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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
THREE C0NV|CTS
N CLOSE QUARTERS
Latest Report That Two are
Dead and Other
;, ~, Captured.

Louisville. Nsb.. March 1.-THE
Cd three officials Of the state peniten.
tiaTy at lincoln. are being closely
pursued By posses from Omaha, Lin.
coin and Plattsmouth.
Tho outlaws are being driven
towards Springfield In . sleigh by Roy
Blunt. farmer residing three miles
north OF town. The convicts are lying
down IN the body vehicle. forcing the
farmer to expose himself 70 the bull.
lete OF the posses soon - they set
within hring distance.
The convtcts surrounded ths Blunt
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NEARLY KILLED.

Shreveport. La. March 1s.-Miss
John B. Moisant. narrowly escaped
her brothers fate here today when In
descending after an exhibition flight
her monoplane struck the ground at
too steep an angle. bounding into the
air and turning turtle. Miss Moisant
fell . few feet just as the body Of the
machine dropped. She was helped
from the wreckaSe unhurt. The guy
wires at the top Of the machine sup.
ported the heavy motor. But for this
Miss Aoisant would have probably
been crushed to death. The mono-
plane was badly damaged. 3
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
HARTZELL HERE
Head of Methodist Church in Africa
Is In America.

A4Co0 VI sSAN&A1OulSt SuUEVn ln AfF1psA
Is In America.
New York. March 18.-Bishop Jos.
eph c. Hartzell Of Cincinnati. Ohio.
head Of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Africa. arrived here today
for several months visit, during which
he will report to the general confer
ence Of the Methodist church at Min.
neapolis next May on his work in
Africa.
Conditions among the Mohamedans
are prosperous" said the bishop in
speaking Of northern Africa. THE
French are doing great colonial work
and our missions are nourishing. In
Constantine I preached to Q mixed
congregation. among which were sew.
eral Mohamedan women, which WAS
regarded a. quite . remarkable index
to the change Of sentiment there.'
OF the Turko-ItaMan war he raid.
ITALY 10 thoroughly united ana Il =
to BE- hoped she will pesmanontly a,
mex Ttipou and CsrenAica.s
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
ASSASS|NS HIDE /.
! " MOUNTAINS
Impossible to Dislodge Al
lens Without Force Of
Armed Soldiers.

thousand feet above sea level among
the crags and caves Of the Blue Ridge
mountains the Allen gang. who dem
onstrated their contempt Of constitute
ed law by massacre Of the judge, the
prosecutor and the sheriff Of the Car.
roll county court last Thursday. con-
tinued to defy capture.
The days search by a posse Of sew
enty-five detectives and citizen volun-
teers demonstrated that unless the
militia IL sent here to begin q sys-
tematic siege OF the hiding places Of
the outlaws they never may be
brought to answer to the indictments
for murder returned here Saturday.
For such q plan camping site was
selected today by representatives Of
Governor Mann. The formal arraign-
ment Of the prisoners is scheduled
here for March 26. but 1t Is likely to
be postponed.
Those who know the paths and
passes Of the highland and the points
Of vantage from which outlaws could
ward OF an attacking force with least
hurt to themselves say that the AL
lens unquestionably are concealed be-
hind the overhanging precipices Of
and Mount Airy. NJ. G. There. with
provisions and ammunition, Of which
It 10 said they have plenty. IN attack
ing force would find the aim Of the
Aliens deadly. Some think II may be
necessary to dynamite the mountain
citadels.
Quiet prevailed in Rulsville Sunday.
The village pastor preached In favor
OF capital punishment at all times,
and there was NO mistaking who he
meant. From the countryside came
the curious on horseback, muleback,
by or carts, and RIGS Of every descrip.
ton, fordine the hieh water Of the
creek and climbing the steep hills. to
the summit, where reposes the ham.
'Iet~ee 14iiIsviile. I.
Dexter 6oad. clerk OF the court,
with q bullet In, his left cheek and a
ba1daGe agrosg his, face showed the
rehearsed the scene with Vivid detaii.
even to placing the bullet scarred
chairs which were occupied by Judge
Masoie, Sheriff Webb and Common.
wealth's Attorney Foster. A row of
bullet holes, low on the right hand
wall were added evidence of the traR-
edy.
A shattered rail in front Of the
judges bench also showed the effect
the discoioration Of blood. Clerk
Goad showed how Attorney Foster,
after being fatally shot, staggered and
dropped his head upon a sheepskin
volume Of the law. "A dark coat of
blood on the book was mute evidence.
Andrew Howlet and Stuart Worrell.
both bystanders wounded at Thurs
days assassination, today rested eas.
lily. One has q bullet in the lung and
the other was shot in his side, Juror
Columbus Kane, who was shot in the
abdomen and 10 most seriously intur-
ed of all, may die, which would bring
the death list to six.
Over the rain channeled mountain.
side the posse skulked today to no
avail. They conducted their mova.
ments in the broad glare OF a hot sun.
which, however, helped to dry the
muddy roads, making prospects, mora
encouraging. ..,..',.1....
erhone wires throughout this district
have not been cut BY the Aliens OF
anyone else. Communication from the
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Believed 10 b Dad.

lincoln. Neb.. March IS.-Advioes
received hero confirmed from three
different sources declare the posses
killed Taylor and Dowd and captured
Morley. The nght took place north of
0Svt06 .-..sSt.t -;
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farmer to take them In his sleish to
Springfield. The flrst Of the pursuing
posses 10 mile behind tbs fleeing
convicto. Two other posses are .
short distance In the rear.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
Conditions arc Bad.

Snao VI has left here for NankinG.
Inc southern delegates with whom he
came to Peking departed several days
ago. Certain Of the foreign ministers
VINO VINO nave met Tang Shao vi consider
MIN something of visionary. The
four powers group of financiers.
though perhaps with some bias. are
OF the opinion that his financial mol
icy Is dangerous and accuse him OF
thickness in negotiating the present
loans with which he was entrusted.
The southern delegation generally
mas disappointed the diplomatic rep.
resentatives. as with one exception
they We're apparently without experi-
ence. They have been ardent workers
for the cause. but seemingly do NOT
realize that the republic was achiey-
ed with few sacrifices and largely be-
cause the Manchus did not seriously
combat the delegates. Anarchy and
famine prevail throughout the coun-
try.
1t is understood that the scheme for
financing China until the end Of June
has been suspended in consequence Of
the loan furnished by the French-
Belgian syndicate. The -four pow
ers" group have refused to advance
the 100000 taels which was promis.
ed Saturday in consequence of this
alleged breach of faith and are await.
ing advices from their respective gov.
ernments. When Premier Tang Shao
~ lmplored prompt financial assis.
lance. owing to the necessity Of pay.
ing off 100000 soldiers, ne did not
hint at any other loan. although me-
sotations to that end were then pro-
ceeding. The incident Is attributed
to the Chinese who desire to NAV "a
the rival foreign interests against each
other. ~sA'
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New Government Unable tn
Control the Uprisings-
Trouble Grows Apace
UNITED STATES MARINES
LANDED At CITY Of sWATOW
Took Possession Of the Custom Houss
STRAY Bullet From Street Fight
Hit Japanese Blue Jacket and Sew.
eral Struck United States Monitor.

swstow. China. March 1s.-A Do.
tachment of marines from the United
States monitor Monterey landed here
today in consequence of the continu-
GUS disturbances all over the city and
the threatening attitude of some Of
the natives. The marines took pos
session of the customs house.
Heavy fighting between the Hakka
trloesmen and the troops from Cam
ton has been on for eight hours today
IN the streets of the city. Forty ma
tlves are known to have been killed
during the fighting. but it is believed
A shot from one of the combatanta.
who was firing wildly. hit a blue lack.
ct on the Japanese warship in the
harbor. while several other bullets
struck the United States monitor Nom
terey.
The reports from waichow saw
troops are mutinous.
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To the Voters of North Dakota

o Tie VOtefS OF North Dakota
throughout the United looking
to for the
Republican who be elected president of the
United States, Theodore Roosevelt
CHESTER M. ALDRICH,
Fl: Governor of Nebraska
JOSEPH NJ CAREY,
Governor of Wyoming
W.R STUBBS
Governor of Kansas.
r. BASS,
Gov. of New Hampshire.
HERBERT S. HADLEY,
Governor of Missouri
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. . . . . . . .
THE WEATHER. .
North Dakota: Unsettled =
: weather tonight and Tuesday. =
. Colder In north portion Tuesday. =
. . . . . . . . . .
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Troops Arrive.

Tien Tsin. March 1s.-A battalion
OF the Fifteenth infantry which left
Manila March Q. arrived here this
morning, having been detained outside
Iaku since Friday owing to storm.
The battalion. commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel Edward A. Root. il
band.
The Americans are now quartered
in a large warehouse in the French
concession. The accommodations he
Ing given them are similar to those
accorded the earlier detachments Of
American troops from the Philippines.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
EXPRESS RATES
ARE TO Be CUT
Interstate Commission Has Evil
denCe of Outrageous Practices.
RAILROADS SHARE PROFITS
Charges of All Companies Will be
Greatly Reduced-Great Tangible
Assets Lacking and Dividends
the Result of Extortion.

Washington-A large slice probably
will be cut from the enormous earn
ings of the express companies by the
Interstate Commerce Commission as
result of the statements submitted
to them in response to demands made
by the commission. One hearing has
been held on the complaint of the
Merchants Association of New York,
and enough data have been submitted
by the express companies to indicate
clearly that the present rates are un-
Just and unreasonable, in violation of
law, eXorbitant and outrageous.
At the next meeting the commission
expects to finish taking evidence.
Shortly after this arguments will be
presented by attorneys representing
the commission and the express COM
panies, and almost Immediately after
this it is expected the commission will
order substantial reduction in rates.
Knows as Much as the Companies.
Fifty expert accountants of the COM
iiiooiol nave bNNh tl6dStu III lllt
vestigation At various times they
have examined $4,000 way bills. Each
way bill, on an average, consisted Of
twenty items. This means that an ex-
animation has been made of 100000
items, or several weeks, on way bills.
These inquiries have shown the desti-
nation of the packages, their weight
and the rates paid by the shippers
AS a result of this rigid inquiry the
Interstate Commerce Commission is
in possession of as much knowledge
about the business as the express
companies themselves.
1t has been disclosed that the ex-
press companies have no assets, their
only tangible property being some
horses and wagons. They are doing a
messenger" service, the cost OF
which is small Because of the meth
ods of business a large percentage Of
the merchants are forced to transport
their goods by express rather than
freight. The express companies, APP
preciating this fact, have not only
charged rates that are out of all pro-
portion to the service performed, but
have resorted to the subterfuge Of
sendinz their zoods by roundabout
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
DUKE WELCOMED
BY PRESIDENT
GOvernOr-GeneraI of Canada a
Visitor at the White House.
SPEAKS AT THE PRESS CLUB
Royal Visitor Escorted by Troops of
Cavalry-Takes Tea with Mrs.
Taft-Ambassador Bryce ris
Host at Dinner.

Washington.-Democratic simplicity
marked the reception of his royal
highness the Duke of Connaught by
the President of the United States at
the White House. The Duke was met
at the Union Station by Major Archi-
bald w. Butt, personal aid of the Pres
ident, who extended, on behalf of the
Chief Executive, a cordial welcome to
the capital of the United States.
The Duke thanked Major Butt for
his message, expressed his apprecia-
ton of the courtesies shown him
in the United States, and accepted the
invitation of the President to visit
the White House and to take tea later
with Mrs. Taft
The Duke met Mrs. Taft, Miss Hell
en- Taft and the wives of the Cabinet
officers and the Cabinet officers them
selves in his visit to the White House,
whittier he was escorted by U. S. cav
airy. He had fifteen minute private
conversation with President Taft,
which was entirely informal and of q
personal character. All told the
Duke spent little more than half an.
hour in the White House and then
the President returned his call.
The Duke was entertained at night
by the Right Hon. James Bryce, the
British Ambassador, at a dinner and
brilliant reception.
The Duke also delivered here the
first public speech he has made in the
United States. He spoke to the mem.
bers of the Matte lal Press Club,
whose guest he was for a short time.
He said:
May thank you for your kind vel.
come? ! assure you it is a great
pleasure to meet you gentleAien who
hold a position of great influence and
hope you will always use it for the
good of the world.
Il hope that England and the Unit
ed States also will be the best of
friends for the good of the world"
The Dukes speech was received
with applause.
Accompanying the Duke to the
Press Club were Ambassador Bryce,
Lieut.-Col. II. c. Lowther. military
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
Not Yet Out of Trouble.

Kittanning, Pa.-Two women will
be waiting at the Western Peniten.
tiary next month when John w. Bailey
OF Kittanning is discharged after serv-
ing year on a bigamy charge. Ono
will be forgiving. The other will be
accompanied by Sheriff Thomas
Shaner, who, it is said, will hold
warrant for the arrest of Bailey on
charge of perjury. Bailey married
a school teacher at Widnoon early in
1911 and took her to reside near Kel-
ly's station. There she heard that
Bailey had been married before and
that his first wife was living in the
same neighborhood. A conference
was arranged which ended in the wo-
men going before a justice Of the
peace and causing the mans arrest.
Wife No. relented and tried to OBJ
tain the release of her husband, but
No. 2 prosecuted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
CRUlKSHANk BACK HOME.
Disappearing Captain Returns from
Porto Rico to "Face Music"


New York. - Captain Barton S.
Cruikshank, the man who revised and
modernized the tale of Enoch Arden,
after doing what he could to make
the st. Lawrence River famous, re-
turned to New York from Porto Rico.
After talk with his lawyer, Cruik.
shank issued statement, in which he
said he was now willing to go back
and confer with his wife and that he
had come back to face the music"
The elusive captain, announced that
he had decided to capitalize his expert.
ences, and that he would be willing to
tell his entire story to any newspaper
man for the sum of $500.
Later it was reported that in addi.
ton to selling his story the captain
with the numerous aliases was think
ing of vaudeville as a fresh outlet for
his energies.
His statement, barring every detail of
his faxed drowning its inspiration, his
coldly-planned love affairs, and his dis
appearance, concluding with his arrival
here from Porto Rico, is the first ex-
planation he has given of his actions
since those actions excited public in.
terest.
The dead-alive man faxed drowning
because he was deep in debt and des-
perate, he declares. He could not make
his farm pay and decided to vanish
until he could rehabilitate himself
elsewhere. He admits making love to
Miss Robert. 1--WE were never formally
engaged, but she loved me and l kept
up the farce" He borrowed money
from her too.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
WESTINGHOUSE
Big CONTRACT
To Equip Marvellous California
Water Plant
A0UEDUCT 250 MILES LONG
AQUEDUCT ESQ MILES LONG
Bond Issue for Entire System Twenty.
four Million S; for Power Feat
ure $357.367-Water Power
Through Death Valley.

East Pittsburgh, PA contract
for building electric apparatus for the
hydro electric power system in con
nection with the projected water sys-
TEN of Los Angeles, Cal, for which
a bond issue of $24,000,000 was made
has been awarded to the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing Co.
Bonds for the erection Of the power
feature were authorized to the amount
of 1857, ,367
The water system will be one of
the most wonderful in the world. The
aqueduct will be 250 miles long and
will bring water sufficient to supply
100000 people. The lake, which
receives the drainage of $500 square
miles, is near the Nevada line, so
miles east of the Yosemite National
Park.
The first 20 miles of the aqueduct
is an open earth canal; the next 80
miles is an open cCucrete conduit, laid
on the mountain sides, and for rs
miles the conduit rests in bitches
carved from rocky walls of mountains.
1t next passes 150 miles throu. 4 the
Mogave desert on the eadge of Death
Valley, the most desolate and forbid
ding spot in the United States; finally
it passes under the Sierra Madra
range, and emerges into Los Angeles
valley, 1000 feet above the city, 20
miles away.
The power system connected with
this vast undertaking will furnish
work for a good portion of the East
Pittsburgh shops for some time to
come. The main power plant will
be located at San Francisco and the
sub-station at Los Angeles, distance
of AZ miles
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
"suckers" Not All in the Country.

Harrisburg, Pa.-"What this state
needs is a blue sky law like they
have in the west to keep the people
from being hoodwinked by agents for
schemes that have no bottom, and
from what | h, learned the city fell
lows need the law more than the far
mers," said "t .rmer" w. T. Greasy,
mead of the State Grange, and the
prime mover in the project to have
an agency or clearing house estab-
lished in which all stock selling
schemes could be listed, "The idea
of such a bureau is meeting with favor
all over the state, but from what |
learn the people in the cities have
been soaked with far more stock
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
Marrow Escape from Suicide Bullet

B,ossburg, Pa.-The Rev, John c.
Grimes, rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
church at this place, committed sui
eide on Saturday morning by firing a
bullet through his brain. The preach
er stood in front of the mirror In his
bedroom, placed S9-calibre revolver
against his temple and pulled the
trigger. The bullet penetrated his
head then also passed through the
petition between his room and the
one adjoining, narrowly missing the
occupant of the latter room. Ill
health is supposed to have been the
cause of his act,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
Drops Dead on Long Walk.

Martins Ferry, O.-Thomas O'Mal-
ley, aged "a, father Of James O'Mall
of Pittsburgh, dropped dead on
street here Saturday afternoon VIII.
on his way to the home of daughter
at Bellaire. In spite of his age he
walked once each week to Bellaire and
back again. distance of IL miles. He
was born in ireland and came to this
country in 1854. A son, Thomas
O'Malley, Jr, is chief millwrlght OF
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company here.
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routes. charging express rates, and
really performing freight service.
Good to Railroads.


Contracts between the express com
panies and railroads uniformly provide
compensation to the companies for
the express privilege of approximately
so per cent. of the gross receipts of
the express companies. This in effect
affords the railroads AN excessive rate
over the first class freight rate The
division between the express COM
panies and the railroads upon a per-
centage of gross receipts from express
charges is shown to result from eX-
cessive overpayment to the railroads
for the transportation of small par
cells
The only service performed by the
railroads in express transportation
consists of train haulage, ala terminal
and handling service being performed
by the express companies. The sub
division of the weight handled into
numerous separate parcels does not in
crease the cost of rail hauling, which
is affected only by the aggregate
weight. A progressively increasing
rate is, however, exacted by the eX-
press companies as the weight of the
has been found that, leaving this out
this increase goes to the railroads.
Despite the large proportion of the
gross receipts paid to the railroads, it
has been found that, leavin gthis out
of consideration the net returns to
the express companies have been out
OF all proportion to the service per-
formed and the capital invested This
disproportion is so enormous as to
seem incredible, but it is supported by
indisputable evidence.
1t is shown that the inventories of
assets filed with tho Interstate Com
merce Commission by the express
companies represent to a large degree
only accumulations from extortionate
charges.
Companies Overcaptalized.
The extent of overcapitalization and
excessive charges by the express com
panies is shown clearly in the case of
the Great Northern Express Company.
It was organized in 1892 with a capital
OF only 100000. The total cost of the
property real estate, fixtures and
equipment amounted to s71,2SS.91.
Upon this total investment it has paid
in dividends during the last ten years
the enormous sum of S3,200,00O. Its
last annual dividend was $500, 1000
five times the original Investment
There is evidence also of failure to
notify shippers of non-delivery, delay
in return of non-delivered goods, de-
lay in the settlement of claims, un.
reasonable free delivery limits un-
reasonable restrictions as to kinds
Of packages, delay in accounting for
c. o. d. collections, false overweight
charges, inequality of rates between
packages of four pounds and less,
subject to mail competition and com
pusory prepayment of charges on
shipments of over two or more
lines 1t is said that the officers of
various companies are much exercised.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
AMnnERS Head i, Foot Foot q 9uttsr S5nsc, 8 a., c

secretary of the Governor-General of
Canada, and Lieut.-Col. James D. Nc
Lachlan, military attache of the Brit
ish Embassy in Washington.
The Duke was in Washington only
about eight hours, but it was a crowd.
ed period for him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
sohwab Active In Texas.

Rusk, Textile extensive plans
that are being made for the develop
ment of the iron ore beds in Cass
county by Charles NJ. Schwab and as
sociates of other financial interests to
the possibilities of the industry of
Texas. One of the results OF this
awakened interest in the utilization
Of the these ores
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31

than us grangers,' said the Farmer
"Out west they have laws that re-
quire every company desiring to sell
stock to register with state official,
and | think that would be good
thing for folks in here because some
of the people have been good pick
ing"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
SIGHT OF BURGLARS FATAL.
Woman Falls Dead as Dark Lantern
is Flashed.

Passaic, N j. Enlightened by burg.
lars breaking into her home and
flashing a dark lantern Mrs. Lucius
F. Spencer, died two hours later, de-
spite the ceaseless efforts of surgeons
to save her life. Palpitation of the
heart was given as the cause of death.
Mrs. Spencer was over 20 years old
aad was one of the most prominent
women in social and church work in
Passaic.