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KILLED BY MACHINERY WEESTER CITIZEN, CAUGHT IN SHAFTING, MEETS INSTANT DEATH ALBERT SWENSON IS KILLED WHILE AT WORK AT MACHIN ERY STORE IVYils Mr. Lake, X. D.. Feb. 29.—Albert Swi-nson, a well known citizen of Webster, this comity, was instantly killed by being caught in the shafting of fume machinery. Swenson was working with some machinery at the Prosser ma chiinTv store. A gasoline engine was used to furnish power, and in attempt ing 10 put on a belt a set screw caught his sleeve and threw him over the shafting. He was alone at the time, bin parlies in the building hearing his scream.- rushed to his aid, hut not in time to save him. He died al nio-' instantly. The deceased leaves a wife and child. Submarines to Philippines Washington, Feb. Hit-Two subma rine, the Shark and the Porpoise, will li1' shipped on board the Caesai next week for San Francisco, where, wiih 'lie Grampus and the Pike, they will !e forwarded to Manilla. \o i n i a i o n men 1 v o i e of the further move- .- of the submarines are given at tne Navy Department, except that their presence is desired at the Phili ppines, and thai there has been for soin- iine a plan under way to take uiern e e ii is believed that, they will remain indefinitely in these v»a ,,i be joined laer by olu .subma rines a'lti possibly war vessels and other craft. I i.-, understood President Kooso veil Siiuu-esied that small lleet of .sttbuiai ine.s ],e despatched to the Phil ippic where they could naturally aid i:i defending the harbor oi Manilla. Alining of Manilla liay has not proved siiiec -.-ful, owing to the switt. cur l-em, and ariii engineers have added in favor of having a small fleei on hand before the new defense plan of the islands i:- well under waj. The submarines probably will not accomplish any part ot the journe., under their own power, bill will be •taken aboard colliers from Sail Fran cisco aft or they shall have readied that port. MR. HOLDERMAN HAS 16th BIRTH DAY TODAY Though He Is Sixty-eight Years Old, He Has Had Only Sixteen Birth days. Fargo, Feb. 29.—How would you like to have a birthday only once ev ery four years? That is the fate of all of those who are born on Feb. 29. Their birth days come only once every four years and then they skip four years at the end of every century. Mr. F. Holderman, who owns the candy store at the Grand theater, is GS years old today, yet it is only the sixteenth time that he has celebrated his natal day. Mr. Holderman was born at Fre mont, Ohio, on Feb. 29, 1S40. He had a birthday every four years until 1900 when there was no Feb. 29. He had to wait eight years from 1S96 to 1904 for a birthday celebration. Conse quently tomorrow will be his sixteenth birthday. A peculiar circumstance about Mr. Holderman's birthday is that two oth er relatives of his were also born on Feb. 29. PRIMARY PETITIONS CIRCULATED Signers May Now Be Obtained for any Office—One State Afficial Is Said to Have Five Hundred Peti tions in Circulation. Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 29.—Petitions for all officers under the primary law are now in circulation. Under the state primary law no signers can be obtained more than four months be fore the primary and this time limit was up this week. Today many candidates began the circulation of their petitions. It is said one candidate for a state office has 500 petitions in circulation throughout the state. Judicial petitions are being circu lated in all districts of the state and candidates for county offices are also getting busy. The secretary of state is preparing for a flood of business In connection with the primary nom ination of candidates, which will be more cumbersome than ever before eo far as the detaU work is concerned. MAY NOT ABOLYISH THE OFFICE Senator McCumber Has Bill to Con tinue Office of Surveyor General Washington, Feb. 29.—Senator Mc Oumber has offered an amendment to the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill providing for the payment of the salary of the survey or general of North akota and the clergs in his office during the next fiscal year. The bill, as it passed the bouse, contained no provision for this office, tlie intention being to abolish V & it after June 30, the end of the pres ent fiscal year. The North Oakota delegation claim there is plenty of work for the surveyor general to do, and is fighting to have the office con tinued. The senate committee on ap propriations probably won't adopt the provision. WHITE SOX SPECIAL LEAVES CHI CAGO TOMORROW Player and Officials of Chicago Ameri can League Team Begin Tour to Los Angeles. Chicago, I'7-b. 29.—"All aboard for the White Sox special." This cry will ring out tomorrow night, when the players and officials of the Chicago American League team will board the most palatial train ever provided for a baseball club and set forth on the most ambitious training trip ever undertaken in the history of tlie national sport. The White Sox special will run as a second section of the Golden State Limited, the fast train to the Pacific coast, and will follow that train to Los Angeles. The magnitude of the undertaking can be imagined from the fact that the sections of the squad will cover 14,041 miles before they return to Chicago to open up the American League season, April 14. Xo ball club even went out of Chi cago in such style as those Sox are going. The special train secured from the Rock island road will be the finest that can be put together. That was the proviso insisted on by President Comiskey, which made the railroads shy away from the contract. To carry the baseball party of about fifty peo ple, including players, their families, club officials, newspaper representa tives and a few root ere, the special will be made up of six cars—library, diner, two sleepers, combination buf fet and observation and a baggage ear. In fact, the train will be a dupli cate of the Golden State Limited, ex cept t.liat it will carry one car less. The Sox party will leave Chicago at 9 o'clock in the evening from the LaSalle street station, and will go via 101 Paso, arriving at Los Angeles March ai 7 o'clock in the evening. President Comiskey intends making the trip a personally conducted affair, his plan being to accompany his play ers over the whole route. About Hiirty players will be taken on the trip, a large number of pur chased and drafted stars being sched uled to vie with the veteran members of the team for places on the regular payroll. In order to give the youngsters a fair chance to show their mettle, they will be given positions on the second team along with several of the regu lars, and will play with a separate list of exhibition games, the master of the Sox taking charge of that squad to get a line of the new fel lows, while Manager Jones goes along conditioning his veteran play ers. The entire squad will be kept to gether at Los Angeles only" long enough to give all hand enough prac tice to play good ball, and then the divisions will ge made, the regulars being left in the City of Angels, while the recruits hit the trail to San Fran scico. Facts About White Sox Trip Leave Chicago—Feb. 2S. Destination—Los Angeles. Mileage of First Team—7,233 miles. Mileage of Second Team—7,408 miles. Total Mileage—14,641 mifes. Exhibition Games Scheduled for First Team—32. Exhibition Games Scheduled for Second Team—35. Players to Be Taken on Trip—30. Members of First Team—Catchers, Sullivan and Shaw pitchers, Walsh, White, Smith and Owen inflelders, Donohue, Isbell (uncertain), Davis, Parent and Tannehill outfielders, Manager Jones, Hahn and Dougherty. Members of Second Team—Catch ers, Hart and Armbruster pitchers, Altrock, Patterson, Lange, Fiene, Manuel, Putell, Speer, Freeman and Most inflelders, Anderson, Atz, "Quill in and Rohe outfielders, extra pitch ers. Estimated Expense of Trip—$15,000. Return to Chicago—April 13. Open Season—April 14 at Chicago. Open New Naval Prison Boston, Feb. 29."—In order to relieve the congestion of the naval prison here the new naval prison at the Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard will be opened tomorrow, although only half finished. About 150 prisoners will be moved into the prison from the Bos ton yard. There are only 160 cells at present In the completed wing of the prison and 160 more will be placed in that wing of the building as soon as congress provides the money. Sheppard to Compete New York, Feb. 29.—Melvin Shep pard, the Irish-American A. C. run ner, who was set down by the A. A. U. about a month ago, will compete in the games of the Spanish war vet erans tonight, one minute after his suspension expires. Has Bible 364 Year* Old Letitz, Pa., Feb. 29.—D. W. Welt rich, a Warwlch school teacher, has in his possession a Bible 364 years old, bearing the imprint of Chrlstofer Fraushaur, Zurich, Switzerland, 1544 I V V, '1 si u E o Pi ti Si fo is! ec te TI Fa int the kin pec tes for' Iiai acc at is i vial the legt tons it valu ther sent chid PER MEN COME IC MINOT ors Today Are Mak :s to Form a County ition. jpta, February 29.— of newspapermen |e in the city today [all from the Minot iss the organization ial association. 1 about forty news tors began to think ime to form an or counties with one 'spapers have flour which have result o the members. oys are being en »mmercial club. •GE DOES WORK to Know Quality jClover and Other i Send Samples to he state who are tig the quality of and the various s which they ex have the same iltural college by aiple to Professor ),ment of botany, jOuncement made The department td in testing the grass seeds and alfalfa and other ment is not anx of work unless ion which is of of the state, and en a sample is Eormation be in ,-le. A statement should be made as lo when the seed was purchased and from whom purchased. When the sample is accompanied by this infor mation it will be examined for the character of the weed seeds contain ed therein and a germination test made. The department will be able to report upon this germination test within five or sx days after recept of the sample. No reports will be made unless accompanied by the in formation as noted above. WANT THEIR TAXES EQUALIZED Protective Association to Handle the Tax Problem Stanley, N. D„ Feb. 29.—There was held in the opera house one of the largest gatherings of farmers that ev er assembled together in Stanley. The meeting was called for the purpose of discussing many important matters and also to take up the question of taxes as equalized by the recent coun ty board of equalization. Among oth er things at thi smeeting, an organiz ation was perfected, to be known as The Farmers' Protective association.' O. 13. Stray was elected president. Chas. Schubert was elected vice pres ident and Rev. Oscar Bostram secre tary an dtreasurer. A committee was also appointed, consisting of Messrs. H. P. Duggan, C. M. Hill and Thos. Miley, to wait upon Commissioner De Lance and ask his opinion upon the feasibility of sending a committee to Minot to interview the county com missioners with regard to the recent tax levy. It is claimed that the tax levy is comewhat unequal in many in stances. The next meeting of farm ers will be held on Friday, when it will be ascertained what action the committee appointed to wait upon Commissioner De Lance have taken and what is best to do under the cir cumstances. Auto Races in Florida Daytona, Fla., Feb. 29.—Although the entires in the six automobile races to be held on the Ormond- Day tona beach next week are lighter than usual, there is apparently no diminu tion of interest in the event. Already the crowds of enthusiasts are begin ning to gather and by tomorrow it is expected that an unprecedented as semblage will be here. The entries include twelve of the highest-powered cars in the world and the promoters of the meet are confidently looking forward to some smashed records. Rex in Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 29.—King Rex and his Queen, monarchs of Mardi Gras, arrived in Milwaukee to day and this evening will be given a great ball in the Hippodrome by their 'loyal subjects. The big building has been decorated for the event in royal purple, gold and crimson, with myr iads of electric lights, and the func tion will undoubtedly be the most brilliant and spectacular ever wit nessed in Milwaukee. LAST BATTLE TO BE FOUGHT Adherents of Fish and Harriman Fac tion* Arrive in Chicago Chicago, Feb. 29.—Adherents of the Fish and Harriman factions among the Illinois Central stockhold ers are arriving here today for the last battle, which will be fought Mon day, when the adjourned election of directors will be held. The recent court decision allowing the voting of Union Pacific proxies renders the vic tory of Harriman and the utter rout of Fish a foregone conclusion. :?n NEW YORK PASTOR RESIGN8 Because His Faith Cure Is Distaste fut to Congregation, He Quit Work New York, Feb. 29.—E^ecause his "faith cure" doctrines, bordering on Christian Science, were distasteful to the members of his flock, the Rev. John Wood Elliott, rector of All Saints' Episcopal church, Orange Val ley, has handed in his resignation, ef fective tomorrow. It is rumored that Dr. Elliott will become lecturer in Mrs. Eddy's church. The Rev. Mr. Elliott created a sen sation among the people when he be gan several months ago to preach his belief in the ability to cure by pray er, and that healing could be accom plished by the laying on of hands. He was criticized by a number of his congregation and submitted his res ignation. At the annual meeting of the chu^Jh in December the resigna tion was referred to the wardens and vestrymen, and these, by a majority vote, declined to accept it. He then agreed to work more in harmony with his people. No Forests in 1942 All the timber in the United States will be cut within the next twenty three to thirty-three years. This, at least, is the startling statement made by Appleton's Magazine in an article on national waste which is to appear in the March number. To back up its assertion it quotes figures. The pres ent consumption of timber approxi mately 100,000,000,000 feet a year and the annual growth is about 40,000, 000,000 feet. The estimates of the present total supply vary from 1,400 to 2,000 billion feet. Taking the for mer figure, it is found that by 1932 there will be practically no merchant able timber left in the United States while, even if the larger estimate is correct, it wiII all be gone by 1942. The moral pointed by these statistics, of course, is the need of immediate action if the nation s not to be robbed entirely of one of its most important natural resources. The Applet on ar ticle points out that other sources of national wealth are being depleted in the same way as the forests, although in these other cases the limit of act ual exhaustion is not so close at hand. The assertion is made, however, that the coal supply will last not more than another hundred years that ov er a billion tons of fertile soil is washed away yearly by the rivers, largely because of floods, due to the denudation of forest lands, and that the sources of agricultural wealth are being undermined by improper meth ods of cultivation and neglect of fer tilizing. The remedy proposed for this state of affairs is to arouse the interest of the club-women of Amer ica in a movement to combat national paste of all kinds and to urge the con servation of the natural resources of the country. A Million-Dollar Taxpayer The greatest single taxpayer in Min nesota has just made its report to the state auditor for 1907. The Great Northern railway system, which has absorbed all its subsidiary companies and is now one in name as well as in fact, will pay $918,115.88 in one. lump to the state treasurer. At the present rate of increase, it will not be long before the Great Northern is a million-dollar contrib utor to the state funds. It may be that the present year will show some falling off, but last year the system make a handsome gain in spite of a lighter wheat crop and a reduction in passenger fares which was in effect for several months. The Great Northern, with over 2,200 miles in Minnesota, has more than a quarter of the trackage in the state, and pays more than one-fourth of the railroad taxes. Considering the enor mous value of its property, however, it is not paying an excessive tax. It must be remembered that railroads pay their entire tax settlement direct to the state. Other taxpayers contrib ute to the state, county, city and school district, besides paying for special improvements from which rail roads are exempt. The total raised for taxation last year in Minnesota was over $27,000,000. The state's as sessed value, exclusive of railroad properties, is something over a billion dollars, but according to the market value of its stocks and bonds, the Great Northern's property in Minne sota Is worth over $150,000,000. Tak ing 40 per cent for the assessed valu ation, and the railroad system would be assessable in Minnesota at $60,000, 000 or over. Evidently a million-dol lar tax would not be excessive. At the same time, such a payment from one corporation toward the ex penses of the government is a splen did demonstration of the wealth and material prosperity of Minnesota. The Great Northern's mileage is mainly in the newer and more undeveloped sec tions of the state, and its sure growth and high standing in the financial world are inevitably connected with the fame of the great future empire of Northern Minnesota. Bryan In Mississippi Jackson, Miss., Feb. 29.—William J. Bryan is today the guest of the Mis sissippi legislature and delivered an address before that body. Leading Democrats from all over the state joined in the public demonstration that marked the arrival of the Nebras kan. TEMPLE DEDICATED Many Attend Ceremonies Attendant Upon Dedication of Masonic Temple Minot, Noth Dakota, February 29.— Minot's elegant new $40,000 Masonic Temple was formally dedicated to the uses of the order last night amid the most improssive ceremonies. The dedication was attended by over 150 Masons from the cities and villages of Northwestern North Dakota, and the affair, was a splendid, success. The dedicatory exercises proper, at which John McJannett represented the grand master, were held at 8:30 o'clock. The regular Masonic ritual, which is most impressive, was fol lowed. This was followed by a recep tion and dancing. The grand march began at 10 o'clock. The hall was packed with Masons and their wives. Music was furnished by Quigley's or chestra. The dancing was followed by a ban quet which began at 11 o'clock and continued until 1 a. m. A most elab orate menu had been prepared and the visiting Masons departed, much impressed with the hospitality of the Magic City lodge. MUST ANSWER FOR CONTEMPT Barney Frank Is Cited by Referee Lewis to Appear Before Judge Amidon Minot, Noth Dakota, February 29.— Barney Frank, bound over to t.he United States district court at Fargo on a charge of concealing $3,000 in moneys and credits from Trustee-in Bankruptcy Dudley L. Nash, has also been cited by Referee-in-Bankruptcy J. H. Lewis to appear before Judge Amidon for contempt of court. Frank is charged with making a remark to his mother while she was testifying before Referee-in-Bankrupt. cy Lewis. Mr. Frank's mother was telling a certain story when Frank is charged with making this remark: "Why don't you tell the truth?" The referee held that this was suf ficient cause for a charge of contempt and the case will come up before Judge Amidon of the United States district court at Fargo. Referee-in-Bankruptcy Lewis has is sued an order denying Barney and Charles Frank any exemptions. JOHN BROCKEL GIVES PEACE BONDS FOR $200 Sawyer Man Is Charged with Threat ening to Do Bodily Harm to His Neighbor. Minot, Noth Dakota, February 29.— John Brockel, a Sawyer farmer, charged with threatening to do bodily harm to Sam Liebelt, his neighbor, was bound over to the district court under $200 bonds by Judge Murray this morning. Brockel is accused of making a threat to "fix" Liebelt, who secured a search warrant covering Brocket's premises, in which Liebelt suspected that there was a butchered pig which had been stolen from him. Brocket took offense at this, and according to Liebelt, made threats against his life. Dies of Cancer Minot, Noth Dakota, February 29.— A sad death occurred a few miles west of Sawyer on Wednesday when Mrs. Skinner died of cancer of the stomach. Mrs Skinner had been sick for some time but it was thought she might recover at least for a time. She is survived by three daughters, one son and a husband. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner and family came from Iowa quite a few years ago. They lived in Minot a while, then went to live on a farm about a mile and a half west of Sawyer. Mrs. iSkinner is well known and has many friends who will be sad to learn the news of her death. To Deport Indian Coolies Cape Town, Feb. 29.—As the result of the race war in thg Transvaal be tween the Boers and English and the Indian coolies, all the latter over 16 years of age, unprovided with regis tration certificates, will be deported after tomorrow. Vanderbllt Coming Back London, Feb. 29—Alfred G. Vander bllt will sail frpm Havre today for New York, but will return to London at the end of April to begin his Brlgh to public coaching trips, which will continue during May and June. To Form Labor Party New York, Feb. 29.—An appeal to the American Federation of Labor to issue a call for a national convention, to organize an lndepndent political movement, will be made a special or der of business at a meeting of the Central Federated Union tomorrow. South Prairie Mr. W. R- Foster and Mr. John Mc Kinney found it necessary to kill four valuable horses, the state veterinary having decided that the horses were infected with glandere. Cupid, the harbinger of wedding bells, is aiming his little arrows at some of our South Prairie people. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Rendon were conducted at Liberty school house No. 2, Feb. 23. The body was taken to Mrs. Rendon's old home in Nelson county for inter ment. MINOT BEATS VALLEY CITY MAGIC CITY CARRIES AWAY HON ORS BY A SCORE OF NINE TEEN TO THIRTEEN THIS WILL GIVE MINOT A GOOD CHANCE FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Minot, Noth Dakota, February 29.— In a very fast game in which the Minot boys demonstrated beyond all question their superiority, the Minot basketball team last evening defeated the Valley City team by a score of 19 to 13. The Valley City boys had a char acteristic method of throwing the ball with one hand over the shoulder. That method throwing netted the visitors two or three baskets. The Valley City boys were taller on the average and this gave them quite an advantage. The Minot boys by past passing of the ball overcame the good points of their larger opponents. McCabe, Mi not's new guard, made an excellent showing. Gaskill did fine work at forward. Moon played an excellent game as center. Capt. Mulroy has ex cellent reason to be proud of his team. In fact all the boys did so well that it is hard to find one that did better than another. The score at the end of the first half was 12 to 10 in Minot's favor. The Minot boys seemed to have bet ter staying qualities and played better as the game progressed. A banquet in honor of Valley City was held at the Leland dining room last evening, and an excellent time was enjoyed. There were about sev enty present, and good fellowship pre vailed. Mr. Ritchie, the referee of the game, from Valley City, gave the basketball situation in his remarks as follows: "The championship of the state seems to lie now between Enderlin and Minot, Enderlin having defeated both Jamestown and Valley City." Enderlin has already made propos als for games with both Minot and Kenmare, and the prospects are that the Enderlin team will come West. The Enderlin team has not been de feated this year and is an unusually strong team. Great credit is due F. W. Allen for his efficient work as coach of the Mi not team. Mr. Allen is an enthusiastic worker and understands the game thoroughly. E. G. WARREN AT WASHINGTON School Superintendents Presented to Roosevelt Washington, Feb. 29.—Among the members of the state and municipal branch of the National Educational association presented to the president yesterday were a dozen or more from North Dakota, who are attending the meeting in session here this week. They include W. L. Stockwell, wife and son, George A. McFarland of Val ley City, Thomas A. Hillyer of May ville, J. Nelson Kelly of Grand Forks, aiid the following county superintend ents: Helen Prinderville, Grand Forks Tene McCarten, Sargent H. D. Mack, LaMoure P. E. Christian son, Bottineau E. G. Warren, Ward, and B. B. Wells, Walsh. Valley City Normal Notes President McFarland left laist week for Washington, D. C., where he will attend a meeting of the department of superintendents of the National Edu cational association. Vice President Hollis will take his place durng his absence. The physics class is dealing with electricity. They have minature barns which are set on fire by electricity unless protected by lightning rods. In rhetoric, the students are having practice in oral composition. The work is similar to that of a public speaking class. The membership and enthusiasm in the Y. H. C. A. is rapidly increasing. Dr. Brown gave an address before the association last week. The rules for field day have been posted and elections will soon be held. Arrangements are being made for a model school field day. The drills gievn by the different grades will be under the direction of the practice teachers in charge. The manual training class is mak ing tabourettes, picture frames, dress er boxes and book racks. This work is very enjoyable as well as beneficial to the members of the class. The February Bulletin contains a very interesting article on "Psychol ogy," by prof. Chas. E. Brown also a poem, "Ballads of the King to Come," by Prof. Charlton Andrews of the English department. MOBILE MAKE3 A REDUCTION Ten Per Cent Reduction Is Made in 8alary of Employees St. Louis, Feb. 28.—Alleging that the financial crisiB and unfair legis lation in the southern states renders such action necessary, the Mobile & Ohio railway will tomorrow put into effect a 10 per cent reduction in the salaries of all .executive officers, of ficials and employes receiving $100 a month or more. All employes receiv ing from $50 to $100 are cut 5 per cent. if «««Yi? «sw $? Ife-