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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
SECRETARY FISHER
MAKES STATEMENT
TELLS INVESTIGATING BODY
"DlCk TO DICK" LETTER
CAN'T BE FOUND.
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
Says Department of Interior viii
Probe Controller Bay
Scandal.

Washington. Secretary of the In
terror Fisher was the star attraction
when the house committee investigat.
ing the Controller Bay scandal met
Mr.. Fisher told the committee that
the now famous 'Dick to Dick letter
was not in the files of the interior
department, but if such a letter had
disappeared from the files steps
would be taken to recover it.
II have deep interest in this
question, in view Of the two points
involved. First, whether anything
has been done that the committee has
learned of which will jeopardize the
public interests in Alaska-that is, if
anything has been done in my de-
partment which could be rectified
now. want to- learn 81 these things,
because il might be expedf9nt for
ny depaff 9 "a e
diate action.
The second point in which we are
interested concerns a letter, the ex-
istence OF which, in my department,
has been suggested by stories said
to have been circulated by a Miss
NJ. F. Abbott.
"We have searched the records in
the department. and have been unable
to locate such letter. We are par.
| ticularly anxious to get all the infor
nation possible about this letter, be-
cause if any such document has dis
appeared we will take steps to re-
cover it,
| Secretary Fisher asked that Miss
Abbott be placed on the stand as
early as possible. He told the com
| mittee that his department copies all
documents relating to the Controller
| Bay affair to carry out the provisions
| of Senator Poindexter's resolution,
which calls for these papers to be
| presented to the senate.
Chairman Graham requested Sec.
retary Fisher to send to the commit
tee duplicate of the copies being
made for the senate
'It is my earnest DESIRE" declared
Mr.. Fisher, ito help this committee
in every possible way We have no
desire to protect anybody, or with
hold any information from this com.
mittee."
Secretary Fisher then gave a de.
tailed statement of the location of the
Controller Bay lands, describing the
three entries made by Richard S. Ry-
an, which, it has been alleged, Ryan
! took up for the Guggenheim syndi-
cate.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20

naval experts that II Is possible fomr m
powerful feet to reach New York
by way Of the eastern end Of Long
Island, and the battle of GardnersT
Bay will therefore be watched with
great interest Conditions of actual
naval warfare will be closely simu-
lated. !
The enemy, officially designated as
the "blue fleet" is in command OF
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, the
hew commander-in-chief \of the At
lantic fleet Defending the city will
be the ssred feet under Commander
E. E. Eberile. The land defenses
will not participate. The war game
will last two days and two nights. The
battleship Connecticut will be Admiral
Osterhaus' flagship.
The naval militia participating in
the maneuvers are from New York.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Maryland, South
Carolina, Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict of Columbia
After the maneuvers the naval re-
serve will participate in the usual
drills. There is keen competition
among the men of the different
states as to efficiency in these drills
and new records seem likely to be
made.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
MlCKERSHAM WAS BLIND
So Charges Delegate Wickersham Be

So Charges Delegate Wickersham Be-
0re House Committee on Judiciary.
aehington. After secret consider
5toI of charges made by Delegate
q Isham Of Alaska that Attorney
General Mfekersham deliberately per
mitted the statute of limitations to
run against agents of the Alaska syn
dicate who defrauded the government
through perjury to the extent of $5o,.
900, the house committee on judiciary
has determined to report favorably a
resolution of inquiry offered by Del
egate Wickersham
The resolution would call upon the
attorney general to furnish the house
with all documents, affidavits and tes-
timony in his possession relating to
an affidavit, submitted to him more
than year ago, and sworn to by H
]. Douglas, former auditor of the
Alaska syndicate in 19OS
Delegate Wickersham startled the
committee when he produced a copy
of an affidavit relating to an alleged
criminal act committed by Capt. D.
H. Jarvis of the Alaska syndicate, and
formerly prominent in the government
revenue cutter service, who commit
ted suicide in Seattle on June %, the
day following the Introduction of the
production of the papers in the case
and by John H. Bullock of the Sesner
Coal company of New York. Through
cOnnivance of these men, it was
charged the government was defraud
ed on coal contracts and evidence t1
that effect was permitted to remain
unacted upon in the attorney gener
ais office for more than a year un
til the statute of limitations expired
last May. Delegate Wickersham fur
nished the committee with photo
graphic copies of letter an attor
ney for the Alaska attorney to D. R
Jarvis admitting the expenditure ol
money to control government wit
nesses in the hazy murder trial il
1908, wherein an agent of the Alaska
syndicate was accused Of numbering
laborers employed by rival interests
A photograph of an expense &C
count for $1,13310 of M. B. Morris
sey employed by the syndicate, it is
claimed, to entertain government wit
nesses and jurymen in that connec
ton also was submitted to the com
mittee. This evidence Delegate Wick
ersham declared, also is in the pos
session of the attorney general. Del
egate Wickersham urged on the judi
ciary committee the Douglas affidavit
involving the representatives of the
| Northwestern Commercial company
one of the Alaska syndicate concerns
and the Sesnor Coal company.
ION May "a, 191O,' he said, 81 sen
to Attorney General Wickersham E
copy of the affidavit, calling his at
tention to the fact that the govern
ment had been defrauded of $4,000
by perjury and combination of these
two corporations in the sale of Goa
| to the government for military post
in Alaska. I asked him to make al
investigation and prosecute those peo
pie for the crime committed in tha
| transaction. l received a letter O
| acknowledgment May 81, 1910, ant
we had considerable further corer
spondence and on July 13, 1911, more
than year later, / received a lette
from the attorney general stating tha
| the statute Of limitation had expired.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
SENATE TO VOTE
NEXT SATURDAY
VOTE ON WOOL BILL JULY 27 f;
FREE LIST BILL AUGUST 1;
OTHERS AUGUST 3.
DATES ARE SET FOR ACTION
Action on Statehood Bill AUGUST z
May Be General Revision Of Tar
if Before the Close.
DATES ARE SET FOR ACTION

Washington.-The senate will vote
on the Canadian reciprocity bill July
~; on the wool tariff revision bill
July 27; on the free list bill August
l; congressional reapportionment bill
August 3; statehood bill for Arizona
and New Mexico on the legislative
day OF August Z, and will adjourn
quickly thereafter. This voting pro.
gran. decided upon after prolonged
conferen that have covered many
days. VA 1zeed 81 M
the S. { SjEy9
! ! I
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
DEPOSITS Show Decrease.

Pierre.-The report Of J. l.. Wing
field, public examiner, for call of con-
dition of the state banks in South Da-
kota, on the date of September /,
shows that there has been decrease
of over $1,000,000 in the personal de-
posits in that class of banks since the
call of June last The savings depos-
its show an increas of $79,4S3.74
while the checking and time certifi-
Gates Of deposit show a reduction OF
more than $1,00O,000. The individual
accounts Of different classes carried
in the 529 state banks on the first OF
September amounted to $40, ,624, OF
which more than $l9,OOO,OOO was car
ried in the checking or daily business
accounts of the people; over $23,00O,-
600 was carried in the time certificate
accounts, and the balance in savings
and demand certificate accounts. At
the June call the national banks of the
state were carrying $2S,000,000 in
their checking and time accounts, and
with practically the same reduction in
their deposits as is shown in the state
bank accounts, the total individual de.
posits of the people in the banks of
this state will run over S72,000,000,
which showing is not one which would
indicate that South Dakota has suf-
fered material damage from one year
of dry weather. In fact the withdraw
ais would not more than pay the auto
debt of the state for the time covered.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
For Guidance of Drug Trade.

Nermlllion.-The pure food and
drug commissioner has just issued a
bulletin for the guidance of the drug
trade. The department has collected
and analyzed over 700 drugs in the
past two years, and the fact has been
disclosed that great many of the
drugs on sale in the state are adulter-
ated, in that they are below the stand
ard required by law. If physicians
are to rely on the drugs they admins
ter to patients under their charge
they should be pure and up to stand
ard or valuable life may be lost as
result. At the present time the
department finds more adulteration in
drugs than any other class of sub
stance. The offenders will be prose
cuted vigorously.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
State College Alumni.

Broo<ings .-Werd from the alum
ri of the State college shows cOnsid-
cradle progress being made in various
lines. Lynn Whitehead, Of the class
of '0S, is engaged in bridge construs-
tiOn work in Alberta, Canada. and at
present his party is building a bridge
over the Bow river. Carl Vernland,
Of the class Of '09, has secured a
scholarship in the medical school of
Harvard university, where he is now
pursuing a postgraduate course of
study. John j. Thornber. of the class
Of 80, professor of botany in the Uni
versity of Arizona, has been granted
Is months leave of absence. Six
months of this time he will spend
at Washington in speciIl work, and
then he will spend Il months in Afri-
ca investigating the plant life
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Cities Must Report.

Pierre.-The state auditor is send
ing out a second installment Of re-
quests for reports of the different
cities on their fire departments. The
law provides that such report shall
be made before October 81, or the mu-
nicipality failing to report losses it's
share of the fire department fund col
lected by the state insurance depart
ment from foreign insurance compa-
MES on the basis of the amount of in
Surance written in each town. Each
town gets 2h per cent of this tax.
The report inscludes the membership,
equipment and dates of organization
of the different fire departments
There are some As cities which have
not yet reported; the state auditor
having mailed requests to the various
city auditors about September /. Last
years revenue from this source
amounted to $1,139 at Aberdeen, ST.
800 at Sioux Falls, $143 at Canton,
SAB at Groton, and other places ac-
cordingly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
SUNDAYS At PIERRE.
LITTLE OF REST AND QUIET FOR
PRESIDENT WHILE AT
STATE CAPITAL.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, tire Various
State Institutions and DIFF.
ferent Parts Of the
State.

Pierre-Sunday, which President
Taft had hoped would, in the main,
be one Of rest and quiet for him, was
far from being so. His entertain
ment began at breakfast, when he was
guest at the beautiful home OF Con-
gressman Burke Mr. Burkes guests
at his breakfast to the president were,
In addition to Secretary Hilles and
Maj. Archibald Butt, the following, all
of Pierre: Judge L. E. Gaffy, Mayor
l.. l.. Stephens, J. F. Nipple, editor OF
the Capital-Journal; II. r. Horner, SUI
preme court reporter, and H. l.. Rus
sell, Episcopal minister.
At the conclusion of the breakfast
the president and party were escorted
to the First Methodist Episcopal
church, where he listened to sermon
by the pastor, Rev. A. D. Thibedean.
AT 1890 o'clock he sat down to a
luncheon given by Gov. Vessey at the
ST Charles hotel. He arose from the
luncheon at 2:15 and proceeded imme-
diately to the auditorium, where he de-
livered an address.
A short drive followed the meeting
at the auditorium and then the hos
pitable Mr.. Burke conducted him to
the dining room at the Burke home
again. The guests this time were the
members of the congressional delege-
ton.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Freshmen Win Bag Rush.

Brookings.-In one Of the most inter
esting class fights in the history Of
South Dakota colleges. the Freshman
class at the State College won the bag
rush against the Sophomores. The
fight lasted twenty-five minutes, and
only the superior numbers of the fresh.
man class enabled them to carry the
three bags across the opponents goal,
Several hundred town people, besides
the students witnessed the sport, also
the cnorus from the Golden Girl, which
was playing in Brookings. The bag
rush was great success from all
standpoints, and aside from few bat
tered ribs and riddled clothing but few
injuries were sustained by the parti-
cipants.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
The Very Worst.

Clement j. Driscoll, at a dinner in
New York, told a number of amusing
stories about his strenuous life as
commissioner Of weights and meas
ures last year.
"A friend Of NINE" said Mr.. Dris.
coll. noticed one morning that his
grocer looked very sad. What's the
matter, old man. my friend asked
jokingly. The weights and measures
man hasn't been dropping in on you,
| hope?'
"'Yes, he has, snapped the grocer.
But you don't really mean to say,
exclaimed my friend, that he caught
you giving only fifteen ounces to the
pound?'
Worse than that groaned the
grocer I've been giving seventeen"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
SHOWS NO EARNINGS.
Great Northern Claims to Have Oper.
ateG at Loss in Dakota.


Pierre-According to reports filed
with the railway commission In this
state, the Great Northern road claims
to have operated in South Dakota for
the last year at net loss of S10,ol4,
their operating receipts for the state
being given at S551, ,532 27, and their
operating expenses being placed at
S562 2,0462S.
The Minneapolis and ST. Louis road
shows a good return on the profit side
of the ledger, with operating expenses
placed at s496,306.67. and operating
receipts at s65O,95392, or more than
sl5O.O0O to the good.
he 800 Line" shows a deficit Of
nearly $4,000 on it's few miles in the
state. with receipts of $16,732, and ex-
penses of $30,673.
The Rapid City. Black Hills and
Western, better known as the Crouch"
line. shows operating receipts of $780,
953.93, and operating expenses of $780,
59O.56, or excess revenues of a little
over $4,000 for the year.
An application has been made for a
connecting track between the North
western and Great Northern lines at
Mission Hill.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
They're All About Tailors.

"All criticism" said Professor
Brander Matthews in one Of his bril-
liant Columbia lectures, lis, to GER
tain extent, personal and biased" He
paused and smiled. "The Tailor and
Cutter, weekly paper" he resumed,
said in recent leading article:
"'Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus," Mere
diths Evan Harrington" and Kings
ley's ALTON Locke" will be great
classics when the ephemeral novels
OF today will have long since per-
ished.'"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27

Pierre.-The Direct Legislation
League of America is taking up the
Oregon Telephone case and will ap-
pear in that case before the supreme
court of the United States, with
George Fred Williams of Boston as
their counsel South Dakota, as the
original initiative and referendum
state. has been requested to join in
the suit, at the expense Of the Direct
Legislation league, and Attorney Gen
eral Johnson has signified his willing
ness to allow this state to be Included
so long as no expense is attached to
such action.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Successful Economy In Baking.

Most housewives assume when they buy
O big can of baking powder at a low price
that they have been economical. They
have to a slight eXtent-but when they
use that cheap big can" baking powder.
and find it so uneven in quality, or so un-
reliable that the baking falls. there isn't
SO much economy in it after all, for the
wasted materials far outweigh the few
cents saved in the price.
SUCCESSFUL economy, Is In the reach
OF every woman that desires IL. She has
only to order Calumet Baking Powder.
and use IL according to Instructions Then.
she will achieve economy. For not only
does Calumet sell at a reasonable price
25c per pound-but It is so carefully made
by experienced chemists that failure Is
impossible. Only the best materials are
used and the proportions of the ingredi-
ents are so exact and 80 uniform that
EVERY baking comes from the oven,
light, sweet. and beautifully raised. Calu-
met guarantee you against failure, and
that is what constitutes real economy In
baking.
Why not use Calumet, a baking powder
that you can always rely upon? You can
get no better at any price, for at the
Worlds Pure Food Exposition. Calumet
received the Highest Award.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Vessey Makes Appointments.

Pierre.-GUernor Vessey has ap-
pointed as delegates to the National
Horticultural association which holds
its annual meeting at Kansas City,
November % to December 8, n. E.
Hansen Of Brookings and A. w. Kreu-
ger of Groton.
f. c. lssenhuth, of Redfield, of good
roads bill fame, j. w. Parmley of lps-
wich. who for two sessions of the state
Legislature fought for good roads leg
islation and j. r. Dalton, of Woonsock-
ct, have been appointed delegates from
South Dakota to the National Good
Roads convention to meet at ROches-
ter, y. Y, beginning November IA.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Saive to Conscience.

It was at a concert, where the re-
moval Of hats was not obligatory, still
to be accommodating She turned TO
the woman sitting beside her and
said:
Does my hat bother you?'
Not in the least" said the other
woman sweetly, so the woman with
conscience settled complacently ha'k
90 listen to the music while persons
on the back seats twisted their necks
out of joint trying to see around her
hat.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
If You Have a SickIy
Youngster Try This Free

The family with young children that Is
without sickness In the house now and
then is rare, and so It Is important that
the head of the house should know what
to do in the little emergencies that arise
A child with a serious ailment needs a
doctor, II is true, but in the majority of
instances, as any doctor knows. the child
suffers from some Intestinal trouble,
usually constipation.
There is no sense in giving 1t q pill or
a remedy containing an opiate, nor Is
flushing OF the bowels to be always rec
commended. Rather give 1t q small dose
Of mild. gentle laxative. tonic like DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. which. by clean
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27

ing out the bowels and strengthening the
little stomach muscles. will Immediately
correct the trouble.
This Is not alone our opinion but that
OF Mrs. N. III. Mead OF Freeport, Kans.,
whose granddaughter has been taking IL
successfully and OF Mrs. j. r.. Whiting
OF Lena. Wis. who gives II to her chill
dren ard takes II herself. II is sold In
nifty cent and one dollar bottles at every
drug store, but IL you want TO test II In
your family before you buy II send your
address TO DR.. Caldwell and he will for
ward a supply free OF charge
For the free sample address DR.. w. b.
Caldwell. 2o1 Caldwell building, Montt-
cello, Ill.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
SHIFT
II Your Food Fails to Sustain You,
Change.

One sort Of diet may make person
despondent, depressed and blue and
change to the kind Of food the body
demands will change the whole thing.
A young woman from Phila. says:
For several years / kept in run
down, miserable sort Of condition, was
depressed and apprehensive of trouble.
lost flesh in a distressing way and
seemed in perpetual sort Of dreamy
nightmare. No one serious disease
showed, but the 'all-over' sickness was
enough.
Finally, between the doctor and IA
ther, | was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream, as 1t was decided must have a
nourishing food that the body could
make use Of.
THE wonderful change that came
over me was not, like Jonah's gourd.
the growth OF single night. yet it
came with a rapidity that astonished
me.
During the first week l gained in
weight, my spirits improved. and the
world began to look brighter and more
worth while.
And this has continued steadily, till
now. after the use Of Grape-Nuts for
only q few weeks, l am perfectly well.
feel splendidly, take lively interest in
everything, and am a changed person
In every way" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road I,
Wellville." In pkgs. There's a reason.
Ever read the above letters A new
enc appears from time "a time. They
ore genutne, true, and full Of hunaD
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Dakota Boy Is Chosen.

Brookings. Starring, who was
graduated from the state college at
Brookings last spring, has accepted a
position as assistant professor of hor
ticulture in the University of Idaho, at
Moscow. Since leaving Brockings Mr.
Starring has been engaged in expert.
mental orchard work under Prof
Thomber with the Lewiston Land com.
pany, at Lewiston, Idaho.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Reception for Sculptor Webster.

Pierre.-A reception here to H. Dan
iel Webster, the young sculptor who
has just placed the statue of Gen. w.
II. II. Beadle in the state capitol. was
attended by the supreme court judges,
governor and other state officers, and
many of the prominent citizens Of
this city. Mr. Webster is now at
work on plans for statue of Jonathan
p. Dolliver, for the state OF Iowa.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Will Provide for Poor.

Pierre.-W. f. Lard, mayor OF Stur-
gis, writes the immigration depart
ment that Meade county will make
strong Efforts to take care OF her
people, made in hard circumstances
by the bad crops of the past summer,
by giving work on roads, bridges,
dams, and other county Improvements
The same is true o: most Of the other
western counties. Many Of the town.
ships OF Stanley are taking this op-
portunity to construct dams on Sec
ion lines.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27

Does your automobile go faster
than your neighbor's?"
NO" replied Mr.. Chuggins. But
my danger signal makes much more
disagreeable noise than his"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27
Governor Grants Reauisition.

Pierre.-Gov. Vessey has granted
an extradition warrant on request OF
the governor Of Iowa for l.. Bergs-
man, who is in custody at Belle
Fourche and is wanted at Osceola Ia,
on the charge of wife desertion.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27

Bert Cowan had a remarkable es.
cape from death while at work In the
Hardscrabble mine. near Terry. He
was engaged in blasting and had just
finished loading one hole and was en-
gagged in loading another when ths
first went OF.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-10-27

Judge-You should have known bet
Ter than drive fast while crossing that
bridge: didn't you see the sign Walk
your horses?"
Prisoner-Dat's right, Jedge; but
dem was mules what l were driving.