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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

With his teeth set, A. V. Faw-
cett, the grim old fighter, who
hammered the street car trust to
its knees, set off for Seattle this
morning to fight the battle of free
speech.
Fawcett was arraigned with the
|eight other men before U. s. Com
missioner Totten there this morn
ing on the charge of obstructing
justice, the arrests following a
mass meeting called to start i'm
peachment proceedings against
Judge Hanford.
Facing a charge which brings
a penalty on conviction of $40, 900
fine and two years in the peniten-
tiary, the ex-mayor was unwor-
ried.
1.-The mass meeting was called
to protest against Hanford's re-
naming on the BENCH" he said.
ITO arrest men for speaking at 1t
is to deny the right of free speech.
Why don't these fellows annex
this country to Russia and be done
with it.
"I've been thinking about this
q lot" the ex-mayOr went on
slowly, land the more think of
it the madder get. And I've de-
cided that 1 will just spend the
rest of my life fighting such things
as these. 1 cannot live more than
hundred years longer, and /
haven't anything else to do, so
I'm going to spend the rest of it
fighting. They can't do more than
put me in jail"
And the old fighter set out for
Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
FAWCETT STARTING FOR HEARING, SAYS COURT
ACTION is VIOLATION OF FREE SPEECH RIGHT.
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Aug. 3O.--The nine
men charged with conspiracy to
obstruct justice" because they
participated in protest mass
meeting aimed against Federal
Judge Hanford last week, were
brought before United States Com
missioner Totten today and their
hearing was postponed until Sep
tember 25 by request Of the Unit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
Three AviatOrs To
Try Coast to Coast
Flight for $50, 900

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Three avators out today for
a $4,000 prize offered for a coast to coast flight
G Fowler of Los Angeles is backed by O. Fred
Grundy a California sportsman.
p carried off the distance honOrs at the
Chicago support register
will back him with $4,000 III he will one
of is machines, which he promises to do.
Harry Atwood, whose sensational st. Lous-New York
great fier he will
capture the big
he is planned the Pacific coast
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
Seattle Iowans Coming Here.

Seattle Hawkeyes will come to
Tacoma for Labor day over 1000
strong. They will picnic at Point
Defiance during the day and at
tend the Burning of Rome spec
tacle in the stadium in the evening.
The Iowa society of Tacoma will
give proper greeting and recep-
ton to the Seattle delegations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
Cashier Chases Party Four
Blocks But Collects Bill

Cook, of dining at the Carlton had to
and women four blocks to col
for their dinners but she got it, . - .
The
the kitchen and the cashier busy.
of them talking of Seattle and the
lively seut deductions and figured that
the inerurban
after Pacific found
tn waiting a
nd she got IA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
TRIES
HOLD UP GAME

Commissioner Woods to prepare
plans for bridging of the gulch at
Yakima and Thompson avenue
which will connect up Center and
Jefferson avenue and give the
long-looked-for easy grade TO
South Tacoma. u
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
To
MURDER
MAN

Two unknown assassins entered
the boiler room of the Bismarck
mill this morning about 2:30 and
shot Frank Thornton, night fire.
man, through the shoulder as he
was feeding his furnaces.
No definite cause is known for
the shooting as Thornton says he
had no enemy that he knew of,
and never kept any money in his
possession while working.
II was feeding the furnace
when 1 heard a noise and looked
around" said Thornton this morn
ing. II Saw two men standing in
the door. One of them was mask
ed and stood In front with a re-
volver pointed straight at me.
AS 1 turned he said -" -
you," and fired. The bullet hit
me in the right shoulder and as
I staggered back, he and his COM
panion ran out of the door.
think they believed they had kill
ed me and probably heard the
night watchmah coming. didn't
know that I had any enemies that
would wish to kill me-"
The night watchman heard the
shot as did Officer Shaffer, who
hurried to the scene, but could
find no trace of the assassins.
Thornton was not hurt serious
ly as the bullet did not pierce to
any great distance.
A section house near Bismarck
was robbed of $40 and several
suits of clothes early last evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

TOLEDO, O.-Mrs. Josie Ok
naski, under arrest on a charge OF
shooting her husband, was not al
lowed to attend the funeral of her
f1ve-year-old son, who died be-
cause of inattention after his
mothers arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
STARVES HIMSELF TO
FEED WIFE; RELEASED
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind,

Aug. SO.-Held on the charge
of stealing a pair of loaded
dice from q saloonkeeper,
Louis "A. Weiss, 2S, was CIV
en- his freedom today because
he was caught passing bum
die of food to his wife.
To the jailer Weiss ac-
knowledged that he had been
giving her his allowance
every day to keep from starv-
ing. Hearing of the incident
Prosecutor Russo ordered the
prisoner released.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

(By United Press Leased Wffe.)
SEATTLE, Aug. 30.-Francis
J. Heney, the famous graft prose-
cutor, will come to Seattle to help
in the defense of the nine men ar
rested as the result of the fight on
Federal Judge G. II. Hanford.
Heney, by telegram to the local
attorneys of the Seattle Star today
accepted the offer to become chief
counsel for the defense, and he
will close up his other affairs in
order to come here as soon as
necessary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

(By United Press Leased Wire.o
CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE,
Va, Aug. 30.-With the compile
ton today of detail testimony con-
cerning the blood spots ON the
Midlothian turnpike on the night
Henry Clay Beattie, jr., Is alleged
to have murdered his wife for the
sake of Beulah Binford. the prose-
cutiOn rested its case. The last
witness for the state left the stand
Just before the noon recess was
taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

Not Ready

FEDERAL OFFICIALS ASK MONTHS DELAY BEFORE EVEN
PRELIMINARY HEARING OF MEN WHO ADVOCATED
HANFORDS IMPEACHMENT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30
Beattie Defense
Scores a Point

BEATTIE TRIAL DELAYED BY
RAINSTORM.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

ed States district attorney.
City Councilman o. Il. Erickson,
Hugo Kelley and p. *. Mohr. who
have been i'm Jail since they were
arrested last Saturday, furnished
bail today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-30

CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE
Va, Aug. 8O.-The prosecution In
the case of Henry Clay Beattie
jr., accused of the murder of his
wife, rested today at 1871
o'clock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
AN INTERESTING SESSION.

The county commissioners ad-
journed Thursday evening after a two
days session. Although the session
was a short one, it was n OF the
most interesting that the board has
held in some time. The first day they
disposed of a school district petition
from the northwest corner of the
county, which attracted a large num-
Der of people from that section. The
second day they took up the question
of taxing the mortgages and a IN
other interesting session. Represen-
tatives Of the banks were present to
protest against the taxation and the
board after some discussion decided
TO Law the matter over until the Sep
tember meeting.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
EXPRESS M0GULS
MAKE Willy PLEA
PERSISTENT EFFORT TO AVOID
PAYING TAXES IN STATE
MAY SUCCEED
RAILROADS GIVE COMPANIES away
Reports of Receipts from Express Com
panies Do Not Harmonize with
Reports to the State

II the people of the state adopt the
constitutional amendment providing
for taxing franchises, at the next gen.
eral election the express companies
doing business in the state will no
doubt get theirs" properly says a
Pierre dispatch. The only real estate
this state is a lot and building in
Pierre by the American company.
They have always fought and avoided
paying taxes on that on the ground
that it is part of their equipment"
used in their business, but now they
go into the United States court with
a plea that they are not subject to
taxation in this state except on their
actual property, and that the state in
assessing them on their business" is
going outside OF its rights, and the
court sustains their contention. 1t
is a case of no taxation either way
on the contentious of the company,
but in their decision gained in the
United States court, the county would
certainly have good grounds for re-
covery OF taxes on their real property
here for a series Of years. The ex-
press companies continued to pay
taxes in this state on their business
so long as the state board accepts
their report, which only showed bust
ness which originates and ends with
in the state, probably about ten per
cent of the real business they do. But
the railroad companies are required to
make a showing for their receipts
from express companies, and that was
an entirely different story from the
reports the express people filed with
the state. The state board begun
to take figures of what the rail
roads showed in their reports as to
the real amount of business which
the express companies transacted in
the state, and on this the companies
are making their fight and have ap-
p~arently Won On the side they tried
another trick. The United States
company sold its business to the
Wells-Fargo, and when the purchas-
ing company was called upon to pay
the assessment against the United
States, they refused on the ground
that they were not t%ransacting bust
ness in the state for the previous
year, and with the United States out
of business in the state there was no
way for collection from them. On
that basis all any Of the companies
need to do Is to transfer to one an
other each year, and slide out.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
A BAD FALL.

Two men by the names of Saunders
and Kamm, employed on the work Of
painting the main school building, fell
a distance of about thirty-fve feet Fri
day evening and were quite badly
hurt. The rope holding the staging
upon which they were working
snapped, having been thrown over the
stone cornice and gradually worn
through. Saunders was thrown to the
ground, but Kamm managed to grasp
the window ledge but was unable to
hold on until help came. They were
taken to the hospital, where they are
getting along nicely. Saunders had
both bones in his left forearm broken
and was badly shaken up while Kamm
was badly bruised. Both men are
about twenty-five years OF age and
came to Brookings recently. Kamm
came here from Huron, but it is not
known where his home is. Saunders
home is at Springfield, Mo. The &C
cident resulted from their own al
lessness, as they had been shown how
to properly hang the staging, but they
used but one strand or rope instead
Of three.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
SOUTH DAKOTA
IS NOT ALL BAD
A FAIR YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN
AND GOOD CORN CROP IN
MANY PARTS.
FALSE REPORTS HAVE HARMED STATE
The Mitchell Commercial Club Adopts
Strong Resolutions condemning
SIanderous Reports.

Fol some weeks reports have been
circulating in the east, in which the
entire state of South Dakota has been
pictured as a barren waste, with alb.
solutely no crop whatever and they
have worked great harm to the state.
No one denies that the crops In some
sections Of the state are Joe but
conditions are not anywhere near as
bad as reported, especially in the
eastern half. The Commercial club
OF Mitchell adopted the following
strong resolutions. which we reprint,
as it %truthfully represents the situa-
ton:
Whereas. numerous reports have
been published in papers outside of
South Dakota in which it has been
represented that this state is in a seri.
Gus condition on account of drouth.
and
Whereas, practically all of the re-
ports Of disasterous drouth have come
from the northwest part of South Da.
kota, a section that heretofore has
been devoted largely to the range
cattle industry and has produced a
neglible share of the crops in South
Dakota, and
Whereas, these reports from this
limited section have done great in
jury to the remainder of the state,
where practically all of the crops are
produced, by allowing the impression
to be made that all of South Dakota
was in a similar condition, and
Whereas, it should be evident from
the fact that the Mitchell people are
this year, as in other years, support
ing the Mitchell corn palace to the
extent of the cash expenditure of from
$4,000 to $4,000, that conditions in all
parts of the territory that contribute
to the support of the corn palace can
not be as represented in these gloomy
reports from South Dakota.
Therefore, be it Resolved, That the
papers published outside of South Da-
kota and circulating in South Dakota
and therefore presumably, interested
in protecting the state from these
slanderous stories, be earnestly re-
quested to correct such m%isinforma-
ton as a mere matter of justice to the
state of South Dakota and to the Mitch
ell corn palace and the South Dakota
state fair, both of which will this zeal
demonstrate the commercial vitality
of South Dakota"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
200 BY 1912.

The board of directors of the Com
mercial club acted favorably on six
nor applications this week.
The club has secured from the State
Fair Association a special day for
Brookings county, trusting that Brook
ings county will improve the oppor-
tunity 10 make a good showing.
Let every man in the county pull
in one direction for one day and show
the rest of the state that we are a
live bunch.
A new bulletin board has been
placed in the rooms. Members watch
this for notices.
New furniture arrived this week
and say Its swell stuff"
The board last night ordered a new
desk for the secretary. 1t is a beauty
and will materially assist in the
handling Of the club business.
Monthly club meeting Friday, this
week. Some thing special, don't miss
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
FORCES CHECK.

A man by the name Of f. A. An
derson forged a check for $97 so on
J. NJ. Smythe & Company Of this city,
and succeeded in getting it cashed at
a bank at Tracy last Saturday. The
check was drawn on the Bank of
Brookings and was gen here for col
lection yesterday, but the forgery was
easily detected and payment was re-
fused, which will throw the loss on the
Tracy bank. The check was not en-
dorsed, which would indicate that the
mar must be known in Tracy or was
identified by some responsible party.
The forged check was returned to
Tracy yesterday and it is presumed
the bank there will take steps at once
to arrest Anderson. Mr.. Smythe tells
us that he does not have the slightest
idea who the party is, but it Is thought
that he is some transient.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
BRICTSON HAS BIG TRIP,

o. A. Brictson and r. E. Anderson
returned home this week from Helena,
Montana, having completed the Twin
City to Helena tour with Mr.. Brict.
sons big auto n which trip was
made for the purpose of advertising
the Brictson tread. This latter laud-
able object was a huge success and
incidentally B%rOokings came in for a
generous share of publicity. Mr..
Brictson's car carried the represen-
tatives OF the dailies and came through
the trip in better shape than any other
machine. Afterwards Mr.. Brictson
made a trip through Glacial park near
Helena, being the first auto that has
ever been able to get through the
park. and this was quite an ad. The
machine was shipped home and Mr..
Brictson and Mr.. Anderson returned
by train.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
ARLINGTON DEFEATED.

The Brookings ball team defeated
Arlington in a close and exciting game
at the fair grounds Friday afternoon
by a score of 5 to 3. The game was
the best one played here this season
and the home team with its lineup
somewhat changed, showed great i'm
provement over previous games.
Neither team scored in the first five
innings, and then Brookings went
into the lead by counting once, adding
another in the next round. Arlington
tied the score and then went ahead
by one. In the eighth inning Brookings
put the game on ice. Hoy and Clark
singled and Dakin delivered a timely
three-bagger, later scoring himself for
the last run of the game, Fox pitched
good ball for the locals.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
BRIGHAM GETS JOB.

We get the following item from a
recent issue of the Northwest Farm
stead: 1T will interest the readers Of
the Farmstead to know that DR.. A. A.
Brigham, principal, school of agricul-
ture of the state college Of South Da-
kota, Is a member Of the advisory
committee Of North American egg
laying competition. DR.. Brigham is
the author Of several books on poultry
and has always taken a keen interest
in these matters. This contest will be
held at Storrs agricultural experiment
station Of Connecticut, and will be un-
der the supervision Of the faculty
Of the college. The purpose Of the
investigation is to determine the most
productive strains for laying purposes.
the best feed, and also the most prof
table methods of management"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
CHAMBERLAIN RESIGNS

a. +. Chamberlain, of this city, has
resigned as superintendent of farmers
Institutes of South Dakota, to accept
a position with the Hill railway lines.
He will be what might be termed a
development commissioner of the
roads and will have charge of the
campaign of agricultural education
which James ]. Hill has been carry
ing on for years for the benefit of
the farmers in the country tributary
to his great lines. The position OF
course, carries a big increase in pay
as we'll as an enlarged field of work.
Mr.. Chamberlain is the best super
intendent of institutes that the state
partment a potent force in the up
building and betterment of the farm
communities of the state, and in his
departure South Dakota loses one
of its strongest men. The departure
of the family from Brookings is sim
cerely regretted by our people.
Mr.. Chamberlain left last night for
st. Paul to take up his new work and
was. accompanied by Ben Lawshe who
will be his private secretary. Mr..
Chamberlain has rented a house in
Minneapolis, two blocks from the state
university, which the two daughters
and son will attend. The family will
move to Minneapolis the first of the
month.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
RAINS.

We have had some splendid rains
in this vicinity during the last week.
Thursday We had a soaker and this
was followed by good rains on Satur'
day, Sunday and Monday. In fact
it has seemed to rain very easily and
We are likely to have considerable
moisture in the next few weeks. The
rains have been a splendid help to
the corn, fax, late potatoes and pas
lures and they undoubtedly assure
an abundance Of feed, which will In q
measure compensate for the lighter
yield Of small grains.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10

tense excitement Underwood arose in
the House a few days ago, and'threw
his shining lance" full at the breast
CT his Nebraska enemy. Taking up
the charge of Bryan to the effect that
Underwood opposed an immediate re-
vision of the iron and steel schedule,
and had betrayed the Democratic
party of which he is the leader in
the House, Mr.. Underwood offered a
defense which was substantiated by
his fellow Congressman, that seemed
to thoroughly a~nnihilate and explode
the Bryan charges. Mr.. Underwood
for the second time this session, has
put the thrice-candidate for the Presi-
dency out of business in Washington,
and this time he has made it impos-
sible for Mr.. Bryan to command any
support in the framing of legislation
BY the Democratic House. Under
woods mastery so far as the House
is concerned is complete, and he and
his followers here seem absolutely IN
concerned as to whether the present
break in the Democratic party is
likely to have any influence in the
political contest of 1912.
1t is questionable if there is a sim
gle Member of Congress who does
not appreciate the fact hat the sen
timent throughout the country in re-
ference to the annexation of Canada
to the United States is more general
than at any time since the passage of
the Canadian reciprocity measure.
Both the United States and the Ca
madam governments have denied that
any such alliance has been proposed
or even considered, and this is UNI
questionably true, SO far as official
circles are concerned. But there is
an undercurrent of public opinion, and
while annexation may be only a con-
lecture, still if something does not
happen to allay this sentiment that
is growing among many people, then
it is sure that it cannot shoulder on
indefinitely. The time is coming when
the issue will have to be met by the
two governments.
Congressman Victor l.. Berger, the
Wisconsin socialist, declares that "old
men and working ONE are entitled
10 a living outside the poor houses
and without the aid of private char
tiles" and for that purpose he has
introduced a bill providing for a basic
pention of $500 a week for every mar
or woman more than sixty years Of
age. Mr.. Berger says that if the old
parties and the Supreme Court do
not realize the facts he has advanced
that they will be wiped out of eX-
istance together with the old consti-
tuition" He points out the fact that
old age pension laws have been passed
in the principal nations of Europe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
GOOD THINGS COMING.

Managers Carlisle and Akin of the
opera house, tell us that they have
booked a fine lot of attractions for the
coming season. Last year Brookings
was one of the best paying cities on
the II. l.. Walker circuit and as a re-
suit the big producers OF plays are
anxious to make this city. The sea-
son opens August "a with Hans Han
son." and it is followed by Sanford
Dodge, an old Brookings favorite, in
Gilbert Parker's The Right-of.way,"
on September Z. Three shows are
booked for county fair week, as fol-
olws: Return engagement of The
Third Degree September IS; "The
Rivals" September 10; "Domby and
Son." September 20. Mary James
Pa a good one, INT September
80 and those old favorites. the Lyman
Twins on October 5. This will make
the third successive year that they
have the same date, October 5, in
Bookings. "Rosalind at Red Gate"
will play a return engagement on
October IA and on October u we get
Hugo Koch in The Servant in the
House" Mr.. Koch will he remembered
for his work in a Port OF Missing
Men" last year. Later in the season
we get House Next Door," The
Aviator" Girl in the Taxi" The
Land of Nod and other good mes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-10
WEEDS ARE

The recent heavy rains have been
a great factor in bringing up the
weeds and now they are very num-
erous and Of excellent size on all the
streets of the city. Even the vacant
lots and side streets near Main have
a goodly share and they do not add
anything to the attractiveness of the
city, nor do they make a very good
impression on visitors, 1t might be
we'll to arrest a few of the auto
speeders and Q how good time they
can make with a scythe.