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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
THE DEATH RECORD.

News was received at the offices of
the White Star line at New York of
the death at sea Of former United
States Senator Charles F. Henderson
of Omaha, Neb., on board the steamer
Cedric. General Henderson went
abroad early in the summer for his
health.
William H. Lewis, bodyguard to
President Lincoln during the Civil
war, and for forty-ive years mail
clerk at the White House, where he
vas well known to twelve presidents,
is dead at Washington of apoplexy.
Judge Henry P. Hedges, Yale 1888,
who for several years held the dis
tinction of being Yale's Oldest gradu-
ate, is dead at Bridgehampton, N. Y,
after a brief, illness. He was ninety
three years of age.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Estimates of the loss of life in the
flood that overwhelmed the towns Of
Austin and Costello, Pa, diminished
when an army of volunteer rescuers
worked it's way into the masses of
%wreckage. In the opinion of many on
the ground the number of deaths
will not reach $50, while the less hope
full place the list of fatalities at 300.
The property loss will exceed &c.
OOO, 900 and it is the general opinion
that the towns never will be rebuilt.
Two, at least, of the large plants will
not be reconstructed and a majority
of the business men of the towns have
been financially ruined. State officials
in charge of the situation, after a
hasty canvass of the population. ex-
pressed the belief that not more than
$50 are dead in the wreckage. The
cause of the flood was the breaking
Of an immense dam, permitting the
water held back of it to sweep down
on the towns.
Corporal Rowland Beverly and Pri-
vate Howard eau of the Cleveland
CO., state artillery company we're
killed instantly, M fatally injured
and three members of the same COM
fpany seriously, IL not fatally, injured
by the bursting of a annon while at
target practice at the United States
maneuver camp at Sparta, Wis.
Mrs. Virgil Vandever and four of
-.tE.l3y1.z .,,ooo. h,,,v,A1 In sInokh ot
their home at Mitchell, Ill. Her hus-
band and Arthur Langford, eighteen
years old, Mrs. Vandever's son by a
former marriage, saved themselves by
jumping from a second story window.
The international aviation meet at
Nassau Boulevard, L. l., was married
by the tragic fall of DR.. ]. C.. Clarke
Of New York. an amateur. He fell
26O feet, sustaining such injuries that
he died inzthe Nassau hospital.
Eight children of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Dias Of Hesbon, Pa, ranging in
age from thirteen years to three
months, were burned to death when
fire destroyed the family home.
Fire in the business district Of
Wichita, Kan, caused the loss Of one
life, the probable fatal injury of three.
spectators and a property loss .esti.
mated at 100000.
Four persons were killed and q score
injured when fire broke out in q d0u-
BILE fonr-story brick tenement bouse
at Chicago.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
RURAL LIFE TO Be DISCUSSED
North Dakota Educators Will Hear
Winship and Seton.

North Dakota Educators Will Hear
Winship and Seton.
Rural life problems will be strongly
featured at the meeting Of the North
Dakota Educational association, which
will be held at Fargo, November l to
3. C. r. Travis of Mayville, secretary
Of the general association, makes an
nouncement to that effect.
Among. the subjects that will be TAX
en- up are country life in North Dako-
to, the school as the community center,
the one room school, consolidation and
preparation of rural teachers.
Among prominent speakers who
have been engaged for the association
meeting are DIR. E. A. Winship of B0s-
ton. and Ernest Thompson Seton. Mr..
Winship takes "Rural Schools for
Prosperity and Service" as his SUBJ
ject.
Using q charge Of nitroglycerin.
yeggmen blew the safe in the Gallo
p%ostofice in Cavalier county. They
gained entrance to the Farmers Mer-
camille company store, in which the
p%ostofice is located. by breaking a
window. Drilling a hole nea the
knob, the "soup" was poured in. but
the. explosion was so forceful 1t drove
M corner OF the stronghold partially
through the floor, and otherwise
wrecked the building. The yeggmen
secured but $50.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06

vesa. destroyed the government house
and other buildings, and sunk a'Turk-
ish torpedo boat destroyer. Another
destroyer, which resisted the attack,
is reported to have escaped.
The Turkish government has adj
dressed another appeal to the pow
ers, expressing panied surprise at
Italy's action in declaring war and
saying that there is still time to pre-
vent the disastrous and evil effects
of a war which nothing in the attitude
of the Turkish empire justifes.
With the news that actual fighting
between Italy and Turkey had follow
ed King Victor's declaration of hostil-
tiles against the sultan, Europeon di-
plomacy is straining every nerve to-
wards narrowing the field of war.
The Italian squadron off Tripoli has
seized the Turkish transport Derna,
which was bringing the new Turkish
governor of the province, munitions
of wal for the garrison there and re-
Inducements of troops. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06

North Dakota exhibited at the Bis
marck exposition. The men who do
mated this cup and the many other
articles put up as prizes at the big
show came across two states to see
what the exposition was like and get
some idea of what North Dakota car,
do in the way of variety of vegetables
and grains.
II am very much surprised at what
they have here" said Mr.. Kluckhohn
when he had completed a thorough in.
spection of the exposition. They Ger
tainly have made a fine showing for
the state. If they can do this in what
they call a poor year, | don't know
what they can do when they have ~
good year.
The st. Paul merchants took time
from their business merely to show
the people of North Dakota that they
are Interested in their welfare. They
have always shown a desire to do all
that they can to benefit the state.
They realize that the more diversified
the products of North Dakota are. the
better it will be for the farmers. the
merchants and the jobbers in the
cities.
st. Paul has always stood ready to
help in times Of financial stress and
when crops have been short In any
section. the firms of the capital Of
Minnesota have been ready to extend
all the credit possible to help the lOrn;
merchant to get on his feet again.
II merchants in Pittsburgh had
taken a trip as long 40 those Of st.
Paul did, the Eastern men would have
gone as far as Louisville. KY, Newark.
Grand Rapids or Chicago. The dis.
lance from Boston to Baltimore is
about the same as from st. Paul
Bismarck and the shortest line be
tween New York and Chicago ia onl,
.912 miles. while the st. Paul jobhers
Travelled $50 miles just to stay twei.@
hours at the Industrial Exposition.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
OF WORLD
important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form.
FOREIGN NEWS.

: Between $50 and 400 officers and
mel were killed and the French bat
tleship Liberte was totally destroyed
when the magazines of the vessel ex-
ploded in the harbor at Toulon. The
battleship Republique was damaged
badly and the battleships Democratic
and Verite also suffered severely from
the masses of twisted iron and armor
plate hurled upon their decks. The
explosion was preceded by and was
the result of an outbreak of fire. The
flames reached the magazines before
there vas time to flood them.
All business has stopped at Tripoli
and great excitement prevails. The
Turkish steamer Derna entered the
harbor within view of the whole Ital-
ian fleet, which apparently had been
watching her for many miles. She
landed 100 soldiers, several boxes of
ammunition and rifles. 1t is expected
that the Italian fleet will now take
steps to occupy the place.
A terrific explosion of rockets and
bombs in a crowded church at Guada-
lajara, Mex, resulted in four dead and
fifteen seriously injured. OF the
wounded many were so seriously
burned Or trampled in the panic which
followed that they are believed to
have been fatally injured.
Germany has formally accepted the
French proposals to settle the Moroc-
a dispute. Herr Won Kiderlen-
Waechter received M. Jules Cambon,
the French ambassador, at the foreign
Office and announced that the latest
note was satisfactory to the kaiser's
government.
The bronze statue of Parnell, one
Of the finest achievements of the great
sculptor, Augustus st. Gaudins, which
has been erected largely through sub.
scriptions by American admirers, was
unveiled at Dublin by John E. Red
mond, leader of the Irish parliament
tary party.
Ensign Ealler Belt, commanding the
little gunboat Tantanga, was killed by
hostile natives at the Yacans islands.
part OF q fhlIlpplne archipelago. Sew
eral sailors of Ensign Belts party
were severely wounded.
A serious engagement between Chi.
nese government troops and the in
surgents occurred at Shwangliu, ten
miles south of Chengtu. The troops
lost heavily, but the insurgent losses
were still greater.
A shaft $50 deep in the Shakes
peare placer gold mine on Dome creek,
near Fairbanks, Alaska, caved In, I'M
prisoning fourteen miners, mostly
Russians.
The appointment of George Bakh-
metieff as Russian ambassador to the
United States to succeed Baron Rosen
has been gazetted.
The Hamilton (Ont.) Offices of the
Canadian Express company were
robbed of SIS, 900 in cash.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
News Of the Week From War;
Gus Parts Of the State.
STATE WIDE CLUB ORGANIZED
One Hundred Dollar an Acre Associa-
ton With Improvement Of
Farms the Object.

North Dakota has a One Hundred
Dollar an Acre association. 1t has
just been organized and will be state
wide in Its scope. 1t is the greatest
boosting movement for crop diversiti-
cation and crop rotation ever started
in the state.
Recent reports show that North Da-
kota's 1911 crop will have a total value
OF $3.50. 900, 900. This is despite the
drouth and other adverse conditions
But the production of North Dakota
al be greatly increased. even at the
present acreage under cultivation.
There should be more systematic ro-
tatIon OF crops and a diversity OF h
product: better conservation of moist
ure; deeper blowing in many cases
and the preparation OF better seed
beds than has been the rule hereto
fore.
These conditions were recognized by
ject was discussed and after a long
a meeting held in Fargo, when the sub
conference it was decided to organize
the North Dakota One Hundred Dollar
GIL |h'iN G'oSSNidAloh sillu vi VI Il "
alton to carry out these ideas under
the state law.
Barnes county has an organization
of this title and good work has been
done by it. 1t is the design of the
present organization. however, to be
statewide. to adopt the Holland sys-
TEN and have an expert farm adviser
in at least every county in the state
of North Dakota.
The design of the organization is the
dissemination of information among
the farmers of North Dakota upon the
subject of the best methods as applied
to agriculture and the promotion OF
better and more profitable cultivation
of the soil, including the rotation and
diversificatiOn Of crops and raising of
live stock and poultry, the manufac-
ture of dairy products and other like
subjects pertaining to the development
subjects pertaining to the development
Of the best agricultural results in the
state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

President Taft's speech to the Ma
tional Conservation congress at Kan.
sas City was devoted almost exclu-
sively to the conservation of the soil.
Mr.. Taft reviewed the history of farm.
ing and farm products in this country
for the last fifty-six years and declared
that, while he does not agree with
those men who say that in fifty years
the United States will be unable to
feed its W people. there is need for
intelligent understanding among the
farmers of the trend of events.
President Taft received a welcome
from many thousands Of citizens Of
Des Moines when he began the second
day of his iowa tour. Senator Cum
Minis, the Progressive leader: who was
conspicuously absent from the state
reception committee when the presi-
dent entered Iowa, was on hand bright
and early and greeted Mr.. Taft at his
train.
Dr.. Harvey W.. Wiley, pure food ex-
pert of the United States government.
proved himself the lion of the third
National Conservation congress at
Kansas City. When he appeared upon
the platform to discuss the %conserva-
ton of public health the thousands
who came to listen arose and cheered
and waved handkerchiefs.
Cromwell Dixon, the youngest aviator
in this country. entered by the Aero
club only Aug. 81. crossed the conti-
mental divide in a Curtiss biplane at
the Montana state fair and achieved
a worlds record, being the first air.
man to succeed In soaring over the
Rocky mountains.
President Taft closed his four.day
tour of Kansas with a speech on the
tariff at Leavenworth. He again ex,
planned his veto and reiterated his
willingness to sign any tariff bills that
might be based upon the Forthcoming
report of the tariff board.
Miss Florence E. Hopwood. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Hopwood
Of Minneapolis, and Charles G. Gates.
son OF the late financier, John W..
Gates. were married at the residence
Of Robert r. H0pwo0d. uncle Of the
bride. at Uniontown. PA.
W. Joseph Eldridge, who Ii working
a. q farmland rear Lawton, Okla.
has received word that he is heir to
the title and fortune Of the late Earl
Myers Of Craig castle. near Glasgow.
Scotland.
Governor Dix OF New York has sign.
ed the. pardon Of Captain Peter G..
Rains, who killed William G. Annis
is !saysile Yacht clubSthrss years
40.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
BURKE NJ DELEGATES
Governor Selects Representatives for
State at Four Conventions.

Governor Selects Representatives for
State at Four Conventions.
Delegates to four big national ON
ventions have just been named by
Governor Burke. The delegates are as
follows: National Association OF Sill
pervisors of State Banks, New Or
leans. A. Haig, Devils Lake; George
A. Russ, Bismarck; j. c. Anderson,
Wilton; Al. Volkmann, ~Fessenden;
W. p. Houghtoh,. Cooperstown: J.. A.
H0ghaug, Devils Lake. Deep Water
ways convention: Chicago-C. NJ. Fish
er and F. P. Mann. Devils Lake. In
ternationai Dry Farming Congress.
Colorado Springs-S. C.: Cooper,
Cooperstown; d. F. Bangs. Devils
Lake; CIV: Kelly ard J. H. Bloom.
Devils Lake. Farmers National on
sress. Columbus. Ohio-L. d. Maurer.
Starkweather.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
INDIANS USE GOLD BULLETS
Yellow Pellets Taken From Bodies Of
Wounded Mexicans.

San Francisco, Oct. bullets of
solid gold were used by Yaqui Indians
in fighting against Porffrio Diaz in
the recent Mexican revolution, accord
ing to passengers arriving here on
the steamer Guraco from Mexican
ports.
In Mazatlan hospitals, where many
wounded were operated upon, discoy-
cry. of the golden pellets, it was said.
was an ordinary occurrence, although
few patients had received enough of
them to pay the doctor bills.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
SAYS LAW Was
COMPLIED WITH
Manager Tells Of Stephen
son Election.
ORGANIZATION CAME HIGH

Declares the $1o7,7s3 Was Spent lie.
ultimately Before the Senatorial Pri-
maries in a Thorough Canvass Of
the state-says They Never Re.
quired ltemized Statements From
Organizers.
Milwaukee, Oct. 4-That the s107,-
1913 which was expended by United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson in
his campaign for nomination at the
primaries was used legitimately for
brass bands, Autographs, buttons and
other campaign advertising and was
not employed corruptly, was the gist
of testimony given before the sena.
torial investigating committee.
The committee, which is investigat-
ing charges that Mr.. Stephenson Sc
cured his seat in the senate by bribery
and other corrupt use of money, ex-
amined E. A. Edmonds, manager of
the Stephenson campaign in 1908.
Mr.. Edmonds described in detail the
method of organizing in the state.
knowing that the senator was desir-
u of reelection, and fearing the op-
position would be strong, the witness
said, a thorough organization was de-
termined upon. This resulted in Mr..
Stephenson's nomination at the pri-
maries and his election by the legisla.
ture the year following. The thor
oughness of the campaign explains
the large amount of money spent, but
all of it was for the nomination and
none of it for the election by the leg
islature, he said.
No Detailed Reports Asked.
Edmonds said none of the campaign
workers made a detailed report of
their expenditures. No such report
was required of them.
do you meal to say that, knowing
the law, you required no detailed re.
port of the moneys spent in Mr.. Ste
phenson's behalf?" asked Senator At
lee POmerene.
I'VE never reuired a report from
them"
1t was pointed out by tie witness
that. with 1900 precincts in the state,
there were 1896 Republican party or
ganizers. This was intended to show
that MI. Stephenson's expenditures
were not excessive.
IA man has to be ready to spend a
couple of hundred thousand dollars to
get the senatorial nomination in this
state. Isn't that so?" asked Senator
George Sutherland.
well If he hasn't got the money
he had better keep out of politics."
responded the witness. It was point
ed out that in some counties Senator
Stephenson spent an amount equal to
eS q v0fo . .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
BLOW FOR LIQUOR DEALERS
interstate Shipments Cannot Be Col.
lected for on siaht Drafts.

That shipments OF liquor in inter-
state commerce cannot be collected
for by the method Of issuance Of .
sight draft on the bill Of lading for
collection by banks at the point Of
destination was the decision handed
down In the United States district
court at Fargo by Judge Amidon.
The decision was in the case Of the
government against the First National
hank Of Anam0Ose. and was 9 test
. It promises to revolutionize the
liquor tra1hc in the Northwest
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Strenuous efforts are being made by
the tariff board to bring Its investiga-
lions into the textile schedules of the
tariff to a point advanced enough to
permit the preparation of a definite
report for presentation to the presi-
dent at the opening of congress.
Two and q half million dollars was
on deposit in the postal savings banks
Aug. 81, according to official c0mputa.
tion. There wassan increase of 81
100000 during August.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
ST.PAULJ 0BBERS
SHOW INTEREST
Big Party Makes Long Trip to
Industrial Exposition
WITH the EXHIBITS
Always Show Deep Concern for Sue
cess Of North Dakota-Travei Nearly
Nine Hundred Miles to Give Evi.
dence Of the Interest Of st. Paul In
Products Of State.

SSsbS wv w wv W.
denee Of the Interest Of St. Paul in
Products Of State.
On what was practically the opening
day Of the big Industrial Exposition
at Bismarck a special train Of st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth business men,
accompanied by some Of the big rail-
way men of the cities, covered the
AS miles from St. Paul to the capital
of North Dakota in a special train to
spend twelve hours visiting the expo
sition.
In the party were two bank presi-
dents, the heads of two big wholesale
dry goods houses of ST. Paul, a men,
Der of the firm of a big drug house.
members of large fur houses of the
Northwest and managers of other con
Germs which take a large part in the
commercial life of ST. Paul. From
Minneapolis there was also a large
delegation of big business men. IN
all, nearly fifty business men of the
three big cities OF Minnesota spent
their good money to make the trip.
They We're accompanied by j. j. Hill
of the Grea: Northern and Howard
Elliott. president of the Northern Pa
cii;c. HS veil as other high railway
IL. ~. ia cf these men made ad-
',H.+<,~. =, -. l"n;,le OF North Da-
". min" ,@r day spent at the expo
IL.
r'r .pa''r Of bismarck entertained
49,. Ni.i;"is at d big banquet in the
ernnn. ..I.i .onEel after them during
ih~ 49,.
%t;- Zip. FOR length and for it's pur-
pose. .u%passes any trip ever made by
the st. Pau jobhers. despite the fact
that they are well known as travellers
over the Northwest. The St. Paul AS
ISOLATION of Commerce, of which G.. l..
kluckhohn is president. gave a cup
for the ten best ears of corn raised in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
SEEKING FOR HIGHER GAME
Filming of Nathan Allen Expected to
Lead to Further Revelations.

New York, Oct. 4.-The jewel Snug.
Cling for which Nathan Allen of Re.
nosha, Wis.,. and John r. Collins of
Memphis, Tenn, paid heavy fines is
under further investigation by the fed.
eral grand jury.
The government is trying to find
who was responsible for the alleged
bribing of a custom officer and cor
rupting several government employees
to wink at extensive frauds. They are
on the trail also of a wealthy banker,
better known even than Allen or Col.
Inns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
POLITICAL NEWS.

James Rolph. Jr.. has been elected
mayor Of San Francisco owe Patrick!
H. Mccarthy. the present incumbent,
by over $4,000 plurality At the first
direct primary election.
William Randolph Hearst, who has
Just returned from Europe. has EN-,
dorsed Champ Clark for the Demo.
cratic presidential nomination.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
ONE DEAD; TWELVE INJURED
Explosion Occurs in WATSON Mine
IS Near Harrisburg, ~.

Harrisburg, III, Oct. Paul VII.
moth, son Of Baxter Wilmoth. was
killed, and twelve workmen were
burned seriously in q gas explosion at
the WATSON mine north5gof here.
The mine had been idle for the last
week and the e we're repairing and
laying track.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-10-06
Patehe. u Many ouarreIs.

Chicago. Oct. Ain the first six
months Of Chicago's court Of domestic
relations. Judge CharlessGo0dnow has
~been able to patch up 1850 cases with
out a trial. During this time the Judge
listened to 2.4S4- of domestic
trouble and married sixty.four couples.
All except two of these marriages
have been happy, as far 90 the court
can ascertain.
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-03

tor Davis in joint debate, as he then could speak more plainly to the senator's face, and would
Newport daily independent., 1911-11-03
To Reclaim 5O,OOO Acres.

Jonesboro, Nov. 2.The ques- tion of the Cache River Drainage District running into the Big Creek Drainage District has been decided as not cutting any figure with the proposed district for Big Creek and the plans al- ready made for a drainage dis trict will be carried out.
 The drainage district will be started at the Greene county line and will include both forks of Big Creek and will run through the county to Poinsett county line. The creek will be straight ened and a ditch put in the cen ter of the creek so as to throw water in one channel. A peti- tion will be circulated at once among the property owners along the creek to create the dis trict and when sufficient number is secured it will be presented to the county court, which will be sometime this month.
 It is estimated that the dis. trict will include something like 5O,OOO acres of fine bottom lands and will reclaim many thousand acres that is now almost worth less, owing to the overflow of the creek. The land owners along the creek are most all in favor of the district and it is stated will sign a petition to have the district created. The comnis- sioners selected by the property owners are A. W. Hall of the Jonesboro Trust Comjpany, Ab Collins and A. A. Connolly.