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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
BEAT. BANDIT
WITH HOT Pc
Girl Hit Him squarely in
the Face With It and He

Denver Feb. s.-A masked bandi,
came to grief early today when he
was hit squarely in the face with a
hot custard pie while looting the casl,
drawer in a down town restaurant
here: The robber entered the place at
4 o'clock. just az Miss Ina Mouat en-
tered the room from the kitchen. In
each hand she carried a steaming hot
custard pie. ..
Hold up your hands" demanded
for any villain like you" said the girl.
Don't you move" said the hold up
man, as he turned to the cash drawer.
The soft part Of the pie struck him
squarely. The robber dashed through
the kitchen and into the alley and
escaped.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
MARooNED PEOPLE SAFE.

Washington. Feb. s.-The ESQ men.
women and children marooned for
several weeks on Holland Island in
ice-locked Chesapeake bay. are not
supposed, but are possessed of plenty,
according to a wireless report today
from Captain Carnine Of the revenue
cutter Apache, hGfrisdly dispatched
to their relief. -. HI yssss:y tA-
investigations provs cg2 aaai~sively.' -
the message declared, =, tly 40 as
sistance is needed iIiimedietei.9ts Plen-
ty Of food. Fuel enough to last one
month. and sickness unimportant."
The Apache was compelled to break
Its way through heavy ice for eight
hours to reach the island.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
DEMOCRAT is
FOR ROOSEVELT
Silver Serungard Announces Support
OF Colonel and Tells His Rea-
sons Why

Hon. Sim Serumgard of Devils Lake
has come out for Theodore Roosevelt
for president. Mr.. Serumgard is an
able lawyer, was a candidate for
Judge of the supreme court at the last
election. was elected states attorney
of Ramsey county on the Democratic
ticket four years ago, and has at diff
ferent times been a candidate for state
Office on the Democratic ticket. He
has national reputation as an orator
and stands high in the councils Of the
Sons of Norway. His public state
mcnt follows:
Dear Sn-I first met and heard
Theodore Roosevelt during the Harri-
son-Cleveland campaign at a big re-
publican rally at Minneapolis. Mimi,
In the fall of 1883. Mr.. Roosevelt at
that time held some position on the
national republican campaign COM
mittee and was making tour of in
spection through the west. Some re-
publican Of national reputation was
the speaker Of the evening. Mr.. Roose-
velt merely making a few remarks as
to the outlook of the campaign. The
strange thing about 1t is that while /
have even forgotten the name Of the
principal speaker. Mr.. Rocsevelt's per-
sonality exercised such a powerful in
fluence over me that still remember
the tone Of his talk. Since then l
have followed his career with sympa-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
HEADS CLOTHIERs.

Minneapolis. Feb. S.-Georee
Hirsch OF Winona today was elected
president of the Minnesota Retail
Clothiers' association at the meeting
here d. G. Ables Of St Cloud was
chosen secretary-treasurer and. Mr..
Hirsch and A. w. Squires Of Duluth
were chosen delegates to the conven-
ton Of Iowa retailers to be held at
Dubuque. Iowa soon.
Afiliation with the Minnesota SOM
mercial federation will be considered
at summer meeting Of the associa-
ton TO ne held in Duluth. 1t was an
nounced today
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
NOT BoMBARDED

Perrin. Arabia. Feb. s-Contrary to
previous reports the town of Hodeida
has not been bombarded by. the Ital-
ian warships which have been threat
ening bombardment for some days.
The town of Jebanah was shelled sew
eral days ago and considerable dam
age done. Communication with that
town has now been restored.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
Onward the Wave of Roosevelt
Enthusiasm and Support Rolls

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enthusiastic
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
HELGESEN IS ON
THE COMMITTEE
Member of Executive Com
mittee of Republican Con-
gressional Committee

Washington. Feb. s.-Representa.
tive William, B. Mckinley of Illinois
was today reelected chairman of the
Republican congressional committee
Representative Charles H. Burke of
South Dakota was elected vice chair.
man. Among those named as men,
bers of the executive committee are
Representatives Burke of South Da-
kota. Woods of Iowa and Helgesen of
North Dakota,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08

farms. Professor Boss talk was lis
tened to with special interest as was
shown by the rapid fire Of questions
which came when he closed.
Holden ON Corn.
Prof. p. g. Holden Of Ames, Ia,
was nexvt introduced and gave his
second talk at tho corn and clover
convention. Professor Holden is rec
ognized as the worlds greatest auth
ortty on corn and in his characteristic
way he brought home to his hearers
the money value OF improving seed.
Professor Holden did not talk all of
the time on corn but took occasion to
emphasize q number Of other features
of farm life.
In opening his address Professor
Holden empha sized the fact that corn
is sweeping northward and expressed
the opinion that 1t would reach the
north pole before DIR. Cook. He told
of the rapid strides made by corn in
South Dakota and called attention to
the fact that in North Dakota the
cor crop has grown wonderfully in
said h>e he advancement of corn
northwaa ,eans progress for lone
crop peophe oce not progressive peo-
pie. It is reSc.n that brings i'm
proved agric,hs l. and agricultural
people. Professor h @ n further de-
clared that clover is al. 4er crop that
will soon become one Nof the staple
crops of North Dakota and expressed
qualification at the advancement al
ready made.
Again the speaker emphasized the
fact that he would rather talk to the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08

too. played part in the DEVELOPMENT
OF the information that the Taft forces
are not to be frightened by the Roose-
velt specter. but on the contrary will
draw their lines tighter and prepare
to fight all the harder.
The elimination of LaFollette from,
the presidential race will make II i'm
perative that Colonel Roosevelt let his
intentions and wishes he known to the
public, and 1t is prola BILE that the ad-
ministration will find some means for
causing him to break his silence. I'm
to this time all efforts along this line
have been futile. Senator's, congress
men. state political leaders and news
paper men have visited tho colonel in
the Outlook offices or at his home in
Oyster Bay. ami each has carried his
message or his omise Of support, as
the case might b To all of these Wis
itors Roosevelt Is given an attentive
ear. listening to heir opinions regard
postrnities teat he get into the race
conditiAes in y part of the coun-
sald Sdhsr Definite.
But. these vtsitofs have. come away
from their interviews with no message
for the public. The majority of them
have found nothing in what the COL
onel told them to discourage their ef-
forts in his behalf. and yet when they
sifted the facts down they found that
he had said nothing definite to COM
NIT himself to any line of action.
Men who left the coloneTs presence
convinced that he would accept a
nomination of the convention should
offer it to him, We're obliged to admit
to themselves that he had not said as
much. The encouragement they re-
ceived. though quite real. was all by
inference. Tho fact is that Colonel
Roosevelt has steered very careful
course through this pre-conventlon
campaign, and he has established a
complete alibi for himself Though
he has talked with hundreds of men
and each Of them has gone away with
the same impressinn-thatt tho colonel
is awaiting the orders of his party
yet he has kept himself in position
where he can truthfully say that he
has asked no man to work for his
nomination, and he can likewise say
that he has told no man that he would
accept if nominated.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08

. ss . ss .
THE WEATHER
North Dakota: Fair tonight
= and Friday, except probably snow
= MuFrtes In west portion Friday.
Rising temperature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
n "chicaeo, Ill.

* Chicago, Ill.
"Hon. J. w. sd4tt. Gilby. N. D.:
Have had long conference
with Congressman Hanna, men,
ber Of the national Roosevelt
committee for North Dakota.
Committee aepngratulates you
and Colonel cosevelt's friends
upon prompt ction you have
taken..sSA spi kndid result in
prospect. Con,mittee extends to
you invitation to attend small
conference Of sRoosevelt friends
to be held at Congress hotel. Chi
, cago. Saturday, morning. Febru-
ary 10. for purpose of exchans-
ing views and arranging plans for
concerted action. Governors Os-
borne, Stubbs. ! Hadley. Glass
cock. Casey. 5Vessey. Aldrich.
Congressman Hanna and others
have accepted.s
-"EdWin w. Sims,
Secretary Of National Commit
tee."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08
HAS SENATOR la TOILETTE WITHDRAWN
FROM RACE As A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
sss ssass ssss
j. ". SCOTT WILL ATTEND
NATIONAL CONFERENCE


John w. Scott, of Gilby. who
iuagurated the movement for the
Roosevelt convention in Grand
Forks February 20. yesterday
Roosevelt national committee to
attend conference of friends
PRESIDENT in Chicago o'e Saturday %
morning. Mr.. Scott Immediately
accepted the Invitation and will
leave for that place this morn
ing.
Following is the telegram MFR.
Scott received from the commit
tee, IN which he was congratu-
lated on the wbrk he has done
and invited to 9ttend the confer
ence:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-08

The administration leaders took a
keen interest in the developments of
the day as affecting the withdra wal of
preciated that for the time being, per-
haps. 1t would add to the strength of
the Roosevelt talk. This realization,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19

tor Jones was. of course. taken to the
latter. His face lighted up for mo-
mens. Then a brooding look came
over him. Firm in his fetlocks," he
muttered, firm in his fetlocks" And
often after that, as he sat at his desk.
he was heard to mutter to himself,
Firm in his fetlocks-firm in his fet-
locks
Later, came Conkling's historic quar-
rel with President Garfield and the
senator's resignation from the senate,
and then the senate not infreluently
beheld Senator Jones lingering regret
fully and reminiscently near the desk
that Conkling had occupied. Firm in
his fetlocks-firm IA his fetlocks," he
would mutte- to himself 1t was clear
to his colleagues that Senator Jones
was suffering from some serious men,
tai impairment A length there came
total collapse; and some of those who
best knew Senator Jones were always
of the belief that the curious compli-
ment which Conkling paid Senator
jones. coupled with the latter's sense
of loss when Conkling left the senate.
had served in some mysterious way
to bring to a head the malady which
ended the Floridan's life.
copyright, 1911, by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
cENTENARIANs or EUROPE

Some curious statistics have been
COLLECTED by the, British imperial
health department fr1> the subject of
longevity. It appears that there are
now about 1000 centenariani in Eu-
rope. and, strangely enough. tho elm
ate and conditions most favorable to
longevity appear to be the Balk ans.
for Bulgaria heads the list with 1888
centenarians (nearly one for every
100 inhabitants), Roumania follows
with 1,074, and Servia with 573. Ger
many boasts only rs centenarians. as
against England's go; while Denmark
makes a very feeble show with only
couple of these veterans. The ex-
traordinary figures given for the Balkan
countries make one wonder whether
veracity is as fourishing as longevity
in the Near East; though presumably
the health department has investigat-
ed the cases as far as possible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
BURMESE SPELLS

Some curious sidelights on the Bur
mans character are contained on re-
port on the work of the Archaeolog-
ical survey in Burmah, says the Times
of India. 1t is stated that the Bur-
man highly prizes the following gems:
Ruby. diamond or crystal, pear. coral.
topaz, sapphire, cat's-eye, amethyst
and emerald. Collectively they ward
off sickness or danger. The cats eye
is supposed to secure invulnerability
in war; lamentations are muttered
over some or all of these stones. and
the water in which they are immersed
Is drunk in order to secure immunity
from all evil Spells are uttered over
rubies, and they are inserted as anu
lets in the flesh of men who desire to
be immune from wounds inflicted by
sword, spear or gun
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Child and Dollie Burned.

fear they couldn't keep the secret
they were sent out to play. Bertha
came in about five o'clock and was
curious to know why the dining room
door was closed. Instead OF telling,
Mrs. Wollendorf dressed Bertha in
her best frock and gave her a doll
and carriage, her birthday present.
The mother then fastened to the
kitchen to watch the cake that was
baking. Bertha was so excited over
her gift she had to follow her mother
to the kitchen, wheeling the carriage,
in which was the doll. Near the
range the carriage was overturned,
and while stopping to right it Bertha's
pretty dress caught fire.
In second the fiimsy garment was
ablaze. With cry of terror the
mother drew Bertha close to her in
an effort to smother the ,dames. The
womans clothes wer~ 1ghited, but de-
spite this she beat out the fire in her
ichild's dress before she considered
herself. Bertha, shockingly burned,
was taken to the hospital, where the
doctors said she would likely die.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Must Protect the Birds.

1t seems a strange thing that meas
ures for the protection of the field and
forest birds of America have become
o. pressing necessity. Once so numer-
Gus, the birds are now SO thinned in
numbers that their absence from for
mer haunts is noticeable east and
west. Great losses in grain and fruit
crops come through the attacks of in
sects that formerly were taken care
Of by the birds An example Of what
may be done in bird culture in very
large way is being furnished In Mich
igan, near the village Of Dearborn,
which is an outpost of Detroit Here
$500 acres of land have been given
up to bird attraction and protection
BY Henry Ford, wealthy philanthro-
pist. 1t is the most important work of
it's kind that has been undertaken in
this country and also the first large
individual effort in the conservation
of our native wild life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
ELECTRICITY AND CROPS

Mr.. Priestly OF Bristol university
has again drawn attention TO ths~ re-
markable results of the application of
high tension electricity to growing
crops. Not only is larger yield OBJ
tanned, which is important to the farm
er, but, In the case of fruit crops. such
as Strawberries, the fruit ripens some
days earlier, matter of the utmost
Importance to the market gardener.
The present method of identification
is by means of wires stretched some
distance above the growing crops. The
effects may be described as an inten-
sification of the action of the thunder
cloud, and might be equally startling
to the needless investigator. The
original method of Identification
was to water the crops from electric
ally charged cans, and the effect OF
this, says the University Correspon-
dent, was similar to that of the thun-
der shower
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Expressive Comment.

James Mcneil Whistler was dining
with a friend in London. Suddenly.
when all had dined and were back in
the drawing-room, Whistler said that
he had almost forgotten it, but he alb
solutely must write a letter and get
it off by the nights post. He was told
that in room at the head of the flrst
fight of stairs he would find the lights
burning and pens. paper and ink at
his disposal. He went up and present.
ly there was heard a series Of bumps.
ending in heavy thud at the foot Of
the stairs. The master had tipped
lost his balance. and come near hav-
ing a bad fall. The host ran to him
and asked IL he was hurt. Il am not
killed, If that's what you meant.
Whistler replied; but tell me. who
built those stairs?" The host men,
toned the name OF Q builder unknown
to either Whistler or to fame. ~Humph.
he did. Ell? The ID teetotaler.';
said Whistler.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
WHERE LADIES SHAVE

Some of the East African ladies
shave their heads with small, sharp.
razor-like knives, first softening the
hair with goats milk. Other Africans
keep it cut off to about two inches in
length and slick down with vegetable
oils. Girls of Fiji stiffen their locks
with tree gums, and soft, fluffy hair
Is considered curse. Somehow some
of the races that have the stiffest hair
try to make 1t stifrer. and those that
have the softest try to make it like
down. and still other races do just
the opposite.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
AN 8O-MILE PREclPlcE

Capt. c. G. Rawling. : member OF
the British expedition that recently
explored Dutch Guiana, describes
what may be the greatest unbroken
precipice in the world. It runs, he
says, for a distance Of 80 miles from
Mount Carstenz westward to the
Charles Louis mountains. Its great
est sheer height is at Mount Leonard
Darwin. The explorers we're never in
a position to measure with the theod-
lite a sheer height of this immense
precipice exceeding $500 feet, but
from many views obtained OF It while
he was climbing Captain Rawling has
no hesitation in stating that the great
est perpendicular height Is not less
than 10000 feet, or almost exactly
two miles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
NUMBER is SHOE roo SMALL

A negro of tremendous proportions
is reported to have passed through
Winchester, KY, the other day and
aroused the interest of the shoe mer-
chants in the eastern bluegrass city
by attempting to secure a pair of
shoes. He was on his way to join a
travelling sideshow and certainly mer-
tied a high position, for his altitude
was seven feet one inch and weight
277 pounds. When the Senegambian
Hercules tried to get pair of kick
ers there was nothing doing. Size 16
proved too steep for the Winchester
footwear fraternity to furnish, SO the
Snowman trudged on with stable bits
of carpet about his feet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Tragedy of Queer Friendship

until he faced the speaker. and give
him close attention until he had re-
sumed mis- seat. Sometimes, too. the
senator from New York was seen to
nod his head approyingly at some re-
mark of the speaker; and it often
seemed as though Senator Jones.
while nominally addressing the SEN
ate. was nevertheless speaking direct
ly at or to Roscoe Conkling. of whose
friendship he was frankly proud.
At last one of Conklings Repub-
lican colleagues ventured to say to
him:
Senator, | observe that you al
ways encourage Senator Jones by at
tentive listening when he speaks. |
should be glad if you would tell me
why you dc that The rest of the
senate do not find anything of special
value in the remarks of Senator
Jones'
Sir" replied Roscoe Conkling in
his most dignified manner, Il like
the man. he stands firm in his fet-
locks
Conklings characterization of Sena-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Intimacy Between conkIing and Jones
of Florida and the Latter's Mental
Collapse After the Resignation
of the New Yorker.

In 1876 there entered the United
States senate from the state of Flor
ida man of the name Of Charles w.
Jones Born in Ireland, he came to
this country as lad He learned the
carpenters trade: then he became am
bilious to be lawyer and with law
book set up before him upon his car
penter's bench, he read law Finally.
he was admitted to the bar and open
ed law Office at Pensacola. Then he
became actively interested in Florida
politics. aspired 20 the senate. and
was twice elected thereto. his second
term expiring in 1887.
Almost as soon as he had been
sworn in as member of the senate
for the first time. the newcomer from
Florida asked to b introduced to Sen.
atoT Roscoe Conkling of New York
The two men were brought together.
Senator Conkling." said Senator
Jones. after the introduction. some
years ago there came into my hands
a copy of the speech which you de-
Hvered when a member of the lower
house OF congress in 1862, in which
you asserted that it would he possible
to meet all the expenses of the war
without resorting TO an issue of ire
deemable paper money. | have al
ways wanted to say to you, Senator
Conkling. that that speech was my
nrst lesson in governmental finance
and that am certain that had the
line OF argument you advanced in that
speech been adopted by congress and
by the administration it would have
been possible to have carried on the
war on the specie basis"
that was the beginning of the
friendship that soon sprang up be
tween the men, TO the wonderment of
the old-timers in the senate. who
knew full well that Ccnkling was spar
Ing il his friendships, that many Of
them had tried 10 establish friendly
relations with him without success.
70 most of the senators Conkfing
would not give ear when they spoke;
but it soon began to be observed
that whenever the new senator from
Florida rose 70 speak Senator Conk-
ling would pause in his writing or con
EersatioR;- wheel around in his chair
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
General Grant FOUND Great Delight in
Watching the New York Elevated
Road Locomotives and the
Expert Engineers.

One mid-forencon in October, 1883.
friend and | entered the forward
car of a Sixth avenue elevated train
at Forty-second street in -Iew York
city. AS we took seats we observed
man of stout build sitting in the
first forward seat on the right-hand
side of the car, apparently intently oe-
cupied in watching the engineer of the
little locomotive that was noisily haul
ing the train to its destination. mot
until the present century was born
were the New York elevated lines
electricity This passenger did not
move except to bend his head for
ward. seemingly that he might the
more readily watch the motions OF
the engineer. Indeed. so glued were
his eyes on the man in the diminutive
cab that he attracted the attention OF
practically every other passenger in
the car, and | caught several smiling