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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
WANTED TO PLEAD GUILTY.

st. Louis. March 2e.-Joseph saidl,
jointly charged with Mrs. Anna Hun.
ming with the murder Of the latter's
husband. offered to plead. guilty to.
day when his case was called in the
circuit court at Hillsboro, Mo-. but
Prosecuting Attorney Albert Miller
announced the state would demand
his death az a penalty.
saidl's lawyers. having failed to OBJ.
tain a promise that the state would
recommend life imprisonment for
their client. elected to 60 to trial.
Setdl was taken from the Jefferson
county jail to court at 10 o'clock q.
m. He listened attentiyely whiIa
counsel announced they would file ap-
plicAtton for change }. OF venue, a.
well az anaapplication. tor an elisor to
summon .yeniremen.- - IN. : 80
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
COL, ROOSEVELT
STARTS TONIGHT
Speaking Tour Will Cover
Several Western States
and Cities.

New York, March 26.-The timer
ary for Colonel Roosevelt's cam
paign trip through the central west
this week was completed today. 1t
includes visit to Detroit in addi-
ton to the points named in the first
announcement OF the trip.
Colonel Roosevelt will leave New
York this evening at $500 o'clock
over the Pcnnsylvania railroad. The
train stops for ten minutes at Fort
Wayne, Ind. at 1910 a. m. Wednes-
day and reaches Chicago at p. IN.
In the afternoon Colonel Roosevelt
will hold a reception to several hum
dred precinct committeeman in Chi
cago. In the evening he will deliver
two addresses. one in the down town
section and the other on the west
side. HeF will leave for st. Louis at
1l:43 p. m. by the Chicago and Alton
railroad.
On his arrival in st. Louis at 1888
a. m. Thursday Colonel Roosevelt will
be met by committee from the Mil
lion Population club. After meeting
the leaders In the Roosevelt move
ment in Missouri and taking an auto
mobile drive through the city Col
onel Roosevelt will attend dinner
Of the Million Population club. In
the evening he will address a mass
'''S'sAho ut Suc IeStINcuI
and later gathering Of negroes. At
l0:30 p. m. the colonel will leave for
st. Paul by special train on the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy railroad.
Reaching Cedar Rapids, Iowa. at
1880 a. m. Friday, a stop of thirty
minutes will be made.
At Albert Lea. Minn., Colonel
Roosevelt will make ten minute
speech In the afternoon and at p.
M. is to reach st. Paul. After deliv-
ering speech in the st. Paul audi
torium in the evening. Colonel Roose-
welt will go to Minneapolis to address
mass meeting and will start for Chi
cago at 1880 p. m. on the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad.
TIL stop at Chicago on the return
trip will be merely between trains. At
1880 p. m. Saturday Colonel Roose-
velt will leave for Detroit and will
make short speeches on the way at
Denton. Kalamazoo and jackson.
Michigan. He will reach Detroit at
1880 p. m.. speak at 8 o'clock and
leave. for New York on the Michigan
Central railroad at 1916 a. m. He
Is due in New York at $3.50 D. m.
Sunday
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TEN ACCUSED
WERE SET FREE
Jury Deliberated Nineteen
Hours Before Reaching
an Agreement.

Chicago, March 36.-Not guilty was
the verdict which the jury returned
today in the trial of tho ten Chicago
packers charged with violation of the
criminal section Of the Sherman anti
trust law. The verdict was returned
before United states District Judge
Carpenter after the jury had deliber-
ated more than nineteen hours
The ton defendants acquitted are:
Swift group-Iouis F.. Swift. presi-
dent; Edward r. Swift. director and
Francis a. Fowler. manager of the
dressed beef department of Swift and
company.
Armour group. Ogden Armour,
president: Arthur Mceker. director
and general manager. and Thomas F.
Connors, director and general superin-
tendent of Armour and company
Morris group-Edward Morris,
president. and Louis II. Heyman. mau-
ager of the beef department of Morris
and company. and Edward Tilden.
president of the National Packins
company.
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BEEF PACKERS WERE FOUND NOT GUILTY. BY
JURY IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT At CHICAGO
INSURANCE PROBE
Kansas Representative Wants Fire
Insurance Companies Investigated.

Washington. March 26.-Repre-
sentative Jackson of Kansas renuh-
ltcan. urged before the house inter-
state and foreign commerce commit
tee today his resolution to investigate
all fire insurance compar'o~
Members of the committee ques-
toned the authority Of congress to or
der such an inquiry but George II.
Holt of Chicago. an insurance coun-
sellor and manager of the policyhold-
crs which insisted it was necessary if
regulatory legislation We're to be en-
acted by the states.
Mr. Jackson said the fire. '.surance
companies apportioned tho United
States among themselves and fixed
rates that were unscicntifc and vir-
tually inexplicable.
Then the companies actually hold
the country by the throat? ?" suggest
cd Choirnan Adamson.
Practically" said Mr.. Jackson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
MINNESOTA MAY
GET PRIMARIES
Roosevelt and LaFollette
Forces May Join to Have
Legislature Convened.

st. Paul. March 36.-Governor Eb-
crhart will be petitioned by the
Roosevelt and La.Follette progressive
republicans of Minnesota to- call an
extra session of the legislature with
in the next few days to enact a presi-
dental preference primary law. w.
T. Coo. representing the Minnesota
progressive republican league. today
called on Judge Milton D. Purdy.
chairman of the Roosevelt Fifth con-
gressional district committee. and
asked his organization to cooperate
with the LaFollctte supporters to
that end.
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CUSTOMS OFFICERS SC0UR NORTHWEST IN
EFFORT TO ROUND Up JEWELRY SMUGGLE E|RSS

elry firm which is involved in the $780,
900 gem smuggling case and already
have paid over large sums Of money
to the United States customs officials
in an cndeavor to settle the matter.
The name Of the firm itself is being
carefully guarded and the customs Of.
ficials here still refuse to give out any
thing in regard to the names of the
men involved In eltner city While the
firm has its store and main Office in
Minneapolis. It ts believed that the
tween men in both cities.
Manager in Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis house was in
charge OF manager who made all OF
the transactions with the special
agents Of the firm who travelled to
London and returned with the jewels
by way of Winnipeg, Can. it is said
Some Of the men interested in the firm
declare. 1t Is said, they are innocent
and did not know that the firm was
carrying on smuggling operations on
the gigantic scale the investigation of
the government officials has revealed.
They declare that IL they had known
anything about alleged frauds they
would have taken steps to have stop.
ped them.
One Of the st. Paul men who. it is
declared. paid over a large sum re-
Gently to the customs officials on tho
case, asserted he merely had invested
IN the concern as a business PROPOSE
tfon and had not paid any attention
10 the conduct Of the firm other than
to attend the meetings Of the stock
holders. The only thing he watched
was the dividends, he Is said to have
declared. and those were perfectly sat
isfactory.
The customs officials refused to com.
NIT themselves Yesterday. but seemed
to be Of the impression that, while
some OF the stockholders may have
been double-crossed. several Of them
were on the inside and ENCOURAGED the
manager in his successful evasion Of
the customs laws.
May be Allowed to Settle.
The man who is at the head of the
concern Is said to be in the east, but
now is rushing to Minneapolis, An at
tempt probably will be made to settle
the case out OF court by the payment
OF fines. This system is used BY the
government In most Of the crimes
against the customs and internal rev.
enue laws. The imposing Of fines per-
pense of court proceedings and seems
to prove more satisfactory. 1t Is said.
The rumors to the effect that New
York is the real base Of the traffic are
not given much credence in federal
circles here. The sentiment is that
the smugglers have to certain extent
been driven out of New. York by the
activities of Collector Loeb and there.
fore have transferred their operations
to the west. This is believed to be
the reason for the increase in tho
SmuQRlinR cases acrnoc tho ro .,
line unveiled recently. One Of tho
main reasons. however, is the in.
creased activity Of the special agents
or the customs service and the de-
termination Of the higher of,icials to
reduce smuggling to a minimum.
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COURT RECONSTRUCTED

Hillsville. Va. March 26.-The re.
constructed Carroll county court con.
vened here today with Judge Walter
X. Staples presiding and a hundred
people crowded in the little court
room. They gazed in awe at the
score OF oullet holes in the white walls
and shuddered at the bloodstained
fioor. reminders of the tragedy of
March IA. when the judge, prosecutor
and sheriff were killed and a woman
shot.
Attorneys for the Aliens declared
today they would prove the shots were
hred before Floyd Allen drew his own
revolver. 1t Is believed they will en-
deavor to shift the beginning Of tho
firing to the apprehensivc court On.
cials. Today's court PROCEEDINGS were
confined to the drawing Of more com.
plete indictments, ''-'
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AN EXPLOSION
bUR|ES MINERS
Most of Them May be Res
cued Alive-One
Dead so Far.

Welch. W. Va. March 26.-An cx-
plosion in the mine of the Jed Coal
and Coke company at Jed. six miles
south of here today. imprisoned sew
enty-nine men. OF whom up to noon
ten had been taken out alive and one
dead. Rescuing parties are making
frantic efforts to reach the other min
ers and are in high hopes that with
few exceptions the remaining sixty
eight will be recovered alive
The cause of the explosion is not
yet known. Two miner rescue cars
have heen ordered to Jed by tho hu-
reau of miners. the first being due
shortly nfter 4 o'clock from st. Paul.
Va. The state mine inspector is al
ready on the scene.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
Enrinccrs vo,;ro

New York. March 26.---The demands
OF the engineers of the fifty roads east
of Chicago and north of the Norfolk
and Western railroad have been re.
fused and neither of the companies
or the engineers indicating any re-
treat from their positions. a move was
made today to submit the whole mat
ter to referendum vote of the engi-
neers involved to determine what pol
icy should be pursued.
The fifty Representatives of the en-
gineers headed by Warren S. Stone,
grand chief engineer. voted to submit
the so-called strike vote the question
OF an increase and Standardization of
wages as refused by the railroads. 1t
Will require several days to distribute
the ballots among the engineers and
April 10 has been set for the date of
making public the result in this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
AFTER THE CHAUFFEURs.

Washington, March 2s.-The senate
today adopted a resolution by Senator
Bristow directing the heads Of the ex-
scutive departments and other officials
in Washington to report to conRress
the number Of carriages, automo obiles
and other vehicles used by them Mt
public. expense. and the names of EN-.
ployes Of the government who perform
duties as chauffeurs. servants at pri-
vate homes. etc.
. The purpose of the resolution is to
break up the practice of utilizing gov
ernment vehicles and subordinate en-
ployes In the domestic seryice Of row.
ernmont ofncials.
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CASES DISMISSED.

Boise. Idaho. March 26.-Indict-
ments charging James T. Barber and
Summer G. Moon, officers and chief
stockholders OF the Barber Lumber
company with acquiring timber lands
unlawfully. which have been in the
federal court for Ave years. were dis
missed today by Judge Dietrich.
A civil suit to cancel title to the
lands In question was decided against
the government by the United States
circuit court Of appeals and this vir-
tually disposed Of the criminal charg-
e. -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26

New York. March 26.-The adher-
ents OF the present administration and
partisans of Theodore Roosevelt arc
having test of their relative strength
in this state today at the first election
under the new primary law.
In New York city the fight centers
IN the neighborhood of Manhattan and
the Bronx. up state" the principal
contest is in the Fifty-third district,
where Vice President Sherman votes.
and the Twenty-sixth district where
the "progressives" have put in teh
held q ticket for national delegates
headed by Lawrence Abbott, Col.
Roosevelts editorial associate, the ad-
ministration forces there being led by
Ex-Governor Odell.
me democrats are voting for dele
the national delegates will be chosen
ana the members of the various partv
committees nameo.
The primary will give the first tanRi
PIE indication Of popular sentiment re-
gardtng the candidates to come before
tne republican national convention,
The republicans will select Sc of their
~ delegates to che Chicago conven.
ion and for "a of these there will be
contests between candidates designat-
60 py the regular republican district
organization. and others named by ne.
titlon in behalf of Roosevelt.
I. The remaining four delegates at
large will be chosen by the republicsn n
state convention to which delegates
Will be selected also at tomorrow
primaries.
The primaries are not for direct
presidential preference in tho sense
expressed by the recent contest in
North Dakota. Only regularly en-.
rolled republicans can vote for repub.
lican candidates. and the law permits
no instructions to delegates. The sup
porters Of Taft however, maintain
that regular" or Organization" del.
egates designated in all tho Is con.
gressional districts. with few possi.
Die exceptions. favor Taft's renomina.
ton.
Roosevelt has declared publicly this
primary ts no fair test Of popular sen.
timent and committee. Organized for
his support in New York county has
called attention to the handicaps that
must be overcome by the Roosevelt
ticket. Chief among these is the fact
that the names of candidates for dele.
gates must be printed on a near
Boston ballot. which may pecessitate
the unfolding Of strips Of paper in
some districts 10 and II feet long.
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CLARK WANTS
MASSACHUSETTS
Will be on the Ballot in the
Primary in That
State.

Washington. March 2S.-The sub
mission Of Speaker Champ Clark's
name as a Democratic candidate in
the presidential primary in Massa-
chusetts April 80 has been determin-
ed upon by the Clark leaders. In an
announcement from the national
Clark headquarters here today it is
stated that this determination was
reached only after Governor Foss had
positively stated that he would not be
a candidate.
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Foss Is Out.

Washington. March 28.-Represen-
tative James NJ. Curley of Massachu-
setts returned today from visit to
Governor Foss which he made at the
request OF Speaker Clark and the
latter's political manager, former
Senator Fred T. Dubois. and announc.
ed that the governor would not be a
candidate 70 the democratic prest-
Dental nomination.
1t was suggested. it is said. that the
governor might consider the nomina-
ton for vice president.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
LABOR WORLD IS
IN EBULL|T|0N
Strikes and Lockouts Involve
Thousands of Laborers in
Different Industries.

Lowell. Mass. March 2S.-Nearly
10000 operatives in the seven cotton
manufacturing plants of Lowell will be
IDLE until the existing difference be-
tween the agents and employees are ad-
lusted. Orders were received today
from the head offices in Boston to
close all the mills allied with the Low
ell Manufacturing association until
further notice.
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HELPING THE TREASURY.

Washington. March 26.-IncreaseG
spring trading is helping to wipe the
governments deficit. Treasury officials
were particularly elated over the show
ing for Saturday when the receipts en-
ceeded the expenditures by $1.213.-
700: The deficit today is sic, 900,
while at the beginning Of the month
it was $20.500.000. 1t is expected that
the corporation tax, most OF which
Will be paid in June. will bring in
about $25.000.000 and thus wipe out
any deficit that might remain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
Silk Wcavera S,riLa

Patterson' n. j.. March 26.-Sixteen
OF the nineteen silk mills in Hudson
county We're closed today because of
strike of 1000 wcavers who demand
A wage increase. Tho strike leaders
say they will close every mill in New
York and Pennsylvania. if necessary to
win the strike. The mill owners saw
they can not grant the demands. There
is no disorder.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
LIBELoUs POSTCARDS.

London. March GA man describ-
ing himself Charles Henry Unversage
and describing himself as a wealthy
mine owner was remanded
today to the Bow street police court
in custody on charge of sending a
postcard to Miss Winifred
Smith. His arrest was made last night
at a hotel. Only the formal evidence
of his arrest was given at today's hear
ing.
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DUMAS. CASE APPEALEn.

Bemidji, Minn.. March 26.-Judgc
w. 8. Mcclenahan today issued an or
der which carries the case of DR.. D.
F. Dumas. found guilty last October
IN connection with the Puposkey arson
affair. to the state supreme court. DR..
Dumas. who is at liberty on bond, re-
Gently was defeated In the election for
the mayoralty of Cass Lake.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
no Finance Strike

London. March 2s.-Unless the ma
tional miners strike is settled within
two or three days and the million
idle miners return to the pits. the lead
ers will go back to their respective
districts to organize for the mainte-
nance and relief of the distressed
families. and will ask the other or
ganizations to assist them.
1t was stated today that the miners
had no mention Of further reducine
their demands. There are some indi.
cations of them having given way on
one point. They have expressed a
wiilinsness to accept a grant of speci-
made il cases where coal or rent II
given In part payment Of wages.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
Court NAV Helm.

Washington. March 2s.-with the
world waiting to see if the American
coal mines are to be closed by GEN
erai strike, the supreme court next
Monday may contribute to the situa-
ton by announcing decision in the
hard coal case" 1t is believed, will de-
vote itself almost wholly during the
present recess to solving the interstate
problems involved in the suit of the
government to dissolve the alleged il.
legal combination of railroads and
their subsidiary companies in the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
Captured Alleged Carrier.

Minot. N. D., March 2e.-special
treasury officers are said to have been
successful early yesterday morning in
capturing one of the purchasing and
carrying agents of the Mill city jew
elry smuggling ring. David Elves, a
we'll known special customs officer,
and David McClennan. in the same
night with a third man accompany
ing them and the trio left hero for
Devils Lake, where they met Special
Agent Foulkes yesterday afternoon,
continuing on to Minneapolis on train
No. 4 of the Great Northern.
Special Agent Elves came through
from Canada on the same train which
the alleged smuggling agent was TAX
en-. Special Agent McClennan. accord
ing to report from Portal. N. D..
boarded the train in that city. and
the supposed smuggler was approach
ed by the two officers near Bowbells.
It is understood that the alleged agent
had some jewelry in his possession,
but the federal officials are very close
mouthed over the affair.
McClennan reached Portal by auto
mobile. coming from Cando, where
he is supposed to have participated
in the preliminaries of the big seizure
OF Jewels made there yesterday.
1t is probable that Elves and Nc
Clennan will hold their man in the
Mill city until the latter part of the
week. when the grand climax of the
big smuggling cases is supposed to be
due.
In the capture Of the carrying agent
at work. 1t appears that a. big step
in bringing about q final solution and
the breaking up. of the clique has been
taken.
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.
THE WEATHER.
North Dakota: Unsettled wealth.
er tonight and Wednesday,
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Seizure At Cando Important.

Cando. N. D.. March 26.-Opera-
tions Of George Foulkes in connection
with the Minneapolis jewelry snug
Cling case. reached Cando yesterday
when he made seizure of $4,000
worth of diamonds. watches. rings,
rugs and laces in the home Of prom
1nent local citizen. whose name has
been withheld. Foulkes spent two
days here. and the local seizure is be-
lieved to- have an important bearing
on one Of the branches Of work car
ried on by the smuggling syndicate.
According to the local understand
ing Of the situation. the jewelry seiz-
ed here was paid for in Minneapolis,
to the firm that was engaged in hand.
ling the jewelry. The purchaser is
said to have been abroad himself,
three or four years ago. bringing the
stuff to this country himself. He is
supposed to have worked through the
Minneapolis concern. however, so far
as securing the stun in Europe is con.
cerned.
Checks also are said to have been
issued covering the valuables seixed,
and the jewelry. etc. in question, has
been placed under the department la
bells.
Special Agent McClennan here
saturday evening, departing for Por.
tai by automobile that evening, and
participating in the capture Of an
alleged carrier on 500 train near
there during the night.