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SHOWN
GOSSIP'S SLAYER
BRIDE WHO SHOT WOMAN DE
flaming HER Is LET ON
WITH VERY MOUEH NTE
CHARGE.

l.ogansport, Ind. Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark Lang. the bride who shot ana
killed Mrs. Mary Copple because tho
latter sossiped about her, pleaded
guilty TO manslaughter. The plea was
made by prior agreement with the
prosecutor. who advised the woman
to take her chances on the lessor
charge rather than face an indict-
ment for murder. The penalty Tor
manslau2htcr usually is less than a
year i'm jail.
Sentence was deferred temporarily
aid Mrs. Lang may be paroled.
Joseph Lang, the prisoners nus
band, announced he would not object
to his wife's plea OF guilty.
I'm going 10 get her out of prison
and take her away and start all over"
he said.
you're too good for me, Joe" Mrs.
Lang said. "You get a divorce as soon
as ! am sentenced and maybe you Will
find some other Girl who viii not
cause YOU trouble. Let them bury me
away in prison. / don't want any
money spent hiring lawyers"
y warming l. gossips and a plea
for repentant ONE We're uttered by
Mrs. Lang. "lf people knew what
harm gossip caused they would hold
their tongues" she said. mo matter
What a woman's past has been, j
would like 10 tell everyone that none
get so bad that they don't LONG to be
eooG.
n entreat people TO keep their
tongues off a woman when she is try
ing TO do right, no matter what her
past has been. Sometimes a woman
docs wrong and reaches the turn in
the road when she sees SHE is doing
wrong and wants 10 turn around and
go back. The road back is thorny
enough without others making it
worse
The public sYmpathizes with Mrs.
Lang but strongly condemns her ia
threatened his daughter With expos
ure OF her past, if she persisted in
marrying Lang.
- did threaten Lizzie with eX-
posure,' said Clark who is held as a
witness. II am sorry, bet did not
desire her TO leave me. ! believed
like She did, that if Mr.. Lang kept
hearing things about her he would
leave her
Mrs. couple was a guest at The
wedding upper of Mr, and Mrs.
Lang Monday night and was said To
have told another woman hat the
bride was ugly and Worthless" and
that mo man ought 10 marry her"
This was repeated 10 Mrs. Lane
next day. She took a revolver, Went
to the home of Mrs. Copple and shot
her while the Couple children chung
to their mothers skirts,
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COMPLAINT MADE OF
SERVICE AT SALEM

Pierre. S. D.-The state railway
commission has received a complaint
from stock shippers at Salem in re-
gard to shipping facilities at that
place. From the complaint it appears
hat the mixed train which leaves
Salem for Sioux Falls about noon
each day viii accept shipments of
live stock which have been brought
10 that place over the Northwestern
line. and hurry them into Sioux Falls
but they refuse to accept shipments
of stock loaded at Salem on that
train, and such shipments must lay
over to await the coming of a freight
train late in the evening, and this
is declared to be discrimination.
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FREEDOM
HELP TO STATE
PHIL MEEI.EY WAS GRANTED
IMMU NIFTY WHEN HE CON-
SENTliD TO AID STATES
CASE IN BECKER ROBBERY.

The last chapter in the Becker
clothing store robbery was written
today when Abe Koolish. Verne
Woodman and Milo Aspinwall We're
taken 10 Sioux Falls by Sheriff Berry
to spend the next SIX months in the
~pcnitentiary. and the arrival of the
lease from the county Jail on his
thirty day sentence.
Basis for Mcdlcy's Pardon.
When it Was announced through
the columns OF The Republican yes
terday that Phil Medley had been
granted a pardon by Acting Governor
I}yrne releasing him from his thirty
day Jail sentence, it occasioned a
great deal OF comment, favorable and
un%favorable, and principally the lat
ter. The prosecution made about the
only move in the case TO secure a
conviction of Koolish, Woodman and
%Aspinwall when immunity was prom
ised Medley if he would testify in be-
half OF the state.
1t % appears that Chief OF Pc
lice Smith was not in Becker's CLOTH
ing store on the night of the robbery,
and that the only person on whom
the state could rely TO get the infcr-
nation of the happenings of that
night was Medley as the chief wit
ness against the boys. The state
ment that Chief Smith was in the
building the night Of the robbery
was made for the purpose only of
protecting the informants in the case.
Medley told the states attorney all
The facts in the case, and promised he
would go ON the witness stand at the
term of circuit court and make d
plain and truthful statement. On
Mcdley's agreement to do this the
states attorney recommended to the
court that Medley be given a fine of
500.
WAon the time for the trial came,
it appeared. in all probability, to the
other defendants that such an an
rangement had been made with Med
Icy by the state, and they changed
their plea from not guilty to guilty.
The court fined Medley 500 and in
addition gave him thirty days in Jail.
II. r. Hitchcock, acting as Medley's
attorney, left Thursday night for
Pierre and laid the circumstances of
the case before Acting Governor
Byrne, who issued the pardon. Med
ley has paid the fine OF 500, and is
still in Jail, but will probably be re-
leased before Monday.
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THREE D. w. u.
E ON TEAM
SELECTED BY COACE CT STATE
COLLEGE AS STRONGEST THE
STATE CAN PRODUCE

Brookings, S. D.-IIarry w. Ewing
football coach at the State College,
has just picked an all-state collegiate
team, and in his list includes two
Huron College players, one from the
School of Mines. three from Dakota
Wesleyan, one from Yankton, and
-four from the State College.
The list follows:
Left llnd-Sherwood of Huron
college.
Left Tackle-McHugh of State col
lege.
Left Guard-Nelson of State Col
lege.
Center-Melgs OF Huron college.
Right Guard-Hill of South Da-
kota School OF Mines.
Right Tackle-Walters of Dakota
Wesleyan.
Right End-Brown of Dakota Wes-
leyan.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of State
college.
Left Half-Robinson of Yankton.
Right Half-Chase of Dakota Wes-
leyan.
Full Back-Skinner of State col
lege.
In discussing the merits of the
men chosen, Mr.. Ewing says:
AT the ends ] place Sherwood and
Brown, although Sherwood d. not
play the position this year, his ag-
gressive defensive work is of such a
nature hat we can i'll dispense with
him. Brown is fast in getting down
under punts, charges hard, aiding his
yna, ~ n.ln l@al -. Ofrnrr;y~ np
tackles hard and low. AT the tackles
| place McHugh and Walters, both
steady reliable players, each perhaps
better defensive men than offensive,
although McHugh is shifty and hard
to down when carrying the ball. At
the guards Nelson and Hill are the
pick of the state. both fast anu heavy,
both aggressive, great defensive men,
they make a pair hard to beat. At
the center position Meigs of Huron
is the class of the state, a quick sur
passer and a strong defensive player,
he deserves the pivotal position in
every way. Hetland of Yankton and
Abbot of State are centers that de-
serve especial mention. AT quarter,
Sheehan of state clearly has the cali,
cool headed, resoIrceful, quick to
seize an advantage, a good drop
kicker, as demonstrated in the State
Yankton game this year when he won
for his team by two we'll timed kicks.
Roberts of Huron deserves especial
mention on account of his brilliant
drop kicking. At the halves, Chase
and Robinson are perhaps the best in
the state. base, while playing full
back this season is toe valuable a
MAI as a line plunger TO be lost.
Brost of the School of Mines, Cald-
we'll of State and Keinholtz of Mitch
ell, deserve especial mention. At the
full-back position, Skinner is easily
the best man in the state. Strong and
fast, quick in picking holes and a re-
markable ability in keeping his feet,
and over all ability as a punter and
drop kicker, he promises to develop
into a real star in another season.
The punting of the team could be al
ternateG between Sheehan and SKA
ner."
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$%5o,oO0,0O EACH
YEAR DEMANDED
RIVERS MD HlRBpRS CONGRESS
INSISTS ON ANNUAL APPRO-
PRINTtON OF AT LEAST
THAT MUCH.
Washington, ID. An ann

Washington, ID. C-An annual
congressional appropriation OF AT
least $50.000,0 600 for waterways was
recommended in a resolution adopted
today as the closing session OF the
Ninth Annual convention of the Ma
tioudl Rivers and llarbors congress
here. Another resolution was urged.
to create by congress a department
OF public works OF which army en-
ginGers would be a part. The water
ways congress also passed a resolu-
tion concentrating congress Upon
it's grant OF immunity through the
recently enacted Panama canal law
from tolls to all ships engaged in our
coastWise trade and upon the pro
lection to water-borne al
forded by the said law against rail
road ownership of ships or control of
water lines
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Represcntative Joseph
f. Rankell of Louisiana.
Secretary and Treasures. A.
Thompson, Indiana.
Ser2eant-at-Arms-John I. Mar
tin, Missouri.
The congress closed with a recep-
tion 10 delegates in the east room OF
the White House by President Taft.
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JURY DISACREES
in WIGHT CASE
TRlil 70 CONVICT MAN At RAP
I'D NiTN ACCUSED OF ALTER
ING DEEDS TO TRACTS {
LAND.

Rapid City, S. u. Notwithstanding
twenty-four hours tho jury which
tried the ease OF the state against
John What failed to agree and was
dismissed by Judge McGce. \ large
majority OF the members OF the
July voted cen izteat4y for conviction
from the FIRST ballot which Stood 9 TO
2 10 the last, which stood 10 to ,.
As explained by a member of the
iurt after the verdict was rendered
the two members who finally stood
stated that they believed Wight guilty
bat were unwilling TO find aim so. be
u the penalty Was 10 years in
the ~penitentiary, This is the mini
mum term fixed by statute.
STATE, Attorney DEM stated that
he would not attempt The case again
ut this term OF court but would pass
it on to his successor, Patrick Egan.
This concludes the second trial
for forgery brought against Wight at
this term OF court. Both OF the
charges grew out OF one transaction
involving the transfer of some real
estate 10 Wight by Francis NJ. Roush
and wife. Roush testified that nc
gave Wight two deeds, one for lot
10 and one for lot 16 in the Gate
way addition TO Rapid City. When
they were filed for record one deed
contained the description Of land
near EIermosa, valued at $500 and
the other a quarter section in Custer
county valued at $1,500. ltoush
claimed hat the dates on the deeds
had been altered and that the de
scription OF the outlying section prop
erty had been inserted after he and
his wife signed the conveyance OF
the two city lots.
The state placed Roush and his
wife on the stand to testify to the
transaction as they understood it.
The defense depended largely on eN-
pert testimony tending to show thai
it would ave been impossible ion
Wight 10 have altered a typewriter
document and not have the altera-
tions more potent than they appear
ed on the documents in question.
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DOLLAR is
ECAN'S AWARD
JURY IN LIBEL SUIT AGAINST
PRESS RETURNED NOMlN.lL
VERDICT FOR THE VI
TORNEN.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-One doller
and costs was the verdict of the jury
in the suit Of G. w. Ilgan VS.. G.. l..
Dotson, publisher of The Press. The
libel suit in which the complainant
asked for $4,000 damages and which
began in Judge Jones' our Monday
morning thus terminated late yester-
day afternoon.
Immediately upon the opening OF
court yesterday morning, L. s. G.,
Cherry, attorney for the defendant,
waived argument L the jury and
Judge Jones at once delivered his
Instructions. At 1920 the jury was
given into the care of the bailif and
at > o'clock in the afternoon returned
its Nerdict.
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CHARGE OF LYING
STARTLES
WITNESS IN ARCHIBALD CASE
GROWS lGNCITEiH WHEN TOLD
OF CHARGE AGAINST HIM.

Washington, ID. C.-The explana-
ton by w. \. May of Scranton that
If that's the claim. its a lie" thrust
innto the routine testimony in the i'm
parchment trial of Judge Archibald of
the commerce court gave the Senate
a moment of excitement and brought
down upon Mr.. Mays head the cen
OF Senator Bacon, the presiding
officer.
Mr.. MAYS explanation was directed
toward the managers for the House
who are conducting the prosecution
Of Judge Archibald for alleged misue
of his judicial power for private use.
Attorney Worthington for Judge
Archibald was cross examining Mr..
May Who is general manager for the
Erie railroad subsidiary. the Hillside
Coal and Iron company, as to his
motives for recalling a contract OF
sale OF the katydid culm bank which
had been sent to a prospective buyer
secured through e. G. Williams. the
business associate of Judge Arch
bald.
May claimed he recalled the con
tract because he received letters con
tanning notices OF claims by others to
an interest in the bank.
It's \ Lie" Shouts May.
Mr.. Worthington remarked to the
witness that the claim had been made
that these letters were fictitious and
that the real reason for withdrawing
the contract was a tip about a Wash
ington investigation into Judge Arch
bald's conduct. .
If that claim is made, it is a lie
shouted Mr.. May.
Mr.. Bacon, presiding, cautioned
him that such language should not
De used in the Senate chamber and
Mr., May apologized.
George F. Brownell. of New York,
general solicitor Of the Eria railroad,
George +. Coon. of Scranton, general
manager of an Erie subsidiary and
Charles f. Prior Of ScYantcn were
other witnesses examined during tic
day.
THE Silent Party
MIR. BroWnell told Of Mr.. Arch
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Plankinton Man Able
to Defeat Candy
For Place
STEWART ATTOR'Y
If Taubman Is Named, Dead
wood Man VIII Be Wag-
ner's Successor.

Rapid City, S. ID. Returning pill
grims from The democratic love
feast held at Aberdeen, report AN en-
joyable time. Dul an unsatisfactory
one as regards the division OF The
spoils. 1t is tacitly agreed that DIR.
G /. khicralla state committeeman
from Pennington county, can have
one If the three consularships to
which South Dakota is entitled. 1t is
understood thai the doctor desires an
appointment in The Mediterranean
sea, either AT Cairo or the university
city OF Beirut. He is ~conversant With
several Semitic languages and feels
qualified TO fiji the position he desir-
eS.
The United States marshalship is
IKE bone over which there is more
contention than over the other offices.
Supporters oil Harry l.. Candy OF
Wasta, who ran against Congressman
Martin and wants the job Seth Bull
lock nov holds and all democratic
politicians east OF the river are work
ing for him.
Tom Taubman, however, who is
national committeeman also has his
eye on this hirth and ii is conceded
that if he desires ii, he can have it,.
II Taubman lakes the marshalship
Candy will be given the receivership
i'm the Rapid City land office and
Bob stewart OF Deadwood Will have
The United States district attorney
snip.
Webb Hill who was secretary of
the Pennington county committee is
the only candidate mentioned to sue
coed Postmaster Post when his term
of Office expires about two years
hence.
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PLAN TO START TARIFF
HEARINGS in JANUARY.

W%aahlngtOn, d. T.-T)emOcratlc
members of the House Ways and
Means committee held their first
general conference today TO discuss
plans for the tariff work to pre- 3ede
the extra session of congress-.
Chairman Underwood outlined
his own views regarding what should
be done before March 8. submitting
plans for hearings and the prelimin-
AIRY work on the proposed tariff re-
vision bills.
If the suggestions of the majority
OF the democratic committeemen are
followed, the hearings probably will
start early in January.
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OFFER AUTOMATIC
TELEPHONES FOR
MITCHELL PEOPLE
Dakota Central Com
pany Announces
New System.
EXTRA CHARGE
President OF Company Says
1t Is Necessary to Give
Service.

peopie of Mitchell are offered auto-
a,a},,
lia''' '9'S''po'e 9e'N''@ ny ''e ia
matic telephone service by the Da-
\ot He%t year our now
Every day from now on the comp
amy expects TO be taking out Ole
sIlie telephones ana installing the
de" ones.
NO one VIII be urged to max the
cflanse, bur amy n can secure IL by
asking nor IT..
" Vas reported to me city conl-
ell recently thal The telephone comp
amy was preparing TO install a conl-
plele AUTOMATIC system I'M mitchell
and mere WAS some suspicion on the
part OF the coQnclI as to whether TINS
was rot q jflcN TO OBTAIN SOME sort OF
ADVANTAGE IN the negotiations for a
new lfahehlsc TO axe me place OF the
present one Wnlch expires next May.
NJ mat llhle ~ was stated by local
representatives, OF the company liat
40 instructions to carry out my spch
plan MAD heen refeiV"d.
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Clapp Would
Pass Such a Meas
ure.
TO STOP BIC SUMS
Senator Explains 1t Would
Prevent New York From
Handling Elections.

Washington. ID. c. Senator Clapp,
eating campaign funds. today intro
duced n bin to rrtlipit the spending
of campaign fumes from one state TO
another, 10 aid the campaigns OF cam
dldateS for president and vice preSi-
dent, representatives or senator's. The
measure does not represent the CON
certed action OF the committee but
was presented by Clapp as his sug-
gestion for Il remedy for the excess
SiVe use of campaig.- money. Clapp
declared such a law would prevent
the dumping of great sums of money
into outlying states by wealthy COM
munities like New York"
10000 Into CiciI Service.
More than 10000 skilled workers
in the navy yards throughout the
United States today were placed un-
der the protection of civil service by
an executive order of President Taft.
The order was issued with The appro-
val of the civil service commission
and in accordance with an opinion
rendered by the attorney general.
SchiH to Testify.
Joseph II. ScAirf. New York fnan-
cior, will be one of the frs, wit
nesses to appear before the House
thust Investigating committion next
week. \ deputy sergeant-at-arms
returned from New York today after
serving Schiff With a subpoena.
Washington. ID c. Chairman
Pujo of the House trust committee,
when investigation was resumed to-
day declared that so many misleading
reports had been issued tlat the pub
lie should be warned against believ-
ing any of them. He says there has
been in certain quarters a consistent
hostile effort TO embarass the inquiry.
He denies there has been friction in
the committee and said no statements
were made or authorized by commit
tee except such as We're openly an
nounced at the hearings. The post
ponement w the presidential cam
paign. Pujo declared, was taken pur-
suant TO a Frequently announced de
termination that this important in.
vestigation should not be subject to
criticism or suspicion of being il
any wa Influenced or connected witt
political eXigencies."
Inc mousse HlOiltS trust tOlIllilllltt
got down to work today after severa
months recess.
The first witness was VIM. w
Cloud, president of the State Bank o
Maryland. Samuel U~ntemeyer, coun
sci for the committee, took W hi
examination.
Mr.. Cloud said his bank had ap
piled for clearance house privilege
but had been refused them, becaus
il was not a member of the Balti
moro clearing house, but desired It
clear through another bank tina
was.
Does the Baltimore clearing hous
prescribe rules which prevent a ban
from asking its w price for eN
change OF an out-of-town check,
asked Mr.. Untermeyer.
Yes, it amounts TO that" answer
ed the witness.
But that is throttling compet1
ton. isn't it
well. wouldn't say throttling.
said the witness.
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Sc, DEAD.

London, Eongland.-S::" George
Darwin, second son of the late
Charles Darwin, died this afternoon
in his 6Sth year. He was professor
Of astronomy and experimental phil
osopher at Cambridge university.
He was married in 1884 to Maud
Dupuy of Philadelphia.
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EGG PRICES ARE
EXPECTED TO TUMBLE

Chicago. lll,-576.o0O eggs are
reported to have been thrown on the
market at a loss of two cents a dozen
by Chicago dealers today. Thousands
more We're offered with no takers.
Commission merchants say the
\price of storage eggs is nowhere near
the bottom yet and predict that with
more than a million and a half cases,
storage eggs will drop 20 nearly In
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GERMAN
TAKEN IN CANADA

Winnipeg. Man.-Gustav Burning,
under arrest here today, it is said,
confessed to Astounding with three
fourths of a million marks from the
Bresdner bank, Berlin, Germany,
June 26. 1t is said Burning was EN-
ployed by the bank as a messenger.
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Indianapolis, Ind.-Accused as a

NVi'h"Pott9 inV ''uas do "ii
active promoter of explosions in
eastern cities, 7. j. Young, of Bos-
ton, testified in his own behalf in the
dynamite trial" today that he never
participated in the McNamara pets.
He is a young member of the Iron
Workers union executive board,
charged with having approved an
appropriation OF a thousand a month
TO John Mcnamara for dynamiting
purposes. Young denied knowledge
of the jobs McManigal blew up.
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STATISTICAL REPORT

Pierre, s. D.-The Ocober report
Of the state vital statistical depart
ment shows: Births, 1929; deaths
publications 10.
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DEBT OF STATE is
REDUCED BY HALF

Pierre, S. D.-The department of
history has annually for the past four
years made a statement OF the net
tebt of the state on the 18th of No
yember. and the figures for the four
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-12-12

cents a dozen before New Years.
According to the warehouse mems
ASSOCIATION there are 1|.610.155 cases
OF eggs o in storage here, 341.3I4
more than last year.
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THE Silent Party
MIR. Brownell told Of Mr.. Arch