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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
HIERoGLY PHICs I'm OLD CAVE.

Carved Pictures Of Indians crudeIy
Drawn Are Found.
Ogden, Utah With what appears to
be prehistoric hieroglyphics carved on
Its walls, a mammoth cave. rivaling
the famous cave Of Kentucky, was dis
covered in this vicinity. Thomas
Whitaker, rancher, made the discov-
cry: He will head party of Univer-
sfty Of Utah professors on tour of
investigation.
The cave is located in the mountains
near Promontory point, eighteen miles
from Ogden, and probably never has
been visited by white men, as the sur.
rounding country is a bleak desert.
The front chamber Of the series is Is
by $50 yards. Al feet high, and the
walls bear pictures Of Indians, crudely
drawn.
There is an Indian legend current in
this locality to the effect that great
battle was. fought years ago between
tribes near the point. the vanquished
having disappeared in a cave
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
STATUE FOR FIGHTING J GOAT.
Met and Defeated All Corners OF,
Thanksgiving Day, 1866.

Met and Defeated All Conner, Oh,
Thanksgiving Day, 1865.
San francisco. Lovers Of old Span
ish names now seeking to have the
designation '.Yerba Buena' restored
to Goat island. In San Francisco bay,
may find that at least the physical
semblance of the hated goat will re-
main
The navy department. not only has
granted permission to the Associated
Naval Veterans to erect q fifty foot
statue of a goat on the top of the
island. but agrees that It may be a
pagan" goat or goat rampant or
both.
Permission to install, erect or super
impose the goat has been received by
Commodore Browne of the Associat-
ed Veterans from the secretary Of the
navy. The news caused some discom-
future among members of the Native
Daughters Of the Golden West, who
have begun a movement to have the
name changed to Yerba Buena. A
resolution memoralizing the federal
government to make the change is
now before the legislature.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
CATCHES PUMA WITH ROPE.

Mountain Lion Measures Nine Feet
From Nose to Tip Of Tail.
Montrose, Colo.-A mountain lion, the
largest ever captured in this part of
the country. was caught by Uri Hotch-
kiss, hunter and trapper of Colona. six
miles east Of here. The lion stands,
three feet high. is nine feet from tip
Of nose to end of tail and weighs 146
pounds.
Hotchkiss heard Of the lion and, In
company with his son George and Roy
Humphrey, started out with a pack Of
dogs. The dogs freed the lion. Hotch-=
kiss climbed the tree tined only with
a rope. The lion chased him down
several times. but finally he threw the
rope around the beasts neck.
S The other men hauled the animal
down. secured him with ropes. and the
party took the lion to Colona.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
PORK AND PIES BY. MAIL.
Sent From England to British Woman
In California.

Sent From England to British Woman,
In California.
San francisco. There seemed to be
only one thing lacking to make living
{ In southern California one long dream,
Of happi Mrs. Fred G. Cline, and
that zone thing was an old fashioned:
home made pork pie. the kind she used
to eat when a girl In her English home
In Retford.
In letter she sent to her cousin at
Retford Mrs. Cline made mention of
this, and the other day somewhat
bulky package was deposited at the
Cline home by the posman
It bore postage amounting to Is. 3d.,
or the equivalent OF 81 cents in Amer
lean money. and snugly packed inside
were one pork pie and five old fash
Toned English mince pies
The package had come from Retford
by parcel post and was delivered in
excellent condition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17

ton which at one time was one Of the
chief branches of the Mahratta con-
federacy ruling great part of India,
while the royal family of Cooch Behar
is said to have come from tribe of
aboriginal descent and to have laid
claim to divine origin in order to con-
ceal it's low caste. This difference in
caste would constitute barrier to
Hindu marriage.
The maharajah of Cooch Behar was
educated in England, and so was his
son, Jitendra. who was made bankrupt
In London in 1911 for a small debt,
which was afterward paid and his
bankruptcy rescinded
The young Princess Indira is also
a familiar figure in the British isles.
The maharanee of Baroda is the au-
thor of ''The Position of Women In
Indian Life" and has advanced ideas
on the subject.
The gaekwar has written several
books and is man of high education.
The gaekwar Of Baroda and his wife,
the "most beautiful woman in India"
visited the United States in 1906 and
in the summer Of 1910 With them on
their last trip was Prince Jaisink, then
called "the gaek," and the Princess
Indira Rajai. The Princess Indira is
toasted as "the most beautiful prin-
cess in India" and as her fathers
wealth is byword she is also consid-
cred the ''greatest catch. -
During his stay in the United States
the gaekwar and his son wore conven-
tional English clothes. The mahara-
nee and Princess Indira went unveiled.
but wore their native robes Both
mother and daughter motored every
day The maharanee was never with
out the priceless pearl collar and ear
rings and the great diamond bracelet
that are the most valued pieces In the
gaekwar's stored treasure house.
The princess was then eighteen years
old. She was slender and small. She
had big. soft brown eyes. yelled by
long, silky lashes. and her complexion
was the color Of rich cream. Through
her secretary she told an interviewer,
that she had never danced in her life.
ut would not be considered decent
for the princess to waltz or two step,
even with another girl. and It would
be unthinkable for her to dance with
man." explained the secretary. ..She
has never gone In for the more violent
athletics either and looks with wonder
on your tall. muscular young women
who swim and fence and stride over
golf courses 9 S.
The princess admitted. through the
secretary. that she had never met a.
man except the members of her own
family. She loved the theater and saw
all the modern plays from the seclu-
sion Of her box.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17

overcome the desertOn Of the wool
and sugar senators when the bill is
taken up in the senate itself.
Putting the bill against every con-
tingency they can conceive, the senate
leaders figure that the vote on the final
passage of the tariff measure will be
q tie, and with Vice President Marshall
there to cast the deciding vote for the
bill they are confident of victory But
they expect to win by wider margin
They feel sure that there will be at
least two votes to spare in the majority
in favor of the measure.
Some Of the district farmers unions
interested in cotton and wool growing
are trying to prevent the transfer of
their products to the free list or re-
duction in the present tariff rates on
those products by persuading Demo-
cratic senator's to remain out of party
caucuses called to consider the terms
of the Underwood bill These organi-
cations are proceeding on the theory
that Democratic senators who remain
away from the caucuses will be free
to act as they please when the bill
comes up for considerat ton In the SEN
ate Concerted action along this line
was agreed upon at conference Of the
Farmers union from southern states,
held in New Orleans not long ago.
Senator Theodore E. Burton Of Ohio
Rep., has given out prepared inter-
view. IN which he expresses surprise
that greater interest has not been
aroused over the pending tariff bill.
which. he asserted. would create
changed conditions vitality affecting the
welfare of the country Senator Bur-
ton admitted that material reductions
In the present duties on many articles
would be for the country's good. but
he contended that the changes now
proposed "are too drastic and are not
based upon any well considered or well
defined principles. For one thing, the
changes We're too sweeping" he said.
and that Notwithstanding contrary
impression prevalent in the country,
the tariff act of 1909 1.-THE Payne Aldrich
law provided for lower duties than
those heretofore In force.''
This was proved, he said, by COM
putaton Of the duties actually levied
during the operation Of the act. The
duties collected in the last fiscal year.
said Senator Burton, showed de-
crease of more than 8 per cent on duti-
able goods and more than 10 per cent
on dutiable and n0ndutiable articles
combined. as compared with the expe-
rfence In the last fiscal year that the
Dingley tariff was In operation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
noted CITIZENS
IN WALKING CLUB
GaynOT, Ch0ate and Windmill
lar Out For a Record.
CARNEGIE NAY JOIN II.

Combined Age Of Charter Members 10
1857 Years-No Sympathy For "oid
Men" Who Ride About In Motorcars.
Founder Tells How to Walk and En-.
joy 1t In All Weather.
New York.-The most exclusive. dis
dnguished and enthusiastic walking
club in America has just been organ.
lied here. The charter members are
Mayor Gaynor. Joseph 81. Choate, for
mer ambassador to Great Britain; VIII
liam B. HornbIower. John e. Parsons.
the Nestor OF the New York bar. and
Louis Windmuller, while few OF
those said to be contemplating max
Ing an application for membership
are Andrew Carnegie. Isaac N. Selig.
man, Jacob 81. Schiff, Surrogate Fow-
Ter, General George w. Wingate and
Karl Pickhardt. That the walking club
had been duly organized was announc-
ed at the mayors Office, and with the
announcement came the added infor-
nation that some fine day very soon no
one need be surprised to read of hike
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
q by American Press Association.


A WALK.
participated in by all the charter mem.
bers, which will begin in City Hall
park and end somewhere in Bronx
park or Coney Island or Fort Hamil-
ton. They may even hike all the way
to Yonkers, it was said.
The club will be known as the Pedes-
TRANS club, and the men named as
charter members have signed an agree
ment, the main object of the club be-
ing the furthering of the fine art of
walking and enjoying it right here in
the city of New York. The agreement
was drawn up by Mr. Choate, and all
the charter members have affixed their
signatures to it The document is now
on file in the mayors Office. The text
Of the agreement is yet to be made
public
To Louis Windmuller, the noblest
walker Of them all, is given the credit
for having first suggested the forma-
ton of the Pedestrians club. There Is
no more enthusiastic walker in the
city, and he has no sympathy whatso-
ever for the healthy individual who
prefers riding on horseback, in auto
mobile or buggy or on rapid transit
trains to peripatetics
Il had friend here" said Mr.. Wind.
muller, his reference being to General
Wfngate, who is a great walker, and
he often tells me that privilege Of his
life that he enjoys to the utmost is to
walk down Broadway in rain and In
shine 4 walk four hours every day.
one hour before breakfast, one hour.
after dinner and two in going to- and
coming home from my Office. dine at
$50 o. M, SO the after dinner tramp is
usually taken In the dark. but ! enjoy
z 1t just as much as do those of the
daytime.
81 delight to see people. To enjoy
walking one must use his eyes and the
brain as much as he does his legs
prefer to look at the faces Of people to
looking at the buildings and into shop
windows. A good rule to make your
tramp a really enjoyable pastime Is to
be careful and not walk too fast Ny
speed is about mile every twenty-five
minutes. or BIT more than two miles
to the hour II you 60 faster than that
you have little dime to see Your OBJ
ject should not be to get to the place
you set ont for. 2
The combined age Of the Ave charter
members OF the Pedestrians, club IL
367 years. Mr. Parsons q eighty four,
Mr.. Choate eighty -one. Mr. Windmuller
seventy eight and Mayor Gaynof and
Mr. Hornblower are each sixty-two
years old. OF the prospective members
Mr. Carnegie Is seventy eight. General
Wingate seventy three. Mr. schin six
U-six and Mr. Seligman. who will be
the baby Of the club. is only flfty eight
years old
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17

es that have a tendency to produce riot
and blOodshed. as were experienced
under the administration of Governor
Glasscock. We have evidence in album
dance. to prove that the class of speech
es made by Mrs. Jones and her CO.
workers did bring about riotous state.
which resulted in murder and the de-.
struction OF property. We have doz-
en- of the same class of people confined
in different jails of the state, some of
them guilty of murder. others guilty of
aiding and abetting by furnishing the
necessary firearms and ammunition
with which to commit murder.
'tThe honorable body Of which Sena-
tor Kern is member has perfect
right IT, investigate West Virginia or
any pa. Of it. shall be delighted to
have such an investiga ton and will use
my best efforts to aid the fnvestiga ton.
committee in any way Lean, but Sena-
tor Kern must remember that l am
responsible to the people Of West Vir-
ginia for the maintenance of law and or
der, and they will be maintained by me
during my term Of Office at any hazard,
and when it becomes necessary to de-
tain or jail people to accomplish this
purpose it will be done unhesitatingly..
The long drawn out strike on Paint
and Cabin creeks is at an end Fewer
than fifty persons are without work in
that section. and in a stsxt time every
one will have been cared for.
Such twisters of the truth as Sena-
tor Kern seem to be largely responsible
for these faIsehOods and lnisrepresenta-
tons. which work untold hardships
upon those in Office who have due re-
spect for law and order and who are
trying to carry out and maintain the
principles of good government
81 note that one of the statements OF
Senator Kern is to the effect that he
knows positively that one newspaper
correspondent was elected during the
trial Of Mother Jones and deportedt
from the state. can use no better
terms and cannot express myself more
forcibly than to say that this was a
willful and deliberate lie on the part Of
the one who Informed Senator Kern.
and It would not at all surprise me to.
learn that the senator knew this to be
the case when he made the statement
=
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17

Princess Of Baroda Says NO
to MahaIajah's Son.
BOTH FAMILIES VERY RICH.
Gaekwar's Only Daughter, the Fair
lndira, Abandons Her Native Land
Rather Than Marry DistastefuI Suit
or-"Most Beautiful Princess Of In
dia" Visited United States Twice.

Bombay, lDdia.-A profound sensa-
ton was caused here by the sudden
breaking Of the projected marriage of
Princess lndira, only daughter of the
reigning gaekwar of Baroda, to Prince
Jitendra,. son Of the maharajah of
Cooch Behar. which was to have been
celebrated in Calcutta. i.
At the eleventh hour the princess
suddenly announced her intention to
break off the match to her parents and
her affianced and Immediately after
ward set sail for England.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the ceremony, in which de-
scendants Of two Of the most promi-
nent native rulers in India were to
have been united.
The hitch in all proba bility occurred
owing to the family Of the native
princes of Baroda belonging to the ma
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
HATFIELD MAKES
TACK ON KERN.
Governor Calls U. s, Senator
a ''TwisteT Of Truth. .
COURTS FEDERAL PROBE.
Mother Jones Not Imprisoned, but
Merely Detained" Says West vir-
ginia Executive Labor Agitators
Must Keep Out Of State-Peonage
Does Not Exist There.

Does Not Exist There.
Charleston. W. Va.-Governor Henry
D. Hatfield of West Virginia in red
hot statement here attacked Senator
John w. Kern Of Indiana because Of q
resolution introduced by him. In the
United States senate providing for fed
eral investigation Of conditions in the
West Virginia coal fields.
) Governor Hatfield declared that Sen
ator Kern had been misinformed; that
the coal strike no longer was in force.
but that he intended to arrest any per.
son aiding and abetting lawlessness.
At the same time he stated that he
courts a through investigation If the
senate decide: that it is necessary.
Il am informed" said Governor Hat
field, that Senator Kern has made a
statement that peonage exists in West
Virginia and that Mrs. Mary c.Mother'o
Jones has been on trial before drum
head military court since her arrest
some weeks ago.
In reply to the senator's statement
relative to peonage wish to say that
his allegation is. fabrication out of
the whole CLOTH Mrs Jones is not
now nor has she at any time since her
arrest been in prison. She is being de-
tanned land is not in any way confned)
at pleasant boarding house with
private family on the banks Of the
sKanaWha river at Pratt, w. Va
II do not intend to permit Mrs Jones
or any other person to come into West
Virginia and make in6ammatory speech
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
SEEK CONTINENT IN
REGIONS NEAR POLE
Croker Land Expedition viii
=. Start North In July.

New York.-Plans for the invasion
of Croker Land, which was sighted
by Peary from Cape Thomas Hubbard
in 1906, are rapidly progressing. When
the exploration party sails from Sgd
ney, NJ S., on the whaler Diana in
July, under the leadership of Donald
B. Macmillan. the explorers will in
clude seismograph and a complete
wireless outfit in their equipment,
which will be thoroughly up to date,
Electricity will also be utilized for
lighting, cooking the meals and heat
ing in the remote regions Of the far
north.
1t is proposed by members Of the
expedition to establish a seismograph
station at the home headquarters on
the shore Of Flagler bay, which will
be in charge Of Ensign Fitzhugh
Green. U. S. N.
The object of the expedition is to
f-discover and explore the unknown
area north of the present map of the
arctic regions and if conditions are
favorable to penetrate the Greenland
ice cap
When the expedition was first plan
ned Macmillan was co-leader with
the late George Borup, whose death
by drowning about a year ago off
porary delay Of the starting of the
party
According to Peary, who was accom-
panied by Messrs. Macmillan and Bo-
rup on his dash to the north pole: "Of
unexplored regions in the north there
are remaining but two of first impor-
lance, the inland ice cap Of Greenland
and the area represented by the large
blank space on the map bounded by
Boring strait, the pole, the western
border Of the arctic archipelago and
the known open sea north of Siberia.
The theories Of the coastal experts
have it that within this region lies an
undiscovered arctic continent or Sc
r1es of large islands. the whole not
greatly distant from Banks island,
Prince Patrick island and Grant Land
the western limit of the arctic archi-
pelago), while tradition among the Es-
kimos strengthens the theories in FIX
ing the southern edge of the unknown
land not far north from Point Barrow
and America
Several thousand dollars have recent
~ been contributed to the expedition
fund The American Geographical So
ciety has added $1,000 to its previous
subscription Of $4,000 and Zenas Crane
has increased his subscription by
$500 Other subscriptions include
$1,000 from George B. French and 500
from Colonel D. L. Brainard. The Uni
versity of Illinois has made an appro-
priation which provides for the addi-
ton to the party Of an expert zoologist,
Dr.. NJ. G. Tanquary, graduate Of the
university.
It is also proposed to establish me-
neurological station on Bache PENN
sula. This equipment will be provided
by the weather bureau. Macmillan has
known the hardships Of the polar re-
gions and has voyaged OF the coast Of
Labrador In an open canoe studying
the Eskimos Of that country.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
TARIFF BILL VOTE
TO Be CLOSE ONE
Finance Committees Changes
May Be Disregarded.
MARSHALL MAY DECIDE IT.
Vice Presidents Ballot May Be Needed
to Pass Measure-Farners' Unions
Try to Draw Senators From Caucus
Pledses-senator Burton Sees Bust
ness Dislocation.

WashingtOn.-As soon as the Under
wood tariff bill reaches the senate it is
planned to bring it forward for con-
sideration without delay Democratic
leaders are sanguine that they will be
able to put the measure through the
senate In practically the same shape
as 1t comes from the house. and this
In spite Of the opposition of Demo-
cratic senators from sugar growing
and wool growing states. who object
to the provisions taking the protective
duties from these products.
There are ten Democrats and seven
Republicans on the senate finance COM
mittee. which will handle the Under
wood bill in the interim between it's
passage by the house and its consider
alton by the senate. Joined by two
Democrats the seven Republicans on
the finance committee would be able to
amend the house bill with respect to
sugar and wool, and there Is conf
dent feeling among those interested in
having the house rates on these prod
ucts changed that the two Democratic
votes will be Forthcoming, with pos
s1bility Of three Democrats joining the
Republicans in voting to prevent sugar
from going on the free list at the end
of the three year period provided for
In the Underwood bill ..--
But whatever the action of the COM
mittee on finance, the majority leaders
profess hopeful feeling that they will
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
TRAVELLERS MIND A BLANK.
When Memory Returns Wanderer Is In
South Dakota.

when Memory Returns Wanderer Is In
South Dakota.
Brookirsgs. S. D.-4As Edward .Jerm-
stad. farmer. was driving to town he
saw man staggering along the road
and then fall unconscious. .Jermstad
put him in his buggy and hurried to
Bookings. When the man regained
consciousness he escaped in the tempo
rary absence of a doctor, but was cap
tured and confined in the county jail.
For two days he refused to talk. but
finally stated he was A. j. Buhlman
and his home Chicago.
The last thing he remembers. he says.
he was in Chicago, and he has no idea
how he came to be in Brookings. IIe
has no baggage. and trainmen do not
recollect the man being passenger.
Reports from Volga are to the effect
that a stranger answering Buhlman's
description was in that town day or
two before he appeared here and that
his peculiar actions attracted attention
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
COST OF LIVING ONCE HIGHER
Bean Soup Was 81 Plate In Early
California Days.


California Days.
Palo Alto. Cal.-Proof that the cost
Of living has gone down considerably
since the early days Of California is
produced by E. r. Weisshaar of this
city, who has unearthed bill Of fare
provided the gold miners in 1S49 by
the Ell Dorado hotel, Placerville
Among the delicacies mentioned are:
Bean soup. 81 plate: sauerkraut. 81;
hash. low grade, Is cents: hash. IS
carat, 81; roast beef. plain. ST: with
one potato (fair size, $1.25: beef, tame
from the states), $3.50; roast grizzly,
81; two potatoes. medium size, so
cents: two potatoes, peeled, Is cents
A notice at the foot of the bill of
fare tells patrons that meals are pay
able in advance and that they will find
gold scales at the end Of the bar
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
TO MAKE sPARRoWs DRUNK.
When Intoxicated They Will Be Killed
Hunanely.

When Intoxicated They Will Be Killed
Humanity.
Greeley. Colo. This town. founded
by Horace Greeley for the promulga-
don OF temperance principles and
which never has had a saloon, Is soon
to see DRINKS in large numbers n the
plans OF ten women are carried ont.
They plan to get intoxicated English
sparrows and finehes. especially the fe-
males. In order that the two may be
separated and the sparrows put peace
fully to death.
3 The idea is to put out pans Of seed
soaked In alcohol The birds dock to
the pans. eat and soon are drunk
The English sparroWs. which I'LL on
the inches. will be killed. and the
sfnches. which destroy harmful insects,
will be allowed to get sober and ~
away.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17
College Post For Dura nd /


@ Wazhington.-E. Dana Durand. retfr-
Ing director Of the census. will become
q member of the faculty OF the Uni.s
yersity OF Minnesota next fall.