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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
SCHOOL FUND LOANS
TEND TO REDUCTION
OF INTEREST RATES
Loanable State Revenues
Amounting to Millions Keep
Sharks Out.

Pierre, 8. d., Dec. 21,-.The report OF
the state land office just issued states
that during 1919 7,326,58 acres Of state
land were leased for farming purposes,
for an aggregate OF $17,630.68, all OF
1T being located in good farming COM
munitfes, there being a minimum rate
of 81 per acre fixed by the new law
as a leasing charge. The rental re-
ceived from the common school lands
was 1929, 371.96 for 1912, an increase OF
$52,T9s.74 over the receipts for 1911.
This Is the more remarkable for the
reason OF the extremely dry season
OF 1911 made leasing conditions were
very unfayorable In the year following
and because 22,4B9.4S acres OF III land
owned by the state for this purpose
In 1911 were sold and therefore could
not be leased In 1872. In all 390,096.76
acres OF common school lands have
been sold since statehood for $9,037,-
$500, at ar average price OF $22.S2 per
acre, and the sales or thesendoWnment
lands aggregates $I,1O6, 075.sS, making
a permanent fund or 210,143, S31.23.
About q third OF this sum Is still out
standing on deferred payments. but the
remaining two-thirds - all loaned u
at s per cent.
The commissioner states that he be-
Iieves that South Dak0ta's school fund
OF over $40. 600, 900 has had a decidedly
beneficial effect in keeping down the
rate OF interest exacted by private
loan concerns.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
RICHARDS PRIMARY LAW
BEFORE SUPREME COURT

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 21.-The Richards
primary law enIbroglio was threshed
out before the supreme court yesterday
IN arguments by Attorney General
johnson on the one side, and Thomas
N. Null. OF Huron, and Mr.. stevens,
OF Pierre, on the other. The attorney.
general stated that he thought the
whole question was a political tangie,
having it's motive in q thirst for no.
.toriety,. He argued that the old party
central committees had no rights under
the old law, In View OF the fact that
the Richards measure became effective
on its passage. and that being non-ex-
istent any acts undertaken by them un-
der the. new measure would be futile.
There is. moreover, no money" he de-
clared, by which the state can pay IL
for meetings and expenses" The at
torneys for the measure argued that
the law Is broader thaly its terms and
covers In and legalizes for a new SER
vice the party machinery in extstence
at the time OF its passage.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
SCHOOLS Will CONVENE
IN $4,000 BUILDING

Dallas, SD, Dec. 21.-When the Dali
las public schools close this. evening
both teachers and pupils VIII bid adIeu
to the o1f building which has served
this dity since Its earliest days. The
teachers have Instructions not to re-
turn until, the new $4,000 high school
building IS ready for them In. January.
That portion OF the building which will
be devoted TO high school work Is about
completed and IL any delay IN occupy
ing the building Is occasioned by rea-
son OF unfinished work at New Years
time only the lower grades viii be Rf-
fected.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
TELL TALE CLUES
 THESE MAY PROVE
Hunter Turns Over to Police
 Papers Found Near Mur- der Scene
Capt. Arnold Surrends Evidence to State Police Who Will
 Make Investigation

Evidence that may have an i1apor-
 tant bearing upon the murder nya-
 tery which has surrounded the finding
 Of the weighted body Of Carmelina
 Geraci of 315 East 10th St.. N. Y, on
 Nov. g. in the mill pond at George
 town was discovered in an almost in-
 accessible cave in the heart of sthe
 woodland and moraes which covens miles of territory southeast of sCo1Gy-
 town and about two miles from West
 port.
 That the cave has been occupied by
 nurderers is apparent from fragments of paper covered with bloody finger prints and the canvas covered opening which was likewise discolored by dark stains thought to be human blood. An unnailed poStal-card was among the effects left by the occupants who had hastily abandoned the camp some days ago.
 Julius Roy, of Co1eytown. who is hunter by profession was penetrating the fastneeses when his attention was attra tced by a white object partially hidden among bush and rocks. As he approached the spot which in all his journey1ngs through that section he had never before seen. he noted what appeared to be a canvas sheet. He was greatly surprised upon pulling it loose from the rocks which weighted it down to observe an opening lead ing to large chamber within
 Carefully penetrating the sfme-cave he saw traces Of recent occupancy The full extent of his observations arc alone known to the police. but it te' that much evidence Of value in tracing the nnnrderers of the Georgetown woman was unearthed.
 Bloodstains were everywhere in sight upon the litter and papers. and a card addressed to Samuel Waring, 469 Eff ty-second street, Brooklyn. N. r.. was imprinted with bloody finger marks. This card on it's face bore the sen tences: <oh You yacaaion.'. Aoh. You Steamboat Bfl1''. trHow fs New York?' 'fDo Not Forget to Come to My We'd l ding, Ha, Ha'', How is Coney Is- land2' Good Bye" It was signed I Anna, Rand
 On the reverse side were a man and I maiden swinging in g. hammock Bel neathstlne picture of the man was writ | ten in black ink the word Sam and beneath that of the woman, tsHazel.'' No stamp had been affixed and it had | not been mailed.
 Roy, realizing the importance of his find, brought it to Bridgeport immed- ately. and to Capt. Arnold inparted such other information as he is be- ieved to have ascertained. An inves- .igation of the scene will be made by he State police to whom the matter las been referred
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
NORWALK MASS MEETING DEMANDS RESTORATION OF
 RAILROAD COMPETITION
Protest Resolution Scores Public Utilities Commission and Calls For Per-
 formanCe of Duty

ed and equipment in safe and prop CT condition and as a natural conse- quence, many lives have been sacri- feed, and many people have been in jured and maimed for life; and
 Whereas, in the opinion of this meeting, such accidents might have been aversted and said railroad com pelled to render safe and proper ser vice to the travelling public; if tho various officials in charge of the ad- ministration and execution Of the laws regulating the public service corpora tions had performed the duties which they owe to the public.
 Therefore, be it resolved, that peo- pie here in this meeting assem aled q call upon said railroad company and said officials to perform their respec- tive duties which they owe the pub nc.'
 This also was passed, there being but one lonesome voice in dissent.
 Rev. Louis B. Howell, pastor of St. PauPs Episcopal church. was pastor of the meeting. Among those who spoke briefly were Mayor E. J. Fin negan of South Norwalk, Rev. l.. H. Caswen, pastor or the Methodist church. and Rev. T. B. Werner of Grace church
 2 Telegrans regretting inability to De present were received from Congress- man-e1ect Jeremiah Donovan and Arthur Brisbane, editor of the New York Evening" Journal.
 Mir. Brisbane wrote: hope you will ask the New Haven road not to kill so many people,.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
INDICTMENTS FOR
 THOSE MULCTING
 RICH OF MILLIONS

New York, Nov 27-Other arrests were expected today on the eleven i'm dictments returned by the federal Kellar- Farmer Co.,, otherwise known as the Ang1o-An1erican Authors As sociation, who were charged with con- spfracy in 1nn1cting rich men and wo- men out Of $5.0oo.0oo on fraudulent "rare editions
 James J. Farmer. head Of the con cern; Glenn Farmer, hiE son; Col William J. Hartley Of the New York Athletic Club, and Samuel H. Scott were released under bonds.
 The grand jury's inquiry resulted from the $42, 977 verdict won ten days ago by Mrs Emma Bird of Salt Lake csfty against Jofin V. Coggey, receiver from the Kellar-FRrmer Co, and the mem bers of that firm.
 Chief Post Off1ce Inspector Dickson was authority for the statement that the men got $47,oO0 from Mrs. Bird for alleged rare and de luxe editions Other alleged victims were Mrs. James A. Patten, wife of the Chicago wheat plunger, &55. .000; Henry c. Livingston. Springs $209, GOO; Alexander Sellers. Philadelphia, $100, GOO; Clinton S. Martin New York cheese merchant, ss5, 600; Mrs Pauline E. Durant, Bos- ton, $24, 900; Jesse Watson. New York, $6. eco.
 An edition of Theodore Roosevelt's specialties sent out by the concern, 1 and one of the charges made by the 1 against several of the de- | fendants is that blackmail was some i times reSorted to in the sale Of the l fake editions de luxe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
MRS. RAYMOND NOT GUILTY OF
 GIRL s MURDER
Woman Acquitted, Today, on Charge of Strangling to Death Matte Hackett at ReadfieId, Maine, Seven Years Ago

Augusta, Me, Nov 27-Mrs. Elsie Hobbs Raymond, this afternoon was acquitted of the- murder of Matte Hachett. an IS year old girl. who was etrangled to death at the gate of her home at Readfield, seven years ago. For seven years the finger of suspicion had pointed to Mrs Raymond as the murderer of the Hackett girl, and the case was made an issue in political fights for Attorney-Genera1 of the State.
 About two months after the murder. the State failed to get an indictment against Mrs. Raymond. LaGt spring Attorney-GeneraI Pettingen, declaring he had unearthed new evidence, secur- ed an indictment. Congressman Mo GilIicuddy was Mrs. Raymond's attor- ney. It was alleged that Mrs Ray mond, to whom 8 daughter was born after Matte Hackett was found dead with a cord tightly knotted about her throat. was jealous because of alleged attentions her husband paid to the Hackett girl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
IMPEACHMENT
 TRIAL OF JUDGE
 ARCHIBALD NEXT

Washington. Nov. 2T.-Four house n1anagers of the Impeachment trial of Commerce Court Judge Archibald met today to plan procedure in the Senate for the opening of fi1e trial on Tuesday.
 Names of the Government wftnGss- ew, nearly afty in all, wifi be given 'EHFe the House alarms late fF1is after noon and stitpoents served irnmedi- ately. Most Of the witnesses reside in PennsylyaKia-, Judge Archbaid's 's home state. The order in which the Government case was to be present ed, was not finally determined today but the early witnesses will include Interstate Commerce Commissioner Meyer. and his secretary to whom the rfgihal complaint against Judge Arehbald was made by William P. Roland, of Scranton
 Examination of witnesses in the Senate will be in charge of Repre- sentative Clayton, Chairman of the House Judiciary Cona1nittee, but it was decided today to give every one of the House prosecutors an Oppor- tunity for cross ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
THANKSGIVING,
 1912

In accordance with it's custom The Farmer will omit publication tomorrow, Thanksgiv- ing Day. This newspa- per feels especially grateful at this Thanks giving season to the public, which has so generously sustained it during the year, to it's advertisers who have recognized in it 8 me dium which commands the confidence of the cit izens, to the freeman who have seen wisdom in the public policies it has advocated, and to the nation which has re- turned to power the Democracy of which : The Farmer has been the champion for a cen tury or more.
 For all of these bless ings we are thankful, and hope in return therefor to contribute in larger measure in the year to come to the prosperity and happi- ness of our readers, our city and our state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
Especial to The Farmer.o

Especial to The F'armer.)
 Norwalk, Nov. 27.-Lockwood Hall was damned to the doors, last night by men and women who had assem bied in mass meeting to protest against wrecks and deaths on the New Haven road.
 The number of women present, fully twenty-five per cent of the Tneeting-spoke --eloquently of the eff feet upon the popular mind of the sneineration of the four unfortunate ladies in the recent wreck of the Springfield Express.
 The chief speakers were Lynn w. Wilson repr presentative-elect of Bridge port. and Attorney John J. Walsh, of this place.
 MT Wilson rehearsed the condi- tions leading up to the imitation of the securities of the New Haven road. He said that for some years the man agernent had been struggling to meet dividend and interest accounts. and that physical and personal factors had been neglected
 mended that the citizens of Norwafk take experts and make a personal in vestigation of the New Haven road bed. making their discoveries the Utilities Commission
 He said that a better way would be to go to the attorney general and seek the removal of the commission, by action upon charges of delinquency in duty.
 Mir. Wilson said that the wreck of the Federal express was full notice of the conditions. and that the com mission should have taken steps to safeguard the public, following tho catastrophe
 in showing that the order of the com mission, relative to the Wesfport wreck was insufficient, and that the recornrnendafionS of Coroner John T. PheIan and the Inter State Com nerce Commission had been almost entirely ignored
 Attorney Walsh said that the gov ernnnent of the state was becoming a railroad governmen that the virus of imperialism had been injected into the democracy. He told of the re- i ssBefors~s-f1aat- time anybof fy| eouid build a trolley line or rall- road in Connecticut The result was that the New Haven would oullo 1e. build and it was obliged to furnish service. we suffer the effects ot monopoly" he said The Generat
 MT. Walsh then offered resofu- ton as follows:
 Resolved, that this meeting put it. self upon record as advocatfng the re- enactnent of a railroad law in this state that will give opportunity for real competition with the Consolidat- road, Tor OOLh SIedI11 Id SiSCt IL railroads. and pledge ourselves to use oru influence with the coming leglsla- l fure to secure such a law.
 The resolution was adopted.
 Louis A Lehmaier, by whose pub 1ic spfrit and energy the meeting had been organized, offered. resolution l as follows
 aResoIved, whereas it has been made to appear. by series of horri- | I,Ie accidents, that the New York, New !. Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany mas neglected to keep it's road l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
LITTLE GIRL DIES OF INJURIES WHEN
 STRUCK BY TRAIN

South Norwalk, Conn, Nov. 27.- Without regaining consciousness, Mary Fitzgerald, 13,S died at the Nor walk Hospital from injuries received yesterday afternoon when struck by a train on New Haven tra cks here The girl started to cross the tracks but seeing 8 train approaching turn ed back. She had aim osf cleared the tracks when she ripped on a signal wire and fell onto the tracks in such legs and badly mangIed her body Her skull was also fractured. Cor oner J. J. Phelan of Bridgeport will hold an inquest tomorrow morning over the death of the girl. It is stated that there have been a number of narrow escapes at the station lately and that two days ago a Catholic priest just saved a woman who had tripped over signal wires, some being struck by a train
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
TURKS DEMAND BETTER TERMS
 FROM ALLIES
Powers Seem Unable to Effect Reconciliation Between
 Contending Parties
Now Stated ConsfantinOpIe Can Withstand Balkan Attacks
 All Winter, if Needs be

London. Nov. 27.-The powers e.r- forts to persuade Turkey and fhs Balkan allies to agree on terms Of peace seemed today doomed to faf- ure. The warning nations ernissarfsn had not broken off neeotiaffone ,s latest accounts but it was said they were making no progress toward a.- understanding.
 Beyond a narrow strfp Of ferrsso-- along the Turko-Buleariar- fro7itss1s and autonomy for Albania. t1,e-ess1- tan refused to give anvtHfu4 IA ~--a- said With conditions steadJfv fr-- proving in Constant4nopIe and rein Iorcements constantly arriving fre1~ As1as 1t was believed here that ffTr O.tonan capital can hold out saslIF spring the Turkish troops will bs elsIr to take the field in better sf1zr,e rr-sT . ID larger numbers than those of Che allies.
 This undoubtedly fla what Ez@ d.. couraged the Turkish snnissarTea f.. demand terms which would naaIce tFs- war result little better for the a1ffe. than draw. If after the nacrfrez4 that have been made they were Co accept such an agreement they rYoufG almos certainly precfpftate rsvoIr.- t1ons at Sofia and Belgrade and per- haps also at Athens.
 : The deadlock, 1t was conseamentiy feared, will be very hard to break
 In relations between fine bfrzer powers there was no parficuf5rf change today The sonvfctfon wac strengthening everywhere that an dff- 1erences of opinion will be ad5uss<E peacefully. Until start fs nsa6e r.ls the partition of European TurksE. with all it's possibilities of pE@fndlcs to some ones interests, there wGu m1 amy Tate be no trouble
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
MONEY TAKEN
 FROM TRUNK

According to the report which was flied with the detective department to-. day for investigation, while B. L. Sturgfs of B Hanover street, with two roomers, Charles Sulto and Ralph Surdam, a brother-in-law of the com planant, were at work Monday, some one entered their apartments, ransack- ed their trunks and made off with s63 30. This is the third of a. series of robberies in which trunks have been the object of attack, and in each case money was taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
FINAL FIGURES IN
 eAEIF 01NlA ELECTION

Sacramento. Cal. Nov. z7.-FfnaI figures from all counties, three of which have not yet been checked over by the Secretary of State, today made it certain that the electoral vote of California will be between Roosevelt and Gov. Wilson
 Iieut.-Gov. Wallace, the highest Progressive e1ector, has a plurality of '12s over Griffin, the highest Wilson elector The other Dem ocratic cleo tors are undoubtedly higher than the lowest Progressive electors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
MANY BRID5EPORTERS 1T
 D0NEHUE-EGAN NUPT AIS

Many Bridgeporters attended the nuptiaIs in Newtown, today, of Miss Elizabeth Helen Egan of that town. and MT. Martin F. Donahue of Flush ing, L. I. Miss Egan has many friends in this ctiy A dispatch from Newtown, elsewhere in this issue of The Farmer, gives an account of the wedding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
MRS. LESH FOUND NOT
 GUILTY OF MURDER IN 1894

Sedalia, Mo, Nov. 27-The jury in the case Of Mrs. Pansy Ellen Lesh to- day found her not guilty of the muq- der Of Mrs. B. M. Quaintance of Green Ridge in 1894. Mrs. .Lesh had confessed to poisoning Mrs Quaint ance and Mrs. Eliza Coe. Mrs. Lesh will not be tried for the death of Mrs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
BLAZE STRIKES FAMOUS
 ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK

Atlantic City, N. T., Nov. .27.-HaIf q square of Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk was destroyed this after noon by fire which started in a small boardwalk store near Georgia avenue. The damage was estimated at $60,- ;00o., Seven small stores. facing the boardwalk, and occupied practically by Syrians were totally destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
ARREsT OF TTEKS.

Sa1onika. Nov z7-NaziGn Bey ana 800 officers of the Turkish force which ga rrisoned Salonika when the GreeEs captured it, were arrested today. charged with plotting to reta1<e tre city Following their arrest Lhclr paroles were cancelled and they were hurried aboard a transport to be taken to the Piraeus for Imprisonment untiI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
JOHN F. FLYNN GETS
 HIS s.M. D.'' FROM STATE

John J. Flynn. 72 Franklin street. an interne at the Bridgeport hospital, has been apprised of his having com piled with the requirements of the State Board of Examiners and is now a regularly licensed practicing phy- sician- MT. Flynn was forTnerly/a Ii- |censed pharmacist, but relinquisbed that calling to enter upon a course of medicine, at a Baltimore medical school
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27

Baltimore, Md,-Hutt D. Syl1es. 18- and just married. says a couple cnu live comfortably on S12 per week if fse wife is saving. A bride of tdrca months and same age agross Wft1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
WAR INEVTTABLF-TF

Paris. Nov. 27-The Vienna CoTro- spoudent of the Paris 7Iatin quoted Foreign Minister Berchtold Of ,Austrla today as saying war is inevitable if Servfa rejects any extra Balkan p-o- posals.
 War Minister MiIIerans declared that a mobilization is in progress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
ADRIANOPLE BURNING

Sofia, N. Y.,. Nov. 27-That Adriaa- ople was burning was reported today There was fighting about the city eyer since peace negotiations began.
 A few non -combatants Wi8 e4eapsd from Adrianople and threw tnemseires on the mercy of the author fties. de- scrfhed conditions in the city today z@ frightful almost beyond belief.
 The soldiers, they said, have secured practically all the foods and then selves been reduced to a ration sue- ficient or only one small meal day
 The civilian population has beeE slowly starving to death D1sease i8 rampant. and from lack Of medical at- tention, most of the seriously wounded die
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
COUNTER oFFER.

ConstantinoDle. Nov 27--14azin Esszs the Turkish commander in cnisf and representative In the peace nseeffs- t1ons with Bulgaria. today re5ecssf the Bulgarian offer and sItbrufftsE counter-proposa1s which, Gan aavefE of Bulgaria Gafd, would be euI1p eaa- sfdered. That Gen. Savoff csnl8 Nars accepted a counter offer from tfs Turks was dsemed favorable syrr5- tom
 No details were made public Of tas nature of either proposition but it Was understood that Bulgaria would have left Turkey practically nothing fn Eu- rope except ConstantinopIe and non- inal suzerafnfy over Albania ana stas Turkey does not contemplate yielding more than Albanian =sutoTomE and Q ribbon of territory along the EufEzrsar boundary
 That the Foreign Minister Count Won Boch told that Austria has advised ths Turks to reject any terms fmposinr the slightest concession on their par- was rumored today.
 The Count was said to have s-saursz the Porte that the Allies are abso- luteiy at the end of their resonrcsm and pointed out that, as the Turks- can still raise several hundred -th0usand more men from Asia, they are certain of ultimate victory
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
AUSTRIA sNUBs KAIsEFE.

Berlin, Nov 27-Austria, today. po- liteIy declined Germany's .suwEa@tfcn that the Austro- -SerVfan dispute over the Adriatic coast be submftreG t1 am tribunal. After dispos- ing of the Adf iatic coutroYergy formeF Minister Beechtold stated Austria Wi1 be willing to participate in an inter national conOference but not befcre-
 AlaImfsts professed great exgftemsut over Austria's rejection Of the Ger man plan but calrner opinion was tnz1 matters will be adjusted peacefully IL was said that the failure of the ar bitration scheme does not make mat ters any worse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
RUSSIAN TRANsPORTs-

Rudapeet. Nov. z7-Transports were being assembled at all Russian Black Sea, ports, today, in obvious readinees to move large forces gof troops iu short notice according to reports from Sevaetopoo1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
CAR ACTIVE.

St. Petersburg, NoF. z7-Czar Mica olas received foreign Minister Sazanoff and War Minister Sukho1mfn0ff et Tsarskee Selo, today, supposedly e@ receive reports of the progress oR 68- plomatic negotiations concerniuK tz11 international situation and or the rnf1- ftary preparations in pr0gTess ae e precaution against possible outbresk of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
THE WEATHER

air, rolder, tonight and to-
 morrow