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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
WILL Fight
WHITE PLAGUE
CANADIANS TO PREVENT DEAD
LY DISEASE.
Great Increase in Death Rate From
Consumption AIarms People Of Do
minion and Prevention Campaign
Receives Substantial Support.

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Ottawa, Ont, April 1.-THE OUT
come of the convention in this city Of
the Canadian Association for the Pre-
.vention of Consumption Is that a
substantial advance in public senti-
ment and In public interest in the sub
ject has been evinced throughout the
Dominion, and it is felt that the con-
vention did great deal of good. Some
of the statements reported at the as
sociation meeting showed that the
death rate from consumption in Cam
ada had increased in ten years from
15.5 to Is per thousand, which Is pro-
nounced truly alarming. The report
points with some degree of pride to
the fact that decrease of SO lives in
the last year of the decade was shown.
This is undoubtedly noble and wor-
thy work and deserving of every en-
Ecouragement.. The report ascribes
all this, not to any nostrum, but to
the dissemination of sound and sem
sible directions as TO the proper and
reasonable use of all the latest ideas
on the subject, and especially to the
abundant and scientific use of pure
air, and the practical living out in the
open, and the subjecting of the body
to all the purifying and strengthening
Influences of a style Of living that
gives the body, and especially the
lungs the benefit of all the beneficial
effects of pure air and right Hiving.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
FATHER UNFoRGlvINc.
Miilionaire's Son Who Married Farm
Girl Turned From Door.

Salem, Mass. April Clarence
Lapworth, son of. William Lapworth,
a millionaire cloth manufacturer OF
Hopedale, Mass. may be disinherited
because Of his secret marriage In
Providence TO pretty Lillian spicer,
a farm glrl1of Milford, Mass lap
worth asked his father for forgiveness
but vas turned from the door. He will
try again.
The bride Is staying at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Charles Bassett, in
this city while her husband is at a
hotel They were to be married the
coming summer. said the young wo-
man today, but last week it was de-
cided to marry and announce it after
ward. We didn't expect our elope-
ment would cause SO much notoriety
or things might have turned out diff
I ferently,'' she said
Mrs, Lapworth Is handsome bru-
netth about 2S years of age. The
young bridegroom works for living
and says hegwiil support his wife.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
Perry Belmont Is Seeking
to Join the Ananias Club

Washington April 12.--Perry Bel
mont, former member of congress
from New York, today discussed
Roosevelt in an authorized Interview
He said
In parts of the United States re-
mote from the capital and in foreign
countries especially, the impression
prevails that there is In Washington
a physical and intellectual giant, COM
manding the army and navy, presid-
ing over the administration Of justice,
giving advice, admonishing and re-
proving judges, threatening and con-
trolling great railroad systems, and in
leisure moments becoming the arbiter
of peace and war and determining the
destinies of nations.
In reality and on closer inspection,
the big stick, as applied to domestic
affairs, is a very ordinary weapon,
long used by every president But
never has patronage, which is a big
stick for home use, been more
selfishIy and vindictively applied than
at present.
Never have personal appointments
of an executive been made with such
reckless exhibition of favoritism, af-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
TROUBLES OF LOVERS.
After Many Mishaps They Are Finally
Joined Together.

South Bend. Ind, April 1.-THE re-
turn Of Gaylord Case, well known
local attorney to South Bend with
his bride, who was Miss Nellie Eshel-
man of Wolcotville, has brought out
many hard-luck stories as prelimi-
naries to the wedding. which took
place at Fort Wayne Mr.. Case upon
his arrival 1t Kendallyille was met
by the bride-eIect and the couple
drove to Albion to obtain the neces-
sary license. Coming home the team
became mired, the harness was
broken and In fioundering around TO
get started the license was lost. but
this was not discovered until the prin-
cipais reached the home of the brother
OF the bride. The steps to Albion
were retraced, the county clerk was
awakened at midnight and new IL
cense was obtained. Arriving az Ken
dallville II was discovered that the
bridegroom had forgotten to check d
trunk containing his wedding suit and
it was necessary to get his partner,
Charles A. Davey OF this city. out of
bed and start him south with the
missing outfit. Proceeding to Fort
Wayne, the marriage finally took
place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12

and South Dakota. II was made up of
line yards, situated on railway tracks,
which bought their coal from the dock
dealers at Duluth and Superior. Buy
ing on season contracts, they were
able to get coal from there 25 cents a
ton cheaper than from Chicago
Then Iowa developed as a coalfleld
1t became the dark and bloody ground
of the coal trade in the northwest.
Chicago dealers found that they could
ship from their docks in Chicago to
the Iowa creameries, cooperative So
cieties and farmers elevators on even
terms with the Duluth dealers. From
the Illinois mines they could ship
cheaper than the Duluth people. Then
the wall went up at the head of the
lakes.
Immediately the Northwestern Re-
tail Coal Dealers association became
aggressive. 1t extended it's field into
Iowa and Nebraska, driving out the
old Iowa Nebraska association. Once
in, it established and endeayored to
enforce it's rules and regulations upon
the coal trade. It's members were the
regular dealers and they claimed to be
the only persons in any town compe-
tent to receive and distribute ship
ments of coal
Farmers cooperative creameries,
elevators and buying agencies were
not included in the list of
regular dealers issued by the
association. The wholesaler who was
bold enough to sell to one OF these
agencies over the head of the local
member of the association at once
found himself an object of discipline
Agents of the association traced
back to its point of origin every ship
ment to an independent dealer. Let
ters of inquiry usually read Are you
responsible for this Shipment If
this mere inquiry did not 1uffice, the
association went to the mine owner
and demanded from him a penalty of
SO cents for every ton shipped from
his mine to the independent dealer
under the penalty of being cut off
from all further orders by members Of
the association.
Obviously the result Of this is that
the mine owner refuses the independ-
ent wholesaler further supplies Of coal
rather than lose the potentially lar
ger business of the association deal-
ers. This Is the method said to have
wiped out many firms bold enough to
buck the game and to have brought so
per cent of the Chicago wholesalers
into compliance with the rules of the
association, selling only to those list
ed as authorized dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
WAR AGAINST
Two CENT FARE
WESTERN RAILROADS TO ATTACK
LAWS.
Corporations Plan to Fight on Every
Two-cent Rate Law Passed in the
United States court--lnterstate
Traffic Worries Railroad Chiefs.

Chicago, April 12.--Passenger and
traffic officials are worrying over the
question whether they can maintain
higher rates on interstate traffic than
the sum of the local rates in the var
ious states. The rate between all im-
portant centers must be reduced from
Is to 30 per cent, If the states continue
to pass laws making the maximum rate
cents mile, and the through rates
are based upon such state rates The
Interstate Commerce commission re-
Gently declared that whenever a
through rate exceeded the sum of the
local rates made between intermediate
points, the commission would regard it
as prima facie evidence that the
through rate was excessive and unrea-
sonable, and that the railroad would be
obliged to furnish proof to the contrary
to maintain such through rate. Many
of the leading railway lawyers believe
the supreme court of the United States
would not concur in the opinion. Some
believe that the highest court will de-
eide that the state laws are constitu-
tional. because of their effect upon inter-
state traffic Test cases soon viii be
brought in the western states with new
-cents-a-mile laws. Several confer
ences have been held.but the only con-
clusion reached so far by the railroads
is to fight in the courts ievery 2-cent
law which has been passed by a west
ern state. If the roads win in the Unit
ed states courts on every 2-cent "a mile
law which has been passed, the eastern
roads will take steps to upset the p
cent fare laws of Ohio, Indiana, Michi-
gan and other states.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
CARRIE SPURNS
OFFER TO WE'D
MRS NATION HAS HAD A BIG
PLENTY.
Saloon Wrecker Gives Old Veteran
the Marble Heart When He Invites
Her to Tie Up a Second Time--Her
Reason.

Washington, April 12.-Mrs. Carrie
A. Nation has had an offer of marri-
age. It came from a Civil war vet
eran living in Virginia. Mrs. Nation
has sscorned this invitation to take a
second trial in matrlmony, and in the
current issue of her paper, The
Hatchet, she tells why she has refus-
ed. She says:
Lonely and Respondent at times
because he hasn't a wife, Thomas
Flanagan, of Virginia. wantssto marry.
And he sings his song of Can't You
See I'm Lonely to-
Mrs. Carrie Al. Nation.
"She received the letter of proposal
from this ardent admlrer on Friday
and he wants an early answer so he
can arrange his affairs.
| "But he will receive the marble
heart. He will get the frigid mitt.
| Mrs, Nation says she is welded to her
i work and that she can't wed.
In his letter Flanagan says he is a
government pensioner at $12 month,
has $725 in the bank, together with a
house and some land. His wife died
some time ago. and ever since he has
been lonely and at times respondent.
He winds up his letter by declaring it
Ito be from an affectionate admirer,
and says always will he hope
Mrs Nation will reply to her adj
mirer and gently decline his generous
offer, telling at the same time her rea-
sons for not wishing to marry She
wants to be so she can devote her
whole time to what she believes to be
her life work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
KEPT The DEAD
WELL INSURED
NOW WILL TRY TO COLLECT
MONEY.
Kentucky Man Paid Insurance Pre-
naiums on Dead Friend for Year,
and Now Seeks to Secure Payment
of Policy and Fees.

Lexington, KY, April 12.-B. q. Wy
att, a saloon keeper of this city. has
discovered that he has been paying
the insurance fees on dead man for
nearly year and Immediately hast
ened not only to cease paying the fees
but to take steps to collect the insur-
ance. which was long since due him.
Several years ago Mr.. Wyatt took
out a policy in the Commonwealth
Life Insurance Co. on his friend
French Stamper of Rowan county
The policy was for $500 and Mr. Wy
att paid regularly on It each quarter
Finally, however, Mr.. Wyatt left
Rowan county and removed to Lex
ington, but still kept UP the policy.
Happening to meet an old friend from
Rowan county Mr.. Wyatt began In
quring about his former associates.
He asked about several, finally tblnk-
ing about French Stamper.
"By the way how liz French STAN
per; | haven't seen him for nearly
year,
"why, he died last July said the
acquaintance.
Wyatt bethought himself OF the
policy, and upon investigation found
that he had paid several instaiiments
to the. insurance company on a dead
man.
The insurance people. when ap-
prised Of the facts In the case, were
as much surprised as Mr.. Wyatt and
the local manager of the insurance
company Joined with Mr.. Wyatt In
engaging Attorney Charles r.. Day II
go to Rowan county and verify the
facts Of Stamper's death.
Mr. Day left for Morehead. and IL
! he secures proof OF Mr. Stainper's
death Mr.. Wyatt WIN not only be paid
the entire amount Of the policy, but
the premiums paid since stamper's
death will be refunded to him
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
now WEALTHY;
REWEDS WIFE
CALIFORNIAN GOES BACK TO
FAMILY.
a Real Romance Brought to Life in
Strange Wsdding---Miner, Who De-
serted His Family, Makes Fortune
and. Remarries.

Grass Valley, Cal, April 12.-The
wedding of Charles Mills and his
former wife has ended romance in
real life. Ten years ago Mills. who
was miner, but had lost an arm by
accident. was elected water collector.
A shortage in his funds was discov-
cred shortly after.
Mills disappeared, though the re-
sponsibility was not fixed, and his
bondsmen made good. The deserted
wife worked as nurse and wash
woman to support and rear the family.
The. children are now men and
women. she applied for and was
granted a divorce eight years ago on
the ground Of desertion.
Last November she heard that Mills
was living in Trinity county. Mutual
friends had seen him and a eorre-
spondence resulted Mills promised
to return home and kept his promise.
Although knowing of the divorce, he
went to his wife's home and boarded
there.
The old affection was revived with
both and their wedding took place at
the Methodist parsonage, Rev. q. w.
Beatty performing the ceremony with
the children of the couple as wit
nesses.
Mills has mining property and tim-
ber claims in Trinity county worth
over $4,000 He has refused that
sum for the mining property He
will remove his family to Trinity
county and work the mine himself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
NAN MARRIED
To I5O WOMEN
COLOSSAL CONSPIRACY is uN-
EARTHED IN PHILADELPHIA. I
s Handsome Old Man is Chief Figure in
Wondeeful Marriage Syndicate
Welded Wealthy Widows and Then
peserted--used Advertisements.

New York, April 12 Philadelphia
police announce that they expect to
obtain from women in New York city
and throughout the state evidence of
the most gigantic biganiy and robbery
conspiracy In history, as a result OF
the arrest OF James Marshall pict-
uresqre looking Westerner and Miss
Teenie Marshall, or Edith Ross, his
alleged daughter.
The two conducted the MRS Edith
Ross Society," matrimonial bureau
in Philadelphia. They advertised ex-
tensively in the following vein:
James Marshall, widower, kind,
generous and lonely. wealthy owner
Of gold mine near Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming, ana homes in Alaska and New
York. seeks congenial wife"
More than 1000 replies were found
when the postal authorities and the
Philadelphia police raided the Office Of
the society
1t is the expressed belief of the po-
lice that Marshall married and desert-
ed at least $50 Of these women after
robbing them, and that those Of small
means were mulcted by means OF fees
charged when introduced
When the raid was made the detec-
tives found costumes representing all
climes nnd countries, hair dyes of var-
iolis shades, and other Indications that
Marshall made up to suit the require
fnents of women who applied at the
agency for husbands.
Marshall IS 81 years old, but looks
younger. Is striking IN appearance. and
when arrested wore d faartfle sombrerO
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
HOT TIME AT FlNoAL.
Plat Of Town on 500 il q Bad Mix
Up.


Valley city. N. D., April Ia. G..
Newman, of Fingal, chairman of the
board of supervisors OF Binghampton
township, and prosperous business
man generally was III the city yester-
day. Fingal Is In most peculiar
boat and there will be hot times.
When the 500 built through and es-
tabiished the townsite they plated
the town on both sides OF tho road and
then made no crossings. While there
rs one crossing, It is not a legal one
and Is narrow and winding, The
board Of supervisors have decided that
the town must have q crossing. the
depot and lumber yard stands Ia one
of the two principal streets and the
Monarch elevator In the other The
citizens and the board propose to
move the lumber yard and the 500
station Mr.. Newman was seeking
legal advice and says they are going
after the 500 rough shod.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12

fecting so injuriously the army, navy
and other branches of public service.
appointments in the diplomatic
service are conspicuous proof of the
exigencies Of the presidents personal
and political relations to the state Of
New York.
1T may. be that political complica-
tions and commercial corporate rival
ries make il difficult to clear the att
mosphere of the false, exaggerated
view of the personal attributes of
Roosevelt by the truthful representa-
tion of him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
He Bet on Hartman.

New York, April 12-Belief in the
phiIanthropic spirit Of r, II. Hartman
cost prominent business man and
politician Of Brooklyn dinner. which
was enjoyed by his business associates
in the Brooklyn club.
Several men interested in the build
ing Of the Academy of Music suggest
ed that 1t would, be fine thing to get
a contribution from Mr.. Hartman.
William Berri offered to bet dinner
that the men would come back with
a good sized check They didn't
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
wEDs ON SICK BED.
FIaxton Man Msrries Girl Whom He
Seduced.

Minot. N. D.. April 12.--Martin Hell
seth of F'laxton, the farmer charged
with betraying young girl, and the
girl were married at the county hos
pital Monday, and the charge prefer
red against Helseth was dismissed
Helseth Is a farmer and lives twen-
ty miles south Of Flaxton. A. war
rant had been issued for his arrest
on a charge Of seducing a young girl.
and the man wac taken into custody
by Deputy Steinhofer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
FOR ENDERLIN WRECK.
EIma sohnell Sues 500 Line for
Damages.

st, Paul. April 12.--Elma Schnell
has brought suit in the district court
against the 500 road to recover $4,000
as compensation for injuries alleged
to have been received in collision
near Ellendale, ". d., on Dec. 2s last.
The plaintiff. who was a passenger
on one of the trains, alleges that the
force of the collision hurled her
against the side of the car and in
flicted serious injuries.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12

Some wealthy interest is backing
the Northwestern Retail Coal Dealers
association in its efforts to extermin-
ate the Independent coal dealers and
to punish the wholesalers who have
the temerity to sell them coal, ac-
cording to the statements made by
several of the governments witnesses
in the present investigation before the
federal grand jury The story of OPP
preston which the independents
had to tell in the corridors yesterday,
and expected to repeat to the grand
jury was startling one.
So moved are the Independents with
a sense Of their wrongs that one of
them left the juryroom in a state bor-
|dering on hysteria after telling the
story of his ruin. From various sour
ces the following account of the ori-
gin and operations of the Northwest
ern Retail Coal Dealers association
has been gathered. 1t must be borne
in mind that this is distinctly the
'.anti' side of the case, but it may
safely be taken as typical of the testi-
mony Of all the independents before
the grand jury, though each had eer-
tain specific incidents to bring up,
and some carried an ominous- looking
bunch of letters into the room
Originally the Northwestern Retail
Coal Dealers association covered only
the states of Minnesota and North
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12

o Minneapolis, April IL. The (
q independent dealers" say that
q the Northwestern Retail Coal
Q Dealers association is carrying
q on a $4,000 campaign yearly
o against the wholesalers who sell
. coal to consumers and to dealers
@ not on the association list with
g $4,000 yearly income.
o They suggest that the associa-
q tion receives a subsidy from some
% source.
q They leave the inference that
Q this source is the dock deal
q ers."
. The "dock dealers admit that
p the association is maintaining an
I. expensive field force. but say that
!. it's revenues are ample to sup
q port it,
10 They deny that they have in
g any way contributed to the asso-
q citation campaign.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-12
Retail Coal Dealers
Combine Has Angel
Alleged That Northwest Dealers Trust Spends
$4,000 Yearly in Campaign Against Wholesalers
Says Witness in Federal Probe.
is 1T A COAL coMBINE2

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Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17
WE REITERATE

That for more than fifteen years
Hunts Cure has been working on
the afflicted. Its mission is to cure
skin troubles, particularly those of
an itching aharacter. Its success
is not on account Of advertising,
but because it surely does the
work. One hox is guaranteed to
cure any caSe.
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17
EMBEZZLEMEKT CHARGE

f. A. Heffner manager of the
Swift Packing Company's office at
Texarkana was arrested Saturday
on complaint of o. B. lockwood
Auditor for the company, it is a,
legged, charging him with embez-
Element Of funds belonging to the
company in the amount of 81 500.
Heffner was released on a bond of
81 900 pending preliminary ex
animation.
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17
HE KNEW WHY

"The Chorus Lady" is part
that fits Rose Stahl like glove,
as it's long continued run has proved
says Young's Magazine.
"Fact is" said Miss Stahl,
'"The Chorus Lady has taken a
real hold on my affections. | am
like the young man who was calling
on the only girl he ever loved.
Papa was becoming impatient
at the lateness of the hour when he
remarked:
"' can't see why that young
fellow who is calling on Minnie
hasn't sense enough to go home.
It's near midnight.
He can't go, father. Sister, s
sitting on him, answered Johnny.
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17
COULDN'T BLUFF THE BULL

An Oakland farmer one day last
wear found a score of men putting
1.p telephone poles all over his best
field. He ordered the men away,
hut they would not go. They
showed him a paper that gave them
authority to gut up their poles
wherever they wished, The old
ran looked at the paper, saw it
was lawful then walked away in
silence. He went to the barn and
turned savage red bull into the
field. The bull made for the men,
The men fed at top speed, and the
farmer shouted after them
"Show him your paper! Show
him your paper!''
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17
RED RIVER UP

Red River, which it was supposed
had reached the greatest heighth
that would result from the rise re-
ported, has continued to boom.
The river was q feet on the gauge
at Fulton Saturday, % feet being
the danger line. Monday the river
was still reported rising and out in
low places. 1t is hoped that the
greatest heighth has been reached
and that no further damage will re-
suit.
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17

The most vigosous workers have
spells of "tired feeling" now and
then This feeling is cauced byr
arrangement iii the stomach, liver
and bowels A few doses of PRIcKLY
ASH BIrTERs quickly corrects the
and sends the blood tingling thro
ugh The veins, carrying life and
renewed energy throughout the
system.
I. J. Grrner, Special Agent
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17

"Nothing so good as Cascasweet,'
writes a mother who has used it
'lt saved my baby's life" writes
another. Cascasweet is vegetable
corrective for the disorders Of Il
childs stomach. Contents on the
bottle in plain English. 80 doses
for 25 cents, Recommended by
T. j. Garner.
Washington telegraph., 1907-05-17
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Geo. Ii. Martindale.

J
On May 9th, 1907, on reading IA
petition Of George II. Martindale,
a bankrupt, of Hope Arkansas, III
said District, for u discharge, it
was ordered by the court, that a
hearing be had upon the same, on
the 2Sth, day of May A d 1907,
before said court, at TeXarkana
Arkansas, in said District, at II
o'clock A NJ of said day; and that
notice thereof be published in the
TELEGRAPH, a newspaper printed
in said District, and that all known
creditors and other persons in
interest may appear at said time
and place and show cause, it any
they have, why the prayer of the
said petitioner should not be gran
ted.
And it is further ordered by the
court, that the clerk send by mail
to all known creditors, copies of
this notice, addressed to them at
their places Of residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable John
Rogers, Judge Of said Court, and
the seal thereof, at Texarkana Ark
ansas in said District, on the 9th
day of May A d 1870.
JOHN NJ. SoMERvELL, Clerk.