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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
St. Paul Business Men Will Make
Glad Hand Jaunt to Northwest

St. Paul. May IA 5000 mile
jaunt to help boost the northwest is
being planned by the leading business
men of st. Paul. Preparations are
under way for the gathering of a con-
siderable number of the johbers and
manufacturers of that city on a spe-
cia' train which is expected to leave
St. Paul June over the Great North
ern for Seattle.
The meeting Of the Northwest De-
velopment league the first week of
June is the object of the trip. The
governors Of seven states have called
this congress to consider how the sew
en- states Of the northwest can best
be developed and Brought to the at
tention Of the farmers and others who
are seeking new homes.
In addition to the visit at Seattle
at the congress. the St. Paul jobhers
will not neglect the opportunity of
shaking hands with their friends in
many of the larger towns along the
line of the Great Northern. Stops of
one to three hours will be made in a
number of cities on the way to the
coast. This is not expected to take
the place Of the regular trade extern
sion trip Of the st. Paul Association
of Commerce, but will supplement
that annual event
Business men of all parts of the
northwest have taken an active part
in the Northwest Development league
and large numbers Of them attended
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
SHR|NERS OPEN
TH|R7Y.E|GHTH
ANNUAL. MEET
Address of Welcome From
Local Temple and
Mayor of City.
RESPONSE BY ], FRANK TREAT,
IMPERIAL PoTEMTATE, OF FARGO
Session Opened Today in the CITY Of
Los Angeles and Ancient Arabic
Order of the Mystic Shrine are in
Possession of the Key of the City.

Los Angeles May 7-The first meet.
ing of the imperial council in con.
nection with the thirty-eighth annual
conclave of the Ancient Arabic Order
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, now be-
ing held here. opened today the ad-
dress of welcome by NJ. II. Flint.
potentate of Amalakah temple Of Los
Angeles He was followed by Mayor
George Alexa ndria who gave the KEYS
OF the city to the visitors Imperial
Potentate j. F. Treat of Fargo, II. D..
responded to the addresses of vel
come on behalf of the imperial coun.
Gil.
The contest for the imperial outer
guard: the only elective office in the
council. seems to be between o. A.
QUITS of Savannah and James Nc.
candless of Honolulu There are
seven candidates for this honor.
The first of the great street parades
took place today. A parade of brill
liantly illuminated floats will be given
tonight. Representatives of Salt Lake
CITY Minneapolis, Duluth and Savan-
nah are energetic in pressing their
claims for the next conclave.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
VICTIMS FR0zE
TO DEATH ON SEA
New Information on Titanic
Horror Reported by Res
cue Ship Minia.

Halifax. N. s., May 7.-only one OF
the seventeen persons whose bodies
were recovered by the cable ship
Nina in the vicinity of the Titanic
tragedy died from drowning. in the
opinion of the cable ships physician
The other sixteen perished from ex-
posure, death ensuing some four
demonstrated by examination of the
bodies. water being found in the lungs
of but one person.
This statement is made on the all.
thority of Rev. w. H. Cunningham
rector of st. Georges church, who
accompanied the Nina on her quest
The Minia had rough weather.
continued the clergyman. I'VE ex.
perienced only two pleasant days. ]
saw but two icebergs. one of them
shaped like great tent, with two
sprawltng branches protruding from
its base. The officers. however. told
me that they sighted a number OF
bergs in the distance.
The bodies we recovered were
found miles apart. and such success
as We attained was due to exper,
navigation and good luck"
or the seventeen bodies recovered
fifteen were brought to port. the other
two. the bodies of unidentified tiremer
OelHS buried at sea.
The bodies preserved were those o1
Cnariss M. HAYS. president of the
Grand Trunk railway; Joseph Fynney
of j. Finney & Co, rubber merchants
OF Liverpool. Eng. who was a second
class passenger; three third class pas.
sengers and ten members of the crew
Owing to the difficulties due to the
rough sea the treatment of the
bodies on the ship was of a temper
ary nature. That of Mr.. Hays wat
embalmed here today and shipped te
train.
Mackay- Benefits position at mid.
night on April 25. At $3.50 O'Clock
the next morning search for the bodies
was commenced and at 1880 that ev.
ening eleven bodies had been found.
During the next four days bad
weather prevailed and only four bodies
were recovered.
the Nina were more successful
Steaming over wide range. the body
OF Joseph Fynney was picked up or
the edge of the gulf stream in water
OF temperature of fifty-six degrees
Later in the day. many miles to the
north, the body of steward was
found in good condition in water OF
a temperature of thirty-five degrees.
The next day further careful
search was made and although one
body was seen drifting past the
steamer In the dense fog. the search
for 1t In small boat was unsuccess.
ful. On May the search was con.
tinued for several hours. but without
success. and Captain Decarteret re.
luctantly gave up the quest and head.
ed his ship for Halifax. The line OF
demarcation of the gulf stream was
plainly indicated by a wall of fog and
a sudden rise in the temperature OF
the water from thirty-six to fifty-siS
degrees In the space of the ships
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
BATTLE IN TEXAS
GOES MERR|LY ON
County Conventions Today
Are Second Step in the
Presidential Choice.

Dallas. May Texas democrats
and republicans met in county con.
ventions today to take the second step
In indicating the choice among Wilson,
Harmon and Clark and between Taft
and Roosevelt. as presidential candi.
dates. Wilson is the first choice on
the democratic side. while the Taft
and Roosevelt contest is an open one
Conventions are scheduled for at
least 243 out of 249 counties. The
chief interest centers in the question
whether an attack will be made on the
apparent landslide by which Wilson
won in Saturdays primary. Unofficial
and incomplete returns indicate that
his followers would have the control
ling vote in a sufficient number of
county conventions today to assure
the New Jersey governor more than a
majority of the 623 votes in the state
convention. The campaign managers
of Harmon and Clark do not concede
this.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
WAS ACQUITTED
Woman Accused of Blackmailing
Finds "Friend" at Right Time.

woman Accused of Blackmailing
Finds q "Friend" at Right Time.
New York. May 7.-Bessie Green
a negress. was acquitted of the charge
of sending blackmailing letters to
Francis r. Arnold, father of the
missing Dorothy Arnold.
The acquittal followed the receipt
which was read to the jury by coun-
sci of Judge Swami. Assistant District
tAtorney Press and Alexander Karlin
counsel for the defendant.
1t was known that because of the
close watch kept upon the defendant
in the Tombs, she could not have pos
sibly written this letter, but it was
in the same handwriting as the black
mailing letters received by Mr.. Ar
mold.
"Mr. Friend" In this letter explains
how Bessie Green came to be in the
case. He says in part: LAS 1 haven't
my diary with me I cannot give exact
dates. but I wrote Mr.. Arnold several
times explaining my case and an ap-
Keith (Mr. Arnold's lawyer). He
stated that the girl l was referring
to was not Dorothy Arnold. and when
offered to prove it he said that he
would have me arrested for black
mailing. l knew he was bluffing. SO
pretended that l was desperate and
demanded money due me-"
The writer in detail relates how 1t
was arranged with Mr.. Keith to leave
the $1,000 asked for in letter box in
a newspaper Office. This letter was a
decoy prepared by Mr.. Keith. and
'Mr. Friend states that he requested
the newspaper office to deliver the
letter to an address on st. Nicholas
avenue. The letter was sent to that
address and detectives went with it.
IN. Friend" writes that he got negro
boy to call for the letter and learned
that the boy was followed by detec-
tives.
"Then decided upon revenge"
IN Friend" explains. He goes on to
say that his assistant induced Bessie
Green. a stranger. to call for the let
ter held by the boy. "Mr. Friend" says
he talked with Bessie Green over the
telephone. but never saw her. She
had nothing to do with the letter sent
to MIR. Arnold. but on the promise of
being paid 81 she asked for the decoy
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
0'CONN0R TALKS
ABOUT POLITICS
Chief Event Was Reopening
of Dardanelles Under
Pressure from England
(Ry T. P. o,connor.l

London. May THE chief foreign
complication last week was the clos
ing of the Dardanelles. inf1icting an
immense loss on English shipping,
but England's pressure succeeded in
bringing that to an end. and thus
raising Sir Edward Grey's great
prestige.
Interest in the Titanic disaster still
is unabated. Questions are daily
asked in large numbers in the house
of commons. The workingmen's lead
ers are insisting specially on a pro-
per representation of the sailors and
other employees and some of the steer
age passengers at the inquiry. Public
interest however. is considerably
diminished. especially owing to the
great length to which the daily pa
pers reported the investigation in
Washington. The submergence OF
Titanic disaster has passed away, and
greater interest now is diverted over
the tremendous domestic battle.
House of Commons Quiet.
Nevertheless. the appearance of the
house of commons would not suggest
to any visitor that England was
passing through a moment Of great
revolution. This is partly due to the
long drawn and lengthy debates and
to the knowledge of every member of
parliament that as the division on
the second reading was postponed till
Thursday of next week. there is no
necessity of regular attendance in
the house of commons. The audiences
during the week were usually scanty
and signs of vehement party feeling
were conspicuous by their absence
Second Reading of Home Rule Bill.
1t Is certain now that the majority
on the second reading next week will
be greater than on the first. as three
lrishmen and several liberals and
labor members who were absent
through illness will be able to vote,
and probably the majority will rise
reading.
Criticism Of the details of the bill
was practically ended by the immense
size and unbroken unanimity of the
Irish convention, and though com.
plants still are made with regard to
the financial arrangements of the bill.
nothing remains which cannot be ad-
justed. but Redmond and his party
will be able to defend even that por-
ton of the measure.
Propagation in August Probable.
The ministers already are consider
ing what will be the best method to
put down filibustering tactics. A rigid
closure is regarded as inevitable, but
opinion differs as to whether that
remedy should be applied before en-
tering on the committee stage Of the
Dill or postponed.
1t is now pretty certain that the
committee stage will not be finished
In this part Of the session. as both
minister and members are too fatigued
to stand the strain of a session pro-
longed to September. 1t is probable
the house will rise early in August,
and reassemble in October. and then
sit till Christmas
The Welsh church hdisestablishment
ts not going SO we'll as home rn.e. as
there is no enthusiasm behind 1t at
side Of Welshmen and liberals who
are churchmen. and this measure also
will pass into law.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
KNOWS HIMSELF
Kimmel Discovers His Mind and
Able to Identify Himself.

Kimmel Discovers His Mind and ie
Able to Identify Himself.
Chicago, May 1.-THE former con-
vict. once known as White. upon
whose skull an operation was per.
formed to aid his memory. asked and
got a cigar and his clothes today.
Then he signed to check his
name. George A. Kimmel." He talk
cd to DR.. Wilder. his physician. about
his life at Niles. Mich. recalling many
incidents of his childhood and so con.
WINGED the doctor of his identity that
the latter said:
"Kimmel's memory has returned
He is George A. Kimmel. OF that
am absolutely certain"
An insurance lawsuit was begun
upon the statement that George A.
Kimmel was dead. When the mys-
terious man was released from a New
York penitentiary he bore the name
of White, but said he was Kimmel
Mrs. Kimmel. the mother, and other
relatives repudiated him. Then came
the operation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
DROWNED BY FISH
Boy Pulled Into River by Fish He
Had Hooked

Philadelphia, May 7.-Dragged into
the Delaware river by large fish
that had caught on the hook of the
fishing line which he had wrapped
about his waist while seated on the
pier at Washington avenue. John
Holmes. IA years old. was drowned
today in view of a number of work
men. who We're unable to assist him
The boy was heard to scream as he
tugged desperately on the edge of the
pier to prevent himself from being
pulled overheard by the fish. Work.
men ran to assist him. hut before they
reached the spot where the hoy had
been sitting he had disa ppeared be-
meath the surface of the river.
The police boat King. which had
been attracted to the scene by the
commotion made by the men. began
to grapple for the boy and succeeded
In recovering his body after search
Of several hours. The line was still
about the youths waist when his body
was taken from the water. The hook,
while still attached to the line. was
bent In manner which indicated
that large fish had heen tugging
furiouSly to free itself
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
Nearer, my God, to Thee" Omitted
From Funeral Services of ASt0r

New York. May 7.-Fearing that
the familiar strains of the grand old
hymn which was played by the heroic
bandsmen of the Titanic as she slid
into her grave might cause the COL
lapse Of Mrs. Madeline Force Astor,
the bereaved bride. Nearer. My God,
to Thee" which for years has been
sung at the funerals of the Astors. was
omitted at the burial services Of John
Jacob Astor. who lost his life when
the worlds biggest liner went to its
doom off the banks Of Newfoundland
Mrs. Astor was crouching in g.
crowded lifeboat in the cold seas Of
the north when she last heard the
strains of the old hymn, as, in all Of
its tragic sadness. 1t foated out over
the ice-clogged ocean.
Ever since 1t has been ringing in
her ears like q death knell, and 1t was
believed that II the Astor custom in
cluding 1t in the funeral services had
been followed out today final blow
would have been delivered to her
shaken nervous system.
The body Of Colonel Astor was
buried beside the body of his mother
In Trinity cemetery on Washington
Heights. The funeral services were
held at Rhinecliff- -on-theHudson, the
Rev. DR.. Ernst c. Saunders presiding.
All hags in Rhineclif were at half
mast and business was stopped
throughout the village while the fu-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
BANKERS MEET
Executive Council Layfnr Plans =,
National Associafian

Executive Council Laying Plans fol-
National Association.
Briar Cliff. N. Y. May 7.-Bankers
from every section of the United
States are assembled here for the
spring meeting of the executive coun-
eli of the American Bankers associa-
ton. Plans for the next annual CON.
vention of the American Bankers as
sociatio which is to be held in De.
troit in the fall. will be discussed
tomorrow.
The committee on agriculture and
financial development and education.
Of CIV which Joseph Chapman. Jr, presi-
dent of the Northwestern National
bank of Minneapolis. Mimi. is chair.
man, completed it's report today. II
is the purpose of the committee to
encourage the movement for the scien-
tine development of farming by in.
Producing agricultural courses in all
public schools throughout the United
states. According to Mr.. Chapman,
bankers associations in twenty states
nave endorsed the movement
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07

man for Nebraska. said last evening
he did not feel competent to pass on
the question of whether the sixteen
delegates to the Baltimore convention
from this state could enforce the unit
rule. AS the matter now stands. the
four delegates at large and eight dis
trict delegates are pledged to Champ
Clark. while Governor Harmon
carried the second and third dis
tricts. giving him four votes. I'm
der old rules. DIR. Hall said, Champ
Clark might claim the solid delega-
ton. but under the primary method OF
electing delegates each district was
perhaps law unto itself. which would
entitle Governor Harmon to four. The
national convention itself, DR.. Hall
said. probabl would be asked to de-
eide.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07

the land show in ST. Paul last fall
The business men of st. Paul then
promised to return the visit of the
people of the northwest and will come
to the meeting of the league at Seat
tie in good force. The St. Paul busi-
ness men from the first have been in
terested in the work of the league,
having sent a large delegation to
Helena last May when the league was
formed. The work of the first year
has been up to the expectations of the
officers. although the plans for the
coming year show a wide extension of
their endeavorS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
HONORED THE DEAD.

Greenwich. Conn. May THE fu-
neral of Emil Boas of New York. resi-
dent director of the Hamburg-Ameri-
can steamship line. who died last
Thursday. was held from his home
this afternoon. A special train from
New York city brought 800 friends in
Guiding delegations of officers from
the Hamburg American line, the New
York chamber of commerce and 9TH
er organizations of which Mr. Boas
was member.
Services were in charge Of Rev. NJ.
D. ST. Clair Wright and the interment
was in Putnam cemetery here.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
SAW THE ICEBERG.

Philadelphia. May 7.-What was
probably the iceberg which was
struck by the ill-fated Titanic. was re-
ported today by Captain Wicke of the
German tank steamer Clio. from
Shields England, for Philadelphia
The captain says that on April % in
latitude 41.25 north, longitude Asa
west. he saw an iceberg about 40 feet
high. one end of which was broken AS
if by collision. The mass of ice was
surrounded by steamer saloon fittings
of mahogany. deck chairs. cushions
fancy handbags and innumerable
small pieces of wreckage.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
COL. ROOSEVELT
MUCH PLEASED
OVER MARYLAND
Had Nothing Else to Say
When Told of His
Victory.
HAS LEAD OF THREE IN THE
STATE DELEGATE CONVENTION
Clark Has Lead over Opposition in the
Democratic Fight and Will Get the
States Sixteen Votes in the Nation.
al Democratic Convention.

= = Y
New York. May 7.-Colonel =
Roosevelt. when informed today =
that he carried the Maryland =
primaries over President Taft, >
said: =
= II am pleased. but have .
nothing else to say" .
. . . . .
Baltimore. May 7.-CompIete unof.
fetal returns from the Maryland prim-
aries today gave Roosevelt sixty six
delegates. or one more than the num-
her necessary to control the state con-
vention.
The democratic primary returns,
with only five precincts missing, gave
Clark 81. Wilson "A and Harmon 4.
John H. Hanna. chairman of the re-
publican state central committee and
the Taft leader. said this afternoon
that he was In doubt about the figures
received from Howard county. which
on the face of the returns went for
Roosevelt by majority of eighty The
Taft managers had no other figures to
offer but said they wish to investigate
the count there more closely. All the
other counties carried by Roosevelt
gave him ma jorities running from 400
to LOO.
The Roosevelt leaders said they
We're sure of Howard county. and
pointed out that the vote there was
handled by election offices appointed
by friend of Taft. With the three
delegates from Howard county, Roose-
Welt will have siXty-six delegates to the
state convention compared with sixty
three for Taft.
Chairman Hanna expressed the
opinion that Taft would control the
state convention. Roosevelt leaders.
however, refuse to admit this. saying
the personality of the state delegates
cut no figure.
Only one county. Garrett. remained
in doubt on the democratic count and
the result there can not change the
situation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
TIME EXTENDED

Washington, May THE time for
a national peace commission to be an
pointed by the president was extended
by a joint resolution passed by the
house today. introduced by Represen-
tative Bartholdt of Missouri.
1t continues in force legislation of
two years ago authorizing the appoint
ment of five commissioners to serve
without pay. Pending peace negotia-
tions with various countries prevented
the formation of the commission, al
though the president at one time Of
fered Theodore Roosevelt a place on
the board.
The resolution also continued avail
able until 1914 an appropriation of
$10.000,000 for the commissions ex-
GenseS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
SMALL RAY Of
HOPE IN FLOOD
Government Reduced it's Es-
innate of Maximum of
the Flood Stage.

in the flood menaced district of New
Orleans were cheered today by bull
ietin issued by the weather bureau
which lowered its previous estimate
of the maximum flood stage that the
Crescent City must fight. The hum
dreds of men working to strengthen
the dikes will not cease their vigil at
once, however
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
IN ATE\JORIaN.

New York. May THE hoard Of
trustees of the American academy in
Rome has voted to esta hlish a chair
in fine arts in memory of Francis
Divis Millet. who lost his life in the
Titanic disaster.
To perpotuate this chair it is pro-
posed to raise a tris, fund of at least
100000. Mr.. Millet was the chief
Administrative officer of the academy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
Commission Form of Gov
ernment Was One of the
Questions Decided.
OMAHA HOLDING FIRST
ELECTION UNDER COMMISSION
Party Lines obliterated and by a Pri-
mary Process the List of Aspirants
for Commissioners Was Reduced to
Two for Each Position.

st. Paul. May THE polls opened
at o'clock this morning on what is
generally considered one of the great
est political battles in the history Of
the city. Besides electing city officials
the voters have had an opportunity to
ballot for the new city charter pro-
ment.
Herbert P. Keller, republican, was
a candidate for reelection to the
mayoralty. He was opposed by Otto
Bremen, democrat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07
TO PROTECT RIVER
Bill to Appropriate $4,000, 900 for
MiSSiSSipni DykeS.

Washington. May IA bill to an
propriate $3o.00o.o00 for maintain
ing raising and protecting the levees
Of the Mississippi and its tributaries
was introduced today by Representa-
tive Dyer. republican) of Missouri
and referred to the river and harbors
committee.
A bill to appropriate 100000 for
the purchase of seed corn and other
seeds for the food devastated Missis.
sippi valley was introduced in the
house today by Representative Rus
sell of Missouri and referred to the
committee on agriculture.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-07

letter, which was being watched by
Detectives Flood and Russo. who ar
rested the woman when she got the
letter.
After seeing in the paper" writes
MIR. Friend" "of the negress' arrest I
wrote Justice Barlow letter telling
Of her innocence and also tried to get
her to double cross her lawyer and
make confession in my favor. hope
Mr.. !Sh realizes what a ridiculous
fool 'Ha made of him. Mr.. Arnold
may go ~. i will see him when
he returns. frologize to the court
If this letter Socids in any way
thereby proving efI. am a gentle
man and not. as Mt. ID terms me,
an exclusive knave." o. letter was
signed "Mr. Friend alias $. O'Rus-
SELL" The jury deliberatea an hour
over the verdict and the defendant
after her discharge by Judge Swami,
collapsed in the corridor.