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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

Wells & Price. Kentucky October
Is, 1906, for false billing and weigh
ing. $4,000; Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railway Uune 20. 19O0. for
charging less than published rates.
$4,000: Zorn ct al. October -. 1905).
for receiving rebates. 81 ,025 each, three
defendants, $3.075: Price & Wells,
Kenturcy (Nlarch Is, l906). for con-
spiracy in restraint OF trade. fined
S1.O25 each. two defendants. $1,000:
Thomas & Taggart. Missouri June
-. 19O6l. for conspiracy to obtain re-
bates. fined $4,000 and $4,000. re-
spectively. Thomas sentenced to six
months in Jail: Taggart sentenced to
three months in Jail. Swift & Co..
Missouri (June %. l906l. for re-
ceiving rebates. $4,000: Armour
Packing Company. Missouri tJune %
l9O6l. for receiving rebates. fined $15.-
900: Cudahy Packing Company. Mis-
souri, (June %. l9O6>, for receiving
rebates, fined $4,000: Nelson Norris
| 4 Co.. Missouri (June -. 1900. for
receiving rebates, fined $4,000: We'll
ct al. Illinois (September. l905). for
conspiracy to obtain rebates. fined $25.-
900: Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Railway ct al. lApril 20. 1860. for
granting and receiving rebates. Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy fined $40.-
900; Miller fined $4,000: Bernham
fined $4,000: Atchison. Topeka 4
Santa Fe. Railway (June. l9o6). for
granting rebates. fined $4,000.
In addition 10 these prosecutions
conducted by the department OF
justice. republican congress gave
the country the most comprehensive
rate regulation law ever placed on
the statute books OF any nation. II
did this calmly and deliberately an(
with no blatant declarations from the
housetops such as have marked the
vain boas1inss OF every leader of the
democratic party except Judge Parker
and he is now merely one OF the thing:
which the democrats hope to have tn,
people forget
1t is clear tina, the only sensibl,
legislation for the regulation of tn
trusts has been proposed and enacted
by the republican party and that whel
the other party had the power it neve
even thought of considering such
matter. Candidate Burke is aware tina
the acts of political party are wort
Il thousand times more than its un
fulfilled promises as basis upo
which to judge its worth. What ca
he say against the record of the X
4 publican party on the trust questio
L and in favor OF his own?
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REGULATING THE TRUSTS.

While the democratic party in thl,
and other states is parading itself as
the great destroyer of the trusts OF
the country, it is we'll to stop sufficient
ly long to investigate what has been
done by the two great palitical parties
along this line. A comparison will be
interesting as we'll as instructive. In
justice to the democracy it must be adj
mitted that it has only been in full
control of the government but once
since it went out in rebellion against
the nation itself in 1860, and that for
a period of four years only, and that
during that time it was engaged in
constructing free trade law which
brought the country to the very verge
of starvation. 1t is the good fortune
of that party to have a decidedly short
history which it has done everything
possible in its power to have the public
forget.
Let us see what the republican party
has promised and what it has done
in fulfillment of that promise in the
way Of regulating the trusts. In his
message to congress dated December
6, 1904, President Roosevelt said:
1.-THE American people need to pro-
coed, step by step, without halt and
without hurry, in eliminating, or at
least in minimizing, whatever of mis-
chief or of evil there is to interstate
commerce in the conduct of the great
corporations"
That was not only the statement of
the president, but it was the promise
of the party which had elected him to
the Office which he was soon to
assume, not because of the death of
a lamented successor, but because Of
the votes of the American people.
Pursuing that policy and backed at
every step ny the republicans IN DOtn
houses Of congress, without the blare
of trumpets and the display of gaudy
political tinsel, he has carried out the
work. Under the existing laws at that
time prosecutions were instituted
against number of parties supposed
to be violating the same and among
the firms found guilty are the follow
ing, though they are only a part of
the list, together with the fines i'm
posed in each case:
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PRODUCTION into Office. Already he has
been successful in having a large
number OF new ones established and is
DESTROYS that this great benefit 10
the farming communities should be
still further extended. During the
first of the week. ut his earnest
solicitation a government 'postoffice
Inspector was ut Michigan looking
over the conditions with II view Of
having two tri-weekly routes estab-
lished from that place. 1t is more
than probable that within Il short
time. as soon as arrangements can
be completed. orders will be issued
for the establishment of these routes.
MIR. Gronna has also urged that
steps be taken for establishing three
routes to run out of Lakota. The
necessary blanks for the signatures
Of those who desire the routes are on
file ut the postotfice. and 1t is urged
| upon all farmers east. south and west
of here in particular, that they call
at the postoffice and attach their name
to the petitions. While MIR. Gronna
can do much to assist in having these
routes established the hearty CO.
operation of the residents along the
routes is necessary. Each route will
be from "a to 80 miles in LENGTH
I.akota American.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
SUCCESSFUL. NOT SPECTACULAR.

The return of Secretary Root from
his swing around the South American
circle comes at Il time when public at
tention is attracted elsewhere, but it
will be unfair and unwise to conclude
that because the secretary of states
mission was not spectacular it must
therefore have been unsuccessful.
True. there may be Il barrenness of
direct result: he may bring home no
tidings of great things accomplished:
but that was not the purpose of his
journey. This purpose, a better I'M
Outstanding between South and North
America, is not to be accomplished
by a speech or two. 1t is enough If a
beginning has been made, if only
doubt has been created as to the cur
rent misconceptions of our attitude
toward our sister republics.
As matter of fact, both this coun-
try and the South American nations
are more interested in events of
Europe than in those OF the people
at the other end Of our continent. Fol-
instance, had Mr.. Roots mission been
to European nations We should have
followed it closely. Because it was
in South America there was little pub
lie interest in his progress. And what
is true of US is true of South America.
Mr.. Roots tour was designed to over
come this, to show the solidarity of
the continental interests. He may not
have made progress among the rabid
haters of North America, but he has
undoubtedly made an impression upon
the governments and the people. His
mission. it is fair to assume, has been
as successful as could have been ex-
pected, if not as great as might have
been wished for, but he has had time
to do little more than SOW the seed
that We may hope will ultimately
bring forth the fruit of sympathetic
and fraternal relationship.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

farms in that portion OF the county.
serves to call attention to the fact
that the school lands in this state |
would be more valuable to the public
if they were placed on the market and
sold They would then be converted
into productive farms. and while the
danger complained of in the COM
munication mentioned might not be
entirely eliminated. there would at
least be some method OF compelling
the owner to rid the land of the dan
gerous weeds.
1t has been the contention OF the
Evening Times that the state would be
better served by placing the greater
portion of the school lands on the
market, even against the arguments.
which are not without their weight.
that the state school and Institution
funds are now overburdened with cash
which the board finds trouble in in
vesting in compliance with the law.
| 1t may be admitted also that the in
! terest received from the investment
| OF the purchase money OF the school
| lands would not be as great as would
the increase in the value of the lands
But while the lands would advance
in value they would not be farmed, but
the owner would pay taxes on them
lust the SAME as though he were the
owner in fee So that in a business
way the interest ON the purchase price
and the taxes should be set on
against the increase in the value OF
the lands.
But the reasons for the sale OF the
land are not entirely of mercenary
character. The development OF the
country itself is worth considerable.
In some portions of the state the large
quantities of school lands makes the
sections in which such lands are To-
!
ductive character of the land under
the present conditions binders the
development of the towns which are
dependent upon the prosperity of thu
country The hundreds of acres o
land which lie dormant and uncultivat
ed under the existing conditions woul'
!. if they were converted into productive
E farms add very materially to tn
wealth of the communities in whicl
= they are located.
The conversion of the school Ian
areas into fields OF waving grain an
farms which support in luxury mum
Der OF people would increase our i'm
portance as state just the same a
the settlement of the government land
have made great commonwealth GU
. OF the wilderness.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.

The republican campaign in this
county which will be opened on
Wednesday of next week will be some
thing of a record breaker in the way
of energy. The committee recognizes
the fact that the voters are DESTROYS of
knowing the principles and the men
for whom they are asked to vote in
the coming contest, and in as much as
the county ticket is one worthy of
the support of any voter who desires
the best men for public positions and
the best principles in the government
of the state and nation, it is the pur-
pose of the committee to give the ticket
the widest publicity possible.
The campaign will be of the old
school which has to some extent been
suffered to langush in recent years.
The candidates will go out to the
various sections of the county and dis
cuss the issues of the campaign before
the voters. They will state where
they stand on all matters in which
the public is interested and will be
able to give reason for the faith that
is in them.
Best Of all it will be campaign of
political discussion not personal abuse.
1t is recognized in this age that politics
are matters of principle and that the
carrying out of these principles by the
party is what endangers the welfare
of the state and the nation. 1t must be
conceded also that men who are
honest may differ politically, even
though one of them be radically wrong.
Discussion of political questions are
not in their proper sense attacks up
on the character of the men who en-
terrain such views. In the county
campaign there will be no mincing of
matters so far as political principles
are concerned, but those who hope to
see personalities enter into the same
will be disappointed.
That the campaign which has been
outlined for the party in the county
will result in an overwhelming
majority for the ticket can not be
doubted, and victory will certainly
perch triumpantly on the banners of
the party in Grand Forks county when
the polls close on the sixth of next
November.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
Labor Notes

New Orleans plumbers strike is
ended.
Nailmakers in England get So a
week, and in this country $50.
Shoemakers in Austria get 81 a
week, while in Lynn they get $12.
The Cement Workers held their 4th
annual convention in Buffalo recently.
The International Iathers' union
has POI locals in the United States and
Canada.
The photographers strike in New
York city has been in force now for
five months.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
ADJUSTMENTS:

States rather exceeded expectations,
for THE College Widow" has made
new records wherever 1t has been pro-
duced; and most remarkable of all.
It returns to attract, in most instances.
even greater attention and patronage.
Not since the lamented Charles H.
Hoyt was at his best. has anyone come
within reaching distance Of his laurels.
until Mr.. AIDE wrote THE College
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

The spectacle of Hearst accepting a
nomination from Murphy whom he
has called thief fit only for prison
stripes, and Murphy nominating for
governor an adventurer whom he has
denounced as murderers accomplice,
must give the local democracy politl
cal nausea when they attempt to ex-
plain the thing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
The Belle Of Japau.

1t is indeed good news to our theater
goars to know that we are to have
The Belle Of Japan" At the Metropoli-
tan theater tonight. We shall hear Il
lot of good singing, see interesting
and amusing dancing. and Il company
of clever people who can entertain.
augmented by beautiful costumes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
SELLING THE SCHOOL LANDS.

The complaint which was filed with
the county commissioners of this coun-
ty recently stating that one of
the school quarters of land had become
80 foul from noxious weeds that it
was in fact a menace to the good
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
Pulse of the Press
4 Joke: Sure Enough!

The editor of the Evening Press as
sumes a humorous vein which has the
appearance OF being strained to meet
the occasion. The Press is right. how
ever. in appearing humorous at this
time-it will be mournful for a long
time after election. The bright intel
lect that cast a refulgent blaze in
Indiana will not reach the sublime
heighth of glory anticipated in North
Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
s.,time,t to be Iuculcated.

Let reverence Of law be breathed by
prattles in her lap; let it be taught in
the schools, seminaries and colleges:
let it be written in primers. spelling
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis-
lative halls and enforced in courts of
Justice: in short. let it become the
political religion Of the natien.
Abraham Lincoln.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

Just word to the over-zealous state
democracy. Does that party ever
decry party allegiance where it has
safe majorities? For instance, do the
democrats of Texas ever advocate a
non-partisan judiciary or advocate the
voting of anything but the party tick
ct? Will Candidate Burke please an
sWer?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
FOR PERJURY.
Trial ri Lcring W. Jordan Will Re
Commenced This Morning.

Fargo Morning Call: Charged with
perjury i'll connection with Il land
Office filing l.oring W. Jordan will
be placed on trial in the federal
court this morning in case the wit
nesses who have been subpoened ar
rive in the city as expected.
The accused was indicted ut the
last session OF the federal grand jury
in this city and the case against him
is one Of several which the special
agents of the land Office department
have been working on recently.
The case promises to be holly con-
tested The defendant has retained
w. S. Lauder of Wahpeton and Lee &
Fowler of this city. The government
will be represented by United States
District Attorney Rourke and Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Townsend.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

either success or failure. and from
its opening performance. THE Col
lege Widows" triumph was unmis-
takab!y foreshadowed Author George
AIDE, confident, knew it then. Pro-
ducer Henry w. Savage. more conf
dent, knew it. Every actor in the cast
felt it in his bones. But its really
unparalleled conquest of each large
city and every section OF the United
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

A recent issue of Bryan's Commoner
says the people can not be fooled and
the election returns in 1896 and 1900
seem to have verified the statement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

Nobody has yet said that Burke if
elected would have the business firm
ness to veto the appropriation bill If it
exceeded the probable income.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

Widow" Not that AIDE can be said
to have followed in the footsteps of
Hoyt. for neither in style or method
of construction is he at all reminis-
cent But, both students of their own
countrymen. and both keen observers,
each was dominated by desire to-
write plays that should be American
to the core Hoyt was caricaturist,
while AIDE is a satirist.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
count on well spent evening II they
attend the performance.
The College Widow.

Most plays soon pass into the limbo
of things forgotten. but 1.-The College
Widow" which comes to the Metro
poli,un next Monday has all the ear
marks of permamency. 1t does not
take long for II play to prove itself
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
MORE RURAL ROUTES.
Congressman Gr0nna Active In Pro.
viding the Farmers With Free
Delivery.

Congressman A. J. Gronna has been
strongly interested in the question of
extending the rural free delivery
throughout the state ever since his in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Conversational.
Members Of Congress-
A. j. GRONNA, OF Nelson.
r. +, MARSHALL. OF Dickey.

State.
Governor-
IS. =, SARLES. of Trail.
Lieutenant Governor
r, S. LEWIS, of Cass.
Secretary of State
ALFRED BLA1SDELL, OF ward.
A. Peterson. of Sargent.
II. I. HOLMES. Of Pembina
Stunt. OF Public Instruction
". L. STOCkWELL. Of Walsh.
Insurance Commissioner
E. c. COOPER. Of Grand Forks,
Attorney General
T. F. MCUE. Of Foster.
Supreme Court Justices
ID. f. MORGAN, of Ramsey.
JOHN kNAUF, of Stutsman.
Commissioner of Agriculture
W. C. GILBREATH, Of Morton.
Railroad Commissioners
C. S. DIESEM. of LaMoure.
ERICK STAFNE, of Richland.
SIMON WESLEY. of Pierce.
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l&gislatiye.

LRS1SAutlves
State Senator Sixth District
H. p. RYAN.
House of Representatives..
Fifth District
ED. CHURCH.
THOMAS H. PCGH.
Il. e. TUFTE.
Sixth District
g. G. SkULASOS.
NJ. INVERSION.
Seventh District
". s. DEAN.
ARNE p. HACGEN.
Auditor-Charles Allen.
Register of Deeds-Henry Han
Clerk Of court-M. w. spaulding.
States Attorney. B. Wineman.
Treasurer-Don Mcdonald.
Sheriff-O. G. Hanson.
County Judge-L X. Hassell.
Coroner-A. P. Rounsvell.
Surveyor-ThomasL Lawson.
Supt. of Schools-W l. A. Calder.
County Justices--Theo. Holton. L.
Mclaughlin, Martin Larson,
Robt. Petron.
County Corstables-H. \. Peter
son, p. w. Hennessy. Peter
Johnson. Jas. Maho:i.
County Commissioners
Second District. r. Fnupo.e.
Third District-James Murphy.
Fourth DISTRICT. NJ korsmo.
Fifth District-Robert Haddow.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN

Indications favor the success for the
fusion congressional ticket in the
state. Reports from various sections
of the third district indicate the GER
tain election of Judge Guy T. Graves
to congress. Mr.. Graves not only has
the hearty support of every democrat
and populist in the district but will
receive the support of many republi-
can voters in several counties. suffi-
cient, it would seem from reports to
insure his election. This is as it
should be. Judge Graves is in every
way fitted to discharge the duties of
congressman in manner that will
meet with the approval of the voters
of his district. He is man of high
character and good abilities and
democrat of the Jeffersonian school,
one that can be trusted to vote right
on every question that may arise.
The election of Hon. G. M. Hitch
cock in the Second district is consid-
cred certain. His opponent, the pres
ent incumbent, who was swept into
Office on the Roosevelt tidal wave two
years ago, is greatly lacking in the
elements of personal popularity and
will not be able to withstand the
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

legislature that is in full sympathy
with them on the railroad question,
that it is to elect a member of their
particular party to the United tSates
senate, or even to the governorship
this year when each candidate is
claiming superior merit over his oppo-
nent on the pivotal question.
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ELECT A FUSION LEGISLATURE

The good crops and general condi
lions of prosperity that gladden. the
hearts of all Nebraskans ought to
inspire the residents of our thrifty
and growing commonwealth with the
determination to redeem the state
from corporation control, and aspire to
the highest rank of American citizen
ship. Fortunately the issue in our
state this year is not clouded by part
isanship as in former years, when
partisan bigotry shut out from the
mind of the average voter the light
of interest or reason and our people
blindly followed the party bell-weth-
ers into one or the other of the rail
road political camps.
Thanks to George w. Berge who
in his campaign for the governorship
two years ago tore the mask off rail
road politics and not only exposed the
means and methods employed by the
railroads to procure the nomination of
their tools in all party conventions but
of controlling the conduct of state
officers and legislators in their inter
est, the people of all parties are
aroused and determined that railroad
rule and railroad extortion must come
TO an end In our state. Therefore, all
parties have been compelled to recog
nize the demands of the wealth pro
ducers and taxpayers of the state in
order to stand any chance whatever
OF winning the election. Therefore
1t Is that both political parties are be
fore the people with substantially the
same platform on the railroad ques
ton, which is the question that must
dominate the politics of our state un
till ii is settled and settled right
There is so little in the record OIL
eltnef party 10 entilie them 10 Tue
confidence of the people on the rail
road question that about the only
guide the people have in the matter
of selecting the candidates to vote
for is the past record of the indiyid
ual candidates presented by the res
pective parties, and to watch the rail
road politicians and henchmen ant
vote against each individual candidate