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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-01
Fighting Bob Evans Was a
Picturesque Navy Figure
Took Part In Spanish War and
Started BattIeship Fleet
on World Cruise.
IN OBLEY DUNGLISON EVANS,
IL the Fighting Bob of the
~ American navy, who died re-

IN OBLEY DUNGLISON EVANS
the Fighting Bob of the
~ American navy, who died re-
Gently. was perhaps the most
famous American naval officer since
David Glasgow Farragut. Like Farra
gut. he was southerner, and yet, like
tarragut, when in the stormy days OF
the sixties it became necessary for ey.
cry southern born man in the army OF
the navy to make choice of flags he
unhesitatingly resolved to remain true
to the Union. in the service of which
at Fort Fisher, he was later to be
manned for life.
Admiral Evans was born in Floyd
county, Va. Aug. Is, 1916, the son OF
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Andrew Jackson
Evans. When he was ten years old he
was sent to Washington to live with
an uncle so that he could get the ad.
vantage of the Washington schools. In
1850 he decided that a naval career
would suit him, but there were no An
napolis vacancies from Virginia, his
native state, at that time. William
Hooper, territorial delegate in con.
gress from Utah, offered him the ap.
pointment from Utah, but before he
could make the appointment he told
the future admiral that he would have
to go to Utah and live there long
enough to establish legal residence
Evans never hesitated. He accepted
the offer and made the long journey,
much Of it on horseback or in stage
coaches, to Salt Lake City, and a year
later he entered Annapolis as the ca.
Diet from Utah. The situation between
the north and the south was then
acute. DR.. Evans, his father, had died
several years before that time, and
when the war between sections com
menced Mrs. Evans, his mother, who
was Virginian of Virginians and 10y
al to the south, sent in her sons resig-
nation as cadet at Annapolis. but Ca
Diet Evans could not see his duty in
the light she did aud refused to leave
the academy, from which he was grad
uated in 1868 and Immediately went to
sea in defense of the Union.
In the engagements around Fort
Fisher he was wounded while leading
charge of marines. The charge was
one Of the bravest in the annals of the
service. Evans was shot in both legs
and was left on the beach, supposedly
in dying condition. A fellow Yankee,
who was hiding behind a friendly
sand dune was appealed to for assist
ance. The Yankee had his own trou-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-01
How He Won Title In VaIpa-
raise Harbor In 1895-lnci-
dents of Notable Career.

bles and refused, whereupon Evans
whipped out his pistol and compelled
the fellow to drag him to safety. The
next day, when the doctors decided
that it was necessary to amputate his
legs. he once more whipped out his
pistol, and the result was that he lived
to walk on those same legs for the
rest of his life.
Fifteen years after the war ended
Evans had chance to prove his worth
in the Boring sea, where he was sent to
keep track Of the British seal poachers,
a job he handled SO we'll that he STOP
ped poaching and at the same time
kept from offending Great Britain. It
was in 1895 that he got the name
"Ffghting Bob" It was in the harbor
of Valparaiso. Chile. There was a
diplomatic tangle that had become SO
serious that the government had sent
number of naval vessels to those
waters to show that the United States
meant business.
The Chileans were peeved, and they
let Evans know it, whereupon he
warned them. The Chileans came
down off their perch.
Once in Tunis Admiral Evans had an
experience that was similar to his
Chilean one. The American consul at
Tunis reported some trouble, and Ev-
ans was sent to straighten matters
out. He told the hey that unless he
apologized and fired a salute of 100
guns in honor Of the American flag he
would change the boundaries of Tunis
and that the result would be an inland
Tunis. The hey did not have enough
powder to fire the salute that was de-
manded and appeased "Fighting Bob
by giving banquet in his honor that
was the greatest in the history Of
Tunis.
When the Spanish war came Evans
was assigned to command the battle
ship Iowa. Before the Iowa sailed for
Cuban waters he casually remarked
that if he had his way "Spanish would
become the most popular language in
HE'LL The Iowa made a great record
in the battle Of Santiago, and her skip
per was among the first of the Spanish
war officers to be raised to flag rank
because of meritorious services in that
war.
When President Roosevelt decided
that it would be good thing to send
the Atlantic feet around the world
Admiral Evans was its commander in
chief when it sailed out of Hampton
Roads. Owing to i'll health he re-
linqutshed the command when the feet
arrived at San Francisco.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-01
CHILD LABOR.
Conference Will Talk on How to Mako
Schools More Attractive.

Conference Will Talk on How to Mako
Schools More Attractive.
The national child labor committee
has just issued the call for it's eighth
annual conference to be held in Louis
vile from Jan. 25 to %. The program
will be devoted to "Child Labor and
Education" and elaborate preparations
are being made to bring together ex-
perts on child labor reform and on new
methods in education from all over the
country.
The national child labor committee.
which has helped to get better child
labor laws in thirty states this year.
will bring together representatives of
its twenty-seven affiliated state COM
mittees and has also invited the gov
ernors of all states to send delegates
to the conference.
Owen r. Lovejoy, the general secre-
tary of the committee, said that the
employer is usually blamed for child
labor. But there are other reasons. and
one of the most perplexing elements in
the problem is the fact that the chill
dren themselves are against us. They
want to get out of school at the earliest
possible moment and enter wage earn
ing industries. The live school men
are helping to change all this
The conditions in which children
work in cotton mills. glass factories.
coal mines. sweatshops. oyster and
shrimp packing houses. street trades
and other industries will be described
in addresses and by an extensive ex-
hibit of charts and Photographs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-01
Election In Ecuador Jan, %.

Jan. % has been fixed as the date
Of the election of a successor to Pres
ident Emilio Estrada. who died on
Dec. %. The polling will end on Jan.
81. The majority Of the Liberals give
their support to ex-President Leonidas
Plaza for the presidential Office.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-01

Barbed and all other fence wire and
wire fencing shall be exempt from
duty; telegraph, telephone and other
wires and cables composed of metal,
rubber and other materials. 20 per
cent ad valorem: wire heddles or
healds 25 per cent
Round iron or steel wire, all wire
composed Of iron, steel or other metal,
except gold or silver, covered with
cotton, silk or other material, corset
clasps corset steels, dress steels and
The bee., 1912-12-06
LOOK FOR Low STAGE
AND RIVER TO FREEZE
Moore Fseakish Turns Expected From
The Ohio This Winter.

Evansville, Ind, Dec. 4.-The Ohio
river during the past year has been
"cutting up'' and acting freakish
and now dire things are being pre-
dicted by the local rivermen for the
winter months. Last spring the
river began things by: overfiowing
and giving the Ohio valley one of the
worst floods known for years. This
was followed by q short period OF
low stage water in June. By the
first Of July, however, fine floating
stage came along and continued all
throught the summer months and
up until the first of October, ut one
time during that period the Ohio
coming very near overfiowing Its
banks,
Such fine stage of the river dur
ing the summer months of years be-
fole could not be recalled In the
memory of the oldest men on the
river, the Ohio at that time of the
year usually begin very low and
compelling the boats TO tie mp. But
this year the old familiar sandbars
have not shown their faces so much
as once.
Since the middle of October the
river has been at very low stage,
when there sh0ule have been high
water, and the prospects are that it
will continue for some time.to come.
Tvis has led to several predictions
by local rivermen as to what the
river will do the coming winter.
All expect low stage to continue
until spring. And as all the predic-
tions by amateur forecasters tell of q
hard winter, the rivermen are look
ing for the river to freeze over on
account of the low stage and to give
the small boy and skating enthu-
slastics a peroid of ice that they
have not enjoyed for years. Steam
boat navigation Will also be tied up,
but Just how long the prophets re-
fuse to tell.
The bee., 1912-12-06
HOLDS |. & N. SU-
PREME ON ITS OWN
RIGHT OF WAY
Judge Evans Rules II May Con.
struct Telegraph
Restrained From Removing Western
Union Property
INJUNCTION SUIT PENDING.

! Louisville, KY, Dec. Am order
whereby the Louisville q Nashville
Railroad Company may build any
telegraph or telephone lines il
wishes along it's right of way, pend
ing the decision of the condemnation
suit of the Western Union Telegra-
ph Company, was made yesterday
by Judge Walter Evans of the Fed
eral Court. In all other points the
status of the two parties to the suit
remains the same in regard to the
injunction restraining the L. & N.
from tearing down the lines of the
telegraph company according to
their threat.
Arguments on the demurrer Of the
telegraph company to the answer OF
the railroad company in the injunc-
tion suit were heard. Judge Evaus
took the matter uuder consideration
Arguments in the suit in equity will
be heard December H. -
The controversy between the two
corporations was started several
months ago, when the l.. g. n. notlf-
ed the telegraph company that it
must vacate the right of way by
December IL, as the railroad intend
ed erecting it's own lines. The tele-
graph company asked for an In
junction and started condemna-
tion suit under the post road clause
ia its contract and the United States
STATUE making every mail carrying
railroad post road.
An INJUNCTION RESTRAINING the rail-
road company from removing West
ern Union poles and wires until the
condemnation suit is ended was
granted by JUICE Evans, This has
been argued several times, but has
not been dissolved, and Indications
are thai 1t will not be until the final
settlement of the controversy, which
may not be for two or three years.
The bee., 1912-12-06
Resolutions OF Respect.

Darlington, KY. Nov. O19l2.
Whereas it has pleased the Father
of che Universe to call from the
forest of Woodcraft to that of his
Kingdom on Sunday morning Nov,
Gath Sovereign Tommie Sisk, born
April 20, 1892.
, Therefore be it Resolved: That in
the death of Bro. Sisk. Catalpha
Camp, has lost true and loval
member, his family loving and de-
voted son and brother.
Resolved: That we tender our
heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved
parents, brothers and sisters and
commend them TO Him, the giver Of
all good, who will fold his arms of
love around those who trust him.
Resolved, that copy of these re-
solutions be spread upon the minu-
tes of this camp, copy sent to the
family, copy sent to the Southern
Woodmen, a copy to the Bee for
publication.
J. w. Lester
Marshall McEuen
The bee., 1912-12-06

The offering at the 0arrick Theatre
Madisonville on Wednesday Dec,
IL will be "The Balkin Princess y
and will no doubt prove to be one of
the real musical treats OF the season,
"The Balkan Princess" is an English.
Importation, having bad one years
run at the Prince Of Wales and
GaIety Theatres In London prior to
it's New York production, The pre-.
senting company numbers about
seventy. Eve, and aside from its
musical charm, 1.-THE Balkan Prin-
cess is said 30 be,gaily caparisoned
aud to contain sufficient comedy for
half dozen ordinary musical
shows. There is only one company
presenting the piece, therefore most
OF the original members will be seen
here, including julia Clifford, Rarry
Llewellyn, Adelaide Harland, WAL
lace Beery, Vera Ro0sm0xe. N. e.
Dano, Dorothy Ellis, Harry Lyons,
VIM. Meyer, George Poultney, Fred
Harnden, and Lew Birch. The
Balkanese chorus 10 said to include
some stunning beauties, notwIth-
standipg that they were selected
principally for their voices. The
advance sale opens, Monday. Prices
25c to $l.60
The bee., 1912-12-06
FIGHT ON FOR
JAMES PLACE
Northern Democrats Want Vacan.
cy on Important committee.
STANLEY STRONG CANDIDATE

Washington, 4-Will Kentucky
retain the place on the inviting
ways and means committee to be
vacated when Mr.. James goes to
the senate? ,nator-elect James
says with emphasis that it will.
But fight is apt to develop ov.
er the proposition. The democ-
rats OF the house who lives north
of the Mason and Dixon line are
up IN arms and are declaring
that the sectional problem must
be solved. Due to the fact for
time the South has had more
members in the house on the
democratic side than the North.
the South naturally has had the
best of it In committee assignn-
ments.
Since the recent landslide the
figures show that the North will
have more democrats in the
houses, by good majority, than
the South. In this division
Kentucky, as well as Maryland,
Missouri and West Virginia, are
counted as Southern states. The
Northerners say that when it
comes to parcellng out committee
places March 4, they will demand
a readjustmen. The Southern
members assert they will be able
to hold the choice positions they
now have.
The promotion cf Mr.. James
will furnish an opportunity for
Kentucky to be made the object
of attack along this line. Among
the thirteen Democrats now on
the ways and means committee,
seven are from the Southern
States.
But three Kentucky are serious
ly considered for the ways and
means membership Representive
Ben johnson, Swager Sherley
and A. o. Stanley. AS both Mr..
johnson and Mr.. Shelley are apt
to concluded that their present
committee assignments are very
desirable, 1t would seem that Mr.
Stanley would be put forward for
the honor.
Mr.. Stanley is said to want the
place. Representatives Harvey
Helm and j. Campbell Cantrill
are apt to go afrer the plsce on
the agricultural committee now
held by Mr.. Stanley if the latter
should be transferred,, Of the
fourteen democrats pew on agri-
culture, eight are from. the South.
The bee., 1912-12-06
When Friendship Held Sway.
Popular Women Honored.

L
The spacious and hospitable home
Of Mrs. M. B. Long was the scene
last Friday after noon OF one of the
most enjoyable receptions of the
season. The Woman's Missionary
sociesy and Ladies' Aid of the
Christian church had planned sur
prise for Mrs. HI. 3. Corey and Miss
Alice Miller. and invited the men,
bsrship of their respective societies
to be present, there being fifty re-
sponces. The two honor Guests
knew nothing of the arrangements
until their arrival, when they were
utterly overwhelmed with the brill
liant scene presented by the entire
company standing to receive them.
Mrs. Brazelton after requesting the
guests to join hands and sing
"Blest Be The Tie That BInds," on
behalf of the two societies, In few
well chosen words, presented Mrs.
Corey with set of silver spoons and
Miss ult1tCA WIN ChOoAo AOA hCA
work in Japan, Mrs. ]. r. Rash,
Mrs. w. 3. McGary and Miss Susan
Marie Crutchfielp rendered delight
full instrumental and vocal music.
Mrs. Corey has been president Of
the @. w. @, M. for number of
years and the work has greatly pros
pered under her leadership. Miss
Miller has been lsboring in Japan
for seventeen years and it is q pleas
ure for her Eerlington friends to
honor her. Both responded feeling
ly to che expressions Of love and
sympathy.
The serving of q dainty lunch was
q fitting climax to the enjoyable
occasion and each guest departed
with words of appreciation to the
presidents and members of the two
societies for afiording them the
pleasure of the afternoon.
The bee., 1912-12-06
FIRST WITNESS
AIDS ARCHIBALD
Testifies Judge Did Not Assist in
Securing Options
BUT WAS INTERESTED
With Him in Deal For The Katy.Did
Dump p-Thc Accused Jurist is
Present at The Trial

Washington, Dec. 4.-Ohie
interest In the Archibald i'm.
parchment trial before the sen.
ate today centered in the frs;
article of the charges, in which
it is alleged that Judge Archibald
exerted influence upon officers OF
the Erie railroad when they had
a literage case pending in his
court to compel them to give op-
tions to E iward j. Williams, OF
Dunmore, Pa, on its portion of
the Katy-Did refuse coal heaps,
owned through its subsidiary
company, the Hillside Coal &
Iron company.
Williams admitted on the stand
today that Arch bald had been In
terested with him in deal for
the Katy-Did dump which is near
Scranton, Pa, and would have
profited from the sale of the
property. Williams declared,
however, that Archibald had noth-
ing to do with getting the option
further than to recommend him
to the officers of the Hillside
company.
The bee., 1912-12-06
RYAN AIDED A
DYNAMTER
Admits Spending Thousands OF
Dollars In His Behalf

lnulaDapOlls, lnu., Dec. r.
Charges that Frank M. Ryan, presi-
dent Of the Iron Workers union,
and Frank @. Webb. of New Yock,
a union officiaI, helped an accused
dynamiter to escape were made IN
the cross-examination OF Ryan by
the government at the dynamite
conspiracy" trial to day.
1t was brought out that George
O'Donnell, an iron worker, after an
explosion on bridge at Somerset,
Mass, in June, 1908, was convicted
of attempting to kill and that after
his release from the penitentiary he
escaped service of papers charging
him with dynamiting.
District Attorney Miller charged
RYAN and Webb with helping
lO'Donnell to make a getaway"
District Attorney Miller charged
Ryan and Webb with helping O'Don-
nell to "make getaway" Ryan
denied the charge, but admieted the
union paid several thousand dollars
t) O'Donneell, mployed lawyers ~
his behalf and conducted corres-
pondence "to steal a march on them
when O'Donnell got out on the first
charge
"Why. were you and Webb so anx-
iCns to have O'Donnell escape and
why did you use so much of the
unions funds to help him when the
union treasury was impoverIshed?"
asked Mr.. Miller.
"We felt he was being prosecuted.
That was all" answered Ryan.
The witness also said j. j. Nc
Namara, now in prison as a dyna-
miter, helped in O'Donnell's case.
As head of the Iron Workers.
union Ryan was questioned whether
he sanctioned violence which the
government alleges, preceded a
"dynamIting campaign" in labor
disputes.
"When you learned through letters
that Philip A. Cooley had knocked
a man down in New Orleans, so
that the man had to have silver
plate put in his head, did you take
any steps of the unions executive
board?" asked the district attorney
"All I learned was that Cody had
his head, hurt did you take any
steps to learn the facts" answered
Ryan.
Cooley wrote he bad fixed things
with the court and had hired two
witnesses to testify falsely so he
would escape jail. Did you take any
action about thst?"
"I did not"
Ryan also denied knowledge of
any plans by Cooley to arrange for
explosions on nonunion jobs at
Houston, Tex, and other southern
cities.
The bee., 1912-12-06
Kestncr.Ray

Miss Lenna May Kestner and
Mr.. w. Luther Ray were quietly
married last evening at the resi-
dence of Rev. Walter N. Martin
who performed the ceremony.
The bride is charming young
lady, while the groom is young
man of sterling qualities and is
in the employee of the st. Ber-
nard Mining co. at this place.
Both have many friends who
wish shem a Tonga happy mar
ried life.
The bee., 1912-12-06
DOLLAR VS.. BULLET RULE IN
DIPLOMACY DEFENDED By TAFT
Presidents Message to Congress is Expression
.of Pride in Work Done Abroad by
Administration

sures taken by them to meet it
are not entirely exquitable, a re-
medy should be found"
To this end the President
strongly recommends the enact
ment of the billrecommendedlby lby
S Secretary Knox last December,
permitting the government, in
'stead of imposing the full maxi
mum rates of duty against dis
terminating countries, to apply
a graduated scale of duties. up
to that maximum of 20 percent.
Calls For Weapon Of Defense
"Flat tariffs are out of date"
says the President. Nations no
longer accord equal tariff treat
ment to all other nations, ire
spective of the treatment from
them received. 1t is
very necessary that the Ameri-
can government should be equip
ed with weapons of negotiation
and adapted to modern economic
conditions"
The State Department, San
archaic and inadequate machine"
at the beginning of this admin
,stration, the President says, has
become new organization, with
highly specialized bureaus and
experts dealing with every phase
of American trade and diplo
macy.
Holding that the essence of this
reorganized service is found in
the merit system, which Presi-
dent Cleveland is credited with
having introduced, President
Taft makes strong appeal to
Congress to make this machine
permanent by giving the force of
statutory law to the executive
orders governing admission to
and promotion in the diplomatic
and consular services.
Merit Rule in Foreign Service
To show that these appoint
ments are already largely non
partisan, the President points to
the fact that three of the present
ambassadors are holdovers that
of the ten he has appointed. five
were by promotion from the rank
of minister; that of the thirty
ministers appointed, eleven were
promotions; and that in the con-
sular service no less than 30 per
cent of the consuls appointed by
him were from the Southern
states.
The bee., 1912-12-06
The Pure Gold Meet With Mrs. Earnest
Brown

The class recently organized as
the "Pure Gold" met at the home OF
Mrs. Earnest Brown Thursday eve.
ming was spent dressing dolls for the
Bazaar which be given at the Arm.
'ory Thursday Dec. 18th, tor the ben
tit of the Christian Church. A very
pleasant evening was spent and
quite number of dolls were prepar.
ed to meet Santr Clause when be
makes call for the little children
Delightful refreshments were served
by the hostess during the evening
The bee., 1912-12-06
WARNING 20 ALL THE NATIONS
Maximum TasH Law Asked as Weapon
Against, Coualries Which Discriminate

Washington, Dec. 3.-Glorifi-
cation of "dollar diplomacy
was the dominant note of Presi.
dent Taft's fonrth annual mes
sage. sent to Congress today.
Striking features of the paper
were:
NOTE of warning to European
powers chat by indirect means
continue to discriminate against
American trade.
STRONG defense of the diplo-
macy of the administration.
which is characterized as "dollar
vs nullet.'
EXPRESSION of pride in the
enormous expansion of American
ira le, attributed to the foreign
policies of this administration.
APPEAL to Congress to uplift
the great foreign policies of
America above mere questions
of partisanship.
REQUEST for JOINT action by
Congress and the executive to
open new markets for American
industries.
The message is the first of a
series of such communications
which the President will make to
Congress in the early days of the
session, and deals entirely with
the foreign relations of the
United States.
Insists on Just Treatment
Beginning with the usual ref
ereuce to the existing good re-
latious with foreign powers, the
President adds that these have
been strengthened by "a greater
insistance upon justice to Ameri-
can citizens or interests, where.
ever it may have been denied, and
stronger emphasis of the need of
mutuality in commercial and
other relations"
For the first time in its history
says the President, the State De-
partment has obtained substan-
TALLY the most favored nation
treatment from all the countries
of the world, Therefore. he says,
it is only natural that competi-
tive countries should view with
some cohcstn the expansion of
our comfneree.p Hence the warn
ing:
"If in some, instances the mea-
The bee., 1912-12-06

Ryan also denied knowledge of
any plans by Cooley to arrange for
explosions on nonunion jobs at
Houston, Tex, and other southern
cities.
The bee., 1912-12-06

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