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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
GIFFIN
is ON TRIAL
WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
OF HER HUSBAND WILL Make
CLAIM OF SELF DEFENSE.

Ipswich, S. D.-Court opened here
yesterday morning with Judge j. H..
Bottum presiding. The first case OF
Importance taken up, following the
reading of the calendar. was that OF
State VS.. CLARENCE Johnson OF Aber-
deem, charged with robbing the
Farmers State bank OF Nina. John
son pleaded guilty to the charge
and G. o. Newcomb, attorney for
the defense, introduced testimony as
to character so as to assist the court
in determining the extent of sen
tence. Sentence will be pronounced
at the conclusion of the Giftin case
probably Friday.
The case of State VS.. Maud GitflI
of Leola, charged with the killins
of her husband, was called. and ih'
balance of the day spent in securin;
| talesmen AT the hour of adjourn
ment last evening only four juror
had been impannelled. From th'
questions being put to the jurors il
the course of examination it ap
pears the defense will put up a cas-
of self defense.
States Attorney S. S Acker o
Leola, MCPHERSON county. is bcin
assisted by Judge A. w. Campbell
in the prosecution, while L.
Van Clyke of Aberdeen. +. G. sigle
OF Leola and NJ Pin Beebe of lpS
wich are appearing for the defense
| A. J.. Bartlett OF Leola, it is under
stood, will also take part in tn
prosecution.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
AIRSHIPS LOOK
FOR SUBMARINE
SEVERAL OF THEM LEAVE FOR
WHITESAND EAY WHERE
BRITISH VESSEL WENT
DOWN.

Plymouth, England (Bulletin) -
The submarine Al" was located
late today on the bottom at depth
of 200 feet in Plymouth sound.
Plymouth, England.-The services
of a number OF aviators have been en-
listed in the search for the Brltisa
submarine At which, wl'A
it's crew OF eleven. disappeared on
January 16, during maneuvers IN
Whitesand bay. Several hydroaero-
planes attached to the British navy
left for Whitesand bay to assist III
the search for the missing submarine
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
ADV VANTAGE TO
". S. BY LAWS
BRITISH FINANClER SAYS CUR
RENCN L.AM MAKES THIS
COu NTRY FACTOR in
WORLD TODAY.

London. England The United
States tariff act and the currency bill
passed by the American congress
were the most important events OF
year 1913 in the commercial world
according TO Sir Felix Schuster, gov
ernor OF the Union of London and
Smiths Bank, on his general review
OF the financial and trade outlook,
read at the annual meeting here.
The review in part stated: fhese
two measures must have far reaching
consequences, Tor they have made the
United States more formidable
competitor than ever before, not
only as regards international com
merce, but as threatening London S
position as the center of information
al banking
Sir FELIX declared in the discus
sion that he held no doubt that com
merce would he greatly stimulated by
these enactments.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
BOARD MAY TRY
OTHER SYSTEM
DISCUSSES PLAN TO DIVIDE COM
NuSSIONERS' WORK BY COM
MITTElIS.

Division of the work of the board
Of county commissioners by commit
ees is possible change to be made
oy that body at its next meeting Oh
rebruary g. The matter was discuss
ID at length at an extended session
leld before the board adjourned at
l2:30 O'Clock last evening.
The committee plan is in use by
boards of supervisors and commits
ioners in nearly every state and has
been found to expedite business con
,iderably. BY placing one member on
he board in charge of one branch oil
the county work. it has tended to
qualify each member as an expert III
one particular line and added to the
general usefulness of the board.
The late session of the board laS'
night was necessitated by the non-ai'
rival of surety bonds from banks des
ignated at depositaries at Ethan an'
| Mt Vernon Late in the afternoon the
banks were reached by telephone ant
the bonds reached the city on th
might trains from the east and south
The board gave its formal approx
al of the surety bonds for $1,000
furnished by each of the four bank
of Mitchell and OF the $4,000 bond
given by each OF the two banks !,
Mt Vernon and Ethan. The Mitche
institutions heretofore have give
bonds in the sum of $50, 200 annual
but the reduction was made becaus
OF the fact that their deposits rarel
exceeded more than $4,000 each.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
FIVE BILLS READY
IN CONGRESS FOR
TRUST PROGRAM
Measures Embody Sug-
gestions Made by
the President.
LEADERS CONFER
Go Over Tentative Drafts of
Measures With the Pres
ident,
LEADERS CONFER

Sioux Falls, S. d. Judge Willard
his decision in which he holds that a
> !. cent passenger rate is valid and
shall go into effect in South Dakota.
He holds unconstitutional the action
taken by the state to put into effecta
2-cent rate, holding that a 2-cent
fare would be confiscatory
This is the first judicial decision
upon litigation which already is six
years old. Two successive legislatur-
es passed laws reducing the rate of
passenger fare in this state. 1t was
first fixed at , Y cents and, after that
was tied up by the railroads through
the federal courts, the legislature
passed another law naming 2 cents as
the fare.
The case remained dormant until
the Minnesota rate cases went
through the United States supreme
court and as these were won by Min
nesota it was believed that the state
would secure at least 21la cent
fare.
The questions of fact raised by the
case were referred TO Special Master
Gates, now member of the state
supreme court. The presentation was
in charge OF p. w Dougherty, attor-
ney for the railroad commission. The
finding of Gates was that a = Y cent
fare would not be confiscatory and
| should be established but that a 2
cent fare would be too low This der
cision has now been confirmed by
Judge Willard, who came into the
Lease during the temporary vacancy
caused by the promotion Of Judge
Garland TO the interstate commerce
Icoprt
III the railroad companies appeal TO
the circnit court Of appeals and then
to the United States supreme court.
as is probable, the case VIII be tied
up for several more years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
LOWER PASSENGER
RATES AWARDED TO /
STATE BY DECISION
Judge Willard Author
iZes , l. , Cent Fare
in S. D.
AFFIRMS IA A S | E K
Federal Judge Approves Re
port Made by Referee in
Noted Case.
AFFIRMS MASTER.

Washington, ID. C.-Five bills to
carry out the presidents trust mes
sage are being completed in congress
today. The bills will embrace the
following:
Prohibition of interlocking direc-
torates in interstate corporatlohs'
railroads and banks.
Empowering the interstate com
merce commission to regulate the is
suanca of railroad stocks and bonds.
A sherman Law definitions bill,
which Will define specifically what
constitutes a conspiracy i'll restraint
oil trade.
\ general trades relations meas
ure, seeking to eliminate cut
throat" competitive business, winch
would provide punishment for lndi-
viduals instead OF for business and
make it possible for firms or indi-
viduals injured by unlawful busl-
ness restraint TO avail themselves OF
findings against combinations and
10 institute suits in equity for relief.
Following conference last night
at The White House, members OF the
House judiciary and Senate interstate
commerce committees went TO the
capitol with the program as outlined
i'm mind and revision OF tentative
drafts of the measures already pre-
pared We're undertaken.
Senator Newlands. chairman OF the
committee which will have charge ol
the legislation in the Senate, aht
Chairman Clayton and Representa-
tives Carlin and Floyd of the House
judiciary subcommittee on trust leg
islation, were in conference With the
president
The president indicated today tina
while he hope. that as many as pos
sible which he recommended IN M
December message should De iake'
up. he would be satisfied if, besid'
the regular appropriation OF bill
and the Alaskan question, Legislation
could be enacted on rural credits IL
addition to the points which he EN-
phasized in yesterdays message, be
fore adjournment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
HOW TO BEAT
MONTE CARLO

London. England DR.. Ernest Vii
liers Appleby, formerly lecturer at
the University of Minnesota, astonlsh
ed the court OF the kings bench WITH
the stories of his successes at Monte
Carlo. He was giving evidence in the
suit brought by linn TO recover $50
600 from the Baroness May De Pail
ande. an American whose family lives
in Chicago.
Appleby who was the husband of
the late Carnelia Day Wilder Appleby
of ST. Paul, Mimi, and also rela-
tive of the Duke of Clarendon, said
| he had Invested" at Monte Carlo
always winning, but he defused tc
disclose his system. He said in one
year his profits We're over $4,000
Appleby, whose wife died in 1900
left ST. Paul in 1909 and has since
resided in London,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
RECEIVERS SPEECH AS
RESULT OF OPERATION

Rapid City, S. D.-yAfter having
been speechless for a period of four
years. John Platt, Il we'll known citl-
zen of Rapid City, suddenly recover
ed his speech. Four years ago he sur
fered a stroke of paralysis, which at
fected his vocal chords in such way
that he lost the power of speech. Re-
Gently it was discovered that his loss
of speech was due to displacement
of the yertefra at some part of the
spine, and an operation was perform
ed, with the result that Mr.. Platt
again is able to converse with his
friends as freely as before he was
rendered speechless four years ago
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
TAKEN
BY REPORTERS
MEM YCRl SHEEiFi3 GUARDS
BEAKDSLEN HOME FOR FIVE
HOURS AFTER THE cap
TURE.'

Mavyille. N. " Edward Boards
lev, the Chautauqua county outlaw,
who for over a week has defied the
efforts of Sheriff Anderson and u
posse of deputies to arrest him, to-
day gave himself up to party OF
men. He accompanied
them to hotel in this village and
later was locked in Jail. Sheriff An
derson and posse maintained their
guard for five hours after the cap
ture" occurred.
Beardsley actually gave himself up
to c. d. Backus. a local hotel man,
although the newspapermen We're ac-
tive in the capture. Backus who was
appointed a deputy sheriff, effected
the capture in keeping with plan
agreed upon between him and Beard
slew Yesterday The outlaw was talk
Ell to the hotel for breakfast and TIC
IA barber shop, and then walked tc
the sheriff's office where he formally
gave himself into the custody OF the
law.
He is charged With assault in the
first degree for shooting Overseer O
the Poor Putnam. For eight day:
Beardsley was barricaded in his farm
house and remained in open defiance
of the law. The situation tinall,
dwindled into a burlesque with the
outlaw in the principal role. HI
turned his notoriety into money b.
the sale of autograph post cards ant
by posing for photographers ant
moving picture men.
Beardsley shot Putnam as the lat
ter was about TO take the outlaw
nine children to a county Institution
He barricaded his farmhouse am
kept the sheriff and his posse OF :
at bay by threatening to use hi
children as shield against thei
bullets.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
EUGENICS SLAW al.s
HELD INVALID
WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT DE-
CLARES 1T CONFLICTS WITH
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND
HALTS MARRIAGE.

Madison, Wis Attorney-Genera
owen today issued an order authoriz-
ing District Attorney Yockey of Mil
waukee to take an appeal to the SUI
preme court from Judge Esch weiler's
ruling of yesterday in which he de-
clared unconstitutiona the Wisconsin
eugenic law
Milwaukee, Wis The Wisconsin
engenic law, regulating the issuance
of marriage licenses, was held uncon-
stitutional by Circuit Court Judge
Eschweiler. Among other things the
court says the law which provides
for Il physicians certificate of health
including the Wasserman test is vio-
late of the rights secured by the con-
Istitution and conflicts with religious
liberty because it tends to halt mar
riage.
The court held that if state
wishes to exercise the right Of pre-
| venting undesirables from marriage
| ii should assume the burden of weed
ing out the unfit thereby and not
cast upon the fit an unfair demand
and thus materially impair an inalien
able right. The court held it legis-
llative right to demand tests from men
only and not from women.
The supreme court, it is expected,
will be asked for final ruling on
the constitutionality of the meas
ure.
! The case was taken to the courts
by Alfred Peterson who was re-
fused a marriage license without q
health certificate on January 2. Tho
!, decision will enable him to securt
"A marriage license without a medi
cal examination.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
LIQUOR MEN OF.
STATE CONVENE
MEETING AT DEADWOOD TODAY
EXPECTED 10 TAKE STEPS
AGAINST WOMAN SUF-
EItAGE.

Deadwood. S. With nearly one
hundred delegates present, tho
South Dakota Liquor dealers associa-
tion convenes here today in annual
session. Some Chicago and Wiscon-
sin liquor men also are present.
Every effort to prevent publicity has
been used, few knowing there was
to be any convention until the dele
gates arrived this morning. 1t is
believed that secret and drastic ac-
ton looking to the defeat of woman
suffrage in South Dakota will be
taken. Active corporation will be
given by the national liquor dealers
organization along this line
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
SULZER ASKED
TO TELL STORY
is GIFTED TODAY TO TELL DIS
TRiCT ATTORNEY WHAT HE
KNOWS ABOUT TAAlMANI.

New York Former Governor
Sulzer, now assemblyman, is the chief
witness cited TO appear today in the
resumption of the so-called John
Doe inquiry into political graft, es-
pecially as concerning state road con
struction. Sulzer is asked To relate
under oath charges made before ana
after his removal as governor against
Tammany hall. 1T is understood mat
District Attorney Whitman insisted
that Sulzer should sign a waiver ~
immunity before taking the stand,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
NORTH DAKOTA
MAN REJECTED
OTTO MYERS NOMINATION. AS
REC CEiNER AT DICKINSON
REFLECTED BY SENATE COM
MITTEE.

Washington, ID. G.. The Senate
public lands committee today oted
to report adversely on the nomina-
ton of Otto X. Myer OF Dickinson,
n d.. TO be receiver of public mon
eys at Dickinson.
Former Governor Burke Of North
Dakota, now Treasurer OF the United
States. appeared against Myers. 1t
was charged that Myer conducted a
hotel bar in violation of the state
prohibition law and paid Frequent
fines Since he appeared before the
committee last June, he has gone in
to the drug business and taken out
"A federal liunOr licenSe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
DAVIS PISTOLS
TO DAUGHTER
WEAPONS TAKEN FROM CONFED-
ERATE PRESIDENT RESTORED
TO FAMILY BY WAR DE-
PNRTMENy.

Washington, ID. c.. Jefferson
Davis two dueling pistols, and
double barrelled pistol and appurtan-
ces. seized by union troops near the
close OF the civil ar, which have
been in the custody OF the war de-
partment for nearly fifty years, VIII
be returned to Joseph A. Hayes OF
Colorado, whose wife is the eldest
daughter OF the former president o
the confederacy. This Wa announced
today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
ARTESIAN MAN
BUYS RANCH
DEMITT SECURES FRANK
STANTON PROPERTY. NEAR
RAPID CITY FOR %G7 900.

Rapid City, s Done of the larg-
est sales in years west of the Mis-
souri, river in this state was record
ed when Grant Dewitt. a farmer OF
Artesian, this state, purchased the
Frank Stanton ranch near here for
S66,960 The ranch is located on
Spring Creek, 80 miles southeast of
here ana is regarded as fine land.
The new owner vii take charge al
once and commence modern improve
mentS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
LINER COULD
PASS CANAL
is so FAR COMPLETED ALREADY
THAT BIG VESSEL COULD NOW
GO THROUGT 1T.

Panama Panama canal has
reached such a condition OF comple-
ton that large ocean liner could
now pass through, according to Col.
.Goethals. Goethals plans 10 send a
Panama railroad steamer through the
canal in April
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
THE WEATHER

Iowa: Generally fair tonight and
Slightly colder in the east
portion tonight. .s
North and South Dakota: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Thursday Not
much change in temperature.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
FIRST STRAW HAT OF
1914 SEEN IN MOBILE

Mobile, Ala,-The first straw hat
of 1914 appeared here today. with
the springlike weather prevailing.
Straw hats usually are not worn here
until March /.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22

O. l.. Leland yesterday returned
from Pierre, where he purchased the
Christensen studio. He intends to
consolidate the work of the Mitchell
and Pierre studios under one pro-
fessioDal management
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
MYSTERY MAN
WORTH FORTUNE
NORTH DAKoyAN SANS HE is 5
\. CALDWELL, WHO blSaf-
PEARED FROM HOME
SEVEN YEARS AGO.

ST. Paul, Mimi j. c. r." the
man OF mystery, who could not re
member his name, recently escaped
from the Rochester hospital, and now
is at AN Oak Forest, Illinois, infirn-
ary. is Jaw Allen Caldwell. OF Taylor
N. d.. in the opinion OF Adam Iefor
of Taylor. n. d.. here today Lelof
knew him from his boyhood. lie dis
appeared seven years ago ana IS
worth $500, 600, according to lefor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22

T. ]. Morgans, secretary of the
Commercial club, viii speak tomor-
row evening at Fulton at mass
meeting, when the advisability OF or
ganizing commercial club Will be
discussed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-09
MARKED CHANGES.

The Curtis & Yale Co. has dis
carded its 22x3O 800 horse-po Nord-
berg engine and installed in its place
new 600 horse powder generator. A
new switch board was also put in, on
account of the new generator, both of
which being furnished by the Allis-
Chalmers Co. of Milwaukee. Instead
of the former main line of shafting
and large line of belts the various
machires are now run by motors,
either individually or in groups.
This is great saving in expense.
cutting down the power consumption
about one-third.
The company has also replaced the
old dust collector system by new
device, costing several thousand doa-
lars 10 install it,
The factory is busily engaged daily,
turning out vast quantities of It's
popular product and is becoming
yearly more famous in manufacture
ing and building circles, not only In
this country but the older countries
as well.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-09
THE STORM AT MARATHON.

Tho Northwestern Railroad compa-
nv is a heavy loser on account of the
storm. Three bridges were torn out
by the water between Marathon and
Stratford and there were several bad
washouts, altogether about 5000 feet
of track being washed out, one
washout near Edgar being 1900
feet long. There have been no
trains since Wednesday even
ing and train services cannot be res
tored until tonight or tomorrow
morning. The management is doing
everything in its power to restore the
service. Three crews numbering in
all about $50 men are hard at work to
oct the track in shape to enable trains
to pass. lit will require over 300 car
loads of gravel to fill the washouts. In
spite of the heavy rain, there has been
hardly any damage done TO the crops.
The Rib river rose to high water
mark yesterday morning and the val
ley north of the village resembled a
big Marathon Times, June 5th
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-09
ARTICLES SHOULD
BE CENSORED

Articles in the Record Herald Affect
ing the good name of our city, written
by kid reporters, should be censored
by older and more experienced heads
of that journal, it would then not
have to come back the next
day making embarrassing admis-
sions that the reports were not
founded on fact. In the suicide of
Henry Herdt, everything possible was
done for him; that the little money he
had was not taken from him at the
county hospital as the R.-H. writer
would infer. He was in the hands of
his relatives and they chose to pay
the bills and to regulate the length of
time he should remain. The people of
Wausau are in no way to blame for
Mr.. Herdt's illness, nor the deplorable
condition of his family in Russia.
The fact is it is one of these unfor-
tunate cases the true inwardness of
which does not come to the surface.
The writer of the long drawn out tale
of woe in the R-H. cannot have lived
long in Wausau or he would know
that our people are not in the habit
of drifting the distressed to.suiciGe by
Lot giving them helping hand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-09
DEATH OF BENZ. JONES'

Word has reached this city of the
death of Benjamin Jones, which oc-
CURED in Sheldon, Ia, on the 9th
day Of May, 1914. AT the age of 80
years ii months and II days. Mr..
Jones came to Wausau in 1851,
when a young nan and COM
menced work in the pinery. He
was united in marriage to Miss
Margaret Edwards in 1861 and
continued To reside here until 1872
During his life here he was counted
upon as one of our most prominent
citizens. He accumulated consider
able wealth in umbering. Since 1872
he has resided in Sheldon, la. He
has been a banker of prominence
and very large dealer in grain, etc.
He retired from active business some
ten years ago. Mr.. Jones has always
kept in touch with his Wausall
friends.
Benjamin Jones was born in Oneida
county, n Y, in 1853. He was edu-
Gated in st. Louis. He is survived
by his wife of SO years, two daugh-
tiers aud one son.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-09
PUBLIC MEETING.

Last night the opera house was
filled, it being the occasion of the
public meeting arranged to welcome
the Elks to our city. +. z. Regner,
in behalf of Mayor Ringle, who is alb
sent from the city, was to have given
an address of welcome to the Elks,
but as several of the speakers who
were to have been here had not ar
rived, Mr.. Regner did not deliver his
prepared address, but talked about
the Elks' convention which was to
open the next day, and closed by in
Producing Judge John G. Karel, the
Grand Exalted Ruler Of the B. F. O.
E. of Wisconsin, who made rousing
speech of half an hour, mostly upon
the order of Elks. He paid high
tribute to Wausau and its people. His
remarks were frequently applaud
ed, showing that his audience
was highly pleased. Judge Karel pre-
dicted that the Elks' convention
which is to be held i'm Wausau to-
day and tomorrow would be the larg-
est and best ever held in Wisconsin.
He dwelt at some length upon the
property which had recently been
purchased by the local Elks in Wau-
sau; he said that right here should be
erected an Elks' home that would not
only be credit to our city but also
to the state, that it should be made
civic center where al matters per-
tanning to the welfare of our city
should be discussed. He knew that
the citizens of Wausau with their
push, energy and civic pride would
erect such building.
Following the speeches, manager
Cone had arranged for a couple OF
vaudeville acts-one !. song and dance
stunt which was one of the best
things OF the. kind ever seen in the
city and the other Mcconnell and Aus
tn in bicycle riding This alone is
worth going long ways 70 see.