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w Tggjlutrtnr o New York Policem lecco U i:\v YORK.—A new form of torture PI for policemen, more sinister than n-afi investigations, more painful than rlnter wind whipping around a fixed and possessed of possibilities as | Ca dly as the burglar’s bullet, was put 0 the test on placid Washington jeights the other night and described n Harlem court tho other morning ( y a red faced young policeman. tn I the victim —Policeman Geiger 'of the West One Hundred and Fifty gen nd street station—as he told Mag istrate House about it, was a hand some, dark haired woman, who fre quently blushed and murmured "Im possible! Oh, I couldn't have done that!" "Yes, your honor, she kissed me," stammered Geiger. "Right out In the middle of Amsterdam avenue at One Hundred and Fortieth street she kiss ed me, and there’s nothing in the manual that says part of a policeman’s Deacon Given Plenty o f Time for Meditation Birmingham, Ala—" Some folks say that a nigger won’t steal,” arc aim ng the lines of a song that Is very popular with the street corner quar tets. and of course Is sung In an Iron ical vein. As a matter of fact, how ev» r. to the casual observer al the daily sessions of the police court here are few negroes who steal. The other morning an undersized, brown-skinned negro was arraigned before the recorder’s court on a charge of petit larceny. He gave his name as Charles Reader, and also In formed John Douglas that he was a member of the Baptist church and a deacon at that. The specific chargo against the diminutive Ethiopian,was the theft of half a dozen watch fobs The store detectlvo stated that he observed the defendant lingering around the counter whereon Is dis played an assortment of Jewelry that fairly dazzles the eye—that is when the electric lights were all ablaze— and that he further observed the ne gro shove a watch fob on the floor and cover It with his foot. Ho watch ed the operation repeated until no less than half a dozen fobs, reeplen dant with Jewels that rivalled the colors of the rainbow, were on the floor and covered by the amplo feet of the little deacon. Police Stop Shower of Vegetables at a Feast CLEVELAND. O While Patrolmen Mangan and Oliver went to 1420 Caton court the other day to Investi gate a riot call they were the target for tomatoes, bricks, disbpans and old "hoes, thrown, police say, with sur prisingly good alm by four colored Persons In the house. When the bom bardment ceased the officers placed the quartet under arerst. At the station they gave the names nf Mary Redmond, fifty-three years old; Bertha twenty-seven years old; Mary Jefferies, fourteen years old and Thomas Owens, thirty nine years old. All gave their address as 1420 Caton court. The police say the four had a chicken feast In the house. Dinner started at 12 o’clock. At 2 o’clock Angry Cook Creates Havoc With Soup Dishes CHICAGO. —Unfortunately for the customer* and waiters tn B. Clay ton's restaurant, 446 North Clark street, the cook was not feeling well *hat night. The cook was Miss Emma Johnson and the night Monday. Something, as yet unrevealed, but hinted at as Indigestion, had spoiled Miss Johnson's temper tn the after noon, and by evening she was In such a rage that the waiters, accustomed to take a customer's order with that superior air many waiters have, were subdued and almost subservient iu their attitude, even toward those whc ordered "ham and." Things went along smoothly for a time, considering Miss Johnson's state ®f mind, because of the conciliatory attitude of the waiters toward her, un til one disingenuously ventured to re turn to her a steak which had been criticised by a diner as "overdone. Almost simultaneously dishes began to fly in the kitchen In such profusion that some hurtled through the door Into the dining room. They were fol lowod by Miss Johnson, who, with an armful and selecting customers and w Alters indiscriminately as let n’s Devotion to Duty duty Is being kissed by strangers.” Couldn't you have escaped If von didn't like ItF’ asked the court. 1 was on fixed post, your honor," groaned the youthful guardian of th» peace. OH. YOu GREAT M Oh," said his honor, “that's devo tion to dutyl” “Yes. sir; It was like this. I wu standing there all alone about 1:30, wondering where all the people were. Suddenly some one grabs me from be hind and two strong arms are wrapped around my neok. The first thing I thought, of course, was ‘gangsters!’ It It seemed whoever It was was trying’ to garrote me and I started to fight for my life. But I couldn't shake off those pow erful arms The best I could do was to squirm around so that I faced the lho--er —the assailant. And, your honor, It was this lady. Then she kissed me,and that's not the worst of It, for by this timo a big crowd had collected and women wero yelling and men were shouting." Mrs. Margaret Boeflatt, who said she was 30 and lived at 1071 Freeman street, the Bronx, smiled sweetly but incredulously as she paid a ten dob lar fine. She said Geiger looked like a truthful young officer, and she wouldn't dispute bls word, though she didn't remember a thing about It. "Are you guilty of attempting tc stoal the articles referred to?" ask ed the Judge. "Ah doesn’t deny dat ma fut war on dat jewellry, but hit slipped often de counter an’ ah jest couldn’t ’slst kiv erln’ hit wld ma shoe." "Did the other article slip off the counter also?” "Jedge, hit war cur’os how’ dem od ders got ter de flo’ dat must er bln dar all ready an* Jodge, while ah stood dar somethin’ came ter ma mind dat nh bad bettah put dem back on de counter an jest as ah war pickin’ dem up ah war ’rested.” "Deacon, It is evident that you are given to meditation and for one of your peculiar talents your opportunity for such should be Increased. In or der to give you plenty of time to re flect 1 will assess you $25 and 25 daya extra." neighbors thought the "Honey Boy Evans troupe" had forgotten to leave town and were having another ball gamo in the vicinity. They notified the police. Lieutenant Sterling sent the officers there on the run. When they knock ed at the door it was opened. "What's all the noTse about?" asked Oliver. 'We am just celebratin’, ain’t we, folks,’’ said Owens. "And we sure are some celebrants," said one of the women as she hurled a bottle at the officers. It whistled by Oliver's ear, and tomatoes, bricks and dishes followed. The door was then banged shut and the two officers, their appearance decidedly marred, held a conference. Oliver wiped the remains of a tomato off his face while Mangan nurses a bump on bls head. They decided to break down the door and rush the Inhabitants. They did and after a free-for-all fight the quartet was arersted. The wagon was called and the celebrants rolled away. They are charged with assault and battery. As the Jefferies girl la under age she will be turned over to the juvenile authorities. fly In every direction, and with vigor Imagination cannot picture the ensu ing scene —overturned soup tureens diners covered with gravy, others mak ing for the door with spinach in dheir hair, others strangling on hot coffee suddenly swallowed as they received an unexpected blow on the chin from one of the pieces of Miss Johnson's ar tillery—but why prolong the agony? That Miss Johnson was fined ten dollars and costs by Municipal Judge Maxwell because of her temper may be some consolation to the waiters, but it is understood that customer, who since its display have Invested gen.rou.iy In "‘M***”' tlnu. un»pp—*l Mi “ *• thlrty-ftvw years old. •' I fl a J; ft o* ft ft 9 RYAN IS BEST GIVER CONTRIBUTED 9450,000 TO CAM PAIGN IN 1904. Perkins Says Story of >3,000,000 Gifi to Aid Roosevelt la False and Asks That Penrose Provo It. Washington, Oct. 23—Thomas For tune Ryan, the multimillionaire Dem ocrat, who wan a witness on Monday before the campaign fund invest! muting committee, loomed up as the biggest campaign contributor that ha* come before that inquisitorial body Mr. Ryan gave $450,000 to the cam paign fund for Judge Parker in 1904, or nearly twice the Harriman fund of $240,000, which the committee has probed. Then Mr. Ryan trailed along with minor" contributions to congression al campaigns—he could not remember the amounts—down to the Democratic pre-convention light of 1912, when he contributed between $70,000 and SBO,- <•00 to Governor Harmon and over $30,000 to Mr. I’nderwood, and would have given to the campaign of Gov ernor Wilson and Mr. Clark, but was not approached by the managers for these two candidates. George W. Perkins was a belliger ent witness and twice had to be called to order by the committee, the members of which objected to the manner of lecturing them. Bitterly re senttul of the charge made in the sen ate by Senator Penrose, and later repeated by Charles Hilles, that two or three millions had been spent In the Roosevelt pre-eonventlon cam palgn and that this had come from ’he harvester and steel trusts and had been underwritten by him. he ex claimed, angrily: ’Among the long list of unmitigated lies throughout the campaign that statement about the $3,000,000 fund perhaps ought to be placed at the top, because it was the largest. ”1 was in hopes that Senator Pen rose would b«- here. He made that statemen- on the floor of the senate and hr ought to be required to prove It; or, like a gentleman, he ought to take It kick. 1 hero Is not a scintilla of truth in it from A to Z." ROOSEVELT MUST TAK£ REST Colonel to Have Absolute Quiet at Sagamore Hill—Danger of In fection Is Gone. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Oct. 24.—After his jostling 24-hour ride from Chica go. Colonel Roosevelt rested easily at Sagamore Hill Tuesday night, al though fretting over the quiet he must endure in the thick of a bristling cam paign. When the ex-president's physi cians left him they gave out this bulletin, impressing their insistence that Roosevelt devote himself to solid rest: Colonel Roosevelt has stood the journey well, but, of course, is tired. The wound is still wide open and oozing serum. Rest and quiet are es sential to him, to avoid possibilities of wound infection. He will be able to see no one at present. While Col onel Roosevelt Is extremely anxious to take up the work of the campaign, we are not willing to say at this time that that will be possible. (Signed) Drs. Jos. A. Blake, Geo. E. Brewer, Alexander S. Lambert and Scurry L. Terrell. "Does the danger from Infection gravely menace him?” was asked of Dr. Lambert. "No, I should say the dr nr' r Is about gone," replied the surgeon. "But ho needs watching.” NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct. 23. Dr. Alfred Lemon, Frank Oster and Joseph Hobb*, all of this city, arrived here Monday in an exhausted condi tion after a three-days’ battle in a launch with storms on Lake Superior. Benicia, Cal., Oct 22.—Approximate ly $1,000,000 is the tentative estimate i of loss made Sunday by Col. O. H. L. Huggies, commanding officer of the | Benicia arsenal, the main storehouse of which was burned down. Washington, Oct 23.—Mrs. C. W. I’ost, the divorced wife of the Battle Creek millionaire food manufacturer, was found dead in bed at the apart ment of Mrs. Joseph Breckons, where ■the had been a guest for several days. Coroner Nevttt decided that she died from Bright’s disease. Mrs. Post was born in Illinois and has been divorced for eight years. Aviator Misses Death. Washington. Oct 24.—Flung frem a speeding aeroplane and escaping in stant death, William Kabltzke. an aviator, was receiving the congratula tions of friends at the army aviation field at College Park, Md., Tuesday. Washington Waiters Strike. Washington, Oct. 2#—Nearly 300 waiters and cooks went on strike at four hotels and one cafe here Wednes day night, and scores of diners were forced to get their meals at the small restaurants. Explosive Factory Blown to Piece*. North Bay, Ont, Oct 25.—The En ergetlc Explosive company** factor? at Halleyburg was blown to piece* Wednesday. Seven persons are known to have been killed and the property loss 1* heavy. TO IMPROVE . ROMS MEASURES BY WHICH IT IS HOPED TRUNK LINES WILL RECEIVE STATE AID. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST From the Capitol City, the Various State Institutions and From Many Different Parts of the Sunshine State. Pierre. —The former very prominent legislators, who almost certainly will be sent back this year, but who do not desire their names to be disclosed at this time, are working on an im proved road law which will radically change our present system. Both o' them seek a state highway commis sion, but differ as to its constitution. One plan would have a commission of three with the state engineer as an assistant, while the other would con stitute a commission of three or five, with the state auditor, attorney gener al, governor, land commissioner and state engineer as possible members. Such a commission would be in line with Minnesota, lowa and other states. It would have advisory pow ers over road work, and would carry on an educational campaign, encour aging better road building methods and local effort. A feature would be a SIOO,OOO appropriation to aid the counties in the construction of trunk lines, the money to be given to the counties in proportion to the money they would appropriate from local funds. Furthermore, the construction of trunk lines would be pushed. At present there are about TO.’iOO miles of section line road in South Dakota and it is evident that it would take a very long time to improve it all. There is about 2,000 miles of trunk line pro posed at present, connecting the prin cipal cities, and located so that by the improvement of laterals and feed ers. practically every farmer would be put in direct connection with these lines. Among these is the Meridian road, and the Sioux Falls - Mitchell- Chamberlain Rapid City - Deadwood: the Brooklngs-Huron-Pierre and west road: and the Twin City-Aberdeen and Yellowstone park line. Many counties, as practically all along the Meridian line. Brown and Corson counties, on the north road, and others, have already improved their sections of the trunk line, and the commission’s work would be to continue this system. Favors New Referred Measures. Watertown.—State grange at the fourth annual session at Watertown has just elected the following state officers for two years: Master. G. R. Malone. Draper; overseer. W. R. Mack. Dixon; lecturer. Mrs. J. H. Hodges, Erwin; steward. J. W. Poor, Watertown; assistant steward. P. L. Foust. Flandreau; chaplain, Rev. R. W. Holsaple. Mitchell; treasurer. W. 11. Wetonka; secretary. Geo. W. Dix on. Watertown: gate keeper. Guy Min er. Brookings; Ceres. Mrs. J. W. Poor. Watertown: Pomona. Miss Amy Kelly, Brookings; Flora. Mrs. Guy Miner. Brookings; lady assistant steward. Mrs. W. W. Wahl. Columbia. Resolutions were passed endorsing the state primary law, the electric headlight, herd and county seat laws, and the constitutional amendment pro viding for the taxing of express com panies. A postal express law was also endorsed. These measures will be voted on at the coming election. Finds Scales Are Crooked. Pierre. —Gettysburg cattle shippers are exercised over finding that the scales over which they have been weighing out their catle have been plugged to cut down weights. Recent ly J. A. Lake, a heavy shipper, brought in a bunch, and the weights did not look right to him, and the cattle were driven over the scales a second time without showing a change. Lake in- vestigated and found a wooden plug so placed that the weighing table could not settle completely down, and after removing this weighed again, and secured a decided increase In the showing made by his cattle, but the "milling" they had gone through he estimated had shrunk them to such an extent that his loss was several hun dred dollars. Mr. says that sev eral years ago he found the weights at the scale plugged with lead, and stopped that method, but finds the wooden plug taking its place. Dakota Rate Suspended. Washington.—The Interstate com merce commission has suspended to next April 29 increases on lard pro posed by the St. Paul road between Rapid City and Chicago and other points. Registry of State Warrants Probable. Pierre. —The report of condition of the state treasury at the end of Sep tember shows a total of $657,304 in the treasury at that date, of which amount $222,783 was in the general fund. This will mean that there will not likely be free cash in the treasury for the legislative session, but war rants will be registered, as the De cember call will not likely bring tn any great sum. The twine plant fund Is up to $120,000 from receipt* of fall ■ale* of twine, and the game fund has a surplus of $30,691- CONDITION OF STATE BANKS. Dakota Examiner** Report One of In- Mitchell. —From the advance sheets of the forthcoming report of Public Examiner Wingfimd, the condition of the state bunks is shown to be vastly improved over that made in the June report, and a comparison of the same makes a fine showing for the banks The report is made under the Septem ber call of the national banks, and at that date the undivided profits amount ed to $2,194,568 10. with $1,846,179.78 for June. The total deposits for Sep tember are $51,962,223.13, while la June they were $47,934,783.61. inak ing an increase of $4,000,000. The re serve or cash for September was $17,- 393.046.86, and for June It was $14,- 427,313.17, due largely to the checking accounts. The Increase of the reserve Is 21i per cent over the former state ment issued. The checking accounts also indicate a fine increase, with the September report showing $21,950, 636 09, and the June reports amount ing to $18,966,949.85. Public Examiner Wingfield expects to send out the complete report of the state and national banks in the course of two or three weeks. The financial condition In the state is much improv ed over a year ago. and with the re sults of the big crop to be heard from later in the season South Dakota’s outlook could not well be improved upon. Indians Profit by Carelessness. Pierre. lndians on the Crow Creek reservation have found that by industry they can make a little ready money out of the wastefulness of the white farmer. The Indians ask ed and secured permission of white farmers of southern Hand county to go over the fields and glean the grain which had been lost by the use of farm machinery. The families worked and the head of the organization marketed the product of their labors, and it Is reported that on< Indian has be n bringing to market from ten to fifteen bushels of wheat per week since har vest through the work of his family, and making good wages for himself at least. Doane Robinson "Scein* Snakes.” Pierre.—Historian Doane Robinson, with a party were down in the south ern part of the county last week “snake hunting." and located a mon ster 510 feet in length following the convolutions, and 309 feet from head to tail in an air line. This "snake’* from the markings was the workings of some old-time Sioux, who marked his camp in that manner, and is sur rounded by evidences of early Indian habitations. It is of stones, and lies along the brow of a bluff on Medicine creek, and is pronounced by those versed iu Indian lore to be one of the best specimens of that dais of work in this part of the northwest. Not Before January 1. Sioux Falls. —Work on the postof fice building is progressing. Accord ing to the contract which the govern ment has with the parties who are do ing the work the building should be ready to be turned over for use on December 15. However. It is a moral certainty that the contractor will not be able to comply with this clause in the contract. Parties who have inspected the work give it as their guess that the building will not be in shape to leave the hands of the con tractor before the first of January if it is then. It will require several days after the building is turned over to the government to put It in shape for use. There will have to be consider able additions in the way of furniture and furnishings. Begins Fifth Year. Brookings.—The three year school of agriculture of the South Dakota State college will begin its fifth year November 1, and present indications are that there will be an increase of 50 to 75 per cent. There are hun dreds of young men and women who are unable to leave the farm for a regular four year college course nine months in the year, but who are glad to avail themselves of this opportunity to study during the winter months. These people are rapidly avail ing themselves of the opportunities of fered them at the state college to make a practical study of the ele ments of agriculture, mechanics and home economics. A new’ curfew ordinance recently enacted by the city council of Dallas has gone into effect. It requires that all children shall be off the streets by 8:30 o’clock in the evening during the winter months and by 9 o'clock during the summer months. Left alone. Robert, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Herington of Wau bay, secured a box of matches and proceeded to build a bon fire in bod. The mother was attracted to the house by the boys screams. The bed was burned up. but the boy was un harmed. C. R. Schultz, the inventor of a sub stance which will fill automobile tire* and thereby prevent punctures, but which he claims does not interfere with the resiliency of the tires, has es tablished a small factory at Harrold for the manufacture of his product Helen O’Donnell, a 3-year-old child at Sully, was playing beneath a heavi ly loaded wagon when the driver, who did not know she was about, started his horses and the wheel* passed over the child’s body, Inflicting injuries which caused her death In a short time. t crest. SUCCESS FOLLOWS JUDICIOUSFARMINfI IN WESTERN CANADA IT CERTAIN. The story of the Big Farms/ tB Western Canada, and the immense profits he has made In the growing Of train, has been told and retold. Hd has been found In all parts of th< provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan tnd Alberta. His splendid farm build* Ings have been pictured, his traction outfits described and his princely sur roundings, resultant of his success In growing grain, have been portrayed by letter, press and camera. It certainly is not to his discredit that by suo cessfully applying common sense and up-to-date metboda to the conditions that climate, a good soil, and splendid market have placed at hand, that ho has made the best use of them. He is not too proud to admit that he camo to the country a very few years ago handicapped as to money, leaving be hind him unpaid mortgages in his old home land (which are now' wiped out), and he la still today the same good hearted fellow he was In the days that he had to work for a neighbor, while the neighbor broke the land on his homestead, which went to make up the settlement duties. Then, there, too, is the farmer and the farmer’s son, already wealthy, who has bought large holdings in Western Canada, in either Manitoba, Saskatche wan or Alberta, who has made forty to one hundred per cent, on his invest ment, whose big grain crops and whose Immense cattle herds are help ing to improve the country. Health and strength, energy and push, and bull dog grit are as essential in West ern Canada as in Ohio, Indiana, Illi nois, lowa, or any of the states from which so many of these people come, and then, when you have added to that a fair amount of means, with which to make a start, the land which Is only waiting for the skill of the husbandman will quickly respond. But there la the smaller farmer, the man who has not made sufficient in four or five years, that he might com fortably retire If he felt like it. There are many of them In all the three Provinces. It Is not the less to his credit that he has earned his home stead by the three years residence, that he Is free from debt, and has a reasonable bank account. He, too, came to the country handicapped by debts, and with very little means. He is contented, has a good borne, land free of encumbrance, some stock, and with good prospects. One of these writes: “I formerly lived near Day ton, Ohio, on a rented farm, had as good a chance as the average renter, but after ten years of hard work, satis fied myself that if I ever expected to secure a home, I would have to under take something else. Hearing of West ern Canada, I investigated, and seven years ago last Spring settled in a homestead and purchased (on time) an adjoining half section, arriving with a carload of household effects and farm implements, including four horses and three cows, and SI,BOO in money—my ten years’ work in Ohio. "The first year our crops gave us feed, the second year 100 acres of wheat gave us $1,800; no failure of crop since starting here. I have now 22 head of horses, 15 head of cattle, and 35 hogs. We own 1,120 acres of land, and have same all under cultiva tion. Was offered at one time $35.00 per acre for a half section where we live, and all the other land could be sold today on present market at $30.00 per acre. Should we care to dispose of our holdings, could pay all debts and have over $30,000 to the good, but the question is w’here could we go ts invest our money and get as good re turns as here? "We have equally as good, If not bet ter prospects for crops this year, as we had three years ago, when our wheat reached from 30 to 4S bushels per acre. I never believed such crops could be raised until I saw them my« self. I had 15 acres that year that made 50 bushels to the acre. Our har vest will be ready by the 12th. We have this season in crop 400 acres of wheat, 125 of oats, 90 of flax, and run three binders, with four men to do the stocking. "We certainly like this country, and the winters, although the winters are cold at times, but we do not suffer as one would think. What we have ac complished here can be duplicated in almost any of the new districts. If anyone doubts anything I have said in this letter, tell them to come here, and I can prove every word t have written.’’ The name of the writer can be had from the Superintendent of Immigra tion, Ottawa, Canada, who can give the names of hundred* of other* equally successful. Adv. Of Course. "Her husband Is a self-made man." "She’s sure to Insist on alteration*." —Boston Transcript. lira. Winslow** Sooth Ing Fyrup for Children teething, softens the gum*, reduces Inflamma tion. allay* pain, cure* wind colic, 2ftc a bottle. Adv. A fool and her money frequently marry into the nobility. 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