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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
MANIAC ATTACKS HIS FAMILY
Brains Wife With Club, Wounds
Daughter and son-in-Law,
Kills Self

Sparta, Wis, May 15.-In = TEN.
porary fit of insanity, William Hague,
aged 70, retired farmer, beat his
wife to death with club, fatally shot
his daughter. wounded his son-in-law,
and then killed himself Brooding
over marital troubles is believed to
have been the cause of his derange-
ment. He and his wife were recon,
ciled few months ago after separa
ton of several years.
Hogue went to the home of his son.
in-law, Guy Wilson, and got into a
quarrel with his daughter, Mrs. Alice
Wilson, age As. He drew revolver
and shot her twice, the bullets taking
effect in her head and left breast.
Wilson was in the yard and heard the
shot. He rushed into the house and
Hogue fired at him. the bullet enter
ing Wilson's leg. Graphing with his
father-in-law, Wilson wrested the gun
from him. The elder man then ran
from the house and to his home.
where he seized a stick from the
woodpile and Drained his wife. who
was 60 years old. Then, standing in
front of a mirror, he slashed his
throat.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
TWO INDICTED FOR ARSON
Plot Alleged With Owner of Picklino
Works to Burn
0lan$

Winona, MIMI, May III. S. Ged.
ney, owner of Plainview pickling
plant, and George Cramer of Mime.
apolis, whom the authorities say con.
fessed that at the direction of Ged.
ney he fired the plant in an agree.
ment to share in the insurance money
have been indicted by the grand Jury
at Wabasha.
Both are charged with arson in the
third degree. Gedney, when arraigned
to enter plea to the Indictment.
pleaded not guilty through his attor
ney. Thomas Spillane of Rochester.
His trial was set to begin Monday
afternoon before Judge A. Fl. Snow
OF Winona, who is presiding over the
May term at Wabasha.
Cramer was not represented by an
attorney and the court appointed
James E. Phillips Of Lake City to
defend him.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
LEAK FOUND IN
NAVY DEPARTMENT
SECRETS HAVE BEEN STOLEN
AND INVESTIGATION Is BE.
ING ASKED.
MISSING PLANS UNIMPoRTANT
First Set Of Blue Prints Was Taken
on Night Of March 4-Wero
Minor Designs for
Warships.

Washington, May 14.-Speciai
officers of nationally known detec-
tive agency and the local police have
been called in by the navy depart
ment to investigate leak" through
which during the last four months
several relatively unimportant plans
of ships and also minor documents
have disappeared Navy officials are
inclined to minimize the Importance
of the losses.
Began on March 4.
The first losses were discovered on
the night of March 4. Some minor
structural plans Of the dreadnought
Pennsylvania, now building, and 9TH
err ships, were among them. Docu.
ments. not especially secret, disap-
peared. Navy officials say they are
not so much concerned over the i'm.
portance of what already has been
lost as they are to find the leak and
prevent further losses
Each battleship has several sets Of
plans, which are sometimes widely
distributed among the bureaus and
contractors. The general plan Is new
er very much Of secret.
Statement Is Issued.
The navy department has just 10
sued this statement:
ION the night Of March (inaugu-
ration day., when there we're large
number Of people in the state. war
and navy buildings, assembled to wit
ness the inaugural fireworks, there
were taken, by persons as yet un.
known, from the drafting room of the
bureau Of steam engineering, uncom-
pleted plans of the electric wiring Of
the new battleship Pennsylvania.
These plans showed the general ar
rangement Of the decks and matches,
but would be Of no particular value
to any one wishing to obtain naval
Information not generally made pub.
lie.
"A short time after similar plans
were missed from the same drafting
room. The matter is still under IN
vestigation."
The rooms Of the steam engineer.
ing bureau commanded fine view OF
the fireworks, and a number Of Wis
itors we're in them on the night OF
March 4. For the most part. these
were members Of the families Of ON.
Gals and clerks, and no one was ad-
mitted without a pass. The plans
were ordinary blue prints, lying on
the drafting table, but were large
enough to make quite a conspicuous
roll.
The fact that other plans for cleo
trical wiring were missed after March
4 tended to relieve the visitors from
suspicion and as this WAS the last oc.
casion upon which the rooms were
open TO others than employees. the I'm
vestigation turned in their direction.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
J.J. HILL SCORES WALL STREET
SAYS 1T HASN'T A FRIEND WEST
OF BUFFALO,.
Does Not Believe Tariff Revision
viii lnjurc Bust
ness.

Washington. May 15.-"Wall Street
hasn't friend west Of Buffalo,"
James j. Hill, last of the great rail.
way kings Of America, remarked.
Wall Street Is merely counter
over which the people OF the country
are supposed to do their trading. The
gentlemen behind the counter are de-
pendent upon customers, but if those
customers decline to come up to the
counter, then things go hard with Wall
Street. 1t cannot live very we'll on
itself.
THE stock exchange has had some
pretty hard knocks and ] am inclined
to believe that the gentlemen ON the
floor are not by any means through
with all their troubles. They seem
to have had regard only for them.
selves and cared little for the real In
terests of the rest of the country.
81 do not see how reduction of the
tariff is going to affect seriously the
conditions. Men who are complain
ing should wait until they see whether,
they are really hurt before crying.
The people of the country demanded
this change and they intend to have
it.
If the senate blocks them the peo
pie will change the complexion OF the
senate by means Of direct elections
and send back majority that will
override every objection.
IF radical changes should be made
in the present bill. and the public sus.
poets that special interests have been
favored then there will be a political
uprising everywhere and many sena.
tor and congressman will be told to
get out SO that men can be put in
their places to carry out the popular
will.
This talk about Japanese trouble
is merely the frothings of politicians
and office holders. There Is nothing
to it. do not find the West paying
any attention to 1t. II the people of
California wish to prevent the Japan.
ese from holding land in that state
they have the remedy easily IN their
own hands without making prohibi.
tive laws.
why do the white persons Of the
state sell and lease their lands to the
Japanese II the presence of the for.
eigners Is so Objectionable? 1t would
be simple remedy to decline There's
no law compelling owners to give up
their property.
ut might be a pretty good thing to
have half million Japanese and
Chinese come in every year for five
years to supply the demand for labor
in the West. We do not realize what
a sturdy type the north Chinaman is.
He is honest, conscientious. and
wonderful worker. l hope that some
day he will come into the recognition
that is his due"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
LAUDS U. S. NAVAL STRENGTH
Paper Speaks EdltorialIy Of Proposed
Visit Of Our Fleet.

London, May 15.-The Standard, in
an editorial on the proposed visit of
the American fleet to the Mediterrane.
an, says:
Europe will be reminded of the
fact, often ignored, that the United
States is the second naval power of
the globe. The United States choos.
es to hold aloof from the alliances and
rivalries Of the European system, but
if she pleased she could throw her
weight into the scale with decisive eff.
feet and it is not without significance
that this remarkable illustration Of
American potentialities is to be given
in that quarter of the globe which 10
now undergoing reconstruction and
political transition"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Taft Plans Cincinnati Trio,

New Haven, Conn.,, May 15.-For
mer President Taft will go to Cincin.
natl on June "a to remain three days
and will deliver an address on June
rs at the dedication Of the new
Chamber Of Commerce building. En-
route he win stop, on June %, at
Hamilton college, vt Clinton, N. Y, to
take part in the commencement exer.
cises and receive the degree of doc.
tor Of civil laws, which his engage.
ments last year prevented him from
receiving ct the centennial Of the col.
kagA.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Finds Fianee In St. Pau, Cell.

st. Paul.-Miss Margaret Hancaey of
Kansas City stepped off train in St.
Paul with the expectation of being re.
ceived with open arms by her aft.
anced husband. Instead, she was
met by total stranger who told her
that her fiance was locked up in
Central station on a serious charge.
Miss Hafney went to the police sta,
ton. where she was permitted to see
her lover, J. ]. Kerl, who had just
been arrested ON charge of passing
6audulent checkA
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
British to Welcome U. 8. Fleet

London, May 1.-THE Daily Tele.
graph devotes an article to the pro-
posed visit of the American fleet to
Mediterranean ports early next year.
1t says that British hospitality will
be extended to the crews at Gibral-
tar and Malta and probably one
Egyptian port. The Telegraph points
out that the American fleet will be
by far the most powerful in the Medi.
terranean and says that the decision
Of the United States government to
dispatch a force Of such commanding
power indicates the importance at.
tached to the task Of showing the
flag in the Old World with view to
supporting American diplomacy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Methodist Post Graduate "u."

Washington, May 1.-THE Amert
can university, planned years ago by
the Methodist Episcopal educators,
and provided with beautiful buildings
and grounds in the outskirts of this
city. will be opened formally with q
college for graduate study on June 4.
This was decided upon at q meeting
of the trustees. Forty members Of
the board, representing nearly every
section of the country, were present.
The opening has been delayed because
e i1sufaciant funds. Il
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Guilty Of Arson Charge.

winona, Mimi. May 15.-George
Cramer, of Minneapolis, before Judge
Snow in the district court at Waba-
sha. entered a plea Of guilty to the in.
dictment returned charging arson in
the third degree. He is alleged to
have set fire to the plant Of the Ged.
ney Pickling plant at Plainview. Ac.
cording to the authorities, he con-
fessed shortly after his arrest ]. S.
Gedney, owner of the plant, also was
indicted. He plead not guilty.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Study Rural Credit Abroad

Rome, May 15.-The American CO,
operative rural credit commission,
which is to make three months tour
of Europe for the purpose OF study
ing the various systems Of rural
credits in the countries which it will
visit, reach Rome today. The In,
ternational Institute Of Agriculture,
here, to which DIR. David Labin OF
California, is the American delegate.
will meet in general assembly while
the American commission Is here,
with delegates from practically ever
eQQAtrS a the World prsgsnA
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Wisconsin Absconder to Prison.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 14.-Albert
J. Eidsmoe, former cashier of the
First National bank at Crandon, Wis,
VINO was indicted by the federal grand
jury two years ago on the charge Of
embezzling funds from the bank to
the amount Of $4,000, pleaded guilty
before United States Judge Geiger
and was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Eidsmoe was apprehended
in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, afte,
u spectacular chase which led all over
IL world
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
MANY BOMBS ARE
FOUND IN LONDON
SUFFRAGETTEs PLACE ONE IN
WESTMINSTER
ABBEY.
TH0UGHTTO HAVE BEEN HOAX
tants Proceeds With
out Abate.
ment.

London, May IS. A suffragetto
bomb" was found yesterday in West
minister Abbey. 1t was bona fide
Internal machine, consisting OF can.
mister Of powder with fuse attached,
but it was not lighted when found.
"Votes for Women was on tho
bomb and militant literature was
wrapped about it.
May Have Been Joke.
Experts of the home Office who ex.
amined the bomb said that it was a
hoax and not intended to explode. II
it had, they said, there would have
been only flash of powder. The
police We're in doubt whether mill.
tants or anti-suffragettes perpetrated
the joke.
A militant suffragette bomb was de-
livered by mail to Police Magistrate
Curtis Bennett, who has presided at
many of the Bow street police court
trials, where members of the Women's
Social and Political union have been
sent to Holloway Jail. The bomb was
labeled Votes for Women" and
o.
Militant suffragettes burned an un.
occupied cottage at Sandgate. causing
$4,000 loss. Suffrage literature and
placards announced that the fire was
the work Of the women, and one card
read:
eve hope this is not poor widows
home"
Three Bombs on Train.
Three suffragette bombs we're found
in third-class compartment of a Lon.
don & Southwestern railway train at
Observation-Disclosures. They were can.
nisters filled with gYnpowder, with
fuses attached and were inscribed:
"Votes for Women"
The trial of the militants and Chem
list Clayton, charged with conspiracy.
has been resumed in Bow street po-
lice court.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Agricultural Organization Service

Washington. May 14.-In planning
its newly provided for rural organi.
cation service" which will begin &C.
live operations in about two weeks.
the department Of agriculture is call.
ing on outsiders for suggestions. DR..
Thomas N. Carver Of Harvard Univer.
sity will have charge Of the new work,
beginning June /. Investigation fol.
lowed by demonstration rather than
evangelism, is what is needed to make
this new service OF value to the farm
ers Of the country" said Assistant
Secretary GauowSz
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
REPUBLICANS TRY
TO GET TOGETHER
q. o. P. is URGED TO REuh,TE At
MADISON, WISCONSIN,,
BANQUET.
THREE C0NGREssMEN SPEAK
Ienroot, Frear and Manas,an Poln,
Way to Harmony-Likeness ee.
tween Wilson and Progressive
Republican Is Seen.

Madison, Wis. May 15.-Wisconsin
Republicans were urged to forget fac.
tional differences and to unite for the
party's good In state and nation ut a
largely attended banquet here. The
mes sage was carried by Congressman
Irvine l.. Lenroot and James A. Frear
of Wisconsin, and James Manahan OF
Minnesota.
Predict National Convention,
Congressman Lenroot expressed the
belief that national convention
would be called within a year to re-.
organize the party; and. in inviting
Wisconsin Republicans to take a lead.
Ing part, he said there should be no
thought of presidential candidates in
that gathering.
Mr.. Lenroot referred with praise to
Senator La Follettee work IN state
and nation, and scored Colonel Roose.
welt for alleged Inconsistencies.
Scores Roosevelt.
Speaking of the Chicago convention
of last June, he said. in part:
Roosevelt denounced the methods
OF the Republican machine then, very
properly. But 1t Is a fact that It was
the same machine that controlled the
party machinery while he was presi.
dent, and then he not only did not
denounce them, but assisted and
worked with them. We, In Wiscon.
SIM have cause TO Remember that dur.
ing the years of our hardest fighting
here Roosevelt assisted the same ma.
chine In fighting u.s."
Wilson Like Progressive Republioans.
Referring to President Wilson's
tariff views, Mr.. I1enroot said he saw
little difference between Wilson and
q Progressive Republican. Congress.
man Frear said:
The mantle Of Republicanism, or
progress, in this country Is too broad
to be appropriated by any man or fac.
ton. For over q half century. Repub.
progressive thought. men who believed
in the principles, because from its
birth the party has been fundamental
ly progressive. Sometimes leaders
have failed to remember it's purposes,
but IL watchful citizenship in state
and nation has ever punished such
forgetfulness.
Whatever may be the future. the
Republicans of Wisconsin ask the CO.
operation Of all citizens who have
ever affiliated with the party, or who
believe in Its principles. to join now In
united party, dedicated as OF old
to human rights, not political exigen.
cies; fighting the battles of the pco-
pie, not those of privilege; defending
the cause Of labor and Of all legiti-
mate business interests against the
assaults Of greed or Of prejudice or
ignorance, and to pledge ourselves to
the furtherance OF progressive legis-
lation with which to meet the prom
ises. believe that times are propt
tious for political regeneration"
Manahan Scores Tariff Bill.
Congressman James Manahan Of
Minnesota, speaking on the party in
the nation, said:
1.-The Underwood bill is not an hon.
est bill because it strikes blow at
the great agricultural West. 1t is
made for the solid South and this
form Of revision will do much to de-
populate the farms, making 1t more
difficult for tho masses TO survive"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Plan to Print "The suHrasette. :"

Plan to Print 1.-THE suffraqette. !"
London. May 14.-In the fight
against the government for a free
press, the labor party, after mature
consideration, has decided to adopt a
plan which is new in England, but
has been found effective by German
Socialists in combating stringent
press laws.
Should the government prosecute
James Ramsay Macdonald for print.
ing "The Suffragette." he will be
succeeded as manager by James Kier
Hardie, who, in turn, will be followed
by other labor leaders. until the gov
eminent is forced to captiulate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Reports F.vorably on Suffrage.

i Washington, May Ex-senator
Chamberlain resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution to give
the ballot to women was ordered ia
vorably reported by the senate WON.
an suffrage committee. Chairman
Thomas and Senator Owen, Demo
e5ats, and Senators Jones, Sutherland
and Clapp. Republicans, voted for the
resolution, while Senator Catron, Re.
publican. Jeted against it. An effort
win be made to have it taken up dur.
ing the present session If tariff leg
iGlation does not interfere.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17

Granddaughter Of Gen. Grant Webs.
San Francisco, May 15-Miss Nellie
Grant, granddaughter Of Gen. U. 8.
Grant, and Lieutenant Commander
William P. Cronan, U. s. N,
were married here today. The wed.
ding was a brilliant one and attend
ed by society folk of San Francisco,
San Diego and New York. Miss Grant
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
r. Grant of San Diego.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Wreckers FAN; Third Attempt.

Paterson, N. j.. May IA
third unsuccessful attempt to
wreck an Erie passenger train
was made here yesterday. A train
from Suffern. N. Y, to Jersey
City was approaching the station
when two men jumped on the
platform between the second and
third cars, and attempted to I'M
couple them. Trainmen prevent
ed them from doing so. Railroad
officials have received threats be.
cause they carried non-union
men.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17

Report $4,000 South Dakota Fire.
Huron, 8. D., May ia message
from Manchester east of here on the
Chicago and Northwestern road, de.
clares fire there destroyed the State
Bank building, city hall. Bjornsen gen.
eral store and the telephone exchange.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
A,rsmp. coszde; One kwssd.

Johannesthal. Germany. May 15.-
Another collision In the air occurred
here when a bipsane pih0ted by Cap
tain Fucker and carrying a pupil
named Dietrich as a passenger. cob
lided with a monoplane at an altitude
Of 60 feet. Fucker was killed. Diet
rich was severely injured and the two
men in the monoplane were slightly
injured.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Neqro Lynched; Body RiddIed.

Hogansville. Ga, May 14.-Samuel
Owensby, a negro. who shot and killed
Brooks Lane, young farmer, was
taken from the Hogansville Jail and
lynched and his body riddled with
bullets.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Woman Of 100 Years pjes.

st. Paul.-Mrs. Mary Belland, re.
puted to be 100 years old, died in the
Bethesda hospital, st. Paul, from lung
trouble that developed from q cold
she had recently contracted. She was
born in Lac Qu Parle county and
came to st. Paul in 1876, where she
has lived ever since.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-17
Fourteen Buildings Burn.

Hardinsburg, KY, May Is. = Fire,
that started In bakery here de.
stroyed fourteen business buildings
The estimated loss is $125,0O0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-18
LAUDER LAUGHED At THIS.

A good many stories have been told
Of what the Scots call "nearness," and
other people something else. in Harry
Lauder So It was surprising the
other day. to gee him photographed
in the act Of giving sixpence TO a
baby.
The other evening he was laughing
over story. that had been told Of
him. Here II Is:
A certain duke was going TO town
one morning ana the taxi driver took
him a long way around.
why did you take the longest
route2" asked his Grace. why
didn't you drive through HYDE Park ~
Cause Hyde Parks closed" said
the driver
CLOSED? Why"
Cause Harry Lauder dropped six.
pence there last night and the parks
closed till he finds it."-Pearson',
Weekly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-18
LOOSE SMUT OF GRAIN.

In view Of the fact that the loose
smut Of the grains is becoming more
and more prevalent each year 1t has
been considered advisable to present
to the grain growers Of the state a
short statement concerning 1t.
This smut Is different from the
sinking smut. in that the plant is not
infected in the Seeding stage. but
gains admittance to the host at blos-
soming time The head also appears
different. The smut Goes not remain
within the membrane OF the kernal.
time shows as a black powdery mass
of smut spores. These soon disap-
pear. leaving only the stem or the
head with a few smut spores attached
to It,
The smut can be prevented by the
treatment Of the seed but the pro-
cedure of treatment is so complicated
and delicate that 1t is not practical
for the ordinary grain grower.
On account of these facts and with
the hope that the disease may be
kept out Of the fields of the state. II
Is most urgently recommended that
every grower be exceedingly careful
In the selection OF his grain for seed
BE sure that the seed comes from a
was tn thing They went to say had
possible was not threshed by a ma
chine that had handled grain contain
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-18
"CASCARETS" CLEANSE.
LIVER AND BOWELS.
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation.
BiliousneSs, Sour Stomach, Bad
Brcath-Candy Cathartic.

Get 10-cent box now.
are you keeping your liver, stom-
ach and bowels clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets--or merely forcing a
passage way every few days with
salts, cathartic pills or castor oil d?
This is important
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour undiges.ed
and fermenting food and foul gases;
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system :he
cOnstipated waste matter and poigcn
Ia the bowels
No odds how sick, headachy. bill ous
anl constlpated you feel, a Cascaret
Tonight will straighten you out by
mcrninfg. They work while YOU
sleep. A 1O-cent box from your drug
gist will keep your head clear, s.om-
ach sweet and your liver and bowels
regular for months. Don't forget the
children-their little insides ne ii n
gentle cleansing, too.