' BRAOSTREET AND DUN
REPORT JINJUSINESS
Crop Indications and Jobbing
Trade, It Is Said, Are Show
ing Improvement.
New York. Aug. 23.—Bradstreet's
Saturday says:
Crop reports and fall jobbing trade
show further improvements. This is
most marked In the west, where gen
eral rains have improved corn and
where house trade has expanded as the
result of the arrival of country buyers.
Better than expected results from
spring wheat have made for a more
optimistic feeling also in the north
west.
Reports from leading industries are
not much changed. Iron and steel
arc quiet, with crued and finished pro
duction alike restricted.
Building remains active at many
centers and lumber and hardware are
In demand at the west, while quiet
■oast and south. St. Louis shoe manu
facturers are working overtime, and
eastern manufacturers report more
orders coming in but production and
shipments are still' below last year's.
Some resumption of woolen goods
piills are noted. Curtailment is still
In evidence in cotton goods. Business
failures for the week ending August
* 18 wort 222 in the United States
against 231 last week, 183 in the like
week of 1909, 236 in 1908, 153 in 1907
and 155 in 1906.
Business failures for the week In
Canada number 26, which compares
with 20 for last week and 29 in the
corresponding week last year.
R. G. Dun & Company’s weekly re
view of trade today says:
While trade contractions continue,
sentiment improves, and the basic con
ditions underlying the situation ap
pears stronger. While quietness still
prevails in most departments of the
Iron and steel market, there has been
practically no further decline in quo
tations. The general opinion appears
to be that the lowest point has now
been reached and that any change oc
curing from now on will be toward a
higher level.
The tone in the dry goods market
was better, especially with jobbers and
selling agents, but business is still of
limited proporitions, with buyers show
ing little desire to operate beyond well
defined requirements. Cotton goods
and cotton yarn hold firm, with buying
showing more breadth.
HONDURAS FORCED BY
BRITAIN TO BE GOOD
New Orleans, Aug. 23. — A special
from Ceciba .Spanish Honduras, says:
"The British cruiser Scylla has again
sailed with a promise to return at ar.
early date. The Honduran officials of
this district have experienced the prac
tical results of demands by the Brl
ish government for alleged indignities
to British subjects.
"The president has recalled Governor
Medina, who was in charge of the de
partment of Atlantida. Mayor De
Plaza Pianas, who was charged with
the killing of a British Honduran ne
gro named Thurston and a Honduran
officer named Gonzales, who is alleged
to have assaulted another negro, a
British subject are reported to have
been put In prison."
THREE ARRESTED IN
RAILROAD PILLAGE
tllinois Central Graft Case Cul
minates in the Starting of
Criminal Proceedings.
Chicago, Aug. 23.—Three former of
ficials of the Illinois Central Railroad
company were arrested yesterday in
^ connection with the huge frauds by
^ means of which the railroad claims to
have been defrauded of $1,500,000. The
men arrested were:
Frank B. Harriman, former general
• manager of the road.
Charles L. Ewing, former manager of
lines north of the Ohio river.
John K. Taylor, formerly general
storekeeper of the road.
The warrants were sworn to by
President Harahan, of the railroad
company concerned. They charge the
three men with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the railroad by false preten
ses and with operating a confidence
game. Harriman and Ewing wore"
taken to the Harrison Street police sta
tion Their bends of $10,000 each were
signed by a professional bondsman.
The allegations in the so-called graft
case are among the most sensational
in which high officials of a great cor
poration havo been named. The in
vestigation began a year ago.
It reached a crisis last spring when
President Harahan began actions to
recover sums said to aggregate more
than $1,000,000 alleged to have been se
cured by car repair companies in con
nivance with high officials of the road.
Harriman, Ewing, Taylor and a large
number of others of lesser magnitude
resigned their positions. Much of the
money is said to have been repaid pri
vately.
The name of Ira G. Rawn, vice
president of the road, who resigned to
become president of the Monon and
. who was found dead recently at his
home with a bullet wound In his
breast, was brought into the scandal.
Murray Nelson, jr., attorney for the
Illinois Central, stated that Rawn’s
death headed off warrants which would
have been issued for him.
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+ AMERICAN YACHT TAKES ♦
+ TAFT CUP OVER SPANISH ♦
+ - ♦
rf Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 23.— -f
♦ The American Sonder boat Har- ♦
+ poon won the Taft cup by cap- ♦
♦ luring today’s race, the fourth +
♦ of the international Spanish- 4
♦ American series. The Spaniards
♦ were far astern. -f
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SCOTLAND, S. D.—Adam Mehrer, of
Menno, dropped dead here while seek
ing a physician to get relief from sud
den illness.
KAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger left here last
night for the Yosemite ‘valley, where
he expects to remain four days. From
the Yosemite he will return to this city,
going from here to Seattle, where he
will remain until his return to Wash
ington.
SEWARD, ALASKA—The Parker
Brown Mt. McKinley expedition passed
through Seward yesterday, sailing on
tlie steamship Portland for Seattle.
The party was unsuccessful in its ef
_ fort to scale the peak. Members of the
' expedition assert that they have con
elusive evidence that Dr. Cook did not
sreach the summit.
STATES GET SHARE I
OF MILITIA MONEY
Every One, Except Nevada, Will
Receive Aid From the Gen
eral Government.
Washington. Aug. 23. — Every state
and territory in the union, with the
single exception of Nevada, which Is
without militia, gets a pftrtion of the
federal appropriation Cor the purchase
of supplies and ammunition for the or
ganized militia during the present fis
j cal year, in the first allotment of th<}
$1,600,000 fund. The war department
has reserved about $400,000 of the funds
i for emergencies.
According to the allotment, which
was made according to the enlisted
strength of the organized militia in the
various states, five states get more than
$50,000 each. Of these. New York leads
with $206,000; Pennsylvania follow's
with $140,000: Illinois with $84,000; Mass
| achusetts with $78,000; Ohio with $73,
300, and New' Jersey with $54,000.
Of the others. Alabama, California,
! Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa,
I Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minne
sota, Missouri. North Carolina,. South
| Carolina. Tennessee, Virginia and Wis
! consin each get more than $25,000. Utah
ends the list with only $4,778, while
Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, North Da
kota and Wyoming are the only others
i to get less than $10,000.
The department also has alloted $2,
300.000 to the states and territories
on a basis of representation in con
gress for arms, equipment, camp pur
poses and promotion of rifle practice
jn the militia organizations.
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4 BAREFOOT DANCER BIG 4 1
4 SENSATION AT NEWPORT 4
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4 Newport. R. I., Aug. 23.—-The 4
4 Countess de Swirsky, who came 4
4 here to present her famous ♦
4 Russo dance, in bare feet, has 4
4 taken Newport society by storm. 4
4 The result is that Newport 4
4 women already have started 4
4 taking lessons from her. It is 4
4 expected that before the season 4
4 closes scores of fashionables 4
4 will be doing the barefoot dance. 4
4 A feature of a dinner dance of 4
4 Mrs. Janves B. Haggin. of New 4
4 York, this evening, will be a 4
4 performance by Countess de 4 j
4 Swirsky. 4
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FUNERAL HONORS TO
MISS NIGHTINGALE
Famous “Angel of the Crimea”
Is Laid to Rest in English
Cemetery.
London, Aug. 23.—Florence Nightin
gale, "the angel of the Crimea," who
died August 13 at her London home,
was buried this afternoon beside the
bodies of her father and mother in
the church yard of the little Hampshire
village of Fast Wellow.
In accordance with her often ex-4
pressed wishes for a simple private
funeral, the ceremony was of the quiet
est nature, the only feature reminding
of her great services to the army and
the nation being the -presence of a
squad of the Grenadier Guards, who
noted as bearers. Outside of these,
only members of the immediate fam
ily and a few retainers were present
Public tribute was paid at a memorial
service at noon in St. Paul's cathed
ral here, at which King George, Queer
Mary, the queen mother, Alexandra
the war office arid admiralty and the
greater part of the British public bod
ies and colonies were represented. The
United States ambassador, Whitelaw
Reid, and Mrs. Reid were present.
The cathedral was crowded with thU
official representatives and thousands
of private persons, who had come tc
do honor to the dead, were unable tc
find places inside the church and stood
outside during the ceremony.
Among the flowers sent for the fu
neral were a number of wreaths con
tributed by American nursing associa
tions, and many prominent members of
the American colony In London attend
ed the service.
PROHIBITION FORCES
WILL HAVE^A PAPER
Sawyer Ordered to Provide One
—Sioux City Man Is Made
an Officer.
i
Des Moines. In., Aug 23.— At a meet
ing of the directors of the Iowa Consti
tutional Amendment association held
here yesterday, three new members)
L. S. Coffin, of Fort Dodge, R. T
Chippertleld, of Sioux City, and Mott
R. Sawyer, of Davenport, were added
to the board to fill places made vacant
by resignation and otherwise.
H. H. Sawyer was ordered by the
directors to provide If jiossible for tho
publication of a paper to be tho or
gan of the association.
NICARAGUA REVOLT IS
SAID TO BE SETTLED
Both Sides, It Is Claimed, Have
Agreed Upon Terms and
Laid Down Arms.
New Orleans, Aug. 23.—Cablegrams
received this morning from Bluefleld
by local steamship companies stated
that the revolution in Nicaragua has
ended and that the Madriz and Estrada
factions have agreed on terms of peace.
STILL FOR CANNON.
Champaign. III., Aug. 23—Congress
man W. 13. McKiney, chairman of the
national republican congressional
committee in reference to rumors that
he would not again support Mr. Cannon
for the speakership, said today: "I am
Mr. Cannon’s friend and if he is a can
didate for speaker. 1 shall certainly vote
for him.”
MILLS CLOSE DOWN.
Lowell, Mass., Aug. 23.—The Massa
chusetts cotton mills lure where shut
down today until September 6. The
• corporation employes about 2,500 op
eratives.
CHOLERA SF EADS
IN ITAjJN CITIES
Epidemic Is Growing Worse and
Victims May Bear Germs
to Many Places.
Barl. Italy. Aug 22.—The epidemic
of cholera which has broken out in
southern Italy is steadily showing an
Increase in the districts affected, par
ticularly in the town of Trani, wiiere
the number of deaths already is more
than 30. The latest official reports
last night gave 20 deaths at Trani,
showing the rapidity with which the
disease is increasing there. The epi
demic is of a virulent type and the
death rate is high.
Even graver danger is anticipated
from the (tying population of the In
fected districts who may bear the
germs of the disease to regions not
yet involved. Trani seems aimost de
serted as a result of the panic, 20,000
of the residents, fully one-half of the
population, having fled the town. Fully
as many have escaped from the island
town of Barletta.
ROME FEARS INVASION
OF THE PLAGUE THERE
Rome. Aug. 22.—Rumors that the
epidemic of cholera which has broken
out In Apulia, had spread to Romo
are emphatically denied- There havo
been no cases here and the general
health conditions In Rome are excel
lent, better than at any time during
the last 10 years.
Although the danger of Infection is
not felt here, the pope today ordered
the Lazaretto of > Santa Marta, built
Inside the Vatican by Pope Leo in 1SS5,
during tho great cholera epidemic at
Naples, but never used because of the
absence of cholera patients, made
ready for any emergency.
Tho Influence of the church Is to
be used to assist the civil authorities
In fighting the epidemic, the clergy
having been instructed to use all mo ans
to enforce compliance with the sani
tary regulations on the part of their
parishioners.
No final decision has been taken re
garding the. proposed departure of
King Victor for the cholera region.
The king, it Is said, has determined to
proceed personally to the scene If con
ditions become more serious. In which
case Queen Helena, it is feared, would
insist on accompanying hirn.
RAVAGES OF DISEASE ARE
STILL VERY BAD IN RUSSIA
St. Petersburg, Aug. 22.—One week's
cholera record for Russia shows 23,
944 new cases of cholera and 10,723
deaths, bringing the total number of
cases In Russia this year to 112,985.
Of these, 50,287 have died, the motal
Ity percentage being 44.5. The figures
are those furnished by the sanitary
bureau, covering the week from Au
gust 7 to August 13, Inclusive, and are
therefore fully official.
Reports from Re.d Cross sources
indicate that the actual figures are
somewhat greater, as It is a practical
Impossibility to register every case In
an epidemic of such proportions.
Of the deaths last week, 1,678 were
reported from the district of the Don
Cossacks; 1,057 from the district of
the Kuban Cossacks; 1.01S In Tekater
inoslav province; 7 SO in Samara
province; 416 in Voronezh; 411 In the
Terek Cossaek district; 352 In Kherson
province; 334 In the Crimea, where
Russians resort for the summer
months; 333 In Tambov province, and
325 in Stavropol province.
The epidemic in St. Petersburg
shows a considerable decrease, only
265 cases and 138 deaths having been
reported for the six days ending at
noon yesterday, in comparison to tho
577 cases and 233 deaths reported the
previous week. The sanitary author
ities of the city believe that from now
on the epidemic will continue its nat
ural decrease.
The total figures for St. Petersburg
since the first cases wore reported
June 20 Bhow 2,079 cases and 730
deaths. The mortality hore In the cap
ital, 35 per cent., is much less than
In the southern provinces, owing to
the better hospital facilities and the
experience gained in handling the first
big outbreak two years ago.
LONDON NEWSPAPER
CITED FOR CONTEMPT
Chronicle Publishes Fake Con
fession of Dr. Crippen and
Gets in Trouble
London, Aug. 22.—The court of
criminal appeal, on application by
counsel representing Dr. Hawley H.
Crippen, today granted a rule of nisi
calling on the London Daily Chronicle
to show cause why a writ of attach
ment should not be issued for contempt
of court.
The alleged contempt consists of a
story printed August 5, suggesting that
Dr. Crippen hud poisoned his wife.
The article declared that Dr. Crippen
had confessed or admitted to Inspector
Dew, who arrested him on his arrival
in Canadian waters, that he had killed
his wife.
Counsel for Dr. Crippen produced a
cable from Dr, Crippen denying that
he had made any such confession.
PROSECUTING WITNESSES
TESTIFY FOR DEFENSE
Des Moines, la., Aug. 22.—Although
they were put on the stand by the
Anti-Saloon league in its prosecution
of Chief of Police Yeager today, Night
Captain Miller and Sergeant Leosure
proved strong witnesses for the de
fense. Both officers testified emphati
cally that Des Moines is not "wide
open." They denied that they have re
fused to raid resorts when so re
quested.
Superintendent W. C. Barber, of the
Iowa Anti-Saloon league, stopped the
prosecution of Chief of Police Yeager
today long enough to tile Injunction
proceedings against 22 drug stores, al
leglng illegal handling of liquors.
TWO IOWA CITIES
ENTERTAIN YEOMEN
Mason City, la., Aug, 22.—Today
Saturday and Sunday, Mason City >j.i
Clear Lake Jointly entertain the V.,,
men of northern Iowa arid youthen.
Minnesota. Some 4,000 are expected
Both cities are now filling U|, nii;t
members of that order.
Waterloo, la., Aug. 19.—Frank I.
Marquis, a young attorney, was w •;
ded Tuesday evening at Postvidc. . ,
to Miss Josephine Burling.
MARRIES IN NIGHTIE
AND STOCKINGS ONLY
Atlanta Girl, Locked in Room to
Prevent Eloping, Escapes
With Sweetheart.
Atlanta, Ga„ Aug. 22.—Arrayed only
In her nightgown and stockings, Mlsa
Columbia Cheek, a prominent member
of Atlanta's younger social set, was
married at 3 o'clock in the morning to
Guv H. Buchanan, Buchanan and
Miss Cheek had been engaged for some
time, but the girl's parents bitterly
opposed the match. Miss Cheek's par
ents learned that tho lovers had
planned to elope, and they locked the
girl in her room after taking away her
clothing.
Buchanan heard of his sweetheart's
predicament and after midnight went
In an auto to the Cheek home. By
throwing pebbles against the window
he attracted the girl's attention and
found her willing to elope, though she
admitted her trousseau consisted of a
nightgown and a pair of stockings.
By means of a stepladdcr Miss Cheek
descended from her room into the arms
of her lover, was placed In the automo
bile and hurried to the rectory of
Emanuel Baptist church. Tho Rev.
W. L. Gilmore was aroused and quick
ly made the lovers man and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan went to a
hotel, rang up the Cheek home and
told of the marriage, coupling the news
with a request for clothes for tho
bride. In a short while the bride's
trunks arrived, aeeoinpnnied by bless
ings.
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4 MISS NIGHTINGALE AND 4
4 COUSIN TOOK AND KEPT 4
♦ A VOW NEVER TO MARRY 4
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4 Fox Lake, Wis.. Aug 22.— 4
4 death of Florence Nigntlngale, 4
f the “Angel of the Crimea, in 4
4 London, recalls a very pretty 4
4 romance in whch Fox Lake is 4
4 indirectly interested. William 4
4 Shore and Florence Nightingale 4
4 were cousins and lovers in Eng- 4
4 land In the early days. English 4
4 law forbids marriage between 4
4 cousins, so they pledged their 4
4 troth and separated, neither 4
4 ever to marry. William Shore 4
4 drifted to Fox Lake and lived 4
4 many years, finally dying in 4
4 1868, and his remains are rest- 4
4 ing in beautiful Waushara cem- 4
4 etery in this village. Florence 4
4 Nightingale was faithful to her 4
4 trust. 4
4 4
GAYNOR TO BE WELL
WITHIN TWO WEEKS
Such Is the Opinion of Physi
cians Who Are Attending
the Patient.
New York, Aug. 22.—Mayor Gaynor
awoke today from a refreshing night’s
rest, seemingly much improved in
spirits and strength. His physicians
said he had a fine night.
Mr Gaynor will leave the hospital
In Hoboken within 10 days practically
cured, one of his attending physicians
said this morning.
The physician further stated that
there are no present indications ne
cessitating an operation, and that the
bullet gave the mayor no Inconven
iences and would not if It remained
there the rest of his life.
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f ROOSEVELT NOT TO -f
f TAKE ANY HAND IN -f
♦t NEW YORK CAMPAIGN 4*
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4 New York, Aug. 22.—Colonel 4
4 Roosevelt made it clear today to 4
4 His friends that the reports that 4
4 he did not intend to take any part 4
4 in the coming state campaign 4
4 were well based. As the col- 4
4 onel put it, he did not think he 4
4 had been encouraged to take an 4
4 active interest by the action of 4
4 the state committee in turning 4
4 down his name for temporary 4
4 chairman of the convention. 4
4 His close friends are the au- 4
4 thority for the statement today 4
4 that Colonel Roosevelt has 4
I 4 never indicated by the slightest 4
4 word what his intentions are 4
4 with regard to 1912. The col- 4
4 onel, however, ha3 always said 4
4 that he reserves the right to en- 4
4 gage in any situation at any 4
4 time whenever he feels that his 4
4 policies demand it. 4
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MAY EXHUME THE BODY
OF SLAIN KAIVhSAS GIRL
Abilene, Kan., Aug. 22.—Since th#
development of the tlu-ory that chloro
form mav not have caused the death
of Miss Bertha Benlngnus, found dead
In her bed here last Sunday, an au
topsy on the girl’s body to determine
what the cause of death was has be
come a possibility.
The exhumation of the girl’s body
may be ordered within a day or two by
J C. Entz, coroner. The empty
chloroform bottle found on the dresser
near the girl's bed, it developed later,
had been found uncorked and dry In a
box of the girl’s effects and placed on
the dresser by the undertaker.
The coroner’s Jury reconvened today
following the announcement that Its
findings hud developed nothing which
might be used as a clue In the trace of
the murder.
SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS;
EXPOSURE WILL FOLLOW
Ded Moines, la.. Auk 22.— It Is
learned that in connection with the
resignation of Dr. Minor as superin
tendent of the inebriate hospital at
Knoxville, there will be a biK shake
up and investigation and that the su
perintendent. threatens to make an ex
pose of matters not generally known.
WARRANTS ISSUED IN THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL GRAFT
Chicago, Aug. 22.—On complaint of |
President Harahun, of the Illinois Cen- |
tral Railroad company, warrants were
sworn out today against three former
officials of the road, charging the ob- j
i.ung oi money by means of con
tldence £ume. The men named in the
warrants are Prank B. Harriman,
’barles Is. IOwlng and John M. Tay
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CUSS WORD GETS
FAMOUS ACTRESS
IN POLICE COURT
Jury Tries Her and After Delib
eration Fails to Reach
Agreement on a
Verdict.
New York. Aug. 22.—The action*
against Mrs. Tom Pierce and Adele
Ritchie, the one for driving without a
light and the other for Interfering with
a police officer In making an arrest,
were tried before Justice of the Peace
Peter Ceder and a Jury In the presence
of one of the largest audiences ever
assembled In North Pelham.
The action against Mrs. Pierce was
heard first. Judge Ceder heard this
case without a Jury, found her guilty
and Imposed a fino of Jfi. The real
Interest was In the trial of Adele
Ritchie named In the Indictment as
Jane Ritchie.
Policeman John hally accused her
of using profnno language and ttempt
Ing to assault him on August l. After
ward when the two women were taken
to the Pelham police headquarters.
Sergeant McGuire testified that Miss
Ritchie said: "Wo have been assaulted
by a couple of highwaymen, who I
have afterward learned are policemen.
I Intend to use my Influence In this
district to break these fellows. It Is
their duty to protect women and not
Insult them pud attempt to frighten
them to death."
■ Tiispa iiitviiin 11 me utaiiu.
Judge Swinburne, of New Rochelle,
counsel for Miss Ritchie, moved to dis
miss the Indictment on the ground that
there had been no real reslstence, but
Judge Ceder denied the motion.
Then Miss Ritchie took the stand.
With frequent gestures toward the
judge and jury, Miss Ritchie described
the occurrence of the night of
August 1.
"1 had done two performances at
llammersteln's, facing the most diffi
cult and critical audiences one can face
In New York.” she said, "and I was
very tired and nervous when I arrived
In Pelham on the midnight train. My
friend, Mrs. Pierce, was to have met
me with the trap, but she was not
there yet when the train got In, so I
paced the platform with my little dog
In my arms. The night was still, a
quietness almost like death prevailed,
when suddenly the air was rent with
cries, ‘Help, help.'
“ ‘My God,' I exclaimed, ‘that Is Mrs.
Pierce. Some one Is holding her up I*
"Thinking that she was being rob
bed by bandits I called the station
master and said: ‘Here, look after
my dog and I'll look after her.' Then
I rushed down the road crying 'Alice,
Alice, I am coming.’
"I saw the runabout all upset, her
first words to me were: “Oh, I’vo
been held up,’ but I saw that she was
all right and then I rushed back to
find my dog.
Her First Oath.
“Judge and gentlemen of the Jury,”
exclaimed Miss Ritchie, "I used no pro
fane language. All I said was 'What
are you doing?’ They told mo Mrs.
Pierce had violated the law and was
under arrest, and then I said ‘That is
the damnedest law I ever heard tell of.’
That, gentlemen, was the first oath I
uttered, and you gentlemen would have
done the same thing undor the cir
cumstances.”
Before sending the case to the jury
Judge Ceder, who Is known in Pelham
as the "Honest Swede,” looked over
his gold-rimmed glasses at Miss
Ritchie, and said:
"There Is no evidence of any assault,
and if there was any resistance It was
so faint that it could hardly have upset
two policemen. I think everybody
must have been excited, Including the
police. Mrs. Pierce was excited be
cause she was under arrest, and Miss
Ritchie was excited because she lost
her dog. It may bo that she used pro
fano language, but you can't convict
her for that because that isn’t
charged In the Indictment. If this case
had been left to me I would have dis
missed It long ago.”
After this gentle hint the Jury re
tired for deliberation. They were out
an hour and 15 minutes and failed to
agree. It is understood that three
were for conviction and three for ac
quittal.
IOWA RATE FIGHT
STARTED AGAIN
Washington, Aug. 22—Through routes
and Joint freight rates between points
east of the Indiana state line and In
terior towns and cities of Iowa are re
quested In a complaint Hied today by
the state of Iowa through Its attorney
general, H. W. Byers, with the Inter
state Commerce commission.
The complaint Is directed against the
Pennsylvania Railroad company and
many other lines operating In classifi
cation territory. It Is alleged that tlje
present basis of rates is unfair and
unjust to tlio people of Interior Iowa,
as they are not afforded the advantage
of through routes and Joint rates from
eastern points of origin to points of
destination.
Freight rates on fresh and cured
meats from Cedar Rapids, Ia„ to points
In the east, especially seaboard points,
are attacked In a complaint Hied today
with the Interstate Commerce commis
sion by T. M. Sinclair & Co., of Cedar
Itaplds. against the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul railway and many other
carriers operating east of Chicago.
The Cedar Rapids firm alleges that
It Is discriminated against by the rail
road In favor of Chicago meat packers;
that the rates on live stock from Iowa
points to Chicago are such ns to at
tract the stock to Chicago to the detri
ment of the complainant, and that,
therefore, the complaint Is unable suc
cessfully to compete with the Chicago
packers In the eastern markets.
COTTON MIllTcLOSE
AND MANY LOSE JOBS
Greenville. N. H., Aug. 22.—Notices
have been sent in the Columbian cot
ton mills here. announcing a shut
down tomorrow until August 29.
Lawrence, Mass., Aug. 22—The
Everett cotton mills were closed to
day and will reopen September 6.
About 1,209 operatives are affected
SAWYER CLAIMS HIS
ORGANIZATION SURVIVES
Des Moines. Ia., Aug. 22.—Whether
the Iowa Constitutional Amendment as
sociation Is to survive Is to be deter
mined at the meeting this afternoon,
when a successor will be elected to
President Day Prohibitionists claim
the organization must fall, but Secre
tary H. H. Sawyer declared today that
the meeting today Is enthusiastic.
WHO PUT “NO" IN
PURE FOOD LAW?
South Dakota Statute Hit Hard
by Substitution of One Word
for Another.
Centerville, S. D., Aug. 20.—Substi
tution of the word "no" for "any” In
a paragraph of the state pure food law
relating to the shipment of Impure or
adulterated foods has put a crimp In
the powers of Food and Dairy Com
missioner A. N. Cook, of Vermillion,
to govern tha shipment of "bad eggs"
and other noxious •‘fruit.”
Complaint was made by the commis
sioner against George Crommett of thla
place for buying and shipping rotten
eggs to a firm at Carthage, S. D., con
trary to the provisions of section 2 of
the pure food law of the state. In
the hearing of the case before Justice
Dwyer, Alan Bogue, as attorney for
Crommett sprung a surprise by Sling
a demurrer citing that the section of
said act applicable to the shipment of
such products expressly states that
"No person who transports,” etc.,
“shall be guilty." The demurrer stood
and the case went down, but now
Commissioner Cook Is wondering who
changed the wording of the act by
transcribing the word “no” where It
Is self-evident that the word “any"
waB Intended. Mr. Cook Is not pre
pared to state that there was design
In the changing of the wording of
the act and the revolution In Its mean
ing, but rather Inclines to the belief
some novice engaged In the engross
ing of the act became confused with
the construction and used liberties
which are permissible only by a ma
jority of both houses of the legisla
ture.
Affects Other Cases.
The disclosure follows several prose
cutions for shipment and sale of rot
ten eggs, and the question Is now raised
whether such convictions were legal,
and furthermore, whether the right to
ship Involves also the right to dispose
of the shipment of whatsoever kind.
Commissioner Cook Inclines to the
view that the "doctoring" of the law
invalidates only the shipment of for
eign products and hence Is applicable
particularly to decayed eggs.
It Is recalled In connection with thla
caso of the changing of the wording
of the pure food act that early In the
history of the state a change of sim
ilar character was discovered in a
section of the election laws and the
erasure and substitution of a word
was traced close to the desk of a pri
vate secretary to the then governor of
the state. No such tampering Is as
signed In the present case, but the dis
covery has temporarily defeated the
plans of the commissioner and the
champions of the pure food acts.
HUSBAND OF ACTRESS
BEATS UP AN ACTOR
Spouse of Amelia Bingham Gets
Wrathy Over Presumptions
Use of Her Name.
Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 20.— Lloyd
Bingham, husband of Amelia Bing
ham, thrashed John Lane Connor, lead
ing man of the Holden stock company,
at the Euclid Avenue Garden theater*
where Miss Bingham concluded a three
weeks’ stock engagement. Connor,
claiming to be a good friend of Miss
Bingham, asked the box office man to
change his seat. Bingham, overhearing
the conversation, asked his wife
whether she knew Connor, and, being
assured Bhe did not, sought out the
young actor and took him to task for
using his wife’s name to get a better
seat. Soon the two men were hammer
ing each other, and before they were
separated Connor was bleeding about
the face and Bingham's shirt front wag
covered with blood.
ANOTHER CLAIMANT FOR
GREAT SWOPE FORTUNE
Kansas City, Aug. 20.—Another
claimant to the fortune left by Colonel
Thomas H. Swope, for whose murder
Dr. B. Clark Hyde was sentenced to
life Imprisonment, has appeared In the
shape of Adam J. Swope, of Kowoka,
Canada. Judge Ralph Latshaw, of the
criminal court, received a letter from
Adam today, In which the Canadian
stated that he was a son of Levi Swope,
of Pennsylvania, and believed he must
be a nephew of Colonel Swope. Judge
Latshaw said he never had heard of a
Levi Swope, although Swopes have
made their existence evident since the
death of the colonel, who left a fortune
of several million dollars to be dl«
vided.
ICE CREAM US TO
COLOR WOO^ I YARN
Gave Fabric a Beautiful Saffron
Hue When It Is Utilized
as Dye.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 20.—Upward of
a score of suits will be entered against
confectioners and druggists by the
state dairy and food commission as
the result of Investigations made by
the analysis of hundreds of samples
of Ice cream and soda fountain drinks.
Coal tar dyes were used to give at
tractive colors, while amyl compounds
were used to provide the taste of
fruits.
One sample of Ice cream from
Beaver county was found loaded with
formaldehyde. Dyes extracted from
a sample of ‘ peach’’ Ice cream placed
on a skein of woolen yarn turned the
yarn to a deep saffron hue.
It has been estimated that If an
elephant were as strong In proportion
to Its weight as a male beetle It would
be able to overturn a skyscraper.
CATHOLICS TO ERECT
CHURCH AT OSMOND
Osmond, Neb., Aug. 20.—The follow
ing teachers have been elected In tha
Osmond public schools; Superintend
ent. F. Wayne Coons; principal, Mlsa
Jean Haner, of Hastings; grammar.
Miss Anna Monfort, of Randolph; In
termediate. Miss Anna Bogenhagen, of
Osmond; second primary. Miss Cath
erine Goeres. first primary. Miss Jessla
r-’mith, of Alton. The new $20,000
,'•hncl building will be ready for oo
• an> •;< xt week.