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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13

The chance OF lifetime for some
worthy couple to get married during the
fair and receive enough presents to fur
nish home. Communicate with M. L.
Decker.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
Sd. MICH. CAVALRY'S
ANNUAL REUNION

Invitations have been issued to the
members of Co. G.. 3rd Michigan
Cavalry, to meet at Bangor, September
II, for their 9th annual reunion. The
survivors of this company are earnestly
requested to be present on that day and
to bring their families aud friends to
help celebrate the occasion Fftv-one
years ago the company was orguized-
100 men and boys, large PER ccut Of
them mere boys, and latr marched
away with hardly thoeght rs to
whether they would rerurn Yearly
they have met together n year less
OF them and row Of tn IA commissioned
officers Capt o. w. II Wand is the sole
survivor OF 1S6 sulisted men less
thac 10 are living.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY.

Mrs. II. M. Castle has just returned
from visit at the home of her brother,
A. D. Weston, at Mt. Pleasant. Her
mother, Mrs. VIM. Weston, of Grand
Rapids, was also guest and while there
celebrated her S6th birthday anniversary.
A reunion of the family of six daughters
and one son was happy event. About
thirty other guests were also present
and an enjoyable visit was the result.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13

l.. II Rice and II. s. Lillioridge, rep
resentatives Of the Connecticut MutuNl
Life Insurance CO., were in Paw Paw
last Friday. While here they secured
the services of Blaine Warner to act in
the capacity of agent for the company
here. Mr.. Rice was former Paw Paw
boy.
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Continued on page 4.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13

Mrs. G. b South worth is visiting this
week at the home of her son, j O, 10
Decatur and will also visit her brother
l.. A Churchill, in Marcellus.
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HOUSE WILL ADJOURN;
UNCLE SAM TO BE "BROKE"

Washington, June 24.-On July 1 I'm
Gle Sam will be broke" The execu-
tive and judicial machinery OF the gov
will not be able to operate
without going INFO debt. This chaotic
condition has resulted from an agree
ment of the HS.Se to adjourn next
Monday until Thursday, June "a, and
then until Monday, July I, to accom-
modate democratic members who have
political business in Baltimore.
No business can be transacted bur
ing the week. A similar agreement
obtains in the Senate.
New appropriations musS be avail
able for operation of the government
after July /. when the new fiscal year
begins. The president vetoed the
army bill and tied up the war office.
The naval appropriation bill is with
the Senate. Neither the executive,
judicial and legislative supply bill
nor the sundry civil bill can become
law until after congress resumes bust
ness.
A. resolution temporarily continuing
existing appropriations will be passed
early next month.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
EVELYN THAN WEEPS
As SHE TELLS STORY
Attempt Of attorney 70 Rake
Over Her Fast Life Brings
Bitter Protest.

White Plains. ". T. juno 24.-Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw protested bitterly yeefcr-
day at the hearing OF the case Of her
husband. Harry K Thaw. against hav-
ing to go all over again b details Of
her relations with STANFORD white
Right here and now.rssne cried when
pressed by counse7 Tor Iha1. who =
trying to secure his releiS4 from Mat
teawan. = want TO know whether ]
nave TO 60 all through this thing again
It's bad enough that 1haw hid behind
my skirts In his two dirty trials You
don't need to so Into ae.ails and you
know it. and you can't get me TO
swer."
In the beginning Of crcss exami-
naticn Attorney Ehearn had the witness
go over details about her early life In
a little New Jersey village. then I'm
Philadelphia and finally In New York.
where h began TO pose for artists and
then went on the stage He led her
through the first stages of her acQuain-
lance with Stanford White, Of her Visits
to his studio, with the swing hung from
the ceiling. and TO his Qusxters In b
Madison Square garden tower. ThAW
hung intently on the girls testimony.
He appeared to be biting his nails
She told OF her visits to Whites
digDant protest when asked to answer
further intimate questions Tears filled
her yes after her outburst n she
spoke In a shaky voice.
You know all o this and SO does
every one else" she cried.
Mrs. Thag was still on the stand
when cour adjourned until Monday.
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campaign for the election of a presi-
The Chicago convention just ended
is much more than this, and in itself
is the end 81 a pr~eccnyentian campaign
presenting q crisis more threatening
and issues more important than those
of the election campaign which is to
follow between the great national par
ties.
The question here at stake was
whether the republican party was to
change it's attitude as the chief con-
.servator in the nation of constitutional.
representative government n was to
weaken the constitutional guarantees OF
life. liberty and property and all other
rights declared sacred in the bill OF
rights by abandoning the principle OF
the absolute Independence Of h judi.
ciary, essential to h maintenance of
these rights.
Serious Menace Averted.
The campaign carried on to seize
the republican party and make it the
instrument of reckless ambition and
ciples of our government was 50 sudden
and unexpected that time was not given
clearly to show to the people and the
party the dangers which confronted
them.
Great Victory Is Won.
1T is enough now to say that what
ever may happen in November, a great
victory for the republican party and
the United States has already been
won.
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TELEPHONE DEVICE
AND DARROWS TALK
Alleged Conversation Listened
to Through keynote, Looked
For in Testimony.

Los Angeles, Cal, June "a Unless
Lis cross examination consumes the n
tire brief session scheduled for today
in the bribery trial OF Clarence s. OAR
row, it was expected that John r. Har-
rington would testify In redirect ex-
animation concerning a conversation
with Darrox which was aid to have
been taken down by stenogra2hers lis-
tening through q t~elephonic device
Contrary TO expectations, nothing Of
This nature was asked Harrington on
direct examination yesterday.
The Chicago lawyer who was em~
ployed by barrow as chief nvestt-
gator" In the Mcnamara case, made no
abort to sence with his inquisitor.
Never giancing In the direction OF R0g-
ers and barrow. Harrington made brief
replies to questions
Even when charged with having
plotted to lesray Darrow while a guest
AT the ~latter's homo. the witness showed
no trace of emotion. either in coun-
a or voice Only once did ho
smile. That was when he said q GER
tain date was indeiibiy fixed upon his
mind because he had been locked up
I'm jail at San Francisco on that date
for alleged contempt OF court
Rogers directed many questions at
the witness concerning conversations
between the latter and Fremont Older.
editor of the a Francisco BoIIetin,
in which Harrington was said to have
declared repeatedly that Darrcw had
expressly stipulated that there should
be mo crooked worn" In preparing Tho
Mcnamara defense. The attorney de-
MED b conversation as well as stS.slaK
ones with other persons
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28

the national association opposed to
woman suffrage. The president of the
association is Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge.
of New York; the secretary Is Mrs.
Morgan G. Buckley. of Hartford. Conn.
In the recently issued number of the
Protest. under the heading of Suffrage
Parade Impressive. but Ii Doesn't Stand
Analysis" it Is said. in a paragraph in
black type:
Many of the college students. as
we'll as the working girls who marched.
were under age. Some Of the college
sludents who marched were paid from
So to S. a head, and many of the work
ing girls 81 to march"
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
PIERCES MOUNTAIN
NEARLY FOUR MILES
Western River Diverted From
One Valley to Another 45
Miles Away.

Washington. June 2A--Holec
through today"
This was the laconic message re-
layed by telephone from Gamp Quin-
ton in the Wasatch mountains, Utah,
and flashed by wirs to the reclama-
ton service here late yesterday. 1t
marked b completion of the Straw
berry tunnel, Of the largest and
most difficult pieces of engineering
work h reclamation service ever has
been called upon to undertake.
With n exception this under
ground waterway tunnel is the largest
in the world. Many hard engineering
problems had to be overcome in plan
ming it, and great physical endurance
a required Of the men who carried
out the work.
The tunnel pierces the solid rock OF
one of the highest peaks of the Was
atch mountains at a point where those
eternal hills are more than 10000 feet
through. 1t viii move a good sized
stream, the Strawberry river, from
one drainage basin to another As miles
away. Only 1900 feet below the snow
capped crest Of the mountains h tun-
mel has pierced its rocky way.
To the south and east of Utah lake,
In one of h most beautiful valleys in
the west, are 10000 acres Of exceed
ingly fertile land. now only partially
productive for lack of water. To
transform this valley to a rural set
Element. dotted with thriving
towns and villages and barred with
long rows Of fruit trees. the govern
ment engineers have overcome almost
unheard of obstacles.
Beyond the Wasatch range, which
rims the > valleys eastern border,
Strawberry river. for centuries bank
full. perhaps. has run uselessiy by, its
waters finally reaching the gulf OF
California through the Colorado riv-
er. To divert this water from the
Colorado drainage basin and turn IT
into the Utah valley, the enormous
Strawberry tunnel. nearly four miles
long. has been bored through the
Wasatch mountains Its cross section
measures more than 60 square feet. 1t
is walled and buttressed with timber
and lined with cement.
In 1910 the work of placing the con
crete lining was begun. and since has
been carried on simultaneously with
the excavation of the heading. This
required skillful handling of men and
material to void delay in either fea-
ture of the work Notwithstanding
the difficulties of the undertaking il
has beer carried TO completion with
out h loss of a single life.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
ARCHIBALD FINDINGS
were NOT SURPRISE
Trial of Judge Win BE Before
the Senate at q Date Yet
To BE Named.

Washington, June zi-The findings
Of tine House judiciary committee re-
porting articles OF im-ceachruenf
against Judge Robert W.. ARCHIBALD
or The commerce court. were not rauch
of a surprise here
Chairman Clayton viii present tho
eport from the floor as OF the highest
privilege and will go to the House with
the charges aad specifications the COM
msttee makes accusing the Judge Of
m~isbeisayiur. With the report will -
a resolution epLointIng five. or possib-
" se-en. Of tlE- leading lawyers OF thu
house to &C. Is o. rhe Sri1l
which viii he held by the Senate
The cl,lIi bank transactic- will ur-
niSh the basis OF the accusations The
big vacation trip alleged 10 nas been
financed ,. lawyers Dracticin3 in his
court aEd the supplementary briefs
fled by tie Louisville and Nashsfii4
railroad "A 6 pending case may also
cone liz Ter discussion.
a sub committee is at work on
form Of the TraseniElent-
When tsar case cats bs<orc the House
il is III 20 the S=ns-e 10 p-ocesc ct il
convenience. 10 Tire for -he trial can
be sci. sf.s lh.t .I,e-c mrxt &c 6 thai
vs. provided by the constitution
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
IMMUNITY PERIOD OF
INSURGENTS CLOSING
Result of Cuban Decree Has
Been the Surrender of Sew
eral Hundred Negroes.

Havana, June 22--The period in
which the insurgents may surrender
and secure immunity under the decree of
General Monteaguedo, the government
commander. expires tomorrow. The re-
suit of the decree has beer the surren-
der during the las 10 days of several
hundred negroes, % of whom was
armed. Remaining in the field are many
armed bands, the estimated strength OF
which varies from a few men to seyeral
hundred men each-
The government troops have been in
active for several days, although there
have been the usual reports of numer-
Gus small
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
LOOTlNC BY BANDITS
OF SHOPS IN CANTON
Disguised as Soldiers, They
Commit Depredations -
Foreigners Protected.

Hong Kong. June 22.-Bandits dis
guised as soldiers have looted Al shops
in Canton and a detachment of British
troops have been rushed thither from
Hong Kong to guard Shannon. the for
eign settlement. Reports that foreign
ers were killed in the fighting following
the footing a v not beer confirmed.
Reserves are being held here to pro-
coed by boat n train to Canton, IL
their presence is required.
1t is said that business in Canton
is paralyzed. The gates of the city
are closed and strong guards patrol
the streets.
The British gunboat Rosario left here
for Shannon to strengthen the fleet
there. At present there are IL warships
at Shannon.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
MEXICO MILITARY
CHESsDOARD PUZZLE
Preparations Are Being Made
For q Decisive Battle Near
the American Border.

Ell Paso. Tex June 2A-The military
chessboard Of northern Mexico presents
a series OF likely complications along
the American border. judging from the
plan Of campaign as outlined by Mex
ican federal officials.
Passengers from Chihuahua predict
that the insurgents will put up no
fight at Bachimba. but flee toward
Juarez and the American border. Ad-
jutant General Hutchins and Colonel
Walker. both of the Texas militia are
here at the orders Of Governor ColQuitt
to take such measures as win prevent
American citizens from suffering In
cas- Of fighting across h river.
1t is stated on reliable authority
that the Texas military establishment
b federal government at Washington
in case Of an emergency. but will act
Of its own c
The campaign on Juarez has begun
More than 1000 men are being mobi-
Of General Sanjines. General Jose De
La LUIS Bianco and General Giuseppe
Garibaldi- Two columns with artillery
will be directed toward Juarex and 9
third sent southwark to prevent a real
attack by rebels coming up from Chi
huahrss.
E. C. Llorente. the Mexican consul
said last night while the federal gov
eminent was planning to retake Juare,
the town would be bombarded On a lin
parallel to the American boundary and
bullets would be aimed away from thu
United States
There are those in FL Paso. howeve
who believe no fighting viii materials.
across the river. This belief is founded
on constantly recurring stories from
Chihuahua that the rebels are quarrel.
ing among themselves.
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Is Named as the Republican
Standard Bearer at the
Chicago National
Convention.
SHERMAN VICE PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Faction Made a Hard
Fight to Have Their Con-
tested Delegate
Seated.

Chicago. June 24.-With nearly $50
Roosevelt delegates declining to vote
and fastening away at adjournment
time TO tender to Colonel Roosevelt
the nomination OF a new party, the
republican national convention at the
end of a long and tumultous session
Saturday night nominated William H.
Taft. of Ohio. for president, n
James S. Sherman, of New York. for
vice preT.dent-
Present Taft received SCI of the
LOTS votes in h convention. or 81
more a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt people
to refrain from voting left no other
candidate near the president. The an
nouIIcement of the Taft victory was
greeted with cheering from his ad-
herents and groans and misses from the
opposition.
Sherman for Running Mate.
When IL became certain mat Mr..
Taft would be nominated leaders in
control OF the convention decided to
give him as running mate his COM
panion OF 1908. All others dropped
from the race and Mr.. Sherman was
the only candidate regularly placed
before the convention
A motion from New Hampshire to
make the nomination by reclamation
was declared out of order. There Were
many scattering votes on the roll call
that ensued.
The convention. amid much con-
fusion, adjourned sine die at 1890
O'Clock. The closing scenes of the con-
yention were marked by counter dem
o~nstrations for President Taft and Col
onel Roosevelt.
The first test vote after the an
nouncement OF the Roosevelt valedic-
tory am upCn the adoption of the
party platform.
At no time Was there an indication
of a walkout OF Roosevelt delegates.
They expressed their revolt in silence.
The affirmative vote on the platform
was 656. Roosevelt delegates present
and not voting numbered 343. There
We're SO NAYS. 36 of them from the La
Toilette states Of Wisconsin and North
Dakota
La Toilette Is Weak.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette. Of
Wisconsin. was placed before the con-
vention. but Colonel R~oosevelt's wish
es We're carried cut by his followers
and they remained silent during the
call of the states for nominations.
Many OF the delegates. however. car
ried out their primary instructions
and voted for the colonel
In the confusion just before adjourn
ment a resolution was adopted, giving
the. national committee power to de-
clare vacant the seat of any man on
the committee refusing to support the
nominees OF the regular convention OF
1912.
Sherman's .ote was 597. The moment
the result was certain a yell swept
over the hall.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
SUFFRAGISTS WILL
BRING DAMAGE SUIT

New York. June ga s2a0.000 lam
age suit is to be brought by the wonen
~suffragists against anti-suffragists for
accusing them of hiring some OF the
women who marched in the big suffrage
parade of May 4. This was decided at
q meeting of the beard of managers
of the Woman's Political union.
The statement is made in the second
number of the first volume of the
Wornan's Protest. the new & OF
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
WRITER WALTER HARRISON
is IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Des Moines, la, June 22.-Walter NJ.
Harrison. of Sioux City, who has been
reporting the Chicago convention for
the Des Moines papers was seized with
a nervous breakdown last night. and
was brought to this city by Neal Jones.
his brotherinlaw. He will be taken to
Sioux City. This is the third attack
and his condition is said to be Sc
RUS.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
LEONARD OLESON Is
REFUSED A REHEARlMC

Tacomo. Wash- June 3l-United
States Judge Hanford late yesterday
denied the motion for a rehearing in
the case Of Leonard sOleson. the social
list whose naturalization papers were
revoked on the ground that they have
been obtained by fraud. The case fag-
ured prominently In charges presented
by Congressman Berger for the Inn
seachment OF Judge Hartford
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
MEN APPEAL TO
COMMISSION

Washington, d. c., June 2s-The
Douglas company q starch manufact-
urers, of Cedar Rapids. Ia. has filed
a complaint with b Interstate COM
meIce commission today against the IL
Central and "a other railroads.
asking that the defendants be ordered
TO put in force milling in transit rates
on corn 81 that starch after its manu-
facture may take h remainder of the
through rate on corn TO points of ON
sumption
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
ANOTHER AVIATOR KILLED.

Doeberitz. Germany. June 22.-An-
army aviator was killed here last
Lieut.. Won Fa~lkenhayn. of the
army, after making a flight
the military aerodome. attempted
10 land, but made a false movement
with one of the levers which caused
the machine to fall.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
ON A

ST. Louis, Mo-, June 2e.-Finis p. Err
nest, millionaire real estate dealer. OF
East St. Louis. I'LL, n Denver, was
taken from a train at St. Joseph. No,
last night. after he had been stricken
with heart failure while on his way to
this city. He is in a serious condition.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
TAFT MAKES STATEMENT
WHEN HE HEARS OF VOTE

Washington. D. c.. June 24.-Presi-
den Taft Saturday night made the fol-
lowing statement
"A national convention of one of the
great parties is ordinarily important
only as = preliminary to a national
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-28
Taft Renominating Ballot.

Convention Hall. Chicago. June ai-Fonowing is the ballot renominat-
ing President Taft % a second term.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-11

third floor OF the Portland mats wHnC
ed hat worn by an American sol
der In the Revolutionary war;"
Yes"
And you rememb% the fellow at
9l7 Jefferson street who wanted a
key 10 NJ some impossible trunk used
by his grandmother"
yes"
We'll, oil Jefferson street is the
Portland fats Both OF my clients
lived IN the Portland fats. only one
OF EN- was on the third floor and
the other was on the fourth. They
never knew each other until the other
night, when they collided on the
stairway In the dark Then they got
20 talking together and they found
that each OF them had what the other
one wanted The man on the fourth
floor had the hat the man on the third
floor wanted and the man on the
third floor happened to have key
Ike the one the man on the fourth
floor wanted. because his own grand
mother had a similar trunk So /
don't get a fee from either OF them"
Gloom settled deep upon Sam as
he finished talking Sallie gazed at
him with mourniul eyes. For time
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-11
rilnnic snils on Mnihcn rrin.

southampton. April 40 Carrying
"a fun complement Of passengers. the
Gigantic new White Star lire steam
shin Titanic sailed ont ~ this port
today on her maiden VOYAGE 10 New
York Thousands Of spectators ga
ihcred To witness me departure.
which was marked hv mo firing OF
salutes and the dipping of flags bv
all the shipping In the harbor
The Titanic ls sister shin N
the Olympic. placed In commission
last year. She is $40 feet Don length
and has a displacement of SEQ 00n
tons She is literally q floating ho-
tel provided with dancing rooms.
smoking rooms. cafes a library and
even garden Of Oriental palm. ANA
beds Of roses and carnations 4
swimming tank and "a skating rink
are among her other features She
has accommodations for uuu mas.
seugcrs and carries crew of 600.
on her maiden "trip rho TiunI, is m
command ot Captain Smith forms
cr'y ot The Olympic.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-11

them The moons silyery hght or
adorned them with fhr courses o. the
s1augiet stars which has not been
iIGmined with the .utsiIec, OF wom-
am Coeroed By the lkaso OF lofdiy
man restricted In She trammels Of
couf automobiles. saafhei In the
bonds OF compelled inertia History
can he searched IN vain Tor period
when the intellect OF w0men-Dy The
sheer force Of us own power and mo-
meutum has not burst from It's rent
house and prison and shons pre- emil
nent Ia art. science. literature. and
even IN the embattled field % Grim
yisaged war itself
To your tents. . Men OF the I'M
perial Lone Star State and with one
hand lifted high 10 the God OF equity
and of iustice-of hope. love and BEN
ificenee-and the other close clasp
ed In the hand OF mother. sister.
sweetheart or wife. sacrcily swear
that the women OF Texas must and
shall have the ballot.