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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09

In crowds Ned Reston singled out FL body acted as though 1t was in the least extraordinary Nobody tried to help her evade him. It was impos- sible to make her cousins realize the fine line of distinction which made it right for her to evade him. Elfrida felt her brain tottering, espe- cially as it grew harder and harder for her to realize in Ned Reston's company that the situation was im- possible for a well brought up young girl. Finally the young part van Quished the we'll brought up section of Elfridas nature and with little thrill of exquisite horror she realized that Ned Reston was making love to her and that she liked it.
 It was some time after Elfridas mother was told that her daughter was going to marry Ned. whose father was buying him a half interest in the leading hardware store in Elton Corners, that she discovered the dark fact that this affluant parent owned the village meat market.
 We'll never, never speak of it." she gasped to Elfrida in anguished dismay. The trousseau was nearly finished and she really couldn't break off the match My poor child! How could you, how could you!"
 Elfrida regarded her mother fin med. itatiVp curiosity al thDuph racallipo the time when she, too, had felt that way Then she laughed-not a well brought up laugh. but an amused chuckle
 My goodness" she said recklessly. "Things like that don't seem to make a bit of difference to me now!'- Chicago Daily News
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
WILSON ID BE QUESTIONED
HILLES WANTS TO KNOW ATTI.
 TUDE AS TO THE NEGRO.
Says Roosevelt Barred CoIored Men at Chicago to Gain Prestige in
 the Southern States.

New York, Aug 9-Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican na- tional committee, has issued a state i1ent in which he outlines the plans of the Republican party, puts some pertinent questions to Woodrow Will son and criticises Roosevelt's recent pronunciamentO on the negro problem.
 President Taft, the chairman said, probably would go to Beverly, Mass, when congress adjourns, but that did not mean the Republican candidate would conduct a porch campaign"
 Ifilles announced that the Chicago headquarters of the Republican na. tional committee would be opened Aug h. with Daniel w. Muvane in charge. The advisory committee and a campaign treasurer, Hilles said, would be announced in a few days.
 Hilles declared that Roosevelts ac- ton in barring southern negroes from his convention at Chicago was un. doubtedly to capture the vote of the Republican and Democratic electors representing sections of the south which still are hostile to the holding of office by negroes
 T should like to ask" said Hilles, how MT. Wilson, southern born and bred and sharing, no doubt, the opin ions of his party in the south-how does Mir. Wilson stand on the negro question? What can the negro expect if he becomes president?"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
OIL KING AND SON OBTAIN EVi- DENcE OF COLLECTION OF
 CRAFT MONEY.
PAY $500 FOR PROTECTION
White Slave Traffickers Also Caught in Net Woven by Oil Million aires-Ald In Social
 Reform.

New York, Aug. 9.-The Tenderloin got a real shock when 1t became known that one of the chief aids to District Attorney Whitman in his cam paign to obtain evidence of police graft, and the existence of the "sys- tem." is John D. Rockefeller, Jr., so- cial settlement worker and Sunday school teacher. who, backed by his fa- ther, the Standard oil king, operated pretended disorderly house in the heart of the white light district to get evidence against the police depart ment and white slave traffickers
 Whitman admitted that Rockefel- ler's experiment. was wholly detached from the murder of Gambler Herman ROsenthal, whose assassination pre- cipitated the present upheaval, having been begun year ago But this evi- dence produced by the Rockefellers' decoy resort in Forty-ffth street so coincides with the police graft evi- dence resulting from the investigation of the Rosenthal killing that 1t may be used in the prosecution of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker. now facing and possibly other indictments charg- ing extortion in the collection of "sys- tenn" graft from the gamblers.
 The Rockefeller experiment was be- gun in the interest of social reform and its evidence was not submitted to ho ;~tr r;a ott Ao 70 the Rosenthal murder pointed to the police department It is asserted that the Rockefellers' detective obtained evidence that the ordinary disorderly houses pay $500 a month to the sys- tenn; more pretentious houses pay more, and there is sliding scale fof houses of lesser prosperity.
 The white slave traffic, 1t was de- clared, is a regular trade in New York, girls from the country and immigrant girls from the steamship steerage be- f ing taken to the resorts by their mas ters and offered at auction like slaves
 It has been learned that District At. torney Whitman has found a new wit ness who will swear that Jack Sulli- van, friend of Becker, rode away in the Shapiro murder car following the murder of Rosenthal and conference with the accused lieutenant
 Those close to the district attorney said that Whitman had found at least ten men who would corroborate the supplemental written confession of Jack Rose, purporting to give facts in connection with his graft collections for the police department under the supervision of Becker
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
BLAST ENTOMBS $50 MEN
Shift Descends-Eieht of In. Jured Brought Out.

Bochum, Germany. Aug S,--Six hun dred and fifty miners were imprisoned in the Lorraine pit of the coal field of which the center Is. the village of Gerthe, about four miles from this city.
 The day shift had just descended into the workings and was distribut- ing along the various levels when a serious fire damp explosion occurred.
 The detonation was heard at the sur. face, and the officials on duty imme- diately formed rescue parties of the men belonging to the night shift, who rushed back to the pit mouth. togeth- CT with the villagers.
 Eight seriously injured miners were soon brought to the surface. The fate of the other GAP Is not~known.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
KAFFiR CRIMES STIR MEN
and Mob Exies the Of- fensive Blacks.

Johannesburg, Aug. 9-Women of the Transvaal are in terror of the Kaffirs, by whom several white women have recently been assaulted. Gun stores are doing a thriving business in supplying tLe revolvers with which the gentler sex are arming themselves.
 After a recent assault the white men of this region assembled to dis. cuss means to prevent such outrages and while the meeting was in progress some one started runAor that another woman had been assaulted
 Armed with revolvers, rifles, bull whips and other weapons, the crowd chased the Kaffirs out of town and warned them not to return. Subduing this black peril' seems to be up to the alien whites, for the native gov. ernment does not seem willing or able to cope with the situation.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
STILWElL RESIGNS; IS ILL
dency of Trust Company-E. c. Smith Succeeds Him.

New York, Aug. 9.-Arthur F. Stil. we'll, whose attempt to finance, with. out the aid of any large banking or other interests, new short line from Kansas City to Topolobampo, Mexico, failed with the appointment of a re. ceiver for the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient road a few months ago, has resigned his place as president of the United States & Mexican Trust com. pany. MT. Stilwell asked to be re- lieved of his banking duties on the Flea of i'll health E. Quincy Smith, who has been acting as first vice presi- dent of the trust company, has been made president.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
NJ CHANGE IN CANAL BILL
SENATE WANTS AMERICAN SHIPS
 EXEMPT FROM TOLLS.
Senators Willams and Burton Claim Action a Violation of Hay.
 Pauncefote Treaty.
NORTH BOUND

Washington, Aug. 9.-By a vote of Al to II the senate refused to strike from the Panama canal bill the pro vision exempting American ships from payment of tolls for passage through the Panama canal.
 The defeat of the Burton amend. ment to strike out the discrimination in favor of American ships is the sen. ate's defiant answer to the protest of the British government against the legislation. It was this clause of the bill which led Great Britain to send formal protest to the state depart. ment
 The senators who voted in favor Of the Burton amendment are Brande- gee, Burton, Crane. Fall, Gronna, Lodge, Nelson, Oliver, Penrose, Root and Wetmore.
 Just before the vote was taken Sen ator Cummins charged senators who interpreted the Hay -Pauncefote treaty as denying to the United States the power to discriminate in favor of its own ships with giving an interpreta' tion which they knew the American people would not observe. He declared the question of power is one that couid not be arbitrated and should diploh acy fail in its settlement war should be the arbiter.
 Senators Williams and Burton de clared Senator Cummins was ruthless ly disregarding the arbitration treaV between the United States and Great Britain.
 Because of the delicacy of the silE ation Senator Stone asked that me order directing a roll call on the bui, ton amendment should be vacated anu a rising vote taken instead. Objecuon to this procedure from Senator QUOT man resulted in the roll call peipS taken
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
"Uncle Abe" Nominated.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 9.-Elmer Loomis. famous at old soldiers re- unions throughout the country as Uncle Abe" because of his resem- blance to Abraham Lincoln, was nomi- mated for the legislature in the Ninth district of Crawford county. He de feated Ben Gum, a Girard editor, for the Democratic nomination. Loomis' physical similarity to the great eman cipator is said to be almost perfect.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
K. of C.,s End Sessions.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug B. The annual convention of the Knights of Columbus of the United States and Canada, which has been in progress here since Tuesday, closed tonight Four directors were elected, as fol lows: Daniel J. Griffin of New York, William H. Gulliver of Maine Gre, elected), Clarence I Martin of West Virginia and John F. Martin of Wis. consin.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
Ca, Men May Not Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The work ol al ranging new contract between .ns City Railways company and its union employees has been begun in the hope that a strike of 14.000 union street ca employees will be averted It IS sA pected that any settlement made m the city company will be followed '. similar agreements between the o'n'' companies and their employees
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
krupp Gifts for Workmen.

Essen, Germany. Aug. 9.-In honor of the centenary of the Krupp works at Essen, the company has donated $3,500,000 to be distributed as gratui- ties to the 5000 workmen, as welfare funds for citizens of Essen and for the army aud navy.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
JaiI Break in Wyomino.

Evanston, Wyo., Aug. 9.-After bind ing Jailer Joseph Fife hand and foot Joe Turner, serving time for forgery opened the cells and liberated the prisoners in the county jail. All but one of the imprisoned men took ad- vantage of the break. Bert Dalton, serving a term for killing Marshal Hanson, at Cokeville. was among those who escaped
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
Bears Twenty-Elaht Children.

Niagara Falls, Aug. 9.-An eight. pound boy, her twenty.eighth child, was born to Mrs. Philip E. Webster. Mrs Webster is A years old She married when she was Is. and of her children there were three pairs of twins and two sets of triplets Eight of the twenty-eight are still alive.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
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Elfrida Mooner had been well brought up. Her mother had seen to that with the painstaking care of one who herself has learned through experience.
 Elfrida knew at once when con- fronted by a bouillon spoon that it was not a cream scoop and she had Q great scorn for a young man who walked on the wrong side of one upon the street. She always signed her formal letters Most cordially yours, and spoke of her mother as "m'-mah," and with the accent care fully placed on the last syllable
 So it is easily realized that tre- mendous self-control was required on Elfrida's part to endure the young man who sat next to her at the dance given by the Royal Order of Brothers of Something-or-Other in Elton Cor ners, where she was visiting some hitherto unknown cousins
 When the young man at the dance had broken the ice by saying that it was a pretty party Elfrda had re- coiled. He had not been introduced! Everybody seemed to know everybody else in this town and she could not get used to such a situation
 There was something familiar about the young mans face as Fl. frida stared at him, but when the full sweep of recollection rolled across her and she recalled vivtdly that she had seen him in Reston's butcher shop Elfrida almost choked He was a nice looking young man. Dimly she recalled that his father was Res ton. who owned the shop. Perhaps this young man cut off steaks and sliced bacon!
 T think not" Elfrida said faintly when young Reston asked if she would dance that waltz.
 All right; the next one, then" he said as a matter of course. Then he went to hunt for another partner.
 Elfrida's cousins listened wonder ingly moment later to her fire of questions and her tale of woe.
 Why on earth shouldn't Ned Res ton ask you to dance?" they inquired. He goes with every one, and we've grown up with him! He went to the college across the river and Is good looking! Why shouldn't he go to the same parties as we?"
 Her sense of being wronged was hard to maintain, because young Res ton had proved himself good dancer when he had come back and taken his waltz Elfrida had touched his arm with the tips of her fingers and had tried not to breathe as she went through the ordeal.
 The next night Ned Reston called and her cousins seemed to assume that the call was meant for their guest, for they gradually disappeared and left her the burden of entertain ing him. Only strict sense of duty to guest under ones roof prevented her from rising and bidding him good night, She resolved in a kind of cold fury to have 1t out with her cousins after he left, and 1t was when she was taking out her hairpins later that she realized with start that she had forgotten to do SO She had been thinking about a western story that Reston had told her. In angry disgust she admitted that he could talk well Still. the taint of the bucher shop hung over it all
 Elfrida writhed the next day when her cousins frankly joked her about her catch" She felt disgraced.
 When there were picnics and other festivities to which every one went
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
A. E. Stevenson, 76, to Take Stump

New York, Aug. 9.--Adlai E. Stev. enson will take the stump for Wilson and Marshall His son Lewis made the announcement at Democratic na- tional headquarters. While my father is 76," he said, "he will make four or five speeches at least for Wilson in his home state-Illinois Father told me that he never felt so sure of Dem. ocratio victory"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09

Washington, Pa. Aug. 9-Miss Maud Powell, a China medical mis- sionary, who was thought to have been lost on the Titanic, appeared at her home here, where funeral services for her had been held.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
Chief End of Travel.

"We must go to Stratford"
 Whats the use? We can buy Etratford post cards in London
 My friend. one travels for some thing more than post cards. l want to write my name on Shakespeare's tomb"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-09
u, S. Auain is Fired On.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Shots were fired again from the Mexican side of the border line at the American troops in Fl Paso. according to a report re ceived at the War Department
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
FOOT BALL GAMES
w. H. S. Wins Again.

In hard fought game between the
High School and Window Institute
Of Montevideo last Saturday, the To-
cal high school Won by the score of
7 to 0. The only touchdown came in
the first quarter by a series Of line
bucks and ended in a 20-yard run by
Larsen, who scored the touchdown
and then kicked a good goal. After
this the game slowed down until the
last quarter was like a funeral, both
teams taking their turn in getting off
the plays. In the third quarter Tay-
Tor carried the ball over but fumbled
and was unable to recover it. If the
local team had played like they did
in the first quarter, the score would
undoubtedly have been larger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
Ar0useS Enthusiasm.

Virginia, MIMI, Oct. BE. E. Lo-
beck, Prohibition nominee for COVER
nor had a unique experience in this
city last night. After he had fin
ished his address and sat down, the
prolonged applause finally broke in
to cries for another address and he
spoke again for three quarters Of an
hour. After this he returned to the
hotel at nearly eleven o'clock and
was nearly ready for bed when a call
came from the Finnish Temperance
Hall, one of the largest halls in the
city. They had been holding meet
ing there and wanted him to come
and speak to them. Mr.. Lobeck has
tily dressed and arrived at the hall
a. little after eleven o'clock to be
greeted by an audience of more than
four hundred men, whom he address
ed for nearly an hour. It is said
that no speaker ever aroused such
enthusiasm on "the Range" as Was
accorded to Mr.. Lobeck here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
UNITED WE STAND; DIVIDED WE FALL.

Special privilege has succeeded maintaining hold State
Minnesota by the dividing people, being
vd several opposition candidates
renomned last MONTH By the division the
among Rngda Lobk Collins and Morgan Governor Ebhart will
hands down the coming election if the voters enough
rally to the Of the candidate
chance OF election Party
privilege and the people opposed privilege
gard party lines and together they will
boots
There not better splendid fighter public life Min
nesota today than the Hon. Lobeck
like to support him in this fight but tells that
anywhere the support necessary
governors chair Not that afraid Of being with minority We
have been that side often than with
But knowing Mr. Rgda we'll knowing
rome who believes the fundamental reforms
peoples in Minnesota,
to elect him when that he the
progressive citizens to make their effective coming
Mr. Rngdal is simply the democratic He the
genuine progressive candidate progressive
the time of the Farmers Alliance and Peoples Party that
II that why should progressive anthquor voter hesitate to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
HEROIC ACT SAVES WOMAN
Passenger Conductor Halls Runaway
Team But is Painfully Hurt.

Passenger Conductor E. H. Stubs
had several ribs broken and sustain
ed severe bruises about his body last
Thursday evening when he stopped a
runaway team belonging to Wenzel
Pazdernik of this township. The
team of good sized horses hitched to
a big farm wagon was standing at
the Great Northern freight house,
Mrs Pazdernik holding the lines and
her husband loading some freight.
Becoming frightened at passing
engine the team started to run at a
savage rate with Mrs. Pazdernik tug
cling vainlv at the lines.
Mr.. Stubs was short distance
off and seeing the danger the woman
was in ram and grabbed the bride Of
one horse. He hung on but was not
able to STOP the rush Of the crazed
team and finally t1ipped and fell un-
der the horse and wagon, both
wheels of the latter passing over his
body. His action had halted the
team enough, however, for Mr.. Paz-
dernik to get in the wagon and take
the lines and he stopped the team
within short distance of the acct
dent.
Mr.. Stubs was carried to St.
Francis hospital where his injuries
were cared for and he has been re-
covering slowly since. It is ex-
pected that he will be taken to his
home in St. Paul the latter part of
this week where he will have to re-
main for some time before going
back to his run between St. Paul
and this city.
The accident was Witnessed by a
large number of people who are
generous in their praise of Mr..
Stubs heroic sacrifice i'm attempt
ing to save the helpless woman
Breckenridge Telegram
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
0 B'TuARY
PETER ]. GOVIG.

Last Friday evening at 9:45 o.
clock the spirit of Peter J. Govig left
its earthly tenement and passed to
its eternal home. The news cast a
pail Of sadness over a large circle Of
former associates and friends in this
city. The deceased attained the age
of thirty one. years and four months.
He has been ailing for the past three
years. He was taken Ill while out
West, came back to Willmar and UNI
derwent a serious operation at Ro-
chester. Since then his health has
been poor, but he has continued his
work. Three weeks ago he was
found unconscious at his work at
Sioux City. His father and sister,
Ethel, who had gone to be with him
brot him home two weeks ago, when
they realized that his case was hope,
less. He fought bravely and long
against the disease, but finally pass.
ed away as stated above.
Peter julius Govig was born in St
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
Should "RaIIy to RingdaI."

One Of the leading Republicans of
the county sends a personal letter to
the editor of the Whitman Tribune,
which we take the liberty Of repro
ducing, emitting the name Of the
writer and the name of the township
The writer is citizen who has tax
en- an active part in the campaigns
of his party in the past and whose
township gave Gov. Eberhart a ma
jority two years ago. We publish
the letter as showing the trend OF
opinion among those republicans who
opposed Gov. Eberhart's re-nomina-
ton on the ground Of the fundamen-
tai political principles involved:
mo doubt you hear reports as to
the sentiment on the governorshiI
from various localities in the county
/ am inclined to believe that Mr.
Ringdal will carry ........ town
ship. The sentiment was worked uI
strongly against Gov. Eberhart be-
fore the primaries on purely grounds
of principle and it should seem rea-
sonable that the same reasons should
prevail at the election. I, for one
at least expected more in the way OF
progressiveness from Gov. Eberhart
when he entered upon his term as
governor, but in my estimation he be-
longs to the pure reactionary class
which time and events have proven
"Some Of us have expressed the
wish that he (Ringdal) come thru
this. section some time before elec-
ton, but it is probable that he will
be unable to do so.
"Some republicans will vote 70,
Mr.. Lobeck. I think Mr.. Ringdaps
stand on direct legislation is a good
one, but it may tend to alternate some
of the democratic liquor vote, hence
it behooves every citizen, regardless
Of party. who desire to swat the
brewery machine in the state, to rally
to Mr.. Ringdal."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
GreenIeaf Weddinq.

Miss Hannah Duffy, daughter Of
Mrs. P. Duffy Of Greenleaf town, and
William J. Wheeler Of Kandiyohi,
were quietly married Monday morn
ing at the Greenleaf Catholic church,
Rev. O'Brien Of Hutchinson offciat-
ing. There We're in attendance only
the members Of the families concern
ed. Miss Frances Duffy attended the
bride and T. Wheeler of St. Paul the
groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler left ON
the afternoon train for the cities for
a short wedding trip before going to
their home near Kandiyohi where
they will reside on farm.-Litch-
field Saturday Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-16
A CRIME AGAINST THE NATION.

shooting Roosevelt dsardy against
the whole What becomes Of boasd freedom of
speech and highly developed civilization leading character the pol
his
fanatic with diseased
BRAIN when candidate the hugs making his appeals to the
The attempt without parallel American
leading candidates
The shooting ecs
rrebe complication into the which interfere to
with the verdict Of the people the merits Of the
Of the Should the COL Roosevelt late
dispatches Indicate practically
the presidential leaving the decision be made by the people
without opponents
ye 1t would be fatal the candidate make
would be bad the the Cnes friends make pol
iical capital of this fearful outrage.