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il 1 hiliMiiyii ii lii HPI ii as, ii. u.-MifM 1 -y- FORUM BSTABLISHEL NOV. 17, -r* i%y of 730 Bffls Were In froduced Last Session W/.' J- i OnTy 249 Got Through Bd& Branches Some of the Grafters Sqtiekh- Bismarck, N. D., March 6—During the eleventh legislative assembly only about one-third of the bills introduced became laws. In the house S86 bills were Introduced, while only 102 ware enacted into laws. In the senate, out of 345 bills presented, -but 147 passed both houses. Governor Burke is busily engaged today signing bills and it is expected that several measures will be vetoed either on the grounds of unconstitu tionality or excessive appropriation. One of the important bills killed In the house was Senator Steele's bill di viding the state into two congressional district*, east and west. Suppressed Two of 'Em. file complete fall down of the In surgents to secure the passage of Mils favorable to their leaders through their agents, Packard and Ployhar, is one of the principal topics of conversa tion among the lawmakers who are •till In the city. Every measure in troduced in behalf of the Valley City newspaper publishers was defeated. Ployhar's H. B. 38, abolishing the pub lication of insurance statements, met with sudden death and the attempt on the part of those fellows to intimidate Insurance CommiMioflw' Cooper Hu been, defeated. v- Kept Out TWO More. The efforts made \o put Stookwell mad Miller on the board of trustss of public property and the printing com mission werfc also beaten by big ma jorities. Packard's Graft. It ta understood that Governor Qurke le fe receive a protest from in4ignant members of the legislature against the payment of the state's money to Pack ard, the mierepresentative of a Fargo democratic newspaper. Packard was employed on a job in the house, but spent his time in the senate, with the exception of a few minutes after the noon hour. The payment of his salary of J5 per day Is considered by many Insurgents ae one of the rankest steals tvsr perpetrated In the state. No More Investigation. *Flie house committee appointed to investigate the state officials handling moneys, and which was granted an ex tension of time to complete the work, by the house, will mat continue the work. Tne resolution adopted last night failed to provide compensation and one member of the committee announced today there would be "nothing doing." Ployhar is satisfied with his rank re port on Blaisdell and be is not anxious to have some of his Hrlends* offices in quired into. North Dakota Legislature j? by the Senate cd Many Protest Against Graft Qua Clerkship MiSPfCT PEACE'EUROPE AGAIN Witkerfbaaws, Fa* Maroh dent Lewie of the Mlnerr union who was in conference here with the dla (ri(f orfpaniaera of the anthracite field arranging fOr neat week's meeting in Philadelphia with the miners and operators to make up a new wage agreement to go into effect April L, held another meeting with his advis ors today- landed Taking advantage of tliie delay the miners' president boded himself with holding further ooo*weness with his men. The bwlaesi situation ha« already Unproved In the anthactte yeglon over the prospects of a peaceful ssfcOement of matter* In dispute tlves and miner*. SITS ON TRUNK f! AN8 AWAITS DEATH 'A Sw Masobi IWtowy Oberttn, a working roan, aged about 45 years, was found dead in hie room ftt the JGSuffopean hotel, having been as plqnlAttd by gaff The indications pointed fee suicide, and a verdict to that eftgot was ratwned. Whan fotmd. Oberlln was sitting on a trunk hi his room, barely alive. Gas waA ponehag from a Jet on the wall, which was wide open. The room was also fitted with an electric light, and the g&a had not bean used for a long time, it boing necessary to mount a chair to turn it on. The man survived but a short time after he was discov ered, He had been working in Aber deen several men the. Nothing ta ilKfcMpttA js. **•, "u- 'j „A «w.V* "lit. CLOSEOF THE SESSION Fkl In Both Bralcftes of the Legislature Sense deft 'fejufcftf Fall on Stair./ ... v Tribute PaH to'Kn the Pre- Offirirs Session Was the Tamest Ever m4 in the State Bismarck, N. D., March 6.—With kangeroo oourta, stump speeches and songs, which generally characterize the dying hoars of the legislative session, the North Dakota solons wound up their duties at 1:82 this morning, some what earlier than had been expected. The only marring feature of the final adjournment was the accident which befell M. Skarison, a bill clerk in t|»e house, who fell down the marble stair case In the capitol and sustained ser ious injuries. The oustomarjr. resolutions were adopted by both houses before ad* journmen*. In the house Representative Streeter. on behalf of the members, presented a resolution extending thanks to Speaker Burdlck for the able manner he* con ducted the affairs of that body. ThC speaker responded, expressing kindly sentiments for the way the solons had treated him. The speaker was pre sented with his chair, on motion of Streeter. In the senat# Lieutenant CKrrernor Lewis wsflTJ?rwfrttttKf With a handsome ly framed picture Of the lftOO senate, and addresses were Quule by Senators Simpson «Mi Puroeh and responded to by President Lewis. After the sen ate and the house had completed their work they remained in session for an hour or two awaiting the enrollment of the bills. Senator Simpson was pre sented with the senate gavel. The senate adjourned motion of Senator Crane. It is the conoensus of opinion among the solons that the past session was the tamest ever held in North Dakota. The majority of the legislation enact ed was either a curative act or class legislation. Very few important meas ures were enacted into laws. Great disappointment was felt by many that the primary election and anti-pass bills failed to pass. The officers' salary bill passed the senate before adjournment. The pres ent state officers are to receive $750 for expenses, the governor $1,000 and the railroad commissioners $460. After 1910 the state officers will receive a salary of S3,000, while the governor is to get $5,000 per annum. Continued on Page Three. IN COAL KliiUcjj^ uliQUHED laav® for Indianapolis last night tat being onabiA to make a good train, delayed his departure until this afternoon. '--.4 k i Berlin, Marob 8.—The situation be tween Austria- Hungary and Servla, arising from the efforts of the latter country to obtain compensation toe the annexation by the dual monarchy of Bosnia and Hersegovnla, was today acknowledged to be disquieting. There is, however, this advantage, tfee Issues are more clearly defined. It can be said with authority that everything now depends upon the position Russia JAPAffHMK MONUMENT IN VIRGINIA. Virginia boasts ntany unique and in teresting monuments to her illustrious sons of the past, but in Hollywood cometery, Richmond, is a monument erected by the Japanese government., and bearing a Japanese inscription, which Is the most unique in Virginia. It is a memorial to a commissioner and inspector In the bureau of the Japanese tobacco monopoly, who died while sta tioned at Richmond several years ago. M'. wlm AK3i IS. ffiD JA There Will Be Two Vacancies •n the Rules Committee POWERFUL COMMITTEE—TAW H1Y MAY BE ON. Washington, March 6.—Breaker Cannon is pussllng hie head in the in terim between the sessions of con gress over the personnel of the next committee on rules. The appointment of this committee wHi be one of the first duties the speaker of the in- to provide for the election of a com mittee on committees. Speaker Cannon There are two vacancies on this powerful committee. Vice President Sherman has left it and so has Sena tor-elect Williams of Mississippi. Many members believe the choice of a successor to Sherman lies between Representative Tawney, chairman of the committee on appropriations, and Mann of Illinois. Though Sherman came from New Tork, the posltisn Is claimed by the western members. IAFI ISSUES THE CALL Special Session of Congresrls Called by WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 15 KNOX, HITCHCOCK, MEYER, SAL LINGER. WIL80N AND NAQEL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE AS CABINET MEMBERS TODAY—OB JECT OF SB88I0N NOT 6IVBN. Washington, March fl—President Taft today issued a oall for a special ses sion of the sixty-first congress to con vene March IS.—The call does not mention th« object for which tIts spec ial session Is called. Cabinet Members Take Oath. Six «nembers of President Taft's cab inet took the oath of offloe this morn ing. They were P. C. Knox, Frank H. Hitchcock, Qeorge Von L. Meyer, R. A. Balllnger, James Wilson and Charles Nags). Senate Adjourned to Fifteenth. Washington, March 6.—The senate today adjourned until March 15. The credentials of Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin failed to arrive In time to permit him to be sworn in.* STKEET R. R. HAN Salt JjtSf,- Utah, Mar«h fL—Com pelled to leave his car, oound hand and foot, robbed of the day's receipts of $19, and left lying on the track be tween the rails, was the experience on-Conductor Goodfellow of the Popu lar Grove line of the Salt Lake Street railway at an early hour this morning. DIRT IS FLYING i ON DITCH -v **'*. over 327 tons of explosives were used NO PRISON WORK FOB JL T. PATRICK pnem uuuuiil Another Conflict Predicted by Rear Admiral Evans PUZZLE TO REPLACE THEM« RUSSIA IS PBEP1S1N& I, VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN AND FIGHTING BOB 8COUT8 IDEA OF 8ENATOR ELECT WILLIAMS WERE BOTH MEMBER8 OF THIS what doe* not Washington, March C.—As an indi tatlon of the progress of the Panama canal construction it is stated at the office of the canal commission in this der and seek* to enjoin Rev. Crawford, city that during the month of January i 1 and seventy-flve and one-half milea of the church from printing and eir of rock drilling was accomplished.. It. WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED 8TATE8, BUT «AYS RUSSIA IS GETTJNG READY TO RENEW THE CONFLICT* Colorado Springe, Colo.. March •.— "As far as any war between the United States and Japan Is concerned, all such talk is buncombe." declared Rear Ad miral Robley D. here Evans, who arrived y®«terday afternoon, in an Inter- vl®w* coming congress will have to perform.: The Japanese have their hands full unless the "insurgents" muster enough i 'n taking care of the Russian sltua strength to form an alliance with the I tion. Russia is now preparing for democrats to amend the rules so as seems to be an inevitable con- flict. It Is rebuilding its navy, get ting its army Into shape and con- believe: structlng a double track railroad they will and so he is considering scross Siberia. Russia will not be some of the problems that may vex him to come. satisfied until It has another try to the field with ..Japan." Admiral Evans scouts the idea of the school controversy in California leading to #ar with Japan. MANY STAY IN €biiie President to See Inatigi^stfoii, Stay to See Sights OUT GOING TRAINS CROWDED U^flON STATION CROWDED Wllii PASSENGERS CROWDS WHO REMAIN ARE TAKING IN ALU THE SIGHT8 OF THE TOWN TRAFFIC AGAIN NORMAL. ^pMhington, March «.—lhrsrr out going train today carried inaugural visitors on their way home. The Union station was filled all day long with the crowds. Visiting organiza tions marched down Pennsylvania avenue and along the streets toward and there a band passed along, and flags and other decorations on the buildings remain to tell the story of ^he .passing of the inaugural. Tne host of strangers that remained In town devoted the day to sightseeing. Every public building had its share of attention. The White House, the capitol and the Washington monument were especially points of Interest and were the mecca of many strangers who traveled about in groups. Train 8®rvice Normal. Wilmington, Del., March 6.—Rail road conditions between Wilmington and Washington which were upset by the recent storm are now almost nor mal although the trains have to be run with special care on account of the absence of telegraph service on part of the AfcTince. Wreck Reported. Reports prevailed here today of a wreck between Baltimore and Wash ington but the train dispatchers of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore ft Ohio offices had no information to this efTect. Later a report located the trouble below Washington but its nature was not learned ^though it i not h^«ved4 to be serious. Chicago, March 6.—A situation which involves the resignation of a pastor from his church has threatened the disruption of another church and "a scandal which is without founda tion," was presented in a bill for in junction filed In the supreme court here today. The bill was filed by John Laven- pastor of Woodlawn Park Methodist church and the trustees and stewards culating among the church members a confession made by Mrs. Mary Crawford. CAT-0F-N1NETAILS ACTIVE IN BEL. Ossinlng, N. Y., March 6.—By direc tion of the court, Warden Frost today TOfeningtoo. Ie1., March S-^Tods* relieved Albert T. Patrick from routine! was the biggest whipping-post day In the onnoslte direction. work as a life prisoner In the state1 the criminal records of Delaware.' Put Coach on Moorhesd Northern, prison. At present the prisoner Is al- Eighteen culprits were whipped at the "We next asked them If they coald lowed to ofetain books from the law workhouse for various offenses prin- not change the running of the train library and his cell looks like a law cipally larceny, and the total number on the Moorhea'd A Northern so that office. The appellate (division In of lashes inflicted was 25R. As a genu- it would arrive here In the morning Brooklyn before which court he made ine cat-of-nlne tails is employed for1 and leave In the evening and found a dramatic argument yesterday for his the purpose of castigatlon. the total liberty, gave him two week* to «Ue a of 29ft stripes was laid across the hare brief pending the direction of Che court backs of the unfortunate men. One on his motion. was severely whipped. C'V4', v v irr» •v. if PARGO. NORTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, IM. BEPITBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. 6, 1879 i i- h. 4 CURETTES IN LlMlS TODAY Topeka. Kan., March C,—The anti cigarette law went into effect laat night on Its publication and today not a cigarette nor cigarette paper can be found In Topeka. The looal dealers were unprepared for they had under stood that the law would not go Into effect until May. One dealer had Just unpaeked a $500 order. The stocks are being repacked for shipment to .&» ifcctoryi STIMM O'.lliE IS SI,800,000 Baltimore, March 6.—A late estimate of the damage done here by the storm the depot and martial music as here Place® It a® high as $1,000,000 falling: morning after a ten weeks' trip in the chiefly on telegraph, railroad companies. lii ... .. ,, that every member of the committee he wft'" NASH SIANUAL IN CHICAGO CHURCH Jame that this would be Impossible, but the officials said that they would put s coach on the freight train which runs on such a schedule on April 1. »''.^ 4 -i i Committee of Fargo Business Hen Who Went to Twin Gtks to Confer With Railroad Officials About Changing ... Trains Back—Resser Tells of Trip. FEW REALIZE B0» IT WQllLI) DISHUPT PRESENT SERVICE "I ^i&t'' eoi&nttt^a ha# "ac complished something and I believe wa about the matter," said City Atty. W. C. Resser this aft ernoon In speaking of the trip of the retail merchants* committee which went to St. Paul to confer with the railroad officials with reference to the change in the schedule of certain pas senger trains. "However, those who are not ac quainted with railroad matters little realise what a great thing Is being ask ed when we request a railroad to dis rupt its train service and its connec tions," continued Attorney Resser. "We first went to see officials of the Great Northern railroad and interview ed General Superintendent Oruber and Mr. Ofalg and first asked them about changing the time of the .Aneta branch train so that it would come Into Fargo In the morning and leave In the even ing. "This train used to run this way sev eral years ago and was changed shortly after Mr Craig came to the road at the instigation of the operating department and It has since been found that the train pay» better under lt« presen* schedule than it did at the time when It arrived here in the morning and lef in the evening. "For that reason and also because this train makes connections with th branch lines at Casselton and at Devils T,ake with the main line, supplying a large number of people, there Is no hope of having this train changed However It may be possible that as the co'intry becomes more thickly popu lated a'train will be put on running In Mil BAi.il! A BJt US PLACE IN BCLE SSI FLEE Work is Progressing Rapidly on the Gigantic "Sea Dog" Which Will Represent the FHckertail State in Unck Sam's Quota of National Defends* Upon the Waters of the Deep. Beitem, Mass., March t.—Work tn*ogressl«ir rapitfty tm tfc# great tattleshlp North Weveral of the large guns have been placed and the boilert and engines are .mpidly being Installed. This gigantic "sea dog," which will represent the fltckertall state and is one of the most completely modern boats afloat will soon be ready to take Its plac» with the other fighting units of Uncle Sam's navy. When the full complement of guns, engines, machinery, steel conning towers and other apparatus have been placed on board the gigantic vessel It will lay much lower In the water than is shown In the accompanying picture. ..t^4^ i A*. 4. Rocently launched battleship, North Dakota, as it appears today while being fHted out. STATE RESTS IN CAIsUSK ... McCumber Assures Taft Of —rrr. Nashville, Tsbxl/ l4arch k.—Tho state today retted its oase In the Cooper-Sharp trial tor the slaying of former Senator Car mack Testimony was taken from Witnesses Mrs. O. H. Williams and C. Farrell. Judge Anderson read the testimony of two other witnesses as to the relation of the location of the telephone poles at the scene of the killing. J* E. Dixon in Town. J. E. Dixon arrived In Fariro this telephone and western part of the state, be in town for a few days. ENTERING WEDOE IN CHANGE He is to "Ttite tmmu tornwilng «ms I believe that it Is an entering wedge for some thing better Ul*r on. This train runs every other day at the present time but when business Is heavier it is run daily. "We next visited the Northern Pa cific and Mr. Clelland, at the head of the traffic department, held a confer-' ence with us. We asked that the train on the Fargo & Southwestern' branch be changed and And that the officials will not make this change at all. However, they were very courte ous as were all the officials of tooth roads, and said that they would In vestigate the matter of putting on an extra train which will run opposite to the present passenger train. "No change could be secured In fb# time of the Casselton branch' trpin either although th? officials stated that they would see If It would not be pos sible to make the train leave Fargo a little later In the evening and arrivr a llttl" later at night." Mr. Renser think* that there has been something accomplished and believe* that there has been a sentiment of •rood feeling built up between the officials of the roads and the business men of the cltv. "I fully believe that they,will do everything in their power to accom modate us In every matter." said he, '"but as I said before, one scarcely rea lizes the extent of the changes we have asked the roads to make. Things that have been In existence for s num ber of years and often -when the road has had the experience of running: the trains both ways. "However, the matter Is not dropped by anv means and the business men will continue to ask for these changes. We did not expect the officials to say 'why certainly gentlemen, what you arte will b'e granted.' Bven If they had granted them there would have been months elapsed before the changes could have been made and for this rea son 1 believe that considerable success attended the committee's efforts.1** S „iA, V 7=si Defeeta Already mrnm N. D. Harmony MIM TO GET OFFICE Appointment of McDowell at Wiiiiston, Temporary LATTER CIVIL SERVICE MAN SENATOR* M'CUMBBR AMD JOMM* SON WILL GET TOGETHER AND SECURE APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF WILLIAMS OF MiMOT, SOON AS POSSIBLE. Washington, Marsh tor McrCuutber had Import ant oonfcrence with President Taft today. He assured ths president there would be mors harmony In the North Dakota congressional delegation and es pecially in the senate and that an effort would be made to get Oronna back into the fold. There was also a discussion of patron age matters and a number of Important North Dakota ap pointments may be expected as ft resale. Washington. D. C., Match fc—In or*, .der to keep the records straight and ta avoid legal complications, Senators MoCumber and Johnson secured ths confirmation of John P. McDowell, at Chicago, as temporary receiver of pab lio money at Wllliston, McDowell Is a civil servioe man and was sent ta ths Wllliston landofflce by the Interior department to fill the vacancy caused by tne death of Victor Chaffee, after Senators McCumber and Hansbrough failed to get together on a North Da -i kota man for the position. McDowell! will hold the office only long enough ta enable the North Dakota delegation ta! procure the appointment and oonflrma tion of Williams of Minot, who is thai unanimous choice for the Wllliston aflH flce^ LandofRee Officials Named. President Taft today nominated Thomas C. Burns to be register of ths landofflce and Oliver C. Klppenbrock to' be receiver of public moneys at Gregory. &, D.. k tr I a!--!-. ... •, -j, 1- REPORT 1MB SH TO AN AWT •.£ Atchison, Kas., March •.—That a 11 year-old country boy, while hunting hi the neighborhood, accidentty fired tha shot which killed Mrs. Jerome Hoovar, who was found dead under mysterlsus circumstances Wednesday, was the as sertion of the authorities today. Carl Hale, the boy, was taken Into custody. Hale denies his guilt. Neighbor® say, however, that he was seen near ths Hoover home on the day of the tragedy rifle ia hand. •"tea vh V L.^^.££. -...-.r