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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
stokes SSA|LANTS
ARE ACQUITTED
FOUND NOT GUILTY OF CRIMINAL
INTENT IN ASSAULT ON
MILLIONAIRE.
END Of. MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
Miss Conrad Goes into Violent Hys.
terics When She Hears Verdict
Millionaire Was Not TOLD
News.

New York, Dec. lS.-A verdict of
not guilty was returned freeing Lii
liam Graham and Ethel Conrad of Grim.
inal charges on which they had been
held since last June for shooting the
millionaire sportsman and hotel pro-
prietor, w. E. D. Stokes.
The girls were tried on an indict-
ment of three counts, the first charg-
ing an attempt to murder Stokes. OF
consideration of this count, however,
the jurors were relieved by Justice
Marcus, at the request of the district
attorney. The court restricted the
jury to the second and third counts,
which charged, respectively, assault
in the first degree, with intent to kill,
and assault in the second degree with
intent to do bodily injury.
When the girls faced the foreman
he announced the words not guilty."
Miss Conrad cried Thank God!" and
Went into violent Mysteries. She sank
to the counsel table, then jumped up
again, shrieking and tearing her hair
and throwing her arms about wildly.
1t was a surprise to the spectators, for
Miss Conrad had shown much the
better nerve of the two defendants
throughout the trial. On the other
hand, Miss Graham, who continually
wept during the trial, and sobbed the
more when she heard the verdict, re-
covered herself when she saw her
companion so affected, and acted as
the comforter to her younger friend.
The summing up argument which
Assistant District Attorney Buckner
made against the girls was a dramatic
feature OF the late session of court.
He tlourislied the r%evolvers with which
the girls had shot Stokes and punctu-
ated his recital of the shooting and
his scorching ~denunciation of both
Stokes and the girls by frequent snaps
Of the hammer.
Stokes VAS shot when he called at
the apartment OF the show girls on the
night OF June Z. He SAID he had gone
there at the invitation of Miss Conrad
with the expectation Of getting letters
he had written to Miss Graham and
that when he got there the girls laid
before him a demand for money with
a flourish OF %revolvers and a. threat
to shoot. The girls declared that
Stokes attacked them and that he
seized their revolvers long enough to
fire two shots. and they shot also, sew
eral bullets taking effect in the mil.
liOnalrc'S legs.
More favorable news of Mr.. Stokes
condition was given out. DR.. Joseph
Thornley,, the attending physician, said
his patient was progressing favorably
and is we'll on the road to
: Mr.. stokes is ignorant Of the ac-
Quittal OF Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad" added DR.. Thornley,, land
did not even know that the case had
gone to the jury"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
RUSSIA SENDS THREAT.
Ambassador Bakhmeteff Calls on Sec
rotary Knox.

rotary Knox.
Washington, Dec. lS.-What in dip.
lomatic language is interpreted hero
as practically q threat by Russia to
sever all friendly relations with the
United States in the event that COLI
gress goes ahead with its plan to alb
rogate the treaty of 1882 With that
country, has been made to President
a and Secretary OF State Knox by
the Russian ambassador, George
Bakhmeteff.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff protested against
the Sulzer resolution for the abrosa-
ton OF the treaty on the ground that
its final adoption would be inconsist-
ent with the long friendship that has
existed between the United States
and Russia. While neither the presl-
dent nor Secretary Knox was alarmed
over the turn Of affairs, it was said
at the White House that a determined
effort would be made by senate lead
ers to modify the Sulzer resolution.
What Russia Objects To.
Russia objects to the following Ian
guage in the Sulzer resolution:
THAT he government of the United
States will not be party to any treaty
which d~iscriminates between Ameri-
can citizens on the ground of race or
religion; that the government of Rus.
STA has violated the treaty between
the United States and Russia, con.
cluded at st. Petersburg, Dec. 1S,
1923, refusing to honor American pass.
ports duly issued to American citi.
zens on account of ace or religion:
that in the Judgment of the congress
the said treaty for the reasons afore.
said ought to be terminated at the
earliest possible time"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
PACKERS FEAR BEEF BOYCOTT
EUROPEAN NATIONS AND JAPAN
LIKELY TO FOLLOW ENG.
LANDS INITIATIVE.
Means Partial Solution Of the "Hiah
Cost of Living Problem.-Farm-
ers and Stock Raisers Will
Be Principal Losers.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-"The high cost
of living" question is to find a par
tial solution in the exclusion of the
beef trust" from competing for Eng
fish army contracts and the antici-
pated ~boycotting of products of the
United States trust by the general
public of that isle.
If the packers fear that Russia, Ger,
many, Italy, France, and Japan will
follow the precedent established by
England is founded upon fact, meat
and meat ~by-products will take a de.
cided slump and the workingman will
be the triumphant winner, with the
stock raisers of the cou%ntry--not the
Dackers-holding the small end of the
horn.
The law of supply and demand is
the basis for the prediction Of the
packers and board of trade men. They
declare that if the American exporta.
ton of meat and by-prodncts is cut
of n the packers are forced to cater
to the domestic trade alone, the price
of meat can only be held. up by a
terrific display of physical force"
To stem the slump would he as fu-
tile, they say, as for one man to at.
tempt to dam the Mississippi river at
its mouth.
The United States produces more
meat than is now used by thc citizens.
The w%orkingman has been forced to
cut down the ration to his family be.
cause of the excessive price. To rid
themselves of this enormous surplus,
the packers have built up q great
market abroad. England, Russia, ia
pan and Germany have been the larg-
est buyers. Little beef. other than
the canned variety, has been exported.
The great export business has heen
in pork. bacon, hams, lard and oleo-
margarine.
OF recent years Australia has en-.
tered the field as a big producer of
sheep. In the past year Ireland raised
three times as many hogs as in any
year previous and Denmark. a third
more. Argentine and, other South
American countries have become the
cattle producers. The unlimited ranges
anu lheIClote Ciledp' lneLtiOu OF iced
ing has placed them in a position
where they have given the Chicago
packers, who practically control the
United States meat export trade. a
hard battle for supremacy.
The stock raisers and farmers will
be the real losers if a slump in the
domestic market takes place. For sew
eral years they have been enjoying
a season OF %unrivaled prosperity. Cat
tie. hogs and sheep have brought
prices in the market which have made
even the most optimistic hold their
breaths. Added to this has been the
extremely liberal profit margin added
to the meat products by the packers.
The packers make no secret about
who will get the first slashing If the
foreign trade is cut off and a slump
in the domestic trade market results.
They insist that their business is
being conducted on a far smaller mar
gin of profit at present than any other
industry. If a slump comes the stock
raisers and farmers must take the
hrunt they. assert.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Double Office Right Queried.

Madison, Dec. 1.-THE right of an
assemblyman, Grant U. Fisher, James
vile, to hold the Office of member of
the state livestock sanitary board, is
being questioned and the law on the
subject is being looked into. The
ground is that. his appointment to the
board by the state board Of agricul-
ture, of which he is also a member,
is called contrary to the state consti-
tuition. Assemblyman Fishers term
as a member of the board of agricul-
ture will expire Jan. l and his term
as a member of the sanitary board at
the same time.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Convict Teacher is Granted a Parole.
Jefferson City, Dec. 1S.-Albert Fer
guson, convict poet and magazine
writer, who leaves the penitentiary
today on parole, owes his liberty to
the fact that while in prison he con-
Quoted a school for illiterate prison.
ers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Mrs. F. j. Mathmer. Reeder, N. b.;
Ralph Amy. Aberdeen, S. D.; Mrs.
Addie Deutsch, Butte, Mon.; Mrs v.
A. Williams, Lennon. S. D.; MoraIdus
Pierce, Seattle, WASH; Mrs. Eliza Gle.
ment, Boston, Mass; W.. II. Perry,
Vancouver, 3. c.; e. Leblan, Seattle,
WASH; Miss LeoIa Kennedy, New
castle, Ind; Mrs. L. Revier, Three
Forks, Mont; J. e. Alexander, porter
OF sleeping car; Or. Sherman, Levy,
Mont. +
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Forty May Have Drowned.

Emden, Dec. 18.-It is feared that
three fishing luggers belonging to this
port and carrying crews totalling 40
men founded during the recent storms
in the North sea- The craft are all
long overdue.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A Connecticut man lost his horse,
and after exhaustive searching found
the missing animal in an orchard ly.
Ing beside a pile of cider apples in a
drunken sleep. The snake stories of
the season sound monotonous after
this.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Shakes Wife; Breaks Neck,

Colorado Springs, Dec. 1S.-An-
gercd because his wife refused to help
him dig a we'll, Charles Burnl, a
ranchman. shook her so violently that
he broke her neck. Durnl gave him
self up.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Parliament is Adjourned,

London, Dec. 1S.-Parliament ad-
journed today after having written in
the statute books two Of the most pro-
,gressive pieces of legislation in it's his
:tory-the veto bill and the industrial
insurance bills.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Burglars who blew open a safe in
an Indiana p%ostofice got only nine
cents. 1t must be that the Indiana
authors are sending their manuscripts
by freight
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A nan in New York was sentenced
to an hour In Jail for shooting the
sweetheart who refused to marry him.
Why the girl vas not punished for
being shot "a not explained in the
judicial process.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

"a man is middle-aged at 3d." says
Lord S~trathcona. According to his
version of it, most men never cut
grow their infancy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Jury Finds Brother Shot Brother.

Brainerd, Dec. 1S.-A coroner's jury
lnquiring into the death of Michele
DeLoney, found murdered in a we'll,
declared he came to his death by a
gunshot wound at the hands of his
brother, Dave DeLoney.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A German scientist comes to bat
with the claim that the soul is not
immortal. We repeat his remark
merely to start an argument We
hate peace.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

The latest fish. story is woven about
an e liner which is said to have
caught a string Of fish through it's feed
pipe. Those nature takers always
manage to find a new way to spring it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Perhaps It is true that the express.
sion. Mind your p's and as" or1gi.
naily referred to pints and quarts in
the ancient ale house score, but the
advice has been given innumerable
times in composing rooms to young
'imen learning to set type.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A Chicagoan has gone crazy count
Ing money, but a good many people
would be willing to contract that form
of insanity If the money We're only
their own.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

AS for scientific management on the
farm. please note the case of the Colo
RADIO hens which laid more eggs when
clad in neat little coats and caps.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A Chicago clergyman tells us that
the average man can tell all he knows
In seven minutes. but we are willing
to lay odds that it takes him more
than seven minutes to preach a ser.
mon.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A portable wireless telephone has
been invented in England. In the fu-
ture a man will have no excuse for
failing to telephone when he keeps
dinner waiting.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A man asks a divorce after getting
his W breakfast for twenty years
though this may not solve the break
fast question.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Partisan fashion experts tell us that
within a few years men will wear
knee breeches and powdered wigs.
Evidently they do not know the diff.
ference between men and persons.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

An English sailor. recently arrived
in New York. tells a startling tale Of
his capture at the hands Of a band OF
babboons. He proudly says they treat.
ed him like a long lost brother. Some
people can be proud of almost any,
thing
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

A Chicago man has been sentenced
to walk the floor with ais baby for
two hours every night. He may con.
slider himself lucky he is not the
father of triplets.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
FIND 2, MORE BODIES IN MINE
Total Death List in B~riceville Col,
liery Disaster Is los.

B%riceville, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Twenty-
n more bodies were found today in
the Cross Mountain mine. This brings
the death list to eighty-four. Fifty
nine women were made widows and
LAT children left fatheriess as a re-
suit of the disaster. 1t is probable
all bodies will be removed by Sunday
night. Only n of the eighty-four
men carried life insurance. The relief
fund has passed the $4,000 mark.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Although the back-to-the-farm move
ment has not made great Roadway in
this country, it may soon be given a
good boost by the Manchus in China.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
THE "cOL-UMRlAN TELEScoPED
BY A SILK TRAIN AT ODESSA,
MINNESOTA.
10 BODIES FOUND IN WRECKAGE
All the Bodies Are Taken to Orton-
vile-Engine Of Silk Train
Plunged Half the Length
of Inflated Sleeping Car.
THE DEAD.

Mrs. r. c. Meyers, Newcastle, Ind;
Mrs. c. w. Barber, Terry, Mont;
-- Mckone, sleeping a conduct
or; Dr.. Ray r. MILESTONE, Mime
apoIis; Mrs. r. F. Milestone, Mime
apolis; Mrs. j.. +. Richard, Mobridge,
S. D.; Miss vessie Richard, Mobridqe,
S. D.; Miss Peterson, Green Bay, Wis.,;
Alexander. second cook, diner;
one unidentified.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Mexico having bought 600 pianos
from a Chicago firm, We may look for
a long period Of unrest across the
border.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

If a show is immoral an arrest may
be made without a warrant by a po-
liceman. If a show is dull the pun
ishment Is left to the public.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Brooks comet Is said to have two
tails, but people who stay up late
enough to see it generally are able to
see two comets.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

The players in the p%ost-season
games each got more than the aver.
age college professor gets for profess
ing a whole year. So long, however,
as the professors are content no
harm is done.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Last veal the United States made
$111.O00,0 900 worth of soap. which
ought to put us right up next to godli-
ness.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Once upon a time there was a deer
hunter who died a natural death, but
that was in the olden days when men
used the bow and arrow.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

The tip is an insult" says the Chi
cago Record-Herald. Insulting the
waiter then is what keeps travelling
men poor.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Wisconsin Grange Elects

Wisconsin Grange Elects.
Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. 1S.-The Wis
.consin state grange closed it's annual
convention by the election Of officers
headed by H. NJ. Culbertson. Medina,
as master.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Wellesley college girls are said to
have earned S. as bootblacks. but
what boots It.?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Horses have to smile a little when
they pass a blanketed automobile en-
CINE.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
Winter should take care lest 1t
wear itself out prematurely.

The happiest people are those who
haven't time to hate anybody.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21

Big Mills Burn; Employee Killed.
Moosejaw, Sask., Dec. 18.-The
Robin Hood mills, owned by the Sas-
Flour Mills Company, were
destroyed by fire, with a total loss
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-21
The INJURED.

one unidentified d.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
BIRTHDAY DINNER.

MISS CLARA JORGENSEN AT 2425
Seventh avenue, Moline, last evening
entertained a company OF girl friends
in honor of her 18Th birthday anniver-
sary. the guests including Miss Nellie
RenfrO, chief operator and Miss Daisy
Johnson supervisor Of the Central Tn
ion Telephone company. y number CT
musical numbers We're given, piano so
los by Miss Carrie Weaver of Spok-
ane, Wash. a read ding a Trip Through
Europe" by Miss Daisy Johnson, vocal
solos by Miss Nellie Renfro, piano Sc
lection by Miss Catherine Plunkett
and piano duet by Misses Catherine
Plunkett and Mary LindstrOm. Games
of various kinds were played and the
prize was won by Miss Regina O'Don-
nell. A very enjoyable evening was spenr
and Miss JoTgensen received some
beautiful pieces Of handpainted china as
gifts. During the evening a lunch was
served. the table decorations being
pink and white carnations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
Danger In Indigestion
You Can Have PERFECT Digestion and Assimilation
IF You Will Take HOLSTERS ROCKY
MOUNTAIN TEA.

is composed of simple and mild herbs,
roots, leaves and seeds that act bene-
ficially on the digestive tract. These
nutritive and curative plant-products
act gently, but surely-regulating tho
bowels-arousing the liver 10 activity
stimulating the kidneys and bladder
restoring and sustaining normal condi-
tions throughout the whole human sys-
tenn. Contains no mineral ingred-
tents, no poiSons. Being laxative in
effect, the Tea promptly exPels fermcnt-
ed, undigested food, and the resulting
poisons and germs which pollute and
contamnate the entire system-sO that
immediate relief is afforded by the
first dose.
That's how Hoiilster's Roeky Mountain Teg
speedily corTccts human us. Ihat M. u
you suner rom storach troubie-elps,, iHlg " c2n-
pncsted with other ailmcuts-you shOuid l,e NJ tf9
Ia getting paraagC t55c-cnOIgA Tor lo5 copD
~ your druggists
TIofilsteT's Rocky Mountain Tea EuddSts-
the lea ~ tablet fOfm-S5c D0L-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
Wash That Itch Away.

II is said there are certain springs
in Europe that give relief and cure
to Eczema and other skin diseases.
If you knew that By washing in these
waters YOU could be relieved from
that awful itch, wouldn't you make
every effort to take a trip to Europe
at once. Would you not be willing
10 spend your last cent to find the
cure?
But you need not leave home for
these distant springs. Relief is right
here in your own home town
\ simple wash of Oil of Winter
green, Thymol and other ingredients
as compounded in .. D. d. Prescrip-
ton will bring instant relief 10 that
terrible burning itch, and leave the
skin as smooth and healthy as that
Of a child.
Best possible wash for pimples and
oil skin impurities.
If you have not already tried It,
get at least a 25 cent bottle today.
We assure you Of instant relief.
Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
TO INVESTIGATE
STUDENT MUTINY
Rock Island Board of Education
Takes Cognizance of High
School Outbreaks.
TO PASS ON SUSPENSIONS
Three of Boys Penalized for soft
Shirt Day PerfOrmances-De-
moraIizes Instruction Work.

Omcial cognizance Of rowdyism
among the boy students of the high
school is to be taken by the Rock Is
land board Of education at a special
meeting TO be held next week at q
date not yet determined upon. In the
interim three of the boys are under
suspension for their Objectionable an
tics Of yesterday incident TO what was
termed the second annual celebration
Of "shcft shirt day"
While only a few of the boys actu-
ally participated in the observance,
the anticipatory interest had the effect
of completely defeating the useful
ness Of the school for the day, and 1t
is this result. as well as the neces-
sitv for the enforcement of discipline
among the students. that has occasion
ed a meeting of the board of educa-
ton TO investigate the situation.
PLAN OTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
Just now, IL is learned, the leaders
in the soft shirt day" movement are
planning Introducing other innovations
that can only tend TO embarrassing
disturbances in the school. One Of
these is understood to be an order for
every boy attending the school to ap-
pear in overalls on a certain day.
The taxpayers Of Rock Island pay
500 per day for instruction at their
high school," H. B. Hayden, the city
superintendent. stated today. That
amount of money is wasted every time
there is such a performance as took
place at the school yesterday. l don't
mean to infer that our Rock Island
boys are any worse than the boys Of
other cities They are simply boys,
and they will have their fun, but it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
BARLEY-6ARTLEY.

MISS NELLIE hartley. DAUGH-
ter of Mrs. Ellen BARLEY, 905 Eleventh
avenue and Fred Barley of Macomb,
H., were married last evening at $50
at the rectory of St Joseph's Catholic
church by Dean ]. ]. Quinn. They
we're attended by Miss Emma Pom
ranke and Harry E Gillhart- The
bride wore gown of blue silk and car
ried a bouquet of white hyacinths.
Following the ceremony the bridal
couple went to the home of the brides
mother where a three course wedding
supper was served the guests being the
members Of the immediate families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barley left last evening
for Canada where they will reside on
the groom's farm. The brides going
away gown was a blue tailored suit
with hat 70 match. Mr.. Barley while
in the city was employed as an cleo
trician al the Rock Island Electric and
Machinery company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
ARRANGE FOR RECITAL.

THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF
the arrangements for the recital to be
given April 7 by Madam Schumann-
Heink under the auspices of the Rock
Island Musical club held a meet
ing yesterday with the presi-
dent, Mrs. F. W. Reimers. II
was decided that the reservation of
seats for club members would be
March %, and on this day only each
member upon presentation of the
club membership ticket will be refund
ed so cents on the regular purchase
price of a ticket This method is
adopted in order TO facilitate matters
in the sale of tickets. The general
reservation Of tickets will be held
March 80 Every effort is being made
to make the recital a grand success
and the committees are working hard
to create interest in the coming of the
well known contralto.