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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
J0BBERS. PROVE
BATH TUB TRUST
Say Competition Ceased So
Soon as the Trust Was
Formed ......... ...... Z.

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 17.-Ten job
bers from various sections Of the Uni
ted States were placed on. the wit
ness stand today ythe government
In the trial of the Sc called bath tub
trust, charged with Conspiracy in re-
straint Of trade. The substance Of
their testimony was that they were
given an opportunity to sign the al
legged trade agreements. that they
refused to do 30; that the manufac-
turers were in active CONT >tition
prior to June 6. 1910. when 1t is
claimed the price fixing agreement
was signed. but after that the COM
petition ceased.
Some Of the same witnesses said
that as a result OF the alleged agree
mont, prices we're generally advance
heavily against the plumber.
The jobbers who. testified today
were Henry Bullock, Chicago. presi-
dent Illinois Maileable Iron company:
Frank Collins. Toledo. vice president
National Supply company; Albert
Bowser. Muskogee, Okla, Atlas Sup.
ply company; Herbert W. Thorndyke.
Boston: James K. Gilmore. Mime.
apolis; Fred H. Borden. Brooklyn:
Edward T. Davis. Springfield. Mass. !;
r. J. Morgan. Providence; e. e. Hat.
pany. New York. and John L. sull-
void. st. Paul. n
The defense. ID examining the wit
nesses, attempted to show. that the
Standard Sanitary. Manufacturing
company. sold 4 line of. high class
goods which placed the concern In a
field by itself and that the jobber paid
less for his non n-guerantee bath tubs
under the price arrangement than be-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
BANDITS MADE
BUNG[E Of JOB
Failed to Stop the Train and
Fled From the Scene of
Their Attempt

Terre Haute. Ind. Feb. 17.-Posse,
securing the country had found nc
trace today Of the bandits who at
tempted to hold up the Vandalia- New
York-St Louis mail train No. II near
Liggett, Ind. six miles west of Terre
Haute last night. Because of more
than an hours delay in making up
the special train and the cutting OF
the telegraph wires. the bandits OBJ.
tanned a good start Besides the ban
dts. who fired four shots at the en-.
gine Grew. 1t Is the opinion of the
trainmen that other members of the
gang were hidden in a deep cut
through which the train had passed,
and that the plan of the robbers to
stop the train in the cut failed because
they had no knowledge Of how to give
the stop signal with the bell cord.
Railroad officials say no attempt
was made to break into the cars. 1t
is their belief when the bandits failed
to stop the cars In the cut they aban-
doned the attempt and fed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
ROOSEVELT LEADS.

Bismarck, n. D., Feb 17.-Petition.
containing the names Of 1855 voters
asking that the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt be placed on the primary
election ballot had been filed with the
secretary Of state up to the hour of
closing last night. while today addi-
tional petitions are being filed.
Up to last night LaFollette petitions
containing 2lo names had been filed,
while two Taft petitions. containing
about sixty names. had been fled
City Attorney Shure Of Fargo, to
whom the Roosevelt petitions have
been sent from all sections of the
state, reported today that total of
1852 names had heen signed to the
Roosevelt petitions up to noon today,
and he expected that number would
be materially Increased tonight.
1t is expected that there will be no
Harmon or Wilson petitions filed by
the Democrats. thus allowing the del
egation to 90 to Governor Burke
without a contest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
WANT, NO CHANGE.

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 17.-Rieht
Rev. William Walter Webb, Episcopal
bishop of Milwaukee. does not look
with serious apprehension upon the
report from London that the lower
house of convocation of the province
OF Canterbury adopted on Thursday a
resolution recommending that the
scriptural form of the last exhorta-
tion In the marriage service be re-
vfsed"-in other words. the promise
to obey on the part Of the woman.
II imagine that some Of the suf.
fragettes have induced some man to
take up the matter for them in the
convention" said the bishop. That
ts as far as 1t can go, however. with.
out an act of parliament. The con.
vocation can only recommend"
Asked his opinion as TO the advisa.
bility of wiping out the word, the
bishop expressed desire to "Iet
sleeping dogs lie
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
SENT TO JAIL

Woman and Attorney Must Do Time
on Contempt Charge.
Chicago. Feb. 17.-Mrs. Aileen C..
Christopher and Attorney John A..
Brown. sentenced to jail by United
States Judge Kenesaw Lands for
contempt Of court several months
ago. were committed to Jail late to-
day. Mrs. Christopher was sentenced
to thirty days in the house Of cor
rection. while Attorney Brown was
sentenced to seventy days In the coun-
ty jail.
Mrs. Christopher and Brown were
cited for contempt during the inves-
tigation Of the alleged ''brick trust. {"
Mrs Christopher refused to turn over
to the grand jury checks and papers
which showed her connection with a
Galesburg brick company as an agent
receiving commissions. while her hus-
band was acting in public capacity
In handling contracts. Brown was
accused Of advising Mrs. Christopher
to mislead government prosecutors.
The case was carried 70 the Uni
ted States court Of appeals. which re-
Gently affirmed Judge -Landis' order.
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WARRANTS OUT

Men Charged With Violating Sherman
Law In Alaska Are. Wanted. =.
Seattle. Wash. Feb. l7.-Warrants
for the arrest Of the railroad and
steamkhip men indicted by the feder-
al grand jury at Juneau. Alaska, for
alleged violation of the Sherman anti
trust law by discrimination against
the Humboldt Steamship company
have not been received by the United
States marshal In Seattle, where most
Of the defendants live. 1t is thought
that the warrants have been mailed,
this being the. usual course.
A. c. Wynn johnson, who was ar
rested in Honolulu. IL on a different
footing from the other defendants. It
is said by federal officials that he went
from Seattle to British Columbia to
avoid a subpoena to testify before the
Alaska grand jury. Afterward he was
sought In distant parts Of the world,
including Egypt
An unusual feature Of the indict-
ments is that their return was an
nounced first by the department Of
justice in Washington. whereas it is
usual to keep the indictments secret
until arrests are made. The action is
taken to mean that-the attorney gen.
eral of the United States Is interesting
himself In the case. The sixteen men
indicted and not yet arrested are
prominent In the business world and
can be found. -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
b0YCES TRIED To
AVOID TRAGEDY
They Did Not Want Young
Boyce and Mrs. Sneed to
Get Together

Fort Worth, Tex. Feb. 1Y-J. a.
Boyce. SOD Of A. G. Boyce. ST.. whom
j. B. sneed is accused of having mur.
dered, as witness for the prosecution
in the trial of Sneed today, denied
members of the Boyce family conspir.
ed to separate Sneed and his wife that
she might join A. G. Boyce, Jr., his
brother.
He said the Boyces endeavored to
keep the two apart and with this end
In view he had conferred with a
brother of the defendant and Mrs
Sneed's father.
AS an illustration Of his fathers at.
i ntude he quoted the elder man as hav-
Ing said with regard to A. g. Boyce
Jr.. that III it was not for his moth.
er I'd make him leave home"
1t Is the contention of Sneed that
despite avowals of friendship, mem.
bers Of the Boyce family assisted the
younger man in eloping with Mrs
The witness explained his refusal
to tell Sneed of his wherea bouts after
the elopement to Canada with the as
sertion that Sneed declared he would
kill him on sight" Devious methods
used in the Transmission of letters
and messages between himself and
his brother, the witness said, was
necessary to prevent them from be.
ing intercepted.
knowledge that in the event thai
Mrs. sneed was declared insane a sta.
tutory charge might be preferred
against his brother prompted hi.
watchfulness of court procedure after
the elopement he said.
The proceedings today we're inter
rupted by the illness of a member of
the jury. but he is expected to be In
the jury box tomorrow J. H. Boyce
was still on the stand when court ad-
journed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
WRECK TRAIN
WRECKED EXPRESS
Four Killed in Collision Due
to a Dense Fog Which
Prevailed


Fort Wayne, Ind. Feb. l7.-Four
men were killed and eleven injured
this morning when the Pennsylvania
Limited train No. 5, west bound,
dashed into a wreck train at Larwill,
Ind. twenty-five miles west of here.
No one aboard the train injured ex-
cept the baggageman.
The wreck was due to a fog which
was 90 dense that the fagman sent
back from the wreck train could not
She wreck train had been stopped by
the trackman who reported broken
rail ahead And while the investiga-
ton was in progress the limited dash
ed into the caboose of the train
ahead. The wreckage caught fire and
two of the dead were burned beyond
recognition. Two or three Of the in
jured may die.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
KANSAS MURDER
IS MYST|FY|NG
Step Daughter and Father
Dead-Murder and Sui
eide Possible

Topeka, Kan. Feb. 17-That John
J. Rickels shot his step daughter to
death and then turned the weapon on
himself is the theory of officers work.
ing on the tragedy on the Rickels farm
near here yesterday. They admit,
NIT, however that this theory does
not satisfy all the elements in the
mystery.
An examination of the mans bat
tered head revealed the presence of
shot and powder burns under the left
ear. His cap was found thirty feet
from where he fell and between 1t
and his body were bits of hair and
brains and blood spots. as though car
ried there by the explosion of the gun.
The head was so shattered 1t could
not be determined whether It had been
beaten after the shot was fred. Only
one recently fired gun she'll could be
found.
The officers have not given up their
investigation but there were no de-
velopments today. An examination
indicated that the girl had been at
tackled and one theory Is that third
person shot the stepfather and acct
dentally killed the girl at the same
time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
POSTAL CHANGES
Thompson Goes to Chief Clerkslhip as
Washington,

Washington, Feb. 17.-George q.
Thomson OF Detroit. Mich. supern-
tendent of rural mails. was today ap-
pointed chief clerk of the postoffice
department at salary Of $4,000 a
year ago. in succession to Theodore L.
Weed. recently named by Postmaster
General Hitchcock as director Of the
postal savings system. Mr.. Thomson
has been in the postal service for
many years
George L. Wood of Baltimore. Nd.
chief clerk of the fourth assistant
postmaster generals bureau, was ap-
pointed to succeed Mr.. Thomson as
superintendent of rural mails. at q
salary of $4,000.
Arthur L. Davis of Aurora. ILL.,. as
sistant chief clerk Of the department.
was designated as assistant director Of
postal savings system, at $2.50O a
year.
William ]. satterfield of West vir-
ginia, was named to succeed Mr..
Wood as chief clerk to the fourth as
sistant postmaster general, at salary
Of $500.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
THE :.SCHIFE: FE:..CASE.
HAS. GONE OVER
Grand Jury Heard Evidence
of Convict's Possessions
Being Burned

New York. Feb. 17-After hearing
testimony today that letters and pho.
tos taken from Folke e. Brandt at
the time Of his arrest for alleged burg
larry at the home of Mortimer l.
Schin were burned. the grand jury
day.
The other phases of the case. the
pending decision Of Supreme Court
Justice Gearard on habeas corpus
proceedings and commencement of
the hearing on Brandt's application
for clemency, also went over until next
week:
Richard L. Hand. the attorney ap-
pointed by the governor to conduct
day morning. 1t may be forestalled by
Justice Gearard's decision. however.
for II this we're in Brandt's favor it
would return the prisoner to the po-
sition OF one never having been tried
for the crime for which he has serv-
ed five years, in which case no par
don would be necessary. Justice Gear
ard intimated today that his decision
would be given on Monday or Tues
day at the latest.
The grand jury learned by records
Of the police department and the tes-
timony of police officers that the pho
tographs and private letters taken
from Brandt's room were destroyed by
order Of former Police Commissioner
Bingham. on recommendation Of for.
mer Inspector w. w. Mclaughlin. un.
der whose direction Detective Wold-
ridge is said to have signed the re-
port on Brandt's record. now shown
to be false.
Among the photographs, according
to- Police Lieutenant John Taylor. who
searched Brandt's room after he was
arrested. were those Of a number of
women. and some of the letters In
feminine handwriting were in English.
Leaving the grand jury. Lieutenant
Taylor went to police headquarters
and applied for retirement on half
pay. AS Taylor has been in the de.
partment for twenty-five years and has
reached the age limit. his retirement
ts mandatory, as there are no marks
against his record. On Taylor's rec
ord 10 one annexation: april is,
1907: Highly commended by Howard
g.. Cans for his excellent work In the
arrest and conviction Of Lawrence
de FDulke." the name under which
Brandt was sentenced.
Cans, attorney for Schiff. applied
again today for permission that he and
his client testify before the grand
jury. both waving immunity rights.
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Impressive Funeral ssFvices
Will Be Held Over @tss;>
Bodies Recovered "
HALF HOUR GUNS WILL
i. Be FIRED DURING DAY
Vessels With Flags at Half Mast VIII
Bring the Remains to Hampton
Roads Where They Will Be Sent
Ashore For Burial in Arlington Park

Washington. Feb. 17.-Impressive
funeral services for the bodies Of sail
ors recovered from the wreck Of the
battleship Maine have been arranged
by the United States ana Cuba.
Shortly after March 4, it is expect
ed. the twisted mass which had lain
fourteen years in the Havana harbor
mud will be towed out into the. Cult
Of Mexico and sunk.
Tho armored cruiser North Caro-
lima and the scout cruiser Birming-
ham, with the recovered skeletons
aboard will accompany the Maine to
its final resting place.
As the two cruisers take the wreck
out into the gulf, the batteries Of the
North Carolina will roar out salute
Of twenty-one' guns. The shore bat
teries of Cuba will answer as the
procession steams out to sea.
When deep water 10 reached crews
will be called to quarters. a funeral
march will be played. three volleys
will be fired. and as all that 10 left
Of the Cd Maine disappears a bugler
will sound taps.
The North Carolina and the Bir.
mingham, with colors at half mast
will steam away for Hampton Roads
There the remains Of the sailors will
be transferred from the North Car
olina to the Birmingham, which will
bring them to Washington for burial
in Arlington national cemetery with
military honors.
President Gomez has issued a de.
cree calling for elaborate ceremonies
in Havana as the ships leave the har.
Dor. Flags on all Cuban military
posts and public buildings will fly al
half mast.
When the bodies are taken to the
North Carolina in the morning the
shore batteries will begin an all day
firing Of cannon. which will continue
every thirty minutes until sunset.
A guard Of honor Of Cuban soldiers
and sailors will watch over the re.
mains while the ceremonies on shore
are in progress.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
TAFTS NAME ON
+. BY TIGHT SQUEEZE
LaFollette Had More Than
the Necessary Per Cent
to Get On

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.-THE name
OF Theodore Roosevelt for president
is leading ell others on the petitions
being filed for placing the names of
the several candidates on the ticket
for the presidential primary in March.
1t has been impossible for the sec.
retary of states office to keep any
thing even approaching count of
the names. though 1t is certain that
Roosevelt is far in the lead with Sena-
tor LaFollette second. President Taft
has enough votes to secure his name
being placed on the ticket.
From other sources it was learned
that at noon today the names on the
Roosevelt petitions totaled, 9,35S. At
the same time those on the LaFolleee
petitions totaled less than a thou
sand. though neither Of these figures
were conclusive.
Governor Burke's was the only name
petttioned for a place on the Demo
cratic ticket.
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HANDS OFF

Chicago. Feb. l7-Eight city de.
tectives. on trial in the police inves-
ugation. told the civil service COM
mission today that 1t had been the
unwritten law Of the department for
subordinates to keep hands of" in
matters Of saloon violattonA gam
bling and disorderly houses, unless
acting under special orders.
1T was. generally understood" one
Of the detectives testified. that no
detective or patrolman was 10 inter-
fere in such matters. unless given a
special order from commanding Of
ficer, and that he was to go no farther
in performing the assignment than
was specified In the order"
Whenever an officer became active
in making arrests along these lines,
the detective testified, that officer
would be transferred to an outlying
|ct-trict.
u 1e>tmer. Captain Nicholas Hunt, who
W. ScSchArged from the department
yest> ~. called on Chief McSweeney
today 4 turned In his star, the in.
sigma Of his rank.
Captain Hunt was in the chiefs Of
fice for half an hour, When he left
Hunt said that his discharge had
caused no i'll feeling between him and
the chief.
'"rhe chief only carried out his or.
ders." Hunt said. I'VE are on Just aa
good terms as we have been for rwen-
ty-fve years"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
LESS DISHONESTY
State Control Of Employment Agencies
Has Eliminated the Graft

State control OF Employment Agencies
Has Eliminated the Graft
Springfield, ILL.,. Feb. 17-State con-
troll has eliminated dishonesty in pr:-
vate employment agencies according to
the thirteenth annual report Of Sec.
rotary David Ross Of the Illinois
Free Employment commission. made
today.
The report says there are one hum
dred thousand men In Chicago at all
times who want work but cannot find
1t. In addition to the unemployed
who want work there are 10000 who
failed to register to seek employment
Calling attention to economic con-
ditious. the report declares there "is
we'll nigh universai demand that wo-
mon he granted equal privileges with
men in the enactment and admins
tration of law. basing their right to
equal participation In public affairs
upon economic as we'll as political
grounds"
During the year $4,000 men and
women secured employment in 1s4
different occupations without financial
outlay on their part and at a cost to
the state of II cents per capita. Since
the first offices We're opened In Chi
cago in 1889. the report SAYS, there
were 604.4s9 applications for employ
nlent and 6ll. 1881 applications for help
Of which 52O.1S1 secured employment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
AVIATOR KILLED
BY AWFUL FALL
The Machine Buckled Like a
Bird That Has Been
Shot on the Wing

London. Fob. l7.-Graham GIL
mour. one Of the best known among
British aviators. was instantly killed
this morning by a fall with his aero
plane fro ma height Of $50 feet. He
was testing the new aeroplane in
which he was making q fight from
the aerodrome at Brooklands toward
Richmond and travelling at the time
Of the accident sixty miles an hour.
The machine suddenly buckled up and
dropped to the ground like a bird
that had been shot on the wing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
ROOSEVELT PETITIONS LEAD ALL FOR
PLACING NAME ON PRESIDENTIAL TICKET
ONLY TECHNICAL
Moving Troops Over Mexican Soil
Was Following Course of Travel.

Ell Paso. Tex. Feb. 17.-Lieutenant
Benjamin W. Fields OF the Eighth
infantry, who. was arrested at Fort
Bliss today for having led his men
on the Mexican soil yesterday, mere
~ followed the usual line Of street
travel He was bound for the Santa
Fe street bridge and followed the
crowd" until wildly excited Mexican
soldiers. thinking the nugaboo Of
American invasion" had matcrializ-
ed. arrested him and his detachment.
The young officer says he did not
know he was violating an internation-
al law. Fields was ordered to take
his command to the Santa Fe street
bridge for guard duty and instead OF
leaving the car at the International
line and marching west on American
soil to the bridge he remained aboard
with his command under arms. in
tending to ride around the loop
through Mexico which is the usual
route.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
WILL EXTEND ROAD.

Marinette, Wis. Feb. 17.-The Iron
Mountain Press is authority for the in
formation that at a recent meeting of
the directors of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and st. Paul railroad. the neces-
sary money was voted for the exten-
sion from Crystal Falls to the Iron
River-Stambaugh district. The pro-
posed extension will he about twenty
four miles In length and passes
through a hardwood country. En-.
route the extension will touch several
mining properties.
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HIT THE WATER.

New York. Feb. 17.-Fred K. Law,
who jumped with parachute from
the upPaised arm of the Statue Of Lib
erty not long ago. performed similar
feat today In a leap from the Brook
lyn bridge. The parachute did not
open fully and Law hit the icy water
Of East river with smash. but came
Up quickly and was hauled aboard a
tug.
Law avoided the police by going out
on the structure In a taxicah and
springing over the railing before any
one could interfere.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
DoUBLE KING.

San Francisco. Feb. Ill b. Kid.
well. who went to the Philippines in
as the lumber king" Of the islands
arrived here today on visit to his
home IN Texas. With him is young
titled Moro named Abdula Piang, who
is the son Of q powerful dato Of Min
dano.
Owing to his friendship with the
Moro chief. Kidwell has been able to
go unarmed In to the widest parts of
the island where he built up his hard
wood industry.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
RAMSEY COUNTY
HOLDS MEETING
Republicans in Sympathy
With Roosevelt Movement
Delegates to Convention

Devils Lake. N. D., Feb. 17.-At a
big mass convention Of Ramsey coun-
ty Roosevelt Republicans today all
Republicans of the county in accord
with the Roosevelt movement were
made delegates to the convention in
Grand Forks next Tuesday. The coun-
ty convention was attended by about
300 representatives coming from all
sections of the county.
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HARMON IN NEBRASKA.

lincoln. Neb.. Feb. IA call for
. Harmon meeting to be held at Free
mont, Neb.. Monday. February TO- has
been Issued by Democratic commit
tee. G. N. Gruenther, vice chairman
Of the state committee. former United
States Senator Allen. Mayor James
DAhllnan Of Omaha and John q. Mahr
Of lincoln are pushing the meeting
but their names efe not a@xed to the
call. They represent the anti-Bryap
wing Of the party In this state.
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NO MEN WILL Be
IN ATTENDANCE
Wornan's Republican Club
Will Allow Smoking
While You Wait

Denver, Feb. 17.-Men are to be ex-
club of Colorado. according to an an.
nouncer1ent made here today. But,
say the women, near the close of the
program the men may come for their
wives. and II the program is not fin-
ished cigars will he furnished to en-
tertain them while waiting.