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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
ENGINEERS ARE REFUSED
Fifty Roads Declare They Are Unable
to Bear Increased Expense.

New York, N. y Fifty rail
roads, comprising practically all lines
east of Chicago and north of the Nor
folk & Western, refused to grant an
increase in wages demanded by their
locomotive engineers.
The engineers demand, presented
Jan. 22, was for an increase amount
ing to about 10 per cent a year The
railroads refusal is based on the as.
sertion that they are financially I'M
able to bear the increased expense.
The reply was presented ct a Joint
meeting Of Committees representing
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi.
neers and twelve presidents and gen.
eral managers of the railroads.
The railroads point out that the pro.
posed increase will amoun to 1888.
1872 annually. This increase, they say,
would be equivalent to placing on
their property a lien of $18S, 844, S1S of
4 per cent securities which would have
preference over first mortgage bonds,
"and to just that extent would lessen
the ability of the roads to make the
improvements necessary to increase
the efficiency of their service and tc
insure greater safety to the public and
employees"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
STRIKE rs
Unions at Fall River Decide to Accept
an Advance of Ten Per Cent.

Fall River Massachusetts,. - There
will be no strike in the Fall River
mills. This was definitely settled
when the members of the five unions
affiliated with the textile council voted
unanimously to accept the advance of
10 per cent in wages rendered by the
manufacturers. Thousands of opera
tives, including weavers, spinners,
slasher tenders, carders, loom fixers.
are represented in the unions which
accepted the raise. They had previ-
ously rejected an offer of 5 per cent.
NJ. G.. d. Borden, controlling the
seven mills of the Fall River Iron
Works Co., announced an advance of
10 per cent earlier in the week, and 80
other corporations controlling 100
mills followed the lead. In all about
$4,000 operatives will benefit by the
increase.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
MINERS KILLED
ONLY ELEVEN MINERS RESCUED
FROM TOMBS IN DEPTH OF
THE EARTH.
ACCIDENT IN
Accumulation of Dust and Gas Cause
Terrific Explosions in Mine Of
Bots Coal Co. Near Town
of McCurtaln.

McCurtain, Oklahoma.-One hun
dred and five lives is now accepted
as an approximately accurate count
If the human toll taken when mine No.
2 OF the San Bots Coal company here
was wrecked by an explosion. OF
l16 men Of the day shift only II are
known to be alive. The others are
entombed behind the debris.
Among the unaccounted for are
members of a surveying party, headed
by w. d. Roper of Clio, S. C. Forty
three Americans were employed in
the mine.
The explosion occurred shortly after
3 o'clock. Those on the surface heard
a faint rumble and an earth tremor.
When those nearest to the mouth
reached the opening a cloud of smoke
and dust belched forth. Then came
tense moments of waiting for those in
the mine to emerge. Frank Fields, a
miner, was the first to stagger out. He
was walking in an entry and heard
the explosion, he said. Nine other
miners escaped through a man way"
A rope rider" who was coming to
the surface when the explosion &C.
Cured, was the eleventh man to es-
cape.
The systematic work of penetrating
the mine was begun. Half & hundred
rescuer worked in relays. They
brought four bodies from the mine.
1t was reported that a rescuing party
had found 16 more bodies.
The explosion was caused, accord
ing to mine experts, from either accu-
INFLATED gas or coal dust.
McCurtain, Oklahoma.-One hun
dred and seven Of the JIG men at
work in the Sans Bots mine No. 2
when the property was wrecked by an
explosion, have been accounted for.
Twenty-six Of the number were res
cued alive, n has since died, SO
bodies have been recovered and 20
bodies have been located.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
IA PASSENGERS HURT.
Three Persons May Die of Injuries
Car Plunges Into Canal.

Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Fonrteen pas
sengers, one a woman, were seriously
injured, three of them critically, when
five coaches of a Canadian Pacific
railway settlers train, drawn by two
locomotives. bound from Toronto for
Winnipeg, left the rails and plunged
over a thirty-foot em%bankment at
Jackfsh, east of Port Arthur.
The coaches were loaded to capa-
city but no n was killed. All the
seriously injured are in the hospital
at Port Arthur.
+. a broken rail vas the cause of the
accident. The long train was running
slowly at the time, otherwise the
wreck might have been appalling in
the loss of life. The engine and the
first cars passed over the broken rail
IL safety, but five coaches in the mid
die broke loose and rolled over.
The passengers, imprisoned in the
coaches, were tossed about from side
to side and hurled through the doors
and windows. Most of them were on
their way to points in the western
provinces to begin settlement upon
new lands.
The coaches were practically demol.
ished in their wild plunge down the
em%bankment. The passengers in the
coaches which remained on the track
Immediately led in rescue work and
help was sumomned from Port Arthur
and Jackfish.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
NO A OF SCOTT.
Japanese Antarctic Expedition Saw
Nothing of British Explorer.

Wellington, New Zealand. - The
Japanese Antarctic expedition re-
tunrned here. They report having
seen nothing Of the British polar ex.
petition of Capt. Robert f. Scott. The
Japanese reported all on board the
Kainan Maru well. They were en-
gagged chiefly in coastal exploring on
King Edward island.
Lieutenant Shirase, the head of the
Japanese antarctic explorers, sailed
from Sydney Nov. 10 of last year on
board the schooner Kainan Maru. 1t
was the second attempt Of the Japan
csc to reach the south pole. The first
expedition got as far as "a degrees
south, but was forced to return on &C.
count of stormy weather and ice
packs, the Kainan Maru proving un-
fit to resist the ice pressure. The
schooner was repaired and her equip
ment improved before the second start
was made.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
MINERS DEMANDS REFUSED
DISPUTE REFERRED TO sUeCoM'
MiTTEE.
Situation Regarded as GraVe-Antnra'
cite Condition May BE
Eliminated.

Cleveland, Ohio. All the de-
mands of the 2O0,O 900 miners In the
bituminous coal fields of western
Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and Hi
nois for a 10 per cent Increase IN
pay and shorter working hours were
voted down by the operators.
AS a final effort to prevent a pro-
longed shut down of the mines after
April l and possibly a strike, the
whole dispute was then referred to a
subcommittee. This subcommittee,
composed of eight miners delegates
and eight operators, will consider the
possibility of a compromise to be
recommended to the general confer
ence.
Both operators and miners declared
after the union demand had been re-
fused, that the coal situation through
out the country was grave.
Besides the 100000 miners in the
four states directly concerned, 100000
bituminous coal miners in other
states are dependent upon the pres
ent deliberations for a basis of max
ing their wage scale, and in addition
the policy committee will consider the
wage demands Of about 10000 N
thracite miners. 1t vas pointed out
by President White that the wages
of more than 100000 union miners,
after April /, were in dispute, and
that the coal output Of the country,
other than that mined by nOn-union
men, was involved.
News from New York that the an
thracite operators and miners might
reconsider their differences, however,
had the effect Of arousing confidence
among union officials that the anthra-
cite situation might be eliminated.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
STEPHENSON WEEPS
WISCONSIN MAN PLACED ON
TRIAL ON CHARGES INVoLv-
ING VALIDITY OF SEAT.
I.ORIMER IS INTERESTED.
Senator Reed Declares Colleague Not
Political Novice He Was Repre-
sented to Be-Other Doings
in Congress.

Washington, ID. Ex-senator Isaac
Stephenson. the o~ctogenarian million
aire %lumberman and banker OF Wis
consin, was formally placed on trial
on charges involving the validity OF
his seat in the United States senate.
The entire session was taken up by
Senator Reed of Missouri with q
speech in opposition to Senator Steph-
enson's retention Of his seat.
All through the debates Senator
Stephenson, the first to enter the sem
ate chamber, sat quietly back in the
rear tier of seats occasionally apply
ing a handkerchief to his moistened
eyes as the charges Of political cor
ruption were fired across from the
Democratic side. Close by him sat
Senator Lorimer of Illinois giving
close attention.
Senator Reed declared that if the
senate acquitted Mr.. Stephenson, We
ought to be brave enough to hang on
the door of the senate the legand,
Those who have the money can en-
ter here"
He said that Mr.. Stephenson was
not the political novice that he had
been represented to be.
The main effort was to contrOvert
the theory that Mr.. Stephenson was
innocent Of wrongdoing because he
had o violated any Wisconsin stat
utes and Mr.. Reed stamped as absurd
the claim that the senate could not
go back of the legislatures action. He
contended that the violation of a speci.
fc law was not necessary to invali'
date an election.
This was not an election" he add
ed, lit was a revelry of crime and cor
ruption; a campaign in which the bar
rel was the controlling figure; a con
test of dollars, a contest Of the long
green
May Repeal Reciprocity Law.
The finance committee of the Unit
ed States senate will take up for con-
sideration the measure introduced by
Senator McCumber for repeating the
imperative features of the Canadian
law which was passed at the special
session and which failed for want Of
favorable action by Canada.
Attorney General Wickersham rails.
ed a storm in the senate by refusing
to supply information concerning the
reorganization of the International
Harvester company, which was asked
by a resolution adopted March Is.
Senator Bacon took exception not only
to the attorney generals action, but
to the manner of communicating it.
Mr.. Wickersham said in his letter
that it was incompatible with the in-
terests of the United States to supply
the information desired because the
correspondence on file related to
business which was unfinished.
To Push Freight Claim Settlement.
At the request Of President Taft,
Senator Clapp introduced a bill to
prevent undue delay in the settlement
of freight claims. The measure under
takes to lay down rules for the con.
duct of freight charges controversies.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

posal to abolish about % army posts
declared by the war department to be
of no use and when it reports the
army appropriation bill that and other
provisions will be stricken out.
The house proposition to cut the
cavalry down to 10 regiments, make
all enlistments five years and consoli.
partment, will be reported adversely.
The senate military affairs commit
tee added $275,00O for equipment of
coast artillery companies OF the mill.
tia.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
HilIsviile Tragedy Re-enacted.

Hillsville, Neutrality-suspicious. trag'
edy was enacted in the old Car
roll county courthouse. Another troop
Of mountain outlaws rode in. shot the
Judge down of his bench and dupli-
Gated the grusome assassinations Of
q week ago-but this time It was
only for the moving pictures. The
actors did more firing and made more
racket and caused almost as much
roas a. the real outlaws did. and
htlsville almost had as much "a
citemsnt.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Minneapolis. March 26.-Wheat. May
$l.0Sh; July. $l.os; No: northern
UNI, s1:os; No. 8 corn. 7oKc; No. 8 white
oats. Sic; harley. mailing. S1.26; No. {
rye. Ssc; No. l AJAX. $2.10.
Duluth. March 26.-Wheat. May
1907; July. SLOTS; No. / northern
sl.07k; No. ] durum, $1.09A.
South st. Paul, March 2S.-Cattle-
s3@s.so; hogs, ss.75 aT'iSoo: g sSee,
lambs, $4Q7.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
WILEY Anglers DRUG MEN
Food Expert charaoterIzss Represent.
atives az "Dopers."

Washington, d. Cdr. Harvey
w. Wiley. appearing as a private citi.
zen before the pure food board In ad.
vocacy Of q regulation guarding very
strictly the use and sale Of opium. NOR
phine. cocaine and other habit forming
drugs. aroused the anger Of drug repre-
sentatives by referring to them as
"dcpers." A heated argument ensued
and for q moment It looked as II blows
might be exchanged.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
BRYAN RAPS HARMON.
q Elected Delegate, Will Resign
Should Nebraska Choose Him.

Kearney. Nebraska--In his speech
at the Democratic banquet here
William ]. Bryan said II the preferen-
tial vote at the coming primary in
Nebraska il for Governor Harmon and
he (Bryan) is elected one Of the dele
gates at large he will file his resigna-
ton. He said he would not 90 to the
national convention at Baltimore to
vote for Harmon. who be CHARGED
was backed by Morgan and Hill.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
GERMANY IS
viii Increase Army by $4,000 Men and
Also Enlarge Navy.

Berlin, Germany. - Germany will
spend $50, 10000 o during the next three
years increasing the army by 20, 900
men and will also spend $31. 900. 900 on
the navy during that period in addition
to the already arranged program IL the
plans Of the imperial chancellor are
approved. The chancellor laid his new
plan before the federal council at 1t,
meeting today.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
Taft Accepts Invitations,

Washington, ID. C. President
Taft accepted an invitation to dine at
the New York Union league club on
April IL, and on the same evening he
will look in on the dinner of the Yale
alumni of 'SS of which he is q mem
Der,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

viii Not Consider Primary.
Seattle.-March 26.-Governor Mar
ion e. Ray said that he would not cali
a special session of the legislature tc
enact a preferential presidential pr,
mary law.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
Cardinal Farley Given Auto,

New York. N. y Cardinal Far
ley will hereafter ride in his W au,
tomobile, the gift of a friend who de.
clines to have his name made public.
The donor has also provided for pay.
ment of the expenses of keeping the
car
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
Car Plunaes Into Canal.

Peru. Ind.-Eleven persons were in.
jured when a a on the Fort Wayne
& Indiana Northern Traction line
struck a pile Of cinders and plunged
in the Wabash & Erie canal about two
miles from here.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

It Is said that the people Of this
country ate 5000. 900. 900 worth of ice
cream last year. l. seems that the
soda fountain clerk has developed into
an important citizen.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A gun made Of cement Is the lates.
thing in implements Of war. The In.
ventor has not yet determined wheth-
er it is safer to stand at the muzzle
or at the breech.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
Ohio Bank Vault Robbed Of $4,000.

Cleveland, Ohio. Robbers broke
into the Bank Of Berea, a pri-
vate institution at Berea. Ohio, twelve
miles west Of here, aud looted 100
safety deposit boxes. obtaining $4,000
In cash and jewelry.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Five Ecuadorean generals have been
hanged. but 1t Is said that Ecuadorean
generals can be found hanging around
almost any street corner.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Sparrows have been taught to sing
like canaries, but We have lost all
hope in the cultivation Of the feline
voice.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

One OF u scientists tells us that
poets are mad, but they are not half
as mad as the editor who Is flooded
with spring poems.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Tom Edison says there will be no
poverty in 100 years. but in the mean
time the ultimate Is not in
danger of dying rich.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A Chicago man, returned home the
other day and found two wives at tho
station to greet him. OF the warmth
Of his welcome there can be no dount.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Why do sociologists declare that u
man cannot live on $500 a year when
lots of them are supporting families
on no greater wages?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A scientist tells us how to find out
the age of a fish. But what rule can
he give US for finding the size of
fish?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

New York m~illionaires sometimes
make good use Of their money, even
If the methods by which they acquired
It cannot be commended.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A Texas preacher arises to remark
that q man will not tell a lie II the
truth is easier. The preacher is not
q fisherman.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Reckless Joy riders should be put
to work on the streets and roads.
Then their speed could be utilized
with poetic justice.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Egg-shaped bonnets will be worn
for Easter. Another dastardly plot
on the part of the milllners to raise
the price.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A statistician informs us that there
are 170. 000. 900 English speaking PEG
pie, but he does not tell us how many
Of them speak English.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

No one likes to discuss the trou-
bles In Chihuahua because no one
car pronounce the name of the prov
fnce.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Whenever q warship and an ocesu
liner collide. the warship generally
gets the worst Of Il Al Of which
speaks wen for the nghting Qualit4u
OF warshipA -
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A New York sculptor killed himself
because his work was inartistic, so
he must have hated the thought of
making money.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

The New Yorker who was sent to
fail for the theft of a loaf of bread Is
looked upon by his fellow New York
ers as r. piker.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

The auto for many purposes has
pushed the horse aside, but 1t will
never do for an equestrian statue.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

What's in a name? An expert in
forms is that clam chowder Is being
made out of jack rabbits.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Any mar who tells you that he
h%abitually works IS hours a day exag-
gerates at least six hours.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A prominent dentist says false
teeth are moro sanitary than real
ones This is a reflection on nature.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

No, gentle reader. there is no re-
semblance between the turkey trot
and the chicken reel.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Aviators are doing wonderful
stunts. but the toll of death does not
stop.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A bee travels As 5000 miles to get a
pound Of honey, but bees are not both
cred by railroad rates.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
Keep your overcoat handy.

Time for the weather man to stop
bis bad guessing.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A Chicago man wants a divorce be
luz his wife refuses to cook. What
a ridiculous plea!
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Dogs once ran under tho wagon
nov they ride on the seat OF the
automobile.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

The hatless man and the slippered
woman are two of a kind this
weather.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

A heart throb specialist tells us that
II Is possible to marry on $40 a week.
but why?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
An Ohio man advertises for a home
~ wife. And In leap year. too.

II New York is to have hold-ups. It
should restore the old stage coach.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

The small boy with bat and ball
beat the robin to the green swards.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-11

ed an experiment with an aphis Whlcn
eats blackcap raspberries, and anolh-
er with currant maggots hatched from
eggs laid by the currant fruit fly. The
rose slug, the tent caterpillar the
maggot which destroys horserad'sh'
all are being kept under close sur
veillance and careful records, "hlch
will be filed permanently with proper
index for reference, are made Of each
Whale Oil Soap May Help
A request was sent in by a farmer
for an experiment to treat whale oil
soap as to its comparative merits lor
Killing aphis on hops. It is being tried
also on cherry leaves. One broodlny
cage contains measuring worms, ar
other garden slugs on Strawberries
and still another the tussock moth
The rose flea beetle, the rose slug, the
strawberry root weevil, and the clover
leaf weevil are being inspected for lie
IListcry records, and the western dla-
blotita, which feeds on roots, is being
tried on both Strawberries and gourds'
Tests Of insecticides and lii5eroni
sprays are being made on apO'o trees
close to the insectary, and the results
will be recorded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-11

"I think suffered every pain woman
could before / began taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and l
think it saved this baby's life, as | lost
my first one.
"My health has been very good ever
since, and | praise your medicine to all
my friends. Mrs. VERNA WILKES, K.
F. D. No. l, Plattsburg, Miss.
The darkest days Of husband and wife
are when they come to look forward to
a childless and lonely old age.
Many wife has found herself incapa-
BILE of motherhood owing to some de-
rangement of the feminine system, often
durable by the proper remedies.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound makes women normal, healthy
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held In strict confidence
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-11
Notlcc Of Intention 10 Improve Cot.
tage Street.

Notice Is hereby given that the
common council Of the city Of Salem
Oregon. deems Il expedient and pro-
poses to improve Cottage street from
the south line of State street to the
north line Of Ferry street with III
oso pavement at the expense of the
adjacent aud abuttlng property with
IA said limits, In accordance with the
plans, specifications and estimates
ior the Improvement Of said Cottage
street from the south line Of state
street to the north line Of Ferry
street as heretofore adopted by the
common council aud ON Gle In the
clice Of the city recorder which are