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Middletown transcript., 1911-09-09
A MANUFACTURING QUESTION

The, question of getting new
manufacting industries in Mid
dletown seems, from all we can
learn Of the results SO far OF
our Board of Trades labors, to
be simmering down to the old
time saw i.If you want thing
done, do it yourself"-or if you
Ike i better. ..God helps those
who help themselves. "
All around us there are towns,
no larger, no richer than ours,
introducing through their own
efforts and with home capital,
manufacturing enterprises Of
various sorts which are succeed
ing handsomely handsomely Is MiddlatoWn
less able, less wideaWake than a
dozen other towns in this state
that are thus solving this vital
problem of town growth and
business? THE TRANSCRIPT
does not wish to confess it, even
though some critics say ours is a
Retired Farmers Retreat.
Let us specify q little bit. In
this issue we describe a flourish
ing manufacturing business
which has been in successful
operation for over 30 years in our
neighboring town of Odessa The
Watkins Corn Cannery. They
employ IS to 100 persons for five
weeks and a number for q much
longer period.
But besides this they make q
profitable market right at home
for the raw material-corn. The
farmers received this year from
s28. so to $47.50 an acre for their
corn delivered at the Watkins
Cannery, which is from II to 23
times the returns for wheat,
when every item for and against
the cost Of growing the two crops
is considered,
Middletown farmers could af.
ford for this reason to finance a
corn cannery even, if the manu-
factured product returned but a
small interest on their invest
ment. Then, too, both their
market and the price is assured
in advance; and moreover, no
middlemen's charges or railroad
freights or inspectors gougings
can lessen their profits.
Or the growth of broom corn,
would also pay the farmers, ana q
mandatory Of the corn into
brooms would give employment
the whole year around to a num-
ber of men. The seed also is
saleable. on the market, some
Iowa farms raising from 1900 to
25OO pounds to the acre.
Again, 1t has been suggested
by a live merchant here that it
would well pay to utilize again
the old Burgess shirt factory in
q similar enterprise aud that but
q moderate amount Of capital
would be needed. Mr.. Burgess
was making money out Of his
plant when he went skylarking
and lost 1t all.
Middletown transcript., 1911-09-09
Married at tie Parsonage

At Bsghesda Methodist EpisCopal Par
scnnse, by Rev. Vaughan 8. Collins, eat-
urdsy evening Last M. Charles Wilson
Carsy. oi near MiddIesown. and Miss
EydIa Ivory, of Townsend. wefs united
VI marriage. The young canpia will make
ahsIr home MounE Pleasant
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cHlRoPopY
MRS. JAMES

Corn, bunfone, ingsoRinR nails or any
affections oil the feet antiseptinally and
painIeealy treated BY graduate chiropodist.
Also Shampooing, Manicuring and Scalp
EreaEment Hair comhings made up Ii
the latest styie
nI0H STREET 0pEssA, DBL
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THE thrust"
COMES BACK
TownSend'S Report Said to be
Grossly Inaccurate +"
CONCERNING HARVESTER CO.
IN ITS ANSWER INTERNATIONAL
HARVESTER co ALLEGES THAT
STATEMENTS BY TOWNSEND
ARE uNTRUE-PRIcEs IN Eu-
ROPE NO CHEAPER THAN HERE

Washington, Aug. 14.-That the
arguments and conclusions Of the So
called Townsend report are based up-
on clearly erroneous statements Of
we'll known facts is the opening as
sertion In a reply by Edgar Bancroft,
counsel for the International Harvest
er Co., filed Saturday with the house
steel trust investigating committee
in answer to charges made by Bur-
dett d. Townsend, special agent OF the
department OF justice in 1908. Town
sends report was filed with the COM
mittee a short time ago.
Nearly every Important statement
Of fact relating to the purpose Of the
investigation" the reply continues, sis
either grossly inaccurate or entirely
untrue. The general inaccuracy OF
the report is shown by its misstate-
ment even of the names of the presi-
dent and chairman of the board Of the
international Harvester Co. and Of the
names Of the voting trustees although
they were all widely known and a mat
ter Of public record for four years
prior to the making Of the report.
THE fundamental charge OF COM
bination to create a monopoly is based
by the report on the charge that the
knotter in the self binder is protect
ed by patents and that the Inter-
national owns the patents on all the
best types OF knotters. The truth is
that there is no patent whatever on
the essential part OF any type Of
knotter and there has not been any
such patent in force since 1896, when
the Appleby patent expired. This fact
not only appears on the records of
the patent office but Is known to
every member of self binders and to
every principal dealer in them. Neither
are there any existing patents on any
essential part OF the grain binding
machine. The many basine patents
had all expired in 1896, and there have
been no substantial patented improve
ments since 1890, twenty years ago
while the life of patent as is well
known is only seventeen years old.
"The statement Of the Townsend re-
port, that of the nine different types
OF grain binders purchased by the In
ternationai Harvester Co, all but three
have been abandoned and that repairs
are not furnished for any others IL
branded by Attorney Bancroft as
'notoriously and absolutely false, lie
further says that repairs for every
type then Cat the time Of the report)
were and have ever since been fur
nished by the international when and
wherever called for.
"The reports charge OF a binder
Irvine trust is without any foundation
whatsoever" declares the reply, which
also states that the international has
had the vigorous competition OF one
large and six smaller Irvine manu-
facturers in addition to seven state
penitentiary Irvine mills.
In reply to the charge that COM
petition has been largely suppressed
Mr.. Bancroft cites the names Of eight
-
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BRITISH STRIKE
FEVER SPREADS

London, Aug. 14.-The strike fever
has become epidemic In Great Britain.
From one end or the country to the
other men eigher have struck or are
threatening to do 50. and even the
women and girls in the smaller fac
tories Of the large cities are demanding
better conditions of labor.
The streets of London are COM
xnencing to resume their normal ap-
pearance. Van men began work early
On the day in an endeavor to maze up
Tor lost time.
At the docks only portion Of the
men returned to work, and good
deal OF uneasiness prevailed as many
OF the men refused to accept the set
Element arranged by their leaders ard
demanded an unconditional surrender
on the part of their employers.
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DISSOLUTION
BILL PASSED
After Jan. 8 Monetary Com
mission Will Be No More

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE bill pro-
viding for a final report and DISCO
luton of the national monetary COM
mission by Jan. s. next, was passed by
the senate today.
Conference Reception.
The wool bill conference report a
complete agreement between the two
houses Of congress was submitted to
the house today by Representative
Underwood.
Republican Leader Mann at once
made a point of order that the re-
port could not be considered because
conferees had exceeded their authority
by fixing tariff rates on certain manu-
features Of wool higher than same
rates were made in either the house
or the senate bill.
Speaker Clark overruled Mann's
point Of order that the conferees had
exceeded their authority.
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Mr.. TAFT'S VISIT
QUEST FOR VOTES
FRIENDS BELIEVE THAT TT Is
OBJECT or PRESIDENTS
COMING TRIP.

washington. Aug. 14-President Taft
intends to make bid for the support
Of the northwest. Els friends believe
his acts have been nnisrepresented In
that section Of the country.
The chances ara therefore. that Mr.
Tart win visit the northwest this fall
II he does he WIN lay stress IN his pub
ifc speeches on the Canadian reciproci-
ty agreement.
The president does not propose 30 go
into the northwest In search Of dele
gates. This line Of work win absorb
the attention Of his supporters ia Min
nasota and other states OF the north
west. The president, his friends say.
desires IN justice to himseh 70 explain
his purposes TO the people OK the
states whose representatives were
particularly hostile to the Canadian
agreement
fear LaFoIistks Is Gaining Strength.
FOR some time the polltical advisers
OF the president have had their eyes on
Adinnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Da-
kofns and other ntatas in that region.
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A heavy wind. electric and rain
storm. with some hail struck North
Dakota last night. and from reporta
received by The Forum today 1t ia
evident that 1t covered not only the
whole state but extended into Min
nesota and South Dakota.
The storm broke in Fargo about
o'clock and there was considerable
wind and heavy down pour. Tha
official government report places the
precipitation at .64 OF an inch. There
was sprinkling Of han toward the last
OF the storm. but 1t was evident THAI
Fargo missed the worst of the storm.
There II considerable trouble report
cd by telephone and telegraph conn
panies In all directions. So far nd
details Of serious damage have been
received.
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Left St. Louis Today to Fly
to New York
START HIGHLY HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SUGGEST IL
DARING AVIATOR II. A. ATWOOD,
MOUNTED IMMEDIATELY TO
HIGH ALTITUDE AND STRUCK
OUT IN BEE LINE FOR CHICAGO
REACHED SPRINGFIELD 1880.

Springfield. ILL.,. Aug. 14.-At-
wood, after resting two hours and a
half and replenishing his supplies,
resumed his flight toward Chicago,
at ! o'clock this afternoon. He
planned to remain here until
o'clock, but suddenly changed his
itinerary He passed over Will
Evansville, ILL.,, twelve miles north
here. at 1:1s b. m. He expects to
arrive in Chicago before dark.
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McCabe Charged With Placing
Restrictions on Bureau

Washington, D. G, Aug. Ire
strictions placed upon the bureau Of
chemistry by Solicitor McCabe. on their
talking with United States district at
torneys, has greatly hampered work in
the district laboratory wnere attorneys,
prosecuting pure food cases. often seek
expert advice, according to DR.. w. ID.
Bigelow. assistant chief Of the bur-
eau, who again appeared as a witness
today before the house committee in
vestigation charges against Or. Har-
vey w. Wiley.
DIR. Bigelow said that McCabe had
made 1t clear that the bureau officials
were not to talk with the district at
torneys without his express consent.
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CHARGED With
wife MURDER
TRUE BILL RETURNED TODAY BY
GRAND JURY AGAINST HEN
nv CLAY 5EATTIE.

Chesterfield, Courthouse, va.--A true
bin, charging murder in the first degree.
was returned by the grand jury of
Chesterfield county court today. against
Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., Of Richmond.
He will be tried for his life as the
alleged murderer Of his young wife.
the victim Of the Midlothian Turnpike
tragedy Of July Is, last.
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MAY MUST SERVE
OUT SENTENCE

Washington. AUG. President
TAFT hes refused TO grant any further
executive olemenoy to Raymond r.
May. former business manager Of q
Kansas CITY newspaper. who was con-
vfcted 10 using the malls to defrand
III the sale Of mining stocks.
The president recently commutAd
Mays original sentence OF one year
down 10 six monthS. The president
also han denied olemenoy to .. M.
Snider. who was convicted with May
IA the Same care and mpa asnkencad II
one year
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Despite Raging Storm Fyvc Registered in Fifteen Minutes
After MIDNIGHT at Bismarck
Fortyseven NOtares Are Being Kept Busy at MnCt Which Is
the Headquarters for Wften
All the Other Registration Points Are Getting Their Share Of
the Land Hungry
OPENING OF FoRr sERrHoLD INDIAM RESERVATION.
Closing day Of registration--sept. 2.

Closing day Of 2.
Number Of
Character OF IA
very subsoL No akal gumbo few
OF Land-Level and long rolling slopes
which
81 Of who has homestead right win
designated egs
points three
allotted Those
win
addition
payment time being allowed
PlcesBismarck Minot Ryder Plaza and Garrison
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DETECTIVE SHOT
BY A CONVICT.

st. Paul. Mimi. Aug. 14.--Detective
Frank Fraser. who was shot by an es-
capped penitentiary convict on a Selby
Lake street car Saturday evening died
ct local hospital today.
4 Hemorrhages, which started at a.
m, after a fairly comfortable night
were the direct cause OF death. i.
Besides surgeons and nurses, his wife
and daughter and Police Chief O'Con-
nor were at his bedside.
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FLYER LEAPED
FROM The TRACK
TWO DEAD, MANY INJURED IN
WRECK OF CHICAGO TO NEW
YORK is HOUR TRAIN.

Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE re-
vised list of dead and injured as the
result of the eastbound eighteen hour
Pennsylvania flyer from Chicago TO
New York leaping the track one mile
west of here this morning, shows that
two are dead. two missing and thirty
three injured.
It is practically certain that the two
missing men, the fireman and engineer
are dead. WreclSing crews are today
searching the debris for their bodies.
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TAFT BACK AT
WHITE HOUSE
WILL. HOLD UP
VETO MESSAGE

Washington, Aug. 14.--President
Taft's veto message on the state
hood bill will not be sent to con-
gress today. The decision to this
effect was reached during the spe-
cial cabinet meeting, which lasted
more than two hours. The mes
sage will remain at the White
House until the presidents re-
turn from Ocean Grove, N. J.. on
Wednesday.
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ALL PAPERS in
WICKERSHAM DEAL

washington. d. c.. aug. t4.--All rec
ords and papers in connection with re-
cent charges or Alaskan Delegate
Wickersham against Attorney General
Wickersham were asked for from the
department OF justice In a resolution
adopted by the house today. The reso-
tuition was offered by Representative
Clayton Of Alabama, chairman OF the
Judiciary committee.
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KNIFE BATTLE
AT GRAND FORKS
WHITE MAN CARVED BY NEGRO
ROW WHEN NEGRO WALK
Ed WITH WHITE
WOMAN.

Grand Forks. N. D., Aug. LEO
nard Mooney. white. is In local hos
pital with four slashes given him in
an early morning knife battle with A.
d. Cunningham, colored. Moneys
remarks directed at Cunningham made
while the latter was in the company
OF white woman, brought on the
street fight One of the stab wounds
went close to Moneys lungs but he
will recover.
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POPE SLOWLY
GAINING STRENGTH

Rome. Aug 1.-The physicians
found Pope Plus X, today. changed but
little from yesterday when slow but
gradual Improvement was perceptible.
As always in the morning hts tempera-
ture was slightly below that Of the
night, during which It was ss-7. The
weather was cooler today and this had
"a good efEsct on the patient. who was
more cheerful.
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SEVERE STORM
over THE STATE

Minot, n. D.. Aug, 14.-A heavy
wind storm last night did consid-
cradle damage in northwestern
North Dakota. Three plate glass
windows were blown in at
Minot and several frame structures
demolished. John REM farm home
a mile north Of Minot. was struck
BY lightning and started to burn,
but the blaze was extinguished be-
fore any great damage was done.
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CoatesvilIe, Pa. Aug. 14.-The fear
full work OF frenzied mob here last
night when it dragged a wounded ne
gro from the hospital and burned him
to death for the killing of Edgar Rice,
a policeman, Saturday night has arous-
ed the greatest Indignation in this
community and everything possible
will be done to bring to justice the
ringIeaders of the mob.
Thousands Of persons journeyed out
TO see the scene of the burning to-
day. Even before dawn people begsn
to gather at the spot.
Nothing Is left of Ezekiel Walker,
The victim. but his ashes, all the un-
burned portions of the hospital cot
that formed a part Of his pyre, had
been gathered up by souvenir hunt
ers.
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for lands In Berthold Indian reserva--
ton began at o'clock this morning.
There are several hundred people In
the city, large delegations being hers
from Minnesota. Iowa, South Dakota.
Wisconsin and Ohio. Hans Miller has
been appointed inspector OF registra-
ton and he has large force of notar-
les who are at work. In the Olson
Larson building. d. E. Freeden, pro-
prietor of the Freeden hotel, estimates
that from $500 to 5000 people win reg
lister at Ryder during the opening
Pres. G. A. Dickinson OF the Ryder
Commercial club has asked the citi-
gems Of the city to cooperate with the
hotels In accommodating the visitors
who are coming to the city in large
numbers on every train. Chief of Po-
lice John May has appointed seven
deputies who viii assist him In pre-
serving order. The commercial club
has just completed forty-mile road
into the reservation. and a score OF
automobile owners have signed an
agreement to take the visitors on
tours OF inspection through the reser-
walton.
Plaza Gets Share.
Plaza, N. D., Aug. 14.--There were
several hundred people in line when
the registration building was opened
at 8 O'Clock this morning. Several
coaches arrived in the city Saturday.
bringing homeseekers from Minnesota,
Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois and Wis
consin. u. S. Com. George j. Smith
estimates that the registration at this
point will run from 10000 to 10000.
Chief OF Police Ed Linde has APP
pointed several assistants, who, in CO.
operation with Deputy Sheriff Stafford,
will preserve order. An association
has been formed by the MountraiI
county notaries who are following a
system Of registration prescribed by
Judge Witten. Automobiles are busy
today carrying the homeseekers to the
reservation at the expense OF the COM
mercial club. States Attorney Miller
will remain in Plaza during the regis
tration to assist the police authorities
in preserving order.
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TERRIBLE
deed OF A
CRAZY MOI
All That Was Left Of Cot
Snatched as Souvenirs
lri
Greatest Indignation Aroused
Against Mob Leaders
FP
Negro Killed a Policeman in
CoateSyille, Pa.
BULLETIN.

CoaIsviIle, Pa Aug. 14s-Every
person who is found directly or in
directly connected with the lynch
Ing last night of Ezkiel Walker,
the negro, for the murder Of Po-
liceman Edgar Rice on Saturday
night will be- arrested and prose-
euted 70 the full extent of the law.
This was decided upon today by
Sheriff David M. Golden Of Chester
county, District Attorney Robert
8. Gawthrop, and Chief Of Police
umpstead of CoaIsville and Chief
OF Police EntreSin OF West Ches-
ter, the county seat Of Chestsr
county, who held = conference
hers to determine what action to
take in the affair.
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Minot, N. D., Aug. 14.-Thirteen
hundred and six homesteaders have
registered for land in the Berthold In
dian reservation at noon today. Prac-
tically all except the extreme southern
states are represented, the record OF
one hours registration this morning
shows the following by states:
North Dakota, 112; Minnesota, 10;
Wisconsin, 6; Massachusetts,, q: Wash
ington, 8; Pennsylvania. 3; Montana,
2; Georgia, South Carolina, West Viz
GINA, Nebraska, New York, Saskatche-
wan, and Indiana, i each; Wisconsin.
IA; nlionis. Z.
Joseph Henry Labrum OF Ogden,
Utah, was the first to register and
Miss May westerman OF St Paul was
the first lady Three hundred people
had gathered at the registration build
ing in the midst OF heavy wind and
thunderstorm, at midnight. Six huns
dred and seventy five people register
ed during the early morning hours
and the registration at 10 o'clock was
115O. When the clock struck IL there
was a tremendous rush ana Judge
witten was obliged TO intervene to
prevent the crowd from breaking the
fixtures in the building.
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 14.-On ac-
count of the fact that a severe storm
was raging when the registration
booths for the Berthold reservation
opening were opened at 1891 this
morning the registration before day
light was light, only about 100 regis
tering up to o'clock this morning,
but since then a steady stream Of APP
plicants have filed through the no.
taries' booths.
The first man 30 register was N. A.
Ereeberg OF Bismarck with w. O..
woodruff OF this city following and
q. 10 Collett Of Fort Worth, Tex. be-
ing third.
Miss Mabel Theobald Of Manila, Ia.
was the first lady to register. In
spite Of the storm fifty-five people reg
istered in the frst fifteen minutes.
Many at Ryder.
Ryder, N. D., Aug. 14.-Registration
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Springfield, Ill, Aug. I4.-Sweeping
over towns and viIlnges apparently
with perfect ease Harry N. Atwood or
Boston in his Burgess Wright biplane
arrived in Springfield at 1880 today,
thus completing the first leg OF his
i.44o-miIe flight across the continent
from st. Louis to New York and Bos-
ton by way OF Chicago.
Atwood left the ground at st. Louis
at sos a. m. He covered the ninety
eight miles in the point in Spring
field in hours and rs minutes, land
ing four minutes after his appearance
in Capitol park
His highest altitude on the trip. as
reported was 1000 feet, but generally
he kept lower, Swimming over the
towns in easy view of thousands along
his route.
In his effort to establish a new rec
ord breaking distance flight, stinuIat-
ed by prize offered by The st. Louis
Post Dispatch. Atwood made q singu-
larry picturesque and dashlng spectacle
when he rose above st. Louis. swept
across the Mississippi river ana
dwIndled into a mere speck as hV shot
northward over the farm lands OF II
linois.
On landing Atwood said he would
resume his trip toward Chicago at
p. m. He Is scheduled to stop at
Bloomington, Ill
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Got q Fine Starr.

st. Louis. Aug. .z.--Amid the cheers
Of huge crowd that had gathered on
Art hill IN Forest park to witness the
event and under sky obscured BY
clouds. Harry A. Atwood Of Boston,
this morning shortly after 8 O'Clock
started on his record breaking hight
Of 1.4e0 miles across the continent
from St Louis to New York ana Bos-
ton by the way Of Chicago and other
cities. A flight over ST Louis was
made for special prize offered BY The
Post Dispatch.
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The psychologists are busy. SO are
the second-sighters, the goosebone
prophets. and those who tell the past.
present and future bv simple twist
Of the cerebeIlum accompanied by a
still simpler twist of silver coin
across the palm. Those who gaze into
crystals are interested and SO are
those who solve the problems Of the
universe and the great unknown
through the medium of the humble
playing card.
They have struck brand new lead.
the best lead since the first spbok
played the first tambourine behind the