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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
COLONEL HITS
BACK AT TAFT
Roosevelt Replies to ACCUSE
tIen In Trust Case.

Oyster Bay. N. Y, April 26.-"The
talk about the suppression of the re.
port is nonsense" said Colonel Roose.
welt in statement setting forth his
connection with the International Har.
vester company case.
Colonel Roosevelt asserted that at q
meeting with his cabinet, at which Mr..
Taft was present, 1t was decided that
the bureau of corporations be instruct
ed to complete it's investigation Of the
harvester company before any suit
was instituted, following the usual
course of procedure in such cases. Mr..
Taft, he added, concurred in this de.
Cision.
During the remainder of his admin.
istration, a period OF year and half,
Colonel Roosevelt said, the commits.
sioner of corporations was unable to
complete his investigation. He said
that in three years of the present adj
ministration Mr.. Taft at any time
could have ordered the attorney gen.
eral to bring suit against the harvester
company, or could have requested the
commissioner of corporations to has
ten his investigation, but that Mr.
Taft has taken no action, Except that
now taken five days before the Massa
chusetts primary"
Colonel Roosevelt also said that
when the Northern Securities suit was
brought against the Morgan interests
in 1904 he was expecting to run fol-
president, but that when the harvester
matter came up in 1907 he knew he
would not be a candidate the following
year, SO that if the action taken in this
case did procure the good will "of any
of the Morgan interests for anybody
IT secured their good will for Mr. Taft.
Il have just begun to fight" Colonel
Roosevelt said
He received reports Of President
Tafts criticism of him in his speech
at Springfield, Mass, but declined to
comment upon it, saying that he would
make his reply in his speeches in
Massachusetts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
TORNADoES CAUSE
IMMENSE DAMAGE
At Least -Four Persons Killed In
Oklahoma.

Wichita, Kan, April 26.--Four per-
sons are reported dead as a result of
one of four tornadoes which did great
damage near the Kansas.Oklahoma
line
The greatest damage is reported
from Ponca City, Okla, where three
lives are known to have been lost.
Seventy-fve houses were destroyed.
At Uncas, Okla, twenty-five miles
southeast of Arkansas City, the Santa
Fee depot and several houses were de.
stroyed.
Another storm near Geuda Springs,
twelve miles west of Arkansas City,
destroyed number of farmhOuses
A fourth tornado passed through be-
tween Arkansas City and Winfield. de-
stroying a farmhouse and doing much
damage to the interurban property.
At Geuda Springs near cloudburst
flooded the lake, endangering a large
concrete dam.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
British Vessel 10 En- Route to the
West Coast.

Mexico City. April 27.-It was learned
here on good authority that British
warship is en- route to the west coast
to look after the interests of British
subjects. 1t Is believed here that
snother vessel will be sent by Great
Britain to the gulf
This action, it is understood, il the
result of an understanding of the
European powers and it is believed
that other nations with interests in
Mexico will follow England's lead.
The country at Cuatro Cienges, the
terminal of Montclova branch on the
International railway, state of Cuihila,
IL reported captured by the rebels. who
are said to be marching on Montclova.
The taking of the latter place would
cut OFF communication over one rail
way line from -Torreon to the border.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
ARREST OLYMPIC'S SAILORS
Charge Mutiny Against Men Who De-
n,anded Safe Lifeboats.

Southampton, April 27.-The upshot
OF the strike of firemen and seamen
on the White Star line steamer Olym-
pic is that the Olympic is back in her
berth here and for the first time in the
history of modern transatlantic pas
senger traffic more than fifty deserters
are in the custody Of the police
charged with mutiny.
Apart from the disarrangement OF
the mail service and the inconvenience
and loss inflicted upon the 1,4OO pas
sengers on the Olympic and a large
number waiting to embark at Cher
bourg, who must be placed on other
boats or have their passage money re-
funded, the dispute has left intense
bitterness on the part Of both the sea-
men and the ship owners which it is
feared may have grave results.
Interference with the sailing OF 9TH
err liners is possible, although up to
the present there is no indication OF
further trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03

A PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED GRAVEL ROAD.
be sprinkled while the rolling IS in
progress, but if ro.ier and sprinkler
are not available the read should be
constructed if possible in the spring of
the year. as the successive rains will
cause the material to pack much: better
than if the road were built in the dry
not summer or early fall. '7,
If the gravel is lacking In suitable
binding material and clay or loan Is
available limited quantity Of such
material may be spread over the sur
face. The clay should be used very
sparingly, however, as it absorbs wa
ter and causes the road to become soft
and muddy in wet weather aud dusty
in dry weathCe. When the clay dries
It contracts and causes the road to
crack. Clay is also affected by frost.
The same may be said of loan. The
best binder of all is iron oxide, which
is frequently found coating the pebbles
Very satisfactory results may be OBJ
tanned by surfacing the gravel road
with q thin layer of limestone or trap
rock screenings.
The split log drag or some similar
device may be used to good advantage
In maintaining the gravel road.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
CAPTAIN DENIES
SEEING SIGNALS
Cal|t0rnlan's Commander Testi-
files In Wreck Probe.

Washington, April 27.-Captain Stan.
ley Lord of the Californian denied be.
fore the senate committee Investigate
ing the Titanic disaster that he had
seen distress signals from the wrecked
ship or that he had refused to 60 to
her assistance.
But both Captain Lord and his wire.
less operator acknowledged having
seen rockets on the night of the disas-
ter. These rockets. the captain said,
were not distress signals and he was
sure they were not sent up by the ii.
tanic.
Captain Lord said the other ship
was within five miles of the Califor-
MAN. His vessel was only twenty
miles from the Titanic and if he had
received the liners call for help he
| could have reached her in TWO hours
Ernest Gill, donkey engineman on
the Californian, testified that he had
seen the Titanic. ablaze with light
from her saloons and cabins. and that
Captain Lord had refused to go to
the aid OF the doomed ship, the rock.
cts from which plainly could be seen.
Both Captain Lord and the operator
said their ship was hemmed in the ice
at the time.
Gill submitted an affidavit to the
committee and when sworn and put on
| the stand stuck to his charges against
| the captain Of the Californian. He
! said he was standing on the deck late
Sunday night when he sighted
great ship sweeping along at top
] speed about ten miles off, He did not
know it was the Titanic, but he made
/ out readily that 1t was not freighter
| or a small vessel because of the man.
ner in which it was Illuminated.
Distress Rockets on Horizon.
Some time after he saw distress
rockets on the horizon. He said the
captain was appraised Of the signals,
but made no effort to get up steam and
go to the rescue. The Californian was
! drifting with the foe. So indignant
did he become, said Gill, that he en-
deavored to recruit a committee of
+, protest from among the crew, but the
men failed him.
Captain Lord entered a sweeping de-
NAL of Gills accusations and read
from the Californian log to support his
contention.
Cyril Evans. the Californian's wire.
less operator, however, told of hearing
much talk among the crew who were
critics of the captains course. Gill,
he said, told him he expected to get
$500 for his story when the ship
| reached Boston.
Evans told of having warned the IT,
i tanic only a brief time before the great
vessel crashed into the berg that the
sea was crowded with ice. The tt
tanic's operators. he said. at the time
were working with the wireless sta
ton at Cape Race and told him to
shut up and keep out"
Within half hour the pride of the
, sea was crumpled and sinking.
1t developed that one reform that is
certain to spring from the present In
| vestigation will be enforced in the
| wireless rooms of ships entering or
leaving American ports. This concerns
lack of authority over the operators,
pay, hours and freedom from RESPONSE
bility as brought out by the testimony
to date. Senator Smith, chairman.
announced publicly that such legisla-
ton was inevitable ...
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
HALIFAX IN FUNERAL GARB
Relatives Await Arrival OF Titanic
Wreck Victims.

Halifax, N. S., April 27.-Halifax is
waiting in funeral garb the arrival OF
the cable ship Mackay-Bennett with
it's cargo of dead from the Titanic. Ho-
tells are crowded with the bereaved
and every train brings additional rela-
tives of victims. When the floating
morgue will arrive is uncertain, for no
wireless direct from the vessel was
received here during the day and ad-
vices from the White Star line offices
in New York varied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
TORNADO STRIKES DULUTH
Small Twister Damages Many Struc-
lures in Suburb.

Duluth. April, 26!-A small tornado
hit New Duluth, suburb, partly
wrecking many buildings, demolishing
the electric light plant and leaving the
place in darkness. Bricks from
wrecked chimaeys flew through the
air and many had narrow escapes.
Two funnel shaped clouds Joined
just west of the town and the twister
dashed down the main street. Floods
of rain followed, it.
The site of theSnew l$1 Q, 900 900 steel
plant also was swept, but no serious
damage was done. The storm subsidsd
in few minutes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
Mcfarland Defeats Wells.

New York, April 27.-Packey McFar-
land, who was introduced at Madison
Square Garden as Chicagos fighting
Irishman, administered severe drub-
bling to England's lightweight cham
pion, Matt Wells. The men went ten
rounds and while Mcfarland was q 10
to Z favorite nobody thought that his
task would be so easy. Wells was
decided disappointment, the English
Jews much heralded cleverness not
being in evidence after the opening
soANS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1872.

~RAVEL may be defined as a
- mass of small fragments of
VI stone which have been more or
less rounded through the ac-
ton Of water and which have been
deposited by the same agency along
sluggish river channels or about the
margins of lakes or other bodies OF
water. 1t may have been formed from
the hard rocks along the seashore, the
fragments of which, dislOdged by the
elements, fall into the water and are
washed back and forth through the
action of the waves. gradually becom.
ing rounded and smaller:
In the New England states and 9th
er of the states lying north of the PO,
tOmac and Ohio river region gravel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03
HOW JESUS PREACHED
TO SPIRITS IN PRISON
Who They Are and What Was
Their 0Ifense.
"CAST DOWN TO TARTARUS. "
Pastor Russell, at Gsorsia's Capital,
Tells How Angels Once Matsriaiizsd
and Took to Themselves Wives From
Among tho Daughters of Men-Now
Imprisoned In Earth's Atmosphere.

A t a n t a, Ga,
April 2S.-"Christ
also hath once suf-
fered for sins, the
Just for the I'M
just, t hat He
might bring us to
God, being put to
death in the flesh,
but quickened in
t h e spiri t, by
which 1.-TWO expert
ences - death and
resurrection He
preached unto the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-05-31
For 100 Years the Standard
Whisky of the World!

For hale century we have repeatedly made
the statement that Old JAS E. Pepper Whis-
ky is far superior to any made anywhere in all
the world.
We have said that it excelled in quality; in
mellowness; in uniformity and ripeness.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-05-31
Old
Jas. E. Pepper
Whisky
'@BOrn with the RepubIic''

titled in the little rustic dsllery Frankfort Pike
lexington Kentucky.
Here, modern commercial methods have constantly
been looked upon with disfavor. The old-fashioned
ideas-sometmes slow and laborious-have survived all
down the years.
And it is these old-time ways that, in small
measure for the certain uniformity the fragrant
melowness the unequaled goodness that other dis
oler can ever hope to duplicate.
There is incentive this old-time distilery to
sacrifice quality for profit. Our every ambition is to
forever maintain the honorable reputation that has been
q century and quarter in the making.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-05-31

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-05-31

And-now-we
challenge chemists,
scientific men:-anyone
who knows the chemi-
cal properties of whis-
ky and the methods of
distillation-to present
one single fact disprov-
ing these broad and
sweeping assertions.
For 100 years Old
Jas. E. Pepper Whisky
has been continuously dis
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
BIG OFFERS ARE MADE To
MANAGER JOHN F. MOORE
One Of Greatest Warehouse Enterprises in tie World Wants Him
for General Manager Famous New York Commission
Houses Also Want Him With Them

Since il has become known that
John F. Moore. the man who has
made The Grand Junction Fruit
Growers association famous as the
most successful association of its
kind in the world, would not be a
candidate for reelection to the man
agership, that gentleman has been
iterally swamped with offers. made
without solicitation. from many ot
the greatest fruit concerns and COM
mission houses in the world.
Although it has been generally
known that Mr.. Moore would retire
from the local association, only about
ten days, those tenders of splendid
and most responsible positions have
come from far and near points. The
reputation oil Mi Moore as one of
the best posted, most successful and
most influential fruit men in the
country long since deservedly reach
ed the attention OF every section OF
the fruit world.
These offers coming to Mr. Moore
voluntarily should be matter of
pride, not only to Mr. Moore but to
the city and valley as well for The
Sentinel knows of few cities that can
boast of man whose services are in
such general demand.
Among the offers made to Mr..
Moore up to this time The Sentinel
finds that there are a number which
We believe would be open to very few
men in the country and the very ma
ture and extent of these prove con-
clusively the high standing the local
man has in the fruit world and bus
mess circles and the complete conf
dence the Captains of the fruit
world" have in Mr. Moore.
1t is announced that a group of the
wealthiest and leading citizens of
Denver have fully decided to build at
once in the city of Denver, one of the
largest, finest and most complete
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
FASTEST WRITER
IN THE WORLD
IS COMING
Grand Junction to Have An 0ppor.
tunity of Witnessing Demonstra-
ton by H. o. Blaisdell, Most
Remarkable Typewriter.

A message was received in this city
this morning announcing that H. o.
Blaisdell. the typewriting champion
OF the world, who has engaged in
numerous spectacular and remarka-
BILE typewritins contests in the old
world as well as in this country, will
visit Grand junction within the next
ten days.
Manager Hoel, of Hoels Business
College of this city, is arranging for
the famous Young type&riting artist
to give a demonstration OF his skill
at the college, this demonstration to
be open to the public and without
cost to anyone save the college.
Mr. Blaisdel has had wonderful
career. A poor boy, with the deter
mination to win, he has gained world
renown in a most desirable field of
endeavor. He is easily the Type
writing Champion of the World, hav-
ing proven his title to that claim
time and again in contests that have
attracted international attention.
At the Business Show held at
Madison Square Garden. New Yorl,
City, in November. Mr.. Blaisdell
wrote on new matter for one hour.
after deducting five words for every
error, 112 words a minute. This
means that he made 81 $50 strokes an
hour, or 64l per minute or ten per
second.
Recently. Mr.. Blaisdell wrote for
one hour at 100 words minute,
without a mistake
Manager Hoel is to be congratulate
ed upon inducing Mr. Blaisdell to Wis
ii Grand Junction. 1t is said that
Grand Junction is the first of the
smaller cities of the west to secure
an engagement with Mr.. Blaisdell.
The exact date of his visit will be
announced in few days.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27

warehouses in the world, to be built
entirely OF asbestos. thus making il
entirely and absolutely firepruof. as
wen as the best nou-conductor Of
heat and cold known to the building
art. The warehouse will have a ca
pacity OF twelve hundred carloads Of
sppies and other vast storage spaces
Setting forth their plans tine men
behind this gigantic project have
written to John F. Moore and offer
ed him the general managership Of
the plant or any other official posi-
tion with the company he might care
to take. This new Denver enterprise
viii be one OF the biggest things of
its kind in the country
lie Roy NJ. Lyon, president of The
Lyon Brothers company. of New York
city, one OF the greatest fruit and
produce commission houses in Amer
lea and which house was established
IN 1866, has written Mr.. Moore under
date of January 10th, urging him to
consider a proposition to identity
CONTINUED on Page 81
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
BEN GRIFFITH IS AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTY
PROGRESSIVE M0VEMENT-HE TAKES VIGOROUS STAND
Associated Press.


will hitched
Griffith is much of a
indicates
willing to follow the pogressve banner if leads to break with
probably dominant the leaders of the
third
the main in the principles and for which that movement
generally in accord with and intend work for the measures d
these be worked the republican and that
them have advocated
within the
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
THE COUNTY FAIR
To Be HELD
AS USUAL
This Afternoon the Association Held
Very Important Meeting-Direc-
tors Elected and Plans Out
lined-To Pay Premiums.

As The Sentinel goes to press. the
election Of the board OF directors for
the Mesa County Industrial and Fruit
fair association is being conducted.
Nominations have been made as
follows:
Grand Junction-W. S. Phillips. h
B. Cassells, George Corcoran, \. T.
Gormley, Fred Mantey, c. c. Price,
j. X. Wentworth and NJ. F. Freder-
icks.
Palisade H. w. Kluge
Whitewater-W William Van Pelt
Rhone-James Hunter.
truita l.. r, Loumis.
Plateau Valley {. Skinner and
Charles Jenkins.
DeBeQue Robert Eaton.
II is expected that the board will
meet and organize as soon as the
election Is over. No action is expect
ed on the naming of secretary at
the meeting today.
Other business which was expected
10 come before the meeting was post
poned. 1t is certain. however, from
the sentiment OF both stockholders
and directors that the fair will be
continued for another year, at least.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
GOV. WILSON STARTS AN
ANAN|AS C[' ~ -MARSE
HENRY CHAf. Ter MEMBER
tremendous Sensation Caused Today aona Political Circles
bya Clash Between Colonel WdntfsOn and Governor
Wilson and Ben TiIIman.
Associated Press

Associated Press
Washington. d. c., Jan. 2T.-The
political sensation of the week in the
national capital developed last night
and today.
Col. Henry Watterson, the veteran
editor of the Louisville Cuurier-Jour-
nal and who few days ago issued "A
statement concerning the now famous
interview between Governor Wood
row Wilson and Colonel Harvey. of
Harper's Weekly, has issued a state
ment in which he emphatically denies
the report that Governor Wilson
broke with Colonel Harvey because
Colonel Harvey tried to bring Thos.
Fortune Ryan, the great finanCier,
into the Wilson campaign
Senator Ben Tillmau, the fiery
South Carolina statesman, had given
credence and endorsement to the re-
port which is now being denied and
branded as false by Editor Waiter
son.
Col. Watterson declared today that
he had proof to show that he had
been asked to raise funds for the
Woodrow Wilson presidential presi-
Dental campaign and that he had ac-
'N"''s AoA1Nu dblf lliOltN III
the south for this purpose.
Gov. Wilson emphatically denies
that Mr.. Watterson was authorized
to raise money for his, Wilson's, cam
paign.
The Tillman-W -Watterson- Wilson i'm
cident has held the attention of all
Washington today and the excite
ment among the politicians is at fe-
yer heat over the controversy be-
tween the distinguished democrats.
All morning it was expected that
Senator Tillman would issue a state
ment in reply to the Watterson de-
niaI-as to Ryan connection with the
Wilson and Harvey trouble. but the
southern senator was silent all morn
ing.
Today Mr. Watterson proposed fur
nishing proof of his assertions re-
garding his authorization to raise
funds for the Wilson campaign and
if Senator Tillman was not satisfied
tween Watterson and Governor Will
son name two friends and Watterson
name two and these four men select
a fifth man to determine the issues
between the candidate for president
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
The P0RTERS SWINDLED THE
RAILROADS, II HAS
BEEN CHARGED.

Chicago. Jan. 27.-The porters on
trains out of Chicago have swindled
the railroads out of large sums of
money lately by laying in stock of
their own of inferior liquors and ci
gars.
These goods. which were put in
standard bottles. were sold before
any of the company's stock was Of
fered to the customers. 1t is re-
ported that several Great Northern
porters have been arrested at the
ends of their runs in the Pacific
coast cities today.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
TAYLOR WOULD GIVE
FREE RIGHTS OF WAY
Sentinel special Service

Sentinel Special Service.
Washington, d. c.. Jan. 27.-Rep
resentative Taylor of Colorado has
introduced a bill granting free
rights-of-way over public lands in
Guiding forest reserves, to power
transmission, telephone, telegraph
and electric light lines. Permits are
10 issue upon request to either sec
retary of the interior or the forester.
if through a national forest, and in
lieu of fixed rental the applicant
must agree to allow the state the
right to modify its charges if found
excessive.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
AsroH TO Buy LoNpoN GLOBE?

sentinel Special Service
- London, Eng, Jan. 27.-William
Waldorf Astor mas practically com
pleted negotiations for he purchase
of the Globe. Londou's oldest es-
tablished newspaper. from Cyril
Harmsworth, brother of Lord North
cliffe. Unless a hitch occurs this
American born resident of England
will be in control of three of the
great publicity organs in London.
The two papers now owned by Astor
are the Pail Mall Gazette and the
Sunday Observer
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-27
THE BLOODY HAND OF ASSASSIN WAS DIRECTED
TODAY TOWARD TWO OF THE GREAT MEN OF OLD CHINA


and former of the Imperial injured perhaps
ally
from the roadside the general ighng from carriage The
bomb both OF the general aalan himself
killed
the
military republican
Tsin, China
General Chang ua Chh
Chinaman
responsible
revouonts