Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 28, 1906, Page 8

ans OE. } i ‘ J LABOR SHORTAGE MENACES HARVEST BUMPER CROP PROSPECT, BUT HEAVY DEMAND FOR MEN ELSEWHERE. ~ TOILERS BUSY ON RAILROADS STRONG COMPETITION FOR HELP, "WITH HIGHER WAGES, iPOS- SIBLE RESULT. St. Paul, July 25.—In the light of the ‘labor situation, the prospect of a ‘bumper crop is a menace to itself. It ‘is the same old annual summer story “of lack of men, but intensified this ‘year because of the heavy acreage in “sight and the tremendous railroad de- velopment that is using the services of thousands of men that otherwise would help out in the harvest. Agents are scouring the states as far south as hands can be secured. ‘The men are being shipped north, transporta- tion free, in preparation for the har- vest. While this is going on neither rail- roads nor labor agencies are halting at anything to get men to work on rail- road extension and betterment work. Wages are high and transportation is free. Although it is to the interest of the railroads to see the harvest cut, their first thought just now is to get the new lines finished in time to carry the new crop. Many Will Jump Jobs. Hundreds of men are being carried into the Northwest for railroad work, however. who have no intention of en- gaging for longer than the two weeks preceding harvest, unless railroad contractors bid higher than the farm- ers to keep them. The situation is creating tremendous competition for labor and the farmers are straining every nerve by hook or crook to get ready for the grain cutting. Some relief is to be afforded in the harvest labor situation by the fact that help will come from an unexpect- ed source this year. Hundreds of homesteaders who have taken claims this year in North Dakota will have no crop to harvest, and, time lying heavily on their hands, they will prob- ably get into the fields. Shake Their Heads. Railroad and labor men who have been approached in regard to the labor situation and the harvest shake their heads and say it is the same old story with the added contingency of a big crop. The labor agency managers say that there is not the slightest ex- cuse for any man to be out of work. Representatives of the employment agencies are scouring the streets of the large cities for laboring men and are shipping them into the Northwest free of charge and without questioning them too closely as to whether they will stick by the work they are hired for or whether they will stay on the train to its destination. “More men!” is the ery everywhere. Wages are at- tractive and work is plenty, but men are scarce. Men From England. Sturdy men from Old England, brought over to save the bumper spring wheat crop, will be found in the Northwest harvest fields in a short time. The Canadian Pacific road, fa- miliar with labor conditions in the United States and the Dominion, and foreseeing trouble in the combination of labor scarcity and a bumper crop, has put into effect a very low rate from England, with return privilege in November. These men will land in Quebec or Montreal and will be rush- ed out to Winnipeg. Some of them will no doubt come into North Dakota later on, though their first efforts will be expended in Manitoba, Alberta or Saskatchewan. No material help is expected from them on the American side, but indirectly their presence will relieve the situation and prevent so great a rush of American labor across the line, thereby leaving more men in Minnesota and the Dakotas to finish up the work. Probably 1,000 men will * come over. DISASTER PREVENTS GIFT. Woman Says San Francisco Losses Make Philanthrony Impossible. Vermillion, S. D., July 25.—Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, largest owner of, the Gamble, has announced that she did not feel financially able at this time to donate a library to the state univer- sity at Vermillion. Losses at San Francisco, she said, necessitated large expenditures in other directions. Man Is Found Dead in Mine. Butte, Mont., July 25.-Paul Claton, aged twenty-five, was found dead iu the Speculator mine by several of his fellow miners. He ad evidently been overcome by gas. He had only been in the city a short time. Fireman Is Crushed. Billings, Mont., July 25.—By the coi- lision of a switch engine with a freight train in the old Burlington yards in this city, L. D. Shandy, the fireman of the switch engine, was. crushed to death yesterday.’ orthwest. || 200 ARE HURT BY TWISTE CYCLONE HITS CONTRACTOR'S CAMP AT ALTA, NEAR VAL- LEY CITY, N. D. Yalley City, N.D., July. 24—Two b ndred men were all more or less “art by a cyclone which smashed all the buildings in a contractor’s camp on the Northern Pacific at Alta, half a dozen miles from here. Three of the men are seriously hurt and may die of their injuries. slightly hurt. Little damage was done by the | twister outside of the camp, as it trav- eled well up in the air and‘did not drop down again with a wide radius of this place. The grain is not touched, and, as far as known, farms and towns were uninjured. Telephone and telegraph wires suf- fered the most heavily, and some trees were uprooted, but buildings seemed to have escaped. Started in Barnyard. The twister started in the barnyard of one Starkey, a farmer living six or seven miles north of here, and after wrecking his barn it went into the air. It traveled this way aad struck the ground just before it got to the camp at Alta, where 200 men were at sup- per. The buildings were all torn to pieces and everybody more or less in- jured. A relief train was run out from here and the wounded taken care of. One man had his leg, jaw and arm broken, thnee others suffered more or less serious injuries, some of which probably will prove fatal. The wires are all down on the Northern Pacific to the east, as well as on the telephone line. The wires and poles are all gone for half a mike at Alta, Wires Are Down. Grand Forks, N. D., July 24.—There is not a telephone or telegraph wire in service west of Fargo, and it is impos- sible to reach Valley City. Passen: gers on incoming Northern Pacifto trains at Fargo claim that a heavy windstorm at Alta, six miles east of Valley City, as the train passed through there, had blown trees, tele- graph and telephone poles and done considerable othe rdamage. Following an intensely hot day, 4 hailstorm passed over’ portions of Grand Forks and Traill counties about 5 o'clock. The heaviest part of ths storm seems to have struck south of Portland and Mayville. Considerable damage was done. TWO YOUNG TOUGHS. Fifteen-year-old Boys Boast of Holding Up a Man. Billiigs, Mont., July 24—Two boys who give their names as Tim Duncan and /Arthur Rollings, and who claim Butte as their residence, were arrest- ed yesterday morning on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. When taken to the station the boys stated in a braggadocia manner that they had held up a man a few hours before in the Yards of the Northern Pacific and at the point of their revolvers had make him give up his cash. Investigation was made, and it was learned that the wouthful desperadoes, who are about fifteen years old, had really held up an old man, whose name could not be learned, and had secured the magnificent sum of 17 cents. The boys were armed with cheap re- volvers and said that it is their inten- tion to become holdup men. They also said that this was their first venture into the business and that the returns were not as great as they desired. The matter will be taken up by the county attorney. Se ALWAYS STRAWBERRY TIME. \ lowa Farmer Makes Plant Work Over- time, Eldora, Iowa, July 24—Harlow Rockhill of Conrad, Grundy county, Iowa, known as the “plant wizard,” has grown at his farm everbearing strawberry plants that throw up fruit blossoms from the runners, repeating the blossoms from the runners from one to several times in each plant, so that from one plant may continually | be gathered berries, while all the time may be found green buds, blossoms, green berries and berries half ripe. OIL AS FUEL BURNS WIDOW. Woman Pours Gasoline Into Stove and Lights It. What Cheer, Iowa, July 24—NMrs. Mary Wa: old, residing near here, arose at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, while she was still asleep, poured gasoline in the kitchen cook stove and lighted it. The result was an explosion which envel- oped the woman in flames and burn- ed her so badly that her recovery ig doubtful. Boy Hurt on Barbed Wire. Waverly, Towa, July 24. — John Cretzmeyer, the son of a farmer living near here, was butted into a barbed wire fence by a heifer which he had been petting and was seriously inu- jured. Killed by Mad Bull. Edwardsville, Ill., July 24—August Rickenstein, a well known farmer and a trustee of the German Methodist The rest are only J jtoms were noticed. . a widow about fifty years! DIES SUDDENLY MULTIMILLIONAIRE AND NESTOR OF AMERICAN FINANCIERS PASSES AWAY. HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE WAS AN OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IN TWENTY-THREE GREAT COMPANIES. New York, July 24.—Russell Sage died suddenly yesterday at his country home, Cedarcroft, at Lawrence, L. 1. The immediate cause of death was heart failure, resulting from a compli- cation of diseases incident to old age. The veteran financier would have cele- brated his ninetieth birthday Aug. 4. Mr. Sage had been in exceptionally good health since his arrival at his _|summer home, about six months ago. At noon yesterday he was seized with a sinking spell and collapsed, falling into unconsciousness about two hours before his death, which occurred at 4:30 o'clock. At the Deathbed. There were present at the end Mrs. Sage; her brother, Col. J. D. Slocum; ek, and in 1868 he opened his is frst] office in New York. About this time Goat woe an association with Jay which lasted for many om About 1872 Mr. Sage originated th system of trading in “puts,” “call and “straddles,” in which he contin- ued thereafter on a_ colossal scale, While “ie purchased a seat on the New York stock exchange in 1874, it is be lieved he never appeared on the floor. His operations necessitated the pos- session of a vast amount of ready cap- ital, and Mr. Sage always kept his re- sources so well in hand that in any emergency he was able to command almost unlimited funds. At the time of his death Mr. Sage was an officer and director in twenty-three great railway and telegraph companies. SCORE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK, Fast Passenger Train Collides Head- on With a Freight. Charlotte, N. C., July 24.—About twenty persons were kilied and more than that number injured in a head-on collision between a passenger train and an extra freight near Rocking: ham, N. C., last evening. Many- of the victims are said to be negroes. Up to midnight the official reports sent to the general offices of the Seaboard Air line here showed that nineteen dead and twenty-three injured were taken from the wreck. Operator Is Blamed. Officials of the company say they cannot tell as yet the exact extent of the disaster, but express the opinion that the casualties will not reach much beyond the figures given. They atttribute the disaster to the failure of the telegraph operator at Rocking- Rev. E. T. Leitch, Dr. Theodore Jane- way, New York; wr. Carl Schmuk, ham to deliver orders to the passen- ger train. Philadelphia, and Dr. J. C. Munn, for many years Mr. Sa,e’s family physi- cian, who was summoned from New York when the first alarming symp- The funeral services will be held Wednesday from the West Presbyte- rian church, in West Forty-second street, of which Mr. Sage had been a member for many years. The inter- ment will take place Thursday in} Troy. Mrs. Sage and her brother, Col. Slo- cum, are named as the executors of Mr. Sage’s will. It is generally believed that Mr. Sage’s vast interests will not be se- tiously affected by his death. Began as Errand Boy. Russell Sage, multimillionaire and Nestor of American ;financiers, was born on Aug. 4, 1816 in Verona, Onei- da county, N. Y. At the age of twelve years Russell began his career as an errand boy in the grocery store of his brother Henry, in Troy. At the age of twenty-two he established a whole- sale grocery of his own in that place. In 1857 the young merchant had ac- quired a fortune estimated at almost balf a million dollars, a good sized amount for those days, and deter- mined to retire from active business life. He had, however, become deep- ly interested in finance, his first trans- action in this being a loan to the La rosse Railway company, which led to further transactions, resulting in his acquiring large interests in the ‘roads forming the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul system, of which he became vice president. Goes Into Wall Street. This decided Mr. Sage to devote his future energies to operations in Wall As soon as the news of .the wreck reached Hamlet a wrecking engine was sent out and the division superin- tendent and other officials of the road hurried to the scene and took charge of the work of relief. Advices from the wreck are meager. Both Trains Destroyed. Engineer F. B. Lewis and Firemaz Tom Hill of the passenger train were killed. , The negro fireman of the freight also is said to have been kill- ed, while the engineer of the freight saved himself by jumping. Only a few of the bodies extricated from the wreck have been identified. NINE DROWN IN HARBOR. Steamer Cuts Small Craft in Two zt Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. C., July 24.—Nine persons lost their lives by an accident which occurred on Burrard inlet, the harbor of Vancouver, yesterday. The Chehalis was run down and cut in two by the steel steamer Princess Victo- ria, leaving this port for Victoria and Seattle. The Chehalis had on board a party of fifteen, bound for the oyster beds at Blunderharbor, on the north coast of British Columbia. The party included the owners of the beds and representatives of an English syndi- cate which contemplates purchasing the oyster beds. Steel Old Mora Hotel Burned. Mora, Minn., July 24——The Conger hotel caught fire yesterday and was burned to the ground, being a total loss, together with its contents. Losa estimated at $8,000. The building was one of the oldest landmarks of this part of the state. enn owners rss OOw—e BROKER’S CLERK ARRESTED. ping Investigation. St. Louis, July 24.—As a result of the police investigation into the al- leged wire tapping at the Merchants’ exchange, another arrest was made. Thomas P. Lahey, employed by a local brokerage firm, was arrested on a war- rant charging meddling with a tele- church, was attacked on the road near &taph line and was released on bond. Edwardsville by a mad bull which had rai pane He was trampled BY death. St. Louis Police Continue Wire : tea gn nor the police bbe Mill City Has $25,000 Fire. Minneapolis, July 24.—Fire broke out shortly after 3:30 o’clock yester- day afternoon in the yards of the Bruce-Edgerton Lumber company, al- most totally destroying the stock ant causing a loss of about $25,000. It is not known how the fire originated. Portsmouth, R. L, July 24.—By the capsizing of a sailing skiff yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony of Ports- TWO SHANGHALED BY BRITAIN UNCLE SAM GETS BUSY TO SE- CURE THE RELEASE OF AMERICANS. Springfield, Ill., July 25.—In connec- tion with the alleged shanghaing of John P. McLaughlin and James O’Don- nell of Auburn, Ill, into the British navy, United States District Attorney WwW. A. Northcott yesterday received ‘advices from the state department at ‘Washington regarding the investiga- tion that is being made into the case of the two men who left this city sev- ‘eral months ago for the Pacfic coast, and who, according to a statement made by McLaughlin, were shipped ‘aboard a British sailing vessel, the ‘Celtic Monarch, bound for Australia, ‘under representations that they would be returned to the United States by Sept. 1, 1906. Following is a telegram sent by the ‘department of commerce and labor to ‘the collector of customs at Honolulu: “Request British consul to release McLaughlin and O’Donnell, American citizens, if Celtic Monarch touches ‘Honolulu; state denartment interest- ‘ed. —“V. H. Metcalf, Secretary.” McLaughlin says that he was de- ceived in signing to ship on the Celtic Monarch, as he was told that he was to go on a steamer, whereas the Celtic Monarch is a sailing vessel. FINDS ERIDE WEDDED. Kansas Advertiser Now Wants His Money Back. Preston, Minn. July 25.—Carl Schwab, a Clay county (Kan.) farmer, is in Preston after a wife. Schwab advertised for a wife and a Preston ‘woman answered for her daughter. The correspondence had been car- ried on since March, and when Schwab came yesterday he expected to be married at once, but ‘this morn- ing the family of his *<tended ordered him from the premises, and now he wants either the girl of his expenses, and promises to camp here until he gets satisfaction. The young woman is married, though she has not lived with her husband for a year or more, and her mother is divorced from her father, who lives near by. PLACE OFFERED TO STICKNEY. President Wants Him as_ Interstate Commerce Commissioner. Kansas City, Mo., July 25.—A spe- cial to the Journal from Washington, D. C., says: A. B. Stickney, president of the Chi- cago Great Western Railway.company, has been offered a place on the inter- state commerce commission by Presi- dent Roosevelt. The offer of the posi- tion was made to Mr. Stickney five days ago. CREAMERY AND STOCK BURNED Fire Destroys Buildings at Billings, Mont. Billings, Mont., July 25.—The Bil- ings creamery was almost totally de- stroyed by fire yesterday. The buiid- ing was practically burned to the ground and a large quantity of butter and cream 4 destroyed. The con- flagration is supposed to have been caused by a spark from a passing en- gine. The loss on the building is es- timated at $2,500 STAMP SELLER ARRESTED. Postoffice Inspector Charges With Embezzlement. Superior, Wis., July 25—James Dal- bec, for some years postmaster at Blueberry, this county, was arrested yesterday on a charge of embezzle- ment. He was helu to the United States court at Madison and bail was fixea at $500. Postoffice Inspector Fra- zer made the arrest, but refused to state the amount of the shortage. It is not supposed to be any great sum. Him Corporal Tanner Is Grateful. Helena, Mont., July 25.—Several people who assisted Corporal James Tanner, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., when his wife was killed here in an automobile accident, have re- ceived letters from him expressing his gratitude. Several women who hurried to Mrs. Tanner’s relief and remained with her till she died have received substantial checks along with grateful letters. Wife Murderer Kills Self. Los Angeles, Cal., July 25.—Williant J. Hudson, in engineer, who Monday night shot and killled his wife in Pas- dena at the heme of Dr. A, Hoag, where she was employed as a domes- tie, committed suicide to-day by drink- ing carbolic acid. The Hudsons had not been living together for some time. Town Almost Wiped Out. Suisun, Cal., July 25.—A fire which started here at 3:40 o’clock yesterday afternoon burned until 9 o'clock at night, causing a loss of $100,000. Five entire blocks, including twenty resi- dences and eight business plants, were destroyed. Embezzler Kills Self. Chicago, July 25.—Fred S. Broberg, a prominent commission broker of Monmouth, Ill., who disappeared from there last Saturday on account, it is said, of a $10,000 shortage in his ac- Gounts, committed suicide by shooting himself thzough the head on Lake Cal-| umet.. Indiana Man Drowns. Brainerd, Minn., July 25.—#d Gib- bons. a machinist. twenty-four years old and whose home is at Wabash, bese was Serase i psa Gilbert. 4 PRETTY MILKMAID Thinks Perwna, Is 1s a@ Wonderful Medicine, Muss ANNIE HENDREN, Rocklyn, Wash., writes: “T feel better than I have for over four years. I have taken several bottles of Peruna and one bottle of Manalin. “T can now do all of my work in the ftouse, milk the cows, take care of the milk, and so forth. I think Peruna is a most wonderful medicine. “I believe I would be in bed to-day if I had not written to you for advice. 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And no one will be surprised on hearing his story. “Tanking up” one day last week he “butted into” his employer on East Douglas avenue. “Well, now, what’s the matter with you?” asked the employer as the “half shot” work- man brought his hand to his right cheek with a ludicrously agonizing ex pression on his face. “Got an awful toothache.” answered the laborer who, like most intoxicated ones, had but one idea, that of dis- guising his condition. The employer looked at him critically for a mo- ment. What he mentally decided the employe doesn’t know till this day, but he will never forget the terrilla- ness of his next words: “Well, come with me and we will have it pulled out.” John Barleycorn had left enough pride in him to despise the entrapped liar, and he immediately decided to be “game” and “stay” until the distract- ing finish. 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