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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
News Of Inc Week From varl-
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Gus Parts Of the State.
BY ORDER Of COURT
North Dakotan Released FROM Prison
After Serving About Nine
Years for Murder.

No happier man walks state soil to-
day than William Barry, released from
the state penitentiary after having
served nearly nine years OF a ten
year sentence for murder committed
in Cavalier county.
The crime for which Barry was con-
victed and the long fight that he made
against conviction kept him In the
limelight for many years. It was on
Feb. 1, 1901, that an information was
filed against him at Langdon charging
murder, Andrew Mellen being his vic
tim. He was tried in the following
July and the jury returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree
and his punishment was fixed at life
| Imprisonment The verdict was re-
| versed for errors and the defendant
| remanded for a new trial.
The second trial was commenced at
| Langdon Nov. 3, 1903. The jury found
| Barry guilty of murder in the second
| degree and fixed his punishment at
seven years in prison The judge re-
fused to accept this verdict and sent
the jury back. 1t was discharged two
| days later on failure to agree on any
| other verdict.
Barry's case was then sent to Walsh
| county and the trial commenced May
81, 1904. A verdict of murder in the
first degree was returned and punish
ment fixed at life Imprisonment.
From the last verdict an appeal was
taken to the supreme court which re-
suited in a decision knocking out the
last sentence, an order being made
that the minimum sentence under the
second conviction should stand. The
minimum sentence under conviction of
second degree murder was ten years
The failure of Barry to secure his
release before was due to the fact that
the findings of the supreme court had
not been properly certified to the pen
itentiary authorities.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
County Auditors Meet.

The North Dakota County Auditors
association met in Bismark on Jan. rs,
q and %. The first day was taken
up by the auditors attending the ses-
sion of the North Dakota State Tax
association. The secretary of the au'
ditors association has been mailing to
the auditors of the state information
sheets soliciting ideas and. opinions
as to such laws as are deemed mad
equate or need repeating or amending.
On the second day Of the associations
meeting the opinions thus gathered
were submitted to the association for
consideration. New bills which affect
taxations, assessments and the gener-
al administration of affairs in auditors
Offices were also discussed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Gronna Decides on Feb. 2.

Representative Gronna of North
Dakota, who was recently elected to
the United States senate by the legis'
lature of this state, will present his
credentials to the upper house of con-
gress Feb. 2. 1t is understood that
Senator Purcell, whose place Mr.
Gronna will take, is satisfied to re-
Iinquish his seat on that date. AL.
though Representative Gronna has
been in receipt of his credentials for
several days he has not been desir.
GUS of Immediately making the change
from the house to the senate, PREFER
ing not to leave his present Office until
pending legislation, in which he was
interested, had been acted upon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
North DAKOTAN IS MISSING
May Have Met With Foul Play In
Chicago.

MAY 0AV0 Wet WIFI out VsAy ~
Chicago.
John G. Keys, q wealthy resident of
Dickinson, was reported to the Chi
cage police as having disappeared in
Chicago while on his way to Bristol,
Tenn. His wife asked that a search
be made for him. She expressed a
belief that her husband had met with
foul play.
Mrs. Keys has engaged an attorney
to assist her in the investigation. Her
husband was in. Chicago the last Of
November and since then has not been
heard from.
Mrs. Keys and her son have been
visiting relatives In Bristol for some
months and Keys left Dickinson Nov
% to join them. He purchased q
through ticket and inquiry of officials
of the Burlington railroad showed that
this ticket had been used from Dick
inson to st. Paul and from st. Paul to
Chicago. The ticket from Chicago to
Bristol has not been turned in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
news NEWS OF WORLD
important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGs.

Representative G. N. Hitchcock
(Dem., Neb.) sprang a sensation In
the house by demanding an investiga-
ton of the irregular proceeding"
which has resulted in a delay of forty
nine days in getting the reports OF the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating COM
mittee printed and into the hands OF
members of the house. His resolu-
ton was adopted:
A permaent tariff board of five mem
bers to investigate all questions for
the benefit of congress is provided
for in a bill unanimously agreed upon
by the house committee on ways and
means. The bill, effective July l, con-
tains substantially the provisions OF
the Longworth and Dalzell bills.
The house passed the postofice ap-
preparation bill, carrying about $685.
0OO, 900, with no votes in the negative.
The postofice committee of the house,
the postmaster general and Others
higher up" including by inference the
president, came in for a scoring dur
ing consideration of the bill.
A storm of protest has been aroused
among Northwestern members over
the proposed reciprocity treaty with
Canada. The instrument in effect
would place practically all of the ag'
ricultural products on the free list
SO far as trade with the Dominion is
concerned.
-,
A provision repeating the eight
hour law restriction in naval con
struction was included in. the naval
appropriation bill, reported to the
house, carrying $34,000,000 for naval
increases for 1912, and continuing the
two Dreadnaughts a year policy.
The house passed the tariff board
bill, unamended, by a vote of 1856 tc
.Q9
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Bad Fire at Fargo.

A loss of at least $4,000 resulted
from a fire in Union hall. a two-story
block, at Fargo. The fire started from
spontaneous combustion in a pile of
rags in the basement and wiped out
three business establishments on the
first floor of the building. The losses
are as follows: Fargo Tailoring COM
pany, stock $4,000, fixtures $500;
Western Supply company of st. Paul,
total loss, $4,000; Green Trading
Stamp company. total loss, $4,OO0i
The loss on the building, which be-
longed to Stern Bros, was $4,000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
CRIMINAL NEWS.

While endeavoring to serve a war.
ram on Charles H. Smith, caretaker
at the. summer home of A. w. Morris
of st. Louis, near Walker, Mimi,
Deputy Sheriff Harry McCabe was
shot and fatally injured. He died as
a result of the wound while en- route
to a Bemidii hospital and in his dying
statement accused Smith of the crime.
David Graham Phillips, the author,
died in Bellevue hospital. New York
city, victim of Fitzhugh Coyle Colds
borough, an eccentric and emotional
musician, who shot the novelist down
for a fancied grudge, then killed him
self. Phillips fought valiantly to live,
but six bullet wounds were too much
even for his tenacity.
His mind suddenly becoming de-
ranged, Harvey Wadleigh, a wealthy
farmer living near Formosa, Kan,
went to the home OF William Bates, a
short distance away, and shot and
killed Bates and his wife.
The jury in the cas- of Mrs. John
O.. Schenk, on trial at Wheeling, w
Va, on the charge of poisoning her
husband, failed to agree on a verdict
and was discharged.
Walter A. Dipley and Goldie Smith
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
at Marshfield, Mo-, for the murder of
Stanley Ketchel, middleweight cham
pion pugilist.
Ruth Thomas, prominent. in Supe-
rior (Wis,) society, committed suicide
by swallowing carbolic acid.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
PARDON SOCIALIST EDITOR
President May Free Fred Warren Of
Prison Sentence.

Washington, Feb, THAT Presi-
dent Taft will pardon Fred d. Warren,
editor of the Appeal to Reason, Girard,
Kan., who is under sentence Of six
months in prison, was the prediction
of officials at the department Of JUS
tice.
Warren was convicted for sending
through the mail copies of his paper
containing an offer of a reward for
the return of Ex-Governor Taylor to
Kentucky in connection with the IA
nous Goebel murder ase
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
ENDS FREE TRANSPORTATION
Anti-Pass Law Before North Dakota
Legislature.

An anti-pass bill, more stringent in
it's requirements than was expected
by the members, will be reported by
the committee on railroads. 1t is alone
the line of the bill proposed by the
committee some time ago. 1t does
away with all kinds of free transpor'
tation even excluding members of the
railroad commission and it's secretary.
The only exception that is made is in
the matter of street cars. which are
allowed to carry policemen and gov
eminent mail carriers when they are
in uniform and upon the discharge OF
their duties.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
FOR LAND BOARD INQUIRY
Resolution FavorabIy Reported t
North Dakota Senate.

When the resolution, calling for an
Investigation into the affairs. Of the
state board of school and university
lands, with particular reference to the
n in which the business Of the
department is handled, comes before
the senate for final passage, it will
be passed without a dissenting vote,
it is believed.
The redrafted resolution "a report
ed back. from the state affairs COM
mittee with a recommendation that it
pass, the purpose being to gain an
insight into the manne in which the
work is carried out.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
MISSIONARIES IN NO DANGER
Organization Heads Not Worrying
About Plague in China.

New Yo:i, Feb. Little alarm is
felt at the headquarters of the various
denuminational foreign missionary or
CARNATIONS here for the safety of
missionaries in North China, where
the plague is raging.
The Prasbyterians, Methodists and
Congregaticna'ists are the churches
which have The most extensive evan
gelical, educational and medical
brtnches in the plague locality. The
Reformed Church of America has mis-.
sion stations just below the line.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Reconsiders suffrage Action.

Remarking that he had heard from
home Senator Ed Pierce of Ransom
moved for a reconsideration of the
vote taken by the senate when It in.
definitely postponed the Steele bill
providing for suffrage for women. The
motion to reconsider was carried al.
most unanimously and the bill is now
back to the committee on elections,
from which it will very likely be re.
turned to the senate on a majority
and minority vote.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
eickford Bound over.

Former State Treasurer g.. Z. Bick.
ford was bound over to the district
court at Bismarck son the charge Of
having embezzled more than 100000
of the state funds during the time no
has been In once for the past two
years The preliminary hearing be
fore the justiceso f the peace continued
over . perisdaot tive days and was
hard fought.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
WIPE OUT SOCIETY
Miss Pankhurst Would Sweep Them
Off the Face of the Earth.

Kansas City,. Feb. 1.-"Women who
give their lives to bridge, balls and
dinners ought to be swept off the face
of the earth and l would love to be
one of those to do the sweeping" Miss
Sylvia Pankhurst, the mild appearing
English apostle of woman's suffrage,
told the members of the Woman's
Dining club.
"Any woman who doesn't take an in
terest in politics." she continued, els
without common sense, for politics
makes laws and laws affect women and
the children of women and the homes
Of women"
Miss Pankhurst said women will be
granted suffrage in England this year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Rev. Aked's Salary Increased.

New York, Feb. Lit Is announced
that the board of trustees of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church, of which John
d. Rockefeller is a member, has voted
a salary increase of $4,000 to the pas.
tor, Rev. Charles F. Aked. This will
make his salary $4,000 a year. DR..
Aked will leave within a week for a
vacation trip to California. He has
accepted invitations to speak in sew.
eral churches in the West.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
FOR MIN0T NORMAL

North Dakota Congressman Introduce
Bills for Endowment.
Bills have been introduced in Wash
.lngton by Senator McCumber and
Representative Hanna providing that
the government shall endow the Minot
normal school with 10000 acres of pub
lie lands. It is pointed out that in
the enabling act admitting North Da-
kota to the Union land grants were
made for the benefit of the Mayville
and Valley City normal schools.
Messrs., McCumber and Hanna insist
that like provision should be made for
the institution at Minot.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
DESPITE OFFICIAL EFFORTS
A~nti-Japanese Feeling Is Worse In
California.

Sacramento. Feb. 1.--That the anti
japanese feeling in California is in
creasing in spite of the efforts of
Governor Johnson and the administra-
ton to check the feeling was clear
following the Introduction in the sen
ate Of a resolution asking congress
to formulate a treaty with Japan for
eve excluding Japanese coolies" and
protesting against the report that the
state department is preparing to drop
treaty,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
FUND BOOSTED
President Ct jamestown College Raises
S21,36o in Chicago.

Word received from President B.
H. Kroeze of jamestown college, who
is in the East, says he has secured in
Chicago from private individuals $21,-
$50 in gifts for the college for endow-
ment fund. current expenses, heating
plant, scholarship and cash donations.
This puts the endowment above $780,
900 and places the expense fund in a
comfortable condition and doubtless
insures the construction of a heating
plant.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
ARCHBISHOP RYAN is BETTER
But Doctor Says He May drop Oft
Any Minute"

Philadelphia. Feb. Archbishop
Ryan had a restful night and shows a
slight Improvement. His heart is
weak, however. and he is still in a Sc.
rious condition.
The improvement shown in the con.
dition of the archbishop brought re-
anticipated the worst for the last
three days.
DR.. Ernest La Place, one of the at.
tending physicians, in discussing the
improvement, said that the archbishop
is suffering from heart trouble land
he may drop off any minute"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
convicts Give concert.

Inmates of the state prison at Bis
marck who are members Of the choir
and orchestra gave a concert at the
penitentiary and the company assem-
bled to hear the entertainment was
made up Of state officials, members
Of the assembly, and visitors In the city.
Some time ago the prisoners put on q
vaudeville show that proved to be out
of the ordinary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
WATCHMAN is A SMuGGLER

Dockman's Arrest Results in Seizure
Of $4,000 Worth Of Opium.
San Francisco, Feb. 1.-W. J. Fitz-
gerald, seventy years old, and for
twenty years a trusted Waterman on
the Pacific Mail Steamship company's
docks in this city, was arrested and
about $500 worth of smuggled opium
found on his person.
He has confessed the details of an
opium smuggling plot which has led
to the seizure of nearly $4,000 worth
of contraband drug on the Korea alone
since her arrival from the Orient.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Urges Publicity in Taxation.

In an address delivered before the
State Tax association in Bismarck,
Dr.. J. e. Boyle Of the state university
made q strong plea for publicity in
matters Of taxation. He spoke of the
publicity methods adopted by other
states and DECLARED that good results
in the naattSW Of securing nor uni
sSormity HI u levyiH9 of,sassesmenGs
had sbse6ss1 kainea. snDrs Boyle ursed
that assessment lists. real and pr.
sonal. be published.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Royal Trip Abandoned.

London, Feb. lon account of the
plague in Manchuria and China, Fried.
rich Wilhelm, the German crown
prince, has abandoned his Oriental
tour, according to a Reuter- dispatch,
and will go directly home from Cal
cutta.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Abe AtteII Breaks His Arm.

Cleveland, Feb. 1.-Abe Attell broke
his arm in the fourth round Of a
scheduled ten-round bout with Tommy
KubaHs. The light was at once
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
SUCCUMBs 70 PNEUMONIA
Paul Singer, Notable Figure in Ger.
man Reic1stag.

Berlin, Feb. Paul Singer, the So
cialist leader ard one Of the greatest
forces in the reicllstag, is dead OF
pneumonia.
Singer was a notable figure in all
parliamentary debates and was the
unquestioned leader Of the Socialist
wing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Another GIFT From Carnegie.

London, Feb. lit is learned that
Andrew Carnegie has donated an ad.
ditional $1,250.oOO in furtherance Of
his philanthropies ct his birthplace,
Dunfemhne, Scotland.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
Hartman Reads to Double
Track System.
FIVE YEARS FOR The WORK
Executive Committee Decides to Use
Seventy-five Millions on the Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific and Ore.
gon Short Line-Proposed Improve.
ment Covers Territory From Missou.
ri River to Pacific Coast.

New York, Feb. 1.-The executive
committees of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines voted to COM
plete double tracking of the lines from
the Missouri river to San Francisco.
They also voted to double track the
Oregon Short Line from the junction
with the Union Pacific main line at
Granger, Wyo., to Huntington, Ore;
also the line along Columbia river, in
Oregon, to Portland, a total of 1878
miles.
The ccst of the double tracking Of
the lines as determined upon will ag-
gregate upwards of SIS, 100000, which
will be distributed over a period of
five wears.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-10
MEMBERS ARE SWORN u

New British Parliament Informally
Opened.
London, Feb. Parliament opened
informally, preparatory to the state
opening on next Monday, when King
George and Queen Mary will attend in
regal splendor.
Aside from the reelection of Speak
er Lowther in the commons the time
Of both chambers was taken up with
swearing in the members.
The evening world., 1911-11-24
DRUMMERS' WAR ON TIPS.
rourmm for u Country-Widc
Campaign sent Out.

CHICAGO. Nov. a. Resolutions
against tips will go into effect among
the drummers of the country with the
new year. II plans work right. Here is
the programme issued yesterday by
the Commercial Travellers National
League:
To %patronlze tipless hotels everywhere
and boycott Others; TO establish hotels
or clubs In cities hat stick to tips. to
cut out tipping in restaurants, barber
shops and sleeping cars and thus de-
stroy In this country the un-Americdn
tipping system. Lists OF rooming houses
are to be prepared for the use of drum
mers in places hat will not reform. and
chambers OF are to be solic-
tied to establish free and tipless CEN
trail showrooms for drummers.
All In favor of these resolutions are
requested to say 30 by postal card to
i. u. Dove. President OF the League,
Pulitzer Building. New York, and to
await Instructions from him as to what
to do next.
The evening world., 1911-11-24
JAMS BILLS IN HIS SHOES
TURNED TO PAPER, HE SAYS.
Shoemaker Charged With Keeping
Money He Was to Put in Soles
For Safe Keeping.

Jan sujowskl. who said he had lust
arrived from Poland. to-day applied to
Magistrate Freshi. In the Harlem Court,
FOR warrants for the arrest N Michael
Petrocelli. a shoemaker, and Abraham
Nathan. a tailor. of No. 1l3 Hamilton
place. He said that on oct. Z, the day
he sailed for his native n he had
gone 20 the shoemaker shop OF Petro-
cell and asked him to place 500 In the
soles Of his shoes for safe keeping.
While the cobbler was working over
the job Itojowski says his attention was
distracted by Nathan. who has part of
the SHOP. lie thought the money had
been placed in the shoes, he said. and
was not Lndeceived until he arrived in
Warsaw. when he found that instead
OF mo1ey there was nothing in the
shoes Dut two wads of paper.
Roiowski borrowed money to got back
to this country and to-day went to the
shoemaker ms demanded his money.
He was laughed at. he said. and then
decided to apply to the court.
After hearing his story, Magistrate
treschi complimented him on his grit
In coming back to recover his money.
Warrants charging Petrocelli with
grand larceny and Nathan with acting
The evening world., 1911-11-24

and Mrs. Singleton's face grew crimson
and h r eyes flashed Indignantly.
Mr.. Moore read letters written oy
Stokes to Miss Graham. one inclosed q
check 10 her in Paris.
q. You mean to say that, knowing
that Miss Graham owed the hotel 500,
YOU sent her money? a. She owed the
Hotel A%nsonia.
Moore brought OFT the Identity of the
mysterious Austrian countess II Stokes
said. had warned him against the Ora
ham girl. She was a former show girl
named Lottie Lorraine. who had mar
ried an Austrian Of title.
q. why should this former showgir,.
an Austrian Countess. wan you against
a girl? A. ] can't say why she should
do 30. except rs a friendly act.
q. You are a man who has been
pretty Wen abue to take care OF him
self with women. are o not?
81 object" from Mr.. Buchner. THE
evidence IL TO the contrary"
Il mean, except when they have re-
volvers." added MIR. Moore when the
laughter had subsidized under the JUS
tees gavel
The evening world., 1911-11-24
$4,000 OR DEATH, STOKES SAYS,
WAS THREAT,

"They both old me to write a check
for $4,000. They said 1t was s25 900 or
my death. I looked at them both and
said: Wen cut this farce short. You
say its So, 900 or death. say II it's
to Id one cent or death, I choose
death
Then Miss Graham sprang toward
me and fired. The bullet struck me
In the leg. 7 got one hand on the re-
volver. trying to hold 1t away. She
fired once more and the ball went wild.
I struggled down the hall with her.
and finally I broke the revolver from
her hold.
With Buckner playing the role OF Miss
Graham and holding the revolver after
he had removed all the shells. Stokes
Illustrated the struggle he alleged h,
had with the girl. After getting tn,
revolver away from her, Stokes said. h,
fought desperately to get out. but tn,
girl clutched him aroun the neck ant
held him back.
II was almost through the door
Stokes testified. when Miss Graham
screamed:
Ethel, you agreed that IL I didn'
kill him you would. Get your revolver.
Miss Conrad pushed past us. ! hear,
a shot behind me and felt a wound II
my right leg. I saw Miss Conrad level
ling a revolver at mo. She fired again
but missed. and then she ran in tn
parlor and began screaming: Help, po
lice. murder"
stokes then described how he stag