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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

and thereafter affiliated with the dem.
ocrats. Senator Dubois was subse-
quently elected to the senate as a
democrat and is still serving as such.
But the case of Mr.. Porter is differ
ent. A copy of the official ballot, upon
which he was elected shows that he
was the candidate of the regular DEM
ocrats and the independence League
and that while he also appears on the
ballot as an independent" he did not
claim, officially, anywhere that he was
an independent republican. So far as
the memory of the Oldest official of
the house extends back there has nev-
er been time when member elected
on one ticket claimed the right to be
recorded as a member Of the opposing
party.
One of the best posted parliament
tary advisers of Speaker Cannon III
discussing the Porter request today
said:
ITO grant the request of the member
elect that he be formally admitted as
a full-fiedged republican would be sui
cidal, even If compliance were possi-
BILE. 1t would open up too many COM
plications. How? Well will endeav-
or to explain. Suppose that there
should be two candidates for speaker.
And two candidates for each Of the
elective offices of the house. Now
imagine hot contest and an even d.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
Special Correspondence to The Evening
(By e. c. snyder.)

Times.
(By e. c. snyder.)
Washington, D. c., Dec. ia very
peculiar contention has arisen over
the request of Congressman-elect Pet
er A. Potter, of the 34th New York dis
trict, to have his name recorded in
the list of members elected as a re-
publican. Mr.. Porter's request ap-
pears to be without precedent and will
be denied. There have been instances
in the past when members of the
house and even the senate have been
elected by one party who have subse-
quently repudiated the platforms upon
which they were elected and the party
which elected them. But these cases
were based upon the fact that the SEN
ators and representatives found the
policies of their part incompatible
with their conscientious beliefs.
Mr.. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, elected
as a democrat did not agree with his
party on several national questions
and he formally foreswore further al
legiance to that party and upon the
floor of the house announced his in
tention to thereafter affiliate with the
republicans. Senators Dubois Of Ida
no. and Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
were elected to the state as republi-
cans. They disagreed with their par
TVS declarations on the silver question
as enunciated In the platform of '96
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

Donnelly, Grafton, $500; second prize,
t. H. May, Larimore, $3.50; third
prize, John HUNG, Webster, SIS.
Division No. 2, six counties, ten
contestants: First prize, w. w. Brown,
Armenia, $500; second prize, ]. D.
Power, Power, $3.50; third prize, G. w.
Williamson and Bros, Havana, $75.
Division No. 8, thirteen counties,
four contestants: First prize, E. H.
Heine, Glendale, $500; Second prize,
H. M. Smith, Fisher, $3.50; third
prize, ]. Swensgaard, Bowen, SIS.
Division No. 4, five counties, three
contestants: First prize, H. A. Mel
son. Ray, $500; second prize, George
Dorm. Ross, $3.50; third prize, Hans
Hansen, Carpio, SIS.
Wherever there was an absence of
strong competition, no awards were
made to farms unless they reached
the standard of merits emitting them
to the recognition given.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
SPECIAL P0UCEMANS l5.YEAR OLD
GIRL ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Thornton, R. l., Dec. 17.-Confident
of acquittal and buoyed up by the ex-
pressed sympathy of the entire COM
munity, Miss Ethel Smith, the fifteen
year-old daughter of Leander Smith a
special policeman, was placed on trial
today on a charge of manslaughter.
The charge against the girl is the
killing of Elmer Briggs about three
weeks ago.
Briggs, who was worthless char
acter, deserted his wife leaving her
without means to support herself and
three small children. Special Officer
Smith took pity on the woman, and he
and his wife received the deserted
ones into their home and cared for
them. On the afternoon of November
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
Chairman Cousins of House
Committee on Appropria-
tions Resigns Job.
TO TAKE THE HEAD Of
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
His Committee "Went Through. From
Three to Four Hundred Million
Dollars Annually-Good Story Told
on Iowa Congressman's Tete Tete
With q Farmer.
(By E. c. snyder.l


Washington, Dec. 17.-Congressman
Cousins of Iowa, has resigned the
craftsmanship of the house committee
on expenditures of the Treasury De-
partment in order that his entire time
may be given to his committee of
which he has become the head, foreign
affairs, succeeding the late Robert
Roberts Hit, of Illinois. Mr.. Cous-
ins became the chairman Of the COM
mittee having to do with expenditures
of the Treasury Department during
Speaker Reeds administration having
traded with General Grosvenor who
desired place on Mines and Mining.
Mr.. Cousins speaking of the resigna-
ton told an exceedingly funny story of
how one of his good farmer friends
looked upon the craftsmanship. Dur
ing one Of the congressional cam
paigns in the fifth district Mr.. Cous-
ins was stumping in a friends district
while the friend came into Mr.. Cous-
in's district. At one of the towns in
the district an old farmer came up to
the member of congress after his
speech and asked whether he knew
Mr.. Cousins we'll. The representative
replied that he did.
MY that fellow Cousins must ham
die an awful amount Of money. l see
that he is the head of the committee
on expenditures for the treas1rr de-
partment." The congressman appre-
ciating the situation and the sincerity
of the farmer replied that Cousins did
handle an ALFRED lot of money.
About how much do you think the
congressman handles a year."
"Well, its pretty hard to tell, off
hand. There's the Pension appropria-
ton mill which carries about hun
dred millions; and the War Depart
ment, Budget and Navy Department
supply bill, they run about fifty mil
lions each, so that I should say that
Cousins must handle in year th:ee
or four hundred millions of dollars"
"Good gracious" repied the Iowa
farmer. And knew that fellow when
he was just about as high as my knee.
He must dream Of money nights. Do
you know 1 would hate to go to sleep,
because I'd be afraid that some of it
would leak out of the committee room
in the night time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
J.J.H|[L AWARDS FOR
MODEL \. D,FARMS
PRoFs. SHAW AND HovERsTAD, JUDGES IN THE
COMPETITION, ANNOUNCE THEIR REcoMMEN
DAT1oNs-THREE WIN NERs IN GRAND FORKS
DISTRICT DIVISION NO. 1-s2,1oo TO BE D1sTR1-
BUTED IN THIS STATE
Associated Press to The Evening Times

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
st. Paul, Dec. 17.-Professors
Thomas Shaw and T. A. Hoverstad,
judges in the competition for the j.
j. Hill prizes for model farms in
Minnesota and the Dakotas, have made
their report to the donor of the
awards, and cash prizes will be
awarded according to their recon-
mendations.
OF the one hundred farmers who
are eligible for the competition,
fifty-one were in Minnesota, thirty
six in North Dakota and thirteen in
South Dakota. The conditions re-
quired the farms entering to have
twenty head of cattle and the same
number of sheep or swine. The re-
port gives the following winners in
North Dakota:
Division No. 1, six counties, nine
teen contestants: First prize, John
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

20, Briggs tried to force an entrance
to the Smith house. Mrs. Briggs and
her children, in fear, locked all the
doors and windows.
Ethel procured her fathers revol-
yer as Briggs drew large carving
knife from beneath his coat and cut
away the netting from the screen on
the front door. He then broke pane
of glass in the door, reached in his
arm on the inside, turned the key in
the lock and threw back the bolt. AS
he forced the door open the young girl
fired two shots at him, both bullets
lodging in his body. Briggs hesitated
for moment and then kept on. The
girl fired three more shots and Briggs
fell dead. The girl was arrested, but
bail was Immediately furnished and
she was not locked up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Dec. 17.-According to
advices received by the Times, the
Norwegian Storthing did not bestow
the Nobel peace prize on President
Roosevelt without opposition. For
some months before the bestowal of
the prize, it is stated, there had been
considerable agitation in favor of
awarding the peace prize to the So
called "Karlstad Commission" group
of Swedish and Norwegian statesman
who arbitrated the differences between
Sweden and Norawy at the time of the
breach, and who negotiated the peace
full separation of the two countries.
The we'll known Norwegian author
ess, Elizabeth Schoyen, led the fight on
the Norwegian side. The keynote of
her argument was that an ounce of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
AKIN LAW TEST CASE
Assocint-d Pres. to The Evening Tim

Cincinnati, O., Dec. 1.-THE case in
stituted by the liquor interests to test
the constitutionality of the Akin law
which increased the license to such
an extent as to drive a large number
of saloons all over Ohio out of busi-
ness was called in court here today.
The breweries who are backing the
test case, allege that from March 20
until after April 10, Governor Patti
son was utterly incapacitated from
performing or exercising any of his
powers as governor and that the Akin
bill was never presented to him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
INSURA|EEesEl e, |GHT
c EAS S TONIGHT
Close of the Great Struggle for Control of New
York Life and Mutual Life Companies at Hand.-
Last Votes Were Cast Today--Sockholders'
Money Spent to Elect Administration Tickets--
Will Take Weeks to Count the Ballots.

the control of the companies is the
opinion of experts who have watched
the present fight since the report of
the Armstrong committee. During the
past two months the New York Life
is said to have spent upwards of $2,-
100000 to secure the vote of the ma
jority of its million policyholders for
the administration ticket" headed by
Alexander E. Orr and placed in NOM
ination. by the old Mccall ring" Off
cials controlled by George w. Per-
kins of the Wall street firm of ]. P.
Morgan & Co., and Thomas A. Buck.
ner, vice president in charge of
agencies.
The Mutual, having about half as
many policyholders, is said to have
spent half as much to secure win
ming vote for the Standard Oil ticket,
headed by Charles A. Peabody, which
was nominated at the direction of H.
H. Rogers. and for which members
of the discredited McCurdy regime
have been working with might and
main.
In the New York Life there are two
tickets in the field, the administration
nominees and those. named by the in
ternational policyholders' committee.
In the Mutual there are three tickets.
One is the ticket nominated by the
present management; the second is
the united committees ticket, jointly
nominated by the international n0licv
holders committee and the Mutual
Life policyholders' association. The
third, or fusion ticket, was nominated
by the agents Of the Mutual.
In the New York Life the number
of policyholders is 977,441. OF these
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
SIX SPECIAL MESSAGES.
Roosevelt Will Keep Congress on the
JumD During This Week.


Washington, Dec. 17.-Six special
messages are to be sent to congress
this week by President Roosevelt
They include one on the naval person.
mel bill which contemplates the more
rapid retirement and promotion of the
officers of the navy, message trans
hitting Secretary Metcalf's report on
the alleged discrimination against the
Japanese in San Francisco; a special
message on Panama; message on
the public land; transmitting Secre-
tary's report on Cuba and reply to
the senate resolution calling for in
formation regarding the discharge
without honor of the soldiers Of the
25th regiment of colored infantry.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE close of
the great fight for the control of the
New York Life and Mutual Life In
surance companies and their hundreds
Of millions of assets is at hand. Since
Oct. 18 the policyholders of the two
companies have been voting for the
election of new set of trustees in
each company The struggle has been
the most remarkable in the financial
history of the country, with scattered,
'unorganized people of small means on
the one side and the greatest moneyed
powers in the United States on the
other. That the result is awaited with
intense interest goes without saying.
The election will determine whether
the present management of the two
companies, which were legislated out
of ONCE by the enactment of the re-
form insurance laws following the
Armstrong committees revelations,
will remain in power, or whether the
policyholders will put their own men
in charge Of their own funds, amount
ing In the two companies to 1870, ,000,-
900.
Irrespective Of the outcome the elec-
tion will show for the first time in the
history Of the insurance business in
the United States very large vote
by the polfcyholders, the vote being
due to the wonderful campaign made
by the International policyholders'
committee to bestir the policyholders
to the importance Of showing sum-
cient interest in the safeguarding of
their own funds to cast ballots.
That the present arrangements have
spent several million dollars to retain
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
BANKER A PIGGER9
Associated Press to The Evening TT

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 17.-Frank
Roma, a wealthy Italian banker Of
Philadelphia was placed on trial in
Mercer Criminal court today on a
charge of selling liquor without a H.
cense at colony of railroad employees
at Trenton Junction, near this city.
The charge grows out of a crusade
made some time ago against disorder
ly conduct in the Italian colony on
Sundays.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAD OPPOSITION
IN SECURING THE COVETED NOBEL PRIZE

prevention was better than a pound of
cure, and she pointed out that the joint
commission had halted on the brink of
a dangerous crisis, situation which
would have led to a war that would
have been disastrous in it's conse-
quences to both of the Scandinavian
countries, while President Roosevelt
merely was the means of ending war,
after all the damage had been done.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM H. MOODY.

associate Justice Of the supreme
tribunal the other
poet Mr. Moody born at New
public life
for and has been attorney
general 1904 His home Is at HaverhilL
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17


Mafeking
a
subject fact that he
colonis
Captain settlement
peished.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

duced bill amendatory of the rail-
road rate bill, permitting publishers
Of newspapers and periodicals to ac-
cept transportation from railroad COM
panies for advertising 1t provides
that transportation will be issued at
regular public rates.
REICHSTAG ELECTIONS.
Associated Press Cable to The EGvenina
Times.
Berlin, Dec. 17.-It has been Official
ly announced that elections to the
Reichstag will occur January Is.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
NINE SAILORS DROWN.

Associated Press Cable TO The Evening
TlmeR.
Portsmouth, England, Dec. 17.-Nine
sailors belonging to the crew of the
battleship Hindustan were drowned to-
day, owing to the up-setting of cut
ter in which they were returning to
the warship.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-14

There we're twenty-four children
present. The prizes for bulb cul'
ture this winter were awarded as fol
lows: The first prize to Ruth
Wright, the second prize to Lillian
Hoare, the third prize to Emma
Bourbon.
The following children received
honorable mention: Mildred Stock
well, Sarah Clough, Rosetta Nero,
Mabel Tyo, Dorothy Hamilton, Car
RE Atwood, Elizabeth S, Billings,
Frederick Wilder, Mary Dana, Eva
Kendall, Albert Sawyer, Ruth Will
der, Fern Stockwell, Marjorie Tay-
lor, David Tyo, Marion Hamilton,
Leander Valley, Katherine Kidder,
Margaret Wilder, Katherine Wilder,
Gladys Emery, Guy Shallies, Bessie
Riley.
The subject was discussed as to
whether children who were DICT mem
bers of the society shonld be allowed
to compete for prizes. 1t was voted
by the society that children should
not be allowed to compete unless they
had paid ten cents and become mem
bers, the seeds and bulbs being free
to all members.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President,
Mildred Stockwell; vice president,
Corinna Ordway; secretary, Carrie
Atwood; treasurer, Elizabeth 5. Bill
Hngs.
The seeds for the flower gardens
this year will be candy-tuftl peoples,
zinnas and nasturtiums; for the veg
etable gardens, corn, beans, onions
(tho sets are being supplied by the
society and beets:
1t is hoped that every child under
sixteen years of age who wishes to
have u flower garden, window box
or vegetable garden will notify the
secretary, Carrie Atwood, before
April 20, and pay in to the treasurer,
Elizabeth S. Billings, his or her dues
of ten cents now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-14
QUECHEE,

Mrs. Ernest Baker Of Hanover is
spending some time with her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. Nj. LeMay.
Miss Eldora Chase Of Bridgewater
Is at VIM, Dennison's for a week.
Mrs, O, b. Landers has returned
to the Barron homestead, after a So
journ Of several weeks in Boston.
Miss Ruth Hawkes. is a guest of
Mrs. Dena Green for a short time,
Robert, second son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Thomas, died Sunday
morning of tuberculosis, after an i'll
ness OF several months duration. The
funeral services were held at the
church Tuesday afternoon and inter,
ment was in Hilltop Cemetery.
Thelma Bean of Bridgewatcr is a
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Denni-
son.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. b.
K. Wright Thursday afternoon.
Fourteen ladies were entertained
at a sugar party Saturday AFTERNOON
by Mrs. A. E. Emery.
The first and second degrees were
conferred Upon seven candidates at
the Grange meeting Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. John Sisco and children of
northampton, Mass, came Thurs
day to spend few days with her
uncle, ]. I, SiSoo,
The next meeting Of the Reading
Club will be with Miss Barron Fri
day evening, April 20.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-14

Rev. j. Hamilton leaves Tor Nor
risyille, the seat of Vermont confer
ence, next Monday,
Mason S. Stone, state superintend.
ent of schools, was the guest OF Colo,
mel and Mrs. F. S. Billings Wednes,
day,
Jacob X. D. Johnson, father Of
Mrs. w. II. Brown, died at her home
Monday morning altera long illness,
aped II years. lie was a veteran OF
the Civil War, serving in Co. A, 81
Regt., Vt. Vols, and passed nearly
all his life in Bridgewater. lie leaves
three children: Rodney l., johnson
of Claremont, Mrs. w, II. Brown, and
Ellsworth, j. johnson Of Bridgewater.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
dav morning at 10 o'clock, Rev, f.
c. Partridge officiating. The inter
ment was at Bridgewater Center
The Boston Globe Of April II has
the following item from Gardner,
Mass, which is of interest here, Miss
Day being former resident and a
sister of George H, Day;
Representative A. E. Knowlton
took his friends by surprise this
afternoon by marrying his house
keeper, Miss Mary Day. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Lucy
A. Milton, pastor of the Universalist
church, at her home on Peabody
street. Only the immediate relatives
of the two were prosent. 1t was Mr..
Knowlton's fourth marriage: Mr.
and Mrs. Knowlton left on the even
ing train for Boston for brief we'd
ding trip, after which they will live
at their residence on North Main
street.
Mr.. Knowlton is one of Gardeners
leading manufacturers and served
the town as selectman for three
years. He is now on his second year
in the Legislature. Miss Day has
been Mr.. Knowlton's housekeeper for
five years,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-14
Colonial Stock Co.

The St. Adams Messenger says:
Better and better is the verdict of the
quality of plays given by the Colo
NAL Stock Co. at the opera house this
week, and Judging from the applause
last evening the Colonial Co. have
become warm favorites here. The
play last evening was "a Secret Mar
riage," a very pretty story of South
ern life. Mr.. Lloyd. the young lead
ing man, played the part of Ralph
Marger, a young wandering artist,
in which he made a decided hit.
Miss Frost as the adventures, and
Miss Taylor as the wandering Gypsy
girl, deserve special mention. The
specialties are whole show i'll them
selves.
This company opens a weeks en-
gagement at Music hall next Monday
evening. Seats at Morgan's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-14
SOUTH POMFRET.

The Randolph Herald says:
Isaac Newton, who has been a
steady, Industrious citizen of Ran
dolph for the last ~ years, in which
he has built up good business as a
maker OF sleighs and carriages, has
cold his property on the Braintree
road to Nelson w. Udall for $1,000.
Mr., Newton, who came here from
Woodstock, intends to ugMntn Ggath
among his former patrons.
Mar. Newton has bought a build
ing lot Of Andrew Harding and will
erect shop and dwelling thereon.
He is expected here soon and will
live in Mrs. Lucia Perkins house
until his building is completed.
George H. Markham has been Wis.
iting his parents and sister, Mrs.
Mark Boynton, several days the past
week.
Mis-. Charles Ordway started We'd
nesday for Mattapan, Mass, to visit
her sister.
Fred Hackett of White River
Junction is assisting his uncle,
Moses Shipman, in sugaring,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-14
Suicide of Arthur D. Rowland.

Arthur D, Rowland committed
suicide at a Rutland hotel Sunday
night, where he had registered in
company with Florence Shippy, by
taking strychnine He left Wood
stock hurriedly the Friday before,
accompanied by the girl, who had
been employed in his family for
some weeks, and after selling his
horse at West Lebanon, bought tick
cts for Montreal. Saturday night
the couple arrived in Rutland and
registered at the st. james hotel as
Miss Lena Wilson, Arthur Wilson,
Hartland," occupying separate rooms.
Later they went to the Hotel Ban
quet, registering as Arthur Wilson
and wife, Hartland.
Shortly before midnight Rowland
was taken with commissions and the
girl called for medical aid, but he
was beyond help and died in q few
moments.
Later it was learned that How.
land went to Higgins drug store
and asked for five grains of strych-
nine. He said he wanted the poison
to "kill a dog" and it was sold to
him.
When Howland's clothing was
searched by the Rutland police $40
in cash was found, a check book and
other pieces of paper bearing his
name.
Ward Rowland, who was sum-
moned from Detroit, Mich, arrived
here Saturday, and on learning of
his Brothers death started for Rut-
land, returning with the body Tues
day.
Arthur Rowland, who was about
thirty years of age leaves a widow
and two children, lie enjoyed good
reputation for honesty and industry,
and his fatal escapade seems to have
been more the result Of threats said
to have been made against him than
any real wrongdoing on his part.
FLossIE sHlPpY IN IAIt,
Monday morning Miss Flossie Ship
Ply was arrested by Chief Of Police