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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-30
NEWS FROM LISBON

Lisbon S. D.-Allen Stevens and
family spent Sunday at Albert Stew
ems.
MI. Far.ow expects to spend the
winter in Huron with his daughter.
Mrs. Miller has a neice visiting her
from North Dakota,
Mrs. Mary Wheeler and daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Phillips. and children
from .litchell visited at c. Z.
: Whaeler's one day last week.
Mrs. Mills spent one day last week
with Mrs. Wheeler.
Charlie Hollschcr and folks spent
Sunday at Wallace Miller.
John Hattenborg marketed Turk
evs Monday at Mitchell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-30

The stock sale at the pavilion
Wednesday afternoon was not large
ly attended, and the stock brought
only fair prices. The sales 4 which
have already been conducted here
during the past three weeks operat-
ed against anything of aSsgreat suc-
cess. Three sheep sold for $31;s16
Duroc Jersey hogs sold for $422.5O;
IL Poland China hogs sold for 1897;
z Chester Whites brought s172.50
Ten head Of Durham cattle sold for
sS42.50: one Angus bull went at
$3.50; { head Of Herefords sold for
$352.50; n Holstein hull sold, for
$40. The total sales aggregated ST.
225.50. j. C. Grafton, of this city,
was the chief a%uctioneer, and Sec
rotary Wilson had charge of it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-30

COWS was s34.24 in 1910 and s29.6S
in 1900. Tho average value of
steers and bulls was s26.22 in 1910
and $26.4O in 1900.
Texas has more cattle than any
other state, G,721,502. Iowa is sec
ond, with 4,46S,422; Kansas third
with 3,O66,337; Nebraska fourth, o.
931,255; Wisconsin fifth, 2,678,160
%(two-thirds dairy cows). Missouri
sixth, 2,556,42O; Illinois seventh,
2,436,146; New Work eighth, 2,421,-
500.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-30
November 80, 1911.

NUVETHDTT TT. TVTT.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
We, the undersigned, named Is judges in the Mitchell Daily Repubh-
in the Republican Office at eight O'clock, Wednesday evening, November
that hour.
After Il careful counting, checking and re-checking, w e find the fol-
lowing young ladies to be the winners of the seventeen prizes offered
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-30

Pierre, S. D.-Insurance Commits
Toner o. S. Basford has called thu
fire insurance men and firemen O.
the state together for Dec. 10 and q
at this city in a fro prevention
Insurance Commissions,
IPrues of Minnesota will be n o
the principal speakers and MIR. Went
worth Of Boston Will probably be OF
the program.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
BANKER SLAIN IN HOTEL
Nm. n. jackson Dead on Bedroom
Fioor---6ellboy Under
Arrest.

New York.-Paul Geidel, II year
old boy Of Hartford, Conn, who was
employed as bellboy at the Hotel
Iroquois, was arrested in connection
with the murder of William Henry
Jackson. an aged and well-to7do
Wall street broker, who was found
strangled to death in his room at
the hotel.
Geidel was taken to police head
quarters, where, according to Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty, he
will be charged with the murder.
Four other persons, three men and
woman, who it is believed can shed
some light on the tragedy, we're also
taken to police headquarters.
1t was declared at headquarters
that Paul Geidel confessed to Dep
uty Commissioner Dougherty and
District Attorney Whitman that he
chloroformed and robbed Jackson.
Mr.. Jackson was murdered in the
midst of the hotel and club district,
where the night life is almost as ac-
tive as the day.
In some manner which the police
do not attempt to explain the man
effected an entrance to Mr.. jack
sons room on the Tenth floor of the
Hotel Iroquois, at 40 West Forty
fourth street. While he was rifiing
the apartment the broker evidently
awoke and attacked him. The strug-
gle must have been short one, for
the evidence is that the thief was a
powerful man and Mr.. Jackson was
not only feeble, but had been in bad
health for some time.
Three terrific blows over the head,
which left ugly gashes, evidently
foored the old man. Not content
with this, the murderer then stuffed
washcloth half way down Mr.. Jack
sons thoat and with his bare hands
out of him.
The price of this crime was about
$50 in money, watch that was an
heirloom in Jackson's family and a
few small trinkets, such as scarfpins,
cuff buttons and shirt studs.
While Mr.. Jackson was not rich
man, he was generally reputed to be
wealthy Connected with the Wall
street firm of Van Schaick & Co., a
member of the New York Yacht and
other exclusive clubs, and much given
! to extreme liberality in his tips to the
employees of the hotel, he gained the
reputation of being man of means.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
{ WHEN THE PETS SUFFER.

A large gray cat leaped to death
from history window of a New
York hotel, and a telegram gives the
explanation that the animal committed
suicide In this way because its mis-
tress had sailed for Europe, leaving 1t
behind, says the Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph. Whether the cat commit
ted suicide or not is immaterial. but
the incident does serve a purpose in
calling attention to pathetic side OF
the vacation season. In thousands OF
homes all over the country there are
household pets, such as dogs and cats
md birds, and as many Of these homes
re closed during the summer. or at
EAST for several weeks, the pets are
In most instances left to shift for
themselves. For the sake Of the songs
there are neighbors who will take
charge of the canafAes during the abb
sence of their owners, but for the dogs
and the cats there are. as rule. only
harsh words and buffetings from the
neighbors. and sticks and stones
from the urchins of the community.
and the poor creatures. homeless,
friendless. and abused. are indeed OBJ
jects of pity. It would be much more
humane for the owners Of these pets
to put them to death before going
away on their vacation trips. instead
Of leaving them to their fate, but the
practice of deserving them goes on
year after year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
Bones From the Maine.

Hayana.-The bones recovered
from the wreck of the Maine. which
represent 16 bodies, were transfer
red without ceremony to Cabanas
fortress and deposited in the case
mate, over which has been placed a
guard of honor The remains Of
two additional bodies we're recover
ed on the berth deck, near the
quarters OF We warrant officers.
These remainsS like the others. pre-
sent no posi- Fifty Of identification.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
HOPEFUL VIEW
TAKEN BY FRANCE
Expects Peaceful Solution OF
Morocco Dispute.
THE WAR CLOUD is LIFTING.
Emile Oliver, Advises France to
Get Out Of Morocco Inn
medlateiy--EnsIsh
Opinion.

Paris.-Germany's reception of
Premier Asquith's declaration in re-
gard to the Moroccan situation has
been studied very carefully in
France, with the help of long ex-
tracts from the comments in Ger
man newspapers and French opinion,
In which the bourse seems to agree,
has turned distinctly optimistic. The
general effect of the declaration of
the British Prime Minister has been
to reduce the affair from European
to q solely colonial question, which
the Temps defines as the determine
ton of which part of the Gaboon
district France is disposed to give to
Germany in return for an affirma-
ton by the latter of complete poIiti-
cal disinterestedness in Morocco.
The Figaro foresees a pacific, even
a fairly rapid solution of the affair
now that every question of national
pride, dignity and prestige has been
done away with and the matter has
re-entered the narrow limits from
which it ought never to have passed.
That war has been considered pos
sible during the week has been
realized in various ways. More than
one big financial deal involving a
two or three months option has con-
tanned clause providing for its can
collation. If war should be declared.
Seekers after Investment securities
have been advised not to choose Eu-
ropean bonds, but American trust
companies, preferably those without
European interests.
Many analogies have been drawn
between the present diplomatic stu
alton and that previous to the
Franco Prussian War. Emile Olli-
yer, who was the French Premier at
the outbreak of that war, says:
There Is certainly one resem-
blance. Germany today, as in 1870,
tnterferes with what does not con-
Germ her and seeks quarrel with us,
but there is this essential difference:
Bismarck longed for war, because 1t
was necessary for Germany's union.
Emperor William H., believe, does
not want war. Today Germany has
nothing more to gain thereby
M. .Olliver's solution of the whole
trouble is for France to get out OF
Morocco, bag and baggage, as the
empire quit Mexico. In this be
agrees with M. Jaures, the socialist
leader.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
SOLD TO TRUST
TO STAY PANIC
Tennessee Coal and Iron Com.
pany Deal.
STORY OF A PLOT IS DENIED.
Brother OF Mark Hanna Tells the
House Investigating Commit
tee That the Transaction
Saved the Day.

New York.-No Interior motives
lurked behind the taking over of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by
the United States Steel Corporation
during the financial panic of 1907,
in the opinion of L. c. Hanna, of
Cleveland, one of the syndicate own
ers of the Tennessee concern before
the merger, who spent the day on the
witness-stand before the Steel Trust
Investigating Committee of the
House of Representatives. That
surreptitious motives had been sug-
gested, Mr.. Hanna, who is bro
ther of the late Senator Mark Hanna,
admitted, but he never had credited
the reports. He believed the trans
action was necessary to avert the
failure of the New York banking and
brokerage firm of Moore & Schley,
who held too much Tennessee Coal
and Iron stock as collateral for loans,
and to avert wild spreading of threat
ening business disaster.
In answer to a series of questions
by Representative Beall, OF Texas,
Mr.. Hanna said he thought the Con-
gresham believed a plot had been
framed whereby the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company would be gobbled
up by the steel interests, but he had
no knowledge of such a plot, and did
not credit such an idea.
Before the threatened failure of
, Moore & Schley," asked Representa-
tive Beall, .'had not the United States
Treasury poured $50,00O,000 into
New York to stop the panic?"
Il think so,' Mr.. Hanna replied.
Also before that time" Mr.. Beall
continued, had not Mr.. ]. Pierpont
Morgan and his. associates advanced
$60,000,000 to relieve the financial
situation?"
81 heard it SO stated said Mr..
Hanna.
After all that the panic was not
ayerted," Mr.. Beall resumed, land
can you tell me why the taking up OF
only $6,OOO,0O0 in loans on the
Tennessee Coal and Iron collateral OF
Moore & Schley affected that restora-
ton of confidence IN the business
world which the United States Treas
ury and the Morgan millions had
been unable to do?" 4
't'The only explanation" Mr.. Hanna
replied, after some hesitation, sis
that the panic up to that time had
not reached that character of bust
ness houses which were involved in
this transaction. think from your
! line of questions that you believe the
sale of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company was plot. never thought
so. / still wish I could have held on
to my stock, but 1t seemed absolutely
necessary to sell it to avert serious
trouble"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04

The instruction Of school children
on the danger Of railroad trespassing
is a good thing to take up. Much Of
the danger is, incurred through child
fish thoughtlessness and failure Of re-
quisite attention of parents and in
structors to the matter The fact that
cars and trains have the right of way
on railway tracks cannot be too strong.
~ impressed on the youthful mind. IN
fact. it might with advantage be
brought to some adult attention. AT
the same time. much danger. particu.
larly to the young and to the aged and
feeble. might be, lessened by more at.
tention on the part of car and train
crews to the laws governing the rate
Of speed in cities. particularly the
ordinances applying to the street
crossings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04

A bulletin recently issued by the
census department shows that the
United States leads the world in man
ufacturing silk. with the possible ex-
ception of China, from which no fig
ures are obtainable, We took first
place from France In 1905. and have
maintained our lead. We not only are
the greatest manufacturers of silk
goods, but the greatest consumers. Al
though we manufactured in 1909 silk
worth $196,425, 900. we exported less
than one per cent of the goods we
made. Our silk industry in 1869
amounted to $12,21O.OO0 1t was more
than s41.0OO.0OO ten years later. 1t had
more than doubled again in 1889. when
It was $S7 ,29S,00O, 1t was $107 1885,
600 in 1909 and more than $133,O0O. 900
Eve years later.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
HlTcHED WIFE WITH MULES
Better Hair Also Says Hubby Beat
Her.

Kansas City, Mo.-Because her
husband hitched her to harrow be-
side a team of mules and drove her
around corn field, Mrs. Lafayette
Choate, wife of farmer living near
Birmingham, Mo-, appealed to the
Juvenile Court here for the custody
of her two sons, and years old.
Mrs. Choate declared that her hus-
band tied her hands behind her and
drove her four times around the
field, hitched with the mules. She
said that when she stumbled and fell
he beat her with club.
The Court gave the children to
her and provided that they be sent
to the Institutional Church until she
could give them a home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
TRAINS Crash IN STORM
Eight Lives Crushed Out at Grind
stone Station.

Grindstone, Me.-Eight we're kill
ed and Ia injured when an excursion
train and a regular passenger train
on the Bangor and Aroostook Rail-
road met head-on at this station.
Five passengers of the excursion
train were killed. The engineer of
the excursion train and two firemen
were also among the killed.
The collision is believed to have
been due to a misunderstanding in
orders and was made possible by one
of the most violent midsummer
storms that has swept this part OF
the country in years. The passenger
train was bound from Van Buren, to
Bangor The excursion train was
returning from Kidder's Point, near
Searsport, ON Penobscot Bay, to
Pressure Isle and was running a
minute late.
Grindstone has just 43 inhabitants
and, of course, no physicians or
medical facilities, but the villagers
did everything in their power for the
injured until help came from other
towns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
AND
THE CANADIANS
Now the Issue Before the Peo-
pie Of That Country.
CAMPAIGN WILL BE BITTER.
Premier Laurler Carries Out His
Threat, Dissolves the Parlia-
ment and Appea to
the Country.

Ottawa, Ont.-The eleventh Par
lament of Canada passed out of ex-
istence Saturday, and upon the polit-
ical complexion of a new one to be
elected September 81 will depend the
fate of the reciprocity agreement be-
tween the United States and Canada.
Premier Laurier decided to ask for
an immediate dissolution at meet
ing of his cabinet Saturday after
noon, and at once notified Earl Grey,
the governor general. A short time
later a special issue of the Of1cial
Gazette was printed containing the
formal announcement and giving
legal effect to the edict.
AS the House does not sit on Sat-
urdays there were only few mem
bers at the Parliament buildings
when the action was announced. In
both Liberal and opposition rooms
the news was received with cheers
and the members hurried away to
telegraph their political workers that
the campaign was on.
Came as Surpris-.
The announcement of dissolution
came somewhat as a surprise, as few
persons expected it before next week
at the earliest. The absolute refusal
of the Conservative minority in the
House to close the debate on the gov
ernment's reciprocity resolution and
permit a vote upon it, which would
lyr1o TO o. i'm
probability of change in their at
titude, resulted in the governments
| decision that it was useless to keep
Parliament sitting another day.
| This is the first time a session of
! the Dominion Parliament has been
closed without the appearance of the
governor general in military state at
the Senate chamber to give formal
propagation. AS the Senate was
not due to reassemble until August 8,
and as propagation could not take
place without both houses being
present, dissolution was resorted to-
The Sole issue
1t is generally agreed that the two
months campaign before the coun-
/ try will be vigorous and even bitter
Reciprocity probably will be the sole
issue, although the Conservatives in
Quebec may seek to inject the naval
issue into the contest. The anti
annexation cry already has been
raised by the Conservatives in all
parts of the country.
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier and his minis
tiers will take the stump and conduct
1 platform campaigns in all provinces
The prime minister will confine his
attention to the central provinces
and Quebec, while Mr.. Fielding
minister of finance, who helped to
draft the reciprocity agreement, will
devote his attention to the maritime
) provinces.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
IN AIR OVER FOUR HOURS
tombstone Breaks All American En-
durance Records.

Hampstead, L. I.-St. Croix John
stone, in a monoplane, broke all
American endurance records for both
biplane and monoplane on the Hemp
stead Plains.
Mr.. tombstone remained continu-
ously in the air for four hours one
minute and a fraction. In this time
his machine flew more than 1876
miles. His official time was
4.01.53 4-5. He had planned to fly
for seven hours, but leak in one
of the three gasoline tanks caused
much of the fluid to be lost, and this
compelled the aviator to descend af-
ter he had made SO laps of the five
mile course.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
Wise Move in Chic 90.

Chicago.-It is reported that the
publishers of all the big Chicago
dailies have entered into an agree
ment to drop all premium giving,
popularity contests, etc, and sub
stitute therefore Legitimate business
methods" 1t is also reported that
Chicago Sunday papers will be raised
to sell at six cents. and publishers
Of morning papers are in agreement
to raise prices 70 two cents. begin
ming September 4.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
stlmson In Porto Rico.

San Juan, Porto Rico.-Henry L.
Stimson, the American Secretary of
War, who, with Brigadier General
Clarence R. Edward, chief of the
Bureau of Insular Affairs. and others,
arrived here Friday, spent a portion
of the day interviewing business and
professional men of Porto Rico. The
Secretary was accorded ovations in
all the towns along the automobile
route from Ponce to San Juan. Citi-
zenship was the keynote Of all the
welcoming speeches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
STANDARD OIL CO.
TO MEET THE Law
Official Announcement of Re.
organization Made. N
THE EXCHANGE OF SHARES.
Fate OF Distribution . Matter OF
Comput ation and Viii
Require Some
Time.

New York. - Announcement was
made by the Standard Oil Company
Of New Jersey in communication TO
it's stockholders OF the way it in
tends to reorganize to meet the pro-
visions of the Sherman Antitrust
law
The plan provides that stock in
about-25 subsidiary companies shall
be distributed ratably among the
stockholders in the parent company.
Dissolution will come about Decem-
Der 1.
The communication, addressed to
the stockholders by H. G. Fogler, Jr..
secretary, is dated July % and is as
follows:
Coincidence to the final decree in
the case of the United States against
the Standard Oil Company (of New
Jersey. and others requires this
company to distribute, or cause to be
distributed, ratably to it's stockhold-
ers the shares of stock of the follow
ing corporations, which it owns d.
rectly or through it's ownership OF
stock of the National Transit Com
pany-to wit: Anglo-American Oil
Company, Limited the Atlantic Re-
fning Company, Borne Scrymser
Company, the Buckeye Pipe Line
Company, Chesborough Manufacture
ing Company; Crescent Pipe Line
Company, Cumberland Pipe Line
Company, Incorporated; Eureka Pipe
Line company, Galena Signal Oil
Company, Indiana Pipe Line Com
pany, National Transit Company,
New York Transit Company, North
Urn Pipe Line Company, Ohio Oil
Company, Prairie Oil and Gas Com
pany, Solar Refining Company,
Southern Pipe Line Company, South
Penn Oil Company, Southwestern
Pennsylvania Pipe Lines, Standard
Oil Company California;, Standard
Oil Company (Indiana), Standard
Oil Company (Kansas), Standard Oil
Company (Kentucky), Standard Oil
Company (Nebraska), Standard Oil
Company (New York;, Standard Oil
Company (Ohio), Swan & Finch
Company, Union Tank Line Com
pany, Vacuum Oil Company, Wash
ington Oil Company, Waters-Pierce
Oil Company.
"Such distribution will be made to
the stockholders of the Standard Oil
Company (of New Jersey of record
Pm the last day of September. 1911.
and for that purpose the transfer
books of the company will be closed
on August 81, 1911, at o'clock
p. M, and kept closed until the date
when said stocks are ready for dis
ribution, which it is expected will be
sbout December 1, 1911.
Notice of the date when said
stocks are to be distributed and OF
the reopening of the books will be
duly given"
There are more than 5000 share
holders of the parent company, and
the reorganization, it is estimated,
will involve the distribution Of the
100000 certificates representing the
33 companies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
Tidal Wave Kills Forty.

Tokio.-Forty persons are known
to be dead in the Province of Toxic,
part of which was overwhelmed by
a tidal wave following in the wake
of devastating typhoon which had
ragged for "a hours. Part of the en-
bankment in the Fukagawa district
was washed away. The Suzaki quar-
ter was inundated and scores of
houses demolished. The damage is
estimated at $1,000,0O0.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
In arranes los paya.

vandalia, Ill.-After sleeping al
most continuously for los days Miss
Hazel Schmidt, the 1S-year-old girl
whose strange case has puzzled
physicians for weeks, was awake for
five hours Sunday and ate three
meals. She said she felt no i'll ef-
fects from her slumber. Attending
physicians say the girls trance 10
broken and that she soon will We
herself again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
TwENTY-TAREE INJURED
Wreck on Delaware, Maryland end
Virglnla r. r

Wilmington, Del.-Train No. 80
on the Delaware, Maryland and vir-
ginia Railroad jumped the track at
Queponco, Md. Some 23 passengers
were injured, none seriously. The
crew escaped uninjured. Queponco
Is the first station below Snow Hill.
The train was drawn by engine
80, with Lea Lawrence, of this city.
as engineer. He was not injured.
None of the coupling pins were
broken.
Supt. E. B. John issued state
ment saying that as yet the officials
were unable to determine the exact
cause of the wreck, but an investi-
ton is being made. 1t is supposed
that something went wrong with the
tender.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04
Fume, oyereome 80 FIr.m.n.

Brockton, Mass. - Fire Sunday
Quilted the Satucket block, badly
damaged the Holbrook Building and
destroyed two-and-a-half-story
wooden lodging house, with a total
loss of 100000. An explosion of
ammonia tanks in the cold storage
plant of the Brockton Public Market
Company hurled three firemen out of
the building and more than 80 9TH
ers were overcome by the fumes. but
were later revived.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-08-04

Surgeon B. NJ. Brown, U. 8. NJ. has
discovered method of treating at
mospheric air so that it shall sustain
life for US as much as week in an
enclosure of moderate size even
though no fresh air is introduced II
the scheme really works. we shall
hear of public men and fashionable
women seeking the rest cure by Q
weeks vacation in a submarine i'm,
mersed say a hundred miles or shore