girls plea was extortion. pure
and simple, he declared. with Ethel
Conrad, ga wildcat and kitten" as the
prime mover.
He said the whole episode was a
Matchmaking scheme and heaped all
the blame on Miss Conrad, whom he
described as "the most remarkable
woman I have ever met, the most as
founding combination of wildcat and
kitten the world has known in many
years-and only nineteen years old"
In closing his plea he said:
Miss Lillian Graham stood there
with. that gun in her hand and her
brain swimming with the effect of the
whisky she had taken to keep her
courage up. Overcome by anger be-
cause their plans had failed this weep
ing willow became tigress. Hell
broke loose in Lillian Graham and.
with an exclamation, you will. will
your she opened fire on this big,
repulsive man who had figured so
much in her life"
When Assistant District Attorney
Buckner began his speech to the jury
Mr.. Stokes pretty young wife had a
chair up near the judges desk and
Miss Graham and Miss Conrad sat at
their attorneys table.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21

England has suddenly awakened to
q realization of the fact that 95 per
cent. of Canadian postgraduate stu
dents go to American or German uni
versities to complete their education.
Naturally she wonders why such sit
uation exists. Are not Oxford and
Cambridge the equals of any foreign
institutions? They are, indeed, but
they take no particular pains to let
any one know it, says the Boston
Transcript. Clinging to their old con-
sentative traditions, they are about a
century behind the rest Of the world
in the matter OF publicity, and have
never been known to set forth the OPP
portunities they offer for advanced
work. On the other hand, foreign uni
versities not only advertise themselves
extensively, but they even grant fell
loWships to postgraduate students,
often awarding them on the nomina-
ton of the college sending the stu
dent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
HYDE TRIAL ENDS
MISSING JUROR WALDRQN Re-
TURNS-JUDGE HOLDS HE Is
INSANE; DlsMIssEs JURY.
CASE is NOW SET FOR JAN. 2
Venireman Tells of Flight Which
Caused MistriaI-Says He Wanted
Fresh Air and Freedom-Did Not
Get Far From Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo.-FollOWing the re-
turn to court OF Harry w. Waldron,
the missing juror in the trial OF DIR.
B. Clarke Hyde, charged with murder.
Judge Porterfield discharged the jury
in that case. The state was unable to
show that Waldron had not discussed
the case during his absence. Judge
Porterfield said that Waldron was in
sane at the time he escaped and is
still insane. He was permitted to go
home and will not be punished.
DR.. Hyde's third trial was set for
January 2, 1912. 1t is generally under
stood that the state will ask for a con-
tinuance of the case at that time.
Attorneys for DR.. Hyde objected to
the dismissal of the jury. Judge Por-
terrified overruled their objection and
said the rights of the defendant had
not been placed in jeopardy. The at
torneys for the defense were greatly
downcast over the sudden ending OF
the trial. They had regarded the jury
as favorable to the cause of DIR. Hyde.
While Judge Portertield holds that
Waldron is insane it is not believed
he is dangerous. He was permitted
to go back to his dairy, for it was
thought he would recover more quick
ly if given open air work and some
thing to occupy his mind. Waldron
admits that at times his MIND wanders.
He wants to be left alone and given a
chance to recover his strength, ne
says.
Waldron never was far away from
Kansas City. After he escaped from
the hotel he went to railroad yard
and caught a freight train to Emporia,
Kan. He wanted to go to New Next
co, his old home, but Emporia was as
far as he got. There he learned that
it was feared he had killed himself
and he turned back. He reached Kan
sas City, Kan, nervous, half starved
and almost out of money. For two
hours he slept at the home of friend
in that city. Then he came across the
line and went to his home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
THE sLEEP OF FIeHEs.

Experiments have been made In an
English aquarium with regard to the
sleep of fishes, says Harper's Week
ly. II is necessary to remember that
sleep Is the rest of the brain, and that
the need of It will be In proportion
to the animals cerebral activity.
Now the brain of fish is ridiculous
ly small In relation to the actual size
of the animal. It is merely a double
row Of tiny protuberances. with a leaf
like portion corresponding % the Ger.
ebellum Of other animals. Since they
have 80 little brain tissue, the waste
to be repaired by sleep is slight among
fishes. The result of careful expert
ment has shown that among fresh wa
ter fishes the roach, dace, gudgeon.
carp, tench and minnow are known to
sleep periodically, like land animals;
among marine fishes the wrasse, con-
ger eel, dory, dogf1sh, bass and all fiat
fish do the like, while the goldfish,
pike and angler fish never sleep, but
rest periodically. Fish seem to have
no preference for the night as their
sleeping time. A naturalist travelling
from Constantinople to London In a
small schooner reported that one morn
ing he noticed pilot fish a few inches
from the side of the vessel, swimming
30 steadily that it seemed to be at
tached to one particular spot. All day
long it remained there, neither advanc-
ing nor tagging behind, and SO it hap
pened for several days. Then came a
gale of wind, and the vessel was sep
Rrated from its little companion. 1t
WAS evident that the fish could not
have slept during all this time, as the
vessel was sailing quite rapidly. The
captain, moreover, asserted that he
had known pilot fish to accompany
a vessel thus for more than a fort
night.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
ROYALTY NEAR DEATH
SISTER OF KING GEORGE AND
NIECES IN SHIPWRECK.
Launch Containing Duke of Fife and
Family Capsizes on Its
Way to Shore.

Gibraltar-King Georges sister. the
Princess Royal Louise, her husband.
the Duke of Fife, and their daughters
together with number Of Americans
and other persons had a narrow es-
cape from death when the liner Delhi.
on it's way to Egypt, went on the
rocks near Cape Spartel, Morocco.
While being taken ashore by the
longboat of the British armored cruiser
Duke of Edinburgh they were thrown
into the water by the capsizing of the
boat, one of the daughters having
narrow escape from drowning. She was
rescued by sailor and carried to land
with the others, all suffering severely
from the bitter cold.
Six sailors of the French cruiser
Friant were drowned when a small
boat which had been sent to the aid OF
the English vessel was swamped by
gigantic wave. The others reached
the shore in desperate condition and
several still are suffering.
1t is believed that the Delhi will be
complete loss, as she lies in an ex-
posed position and the storm, which is
one Of the worst experienced in years,
has whipped up a sea that will soon
batter the boat to pieces.
Wireless messages carried the news
of the Delhi's plight to the British
warships at Gibraltar. Realizing that
several members of the royal family
were on board, all was excitement and
hustle in moment. The two cruisers,
the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke
of Weymouth, were at once dispatched
to aid the stranded passengers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
Australia Is Competitor.

Of recent years Australia has en-
sheep. In the past year Ireland raised
three times as many hogs as in any
year previous and Denmark, a third
more. Argentine and other South
American countries have become the
cattle producers. The unlimited ranges
and therefore cheap method of feed
ing has placed them in a position
where they have given the Chicago
packers, who practically control the
United States meat export trade, a
hard battle for supremacy.
The stock raisers and farmers will
be the real losers if a slump in the
domestic market takes place. For sew
eral years they have been enjoying
a season of unrivaled prosperity Cat
tie, hogs and sheep have brought
prices in the market which have made
even the most optimistic hold their
breaths Added to this has been the
extremely liberal profit margin added
to, the meat products by the packers.
The packers make no secret about
who will get the first slashing if the
foreign trade is cut off and slump
in the domestic trade market results.
They insist that their business is
being conducted on far smaller mar
gin of profit at present than any other
industry. If slump comes the stock
raisers and farmers must take the
brunt they assert.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21

While it is very we'll that all reason
able precautions should be taken to
prevent the spread of rabies, it is not
at all desirable that the public should
be worked up into a frenzy on the
subject. For every authenticated
case of rabies theirs are scores and
perhaps hundreds of cases of nervous
ness Stimulating the reputed symptoms
OF that dread disease. which, indeed.
is so rare that there still are very
intelligent people who are unconvinced
that 1t exists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
VOTE TO ABRoGATE TREATY
House Adopts SuIzer Resolution to
Cancel Agreement With Russia
With One Opposing Voice.

Washington.-The Sulzer resolution
demanding the abrogation of the treaty
with Russia passed the house prac-
tically without dissenting vote. The
vote in favor of the resolution was
300 to l. Mr.. Malby of New York, a
Republican, was the only one to vote
against the resolution.
A day of fervid oratory, in which
Russia's treatment of American Jews
was fully recounted, preceded the
passage of the resolution. On the
floor but one voice was raised against
the Sulzer proposal, and this was that
of Mr. Mccall of Massachusetts. He
urged that the Russian passport ques.
ton should be submitted to arbitra-
ton before the house took drastic ac-
ton. More than fifty speakers, In
speeches ranging from one to five
minutes in length, spoke In favor OF
the resolution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
BAR PACKERS FROM BRITAIN
From Bidding for Army and
Navy Meat Contracts.

London.-The British government
has decided to exclude all the Amer
lean meat packers, against whom
prosecutions have been instituted in
the United States, from rendering con-
tracts for the supply of meat to the
British army and navy, pending the
settlement of the suits.
The agents in the British isles of
the prominent American meat packers
who, until now, have obtained large
government contracts, have received
the following notification from the
war office:
Pending the ultimate result of the
legal proceedings in the United States
against certain meat-packing firms. it
has been decided by the British gov
eminent that none OF the firms in
volved shall be invited to tender for
army supplies"
The decision of the government is
due to the opposition of labor and adj
vanced radical members of parliament
to the American trusts.
Ckicago-An official of Armour &
Co. said here that the action of the
British government in denying Amer
lean packers the privilege of bidding
for army supplies, while not unex-
pected, is the most serious blow which
thus far has been directed against
the packers as result of the prose
cution in the federal courts.
He declined to express what the fl
nancial loss to his concern would be
as result of the action of the British
government, but said the contract for
meat supplies for the British army
amounted to about 100000 pounds a
year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21

The report that disease resembling
trichina is rife this year among the
deer in northern Wisconsin is not like
ly to whet the public's appetite for
venison. II it co-operates with the
game law in giving the deer a chance
for their lives, it may be beneficial In
two directiops-first in conserving the
deer and second in reducing the NOR
tally among Wisconsin hunters, for
the smaller the crowd of men with
guns that goes into the northern wood,
the fewer will be the fatal accidents
whose victims are human beings. In
dams say that the disease now prevail.
Ing among the deer broke out seventy
winters ago, and killed many deer and
many Indians. To make the flesh of
deer harmless it should be well cooked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
BRIBERY PROBE NEAR END
Senator Lorimer Will Probably Take
Stand in Own Behalf and Close
Defense.

Washington. Announcement was
made that the defense in the Lorimer
case has but few more witnesses
to present to the investigating com
mittee and Senator William Lorimer
of Illinois will probably take the stand
in defense of his seat in the senate.
The news came as a surprise to
nearly all concerned in the case, as
it was expected that Attorney Hanecy,
counsel for Lorimer, would bring in
scores of witnesses and indefinitely
postpone the termination of the hear
ings. 1t is likely that Lorimer's right
to his seat will be settled in the SEN
ate about the end of January, after a
fight lasting nearly two years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
MAN LEAPS TO AWFUL DEATH
Naked MachInlst Hurls Himself From
Nineteenth Floor of Masonic
Temple at Chicago.

Chicago.-Removing all his clothing
and scaling the five-foot iron fence
which was built to keep suicides from
jumping down the lightwell OF the
Masonic temple, j. f. Greek. machin.
list, leaped from the nineteenth story
of the big building
Hurting down 800 feet. striking
against the gallery ratings. his nude
body crashed into the cigar stand In
the ground floor rotunda Harry
Evans. clerk at the stand, was
knocked down and probably fatally
injured by flying glass and broken
wood which the force of the fall scat
tered about the rotunda.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
NO BALL WAR Is IN SIGHT
National League Adjourns Annual
Meeting After Ignoring Hostile
Attitude of American Body.

New York.-There will be no big
baseball war after all. The an
nual meeting of the National League
adjourned without the slightest OFF,
cial notice having been taken OF the
American Leagues attitude of hostil-
ity as declared in the resolution adopt
ed last Tuesday.
After a most spirited debate the
National League moguls agreed that
they could not understand the spirit of
the communication, SO it was laid on
the table to die of neglect with the
ticket scalping scandal and all other
unpleasant subjects.
The National league season OF 1912
will start on or near April IL, and will
close on or near October g.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-21
PENSION BILL is PASSED
Sherwood's Dollar-a-Day Measure viii
Add Between $35,Ooo,ooo to $45,-
100000 to Roll Annually.

Washington.-The Sherwood dol
lar a day" pension bill, which. 1t is
estimated, adds from s35.OOO,O0O to
sac, 100000 to the pension roll. passed
the house.
The vote was along non-partisan
lines, the great majority OF Demo
Gratis and Republicans favoring 1t.
The original measure was amend
ed in several particulars. Represent
alive Mann obtained amendments
making the bill apply to veterans oil
the Mexican war and to old soldiers
confined in soldiers homes.