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lar to roof.
Atlantic City, y. j., Feb. 9.-iFed-
eral agents have taken charge of the
search for the body of Postmaster
! Richard l.. Ashhurst of Philadelph ia,
who mysteriously disappeared from
the million dollar pier week ago
tonight.
London. Feb. Edward F. My
Illus, who on February ! was found
guilty Of criminal libel against King
George and was sentenced TO one
years Imprisonment, has lodged an
appeal against the judgment.
Carpentersville, III, Feb. 9.-Two
men were killed and dozen persons
We're injured in a gas explosion in
the basement OF a cottage here late
today. The dead are; Howard Mann
and Adam Oberst.
! Cincinnati o., Feb. 9.-National
! headquarters 10 boom Harmon for
| the presidency were opened here to-
day and special men from all sec
tons of the country will come here
/ 10 boom his cause.
! Atlantic city. n. j., FOB a.-pe-
tectives and boatmen dragged tn,
water under and around the millior
dollar pier today without discover
ing the body of Postmaster Richard
l., Ashhurst
Nashville, Tenn. Feb. S.-Th'
state senate by a vote of l ) to II
rejected a bin backed by the Farm
ers' Cooperative Union to proven
all trading in futures on margin.
Berlin. Feb g. Lieutenant Steil
of the German military aviation ser
vice was instantly killed when hi
aeroplane dropped from height o
sixty-five feet.
Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 9-Liquo
dealers here expect that the neV
governor will close every saloon il
the state, using troops if necessary
Linwood, Kas., Feb 9-Thre
robbers early today blew up the SAT
Of the Linwood State Bank, secure'
$500 and escaped,
Sacramento. Cal. Feb o. Rober
h. Mccormick millionaire lumbe
magnate of Puget Sound died yes
terday at a local hospital
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NEWS OF THE THEATRES.
Coming Attractions.

Feb. Sins of the Father.
Feb 11.--Polly of the Circus.
Feb. II THE Climax.
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New York, Feb. 9.-An explosion
that shook the neighborhood wreck
ed the basement of a five-story tene-
ment house in East SeVenty-seVenth
street today and almost Immediate
ly the building was ablaze from cell
lar to roof.
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Obituaries, resolutions OF respect, cards
ofthsnks~all matter not WS-will be
charged for at the rate OF cents per hne'
N--~.ses.- serNce
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RAIN IN ELLIS COUNTY.
Precipitation Not Heavy But VIII Be
Helpful to Farm Work.

Reports indicate that some rain
fell in most sections of Ellis county
Wednesday. The precipitation was
not sufficient to relieve the water
situation. but it will be of consider
able help to farm work 1t is believed
that blowing which has been greatly
hampered by the dry weather can
now be resumed The ground has
been SO hard in many communities
that practically no land has been
prepared for this years crops. The
| rainfall in WaXahachie for the past
twenty-four hours was 101 inches.
Reports from other places are as fol-
| lows:
Midlothian.
Midlothian, Texas, Feb. Good
showers have fallen throughout here
and prospects are good for more.
with the Indian sign prevailing.
Milford
Milford. Texas. Feb. "a good
rain fell here Tuesday night and
was followed by an almost continual
iownpour all of yesterday. This is
he best rain this section of the coun-
| try has had in several months. 1t
was still raining at O'Clock p. m.
| Italy.
| Italy, Texas, Feb. "a fine rain
/ began falling yesterday morning and
continued at intervals throughout
| the day The downpour had amount
ed to about an inch up TO 6 p. m.
Ennis.
| Ennis, Texas. Feb. "a heavy
| shower fell here at | o'clock Tues
\ >.s s,,eN~, rolNossssa Ny n three hours
slow rain. Again yesterday about Il
O'Clock another rain set in and con
tinued practically all the afternoon
Boyce.
Boyce, Texas, Feb. "a ligh
shower of rain fell here Tuesday
night Cold, cloudy weather prevail
ed yesterday.
| Rice.
Rice. Texas, Feb. "a hard rair
fell here all day yesterday insurins
sufficient moisture in ground for al
planting purposes.
Forreston
Forreston, Texas, Feb. "a stea
dy rain fell here yesterday At
o'clock there was a heavy downpou
with prospects Of continuance.
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Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
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will be gladly corrected upon its being
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London, Feb Edward F. My
Illus, who on February ! was found
guilty Of criminGl libel against King
George and was sentenced TO one
years Imprisonment, has lodged an
appeal against the Judgment.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

'In some of the trees somewhere" said a
man. vaguely.
"Oh, why does no one 90 in after her?'
cried Arthur, wildly.
'"Cos nobody can't swim." answered a man
at his elbow.
Let: me 90! let me try said the boy, in
a passion Of tears; "I will" and he struggled
wildly whilst the other tried to restrain him.
and at length, with violent blow. sent him,
half stunned. on to the grass
There, you fool do you want two drown.
eded stead o one" he muttered, angrily.
He gathered himself up and looked round
for Lawrence, the elder boy, who had de-
"Ah! it's all over-her's drowned" said
woman in sobbing voice, and the lad
looked at the smiling, sunny rivers placidly
sweeping on, with no ripple to tell where the
baby curls had disappeared. A policeman
perhaps not altogether easy in their minds
that they had let helpless infant perish be-
fore their very eyes without an effort to save
her; Well might the Coroner say grimly,
Its SIMPLY a dsgraceful thing"
Arthur was flying home as fast as his feet
could carry him, a burning sense of wrong in
his heart, an aching at the remembrance of
the ,mournful little voice which he felt he
should never lose. He burst into the room
where his mother, the baby asleep, sat quietly
mendlng their many socks.
ooh, mother" he cried, and laid his throb-
bing head in her lap "oh, mother! mother!
have seen little child crowned, and no one
tried to save her!"
ION, dear dear poor baby! Whatever
will her mother do? Oh, where were you, my
boy? and how was it?'
lie told her all between his sobs. "And
they would not let me try!" he almost
shrieked.
"My lad, my dear. you. too, would have
been drowned you cannot swim, you know"
ooh, mother, l must learn at once! Could
you possibly spare little to pay the man to
teach me|
"My dear, l have but just enough to nav
the bread bill. No, indeed. dear! | am truly
sorry, for you are quite right; you ought to
learn to, swim. Fathers too busy can no
schoolfcllow?"
ooh, no. mother; there's Lawrence-that
very moment he was telling me of initiating
frog and swimming on a table" and a smile
cleaned over his tcar-stalned and awS;struck
face.
"Ah, yes; but things can, only be done by
practice; you must be- in the water to learn
TO swim. But don't go alone, my boy"
mo, see how helplcss---" and great
sob choked him; "and must learn. | will
go in after the next see drowning no one
shall stop me-
Hush Arthur! 60 quietly to your little
room now; kneel down and thank God you
are saved talk to Him about this dreadful!
thing my dear, and ask Him to help you learn
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

to swim; some means will be pointed out,
and, who knows, you may be the means OF
saving human life"
She kissed him; she knew her brave, rash
without another word. and took her advice.
The next day. full of his determination,
Father" he said, to the worried-looking
head of the family, who was rapidly eating
his breakfast and reading an apparently dis
agreeable letter at the same time.
MAY / go to Dalesburg today:"
Gust to ask how much swimming lessons
cost, and to-"
"I've no money, my boy, for lessons"
"No, father, l know, | don't ask for it. I
know I'm a great expense, father; but soon
/ shall be educated. and then can help you," 1"
said Arthur, eagerly.
"You help me now. Arthur" said his
father, kindly; more than you think. dare
ii! how, father" .
'By being such a good lad at school," said
the father, as he rose to go off to his bus-
ness.
His mother not objecting, in few mo-
ments afterwards Arthur was rapidly speed
ing to the large country town at which was
the grammar school where he received his edu-
cation.
He made his way to the public baths, not
long erected, and presided over by an old
sergeant, much decorated with medals, includ-
ing two. from the Humane Society.
lie was cleVer Ola leuOW-a great OdQlty,
and his glum-looking old face might have
been carved out of bit of walnut wood, for
all the expression there was in it, except on
unusual occasions.
what might. you want?" he said, eyeing
Arthur, and, as he afterwards confessed,
''illing the look Of him."
"Oh, if you please, Mr.. Dobbs, want to
know if one or two swimming lessons would
come very expensive"
"Who wants to learn"
81 do"
81 warrant you haven't got too much
money" with what he intended for a smile.
81 don't know how you found that out, Mr..
Dobbs," said Arthur, coloring a little; but
it's quite true. However. | wanted to find
out what the cost really is. and then, perhaps
I don't want to-but I've some very fine
rabbits fear they must 60; and perhaps |
might earn some money and"
Earn" said the old sergeant, again eyeing
the lad keenly; "but you're a genteman's 9
son, | take it.
"Oh, yes fathers a gentleman" said Ar
thur, decidedly, for he felt that was truth;
only we're great many, and there isn't
much pocket money, you see
II see, and your parents has got the COM
mon sense to teach you it's no disgrace to
earn money. Well, if you'll help me, III help
you. But what's put it in your head to want
to swim? | can't get a decent lad to teach
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"a WO lads just home for the holidays
r were walking rapidly along dusty
road, and talking as lads do, at the
top of their voices. One was about
u eleven, the other year or 80 older.
The last, Lawrence, was an only son,
and rich; the first, Arthur. one of large
family, and poor. Both were in the same
class at school, and, as their homes were near
together they often were walking the same
road IN company not from any similarity OF
taste or character; you could see that IN the
selfsutfcient strut of the elder, and the eager,
S sSt look Of the whS tbnt s
himself much. There was a bright, steadiast
look about his thin face, and an open gaze
which said plainly that he never did in secret
what he was ashamed Of in daylight; and It
the other utterly lacked, though, as usual, he
was boasting of his prowess and cleverness,
and laying down the law mo end"
"Oh, it's easy enough any duffcr can do 1t;
you spread your arms so; hold your breath
for the first plunge, and then strike out-you
know"
"Ah. it seems easy, but don't find it so;
can you do it,
II have practced it on the dining room ia;
bic fifty times; you've only to watch frog.
Watch frog" shouted the other; what
an interesting animal to watch"
For my part I'm not too proud to learn
from anything, l hope, and heaps OF people
have learned to swim from frogs
Very cheap way" said the younger boy,
still laughing q suppose, they don't charge
you anything in their establishment"
you are such a stupid" said the elder,
rudcy, that there's no teaching you any
thing. was going to explain to you how the
thing is done"
An right" said the other, goodtempercd-
"; cts far too bot to quarrel today; pray go
on with your explanations. though | suspect
it's a thing to be learned by practice only"
"WeIl, but you must know how it Is DONE
and | should strike out at once, and -"
Come TO the bottom" put i'll the other,
merrily. But what a noise there Is at the
river yonder Let's go and help the row."
OF they both ran full speed, and soon
ioned group of about fifty people, who were
talking loudly and gesticulatlng.
What is it," they gasped.
"A little girl has rolled down the embank-
mcnt into the river!" cried boy.
Tiny white arms were waving for an in
stant, and bright golden curls cleaned in the
midsummer sun, and weak little agoniZrd
voice, "Oh. save little Janny! oh, save little
Janny!'
the child's hat and laid it at his feet.
Good dog go in agan!' screamed the
cravcus ON the bank. One pushed a pole.
which the poor baby, only four years old,
bad not wit to grasp.
"Whc,c are the dugs6"
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it TO; / never saw such lot: they've got no
pluck, most as comes here" he said, con.
temptuously.
81 saw little girl drowned" said Arthur,
in trembling voice, "and they wouldn't even
let me try to go after her" E..
"And right they was If you can't swi"'.
But come you in along O. me" and he opeu'l
wide the door Of bis little room, mute ~;
to himself, 81 knowed he was one of the r.g.
sort moment clapt eyes on him. Sit do" :,
sir; Arthur's your name, is it? same as grca1
Wellington. Wen, il you'll transact little
business for me, that is, write me few let
ters to my wife, and mother. and friends, now
and then, and help me to fix up some OF
these blessed swimming accounts. as bothers
me, before the end of autumn I'll make such
a swimmer of you as would gladden. the heart
of Captain Webb. Do you agree"
Arthur felt confidence in his writing and
arithmetic, having just had prizes for them,
and, Tasping the sergeant's hand, he cried,
"I'll ask my father, Mr.. Dobbs; but I'm sure
he will agree and thank you"
to my old mother now. sir, III take you
straight and give you your first lesson. And
don't you be daunted at nothing; go straight
ahead, pay your way, and look the old world
in the face, as the poet says, and I'll learn rs
to swim across the Atlantic"
ed sergeant and his pupil used to swim side
by side down the river and back again,
crowds looking on; and that very autumn Az,
thur went to the rescue of lad who hni
cramps, and got him safely to land. on wh:cr
the Humane Society awarded him a Medh :.
As he laid it on his mothers knee he sand
softly, "Ah, poor little fanny! I wish / had
been able to SWIM then!"
As to Lawrence, he continued to talk. and
also to swim-on the table.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Association Of Ideas

Mr. Barker, who claims to be at home ia
ali that pertains to good cooking, was sittin I;
on the hotel piazza one evening lately, cX'
planning to his friends, Lawyer Thompson
and Colonel Robb, the manner OF preparing
the latest fad in delicacies-the snail-fof the
Thompson was interested, but Robb was
quiet and seemed drowsy. Suddenly 10
frightened up.
II saw three OF them playing marbles il
front of the postoilice this morning" he re
why what's the matter with you, colo.
nel?" asked Mr.. Barker. "I'm talking about
snails."
"Well, I'm talking about messenger boys"
said the colonel. Go on with your conVerSa-
ton"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-19
SORROW|NG SISTER
SEARCHING FOR
BROTHER
Strange Notice Was Receiv-
ed-Name Not on Coun-
ty Records

Notice: Will any person hav-
Ing knowledge Of the whereabouts
Of Henry Howard Edgar. whose
farm was bought by James Nc
CURE. twelve miles south of
Grand Forks in the early eighties.
kindly communicate with his
long Borrowing sister. Mrs. Sophie
Scott. $50 ". 2sth street. New
York city. care Houkhton.
The above notice was received nv
the Times and Herald last evenine
Nothing in the letter gives any other
knowledge than is included in the no.
tice. The sister. Mrs. Sophie Scott. I.
very anxious to md some trace oi
her long missing brother. hut from a
search made in the court house rec.
ords today. no such name was found.
Deputy Register Of Deeds Henry
Hancock and n representative OF the
Times spent some time today looking
over the rcal estate books for the
years from 1873 to 1890. Henry
Howard. Edgar and Mcclure was
searched for. Many McGuires were
found. but none Of whom had pur.
chased land south or southwest Of the
city. The names Of several Howards
were also found inscribed in the mus.
~ tones. but non whose land OF
Christian anne could correspond
with the long lost brother.
a number Of old timers in Grand
Forks county. who interested them.
selves In the search this afternoon
failed to remember anyone by thu
name given who had resided in Grand
Forks county. 1t is probable that the
Borrowing sister has made a mistak <
in the location, Of the land her broth.
err is supposed to have formerly
owned,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-19
University News
INSTALLATION OF MEMBERS
Services Viii Be Held At Commercial
Club Rooms just Before Biz
Banquet.

The Phi Alpha Delta legal frater.
nifty will install their honorary mem.
bers at $3.50 this evening at the Com
mercial club rooms. From there they
will repair to the Dacotah hotel fol
an elaborate banquet. Chief Justice
David Morgan and Associate Justice
c: j. Fisk of the supreme court. two
OF The honorary members will not be
able to be present on account Of ILL.,
ness.
The members Of the fraternity al
the university are H. H. Cooper, D. v,
Eastman, NJ. W. Flastad, 8. r. F'oote,
". L. Jackman. l.. j. Monson. w. E,
Quisley. *. H. Stoudt. Theodore Sven.
eeid. Q: j. Thompson. o. o. Trageton,
Arne Finge. A: L. Aylmer. The mem.
bers in absentia are w. w. Harris, A.
w. Gull, E. E. Fletcher. G.. A. Soule
and c. g. Spaulding.
The pledged members are Thorwald
Dahl. j. c. Hammond. Oscar Preble
John Sad, j. A. Stormon and Earl Nc.
Fadden.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-19
CARRY invitation To
LIBRARIANS Of
1884,. STATE
Grand Forks Would Enter
tain Association at Next
Annual Meeting

Carrying with them an invitation to
hold the next convention in this city
the Grand Forks delegation to the an
nual meeting Of the North Dakota Lii
brary association which opens in
jamestown tomorrow. left today noon
for that city and was composed of
Miss Adah Durand. librarian OF the
local city library, Mrs. Joseph Ken
nedy. member Of the city library
board. Clarence w. Sumner, librarian
of h University of North Dakota H.
uer at the university library. Mrs. A.
II. Taylor. nee Miss Emma Hickman,
former university librarian. who is
secretary.treasurer of the state or.
ganizatton. found 1t impossible t at
tel the convention but has mailed
her annual report and DR.. o. G. Libby,
member Of the executive committee,
will leave Friday evening to be pres
ent at the closing sessions:
The invitation to hold the next
meeting. in this city will be presented
by Mr.. Summer and the delegation will
make q. strong effort to secure the con-
.vention. Mr.. Sumner will also take a
prominent part in the round table dis.
cussion on the school and college IL
braries.
This is the sixth annual gathering
of the state association and during the
stay of the delegates in jamestown
their headquarters will be at the Hotel
Gladstone. The convention will be
formally opened Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock and continue until Saturday
evening. Friday evening a reception
will be given at jamestown college by
the college faculty and members Of
the Wednesday and Musical clubs.
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WERE SELECTED BY
METHOD|STS
Three Ballots Necessary And
Grand Forks Man Sue
cessful on First
BIGGEST FEATURE
OF MEETING D
Robertson, Halfyard and Nc
Narnara. Were Elected
as the Reserves


THE DELEGATES. =
=, Dr.. ]. G. Moore. Grand Forks: y
. superintendent Of the Grand :
= Forks district.
DR.. s. 4. Danford. sssrnarek.
/. R!v. G. E. vermilya. Minot, .
a superintendent Of the Minot dis. .
g trict. .
Only tire. ballots were necessary to
elect the above named members from
the North. Dakota conference as dele.
gates to the general conference Of the
Methodist church to be held next May
in Minneapolis. The election was the
first order Of business this morning
following the receiving Of the class
in full connection ana was attended
with intense interest.
The first ballot showed the election
of DR.. Moore. the second ballot show.
ed no election and on the third bal:
lot c. E. vermilya and S. A. Danford
were returned elected.
The election of DIR. Moore on the
first ballot is considered Quite remark
able in view Of the big scattering
vote. For reservc DIR. S. F. Halfyard
Of Wesley college. President =. p.
Robertson Of Wesley college and Rev.
c. A. Mcnamara. district superintend-
ent Of the Fargo district were chosen.
Vote by Ballots.
Following the reception into full
membership Of Q class Of twelve mem
the suspense would be over soon and
called fer the election of delegates
to the general conference as the first
order Of business. He stated the rule
that Il majority on any ballot was
necessary to election. Tellers were
appointed and the vote taken. each
member voting for three delegates.
sary to elect hfty-three. The vote on
the candidates receiving the highest
number of votes was as follows: J.
&. Moore. SIS: S. A. Danford. As: C.
E. Vermilya. as. E, p. Robertson, IS;
8. F. Halfyard. 80: c. A. Mcnamara.
20: Alex Karr. Is: H. P. Cooper. IL;
Rev. F NJ. Mccoy, 10: James I.
Asher. 8: w. K. Morrison. 8.
! Bishop Mcintyre announced that DR..
votes cast and was declared elected as
chairman Of the delegation.
On tho second ballot the vote
showed no election although the vote
for Z. E. VcrmflYa jumped from SO
to 4s. The only other feature OF the
vote was the dropping out OF the Vdri-
GUS candidates who received compli-
mentary votes on the first ballot. The
Z. A. Vermilya. 4s: s. A. Danford, Is;
Il. p. Robertson. IS: S. F. Halfvard,
2S; c. A. Mcnamara. 10; Alex Karr.
Is: r. NJ. Mccoy. 8.
On the third ballot Messrs. vermilya
and Danford were elected. Fifty-ore
-'otes were required out Of q possible
101. the ballot showing the following
for tho leading candidates: c e. Yer
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-19
HESPER|A HELD A meeting
Interesting Program Was Rendered
at Sesston-Essay Read on

Interesting fr0Sr0m was RENDERED
at Sesslon-Essay Read ON
Money Trust.
AS scheduled. the Hesperia Literary
society meet last night and rendered
a snort u rather interesting pro-
gram. n first production was an
essay on III Power of Wall Street in
the United States" by J.. e. Houden.
The writer traced the development Of
the railroad and banking interests Of
the United States. until they cuimin-
ated into one gigantic money mon
opoly with its seat Of power In Wall
street. This. he said, Is virtually the
central bank OF tho country, and with
j. Pierpont Morgan as its master, it
controls the d~estinies Of the industrial
interests Of the nation.
The debate which followed, was e..
pectally snappy. The question dis
puted was. Resolved, That a cabinet
system OF state executive government
should be adopted in place. Of the
present elective system In North Da-
kota." Messrs. Matschek and Lunde
represented the affirmative; while
Messrs. Foote and shafer disputed the
correctness of their conclusions. BY
a narrow majority the conservatives
We're awarded the decision.
! Then came the initiatory addresses
OF four new members, Messrs. Koro.
sche. Dresser. Radicky and Graham.
They made a very favorable impress.
sion. John Graham closed the pro.
gram with a very critical critics re.
port.