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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-28
MARCON| SCANDAL
AIRED IN COURTS
CHANCELLOR LLOYD-GEORGE AND
SIR RUFUS IsAACs ARE IN
vOLvED IN IT.
IN ON GROUND FLOOR
ALLEGED THAT THEY PURCHASED
SECRETLY AT Low PRICE AND
WE'RE ENABLED TO IN
LOAD AT TOP.
IN ON GROUND FLOOR

LONDON, May 27.--A suit. the
hearing of which Is expected to lay
bare the inner history of the Mar
conf company and the details of the
greatest gamble in the history Of the
London stock exchange, in which sew
erai cabinet ministers are said to have
been involved. making the scandal the
foremost political issue of the day, was
begun today when writs against the
directors of the Wireless company
were issued on behalf of investors who
complain that they lost from $1,000,
600 to $780, 900 by the formation of
pool. the operations of which
brought down the price of shares from
$40, at which the plaintiffs bought to
IS.
The charge made by Godfrey
Locker-Lampson, unionist member of
parliament, and Peter Wright, repre-
ssnting the shareholders is that God
Trey Isaacs. managing director of the
English Ma-coni &C mPsny; William
Marccni ant others o. the United
Wireless. company In New York COM
bined with the American Marcont
company, and the capital OF the latter
was increased to $40. 900, 600, of which
the English company guaranteed ST.
000, 900. reserved for themselves 50o.-
900 shares. the price of which was
TuSItu Fto ~ %GV thNs
were placed on the market just after
the Titanic disaster last year, but that
$4,000 shares held by the American
members of the pool were then thrown
on the market and the price br Ike to
So. from which ii has never recovered.
Contending that the formation of the
pool was illegal, the innocent inves-
tors are now trying to force the direc-
tors of the company to return to them
the difference between the par.value
Of the shares and the highest market
price at which they were disposed OF.
They claim that they are entitled to
this reimbursement for SO many of
the Marconi shares as were dealt with
by Godfrey Isaacs before-or after the
issue either by sale or transfer of any
other dealing with Heybourn and
Croft. the companys stock brokers.
Chancellor on Ground Floor.
Besides the 100000 shares of the
Marconi company part OF which Chan
cellor Lloyd George and Attorney
General Sir Rufus Isaacs acquired be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-28
Officer, S Shadow
Causes General {. 8
Burglar Alan,

NEW YORK. May 27.-When Po-
Iieeman Kaner. five months po-
iiceman, peered into the store of De-
lugashi & Company. wholesale drug
gists. shortly before 10 o'clock last
night, and saw the figure of man
crouching against the safe behind a
ground glass partition, he broke a
panel in the door with his pistol and
jumped inside.
Instead of surrendering the figure
bobbed behind another partition. so
Kaner fred. Meanwhile. in answer
to telephone calls. reserves had ar
rived. When they searched the store
and found nothing suspicious. the
captain 81 the reserves stood In the
door and scratched his head. A
shadowy figure behind the ground
glass partition scratched its head.
too. He stared at 1t moment and
exciafm6d come or. tiyeres-ssct>s-
ing more to do here"
Later he admitted that he and his
reserves might possibly have been
chasing youthful sPatroiman kaner's
shadow"
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on connecting lines.
Counsel for the recetvers said to-
". somewhat Of thu nature. Of the
Wabash receivership.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-28
Takes Stand Late In Day and
Does Not Get Very
Far Along
Mr.. JOYCE TELLS
r. C. AND |. DEAL
Attempts to Refute Charge
Gary and Frick Made F alse
Representations to Pres
ident Roosevelt

NEW YORK, May 27.-Ncw details
concerning the absorption OF the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company by the
United States Steel corporation, one
of the mooted points In the suit of
the federal government to dissolve
the steel corporation were given to-
day by Thomas w. Joyce. security
clerk of j. p. Morgan & Co.
Under the guiding hand of Richard
V. Lindabury, Of counsel for the de-
PENDANT concern, Joyce testified at the
Moore & Schley, the brokerage Arm
that has figured prominently in the
governments investigation OF the pur-
chase of the Tennessee concern, ac-
tuaIly had under its control in No
vember. 1907. majority OF the stock
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com
pany.
Though the greater part Of the
stock was hypothecated as collateral
for loans yet there remained clear
for the brokerage firm after the loans
had been liquidated United States
Steel bonds amounting to $6,720.0oo
par value, or at an actual market
value at the time of s5,644.soe.
Two Things In View.
The defense aimed with the intro
things: First. the petition of the gov
eminent alleges that when E. Fl. Gary
and Henry c. Frick obtained the con
sent Of President Roosevelt in the
course Of the panic of 1907. for the
steel corporation to take over the
Tennessee company they represented
falsely TO him that there was brok-
erage firm In New York which con-
troiied majority of the stock OF the
Tennessee company and that the
company would fail unless financial
assistance was given II. Joyce's' tes-
timony was to the effect that he found
by AN examination of the records of
the brokerage firm that tt had I'M
der it's control 1sT 1000 shares OF the
Tennessee company's stock.
Secondly, Joyce's testimony Is ex-
pected to clear away the mystery-tha
lowered about a statement which
Schley made IN Washington that he
needed about s5,oea,0o0 at the time
OF the panic to free his Arm from
difficulty. No clear explanation OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-28
OLD COLLEGE HAS
ITS LAST FINALS
CLASS OF sIxTY-0NE GRADUATES
FROM ANCIENT AND HONOR
ABLE INSTITUTION.
S u PIPER A T CLUB
PATHETIC NOTE TO COMMENCE
NEWT IN RETIREMENT OF
DEAN TOMPkINS ALUMNI
SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS.

Though the smiles of fair women
and rounds of applause from daintiy-
gloved hands greeted the fiedgling
doctors who were the heroes of the
graduating exercises of the old Med
ical College OF Virginia at every turn
last night, to the faculty and under
graduates there was a note of sadness
that was hardly dissipated even by
the toyousness of the commencement
festivities.
The class OF sixty-one. virile. vgior-
Gus young men. thoroughly equipped
for the battle. who stepped from the
portals OF the college into the arena
of life. is the last this ancient and hon
orable institution. rated fourth among
the medical colleges of the United
States. will give to the world. and the
commencement exercises marked the
retirement OF some of the prominent
figures who have been identified with
it's long and successful career, chief
kins. With the next session the re-
organized consolidated organization
will be launched under the same name
of the old institution which has
brought honor to itself and distinc-
ton to the State.
Finals at City Auditorium.
The finals took place last night
in the city auditorium, Which was fair
~ well filled with friends of the
graduates and the college. The mem
bers of the board of visitors, the fac
ulty and the student body with kess-
nich's orchestra, framed in a bower
Of palms and ferns. occupied seats
on the stage. and the graduating class,
In cap and gown, which marched
down the center aisle to take its place
on the rostrum after the assemblage
had gathered was given an ovation.
Dean Tompkins. who presided at the
exercises. In a voice which frequent
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-28
CU1MlNllNS ASKS WILSON
FOR HIS INFORMATION
Iowa Senator Introduces Unusual Resolution Called Forth
By Presidents Statement Concerning Lobby
Against Pending Tariff Bill

WASHINGTON. May 27.-The Re-
publicans in the senate made their
first important political move on the
tariff today, when Senator Cummins
introduced q resolution calling for a
comprehensive investigation into
President Wilson'S charge that lobby
Is at work trying to influence action
on tho measure. The resolution in
Guided call on President Wilson for
further details IN regard to the lobby.
The MnexepActed introduction of
this reS6iItiUn VIZ pixin9y-
raising to the Democrats, and to pre-
vent its immediate passage the Demo
temporarily ~ objectinE 10 the investi-
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CATION. There were many hurried
conferences among the leaders and to-
nights call was issued for a Demo-
cratic conference of the senate men,
bers tomorrow. The purpose of this
conference was not disclosed, but the
Cummins resolution will be one OF
the matters considered.
While the Republicans were thus
jockeying for a political advantage,
the Democrats were settling down to
the more serious problem of whipping
the tariff bill into shape for presenta-
lion to the upper house. The sub
he1u lAeaEings
on the bill tonight, and tomorrow
morning the work OF reconciling diff
ferences will begin In earnest.
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17

John Helten is reported as having
purchased the Frank Worlik farm which
aim ost adjo1ns the town of Gallo.
The school board OF Seivert township
selected j. G. Harder as president and
Jas. Griswold as clerk at their annual
election last month.
Llaf Ness reports having seen deer
pass over his farm near Gallo. 1t is
supposed to have escaped from some
show troupe or circus.
The new equipment of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank at Gallo is to in
clude one of the celebrated Tisco mag
anese steel burglar proof safes.
Rev. j. A. Kern of Mt. Carmel is being
visited by his brother, Father Alfred
Kern, and his mother, Mrs. Annie Kern,
who come from Loretta, MINI. 1t is
expected that Mrs. Kern will remain
here for visit with her son at Mt.
Carmel until fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
HORSE THIEF AT SARLES
Devils Lake Horse Thief was Cap
tured bY Mounted Police

The capture of William Wilson,
horse thief, was made on Sunday of last
week along the Canadian boundary
tline near Sarles by Sheriff Mclean of
Ramsey county and Officer McFarlane
LOT the mounted police at Clearwater,
EMhn. The horse and buggy stolen had
1been left by its owner, John McCauley,
hitched to post on one of the side streets
back OF large store in Devils Lake
on the evening of June 28tb. After
driving off with the outfit. Wilson next
showed up at Lawton, where he was
|successful in trading off the bay horse
he had stolen for grey keeping the
harness and buggy and giving four dol
liars to boot in the trade. In the mean.
ltime a search had been started and cir
culars mailed giving description of the
property stolen. Wilson was recognized
in Edmore by different parties on July
3rd but having traded horses managed
to evade arrest, as he was the only one
answering the description on the card.
Wilson was not destined to remain at
liberty very long after evading the
1 authorities on this side of the line being
picked up at Clearwater. Man, by Officer
w. H. McFarlane, of he mounted police
who secured confession from the cul-
prit and phoned the authorities at
Sarles of his having arrested the man
they wanted. Sheriff Mclean haG Will
son back in Jail at Devils Lake within a
week of the theft. McCauey's horse
was taken possession of at Lawton and
Jacobs, the man with whom Wilson
traded had to go to Manitoba to get pos,
session of his property
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
ST. ALPHONSUS PICNIC
The Annual July Church Picnic to
be Held Next Monday

The July picnic given by the ladies'
of st. Alphonsus parish, and which is
usually held on the Forth OF July is
announced for Monday of next week,
the 2lst inst, on the grounds Of the
Cavalier Co. Fair association. The
usual afternoon program of sports will
entertain those who attend and in addi-
tion to serving both dinner and supper
there will be refreshment stands and
everything that goes to give a general
good time. Arrangements are being
made for automobiles to convey all who
wish from and to the fair grounds dur
ing the day Base ball will feature
as an attraction, it being the intention
to have game in the afternoon between
two of the county league teams and a
girls ball game in the evening With
good weather the event is sure Of being
we'll attended by the people of Langdo n
and vicinity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
FOUND DEAD in HOUSE
Austrian Farmer Near Fairdale
Found Dead at His Home a

Joseph Dufak, an Austrian living in
in this county about eight miles west of
Nekoma and about the same distance
north of Edmore was found dead in the
house on his farm on Monday of last
week. He had been living alone and
one of the neighbors not having seen
Dufak around as usual on Monday
morningiwent to the house to see what
was wrong and found him dead. He was
about sixty-fve years of age and the
cause of death is Ascribed by doctors
called in as being due to heart failure.
The deceased emigrated to this coun-
try from Austria about thirty years ago,
at which time he first settled inNebraska
later migrating across country to the
northern part of North Dakota to where
he homesteaded and has since lived north
of Edmore His family have all grown
up and left home and since the death Of
his wife eleven years ago he has remain
ed alone happy and prosperous at the
old home. The immediate family is
composed of three sons, Joseph, Tine
and Edwin and one daughter, the latter
Mrs. Jacob Payer of Adams, N. D. The
funeral was held from the home and the
remains inferred in the cemetery at
Osn brock by the side of his wife who
preceded hun to her last resting place
eleven wears ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
MUST EXPLAIN DRAFT
ct. Western Bank at Osnabrock
Wants Vollmer's Money.

CD. Vollmer, the auto dealer and in.
surance man. who during the past sum-
mer has at different times been fami.
liar figure here in Langdon and other
towns along the line and during the past
week has been brought back from Seat
tie to Grand Forks on the charge of re-.
moving two automobiles, mortgaged
property, from the state without the
permission of his partner, Banker Very
OF Park River, appears to have got him
self and others into quite a mess of
trouble. 1t now transpires that Volmer
and Droskins his companion in several
shady deals will be compelled to explain
about drafts made through the Ct.
Western Bank Of Osnabrock and the
First State Bank Of. Ayr, also in this
state, the two deals involving the sum
OF $500 1t seems that Vollmer's com.
panion, Droskins, was at Osnabrock a
short time before they skipped out for
Seattle. with the automobiles. While
there he made draft through the Ct
Western bank on Vollmer for $25.OO
claiming that the latter had bank &C.
count at the Scandinavian bank in
Grand Forks. The money was paid
over without many questions, but when
the draft reached Grand Forks it was
found there was no funds to meet it
The Osnabrock bank was notified to
that effect, but by that time both VOL
liner and Drosklns had left the Forks
for the coast country. Both OF these
parties bad previously spent consider.
able time both in L4ngdon, Osnabro OK
and other towns along the line selling
insurance for the Northern Fire and
Marine company
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17

Section Foreman LaChance has accept
ed position in Kreamer hardware in
Wales
Calvin people are beginning to figure
they have received about all the rain
they prayed for.
Las: Friday E. Hebert. whose farm
is mile south of Clyde held we'll at
tended auction sale. He is removing to
Montana.
Cashier Peterson expects to move into
the new brick block which the bank is
having built this summer by about
August 1st.
Hans Madsen near Hannah had a
three year old colt killed by lightning in
his pasture Wednesday, July End. The
animal was insured.
There is Paris green war on at
Munich and ammunition to carry on the
crusade against potato bugs only costs
twenty cents pound.
Clyde is surely growing. Three new
houses are in course of construction.
One by Jos. Foster. the other two by
Frank Hinckle and E. H. Larson.
George Schuler OF Gallo last week
rendered his resignation with the state
bank at Rurd, N. D., to accept similar
position with the Bank of Egeland.
Thursday last week at the parental
home of the bride near Munich the
marriage of Miss Lizzie Friesen and
Henry P. Eitzen was largely attended
aft air
The towns of Milton, Osnabrock, Lang.
don and Hannah, we're all represented
at the Twelfth of J July celebration held
by the Orangemen last Saturday, at
Pilot Mound, Manitoba.
Emanuel Fried and Jake Ritter, two
we'll known residents of the vicinity oi
Clyde report on their return from two
weeks trip through Montana that they
have taken up half section homesteads
there.
Hampden had wrestling match last
week in which an unknown from Ne.
koma went down in straight falls before
Roxie Orris, of Munich, who has been
winning all his matches with ease up tc
date so far this season,
The Pembina county fair will be held
at Hamilton as usual this year, the
dates being July 29th to 3lst. This is
| the twentieth annual fair and as the as
sociation now gets an appropriation IT
has the funds to make it better and
bigger success than ever.
Miss Wehe, teacher OF the Elkwood
school, held her graduating exercises
Thursday of last week. Five pupils
graduated, viz: Nina aud Mai Ridley
Kathleen Rowe, Mae johnson and Chas
Coyle. The school was decorated in the
class colors. ferns and wild roses. Each
graduate read an essay. Field Deputy
Boyd presented the diplomas
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
AROUND 4t2 County.

A silver wedding anniversary was cell
ebrated Tuesday at the Henry Dick
home near Munich.
Joe Helten is back at his nome near
Gallo after being operated on in Devils
Lake hospital for appendicitis.
A young couple from Munich, Miss
Myrtle Thatcher and Lee Edwards, stole
a march on their friends and got married
at Devils Lake last week.
Trier's Catholic church at it's annual
election of members of the board of
trustees reelected John Schuler and
elected B. Janowski to succeed NJ.
Schroeder.
Fairdale is to have six weeks sum-
mer term of Norwegian parochial school
which opened July lst with an at
tendance of forty pupils and Miss Petra
Elton as teacher.
Tony Kietfer, the Wales auctioneer
and manager of the Cavalier Co. Imple-
ment Co.'S, interests at that place left
Monday for Formosa, Ont, where his
mother is quite feeble and in poor health
The North Dakota stallion registra-
tion law was revised by the last legis-
lature so that after January l, 1916, no
Scrub or mongrel stations can be licens.
ed. At present the number of licensed
stations is as follows: Pule breeds, 1911
grades 534; scrubs, lilo.
John Farquhar has sold his farm on
the mountain in Fremont and is looking
about the country for new home. He
returned from visit west last week and
on Monday left for Glasgow, Mont, tc
look around. We will all be sorry tc
see the Farquhars leave Walhalla-but
such is the way of the world. They
have been residents here for number
of years, in fact they were here before
there was much of Walhalla and have
Walhalla Mountaineer.
The death of Mr.. John g. Moen, the
father of Hon. E. j. Moen occurred Mon
day evening at the home of his son in
Osnabrock. Deceased numbered among
the first pioneers to settle in that section
of the county, moving to the Dakotas
from Iowa back in the territorial days
with his family. He was seventy three
years old and had been severe sufferer
from asthma for several months before
passing away. His acquaintance ex
tended to all of the people in the neigh
borhood where he had made his home
for upwards a quarter OF a century anc
he was held in great respect by all
The funeral is being held today.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
'.WAYSIDE FARM"
Ed A. Hill, of Moscow is the First
to Register His Farm.

Ed. A. Hill, in Moscow township,
where he homesteaded among the early
settlers many years ago, has the distlnc-
tion of being the first in Cavalier county
to register his farm under the new law'
passed by the legislature that went into
effect July 1st. "Wayslde Farm" is the
name under which Mr.. Hills place will
now be known. A certificate to this
effect was issued him by Register OF
Deeds Schwartz last Friday During
the week two other farmers OF Cavalier
county had their farms registered, one
being L. j. Schrag in Billings township,
who selected "Pleasant Hill Farm" as
the name of his place and the other is
John Wild of Montrose, who has had
recor ded during the week the name OF
"Poplar Grove Stock and Grain Farm"
by which his place has been known for
number of years past. The law makes
the provision that farmer can register
his ownership and the name of his farm
with the register Of deeds and have the
exclusive right to the use of that name
in that county. A certificate to that
effect is issued to him and the name and
desc ription of the land is recorded, the
fee for the same being one dollar. The
law is supposed to do away with the
confusion so often caused by two farms
being found to have the same name.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-17
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Langdon Farmers Elevator Company,
of Langdon, North Dakota, will be held
at the office of the company, on Tuesday,
July 22nd, 1918, commencing at the
hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, for
the purpose of electing two directors and
for the transaction of any other business
that may properly come before said
meeting.
Dated at Langdon, N. D., this sth
day of July. 1912.
JOSEPH HEAPY. President.
RoB ERT Work, Secretary.