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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
Stevens and sorley Had a
Warm" Parlezvous in
House on Saturday.
was OVER REPORT ON
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 1876
Stevens Says Measure Provides Board
Of Equalization That is Too Cumber.
some-Sees Woedchuck Anyhow
Soriey Says @Chuck" Has Not Yet
Come Out Of Its Winter Quarters.
tBy George Dayi..l


Bismarck, Feb. 18.-The morning
session of the house Saturday was de-
voted entirely to the consideration of
routine work, the particular matter
being the thard reading of house bills.
A number of these were disposed OF
without objection and they were pass
ed, as follows, H. B. IA relating to the
powers of boards of trustees of To-
corporated villages. The bill was in
troduced by Bernt Anderson of RAM
sey county and is of especial interest
to some of the villages of the county.
H. B. 142, new law providing a,
method of taking away the increased
jurisdiction of county courts, was
passed without opposition. This bill
was introSqced by MIR. Freeman of
Bottineau and is measure in which
his constituents are much interested.
1t did not have a dissenting vote on
its final passage. H. B. 115, the bill
introduced by Mr.. Mockler which pro-
vides that hotels, restaurants and eat
Ing houses which serve foods not pure
shall display a signe stating the fact
that the foods served are branded as
adulterated, passed with seventy ayes
and fourteen nays. H. B. 1872, the bill
introduced by Mr.. Cunningham, relat-
ing to the appointment of an assis-
tant dairy commissioner by the COM
missioner of agriculture and labor, anu
increasing the salary of the dairy COM
missioner, was passed without oppose
tion. H. B. 1877 prohibiting persons
from using the railroad tracks for
Continued on Page ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
Fifty-Ninth Congress, Which
Adjourns in Fortnight, Made
a Fine Record.
SEVERAL LAWS OF WORLD
WIDE IMPORTANCE PASSED
Among the Railroad Legislation, Pure
Food Law, Service Pension Meas.
ure, River and Harbors, Public
Buildings to the Number of Over
Two Hundred, and Silversmith Law.
(By e. C. Snyder.)


Washington, D. c., Feb. 18.-The
18th congress will pass into history in
about two weeks with a record for
great things accomplished to a greater
degree than any of its predecessors.
In the past two years railway rate
bill has been enacted into law which
promises to revolutionize railway prac.
tees. A pure food law has been en-
acted which is destined to ensure to
the consumer of food products, drugs
and drink an absolute guarantee that
the foods which he buys are not ad-
ulterated. Another measure of world
wide Importance which has been plac-
ed to the credit of the congress, so
rapidly drawing to a close is the en-
actment into law of the bill to provide
for cleanliness and wholesomness of
all meats and meat food products.
Again the enactment into law of the
Vreeland bill to compel silversmittfs
and jewelers. to brand their products
for just what they are. Heavily al
loyed silver cannot be stamped "sterl-
ing and carat gold may not be
marked "1s." The river and harbor
bill which is still pending is the larg-
est in the history of the Republic and
it will result in enormous improve
ments to the waterways of the coun-
try. Upwards of two hundred public
buildings were provided for, and again
the record was broken.
In the natter Of pension legisla-
ton the 59th Congress broke all re-
(Continued ON Page 81
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
WOULD USE VOUCHER CHECK IN
PAYING PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS

of Congress, employees and clerk of
the departments are not required to
take an oath on their identity every
time they are paid: Soldiers and
sailors draw their pay without an af-
fidavit, then why should the pensioner
be treated in different manner.
"A voucher check" would set forth
that the eniorser was really the per-
son for whom the money was intend
ed and any bank or business house
cashing the check would take all nec-
essary precautions to prevent fraud
just as we'll without the affidavit as
with it. The oath is really no protec-
ton to the government but is a great
expense to the recipient of the govern
ments bounty.
There are on the various pension
rolls today, in round numbers, $780,
900 pensioners. Each is required to
execute four vouchers every year and
each voucher represents an outlay of
rs cents, at least, in fees. That means
that the United States levies a tax of
$9SO,O00 per annum on the pension
ers which goes into the pockets of
magistrates, notaries an dcommission-
ers. The adoption of the voucher
check" system, which has proved so
successful among business men, will
save all this, will simplify pension
payments and will make it possible
to materially reduce the clerks in the
pension agencies. I believe it to be
in the interest of economy to the gov
ernment as we'll as to the pensioner
and shall certainly do whatever I can
to bring about its adoption"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
(By e. c. snyder.)


Washington, D. c., Feb. 1S.-Repre-
sentative Ryan, of New York, has
introduced resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Interior to report to
the House whether or not in his judg-
ment the voucher check" system can
be adopted with advantage in the pay
men of pensions.
Asked as to the reasons underlying
his resolution Mr.. Ryan said today:
my object is two-fold: First, a desire
to simplify the system of payment Of
pensions and second, the saving of
expense to the pensioners. Under the
present system pension agents send
out vochers to pensioners who are re-
quired to execute them before no.
tarial officer, justice of the peace or
some other person having power to
administer an oath, and then to return
the voucher to the pension agent who
subsequently forwards check in pay
ment of the quarterly stipend. 1t not
unfrequently happens that the pen
sioner living on some remote country
road is compelled to travel many miles
to find a justice or a notary and to re-
peat the journey to cash his check.
With a voucher check" at least one
of these trips could be avoided and the
cash obtained at the time the journey
was made. do not believe that the
jurat of a notary should be required
The voucher could be executed with
simply witness as to the identity Of
the holder. The government does not
require a sworn instrument every time
its public servants are paid; Members
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
MORE LIBERTY
FOR 1HAW
JURORS
The Twelve Will Not be Kent
Together Again Until Case
is Closed.
TRIAL OF THAW WAS
RESUMED THIS MORNING
Noted Alienists on Stand Again
Delmas Wants to Recall Mrs. Harry
Thaw-Dr. Evans Tells Jury of Con.
versations He Had With Thaw
While Latter Was in the Tombs.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Feb. 1S-The trial of
Harry X. Thaw was resumed today
before Justice Fitzgerald. Juror Boil
ton, whose wife died last Thursday,
was again in his place, but the jury
will not again be kept together until
it begins the consideration of the ver-
dict.
Doctors B. D. Evans and Charles F.
Wagner, two of the alienists repre-
senting the defense, were on the wit
ness stand today and continued to
give reasons on which they based their
conclusions that Thaw at the time he
killed Stanford White and for several
months subsequent to the homicide,
was of unsound mind.
1t was testified that Thaw told the
doctors he had not intended to kill
Stanford White, but had sought to
have him brought to justice in court
of law. He accused White of seeking
to destroy the virtue of every woman
with whom he came into contact, and
declared he had poisoned and drugged
many innocent young girls. Thaw
told the doctors that the killing of
White was an act of providence. pro-
violence stepped in and took charge.
DR.. Wagner said Thaw had told him
that it was his (Thaw's) province to
protect young girls and lead them IN
moral paths. When court took a re-
cess, Delmas had again brought up the
matter of the introduction of Thaw's
wife. and Justice Fitzgerald said he
wished to look up the authorities be-
fore ruling on the matter.
DR.. Evans was recalled after recess.
He read Thaw's will and said he
thought Thaw at the time of execut-
ing the will was of unsound mind
Before this answer was obtained, Del
mas and Jerome engaged in a sarcas-
tic controversy over the manner of In
PRODUCING the will as evidence.
New York, Feb. 1S.-After an inter-
ruption Of four days, the trial of Harry
X. Thaw was resumed today. Juror
Joseph B. Bolton, the death of whose
wife on Thursday morning last. caused
Continued on Page S.)
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
STEWARDS MEET.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 1S.-The
stewards Of the Great Western circuit
gathered in Milwaukee today to elect
officers, select dates and otherwise
prepare for the racing season of 1907.
Outside of routine business the most
important matter to come before the
meeting for consideration and action
is the application of Cincinnati for
admission to the circuit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
TO CONFIRM LAND ENTRIES WHERE
COMPUTATION WAS PREMATURE
Senator Hansbrough's Bill
Has Passed Senate and Has
Gone to the House.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 18.-Senator
Hansbrough today secured the passage
through the senate of his bill relating
to communications of homestead entries
and to confirm such entries when
communication proofs were received by
local land officers, prematurely.
Messrs. Gronna and Marshall have the
bill in charge ON the house side and
with the prestige of a senate endorse
ment it is confidentally thought it may
be enacted into law at this session.
The full text of the bill follows:
That whenever it shall appear to
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office that an error has heretofore
been made by the officers of any local
land Office in receiving premature
communication proofs under the home
stead laws and that there was no
fraud practiced by the entryman IN
making such proofs and final payment
has been made and a final certificate
of entry has been issued to the entry
man, and that there are NO adverse
claimants to the land described in
the certificates of entry whose rights
originated prior to making such final
proofs, and that no other reason why
the title should not vest in the entry
man exists except that the commuta-
tion was made upon a showing of
less than fourteen months continuous
residence upon the land, and that there
was at least eight months actual resi-
dence in good faith by the homestead
entryman on the land prior to such
Communication, such certificates of en-
try shall be in all things confirmed
to the entryman, his heirs and legal
representatives, as of the date of such
final certificate of entry, and patent
issue thereon, and the title SO patent
ed shall inure to the benefit of any
grantee of transferree In good faith
of such entryman subsequent to the
date of such final certificate: Pro-
vided, That this act shall not apply
to Communication and homestead entries
on which final certificates have been
issued and which have heretofore been
Cancelled when the lands made vacant
by such cancellations have been re-
entered under the homestead act.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
ARRESTED 4 REBELS
St. Petersburg Police Pinched
Bunch of "Highbinders"
in University.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening

Times.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.-Social rev.
olutionists have been holding meetings
in the university building here, under
cover of the university autonomy. The
police, however, determined. to put an
end to these gatherings and yesterday
surrounded the university, arrested
seventy-one revolutionists and seized
1,5O0 pounds weight of incendiary pro-
carnations. The pretect of police has
ordered the arrest Of all persons dis
tributing election literature in behalf
of the radical party, and today closed
two printing establishments where
radical ballots were being prepared.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
FRENCH CABINET MIX
Trouble Between President
Falleries and Other Members
Of Executive Council.
A:.eeiated Press cabl. to Til. Eve.l.s

Times.
Paris, Feb. 1S.-President Falleries
personally intervened today in the
ministerial situation, in the hope of
composing the differences in the ca
binet. He had a long conference with
Premier Clemenceau, Education Min
lister BRAND and other members of the
cabinet, but the exact result is not
known. There are some reports, how
ever, to the effect that an agreement
has been reached on the final formula
for contracts for lease of churches,
satisfactory. to both Clemenceau and
BRAND, but confirmation of the rumors
is lacking and the prevailing impress
sion in political circles is that if NJ.
Clemenceau does not fall from power,
reorganization of the ministry is
practically certain. The followers of
ex-premier Combes already are lined
up against any new concessions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
PITTSBURG POULTRY SHOW.
Annotated Press to The Evening Tines

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Exhibits
that fill Old City Hall to its capacity
make up the ninth annual poultry and
pet stock show which opened there to-
day under the auspices of the Pitts
burg Fanciers' club. A dozen states
are represented among the exhibits,
which are more numerous and of a
higher grade than in most of the pre-
vious exhibitions of the club. The
show will continue all week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
Men Charged With Man
slaughter in Connection
With Enderlin Wreck.
]. ]. MOORE AND JAMES
A. WALSH ARE DEFENDANTS
Frank ]. Larabee, Well known Min.
neapolis Attorney to Defend Moore
and Asst. U. s. District Attorney
Townsend Will Aid the State-Case
Being Tried at Lisbon, n. D.
Special to The Evening T,nie..

Special to The Evening Tiuie..
Lisbon, N. D., Feb. 1S.-District
court convened in lisbon this after
noon at 2 o'clock for the trial of J..
]. Moore and James A. Walsh on
charges of manslaughter. The work
of securing jury to try Moore was
begun first and as soon as it is Sc
cured, the taking of evidence will
start.
Moore is charged with being respon-
sible for the death of a passenger
killed in the Enderlin wreck last De-
cember. In the accident eleven per-
sons were killed, but the name of only
one man is being used in the COM
plant. Following the trial of Moore,
Walsh will be tried on the same
charge.
A special venire reported today, and
1t Is not expected that much trouble
will be experienced in securing a
jury.
States Attorney Kvello assisted by
Assistant United States Attorney B. d.
Townsend will prosecute the case, and
Attorney Curtis of Lisbon and Frank
]. Larrabee of Minneapolis appear
for the defendant. Moore. Is
resident of Minneapolis, is mar
ried and has one child. He arrived
In Lisbon this afternoon, having been
out on bail since being bound over to
the district court.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
WRECK At KINDRED
Two Trains in Wreck-Sixteen
Cars Demolished d-Engine
Has No Headlight.
Special to The Evening Times.

Kindred, n. D., Feb. 1S.-Two Great
Northern freight trains were in a
head on collision at this place Satur-
day. Sixteen cars were smashed up,
and both engines badly damaged. The
crews of the two engines escaped by
jumping. 1t is claimed that one of the
engines was without a head light.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18

. Washington, Feb. 1s-The house
: soon after convenlng today took
: up and began considering the con-
: ference report on the immigration
: bill which was agreed to by the
: senate Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
LARGE MILL CLOSED
Attachment of $25,000 Has
Been Filed Against Kind
red Mill.
Special to The Evening Times.

Special to The Evening Times.
Kindred, N. D., Feb. 1S.-The Rus
tad & Kresse -four mill in Kindred has
been closed up, an attachment having
been levied upon it by creditors. The
amount of the attachment is said to
be in the neighborhooi of $25,O00.
The mill is one of the largest in this
section of the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
AFTER kELSEY'S SCALP.
Gov. Hughes of n. Y. Will Remove
State Superintendent of Insur.
Associated Press to The Event

Albany, n. ", Feb. 1S.-Gov. Hughes
served notice today upon Otto Kelsey,
state superintendent of insurance, to
appear before him this afternoon to
give testimony concerning the condi-
tion of the insurance department This
is regarded as the first step of Gov
Hughes toward the removal of Kelsey
as superintendent of insurance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18

If there is such thing as wise
married man it is one who poses as
the bliss of his own house only when
he is away from home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18
A tight man and loose dog are
equally dangerous.

Graft often goes about disguised as
a business opportunity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-18

is quite possible that the photographed
Evelyn Nbt
for several years has been favor photographers
EUROPE and America she has sat for her
accompanying picture however different
the Evelyn Nebt
her in the reposeful expression.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
Fist Fight In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Johns Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi, leader OF the
minority, and Representative De Ar.
mond, of Missouri, engaged IN a fist
fight over the passing Of the lie on
the floor Of the House this afternoon
Immediately after adjournment. :.
Williams struck the first blow and
De Almond retaliated vigorously
with clenched fists. When the com
batants were separated, blood was
,fiowingfrom Williams face, from 9
small cash in the left cheek and his
forehead was red and abraised.
De Almond bore no marks OF the
fray. ~
The encounter was witnessed by
more than 100 members Of the House
and by as many more persons IN the
galleries, among them score Of wo-
men. The House had just broken up,
and groups Of representatives were
standing or sitting about, among
them were Williams and De Almond.
They were engaged ia very earnest
talk. but attracted no especial at
tention. Suddenly both men sprang
to their feet and began striking each
other. y
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
MADE PUBLIC APOLOGY.
Remarkable Incident at Palmetto Club
Rooms In Georgetown.

GEORGETOWN, Dec. 19.-The Pal
metto club rooms last night were the
scene of remarkable incident, being
apublic apology made by a young
business man to a young lady stenog.
grapher, who. held in her possession
a letter: written by him which she
had passed around to theS40 or sc
leading business men, whom she had
requested to be present to hear his
apology. The language of the letter
is absolutely unbecoming any sort OF
gentleman.
, The facts in the case, as learned by
The States correspondent, are that
the offender had received an anony-
NOUS missive, and he presumed that
the above referred to stenographer
was the author of it, whereupon he
wrote the outrageous note couched
in the most obscene terms and mailed
Tito the stenographer. Upon re-
ceipt of same the young lady was al
most prostrated with grief and hu-
initiation, and was going to wire for
her relatives and report it to the
postomce authorities. But friends in
terceded for the offender and begged
her to accept public apology from
him, which she agreed to do. The
entire affair was very humiliating
one.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
Working for the Edisto.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Repre-
sentatives Lever and Patterson ap-
peared before the board Of engineers
of the war department today and
urged the needs Of opening up the
Edisto river for navigation. Mr..
Lever called attention to the tact
that Orangeburg produces more cot
ton than any other county east OF the
Mississippi river. He said that 10000
bales .of cotton and 10000 tons OF
fertilizer would be- shipped annually
on the north fork of the Edisto if it
were made navigable.
Sixteen hundred bales, he said, are
shipped every year from Orange
burg to Wilmington over the At
lantic Coast Line. Mr.. Patterson
urged the opening up of the south
fork. -.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
Charges Of Fraud Made.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-On the
heels of Senator Tillman's speech IN
the senate concerning Secretary
Gortelyou's financial methods. Geo.
W. Austin of New York today filed q
suit in the district supreme court
against the secretary asking that ne
be restrained from making allotments
of the recent Panama canal bonds
issue. The bill filed states that the
United States will lose between seven
hundred thousand and 9 million dol.
lars if the bonds are allotted and con.
tends that bids for seven million dol.
lars worth of bonds submitted by
Smith and another New Yorker were
higher than a majority of the bids
accepted by the secretary and thai
thereby the United States is defraud'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
Shooting Near Belt0n.

BELToN, Dec. 19.-Mr. J. NJ. Cox,
Jr., was shot by Barney Strickland
this morning athis home, at Calhoun,
four miles east Of Bolton. DR.. W. R.
Haynie, who attended Mr.. Cox, re-
ports the wound not a serious one.
From what this correspondent
could gather Strickland had made
some unbecoming remarks about the
school children Of the place and Mr..
Cox reproved him for it. When they
met this morning Strickland told Mr..
Cox that he was ready for him and
Mr.. Cox got out Of his wagon and
gave Strickland mice little thrashing
and asked him if he had enough.
Strickland said yes. When Cox re-
leased him Strickland pulled his
pistol and fired, the ball striking him
in the abdomen and ranging under
the skin from the right and imbedded
itself in the left side.
Strickland is a young man. about
18years Of age. Mr.. Cox is: a middle
aged man with a family.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
RAILROADS TO CUT WAGES.
Georgia Short Lines Agree to Reduce
their Expenses.

ALBANY, Ga, December 19-Every
short lire railroad in Georgia was re-
presented at conference of officials,
which began behind closed doors at
the New Albany Hotel at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
I J. w. Oglesby, of Quitman, pres
ident of the South Georgia Railway,
was elected president.
After the meeting Mr.. Oglesby
made the following statement:
"To-day's meeting was, for the
purpose of discussing ways and means
of meeting depressed business con-
ditions. It was agreed to make a
general reduction in the wages of
labor and this will be made effective
January 1st. The short lines being
dependent mainly upon local traffic
for their expenses to meet the re-
duced earnings.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-26
Mears VIII Case Decided.

E$s BARNwELL, December 19.-Judge
Aemminger rendered his decision to-
day in the Mears will case from
Hampton, which is somewhat famous
owing to the large amount involved
= = something like one hundred thous-
and dollars. A very able and ex-
haustive fight has been going on for
some years in the various courts,
from the court of probate to the
supreme court. Judge Memminger's
decision rendered today sustains the
decision of the probate judge of
Barnwell2 county, Hon. John K.
Smelling, who was specially COM
missioned by the governor to assume
jurisdiction Of the case, owing to the
disqualification of the probate judge
of Hampton county, who, under the
will, was made executor. The probate
Judge of Barnwell county. after the
most exhaustive taking of testimony
and deliberate consideration thereof,
and having had the benefit Of the
personal presence Of the witnesses
before him, sustained the will and
hence the appeal.