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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-08-09
aeWs Of Especial interest to.
Minnesota Readers.
GOPHER PROGRESS|VES MEET
Select Delegates to Chicago conven-
tIen and Name Twelve Electors
Favorable to Roosevelt.

N0O9eVelt supporters served nOtlce
Just before the adjournment Of the
state Progressive convention at St.
Paul. that they intended to ap-
ply the Progressive test to every Re-
publican nominee for legislative, con-
gressional and state Offices Immediate
" after the Republican, primaries
Sept. II.
Unless the Republican nominees are
considered in sympathy with the
Roosevelt movement new candidates.
pledged to the Progressive cause, will
he placed on the general election bal
lot by petition to oppose them.
This was provided for in resolu-
ton offered by F. E. Ellsworth of Man.
kato, and adopted by unanimous vote.
The following Is summary of what
the convention accomplished:
Elected twelve delegates and twelve
alternates to the National Progressive
convention at Chicago.
Picked twelve presidential electors
for the Roosevelt ticket, eight Of whom
had resigned from the Taft electoral
list.
Pronounced methods used to renomi-
nate President Taft "dishonerable and
fraudulent"
Adopted Progressive platform.
Provided for state organization en-
powered to choose Progressive candi-
dates for state and congressional Of
fees if Republican nominees favor
Taft.
Three Delegates at Large.
Delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton are:
Delegates at large-Hugh T. Hal
bert, st. Paul; P. v. Collins, Minneap-
oils; c. w. Gilmore, Pipestone.
First district-Henry w. Libby, WI
mona.
Second district-George w. Patter-
son, Worthington.
Third district. c. Applegate, Can
non Falls.
Fourth district-Albert o. Stark,
Harris.
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neapolis.
Sixth distinctly. J. sharkey, Sta
pies.
Seventh district-P. G. Jacobson,
Madison.
Eighth district-James Saari, Du-
luth.
Ninth district-F. L. Farley, Red
Lake Falls.
Roosevelt leaders predicted that
supporters of Senator La Toilette, fol-
lowing the lead taken by a number of
La Toilette men who attended the
progressive convention, will come in
te the progressive camp and support
the Roosevelt ticket Furthermore
they predicted that the rank and file
Of La Toilette enthusiasts will re publ
ate the action of the governing board
of the Minnesota Progressive Repub--
Mean league, La Toilette organiza-
taon, which two weeks ago declared
for Woodrow Wilson.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-08-09
Workman Instantly Killed.

Thomas Melchoir, laborer at the
william Bros Boiler and Manufactur.
NJ company in MinneapoliA was In
iIanelv killed when his garments be-
came ontanGled In . shaft over which
be had been working. The marks loft
an aad right leg were broken.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-08-09
WILL SPEAK IN MINNESOTA
Colonel Roosevelt and Governor John.
son to Stump State.

Governor Hiram Johnson of Califor-
MIA, leading Progressive, has prom
Used to deliver several campaign
speeches in Minnesota Senator A. j.
Beverage, Progressive candidate for
governor of Indiana, also has consent
ed to take part in the Minnesota cam
paign. Colonel Roosevelt will invade
the state in the week Of the state fair.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-08-09
ACCUSED Of: TAKING $2,oss
Treasurer Of Duluth Grocery Concern
Placed Under Arrest,

Placed Under Arrest.
Andrew Smith, treasurer of the
Northland Mercantile company f-Du-
luth, wholesale grocery concern, was
arrested charged with the embezzle-
ment of $2,0SS from the company.
The warrant was sworn to by an
officer of the company. 1t is alleged
that the embezzlement covers amounts
taken at various times within the last
year. Smith was taken to the city
Jail and locked up, being unable to
procure bail. He declined to discuss
the case against him.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22

Harvey A. Gill, who has been sta
toned with Company ID in Manila,
P. l., is home on sick leave, having
recently undergone an operation for
appendicitis. He has with him a
splendid collection of Philippine pic
lures. He is guest at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Gill,
on Walker avenue.
The Tidings office is 6eautified
this week by fine bouquet of dahl
las and carnations, the gift of Mrs.
j. w. Rogers, to whom we extend
our thanks. Among the flowers is a
bright yellow carnation, the first of
its color we have ever seen. 1t was
grown from seed sent to Mrs. Rogers
by the Wizard of the West" Luther
Burbank.
Leo Trefren and wife returned yes
! terday from months outing at Gin
nabar Springs, coming in by way of
Hits. They report excellent fishing
and a good time generally. Horace
Brookfield and wife, who were in the
party, returned with them as far as
Gregory, where Mr.. Brookfield is en-
| piOgCu ny JHO l dlll Odu COHlpdHy. L H6
party were a day and a half on the
road returning.
Mrs. Charles Murphey, who has
been the guest of Mrs. B. Beach for
week, returned to her home in
Weed, Cal, Saturday. This was her
first visit to Ashland since leaving
here sixteen years ago, and she was
naturally much interested in the
changes which have taken place dur.
ing that time. Mrs. Murphey's hus.
band is head foreman of the logging
camps at Weed.
DR.. Julian P Johnson has just re.
turned from an auto trip to Port
land and other points in the north
He was accompanied home by Mr.
Herbert Matthews of Boston anC
Prof a. F. Reddie of the University
of Oregon. and his son, MacIvor Red
die, who will visit with the doctor
for few days. Mrs. Johnson re
mained in Portland for a furthe
visit of week or ten days.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
EAGLE POINT ITEMS.

Editor Tidings: AS you were kind
enough to publish an article | sent
you some time ago, | thought that
perhaps it might be well to try your
patience again.
Since / last wrote there have been
no special changes in Eagle Point,
although there is considerable busi-
ness being done. Since my last,
Louis Smith and Mrs. Dasey Evans
went to Ashland to visit her mother
and Roy Willets and his brother
Merle have been to Ashland on bust
ness-that is, Roy went on business
and his brother went to keep him
company while on the road. Roy
Willets is the contractor for carrying
the mail from here to Prospect.
W. E. Hammel's father and broth
er arrived from the east few days
ago. They were met at the train by
! w. f. and taken right to the Hammel
farm about five miles north of here.
C. X. Carey of Talent has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs William Knigh-
ton of this place.
The P. & E. Railroad Company
have put small force of men to
work on the railroad.
Rev. l.. l.. Simmons, recently from
! the state of Washington, has located
among us and taken charge of the
Baptist church of this place. He
seems to have made a good impress
sion and hopes are entertained that
| he will not onIy be acceptable but
will become a power for good. He is
successor to Rev. Lamar, who has
been pastor here for some time and
who now has charge of the church
in Central Point.
Mr.. A. Corbin, the man who bought
the old Bradshaw orchard between
here and Brownsboro, is having the
old dwelling house remodeled ant
enlarged and is building A large
packing house and having the ole
packing house cut up into rooms fol
the accommodation of the laborer
on the place.
Since my last the l. o. o. F. have
had the installation of the following
officers by D. D. G. M. Frank Salter
assisted by D. G. NJ. P. B. Diamond
/ N. g., c. S. Painter; V. g., B. H
Gryant; secretary, Charles A. Bacon
treasurer, w. L. Childreth; r. S. N
G., Homer Hess; l.. S. N G., Norman
McQuoid; R. S. V. G., Clay Cole; l.
S. V. NJ, w, j. Phillips; R. S. S.
Scott Bruce; l.. S. s., Jake Jonas
chaplain, DR.. w. w. P. Holt; |. S. S.
James Ruger; o. S. G., Robert r
Minter. The lodge of l. o. o. F. was
organized a few months ago and the
new officers were installed on the
| 7th.
There is a move on foot to organ
ize a woman's suffrage club here or
Monday, the 22nd, and | will try tC
tell your readers something of the
result if this is not thrown into the
wastebasket. DICK.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
INTERNAL MACHINE HOAX.
Washington Story OutgrOwth of Joke
on Green Reporter.

Washington, ID. Glazing of a
green reporter by a veteran White
House newspaperman has been Civ
en- as the solution of a story sent
broadcast over the country by spec
ial dispatches and a certain news
agency, and printed in many morn
ing papers, to the effect that an in
fernal machine had been sent to
President Taft and that Assistant
Secretary Sherman Allen, in opening
it, had narrowly escaped death.
When the new reporter entered
the executive offices Thursday night
he was asked: Did you get the
internal machine story?" He said
he had not, and then, with great de-
tail, he was told the yarn.
When the young man became ex-
cited the hoaxers told him the whole
thing was a joke, but the report al
ready had spread throughout the
country through his agency. All at
tempts by the secret service to kill"
the report then only aroused further
suspicion, and the story was widely
credited; the White House was de-
luged with kilograms from far and
near and the widest rumors devel-
oped
The original report was that AL
lens hands had been badly burned
when he grasped the sputtering fuse
of the Internal machine, but the
hands of the assistant secretary ex-
hibited no scars. And the White
House newspapermen, including the
hoaxed reporter, were asked to cir
culate a declaration that the White
House did not wish to dignity such
an absurd report by an official de-
nial.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
LOCAL And PERSONAL
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Miss Maud HALEY was a Colestin
visitor Sunday
Miss Clara Rhodes of Portland is
visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. A.
i. Irwin.
Screen doors, plain and fancy.
Carson-Smith Lumber Co.
Mrs Chris Jackson is visiting with
Mrs. Steele in Yreka this week,
Mrs Ed Barron, Mr.. and Mrs Ray
Brown and Miss Kathryn Shook
spent Sunday at Colestin.
B. w. Talcott was in Talent on
business Friday.
r. NJ. Howard, a young student of
Corvallis Agricultural College, is can
'vassing Ashland as agent for Bible.
The Tidings is for sale at w. NJ.
Poley's Drug Store. IT East Main St.
B. F. Mulkey was in the city on
business Friday.
A. w. Silsby has returned from a
three weeks business trip in north
ern California.
Phone 141 and let Orres call and
get your garments to be cleaned.
Prices low this month.
Mrs. Minnie n. Kinsman was in
Ashland on business Thursday.
P. A. Peterson has returned to
Portland after spending some weeks
in Ashland.
The new fall and winter samples
are now on display, at Fullers
Prices cheaper than ever.
E. J. Farlow left Thursday for a
weeks vacation at Deadwood.
. Rev. Howell Isaac. and Roy Martin
are contemplating trip into the An.
telope country next week.
Place your order for winter WOOD
now. $500 per tier, three tier oil
more. Phone 420-J.
w. A. Jones of Jacksonville was
in Ashland on business Friday.
James T. Chinook, state water
commissioner, was in the city Fri
DAY.
, Hurry and get that suit dry
cleaned for $1.OO this month. Orres
Tailoring and Cleaning Shop.
Decatur Davis OF Jacksonville wa:
seen on our streets Monday.
Lee Port of Jacksonville spent
Sunday with the A. H. Peachey fam,
lily on Lincoln street.
See our screen doors and get oul
prices. Carson-Smith Lumber Co
Charles P. Stoddard of Longmont
Colo, is a guest at the home of j F
Rocho.
Messrs. Rocho, Stoddard, Hintz'
and Watkins are enjoying an outine
on Fish Lake this week.
Star Laundry and French DR.!
Cleaning Company. Phone ga.
George Stannard and family re
turned to the homestead in the DeaC
Indian Friday, after spending d few
days in this city.
Letters of Credit, Foreign and Do
mestic exchanges, travellers check
issued, and safe deposit boxes for rem
at the United States National Bank
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
Important

Stop right here and think who is
doing your cleaning and pressing,
Are amateurs practicing on your gar
ments? You are making a mistake
ifyou are not having your work done
at FULLER'S. He is the leading
TAILOR and CLEANER. Gloves
cleaned free. See the $125 prize in
our window, 25 Main street. Phone
119. We call and deliver.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
FOSS BREAKS RECORD.
Massachusetts Governor Has Par
doned Over Hundred.

Boston.-Governor Eugene Foss
of this state has established world S
record for pardoning criminals.
During the first year of his term he
opened prison doors to II inmates.
So far this year 55 have been freed.
In addition there has been the com
mutation of one death penalty to life
Imprisonment. He has released two
prisoners who were serving life SEN
tences for murder in the first degree
and who have escaped execution by
commutation, and 10 men who were
serving life sentences for murder in
the second degree.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
DISAGREEMENT PROBABLE.
Naval Appropriations Bill May BE
Curtailed.

Washington, d. C.-Tillman' re-
fusal to abandon the 100000 i'm
provement item at the Charleston
navy yard, and the demand of the
house that all battleships be cut out
of this years building program, will
probably result in a disagreement
over the naval appropriation bill.
An effort is under way, however
to secure a compromise in the house
whereby one battleship will be
agreed to.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
Standing Of Free Scholarship Contestants al close Of buSi
mess Saturday, July 2Oth
Votes given with every purchase over is cents

Eva Mackie
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22
Sheriffs Opnose Paroles.

st. Paul, Minn.-An address op-
posing the parole and pardoning OF
prisoners was the feature of the re,
cent session of the National Sheriffs
Association.
C. E. Ruddick, sheriff of Santa
Ana, Cal, said seven of every ten
crimes committed in his county were
the work of former convicts, paroled
men and men on probation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22

Money to loan on improved ranch
.es, first mortgages; mixed farms pre-
ferred. w. d. Hodgson, Ashland.
Phone 427-J.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-22

For Paint and Wall Pa
per, or work i'm these
lines, see VIM. o. Dick
ersOn. Residence phone
494-R. Store phone 172.
Wecan SaveyOu money.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02
(By Winfield Jones.)

Washington, March Though
grafters have been found in every gov
eminent department and huge sums
of money stolen in one way or another,
the Department of the Interior leads
the list OF departments in furnishing
rich spoils for financial pirates. Dur
ing the last twenty-five years it has
been estimated that more than $751;
100000 has been stolen from the gov
eminent in the shape of lands. Re-
Gently this estimate has been some
what augmented when it was found
that certain corporations has laid
greedy hands on value BILE lands in the
west and in Alaska. In Alaska alone
the total land grabbing has been esti-
mated at over S2OO,OO0OOO.
This is one of the fruits of a Repub-
lican administration.
Land depreciation in the early days
was confined mainly to the ranchers.
This form of land grabbing was term
ed illegal fencing" From thet the
frauds extended to real estate dealers
who bought soldier scrip, homestead
entry deeds, lien scrip, and other forms
of government deeds conveying public
lands to private owners. In later days
corporations entered the field until
practically all lands in the west were
owned by syndicates.
Public clamor made it mandatory on
the part of the government to under
take an investigation Detectives were
hired, special bureaus were organized
and the work of retaining lands H.
legally obtained from the government
was commenced The mares nest
thus unearthered brought within the
reach of the law some Of the most
prominent men in public 8ad private
life. Numbers of the men were sent
to the penitentiary and others were
allowed to retain their good names
and regulations only after the strong
est pressure was brought to bear.
This condition of affairs greatly re-
fected upon the various Republican
administrations. Not a Secretary of
the Interior Department down to the
Ba'linger regime under Taft passed
four years in office without having
been under fire. Either as to his &C.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02
MEET TO pENouNcE WILSON.

Chicago, March "A mass meeting
of Italians to protest against what
they call the defamation of Italian
citizens" by Gov. Woodrow Wilson Of
New Jersey has been called for tomor-
row.
At Sundays feeting extracts from
Gov. Wilson's history, which are con-
strued as insulting to Italians, Poles
and Hungarians, will be read and
translated. The purpose of the gath
ering, according to the call printed in
the local Italian press, is ito place
clearly before the Italian voters the
character of Gov. Wilson and the
calumnies he has heaped upon citi
zens of foreign origin"
Friends of Wilson in Chicago say
the meeting and other agitation
against Wilson is due to the animosity
of Hearst, who has carried on an anti
Wilson campaign in his Chicago pa
pers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02
EXTENT IF GRATING IN
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

ton in respect to the opening of the
public lands to entry or In non-prose-
cution of the grafters who obtained
lands from the government. Some
harsh criticism was directed to sew
eral of the Secretaries and in one case
it has been openly stated that the
lied with the interests to dis3el the
cloud of graft.
Secretary Ballinger, who resign ed
his portfolio was under constant fire
from the time he entered President
Taft's Cabinet. The finger of accusa-
ton was pointed at him by reason of
his action in respect to the Cunning
ham coal claims in Alaska in which
it was alleged that Mr.. Ballinger had
passed the claims after having been
advised that they were tainted with
fraud.
In the main, however, large corpor-
uAAOho vi INC NOulllIJ udNE DGGI Tile
principle offenders. Real estate firms,
mining firms, and other companies en-
gagged in large industries in the middle
west have been accused at different
times of land grabbing. The most
gigantic frauds, however, were those
in San Francisco. Their mode of oper-
alton defied detection by the officers
of the government for years.
Dummy entrymen were procured
and deeds to large tracts of land OBJ
tanned. Lands worth anywhere from
1925 an acre to $3.50 an acre were
secured for from IS to $500 per tract
OF 100 acres. Often the ring would
have legislation passed by Congress
which would be to their interest, such
as the creation of forest reserves
where thousands of acres of their
property was located. In lieu of this
land the ring would obtain deeds to
other and more expensive lands. These
operations were carried on success
fully for years until in the admins
traton of Secretary Hitchcock special
detectives were employed to run down
the thieves. A number of them were
routed out of the General Land Office
in this city and in some of the western
states. Through these men informa-
lion was gathered concerning the ring.
J OF one San francisco firm the de-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02

Commercial Travellers Association
against tipping is that some railroads
have been persuaded to consider the
question with a view of stopping or
modifying some practices and regula-
lions travellers encounter at terminal
stations. 1t has been charged that
train employees and dining car men
have been substituting cheap cigars
and liquors and asking prices that pas
sengers do not object to paying for
the superior article. 1t has been al
legged that porters bought whiskey in
saloons at IS cents a quart and sold
it to passengers in about 20 small por-
tions as special stuff at 20 cents
portion, thus realizing profit of about
$3.15.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02

partme-t got such information as prac-
ideally cleaned up the greater part of
the grafters in one fell swoop. The
dominant member of this firm was
man of the highest reputation, promi-
nent in club and social circles. He
grew from poverty to affiuence within
a short while. After a trial which
covered the history of his crimes for
more than 10 years, he was sentenced
to the penitentiary.
At present the Interior Department
has classified the various forms in
which homestead and other entries
are made. They are the homestead
entry, mineral and non-mineral lien
land scrip, soldiers scrip and perma-
nent deeds. In general the deeds con-
vey 100 acres of land, the conditions
of which vary with each grant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGE NOTES.
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The Oregon Federation of Labor
and the State Grange, at their recent
conventions, declared in favor of wo-
mon suffrage.
The three candidates for Republican
nomination for governor of Mime
sofa have all come out publicly in ia
vor of woman suffrage.
A debate between college presidents
on the question of woman suffrage
which is scheduled to take place at
Carnegie hall, New York City, some
time in March, is exciting much inter
est throughout the country, and it is
expected that many prominent educa-
tors will take part.
The Committee on Woman Suffrage
of the Ohio Constitutional Convention
last week, on Susan B. Anthony
birthday, reported in favor of equal
suffrage by a vote of twenty to one.
Hon. w. B. Fitzpatrick Of Trumbull Co.,
chairman Of the Committee has for
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02

In order that patrons may suffer
no unnecessary delay, the Long Island
railroad has issued an order requiring
trainmen, conductors and station
agents to make every effort to ascer-
tain the cause of any sudden Interrupt
ton of service and answer freely and
courteously any question addressed to
them upon this subject by passengers
or others. The dispatcher's office will
try to get in touch with the agents and
assist them in ascertaining the cause
and extent of the trouble.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-02

The preliminaries of every national
convention, Democratic or Republi-
can, are accompanied by a feature
which is seldom spoken of, at least
very rarely dwelt upon. This feature
may be illustrated by the present stu
alton concerning President Taft and
Col. Roosevelt on the Republican side
and that which refers to Gov. Harmon,
Gov. Wilson, Gov. Marshall, Mayor
Gaynor, Speaker Champ Clark, Rep
resentative Underwood and others
spoken Of as Democratic Presidential
possibilities. The Republicans are
looking over the public addresses and
careers of the Democrats mentioned
for the presidency, just as the Demo
Gratis are keenly at work bordering
over the public speeches and records
of Taft and Roosevelt.
The work is done by men of politi-
cal perception, and all the matter is
collected for use in the publicity bu-
reaus of the national headquarters
during the campaign. Due attention is