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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
Question Of Abrogating Gener-
al Woods Order Now Con-
fronts Sec. Taft.
tCubAns W.. '.;,sov .!v UNLESS
THEY lRt me- ssses,ie.l soei;..
'Oi Backing Their Favorite Bird in the
Pit-Arrest Of Prominent Persons,
including One Presidential Candi.
date, Has Precipated q Crisis
Fights Conducted ON q. {. Anyhow.

Associated Press to The Dvsalng Tlnss.
Washington, March Gone Of the
: questions that probably will confront
Secretary Taft upon his arrival in
Cuba in the course of few weeks will
be the propriety and policy of abro-
eating Governor Woods decree for
bidding cock fighting in Cuba. An
overwhelming majority OF sCubans
themselves demand the right to fight
their chickens az they have done for
many years. even since the application
of the Wood decree.
It was the arrest of a number Of
prominent Cubans, including at least
one presidential candidate, for attend
ing cock fight, that brought on the
crisis.
When the sport flourished, the Gu
ban laborer worked four days week
to support his family. Another days
wage he set apart for lottery and the
last Of the secular days he worked in
order that he might secure funds to
back his favorite cock in the pit. Now
that the lottery and cock fighting have
been stopped, laborers and farm hands
simply stop work for the last two days
of the week, having no incentive to
continue. This practice Is said to have
a really injurious effect upon the de-
velopment Of Island industry and cur
tailed the production.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
SECRETARY SHAW TO-DAY ASSUMED
PRESIDENCY Of CARNEGIE STEEL TRUST
Leslie M. Shaw Gives Up
Treasury Portfolio to Take
Another Position.

Associated Press to The Evening Tines.
Washington, D. c., March 6.-Leslie
NJ. Shaw, who retired from the treas
ury portfolio Of President Roosevelts
cabinet last Monday, today assumed
his new position as president of the
Carnegie Trust company, newly Or
ganized New York financial institu-
ton. The late secretary and his fami-
ly will reside in the metropolis, but
his legal home will continue to be- at
Denison, la. The capital stock of the
concern of which Mr.. Shaw is no.' the
executive is $1,000,000, with a paid
surplus of half that amount, placing
it among the smaller and less import
ant of New York financial institutions.
Charles G. Dickinson is the retiring
president, Mr.. Shaw had offers of exc
cutive positions from leading finan-
cial institutions all over the country.
and came near accepting the offer OF
a st. Louis trust company, but later
decided in favor Of the New York con-
cern.
The presidential boom launched by
the friends of the former secretary
continues to be a subject of gossip
among the few politicians and public
men left in the capitol, the general
opinion being that there is but a re-
mote possibility of Mr.. Shaw secur-
ing the nomination. That he would
be eminently acceptable to the con-
servative element Of his party and to
the financiers who have profited by
his liberality in loaning public funds
is not to be doubted; but most of
these are already tied to the Forsaker
and Fairbanks booms.
1t is noteworthy fact that all the
candidates for the republican nomina-
tion now in the field represent, to a
greater or lesser degree, the conserv-
ative wing of the party. 1t is not al
ways the early bird that gets the
worm, however, and the practical
politicians Of Washington confidently
believe that at the pregant moment
some LaFolletts or other young dis
ciple of the Roosevelt regime will
swoop down on the convention and
carry away the nomination.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
SENATE MAY REFUSE
Story Current There is Trou-
BILE in Conference on Amend
ing 2-Cent Rate Bill.
(By George Davis.)

A story is current that the senate
members of the conference committee
on the two-cent rate bill refuse to ac-
cept any change. The house conferees
want a change to two and on-half. The
house passed the bill at the latter rate
and now wants to reverse itself and
accept the Buttz proposition.
The house this morning passed the
following senate bills: 172, prohibit
ing the issuance Of non-participating
insurance policies. AZ, regulating the
consolidation and reinsurance of do
mestic insurance companies. 205,
Cashel drainage bill. 76, relating to
the separate and mutual rights of
husband and wife. 225, making steal
ing of electric current misdemeano-.
226. paroling inmates of the reform
school.
The senate killed 73, requiring mu-
tual hail insurance to deposit twen-
ty-five thousand dollar bond, by a vote
of twelve to sixty-one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
THE STR0THER CASE
Virginia Brothers, Charged
With Murder, Will Know
Their Fate Tonight.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Culpeper, Va, March 6.-By late
today James A. and Phillip Strothers,
charged with the murder of William
E. Bywaters. their brother-in-law, will
probably know their fate. It is not
thought that the jury will be long
reaching a verdict.
Attorney r. Walton Moore of Fair
fax, will address the jury in behalf of
the defense. He will present the legal
phases of the case necessary to sup
port the plea of mental arrangement at
the time of the shooting. In the after
noon, Capt. Micajah Woods will strike
the final blow for the prosecution, with
legal argument intended to combat At
torney Moore's reasoning. The two
defendants still retain the remarkable
composure that has characterized their
attitude since their arrest, nearly
three months ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
House wades Through Long
Grist, Including Several
Senate Measures.
REP. Whites RAILROAD
MEASURES TURNED DOWN
But Later the One Providing Salary
Of Commissioners Be 5000 Per An.
mum Was Reconsidered and Passed
oil Gravity Test Abolished BY
Passage Of Bill No. 1888.
tBy George Davis,

Bismarck, N. D., March 6.-The
house has passed the following bills:
1886 relating to drains; 232 authoriz-
ing cities to fix rates to be charged
by persons or firms for water sup
pliess; 337 authorizing the governor
to appoint secretary for the railroad
commissioners; 22S giving lumber
companies a mechanic lien but pre-
venting any collateral security; 249
allowing the purchaser of machinery
to Set up defects in the same against
the purchase price; S1S granting to
urban electric railways the power to
acquire right of way by condemna-
tion. This is interest of the proposed
electric line between Grand Forks and
Fargo.
The house passed the following SEN
ate bills and they will become laws
when approved by the governor: 1872
regulating disbursements of life insur-
ance companies; 50 requiring an an
nual apportionment and accounting
Of surplus funds of insurance COM
paies; 1853, Taylor's bill, providig for
the safe keeping of documents and
bonds in the auditors Offices; ZIG
making insurance solicitors agents of
the company and not of the insured.
9 allowing counties to be divided by
majority vote of the whole county, in
stead of each proposed county as at
present; $50 requiring cities to con-
struct antisceptic tanks where sewers
empty into lakes and. rivers; 40 pro-
viding for the safety of railroad en-
ployes; 273 requiring railrods to con-
struct US at crossings; 210 taxing
grain in elevators; 17e prohibiting
Misrepresentation by insurance
companies; 1873 regulating the retire.
ment Of capital stock Of corporations.
The bill providing for normal
school at Minot passed the senate and
is ready for the governors signature.
The senate passed the following
house bills: 1873, oil inspection abol-
ishing of gravity test. 206, allowing
travelling expenses of district judges
outside their districts. 63, providing
penalty for letting buildings for sale
Of liquor. II, forest tree culture, al
lowing So dollars per acre. 1872,
creating the Office of dairy inspector
and preventing the adulteration of
dairy products. 80, requiring terminal
elevators to return to the shipper GER
tificate of inspection, grading and
docketing. 1870, allowing the search
ing of premises for liquor upon COM
plant of any person. 64, commission
to revise school laws. 275, abolishing
the Office of inspector of weights and
measures. Makes sheriff such Of
ficer. 225, allowing compensation for
glandered horses killed by order Of
veterinarian. 232, making it a felony
Continued on page 4.)
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
WASHBURN NORMAL
Senate Passes Concurrent Res
olution Providing Therefore
Other Bills, Too.
(By George Davis.)

Bismarck, N. D., March 6.-The
senate considered the apportionment
in committee of the whole and so
amended the bill that nothing of the
original was left. By the measure as
amended, the senate has forty-eight
members and the house one hundred
twenty. Barnes and Trail counties
each lose one senator, when compared
with the house bill, and Pierce and
Towner are combined. The bill will
not become law in the present form.
The senate killed the game bill and
passed the following: A concurrent
resolution providing for the location
of a normal school at Washburn;
changing the name of the reform
school to the state training school;
making the salary Of the county audi
tor the same as the county treasurer;
requiring county officers receiving
salaries to turn all fees into the treas
ury; making the county surveyor SUI
pervisor of public roads. :.
Greed prevents real gain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
INTEREST IN IDAHO CASE.

washington, u. T., March 6.-NOt
in recent years has a criminal case
attracted SO much attention among
Washington officials as that of the
three western labor leaders who are
charged with numbering Ex- Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. During the last
campaign the case attained national
importance when President Roosevelt
sent Secretary Taft to Idaho to as
sist in the reelection of Governor
Gooding on claw and order" plat
form. Since then the supreme court
has decided that the arrest of the ac-
cused men, alleged to have been kid
mapped, was carried out in a legal
manner. In this opinion, however,
justice McKenna dissented, declaring
that 'in the case at bar the states,
through their officers, are the Offend
ers."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
CIVIL. SERVICE EXAMINATIONS ARE
BEING HELD IN WASHINGTON TODAY
A Number of Excellent Posi-.
tions Are offered Capable
@4s Young Men.

Associated Press to Fhe EveninS T1nes.
Washington, March Civil service
examinations are being held today of
applicants for the following positions:
Unmarried men as tailors in the In
dian service at Fort Shaw, Mont, at
a salary of $500 a year.
Wet plate photographers for the
geological survey at salary of ST.
900 year.
Wiremen at the office of the secre-
tary of agriculture at a salary of s.
a day.
Apprentice topographic craftsman
in the coast and geodetic survey at
a salary of $500 a year.
Geologist in the PHILIPPINE service
at salary of $4,000 a year.
Irrigation managers for experiment
stations Of the department Of agricult-
ure at salaries ranging from $1,000
to $2,500 year.
Irrigation farmers at experiment
stations at salaries from $720 to 81, 300
a year.
Supervising drainage engineers for
the department OF agriculture at sal
aries of from $4,000 to $2,500 year.
Marine steam engineer at Key West
Barracks, Fla, at salary of $3.50 a
year.
examinations Will be held this
spring in all parts Of the country for
railroad mail clerks. The civil ser
vice commission has Of late expert
enced great difficulty in securing sufa-
cient number of applicants for these
positions, and to partially overcome
this shortage the weight requirement
has been reduced from 1876 to 130
pounds and the height requirement
from 5 feet 6 inches to feet inches.
The age limit, from 18 to IS years, re-
mains the same. The shortage Of rail-
way mail clerks in many sections Of
the country has become serious
problem to the commission and It's
especially anxious to secure applicants
from the states of Alabama, Alaska,
Arizona, Arkansas. California, Florida.
Idaho. Indian Territory. Louisiana.
Mississippi, Montana. Nevada. North
Dakota, South Carolina. Utah and
Wyoming.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
Wife AND. LOVER DIE
Angry Husband, Finding Wife
Untrue, Kills Her and Her
Paramour.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Indianapolis, Ind, March g. Mrs.
Fred Schwomeyer and William Gill
died today from bullet wounds in
flicted by the woman's husband, who
returned unexpectedly to his home at
Ben Davis yesteray, and found the two
together.
The two men have been close friends
for years. Schwomeyer had started
for indianapolis but missed his train
and returned home. Looking through
the window he found his wife and Gill
together. Thrusting his arm through
the glass he began firing. Gill was
shot five times and the woman once.
They fed across the fields to homes Of
neighbOrs. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06

the position of chairman of the COM
mission and thus have given him a
power which he could have used to
build up a strong political machine
for himself. The indications are that
the secretary of state has not been
idle and that his influence with the
members of the house has been mani
tested in the overwhelming defeat of
the measure. If observations count for
anything it is the first time the secre-
tary of state has in any manner been
Interested in the passage of any meas-
ure and he certainly came out best,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06

Wallace F. Stovall of the Tampa Trib-
une on "The Press Of America"
Frank L. Mayes of the Pensacola
Journal on Originality In Newspaper
Work." Miss Jeffman Bell of the Tai
lahassee Sun on Newspaper Taffy;"
Colonel Adrian P. Jordan of the Punta
Gorda Herald on "The Piscatorial Ed
itor," and F. B. Stoneman of the Miami
Record on "The Newspaper in NUM-
cipal Affairs" The local newspaper
men will keep open house for the vis-
itors and are attempting to make the
present convention the greatest in the
history of the association.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
Press to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Tines.
New York, March 6.-One of the
most notable changes that has taken
place in lower New York in many
years will result from the removal
of the three blocks Of buildings which
were put up at public sale today pre-
paratory to being torn down to make
room for the new Manhattan terminal
OF the Brooklyn Bridge. The build
ings to be removed include all the
structures occupying the three blocks
extending northward from the present
bridge terminal and located between
Centre street on the west and Park
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
SNOW TIES UP TRAFFIC.
AsaoeaateA Pfeas to Tha Ryenlne Tine

Paris, Mar. r6:-The effect of =, the
heavy snowfall in Switzerland has
been to entirely derange the train
service. Two crowded expresses from
Paris to Milan were blocked for two
days in the Jura Mountains near the
frontier. Four locomotives with snow
plows reache them only after many
delays and the passengers were suffer-
ing greatly from cold and hunger. The
Muntch-Berne express has been block
ed near the frontier and many travel
ers are reported frozen to death.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
FLORIDA NEWSPAPERMEN GATHERED IN
CONVENTION TODAY At KEY WEST, FLA.
Assseiatea Press to The Evening Tine.

Key West, Fla, March 6.-The an
nual convention of the Florida Press
association opened here this morning,
most of the delegates coming by boat
from Miami. The session was called
to order by President c. L. Bittenger,
and addresses Of welcome were made
by Hon. w. Hunt Harris, Mayor
George l.. Babcock and Colonel Wal
ter w. Thompson of the Key West
Citizen. Papers will be read during
the session by George w. Wilson of
the Jacksonville Times-Union on
Metropolitan Journalism" Colonel
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
HOUSTON PRIMARY ELECTION

Houston. Tex, March 6.-Primary
elections are being held today for. the
nomination Of candidates for mayor
and four commissioners under the new
commission Of municipal system gov
;ernment. Two tickets are in, the field.
The present administration, composed
Of Mayor H. B. Rice and Commission
ers James. A. Thompson, James B.
Marmion, James ,Appleby and ]. 2.
CASTOR, is opposed by DR.. J. D. Nc
Gregor for mayor and w. ]. Koplhauff,
8. A. Oliver, F. NJ. Ludtke and F. A.
Larsen for commissioners. The cleo
ton will be held on April 8. Great
interest. is manifested by the voters
and about 5000 poll tax receipts have
been issued.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
CANADIAN MINING INSTITUTE.

Toronto, Ont, March 6.-Ihere was
large representative attendance to-
day at the opening of the annual meet
ing of the Canadian Mining Institute.
The program of the gathering extends
over three days and is filled with in
teresting features in the way Of papers
and addresses by noting mining ex-
perts, instructors and others.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
TERMINAL FOR BIG BROOKLYN BRIDGE
WILL TAKE UP SPACE OF 8 SQUARES

Row on the east. The most notable
structure of the lot is the Staats-Zei-
tung building, which has been
conspicuous landmark at the junction
of Park Row and Centre street for
many years. All the buildings are to
be removed by April 6, when work
will be commenced Immediately on the
new terminal, the completion Of which
is expected to 60 far toward relieving
the present congestion Of traffic at
the entrance to the bridge.
Everybody but the coal man is hop
ing for an early spring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
CALIFORNIA BENCH SHOW.

Los Angeles, CAL, March 6.-The
annual bench show opened today by
the Southwestern Kennel club is the
largest and best exhibition of its kind
ever given on the Pacific coast. The
entries come from all parts of the
west. Several well-known eastern
kennels have also sent exhibits. Some
of the breeds most largely represent
ed are Boston terriers, fox terriers,
bull dogs, cocker spaniels and collies.
The show will continue till the end
Of the week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
IN NEW JERSEY.
Some New Insurance LEGISLATION Il
Proposed

Trenton, N. j., March 6.-When the
senate convened today, Senator Hilley
of Morris county presented the report
of the special committee appointed last
year to investigate the subject of life
insurance in New Jersey. At the same
time he presented seven bills, drafts
of which were embodied in the report
to carry out the committee recommen-
dations.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
FIGHT A CHURCH MERGER.

Colorado Springs, COL, March g.
The proposal to consolidate the Bap-
tist and Christian churcheH of Colo
rado City has stirred up hornets
nest in that community, many MEM
bers of both bodies being determined
in their opposition to the consolida-
ton. A meeting will be held this eve
ming to discuss the plan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
AGREE ON RATE BILL
Senator Accepts the House
Amendment of 2 10 Gents
Report Sharpe Bill
(By George Davis.)

Bismarck, N. D., March 6.-The con-
ference committee on the primary
election bill decided this afternoon to
report the Sharpe bill but will not
have its provisions apply to national
committee men or presidential elec-
tors. Candidates for U. s. senator
must receive forty per cent on the
votes cast, for nomination. In that
case the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes in each party
will be placed on the ballots at the
fall election. Candidates for legislat-
ure are to be pledged to support the
candidates Of their party.
The conference committee on the
railroad rate bill agreed on the two
and half cent rate and a family
mileage book of 1000 miles for $40.
Talk about the stories rivals in a
love affair tell on each other, they are
mild affairs in comparison with the
things the mother of an only son
tells of the manner in which her son
is treated by his wife.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
TOpEKA,s FIRST BENCH SHOW.

TOPEKA'S FIRST BENCH SHOW.
Topeka, Kas., March 6-The first
annual bench show of the Topeka
Kennel club opened today under most
favorable auspices. The exhibits
number several hundred and include
high-bred dogs Of nearly every varie-
ty known to the fancier. The show
will continue four days and from all
indications will be largely attended.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-21
Miracles

DO you believe in miracles?" asked
a wellknown attorney of a witness on
the stand. "One of my clients fell
from a window and slightly injured
himself? BY what name would you
term this disaster" AN accident" an
swered the witness. We'll, he fell
from the same window the next day
about the same hour" said the attor-
ney to the witness. What have you
to say about that. and what would you
term it?" "A coincidence answered
the witness. Again he fell from the
same window on the third day at the
same hour" said the attorney. Please
give me your definition of that" Il
would call 1t a - bad habit" Now
we have the bad habit of selling cheap.
and we are sure that our competitors
believe that we are performing mira
cles all the time. 1t is no miracle at
all. We buy in immense quantities at
the very lowest figures and sometimes
cheaper than some of the retail houses
can buy.
Pianos for which some houses ask
$3.50 we are offering as low as S225
Talking Machines that some houses ask
$50 for we are selling for s35. Come
in and let us demonstrate.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-21
SOUTH RAISES 4 CRY
FOR STATE DIVISION
Legislatures Acts Lead to
Grim Thoughts of
Secession
SPECIAL, DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 20
Such is the Indignation here among
members of the various leading COM
mercial bodies at some of the recent
acts of the Legislature that the move
ment for State division has been given
greater strength than it ever before pos
sessed. 1t is not spasmodic burst of
anger, but the sentiment is being gen.
orally voiced that this section must have
relief from the actions of some of the
men who are making the laws at Sac
ramento State division has been sug-
gested as a possible relief and the
idea eagerly seized upon.
Some of the Legislators to whose. Of
fetal and personal acts objection has
been made are from this section of the
State and one or two from this very
county. There have been abundant
indications that certain members of
the delegation are tied to the railroad
machine so firmly that all appeals from
their constituents to take this or that
action are regarded as wholly secon-
dairy to the wishes or the bosses.
1t is expected that the campaign
for State division will take definite
shape through the agency of the Cham
Der of Commerce, one of the most
powerful commercial organizations in
the State. That it will get support
from other southern counties is GER
tain. 1t is not expected to accomplish
so great a thing in a day, but the
present plan is to prepare for long
campaign the first step in which will
be to endeavor to educate the people
as to the advantages which would
come to them if the State were
divided.
With Southern California free to
control governmental affairs for itself,
it is argued, there would be less op-
portunity for gang rule and the legis-
lators would pay more attention TO the
wishes of those who elect them.