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TRIBUNE
WANT ADS
BRING RE8ULT8.
Phone 13 or 32.
THIRTIETH YEAR
RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED INTO BOTH HOUSES NO ACTION
COURSE OF A FEW DAYS.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 5.—Resolution*
looking to the investigation of the
general land offices and the, forest
service growing out of the differen
ces between Secretary Ballinger and
Forester Plnchot, were introduced
today in the both houses of congress.
While neither was acted upon, it is
understood they will be adopted by
both houses within the next few
days and that the inquiry will begin
soon.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Investigation
of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
is ordered by a joint resolution today
introduced in the senate by Mr.
Jones, and in the house by Mr. Hum
phrey, both of Washington. As
heretofore announced the provision
is for the broadest kind of public In
quiry the resolution being of the
character requiring the signature of
MANY TOWNS ARE
NEAR FUEL FAMINE
CB» Associated Frew.?
Huron, S. D., Jan. 5.—Wolsey,
Broadland, Yale and Virgil report no
hard coal and very little fuel of any
kind. Cavour, Wessington, Alpena
and Hitchcock have only a small
amount of soft cbal and no other fuel.
(Huron dealers have a limited supply
and are filling only small orders. The
entire valley of the James river Is
under nearly awo feet of snow and
with a stiff -wind blowing, there is
danger of a complete blockade and
a fuel famine.
RAGEWAR WAGED
IN CANADA TOWN
(By Associated Press.)
Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 5.—It ibe
caime known here today that three
men are dead and fifteen are in a
hospital as the result of a fight be
tween two rival factions of miners
at Phoenix on New Year's evening.
The Welsh andn. English miners
iwere arraigned against the Italians*,
there being about seventy men on a
side. The fight took plaice*near one
of tihe hotels. It is said that the feud
Qiad been ibrewing among the different
nationalities for some time.
PARENTS YIELDED
CHILDREN MARRIED
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, 111., Jan. 5.—Parents of
tooth ihaving yielded to their entreati
ies, Wm. iSohneck of Milwaukee, 20
years old, and 16-year-old Naomi Wil
son of Wauwaiutosa, Wis., who elop
ed Tuesday and were married (by a
justice of the peace at Waukegan,
were remarried here tonight by Rev.
James Rowe, a Methodist minister.
The honeymoon of the youthful
elopers was rudely interrupted Tues
day in a down town hotel when the
friends of Miss Wilson's father in
tercepted the icouple as tlhey reached
here from Waukegan. The bride's
father arrived later and it was at
first decided that the girl be returned
to her home to wait for her husband
until she. had finished her education.
But today tihe parents decided to ap
prove the match. They came to Chi
cago and witnessed the religious mar
riage ceremony.
Wide Scope of Authority Will Be Given by Resolution to
the Committee Appointed to Make Investigation
TAKEN BUT IT IS EXPECTElJ BOTH HOUSES WILL PASS RES
OLUTION AND THAT INQUIRY WILL BE STARTED IN THE
the president which gives to it all
the force of general law.
A committee of twelve is to be ap
pointed to conduct the investigation,
six of whom shall be designated by
Vice President Sherman and six by
Speaker Cannon. Unquestionably
Senator Nelson, chairman tf the sen"
ate committee on public lands, will
head the list of senators and this
doubtless, will result In his selection
as chairman of the joint committee.
A dispatch under a Washington
date line gives the personnel of the
investigating committee as follows:
Republicans: Senators Knute Nel
son, Minnesota Ellhu Root, New
York Geo. Sutherland, Utah F. P.
Flint, California. Representatives
John Daiesell, Pennsylvania Samuel
W. McCall, Mass F. D. Stevens,
Minn. E. W. Martin.
Democrats: Senators Thos. S.
Paynter, Kentucky J. P. Clarke, of
Arkansas or Chas. J. Hughes of Col-
EARLY PEACE PROSPECT
PLEASES NICARAGUANS
By Associated Press.)
Managua, Jan. 5.—(Managua, is jub
ilant tonight over the prospects of
early 'peace. President Madriz made
public this evening a telegram which
be had received from General Fernos
Diaz, one of the leaders in General
Ebtrada's insurgent aimy, saying
that he was leaving Rama for Man
agua to discuss the situation -with the
president. Diaz's telegram was as
follows:
"Be assured of our patriotism and
of General Estranda's honorable
character. I am leaving for Managua
to settle the countrie's situation
with you directly."
Madriz also gave out a telegram,
whilch. he has received from General
Estrada, in which Generals Castirillo,
Gonzales, Gomez and other prisoners
are reported well.
NOVA SCOTIA STORM
FATAL TO FISHERMEN
t'Bv Associated Press.)
Canco, iN. S., Jan.. 5.—Forty-two
fishermen are missing and may have
(perished in the blizzard that has
been raging for more than twenty
four hours. Fourteen men are known
almost certainly to have been lost
and the remaining twenty-eight are
being mourned, their chance for es
cape being regarded as small. Thirty
of the-imen are married. Twenty-three
of the fishermen were from Dover,
and nineteen from Whitehead.
The fleets from Canso and from
Petite De. Grat were caught in thf
storm but escaped by skilled boat
manship.
Steamers were sent out today in
the search for the smacks. Several
crews, frost bitten from a night of
exposure, were picked up, but many
are still missing and the chance that
they have escaped grow less as the
hours pass.
!At the entrance of Whitehead har
bor, a boat from Port Felix settle
iment struck on Dogfish Rocks and
her crew of seven were lost. Another
boat, her sail in tatters was sighted
off shore at Canso, but before assist
ance could put off she was lost from
view in the blinding snow. Her
crew must have perished.
HAS MANW WITNESSES.
Fargo, (N, D., Jan. 5.—Special.—
Twenty witnesses are here to testify
for the government in the Andy
Jones case which will follow the trial
of two civil cases to be heard to
morrow morning.
orado. Representatives S. Shirley of
Kentucky or John A. Moon of Tenn
essee and W. H. Howard of Georgia.
The scope of the investigation is
outlined as follows:
"The committee is hereby empow
ered and directed to make a thor
ough and complete investigation of
the administration and conduct of
the interior department, its several
(Continued on Page 8.)
WISCONSIN PASTOR
IS UNDER ARREST
Ashland, Wis., Jan. 5.—'Rev. Lutz,
deposed pastor of the German Evan
gelical Lutheran society, was arrest
ed today on the charge of assault
with intent to icommit great bodily
injury. He gave a bond of $200 for
his appearance in court next Mon
day.
It is alleged that on New Year'q
day Lutz went to the residence of his
successor, Rev. Bloede, and at thS
point of a revolver tried to intimidate
him from preaching.
CBy Associated Press.?
Washington, Jan. 5.—With the
democrats fighting every inch of the
way, the Mann bill, providing for
the administration of the Panama
canal zone and centralization of the
government thereof in the president
of the United States, passed the
house today by a vote of 119 to 102.
The vote was along strict party lineal
The minority kept the house in
session until 6 o'clock this evening
by offering amendments and de
manding tellers neach vote.
Section 2 of the bill, which confers
on the president military, civil and
judicial powers, including the power
to make laws, was the object of spirjj
ited attack, representative Keifer
of Ohio joining the demands.in the
fight.
The attitude of the majority and
minority on this section may be best
described by a question propounded
to Representative Townsend of Mich
igan by Representative Garrett of
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1910.
DEMOCRATS FOUGHTTHE
SOOTH DAKOTA EDITOR
WHIPPED BY ATTORNEY
I -:Bv Associated Press.)
Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 5— Freeman
Knowles, ex-congressman and editor
of a socialist weekly newspaper, was
publicly horse-whipped here this af
ternoon at a meeting of the board of
county commissioners by Chamber
Keller of Lead, attorney for the
Homestake mining company. Kel
lar entered the room and told
Knowles that he did not propose to
submit to the severe strictures about
him in Knowles' paper and proceed
ed to whip him, after first asking
Knowles to remove his glasses. The
men were surrounded by the com
missioners and the states attorney.
The affair created much excitement.
PROFIT SHARING.
Boston Elevated Has Given $403,000
to Its Employers.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 5.—As a re
ward for their good records 3,500
conductors and motormen of the
Boston Elevated railroad company
received $20 and $25 in gold each
this year. This makes a total of
$403,758 this company has paid out
in this way since 1903.
Tennessee and by Mr. Townsend's
reply:
"Do you believe that congress has
any power under the constitution to
confer legislative power on the pres
ident?" asked Mr. Garrett.
"Ordinarily, No,- replied Mr.
Townsend. "In this instance, Yes.
We in Panama digging a canal and it
is necessary for the president to
have power to make rules and regu
lations for the government of the
zone while that work Is in progress."
The bill, as it goes to the senate,
authorizes the president to have
completed the Panama canal and to
appoint a director general of the
Canal and the canal zone—thus do
ing away with the canal commission.
It invests the judicial power of the
zone in one circuit court and such
inferior courts as the president may
constitute and allows appeal to the
supreme court of the United States
in civil cases involving $5,000 and in
criminal cases punishable by death
or life imprisonment.
Trial by jury is granted in all
criminal prosecutions for felony.
EVEN FASHIONS IN DIPLOMATIC CHANGE.
THE AMERICAN ABRAOD—Far this relief, many thanks.
The Shirt Sleeves United States Ambassador, Minister or Consu will
no longer be tolerated by the Admin lstratlon.—News Item.
COOK'SRELATIVES INSURGENTSARE
CLAIM DOCTOR IS
PHYSICAL WRECK
SISTER-IN-LAW OF DISCREDITED
EXPLORER GIVES OUT A
STATEMENT.
WILL NOT TELL HIDING PLAGE
RECENTLY SUFFERED A
BAD RELAPSE.
Relatives Hope That He May Soon
Recover and Defend Himself—Rea
son for Hiding Is That He Is Un
able to Stand Further Controversy
—'May Appear Soon.
(By Associated Press.
'New York, Jan. 5.—lAnother mem
ber of the Cook family—this time
Mrs. Josephine Dudley, a sister of the
discredited explorer's wife—made a
statement tonight. Mrs. Dudley says
Dr. Cook is a nervous wreck, unable
to thing con conservatively and that
the reason he remains in hiding i*
that he could not stand the strain
of further cotroversy.
"We are praying," said Mrs. Du
ley, "that he will soon recover, so
that he may come forward and de
fend himself.
"Mrs. Cook is at her husband's side.
She loves him and trusts Ihlm. There
has been no quarrel, there never was
any trouble] between them about
money."
Mrs. Dudley received a message
today, she said, from Walter Lons
dale, Dr. Cook's secretary, dated at
Copenhagen and reading as follows:
"Cable Fred's address at once. All
important. Must see hi rninow."
Mrs. Dudley has hot answered the
message yet, because she fears It
may (be a trap.
The doctor has had a disheartening
relapse, she said, and It is important
that his seclusion shall not be dis
turbed. She says she is aware oi
the doctor's whereabouts but will not
even specify whether he is in this
country or abroad.
PANAMA CANAL ZONE
TO BE REORGANIZED
ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION OF
GOVERNMENT IN HANDS OF
PRESIDENT.
HIGH PRICES OF LIVING TO BE
INVESTIGATED BY A COM-
MITTEE.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 5.—The
house devoted the entire day to the
discussion of Representative Mann's
bill providing for a reorganization of
the government at the Panama canal
zone and finally passed it. The bill
places the entire administration in
the hands of the president, and abol
ishes the present canal commission.
In the senate resolutions were in
troduced by senators Elkins and
Crawford, both looking toward an in
vestigation of the high prices of liv
ing.
STALWARTCONFERENCE
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS
GET TOGETHER AT WATER-
TOWN.
Watertown, iS. D., Jan. 5.—In re
sponse to a call sent out by Irving
Jones of Sioux Falls, for a confer
ence of stalwart republicans to meet I
in this city tomorrow, quite a num
ber are on the ground. The purpose
of the meeting, it is understood, is
to discuss the action, if any, to be
taken by the stalwarts in the coming
primary icampaign. All stalwarts of
the state are invited to attend. The
action of some of the leading insurg
ents in relation to President Taft and
in opposition to his administration
policies, has stimulated the stalwarts
to more aggressive action.
TRIBUNE
WANT ADS
BRING RESULT3.
Phone 13 or 32.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
COMING IN LINE
WITH PRESIDENT
MANY OF THE LEADERS DE-
CLARE POLICY OF TAFT IS
THE RIGHT THING.
NOT USING THE PARTY WHIP
SAID THAT THE DOCTOR HAS PRESIDENT BELIEVES IN RECI-
PROCITY AND WANTS OTH-
ERS* TO ACT SAME.
Many Insurgents Out In Interviews
Endorsing Policies of Taft Whip
Should Be Applied to Leaders Who
Have in the Past Opposed the
"Roosevelt Policies."
Washington, Jan. 5.—While no for
mal statement wa3 forthcoming at
the White House today, there was
no attempt in administration circles
Continued on Page 8.)
MANITOBA GRAIN GROWERS
WOULD OWN ELEVATORS
Winnipeg, Jan. 5.—The grain
growers of Manitoba today presented
details of their plans for govern
ment ownership of grain elevators
to the Manitoba government, the lat
ter adopted the plan and will sub
mit them to the legislature in Feb
ruary. It would cost $3,000,000 to
duplicate the present systems in
Manitoba.
BIG FIGHT TABOOED IN
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Salt Lake City, Jan. 5.—"It is not
possible for that fight to take place
here and come within the law. I
will uphold the law if it becomes
necessary."
With these words, Governor Wm.
Spry tonight swept aside all doubt
as to his attitude toward the Jef
fries-Johnson championship contest
and disposed of the plan to stage
the fight here.
YOUTHFUL PRODIGY
MADE AN ADDRESS
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 5.—William
J. Sidis, of Brookllne, a mathemati
cal prodigy whose intellectual at
tainments enabled him to enter Har
vard university as a special student
last fall although he is but 11 years
old, addressed the Harvard mathe
matical club tonight upon the sub
ject of "Four dimensionsal bodies."
For over two hours Sidls enter
tained a hundred students and pro
fessors in higher mathematics with
his views of the mysteries of the
fourth dimension.
ARMY DEFICIT CAUSED
BY THE HIGH PRICES
Washington, Jan. 5.—Three impor
tant developments today marked the
inquiry started with a view to as
certaining the responsibility for the
increased cost of living.
Senators Elkins of West Virginia
and Crawford of South Dakota, in
troduced resolutions providing for a
congressional investigation the war
department announced to congress
that there was a deficit of $1,595,635
for the subsistence of the army dur
ing the present year, mainly because
of the inhanced cost of food, and
Secretary Wilson declared that he
would cease his investigation if con
gress interferred.
Senator Elkins resolution calls for
an "Exhaustive investigation" into
matter by a committee of five sena
tors while Senator Crawford calls
upon the secretary of commerce and
labor for figures showing the in
creases in wholesale and retail prices
during the last decade, and the caus
es for such increases.