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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
t. R." ON STAND
FORMER PRESIDENT TELLS OF
WAR AND POLITICS IN
LIBEL SUIT.
COLONEL RIPS OFF THE LID
Says Many Knew of Boss Contro! in
New York-Testimony Given to
Show Barnes and Murphy Acted
Together.

Syracuse, n. Y, April 21.-With Will
liam Barnes resting his case with
the examination of one witness, last
ing seven minutes, and Theodore
Roosevelt, former president of the
United States, taking up almost the
entire afternoon relating as much
New York state Republican history
as Justice William S. Andrews would
allow, the Barnes-Roosevelt $4,000
libel suit was well under way when
court recessed.
Soon after court reconvened Colonel
Roosevelt was called to the stand. In
reply to the first question asked he
said he was "%ffty-eight years old and
had a wife and six children
Roosevelt then went into details
about the public offices he has held,
relating how he became lieutenant
colonel of the Rough Riders during
the Spanish-American war, and de-
tailed the fighting in Cuba
Mr.. Barnes rested his case against
Colonel Roosevelt after only five min
utes Of direct testimony.
When Justice Andrews reconvened
William M. WINS, chief counsel for
William Barnes, delivered the open
ing speech for the plaintiff.
Mr.. WINS in opening the case laid
especial stress on two points.
First, that not until Barnes opposed
him politically did the colonel ever
allude to him as a boss; o that
Mr.. Roosevelt's tremendous import
ance made his attack upon Mr.. Barnes
far more dangerous than had 1t been
put out by another man.
The address was full Of elaborate
compliment to Roosevelt, to whom
WINS frequently bowed with great
Difference.
ing for the defense reviewed h his
tory Of both %litigants. Mr.. Van Ben
schoten's chief contention was that
Mr.. Roosevelt in making his charge
was actuated by no malice whatever.
Continuing Wednesday the former
president explained in four hours of
stormy testimony that he had been
moved to brand William Barnes as a
link between crooked business and
CTOOheu pOllllCS OIly dllcl upAASAI SUI
ators and honorable gentlemen had
confded to hiEl some amazing politi-
cal secrets.
They we're all honorable men, said
the colonel, and he believed them i'm
plicitly. These names dotted his ex-
traordinary testimony: Senator Daven-
port, Senator Newcomb, Senator Hin
man, Senator Wainwright, William
Loeb, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John A.
Hennessy, the late James Creelman,
Charles B. Connolly, and Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Ex-Governor Sui
ger, too, was in the list, but the col
onel failed to state that he had such
unhesitating belief in Suffers tales of
evil bosses as he had in the stories
brought him by the others.
Even though he told the jury at the
close Of the direct examination that he
had never meant to say that MI.
Barnes was corrupt personally, he I'M
mediately added that he was con-
WINGED he was uttering the truth when
he charged that corruption and rot
tenness in the state government was
due to the influence exerted by Barnes
and Murphy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
ASH
OFF THE WIRE

Paris, April 21.-According to the
Petit Parisien, Raymond Swoboda,
who is now being examined on a
charge of espionage, is being closely
watched in his Paris cell because OF
fear that he may commit suicide.
London, April 21.-Foreign Minister
Sir Edward Grey officially announced
in parliament that raw cotton has
been excluded from the list of contra
band Of war.
New Maven, Conn, April 20.-The
members of the Yale class of 1915 will
get their diplomas in June at a total
cost of $1.O79,111, according to the
expense accounts of the men who gave
the figures in their personal statistics
to be published in the Yale News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Joining tine American Legion.

Watertown.-A number of former
members of the South Dakota ma
tional guard have become interested
in the American Legion organized sew
eral weeks ago in New York city, and
endorsed by many army officers as
we'll as prominent men of the country.
A number have already sent their ap-
piications 10 the secretary iii New
York and it is expected that further
applications will be filed within the
coming month. The Legion is organ
lied for the purpose of enrolling those
who have had former service in the
army, navy, marine corps, or national
guard of the several states, as at pres
ent the government is in no wise in
touch with such men, although great
numbers are scattered all over the
county.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
GREEK Ex-PREMIER TO U. S.
Plans to Come to America Because OF
Alleged Insult by King
Greece

Paris. April 20.-The Athens CORE
spondent OF the Petit Journal states
that M. venizelos. former premier OF
Greece, told him that he would remain
on the island of Samos for a fortnight,
after which he would leave for Amer.
lea. The former premier said that he
considered as an insult the recent de.
NAL by the king of Greece Of certain
statements which M. venizeios had
made.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
FRANK APPEAL IS DISMISSED
U. S. Supreme Court Refuses to Take
Accused Out of the Jurisdiction
of Georgia Courts.

Washington, April 21.-The Supreme
court OF the United States on Monday
dismissed the appeal Of Leo M. Frank
of Atlanta, Ca, convicted of the muir
der of Mary Phagan, from the decision
of the United States district court of
Georgia. denying him a writ of habeas
corpus. The high court refused to
take Frank out of the jurisdiction of
the state courts of Georgia, which now
are free to carry out a death sentence
imposed upon him for the murder of
the factory girl.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
MEN AND WOMEN FIGHT FIRE
New Hampshire Forests and Farms
Swept by Flames-Hish Wind
Causes Fire to Spread.

Manchester, N. H., April 22.-Wom-
en- are helping men fight a forest
fire which started in South Litchfield
and has swept over $500 acres of
woodland in the towns of Litchield.
Merrimac and Hudson. A number Of
farm buildings have been destroyed.
The loss is estimated at 100000. The
fire is still spreading, being driven by
a high wind. Five hundred men and
women are fighting the fire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
STAR BALL PLAYER TO JAIL
Eddie Ainsmith Of, Washington Team
Gets Thirty Days for Assault
Pitcher Joe EnaeI Fined.

Washington, April 22.-Eddie Ain
smith, premier catcher of the Wash
ington American league baseball
team, was sentenced to 80 days in the
workhouse without option of a fine,
in the police court. after conviction of
IN assault upon a street car motor
man. Joe Engel, a pitcher, was fined
$50 for participating in the assault.
Appeals were taken.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Bunny. Comedian, Dies.

New Yorks-John Bunny. whose an
tics ~ . moving picture comedian
have made millions laugh, died at his
homo in Brooklyn April Is. He had
been i'll for about three weeks OF .
complication OF diseases. John Bum
ny was So years old. For tw~enty-nine
years he had been before the foot
lights before he entered the moving
picture field four years ago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Spend $1,000 on Festival.

Vermillion.-Nearly $1,000 is befns
expended on the May festival to be Civ
en- at Vermillion by the University OF
South Dakota in cooperation with the
townspeople, on May %, "a and 26.
At present the prospects for the "Pag-
liacci" performance are very fattering,
as they are for the other concerts of
the festival. For the symphony con-
cert the local orchestra will be aug
mented to the number of 40 pieces by
additions from several Sioux City or.
CARNATIONS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Dakota wesleyan Commencement.
crease.

Mitchell.-D-. Charles Bayerd Mitch
ell, pastor of the st. James Methodist
Episcopal church, of Chicago, has been
engaged tc deliver on June 2 the an
nual address for the graduating class
of Dakota Wesleyan. Commencement
will be held during the first week in
June. The senior class will present
"Strongheart," Robert Blossoms ia
nous vehicle, with Erskine> Robert
son, captain of the 1914 football e1ev-
en, in the title role.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
MARsH ON DEMOCRATIC BODY
Waterloo (Ia.) Man Elected National
Committeeman to Succeed
Martin J. Wade.

Des Moines, April 23.-W. w. Marsh
of Waterloo. Ia. was elected national
Democratic committeeman on Wednes-
day to succeed Martin ]. Wade. re-
Gently appointed district Judge OF the
United States court Of the southern
district OF Iowa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
A. Fac.

Ve0t WaV6 0~V'~''~s -~-
Washington, d. CA scorching
heat wave over the eastern half OF
the United States from the Missis-
sippi valley to the Atlantic coast,
has cauVed suffering II the cities and
serious damage to wheat and other
crops Ia the agricultural districts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
kaiser,. Az nhs

Berlin, April 21.-The death of Cen
eral Won Hindquist, general aid-de-
camp to the kaiser, was officially an
nounced here. He was seventy-five
years old and served as aid-de-camp
to Emperor William l.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Zinc From Australia.

Galveston, Tex, April 21.-Six thou
sand tons OF zinc ore arrived on the
steamship Sydia from Australia. The
captain states that $4,000 tons more
of the ore Is en- route or under CON
tract to be shipped here.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
State Treasury Has Large Sum.

StSte Treasury Tds Large SUM.
Pierre.-The state treasury has a
very large sum Of money on hand for
April LIST, amounting to total cash of
$1,O72,404 in round figures. The gen.
eral fund had $170, 253; the Irvine plant
fund, $89,93S; the game fund, s33,2GT,
and the interest and income fund of
common schools amounts to $504, 1872.
This sum will be appropriated June
18th to the various schools of the
state. AS the treasurer has called in
about 100000 of registered warrants
IN April "a the balance will soon de-
crease.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
carranza Troop. Take CITY.

carranza Troops Take City.
San Diego, Cal, April pa wire
less dispatch from La Paz, Mexico, on
Wednesday, reported that the import.
ant city Of Guadelajara has been cap
tured by Carranza troops commanded
by General Dieguez.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
PrIaon PLANE Is cIosed.

Madison. April 22.-Gcvernor Philip
shut down the state prison binding
Irvine plant because 1t is running be-
hind $60. 900 a year OF . $500. 900 in
vestment. None OF the Irvine already
manufactured ID to be sold.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
nld..A o1p kuI.d.

Marshall, Ill, April 22.-M. A. Hut
1ngton, eiGhty-four. believed to be the
Oldest member OF the knights Of
Pythias lodge in the United States,
was killed near here while walking on
the Big -Four railroad tracks.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Bomb P,otter. Sen. 70 prison.

Bomb Plotters Sent TO Prison.
New York. April 21.-Frank Abarno
and Carmine Carbone, anarchists who
made and set a bomb in st. Patrick's
cathedral, March 2, were sentenced to
serve not less than six years, nor more
than twelve, in Sing Sing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30

Six Hurt in Cattle Stampede.
Evansville, Ind, April 22.-Six PEG
pie were injured here on Tuesday af-
ternoon when a herd of cattle that
was being unloaded from a steamboat
stampeded and dashed through the
streets of the city. -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
rurk. Lose Torpedo eoats,

London, April 22.-Two torpedo
boats have ben blown up by Russian
mines at the entrance Of the Bospo-
rus. They were steaming in advance
of the Turkish fleet which was re-
turning from the Black sea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
CITY euries Air Bomb Victims.

CITY Burtet AIT boFnb Victims.
Berlin, April % (by wireless
Eight victims Of the last attack by
French aviators upon Freiburg were
given a public funeral at the city's ex.
pense. All the citizens participated in
the funeral.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30

Death Takes Rich kentuckian.
Lexington, KY, April 21.-Rankin
Clemmons, aged ninety, the largest in
dividual land owner in Kentucky, and
a miser, is dead at South Elkhorn. fol-
lowing a months illness. So far as
is known he left no will.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
co,ore..man Eound Dead.

Faison, N. c., April 23.-Congress-
man John NJ. Faison, representing the
Third North Carolina district, was
found dead at his home here with .
bullet through his head. Complete
mystery surrounds his death.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
pep.rtment store In Crash.

0aN9gUN 00VNU UF1U 0S0'O
New York.-The A. D. Mathews
Sons. department store, for nearly
seventy years and until recently n
OF the leading retail mercantile estab-
Mshments Of Brooklyn, went into the
hands Of q receiver through involun-
tary bankruptcy proceedings Monday.
Assets are estimated at $500, 900 and
liabilities at $1,100, O00.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Red-Lioht Queen strano,ed.

Red-II0ht Queen StranpIed.
Denver, Colo. April 23.-Mrs.. Maria
Caveis, queen OF the Denver red
light district, was found murdered
in bed here. A small piece Of rope
was around her neck and tho police
believe she was s.rang,ed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
DIV. win In south pakota.

Aberdeen. 8. D., April 23.-Anti-
saloon forces scored important VIC
tories in Tuesdays municipal cleo
lions, IL towns changed from vet to
dry. columns. whiie only one shift
from dry to wet was reported.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30

Tallahassee.-The lower house of
the Florida legislature has rejected
4 resolution to submit an equal suf-
mage amendment to the voters in 1915
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
q, Men at Front.

$4,000 Men at Front.
London. April 23.-England has SO
divisions, or 10000 men at the front.
George announced in the house Of com
mons. He stated the every dead and
wounded soldier has been replaced
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Flood rhreatens Farma.

Muscatine. Ia, April 22.-Thousands
OF acres of cultivated ground will be
under water within twenty-four hours
as a result of the food stage of the
Mississippi. The river is rising at the
rate Of a foot a day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Another Creamery.

Pierre.-The machinery for a new
creamery at Ledgepole in Perkins
county will help spread the cream
business for the west river section Of
the state. Thousands of head of milk
cows have been placed upon the farms
and small ranches west of the Missou-
ri in the past three years, and each
creamery helps to boost this line Of
endeavor which is doing more than
any III other thing to build up that
part of the state, which was once the
greatest range country of the north
west.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
Shoots Couple; Ends Life.

Los Angeles, CAL, April 23.-Wil-
liam Hunter, io%rty-nine years old. OF
Hartford, Conn, shot and seriously
wounded Mr.. and Mrs. Beachey F.
Champion at a hotel here, and then
committed suicide.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-04-30
"Dry" Area Growing Larger.

Pierre.-The Anti Saloon league
yearbook just out shows hat South
Dakota's dry territory has increased
from 6S per cent of population under
dry regulation, 1914, to 70 per cent in
1915. In 1914 a total of 1874 persons
held federal retail liquor tax receipts,
which includes drug stores and all
other places selling liquors, and in
1915 the number has decreased to
LOOP.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

or elevated car that I do not run into
spots Of expectoration. 1t is very dis
greeable and if I ever catch my hUs--v
band splitting in car there will be nj
little war right in our own family. II
wish all wives would ask them hus- n,
bands to quit splitting in the cars. If i
the men must spit, let 'em walk on rr
the street-A Wife. "a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

president. Hearst hates him worse.
No further explanation of the "un-
holy alliance" between Hearst and
Sullivan is necessary.
1 have no self-interest in local poll
tics, although, of course, 1 am inter-
ested in a general way just as all good
citizens ought to be. l have no in
terest in Carter Harrison except that
l believe him to be a very clean and a
very honest man. I have no personal
interest in President Wilson outside
of the fact that I consider him
brOad-minded, patriotic American,
who loves his fellOw-man. And it is
my Judgment that both President
Wilson and Mayor Harrison are to be
congratulated upon the enemies
they have made. Geo. E. Thomas.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03
RANK SERVICE.

already know, am very anxious that
you should, of the conditions that are
allowed to exist at the Great North
ern Hippodrome theater.
Saturday, February q, a friend
and 1 bought tickets for the show
and as there were no people standing,
in line we supposed of course that
there, were seats for all.
They first of all sent us up to the
top balcony. When we got up to
the top we found that there were not
only no seats, but that there were
several people standing. Naturally
we were compelled to stand, and this
for more than As minutes. There
were some people not so alert as we
who were standing when we entered
and who were yet standing when we
at last got seats.
Now the ushers knew perfectly
that there were no seats and yet
the tickets continued to be sold for
standing room. I do not know what
the, Chicago police are doing that
they have never noticed this, but it
seems they have not.-Mildred Hen
derson, 1927 N. Nmball aV.
SPLITTING IN cARS.-Why can't
men stop and think a little bit of the
women who have to ride in the street
cars. l hardly ever ride in surface
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

COMMISSIONING THE PEOPLE.
Everything moves in circles OF. =
cycles. What is the style today viii
not be the style tomorrow. What was :
the craze of yesterday will reappearst
in the future. Just now Chicago is
obsessed with the COMMISSIONERS,
The city is cosmopolitan and there-1
fore has within it's confines all the !
issues the world has produced in the
past or cOnjectured for the future,
The commission is a great, an infu-,
entail weapon in the hands of the po=,
litical officeholdeT. The people ares
constantly labOring under the misap-
prehenisOn that something is wrong
civilly, morally or commercially. Of,
course, the politician knows that it,
is only psychological condition,
but the poor benighted people do not,
know this. Therefore, it is up to the
politician to enlighten them. His,
great weapon is the commission,
made up of professional agitatOrs,-
reformers and woUld-be revolutions
lists He keeps these people busy in-J
vestigating. AS a rule, these active
spirits are quite harmless. They
have an immense amount of ego and
sincerely believe that they are es-44
pecially ordained to save the people
in other classes. 1t would not suit.
the political idea to appoint the COM
mission from among the people to be,
investigated. They might start with,
wel-founded ideas and possibly get
somewhere in the end.
Just at the present time the COM
mon people are Iaboring under the de-
fusion that our traction companies
are not treating them just right. Of,
course, they are wrong, but they must
be humOred, so a commission is APP
pointed to Investigate, This is nots
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-11-11
QUALITY FIRST"
IS WHAT COUNTS

When President H. S. Firestone OF
the Firestone Tire & Rubber company
was asked concerning the new addi-
tions to the big plant at Akron, Ohio,
he replied, Our growth, no doubt,
seems remarkable, but more than any
other force our rigid insistence on
Quality First" in everything connect
ed with the manufacture of our tires
is responsible for our vast volume of
business.
I'VE make the very best tire we
know how The best brains, the finest
materials, the most painstaking efforts
and the utmost care are used in pro
ducing Firestones. The one idea of
quality is uppermost both in the fac
tory and in the many places that offer
Firestone service.
Naturally, the public is factor in
our increase, for motorists use Fire
stones and realize that quality is their
foremost feature. The result is more
orders and the factory grows that it
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-11-11
PARIS WILL SPEND
WINTER IN COMFORT
ASSURANCE OF FULL SUPPLY OF
FUEL FOR THE FRENCH
METROPOLIS
tBy Associated Press.I

PARIS, Nov. 11.-Paris is in no
danger of shivering this winter though
it will have to pay rather dearly for
its warmth Monsieur Marcel Sembat,
minister of public works, assures the
public that there will be plenty of coal
available and supports his views with
a few conclusive statistics.
France consumed 60 million tons of
coal year before the war 10 million
tons of it came from Great Britain and
10 million from Belgium and Germany
The latter markets are closed to her
now but her consumption has de-
creased from 60 million to 40 million
tons by reason OF the German occu.
patton of the industrial regions of the
north and east Her coal production
has diminished in the same ratio,
being 20 million tons as against 40
million tons, so she has to depend on
Great Britain and the United States
for the 20 million tons that she lacks.
The receipts at French ports, which
were less than million tons a month
a year ago, rose to 100000 tons in
August Statistics of subsequent re-
ceipts are incomplete but it is thought
that they exceed two million tons per
month, sufficient to meet current de-
mands and accumulate small sur
plus.
Coal prices have shown no response
to the increased receipts. The best
qualities are firm at $40 ton deliy.
cred at domicile while inferior grades
and industrial coal bring $15 a ton.
The city gas company, profiting from
these high prices, has supplanted coal
with gas in great many families, fur
nishing the heaters free of rental.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-11-11
dr. WARD SEES A GREAT FUTURE FOR TON0PAH

edge of enrichment, but everything in
the face shows firmness and value and
continuity.
You ask DO you consider the To-
nopah Extension Mining company the
trail breaker toward the west beneath
the sand and sagebrush, where there
are no obvious evidences of continual
ton of the ore zone? | don't like to
answer such question, but will say
that we are driving out to the west
ward under the wash and the deposit
of erosion, where the surface displays
no naturalization, and we are finding
ore at the depths,
I'VE have opened up the North
Merger vein in the Victor, which is
developing favorably and we hope that
the next two or three months will
show the hurry vein opened on the
1910 level and thus prove its contin-
uation from the 1850 level. This will
give us the vein on its dip at point
$50 feet below where ii was previous
ly encountered. II the continuance OF
this ore measure is proven at this
depth, we have every reason to be-
lieve that it will increase the ore re-
serves materially and ii the silver
conditions continue to improve, we
expect to strike different pace and
increase our milling capacity accord
ingly.
THE net earnings for the Tonopah
Extension Mining company for the
month of October were in excess OF
sos 900, which is largely attributable