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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
AIN APPEAL TO THE
CZARINA FOR PEACE

ST. Petersburg, Feb. I8-The en-
press Of Russia has received from the
women of Moscow an address piteously
appealing to her. as a woman and a
mother. to use her influence with the
emperor to secure peace.
Oh. sovereign the petition says, I'VE
believe your mothers heart feels all
the horrors of war as we do Peace is
violated not only beyond the frontiers,
but even in the heart Of the fatherland.
We see in recent troubles the beginning
Eof .calan1ities that may crush all Rus
sia il the emperor does not seek to avert
them All the bases of life are shaken
and all the moral foundations are trein-
bling Mothers who have to bring up
the young generation are saddened by
seeing that it is impossible to train UP
children OH the basis of truth, love and
duty when the social life of tile country
does not rest thereon. Our best forces
are pcrislling. Mothers whose hearts
are breaking cannot remain silent.
More lives will be sacrificed because
what is happening Isl not s2aslnodic,
but the results of earlier calanities.
The emperor can still save Russia BY
his puissant will Be our pleader. Pray
the emperor to listen to the voice Of
the country If the emperor leads the
country in, paths Of greatness its women
will help iii the work Of organization,
by guiding their brothers and children
into the new way and life Of light
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
SENIOR CLASS LEFT .@.s'
COLLEGE IN A BODY

Amherst, Mass, Feb. IS-As the re-
suit of recent trouble at the Massachu-
sctts Agricultural College, the senior
class has voted to withdraw from the
college.
A short time ago thirty members of
the class were declared guilty of TIM
gentlemanly conduct in the classroom
They were given an opportunity to make
amends and promises of future good
behavior, but failed to satisfy the fac
ulty in this respect, and the matter was
referred to the committee of the faculty
on discipline. AS a result the faculty
ordered the class to make public apol-
ogy to the college and to the professor
in whose room the disturbance took
place. Three of the seniors were sus-
pended for one. year
The members of the class objected
to the suspensions. claiming that all
were equally guilty and decided to leave
college. 3 - -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
HUNT DEFIED THE
ORDERS OF THE COURT

Chicago, Feb. 1s.-William H, Hunt,
formerly president of the defllnct Pan
American Bank, defed the officials OF
the federal court when he was summon
ed TO appear before Referee in Bank
ruptcy Wean for examination. @
Judge kohlsaat ordered that Hunt be
examined regarding his personal assets.
Counsel for Hunt demurred to the Or
der but was overruled and Hunt was
ordered to appear before the referee.
Hunt fatty refused to leave the Jail.
Judge kohlsaat issued an order for a
writ of habeas corpus, directing the
sheriff to bring Hunt before the referee
Monday morning Ii he refuses to APP
pear at that time he will be taken to
the court by force.
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WILL CONFER DEGREES.

Philadelphia, Feb. 18.-On Washing
tons birthday, the University Of Penn
sylvania will confer the degree of Ii. D.
upon the emperor of Germany and the
president of the United States. The
president will be here in person and will
be the principal speaker at the exercises
in memory Of Washington. 1t is note
worthy historical coincidence that the
same degree which President Roosevelt
will receive upon Washington's birth
day, was conferred by the university
upon George Washington upon indie
pendencc Day. I783--thc year in which
the Revolutionary War ended.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
BREACH OF PROMISE
CASE ENDED HAPPILY
8

Bloomington, Ill, Feb. is. The
breach of promise case of Emma Tomp-
kins against Willis Mecherle, both
prominent farmers Of this county, came.
to sudden ending when the principals
agreed to be married, Mecherlc deciding
the young lady eighty acres Of land val
5ucd at $4,000 and at the same time
obtaining marriage license. The en-
lgagement was broken off three times,
Ahe slit for $4,000 being fhe result.
The settlement came in the middle of
the trial after the young girl had been
oil the stand for five hours and had re-
lated the iilinutest details of their FIVE
years courtslip.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
SERGIUS IS REPORTED
TO HAVE SEEN LIGHT

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1s-The story
Is going the rounds that Grand Duke
sergius himself at the last moment,
feeling the tide against his was won
ever to the plan of suminoning the
zemsky tabor and that he gent a
messenger to Emperor Nicholas out
lining his views as to the composition
Of the body. It Is added that the mes
senger arrived at almost the same
time that the bomb was thrown in
Moscow. According to Sergius' plan
ft was proposed that each province
should have six representatives in.
the convention, two OF each class, the
nobility, the merchants and the peas
ants.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
SHADOW OF I
:. THEIR DOOM
RUSSIANS ARE TERRIBLY
DEPRESSED BY ASSASSINATION


- 81 1Jasburg, Feb, I8.--An oppres-
sion, u N g/sadow of doom, seems to
be hang. ~ y the Russian capital
. Bells are e.ad the people in the
! streets are as1s sck at yesterdays
bloody crime. q
Prince Leopolagof Prussia, who has
been visiting the emperor, has returned
to Berlin. II is rttmored he talked peace
! with the car, bearing a message from
the German emperor.
In diplomatic circles the, opinion is
expressed the tragedy may be followed
by a decision to conclude peace.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
MONEY EXPENDED ON
THE CAPITOL BUILDING

Bismarck, n. d., Feb. I8.-Thc re-
ports Of the capitol commission which
had in charge .hc building Of the new
addition and alterations i'll the old build
ing, was transmitted to the assembly
yesterday afternoon. The commission
consisted Of Governor Frank White,
president; Secretary of State Porter,
secretary and Auditor II. l.. Holmes.
$I70,93I go was expended during h1c
two years and is divided as follows;
New north wing ....,....$ 90 465.6O
Alterations to old building. 44,22oI2
Electric light power and
steam plant ...... ...... 22,03O.2 20
Electric railway =. 49,. 49,. 22,ooo.44
Sl7Qy03I If
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MONTANA
MARRIAGES
--- -
THE LEGISLATURE WILL
BAR DIVORCED PEOPLE
Only the Injured Party In Statutory
Cases VIII Be Permitted to Marry
in That State Divorced Couples Can
Remarry Each Other.

Helena, Feb. 18-The lower branch
of the Legislature has passed bill to
restrict reckless and i'll advised mar
riage Except in the case of the inno-.
cent party to divorce brought on the.
ground Of adultery. divorced persons
are forbidden to marry again. Parties
TO action for divorce may remarry
again.
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HAS NOT RESIGNED.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 18.-M. Witte.
president OF the committee of minis
tcrs replying to a question regarding
the reports circulated yesterday to
the effect that he had resigned said
20 the Associated Press that he had
not resigned though he was not anx-
ious TO remain in office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
WAS HACKED
TO PIECES
ATROCIOUS MURDER IN
THE SANITY CITY
st. Paul Butcher Was Found MUIR
dered In His Shop-Efis Body Had
Been Terribly Mutilated and the
Officials Are Investigating.

St. Paul. Feb. I8-John Sct,indcl-
decker, a butcher of West Seventh
Street was found murdered in his shop
this afternoon The mans body was
almost hacked to pieces. The police
are investigating.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
THE PANAMA RAILROAD
INVESTIGATION STILL ON

Washington, Feb I8.-The inyesti-
cations OF the Panama railroad was
continued before the subcommittee of
the house committee Of interstate COM
mercc. Vice President Drake testified
as to the manner Of holding directors
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AWFUL FATE =.
OF MINERS
- i, -t..s~s -PEE gE.E .-Efsfa% ....s = =
SIX MEN MET A -:
TERRIBLE DEATH TODAY


Pottsville, Pa, Feb. IS--While a
cage containing ten men was being
lowered into Lyttle shaft near here, it
caught on the loose timbers which
loosened the top rock, six men were
crushed to death, ten were injured, but
walked up the slope .
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TO CONSIDER EFFECT
OF THE ASSASSINATION

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.--An extraor-
binary sitting Of the. council of the en-
pire has been summoned to consider the
situation resulting from the assassina-
ton OF Grand Duke Sergius.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
ROBBERS s. |
WERE BOLD
THEY STOLE VALUABLE
DIAMONDS IN THE STREET
Daring Action Of Highwaymen In the
Streets Of Gotham They Escaped
After Snatcting Valuable JeweIry
From Woman's Neck. ,g.......,. I,

New York, Feb. 18.-IIighwaymen at
tackled Mr., and Mrs. John Cornish in
front of their home and tore a $1,000
diamond brooch from Mrs. Cornish's
throat and escaped after an exciting
chase by the. police. q. -&F~,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
MUST BE DUG OUT.

Jamestown. N. Y, Feb. I9.-Thc Chi
cago EXpres on the Erie Road is stall
ed in immense snow drifts near Eden
Center and cannot be moved Men have
been sent to dig it out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
STATEHOOD BILL.

Washington, Feb. I8-In order to-
facilitate action at this session on the
statehood bill the house passed q reso-
luton sending that measure as amend
ed BY the senate direct into conference
without an opportunity being offered To-
debate it
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
ODELL GOES ABROAD

New York. Feb. I8.-Ex- Governor
Odell Of New York was among the
passengers sailing for Europe today.
The ex-governor is accompanied by
Mrs. Odell and their daughter, and
will remain abroad about four months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
FOIL LOW KANSAS, EXAMPLE.

Denver, Col, Feb. rs. "A bill for the
establishment of state oil refinery was
introduced in the Colorado legislature
by Representative Wilder. The bill pro-
vidcs for an appropriation of SI25,ooo
for the erection and operation Of a re-
'fnery
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
ALLEGED WIFE MURDERER
ACQUITTED BY THE JURY

New London, Mo, Feb. IS--The
jury III the case Of DR. + j. Watson Of
Denver charged with killing his wife
returned a verdict OF not guilty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
THE EAST
IS BURIED
A BIG SNoWSTORM COVERS
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
Trains Are Blockaded in Many Sec
tions and the Chicago Express on
the Erie Is Completely Showed
Under Near Eden Center.

Cory, Pa, Feb. I8.-Thc great snow
storm Of last night blocked all the rail
roads and only local trains are running
spaSmodically.
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FIVE PERSONS WERE
BURNED TO DEATH

4 Island Falls, Me, Feb. I8-Five per-
sons were burned to death in house at
the Howebrook plantation. The bod
les were burned beyond recognition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-18
RUSSIANS SHOW MORE
ACTIVITY IN MANCHURIA

Toxic, Feb. I8.-The Russians shell
cd a portion of Field Marshal Oyama's
center and left, Thursday. According
to the reports from Shakhe River the
Russians are showing increased activi-
tv
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$l,lss-sz
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

AT the rcques. Of Speaker Piercy, Rep
resentative McCrea called the house to
order. After the call of the roll the
standing committees reported on the
bills referred TO fhein
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The warehouse committee to whom
was referred H. b. Nos. I48, relating to
weights and measures H b. I44. relat-
ing to public warehouses and III. B. 2I8,
requiring grain buyers to give credit
for screenings iii grain, were all report
ed favorably by the committee and rec
commended to pass.
The committee on insurance to- whom
II. B. IS8, relating to the investments
of funds Of domestic insurance corlpail-
les, was referred. reported favorably
and recommended that it do pass.
he Judiciary committee to whom had
been referred s. B. IS, an act providing
for the redisfricting Of commissioner
districts in county taking new territory,
and Fl. B. zoo, relating to the appoj;nt-
ment Of additional county commission
ers in counties where BY popular vote
It was decided to increase the number
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{ Continued on Pare "a
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SCHOOL LOAN FUND
436 Good School Houses
Built or Improved.
Nearly All of Them are in the Rural
sDistricfs. Plans OF Operation by
the State Educational
Board.

BY act of the General Assembly of
1903 funds amounting at that time TO
about 100000, arising from the sale
of swamp lands belonging to the State
Board of Education and all funds that
may be hereafter derived from that
source, together with all the accruing
interest thereon was made a fund
separate and distinct from the other
funds of the State to be known as the
State Literary Fund, and to be used
as a loan fund for building and i'm
proving public school houses unoar
such rules and regulations as the State
Board of Education should adopt One
hundred thousand dollars of the fund,
however, is in the form of a State
bond not due until 1906, and only the
interest thereon will, therefore, be
available for loans until that time.
From the sale of lands and other
sources, however, the fund availabIC
for loans has been increased about
$4,000 during the past two years.
Under the provisions of the act the
loans are made by the State Board OF
Education to the County Board of
Education payable in ten annual in
staIlments, bearing interest at four
per cent, payable annually, evidenced
by the note of the County Board or
Education signed by the Chairman and
secretary thereof and deposited with
the State treasurer. The loans to the
school districts are made in turn by
the County Board of Education. The
payment of these loans to the State
Board of Education is secured by MAX
ing the loan a lien upon the total
school funds of the county. The
County Board OF Education is directed
to set apart out of the school funds
at each January meeting sufficient
amount to pay the annual INSTALL
ments and interest falling due on the
succeeding tenth day of February. The
State treasurer is also authorized, If
necessary, to deduct a sufficient
amount for the payment of any an
nual installment due by any county
out Of any fund due any county from
any special State appropriation for
public schools or to bring action, ii
necessary. against the County Board
of Education, the tax collector or any
person or persons in whose possession
may be any part of the school funds
of the county. The County Board of
Education is secured by authorizing
that board to deduct the amount of
the annual installment and interest
due by any district to which loan
has been made. from the annual APP
portionment to that district for school
purposes, unless the district provides
in some other way for it's payment.
The act, therefore, absolutely secures
from loss both the State Board of Edu-
cation and the County Board of Edu-
cation. Two annual installments of
these loans have fallen due since the
establishment of the fund. Every
cent of each inStallment with interest
has been paid promptly each year by
every county.
Under the rules adopted by the
State Board of Education for regu-
lating these loans not more than one
half of the cost of new school houses
and grounds or of the Improvement
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ent must of necessity be the execu-
tive head director and very life of
the school work of the county. No
great business like this business of ed
ucation can be successfully conducted
without a strong man at it's head de-
voting all his time, thought and ener-
gy to it. Nothing worth doing in the
world can be done without such a
man. 1t is the highest economy to put
money into such man. Wherever
this has been done the educational
work of the county is progressing
along all lines; wherever it has not
been done it is lagging. No effort
has been spared, therefore, to
strengthen the county superintendency.
Under the amendment of the school
law by the General Assembly of 1908,
allowing an increase in the salary of
the County Superintendents the aver
age salary of the County Superinten-
dent for the State has been
nearly doubled. In many of
the larger and stronger cOun-
ties. competent men have been en-
ployed at a living salary to give all
their time, thought and energy to the
work In all counties the County Su-
perintendent has been required
to visit the schools and to
give more time and attention to the
work. The duty of visiting the schools
is now mandatory. Some of the re-
suits strengthening county supervis-
ing have been a better organization of
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RURAL LIBRARIES
Most Popular Progressive
Educational Step.
In Many a BOOkIess School and Home
These Libraries Have Proved
a Breath of Fresh

No successful teaching can be done
if the teacher and her pupils are COM
PEELED to rely entirely upon the such
information and such inspiration as
textbooks alone supply. The teach
ers of North Carolina have long felt
the great disadvantages attending
their efforts to work without the help
of well-selected libraries.
They have labored under the dis
advantage of attempting TO create
desire for something without having
at hand the means 10 satisfy that de-
sire. They have been compelled to
plant the seed without being able to
supply those things necessary to bring
them to fruition. Coming after many
years to a realization of the difficulties
of the task and its almost inevitable
failures, the educational authorities OF
the State finally determined to see that
provisions we're made for placing
within reacn of every boy and girl in
North Carolina some of the. great
masterpieces of the worlds literature
To the State Literary and Historical
Association is largely due the credit
for the successful inauguration of the
rural library movement. Acting upon
the suggestion of the association with
the active cooperation of the Educa-
tional Department of the State, the
General Assembly of North Carolina
in 1901 made an appropriation OF
IS, goo for the two years following,
for the establishment of rural IL
brarieS in rural public schools. This
appropriation was continued in, 1903
for the two following years, and an
additional appropriation of $500 was
made for the establishment of sup
Elementary libraries in connection
with the Libraries previously estab-
lished. In 1905 the appropriation of
$1,000 for rural Libraries and $2,SOO
for supplementary Libraries was made
biennial so that no new act will here
after be necessary for its continu-
ance. Minor amendments have been
made to the rural library act at. diff
ferent times, but the main provisions
of the act have not been materially
changed. The provisions are as fol-
lows:
l. Ten dollars must be raised by the
friends and patrons Of the public
school applying for a library, ten dol
lars must then be provided by the
County Board of Education out of the
general county school. fund, and ten
dollars will then be provided out OF
the State appropriation for this pur-
pose, making thirty dollars for each
library.
2. For the enlargement of libraries
already established five dollars must
be provided by the friends and pa
irons of the school, five dollars by the
County Board of Education from the
funds of the school district applying
for the library, and five dollars by
the State Board of Education from the
State appropriation for this purpose.
making fifteen dollars for supplement-
ing Libraries already established
3. Upon application of the County
Superintendent a neat book case with
lock and key must be provided for
each library from the county school
fund. ae,
4. Not more than six new libraries
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shall be established biennially in any
county and not more than six libraries
already established in any county shall
be entitled biennially to the benefits Of
the appropriation for enlarging and
supplementing Libraries, but, after the
end of each biennial period libraries
and supplementary libraries that have
not been taken by the counties en-
titled to them become available to any
other counties irrespective of the
number of Libraries or supplementary
libraries already established in those
counties.
5. Books for rural libraries must bs
selected from lists of books approved
by the State superintendent of Public
instruction. Such lists have been
carefully prepared and printed, and
are distributed from his office.
G. Each library must have local
manager, usually the teacher in charge
of the school, who conducts the IL
brary in accordance with rules and
regulations prepared by State Superin-
tendent, is held responsible for the
safe-keeping of the books, and is re-
ouired to make such reports as the
State superintendent of Public In
struction shall direct. During vaca-
ton the library is placed I'm charge
of some reliable resident OF the
school district.
Z. Rural districts and towns with
less than one thousand inhabitants are
entitled to the benefits of the rural
library act.
The Growth OF the Movement.
The following brief table will give
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of old school houses will be lent to
any county for any district. No loan
is made, to any district with less than
sixty-fve children of school age, unless
satisfactory evidence is furnished that
such district is absolutely necessary on
account of sparsity of population and
the existence of insurmountable natur-
al barriers. Preference is given
(a) To rural districts or towns of
less than one thousand inhabitants
where the needs are greatest.
(b) To rural districts or towns of
less than one thousand inhabitants
supplementing their general school
tax by local taxation.
(c) To districts supplementing their
school fund by private subscription.
(d) To large districts formed by
consolation of small districts.
All houses upon which loans are
made are required to be constructed
strictly in accordance with plans ap-
proved by the State superintendent of
Public instruction. In fact, all new
school houses are now Required l,y
law to be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the State Su-
perintendent and the County Board Of
Education. Such approved plans for
houses from one to eight rooms have
been carefully prepared by skilled ar
chitects, and are sent out in pamphlet
form from the office of the Superinten-
dent of Public instruction. These
pamphlets contain cuts. diagrams and
| detailed bills of material, SO that any
carpenter of ordinary intelligence can
easily construct any of the houses by
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Educational Progress of Education & Carolina
Use and Results.

the information contained in the pam
nhlet.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13

more clearly that no school legislation
has been enacted in North Carolina
that has proved and will continue 20
prove more helpful to the public school
system of the State. 1t is not too much
to say that in the benefits derived
from it's use the loan fund has sur
passed the. expectations of It's most ar
dent advocate. We are building in
North Carolina new school houses in
accordance with the principles OF
modern school architecture at the rate
of more than one a day. For TINS
progress, as the above facts indicate.
we are largely indebted to the loan
fund for building and improving pub
lie school houses.