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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
BY Norman.

Chicago, Ill, April 13.-No more
dramatic scene has been Witnessed on
the Chicago exchange than when the
government report on wheat was
chalked up. 1t sent May wheat to $1.30
within few hours 1t occurred at pre-
cisely o'clock in the morning. A bit
Of yellow paper was hurridly handed
up to the man on the ladder. The
strain was now intense. Millions were
at stake. The man at the board
traced a figure eight in the black
space. Bears hearts sank; they had
hoped for a nine. Then the chalk
started to trace the curving lines of a
figure two, The traders waited for
no more. One concentrated yell arose
from the floor with the sharpness and
suddenness of a thunder clap. They
had read 81 per cent. What it meant
was tnat the world is short Of wheat.
Meanwhile James A, Patton, the
wheat king Of the world, sat smiling
across the street in his office IT was
some six months ago that this wise
prophet, who for years has been study
ing the wheat situation, walked into
the board OF trade wnen May wheat
was selling at $105 and told them
that wheat would go up to $1.25. Some
Of them laughed at him; others fol-
lowed his advice and bought. Those
VINO were wise enough to buy are to-
day wealthier by many million dollars.
This prophecy IL no guess work with
James A. Patton. He merely antici-
pated the government, report and the.
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Signal Corps Prepares for the
Aerial Flights Soon
BALLOONS ARE OVERHAULED
FORT MYERS WILL AGAIN BE
SCENE OF AIR SHIP ExPERI-
MENTs-oRViLLE WRIGHT AN
NouNcEs HE WILL CONTINUE
WORK THIS SEASON.

Washington, April 1S.-with the
Npen season for aerial flight rapidly
approaching, activity win soon begin
1t Fort Myers. The signal corps of
the army which conducted the tests
held there last year when Lieut..
Thomas e. selfridge was killed in a
wreck of the Wright Aeroplane in
which Orville Wright was himself
seriously injured, is already making
the preiimenary arrangements for a
continuation of those tests, The bal
loon squad will be transferred from
Fort Wood to Fort Myer next week
and win Immediately overhaul the
free and captive balloons belonging
10 the corps as we'll as Baldwin de-
rigible. which was purchased last
year.
orville Wright, wAo has been un-
able to make any flights since he was
seriously injured last September. has
announced his intention of complet-
ing the trials which he began at Fort
Meyer in August last Lieut.. Frank
p Lahm and Lieut.. Benjamin d. Fall
tots the most prominent aeronauts in
the signal corps, will conduct trials
at Fort Meyer this season.
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An inquest into the cause of the
death of Charles Clarke was started
at 2 O'Clock at the Luger undertaking
parlors under the direction of Coroner
"A. w. Skelsey and States Atty. A. w.
Fowler. III. l.. Blout, Amos Twedten
and Herman Landblom were sworn as
jurors and the testimony of eye--wit-
nesses taken, substantiating the story
as presented elsewhere in this issue.
c. I'll. Hoffman was the first witness
sworn and told how a colored man;
unknown to him, rushed intogthe res
taurant of Charles Clarke and opened
fire on the proprietor. Not a word
was exchanged to his knowledge, the
shooting being so fast 1t was impos-
sible to hear.
VIM. Andrew was next called. He
had been in the restaurant couple of
minutes when the shooting started.
He Is of the opinion that Simpson
said to Clarke, You're the man I
want"
Testimony OF Esteila Miller, an em-
paoye of Clarke, was taken verifying
the former.
John Smith, Richard Burns and VIM.
Butler, all colored, knew the man who
did the shooting as Simpson, being
acquainted with him. They told of his
former visit to the place when he used
profane language. He was ordered to
stop and when he failed to comply
with the request of the proprietor,
Clarke struck and kicked him (Simp-
SOM couple of times. On Simpsons g
return the colored men believe he
saluted his enemy with Hello Clarke" !"
They all testified that he acted as
though drunk. Officers Pickering and
Mclean told of the arrest and .Cassel
Marcus testified that he sold Simpson
the gun, taking an order for witness
fees in payment together with another
gun. Testimony is still being taken
at 8 o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
STANDARD
OF Living
WHAT 10 COSTS A NEW YORK
WoRkINGMAN TO SUPPORT
FAMILY.

New York, April 13.-"Can a man
decently support a wife and family Of
two Or four children. in New York
city. on salary OF $500 a year?"
That's the problem that a group Of
students in New York have been work
ing on for two years, and their report.
just published, draws up the first sci
entific and philosophical conclusions
on the standard of living yet made in
this country. II Is a statistical study,
and statistics usually frighten people,
but IL figures ever lived and told
stories for themselves of deprivation
and extravaganza, foresight and lack
Of judgement, saving and spending,
these statistics on worlxingmen's fam
lies in New York. certainly tell a
tale Of their own.
And they nave a practical bearing.
too, for the Buffalo Charity Organiza-
ton society has used the results ar
rived at through this investigation in
the work Of giving out relief in that
city. Charities and the Commons, the
New York magazine devoted to social
welfare, used the conclusions of the
investigation in studying a strike of
clay workers in Perth Amboy last
winter when. the minimum standard
set up in the report of the investiga-
tion was measured against the actual
amount of wages being received by
the workers, and the wages given to
the striking pottery men were found
to be way below the required standard
OF living set by the investigators.
The investigation was carried on
through the cooperation of volun-
teers, trade union members and paid
neutrality-suspicious. furnished by the
Russell Sage foundation. Dependent
families were not included. The visit
ors tried to find normal families hav-
ing both parents living with two to
four children under 16 years OF age
The leading nationalities were includ-
ed in the investigation which took In
a study of 391 families VINO answered
the scheduled questions with a sur
prising degree Of willingness. The ex-
pected none of your business" answer
was forthcoming often enough, but on
the whole the visitors were treated
with consideration although some of
the intimate questions were baked at.
Drinks Away From Home"
One visitor tells the story about
the item of expenditure for drinks
away form home" when liquors
were spoken OF, the wife. who was
most of the questions, en-
phatically exclaimed, Nothing At this
the father, sitting silently and letting
the wife do the talking. turned his
head toward the streer. However, look
ing straight into the fathers face, /
emphasized the words drinks away
from home.' and he could no longer re-
strain himself. About ten to fifteen
glasses of beer a, day and a glass of
whiskey,' he number"
OF the 391 families whose home stor-
ies were recorded, 818 had incomes
from $500 to $1.100. The TWEEN |
ty-five below $500 and the forty-eight
above $1,10O are included, and most of
CONTINUED on Page Seyenl
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YOUNG ROCKEFELLER
LOSES LIBEL SUIT

New York. April 1s. The writ OF
habeas corpus secured in behalf OF
Q. .. Carvalho, Bradford Merrill and
Edward IL Clark. officers OF the star
Co., publishers Of the New York
American and Evening Journal, in the
action brought against the rnfor crirni-
nal libel on complaint of John ID.
Rockefeller, jr., was upheld by Justice
Gerard In the supreme court yesterday.
The defendants were ordered discharg-
ed.
In his opinion Justice Gerard char
acterizea an article as gross and VIC
ious libel, the writer's and publishers
Of which should be brought to. trial,
but finds that no evidence .sxIsts. 10
show that Messrs. Carvalho. Merrill
and Clark had anything whatever to
do with its writing or publication. The
decision affirms the principle that the
officers OF the corporation which pub
fishes newspaper are not liable to
criminal prosecution for libeIs printed
In the newspaper simply because Of
the fact that they are such offlcers
without any further proof to connect
them with the management OF the
newspaper.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
ARREST SON FOR
KILLING MOTHER
ERIE, PA, MAN HELD FOR RRUT-
AL MURDER OF HIS AGED
PARENT.

Erie, Pa, April 13.-Deimar ]. Young
was arrested today on a warrant
sworn out by County Detective Frank
H. Watson, charging him with the
murder of his mother, Mrs Winnie M.
Young, whose dead body was found in
her cellar last Wednesday, horribly
mangled and hidden beneath a pile
Of old carpet. He entered a plea of
not guilty and was committed to Jail
without bail for a hearing next Thurs
day. County Detective Watson stat
ed that he had secured additional in
formation within the last twelve
hours but refuses to make it public.
Instructions We're given at the Jail
not to let Young talk to anybody.
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Labor Leaders VIII Confer
With Taft Friday
PRES. GOMPERS TO ATTEND
MATTERS or IMPORTANCE TO OR.
eANTzED LABOR TO BE DIS.
cUssED WITH THE. PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A.
r. L. is IN SESSION..

Washington, April 13.-President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor has arraigned for an impor-
tant labor conference at the White
House next Friday afternoon, when
matters affecting the interests of or
ganiSed labor will be discussed be-
tween President Taft and members of
the executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor, which began its
sessions here yesterday. Matters
which will be considered were infor-
mally discussed at the meeting In the
absence of Vice President Duncan. AL
pine. Morris, Hayes and Ballentine.
who are expected tomorrow, the con-
sideration of the reports OF President
GomperS and Secretary Morrison were
deferred.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
LAUNDRYMEN OF
The NORTHWEST
OFFICERS ELECTED AT ANNUAL
MEETING AT ST. PAuL--MlN-
NEAPoLIs GETS NEXT
SESSION.

St Paul, April 13.-The Northwest
ern Launderers' association held a
convention here yesterday In the old
capitol building. The organization
contains representatives of ave states,
Minnesota. Iowa, wisconsin, and the
Dakotas. The following officers were
elected:
President III. o. Bernbrock, Water
loo. Iowa; vice president. Frank Kelly,
Minneapolis; secretary. James Nanki-
well, st. Paul; treasurer. Arthur Nec-
insal, Minneapolis; Sergeant at arms,
J. c. Sheppard, Grand Forks, N. ID. !
The next meeting viii be held in
Minneapolis.
AT the session Fred NJ Peet of Chi
cago. president OF the Launderers' Ma
tional association spoke. Others who
spoke were r. b. Leach, Fargo. g. r..
Spensley of Albert Lea. s. III. fowler
Of Minneapolis and e. G. Trimble OF
Galveston. Texas. A Danquet was
given to the visiting members last
night at the commercial club.
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Mercer, Pa, April 1S.-Aotivity was
manifested today in connection with
the legal proceedings of the Whitla
kidnapping case. Attorneys for the
prosecution and defense are engaged
in details Of the case, and sensation
is expected so far as Mrs. Boyle is
concerned @
1t is said today by attorneys of Mrs
Boyle that the. case against her will
fall fiat. 1t is asserted she Ii guilty
of no wrong under the Pennsylvania
law. However, should the case take
this turn the Ohio authorities will
prosecute her on the charge OF black
mail, for which she was indicted In
Cleveland
Last week 1t was announced that
Mrs. Boyle would be taken to Sharon
Pa. and given preliminary hearing
on charge of child stealing either
today or tomorrow. Unexpected de-
velopments have occurred and 1t is un-
decided today whether the arrange
ment for the hearing will be carried
out
1t is the intention Of former Judge
Miller, counsel for the woman and her
husband to have Mrs. Boyle go into a
preliminary hearing at Snaron. Mem
bers of the Whitla family will be call
ed upon to testify and the prosecution
forced to show the strength OF Its case
against the woman. AS 1t Is per-.
sistentIy maintained that Mrs. Boyle
was not in Pennsylvania when while
whitia was abducted, her attorneys
hope to have the charges against fer
dropped at this hearing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
FUGITIVE CAUGHT
ON PACIFIC COAST
RELATIVE OF CHIEF sHlPPY OF
CHICAGO CHARGED WITH
BURGLARY IN TOLLS
AGAIN.

Chicago. April 1s.--Joseph Joyce, al
legged to be a relative by marriage of
Chief Of Police shippy Of Chicago, and
released after ne was identified ais a
burglar has resulted in the fling OF
charges before the police trial board
against Lieut. Robert Schlau, has been
rearrested at Portland. Ore, accord
ing to telegram received here today.
Mrs. Maud Fallxinburg alleges that
she identified Joyce as one Of two
burglars who had invaded her home,
and that he is an ex-convict. schlau,
It II charged, released the prisoner and
caused his name to be erased In the
arrest book He recently returned
from the Pacific coast after a fort
nighs's unsuccessful search for the
fugitive.
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long LOST SISTER
DISCOVERED IN N. D.
BROTHER FINDS SISTER or IA
HE LAST SAW WHEN AN
INFANT.

Grand Forks. N. D., April 1s. -
Parted from her brother when an
infant Bertha Hanson, aged III years.
was located here yesterday by Officer
john Tracy. Harry Hanson, OF sac
City, Ia, now grown to manhood, ap-
pealed to the Grand Forks police re-
Gently to fnd his sister. In years long
gone by their mother died and the
father gave away Bertha to family
named Buck Henry was. sent to an
orphanage and finally located in Iowa.
He lost all trace Of his sister, but made
up his mind to find her. She was found
at the Buck nome on Jennie avenue
yesterday by Officer Tracy. Her
brother has been notified by Chief
OVERLY OF the whereabouts Of his sis
ter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
FIREMEN BURIED
BY FALLING WALL
ONE NEW BRIGHTON, PA, FIRE
FIGHTER KILLED AND SEW
ERAL SERIOUSLY IN.
JuRED.

Pittsburg, Pa. April Is.-One fire-
man was killed. two fatally injured
and severaI others slightly hurt today
when . wall collapsed during a fire at
the pottery plant of Sherwood Bros
camp at New Brighton, Pa. below this
city. The dead man is George Hart
man and the fatally injured are Ben
janain Carr and Charles Felt. The
fire started in the mineral department
or the works and spread rapidly.
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invasion.
OF women
Two Hundred Illinois Suffra-
gees at Springfield
THEY WILL DEMAND BALLOTS
MANY or THE DELEGATION TAKE
CHILDREN WITH THEM TO
SHOW LAWMAKERS THAT wo-
MEMS CLUBS ARE NOT pro-
MoTERs OF RACE SUICIDE.

Chicago, April 1s.-Two hundred
suffrasees Of Chicago and other ILL.,
nois cities began their first invasion OF
the legislature today when they left
here on the Chicago & Alton special
for Springfield The legislators have
agreed to give the women a hearing,
and many social functions have been
arranged by the Springfield women, ir-
cluding Mrs. Deneen, wife of the
governor.
Many children accompanied the In
vaders as refutation Of the ailega-
tion that the women's clubs and the
like are promoters of race suicide.
Mrs. Algernon Smith of Chicago was
accompanied by three healthy speci-
mems of her family OF eleven.
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MRS. TAFT HUNTS
FOR SUMNER home
THE PRESIDENT WILL LIKELY
OCCUPY COTTAGE AT SEA-
SIDE IN MASS.

Washington, April lat was stated
at the White House today that, while
President Taft would undoubtedly oc-
cupy a cottage in the neighborhood Of
Beverly, Manchester by the Sea, or at
Gloucester, Mass, no decision has been
reached. 1t was said that the matter
will be definitely decided within the
next few days. Mrs. Taft has looked
over a number of places and is ar
ranging the matter personally. The
fact that the president is to take a
cottage and have summer home does
not mean that he will not do great
deal of travelling this summer. He is
anxious to get a place near the water
for his family and to visit himself
when he is not travelling.
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ten BADLY HURT IN
TROLLEY WRECK
SCORE ALSO INJURED IN HEAD
ON NEAR INDIANA TOWN.

Gary, Ind, April 13.-Ten passengers
seriously and score slightly injured
in head-on, collision between trolley
cars OF the Chicago, South Shore and
South Bend railroad seven miles from
here this afternoon. The seriously
hurt were brought to a hospital here.
The accident occurred at a sharp
curve, fog being a tributory cause.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
INJUNCTION SUIT
IS CONTINUED
HEARING, IN MISSOURI RAILROAD
CASE WILL BE APRIL 2s.

st. Louis, Mo-, april 13.-The hear
ing on the temporary injunction
granted last Thursday against the
plans of the eighteen Missouri ratil-
roads to enforce new schedule of
passenger rates, was today continued
to April 23 by the circuit court.
Circuit Attorney Jones suggested the
delay, telling the court that he acted
on information from Governor HadIey
that Frank Hagerman OF Kansas City,
chief counsel for the roads, had de-
clared that his clients were not ready
to reply.
The court directed that the. temper
ary order remain In force until after
the formal hearing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
GERMANY GETS NEWS

Frankfort, April 1S.-"Constan-
tinople has been in full revolution
since early this morning" declares
the Constantinople. correspondent
Of The Frankfurter Zeitung in a
dispatch from the Turkish capital
dated today.
Two batalIions Of troops quar-
tered in the ministry Of war
marched out at dawn, headed by
their officers, and proceeded via.
Divan and Jolu streets to the
Mosque OF st. Sophia from which
point they surrounded the building
OF parliament. They demand the
dismissal of the grand vizier, the
president of the chamber and the
minister Of war;"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
SNOW BLOCKADE
in COLORADO

Denver, April 13.-- -Rockaded in the
middle Of April by snow drifts that are
too deep and too long even for the big
rotary plows successfully to buck, the
east bound passenger tain on the
Denver, North Western and Pacific
railroad known as the Mont railroad
is tied UP at Earton on the west side
Of the continental divide.
The train with its seventy-fiv pas
sengers was blockaded yesterday at
Corona on the summit OF the divide
where I1owling blizzard threatened
to keep 1t tied up for several days
The train finally managed to 60 back
to Tarl where provisions are plenti-
full
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
PANIC SEXES THE PEOPLE

Constanttnople, April Is.--Seri-
Gus disturbances OF a revolution
ary character have broken out
here and the situation is grave.
Mutinous troops are demonstrate
ing against the building of parlia-
ment. Panic has seized the people
OF Constantinople and all through
the city shops are being hurriedly
closed.
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On EVE OF TRIAL FOR
EMBElzLEMENT
HE SUICIDES

Binghamton. N. z, April 1s.--On the
eve of his second trial on the charge
of embezzlement OF Broome county
funds which are scheduled to open In
Cooperstown at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Arthur w. T. Back, former clerk
on the Broome county board OF super
visors former custodian OF county
buildings and former chairman Of the
Broome County Republican committee,
committed suicide early today by
shooting himself through the head.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
81 NILE GALE RESULTS
in DEATH TO one,
MANY INJURED

Pittsburg, Pa, April 13.--One dead
and number of persons seriously in
jured are the results Of a severe wind
storm in this city and vicinity today.
The property loss will amount to
thousands Of dollars. At 10 O'Clock the
velocity Of the wind was fifty-twO
miles an hour.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
OPERAHOUSE BURNS,
LOSS IS $4,000
PLAYHOUSE AT SUPERIOR, WIS,
COMPLETELY GuTTED RY
FLAMES TODAY.

Superior, Wis, April 1S-The supe-
rior Grand operahouse. capacity 1900
people. IL burning. The fire department
has the blaze under control. but the
building is gutfed. The loss will prob
ably reach $4,000. The origin Of the
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LIABILITIES
Are sl,5OO,OOO

New York. April 13.--An involuntary
petition In bankruptcy was, filed In the
United States district court here to-
day against the brokerage Arm of En-
nfs & Stoppani, members OF the Con-
solidated stock Exchange and the Chi
cago Board OF Trade. The liabilities
are alleged In the petition to be s1.50o.-
900 and assets 100000. Lindsay Rus-
sell was appointed receiver
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Mcdonald Ia Chairman.

Valley City. N. D., April 1s.---At .
meeting Of the board OF trustees Of the
Valley City Normal school held here
today for the purpose or organization,
Hugh Mcdonald Of this city was
elected chairman
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
REVOLUTION
BREAKS OUT
IN TURKEY
Soldiers Demand Dismissal Of
High Officers
SITUATION IS VERY GRAVE

coNsTANTiNoPLE THE SCENE OF
DEMONSTRATIONS BY MUFFIN
Gus TROOPS - PARLIAMENT
BUILDING IS SURROUNDED
YOUNG TURKS REPUpIATEp,
ALSO COMMITTEE OF PROGRESS
AND UNION.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
CORONER'S JURY
HEAR TESTIMONY
EYE WITNESSES TRAGEDY
TELL STORY AT HoRoNER's
INVESTIGATION STA Syp THIS
AFTERNOON = sIMPso> sooN'T
KNOW HE Is A MURDER "
,vERDIcT OF coRoNER,s JuA

That said Charles Clarke did
come to his death by revolver
wounds then and there inflicted, in
the hands of said Edward Simp-
son and that said shots were
wro'ngfully and maliciously done to
mortally wound said Clarke.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
A FEDERAL BLDG FOR
EVERY COUNTY SEAT

Washington, April 1s. Representa-
tive Austin Of Tennessee. VINO was the
only republican to vote against the
Payne bill IN the house. has intro~
duced bib requiring the United
States government to own its own
postofEice building In every county
seat In the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-04-13
DIES in A CAR
FROM SUFFOCATION

Winnipeg. Man, lspril 1s.- Gilbert
Les, d settler from Blooming Prairie,
Mimi. ON the way to homestead at
Bawlf. Alberta, sufrocated to death In
q car at Estevan. sask.. by fire which
started by lantern exploding.