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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
JURY EXAMINES EAsTLAND
PRoaERs WITNESS EFFORTS To
RAISE SHIP.
Federal inquiry into Chicago Disaster
Which Caused Death of 1000 Per-
sons Proceeds.

Chicago, July 31.--Federal inquiry
into the capsizing of the steamer East
land with loss OF approximately 1000
lives, is well under way. state activi-
ties having been halted to await the
serving OF mittimi upon the six men
charged with responsibility for the dis
aster by the coroner's jury.
OF the six men held responsible for
the Eastland accident, Walter X.
Greenebaum, general manager of the
Indiana Transportation company, les.
see Of the Eastland, was arrested dur
ing the day and later released on $780,
600 bond. Engineer j. NJ. Erickson and
Captain Harry Peterson Of the East
land were taken to Jail.
Warned to Read Law.
Inspectors Robert Reid and c. c.
Eckliff were not taken into custody
during the day and the sheriff found
that he could not arrest William H.
Hull. general manager of the Chicago.
st. Joseph Steamship company, owner
Of the Eastland, as he was In Chicago
on federal subpoena from his home
in Benton Harbor, Mich. When States
Attorney Maclay Hoyne wanted Hull
arrested, Mr.. Hull went with his at.
torney to Federal Judge Lands, who
sent word to Mr.. Hoyne that he would
better read up on law before trying
such procedure.
William c. Redfield, secretary Of
commerce. aided by members Of the
steamship inspection service; Solicit
tor A. l.. Thurman of the department
OF commerce. and number Of civil
fans invited as an advisory board
heard several witnesses and will con
tinue the investigation.
The federal grand jury was ordered
by Federal Judge Lands to proceed
with careful inquiry of the Eastland
catastrophe. United States District
Attorney c. F. Clyne arranged for wit
nesses to go before the federal Jury and
said that every possible angle of the
case would be covered. The jury ex
amined the Eastland as it lay in the
river, while wreckers proceeded with
the work Of righting the ship.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
Sand Greek HASH.

Correspondence OF the Record. Aug.a
Math Reich finished harvesting his
rye TN Aug. I'd.
Most of the. farmers have finished
haying In this neighborhoh.
Adolph Pfan. formerly of Sand Creek
but now Of Montana. is here on bus
mess.
Messrs. Zoller and Bietelspachcr
went to Linton Saturday night on the
train.
Mr.. Sauer. Of the Braddock country.
was in Sand Creek on Friday. July
Goth, on business. He was selling heat.
ing plants for the Sand Creek school
houses.
SHORTY NO. y
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05

account of the rainy weather and
subseouept bad roads the Indians
failed to arrive and the game. was
called off.
Miss Mabel O'Donohue, of Camp
bellford. Ont. who has been here
on a three weeks visit with friends
and relatives, left yesterday former
home. Her uncle. Th"s. Kelly. &C.
companied her as far as Bismarck.
After some of the threatening
clouds had cleared away last Sum
day afternoon the local boys hit
the muddy trail" to Linton to play
game with the county seaters and
came home trimmed to the tune or
| 7to2. As was expected Jack Gard
ner, the South Dakota-lowa pitcher
| who was responsible for the sched-
uling of the game did not show up.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
for . few days.

for few days.
Andrew Hanson spent a day or
two in the Capital City last week.
Prof. j. E. Shaw returned Friday
evening Of last week from short
trip to Portal and Montana points.
Miss Leone Malloy left LAST Friday
afternoon for Morristown, S. D.,
where she will visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. w. Batter.
Chas. Nelson. living out west of
town, has just completed fine new
barn and will dedicate it tomorrow
evening by giving a dance.
w. B. Andrus and son, Bernard,
and Messrs. Semlirg and Portz all.
toed to Linton last Sunday after
noon 10 take in the ball game.
A. p. Lenhart and son came down
from Bismarck last Friday evening
and remained over night with the
family of Banker G. A Lenhart.
Miss Emma SchiIIing returned
Tuesday evening from a trip to
Rugby, where she WIS called
a few weeks ago by the serious ill.,
ness Of her sister.
Mrs. Martin Appert was able to
come to town Tuesday for the first
time in two weeks. She fell down
cellar two weeks ago and fractured
couple of her ribs.
Rain Saturday and Monday stop
ped the haying operations which had
become quite general throughout
the vicinity. There was lot of
hay down when the rain came.
The last heard from the Hazelton
auto party who are making the trip
over the Yellowstone trail to the
National park was on July 22d, on
which day they were in Miles City.
Hazelton township has just com,
pleteu the opening up of the section
line road in the northern part Of
the township which comes into
Hazelton on the west side of the
Armstrong farm.
The walls of the new bank build
ing are up as. far as the ceiling
joists and the work is going on rap
idly About seven feet more Of
brick and stone yet remain to b.
added 10 the wall.
Mail Carrier Victor Bechtle, who
carries route one, was laid up sew
eral days during the week with the
mumps. Mrs. w. H. Malloy actec
as substitute and carried the mai
during his siege of the disease.
A hurry up ball game wa.
scheduled last Friday evening fol
Saturday afternoon to be played OF
the local grounds between the For
Yates Indians and Hazelton, but or
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
1emvik Talk.

q 'rresi"ndcncc ~ the Record. aug. 2.
The Mothers Club will meet with
Mrs. l.. H. Hardt Thursday Aug. 10th.
Miss Bauer went to Bismarck last
week with her sister. Mrs. Nickel. who
is in the hospital
Mrs. 7. B. Meinhovcr returned Frida,
from Bismarck. where she had been fol
medical Treatment
Born. to Mr. and Mrs. B. A Nickel, or
Monday. girl Mother and daughtcl
are getting along nicely
r. Tempcl returned Saturday from
American Falls. Idaho. to visit his par
cnis for couple of months.
Born. on Tuesday to Dir. and Mrs
Henry Burkhardt. boy. Mother anc
son are getting along nicely
Messrs. Ohlhauscr. De Witt ane
Wohl went to Strasburg Sunday to TAX.
in the tournament. but il raincd and tn,
games wefe called of. Messrs. Oil
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
is CONVICTED OF DYNAMITING
Canadian Found Guilty on Charge Of
Placing Explosive Under Peabody
Plant and Windsor Armory.

Windsor. Ont, July 30.-William
Letter of this city was found guilty in
a justice court at Sandwich, a suburb,
on two of three counts in an indict-
ment charging him with dynamiting
the plant of the Peabody Manufacture
ing company at Walkerville, near here.
and placing dynamite under the Wind
sor Armory several weeks ago.
The name Of Albert Kaltschmidt, a
Detroit business man. was brought in.
to the case with the reading of one OF
the counts upon which Letter was con.
victed. This count held that Letter
conspired with Kaltschmidt .and "ons
Schmidt" to wreck the Peabody build.
ings and the Windsor Armory.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
Wilson's Give Party.

Cornish. n. H., July 30.-President
Wilson received members of the Cor
nish artist and author colony at an
informal tea given in their honor by
Miss Margaret Wilson on the lawn of
Harlakenden House, the summer home
of the president. 1t was the first time
he has taken part in an affair Of this
kind since the death Of Mrs. Wilson.
The invitation list was restricted to
about so people.
Hitherto on their visits to Cornish,
the President and his family have re-
manned much to themselves
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05

Charles Becker, the notorious
New York City e.. police lieutenant,
is.nc more. He died in the electric
chair after everything possible had
been done to save his life.
Becker's case has attracted as
much or more attention than any of
recent years. When Herman Rosen-
thai. the New York gambler. was
called from cafe and his body rid
died with bullets there started one
of the greatest police exposes in
years. For once. the public senti-
ment in that great city was aroused
and the authorities made quick work
of bringing the guilty men to JUS
tice.
That there was q well-known and
organized gang of gun-men and
crooks there seemed to be no doubt.
and that they were pretty we'll
known to the department must have
been fact. Anyway, it was but u
short time until the four men who
rode in the murder car" that night
of RosenthHIs murder and who did
the shooting, were known and were
being traced to the four corners of
the nation. One by one they were
returned to New York City for trial.
One by one they were convicted and
they had long since passed to their
reward and each in turn had occu.
pied the electric chair for his brief
allotment Of time.
From the first it could be seen
that the murderurs had no quarrel
with their victim. 1t TRANSFERRED
that they were simply filling con-
tract with a more important in.
dividual "hlgher up" The charac-
ter of the men were known and they
were dubbed gun men" in the
rough parlance of the big city. In
other words. they were men who
made their living by hiring to do
jobs Of assassination and the like.
They we're ready to receive so much
money and RosenthaI was to die.
And the reason that Rosenthal was
thus marked for execution was his
threat to expose to the district at
torney's Office some of the grating
that held sway in New York's police
department.
The employer of these men was
soon located. He was Leutenent
Becker. Of the New York City po-
lice force, who had charge of one of
the toughest districts of that big
city. Becker feared exposure and
SO Rosenthal must be taken care of
in time.
So much for the history of the
case. Until. the end. however
Becker declared that he did not or.
Ger@Rosen'hal's death. but that the
gambler was simply to be kidnapped
and kept from telling what he knew
The gun-men. intoxicated, went
further and shot the gambler down
on sight and in sight of all who
CHANGED to be near. Then they sped
away in their high-powered car
Now. there is fond for consider
able thought in this terrible story.
There is reason that those mur.
derers were so braZen and bold in
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05

carrying out their terrible. plan.
They showed that they had absolute
ly no respect for the minions Of the
law in Americas biggest city. They
showed that they had no fear of be-.
ing bothered by the strong arm of
the law. that they were favorites
and that those higher up" would
protect them. Their reputation
bore out this theory, too. for they
were known among their acquain.
tances as gun-men. each with his
nick name sufficient 70 indicate the
character of the man Lefty Lutte,
Gyp. the Blood. Dago Frank. Truly,
men whom all would be pleased to
meet. even upon hearing their
names.
But those men made sad mis-.
take, and they paid the penalty
with their lives. Now. about the
man higher up. Becker. a power
full member Of he body which con.
troIled the welfare Of II great city.
This man lived different life than
the gun-men, No less a gun-man
than they. as the history of the case
showed. his procedure was more IN
keeping with man of high position.
Becker. the man who was supposed
to control section Of the great ma
chine for protecting human life and
property in place where the most
dangerous of the human specie con-
greeate and lose themselves in the
surging waves of humanity, Becker
proceeded on his corrupt way &C.
rene. When it became M cessary to
silence man by consignlng him to
the grave it was but necessary to
call in few favorte gun-men, of
whom he no doubt WAS III touch
with many He felt secure in the
| fact that he was the head of the
power Of the law or, at least, the
head OF "a section of lt-and must be
immune. For how could police
! lieutenant be expected to "plnch"
himself? And. if not, who was
there who could do it?
The writer had the experience of
some valuable experience as police
reporter on a daily IN a large city
many times smaller, OF course, than
the eastern metropolis-but large
enough to have its intricate police
system and its class Of undesirables
The writer has seen close personal
relationships between those miniors
of the law and SINE Of these un-
des,rAbles. An acquaintance would
needs spring up in many instances
from the nature of their calling. In
more than one instance. the writer
has known where ex-convicts and
confidence men have even held DO.
sitIons on the force. And many OF
the appoinlees on the average large
city police-force is Il bankrupt sa.
loon keeper, an ex-bartender, or 8
brewery wagon driver. 1t is bu
nat ural and there are two reason.
for that condition. First. the aver
age citizen does not care tor the Ilft
OF Policeman; secondly, those men
toned are most likely to have ,
drug with the department heads
| The writer knew of one instance
where former motorman on d
brewery wagon was appointed
special detective in so-calleu vice
campaign. 1t was definitely estab
lished that this man had the address
of at least three hundred disorderly
houses to which he had delivered
beer in his other employment. That
man loafed six nights in the week
and on the seventh he checked off q
couple Of names from that list of his
-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05

hauser and Wohl wen. on to Ventura.
and Mrs. Wohl returned with them.
Mr.. Nickel autoed to Bismarck Satur-
day with Fred Foell to spend Sunday
with his wife and little daughter.
Messrs. and Mesdames Colquhoun
and Herman went QUIT Sedig's Sun
day to have turkey dinner. and they
all reported fine time.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05

and suddenly pulled raid. In the
eyes Of the public that man WAS an
industrious police official. terreting
out these disreputable places. The
fact was his job lasted until that
long list Of names he had were
played out. Then he was switched
to another department
In another instance. "a policeman
and noted safe-blower and escaped
convict. one night shot and killed
each other in q pistol ba'tle.in the
middle of public street. The es-
capped convict was known as Il most
desperate character and he had
many crimes to his edit. After the
double killing it came out that the
safe-blower had been operating IN a
restricted district of fifteen or TWEEN
ty blocks. He had robbed safes in
stores. had held up people at the
point of gun and was the cause of
near reign of terror where he oper-.
ated. 1t TRANSFERRED that his pres
ence had been reported actually to
the police captain IN charge of that
precinct and that the captain had
laughed the matter away as a joke.
1t was shown by the policeman's
own diary thu; he had been in touch
with the outlaw for weeks and that
several of the safe. blowings mad
been planned in his presence and
that he was even to get the first
hand information into the inside
LAY of some Of the places to be at
tackled. 1t was claimed by those
who were IN position to know that
the policeman was under the it,
tIuence Of liquor the night of the
shooting, that ne and his yegg
partner had quarreled and that he
proposed to pinch" the fellcw in
revenge. Later. a leading political
worker in that district went to the
penitentiary upon proof that he,
too, was in the deal. And rhe pclice
captain who secuted the whole
thing as joke continued to hold
his position withou, even a repri-
mand
Where one has witnessed such
things in a smaller city. how easy it
is to draw Il mental picture of the
horrible conditions thai could exist
in a city like New YorE.
Becker, and the death IF those
four gun-men should do much to
break the usual existing working
agreement between the official guar
dians Of law and order and the
clas' If men who stay without the
pale of society.
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WILL ASK KAISER TO
PAY FOR SHIPS Loss
STATE DEPARTMENT. OFFICIALS
BEGIN PREPARATION or NOTE
ON LEELANAW CASE.
U. S. CONSUL MAKES REPORT
Says Vessels Crew 10 safe-captain
Endeavor to Escape But Hove to
When Fired On-ship's Pa.
pers Retained.

Washington, July 30.-With the re-
ceipt Of practically complete report
Of the torpedoing Of the American
steamer Leelanaw by German sub
marine. state department officials be-
gan the preparation Of note TO Ger.
many requesting payment Of damages
on the ground that the Prussian.Amer-
lean treaty of 1928 had been violated.
A report from American Consul Dem
nison at Dundee. Scotland. brought to
light the fact that the captain of the
Leelanaw attempted to escape, but
submitted to visit and search after
warning shots were fired. The right
to escape, officials declared, is conced-
ed by international law, only repeated
attempts to evade capture or forcible
resistance being regarded as affecting
the case.
Material for Claim.
Unofficial reports that the German
submarine commander was unwilling
to jettison The cargo of the Leelanaw
and to allow her to proceed, as the
treaty cf 1928 provides. cleared up
doubts here on this point The mate.
rial necessity for the presentation Of
claim similar to that made in the
case OF the William p. Frye was, there.
fore, considered practical.
London, July 27.--The American.
| owned steamer Leelanaw, flying the
American flag and carrying crew
composed principally of Americans was
torpedoed off the Orkney islands, &C.
cording to dispatches just received
from Kirkwall. The. crew was saved
in the ships own boats.
Before sinking the vessel the Ger.
man commander exercised the "visit
and search" required by the interna.
tional rules of warfare, Kirkwall dis.
| patches stated.
The dispatches said the submarine
commander first assured himself that
the steamer carried contraband Of
war and then gave the crew time tc
| take to their boats.s
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
For Sale

One 8-foot Acme Queen binder.
complete with truck and outside
reel support; used two seasons.
Price for. quick sale. $500; cost
90. "A snap. Call m or write
Pm VAN SOEST,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
U. s. Aviator Drops Flour "aombs,,

U. s. Aviator Drops Flour "Hombs.n
Fishkill Plains,N. Y, July 90
George A. Gray, an aviator assigned
to take part in the military maneuvers
of the second brigade Of the New York
national guard IN camp here. intends
to continue during the remainder of
the weeks q series of experiments I'M
bomb-dropping. In his first attempts,
Gray assembled $500 feet, beyond the
reach of available guns. and dropped
the so-called bombs in front Of the tent
of Major General Organ. one-pound
bags Of flour were used to represent
bombs in the experiment.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
SUBMARINE cHAsEs A LINER
White Star Steamer Baltic Avoids
Undersea Craft According to Pas.
sengers-En Route to Liverpool.

London, July 2S.--The White Star
liner Baltic. from New York to Liver
pool, was chased by German subma-
rine of Fastnet, according to stories
told by her passengers who have Just
arrived here. The Baltic put in at
Liverpool.
Several passengers reported the in
cident. They said British patrol
boat sighted the submersible and ap.
parently gave chase. The submarine
disappeared. they said.
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The Record is entered at Linton pn.,nfa:.
An second -rlass matter
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-05
EMMONS COUNTY RECORD
Linton. North Dakota.
ryF. B. sTREETER.
nv r. B. STREETER

so"sEs PAPER OF THE COUNTY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-22
LAW SCHOOL FIVE FORMED.
College Graduates AZ Columbia Get
Up u Tea m.

Because the new eligibility rules pre-
ven men holding degrees from other
colleges from playing on Columbia teams
students in the Columbia law school
have formed a basketball team. II was
announced yesterday that an iuterclass
series will be played and possibly a
series with cams from other law schools.
Jack Laird, Princeton Neary. Rochester:
Bradner. G, c. y. V. Hunter. Prince
ton. and Newman az the Clark House
i've have formed the second year law
school team In a practice game they
defeated Hamilton Institute 40 TO g,
Laird was out for the varsity this
fall until il was learned that he would
not he allowed to play. lie practised
with the baseball team last spring. hut
was Ineligible because of the one year
residence rule. II was agreed that any
man who played last year would not
he affected by the new eligibility rules
this year. Capt. Watt of the baseball.
team expects that Laird will he allowed
to play on the diamond this spring be-
cause he was n member Of the squad
last year. His acquisition would ia
much to strengthen the chance OF the
Blue and White nine and Capt. Watt
intends To try hard to gain the faculty
consent to have him play.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-22
OLD TIME BOXERS
IN The RING AGAIN
Fighters Who Won Fame
Years Ago at Benefit for
Kid Lavigne.

There was a small Grove al the ilar-
lem Sporting Club last night to witness
a number OF old time ring %favorites try
to come back In exhibition bouts for the
benefit Of Kid Lavigne, one of the stur-
diest fighters that America ever pro-
duced. The general run OF ring follow
srs evidently have forgotten the mighty
doings OF the Saginaw Kid. but his fell
low rnitt artists turned out In good num-
beers n many popular mel OF a genera
ton ago performed either with the
gloves or acted az referee.
The Kid himself got al ovation when
ne stepped into the ring TO referee the
bout between two OF the ancient ones.
KID Mcfarland and owen Ziegler. The
comedy bout Of the night was supplied
by Frank Moran and Willie Lewis.
These husky fighters induced little
Johnny Ertle to take the job OF referee
and then tried 70 put the bantam cham
pion out Of business by aiming take
swings az his head instead OF at each
other.
Among the others who did their share
were PATSY Haley. Sammy Kelly, Div"
sullivan. Young Corbett. Young G"iTo,
BAL Hawkins. Jack Cooper. PADDY cor
man, Kid Hogan. Benny Murphy, johnny
Dundee. Benny Leonard. Tommy Muir
PHI. JACK Dennins. Patsy Kline. Young
Brown. Kid Lewis. Leach Cross and
Jimmy de Forest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-22
POLY PREP PROTEST
PROVES PROFITLESS
High school Games Committed
Refuses to Revise Result
Of Stuyvesant Meet.
STUTSKY DISQUALIFIED


Tine hlgh SCHOOLS games co"''"'',eo
at its meeting yesterday failed to take
action on the protest OF Coach Stanley
x.,.. ,,,. -, po,,, p,cp In
'"'""o' y" oe
the charge tnat the point scor'"s 's'-
tenn used at the ~Stuyvesant games SAT-
urd,v awning was wrong. The commit
u...r
~ ru'e" '""' ""'
within the jurisdiction OF the StuyVeSan'
faculty. II adopted resolutions. how
u... ,,,, 10 ,ho FUTURE all high schools
,,a
ShouIu conou'' '"'" po"''
basis of .. 3. . and !. to avoid further
complications.
Poly contended mat the = = a. Ia
rules of 3. 3. 9 and ! should nave beeh
employed at the Stuyvesant meet As
II was. points were distributed b. 5 ana L.
which made Morris Hish Schooi tne
trophy winner with l3 points, ahh roy
second with IL points. Had IN" poncF
Of the !. 5. A. L. beer followed rory
would have Won the meet with IL points
and Morris would nave been SECOND WIN
10.
A ruling on the eiigiblhtN OF jim
Auchterlonie OF Erasmus nan was Ialo
over until the next meeting on January
:. The reason given was that u "ouIu
be better for the games committee TO
wait until the Board OF Educa''oh co'h-
mittee takes action.
Capt. Harry Stutsky OF the De VIII
Clinton High school basketball team was
declared inelisible 10 represent the schoo
any longer. Besides attending the C1H-
ton institution Stutsky was also a stu
dent AZ Savage's. In ruling nm out OF
scholastic sport, the m declared