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The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
POST MAY BE ABANDONED
Authorities Have New Military Plan
For Army Distribution.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. - Secretary OF War
Sumson, acting upon an exhaustive
report from the general stan, has
decided that no less than 10 and
probably Is existing army posts should
at once be be abandoned in order TO
put an end to the extravaganza and
inefciency resulting from improper
distribution OF the mobile army"
Fort Logan H. Roots OF Little Rock,
Ark, Is ono OF the l6 proposed TO be
abandoned
The principal object liz to dispense
OF tho present small army with dis.
tinct reference to It's mission In case
Of war This first involves foreign
garrsons which can not be reinforced
from the United States after the out
break OF hostlItlos with the re.
malnder OF tho army mobile force
is to be organized and distributed
among about eight great strateglcal
points In the United States Instead OF
scattered In 40 posts AZ now.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
LABOR SECRETARY
IS SUMMONED
Morrison to Give Testimony on
Disposal of Mcnamara
Funds.
INVESTIGATION IS WIDENED
Court Can Summon All Officials and
They viii Be Forced to
Give Evidence.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-To divulge the dis
position of the Mcnamara defense
fund, Frank Morrison. secretary Of
the American Federation of Labor,
and Henry w. Father, cashier of the
Riggs National bank, the depository
of the federations funds, left Wash
ington for Indianapolis in response to
subpoenas to testify before the fed
eral grand jury investigating the al
legged dynamite conspiracy. Botn
men were armed with records,
Department of justice officials We're
reticent as to whether other national
labor leaders would be summoned.
The investigation at Indianapolis, 1t
was admitted by officials here, had
been broadened so as to encompass
all who may have had any knowledge
of the guilt of the Mcnamara broth
ers prior to their confessions, or
others engaged in the unlawful trans
portation of explosives. The depart
ment of justice, 1t developed, had in
voked into the grand jury inquiry a
heavy penalty for the concealment
of knowledge of a felony from the
properly constituted authorities.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
No Battleshlps This Year.

Washington There will be no APP
proprlations for battleshlps at this
session OF congress, This was the de.
clson OF the Democrats OF the house
after spirited caucus Elimination
OF battleship appropriation was n
surprise, the caucus having been call'
cd to consider SlG,0OO.O00 public
building recommended by the commit.
tee on public buildings and grounds.
Representative Burnett OF Alabama,
however, offered an amendment to a
resolution to dispense with the public
buildings bin that no Dat'loship mp
proprlatlon be reported TO the house.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
STRIKE SITUATION QUIET
Lawrence Situation Is Under Military
Control.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lawrence, Mass.-With the eXcep-
ton of an early morning outbreak,
when a Syrian striker, John Rarmi,
was so seriously injured that he died,
the textile strike situation was un-
usually quiet in contrast with the
turbulence of preceding days. Sold
iers patrolled the streets under or
ders from Col. Sweetser to shoot
and shoot straight If need be to en-
force orders against demonstrations
of any kind, Apparently this had its
effect, for there were no efforts to
hold mass meetings or parades.
The military arrangements in the
city APPROACH as closely to martial
law as is permissible under the sta
tutes Of the state, Col Sweetser has
under his command 2l companies Of
infantry and two troops of calvary,
and the whole city is under guard,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
THE PRESIDENT
AGAINST RECALL
Makes Speech in New York
Striking at Legislative
RefOrmerS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New Iork.--On the eve of his three
days visit to Ohio his home state,
president Taft spoke at the Waldorf
Astoria to the Ohio Society Of New
York, delivering probably the most i'm
passioned speech he has made in
many months, directed against the
"nostrums of reform" and particularly
aimed at the recall of judges.
In the efforts that have been made
to reform legislation in this country
he saw much that was good lie saw
the faults Of government in the
United States, and admitted that In
trying to eradicate them much might
be accomplished by the reformer, But
in the effort to make the judiciary
responsive to every "whim" of the
people, he saw, destruction. He de-
clared the conservative element OF
tho nation must eventually get to.
gether to prevent movement that
would make the courts the creatures
Of popular will and might make the
decision in every case accord, not
with the law but with what ma
jority of the people thought the law
should be.
They have a constitutional conven.
ton In Ohio said the president,
"and am told that one of the propo.
sitions Is to postpone judicial recall.
Orators and statesmen are going up
and down the country denouncing
courts, pointing out their corrupt ma.
ture, The time is coming, in my
Judgment, when the conservative peo.
pie of this country VINO are IN favor
of the eternal principles Of justice
and the administration 80 as to
make them prevail, shall rise to NEE,
these misguided supporters of an ut.
terly lndefensIbe theory and end the
agitation against the courts"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
TO SOLVE CHILD
LABOR QUESTION
-
Teachers Should Be Competent
to Teach AgriCul-
ture.
INSTRUCTION IN GARDENING
BY Having Small Plots To Take Care
Of Children Could Go To Shcool
and Help Earn Living.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Louisville.-Purposeful labor In con-
nection with their schooling was urged
for children relieved of grinding labor
before the final session of the eighth
annual conference Of the National
Child Labor Committee by 7. H..
Claxton. United States commissioner
OF education. For the mill towns of
the South he outlined a plan, already
worked out to some degree. whereby
the children of the factory employees
should contribute to the support of
the family by gardening,
Teachers should be competent to
instruct In agricultural and animal
husbandry, he declared, and should
be engaged for the year through, the
winter school room work to be gradu-
ally lessened according 20 the amount
of work put in the gardens.
There is plenty Of land in or near
all these towns, he said, to make the
project thoroughly feasible and he as
serted that under the least favorable
conditions the child gardener doing
what he would enjoy doing, could pro.
duce toward the support Of himself
and the family at least as much az
now, when he works long hours in
the mills and destroys his health and
future usefulness. For other industrial
sections OF the country the sam.
principal, he thought, could be worked
out along other lines.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
N NAAIh
|i[)|(C'I
Penalty For Bribery Is Heavy, Being
Thirty Years In Prison
and Big Fine.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Los Angeles. Clarence s. Darrow,
union labor attorney was indicted for
bribery and corruption of jurors by
the county grand jury which for four
weeks has been investigating allega-
tIons Of corruption in connection with
the trial jury In the Mcnamara dyna-
mite case. Two indictments were re-
turned containing four counts,
Darrow had supervision over the
disbursement OF the fund OF $225,O00
said to have been raised for the de-
fense OF the McNamaras.
Two OF the counts charge Darrow
with the bribery and attempted cor
rupton of Robert Balm, the first
Juror sworn to try James b. McNa-
mara, the confessed dynamiter and
murderer now serving life term in
San Quentin prison. The remaining
counts allege the bribery and cor
ruptlon OF George n. Lockwood,
venireman summoned in the McNa'
mara case,
The maximum penalty that could be
imposed on Darrow for conviction on
all counts Is 30 years imprisonment
and fines aggregating $4,000. He is
at liberty under 1000 bail, but the
former chief defender Of the McNa-
maras said he was glad the suspense
was over"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
ITALIANS LYNCH NEGRO
Had Shot Down Countryman Who Had
Demanded Money.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Bessemer, Ala,-John Chandler, n
negro, was ridded with bullets and
killed and Detective c. Ross was shot
in the leg by party of enraged
Italians in the principal street here.
Chandler had been arrested on the
charge of killing Joe Gareliano, an
Italian, and was In charge OF officers
waiting for a street car TO take him
to Jail In Birmingham, when Ganli.
amos funeral procession passed, A
score OF the dead mans compatriots
made a rush for the negro and shoot
Ing began. The negro was Instantly
killed. Ross was Injured by a stray
bullet.
Chandler II is said, walked into
Gagllanos store, ordered some fruit
and started out without paying for IT,
When tho Italian asked him for the
money the negro turned and began
shooting, killing Gagliano almost In.
stantly,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
America 10 Exporting.

Washington, One OF the most no.
table achievements OF American for.
eign commerce in recent years, ac.
cordlng to Il statement ny the bureau
OF statistics of the department OF
commerce and labor was In the auto
mobile business In 1911,
More than S2O,000,OOO worth Of auto.
mobiles were exported from the
United States during the year. 20
times M much MS n decade ago, Al
the same time, the importatlons have
decreased from year 70 year
Ono.third Of the automobiles dur.
Ing the last year went to Canada,
others going TO France, Germany,
England, Australia, South America,
Mexico and Asia,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
TRADING BILL INTRODUCED
Arkansas Congressman Presents Bill
Approved by Farmers.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington Representative Good.
win of Arkansas has introduced a bill
in the house designed to effectually
stop all dealings in cotton, grain or
any kind of farm product futures" p"
Information received here, said to be
accurate shows that approximately
00O00,0o0 bales of cotton were sold
on margin last year, against a total
crop Of 100000 bales,
Mr.. Goodwin's bill has the endorse.
ment of the National Grange, the
Farmers Union and affiliated organIza.
tions. Meetings have been IN pro.
gross for the past 10 days, with the
result that Goodwin's bill was selected
as the best method Of abolishlng the
future" evil,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
PRESIDENT TAFT
MAKES APPEAL
As Head of the Red Cross So
ciety He Asks for
Funds.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington,-As chief executive
Of the American Red Cross, President
Taft appealed for funds to relieve
famine sufferers in China. He declar-
ed awful desttution" prevails in Ger.
tain provinces where crops have been
destroyed by floods; that millions Of
people are facing starvation. The
president says these conditions will
continue until efficient government
is established, save as relieved by
charitable efforts of other countries.
The presidents appeal concludes
with this statement.
in the name of humanity, the Red
Cross calls once more upon the peo-
pie to come to the relief of sister
nation, with that prompt generosity
which has never failed in time Of
great emergency
Contributions should be sent 10
the state Red Cross boards, treasur-
ers, or to the treasurer of the Amer
ican National Red Cross, room 341,
War Department, Washington, d. C.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
Eductors Says Farmers Children
Should Have More Schooling.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Louisville, Compulsory education
In the Southern states and the rigid
enforcement of school attendance
laws, especially in rural sections, were
urged by educators In sessions Of
the National Child Labor Conference,
as the true solution Of the child labor
problem.
child labor was declared TO be
worse on the farms than In the large
Industrial centers The speakers con.
tended II was in rural communities
that the largest percentage OF I'M.
toracy was shown. When laws were
enacted prohibiting child labor Il
was pointed out the farmers were
exempted from the provisions Of such
laws, and as result children on the
farms are compelled TO work ~ and
II hours n day
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Mob Wrecks Jail and Hangs Negro.

Cordele, GA mob of 500 men
stormed the Jail where Albert Ham.
ilton, the negro assallant Of white
girl, was confined, took the negro
forth and hanged him to n tree. The
body was then rddled with bullets,
After the arrest Of the negro feeling
was 80 intense that the sheriff ap.
poaled to Governor Brown for aid to
protect the prisoner, but the troops
failed to arrive in time Forty min.
utes were required by the mob to
get the negro. The locks of the odter
door were smashed and the Jail was
partially wrecked.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Governor Don't lie sona.

jefferson CITY, Mo--Tho Ozark
"houn soug, Governor Hadloy ls now
convinced, In unsulted for state an.
them, In the frat place, ho says, tho
refrain Gotta stop kiekln' my dog
aroun" IL expressive Of nothing In
particular In letter to the state
song commissioner he says, I ann
convinced that Prof. pommer and the
song contest commission will have to
got suitable music for state song.
even II Il Ia necessary for them TO
compose some themselves"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
rpedemlc Causes School to Clos,

Mobile, Ala,-Tho city health au.
thoritics ordered the university mill.
tary school OF this city closed pondlng
developments In the case OF Hugh
Davis, student from Woodblne, Ca,
who has shown symptoms Of cerobro
spinal meningitis The school Ia to be
thoroughly fumigated and all precau.
tions taken to prevent the spread OF
the disease, In cnso 1t should prove to
be Of the ylrulcnt type, which has
been epidemic In parts Of north Texas
recently.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
steamboat Eseapea From Ice.

Wlckllffe, Ky.-Tho eight or moro
persons for whose safety fears were
expressed whom they were caught IN
Ice chokcd IN tho Mississippi river,
landed hero and were returned 20
BIRDS Point Mo, The party reached
n river point two miles below here
soon after midnight They had been
In terrific struggle with great floes
that continuously threatened TO smash
their boat by keeping tho craft be.
tween the running currents In the
stream,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
nlnod La shed La Strike.

Lawrence, Mass,--Tho worst rlotIug
In the fortnight OF the Lawrence tex.
tllo strike inyolvlns po,ooo porsoas.
occurred when street cara were held
up and stoned by mobs which refused
TO let operatives 20 into the mills.
ono woman was killed by stray bul.
let, patrolman was stabbed In tho
back, but not seriously; u militia cap
tain was badly cut BY u brick, and
several others were hurt by stones, as
we'll as by the clubs Of the police and
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Woman Before Senate Committee

WashnRton,-Mrs, Mary Armour Of
Eastman, Ca, known In prohibition
circles In her own state ~ "the
Georgia cyclone" has larrcd Son
atorlGl dignity She told the nupuat
members Of the senate committee on
the judiciary In the hearing on the
proposed law prohibiting shipment of
alcoholic liquors into "dry" stnlos that
they could learn u lot" aud that
whoever on the committee voted
against the bill was a mighty poor
lawyer"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Chinese Buylna Cotton.

Galveston, Textile short crop Of
cotton In China and n trial there Of
$4,000 bales Of Texas cotton, are re.
sponslble for orders Tor OS5,OOO more
bales to be shipped from the South.
west to the orient, Young Al Sun,
who represents Ave cotton mills In
China, placed the orders for the Ave
concerns, with the information that
the tve firms he represents are In
the market for big order of Ameri.
can cotton machinery.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Lives Many Days Without Food.

New York--A little guinea pig that
lived 10 days without food or water
has been taken from It's wire cage In
the ruins Of the Equitable building
The nnlmal which was 70 have been
uaed for experimental purposes, wOs
found by a chemist attached TO the
medical department when he visited
the ruins Of his laboratory It greet.
ed lts rescucrs with squeals OF de.
light, It Is probable that the little
survivor viii never be subjected TO
another experiment,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03

Tampa, Fla ~ There was no chance
for Darrow to escape" remarked Dis.
trict Attorney ]. d. FroderIcks OF Los
Angeles, who IL spending several
weeks here, when shown press dis
patches announcing the indictment OF
Clarence Darrow. 1--WE knew when
Juror BaIn took his seat that ho had
been bribod and we knew who did
Il, | anticipated the indictment
would come"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Delicate Criticism.

IA woman we'll known IN New York
sor her exquisite taste M well as
mowlodgc OF the decorative and ar
% hltectlrol hlalory OF the world called
op the wife OF n multi.mllllonalre who
NJ reeeoly bullt and furnished q
Hlth avenue mansion at great cost
This said tho hostess proudly, M
@ threw open n heavy door, "ls my
lla QuAlorso room" The visitor
Pea about her for a moment and
n made answer "WhGt makes you
)Ak eo'"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
pnsan shonia AZ Each othnr.

Wilmington, n. Separate poaaoa
OF cItIgons who went In different d.
roclons In search OF two negroes who
had gone 'e the rear 5f The postoiiee
at Rose Hill, ~ ca and demanded
entrance of the woman clerk In
charge, fred into zach other by mis-,
take, and 4, w, Fuasoll aud Duland
Henderson, wellknown citizens OF
Rose lllll, were seriously wounded,
The negroes escaped,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Arrest Follows Election.

New Orleans, --Thlrty.soven voters
OF the city Of New orleans who partl.
clphted In the Democratic primary
for state officers, were arrested on IN.
formation hled by District Attorney
ST. Clair Adams charging violations
Of the state election laws, In each
case II Ia alleged the defend.
ant asked and secured assistance In
preparing hls ballot All Of the men
were registered under the educational
class OF the state election laws,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
shellInu In French Waters.

parls.-The Italian torpedo boats
which seized tho Taylgnano, also
sholled several bnrgos which were
going out from shore 10 unload tho
steamer. According to n special dis.
patch received here from Bon Arden,
n const town on tho frontlos botwoon
TumIs and Trlpoll, tho capture OF
the TaylgnOno and tho Smelling of the
bnrges occurred IN French waters, In.
dignaion here over the incident ie
very great.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Saved.

Dearest" she asked taking advan.
lago Of the fact that II was leap year,
"wlll you be minoT
For moment the young man feared
that he was up against g. Then,
struck by happy thought he replied
"You will have to ask mother"
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03

Oklahoma Clty,-Iohn Myer q
wealthy citizen and dealer IN real
estate, took chrboic acid In his ONCE
and was found dead iIo was a close
friend Of John Angloton, who killed
himself by the same means two weeks
ago,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Turks Are Attacking italians,

Tripoli, The Turkish forces have
resumed their movement against CHR.
garish n small oaas about l9 mIeB
from lrlpoll which has been the scene
recently OF numerous engagements
between the Turks and Italians and
pt the same time another force of
5000 Turks and Arabs delivered do.
tormned attack on AlnAra, some
mIes inland, The fierce Italian artIl.
lory fire. however, compelled the as.
saultihg forces TO fall back toward
ihh south and southwest
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03
Reply In Kind,

III you had a leap Year proposal
from pretty girl, what would you
do9"
"i'd Jump at it,s
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-03

what have said as to the Immediate
need for a government OF much wider
powers than now exists there, II It
can be said to have any government
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-11
SYNOPSIS.

Major Lawrence, son of Judge Law
renee of Virginia, whose wife was Lee,
Is sent on perilous mission by Gen.
Washington, just after the winter at val
ley Forge. Disguised in British uni
form Lawrence arrives within the enemys
and saves the Lady of the Blended
Rose" from mob. He later meets the girl
at a brilliant ball. Trouble Is started
over waltz, and Lawrence is urged by
his partner, Mistress Mortimer (The Lady
Of the Blended Rose) to make his escape.
Lawrence Is detected as a spy by Captain
Grant of the British Army, who agrees
friends and the spy makes dash Tor
liberty. swimming river following mar
row escape The Major arrives at the
shop Of blacksmith, who is friendly, ana
knnws the Lady Of the Blended Rose.
Captain Grant and rangers search black
smith shop in vain for the spy. Law
renee joins the minute men. Grant ana
his train are captured by the minute men.
Lawrence is made prisoner by an lndlan
and two white men, who lock him in
strong cell. Peter advises Lawrence not
to attempt to escape as some one
would send for him. Grants appearance
aids mystery to the combination or cir
cumstances Lawrence again meets Ine
Lady of the Blendid Rose, who informs
him that he Is in her house: and that she
in command of the party that cap
turcd him. The captive is thrust into a
dark underground chamber when Captain
Grant begins a search of the premises.
After digging his way out. Lawrence
finds the place deserted Evidence or
hold. Col. Mortimer, father of the Lady
of the Blended Rose. finds his home IN
ruins. Capt. Grant insists that Lawrence
be strung up a t once.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-11
CHAPTER xVIII.-Continued.

Have you any proofs, sir, that you
are an officer of Maxwell's brigade"
mot here" and l glanced down at
my rough clothing, yet with a little
delay that could be easily ascer-
tanned"
ION what service are you in the
Jerseys?"
81 must decline to answer"
Were you in Philadelphia. wearing
British uniform three days ago?
EFF l should say no, it would be
merely my word against Captain
Grant-you would doubtless prefer to
believe him."
Grant whispered in his ear, the
colonel listening quietly.
81 am informed that you have al
ready acknowledged being concealed
in this house yesterday"
81 have, sir"
did anyone know of your presence
here?"
81 was brought here-a prisoner"
What" In decided surprise. "Pris-
oner to whom"
81 was captured by three men,
dressed as Queens Rangers, on road
some miles to the west. They made
no explanation, although I have some
reason to believe l was mistaken for
another. l was held in a strong room
in the basement overnight"
"You were not there when l searched
the house." broke in Grant hoarsely.
NO." and I turned and smiled at
him Il had been brought upstairs be-
fore you arrived"
Thea you saw your captors by day
i1ight?"
1.-TWO of them, yes-a man called
Peter, and an Irish fellow, with a chin
beard"
What" and Mortimer started for
ward. Peter and Mike in uniform !
This is beyond belief. Were they
alone?'
They were apparently under the
orders of young lieutenant-the
same who had command of Delavan's
advance guard. was unable to dis
tinguish the lads face"
! "Delavan's advance guard!" and the
4colonel turned toward Grant. What
do you know about this, sir? Who
was he?"
The captain hesitated, shifting un-
easily on his feet
II do not know, sir" he explained
finally, driven to answer. II merely
had a glimpse of the boy when l first
.joined the column. II thought rec
yognized him, but was not sure"
who did you suppose him to be-"
Your son, Eric, SIR"