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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
CASTRO HEADED WEST
BELIEVED HE WILL STIR UP AN
OTHER REVOLUTION.
Cuban Government Hears That ExiIed
President Is on Way to
Venezuela.

Havana. = The steamer Legaspi,
en- route for Central American
ports, is in the harbor here. and from
what is believed to be authoritative
information from Spain the Cuban
government believes that Cipriano
Castro, the exiled president of Vene-
zuela, is on board that vessel.
The Legaspi passed in MORO Castle,
but, the custom house and health Of
flee being closed, it will be impossible
to communicate with the vessel.
According to this information, Cas-
tro is travelling incognito. 1t is be-
lfeved also that he is carefully dis
guised, but it is unlikely that he can
avoid detection by the Cuban officials
who will board the Legaspi.
Caracas, Venezuela. The Vene-
zuelan government is making a
diligent search in shipping and other
circles to learn the whereabouts of
C1priano Castro, the former president
of this republic, who is now in exile.
The government claims to have
knowledge that Castro is planning a
revolution against the administration
Of President Gomez.
The sudden and complete disappear
ance of the ex-president from Las
Palmas, Canary islands, and his re-
ported sailing ostensibly for Havana,
have created the greatest interest and
some amusement here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
WANTS U. S. TO FIX PRICES
Chairman Gary Declares Enforced Pub
Iiclty and Government Control
Alone Can XIII Trusts.

Washington.-Elbert H Gary, chair
man Of the directors of the United
States Steel corporation, in his testi-
mony before the Stanley steel trust
investigation committee of the house
of representatives., declared that the
Tennessee company took the first
steps toward its acquisition by the
United States Steel corporation.
He said sit was offered to us many
times" and that Lewis Cass Ledyard
made the final suggestion. The COM
mittee will summon Mr. Ledyard.
Mr.. Gary told of saving Grant B.
Schley, a member of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron syndicate, from financial
difficulties in 1907 by loan of $780,
900 par value of United States Steel
rs, 100000 par value of the Tonnes
see stock being taken as security.
J. p. Morgan declared widespread
financial ruin might follow, Mr.. Gary
said, unless some one bought the Ten
nessee company's securities upon
which Moore & Schley had obtained
loans
President Roosevelt was first con-
suited, for fear of injunction against
consolidation and consequent worse
financial conditions.
Mr.. Gary declared that enforced
publicity and governmental control of
corporations must come, even as to
prices. He believed the Sherman
antitrust law was too archaic to deal
with modern situations and never
lions of capital.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago. June 5.-Worse reports about
Hession fly damage sent the wheat mar;
from northern Indiana asserting that
20 to 25 per cent of the crop has been
injured. Bullish sentiment was in
creased by news of hot, dry weather in
conditions prevailing in Russia and
Roumania. According to one authority
two thirds of the wheat acreage in the
Hessian fly section of northern Indiana
is practically worthless. The open
ing was the same as last night, to 1Sc
up. July started at 81 e to 91Bc. a gain
Good buying here on the part of the
foreigners helped push prices yet high
er. Hot weather reports from Nebraska
had like effect. The close was strong
July 93Bc, a net gain of 1 &c.
There was good buying of corn on &C.
count of the wheat strength and as a
ment from the farms. Offerings were
scarce July opened Is to Il a rs higher
at 53B 054c to 541s and advanced to
54ssc.
wheat and the close was q ole up for
July at 54%c.
No. 2, 95@93c: barley 6O@SOc. Timothy,
$12; clover, $15.75:
A big demand for oats went largely
unsatisfied. Longs who sold out yester-
day were active in trying to reinState
holdings, the principal reason being
the wheat boom July started un-
changed to Is q 1ac up at sc Is q So Y C,
touched $50 1sc and then climbed to
$3.50.
Chicago. June 5.-Cattle-market,
steady beeyes,o s5.15 @6.4O; western
steers, $4.75@5.5O; stockers and feeders.
$S;S5@5;;65; COWS and heifers. $2.4O@
$50; calves, $5.25@7.75.
6.129S; mixed, s5.7o@s.o5; heavy. s5,S5
Choice heavy, $5.7SG6. 90: pigs. $500
500; bulk of sales $3.50 q 500.
Sheep-market, steady; native, $500
@445; western. $3.0O@4.5O; yearlings,
$425m61ss; LAMBS lam 81 native $4.25@69O;
Twin City Markets.
Minneapolis, June 5.-Wheat, July,
97%c; Sept, 9SAc; No. northern,
1885 e.; No. northern, IS e &c; No. 1 dur
UNI, SS12c; No. corn, 81 q c; No. white
oats, S5c; barley. mailing, sec; No. 2
rye. soc; No. flax. $2.21.
Duluth, June s.-Wheat July, 9shc;
Sept, 94$sc; No. northern, 9SIc; No. 1
durum. sec.
South St. Paul, June 5. = Cattle
Steers, $5.30Q5.76; cows. sS.50@525;
sheep, yearlings. s4.25 @725.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
FOIL MADERO PLOT
REBEL LEADER AND HUNDREDS
OF DANCERS WOULD HAVE
BEEN BLOWN UP.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN CAUGHT
Deposed Mayor of Guadalupe, With
Can Full of Dynamite, Is Caught
by Guards Who Prevent Use of
Internal Machine.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Soon after the de-
parture of Francisco I. Madero for
Mexico City details were made known
of an alleged attempt to dynamite
him. The plot was to have been car
ried out during the ball which Madero
attended in Juarez.
When the festivities were at their
height, Cruz Rey, former mayor Of
the town of Guadalupe, located forty
miles east of Juarez, jumped from a
street car in front of the building in
which Madero and his wife were hosts
to large number Of Ell Paso and
Juarez society folk at farewell re-
ception and made dash for the front
door.
Under Rey's arm was a homemade
bomb, a tin can filed with dynamite
and steel slugs sufficient to have
wrecked the building and to have
killed half the people on the floor. A
guard caught him and assisted by a
number Of others who came to call,
hurried him away.
Rey was ousted from his position
as mayor last February when Madero
first took the field, and made Guada-
loupe his headquarters. In Juarez
the statement Is made that he will
be executed.
Madero is being guarded closely as
he makes his journey to the Mexican
capital. United States secret service
men and employees of the railroad
secret service are watching his car.
They surround it at every stop and
peace officers of the various towns are
summoned in advance by telegraph to
be at the station and cooperate by
pointing out local suspicious charac-
ters.
kilograms from Sonora state that
Diego Redo. governor of Sinaloa, per-
sonal friend of Porf1rio DiaZ, has been
assassinated and that Red Lopez, who
led the insurrectos in the attack on
Aqua Prieta and then abandoned
them, was shot to death, attempting
to escape from the guards. Lopez
had been sentenced to seven years
in prison.
Information received here direct
from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, state that the
city has fallen into the hands Of the
insurrectos. The peace pact has been
signed almost two weeks and the
fighting continues.
Following the departure of Madero,
Gen. B. j. Viljoen, military adviser
to the rebel leader, declared that per-
mission has been given by the United
States to send insurrecto troops
through this country to Lower Cali
fornia to suppress the Socialistic re-
bellion in that territory.
General Viljoen announced that he
will head an expedition from here and
will be joined by others from Sonora.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
ENCOURAGING BRIGHT PUPILS.

Parents and educators everywhere
will be interested in the experiment
now being tried in the Cincinnati
public schools of establishing class
room for especially bright pupils,
which would appear to be the logical
accompaniment of the classroom for
backward pupils. The proposition
that it is as unfair to hold back the
apt or clever child in the ranks Of
the mediocre as it is to speed the dull
pupil to a pace he cannot maintain
sense. 1t will be argued with much
force that the system which makes
provision for caring for the backward
pupil cannot be justified without pro-
vision is made for accompanying the
needs of those who can advance more
rapidly than the average, says the st.
Paul Pioneer Press. The proposition
simply provides for the application
to schooling of the plan, that is gen
orally adopted and followed In the
business world, where wage scales,
chances of promotion and all the ad-
vantagea are based on the ability of
those employed to advance rapidly in
one line or another. This has not
been the rule in the school where the
system has been adjusted to meet the
requirements of the average pupil,
with special provision made for those
below the average. The net result OF
this system has been retardation. for
which the pupils are not to blame.
The Cincinnati educators have decid-
ed that the old system of trying to
make all children fit the same edu-
cational pattern Is unsatisfactory in
general and particularly unfair to the
bright pupils, who are to be given spe-
cial attention under a more sensible
and equitable method.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
BREN STILL IN JAIL
TANGLE INVOLVED I'm LOSS OF
~" FUNDS DEVELOPS
STRICT PROBE.
EXAMINING THE ATHLETIC FUNDS
Woman Named In Case Tells of Ac.
Quaintance With Prisoner.-Ex.
pert Accountant at
Work.

Minneapolis. = For over five hours
Joseph D. Bren, the imprisoned treas
urer of the University of Minnesota,
whose arrest followed his story of be-
ing held up and robbed of $4,000 of
students money near the campus, was
closeted with Frank N. Stacy, deputy
state bank examiner, at Central po-
lice station.
StoutlY declaring his innocence of
any misapplication of funds and firmly
defending the name of Mrs. Maud Ed
dington, who possessed key and
shared his personal safety deposit box,
Bren told Mr.. Stacy of the manner of
accounting the university's finances,
of the origination and management of
the several funds, of the checking sys-
TENS he used and of the authority he
had for the use of a deposit vault at
the bank
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
RAY HARBOUR WINS
CAPTURES FIRST PRIZE OF $14,5oo
IN BIG 5oo-MILE AUTO RACE.
S, p. Dickson Is Killed, A. w. Grefner
and Six Others Are Injured
at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind.-The first 500-mile
auto race on a speedway, the greatest
test of skill and endurance In motor
racing history, was won by Ray Har-
roun, in a Marmon car. in the time of
6:41:08.
Ralph Milford in a Lozier was Sec
ond. Forty cars started and ten fin
ished.
Notwithstanding predictions OF
wholesale disaster in the race only
one man was killed and seven in
jured. The victims were: Killed
S, P. Dickson, mechanician Amplex
car No. A.
Injured-Arthur Greiner. driver
Amplex car No. A, seriously.
David Lewis, mechanician Lozier
car No. "a, leg broken.
Teddy Tetzlaff, driver Lozier car
No. "a, bruised and shaken up.
Harry knight, driver Westcott car
No. Z, severely.
John Glover, mechanician Westcott
car No. Z, seriously injured.
l.. Anderson, mechanician Case car
No. 8, thrown out, not serious.
The most spectacular accident of
the day was when four cars were
wrecked almost directly in front of
the grandstand. The only person who
was seriously hurt was John Glover.
mechanician for Westcott car. No. z,
driven by Harry knight, who also
was hurt.
The other cars that were wrecked
were Eddie Hearne's Fiat No. II, Joe
Jagersberger Case No. 8, and Lytles
Apperson Jack Rabbit No. IS. That
several people were not killed was a
mystery to the great crowd in the
grandstands.
The prize winners were:
First-Ray Harroun, Marmon.
Second-Mulford, Lozier.
Third-Bruce Brown, Fiat.
Fourth-Wishart, Mercedes.
Fifth-DePalma, Simplex.
Sixth-Merz, National.
Seventh-Turner, Amplex.
Eighth-Cobe, Jackson.
Ninth-Belcher, Knox.
Tenth-Hughes, Mercer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
BIG STICK FOR TRUST
ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLARES
ALL SHERMAN ACT VIOLATORS
WILL BE PROSECUTED.
ADMITS STEEL CONNECTION
Cabinet Member Tells House Commit
tee He Advised Corporation and
Received $4,000 for His Services
While With Law Firm.

Washington. Attorney General
Wickersham told the house committee
on expenditures in the department of
justice that as a result of the recent
decisions of the Supreme court In the
Standard Oil and American Tobacco
cases a sweeping attempt will be made
to obtain criminal convictions of all
yiolators of the Sherman antitrust
act.
Attorney General Wickersham testi-
fed that he had advised the United
States Steel corporation on several &C.
casions from 1901 to 1909 during his
connection with the firm of Strong &
Cadwallader and that he had received
his share of the fee turned into the
gar Refining company. personally at
tended to by Henry w. Taft, brother
of the president.
Mr.. Wickersham said his share was
about $4,000.
Mr.. Wickersham was examined
chiefly by Representative Beall of Tex
as, chairman of the committee. con-
corning the sale by the government of
friar lands in the Philippines to the
American Sugar Refining company.
He said that Henry w. Taft at one
time appeared as a special attorney
for the government against the ''lico-
rice trust" part of the American To
bacco company.
Mr.. Wickersham declared that after
he became attorney general John Hen
ry Hammond represented Strong q
Cadwallader as counsel for the So
called sugar trust in the purchase of
the friar lands. He added that at the
time he gave his opinion permitting
the sale of these lands he did not
know that Hammond represented the
president of the American Sugar Re-
filming company, Mr.. Havemeyer.
When asked about the connection
of the firm with steel affairs. Mr..
Wickersham said:
II personally have advised the
United States Steel corporation in one
or two issues"
did Strong & Cadwallader ever
represent the New York Cotton ex-
changer" asked Chairman Beali.
Yes. Henry w. Taft was counsel
for the exchange" Mr.. Wickersham
replied, "and think he still continues
in that capacity"
The chairman sought to learn from
the attorney general why the depart
ment of justice and the treasury de-
partment accepted a 100000 settle
ment from the American Sugar Rein
ing company as restitution for under
valuations at the port of New York,
rather than enforce the severe penal
ties provided for by law. Mr.. Wicker
sham replied that the department felt
that the evidence at once was not
sufficient to support claim for penal
ties. though it was his belief that res
titution was made because the corpo-
ration feared penalties would be i'm
posed.
Then 1t was your judgment" sug-
gested Mr.. Beall, that, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the government had
access to a memorandum book show
ing the real weight of sugar imported
and to books showing fraudulent
weights, If the government had at
tempted to collect the penalties there
was strong probability of failure?"
Eyes," Mr. Wickersham answered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
CAUCUS ADOPTS WOOL TAX
Proposed Democratic Revision of Tar
Tiff Unanimously Approved-Rates
SIashed One-Half.

Washington.-The proposed Demo-
cratic revision of the wool tariff-the
Underwood bill-was unanimously ap-
proved by a full Democratic caucus.
It's Endorsement followed sAme rapid
maneuvering by the Democratic house
leaders, who devised a scheme which
effectually disposed of the opposition
of the free wool advocates, backed by
the open support of William Jennings
Bryan.
Chairman Underwood gave the COM
plete text of the proposed revision of
the wool tariff to 200 Democrats who
assembled in the party caucus. 1t
proposes duty of 20 per cent. on
raw wool, a reduction Of more than
so per cent from tn Payne-Aldrich
law, now in force.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
PronerlX Thankful.

Clark Howell of Atlanta tells of
the sad case of an elderly darby in
Georgia, charged with the theft Of
some chickens. The negro had the
misfortune to be defended by young
and inexperienced attorney, although
it is doubtful whether any one could
have secured his acquittal, the com
mission Of the crime having been
proved beyond all doubt. The darby
received a pretty severe sentence.
THANK yo' sah," said he cheerfully,
addressing the judge when the sen
tence had been pronounced. Oats
mighty hard, sab, but it amt any
thing what / expected. l thought,
sab, dat between my character and
dat speech of my lawyer dat yod
hang me, shore!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Little Arlene was familiar with the
appearance of the garden hose at
home, but when she observed line of
fire hose, with it's great length and
bulk lying serpent-iike in the street,
she Immediately inquired what it was.
Her mother replied that was firemen's
hose, and the child went on watching
the fire.
In the meantime two additional fire
companies dashed up, and these newly
arrived fire fighters were carrying
their respective lines toward the burn
ing building, when little Arlene spied
them.
"Oh, mamma" she cried, craning
her neck out of the crowd, here
comes more fiFemen dragging their
hosiery behind them!"-Lippincott
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

In putting Its ban on the common
drinking cup" the New York Board
of Health is doing a good thing. The
public drinking cup is a carrier of in
lection and the habit Of using an in
dividual drinking vessel under all cir
cumstances might be good to acquire.
There are folding cups of metal, rub
Der and even of paper, which one can
keep about the person without dis
comfort and can get at trifing ex-
pense. Scarlet fever, diphtheria. inf1u-
enza and even tuberculosis are trans
missable, and are frequently trans
mitted, through promiscuously used
water glasses and teacups.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

The famous auto expert who broke
his neck in an effort to establish new
speed records might have given his
life in a better cause. A man, 1t is
true, can easily find out if human
manufacture can stand the terrific
strain put upon it by these speed ex-
periments, but if he finds to the con-
trary the knowledge is seldom of any
use to him, nor does it's acquisition
serve even the minor purpose of being
a warning to others. The need of the
age is to learn more how to enjoy life,
rather than faster ways of rushing
through it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
SUNSTAR WINNER OF DERBY
Takes Famous Turf Event With Com
paratIve Ease-King and Queen
Witness Classic Race.

Epson Downs.-Sunstar, J. B. Joels
magnificent horse, won the Corona
ton derby here. Favorite in the bet
ting, he ran a sensational race, win
ming England's most famous turf
event with comparative ease.
The classic of the thoroughbred
world was graced by the presence Of
King George and his consort, Queen
Mary. Fully 10000 Americans were
also at the track, the occasion being
the feature sporting event of the
coronation celebration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
TEN PERISH IN BIG STORM
Seven Caught on Lake Erie Are
Drowned-Property Loss In North.
western Ohio $1,000, 900.

Cleveland, O.-Ten dead, many
missing, scores of injured and at least
s1,O0O.O0O property loss mark the trail
left by five-minute storm that ripped
and tore through the northern half Of
Ohio.
Seven were drowned in Lake Erie,
off the Cleveland shore, as the storm
caught fishermen and periled the
lives of yachtsmen and other people
on the water. Three were drowned at
Lorain, while more are missing both
there and at Cleveland.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
ACT ON STEPHENSON CASE
Resolution in Wisconsin Legislature
Demands Federal Senate Shall
Probe Bribery Charge.

Madison, Wis. - Progressive Re
publican leaders in Wisconsin are
determined to force consideration of
a resolution charging Senator Isaac
Stephenson with having bought his
seat in the United States senate and
requesting that body to investigate his
election.
In accordance with this determine
ton, the senate judiciary committee
recommended for adoption a resolu-
ton drafted by Senator Blaine, chair
man of the committee, declaring Ste
phenson guilty of bribery in connec-
ton with his election and asking the
federal senate to probe the matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Need 10000 Harvest Hands.

Topeka, Kan-Although the wheat
will not be ready to cut for two or
three weeks, Kansas farmers have
called for 10000 harvest hands.
Charles Harris, director of the state
free employment bureau, said that the
bureau expected to ask for $4,000 to
$4,000 men this year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Rritons Cheer for Taft.

London.-Andrew Carnegie was the
guest Of honor at a banquet given at
the National Liberal club here. The
ironmasters speech was cheered vo-
ciferously, especially his one refer
ence to President Taft. the company
rising and waving serviettes and
handkerchiefs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Cashier Robbed of S13 1925.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Joseph D. Bren,
cashier and accountant of the state
university, was held up by three high
waymen on the bank of the Missis
sippi river, near the university, and
robbed of $13,S26, which he was carry
ing in a satchel. He also lost his
watch and his months salary of $166.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
FORT EXPLOSION KILLS 1920
Tragedy at Managua Is Due to e
Political Conspiracy Against
President Daz.

Managua, Nicaragua. = The ex-
plosion in the Fortress La Iona on
Tiscapa hill, overlooking Managua,
Wednesday, killed about 12r persons,
mostly soldiers. One hundred and
seventeen bodies have been taken
from the ruins, including those of a
woman and a boy who were selling
fruit to the soldiers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
AGED SLAYER Sent to Prison.

Bloomington, Ill.-William Aiming
ton, aged sixty, was given sentence
of twenty years in Joliet penitentiary
in the Marshall county court on the
charge of killing Jerome Cray, horse
buyer of Wenona, while quarreling at
that place last fall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Maintain as a Memorial.

Concord, N. H.-A mountain as a
memorial to General Walter Harri-
man, governor of New Hampshire
from 1867 to 1869, has been given to
the state by his son-in-law, Joseph
Lesson Of Newton, Mass, according
to an announcement made here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Springfield, Mo.-Although held as a
suspect in murder case, Joseph N.
Beaman of Corpus Christi, Tex,
was married to Mrs. Blanche Temp
kins of lola, Kan Beaman says he can
prove he was in lola when the murder
was committed in Birthstone, Ill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Turks sheIve American Rail Plan.

Constantinople.-Th project for
the construction of an extensive rail-
way system in Asiatic Turkey by an
American syndicate was shelved in
the chamber of deputies by vote OF
76 to Ga