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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-01

following day Senator EdmundS arose
and took the opposite view. EdmundS
was IA great friend and admirer Of Al
len G.. Thurman Of Ohio and of Joe
Mcdonald of Indiana.
MAY ! ask the senator from Vermont
if be has conferred with the senator
from Ohio on this matter:" COnkling
asked. Edmunds rc;}lied that he had.
MAY | further inquire if the senator
continued Conkling He was" replied
Edmunds.
Then there is no need for me to
make further argument" said the New
York senator Washington Post.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-01
Will Make Him Cranky.

"Ma expects to be blamed for every
thing soon"
"Why?"
"Pa says he's going to swear of
smoking again" detroit Free Press.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-01

"New York Bank Returns" read an
old lady. "And ! never knew that one
Of them had been missing" she re-
marked. London Punch.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-01
GETTING IL STRAIGHT.

$50 the bank teller has disappeared.
Was he short i'm his CASH."
NO: he was ahead. IT was the bank
/ that was short" BOSTON Transcript.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-01

Roscoe Conkling. recognized as cru
dite In constitutional matters. had sub
mitted q question to the senate. taking
the Affirmative Of the proposition. The
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-01

Labor II II were not necessary to
the existence would be indispensable
to the happiness Of man.-Dr. johnson.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

The time has come to think Of this
years tobacco beds. Were you sat
isfied with your last years beds? Did
you have all the plants of the right
kind when you wanted them? If not,
why not?
In selecting a site for tobacco beds
it is well to keep in mind at least
five essentials: % Convenience Of
beds to the home, (2) proper expo
sure to the sun, (3) texture and fer
tility of the soil, (4) weed seeds in
the soil, (5) presence of insects and
fungus diseases. The beds should
be placed near the farm buildings,
close enough to the home to be
handy to water and easily cared for
at all times. Tobacco plants do bet
ter when protected in some way
either by building on the north or
west or when located on a slight
southern slope. Beds placed so as to
have the advantage Of the early
spring sun often produce plants a
week earlier than usual.
The physical character of the soil
should be such that it will not bak e
after wetting. Clays, as rule, are
not desirable for this reason. The
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
81 KILLED IN MINE BLAST
Jed, w. Va, Shaft Scene of Gas
Explosion and Instant
Death.

BluefeId. w. Va.-Eighry-two men
were killed by gas explosion in the
Jed Coal and Coke Companys mine
at Jed, w. Va, six miles from here.
Only eleven men escaped alive and
one of these died within an hour after
being brought to the surface.
Thirty-three bodies have been To-
Gated and the rescuers will have them
out shortly.
When the explosion took place prob
ably only the eleven men working at
the foot of the shaft had chance for
their lives. They readily made their
way up the cages which were not
damaged
Though some of the blades Of the
fans were shattered, they continued
to operate with the fortunate result
that enough air was present to admit
searching parties Immediately.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
KILL SHERWOOD BILL
SENATE REJECTS 81 A DAY PEN
SION MEASURE.
McCumber Substitute Increasing the
Roll About 100000 Yearly Is
Adopted by Upper House.

Washington.-The senate rejected
the Sherwood dollar a day pension bill,
which carried additional pension ex-
penditure of S75,00O,O00, and adopted
Senator McCumber's substitute meas
ure, which is based on both age and
service and which will increase the
pension expenditures by approximate
ly $27OO0,000 annually
The vote on the McCumber substi-
tute was A to 81, and on the final
passage of the bill it was 81 to 16,
only Democrats voting against the mo-
ton.
The senate also adopted an amend
ment offered by Senator Lea o. Ten
nessee excluding from the benefits Of
the bill all persons who have an an
nual income Of $2,400 or more.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
.FREEL ALLEN CAUGHT
ONLY TWO OF. VIRGINIA OUT.
LAWS NOW AT LARGE.
Youthful Member of HlllsVllle Court.
house Gang Taken by Detectives
at Parents Home.

Hillsville, Va, March 3O.-Freel Al
len, youngest of the eight Of the Allen
gang. was captured in a carriage shed
at the home OF his father, Jack Allen,
eight miles from here.
Freel, who is a lad Of eighteen
years with pink cheeks and light Of
build, had separated from the other
members OF the band who shot and
killed five men in the local court
house and sought refuge at the home
of his parents. He was traced there
by Detectives Tom Felts and Harry
Lucas, who went to the house and
demanded his surrender.
The detectives approached the
house warily, with their hands on
their guns, but they encountered no
trouble. Jack Allen admitting them
to the house, brought Freel forth and
gave him into the custody of the Off
GERS. A few minutes later the trio
were galloping toward Hillsville and
the boy was lodged in the county jail
with the others of the outlaws who
nave been captured.
Freel brought this thrilling mes
sage from the two uncaptured fugi-
tives, Sidna Allen and Wesley Ed
wards:
1T will be a battle to the death
neither of us expect ever to see home
or fal ly again, If posse gets US they
will &c two dead men and there will
be some dead detectives. too. We
have four pistols and a Winchester
pump gun and plenty of ammunition.
Might as we'll die with boots on as in
electric chair"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
LORIMER WINS OUT.
SENATE COMMITTEE, BY TO 8
VOTE, GIVES SEAT TO
SENATOR.
HINES IS FREED FROM BLAME
Majority Holds That Case Has Al
ready Been Decided-Lea, kerns
and Kenyon Oppose RuIing-Fisht
Expected on Floor.

Washington.-The special investi-
eating committee has upheld the right
of Senator Lorimer of Illinois TO his
seat in the United States senate. The
committee, by vote Of to 3, has de-
cided that the senate's vote sustain
ing Mr.. Lorimer in the last congress,
on substantially the same charges.
barred any further proceedings
against him.
The committees action was sweep
ing. 1t not only adopted the res
judicata" resolution prepared by Sen
ator Jones of Washington, but other
resolutions favoring the Lorimer con-
tentions.
The Jones resolution declared that
the pending case had already been
covered by the previous trial OF Lori
mer in the senate, and that to again
place the Illinois senator on trial
would not be in accord with the prin-
ciple Of res judicata."
Another resolution adopted eXoner-
ated Edward Hines, the Chicago lum-
herman, Of any wrongdoing.
By vote of to the committee
adopted a resolution declaring that II
there was any corrupt dealing in con-
nection with Lorimer's election to the
senate, Lorimer had no knowledge
Of It.
The committee also took action de-
claring that there was no conclusive
evidence of legislative Jackpot"
On the resolution declaring that
Lorimer had no knowledge Of any
corrupt dealings, Senators Kenyon,
Kern and Lea, who opposed Lorimer.
refraiped from voting
The committee vote on the Jones
resolution follows:
For Lorimer-Dillingh Gamble,
Jones, Johnston and Fletcher.
Against Lorimer-Kern, Kenyon
and Lea.
1t is practically certain that mi
nority report also will be made from
the committee and a notable debate
is expected when the case reaches
the floor of the senate.
A resolution declaring in general
terms that no evidence had been ad.
duced showing corruption in connec-
ton with the Lorimer election was
carried, to 3.
Washington. - Senator Stephenson
of Wisconsin was declared elected to
his seat by the vote Of 40 to "a. This
ends long fight in which there were
three Investigations, revelations OF
$107,793 spent by the senator in the
primary campaign of 1908 and charges
Of the illegal use of money.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette left
sick bed to cast his vote against his
colleague.
The following senators did not vote:
Martin and Swanson of Virginia; /;
Taylor of Tennessee, and Tillman of
South Carolina.
Not single progressive Republican
senator voted for Mr.. Stephenson. On
the other hand, three regular Repub'
licans voted against him-Jones OF
Washington and Smith and Townsend
of Michigan.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
PHILIP HICHBoRN A SUICIDE
Dependency Over Wfe's EIopement
Supposed to Be Cause of Wash
Ington MlI'ionaire's Act.

Washington.-Philip Hichborn,
millionaire in his own right and a
member of one of the oldest and
wealthiest families in Washington,
was found dead in his bathroom, hav-
ing shot himself with 32-caliber re.
volver. Dependency caused by his
wife running off with Horace Wylie,
a prominent clubman, is presumed to
have been the cause Of the suicide.
Mrs. Hichborn is a beautiful wom-
an, about thirty-five years old. Both
Hichborn and Wylie were over forty
years old. The eloping couple are
supposed to be in Europe.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
MAKE FIRST HEALTH TEST
Massachusetts Man Refused License
to Wed Chicago Girl-His Par.
ents Say Head Is Injured.

Boston.-A romantic exemplif1ca.
tion of the health marriage" furore
started by Dean Sumner of Chicago
and now discussed all over the coun.
try, was found in Lynn, where John
Charles Thompson, son Of wealthy par
ents, was refused a license to marry
Miss Violet Wade, talented soprano
singer who had come from Chicago
for the ceremony.
Thompson's parents protested the
issuance of the license on the ground
that their son, who is thirty years old,
is in poor health owing to an injury
to his head received six months ago
He wears a metallic plate to replace
a portion Of his skull which was re-
moved.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

rate of three pounds per square rod
of surface. This fertilizer is applied
before sowing the seed and is raked
in.
Nitrate of soda, soluble form of
nitrogen, may be used alone with
good results. This may be applied
in solution, at any time, preferably
before seeding and later on if the
plants show a lack of growth with q.
yellow color. Dissolving handful
of nitrate of soda into two-gallon
sprinkler, and using on a hundred
square feet of surface will give very
good results. If this solution is ap-
piled to the plants it should be
washed off by sprinkling again with
pure water, as it may harm the
leaves.
Sowing the Seed.
To grow good plants and plenty OF
them, do not count on making more
than two pullings over the beds, then
SOW the seed thin enough to get good,
strong, stemmy plants. The ma
chine-cleaned seed of average germi-
nation should be sown at the rate of
one teaspoonful per 200 square feet,
one ounce of seed to four rods of
bed, six feet wide. Sowing the un.
sprouted seed in wood dust or wood
ashes, so as to distribute the seed
evenly over the bed has given the
best results here in Ohio. Rolling
the surface with a garden roller, or
sprinkling the surface with water
will cover the seed sufficiently for
sprouting.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
TAFT SWEEPS NEW YORK
President Victorious at the Primaries
Two Sets of Delegates Chosen
at indianapolis Meeting.

New York.-In the primaries held in
New York state, former President
Roosevelt carried three districts-the
first (his OWN. embracing the coun-
ties of Nassau and Suffolk, where
there was no contest, and the West
chester and Rockland County dis
tricts, controlled by National Commit
teeman Ward. Roosevelt also has one
delegate from Brooklyn. William A.
Prendergast, who as known Roose-
welt man, was left on the regular
ticket
President Taft carried the Utica
district, the home of Vice President
Sherman, where there was a fight,
Roosevelt won only seven delegates
out of ninety in the entire state.
The four delegates at large will be
instructed for Taft.
Roosevelt men assert the primaries
were improperly conducted, and will
carry the matter to the national con-
vention.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Two sets of dele
gates at large to the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago were
chosen here.
The Taft big four" are ex-Vice
President Fairbanks, National Commit
teeman Harry S. New, ex-Congressman
James E. Watson, and Joseph o. Oil
yer of South Bend.
The Roosevelt delegation, chosen in
trump" convention, includes ex-United
States Senator Albert J. Beveridge,
Edwin NJ. Lee of Lawrenceburg, chair
man of the Roosevelt Indiana cam
paign committee; Charles F. Campbell
of Shelbyville, and Frederick Lands
Of Logansport.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
ITALIANS LOSE TO TURKS
3,527 Men Fall in Fierce Battle In
TripoIi-Location Not
Given.

London.-The Turkish army in
Tripoli has achieved great victory
over the Italian army, whose losses
were twenty-seven officers and $500
men killed and wounded, according to
the report of the Turkish commander
at Bengazi, received here from spe-
cial correspondent at the Turkish
headquarters.
The location of the battle is not
given in the report, which says that
the entire camp equipment of the Ital-
ians fell into the hands of the Turkish
troops.
The Turkish commander says the
casualties among the Turkish and
Arab troops numbered only $50 killed
and wounded
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

ashes. Where wood is scarce the to-
bacco bed burner Is coming into use.
This is sort of furnace over which
the soil is placed to be burned.
Tobacco beds should be spaded or
plowed in the fall of the year, then
covered with manure over the win
ter. The manure should be raked of
in the late winter to allow the soil to
dry early in the spring. The ground
should be respaded or replowed at
the first opportunity. AS the soil is
being fitted, it is we'll to work into it
a small quantity of chicken manure,
as this is generally free of weed seed.
This manure is low in humus and
high in plant food making it the
best to use just before sowing the
seed.
Commercial Fertilizers.
Commercial fertilizer is by far the
best form in which to apply plant
food directly to the beds. BY using
this form we are able to supply read
lily available plant food without in
PRODUCING weed seed or injurious
fungus diseases. At the German
town experiment station the best fer
tilizers ever applied to the beds is.
made up and sown as follows: EquaG
parts of tankage and acid phosphate
To every pound of this mixture add
one pound of nitrate of soda and
eight pounds Of muriate of potash,
This is applied to the beds at the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

well-drained, dark, sandy loan soils,
such as are found in virgin lands are
ideal for tobacco beds. Soils lack
ing in kumus become too hard after
watering, which prevents root de-
velopment of the young plants. II it
is necessary to build up the humus
content of the soil, so as to have the
right location for the beds, nothing
but a good compost, free of weed
seed and made of horse manure,
should be used. Fresh, loose manure
applied to the beds may SOW weed
seed, sour the soil, and often cause
the plants to damp Off
In choosing site the probability
of weeds in the soil should be con-
sidered. The mistake is often made
in locating a tobacco bed in an old
hog pen, thinking more about the
rich soil than the countless numbers
of weeds that will sprout each year
and have to be pulled out by hand.
Fitting the Bed.
Burning over the tobacco bed is
prccticed in some sections Of the
country. This has been considered
unnecessary by many growers How
ever, the burning of beds may be
good practice and is surely not a
bad practice. The benefits of burn
ing are: (D Kills all fungus
spores and insect pests in the soil;
(2) improves the texture OF the soil;
(8) when wood is used in the burn
ing potash is added to the soil in the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Mississippi Gorge Breaks.

keokuk, lathe Mississippi river
largest ice gorge at Warsaw. ILL.,. broke
and brought relief to hundreds Of land
owners between Alexandria, Mo-. and
Canton, in which section the loss has
been the greatest. The water Is rap
idly receding and residents Of the
flooded town of Gregory are returning
to their homes. The small gorge
above Montrose, Ia, also has broken.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
ercir.ers Mail s,rik. 1,,,o,

New York.--Thirty thousand ballots
for a strike vote by the engineers on
fifty railroads east of Chicago have
been mailed out of New York by or
der Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. whose demands for in
creased wages have been refused by
the railroads.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
pasa Arizona RecaII RIIl.

Phoenix, Ariz.-The bill submitting
the judiciary recall amendment to the
people at the next general election
has passed the lower house OF the
Arizona legislature. An identical bill
is in the hands Of the senate commit
tee on constitutional amendments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
WORLDS CHAMPION cow DIES
Blood Poisoning Ends Life of Animal
Which Produced IS Pounds of
Butter a Week.

West Bend, Wis.-Cedar Lawn
De Kal Johanna, 1866, the
worlds chmapion two-year-old COW,
owned by c. A. Schroeder of this city,
Is dead of blood poisoning. When two
years old she required worldwide
fame Dy producing 513.7 pounds of
milk and 1886 pounds of butter in a
seven-day test.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

A 23-story hotel, containing 1000
guest chambers, is to be erected over
the new Grand Central station, in New
York. Even at that it will not be big
enough to accommodate all those who
desire to take the next train back
home as soon as they arrive.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Give the good wife fair showing
Fix up the home as best you can, and
make it as comfortable as possible.
Then make the garden and chicken
house and cow pens and the con.
veniences at home as good as you
can. If you are renter try to se-
cure good farm, and as long lease
as possible, and then remember that
the home is yours SO long as you oc-
cupy It.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Max Try Packers AGAIN.

Washington.-A conference of Of
ficers of the department of justice will
be held soon to determine whether
the packers can be tried again on in
dictments now pending against them.
charging restraint of trade
are now outstanding against them in
the New Jersey courts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

The best gardens are possible only
where plant food is supplied much
more literally than is considered
ample for field crops. Forty tons of
manure per acre is very moderate
application for garden c-eps. and
this amount should he applied an
nually. even on soils already rich, II
maximum crops Of vegetables are to
5e grown.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

A school for chauffeurs has been es,
tablished in Western college. 1t is
to be hoped that 1t will teach proper
department for the occasions on
which the carburetor refuses to work
when it is twenty miles to the nearest
garage.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
two Neoroes Arc Lynched.

Spartanburg, S. C.-Following a
speech by Governor Blease advocat-
ing Iynching as the only remedy for
certain crimes two negroes were
taken from the city prison and
hanged from the rafters of deserted
blacksmith shop.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
CATHOLICS SHOW BIG GAIN
According to Latest Figures There
Are 15,o15,569 Members of Faith
in the United States.

New York.-There are 15,015,569
Roman Catholics in the United States
proper, according to the 1912 edition
of Kennedy's official Catholic Direc-
tory, which is authority, also. for the
following statement:
A year ago the Catholic population
of the country was 14,61S,761, while
ten years ago it was 1O,976,757, show
Ing an increase of 4.03S,S12 for the
decade.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

The wonderful richness and fexi.
bility of English are due mainly to the
steady accretion from abroad. We
take the right word where we find it,
whether Greek. Latin. German, French
or African, Indian or Eskimo. That
is one reason why English is becom.
Ing more and more a world language
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Better preparation Of the soil for
our staple crops is sadly needed.
Those who prepare the land early and
get it in good condition for planting
find It the most profitable work they
can do on the farm. Try 1t this
spring.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

Gotham Is rejoicing because only
fifteen persons were killed in one
month by the trolley cars. OF course
fifteen out of that immense popula-
ton OF millions is a very gratifying
showing except to the fifteen.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Give curtIss Another Trial.

Washington.-Although it failed lr
a recent test at Augusta, Ga, to meet
the army signal corps specifications.
the new Curtiss dual-control aero
plane has not been rejected, but will
be given another trial.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

The average size of the Ohio farm
is 8S6 acres. In 1850 the average
size was 125 acres and in 1900 it had
decreased to 88.5 acres. The average
remained practically unchanged DUR
ing the last decade.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

BY means Of glass cages French
scientists have found it possible to
raise chickens without allowing them
even to come in contact with a mi.
crobe, but the fowls must have found
the sterilized life awfully dull
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

American potato growers get about
seventy-five bushels Of tubers to the
acre, while in England and Ireland
the crops run from 200 to 235 bushels
to the acre. But in many respects
this Is great country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

C. G. Williams, agronomist at the
Ohio experiment station, says that
with little attention given to seed
corn the average yield Of Ohio might
easily be raised eight or ten bushels
per acre. 1t is only So bushels per
acre now.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
Fire sweeps New Y. M. c. A.

Peoria, Ill.-Fire originating from
spontaneous combustion in painters
supplies in the gymnasium practically
ruined Peoria's new Young Mems
Christian association building here.
The loss is estimated at s45.000
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

A court in New York granted one
man $4,000 for the loss of leg and
another $1,000 for the loss of a wife
If it had been a California jury 1t
might have been different
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04
U. S. Tired Lady Warwick.

London.-Lady Warwick has ar.
rived at Plymouth from New York,
She said her lecturing tour in Ameri.
ca had been abandoned because Of
the fatigue incident to the great
amount of railway travel involved.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

A Hungarian physician claims that
he is able to graft hair on bald heads.
1t is hoped that he may now turn his
attention to the business of grating
life into wasted tissues.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-04

When you go behind horse in the
stall speak to him. Otherwise you
may pick yourself out of the cor.
ner with broken rib. The horse
does not always wait to find out
what is behind him; better to let
him know.