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THE WFATHER
Fair tonight and Wednesday, warm
•r tonight. Barometer, 28.82 highest
yesterday, 18 lowest last night, 13.
FORUM ESTABLISHED NOV.
Rather Swing Than Spend Life
Behind Bars
CONFESSED TO BRUTAL GRIME
GEORGE BLOOHAS, 18 YEi
ADMITS HE DROPPED
OH HEAD OF SLEEPIN
TO TAKE HIS LIFE.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 13/
18-year-old George Bloohas eo^ ed
of the murder of Eftlmas Stergl^ s,
here last summer was sentenced!'
u
terday to life' imprisonment in iiaf
quette prison, he begged the officers to
hang him.
He said he «oxud rattier die than
face the prospect of spending the rest
of his days behind prison bars. Bloo
has confessed he dropped a boulder on
the head of his victim while the lat
ter was asleep.
THREE MEN DIE
FROM STOVE GAS
£ANADIAII FARMERS IN CLOSE
SHACK MEET HORRIBLE DEATH
FROM ASPHYXIATION.
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 13.—Don Bur
riall, P. Thon and John Hornby, home
steaders, met a horrible death last
night by suffocatlotf in a farm shack
twelve miles north of Luseland, Sask.
Another occupant of the shack escaped.
On retiring the men shut all the
drafts in the cooking stove, the gas
•scaping and the deaths resulting.
II. S. WARSHIPS
IN VIOLENT STOP
Brest, France, Dec. If-—A violent
storm accompanied by thunder and
lightning rased over the harbor today.
visiting the American battleships
Minnesota, Idaho. Mississippi and Ver
mont. They held firm by their an
chors, but thfe French armored cruiser
Edgar Quinet parted her chains and
was driven, on th€ beach. She jwas
floated later by tugs and apparently
had sustained no damage.
FOUR N. D. MEN SENTENCE
War In
Veteran Gets Three Years
Prison for Grand Larceny.
Tower City, Dec. 18.—Four McHenry
county men were sentenced to the
state penitentiary as a result of con
victions and the entering pleas of
guilty In the district court.
Hans Laresgard received the longest
sentence, ten years, for assault, while
Stephen Bohum was given Ave years.
Carl Sink, for the same offense, will
be sentenced later.
Jtans Rosencrans, an old. soldier con
victed of grand larceny, was sentenced
to three years, while Dave Farragher,
who made a plea of guilty to a lar
«Mpiy charge, was given one year.
TILLISTGN HAS
3,124
Washington, D. C., Dec. 13.—The
population of Williston, N. D., as an-
CENTER OF NEW JER8EY
SENATORIAL FIGHT
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AND ASKS OFFICERS OF
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James Smith, jr., of Newark, N. J.,
whom Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson
opposes as successor to John Kean in
the United States senate. Governor
elect Wilson declares that James R.
Martine, who carried the democratic
primaries by 48,000, is the majority
choice of the party and must be given
the election. This is of special import
ance in view of the fact that in taking?
this stand Mr. Wilson breaks with the
democratic machine which 1ft backing
Smith.
MORE PUBLICITY
BY CORPORATIONS
Washington, Dec. 18v—"Shareholders
In corporation ought to know more
about the affairs of tile company In
which they have invested their money
than they do now, and I believe that
the time has arrived when directors
should take the public into their con
fidence and show them the actual con
dition of their properties. Honesty in
corporations is Just as necessary am)
desirable as honesty in the individual."
This was the opinion expressed today
by Lee McClung, treasurer of the
United States and formerly treasurer
of the Yale corporation, in discussing
the recent experience of the Westeriti
Union Telegraph Co. which recently^
marked down a supposed surplus of
$19,000,000 to an actual one of $5,000,
000, told its stockholders about it, and
earned the reward of honesty by see
ing its stock quoted higher the wext
day.
"I think," continued Treasurer Mc
Clung, "that if corporations, whether
railroad or industrial, would be more
definite and explicit in their reports
than they are now, in many instances,
the confidence of the investing public
would be greatly increased. They
would turn away from 'wildcat' allure
ments and put their money in the solid
and conservatively managed institu
tions of whose actual financial condi
tion they could be confident they would
be advised at least every three months.
"The stockholders have a right to
know the financial condition of their
companies. That they do not know
more than they do now Is, I believs,
larpely their own fault. They are con
tent to leave the matter to their cred
itors. And this is especially the case
when they are receiving their divi
dends right along. Some corporations
might not desire to make public their
cost of production, lest it might benefit
their compelitors.
"Others might not want to lay bar*
their special advantages, such as are
derived from patents, or in the case
of a mining company, an exceptionally
good ore bed. But in most of these
cases these facts are known generally
and it is a question whether these
companies would not derive as much
advantage from the publication of de
tailed reports of their competitors as
the latter would from the publication
of their own.
"It would be much better for the
corporation, for their stockholders, the
general public and the country, if they i
al! would give fair, honest and com
plete »eports of their doings and of
Bounced by Director Durand of the their condition. It would bring out
census for 1910, is 3,124. The twelfth the money from the stockings and other
census for Williston was 863,,which hiding places of the country,
shows a remarkable growth in the past
ten years.
A special cen«us of Williston was
taken after the federal census thib
year by a committee of Williston bus
iness men. That census showed that
Wiliiston had 5,126.
IT COMES HIQH.
8las^in9 Tiros Not a V«ry pleasant
Occupation.
Towner, N. D., Dec. 13.—It cost
jPYanklln Thompson of this county Just
fiOO to slash the tires of an automo*
bile being driven by Walter Hill of
fit. Paul. Thompson became enraged
when Hill drove his machine onto his
Held in order to avoid a mud hole and
Slashed the tires badly. Hill swore out
a warrant for the farmer's arrest and
ftt the district court, in session here
How, the defendant entered a plea of
jpiilty and paid a big fine.
IAYS SLOPE IS
SOLID FOR UANLEY
Mandan, N. D.. Dec. 13.—J. M. Han
|ly of this city, candidate for speaker
Of the house of the next assembly,
Urobably will go to Bismarck with ev
$ry slope member of the house signed
UP for him except, of course, the three
democratic members from Stark coun
ty, Ray. Roquette and Tollefson. The
f&ct that the speakership has always
Seen held by eastern members has re
sulted In the present boom for Hanley.
as no
other thing would. It would mean
prosperity for every legitimate cor-.
poration.''
NINE EARTH?!!®
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 13.—Nine earth
quake shocks were recorded by the St
Louis university seismograph oetween
6:10 and 7:30 this morning. The cen
ter of disturbance was estimated to bo
240 miles southwest of Jhe lower coast
of California.
Washington, Dec. 13. An earth
quake of. moderate intensity lasting
over an hour and a quarter was re
corded today by the seismograph^ of
the weather bureau. The officials es
timated the origin of the disturbance
was at a distance exceeding o,000 ir
6,000 miles from Washington.
CONG. JOEL COOK
'IS IAIii:N US E
of his recovery.
fg.—nep: ft)Scaok
of Pennsylvania, who suffered a second
is
clubman
mi
sit By
Were Straggling for Possession
of Revolver
IDE WIFE IS OUT ON BAIL
ALTHOUGH IN SERIOUS CONDI
TION IT IS BELIEVED THAT
VICTIM OF AFFAIR WILL RE­
COVER—IS GRANDSON OF MA­
SON SHOEBLACKING KIN©.
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Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 13.—Although
he Is still In a serious condition at the
hospital, physicians say that Herbert
Mason Clapp, clubman and grandson
of Mason, the "Bhoeblacking king,"
will probably recover from ft bullet
wound he received yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Clapp, his wife, who wu
arrested by the police after a state
ment made by the wounded husband
that she shot him, was released on
$2,500 bail last night. Mrs. Clapp
spent the night at her father's home
and today returned to her apartments
where the shooting occurred.
She maintains the shooting was ac
cidental. Mrs. Clapp admitted that
she and her husband were struggling
for the possession of the revolver at
the time he was shot.
COUNTY DIVISION FIGHT.
Supporters of Integrity of Billings
8wear Out a Writ of Injunction.
MAY COST LIFE
Stanley, N. D.. Dec. 13.—Caught in a
lignite coal mine near this city by a
cave-in, and freed lifter several hours'
work by fellow miners, John Stolen
is In a critical condition, and may
He received internal injuries and 4
double fracture of the right arm.
Atocused of Robbing Companion,
Bowbelis, N. D.. Dec. 13—Charged
with robbing their companion, J. Mis
ner, two laborers employed on a local
contract are under arrest. One of
these, John Carom, waived a prelim
inary examination, and was bound
over to the district court, while Hans
Kohrn will make a fight for an ac
quittal in the preliminary hearing.
In the robbery charge It is alleged
that the two men forcibly held up the
complaining witness, relieving him of
a valuable watch. The ticker was
found on Carom s person.
KILLED SELF IN
RUSSIAN PRISON
St. Petersburg. Dec. 18.—The report
that M. Sasonoff, who on July 28, 1904,
assassinated Minister of the Interior
Von Plehve, had died in prison at Zar
antui. was officially confirmed today.
Death is attributed to suicide.
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FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1910.
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COUNTY TO PAY
THE EXPENSES OF
OniZ WITNESSES
CA*E 18 CONTINUED.
Hay ward, Wis., Deo. 13.——'f%e
eourt late today continued
Distz case until Msroh f.
Hayward, Wis., Dec. IS.—Attorney
B. Lamoreauz, assistant Co District
Attorney B. C. Davis, in the prosecu
tion of John Deltz, and Leslie Deitx
on the charge of murdering Deputy
Oscar Harp, announced this morning
that the state's counsel ouM o!Tti
no objection to the defendants* appli
cation to have their witnesses sum
moned at the expense of the cottnty
of Sawyer, if the plea of Indigency is
allowed. It will mean a heftvy flpui
clal drain on the county.
The defense's application for a Con
tinuance was argued this morning
and was strenuously resisted by the
state's attorney.
North Dakotans Plan Rabbit Huiljt
Starkweather, N. D., Dec. 13.—Plans
for an immense rabbit hunt, in which
citizens of Starkweather, Garske and
Newville will participate will be laid
at a meeting to be held in this city to
night. It is proposed to select sides,
Dickinson, N. D„ Dec. 13.—First! the side losing in the number of
steps in the legal action Involving the animals secured, will pay forfeit by
division of Billings county and the cre
ation of Slope and Golden Valley was
taken Saturday afternoon when a tem
porary writ of injunction restraining
the county auditor from certifying the
vote of the secretary of state was
granted. The use of blanket stickers Is
the point on which the action is based.
Judge Crawford, .will preside in the
case.
tendering a banquet to the winning
side. The game is plentiful in this
region and several thousand rabbits
will doubtless be secured.
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ON GREAT LAKES
WOR8T LOSS OF LIFE OCCASION
ED BY CAR FERRY SINKING
TOTAL LOSS $1,500,000.
i'AIUiO i'OHUM
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•ABE DROWNS IN
FOUR INCHE8 OF WATER.
Middle River, Minn.. Dec. 13.—
The 1-year-old son of J. 8. Soren
son was drowned when he fell
head first into ft candy pall bold
ing four inches of water.
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TALK AiiAIN
Coloiei to Speak as "Sp'rt
Moves" Tonight
Ill TELL H8W IT UAPPOICO
HIS ADDRESS AT B08T0N BEING
AWAITED WITH KEENEST |N.
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 13.—There
fewer disasters on the great lakes dur- for later, could not be found
ing the season just closed than during w^ft at one time United States com
the jseason .of ^8D9. Last yea* there
were 128 lives lost, a much higher toll
than for 1910.
The worst disaster of this year was
the sinking of car ferry No. 18 of the
Pere Marquette railroad of Ludington,
Mich., with the loss of more than a
score of lives. The greatest monetary
loss of the 1910 season was incurred
when the steamer W. C. Moreland was
stranded on Eagle reef, Lake Superior.
The loss was 3240,000 and the cargo
340,000.
There were eight important fire acci
dents and wrecks during the year. The
total resulting loss was $1,500,064.
BIG RAID MADE
China Plans Network of Trunk Railroads to Open Up Country
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Map of proposed snd existing railroads. Solid black lines indicate rsilrosds already constructed. Heavy dotted lines,
proposed for completion in the immediate future. Open dotted lines, proposed but not to be completed for
some time. Tang-Shao-Yi, president of the board of communications, who has been appointed for the pur
pose of pushing afficiil plans for a comprehensive system of trunk lines.
Pekin, China, Dec. 13.—Among the Shao-Yi, president of the board of completed, China will have one of the
stroke of apoplexy here last Saturday, many stupendous advances contem- communications, has formulated com-imost comprehensive transportation sys
was taken to his home in Philadelphia plated by the new China, none is of prehensive plans and is hopeful of tems to be found In the orient and this
today His wife and other relatives more far-reaching importance than I making gr^at advances during the next will in turn mean much in opening Brown, was sentenced to seventy days
accompanied him. There is little hope the proposed extensions to her present two or three years. up the interior and advancing civiliza- imprisonment for his part in the same
t* i meagre transportation facilities. Tahg- When ail the projected *aHroads are tlon throughout th* emptor* IrefwwU.
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TERE8T —WILL DI8CUSS RE-
CENT HAPPENINGS IN POLITI
CAL WORLD.
New Haven, Conn., Dec., It.—The
coming here this evening of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt to be the guest
and the only speaker at the Chamber
of Commerce banquet in Tale dining
hall, gives promise of ranking among
the notable occasions which have
marked the progress of the chamber
In the affairs of the city.
Ti e subject on which Roosevelt will
talk this evening will be of his own
selection and he has stated In a let
ter Just received here that he will
speak in the spirit as it moves him.
He will deal vigorously with the re
cent happenings In politics and na
tional affairs.
POLICE AFTER
BRUTAL MURDERER
Chicago, lit, Dec. 13.—The authori
ties of Cincinnati, St. Louis and Louis
ville were today asked to co-operate
with the Chicago police in a search
for Matthias Emil, a Mexican cornet
player who, the police think, may have
knowledge of the murder of Nathan
B. Hyde. 76 years old.
The victim of the crime was beaten
to death with a crowbar in his room
ing house last night, apparently while
writing a letter at the dictation of the
slayer. According to the polioe, the
motive was robbery.
The Mexican, who had a room at the
place, was said by other lodgers to
have been seen pacing the hall outside
Hyde's door shortly before the discov
ery of the body. Emil, when looked
nwlioner tor the southern
Wisconsin.
CHCM
WArOW
tAiwa*
ISLAND
Hyde
WHITE WAS NOT
SWORN IN TODAY
Washington, D. C., Dec. 1*.—Justice
Edward Douglas White, who was ex
pected to be sworn In as chief jus
tice of the U. S. supreme court today
by the vice president, did not take
that oath today. It will probably be
administered after the holidays.
ON OPIUM DENS TWO SENTENCED
Waahincton, Dec. 18.—Specialagentftl I] fir. il
of the customs service seized 1,00®
ULt
pounds of smuggled opium in a raid
of Chinese dens in Portland, Ore., last
night, according to an official report Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 13.—The
received at the treasury today. Chief Missouri supreme court today sentenc
Wilkie is conducting a campaign ed Mort Holman to hang in Pike coun
agalnst the opium trade. More than ty for an attack on a woman, and EJ
a ton of the drug has been confiscated gene Tucker to hang in Greene county
in various raids during the last two i for murder. Both executions will be
weeks. on Jan. 26. 1911.
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NEW iiLAD
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Dr. Geo. Edgar Vincent
Chicago U. Named
St. Paui, Minn.. Dec. 13.—Dr.|
George Edgar Vincent, member of
the faculty of art and sciences of
Chicago university, was today
elected president of the Minnesota
Statu university.
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SALOON MEN PLAN
NEW LEGAL STEP
WILL ASK FOR ORDER RESTRAIN
off. iNQ GOVERNMENT FROM
CLOSING BARS ON
SHIPMENTS*
Bemidji, Minn., Dec. 18.—Indications
are that Bemidji's so-called "injunc
tion saloons" will continue to be op
erated without hindrance for several
months and perhaps permanently.
While neither E. E. McDonald, attor
ney for the twelve saloon men, nor
Judge Spooner, associated with him In
the injunction movement, will give out
anything directly bearing on the cases
now pending, it is intimated that man
damus proceedings will be instituted
for the purpose of restraining the gov
ernment from preventing the shipment
of liquors into this city to replenish
the supply of dealers, which Is fast
being depleted.
It is also believed that Special Offi
cer Brents received from Secretary
Ballinger specific instructions not to
disturb the twelve Bemidji "injunction
saloons" pending a determination of
the relative rights of the department
and saloonkeepers under the proceed
ings.
Brents, it Is said, will not retire
from this section at present, it if
stated that one deputy special officer
will be stationed at each of the fol
lowing places to keep a close scrutiny
on closed saloons and to intercept if
possible all shipments of wet goods:
Duluth, at or near Grand Rapids, Be
midji, Big Falls, Brainerd, Akeley,
Bagley and Mahnomen.
It will be the duty of these officers
i to hunt down and prosecute bootleg
gers or blind piggers, and they will
co-operate with officers in all places.
GIRLS RESCUED
IN tiYM C0 :Tl!MFS
Chicago, Deer ISvMWfty young wo
men a»tir*d In the regulation gymna
sium costumes and sailor blouses
were rescued from the roof of a burn
ing building today at 311-312 Wabash
avenue. They, were engaged in a
gymnasium drill in the school of physi
cal education and expression.
None was Injured. The girls sought
seclusion in a neighboring office build
ing where they were supplied with
more complete costumes. The dam
age was estimated at $100,000, chiefly
to the building and the Derby Desh
Co. and O. W. Richardson Carpet &
Rug Co. Cross electric wires are be
lieved to have been the cause.
MSENTENCE FOR
CUM LMPT Ui ilillf
Chicago, Dec. 18.—Mrs. Aileen Chris
topher, the government's star witness
In the prosecution of the alleged brick
trust, today was sentenced to serve
thirty days in the county jail for con
tempt of court in refusing to produce
certain information before the federal
grand jury. Her attorney, John A.
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UEPITBr ICAN ESTABLISHED £EPT. 5, 1878.
MACK ON
THE TARIFF
of
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Cummins Makes an Assault
on Payne-AIdrich Bill
BIG DEBATE PRECIPITATED
ALDRICH, HALE, LODGE AND CAR
TER PARTICIPATE IN A DEBATE
ON QUESTION OF CHANGING
RULES 80 THAT THE TARIFF
MAY BE AMENDED.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Contending
that the present tariff law imposes ex
cessive duties and that the country at
large demands its amendment. Sena
tor Cummins of Iowa today delivered
a speech in the senate in advocacy of
his resolution limiting the power of
the amendment of bills dealing with
separate schedules of the law.
The speech was the first attack at
the session on the Payne-Aldrlch law
and it received careful attention. The
Iowa senator disavowed any intention
of opening up a general tariff discus
sion. Still he found it difficult to avoid
a general expression on tariff ques
tions.
"It Is well known," he said, 'that I
consider excessive and inexcusable
many of the duties levied by the law
of 1909. I know also that many people
believe that law should be amended.
"During the recent political struggle
I did not hear a single utterance by
a republican that did not admit that
the law contains duties that ought t»
be changed and that it is the duty of
congress to act speedily."
Declaring then that under the ex
isting parliamentary usage In the
house and senate changing the tariff
law is out of the question. He con
tended that the first step to be taken
was the modification of the rules so
as to render It possible to amend an
individual provision of the tariff law
without taking the entire tariff ques
tion.
"The real issue." he said, "is wheth
er we shall so amend our rules as to
permit the amendment of the law
schedule by schedule."
Cummins had not proceeded far un
til he was compelled to submit to in
terruptions. Senators Aldrich,1 Hale,
T'Odge and Carter participating in the
debate.
SMALL RACE RIOT
IN WAitHiNiTiN
Washington, Dec. 13.—In a miniature
race riot In the business section of this
city this afternoon, precipitated bv a
remark of a negro street car conductor
named Gray. L. 1. Armstrong was
struck on the head with an Iron bar
and probably fatally Injured, while
Charles Gans, a street car employe,
was badly beaten. Armstrong wa»
taken to a hospital in a serious con
dition. Several negroes were arrested.
LeBlsnc Cs*e to Jury.
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 13—District
Attorney lliggins in the LeBlanc trial
finished his arguments for the prose
cution at 3:05 this afternoon and
Judge Bond at once began his charge
to the jury.
SISTERS FACE
SERIOUS CllAEliL
YOUNG GIRLS ARE TRIED THIS
AFTERNOON IN POLICE COURT
ONE COMMITTED TO JAIL
AND THE OTHER HELD TO,
DI8TRICT COURT.
Two young girls, sisters, aged IT
and 18. and well known on the Fargo
streets, were arres'ed last night on
the charge of resorting to rooms for
immori purposes. At the trial in
police court this afternoon both plead
ed guilty. The older one was sen
tenced to sixteen days In Jail at hard
labor with an alternative fine of $20,
which she was unable to pay. The
younger one was bound over to the
district court with the reform school
as the probable ultimatum.
In the women's department of the
city Jail this morning It was learned
the girls had declared their Intention
to plead not guilty, but they later
changed their minds. Several wit
nesses had been subpoenaed to appear
at the preliminary hearing this after
noon in order to prove the charga
against the young women, but their
testimony was unnecessary, as both
delinquents entered a plea of guilty
without hesitation.
The girl s father accompanied them
and after sentence had been pronounc.
ed by the court he attempted to re
monstrate with the magistrate and
begged for permission to take th«
older girl back home. The court de
clined to consider the appeal as th#
f? ther had shown no disposition t«
care for his daughters and keep then*
off the streets when he had charge of
them. The mother of the family if
said to have left them and the girU|
are reported to have practically spcn£
all their time on the streets sinctt.
They are well known on the Fargqt
streets and the Associated Char It left
took an interest in the case with th«
view of helping both.
The sisters look very much allko.
Both girls are pretty and the younger
one is dashy In appearance. It Ift
thought that she will be sent to th#