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The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
THE DEATH RECORD.

/. United States Circuit Judge Joseph
v. Quarles is dead at Milwaukee.
Judge Quarles had been in poor health
for about year. Twelve months ago
he suffered an acute attack of grip and
for the last six weeks had been con-
fined to his home. He assumed the
bench in 1905 shortly after his term
as United States senator expired.
Judge Quarles was sixty-eight years
old.
Cornelius Newton Bliss, for years
one of the prominent figures in ma
tional Republican politics and other
wise we'll known as merchant and a
member of the dry goods firm of Bliss,
Fabyan & Co. of New York, is dead
at his home in New York city Of heart
disease. Mr. Bliss was seventy-eight
years of age.
William Elroy Curtis, the we'll known
traveller, journalist and writer on po-
litical topics, died suddenly in his
room in Philadelphia hotel Mr..
Curtis was sixty-one years old.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
AMERICAN SNUFF CO.. III Fifth Ave-, New York
Railway Officials and Business Men Of
Twin Cities at EXPOSITION.

$500 day" at the North Dakota In
dustrial exposition was the biggest
day of the week. Four special trains
arrived in Bismarck from north and
south lines and President Penning-
toms train bearing eighty-five Twin
City and Duluth business men arrived
in the morning Hundreds of school
children from along the line were
brought to see the. splendid exhibits.
The Industrial parade extended more
than two miles, Addresses were deliv-
cred by Solicitor General Bright of
the 500 line and Harry Hunter, per-
sonal representative of President Earl
ing of the st. Paul system. The days
events closed with an elaborate ban
quet to the railway officials and guests,
following which prominent railway Of
cials and business men responded to
tOaStS
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
LABOR NEWS.

With the enforced departure of the
last of the strikebreakers taken to
McComb City, Miss, by the Illinois
Central railroad came the first real
assurance OF the restoration of peace
after twenty-four hours of excitement
and spasmodic rioting. The people OF
the city demanded that the strike.
breakers be removed from the com.
munity and the men were placed
aboard heavily guarded special train
and hurried to New Orleans.
With 500 glistening bayonets in the
hands of as many national guardsmen
around the Illinois Central railroad
property at McComb City, Miss, a
ten-foot board fence topped by barbed
wire strands inclosing all the work
shops and two automatic cannon ator
a two-story Office building railroad
officials express the opinion that they
will be able to work as many strike.
breakers as necessary in their shops
there.
One man was shot and probably ia.
tally wounded at New Orleans when a
party of Illinois Central strikebreakers
were fired upon while on their way
from the company's fruit sheds to
their quarters for the night. A United
States deputy marshal who was es.
corting the men also was slightly
wounded.
The Grand Trunk Pacific railway
has locked out 60 per cent Of its me-
chanical staff. The shops affected ex-
tend from Fort Williams, Ont, to Ed
son, Alberta, in the Rockies. The Or
der includes all mechanics, boiler
makers and their helpers.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
BATTLES FOR LAND WITH GUN
North pakotan Entrenches Himself in
Strawstack to Fight.

Entrenched in strawstack ana
armed with a rifle and shotgun
William Dagnar, farmer near Gar
dena, has beaten off the sheriff ano
his deputies and put to flight thresh-
ing crew sent by the man who claims
the farm which Dagnar holds to
thresh crop of fax
Dagnar. who always has been con-
sidered a peaceablbe citizen, became
defiant when the dispute over the land
arose. Dagnar. Sr., now deceased, ac-
quired title to a quarter section years
ago, but later abandoned the claim
and made no mention of it in his will.
William Wilson "squatted" on the
property, but Dagnar, Jr., after his
fathers death. decided to take back
the land. He took armed possession
of it, and when Wilson sent a thresh-
ing crew to the farm Dagnar, 1t is al
legged, opened fire from the strawstack,
putting the threshers to flight.
A warrant was sworn out for Dag
mars arrest, and the sheriff and depu.
ties went to the farm. They, too. were
rut to fight, and Dagnar was left in
possession. Dagnar refuses to give up
the land, and the sheriff says posse
will be necessary before Dagnar can
be arrested.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
ERB ELECTED PRESIDENT
Meeting of Directors of the Minneap:
oils and st. Louis.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE announce.
ment made several weeks ago that
Theodore P. Shonts, head of the In.
terborough Rapid Transit company,
soon would withdraw from its execu-
tive position in several of the Hawley
railroads, has become fact.
At meetings of the directors of the
Minneapolis and St. Louis and the
Iowa Central, held in this city, New.
man Erb- was elected president, sue,
ceeding Mr.. Shonts, resigned.
Edwin Hawley, as chairman of the
board, and the other former officers
were reelected. Mr.. Erb left this city
for Minnesota last week to consult
with engineers on plan of extending
the Minneapolis and st. Louis to Can.
ada and to inspect part of the system.
The next development looked for
with the Hawley system is a merger
of the Minneapolis and st. Louis and
the Iowa Central, through the pur'
chase of the latter by the former COM
pany.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13

the country. has resigned from the
government service to enter business
in Mexico. i.
President Taft made trip by auto
mobile to the glacier fields of Mount
Rainier. The president was the guest
of the Tacoma folk on his mountain
climbing tour, and he took care mere
ly to refer to the mountain as the
mountain" for Tacoma residents in
sist that the proper name is Mount
Tacoma
Miss Florence E. Hopwood, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Hopwood
of Minneapolis, and Charles G. Gates.
son of the late financier, John w.
Gates, were married at the residence
Of Robert +. Hopwood, uncle of the
bride, at Uniontown, Pa.
Announcement has been made at
Little Rock, Ark, of the approaching
marriage of United States Senator
.Jen Davis and Miss Leila Carter of
Ozark.
The engagement of George Middle
ton, the New York playwright, to Fola
La Toilette. daughter Of the ,Wiscon-
sin senator, is s4announced.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
DEPUTY WARDEN
PROBE WITNESS
Tells Of Plan to Cover Up
Stephenson Donation.
ADMITS ACT WAS WRONG

Says He Did Not Consider It Con-
cpiracy to Perjury at the Time, b.,
1t Looks That Way to Him Now.
Part of the $2,5Ov Went to the Then
State Executive, Governor James
o. Davidson.
Milwaukee, Oct. 11.-How $4,000
was paid to State Game Warden j. w.
Stone out of the campaign fund OF
United States Senator Isaac Stephen.
son, and how Stone, to "cover up
what was done with the money, got
his deputies to pretend" to having re-
ceived portions of it, whereas, in fact,
the money was paid to others, was
told before the United States commit
tee which is investigating charges
that bribery and corruption contribut-
ed to Senator Stephenson's election.
G. l.. Kingsley, who was deputy
game warden during the Wisconsin
primaries in 1908, when Senator Ste
phenson sought nomination, testified
that in March, 1909, when the inves'
tigation by the state legislature was
under way, he was called to Stones
home at Madison. The meeting was
called at midnight and among those
present were Deputy Game Wardens
Kingsley, johnson and Richtmann, AS
semblymen Thomas and Stone.
"Stone said he had to account for
$4,000 and he wanted us to pretend
we had received part of it," said
Kingsley. "Stone had to testify be-
fore the legislative committee what
was done with it and he wanted US to
say we got it. l was to pretend to
having received $3.50, Johnson $3.50
and Richtmann, $150. We agreed to
do this on condition that we would not
be called to testify at the legislative
Investigation"
when you agreed to help Stone
cover up what he did with the money
didn't it occur to you that you were
conspiring with him to commit per-
jury?" asked Attorney Littlefield OF
Kingsley.
at did not so occur to me them, but
it does now"
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

American Methodist missionaries at
Chengt4 the recently be2ieged capital
Of Szecheun province, telegraphed to
Peking that they estimated that 10000
persons We're killed during the fight
ing. or the dead 1000 were soldiers
and the others rebels. Ten thousand
rebels are in possession of several cit
les southwest of Chengtu.
The London Daily Graphic publishes
an interview with prominent Portu-
guese royalist who declares that civil
war is inevitable in Portugal. The
royalists, he says, are well prepared,
have ample finances and possess two
warships and are only awaiting the
signal to begin.
Severe fighting between the Portu-
guese Royalists and Republicans is re-
ported. Captain Cinceiro, in command
of the royal forces, is said to have
been defeated at Braganza, in the
northeast, and at Vinraes Royalist
column is reported surrounded.
Joseph Bell, the eminent Scottish
ouA 6SOuS WIZ was luO OAA6lAdA VI tuC
character of Sherlock Holmes, is dead.
He was born in Edinburgh in 1887 and
was an instructor of Conan Doyle at
Edinburgh university. His hobby was
the study of mysterious crimes.
Pursued by an enraged posse bent
on lynching him, Charles w. Luke
sought hiding in vacant house at
Forget, Sask., and ended his life with
revolver shot, A few hours previ-
ously he had sent bullet into his
wife's heart.
Two hundred and forty lives are
known to have been lost in coasting
craft during the recent storm on the
North sea More than 100 bodies
have been washed ashore
The Laurier ministry has resigned
and Premier Elect r. l.. Borden has
accepted the call of the goevrnor gen.
eral to form Canadian cabinet.
Ten men We're killed and many 9TH
ers injured by cavein at a Canadian
Northwestern construction camp near
COlWOOd, B. C.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

President Taft's Denver hosts gave
him one of the most strenuous days
he has spent since leaving Beverly
and kept him on the go from early
morning until late at night: Mr.. Taft
made two important speeches, the
first to the public lands convention
and the second to the members of the
Republican organization, including the
state central committee and various
county committees. The president
talked politics to the Republican CON-
mitteemen and outlined the position
of the Republican party as he inter-
prets it.
Determined to make international
peace the big policy of his administra-
tion, following the defeat of Canadian
reciprocity, President Taft has begun
a we'll defined program to force treat
les with Great Britain and France,
now pending in that body. While the
president has been talking peace all
the way across the continent he has
now determined to lay extra stress
upon his arbitration speeches here
after.
President Taft at Seattle faced one
OF the largest and by far the most en-
thusiastic and responsive audiences
he has met. The president declared
that Alaska should have at least a
semi-self-governing body. Two years
ago Mr.. Taft advocated here straight
commission form of government for
the territory.
DR.. c. Willard Hayes, chief geolo-
gist of the geological survey, and one
of the most prominent scientists in
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Former Governor Brady of Idaho
has promised President Taft to bring
thirteen Western governors to Wash
ington next winter to help him thresh
our the question of the disposition Of
the public domain. The governor did
not elaborate on his idea for the solu.
ton Of the public lands question, but
Mr.. Taft himself promised to do all in
his power at the next session Of con-
sress to have legislation enacted that
will dispose of some of the diniculties
now confronting settlers on public
lands.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
CRIMINAL NEWS.

After being out an hour and half
the jury in the Dumas arson case at
Bemidji. Mimi. brought In = verdict
ofs guilty. After Q strenuous trial and
more strenuous argument, nothing but
q successful appeal to the supreme
court will save DR.. Delbert f. Dumas.
mayor Of Cass Lake, Minn., from serv-
ling term In the state penitentiary
ct saltwater, ON the charge OF having
attempted With Mike Davis and Mar
atih Behan, TO burn the P,iposky post
once building on Jnne n last. ..s
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
POLICE BEHIND THE PLOT
Now Blamed for Assassination Of Pre-.
mjer Stolypin.


st. Petersburg, Oct. 11.-That Pre-.
mier Stolypin was assassinated as a
result of his discovery of enormous
CRAFTS in the secret police department
is strongly indicated by the evidence
brought out during the investigation
of the murder.
On the eve of his death Stolypin
asked General Kourloff, chief of the
secret police, to account for .$45o,O00
which his department had received
and for which NO account had been
rendered. r.
On the night of the murder Stoly-
pins aide.de-camp was refused admis-
sion to the opera by order of the po-
lice and five seats behind the premier
was kept vacant in order. it is be-
lieved, that the assassin might have a
clear view of his victim.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
News Of the Week From vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
DISCOVER SMUGGLING SCHEME
Farmers OF Dominion and States Are
Implicated, It is Alleged, With
Grain Men in Crime.

A chain of grain smugglers has been
unearthed by the United States GUS
toms officers and two arrests have
been made at Norma, this state.
Walter Jackson, wheat buyer for
the Atlantic Grain company, and A.. J.
Mamie, a farmer, are under arrest as
the result of the work of George W.
Foulkes of st. Paul, agent in charge
of the customs agents of the North
west.
The men are charged with conspir
ing to smuggle grain into the United
States from Canada.
One of the men under arrest, it is
said, has confessed. The plea was
made matter of record before Uni
ted States commissioner at Mohall.
Both men are bound over to the feder-
al grand jury and both furnished
bonds.
: Search for the "Mona Lisa" the Pa
risian painting, the disappearance of
which has aroused the police officials
over the entire world. was directly re.
sponsible for the arrests made at Nor
ma. The St. Paul officer and associ,
ates had been engaged for some time
along the frontier of North Dakota
watching for the painting.
The chain system of grain SNUG
Cling which it is alleged has been un-
earthed has been carried on. it is said,
for over year.
It is one that involves both Canadi-
an and American farmers.
The Canadian farmer brought his
grain across the border line at night
to an American farmer and later the
American farmer brought it to market.
in this manner suspicion was not
aroused and the tracks were we'll COW
cred.
In smuggling barley across the line
there is gain of 40 cents a bushel to
the producer, the difference in price
between American and Canadian mar
kets.
The chain system profits it is al
legged, were divided between the pro-
ducing farmer in Canada the Ameri-
can farmer who acts with him and the
American grain buyer who made the
purchase.
1t has been learned that the customs
officials have for several years been
! working on a wheat smuggling chain.
That the smuggling traffic in wheat
has reached great magnitude and has
involved yearly thousands of bushels
of wheat was asserted The customs
officials in the last year have made
some arrests of farmers for smuggling
wheat across the border, but the
amount smuggled has beel SO small
that it has not attracted attention.
Many more arrests would have been
made, 1t is said. but the customs offic-
cials were looking for men higher up
who, 1t was believed were directing
the system.
1.-THE smuggling of the wheat across
the line is in many instances compare
lively easy" said Marcus Johnson. col
lector of customs at St Paul. "The
difficulty is in disposing of it without
detection"
This, it is alleged. is what the sys-
TEN takes care of. Special agents. it
is said, go to Canada and buy the
wheat and make arrangements to
have it hauled across the line by some
of the farmers.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
SLOPE GETS IN PROCESSION
Western North Dakota Counties to Be
Represented at Land Show.

Following closely on the action of
the Lake Regions association and the
Red river valley boosters. an organiza-
ton that will devote its energies to
the development of the Missouri slope
section, has been launched at Bis
marck. The association will be per-
fected Oct. IL, when meeting will
be held of the representatives of the
counties of Burleigh, Emmons, Morton,
Stark, Mercer, Dunn, Mclean and sew
eral others. One of. the principal OBJ
jects is to maintain an exhibit at the
st. Paul land show.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
Court Couldn't See Joke.

Judge Pollock Of the district court
ct Fargo sentenced Hans Nelson and
Arthur Bye, both transients. to serve
one year each In the penitentiary for
robbery. The robbery occurred In
Island park, the defendants saying
they did 1t in fun. They stated to the
court that they took Arthur Sisson's
watch and money from him because
he refused to buy q drink. sitter
''spongins" al day from them.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
Lorimsr Hearing Resumed.

Chicago, Oct. 11.-No new evidence
was expected at the first sessions OF
the reopening Of the United States
senate investigating into the election
OF William Lorimer. Eight witnesses,
seven Of them members Of the 1llli-
rois general assembly. by which Sen.
ator Lorimer was elected, were sched-
suled ~ the first witnesssss s-ss5sE.,
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

George w. Perkins has resigned as
4 director Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road and 4. w. Lamont Of ]. p. Nor
gan & Co. was elected his successor.
James J. Hill drove a golden spike
1T Bend, Ore, to mark the formal
completion Of the Oregon Trunk Lie
srailroad to that city.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
GREEKS AID MOTHER COUNTRY
Thousands Contribute so Cents a
Week Each to it's Funds.

Week Each to its Funds.
The Americanized Greeks are ready
to go to the aid of their mother
country at moments notice, and
that the Greeks of the United States
are even now sending so cents week
APIECE, is the statement of Gus Myers,
a fruit store proprietor at Fargo.
"If necessary, we Greeks in the
United States will raise 100000 on a
moments notice, and with it equip a
regiment to defend Greece. 1 would
give a thousand dollars myself" he
said. There are $50 Greeks in Far
go, $4,000 in the Twin Cities and thou
sands of others in all of the big cities
In the country"
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
SAY He PASSED BAD CHECKS
c. &. Hamilton Accused Of Operating
in Three States Arrested.

In Three States Arrested.
C. E. Hamilton, whose home is said
to be in Bridgeport, Ont, accused Of
passing bogus checks on banks in
Minnesota and North and South Dako-
ia in September, was apprehended and
is in custody at Marshall.
Hamilton is said to have sold. bank
,rupt stock for merchants in the
! smaller towns of the three states, go
ing to nearby. towns where, 1t is
charged the forged checks were pass
ed. s8 . s
The bank in Marshall which cashed
a check for $97 is protected by the
Pinkertons. Z.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
win watch 9 Dr,uouoists' Reports I, p, =

Personal inspection Of the monthly
reports Of druggists in the district will
be made by@Judge John F. Cowans In
the future. in accordance with, orders
issued by him during court session
at Minnewaukan. The old practice
vast haye the reports flied the
clark of conrt M ssi
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
"WET" RAIDS at VALLEY CITY
citixens' Committee Paves Way for
Prosecution OF Score.

Prosecution OF Score.
The county oficfals took steps to
Clean up" Valley City, following the
Investigation Of committee Of cit
ixens, working in secret, who through
Executive Omcer Watkins of the State
enforcement league and couple of
dectives secured considerable inform.
alton. Search and criminal warrants
were ISSUED and . wholesale raid of
pool halls, drug stores and hotels took
place. Forty gallons Of liquor were
secured and many warrants were
served. @ More than twenty warrants
have been issued and omcers are still
Ct work.
The Washburn leader., 1911-10-13
THIRTY REBELS ARE KILLED
onticlai Report Made Of Revolution In
Northern Mexico.

Mexico City, Oct. 1.-THE official
report of the revolution in progress in
the northern part of Mexico states
thirty rebels were killed and seventy
wounded IN battle between the revO-
,lutionists and federal troops at Chipia
de Corzo.
The Washington times., 1911-12-09
Yale duint to play here?

By order of the boxing commission.
no more blood and thunder battle royals
will be countenanced In New York.
Hereafter boxing matches must be box
ing matches. not slaughters. In inforc-
ing this rule the Gotham authorities
should have the support of all true
lovers of the game, for nothing is quite
SO disgusting as a ring slaughter. 1t
was my unfortunate experience to see
Sam Langford meet Like Kid a year or
so ago. and never do I want to see the
like again. Dixie Kid, outweighed by
fully thirty pounds, was beaten we'll
nigh into insensibility by the smuggling
Langford. When the bell sounded for
the sixth round he was unable to rise
from his cornor, his legs being paralyzed
from the pounding Of Langford's glove
upon the spine. This is not boxing; 1t
is the next thing to licensed murder.
New York does well to frown upon all
such exhibitions. Doubtless the recent
Flynn Morris bout had much to do with
the decision of the commission.
The Washington times., 1911-12-09
Catholic University Holds
Banquet for Gridironers

Awarding Of letters and speeches by
members of the faculty marked the pan
quet rendered to the football players Of
Catholic University last night. DR..
Spensley received big ovation from the
banqueters when he stated that the
football players OF. next years team
would be allowed to return 20 school
two weeks earlier next year In order to
get sufficient practice for the season.
n serious handicap was caused this
season by the fact that the eleven did
not get under way until after October 5.
Following are the men that were award
ed the varsity &C."
Manager Finn, Captain Clancy. Blew
lit, Hinchman, Mcdonnell, Hon, Wag-
ner, Dempsey. Magill, Mansuy. Butler.
Woodward. Lynch, Montgomery, Cronin,
and Freixas.
The Washington times., 1911-12-09
All aboard for the meeting.

Jake Stahl, magnate. manager, and
first bascman. of the Boston Red Sox.
is Just now ineligible to play baseball
However, little things like that can
always be fixed up to the satisfaction
Of everybody In tho American League
and one OF the first moves Of the Ma
tlonal Commission next week will be to
reinstate the great slrgging first base
man of Jimmy McAleer's team. Jake
has done nothing bad. either. when you
cone to think Of 1t. He quit baseball
at the behest Of his wife to enter upon
business which would ray him more
money than would be the case with
baseball. Certainly no man can be
scored harshly for that. Still. there is
q rule in baseball that a man must re-
port to his team when ordered and this
rule was shattered by StahL
The Washington times., 1911-12-09
Bill Clymer Suggests
New Plan for Salaries

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Dec. 9.-"Derby
Day Clymer. manager and president
OF the local club. is not In favor of es-
tablishing a salary limit for minor
leagues, according to their classifica-
ton. Clymer argues that there is no
reason for the Three-I. .Tri-State, and
Central Leagues being CLASSIFIED with
the New York State League. He con-
tends that the brand of baseball is
different and that the New York State
League outdraws the others at the
gate.
Derby Day" believes the best way
to solve the question is to arrange q
salary limit for each league according
to the paid admissions during the sea-
son; He would force the president Of
cach league to submit figures showing
the paid attendance in his circuit. Tho
league drawing the most persons would
be given the highest salary limit. He
would go down the lists Of flgures UNI
til the salary limit Of each League was
fixed.