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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
some BASE BALL STORIES

Buck Ewing left an estate valued at
$2O,40O. But how many other ball
players were SO fortunate? In the
years Ewing was prominent on the
diamond-from 1880 to 1895-profes-
sional ball players were not as provl-
dent as they are now. Far from 1t.
There were some few who saved their
money, but the majority of them were
on the happy gO-lucky Mike Kelly or
der, who only looked for what the
next day would bring forth, and they
would take chances on advance money
rather than what their salaries would
produce for the exigencies Of a long,
hard winter.
have seen Kink Kel obtain a CEN
fury note from Uncle Bill Conant dur
ing one of the National league meet
ings at the Fifth Avenue hotel, lay it
on the bar and leave it there until the
barkeep would say, mo change" And
Kel would feel insulted II there was
any change coming, says a writer In
the Washington Star.
But there were few Kels in those
days. The game never produced any
such prolific spender as the "Ten-
Thousand-DOllar Beauty" He was in
a class with John L. Sullivan. They
were;in fact, pals. Whenever they met
money flowed like water, and the
"juice Of the grape" gurgled down the
Threats Of coal-heavers as we'll as men
about town. Whoever had his belly
up against the bar" at the time was
tmpartially welcome, and offense would
be taken unless everybody gulped the
fizz.
Poor Kelly has gone to the far be-
yond, but the big Fellow" is still in
the land of the living, and Coping
the coin" by giving sparring exhibi-
lions at fairs in the south and middle
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07

the door is locked on the inside with
a guests key, the knob cannot be
turned, an indication to the maid COM
ing to make up the room that the in
mate is asleep, and does not wish to
be awakened by the insertion of a
key in the lock.
The keys of the second class are
the maids keys, which will open the
door whenever it is not locked from
the inside with the guests key. OF
course there ds key of this kind for
every room in the house. Then come.
q single key which will open any
lock in the hotel which has not been
turned on the inside. with the guests
key. This is for use when the maids
key has been lost, and corresponds
to the skeleton key now employed al
all hotels for the same purpose. FL
nally comes the emergency key which
Is entrusted only to the general man
ager of the hotel. This key will omen
any door In the house, even when
locked on the inside with the guests
key. 1t is for use in case of fire. nm
explained lingering in a room and so
forth.
The guests key when inserted in
the lock from the inside, can not be
shaken out, and in case Of fire there
ds not the added horror of a lost kew
preventing guest from escaping.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07

the postal service-reforms which
would be of interest and advantage
to commercial travellers.
He advocates that the general de-
livery departments Of all postoffices
should be kept open until o'clock in
the evening for the accommodations
of transients who may arrive on trains
after the present closing hour and are
forced to depart for other points be-
fore the opening of the general de-
livery the next morning. He also
claims that there is woeful disre-
gard by postoffice employees in the
matter of forwarding mail matter and
urges daily revision and checking
up of the addresses and the forward
ing records.
He, himself, says he left forward
ing address at certain postoffice in
North Dakota on March 6, good until
March IL, and letter arriving there
on March 8 was not forwarded until
he wrote for it on March 16, and sue
ceeded in getting it ON March 20. At
the distance he was from that city
at the time, he should have had his
letter on March 10. Other instances
of the kind have been noted in var
ious parts of the country. A conner
cial travellers mail Is of the utmost
importance to him and If these things
were taken up and looked into by the
various local councils of the u. G. T.
there is every reason to believe that
conditions could be very much i'm
proved not only for the commercial
traveller but for the public in general.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
PLUM BELONGS TO
LOCAL KNIGHTS
OF GRIP
Council No. 81 Unanimous in
Support Of P. A. Lowe
for Hotel Inspector.

With practically all the travelling
men of North Dakota in the city for
the grand convention, it might be of
interest to them. as we'll as to visiting
knights OF the grip to know that at
the last as we'll as previous meetings
of the local L. c. T. council No. g.
P. A. Lowe. the we'll known traveller
who has charge of the Headquarters
and Information bureau in the Hotel
Dacotah, was given the hearty en-
dorsement for the appointment to the
Office of state hotel inspector, which
appointment is soon to be made.
Mr.. Lowe is one of the Oldest men
on the road in the northwest and has
a host of friends who will testify to
his integrity, consistency and good
fellowship. He is hard worker and
will, if given the title by Governor
Burke. perform the duties which come
with the plum, in manner that will
please both the travellers and the hotel
men.
The plum rightfully belongs to the
Grand Forks council for it was by No.
Ga the bill was drafted and pushed
through the legislature, despite the
opposition on the part of the other
councils who had their own pet bills
to offer.
Whatever expense was incurred in
getting the bill through the legisla-
ture was willingly paid by the Grand
Forks council.
Senate bill No. 16 calls for a man
who will spend his entire time per-
forming the duties, so no side lines
can be carried.
The Fargo and Bismarck councils
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SOME NOTES OF THE DAY
Visitors Will Cherish the Souvenir
Badges Given Out This Morning

The souvenir badges which were
given out this morning at the Fegan
cigar store are worth carrying home.
The yellow badges which are float
ing up and down the street designate
that the wearer is a member of coun-
Gil No. Ga. Therefore ask him what
you don't know and he will proceed
to put you wise"
The white badges are being worn
by the ladies of No. Ga who have
charge of the entertainment of the
visitors.
Blue badges are being worn by
members of the different committees.
They ARE easily susceptible to good
takers.
P. A. Lowe is still acting in the ca
pacity of general information bureau
at the cigar stand in the Hotel Daco-
tab.
The Tri-State and Northwestern
long distance service is free to the
visiting members of the Z. C. T., so
help yourself to the mustard.
Identification seals will be given
out Saturday evening before the grand
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public halls of the city, were practi-
cally unknown to the world. The
blue, gold and white combination
which is used to donate the tenets
and principals of the order, will al
ways be found at the head of the pro-
cession on doing good in the world.
Few people outside the travellers
themselves, know the exact signifi-
canoe of the emblem. In the combi-
nation, Unity, it's color, blue, is an
emblem of stability; Charity, its COL
or, gold, is an emblem of fidelity;
Temperance, its color, white, is an
emblem of purity: With these three
cardinal virtues, stability. fidelity and
purity, is it any wonder the order
grows in strength and that there is
assembled in this city one of the
largest body of lodge men ever got
ten together in the west?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
CR00kST0N|TES IN THE CITY
Travellers From Queen City With
Brass Band Take the City
BY Storm.

This morning the members of the
Crcokston council of U. C. It's ar
rived in the city on special train
and they Immediately began to make
themselves known as the jolliest OF
the jolly. and the best of the good, and
propose to leave the prize shelf like
Mother Hubbards cupboard before
they leave town.
The visitors were accompanied by
a brass band and there was music In
the air with a Crookston ascent all
morning. The following program was
rendered and greatly Appreciated
March-"R omanie" ......... Gounoa
Grand Selection from "Maritana"..
10000. ............ Wallace
Mazurka-"Belle of the Park. Pes1rt
Medley Overture-"Merry Melodies"
arr. Schulz
Paderewiski's Minuet, arr. for band
by Laurendeau
Coronation March, from The Pro-
phet" observation-disclosures. 'Meyerbeer
German Waltz-"Mein Thuringen"
March-"Free Lance" ........ .Sousa
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WILL BE WELCOMED.
Travellers Will Welcome the Advent
Of the New Key System
in Hotels.

Travelling men of the country will
welcome with joy, the advent of a
new key system which is being adopt
ed by many Of the hotels of the coun-
try.
1t is said to practically eliminate
all danger from hotel thieves, either
employees of the hotel or outsiders.
Under this system there are four diff
ferent sets of keys used. The first
set comprises the guests keys. These
keys will not unlock the door from
the outside when it has been locked
with any key of another system.
From the inside, however, they will
unlock the door at any time. When
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
IS HELD FOR SMUGGLING
Deputy .. 8. Marshal Mckay Arrests
A. ]. Dungley Near Hansboro-
Flax Is Involved.

Andrew ]. Dungley has been lodged
In the Cass county jail by Deputy
United States Marshal Mckay. He
was arrested near Hansboro, the war
rant having been issued by Clerk
Montgomery, of the United States
court, an indictment charging SNUG
Cling of flax having been found
against him at the sitting of the
United States grand Jury last monht
It is expected that other arrests on
indictments will be made by the mar
shals during the week.
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west. But for more than nineteen
months John L. has not allowed booze
to pass his lips. This Ia from inlis-
putable evidence, and the big Fellow"
Is on easy street" again. :,
But to the ball players: There are
more who save their money now than
formerly. But some Of the old-timers
can buy and sell the new generation
yes, and by millions. AL Spalding, Al
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CITY is BEDECKED.
Citizens Of Grand Forks have respond.
ed-in great shape to the appeal
For nacnrAfjOnS

Grand Forks today resembles YER
liable pisture garden with the U. C. +.
baners. badges, grips labelled with the
numbers of the visiting delegations
and Welcome U. c. T." banners both
In the windows and on large posters
strung across the street.
The committee on decorations, con-
sisting of Terry McCosker, Harry
Geist and w. E. Dietz. fairly outdid
itself and the members wish to thank
the citizens for the hearty co-opera-
tion. The visitors were very agree
ably surprised at the welcome accord
ed and the local council is being made
the recipient of many handsome COM
Dliments
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
Jurisdiction HAS
COMPETENT
OFFICIALS
Officers for 1923 To Be Elect
ed Saturday Morning at
Executive Meeting.

Saturday morning at 8 o'clock In
the Elks hall will be held the annual
election of officers for the Grand
Lodge of United Comercial Travellers
of Minnesota, Dakotas, Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta. The OFFICERS
for 1906-07 elected at the last grand
y s. = s. 4 ~ y *** y y
Grand Counselor y
H. j. McGarvey. Huron, s. Oak. u
Grand Junior Councillor
c. A. Vandever. Minneapolis, MINI. =
Grand Junior Counselor
w. G. Jacobs. Aberdeen, S. ID. y
Grand Secretary =
j. NJ. Dresser. st. Paul, MINI. =
Grand Treasurer .
: E. c. Walters. Minneapolis. MINI. =
Grand Conductor
c. w. Sutton. 80. Duluth, MINI. q
Grand Page
F. j. c. Cox. Winnipeg, Man. =
Grand Sentinel y
Jas. F. Ellis. Minneapolis, MINI. u
Grand Executive Committee. ("
A. Schaefer, Chairman. .....
..............Ow atonna, MINI. u
w. B. Clarkson. ALBERT Lea, MINI. =
w. d. Austin. ...... Fargo, n. D. .
d. c. Kicker. Sioux Falls, S. D. y
Grand Chaplain +
F. NJ. Morgan. :. Winnipeg, Man. =
Grand Auditing Committee y
L. r. Campbell. 49,. Huron, S. D.
Aug. johnson. Minneapolis, MINI. =
]. NJ. Church. %. .Winona, MINI. .
Committee on Revision of Laws I"
H. NJ. Westfall. Sioux Falls, S. D. =
F. w. Baer. .....St. Paul, MINI. >
Peter Cooper. Regina, Sask.
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poem. The selection is called The
Fighting Race" and it is so popular
with President Roosevelt that he sent
a special request to Clark to recite
it at meeting of the Irish-American
society in New York he was attending.
The effort of the Larimore miss
this morning ELECTED loud applause
and Miss Mercer is being heartily
complimented for her work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
Taugbol Sisters

Offer during the U. c. T. convention
phenomenal bargains in ladies' belts,
fancy shirt waists, silk and sateen
and Heatherbloom petticoats. All the
above articles to be sold regardless
of cost or value. Ladies' do not miss
the surprising opportunity which will
astonish you.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
OFFICERS Of GRAND.
FORKS COUNCIL
!. NO. 81
Efficient Corps Of Boosters For.
Grand Forks Elected
By the Boys

The following are the officers for
the Grand Forks U. G. T. council No.
s. C.-H. W.. Num-.
]. C.-Chas. E. johnson.
P. C.-H. E! Payne.
Secretary-A. G. SorNe.
Page-J. G. Grothe.
Sentinel-W. NJ. Holleran,
Executive Committee McDon-.
aid and W. w. Fegan, two years. and
Frank Hansen and B. F. Bockhoff.
one year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
DILwORTH ROUNDHOUsE.
Nearly Completed-Engines Will B
Removed From the Fargo
RnmMdhoman

The work in connection with the
new roundhouse at Dilworth has SO
far advanced that 1t is expected that
the removal of engines from the Fargo
n. P. roundhouse will possibly begin
next week. There are only ten more
pits to cement and then the building
will be ready for occupancy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
REC|TEs An INSPIRING POEM
Hiss Marion Mercer Recites Poem
HI. Written by N. Y. Dramatic
d Writer-Ffne Effort

Included in the program of speeches
and music Hven at the Metropolitan
opera house THE forenoon, was reel
tation by Miss Marion Mercer Of Lar
imare, entitled The Fighting Race"
written by ]. I. Clarke, a we'll known
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journalist and dramatic writer of New

dff1dt1C Whitley OF New
York city.
After the blowing up of the Maine
Clark, in company with his wife. while
reading down the list of dead, remark
ed to his wife, They are all there
Kelly and Burke and Shea" When
Clark had finished reading the list
he was seized with an inspiration and,
in a very short time, dashed off the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07

Paul Stensland must doubt some
times whether his occupation is serv-
ing in the penitentiary or acting as
q witness.
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ball IN Fegan's. Every u. C. T. will
have to have one or miss the dance,
az no one will be admitted without
one, and none but U. c. Ts.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07

Morgan Park is willing that Mr..
Rockefeller should take his old
school. It knows where 1t can get
better one.
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Brother Fairbanks may have to per-
suade few trust magnates to de-
nounce him
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
"FLECK" ADVOCATES REFORMS.

Madison Traveller Has Suggestions on
Improvements in Postal Ser.
vice-Sends Circulars.
A. P. Fleckenstein, the weel known
Madison, Wis, traveller and a member
of Chicago Council, No. 80, U. c. T.,
is sending out circulars in which he
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07
THE U. c. 7. CoLoRs.
The Blue, Gold and White Have
Beautiful Significance City
Overwhelmed.

The many travelling men in the
city today will recall that but a few
years ago the U. c. T. colors which
adorn the business houses of the city
today and which are used with beaut-
tful decorating effect in the various
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07

Times wants will supply your wants.
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have united on a man for the position
but the bulk of travellers are unani-
nous in their support of P. A. Lowe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-12


International horse show to be held al
the Olympia, in June next, of finally
settling the details of the catalog. Mr..
Vanderbilt is accompanied by r. p.
McGrann of Philadelphia, and between
them and the British directors they
will set the seal of satisfaction upoi
the arrangements for the exhibition
which is to be the most elaborate of its
sort ever attempted in England. 1t is
to be more of a spectacle than any
other show of horses ever held in the
United Kingdom and there is no get
ting away from the fact that the
Olympia greatly lends itself to suci
exhibitions.
1t is hoped to make the show dis
tinct remove from the old-fashiOnee
type of exhibition. 1t is to be a show
notable as a blaze of decoration, gilt.
ter of electric lights, sparkle of music
and a society function. for it is sc
dated as to fall twixt Epson week and
Ascot. when London is crowded will
society and just at the very time wher
it is their chief bore to find something
to interest them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-12
ELECTRICITY RULES HOME
Remarkable Invention Of American
Make Servant Unnecessary.

PARIS, Feb. 12.-The name of George
Knapp, an American engineer. who
might we'll be called the King of mod
ern magicians," is a triumph of cleo
tricity. No servants need to appear to
disturb their masters tranquility. He
presses a button and a tray bearing a
course rolls into the dininSrOOm. He
can halt the tray at each guests ell
bow
When the temperature in any cleo
trically heated room rises aboveG0 de-
grees little bells ring. Pressure on q
button silences them and reduces the
temperature.
Knapp presse button and the beds
in every room are heated comfortably
Another, and the morning meal and
coffee arrive mysteriously by each bed
side.
Another and the blinds and windows
open of themselves.
Yet another and each room is filled
with soft light from half hidden lamps
and permeated with subtle perfume
But a marvellous speaking tube which
Knapp has invented would not be well
come in most households. 1t enables
him to hear anything said above I,
whisper in the house and to answer if
he pleaSeS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-12
RATE LAW TO RULE ALASKA
Commission Will Take Jurisdiction
Over Roads Tapping Territory.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The inter-
state commerce commission will this
month make formal announcement of
it's Interpretation of the railroad rate
law as it relates to Alaska The COM
mission will take jurisdiction over COM
Inerce in the territory which will en-
able it to consider complaints of dis
elimination against any of the roads
operating there. 1t also will have jur-
isdictiOn over cases involving joint rail
and steamship rates where freight orig
mates at any point in the United
States, and will take jurisdiction in
cases affecting through Canadian ter
ritOry. This will mean that all railroads
in Alaska must file rate sheets with the
commission as required by the new rate
law.
There is doubt in the minds of some
whether Il strict Interpretation of the
law would warrant the commission in
taking jurisdiction. the point not fully
determined being whether Alaska is in
the district or territory of the United
States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-12
PRAISE FOR THE AMERICAN
WOMAN

T. P. O'COnnOr, the Irish parliament
tartan and London journalist, is enam-
ored of the American woman. He ad
mits it frankly. and tells why. He
thinks her far superior to the English
woman in almost every way. For one
thing she can talk and talk brilliant
ly, while the demure English woman
has been trained for centuries to let her
husband do all the talking. The Ameri
can woman is the friend and confid-
ant of her husband, his chum and ally.
There is rarely any such relationship
in England, where the sexes are kept
apart in youth and never acquire real
understanding of each other.
And so Mr.. O'COnnor thinks the
American woman. with her quick
perception. her lively intelligence. her
opportunities of knowing and under
standing something of human nature,
and the protection and care she re-
ceives from her men. is the most for
tunate woman in existence Her eX-
quisite taste. he declares, is a matter of
instinct. while in England, it must be
cultivated for three genera tons.
All this leads him to observe that
the American woman is having re-
markable influence on English society.
English women have looked with WON
der and admiration at the intimacy
and friendship and helpfulness of one
American woman for another, says the
Minneapolis Journal. Now they are
beginning to copy American manners
in this and other respects. Instead of
glazing at each other at dinner parties
like Guelphs and Ghibellines ready to
do battle at an instant's notice." they
are now more Or less polite and infor-
NAL to each other.
Mr.. O'Connor relates how he reptile
to an Englishman who said he detested
The American accent: You ought to
become accustomed to it as quickly as
possible. because the next house of
peers will speak with an American ac-
cent" The Englishman begged pardon
and didn't understand the humor of the
remark. Whereupon he was assured
that it wasn't humorous, but a cold
fact. The number of American peer
esses is growing, and their children. it
would seem. acquire from their moth
ers the hated accent
With this glowing apostrophe the
noted Irishman closes his tribute: IF
there is ever a genuine understanding
and real entente cordiale between the
two countries, it will be due to that
wonderful. that gracious. that daring
product. the American Woman"
We can see where Mr.. O'Connor will