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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
War Chiefs Inspect
Memphis Shaft Site

MEMPHIS. TENN, July 19.-Sec-
rotary of War Garrison, Major Gen
eral Wood, chief of staff Of the army,
and Major James B. Aleshire, chief
Of the quartermaster's department,
arrived in Memphis to-day and were
met by an entertainment committee
headed by General Luke E. Wright,
former Secretary of War, and Mayor
E. II. Crump.
They inspected the site for the
statue Of DeSoto and left for Little
Rock, Ark.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
CROWD SEES
ATTACK ON
STREET
Peachtree Throng Sees Woman
TussIe With RivaI-Princi-
pals Make Escape.

Two women and a man who was
said to be the husband of one engaged
in a struggle before hundreds of pc
destrians on Peachtree street in from:
Of Parks Chambers Hardwick Com
pany's store at o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon and fled before their names
or the cause of the trouble could be
discovered.
DR.. Smith," shouted the second
woman, who rushed up to the man
and the woman in the store.
Mrs. McRae again"
The woman hurled a bottle of
brownish liquid at her enemy. They
clinched as they tussled toward the
door, and those around said carbolic
acid was used in the encounter.
AS a crowd rushed up the woman
called Mrs. McRae hurried into the
store and caught the elevator. She
went to the third floor and hurried
down the back stairs.
DIR. Smith" and the woman who had
made the attack hurried around the
corner.
A policeman who was on the corner
had rushed up. He said he talked
with the woman called Mrs. McRae.
She said her opponent was the di-
vorced wife of DR.. Smith and that
they had been separated for five
years.
No Arrests Made.
The policeman said he noticed
little blood on the woman's arm. AS
all participants hurried away and no
one who was present who desired 4
prosecution the policeman said he
would make no arrest.
Clerks in the store said they did
not recognize any Of the principals
with the possible exception of the
man. They were not sure about him,
but thought he lived in a downtown
hotel.
All they knew of the affair was
what they saw and the EXPLANATIONS
of the woman said to be the divorced
wife Of the man.
The man, they said, seemed so be-
wildered by the fury of the woman
who had attacked his companion that
his only thought seemed to be to get
away.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
BOARDER IS
ACCUSED Of
ARSON
Rooming House Keeper Also Says
Man Tried to Poison Her.
Jealous, Police Say,

Police investigation Of the burning
of the home of Mrs. A. c. Klapper, at
No. 256 East Hunter street, Saturday
morning, for which G. A. Vaughn, an
employee of the Boston Trading Com
pany and a roomer at the Klapper
home, is held on suspicion of being
the incendiary, took a new and unex-
pected turn Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Klapper, when questioned by
Detective Cocker. declared that
Vaughn tried to poison her one day
last week
Il was sick" Mrs Klapper said,
land asked Vaughn to bring me a
glass of water He was very ner-
vous when he brought it, and l be-
came suspicious that something was
wrong. / looked into the glass and
lying on the bottom were some white
powders. was sure they were poison,
and refused to drink the water.
Vaughn offered to bring me another
glass, but l refused to have it.
Calls 5oardsf jealous.
81 am sure Vaughn tried to poison
me- He is insanely jealous of me,
and he has several times threatened
to hurt me and to destroy my proper
ty."
Vaughn was taken from his cell and
grilled by Detective Coker and Chief
of Detectives Lanford for more than
an hour Saturday morning, in the
hope of getting him to admit some
connection with the burning of the
Klapper home. He was also asked
about Mrs. Klapper's assertion that
he tried to poison her.
He admitted taking her the water,
but denied that there were any pow
ders in the glass.
Love Affair Alleged.
The police say that Vaughn was in
love with Mrs. Klapper. and declare
that she admitted that he had paid
her attentions for the past year or
more
In addition to the police investiga-
ton, State Fire Marshal w. R. JOY
ner announced Saturday morning
that he has started a probe of the
fire which destroyed the roof of Mrs.
Klapper's home, causing damage of
$500. According to the firemen, the
blaze started in a closet in Vaughn's
room on the second floor.
Vaughn was charged with trying to
burn the building by Mrs. Klapper.
According to the story she told the
police, she quarreled with Vaughn
before he went to work this morning
and Vaughn made threats and then
went into his room.
Calls House Over Phone.
A few minutes later, she says, he
hurried downstairs and went down
town. Half an hour later he called
her on the telephone and asked if
everything was all right, she says
and one of the other boarders who
answered the phone told him the
house was on fire. Vaughn imme-
diately left his office and rushed to
the scene of the fire. Mrs. Klapper
was standing near the door wiring
ing her hands, when Vaughn ap-
peared and started into the house. She
intercepted him.
You've burned my house," she
screamed. "Pll have you arrested"
Mrs. Klapper began struggling with
Vaughn, and Call officer Watson
came up. At the request of the wom-
an, who declared she would prefer a
formal charge against him, Vaughn
was arrested and taken to police
headquarters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
High Collar Kills
Heat-Stricken Man

PITTSBURG, PA, July 19.-Harry
D. Wingert, a graduate of Western
Reserve College, was overcome by the
heat while waiting in an office for a
friend, and was strangled to death by
a high collar he wore.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
WILL NOT INDICT CONLEY, DORSEY SA7
ACID AT WOMAN WITH HER HUSE
MilitantS Put Torch
To $4,000 Mansion

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, July 19.-Militant suf-
fragettes resumed their votes for
women" warfare to-day. A mansion
at Torrance, in Lancashire, was de-
stroyed by fire, with a loss of $4,000.
The mansion was situated near the
ruins of Ballikinrain Castle, when
was burned by militants recently.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
POLICE DIG INTO GAME.

CLEVELAND, OHIO. July 19.-Po-
lice dug through a two-foot wall ami
raided a gambling house on Wood
land avenue early to-day. Six men
We're arrested.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06

FOR STATE NEWS READ THE FORUM
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COAL TAR TRUST
Is DISSOLVED
ATToRNEY sPooNER FOR COR
P0RATIoN ANNOUNCES CON- .
PLlANCE WITH GOVERN
MENT'S DECREE, II.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE federal
court was notified yesterday that the
So-called, coal tar trust complied with
ats decree in the government dissolu-
ton suit and the combine issnow con-
Sidered legally dissolved. Former
Sen. John G. Spooner, as attorney for
fhe defendants, made the announce
Raent n Assistant u. S. Atty. Claude
81. Thomson. who had charge of the
Case for the government, did not dis
d'ute his statement. s> t-a -r
The dissolution decree ordered thar
contracts, entered by members of the
trust be reformed and the sale Of
|stock competed ~within SIX months.
Ire government. alleged that the de-
PENDANTS attempted to lnonopoliZe the
trade by obtaining control of a sub.
Stantial part of the supply of coal
tar in The United States and of large
productions of ZOE tar from coke
ovens, and by controlling competing
companies and firms doing the ausi-
ness of purchasing coal tar and manu-
facturing n marketing tarred felt,
lrocfng and paving pitch and other
products OF, coal tar.
The American Coal Products Co, of
New Jersey, headed the list "f de-
fendants. which included coal tar
manufacturing companies of West Viz
ginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and
New York. ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06

Popular Science Monthly: The in
f1uencex of alcohol upon longevity has
now been studied with some thororghs
ness by physicians and act1aries ana,
some definite results have been gained
aIthough here much work needs ia 3he.
results show at any rafa
thatMa1cohol does not increase i'm eavs
~ I hence we have here again nd
ciue#to the worldwide desire FOR
Robert Mackenzie Moore, actuary 9of
the United Kingdom Temperance ana
General Prevalent Institute. in ! va
cent report based upon sixty wears, Az.
perience of that company In the ins.Ir-s
ance of, the lives of abstafners and non.
abstainers (the latter being moderafa
drinkers and good risks and baIoneing
to the same class and f~oIlowins D. ths
same occupations as the#forn1er). foundf
mat in respect to longevity the an
sta1ners showed a marked superiorifv
over the non-abstainers
the whole period Of life for every cIass
Of policies and for both sexes. however,
tested For instance, at the age az Al
The expectation of life for he non = h.
stalners is 35.1 years; for the abstain
sers, 1888 Years. a difference Of nearly
II per cent. At the age Of 40. h Ener-
centage OF difference is the same. An
other very thorough and Impartial IN
Yes~IigaIlon#haS been made by Edward
=. Phelps on the mortality due To- al
eohol It8 is based on the Testimony Of
the medical directors of three promi-
nent life insurance companies OF Amer
lea. Mr. Phelps conclusion Is that al
per cent OF all deaths of adults in the
limited states are due to alcohol.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
INFANT CYCLONE
swept FARGO
MINIATURE TORNADO STRUCK,
cclTY OF FARGO LAST NIGHT.
ABOUT $3.50 o'cLock-cREATED.
HAVOC ALONG BROADWAY
STREET>GREW DARK, ST.,

Fargo experienced an infant tornado
last evening about $50 O'Clock when
Broadway was swept by a raging
wind that galloped through the streets
CARRYING everything in its way.
For several moments the atmos-
Ehere became thick with dust and
debris carried in the terrific wind,
Much damage was left in the. storno
kings wake, a fine big tree was uD-
rooted, awnings and street lamps
broken and q. peanut stand completes
ly demolished. 0'
The fierce wind rose quite suddenly.
Almost without any warning it swept
gown in the open plaza between the
Northern Pacific tracks and Moody'a
store. With the first powerful gust OF
WIND q big tree directly behind the
shotwell Floral Co.'s lighthouses was
u~prooted. Luckily no damage was
cone to the h~othouses, though the fine
row OF trees IN the N. p. station park
is somewhat depleted as a result. -,
y peanut stand On the corner of the
Woolworth store and the N. F. tracks
was swept up the street nearly to
Alex Stern's corner almost in the
tWinkling of an eye. When it landed
IT a completely. demolished. he
glass windows flying in every direc-
ton.
The ornamental street lamp in front
OF the Dougherty Undertaking parlors
lest Il Of it's big lights and globes,
several awnings on the east side of.
We're broken down. The,
SIDEWALKS were streWn with sign
boards. broken glass, pieces Of wood
and sand. ~
St,or several minutes Broadway pra-
scented az fearful scene that win be
long remembered by those who were
In the miniature. cyclone. Some
nough it was going to be a repetition.
OF the Omaha disaster when they saw
everything bending in the storm
sweep.
After the Windstorm had spent ita
It was several minutes be-
~ the thunder and rainstorm fol-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
GOVERNMENT Will
SELL PULP WOOD
700, 1000, 900 FEET OFFERED RY FOR,
EST SERVICE ON KoOTENAl
NATIONAL. RESERVE

Washington, Sept. GA prospective
timber sale of 700, 600, 600 feet. the
first government sale in the Rocky
furnish PAPER pulp, is announced by
the forest service on the Kootenai
national forest Of Montana.
h period allowed for cutting is
twenty years, with provision for price
re-adjustments at five-year intervals.
Prices, based on a fair margin ofprof-
1t for the, operator over prevailing
rates and including the estimated cost
of numbering. range from '.75 cents a
cord for cordwood from inferier spe-
cies to SO. a 1000 feet for. white pine
timber. Spruce, larch, and lodgepole
pine form about IS per cent. Of the
stand offered. The remainder includes
white and Douglas fir, white pine,
hemlock. cedar, n yellow pine.
The sale area, covering some 200,-
600 acres. lies in the extreme north
west corner Of Montana. near the
canadian boundary. 1t embraces most
OF the western watershed of the Yak
river. from the international line
south to the Kootenai river and west
as far as the Idaho state line. One
DAl44oh 1eSL Ol Llulper is the COCdl stand
credited to, this area by the forest
service cruisers. .,..
According to- a sale prospectus,
which may be secured on application,
numbering may be carried on by driv-
ing the Yak river, building a logging
road, or by means of log fumes. Com
~parat1ve cost estimates for these three
methods are furnished for the inform
alton of bidders. The main transcon-
tinental line of the Great Northern
railroad. it is pointed out. runs
through the valley. of the Kootenai
just south of the sale area.
A sulphite pulp may be manufac-
tuI"d from the woods on the area.
according to Investigations ma 10 Ly
the forest service, and papers and
boards made from that pulp, such as
craft papers, wrapping papers. box
board, and the like.
The gross receipts to the govern
ment from the sale will total in the
~neighborhood Of $500, 900. of which
Approximately $500,0OO will go to the
state of Montana, under the law, for
schools and roads.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
FORUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 4. 1891
Forks Man Who
Tried to Escape From
Mexico. Driven Back

Grand Forks. N. D., Sept. 6.-"Roads
to Ell Paso Closed; back to -, Bato-
polls for mine" scrubbed in lead pen
Gil on the back of a letter dated June
8, at the town Of that name, and
written by Frank Smith, engineer in
charge of valuable silver, mining, pro-
pertles in Mexico, is 5the last heard
OF Earl Smith, the younger brother Of
Frank and Reg Smith, the latter of
TINS city. Frank ;gaveAthe letter into
the hands yof Earl, to mail at Ell Paso.
TEX, on June 10. On that date Earl
left the mining camp with O. Dolezal,
one of the Smith party, who was be-
lleved to be near death, and who was
being carried overland on a stretcher
by a party headed by young Smith, in
nope Of placing him in a hospital in
the Texas city.
Letter Reached Ell Paso. -.
The belated letter was posted at Ell
Paso. On Aug. 80. and the superstition
Is that young Smith, when he found
the roads closed, handed it over to
some, courier who was to later make,
an attempt to get through and, with
his sick companion, started back over
the danger-marked route he had al
ready Travelled part way, in an effort
to reach his brother. Frank, at the
mines in Batopolis.$ W.. IN 4. s@ESI
Where is Earl?
Whether he reached there in safety,
what became of his sick companion,
In whose interest the young man
made the heroic dash for the border,
through territory fairly alive with
outlaws and warning, Mexican bands,
and what has befallen the Grand
Forks men since hat letter was writ
ten, are matters only OF conjecture
and relatives in this city are spending
many anxious hours but living in hope
that the good luck which has thus
far followed them will not fail and
that they will come through. their
experiences safely in the end. E.
DolezaI Near Death.
In the letter, written by Frank
Smith, he stated that conditions did
not improve and that Earl starts
with Dolezal or a stretcher for Ell
Paso tomorrow. Dolezal is a very
sick man.. probably will die; but we
are doing all we can" Dolezal was
one of the Smith party at the mines
and his home is in Milwaukee, Wis,
where he has a wife and family. He
has been i'll for months and, with the
excitement incident to guarding the
treasure at the mines from band of
Mexican desperadoes, lack Of those
things essential to the recovery of q
sick person., and the attention of med
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
ical' science, chances. for his recover
were considered slight. -.. ,
"May, Have 70 Rum"

ical' science, chances. for his recovery
were considered slight.
, "May Have to Run"
The letter continues:
w e are trying to get the silver of
secretly and reach Ell Paso; but things
look cloudy; we may have to run fol-
it,. ... ..... -
| Those who know Frank Smith an
preciate the facts that conditions must
be serious in the extreme when nc
decides, a a efast resort to make a
dash for the states with the valuable
silver bullion intrusted to his Keeping
and for which he and his younger
brother have put UP a fight for the
last three months or more. few men
would care to. duplicate.
Desperate Conditions.
With conditions growing steadily
worse, night attack following night
attack on the isolated camp occupied
by the little party Of Americans and
Mexican desperadoes growing holder
and more determined; with one of
THEN party lying desperately i'll and
ms presence a great hindrance to
them in times of desperate encounter
with the "greasers," the Smiths prob
ably made one final effort to reach Ell
Paso with him. and failing, have re-
turned to their camp where, in the
opinion of relatives here, they will
be able to protect themselves, al
though the question of Dolezal be-
ing alive now is one of grave doubt.
A Long Fight.
The adventures of Frank Smith,
engineer in charge of the mines, and
his brother, Earl, a young man full
of the spirit Of adventure and loyal
to his duty as he saw it, at the side
of his brother, would fill a volume.
Several times they have fought off
attacking bands of Mexicans, their
cabin. made into a temporary stock
ade, has been fired by cowardly raid
ers. and they have sat through long
nights with bullets perforating the
thin walls of the building, piling fur
n1ture, boards and whatever they could
find as a shield about the sick bed of
their companion.
Anxious Moments.
Their letters have been few and
far between and this last received by
Reg, the brother in this. city. causes
the most apprehension of any for the
question of the younger brothers
safety, whether he succeeds in reach
ing the mines and all the suspicious
that will crowd their way in, despite
the assurances Of hope and conf
dence. make these anxious days for
the family here until another letter
or advices. Of some nature reach here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
Ties Herself to m Man.

Florola, Ala News: The motion pic
ture theatre was well filled yesterday
afternoon when a stout woman entered
and wedged herself in next to a slender
man. For a time both appeared ex-
tremely interested in the pictures.
Then the woman noticed that one OF
her shoe laces was undone. After
something of a struggle she bent over
and finally succeeded in bringing both
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
Caught a Bad Cold,

Last winter my son caught a very
bad cold and the Wav h coughed was
something dreadful" writes Mrs.
Sarah E. Duncan, of Upton, Ia. I'VE
thought sure he was going into con-
sumption. We bought just one bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
that one bottle stopped and cured his
cold completely" For sale by all
dealers. -Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
IH. ON


|. Y tre"s .- t-AJW~I IN "0"Lt"t|0E -N0N|..E & 3 -
Ten years experience conducting all
kinds Of auction sales. See or write
}ne before engaging your auctioneer.
Terms reasonable and made known
pm application. For reference as to
ability see me for a list of my salts
lied customers. Satisfaction guaran-
iced on my part or no pay. H. f.
pohnson.' Harwood. N. d. r.. +. D.
No. /.
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the laces together. A few minutes
later the man arose as though to start
for the door. Down he went in the
aisle and the woman gave vent to an
exclamation. The audience turned from
the Pickering to the real catastrophe.
She had knotted her shoe-lace with his.
It was several minutes before the pair.
u~ntangled and united.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
No PIunnar.

Boston Transcript: Jack CON tennis
courtl--IW bet All cigar that Norris
wins the set. ~
Reggie-Make 1t a~Ncigarette, deahi
boy, and Ill so YOU.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-06
Would Do Elis Rasf

Boston Transcript. Lady Ito tramp.
hope YOU wont spend the money
I've given you for vile liquor.
Tramp. Ell sget the best know
about, mum; but 4 Amt no ~cDnrlysoor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-07
STATE OF OHIO, city of Toledo,
Lucas County.-sS.


Lucas County.-ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm Of
f. J. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and, every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9th day of
December, A. d. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatiOn.-Advt.
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convention a success, and a resolu
ton, which may be found elsewhere
Ill this issue, was unanimously
adopted
Judge Lorin Cray reported for the
committee on the proposed union
depot. He stated that when in Chi
cago recently he endeavored to
have an interview with the general
managers of the Northwestern, Great
Western and Milwaukee roads rela-
tive to this matter, but the railroad
officials were out of the city attend
ing a general managers meeting. He
Will visit Chicago again very soon
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-07

success of the meetings this year and
moved that the associations be in
vited to meet here next year
W. d. Willard, John Nyquist and
George e. Brett also spoke in favor
of having the conventions held here
again. Judge Lorin Cray mentioned
the benefits derived by the farmers
who attended the meetings in Man
kato this year, and urged that the
invitation be extended.
The rising vote was unanimous
and the association will be invited
to hold their meetings here.
Secretary Soaring proposed that a
vote of thanks be extended to all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-07

and hopes to meet the general man
ayers then.
Invitation to Grocers.
Secretary Soaring reported that it
had been proposed to hold the next
meeting of the Minnesota Grocers'
association in Mankato. 1t was de-
cided to invite the grocers in behalf
of the club, to come here. Mayor
Taylor has also written the associa-
ton, extending the welcome of the
city
Dr. j. W. Andrews called attention
to the fact that tMankato is fast
becoming convention city, and that
a suitable hall is not in evidence.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, March observation-disclosures,
s71O@9.25; Texas steers, $5.30m6.23;
Western steers, S6.30@7.9O: stockers
and feeders, $s25@8.15; COWS and
heifers, ,$335@7.6O; calves, $1,000 To-
so. Hogs-Light, s8.30@S.55: mixed,
ss.25@S.5O; heavy, $S.10@S.50; rough,
Ss.1OmS.25; pigs, $6.5O@8.25. Sheep
Native, S535@6.90; yearlings, $3.50
500; lambs, $750@S.75.
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MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, March 5.-Wheat-
May, S5ac; July. S7Ac. Cash close
on track: No. 1 hard, $3.50; No. l
Northern, S4ss@S5Bc; to arrive, S47s
$3.50; No. 2 Northern, S25s @S3Bc;
No. 8 Northern, S05s oslo; No. 3 yell
low corn, Acc; No. corn, 43@451 i;
No. white oats, 3Os4 oslo; to arrive,
3OlAc; No. oats, 2Sh @29hc; bar
ley, 41@56c; fax, $1.2S5s; to arrive.
$1291s