Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 27, 1909, Page 8

GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1909 A DEMOCRAT IN PEGKTAN'S PLACE PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO AP- POINT JUDGE LURTON TO SU- PREME BENCH. PAYNE BILL MAY BE REPEALED Republican Insurgents and Democrats Reported to Have Found a Compact Against Objec- tionable Measure. Washington, Oct. 27.—The death of Justice Peckham leaves but two demo- erats on the supreme bench, Fuller and White, who were appointed by President Cleveland. It is believed here that President Taft will be al- most certain to name a democrat in Peckham’s place, and that Judge Hor- ace Harmon Lurton, of Nashville, Tenn., will be the man. Lurton is now judge of the federal court in the sixth Judicial district. Lurton and Taft served on the cir- eut bench together and became well acquainted. Lurton is a democrat, but President Taft regards him as one of the best judges in the United States, a man who holds himself above parti- zanship. The president has repeated- ly commended Judge Lurton as a model judge, both for principle, erudi- tion, courage and fairness. When President Roosevelt was look- ing for a successor to Justice Brown who had resigned, he offered the place successively to P. C. Knox, then Unit- ed States senator, and to William H. Taft, then secretary of war. Both de- clined, but Mr. Taft urged Mr. Roose- velt to appoint Judge Lurton. Mr. Roosevelt was much inclined to accept this recommendation, but Senator Lodge convinced him that Judge Lur- ton was not quite “right,’ on the ques- tion of the rights of the negro, and, as the peonage cases and a matter involv- ing contempt of the supreme court of the United States, in the lynching of @ negro, were coming up, Mr. Roose- velt decided to appoint Mr. Moody, of Mr. Lodge’s own state, then attorney general of the United States. In view of President Taft’s recom- mendation then, there is little doubt, us the matter is being looked at here now, that he will appoint Judge Lur- ton to succeed Justice Peckham, espe- cially as the vacancy is caused by the death of a democrat. Judge Lurton was born in Kentucky in 1844. He was graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1867 and was admitted to the bar in the same year. He became chancellor of the sixth division of Tennessee in 1886. He was soon made a justice of the su- preme court of Tennessee and chief justice of the state court in 1893, and the same year President Cleveland ap- pointed him to the United States cir- cult court bench. WOULD REPEAL PAYNE ACT. Democrat Says Next Congress Will Pass Bill for Taft Veto. Washington, Oct. 27.—‘“A bill re pealing the Payne tariff law will be passed by the sixty-second congress. It will be up to Taft to veto or ap- prove the bill. To veto it will mean the certain defeat of the republican party in 1912.” This is the statement of the promi- ment southern democrat, who, on Sat- urday last, outlined an alleged agree- ment between the democrats and the insurgent republicans. His prediction, given above, meets with the indorse- ment of some of the most radical at least of the insurgents. It is the spir- it of both Cummins and La Follette in their denunciation of the present law. That an attempt will be made to carry out this program admits of no doubt. It is well known to the repub- lican leaders in both houses of con- gress. The basis for it is also well known, and lies in the expectation of the democrats and insurgents to make material gains in their ranks in the two houses next congress. How the house control is to be sought was explained, when the re- ported scheme for a coalition of the democratic and insurgent forces to elect a democratic speaaker and per- fect their own organization was re- vealed. A similar compact, or agree- ment, so far as legislation goes, is to be tried in the senate, so that the control of tariff legislation can be tak- en away from the regular republicans. The plan in regard to the upper branch of congress is to form an al- Mance between democrats and insur- gents to bring the tariff question be- fore that body and keep it there until action is had. The agreement, it is said by the southern democrat quoted above, will include the passage of a low tariff bill. ANOTHER AUTO CONTEST. Good Roads Event From New York to Atlanta. New York, Oct. 27.—Hixty-one auto- mobiles, representing thirty-four dif- ferent makes, were sent away on a ten days’ run to Atlanta, Ga., as par- ticipants in the good roads tour pro- moted by the New York Herald and Atlanta Journal. The contests is for trophies aggregating $1,700, and is epen to stock cars selling at from $850 fo $4,000 and over. 5 LEADS GRAIN PRODUCERS. c Figures’ Show Big Crops. . §. Census St. Paul. — Minnesota is blessed above its neighbor states, in pro- duction of grain, as shown in a report just issued by the state immi- gration department, reviewing and comparing the crop situation in 10 central and northwestern states. The figures were taken from the United States government crop report for Oct. 1, 1909. The comparison shows Minnesota first in wheat yield, with North Da- kota a close second. The average yield in the North Star state was 16.5 bushels per acre. Wisconsin leads with an average of 19, but the total production was very small, hardly one- fiftieth of the Minnesota crop. This state is also first in production of barley. Minnesota leads in average yield per acre in rye and hay, and is also first in condition of crops on Oct. 1, 1909 of corn, clover seed, Canada peas, to- matoes and grapes. This state is sec- ond on condition of crops of millet, potatoes and apples. The hay yield here was 1,622 with an average of 1.75. Iowa and Illinois lead in yield with 5,910 and 4,135 respectively. The Minnesota rye yield was 1.748 with an average of 19. Michigan leads in yield with 5,874, but with an average of only 15.5. EBERHART IS HONOR GUEST. Governor Speaks at Northwestern Ag- ricultural Society Fair. Crookston. — Governor Adolph 0. Eberhart was the guest of nonor at the first annual fair of the Northwestern Minnesota Agricultural society, and he proved an attraction which brought 10,000 people to this city. At noon he reviewed a procession of 2,500 school children who then es- corted him to the fair grounds where he delivered an address which was en- thusiastically received. Among the other speakers were: George Welch, commissioner of immi- gration; J. J. Furlong, vice president of the state fair association, and Sec- retary Cosgrove. The event proved to be one of the most enthusiastic demonstrations of an agricultural nature that has been held in this section for years. There were many entries in the different classes and the exhibits were uniform- ly excellent. The event was the first fair that been held in Crookston for many years and it proved a winner and a success in every particular. ARBOGAST MURDER TRIAL. Making Slow Progress in the St. Paul Courts. St. Paul, Minn.—After three days, the trial of Mrs. Louis Arbogast for the murder of her husband has made little progress. An important witness for the state was sprung when Isidore Abraham- son, the first outsider to reach the Arbogast home after the actual mur- der, told a_ straightforward story, showing that members of the family knew Louis Arbogast had been hurt when he arrived, very soon after 4 o’clock, and gave detailed facts, lock- ing the door, it is said, against any possible theory of an outside assassin. The witness stated that Arbogast was stark naked in bed; that the fire was fresh and that a bunch of feathers was burning on the back steps. He also testified that he met Mrs. Arbo- gast coming down stairs alone, dress- ed in a nightgown. ARBOGAST MURDER TRIAL. Making Slow Progress in the St. Paul Courts. St. Paul, Oct. 25.—After three days, the trial of Mrs. Louis Arbogast for the number of her husband has made little progress. An important witness for the state was sprung when Isidore Abraham- son, the first outsider to reach the Arbogast home after the actual mur- der, told a_ straightforward _ story, showing that members of the family knew Louis Arbogast had been hurt when he arrived, very soon after 4 o'clock, and gave detailed facts, lock- ing the door, it is said, against any possible theory of an outside assassin. The witness stated that Arbogast was stark naked in bed; that the fire was fresh and that a bunch of feathers was burning on the back steps. He also testified that he met Mrs. Arbo- gast coming down stairs alone, dress- ed in a nightgown. PRICA’S SLAYERS CONVICTED. Three Austrians to be Sentenced Sat- urday for Chanhassen Tragedy. Chaska. — The trial jury found out over eight hours, the jury found John Koresgoviz, Peter Kasomowicz and Steve Oreskowicz, Austrians charged with the murder of Sawa Prica, in Chanhassen on Aug. 20, guil- ty of manslaughter in the first degree. Saves Car and Employer. St. Paul—But for the quick work of a porter on the private car of O. Cornelisen, general superintendent of the Great Western railway, the car would have been destroyed by a gas explosion and Mr. Cornelisen and his party of railroad officials either badly injured or killed in the St. Paul union station yards. The porter had entered a@ small closet in the car to see what was wrong with the lights. He struck a match and was blinded by a flash. He grabbed a patent extinguisher and succeeded in putting out the blaze. 5 TWENTY IN DELEGATION THAT WILL INSPECT SCHOOL SYSTEMS. SUPERINTENDENTS.OF 12 STATES University of Minnesota Engages At- tention of the Party, Which is Investigating Rural School Conditions. | Minneapolis.—The city of Minne- |apolis was host to 20 of the most. | prominent educators of the country, | including the state superintendents of |12 Southern states, besides Dr. Win- ship, of Boston, and Rolla C. Ogden, of New York, who made the trip pos- sible for the others. The party is on a tour of the leading educational institutions of the west, and northwest. Rural school condi- tions are also being carefully studied. The two special cars are carrying the visitors. In the morning some little time was given to the St. Paul public school -|system. Most of the day, however, was spent in Minneapolis. The visit- ing educators were escorted by Prof. J. L. Coulter, of the University of Minnesota, with the state agricultural college as the first objective point. The forenoon was spent in a thorough inspection of this institution and the visitors were taken to the university campus in the afternoon. Late in the day all were taken on a sightseeing trip of Minneapolis in au- tomobiles furnished by the Commer- cial club. Friday was spent at Menominee, Wis., on an inspection of the Trinity Stout Industrial school. The Univer- sity of Wisconsin at Madison will claim their attention on the day fol- lowing. After that the party will start south again. In the party are: Dr. Wickliffe Rose, Nashville, agent Peabody fund; Dr. P. P. Claxton, Uni- verysit of Tennessee, Knoxville; R. C. Stearns, Richmond, representing the Virginia state superintendent; Luther Holloway, representing his father, Wil- liam M. Holloway, state superintend- ent of Florida, and the following state superintendents: H. C. Gunnels, Ala- bama; George B. Cook, Arkansas; Jere M. Pound, Georgia; J. C. Crabbe, Kentucky; T. H. Harris, Louisiana; J. N. Powers, Mississippi; J. Y. Joyner, North Carolina; J. E. Swearingen, Soupth Carolina; R. L. Jones, Tennes- see; R. B. Cousins, Texas. MAYOR STANDS BY CHIEF. St. Cloud’s Municipal Teapot Con- tinues to Boil. St. Cloud. — The second step in the municipal cleanup movement was taken by Mayor Hugh Evans, when he demanded the resignation of Patrolman William H. Gish. Gish, it is charged, had not hesitated to criti- cize Mayor Evans and Chief John Quinlivan., This quasi removal, following so closely upon the heels of the removal of Police Sergeant Brick, is taken to mean that Mayor Evans is determined to keep John Quinlivan in office as chief of police in spite of the remon- strances of several citizens who, at a recent indignation meeting, demanded his removal. The action against Quin- livan grew out of his alleged negli- gence to arrest, or cause the arrest, of Frank Sullivan and Lindsay Gar- lock, implicated in the Swintek as- sault. Sergeant Brick published an affidavit directed against his chief, and his removal followed. Patrolman Gish apparently did not profit by his supe- rior’s misfortune, but continued to criticize the city’s executive and the chief of police. Governor Offers Athletic Cup. St. Peter. — Governor A. O. Eber- hart has stimulated interest in ath- letics at Gustavus Adolphus col- lege by offering a silver cup which will be competed for by the basket- ball teams. Intercollegiate athletic contests were suspended three years ago as the result of action taken by the Augustana synod, but football, baseball and basketball games be- tween class teams are permitted. Gov- ernor Eberhart, himself an alumnus of Gustavus Adolphus, counsels obser- vance of the synodical order. Predicts a Revolution. Minneapolis, Minn——Carl M. Me lom, instructor in Spanish at the uni- versity, predicts the downfall of Al- fonso, the present incumbent of the throne of Spain, and says he is sur- prised that the socialist party had not already taken the country by storm. Mr. Melom went through Spain four years ago and devoted his time to a study of social conditions. WINONA MAN SWINDLED, Loaned $3,000 to a Stranger in a Forged Dead to a Farm. Winona.—Jacob Stirneman, of Wi- nona, was cleverly swindled out of $3,000 by a fellow giving the name of Henry Schneider, who worked a bogus mortgage loan game, being really Hen- ry Hoover, who has operated all over the country. The man forged a deed to the farm of Theodore Vail in Fremont, and se- cured a $3,000 loan from Stirnemaa. EDUCATORS JUNKET|$25090 svmace “cove! PRINCE ITD {g BOILER PLANT EXPLODES WITH OUT WARNING, * One Killed and Four Others Injured in Pabst Brewery at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Oct. 27.—A terrific ex- plosion of three boilers in the boiler plant of the Pabst Brewing Company resulted in the death of Fred Stern, an employee, the injuring of four other employees, one of whom, Gottlieb Jeh- nert, is in the emergency hospital, and property damage estimated at $250,000. The cause of the explosion has not yet been ascertained. The three boilers formed part of a battery of eight. The explosion wrecked the power plant and shook up a section of the city within a radius of half a mile of the brewery, many win- dows being broken. The section of the was blown out and tons of debris blocked the thoroughfare. A portion of one of the boilers was blown across the street upon the roof of a three-story storeroom. An ele: vator 60 feet in height and 40 feet wide just south of the power plant was jarred three feet off its founda- tion. Jehnert says it was the bursting of an 18-inch steam pipe which carried steam from the battery of boilers which wrecked the power building. The boilers each had a capacity of 400 horse-power. The body of Fred Stern, who is sup- posed to be dead, has not been recov- | ered. BIG ORY FARMING CONGRESS. Billings, Mont. Billings, Mont., Oct. 27—The play- {ngs of “America” by a band on the steps of Exposition hall this afternoon signalized the opening of the fourth and biggest dry farming exposition and congress. was present at the ceremony, and cheered the addresses by Gov. Edwin L. Norris, W. J. Rutherford, deputy commissioner of agriculture of Regina, Sas.; United State Senator J. M. Dixon, of Montana; H. L. Moody, of Spaken; James J. Hill, of St. Paul, and B. B. Moss, who acted as master of ceremonies. The convention itself really opens tomorrow morning and will be called to order by Frank C. Bowman, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, chairman of the international executive committee. Addresses of welcome will be made by P. B. Moss, Mayor Thompson, Presi- dent W. A. Selvidge, of the local Chamber of Commerce, and Gov. Nor- ris. Responses will be made by Dr. John A. Widtsoe, vice president of the congress, and Dr. Laurence Baeta- Neves, the Brazilian vice-president of the congress. James J. Hill will then speak on “The Development of the West.” The program for the rest of the week is full of interest, among the speakers being such noted foreigners as Herr Nikolas Kaumanns, imperial German agricultural attache, now in Chicago; Dr. Ladislaus Georgia, repre- senting the Hungarian government; E. J. MeMillin. Salisbury, South Africa, an official of the department of ag- riculture of the Orange River Colony; Dr. Adolph Aaronson, in charge of the dry farming experiments in Palestine for the Turkish government, and Senor Don Remule Escorda of the 9g- ricultural college at Jaurez, Mexico. ROBBER SUSPECTS ON TRIAL. Five Accused of Holding Up the Union Pacific Overland on May 22. Omaha, Oct. 27—Five men accused of holding up the Union Pacific Over- land Limited train, near Omaha, on the night of May 22. were placed on trial here. A venire of seventy-five prospective jurymen was summoned for’ examination. The prisoners are William Mat- thews, Donald Woods, Jack Shelton, Frank Grigware and Fred Torgenson. Lillian M. Stevenson, who was arrest- ed in company with Shélton at Den- ver, June 2, is being held as a witness, Woods, Grigware and Torgenson were arrested here soon after the rob- ! bery, having been seen prowling near the Brown Park school, where the ban- dits’ automatic pistols had been found. Matthews was arrested at Boise, Ida- ho, June 18. The defense will contend that the evidence against the prisoners is pure- ly circumstantial. The bandits stole seven pouches of registered mai] from the train and are supposed to have secured a quantity of gold, although the value of the plund- er was never made public. Rewards aggregating $24,000 were offered by the government and the railroad com- pany for their aprest. PERU ACCEPTS BOUNDARY PACT. Ends Latest Dispute With Bolivian Neighbors. Lima, Peru, Oct. 27.—Congress sanc. tioned the recently signed Peruvian- Bolivian protocol. Tne protocol was signed by representatives of Peru and Bolivia on Sept. 17. Bolivia accepts the artbitral award of Argentina, with regard to the boundary between Peru and Bolivia, while an arrangement. with reference to the frontier lines is mutually acceptable to both. / power building fronting on Tenth st. | Fourth Affair of the Kind Begins at | An immense crowd | ASSASSNATED POREMOST JAPANESE STATES- MAN MEETS DEATH AT. HANDS OF A KOREAN. WAS HEAD OF PRIVY COUNCIL War at’ Harbin to Meet Russian Official For a Conference On the Manchurian Railroad. Tokio, Oct. 27, 3:46.p. m.—News has been received here that Prince Ito, the famous Japanese Statesman, has been assassinated by a Korean at Harbin. The fateful news was received in Tokio at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The | dispatch contained only the brief an- nouncement that Prince Ito had been assassinated. The news has caused great grief and consternation. Prince Hirobumi Ito was perhaps the greatest statesman of new Japan. The achievement with which his name has been chiefly associated in the minds of Occidentals was the framing of the imperial constitution, by virtue of which Japan took her place for the MARQUIS ITO. first time in the rank of modern civ- {lized states. As the emperor’s trusted adviser and the medium through which the state was placed on a constitutional basis, he must be regarded as one of the positive factors which have helped to win for Japan her present standing among nations. He was 68 years old. It was in 1863 that he made his celebrated pilgrim- age to England at a time when it was against the law of his country to go abroad and the penalty for infringe- ment was death. Nevertheless, in- spired by patriotic feeling and a de- sire to learn the secret of Occidental supremacy, he undertook the trip which proved so beneficial to his country later on. Left Tokio Oct. 16. Prince Hirobumi Ito, who was presi- dent of the privy council of Japan, left Tokio Oct. 16 for a tour of Man- churia. He was to have arrived at Harbin today (Tuesday) where he was to have met M. Kokovsoff, the Russian minis- ter of finance. The conference, it was said, was at the behest of Japan and Russian and foreign diplomats had attached great importance to it, although the exact motives impelling Japan to propose the conference were not known. In some quarters it was believed that the tour of Prince Ito in Man- churia was to have been of a political nature and that it had as a basis an attempt to forestall the protests of the powers against Russia’s domina- tion of the Manchurian railway zone under her agreement with China by effecting a complete understanding be- tween Japan and China. Prince Ito spent Saturday and Sun- day at Mukden, where he had confer- ences with Hsi Liang, the viceroy. Prince Ito visited the United States in 1870 as a commissioner to investi- gate the financial and banking sys- tems. On his return to Japan he was appointed vice minister of public works. In 1880 he negotiated with Li Hung Chang on the Korean question and concluded the treaty which formed the basis of Japan’s justification for her war with China in 1894. Later he negotiated a treaty of peace with China and at the close of the war was made a marquis. After the Russo-Japanese war he was resident general in Korea, in which capacity he became the object of hatred of the Koreans. Veteran Educator Dead. Madison, Wis., Oct. 27.—Word was received here of the death, at Prairie du Sac, Wis., of Professor Oscar At- wood, who for sixteen years, up to 1906, was president of Straight uni- versity, New Orleans, La. Collegiate Alumnae Meet. Cincinnati, Oct. 27—With an all day conference of the officers and del egates at the Hotel Sinton, the an nual meeting of the Association 0) Collegiate Alumnae began today The president, Miss Laura Drake Gill, was in the chatr and the attendance was ‘very satisfactory. This evening the president will give a-reception te the officers and delegates in honor oj ‘the Southern Association of College ‘Women. Executive and business ses sions will be held each day, and in ad ition various social events. GOPHER NEWS NOTES Minnesota Events of tne Week in Condensed Form. Litchfield—Hubert Neu, aged 1€ years, residing near Watkins, was run over by a train on his father’s farm and was so badly injured that death ensued after several hours of suffer ing. Minneapolis.—The attraction at the Bijou week of Nov. 7 will be “As the Sun Went Down,” a new play of west: ern life, by Mr. Geo. D. Baker. The company is said to be a very strong one, and is headed by Estha Williams, a very capable actress who is well known to local playgoers. Dennison.—John Barsnes, a black | smith, was found dead in the second story of his blacksmith shop. Beside | him was a 16-gauge shotgun with an empty shell in the barrel. The upper part of his head had been shot off and death must have been instantaneous. The motive of his act is not known. ‘Winona.—Improvement work on the section of the Mississippi river be tween Winona and St. Paul has been closed for the season, and Captain Du Shane, who is in charge of this work, has put the steamer Fury and the quarterboats in winter quarters at Fountain City bay. The fleet was em ployed opposite Alma and five miles below all summer, doing riprap work and building dams. The bank was ak 80 repaired in some places, and the | bay at Alma was dredged. | Deerwood.—A lodge of the Wood | men of the World was organized here. The election of officers resulted: Counsel commandant, F. E. Oberg; | adviser Heutenant, T. B. Pakenham; | clerk, E. James; banker, Douglas Ar | chibald; escort, Douglas Cunningham; physician, R. J. Sewall; managers, W. Rogers, B. R. Miller, W. Seafield; watchman, Arthur Carlson; sentry, William Cowling. John W. Geyer, state manager of Minnesota, will be here Nov. 6, when the officers will be Installed. Elk River.—The ninth annual con- vention of the sixth district W. R. C. was held here, and was one of the most successful in the history of the organization. Several addresses were made and the following officers elect- ed: President, Laura Glozier, St. Paul; senior vice president, Julia Ful- ler, Monticello; junior, Mrs. Cady, Buf- falo; chaplain, Mrs. Morrison, St. Paul; counselor, Martha Gordon, St. Paul; secretary, Alice Parkes, Farm- Ington. The next convention will be held in St. Paul. St. Cloud—Chief of Police Quinli- van believes that James Harrison, who Is in a hospital here with a fractured arm, which he sustained while trying to escape from a patrolman Saturday evening, is one of a gang who operated at Rosby last spring when a general store was robbed. One of the robbers was shot in the arm and side, but managed to get away. Harrison has two bullet scars on his body, which correspond with the description sent bere from Rosby, and as soon as he bas recovered he will be taken there. Little Falls, Minn.—Almost an octo- genarian, Jasper King walked seven- ty miles from Sunday night to Wed- nesday morning. He traveled from Clear Lake to this city and thence to Swanville. The aged man was left with Charles Davis of Clear Lake while a relative went to the Dakota fields. Sunday night the old man left his home and clothed in only a pair of overalls, a jumper and a pair of shoes without laces, he wandered seventy miles and stopped but once for food and drink. Fergus Falls—The local broom fao- tory is finding difficulty in securing broom corn this year, and its officers have been making an investigation and find that the scarcity is something un- precedented. The firms through which they ordinarily make their purchases report that hot winds destroyed two- thirds of the broom corn crop in Ok Jahoma, and that the yield in Illinois and other states where broom corn is ordinarily produced, has been extreme- ly light. The total production in the United States, this year, is placed at only 15,000 to 16,000 tons, while the normal crop is from 45,000 to 60,000 tons. St. Paul—tThe state auditor’s office has received for the state during the past two days over $100,000 for royal- ties on iron ore shipped from the ptate’s mines and for minimum royal- ties due on its leases. All of this has been paid on royalties that ac- erued during the months of July, Au- gust and September, except about $2,- 000, which came in on the annual payment account, each owner of a mine not within one mile of a rail- road being required to pay an annual? fee of $100, whether his mine is open or not. The largest contributor was the Oliver Mining company, which mined and shipped 220,962 tons of ore, upon which they paid a royalty amounting to $55,240. The next larg- est shipper was the Consumers’ Ore Company of Cleveland, Ohio, which ent in $29,615. Deerwood.—Deerwood elected offi- cers. H. J. Hage was chosen prest ent of the council; Frank E. Oberg, clerk; Captain C. A. Anderson, Oscar Carlson, and William Taylor, trustees; C. C. Coffin, treasurer; R. Archibald, justice of the peace; M. S. Lamey an@ Oscar Erickson, contables. All were sworn in at the council meeting on Wednesday. Stillwater—Mrs. Anna. Lyons, of Minneapolis, has filed an action for a divorce from her husband, William Lyons, a convict. They were marrie@ Oct. 12, 1890, and have six children. a HM iy f