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The Kadoka Press
KADOKA, S. 0
DURKEE & NELLOR, - Publisher*
ESTRADA FDR I’EAIT
'repeats his OFFER MADE LAS’!
MARCH TO MADRIZ.
Nicaraguan Ruler Expected to Favoi
Ptoishml—Conditions at Bluefield.-
Giving Diplomatic Representative:
Concern.
General Estrada, leader of the pro
Visional Nlcarayuan government, hat
repeated the offer which he made lasf
March to Madriz looking to the es-
tablishment of peace. The condition*
of his proposals provide for th<
friendly mediation of the United
States, that country to designate th<
Nicaraguan whom it considers most
fit to occupy the presidency provision-
ally.
Neither Madriz nor Estrada belns
eligible, the provisional president t,
convoke elections for constitutions
president; the Nicaraguan government
to recognize the revolutionary debt
the validity of its acts, and to ar-
range for pensioning its disabled sol-
diers; certain concessions to be abol-
ished.
These conditions Madriz refused t<
accept when they were first offered
but expressed the fullest confidence ir
the government of the United States
In view of his latest reverses, howevt r
and the difficult conditions und<
which his military forces have beer
compelled to assume the aggr<-ssiv<
the lack of supplies and the dilapi-
dated condition of his soldiers, it I
expected by the provisional leader!
that he will now give the proposal!
more serious consideration.
The conditions at Blueflelds are giv-
ing diplomatic representatives consid-
erable concern, as all business has
been interrupted and there are many
wounded and helpless persons to be
taken care of.
WRECK ON FRISCO LINE.
T!ilrty-Slx Injured, Six Seriously, Neai
The southeastern limited on th«
Frisco system was wrecked Sunday
afternoon in Walker county, about
sixty miles west of Birmingham, and
thirty-six people were injured, six se-
riously.
The recent heavy rains are supposed
to have undermined the tracks. i>
every car left the rails when the train
rounded a curve near Tawneys at high
speed. None of the cars turned over,
but the track was torn up for a dis-
tance of 3,000 feet.
The Injured were brought to Bir-
mingham. None of them will die. All
are Alabama and Florida people.
ICE RAFE BLOWN.
.Robbers Get *IO,OOO In Cash anti
Stamps at Mcrillnii. Win.
The postofflce safe at Merillan, Wis..
was blown by burglars Saturday night
and money and stamps to the value of
SIO,OOO were stolen. The robbers es-
caped on a southbound freight train
early next morning, but the sheriff got
track of them and captured one oi
the gang at Shepheard, three miles
east of Black River Falls, recovering
some of the money and stamps. Four
of the gang then escaped to the woods
and swamps of that locality. A posse
is In pursuit.
Buildings Wrecked and Great Damagr
Done to Crops.
Report* were received Sunday from
nearby points to the effect that two
and probably a dosen dwell-
ing houses were blown down In a wind
and hall storm which visited Bristol
Saturday night. Great damage was
done to eropa.
OVER 100 SHOTS FIRED.
Federal Officers and Moonshiners En-
gage in Deaperate Battle.
In a desperate encounter betweeen
revenue officers and moonshiners in
Wilkes county, North Carolina. Satur-
day, more than 100 shots were fired
and several of the moonshiners were
Injured.
MAKING MONEY IN PRISON.
Counterfeits' Plant Discovered in the
Missouri Penitentiary.
A fully equipped counterfeiting
plant was discovered in the Missouri
penitentiary Sunday. Federal Inspec-
tors found the outfit in the ceil occu-
pied by Lee Layer and Joseph Vail.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves, 17.85. Top hogs, 89.15.
Report from Japan Denied.
That there was an attempt made by
a Japanese anarchist to assassinate
one or more members of the cabinet,
as Reported from Tokio. was denied
I Saturday at the Japanese embassy,
| Washington.
Airship and Train to Race.
A race of 106 mile* between an
aeroplane and an -xpres* train Is ba-
il Ing planned by Charles K. Hamilton.| tbs aviator.
VERDICT FOR WOMAN.
Jury Acquits Mrs. Doxey of Murder
Charge.
Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Doxey of St
Louis. Mo., was found not guilty Fri-
day night of the charge of murder-
ing William J. Erder.
The verdict was returned at 9:23
o'clock, eight hours and twenty-five
minutes after Judge Grimm ordered
the Jury to retire for deliberation Fri-
day afternoon. Mrs. Doxey wept hys-
terically as her acquittal was an-
nounced. When the clerk had nearly
finished reading the document handed
to him by Foreman Sandford of the
Jury, and Just as he had reached the
words, “We, the Jury, find the de-
fendant not guilty," she shrieked and
simultaneously the audience started a
cheer which was quickly suppressed
by deputy sheriffs.
In the excitement which followed
the acquittal Judge Grimm left the
bench, forgetting to tell the defend-
ant she was free. He returned to the
bench and called her before him and
then formally discharged her. Lean-
ing on the arm of her aged father,
Jefferson Fuller, and her attorney,
former Lieut. Gov. Charles P. John-
son, Mrs. Doxey thanked and shook
hands with the Jurors.
She was led from the courtroom by
her father and sisters, Mrs. M. L.
Morris of Evanston, 111., and Mrs. F.
Grace Lathrop of Omaha, Neb., and
escorted to a hotel for the night.
It was stated that the jury took
three ballots before reaching an agree-
ment, two before dinner and the last
after reaching the courthouse at 9
o’clock.
The first ballot Is said to have been
9 to 3 for acquittal, the second 10
to 2, and the last unanimous for ac-
quittal.
EMPEROR’S FINANCES LOW
German Ruler’s Yearly Allowance to
Be Increased to $5,000,000.
A semi-official declaration was is-
sued Friday explaining the causes of
the financial stress under which the
emperor of Germany finds himself
and the requirements for an increase
in the civil lists of the king of Prus-
sia as agreed upon by the leaders of
the Prussian diet Thursday. It has
been decided to introduce a bill to
bring his majesty's allowance up to
about 15,000,000.
The public Is reminded that the
Prussian crown surrendered to the
state in 1820 properties yielding at
that time nearly $2,000,000 annually,
and the value of which has been
greatly augmented since. The in-
creased cost of living renders the
present allowance inadequate, the
statement says.
ROOSEVELT IS GUEST.
Spends the Day at the Country Home
of Col. Lee.
Mr. Roosevelt was a guest Friday at
‘he country home of Col. Arthur H.
Lee. where were also entertained John
Burns, president of the local govern-
ment board; Sir Henry Hamilton
Johnstone and Capt. Robert F. Scott,
the antarctic explorer.
The former president arrived early
in the forenoon, having stopped en
route to have luncheon with William
Northrup McMillan. During the ex-
pedition in Africa Mr. Roosevelt stop-
ped for several days at McMillan's
African quarters at Ju-Ju ranch.
ARE INDICTED.
Alleged Graft in Conduct of Affairs in
Schenectady County, N. Y.
Thirty-six indictments involving
nineteen persons, seventeen of whom
were arrested and admitted to ball,
Is the sum of the work accomplished
by the extraordinary term of supreme
court, called May 16 by Gov. Hughes
to Investigate alleged graft In the con-
duct of affairs of Schenectady county.
Those indicted are chiefly supervis-
ors and former supervisors, but a con-
tractor, a notary public and a plumber
are included In the list. Misdemeanor
Is the chief charge made, but several
of thoee are charged with grand lar-
ceny and forgery.
Altoona Banker Dead.
John P. Levan, president of the Sec-
ind National bank of Altoona, Pa., and
retired general foreman of the Penn-
lylvanla Railroad company’s car
(hops, died there Friday. He was 74
years old. He is said to have been the
first regularly Indentured apprentice
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Three Caught by Cave-ln.
The three men burled in a cave-in
Friday under the sidewalk at Park
Row and Chambers streets, New York,
¦vhere the new municipal building is
under construction, were taken out
uninjured.
Banker Rose Is Released.
George A. Rose, formerly connected
with the Producers National bank, of
Cleveland, was released from the Ohio
penitentiary Friday after serving ten
years for violation of the national
''anklng laws.
Stoned hy Italians.
Prince Leopold IV., the reigning
prince of Lippe. and his brother.
Prince Julius., were stoned by a gang
of Italian laborers while motoring
Friday.
Two Fatally Injured.
Five persona nr* reported to have
been injured, two fatally. In an au-
tomobile collision five miles west of
Joplin. Mo., at 18:80 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
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KATES GO SKYWARD.
Roads Undaunted by Uncle Sam's In-
junction.
Undaunted by the government's
proceedings under the Sherman anti-
trust act. by which a part of the pro-
posed increase of freight rates In th-
territory west of the Mississippi river
was suspended by injunction, railroads
in the east and in the middle west
Thursday filed with the interstate
commerce commission tariffs embody-
ing increased rates.
Attorney General Wickersham de-
clined to indicate what course he will
pursue in behalf of the government,
and the senate. Just on the verge
Thursday of passing the administra-
tion bill, hesitated and finally postpon-
ed action until Friday.
Thursday night practically every
railroad system from the Atlantic to
the Pacific had filed with the Interstate
commerce commission the legal noti-
fication of proposed increases in com-
modity rates The increases range
from 3 to 31 per cent.
Thursday started off by the filing of
schedules of increases by the New-
York Central, the West Shore and the
Deleware, Lackawanna and Western
Then the official proposition of the
roads traversing routes from Chicago
to Milwaukee to Indianapolis and Ohio
river points, twenty-three in all, was
taken into the commission. During
the afternoon increased tariffs from
the Atlantic to Chicago, St. Paul and
intermediate points were filed.
The Baltimore and Ohio filed with
the commission a revised tariff on
commodity rates from Chicago to the
eastern seaboard.
Like the schedules filed by the roads
west of the Mississippi, increased tar-
iff from the Central Freight associa-
tion territory were filed in concert.
' >n the other hand, the eastern rail-
roads filed their revised tariffs individ-
ually.
ItEWAF.D IS OYER $5,000.
Expected that SIO,OOO Will be Offered
for Slayer.
With the contribution by the Louis-
ville. Ky„ city council of $2,500 to the
fund which will be offered for the ar-
rest and conviction of the slayer of
Alma Kellner, whose body’ was found
buried in a cellar of St. John's pa-
rochial school, the sum has reached
$5,500. This will be augmented by an
offer by Gov. Willson of SSOO on behalf
of the state. Smaller subscriptions of
from $5 to SIOO were tendered Thurs-
day by citizens of Louisville, and It is
expected that the reward will soon
reach the SIO,OOO mark.
Chief of Police Lindsay says that he
has received information which leads
him to believe that Joseph Wendling,
the missing janitor, remained In
Louisville as late as March 1.
A man answering the description of
Joseph Wendling, the suspected mur-
derer of Alma Kellner, purchased a
ticket from New York to Antwerp on
January 20.
COAL MINERS STRIKE.
No Change in Situation In Pennsyl-
vanla District.
There was no change Thursday in
the strike of the 12,000 anthracite
mine workers In the Plttson, Pa., dis-
trict. The officials of the Pennsylvan-
ia Coal company declare no agreement
can be reached until the strikers first
return to work according to the rule
of the strike commission.
The strike leaders, on the other
hand, claim that the employes of the
company will not wait for a decision
from tthe consillation board, but want
a written agreement from Manager
May. Many of the strikers show ugly
spirit and the state police are In readi-
ness to move to any point In the region
at short notice.
Both Hehl for Fraud.
Gibson Oliver, treasurer of the grain
firm of Durant & Elmore, and Henry
C. Palmer, former freight agent of the
Deleware and Hudson, were arrested
in New York Thursday on charges
growing out of alleged manipulation
of bills of lading, by which it is claim-
ed the firm was able to borrow hun.
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Slump of One Dollar.
Cotton features on the New Orleans
stock market scored another sharp
decline when the government's acre-
age and condition reports were recelv-
e d Thursday. The October option
dropped to 812.05, a loss of about 81
a bale, while the December optios
went to the 12-cent level.
Civil Service Officials Meet.
Gov. Hughes of New York Thursday
welcomed to Albany civil service of-
ficials of the various cities in the Unit-
ed States, who were there in attend-
ance at the third biennial meeting of
the national assembly of civil service
commissions.
Fires a Fata’ Shot.
Wallace A. Bussell, of Seattle,
Wash., 28 years old, walked into the
Monte Carlo saloon and gambling
house and fatally shot the proprietor,
Joseph Bonne.-.
Bank Rate Reduced.
The Influx of gold and the pros-
pects of the early release of govern-
ment balances resulted in a lower
bank rate in England, which the dl-
retcors of the Bank of England Thurs-
day reduced from 4 to 3 H per cent.
Three Killed; OtiiersHurt.
In a premature explosion In a blast
tn a stone quarry of the Lehigh-Fort-
land Cement company at West Coplay
Pa., Thursday, three men wars, ‘
and three others. '
Interesting
News
Items
MIST PAY *30,000.
That Is Sum the City of Sioux Falls
.Must Pay Old Water Company.
The long drawn out litigation be-
tween the city of Si. ux Falls and the
old water company was brought to a
close Wednesday morning when the
decree was filed in the federal court
which winds up the affair. All that
now remains is for the city to pay the
250.000 which the court has decreed
that is due to the old company, and
the old company pick up Its belongings
and get out of the streets of the city.
Militia Officers’ School.
The officers of the South Dakota
National Guard have been ordered by
Adjt. Gen. C. H. Englesby to report at
Fort Meade, in the Black Hllils, on
July 2 to attend the annual officers’
instruction school. Capt. Farrand, of
the Eighth United States cavalry, sta-
tioned at Fort Meade, has been detail-
ed by' the war department to be in-
structor. All staff and field officers
will be required to attend and spend
about two weeks at the school.
Hundred-- Not Filing.
The 3.200 th name in the Cheyenne
river and Standing Rock reservation
filing was called Wednesday after-
noon, and at that time 1,337 persons
who had drawn numbers in the “lot-
tery” of last October had filed. The
proportion is growing less as the high-
er numbers are reached, but it is prob-
ble about one-third of the first 8,000
winners will tile on homesteads. Hold-
ers of numbers after 8,000 will be per-
mitted to file after September 1.
Buried Alive in Ditch.
Walter Mitchell, aged 37 or 38 years,
who came to South Dakota from La-
fayette, Ind., lost his life as the result
of a cave-ln on a farm some miles
west of Sioux Falls. He was a mem-
ber of a gang of men engaged in dig-
ging a ditch to drain a slough in Wall
Lake township. Mitchell was at the
bottom of the ditch, at a depth of
twelve feet, when, without the slight-
est warning, the sides of the ditch
caved in and buried him alive.
Fishways in Dams.
Fishways will have to be built in all
dams across streams in South Dakota,
according to an announcement made
Thursday by W. F. Bancroft, state
game warden. Mr. Bancroft will make
a test case out of the situation at
Sioux Falls if opposition develops to
his program. Similar action will be
taken as to the James river and all
the other large streams In the state.
Check Swindler to “Pen.”
E. N. McCallum, who cut quite a
dash recently, spinning from town to
town by auto, cashing checks for S2O
as quickly as presented, drawn on a
Mitchell bank where he had no funds,
got a sentence of one year in the state
penitentiary before Judge R. B. Tripp
at a special term of court at Yankton
Thursday.
Awarded Scholarship.
Awards of the MeClymond scholar-
ships by Huron college to high school
graduates have been made. The suc-
cessful quartette is Alma Thompson of
Canton, Clarence Sherwood of Doland.
Marian Reed of Woonsocket and Glen
H. Auld, of Plankinton. The award
was made by examinations conducted
by the college.
Insurance Tax.
The insurance tax receipts of the
state for the year ending December
31, 1909. were 886,411. For the pre-
vious year the tax receipts were 875,-
749. The total receipts of the depart-
ment from all sources for the year
ending December 31, 1909, were 8118.-
000. For the previous year the total
receipts from all sources were 896.571.
Wrecking of Old Capitol.
The work of destruction of the old
state caplto) building Is going on rap-
idly. and by the end of the present
week, nothing will be left to mark the
old location except the foundation
walls, which will be taken out as rap-
idly as possible to allow the grading
of that part of the grounds.
Farmer’s Big Stock Sales.
John Carlson, one of Miner county’s
most prosperous farmers, has proba-
bly broken the record for large stock
and hog sales in this country. This
week he sold a carload of hogs to local
buyers, which brings the total sales
of hogs and stock from his farm since
the first of the year over 85,000.
Dr. E. C. Adams, an Aberdeen phy
slclan, was taken to the state Insane
hospital at Yankton Thursday for
treatment by order of the probate
court. Dr. Adams' affliction, it is al-
leged. Is due to excessive use of drugs.
W. H. Ridgway, a sheepman just In
from the Camp Crook country north,
states that this year's lamb crop will
be aUMMMtownm!. despite the heavy
sheepmvnt of
South Dakota
State News
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Throughout
the State
WELL KNOWN DAKOTAN DEAD.
Freeman Knowles Succumbs to Pneu-
inonia.
Pneumonia resulted in the death at
his home in Deadwood early Wednes-
day morning of Freeman Knokles, for-
mer congressman and one of the most
widely known socialists in the state.
For twenty years he had been editing
newspapers there, being a radical and
vigorous labor leader and a writer of
ability. He was 64 years old.
Knowle» was born In Maine in 1846
and was educated at Bloomfield acad-
emy. In 1862 he enlisted in the Six-
teenth Maine regiment, while not yet
16 years of age. He served three
years and was captured at the battle
of Ream's Station, August 18, 1864,
and kept a prisoner until the war
ended. Immediately after the close
of the war he moved to Denison, la..
where he entered upon the study of
law and was admitted to the bar in
1869. He continued to practice law
until 1886, when he removed to Ne-
braska and began the publication of
the Ceresco Times. He removed to the
Black Hills in 1888, and began the
publication of the Meade County
Times at Tilford. He later removed
to Deadwood and began the publica-
tion of the Evening Independent. He
was one of the organizers of the popu-
list party in South Dakota, and was
elected to the Fifty-fifth congress, de-
feating Robert J. Gamble, republican.
WRECKS NEWSPAPER PLANT.
Had Been Supporting Cause of Miners
Against the Honiestake.
Early Wednesday morning an at-
tempt was made to destroy the presses
and machines of the Lead Daily Reg-
ister, a socialist newspaper that has
been supporting the Western Federa-
tion of Miners in its light against the
Homestake Mining company. Some
men using a sledge hammer broke into
the office and partially destroyed the
linotype, three presses and some oth-
er machinery, leaving the broken ham-
mer In the building. They were heard
by men sleeping in an adjoining room,
who turned on a light, but the Intrud-
ers disappeared without being seen.
The authorities are investigating. The
damage done is estimated at SBOO.
VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT.
Aged Java Man Thrown from Buggy
and Seriously Hurt.
W. P. Winkley, a prominent resident
of the little town of Java, while driv-
ing home from a cemetery, was the
victim of an accident which, it is fear-
ed, will result in his death. He is
over 81 years of age. He was driv-
ing along the country road when his
horses became frightened and jumped
violently to one side. The old man
lost his balance because of the sudden
swerve of the horse and buggy and
was thrown out of the buggy to the
ground, striking with such force that
two of his ribs were fractured. He
also sustained other injuries, and it is
doubtful If he can survive.
TWO PERSONS LOSE LIVES.
One Killed in Collision and Other
While Crossing Track.
In a collision on the Milwaukee road
near Bowdle, between a work train
and an engine and caboose. Arthur
Johnson, of Aberdeen, engineer of the
work train, received injuries which
caused death in a short time. The
collision occurred in a small cut on
a curve In the track.
Ed Hagenberg, a farmer living near
Crandall, was struck by a Minneapo-
lis and St. Louis train as he was cross-
ing the track, and Instantly killed.
Lyman County Pioneers.
An elaborate program of sporting
events and other features is being pre-
pared for the annual picnic and cele-
bration of the Old Settlers’ association
of Lyman county, and the annual re-
union of the old soldiers of Lyman
county, which will be held jointly at
Oacoma on June 17 and 18. It is ex-
pected that several thousand persons
from all parts of the county will be
present.
New Church at Blunt.
The Methodists at Blunt have dedi-
cated a new church just erected there.
Rev. Dr. S. F. Kerfoot, of Dakota
Wesleyan university at Mitchell,
preaching the dedicatory sermon, af-
te rwhlch 83,200 was raised to pay off
the remaining indebtedness on the
building.
While playing with other children
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fren Renz, on a farm in Mc-
Pherson county, Emil Renz, aged 7,
was accidently shot and died while
under the care of a physician at Her-
reld.
Xessey’s A|>pointnient.
The appointment by Gov. Vessey of
August Frieberg. of Beresford, as a
member of the state board of regents,
meets with general approval.
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CORPORATION TAX IS
DELAYED UNTIL FALL
Supreme Court, Closely
Orders Rehearing Before
Full Body.
MISSOURI LAW IS NULLIFIED!,
Statute Barring Corporations That
Sue in Federal Courts Is Held
to Be Illegal
“Restored to the docket for re-argw*
inent before a full bench ’ was the
wholly surprising order made by the
Supreme Court in the corporation tax
cases, This, a Washington dispatch
says, means, practically beyond reason-
able doubt, that the highest tribunal
has divided four to three on the ques-
tion of the constitutionality of the cor-
poration tax provision of the Payne-
Aldrich law. There n&w can be no de-
termination of the validity of the tax
until after next fall’s election, but
broadly important fact is that Jio
court is of divided opinion and nah
Mr. Justice Hughes, when he as
..nea
the judicial robe in October, n:.
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called cn to cast the deeming >ote.
Governor Hughes will not <-nt. . ne
bench until fall. Justice Mood?
..as
been ill for months and his pi-s-oco
when the court reconvenes is i er*
tain. The language used by the . iet
Justice indicates that the court ..ill
insist on a full bench.
There were hurried conferem ¦ s at
the Treasury Department between Sec-
retary MacVeagh, Assistant Secretary
Hilles and their aids. An immediate
decision was made to go ahead with
the collection of the tax. Refunding ot
the money without any act of Con-
gress can be made in the event of a
decision adverse to the government.
The $27,000,000 to be yielded by ;he
corporation tax this year has been
counted on to meet running expenses.
The statute of Missouri, pa sed
March 13, 1907, prohibiting foreign cor-
porations from doing business within
the State, if they seek litigation in (he
United States courts, was declared un-
constitutional. The opinion replied
forcibly to the critics of the federal
courts for “interfering with State af-
fairs.”
Ask Governor to Stop Fight.
At the session of the Presbyterian
General Assembly at Atlantic City a
resolution was adopted calling upon
Gov. Gillett of California to stop tho
prize fight which it is proposed to liold
in that State on the Fourth of July.
The resolution concludes; 'The la is
In your hands, and the public at I
has a right to expect you to ex ite
It.”
Last Sunday’s session was star !<¦<!
by the following statement fr ;n 1 z.
Cnarles L. Stelzle, superintend- ¦; if
the Department of Church a d La
When 50,000 industrial wo hers r»
killed every year, it means ’ tl; e
is something wrong in our Ind s;r il
system. In some eases It is noth: ig
short of murder. The railways of
America alone kill nearly 12,000 p >-
pie every year and injure 120,000 more.
Hisses greeted the mention of S;>»- \er
Cannon in connection with the ;> o-
posed temperance legislation advo i-
ed by Congressman Bennett. D • ¦-
gates said they would not have : ii»
speaker appoint a committee to d it
with this subject.
Our Share ot Chinese l.ian.
Representatives of Germany. Fra-
England and the United States met in
Paris Tuesday and signed the joint
loan agreement with China, whereby
the four nations are to share equally
In the purchase of $30,000,000 of Chi-
nese railroad bonds. It only remains
for the Chinese government to give its
formal consent, which has already he-m
promised. Word of the signing was ca-
bled by Ambassador Bacon to Wash-
ington, where the administration gava
the news to the press, with unfeign a <i
delight, as a diplomatic victory of the
first magnitude. Negotiations had been
In progress for fifteen months, urdstr
the direction of Secretary Knox. Tiia
American share of the loan is to »>•
financed by a syndicate headed by- J.
P. Morgan & Co., the National City
Bank and the First National Bank, all
of New York.
N*w York’s New “J»s Law."
Mayor Gaynor finally has approved
of the bill passed by the Legislature
authorizing the big city to establish a,
farm colony, a hospital and a commis-
sion to deal with the problem of drunk-
enness. Ifthe City Board of Estimate
authorizes the expense, this new law
will have a court hear each case of a
person arrested as an inebriate, and if
so adjudged he may on his own request
or the motion of the authorities be
committed to the Board of Inebriety
for from one to three years. The
board, at Its discretion, may parole h rn
or keep him on the industrial farm it
his own expense if he has money and
where his weakness will he treated as
x disease.
Upper Births with Windows.
The New York Electric Railway
Journal has published a widely quote.l
article describing the new type of
sleeping car adopted recently by an In-
terurban trolley system In Illinois. The
object is to compete with the ordinary
sleepers of the steam railroads. The
upper berths are provided with win-
dows the same as the lower, for light
>nd ventilation, and another novel fea-
ture is an arrangement which permits
the lower berth to be folded up In the
morning independently of the upper.
Each berth lias a plush-lined steel
locker with Yale locks. The beds are
detachable, so as to be taken out for
siring and cleansing.
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