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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

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PAGE ONE.
Teieoraphie News:
Weather Records Going to Smash.
Intense Cold Wave Widespread.
Thirty Thousand Rebels Advance on
Peking.
Roosevelt SHES at Politics.
Points Out Abuses by Courts.
LaFollette Scores Land Grahhers.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Ten Tho q ; Dollar Slander Suit.
Fifteen = old Girl II Suicide
Can s. lads Cease to Operate?
Int 4 ed Youth Left to Freeze.
PAGE FOUR.
T Is al:
\ ,lden and the Extension Fund.
s.stubbornress Or Courage?
Rear Admiral Evans.
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
LOCKER On In Iowa.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News
Experiments In New Crops.
TvnhNid Epidemic Subsidies.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
CITY News:
Merchants Get Ready for Bis Clear
ance Sales.
NJ. & st. l.. to Operate over Rock Is
land From Oskaloosa to Des
Moincs.
Fourth Fire Today at Parker Home
Trains Snowbound for Third Time.
Coal and Ice Men Like Weather.
Kenyon Here Jan. IA.
News of County Towns.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General
Southern Storms Lift Wheat.
Slow Trading In Corn.
Hogs Advance Cents.
Cattle Steady to Strong.
Subsidy Grafters Work Under Cover
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
PREPARE 70 ATTACK cssvss1s9
CAPITAL WHEN ARaAlsT,cg
GNos.
ADVANCE EXPECTED 70
BEGIN EARLY 4AruRoAN
Republican Forces Being EaulppsK
With Winter Clothing for Marsa
Northwsrd-controi Railroad osuth
Of capitai-Forcs Superior 20 TtAat
Of General Chang. Capitals DsfsMasr..

Marking. China, Jan. 5.--The repuhs
ing a large quantity Of railroad roiltng
stock across Ike river to Pukow, whsyu
1t Is expected the advance northwarl
VIII begin tomorrow when the armis-s
tiee terminates.
Winter clothing for the republican,
army is arriving here today in, car-
loads and the soldiers are being rapid
iy equipped in preparation Of thcir:
march on Peking.
The revolutionary commander today
received a reinforcement OF 1900 men
from Canton, who brought with them
$4,000 new magazine rifles. 1t is estl-s
mated that the republican forces now;
amount to considerably more than.
10000 men, with many modern field.
guns and plenty OF ammunition.
outnumber Impsriaiists.
The impecialist troops In the neigh
borhood under tho command OF General
Chang are not, 1t is believed, nearly
so strong numerically as the repub.
soldiers trained on the European syI-
tenn there are large rumber OF un-
trained and undisciplined troops in
their ranks.
General Chang. 1t is said. commands
the entire northern section of the
Tien Tsin- Peking railway and occu-
pies several towns on each side. Tho
revolutionaries on the other hand hold
the southern portion OF the railway and
have the advantage OF possessing the;
sympathy Of the population In tho
Yang-Tse valley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

Twenty Below at oskaioosa.
Oskaloosa. Jan. 5.-The government
thermometer here registered 20 below
Zero early today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
FRlelD IN IOWA.

Temperatures Ranging From II TO 10
Degrees Below Zero Reported.
Special to Times Republican.
Boone. Jan. 5.-The coolest in years
was registered here this morning.
when the government, thermometer
showed 10 below zero. Trains are late
and business is generally tied up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
Fifteen Below at oee Moines.

Des Moines. Jan. 5.-The government
thermometer here registsred 15 degrees
below zero at this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

Fourteen Below q Davenport.
Davenport, Jan. Sit was IA degrees
below zero at 8 o'clock this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
celd aTene Vlae,r.

Keokuk. Jan. s.-Workton the power
dam here was suspended today d aca
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
p1vvsr Can De Abused.

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= moss mpnatlciy D.e .ea..s nop,a,
hAv4 been wise In Slv.ne s S -,
10 our Ju0eees lnctuolnS va. po -
tudictA lnses eeo'A - A.,.s .hs
80 Whetne9 tneS c D..
Iundamenta4. nv .. tho .a az. 80
AlSo most nTmly Deaiese tlIos' A.no 80
tbGhN1- p0wNrs tnle power c' -. Do . ~ ~.
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hopae have merely 'empo.a -.
SA1 snoe one WniSn enes no ..sl,.. -,
p6aAly Alisnaaeo. Neeu cu.sos u.1,s.A.,
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WrtesFS Ss1cna - 1T. Aas.s - a..
ANGht Win tne utInoH soo1 - ~
t0Ay politic: Cseo : aecNiess's, M - :.
and tooiisnsy, Wn1o sne .SAa,,,ss 49,
pohbffuT tHo Juoeee ~
by b dtvioed nearly equa''s - @
|ftWo; sides lin tne oa.e1nop ,. ~.
4F1tS and 1Ia1t, WE'VE Juoses A
nv constitutional ana oh,s een ny.
ing. however, unfortuha'ey' no " ens
nine supreme court 1uosee' heIu IN
cnnstitutional), - II mas AGAIN
again been used IN recent years. :
suits In very great evii.
Osurp Legislative pewers'
During the last twenty-nVe years
thee ourts here IN new 1orh' nelpsu
am sorryto say. once OF t"lce Wy .l.e
aupfeme. court OF the nation, nave
thrown what q times nave p.osS. on,.
well-nigh or .alotgetner insurmouhtaole
NJ
{reforn1s.. have already aiiuoeo 70 .ne
Aecision Of the New York court ~nlcl'
Forbade the people OF new 1ork ehru
theif legislature to interfere with Ger
kAin kinds OF tenement mousse iac'
kofies. Almost without exception e'
4cry intelu9ent social worker whom
have seyermet, every man really inter-
Estsd IN the betterment OF sociai ana
RndustriaL conditions among our work.
lBn0 people. IN giving Detter nomes to
|E,he workinS people ~ srea' cl,.es. ,Hx a..' =.
a giving better conditions Oh AaDor 70
hem when tney are a. iaDofma,ua, .,'a,,,,as
Tithout exception every one quaItieo :,
q Judge on these matters nas asreeu
33et this decision was dow 70 de-
lent cittxsnsnip. = D!ow 20 .ne eIlo,. ~. 70
1bchaAye genuine reiorm, genuine oct
We're nature that Its miscnievous ei-
sstss can hardiy pc over-estllaateu.
naves NO doubt tnat tne men makins n
~ decision were upright men OF nisn
Atacter: but tney aio az nucn os"-
lEge - the worst 1iesislative oooy' ac-
fn9t0d by thoswo motives couio pos
slthly have done.
An SOue0rown Ph'toeopny.
nlnnA n<Sk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
Foreign Troop. Sent to lanehe~.


London. Jan. 5.--According to an Ex-
change Company's Telegram. British
and German troops have been sila.
patched from Tien Tsin to Lanchow.
the strategicai point Of the railroad
from Picking to Mukden. where the in,-f
perial troops few days ago declared.
in favor OF Il republic, elected Wang
Vie TIE their leader. and announced
that they We're about to march on Pe-
king. 1t was reported yesterday that
tho s5ss:.e troops had looted and burned
the residences OF the wealthy a::ss:::..e
OF Lanchow and seized the railway at
Shan Hal Kwan where they were hold
ing UP the traffic.
The British troops Will occupy ana
patrol the American section OF tho
railway between Tang Shan and Lam
chow. where the trains have been conn
pletely blocked.
Fighting of the most severe descrip-
ton Is proceeding In the vicinity OF
Lanchow between the Chinese and the
Manchu troops and the telegraphic
lines. including the private systems be-
longing to the Chinese engineering ana
mining companies. havc heen cut.
The foreigners engaged In the coal
mine at Linsi In the neighborhood Of
Kaiping came into Tien Tsin yesterday
on a coal train at which the revolu.
tionnries fired several volleys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

zsS AZ Cedar Rapids, Too.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 5.-At 10 a. m
the temperature was Is below.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
MRS. WILLIAM R. DAY DEAD.
Wife Of Associate Justice OF 9upesw
Court Dies at Canton.

Canton. O.. Jan. S.--Mrs. Day. wife
OF Justice of the Supreme Court Will
lam r. Day. died at the family resi-s
dencc this afternoon. At the bedside
at the time Of her death were all tho
members Of the Day Family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
T..R. BULLETIN
Noticeable News of Today
tn. Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises Jan. s at 1894. sets at 4:l9.
Iowa-Fair tonight. followed by In
creasing cloudiness Saturday: con-
tinued cold
South Dakota-Fair tonight; IN
creasing cloudiness tonight and Satur-
day, with snow; continued cold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
y ~ e9Npo JUDICIARY ~ AWHoLE
nuT cohpEMNs TENDENCY
lsss or SOME JvpaEs.
FIoM AND STATE HAVE
posxsn Il CERTAIN rH,hos
<.Sols M.sG Havs Right 70 Lss'saats
II sse.ss Protection Against Evils
Sliith,,,t inest4srsnes ef Courts =
& 3 u JIia1aisn has outerown AneisntsPhi'-
js1ioleehy % ssms Jsrists.

Nsv York, Jan. 5.-Theodore Roose-
'ysn discuases Judges and ProsFes-
I've ~ an editorial appearing in the
Eysrent issue Of the outlook. He says
n part:
.Iet me. Ct the outset. put 90 clear
flat only wlful mtsinterpretatlon
,an decisive the people. Just what my
odtiou 6 to tho courts is. have
= ysry highest regard. the highest
cspect and admiration. for the judici-
AZ whole. think that our ju-
kicial ofdcers stand on q higher level
han any other body Of public servants
81. for the mtater Of that. of private
|sitfssns. could name off-hand at this
fmousnt number OF judges now on
W bench who render to the psOpie
ors substan&ial service Of more FAR
ching value than . rendered by any
hers ms0s In. public or private life
Ia al 81 these judges substantially
~ with the position herein taken
IA, indeed, u largely derived from
Ls9m. I believe the courts have rem
|iered our people tincalculable SERVICES.
hold ttat the attitude Of our people
lovards Them should be one OF appre-
liation and respect: but not OF servii-
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
HIT LA TOILETTE
IN HIS STATE
BULL MOOSERS SCORE HIM FOR
OPPOSING ROOSEVELT AND
PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION
APPLAUDS.

Milwaukee, Wis.-In his own state,
where two years ago one word
against him would have brought
brought about fight, Senator La
Toilette, once the undisputed progress
sive leader of Wisconsin, today was
the target for stinging attack.
Medill Mccormick, national vice
chairman of the Bull Moose organi-
zation. addressed the delegates of
the state progressive convention and
was applauded when he made state
ments which Enthusiastically referred
to LaFollette.
Mccormick declared that at one
time LaFollette proposed to Roose-
welt that the colonel become cam
idate for president and promised his
support. AT another time McCor-
mick said LaFollette expected Roose-
velt and Johnson to support him.
Other raps at I.aFollette were con-
tanned in THE Bull Moose" four
page publication which, purported to
be the first issue of an official or
gan for the progressives of Wiscon-
sin. One paragraph read: No man
remains leader who turns counter
to cause which he aspired to lead
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
COLORADO VOTERS
MEPROCRESS|vESI
FOR BOTH PARTIES
Big Majority for the
Progressive Repub-
lican Leader
NOMINATE WOMAN
Helen Robinson Named for
State Senate But Another
Loses for Congress

Denver, Colo.-The progressves
of both parties swept the Colorado
statewide primaries yesterday. Al
though the returns are still incom-
plete It was evident that Philip B.
Stewart has been nominated for
governor on the republican ticket,
and Elias NJ Ammons for the demo-
cratic ticket Progressives for all
other offices were nominated with
them.
The Roosevelt forces endeavored
to get Stewart TO withdraw from the
old party and join the Bull Moosers,
but he refused and viii now be op-
posed by Edward b. Costigan, the
Bull Moose candidate, entered by
petition i'm the regular election.
Stewart was nominated by big
majority. Governor Sharforth and
Charles S. Thomas We're nominated
for United States Senators by demo-
Gratis. Democrats renominated
Judge Ben Lindsey of the Denver
Juvenile court.
Helen Ring Robinson was nomin-
ated for the state senate, but
Katherine Williamson, a candidate
fer congress was defeated.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
84 RATTLERS ARE
QUICKLY SLAIN
PUT TO DEATH IN HALF HOUR
IN PRAIRIE DOG TOWN.
LIVELY BATTLE WITH A
BLUE RACER.

Dallas, S. D.--For some unknown
reason the snake story crop has
been almost a failure this season, but
three incidents came to light in
Gregory and Tripp counties recently
that indicate an attempt to prevent
absolute decadence in this respect
On the Lauis Waugh farm, eight
miles northeast of Colomo, John Nc
Ghee and associates killed S4 rattle
snakes in less than 80 minutes. The
collection was found in prairie dog
town, such places being noted as
haunts of the rattlers.
Out north of Burke, Hakon Mat
sen accidentally stepped on a blue
racer and the snake attacked him
viciously. Matsen hal on a heavy
pair of gloves which he had been us
ing in shocking grain, and had the
excitement of a genuine sparring
contest with the aggressive snake
He put the blue racer to the mat sew.
eral times with well directed blows
but finally won his fight only by
DESPERATELY grasping the snak.
around the neck and choking il tt
death.
Fred Gaestal, residing about foul
miles southeast of Burke, stepped OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
VICE CRUSADE OF
LONE GIRL LEADS
TO COURTS DOOR
olice Justices of West
Hammond are I'm
der Charges !
DENVER CLEANUP
Puts Millionaires Under In
dictment for Being in )
League With Vice

hicago.--Assistant County Attor-
ney Thomas Johnson filed informa-
tion. in the county court before Judge
Owens today against Frank Greene
and Charles Wittenburg, police mag
istrates of West Hammond and
Burnham, HI, respectively, charging
the two justices with conspiracy,
malfeasance and embezzlement.
These. charges are the direct out
growth of the crusade of Miss Vir-
ginia Brooks to clean up politics in
West Hammond.
Mllionaires in Net.
1T became known today that Hor-
ace w. Meyers and Julius A. Ben
nett, both millionaires and large
owners OF real estate, are among
those indicted as owning property
used for immoral purposes. They
We're taken in the grand jury's net
which caught ex-mayor Speer and
many others for conspiracy with
vice.
Becker Fights for Time.
New York City.-Following tho
hearing before Justice Bischoff, in
plication of John r. Mcintyre for an
order to show cause why COM
mission should not be named to go
to Hot Springs and take the testi-
money of material witnesses in the
Becker case it was believed the trial
of Becker for the murder of Gam
bier Rosenthal, set for tomorrow,
would be postponed.
Il will reserve my decision said
Bischoff, ''and if I find that / have
Jurisdiction to act on this applica-
tion, | shall certainly do so.''
Becker Trial Postponed.
New York City.-Justice Bischoffi
in the Supreme court this afternoon,
granted police lieutenant Becker a
stay until Oct. 1, and also granted
the motion of his attorney, John A..
Mcintyre, for a commission to take
testimony in Hot Springs. This was
a sweeping victory for the police
lieutenant accused of the Rosenthal
murder. Prosecutor Whitman had
made all arrangements to go ahead
with the trial tomorrow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
HUNTING GROUNDS
in TRUST NOW
WATERTOWN MEN CONTROL
PASSES ON CHAIN LAKES,
BEST SHOOTING PLACE
IN THE STATE.

Watertown, S. D.-The Upper
Pass" at Chain lakes, for many years
one of the favorlte duck shooting
spots in South Dakota, has been leas-
ed by Watertown sportsmen and a
club will be organized for the pur-
pose of protecting and improving
this property.
1t is understood that shooting
rights will be reserved and that tn e
public can not use these grounds as
in years gone past.
Leased rights to shoot on the upper
pass have been secured by P. w.
Shoenberger and John Keegan, who
it is understood, are acting in behalf
of gun club. This club has instruct
ed that the property be thoroughly
"posted" and hunters expecting to
put in a day at this place will fine
notices barring them. Most of the
farm land adjoining the pass also is
to be posted according to general re.
port.
The Lower Pass" at Chain lakes
has long been owned by Watertowr
sportsmen. This constitutes practi
cal organization.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
GAYNOR PROVES
DOUGHTY WITNESS
NEW YORK MAYOR REFUSES TO
ANSWER NINE OUT OF TEN
QUESTIONS in POLICE IN
QUlRY.

New York City.-For more than
two hours yesterday afternoon Mayor
Gaynor, OF New York. sat in wit
ness chair at the city hall and parried
with picturesque retorts and evasions
the attempts of counsel for an aid
ermanic committee to learn his
views on the police situation brought
to head by the murder of the
gambler, Hermann Rosenthal
Three times he threatened to leave
the stand because he considered the
questions irrelevant He denounced
the hearing as a scandal-m
scandalize" him would be in vain,
for he had lived in the city too long
and had begun his efforts to purify
the government long before Emory
y. Butler, counsel for the committee
was born.
At no time during his examination
would he admit the police depart
men was inefficient. He expressed
renewed confidence in Rhinelander
Waldo, commissioner of police, and
declared that if the. social evil -four
ished it was at least on the decrease
and was lesser evil than police
blackmail, which he had tried to
eradicate.
BY way of a counter investigation
! of the committee, whose chairman
Alderman William H. Curran, he de-
nounced yesterday, the mayor before
| taking the stand set on foot the in.
vestigation of reports that the com
mittee had accepted a high instead
of a low bid for is stenograph1t
| work
Nine out of every ten questions
asked by Counsel Butler remained
unanswered. The mayor had form
ed no opinions, he said, and woult
not tell his opinions anyway. If he
| We're asked about any instance
wherein the police department ha(
violated the law he was ready tt
answer. Many reforms, he said h,
had brought about in the depart
ment. First he had done ava,
with police violence and club lay
ing Second, he had forbidden thu
practice of policemen degradin,
! themselves to get evidence agains
disorderly houses by consorting witt
disorderly women Third, he ha,
insisted on the integrity of the civi
service so that money or anybod.
can't influence appointments
Fourth, he had done away wit
graft in connection with enforce
ment of the liquor law. This H.
said. has amounted to SO 900, 900 an
: nually
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
NEGRO LYNCHED FOR
ATTACK UPON GIRL

Cummings, Ga.-The mob spirit
which has been at fever heat here
since threatened race rioting Satur-
day boiled over yesterday afternoon
when several hundred white men
stormed the local Jail and shot to
death Ed Collins a negro, mutilated
his body with a crow bar, dragged it
to the public square and in the pres
ence of 1000 persons strung it to a
telephone pole.
Collins was arrested with three
other negroes in connection with the
assault on young white girl here
Sunday 1t is alleged that he assisted
Ernest Cox, the negro who confessed
to the crime, in hiding the body. Cox
was taken to Atlanta for safe keep
ing
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
COUPLE, REMARKED
BY INDIAN CHIEF

ST. Mary's Lake, Mont.-One of the
strangest wedding ceremonies ever
performed took place here today
when Chief Three Bears, of the
Blackfoot tribe of Indians, "re-mar-
ried" Robert Heinl, Washington cor
respondent of Leslie's Weekly and his
bride of a few days, formerly Miss
Helen Corbin of Indiana. The cere-
mony is equal to formal adoption
by the Blackfoot tribe.
Thirty Indians, mostly "grass
dancers" took part in the ceremony.
Mr.. Heinl's given Indian name is
Black Eagle and his bride was named
Small Woman.
One hundred tourists from various
parts of the United States and several
countries of the Old World witnessed
the weird wedding ceremony.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
10000 IN THE
c.. A. r. PARADE
REQUIRES THREE HOURS FOR
VETERANS TO PASS THE 2u0,-
600 SPECTATORS IN LOS
ANGELES.

Los Angeles. Calf-With heads
held high and drooping shoulders
squared. 1900 veterans today
marched in the annual parade of the
national G. A. r. encampment.
Though the ranks are rapidly
thinning, it required more than three
hours for the procession to pass the
200 900 spectators lining the curbs
or massed in reviewing stands.
The national officers will be elect
ed Saturday. Colonel Albert Beers
of Connecticut, is leading for COM
mander-in-chef.
Detroit and Denver lead in the race
for the next years encampment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
ROOSEVELT TELLS
WHY HE GRABBED
THE PANAMA ZONE
Colombia Wanted to
Hold UP the United
TO AVOID DELAY
Of Several Years Debate By
Congress, He Says He
Took the Zone
% AVOID DELAY
THE BUSY CANDIDATES.

In Oregon where the recall of
Judges is an issue, Roosevelt to-
day specialized i'm his missionary
speeches on the Rooseveltan
plan for the recall of judicial de-
cisions. He drove home his
points for the adoption of the
recall with several instances
where the courts held certain
laws of great popular interest
unconstitutional
Taft is at Beverly.
Wilson is the guest of the
hudson County Democratic club
at Jersey City.
Debs is scheduled for Calves
ton this afternoon.
Chafin is in New Britain, Con-
necticut.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
487 PROPOSALS FOR
ADVERTISING ACTRESS

Boston, Mass.-Two days ago Olga
Petrova, an actress. advertised for
a temporary husband. Since the first
appearance of the advertisement she
has received 4S7 proposals of mar
riage, but has about decided not to
marry at all. 1t is believed she has
the worlds record for number of pro-
posals in forty-eight hours. Never
did | dream that there We're so many
fools in the world she said to-
day. "Why, they are not satisfied
wifi writing their proposals, but
they wait for me on the street cor
ners and at the hotel"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
FRANCE GETS WORLDS
TROPHY IN AVIATION

Chicago, Ill.-France yesterday
won the worlds aviation champion
ship. Jules Vedrines, champion Of
France, driving Deperdussen mono
plane, took from America the James
Gordon Bennett silver trophy with
out contest.
Not an American aeroplane arose
from the ground in defense of the
cup won by this country from Eng
land last year. Dello Thompson, the
only American aviator who had not
withdrawn from the race up to the
last hour, took a final glimpse at
Vedrine's record and walked off the
field.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
LOSES DIGIT IN FALL.

Springfield, o. Excited by q houad
run smash in baseball game which
he was watching from seat In tree,,
Ernest Rich lost his balance and fell
AS he shot toward the ground Rich
clutched at a limb. A ring he wasl
wearing on the third finger 81 his leftI
hand caught. Rich was suspended fori
several minutes. struggling Desperate
ly to free himself. until sudden 1srki
threw all his weight on the ring an1I
tore the finger on.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
STEAMSHIP TRAVEL
is NOT SAFE YET

Washington, ID. C.-Before an
nouncing his approval of the revision
of the navigation law following the
Titanic disaster, Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Nagel, declared
today it would be impossible to pro-
vide full safety for travellers aboard
the ship until congress gives his de-
partment control of the crews of
vessels.
"A majority of the crews on pres
ent day steamships are not sailors
and many cannot row boat he
said.