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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
Million Dollars in Damage is
Estimate Placed in Los
Angeles Today.
SUNNY SKIES OVER
PORTION OF STATE
Santa Barbara Still In Rain Belt
Heaviest Losses arc Believed to
Have Been Sustained There-Trans.
porta:ion Is Badly Crippled.

Los Angeles, Jan. 27.-With a num-
Der OF drownings and all forms OF ov-
erland transportation either tied up or
Handicapped seriously, train loads of
passengers are marooned in this sec
ton Of the state.
Damage to the extent of more than
million dollars resulted from the
unprecedented storm which has been
raging since Saturday.
There Is prospect Of relief with
sunny skies.
The rainfall for twenty-four hours
ending at midnight was 2.96 inches,
making total for the season of 14.32
inches. It Is reported that it is still
raining at Santa Barbara, where the
greatest damage has been done.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
ELECT !: PUGs
Seven Former Ring Men in the Ma.
r" sachuaetts Assembly.

seven Former Ring Men I'm the Mas
,rs sachusetts Assembly.
Boston. Jan. 27.-The Massachu-
setts legislature includes seven former
professional boxers, it was brought
out Monday during q hearing on bills
processing the regulations for. boxing
Representative Lewis r.
Sullivan. after describing his own ring
experience, declared boxing the best
type Of citizenship. When asked
when boxing ceased to be boxing and
became lighting, he said, when you
take the gloves. off,"
,s., Representative John F., sheehan
said he had won three boxing cham
pionships, and to demonstrate to the
committee what his idea Of boxing 10
he volunteered to put on the gloves
with some Of his colleagues who had
had ring experience, but the offer
was declined. .,.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
G0||h||PE:Rs|| ! 70 GIVE.
ERs|lo1l'lIKA|E
Federation President. Will
Answer. Meyers Charge in
Address Thursday.

indianapolis, Jan. 27.-Samuel
Gompers. president Of the American
Federation Of Labor, will arrive here
Thursday to speak before the United
Mine Workers convention.
Gompers will explain the action of
the executive council Of the federation
in connection with charges made in
the convention yesterday by Charles
H. Meyer, that If the copper strike in
Michigan is lost. 1t will be due entire
ly to the inactivity Of the executive
council Of the American Federation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
BIG FRAUD CHARGED.

Crookston. Minn., Jan. 27.-Charg-
ed with operating an illegal system by
which farmers of the northwest have
been mulcted Of over 100000, Simon
P. Lesselyoung, of Minneapolis. was
arrested today at Red Lake Falls.
Minn., by Inspector r. NJ. Hugdal, o.,
the United States postal service. The
system Of alleged Indicating included
the signing Of notes for carrying
amounts in consideration Of handling
the sale of farm products and of buy
ing commodities. Cabinets of medi-
cines also are included in the deal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27


Arthur A. Mclean, long treasurer
of the democratic state committee of
New York. and close friend Of Charles
F. Murphy. boss Of Tammany and till
recently democratic leader In the
state. has pleaded guilty In court to
the charge of receiving campaign con-
tributions from contractors on state
work. As treasurer Of the committee
he received contributions from COM
panies engaged on construction WORK
for the state in violation Of an act
passed few years ago. This was the
first definite result Of an investigation
into grating in connection with con-
tractors on state roads and the Erie
Canal. Other men have been indicted
and will be tried later.
Since District Attorney Whitman.
who prosecuted the case. believed that
Mclean had no criminal intent, but
merely followed long-established
policy of his committee. he consented
to q suspension Of sentence rather
than fine or imprisonment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
TWO DIE OF FUMES

-Four Are Affected.
Milwaukee. Jan. ga baby and a
young woman were killed, and the
parents of the child are overcome and
in q precarious condition at hospi-
tai as the result Of inhaling fuel gas
fumes while asleep at the home of the
couple last night. Miss Nettie Davey.
aged 1a. of Wheeler, Wisconsin. and
her nephew Wilma Bagemihl. 23 days
old. dead, and the parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bagemihl. were overcome.
The discovery was made by a nurse
who visited the fat just before noon.
She was nearly overcome in attempt
ing to carry the stricken ones from
the house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
HORSE THIEF PREVENTION
IS APPLIED TO AUTOS
lRemarkablc Growth OF the Use of
Machines Shown In Council
Bluffs Gathering Today.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 27.-The
increase In the use Of automobiles by
farmers was never more clearly dem-
onstrated than here, when the Anti
Horse Thief associatfon. in existence
for forty years. voted unanimously to
list Of farm property coming under
their protection.
"Joy riders are to be classed ~
great pest as horse thieves.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27

Tho st. yohphS Commercial club,
which has up the. movement
g raise tho stAn Nan quarantine. de-
cleres there nre MY q few cases In
them are light Nth no danger Of q
general epidefd;S -.
1t was the 6ninion government
that took up fh alnallpox question,
establtshtnS the border. quarantine,
omcialse et varo60 ipoints on the line
between North kota and Manitoba
were detailed "a enforce the quaran-
tine regulationG
st. John people haintain that there
are just as maHX smallpox cases In
Manitoba - tass Are in North Da-
kota. =. ". - s,x w .s.,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
FIIzSMMOnS EARS TO
GAIN PLACE N BOXING

One Time Hcavyweight Ring Cham.
mon Doesn't Secure Injunction
Against Ruling.
New York, Jan. 27.-The supreme
court today denied the application of
Robert Fitzsimmons, one time heavy
weight ring champion. for an injunc-
ton restraining the New York athletic
commission from refusing to sanction
participation in boxing
exhibitions. The commission held
that Fitzsimmons, aged 81 years, 10
too old to enter the ring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
IS AN EXPERIMENT
Nothing Entirely Definite Yet on
Which to Place Hope for Can

which to Place Hope for Can
Ger Cure.
Washington. Jan. 27.-Radium an
q cancer cure is still in the expert
mental stage and Its use in the treat
ment of an internal cancer results
fatally In large percentage Of cases,
according to testimony before the
house mines committee by Dr.. VIII
liam Campbell. director Of the radium
clinic Of Pennsylvania. Campbell told
the committee that as far as deeper
cancers are concerned, I'VE cannot
treatment will be-"
The witness said that two out Of
every five patients treated by him
for cancer had died. He added that
all the cases were where the disease
would have resulted fatally in q few
months without treatment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
MADE.A HERMIT

Unique Sentence Imposed on AGED
Californian. So.
Gan Jose. Cal, Jan. 27.-Erank e.
Murray. the convicted forger. was
sentenced by. Superior Judge William
Bsasley Monday Co serve two years as
Q hermit in the mountains 20, miles
from here. Because Murray was IS
10 give him M a ' jail 80 sentence. ten rhs The
deputy, sheriff took the prisoner to
the mountains today.
One Of the conditions Of the SEN
tence 10 that Murray may accept en-
ployment but must not visit Z, city
or town in two yoars, The court Will
keep in touch with him during that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
OKLAHOMA CITY
NEGRO IS HANGED
Murderer of Travelling Sales
man Strung up by Friends
of the Victim.

Muskogee. Okla. Jan. 37.-Benja.
min Dickerson. q negro charged with
the murder Of w. A. Chafin, q travel
ing salesman at Oklahoma City, was
removed from the Purcell jail by q
mob, taken to Noble, nine miles north
and hanged.
The lynchers rode in several score
of automobiles, and are said to have
come from Oklahoma City.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
BOYS PIG CLUBS ORGANIZED.
Department of Agriculture Now
Striving to Interest South,


Striving to Interest South.
Washington. Jan. REORGANIZATION
of boys pig clubs" in the southern
states is the latest step taken by the
department OF agriculture as means
of reducing the high cost Of living.
The department is endeavoring to
interest the young southern farmer in
the breeding Of good hogs. the object
being to raise at least enough pork
BILE, surplus for the market.
1t is pointed out that pork can be
produced so as to sell cheaper than
beef.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
BOOK CHARACTER EXPIRES.
Rev. Bulkeley Jones. Who Figured in
Tom Browns School Days.

London, Jan. 27.-Announcement
was made here today of the death in
North Wales yesterday of the Rev.
Bulkeley owen Jones, chancellor Of
the Cathedral Of st. Asaph. He was
80 years old. Rev. Mr.. Jones was the
original "slonler Williams" char
acter in Hughes tom Browns School
Days"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
"CATCH MY PAL" MAN COMES.
Rev. Robert j. Patterson Arrives tc
Spread TcmpeT8nce

New York, Jan. 27.-Rev. Robert
J. Patterson. founder OF the temper
ance order in Englandssknown as the
Catch My Pal" movement, which has
spread as far as Australia and Canada.
arrived yesterday on the steamship
Cedric to lecture for the National Re-
form Association of America.
Each convert to temperance has to
promise to convert his best friend.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
BIGGEST BANK WILL JOIN.

New York, Jan. 27.-Directors Of
the National City bank, the largest
financial institution in the United
States, are expected to join the fed
eral reserve system today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
find EVIDENCE
Of new Pot N.
''kRA|FcAENkQ I
Commission Hears Witness
In Relation to Attempt at
Collecting Reward.
WITHHELD WORD
FROM OFFICIALS
IL s5l e.
Former Police Claer aIcRae, Chief
Elliott and two Others Involved
Attorney Is Unwilling Witness Before
the Board Of Inquiry. stin sitting.

VuNApcSs Jdu. Ais- 66nS6tlOu0A
new details were told at the royal
commission yesterday of how ex-Chief
McRae, Irvine Winsowf manager Of
the Security Warehouse company;
Chief Elliott of the provincial police,
TO the Burriss block On the night
Krafchenko was captured. Their
idea was to fOrestall the police and se-
cure the reward.
In the words Of Mr.. Winslow, when
they reached the block the big police
automobile,was at the door, the detec-
tiyes were inside and the bird had
flown." sl.,.s
It, developed that the quartet learn
Cd Of the whereabouts Of Krafchenko
even while the members Of the Winni-
peg police force were searching the
The four men were in the ONCE Of that
building at the time and before they
loft for the Burriss block a cut and
dried arrangement was made that ex-
Chief McRae was to get two-thirds Of
the reward while Mr.. Winslow was to
get one-third.
Holt Not Included.
Frank Holt, the young warehouse
clerk who tipped them of, was not to
In the story that was unfolded
through the evidence OF several wit
nesses it developed that Holt had
made a complete confession of his
share In the plot to hide Krafchen-
ko at o'clock on the Sunday night
the bandit was captured. This was at
least two hours before Buxton had
made his confession at the police sta
ton, SO that in any event the capture
Of Krafcheng0 was made q certainty
that night.
Holt. the employe Of the Security
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
DROPS DEAD

Representative Of American Rail-
roads in Winnipeg Dead.
Winnipeg. Jan. 27.-Daniel t>arker,
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee sed
st. Paul railway in this city, dropped
dead this morning from heart disease.
Parker had been representing United
States railways in this city for many
years. He was agent for the Northern
Pacific for ten years up to the time
that company withdrew their termin-
ais from Winnipeg. .5
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
BLow AT INSANITY FLEA.
New York Bar comniesee Wm Al.
Law to Place Penalty.

Law to FlAce Penalty. III
Buffalo, N. Y.,eJan. 27.-A commit.
tee Of the New York Bar association
at meeting this month win recoms
mend the enactment OF . law to pro.
vide that jury in a murder caSc q
which insanity plea has been uSed q
a defense.. may return verdict Of.
convicted will be subpect to terms 81
imprisonment ii, Matteawan or. DIn-s
nemora equal to that provided 4 3Ors
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-27
HIT LOCAL HOUSES
Normal Board of Control May EN-.
ploy New Method OF Buying
Supplies.

Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 27.-The state
normal board Of control is holding a
meeting here today, and will discuss
supplies OF various institutions, along
the same plan used now by the board
of control Of charitable and penal in
stitutions.
Normal supplies are now purchased
ppoy,r 1nooJ 1.1,,~o.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

DR.. T. B. Larrabee, osteopath. d-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
j. 5. PROTESTS
AGAINST SEIZURE
OF OIL STEAMER
Prize Court is Expected to Deter
mine Status of Ship Held by
the British.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 24.-The
United States yesterday protested to
Great Britain against the recent
seizure of the Platuria, a tank
steamer owned by the Standard Oil
company, now detained at Lewis
Island, Scotland.
This protest is identical to the
one filed in the case of the Brindil-
la, held at Halifax, N. S., and re-
quests the immediate release of the
ship.
Inasmuch as the admiralty court
at Halifax already has begun pro-
ceedings to determine whether the
Brindilla is a prize, the British gov
eminent is expected formally to de-
cline to release the vessel until a
decision is rendered. A prize court,
it is believed, will be similarly call
ed to determine the status of the
Platuria.
According to we'll informed opin-
ion here both vessels probably will
be released, unless reports that the
vessels were acting suspiciously and
steering out of their regular course
result in proof that they were en-
gagged in an unneutral service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

for TIE schools isn't all. We've got
two nigh schoo' in the county where
they are maxim teachers and every
once in a while a check comes from
Des Moines to help pay for that work.
And over in the next county they are
organizing a consolidated school with
everything right up to the minute and
they are going to bet bonus out OF
my Sc sent to Des Moines.
o, yes, almost forgot; we had .
fine county fair and they sent us a
check to help pay the premiums, and
last winter we had farmers insti-
tute and got check for that from
those fellows in the state house.
BY the way happened over t Ames
some time ago and they was building
fine new building at the college, and
was told it was being paid for also
by the state out of it's funds, not the
"millage taxes" so they said. And
learn they are also doing some build.
ing che same way at some OF the
other institutions. They must slice
my Sc down into pretty thin slices.
By the way, there was an inspector
fellow here the other day and he
lacked up some of the farmers over on
the bottoms for not keeping their
barns clean where they milk the
cows. That suited me. And then he
told our butter maker whole lot
about maxim good butter. Over in
town, so l read in the paper, they put
the screws to some Of the fellows sell
ing coal short weight, and that was
because another inspector man was on
the job. Then over in the south end
they caught a fellow that had been
burnin' the barns and sent him up for
a long time. That was a good job
And | learn that all these inspector
men-and they don't live at Des
Moines either-are paid out OF my st
| sent up to Des Moines. Maybe after
all they do pretty we'll to make that
state money 20 round so far. II we'd
only get as much for every dollar we
send down to Washington as we do
from the state money we wouldn't
have to be lodging the tax collector
and hiding the gas engine in the barn.
It's taken a lot of figuring to work
it out just this way; but you can bank
on the figures as being correct. Any
body can get the facts and do the fg'
uring if he's got pencil.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
A TRUCE IS DE-
CLARED AT NAC0
Villa Carranza Forces on Border
Suspend Hostilities.

Naco, Ariz., Oct. PA truce was
declared late yesterday between the
Carranza garrison at Naco, Sonora,
and the Villa attackers.
Pending the final solution of the
peace problem by the convention at
Aguas Calientes, Gen. Benjamin Hill
and Governor Maytorena have sus-
pended hostilities. Maytorena troops
are now racing toward point thir-
ty-five kilometres southwark.
Peace Commissioner Ramon Sosa
from the convention obtained ces-
sation of hostilities after three days
parleying with the two factions.
Maytorena previously had readily
agreed to retire ten kilometers but
failed to effect any backward move
ment until yesterday. Thursday
night the firing was unusually
heavy.
Serious admonitions from the
Oulteu oIdleS So'el AlheHI LII ouSh
officers of the border patrol here are
reported to have been the convinc-
ing arguments that moved the Mex
lean leader.
Since Get. 2 there has been a
bombardment of Naco, Sonora,
which has been but little less effect
i've against this American town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
PERRY POLICEMAN
SHOOTS ANOTHER
DURING A FIGHT
Old Differences Lead to Shooting of
J. S. O'Malley, Who Was
Painfully Wounded.

Perry, Ia, Oct. 24.-Following an
alteration caused by differences of
old standing J. S. OMalley, a mem
Der of the police force, was shot in
the right arm Thursday night by G.
NJ. Anderson, another member of the
police force. The two men met on
a street corner and after eXchang-
ing a few words O'Malley struck An
derson on the temple, it is said. The
latter fired two shots at O'Malley,
the first missing its mark.
Anderson was relieved of his du-
ties and arrested on a charge Of as
sault with intent to commit murder.
He gave bond in the sum of $1,000
and then swore out an information
charging O'Malley with assault and
battery. The latter also gave bond
for his release.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
SEND
AID TO bELC|ANS
Colonies Contribute 1000 Frozen
Sheep for Stricken People.

London, Oct. 24.-The American
commission for Belgian relief yester-
day received from the Belgian min
lister in London, Count de la Laing
100000 taken from Belgian relief
funds entrusted to the minister. The
commission is now purchasing food
and supplies with this money.
Seven thousand frozen sheep con-
tributed by the Australian colonies,
now en- route to London, will be
transferred to the American commits
sion and Walter Hines Page has
turned over to it $4,000 received
from Robert De Forest. The Bel
gian minister has notified the COM
mission that the shipment of sup
plies from the Brooklyn womens
war relief committee and also the
funds raised in the United States
will be entrusted to the commission
on arrival.
The commission prefers that do
nations for the Belgians made in
the United States take the form OF
foodstuffs shipped in neutral vessels
to Rotterdam.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

caused by an explosion of gasoline
in Water Power garage here yester-
day threatened the entire wholesale
district and burned ten automobiles,
including one owned by c. B.
Rhodes, former industrial commits
sioner. The explosion was heard
through the entire business section
of town. Flames shot clear across
the street to the windows of Huis-
kamp Brothers shoe factory, situat-
ed opposite. The fire department
Immediately got water on the blaze.
The building next door, occupied
by Henry Strickler, manufacturer of
rug fixtures, was damaged. The gar
age building is a total loss. Twenty
five thousand dollars is believed to
be the extent of the fire damage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
THIRTEEN PERISH
IN FLOOD NEAR
SAN ANTONIO
Five Inch Rain in Less Than Three
Hours Makes Surging Torrents
Out of Creeks.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. PA
five inch rain in less than three
hours, early yesterday, caused ff-
teen foot flood in the San Antonio
river here and put the San Pedro
and Alazan creeks out of their banks
from 100 to 1000 feet. Thirteen
deaths by drowning have been re-
ported, with indications that the
record will reach seventeen or more.
All the drownings occurred in the
two creeks, which run through the
city The property damage is esti-
mated at $15O,OOO. The Olmos
creek, which empties into the river
north of the city, was mile out of
it's banks and reached its highest
stage in thirty years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
SOLD Low GRADE
BUTTER TO AMER
lean GOVERNMENT
Irregularity in Deal for Supplies for
Army is Disclosed in Eastern
Probe.

New York, Oct. 24.-An inferior
brand of butter described as untit-to
eat, but bearing the guarantee Of
the New York Mercantile exchange
that it was the best quality, sold to
shipment last June to Vera Cruz for
the use of the United States troops,
according to testimony adduced yes
terday at the inquiry instituted by
State Attorney General Parsons to
determine if butter, egg and cheese
monopoly exists in this city.
The bad butter was detected just
as it was about to be shipped on q
navy transport.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

FOR SALE full blood young
Chester White male hogs and 3
good grade Poland China male
hogs. w. H. Rice, Webster City,
tiff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

Paris, Oct. 24.-Petrograd de-
clares that the Germans continue to
retreat from south of Warsaw and
are now offering little resistance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

London, Oct. 24.-The Vorwaerts
complain that the government is en-
couraging the employment Of pris-
oners Of war in the agricultural dis
tricts in preference to the unemploy-
ed who would be glad to earn the
wage. The prisoners are hired be-
cause they are cheaper, so says a
dispatch from Berlin to Amsterdam.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27

Paris, Oct. 24.-There is no
change in the great battle line in
Belgium and France, although the
allies are more hopeful than they
were a few days ago.
London, Oct. 24.-During the un-
successful march on Warsaw, says a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Moscow, the Germans sent airships
daily to throw bombs into that city
for the purpose of terrifying the
populace. Very little material dam
age was done, but number of per-
sons were killed or wounded. Octo-
Der 10th no fewer than nine were
killed and fifty-six wounded. Many
OF them women and children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
Increase by Clarke

Perhaps, though, you had in mind
your own county of Calhoun, with
which you are. of course. familiar. II
YOU investigated you found these to be
the facts as to valuation:
For the wear 1918, $4,7O9,1 1872
For the wear 1912, 3,114,O4s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-27
kE0kUk HAS
A BIG BLAZE
Damage of $4,000 Is Caused by
Gasoline Explosion in Garage.

Keokuk, Oct. 24.-Fire which was