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The Sauk Centre herald., 1919-02-20
BABCOCK HIGHWAY PLAN
ADOPTED.

The Babcock Highway constitution
al amendment has passed both branch
es of the Minnesota legislature and
will be submitted to the people for
ratification at the next general cleo
ton.
This is the most important piece of
legislation passed by a Minnesota
legislature in many years. The plan
contemplates the building of trunk
line hard surface (paved) highways in
every part of the state. The credit
of the state will be pledged for the
payment of the highways which will
cost in the neighhborhood of 500, ,000,-
90. Not more than $10,000,000 OF
bonds can be floated in any one year
for this work.
Under the proposed plan Sauk Cen
tire will be most advantageously locat-
ed-as we'll as any town in the state,
and much better than most. Three of
the trunk line highways will cross
here-one coming from the east, start
ing near La Crosse, Wis, running on
through st Cloud and Sauk Centre, to
the northwestern border of the state;
another coming from down Mankato
way, passing through Paynesville,
Sauk Centre, Long Prairie, Wadena,
Itasca State Park, Bemidji and Inter-
national Falls and the third from
Browns Valley, Morris, Glenwood,
Willard, Sank Centre and Little Falls.
This legislation will not only place
Minnesota in the forefront with good
roads; it will mean the saving of
hundreds of thousands of dollars
of county funds each year which
can be used for other roads, and
best of all, very important town in
Stearns county can be reached by
means of the Babcock hard road plan.
The only opposition to the move
ment came from the Townley crowd.
Perhaps the boss passed out the word
to oppose the measure, Loonan,
senator from this district, opposed the
measure in the senate, and Tom Fla
haven, representative from this dis
trict certainly-was long way from
voting for the best interests of his con-
stituents when he cast his ballot
against the Babcock plan.
The idea of hard surface roads did
not originate with Highway Commis-
sioner Babcock, and the constitutional
amendment passed by the Minnesota
legislature last week was not drawn
until the systems under which Illinois
and other states who have taken an
advanced step for better and perman
ent highways were fully investigated.
A. M. w.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1919-02-20
WHEAT BAN WILL BE LIFTED
SOON SAYS RAILROAD ON
MISSIONER o. p. r. JACOBSON

O. P. B. Jacobson, commissioner of
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission, has announced that julius
Barnes, president Of the United States
Food Administration Grain corpora
ton, informed him farmers of Mime
sofa and other northwestern states
will have all their grain sold and de-
livered before July 1. Mr.. jacobson
returned late Saturday from New
The Sauk Centre herald., 1919-02-20
LITTLE FALL S BUSINESS COLLEGE If: tn. x:s, :ssee'

big schools
moderate month actual time
finish
have with which You enter
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
Negro Lynched, Man Shot,
Forty Injured, and Court
House Burned, Is Toll.
TRIED TO LYNCH MAYOR
Rope Was Thowsl About
Neck When He Argued
With Mob.
a, A.,n.;nt.d Pre,,l

4 -
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 29. = After a
night of mob rule during which negro
was lynched and attempts made to
hang the mayor of Omaha, Edward T.
Smith, the county court house burned,
one man shot and killed and perhaps
forty others injured, the city was quiet
today under patrol of federal troops
from Fort Cook and Fort Omaha. The
mayor is at a hospital in a serious
condition today as a result of the at
tempt made by the mob to. hang him
because he advised against the lynch
ing OF William Brown, q negro, who
was in the jail charged with attacking
white girl.
The fire that was started in the
court house left that structure mass
Of ruins. The property was valued at
million and a half dollars.
For several hours the lives Of more
than one hundred prisoners in the jail
we're endangered by the flames in the
lower floors of the building. 1t was
finally necessary to send them all to
the roof. Shertff Clark stood of the
mob nntH. the flames caused the jpris-7
oners to take action. They at first
decided to throw the negro from the
roof to the pavement below and leave
him to the destruction of the mob. II
was at this moment that the mob that
had gained entrance to the building
pushed past the sheriff and his depu-
ties and forced they way to the cells.
Here the negro was turned over to
them.
Throwing rope around his neck
these men, numbering about fifty,
dragged him to the ground floor
Brown was practically dead before his
form strung to a pole. His body was
mutilated beyond recognition, riddled
by q thousand bullets it was first
placed over a fire Of tarred fagots and
then dragged through the streets at
the end Of rope.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
Medical Society to
Plan Hospital Change

A meeting OF the Marion couIty
Medical society will be held tomorrow
evening at Cook hospital when the
matter of appointing stan for the
hospital will be considered and per-
haps acted upon. This matter has
been talked of for some time and a
meeting was held recently at which
time a circular letter was addressed
to the members of the organization
asking for their cooperation in the
matter. The appointment Of staff,
1t is believed, viii greatly add to the
dignity of the institution and will lead
toward the employment eventually OF
a resident physician and intetne. 1t
is desired that all the members who
can possibly do so will be present at
the meeting tomorrow evening at the
hospital.
The report OF the committee which
issued the letter viii be heard at this
meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29

gion when 1t was created in June,
1918, with offices at Philadelphia.
For some time the Illinois Central
Railroad company has been urging
Mr.. Markham to again become It's
president and on this account he re-
quested that his resignation be accept
ed at time convenient to the diree-
tor general.
''He will resume his residence in
Chicago which city it was necessary
to leave in order to perform the ser
vice of regional director Of the region
to which he was assigned.
THE director general in accepting
Mr.. Markham's resignation has e1-
pressed keen appreciation Of the M
portance and self sacrificing service
which has Mr.. Markham has rendered
to the government and greatly regrets
the conditions are such to justify Mr..
Markham In resigning.
"To succeed Mr.. Markham, Mr.. L..
w. Baldwin, now assistant regional
director has been appointed regional
director Of the Allegheny region at
Philadelphia and his appointment will
take effect october /, 1919. Mr.. Mark
ham has been engaged in the railroad
business twenty-five years and prior
to the governments operation of the
railroads was successfully, engineer,
maintenance OF way, and general su-
perintendent of the Illinois Central
railroad; general manager and the
vice president Of the Central Georgia
railroad.
when Mr.. Markham became re-
gionaI director Of the southern region
Mr.. Baldwin was appointed as his as
sistant mad In June, 1918, went from
the Southern region to the Allegheny
region. Mr.. Baldwin is a graduate Of
Lehigh university.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
BIZ 0. OFFICIALS
N CITY TO-DAY
Included in Party is E. 7.
Horn, Supervisor of
Terminals.

Officials o fthe Baltimore and Ohio
railroad are In Fairmont today on an
inspection trip. Included in the party
are 3. T. Horn, Baltimore, supervisor
Of terminals; ]. M. Scott, Wheeling
general superintendent Of the West
Virginia district, and c. w. VanHornr
Grafton, superintendent Of the Mo-
nongah division. The party will re-
main over in Fairmont for portion
of the afternoon, going to Grafton la
ter ia The DAY. Mr.. Scott came here
from Wheeling.
r., E. Thomas, Baltimore and Ohio
supervisor at Fairmont, returned to
duty today after having spent fifteen
days vacation in Atlantic City.
T. Y. Mt. JOY, Brownsville, Pa, con-
ductor on the Short line OF the Mo-
nongahela Railway, is in Fairmont to-
day on business.
John Kirk, Of Brownsville, Pa, mas
ter carpenter of the Monongahela Rail-
way, was in Fairmont today.
Harry Henry, chief clerk at the
Fairmont ticket office OF the Monon-
gohela Railway, returned today from a
business trip to Brownsville, Pa.
]. D. Hecker, B. & o. ticket agent
at Fairmont, was IN Morgantown on
Sunday. ''s
E j, Walker, chief clerk at the
freight station of the Monongahela
Railway, and Mrs. Walker ana son,
Charles Albert, have returned from a
two weeks trip to Mr.. walkers for
mer home at Morris, W. Va, and
Charleston.
Train No, 3 was delayed behind a
wreck on the Cumberland division and
as q result the sleeping coaches were
not attached to the. Sunday morning
rain. A special train was made up
at Grafton and brought the Pullman
coaches here. On che train there we're
a number OF West Virginia soldier boys
who were only recently discharged at
eastern army camps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
BALDWIN TO SUCCEED.
DIRECTOR MARKHAM
New Head of Allegheny
Region, us. Railroad Ad-
Iniristration Chosen.

Bearing upon the resignation OF g.
q. Markham as regional director Of
the Allegheny region Of the United
States railroad administration and
the appointment of L. w. Baldwin, his
successor c. W. Galloway, Baltimore,
federal manager of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad today sent the follow
ing telegram to c. w. Van Horn.
Grafton, superintendent of the MOnOn
gah division:
&c. a. Markham, regional director
Of railroads, Allegheny region, which
comprises the Pennsylvania and Balu
more and Ohio systems, the Philadel-
phia and Reading, Central of New
Jersey. Western Maryland, West Jer-
sey & Seashore and Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie and other railroad lines in
the same general territory, has tender
ed his resignation to the director gem
eral Of railroads, to take effect octo-
Der /, 1913, and the director general
has accepted same.
"Mr. Markham has been elected
president of the Illinois Central rail-
road company position held by
him prior to January, 1918, when the
government took over the control OF
the railroads OF the United States.
"Mr. Markham began his service
with the government control Of rail-
roads as regional director ofthe south
ern region with offices at Atlanta,
Georgia and was later appointed re-
gionsl director Of the Allegheny re-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
Alpha Straight Dies
in His 99rd Year

Alpha Straight, aged 9Ss died yes
terday at his home in Warrington dis
trict after an illness with diseases In
cident to extreme old age. He has
been a member Of the Methodist
Episcopal church for a period of 81
years and was a man we'll known and
highly respected.
He is survived by three sons ]. G..
Straight and Jacob Straight Of Man
nington district; William Scott
Straight Of Dents Run and by one
daughter Mrs. Ellen, Baker Of Fair
mont. BE is survived by SS grand
children, 43 great grandchildren and
six great great grandchildren.
Short services will be held at the
residence Of ]. G. Straight on Tues
day at eleven o'clock and the body
win be taken TO Dents Run Baptist
church at one O'Clock. Interment Will
be made In the Jones cemetery BY
undertaken Hney.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
John Blantnicki Dies
.as the Result Of Cancer

The Miners union OF HosedaIe
Mines at Van V6orhis Mononsalia
county, have been notified Of The death
on Friday OF IShn Blalnickii @ Russian
miner, whose death occurred ai Cool
hospital and no funeral afrangements
for the man viii be made pending word
from this union Of which he Voe
member. HeWas employed as q black
smith and was sixty years OF age. 'ie
was admitted 10 the hospital for an
operati6n for cancer He has no ro|a-
tives In this country The body was
prepared for burial by underalal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
Bethlehem Incident Expected 70 be
Crisis of Battle Between Work
ers And Steel Corporations
STRIKE Headquarters DENIES RF0RT
Steel Mill Officials at New Castle Declare That Back
bone of Strike Has Been Broken at That Place
Men Returning to Work at Youngstown:

ing to Walter Guyer. secfetary to
Frank A. Robbins Jr., general man
ager.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
IRn A,sncinied Pre,,

" L..
BETELEHEM, Sept. 29.-The
Bethlehem plant Of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation was very little
affected this morning by the strike
which had been called from Pitts
burgh and there was no semblance
Of disorder at the entrances to the
various plants when the shift chang
ed at six o'clock and seven thirty
o'clock.
READING, Pa. Sept. The
order to strike at the local plant Of
the Bethlehem steel Company was
practically ignored this morning ac-
cording to the management,
HARRIsBuRGH, Pa. Sept. "a
Every department Of the Steelton
plant of the Bethlehem Steel COM
pan Is operating this morning with
but slightly impaired forces accord
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
STATE TROOPS ARE !.
READY At BORDER

COLUMBUS, Sept 29-ohio Ma
tional guard troops modified at their
armories last night by order of Gov
ernor Cox were today being held in
readiness for further instruction.
While the reason for assembling the
18th infantry and three other com-
paaies was not made public 1t was un-
derstood that the order was given to
keep faith with Governor Cornwell Of
West Virginia who feared an invasion
of his state by striking steel workers
from Steubenville and Mingo who had
planned to march today to Weirton,
West Virginia to induce steel workers
to quit work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29

sTEuBENYILLEs Sept 29-Wita
the proposed parade 10 Weirton on
steel strikers from steubenviiie and
other nearby Ohio towns called OH
the strike situation was quiet iere
today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
BRITISH RAIL
STRIKE IMPROVED
Distribution of Food Goes
Forward Without
Friction.

LONDON, Sept. 2s.-Improyements
in the situation created by the gem
era, strike nthe British railways
was announced in official quarters
this morning. The distribution OF
food was being carried out without
friction and volunteer help was being
freely offered it was stated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
THE WEATHER

Probably rain and warmer o.
night; Tuesday cloudy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29
Italian Chamber
Asks for Fiume

PARIS, Sept. 2s-A resolution de-
mandfng that Fiume be made an
Italian city has been adopted by the
Italian Chamber OF Deputies, accord
Ing TO information received by the
Italian Delegation here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-29

PITTSBURGH, Sept 20 Steel
strike headquarters today gave out
the following telegram from David
Williams in charge Of the strike at
the Bethlehem plant at Bethlehem
Pa, Bethlehem plant eompletely
crippled by strike. Power plant
shut down"
NEWCASTLE, Pa. Sent - The
backbone Of the steel strike here
hns been broken. mill saftlcipIs claim
WHEELING. Sept 99g lsishteen
Vest Virgins state polites under
command of sltain3 li'i Esquel 4
lF;dnfingtuni ,:rgii ed lee .a.s incfn-
lig . ryes isate the stesl sliikc ii'-
u,lior at WeifSsii.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. q. ReortS
from corporations, union headquaf-
ters and police and other sources in
the Pittsburgh district today did not
indicate a substantial change in the
steel workers strike which has now
entered upon its second week
No serious break was reported at
the large independent plants IN this
city against which the union had an-
nounced an intensive Campaign TO
shut down the works a company
representative said that about the
same number Of men as reported last
week were at the works today while
at union headquarters It vas re-
ported that fewer workers answer
ed the whistle than on any other day
since the strike started.
The PENNSYLVANIA works ol the Ma
tional Tube Company IN this city
closed last week, opened for opera
tion today but whether production
will amount TO much can not be
stated until late in the day
Homestead. Braddock Duquesne
and Clarion, Of the Carnegie Co..
Nere reported Us Operating IN about
the same basis rs last week, llinueh
there were conflicting claims by
each side as 70 ilie number of men
in these works.
YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 2s although
no signs of activity appeared az the
Ohio works of'the Carnegie Steel com
pany here at the normal opening hour
this morning groups Of workers be-
gan to enter the plant later and pick
cts who had begun TO disperse gather
ed again in augmented numbers A
view Of the mill from outside indicated
that steam was UP IN some DEPART
ments.
PITTSBURGH, Sept ss Reports
received here today that the hot mills
Of the Weirton Iron and Steel com-
pany at Weirton, West Virginia, az
fecting three thousand men are clos
ed today. The steel works employing
about s, 900 are In operation This is
the plant against which the Sieuhen-
Vile, Ohio strikers threatened 80
march last week II the men did mol
respond to the strike call
sTEuBENyILIE. Sept 2s-Wila
the proposed parade 10 Weirtou or
steel strikers from Steubenvilie and
other nearby Ohio towns called OH
the strike situation was quiet mere
today
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-07-12
Third Group of
Border Troopers
to Arriue Today

Trinity nen arrived sailr this morn
ur from ho BrnWussilio disfflct tn
en'oN lhroe dHye program oft rns.
aud relaxation 1hls group H the
ihiri contingent SCENT iron. thc horler
distficia fu uke rdVHntape nf thr resi-
camp go th Seashnrc club
lirrofofYp th men Nrni hen, wcs,.
sfhntei lhroo DIV passra 10 were
cared iur h' NE War tnmu Cnmnunl
~ Service aud ihe other orraniaa b.
uouH ntr atod m the welfare of iLc
risi ine troopers Ihc group arriving
hor ihi mornn4 wli prohsblV Dee the
art one go pee sent to ihis ctN urier
the unofficial Plan ihai has hcon ~
vogue over since me firsi group Of
hurccr mon were sonf Ia CORPUS
christi
since Corpus CHRISTI has been OH
'iHilN designated as rcst camn
htrr"i groups nr soldiers VIII he srnt
io 'A" cts atorduf W e. Wright
F'ceiNod epmmunic Ninn from. Gyn-
nll Rivers in which was Tie nftrma -
fi0n thHf ihc district uldcf Tho enm
mtma Of General Nivets would send
"nproNimaI elN eighty men go this CITY
each wcoh
These men coming under Official
ofdcra wis Boo uulttcrsd I'd fht now
rest clnn site whicN beg situated close
to lhs North BeHrh bathing houses
rbls camn iH t0 hc prov Died tempo
farilf WIFI army iautN capable OF
holding inu men ofch The oelcriS
room nud Hhc dining HALLS aro io he
"irficd With timber Is VOL the farrt-
Ain1 room at the camp Later 70 D.
hnlwd thHi bltniDk VIII he cousuuct
'd in quarter ihe large cpntinrcnta of
men ni here r1ch wccle
THO group lhUt arrived hero tha
m"nnp has program arranged fnr
fhvUf similar ta tif. pur fUuf uutaI
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-07-12
General Riuers
in City to See
Rest Camp Site

General RIVERS. commander Of the
brownsville district VIII HrriNc ln cor
pus christi somo time today to Inspect
the site fur Use Now rest camp II has
not been announced whether or not
the General is on Hu Official tour or
iuFi 100 thf ritN ar Hn interested qnlook
or TO ihc work that is prugrcssiong iu
oHahhshing the permanent rcst camr
hore.
According to W. e. Wright in charge
of Dee locll War Ctmp Community
-crf inr General Rivers intends hls.
GUESSING certain "details regarding the
facilities of the camp for handling
largo aruuus of m NJ IN all pruhnhil
Ties General Rivers fihif Ia this cltt
SIS merely Hn action 90 satisfy Whatever
doubts cSiW as tn tho possibilities Of
Corpus CHRISTI being capable % earring
for The large groups Of men who are
soon IS hC scnt to this city Cor rest and
relaNHtlou
tnsi rrct Mr Wright in . telephone
communication with the General rc-
cetycd tho assurance thet the men who
wcro Nrni here from General Rivers
CoWmpud we're moro than pleased with
tho treatment they received IN this city
The ietNrniug troopers praised the work
ni tho Wan Camp CpmmuritN @or'
icc The Rcd tross and the Rod Cross
Motor Corps also received q large share
OF tho prll and credit cNtenaed tnrii
hN the troopers complctius their three
days riripli-n Of rest and p'-usurr ifi
this citt
AS result uf THO reports brought
hach 20 The border camps hy the mon.
General Rivers thanked ina Rod Cross
ana The VIII Camp community Sctv
ict f0r thr splendid go. operation and
interest nkcn ip ihc visiting boys
Gcacrll Rivers viii hc accompanied
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-19
SAVINGS GIVE US
SECURITY" LABOR
LEADER DECLARES
Heads of international Unions
May Include Thrift in Con-
ference Program.

Portland. Ore.-The conference of
the heads Of international unions
called by Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation of Labor,
December 13 in Washington, D. c., to
map ont a labor program as a result
Of the failure of the industrial con
ference. has been asked by the Oregon
State Federation Of Labor to include
within its program a plank supporting
the United States Governments War
Savings movement, as represented in
Thrift, War Savings Stamps, and
Treasury Savings Certificates. Presi.
dent 0. r. Eartwig, of the Oregon
Federation, moreover. has asked every
ether State Federation Of Labor in the
country to petition the Washington
conference likewise in the following
letter:
"Inasmuch as the United States Gov
eminent is engaged in advancing the
War Savings Stamps campaign in a
vigorous manner, and inasmuch as the
War Savings Stamps are the best DOS
sible forms Of Investment for working
men and women, particularly organ
lied workers, and also because the pos
session of War Savings Stamps by
workers while defending their rights
either while out on strike or otherwise,
gives them a degree Of security that
ordinarily they do not possess, there
fore. the State Federation of Labor OF
Oregon makes the following sugges-
tion: That your Federation join with us
in urging upon the national con.
ference that has been called in Wash.
ington. ID. C., by the American Fedora
tion of Labor, the advisability OF iD
Guiding in any program that they may
promulgate, a War Savings Stamps
plank or provision.
We feel that this will materially
strengthen the position Of organized
labor and viii also give us the sinews
1f war when most needed. Trusting
therefore, that you VIII find it possible
% join us in urging upon the national
conference this provision, and thank
ng you in advance for concurring in
his suggestion, we beg to remain"