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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-13
PEARRE MAY LOSE JOB
WARNER HAS PLAN TO SWING
NOMINATION TO ROULETTE.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. April 13.-B. Fl.
Warner. aspirant for the sixth district
congressional nomination. arrived in
Hagerstown from Frederick and was in
conference with leading republicans here.
Mr.. Warner stated last night that he was
In favor of Montgomery. Frederick and
Washington counties getting together and
controlling the nomination to be made
here Thursday. He also said he was ia
favor of the candidacy Of Joseph c. Rou-
lette of Hagerstown, in case he could not
win the nomination himself. Messrs.
Warner and Roulette had a brief talk. bun
Mf. Warner said politics was not mem,
toned While 1t is known that Mr.. Ro,p-
lette Is averse 10 going into the fight. Il
is believed he will consent to make a
contest providing he has assurances that
Frederick county will be for him.
From present indications Washington
county will advocate MI. Rouettes noml
nation and he has been practically as
sured of Montgomery's support The
strong undercurrent in this county
against Pearre's renoE'ination has been
crafty intensified in the Ia CIV days
delegation of republican lea iers from
Washington county went to Frederick To
interview the leaders there on the situa-
ton and il is reported to try to win the
Frederick delegation for Mr.. Roulette.
IN the uelegat1on were W iIilam L. Rou.
lette. son OF Joseph c. Roulette: Senator
Harry z. Baker. Thompson A. Brown and
others
Lowndes May Get Into Fight.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. April ia
movement has been started by friends OF
Lloyd Lowndes looking TO making him an
Independent republican candidate for Con-
gress in the event of the denomination OF
Representative George A Pearre at the
convention in Hagersrown Thursday
A paper Is to be circulated for 500 re.
publican signers praying the election su-
pervisors to place the name OF MI.
Lowndes on the ticket. The latter says
the move is not with his consent. but
some of his friends are going ahead any
way. declaring that the result Of the re-
cent republican primary In this COUNT
was not brought about by the action of a
majority. of the republicans but that DEM
ocrats voted by the hundreds and Co.
Pearre largely got the benefit of this vots
The vote cast at the primary was over
100 in excess of the vote cast for Eeors
K. Gather, republican candidate for gov
ernor at the November election The feel
ii-g between the two factions in this coun.
ty is very bitter. The Pearre men DECLARE
that they have no fear OF the independent
move in behalf of Mr.. LOwndes and say
that their favorite will be renomiriatsi
and that he will have the usual republican
majority in this county
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Killed by Falling Three Feet.

ELIZABETH, n. j.. April 13.-Albert
Maiden. skilled mechanic, who had been
sitting in a chair on the back porch Of
his home on Drake avenue. Roselle, Sat
urday night talking to his wife. got up.
started to say something and fell off the
porch, which is only three feet high.
When they picked him up he was dead.
A physician said he had sustained a COM
pound fracture of the vertebrate. Maiden
was thirty-nine years old.
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Gen. Duryee Selects His Grave.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. April 13-Gen J.
Eugene Duryee, who took an active pal
i'm the battle of Antietam and vino is now
living at Los Angeles. Cal. has selected
the spot in Antietam National cemetery.
Sharpsburg. where he wishes to be buried
The spot has been ca refully marked Gen.
Duryee's request has been approved ny
the government. and his wishes will ba
carried out at his death Gen. Duryees
last visit in the east was last September.
With a party Of friends he was at Antie
tam September IL. the anniversary OF the,
battle and spent the day going over fae'
field. When the battle OF Antietam was
fought he was lieutenant colonel Of thu
Cd Maryland Regiment. and although but
twenty three years Of age. he was In
charge Of the regiment when the ia
NOUS charge was made at Burnside hIidEA
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Ancient Hibernians Meet.

There was a large attendance at the
meeting of Division No. ), Ancient Order
Of Hibernians. yesterday afternoon in
the assembly hall. 625 Louisiana avenue.
Representatives of many divisions of the
city were present. A large class was ini-
tiated. among the members of which were
Rev. Timothy A. Buckley and Rev John
Bradley of the Apostolic Mission House at
the Catholic University. Both made in
teresting addresses. Joseph D. Sullivan,
president of the division, was in the chair
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clerks from whom the best service should
be expected. and the people, whose money
should be expended in the most economi-
cal manner. Shall this state of affairs
continue? Shall we still hear the self-de-
luding the self-satisfying cry of we
mist economfze'o"
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up some of your windows and utilize your
Railways. c-owd your clerks up little
closer. Mr.. Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor. We must economic"
Seeking a Remedy.
Similar conditions. of course in less
degree of intensity. exist in other depart
ments which have been housed for years
in homes of their own. The Senate COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds.
during the last Congress and during this
session, too. took up this situation and
tried to find a remedy. 1t made favor
able report on the proposition for buying
the squares of ground lying between 14tll
and 18th streets. Pennsylvania avenue
which departmental buildings could be
erected. These buildings were to house
the Departments of State, Justice. and
Commerce and Labor. This site was Sc
lected since there seemed to be the strong
est Of reasons why two of these depart
ments should be within short distance
of the White House. / refer to the De-
partment of State and the Department OF
Justice. The heads OF these two depart
ments of the government are more often
called by the President to the White
House than are any other members OF his
official family, and the length Of Their
absence from the Offices would thereby be
reduced to a minimum This site was
diSO seictlcu oH dtCouft Oh It's size. wv
ing To the fact that these buildings were
To be near the White House It was OBJ
vious that the Treasury Department
should not be dwarfed and the general
architectural plan called for structures
of four or five stories only. In no other
section near the White House could these
requisites be met. In addition. the selec-
ton OF this site was in the general line of
the proposed parking system having I'm
view the most economical identifying of
the city-the carrying out of the plans OF
the founders.
"A, the time The COMMITTEES hah a
rough estimate Of the cost Of such build
'ngs made. building which would sup
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These figures speak for themselves. and
this table shows that each year there has
been an increase and. unless several de-
partmental buildings are erected. 1t IS
not unreasonable to suppose that ten
years from now over Il million dollars
will be spent annually in rent.
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MILLIONS NEEDED
FOR MORE BUILDINGS
amounts so used for the past ten fisca

Continued from the first page)
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Twenty Millions Enough.


Zone more building Is needed. that for
the geological survey. Its necessity has
been shown before numerous committees
on numerous occasions. / feel that I am
within the limits of reaso when l say
that twenty millions Of dollars. the
amount on which the government is now
paying a per cent rate of interest in
rent. would more than erect and equip
these buildings 1t would even go far
enough. in my opipion, to build a sepa-
rate structure for the census bureau.
though that Is taken care of in the rough
estimates of the Commerce and Labor
building spoken of before, 166, 600 square
feet space being given to 1t. The erection
Of building for the census bureau Is a.
mere matter OF opinion. Each ten years
for couple OF years. and then the bu-
reau will drop to It's normal size of q few
hundred clerks. THIS is the one bureau
of the government that contracts and ex-
pands. The space used at its greatest
expansion could be temporarily occupied
during the period OF greatest contraction.
and 1t Is six OF one and half a dozen OF
another whether 1t Is in department
building or In structure by itself.
Saving in Administration.
'"ro erect such buildings. it seems to
n
would follow and which think the fed
eral government should adopt. In max
ing an estimate of the savings TO the
government l have only given the figures
TOR rent. But there are other savings on
which have only touched. l mean saw
ings in administration. As before stated
the Department OF Commerce and Labor
estimates this IA Wing at sec. 900 per year.
the Department of Justice at $50 900: and
l am informed the bureau Of printing and
engra wing can save at least 90.OO0 In
the other departments a similar admin
istrative saving could be accomplished
by placing all bureaus and Offices under
ono Roof; but I have been unable TO Sc
cure figures that would he Of any value.
1t n fair, however, to estimate thai the
saving would he In the Same proportion
81 In the two departments ard ono bureau
from which have received estl.r rates
TO DO perfectly fair should state tina,
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Almost Unoearable Conditions.
Has any Attorney General presented
this situation to Congress. and is this
body still ignorant of these conditions .
A business man. man OF affairs would
think the latter. The people might think
the same But for years every Attorney
General of the United States has been
pleading for relief from these almost UNI
bearable conditions. They have appeared
their rights, officially acquainted Con-
gress With this state of affairs With
what results? An effort to fairly meet
the difficulties and remedy them In a
plain. business-lke way? No, but with
the stern admontion-
We are carefully guarding the reve-
nues. Crowd your clerks up little closer
Mr.. Attorney General and IL necessary
close up windows and utilize halls. We
must econonlize'
Shall j illustrate again? Take: for
example. the State Department Thirty
years ago II was given the entire south
wing CT the State, War and Navy build
ing. but encroachments have been made
upon il for uses OF the War and Navy
departments, and at present only Go pc,
cent OF the room then provided IL used
ny the department. Has the business OF
that deoartment increased in the pas,
thirty Eesrs1 Yes. enormously. Thirty
years ago. and for a long time after
that we were a debtor nation Ameri.
can capital and American enterprise
were engrossed in the development OF
6ur own country; there was comparativel,
little foreign travel. and the relations be.
tween the United States and other coun.
tries OF the world were largely formal
Now We have come to a rev era Amer.
lean enterprise is pushing into ever,
country: American construction II goin.
an all over the world. American Trade
American banking and great American
interests are being built up In almost
every country on the earth. and yer.
large representation of our eighty mil
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-05-28

The people down at Shafer, the
county seat of Mckenzie couaty, are
wide awake, and it now appears that
the county seat cannot be moved
from that place tor a long time to
come.
The court some time ago withdrew
the order restraining Shafer from
building court house. The citizens
quietly bought a building for a court
house, and the towusite proprietor.
Mr.. Shafer presented the county with
a site. The building was moved in the
night and the chairman Of the board
of commissioners signed a warrant in
payment for the building. An effort
was made to get word to the west end
people, but the phone wires were
down The county seat cannot now
be moved from Shafer for ten years,
and then not without two-thirds
vote.
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What They Say About Johnson
Excellent Pres. that johnson is Easy
~ Wnner-An Ideal Man for Governor--A
True Type of American.

commonwealth. Of Scandinavian orr
gin, Mr. Johnson is nevertheless frs
of all an American, imbued with al
the hustling get-there qualities which
are generally estimated to be charac
teristic of the typical American citi
zen. He is well and fayorably known
as a public servant by his record in
the state legislature and the ability
displayed by him during its sessions
augers well for his capacity to fill
the higher position to which he is now
seeking election. - Bismarck Pallad
ium.
Bottineau News Courant: G. A.
Johnson's candidacy is received in
all sections of the state, and how rap
idly the Johnson sentiment is grow
ing! The people of the western part
of the state feel that it is now high
time that they were accorded more
equitable representation in the polit-
ical life of the state, and when they
have as excellent a candidate for the
governorship as Mr.. Johnson there
is no reason why they should not be
so represented. This claim is also
recognized as just and equitable by
all fair-nlinded ptople in the valley,
who feel that the Republican ticket
would be greatly strengthened by the
nomination of man from the great
northwest for the governorship of the
state, and especially so when the
candidate possesses the qualifications
that would make him a splendid gov.
ernor, as Mr.. Johnson surely does.
This feeling seems quite universal
and is voiced pretty freely In the
press of the state, and seems to grow
as the people Of the various sections
meet Mr.. Johnson and become i'm
pressed with his sturdy honesty and
sincere devotion to the best interests
of the state.s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-05-28
roo MANY. LARGE EARNS.

H. E. Virgins and We editor were
talking over the "big farm problem
the other day and their talk led to the
following figures: There are fifteen
big farms tributary to Cando with a
total area Of 10000 acres These farms
support on an average OF six persons
each the year around, or 80 persons
in all. If these farms were cut up into
lots of 800 acres each they would sup
port 554 people, allowing six persons
to each farm. The property valuation
would also be corresponMngly in
creased, and so on, in every branch Of
Improvement, public and private.
OF course, we would be glad to be
able to pay taxes on one Of these big
ranches, but it was agreed that the
smaller farms would be much better
for the country. Cando Democrat.
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johnson of Minot is certainly snow
ing great form in the preliminary
gubernatorial work out, and IS a prime
sayorite all along the line. We pick
him to win the double event-tne
June Derby and the November sweep
stakes.
Hon. C. A. Johnson of Minot, candl
date for Republican nomination fol
governor, is a typical North Dakotan
coming in the early days and deVel'
oping large law and real estate
business. In public life he has twice
been mayor and has served four years
as representative at Bismarck, and
there made an excellent record. Inc
warm reception accorded him In what
ever part of the state he visits is the
forerunner of the heavy vote that Will
be glen him at the primaries.
Bottineau Courant: Hon. Z,
A. johnson, Republican candidate for
governor, and Senator L. B. Hanna Of
Fargo, one of the candidates for con-
sress, were in Bottinea county last
week holding meetings at Maxbass,
Westhope and Antler. They were
greeted by large audiences $. at the
meetings and made a good impression
on the voters. Both will receive a
heavy vote and carry Bottineau county
at the June primaries.
Plaza Pioneer: In Hon. G. A. John
son of Minot the Republican party
has q candidate for governor as thor
oughy representative of our young
young state as it is well possible for
enc Individual to be. That he is him
self a young man and therefore repre-
sentative of the younger element
makes his fitness all the more marked,
for this is essentially a state for young
men-a land where youth, opportunity
and initiative are working hand in
hand for the upbuilding of a great
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Death of Mrs. II ierrick
Popular Young Woman Dies After Long Illness Had
Lived In Mnot Since Girlhood- Funeral
Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. Fred Herrick passed away at
her home, 109 Nedrud avenue, Wed
nesday forenoon at 11.44 o'clock, after
an illness Of fifteen months from tn.
heculosis. Surrounded by her nus
hand, brother and sisters, she breath
I'D her last. Conscious to the last
moment of her life and realizing that
death was at hand, one of blinot's
we'll beloved young women passed
peacefully to her rest. Her death had
been expected for weeks, but the
wonderful vitality and self-will of the
deceased seemed to give strength to
the tiny thread by which her life hung.
Early Wednesday morning she said
that she realized that her death was
near at hand, and she 1onged for a
quarter to twelve o'clock to arrive.
At exactly sixteen minutes to twelve
the spirit had taken its flight
Mrs. Herrick made all the arrange
ments for her funeral, even choosin
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the casket. The funeral was held from
the home this afternoon at three
o'clock, Rev. w. C. Hunter officiating.
The remains were inferred in Rose
Hill cemetery.
Sarah Murray was born in Glasgow,
Scotland, twenty-three years ago, and
at the age OF seven accompanied her
parents, Judge and Mrs. Murray, to
this country, locating in this city.
where she resided until death. Four
years ago she was united in marriage
to- Mr.. Herrick, and to this union one
child was bona son, who is now
three years of age. The deceased is
survived by her husband, son, father
and mother, two sisters and one bro
Their, the latter being Miss Lizzy Muir
ray Of this city, Mrs. w. J. lNorbeck
of Spencer, Iowa, and James Murray.
who resides with his parents. The
Independent extends its deepest SYM
pathy to the bereaved ones.
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BLACKS WITHDRAWAL.

Now that VIM. Black Is no longer
candidate for the sheriff's nomination
the question now naturally arises
among the voters, what effect will
this have on the other candidates that
are in the field? The Independent
thinks that the effect will not be
materially changed. For one thing
Black did not have enough support
to cut much ice, and then again that
support will be divided pretty evenly
among the other candidates in the
field. Swanson. Scofield and Swenson
will all get some Of Blacks support.
Those who were sticking by Black
were doing so for the past favors that
he had done, and not because they
were particularly against any OF the
other candidates. Swanson will prob
ably get more Of the support that
would have gone to Black, If anything.
than any Of the other candidates..
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Minot Markets.

No one who was present at the
Republican state convention at iMnot
LIST Thursday can find one word Of
fault over the manner in which Nc
Cumber presided over that meeting
He was eminently fair, and is accord
ed much praise for his fairness. He
certainly could afford to be fair, be
cause the Stalwarts had everything
their own way right from the start.
Besides, the senator could hardly af-
ford to be unfair, as he will have to
jump the senatorial hurdle two years
hence and the people would have been
pretty apt to have remembered it.
Leeds News.
The above taken from one OF the
most radical Inssrgent papers il en-
tirely different from the writings OF
the editor of that paper prior to the
Minot convention. Editor Voight In
sisted that il the Stalwarts would be
in the majority they would gag the
Insurgents at every opportunity. In
stead Senator McCumber sat with
quiet mein, gave everybody an OPP
portunity to say what he pleased, and
could not have been more fair. Sen.
ator McCumber has done much to
patch up the differences between the
Insurgents and the Stalwarts OF North
Dakota. He has made Republicans
out of many who were hooking fos
dissension He was the man OF the
hour and fulfilled his mission per
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MlNOT,

Wahpeton visitors to Minot are
always cordially entertained by the
numerous former Wahpeton people
living there, and the delegation to
the state convention last week were
very cordially welcomed. f. B. Lam
bert was out Of the city on account Of
illness in his family and John Hurley
was recovering from an operation
down at Rochester. Peter Johnson
is doing a nice abstract business now
and appears to like the town. s. N.
Swenson has changed his occupation
since leaving here and is now a con-
tracing plumber. He has nice Office
and appears to be getting his share
OF the loose money. Chas. Thatcher
is proprietor Of the Mtnot Printing:
Company and Is doing a nice business.
He and his wife and two young That
cheH seem to be enjoying life. Rev.
Shaw is now located at Minot in
charge Of western missionary work
and looks prosperous and happy. Geo.
Walker is the city florist and has a
NICE display Of flowers in one Of the
leading drug stores. Thos. McCabe,
Jr., ID also citizen OF Minot and is
working at the painters trade. Ed.
Aspinwall is foreman OF the Mechan-
ical department OF the Minot indie.
pendent and is indispensable 20 the
ONCE, according to the manager. All
the former Wahpeton people appeared
to be glad to see their old friends
and it seemed good to see them
Wahpeton Globe Gazette
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M e mortal Exercises

Memorial exercises will be held in
this city Saturday May 80. An excel
lent program is being prepared which
will be given at the opera house. The
following is the order Of the day
with the program:
invocation ..... Rev. n. E. Ellsworth
The American Patrol ...
........ -. High School Orchestra
Ulncoln's Address at Gettysburg
................ Taylor Thompson
Vocal Solo ....... DR.. Thos. Storey
Recitation 49,. Miss Jennie Houghton
Recitation -. Master David Denoyer
Grafton ........ Mayor Sam Clark
Vocal Solo 80. Master Royal Storey
Recitation 80. ..... Miss Alice Falvey
Remarks by G. A. R. Veterans
The Red, White and Blue ......
....... High School Orchestra
Benediction ......... Rev. Lawrence