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What Can Be Done About This?
“Here’s an item,” observed Rivers,
who was looking over the newspa
pers, "to the effect that the king of
Sweden raises prize dogs on his
farm.”
“I suppose he uses them,” suggest
ed Rrooks, “to drive his Stockholm.”
After which the rattle of the type
writers broke out afresh with great
violence.—Stray Stories.
Its Use.
“After all, dust is a great publicity
promoter.”
“How so?”
“Doesn't it keep the streets and pub
lic highways in the eye of the peo
ple?"
Everything Relative.
Madge—This summer seems to be
mucli cooler than last.
Marjorie—You must remember,
dear, that you’re not wearing so many
clothes.—Judge.
Already Converted.
“No man can serve two masters,”
observed the good parson, who was vis
iting the penitentiary.
“I know it,” replied Convict 1313,
“I’m in here for bigamy.”
The New Name.
“What is an autocracy?”
“I guess it is a government by auto
mobilists."
A correct guess passes for wisdom
—with the man who makes the guess.
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Sold by Grocers everywhere.
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500 REPORTED SLAIN
IN FIERCE STRUGGLE
Mexican Federals Lose 300
Men and Rebels 200 at
Maytorena.
El Paso, Tex,, Sept. 13.—Three hun
dred federals and 200 rebels are re
ported to have been killed In a battle
on Tuesday near Maytorena, In the
northeastern part of the state of Son
ora.
The rebels were opposing the march
of General Ojeda's column, which was
advancing on Hermosillo, the capital of
the state. The results of the engage
ment are considered by the Mexican
government to be a federal victory, the
rebels having retreated after making
a determined stand. The rebel force
Is reported to number several thousand
men. The federals maintained a vicious
artillery fire and remained in control of
the battlefield, capturing many prison
ers and a quantity of ammunition. The
rebels, after retreating several miles
from the scene of hostilities, reorgan
ized their forces, but failed to renew
the attack.
BODY IDENTIFIED;
POLICE ON ITRAIL
OF YOUNG DOCTOR
San Jose, Cal., Sept. 15.—Dr. Al
fred Orrichia, who has lived here
since last April, said today he
might be the man sought by the
New York police as the "young
married surgeon Annette Day
loved.”
"I and my family," he said, “were
neighbors of the Day’s and the
families were intimate. The last
time I saw Annotte was when she
ate Christmas dinner at our house
a few days before I left for San
Francisco."
New York, Sept. 15.—The young
married surgeon whom Annette Day
loved, was sought diligently by de
tectives today to tell what he might
know of Miss Day’s last hours. Her
brother, Franpis, a real estate dealer,
of this city, declared last night that
she was the slain woman whose body
was dissected and thrown into the
Hudson within the past two weeks.
He identified a portion of the body—•
the head, arms and one leg were still
missing—as that of his sister, by an
odd shaped discoloration on her back,
which he said was a birthmark.
Annette Day, according to the broth
er’s story, was 23 years old, of dark
hair and complexion and one of five
children. Her mother lives at Tarry
town. and last saw Annette on Au
gust 16, when the girl, facing mother
hood, left home. Since then none of
the family had heard from her. They
thought little of her silence for a
while, believing she had got another
place at her trade as machine operator
on underwear. But after a fortnight
had passed without word from her
the brother became alarmed and be
gan to look for her.
The search, at first casual, became
general, young Day said, after the find
ing of the body of the river-murder
victim. The police were not notified
because the brother felt that the girl
might still be alive and he did not
want to make her disgrace public.
Detectives were told this morning
that the surgeon had disappeared re
cently from his home in Brooklyn. His
wife and two small children, it was
said, were still there. He had told
his friends, according to the police,
that he had been threatened by the
black hand. They thought this strange,
the police say, as his practice was not
large and he was not a wealthy man.
The body of the murdered girl, three
portion of which had been found, was
skillfully dissected, according to the
declaration of the county physician of
Hudson county, New Jersey, in whose
territory the torso was found by a
man who was practiced in surgery.
SPURNS ALL BOOTY,
TAKES WATCH DOG
Thief Thus Rohs Two Wo
men of Belief in Canine
Efficiency.
New York, Sept. 15.—Ten pounds of
assorted watch dog and the faith of
the Misses Blanche Farnsworth and
Priscilla Maxwell in canine efficiency
disappeared at one and the same time
from the top floor apartment at No.
146 East Forty-fourth street yesterday.
For years the two women, who are
away from their flat in the day time,
sewing, have depended upon Kapho. a
Yorkshire terrier, weighing two pounds
and worth $75, and Beauty, a pure
white poodle, weight eight pounds,
value $100, to guard their worldly pos
sessions.
When they returned from their toil
last evening there were no barks to
greet them. Instead they found the
door had been kicked open and their
abode ransacked from end to end.
Nothing had been taken—nothing but
Kapho and Beauty, faithless watch
dogs!
BODY OF GAYNOR ON
HOMEWARD JOURNEY
Liverpool, England, Sept. 15.—The
body of the late Mayor Gaynor, of New
York, was removed this afternoon from
the Liverpool town hall where it had
been accorded unprecedented honors
by Great Britain, and taken to the
Cunard line steamer Lusitania. It was
placed in the special mortuary chapel
on the forward deck of the ship. The
Lusitania is due to arrive at New York
on Friday, September 19.
A special guard of six policemen
watched over the body in the town hall
throughout the night. The casket rest
ed on a great catafalque which had
been brought to Liverpool from West
minster Abbey.
Early this morning the body was re
embalmed. this being found necessary.
A death mask of the features of the
mayor also was taken this morning in
accordance with Instructions received
from Mrs. Gaynor
SHOOTS HER HUSBAND
AND HIS SECOND WIFE
Millen, Ga„ Sept. 13.—Mrs. Edna Per
kins Godbee today was found guilty of
the murder of Mrs. Florence Godbee.
wife of her divorced husband. The
Jury recommended mercy. Mrs. God
bee shot and killed her former husband
and his wife In the Millen postoffice
a few weeks onn.
PEPPER LAYS PLANS
TO TRY FOR SENATE
AGAINST CUMMINS
May Hedge on Present Notions
if Republican Split Fails tc
Give Hope.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 15.—That
Representative Pepper has practically
made up liis mind to run for the sena
torship in Iowa in opposition to Sen
ator Cummins is recognized as a fact
by member's of the delegation. Mr.
Pepper has made no formal announce
ment, but admits he is studying the
situation. He hopes to win the demo
cratic nomination and relies on a di
vision of the opposition forces to elect
him.
Close democratic friends of Mr.
Pepper said toda,y that he is already at
work lining up support throughout the
state. Judge Wado is aiding him. So
far as possible the Iowa patronage is
beine handled to aid Mr. Pepper’s
cause.
It is possible that if later develop
ments should make the democratic
chances in Iowa aeein slim, Mr. Pepper
would gig back on his present plans,
preferring to hold the lower house job.
Just now, however, he is laying the
foundation. He relies on his position
as secretary of the democratic con
gressional committee to furnish ma
terial assistance.
CHEROKEE PLOWING MATCH
DRAWS OUT LARGE CROWD
Cherokee, la.. Sept. 15.—The fifth an
nual plowing match of the Pilot-Rock
Plowing Match association, Cherokee
county's annual farm festival, was held
yesterday at the Harrison Fisher farm
In Pilot township. The contests were
spirited and close. The plowing match
proper occupied the time of the morn
ing. After a dinner was served to 2,000
people by the women of the commun
ity, the judging of colts and draft
teams was taken up. This was fol
lowed by races. A tug of war was a
feature, and a "potato race” on horse
back in which four participated, L.
I,eenv winning. The Cherokee Cornet
band furnished music throughout the
day. The winners in the several con
tests were:
In the prize winners’ class, Dave
Patterson won first, the Archie Coch
rane medal; John Briddie, second, and
W. J. Dawson, third.
In the sulkey class, J. \V. Patterson
won first, the Weart & Lysaght cup,
and Frank Clow, second.
In the boys under 18 class, McKinley
Bugh won first; no second.
In the boys under 18 class, Wllli.e
Dawson won first, the Tom Fairth
weather cup; Lester Corrington, sec
ond, and Ernest Gates, third.
In the gang class, Clarence Bugh
won first; no second,
For best colt shown, G. Garrett won
first; W. J. Dawson, second; James
Kinton, third, and L. Leepy fourth.
For best two-horse team, John Pat
terson won first, and E. Gates, second.
For best three-horse team, W. J.
Dawson, of Washta, won first and sec
ond.
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WOMAN WHO SHOT LOVER
DECLARED NOT INSANE
Council Bluffs, la., Sept. 15.—Tressle
Russell, the colored woman who killed
her sweetheart, Earl Stone, in self
defense some weeks ago, is not insane.
So declares the county board of in
sanity commissioners, after the wom
an had been confined at St. Bernard's
hospital for a week.
A few days after the murder, the
negress began to act queerly, spending
considerable time in the room which
she and Stone had occupied. She
frequently was possessed of the de
lusion that he would rturn to her. The
matter was brought to the attention
of the commission by her friends and
she was committed to the hospital for
observation.
No indictment has been returned
by the grand jury thus far against the
liussell woman. In spite of the fact
that the coroner’s jury held that she
had shot Stone in self defense, it Is
likely that the case will be presented
to the grand jury for action.
WOMEN’S CLUBS AGAINST
DRAINAGE OF WALL LAKE
Webster City, la., Sept. 15.—The
Webster City Gun club is in receipt of
n letter from Mrs. Walter Brown, of
Des Moines, president of the Iowa
State Federation of Woman's clubs,
written in commendation of the atti
tude of the sportsmen in their tight
against the drainage of Wall lake. Mrs.
Brown's letter came to N. M. O'Conner,
president of the Gun club. She puts
the women's clubs of the state on rec
ord as favoring the preservation of
this lake for the reason that it Is one
of the last spots left in Iowa where
wild game birds propagate. The Web
ster City Gun club will use the atti
tude of Mrs. Brown In the strenuous
fight being waged to prevent the drain
age of this lake by Fred Austin, of
Clarion, to whom the state executive
council has leased it.
TO EMPHASIZE PENALTY
FOR FALSE ASSESSMENT
Des Moines, la.. Sept. 15.—Assessment
rolls, the blanks on which property
owners list their property, will next
year carry printed thereon at least that
part of the code of Iowa which specifi
cally makes the rendering of false
statements as to property the crime of
perjury. The discovery has been made
that in very few counties of the state
have the orders of the state tax com
mission—the executive council—been
complied with by county officials. Tho
result has been that assessment work
is not being done In accordance with
law. An effort will be made to have the
blanks so printed they will be a real
help to assessors in getting correct lists
of property.
Not only has the executive council
almost unlimited authority over assess
ment matters, but the county account
ing department can specify forms for
all blanks used by counties. It appears
that it is the custom in many counties
to make the duplicate and original as
sessment roll blanks just alike. This,
also, is found to be nut in accord with
law.
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TOWN MARSHAL INDICTED
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Fort Madison, la., Sept. 13. Fred
Hammer, town marshal, of Franklin,
la., and Louis Hohl; a prominent farm
er of Frank township, were indicted
by the grand jury for the inunk r of
Arthur Hirschler, a hardware dealer
of Donne! Ison, la.
The alleged murder occurred at
Franklin August 23, when Hirschler
was arrested for loud talking, Hohl be
ing deputized with two others to assist
in tho arrest. While being placed in
the town Jail Hirschler was struck on
the head and his skull was fractured.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ENGAGESMUGGLERS
Kill One Mexican, Wound Sir
and Capture 14 Without
Casualty.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 15.—In a
light between United States soldiers
and Mexican smugglers at Carrizo
Springs, Tex., today one Mexican was
killed, six Mexicans wounded and 14
captured.
None of the pursuing party was lu
Jured and only two cavalry horses
were hurt.
The soldiers came on the Mexicans
shortly after daylight a few miles frvm
Alimito crossing at the Rio Grande
river and at once began firing. An
American, who was the reputed leader
of the Mexicans, but whose name is
unknown, replied to the order to halt,
and declared that his party would
never surrender. The soldiers were
then ordered to open fire and at the
first volley one Mexican was shot dead,
two other apparently mortally injured
and several received minor wounds.
$50,000 CAMPAIGN
GIFT IS MISSING
New York, Sept. 15.—The assembly
board of managers for the Impeach
ment of Governor Sulzer announced
today that Charles Dersch, a salesman
allied with the brewery interests, had
testified privately that he had col
lected nearly $50,000 for Sulzer’s cam
paign, which was not accounted for
by the governor In his statement of
campaign contributions.
The announcement was made by Aa
somblyman Aaron J. Levy, chairman
of the board of managers, when the
board met to continue Its Investiga
tions for the purpose of gathering evi
dence for the prosecution at the Im
peachment trial. Mr. Dersch was one
of the witnesses called yesterday, hut
at his request he was allowed to give
his testimony In private.
The $50,000, Mr. Levy said, had been
collected from the brewing and malt
ing interests.
‘This is the most sensational evi
dence we have got yet," said Mr. Levy.
He declined to give details of Detsch’s
testimony which will be laid before the
Impeachment trial.
Melville D. Fuller, a broker, who be
fore the Frawley committee refused to
testify concerning certain matters, an
swered all questions today. He testi
fied that Sulzer had paid him $16,000
In person within a month and a day
after the last election and that he
(Fuller) had had no dealings with
Mrs. Sulzer.
Rumor of Resignation.
Mr. Levy said that a prominent New
York lawyer who had been a close
friend of Sulzer for 25 years had come
to him today direct from Albany, with
this question:
"If Governor Sulzer should resign,
would the Impeachment proceedings
be dropped?”
Levy said he replied that he had no
authority to stop them.
As his personal opinion, Mr. Levy
said he did not believe Governor Sul
zer would ever stand for trial. H»
declined to give the name of the New
York lawyer who had asked him the
above question. He added, however:
"This man, a former office holder,
called to see me this morning. In his
opinion. Governor Sulzer will never
come to trial. He asked me If I would
consider recommending a man like
Alton B. Parker to go to Sulzer and
take proofs of the charges against him
that we have and advise him to resign
and save himself from the indignity
and humiliation of a trial. I said of
course I could not do that-”
Mr. Levy was asked ir he did not
think Governor Sulzer ulready knew
what these proofs were.
"No, he does not,” was the reply.
“Congressman Jefferson M. Levy,
who succeeded Sulzer in congress
when he became governor, called at the
office of the impeachment managors
today and was examined in private by
Isidor Kresel, the managers’ attorney.
Tlie impeachment managers would
not say just what they expected to
unearth regarding Sulzer’s record in
his old congressional district.
RAILROAD EMPLOYES’
DEATH RATE IS HIGH
Now York, Sept. 15.—A. B. Garret
son, representing the order of Railway
Conductors, testified today that a rail
road employe is killed in the United
States every hour and seven minutes
of the day and that every nine minutes
a man Is maimed. Mr. Garretson wad
a witness oefore the arbitration com
mittee in the controversy between
eastern railroads the conductors and
trainmen over the employes' demands
for more pay and shorter hours.
Mr. Garretson’s statement was chal
lenged by Elisha Lee, counsel for tho
railroads. The witness asserted, how
ever, that he could prove his declara
tion and would do so In subsequent
testimony.
WILL TEACH STUDENTS
HOWTO OPERATE STORE
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 15.—There is to
be a course in the management of a
country store In one of the state edu
cational institutions—probably the
Kansas State Agricultural college, at
Manhattan—according to an an
nouncement from the board of ad
ministration of state educational insti
tutions. There are numerous business
and commercial colleges, the an
nouncement says, but in none of them
is there a course adequate to cover the
peculiar conditions in a country "gen
eral store."
HINDUS ARE DEPORTED.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 15.—Resi
dence in the Philippines or other pos
sessions of the United States does not
carry with it for aliens the privilege
of admission to this country, according
to Commissioner of Immigration An
thony Camlnettl, who directed the de
portation of the 50 Hindus who have
been held at the Immigration station
at Angel island. The Hindus claimed
the right to enter the United States
because they had come from the
Philippines.
CHILD NEAR LEMARS
DROWNS IN OLD WELL,
j LeMars, la., Sejt. 13.—The 18-months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Urban,
residing southwost of here, while play
ing fell Into a well today and was
drowned. The child strayed away from
his father, who was working In a po
tato patch, and wn« not missed for
some tlmo.
SPEED MANIA BLAMED
FOR WRECK HORRORS
Engineers Tell Officials The*'
Sacrificed Safety for
Prompt Service.
New Haven. Conn., Sept. IB.—An of
ficial committee of locomotive engi
neers told the management of the New
Haven today what they considered the
trouble with the road.
"Too much pressure for speed" is
tholr complaint. The committee’s
statement In part is:
"Why does not the New Haven go
back to the conditions prior to the fall
of 1911, without atvempting these pro
posed radical changes In relation to Its
engineer*? Under the same rules of
operation, the New Haven from 1901
to 1911 was as safe us any In the
country. The present "seniority rule”
was made In 1901. The personnel of
the engineers Is virtually the same to
day as Immediately prior to 1911.
"For eight years, or thereabouts, the
New Haven was operated safely. It
carried more than 500,000,000 persons
without one fatality, in the fall of
1911 came a change. Henry J. Horn,
general manager, ordered that engi
neers make time. 'Time must be
made' the order read. If an engineer
was a minute late he was jacked up.
The first time his engine ran by a sig
nal the engineer was summarily dis
missed.
"The ambition was to make a rec
ord of trains on time over any railroad
In the country. The orders put out in
the fall of 1911 made New Haven
travel unsafe and demoralized the
esprit de corps.”
SAND LATEST CURE
FOR ACHING TUMMY
Fried, Baked Or- Raw It
Works Say Three Citi
zens of Muncie,
Muncie, 1ml., Sep*. 15.—Sand—par
boiled, baked or fried—1ms cured stom
ach trouble for George W. Cromer, con
gressman from the Eighth congres
sional district; John Fitzgibbons, presi
dent of an iron company, and Harry W.
Long, lawyer, and twice prosecuting at
torney of Delaware county. Despite
much laughter that greets them when
they tell the stories of their recovery
from indigestion, dyspepsia and other
stomach troubles, they are spreading
the gospel of sand.
Fitzgibbons tried it out first. It
worked wonders for him. It was much
the same way with Cromer and Long.
With only half faith, but desperate
from years of suffering, they tried out
the sand cure and declare they are
again sound and whole in the regions
of the stomach and that their general
health has been improved 76 per cent.
"Raw sand will do the trick for some
people," said Fitzgibbons. "Baked sand
will do It for me. Another might have
to have the sand parboiled, steamed or
fried. Just look me over. Before I
took the baked sand cure I was ner
vous, generally run down, and subject
to violent attacks of stomach trouble
which made me worthless at my desk
and a nuisance to my friends and my
family. If there is any one in the world
who feels better than I do these days,
or who can stand more work and be
pleasanter about It than myself, I'd like
to get a look at him. The sand I
use is the common ordinary sand with
jlhe dirt picked out."
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IVIUUtnIM HliHIIIMU
FORCE FOR CHINA
Washington, Sept. 15.—Far eastern
diplomats hero regard the announce
ment of China’s purpose to employ a
German army officer of high rank and
200 subordinate officers us Instructors
for her army, as a resumption of plans
Interrupted by the revolution against
Yuan Sill Kal. Their expressed view
Is that instead of their being any ob
jection by the powers to such a mili
tary development, it will be encouraged
in every way as one potent means of
guaranteeing the integrity of the Chi
nese republic.
Soon after tlio overthrow of the
Manchu dynasty, an ambitious pro
gram was laid out for a national army,
responsible solely to the Pekin gov
ernment and independent of the great
provincial governors. The plans con
templated the manufacture In China
of modern war materials. Foreign ma
chinists and officers are to be em
ployed to instruct the Chinese work
men and these plans already have been
carried into effect to a large extent.
Uncle Sam to Lend Hand.
Impressed with the success of the
Japanese army in the struggle between
Japan and Russia the Chinese deter
mined to recast their military organi
zation on Japanese models and as a
step in that direction employed a num
ber of Japanese officers, veterans of
tlie war with Russia, to organize and
drill the raw Chinese levies.
Likewise with the Intention of de
veloping a pavy, negotiations were be
gun with the United States and pre
liminary arrangements were made for
the loan ol a number of American na
val officers. This latter plan was nev
er put in execution because of the out
break of the recent revolution.
However, it is the belief In official
circles here that as soon as complete
tranquility lias been restored in Chi
na, the American project, as well as
a general plan for the reorganization
of the Chinese army, will be resumed.
The reported engagement of German
army officers is regarded as one pre
liminary step to that end.
REWARD WANTED FOR
SLAYER OF WILLIAMS
Des Moines. Ia., Sept. 15.—Governor
Clark was officially asked today to of
fer a reward of $500 for arrest of the
slayer of John B. Williams, a wealthy
retired farmer at Redding, whose body
was found in the hog lot last March
with a bullet hole through the head.
The governor is doubtful whether he
can offer the reward.
OPERATORS READY TO
MEET UNION OFFICERS
Denver. Colo.. Sept. 18.—“The oper
ators have taken no steps to meet the
United Mine Workers of America offi
cials next Monday, but are ready at
any time to adjust grievances.'’ This
in brief was the position of the oper
ators voiced today in connection with
the threatened strike situation in
southern Co’.orr.do coat fields. The dis
trict convent: >n of the m'ners will open
Minday in Trinidad.
CHALLENGE TO “GET
GOAT” IS ACCEPTED
Dallas Shriners Kidnap ‘‘Li’l
Arthur”—St. Paul Lodge
to Fight.
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Dallas, Tex., Sept. 13.—“Dl'l Arthur,"
the shrine goat of Osman temple of
St. Paul, arrived here today In charge
of his kidnapers, the Hella temple
nobles of Dallas. Having him within
jurisdiction of Texas homestead laws,
Currie McCutcheon, Dallas county at- j
torney, announced the purpose of the
kidnaping joke today, saying:
"The Osman temple delegation pa
raded Arthur in Panama bedecked with l
a big sign reading, ‘Get Our Goat If'
You Can.’ ■ jl
"Hella temple merely accepted the
challenge and the animal, Arthur, wlU!
be kept until the next shrine conven
tion at Atlanta and wo will carry him
there to present him to the St. Paul
delegates. It is possible we will have
to carry on a legal light to keep him
until that time.”
The Dallas shriners got Arthur In •
New Orleans on his release from quar- |
antlne.
St. Paul shriners have taken legal
steps to recover the goat.
ANDERSON BEGINS
FIGHT ON CAUCUS
Washington, Sept. 13.—Representa-i
tlve Anderson, republican, of Minne
sota, followed up his sensational res
Ignatien from the ways and means
committee last night by introducing
today a resolution to have a commit
tee of nine investigate and reform the
legislative practices of the House. He i
announced his action was the begin
ning of a campaign against the secret
caucus and secret committee work.
in a general reply to attacks on the
administration currency bill by the re
cent Chicago conference of bankers.
Representative Hulkeley, democrat, or
Ohio, led off the House debate today,
vigorously declaring that by mobilis
ing the reserves in the federal reserve
banks, as the bill proposes the evils
which have caused currency panic*
would be avoided.
Anderson Withdraws.
As the climax of the vigorous repub
lican condemnation of democratic leg
islative methods which has marked the
currency debate. Representative Sid
ney Anderson, of Minnesota, on the
, floor of the House, resigned as a mem- j
ber of the powerful ways and means
committee. In a speech bitterly as
sailing legislation through caucus ac
tion and partisan consideration of the
Underwood tariff hill and the Glass
currency bill in committees, Represent
ative Anderson declared that the “sys
tem of legislation established made his
efforts on the committee a farce and a ;
fraud.” i
“1 am InSuced to resign my member
ship on the committee of ways and
means,” ho said, “because the rules of j
this House and the system of legisla
tion in vogue here deprive me of my !
opportunity for service to the country
on that committee and because con
tinuance on that committee must be
construed into an acquiescence In fraud
upon those who have a right to believe
and do believe that I have had or shall ■ i
have some part in framing the legis
lation reported by that committee. The 1
rules of the House, written and unwrit- 1
ten, deprive me of my opportunity for j
service, and the system of legislation, ,
visible and invisible, which obtains here
strips me of my prerogatives as a rep
resentatlve of the people. If the pres
ent system continues the inevitable re
sult must be that men of industry and
ability' no longer will seek membership
in the House.”
Hits Southern Control.
Mr. Anderson reviewed the course of
the tariff bill through the ways and
means committee of the House and
said: “I have had no part in the fram
ing of the tariff bill which passed the
House and the Senate. I shall have
done. I am overwhelmed, discouraged,
disheartened, by the uselessness and1
fruitlessness of it al}."
In analyzing the operations of the i
caucus system, Mr. Anderson declared j
that 14 southern states, Alabama, Ar- I
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky. ‘
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North j
and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
and Virginia, alone send 129 democrats
to the House—enough to control the
legislative policy of the caucus and
hence of the House.
Representative Dillon, who is the
only member of the South Dakota dele
gation left in Washington, will speak
on the currency bill in the House in a
day or two. He will denounce the se
cret caucus method of legislation, de
claring it vicious and dangerous.
"HONORSYSTETGETS
SEVERE JOLT IN IOWA
Convict, in First Experimental
Crew Near Ames, Makes
Break for Liberty.
Dos Moinos, la.. Sept. 12.—Harry
Ransford. doing 10 years at Anamosa
for forgery, took French leave from th®
convict road camp near Ames Wednes
day and cannot be found. He had
served only one year and surprise is
expressed that Warden McClaughry
should have put nim on the road gang,
with such little acquaintance of con
ditions.
The escape is considered a hard blow
to the "honor system” in Iowa, as It,
was tlie first experiment with a con
vict road gang in the state.
EIGHT SUSPECTS HELD
FOR CHICAGO ROBBERY
Chicago, Sept. 12.—Eight suspected j
men are under arrest in connection
with the robbery of Warrington Mc
Evoy, 1H years old, messenger for the, j
Garfield Ftate Savings bank yesterday1
of a satchel containing $4,600 and.
$10,000 in checks.
The suspects will be confronted by
McEvoy in an attempt to identify hla
assailants.
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EXPECT ARRESTS SOON
IN BIG ROBBERY CASE
Savannah, Ga, Sept. 12.—Officials of
the Southern Express company de- j
dared today they had evidence lead
ing to a solution of the robbery of
$71,900 in transit from the Chase Na- !
tlonal bank, of New York, to banks In '
Savannah, Brunswick and Valdosta,
Ga., and expected an arrest would be j
soon made. j
