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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

President Taft has denied the ap.
plications for the pardon of Charles
w. Morse of New York and John r.
Walsh of Chicago, the two most prom
inent bankers w convicted and
sent to federal pe%nitentiaries under
the national banking laws. The pres
ident also declined at this time to
exercise any other sort of executive
clemency in these cases. or to shorten
the sentences.
Denouncing the decision of the SUI.
preme court in the Standard Oil case
as a victory for the trusts w. ]. Bryan,
in the latest issue of his Commoner,
makes the sensational statement that
he was given an opportunity when a
candidate for the presidency to indi'
cate whom he would appoint to the
court vacancies If elected.
Rev. DR.. William Grant of North
cumberland, Pa, has been found guilty
of heresy by the commission which
heard the charges made against him,
The commission reported the findings
to the Presbyterian general assembly
in session at Atlantic City, N. j., and
the latter body approved the report.
John W. Gates, before the house
steel investigating committee, said the
steel trust was conceived at an al
night meeting of Morgan, Schwab and
Gates to keep Carnegie out of the rail
road and tube making business.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The nations latest dreadnought, the
b%attleship Wyoming, has been launch
ed at Philadelphia. When she gets
her full armament the Wyoming will
not be surpassed by any fighting ship
in the world. The length over all is
$50 feet, breadth at the water line, SO
feet; displacement, $4,000 tons. The
big battleship will have a speed of
2Oh knots an hour.
AS a lasting monument to the late
Edward H. Hartman the widow of the
railway king has announced that she
will erect on the Pacific coast and
keep up by an immense endowment
the greatest university in the world.
It will probably be located either in
Southern California, or Nevada and
will be called the Edward H. Harri-
man university.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The incendiaries who %terrorized
Dubuque at an early hour Saturday
morning by setting four fires which
caused a loss Of more than 100000
to the Standard Lumber company got
busy again and started a fire in the
south yards Of the same company.
The loss is estimated at $250,000 to
the Standard Lumber company, $50
900 to the Conlin & Kearns Ice com
pany and $4,000 to the Star Brewing
company. ~%
Laura Nelson, a negress, and her
sixteen-year.old son were taken from
the Jail at Okema, Okla, dragged to
the Canadian river, six miles away,
and hanged from the timbers of the
bridge. The woman was the first
lynched in this state. The woman and
her son we're under arrest On the
charge Of numbering Deputy Sheriff
George H. Loney, who had discovered
stolen goods in their home.
]. A. McVittie, his wife and two
children, residing near Pawnee City,
Neb., were killed and a third child
dangerously wounded in their beds by
Jim Filder, a farmland, who had been
working for McVittie. Filder shot and
killed himself after shooting Sheriff
Fuller three times and seriously
wounding him.
Daniel ]. O'Reilly, former assistant
district attorney Of New York city and
q criminal lawyer in connection with
the cases of Harry X. Thaw and Nan
Patterson, was found guilty by a jury
of receiving stolen goods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
SSAMENDMENTSENTImEN
Tobacco Decision Piacates Some Who
Want Law Changed.

Tobacco Decision Placates Some Who
Want Law Changed.
Washington, May 31.-Sentiment in
favor of amending the Sherman anti
trust law SO as to make every" re-
straint of trade a violation of the law
instead of only unreasonable" re-
straints, was pronounced by several
senators as %perceptibly reduced by
the decision of the supreme court in
the tobacco S
No intention, however, Of abandon
ing the proposed attempt to amend
the law has been announced by the
senators who introduced amendments
III the senate just after the Standard
Oil decision. 1t is said, nevertheless,
that the forces of the discontinued
senators have been reduced and that
the most. stubborn defense of the law
and of the Interpretation by the court
will be made on the floor of the SEN
ate If the amendments are urged for
passage.
The drastic remedy held over the
heads of the defendants in the tobacco
case, in event they do not remedy the
evils complained of by the court, is
said to have strengthened the faith of
those who accepted the majority opin-
ion of the court in the Standard Oil
cas- as the proper course. The decree
in the tobacco case is taken by such
persons as showing that the Sherman
antitrust law is an instrument by
which every evil of this nature in in
terstate commerce may be crushed
out, "if the government only possesses
the. will and energy to do So"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
FOREIGN NEWS.

In speaking to an audience com
posed Of many OF the great men Of
England Premier Laurier Of Canada
scoffed at the idea Of the possibility
Of annexation being seriously consid-
cred by either the United States or
Canada. He expressed in warm terms
his admiration for the people Of the
United States, but declared that a.
much as he loved the American peo-
pie he loved Great Britain better.
The Gupard line steamer Ivernia.
from Boston for Queenstown and Liv-
erpool. struck Daunt rock during q
fog as she was approaching Queens
town after an eventless voyage. The
vessel is now resting at anchor close
to the eastern bank Of Kinloch chan
mel in the inner harbor, with twenty
FIVE feet Of water in her fore-compart-
ment. Her IT'S passengers were taken
of safely. .
Porfirio Diaz, "Mexico's iron man."
has left the country he has ruled for
a third Of a century. Only a few de-
voted friends whom he dared to trust
followed him to the station at Mexico
City. He proceeded to- Vera Cruz,
where he boarded the steamer Ypir-
anga, a. Hamburg-American boat. Gen.
eral Diaz undoubtedly will make his
home in Spain, probably at Madrid.
President Diaz, in q letter read by
the president of the chamber of depu-
ties, resigned the presidency Of the
republic of Mexico and the acceptance
of the resignation by the deputies was
announced. Every one had expected
an uproar and demonstration when
the announcement should be. made,
but within the chamber there was a
dead silence. The deputies seemed
awed. In the packed streets, how
ever, news that Diaz was at last no
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
FIREmEN'S MEETING IN JUNE

state Convention and Tournament
Will Be Held In Wahpeton.
Firemen Of North Dakota will meet
IN Wahpeton June -. IL and Is. the
plans for entertainment, which In,
clude the big day OF sporting events
for the various flremen's teams Of the
state being In the hands of commit.
tees of local firemen. The 1rst two
days will be given over to business
matters, but the third day will find the
firemen In trim for the several big
events. On the program of speeches
there are prominent Northwest fire.
men. among them Chief A. H. Runge
Of the Grand Forks department.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
POLITICAL NEWS.

In a speech at St. Paul Governor
Woodrow Wilson expressed progress
sive and modern views of public ques-
tons, but his remedies for the coun-
try's ills were constructive and not
destructive. He had no quarrel with
corporate wealth as such, but demand.
ed that It be made the servant and not
the master of the people and that
what the corporations do be done
openly and publicly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
PRESIDENT De IA sARRA.

more the president vas the signal for
wild shouting and manifestations.
There was no violence nor no destruc-
ton of property. On the motion to
accept the presidents resignation 1877
deputies voted yea, while two of
them did not express themselves. In
similar fashion the resignation of Vice
President Ramon Corral, nov in
France, was unanimously accepted and
similarly Francisco Leon de la Barra,
late ambassador to Washington, was
chosen provisional president. :
Francisco I. Madero, Jr., in a mani
festo to the people of Mexico, re.
signed the position of provisional
president, conferred upon him by a
convention Of the revolutionists at the
city of San Luis Potosi last October,
and called upon all Mexicans to sup
port Senior de la Barra, as the sole
executive of Mexico.
A population of 36,O75,269 is given
to England and Wales in the 1911 cen.
sus, an increase OF 1921 per cent in ten
y0016 0AO0lOA AOA0VA A00 q pOQO40-
ton of 1882 1868, or t2,4s6, $50 more
than Greater New York had in 1910.
London's increase is 1920 per cent,
as compared with New York's 1856 per
cent. gain.
Prince John of Denmark, uncle of
King Frederick of Denmark and of
Quenn Mother Alexandra of England,
died from pneumonia at Copenhagen.
He was born in. 1925.
Four persons were killed and many
wounded by soldiers In riot when
residents of Zacatecas, Mex, gathered
to celebrate the signing Of the peace
pact.
Pierre vedrine, a Frenchman, won
the Paris-Madrid aeroplane race, 761
miles. His time for the distance was
10 hours and 10 minutes.
Parisians and visitors to the French
capital are being greatly embarrassed
BY q strike Of 1900 chauffeursss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
THE DEATH LIST INCREASES
Eighteen Victims Of Burlington Wreck
Near lndianoIa, Neb.

Lincoln, Neb., May 31.-Eighteen
persons are dead and two more will
die as a result of the Burlington wreck
near 1ndianola, according to a special
received by the Star.
Grace Dean of Minden, Neb., Hiram
Feekin Of McCook, Neb., and an uni
Identified Italian who were fatally in
jured, have since died.
Mrs. Lena Feekin, wife of Hiram
Feekin, and H. H. Culbertson, Of
Brimfleld, ILL.,, whose wife was killed,
were so badly hurt that they can not
recover, it is said.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
SEVEN KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
st. Paul Roads New Lin.
tied Derailed.
CARS PILE UP ON ENGINE
Five Passengers and Two Tralnmen
Meet Death In First Trip Of All Steel
Passenger Coaches Just Put Into
Service on the aeattie.c Chicago Run.

Passenger Coaches Just Put Into
Service on the seattie.c Chicago Run.
Seattle, May 31.-The Chicago, Mil
waukee and Puget Sound railroad
company's new steel passenger train,
the Columbian, is reported to have
been derailed at Maiden, near Spo.
kane, and five passengers and two
trainmen killed.
Maiden is thirty miles south of Spo.
kane. It is reported that the engine
was derailed and the whole train
piled up on the engine. The engineer
and fireman were killed. The train
was making its first trip, the railroad
having been opened for through pas
senger service only Monday. The pas
senger list was very large.
st. Paul, May 31.-None of the Twin
City officials of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul knew anything about
the wreck of the Columbian until in
formed by a reporter. The Columbian
is the second best through t%ranscon-
tinental train put on by the st. Paul
Sunday. The Olympian, the premier
train, passed through st. Paul Mon.
day morning on its maiden trip from
Chicago to the coast.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
STEEL TRUST CUTS PRICES
Scale Put In to Meet Reduction Made
by Republic Company.

New York, May 31.-The United
State Steel corporation has made a
readjustment Of prices. The action is
In reply to the bombshell thrown into
the steel market last week by the Re-
public Iron and Steel company in an.
nouncing q cut In steel bars. .
Judge e. H. Gary, chairman Of the
United States Steel corporation, gave
out a statement announcing a read
justment Of prices Of certain commo.
dities, effective June 1 next. The new
scale was decided on, at q meeting of
representatives Of subsidiary compa-
MES.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
THE DEATH RECORD.

Mrs. Mary Plat Parmalee. author.
ess and historian, was run down and
killed by q motorcycle In New York
city. Mrs. Parmalee vas sixty-eight
Of age.
Major N. 8. Boynton, the father OF
the Knights of the Modern Macca'
bees, Ia dead at Port Huron, Mich.
at the age Of seventy-four years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
Shoots Alleged Home wrecker.

Shoots Alleged Home Wreckef.
Minneapolis, May SIP. j. Courte.
ney of Long Lake fred five shots at
Jesse Wallace, near the saloon Of
George Warner at st. Lous Park, &C.
verely wounding his man, who he al
legged wrecked his home. Courteney
vas later arrested and Is being held
on the charge of assault with q dan
gerous weapon. His victim is at st.
Mary's hospital with a bullet wound
through the hip.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
Minnesota Lumberman Dead:

saltwater, MINI, May 31.-samuel
Mcclure. wealthy and prominent as a
logger. mine. owner and resident of
this city and the st. Croix valley for
ifty-hve years. is dead following a
surgical operation for strangulated
hernia. He was seventy.five years old.
Mr.. Mcclure was prominent in log
ging operations on the st. Croix and
in different parts Of Minnesota and
Wisconsin and was largely interested
in mining In Montana.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
81. Paul Man euys Dank.

arold Thorson of st. Paul has pur-
chased the Bank Of Berthold, taking
immediate possession. according to an
nouncement which has been made.
The former owners Of the institution
were n. L Meyers. president, and H.
A. Sampson. cashier. Under the
change they both retire from the bank.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
DECREE Of SUPREME COURT
Ruling Of Highest Tribunal In Tobae-
co Trust Case.

Washington, May 31.-The decree Of
the United States supreme court in
the case against the American Tobac-
co company was announced by Chief
Justice White as follows:
"First, that the combination in and
of itself, as we'll al each and all of the
elements composing it, whether cor
porate or individuals. whether con-
sidered collectively Or separately, be
decreed to be in restraint Of trade and
an attempt to monopolize and a mo-
nopolization within the first and e c
ond sections of the antitrust Law.
Second, that the court below in
order to give effective force to our
decree in this regard be directed to
bear the parties, by evidence or other
wise, as it may be deemed. proper for
the purpose of a~scertaining and de-
termining upon some plan or method
of dissolving the combination and OF
%recreating out Of the elements now
composing 1t a new condition which
shall be honestly in harmony with and
not repugnant to the law.
Third, that for the accomplishment
of these purposes, taking in view the
difficulty of the situation, a period of
six months is allowed from the re-
ceipt0f our mandate with leave, how
ever, in the. event in the judgment of
the court below, the necessities of the
situation require, to extend such.
period to a further time not to exceed
sixty days.
Effect Of Disobeying Order.
"Fourth. that In the event, before
the expiration Of the period thus fixed.
a condition of disintegration in har-
mony with the law is not brought out,
either as the consequence Of the &C.
ton of the court in determining an
Issue of the subject or in accepting a
plan agreed upon, 1t shall be the duty
Of the court, either by way Of an III.
junction restraining the movement OF
the products of the combination in the
channels of interstate or foreign com
merce orlby the appointment Of q re-
ceiver, to give effect to the require
ments of the statute.
"Pending the bringing about OF the
result, Just stated. each and all Of, the
defendants, individuals as well - COR
porations, should be restrained from
doing any actswhich might further ex:
tend or enlarge the power Of the com
bination by any means q. device what
soeve In view of the considerations
we have stated we leave the matter
to the court below to work out q COM
pliance with the law without. unneces-
sary injury to the public or the rights
Of private property"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
Killed by Traction PIow.

Fred Bradley was killed when he fell
under the plows that were being
drawn by a steam traction engine
neal Crosby, there being two tons
of coal loaded on the pillow. His body
was badly cut up by the machinery.
Bradley was the engineer in charge Of
the outfit and at the time of the ac-
cident he was moving the rig across
A cOulee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
Federal Garrison strengthened.

San Diego, CAL, May 31.-Colonel
Mayot, with 800 men of the Eighth
federal battalion. has reached En-
senada, according to advices received
here by steamer. This brings the
Ensenada garrison up to 800 Of more.
It is believed that Mayot will proceed
against Tijuana, leaving. in Ensenada
. force suficient for defense.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
TOBACCO TRUST
TO REORCAN|zE
Directors Meet Following
Supreme Court Decision.
SOME APPREHENSION FELT

Millionaire Directors Of Big Corpora.
tion Fear. Ruling Of Supreme Trl-
bunaI May Mean Criminal Prosecu-
tlon-conference to Be Arranged
With Federal Jurlsts to Discuss
Plans for Reorganization.
New York, May 31.-Omcial copies
Of the supreme courts opinion in the
tobacco trust case have reached here
In care of q special messenger and
attorneys for the trust and it's d.
rectors began consideration Of It's inn
port.
The bringing back into the Isl of
the individual responsibilities of the
directors came as an unpleasant shock.
It might mean criminal prosecution
Of the we'll known millionaires at
tached to the directorate, it was adj
mitted, and it was this feature Of the
case which called both directors and
attorneys together.
Information regarding the future
plans of the corporation was refused,
although it was believed a statement
would be made soon.
An effort was made by attorneys to
arrange a conference with the judges
of the federal circuit court, who are
to say how the company is to be re-
organized in harmony with the law.
1t is expected that on account of the
personnel of the court this will be an
easy task and the mandate when pre-
pared will be acceptable.
Wall street generally welcomes the
ruling, which indicates that a way
may be found whereby the big COM
binations can live within the Sherman
law. The new tobacco trust, they de-
clared, will, after the court gets
through, serve as a model.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
oroanize insurance Company.

North Dakota has another fire in
surance organization, effected by the
retail merchants of the state. 1t is q
mutual and controlled entirely by the
retailers. ]. T. Nelson of Glen Ullin
was chosen president. w. w. King
Of Tower City is secretary and j. D.
Dahl of Fargo is manager. The head
quarters will be in Fargo.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
BOYLE DENIAL IN WRITING

Lewis and TwitchelI Tell Senate Com.
mittee They Made No Threats.
Former Governor Lewis and Tread
we'll Twltchell OF the North Dakota
anti.reciprocity delegation filed long
letters with the finance committee of
the senate. denying they had threat
ened that the pro-reciprocity speech
by Professor James E. Boyle OF the
University Of North Dakota would
cost him his position. Mr.. Twitchell
In his letter admits commenting that
90 e cent OF the people Of North Da-
kota who paid Boyle's salary were
against reciprocity. but denies he de-
clared the professor would bs pun.
ished.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
st. Paul Woman To Speak.

OK p1U1 Won11n ~ 9p01ke
Episcopalians Of North Dakota will
meet in Grand Forks June 4. s and
6, that being the occasion Of the m.
nual convocation. Tho program will
open at 8 O'Clock on the morning Of
the first day, closing Tuesday evening
with the transaction Of such business
a. comes regularly before the demon.
ination. M,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
mexIcAH TOWN IS SACKED
FORTY Persons Killed In Attack by In.
s~urrectos.

Puebla, Mex. May 31.-An uprising
which resulted in the killing Of forty
persons and the sacking Of stores.
government Offices and private homes.
occurred at Cholula, a town with q
population Of about 10.000Seight miles
from this city. The rebels set fire to
the town. which is threatened with
destruction.
Mob rule prevails at Cholula and It
n feared that Pusbla may bs attacked.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
Miss HeIaeson 10 Bride.

Miss Helgeson. daughter Of Repre-
sentative Helgeson Of North Dakota,
was married at Minot to w. s. Dough.
srty of Minot. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. H. s. France. Mr.
and Mrs. Dougherty left for New
York. They will go East by way Of
the Great Lakes. They will make
their home at Minot.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
Former Ct. Pau, Man Dead.

w. E. Holt Of Larimore, aged fifty
eight. up to twelve years ago a resi-.
dent OF Ct. Paul whore for twenty
years he was q conductor euAning on
the Greet Northern, died very sud-
denly at Grand Forks. hsaSt failure
being the cause.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
INQUIRY INTO
LUMBER TRADE
Special Federal Grand Jury
to Convene at Chicago.
dOYERNMENTBACKS PROBE

Special Assistant Attorney General
From Washington Acting With Die.
triet Attorney Sims Office. In En-.
deavor to Ascertain Whether Lum-
Der Trust Exists In the West-Judgs
Lands ealks Plans Of Secrecy.
Chicago, May 31.-A special federal
grand Jury under the direction OF Unit
ed States District Judge K M. Lands
will investigate the lumber business
in the West to e If violations of the
Sherman antitrust law exist or have
existed. 1t will begin work June s.
Although the office of United States
District Attorney Edwin w. Sims is
silent there is no disposition OF the
part of other officials here to deny the
move is being directed from Wash
ington, and from Attorney General
Wickersham's Office, in the same man
ner as the contemporary suits in the
East. a-
xu0 p0L1LASu 1OA q opCNA0A
grand jury was presented to Judge
Lands by Assistant United States
District Attorney Elwood Goldman,
but there was present Clark McKer-
cher, a special assistant to Attorney
General Wickersham. Mr.. McKercher
has been in Chicago for more than a
week, but he has sought to keep his
presence a secret.
An attempt was made also to have
the call for a special grand jury and
its subsequent work kept a secret un-
til indictments we're returned, but this
was baked by Judge Lands insist
ence upon having the entry of the or
der made in open court.
More than fifty persons will be sub
poenaed to appear before the grand
jury. The Investigators search, it is
understood, has been along the line of
clashes between the retailers associa-
ton and the manufacturers and whole
salers, who have sold direct to users.
A bureau of information of certain
officers of lumber associations, a GER
tain credit agency and a retail lum
bermen's association are said to have
been named in the reports to the gov
eminent agents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-06-02
IOWA BROTHERS MURDERED

One Youth 10 Arrested and Alleged
Companion 10 Sought.
Des Moines, May 31.-James and
Matthew Wright, brothers. were muir
dered at their home in Sac City. Cliff
Nelson. a Sac City youth, is in jail,
charged with the crime. and q posse
is seeking an unidentified man al.
legged to have been with Nelson at the
time of the murder. No reason is
known for the crime. \