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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
THE SOCIALISTS
WILL STRIKE
Demand Universal Suffrage
in Belgium or Will Call
General Strike.

Brussels, Sept. PA great general
strike is projected by socialists OF Bel
GUM in support Of a universal suf-
frase amendment to the constitution.
Hostilities against the government,
which has resolutely set It's face
against the desired legislation, will
begin In November. Half a million
workers it is calculated. will be in
Nolved in the strike. which it is pro-
posed shall last six weeks, a ia cost
in funds estimated at ten millions of
dollars.
i,e railways. postal and telephone
services. mines. docks, arsenais, fac
tories and workshops of all kinds are
| to he involved in what its promoters
contend will be hloodless campaign.
Women seem as earnest as the men
In the propaganda. Promises of SUBJ
stantial financial support have been
received. the committee officials, aver.
fro mthe United States, France. Eng
land. Germany. Sweden and elsewhere
and ARRANGEMENTS have been complet-
ed. according to the same authority.
to send forty thousand children to
temporary homes in the north of
France on the declaration of the
strike.
The thoroughness of the socialist
! ders who are engineering this
movement is evidenced on all sides
All extra work in the mines has been
strictly avoided so there shall be no
accumulation Of coal stocks AGAINST
the evil day Similar action has been
taken in factories and workers are
limiting the output strictly to the
qualities necessary to meet require
ments from day to day.
In spite of the announced desire
lNf ho
in no way disturbed during the strike
such vast numbers Of revolvers have
found their way into the hands of
workmen that the government has is
sued special instructions to Burgo-
masters. police and gendarmes to in
stitute general roundup of warlike
weapons. The government is making
Its arrangements t" repress any at
tempt at excesses with an iron hand
and troops will be rushed into all the
industrial centers the moment the
strike is declared
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from these flow the criminals, feeble.
minded. paupers, and insane.''

from these flow the criminals. feeble
minded, paupers, and insane"
Would Segregatc Deficient.
Following this line Of argument. he
said an examination Of the children in
community should be made before
they are three years old, and those
which show signs Of mental deficiency
should be segregated and never al
lowed to reproduce their kind.
I'VE are not manufacturing defec.
tives which produce the insane. GRIM
fnals. feeble-minded paupers, and
drunkards." he said, nor is the race
breaking under the stress of modern
civilization. but the increase in these
classes Is only the perpetuation of the
strain which hes been running
through the race for ages"
He said there are two great reser-
voirs for these deficient people of the
race. the very low class of humanity
and high society,"" both of which
flock by themselves and reproduce
their own kind.
He declared that all the insane.
paupers. feeble-minded. and criminals
which are charged to alcoholism
come not because Of that alone. but
because the habit is simply bringing
out the weak spots in the race.
Cali the different classes of defec-
tive come from about three per cent
of the race" said he; "the other nine
ty-seven per cent being normal peo-
pie with an upward tendency toward
better things. We must alter our at
titude toward humanity. and instead
of making laws on the assumption
that all are feeble minded, criminal,
insane. and drunkards make laws for
the three per cent hich produces
these classes. Most Of our laws
against these things are stupid, re-
dictionary. and riOlculous."
Paper Starts Discussion.
Hardly had President Hurry called
for a discussion when DIR. 8. Adol-
phus Kolpf of New York city, was
o nhis feet. "I want to protest
against DIR. Hutchinson's statement
that alcoholism. insanity. and feeble-
mindedness are mostly caused by her
edity." said he. Much of the insan-
ity In rural districts comes from the
monotonous life farmers wives lead"
ne exclaimed.
DR.. p II. Brice of Ottawa. Canada.
also took exception to DR.. Hutchin-
sons hereditary theory. Willet NJ.
Hays declared 1t is not a problem OF
heredity. hut OF making the hest
blooded people produce the most chill
dren. 80 that the mentally normal
will outnumber the mentally deficient.
In replying to his critics. DR..
Hutchinson said he had no quarrel
with them but must insist that they
produce proof that he ia wrong In his
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
FAvORS CIVIL SERVICE.

Washington. Sept. 24.-Presiden,
Taft told delegation Of third and
fourth class postmasters at the white
house today that if they realized the
trouble their appointments caused
they would agree with him that IL
would be best for all concerned &c
place them under the civil service.
Tie president expressed the hope
that the feeling is growing in favo.
Of putting all government se' e'vant:
on the basis Of permanent tenure. II
the appointments are regularly 1aade
by the civil service. he said, the ap
pointees would sleep better. those
upon which falls the responsibilit,
of making the appointment would
sleep better and all would have op.
portunity of giving the government,
more work.
The pcstmasters came to Washing,
ton from Richmond where they htv,
been attending their annual conven.
tion, especially to call upon the presi
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Wickersham Starts Inquiry Into
Standard Oil Dissolution Results

business in Texas. Since then an
ether inquiry has heen started in 4
different part of tho country. hut Of
similar local character.
Nickers'mm Watching Suit.
In addition to these Investigations,
the government is keeping in close
touch with all developn, Ants in the
renoing standard Oil-N'taers- Pierrs
litigation. While the federal govern-
rent is not party to the suit. copy
of all the testimony is received i,y the
'erartment of justice for careful study
t" determine whether there Is any iu-
Gicatfon that tn" decree of dissol.,-
zion is not heing faithfully fulhiled.
Attorney General Wickersham is
personal consideration. He is direct
iii gthe Investigations and reviewing
the testimony in tn, Waters Pierce
suit.
This is the situation at the presen.
tune. AND tire ultimate outcome is
prohlematical. Officials here wore
emphatic in their declarations that
investigations of the department Of
justice to Warrant criminal proceed
ings other than the Indictments re-
turred at Dallas Ti.cy We're careful
to add. however. that no one could
toll what might he developed by the
matters now pending in the corrts
or in the course of investigation The
interest of the attorney general is
particularly intense. they point out.
because the federal government is
the only power that can constitute
contempt proceedings for the alleged
violation of courts decree
President Taft and Attorney Gem
eral Wicke rsham have expressed. the
belief that the DEGREES in beth tho
oil end tobacco cases generally were
working we'll. They have contcnded
that while ruinous competition had
not been retntrOduced into the busl.
ress. TIE 6ecrees had affected certain
prices in such a way as to show the
presence Of real competition.
Look for New MOnopOlies.
The disintcgrations were not ex-
rected by them to result In radical
changes the business. They believe
it might take a period of ..ears I'd
demonstrate all the BENEFITS of the
dissclutions
Because Of the specific limitations
surrounding the disintegrntcd COM
panies by virtue Of tie decrecs, both
the president and his attorney gen-
eral have insisted that a resumption
of the Old combination would he i'm
possible. If. on the other hand, ex-
pcrience should show. despite their
convictions. that the DEGREES were in
adequate. the question could he re-
opened in che courts and full oppor-
tunity. IN their judgment. afforded to
supply The defects.
The government at this tiitlc. 1t Is
indicated. is keenly on the alert, not
only to detect any resumption Of the
cid combinations dissolved by the SUI
IRENE court. but also any new form
Of monopolies in those industries.
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Washington. Sept. 24.--Wl1ile Off.
cials of the department of justice are
emphatic in their denials that there
have get been any DEVELOPMENTS
their investigations of charges ..re-
ferred against the workings and meth
DDS of the disintegrated parts of the
Standard Oil company to show tina,
the decree of dissolution issued by
the United States supreme court is
being violated. Yet rigid examinations
of all complaints are being made. and
at the same time Attorney General
Wicksrsllam is giving his personal
attention to following the develop
mcnls in the pending Standard Oil
Waters Pierce litigation.
AT the inquiry before a referee in
New York in connection With the
Standard Oil-Waters-Fierre investlga-
tin. Attrnny Samuel Untermyer sue
ceeeded in bringing out in the exam
ination of Richard G. Neit. secretary
Of the standard Oil company of New
York. the fact that despite his state
mcnt that interlocking directorates,
consultations and exchanges of views
among officials of the Standard OH
company OF New Jersey and its sub
sidiaries mad been abolished. there
are still daily gatherings around a
dining table at &c Broadway. New
l ofk. OF lne Iueil WHO directed tne
great company before it's disintegra- :
ton had been effected.
Magnatcs Still III Conferences.
John D. Rockefeller. William Rock
efeller. John II. Archbold. a. c. Bed
ford and many others, who gathered
there in wears gone by as heads of tue
great trust. but are now officers and
directors of the subsidiaries. the wit
ness was freed to reply. are included
in this circle. which now. however.
deals ir "gcneralities. Mr.. Neit Went
into detail to show the resuna ptiun
of competition. while Herbert l..
Pratt and Charles r. Meyer. vice
president and director, respectively.
questioned with regard to their COM
lany's relations with the recently in
dicted Magnolia Petroleum compan n.y.
The investigation now in course at
New York is rather broad. while the
of allegations with
" hich the department of justice has
dealt directly are necessarily confined
to specified districts
Planned No General Attack.
While no general attack on the
Standard Oil and its former suhsliar.
les s. contemplated at the prese r
:ime, the government has receive
specific complaints relating to con-
ditions in certain communities.
The Investigation of these allee.-
tions is necessarily localized. confined
10 the situation In the specified dis
tricts. The result Of one of these
inquiries. for instance, was the in
dictment of John D. Archbold and
other Standard Oil magnates ut DIAL
las. Ten, on August 30. In that case
:he charge was that the Standard Oil
was endeavoring to control the oil
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
Pure Food Crusade Swatted
In Public Health Association

Washington. Sept. 24.-Child well
fare was given prominence in the
work of the public health officials and
sanitarians and H. discussions Of ply
sicians In the various conventions held
In this city yesterday.
In the American Public Health as
sociation the question of eugenics, the
proper persons to he parents, and
propositions that insanity, crime.
feeble-mindedness. pauperism, and
kindred ills are hereditary played an
important part in all the discussions.
with the suggestion also that many
pure food and are using too little
common sense in the matter of the
conservation of the food supply of
the nation. Questions Of the preven-
ton Of typhoid fever. tuberculosis,
malarial fever. and other communica-
BILE diseases also received attention.
In the hygienic sections at the ex-
position the prediction was made by
DR.. D. r. Hooker Of Baltimore, that
unless parents put aside false modesty
and teach sex problems to their chill
dren. It will be necessary to teach
these problems in the public schools.
Argue Over insanity.
Verbal fireworks were exploded in
the general session when DR.. 8. Adolf
phus kolpf OF New York city: DR.. P.
H. Brice Of Ottawa. Canada. and Will
let Hays, assistant secretary OF agri-
culture, took vigorous exceptions to
statements Of Dr. Woods Hutchinson
that most Of the insanity. feeble
mindedness. and criminality of the
United States is hereditary. In an
swering his critics. DR.. Hutchinson
defied them to produce any proof that
his statements were not correct.
Pure Food squeamishness.
Previous to the reading of DR..
Hutchinson's paper and the debate
which followed, the convention had
been given a shock by DR.. William r.
Sedgwick Of Boston. who poked all
manner of fun at sanitarians for be-
ing too squeamish about blood rings
in eggs. low-grade milk. and tuber-
cular cattle. and declaring that they
should use more common sense.
DR.. Hutchinson. in his paper which
evoked such dissension. discussed the
negative side .f eugenics. declaring
by way Of introduction that "eugen-
ics is the art Of intelligently select
ing your parents" He then outlined
the progress of eugenics. saying that
there is only one genius in a family
to every twenty-five or thirty gen.
erations. I'VE kill from nve to ten
geniuses by starvation and disease
in trying to produce one genius in the
upper classes" he said.
: Taking up the question of heredity.
DR.. Hutchinson said that two to
three per cent Of a community are
congenitally UNIT for parentage. and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
STRANGE CUPID

School Mates Met After Fifteen Years
and Are Engaged to Sisters.
Duluth, Sept. 24.-Meeting for the
first time in fifteen years and to learn
that they both were engaged to two
sisters. is the experience of ]. Mayer
Of New York and w. B. Smith Of
Chicago. two travelling men. now
here. The two men met in a local
hotel this afternoon and after a short
introduction went to their rooms
which were next to each other. They
began to talk over old times in Elk
hart, Ind. where they separated after
leaving school. and soon the subject
drifted to the ''old girls at home"
Mr.. Smith let out the information
that he was engaged and that he
would soon be married. SO did Mr..
Mayer. After bit Of questioning
they learned that they were engaged
to two sisters at Elkhart.
Let's make it double wedding"
suggested Mr.. Mayer. "An right,
said Mr.. Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
CANNOT RAISE ASSESSMENT.

Utica. N. Y. Sept. 24.-In a decis-
ion rendered in the United States
court here today Judge Ray holds
that the supreme lodge knights OF
Pythias has no right to increase the
assessment Of an insured member.
Arthur v. H. Smith of Montgom.
cry county refused to pay the increase
asked in the assessment for insurance
re had policy bearing date Of Oct
26, 1859. for $4,000 and calling for
monthly assessment of SO. In 1902
ne was directed to pay $3.50 and did
SO. Last January his assessment was
raised to $14.70 and his tender of
the original amount was refused on
order from the supreme lodge. He
TOOK the matter into the supreme
court and it was removed to the
united states court with the result
that Judge Ray has decided that The
supreme court must accept the origin.
al premium.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
Asks that Senate Committee
Have National Republican
Chairman for a Witness.
WANTS HIM TO TESTIFY ABOUT
HARVESTER TRUST MILLIONS
Hilles States that Roosevelt had Spent
Millions Of Harvester Trust Money
and Clapp will Give Accuser
Chance to Explain.

Washington. Sept. Ex-senator
Clapp has received a letter from
George w. Perkins. asking that
Charles d. Hilles. chairman of the re-
publican national committee. be called
before the senate committee investi-
eating campaign expenditures to 'tes-
tify fully as to his charge" that Roose-
velt had spent millions of Harvester
Trust money!" Senator Clapp said
Hilles undoubtedly would be called.
Ex-Speaker Cannon and Represen-
tatives Mckinley of Illinois and Weeks
of Massachusetts probably will be
asked to testify in connection with
the investigation into alleged cam
paign contributions by the protected
interests prior to the tariff sessions
of 1909,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24

Philadelphia. Sept. ai.--natrol-
man David Simpson, 26 years old, was
fatally stabbed below the heart this
morning by giant negro who was
chasing three boys with butcher
knife.
Simpson tried to save one of the
boys who was about to receive a knife
thrust in the back. He grapplcd with
the negro and the knife was plunged
Into his own body. Simpson was hur-
ried to the Polytechnic hospital, where
he died at $40 o'clock this morning.
The negro was arrested in house
on South Nineteenth street. The
news Of the stabbing spread quickly
and a crowd of white men gathered
about the station.
Wanted to Lynch Slayer.
The whites were in an ugly mood.
Cries Of Lynch him! Kill the mig
ger!" were heard, and fearing that an
attempt might be made to carry out
the threats. the negro was hurried to
given hearing before Magistrate
German. His name is Robert Hen
derson.
He was held without bail to await
the action Of the coroner. He re-
quested that his wife in Virginia
might be notified Of his predicament.
This was granted.
who is more than six feet tall and Of
a massive build. had been attending
an all-night party Of negroes at 1915
South Nineteenth street.
He left the party at o'clock this
morning In company with two negro
women. At Nineteenth and Manton
streets William Mckee. 1S. and Joseph
ence Claxon. 1s. who had Just left the
frat two for his home
The boys. 1t is said. were exchang-
ing boyish farewells such as Good
night. you kiddo." and "Sleep tight.
my dear"
boys were addressing insulting re-
He cursed. It Is said. and whipped
out a butcher knife and gave chase
to the lads. Filled with terror. the
boys darted away, When they saw
that the negro was gaining on them
they made stand.
Boys Chase Negro.
Grabbing milk bottles from a door
their pursuer. Then they continued
their flight. Fugitives and the venge-
full pursuer with the big knife appraised
in his hand and ready to strike. near
ed Nineteenth and Federal streets,
where Simpson was standing. dressed
in plain clothes. The policeman was
talking with DR.. Bryne. a friend.
Simpson heard the frightened cries
Of the boys. He prepared for action
when he saw the knife in Henderson's g
hand.
Henderson. with his face distorted
with rage. was about to plunge the
knife into the back of Claxton. who
Jagged in the rear, when Simpson
leaped forward and closed with the
negro.
Henderson's arm descended and the
thrust which was intended for Clax-
ton was received by Simpson just be-
low the heart.
Simpson groaned and fell to the
sidewalk. with blood staining his shirt
DIR. Bryne tried to grab the blood
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stained knife from Henderson's hand
1t slipped through his fingers. severe.
~ cutting the physician.
Henderson, with a below of rage
dashed the physician aside and darted
up the street, where his two com.
panions were awaiting the result Of his
chase.
DR.. Bryne summoned patrol wag.
on and Simpson was taken to the hos.
pital.
Patrolmen Eicchonr and Brown
found Henderson In a rear room at the
Nineteenth street house. He protested
his innocence.
He was taken to the hospital, where
Simpson identified him as his assail.
ant before he died. The three boys
also identified the negro as the mar
who chased them with a knife.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
Nf'MANIGA. ON WAY

Los Angeles, Sept. 24.-Ortie Nc
Manigal. who is chief witness for the
prosecution in the dynamiting case
to he tried in Indianapolis is on his
way to the Indiana capital where he
is due to arrive tomorrow.
1t became known today that Nc
Manigal left the county Jail Saturday
to leave the train a short distance
from indianapolis and take McMani-
gal to the county Jail in an automo-
bile.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
PORCELAIN DUTY.

Limoges. France. Sept. ga long
conference relative to the expectation
of porcelain was held today between
Jules Jusserand. the French ambassa-
dor at Washington and the authorities
here
Difficulties have arisen owing to the
abrogation by the United States of the
invoice with the Limoges chamber Of
commerce by which the appraisemen.
of China and pottery exported to the
United States was regulated. Efforts
are now being directed to finding a
working agreement which shall be
satisfactory to both the United States
and France.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
TWENTY DROWNED.

st. Petersburg. Sept. ga steame,
with $50 sawmill workers aboard was
rammed by tugboat on the Dvina
river near Archangel today. The
steamer sank in ten minutes anG
most of the passengers jumped into
the water and thirty-five Of then
swan ashore. Twenty are known tt
have been drowned, while many are
missing. 1t will be impossible to as
certain the complete casualties unit
the workmen report for duty at the
s1Enlills tomorrow
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
PEACE DECLARED
IN LAWYERS WAR
Hot Springs Clash Over Ros-
enthal Murder Hearing
Has Been Adjusted.

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. 24.-The
possibility Of hostilities that was
threatened when L. E. Sawyer. Hot
Springs lawyer. called District Attor-
ney Whitman of New York "a liar
during the Rosenthal hearing here
yesterday. was eliminated today after
Sawyer had apoligized 1t was be-
lieved the formalities of the hearing
will be settled today and prohabl the
visiting lawyers will return home this
evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
NOT SCARED
Government Engineers Not Afraid OF
Failure Of Panama Canal.

Failure of Panama Canal.
Washington. Sept. 24-Government
engineers familiar with the progress
Of work on the Panama canal do not
regard seriously the opinion express
ed by Henry Lowering, a Nicaraguan
mining engineer who is quoted as say
Ing that vessels will never pass
through the canal. Mr.. Lowering who
is visiting Tdwin w. Trimmer, Uni
ted States consul at Niagara Falls al
so Is quoted as saying "they have new
er struck bottom in the Culebra cut
and 1t Is doubtful II they ever will" !"
"The fact that the work is going
steadily forward on the canal and
that it is now planned to open it for
traffic earlier than was at first DEEM
ed possible constitutes the best refu-
tation Of Mr.. Lovering's assertion, -
said Major s. G. Boggs. chief Of office
of the Isthmian canal commission to-
day.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
THREE FORCES
HAVE JOINED
United States, Greek Gov
ernrnent and Chicago Po-
lice After Robbers.

Chicago Sept. 24.-The United
States authorities the English gov.
eminent and the police department,
OF Greece have Joined in the effor,
to run down the missing members ol
the band Of safe robbers who looted
minister. B. c.. of $272,0 900, and after
making their way to Chicago flooded
the underworld of the city with Ca
madam bills. The escape Of the men
created one of the greatest police
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-24
NO INFORMATION

lister in London declared today in an
interview that he had no informa-
ton regarding a formal treaty of al
lance between Greece. Bulgaria and
Servia. Nevertheless" the minister
added. I'VE have obligations toward
out brethren who are still under Turk
ish rule which cannot be disregarded
or evaded. In this respect there GER
tainly exists solidatary of interest
between u.s."
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IN COMMISSION.

Philadelphia, Sept 24.-The battle.
ship Wyoming was turned over to
the government at the Philadelphia
navy yard today by the Cramp Ship
Building company. The Wyoming,
which is sister ship to the Arkan-
#. L. Chaplin. She will be placed in
commission next week and will par
t:cipate in the naval review in New
York harbor next month.