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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-20

FOR 8AlE-One of the best situated
corners of business property in the
city, 125x1O0 feet. Inquire corner
Ninth and Sweet streets. ]. B. Ais.
bury. @
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-20

FOR sALE-400 acres, or part, unlm.
proved, section l, township 1877,
range 70; located 2 miles from
Stewartsdale. Owner Nelson T..
Thorson, Omaha, Neb.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-20

FOR SALE-One beautiful white
Scotch Collie male pup, pedigreed
and eligible to registration. Price
$1,000. John A. Keenan,, Bismarck,
ND,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-20

WANTED-A whole section Of level
land to break and put in flax crop,
in spring; anywhere between 10
and fifteen miles east of Bismarck.
VIM. Steindle. Regan. N. D.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18

Evangelist "Rilly" Sunday. preaching
In NcKeesport. Pa, the other day said .
Don't think that II is manly to cuss
and gamble and blow cigarette smoke
into somebody's face"
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18

vantage to the city to WIDEN" said
Mr. Warren, speaking to The Times.
There is John R.-st., for instance.
Traffic is becoming so congested on
Woodward,ava, that other parallel
streets must be used. IL John X.
were widened it would relieve great
deal of the congestion on Woodward.
ave. | am merely suggesting to the
aldermen the dcsirability OF early &C
ton on this matter"
In an address before the Boston
Real Estate exchange, Laurence
Minot, who is well known in Detroit,
in outlining the plan for relieving the
congestion on Boston streets, said:
"One cause for the congestion is
that thousands of people who have no
occasion to visit the shops are Obliged
TO pass through the congested district
because there Is no other way for
them TO 60 The remedy Is to build
a new thoroughfare."
Mr.. Minots statement applies with
equal force TO Detroit. in the estima
ton OF Mr.. Warren.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
BODY OF FIR. WHELAN
is LAID IN THE TOMB

The body OF the Rev. Miles Whelan,
who died. Friday, was buried in Mt
Elliott cemetery. Tuesday. Services
were conducted In All Saints church,
Delray, Of which he was the pastor.
Rt Rev. Edward ID. Kelly, auxiliary
bishop OF the Detroit diocese, preach
ed the funeral sermon, In which FIR.
Whelan was highly praised for his
work Bishop Kelly was assisted In
the ceremonies by the Rev. Fr. Saw.
age, Holy Trinity church, and the Rev
FIR. Meathe, ST. Leo's parish, who act
ed as deacons. Those In charge OF
the mass were Dean Werm RS, cele-
brant; the Rev. Thomas Condor; dea-
con: the Rev. James Wheeler, SUD-
deacon; the Rev. Walter Moron, mas
ter of ceremonies, and Rev. John
Gabriels, and the Rev. Thomas Carey,
acolytes.
The Rev. Fir. Carson has been ap-
pointed to take FIR. Whelan's place as
pastor OF All Saints church.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
CENTRAL SAVINGS
TO CUT BIG MELON
Stockholders of Prosperous
Bank Will Get Stock Divi-
dend of 200 Per Cent

The directors OF the Central Savings
bank have decided TO cut r,elon for
the stockholders. and will distribute a
stock dividend OF 200 per cent on jan.
! in connection with the Increase IL
capital stock from 500, 900 20 $780,
COO.
Half OF the 100000 increase will
come out OF accumulated surplus and
will be given TO the stockholders.
The remainder has been offeerd TO the
present stockholders at s150 per share.
Rights TO subscribe 10 the new stock
have been offered to all the employees
In the bank and most of them have
taken advantage or the one This
stock is allotted from the quota OF tie
directors who have waived their
rights on portion OF the new issue TO
give the employees an opportunity TO
buy shares.
The plan will give the bank sur
plus OF 100000 in addition to tire
100000 capital. The presen' surplus
is 100000 while undivided profits
amount to $4,000 according 70 the lat
est statement, while interest pay
ments accruing this month will bring
this total up TO the sum required TO
pay the stock divided.
The bid price for Central Savings
stocks on the Detroit Stock EY change
Is 325, and there have been no trans.
actions for some time, II is expected
that the new stock will go ID 1870 IN
the market at least, making he die
tribution worth nearly S426,00U. This
is in addition to the regular quarterly
divided OF l-2 per cent
The Central Savings bank was or
ganized In 1888, and has had a very
successful history In January. 1904.
the bank shove totals OF $72s,1l1. and
on the latest statement the totals
were $5,450000. The bank has three
branch Offices in addition to the main
office In the Majestic building.
The officers are William p. Holii-
day, president; Charles p. Collins
and William T. Cage, vice-presidents
Harry ]. Fox, cashier. In addition to
the officers the directors are Samuel
L. Douglas, Alexander l. Mcleod, aud
Edgar Rexford.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
NOW IS THE TIME
TO REARRANGE
CITY'S STREETS
HOMER WARREN.
Board of Commerce President
Says Delay Will Boost Cost
of improvements
RELIEF FOR CONGESTION
OF WOODWARD NEEDED
Suggests Widening of John X.
as Measure of Relief-BOs-
ton Has Same Problem
HOMER WARREN.

Now Is the time for the city to
widen and rearrange its streets IL
anything In this line is to be under
taken by the city," said Homer War
rem, president of the Board of Com
merce, to members OF the council
committee ON ways and means. Every
year that is delayed the property be
comes the more costly and the prob
lem the more difficult OF solution"
Mr. Warren's purpose in speaking
to the committee was TO refer 10 IL
plan now under consideration In
Boston TO create thoroughfare
through the heart OF the city. He did
SO to impress on the committee the
Importance other cities attach TO the
correct arrangement Of their thorough
fares. The estimated cost OF the
property to be taken by the city OF
Boston Is $20,000,000. The excess TAX
ings, or portions OF property which Is
to be condemned but not used entire
" for street purposes, will be resold
for approximately $7000,000 Better
ments over a wide area, 1t is estimat-
ed. will be worth $5,000,000, leaving
the net cost OF the undertaking sS,-
900 900.
Boston has a great advantage over
Detroit in being able to sell the por-
lions OF the land which 1t does not
require for street purposes" said Mr..
Vernon Here the land cannot be
sold and the city must either let II
lie idle or give it to abutting property
owners. A law giving the city the
right to resell such portions OF prop
erty which 1t cannot use in street
opening is one Of our most important
requirements"
Il have in mind number OF streets
and corners which it would be OF ad-
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
TEMPERATE BARTENDER
is OUSTED BY THE UNION

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-J. E. O'Brien.
who set out TO lead a procession OF
bartenders, with lips unsullied with
wine, down the path OF temperate
Righteousness. instead started him
self on lonely tread down a narrow
gangplank.
O'Brien. who invited members OF
Bartenders Union No. Al to join his
temperance club. received Just one
vote when he came up for reelection
as secretary OF the union. And TO
heap ignominy on his head. the
union passed resolution to have
200 cases OF bear served at the an
nual grand ball Of the union.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
PLAN TO CLEAR
STANDS FROM
WALKS HELD UP
Council Sends Lynch ResOlu-
ton Back to Committee,
There to Die
ENFORCEMENT DANGER
FORCIBLY ILLUSTRATED
City to Condemn Valuable Cor
ner at John r and Broadway,
Lost by Adverse Possession

Aid. Lynch's resolution to abolish
sidewalk stands and showcases was
reconsidered in the council, Tuesday
night, and referred back TO the com
mittees on streets and ordinances by
vote OF 20 To 10. The merchants
who protested against II, will be given
hearing before the committees. Al
dermen VINO voted for its reference
to the committees consider the reso-
luton past resurrection. They point
to the fact that there is already an
ordinance in effect prohibiting the
use OF sidewalk space and that moth
ing more is needed. although the ordi-
nance is being ignored by the mer-
chants and proprietors of sidewalk
stands.
Aid Owen and Heating led the
fight for reconsidering the resolution,
while Aid. Lynch and Tossy spoke
against the move. Those who voted
to reconsider and send the resolution
back to committees, were: Allan,
Brozo Burton. Ellis, Garvey, Gutman,
HARPER, Hindle. Heating. Conklin.
en-, Owen, Schultz, Skrzycki, Thomp-
son and Grindley. Those who voted
against 1t we're: Field, Frey, Knapp,
Littlefleld, Lynch, Tossy, Vernon,
Walsh. Watson. and Zoeller.
The danger of encroachments on
sidewalks was illustrated little later
in the session. when Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Atkinson advised the
bringing OF condemnation proceedings
to recover strip of land four feet
wide at John r. and Broadway. A
court decree In 1905 granted Thomas
II. Welch the right to the property by
adverse possession, II having been
formerly the property OF the city. Re-
Gently the building was torn down
and Mr.. Atkinson says that now would
be the best time TO condemn the prop
erty which will eventually be needed
in widening the street at this point.
The city will have To pay big sum
OF money to regain the property which
it allowed a private citizen to take.
The council voted to appropriate
81 $50 to emplo an expert on concrete
construction In the building depart
ment for six months. The payment
of $4,000 to f. II. Bennett, OF Chicago.
the architect, who is drawing = plan
for Detroit beautiful was reconsid-
cred and referred back to committee.
The committee will take the natter
up with the city plan and improve
ment commission, the members OF
which are not agreed as to the pro-
nriety OF having Mr. BENNETT
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
ARTHUR f. JOHNSON
HEADS CREDIT MEN

The annual meeting of the Detroit
Credit Mems association was held in
/ he Observation-Disclosures cafe,
tuesday evening, following a dinner.
yrhe chief business was the election OF
bficers. Arthur E. Johnson was elect
I'D president; Edward Bland. vice
president, and II. l.. Chittenden, treas
'irer. The executive committee was
Elected as follows: William A. PETE
bid, Z. NJ. Dill, w. II. Roberts, Chas.
b. Sawyer, Murray E. WATSON, and
N. G.. Leakey.
John II. Thorn spoke on the work
mems compensation act, and said that
was expected to bridge over the gap
between capital and labor.
Frank r. Hamburger talked on can
elled orders, and urged wholesalers
o refuse 70 allow customers to cancel
orders given in good faith, enforcing
Ihe legal obligation of the contract.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
new CANDIDATE FOR
SPEAKER BOBS UP
Dwight e. +. Warner, of Frank
fort, Latest Man to
Enter Race

Wayne county members OF the state
house OF representatives received let
tiers, Tuesday, from Dwight G. F@WaT-
ner. OF Frankfort, announcing his can.
didacy for the speakership. Mr.. War
ner says that It has been the custom
In the past for a candidate TO go after
the position like a ward heller" He
protests against such methods, say
Ing that every man should go TO Ian
sing unpledged 30 that he would be
IN position TO help elect the best
man for the place.
Mr.. Warner is the fifth man TO
enter the race for the speakership.
Some Of the local members are pre-
dieting hot contest.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18

r. G.. Benedict has bought a hotel
In Greenwich. Conn, and will demolish
II. so he can add the ground to his
large estate there.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18

Angelo sarto, aged sc. brother OF
Pope Plus X. Is a mail carrier In the
filiage OF Corazio. Italy. at so cents a
law
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
Where 1. Charlie Carr,

Hot Springs reporters. anxious 20
welcome the first bird OF baseball, are
wondering what has become OF Charlie
Carr. He was the nrst man TO report
there last winter and IL already over
due. Charlie boiled out at the springs
from the last OF November until the
first OF March and as a result was able
10 play a whole season sn Mobile with
out taxing a dose OF calomel
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18

Mrs Dorothy T. Toumlin. go years
old. { died Tuesday In the home of her
niece. Mrs Richard VI. Northwood. No
All Wabash-ave. Mrs. Toumlin was
native OF Clearville, Ont, and had
lived In Detroit since the late sos.
She In survived by three nieces. Mrs
Northwood, Mrs. Martin Swain and Mrs
Miller, all OF Detroit; one sister. Mrs.
william knight. Of Detroit and one
brother Philip Bury. of Oklahoma City.
Funeral services will be held In the
Northwood home Thursday at IL
o'clock
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18

ROCHESTER,, ". Y. Dec. 1S.-An ex-
ploslon in the boiler room OF the en-
CINE house Of the New York Central
lines at Summerville early today
started a fire which nearly destroyed
the large structure. which was or
stone. and damaged Is engines beyond
repair The loss was given at the
Charlotte offices OF the road as close
to $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
Man Accidentally shot.

william King, OF No. 1923 Madison
ave. was shot In the knee by Angelo
Ambunnone aged IL. OF No. 206 Clin-
tcn-st, Tuesday evening. The lad was
practicing with a Flobert rife. Kings
wound was not serious.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-18
ro D,.cu.. Power Proposition.

Adam Beck or LONDON, Ont. cnalT-
han OF the Ontario hydro electric com
|nIssion. Is to appear before the Wind
Dor city council Friday night In spe-
Hal session, to give the city more In
formation I'm connection with the pro-
boaed extension OF the commissioner
lines 10 Windsor. The commission
Wants the city TO enter into an agree
|nent to take 5000 horse power per
lear. but Mayor shepherd IL OF the
Srinion that not more than half the
smount should be contracted for.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
QUARANTINE IN
TEN TEXAS CITIES
Additional Police Precautions
at Dallas Against In.
fected Homes
REPORTS MORE FAVORABLE
Physicians from Other Towns
Attend Clinics at Municipal
Hospitals.
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| BY Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 12.-Additional
police precautions for enforcement of
quarantine against persons who have
been exposed to meningitis and favor
able reports from the city hospital
marked today's development in Dal-
las fight against the spread of the
| malady.
Many physicians from cities and
towns of the Southwest came to Dal.
| las today to attend clinics at the hos
pital, where they are instructed in
means taken to combat meningitis
that have proved measureably sue.
cessful here.
| Ten cities and towns have quaran.
tined against Texas cities where are
cases of meningitis.
Five More Deaths; Eight New Cases
| Dallas, TeXasfi Jan. 12-Five deaths
from meningitis and eight new cases
were reported here today by the city
board of health.
Meningitis in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 12.-Dr
A. j. Mahr, state health officer toda.
said there have been no deaths from
meningitis at McAlester, as was re
ported last night.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
POPE FOR
FEDERAL JUDGE
President Taft Will Send
in His Name Early
Next Week
FIGHT FOR u. S. MARSHALSH|P
Davis of Las Vegas Will Land
the u. 5. District Attor.
nevship.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 12.-Repre.
sentative Curry states that President
Taft authorized him to say that when
the time arrived for the appointment
OF United States district judge, he
would appoint Judge w. H. Pope.
This will be on or soon after Janu-
ary Is. The fight for United States
marshal is warming up. c. NJ. For
aker is here, confident he will be re-
appointed. Secundino Romero, hav-
ing the endorsement of the state Re-
publican organization, is making a
close race. It is believed that S. B.
Davis will be United States attorney.
All three probably viii be appointed
the same day.
Postmasters Confirmed.
Combinations Postmasters, ].
Frank Newkirk of Artesia; Bonifacio
Lucero of Santa Rosa; Thomas B.
P!att of Hagerman.
Curry on Committee.
On the committee of coinage
weights and measures, George Curry
has been placed. Ferguson is not
yet assigned to committees. Curry
and Ferguson had names called for
their vote the first time from the for
ty-seventh state, late yesterday after
noon. Chief Justice w. H. Pope is in
Washington awaiting the return from
Panama of Attorney General Wicker
SHAW who is expected on Monday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
HANGED FOR NUMBERING
KANSAS CITY PARAMOUR.
Mark A. Wilkins Expiates His Crime
on the GalIoWs at San
Quentin Prison

Mark A. Wilkins Expiates His Crime
on the GaIIows at San
Quentin Prison.
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San Francisco, Calf, Jan. r.
Mark A. Wilkins, who was convicted
OF the murder o. Mrs. Vernie Carmen,
with whom he eloped from Kansas
City in 1907, was hanged at San Quen-
tin prison at 1881 a. IN. today. The
body was pronounced dead and taken
from the scaffold at 10:47.
Declares His Innocence.
San Francisco, Calf, jan 12.--Just
before being taken from the death
chamber, Wilkins made the following
statement to Warden Hoyle: Il want
you to say for me, as my last words
on earth, that | am an innocent man.
and have no fear Of death. Express
my deep gratitude to those who have
been active in trying to secure par
DON"
Wilkins slept soundly all night. He
dressed carefully and announced tc
his guard that he was ready. Two
priests spent the hour preceding the
execution alone with him.
Knife in Prayer Book.
The condemned man walked with
firm step to the death chamber, where
small group of physicians, prison
off cials and newspaper representa-
tives were waiting. The cap and moose
were adjusted, and the trap sprung
in less than three minutes. A bi
of metal, sharpened to razor edge
was found in wilkins prayer book
after the execution.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
CALL FoR HELP
FROM AMERICAN IN PER"IA
.F, E. Cairns Left in Charge Of Treas.
ury Complains Against Minis
ter c. w. Russell.

(Bv Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, D. c., Jan. IF. E.
Cairns, the young American, who was
left in charge of the Persian treasury
by W. Morgan Shuster, the deposed
treasurer general, when he left Teher-
an yesterday for the United States,
today cabled Chairman Sulzer of the
House Committee on foreign affairs,
an urgent appeal for help. He charg-
ed the Persian government with re-
fusing to release the other Americans
from their contracts and said the
state department at Washington, 'was
Charles w. Russell" against theil
claims.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
RAILROADS MUST REFUND
OVER CHARGES ON LUMBER
important Test Case Lost BY West
ern Lines Before Interstate Com
merce Commission.

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Memphis, Tenn, Jan. PA deci-
sion of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission of 1908 was held to be fair
t. western railroads when a jury in
the federal court here today award
ed lumber concern on all shipments
from southeastern territory to the
Pacific coast during 1907 and 1908 the
difference between So and Is cents
per hundred feet. The case will be
taken up to the Supreme Court. The
suit was a test, supported, it is said,
by the Hardwood Lumber Association
The case decided today was that
brought by Parnell-Taenzer Lumber
Company against the Southern Pacif-
ic. the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe, and others, including the Harri-
man system lines.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
SEVEN TURKISH
GONbOATS SUNK
Severe Naval Action Takes
Place With the Italian
Warships
BATTLE FOUGHT IN RED SEA
Waters Made Famous in Bible
Times by the Crossing of
Hebrew Children,

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Rome, Jan, IA several nava
action took place today in the Rec
Sea, when seven Turkish gun boats
and an armed yacht were destroyed
by italian warships.
BIoodless Victory for Italy.
Rome, Jan. 12-The action occurred
OF January Z, outside the Bay OF
kunfida, a small walled town with a
garrison and two forts, about 500
miles north of Aden on the east coast
o. the Read Sea.
The Italian warships which took the
principal part in the battle We're the
cruiser Piemonte and the destroyers
Garibaldieno and Artigiere. The COM
mander-in-chief had received orders to
destroy or capture the Turkish gun
boats, as adyices had been received
that they were transporting from Ara
bia, Turkish troops destined to rein
force the Turkish army in Cyrenaica
by way of Egypt.
Violent Resistance.
A brief official note issued this aft
ernoon says: The Italian fleet in
the Red Sea encountered today and
destroyed seven Turkish gunboats,
and captured a Turkish armed yacht.
The Turkish warships offered a vio-
lent resistance, bit no loss was sus-
tanned by the Italians
Large Number Drowned.
The Italians ordered the Turks to
haul down their flags, but the Turks
refused, and the Italians opened fire
All seven of the Turkish boats We're
soon on fire and began to sink.
Boats lowered from the Italian war
ships picked up many Turkish sea
men, but d large number were drown
ed.
The shells from the Italian ships
We're not directed at the Turkish
yacht Fauvette, which is being
brought to Rome.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-12
C0NFESSES ON
ANNIVERSARY
A Year Ago, DR.. Harry E.
observation-disclosures
He Murdered
He PLEADS GUILTY IN COURT
Neither of Doomed Man Weeps
Quietly During Proceedings
at Oregon.
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Oregon, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Dr. Harry E.
Webster, pleaded guilty to murder in
the Ogle county court here today on
the first anniversary of his marriage
to Bessie Kent Webster, whom, by
his own confession, he killed near
here last September. Webster with
drew a plea of not guilty previously
made by him.
Webster was charged with murder
ing his wife in wood between Dixon
and Polo, Illinois, last fall. Webster's
attorneys said they would place nc
witnesses on the stand. Attorney
John E. Erwin of Webster's counsel
in a brief statement, after the de
fendant was taken before Judge Far
rand announced formally that his
client desired to enter the plea o
guilty. Webster then made the ples
of guilty in person and seated himsel
at the side of his mother who wep'
quietly throughout the proceedings.
States Attorney Emerson placed
several witnesses on the stand 20 pre-
sent certain features of the state:
case.
DR.. l.. M Grimmin of Polo, WHIT
made an examination of Mrs. Web
ster's body, testified that Mrs. Web
ster's death was due to a knife wount
in the neck which had severed thu
| jugular vein. DR.. Griffin also de
| scribed an operation, which he salt
had been performed on Mrs. Webste
some time before her death.
Sentence Next Week.
! Oregon, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Judge Farant
said he probably would sentence Web
| ster next week.