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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-18
UNCLE SAM TO AGAIN !
COIN Scent PIECES
House Passes Bill To Also Coin
One-Half Cent Pieces
For Public.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-A SC
piece and a " penny. piece will make
their appearance and the old copper
pennies will be withdrawn from .cir-
culation If a bill that. has passed the
house receives the sanction of the
senate and PRESIDENT
The bill, as originally. presented.
provided only for a .se' piece, in re-
sponse to a demand from the city of
Cleveland. O., which has Sc fare ,on
street cars. Ns|.':
When the measure was submitted
to the secretary of the treasury re-
port was made suggesting that .provi-
sion also be made for a We piece. Il
is maintained that it is desirable that
the public shall have the use of as
many denominations of subsidiary
coin as are needed to best conserve
it's convenience.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-18
WOMAN IS EXPOSED,
men ARE SHIELDED
Sad Plight of Wayward Girl-Her
Seducers Are Shielded and
Protected.

A newspaper story yesterday morn
ing told of the unfortunate plight Of
a young woman in Duluth who had
travelled the great white way for sew
eral years and who was the other
day committed to the hospital for the
insane at Fergus Falls.
The story gave the name Of the
girl as Ada Messer. After she was
sent to Fergus Falls her personal
belongings were turned over to the
probate court. The young woman
kept a diary which revealed the fact
that she had been leading a gay life
and that in her nocturnal carousal
she had for companions at various
times about 200 prominent Duluth
men. All of their names and the
dates she made with them, together
with the names of several Of the local
hotels, where she and her compan-
ions stopped, are written in her diary.
After each party" she was careful
to note in writing the pretty and
complimentary things her men friends
said to her
"LOved Her Better Than His Wife. :"
The newspaper referred to an in
stance in which one real estate man,
we'll known in the city, told the girl
he had "loved her better than his
wife,
The girls name was published as
Ada Messer, but the name of the man
was withheld.
The newspaper story told of visits
to we'll known hotels
The name of the girl was given as
hotels were withheld
The story again told Of certain
mining men who had helped to waste
the young woman's life
The name of the girl was given as
Ada Messer, but the names of the
mining men who helped to pollute
her were withheld
The story too, referred to certain
we'll known bookkeepers and clerks
diary.
The name OF the girl was given in
the story as Ada Messer. but the
names Of the bookkeepers and clerks
were withheld.
The Way of the World.
1t is the way of the world.
The young woman's life has been
ruined: she is now safely confined in
the hospital for the insane while
the young. men and, the old. men too,
who encouraged her and clandestine-
ly associated with her in her down
ward path are protected and shielded
They can go ON !, bearing good
names, living dual lives and drag
ging other young girls downward and
the world will never know who they
are.
The name of the girl was published
as Ada Messer, but the names Of the
200 men who wrecked her life are
withheld.
1t is an odd world, this.
When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And learns too late that men betray
what art can soothe her melancholy
What charm can wash her guilt
away?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-18
BOSSES TRIMMED;
Ed, SMITH IS OUT
Roosevelt's Primary Success in
Minnesota Puts End to Old
Machine Ridden Gang.
STAR OF I. A. 0ASWELL
LOOMS HIGH IN SKIES
New Crowd Of Republican Poll
ticians Have Gaff for Forces
Behind Gov. E:berhart.

1t looks as If the Taft men intend
to make Ed. Smith, Governor Eber-
harts political manager, the goat Of
the present upheaval in Republican
party affairs in Minnesota. Accord
ing to a Washington dispatch those
identified with the Taft management
are inclined to lay the blame for the
loss of Minnesota on the men who
managed the Presidents campaign in
this state. Chairman Ed. Smiths
ability is not now so highly regarded
in Taft headquarters as it was form
erly.
That President Taft and Secretary
Hilles felt confident that Mr.. Smith
would deliver Minnesota has been
known in Washington by members
of the state colony. On the occa-
sion Of Mr.. Taft's visit to the Twin
Cities last fall, Secretary Hilles had
a long talk with Chairman Smith.
Later Mr.. Smith came to Washing
ton and talked the situation over at
the White House. The Minneapolis
man gave assurances that Minnesota
would wheel into the Taft column.
Mr.. Smith has been enrolled as
charter member of the club to which
Senator Crane of Massachusetts,, Sen
ator Penrose of Pennsylvania and
other state leaders who have lost in
their fights for the president have
been assigned by administration lead
ers.
This morning there is a new po-
litical power in Minnesota. Two
years ago the state administration,
led by Eberhart and Smith, made
war on one I. A. Caswell, who was
at that time completing the term of
c. A. Pidgeon, who had resigned his
office as clerk of the supreme court.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-18
TOM mann GUILTY.
TREASON CHARGED
1ncited Troops to Mutiny Is Yer
dict Rendered Against Mill
tant Labor Leader.

MANCHESTER Eng, May 16.-
Tom Mann, most militant of Eng
lands labor leaders, was found guilty
troops to mutiny. He was imme-
diately sentenced to serve six months
In jail. Mann's offense was urging
regular troops called for duty in the
recent coal strike to refuse to shoot
strikers or their sympathizers.
The sentence imposed was for the
second. division, which means that it
attachment.
Few criminal trials in recent years
have attracted as much attention in
England as that of, Tom Mann, the
noted labor leader. On the result
hinged freedom Of speech In t11e
United Kingdom, according to Mann
and his followers. The trial is the
direct outcome Of the recent paralyz-
ing coal strike. Mann, in bitter
templated action Of the government
to break the strike by means Of SOL
diers appealed to the troops not to
obey orders. He called attention to
the fact that if they shot down the
strikers and their sympathizers they
would be shooting their own near
relatives, and his speech made such
an impression that general unrest
was reported among the soldiers in
a number of garrisons.
Is Held IncOmmunicadO.
Mann was arrested charged with
melting to nutiny. For several days
he was held incommunicado, finally
being released on bail after he had
signed an agreement to refrain from
urging the troops to take any de-
cided action in connection with the
strike.
When the trial opened today the
crown prosecutor produced numerous
articles by Mann discussing the coal
strike: One cited figures to show
that the recruits for the army came
from the working class almost en-
tirely: and were: Differed by sons of
wealthy families and members of the
nobility, and wound up by declaring
that any soldier who shot a striker
or a strike sympathizer simply ''mur,
dered one Of his own family .,
Mann, objected to the introductior
of much Of the evidence and also to
the production Of the stenographic
reports Of his, speeches. He con-
Quoted his, own defense, but most of.
the rulings of the co urt were against
him. !, i, ,e.$,.,s > Z. -: -
~ Man Defends Self .>
1p his own defense Mann admitted
his guilt, but attemp alton,
citing; conditions, that existed at the
time. He argued, however, that his
words must not be construed as ask
ing the soldiers to disobey any law
or the commands. =
1.-The commands of the officers to
the soldiers" said Mann, must be
lawful and an; order to shoot. and
shoot to kill brother Englishmen
would be a violation of the rights
guaranteed all zcitizena I ask no
mercy from this court, but l claim
the rights any man. or citizen working
for reforms should be granted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-18
DOCTOR KERRY SQUARE
" ", WITH TRADES UNIONS

WASHINGTON May 16.-Rev.
William J. Kerby of the Catholic Uni
versity in speaking before the Catholic
Philopatrian literary institute of Phil
adelphia, lauded the benefit which
has accrued to society through the
organization Of labor unions.
long since recognized the principle
that laborers may form unions for
purposes Of mutual protection. Or
1ganized labor has rendered to mo-
dern society services Of which 1t may
be proud. It has awakened discip-
line, and educa tel snoring men when
none of the other social forces could
xsaeh them tD 10 ttlhis ,Eosl Z. 3,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-18
GOMPERS MAKES PLEA 49,.
!. ! FOR PORTO RICANS

WASHINGTON May 16.--Preident
Gompers appeared before the commit
tee on insular affairs Of the house last
week and advocated the passage Of
the bill now under s5 consideration
which, II enacted into Law, will grant
citizenship 10 the p eopls of Porto
sRicn
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Wnen lovely woman stoops to folly,
And learns too late that men betray
what art can soOthe her melancholy,
What charm can wash her guilt
away?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
Mayor Gaynor Central Figure in
New York Police Investigation

New York. Sept. 11.-For more than
two hours this afternoon William j.
Gaynor. mayor of New York, sat in a
witness chair at the city hall and par
rted with picturesque retort and eva
sion the attempts of counsel for an al
derman mic committee to learn his views
on the police situation brought to a
head by the murder of the gambler,
Hermon Rosenthal
Three times he threatened to leave
the stand because he considered the
questions irrelevant: twice he de-
nounced the hearing as scandal
mongering excursion and often
throughout his testimony he repeated
that attempts to "scandalize" him
would be in vain for he said he had
lived in the city too long and had be-
gun his efforts to purify government
long before Emory r. Buckner, coun-
sci for the committee. was born.
At no time during his examination
would he admit that the police depart
ment was inefficient. He expressed re.
newed confidence in Rhinelander Wal
do, commissioner of police and declar-
ed that if the social evil fiourished. it
was at least on the decrease and was
a lesser evil than police blackmail
which he had tried to eradicate.
BY way of a counter Investigation
of the committee whose chairman, AL
derman William H. Curran, ne de-
nounced yesterday. the mayor before
taking the stand. set on foot an inves-
tigation of reports that the committee
had accepted high instead of low bid
for its stenographic work.
Nine out of ten questions asked by
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11

Mr. Ruckner remained unanswered.
The mayor had formed no opinion he
said. and had not come to tell his
opinions any way. If he were led
about facts or about any instances
wherein the police department had VI
olated the law he was ready to ansW-
err.
Four things. he said. he had brought
about in the departments: First. he
had done away with police violence
and club plying"
Second. he had forbidden the pract-
ice of policemen degrading themselves
to get evidence against disorderly
houses by consorting with immoral
women: third. he had insisted on the
integrity of the civil service. so tina,
Murphy or anybody else can't influ-
ence appointments" fourth, he had
done aWay with graft in connection
with enforcement of the liquor laws.
This graft. he said. had amounted to
sS.000.O00 annually.
Though the mayor lost his temper
time and again and protested to Mr..
Buckner that he was asking foolish
questions. the young lawyer kept at
his task patiently. unruffled by the re-
Bluffs. The crowd which jammed the
aldermanic chamber until standing
room only remained. frequently broke
into applauses at the mayors retorts.
II hope YOU do not think i am try
ing to badger you. Mr.. Gaynor." re-
marked Mr.. Buckner.
"Oh, l have to make allowance for
your zeal and everything" replied the
mayor laconically. II was young once
myself"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11

throughout the state. The day fol-
lowing hts arrest he was released
on $4,000 bail and pleaded not guilty
to the charge Of arson. Martin Be-
han was captured at the time Of the
Puposky affair. He later turned
states evidence and was released.
His testimony was largely responsible
for the conviction Of Dr. Dumas. Mike
(curly) Davis. the other bandit at
Puposky. escaped from the oficers
after being wounded and was not
heard from for several months but
was finally arrested for an offense in
tence in the prison at Marquette.
Indicted Year Ago.
pr. Dumas was indicted in Septem-
Der Of 1911 and his case came to
trial in December. Alex. l.. James.
assistant attorney general. appeared
for the state. He was aided by AL
fred Mueller. then clerk to the attor-
ney general and now practicing law
at New Ulm. The case was bitterly
70 1ght. many ruses and impediments
being contrived to defeat the states
aclon. The jury finally returend
verdict Of guilty. The case was soon
a writ Of review. 1t being claimed that
numerous errors had crept into the
proceedings. Last spring the su-
preme court decided that DR.. Dumas
was properly convicted and should
receive his sentence.
In the meantime his bail was in
creased to $4,000 and an action be-
gun by the federal government charg-
ing him with burglary incidentally,
he was accused Of being the inventor
OF powerful explosive liquid made
by boiling dynamite and his alleged
crimes were said to cover incendiar-
ism. insurance swindles and the most
clever safe cracker police and detec-
tives on the case ever had to deal
with.
Court had adjourned when the SUI
preme court decision was given and
1t was proposed to call a special term
Later it was decided to wait until the
fall term opened today for pronounc-
Ing sentence. although it was expect
ed that an application would be made
for new trial. The maximum pen
atty DR.. Dumas is subject to is three
and a half years in the state prison,
but under the indeterminate sentence
law passed by the last legislature he
may be released by the parole board
earlier.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
Fall During August Three
and a Half Percent Great
er Than Last Year.
AVERAGE PRICE ON SEpTMBERl
Two PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR
Wheat Showed Fraction Incrcase ove,
Corresponding Price last Year.
While Barley was ss.s Cents AGAINST
~ Cents Last Year.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.-There was a
greater decline in the prices paid to
farmers from August 1 to Sept. 1 this
year than there was last year, the de-
partment Of agriculture announced to-
Day. The average farm prices Of the
Important crops (corn. wheat. oats,
barley. rye, fiaxseed, potatoes. tobac-
CO. cotton and hay.) which represent
about three-fourths Of the value of all
the country's crops. declined per
cent during the month, while in that
time last year they declined In price
only 4.4 per cent and during the last
four years the decline in price aver
aged 3.s per cent. The average of
farm prices on September was 3 per
cent lower than on that date last year,
while It was four-tenths Of one per
cert higher than on September /,
1910. 3.6 per cent higher than in 1905
AMI So per cent higher than in 1908.
Prices paid to farmers on Septela-
ber this year. with comparison If
prices paid on the same last year fol-
law.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
Tragedy Reveals Modern Bluebeard
Who Had Murdered Seven Wives

London. Sept. ia score Of Scot
land Yard detectives are working
night and day piercing together the
new facts daily coming to light re-
vealing the life Of the modern Blue
beard, whose last act was to blow
out his brains after saturating with
petroleum and setting on fire the
"blue room" in which lay the bodies
Of one of his wives and three Of his
children, all murdered by him, the
brief cabled facts already having been
published. Sorely wounded (now dy-
ing in the Princess Alice memorial
hospitaD his last surviving wife stag
gered, bleeding from many cuts. clad
only in her night dress. into the
street. She had escaped through a
window. climbing down a drain pipe
into q rear alley. It was the escape
OF this victim which caused the Blue
beard to commit suicide.
The real name OF the perpetrator
of this chain Of crimes Is not yet
ascertained. He posed at times as
''Captain Stirling" and called himself
an American. claiming to have served
In the Spanish american war and to
have received q medal or honor from
congress for his part in the suppress
sion Of the Philippine islands insur-
rection.
Bore Many Fictitious Names.
In Eastbourne where the murders
were committed. he was known az
Robert Charles Mackie. a major on
Iurlough from one Of the colonial ter
Fitorial regiments. In Clapham he
was Captain Robert Hicks Murray.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
Postrnortem on Exhuned
Body of Mrs. Scabo Re-
veals Violent Death.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES OF
EVIDENCE HAVE BEEN MADE
Two Women Found WHO say Accused
Lawyer Made Proposals to Them to
Secure an Estate, but They Refused
to Sign Papers.

New York. Sept ia warrant
for the arrest of Burton w. Gibson,
the lawyer who was with Mrs. Rosa
Szabo when she met her death while
rowing on Greenwood lake. July 16.
will be asked for today by the au-
thorittes Of Orange county. New York
The autopsy performed on the ex-
humed body Of the Szabo woman
showed that the windpipe was
wreEched out of place and that the
superficial appearance of the internal
geons to retain them for both micro
scopic examination and chemical an
alysis.
Gibson said he would return to this
city from his country home today to
await any possible arrest. He said
he would not interpose any obstacle
in the way to ascertain all the facts
that led up to and including the
death of the Szabo woman.
Deputy Sheriff Degraw is expected
to return from Middletown. n. Y,
some time today with the warrant
for Gibson's arrest
The physicians who performed the
autopsy, 1t was said, were agreed that
Mrs. Szabo's larynx was found to be
SO crushed and forced up into her
throat that 1t would have kept any
she must have died from strangula-
ton.
Private detectives claimed today to
have made important discoveries in
the case in the locating of the two
Mrs. Menschicks who say they were
approached about the time of Mrs
Szabo's death by a man representing
himself to be a lawyer and telling
them he could put them in a way Of
obtaining an estate that was left to
them. When he spoke of signing pa
pers. the women in both cases de-
INJURED.
oficials Of the Austro- Hungarian
consulate here made an investigation
IN the szabo case and alleged that
Gibson in asking for the probate of
the szabo will leaving the estate of
$4,000 asserted that Mrs. Szabo's
mother. Mrs. Menschick. was still
alive and to support that statemen,
Gibson produced a waiver Of. citation
signed by the supposed mother Dr.
Ffscherauer. Austro- Hungarian vice
consul alleges Mrs. Menschick is
dead.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11

captain in the Royal Scots oreys, a
Guards regiment. At the Horse Guards
1t ts said that the man served at one
time in the seaforth Highlanders.
both In India and China. as an enlist
ed soldier. not as a commissioned Of
ficer. Beyond admitting that he be-
longs to one Of the most blue biooded
families in the kingdom. the war Of
nee authorities will give out no in
formation about him. A badly dis
figured Victoria Cross was recovered
from the burned dwelling at East
bourne.
The detectives say they have al
ready secured proof that at least sew
en- wives died from the hands Of this
modern Bluebeard. Two sisters and
their three children were involved in
the final tragedy at the handsome
and substantial house In Eastbourne
popular seaside resort. where "fn-
is was written to a strange career
Of passion and blood.
Story Of Crimes.
Handsome. dashing. tall. dark. and
with eyes and moustache resembling
those Of Lord Kitchener, the man
made the acquaintance Of James Pal
er. well-to-do railway oficial living
at Leon. solent, in the beginning Of
1908. He was invited to the pretty
Paler home. where he met the wife
of the railroad man ana his three
nately for herself. was already mar
ried. Florence and Edith were the
unmarried girls. the former just
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
RIOTS MARKED
DULUTH STREET
CARMEN STRIKE
Last Night One of Disorder
and Confusion at Head
of the Lakes.
CARS STONED AND CAR
BARN ATTACKED BY STRIKERS
Riot Got Beyond Police Control AMI
Aid was Asked from Sheriff-Cars
Did not Run After Nightfal Re,
cause of Danger.

Duluth. Sept. 11.-At 2 O'Clock this
morning all was quiet in the city. the
strikers or strike sympathizers hay-
ing retired after night of more or
less confusion with riotins in this
west end. Some cars are running to-
day
Once during the night the mob got
neyond the control of the police and
aid was asked of the sheriff. The
rioters bombarded the cars. attacked
the car barn with rocks and planks
and fought with the police.
After nightfall. owing to the VIC.
renee shown by the mob, the CONF
pany decided to abandon the car
Service. During the melees MANY
We're injured by missiles thrown ty
the rioters. Manager Warren of the
car company being felled by stone.
HIS condition Is not serious.
stones crashing through the win.
dows in all sections of tre city made
riding dangerous.
Early today the carmen. on the
Superior. Wis. lines voted to join the
strike. The Duluth Merchants asso-
ciatlon has asked for arbitration Of
the strike. No action has been TAX.
en- in that connection.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11

WERE INJURED
Nickle Plate Train Derailed
Near Erie, Penn, Late
Yesterday Afternoon

Erie. Pa, Sept. 11.-Twenty-e eight
persons were seriously injured when
eastbound train No. 6, of the Nickel
Plate road was derailed yesterday
afternoon at Fagan Road, near this
city.
Among the injured are:
Samuel Schwartz Of California
back injured
Samuel Poler of California, back
wrenched
NJ. s. Huless Amigo. Wis. badly
cut and bruised.
Mrs. NJ. S. Huless. Amigo. Wis,
contusions about head and body.
Peter Elena, South Racine. Mich,
head hurt.
Angeline Aridaldo. South Racine,
Mich. head cut and injured about the
body.
Mrs. Bertha Cole. Belle Vernon
ILL.,, head injured.
Mrs. Ella Regan. Chicago, internal
injuries.
P. S. Walker. St. Paul. internally
injured.
R. S. Walker. St. Paul. injured
about body.
Mrs. L. NJ. Walker. St. Paul, con-
tusions about head and internal in
juries.
Mary 1nsalado (child). South
Range, Mich. head battered and
shoulder blade broken.
John 1nsalado, South Range, Mich.
foot crushed and body bruised
Mrs. J. Insalado. south Range
Mich. seriously injured.
Nelson Cole fchild>. Belle Vernon
ILL.,. hand crushed and body bruised
Martinouch Eagens. South Range
Mich. head injured.
Three prominent railroad men had
narrow escapes from death. The pri-
vate car attached to the rear of the
train carried ". H. Coniff. president
of the road: W. j. Watterson of Buf-
falo. superintendent of the division
and President Dunston of the For,
Wayne and Western railroad.
1t was feared yesterday afternoon
under the debris but at Z o'clock
last night when the tracks were well
cleared no bodies were discovered.
The engine of the train, it is said
passed safely over spreading rail
but the tender was thrown off the
track causing the wreck. The de-
railment of the tender tore up the
tracks. making passage of the mail
car impossible. Following this the
coaches in the rear of the mail car
with the exception of one in front of
the private car fell into an eight
foot ditch.
The train contained a large amount
Of silver but 1t could not he learned
from the railroad officials whether
this was in money or bars. Detec-
tives were hurried from Erie to as
sist railroad detectives to guard the
silver