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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
News OF the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
MURDERER CRIES FOR MERCY
Mob Storms WiIliston Jail, Takes
Cleve CuIbertson and Hangs
Him From Bridge.

Frank CulbertsOn, recently convict
ed of the murder of three members
OF the Dillon family on a farm near
Ray, was lynched by a moi that
broke into the Jail at Williston.
Sheriff Erickson of Williams coun-
ty Weakened by the shouts of the mob
when they began b%attering the front
door of the Jail with a water main,
locked himself in the cell with the
prisoner, denying admission to the
crowd.
When the sheriff attempted to de-
fend his prisoner by pulling his re-
volver he was instantly covered by a
dozen revolvers and rifles and the
mob completed it's task of breaking
into the cell to the prisoner.
Culbertson cried for mercy, but was
dragged out into the open. A rope
was placed about his neck. Several
men, holding the other end, leaped
into an automobile and for a mile and
a half Culbertson, pleading every step
of the way for his life, was partly
dragged and partly walked to the
bridge from which he was swung.
Culbertson, who was the former
husband of Mrs. Dillon, went to the
farm and applied for work. When
Dillon went to the barn to do the
chores Culbertson shot his former
wife and his fourteen-year-old daugh-
ter. He then started for the barn and
meeting Dillon half way shot him.
Dillon was found dying the next day
by a farmer. He lived only a short
time. Culbertson was captured in a
small town a short distance from Will
liston.
Feeling against Culbertson ran high
and when he was convicted of first de-
gree murder special guards were
placed around the Jail to prevent a
possible lynching.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
LYNCHlNG WILL BE PROBED
No Clue to Men Who Strung Up North
Dakota Murderer.

tNINlN
The leader of the mob that lynched
Cleve Culbertson, murderer of the
three members of the Dillon family at
Ray. is believed to have been a rela-
tive of the slayer's victims and on
that theory States Attorney U. L..
Burdick will continue the investiga-
ton of the lynching.
No clue to the members of the moi
or to the automobiles in which they
hurried from the scene Of the lynch
ing have been found. A grand jury
will be called within thirty days and
Mr.. Burdick is confident that in the
meantime much evidence will be
found.
Asked if the attorney general would
be asked for assistance in the investi-
cation the prosecutor said that he
cid not believe it would be necessary.
Nor did he feel the governor would
find it necessary to order an investi-
cation by the state authorities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
COMMISSION TO EXAMINE HIM
Federal Judge Will Then Decide on
Thaw's Application for Bail.

tiio" HPP'iSoIi0ii " odis
Concord, N. H., Dec. 1S.-A COM
mission to examine Harry X. Thaw
to determine whether his liberty un-
der bail would be dangerous to public
safety was announced in a rescript
issued by Judge Aldrich in federal
court.
In the rescript, which is on Thaw's
application for admission to bail I'M
der the habeas corpus proceedings,
Judge Aldrich says:
THE commission is not appointed
to listen to experts upon an adversary
hearing, but for making such OBJ
servances and examinations as it sees
fit to make as to Thaw's present con-
dition and whether he is insane or
not. It's opinion is sought upon the
single question, whether it is reason
ably probable that his liberty under
bail would be dangerous to the pub
tic peace and safety"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
FIRE ON AMERICANS
Brief Exchange Of Shots on
Texas Border.

Preside, Tex, Dec. 19.-An ex-
change of shots between Mexican and
American soldiers on the American
line two miles west of Preside re-
suited in the death of Luis Orozco, a
federal regular from the army of Gen
eral Mercado.
The Mexicans fired the first shots.
Orozco, who lived several hours, ad-
mitted that he and his companion had
crossed to the American side with a
note and that when they were halted
by the American sentries they fired.
AS soon as the shooting across the
border became known at United
States army headquarters a warning
was sent to the federal commander
that the shooting must not be- repeated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
Senate PASSES
CURRENCY BILL
Every Democratic Vote Is in
Favor Of Measure.
ROLL CALL RESULTS 50 TO 81
Six Republicans and One Progressive
Also Fall in Line With the Ma
jority on Final Action.
ROLL CALL RESULTS ga TO 81

Washington, Dec. 20.-The admins
tration currency bill, as perfected by
the Owen subcommittee and ratified
by the Democratic caucus. passed the
senate by a vote CT "a to "a. Every
Democratic senator present and vot-
ing, including Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska, was recorded in favor of
the bill.
Six Republicans voted for it-Craw-
ford and Sterling of South Dakota,
Jones of Washington, Norris of Ne
braska, Perkins Of California and
Weeks Of Massachusetts. Senator
Poindexter, Progressive, of Washing
ton, also voted for the bill.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
voted against it, as did Senators Mel
son and Clapp of Minnesota.
Wide differences exist between the
form Of the legislation passed by the
senate and the bill that passed the
house several months ago. Democrat
ic leaders already have partly adjust
OF these differences, however, and an
early agreement is predicted.
Senator Owen, who had charge of
the bill in the upper house, describes
the measure as follows:
1t provides a plan for concentrating
the reserves of $4,000 banks into the
most gigantic association in the world.
1t provides the mobilization OF
these bank reserves, thus keeping
them liquid and quickly available into
cash.
1t provides for the issuance of elias
tic currency through federal reserve
notes, which may be obtained on the
security of commercial bills of short
Maturities.
An Open Discount Market.
1t establishes an open discount mar
ket, which America has never haG;
and in this open discount market will
be found a place where commercial
bills and commercial paper can be
discounted at all times at low rates Of
interest.
1t provides for safeguarding the 2
per cen bonds.
1t will stabilize the commercial,
financial and Industrial conditions Of
the United States.
1t establishes foreign branch banks
to take care of our foreign commerce.
1t extends a strong helping hand
to the farmers and producers of the
country and will be very valuable to
business men as we'll as to the bank
ers themselves.
The system is under the supervis-
DRY control of the government through
a federal reserve board with full pow
er to fix the interest rates, control
the elastic currency or federal re-
serve notes, examine the banks and
emove officers or directors of any
federal reserve bank.
The system will start with $73,OOO,-
900 of capital and will in two years
have over S400, OOO, 900 of reserve and
probably 5000, 0O0, 900 Of government
funds distributed through from eight
to twelve banks adjusted to serve
conveniently and Systematically every
section of the country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
CONCLUDES ITS
REFORM LAb0RS
Republican Committee Radically
Changes Rules.
SOUTHERN STATES HARD HIT
Resolution as Adopted Cuts Their
Representation in National
Conventions.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The Republic
an national committee concluded it's
labor for reform in party procedure
and launched it's campaign for a re-
ing a resolution providing for a radi-
cal change in the basis of representa-
ton in national nominating owen
lions which would reduce the quota of
Southern states from So to 16 per
cen of the conventions total.
The action of the committee, criti-
cised in vigorous terms by several of
it's members, but made unanimous be-
fore adjournment, must be endorsed
of votes in the electoral college be-
fore it becomes party law.
In order that such action shall be
taken promptly the committee ap.
pointed a subcommittee of three, con-
sisting of Charles B. Warren of Michi-
gan. Senator Borah of Idaho and Gov
ernor Hatfield of West Virginia, to
prepare an address to the states urg-
ing immediate ratification of the pro-
posal.
States Must Approve Plan.
Approval by the states will insure
a call from the national committee
for the national convention Of 1916
along the lines laid down.
The reorganization plan came as a
compromis. which reflected the views
of many committeeman that Southern
representation should be reduced, but
not brought to the vanishing point.
According to figures submitted by
the subcommittee the new plan would
reduce the total number of delegates
from 1,078, as in 1912, to 993. Under
it these states would lose delegates:
Alabama 8, Arkansas 3, Florida 4,
Georgia 10, Illinois @, Kentucky l,
Louisiana Z. Mississippi 8, New York
4, North Carolina 3, Pennsylvania l,
South Carolina 7, Tennessee 8, Texas
IS, Virginia 9, and Hawaii 4.
The Southern states would have
1854 delegates in all.
The District of Columbia and Alaska
we're provided with two delegates
each by separate action and the Phil
ippines, Porto Rico and Hawaii also
were given two each, without the
right to vote.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
KILLS HIS WIFE AND NEPHEW
Millionaire Polish NobIeman Found
Them in Room Iouether.

Graetz, Germany, Dec. 21.-Count
Matthias Mielzynski, a millionaire
German nobleman and member of the
German imperial parliament, shot and
killed his wife and his nephew.
The count, who is residing near
here at Castle Dakowymokrz, one Of
his many country seats, heard sounds
in the night which he thought were
caused by thieves.
He seized a rifle and made a
search, during which he found his
wife and his nephew together in her
ROOM. Without a word of warning or
explanation Count Mielzynski shot
both dead.
The count promptly notified the
public prosecutor of the tragedy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
ORDERS INQUIRY
Declares Lynchinq an Outrage and
Disgrace to the State.

Declaring for a complete investi-
cation into the lynching at Williston
of Cleve Culbertson, convicted MUIR
derer of three persons, Governor L.
B. Hanna communicated with Will
Jams county authorities.
81 consider this crime an outrage
on the name of North Dakota and a
disgrace to the state" said the gov
ernor's message. "a complete inves-
tigation by Williams county authori-
ties is ordered and if this is not fruit
full the attorney general will take up
the case"
The coroner's jury, after examining
several witnesses to the affair, re-
turned a verdict that it was impossi-
BILE to name any Of the persons i'm
plicated. States Attorney U. L.. Bur-
dick and Sheriff Erickson admitted
that they had no clues to the identity
of any member of the mob.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
WILL NEED FEDERAL AID
Some Standing Rock Indians Ap-
preaching Starvation.

The situation among the Indians of
the Standing Rock reservation is, &C
cording to the consensus OF opinion
at Shields, not immediately serious,
but will require action by the gov
eminent before the winter is over to
prevent the aged and intirm Indians
from starving.
The PorcIpine district, in this i'm
mediate vicinity, is in better condi-
ton than some other parts Of the res
ervation, as much public work has
heen done by Indians. Some have hay
and cattle to sell.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
RESTORES LAND TO ENTRY
President Wilson Opens $4,000 Acres
in North Dakota.

Under orders issued by President
Wilson to Secretary of the Interior
Lane 10000 acres OF land in
North Dakota, which have been in
cluded in coal land withdrawals, have
been restored to entry. The restora-
ton is chiefly Of land that proved not
to contain coal, more than OBI 900
acres being of this class. The re.
naming $4,000 acres contain ignite
and. since they are within fifteen
miles of a railroad, they have been
given the minimum price allowed by
law OF $40 an acre, The area affect.
ed lies at the east end OF the Cannon
Ball Ignite fields.
The president has also designated
$1,000 acres OF land In Dunn county,
North Dakota, above the Little Mis-.
souri, river, ~ subject to entry under
the enlarged homestead act,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
EARLY ACTION is EXPECTED
Suffrage Proposal to Come Up in Con.
gress After Holidays.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Early action
in the senate on the proposed consti-
tutional amendment to enfranchise
women is expected by the senators
who favor the proposal and the wom-
al suffragist leaders at headquarters
of the National American Woman's
Suffrage association.
Senator Thomas, chairman of the
committee in charge of the proposed
amendment, expects to bring it up as
soon as congress settles down to
work after the Christmas holidays.
The senator's who favor it say it's
earlier consideration has been pre-
vented only by the pressure for pas
sage of the administration currency
bill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
TO BUY IN WORLD MARKETS
Navy Department to Take Advantage
/ of New Tariff,

Washington, Dec. ~1S.-Taking ad-
vantage of reductions under the I'm
derwood tariff law the navy has
adopted the general policy of pur-
chasing supplies in the markets of
the world instead of only in the
American market.
The latest call for bids put out by
the navy bureau of supplies and &C
counts is for 1O0, 900 yards of dark
blue cloth for trousers, jackets and
caps for enlisted men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. Dec. % .-Wheat-Dec.
Sac; May, S7&c; July, SsAc. Cash
close or track; No. ] hard, 87Mc; No,
| Northern. 8b& mS7Mc; to arrive,
S5% @s6%c; No, 2 Northern, s3% %
SbMc; No, 3 Northern. 8l% W83Mc;
No, 3 yellow corn. 60M@ 6lc; No, 4
corn. 54N57hc; No, 3 white oats
$500; to arrive. $3.50; No, 3 oats
3sM NSbhc; barley, 64V87c, fax
si,$GM,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Cattle-Beeves,
s6.6O@9.75; Texas steers, $6.60@7.6O:
Western steers, $5.SOm7.6O; stockers
and feeders, $4.90m7.35: cows and
heifers, $3.30MS.4O; calves, $1,000
1850. Hogs-Light, $7.30@7.65; mix
ed, $7.40M7.75; heavy, $7.40@7.75;
rough, s7.40m7.5O; pigs. $6.2A n7 go.
Sheep-Native, $4.25M5.50; Western.
81. 25O5.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
South St. Paul Live Stock,

South st. Paul, Dec. 22.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.50M7.75; COWS and heiters,
S4.5O@6.6O; calves, $4.50M9.OO; feed
ers, $5.75@7.0O. Hogs-$7.35@7.45.
Sheep-Lambs, s5.5O@7.00; wethers,
S3.75@4.5O; ewes, $2.50@4.35.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Wheat-Dec.,
SSc; May, 95B M95Ac; July, 87%c.
Corn-Dec., 69k M69Ac; May, 6SMc.
Oats-Dec., 39Ac; May. 41Mc; July,
41Kc. Pork-Jan., S2O.52; May, $780,
Is. Butter-Creameries, 3O@34c. Eggs
-29@31c. Poultry-Springs, 12c;
hens, 12hc; turkeys, 16c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
Pays AIimony TO Four Wives.

Fort Smith. Ark, Dec, 2l.-Robert
O'Brien, aged sixty years, n well.to.d0
farmer. Ii paying $50 "A month ali,
mony TO -four divorced wives. No. !
receives $40, No = $40. while Nos.
and 4 get s2b each O'Brien has chill
drsn by the last three.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
UNIONS RETALIATE ON BANK
Withdraw Fund Where Agitator Was
DISCHARGED.

Berlin, Dec. 21.-The labor unions
Of Germany decided to withdraw de-
posits amounting to $4,000, 900 from
a leading bank in Berlin, which re-
Gently discharged one of it's employees
because he had been engaged in agi-
tating for the formation of a bank
clerks union.
The bank declined to reinstate the
man at the request of the labor
unions.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
GETS $50 FOR WIFE'S LOVE
Mil City Dentist Must Compensate
pakotan Who Asked $4,000.

DR.. M. o, Hunter OF Minneapolis
must pay to William Wallace, IA resi-
dent of jamestown. $3.50 for nliena.
ton OF his wife's affections, that yer.
dict being found by n jury after de-.
liberation covering twanty'four hours.
| Wallace sought $4,000, Hunter ls u
travelling dentist,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
DEITZ Is SEEKING FREEDOM
Attorney Asks for Habeas Corpus
Writ in Federal Court.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 2O.-Attorney
General Walter C. Owen has been
served with an application Of John
F. Deitz, the so called hero OF Gamer
on dam, new in states prison, for a
writ Of habeas corpus from the fed.
eral court OF the Eastern district. The
application will be heard Dec. q at
Milwaukee by Judge F. e. Geiger.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
SENATOR STONE QUITE ILL
Cold Develops Into PIeurisy and
Friends Are Anxious,

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Stone of Missouri is i'll at his home
here. He contracted a cold a few
days ago which developed into pleuri-
sy. His friends are anxious about
him and Speaker Clark and several
others who inquired concerning his
health We're told he was quite sick.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
UNIONS TO TAKE OUT FUNDS
international Organizations Will With
draw Millions.

Indianapolis, Dec. 19.-As an after
math of the recent labor trouble and
strikes here it was announced that
officers of most international unions
with headquarters in the city have de-
cided to withdraw from Indianapolis
banks Jan. l all the funds of the in
ternational organizations.
The deposits amount to between $4,-
100000 and 5000, 900. 1t is said the
withdrawal will not seriously affect
Gny one bank.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
LAWMkKER IS NEAR DEATH
!. 3. Pepper, Iowa Congressman, Un.
dergoes Operation,

Clinton, la, Dec. 22,-Congressman
Irwin s, Peppers condition became so
critical an operation IA performed
In an attempt TO save his Me, His
veGoyarv vas aaid ~ As doubtful
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
Tennessee Man Acquitted of Killing
Prominent LAWYER.

Trenton, Tenn, Dec. 21.-J. A. AL
ford, who last August shot and killed
w. S. Coulter and his son Harry at
the railroad station here, was acquit-
ted of the elder Coulter's murder by
a jury. Both the Coulters were law
years Of prominence in the state. The
"unwritten law" was invoked in AL
ford's defense.
Afford has not yet been tried for
the killing Of Harry Coulter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
TWINS-FATHER DROPS
DEAD.

Speermore, Okla, Dec. 49,
Samuel Bealmer dropped dead
when told that his wife had
given birth to twins.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 22.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. l hard, S6%c; No.
l Northern, S5Ac; No. 2 Northern,
S3A @S4Ac. Flax-On track and to
! arrive. ST 46.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
FEDERALS MARCHING NORTH
Battle Imminent to the South of Chi
huahua.

El Paso, Tex, Dec. l8.-With fed
eral troops advancing northward from
Torreon, 1000 soldiers from General
Pancho Villas army are marching
south to engage them at a point some
distance below Chihuahua. A general
engagement Is expected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
RAISING OF MAINE COSTLY
Total Expense $7e2, ess, Says Report
to CONGRESS,

Washington, Dec, Establishing the
old battleship Maine from the mud of
Havana harbor cost the United States
1892, 1888, according TO a report sent to
the house OF representatives by tho
war department,
This includes the transportation to
and burial Of the bodies OF more than
300 OF her crew In Arlington.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25

Captain Frederick Lincoln Chaplin,
late commander of the battleship wy
oming, is dead in the hospital at the
Brooklyn navy yard, to which he was
taken on his arrival at New York a
week ago. He had been ill a week
when the Wyoming reached New York
from the Mediterranean.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-25
UNWRlTTEN LAW PLEA WINS

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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-09-19
LUMBER AND WOODWORKING.

The Panhandle Lumber Co. Of Spirit
Lake, Idaho, at stockholders meet
ing held recently, voted to increase
capital stock from 100000 to $4,-
100000. 1t is believed both the Spirit
Lake and lone mills will reopen Oc-
tober /.
Aberdeen Herald reports that heavy
orders are being placed for the on
shore trade in the lumber market.
and that mills are turning down bust
ness which would tend to keep their
plants tied up for any considerable
period. The conditions are taken to
indicate that buyers believe that the
market has touched bottom and that
the present is a favorable one to take
on stock.
A substantial increase in sales of
timber from national forests in Wash
ington, Oregon and Alaska, has been
made during the past fiscal year, &C
cording to figures given out by the u.
s. forest service. With the close Of
the twelvemonth ending June 80.
1918, the reported amount of govern
ment timber cut in these states ag-
gregates 115,O46,O feet. The number
timber actually sold reaches total OF
483 1928, 900 feet board measure. The
largest single cut Of timber on any OF
the national forests in Washington.
Oregon and Alaska was 3O.7s1 900 feet
from the Tongass forest of Alaska and
the largest amount sold was 163,842.
900 feet on the UmpQua forest in Ore
gon. The average stumpage price
was $1.S2 per thousand board feet, an
increase of 16 cents per thousand over
prices received in 1912.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-09-19

A tow headed boy had just been in.
terviewed by our manager about q job.
he seemed to At the place and was
told to begin work. rhen the man.
ager recalled that he had missed one
point.
20, George" he asked, do you
smoker"
mot durin' work hours" the kid
answered. But I'll take one and
smoke 1t after supper II It's all the
same to you"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-09-19
FARMERS ASKING FEDERAL AID
Organized Effort Will Be Made B!
Union In Behalf Of Producer.

Organized Effort viii Be Made BY
Union In Behalf Of Producer.
Two great questions which will be
before the Farmers Union during the
coming year are "A System for Mar
keting Farm Products" and Cheaper
Financing of Farming.
Government aid will be sought after
in solving both problems. The farm
ers want money direct from the gov
eminent to aid in handling the non.
perishable crops. They have decided
to put a strong committee in Washing
ton this winter with the determination
that congress shall recognize the pro-
Queer.
The exact me thod which will be
best for financing and marketing the
productiones of the farm has not been
determined. The matter will be dis
cussed during the coming months In
thousands Of locals in the % states
which are now organized by the union.