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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
ETHEL CONRAD
TELLS HER STORY
Was Witness in Her Own
Behalf on the Charge of
Shooting Stokes

New York. Dec. 13.-While w. f..
d. Stokes was under a surgeons knife
for an operation which is expected to
restore him to health. Ethel Conrad,
charged with Lillian Graham with at
tempting to murder him last June was
on the witness stand this afternoon
corroborating every feature Of the tes-
timony of her chum that they had
shot the millionaire in self-defense.
Mr.. Stokes operation was for an alb
scess of the kidney and 1t was said
that it had been successful.
Miss Conrad, statuesques in ap-
pearance, her poised manner and firm
clear voice made a striking contrast
to the older. but weaker voiced and
less self-contained Miss Graham, as
she succeeded the latter on the witness
stand.
Miss Graham's examination has
lasted through two and a half days
Of steady examination and her pale
and almost haggard face showed to-
ly. However. she stuck to every ma
terial point Of her story. particularly
as to the shooting and likewise de-
MED every material charge that Stokes
had made against her.
Miss Conrad. on the other hand.
was smiling much of the time and
amused the court by several Of her
sharp replies.
IT WISH" she said. when her cross.
examination was reached. that Pro.
secutor Buckner would stop making
me laugh. don't want to laugh"
The girl explained her friendship
for Miss Graham by saying that the
latter had nursed her so devotedly
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
OFFERS
TRUST SCHEME
Proposes to Regulate Them
by a Court of Busienss
Men

Washington, Dec. 13-George w.
Perkins, f1nancier and director of the
United States Steel corporation, told
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee today the practical way to give
the country's big business relief from
the existing uncertainty and depres-
sion would be to create in the COM
merce and labor department. busi-
ness court or controlling commission
with power to license corporations do
ing interstate or international busi-
ness.
A violation Of the regulations laid
down by such commission, he urged,
should be punished by imprisonment
Of the individual rather than by re-
voking the license. This commission
or court. he said. should be compos-
ed largely of experienced business
men.
After proposing. this plan for i'm
mediate relief. Mr.. Perkins offered an
other plan for prospective relief"
This contemplated the appointment by
congress of a commission to make a
careful study of the Sherman law and
the various suggestions that had been
made regarding it's repeal. amendment
and amplification and to report on the
wisdom and practicability of nation
al Incorporation act.
The capital of this country is con-
tracing rather than exchanging op-
erations. while Germany, Canada. and
other countries are forging ahead and
keeping pace with their Industrial
plans, he said.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
WANT MORE MONEY
FOR PRODUCERS
Live Stock Men Urged to De-
rnand a Congressional
INJURY

Denver. Col. Dec. 1a.-congres-
sional investigation into every phase
OF the live stock and packing indus
tries was the chief Recommendation
urged by President Murdo Mackenzie
Of the American National Live Stock
association In his annual address be-
fore the fifteenth annual convention
which began here today.
The margin between the price re-
ceived by the producer for his live
stock" said Mackenzie. "and what
the consumer pays for his meat has
widened in the last decade. The re-
taller is probably victim Of the high
cost Of living but he 10 also one of its
largest heneficiaries. The local COM
binations among retailers In different
cities may have some bearing on the
case"
Government control Of grazing on
national forests was approved by A.
F Potter, assistant forester of the
federal bureau.
1--we stock and it's relation to ur.
ban dndustxies." was discussed BY e,
c.. Lasater president of the cattle
ratsers association, and stock poison
ing by larkspur." by c. D. Mars, psy-
cholosist 6f the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
TOO MUCH BARBER
Court Fined Artist For Working His
Customer

Chicago. Dec. l3-Judge Sheridan
p. Fry Of the criminal court thinks
$500 is too much for any man to have
to pay barber. He said so today and
emphasized it by fining Charles Ber:
ryamn. Chicago barber. $40 and
costs for having added to the tom
serial attentions he lavished upon q
visiting stockman till the bill amount-
ed to $500.
]. P. Nalley. the complainant. q
farmer of Clarence. Iowa, told the
court Bergman was good barber. all
right. and an entertaining conver-
sationalist.
He said he entered the barber shop
for hair cut and a shave. forty cents.
Whereupon Bergman impressed
him with the necessity of a seventy-five
cent olive oil shampoo. This. he said.
left his hair standing in awkward
shape. so. amid a flow of conversation
a hair SINCE, price twenty-five cents.
was added. In addition. the olive oil
and. attended by more conversation
head massage at thirty-tive cents took
its place on the bill.
The shave went on apace. also the
conversation, Nally said. but after the
operation his face felt dry.
Whereupon the barber told him a
story and face massage at thirty
five cents went on the bill.
While he was having his shoes shin
ed, the barber he said. sold him bat
tie of hair tonic. price one dollar. This
brought his intendcn forty cents worth
of hair cut and shave up to $500.
Nalley testified that he had only
three dollars with him at the time but
that Bergman returned five cents Of
that for carfare SO he could go to
his hotel and get the balance.
He said looked like an honest fell
low and said he was sure would come
back" said the farmer. Il came
back all right but l had a policeman
with me-"
Not only was Bergman fined, but
he was ordered by Judge Fry to re-
turn the dollar paid by Nalley for the
bottle Of hair tonic. The bottle con-
tanned about an ounce and half
of the liquid.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
Tried Escaping From Jury
in New Mexico Court in
1898
If he RETURNS IN SANE
CONDITION TRIAL WILL GO ON
Little Girl Gave Away the Story of
Former Action and Wife of JurUr
Is Believed to Know Of His Where.
Abouts.

Kansas City, Dec. 13.-rhat the
wife Of Harry Waldron, who escaped
early Monday morning from the Jury
which Is hearing evidence In the trial
OF DR.. b. Clarke Hyde, accused OF the
murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope.
has had word from the fugitive is the
belief today Of the deputies of the
vain have been trying to locate Wall
dron.
strange man visited waldron'S
home last night and held whisper
ed conversation with Mrs. Waldron.
This aroused suspicious in the minds
OF the officers and dispelled the be.
lief that Waldron Is mentally derang.
ed and wandering or has killed him.
self.
A little daughter Of waldron to-
day. innocently talking to a deputy
two juries at Roosevelt. Mex Mexico.
and that he tried to get away but
could not.
Why" she was asked. Because
they caught him." the little girl re-
piled. A telegram from Roosevelt
where the Waldron family lived. says
man named Harry waldron escaped
from serving on jury in 1898.
The eeNen jurymen deiectedly re-
ported Tor roll call today. Judge
Porterfield says he will hold them a
week longer in the hope of finding
Waldron.
Waldron has been missing since
Monday morning when he escaped
from the jury's hotel and but one
clue to his whereabouts after he fed
has been found. That came when
Mrs. Reidy Werhy, who lives a short
distance from the Waldrons. said she
saw the missing man in her pasture
yesterday afternoon. He appeared de-
mented. she said. An investigation Of
her story was started. although ON
GERS place little confidence in the clue.
All Of the city police force and sew
eral deputy county marshals are still
detailed on the case.
1T is possible" said Judge Porter
field tn an interview last night, ''that
Waldron may wander around for a
week in a demented state. then come
to his right mind and return COM
petent Juror. II he is found and re-
turns and is in his right mind. the
case can go ahead. That is what I
hope for
1--WE shall insist" said John NJ.
Cleary, personal counsel for DR.. Hyde,
that the case be disposed Of as speed
lily as possible. If this jury is dis
missed We shall ask to have another
impanelled at once"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
The Government Is After the
United Shoe Machinery
Company
ABLE TO CONTROL NINETY
PERCENT OF SHOE TRADE
This Result the Suit Alleges, Has
Been Secured by Conspiracies, by
Leases of Their Machines and Other
Unlawful Measures.

Boston. Dec. ia suit asking for
the dissolution Of the United Shoe
Machinery company, corporation of
worldwide scope, was instituted this
afternoon by the federal government
which filed a bill in equity In the Unit
ed states circuit court.
The bill is brought against the
United Shoe Machinery corporation,
United Shoe Machinery company Of
poratfons and twenty-three individuals
to restrain the defendants from
maintaining and engaging in unlaw-
ful combinations. contracts and con-
spiracies In restraint Of interstate and
foreign trade and commerce, in viola
ton Of the Sherman act in the manu-
facture. sale and lease Of machines,
mechanism, tools and devices used in
the manufacture Of boots and shoes.
solution Of the defendant corporations
into such parts that to one of them
VIII constitute monopoly or can
become a monopoly Of the shoe ma
chinery business.
If the court should be Of the opin-
ion. the bill continues, that the pub
iic interest will be better served
thereby. the petitioner asks that re-
ceivers be appointed to take possess
ness and affairs Of said defendants
and wind up the same"
An injunction against the defend
ants ts also requested. The petition
charges. among other things. that the
defendants have, by unlawful COM
binations. contracts and conspiracies,
ny exclusive use Of provisions which
they have made a part of the lease
and license agreements between them
and the boot and shoe manufacturers
for the use Of their machines; by the
acquisition and control of former
competing shoe manufacturing con-
Germs; and by other acts set forth in
the petition, acquired and now con-
troll more than ninety-eight per cent
Of the trade in the United States In
shoe machinery.
The bill is brought by United
States District Attorney French, act.
Ing under the direction. Of Attorney
General Wickersham. The defend
ants include President Sidney w.
Winslow. William Barbour, Wallace
f. Robinson. George w. Brown, Ed
ward p. Hurd. John H. Connor, l.
A. Coolidge. Edwin p. Brown. Frank
L. Babbott, Henry B. Edincott, Ed.
mund LIE b. Gardner. John HI. Hahan,
Elmer p. Howe. George e. Keith and
others prominent in the shoe machin.
cry and shoe trade.
President Winslow and other Of
ficials Of the United Shoe Machinery
company were indicted by the federal
grand jury last summer for alleged
violation Of the Sherman anti.trust
law. The cases have not yet come
to trial.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
ROYALTIES HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
Stranded Vessel During a
Storm Made Rescue
Work Difficult

Gibraltar. Dec. 13.-Several British
royalties including King Georges sis
ter, Princess Louise with her husband.
the Duke of Fife. and their daughters.
were placed in jeopardy today by the
stranding on the liner Delhi of Cape
Spretzel. Morocco. Immediately after
the news was received here that the
vessel had gone ashore. all the avail
able tugs and several more vessels
were dispatched full speed to the
scene.
A storm was raging and it was diff
ficult to get close to the Delhi. but with
the assistance Of the French cruiser
Friant. sent by the French naval au-
thorities from Tangier. the women and
children were taken off and landed
The princess and her daughters were
among those rescued. and they are
now on their way to Gibraltar. aboard
a warship. The Duke Of Fife re-
manned aboard.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
Plunged 270
FEET TO DEATH
Struck Another Man and Sc.
verely Injured Him
Was Demented

Chicago. Dec 1s.-J. e. Greek. a
machinist Of Ell Paso, Tex, stripped
OF all his clothing today on the nine
teenth floor of the Masonic Temple
here today. walked out on an iron
beam, puffed at a cigarette for sew
eral minutes and then plunged to
death on the stone floor Of the ro-
tunda, 27O feet below.
He fell upon aycigar case, smash
Ing It to pieces. one of his legs strik-
Ing Harry Evans of Bay City, Mich,
who was purchasing cigars, broke the
latter's arm and struck him to the
floor, internally injured. Evans prob
ably is fatally injured.
A.. r. Starr, an employe of the
building, was struck and severely in
jured by flying pieces of the cigar
stand. Greeks body was smashed to
a jelly. pieces Of glass and wood be-
ing imbedded in Che flesh. He fell
nat upon his back on the cigar case,
Sebastian Tolmario, a porter, and
several girls watched Greek as he
walked, naked out on the beam that
spanned the rctlnH.. Tolnario tried
to stop the maohlutst but was un-
successful.
Greek had been in Chicago since
June working for railroad COM
time. He had been sick for some
time and is believed to have become
temporarily demented.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
TWELVE vENIREMEN.

Crown Point. Ind. Dec. 13.-TWelve
veniremen. tentatively selected. occu-
pied the jury box last night at the
close Of the Lake county circuit court
session. in the trial Of Alderman Wal
ter Gibson Of Gary on charges of
bribery In connection with the pas
sage OF heating ordinance by the
Gary commo ncouncil.
1t was not expected all the men
approved today would remain as jur-
ors but it was thought that a jury
would be selected by tomorrow night.
The prosecution announces that It
considers 1t has stronger case
against the alderman than 1t has
against City Engineer c. E. Williston,
who was acquitted on charges Of SIM
liar nature at Valparaiso.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
new MONEY PLAN
IS PROPOSED
All the Government Bonds
Should Be Convertible
Into Money

Chicago, Dec. 1s.-Declaring that
all Economists and fnanciers agreed
in the opinion that the currency of
the United States lacks elasticity" E..
Clarence Jones of New York outlined
a plan before the national business
congress here today. The solution the
speaker proposed contemplates maxi
Ing all United States bonds converti-
BILE into currency and reconvertible in
to bonds. The integral part of the
plan proposed is that all future issues
Of United States bonds he in denom-
nations of 500 and multiples there
OF, and allotted at par to the smallest
subscribers first.
Other speakers spoke on how to
promote the American foreign COM
meroe and the American merchant
marine. A banquet will be given to-
night to delegates and members of the
congress.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
FROM CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-The Chicago and
Northwestern railroad announced to-
day that the North Coast limited of
the Northern Pacific railroad would
start from Chicago beginning Sunday.
December IL. The train will be put
into service between st. Paul and Min
neapolis l,y way Of Milwaukee and the
now Wyeville extension of the North
western railroad.
Paul and Minneap polls for Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle. a new traffic
arrangement gives Chicago and Mil
waukee a direct line to the north Pa
citic coast without change at ST. Paul
or Minneapolis. The North Coast
limited will leave Chicago at 10 p. m.
daily.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
MANY GIFTS

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13-The will Of
the late Fred L. Young. formerly a
prominent merchant of this city, who
died December 8. divides an estate val
ued at S140.800 among seven relatives,
four employees of his household, sew
en- intimate friends and four eleemos-
ynary institutions.
Among those who benefited are:
Mrs. Emily Palmer. an aunt, Austin,
ILL.,, $4,000: Mrs. Charles Becker, a
cousin, Dubuque. Ia. $4,000; Mrs.
dan road. Chicago. $4,000; four mi
nor children of Mrs. Alfred Heebe,
Bellevue. Iowa, $4,000: Mrs. Hiram
Chapman and Fred NJ. Byerly of Free
port, ILL.,. $4,000 and $4,000: and
the First Church Of Christ Scientist
of Freeport. ILL.,, an unanounced
amount
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
WAS MOONSH1NE

Chicago. Dec. 13.-An illicit distil-
lery in full operation was raided here
today by federal revenue officers. Two
men conducting tailor shop in con-
nection with the rooms in which the
distillery was found were arrested
and held in bonds Of $4,000 each. be-
fore United States Commissioner
Mark Foote. They were ]. Levinsky
and T. Shaler. formerly Of Philadel-
phia. Several hundred gallons Of re-
Gently manufactured whiskey were
seized. A wagon load Of sugar. un-
loading at the time Of the raid. also
was taken.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
ARCHITECTS MEET.

washington, Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Institute of Architects convened
here today for its forty-hfth annual
convention. with about l25 delegates
attending to represent the thirty two
chapters Of the institute scattered
throughout the country. President
Irving X. Ponds address was the fea.
convention will close Thursday with
banquet.
President Taft will address the In.
stitute Wednesday evening. when the
gold medal will be confarred upon
George B. Post of New York. for dis
tinguished service in architecture.
Other speakers will be French Am
bassador Jusserand. Senator Root Of
New York. and DR.. G. D. Walcott.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
Probe Was Decided Upon
Following Presidents
Visit to Los Angeles
ATTORNEY LAWlER FURNISHED
The PRESIDENT WITH FACTS
Told Him Of the Strong Case Prepar-
ed Against the McNamaras and Stat.
ed That There Were Others Involv.
ed In the Conspiracy.

Los Angeles. Dec. l3.-President
Taft personally initiated the govern
ment's present investigation, both here
and at Indianapolis, into the dynamit-
Ing conspiracy in which the McNa-
mara brothers figured.
The president. when he visited Los
Angeles October 16, was apprised by
Oscar Lawler. then assistant Of Dis
trtct Attorney Fredericks. Of the
strong case built up by the latter
against the McNamaras.
ter after the conference with Lawler.
was taken within forty-eight hours
after he left here. The Mcnamara
trial was then but five days old, but
the president was convinced, 1t is
said, Of the facts gathered by the state
and was told that the McNamaras
We're not the only guilty parties.
1t was through Lawler. who is a
friend of the president. that the ac-
ton was instituted, after the local fed
eral authorities declined to take any
steps In the matter. pending orders
from Washington. and District Attor-
ney F'redericks was unable to go to
Washington.
Lawler today refused to discuss the
conversation of the president or to
talk about the present crisis in the
government investigation.
The possibility of political injury to
the president was not taken into con-
sideration. With union labor lined up
on the side of the McNamaras at the
time. long before the confessions of
guilt Of the McNamaras were made, 1t
was pointed out to the president. un-
favorable political effect might result
later with the labor element of the
country that If he took definite
stand In the Mcnamara case. The
president. it is said. told Lawler to
proceed regardless of the conse-
Quences.
According to man who knows, the
president went ahead regardless of
personal considerations and would
have proceeded much Garlic If he
could have learned the facts.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
ROOSEVELT HAS
NOTHING TO SAY
Refused to Look at the Dis
patches Concerning His
Candidacy

Boston. Dec. 13-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt refused to talk politics when
seen at the Back Bay station today.
He declined to look at ony of the
Washington dispatches concerning the
meeting Of the national Republican
committee.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived today for
brief visit. He will attend the meet
ing of the Travellers club tonight and
will be present at the meeting Of the
board of overseers of Harvard college
tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
BLUE IN WAsHINGToN'

Washington, Dec. 13-Dr. Rupert
Blue. prominently mentioned as the
possible successor to the late DR.. Wal.
ter Wyman as surgeon general of the
public health and marine hospital SER
vice arrived here today from Honolulu,
whore he was until recently In charge
Of the Hawaiian public health and
marine hospital service. He con.
ferred with Secretary Of the Treasury
Macveagh and Assistant Secretary
r. o. Bailey.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
during an illness last April that she

during an illness last April that she
decided never to leave her.
Buckner questioned the witness
closely as to her past life. particularly
as to visit she made in 1910 to
Plattsburg. N. r.. where she occupied,
she said. the house OF friend. "Mr
Farley" who was away for the sum-
mer. While there. she admitted that
she had drawn a revolver upon a man
named Louis Miller while on an auto
mobile ride with him. She forced
him to write q statement, she said,
of what took place on the automobile
trip and then told sheriff that she
had attempted to kill man and
wanted to be arrested. This statement
she promised to have In court il she
could find 1t.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
FULL SPOOL
Wisconsin Will Test Spools of Thread
for Short Measure.

Wisconsin VIII Test SpOOls Of Thread
for Short Measure.
Madison, Wis, Dec. 13-The house.
wife anywhere in this commonwealth
who thinks that last spool of thread
she bought is short measure now has
friend in the state Of Wisconsin.
BY sending the thread the weights
and measures to the department Of
the state dairy and food commission
1t will be spun around thread rel"
1t will be spun around thread reel"
thread, twine. etc.
Within a year the commission
prophesies a great saving to the farm
ers of the state in the detection Of
short measure in binding twine, will
be effected by the state This serv-
ice will be done free Of charge.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
EGGS ARE FIFTY

Minneapolis. Dec. 13-"Strictly
cents a dozen. which is said to be the
highest prices ever reached in Min
neapolis. Storage fresh eggs are re-
failing at forty-tive cents with lower
grades selling few cents cheaper.
AS the result of the advance in the
price of butter. which Is selling at
fortytive cents a pound. all domestic
cheese has advanced two and three
cents, and 1t Is predicted here by pro.
duce dealers that oleornargarine vii:
be increased within short time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
THE WORST EVIL
Burglary Legitimate Compared With
Loan Sharks Saws Court.


timate business compared with that
Of the loan sharks" said Judge Lam
dis in the United States district court
today In citing j. Carr Carroll, an at
torney. to appear before him next
Monday and show cause why he
should not be disbarrcd from practice
in the federal courts
Rudolph Kullas, former bank
clerk. who with Raymond O'Neil
pleaded guilty to conspiracy in de-
frauding a local bank out of several
hundred dollars said he had paid Car
roll usurious rates of interest on
loans. The court continued the dis
position of the conspiracy charge six
ty days and released Killas and O'Neil
on their own recognizance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
GIRL STABBED

Attacked by q. Highwayman and
Posses Are After Culprit.
Hammond. Ind, Dec. 13.-Annie
Kraus. II years old, the daughter of
n contractor. was attacked today on
W ltomobile highway near this city
BY n unidentified man who stabbed
and then fed. Later the girl was found
In a dazed condition, with blood flow
ing from her wounds. wandering in
a swamp near where she had been
attacked.
Three posses Of armed citizens are
searching for the girls assailant.