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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
BATTLE BREWING
OVER SHIP BILL
Republicans to Fight Federal
Ship Purchase PIan-Demo-
Gratis Say They Have
the Votes.

Washington. Jan. 5.--The admins
Lration ship purchase bill was made
the unfinished business If the Senate
today. but was temporarily laid aside
to make way for appropriation bills.
Senator Lodge demanded record vote,
which showed 46 for and 20 against
taking up the bill. Senator Vardanlan
was the only democrat to vote against
the motion.
Senator Cellinger. the republican
leader, declared congress should pass
the supply bills and go home.
This shipping bill lis opening up
great new propositions to the American
people and the country ought to have
time for reflection" he said. adding
that democratic leaders had declared
they had the votes to pass it,"
Yes, we have the votes" reJoined
Senator Stone, and we will put 1t
through II the senators on the other
side will not resort to unusually OBJ
structive tactics.
Senator Lodge served notice on the
democrats that he would resort to ANY
parliamentary procedure to delay &C
lion on the shipping bin IL an attempt
were made to jam II through. He char
acterized the bill as thoroughly vicious
economically and internationally and
Minority Report.
Opposition to ship purchase bill,
:hiefly on the ground that 1t might
)recipitate foreign complications and
Is a tendency toward government own
,rship, was set forth In a minority re-
port of the commerce committee, filed
~ Senators Burton, Nelson, Perkins,
smith, of Michigan, and oliver. That
avery ship under the proposed plan
txWTnY n yrf1 NJ
irawn into the present war" was the
declaration Of the minority.
The report says:
Undoubtedly Ii was one of the in
spring motives, for those who framed
his bill. to release boats which have
been informed as a result of the war.
The president has gone to the almost
unprecedented limits Of using his ut
most endeavors to discourage private
loans to belligerents. Is II consistent
with so strict an application of the neu-
trality policy to make at least indi-
rectly available to one of the belliger-
snts many millions of dollars which
had been unavailable by the accidents
of warp
Concerning the government owner
ship feature OF the bill. the report de-
clares it to be an experiment that can
not be justified by any OF the argu-
ments which apply 20 the taking over
OF a naturally monopolistic public en-
terprise. because the shipping field
is far from naturally monopolistic."
The report also asserts that the plan
would be futile in reducing ocean
rates.
Senator Root, in debate, declared
no measure of equal consequence had
been brought before congress in many
years. 1t was proposed, he said, to
put the government into foreign trade
at a time Of extreme danger. The re-
suit must be. he insisted, to place in
question the good faith OF the United
states itself In carrying goods to bel
ligerents.
Senator Root protested against any
effort to limit debate. ...
Senator Fletcher replied 1t was not
the purpose of the majority to limit
discussion. .-. .. r.. ...
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
CANNON SELDOM SILENT;
STEINBACH BATTLE RACES

Paris. jan 4.-The official state
ment given out in Paris this afternoon
shows that the artillery fighting along
the front is proceeding internationally
and at some points with particular
violence. There have been few infan-
try attacks recently. The French adj
NIT failure in an effort to occupy Ger
man position in the Mouse country.
They claim, however further progress
In Steinbach. The text of the commun-
lcation follows:
From the sea to the Disc. the day
passed in almost complete calm The
weather was rainy. There were artil-
lery exchanges at some points of the
front. III front of Noulettes our heavy
artillery reduced the German batter
les to silence.
ION the Aisne and in Champagne the
cannonading continues violently. Our
batteries showed their superiority and
brought under the reserve forces
of several points OF support held ny
the Germans in the region Of Perthes
and of Mesnil Les Hurlus.
Between the Argonne and the
Mouse, as we'll as on the heights CT
the Meuse, there was intermittent
cannonading. An effort made yester-
day morning by our troops to occupy
Bouequilles did not succeed.
Our advance continued in the for
est OF Lepretre. which Is to the north
west OF Pont a Mousson.
I'm upper Alsace, we occupied an
important height to the west of Ger
nay. A counter attack by the enemy
was repulsed.
"In Steinbach we have taken posses
sion Of the vicinity of the church and
of the cemetery. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
GEDDES TRIAL CLOSES
when JUDGE ADVISES
VERDICT FOR BROOKS
Former Sioux Cityan Freed Of
Murder Charge Under Which
He Was Held.

Wheeler. S. d.. Jan. - Robert
5rooks, a Sioux City gambler, was
acquitted OF the charge OF numbering
William II. Menzie and Miss Blanche
Signal, by jury In the district court
here. The jury acted on the advice OF
Judge Trip. Brooks, who Is an adj
nitted drug fiend. heard the verdict
without showing any sign OF compre-
hension, he had been grilled on the
stand for several hours just previously
and appeared dazed. His wife sitting
beside him smiled contentedly and pat
ted his hand. Later the judge an
nounced they would release Brooks, on
his own recognizance. pending the dis
position of another indictment against
him, charging substantially the same
crime.
Geddes persons who have held to the
sucicide theory since the tragedy,
crowded about Brooks and shook his
hand. Among those who congratulated
the young man enthusiastically were
women who had been In the court room
since the trial began, ready at all times
to applaud any occurrences faVoring
the defense. Two kissed the prisoner.
Diminishing the jury after the defenSe
had completed its case and the state
had rested, Judge Trip advised tho
attorneys that having heard the evil
dence, he had decided to advise the
Jury to acquit. The law OF South Da-
kota does not permit the court to In
struct a jury. In his opinion the court
said the state had failed absolutely to
connect Brooks with the killing The
state agreed that argument would be
useless in view of the courts stand.
while II is not within the power
Of the court, under the laws OF the
state, to direct a verdict or TO decide
any points other than questions OF
law there is yet remaining one point
OF law before this case goes to the
jury" said Judge Trip. That ques-
ton is: rs there any evidence here &c
connect this defendant with the crime?
1t is true that man may be con-
victed on circumstantial evidence, but
the evidence must be OF such a ma
ture as to extinguish any reasonable
hypothesis Of innocence. l do not think
that Is the case here" .
States Attorney Speaks.
Judge Trip said he appreciated the
position Of the states attorney and
invited A. b. Beck to say few words
to the jury explaining why the case
was brought to trial.
\ With tears streaming down his face,
the states attorney told the jury he
was sure that Menzie, who had been
his friend, was not guilty of the muir
der OF the innocent young woman who
died with him in the lumber yard. He
said the case had been prematurely
forced to trial. but that ne yet had
hopes that the murderer would be
brought to justice and the blot cleared
from the name of Menzie, for the sake
of his wife and family.
States Attorney Beck's term of Of
flee will expire tomorrow when his
successor will qualify. Sheriff l.. w.
Rifle, who has been active in the in
vestigation of the murder, also retires.
but ii is stated that the investigation
will not end here.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
URGE BILL TO STOP
CONTRABAND EXPORTS
Hibernians and German Ameri-
cans Present Pleas to House
Committee. p"

Washington, Jan. 4.--'Forbid the ex-
portation OF all munitions of war that
are contraband and you will remove the
excuse for the British conduct which
called forth the note OF protests recent
" sent to London" said Theodore Sutro
of New York, addressing the House
foreign relations committee today in
favor of spending congressional reso-
lutions to stop exports OF war ma
terlals to European belligerents.
Delegations from New York, Phila-
delphia, Chicago, Iowa, and Baltimore,
among them representatives OF the
German American alliance and the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, appeared
In favor of the resolutions. G. J.
Hexamer, of Philadelphia, president Of
the German American alliance, pre-
scented memorials adopted by that or
ganization in many states urging the
adoption Of one of the resolutions.
These memorials included a letter by
Mr.. Hexamer to President Wilson dated
December 9, in the interest OF neu-
trality," saying that one of the nations
engaged in the war could not get mu-
nitions from this country"
Our failure in keeping neutrality
becomes thereby" the letter continued,
land unfriendly, If not inimical act
against one particular nation"
You cannot imagine, Mr.. President"
he wrote, with what chagrin and bit
terness 1t fills the Americans Of Ger
man descent to see the resources OF this
great country which they have helped
to build up placed at the disposal OF
enemies who with their overwhelming.
forces have proclaimed 1t their avowed
purpose to crush our ancestral home"
Washington. d. c., Jan. 4.-President
Durang, of Burlington, of the Iowa
German American alliance. is here to-
day with delegation appearing before
the House foreign affairs commission in
behalf of the Vollmer resolution to pre-
vent shipment of war munitions The
delegation is made up of officials OF
German American organizations from
different sections
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
GEDDES CITIZENS ARE
STIRRED BY ANOTHER
MURDER and SUICIDE
Gus Nelson Kills Self and Do.
nestle Who Refused His Of
fer Of Marriage.

Geddes. S. D., Jan. 4.--Geddes. the
scene Of the Menzie- Signal murder,
has produced another double tragedy,
Gust Nelson, age 26 years, carpenter,
killed himself and Mary Breidenbach.
aged ~ years, domestic. because she
had refused to marry him.
Nelson called on the Breidenbach
girl at the home OF Joe Eilers, where
she was employed, and on being re-
jected in his suit, pressed a revolver
to the girls heart and fired twice. Mrs.
Eilers and a neighbor were in O. front
room of the dwelling. Hearing the shot,
both fed screaming.
Nelson ran from the house toward
a rig waiting in the road, but encount-
cred Joe Eilers, who was coming in
answer to his wife's screams. Nelson
shot himself through the forehead and
lived only 10 minutes. He did not re-
gain consciousness. ...-...
The Breidenbach girl was once Nell
sons sweetheart, but cut him because
he was drinking, she told friends. :
News OF the murder reached the
county seat town, Wheeler, where Rob-
ert Brooks Is on trial for the Menzie-
Signal murder, by telephone. IT had
the effect OF emptying the court room
almost instantly. Word that a muir
der had been committed started many
conjectures. The bitter feeling aroused
by the prosecution OF Brooks has given
rise to many threats against parti
sans In the situation and the scanti-
ness of the information caused many
guesses as to the identity OF prob
able victim.
The true situation was related to
Sheriff Lew Rifle over the phone, and
accompanied by newspaper men he
hastened to Geddes by auto. 1t was
decided the cause of the deaths was
too apparent to require an investiga-
ton.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
BRITISH TO ALLOW
COPPER CARG0ES PASSAGE

Washington, Jan. 4.-Developments
in the negotiations to stop British in
OF American copper ship
ments have reached point, II was
understood today where Great Brit
ain will not interfere with shipments to
well known Italian firms, IL they are
made in Italian ships. Shipments to
well known manufacturers in Sweden
and Holland, II is also understood, will
be uninterrupted, but IL has not been
made plain If they must be made in
ships Of those countries. .. .....
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
STANDARD OF LIVING
GROWING MUCH HIGHER

Chicago, Jan. 4.--Both the cost and
the standard of living among railroad
employees have been raised in the last
few years, according to testimony given
Three firemen--E. Westphal, Chicago.
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad; Roy Gilman, Minneapolis, of
the Great Northern, and C. N. Smith,
st. Louis, of the st. Louis Terminal
company, all agreed that the cost OF
living has increased. The three men
are in switching work and are demand
ing the same wage as is paid to freight
train enginemen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
WILSON SOON TO MAKE
KNOWN HIS ITINERARY

Washington. Jan. 6.--President Will
son today began planning the speeches
he expects to make on his return trip
fIcm the San Francisco exposition next
spring. He told callers he wanted to
accept some of the invitations and soon
would map out q definite itinerary.
Senator Thomas and Representatives
Heating and Taylor, OF Colorado. asked
him to speak at Denver. Senator
Fletcher and Senator Gore asked him
u speak at meeting OF the southern
commercial congress at Muskogee,
Okla, in April.
Invitations already have been extend
ed to him to stop in Chicago, Sioux
City. Omaha, st. Louis, Kansas City.
Salt Lake City. Los Angeles, Milwau-
kee and Indianapolis.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
NORMAL SCHOOL CELEBRATES
GROWTH IN ATTENDANCE

Aberdeen. Jan. 6.-Tomorrow morn
Ing at o'clock, in the Auditorium OF
the Northern Normal and Industrial
dent in the regular normal department
OF the school will be celebrated. DR..
Charles +. Koehler, president of the
Winona (Minn.) business college, the
first president of the normal, will be
present and make an address. and 1t
Is expected that Mrs. r. M. Murphy,
of Pierpont. formerly Miss Jean Mitch
ell. the first student to enroll at the
normal when 1t was opened. will also be
present and take part in the celebra-
ton
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
WOMAN WINS CONTEST FOR
FILING ON MINING CLAIM

Rapid City, S. D.. Jan. Mrs. Nell
lie Miller has just won a suit wherein
she was defendant and the government
was the contestant over a mining claim.
The claim Is located on Rapid creek.
near Silver City, and the contention Of
the government was that 1t was OF a
nonmineral character and that 1t had
not been taken in good faith and the
amount OF assessment work necessary
had not been performed
The evidence submitted was to the
effect that two tunnels had been driven
one Of which Is 200 feet in length and
the Indications are favorable to the
finding of gold. Considerable fine gold
has already been washed out.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
GARDNER C0WLES NAMED
MEMBER OF STATE BOARD

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 4.-GardIner
Cowles, publisher of the Register and
Leader, was today named a member Of
the state board of education by Gov
ernor Clarke to succeed James H. Tre-
win, of Cedar Rapids, who resigned
last week. Mr.. Cowles is the first Des
Moines man TO serve on the board
since it's creation. He was formerly
city superintendent of schools at All.
gona and served two terms in the
Iowa legislature from Kossuth county
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
SENATORS OPPOSING
COMMISSIONER HALL
They Want to Know Why He
Switched on Rate Case
Up For Reappointment.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE renomfna-
ton OF Henry L. Clay Hall, OF Colorado
Springs. Colo. to the Interstate Com
merce commission was held up today
by the Senate interstate commerce
committee at the request of republican
senators. Senator Cummins said sew
eral members wanted to know more
about why the commission recently re-
versed itself and granted freight rate
increases to eastern railroads.
(From The Tribune Bureau9
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 4.--Senators
Cummins. LaFollette and Clapp have
begun a fight against confirmation OF
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Hall. In the Senate interstate COM
merce committee they have demanded
that Hall appear and tell the Committee
why he switched on the per cent
case and lined up for increase OF rates.
Hall was appointed for an unexpired
lime some months ago and lately re-
appointed by the president.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
FAV0RS RELEASING OF
GERMAN PRIZE SHIPS

London, Dec. 22, (by mail).-In view
of the high freight rates now prevail
ing, increased pressure Is being brought
to bear on the government to release
a part Of the German tonnage captured
since the outbreak of the war and now
lying idle and useless In docks here
and abroad. At the present level of
freights the steamers would earn large
profits IL employed in general trading,
or they could be utilized by the gov
eminent as transports.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
COURT RULES AGAINST
NEWMAN HOLDING JOB

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 6-The Dis
trict OF Columbia court of appeals sus-
tanned the decision of the district SUI
preme court that o. p. Newman, for
merly of Des Moines and Sioux City,
should be ousted from the office of dis
pard dissented. The case will go to
the supreme court of the United States
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
MEXICAN CONVENTION
IS HOPING FOR PEACE

Washington, Jan. 2-The Mexican ma
tional convention met at noon yester-
day in Mexico City and adjourned I'M
til Monday, according to advices to the
state department. .... - .
Notwithstanding the continuance of
hostilities between the Villa-Zapata
forces and those under control OF Car
RAMA, the assembly hopes to recon
struct the central government and form
an administration to be presented to
the United States and other nations for
recognition.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
FEWER SHIPS ARRIVE
~" IN NEW YORK HARB0R

New York. Jan. 4.-The 1914 shipping
record for the port of New York shows
o decrease In arrivals of 451 vessels as
compared with the year 1913. The to-
tai number of vessels arriving last year
was $685. OF which 4,674 were from for
eign ports, and 4.529 from domestic
ports. Compared with 1913, foreign mr.
rivals decreased 80 and domestic arri-
walls. $50
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

The United States government is
erecting three 600-feet steel towers
towers near the Gatun locks, canal
zone. Isthmus OF Panama. which will
be used TO support the antennae of
the Panama wireless telegraph sta
ton. The towers Will be OF triangular
section, measuring $50 feet at the base
and tapering TO 10 feet at the top. The
three towers will require about 1000
tons of steel
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

One of the most amazing instances
OF religious stupidity is recorded in
connection with Marylebone church,
London. In 1860 some one cut the
initials. Il. Ii. s." from the alter cloth.
The vestry was in full conclave to dis
cuss the sacTilege when the vicar ad-
mitted that he had done the mutilation
because he objected to the initials Of
the rector John Henry Spry) on the
cloth
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

The production of essence of orange
flowers and orange flower water in
Tunis is confined to the region of Ma
beul. where 100000 pounds of orange
covers are distilled each year, the
distillation yielding 200 pounds of es-
sence of neroli valued at $26 TO $40 q
pound, and $4,000 to $1,000 quarts of
orange flower water
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

More than 200 giant searchlights,
1Thich are to be used as part of the 500
at the San Francisco exposition, have
arrived and are being put in place.
Those received are 1S.inch and 13-inch
and are the smallest size that will be
used There will be 100 30-inch
searchlights, and many between three
and four feet in diameter.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
FULL CREW" LAW BEING
INITIATED BY PETITION

Pierre. s. D., Jan. 4.-Anothmer intia-
state for the full crew" bill. 1t Is
planned to have the measure in shape
to carry to the people in case the legis-
lature declines to enact II. This is one
of the bills pushed by the railway en-
ployes of the state.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

stinginess, came into his office one
morning and found a young clerk
wrf ing letter in rather flourishing
hand. my man." he observed, "dinna
max the tils o. yer gs and US quite
see lang. | want the ink tae last the
quarter oot."-Chicago News.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

The old Moslem feeling against por-
traits is disappearing from Turk ey
even to the extent of printing the like
ing sovereign have at present an i'm
merise vogue in the orthodox near east
and are very popular in the Turkish
regiments ..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07
TREwIN's SUCCESSOR.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 2.--Governor
Clarke will not name a successor to
James II. Trewin on the board of edu-
cation until after the Legislature meets,
in all probability. There are four APP
pointments to be made on this organ
IZation.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

Among the defenses OF the Panama
canal there will be several batteries OF
16 and 12-inch rifles, all OF which will
be concealed in such manner that, with
the use OF smokeless powder, It will be
impossible for an enemy to locate them.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

Hundreds of tons of peach seeds
piled at fruit canning establishments
In California are now to be utilized
in a commercial way. and company
has been organized for developing this
industry. The seeds are to be cracked
by machinery and the meats used in the
manufacture OF prussic acid and other
products. The shells will be sold as
fuel - .s..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

Before Napoleon's time it had been
the custom for armies to carry huge.
unwieldy flags mounted on poles,
which, while they afforded rallying
point for their corps, also drew the
enemy's fire. Napoleon revived the
Napoleonic eagle itself was eight
inches In height and nine inches
across the wings. Ii stood on a brass
block three inches square.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

The independent grand duchy of
Luxembourg has an area of 1913 square
miles and is bounded by Belgium.
Germany and France. IL belongs to the
German customs union. In American
consular jurisdiction the agency of
Luxembourg is included in the Rotter-
dam district. This grand duchy should
not be confused with Luxembourg
province, in Belgium--the largest
province in that country.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

After being on terms OF warmest
friendship for years, % out OF 80 men
employed by an export firm in London
have left to fight IN different armies.
Six are fighting for Germany, eight for
France, four for Russia. three for Aus
tria and one for ENGLAND.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

The safety first" idea which has re-
Gently come into general practice on
most American roads is an old one in
Germany and other European countries
form Of industry as well az the rail-
roads.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

When there is moss on the north side
OF the forest trees 1t is a sign among
woodsmen that the winter will be a
severe one. and this fall woodsmen In
Maine REPORT the absence OF moss
from the trees
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

There is something like a plague of
caterpillars on the Kowloon plantation
I'm China. Twelve millions have been
destroyed so far, and the Hong Kong
legislature has voted $4,000 to carry on
the work of determination.