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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
GOV IS / O)P'llf'[D.
JUDGE kohLsAAr QUAsAEs WRIT
OF HAsEAs CORPUS GRANT.
Ed NINE DEFENDANTS.
DODCED COURTS 9 YEARS
Obstacle Removed, Trial May Be se.
gun-Full Jurisdiction Declared
to BE Vested In District
Tribunal.

Chicago, Illinois. - Ten packing
house magnates whom the government
has sought for more than eight years
to bring to trial on charges of viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law will
face jury.
The last avenue of escape, the final
plan to temporize, and the last des.
perate expedient of the packers to
stave of trial, was blocked by
decision of United States Circuit
Judge c. c. Kohlsaat, when he quashed
writ of habeas corpus previously
sued out by them, and, in granting
them an appeal from his decision, re.
fused to take the defendants out of
the custody of the district court.
Counsel for the packers We're grant.
ed right to appeal on the question Of
whether the court erred in quashing
the writ of habeas corpus. They will
take that question, which involves
also an attempt to have the Sherman
laws penal section declared unconsti-
tutional, because of Indebtedness, to
the supreme court of the United
States. But, by refusing himself to adj
nit the defendants to bail, and re-
quiring that they should be surrender
ed back to their bondsmen. Judge
Kohlsaat keeps the packers in the
physical custody of the district court,
and SO far as lawyers ceDld figure out,
makes it impossible for nne defendants
to avoid standing trial. Their appeal
on the habeas corpus writ is separated
from the main issues in the case.
1t will be the first time since July
j, 1903--when the government first
began its prosecution against them
that the department of Justice has sue.
ceeded in forcing thin to trial
Through nearly nine years of litiga.
ton, the defendants have successfully
fnterposed obstacle after obstacle to
prevent contamination of the govern.
ment's plans
The men are indicted for criminal
conspiracy to restrain commerce. and
If convicted, may be sent to Jail.
Judge Kohlsaat, in his decision, de-
clared that the plea of the petitioners
that an immediate adjudication of the
constitutionality of the penal section
of the Sherman law-under which the
packers were indicted-constitute
specia1tand extraordinary reasons why
it should be granted. was untenable
I'm the opinion of this court, the
district court has full jurisdiction, and
for this court to intervene and in.
quire into the constitutionality of the
law after that question had been
raised and decided in the district
court, as pleaded by the government
would be in effect review of the de-
cision OF the district court. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
MRS. GERTRUDE PATTERSON,
WHO SHOT cAlcAcoAN, WILL
PLEAD SELF DEFENSE.
SHOOTING AFTER QUARREL
Asserted Prisoner Will Reveal the
Story Of Her Unusual Career as
Mistress Of a Millionaire for Is
Five Years. Is

Denver, Colorado-Gertrude Gibson
Patterson, who on Sept. 25 shot and
killed her husband, Charles A. Pat
terson, a young Chicagoan. while the
couple were walking together near a
tuberculosis sanitarium in which Pat
terson was patient. is on trial for
her life in the district court
Mrs. Patterson, according to her
counsel. will plead self defense, alleg-
ing that she shot her husband in the
course OF a quarrel in which he at
tempted to take her life. That the
quarrel was over suit for alienation
of Mrs. Patterson's affections which
the young husband contemplated
! bringing against well-known Chi
cago millionaire and that the killing
resulted from Patterson's refusal to
drop the affair will be contention of
the state.
Important in it's effect on the jury,
counsel for the defense claim. will be
the story Mrs. Patterson will tell up.
on the stand. She will lay bare, they
say, all the details of her life. from
the time when as girl of 16 she met
the Chicago millionaire.
She will tell of the interest that
led him to send her to Paris to be
educated which resulted five months
later in relations between them that
were maintained for five years. dur
ing which. she says, her family and
friends, as we'll as the friends of the
millionaire. believed the couple to be
husband and wife.
That after she had married Patter-
son she discovered he had been paid
81 500 by the millionaire to make her
his wife, and that her married life
was one long humiliation. marked by
constant effort on the part Of Patter.
son to use her to wiring money from
the man with whom she says she had
previously lived. will he told the jury
The youth and beauty of the pris.
oner and her tragic life story are ex.
pected to make deep impression on
the sympathies of the twelve men
VINO will decide her fate.
| Mrs. Patterson's parents are here
from Sandoval, Ill.,. to be with her
through the trial District Attorney
Willis W. Elliott is a member of the
law firm through which Mrs Patter
son flied Il divorce action just before
the shooting. AS a consequence, the
state will be represented by special
prosecutor. Horace G. Benson. Elliott
may he summoned as witness fol
the defense. .a
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
FALL IS Nfak
REFoRMERs LIKELY TO sTARvE
OUT mANcHU TROOPS.
imperial and Rebel Armies Arc
Strong and Well Armed
Foreigners Safe.

Shanghai, China.-The fall of
Marking will possibly mark the real
commencement of the final act Of the
Chinese revolutionary drama. The
outcome of the attack the reformers
are planning on Marking is problem
atical. If the imperialists decide to
remain behind the walls of the city it
will probably become case of siege
and starvation. Neither side has an
over abundance of food supplies.
The revolutionary forces approach
ing Marking number many thousands
From Marking on the north side of
the river, 1000 revolutionists with Al
guns, are marching to Pukow, which
lies opposite Marking. From WI HUI,
on the south side of the river, 1000
men are advancing. Above Chin
Kiang there is a force of 5000 revo.
lutionists, with 100 guns and it is esti-
mated that 5000 more are proceeding
down the line of the Tientsin-Pukow
railway. Fifteen warships now in the
river under command of the rebels
are awaiting the signal for the attack.
The imperialist garrison in Marking,
under command of General Chang of
about 900 men, we'll trained and
armed are strongly entranched and
fortified. 1t is believed that all the
Republican forces are within one days
striking distance of the city.
LoyaIist Victories Reported.
Haukow.-Mail advices just re.
ceived from Cheng Tu, SEE Chuen
province. say that the rebels are very
active. Numerous engagements have
been fought and the loyalists have re-
captured many cities. There were
considerable losses on both sides. An
expedition which was sent to retake
Stint Sing Haien, about 30 miles to
the southwest of Cheng Tu. lost be.
tween 400 and 500 men.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
PROBLEM OF FARM LABOR.
Federal and Northwest State Officials
Form Organization.

Washington. d. C.-Co-ordination
of the working forces in the states
with the federal government in bring.
ing about closer connection between
land and labor and immigrants from
foreign countries is expected to be
the object of the new organization
perfected here as result of the con-
ference of the state immigration, land
and labor officials of the various
states. This conference was called
upon the initiative of T. V. Powderly
of the United States immigration
bureau.
Representatives of the Minnesota.
Wisconsin and other northwestern
state boards of immigration. land and
labor, were in attendance at the
meeting and they became members
of the national association.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Canada At Tie
c | ] ] Show


u carload Of grain n straw. grasses
and other Of the products Of Western
Canada arrived q Chicago the other
day. and 10 now installed In the
Coliseum. where the United States
Land and irrigation exposition IL under
Va0.a RfhoeBs who are interested In
the Rack to the land movement will
md I'm The Canadian exhibit Gax Of
the best displays Of the agricultural
pa dictss1f 9i1 EkSi II Canada that has
ever been mate. There are rebre.
sleqt9t{vs men, there. who win be
pleased to give the fullest information
reeacdiqgIthes rountry.
The exhibit shows what can be
donesa - flEResrsFantnian,assof that
country ana most of tho Grain was
produced on the farms of former resi-
dents Of the United States who have
taken advantage Of the homestead
lands Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta.
The vegetable exhibit will attract
q great deal of attention, and some
marvellous potatoes. carrots. turnips.
cabbage and caulifower are shown.
It is true that the homestead area
is being rapidly taken up and the
bulk Of that now to be had lies north
Of the Saskatchewan river in por-
ton Of the country known as the park
country. Here there Is large guam
tity Of open prairie interspersed by
beautiful groves Of poplar and willow.
Water is In abundance. hay is plenti-
full and consequently fodder for ami
mails is right at hand. Those who
have taken advantage of farming in
these districts and watched the efforts
Of those in the prairie proper feel
that they have the advantage of their
brother. who Is not able to secure fuel
and the other conveniences of the
park district on his own farm.
The crop conditions throughout
Western Canada the past; year have
been generally good, and some won
derful crop yields Of wheat, oats and
barley are recorded. The Canadian
Government, under whose auspices
the exhibit spoken OF Is being made,
is preparing reports on crops in the
different Western Canada districts,
and while these will not be ready for
distribution at the land show, com.
mencing on the 18th Of November
and closing on Dec. 9Th, application
made to the Canadian Government
agent nearest you will bring them to
you as soon as they are published.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
PHYSICIAN ADVISES
... CUTlCURA REMEDIES

-Four years ago I had places break
out on my wrist and on nay shin which
would itch and burn BY spells, and
scratching them would not seem to
give any relief. When the trouble first
began, my wrist and shin itched like
poison. would scratch those places
until they would bleed before could
get any relief. Afterwards the places
would scale over. and the flesh !. I'M
derneath would look red and feverish.
Sometimes it would begin to itch until
1t would waken me from my sleep,
and would have to 60 through the
scratching ordeal again.
Our physician pronounced It ''dry
eczema" used an ointment which
the doctor gave me. hut It did no good.
Then he advised me to try the Cnti-
cura Remedies. Az this trouble. has
been in our family for years. and is
considered hereditary. felt anxious
to try. to head Il Of. ] got the Cuti.
cura Soap Ointment and Pills, and
they seemed to 10 Just what I needed.
v "The disease was making great
headway on my system until 1 got
the Cuticura Remedies which have
+ cleared my skin lof the great pest.
From the time the eczema healed four
years ago. until nov hare never felt
any Of IT. pest, and i nm thankful to
the Cuticnra Soap and Ointment which
certainly cured me. always ute tie
CutIcnra s6ap fof toilet, ana / HOPE
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Another "Tar Party" Arrest.

Lincoln Center, Kansas. = Coun-
ty officers here have been silent
as to the purpose of the arrest Of
John Booze, engineer in Everett
Clark's mill at Shady Bend, for COM
plicity in the Shady Bend "tar par
ty." County Attorney McCannley de-
scribes Booze's share in the mobbing
of Miss Mary Chamberlain as that of
an accessory and confidant of the
three men now on trial here, but he
does not say what effect his arrest
will have upon the present trial.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Mexican eIo, Fooled

Douglas. Arizona. An alleged
Magonista plot to cross the Mexican
border with force of 100 men, to
unite with others coming up from
Nacozari, Mex. was frustrated at the
last minute by special agents of Next
can Consul Questa, aided by officers of
the United States.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Washington Towns Flooded.

Washington Towns Flooded
Seattle, Wash. - Warm chinook
winds bringing a heavy downpour of
rain in the lowlands and melting the
six feet of early snow in the Cascade
mountains flooded the rivers of west
ern Washington. The torrents broke
the dam of the municipal electric
plant. cut off Seattle's water supply,
demoraliZed railroad service, washed
out bridges and flooded many farms
and valley towns. No lives have been
reported lost The water swept
through the streets of Benton, driving
the people to the hills.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

a New York sneak thief stole :
bridegroom's best pair Of trousers, and
h ~ We 50 To- press nobody has pro.
8 AnesA . .meaner man than that same
.sneAk thtef. Is" Y &
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Castro Defeated.

London, England.-The Venezuelan
consul here received advices from
Caracas informing him that former
President Castro at the head of a
considerable body of revolutionists,
has met with a disastrous defeat near
San Cristobal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
EXPRESS EMPLOYEE KILLED.
Discharged Messenger confesses Kill.
ing Fellow Worker. !t+.t,

Scranton, Pennsylvania. William
Potter Bishie, aged 81, of Kingston.
Pa, discharged from the United States
express service. was arrested for the
murder Of an express messenger,
1rvan G. Berger, on the Lackawanna
railroad between Taylor and this city.
Bishie confessed to the killing. He
was riding in the Car with Borger's
permission.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Overdue Steamer Reported Safe,
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. -
A dispatch was received here stating
the safe arrival at Grand Marais of
the little passenger steamer Minnie
NJ, 48 hours overdue.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
FILM EXCHANGE is BURNED.
Milwaukee Concern Suffers Damages
of 100000.

Milwaukee. Wis.-Fire caused a
Toss Of 100000 to the Western Film
Exchange located in the Enterprise
building. at Second and Sycamore
streets No insurance was carried.
the building being considered fire.
proof.
fine fire started from a film com.
ing i'm contact with an electric wire.
The loss on the building was small
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Rockefeller Donates $4,000 for Labor.
Brantford. Ontario. John D.
Rockefeller has subscribed $4,000 for
the erection of a labor temple in
Brantford as the home of the newly
formed independent labor league. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Bark Aground Fifteen Perish.
Quebec. Canada. Fifteen Of d crew
Of eighteen men lost their lives when
the Norwegian bark Antigua wa
driven ashore at Martin River. Tho
Antigua was loading ct Martin River.
below Quebec.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
TO APPEAL SPOKANE CASE.

Supreme Tribunal Will Be Asked to
Review Commerce Courts Decision.
Washington, D. C.-The depart
ment of justice will file an appeal
from the decision of the commerce
court in the Spokane rate case. The
supreme court of the United States
will be asked 10 review Immediately
the decision which revoked the rate
reductions to intermountain cities and
stripped the interstate commerce com.
mission of much of it's power.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Another Wisconsin Hunter Killed.
Fond du Lac, Wi,.-Frank Tenn
pie. aged 80 years, was killed when
hunting, by the discharge Of his gun
which he had laid III the road. when
he threw some brush out Of the road
70 permit his team to pass q / bad
place in the road. & II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
GRAND RAPID ERl'
ADAMS { EXPRESS co,s DEPOT
OFFICE PLUNpERED.
Amount Of Loot 10 Unknown
Stranger Found In Railroad
Yards 10 Arrested,

Grand Rapids. Mich. - The Adams
Express company's depot office here
was robbed Of everything in the safe.
A lone bandit held up the agent and
made successful getaway. The safe
was rifled Of several thousand dollars.
the exact amount not being known.
A. d. Harrison. the route agent, had
Just come into the Union station, and,
after securing quantity of mail, en-
tered the express room. He called for
Messenger Paul Tower, who, he sun
posed, was on duty, but received no
reply.
He turned on the light and stood at
desk with his back to the safe and
had commenced to open the mail when
suddenly he heard someone behind
him say, Boost EN- up and be quick
about it. He turned and was facing
a masked man and the muzzle of big
revolver.
Harrison. with the muzzle of the
gun in his back, was marched to a
large truck, filled with packages.
'Now back up to that" said the
robber. land put your hands behind
you. Harrison obeyed. With a piece
OF cord the bandit tied the express
mans hands behind him and to the
tongue of the truck. With threat to
kill him if he made sound, the rob.
Der knelt before the safe, and filled
his pockets with money. bills and val.
uables.
A stranger was found by detectives
In the vicinity of the railroad yards
at midway and taken into custody
pending an investigation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
y. s. WON'T OPPOSE THE PLAN.

Government Not to Appeal From Court
Tobacco Decision.
Washington. d. c. - The govern
ment will not appeal from the decision
Of the United States circuit court at
New York. which approved the plan of
dissolution proposed by the American
Tobacco Company. While the govern
ment may ask the supreme court to re-
view the decision at any time within a
year. II was learned that Attorney Cen
eraI Wickersham was not planning to
do 70.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Three MISUNDERSTANDING Missing.
New York, N. 1.-TWO women,
mother and daughter. and the child Of
one Of them were found dead in o
dwelling In Brooklyn. The father Of
the child is being searched for by the
police.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

It is up to the authorities Of Reno
e establish a censorship Of the mails.
i has lost a lady member Of its d.
vorce colony because she received q
letter Informing her that her husband
had fallen heir tosa million dollars.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
CHAIR AWAITS eEATTlE.
Appeal for Writ Of Error Denied-Gov.
ernor, Alone, Can Save.

Richmond, Va...The supreme court
of appeals denied the petition
fer writ of error by Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., convicted of numbering
on the appeal from the judgment of
the Chesterfield court, which sen.
fenced him to die in the electric chair
Nov "a. is final. Clemency or reprieve
by Governor Mann only can save the
condemned man.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Spreading abroad the news of a $50
me for a reckless chauffeur should
help to develop the bump OF caution
on the Uranium Of the automobile
owner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

A New Jersey lawyer advertises for
. stenographer who will promise
never to marry" It is always best to
obtain wifely assistance in the prep.
aration of advertisements for ste.
nographers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

DR.. Eliot says classical education
helps man to solve every problem of
life. For instance will it help him to
button No. Is collar on a No. Is
shirt?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

The Massachusetts, youth who tried
to get married on a hunting license
made grievous mistake. He should
have had fighting license.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Fined for Selling ciqarets.

Superior. Wisconsin. = Thirty-five
tobacconists and storekeepers pleaded
guilty to selling cigarets in violation
of the state law in municipal court
here and were fined $40 and costs
each, the minimum fine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

A southern surgeon says that rail-
road wrecks make drug victims of the
injured. Even that is a shade better
than being killed
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Fowler Resumes FLIGHT.

VVvvTS1 nSou1t1SS r119Ut'
Ell Paso. Texas. = Aviator Robert
G. Fowler resumed his fight with
Pecos, Texas. about IFS miles away, as
his first scheduled stop. He plans to
go by way OF Fort Worth and Dallas
to New Orleans
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

"A man is middle aged at ninety"
AYERS Lord Strathcona Think of all
the infants that DR.. Osler wanted to
chlorofcrm!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

New York, according to trade pa.
per, is oversupplied with safety de-
post vaults. Not if the burglary re-
ports are considered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Hobble skirts are worse than beer.
says an Atlantic City preacher. Still,
1t might be we'll to have afadavits
from those who saw him make the
tests.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

The hilarious gentleman in Texas
who ate a mirror evidently labored
under the impression that It was cast.
ing reflections on him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

The Improvement of aviation will
undoubtedly be boon to deer hunt
ers. Think Of the fun to be had in
shooting guide on the wing!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Tennyson Dickens. who says that
Boston girls ankles are too beefy.
strikes as as being an observing old
Teller
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
MckinIey's Surgeon Dead.

WcNIHeys surgeon Oedu.
Philadelphia. Penna.-Dr Eugene
Wasdin. widely known surgeon in
the United States marine hospital ser.
vice. who operated on President Nc
Kinley at Buffalo, died in sanatorium
at Gfadwynne, suburb.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Happy is the man who laid his over
coat away where he could put his
hands on It and where the moths
were unable to find 1t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

The theory that American women
burn up money is strengthened by the
news that New York damosel is be.
ing sued for cigarette bill
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Three Killed BY Explosion.
Chicago. Illinois.-Three men were
killed and two injured in an explosion
of a refrigerating pipe in the lard
house of Swift & Co., at the Union
stockyards here.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

The New York man who lost a
breach of promise suit against a d.
vorcee would have stood a better
chance had the jury been composed of
women
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
Lake Schooner Sinks.

CdNS SCUOOStSs 0IHkUs
Alpena. Michigan. The schoon-
er William A. Young. owned by Robert
c. Pringle of Wickliffe. Ohio, was sunk
on Lake Huron. The crew reached
shore III q yaWl after terrifying 81.
perience. 4sss3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

A woman has right to scold her
husband. according to a Missouri
Judge If she didn't have the right
she would benevolently assimilate 1t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24

Devotees of bridge whist indig
nantly deny that it is gambling
game. What is it, then? A sure
thing?