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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
BANGS INSURANCE Plan
MEETING WITH PUBLIC FAVOR

ignated as cheap" Their first re-
quirement Is quality, and above all
things is this true In life insurance.
The prime desidera of life insurance
are stability and security. Nowhere
has this been more emphatically evil
denced than in the progress of the en-
dowment rank of Knights of Pythias
under the new plan.
In 1900 the total applications for
January and February aggregated
by far ever received In the first two
months Of anv year, and this total was
never exceeded until the same months
in 1906, when there were received
2,746 applications, or an increase Of
twenty per cent
In January and February. 1907, the
total applications received were $3.50,
or an increase of twenty per cent over
the 1906 business and almost fifty per
cent over the 1900 business. In taking
these facts into consideration there
should also be remembered that the
new plan-took effect January LIST, and
that the blanks we're not ready for
distribution until about the 10th.
No detailed reports for March are
out, but without doubt the March ap-
plications will exceed in number any
month in the history of the order. Up
to and including March 21st the appli-
cations had exceeded by more than ten
per cent either of the preceding
months, and the indications were that
the aggregate for March would exceed
1000 applications.
That security and stability are ap-
preciated, even by the members of the
old fourth class, whose rates were
lower and who we're receiving Cheap"
insurance, is indicated by the fact that
during January, February and up to
March 21st there had been over 1000
transfers from It to the new rates.
Canadian Royal Commission.
Under date of Feb. %, 1907, the Ca
madam royal commission on life in
surance, appointed Feb. 28th, 1906,
made It's report to the governor gen.
eral of Canada in council and relative
to fraternal Cor friendly societies,
among other things, recommended
(page 1881:
1.-The stability of these useful bodies
ought to be leRislatively assured, and
the only method of securing and MAIN
tanning that stability known to the
science of insurance is to forbid the
making Of contracts below actual cost.
THAT the cost of friendly society in
surance is less than the cost of what is
sometimes called "old line insurance
may primarily enter into consideration
when dealing with the question Of what
actual cost is, but 1t can not effect the
fer for Legislative recognition.
With regard to their present business
and assets. considerations of some diff
calling peremptorily upon the old mem
bership to re-enter their societies at
the new rates and at their present ages
large volume of lapses and to deprive
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
TO ESTABLISH A FARM
President Worst of A. C. Places Dem.
OnstratiOn Farm In Barnes
County This Year.

Sanborn Enterprise: County COM
missioner j.. F.. Jaberg has been APP
pointed by the authorities of the North
Dakota Agricultural college as one of
the experiment agents of that institu-
ton, and his farm, one-half mile north
of Sanborn, selected as the only sub
experiment station in Barnes county.
A certain amount Of state funds hav-
ing been allotted for this purpose,
there will be ten or a dozen of these
stations or demonstration farms locat-
ed throughout the state of North Da-
kota for the purpose of carrying on
practical experiments in progressive
farming, with view of demonstrating
the best methods of culture Of the va
rious staple crops Of this section.
Twenty acres of land will be used,
carefully laid out in five-acre plots, the
ground prepared and seeded under SUI
pervision of member Of the faculty
of the agricultural college. The en-
periments for the present will be with
wheat, barley, flax, corn and clover.
These crops will be rotated each year.
The demonstration will cover a period
of four years, and complete record
will be kept of each crop as to time of
seeding and planting, weather condi-
tons and rainfall. When harvested.
full and complete record Of grades,
yields, ETC., will be kept.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03

With her first proposal a\gdrl is con-
WINGED that che will need a large
blankbook in which to keep the record
Of her offers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03

When girl is first in love she loses
her appetite and wants to sit in a
trance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
New York World.

Baldheaded men would be satisfied
II they could even make one gray hair
grow where two others grew before.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
Eastern States and Canada
Adopting Fraternal Safety
Scheme.
CANADIAN COMMISSIONERS
STRONGLY RECOMMEND It
Fraternals Must Get on Sound Finan.
cial Basis and Make Provision For
the. Inevitable Last Man or They
Can Hope For Little Business
Safety Not Cheapness Is Desired. :.

The insurance legislation modelled
by Attorney George A. Bangs of this
city for the regulation of rates of fra
ternal societies, among other things.
appears to be meeting with the favor
of commonwealth and provinces other
than North Dakota. Eastern dispatches
of recent date show that the Canadian
government is now considering legis-
lation for the government control of
fraternal insurance in the dominion
almost identical with that drafted by
Mr.. Bangs. The state of Massachu-
sets Is also copying the plan.
In his report made December 81,
1906, Insurance Commissioners Cooper
recommended legislative action reQuir-
Quate rates for all members Joining
after Jan. 1, 1909, and after that date
prohibiting entrance except upon such
adequate rates. Other recommended
provisions provided the details, which
include valuation as we'll as the trans
fer of old members without medical
examination, but at attained ages and
adequate rates.
Knights Of Pythias' Experience.
At the session of the supreme lodge
neId IN october, 1916, the Knights OF
Pythias adopted a plan for the reor-
ganization of its endowment rank
which accorded in all material re-
specA with the recommendations Of
Mr.. Cooper.
Among other things said by the COM
mittee in making its report was (para-
graph 81:
IF fraternal societies will adopt
plans giving to them the same measure
Of stability and security as have the old
correspondingly increased, for they will
retain all the advantages of the frater-
nal features and added thereto will be
the advantages Of stability an secur-
ity."
The American people are not a
Cheap" people, nor do they desire any
necessity which may properly be des-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
ATHEISTS AND so FORTH.

Gee whtz!
What wonder Science is!
Science with big s?
Well. we guess
Yes.
When it comes to the medical kind
That diagnosticates the mind.
Oh, say,
Don't give it away,
But did you ever think
How it puts mentality on the blink
When one bunch of doctors
Get onto the stand
And proceed in their medical
Manner to land
A solid opinion
That one persons mind
Is genuine brainstorm
Of the ragiest kind.
To be followed thereafter
BY another bunch soon
Who will swear the same mind
Is sweet day in June?
Did you ever. ever, ever,
In your life, life, life.
Butt into such a scien-
Tific strife, strife. strife?
Don't it make you kind of WOODY?
Don't it make you feel as II
The tail-end of the brainstorm
Had given you biff?
What's the matter with the doctors?
How can a patient tell.
When the doctors come to see him,
If he's sick or II he's we'll?
Say,
The way
The doctors are hazy
Or crazy
Is fierce, amt it? BY heck!
II there hasn't been a wreck
To their train of thought
Somebody ought
To stop the ambulance
And give them chance
To explain
What has happened to their train. :
What?
They're not.
They're sane.
There's nothing the matter with the
BRAIN
Oh. pshaw!
Ask Thaw.
New York World.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
ALABAMANS WE'D.

Englewood, N. j.. April 3.-The we'd
ding of Miss Mary Morris Clarke,
daughter of the late Richard H.
Clarke, who was a congressman from
Alabama, and Karl Scale of Birming-
ham, Ala, took place this afternoon
ut st. Paul's church In the presence
of large and fashionable gathering.
The ceremony was performed by the
rector, the Rev. DR.. Robbins. The
bride was attended by her sister. Miss
Helen Clarke.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
Fire Insurance In
North Dakota In 1906
Statement Shows That Companies Had Profitable Year
What Each Company Received in Premiums and the
Losses Incurred By Them.

Evening North
1906 successful for the
fire risks toang $760160; received pemi
of incurred losses but and the total
$95O535 the
the heap The st. Paul Fire and Marine received premiums $
$766s933 had $11606
ing lis the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03
Indian Coolies a Menace.

India has 30O,00O,000 people, and a
considerable portion Of them are at
work in their own country for an an
nual wage that averages 1856. With
out a universal collie exclusion law
the only thing that stands between
California and an inundation of Hin
dus is their lack of money to pay
passage to this country. That lack
can be EMBELLISHMENTS Union.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-03

Wise is the man who doesn't expect
to get a square deal where the horses
go round.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
Dowaeer Empress Issues Edict
Authorizing Grand Council to
Organize Parliament.
AMERICA WILL AID MOVEMENT
Will Prepare for Establishment of
Gold Standard-Mlanchus and
Chinese Equal.

PEKING, Sept. 21.-An imperial
edict was issued today authorizing
Prince Pu Lun, who was Chinese en-
voy at the st. Louis exposition, and
Sun Chi Anal, in cooperation with
the. grand council, to frame resolu-
tions for he establishment of coun-
ell of deliberation to aid the gov
ernment so that the foundation may
be laid for a parliament" The do
wager empress says that in the es-
tablishment of representative gov
ernment for China the opinions of all
must be considered. and though the
upper and lower houses are founda-
tions of administration, the throne is
unable to establish them in China
at present.
Both Chang Chi 1ung and Yuan
Shi Kai since coming to Peking on
their appointment as grand council
ors. have urged the establishment OF
constitutional form of government.
recalling the fact that this reform
has been promised and that China
md All the rest of the world expect
ed to see it carried out. Memorials
TO the throne from the highest Off
cials throughout China continue to
each Peking to grant China a CON
stitutional government.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
MINER IMPRISONED IN
TUNNEL FOR FIVE DAYS
Unconscious When Found, Dies Soon
ftcrWard-MyStery Sur
rounds History.

NEVADA CITY. Cal, Sept. 21.-
For five days aged John Nelson
near Allegheny, where he hac
dreamed for years of striking it rich
He was rescued in a dying condi
tion yesterday and expired soon after
being removed to the outer air. He
was the victim of stroke of par
tlysis.
Chambers disappeared five days
ago 1t was thought he had gont
to Forest City Yesterday, when
was ascertalned that he was no
there, a search was instituted. Joh
Crosetti made his way into the tun
mel and there found the prospecto.
lying face downward in an uncon
scious col dition. Help was quickly
summoned and the dying man re
moved to the bright sunshine. But
he was past all earthly help and soor
died.
Chambers was one of the earl,
miners in the upper country. He
was born at the bay of Fundy Il,
years ago. After locating at the
mines he changed his name for somo
unknown reason to John Nelson Dill
lon, and it was by this name thu
he was best known. Indeed, few
knew but that was his true name
He made fortune and lost it il
speculating. AT the time of hi
death he owned several valuable
ciaims. He lived alone in a cabin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
WORK EIGHT HOURS
ON ARMY CONTRACTS
WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES GEN
ERAL ORDER LIMITING TIME
OF LABOR.

WASHINGTON, Sept. PA gen.
eral order has been issued to put an
end to the long drawn out controver-
sy between organized labor and the
army engineers over the question of
enforcing the eight-hour day on all
government work. The labor unions
win decisively, for the new order is
in the shape of an amendment to the
army regulations making an eight
hour day general The new regula-
ton provides that stipulation cover
ing it's contents shall be let hereafter.
This will make it apply to all river
and harbor work and public build
ings erected under supervision of
army engineers.
No mention of the Panama canal
is made in the amended regulations.
Labor leaders contend that the eight
hour law should apply there, as well
as in this country. But the war de-
partment has held that there has
never been a determination that the
canal is public work. within the
meaning of the statute
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
GOVERNMENT MAY GO
AFTER WILDCAT MINES
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT PLAN.
MING TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD
ULENT STOCK.

~ DENVER, Sept. 21.--The govern
ment officials are preparing to have
expert examinations of many alleged
mines that are suspected of being OPP
Grated in the interests of fraudulent
stock selling schemes. This will be
an ominouS announcement to the
hundred or so of wild cat mine pro-
moters who have been operating in
the states included in the jurisdic-
ton of the Denver postoffice inspec-
tion bureau.
1t is known that prominent min
ing engineer living in Denver was re-
Gently asked by the government Off
cials to undertake the examination of
a mine belonging to one of the many
companies that are suspected of wild
cat stock selling. This means that
the government is preparing to bring
its investigating of wild cat compa-
MES to a head. Just what will be
tie next move is known only to the
officials.
At the time of the Lost Bullion
Spanish Mines company trial it leak
ed out that the postoffice inspectors
had something like 100 cases of al
legged mining frauds that were being
investigated. Since that time there
have been no expert examinations OF
mines.
1--WE have been working short
handed" said Chief Inspector Harri-
son this morning, "and little has
been done in connection with any
of the mining cases. No examina'
tions have been made.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
WILL AID CHINESE TO SOLVE
SELF-GOVERNMEN PROBLEM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.--The
important edict referred to in the
Peking cablegram relative to the es-
tablishment of council of delibera-
ton, has been in course of prepara-
ton for more than six months AS
in the case of Japan, America is
ready to lend every assistance to
China in adopting modern methods of
government and in attaining to the
rank of "A fully civilized state. There
is reason to believe that the decision
of the throne to publish the edict at
this time was an immediate result of
the return to China of Sir Chentung
Liang Cheng, who spent the best part
of his four years stay in Washing
ton in devising plans for the inaugu-
ration of reforms in the administra-
tive systems in China. While the
purpose of the edct is to secure
constitutional or parliamentary form
of government. the Chinese people
are not ready, through ineXperience.
for full-fedged parliament In
termediate steps are provided for in
the decree The most important is
the creation under section of the
decree of "chihchen yuan" or min
iSlTs lOT ulStuSSlOH Vi Sidtt dudiIS.
The purpose of this body Is to
evolve reform measures through con-
ference between the great viceroys
or their delegates, representatives
and the head men to be chosen by
the cities and towns directly. When
such preliminary laws are adopted
as will insure local self-government
through leaders chosen by the peo-
pie themselves, it will be time to con
slider the next step named, the Sc
lection of delegates to a convention
in a nature of parliament So, in
fact, China is following closely in the
footsteps of the Russian government
in it's efforts to establish a constitu-
tional parliament.
Other points of the edict forecast
ed by reports received at the state
department are in brief as follows:
The Franco-Japanese agreement is
to be studied in its effects upon China
and means devised to safeguard the
national integrity. The abolition of
the Office of investigation of political
affairs now of only nominal service.
The extension to the other provinces
of the model local government sys-
EN- erected in lien Tsin.
Adoption of compulsory education.
Establishment of government good
faith with the people.
Reorganization of the Luchun, or
war board.
Preparation for the gold standard.
Punishment of Chinese officials
who discriminate between ...anchus
and Chinese.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
DEPUTY FINDS EMPTY
BARRELS BUT NO BEER
Driver for Local Concern Oycrhauled
by Officer in Search of Contra
band Liquor.

Complaint will probably be sworn
to before Justice Cartwright today
charging the driver for a local gene
raj merchandise house with selling
liquor within the prohibited district
at McGill The smelter company has
put up a strong fight against the
practice of selling liquor to the men
employed on the construction work,
and few months ago invoked the
aid of the law to drive from the
smelter neighborhood saloon that
had been operated there. The law
under winch this aid was invoked
prohibits the safe of liquors within
three miles of any construction camp
where more than fifty men are en-
ployed.
The officials of the company learn
ed a short time ago that the Greek
and other foreign dborers employed
on the works were. being supplied
regularly with large quantities of
beer. Steps were taken to discover
who was furnishing the men with
the prohibited beverage, but it was
not until Saturday night that def
mite information was obtained.
A watch was kept for certain
wagon, which it was said would con-
tain many barrels of beer. I ne
wagon hove in sight of the deputy
who was on the watch and the wagon
was overhauled
The driver of the wagon had, how
ever, received a tip that he was be-
ing watched, and instead of finding
many barrels of beer, the deputy is
said to have found many empty beer
barrels 1t is understood, however,
that while he was not lodged in the
county jail, complaint will be is
sued today.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
WILL BEGIN
WORK ON LINE
II. L. Thomas of Utah, Nevada
and Idaho Telephone Com.
pany Due Here.
WILL REMODEL EUREKA LINE
Ely Will Soon Hold Telephone Com
municatiOn With Entire
West.
WILL REMODEL EUREKA LINE

H. L. Thomas, general manager OF
the Utah, Nevada and Idaho Tele-
phone company, is expected to arrive
here tonight to MAKE arrangements
for the beginning of work at an early
date upon the Eureka telephone Inc
which is to be completely overhauled
and put into thoroughly good condi-
ton.
This work will be taken up at once
and work will also be commenced
at an early date on the construction
: of line from Eureka to Austin, and
thence to Goldfield, as previously
published in the News.
The same company is planning to
begin work in a few weeks on the
line to connect mountain City will
Elko This line will run by way OF
Aurora, Tuscarora, and thence to
Elko. A branch nne is also to be
built from Elko to Carlin.
The main line will cut across the
country from Elko to Cherry Creek
and will follow the Nevada Northern
railroad line from that station to
Ely, where it will connect with the
Eureka Goldfield line.
Beginning October /, supplies will
be shipped for the construction work
to the end of the line running from
Salt Lake to Ely. This line is now
constructed for a distance of 60 miles
out of Salt Lake and small army
of men is now engaged in the con-
struction. The work of the company
has been retarded to certain extent
by the shortage of labor.
Contractors who were given the
pole contracts several months ago
for this line are now delivering large
quantities of poles to the Telephone
company at Deep Creek, whence they
are distributed as needed along the
line.
AS soon as the various lines form
ing separate links in the chain are
completed, Ely will be able to talK
with Salt Lake or with Goldfield.
With the connecting lines at Salt
Lake, one may sit in his office here
in another year, and talk with almost
any town between heer and the North
Pacific coast.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
PRESIDENT WILL HUNT IN
SEM|-TROPICAL SWAMPS
Big Game of Southern JunSles Re
ccive Attention of Executive
Naturalist.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21.-The
region where President Roosevelt
will probably hunt this fall is the
Bayou Macon and Tensa swamps,
semi-tropical jungles in Madison
parish, near the Mississippi river in
northeast Louisiana. In these
swamps bear are numerous, deer
abound and small game. from wild
cats to squirrels are innumerable. A
year ago a hunting party headed by
Governor Blanchard of Lopisiana
killed forty deer in this section.
The swamps are the center of a
hunting ground about IS miles long
and ten to thirty miles wide. Dur
ing most of the year it is necessary
for hunters in these swamps to wear
nets over their faces In order
to protect their facts from mos
quitoes. The mosquito nuisance be-
gins to abate in October.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
INDIANS ARE NOW
HARVESTING P|NY0NS
Red Men and Squaws Searching For
ests for Edible Nuts for
Market.

You buy 'em pine nut?" That is
the salutation handed out by the
passing Indian these days and is a
gentle reminder that fall is here. In
this season of the year when the
pine trees shed their cones and scat
ter the ground with their brown
needles the descendants of those
tribes of proud and naughty red men,
who once wandered over the noun
tains and valleys as masters of all
they surveyed, are to be found plod-
ding over the hills picking up here
and there the cones that fall
from the pine trees. The nuts are
brought into town and sold or traded
to the white man for fire. water. The
methods of the Indians in gathering
TIE nuts are about as follows:
The squaws are sent out after the
scattered cones which are found
strewn about the pine trees and the
more stately bucks disdaining to
prowl around with noses to the
ground picking up few here and
there locate large clump of trees
and proceed to pick the cones, or
shake the trees until all the cones
have fallen to the earth They then
gather these in a pile and surround
them with rocks and when the pile
is several feet high they get on the
top and with their moccasined feet,
tread upon them until they get most
of the nuts out of the cones. The
empty husks are then thrown off
and the performance is repeated un-
til only the nuts are left These are
scraped together and put into sacks
which are in turn given to the squaws
to carry back to camp.
This practice of gathering pine
nuts is followed until the snow falls
and covers them from sight. The
proceeds of the sales are usually dis
tributed among the Indians in equal
proportions, squaw and buck alike.
and when each has received his share
they all assemble around their camp,
spread blanket on the ground,
bring out a greasy deck of cards, and
with that game as yet unfathomed
by the white man proceed to make
a new division of the result of their
toll.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-23
JAMES HAYES, MINER,
DIES OF HEART FAILURE

James Hayes, a miner formerly en-
ployed in this district, dropped dead
Friday night in the Belmont room
ing house at Ogden. He had been
in Ogden for several days for medical
treatment Heart failure was the i'm
mediate cause of death.
Hayes had been put to bed by a
friend Thursday afternoon. e. Dun
can, another friend, went to the
room to see Hayes Friday night and
found him lying on the floor of the
room. Life was extinct. He had
been drinking heavily, according to
reports, and alcoholism was partly
responsible for the weakened condi-
ton of his heart.
Hayes was 3S years of age and is
said to have owned number of val
liable mining claims. His wife and
young child were on the way to Og-
den to care for him when he died.