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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-16
Washington Letter.
By Tavenner.

Why is the State Department
permitted to spend $125,0O0 Sc
cretly every year, without having
to account to anybody as to
how, and for what purpose the
money is expended?
This was the question put up to
the Republicans, by Congressman
Courtney w. Hamlin in the first
important Democratic speech de
livered at this session of Com
gress.
Taking advantage of a statute
which they commended JUST
fled them, to conceal from the
public the details Of such expend-
itures as might involve us in
trouble with foreign nations,
President Taft and Secretary Of
State Knox, according to the
Missouri Congressman, spent
money for purposes which 1t
would be ridiculous to assert
might involve us in trouble with
other nations. Some of the
Things for which large sums were
spent, and which Mr.. Hamlin's
committee has been unable to
trace, were the International
Congress ON Collisions and Sad
wage: international Seismologlcal
Association International Con-
gress of Hygiene and Demog-
raphy, and The Celebration OF
the Discovery of Lake Champiam.
"It certainly will create some
surprise in the mind of the aver
age man." said Mr.. Hamlin, ito
know that President Taft author
lied an expenditure of $4,000 OF
the money we appropriated to
participate in the celebration Cd
the Discovery of Lake Champlam
and covered that expenditure, 10
settlement with the treasury, will
a secret certificate. Why this
secrecy We, of course, do moi
know whether this money was
used for the purpose for which
it was appropriated, but l sus'
pect that in "a human possibility
this $4,000 was spent i'm paying
railroad fare, hotel bills, automo.
bile bills, banquetings, wine, etc.
in connection with this celebra
ton.
"To permit amy man, ever
though he be the President o.
the United States, to spend an
average Of $1O,13O.80 of the pub
lies money a month, or AN aver
$399.45 of the public S money eacl
and every day Of the year, with
out compelling him to account X
anybody as to how, and fo'
what purpose he expended TIN
money, does not accord witt
my idea Of properly gaardml
the treasury, and | do not be
lieye the people will be satisfied
with such Loose and shameful
methods"
1t was Mr.. Hamlin's commute
which, in tracing the payment o
the Day portrait matter las
summer, found that it was pan
out Of this secret fund, a.
though it developed that the az
fist received $3.50, a vouche
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-16
THAT'S WHY.

Patience-He promised to take me
out for an automobile ride and he
came around today to say that he
could not.
Patrice-Did he seem embar-
raised?
eyes; l guess that was the trou-
Bile. He seemed financially embar-
rassed."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-16

F. L. Carter went to Odessa
Friday night on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-12-16

Her Mother But daughter,
couldn't you have resisted when Tom
kissed you?
Her Daughter-0hl notion.
said l couldn't.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-11-02

| convention" ne began. ut was 10 have
been my privilege 10 place before this
convention the name OF William Hem
enway, whose devotion TO the Repub-
lican party and TO the interests of the
people needs no praise from me. Ii is
therefore with the keeneSt regret
have received from him letter. which
now hold, in which he gives me the
distressing news that be has been
stricken with III health. such as TO In
capacitate him for the arduous duties
of campaign and of the office OF
mayor He therefore authorizes me
to withdraw his candidacy and re-
quests those delegates instructed for
him 10 cast their votes for the gentle
man who has been so eloquently nomi-
mated. James Rushing"
For moment the great crowd sat
in the silence OF blank bewilderment.
Then as the import of the announce
ment dawned upon them an angry
murmur arose from the galleries
Down In the body OF the house a dele
gate. big, burly ruffian. sprang to his
feet.
sick h-r' he shouted. ave know
the kind of sickness Bill Hemenway
has"
1t was signal for uproar. In an
instant men in the galleries and on
the floor were on their feet The pro-
testing murmur grew into roar. a
storm of anger and derision. Eleanor.
for moment frightened by the furi-
Gus clamor. turned pale.
What is it," she asked her brother
What do they mean?"
"Hemenway was McAdoos candi- |
date, He has been persuaded to with
draw in favor of Rushing. the other
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-11-02

people" He began to pace the door
his eyes shining brightly. II viii
compel them to love you They shall
learn 10 know you In your true, heroic
proportions, Not man In that con.
yention will dare vote against you"
'In the meantime III keep an eye
on the delegates. Come down 10 earth"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-11-02

his sworn enemy? In the hearts of the
McAdoo followers CONSERVATION now
reigned.
Out of the tense silence a voice rang
out:
"Mr. Chairman"
"Mr. Remington"
The big man who had broken the ST.
lence before now sprang to his feet
again. Remington. Give 'em b.,
Paul; give 'em H. Cba -arAHd took
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
AN ECHO Of THE
L0R|MER CASE
George o. CLAWS Indicted For
Obtaining Witness Money
Under False Pretenses

Washington, Sept. 21.-George O
CLAWS OF Chicago was indicted today
for alleged false pretense and en-
bezzlement in securing $3.50 from the
Chicago Tribune on the pretense Of
procuring evidence Of alleged corrup.
ton against Senator Lorimer Of IL
linois. g.-
CLAWS was alleged to have told
John OI4aughlin, the Washington cor
respondent of the Tribune, that he
knew a woman, whose name was not
disolosad. who had In har possession
books. records and papers which
would tend to establish the moral
turpitude Of Senator. Lorimer. The in
dictment set forth that CLAWS claimed
those writings would show that while
in the lower house of congress Lori
mer had received large sums of
money from Street and Smith, pub
fishers, on the consideration Of aid
rendered the magazine interests in re-
spect to admission to the mailing
privilege. OLaughlin gave CLAWS a
check for $3.50 but the promised in
formation was not Forthcoming and
the arrest Of CLAWS followed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
RUSSELL CASE SOON
Dakota Dan is On His Way Preparing
for Next Round,

Boston, Mass, Sept. 21.-"Dakota
Dan" Russell, claimant for portion
of the estate Of the late Daniel Rus
sell, has notified his counsel, Nelson
L. Sheldon of Boston, who was asso-
ctated with Senator Leslie Simpson in
the trial of the famous case in the
MiddleseX probate court, that he is on
his way east for the second trial.
Last spring Dakota Dan" went to
West Albany, a small town near
Thielman, Minn., to attend the funer-
al Of his father-in-law, Valentine
Schworte. He has remained there
since, pending the settlement of the
estate
There is a suit now pending in
equity. asking for ruling on identi-
ty, and the construction of the will of
the late Daniel Russell. 1t is con-
tended by counsel for William Russell
that, according to the conditions of
the will, 1t was optional with William
whether or not he should share the
estate with his brother, in case the
latter did appear within the time spe-
cified.
The hearing in equity is scheduled
to come up before Judge Lawton and
to be present at this hearing is the
purpose of Dakota Dam in coming
east at this time.
Since Judge Lawton has already
passed upon the identity of the claim
ant, it is expected that he will dis
miss the bill
In such an event Lawyer Sheldon
says an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court, which would probably
construct the will before taking up
the question of identity,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
DESPERAO0 HAS
THREATENED LIVES
Mrs. Urich and Family Near
Gimli, Canada, Are Victims
Of Vengeance

Winnipeg, Sept. 21.-That an armed
desperate Is threatening the family
OF Louis Ulrich, who lives five miles
south OF Gimli, with extinction, is a
report that has been made to and ts
being investigated by the provincial
police. Ulrich Is brother of Fred
ulrich who Is going to Gimli today to
attempt to assist his brother and the
police in solving the mystery.
-Four weeks ago an unknown man
appeared near Ulrich's home when the
head Of the house was away, and
from concealed position in the bush,
threatened to shoot Ulrich's wife. The
FAMILY was threatened in this way for
several days, the desperate taking
care not to appear except when Ulrich
was not near the house. The provin-
cial police were notified at the time,
and two constables went to Gimli and
made an investigation, but were un-
able to find any traces of the man
who was not seen again until last
week. when he again appeared near
the Ulrich home and told the l2-
year-old daughter that he would MUIR
der the whole family or burn them
out If they did not move away. He
showed the little girl rife. revolver
and twelve-inch knife which he was
CARRYING with the view. apparently, OF
emphasizing his threat.
Ulrich's brother in Winnipeg stated
last night that the provincial police
We're again sending officers TO Gimli tc
investigate the matter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
ROBBERS WERE
AIDED BY WOMEN
Developments in the Bank o1
Montreal Burglary at New
Westminster

New Westminster. Sept. 21.-1n the
opinion Of the police and detectives in
the Bank of Montreal robbery investi-
cation. there is a woman concerned,
and officials believe that they have at
least unearthed a clue which may
eventually lead to the capture Of the
robbers. 1t is believed that the gang
rented a house or Office in this city,
where they were located for several
weeks, quietly laying their plans for
the coup.
The woman is supposed to have
figured in the work Of securing accur-
ate information regarding the affairs
at the bank. She opened an account
at the bank, which was very active for
short time. In the meantime she in
formed herself by observation OF the
location OF the vault and safe, the
character and volume Of the business
carried on, and precautions taken to
safeguard the funds. How we'll she
succeeded is evidenced by the result.
1t is now pretty generally admitted
that the robbers effected an entrance
to the bank premises through the front
door. 1t would not be difficult matter
to secure a duplicate key. It is be-
lieved that the absence Of any Of the
clerks from the bank on the night of
the robbery probably resulted in saw
ing them from injury and possibly
death. There was no burglar alarm
on the door, and the robbers could
have entered the bank and surprised
the clerk in his room.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
SEVEN men IN
DUMAS PANEL
Additional Jurymen Will Bt
Summoned to Appear To-
morrow Morning

Bemidjl, Mimi, Sept. 21-seven
men had been accepted at noon to-
day as jurors in the trial of the case
of alleged attempt at arson by DR.. Du-
mas, mayor of Cass Lake, brought by
the state fire marshal's office. At the
time the regular panel had been ex-
hausted and Judge McClenahan an
nounced that he would at once issue
an order for u special venire to re-
port at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to contain not less than fifteen
nor more than twenty names.
Another incident OF the morning
was the filing of an affidavit by Free
man Pine of Minneapolis, who is as
ISOLATED with Judge Marshall and A.
A. Andrews with the defense, against
Sheriff Hazen, alleging prejudice.
This means that unless second aff1-
dayit is filed by the attorneys for the
defense that Coroner M. E. Ibretson
will serve the subpoenaes in the spe-
cial venire.
Fire Marshal Keller arrived in Be-
midi this morning and will remain
throughout the remainder of the trial.
Sam Fullerton. deputy fire marshal,
VIII "aS uele6dte;u olt tAe uTSou Ill.
vestigations here which lead up to
the arrest Of DR.. Dumas, has not been
in court since 1t convened yesterday.
Dr. Dumas appears in court alone,
none of his relatives being in Belnid-
il at this time. He sits behind his
and closely follows the
questioning of the jurymen and al
ways gives his consent before his
counsel accepts jury man. During
the recesses he chats with those about
him and insists that tho most annoy
ing thing to him about the trial is
the expense,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
GOES UNDER NAME
Of PAT GROVE"
An Officer Identified the Man
From the Description Of
tn Trio

Neenah. Wis, Sept. 21.-The local
police took into custody today a
stranger who claims to be one of the
trio of train robbers who held up and
robbed the Northern Pacific passenger
train at Buffalo, N. D.. several weeks
ago. He goes by the names of Pat
Grove and John Young. He claims
the sum Of $4,000 was stolen from
the express car at the time of the rob-
berry and the engineer was shot.
A reward of $4,000 was offered for
the arrest Of the trio of men.
1t is expected an officer will arrive
here tomorrow from Buffalo to identify
the man If possible. He said he was
very glad to be arrested as he was
nearly crazed for fear that some one
might shoot him in trying for the
$4,000 reward. The officer who made
the arrest took hic clue from the de-
scription of the trio at the local police
station.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
CHURCH CRASHED
KILLING ONE MAN
Structure in Course of Erec-
tion Fell Without Warning
One Critically Injured

Wausau, Wis, Sept. 21-One killed
and six injured is the result Of the
collapsing of the $4,000 st. James
Catholic church in this city about
noon today.
The dead is John Wachel, a brick
layer living in Milwaukee. He suf-
fered fracture of the pelvis and was
internally injured and died later. The
cause of the collapse is not yet
known. The contractors theory is
that the heavy rain of last night may
have loosened the supports of the
overhead work and caused the acci-
dent. Eight men were working on
the building when the accident oc-
CURED. All of the injured will
probably recover with the exception
of Albert Schultz. bricklayer,
whose case is critical.
The structure was nearly completed
and all the walls and the roof were
intact. Without warning the walls
bulged out and then the walls and
the roof crashed to the ground.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
ONE OF THE BUFFALO, NORTH DAKOTA, TRAIN
ROBBERS MAY Be IN CUSTODY IN WISCONSIN
bitrator of the life or death of a hui
man being.

man being.
Except in cases of pure self defense,
or defense Of property. where the ag-
gression amounts to felony, 1t would
be most dangerous doctrine, for un-
der such a principle, the aged, the in
firm. the helpless, the infant and the
diseases would be treated as If they
were worn out animals.
Open Door for Criminals.
Under such doctrine torture and
human sacrifice would be legal. not
to mention the opening of wide door
for criminal acts under the cloak of
religious fervor or humanitarian mo.
tlves, and also under circumstances
impossible of detection and punish
ment.
However much pity these unfortu-
nate people, am convinced that they
are guilty Of murder and they will be
prosecuted under the laws Of the land
to the best of my ability. The case
will come before the grand jury at the
fall term of the circuit court Of Osce-
ola county. which convenes November
%.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
THE PRESIDENT |:
IN u
. DEFENDS VE1OEs
OF tAR|FF'B|LLs
First Speech in Defense of the
Administration s Policies
Made Today
CHARGED OER0CRTs AND
INSURGENTS W|TH TROUBLE
Sought to Revise the Tariff With
Blacksmith Tools and This Will
Cause a Return 10 the Old Methods
OF Tariff Milking.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 21.-
President Taft and his party arrived
aboard their special train shortly aft
er 6 o'clock this morning in a dismal
rain.
The president made his first speech
on his western trip on the tariff and
his vetoes Of the wool and the farm.
ers' free list bills here today.
He attacked the Democrats and in.
surgent Republicans in the senate
and house who put those bills
through congress ut the special ses.
sion, defended his own position with
regard to tariff revision and made i,
plain that even If political defeat
stared him in the face he would
not allow his policy to be changed
The president predicted that revising
the tariff with blacksmith tools,
such as he said the coalition of Demo.
Gratis and insurgents used, will lead
inevitably to a revision Of feeling and
q recurrence Of the higher rates and
"old system of the tariff making.
This" said the president, would
deprectate and 80 far as l can with
the powers given me by the consti-
tuition, l propose to stop such q
movement and to secure reduction
In accordance with the principles OF
the Republican platform, and on in
formation that Is accurate and i'm.
partial.
IF that policy is not approved by
the electorate. then, of course those
OF use who are now In office must
give way to men who will carry out
q different policy. But while we are
In office our position ought clearly to
be understood"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
NO CLUE TO THE
MURDERER YET
Husband of One of the Slain
Women Unmoved BY Sight
of Dead

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 21.-
The night did not help to unravel the
mystery surrounding the fiendish
murder of Mrs. Alice May Burnham
and her two children and Henry and
Blanche Wayne and their one-year-
old baby. whose bodies were found
brutually hacked with an ak yester-
day afternoon and who probably met
their deaths late Sunday night or
early Monday morning.
Arthur ]. Burnham, the husband of
the murdered Mrs. Burnham, who has
been employed at the Modern Wood
man sanitarium, is still in custody.
He maintains his innocence und de-
clares he was at the sanitarium at the
time Of the crime. His attitude, how
ever. led the officials to think he may
know more about the crime than he
cares to admit, When taken into the
presence Of the dead In the charnal
house and later at the morgue, he
was unmoved.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
HEAVY VOTE WAS CAST IN THE COUNTRY IN
THE VOTE ON RECIPROCITY IN CANADA TODAY

declared that all of 1t had been saved
to pay the expenses Of the trip back
nome. The girl made q forlOrn pic-
ture In the court room and sObbed bit
terly.
At the request of Agent Fred
c. 8 Of the Pennsylvania Prison
s>~. ! the magistrate suspended
sentSdce. holding the girl until an
investigation of her story can be
made. II 1t is found to be true It ID
probable that the complaint against
her will be withdrawn and the girl
sent to her mother.
According to the story told by the
girl she had never before been away
from her home until she came to
Philadelphia In July. She had little
money but hoped to be able to obtain
work in the big city.
Several positions she got, but was
unable to hold any Of them long and
soon all her money had gone. Three
weeks ago she came to Andrew Freas
manager of a five and ten cent store
and secured position. At that time
she said that she was on the verge of
starvation.
Freas declared that she was found
to be Withholding money from sales
and he gave her into custody Of q
policeman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
Cities Interested,

Montreal, Sept. 21.-Interest in the
rural districts was not less keen than
in the centres Of population, and it is
upon the heavy farmer vote that the
government is chiefly depending for
success.
One of the closing incidents Of the
campaign was the mobbing of Henri
Bourassa, the leader of the Quebec
Nationalists, at st. Hyacinthe, QUE,
where he was billed to speak last
night. A crowd of about 1000 per-
sons waylaid him on his arrival and
pelted him with stale eggs and stones
running his clothes but doing no other
damages. The incident is supposed
to have been in retaliation for the
hooting Of Sir Wilfred Laurier in
Montreal by a crowd of Bourassa
sympathizers the night before. st.
Hyacinthe Is a district now repre-
sented by Bourassa in the provincial
parliament and it is supposed to be
solid for the Nationalists.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
SHAKERS SHOULD
4: Be PUNISHED
Officials Would Prosecute Ell.
der and Eldress Who Put
Woman to Death

Orlando, Fla, Sept. 21.-Declarins
vigorously that he will prosecute to
the fullest of his ability for a con-
yiction Of first degree murder, States
Attorney John c. Jones today gave q
signed statement setting forth his
view OF the act of two Kissimmee
Shakers who put woman member of
their colony to death to save her the
agony Of the last throes of consump-
ton.
His statement follows.
BY John c. Jones. states attorney
Seventh judicial circuit Of Florida.
Regarding your inquiry whether
Elder EgbeTt Gillett and Eldress
Elizabeth Sears. Of the Shaker colony
in Cscecla county, for the murder Of
Sadie Marchant will be prosecuted, 1
reply it is my duty to prosecute them
and shall certainly do so.
Under the laws Of Florida the un-
lawful killing Of human being when
perpetrated from premeditated de-
sign to effect the death of the person
killed is murder in the first degree.
Act Fully Covered.
This act is fully covered by the
SSoIutS. SIolcu lldI Knew
chloroform would kill the woman. and
that he gave It to her for that pur-
pose. The fact that the fatal dose
was administered under the belief
tat ho and the eldress did it for the
purpcee of relieving pain of a person
suffering frcm IN incurable disease,
or because they believe their reli-
glous faith authorizes such an act,
does not alter or excuse the criminal
quality OF the act.
Freedom Of conscience and reli-
gious belief is guaranteed by the con-
stitution of the United States, and
also by the several states, but this
only permits the freedom of reli-
gious belief and worship, and does
not permit the commission OF any act
under conscientious or religious be-
lief which involved an act forbidden
by the criminal law of the land and
by the law OF God.
View Held and Established.
This view has heen held and estab-
llshed by Chief Justice Field, then
justice of tho supreme court, in Davis
vs.. Beason. 1873 U. S.. page 3S3. and in
all trials against the Latter-Day
Saints, in which the illegality of the
customs of the Mormons
were decided not to permit a private
citizen for any reason. religious, con-
scientious or otherwise, to he the ar
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
Officials Notified.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 21.-Chief of Po.
lice Bowers has received telegram
from the sheriff Of Neenah, Wis. which
stated the authorities there had a man
who gave the name Of John Young
who admitted that he had assisted in
the robbery of the North Coast Limited
train on the Northern Pacific road
near Buffalo, n. D., on the night Of
July %.
Almost from the first Chief Of Police
Bowers insisted that he had q clue
to the identity Of the three robbers,
and he insisted that the last name
Of one Of them was Young, and he
believes that the arrest and detention
at Neenah, Wis. carries out his idea
Of the robbery, which startled the
people Of the entire state.
It will be remembered that on this
side Of Buffalo three men held up the
train, shot the engineer and terrori-
fed the entire train load of passengers
about 1880 or thereabouts ON the
morning Of July 23.
The entire police force and sheriff's
Office were aroused and large posse
from this city started at once in pur-
suit, but the three men could not be
traced, although few days after
wards black masks and saps were
found near the scene Of the hold-up.
The officers Of the road have not
given up hope Of catching the men
and have been quite active.
The telegram was taken in charge
by States Attorney Fowler who sent
a wire to McFartridge. the special Of
flcer Of the Northern Pacific who has
been put in charge Of the case, as
we'll as to Neenah for further par
ticulars.