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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
'CUMBER HITS
GRoNAA STORY
Herald Pipe Artist Gets a Bat
From Junior Senator on
Gronna Fake

Wahpeton, N. D.. Sept. Ex-senator
McCumber was shown the report
from Grand Forks to the effect that
Congressman Gronna would support
Mr.. Marshall for United States sena-
tor, and two years hence would be
a senator in McCumber's place. The
senator said:
II have the best reason in the
world to believe that Mr. Gronna will
not be my opponent. He has made
good as representative of the state
i0the house. I believe he will come
to the front rapidly in the next two
years. We have worked together in
absolute harmony. l have looked es-
pecially to Mr.. Gronna for such as
sistance as needed co measures in
the house, and have looked after
measures in the senate in which he
had been interested. Our relations
have been most cordial and har-
monious.
81 do not know whom Mr.. Gronna
will support for United States sena-
tor, Johnson or Marshall. He GER
tainly has right t6 espouse the
cause Of either, or to remain neutral
If he feels that he is not called upon
to take part in the contest. What
ever may be his attitude on the sena-
torial question this year, he will have
no more hearty supporter for renom-
ination than I shall be.
81 believe he will have no serious
opposition two years from now, but
that upon his record the Republicans
Of the state will unanimously re-
nominate him.
II do not believe there was any
clash at Bismarck between any fac
tions Of the Republican organization.
The members, as l am informed were
nearly divided in their sentiment on
the question of guaranteeing bank de-
posits. Neither the bankers nor the
members of the Republican party are
united on that subject Mr.. Gronna
supported the guaranty scheme in the
house and Senator Nelson and my
self made special efforts in the senate
to make such guaranty part of the
financial bill. This is matter on
which the Republicans may honestly
differ.
"The national Republican platform
advocates postal savings deposit
law in lieu of a. guaranty of bank de-
posits. I think this law will, as a
means Of keeping all the money Of
the country in circulation, secure the
principal benefits expected OF the
bank deposit guaranty scheme"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
THE ITINERARY
FOR JUDGE TAFT
Demands for Speeches From
the Republican Leader Are
Pouring in

Cincinnati. Sept. 12.-Judge w. H.
Taft's first speechmaking trip will be
through the west. A. l. Vorys left
here for New York today to person.
ally represent the presidential candi-
date before the national committee
in arranging this trip, which will take
in at least the states of Missouri, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and In
diana.
Two other trips are being planned,
one through the eastern states and
another through number of south
ern states. These. however, will not
be worked out until the western
journey has been arranged.
Judge Taft and National Chairman
Hitchcock had an extended confer
ence today over the long distance
telephone, the result of which was the
hurried departure of Mr.. Vorys for
New York.
"Mr. vorys. having been with me for
some time. knows exactly my ideas
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
ROLETTE WANTS
TO Be COUNTY
SEAT Of toilette
Legal Action Is Taken Before
Judge Cowan of Second
Judicial District
CONTROVERSY OVER WITHDRAWAL
OF NAMES FROM PETITION
County Commissioners Held Peti.
TONERS Had this Right and Declin.
ed to Submit Question to Voters ut
Previous Election.

Rolla, N. D., Sept. 12.-Judge ]. r.
Cowan of the Second judicial district
has signed an order directed to the
county auditor of Rolette county, cit
ing him to call special meeting of
the board of county commissioners
within twelve days from the date of
the service for the purpose of sub
mitting to the voters of the county
/ the question of removing the county
seat from the city of Rolla to the
village of Rolette and to the county
commissioners ordering them to call
such election, placing the proposition
before the people at the next general
election or show cause why they
should not so do before the court on
September % at Devils Lake. The
temporary order is in the form of a
writ Of mandamus, and is sued out by
the state of North Dakota, ex rel J. H.
Murphy of Rolette. A writ of GER
tioria has also been sued out direct
ing the county auditor and county
commissioners of Rolette county to
certify the proceedings of the board
to the district court on the date of
the hearing, September %.
In the application for the writ of
mandamus the plaintiff, who is repre-
sented by Attorney Geo. A. Bangs of
Grand Forks, states that on April 20
petition signed by over three-fifths
of the voters of the county was pre-
sented to the board of county COM
missioners asking that the question of
removing the county seat from Rolla
to Rolette be submitted to the voters
at the polls. The petition was not
acted upon until July 6. when, upon
the withdrawal of number of the
names from the original petition, the
board dismissed the petition. refus-
ing to grant the request The board
held the view that the signers had
the right to remove their names from
the petition after its presentation to
the board If they so desired, but the
plaintiff claims otherwise.
Following the relating of these
causes, the plaintiff asks that the
county auditor be ordered to call a
meeting of the board of county COM
missioners to take up the question
again, asking that the question of re-
moval be submitted at the next gen.
eral election. The board of county
commissioners and auditor are order
ed to show cause why they should not
do so in case of failure to act as or
dered. and this matter will come be-
fore Judge Cowan in Devils Lake.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
MAY Be WOMAN
IN BACKGROUND
A Young Man Shot Near Pitts
burg's Fashionable Quar-
ter in Daylight

Pittsburg, Sept. 12.-Andrew Klo-
man, aged "a, a grandson of Andrew
Kloman, partner of Andrew Car
negie in the pioneer iron and steel
business. was shot through the head
and shoulder on Grant boulevard, near
Center avenue. early today. The young
man was hurried to the hospital and
the members of the family were sum-
moned to his bedside. He died this
afternoon. Young Kloman, who was
employed at the Carnegie Steel work,
contended that he was the victim Of
highwaymen and declared a sum Of
money, his watch and several papers
are missing from his pockets. The
police believe he was murdered. 1t II
believed he was shot because Of trou-
BILE growing out of a recent alleged
marriage. Where the young man was
found borders on fashionable resi-
dence section of the city and the affair
has caused considerable excitement. 4,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
BRYAN DANGER
FalIacies of Democratic Candidate are
Dangerous to Labor

Cincinnati, Sept. 12-The position
of the present administration and of
Judge Taft on the labor question is
to be made the special subject of con-
sideration in the campaign by Oscar
S. Strauss, secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, who.
with T. v. Powderly of the informa-
tion bureau of that department, call
ed on the candidate today. Il am
going to make as many speeches and
do as much work in the campaign as
my official duties will permit" said
Secretary Strauss after his confer
ence with Judge Taft. Il will speak
in New York and Chicago at least and
undoubtedly in other places. AS the
head of the department of commerce
and labor l am decidedly interested
in the welfare of labor and regard
the Bryan fallacies more dangerous to
labor than any other element in the
campaign
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
WOMAN REVEALS
AWFUL HISTORY
Trio Agreed to Die Together
But Only One Got Over
the Line

Omaha, Sept. 12.-Ndgar Allan Poe
never wrote more creepy, gruesome
story than was told 'cooly and calmly
this afternoon on the witness stand At
the inquest into the death Of DR..
Frederick T. Rustin, the Omaha sur
geon who was found dying on his
porch week ago with bullet
through his body.
The story was Of three people, all
wanting to die; one because OF his In
ability to provide for his wife and
children, although one Of the brightest
surgeons In the west, and further be-
cause Of his infatuation for q woman;
the second, tlis Same woman anxious
to die because Of her love for the ply
sioian, and third, q young man
wanting to diS because. Of insomnia.
The woman refused to die until aft
or the phyyician was dead; the physi-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
COSTLY REVENGE
Dsso Moved Surveying Stake for

Heidelberg, Sept. 12-An act Of re.
venge on the part of an Italian labor
er, because he considered he had been
dismissed without, cayse,5 has cost the
government OF Baden the. sum
$875, 5,000., The government has been
constructing q railroad stuisIpI
through the Black Forest mountains
working In from each end to meet IN
the center. 1t was discovered today
that the two halves which should
come together at the village Of For
bach, miss each other by twenty-six
feet. The reason is mistake in the
survey which arose from the pur-
poseful misplacing of a surveying pin
This act was the work of an Italian
who had a grudge against the govern
ment. u
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
RoYALIsTS BEATEN
Clash Between Factions Of Persia Il
Disclosed

st. Petersburg, Sept 1.-THE Novoe
vremya today publishes a, dispatch
from Tabriz dated September 9, say
ing that 1000 Persian troops and two
companies of Kurds commanded by
Izzatul Khan, coming from Maku to
the assistance of Ain Ed Dowlch had
been intercepted ten miles from Ia
briz by force of mountain tribesmen
and the adherents of Satar Khan, The
royaHsts were forced to retreat
Among the wounded is Shiral Khan
one Of the royalist leaders. Contin-
uing the correspondent says that q
heavy artillery and rifle fire was
heard the night Of the ninth at Ia
briz, but that the outcome could not
be determined.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
FITZGERALD
IS DREYFUS Of
CIVIL. SERVICE
Accused Official Charges Neg.
ligence to His superiors in
Sub Treasury
LAY METHODS OF THE CHIEF
OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS
Could Have Walked Out Any Evening
With Two or Three Millions in Cash
in His Coat POcket-TOO Much Poll.
tics in Civil Service.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-Blaming Bolden-
wick and his system Of conducting
sub-treasury affairs, and calling
himself "Dreyfus of the civil serv-
ice," Geo. W. Fitzgerald, recently ac-
quilted in Judge Chetlaines court of
larceny from the government of $173,-
600, last night told his first story Of
the crime. Fitzgerald asserts his own
innocence and attempts to cast
suspicion on certain federal officials
in Chicago, who, he says, have be-
come possessed of much wealth in
the last two years. 81 will say moth
ing of the rumors," said Fitzgerald,
that have filled the air since the dis
appearance of the money from the
sub-treasury. l have heard many of
these rumors. One which has told of
the release from debt and the rise to
affluence of certain federal officials
since the money, vanished has not
escaped me. Oh the missing money
can only say that 1 know no more
where the money went than an in
habitant of Mars. All l know is that
it DISAPPEARED. Where it went can
not say. cannot conceive. That it's
disappearance happened to be from
my cage at the sub-treasury was but
an incident of fate. I was merely
the unfortunate teller who suffered.
/ have never believed, and do not be-
lieve now that any employe of the
sub-treasuEyr~ department took the
money. blame William Bolden-
wick and the system OF conducting
the sub-treasury under his admins
tration. fo rthe loss Of the $4,000.
Until Boldenwick came to the sub
treasury l worked in cage which
was perfectly light. There was day
light streaming into every corner Of
it. For any visitor or employe to
purloin money from it was practically
impossible. There is too much poll
tics in the federal civil service. Un-
der the federal act. civil service en-
ployes have no rights as citizens.
They are deprived of the right to trial
by jury of his peers. He may ap-
peal to no tribunal for Justice. If
he is charged with crime he is ac-
corded the privilege only of answer
ing to charges in writing. But his
answer goes into the waste paper
basket and does not in any way enter
into the course of the prosecution
against him. could have used $780,
900 of the sub-treasury funds at any
time without the knowledge of my
superiors or any one else in the de-
partment had / been so inclined. so
long as l reported for work each
morning. This was the fault of tho
imperfect system which Boldenwick
permitted to exist. The inside pocket
of my coat could contain $2,O00,O00 or
100000 and l could walk out of the
building at night as safely as anyone
if intended to rob the government.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
started from the spark OF locomo-
tive, is now regarded as being beyond
control. -
Peat on Fire.

Racine, Wis. Sept. 12-one hum
dred acres Of peat beds in the town
of Norway are on fire and there is
danger Of the barns and farm houses
burning. The FARMERS are fighting
the flames at the farm Of Luke Place,
west Of this city. Six acres of marsh
lands are burning and a large num-
Der of farmers are engaged in COM
batting the fire, near Franksville.
Many acres Of marsh lands are on
fire and grass fires are prevalent
along the lines Of the Northwestern
and st. Paul roads.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
CHOLERA PLAGUE
st. Petersburg Is Now the Scourgt
Center.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 12-The city
of St. Petersburg has jumped to first
place among the cholera infested cen
ters in Russia The disease already
has gained foothold in all quarters
of the city. There have been sixteen
new' cases and three deaths up to
noon today. This gives a total of
sixty-eight cases for three days. The
has placed the sum of
$21, 800 at the immediate disposal of
the sanitary commission with which
to fight the disease.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
In Ohio, Too.

+ Greenville. Pa, Sept. 12.-what is
known as the Dorset big woods. a
large tract Of forest across the Craw-
ford line in Ohio, is being swept by
q fire and the farmers, in that sec
ton are making desperate efforts to
check the spread Of the flames. The
fire. which is supposed to have been
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
Smoke Enyelops Chicaoo.

Chicago, Sept. PA haze, like
that of Indian summer. but due b
the forest fires Of northern Minneso-
ia and the burning Of the peat beds
at Norway, Wis. spread over Chi
cago today The smoke hung all
along the lake shore to the north.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
BIG ADDITION,

Fargo, N. D.. Sept. 12.-The Dali
rymple farm in this county was still
further enlarged today with the ad-
dition of four more sections, compos-
ing what has been known as the
Green farm. The deal involves $780,
600.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-12
FIVE INJURED IN
GAS EXPLOSION
Illuminating Gas in Wall Safe
Was the Cause Of the
Trouble

Chicago. Sept. 12.-Five employees
of the Wahl Adding Machine company
were possibly fatally injured today
by an explosion of Illuminating gas
in the wall safe of the plant of the
company, at 405 Ohio street. A num-
Der of other employees we're slightly
injured.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04
BOWLING AND ITS COOKS.

The fine game of bowling seems to
be victimized by too mank cooks
like several other good games, skat
ing among the number.
There are too many fingers in tn
legislative pie, too many associations,
too many gentlemen with axes to
grind, too many promoters. Every
city and every section appears to
have a rooted prediction for special
rule-making, and this will be the
death of amateur bowling unless
some group of strong men take
things in hand and organize on broad
simple lines. There is no more rea-
son why rules of bowling should diff
fer in the Middle West from thos.
of the East than that the balls or
alleys of Chicago should differ in
size and general character from those
of New York, or Boston, or Phila-
delphia, or San Francisco or any
where else in the country. The prin
ciple of sport on which the game
should be conducted is not influenced
by geography. What the bowlers
need is to get together on the plalr
amateur line on which they began.
Clipped,
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04
CHASED A LION.

The story of an actor who refuses
to acquaint himself with any but his
own lines in play is under sus-
picion of being a myth; but, unless
Digby Bell can establish his charac-
ter as humorst, he must stand as
terrible example.
A, friend of Mr.. Bells, criticisng
one of his performers, demonstrated
that certain bit of business was
quite out of keeping with the situa-
ton as indicated in the first act. Mr..
Bell, as it happened, did not come in
until the second act "How am to
know about that?" he objected 81
never get to the theatre until quar-
ter before nine"
The friend who made the remon-
STRANGE tells another story which, in
measure, exculpates the actor. Mr..
Bell was entertaining a party with an
account of how he chased a lion ovei
the Desert of Sahara. 81 had him
almost caught" said Mr.. Bell, "when
suddenly he turns and chases mel"
There was stage pause. "Appar.
emily, you escaped" and his friend
How did you manage it?" easy
enough!" said Mr.. Bell" 81 just
turned and ran up an alley."-Clipped
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04
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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04
GOMPER'S PLAN OF KEEPING
UP WAGES.

Formal notice is served by Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, that the
workingman will not submit to the
reduction of wages threatened as
result of the panic. Wages have al
ready fallen in the copper, coal, coke,
iron, steel, and building trades, and
are expected to go down in other in
dustries. The labor-unions will re-
sist these reductions, their leaders
say. ct is not going to make mat
tiers any better to reduce wages
such reductions have never failed to
make matters worse instead of bet
ter" said John Mitchell, of the Min
er's Union, at the Civic Federation
dinner in New York last week; AMI
Mr.. Gompers, at the same gathering,
which was intended as a sort of love
feast of labor and capital, said earn
estly:
"Since | have been in New York
today have been approached doz-
en- times by bankers, fnancicrs, cap
italists, in open conversation, in writ
ten communications, and in whispers.
to the effect that wages must come
down, that the laboring man must
make up his mind to beat his share
of the hard times.
"And l turned to these men and
/ asked them whether tie soil or
our country is less fertile, the treas
ures beneath the soil less valuable,
mems minds less active, the laborinG
men less industrious. Wherefore, |
asked them, is there reason or neces-
sity to thus attack the American
standard of living of Our working
men?
The history of industry demon
strates that every such reduction of
wages, intended to meet such con-
ditions as now exist, has only accent
uated the situation, made matter
worse When you reduce the labor
in mans capacity you reduce his con-
Stunning power, and thereby intensity
what was already bad enough.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04
WILL THE SPHINXES SPEAK?

Mr.. Archibold's opinion that the
Standard Oil Company's policy of
silence was mistake ought to carry
much weight. 1t is based upon All
extraordinary wealth and variety of
experience. We hope, rather than
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04

"a glance at the course of hour
and wages Of labor during the past
ten years shows that in all probabil,
ty the climax in the reduction of one
and the increase in the other was
reached in 1906
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-01-04

$50 | say to, the employers-.-to the


turers, the mine operators, to all en-
ployers-that if they now attempt to
reduce wages they are not going to
have the easy sailing they had few
years ago, for the American working
man has come to the conclusion that
il for any reason the financial situa-
ton is as it is-and | shall not sug-
gest any reason tonight-it was not,
at any rate, due to any fault on the
part of the working people.
"They have made up their minds
that they are going to be the chiet
sufferers because of an artificial pan
ic, or of one caused by the plumbers
of those in charge of the finances OF
the country"
A similar note is sounded by the
Chicago Socialist in the following edi-
torial:
There is one phase of the crisis
which is greeted with ill-concealed
exultation by the financial rulers of
America. This is the opportunity
which it will afford 10 secure re-
duction of wages.
Zone of the Wall-street brokerage
firms assures its customers that the
mass of unemployed will soon make
possible reduction of wages. The
Steel Trust announces that it is about
to make reduction of ten per cent
to the wages paid to its employees.
"In this effort to lower wages there
will be more powerful army at the
disposal of the capitalist than the &C.
gulars or the State militia-the army
of the unemployed.
"The gaunt mass of voorhees, work
ers, of producers deprived of the RICH,
to produce, will be driven by the hun
ger whip to the wage-block-auction,
there to underbid their fellow-worl;
ers and assist the buyers of wage
labor to force still lower The price OF
the human commodity.
Against this attempt to reduce the
standard of life of the nations work
ers organized labor must steadily ser
It's face.
Every such reduction only decrea
cs the amount of the product consum-
ed by society, throws other workers
out, increases the army of the un-
employed, forces wages still lower,
and so on in a CHASTITY, dancing Soc
ial circle.
"The most effective way to meet
this problem is to demand that the
army of unemployed be cared for b.
organized society. Insist that the
present session of Congress provide
for productive work for those whom
capitalism has deprived of the right
to enjoy mans primal curse.
Take away this host of jobless
workers, and those who remain at
work can maintain their standard of
life; can fight with some show of sue
cess against attempts of their mas