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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.

The Pacific coast states are leading
up to what may eventually be policy
similar to the Chinese exclusion act
in regard to their attitude toward the
Japanese. There has been steadily
growing opposition to this unlimited
immigration from Japan. Each year
they come in increasing numbers.
The area Of Japan is less than that
of the state of California and only
about 16 per cent of that area is Gull
tivated but it holds a population of
about $4,000, OOO-which is over half
the population of the United States.
With the introduction of western
wealth, medicine, and methods of san
itation we find an increase of birth
rate and a corresponding decrease
of the death rate.
1t is apparent that means of pro-
viding for this multitude of japanese
must be sought out side of the domain
of Japan.
There has been a heavy immigra-
ton of the Japanese in the past few
years to Hawaii with the result that
they now outnumber the whites in
what is now called an American COL
ony by at least six to one. They are
now turning their stem of immigra-
ton to the western sea board of the
United States where they arrive each
year in ever increasing numbers.
The objection to this increasing i'm
migration of Japanese is not that the
mass of japanese now coming are an
unclean, morally depraved mass, reek-
ing with loathsome diseases, utterly
reliable as servants or laborers,
threatening, unlesss checked, to make
the white population (of California;
urban instead of rural by driving out
orchard, farm and ranch labor; to be
feared not because of superior skill
save in stealing American ideas
but because of absolute unscrupu-
lousness in private affairs and in
business life., i, ~; -.
= The Japanese on the contrary are
the most clearly Of all our immi-
1 grants. AS to "reeking with loath-
: some disease" an enforcement of the
present. law will mend that matter If
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
OBSTACLES N THE way
CONTINUED from Page 81

serve the necessities of men and wo-
men In the sphere where they live and
die. He entertaind the conviction
that the kingdom of God must have
a present place and power or else 1t
is of no value to men while they live
in this body. When we pray that
phrase of the Lords prayer. THY
kingdom come in earth as 1t Is in
heaven" We are warranted in expect
ing an answer which we can possess
and appreciate. 1t is evident that the
present condition of society with its
inequalities and expressions, it's sell
fishness and inhumanity Is not an in
tended destiny. God has revealed In
Christ purpose to save all men and
the whole man. Jesus restores the
individual. Men concerned him. He
was always seeking to create char
acter and whenever he found an open
hearted. teachable person he lavished
upon him his richest thoughts and his
noblest promises of growth and pow
er. The Master saw what we fail to
perceive that men do not need better
surroundings and better birth so much
as new spirit, an enthusiasm for
goodness engendered within. He said
that the speakers of the evening were
all talking about this kingdom and
this ideal man and believed that the
prohibition law looks toward the &C.
complishment of those two ends
Why is not the prohibitory statute
Ohovo6? For the, eor,o ,oo.on xh.A -,
other moral statutes are violated. Men
have not yet become good enough to
refuse to violate their divine life.
They yield to- the lower nature, the
feast; to passions of greed, appetite
ard lawlessness.
These are Mr.. Miller's concluding
word: "As I sat in the court room
and listened to the evidence intro
duced in blind pig cases l have been
amazed, both by the matter and man
ner of the witnesses, to see how they
run to the false refugees of lies to
escape giving convicting evidence. If
they can prove that through some
design of labels they have not violat-
ed the letter of the law they are sat
tsfied to ignore the spirit. But what
matters it when men are made drunk
and desperate whether it be on beer
or cream malt? I tell you. my friends,
somehow we must get to the hearts
of these offenders and remove the
most serious obstacle to law obsery-
ance by imparting a new spirit, a
holy ardor for a good life and a sound
character"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
A Good Entertainment.

The entertainment given at the Bap-
fist church Saturday night by Miss
Lottie L. Tillotson Of the Hawaiian
Islands was one of the best that has
been given in Grand Forks this sea-
son. Miss Tillotson has Travelled
nearly around the world and not only
has something to say but knows how
to Say it. Her description of the
countries she has toured are vivid
and alive with interesting detail One
moment she has you pinnacled above
the clouds peering over a fearful
precipice. the next moment she
plunges you into lake of boiling lava
and then brings you out Of 1t all with
good hearty laugh. Every move
ment she makes is a poem and never
fails to express the idea conveyed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
IMPORTANT SUITS
ARE FILED IN
COURT
Claimed That Certain Districts
Are Not in Mercer
County.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 2l.--.ln the
supreme court an application has
been made by Ball, Watson & Young
for the issuance of an original writ
directing the county Of Merce: ami
its proper officers, the auditor and
treasurer, from exercising jurisdic-
ton and authority as county officers
over certain territory claimed to be
Illegally contained In the boundaries of
said county. The application was
granted to the extent of the issuance
of an order to show why the writ
should ont issue, the return day TO
the order being fixed for January 30,
at Bismarck.
The Mercer county case is brought
by ]. E. Phelan to prevent the collec-
ton of taxes in nine townships on the
south of said county, which it is
claimed are not legally a part of
said county.
The Mckenzie county case attacks
the validity of the organization of
that county under chapter 73 of the
laws of 1905, and is brought by John
irish. The complainant claims:
That said chapter 70 CT the laws Of
1905 was and is null and void for the
following reasons: I. !: is spec
ial law, and is repugnant to sections
20 and II Of the state constitution,
and is also repugnaEt to section TIT
of the state constitution. That the
question Of the validity CT said chap
ter %, laws Of 1905. under which the
defendants are assuming to act, az
fects the relator in his personal and
property rights, and also all property
owners and residents of said terri
tory; 1t also directly affects the state
In its revenues, and in the Operation
ct Its genera: Jaws.
1t is the intention of the plaintiffs
In the two actions TO establish tho
status OF the mnorgan!zel portion OF
the state and the rights Of the leglsia-
ture In organ!zins, counties by special
bills and the acts by which nine town.
ships Of land we're attached to Mercer
COUNTY. Counsel for the plaintiffs
state that they hope t. have the mat
ter brought to,the attention Of the su-
preme court In such manner that a
decision may be had II possible. he
fore the adjournment Of the present
session, to the end that II anything
is found wrong with the acts under
which Mercer was enlarged and Nc
Kenzie established, the same can he
cured by the legislature, II that M,dy
has power in the matter at ALI.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
GEORGE BENESH BEREAVEO
His Father, Chas. Benesh Of Conway,
Passed Away at Rochester,
MIMI, Hospital.

George Benesh, foreman in the COM
posing room of the Evening Times,
received the sad news today of the
unexpected death Of his father, Charles
Benesh of Conway, n D., at the Mayo
hospital, Rochester, following brief
illness: The deceased was past So.
years of age, and is survived by a
wife. four sons and two daughters.
The remains will be brought home for
interment. Thes friends Of Mr.. Benesh
sympathize with him deeply in his
sad bereavment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
GRAND FORKS MAY GET It
Continued from Page 5.)

Continued from Page 81
cial action will be aken at once re-
garding the matter. i,
A prominent Presbyterian church.
man of the city stated today that to
his knowledge nothing had been done
as yet by this city toward securing
the college but there has been con-
siderable talk and he thinks the COL
lege will be located here If the citi-
zens respond the way they have in
the past toward similar propositions.
Wesley college, the Methodist institu-
ton, is already affiliated with the
state university and is prospecting
while Baptist college is being talked
of as another addition to the family"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Lutheran Free Church.

The young peoples society meets 1T
the residence of John Brldst0n, G0s
Chestnut street tomorrow night. Jan.
20. All arc invited.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
DUDLEY.S PREMATTRITY.

The general public is not interest
ed in the controversies between news
paper correspondents who are cover
ing the legislature, but the story pub
lished in the Grand Forks Herald that
its correspondent did not know he
was violating confidence when he pub
lished the names of the senate COM
mittees in advance of the announce
ment of the same in the senate, de-
serves passing notice at least.
Those who are here know what the
indignation was, and they know too
how it has closed many sources of
information to the press, the inno-
cent suffering along with the guilty.
The facts in the case are that during
the recess of the legislature, the COM
mittees were made up but they were
not official matters until they were
announced in the senate. If the Her
aid correspondent did not know this
he is certainly an unmentionable ig-
noramus. He says he did not, and
the press boys are inclined to be
lenient- with his statement. A mem
Der Of the crowd OF: correspondents
who delivered the copy to Dudley
says he was certain Dudley UNDER
stood they were not available until
released. But in spite of the fact
that an intelligent correspondent
would have known that they were not
for use until announced in the senate,
Dudley used them on Saturday night,
when the senate had been in recess
since Thursday and when it would not
reconvene until the following Tues.
day. There is not a page in the SEN
ate but would have not known better
than to have used them at the time
the Herald correspondent did. A
six-year-old boy should be appointed
guardian for the man. Commenting
editorially on the matter the Fargo
Forum says:
The action of the Grand Forks
Herald in publishing the senate COM
mittees long before their release Is on
par with its usual course; whatever it
does is above criticism; but the 10Th
er fellow" is always actuated by
wrong motives.
We constantly hear arguments as
to the result Of the recent investi-
cation of railroads by the inter state
commerce commission in Minnesota.
Some say what is the good of pay
ing these Judges for coming all the
way from Washington, D. c. and going
to all the other expense which would
be incurred by such an Investigation. !"
They say that they do not get any
further ahead than before, there is
nothing achieved.
Although they did not enforce upon
the railroads certain mandates and
although they did not achieve any i'm
mediate result, yet everybody's atten-
was drawn toward this investigation
and certain good results are bound
to follow.
The general public has been aroused
and their interest will be intense and
they will become emore insistent on
improvements which the railroad mag
mates will not be slow to see and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21

No one is attaching any blame to
anyone for not keeping our short
street car line open though it is a
matter of great inconvenience to the
students who board down town to be
compelled to walk out to the univer-
sity during the excessively cold
weather. Those having the manage
ment of this road are no doubt
doing all they can consistently, with
present conditions, to keep this short
piece of road open. Let us be patient
a while longer. ...
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
VVhy
Add

TO Rockefeller's millions when
you have q home concern that
is worthy Of your patronage
and where you know that every
dollar Of profit is invested in
Grand Forks and does not 20
towards making up the $780,
OOO,OO.M quarterly dividends
of the trust.
II YOU have not tried our
Hyro-C Carbon kerosene, give it
q trial it will speak for itself.
Edwin Lindstedt is our whole
sale and retail distributor for
Grand Forks. II your dealer
will not supply you, call him
up ON either phone 24S,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Increase CapacItv.

Waihalla Mountaineer: J. w. May
wen Ieft for bis first trip over his
new route this morning-and the honss
ne represents will need to increase
town. ''o "rSt
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
MISSING MAN IS FOUND
F. J. Berg, the Typewriter Man Was at
Page, Where He Is Practically
Showed In" for the
Winter.

Page, N. d., Jan. 21.-Tnere ia =
travelling man here answering to the
name of F. J. Berg, and believe he
rs the man advertised for in the Even
Ing Times of last Saturday. He sells
typewriters. and has been snowbound
mere for several days with little pros
pect OF getting out till spring unless
he walks.
mat 1t pays to aivertize in the
Times Is shown by the above. Satur-
gay evening, lost" ad was inserted.
stating that the said Berg was mis-
sing. This morning the above letter
was received from Page.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Not 90 Nanv.

mo usual exodus Of travelling men
occurred this morning. but there Va.
n no. az many went out as is usually the
case Monday morninss, 'A0
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Move Family Here.

Pembina Pioneer-Express: w. 7
ferguson of Toilette, has secured a
position with the Grand Forks Mar-
camille company. as travelling sa1ss-
man. Jim is made up of just such
material as will make a practical
drummer" and he no doubt viii All.
tne place with credit to himself and
ms employers from the start. He ex-
poets to move his family to Grand
Forks. 0raho
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Sentiment to be Inculcated.

Let reverence of law be breathed by
svery mother to the lisping babe that
tho schools, semfnaries and colleges;
let It be written in primers. spelling
cooks and almanacs; let it be preached
lativs halls and enforced in courts Of
Justice; in short, let it b me the
0olitical religion Of the natiM..
Abraham Lincoln.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
provide. The greatest remedy for an
evil Is to give publicity and then we
achieve the end sought.

States Attorney Wineman, the
Judge Lindsey of North Dakota, has
from time to time suggested reforms
and last Saturday put into effect
Judge Lfhdsey's plan-that Of putting
the CRIMINAL on honor. This is no
new experiment, however new 1t may
be to- our states attorney or to any
others In the immediate vicinity, it
is identical with the plan SO effect
lively pursued by Judge Lindsey of
Denver, Colorado, in his great refor-
nation in the juvenile court. 1t Is
generally conceded by parents and
teachers who meet with best success
in handling of children that 1t is very
poor policy to threaten to punish for
a repetition of an offense. If one has
done wrong for which he deserves
punishment to mete out that punish
ment, however, the plan of placing
children on honor has been instru-
mental in reforming them.
With $4,000 cars of coal on the
road for the west and 1000 men
shoveling snow and more being en-
ployed as fast as possible it looks
as though relief would come soon
and that the railroads are doing all
in their power to relieve the suffer-
ing. The low rate expressage on food
stuffs is another move by the express
companies to relieve the suffering.
If, as predicted by some, we have
an early spring, 1t should be coming
along pretty soon and this should help
some. North Dakotans meet troubles
about as phiposophically as any, and
We still have faith that no very seri-
Gus results will follow the inconven-
fences with which we have had to
contend; that on the other hand some
thing good will come from this win
ter's troubles-coal fields will be de-
veloped in North Dakota to meet fu-
ture demands, and our citizens will
plan better for the future.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-08-23
A Fall Reminder.
MRS. HOUSEWIFE:

Our Iook Stoves are on the floor.
already for inspection. The same
line we have handled for years.
only IN iarser variety than ever.
We want you TO call and look over
our assortment and get prices be-
fore you 20 elsewhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
COUNTRIES CONFER
UNITED STATES SECRETARY II
 CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS.
Mir. Brown 'Endeavoring to Bring Nic- arasua and Honduras Together on own VolitiOn--Does Not
 nvolve Nation.

Washington, April 10.--The State Department today received a dispatch from Philip Brown, secretary to the United States legations in Guatemala and Honduras, saying that negotia- tions- are pending for the settlement of the dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras. /
 MT. Brown is still at La Union and 1t appears that he is acting in the in- terest of Salvador in treating with Nicaragua. This Is entirely on his own initiative and does not involve the United States in any manner. ac- cording to State Department officials. It Is said that the greatest difficulty attending a settlementsis the keen de- sire of the Nicaraguan forces to cap ture President Bonilla who is at the head of the Honduran army in the west of that republic.
 To effect his capture would neces- sitate renewed fighting and the other countries in Central America are try ing to avoid this and 1t is the desire also of United States and Mexico that hostilities be brought to ia close at once.
 Ambassador Creel of Mexico Is the man looked to here as the mediator. No indication of a change in the geography of Central America has thus far been implied in the negotiations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
ANNUAL CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Episcopal Clergymen Assemble for Ex
 change of Ideas.

New Orleans. April 1o.-The annual American Church Conference of the Protestant Episcopal Church opened today in ths city with holy com munion service at Christ Church Ca- thedraI.
 The proceedings which will last for several days will be confined to a gen. eral discussion of subjects of interest to the church by the hundred or more clergymen who are assembled here srom all parts of the country.
 At tonights session the divorce question was discussed by the Rev Theodore Sedgwick of St. Paul. who asked. Tn. what way does the piteous variety of State law in regard to ob- taining a divorce differ from the pit aous variety of church practice in re- gard to remarrlage after divorce"
 1t was announced that there will be no meeting of the general commit tee of the church conference on &C., count of lack of quorum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
wHIsKEY LABELS.
Two straight Liauors Mixed Make Dc.
 clared Blended Goods,

Two straight Liauors Mixed Make De-
 cIared Blended Goods,
 r Washington. April 10--The long ex- pected opinion of Attorney General Bo- naparte concerning the proper labelling of whiskey under the pure food law. ap- proved June 30, 1906. was made public ct the White House today.
 Its purpose is briefly told in the fol loving letter addressed by the President today to the Secretary of Agriculture:
 Tn aceordancetwith your suggestion I have submitted the matter concerning the proper labelling of whiskey under the pure food law to the Department of Justice. enclose the Attorney Gen. erals opinion. I agree with this op- inion and direct that action be taken in accordance with 1t.
 Straight whiskey will be labeled as such. A mixture of two or more straight whiskies will be labeled blend- ed whisky or whiskeys.
 "A mixture of straight whiskey and ethyl alcohol, provided that theersis a sufficient amount of straight whiskey to make 1t genuinely mixture will be labeled as compound of. or compou9ded with, pure grain distillate.
 limitation whfskey will be labeled as such
 <s1s Theodore Roosevelt"
 Ire Attorney Generals opinion as to the proper construction to be placed on the law has been awaited with great interest by distillers and restifiers all over the country. Before the question was sent to the Department of Justice 1t was very thoroughly investigated by the Department of Agriculture. - The questions at is0de are in connec- ton with, the labelling or branding os the different kinds of spirit claimed by their manufacturers or proprietors to be entitled to the name of "whiskey' with or without qualifying words.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
BoNILLLA IN SALVADOR.
Defeated President Not Thought to be
 at Amalpa.

at Amalpa.
 Mobile, April 10-Octavious Gallardo, collector of customs and postmaster at the captured town of Truxillo Spanish Honduras. arrived here yesterday on the steamer Belize, from Belize. British Honduras, fleeing for his life from the victorius Nicaraguans, who now be- yond all doubt are full control ofHon- duras from east to west coasts.
 Just as the steamer left Belize four days ago, a letter was handed to Gall lardo, stating that General Lee Christ mas, American army officer in the service of Honduras, had been cut to pieces by Nicaraguan soldiers. The letter was very brief and gave no de- tails of the fight in which Christmas was killed. Information was contained in the letter there was no bone for the Bonilla government and he was doomed to death if he did not get out of the country.
 News was brought here by passen- gers on the steamer that President Manuel Boni1la was not at Amalpa, but was hiding in Salvador. This report is said to be authentic.
 Gallardo was accompanied by his secretary, Roman Gonzalez and they effected their escape from Truxillo two days before the place was captured by the Nicaraguans. They succeeded III geILlnS away Wltn SlfiUUU or the governments money, which was placed in safe keeping at Belize
 It is the purpose of Zeieya, of Me - agua, so reports brought here say, to elect a president for Honduras by hold ing a convention at Tegucigalpa, and the following named aspirants for the office are reported to have delegates on the ground.
 Policarpo Bonilla, now in exile in Salvador, and Davola, Arias, Chico and Sierra.
 The Nicaraguans told the passengers who arrived here from the country via Belize that they have no fear of Bolicarpo Bonllla not being released by the Salvadorean government, be- cause they fear that ZelaYa who has an excellent disciplined army at his control, w.ll wage war on them. The Nicaraguans largely favor Policarpo Bonilla to succeed the deposed presi- dent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
sToLYPIN DIPPED.
Pariiament wants to Know Where
 Premier Gets His Authority.

Premier Gets His Authority.
 St. Petersburg. April 1o.7-Premier Stolypin's attempts to limit the com- potency of the lower house of Parlia- -ment by forbidding its committee to obtain statistics from the Eemstvos and avail themselves of outside expert advice. has been defied by the house.
 President Golovon has written a curt letter to the Premier asking him on what ground and under what law he is entitled to address such conn mands to the imperial parliament. The law, says M. Golovan, contains a par agraph authorizing the lower house of parliament to interpol4ate the minis ter, but nowhere was there a State- ment of a reciprocal right on the part of the ministers toward the house. The budget committee has decided by only two adverse votes to defy the Pre- miers order and to invite experts to assist in the consideration of the budget. s-
 The actions of President Golovin and the budget committee was taken after a long conference between the PrSsi- dent and the leaders of all parties in parliament except the extreme right, and brings the issue squarely before the cabinet.