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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-17
JEW INTERMARRlAGE
Rabbi l1lrsch Says union With Other
Races May Solve Problems.

Chicago, Nov. i7.--Tntermarriag in
to other races. Ia violation OF accepted
scriptural injunctions and years OF
custom, was boldly advocated as a so-
luton OF the Jewish problem BY DR..
Emil @. Hirsch In sermon before the
sinai soagsssasieus Z.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-17
SUGAR FRAUD CHARGED.
American Refining Company Defendant
in $3.624. .121 Suit BY Government. 8

New York, Nov. IL, - The United
States government has brought six suit
against the American Sugar Refining
Co. to recover forfeitures and customs
duties amounting to $3,624,121 on sugar
delivered at the Havemeyer and Elder
refineries, In Brooklyn, during the last
six years The government allages
fraud In weighing the shipments.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-17
HEAVEN SENT WIRELESS.
Man obsyed Message Directing Him
70 Sell Business.

Sterling, Ill, Nov 17.---J. HI. Ahrens,
owner Of $4,000 stock Of merchan-
disc, says he received wireless mes
sage from heaven to sell his stock and
become an evangelist, and he obeyed
the command.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-17
AUTO RACER IS
KILLED IN ALA.

Birmingham. Ala. Nov. Emile
Stricken was killed on the fair grounds
track today in his effort to lower the
4hour automobile record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
SWAMP LANDS ARE VALUABLE.
" Reclaimed BY Country, Would Pay
National Debt Twice Over.

Washington.-It is estimated that
there are 100000 acres of swamp
lands in the eastern portion Of the
United States that can be reclaimed
and made At for cultivation by the
building OF simple engineering struc-
lures. Collected in one body they
would make an empire as large as
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
or as large as the New England states
plus New York and half Of New Jer.
sey. They would make a strip OF land
1873 miles wide Reaching from New
York TO Chicago, Every state in the
union east of a line drawn through
North Dakota and Texas has a share
OF this unreclaimed region.
The present value of this unre-
claimed swamp land is reckoned by
government experts at eight dollars
an acre, or s616, 900, 900 for the whole.
Estimating the cost OF drainage at SIS
an acre, the total cost would be g..
100000. After drainage is com.
pIeted the government experts figure
the value Of the land would Jump al.
most Immediately to $50 an acre,
making the total value of the 77,000,.
900 acres when improved 1890, O00,.
600. leaving net increase In value of
s2.849. 000, 900.
II the government should take these
lands from the persons who own them
at the rate Of six dollars an acre, i'm.
prove them at cost Of SIS an acre
and sell them again for $50 an acre
the profit would pay of the national
debt twice over and leave enough TO
run the government for year without
the expenditure Of cent OF the rev
enue now coming into the treasury.
This balance would also complete the
Panama canal and build the lakes-gulf
waterway down the Mississippi If the
usual revenue were used to pay the
expenses Of the government instead.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The Chattanooga News suggests that
instead OF the railroads issuing coupons
good for rebate Of half cent mile
on all tickets purchased Of the 81 cent
rate is finally upheld by the courts
that the roads be compelled 10. sell
tickets at % and let the purchaser give
a note promising TO pay the additional
half a cent mile if the courts declare
it shall be paid. The News is amazed
that none of the state officials ct the
recent conference saw this point. SO
are We The insane asylums are filled
with people with less foolish notions
than this.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Patterson asked for a full, free, and
fair expression Of the people. He was
told, in substance and effect, that be
could get the same in convention.
And he did-in spite of snaps, frivolous
contests, and determination to rob
him OF decisive and proudly won VIC
tory. That was the dose given Patter-
son when the odds of position we're all
against him; and there is no reason
now, when snap conventions are not
being held, when they are not contem-
plated and will not be countenanced, to
change from the customary convention
plan merely to crafty bunch of job
hunters selfishly seeking to regain the
places from which the party has indig-
nantly thrust them. Fortunately de.
mocraoy in this state is able to provide
good government, but unfortunately it
10 not able to provide offices for al! who
would like to draw a maximum of pay
for q minimum of labor. Nashville
American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
WOODEN LEos PROVE PERIL.
Also Prove Blessing to Aged Man Who
10 Stuck In Mud.


indianapolis. Ind.--Fletcher McClaln,
65 years old, was saved and also held
prisoner by his two wooden legs when
he fell from bridge with the horse
and buggy he was driving.
McClain fell apart from the horse
and buggy and shot downward, fee
pegs" foremost. the wooden pedals
penetrating the muck knee" deep.
And there he stuck. saved from injury,
but quito helpless.
There was NO one within hailing
distance and the old man pulled and
pulled and pulled. Finally persever-
ance won. With q loud smack the
right foO-"peg' came again to the
upper air. The other followed and
McClain stumped of to bed a mile
away, leaving his horse and buggy,
McClain lives near the Columbus
Traction line. He was following the
right OF way when he came upon two
bridges. Unable to decide in the
darkness which was for cars and
which for the rigs he chose the wrong
Que. The accident followed. Later
In the morning the police arrived in
answer to a summons and found only
the injured horse, wrecked vehicle
and two holes In the ground where his
fee--"pegs" had been.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Haven't the people always elected
delegates to conventions, or have the
delegates simply elected themselves?
Have the people Rip Van Winkled for
hundred years and just now awaked
to find that they had never nominated
q candidate for governor ? Is it unfair
to any candidate, or Is it in the interest
OF any other candidate, for county pri.
maries to be held on the same date and
the delegates be instructed as to the
wishes Of the party in the county? Isn't
the. county the unit in this state? Why
force plan that the committee refused
to consider two years ago? Why should
the committee violate the instructions
given by the body that created it9-
Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
duncan B. Cooper and Carmack.

The Memphis ws-Scimitar aud the
Little Columbia Daily Effort, Mr.. Oar.
mack's own Mouth Piece, frequently
make scurrilous remarks about Hon.
Duncan B, Cooper, Of Nashville--all
because Mr.. Cooper is warm support
er OF Gov. Patterson.
None Of the newspaper cIaptraps
know that the arst start Ed Csrmack
got in the world Duncan Cooper gave
it to him. He made him editor Of the
American when he owned it,
We do not know why Mr.. Carmack
was dropped from the position, but we
do know that MIR. Cooper has the name
OF being one OF the most generous men
in politics in the state, and the man
must be "poor stuff" il he picks him
up and drops him.
As Mr.. Carmack's crowd ia giving
Mr. Cooper all the abuse they can heap
upon him, it has the appearance Of BIZ.
Ing another instance where Carmack's
base ingrAtitude shows itself.
The Herald hes published his inRrst.
itude toward this paper, when be had
spent thousands OF dollars upon him.
and never getting anything but abuse
10 return, - Memphis Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The Knoxville Sentinel makes it ap-
pear that the two men serving sentence
for election frauds in Shelby county
we're Patterson men, and that their
wrong-doing was in the interest of
Gov. Patterson. The Sentinel is cor.
rect as to the men serving time, but it
was in the interest OF Mr.. Carmack in
stead Of Gov. Patterson that the frauds
we're committed. The men are holding
the city Offices now for whom the frauds
were committed. Patterson was ON the
other side with Joe Williams. Mem
phis Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The editor of the Knoxville Sentinel
attempts to set Col. Ledgerwood right
on certain statements the Colonel made
10 O communication sent to the Mem.
phIs Commercial Appeal, but it's ia.
tile eff 'rt, because Col. Ledger wood 10
known over the state as one Of its ablest
and best democrats, and his stateme nta
will go where the Sentinel fears to
tread. There is perhaps not a person
in the state who credits a single polit-
ical statement published in the Senti.
mel, either q news item or editorial Mt
terance. A johnson City merchant
was in Knoxville few weeks ago and
was interviewed by Sentinel reporter.
The interview was published exceDt
the statement made by the merchant
that everybody up this way was for
Patterson except o few blatant, noisy
individnals. This was cut ont by the
nnprejudiced(E editor, bnt when Sam
Chestnut, politician pure and simple,
certainly the latter, runs over to KnoS-
Vile and says Carmsck will sweep East
Tennessee, and makes other equally
iudicrous statements, he gets a half
column OF space in this "outlswed"
journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
Knoxville Pension Agency Abolished.

Washington, February The house
committee on appropriations today 70,
ported tAvoraby the pension bill for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1909
The bill 90 reported sbolishss the pen.
sion agencies located at Augusta, Me. ;
Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus,
Ohio; Concord, r 1 Des Moines, De-
troit, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Tenn. F.;
Louisville, KY; Milwaukee. New York
City, Philadelphi, Pittsburg, San Fran
cisco and Topeka, and consolidates
them in one central distributing agency
at Washington.
The bill as reported carries a total
pension appropriation of $3.50, $3.50, 900,
which is STA, 900 less than the aggre-
gate estimates-the exact sum sayabie
by the consolidation OF the agencies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The Sullivan county executive com.
mlttee was reorganized last MONDAY
and resoluted some. John /. Cox draft.
cd a resolution asking for the extension
OF the Adams Law to ell towns over 5000
TO be left to the white voters of the
town or city involved. This is q local
option measure and the temperance
people have opposed It every time IL
has been proposed In the legislature. He
also resolved for az anti-iug bill, but
wanted q national Law. The executive
committee, OF which he holds so prox.
les, endorsed him for the state senate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The Record has no axe to grind and
does not claim to be sharp" 1t be-
lisvss in having ideas and standing by
them. 1t believes that Tennessee should
be purged Of much of the political
"dope" that is now being administered.
II thinks that the patient will become
nAuseated il present tendencies prevail.
1t has an ambition to retain its place as
o clean, open, clear country paper, that
will in future rs in the past, find vel
come In the homes OF the best people
OF the beat county in the best state III
the best country on earth. We know
that we can not regulate the railroad
rate; that We can not make any laws
that we can not alone change the estab.
lished order OF thlngs; that reforms
come aud will come, and that rsforms
come slowly. Is not this state becom-
ing cursed with too much politics? Why
should the state be at this time thrown
into the throes of q political battle
when oil was serene. and ell should, in
the interest of the state aud the people.
remain 30. But the Record is for NJ
II. Patterson for governor, believing
that he is the Ablest and most attentive
executive occupying the gubernatcrial
chair in many year. And he has been
beset with sll the clogs that could have
been put IN the wheels of government
ever since he, against the will Of GER
tain politicians, was placed in the ex.
allied office which he so ably fills
Giles County Record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

During the year 1907, the Hrst year
OF Gov. Pattersou's administration, the
state OF Tennessee passed to ths credit
OF the singing fund SA224, 900. This
exOseds the amount paid to the same
fund during the two years preceding
by $4,000, And yet. there are news.
papers, pretending to be we'll informed,
telling the people that this administra-
ton had paid nothing on the state debt,
but has squandered the funds in riot.
ous and extravsgant appropriations. -
Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
DEER DIG POTATOES.
Unsarth Vegetables from Hills, aul
Eat Only Larger Ones.

Spearflsh, s. D.-Deer that eat IHS
tatoes and despoil the patches of pros.
pectors have furnished the latest top
&c for the nature takers whom the
president has been buslly denouncing.
Near Mineral Hill lives John Nee
han. who works a number OF claims
during the winter and culttvates 4
truck garden IN the summer. MeehSn
declares that d,er In his vicinity are
becoming SO plentiful that for three
nights they have entered his potato
patch and gone from hill to hill, dig
ging up the vegetables and eating
them. He sat up the third night and
witnessed the performance. AS the
deer season is not open, he could not
kill them. but drove them away.
The deer, he said. ate only the large
potatoes and paid no attention to the
smaller ones
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
sPANKs GROWN DAUGHTER.
Niles Pauline Law, splnstsr Of Thirty
five, ts Chastlsed.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Miss Pauline Law.
aged 35, who lives with her father,
William Law, on Friendship avenue.
went out the other night without tell
Ing her father where she was. going
and remained out until one o'clock In
the morning. When she reached her
home her father was waiting for her
in his slippers. Her father 10 e5
years old, but he took OF one OF his
slippers. placed Miss Pauline across
his knee and spanked her In the most
undignifisd manner. Miss Pauline had
him arrested for assault and battery.
The next afternoon the case was
heard before Magistrate Kirby, the
father was discharged, and the costs,
amounting to ten dollars. placed on
the young woman.
Your father has a perfect right to
spank you as long as you remain I'm.
der his roof II you are disobedient,"
ruled the court.
Miss Pauline threatened to take an
appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

ucstion of the rising generation. upon
whom the msntles Of state and church
were soon to fall, was matter of the
deepest concern to the state, and that
the legislature could not afford to deal
with the question in Il niggardly man
ner.
Gov Patterson dwelt at length on
the necessity Of securing a higher rate
of pay for the teachers Of the state, as
the work was Of such importance to the
people that it hehooves the legislature
to secure and hold the best talent pos.
sihle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
70 BUILD HOUSE IN DAY.
Thomas A. Edison Says New Method
viii RevoIutlonIEe Building.

New York-In greeting the mem
bers OF the American Electro-C Chemical
society and showing them through his
laboratories and manufacturing plants
at Orange. N. J., Thomas A. Edison
showed his visitors a big model Of a
three-story house.
Il have had New York architects
working on the plans of that" he
said. "and am ready to begin on it
myself. In fact, already have made
the models for the window castings
Next summer / will build just such
house within IL hours at an expense
OF $1,000. and the man who labors
ON It will know that 1t was built ON
his basis Of wage-S1.50 a day.
What l am going to inaugurate,"
he said, is this: am going to fash.
Ion cast iron models for the entire
house. This outnt will cost $4,000
for a house of this design. All the
builders will have to do Ia to put 1t
up and pour In the concrete. Then
they will allow six days for settling
and drying and the family may move
in. The cast iron mold of that house
may BIO used on countless other build.
ingS.
THE economic value Of this rests,
for one instance. In that the house
will never be in need Of repair. The
roof and floors will be of concrete;
the concrete will be made on the site;
there will be no FIRE insurance; as an.
ether instance Of its saving value, the
man who owns the house can let his
children hack 1t it with hatchets and
axes and lose nothing. There will be
NO wood IN It save for q strip upon
which carpets may be tackled"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
Governor Patterson Talks on Education. /

GOVernOr Patterson Talks on Education.
The Nashville Tennessean has the
following TO say of Governor Patter.
sons address before the annual session
of the Tennessee Public School OFF,
oers' Association in that city recently.
The governors speech was one Of the
strongest ever delivered on the subject
OF education, and was the feature of
the session. His excellency declared
that he took great pleasure in welcom-
ing to the capital city the representa-.
tive educators of the old Volunteer
State, aud assured the gentlemen pres
ent that he was at the service of the a..
ISOLATION at all times.
Long and confined applause greeted
the governors statement when he de.
clared that he intended to use all the
power OF his office and every means at
his command to secure for the school
children OF Tennessee every advantage
The governor laid special stress upon
the necessity Of securing from the leg.
islsture an increased appropriation for
the public schools of the state. He de-
clared it to be his opinion that the ed
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
New Island 10 Discovered.

Washington. - Anti expansionists
will grieve to hear that the domain OF
the United States has been increased
by a new island popping up out OF
Alaskan waters in the Bogaston >grous
of islands Of the Alaskan peninsula
The new island 10 400 feet high and
over 100 feet in diameter ut the base.
A year ago 1t was not in existence.
1t was discovered by the crew OF the
revenue cutter Mccullough and has
been named In honor Of the McCul.
Tough.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06
Underland Methods.

The Ant'Saloon League has done
good work IN the state IT Tennessee
and will continue to prosper aud do
good If kept non. partisan. But poll
tics has killed stronger institutions
than this one and We call the attention
of the leaders Of the league to this
point Most self-respeciing men will
drop auy moral institution which goas
out of its sphere to snch an extent AZ
to attempt to elect the officers OF
the state, which will stoop to under.
hand methods that characterize poll
icE.-Obion Democrat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Cy Lyle announces with flourish of
strnmpets that We have quit drinking,
and thiA is one time when Cy has tole
the truth. Some years ago we entered
IN n contract to drink up all the ticker
what WAS, but we discovered short
time ago that the distilIeries was work
ing night times while we was asleep,
aud 80 we give it up. Blue Goose Ban
ner. Commercial Appeal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Nine-tenths Of the papers of the state
favored the nomination of Gov Cox,
but the people we're Of another mind,
and we do not notice that COX has been
officiating extensively in the governors
office during the past year. The pa
pers occasionally mistake their preju-
dices for public sentiment. in which
case the latter is wrong-as the Litera.
ryBuresu will admit. Nashville A mer.
lean.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

John L. Sullivan recently knocked
down man who invited him in TO take
a drink. Evidently this plug is an an
archist. We uset to be a Sullivan man,
but now we are glad that Corbett lick
ed him We amt got no use fer fell
Ter that don't recognize a gentleman
when he sees him; and in the bright
Lexington of our youth, he who offers
to set 'em up is gent and a scholar. -
Blue Goose Banner. --Commercial.Ap.
nNal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

It's frightiul to read the threats made
by the little newspapers OF what will
happen to the democratic party II pri-
mary for governor is not called. One
would think we were about to depart
from 9 time honored custom in not
calling one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The Chattanooga Times has heard
that if Patterson finds any member Of
the State Guard against him he will
have the offender courtmartialed and
shot. The Times believes the story
aud writes a ,half-column editorial de.
ploriDg the state OF affairs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The regularity with which the action
OF county committees are being made
known, anent the coming race for gov.
ernor, recalls the methods resorled to
by John I. Cox and his lisutsnants,
when snap conventions in his favor
were announced every few days. -
Brownsville States Graphic.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Perhaps the Sentinel would have felt
different abont Gov. Patterson II the
platform COMMITTEES Of the recent con.
Vention had AvAiled itsslf Of the plat
form its editor had paid excess baggage
Bn to Nashville.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Cy Lyle In his johnson City Comet,
continues to stand up for Governor
Patterson, For q hanger.on to dead
things, Cy stands without o peer
Rock wood Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

We ofier one hundred dollars reward for any
case OF catarrh that can not be cured by Halls
CStarrh Cure. +. J, CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O.
we, the undersigned, have known r. ]. Che
ney fOr, the last - years, and believe him per-
iectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by his hrm.
WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfa-
GeS OF the system, Testimonials sent free
FrIce 20 cents per bottle, Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

We cir agin Ham Patterson because
he didn't recognize us at all. He
made Cy Lyle and lobe Leidy colo
nels, but he didn't even make US
a lOftenant. Down with Ham Blue
Goose Banner. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Gov. Patterson eau speak for himself,
aud will DO it when he gets ready. The
fellows that are trying to make him
commence will later be believing to
make him quit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

A local reporter of the Knoxville
Journal and Tribune is the latest con-
veyor Of Gov. Pattersons ideas to the
public--to bear him tell il.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

II the Patterson administration does
nothing else but drive John |. Cox into
the prohibition party it will have done
some good.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The Wife-Fancy. John, they are
getting out a woman's dictionary.
wonder If it's any different from the
others"
The Husband Probably has more
words in it. London Opinion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

As there we've no entries in the
BrownlOw handicap congressional com.
m,ttee declared Dol. Brownlow the
winner of all prizes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Osrmack is still voeiferouslS cIsmor
ing for primary and the people are
preparing to give him secondary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

The railroad commission seems to
have been very eager to steal Patter.
sons thunder in the interest Of Gar j
mack. Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

DR.. Fahrney'S Teething Syrup is the
best remedy for any sickness baby gets
no matter how young or how old Fry it
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-06

Carmack figures that Patterson Ia op-
posed to anything he stands for, Just
IS he would do II in Patterson's place.