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The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
ATTACK MEASURE LAW.
Acts constItutIonaIity Questioned In
Trial Of Grocer.

Minneapolis, June 13.-The consti-
nationality of section Of the act es-
tablishing weights and measures de-
partment, passed by the legislature in
1911, was attacked in municipal court
by George Leonard, attorney for q
grocer, charged with selling carton
of butter that weighed IA ounces. The
charges was that the grocer had ad-
vertised that the butter weighed a
pound.
The attorney insisted that IL the
clause in the weights and measures
act we're held to be related to the rest
of the act, which he asserted 1t was
not, all advertisers IN the country
would be put in predicament such as
would make advertising farce and
the advertisers subject to many alb.
surdities. The case was continued.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
PLANKs BEING CONSIDERED.
Barnes Arrives and Platform IL Out.
lined.

Chicago, June 10. - William ].
Barnes, Jr., chairman of the New York
committee, has arrived and announces
that the following planks will probably
be incorporated in the republican ma
tional platform Of next week:
long the planks in the Rochester
platl~.m which it n generally under
stood will find their way into the Taft
platform are the following:
Scientific revision Of the tariff, with
. decrease Of duties on necessities.
Revision Of the Sherman antitrust
law to make it effective in the prose-
cution of monopolies.
Stringent prosecution of existing
monopolies looking toward their dis.
solution.
Extension of reciprocal tariff agree.
ments with other countries.
Endorsement of the universal peace
government.
A new currency law, similar to the
Aldrich currency mill now pending be-
fore the United States senate.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
UNITED STATES MARINES
ROUT CUBAN lNSURRECTOS
Second Attack In Two Days-Amerl.
can Warships Enter Havana har-
bor-More Troops Landed.

Santiago, Cuba, June 12.-Cuban
rebels have been decisively defeated
by American marines and republican
troops In an attack on Guantanamo,
according to reports received here
The attack is said to have begun ut
night and lasted until dawn. Tho ma
rines were commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Lucas and the government
troops by General Machara.
This Is the second attack made on
American troops in the last two days,
company of United States marines,
commanded by Capt. Edward B. Man
waring, engaged In guarding III Cuero
mines, were previously attacked by a
force Of insurgents, who were repulsed
after considerable firing.
Santiago, Cuba, June 12-Over
200 more United States troops were
landed in Cuba to protect property
from raids Of negro Insurgents. Sixty
five sailors. armed with infantry
equipment, were landed from the
Nashville under Captain FELTON, at
Mapari to guard the property Of the
Woodsord iron mines. One hundred
and eighty marines were landed in
the Guantanamo district OF this num-
Der 100 we're sent to San Lis.
Cuban forces under Major Semtdey
are operating near Magyar, where
there are number of rebels engaged
In destroying property.
Hav.na. June 1.-THE United
States armored cruiser Washington
entered Havana harbor and exchanged
salutes with the fortress Of Cabana.
Fifteen minutes later the battleship
Rhode Island passed into the harbor.
The arrival Of the American wnr.
ships attracted little attention in the
capital.
Washington, June lit was main.
tanned here that tho sending of two
warships to Havana indicated no
change in this governments policy OF
nonintervention.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
N1xoN's SUCCESSOR.
Nevada Millionaire Get Toga Worn
BY. Man Who Grub-staked Him.

Reno, June 13. - Gov. Oddie has
appointed George Wingfeld, United
State senator to succeed the late
Senator Nixon.
Senator Wingfield, now rated as the
richest man, was cow puncher in
the southern part of the state when
Tonopah first acquired prominence as
q mining camp in 1908. He rode into
the boom camp, where 81 bought moth
ing more to eat than plate of pork
and beans, with $12 in his pocket.
The late Senator George Nixon, who
was then clerk in Tonopah bank,
grub-stacked Wingfield, according to
popularity accepted stories, to 5000.
Five years later Wingfield was rated a
millionaire and today he is estimated
to be worth between $12.0o0,o00 and
$20,000,O00.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Flremen In Session.

Minneapolis, June 12.-Trains arriv-
ing in the night and this morning
brought hundreds of delegates and
visitors to the firemens convention
from many points and their badges and
pennants were seen everywhere. The
stituted one Of the jolliest convention
throngs that ever descended upon Min
neapolis. There were bands galore
and score or more parades at the
delegations from the different towns
represented marched to the audito-
rum for the morning session of the
convention.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
ROOSEVELT MEN
THREATEN REVOLT.
DECLARE PENNSYLVANIA AND
WEST VIRGINIA CONVENTIONS
WILL BE REAssEMeLEp.
STATEMENT BY LEADERS
Declare "Pe'ltIcai Rebellion Necessary
for seIf-Protectlon Of Republican
States"-Col. Favors Woman
Suffrage.

Oyster Bay. N. Y, June 13.--Theo.
dore Roosevelt announced today
through Judge Ben r. Lindsay, of Den.
yer, that he is in favor of woman sui.
frage in this country and that the
platform which he will submit to the
Chicago convention will contain an un.
eQuivocal declaration to that effect.
Chicago, June 13.-That even though
President Taft is the choice of the
regular republican national conven.
ton, which assemblies here next week.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, and not
the president, will be considered the
regular republican nominee in all of
the direct primary states, was the
bombshell thrown into the Taft camp
by the Roosevelt forces today.
Although 1t had been expected, Ms
explosive effect was 80 great that the
Taft leaders went into immediate con-
ference to consider what they would
do to meet the contingency. Chairman
Mckinley characterized the pronun.
cianento as q bluff, pure and sim
ple," but the seriousness Of his
oountenance as he read the joint state.
ments of Senator William Finn. of
Pennsylvania, and Governor Glasscock,
outlining their plans, indicated plainly
that he realized the gravity of the sit.
uation.
ut appears that they are deter.
mined to rule or ruin, or to win by
fair means or FOUL" was all that he
would say. He said, however, that he
might have something to say about the
matter later.
The ultimatum from the Roosevelt
forces was given out by Senator Finn
and Governor Glasscock from the for
mer's room in the Congress hotel.
III they steal the roll in this con-
vention and name Taft" said Finn,
1--WE will protect ourselves. The state
convention Of Pennsylvania has not ad.
journed. We have thirty out Of thirty
eight electors instructed for Roosevelt.
We will not uphold the action of these
insular delegates and these delegates
who do not represent the people.
There is nothing to prevent our elect.
ors casting their ballots for Roosevelt.
Even II Taft's name is printed on the
ballot, no elector Ia bound to vote for
him. This would mean the defeat of
the republican national ticket, but 1t
would save us in Pennsylvania. We
have twelve to fifteen congressman to
think about. This will be done, as
Stunning that the national committee
steals the roll. will not admit that
Taft will be renominated, but could
nominate anyone If stole the roll.
Pennsylvania is not going down in de.
feat in this matter to please few ir.
responsible delegates. We cannot af.
ford to lose these congressman"
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
TWO MORE ANATORS KILLED
WRIGHT TEACHER AND ARMY
OFFICER KILLED.
Machine Going at Terrific Speed
Crashes to Earth While
Dipping.

College Park, Nd, June 12.-Lieut.
Leighton w. Hazlehurst, Seventeenth
infantry, U. S. A., Of Macon, Ca, and
A. l.. WEIGH Of Washington, D. c..
were killed when a new aeroplane of
the Wright type, in which they were
flying, fell to the ground at the army
aviation school and was wrecked.
Lieutenant Hazlehurst and WEIGH
had just started on their trip. WEIGH
was driving the machine and Halle.
hurst was with him as passenger.
They assembled distance of 200 feet
when they dipped to come down and
60 up again. When about 80 feet from
the ground and going at terrific speed,
estimated by eye witnesses to be be-
tween so and 60 miles an hour, the
machine collapsed and crashed to the
taneous. The machine was wrecked.
It is believed that the weight of the
engine and the two men caused the
collapse.
Captain G. D. Chandler and seven
other army officers witnessed the
crash. Captain Chandler Immediately
appointed the following officers as q
board Of inquiry:
Captain Paul Becker, Lieut.. Granam
Capt. Hennessy, Lieut.. R. c. Kindlant
and Lieut.. T. Dew Milling. Lieut.. W.
c. Sherman and Lieut.. B. d. Foulois
were the other witnesses. The ma
chine in which the two men fell to
their death was brought to the army
aviation field three weeks ago by Or
Vile Wright. Fifteen flights had been
made in the machine without accident
WEIGH had been for three years in
the employ of the Wright brothers.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
two DIE IN DUPLEX FIRE
HALF DOZEN MORE ARE OVER.
COME BY SMOKE.
Civil War Veteran Among Those In.
jured In Minneapolis
5000 Loss.

Minneapolis, June 13-Two persons
lost their lives, and fully half a dozen
more were overcome by smoke in a
fire which broke out in the rear Of q
duplex house early in the morning.
The dead are:
August Swanson, 70 years old, q
civil war veteran, overcome by smoke.
Christine Swanson, his wife, jumped
from third story window and died
on the way to the city hospital in the
police ambulance
The fire caused a loss of $1,000
through smoke and water.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
LEGlsLATE GEN. WOOD OUT
Senate Adopts Conference Report on
Army NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hits
Reciprocity Treaty.

Washington, 'une 11.-After three
hours debate over the proposal to
legislate Gen. Leonard Wood out Of
office as chief Of staff Of the army
and the question of appointing COM
mission to Investigate the subject Of
abandoning certain army posts, the
senate, by vote Of 81 to "a. adopted
the conference report on tho army ap-
preparation bill. The fight over the
Wood issue was between Senators
Lodge and Root o. one side and sena-
tor Warren on the other, and the lat
ter won.
After an all day debate, during
which both sides were accused Of
playing politics, the house refused to
concur in the senate amendment to
the metal schedule multiplying the Ca
madam reciprocity treaty by a vote
Of IA to 101. The Republicans vot-
ing to keep the Canadian treaty on
the statute books were: Minority
Leader Mann, sulloway, Moon of
Pennsylvania, Madden, Mccall, Hill,
Head and Gillett. The Democrats
favoring the Lenroot amendment
we're: Webb, Whitacre, Sweet. Sharp,
Page. Hammond and Goodwin of Ar.
kansas.
Speaker Orestes Ferrara Of the Gu
ban house Of representatives was pre-
scented to the house and delivered a
short address in which he warned
the members to keep their pledge Civ.
Ing Cuba independence.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Tobacco Growing Opposed.

Detroit, June 13.-"Thou shalt not
grow tobacco" is the newest command
ment of Methodist church in Canada
affecting church members who are
farmers in the rich tobacco growing
lands of Essex, just across the river
from Detroit. Methodists who con-
tinue to cultivate the weed will do so
in face of the Incorporating oppo-
sition" of the governing body Of their
church.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Lodges Name Black Hills Men.

Deadwood, s. D., June 13.-The
Black Hills received generous recog.
milton in the election Of officers at the
sessions here of the Masonic and
Eastern Star grand lodges. w. J. Mo-
Mackin of Central City was chosen
grand master of the Masons Of South
Dakota and Joseph Pozenansky of
Deadwood, worthy grand patron Of the
Star, and Mrs. Fannie F. Cox of How.
ard, worthy grand matron. The Ma
sonic veterans association reelected
its old officers with John X. Kutnew.
sky of Redfield, president. Yankton
was chosen by the Masons and Stars
as the next meeting place.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
raacher Gets PrIson form.

Minneapolis, June 12.-Fremont L.
Smith, school teacher, was convicted
Of an offense against q 18-year-old girl
and sentenced for an indeterminate
period of from seven to 80 years in
state prison by Judge Dickinson. A
motion for 30-day stay Of execution
was denied The case was brought
first to the attention of the Humane So
ciety when neighbors complained that
the Smith baby was being neglected.
Smith has taught schools at Svea and
GAINESVILLE. Mimi. and Athel and Abey.
deen. 8. D.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
TAFT MAY VETO
COMMERCE COURT
BELIEVES ACTION WILL oNAy
MEAN PASSAGE OF NEW DlIA
KILLING TRIBUNAL
ARMY BILL TO HOUSE.
Senate Refuses to Reconsider Me3e
ure Which Would Gust General
Wood.-Racers for Con-
venhons.

Washington, June 1S.-So strongly
Is President Taft said to believe in
the need of the commerce court that
his friends predicted that he would
veto the Legislative, executive and ju.
dicial appropriation bill which pro.
vides for the abolition of the court.
The bill also provides for the salaries
Of the president. all the federal judges
and court officials, members Of con.
gress and their mileage. members of
the presidents cabinet and employees
Of the great government departments.
Tho veto will be unusual, although
government officials did not believe
that 1t would mean anything more
than a second consideration of the bill
and possibly the passage Of a separ.
ate bill aholishing the court.
The legislative, executive and judi.
cial appropriation bill must be passed
before congress finally adjourns and
unless the two thirds majority neces.
sary to put 1t through each hou-e of
congress over the Presidents veto can
he secured it probably would be sent
again to the White House without the
provision objectionable to MIR. Taft.
Although some of the legal advisers
Of the president were inclined to the
view that the president could veto the
amendment passed by the senate re-.
pealing the act creating the court with
out vetoing the appropriation part of
the bill that view was not agreed to
by many members of the cabinet and
1t was said Mr.. Taft himself did not
concur In 1t. It was generally accept
ed belief that any veto would mean
rejection Of the bill in it's entirety.
The senate by vote of 20 to % re.
fused to reconsider It's adoption of
the conference report on the army ap.
preparation bill carrying amendments
which would leglslate Major General
Leonard Wood cut Of his office al
chief OF staff Of the army.
The house will take up the adoption
of the conference report soon. If 1t
accepts the report, only President
Taft's signature will be necessary to
make 1t law. It Is understood the
president will not veto the bill.
Officials of the war department as
sert that the bill would cripple the
general staff and the war college by
reducing the members from about
AZ to as officers to number INSULT
cient to keep up with modern military
developments.
The senate has agreed to program
of three day recesses from June II to
July ! covering the period Of the Re.
publican and Democratic national con.
ventions.
The house will recess for three days
during the Democratic national con.
vention only ana will continue in SEES.
sion during the rest Of the national
convention period on "gentleman's"
understanding that no partisan leglsla-
ton will be pressed. This statement
was made by Representative Under.
wood OF Alabama, Democratic leader
Of the house.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
1aachar to Workhouse.

Minneapolis, June 12.-H. H. Slaw.
son, who teaches school at Windmere,
N. D., will spend the summer at the
Minneapolis workhouse instead of at
his home in Chicago. He was SEN
fenced for ninety days by Municipal
Judge G. l.. Smith after girl had
testified that he had tried to flirt with
her at Minnehaha falls. A term of
ninety days is the extreme penalty for
disorderly conduct, the charge upon
which Slawson had been arrested.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
BRYAN shuns Politics.

Minneapolis, June 13.-The feature
Of commencement exercises of Mac
alester college, in the Central Presby-
terian church, St. Paul, was the ad.
dress of William Jennings Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan accompanied him. The
visit of Mr.. Bryan did not stir politics.
None Of the local Democrats was on
hand to greet him and he refused to
discuss any pending political ques-
tons.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
PROHIBITION TICKET.
Wisconsin Party Names Charles Hill
For Governor

Madison, Wis, June 13.-Charles L.
Hill of Rosendale, was unanimously se-
lected as the prohibition candidate for
governor Mt the state convention. The
other nominee are: Lieut.. Governor,
Joseph V. Collins, Stevens Point: sec.
rotary Of state, Herbert ]. Noyes, Mus
coka: treasurer, Thomas Edwards
Ashland; attorney general, 8. 8. Sig
gleko, Madison; insurance commission.
or, Charles l.. Allen. Eau Claire.
The platform declares in favor Of
woman's suffrage, parcels post, q gov
eminent control Of telegraph compa.
MES and has strong trust plank. An.
other plank declares that liquor traf.
fic is a crime and not business, and
is illegal at common law.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Norwegian Trustees Elected.

Norwegian Trustees Elected.
Fargo, June 13.-Two new members
were elected to the board of trustees
or the United Norwegian Lutheran
church at the national convention, r.
Roe of Stanley, Wis, and E. Olson Of
Minneapolis, Professor r. Rogstead,
Of Minneapolis was reelected. Sixty.
Eve thousand dollars was appropriated
by the convention for the work Of
home missions and more than this
amount will, 1t is expected, be appro-
psiatad for foreign missions.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
TRIES TO AMUsE DEAF.
Mason Also Sails Over Insane Hos
pitai.

Jacksonville, ILL.,, June 10. - Didier
Mason, a French aviator who is TAX
Ing part in an aviation and automobile
exhibition flew from the aviation field
q distance Of three miles to the
grounds Of the state school for the
deaf and there gave an exhibition in
the air to the great delight Of the $50
deaf and dumb pupils. Mason also
sailed above the grounds of the state
insane hospital here while hundreds
of the patients were gathered ON the
lawn.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Babies Enjoy Picnic.

Minneapolis, June 13.-Twenty bab-
les from two months to three years old
gathered in front of the library build
Ing at the University of Minnesota
for the first university baby party.
Every youngster was the offspring Of
IN alumnae who had graduated from
that institution since 1904. They were
brought together that the mothers
might compare notes as to their intel
lgence, beauty and good nature. and
methods Of caring for them.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
Minnesotans Coming Home.

Washington, June 12-Practically
every member of the Minnesota dele
cation in the house plans to return
to the West within few days, to
remain until the national conventions
have concluded their labors. Repre-
sentatives Stevens and Nye have al
ready departed and Mr.. Stevenson
expects to leave this week. Repre-
sentative Lindbergh will leave Wash.
ington about June Is to campaign
throughout Minnesota in behalf of his
candidacy for the senate. Mr.. Mil.
Ter and Mr.. Hammond plan to remain
in Washington.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
REP. WICKL1FFE KILLED.
Louisiana Scion Train Victim Coming
From Fishing Trip.

Washington, June 11.-Representa.
tive Robert c. Wickliffe of Louisiana
met a tragic death here. His badly
crushed body was found on the rail-
road tracks in Potomac park near the
entrance to the bridge across the Po-
tomac river. It is presumed he was
either knocked off or fell from train.
Mr.. Wickliffe had been away for .
days fishing
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
WANT 100000 FOR ALASKA
FUND ASKED BY GOVERNOR FOR
Destitute VILLAGERS,
Telegram Declares Vegetable and AMI.
NAL Life Has Been Killed by
Eruption.

Juneau, Alaska, June 12.-Governof
Walter E. Clark has received the fol.
lowing despatch from Kodiak.
Kodiak is covered with IL inches
Of ashes. Ashes have stopped falling,
but conditions here are terrible. The
people were taken aboard the revenue
cutter Manning, which is leaving for
other stations to obtain food.
ION some parts Of the island tho
ashes are 20 feet deep. Vegetation
and animal life have been killed and
the wireless station at Kodiak de-
stroyed. Conditions at Karluk must
be terrible"
Governor Clark cabled to Washing
ton asking 100000 from congress for
relief purposes in the stricken district.
Several Villages Destroyed.
Seward, Alaska---A cannery tender
from Uyak, on the Shelikof strait
shore off Kodiak island, brought word
that the people there are safe, but 1t
is thought that several fishing villages,
with a total population Of 200, on the
Alaskan peninsula in the immediate
vicinity of Katma volcano were de.
stroyed by the eruption of last Thurs
day.
Tho villages whose inhabitants,
mostly natives, are believed to have
persisted, were Gold Bay, Katmai, Kan
atuk, Douglas, Savanoosky and Kan.
gamute. The volcano has resumed
it's normal state ard the atmosphere is
clearing so that boats will be able to
get into the stricken district with
relief.
Congress Will Vote Aid.
Washington.-Acting Secretary Cur
tbs of the treasury department con-
ferred with Representative Fitzgerald,
chairman Of the house appropriations
committee regarding relief measures
and was promised that congress would
stand behind the executive depart
ments in all reasonable expenditures
to help the distressed Alaskans. Pend
| ing a specific appropriation as con-
templated by the resolution introduced.
the general emergency fund will be
used.
The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
PRESIDENT GETS
FORTY new Ones
CALIFORNIA, MICHIGAN AND
ARIZONA CONTESTS DECIDED
IS HIS FAVOR.
ROOSEVELT MEN FAIL,
Effort to Seat Roosevelt Men From
Louisiana 10 FaIiure.-other
Work Of Com
mittee.
Contests decided by the Republk
can national committees:
For For
Taft Roosevelt
Total Wednesday. ..... 20 O.
Previously settled. ......101 I
Total to date. .141
Total number contested 254.
Contests still pending 112.

Chicago, June 18.-President Taft
gained 40 more votes in the Republi.
can national convention by the settle
ment Of contests cases which gives
him total of ia favorable decisions
to date.
It was a day of Taft victories e1.
clusively. In the cases of the Cali
fornia, Arizona and Michigan contests,
the Roosevelt forces made a fight, and
voted their full strength against the
Taft delegates.
In the California case they secured
q roll call, losing 16 to 81, in the
Arizona contest they failed to get a
roll call, and in the Michigan case
none was asked, although they voted
against seating Taft delegates at
large.
The contests settled in favor Of
President Taft were:
Acknowledgements at large 6.
California-Fourth district, q.
Louision-Delegates at large, 6;
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth.
Sixth, Seventh district, IA.
Michi6an-Delegates at large, 8.
Observation-Disclosures at large, 4:
First district, 3.
Total 40.
Pearl Wright, national committee
man from louisiana and the Roosevelt
leader there, lost in high fight to seal
the Roosevelt delegates from that
state. An effort was made by Com
mitteeman Harry S. New to end the
long standing differences among
Louisiana Republicans by officially
recognizing the Loisel faction, now
controlling the state Republican Or
ganization there, but Mr.. Wright head
ed of such action.
Governor Chase s. Osborne of
Michigan and his Roosevelt delegates
at large, were unseated by the deci-
sion Of the Michigan case for Taft.
The contest over the Fourth Cali
fornia district, decided for President
Taft, furnished the most bitter ex-
changes of the day, Francis J. Heney
leading the Roosevelt forces and in.
sisting up recognition for the Roose.
velt delegates there.
The national committee had before
1t, when it adjourned Wednesday, 112
contested seats still to pass upon.
Chairman Victor Rosewater, in a
statement at the end of the session,
said the committe was not keeping
pace with the work of the last con-
vention. In 1908 but SO contests re-
NAMED to be decided on the Wednes.
day night preceding the convention.
Members Of the committee fear that
the contests will run we'll over into
the opening day Of the national con-
vention. The balance of the Missis.
Bipp contests and those from the
states of Missouri, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Ten
.nessee will, it is believed, be disposed
Of soon.