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utitraM* 0 1jst, truest aid est *1«li i««MM VOI XXXVII VICTORY FOR HIGH LICENSE High License Ticket Elected Good Majority, Except Assessor. By Worthington Maintains Record of Only One Year at the Time Dry. Highest Vote in City's History Polled—529—Majority For License Only I. Bob Reed Falls By the Wayside Defeated By the Invinci ble Mishler. The village election held last Tuesday passed off quietly, so far as Outward appearances were concerned, but under the surface there was the most intenee excitement. The no license party had conducted a hard 'campaign, and made herculean ef forts to carry the day. They claimed a victory by 40 majority at four o'clock with 8 more votes to be put in, but they were doomed to defeat. The license people were equally con fident of success but conceded that iihe result would be very close. They claimed they had about 25 votes that they failed to get in because the peo ple were out of town. The other side had in practically theirwhole strength. This would indicate that the village is nonrially for license by a comfor table majority, although not large enough to insure success every year unless conditions are favorable. The saloon, if it would exi^t at all in Wor thingtou, mu.it he conducted strictly according to law, and the license people muss see to if- that this is done. The other ?ide is willioer that it be rua on a wide opeu plan that sentiment may turn their way again next year. The whole number of ballots cast was 530, but as two tickets, one a high-license and one a no-license, were folded together, they were both thrown out, leaving 528 votes. There were 529 names on the poll list. This is the largest number of votes ever polled in the city. A few did not vote on the license question at all. The following is the* result of the election: LICENSE. For license 263 Against license 262 3. 1' V- Majority for license 1 PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL. W. E. Madison 288 E, V. Voab 237 Madison's majority 51 TRUSTEES. P. Dolan 290 William Ronan... 282 C. B. Ward 261 Fred Goff 247 BayHumiston 239 Geo. Wiedman 252 RECORDER. B. H. Torrance 270 Will Schrader 256 Majority for Torrance 14 TREASURER. Sam Swanson 271 Oscar Sterling .. 253 Majority for Swanson 18 ASSESSOR. Ira Mishler. 271 JRobt. Reed 252 Mishler's majority ............ 19 There were 221 straight license •votes and 219 straight no-Keense vote*. of the election is very •gratifying to the license people, ccm aidering tha£ they made no cftmpaigi^ know whether thereat* whatever* anddid little or no work eame mental calibre, bat tipe will BASKET BALL VICTORY The Worthington H. S. Girls team Defeats Windom in an Exciting Contest. The Windom and Worthington H. S. Girls' basket ball teams played a very good game at the Chautauqua auditorium here last Saturday even ing. Both teams were in good trim aud gave a fine exhibition of the game. Worthington had the best of the argument throughout, however, and defeated the visitors by a score of 18 to 8. The followiug is the line up of tht two teams: Windom. Position. Worthington. Maud Parson Margaret Dieckhoff Ruth Olson For'd Theresa Selby Emma Baxter Marion Deickhoff Bertha Noble Guard Julia Town Nellie Thompson Bernice Wiedman About a dozen Windom rooters ac companied their team on the trip ARRESTED FOR FORGERY Adrian Business Men Alleged to Have Been Victimized By Oscar Evenson. County Attorney E. J. Jones was called to Adrian last Saturday to in vestigate a case of forgery,the alleged culprit being Oscar Evenson, a young man who had worked in that vicinity the past year. Frank Prideaux, the hardware man, and Albert Zolmer, were victimized by the forged paper. The county attorney issued a war rant for Evenson, and Sheriff Faus kee located the man at Colman,S. D., and brought him to Worthington on Tuesday morning. The prisoner was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon before Judge Dow, but he intends to fight the case from the start, and the hearing was set for tomorrow. Even son claims that he is the victim of conspiracy, and that used mine. a some one else Birthday Club. The annual dinner of the Ladies' Birthday club was held on Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs Thos. Dovery and was well at tended by the members of the club and their husbands and families. After the dinner had been disposed of several hours were spent in games, contests and social intercourse. New Charter Needed. That Worthington needs a new and up-to-date charter is admitted by everybody. Some years ago a com mission was appointed to draft such a document, but its activities were stifled by jealosies and bickerings, and it has beetj dormant FO long it is considered dead under the statute of limitation. The council can cover itself with glory and gain the plaud its of the citizens if. it will promptly take up the work of providing the city with modern government. Will License Vote Be Contested? A few of the leaders of the no license party are sorely disappointed oyer the outcome of the election on the license question, and it is rumor ed they have taken steps to contest it. It would seem there has been enough hard feeling created over thin matter already, and that it would be imprudent to continue the agitation. A few 6f the no-license leaders are sore because the Advance did not take thek point- of view, and claim they were not treated fairly this, too, after we had accorded them ev ery courtesy within our power. Mr. W. W. Loveless, one of the leaders, called yeaterday to square his ac count for l^st year's business, amount ing to $2.85 and subscription, and announce he had no farther use for this paper. We sincerely regret any one should feel called upon to boycott us because of difference of views, and mention this as a matter of general interest, and that the public may take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. Wa do not many wu. gGod. jf» THE NEW COUNCIL Brief Sketches of the Men Who Assume the Reign of Village Government for the En suing Year. W. E. Madison, the Dr. C. P. Dolan, the first on the list of trustees elected, has beea a resident of Worthington for about five years, and is one of the most suc cessful physicians in this part of the state. He served a year on the coun cil in 1906 and demonstrated that he was the right man in the right place. He is a man of large capacity and has always taken a lively interest in the affairs of the city. Wm Ronan, the second member of the council, is one of the oldest busi ness men of the city, and with his brother, John, has been engaged in buying live stock and hay, doing the largest business in this line of any firm in southwestern Minnesota. Mr. Ronan's friends believe that -a» -a member of the council he will make C. B, Ward, the third member of the council, has for several years been the landlord of the Western hotel, which he has conducted in such away as to gain the good will and esteem of all who know him. He is firat lieutenant of Company F, and has done much to bring that company up to its high standard. We believe he will prove a good man on the council, and that tbe city securing bis services has an able official. R. H. Torrance, the recorder-elect? is anew man in politics, and his en trance is somewhat accidental. He was put on the ticket in place of John Bo berg, who was nominated by the caucus, but who declined to run because he expected to be absent from the city the greater part of the year. Mr. Torrance has spent most of his life in Worthington, and re ceived his education the high school here. He has for several years been a member of the firm of F. A. Torrance & Son, who conduct one of the best stocked department stores in southern Minnesota. He is a wide awake young man, and is especially well equipped to discharge his du ties as recorder. Sam Swanson, the new village treasurer, is one of the successful contractors of Worthington. He has been, a resident of the city many years, and was formerly engaged in the furniture business in partnership with Carl Anderson. His name ad ded strength to the ticket, and that he will jealously guard the city's treasure box goes without saying. To Meet Assessors. Members of the State Tax Com mission have arranged to meet with assessors and county officials at each county seat during the spring months to discuss taxation matters and to en deaver to secure the co-operation of the assessors in making their work as thoro as possible.. Each of the three commissioners will cover a certain district, so that the entire state can be covered by the end of the first week in May, allowing a day's stay in each county seat. The- meet for Nobles county will be held in 'tye WORTHINGTON, MINN., FRIDAY, MARCH 20 1908 mayor-elect, is not a stranger to the office nor to the people of Worthington. He has been a resident of Worthington for nearly 32 years, and of the county five years longer. He received his educa tion in the Worthington schools, and is a thorough Worthington boy. He learned the butcher's trade with his father, and in partnership with W. E. Oliver, bought Otis Bigelow's meat market in 1892. They retired from the business foi seven years, but re-entered it again about a year ago. Mr. Madison haB heretofore served one terms as mayor, and has always proved a capable and consci entious officer. His large vote gives but a faint indication of his universal popularity. He tried to avoid the office this year, but it was practically forced on him by his friends. Worthington on March 26flt~ AU aasessors an expedted to ibdurm it will continue to grow under Mr Thmrbec't management. A SOCIAL EVENT. Mmes. Dolan, Coughran and Rew Hold a Joint Reception St. Patrick's Day. Mmes. C. P. Dolan, F. R. Cough ran and Harvey Rew held a joint re ception on Tuesday afternoon St Patrick's day, at the pleasant home of the former. The decorations were appropriate to the day and very pretty. An Irish flag with the motto '•Auld Eriu Go Brau" was the maiu feature. The function was held in three sec tions, from 3 to 4, from 4 to 5, and trom 5 to 6, About 75 ladies had beed invited, a third of which num ber were present at the time. The re freshments were elaborate, and. were as far as possible emblematic of the of the day. The reception proved to ^e one of the most delightful social events of the season. Married. Oa Wednesday the home of Mr. And Mrs. L. J. Larson, on 7th ave., Was the scene of an auspicious event, when their daughter Hannah was married to Mr. Oluf Anderson, of Minneapolis. Rev. C. O. Swan per formed the ceremony, which was wit nessed by a company of relatives and friends,and was followed by the usual festivities. The young people wiil make their home on a farm near Kan diyohi, thisfstate, and left for there on the afternoon train. Couldn*t Sell His Potatoes. A farmer in Iowa once sent his boy to town with a sack of potatoes and after lingering around town all day, came home without selling them. When arked why he had not sold the potatoes, he said, "No one asked me what I had in the sack." ^e'r^ "arfe ~taany merchants like that boy. Thev have plenty of goods tdHfcH* but fail to tell what ia iu their sack. If business men expect to make sales in this day and age of the world, they must open their sack and expose their goods to the public gaze and Jbe continuously shouting their merits. For Sale The best stock and grain farm in this part of the state. Dwelling is modern and up to date with steam heat and a good water system gasc* line engine and feed mill. Price $75 per acre, easy terms. 2 miles from town. F. H. Lyon. Angus Bulls at hard time prices for the next 30 days. The Grand Is an electric theatre which pre sents a fine reportoire of moving pic tures and illustrated songs. A nice clean entertainment for men, women and children. Change of program three times a week. Admission 10 cents. 4-10. Married. Mr. Wm. A. Vollmer and Miss Edith M. Davis were married on Fri day evening, March 13, 1908, at the home of the bride's parents, in Clary addition. Rev. G. A. Cahoon offi ciated and pronounced the mystic words that made the two young peo ple one. Miss Hattie Bedient was bridesmaid and Mr. John Sowles at tended the groom. The ceremony was followed by the usual festivities. The young people will make Worth ington their home for the present. Free, Igorrote's Puzzle, Free To INTRODUCE. We will give away ten thousand of these Igorrote's Dou ble Cross puzzles, made of Phillipine mahogany. Difficult and fasinating. Write quick and enclose four cents in stamps to cover cost of mailing puz zle, that's all. Address DOMINOCARDS co., 1807 Chouteau Ave., St. Louis, Mo.. Last Monday Bert Thurber took possession of the Amondson lunch counter, and vpill continue the busi ness. Sir. Amondson built up a fine business andrthere is every reason to -"s- ADVANCE. MASSACREJS FEARED Conditions in Hayti Suddenly As sume Most Critical Stage. MAY ATTACK CONSULATES Government Threatens to Go After Refugees Under Foreign Protection. Paris, March 16.—The situation be tween the ffaytian government and Prance has become acute and critical. The French legation at Port au Prince is menaced and a general massacre of the white residents of the island is feared. This information was con veyed In an official dispatch to the foreign office from M. Carteron, the Freneh minister to Hayti. The latter part of last week M. Borno, the Haytian minister of state, assured M.J^arteroa that Hayti would agree to "allow the refugees who had taken asylum in the French consulates at Gonaives and St. Marc to leave refugees under the French flag. The foreign office recognizes that -the gen eral and his followers are revolution ists, but it declined to hand them over to the Haytian government on the ground that there were no assurances that the men would have a legal trial. In this connection it was explained that, according to French tradition, any man who sought refuge under the French flag should have at least tem porary protection. The refugees num ber about 100 in all. The French foreign office pointed out recently that in taking this stai it was only following out the French traditional policy in Hayti and it ex plained that General Nord Alexis him •self, when he was a revolutionist, once sought and obtained from France the same protection that France is now giving to the men who attempted to overturn his government. The Te*ips publishes a special dis patch from Port au Prince saying that the local situation is grave. General Nord Alexis claims that the plot against him was hatched in the French legation and an attack upon the lega tion is feared, the correspondent says, because M. Carteron, the French min ister, declines to deliver the refugees under the French flag to the Haytian authorities. TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. China Agrees to Jap Demands in Tatsu Maru Case. Peking, March 16.—The full terms under which the case of the Tatsu Maru, the Japanese steamer that was seized by China in February on the allegation that she was conveying arms and ammunition to the Chinese revolutionists, has been settled are as follows: First—China agrees to punish the officers who lowered the Japanese flag on the Tatsu Maru and to send a war ship to the place where the vessel was seized to fire a salute as the Japa nese flag is rehoisted. Second—The Tatsu Maru is-to be released at once. Third—China will purchase lie arms and ammunition seized. Fourth—She will punish the officers who committed this breach against in ternational usage. Fifth—The viceroy of Canton will '•ettle the amount of demurrage for the retention of the steamer after con sultation with the Japanese consul and, finally, Japan agrees to exercise jextra vigilance against her subjects in the matter of smuggling arms into China. Oscar Kunzman, who has been a patient at St. Lake's hospital at St. Paul for several weeks, came home on Monday for a few days' visit. He went dp there to have his leg straigh tenedr and believes the doctors have done a good job. He aritt return there at the end ortbe week to liqjpe th® Moderate nee the island. New there comes the news of the execution at Port au Prince on Sunday of between ten and twelve prominent persons on the charge ol conspiracy against the government, gether with a cablegram from M. Car teron that General Nord Alexis, pres ident of Hayti, had not only refused t* confirm the assurances given by M. Borno but had flatly declined to per mit the refugees in the consulates to depart. Eleven additional persons have taken asylum at the French le gation. The French cruiser d'Estrees is ex pected very soon at Gonaives, where she will act in co-operation with the British and German ships of war now on their way to Hayti. Firmin Among the Refugees. General Ante nor Firmin, who led the last revolt SO^Ery Subscription $1.50 Per Year WIMMMMH Calumel Baking Powder $1,000.00 will be $iven foi ,any substance injurious to lieal til found la Calumet, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE Senate Committee Amends the A!* drich Currency BilL MAIN OBJECTION REMOVED Railroad Bonds Eliminated as Secur* ity for Emergency Circulation of National Banks. -t to in Hayti, is among the "Washington, March 17.—The senate committee on finance voted unani mously to amend the Aldrich financial bill by eliminating railroad bonds as security for national bank note circu lation. It also was decided to amend the bill so as to retain the provision of the present law prohibiting the re tirement by national banks of more than $9,000,000 of circulation in any one month. The committee discussed the proposition of increasing the tax ation on emergency circulation out standing more than six months. The rate under the bill as it now stands is 6 per cent. No action was taken on this feature. An amendment also was agreed to affecting the amount of circulation which may be taken out on bonds of the various kinds applicable for such purposes. "Tlie bill provides that cir culating notes may be issued equal in amount to 90 per cent of the market value of any bonds deposited. The amendment adopted adds the pro vision that the issuance shall not be in excess, however, of the par value of the bonds. This is intended to meet the criticism that certain securi ties might be inflated above par value through the action of speculators and the committee believes the amend ment will effectually eliminate such danger. DECLARED TO BE ILLEGAL Senate Sub-Committee Passes on Liq uor Regulation Bills. Washington, March 16.—By the vote of 3 to 2 the sub-committee of the senate committee on judiciary has de clared' unconstitutional all of the bills intended to remove federal barriers against states exercising control of their police powers for the regulation of the liquor traffic. Hearings on these measures have been held cover ing almost the entire present session and the bills were advocated by rep resentatives of practically all of the states where there is a strong prohibi tion sentiment. The members of the sub-committee are Senators Knox, Nelson, Fulton, Bacon and Rayner. COLLEGE STUDENTS IN RIOT Star Theater at Ann Arbor, Mich., Thoroughly Wrecked. Ann Arbor, Mich., March 17.—Twen ty-two University of Michigan stu dents spent the night in jail and the Star nickel theater was thoroughly wrecked as the result of the riot of students. The moving picture ma chine and the theater piano were broken to pieces. Some of the police and several students were slightly hurt, but luckily no serious injuries resulted. It was reported, however, that the police averted a tragedy by overpowering one of the theater em ployes just as he was on the point of discharging a revolver point blank int® the crowd of students. SPERRY IS SELECTED. Will Command Battleship Fleet on Its Homeward Voyage. Washington, March 18.—Rear Ad miral Charles S. S perry will he com maader-in-chief of the Atlantic battle ship fleet when it leaves San Francis^ co in July to encircle the globe. This important detail was decided on by President Roosevelt and his cabinet* Rear Admiral Evans, on his person al request, will be relieved of the com mand at the conclusion of the naval review at San Francisco May 8. The admiral considers this the completion of the work he waa assigned, to do— take the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific coast. Admiral Evans lejttrev fe Anr til 4 NO. 25 V'