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The Wahpeton times., 1912-11-21
FACT

Local Evidence
Evidence that can be verified.
Fact is what we want.
Opinion is not enough.
Opinions differ.
Here's Wahpeton test.
You can test it.
Mrs. J. P. Brand, i08 Second
St., s., Wahjpeton, N. D., says:
"About three years ago I was sud-
denly siezed with pain in my back
just over my left kidney. be-
came so. lame and sore that I
could not stoop and finally q dull,
heavy ache settled in the small
of my back. I did not rest COM
fortably and in the morning when
I got up, was all tired out. I had
severe headaches and dizzy spells
an my health was all run down.
After trying various kinds Of kid
ney medicineswithou being help
ed, I had the good fortune to learn
/ of Doan's Kidney Pills. I procur-
ed a box at Keen's drug store and
soon after I began using them
I improved. Gradually the SYM
|ptoms Of my trouble disappeared
and the contents of four boxes
of Doan's Kidney Pills complete
ly cured me. I have yet to hear
of an instance where this remedy
failed to give relief"
For sale BY al dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name e-Doan's
and take no other.
The Wahpeton times., 1912-11-21
solEsoE SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Jessie Chezik, a former
student, was a visitor last Tues.
day. i.sif0s
Miss Mason entertained the
Fortnightly club Monday evening.
Professor Mcmahon was the
assembly speaker. last week and
he gave a reading from Tenny-
sons Idyls of the King.
Professor Ward took in the foot
ball game between Minnesota and
Wisconsin last Saturday, return
ing Monday evening.
Olivia Dietz, 1911, visited the
shorthand department Nov. IL.
Two more students from the
Government Indian school enroll
led in the shorthand department
this week.
The orchestra is holding regu-
lar practice and will be heard
from again in the near future.
Miss Josephine jacobson, 1911,
has accepted a position at the
Globe-Gazette.
Carl Knutson left school this
week to accept q position with
Schuler & Kachelhoffer of this
city.
The shorthand has just been
supplied with new window shades
which is an improvement much
appreciated in that department.
Newman Nelson and Fred Berg
callers at the school last Sat-
urday.
The bird number of the lee
ture course was given Saturday
evening by Jacob Riis, the great
social worker, on 1.-THE Battle
With the Sums" 1t was illus
trated by lantern slides and gave
a very vivid pictures Of life in
the poorer parts of New York
some years ago.
Reviews are on and we are re-
minded that the term closes next
week. The most of the students
will go home to take Thanksgiv-
ing dinnr at mothers table and
renew acquaintances.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
Suit on Other Side
Of Jim Grow Law

What is probably the first suit to-
be fled against a railway company
for a violation Of the Jim Grow law
was filed In the superior court yes
terday by attorney J. S. Baker
His clients are three negro women
OF chickasha. VINO aiiege that the Rock
Island Railway company failed 20 fur
nlsh first cluss accommodations for
thcm on a trip from IN Reno 10 Chick
asha. and that the law was violated
when the company failed to furnish
fully appointed ear for the co!ored
passengers, and while charging them
first class passage. compelled them TO
ride In q freight caboose attached to
the rear Of the train
They win ask for maximum dam
ages as prescribed in the statute fol
all three passengers and an additional
$1,000 exemplary damages. These
clients came to me, stated Mr. Baker
yesterday, and asked Il / would han
die the case. adding that they wanted
to carry It into the supreme cour
for a final test Of the law
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
First New Corn
Coming on Market

r. G. Griguon brought to this office
this morning samples taken from a
load of new corn marketed al Nerden
yesterday by J R. Lewis, grown on
his farm. two and a half miles north.
cast Of Verden.
The corn is the Little yellow Flint
variety OF a rich golden color, small
cob and large grain, and is splendid
specimen Of early corn. An acre Of
land was measured Off by Mr. Lewis
and shucked out producing n bushels
He has 20 acres Of this variety
So far as known this is the first LOAD
Of new corn to be marketed in Grad,
county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
SCHEPPS IS BADLY SCARED

rived here, Schepps declares he "just
does not know what to say"
Rumors here during the day of a
federal warrant having been issued
for schepps was found to be untrue.
It was learned that federal warrant
in Oregon for opium selling and gam
bling caused the report.
Pressed for further explanation Of
his desire TO await Sanders coming
Schepps declared he would not talk
further than t) say that really he did
not know Sander personally, adding
that this end Of the Rosenthal case
had developed complications OF which
he did not know the import.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
AStOr Baby Absorbing
Topic in New York
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press
New York, Aug t5.-The Astor baby
is still the object Of greatest interest
IN New York today Dr. Cragin issued
bulletin that both mother and baby
are doing nicely
Gossip is still active discussing the
possibility Of a viii contest Henry
Gildersleeve, counsel for Mrs Astor
said that a contest was Improbable
but iid not say it wouldn't be made
Vincent Astor cabled his congratula
tions from Europe and soon afterwards
q handsome bouquet Of American
Beauty roses bearing Vincents card
was delivered from the florists.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
SOME FINE PEACHES.

Mrs. d. NJ Palmer, s2S South Fifth
street, brought to The Express office
this morning samples Of peaches from
a tree at her home, as fine srt cimens
as one would care to see.
The fruit is from the first years
bearing Of a Seeding. measures nine
inches around and ten the long way
Mrs. Palmer does not know the variety
as the seed planted was picked up by
her on the street attracting her at
iention by its unusual size and fine
appearance
ii any one has anything finer thar
these samples and viii bring them in
We win gladly pass Judgment on them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15

kowitz, Allen Robinson, Y $ Tomlin,
Raymond v. lngersoll, Mrs Charles I'll
IsraeIs and George B Agnew.
On the platform from which Abra-
ham Lincoln delivered an address at
the opening Of Cooper Union in 1860
sat these men and women from all
walks Of life Speakers included Dis
trict Attorney Whitman, Dr. Lyman
Abbott. Rabbi Schulz, Alderman Henry
1 III Curran chairman OF the aldermanie
police investigating committee Emory
r. Buckner, counsel for the commit
tee; Henry DeForest Baldwin and
Mrs, Charles Il. Israel, who is a prom
inent social worker
District Attorney Whitman was the
hero Of the hour and received a
tremendous ovation when he arose to
speak
I When Mr Whitman finally began
I his speech ne frequently was interrupt
cd By spontaneous cries OF approval
which had not been given to tne oihei
speakers until they had finished theIi
adlFesseS.
Il want to say just this =aid Mr
Whitman, with regard to the matter
which ] know Is near your hearts at
d Is near mine, with regard 70 a Grim,
that has shocked this city ana shock
"a the nation, perhaps as few crlmes
have Ia the history Of the city or II
the history of the nation. the killing
Of Herman Rosenthal was murder, d
course, an awful murder. but It wal
more than thaL In the light Of al
the circumstances connected with &
i was challenge to our very ciyiliza
ton itself
II Is not question Of who or wha
Rosenthal was, or who may Be mayo
or who may be police commissioner
or Who may be district attorney, i
Is not a question of Becker or a feg
men who may or may not be accom-
! pliees. Il Is question Of whether {
is possible for the murderers TO CON
/ NIT an atroclous crime in the heart o
the city and get lcisurely away Tn
fortunately these are the conditions
AS ! said before. that Is the challeng
i TO The civilized nation Of the 2eth Ger
! tury to the city OF New York aud .
the police department Of the city an
The district attorneys office of th
! county and the courts OF New Yor
are going 10 demonstrate to the peopl
Of the world that the man does nc
? live. whoever he may be, who in thI
{ city can with impuniw set at deiianc
the majesty, the dignity and soyel
/. eighty Of the law"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
Mr.. GERsTENFiELD
MAKES CORRECTION,

The following letter from Mr.. Gers
tehfield, PLAINTIFF in the suit for pos.
session Of a dog, which was reported
in The Express yesterday,is published
over Mr., Gerstenfield's signature, and
is self-explanatory:
The Daily Express;
In perusing your PAPER of yesterday
regarding the dog case. / wish to call
your attention to an omission.
The defendant stated that three OF
my neighbors (railroad men, working
under Master Mechanic Mccarthy,
Che defendant IN the case,) testified
that the dog In question was not the
Gerstenfield dog. but neglected to state
that five neIghbors lnot railroad peo
ple), testified positively that the dos
was the Gerstenfield dog.
Respectfully yours,
LEO GERSTENFIELD.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
PoMERENE WOULD FORCE
PROSECUTION OF TRUST HEADS
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press
Washington, Aug. I5Jsenator Pom.
creme started hot debate in the sem
ate today by attempting to force con
sideration Of the resolutions calling
upon Attorney General Wickersham to
prosecute the individual defendants in
the Standard Oil and tobacco trust
cases He said that in adopting the
resolution it was necessary to perpet-
uate respect OF the law. Senator
Sutherland Of Utah declared the reso-
lutions an astounding proposition. 1t
was not the proper function for con
gress. Senator Kenyon, the former
trust buster in the department OF JUS
tice, said that he favored prosecution
OF the oil and tobacco magnates, but
disapproved Of the resolution. No ac-
tlon was taken on the resolution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15

poor have stood for the men who
toll"
The enemies Of labor, he charged.
had long sought to get him out Of the
way
q have stood against them,o he
said NOW is their chance. They
would stop my voice which from the
time was a babe my father and moth
er taught me never to raise except for
Justice and freedom and in the cause
of the weak and poor They would
stop it with the penitentiary.
"Oh, you Wild insane members Of
the steel trust and Ereetors' associa-
tion. Oh, yoa mad hounds Of detec.
tives who are gilling to do your mas
ter's will Oh, you district attorneys.
You know not what you do Let me
say that il you can succeed in plac-
ing me behind prison walls there viii
breed a silence more ominous and elo-
quent than any woid that my poor lips
could ever frame"
Enumerating all to whim immunity
had been extended in the effort to
convict him, Mr.. Darrow asked why e
was his associates in the Mcnamara
case had not been prosecuted. The
answer, he said, was because Davis
lived in Los Angeles and it was not
the intention Of The authorities 10 pIos-
ecute anyone in the city
Darrow told the jurors the only
question they had to decide was
whether he gave Bert Franklin $4,000
and not s2S,OOO He said all the evil
dence showed that Franklin had lied.
E"You can't send me to the peniten.
tiary on guess work. or suspicion" no
declared. III 1 an convicted 1t must
be on Franklin's story. Franklin says
that j. Hartman gave me $4,000 TOR
the purpose Of bribery. Hartman says
he didn't. Is he a periurer? Frank
| Wolfe says he came down on the car
with me on the morning Of the sSth
and was with me until he left for Har.
rimans headquarters. Wolfe bas no
interest in this case, and his testi.
mony has not been conradicted. Il
you convict me YOU must say that /
Wolfe, Hartman. lie compte and ia.
Wis lied, and that the sanity Franklin
! told the truth"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
REBEL ATROCITIES
ARE BARBAROUS
Their Methods of Warfare are Such as
Only the Kiffirs Would Have
Committed.
TORTURES
Situation is Becoming SO Alarming that
Mexican Press Almost Invite
American Intervention.

and residents, defended church tow
er, were hurled into the court yard
while yet alive, the fan Of each being
celebrated by Kisses and whistling
Their bodies were burned in the struc.
ture together with that Of the muir
dered priests and the images OF the
saints
Expressing In some degree the hor-
ror felt by practically all residents Of
this capital over the slaughter Of pas
sengers and soldiers on the train at
Ticuman on Sunday and the terrible
campaign being waged by Zapatistas
near Toluca, capital Of the state Of
Mexico, newspapers Of the capital car
ried editorials urging Mexieans to aid
in whatever manner possible in sup
pressing Zapatism
The government was sharply crtii-
cised except in those papers popularity
supposed to be controlled by govern
ment officials which declared that
they would reserve their right to call
the government to account until the
rebellion was suppressed, when they
promised to do so.
El Pals and El Diario declared that
the savagery displayed by the zapa-
tistas might easily bring on American
4 Intervention
The editorial in I'll Impartial was
more analytical in its review Of the
situation. 1t charged that the goern-
ment had attempted by censorship and
Misrepresentation to suppress the
facts about the disturbed state Of the
country, and taunted the administra-
ton with direct questions as to why
the deplorabe conditions were per
mitted to exist
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
rExAs rRooPs ro noRnER.

san Antonio, Tex, Aug. l5.- Troops
L, * and N third cavalry Will eatrain
today for Fort Bliss, there to do pa.
troll duty on the Mexican border The
orders for the movement came late
last night from Col, steever, command
ing the department Of Texas Five
troops Of cavalry are already doing
duty on the border
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
Appalled, at Extent Of Organized Crime
and Will Rid City Of 1t
at Any Cost.
STRONG COMMITTEE NAMED
Will Stand Behind District Attorney in
Effort to Bring the Guilty
Parties to Justice.

New York, Aug. l5 The resolute
determination of Che citizens Of New
York to ria their police force Of It's
system Of graft and biackmall was
given lorciblc expression at a mass
meeting last night at Cooper Union
when they appointed a vigilance com.
mittee Of prominent men and women
to SEQ that Ieiblie officers now engag
cd IN exposing Tho reasonable ann
ance Of the police with organized
crime do their rum duty
The mass meeting which typificd
the public Indignation aroused by rev
elations OF police eorraption growing
out OF the murder OF Herman kosrn-
thai was attended by crowd that
oycrflowed the hall There were 1905
persons Ia the auditorium with hun
dreds standing up while blocking Chg
streets outside were thousands who
clamorcd for admlsiancc.
L was one Of the largest town
meetings held in the city IN years and
there was no mistak.ag the earnest
ness which pergaded the gathering a.
it voiced Jos approval Of the denuncia
tipn Of the police system which th,
prominent speakers on The program
employed when speaking Of existing
I conditions THE atmosphere % leylp
often present az public mass meetings
was wholly absent and each speakel
was heard with respectful attention
only interrupted by aignliled applause
The resolution appointing the ylgi
lance committee, which was gIyei
power TO Increase its number 20 so &
solicit funds to engage counsel caile'
upon the police department 10 pa
forth additional efforts looking to thl
arrest OF an those implicated ln thl
Rosenthal murder upon the distric
attorney 10 bend every energy OF hi
office. as he has been doing, to ta
apprehension aud conviction OF thos
guilty Of this crime. upon aldermani
inyestigating committee 70 make
thorough nonRartisan and msparin
examination into existing condition
and into causes which give rise &
systems OF blackmail and graft an
20 propose remedies by which ihes
causes may be removed and upon tn
citizens aud officials having iniorm'
ton ON these conditions to lay ii b,
fore the district attorney or ihe aldei
manic committee in the full confldenc
that they viii be protected against te
rorism and oppression Of every sort
The members Of the committee ar
Eugene II ogterbAage, Jacob
schin, Eugene Appiibin, Henry Mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15

Hot Springs, Ark, Aug, 15.-Sudden-
ly changing his mind last night, Sam
Schepps, arrested here last Saturday
night and held as a material witness
in the Rosenthal murder case, an
nounced his willingness to return to
New York with Assistant District At
torney Rubin, Postmaster Fred E.
johnson advised him to accept as con
elusive the telegram received by Act
ing Mayor Petit giving a description
OF Rubin, Stewart and Thomas.
Thomas is expected here today. Ber-
nard Sander schepps attorney prob
ably will arrive late today Rubin is
expected to start for New York with
schepps some time today
sehepps had earlier protested to be
dissatisfied because Rubin could not
fully identity himself as the district
attorneys representative The acting
mayor had sent a message requesting
Mr. Whitman to telegraph an aocu-
rate description OF the men sent from
his office for schepps Detective
Thomas. who took another route than
Rubin and Stewart is not yet here,
but it is expected District Attorney
Whitman's reply giving the descrip-
tions asked, gives the number OF the
shield worn by Thomas
1T seems they lay more stress on
Thomas as the man to take Schepps'
remarked Petit after receiving a tele
gram giving the descriptions.
schepps attitude seems to be thai
, Of wavering between fear that III,
men vino came are not Rubin All,
Stewart and belief that perhapl
after all they are what they represen
themselves to be- Of the facts ther
is scarcely any real doubt even in tn
minds Of the authorities. Telegram
were exchanged between Whitman
office and Rubin during the day
Rubin showed Sehepps an aeknow
odgment of payment made to an il
suranee company a letter written b
William Rubin, his brother and sue
other documents he happens to hav
I with him, proving himself to be RI
9 bin Sehepps one moment will sa
/, that 1T looks all right, only TO chang
his attitude che next He was aske
9 to define his attitude toward Rubi
e and Stewart He replied that his att
J. tude toward the accredited represel
s tatives OF Whitman's office has a
ready been given in a statement give
the press on Tuesday, but as to h
attitude toward the two men who a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
President Calls Special
Meeting Of His Cabinet
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. Aug. 15.-President
Taft called a special cabinet meeting
today and suddenly the members were
compelled to cancel engagements and
hurry to the White House. 1t is be-
lieyed that the conference is due to
the legislative situation It is also
thought that President Taft wished to
discuss several vetoes he now has un.
der consideration
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
BARROW PLEADS
IN OWN DEFENSE
TeIegram by UnIted Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Los Angeles, Aug 15.-A huge
crowd gathered at the court house
here when Darrow resumed his argu-
ment in his own defense in the brib-
cry trial today He is exfeeted 10
complete it BY the noon recess. Dis
trlct Attorney Fredericks viii then
occupy the rest Of today Tomorrow
the closing argument for the state will
be made. The case will likely go to
the jury Friday evening or Saturday
morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
AFTER THE ELelN
BOARD OF TRADE.
Telegram by UnIted Presa

VIVbI aH ~ NuttOV IV'"
Chicago, Aug 15.-The dissolution
under the Sherman antitrust law Of
the Elgin board of trade is asked An
a suit tiled today by District Attorney
Wilkerson. 1t is stated that an action
will be filed for criminal prosecution
OF the members of the quotation com.
mittee." The suit alleges violation Of
the law by manipulation Of butter and
eggs market A similar case is now
pending against the Chicago butter and
egg board
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15

Mexico City, Aug 1.-THE entire
city press since Sunday has carried
columns Of matter describing the sud
den progress made by the zapatistas
in the south and none attempted to
minimize the government defeats and
the barbarous character of their war
fare. As an indication Of the manner
in which local news writer's have pre-
sented the story the following para
graph appeared in El impartial in its
account Of the Stacking Of Ixtapam:
"The crimes Of Ixtapam are such as
only Kaffirs would commit. The town
taken, the rebels assassinated without
pity, residents Of the place cutting off
their feet tearing out their tongues
and otherwise mutilating them before
they were finally shot with a display
Of cruelty OF which wild beasts would
not be capable. Some Of the soldiers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15

Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. 15.-Clar-
ence s. Darrow, regarded as one Of
the foremost champions Of organized
labor and defender in the courts Of
It's leaders and principles Yesterday
pleaded his own case in his trial for
alleged bribery.
Assistant District Attorney Ford,
who sat near him, was made the OBJ
iect Of many invectives; District At
toner Fredericks and Detective NJ J.
Burns we're termed the tools of fhe
.steel trust; the National Erectors' as
sociation, designated as the arch con
spirators against him because OF his
labors for the working man. was bit
terly assailed as an enemy Of society
Collectively all were called eas crue
band Of cut throats as ever pursued
man since the world was born.
The spectacle Of the accused attor
ney pleading for himself attracted hun
dreds to the court room There was 9
rush when the doors weer opened anC
men and women were roughly nan
died
barrow declared he was not being
prosecuted for bribery, but because h,
had led in the battle for organized
labor.
Z have committed one crime hi
said, (which is like the crime agains
i the Holy Ghost which cannot be for
piren hava slnnd for the meakes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Mexico city, Aug l5.- The state Of
Mexico is overrun by Zapatistas and
the most horrible atrocities are being
committed by them throughout the
state. Adyiees received here today
are to the effect that the zapatistas
are attacking Tenancingo. The sol
diers and citizens who were captured
were unspeakably tortured, having
their tongues cut out their legs cut
off and some Of the unfortunates were
burned alive Toluca, city Of over
10000 inhabitants, and Tenanco are
threatened. The rebels have been
seen within so to 100 miles of Mexico
City. The federal troops are being
rushed south.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-15
60t VIII Return TO New
York With Proper OFF,
GERS to Testify in
ROSenthal Case.

Telegram by United Press.
Hot Springs, Aug. 15.-h represen-
tative of District Attorney Whitman's
office left Hot Springs early today re
turning to New York with Sam
schepps, the important Rosenthal
murder case witness. schepps first
threatened to refuse to go, but recon
sidered his decision and accompanied
the officers without trouble