The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-02-22
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IlcIlt, "TS. AlU0It 1diidtih WuCSiOA,
jr.. formerly Claudia Carlstedt in com
&c opera, pictured in the supreme court
yesterday the splendor In which she
lived with Wheeler, and declared 1t was
impossible for her to live IN the $4,000
her husband had allowed her since he
left her. Wheeler. who was a member
Of the Wall street Arm Of j. b. Russell
& Co., which was recently dissolved,
did not oppose tho suit, but commended
that he vas unable to pay more than
500 a month alimony. His attorney
said the abandonment was because
Mrs. Wheeler was Of "too artistic a
temperament"
ADRIAN, MICH.-"Theodore Rocse-
welt pointed the way: William II. Taft
has travelled the road" declared United
States Senator Townsend at repub-
lican rally here last night in tho course
of an Endorsement of President Taft,
his policies n his administration. Col
oncl Roosevelt 'xas mentioned fire.
quently in the senator's speech, but not
in criticism. In President. Taft's adj
ministration the senator declared he
found SO much to commend and so lit
tie to condemn that he wondered why
any republican should be in doubt as
to mis- duty.
Observation-Disclosures Of the
House, in auc last night ratified the
new CHEMICAL tdTlII SCDcuule, WhlCI ID
calculated to increase revenues from
chemical imports more than $4,000 900
a year. The bill was approved just
as II came from the democrats of the
ways and means committee. An effort
of some members to u down the pro-
posed increases on morphine and other
habit forming drugs was voted down.
The bill will be reported to h House
on Saturday by Chairman Underwood.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. indictments
against several transportation COM
panies and their officers for alleged
violation Of the Sherman antitrust law
have been returned at Juneau, Alaska,
according to a telegram received yes
terday, at the department Of justice
from United States District Attorney
Rusguard at Juneau: The dispatch did
not give the names of those indicted.
The government has charged before the
Juneau grand jury hat there has been
a combination among certain transpor-
tation interests in Alaska to eliminate
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.-Drifting in
a calm in the gulf Of California, the
schooner Alsen. Capt. Jose V~illivencia
which cleared from Ensenada, lower
California, December IS, was found last
Saturday with the captain and three
Of her crew dead Of thirst. The news
reached mere yesterday from Captain
Chase, OF the power boat Kea. which
was sent three weeks ago from Sar
Diego to search for the missing
schooner.
PARASITIC chamber Of deputies las
night adopted the naval program by
a vote Of 1852 to %. M. Delcasse, min
lister Of marine. in submitting the pro
posals, said that France must havt
enough warships to insure security II
the Mediterranean, but 1t was not nee
essary to keep pace with the construc'
ton activities Of other nations.
BOsTON-The fundamental cause O
the textile strike at Lawrence Is thu
high cost Of living, In the opinion o
Gov. Eugene N. Foss. In a letter t
Representative Oscar w. Underwood
democratic leader of the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington, made pub
lie last night Governor Foss urges tn
| imNediate removal of the duties r
foo,lstuffs and other n~ecessaries OF life
PEKING-The indifference of til
Chinescs masses to the form OF govern
ment is evident In the capital. The.
accept the news Of the republic withou
any demonstration either favorable o
unfavorable. There Is not the Slightes
difference apparent on the streets. Tn
police did MOI instruct the people t
hang out flags in celebration of tn
new regime, and, therefore, no buntini
was displayed.
DERNA, TRIPOLI-The Turks, il
force, made two determined attempt
to rush the Italian line but were beatel
off after desperate hand to hand fight
Ing. The Turks used hand grenades
but these had little effect. The italian
were greatly aided Oy dogs, which CAV
warning of the approach OF the Turks
They also threw searchlights on the &C
~vancing forces.
MILWAUKEE, Wisdom Mage
who, it was charged, hot and kille
Stephen Berger on December 8 las
was yesterday afternoon adjudge
guilty of murder in the first degree
Mrs. Berger deserted her husband sew
eral years ago in Austria and came t
this country with Nagel. Later sh
moved to the United States. The shoe,
ing was said to have beer the result {
jealousy.
INSTITUTIONAL a meeting of IL
republican congressional committe
held last night, Representative Burk
Of South Dakota, vice chairman OF IT
organization, was named Temporal
chairman. This was done at the r.
quest of Representative Mckinley, II
chairman, who, having taken chars
of the Taft movement, desired to
4 So III olNSA AN iiSSNihb "a ~
Chicago convention of his duties
the head Of the congr cssional con
mittee.
NEW YORK-Norman E. Mack, t
day resigned as chairman Of the dem,
cratic state committee, and George J
Palmer, former minority leader in Il
assembly, was chosen as his success
The pressure of his duties as chairms
Of the democratic national commit
caused Mr.. Mack to present his resi-
! nation to the state committee, whi'
met today to arrange for the state CO
+ vention to elect delegates to the cor
ing national convention.
a NEW YORK-Fred w. Law, w
, jumped with a parachute from the
: raised arm of the Statue Of Liberty n
y long ago, performed a similar feat We
: terday in a leap from the Brook.
, bridge. The parachute did not op
fully and Law hit the icy water Of t
. East river with a smash, but came
quickly and was hauled aboard a tt
= Law avoided the police by going o
3 on the structure In a taxicab a
springing over the railing before an
: one could interfere.
I CHICAGO-Twelve patrolmen yeste
day pleaded guilty to charges of n
gleat of duty in one of the closing in,
Q dents Of Chicago's police investigate
The men told members Of the CT
service commission, which has been s
ting as an examining board, that tn
n were victims Of a system which fore
them to allow pen vice and perm
"a fragrant violations of saloon and gal
l. bling laws.
NEW YORk-A conference comm
tee of IL, representing the 48 caste
railroad concerned, will meet uni
N I luz. IN thA nan. f,f,,ra