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Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
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THE; | PROFIT / / |
Marvellous Gains Made by
Standard Oil Co. Are
Shown Up
On Capital Of One Million
55 Millions We're Made
IN Seven Years


8 New York, Dec. Figures shove
ing some of the profits Of the Stand
ard Oil company became part of the
court record in the federal suit to-
dissolve the Standard company to-
day when John D. Archbold resumed
the stand for a brief examination and
Harry Tilford, president OF the STAN
dard Oil Company Of California, tes-
titled at5some length as q witness for
the defense. n n
sss The government inquisitor on the
figures submitted, showed that the
Continental Oil company, a Standard
subsidiary in the middle west, made
profits Of lis per cent on its capita1i--
zation Of 5000, 900 and that the Stan
dard Oil Company of Indiana
on capital Of s1.00o,00O earn
ed about $55, 100000 between 1899 and
1906. NJ
Counsel for the company declared
that the actual assets Of the company
were greater than the pitalization,
as the company had large invest
ments backing property bought with
sums from the earnings.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
Records and Bones Broken
in Six-Day Bike Race
n,NeW York
Two Men Smashed in Mix
Ups and Taken to
Hospitals

New York, Dec. Furious riding.
which resulted in the ab1ishment
of new records and two serious 2s-
cidents, marked the first "a hours Of
the annual six-day bicycle race ait
Madison Square Garden. Two teams
have dropped out Of the contest be-.
cause Of accidents.
During the afternoon Menus Be
de1lus was caught in pocket and
before he could extricate himself one
of the contestants came up from be-
hind and catching his pedals sent the
rider sprawling on the track. He
was carried to the dressing room,
Where it was found he had broken
his right shoulder bone.
Two hours later Patrick Logan,
during a desperate mix-up. was
thrown heavily. He was carried off
unconscious, bleeding from the head
and mouth and was removed to hos
ritaI where his case is pronounced
serious. ga
The record for "a hours was broken
il minutes before the expiration OF
that period with Jimmy Moran of the
Facific-Atlantic team in the lead. N
The score at midnight, the end q
1.-The Gath hour, was:
Rurr-StoH, Foggler-Lawson, MoraI
-Macfarland. Palmer-Walker, Dupre
Georget, Vanoni-Anderson. Mitten
Collins, Hill and Demara, each 514
miles and 2 laps; Walthour- Root
iDoWning Hollister, Wiley Calvin
Deyonith-D robach each 5 IA miles am
lap; Faber-L Lafourcade, $40 miles, /,
laps; Broccoli Labrousso, 44s miles,
laps. ii. l
| Former record, $40 miles, lap.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
Gfeat Northern Train Run
by NerVelesS Hand Of
Dying Engineer
Latter Found by Fireman at
His Post With Skull
Crushed

Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. I'm
known to passengers or trainmen,
dying MANS hand controlled the
throttle Of the eastlbound Great North
3ern coast passenger train as it sped
on its way from obbinsdale to Clear
water Junction late this afternoon.
The dying man was George P. If
win, the engineer, who died moment
after he was taken from the train
in Minneapolis and placed in a hos
pital ambulance.
Irwin was found unconscious and
leaning out of the cab window by
Fireman George Ridgway Pualfng,
the limp form of his companion back
into the cab, Ridgway noticed the
engineers skull was fractured. Hold
ing the engineer in one arm he con.
trolled the engine with the other and
took the! train into Clearwater juno
tion.
Irwin is supposed to have struck
his head against a bridge railing as
the train left Robbinsdale
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
IS
in SYMPATHY
Won BuelOW Says
American Japan Agree
meDt Is Satisfactory TO
His Country

!
Berlin, Dec Chancellor Won
BueloW. during the budget debate to-
day addressed the Reichstag on Ger
many's foreign policy. dwelling at
length on the southeast European
situation. The relations Of Germany
to France and Great Britain and
EGermany's attitude toward the Amer
|ican-Japan understanding. Referring
to this agreement, the Chancellor
said:
The new arrangement is thorough
" in sympathy with the principles Of
Germany's policy In the far east, the
principle OF the open door the pre-
seryation of the status DUO territor-
tally and the integrity and independ-
ence of the Chinese empire. We have
no occasion to regard the agreement
other than with sympathy. It gives
new support to our principles and
additional guarantee Of peaceful de-
velopment Id the far east. z
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
YDAY
FOR SOUTH
Speakers at Southern Com
merCial Congress Are
Full Of Optimism
-.
Luke Yright Predicts Early
Breaking Up Of the
solid South

Washington, p. C., Dec. With
prophesies Of an almost unparalleled
economical and commercial advance
ment near at hand for the south.
the movement for a still greater de-
velopment of the national resources
of that section formally was inaug
urated at the first meeting here to-
day by the Southern Commercial Con-
gress, and the vast possibilities that
yet await development were referred
to in glowing terms by the various
speakers.
The opening session was marked
by the presence. and participation Of
two members of the cabinet. General
Luke q. Wright, secretary Of war,
and Oscar S. Straus. secretary Of
the department Of commerce and
labor.
The secretary Of war said he be-
lieved that the time was near at
hand when even politically it viii be
a misnomer to speak of the aSoiid
South. His remarks furnished the
cue for the speakers who followed,
who made special reference to the
fact that sectionalism practically had
disappeared that now survives was
for commercial supremacy.
At the morning session. the princi.
pie addresses were made by Secretary
Wright and Surgeon General Wyman
of the ppfl.e health and marine hos
Iital SERVICE.
The leading speakers at the after
noon session were John "A Fox OF
| Arkansas, and John F. Wallace OF
| new York. $3.50 5.5@
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
TO 0ABOLISH THE
mum SCHOOLS
Commissioner Leupp Thinks
Many Indian Schools Off
Reservations Should Be
Given States

u < - s..
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE report of
the commissioner of Indian affairs,
F. e. Leupp, to the house of repre-.
sentatives in which he stated the
non-reserVation Indian schools which
in his Judgment are no longer of val
.ue to the indian service, was submit
ted to the house today.
As result Of an attempt at the last
session of congress to have the Car
Isle Indian school abolished the COM
missioner of Indian afafirs, was di-
rected to Investigate upon bhat ba-
sis it may be possible to dispose of
any of non-reseryation Indian schools
which he deemed unnecessary to the
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08

Der 81. He says he is going to stop
me in twelve Of the twenty rounds.
I put up, 900, and guess he will
not cover it. That's the kind Of easy
money I like. Z won't bet much on
the result. unless / get some good
odds, but, believe me, I'll fight for
my life to beat this black man and
I'm sure / have It figured out SO I'll
win It's the ambition Of my life to
whip Johnson.
In mentioning the division Of the
purse, Burns says: Johnson has a
clause In his articles, club not to lei
on but what he is getting 40 per cent
of the purse. Z g. ,5#.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08

general scheme for Indian education.
The commissioner states the result
Of his investigation regarding the
transfer to tae several state govern
ments Of the Grand Junction and
Fort Lewis schools, Colorado; the
school at Genoa, Nebraska; at Chill
icco, Okla; at Chamberlain. s. D.,
at Morris, Mimi; and at Carson, Ne
vada. These are the schools which
he mas determined are not necessary
for the Indian service and which are
available to the state authorities for
educational purposes, or for reforma-
tories, insane asyluIns. hospitals OF
other purposes.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
EDITOR SPEARS FOR

u a54s jks E853Sj II ESa .55 &s CEllEE CIlE6h.
Advices from the west side Of the
river impart the fact that w. Harry
Spears, editor and publisher of the
Mandan Pioneer, Is an openly an
nounced candidate for chief clerk Of
the house Of representatives in the
coming session Of the legislature.
While Mr.. Spears has been in the
state but short time he has worked
his way to newspaper prominence, SO
much so that he has been president
of the West Missouri Slope Associa-
tion since It's organization, and no
doubt has numerous friends in the
west portion of the state who would
be ready to extend their congratula-
tions should he secure this appoint
ment. u.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-08
BLIND PIGGER
CHARGES PERJURY

Minot, n. D., Dec. 7.Francis III.
Dillon, the complaining witness
against the three Kenmare men
charged with blind pigging, Is accus-
ed by Atwell, one of the alleged pig
gers, Of perjury.
Atwell says that it is not true that
Dillon ever bought any beer at that
place. and he filed a complaint with
Judge Murray charging Dillon with.
perjury.
Judge Murray took the matter mp
with States Attorney McGee, who
would not sanction the warrant. 80
that no information was filed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
BRYAN Plan
DANGEROUS
Won L. Meyer Defends Postal
Savings Bank

New York, Sept. 1s.-In reply to q
letter from Peter Shipman of LIE Sueur
Fenter, Mimi, Postmaster General c.
:. a l.. Meyer defended the postal saw
bank, endorsed in the republican
\ % m and attacks as dangerous
b g. plan of guaranteeing national
ban q. osits approved in the demo-
cratic form,
Meys o y:
Let how this would have
worked In o panic last fall. The
New York = closed with deposits
of s125,00O, 900. The western banks,
therefore, would have helped to make
good the losses to the depositors in
New York.
I'm 1898 Australia had twenty eight
chartered banks with 1,700 branches.
Thirteen Of these banks failed for
$3.50, 100000. If the remaining Is banks
had been called upon to make good
the deficiency Immediately, what would
have been the result there, general
Disaster"
Continuing the letter says the prop
osition outlined by Bryan would re-
suit in removing the incentive to
caution and lowering the standards of
banking as well as a general demoral-
ization and finally a. greater loss than
ever to the depositors.
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Mrs. Davis Nominated for County
Supt. by Majority of Sd Votes
FINED S3 BECAUSE
SHERIFF HAD TO WORK

Muskegon. Mich, Sept. 1s.--When
the duck boat in which B. S. Smith
and Scott Bowel were rowing for the
city dock struck a squal and over@
turned Smith swan ashore, but
thought Howard had been drowned.
He notified Sheriff Ginger, and that
official set to work to recover the body.
When he learned his labors for three
hours had been for nought he sought
out Smith at his home and arrested
him. Smith spent the night in Jail
here and was released only when he
paid SO fine.
When condolling friends called at
Haward's home, the disciple of Izaak
Walton, reclining in bed, Indignantly
denied that he was dead
But the papers say you are" per-
sisted the visitors.
We'll, IL you fellows don't get out of
here and let me go back to sleep I'll
prove to you that I'm not" returned
the honest fisherman.
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DIAMOND in HENS
CRAW LEADS TO Fight

Springfield. Mo-, Sept. 1S.-There is
q lively legal battle for the possession
of diamond which Mrs. w. A. Bali
found in the craw OF one Of her Ply
mouth Rock hens when she killed 1t
for dinner. Judge Goldsmith is Mrs.
Balls next door neighbor and has a
fine garden. When Mrs. Ball cut into
the wellAhlled craw she noticed that
the knife struck something hard and
she found a | IL karat diamond. she
took 1t to jeweler and asked him
to see If 1t was the real thing. The
judge paid a casual visit to the jewelry
store and the gem dealer showed him
the diamond, telling him the remark
able story of how 1T was found In the
craw OF Mrs. Balls Plymouth Rock
hen
why, that's ont OF my ring" said
the judge. 7 lost it In my. garden
The jeweler took the judges word
for II and handed hina the diamond
Now Mrs. Ball has sued for possession
of the germ and the Judge says he viii
fight the case
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
Rain SAVES
GRAND MARAIS
North Shore Settlements Are
Considered Safe
AS A RESULT OF The STORM
STEAMER AMERICA REACHES
DULUTH BRINGING INTELLI-
GENcE THAT MoN<ER AND
s SEVERAL INDIANS REPORTED
DEAD ARE AT HOME.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 1S.--A heavy
rain fell at Grand Marais last night
extending westward from there fifteen
or twenty miles. While not extin-
gushing, the forest fires are held in
check as result of the storm, and
Grand Marais, Chicago Bay, and 9TH
er northern shore settlements Ahat
have thus far escaped the flames are
considered safe
The steamer America arrived from
north shore points this morning bring
this intelligence and the further new
that Monker and the seven Indian
who went with him to the assistance
of the settlers north of Grand Marais
are home again safe and sound.
Shortly after they left the north shore
town their retreat was cut off by the
flames and it was feared that they
might have perished An avenue OF
escape was left open to them to the
northward, however, and they got
away from tht fire without much diff
Guilty
9 viii Cruise North Shore.
The u. S. steamer Gopher will re-
turn to Duluth tonight and will re-
main here permanently. The United
States revenue cutter Tuscarora, ar
rived at Grand Marais yesterday and
will cruise up and down the north
shore indefinitely.
DR.. Patton and Paymaster Engels
Of the Gopher report conditions as
much improved along the north shore.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
POISONED
BY A nurse
Patients in California Hospital
Are Dying
WOMAN MAKES CONFESSION
NURSE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
HOSPITAL ADMITS THAT SHE
ACCIDENTALLY FuRNIHED D
DRINKING WATER TO PATIENTS
CONTAINING DEADLY DOPE.

San Diego. Cal, Sept 1S.-A nurse
in the county hospital last night con-
fessed to District Attorney Kirby that
she had accidentally furnished a num-
Der of patients with drinking water
containing quantity of poison.
Six were taken violently i'll, one died,
and others are in serious condition,
some being unconscious. 1t is prob
able that other deaths will occur.
The wholesale poisoning was fol-
lowed by rumors that it had been
brought about deliberately as the re-
suit of plot. The sheriff and district
attorney Immediately made an inves-
tigation at the hospital and finally
learned from one of the nurses that
she had used for drinking water re-
ceptacle that had contained poison.
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G. N. OFFICIALS
DENY The RUMOR

Devils Lake. Sept. 1S.-In an inter-
view here today, Assistant Superin-
tendent Kelsey of the Great Northern
railroad, denied the statements pub
lished in The Grand Forks Herald and
The Fargo Daily News TO the effect
that the time and routes of coast
trains Nos. and 4 would be changed.
Mr.. Kelsey, when asked about the
truth of the rumor stated that ft was
in the same class as the many rumors
which have been circulated for the
past year regarding the change. Up
to the present time nothing official
has been decided upon and the local
offices have not been notified of any
proposed change even confidentially
Matters are in the same condition as
they have been for the past few
months. Ever since the completion
of the Aneta branch rumors have been
heard of a change in the schedule and
route Of Nos. and 4, but that there
was no truth in them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
AEROPLANE
KILLS one
Orville Wright's Machine Is
Smashed to Pieces
DURING TWO man FLIGHT
LIEUT.. sELFRIDGE HAS LIFE
CRUSHED OUT WHEN AERIAL
SHIP DAsHEs TO GROUND -
WRIGHT sUsTAINs BAD INJuR-
les.

Washington, Sept. Is. ~ Lying in
the Fort Meyer hospital with frac-
tured thigh and broken ribs, oryiIle
Wright, the aeronaut who fell with
Lieutenant Selfridge in yesterdays
aeroplane accident, is making manly
fight for recovery.
Through the night there was much
anxiety over the injured aviator's con-
dition, but as the dawn broke and no
indications Of internal injuries de-
veloped, and as the attending surgeon
after call shortly after o'clock.
announced that Wright was doing very
well, there was great relief expressed
among those who were watching the
progress of the patient. Wilbur
Wright, a brother of orville, was no.
titled today of the latter's improve
menr. ..
Wright Is improving.
The report of the condition Of
Wright this morning had been eager
ly looked forward to, for it was felt
that any internal injuries that might
have been sustained and not shown
at the diagnosis made just after he
was taken to the hospital, would be
manifested by morning and the fact
that no reaction had set in and that
he is in good shape as one of the
reports from the hospital early today
Indicated
Mechanics Taylor and Furness, who
helped Wright in the work of the ma
its wreck. Mechanic Taylor said that
when the aeroplane fell he expected
to find Orville dead. None knew bet
ter than l." said he, ''the heartaches
and sleepless nights this aeroplane
has cost the Wright brothers. 1t is
too terrible TO think about"
Story Of the Accident.
Both visited Wright this morning.
Wright told Taylor that he stopped
the motor after the accident happened
in the abr. From the latest accounts
Of close eye witnesses, piece broken
from the propeller struck one of the
supports of the rudder The machine
did not travel far before IL started to
swing around on its own axis to the
left. 1t did not overturn as was the
general impression given to the specta-
tors at the far end Of the field, but
the left side veered downward. Wright
again regained his lateral equilibrium
but the machine then plunged for
ward, striking the ground with terrific
force.
Wright believIs that he would have
been able to land safely had he been
fifty feet higher in the air at the time
of the accident.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
CHOLERA NOW
SURROUNDING
CARS PALACE

ST. Petersburg, via Eydtkuhnen,
Sept. 18-The appearance OF Asiatic
cholera around Tsarkoe- Selo 1.-THE
czar's palace), brought an official or
der that henceforth the bodies of choI-
era victims shall be cremated instead
OF buried.
Hospitals all over the country have
been forced to turn out ordinary pa
tients to make room for those afflicted
with the dread disease The prisoners
In all jails are being temporarily re-
moved to police stations while the
prisons are undergoing thorough dis
infection.
The official reports OF the health de-
partment do not show one fourth the
cases. It Is generally admitted that
there are at least 1000 cases in the
capital. while some OF the estimates
are as high as 1000. Many victims
have been stricken on the streets and
several cases OF deaths on the streets
are reported
Thousands are leaving the city. the
exodus being particularly heavy yarflong
the welI-to-do people. among whom
the disease has gained fooshold.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
BRYANrS DAUGHTER
WRITES A DRAMA

New York, Sept. 1S.-Ruth Bryan
Leavftt, daughter of w. j. Bryan, has
written for Miss Mary Mannering a
four-act drama in which the actress
probably will appear this season.
Last spring. when Miss Mannering
was playing in GLORIOUS Betsey'' at
Lincoln. Miss Maude Turner Gordon,
a member of the company and a. close
friend Of the Bryans, invited Mrs.
Leavitt to Miss Mannering's dressing
room. Mrs. Leavitt modestly told of a
vaudeville sketch she had written and
said she believed she could write play
which would suit Miss Mannering. The
acIress told her that If she would
try. she would give it serious atren-
lion.
Miss Mannering last night received
q letter from Mrs. Leavitt, saying the
manuscript had been completed. She
replied asking that the play be sent
to her at the Lyric theatre immediate
~.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
Arm AMPUTATED
ON COURTS ORDER

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-The order of the
court that the arm Of fourtenn year
old Joseph Bolanda be amputated was
carried out at the county hospital to-
day. The lads last words as he
lapsed into unconsciousness under the
influence of ether were to plead that
his arm might be spared.
The operation was necessitated by
grangrene which had complicated the
broken arm but both the boy and his
father protested so vigorously that the
surgeons were compelled to go into
court to secure permission for an OPP
GRAFTON which they said was impera-
tive to save the lads life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
TRIES SUICIDE
ON SPEEDING CAR

Pittsburg, Sept. 1s.-wm. Pfender,
2S, threw himself before a crowded
street car and was rescued But after
being carried on the car. he suddenly
snatched piece of heavy wrapping
cord from a shop girl sitting beside
him, made a ''sling hitch loop and
passed it around his neck. Frantic
efforts of the passengers only drew
the knot tighter.
Pfender's face grew purple and the
motorman broke all speed rules to
reach the police station in order that
Pfender might not be strangled to
death before the eyes of the passeng-
ers. In the nick of time the police
cut the rope.
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Continued on Page Five.
Editors in Harmony Mestinu.

St Louis, Sept. 1s.-Harmony is the
watchword of the love feast opened
today in the Southern hotel by the
Missouri State Democratic Press asso-
citation. Editors of all the leading
democratic papers I'm the state are
here. 1t is believed that the gathering
will do much toward promoting har-
mony in the democratic ranks, and
heal the wounds caused by the Stone
Folk senatorial fight A banquet will
be held this evening, at which several
prominent democrats will speak.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
PROHIBITION CANDIDATE
TO SPEAK AT CORN PALACE

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Eugene w. Cha
fin, the prohibition partys candidate
for the presidency, will be one of the
principal speakers at the corn palace
at Mitchell. s. D., Sept. 80. w. J.
Bryan is to speak there Sept. 2S, and
the managers hope to secure Mr. Taft
or Mr.. Sherman. Last April Mitchell
was carried by the prohibitionists and
eleven saloons and five wholesale IL
quor dealers were put out of business.
The liquor men refused to subscribe
$1,000 to the corn palace" and the
prohibitionists made up the amount.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
IMPORTANT POINTS OF
DECISION.

Mrs. Davis final ma ajority, 81.
Votes thrown out in First and
Second wards, liz.
Held that 1t is illegal for only
one judge to enter voting booth.
Votes thrown our in First and
Second wards deducted proper
tionately from each candidate
according to entire vote cast for
each.
Riley's net loss from enforce
menI Of proportionate rule in
First and Second wards, so.
Held that contention of de-
fense, to have total vote of High
land township thrown out be-
cause of election officials neglect
to properly care for ballot box
after election, is well taken, but
as this would only give Mr..
Riley a net gain of % votes it
would make no difference In the
final result, .....--
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-18
TAFT GETS READY
FOR WESTERN TRIP

Cincinnati, Sept 1s.-Preparations
for his western trip continue to en-
gross Judge Taft to the practical ex-
clusion of other matters. His Office
hours at the Sinton were curtailed to
little more than two hours today. He
devoted the early morning to work on
his speeches and contemplates giving
the entire afternoon and evening to
the same task