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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-13
Mr.. Bendeke,s Letter.

Editor of The Evening Times:
MY attention has been called to an
article In The Evening Times of date
March 9Th by Mr.. n. Greenberg roast.
bndnsy FOR the city a1d tie
upbuilding of the Second ward on ac-
count Of the building of the detention
Mr.. Greenberg knows that I am the
resident agent for all of Mrs. Holes
property in this city, and with Mr.. Duis
Use of the location Of the home for
aged. He might have been man enough
to ask me about this building before
publicly blaming Mr.. Duis. I can tell
Mr.. Greenberg and the voters of the
Second ward, first, that 1. there is no
building is done. where more lots are
sold and where more improvements are
going on There Is not a week unless
sell from two to ten lots for Mrs.
Holes, and that prices OF lots increase
rapidly. Second, that the Home for the
(; plans and got; several hundred dollars
for his work from Mrs. Holes. That
9 block In the Second ward is set aside
4 for 1t, and the contracts will be let
when all the money Is secured by Mrs.
MI. Duis deserves credit for the work
s he mas done, and the sooner Mr.. Green-
lberg admits this and votes for Duis, the
-better. Respectfully,
H. Bendeke
ConcerninK MIR. Bendeke's Letter.
Editor Evening Times.
In the Morning Herald notice a
5 communication from H. Bendeke, a
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CAME IN ON NO. 2.
Flexhaug, the Suicide, Arrived Monday
81 Morning From the West.

Late yesterday afternoon sufficient
reliable evidence was secured by the
coroner's jury in the Flexhaug sui
eide, case as to settle thet point in
doubt, viz, when did the unfortunate
man come to Grand Forks. Conductor
Harry Walker identified the mileage
book found in the dead mans pocket
as one he had pulled mileage from for
deceased on the date of March IL, and
it seems conclusive that Flexhaug ar
rived from the west on No. 2 Monday
morning.
The man was seen moving about the
depot platform prior to the train pull
ing out. The supposition is that he
committed the act shortly after this,
although no one has been found who
saw him use the knife. Among other
papers blood-saturated memorandum
book was found in his pocket, with
words scrubbed thereon in Norwegian.
These were almost obAterated by the
blood, but the names of Eddie and
Henry could be deciphered, and pro-.
badly refer to members of his family,
though this is conjecture, owing to the
blood stains. 2@al
1t is believed that Flexhaug is the
man who was taken into custody at
Minot not long ago supposed to be in
sane, and that he was returning from
there when again taken with his mall
ady.
Friends at Evansville admit that he
has had mental troubles before. AS
stated in The Evening Times of last
evening, the deceased has a family at
Evansville who have been notified, and
the remains will be shipped there to-
night. .
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GRAIN TERMINALS
]; Al ASHLAND | |
WISCONSIN
n. D, Committee Of Northwest.
ern Farmers q Asso ciation
Make Their Report.

The committee appointed by the
North Dakota branch Of the North
western Farmers association, returned
to- their homes yesterday after a visit
to Ashland, Wis, for the purpose of
interesting the business men Of that
place In a terminal market for North
Dakota grain. The committee was
composed of H. s. Forket of venora,
N. D., H, ]! Hanson OF Litchville and
D. 81 Blair of this city.
Me committee met with a cordial
reception at Ashland and make the
following report Of their investiga-
tons: s
We. the undersigned, your commit
tee appointed by the Minnesota Farm
ers' exchange to investigate the ques-
ton of establishing a terminal eleva-
tor at Ashland, Wis, beg leave ito re-
port that we went to Ashland and
spent Saturday. March 10. there in
looking over the harbor, dock sites,
railroad facilities, ETC. ~
I'VE find upon investigation that
Ashland has one of the best harbors
upon the Great Lakes, with sufficient
depth Of water to float the largest
boats navigating the lakes, said har-
Dor being from twelve to fifteen miles
IN length and about five or six miles
wide, and that any of the largest boats
can navigate the entire bay without
any obstruction whatever. Along, the
front of the city are numerous lun1r
Der, coal and iron ore docks, and the
largest vessels are able to come right
up to these docks fully loaded. From
these docks vessels may be loaded
and unload without any trouble what
ever. a-
I'VE find that Ashland is the east
ern terminus of the Northern Pacific
railway; that the Chicago, ST. Paul &
Minneapolis railway extends from
there to Minneapolis and st. Paul and
connects with the Sault Ste. Marie
line between those points; that from
Ashland, extending south and east,
are the Wisconsin Central railway, the
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis &sDma-
ha, and the Northwestern lineg
From what Investigation We have
so far been able to make, We report
that Ashland enjoys the same rates In
shipping from there west, or from the
westlto said city, that Duluth and Su-
: perior enjoy, and that said city has
the same rates in shipping to Chicago
by. rail.
~. '"At Ashland all commodities can
be transferred from rail to water, or
svice versa, the boats from there; 60
ing down the Great Lakes to all lake
ports, including Milwaukee, Chicago,
Rstroit. Cleveland and Buffalo. We
&, y the people there ready, to- CO.
!, operate with us and help III every way
in the enterprise Of establishing ter
4 minal elevator and they promise that
II such elevator is located there they
will furnish desirable location for
the same.
I'VE drove along the city front and
Examined various sites which the citi-.
zens have to.ofter. We were impressed
principally with,the site known as, the
Ashland Lumber Co. property, which
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May Throw Light.

Last evening sheriff Turner left for.
Berwick to locate Emil Thoroson. who
left Berwick in charge Of 7. a. Flex-
haug, the wealthy Evansville farmer
WHO committed suicide III this city yes
Sterday. II appears from M: HI Mahla'
and T. O. Thorson, . cousin Of the
man whom Sheriff Turner went to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-13
Sister Cannot Come.

Miss Anna Arneson, who is spend
ing the winter at Phoenix, Arizona,
will not be able to- attend the funeral
of her sister. While her health is i'm.
proving, it is not thought best for her
to risk the dangers of a trip north at
this time. The sad news of her sis
ter's death was conveyed to her by
wire this morning. :
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IN CHASE OF OUTLAWS.

Ass0c1ated Press to The Evening Tlnes.
Vinita, l. T., March 13.--Marshal
Darraugh and his posse continued to-.
day to search for the Wickliffe Indian
outlaws. It may be several days be-
fore the outlaws can be located, owing
to the good start they have and the
fact that the country affords many
means of escape and places of con-
cealment.
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Pleasing Men

qTo please a man you must study
him, learnhis likes and disGkes,-
the rest is easy. But the trouble
lies in learning what he likes. give
have been studying for 40 years to
Learn exactly what kind Of a cigar
ii satisfies the discriminating smoker.
Some years ago we decided we had
4 it and the WASHINGTON
IRTING cigar is the result. give
are proud q itfor we tried hard to
Il produce just what yau Wanted, and
its phenomenal success esonvinces us
thai we did our work well. q lis
a 10 cent cigar and worth it.
For sale BY ". W. FEeAN. Grand
rorkJ; Nd. {
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Postoffice Fixtures.

The postoffice this morning received
two distributing desks and writing
tables for the use of the rural carriers
and they WILSON be installed
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THE EVENING TIMES. GRAND roRKs n. D.

bring to the city to appear before the
coroner's Jury, who arrived from
GAINESVILLE last evening, that Flex-
haug is wealthy and has always been
considered same and sound minded.
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S2M0l

FOR 'sALE-aoo GOD SEVEN ROOM
house on North Third street.
City water and sewerage. This
property Is worth more money
and will not last long at the
A. price. $500 cash handles, ball
ance easy terms. n N. Y. q
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SI85O

FOR SALE - Z ROOM HOUSE
Fine, location. There il also
y house; 5000 handles this prop
erty, balance to suit. This .
money money In q few I'M months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22

rection and those at the top of the stairs
fighting for chance to press forward. A
few thought Of the other stairway and
found an easy exit to the street Some.
cooler-headed. remained In the church room
and were uninIured.
In the granting of public permits for the
use of auditoi.iums of all kinds, whether
churches, theaters, lodge rooms or devoted
to other uses, one prime precaution should
always be taken by the municipal authora-
ties. to insure that there Is q straight, ufs-
INSTRUCTED exit. It would be warranted by
the lessons Of experience to forbid the use
of any rooms for assembly purposes above
the street, so frequently have stairways
proved cause OF death In panic. But mod
ern business conditions, imposing a heavy
tax upon the iise Of ground floors for sucn
purposes, do not permit such restriction.
and second or even third and fourth story
rooms win continue to be used for assembly
purposes and fatal brushes will conse-
quently result in the degree that the exits
are not rendered straight and safes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
The Statehood FURRY.

Thanks to the capacity Of Americans for
self-government, the hearings on the state
hood question before the House committee
on territories closed without a riot. Not
gun was drawn, not a knife flashed not
block" was knocked off. Every man who
attended whether committeeman or inter-
ested visitor from the territories, or Idle
and innocent spectator, found his way back
to his lodgings with whole skin.
But it was a close call. There were some
warm times some spirited defenses Of previ-
Gus records and some animated hurlings
back of offensive statements and insinua
tions. Now and then some excited man
would rise from his chair as II with the
purpose of starting real shindy, but would
think better of the matter and subside.
There were moments of what is called ten
sion.
SO far, so good. Let us not forget, how
ever, that the battle though thus far blood
less, has not yet been won. The clash in
the open House Is still to come, and after
that, If statehood wins, we shall have the
Senate. Everything is still at white heat,
and both sides are dead In earnest. May
all of the ticklish places be passed with
safety
Seriously speaking. why all of this storm
and stress? Passion wins no such fight.
The question has been very well and ably
argued on both sides. This fierce talk that
sturdy Americans in MISUNDERSTANDING
of the men who helped to build the Union
to be made subject to men in New
Mexico who not only have no constructive
or progressive blood in their VEINS but
cannot even speak the English language,
is at best a campaign eXaggeration The
superiority of the Anglo-Saxon will con-
tinue to tell under statehood as under ter
ritorial form of government There need
be no doubt to the result If Arizona and
New Mexico are Joined together. The state
will be American in the shortest time and
for all practical purposes. 1t may not be-
come a great state, but there is no earthly
danger of its becoming ''greaser" state.
Let us have a fair vote, both in the House
and in the Senate, uninfluenced either by
windy and aspiring local politicians, or by
outside influences playing for a continued
low tax rate on territorial investments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
A Year of Russian Revolt

Today marks the close of year of Rus
sian revolution and the anniversary is
being commemorated in quiet manner I'm
St Petersburg. Red Sunday" 1905 Is
thus proclaimed by the Russian people as
one OF the historic occasions of the i'm
periai record of repression, revolt and re-
action. 1t is true, as claimed. that the
Russian revolution had its real beginning
In the assassination OF the tyrant Won
Plehve IN the summer OF 1906 in that the
passing Of this impIacable foe to any de-
gree OF popular expression ENCOURAGED the
propagapdists OF liberty TO formulate and
press their demands. The march of the
working men upon the palace of the czar.
January %. 1905. for the purpose of laying
before him a respectful petition for a re-
dress Of grievances wds Enthusiastically en-
couraSei by the new spirit of freedom born
of relief from the iron dominance OF Won
Plehve.
Had the car allowed the bearers of the
workingmen's petition to lay 1t at his feet
he would have retained his prestige with
the great mass of the Russian people. He
would still have been the little father"
standing ready 10 listen 60 the woes of his
children Guided by the evil counsels of
the grand dukes, Nicholas instead sent sol
diers to meet the delegation and they were
massacred. There began the real work OF
redeeming Russia from the barbarlc abso-
lutism of the old regime From that trag-
edy flowed long line of consequences.
making up years record of bioodshcd
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January Heat and Cold,

If there had been snow or ice in evidence
this winter the past few days would prob
ably have been generally styled the usual
January thaw" There being no ice or
snow to thaw, the sun, whose rays have
been only slightly tempered. has warmed
up the air TO such a degree that the frost
has been taken out of the ground and
the amateur meteorologists have been
greatly COMPOUNDED. Yesterday was marked
in all parts of the east by almost summer
warmth. Out in Pittsburg one man sue
Cumbed to the heat and may die as a re-
suit Of mid-winter prostration. The dis
patches are filled with remarkable evidences
of the unreasonable conditions. Flies havN
been lured back to life and up in one of
the New England states caterpillars have
crawlcd out of their hiding places Butter
files, It is even said have been seen flutter-
ing about in Vermont. In northern New
York wild geese were seen in flight, and in
the big city down by the sea a crowd of
1900 people felt the Coney Island impulse
and spent yesterday on the beach.
And close on the heels of this warm wave,
which has produced such remarkable re-
suits. comes a blizzard, with zero weather.
While New York was tanning itself yester-
day Kansas was freezing. In Chicago the
mercury dropped from Gs at 3 am 10 IS
at pm. AT st. Paul there was a drop
of more than 30 degrees in twelve hours.
the mercury standing at above zero at s
pm. This cold air will probably reach
Washington during the night and tomorrow
the capital city may be in the grip of a
genuine m!d-winter singer, perhaps with
the streets filled with snow and the cars
struggling for passageway, and the people
shivering and suffering
This is big country. and it Is so broad
and stretches so far from north to south
that 1t embraces a wide variety of climatic
conditions at the same time There is
probably not another range of contiguous
territory under the same government in the
world, perhaps excepting China. which dur
Ing one day experiences both death-dealing
heat and killing cold.
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Panics and stairwaus

curl of smoke in well filed church
room on the second floor. a cry of fire. a
panic-nearly score dead and many others
terribly injured, The combination differs
from time to time. but the result is shock
ingly uniform In this case, happening In
Philadelphia, the chief cause OF the disaster
lay in the fact that the assembly room was
elevated from the street and was reached
by pair of sharply curving stairways.
When the fright maddened people rushed
for the exit they seemed to turn by a sin
gle impulse to only one of these passages
to the ground floor. At the bend some
stumbled and went down and in second
the whole mass was struggling, damned
Into a narrow space. those at the bottom
tangled in the limbs OF the fallen. those In
the middle unable. to moye Ia either d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
The New York situation.

The President is bossing the whole busi-
ness. His friends say he declines to do more
than give advice when asked.
Odell Is slated for early removal as chair
man of the, republican state committee He
declares that his removal is impossible, and
that he is growing stronger in the office
every day.
Tim Woodruff Is certain to be Odelrs sue
cessor. with a United States senatorship as
the real reward. Mr.. Woodruff waves on
the story, and says he is too busy to under
take the management of the state campaign.
Mr. Depew has aphasia. He laughs at
the report and evidently the only thing he
cannot express is the contempt he feels for
the man who started It.
Mcclellan is grooming Grout for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor. Grout de-
clares that he is through with public office
for good.
And so on. In the language of the show
man, you pays your money, and you takes
your choice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
Mr.. Bryan and the Philippines.

This is from Manila cable
WILLIAM j. Bryan, who Is at Sandaktu,
says that the acquisition of the Engiish
language by the Filipino school children Is
astonishing He declares that his views re-
garding the independence Of the ISLANDS are
unchanged and that he will elaborate
scheme to handle the situation In articles
which he will write later.
The views Mr.. Bryan entertained In 1900,
when he was running for President and
making play for the votes of anti-imperial-
lists were that the Filipinos should have
independent government at once, and that
the United States should stand by with It's
army and fleet and protect the venture
from outside Interference. His suggestions
were little hazy. being intended for cam
palgn purposes. Still, as he declares, he
holds TO them. and is on the eve of
celebrating plans for carrying them out.
1t may be that Mr.. Bryan's visit has
taught him something about the difficulties
OF mere American protectorate. Even
some OF the anti-imperialists objected to
that. on the score that in getting out it
would be best to sever all responsibility
for the archipelago, and let things take
their own course. If fighting became
necessary. it was held, we should be re-
QuIred to fight too far from base, ana so
Russia has had a little experience in that
line. in trying to hold Manchuria at a
distance of thousands OF miles from sup
plies. and this will bear upon Mr.. Bryan's
original proposition.
The spread of the English language in the
islands impresses Mr.. Bryan. 1t may well
do so. for In that is a factor to be reckoned
with in our calculations about the future.
The boys at school who are now learning
our language with such ease and eagerness
will In few years be taking part in pub
lie affairs, and their influence in many
cases will PROBABLY be exerted against all
wild-eycd schemes for hasty separation
from the United States and the setting up
of a jm-Crack government on bamboo foun-
dations In mastering our tongue they will
he induced to familiarize themselves with
our history, and the more they know Of
that the less likely they will be TO fear a
renewal of Spanish oppression with Ameri-
can frills
Indeed, taking everything into considera-
ton the longer we stay in the Philippines,
and the more experience the people have of
our methods and the more familiar they be-
come with our language and institutions
the less likely they will be to lend them
selves to any scheme of reckless experiment
in the matter of forwarding independent
government. or of merely aiding in any
presidential campaign in the United States.
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cruelty. tyranny, brutality, murder, loot.
arson and mutiny, which is perhaps with
out a parallel in the worlds history.
What is the net result Of this year OF
revolution, of sacrifice, suffering and re-
action? The empire stands, as before. the
people have suffered the chief losses. But
they have learned the most valuable les
sons. They have learned, for one thing. that
1t is possible to paralyze the empire by re-
sorting to the expedient of striking stimuli
taneously. They have also learned. per-
haps, that 1t is folly to act in sections with
out system. The MOSCOW rebellion taught
them that. 1t was q premature attempt TO
break the cars POWER in one of his CHIEF
strongholds Had 1t been accompanied by
demonstrations of the same kind simuita-
neously at st. Petersburg. Warsaw. Odessa
and half dozen other cities, it might have
succeeded, at least to the extent OF forcing
pledges of reforms.
The year has brought one great result, IN
that the car has recorded his intention to
grant to the people degree OF participa-
ton in the administration Of the empire
Whether he feels still bound by his prom
Use, or released from 1t by the violent agf-
tatons which have succeeded 1T, no man
today seems to know. outside of the closely
guarded imperial circle. This pleuge mas
been followed by evidences of lack OF
conference on the part of the middle classes
in set program of reform Indeed, one OF
the most important demonstrations of the
year is that the Russian people are at this
time utterly lacking in unity of spirit and
action.
Repeatedly during this year of Russian
revolt the familiar adage has been Ut
tered, revolutions do not go backward.
There is strong faith throughout the
world in the ultimate collapse of the auto
cratic Russian system, whether through IN
ternal agitation or pressure from without
Optimists of all races regard the tragedies
of this year in the light of definite contribu-
tons to the end of ultimate freedom for
the Russians. Just how the end will come,
and when is beyond reckoning. But it Will
come. These sacrifices and mistakes ana
deaths of a year will not have been In vain.
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Unbeconing.

Looky yere, Miss January,
What you gwinter do?
Yousa-actin' 50 contrary
rs ashamed of you.
Once you was so proud an chilly
Dat you had us vexed.
Now you's got so downright silly
Dat ives clean perplexed.
Course we knows yoh dispositions;
Knows it fun de past;
An no matter what ives wishin',
Dis ain gwine to last.
June an sunshine go together
Where de sky is blue.
Dishere rag-time kin O. weather
Ain no way fob you.
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Better Than the Whipping Post.

From the New York Herald
The whipping post. like other pernicious
institutions, is regarded by present-day
enlightenment as a relic of barbarism, and
one may not be installed without giving
encoura cement to others.-Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
Legislators who in Congress and some
of the state Legislatures are urging the
whipping post for wife heaters are on the
wrong track. Imprisonment is the better
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS not in idleness,
as is customary, but at hard labor, the
compensation for which should go to sup
port their families, which now must be
maintained by the community when the
wife beaten is sent to jail.