Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 1, 1909, Page 6

6 MAIL CARRIERS AT ST. PAUL THREE HUNDRED MAIL MEN PAR- ADE THE STREETS—CHEERED BY CROWDS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SESSION Will Remain in Session for Seven Days—Mayor Lawler Welcomes Delegates at the St. Paul Auditorium. St. Paul, Aug. 31—St. Paul capitu- lated to the letter carriers of the United States, 3,000 strong, on par ace. Every block ef the route it was cheered to the echo by 30,000 specta- tors who lined the curb, and crowded | the windows and doorways along the | way, from start to finish. Every community in the United States that is large enough te boast ef a letter carrier, from the Zenith sity in Minnesota to the Crescent city | fu the South, and between the two | Portlands, was represented in the line of march. The parade was composed ef the | delegates to the seventeenth biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers in St. Paul for a seven days’ session, and the ladies‘ auxiliary of that association which is | also there for a weeks’ convention. Evening Attendance Large. The letter carriers were accorded an official welcome to St. Paul at the | Auditorium, with an attendance that ran close to 5,000. Senator Clapp, Mayor Lawler, Postmaster Yanish of St. Paul, apolis, the St Postmaster Hale of Minne- and President McCarthy of | Paul branch extended thé | gs, which were responded to by W. E. Kelley of Brooklyn, presi- Gent of the National association of Letter Carriers and Postmaster Woods of Louisville, Ky. Mayor Lawler said that in the name of the people of the city, he gave the earriers a hearty welcome. He did not refer to the municipality when speaking of the city, but to the 600,- 000 people at the head of the Mis- sissippi river—in the Twin Cities of the Northwest. Postmaster Hale of Minneapolis re- marked facetiously that he had prob- ably been put on the program in order to show the other twin. He hoped that the Twin Cities might be united some day, but not during his life time, because that would mean only one postmaster. “VIKING” REACHES SEATTLE. | Bea King Created by His Bride on Norway’s Day. Seattle, Aug. 31—The “Viking, typical of the sturdy little ships that | carried the hardy Norsemen of the | middie ages on their voyages of dis- | eovery and made their fame secure, | sailed proudly into Seattle under com- | mand of Captain Eric Thornie, usher- | img in Norway day at the Alaska-Yu- | kon-Pacific exposition. As the Viking made her landing, Al | bert Vroeshong heightened the Norse | tone of the occasion by singing an ancient ballad to the sea. Here, too, the sea king was greeted by his bride, | Miss Astri Ugness of Bellingham, | Captain Thornie was Leif Erickson, sea knight, Miss Jennie Johnson, of | Tacoma, Queen Margeta and Inga | Larson, a peasant bride. | Rounding the point at Laurelhurs¢ at high noon the Viking cruised ma jestically about Union bay, landing at the Lake Washington gate wharf at 12:30, where the sea king and his | vikings disembarked to pay tribute ts the queen. Negotiations Are Failure. Chicago, Aug. 31—Negotiations bh tween the representatives of the stree railway employees’ unions and the presidents of the two surface com | panies in an effort to avert the threat- | ened railway strike were broken off abruptly at noon. The unions refused point blank to accept the compromise wage scale offered last week, and fol- lowed this by refusing to arbitrate their differences. Mauretania Has New Record. Queenstown, Aug. 31—The steamer Mauretania, the record holder for the transatlantic passage, arrived here from New York over the short course wand made the passage in four days, fourteen hours and twenty-seven min- | utes. This beats her previous best | passage by two hours and fifty-three minutes. - Price on Head of Murderer. Anoka, Minn., Aug. 81—The com- missioners of Anoka county offer a weward of $250 for the conviction of the murderer of Jacob Schwab. It is thought the state may offer $250 ad- Prison Guard Dismissed. Pittsburg, Aug. 31—EHight guards mt the western Pennsylvania pentiten- giary have been dismissed, because ‘they failed to detect prisoners who are said to have been making whiskey fm the big prison. The whiskey was made from prune juice, yeast and j sugar. Scientists Elect at Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Aug. 31.—Rey. Dr. T. G. Bonney was elected president of the British association for the advance mest of science, 5 ia ~ HEFECTIVE PACE | sides in St. Louis. SPECIAL AGENTS OF CENSUS EXPERTS CALLED ON TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS. Advisory Staff Has Been Appointed by Director Durand for Temporary Service. Washington, Aug. 31—The forma- tion of the census schedules, upon which the enumerators will enter the information they secure next April, is one of the most important subjects now before United States Census Di- rector Durand and Assistant Director | Willoughby. The census law authorizes the di- | rector to determine the form and sub- division of the inquiries necessary to secure the information ordered by congress. To assist in this work, Director Du- rand has secured the co-operation of @ score or more of experts in statis- tics, economics, agriculture, manufac- tures, etc. They have been appoint- ed expert special agents to serve for a short time while the work of formu- lating plans is under way and are now assembled in Washington. The agriculture, manufactures, and popu- lation schedules are the principal ones under current discussion. In the formation of the agricultur al schedule four of these expefts are acting as conferees, J. L. Coulter, H. C. Taylor, C. F. Warren, Jr., and Thomas M. Carver. Mr. Coulter is in- structor in agricultural economics in the University of Minnesota. Mr. Taylor is professor of a¢ricultural eco- nomics in the University of Wiscon- sin. Mr. Warren is professor of farm management and farm crops in Cor- nell university, and Mr. Carver is a professor of economics in Harvard university. Those at work on the manufactures schedule are Spurgeon Bell, Arthur J. Boynton, C. W. Doten, E. D. Howard, Emil P. Cecker, W. M. Persons, Hor- ace Secrist, A. H. Willett and Alvin S. Johnson. Mr. Bell was formerly as- sistant editor of the “Economist.” He lives in Chicago. Mr. Boynton is | assitsant professor of economics in the University of Kansas. Mr. Doten is assistant professor of economios in the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. Mr. Hodward is assitant pro- fessor of economics in Northwestern university. Mr. Secker is an expert on manufacturing industries, and re- Mr. Persons is assistant professor of finance in Dart- | mouth college. Mr. Secrist is instruct- or of economics in the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Willett is professor | of economics in the Carnegie Technic- al school, and Mr. Johnson is a statis- | tician of wide experience, who resides | at Chicago. On the schedule for population W. B. Bailey is advising. He is: profes- sor of political economy at Yale uni- versity. On the dependent classes subject E. B. Miller, an expert in so- | cial statistics is engaged. GOMPERS URGES WORLD UNION. Amerioan Labor Leader Would End Importing of Strike-Breakers. Paris, Aug. 31—The sixth interna- tional trades union congress opened in this city. Among the subjects dis- cussed were the reduction of hours of SAMUEL GOMPERS. President American Federation of 4 Labor. labor, regulations to govern work in domiciles, and a proposal to put an end to international strike-breaking. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, and Dr. J. Eads How represented America. Mr. Gompers submitted a proposal for the organization of an internation- al federation of workmen, which, while not affecting the independence of the |; workmen, of the respective countries, would “create international fraternity and solidarity.” A motion advanced by Mr. How urged trades unions of all countries to fight against the movement of workmen frem one country to another in times ef economic depression when strikes were threatened. ROSES WANTED FOR ISTHMUS. American Officials Will Ask Gevern- ment fer 100,000 Beautifiers. Colon, Aug. 31—Federal representa tives here are preparing to make a re- quest of the department of agriculture in Washington for 100,000 rose plants te be used on the isthmus. Although the culture of roses has. not been pes sible previously, betanical avthorities here now declare they can be Lagpete here as well as ip aay past of TOC | lice. GRAND RAPIDS HEDALD-REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1909. FARMER IS AOADOINATED éACOB SCHWAB IS SHOT DOWN NEAR ANOKA. AT DOOR OF HIS HOME STRANGE MAN CALLS AT NIGHT | Mystery. Surrounds Murder and Sher. iff Seeks Clue in Vain.—Robbery Believed to Be the Motive for Commission of Crime. Anoka.— Jacob Schwab, age 72, formerly living between Amoka and Coon .Creek, lies cold in death at his little farm home, the victim of an unknown assassin. Schwab was shot down at his doorstep about 2 o’clock in the morning after he had been summoned from his bed by Paul Serignert, hired man, who told Mr. Schwab a stranger was at the door and wished to see him. Three shots were fired by the stranger and Mr. Schwab turned back to his room mor tally wounded, the victim dying short- ly after 7 o’clock after the attending physician had made every effort to save the old German’s life. Robbery appears to have been the motive for the commission of the mur- der, and the theory that it was a case of mistaken identity—that the slayer sought the life of the hired man, Se- rignert, as part of a secret society plot—is not taken seriously by the po- According to Henry Schwab, a son of the victim, Mr. Schwab recent- ly received $200 as part payment for some land, and as this money cannot be found, it is believed that it was for this $200 that the murder was committed. There were two men at the door of the Schwab home at the time of the shooting, Mr. Schwab himself mak- Ing that fact known before he died. The hired man also says he saw a second man running away from the house. The man who shot Schwab was described by his victim as being tall and slender, dark complexioned and wore dark clothes. He said he never saw the man before in his life. Schwab had lost the power of speech when his son, Henry, informed the authorities that his father had re- cently got $200 on the sale of land, so the whereabouts of this could not be learned through the elder Schwab and a search failed to develop anything. Serignert, who is a Frenchman and does not talk Dnglish, has given the authorities very little information that would lead to unraveling the mystery. All he will say is that he was awak- | ened in the night by the strangers who asked for Schwab, and that short- ly after his employer had gone to the door he heard the shots. The hired man says he was upstairs at the time and when he heard the fire he looked out of the window and saw two men running away from the house. ANOTHER MURDER OCCURS. Oscar Larson Is Murdered While Sav- ing a Friend From Robber’s Bullet. Minneapolis. — Oscar A. Larson, while attempting to’ save his friend from injury, was shot in the temple and instantly killed by one of a pair of highwaymen who attempted to rob the saloon of Charles Anderson, at 1:30 in the evening. Five men besides Larson were in the saloon just before the closing hour when two men, the lower part of whose faces were concealed by blue handkerchiefs, entered at the back door on Eighth street. The shorter man rushed quickly through the sa- loon to the front door, and after lock- ing it, turned toward Anderson. “Hold up your hands,” he demand- ed. Turnquist and the other men in the saloon threw up their arms, but An- derson refused, at the same time reaching for a stool to throw at the desperado’s head. The revolver was immediately turned upon him and the robber was about to fire when Lar- son, who was standing at the bar, grabbed the hand holding the weapon. A struggle lasting several seconds fol- lowed and the robber, finding himself overpowered, called to his friend. “Shoot the beast,” he cried. “Shoot quick!” The taller man rose from his crouching position in the rear of the room at the call and shot. His aim was true for the bullet struck Larson in the right temple and he dropped dead without a struggle. The bullet passed through the head. Immediate- ly the men rushed through the door by which they had entered, followed by all the men. the raised stool in his hand, hurled it at the murderer. He missed and they disappeared. No trace of them has been found. DEAN LIGGETT IS DEAD. Former Head of State Agricultural College Passes Away. Minneapolis——William Madison Lig- get, former dean of the State ag- ricultural college, man of public af- fairs and soldier. died at his res- fdence last night from ugntening | the arteries, caused primariiy from | nervous trouble. Mr. Liggett was “forced to retire from active work two years ago, when he withdrew from the experiment station. Anderson, carrying | j of this city, killed her one-year-old RECISTERED NO. O1214 Brown Horse, foaled 1896, 16 hands; weight 1130 pounds. He is a horse of faultless form and action and the very best disposition. In ev- ery way an, ideal stock horse. He will make a season at Grand Rapids Minn., and surrounding territory, at $25.00 cash with return privileges. CERTIFICATE NO. 1088 AMERICAN. ..... .. TROTTING... .. +. REGISTER The Pacing Standard, E iecheclechucdoceebedhsdiodechededehechecbdedededededchdededecdcckckad ol2i4 S dededidededodochhedukddeddeddhdeddedechchshch dct ddd rE GALE, “0814 | Aes | lochoctectochectoctocRectectectectectoctechectectectocton’ Pree e eee dC Se Ee ao ft tf Lt hc chochoctechochechockostoctoctoctochostontectectostacestesdoshectoctostooteotesfeotofoctosfostostestoctoctostoctoctoctectoateched FOUR YEAR RECORD 2:14 TENNESSEE GALE Ww. E. MYERS, Owner. 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The state drainage commission set aside $3,000 to meet the cost of construction, and half the amount was paid over to Redwood county. Before the ditch was com- pleted, however, Attorney General Simpson ruled that ditch construction came under the head of internal im- provements, and that it would be un- lawful to pay the remainder of the money. The authorities of Redwood county will make a formal demand on the drainage commission for the $1,- 500, and when it is denied will bring a test case before the supreme court. This action directly affects the Min- nesota river from the fact that the last legislature appropriated $25,000 for the improvement of the head wa- ters, and that other moneys placed at the disposal of the drainage commis- sion were intended to cover the cost of a preliminary survey and of straightening and deepening portions of the channel. Officers of the Minne- sota River Improvement league had determined to institute proceedings to obtain these appropriations, but they now will await the outcome of the Redwood county test case. Moose Calves Cost $50. Carlos Avery, executive agent of the state fish commission, returned from a trip of several days along the north shore of Lake Superior. He prosecut- ed one man at Grand Marais for ship- ping two live moose calves. The man was fined $50. The calves were shipped to Grass- ton and were to be used for pets, but Mr. Avery says that this can be done only for scientific purposes and with a permit from the commission. Mr. Avery was told that a number of live moose calves had been caught and shipped. Insane, Kills Children. East Grand Forks—Mrs. Anton Strause, mother of six children, re- siding at Tabor, ten miles northeast daughter and three-year-old son by chopping off their heads with an ax. She then ran to the nearest neigh por to borrow a gun to shoot her oth- er four children, who were picking peans with their father in the field. Insane motive prompted the dead, as | the woman had been out of the state asylum only three months. BIG DRIVE COMING DOWN. Last, but One, of the Present Year on the Mississippi. St. Cloud.—A crew of ninety- eight | men under the direction of Otis Webb, | Jeft the dam here, on their way down the Mississippi, with a large drive of jogs. The crew will pick up every: thing in the timber line in the river. | The present stage of the water makes | it easy to float the logs and the crew. expects little or no trouble from jams. , This will be the last drive of the sea | son. : | Job work done at the Harald-Rev- iew is the kind that pleases. 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