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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
Ole Farm Preside.
Gleanings by Our Country
Correspondents. 1850.
GREENWOOD.

The carpenters are still busy on
Johnson Bros barn.
Alice Tingluf is here from Min
neapolis visiting her many friends.
Henry Smith, wife and son and
MIR. Peters spent Sunday afternoon
at the Jaenicke home.
Otto Polsfuss is improving the
roads in our district. Otto under
stands his work and does it.
Cora Wetter, who has been visiting
friends here, left on Wednesday for
Mayer, where she will visit relatives.
Mrs. Theo. Rosin and daughter
Clara, went to Zimmerman on Satur-
day to remain over Sunday with
relatives.
The young folks agricultural club
will meet with Lester Marshall on
June 20. All members should try to
be present.
Mrs. Ernest Sellhorn has arrived
here from Canada to visit relatives
and friends Miss Bertha Sellhorn
has also returned home from Osakis,
where she taught school.
SILVER LAKE.
Little Everett Whitney is improv-
ing nicely.
I. Mudgett and wife went down to
Grown in their auto on Sunday.
II. Mudgett and family Of Hayland
are visiting with relatives in this
neighborhood.
Chas. Whitney, wife and son,
Everett, were visiting at Elmer
Whitney's on Sunday.
G. H. Nelson and wife were visit
ing at F. A. Lowell's on Sunday
afteroon and took supper there.
Mrs. Frank Morneau and children
of Wahkon are visiting with the
formers mother, Mrs. Hoffman.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
John Olson is sick at the hospital.
We sincerely hope she will recover.
Mr.. Marks little boy seems to be
having more than his share of sick
ness. We hope he may be better
soon.
Alma and Sigrid Anderson and
Mr.. Sanford were visiting at Olof
Anderson's on Sunday Mrs. Ander-
son is improving slowly.
Grace Moody returned home from
Anoka last Friday. Her cousin.
Edith Merrill, was sick in bed when
Grace came away, and is not much
better at this writing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
Officers Will Go Along.

The sanitary detachment will consist
of three medical officers "a major.
captain and a first lieutenant, and
eighteen enlisted men. three of whom
will be ambulance drivers.
The regimentaI hospital will consist
Of two wagons. one officer and fifteen
men.
In addition to the band the regiment
will have twelve trumpeters equipped
with the new style trumpet and twelve
musicians equipped with drums. While
in camp it will be the duty of the trum-
peters and drummers who are attached
to the twelve companies. two to the
company, to do duty with the band.
Accompanying the regiment on the
march and in camp at Sparta for OBJ
servation and instruction will be these
officers. who will make a report to the
chief OF staff: Lieutenant Colonel j.
F. Morrison of the Twenty-frst infan
try, Major S. A. Colman of the Twenty
sixth infantry. Major w. R. Dashell of
the Twenty-seventh infantry. Major
Edmund Wittenmyer of the Twenty
seventh infantry. Major D. B. Devore
of the general staff, Captain A. W.
Bjornstad of the general staff. Cap
tain J. T. Moore of the general staff.
Captain Fl. B. Fiske of the Twenty
eighth infantry. Captain w. J. Lutz of
the Twenty eighth infantry.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
A Good Job.

Wanted-Young wife, age from 20
to 80 years, for a well-to-do elderly
gentleman. One who can learn to
run an automobile. No homework.
-Sheboygan mich. Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
Purposes Of the Plan.

Captain Bjornstad's idea was to
place under command of one colonel
and into one organization what here
tofore has been under several officers
and many organizations. 1t will not
be necessary to send cavalry with such
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
Interesting Experiment
TO Be Made by the Army
Practice March of 800 Miles
to Sparta, Wis.,, Mobi|i-
cation Rendezvous.

a regiment. the mounted detachment
serving as such. Neither will if he
necessary to send field battery, the
machine gun department answering
the purpose.
Captain Bjornstad said the purposes
of his plan were:
10 determine the correct organiza-
ton of an infantry regiment and the
component parts or units.
TO determine what is necessary in
equipment. including arms. kits, trans
portaton and the correct infantry
equipment manual
10 test certain proposed articles of
equipment which will be furnished aft
er the initial equipment.
10 test every provision of the in
fantry drill regulations and to recon-
mend such changes as the experiment
might suggest.
10 give officers and noncommission
ed officers instruction in combat firing
and to procure data and suggestions
that will be of value in prescribing
training in infantry fire.
10 further carry out his plan Captain
BJornstad has arranged for a practice
march of over 300 miles, at the con-
clusion of which the regiment will en-
gage in maneuvers at the regular army
and national guard mobilization and
maneuvers at Sparta. Wis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
Composition Of New Regiment.
Enlisted

The new regiment. taken as whole.
is composed of these units:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-13
Start on June 4,

The regiment. it is expected, will be
fully organized and ready for departure
on its long hike" by June f. On June
. the regiment is scheduled to begin
its march overland to Sparta. travers-
ing parts of Iowa. Missouri. Illinois
and Wisconsin. 1t is scheduled to ar
rive at Sparta on or about July 10.
From then until the middle of August
1t will engage in maneuvers with the
regular army from the central division
and the national guard of the states
OF Michigan. Indiana, Illinois. Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota. North Dakota. Iowa,
Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska, South Da-
kota and Wyoming. The maneuvers
Will consist of regular camp duty, a
mimic battle. scouting duty and the
study Of war.
The regiment will carry with it full
supply of quartermasters and commits
sary and medical supplies. The troops
Will live on field rations. everything be-
ing cooked on the hike" That means
that the regiment will carry with it the
same material and supplies it would in
actual warfare, except that there will
be only blank ammunition.
Colonel Robert N. Getty Of the Twen-
ty-seventh infantry will be in com
mand of the regiment. He will have
as his commissioned personnel the Off
GERS of the first battalion Of the Twen-
ty-elghth infantry. the second battalion
of the Fourth infantry and the third
battalion of his own regiment
The mounted detachment will con-
s1st Of one officer and fifteen men.
The machine gun company will con-
sist of three platoons. two guns to the
platoon, three officers and sixty-six
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

WASHINGTON. May lo.-The
capitol police today frustrated q plot
to break M the proceedings of the
Senate. with a campaign song. Five
young men, one of them we'll
known song writer. were discovered
by policeman. who overheard them
In a window recess, rehearsing a lyric
about getting aboard n raft In COM
mand of William II. Taft. or words
TO that effect.
and final plans were being discussed
which showed that the quintet intend
ed hi a given .sfstfaf tu<fisc In the
Senate gallery and hurst forth into
campaign melody, A moment later
they entered the gallery. and took
seats.
The policeman notified the officers
of the Senate building. who rushed TO
the gallery. and took seats beside the
young choristers. The quintet then
withdrew without making the at
tempt. One Of the boys. afterwards
admitted the plan YVES To sing the
chorus of the song and make get
away hefor, the Gnor.seners could
capture them. The scheme was to ad-
versise the song. but the boys got
cold feet" when they surmised that
the police were next
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

tunate ones Nor an ordinary trip.
hut II tour of the most historic cities
In tho world. guided by a pilot of ex-
perience. with a fund of information
about the places to be visited. You
could never learn of all the interest
ing traditions surrounded these places
on an ordinary trip, but in the hands
of tour conductors they VIII remain
impressed on the minds of the win
ming candidates.
Already started.
Active efforts have already been
made by number or contestants
who are determined TO secure the
number of votes necessary TO win the
attractive trips.
The Richmond Nirginian will soon
announce the number of votes The va
rious contestants have received and.
frcm that time on. the list and stand
ing will be published. Contestants
who wish to maintain best chances
for success should get all possible
ballots at once. that they may occu-
by the initial position In their dig
trict in the first published standing.
Looking over Prospectus.
To start In good position encour-
ages a contestants friends and stirs
tf1eur- to immediate ~ lit their
behalf.
Those who have considered enter
ing the contest. bat have not as yet
done so. should lose no time.
The field at present is cleanest for
the canvass and as much can now
be accomplished in the Way of secur-
inc votes in an hour as can be ac-
complished later in twice that time.
In all contests there are grear num-
Der Of people who are equally inter
ested In several ~ the contestants
and, OF course, II is always the con-
testant who Is the first to solicit the
subscriptions whe gets his support.
An early start may be the one thing
Continued on Second naGe.i
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
THREE ARE KILLED
AND ONE INJURED
SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRAIN
GOES INTO BOX CARS AT
CONNOLLY SPRINGS. n. G.

tSpeeia To The Richmond Virginian.
CONNOLLY SPRINGS. \. e.. May
l5.--Three were Killed. one badly
hurt he may die and It number slight
ly injured here toddy when Southern
Railway train, No. II. split a switch
The dead
j.. =. SMITH, engineer.
G. y. BUCkNER, baggagemastcr.
UNIDENTIFIED negro girl.
Passengers injured and the negro
girl killed We're all in combination
baggage car and day coach. Worst
Injured OF al was the fireman, a me-
gro. named John Blackman.
Steel cars alone saved most Of the
passengers.
The train went as full tilt Into cars
landing upon the idetrack The en-
gfne wa badly damaged and the com
bination coach wa torn almost TO
splinters.
The train runs between Salisb ury
and Asheyille and was going west.
The Southern Railway ticket agent
here said last night that number of
tickets were sold to Asheville for this
train yesterday and that Richmond
people were passengers He could not
give names
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
DOPEO LAWYER TO
GET INFORMATION
.u-DGE .ARCHRALD'S PARTNER
IN THE CUI.M BANK DEAL
SPRINGS SENSATION.

WASHINGTON, May 10. -- Intro
dueing q new sensation .soto the Judge
Archibald inquiry Edward j. VII
liams, the judges partner in oulm
bank deals. swore that William P.
Boland had "doped" William Fitz-
gerald, q Scranton. Pa, lawyer, u
get from hin, certain information
Boland desired.
"Boland told me So himself VIII
Hams shouted in his excitement. lie
said he doped Fitzgeraid--got him
drunk. lie IL a traitor. a liar, a eLi-
throat, dangerous man -- know
hin, now.
Williams was called to testify CON
corning a letter he is alleged to nave
written to Charles r. T'Unn, gsuoral
manager of the Laurel electric Inc,
concerning the katraid -eaim -hatk.
in which Judge Archibald was alluded
to AS the party with whom you have
hsen uegotiating" The letter was
dated March IL. 1912.
II don't know where that letter
came FROM. said Williams. II never
saw ii before. but the signature looks
like my writing.
williams could not say why he took
to Boland all the letters writer by
Judge Archibald 10 Conn, and said he
did not know that Boland had photo
graphed them.
Isn't ii possible YOU might have
signed this and other letters while
under the infiueS6 of liquor" asked
Worthington.
at is" admitted Williams.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

WILL DEPOSE DUNCAN

Especial 10 Ths f9icfmena tirstftieti-A
RALEIGH. n c.. May 10
The North Carolina. Republican Stats
convention today elected Zeb Vance
Walser, of Lexington; Richmond
Pearson. of Asheviile; DIR. Cyrus W.
Thompson. of onslow. and Thomas r.
Owen. of Clinton. as delegates at large
10 the national convention to Chi
cago. All were instructed for Roose-
welt. The third ternier now has all
the twenty-four delegates instructed
for him except in one district. the
Second.
The convention endorsed Richmond
Pearson to be national committeeman
instead OF II. c. Duncan, ex-senator
Butler losing out,
An attempt was made later to de-
pose Morehead. as State chairman,
but the Roosevelt presiding officer
n. v. Waiser. couldn't see enough
votes to carry the motion. as action
was not desired before the national
convention.
Taft was bitterly denounced for his
alleged insults to North Carolina Re-
publicans and attempted barter and
sale OF Federal offices in North Caro-
lima. The convention then adjourned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

MANY CANDIDATES BUSY
lNAPPINGOUT CAMPAIGN
Telephones Are Kept Humming Learn About the Nlr
ginans European and Atlantic City Tours
City Wards Will be City Districts

All day yesterday the telephones
1T The Richmond Firginlan were car
rying a storm OF questions BY men
and women who are Interested In the
trips to Europe and Atlantic City.
Please have someone call and see
me about the contest" When will
the first vote be announced How
shall | start nay friends working for
me How soon can / bring in my
subscriptions"
Begin working easily. but steadily:
have your lists of friends all care
fully made up and then call in and
see the tour manager, who viii equip
You with all necessary material TO
begin the race In earnest
You Will be surprised to learn how
easy II will be To get votes when rhe
plan is explained to you.
The district managers called on a
humber Of candidates yesterday and
was more than gratiAed at the class
of people who have entered. Proud
indeed should any man or woman he
to bc listed as an aspirant for the trip
one feature In particular viii appeal
to all. The splendid possibilities OF
increasing ones circle of friends. Fer
you know. most eNsrybody In the
contest will know every body else be-
ftsrr 1t closes II wsi-bt- Al friendly
rivalry for the honor Of securing a
grand trip To Europe and Atlantic
city.
From alt over nominations and
applications continue Ia come in,
Thousa nds of votes are waiting for
those who care Ia take them. There
n
are on an equal footing with the rest.
The contest has been arranged so
that IL will Ire impossible for wealth
10 influence votes. All information
desired will be furnished II you Will
write or telephone - Madison, Tour
Manager at The Richmond Sirginian.
Every comfort will be yours should
you he numbered among the for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
MAD RIVER BUSHES
THROUGH WESTBANK
MORE THAN s0,ea0 PERSONS MADE
HOMELESS ny GIANT CRExASsE
At HYMELIA.

NEW ORLEANS, May 16.-Engi-
neers tonight abandoned all hope OF
closing the giant creyasse at Hynelia,
on the west bank of the Mississippi,
thirty miles above New Orleans, and
$4,000 persons are homeless and sew,
eral thousand moro acres have been
added to Louisiana's inundated terri
tory by the water. which Is pouring
through the l.o00-foot break in the
levee. A stretch of territory adjacent
to the Mississippi, varying In width
from ten to thirty miles, and UNI
broken from this Arkansas line, south
to New Orleans. a distance Of ais
miles. is under water as result Of
the grs<Aest food ever known in the
South. Thousands upon thousands Of
persons are homeless, and will be
wiohout their own habitation until
this vast body Of water finds lite way
into tho Gulf Of MsxiGO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

BRISTOL, VA. May l5.-~Ever1'
thing is in readiness for the meet
ing Of the General Assembly 81 tt4e
PRESBYTERIAN church which VIII be
gin It's fifiy-second meeting Thursday
morning in this city
The General Assembly will open
with A sermon which viii be preached
by Rev. Russell Cecil. y. u, If RfcG-
snond, who liz the retiring moderator,
Rey. r. II. Law, p, u. of Spartan
burg. =. G.. the stated clerk and treas
urer. VIII then announce the names
of the commissioners present. The
assembly will then ne ready for the
transaction of business, and that
which will be transacted first viii be
the election of a moderator for this
session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
Ten thousand Delegates and
Visitor in Attendance
Upon Meeting OF Great
Religious Body
THREE mi ORTA\T
RE ORTS SUBMITTED
Sunday School, Home and
Foreign Mission Boords
Detail the Work OF
a Year-Old Off
GERS Reelected

OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA, May
15.-With approximately 10000
visitors and delegates In attendance.
the tlfty-third annual session IF the
Southern baptist convention opened
here today. Three important reports
were read, those OF rt1g Sunday sct,out
and foreign and home mission boards.
All officers excepting Vice presidents
were reelected. The report Of the
home mission board showed $3.50, 600
received during the past year \ total
Of 1909 workers are employed.
Tho number ~ baptisRas last year
was $500. and the total number of
additions in this jurisdiction 47,72S.
Two hundred and thirty-four new
churches were built, and 40t organic
ed. II il estimated the number was
3344.9o0
The foreign baard report shows
1900 baptisns, an Increase OF 100
ever the preceding year- The total
foreign membership il 24.GaS. A total
OF $3.50. eco was expended last year
by the foreign board. The sunday
school board reported s3ee,21S In
donations ree'sseea. am advance OF
s1I,Sea over last year.
These officers Vert elected .
President, DT. II. e. oaTgtn. Mscon.
Ga.
Vice president. pr. J, f. Greene.
Liberty. Mo
Lieutenant governors, Charles 4.
Smith, South Carolina; j r. Powers.
Tennessee. and Carter Helm Jones,
Oklahoma City.
Treasurer. George W. Madden.
Kentucky.
Auditor, William r. Harvey. Ken
lucky.
Secretaries. Lansing Burrows,
Americas. Ga. and q. r. Gregory.
stanton, Va.
Foreign Mission Board Report.
This has been the greatest year n
the sixty-sevcn years history Of the
foreign mission board. The work has
- C.Ara sl.aaea Second
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
General Assembly Will Open With Sermon By Rev Russell
Cecil OF Richmond, Retiring Moderator
Membership Includes IL Ministers

The territory of the southern Pres
hyterian church extends through ali OF
the States Of the South and the South
west and is divided into fourteen
,synods. These synods. in turn, are
divided into presbyteries. 4i1ere being
e!ghty-nine Of the latter. Each pres
bs-tery is entitled Ia two commits
sionerS. one minister and one lay
man, and those presbyteries having
more than twenty-four ministerial
members are entitled IT. two minis
terial and two lay commissioners, but
mo presbytery Is entitled 10 more
than that number. The membership
of the General Assembly this year
will include Ill ministers and Ill
Ia vrNpn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
PRODUCES MEAT TO
PROVE INNOCENCE

LYNCHBURG. VA, May I5.--When
c. p. Shaner. meat dealer. was hailed
into court this morning by the city
health department for having putrid
meat in his esta biishment. he brought
a bucket of tho meat In question to the
courtroom to prove that the meat was
not spoiled. A health officer examined
The meat in the presence OF the court,
and declared that 1t was an bad as that
for which Shaner had been summoned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
SEVEN INDICTED IN
HAWKINS MYSTERY
TWO AsHEvILLE WOMEN ARR
ADDED TO THE QUINTETTE
IN JAIL.

RALEIGH. May 15---The grand
Jury at Hendersonviiie today found
true bills for the murder of Myrtle
Hawkins against the two women ar
rested several weeks ago and bailed,
Mesdames- Britt and Shaft, OF Ashe-
vile. This makes seven persons now
indicted for this mysterious murder.
The solicitor says much enew evil
dance has just been brought out and
was presented to the grand jury this
afternoon
The women were lodged In jail to-
night.
The court this evening set next
Monday as the time for beginning
the Myrtle Hawkins case. 1t may
take two weeks to try 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

Especial to The Richmond Virginlan.)
HARRISONBtTRG. VA, May 1b.--
After an eight weeks illness, John r.
Kagsy, OF Cherry Grove. got out of
bed YESTERDAY and tried TO walk across
the floor when hts leg was broken just
above the knee. He fell PROSTATE 10
the floor ard had to be put back int
bed. The case 10 ! peculiar onA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
TAKE BUTTS NAME
FROM ARMY ROLLS

WASHINGTON. May 15.--The war
department today formally announced
that tho name Of Major Archibald
Butt had been stricken from the rolls
of the army.
Adtutant General William r. Hall
stated that reasonable time having
elapsed since Major Butt disappeared.
and inasmuch as there Is no possible
fty that he may have. been picked up
by Some ship. he Is dead. SO far as
the ofisciel record 10 concerned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
YOUNG MAN ATTACKS SIX YEAR
OLD CHILD NEAR SHENANDOAH
G. w Brubaker Marched Staunton at Point OF Gun by
Enraeed Father of Victim and is Later Taken
TO Luray for Safe Keeping

! father and the mother away, White
their two little girls played inside.
He went in and locked the elder
girl. stem years old, out of the house
committed hts crime. leaving his little
victim In a desperate condition, and
fed.
Brubacker was later captured by
Mr. Kern and hi. two brothers. and
brought here at the point of a gun,
He admitted his guilt. and because
of the great excitement here was
taken To Luray for safe keeping.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

(Speciai TO The Richmond Ntrginian
STANTON. VA, May s. -- the
community ef Shenandoah, near
staunton. is in state Of wild excite
meut over the crime of c. w. Bru-
hacker the seventeen ycaT old SON
of Rev. r. Brubaeker, Methodist
minister. who today attacked the six
year-old daughter OF William Kern,
living four miles from here.
The youth Is travelling for chi
cago portrait house. He stopped ~
the Kern home. and found both the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16
Mrs. Mctsrnw IImpsoved.

Mrs. James McGraw, who fell In
an excavation near the Soldiers home
several weeks ago and badly injured
night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

! NO CAUSE ASSIGNED

Especial 10 The Richmond yirginianl
DANX1LI.E, VA. May 15.--The
faculty and student body of the Ran
dolph- Macon Institute here were
shocked this morning by the dis
covery of the death by her own hand
of Miss Abhie Laura Lyle. eighteen
years old, of Barlow. Fla.
When Miss Lyle did not appear this
morning. inquiry was made, and the
swallowing carbolie acid was made.
That death was not accidental burt
premeditated is attested by a mes
sage scrubbed ON the wall near her
he'd, evidently &risten after she swat
lowed the deadly poison. This was
addressed to her sister, Bernice, a stu
dent at the Woman's College Mt
Lynchburg, and reads:
"Bernice. ! am so sorry.
LAURA"
The word so was UNDERSIGNED.
The young woman was a student al
the Girls Institute here, Di1igent in
quiry fails utterly to discover any
known motive for the suicidal act,
Miss Lyle was shopping yesterday and
wss particularly ssgacioas. and last
night was in the best of health and
spirits. Death seems to have been in
fiicted on some sudden. irrational i'm
pulse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

Continued on Second ia Ge. I,