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TO WED PRlNcEss's NIECE.
Henry wilcox Of vinelana, n. j.,
Goes to Germany to Claim Bride.

Goes to Germany to Claim Bride.
vINEIAAND. N. J.. Dec. B.-Henry
Wilcox. q former bank olerk OF thls
place. now In tho United States consular
service in Jamaica. sailed for Germany
to-day to claim his bride. Miss WinonaA
johnson.
Miss johnson 10 the daughter Of Col.
and Mrs. Ddmund johnson Of Vineland.
For several months she has been with
her aunt. the Princess Salm Salm. In
Karlsruhe. Germany. Tho Princess disd
on Dec. 20. and It 10 understood here
that Miss johnson inherits tho valuable
estate. src
After their marriage Mr.. ana Mo.
wilcox will live in jamaica
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Actor to he knighteL.

LONDON. Dec. SIN connection with
the honors to be conferred by King
George on New Years day. Johnston
Forbes Robertson. the actor. It Is said.
will be dubbed q knight Prince Arthur
OF Connaught. son OF the Duke OF Con-
naught. Governor General OF Canada. 10
due to receive dukedom.s probably
thai Of Kent. but this may y pest
49, NM ~ xiagss eastheAy.
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Nill.t,. nnxli.h E.tate.

NtNDON. Dec. S.-rhe estats In Eng
land OF Frank Davis Millst. the well
known American artist. war correspond
ent and director Of the American
School OF Art In Rome. who lost his life
In the Titanic disaster, has been proved
to be worth about t3e. S6.
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The CIosing Quotations.

Tue following were the highest, lowest and last
prices u stoch for to-day and the net changes
- compared with yesterdays CLOSING auotations
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osPvian General Says He WON'T
Quit A1bauia.

VIENNA. Dec 3.-Gen. Popevitch. the
commander OF the Servian garr1son at
he rort OF Lurasso. 10 credited here
with the declaration that neither no
nor his troops win recognise any orders
70 svacuate Albania.
They say thoy Will defend tho post
lions they OCCUPY even against the de-
cisions Of the London conference or or
dsgv from Belgrads
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
ROOSEVELT SAYS He
DIDN'T ASK MONEY
DECLARES HE NEVER REQUEST
ER HARTMAN TO GIVE A
CENT TOWARD HIS CAM
PAIGN.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-The testimony
of former Governor Benjamin b.
Odell, of New York, before the Sen
ate committee which is Investigating
campaign funds was contradicted
last night by Col. Roosevelt.
II am not interested in Mr.. Odell's
hearsay Statements" Mr.. Roosevelt
exclaimed. He declared thai any man
who attempted to refute the state
ments which ne had made in reply to
the allegations that he had requested
b. ID. Hartman to raise funds for
the 1904 campaign branded himself
as dishonest and untruthful.
Col. Roosevelt at first said that no
honest man could question his actions
at this time after he had explained
them fully in the past and that he
would not enter into discussion of the
matter. He reconsidered his decision,
however, and dictated this state
ment:
Il have not a thing to add to what
was contained in my statement con-
corning the letter published at that
time. These letters speak for them
selves. Mr.. S%heldon's testimony abso-
lutely bears them out. l never direct
ly or indirectly asked Mr.. Hartman
for a dollar and he never spoke to
me about giving a dollar to the nat
ional campaign fund. On the on
trary, he asked me to get for Odell
and the state campaign funds some
large sum of money from the nat
ional campaign committee on the
ground that my election was safe
anyhow; that it was essential to help
Odell carry the state ticket. Let me
repeat that every fact was set forth
in full and in detail by me six years
ago while Mr.. Hartman was alive.
This statement contained my letter
written at the time to Mr.. Hartman
and neither Mr.. Hartman MOI Mr..
Odell eve attempted to answer this
communication of mine and no hui
nan being can so much as attempt to
dispute the statements l therein
made without branding himself as
dishonest and untruthful. Mr.. Shell
don's statement which he, of his own
accord, volunteered to make corrob.
Grated everything l said. ! was glad
to have it published, but the letters
that | gave needed nc corroboration.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
TAFT MEN CALL ON
ELECTORS TO GIVE
UP THEIR PLACES
Want Roosevelt Men
Named at Huron
to Resign
MEETING is HELD
By IS Followers of President
at Huron 10 Outline
Their Course
MEETING IS HELD

That the presidential electors, NAM
ed at the republican convention in
Huron viii be requested to resign, on
the grounds tnat tlley do not repre-
sent the true principles of the re-
publican party and that they will vote
for Roosevelt for president, is the
action taken by conference of the
Taft mel of the state in conference
at Huron last night. Between fifty
and seventy-fve men We're present.
They gathered from all over the
state. They claim to represent the
true republican party and acting
from that point of view, passed the
resolution calling for the above ac-
ton.
According to prominent men il
the TAFT circles. the present Roose.
Welt electors are representing q
party which is a menac to the
country. They are not looked upon
By last nights conference at repub.
licans. The resolution requesting
them to resign was passed in order
to create a vacancy, which the Law
states can then be filled by appoint.
ment by the state central committee
in this event regular Taft %elector:
VIII me appointed, If the Taft mel
would have their way.
The conference last night wa;
called by the Taft men to determine
what curse should be taken b.
them in this state. Among thos,
present, were Mr.. Dick Richards o
Huron and Mr.. III. l.. Loucks "a
Watertown, leaders of the LaFollett
wing of the party. About twelv'
men from Mitchell Were in attend
ance.
Just what will be done in case
the Roosevelt electors refuse to re
sign in obedience to the request mad
OF them last night, has not ye
been determined but it is understood
another conference will be calle'
here in Mitchell. some time later t.
determine the neXt action.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
CHURCH At
HURON HAS BLAZE
INTERIOR OF STRUCTURE SO
BADLY DAMAGED 1T WILL
HAVE TO BE REBUILT

Huron, S. D.-Fire of unknown
origin seriously damaged st, Martins
Catholic church in this city yester-
day. Two services had been held dur
ing the morning and Father ID. f.
Desmond, the rector, had not been
out of the church more than q quar-
ter of an hour when the alarm was
turned in. 1t is believed that the
%draperies on n of the small affairs
in the chapel must have taken fire
from a candle. The fire worked
through the walls itno the space
between the ceiling and the roof, and
was hard to locate. What was not
damaged by fire and smoke was
drenched with water. Only the altar
furniture and the priests vestments
were taken out. Although the build
ing was not badly burned outside,
the damage inside is SO great that il
will probably have to be rebuilt. 1t
was covered by insurance. st. Mar,
tins church is over thirty years old,
the present structure being the one
that was erected here in pioneer
times, when it was considered a very
fine structure.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
Bank Examiner Wing
field Brings Ac-
ton
UNDERANOLD LAW
Cashier Reported Reserve 20
Per Cent. When 1t Was
Only u 1-2 Per Cent.

Amherst, S. D.-John e. Jellenek
cashier of the Farmers State bank
at Amherst, S. D., was arrested yes
terday on complaint of J.. l.. Wing
field of Mitchell, state bank exam
liner, who lileo an information charg-
ing Jellenek with having made false
reports to the examiner, making false
entries in the bank books, and en-
bezzling bank funds. The complaint
sets forth eight counts. One count
charges Jellenek with fraudulently
including in his report to the exam
iner on August s., 1911, an itemeof
$11.S3 in his statement OF reserve,
which he claimed was IN deposit in
the First National bank of Minnea-
polls. Another count charges him
with failing to charge a check of
$214.SO to his own account on Janu-
airy By 1911; charging him with
charging the same check to the ac-
count OF the Farmers Elevator COM
pany of Amherst ON that date; with
making a false report to the examin-
er on August 19, 1911, showing a 20
per cent cash reserve When in fact
the reserve was but 12h per cent;
making a false report to the examin-
er on September /, 1910, showing no
overdraft to himself, when the re-
port should have showed an over
draft of 5000; embezzling of bank
funds to the mount of $214.8O on
December 29, 1910; embezzling bank
funds to the extent OF $500 on Nov
ember IA, 1910; and embezzling
bank funds to the extent of $3.50 OF
October 20, 1910.
State Examiner Wingfield has en-
ployed Porter e. Grantham of Aber-
deem to assist in prosecuting the case
and suit will be brought under the
old corporation law with reference. to
fraudulent i~nsolvencies, Judge Rice
OF Deadwood having recently declar-
ed the law passed by the legislative
session of 1901. unconstitutional.
The stockholders of the Farmers
State bank of Amherst by the levy
of a special assessment of $4,000
made up the shortage, amounting al
together TO $4,000, caused by the
irregularities of the cashier, and the
depositors lost nothing. The bank ex-
aminer's department is determined to
enforce the criminal fertures of the
banking law rigidly, to discourage
loose practices OF the part of bank
ers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
BYRNE EXPECTS SOON
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR Gov
ERNOR BOOKED no SPEAK AT
TURNER COUNTY PICNIC.

Parker, S. Drank NJ. Byrne,
republican candidate for governor.
has accepted an invitation to address
a large picnic of Turner countians
near here August goth. This is un-
derstood % be the first engagement
Mr.. Byrne has made since he was
taken seriously i'll the week after the
June primaries. He is still confined
to his room, but has his doctors per-
mission to attend the Turner county
function.
1t is likely that Turner county will
have a candidate for speaker of the
next house of representatives of this
state in the person of l.. A. Stoddard
of Hurley. Mr.. Stoddard was nomi-
mated by the largest vote of any per.
son on the republican ticket, has had
legislative experienc and is we'll quail.
fed for a presiding officer. 1t is no,
expected that he will make a formal
announcement until after the Novem-
Der election.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
WOMAN TAKEN FOR
|MPERS0NATING MAN
MRS. STRATMAN OF WALL USES
DISGUISE TO APPROACH MAN
SHE FORMERLY SHOT AT.

Rapid City, S. D.-Mrs. Catherine
Stratman, who has a claim near Wall
was arrested on Main street near the
First National bank, Thursday, and
later fined $40 and costs by Judge
Mintener, for impersonating a 4
Mrs. Stratman, who formerly belong
ed in Dubuque, Iowa, has brought
herself into the landscape of Rapid
City IN other occasions. She is now
under bond of 81, 900 awaiting the
November term OF the circuit court,
when she will be tried for an alleged
assault on John G. Williams, with
a dealy weapon with intent to kill
him. Williams was seated in front of
the Tow Sweeney Harware Cos.
store %conversing with Il friend when
Mrs. Stratman came along, whipped
out n 80 calibre revolver and point
ing straight at Williams chest
pulled the trigger. The gun failed
to explode because the cartridge had
fallen from the chamber into Mrs.
Stratman's hand bag, where she had
been carrying it.
When arrested Wednesday Mrs.
Stratmamn wore an auburn wig,
dapper straw hat and a modish suit
of blue serge. 1t was the size of her
hands and feet that caused Chief
Lippencott to take a fuller look at
her and Chen he recognized her as
Williams assailant. When question:
ed Mrs. Stratman stated that she was
wearing the disguise to better agar
approach Williams, although wher
searched she had not weapon on heI
person.
Later in the day she appeared on
the streets in a trim walking skirt
and shirt waist. When William.
saw her approaching he ran, as j
for his life, into a nearby store. sl
Mrs. Stratman afiirms that Viii
liams induced her to leave her hus
band and then, firing of her, cas-
her adrift.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22

Aberdeen, S. D.-George H. Lowell
chief engineer of the pumping sta
ton at the Aberdeen city waterworks
plant, has broken all records in
these parts for staying at home. Mr..
Lowell has been a resident of Aber-
deem for six years, and has held his
present position for five years, resid-
ing at the outskirts of the town, six
teen blocks from the business center.
During that time. he has been en-
ployed at the pumping station from
midnight until noon. AT noon it has
been his custom to retire to sleep.
arising at 9 Or 10 o'clock at night and
beginning his days task again at
midnight. During all this time. until
Wednesday night, when he became
interested in the speech of Emil Sci
del, the socialist. and come down to
hear him, Lowell had not been down
town.
Lowell is a mar of intelligence,
had read in the daily paper of the
town of the changes going on, but
he is not of a curious disposition, and
he did not core to walk down town,
or the few blocks to the street car
line. to verify the statements he had
read.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
contest.
Time is Ripe for New Party.

Time is Ripe for New Party.
Il believe the time has arrived for
the formation of a new party in the
United States. composed of the mem
OF both old parties who believe in
progressive principles" he said, land
that the necessity is even greater
than the chain of events that brought
the republican party into existence in
1865. Then the issue was the enslave-
ment of the black man, now the issue
is the e~nslavement of the white a
The question now is whether we shall
become a nation of employees, en-
plotted and dominated by the cor
porations, or whether the toilers of
the land shall take charge of their
own affairs and establish a govern
ment founded upon the principles
of equal opportunity.
Il am satisfied the people of this
country are no longer going to be
content with a sham battle between
the old parties over the question of
whether the tariff shall be 40 or AS
per cent. l find strong indications
among Taft republicans in the west
ern states, where they are outnum-
bered 10 to l by the progressives, to
vote for Wilson. and the reason they
gave are that Taft and Wilson stand
for practically the same thing"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
FIGHT
TO Be TAKEN TO
SUPREME COURT
Committee Named by
Taft Republicans
For Action
AFTER ROOSEVELT
Agreed at Meeting 1t is Inn
portant to Defeat the
Bull Moose
AFTER ROOSEVELT

Huron, S. D.-A larre number OF
South Dakota republicans met in this
city Wednesday evening, with j. G.
Simmons of Aberdeen, presiding. The
gathering consisted of Taft republi-
ans and LaFollette republicans and
t was the purpose of those present
% devise a plan whereby the ban of
Acknowledgement might be raised
rom the republican opponents OF
Roosevelt in this state. Nearly all
Indicated a determination to repudi-
ate the bull moose movement, even
o the extent of voting for Wilson
electors. if necessary, the argument
Being that the defeat of Roosevelt
was a %preemptory demand.
One proposition agreed upon was
to take the case into the supreme
.ourt of the state by mandamus to
'ompel the third party managers to
AXE their electoral ticket from the
epublican ballot and permit the re-
>ublicans. to substitute their own
Electoral ticket. A committee to
landle the legal side of the matter
vas appointed, consisting of Charles
iellar, Lead; lyman Spangler, Nit
hell; l.. l.. Stevens, Pierre, e. L.
Wagner, Alexandria,; II. d. Wicks,
Scotland.
Another committee. consisting OF
The following, was appointed to carry
nut the resolutions adopted: f. ID.
Wicks, Scotland; G. NJ. Day, Sioux
Calls; j.. f. Halliday, Iroquois; T,
3. Roberts. Pierre: j.. p. Townsley
gettysburg; Fl. Chamberlain, Cham
berlain; Fl S. Mease, Madison; ID.
<. Loucks, Watertown; w. S. Bowen
huron; j. w. Peckham, Parkston.
The resolutions follows:
Whereas, the presidential electors
nominated at the Huron convention
rave declared their intention OF vot
ng against the republican nominee.
sor president and vice president deny
ing the republicans of this state an OPP
portunity of voting for the nominee!
Of their party for President and vice
PRESIDENT and whereas some of the
candidates on the Republican state
md congressional ticket have approx
I'd such action of the electors there
ore be it resolved that the chairman
Of this meeting be empowered to ap
)oint a committee of ten to tax,
iuch action as their judgment ma,
'ictate to procure the resignation o
aid electors and the selection b,
he state committee of such elector
IS will support the Republican nom
nee, and in the event of their failur,
o secure the resignation of sucl
'lectors and selection of Republican
'ectors who will support and vot,
or the nominees of the regular Nat
onal Republican convention held IL
,hlcago on the 18th day of June
912, said committee be instructe,
o call Il meeting of Republicans VIII,
avor the election of William Howar,
Taft to take such action as may b
ieemed best to effectively oppose TIL
| election of Roosevelt electors an,
candidates for office who are in sym
oathy with and who support Roose
| Welt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
MAINLY ABOUT THE TARIFF.

Gloucester, n. Under the glare
of the hot sun thousands of farmers
massed about Gov. Woodrow Wilson
here yesterday and heard him make
his first speech of the campaign since
he was officially notified a week ago
of his nomination to the presidency.
The governor spoke eXtemporan-
eously from an improvised platform
at Washington park. where the farm
ers of New Jersey, Delaware and
PENNSYLVANIA We're participating in
a farmers day celebration.
The candidate dwelt mostly on the
protective tariff, which he called a
restrictive tariff, attacked Senator
Aldrich and his tariff making asso-
ciates, pointed out the benefits OF a
merchant marine in connection with
the Panama canal and blamed the in
fluence of the express companies in
preventing the adoption of the parcels
post.
When the governor had finished
speaking many of the farmers crowd,
ed forward to shake hands. The
governor was at the park about tive
hours, returning to Sea Grit early to.
night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
BUGLESS
BUT NOT the Vine
NEW UNDERWOOD RANCHER
TELLS OF JOKE HE PLAYED
ON COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS.

Rapid City, s. D.-County Com
missioner Henry Cordes has been
giving publicity to a statement that
he has on his Box Elder ranch a
field of bug-less potatoes. He affirms
that the beetles which lay the eggs
from which are Matched the slugs so
destructive TO potato vines light upon
them and then Immediately fly away.
With equal assurance he also affirm3
thai he secured the seed of the bug
less variety of spuds from Captain
G. w. Phillips of New Underwood.
Cordes' flowery tales of a potato
patch immune from bugs has borne
unexpected fruit as is indicated by
the volume of mail which daily pours
into the Underwood postoffce, all
addressed to Captain Phillips and all
requesting that he send them seed
of the bugless spud for next years
planting.
Captain Phillips explains the situa-
ton as follows:
1T all happened this way he
said. when Cordes was elected COM
missioner | realized that it would
be a hard matter to put one over
him. 1t was along in February that
4 6CL W thiIlhluS dUOuC Ille IldLJeF
and | was figuring mighty hard one
morning just how l could fix Cordes.
Suddenly my good wife butted in on
my deliberate meditation and said
in a meaning sort of a way:
" Captain, why don't you sprout
those potatoes before they are ruin-
ed?'
II knew the spuds wanted going
owe the worst way, but ii there is q
~dodgasted job on the ranch / hate,
it's sprouting tubers. | also knew
that Mrs. Phillips might spoil the
cooking of her dinner il she started
worrying about the sprouts on them,
SO l tackled the job, all the time
thinking what l could do to Henry
to make him sit up and take notice.
Pretty Dol Henry's boy drove into
the yard and a plan bobbed into my
head. He was assessing property.
When he came to go away l gave
him a dozen of as nice seeding spuds
as ever grew in South Dakota soil
and | said to him:
Boy, give them to your old
man and tell him they are bug!ess'.
They were too, but I put thirty
pounds of bug killer on the tops be-
fore l got the crop. l never said any
thing about the vines being bugless.
Sect"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22

than it is this season. Taken alto
gether, however, everything is I'M
usually good, and corn promises to
equal other things.
Frank Lau, a farmer residing sew
eral miles north of this city, COM
pleted his wheat %threshing Tuesday
the result being more than 20 BUSH
els to the acre on an average. He had
not expected mor than Is bushels
from his land this year. Some wheat
about the county will not be nearly
as good as this, but a great deal of
it will be.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
ELG|N BUTTER BOARD
ALLEGED CRIMINALS
CIVIL SUIT STARTED TODAY
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
CRIMINAL ACTION, 1T
is STATED.

Chicago.-Dissolution under the
Sherman antitrust law of the Elgin
Board of Trade, which for many
years has announced the prices for
butter on which the national market
has been based, is asked in a suit
filed today by United States District
Attorney Wilkerson. 1t is stated that
this action will be followed by a
criminal procedure against the mem
bers of the quotation committee. The
suit alleges violation of the anti
trust law by manipulation of the
butter and egg market.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
ROOSEVELT ATTACKS
TAFT TRUST RECORD
ISSUES LONG STATEMENT TODAY
SAVING ROCKEFELLER AND
ALL CORPORATIONS
BACK TAFT.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Col. Roosevelt
issued q long statement today in re-
ply to a statement by Former Senator
George f.. Edmunds of Vermont, who
said that the Taft administration had
faithfully administered the Sherman
antitrust law.
Roosevelt attacks Rockefeller and
the trusts and says that all react
ionaries and corporation lawyers and
hirelings are backing Taft, which is
Il sufficient answer to the claim that
Taft honestly prosecuted the trusts.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
FRENCH AND ENGLISH PAPERS
OPPOSED TO THIRD PARTY

London, England The comments
of the various European newspapers
on the American political situation
IS interesting. On the whole, perhaps,
the English and French newspapers
seem opposed to a third party move
ment. There is n exception in Paris
II the instance of lie Temps, which Is
u enthusiastic supporter of Colonel
Roosevelt and his policies, as far as
foreign newspaper support goes. lie
Temps declares that those who fail
O take seriously the chances of the
colonel in the three-cornered fight
or the presidency are making a pro-
'ound mistake. He stands on a plat
'orm admirably and ~cleverly con-
structed, giving the Bull Moose
plenty of ground over which to paw,
with Roosevelt in good form on
strong ground, we'll supplied with
'unds and able to count on sympathy
among those nominally his enemies"
says lie Temps. 1t adds that he is
capable of working miracles and
achieving success under circumstan-
ces which would break any one else.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22

Huron, S. D.-Word has been re-
ceived by the local police that wat
ertown Gunny", alias Frank Will
liams, who was arrested here for
robbing the p%ostoffice at Yale, had
broken Jail at Sioux Falls
and made a clean getaway.
Williams vas wanted by the Burns
Detective Agency for work in Iowa
md for various reasons was consid-
ared an important prisoner. He was
being held in the Minnehaha county
Jail. although a federal prisoner,
awaiting trial.