Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 14, 1909, Page 3

—_ I 4 ment to lower lake ports. It was fully | ; durum No. 1, $1.10. Oats—No. 3 white, \ IN TORNADO ; { | ORTONVILLE, MINN., AND BIG if \ STONE, S. D., ARE SWEPT BY BAD STORM. | THREE ITALIAN LABORERS DEAD Nineteen Laborers Employed on Rail- road Injured in Former Place— Several Dwellings Are Demol- ished.—Little Girl Missing. Ortonville, Minn.—Four persons were killed, 19 seriously injured sev- ah eral dwellings demolished and many left homeless in one of the worst cy- clones ever experienced in this section of the state. John De Griff, a prominent citizen of Big Stone, S. D., is among the list ts of dead. The twister struck at 4:45 in the afternoon and was the culmination of a Sunday of intermittent showers which were accompanied by consider- able electrical display. Three of the victims who were killed were members of a gang of 26 Italian laborers employed on the rail- road. The men had taken refuge in several box cars. These were sta- tioned in the eastern part of the city near the railroad yards, and were first in the path of the cyclone. Nineteen of the men were painfully injured and two may die. Several Dwellings Demolished. The cars were blown from the track _ and into a nearby building, wrecking Aa it. Several dwellings were blown to pieces and families left homeless. Before reaching Ortonville the storm passed over Big Stone, S. D., where it wrecked the roundhouse and coal shed belonging to the railway company, and several small ware- houses and killing John De Griff. The residence and buildings on a farm owned by William E. Chamber- lain, a few miles out, were blown to & pieces. A special train from Appleton and Montevideo, bringing five doctors, ar- rived over the Milwaukee road and these are caring for the injured. SEPARATED LUTHERANS UNITE. Synod of Missouri and Germans Vote to Merge. Cleveland, O.—The Lutheran synod, of Missouri and other states has de- cided to merge its identity with the German Lutheran synod, covering the United States, Canada anf some for- eign countries, from which is separat- i ed 28 years ago. Rules of the Geér- man synod against the use of the English language in services or synod meetings, which brought about the separation, have been rescinded. \ There are 600,000 people in the Ger- » man synod and about 25,000 in the | synod of Missouri, which also includes | Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, -| j West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jer- { sey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min- nesota and Indiana. The Missouri sy- 4 nod will partially maintain its identi- ty by forming a separate district of the German synod. The present ac- tion is subject to ratification by a ma- jority of the congregations interested. . DULUTH LUMBER !S_ BURNED. Eighteen Million Feet are Destroyed— Loss About $500,000. Duluth, Minn.—Kighteen million feet of lumber, valued at between $450,000 and $500,000 was destroyed by fire of an unknown origin at the mills of the Virginia and Rainy Lake Company. Mosto f the lumber was sold for ship- insured. | The heaviest losers are the Ohio i Lumber Company, of Cleveland, and the Northern Lumber Company, of Tonawanda. TEXAS TORNADO KILLS THREE. Snyder, Tex—Web Dowell, his wife and 10-year-old daughter were killed in a tornado which demolished their home three miles south of Hermleigh. Another daughter, 14 years old, was fatally injured. ; tame. THE MARKETS. Twin City Markets. Minneapolis, July 12—Wheat—No. 1 northern, $1.30%2; No. 2 northera, les $1.28%4; Sept., $1.12%; Dec., $1.09%; 48c. Barley—No. 4, 634%. Rye—No. 2, 76c. Corn No. 3 67%c. Flax—No. 1, $1.72. . Duluth, July 12—No. 1 northern, $1.30; Sept., $1.12%. South St. Paul, July 12.—Cattle— Steers, $4.50@$5.00; cows, $3@$3.50. Hogs, $7.40@$7.60. Muttons, $5.50; lambs, $6.75. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, July 12.—Cattle—Markei steady; beeves, $4.80@$7.40; Texas steers, $4.60@$6.10; western steers, $4.75@$6.15; stockers and feeders, $3.40@$5.10; cows and heifers, $2.50 @$6.15; calves, $6.20@ $7.20. Hogs—Market 5c lower; light, $7.20 @7.85; mixed, $7.40@$8.05; heavy, $7.45@$8.70; rough, $7.45@$7.65; good to choice, heavy, $7.65@$8.10; pigs, $6.25@$7.15; bulk, $7.70@$7.95. p—Weak; natives, $2.75@$4.90; western, $2.75@$4.80; yearlings, $4.50 $6; lambs, native, $4.75@$8.75; wwe | RAISE PRICES OF READY MADE SUITS. Clothiers Declare Retention of the Present Wool Rates Will Force Advance. Washington, July 10.—The advance note of warning to wearers of ready- made clothing to prepare for a rise of at least 25 per cent in the price of their apparel is sounded by a special committee of the National Association of Clothiers. The organization pur- ports to be composed of 97 per cent of the leading clothing manufacturers in the United States, supplying 95 per cent of the clothing. u The committee, in a statement is- sued as a protest to the senate, de- plores the retention of what are prac- tically Dingley bill rates on wool and says that their effect has been such in recent years as gradually to re- duce the amount of wool carried in imported cloth. Will Force Prices Up. Through the inability of the clotk to stand ordinary wear the manufac- turer has been grddually deprived of the opportunity to produce ‘garments upon which good reputations can be based, and the prices consequently must go up. The members of the spe- cial committee are: Marcus M. Marks, president of the National Association of Clothiers, chairman. Ludwig Stein, of B. Kuppenheimer & Co., Chicago: Siegmund B. Sonneborn, of Henry Sonneborn & Co., Baltimore. David Kirschbaum, of A. Kirsch- baum & Co., Philadelphia. Louis Kirstein, of Stein, Bloch & Co., Rochester, N. Y. Frank R. Chambers, of Rogers, Peet & Co., New York. William Goldman, of Kohn, man & Co., New York. E. R. Smith, of E. R. Smith & Co., Boston. Will Cost 24 Per Cent More. Setting forth frankly the prices that are proposed for clothing next season, the committee says: The advance prices on worsteds which have been announced, follow- ing the steady deterioration of fab- rics in weight and quality, resulting from the operations from the Dingley bill, will add to the retail prices ap- proximately $2.50 on a $10 suit of clothes; $3 on a $15 suit, and $5 on a $20 suit, or from 20 per cent to 25 per cent to the cost of clothing to the wearer. The aggregate burden of the increased cost of men’s and boys’ clothing to the American people un- der the present advance alone will be $120,000,000 for the year 1910, which is twice the value of the an- nual domestic wool clip. The foregoing, it is set forth, dem- onstrates the results already appar- ent to the actual manufacturers of clothing, and they can see no change unless the senate bill, through some miracle, undergoes a radical overhaul- ing before it reaches the president. Gold- RECLAMATION FUND INCREASES. $7,770,000 Raised from Sale of Public Lands During Year. Washington, July 10.—Increase oi the reclamation fund by the disposal of public lands for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, is estimated at $7,770,000. Not all of the land offices have made their returns so that this estimate is subject to minor corrections. There has also accrued to the fund through the repayment of building charges, in round numbers, $1,000,000. Not all of this is paid in, however, as the charges do not become delinquent until after the failure to make two payments. Most settlers put off mak- ing these payments until the last mo- ment, and there is thus afforded prac- tically two years’ delay. The balance available in the treas- ury to meet existing contracts and to carry on the work to December 31 this year, is in round numbers, $4,- 430,000. In addition there is an amount of $1,400,000 from the $7,700,- 000 above named, this being advanced to cover contracts now in hand. Ex- isting contracts and liabilties on un- paid accounts and expenses incidental to carrying out various contracts will absorb all of this amount. Plans are therefore being made to utilize the funds obtainable for 1910. The plans will be presented to the secretary of the interior after a con- ference of leading engineers of the reclamation service at Portland, Ore., during the latter part of July. MISS STEWART TO WED PRINCE. ———_——_—-= American Heiress Is Engaged to Mig: uel, Son of Portuguese Pretender. London, July 10.—The Austrian em- bassy today announced that Prince Miguel, of Braganza, eldest son of the pretender to the Portuguese throne; is engaged to Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith, of New York. SHOOTS SON AS BURGLAR. Man Fires Repeatedly With Shotgun at Child Walking in Sleep. Galion, Ohio, July 8—James Klopp, mistaking his 6-year-old son Herbert for a burglar, shot and killed the boy early today. The child was walking in his sleep. Hearing a noise downstairs, Klopp obtained his shotgun and fired FIRST RESULTS OF THE TaRIFEIMQ BY BURGLAR OF PISTOL BETWEEN THIEF AND HER SON. TERRIBLE DUEL FOUGHT IN DARK Family is Awakened to Find Two Thieves in House. One is Severely Wounded; Both Are Arrested. New York, July 9.—Two shoeless men, one of the wound in the arm ind thigh by bullets, are held by the rolice charged with the murder of Mrs. Sophia Staber, wife of George 3taber, a New York importer of paper, n whose residence at Flatbush, Long ‘sland, there occurred a battle with ourglars, in which Mrs. Staber met jeath. The men admitted that they were mplicated in the burglary, but at first lenied any part of the murder. They say they are Carlo Giro, born in Tries- ve, Austria, and “John Smith.” The atter, who speaks with a strong Ger- nan accent, was the one wounded. He was operated upon last night and told chat he might not live and urged to ‘ell the whole truth. He admitted, the yolice say, that it was a bullet from iis pistol, discharged in a struggle vith Mrs. Staber’s son George that xilled her. Giro was picked up first after the ourglary, while trying to beg or buy a yair of shoes to replace those which ae had removed while entering the iouse. Smith was found hidden under t bush, bleeding, about a mile from che Staber house. Two pair of shoes ‘ound by the Stabers on their front steps, the men acknowledged were theirs. George Staber, a son, identi- jed both men as those who entered the house. Py Desperate Battle Ensues. Mrs. Staber was shot dead while standing in her bedroom door, Mr. 3taber was the first to be awakened, oy the flash of an electric pocket amp, carried by one of the burglars. “Who are you?” he demanded. “Keep quiet and we won’t hurt rou,” came the answer, “ we want your money.” Mrs. Staber here awoke and began ‘0 shriek. The burglar withdrew to the hall, but the mother’s cries had iroused her con, George. As he step- ved from his door, a man struck at iim in the darkness, missed and stumbled down stairs. At the same nstant he saw the second burglar, srappled with him and fought him in- o the bathroom. In the struggle the burglar managed vith his free hand to draw a seven- shot automatic pistol. Then began an sven fiercer fight for the pistol. In the neantime, Mrs. Staber was standing n the doorway, screaming, not heed- ng her husband’s attempts to pull her nto the room. Young Staber succeed- od in keeping the muzzle of the burg- ar’s gun away from him, but it was 1evertheless discharged. Two shots went wild, the third cut he draw string of his pajamas, set che cloth on fire and, though not younding him, killed his mother. Just is young Staber finally got control of he pistol, the burglar wrenched loose. 3taber chased him down the stairs, iring as he ran. Two shots evidently ook effect, but the last two catridges nisfired and the burglars temporarily sscaped. TELEPHONE’S FIELD WIDENING. >. P. Railway Soon to Dispatch Trains By New System. Calgary, Alta., July 9—Inside of ‘wo weeks the Canadian Pacific rail- vay on the division between Swift Surrent and Medicine Hat will be dis- »vatching trains by telephone instead of by telegraph. This is an innova- don in the middle west. The regular ‘elegraphing staff will not be cut jown, as the operators will be re- quired for general railway work. The use of the telephone for dis- yatching was one of the main sub- lects at the Detroit convention of rail- way superintendents of telegraph America. J. McMillan, superintendent of the Canadian Pacific railway tele- graph at Calgary, says that telephone lispatching, according to reports pre- sented to the convention, has been vied out on many important Ameri- zan railways and so satisfactory have deen the results that its general use appears to be only a matter of a short ‘ime. Canadian Pacific trains will carry ‘elephone sets and fixtures and in case of any delay it will be an easy matter :o communicate with the nearest sta- don. a 4ARRIMAN CABLES FOR CIGARS. shildren Sail for Europe, Taking Boxes of Favorite Brand. New York, July 8—Carrying four great boxes of E. H. Harriman’s fa- vorite cigars, three of the financier’s children, Mary, Caroline and Roland, sailed here on the Kronprinz Wilhelm ‘o join him in Europe. Mr. Harriman was unable to procure abroad the spe- vial brand of cigars which he has smoked for years, and accordingly he children HUNDREDS MADE HOMELESS AND PROPERTY LOSS IS HEAVY IN CENTRAL WEST. Sections of Missouri, Nebraska, lowa and Kansas Feel High-Water Dam. age.—Railroad Traffic Demor- alized. Kansas City, July 8—Swollen by unprecedented rains and by melted snows from the mountains, brought down through the Missouri valley, the rivers have left- their banks and caused damaging floods in many parts of Missouri and Kansas. The results of the flood up to a late hour last night were as follows: Train No. 5, of the Santa Fe rail- way, which left Kansas City at 9:25 a. m. for Denver, met with a wreck at Pomona, Kan. Of the 10 coaches which made up the train, four, a bag- gage car and three day coaches, left the track and rolled into 18 feet of water, according to a late report. The roadbed was covered with water and the train was proceeding slowly when the tracks spread and overturned the coaches. The coaches are supposed to have been empty. Communication with the town was interrupted. Although railway offcials denied that any one was killed or in- jured, a telephone message last night reported two people injured. They are: Two Injured, One Dead. La#. St. Clair, Boston, back wrenched and right arm wrenched at shoulder. Nannie St. Clair, bruises and cuts. The St. Clair women are sisters en route to Berry, Okla. Miss Nannie St. Clair is an elderly woman and it was while trying to assist her the other woman was hurt. A telephone message from Pomona, Kan., shortly before midnight, said the wreck of the train in the flood there yesterday resulted in one death, the 4-year-old daughter of Mrs. Carrie Rose, of Chicago, being drowned. It appears that the train which had been detoured from the main line over ‘he Emporia branch, was running along smoothly through the water, when it began to sink on the under- mined tracks. The coaches sank so gradually that the passengers and crew were able to get into the Pullman cars before the other coaches finally toppled over and sank from view. Boston, minor People Flee to Roofs. Kansas City, July 7.—Pattonsburg, Mo., a town of 1,500 inhabitants, sixty miles north of here, is ten feet under water. Chief of Police Snow of Kan- sas City today sent aid in answer to a telegram appealing for boats to res- cue the marooned citizens, many of whom had been driven to the roofs of ‘the houses. Fire had destroyed a lumber yard and two residences, it was said. The boats sent in by outside towns arrived at Pattonsburg during the fore- noon and soon all persons occupying dangerous positions had been removed to higher grounds. Council Bluffs Submerged. Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 8.—More than half of Council Bluffs is under water today as the result of the over- flowing of Indian creek, which runs through the heart of the city. The railroad yards of the Illinois Central and the North Western are under three feet of water. The whole eastern part of the town is flooded and people are going to work in rafts and boats and hundreds are homeless as the result of the high water. The property loss will reach thou- sands of dollars. The greatest danger is that the Missouri river will cut through into Big lake north of the city. The flood has claimed one victim, Mrs. Mary Krasmiger, 50 years old, was drowned on her farm just outside the city. She left home to care for COMMISSION INVESTIGATES COUNTY OFFICERS AT BEMIDJI ARE UNDER FIRE OF PROBE COMMISSION. AUDITOR'S CASE COMES FIRST Beltrami County Inquiry Continued to July 20, on Account of Serious IlIness of Mrs. Wilmann. Bemidji—The hearing on charges against Auditor Wilmann and County Commissioners Wes Wright, F. O. Sib- ley and A. W. Danaher has begun. The state is represented by Lyndon A. Smith, assistnat attorney general, and M. F. Kane, deputy public examiner, with M. E. Ryan as referee and special commissioner, and J. J. Cameron, sten- ographer. E. E. McDonald appeared as attorney for Wilmann and Danaher, and P. J. Russell represented Wes Wright. F. O. Sibley did not appear. The charge against Wilmann is for non-feasance, and that against the county commissioners for non-feasance and malfeasance. The state moved that the case of the county auditor be taken up first. Mr. McDonald asked for more time and presented an affidavit from Wilmann to the effect that his wife was serious- ly ill with tuberculosis and expected to die at any moment; that he was not served with a copy of the charges until yesterday and that more time was absolutely necessary. Mr. Smith said the proceedings dif- fered from the usual method in that the charges were preferred according to statute and accused the county au- ditor of non-feasance, or of things left undone. Mr. Smith said he represent- ed Governor Johnson to see that noth- ing but legal evidence was accepted, and that the law was followed. Dr. E. H. Smith testified that Mrs. Wilmann was very ill and might die at any time. Mr. Ryan adjourned until July 20, because of the serious illness of Mrs. Wilmann. A. W. Danaher submitted an affida- vit to the effect that he expected to prove that the excess expense of the county, which is over the 5 mill levy, was necessary to maintain the county government. MINNEAPOLIS LAW VALID. Dairymen Required to Give Tuberculin Test to Cattle. Minneapolis.—The tuberculin germ test for cattle and the Minneapolis milk ordinance prohibiting the sale of all milk not taken from officially in- spected cattle is held valid by Judge Frank C. Brooks of the district court, who denied the application of several milk dealers for an injunction restrain- ing the city and Dr. P. M. Hall, health zommissioner, from destroying their milk. This is the first decision upholding an ordinance requiring milk to come from herds subjected to the tuberculin test ever rendered either in Minneapo- lis or elsewhere, and is a decisive vic- tory for the health department. The case has been in court since Jan. 26. The Seven Corners Milk com- pany, the Bloomington Milk company, the Flour City Creamery company and | the Star creamery filed a joint applica- tion for an injunction. The health de- partment had confiscated quantities of milk belonging to these concerns be- cause the milk came from uninspected herds. The plaintiffs argued that the pas- teurization killed the milk germs of tuberculosis and that inspection was not necessary. The court held, how- ever, that as no method was universal- ly used or approved for killing the bacilli, the health department had a right to demand inspection of all herds. Judge Brooks’ conclusion of law is as follows: “The court finds that the plaintiffs or any of them are not en- titled to an injunction or any relief whatever in this action, and that the defendants are entitled to have judg- ment for the dismissal of said action and for their costs and disburse- ments.” A stay of forty days is grant- ed for appeal. The Minneapolis ordinance was passed two years ago and is the most rigid in the country. It requires the tuberculin test for every herd every year. her son, who was away when the storm came. She stepped from the Wabash roadbed into three feet of water. Fear Lives Have Been Lost. Chillicothe, Mo., July 8.—Heavy damage has been done and it is feared that there has been some loss of life in floods that have inundated property. Heavy rains have swollen creeks and rivers until they are far out of their banks. Railroads have been washed out and crops in -many sections are ruined. At Gaul, the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul yards are under water, which is so deep that in some places heavy box cars are afloat. The sta- tion agent at Gaul is marooned, the depot being surrounded by water, from ihe overflow of Medicine Creek. years, and the demand was good. The The flow is so swift that several at-]Jand was appraised at $4 to $6 an tempts to rescue him by boat have|@¢re, and most of it was sold at the been unsuccessful. ‘appraised value. Some tracts went Nearly a dozen miles of track are| higher, but none above $8 an acre. washed out in this section. Park Rapids.—At the state land sale about 400 acres were disposed of, all but one tract being bought by settlers residing near the land or those who wished to settle on land. The prices showed an increase over former FARMERS FEAR GRASSHOPPERS. KEFELLER GET: IFT. é bets S ld Pests Near Fergus Falls, However, Birthday Prank of Boosting Gasolene| Ate Not Rocky Mountain Locust. A Cent Will Reward Him. Fergus Falls—Grasshoppers are very numerous in several parts of this county, and as they have been caus- ing the farmers some uneasiness, sam- pies were sent to State Entomologist BF L. Pobapessitn: = oe out if they ‘were the genuine Rock Mountain lo- Oil company has announced an in| 4. His reply indicates that this crease of one cent a gallon on gaso'}\ 2 : pest, which at one time devastated Jene. The increase means a birthday! yinnesota, is now practically extinct, New York, July 10.—John D. Rocke- feller spent his seventieth birthday by making a mysterious visit to Pocanti- ce Hills. Coincident with the trip comes the report that the Standard N sw ULM RirLe TEAM WINS. Members Make a Fine Showing Dur- ing the Season. New Ulm.—The indoor rifle team of Company A, Second infantry, located at New Ulm, has recently been award- ed first prize and baner for the highest score attained at the competitive shoot of all the national guard indoor rifle teams of the state for the season 1908- 1909. This has been the first experience of the Minnesota guardsmen with the Springfield 22-caliber rifles distributed last fall to all the companies in the state. At the meeting of the Minnesota National Guard Association in January the officers formed an indoor rifle as- sociation for the promotion of rifle practice in the state and banners were offered as prizes for the company teams making the highest aggregate score at the close of the season. The result was carried on through the win- ter and at the end of the season the team shoot was held, the result of which was that Company A of New Ulm obtained the banner as first prize with the score of 972 points; Company C, Third infantry of Duluth, was sec- ond with 926 points; Company F of the Second infantry of Fairmont was third with the score of 959 points. The only possible contestant with Company A for the championship is St. Peter, which defeated all other teams which it met with the exception of the Company A team. The first match between the two teams resulted in a victory for Company K with a score of 920 to 910. ‘The second was carried by Company A with a score of 923 to 910 and the third, through a difference of interpretation of reg- ulations, was claimed by both com- panies. Company A, however, claims clear title by reason of the decisive score of 972, as against Company K’s of 956 in the brigade team shoot; fur- thermore, because practically the same teams met in a match on Me- morial day on the St. Peter outdoor range and there Company A won out by 11 points. The team has been coached and managed by Capt. Albert Pfaender, who is himself an exper- ienced rifleman. COUNTIES TO GET FREE ROCK. State Ready to Furnish Crushed Granite Where Needed. The first of the crushed granite which the state is grinding at the St. Cloud reformatory to be furnished free to counties that want to use it on the roads is about ready for ship- ment and from now on about eight or ten cars a week will go out from the crushing plant. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific, who offered te do the hauling free, will begin carry: ing the rock in a day or two. Some of the first rock goes to Prince ton, a large quantity will be hauled by team from the crusher to adjoining roads, and Sherburne and Anoka coun: ties wil come next on the list. The North-Western line has prom ised to haul the rock free 75 miles on any of its lines from the Twin Cities. George W. Cooley, engineer of the state highway commission, wrote tc some of the other roads, asking them to do the same. The Minneapolis and St. Louis road answered that the anti-pass law of 1907 prevented them from carrying anything free either for individuals or for the state, and though they were much interested in the cause of good roads, they were sorry that the law did not permit them te grant the request. Mr. Cooley referred this matter tc some of the other roads that had prom. ised to haul rock free, and they an swered that in their interpretation o/ the ant-pass law it would not interfere with their hauling the rock free. The report that the attorney general gave Mr. Cooley an opinion stating that the anti-pass law prevented the hauling oi rock free is denied by both Mr. Simp. son and Mr. Cooley. Mr. Simpsor says that no opinion has been asked from him on the subject. STATE BANK RESOURCES GROW Thirteen Months Show Increase oj $5,000,000. Bank resources of the state banks of Minnesota have increased from $89,027,899 on May 6, 1908, to $94,300, 853 on June 23, 1909, according to the summary of the statements submitted to Public Examiner Anton Schaefer by the banks for those dates. There were 627 banks reporting as against 600 a year ago. On June 30, 1899, there were only 170 state banks with resources of $36,615,570. In the tabular statement given out by the public examiner, the items oi capital stock, surplus and undivided profits show a decrease during the 13 months. The deposits subject to chech were also slightly less but the time certificates increased from $41,352,151 to $47,504,087, which accounts for practically the whole increase in the liabilities. Under the heading of resources the loans and discounts have increased from $66,078,083 to $71,421,935, the se curities from $1,318,171 to $1,683,425, the value of banking houses and fix: tures from $3,032,639 to $8,215,268, while the item of cash on hand has decreased from $4,375,088 to $3,691, 572. BODY FOUND IN SWAMP. Brainerd—The remains of Pete: Gunderson, an aged man who lived around the village of Crow Wing for the past two years, were found in a swamp near there. He had been miss ing about three weeks, but as he was a wanderer and had no known rela tives, little was thought of his absence. He was intoxicated when last seen and it is supposed that he fell down in the swamp and was unable to get up. “s \