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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
EX- MAY0R SWEET Of FARGO :
DISCUSSES CATALOGUE HOUSES

To The Forum: You touched the
heart of the subject the other day
when you recounted the incident, OF
how Sunhagen, the jeweler, promptly
subscribed to lift local church debt
as follows:
Sunhagen, the jeweler. ....... $500
Chicago catalogue house. .... 10000
1t is mistaken idea with many
consumers that the catalogue house
system of trade is a benefit to the
community in which they live, and
to the country at large.
The catalogue house is a modern
device of trade, the motto of which
might APPLY be "heads, win; tails,
you lose" And the process of opera
ton. a sort of cat in the bag trade,
or swap unseen" SO far as the
consumer is concerned.
The catalogue house occupies cita-
del of security from which radiates
a system of tenticles reaching into
the heart of every community; and
counter system of well creased skids
along which glides to their Golfers the
wealth of the land. There is deft
ingenuity in the system. which retains
every advantage for the house, and
gives nothing in return, until the last
penny is yielded up by the farmer.
The accumulation of prepayment,
thus artfully exacted, looked like the
inception of another Tontine insur-
ance scheme, which, if developed UNI
checked, may some day invite an
other uprising of the people, and at
least furnish fame for Moses, a
Roosevelt or a Lawson.
The theory of the catalogues sys-
TEN, if carried to it's logical conclu-
sion, means stop to communal de-
velopment; and Capitalization, and
monopoly, compared with which the
beef trust is a road side peanut stand.
1t means the extinction of the country
merchant, and the obliteration of in
land distributing centers. With coun-
try merchant and kindred industries,
the villages and towns dwindle or dis
appear, and the country at large final
ly resolves itself into a system con-
sisting of one great center of supply
on one hand, and an unbroken eX-
panse of agriculture on the other
With the innumerable small CONNER
cial centers must also go the ready ia
cilities that make suburban life endur-
able-the doctor. the lawyer, and all
OF the professions that cater to the
convenience of communities all
drawn to the one congested vortex of
strenuous life, and leaving the bal
ance of the country to the loneliness
of toll to enrich the one great octo-
pus of city life. This condition at
tanned, and monopoly is ripe for it's
final stroke that makes all commerce
the servitor of the great trust, for
which people and governments must
exist only as feeders. Thus in theory
the catalogue house commences a
long stride toward universal trusti-
fication, condition which some poll
tical economists say is ideal, but
against which all intelligent human
ity struggle aghast, knowing that the
price Is the extinction of the last atom
OF individuality, reducing all men to a
single unit as cohesive and indistin-
guishable as a mass of dough. This
view even If drawn with broad strokes,
is yet the finality of the catalogue
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SENATE BILL To REPEAL
TIMBER AND STONE ACT
THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS GIVES OUT
SYNOPSIS OF THE BILL WHICH WILL. UNDOUBT
EDLY BECOME A LAW

clamation fund, after the expenses of
administration under the timber law.
if it becomes Il law are paid. 1t is
provided in the bill that, after June
80, 1908. the timber moneys from both
the reserved lands and the forest re-
serves shall not be used except upon
estimates made by the secretary OF
agriculture and appropriated for in
the usual way by congress. This is
an important provision and establishes
IL new policy with respect to what is
known as lump sum appropriations,
indicating that the policy is later to
be applied to the expenditures by the
reclamation bureau, and it may be eX-
tended to certain expenditures in con-
ncction with the Panama canal.
The bill provides for the free use
of timber for mining, agricultural and
domestic purposes, and it is provided
that lands chiefly valuable for stone
may be entered under the placer min
ing laws.
There seems to have been fear in
certain quarters that ii the timber and
stone act were repealed the receipts
from land sales now going into the
reclamation fund would be greatly re-
duced. This, perhaps, is true with re-
spect to the immediate future, but it
requires only a moments thought to
realize that eventually the lands now
being disposed of under the timber and
stone act will soon be exhausted
whereas. the government enters upon
policy OF the sale of the timber upon
these lands, the lands being with
drawn from entry, it is within reason
to say that the moneys coming from
such timber sales will be greatly en-
hanced from year to year, until finally
the reclamation fund will receive
greater benefits than it is receiving
at the present time from moneys COM
ing from the sales of land under the
timber and stone act.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
By Il. {. snyder.

Washington, D. c., March 26.--The
senate committee on public lands, OF
which Senator Hansbrouyh is chair
man, at its meeting this morning de-
cided to report il bill repeating the
timber and stone act. The measure
which was finally agreed upon is sub
stantially that originally drawn by
Senator Hansbrough, with some slight
notifications his colleagues on the
committee saw fit to attach. The
measure rs drawn and reported to the
senate may be clasSed as Il committee
bill as it embodieS thoughts and ideas
of nearly every member of the commit
tee woven about the general fabric of
the original Hansbrough bill. \ synop-
sis of the bill was given out after the
meeting this morning and explains in
a concise manner it's objects.
The bill repeats the timber and
stone act under which. it is claimed,
vast areas of timbered land have pass
ed to lumber corporations and timber
Syndicates. At the same time, no
doubt, the law has been very bene-
fetal in enabling settlers to acquire
homes. This is true largely with re-
spect to settlement in the Pacific coast
states. me bill provides for the dis
posal of the timber at public or pri-
vate sale after appraisement, and
places the administration of the timber
lands OF the government under the
secretary of agriculture. The work
will be carried on under the super
vision OF the bureau of forestry, I'M
der rules and regulations similar to
those now in operation as to forest re-
serves. Ten per cent of the moneys
coming from the timber sales goes
for the benefit OF schools and roads in
the counties where the timber is taken,
and the residue in the states named in
the irrigation act goes into the re-
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"THIS DATE IN HISTORY"
March 30.

12S2-Massacre of Sicilian Vespers.
1323-Thirteen years truce conclud-
ed between Edward ii. and Robert
Bruce.
1885 Cardinal Bourchier, early
promoter Of printing. died.
156S-Sir Henry Wotton. English
diplomatist, born. Author of saying.
IAN ambassador is an honest man.
sent abroad to lie for the good of his
country"
16O1-Henry Cuffee, a celebrated
wit, executed at Tyburn
1647-Surrender of Harlech castle.
1756-Sir Francis p. De Roster born.
17S3-Dr. William Hunter, an emil
nent English anatomist, died.
179S-Ireland declared in a state
of rebellion.
1s06-Joseph Bonaparte declared
king of Naples.
1S14-Battle of the Barriers.
1S37-John Constable, landscape
painter, died. Born June II, 1776.
1S42-John Fiske, historian, born
Died July, 1901.
1S50-Royal Adelaide lost near Mar
cato; 206 lives lost.
1S56-Crimean war ended by treaty
of Paris.
1S63-Battle of Somerset, Ky.
1S65-United States transport Gen.
eral Lyon burned; 500 lives lost.
1S67-Russian cession of Alaska to
the United States announced.
1S6S-President Johns impeach-
ment trial begun.
1S70-Texas reconstructed by act of
congress.
1s71-Queen Wilhelmina of Norway
and Sweden died.
1S7S-Capture Of Berga by the Carl
lists.
1S74-Queen Victoria reviewed the
Ashantee heroes at Windsor.
1S7S-Ex-President Grant received
by the pope.
1SS0-Metropolitan Museum of Arts
formally opened.
1SS3-Mrs. Meaker hanged at Wind
SCR, VT, for murder.
1SS5-Ferry ministry of France re-
signed.
1SS7-Unsuccessful attempt on the
cars life at Gatschina.
1SS9-Senate refused to confirm
Murat Halstead for German mission.
1S91-Manipur tribes massacred 400
British Goorkas troops at Assam.
1894-President Cleveland vetoed
the Bland bill.
1895-Mrs. Paran Stevens died.
1S97-Thirty-five killed at Chandler,
Oklahoma.
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distributed as result of the con-
domination of the entire pike during
the past fifteen years.
The company was Incorporated by
a special act of the Pennsylvania
legislature on March 20, 1910, to build
a pike from Reading to the Perkio-
men at Collegeville. For years it
was one of the highways to Phila-
delphia and paid large dividends on
it's sS1,500 capital stock. Twenty
years ago the agitation started for the
abolition of toll gates. and ever since
one section after another was con-
demned till no more of the pixies re-
manned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
A NORTH DAkOTAN
Seeing the Sights ut the Nations Capt.
tai and Enjoying Himself.
by Il. e. Snyder.

Dy u. z. SnydCF.
Washington, d. c., March 30.-Hon.
G. w. Wolvert of Bismarck, is in
Washington and spent the day about
the capitol renewing acquaintance
with old friends from North Dakota.
Ex-senator Wolvert called upon Sena-
tors Hansbrough and McCumber, and
many others about the great white
building from North Dakota. He and
several friends, who were with him,
were pleasantly entertained at a quiet
little luncheon by Major Hamilton, and
Robert W. Farrar, Senator McCumber's
right hand man.
Senator Wolvert is in Washington
with several friends from Chicago and
II they have any business other than
enjoying themselves they are not yet
prepared to announce it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
FOOTBALL REFORM
CODE COMPLETED.

Associated Press to The Evening Times,
New York, March 30.-The Ameri-
can intercollegiate football rules COM
mittee met at the Murray Hill hotel
today and practically completed it's
work of reforming the game of foot
ball. The code previously agreed up
ON and made public was adopted with
some few slight changes in clarifica-
ton and phrasing. There may still be
one or two minor changes in the rules
made later on, but no further changes
OF consequence are believed to be
necessary or desirable. The commit
tee is of the unanimous opinion that
the work it has done will attain all
the objects sought for in the revision
and Will answer all reasonable objec-
tons to the game.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
ARBOR DAY IN
NEW MEXICO,

Asssctated Press to The Evening Times.
Santa Fee, ~ NJ, March 3O.-Pur-
suant to the proclamation of Governor
Herbert J. Hagerman today was gem
orally observed as Arbor Day through
ont New Mexico. In the capital and
elsewhere special exercises appro-
pirate TO the day We're held in the
public schools and many forest trees
were planted for the benefit and
adoinment OF public and private
grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
PASSING OF THE TURNPIKE.
Company Disposes OF Last Mile OF
Road and DissOlyes.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Pottstown, Pa, March 3O-After be-
ing in existence ninety-six years, the
stockholders of the Perkiomen &
Reading Turnpike company met here
today odissolve the company. This
step is taken because the corporation
no longer owns any pike; it's last mile
having been condemned and paid for
last month. At todays meeting the
proceeds of this mile, $3.50, was d.
vided among the stockholders, making
a total Of about $4,000 that has been
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
Music Mills.


Hang up your hat, sir" said the
attendant, pointing to an ebony peg
on the wall.
The visitor hung up his hat, and
from the peg flowed strains Of lovely
music.
Wont you sit DOWN."
He seated himself, and his chair
began to play the overture to Faust. -
Your umbrella, perhaps, incon-
veniences you? There Is the uulz
brella jar" the attendant said.
The jar discoursed sweet music as
soon as the umbrella entered it.
"And now. sir, will you be good
enough to register your name in our
visitors book?"
He registered, the inkwell, as he
opened it, striking up waltz, the Wis
ttors' book moment later, playing a
Sousa march.
The man was in music box factory
of Geneva. Music boxes are Cen
evese staple, and the charming Swiss
town has almost as many huge music
mills as Lynn has shoe factories.
Our music mills" the attendant
told the visitor, form our main in
dustry. 1t is the natural thing for a
Geneva boy to enter a music mill, as
1t is the natural thing for a Newfound-
land boy to go to sea. The average
wages in music mill are 40 francs, OF
eight American dollars a week.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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SOCIETY OF EQUITY MEETS.
associated Press to The Evening Times.

O'Keene, Okla, March 3O.-The first
annual convention of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory of the American So
ciety of Equity, which has large
following among the farmers of the
two territories, began here today and
will continue in session over tomor-
row. A good program has been ar
ranged for the meeting and prominent
members of the society from other
states are among the speakers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
NINE. BERNHARDT IN HOUSTON.

Houston, Texas, March 3O.-The adj
vance sale of seats for the Houston
engagement of Nine. Barnhardt is re-
ported to be the largest ever known
in the southwest The demand for
tickets has been SO great that a
matinee performance has been added
to the two performances originally
scheduled. The engagement opens
tonight with the production of La
Sorcerie." Camille" will be given to-
morrow afternoon and La Tosca" to-
morrow night.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
~ ''..''
RAILROAD, FINANCIAL AND IN.
DUSTRIAL NOTES.

:
The International Railway company
of Buffalo and the Toronto Railway
company are planning to erect a
bridge across the Niagara river below
Niagara falls. 1t will be used ex-
clusively for electric railway purposes.
Last year was a record-breaker for
the zinc and lead industry in south
western Missouri. The total value of
the output was $13,3O2, 800, consisting
of 252,4S5 tons of zinc and 1853 tons
of lead.
President A. E. Stilwell of the Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient road states
that by the end of this year he will
have 1000 miles of the line completed
and in operation. The longest stretch
will be between Kansas City and San
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
COLUMBUS AND HOOKING PLAN.
AssOcfnted Press to The Evening T1mer.

Columbus, O., March 3O.-Stock-
holders of the Columbus and Hooking
Coal and Iron company met here to-
day for the purpose OF increasing the
company's capital stock from $7,OOO,-
900 to $7,500,000, the shares repre-
senting the increase to be preferred
stock. and for passing on the pro-
posed financial plan. 1t is contem-
plated for the present to issue only
100000 of the new stock and $4OO, 1000
of new bonds, which securities have
been underwritten by syndicate. The
company's new capital will be used
to develop the clay deposits owned by
it and to add to the coppany's coal
properties. Three plants are to be
built for the manufacture of imper-
yiOus face brick.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
INTERCOLLEGIATE
DEBATE OF SOUTH,

AssOciated Press to The Evening Times.
Norman. Okla, March 3O.-A debate
between the teams of Oklahoma state
university and Southwestern univer-
sity of Georgetown, Texas, takes place
here this evening and promises to be
one OF the most interesting events of
the college year. 1t is the first of two
intercollegiate debates in which the
state university is to engage this
spring. The second contest will be
with the Friends university of Wichi-
ia, and will be held next month.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
INTERCOLLEGIATE
GYMNASTIC MEET.


New York, March 3O.-The star
gymnastic teams of the large colleges
have gathered here for the annual
championship meet of the Intercol-
legiate Gymnastic association to be
held tonight in the gymnasium of Col.
umbia university. The institutions
making up the association, all of
which have entered teams in the meet,
are Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Column
bia, Pennsylvania, Haverford, Rut-
gers and New York university.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
VANCOUVER TO GREET PRINCE.
Buildings Decorated for Arthur's
Arrival Tomorrow.


Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Vancouver, B. c., March 30.-Public
and private buildings are blossoming
out in decorations OF flags and bunt-
ing in anticipation of the visit here
tomorrow of Prince Arthur of Con-
naught and his party. Elaborate
plans have been made for the re-
ception and entertainment of the royal
visitors who will arrive from Victoria
on the steamship Princess Victoria.
The entertainment program provides
for a drive around Stanley park, and
general sightseeing of points of in
,erest in the city. as we'll as visit
to one OF the lumber mills, where the
operation of saving giant of the for
est will be witnessed. In the evening
Prince Arthur will review the Sixth
regiment in the drill hall, and after
wards there will be a public recep-
ton at the Hotel Vancouver. The
party will leave the city Sunday morn
ing for the east by a special train over
the Canadian Pacific railway.
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FOOTBALL TOPIC
FOR DEBATE,

Ass0cinted Pres. TO The Evening Times.
Chicago, ILL.,, March 3O.-Much in
terest is manifested in the annual de-
bate at Lake Forest this evening be-
tween classes of Beloit and Lake For
est colleges. Beloit has the affirma-
tive and Lake Forest the negative side
of the question: Resolved, That
American intercollegiate football has
been conducive to the welfare of COL
lege students in general"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30
YALE.HARVARD DEBATE.
Associated Press 10 The Evening Time

New Haven, Conn.,, March 3O.-A
lively interest is displayed among
students and others in the annual de-
bate between representatives OF Har-
ward and Yale universities, which
takes place this evening in Woolsey
hall. Harvard has the affirmative and
Yale the negative side OF the ques-
ton: Resolved, That it would be for
the best interests of New York city to
own its street railway system"
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competition, tots up the cost and ad-
vantage on both sides and puts them
side by side.
In the language of John Burns:
For the welfare of the people give
us bigger villages and smaller cities"
and long may it be ere the sinister
cloud of c. o. D. extinguishes the be
nign sun of the I. o. U.
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HAVERHILL DOG SHOW.
Press to The Evening Time

Haverhill, Mass, March 3O.-A
bench show under the auspices of the
Haverhill Kennel club opened today
with an entry list that embraces many
of the prize-winning CANNES of this
country and Canada Judging began
this morning and will continue until
the show closes tomorrow night.
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Angelo, Tex, a distance of I'll miles,
which is now nearing completion.

Angelo, Tex, a distance of I'll miles,
which is now nearing completion.
Nearly 5000 900 was raised in New
York city during the past winter for
the development of various properties
in Alaska this year. Capitalists and
others interested in the territory ex-
pect great boom this summer.
The coal-burning railroads of Texas
have asked for bids for 100000 bar
rels of fuel oil for immediate deliv-
cry. The action is believed to be in
anticipation of coal strike.
The Great Northern will spend more
than $6,000,0O0 for freight and passen-
ger equipment this year. New refrig-
orator cars for meat and fruits will al
so be purchased
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30

Washington Star: why is justice!
represented with a bandage over her|
brow?" Ia
There is classical reason for it,'t
said the lawyer; "but to my mind it'll
serves chiefly to impress the frequency
with which justice gets a black eye."|
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TO BOON THE SOUTHWEST.


st. Louis, Mo-, March 3O.-Advices
received by the Business Mems league
indicate that no fewer than 300 dele
gates will be in attendance here next
month at the convention OF CONNER
cial clubs OF the southwest. The
large number of inquiries and accep-
tances already received insures an at
tendance and general participation in
the convention fully up to the ex-
pectations of the league.
The object of the convention, as
stated in the call, is for the purpose
Of discussing measures for the devel-
opment of the southwestern states
and adapting plans for wide and eff
fective exploitation of their resources.
The territory that will be represented
in the gathering embraces Texas,
Arkansas, Kansas. Missouri, Okla
homa, Indian Territory, New Mexico
and Arizona.
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Heroic Treatment.


The late DR.. Gates B. Bullardy for
more than a generation the leading
physician at st. Johnsbury, VT, did
not always rely upon drugs for curea
He was Of fine presence and heroic
proportions, and was a very pictur-
esque user of profane language when
occasion made it expedient.
Being called one night in the dead Of
winter to the bedside of farmer who
had been suffering from an incessant
attack of hiccoughs for three days, and
was near death, he wrapped himself
up in his fur coat, pulled his fur hat
down over his face, leaving but little
visible besides his eyes and his whis-I
kers, and hurriedly drove away.
He did not stop for preliminaries.
but entered the house and without a
word passed into the sick room. Be
fore the invalid knew he was there he
jumped on the bed, grabbed him by
the throat, and, raising him from his
pillow by the neck, exclaimed: ID
you! want you'll"
The man not only survived heart
disease, but never hiccoughed again.
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Advertising space is costly, and the
merchant whose message to you is i'm
portant enough to fill lot of it has
earned your consideration.
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THEOLOGUEs IN CONFERENCE.

ABsUcIuteu Fftbb 70 the EVehfnE T1meE.
Hartford, Conn, March 30-A I'M
ique college conference under the aus
pieces of the students of three theolo-
gical seminaries began today at the
Hartford Theological seminary and
will continue over tomorrow and Sum
day. The three seminaries represent
ed are Hartford. Yale and Union, New
York. The avowed object of the con-
ference is to present to college men
some definite information regarding
their chosen work and the claims OF
the Christian ministry. The partici-
pants include many prominent divines,
educators and missionary workers.