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The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
MIDNIGHT STORM
HITS FERGUS FALLS
BUILDINGS UNRooFED, WALLS
TWISTED AND TREES UP.
ROOTED BY HIGH WIND.
LOSSES REACH $4,000
Crops In the Vicinity Heavily Dam.
aged-EIectric Light Service
crippled-No Fatalities
Reported.

Fergus Falls. Mimi, July 10. - A
storm of tornado proportions and
power struck here soon after mid.
night The damage to buildings and
other property is conservatively esti-
mated at $4,000 and the damage in
country districts Immediately ada
cent amounts to 100000 or more.
The storm followed the true tor
nadic course, coming from the south.
west and going northeast. Reports
indicate that it extended not farther
than four miles north. and just how
far west has not yet been determined.
A GAINESVILLE dispatch indicates that
the chief force of the disturbance was
spent in this vicinity.
The principal losses in the city were
to the furniture store of Martin Ben
son, the rGand hotel. the Fergus Falls
Cooperative Creamery companys
building and the clothing store OF Olaf
Schei. Benson's loss is anywhere be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000, his building
being badly battered and his stock of
goods drenched by rain. The walls of
the Grand hotel, Fergus Falls princi.
pal hostelry, were so twisted by the
shock of the wind that 1t is believed
they can never be repaired. The larg-
est individual loss was ON this build.
ing.
One end Of the creamery building
was torn out and most of it's windows
and doors broken in. This is a $1,000
brick building.
The roof Of the clothing store of
Olaf schei was partially crushed by
falling brick from adjacent buildings.
and all the goods were heavily dam
aged by the heavy rain that accom-.
panied the blow.
No one in the city or country was
injured so far as known, except by
flying glass, as the windows were
blown in. One and half inches of
rain fell in an hour.
Hundreds of trees were torn up by
the roots and many fell across the
streets and effectually blocked them
against traffic. Telephone and cleo
trio lighting poles were leveled in all
parts of the city and there will be no
street lights for several nights.
Reports of losses in country dis
tricts have been coming all day. On
each farm in the path of the wind
comes the same story of minor de.
struction. Barns were either wracked
or torn to pieces and crops of all
kinds were leveled with the soil.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Saws Enolneer Wa. Drunk.

Corning, N. Y, July 10.-That VIII.
liam Schroeder, engineer Of the ex-
press train which ran into the rear
here last Thursday, causing the death
of 40 persons in the resulting wreck,
was apparently intoxicated within four
hours of the time he boarded the en-
CINE which he guided to destruction,
was the testimony given at the cor.
oner's inquest here by Charles Klap.
proth of Elmira, for many years a
close personal friend of Schroeder.
Klapproth was an unwilling witness,
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
KAS. MAN ELECTED
TO HEAD n. {. A.
DURING CONTEST NEW WORKERS
SEVERELY CRlTIclsE CHI.
CAGO TEACHERS.
FAVOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Body Goes on Record Supporting
Equal FranchIse.-Larger Sal
aries Sought Because Of
High Cost.

Chicago, July 11.-Aside from elect.
ing as president E. T. Fairchild, To.
peka, Kan, after heated contest in
which Chicago teachers were severely
criticised by New York members for
their behind the curtain tactics,' the
National Educational association, rep,
resenting more than $4,000 educators,
went on record as favoring:
Woman's suffrage, because women
teachers realize the responsibility Of
training youth for citizenship.
An investigation of teachers salaries
throughout the country with reference
to the high cost of living.
The promotion of plans for a nation
al university.
The extension by congress Of the
work of the national bureau of educa-
ton so as Ito embody group of COM
petent men and women to study thor
oughly the problem of rural education,
vocational education, sanitation and
hygiene and higher education, includ.
ang the training of teachers"
A contest between the so-called pro.
gressives" and the "old guard" on a
change in the bylaws was deferred.
Some minor changes were ordered, but
q proposed amendment to insert a ire
call clause as affecting officers" was
referred to a committee to report.
The candidacy Of Miss Grace C.
strachan, district superintendent OF
schools, Brooklyn, N. Y, for president
in opposition to Mr.. Fairchild brought
on the fight of tho day.
After the nominating committee had
reported in favor of Mr.. Fairchild.
Miss Strachan's friends openly char.
ged he had been selected at caucus
to which the New York members had
not been invited. Miss Katherine D.
Blake and Mathilda Coflnford of New
York accused the Chicago teachers
of conducting their campaign behind
the curtain" of the auditorium where
the convention was held. They as
serted a delegation from the Chicago
Principals club" had gone to New
York to induce Miss Strachan to with
draw, although Miss strachan two
years dkO dL bOSLOu AdO 6uPpOIICI
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young Of Chicago fol
president.
Miss Strachan herslf took the fool
and defended her position.
DR.. Joseph Swain, president Of
Swarthmore college, had reported on
an investigation conducted in Denver
Cincinnati, Atlanta and New Haven
Conn.,, of teachers salaries in relation
to the cost of living. He said 1,705
replies had been received to questions
that had been sent out. The replies
showed a need Of higher salaris com
mensurate with higher efficiency, he
said.
Compulsory military training in the
schools was denounced as 'reactionary
! and inconsistent with American ideals
and standards"
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Mavor Of Grand Forks Dies.

st. Paul, July 11.-Hugh P. Ryan,
president of the Grand Forks, N. D..
city council, who has been confined in
the Mounds Park sanitarium in St.
Paul for four weeks, is dead. Mr..
Ryan was 81 years old, a large realty
holder in North Dakota, and also chair
man of the Grand Forks real estate
exchange. A brother, Thomas Ryan,
Hensel, N. D., and sister, Miss Kath-
crime Ryan, Grand Forks, N. D., sur.
vive. He was chief Of police at Grand
Forks for Ia years and had served two
terms in the state legislature.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
"CHURCH POLITICS" OUT,
Prohibitionists Likely to Appeal to AL
the People for Votes.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 1O.-A pres.
idential nomination boom based on a
new issue that would substitute prac,
tioal politics for Church politics" in
the Prohibition movement was started
here on the eve of the Prohibition
national convention.
Finley C. Henrickson of Cumberland
Md, was launched as candidate for
the Prohibition presidential nomina-
ton by the Maryland delegation.
Mr.. Henrickson, who is member Of
the Prohibition party executive com,
mittee, is strong advocate Of more
practical politics in the Prohibition
movement.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
CALLS THAW DANGEROUS
Head Of Matteawan Gives Very DAM
aging Testimony.

White Plains, N. Y, July 10-The
most striking testimony brought out
ing here kas gvien by DIR. John w.
Russell, head Of the Matteawan in
sane asylum who admitted under pres.
sure that Thaw, II released from that
institution and allowed to return to
his former mode of living, might kill
another person. DR.. Russell said how
ever, he thought Thaw could safely be
released in custody of special attend.
ant 1t is believed the case will close
this week.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Reoina Excellent Prospects.

Regina, Sask., July 1.-THE present
condition of the grain crops of Sask-
atchewan, is excellent. Crops sown
on the last years summer fallow and
on spring blowing are showing to the
best possible advantage and have not
apparently suffered from the hot and
dry weather of the last week Of June.
somewhat from the drought. On light
ter soil in a few districts some dam.
age was done by the heat.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Auto overturns; Ono Killed.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, July 10. ].
Gruyas of Enderlin, N. D., was killed
in an automobile accident on Battle
Lake road, six miles from this city.
He had sold car to w. L. Leonard
Of St. Paul and with Mr.. Leonard was
driving his machine to St. Paul when
the accident occurred. The automo.
bile struck a stone, and while he was
changing gears on the hill he lost con.
troll of the steering wheel. The ma
chine ran up the bank and turned tur
tie, pinntng him beneath.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Transfer EVIL Considered.

st. Paul, July 10.-Lccording to an
official high in the service of tho
Twin City Rapid Transit company.
that concern is losing thousands OF
dollars every year through a more
or less organized system Of transfer
exchanging. The offenders are police
men, newsboys, elevator men and the
general public. Unless some effort
is made by tho police to stop the
practice, this official says, the street
car company will try to have an ordi-
nance passed by the city councils of
Minneapolis and St. Paul, making the
use Of transfers by other than the per-
son to whom they were issued misde.
ueanor.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
NORTH DAKOTA EXHIBIT.
Commissioner Gllbreath Assures Big
FlickertaiI Display Here.

Minneapolis, July 10. - 1--WE will
come to Minneapolis this fall with
the best display Of North Dakota prod
ucts ever collected and from every
crop report we will have more and
breath, Commissioner of Agriculture F."
This telegram has been received at
the Offices OF the Northwestern Prod
ucts exposition, making it certain that
North Dakota as O state will partici-
pate in the show to be held in Min
neapolis Nov. IL to %.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Await Word From Colonel.

Chicago, July 10.-At conference
held of leaders of the Merriam Jones
Progressive faction of the Republi.
can party, 1t was decided to postpone
action in the national campaign until
Medill Mccormick returns from his
meeting with Colonel Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay. A subcommittee con.
sisting Of Charles E. Merriam, Chas.
Ringer and Harold Ickes, was ap.
pointed to confer with the signers OF
the Progressive call for Illinois In an
eAlozt to agree on g plan.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13

Use BIoodhounds to Trail Children.
Virginia, Mimi, July 1.-THE city
council of Virginia has taken action
to memorialize the board Of county
commissioners to obtain and maintain
a kennel of bloodhounds for the pur-
pose of hunting and locating children
and others who becore st in the
woods. Recently there have been
many instances of children wandering
away from their homes and losing
themselves. In two or three instances
no trace of these has ever been found.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Warm Weather In Demand.

Minneapolis, July 11.-Accord1ng to
agricultural experts, grain men ana
others interested in the crop outlook
two weeks of warm weather are all
that is needed to insure splendid crop
returns in the Northwest They say
hot weather for about ten days would
add almost. as many million dollars
to the crop values Of the grain grow
Ing belt of Minnesota, the Dakotas and
other grain producing territories.
sHot weather from now on would be
Of immense value" said Dean Woods
Of the agricultural college.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Wisconsin Democrats In Session.

Milwaukee, July ia lively time
is expected from the Wisconsin Dem.
ocrats gathered in state convention
to nominate a state ticket and formu-
late platform to go before the peo-
pie at the September primary cleo.
ton. Indications point to Judge John
G. Karel of Milwaukee as the leading
gubernatorial candidate. Karel's op-
ponent is A. J. Sohmitz, also Of MIL
waukee. Little attention has been
given to candidates for the other four
offices to be included In the state tiok-
Of .5 ~
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
MAY Ask Tariff Revision.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July II - I'M
mediate downward revision of the
tariff is likely to be one Of the de-
mands made by the new party head.
ed by Colonel Roosevelt. While the
former president was non-committal
regarding the course he would urge
the Chicago convention Of the new
party to adopt, it developed from the
talk of a number of leaders who
have conferred with Colonel Roosevelt
In the last few days that the party
doubtless will declare for immediate
geyision.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
ProhIbItionIsts Open Sessions.

Atlantic City, N. J., July 1.-THE
eleventh national Prohibition conven-
ton got under way here, but at three
sessions progressed little beyond the
preliminaries Of organization. There
were developments enough, however.
to indicate strong undercurrent of
insurgency" in the party and to fore
cast fight by some of the delegates
for more progressive and aggressive
attitude in the coming campaign in
the hope of overthrowing a part Of
the existing order of things.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
commlttee To Name EIector,,

St. Paul, July 11.-Atty. General
Smith has ruled that designations Of
nominations made by the state conven-
ton should be handed to the chairman
or secretary Of the state central COM
mittee. He also held that any yacan-
cies caused by such designations
should be filled by the state central
committee. The opinion has special
reference to the action Of George
Thompson of St. Paul, who resigned
as presidential elector.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
NEED MORAL PRIDE.
Declares That Community Should 1s
Ashamed Of Dirty Practice.

Atlantic City, N. J., July IL. "a Gov
ernor Wilson told 5000 residents of
Atlatnic City and their friends that
their town was in need of moral pride
that man was ashamed to be caught
In dirty trick, and that community
ought to be ashamed to be caught in
dirty practice. This was at the
cornerstone laying Of the new Y. NJ.
g. A. building.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Mrs, PhIpps, Condition Critical.

Minneapolis, July 11.-Mrs. Helen
Phipps, who was shot in the back by
husband early Monday at their home
in Wayzata, is still in a precarious
condition at St. Barnabas hospital.
The bullet has been located by means
of the x-ray, but has not yet been
extracted. At the hospital 1t is said
she is paralyzed and little hope is
held out for her recovery even should
the operation be successfully per-
formed,
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Battalion to Fort Smelling.

San Francisco, July 1.-THE trans
port Sherman arrived in the harbor
from the Philippines, via Japan and
Honolulu. She brought from the
Philippines the Sixth infantry and two
battalions of the Ninth infantry. The
Sixth will go to the Presidio here, one
battalion of the Ninth will go to Fort
Thomas, KY, and the other to Fort
Smelling, MINI.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Revolution on In Portugal.

Lisbon, July 10.-The official gazette
publishes a decree declaring that the
government desires to crush as quick.
ly as possible the monarchist move.
ment. Forces of Republican cavalry
are securing the mountain districts
around Chaves and Valencia, shooting
or selling all royalists.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Aviator Injured In Fall.

Winnipeg, July 11.-Aviator George
Mestach, while attempting to make .
flight in a monoplane fell when he
had reached height Of only 20 feet,
striking a fence, and is believed to
have been seriously injured internally.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Lamp Explodes; Man Burned.

Winona, Mimi, July 11.-David Dav.
ldson. whose home is in Dover, Mimi.
WAS severely burned when lamp ex'
piodsd in the home Of George B. Sted-
man, 10 miles west Of Winona. He
attempted to extinguish the flame with
his bare hands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

this we should doubtless find one reason
in the discouragement felt by honest
maple sugarmakers of Vermont over
bogus maple sugar foisted on the city
markets as coming from Vermont but
which was in reality manufactured in
some place remote from a maple or
chard and manufactured largely from
some foreign ingredients. II could be
manufactured cheaper than pure Yer
mont sugar could be made and, there
fore, could be sold cheaper, thus depriv-
ing Vermont of part of its market, mas
much as some people fail to make the
distinction between the real and the
bogus article and prefer to buy the
latter, since it is cheaper. That is a
real reason for Encouragement of the
Vermont industry, it is readily admit
ted but the pure food law has a ten
dency to counteract the fraud and it
will eventually drive the bogus article
from the market or else cause it to be
labeled just as it is Hence, Vermont
suparmakers should take heart from this
fact.
There are, in addition, many other
reasons which should cause a decline in
this distinctiyely Vermont industry, mo-
tably the cutting Of sugar naples; but
that, too, is being fought slowly but
surely, as the science of forestry is gain
ing hold on the public mind. In fact.
the pendulum is swinging more in favor
of the industry, and the conditions are
likely to be such that the owner OF
maple tree orchard can afford to spend
few weeks of the year, when nothing
else is on hand in drawing natures
treasures from the trees Advertising,
as was stated at the recent convention
in Burlington, will do its large share IN
re establishing the industry in that inn
pcrtant position in the states activities
which it held years back; and the e.
forts of the state association are deserv-
ing the cooperation of all people OF
Vermont, for this is too good business
to lose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

as they began making inquiries even at
the close OF the last session. The allure
ments of outdoor life in an attractive
section of the hills of Vermont are per
haps to be credited with partial respon-
sibility for the eagerness displayed, but
inasmuch as certain required conformity
to regulations necessitates rather close
application to work, it is safe to assert
that some of the desire for further en-
rollment in the school is the result of a
feeling OF benefit in knowledge gained.
Certainly the opportunities are there for
requirement of valuable information to
young and old, and earnest men will be
able to get information which will prove
great help to the state in forest CON
seryation and tree-planting. All that
may be asked for now is a wider oppor-
tunity for the school, the capacity for
instructing many more people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11
BoLSTERING UP THE MAPLE SUGAR
INDUSTRY.

1t is Just as well for Vermont people
to face the situation squarely and admit
that their maple sugar industry is wa
vering, with a tendency to 60 backward
all the time. Therefore, the warning
which was given at the state association
meeting in Burlington this week was
well made. Those outside the ranks OF
the sugarmakers had formed the opin.
ion that the industry was on the de-
cline, but they were scarcely prepared
for the statement that the membership
OF the association has dwindled from 636
to ITO during the past eight years.
Possibly not all of this marked decrease
is due to persons going out OF the
business; it may be that the benefits
tc be derived from membership in the
association were not considered OF
enough Importance to warrant the trou-
BILE. But whatever the cause, it is GER
tain that there is far less interest in
the maple sugar industry than there
was ten years ago.
If we were to seek the causes for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

At least fifteen minutes before any
alarm was turned in, New York police
men entered the Equitable building and
saw employees fevershly fighting. the
flames which eventually engulfed the
structure and brought huge financial loss
and six deaths; but those policemen
didn't call the firemen because they were
ordered out of the building and told 70
mind their business. Someone ought to
be called upon to explain, as it seems
to be the general belief that if the
fremen had been promptly called the fire
would have been subdued in the kitchen
of the cafe, where it started. Such
clashing of authority at a perilous time
needs remedying, for it is likely to occur
many, many times when attaches of the
huge houses in New York's business dis
trict think overmuch of their Importance
and ability.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11
VERMONT'S SUMMER FORESTRY
SCHOOL.

In brief sketch of the summer school
of forestry and horticulture held at the
Downer state forest in the town of Shar-
on, as given by B. A. Chandler in the
December number of american Forest
ry," Vermonters are informed that a
valuable work has been started in their
state and that the beginning gives prom
Use of extending until it shall engage the
interest of people from all parts of the
state. Only eighteen students were en-
rolled at the session, ranging in age from
sixteen to fifty years, but they came
from many parts of the state from Rich
ford to Brattleboro. The instruction
was under professors from the Vermont
Agricultural college at Burlington and
State Forester Halves and was largely
elemental in order to meet the require.
ments of students just taking up the
study or, at most, only fairly well ad-
vaneed in the knowledge. In fact, tho
instruction was necessarily elemental be-
cause this summer school had no preee-
dent to go by, it being, according TO the
belief of the writer in american For
estry," the only school of its kind in
any state.
That the session was success is per-
haps impossible of fair assertion at the
present time; but it is the testimony
of the author of the article referred 10
that the eighteen students who partiei.
psted in the school are eager for further
opportunity during the summer Of 1919,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

There were s02,0sl passengers to every
death from United States steamboat
navigation during the last fiscal year,
which is small enough proportion OF
deaths to reassure you when you start
next summer to navigate Berlin pond,
Montpelier being willing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

We admire the hustlng spirit of our
rival "stone town." Barre, Vermont,
which is securing competitive railroad
service to and from its quarries by both
the Boston & Maine and Grand Trunk
lines. Barre is as wide awake during
business hours as any town in New Eng
land.-Concord, n. H., Monitor.
Blushingly, Barre thanks you for
them kind words" and modestly admits
that it does do quite stroke of work
during the waking hours of the day,
Therefore, it may be pardoned if the
town isn't up all night. You see we
can't burn the candle at both ends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

Fire department officials dismiss TIE
death of Deputy Chief Walsh in Tues
days big fire with the statement that
cts always likely to happen at any
fire" Yet, the people OF the city will be
likely to take more notice of his heroism.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

That New York City has many rooms
to rent" is shown by the advertisements
to the homeless tenants of the Equitable
building In lesser city the vacant
buildings would be taken as sign OF
decay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

The sweep of the smallpox epidemic
around to Rutland shows how careful
every city and town must be in quaran-
tine, and, more than that, how important
is the action of the individual in every
case. individuals must have sense
of responsibility, else we shall have a
statewide epidemic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

The government may be said to have
played it's long suit when it brought lis
allegations against the Central Vermont
railroad, charging violation of the federal
statute as to consecutive hours OF labor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

It begins to look as if they wouldn't
need the recall in the case of Mayor Fitz-
gerald of Boston if they can wait an.
other year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

A clergyman near Boston, who pal a
parish visit and delivered some food to
a needy family after walking two and a
half miles in the storm, got a laudatory
write.up in the Boston papers and had
his picture accompany the sketch Stern
stuff these Massachusetts ministers are
made Otto let some Of the newspapers
tell it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

Even the money power had to bow
before the fire fiend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-11

Baltimore isn't so far off but what we
can almost hear the braying.