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VOL. 19.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1911.
NO. 37.
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS LABOR
CHIEF, MORRISON AND MITCH-
ELL NOT IN CONTEMPT.
LOWER JURISTS REVERSED
Highest Tribunal Holds Jail Sentencen
In Bucks Stove Company's Boy.
cott Suit as Invalid and They Are
Set Aside.
Washington. Setting aside the sen
tences of Imprisonment Imposed by
the supreme court of tho District of
Columbia for alleged disobedience to
a boycott Injunction, the Supremo
court of the United States held that
Samuel Gompors, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, president, vice-president
and socrotary, respectively, of
tho American Federation of Labor,
had .been erroneously sentenced to
jail on a charge of contempt of a
local court.
Tho Justices unanimously held that
fines were the only sentences that
could bo Imposed on tho labor lead
ers. In so holding, the Supreme court
of tho United States found that tho
court of appeals of the District of Co
lumbia and the supremo court of the
district erred In treating tho contempt
proceedings as a criminal case and
not a civil one. Tho effect of hold
ing the proceedings a civil one was to
mako Jail sentences 'Impossible.
Henco the Jail sentences had to be sot
aside.
To correct the error the case was
sent back to tho local courts, with di
rection that It be dismissed. At the
same time tho court expressly made
it possible for civil proceedings to be
instituted against tho labor men.
The court was led to hold rtiat tho
contempt proceedings in this case
must be civil in nature because crim
inal punishment is exercised by courts
to force persons to do acts command
ed. In the present case the court took
tho view that the labor men were be
ing sent to jail not to mako them do
something tho court ordered but be
cause of "something they had done."
Inasmuch as all tho differences be
tween the labor men and the com
plainant have been adjusted, Including
tho "boycott" case out of which the
contempt proceedings arose, the deci
sion is probably the last heard of this
famous action.
The charges of contempt against
Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Mor
rison arose out of a bitter labor war
betweej) organized labor and the
Bucks Stovo & Range company of 8L
Louis.
The concern had come Into the su
preme court of tho District of Colum
bla to prevent, by Injunction, the
American Federation of Labor and its
officials from boycotting its own prod
ucts or the business of those who
dealt with it.
The company claimed that tho fed
eration was trying to unionize tho
company's shops. The labor leaders
urged that tho company was "unfair"
to labor. The head of the company
was J. W. Van Cleave, president of
the National Manufacturers' associa
tion, which had often come into con
flict with the federation. He was
charged with having been opposed to
organized labor.
Justice Gould of tho district su
preme court Issued the injunction
prayed for by tho company, and con
tinued publication of the Ducks firm's
name in the federation "we do not
patronize" llBt led to the contempt
charges.
Justice Wright found the union offi
cers guilty and sentenced President
Gompers to one year in Jail; Vice
Presldont Mitchell to nine months,
and Secretary Morrison to six months.
It was further charged that In the
succeeding number of the Federation
1st Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
Joined In an appeal to organized labor
for funds to enrry the injunction case
to the higher courL It was contended
that this appeal was used as n vehi
cle to continue tho boycott.
The charges stated that the appeal
referred to an editorial in the same
number of tho magazine as setting
forth the nttitude of those making the
appeal. This editorial was attributed
to Mr. Gompers.
In addition to tho "urgent appeal,"
in which Mr. Mitchell joined, he was
accused of having acted In contempt
by presiding over tho United Mine
Workers' convention when It adopted
a resolution to flno any member whe
bought a Ducks stove.
Woman It Brutally Murdered.
Elgin, 111. Elgin and the entire
country roundabout hero are aroused
over tho discovery of tho unidontllied
body of a woman, brutally murdeiod,
hor skull battered in three places, her
throat slashed and her clothing set
on fire, resulting in the burning of hor
body. The dead woman was discov
ered under the Illinois Central rail
road v'aduct, about four miles south
of here.
Hofstott on Trial Again.
Pittsburg, Pa. Frank N. Hofstott,
bankor and president of the Pressed
Steel Car company, was placed on
trial In criminal court on a charge of
bribery growing out of tho council
manic graft investigation In his first
trial the jury disagreed.
U. S. Sells Indian Lands,
Wewoka, Okla. A government auc
tion salo of 2,000 tracts of unallotted
land Jn the Somlnole, Crook and Cher
okoo uations began. Not more than
ICO acred v.oro sold to one porton.
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REBEL LEADER QUELLS MUTINY
IN ARMY AND WIN8 SOL
DIERS BY BRAVERY.
SAVES LIFE OF GEN. NAVARRO
Provisional President, Ordered Under
Arrest by Orozco, Declares Uprising
Incited by Persons Desirous of
Bringing About Disunion.
Juarez, Mexico. Francisco I. Ma
dero, Jr., is complete master of the
situation hero after tho provisional
government which he has established
bad been put to a severe test occa
sioned by a clash between the mili
tary and political authorities.
After a day of thrilling Incidents,
during which tho lives of Madero and
his chiefs were In danger, and Gen
eral Orozco In a moment of passion
ordered the arrest of the little rebel
leader and demanded the resignation
of the provisional cabinet, tho capital
of the provisional government is quiet
General Navarro, tho defeated fed
eral commander, whose life wns
threatened by angry mobs of lnsur
rectos, was spirited away by Francis
co I. Madero himself to tho American
side of the Rio Grande and Is safely
ensconsed in tho homo of friends In
El Paso.
Provisional President Madero in a
statement charged that General Oroz
co's actions were Incited "by persons
Interested In bringing about disunion
among us."
General Orozco called on Madero
and tho two men talked alone for
some time. Suddenly their voices
were raised and tho other rebel ..o
lltlcal chiefs rushed Into tho room
only to find themselves held back by
some of Orozco's men. A throng of
soldiers had gathered outside the
building and Madero determined to
appeal to them. Six-shooters had
been drawn and rifles leveled, but
Madero stood bravely before tho
crowd nnd, slapping his breast, shout
ed, "Shoot me, shoot me, If you
dare."
General Orozco was at his side. His
men had been summoned to tako part
in the coup d'etat, but as Madoro
stepped forth among them and talked
in his calm, reassuring wny tho affec
tion which has been ripened among
his men since the revolution began
crystallized in a mighty shout, "Viva
Madero!"
It Is aparcnt that dlsscntlon among
tho military chiefs was tho basic
cause of the disturbance Colonel
Villa was said to have Insisted on Gen
eral Navarro's life, while General Or
ozco also was said to have been dis
pleased with tho naming of a civilian
qb minister of war.
Aaron Burr's Home to Go.
New York. Tho Aaron nurr man
sion is to go beforo tho advancing line
of modern apartment houses. It Is HO
vears old. Sold at auction to a build
ei, It will bo torn down. James Modi
son, president of tho United States,
occupied It from 1801 to 180C.
U. S. to Get 60,000 Cattle.
NognlOB, Sonora, Mox. A roundup
of 00,000 cnttlo on ranches In the vicin
ity of Cananea, Nogalcs and Naco has
been ordered. Tho cattlo will bo
shipped into tho United States on a
special concession from tho treasury
department.
Kills Father-ln-Law With Ax.
Carlylo. III. William Hall, Jr.,
killed his father-in-law, Mat Jlarber,
with an ax becaueo ho belloved Darber
was responsible for his unhappy mar
ried llfo
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MADERO
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LIFE TERM FOR DIETZ
IS FOUND GUILTY OF FIR3T DE.
GREE MURDER.
Jury Acquits the Wife and Son of
the "Outlaw of Cameron
Dam."
Hayward, Wis. John DIotz, the "out
law of Cameron dam," was found
guilty of murder in tho first degree
by a Jury for the killing of Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Harp nt the final battle
at the Dletz homestead on October 8
last.
He was sentenced by Judge Reld to
llfo Imprisonment at hard labor In the
penitentiary at Waupun. Dletz' wife
and son Leslie, who were on trial
with him, were acquitted.
Tho "outlaw," following the an
nouncement of tho verdict, made a
dramatic protest thftt ho was a vic
tim of tho "lumber trust" and that tho
death of tho deputy sheriff was but
an incident In tho "trust's" war upon
him.
Thero arc other complaints pend
ing ngatnst the other members of the
Dletz family, but Is thought they
will not bo prosecuted by the stnte.
TWO DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK
Twenty-Five Others Injured When
Coaches Are Derailed on Denver
and Rio Grande.
Denver, Colo. Two killed and nt
least twenty-five injured, several seri
ously, comprlso the casualties result
ing from tho derailment of west-bound
Denver & Rio Grande passonger trains
near MIntern, 30 miles west of Lead
vllle. Tho wreck was caused by spreading
rails. The rails gavo way aftor the
engino and baggage car had passed
and the weight of the heavy Pullman
cars caused the day coach and tourist
sleeper to bucklo up and roll down
tho IE-foot embankment into tho Eagl
rivor.
BAN JOHNSON IS GUILTY
Jury Awards John M. Ward $1,000 In
His Suit Against American
League President.
New York. The Jury In the
case of John M. Ward, who sued Han
Johnson, president or tho American
Loaguo, for $50,000 for slander, re
turned a verdict In Wnrd'B favor of
$1,000. Tho caso grew out of tho al
leged statements of Johnson fhen
Ward was a candidate for tho presi
dency of tho Nntlonal leaguo two
years ago.
OPEN MORE POSTAL BANKS
Forty-Seven Additional Saving Insti
tutions Are Designated by Post
master General.
Washington. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has designated 47 addi
tional savings depositories mnking
a total of 176 that have been cre
ated to date. Tho offices named will
bo msMlo ready to recolvo deposits on
Monday, Juno 12.
Among tho designations aro Canton,
111.; Sullivan, Ind.; Red Oak, Iowa.
Bayard's Son Is Dead.
Washington. Nino hours after Iih
had fallen or Jumped from tho third
story to a veranda below at tho Gar
field hospital, Philip Bayard of Wil
mington, Del., a son of the lato
Thomas F. Bayard, who was secretary
of state, died hero.
Abyssinia Has a New Emperor.
Addls-Abeba. Abyssinia, Prince
LIdJ Joassu, grandson of Emperor
Mencllk, was proclnlmod emperor of
Abyssinia. Tho coronation cororao
nles will tako place later.
DICKINSON RESIGNS
HENRY L. STIMSON IS APPOINT
ED SECRETARY OF WAR.
Member of Taft's Cabinet Retire to
Devote Hts Attention to Per
sonal Business.
Wellington Tho prenlilont - on
nouncod tho resignation from tin
cnblnot of Jacob M. Dickinson as sec
retary of wnr and tho appointment of
Henry L. StlniBon of Now York as his
successor. Mr. Dickinson waB the
Democratic member of tho cabinet
and Mr. Stimson wns the candidate of
the Republicans of Now York for gov
ernor at tho last election.
In tho lottcrs oxchnnged between
tho president and Mr. Dickinson no
reason, othor than that of pressing
prlvato affairs, Is given for tho secre
tary's retlroment.
Mr. Dickinson will go to his Tonnes
see homo Immediately upon tho quali
fication of his successor. He expects
to devoto his nttcntion to business nnd
will not return to tho practice of law,
In which ho was engaged when Presi
dent Taft appointed him In March,
1909. Ho Is tho second mombor of
Mr. Taft's cabinet to retlro to prlvato
llfo, Secretary of the Intorlor Ballln
gor having Bovorod his connection
with (ho president's offlclal family only
a few months ago.
Colncldont with the announcement
of Mr. Dickinson's rotiromont camo
that of tho appointment of C. S. Mil
lington of Horklmor, N. Y to bo as
sistant treasurer of tho United States
lu Now York. Mr. Stimson was tho
Roosevelt candidate for governor,
while Mr. Millington was a former
member of the house for the Twenty
seventh Now York district, and Is a
closo friend of Vice-President Sher
man and othor .leaders of the old
guard in tho state, having succeeded
Mr. Sherman in tho houso when the
latter became vlco-presldent,
325 LIVES ARE IMPERILED
"rult Steamer Rams and Sinks Liner
Merlda, But All on Board
Are Saved.
Norfolk, Va. The passengers and
crew of tho New York and Cuban
Mall Steamship company's liner Meri
da, sunk after a collision with tho Uni
ted Fruit company's steamship Ad
miral Farragut off Cape Henry, ar
rived here safe, after being . twlco
transshipped.
Not a soul was lost and only one
person, a woman passenger, was
slightly Injured.
Both vessels wore steaming at full
speed in opposito dircctionalhrough
a fog bank about flfty-flvo miles .east
of the Virginia CapeB when the Ad
miral Farragut rammod tho Merlda.
A great holo was torn In tho sldo of
the Merlda, which carried 107 passen
gers and a crow of 128, and It was In
stantly realized by the ofllcors whon
tho sea began to pour Into tho vossol'a
hold that she could not live.
In live hours tho Merlda was at tho
bottom of tho ocean, but her passen
gers and crow wero safely aboard tho
Admiral Farragut
By wireless tolcgraph tho Old Do
minion Steamship company's steam
ship Hamilton, bound from Now York
to Norfolk, was summoned by tho Ad
miral Farragut, took aboard tho res
cued passengers nnd crow or the Mer
lda and lnnded thorn In Norfolk.
WIFE OF PRESIDENT ILL
Mrs. Taft Suffers From Nervous At
tack While Accompanying Hus
band on Speaking Tour.
New York. Owing to tho Illness of
Mrs. Taft tho president was obliged
to shorten his visit to the convention
of tho Brotherhood of Rnllway Train
men nt Harrlsburg, Pa., and return to
Now York.
Mrs. Taft Is now at the home of Mr.
Taft's brother, Henry W. Taft, whoro
sho Is suffering from n mild recur
rence of a nervous mnlndy that ap
peared In a moro serious form two
years ago.
It was the Intention that Mrs. Taft
should accompany tho president to
Harrlsburg. When sho was taken 111
It wns feared that ho would bo obliged
to cancol the engagement, but later
Mrs, Tnft's condition was such that he
was able to mako tho trip.
At Hnrrisburg tho president spoko
on tho right of government omployas
to organize labor unions and to affil
iate with the American Federation of
Lnbor.
Trust Law Is Valid.
Chicago. Tho demurrers of tho
Chicago packers In tho "beef trust"
caso woro overruled by Judge Carpon
ter In tho Unltod States district court,
Judge Carponter declared that tho
Sherman anti-trust law, which had
been attacked by tho packers, Is con
stitutional. Ho also held that tho In
dictment charging J. Ogden Armour
and other packers with violating Iti
provisions 1b valid.
"8kyllne Highway" Dedicated.
Canon City, Colo. Another of Amer
ica's great scenic wonders was mado
ncccsslblo to tho public whon tho
"Skyline Highway," extending six
miles from horo to tho top of tho
Itoynl gorgo, was dedicated with elab
orate ceremonies in which Gov F
Shafroth nnd three formor governors
'of Colorado took part.
Gold Struck Near Fulton, Mc.
Fulton, Mo. Gold assaying fight
dollurs to tho ton wns struck near
horo by well dlggors.
IHE ANTI-GIFT BILL
FOOD COMMISSIONER PROPOSES
TO ENFORCE THE SAME.
JOBBERS ARE GIVEN NOTICE
This Is Done that They May Get Rid
of Goods Before Enactment Be
comes Effective.
Food CnmmlfttlnnM W. R Jackson
hns given notlco to both Jobbors and
morchants over tho stato that on and
after July 1 his department will rigid
ly onforco tho recently onncted
Housh bill which provldos that no
food products In pnekajjes containing
gifts, premiums or prizes shnll bo sold
In tho Btato. Tho notlco given in ad
vanco will allow dehors sufllclont
tltno, Commission .Tnokson bellovos,
to dispose of all such goods they may
havo on hand. Tho food commission
er, who took tho matter up with Gov
ernor Aldrlch, received assuranco
from tho oxecutlvo that ho would
havo his Biipport In tho matter. Tho
lettor sent out roads as follows:
My attention Is called to tho fact
that a numbor of jobbers are furnish
ing tho trndo with food products In
packages containing gifts, premluums
or prlzos.
Whllo there was a caso in tho dis
trict court of tho Judicial district cor
responding to Lancaster county, in
which tho district Judge hold that tho
law was unconstitutional, it has not
boen passed upon by the supremo
court, and thcroforo wo nro disposed
to hold that tho law Is effoctlvo la
all of tho state outs Id o of Lancnstor
county.
Wo feel all tho moro suro of tho
reasonableness of enforcing tills law
since tho last legislature enacted a
lnw known as II, R. Nu. 107 provid
ing "for an act to prohibit gift enter
prises und to provide punishment for
violation of thee same." This bill re
ceived tho signature 'of the govornor
and will bo operative in July. Upon
consultation with Govornor Aldrlch it
was decided that on and aftor July 1
tho food, drug and dairy commission
would rigidly enforce the law with
refcrenco to packagos containing
gifts, premiums or prizes. This leaso
of tlmo will give doalors an oppor
tunity to dispose of such stock as thoy
may now have on hand. Wo are giv
ing this notlco that all may bo pro
pared for tho strict enforcement of
tho law aftor tho dato above men
tioned. t
Governor Names New Optometrist.
Govornor Aldrlch has-appolntcd Ed
ward H. Flltton of Omaha to succeed
J. C. Hutoson of Omaha as a member
of tho Stato Board of Optometry,
vhoso term expires Juno 30.
Flege Given His Liberty.
Though warned by Attorney Kings
bury of Cedar county and Doputy At
torney General F. 13. Edgerton that U
William Flego, convicted for tho mur
der of his slater lu Dixon county was
admitted to ball a lynching or murdor
would occur, the supromo court Issued
nn ordor, that upon tho oxocutlon of
n $25,000 bond tliu man could havo his
liberty. Tho bond was furnished.
Moodys File Appeal.
Albert and Josoph Moody of Noma
ha county havo appealed to tho su
promo court from a decision which
gives Mrs. Bollo Moody possession of
a $3,000 traot of land which was
owned by hor husband. Mrs. Moody
has four children. Hor husband, John
Moody, left hor. Sho had no moans
of livelihood and trlod to got posses
sion of tho farm. Thero were threo
adverse claims, but tho lower court
ield In favor of tho dosorted wlfo.
Report op State Buildings.
Burd F. Mlllor, supervisor of con
struction of stato buildings, has re
ported to tho govornor and bourd of
public lands and buildings that the
Kearney Industrial school Is In bad
sanitary condition, that it Is infested
with rats and that repairs must bo
mado. Ho reports tho Norfolk asylum
in good sanitary condition, but ho
finds much fault with tho planning of
the hospital building, which remains
unfinished, and says tho contractor
wn.s either grossly Incompotont or
willfully negligent.
Thanks from Mrs. Hopewell.
W. II. Smith, socrotary of tho stato
ecnato, has recclvod tho following let
ter of thap,ks from Mrs. Hattlo Hope
well, widow of tho lato Lloutenant
Govornor M. II. Hopewoll. "I wish,
through you, to express my vory sin
coro thanks for tho beautiful einblom
which tho mombors of tho Nebraska
stato sonato had tho thoughtful kind
nos to sond at tho tlmo of my hus
band''j burial. 1 also wish to thank
yoi for tho kindly thoughts expressed
In your letter of May 2."
Copy Sent to Printer.
Tho llrst bundle of copy for tho
to unto Journal has boon sunt to tho
printer, T. 15. Sedgwick of York, by
Secretary W. II. Smith of tho stato
bonnte, and tho Inttor expects now to
spend most of his tlmo In Soward, al
though ho will retain his ofllco in tho
htuto houso for a fow weeks, "Gone"
Walrath of Osceola, assistant secre
tary, will do tho Index work inid most
of tho othor work to ho dono on tho
volumo will bo undorUkon by Smith
in bis homo town. It will tako oomo
time for Its accomplishment.
NAD A CONSPIRATOR.
Uncle Sam Gets Hold of a Man Long
Wanted.
In tho nrrost of John Theodoropulos,
S. L. Whitfield, United States emigra
tion ispector, bollovcs ho hna brought
Into court a member of nn Immigra
tion conspiracy, which tho govern
ment has tried vainly for some tlmo
to cinch.
TheudoiopuloB waived examination
beforo United States Commissioner C.
C. Marloy In tills city and In dofault
of $2,000 ball was committed.
It Is Biild this Grook with othors
havo contracted with their country
men to bring thorn to this country and
to provldo them with enough ready
money to get through tho immigration
poils, taking excosslvo mortgages on
nil their proporty at homo to cover
this oxppiiBo and afterwards practical
ly selling the men under contract to
labor oniployors on this sldo ot tho
wator.
Tho samo mothods havo been used
with 8hoeshlnlng boys, It Is said, al
though tho prosout action does not In
clude tho boys who work at shooshin
lug. Tho threo Immigrants named as tho
victims of tho conspiracy uro Nicholas
and Louis Jiannopulos nnd John Asl
mnkopulos. Hundreds of men havo
allegedly been handled in tho samo
way that tho complaint Btatos this
trio was contracted for, but tho gov
eminent agents havo been unablo to
"got the goods" In tho othor ensos.
Flege Admitted to Ball.
Tho supromo court admitted Wil
holm Flege to ball lu tho sum of $25,
000. Ho was convicted of killing his
sister, Louise Flogo. Two brothers,
Fred and Henry Flogo. and a brothor-in-law,
Hormnn Freovurt, offered to
go on tho bond. Thoso threo men owa
800 acres ot land in northern Nobrns
ska, worth $125 nn acre, and have
$16,000 or moro In money and person
al proporty. J. J. McCarthy oskod tho
oourt to admit tho prlsonor to ball.
Tho application was roslRted by Coun
ty Attomoy Kingsbury of Dixon coun
ty and Assistant Attornoy General Ed
gerton. Flogo, tho prisoner, Is him
self worth about $5.000.
Fenced Government Land.
A Jury was Impaneled in federal
court for tho trial of tho caso of tho
United States versus Everett M. El
red of Deuel county. Elrcd Is chargod
with violation of tho land laws. At
ono tlmo ho hud a largo area of gov
ernment land fenced In Doucl county.
It Is Bald that ho ngrocd with old sol
diers, living at Do Witt and Wllber, to
homostcad part of this land. As soon
as thoy had proved up on tho land tho
titles woro transferred t Elred.
Must Pay or Stand Trial.
Governor Aldrlch has given T, E.
Stowart, formor bookkeeper at the in
stitute for the feoblo minded at
Beatrice tho alternative or making up
tho ontlro amount of tho shortngo ro
vealcd on tho books of tho institution
or stnnd prosecution.
Woman Case In Supreme Court.
Robort W. Portor of Alma has ap
pealed to tho supreme court from tho
mandamus Issued by District Judgo
Harry Dungan to conipol Portor to
turn over to Miss Jean McKeo tho
nionoys and books belonging to tho
olllcu of treasurer of tho city of Alma.
Crete and Beatrice Complain.
A complaint nllcglnc discrimination
of coal ratos In favor of Crete and
Beatrlco against Wllbor hits boon flld
with tho Stato Railway commission
by Stato Senator Frank Bartos and
his brothor, who aro attorneys at the
Sallno county scat.
Permission to Issue Bonds.
Tho Union Stock Yards company,
Ltd., of South Omaha, through Frank
Ransom, mndo application to tho state
railway commission for permission to
Issuo $5,000,000 ot bonds.
May Cut Interest Rates.
Tho law seeking to obvlato tho dou
ble taxation of mortgages and mort
gaged lands has alroady had con
sldorablo effect upon doalors In that
class of securities in that It has
caused a reduction in tho interest
rates formerly charged. Under tho
old system mortgaged land was taxed
for Its real valuo and tho tax as
sessed against tho ownor. Tho mort
gage was also taxed at Its faco valuo
at tho residence of tho holder, In
cases wlioro tho securities wero held
in this state a consequent doublo tax
lng resulted.
Iowa Militia Invited.
Adjutant General Phelps has ro
celved an invitation, supplementing
ono Bent some tlmo ago by Govornor
Doneen of Illinois, from II. A. Whee
ler, head of tho Chicago Association
of Commerce, to sond oithor tho Ne
braska National guard as a whole, or
soveral companlos, to tho national
military tournament, which will bo
hold In that city 'July 23 to 30. Tho
Invitation cannot bo accepted, bo
causo of tho fact that tho oxponso
would bo too heavy and only a small
proportion of tho men could loavo.
Moro Prisoners Received.
Prisoners recolved at tho stato penl
tontlnry for commlttmont during tho
month of April mark a decided in
crease In numbers ovor any previous
months, Twonty-sovon camo in dur
ing April oxcIubIvo of three allogod
bunk robbnrs who woro brought horo
from Hamilton county for safekeep
ing. At tho end of tho month thero
wero 443 convicts at tho Institution.
Eloveu woro dlschnrged during the
month and two woro paroled. Tho
present roll shows, nil told, 443 pris
oners.
WOMAN IS FREED
BY UNWRITTEN LAW
rexas Jury Acquits Her
Charge of First Degree
Murder.
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STORY A SENSATIONAL ONE
For Two Years Woman Prayed fo
Her Victim, Then Shot Her When
Prayer Did Not Provo Efficaol-
ous Dead Woman Stole
Her Husband.
Fort Worth, Tex. Tho unwritten
law In Texas applies to women at well
as men, acordlng to a Jury at Fort
Worth, which clearod Mrs. T. M.,
Brooks, charged with first degrao mur-i
dor in slaying Mrs. Mary Uinford
whom sho charged with trying to
break up her home. Insanity was thei
grounds ahe waa freed on, but thoret
waa not a word on Insanity mentioned
In tho trial. It was a plain cose of the,
unwritten law and it was enough to
free the woman.
Mrs. Brooks la the wife ot a Fort
Worth attorney. During the buay part
of tho day ot January 10 last, she
went to a large department store
where Mrs. Binford waa employed
and shot hor to death. She left a
prayer mooting at her own home to
accomplish the doed.
The story of haw Mrs. Brook", si
ways prominent in Methodist ohuroh
oirclei, prayed every day for two
years that the Lord would make a
better woman ot Mrs. Binford, and
how, after hearing, unwittingly, a tele
phono conversation between her hus
band and Mrs. Binford, Mrs. Brooks
gave up tho struggle and resolved to
kill the woman who had spoiled her
life, mado ono of tho most sensational
murdor trials Toxas has had for yean.,
It was Mrs. J. W. Boyd, formerly ft
next door neighbor of tho Brooks',
who declared that aho know of her
own knowledgo that tho defendant
had prayod for tho redemption of Mrs.
Binford, chango her husband's dispo
sition and end her troubles. Mrs.
Boyd had talked to tho witness fre-
Shot Her to Death.
jucntly as to what course Bhould be
pursuad to end matters so everybody
would be satisfied and they decided'
that prayer alono could accomplish
this,
"We were very happy until we
moved to Fort Worth," said Mra.
Brooks on tho stand. Then she told
how Mrs. Binford came Into her life,
nearly fivo years ago. Sho said:
"Sho came to my husband's offloe tot
g c a divorce, and Mr. Brooks called!
me up nnd said: 'Mamma, there la at
woman In my office who wants me to
do u Uttlo legal work for hor. She
has no friends In tho city and little
monoy. What do you say IX I bring
hor up tonight?'
"Sho camo. That was tho begin
ning. Welcoming her as a friendless'
young woman In a strange city and!
with a desire to give her a good
start, I fostered the causo of my wreck
ed happiness, utood it as long as I:
could and then klllod her.'
QAVE AWAY CHICKEN LUNCH
Leads to Discovery of Anolent Cold
Storage Poultry Twenty' Thou
sand Pounds Condemned.
Cincinnati. What amounted to
practically a raid on cold storage poul
try was completed by Doctor Blume,
the city meat Inspector. Within the
month he and his assistants have
oondemned 20,000 pounds of cold stor
age poultry. Doctor Blumo Bays he
found meat that had been In cold stor
age for live years, soma venison
aotually being stampod 1005.
Doctor Blumo said that what first
attracted his attention and suggested
tho Investigation was tho fact the
cheap restaurants wero selling a
chlckon dinner for 15 cents and that
some saloons wero supplying chicken
in their free lunches. "I conjectured,"
Doctor Blume said, "that something
must bo tho matter with poultry that
could bo Bold at that figure"
Dies In Fasting for Cure.
Toronto, OnL Herbert D overall is
lead hero as tho result ot a 16-day
fast which ho undertook in tho hope
of curing a slight illness. Two years
ugo ho successfully faatod tor three
weeks.
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