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41 i «ii m.smsi' W 0" «r •U If* lp 'W »i *4 THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday. Rising temperature Friday. FOBUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1891. BOB ON THE WAV., St. Paul, Minn., March 14.— Hobt. M. LaFollette, candidate for the nomination for the presidency, today left St. Paul for a two-days' speech-making tour of North Da kota, on the eve of the first state presidential primary. Although the train from dhicago was nearly four hours late in ar riving here, LaFollette said he ex pected to make all the speeches on his schedule. He expressed eagerness to meet his North Dakota audiences. He was accompanied by Mrs. LaFol lette and Miss LaFollette, who made the trip .Irona-Um east with I him. The Washington bureau of The St. Paul Dispatch sent the following to^ that paper: Political Washington is very much exercised over the action of Senator X-aFollette in leaving for "North Dakota tp wage a fight against Theodore Jfoosevelt. The fear is expressed, that the light in North Dakota between Messrs.' Roosevelt and LaFollette may result in the delegates of that state bfing wm Will Be i Strike April I ols 0 p| 'M Progressives of the Nation Are Bitter Against La FoIieUe Incensed Over His Fight Against Roostveft in North Dakota Fear It Will Boost Taft They Declare LaFollette Is Sacrificing: Principle to Feed a Personal Grudge The Strife Is Bringftg joy to the Camp of the Boostersfor the President TAFT MEN WORK LAFOLLBTTE. Washington, D. C., March 14.—T».® allowing dispatch was re ceived today by the Roosevelt headqu "s from Portland, Ore* in reference to the situation in that state: overwhelming senti ment among progressive republicans in -on is that the placing of LaFollette's name on the Oregon ballot tc£ voted for in the pri maries will only result in dividing the prog^ 'ye vote, thus making possible the election of Taft delegates, has -f» it difficult to insure sufficient sic-atures to the LaFollette petition9,, "In order to do so, the Taft managers are a.*& tng the LaFollette managers in securing enough signatures. The ./* pose of this ac tion of course, is to divide the progressive strength. In spite of this procedure there is not the slightest doubt that*Roosevelt Will carry Oregon hands down." Tbey Say UP TO THE OPERATOKS PRESIDENT WHITE ISSUES A STATEMENT REGARDING THE STAND OF THE MINERS WHO HAVE MADE DEMANDS FOR IN CREASED WAGES. New York, .larch 14.—"The United Jfine Workers of America will not compromise a single demand they've I0ade of the anthracite coal operators," declared John P. White, president of title mine workers, this afternoon. "I iftok for a general suspension of work ttt the anthracite field April 1." "The operators notified us," he con tinued, "that their reply was final, "^hen we meet them tomorrow we will JHe merely a formal reply, reiterating 4ur demands. It will then be up to t$ie operators. If they made no con fessions, every union hard coal miner 01 Pennsylvania will lay doiwn his the night of March 31." N. Commerce Commission Holds Up Raise on Hay Rate Washington, March 14.—Proposed advances in transportation rates on bfcy. varying from $2 to 7 per car, by northwestern railroads, were today suspended by the interstate commerce commission from March 16 to July 13. The rates were Intended to apply on •feipments to Chicago, east of St. Z^ouis, St. Paul, Duluth, Omaha and Opier receiving points in South Da kota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wis consin and Iowa. The present rates range from 10 cents to 37% cents per 100 pounds, and the proposed advances range from 1 cent to 3% cents per 100, an average It agjpreximately IS per v v 'A'"" "tt': captured by the Taft forces. That progressives, who are opposed to the /enominatlon of President Taft, are in an ugly frame of mind over Mr. La Follette's hostility to Colonel Roose velt, is expressing it mildly. They de clare that Senator LaFollette is sac rificing principle to feed a grudge, and all the progressives who are pledged to LaFollette, except, probably, those from Wisconsin, will line up with Roosevelt. Wisconsin Man's Grievance. Mr. LaFollette's complaint against Roosevelt is that the colonel entered the race after he (LaFollette) had re ceived assurances that the ex-presi dent would remain on the side lines, and in all probability indorse the Wis consin senator. Mr. LaFollette left for North Da kota yesterday. Senator Gronna is al ready in the state making speeches In support of the Wisconsin senator. The Taft forces are very much elat ed over the fight between LaFollette and Roosevelt. Whatever the outcome they figure that it will accrue to the political advantages of the president. Colonel Won't Speak in N. D. Colonel Roosevelt has no intention of taking the stump in North Da kota. Information to this efTect was received direct from the colonel today by Rep. L. B. Hanna. Sfciilasrffl Outlines AllegedFacts in Action SUMMERFIELD IS MENTIONED IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS 8KUL. ASON SAID THAT SPERRY AND SUMMERFIELD KNOCKED BOY DOWN THAT SUM ERFifiLD POURED OIL OVER HIM. i $ THE JURV Ralph Thompson, blacksmith, Hunter. J. G. Brown, farmer, Walburg township. Nick Breyer, tailor, Fargo. K. M. Strardvoid, farmer, Har wood. Joe Adams, painter, Casselton. Theodore OHch, farmer, Lak#| township. J. H. Black, farmer, Casselton. & A. Buchholz, fanner, Daven port. George Nystull, farmer, Watson township. S. E. Vaughn, farmer, Amenta, William Stewart, farmer, Maple River. George Beguin, farmer. Hunter. I One of the largest crowds that ever attended a criminal action trial in the Cass county courthouse was present this morning when State's Attorney Skulaaon of Nelson county opened the rase of the state against Clyde Sperry who is charged with manslaughter, in the first degree. Skulason charged that Sperry was implicated in the cause of th© death of Kenneth McKenzie, a youth of 12 years, who lived with his parents at Aneta, N. D. This case was started in the district court here Tuesday and It took two days to panel the jury who will try this action. The case was tried in Lakota last July with the result that the jury in th© case at that time dis agreed. It was then transferred to Cass county for trial. The jury was selected at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon and were then instructed as to their duties while they are sitting in this trial. They were provided with cots and will sleep in the courthouse until the trial is over. Promptly at 9:45 this morning State's Attorney Skulason of Nelson county opened the case of the state against Clyde Sperry as follows: ''Now, in the first place We expect to show that on the night of Oct. 16, 1909, in Aneta, Nelson County, in this state, Ken neth McKenzie, then a boy between 11 Conti»uc& «n Jfttsq Ten. -"7? w -iN1 i i »*. 'C i w** 11 i 1 HP lli'T? JL JLlilj e 'V 1 "V & r- i %:g- Lindsey Shows How Nation Is Looking Toward State Replying to the invitation of the Ttoosevielt committee to come to North Dakota and speak for the former president to carry this state at the ap proaching election, Judge Ben Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court who is now making a tour of Vermont, has sent the following telegram stating his Inability to be here and why he is for Colonel Roosevelt. Brattleboro, Vt., March IS.—Chair man Roosevelt Committee, Fargo, N, D.: I regret an engagement in New England makes impossible my com ing to North Dakota to speak for Roosevelt. Otherwise I would gladly come. North Dakota is in a unique position. The eyes of the nation are on you at this time. From visits south and east I am absolutely confident the only possible chance for progressives to win is under the leadership and success of Roosevelt. I yield to none in admiration of LaFollette and am glad he has devoted admirers there» but outside of one or two states at the most he has no possible chance and Roosevelt has every chance to get the nomination. Therefore it is very im portant that we be friends first of the cause and its triumph. Even though the personal choice of a progressive in North Dakota should L- LaFollette it would be utter folly to so express it now as againct Roose velt and thus jeopardize the chances Continued on Page Ten.' WORLD AWAITS CAPTAIN SCOTT'S SUCCESS AT IfiE SOUTH POLE 1 sW: &L -m r^' '•V-4 k. CAPT T205L&T Progressives Have Chance for Telling Blow BI PACKERS Will Go to Jury With Case As It Is Chicago, March 14.—The ten Chi cago packers charged with criminal violation of the Sherman law will sub mit their case to the jury without presenting any testimony. This an nouncement was made to United States District Judge Carpenter by counsel for the defendant packers. Court then adjourned until Monday when the arguments to the jury will begin. IiiilfJ It i v.* t. 4 kuiLHY Lincoln, Neb., March 14.—A warden and thr«» guards were killed in a mutiny in the peniten tiary here. 4 It •.* **.•.* .• .•.£ ,• /..i a iV & i AND DAILY REPUBUCAN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1912, I-'?, iM 1- K\ VT '--jgGfc v '5 (. £4 a? f? v-% 2-1 Wow that Capt. Roal Amundsen, sen is a question which will only be the famous Norwegian explorer, has decided upon his return. If so, why returned with his story of success did not Amundsen find the British in finding the South Pole, London flag awaiting him at, the southern particularly and the world at Is-rge extremity of the earth? If both men are awaiting the first word from should claim to have""'teen at the Capt. Robert F. Scott, the English pole and neither saw the other's explorer who must have been at the flag the problem of determining the pole is successful, at about the same exact discoverer of the South Pole time the Norwegian was there, will be a most knotty one for scien Whether he ar-lved before Amund- tists to determine. &•: a ijfiT IN R. K. WBECK Dunkerton, la., March 14.—Twenty five persons were injured, thirteen of them seriously, one prooably fatally, in a wreck on the Chicago ureat West ern railroad, three miles east of here, tsarly today. The train which was south bound, struck a broken rail on a Curve. Fourteen passengers were taken to a hospital in Waterloo. The train was in charge of Conduc tor H. M. Peck of Kansas City, who was among the injured. Among those most seriously hurt are James Larson, St Joseph. Mo. Timothy Foley, Des Moines, la. Geo. Hall, Nevada, la. Mrs. Edward Mc Intire, St. Paul, Minn. E. L. Jones, Minneapolis, Minn. J. E. Landholt! New York John Youngblood, Amarillo, Texas %-E. Singerhouse, Kansas «ty. RAIHPLIT Big War on Over the Free Sugar Bill MENACE TO SliiiAl INDUSTRY THIS l& THE CRY OF THE DEMO CRATS FROM THE CANE AND BiET SUGAR STATES—THE PROPOSED EXCISE BILL RE PORTED IN HOUSE. Washlngto/i, March li—tan ocratic. free sugar, tariff revis ion bill was taken jip in the house today and a bitter split In dem ocratic ranks resulted. Democrats from the cane and beet sugar pro ducing states baa prepared speeches against the measure. It was contended by the members the bill menaced sugar growing industry of the United States. Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee,early made known his intention to end the general debate today no matter how late the house might be compelled to remain in session.. As a result he was besieged by those opposed to the measure for time in which to make clear their position*. Tomorrow the debate wili be limited to five minutes for each member and late tomorrow or early Saturday the meaaure is expected to pass. The republicans are prepared when the debate is ended to ask re commitment. Bill Reported. Maintaining the constitutionality of the proposed excise tax bill, extend ing the provisions of the corporation tax law to individuals and co-part nerships and submitted as a revenue measure to replace the customs duties on sugar, Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee, made a report to the house today, urging the passage of the bill. After arguing the constitutionality of the proposed law and proclaiming it in absolute conformity with supreme court decisions relating to the income tax, the report explains the provisions and scope of the measure as it would effect individuals. The report asserts the burden of "our present indirect taxation" bill would impose a tax of 1 per cent on all incomes over $M0Q, K Whole AGED CLERGYMAN BURNED TO DEATH IN ATTEMPT AT RE8CUE Winnipeg, Man., March 14.— Word was j*ecelved here today of the burning to death of Rev. David Cuttanach, a superannuated Meth odist minister, and Walter Black burn, 4 years old, when fire yes terday destroyed their farmhouse near Dauphin, Man. Both bodies were found near a window where the clergyman had sought in vain to rescue the boy. The window still stuck. The fam ily was gone away from home. fS ALLEN WILL Will Discuss Present Political Situation *fc«Vy J. Alien tof Wichita, Kas., edi tor of The Wichita Beacon and known 4ls the original Kansas Roosevelt pro gressive, will be the speaker tonight at the Fargo operahouse in behalf of Roosevelt's candidacy for the republi can presidential nomination in Chica go next June. Mr. Allen made a big speech last night at Grand Forks at the Metro politan theatre and was welcomed by a large crowd. When he had conclud- ed his address, which was wholly im promptu, he was so loudly cheered that he was compelled to speak again for another half hour. Tonight Mr. Allen will discuss the political issues of the campaign at the Fargo operahouse and it Is expected there will be a large audience present. He is a man who Is well known in political and journalistic circles of Kansas and a cloBe friend of Governor Stubbs of the sunflower state who Is one of the ardent Roosevelt supporters. As a speaker he Is very forceful and Interesting. Even the democratic poli ticians have expressed much pleasure In hearing which is a great compliment to any speaker to have members of the opposition express themselves in such a manner. At Grand Forjte. The Herald says in part of the Grand Forks meeting: Urging the republicans of North Da kota to stand together and not be fooled by the democrats into throwing away the vote of the state, H. J. Allen of Wichita, Kas., presented the claims of Theodore Roosevelt as the one can didate for the republican presiden tial nomination in a striking and able manner. Mr. Allen declared in no un certain terms that he believes In La Follette, that LaFollette and Roose velt are working toward the Bame pro gressive end In government, but that in this campaign, there is a mightier issue than that of men. The speaker declared that he did not believe the people of North Dakota would be fool ed by W. J. Bryan and the democrats into sending a LaFollette delegation to Chicago. "North Dakota's ten electoral votes will not be a drop In the bucket when the Chicago convention comes," de clared the speaker. "But North Da kota's stand on next Tuesday will have the force of 100 delegates if the choice of that vote is Theodore Roosevelt and I am confident that the people of this state are broad minded and far sighted enough to realize the situation." "I think the sentiment at Grand Forks is fast changing to Roosevelt," said Mr. Allen to a Forum represen tative today. "The people are awaken ing to the realization that he is the only man who can lead the progres sive cause to victory. FOKTJM More and more I. F. attttlHl OF BISMARCK BEAD Bismarck, N. D., March 14.—W. F. Cochrane, a prominent attorney and pioneer resident of Bismarck and North Dakota, died suddenly this morning of heart trouble. He had been feeling ill for a few days, but was not considered in a serious con dition. He came to Bismarck in 1885 as a member of tho legislature, and re mained here since that time. W. F. Cochrane, Jr., is an ensign in the U. S. navy. Another son, a wife and two daughters survive the deceased. LAKE BOAT SAI1 IS BE SMi! Chfestgo, March 14.—The steamer Kansas of the Northern Michigan Transportation line, carrying a crew of thirty-five, is reported to be sinking in Lake Michigan three miles from Chicago. The steamer left Milwaukee last night bound for this port. No passengers are on board. One side of the boat is said to have been crushed by the ice. Several steamers have gone to the relief of the i/ave they are learning that this fight here Emmanuel this morning. Several is only a sham battle and the North *hots were fired at the king, but he Dakotas are too good as marksmen to escaped unhurt, although one of the fire at anything other than the mark officers of the king's body guard was itself." wounded by one of the bullets intend- At the meeting this evening at the ed for his majesty. Fargo operahouse Dr. Creegan, presi- The assailant, who later gave his dent of Fargo college, who Is an ardent name as Antonio Dalba and who de Roosevelt supporter, will preside as chairman of the occasion and intro duce Mr. Allen to his audience. HllUrville, Va., March 14.—In a flame of unprecedented outlawry, the en tire human fabric of the Carroll coun ty circuit court in session here today, was wiped out by assassination. Just as Judge Thornton Massle sen tenced Floyd Allen to one year in prison for aiding the escape of a coun ty prisoner, two of Allen's brothers and several of their friends opened fire with revolvers. Judge Massle fell dead at his place on the bench at the first volley. Then the weapons were turned on the commonwealth's attor ney, William Foster, and he sank to the floor with several bullets in his brain. Death was instantaneous. Sheriff Lewis Webb, making a fran tic effort to reach the ring leaders, was shot dead before he had taken tea steps. Several of the jurors who tried h,e c*8e *,erepr?ba,blr, seriously wounded, J. *"kenAliens, !ip B1 fat*[,y The including the prisoner and their friends, after killing the sheriff, backed slowly out of the court room holding all would be pursuers in check at point of revolvers. Once out- 1 his escape. fiAlH TUB USE WENT 10 JCRV -Detroit, Mich.. March 14.—ease of the government against the so called bathtub trust, charged with conspiracy in restraint of trade, was placed in the hands of the jury in federal court at 10:30 this morning. ASSASSINATE King Emmanuel of Italy Has Narrow Escape THREE SHUTS VEIE FIRED MAN WHO TRIED TO MURDER RULER OF ITALY QUICKLY CAP TURED AND STATED THAT HE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL ANAR CHIST* was Italy, March 14.—An attempt n""1® to assassinate King Victor clared himself to be an "individual anarchist," was arrested. The king was cool and unruffled during the ex citement. With his majesty was Queen Helena. The king and queen were just leav ing the palace on the way to the Pan theon to take part in the annual me morial service in honor of the late King Hubert, father of Emmanuel. The royal carriage proceeded, fol lowed by an escort of cuirassiers. The procession was passing aSng Via Lata, when three shots rang out. Sol dies following the carriage dashed forward and as fhey did so their com mander fell from his horse. The wounded officer was moved tot one side by some of his men, while others ran up to the royal carriage where they found the king and queen sitting unmoved. Meanwhile the crowd seized the man who fired the shots. All the circumstances led to the be lief that the assailant of his majesty was not concerned in any plot of any organisation, but the deed was th« outcome of his own individual abber* ation. In all quarters of Rome demonsti* tions have been prepared to protest against the outrage, the effect of whic'n bas been to Increase the popularity of the king. When the king and queen i&ft the Pantheon In a dosed carriage the news of the attack had spread and immense crowds gathered in the great open space In front. The king's ap pearance was the signal for an over whelming outburst of cheering from the crowd, which almost reached fren zy by the time their majesties had reached the spot where the attempt oc curred a short time before. Throughout the Journey the people along the streets and standing at win dows and on the balconies waved their handkerchiefs and cried enthuslasti Miim *1ms liw UkaJdnaf i. LAST REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHED SEPT. Coiiri Eliot to Doadi in a of Outlawry e, Attorney and Sheriff Assassinated Wild Mountaineers Deliberately Shot Judge Dead As He Pro* nounced Sentence on One of Their Gang Volley After Volley Fired in the Court Room—Many of the Jurors Seriously Hurt Posses Out in Fierce Ran Hunt—State Militia Held in Readi ness to Help if Necessary side, they made a dash for the motUM tains on horseback. A posse of citizens was soon In pur suit and reports reached here that one of the Aliens had been serlouslr wounded in a pitched battle with the posse. Special officers are being rushed int* the country to help In running down the murders. Governor Mann is hold ing two companies of tho national guard In readiness in the event that the Aliens and their friends gather recruits In the mountain fastness from whence they came. Hillsville is in a remote quarter, fif teen miles from the nearest railroad station and outside help will be late 1& arriving. The village was thrown Into a fer ment. Nearly every man tn this sec tion of the county joined in the hunt. There had been reports that an at tempt miffht be made to rescue Floyd Allen who himself aided a prisoner friend recently to escape from ftoe county officers. The trial had been-in progress several days, however, with out any indication of a plot to effiiet NATION 3,1 -,,, ., its EDITION THIS ISSUE 11 PACES &»'• MM* 5, 387a THIS FIGHT These Are Words of Bcveridge on Boosting T, R. Mere Prospect of His Nonina lion Scared Dqjas. Great Indiana Progressive Pleads for Roosevelt Indianapolis, Ind., March 14.—Alb«t J. Beveridge, the former senator from Indiana, delivered a telling address here last nigh in the interests of the candidacy of Theo, Roosevelt tpr president. He said in part: "As party men we want to win. Am citizens we want the great forward movement in American life to go on. That is why we want, as our candi* date for president, the leader of that movement and the man who surflljr can be elected, Theodore Roosevelt. 'What republican do democratic pol iticians most fear? The mere pros pect of Roosevelt's nomination scared the democratic politicians co badly that they actually proposed to put olt the date of the democratic national convention. Before then, they bell«^®d that they would have a walkaway nqxfi November. "But this is no mere struggle for po litical office. It is no ordinary party contest. The welfare of a nation is wrapped up In this fight. The prdi perity of honest business and the daily bread of wage earners is involved. "Jf we nominate a candidate who will be beaten, the result will be what hap pened to the country once before un-" der the same conditions. No man the democrats can nominate will make as strong a president as Cleveland was. The democratic leaders In the house of 1912 are not the equals of the democratic leaders In the honse of 1888. On the other hand, the dem«*. cratlc Gormans in the senate of thai day were no stronger than those wh» now stand in the senate for what Gof man stood for then. So republican de feat in 1912 would mean just what it did in 1892. "Four such years will be hart' enough on the hundreds of thousand*, of honest business men of the cou^. Continued on Page Four* $ DHiS. Jit UF IN TBE All Hutchinson, Kas., March 14. ~T*e state democratic convention here tocUyr failed to instruct either for Clark or Wilson. After Temporary Chairman Jackson pleaded for harmony i recess was taken. Seven of the eight con-, gresslonal districts selected delegates to Baltimore. Three instructed fttlr Clark, one for Wilson and three we?*' uninstructed. Two seta of resolutiorui y '#1 y\ .-i i i 1 1