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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12

Prindeville obtained a majority of
175 and this was increased from Is
to 30 by the vote Of that portion of the
City of Reynolds embraced in the
county of Grand Forks, making her
total majority in the city Of Reynolds
and Grand Forks approximately 200,
and over the schools of these two dis
tricts the county superintendent has
absolutely no power, Jurisdiction or
control and these schools are not con-
sidered or taken into account in fixing
the salary of the county superintend-
ent.
Outside these two cities Mr.. Calder
has majority Of approximately 1872;
the voters residing in the school dis
tricts subject to the Jurisdiction of
the county superintendent by a major.
ity of 1872 expressed their desire for
Mr.. Calder and the question there
fore, primarily is, shall the cities of
Grand Forks and Reynolds which have
absolutely no interest in the office of
the county superintendent of schools.
control as to who shall fl; such Of
fee.
It is a purely legal question.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
Will DISMISS THE
KIDNAPPING
CHARGE
Which Was Preferred Against
Martin Doyle Of Langdon
Drop Henry Case.

District court is in session at Lang
don with Judge Kneeshaw presiding.
There are nine criminal cases on the
calendar, and two of these are of
special interest, in view of the prom
inence of the defendants. One of these
is entitled the state of North Dakota
against Martin Doyle, who is charged
with kidnapping Vincent Weller. This
charge was made about year since,
and in view of the fact that the de-
PENDANT was subsequently charged
with, tried and acquitted of the more
serious charge Of numbering Weller,
the now existing charge, it is an
nounced, will upon motion of Prose-
cutting Attorney Price be dismissed.
Another criminal case which has at
tracted considerable attention is that
of the state VS.. John w. Henry, SUPER
intendent of the water works and
electric light plant of that city, who
is charged with embezzlement. It
was announced today that Henry has
arranged for complete restitu-
ton of the funds alleged to have been
embezzled, and that those interested
in the prosecution have agreed to a
dismissal Of the proceedings. The
other criminal cases are mostly for
plugging" there being several of
these.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12

date and arrange for the organization
OF state affairs according to the needs
and especially the desires Of the new
crowd. A prominent member of the
new gang, who Is rather inclined to
be fair even with The Evening Times,
stated to representative of this paper
that the only matters which would be
considered would be the primary cleo
ton bill which that political faction
Is preparing for Introduction in the
next legislature. It is not at all likely
that representative of the Times
Will be invited to attend the meeting,
or that he would be admitted to the
hall, even II he invited himself. It is
not improbable that a leader of the
discordant faction will be selected,
and the name Of the new boss whis-
pered in the ear of the following. The
Evening Times would kindly suggest
to It's friends in the organization that
in the event of their needing any ad-
vice, on the organization and man
agement of political gangs and ma
chimes, that this city has telephone
connections with expert information
at both Bismarck and Pembina.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12


terminals clear to Havre, Mont. for
engine use. Strikes in the western
coal mines made this necessary, and
all summer long, an average of two
and three trains loaded with coal
have passed through Grand Forks
enroute west.
During the past year, the Great
Northern has added seventy engines
and 5000 cars. The crop this year,
however, was large one, and de-
spite the fact that the company has
secured this added equipment with
the Minnesota and South Dakota
harvests of grain coming as they did,
the company could not handle the
grain fast enough to keep all elevator
points open."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
VICTIM OF WRECK
Was BURIED
TO-DAY
D. v. johnson, Who Was In
stantly Killed, is Laid Away
injured Recovering.

All but two of the victims of the
wreck near Crookston have left the
hospital for their homes. John
Critic, engineer of 1923 and G. T.
Devins, conductor on 1923 are the two
men who have been unable to leave
the hospital, but they are recovering
rapidly, and it is expected that they
will be able to be out within a few
days.
These two men were on the engine
in which D. V. johnson met his
death. Johnson was the fireman, and
it will be remembered that his body
was horribly cut up. The conductor
and one brakeman were riding on the
engine besides the engineer and fire.
man. When the crash came, the big
engine was thrown back five car
lengths by the long freight train,
which was going at a high speed.
Though the engine of Ais was
smashed all up, the cars back of It
coming on pushed the big engine
back.
The funeral of D. v. Johnson was
held at Crookston today. A brother
from Missouri came 10 Crookston to
make arrangements for the funeral.
w. ]. Carey the brakeman, was buried
in Rat Portage, Wis. to which place
his body was shipped.
The work of brakeman Griffith lust
after the wreck, was of the most
heroic nature. Griffith was in the
caboose of the "caboose hop" when
the crash came. He was thrown to
the floor, and stunned. However,
with the storm and cold, he went out
to assist the injured. Taking his
muffler from about his neck he made
efforts to stop the flow of blood from
the wounds received by Carey, but
was only partially successful. For
about two hours he worked to relieve
the sufferings of his fellow workmen
until aid finally came from Crookston.
Griffith has not yet recovered from
the effects of his terrible ordeal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
ROBINSON TELLS Of
SHORTAGE Of
CARS
Says Situation is Not as Bad
as Recent Reports Would
Have It.
N DAKOTA DIVISION
Most Of the Points Are Open-
No Need to Fear Coal Fam
inc This Winter.

Jim" Robinson, general freight
agent of the Great Northern railroad,
in conversation with Times reporter
said few things regarding the pres
ent blockade. Mr.. Robinson says
that conditions are not as bad as
bad reports would have it, but that
things are loosening up rapidly,
especially on the Dakota division. He
said that there were only few ele-
vators along the line on this division
that were blocked.
There is great complaint made"
he said, regarding the shortage of
cars in the northwest. have direct
information from eastern railroads
to the effect that conditions there
are practically the same as here.
There is a blockade everywhere. A
large number of factories have been
obliged to shut down and run only
half time. The coal mines in many
places are not running full shifts,
on account of the fact that it is i'm
possible to secure cars to take the
coal away.
II do not think that there need be
any fear of coal famine in the
state. While at present, a number of
the towns in the western part of the
state are suffering, the condition is
being relieved On the Edmore ex-
tension of the Great Northern there
were twelve cars sent up, and today
seven more were ready to be sent up
that line from Lakota. Grand Forks
need not fear shortage of coal, nor
do l think any town or city in the
state will suffer any for the want of
fuel.
"The present blockade was caused
to a large extent by the lateness Of
the Minnesota and South Dakota
crops. Usually, this crop comes in
from three to four weeks ahead of
the North Dakota crop. This year,
however, threshing was delayed
there, and as a result, the crop of the
three states was thrown onto to us
in bunch.
another proposition that has had
much to do with the condition, is the
fact that the Great Northern has been
obliged to haul coal from the eastern
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
WEATHER PROPHETS
SEE A LONG Ii
WINTER
Gophers, They Say, Are Com
ing Out to Get More Food
for Season.
MEADOW LARKS SEEN
That is What People in Some
Parts Of the State Say Are
Furnishing Songs.
MEADOW LARKs SEEN

This is the open season for the wea.
Their prophet. From now until Christ
mas, the proverbial Corner grocery
store" story teller will have to take q
back seat and let the man who knows
about the weather take his stand Just
back from the footlights on the stage
of publicity.
The weather prophets this year see
long winter with lot of snow.
Despite the fact that meadow larks
are said to be doing singing stunts in
the fields in some parts of the state,
the "oldest resident" who has taken
weather observations since he was old
enough to distinguish the difference
between winter and summer, says that
North Dakota is going to have a long,
stormy winter.
He has, to back him in his state
ments, the old time beliefs as to the
SAASAASoS VI IAC luz Ou tuS USdVcTS.
back, the antics of the squirrels this
fall, and number of never failing"
reasons.
Out near Rugby, it is claimed, there
has been seen gophers. Just why the
gopher is coming out at this time of
the year has been stickler to many
but it has been explained by a Times
correspondent, who says that the go
piers had made a mistake this fall
and had not stored up enough food for
the winter and had come out to get an
additional supply.
The cold weather of the past few
days Is very unusual for December.
Figures secured from the weather bu-
reau show that in the past, the wealth.
er in this month has been much mild
er than that which the state has so
far experienced. With the thermome-
ter from ten to fifteen below nothing
things have been rather chilly.
The heavy snow coming so early in
the year have led many to believe that
the state will have REPETITION of the
heavy SHOWS of 1896, which is still
fresh in the memory of Grand Forks
people.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
C0NV|CTEOSTERL|NG
At M0ORHEAD
TUESDAY
He Was Charged by Witham
Of Grand Forks With
Adultery.
RAN AWAY WITH WIFE
But Was Caught in a Hotel
Case Was Tried Yesterday
Afternoon.
RAN AWAY WITH WIFE

Charles Witham OF Grand Forks re-
turned home last evening from Moor
head where he appeared as complain
ing witness in the case of the state Of
Minnesota vs.. Ted Sterling. Sterling
was charged by Witham with adultery.
and Mr.. Witham stated today that he
was found guilty.
Sterling formerly lived in Grand
Forks, being engaged in running a
shooting gallery. Last summer he ran
away with Mrs. Charles Witham. The
husband followed, and found them in a
hotel in Moorhead.
Sterling was arrested, and Mrs. Wit
ham returned to her home in Kala-
mazoo, Mich, at which place she was
married to Witham, after courtship
of but a few hours.
Sterling, it is claimed, has wife
and two children living in Mime
apOliS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
ONE INDICTMENT RETURNED
Name Of Person, However, is Not
Given Out But an Arrest is Ex.
pected Very Soon.

The federal grand jury got through
with its work last night about $50
and adjourned. One indictment was
found during the session, but the
name Of the party indicted has not
been given out.
It is thought that the indictment
was returned against some official of
the Minot National bank, of which ].
A. Erickson, one of the witnesses be-
fore the jury was the cashier. It is
expected that an arrest will be made
shortly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
It Will Be. Held On December IL
Many Important Matters Are
To Come Up.

A meeting of the board of directors
Of the state historical society will be
held in the Office Of Secretary o. G.
Libby in Grand Forks on December II.
Notices of the meeting have been sent
out to all members, and their attend
ance urged.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
OldAeld Funeral.

The remains of John Oldfield, who
died at Fargo last Sunday morning
have been shipped to Toronto, Canada,
where the funeral and interment will
take place. He was one of the best
known travelling men in the state, hav-
ing been on the road about twenty
years in North Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-12
new GANG MEETS SATURDAY
Politicians Who Saved the State VIII
Assemble in This City and
Select ROsaes.

The old machine of the state which
lost few cogs in the recent political
runaway in the state and which since
that time has, according to reports,
been unable to find a blacksmith to
weld the old thing together, will be
replaced to some extent by new
machine which will be exhibited for
the first time in this city on next Sat-
urday. About twenty-five of the
statesmen who saved the state, will
meet somewhere in this city on that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
AID FROM CONGRESS.
Only Hope of People in the Flooded
imperial Valley.

Los Angeles. Dec. 19.-Colonel e. Ran
dolph, personal representative of f. ri.
Hartman, who has had charge of the
company in its attempt to curb the run
away Colorado river. arrived in Los Ar
geles today. In an interview on the pres
ent situation in the Imperial valley he
said:
ut is case for government aid. The
properties of the Imperial valley are i'm
periled and the expense Of the work nee
essary is beyond the means of the threat
cred district
He said the task was a matter of en-
cheering which is not difficult in char
acter. The Imperial people have raised
about 81 100000 ana congress is expected
to add double that amount. 1t is esti-
mated that permanent levees can be built
along the frail river banks at the danger
point for s2,500o00.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
SEVERE FAMINE IN CHINA
Fifteen Millions of People on Verge
of Starvation in Province of
North Kiangsu.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Official advices
received here from the project of Hua-
inafu regarding the famine in North Hi
angsu, China, Jnfirm the stories of suf-
fering and want among the people of tina
section. The crops are reported as being
almost total failure in Tao Yuen and il
is stated that by the new year the mea-
gre supply of provisions will be ex-
hausted
The conditions in An Tong and Funing
townships are still worse. the crops being
practically a total failure. The country
everywhere is under water and for a dis
lance of fifty miles the people were COM
PEELED to wade through water from knee
deep to waist-deep and in some places up
to their necks.
The project states that in the stretch
of country Immediately west of Using Ho
with good crops and prosperous hamlets
is now vast lake. extending twenty
miles at the narTOwest point and stretch
irg for over forty miles toward the SOUTH
west
Here and there" the project says. "aTe
groups of cottages which arise above
the sheet of water and can only be
reached by boats. The people are in a
state of absolute restitution, not only
their crops but also the reeds which con-
stitute their fuel being destroyed by the
floods"
An urgent appeal is made to the people
of all foreign lands for aid for the strick-
en- people. when state department advices
already have placed at 15,G00.000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
BEER HALLS FOR VETERANS
Inspector General Makes a Plea for
Retention of Canteen at Sol
dier's Homes.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Beer halls in sew
eral branches of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers netted profits
TO the government aggregating s1e5. asa
during the last year. according to the an
nual report of Colonel John ]. Chamber
lain. inspector general, whose annual re-
port to the secretary of war is one of
the strongest recommendations for the
retention of the canteen feature of these
homes. He SAYS:
1.-THE beer hall I believe to be n most
valuable agent in furthering the com
fort. contentment. health and general
welfare of the members. Nearly all MEM
bers are of advanced age, their habits
are formed and fixed beyond possibility
of change. Their pensions furnish the
means wherewith to get drink and those
who desire drink can and will get it, In
the beer hall they obtain beer of the pur-
est and best quality and the amount con-
sumed can be. and is. strictly regulated
Should the beer hall be abolished the
money now spent at the beer halI-in fact
much larger sum-will be spent in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
HIS SKULL IS FRACTURED
Berkeley Student Lies at Point of
Death as the Result of Fra
ternitY Hazinp.

San Francisco. Dec. 19.-As a result of
haZing practiced by the members of the
Kappa Alpha fraternity. of which he is
member. Floyd Z. Allen, a student in
the freshman class of the University of
California. lies at the home of his moth
er, 25l9 Ellsworth street. in Berkeley
with fractured skull Aliens condition
IS precarlous and 1t is not known whether
he will survive.
Allen fell from the roof of the Kama
Alpha fraternity building while his col
leagues were making an effort to capture
MIN Tor the purpose OF giving him a
drenchlng in bathtub Allen was given
some task to perform. and when he iOcu-
larry declined TO act, his cOmpanions
started to mete out punishment by Civ
Ing him cold plunge in the bathtub. The
freshman ran through the rooms of the
house and then when his pursuers closed
in on him fled to the upper story He
was about TO climb on the roof when he
missed his footing and fell to the ground
distance Of about twenty-five feet
When Allen lay on the ground and
started to mean his companions realized
that he had been seriously hurt I'm
conscious, the young man was carried
nto the house and physician summoned
slhe doctor at once saw that the case was
a serious one and ordered Allen removed
10 his home. An operation was per
formed In the hope of saving the stu
dents life, which now hangs in the bal
Rnce.
The accident to Allen is one of the most
serious mishaps that has ever result I'd
from haZing in Berkeley.
Later developments in the condition CT
Allen show him to be slightly improved
His physician now holds out hope for his
recovery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
TESTIMONY OF TEAGLE.
Former Manager Would Not Make
Any Admissions.

New York, Dec. 19.-Cross-eXamina-
ton of Walter C. Teagle. now Of the eX-
port department of the Standard Oil
company, which was begun yesterday
at the hearing in the suit instituted by
the state of Missouri against the Stand
ard Oil company, the Waters-Pierce Oil
company and the Republic Oil company,
was resumed today.
When the hearing was adjourned yes
terday Mr.. Teagle was telling of the
organization of the Republic Oil COM
pany, which it is claimed by the state
was a Standard Oil concern. Today he
was asked what was the price paid for
the Schofield, Shurmer and Teagle COM
panies' property, which went, it is
claimed, toward forming the Republic
Oil pOuDnanV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
HOW OUR GOOD OLD GRAND
MOTHERS CURED COUGHS AND


Our grandmothers had the right idea
when any one had cough or cold on
the lungs in their day, the good old goose
grease and turpentine were trotted out
and the chest was plastered good and
thick and a piece of flannel was put
on; then a tea was made of flaxseed, with
addition of sugar. licorice and lemon
Juice-pretty good stuff, too. Why? Be
cause the principle was all right
The writer was talking TO one of the
leading local druggists about this the
other day and remarked that they didn [
do things like they used to.
The druggist remarked that there was
one firm that had started on the right
track and had brought the good old prin-
clpIes or our grandmothers down to date.
He then went and brought out a pack
age of the BROMO COUGH REMEDY.
package tie writer found BROMO
COUGH PLASTER and a bottle of
COUGH MIXTURE The druggist ex-
planned that the plaster was TO put on
the chest tc relieve the congestion on
the lungs that usually accompanied
coughs and colds. This loosened up the
cough, just like the goose grease
did, making it easy for the cough mix
ture to do its work
The writer thought this a pretty clever
idea. and certainly a most practical one.
incidentally the druggist remarked that
the whole package only cost 50 cents, SO
you really get the plaster free.
For sale by Willis-Horne Drug Co.,
F. c. Schramm, Godbe-Pitts Drug Co.,
F. ]. Hill Drug Co., Vandyke Drug Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
NEGLECTED TO
SEND IN ORDERS
Coal Dealers Were WAITING to
Take Advantage of An
neunCed Low Rates.
WHOLE MONTH SLIPPED BY
ONE WAY OF SIZING UP COAL
SHORTAGE.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Hans
brough OF North Dakota, who has talk
en- an active interest in steps to remedy
the situation caused by the car short
age, particularly in the northwest, has
prepared the outlines of legislation
which, he believes, if enacted into law,
VIII tend to prevent recurrence of the
present congestion of affairs These
have been shown to the president. at
whose suggestion the senator's ideas
were put into shape, and to Chairman
Knapp of the interstate commerce COM
mission. They contemplate legislation
along the following lines:
Scope of the Bill.
Giving the interstate commerce COM
mission power to inquire into the equip
ment capacity under stress of extraor-
binary requirements, of ali interstate
railways, so as to judge as TO their abil-
ity to move more traffic under extraor-
binary conditions; giving the commits
sion authority to require shippers hold
ing cars in demurrage to unload and
reload such cars within twenty-four
hours after the cars have been placed
in the position to be unlOaded: making
II a misdemeanOr for common carriers
10 compel tFainmen 10 attempt 10 move
trains containing tonnage in excess of
TIE registered tonnage capacity of the
engines hauling such trains; author
lzing the commission TO require the
temporary use of Idle equipment of one
road TO supplement the overtaXed
equipment of the other
Many suggestions on the question Of
legislation affecting the car shortage
situation are being received by the COM
mission. Meanwhile much testimony is
being taken III the west on this subject
by Commissioners Harlan and Lane
ana their conclusions will be awaited
pefore any further communication on
The subject is made to the president.
Cause of Present Trouble.
Senator Kittredge of South Dakota
today expressed the opinion that the
coal famine in the northwest was the
result of the requirement of amended
interstate commerce law under which
the railroads have to give thirty days
notice before changing a rate. and also
the result of the action of the retailers
IN putting off shipments of coal until
they could have the advantage of the
new rate. The senator made this state
ment as the result of many letters he
received. He added:
About the first of October the rail-
roads gave notice of a rate of coal 20
per cent less than the nate then i'm
force. The retail dealers, to have all
the advantage of this rate, allowed the
entire month of October to pass bv be-
fore ordering coal. The result was that
the railroads were not able to shin it
fast enough"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-20
Letters Read to Witness.

Attorney General Hadley of Missouri
read to the witness several letters
which Teagle had written TO the oil
company's agents after he took the
general management of the oil CON-
pany. in which he told his agents TO be
sure to represent that the Republic Oil
company was an Independent corpora
ton. inasmuch as the independent COM
panies were claiming that The Republic
Oil company was not an independent
concern. Circular letters were sent to
the trade similar in tenor
Mr.. Teagle said that the letters were
sent to prevent the company's agents
talking too much. He regarded the Re
public Oil company as an Independent
concern. and he wanted mis- agents TO
SO regard it