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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
CIVIL SERVICE
AGAINST SP0|LS
President Taft Contrasted
Two and Showed Advant-
age of First Over Last.

Boston. Sept president Taft last
night contrasted the conditions that
confronted a president in the days of
the spofls system with the system of
appointment under the civil service.
attacked the democratic house of rep
resentatives for attempting to limit the
tenure of government employees. and
declared that so long as he has the
power no old government clerk need
fear discharge unless the United States
has provided system of civil service
pensions to keep him from want in his
old age.
The president spoke in Faneuil hall
to several hundred postoffice employees
now in convention here. He said that
the job of president in these days is
not thing of JOY when appointments
are considered. hut the times of Lin
coin he added, must have been a per-
feet hell" More than anything else,
he has encountered in the white house.
Mr.. Taft said. the filling of vacancies
that are not under the civil service
has proved irksome and distasteful to
him and three times he has urged con-
gress in special messages to extend the
blanket of the civil service to all gov
ernment employees.
Mr.. Taft motored in from Beverly
three hours before his train left for
Washington to speak to the clerks.
He ltmped into Faneuil hall with his
right foot In bandages and wearing on
it loose felt slipper instead of shoe.
The foot was injured several years ago
while Mr.. Taft was playing golf and
late yesterday he strained it again. He
was able to stand without aid last
night and did not use a cane in walk
ing. 1t was expected that he will be
able to go out on the links again when
he returns to Beverly Saturday.
At o'clock last night the president
gagement there with the International
Association of Applied Chemistry. He
will return by way of New York,
where he will board the yacht May
flower and on the way north will stop
at New London. Conn.,. to address the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways associa-
ton. Charles d. Hilles. chairman Of
the republican national committee.
and George r. Sheldon. its treasurer.
will be his guests over night Thursday
on the Mayflowr. Mrs. Taft probably
will take the trip.
President Taft was wildly cheered
when he entered Faneuil hall last
night. Congressman Green of Massa-
praised the president for his veto Of
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill when 1t contained a
provision to limit to seven years the
tenure Of civil service employees
The president began by praising the
faithful. skillful. intelligent" em-
ployes Of the government who have
built up the machine Of government in
l2S years 50 that no matter what
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
FLOOD DAMAGE
IS 100000
Devastation Wrought by
Pennsylvania Storm Falls
on Railroads and Farmers

Pittsburg. Sept. 4.-The task of
clearing away wreckage caused by the
storm Of Sunday night progressed
fairly we'll today at hundreds of points
throughout western and northern
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and a
portion Of Ohio. The list of fatalities
reached forty today Whether others
met death will not be known definite
ly before more headway is made with
the great piles of debris deposited by
the raging water over wide stretches
Of territory.
The loss is conservatively placed
at $2.00o.000. The principal suffer-
ers are farmers and railroads. al
though upward of three score houses
were wrecked and manufacturing
plants sustained heavy damage to
machinery.
Communication was re-established
with Salineville. Ohio. late today. The
town was almost wiped out by the
flood. causing an estimated loss Of
over 100000. Scores Of persons
were compelled to flee from their
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
TH|RTY.SEVEN
MAY Be DEAD
Explosion of Fire Damp in
French Mine Believed to
be Fatal.

Lens. France, Sept. 4.-Thirty.seveu
coal miners are believed to have beer
killed by an explosion of fire damp
in the Clarence coal mine near Bruay
in the department of Nord.
The explosion badly wrecked the
mine. Seventy-three men were work.
ing in the pit at the time. The work
Of rescue was started without delay
but proved extremely difficult as the
passages Of the mine were filled with
dense black vapor and the walls
were continually collapsing.
Up to a late hour the rescuers had
taken out three bodies and twenty.
three living miners. All those res
cued alive were fearfully burned. Only
ten miners, who were working near
the mouth Of the shaft. escaped unin.
jured.
Today crowds Of relatives and
friends OF the entombed men are
pressing about the gates Of the col.
liery. hoping against hope that they
will be rescued Although the res.
cuers have not relinquished their
TASK Of getting into the mine. the
farther they penetrate 1t the more
7hoked up they find the passages
The entombed men we're working in
remote part Of the pit and mine
officials believe Vt will be impossible
to save any Of them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04

Expressed in betting odds these rates
mean to 10, 80 to 10. and to 10
respectively.
In other words Lloyd's regard the
danger Of their having to pay in the
event of Wilson's victory so great that
they demand q premium Of sixty pei
cent OF what they stand to lose( their
client must pay so to win 4O); that
the danger Of Taft victory to them
Is only great enough to justify them
In demanding a premium Of thirty
per cent Of possiblye loss: while
Roosevelt, in their opinion, :, %
considered seriously enough to charge
a premium Of only twenty per cent
OF what they stand to lose II he wins,
Few Wagers So Far.
The almost total absence Of takers
OF money offered has not only dis.
gusted old Manhattan betting men
but also has mystif1ed many Of them
Before the polls close in presidential
election years that are normal. from q
betting standpoint, on an average OF
100000 is in the hands Of stake
holders in Wall street alone. Accord
ing to the estimate Of an old-timer
street. where he has taken an active
part in Wall street political betting
for many years, by the time the cam
paign has advanced this far in or
dinary years upward Of $4,000 10 in
the hands Of stake holders. The au-
thority declared that he was unable
to trace bets actually placed Of one
third that amount this year.
Odds on Wilson 2 to I.
"The odds on Wilson are now 2 ia
against the neld. but there 10 re-
markably little betting Of any descrip
ton this year." he said. Yesterday
sent a man the rounds Of the big
hotels uptown where sports were wont
to gather. with instructions to place
paltry $3.50 against 800 that VIII
son would be elected. After visiting
the Knickerbocker. the Cadillac. the
Metropole. and a number of other
hotels he returned with the money.
The highest bet he could have taken
was an effore of IS against $25. The
odds most frequently quoted on
Roosevelt are to 1. while Taft
fluctuates SO much in the betting
market that I wouldn't actually know
how to describe the odds PREVAILING,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04

president or cabinet officer or bureau
chief leaves Washington for a vaca-
ton, the public business goes on and
the government wheels still turn. He
said he had personally observed that
machine in operation for many years
and knew its faults and its good
points.
The charge has been made" he de-
clared with a bang of his fist on the
speakers table. that government em-
pioyes are overpaid. That is not true.
l know hundreds of men in Washing
ton who are not compensated within
five times or even ten times Of what
they would have received under mod
ern conditions in other lines. l do
not mean to say that / favor an ad-
vance in salary of five or ten times
what they get now, but the govern
ment should assure these men Of per-
manence of tenure and that they will
be taken care Of in their old age"
The speaker explained that once he
favored system of straightout PEN
sions for government employees. After
observation Of the working Of this
system abroad, however. he had come
to the conclusion that it was not the
best and that it made for smaller
salaries and less rapid advancement
for the worthy.
in system that might be called an
enforced system Of PENSIONS where
the government pays part and the en-
ployes contribute as well.'
Mr.. Taft gave his reasons for the
veto Of the legislative bill. He said
that not only did he oppose it, because
it was unfair and because 1t was plac-
ed before him in an improper dress.
but because 1t would have made the
life of congressman and presidents
concerned in reappointments unbear-
able.
The bill would have accomplished
nothing good" he said. "It would just
be like beating the devil around the
bush."
With a picture Of how many ap.
pointments were made In the days be-
fore civil service the president con-
cluded his address.
"It must have been a perfect hell in
those days." he said. II speak with
emphasis because do not know any
thing connected with the government
that so interferes with the administra-
tion of the office as the applications
and pressure that are brought to bear
to fill these offices that are not now
under the civil service"
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MORE REVENUE
THAN LAST YEAR
July and August Beat Same
Months Last Year by
$1,000, 900.

Washington. Sept. 4.-Treasurs
figures for August announced today
indicated that the government reve-
nues were jumping over the returns
for the same period Of last year. Gus
toms receipts for August and July,
the first two months Of the present
fiscal year. ran $4.000,000 each above
the figures for the same two months
Of 1911. Ordinary internal revenue
taxes were an increase Of $3.000,0 900
more for the two month period this
year than for last year.
Aside from the Panama canal and
the public debt the excess Of ordinary
disbursements over receipts was ap-
proximately s16.o00,000 less than for
the corresponding two months last
year, largely attributable to the hold
ing up Of the appropriation bills in
the closing weeks of congress. The
public debt was diminished durine
August by s6s9.542.
During August fifteen national
banks. with total capital Of $685.
900, were authorized to begin busi-
ness. making a total of 10.250 nation
al banks organized up to last Satur-
day.
The United States mints during
August coined s505.00o in gold. $780,
900 in silver and $226,000 in one-cent
pieces
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Will Not Return to America
But Will Give Deposi-
ton in England.
DENOTED POLICE INSPECTOR
WILL Make DISCLOSURES
Hayes Will Tell District Attorney all
He Knows of Police Graft and will
Help the Prosetcution-Break with
Waldo the Cause.

Preston. England. Sept. 4.-Thomes
Coupe. former night clerk of the Elks
club of New York and an eye witness
to the murder to Gambler Rosenthal.
says he is ready to help District At
torney Whitman every way possible.
but will not return to the United
States. In reply to the district attor-
ney's wireless request that he return
to America. Coupe cabled today saying
he would make his deposition before
an American consul in England. In
an interview afterward Coupe said:
My conscience tells me I should
help Whitman to the full extent of my
ability. but l prefer to do this by CIV
ing by deposition here. The intima-
ton that I was paid to leave New
York is false. The standing Of my
people here ought to be sufficient evil
dence of the falsity of that story.
Frankly speaking, did run away
from New York. for I am convinced I
was serving my personal interests best
by doing So"
Coupe admits he is one of Whit
mans most important witnesses. He
declares that although he did not see
the actual murder he did see the as
sailants speeding away in the grey
automobile and noted that the police
made no effort to follow them. Coupe
denies having made sweeping charges
against the New York police. He says
he had no easy time escaping the de-
tectives who sought to prevent his de-
parture from America.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
'SAOLER TROPHY
TO MASSACHUSETTS
Seagirt Shooting Tourney
Event Captured by 1,701
Out of Possible 1000.

Rifle Range, Seagirt, N. j.. Sept 4.
The Massachusetts, state rifle team
won the Sadler trophy match. the fea-
ture of the days competitions in the
annual Seagirt shooting tournament,
scoring 1.701 out Of a possible 1000
points, against 1862 for the Iowa team
which finished second. The District
of Columbia team was third with l.
629: New Jersey fourth. 1.605; Mary
land fifth, 1893; U. s. marine corps,
sixth, 1853, and Texas seventh, 1859.
Rain fell steadily, nearly all day,
and under the circumstances some re-
marRable scores were made. especial
ly by the winning team. There were
several "possibles'-75 out Of Is. or
fifteen successive bullseyes-on the
long ranges. The only other event
concluded was the Spencer 1900 yard
silhouette team match, won by the
United States marine corps team.
scoring four hits.
The Sadler match, under the inter-
national Palma trophy match condi-
from any foreign nation, the several
branches Of the regular service. and
from the states and territories-one
team from each. The distances were
500, 900 and 1000 yards. each team
member firing fifteen shots at each
distance. First price was the Sadler
trophy. presented by the adjutant gen.
eral Of New Jersey. the other prizes
being cash.
The Spencer silhouette team match.
a novelty, was won by the marine
corps team. each member Of which re-
ceived gold medal. The members Of
the New York state team, which fin-
ished second. with three hits. received
silver medals. The District Of Colum-
bia team was third, with two hits. On
the first count the marine corps and
New York tied with three hits each.
On the shoot-off the marine corps took
the lead.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04

street and looked down toward Sixth
avenue, and l said, with Gods help, I
am going to get a job right off, but
before 1 started saw a newsboy, with
his papers under his arm. and two
more boys on the pavement reading
the story of my life.
Il bought a paper. and, to my joy.
there was the offer of John A. Fehr. in
which he said he would give me a
chance. l was so happy that could
nave cried right there. but I have not
shed many tears In the later years Of
my life. SO went back to my little hall
bedroom. and wrote to my wife. and
asked her If 1t was true.
you can imagine my delight when
she sent me the letter from Mr., Fehr.
and as soon as found there was help
for me. 1 just took long rest, for I
knew that after what had passed
through I needed change. The har-
rowing thought that I had been driven
to tell the story of my life to The
world, IN order to escape the black.
mail that Jimmy Foley. my former
cellmate. was exacting of me, had
about finished me. determined thar
1 would come back and start in all
over again as soon as I had a chance
to plan for the future, and now that I
am here it is great to be back among
those who have always had a kind
word for me-
May Preach to Convicts.
The lines Of care are fast disap-
pearing from his face. and Burke is
going to devote some of his time in
helping convicts to reform. He is full
of ideas. and says that many of the
present-day methods Of extending aid
to those who have fallen are not
practical
II want to get in touch with soma
Of these unfortunate" says Burke.
"and I have already taken up with
Warden McKenty Of the Eastern peni-
tentiary here. the idea Of my going
out there very Sunday. and If can be
permitted to, I should like to lead a
service where I can talk to some Of
these men as though they were my
own brothers. and I know that after
all have gone through I can help
them
This plan is in keeping with the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
BANDITS GOT
WRONG TRAIN
Held up Freight Instead of
Passenger-Fled When
Mistake was Discovered.

New Orleans, Sept, 4.-Three ban
dts, plentifully supplied with high ex-
plosives and an auto, lay in wait
twelve miles east Of her last night for
the New Orleans and Cincinnati train
on the Nashville railroad. When they
heard the putting Of the locomotive
they set their holdup plans in motion.
but after they had halted the locomo-
tive 1t was found to be hauling a long
line Of freight cars instead Of express
and passenger coaches. Covering their
retreat with leveled guns, the men
made off in their automobile.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
TO CLIMB M'KINLEY.

Seattle, WASH. Sept. An ex-
pedition to climb Mount Mckinley
next spring has been organized by
c. e. Rusk. an editor Of Prosser,
Wash, reputed to be the most skill
full mountain climber in the Pacific
northwest, and Merl Lavoy. who was
a member of the unsuccessful Her.
schel Parker expeditions of 1910 and
1912. Rusk led an unsuccessful ex-
pedition to the mountain in 1910.
Miss Cora Keen of Philadelphia. who
climbed Mount Blackburn last sum
mer. also is considering an expedition
to Mount Mckinley.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
Was Choice of Every Prefer
entail Primary But Those
of Two States.
COLONEL REFUSED TO MEET
The COALITION CONDITIONS
Declined to Accept Support of Nilsson.
RI Republicans in Return for Keen.
ing Third Party State Ticket Out of
the Field In that State.

Washington. Sept. Z. - Senator
Jonathan Bourne of Oregon in a for
NAL statement today announced that
he would support Theodore Roose.
Veits candidacy for the presidency.
me republicans of Oregon as we'll
as Of every other presidential pri-
mary state except Wisconsin and
North Dakota selected him as their
choice for president this year" said
Senator Bourne. These presidential
primary returns clearly indicate that
Roosevelt is the choice of the great
majority Of the republican party and
certainly he was of Oregon. hence l.
tial preference law, shall support Col
onel Roosevelt in the November cleo
tion."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
PAID TRIBUTE TO
DEAD EMPEROR
Foreign Diplomatic Corps
Laid Silver Wreath on
Bier of Japan's Dead.

Toxic, Sept. 4.-The entire foreign
diplomatic corps paid theor respects
today at the bier of the late Emperor
Mutsuhito, upon whose coffin they
laid q silver wreath. They had prev-
[ously been received in audience by
Emperor YoshihAto and the empress.
Brigadier General John J.. Pershing
has arrived here from the Philippines
to join the special American embassy
headed by Secretary Of State Knox.
which is to attend the late emperor's g
funeral.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
ENDS ANOTHER CHAPTER,

Liverpool, Sept. al. Bruce Ismay,
head of the International Mercantile
Marine company. today concluded his
testimony before Charles e. Pickett,
master in the inquiry instituted by the
United States to take evidence in con-
nection wit hthe American govern
ments suit to dissolve the alleged
shipping trust. The examination of
Mr.. Ismay was private and his testi-
money will not be disclosed until it is
reported to the United States court in
New York. Today's hearing ends the
work Of Mr.. Pickett here.
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porting the capture does not state
the time nor say II there was a fight.
Marines It Nicsraeus.

San Juan Del Sur. Nicaragua, Sept.
Fifty American marines have
reached Managua. Rear Admiral
Southerland, chief of
the Unite dStates Pacific feet, con-
trolls the situation. American naval
contingents are garrisoning the prin-
cipal towns along the railroad. The
rebels have suspended operations.
A detachment Of marines from Cor
into reached Leon Sunday. The pop
ulace showed evidences Of indignation
at the coming of the Americans, but
their leaders kept them well in hand
At tn small towns along the rail-
road SIs. Corinto to Leon the peo-
e geste hwere friendly to the
Americansst A Smerous points the
marines founn Socs2ad impossible
and weer forced >V 7pridges.
The United states % Denver
Is lying at anchor here. collier
Prometheus is in the Gulf IT Fon-
SEGA.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
. WOMEN SMOKE CIGARS.

Chicago. Sept. 4.-Cigar dealers in
Chicago confirm the report from Kan
sas City that women are smoking Gig
ars. c. e. Ingersoll of the Stratford
hotel says:
why, women have been smoking
cigars in Chicago for a long time. I
get so many orders from women for
cigars that I could not tell you off,
hand the exact amount. They don't
ask for any light. small cigar, either.
And don't think they smoke 1t
through a holder"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
Hayes VIII Tell.

New York, Sept. 4.-Before leaving
for Albany today to confer with Gov
ernor Dix relative to summoning an
other panel from which to select an
extraordinary grand jury District At
torney Whitman declined to say any,
thing about his conference last night
with Cornelius c. Hayes. the denoted
police inspector. Hayes likewise was
silent. 1t has been rumored for some
time that Hayes would come over to
the district attorney. His break with
Commissioner Waldo. who accused
him of making false statement in
saying Waldo had instructed him not
to molest disorderly houses unless the
raids were sanctioned by Waldo.
brought about the inspectors demo-
tion to the grade Of captain. his re-
moval from the tenderloin to Staten
Island and the preferring of charges
on which he is to be tried. In this
situation it is said Hayes decided to go
to MIR. Whitman and tell all about the
so-called system that he knows.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
GIRL TO BE A JOCKEY.

London. Sept. "A Budapest dis
patch says that a daughter Of Jockey
Bulford has applied for a license from
the Jockey club.
Fraulein Bulford has been fully
trained as a Jockey. and intends to he
gin her career soon on the turf. This
will have been the first occasion. the
newspapers say, on which a woman
has ridden as a professional jockey.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
Ex.sLAvE A MILLIONAIRE.

Memphis. Tenn, Sept. 4.-From
slavery to a millionaire ID the life
at his home here today. He was -
years old and was born in Holly
Springs, Miss.
Church's wealth IL estimated to ex-
ceed $1,0O0.OO0. He owned valuable
business property and more than $50
houses in the city and several hun
dred acres of land near the city limits.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
WOLVES MISS THEIR PREY.

Birmingham. Ala. Sept. 4.-The ar
rival of a freight train at Prospect,
Ala. early today saved the Northern
Alabama railroad gent there from a
horrible death by a pack Of wolves.
The wolves surrounded the little de-
pot early in the night, and drove the
agent inside. where he barricaded win
dows and doors.
He shot two Of the wolves when they
tried to jump through the window.
The arrival of the freight train scared
the pack away.
The agent left with the train, going
to Jasper. twelve miles away.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
BLUEJACKEs WIN
FIRST CONTEST
Have Recaptured Boat Cap
tured by Nicaraquar Rebsl
to Transport Troops.

Washington, Sept. 4.-American
bluejackets from the cruiser Glacier
under Robert Conan, have recaptur-
ed from the Nicaraguan rebels the
small steamer seized near Corinto for
the purpose of transporting insur-
gents.
Admiral Southerland's cable re-
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TWO MEN BURNED.

Boise. Ida. Sept. 4.-Two men were
burned to death in the Central hotel
at Bellevue. Ida. early today when
one of them upset a kerosene lamp.
The fire destroyed an entire block Of
buildings. The victims were Robert
L. Hodgins. a brother of former
United States marshal of Idaho, and
IT, A. McGoyern a miner
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-04
Refused Coalition

Keokuk, Iowa. Sept. At was
yesterday rejected the offer of sun
port from the republicans of Missouri
rendered on the terms that he should
induce the Missouri progressives to
refrain from putting full state tick
ct in the field.
The days itinerary called for Ave
speeches in Iowa. the last one at Des
MONIES. He leaves DesMoines at
$3.50 o'clock tonight for st. Paul.