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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-30
WILL WATCH SHOES

Washington. Dec. 30-Of1cials Of
the department of justice will keep a
close watch on the price of shoes dur
ing the next year. in consequence Of
reports that the cost to consumers will
be materially increased. If the ad-
vance is made the government in all
probability, will institute an investi-
CATION to determine whether or not 1t
resulted from a combination in viola
ton of the Sherman anti-trust low.
The reports, which intimate that the
increase will come next fall. were call
ed to the attention Of officials here
today. Usually an investigation is
started by the department in response
to specific complaints. In the case of
shoes. however. 1t is not likely, it is
said. that the government would wait
for protest from the sufferers from
high prices.
Various reasons are assigned, 1t is
said. for the reported approaching in
crease. Some manufacturers attribute
it to an advance in the price of raw
materials for shoes. Following the
immutable law Of supply and dema nd
the raw materials. it is added. have
gone up because Of the scarcity of
hides
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IN RESTRAINT OF LOVE

Milwaukee. Wis. Dec. 30-John F..
Rowell of Denver will be arraigned
late today for perjury, in swearing at
the coroner's inquest that Mrs. Ida b.
Nelson of Lincoln. Neh.. who was
rooming with him when she died. was
his wife.
The penalty for this offense is a
maximum of five years in prison. but
the probable punishment in cases of
the minor Importance of the pending
case are usually settled by s25 fine.
The coroner's real reason for press
ing the charge Is said to be that Row.
ell has been friendly with several wo-
men in Milwaukee whose husbands
hope to drive him out of the state
by criminal prosecution.
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OLD CASES FAIL

New York. Dec. 3o-The two wo-
mon who nearly two years ago were
arrested on the charge of robbing
Warner NJ. Van Norden. the former
banker. early one morning near the
Waldorf Astoria hotel, an episode
echoes of which were heard in the
recent trial of William ]. Cummins.
were freed Of the accusation today
when the court dismissed the indict-
ments against them because there had
been no prosecution. The two women
were Bessie Roberts, known also as
Kit Dowell. and May Williams.
Van Norden then president of the
Van Norden Trust company. is said
to be in China. During the Cummins
trial. 1t was testified by Bradley Mar
tin. Jr.. that the publicity given to
the "holdup" incident had jeopardized
stocks pledged as collateral by the
Van Norden interests with various
banks and was responsible in part for
the putting up Of trust fund in the
Carnegie Trust company from which
Cummins was convicted of stealing.
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WANTS IMPROVEMENTS.

Washington. Dec. 30.-Major Gen.
eral Arthur Murray. commanding the
western division. arrived in Washing
ton from San Francisco today to in
terest the war department officials in
the development and improvement OF
the military reservations at Preside
and at Fort Mason in anticipation OF
the opening OF the international Pan
anna exposition.
1t is the duty Of the government. he
in such order that they will add to
he enjoyment and interes of visitors
TO the eXpositions. II It is found that
an appropriation by congress is neces.
sarv General Murray probably will
appear before congressional COM
mittee to explain the need.
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Commission
ON LABOR ASKED
President Urged to Avoid a
Repetition Of McNamara
Labor Incident

Washington. Dec. 30.-Usfng the
Mcnamara case as an illustration OF
what might he expected again in this
country IL labor conditions are not
improved. a delegation of social work.
ers today urged President Taft to
create a labor commission"
Such a commission. the delegation
told the president. should have powers
co-extensive with those of the inter-
state commerce commission, and
should be able to compel testimony.
1t should investigate and make a pre-
liminary report in six months. Of the
condition of labor i'll the structural
iron trade in the last six years:
gauge the breakdown of our ma
chinery of industrial government, the
economic and social cost of strikes to
employers. to workmen and to the
public" and investigate rules and rec
the legal statutes Of the labor union
and study the practicability Of
schemes OF economic government.
such as the trade legislature in the
cloak. suit and skirt industry" and
similar boards.
President Taft was greatly interest
ed and promised to do all possible to
create such commission. 1t was
said last night in one of his post holi-
day messages.
Rabbi stephen S. Wise of New York
read a petition to the president. Miss
Jane Addams Of Chicago and other
prominent social workers went to the
white house with him.
Among the signers Of the petition
were Lyman Abbott. George E. Bar
nett. Louis d. Brandeis. Irving Fisher.
Paul U. kellogg. Samuel McCune
Lindsay. Owen r. Lovejoy. Henry Nor
genthau. 8. n. Patten. George Foster
Peabody, James 3. Reynolds. Edwin
A. Seligman and W. r. Wilcox.
"A house divided against itself can
not stand.' said Rabbi Wise. I'VE
have yet to solve the problems Of de-
and to solve them along democratic
lines.
"In order to arrive at the workers
point Of view. it is necessary only to
review the long list OF occupational
diseases. the failure of both employ.
ers and the state to prevent them or
mitigate their effects, the lack Of en-.
ployers' liability laws. the failure to
provide adequate safeguards against
accidents in dangerous vocations. the
attacks upon the constitutionality Of
laws to shoren hours OF women and
of workers in certain trades, the re-
luctance Of Legislatures to abolish
child labor-it Is necessary only to
contrast .his dead center Of the social
machinery with the speed at which it
acts to prevent picketing and rioting
during strikes.
''The working man sees the club Of
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AN OLD SPOON
Fifty Year Old Wife Object of Gush
From Love Sick Youth

Pittsburg, Dec. S0-"Little Brown
eyed Mary" Yeager Bentley. so years
old, who inspired wild and tropical
love in the heart Of Jack" O'Con-
nell, dashing young resident of COL
lier. w. Va. is no longer the wife Of
John M. Bentley. an Official Of the
American Steel Hoop company. Mr..
Bentley has obtained a divorce in the
common pleas court.
Mrs. Bentley had been married for
twenty-eight years when young O'Con-
nell came into her life. Mr.. Bentley
testified that on the morning Of June
80, 1911, he found the following letter
in his apartment:
ITO Little Brown-Eyed Mary: There
Will be no bad Jack tonight to take
the small girls slippers and kiss those
black fluffy locks that are always curl
ing up and making the brown eyes
more tempting than ever. oh, darling,
how love the best. sweetest. incest.
prettiest. squarest little thoroughbred
girl in the whole world!
Brown Eyes. Jacks heart aches for
his little girl and is worried and blue.
Brown Eyes. love you better thar
anything or any person in the whole
world. and. darling. these words cam
to have that square and true little
heart filled with the doubt and the
thought that Jack would not be square
to his brown eyed little Mary.
Good night, Brown Eyes, pleasant
dreams. Jack is thinking of his lit
tie girl. Your own Jack"
Mr.. Bentley testified that his wife
admitted the letter was from O'Con-
nell. He had never seen her since to
talk to her.
Mrs. Josephine B. Rippey, a daugh-
ter Of the 'Bentleys. lives at the Hotel
Lamont and testified against her moth.
er. O'Connell formerly lived here.
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WILL PROBE ALL
BIG COMBINES
The International Harvester
Trust, Shipping Combine
and Money Trust

Washington, Dec.ao.-The shipping
combine. the International Harvester
company and the so-called money
trust are to be investigated in the
house OF representatives at this ses-
sion Of congress by one special com.
recommended by the committee on
rules.
Representative Henry. chairman Of
the committee, said today that a COM
mittee of seven members would. in
the opinion of a majority of the mem-
bers of the rules committee. he large
enough to conduct the joint inquiry.
Resolutions for separate inquiry in
to each Of these three alleged COM
binations are now before the commit
tee. The resolution asking for q
inquire into the shipping trust was in
troduced by Representative Humphrey
OF Washington. Representative Fos-
ter of lllonios has asked for special
committee to inquire into the Inter-
national Harvester company and Rep
resenative Lindbergh Of Wisconsin has
petitioned for an inquiry into the
money trust"
January 10 has been set as the date
upon which hearings will be granted
on the Humphrey shipping trust reso-
luton. and soon thereafter the rules
committee will determine what action
to recommend in all three investiga-
tions. Hearings already have been
held on the Lndbergh resolution. Mr..
Fosters resolution will be taken up
also and then the committee will rec
ommend joint inquiry.
This Is in line with the Democratic
economic plan. the rules committee
members believing that the three sub
tects can be taken up by single COM
mittee. instead of by three separate
committees. because all Of them are
allied, the purpose of the proposed
inquiry In each case being to deter
mine whether or not there are VIOLA
tions Of the Sherman antitrust or the
interstate commerce and national
banking laws.
The plan is declared to have the
support Of virtually all the Democratic
house leaders.
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FOUR COACHES BURNED AND OTHER VICTIMS
MAY HAVE BEEN CONSUMED IN FLAMES
Shreks of Anguish and Goans of Pain Heard by Bystaners
Who Were Powerless Aid Those in the Holocaust---
Broken Rail Responsible for the Awful Disaster---
Impossible to Identify the Dead

At least six people were killed and
nearly score were injured when
train No. 8 on the Great Northern,
known as the OrePonian. was thrown
from the track three miles from Fin
ley. Steele county. this morning. -Four
cars ofothe train were pitched over
q fifteen foot embankment and burned
and from two Of the cars. as the
flames reached them. could be heard
the shrieks and calls for help Of those
pintoned by the wreckage.
Three OF the dead were found lying
under one car. but the remains could
not be removed until noon, and then
they were burned to a crisp. The
cook Of the dining car died while un.
der the care Of physicians who were
dressing his wounds.
Transformed Into Hospital.
A split rail over which the engine,
baggage car and mail car passed
safely. was the cause Of the wreck.
The next four cars went over the en-
bankment. the wreck taking place at
a sharp curve. The General Man.
ager Gruber car and the observation
car remained on the rails. and both
We're transformed into hospital cars
could be removed to Finley. Sharon
and Devils Lake for treatment.
First medical aid reached the wreck
from sharon. the engine running to
that place and bringing one lone ply
sician to the scene of the accident.
Re-inforcements were secured short
time afterwards from Finley. the local
Great Northern train from Fargo to
Devils Lake carrying them.
Dead Are Unrccognizablc.
Two of the dead, it is believed. were
man and wife. They were travelling In
the Pullman car and their bodies were
burned to a crisp and are unrecog-
nizable.
The other dead is supposed to be a
dining car employ. with the cook of
the dining car making the fourth in
the number killed.
Rescuers Driven Back.
Passengers who escaped injury
made a brave attempt to rescue the
man and woman, but they were un-
successful. being finally driven back
from the car by the approaching fire
and the intense heat.
Both Of these passengers perished In
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Are Charged With Compile
iity in the Mcnamara Dy-
namiting Conspiracy
HAVE Been WITNESSES N
+. THEFEOERAL INVESTIGATION
Exprcssed No Surprise When Told
That They Had Been Indicted and
Accompapied the United States Mar.
sllal to the Court House.

Los Angeles. Dec. so.-olaf A.
Tveitmoe, secretary-treasurer Of the
state building trades council, J. e.
Munsey. leader Of the Salt Lake union
of Structural Iron Workers, and An
ton Johanneen, organizer Of the state
building trades council. were indicted
today by the federal grand jury in
connection with the alleged national
dynamite conspiracy. Their arrests
followed.
The three labor leaders. who have
been here for sc:.le time as witnesses
In tho government dynamite investi-
cation. expressed no surprise when
told by United States Marshal Albert
sittell that they were under arrest
for alleged completely with the Nc
Namara brothers. and were wanted at
once at the federal court. They pro-
ceeded without word.
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ROOSEVELT WILL
NOT ATTEND THE
PEACE BANQUET
Does Not Believe in Submit.
ting Every Question to
Arbitration
TREATIES As AMENDED BY
SENATORS ARE HARMLESS
Cites Some of the Matters That Can
Not Be Left to Arbitration and Inti.
mates That Treaties Are Unpatriotio
In Purpose.

New York. Dec. 3o.-Declaring that
ii 1t was the purpose of the citizens
peace committee banquet here tonight
to support the arbitration treaties, he
thought 1t not merely wrong but "es-
sentially unworthy and, however, un-
consciously. a hypocrItical move
against the interest of peace and
against the honor and interest Of the
United States civilization. the Theo-
dore Roosevelt correspondence be.
tween him and Millard ]. Bloomer.
mlttee. made public today, explains
why he will not attend the banquet
tonight with President Taft as the
guest of honor.
IF you intend to support these
treaties. however" the principal letter
reads, with the amendments intro.
duced by Senators Root and Lodge,
then you are right. because supporting
what is not very important but still
better. I cannot permit the use Of
my name at that peace banquet, how
ever. because l don't know what tho
banquet is for. If it is meant to over
awe the senate and force that body
against Its conscience to support the
AMENDED treaties, which the senate
committee on foreign relations, shown
by unanswerable argument to be hos
tile to the honor and interest Of the
American people. then am not in
sympathy with you"
Among the subjects Col. Roosevelt
said he believed could not be arbitrat-
ed. are the Monroe doctrine, a state
bond question. the right of America
to abrogate the Russian treaty OF
1882, and the question Of allowing un-
limited Asiatic immigration into the
United States.
He declared it the purpose Of tho
banquet was not the arbitrating Of
these questions, 1t would be justified
in wishing to pass the unamended
treaties. but in such case you will
| occupy very foolish and unpatriotic
position"
Secretary Rloomer answered that
the form of the invitation to the BAN
quet had been changed so as not to
include the ratification of the propos-
ed treaties. adding that the banquet,
in his opinion. should be a demon-
| movement
Col. Roosevelt replied hy adding to
this. with the traditional policy Of
the country of good will and by ad-
ding fair treatment to all nations Of
mankind"
Replying to another letter Of
Bloomer's. Col. Roosevelt said. "un-
fortunately it is Impossible for me to
accept any invitation Of any kind.
Otherwise surely would accept this" !"
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the officer the bayonet Of the militia.
directed against him in the defense of
property. and he believes that the
hand of the law. strong in the protec-
tion Of prop rty, often drops listlessly
whenever measures are prepared to
tighten labor's heavy burden.
There is profound restlessness
among the large groups OF labor who
feel that there arc no organic ways
open through which thev can act COL
lectively with respect to the things
which most concern them-that they
are thwart d when they get together
for common strength. and when. not
as mutual be- eft socicies. but as ag-
gregations of men. they set out to
mind their business"
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SIX KILLED IN WRECK Of GREAT NORTHERN NO. 3 NEAR FINLEY n D
with our hands. but too late. The
sank at an incline Of twenty-five de-

with our hands. but too late. The
water entered at the rear and the boat
sank at an incline Of twenty-five de-
greee.
when 1t touched bottom, 1t was
at an angle OF thirteen degrees. The
ator. put out the light. and the elec-
trio wires were burned.
I'm few minutes bad gas was gem
Grated. making 1t difficult to breathe.
1t was at 10 a. m. on the 18th in
stant that the boat sank. Surrounded
oy poisonous gas, the crew strove to
pump out the water.
"As soon q. chs boat sank, the wa
ter IN the main tank was being pump
ed out. The electric light was extin-
suisned and the gauge was invisible.
tank was completely pumped out.
THE elecric current has now be-
come useless. and the hand pump is
eur only hope. The vessel is in dark
"taf and note this down by the
LErough the coming tower at
ox..cn,.,,, "rns Soc,s21s now wet, and it i.
men embarkl.., Cb 'bmarines- must
possess the quah> 4 coolness and
nerve. and must Be extremely pain
staking; they must be brave and dar-
ing IN the handling Of the boat. Peo-
pie may laugh at this. in view of my
faiMre, but the statement is true.
I'VE have worked hard to pump out
the water. but the boat is sill In the
same position. II is now 12 O'clock.
The depth of the water here Is about
ten fathoms
The crew OF submarine should
pc selected from the bravest. the cool
est. or they will be OF little use in
ume OF a crisis--in such as we are
best. '@ .'ei'
II always expected death when
away from home. Ny will is. there
fore. prepared, c~7 Ia in the locker.
But this is of my own private affairs.
! hope Mr.. Taguchi will send it to nv
father. W -''
"A word to his majesty the emperor,
II Is my earnest hope that your males
y VIII supply the means of living to
tne poor families Of my crew. This
to have 1t fulfilled.
Last Words to Friends.
the following: Admiral salto. minis
ter OF the navy: Vice Admirals SHIN
amura and Fulfil. Rear Admirals
NaWa. famashita and Nar!ta-the air
pressure is so tight that feel my ear
drums will be broken-Capts. Oguri
and 1de. Commander Matrumura,
Capt. Matsumura. Lieut. Comdr. Mat
sumura. Capt. Funakoshi. Mr.. Martha
and Mr.. Ikuta--it is now 1880 p. m.
MY breathing is very difficult and
PAINFUL l thought could blow out
gasoline. but ! am intoxicated with II
Capt. Nakano. 1t is now i2:40
n. M
This letter found in a pocket
or Lieut.. Sakuma's coat as he lay in
the connir" tower Of the submarine
after 1t had been raised.
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CHRISTMAS CARDS DESTROYED

Washington. Dec. 30-Though the
postoffice department handled an un-
precedented amount of holiday mail
fusion. approximately 175,000 post
cards bearing Christmas greetings
were destroyed today representing the
wasted effort of the senders.
Thousands of cards were thrown
away because they bore mica or tin
sell ornaments which we're mailed in
unsealed envelopes with penny stamps
and with writing on them.
In addition to an average of $4,000
pieces Of unmaila BILE matter receiv-
ed daily by the dead letter Office. about
$4,000 unclaimed postcards We're con-
fiscated today.
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Camnairn Closed.
LAW VIOLATED

Chicago. Dec. 30-More testimony Of
unlicensed liquor selling and midnight
scenes Of dabauchery were related to-
day by witnesses before the city civil
service commission. which 10 invests
eating charges OF neglect Of duty and
inefficiency against the commanding
officers OF the south side police divi-
sicn.
One witness named a number Of all
night saloons where women were per-
mitted to congregate.
Extra precautions have been taken
Of late, lone witness said. because OF
the present investigation and whisky
instead OF being served In glasses aft
or 1 a. M. now is poured into china
cups But It 10 sold freely Just the
same"
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TAKING SON HOME.

Seattle, WASH. Dec. S0.-Former
Governor Malcolm r. Patterson Of
Tennessee departed for his home today
by way Of Chicago. taking with him
his 2S-year-old son. Malcolm s. Pat
terson. who after shooting r. T. Seal
at Port Orchard On December Z, was
examined by commission Of experts
and pronounced insane from long con-
tinued Use Of liquor. The young man.
who was turned over to the custody Of
his father. will he placed In the Ten
nessee state insane asylum.
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THE. DEAD.
FRANK MIAHONEY, ramcber,


TIVE: DEAD. .
FRANK NIAHONEY, rancber. =
Havre, Mont.
JOE, MOSER, cook, st. Paul. .
UNIDENTIFIED MAN. 4
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN. =
l.. LODGES. c9O.-, ST. Paul.
MARY GRACE DAILY, aged !
months. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Daily, BOttineau.
, The Injured.
Hans Peterson, Tracy Nfinn., I
> three ribs broken. terrific blow In 4
: stomach and injuries to spine.
Mrs. Nellie frank, 422O Ellis I
: avenue. Chicago, sprained knee
and bruises.
james Riley, --, dislo. !
Gated shoulder.
> Frank Kimball. Mason City,
Iowa. spine injured.
> Albert Deitz. Alexandria, Mtnn. I
Conductor Thomas Crowder,
scalp wound.
q q Q Z . 4 Z 4 L 4 L Il L = = = = =
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SHAKESPEARE STAGE MANAGER

SHAKESPEARE STAGE MANAGER
Chicago. Dec. 30-William Shakes
peare, stage manager and not a psy-
geological expert or an accurate, por-
traycr of human emotions. was the
picture OF the bard Of Avon drawn by
Professor Elmer Edgar Stoll Of west
ern Reserve university before the Mod
ern Language association of Ameri-
can here today.
The speaker stripped shakespeare's
Williams Of their red blooded passions
and their italicized remorse" and char
acterized theri mental processes as a
sketch of what they should have en-
dured. not mirrored image Of what
they would have done.
Nowadays" the speaker said, "the
william rushes off. has his photograph
taken and consults reporters; MIR.
Shekespeare's criminals backed into
corners and engaged in soliloquoy. 1t
is not life like. hut rather stage like"
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MESSAGE ON WAY

Washington. Dec. 30--Delegate An.
drews of New Mexico today told Presi-
dent Taft that a special messenger
would leave New Mexico today for
Washington with the certificate Of the
returning board showing the results
cation the president will issue a pro.
clamation admitting New Mexico to
the union. Arizona probably will be
admitted about the same time.
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COLORADO HELD
IN W|NTRY GRIP
Stock Suffering From Lack
of Both Food and
Water

Denver. Dec. 30.-Temperatures as
low as ii degrees below zero were
reported from many sections Of Col
orado. At La Junta twelve inches Of
snow covers the feel on the ranges
The water is frozen and stock Is suf-
fertng. So serious are the conditions,
1t is said that jackra bhits. quail. deer,
wolves and coyotes are flocking to the
ranch houses In the settlements in
search Of food.
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WIFE FRozE TO DEATH

Fowler. Kan. Dec. 3O-After a
twelve hour search in binding snow
storm H. E. Milton. farmer living
near here. found the body Of his wife
today buried in snowdrift. She had
been frozen to death. Clinging to her
breast was her 5-year-old son. The
boy. partly protected from the cold
by his mothers body. was alive. He
may recover.
Mrs. Milton taught rural school
near here. She started for her home
yesterday afternoon in q buggy.