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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
FIVE BODIES
ARE RECOVERED
A Hundred Excursionists
Plunged Into River From
Collapsing Pier.

Buffalo, N. T.. June 24.-Fiye
bodies and a list Of eighteen missing
persons were brought here today by
the medical examiner from the scene
Of last nights disaster at Eagle Park.
on the west shore Of Grand Island,
about ten miles below Buffalo, where
over 100 persons were thrown in to
the Niagara river by the collapse Of
the excursion dock. The identified
dead:
Mrs. Arthur Mayer.
Mrs. John Hayes.
Mrs. Lille Kellogg.
Cecia Kelly, age 8.
Mrs. Agnes S. Gallagher.
In the terror and confusion of the
accident families became separated
and there is faint hope that some Of
those listed as missing may be found
today. There seems little doubt. how
ever. the list will reach twenty at
least.
George Richmeyer. who lost his
wife and ten year old son, saw them
carried clear Of the wreckage by the
current that sweeps past the dock at
the rate of ten miles an hour. He
was clinging to. pile holding an in
fant son in his arms and could do
nothing to save the other members OF
his family. Geo. Mckee. who lost his
wife and infant son. saw them 20
down with the mass Of struggling per
sons.
That section Of the dock which rave
way was about fifty feet in length
and twenty five feet in width.
The medical examiner who examin
ed the wreckage at dawn found MANY
Of the broken planks rotted and that
directly beneath the collapsed portion
Of the structure there were no sup
porting piles. The excursionists were
herst No. 232. Foresters of America
who were on their annual outing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

night did not excite me. retired
shortly after the convention adjourn
ed and was fast asleep in two minutes.
The future looks bright to me. Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Sherman will be elected
by good majority"
William Barnes. Jr., chairman Of
the New York republican state CEN
trail committee. issued the following
statement:
There should be in the mind of no
one the slightest misunderstanding re-
garding the meaning of the Chicago
convention. The republican party has
again demonstrated that it has the
tenacity to resist what seems to be a
popular movement. but which in re-
al1ty is temporary alteration of
mind caused through the physical ex-
c1tement OF the nervous system of the
individual.
"A political party must be fixed in
Fundamental principles. Its candi-
oates must believe in and he faithful,
II elected to office. to those principles.
a political party which does not do
that is no party at all: has no con-
sistency: no character. and must be-
come the prey of the loudest promiser.
The Roosevelt followers diclosed in
the convention with nerfect ingenu-
BUSINESS that they believe political
party exists for no other purpose than
to seize upon any idea which may be
converted into votes. needless that
such idea might be violative of the
reason for the party's existence.
NO victory is real which is won at
the expense Of the abandonment of
those principles of government which
However. old they may be, must be
everlastingly alive. To deny this is
TO denN that the foundation of a struc-
ture has become unimportant because
it is invisible
Hundreds of delegates hurried out
o. O., ch.cago on the earliest trains.
Others, who had attempted to get
along on two hours sleep nigh. IN.
order that they might miss nothing,
spent most Of the day in bed. The
breakfast business in most downtown
cafes was small until after noon.
AT the convention headquarters no.
tel mere than 5000 was realized from
the sale Of old newspapers and cam
paign literature that Uttered the
rooms and halls.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
DEMOCRATS ARE
MUCH ELATED
Believe Eruption in Republi-
can Party Will Give Them
Loaves and Fishes.

Baltimore. June o4-Comments by
the democratic leaders here TODAY in
o'cated general and in some cases
lunlla MT satisfaction With the result of
the republican deliberations in Chica-
go. While some of the more radical
said that Theodore Roosevelt. run
nlns on a strong progressive platform
might draw votes from the radical
democrats, they declared that the
democratic party had nothing to fear
from this score If it nominated a pro-
gressive candidate All agreed that
any such losses would be more than
offset by damage that would be
wrought to the repu bIlcan cause by
splitting the vote
That a progressive democrat might
be asked to run on the ticket with
Colonel Roosevelt was admitted here
hut none would countenance the sug-
gestion that he would consider over
lures from the Roosevelt camp. 1t
was expected that enaissaries from the
Roosevelt organization would be here
next week to watch the convention.
Thus far, however, there is no evi-
dence of any and all leaders question
ed on this topic declared they had re-
ceived no communication from the
Roosevelt force
Senator-elect Nardaman of Mis-
sissippi was one of those who declared
that the nomination of President Taft
would have no effect upon the action
of the democratic convention. IF the
delegates to this convention" he said,
think it wise to nominate conserva
tive they will do so regardless of the
action at Chicago"
There is no possibility that the ac-
ton that the progressives at Chicago
will gain them any recruits from the
democrats. said Josephus Daniels,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

RECEPTION FOR
COLONEL BRYAN
Arrival in Baltimore Signal
for Great Demonstration
By Admirers.
HAS NO PERSONAL OBJECTIONS
TO PARKER FOR CHAIRMAN
Question is One of PRINCIPLES and He
Will Fight to Secure O. Man With
Progressive Ideas to Sound the
Party Keynote.

Baltimore, June 24.-william Jen-
nings Bryan was almost swept off his
feet by the enthusiastic crowds that
met him last evening when he arriv-
ed from Chicago. The division over
the selection Of a temporary chair
man to sound the convention keynote
mas brought the Nebraskan into the
centre of the stage on the very eve
OF the democratic gathering and all
the events of the day seemed to await
his coming.
Mr.. Bryan reiterated the views he
expressed in his telegram to the five
candidates and declared that he
would fight any proposition to make
ANYBODY but progressive chairman
OF the convention. "Personallv," he
said, II have no objections to Judge
Parker"
The Nebraskan was expected at
half past three and at that hour the
rallroad station was crowded with a
throng that had collected on the
street outside and the lobby of the
BelVldere hotel where he will make
his quarters during his stay in Balti-
more. 1t was 6 o'clock. however, be-
fore he reached the hotel and by that
time the crowds had greatly increas-
ed. There was no organized welcome
and none of the leaders were at the
station to meet him. Mr.. Bryan had
to shake hands with several hundred
persons before he reached the auto
mobile that. took him to his hotel. In
the hotel corridor there was another
demonstration.
"Oh you Bill Bryan"
Whats the matter with Bryan 2"
His hats in the ring"
These were some of the shouts that
greeted him while the crowd hem
med in so tight that it was several
minutes before he could go to his
room.
With Mr.. Bryan were his wife. SON.
in-law and his daughter Mr.. and Mrs
Hargreaves. Charles r. Bryan. his
brother. and one of the Nebraska
leaders. came this morr'--. The
whole party occupied rooms near the
Nebraska delegation. When the
newspaper men attempted to inter-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
Senator Gronna Says He is Not Behind
Johnson But is Out With Marshall
ALLEGED INTERVIEW
IN COURIER-NEWS

The Fargo Courier-News under a Grand Forks date
line, Sunday morning contains the following alleged in
tervtew with Senator Gronna
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
ew Charles Bryan ne smiled and

view Charles Bryan ne smiled and
said:
William Jennings will he here in
few hours and he will do the talk
ing for the family"
William j.. Bryan said that he had
made no plans to address any gather
ing during his stay. He defied the
heat in long black frock coat His
headgear was a soft felt hat. gray
with black band.
The headquarters of Mr. Bryan was
filled all day with visiting delegates
and friends who came to advise with
him over the situation Several
Ohio delegates led by William H.
Reinhart of Sandusky visited Mr..
Bryan.
II don't want to emharras you, Mr..
Bryan" sal dMr. Reinhart. "but we
want you for president
II have something more important
right now" replied Mr.. BRYAN
II want you for the first round for
party chairman. I am not talking
about anything else"
Mr.. Reinhart said he was elected
as an Independent progressi-- dele
eo.0.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

have read my purported interview in the Fargo
CourierNev's this morning, part it refer
ring to c. A. johnson is part of it re-
ferrng to Thomas F. Marshall not true Mr. Mar
shall showed by his actions the Chicago con-
cention that he is political enemy Further
never gave such interview, the Courier
News this morning. to it or any other paper.
"A. j. Cironna.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

Senator A. j. Gronna, who passenger on No
night. He denied the Forum story that he had any
thing whatever to do with the candidacy of C. A
son Tor governor and said there friction what
ever between him and Thomas Marshall regarding ma
tlonal and state matters; that he would be unable
make any speeches in the few days remaining in the
campaign and had come home to only.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
WILL STAND BY
BRYAN IN FIGHT

Baltimore. June Ex-Governor
Burke of North Dakota was closeted
with Bryan and later made public his
reply to Bryan's note urging him to
join in the fight against Parker. The
reply read: Il will do all I can to
elect a progressive
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
SENATOR GRONNA's
PERSONAL DENIAL

Senator Gronna at Lakota gave the following
signed statement in reference to the interview
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North Dakota: Generally fair X
tonight and Tuesday. Not much =
change in tempe. .re. y
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-12


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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-12
MOVABLE AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

HE month of December marked important step
development practical agricultural education this The
of Lynden, Watcom county cooperation with Agru
ural Extenton Department Of the State College held dairy
school In like the Of Cashmere conducted sxday
horticultural school The college furnished the instructors and the
munes provided all equipment supplies
Great Northern Railway special
apparatatus and equipment = - ~
i've communities and both paid financially Better STILL them
left strong and influence for better agricultural and i'm
At Iyndsn December LIE 200 farmers and wivs;
farmers drove from eight twelve miles each morning AMI evening"
while Others came in on the train number Of the rural schools
Nearly do they
and
be OF the college staff and assistant instruction dan
work men d we'll that lecture soils and this afternoon
have been worth the cost Of ticket for the whole week
At Cashmere December Is 49, 800 people registered for the
while the daily attendance above and just the week be-
Growing Orchard Pests Soils Fertilizers Poultry and Home Manage
addressed by the leading authorities the state these
ean sad $50 80 each while me the
AS at Lynden the interest intense.
purpose rapid permanent
improvement of agricultural conditions state The movable
school has its value and the Extension of the
State College hopes conduct such schools in different
the state during 1912.
CONSOLATION
IL the old voluntary weather predicting
great things for the coming prosperity especially the
farming particularly who
have tab the weather conditions and conditions
this particular locality that the forty of his experience
he has when the winters deep and
stayed long this spell that has not
the ranches the hills follows without tail each
such undergoing his and he
why this should be exception The ground the hills
frozen owing this precipitation
will soak much the moisture especially if the
taken off with chinook All things far
porous 1912.
GET TOGETHER" PROGRAM SHOULD CARRIED
its authority week calm
y merging rather ignorngthe GeT Together movement,
liz. heOf
of the well the entire valley
victory served purpose
merger the purposes appreciated Many things needed
for the welfare OF the valley had been planned and which
things
touched the Saturday night banquet and just
portan concerted townspeople
folk needed bring about these changes The
should delayed and the etTogether program
y he carried
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-12
REPUBLICAN, WEEKLY
SUPPORT HOME INDUSTRIES

suggested development of the
w the first suggestion, invariably Bring industries
customary inducements the location
factories including exemption time sites bonuses
and these methods have contributed much toward building
deds municipalities that their wisdom not
Anything desirable population that will
employment who support families and thus contribute to the
general welfare. is at all times desirable.
But the people who heartily the OF beginning
who enthusiasm this feature
public which all good citizens SHARE sometimes the first
forget that industries brought and the old already
here require continuous support and failing become hindanc
rather than aid to Development
that the entitled
much consideration the factory which obtained by special
effort The merchant neceyeven than the factory
who community where there where the
merchants have moved forced
to other fields by lack of patronage?
The retail properly conducted industry that should have
the of loyal citizen Our pride the home
willingness merchants and its industries
is not build Chinese wall around community
refuse buy outside when advantage But the
who will send something that at home
better needs education and lacks loyalty Sometimes
naty the should be liable this criticism local
merchant sending abroad for things which he ought
from bis neghbo Then again there the farmer who finds
mail his big than Often he hand
by bad and thus valid ought
able to buy by mail from merchants eafey and
from distance with whom he has
quainance he has furnished the facilities
OF merchandising methods And be ought
good roads that would make trip tn a pleasure.
Much remains strengthen
ought to real that will tend keep
at home.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06
BATH ROBES.
SMOKING JACKETS
SUIT CASES.
HAND BAGS.

BALANCE OF OUR BIG STOCK
OF BOYS SUITS AND 0VERCOaTS
20 Per Cent. Reduction
Norfolk or plain Double breastedl
Styles--a1l with Knickerboclzer Pants.
Blue Serges. Fancy Cheviotssofs 70 VA
riety ofIlGrey, Brown. and Darker
( Shades. All ,asl
OVERC0ATS.
Cut I1ghd.np to the minutes 1nkstyie-'
Convertible. collars BELTS .&1csf Good
long coats. full of snap.
$3.50 Suits. ann ,Overcoataf, ~ 3 900. d
5000 Suits and. 'Overcoate ~ so \
$500 Suits and Overcoatss-S4 .0O'f,
$f50ISuiffs and. fOvercoatsA ~ 3d. so 81
$3.50 Suits and -Overcoatea,, - $2.SO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06
ROADS SAY POSTMASTER GENERAL
UNDERESTIMATE MAIL EXPENSES

In a statement to the public. the
railways Of the country contend that
tho Postmaster-G General in arriving at
his declaration that the railways were
getting an excess profit OF $4,000. 600
IN mail pay. underestimate the annual
mail expenses and taxes OF the rail-
roads by at least S9.600.000. The roads
also claim that he ignored entirely
the necessary retur- ca the yaluo OF
railroad property.
The Committee on Railway Mail
Pay which represents the 26S lines, is
composed of Ralph Peters, Chairman
president Of the Long Island Rail-
road Charles A. Wickersham. Presi-
dent and General Manager, Western
Railway Of Alabama, w w. Baldwin.
Vtce-President, Chicago Burlington &
Quincy Railroad W. w. Atterbury,
Vice-President, Pennsylvania Railroad
George T. Nicholson, ce-Presidont
Atchiaon, Topeka & Sante Fe Railway;
X. j. Pearson, First president,
Missouri Pacific Railway z. G. Buck
land, Vice President, New York New
Haven & Hartford Railroad c. T. DAILY.
ce-President New York Central
Lines; w A. worthington, Assistant
Director of Maintenance and Opera
ton Of the Union and Southern Pacific
System; W. F. Allen, Secretary; and
H. 7. Newcomb, Statistician.
This Committee is making a vigor-
Gus answer to the Postmaster Gener-
ais assertion that American Railroads
get too much money for handling
mails. The carriers claim that they
are grossly underpaid
The railways statement made public
yesterday was as follows: Having
obtained certain estimates of the cost
Of the passenger train services. con-
sidered together. by methods produc-
ing the lowest results, the next step
shown in the postmaster-G Generals re-
port Document No. los was TO appor-
ton a part Of this cost TO the mail
service The accepted method for such
an apportionment is to distribute the
total cost In proportion TO the train
space required by each of the respec-
tive services The Postmaster General
obtained from the railways statements
which he might have used in applying
this method and these statements
showed that 932 per cent of the total
space in passenger trains was required
by the mails, but, instead of using the
data showing this fact, Dc substituted
figures of his own which reduced the
space credited TO the mail service to
TIC per cent. OF the total The total Of
passenger train costs which the Post
mater-General estimated should be ap-
portioned among passengers. express
and mail, on the basis of space oc-
cupied, was s37O74.172. He therefore
assigned to the mail service Tie per
cent. Of the last-named sum, or S2.654.-
$1,000. If, however. he had used the
proportion of space. 9.32 per cent, re-
sulting from the reports he had OBJ
tanned from the railways, the amount
apportioned as cost of the mail SER
vice for the month would have been
SS00.S02 greater Multiplying this by
twelve gives an increase i'm the estim-
ated annual cost of over $4,000 900.
This examination of his methods
shows that the determination of space
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06
SELDEN MILLER In CONCERT AGAIN

Selden Miller, who is now complet-
ing a tour of twenty-five concerts in
all the eastern cities from Washing
ton to Boston, will appear in the third
of his piano and song recitals at the
New Century Club tomorrow evening
The program will be devoted to the
instrumental and vocal works of
Brahms ana Debussy. Tickets may
be obtained at the door from Miss
Eleanor NJ Swift No. 1909 Delaware
avenue and from the Robelen Piano
Company. No. no Market street
Mr. Miller has received notable re-
cogniton as a pianist, and has APP
peared as soloist with the Philadel-
phia Orchestra. both here and in
Philadelphia, and has also played in
various concerts in Philadelphia with
such musicians as Charlton Murphy,
Syredrovkld. Saal and Standby, also
in Berlin with the Italian violinist,
Antoinette.
He has held the position of choir
master and organist in many well
known Philadelphia churches St
Clements where he was 'interims
organist' at the age of fourteen St.
lUke's. ST. Nichael's. the Second
Presbyterian Church. Calvary Church.
ard ST. Stephena where he succeeded
the famous blind organist. David
Wood
His successful cultivation of his
voice, which was not attempted until
about three years ago. now enables
him to appear in the dual role of plan
ist and vocalist-an achievement
which gives him almost an entire
precedence in the concert world.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06

was OF primary and controlling impor-
lance and that the changes in space
allotment have destroyed the value of
his deductions These changes were
due TO the Postmaster-Generals re-
fusal 70 assign TO the mail service the
working space and temporarily un-
occupied space on trains. which were
necessary to tho mail service and 10
his actually assigning much Of this
space to the passenger service render
ed on tho Same trains
1T IS scarcely necessary 70 note that
IN addition 70 the space actually oc-
cuplod by the triflo itself and that
this Is especially true Of the mail
traffic, or that where there Is a pre-
ponderating movement OF a certain
trafllo in one direction there must be
some empty space on account OF that
traffic. sometimes called dead space,
IN trains moving IN the direction OF
lighter traffic Thus passenger cars
must have aisles vestihules, and plat
forms, and postal cars must have n
great deal OF space IN which to sort
the mails, while, for mail carried in
baggage cars, there must be space IN
which to reach the pouches and to re-
ceiye and deliver them through the
doors. A through train must also have
the full capacity required for the
maximum traffic Of ny kind likely to
seek accommodation on any part OF It's
Journey although during much of each
trip the actual traffic may be consider
ably below this limit The post
master-General however. refused to
credit the mail service with much OF
the space thus required by the Depart
ment. although his figures for the
other passenger train services allowed
fully for all such space required by
them In fact. in many cases. such
space actually required by the mails,
and so reported by the railways, was
taken from the total mail space and.
without reason. assigned 10 the pas
senger service
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06
PATTY Ar ELsMERE.

A surprise party was giving Miss
Mary Ogle at her home Western ave-
nue. Elsmere on last Friday evening,
Those present were; Misses Bessie
Mastin, Mary Ogle, Agnes Scott, Dora
Barrett. Helen Crawford, Elsie Gill
bert Carrie Barrett. Ethel sanderson,
Lillian Winkler. Anna Sanderson,
Edna Warren Agnes Thomas, Sarah
Rolston. Myra Wakelman, Mary Cal
lagher, Rebecca Boyer, Alice Dillon,
Bella Ogle. Jennie Bredin. Rebecca
Ogle. Rohen Boyer, Harvey Rothwell,
Morland Warren, Paul Warren, VIII
Der Hollingworth. r. Megraw, Roland
Megraw. Leroy B. Steel, Thomas
Kane, e. Mastin. Francis Boyer
Daniel Reese. James Martin, James
Montgomery, George Ogle, John
Roberts. William Ogle, Mrs. J. San
derson. irwin Scarboro, Mrs. G.. Wink
Ter, Mr. and Mrs J. Henderson and
Mr.. and Mrs John Roberts.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06
SALE A SUCCESS.

The Christmas sale of cake, candy
and fancy articles given yesterday by
the Ladies' Aid Society of Central
PRESBYTERIAN church in the church
parlors was success. The amount of
the sales exceeded over S200 How
ever. many articles were left unsold
and the women viii hold another sale
before Christmas and dispose of the
goods
The parlors were prettily decorated.
Christmas greens were used with a
pretty effect and the booths were
decorated with purple wisteria and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06

trailing vines. Throughout the after
noon. tea and ice cream and cake we're
served. In charge of the cake table
we're Mrs James Price and Miss Lille
Taylor; the candy table, Mrs Baugh-
man, fancy table. Mrs. Homer Barry
and Mrs J. p Hyatt: Japanese art
work. Mrs William Barr and Mrs
Joseph Hill: Mrs. Smith. ice cream
cones: aprons. Miss Annie Stewart;
tea. MIS-. j. II. Crawford
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06
CONCERT BETWEEN DANCES.

A pleasing feature of the dance
given by the Tuesday Club at Eden
Hall on Tuesday night was a concert
between the dances by the Telmusica
OF the Automatic Telephone Com
pany. given through the courtesy OF
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company Some fne num-
hers were rendered, including the
overture TO the Poet and Peasant.
"Berceuse," from "Jocelyn," "Barca-
role" from The Tales Of Hoffman
and other gems.