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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
Freedmen

April 5.-The Ladies Aid society of
the Lutheran church met at the home
of Mrs. Chas Nelson Sunday.
Miss Elsie johnson departed for MIN
|neapolis Saturday, where she expects
remain indefinitely.
David johnson of Buffalo, n. d.,
came down for a visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas johnson.
The Young Peoples, society met at
the Chas.. johnson home Saturday
evening. Inc debate, Resolved that
women's suffrage is a benefit to the
country, was decided in favor of the
Alternatives.
A number of ladies of the Lutheran
church surprised Mrs. Chas. Johnson
at her home west of here Wednesday
afternoon, the occasion being her
birthday. All report a very pleasant
time.
The Ladies AID society of the Free
church met with Mrs. Frank Beckman
Sunday.
Several of her lady friends called to
spend the afternoon with Mrs. Emil
Gilman and to remind her that it was
her birthday, last Thursday. Dainty
refreshments were served. All enjoyed
themselves immensely and reluctantly
departed, wishing Mrs. Gilman many
happy returns of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben johnson were
county seat visitors Saturday.
Rev. G.. r. Olson departed for his
home in Minneapolis Wednesday after
noon:
Theo Dahlgren went to Little Falls
Saturday. where he will work in the
Beaver Dam creamery during the sum
mer.
The entertainment given by the
pupils of the Freedmen school last
Friday evening was very successful
affair and would have done credit to
children much older than any Of those
taking part in it. The teachers Ger
tainly deserve commentator for their
work and patience in bringing the
scholars up to such a degree Of
efficiency.
A new Mrs. John Olson arrived her!
from the West Saturday. Do not kno '
whether she came by mail or express.
but it is evident that MIR. Olson was
not idle during bis recent sojourn lie
Dakota. Congratulations.
Rev. e. +. Olson of Minneapolis
preached to large audience at the
Free church here Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Olson was the guest Of B. johnson
while here =; &c. -. 49,:
/ A number of the ladies of the Free
church called to spend the afternoon
with Mrs. B. Llndberg Wednesday, il
being her: birthday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
. DARLING

April 5.-All the city officers met at
the clerks Office lastzSunday and had
q good time. -,
John v. Malm and Simon Swanson
started to single August Blomquist's
house Tuesday, but the heavy snow
storm stopped them.
The statement made by q certain
party that August Blomquist received
$500 insurance on the house that
burned Is an untruth, as August
never received a cent.
Some pretty fierce April Fool Jokes
we're sprung around here.
The big snow storm will put the
ground in line shape.
What has become of all the we'd
dings that were to take place on
Yankee street.
Just received by telephone News
that two young couples in the 2nd
ana 5rd wards are to DO married in
May.
j. Anton Kundson, the new dog
catcher has started to collect the, tar
of Is cents, which should be paid by
May 1, or look out for your doggie.
A: number of farmers are out of
hay, and this weather is rather hard
on many.
The meeting at the Swedish Luth-
eran church last Sunday evening was
largely attended, as was also the
young peoples meeting in the even
ing. -.
Herman Johnson and Emil Sundberg
have started to build big stone barn
for the Rockdale farmer. Some
thought it was to be Jail.
Miss Esther Hanson is busy sewing
wedding dresses these days.
Ole a. Thingstad was up from MIN.
neapolis couple Of days last week on
account Of wood fire on his place,
supposed to have been set by the n. P.
trains. Damage to woods and meadow
is about 5000.
Andrew Hedln has been selected to
take up subscriptions for the new
creamery to be started IN Little Falls.
The correspondent has been told
that large number of guide boards
have been destroyed in our town. We
should have more put up instead OF
having them torn down. and the
guilty parties should be made to suffer.
Mrs Esther Eystad writes from Glen
wood that she likes the place very
well.
James Abrahamson is working in the
Little Falls saw mill.
Axel johnson of Philbrook visited
here Sunday.
The Birdvllle farmer will return in
May, SO we hope the cold weather will
fade away.
Our state banker went to the county
seat Monday.
Some of the farmers near Twin
Lakes seeded last week.
Thomas Mccarthy lett again for the
woods Tuesday:
G. A. Swanson has rented the
Thomas Mccarthy field on halt crops.
John A. Thelander has been sick q
few days.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
DEATH LIST REACHES IA
Unidentified Victims in New York
:, Fire Down to Fourteen.

New: York, April 1.-The death OF
Sarah Kupla, a sixteen.year-old girl
who jumped from the eighth floor OF
the Asch building during Saturdays
fire horror, brought the list Of VIC
Tins UP to total of 144.
The Identification of another girls
body by a strange arrangement Of but
tons On her shoe brought the list 81
unnamed down to fourteen. There
seems little chance of further identif-
cation and the charities board has
made arrangements to bury them in
the cemetery of Evergreens in plot
owned by the city.
Contributions to the relief fund to-
tai more than $4,000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07

mrs. Joseph Schulz of Ora mite was in
town Saturday on business.
John p. Berg of Redtop is here visit
ing with his family.
Moses Steinkugler of Lastrup was in
the village Sunday.
Adam Bi1llg left last Wednesday for
Fair Haven to visit with relatives.
Miss Ella Bettenberg, who is teach
ing north Of this place, returned from
st. Cloud Tuesday. 80:
Bert Leigh of Leigh was in the vii
lage last Tuesday between trains.
Ed. Mohler of Hllman was in the
village Saturday.
Rohlert Beyrl of Roy, Wis. is here
visiting with old friends, Louis
Feucht and others. who came from the
vicinity where he lives;
A large sign of Kiewel's beer has
been put on Jos. Froelich's saloon.
Ed. Bentfield was in Buchanan Sun
day.
Peter s. Marshik was in Agram
visiting Sunday.
Mrs. F. X. WIRING left for st. Paul
| Monday morning to visit with her
parents.
Frank Macho was a county seat vls1.
tor Saturday.
! Vim. Nimsh is putting a new floor
in the old barn of A. E: Macho which
will be used hereafter as warehouse.
Willie Blake is breaking In his three
year old colt which he recently bought
Of Mrs. John Stumpf j.,
~ John kassier and son Of Little
Falls called on Jacob Blake Sunday.
! Prof. N. Ahles and Miss kathryne
Macho were visiting with F. Boebm
at Agram Sunday.
! John Faust is doing some carpenter
work for DR.. Kerkotf. He is repairing
inside OF the chicken coop. ''Wonde1
it he crows here and there awhile.
Misses Merrle Marsbik and Mary
Faust we're Agram visitors Sunday.
| Elsie Gunther OF Hlllman was IN
town Sunday.
| e. II. Gravel was in Holdingford
Monday between trains.
| April 6.-Mrs. Wenzel Medeck OF
route was in town Monday.
| Mike Tschida returned from Phil.
brook, where he visited with bis
brother.
Peter L. Poster was in Buckman
Monday.
, IL "OAuOl C0u0 uO"u 4IOu OUluCQ
! Monday and went out into the country
. Tuesday to buy live stock.
/, Jacob Neisius was in Little Falls on
I very important business Tuesday.
! MIR. and Mrs. A. r. Stoll returned
Monday from an over Sunday visit
with Mrs. Stoll's mother at Little
! Falls.
: Peter Blake, Jr. OF Lastrup was in
the village Monday on business
, :, The Commercial Club had monthly
meeting in the Village Hall for the
purpose of tfansacting business.
| Al. Fem, county surveyor OF Little
Falls, was in the village Tuesday do
ing some surveying.
John Mischke and wife of Buchanan
were in the village Tuesday.
VIM. Nimsch is putting new shelves
into Jacob M. Blake's store.
|. Henry Krushek OF West Buh was in
| town Wednesday with milk.
Ed. Bentfield was in Little Falls
! Tuesday.
Carl Kapsner is hauling manure
from the village.
Moses Steinkugler Of Lastrup was in
the village Tuesday.
Henry Kingen Of Lastrup was in
town Wednesday.
ella Schmolke of Buckman was ia
the village Wednesday, visiting with
| Miss Thresa Spanfellner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
HALF 4 DOZEN PERSONS DEAD
Forty Others Injured When Cyclone
Wines Out Town,

Mobile, Ala, April IA death list
of six and forty injured sums up the
result of cyclone that wiped the
town, OF Gainesvilles Monroe county,
from the map: ,,S 49, -
More than 100 buildings were torn
down and trees. and crops were up
rooted by the furious wind that cut a
swath 200 feet wide across the county.
The victims were killed in collaps-
ing houses.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
BUCKET SHOPPING UPHELD
Judge Holds It Lawful in District Of
Columbia,

Washington, March 31.-"Bucket
shopping" in the District of Columbia
is a lawful occupation, according to
decision handed down by Justice
Wright in the District supreme court,
and, as result, the widespread cru
sade waged by the department Of JUS
tice to end the practice in nearly q
half score of cities threatens to cone
to 1aught.
Justice Wright based his decision on
the ground that the amendment to the
code defining: "bucketing's is unconsti-
tutional because it deprives citizens Of
the liberty to contract guaranteed
them by the Constitution.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

Send 1Oc.. name Of paper and this ed. for our
4,eantiful Savings Bank and Childs Sketch Book.
Kauh hank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl ST.. New York
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07
AlCOhOI to Children

Ask your doctor how often he prescribes alcoholic
stimulant for children. He will probably say Every very
rarely. Children do not need stimulating: Ask him
how often he prescrbes tonic for Them He will prob
about Ayers non-acohoc Sarsaparla tonic for the
young Follow his advice He knows Aver Co. Loc1
the Ask doetor
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07

ORDER YOUR ICE NOW.
EYOrders taken for delivery of ice
by the new Ice company, at LaFond's
feed store. Phone ISL. Vt 49,.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-01-06
Die 8rohibitior.

Die B~robibttion. 0enn ct lit ia
in8miiden Elm miitenber grobibttio-
niit gemoroen. l1no unter ser oob.
pelten 2aft Der 8rpan'iden 8olfe1ls
f%nfufsbeimerei nno bes 8robibi-
tionsbumbugs ipiirbe Die gartei
abermals 5ulammenbre6en.
@er Ser Sa6e nidt peiter na1
oenft, Der meint eetpiB, oariibcr iol-
ten mir als &epubIifnaer uns eigen!-
lib freuen. Mber bas lit falid). @is
balten es fir 6as @liid oes 2onoes,
ia, fir cine 0otlpenoigfeit 51 beiien
@eoeibem, menr Die beioen berri6enz
ben 8orteien ni6t 81, Ie6r eeidmodJt
meroelt, tpenn feline Elm 5u groBes
uebergenidt iiber bte ot1oere erb1[t.
@rpan bat es fertig gebrodt, feline
Eartei auf Sabre binous IN bolt
nungsloier Stelfl1ne gu bolten. 9nrd
oie 9nmmbeiten Ser Gepublifoncl
lit bieie Steaung better ~geporoen,
ais fie ieit finf5ebn Sobren mar.
2aBt man 8rpan mieoer iein nnbeil=
polles Spiel nit Der 8artei ipielen.
bann fiirbten mir, miro nihts mebr
ibren p0qigen STUN aufbalten fon-
men unb cine aGgeineine 3eriebuna
miro itattfnoen. Das aber miiroen
mir fir Elm eroBes ungliid, fir cine
&olamitdt bon Matchmaker 8eoel1tuttJ
hoItpu
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SpesieGe Gferte.

Observation-Disclosures uno Nie.
re1,, 8laien, Wosen, rnterleibs.
2eber- unb Sal,tfrnnfbeit 2eioenoe
fonnen pabrenb 80 Eagen cine poIle
500 Shodtel bon Rioolo fir 25c
befommen. 0ibt mebr aIs 4 Sdad,
teln (nelde in ben meiiten S1aen
Deilen) merben an cine Berion gu
bieiem ipe5ielen Breiie geionbt. ai-
oele lit Elm nunberboles 0littel uno
i'll i6on lett 10 Sobren i'm 9ebrolid)
unb bot Souienbe eebeilt. Man
ienoe 8riefmorfen, 9eIb ODER Boitol
Monen Oroer on Die .9ioolo Co..
Eolebo, g." Die Strma lit 5uperldi.
fig unb mabrbeitsliebenb uno BE.
itebt ihon felt Is Sabren.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-01-06

@ie aus Miinden gemeloet
miro, lit Der 8ei6stassabgeorbnett
@lois Sdmio, 8ertreter oes boperi,
iden @ablfreiies Smmenitaot-2in-
oau uno Mitelieo oes Gentrums.
I'M iiebenunofiinf5igiten 2ebensiab-
re geitorben. Gem &eibstae gebor-
te er ieit Dem Sabre 1898 on.
gr beiudte Die @olfsi6ule in 8iibl
mlroe 2anonirt in 3oumberg, iel-
mem @eburtsort, CAB ipdter ieine
@irtidaft ub unb 8og nod Simmer
itoot. Sdmio fat n8iloer ais Dem
@agdu" geihrieben, melde piel &c.
leien poroen lino.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-01-06
@ettet smei Qebem.

8eber merne 5bmelter, nod i1.
piiroen beute am 2eben iein, menu
es nidt fir Or. Sings Stem
DISCOVERY" more, fdreibt 81. 8.
WcDonalb bon 6apettenille, sc. 6.
@ir batten beioe ihperen Suiten
uno feline anoere Mebi5in bolt.
Man iaste iogar, meme Sfapeiter
habe Die SdDinolu6t; Sbre ipun-
oerpoae MeOi5in bat urts @eiee
n~ouitdnoig eebeilt. SIR angeerit-
fene 2ungen grfdIxung, Grippe,
aitbma, Suiten etc. 8robefloi6c
fret SOC unb 81. Sci alien Drug
giiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-01-06
Sitter Solbat sepeimist.

Sabre lang puroe id) our6 In.
Deroallihfeit uro 8erltopfln0
idper eepeinigt idreibt Der 8riegs-
ueteran @. g. Smith bon erie,
3d., ober Or. Sings Seem Bic
Bias baben mid interchangeable.
&ur 25c bel alien 0rugsiiten.
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Sraurta.

81. oGenten Sie, meme Sron
bat ibre idone Gimme oerIorenl"
g.; aSdmer8t sic oas 70 iebr2"
o.: % ia = lie iinet ndmlih
trosoem nodl"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
UNDER HOME RooFTREE.
Students Come to Spend the HOLIDAY
Vacations.

Incoming trains have brought many
Barre young people home from school
and college for the holiday vacation.
Miss Frieda G. Hooker, student at Sim
mons college, Boston, arrived this morn
ing to spend the time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Hooker OF Park
street. Harold Morse and Howard Miles
of Dartmouth college have arrived from
Hanover, n H. Paul w Waterman and
Everett c. Swasey OF the university Of
Vermont came yesterday afternoon, and
Henry Soldini of the medical department
of the same institution arrived to-day.
Warren Carter of Somersworth, ~ IT,. ii
student at the university Of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, is visiting friends here for
few days.
From Yale university came Clark G..
Tayntor to visit his mother, Mrs. =. VI.
Tayntor of Merchant street. Harry FISH
Tayntor of Merchant street Harry Fish
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Fisher
Of Ayerill street. Misses Claire and
Kathleen Miles, who attend Mount ST.
Mary's academy in Burlington, arrived
to-day
William 7. Maiden, freshman in the
of Vermont, came to Barre
to-day as did Everett jackson Of Brook
field, who is also member of the same
class.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
CHELSEA.

Roy NJ Gokey is working for Ed
ward o. Mattoon during his school vaca-
tion.
Mrs. Charles M. Goodrich of North
field was in town for brief visit to
her mother, Mrs. Lizzie p. Smith, last
week.
Evarts p Brown of Cornish Flats, n.
H., was in town last week to visit his
brother-in-law, B. H. Adams, and took
back home with him fine pair of
mules he purchased from Mr.. Adams to
use in drawing his freight from the sta
tion to his store.
Among those from out of town who
have been here this week on business
are N. II. Austin and George L. Swan
of Tunbridge; c. s. Wilmot of Thetford !;
A X. Kittridge of Strafford; Judge Fl. I,
Baldwin Of Wells River; and NJ. Q. Row
ell of Randolph
Chester A. Kezer of Corinth, well
known here, run amuck while in Barre
City Tuesday and on Wednesday before
Judge II. w. Scott, in police court.
pleaded guilty to the first offense of in
toxication and was fined So and costs
of about $3.50 and being unable to pay
his fine, was sent to Montpelier Jail
TO serve twenty days sentence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
MARVIN A. MCCLURE
ACCUSED OF FORGERY
Man Who Served Term for Implication
in Bank Trouble Was Yesterday
Afternoon Placed Under
$4,000 Bail.

Rutland, Dec. 22 Marvin A. Mcclure
of this city, until two weeks ago in the
music business on Grove street. was ar
raigned before Judge F. G. Swinnerton
in city court yesterday afternoon ON
charge Of forgery. He pleaded not gull
~. waived examination and was bound
over to county court, furnishing bail of
$4,000. States Attorney h. l.. Stafford
represented the state, and ii is expected
that Attorney f. Fl. Osbourne viii be
counsel for the respondent.
Just what claims will be made by the
state could not be learned, but il is
known that Mr.. Mcclure stands charged
with forging four notes amounting to
about $1,000 The complaint was made
by the Hallet & Davis Piano company of
Boston Mr.. Mcclure, who conducted a
piano and music store here, handled the
firms goods and Il is alleged that in
part payment Tor some of the pianos he
gave forged notes, the names OF the
parties and the endofsers being fctitions,
all Of them In the handwriting of Mr..
Mcclure.
This is not Mr.. McClure's first appear.
ance in court He was implicated in the
failure of the Merchants bank in this
city several years ago and served sew
eral years in the house of correction on
charge growing out OF this affair.
Within few weeks Mcclure has been
in court on a charge Of gambling. paying
fine with costs. He comes from one OF
the prominent families of the city. He
denied all the allegations yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
MAN ACQUITTED
OF SERIOUS CHARGE
Truman Wissell Of Bridport was Charged
With Giving His Wife Drugs
Which Caused Her
neafh

Middlebury, Dec. % The jury in the
case OF State VS.. Truman Wissel of
Bridport, charged with having admin.
istered to his wife drugs that are al
legged to have caused her death, got the
case in Addison county court late yes
terday afternoon. The defense main
tanned that Mrs. Wissell died from the
effects of an operation performed by her
self in the absence of her husband. The
testimony was all in at eleven in the
morning and Judge Butler gave an elab-
crate and careful charge to the jury.
Last evening a verdict of not guilty was
returned
The Jury in the case of State VS.. Ar
thur Hallock, charge with rape upon his
l4,year-old sister-in-law, Patience
Stoke, at Starksboro, came into court
at 3;l5 yesterday afternoon after wres-
Ting with the case since Tuesday aft
ernoon. and reported that it was unable
to agree. The jury was discharged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
CONDITION IS WORSE,
SAYS LAWYER MORSE
Richeson Is Also Said to Be Greatly
Worried Lest Complications Set In
From Self-Inhicted Wound.

Boston, Dec. 22.-The condition Of
Rev. Clarence V. T. Ritaeson, who is
suffering from self-inhieted wounds at
the Suffolk county jail, took turn
for the worse last night, according TO
statement made to-day by Attorney
William A. Morse. The attorney said
il would be miracle II his client was
physically able to Withstand the or
deal of the trial, scheduled to come up
January 10. The lawyer said Richeson
appeared very much disturbed fearing
that complications might set In.
Charles Scroggns Pierce, student
at the Newton Theological seminary and
close friend Of Richeson, was arrested
yesterday because he would not submit
to examination by District Attorney Pei
letter. He was later released on $500
bonds.
He admitted that he was well ac.
quainted with Miss Linnell and with
Miss Violet Edmandy the Brookline girl
to whom Richeson was engaged, and
when asked If he was not one of the
persons who visited the clergyman while
he lay III at the Edmands h,sle Just
prior to his arrest, Pierce was visibly
embarrassed ~ had rather not talk Of
that matter" he said.
He also declared he preferred not to
talk of Richesons engagement to Avis
Linnell. although he admitted he had
known of it and that he had been III
Hyannis at the time Richeson was es-
tablished in his pastorate there. Pierce
was the first man whom Richeson asked
to see after his arrest. They were drawn
together by the fact that both were from
the South, Pierces home being in Tyler,
Texas.
District Attorney Pelletier believes
that Pierce may be able to aid the gov
ernment in securing missing links in its
chain Of evidence against Riches0n, par
tcularly as TO the pastors meetings
with Miss Linnell Two weeks ago the
prosecutor wrote TO Pierce, asking him
to appear at the office Of the district
attorney. The letter vas ignored.
On Wednesday, the day Richeson
wounded himself, Pierce was served with
a summons. He wrote letter in reply,
declaring that he understood his rights;
that the summons was not from the
court; that he could not be forced 10
obey, and that he would answer none OF
Mr.. Pelletier's questions about Richeson.
Judge Chase Of the superior court was
informed by District Attorney Pelletier,
who cited the revised laws, which PRO
vide for the arrest Of a witness ignoring
summons, The judge issued war
rant. Inspector Lynch arrested Pierce
at the Newton Theological institution,
and took him TO Pemberton square.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
FIGHT TO TAKE BOY
FROM SUN W0RSHlPERS
Twelve-Y -Year-0ld Heir to Millions Was
Fed on Grapes and Beer-Mother
Placed Him There.

Chicago, Dec. % How George Lind
say. l2 years old. and sole heir to the
millions of the late w II. Lindsay OF
Philadelphia, had been removed from the
temple Of the "Sun Worshipers" cult and
placed under charge of the Juvenile court,
at the request Of relatives, was revealed
yesterday.
Charles R, Lindsay, uncle of the boy,
is responsible for the action After a
nation. wide search, the uncle found him
in the temple" here. Detectives in the
employ of Lindsay, who attempted 20
take the boy away, were attacked by the
worshipers. it is said. The boys moth
er, who placed him in the temple" Is
said TO be known among the cult as
''Vahdah."
One of the charges made by the boys
uncle was that the lad was kept on
diet of grapes and beer, The Gerry
society and other juvenile organizations
aided in the search. He is said to have
been in the temple" for about six
months.
The boy is now at his mothers home
here. She has been ordered not TO return
him to the temple" Judge Pinkney
will hear the case January 4.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
CANNOT PAROLE MORSE NOW.
He Is Not Eligible Until 1915; Pardon
Depends Upon His Health,

Washington, Dec. %. Unless the con.
dition of Charles w. Morse becomes des-
perate, President Taft, il is said in Off
eial circles here, will not commute his
sentence or grant him a pardon. Re-
ports received by the department Of
justice from the army surgeons at Fort
Mcpherson, Ga, where Morse is a pris-
oner-patient, are said to indicate some
slight improvement in his condition. If
Morse's illness progresses to the dang
er point, 1t is explained, the president
probably will act. Mr. Taft, those close
to him add, desires to treat the question
with all the sympathy compatible with
a right conception of justice. Replying
to criticism of the president because
he does not parole Morse, officials point
ed out that the banker will not be
eligible for parole until 1915, when he
will have served one-third of his fif.
teen year sentence. Release at this
time must be commutation Of sentence
or pardon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-22
Proposal Made to Exact PrOhib-
tive Import Duties
IS APPLICABLE TO AMERICA
Bill introduced in the Duma To-day
Would Raise Rates One Hundred
Per Cent. in Tariff War After
1892 Treaty Expires.

st. Petersburg, Dec. PA legisla.
tive proposal to provide for tariff war
schedules applicable to the United States
at the expiration of the Russo-Ameriean
commerce and navigation treaty of 1882
was introduced into the Duma to-day
by ex-President Guchof and other sign
ers representing the octobrist and Ma
tionalist parties which control the
Duma. The bill proposes to raise the
existing Russian duties by one hundred
per cent. and also to impose duties
of one hundred per cent. on articles
which were admitted free under the
present Russian tariff.