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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-30
ADDITIONAL WINNERS
fRGM N. D. AT ABERDEEN.
FARGO.

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No. 1854 Peter [. AarEus.
No. 1891 Clara III. Pearson.
No, s2s1-H. w. Lar1gseth.
No. S342-C. 3. Grannum.
No, ss44--John l.. Schruth.
No. S371-A. B. Smell.
No. s656-M. r. Myhre.
No. S711-R. H. Thomas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-30
TIE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
Barometer 2s:7s. Maximum temper
ature So. Minimum temperature SIS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-30

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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-02
Ten Main Policies Urged
by the President - Great
Fight Looked For Over the
Widely Discussed Postal
Savings Bank Proposal.

Expansion Of the duties of the bureau
Of corporations.
Creation of new bureau in the de-
partment Of justice to deal with viola
tons of law by interstate carriers.
Establishment Of a so called railroad
court"
Amendment Of the Sherman antitrust
law
Creation of postal savings bank
Ship subsidies @t
Amendment Of the procedure regarding
the granting Of injunctions.
Conservation Of natural resources.
In addition to these and the minor
recommendations Of the president, the
two territories Of Arizona and New
Mexico will knock for admission to
statehood, the deep waterways people
will knock for ship canal through
the Mississippi, the insurgents will
knock for a tariff commission, the in
dividual congressman and senators
will knock for ''pork" and a growing
deficit in the treasury will knock with
loud clamor for economy. Can you
beat that for knocking program
IT any pessimist gets out his hammer
and adds to the unholy din he should
be sternly suppressed.
There yet remains the monetary COM
mission about which Senator Aldrich
is trying to educate the country. It is
not probable, however, that this body
will make it's report in time to be
acted on by the coming session. 1t
may even be left over to the new con-
gress, which meets in 1911.
One of the minor policies favored by
the president is the consolidation into
a national health bureau of all instru-
ments for the investigation, proven
ton and cure of disease, which are
now included in the national govern
ment or may properly be included. AS
this was favored in the last national
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-02

Democratic platform and a milder dec
laration looking in the same direction
was in the Republican platform, it is
probable that the proposal will meet
with little opposition. But if so it is
the only one Of the Taft policies that
will not stir up fight.
The Line Of Battle.
The control of the issue of stocks
and bonds by corporations aimed at
the evil popularity known as stock wa
tering will have the cohorts Of Wall
street to overcome and will probably
have none too active support from the
Cannon-Aldrich regime. The same is
true Of the expansion of the duties of
the bureau of corporations and the
creation Of new bureau in the de-
partment Of justice to deal with viola
lions of the antitrust, anti-rebate and
railroad rate laws. All these proposals
by the president are in line with the
closer inspection and control Of inter
state corporations and with the ia
nous Roosevelt policies. They will
meet much of the same opposition
against which Mr.. Taft's predecessor
had to contend.
AS for the reimbursement of the du.
ties and powers Of the interstate com
merce commission, the creation Of q
railroad court and the amendment OF
the Sherman antitrust law, these are
partially in line with Roosevelt's plans
and partially are due to the initiative
Of President Taft himself. The work
ings Of the railroad rate law have not
been entirely satisfactory in practice
or, rather, the results expected from
that measure have not fully material
lied, and this proposed legislation il
for the purpose Of remedying the de
fects in the act. Roosevelt never heart
lily favored the railroad court, wishing
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-02

figures are often deceiving, even if
they do not lie There are all kinds
of talk about the overthrow of Can
non and Aldrich, but they are appar-
emily fixed in the saddle until March
4, 1911, and that is long time. 1t is
some moons beyond the end of the
coming session, which is the only one
with which we are Immediately con-
cerned. When Mr.. Cannon was elect
ed speaker at the beginning of the
extra session and Mr.. Aldrich was
placed at the head Of the finance and
steering committees that largely set
tied the matters SO far as this congress
Is concerned. True, revolt of Suff-
cient proportions might unhorse either
of them temporarily on certain bills,
but could hardly affect their official
status. Nothing less than a parlia-
mentary revolution could do that As
we are not in the age of revolutions,
parliamentary or otherwise, we may
as well dismiss that contingency In
all probability Cannon and Aldrich will
have to be reckoned with in any legis-
lation passed before 1911.
Il The Taft Policies.
The program placed before congress
by President Taft in his annual mes.
sage, as indicated by his speeches, will
he the most extensive and ambitious
ever proposed by chief executive 1t
will even dwarf the recommendations
made by Roosevelt. AS outlined, there
will be ten main policies urged by thu
president, besides list Of minor items
covering routine matters and questions
of secondary Importance. The ten
commandments Of Taft to congress
will be something in this wise:
Supervision of the issue of stocks al
bonds by interstate corporations
REIMBURSEMENT Of the duties and COW.
Of the interstate commerce co,nrn;ss.o.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-02
THE MEETING OF CONGRESS-
Most Comprehensive and
Ambitious Program Ever
Proposed by a Chief Elk.
ecutive Is Recommended to
the National legislature.
BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.

BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.
"HE congress of the United States
meets once a year and some
times twice. This is one of
the years in which it meets
twice. The special session started on
March Is and adjourned when the
weather grew so hot it wilted even the
tariff discussion. The regular session
convenes Dec. 6. Ordinarily little is
done before the Christmas holidays ex-
cept the appointment of committees.
This year will probably prove no ex-
ceptlon to the rule, although the com
mittees Of the senate and few of the
most important of the house are al
ready appointed. What the coming
session will do nobody can tell. The
prophet never lived with sufficient
temerity to tackle the job. There be
alleged prophets who attempt to fore
tell when the world will come to an
end, what the weather will be on in
auguration day and who will be elect
ed president, but they all sidestep con-
gress. When it comes to uncertainty
the probable action Of congress is the
most uncertain thing known in nature.
In comparison the future actions of a
katydid can be determined with math-
ematical exactitude. The only safe
prediction to make is that the presi-
dent will tell congress what it ought
to do and that it will proceed to do
something else, yet it might fool us
even in that. The wind bloweth where
it listeth, and congress blows nobody
knows where, but at any rate it blows.
Congress is made up of Speaker Can
non, Senator Aldrich and some others.
Numerically there are 800 others in
the house and 81 in the senate, but
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-02
A Third Term Bugaboo.

The conservation of natural resources
has formed the storm center during
the summer and may play some part
in congress, although it is safe to say
that the Ballinger- Pinchot controversy
will take back seat when trust reg
ulation, postal savings banks and ship
subsidies come to the front. In a gen
eral way the president has approved
the Roosevelt policies Of conserving
and other resources. On the reclama-
ton question Mr.. Taft has come to the
rather momentous decision that he will
ask for an issue Of bonds. On it's face
this is sufficiently startling, but con-
sidered with the circumstances it APP
pears justifable. The fact is that a
large number of people procured lands
in the arid belt with the understanding
that the government was about to
open irrigation plants in their vicinity:
Owing to lack Of funds the govern
ment projects have been held up, and
the people are suffering in consequence.
The presidents proposal is to issue
bonds payable from future revenues
raised. for reclamation purposes and
with the money obtained from the
sale Of these bonds to complete the ir-
rigation projects thus halted. That
would be a relief to the settlers. would
open up thousands of acres Of idle
land for cultivation and would work
little or no hardship on the govern
ment.
AS an aftermath of the row raised
over the conservation question New
York newspaper recently printed a
story to the effect that the whole trou-
BILE was started as a part Of scheme
to renominate Theodore Roosevelt for
president in 1912. 1t even stated that
the cabinet had met in extraordinary
session during President Taft's alb
sence and had considered the alarm
ing situation. AS an example Of the
fantastic tales that emanate from
Washington during the dull season it
is not bad, but is hardly worth con-
sidering from any other standpoint
than that Of fairy story
When congressman return to wash
ington this winter they will find the
president housed in a new and COM
modious executive building Of an ar
chitectural dignity betting his great
Office. For the first time the chief
magistrate of the republic has official
quarters that are not reproach. Up
to the time of Roosevelt the presidents
were compelled to attend to public
business in their, private residence.
Under Roosevelt the executive Office
wing which was constructed was pop
ularly known as the ''hencoop." Dur
ing President Taft's vacation and
transcontinenta journey this structure
was entirely overhauled and enlarged
to a size worthy of it's object. 1t is
still simple and democratic in appear
ance, but is no longer an architectural
joke.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-02

to keep the transportation control Ia
the hands Of the Interstate commerce
commission, an executive body.
President Taft plans to divide the
executive and judicial functions Of the
commission. giving the last named to a
court proper One objection urged to
this by congress will be on the score
of expense. Perhaps the chief amend
ment advocated by the president in the
antitrust law will be one to permit
certain forms Of combination by rail-
roads, such combination to be under
the supervision of the government and
with entire publicity. This was favor
ed by Roosevelt. 1t is not believed
that these proposed changes in the
transportation laws will arouse much
opposition from the railroads, some of
them being heartily favored by trans
pOrtatiOn men as in the nature Of =
relief.
Postal Banks and Subsidies.
One of the greatest fights of the
session will be over the postal savings
bank proposal. Notwithstanding the
fact that this is in the last Republican
national platform and is even men
toned as an alternative in the Demo-
cratic platform, it will be opposed by
an influential section Of both parties.
The banks, Of course, will antagonize
it-not only the private savings insti-
tutions, but the national and state
banks. The old cry Of government
paternalism is being raised In many
cases this is no doubt the sincere ut
terance of those who believe that
government best which governs least"
while in others it is just as certainly
assumed by men who oppose the gov
eminent going into the banking bust
ness. What the attitude Of Cannon
and Aldrich will be toward postal saw
lngs banks is problematical, but it is
hardly likely to be one of extreme
friendship, as Cannon is himself in.
terested in bank and Aldrich is in
close touch with the bankers of New
York. 49,.
Ship subsidies will bring another
fight, but from an entirely different
source. The American people are
traditionally opposed to the granting
Of direct subsidies, and this sentiment
has been sufficient to defeat attempted
legislation of this kind in the past.
Taft is the first president to come out
fat footedly in favor Of ship subsidies,
and but for one circumstance his influ-
ence might be sufficient to put it
through. The obstacle in the way is
that the national treasury is running
more and more into deficit. It was
hoped that the new tariff bill would
remedy this condition, but as yet it
has failed to do so. Not in recent
years has there been so great cry or
so great need for economy In the
hands of the foes of a ship subsidy
this fact will be powerful club.
In the matter Of injunctions and re-
form Of federal court procedure the
president has indicated that he will
ask for the appointment of a commits
sion to look into the matter and report
to a future session of congress- Against
this plan, unless it be on the score of
expense, there will probably be little or
no opposition .... :.
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
TEN THOUSAND STRIKE
Lake Engineers, Firemen and
Other vesse|mon Quit.

Chicago, April S.-Ten thousand
marine engineers, firemen, oilers and
water tenders and deckhands went on
strike by a vote taken Wednesday
night. AS a result the opening of nav
igatinn on the Great Lakes is threat
ened with one of the most complete
tieups it has ever suffered.
The strike hinges on the refusal of
the shipowners to recognize the ma
rine engineers union. The strike
was called after contracts had been
sent to 1,4GO of the engineers as in
dividuals. All but IS of these con-
tracts were returned unsigned and
the union voted a general strike
The oilers, water tenders and deck
hands voted to go out in sympathy
and as a result every vessel on the
lakes seems likely to remain at moor
ings until the differences are settled.
The men threaten to hold out until
every demand is granted by the ship
owners
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
Staples Merchant Killed While
Pursuing Con- Man.
MADE Ca.lNGE FOR STRANGER
Finds Himself Out $50 and Hur.
riedIy Gives Chase.

While in close pursuit of stranger
who, he believed, had just stolen $50
from him, Moses Morrow of Staples,
this state, jumped from the Northern
Pacific coast train as it pulled into
the Minneapolis Union station and,
falling, sustained injuries from which
he died at the Minneapolis city hos
pital some hours later.
Mrs. Morrow, who was with her hus-
band on the train, told the police that
he had changed several large bills for
a stranger just as the train was pull
ing in, and, moment later, discov-
cred that he had been cheated out OF
$50 He hurried after the man, and,
thinking he had jumped from the
train, jumped off himself.
Slipping as he alighted Morrow fell
partly under the wheels of the train.
His skull was fractured, his right arm
crushed and his left hand cut off. Nor
row, who was forty years of age, was
a leading merchant at Staples.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
House Members Opposed to
AbOIlshIng Duty.
HIDES STAY ON FREE LIST
Amendment Fixing Tariff at Ten
Per Cent Fails.

Washington, April 7.-Wrangling,
confusion, captious objections, per-
sonalities and language bordering on
vituperation marked the first days
discussion of the Payne tariff bill for
amendment in the house of representa-
tives. With practically full atten-
dance, the members were wrought up
to high tension and were prepared
to fight to the last ditch for those
things which their constituencies were
demanding.
The entire day practically was con-
sumed in discussing the lumber and
hides schedules. Led by Mr.. Tawney
(Minn.), the advocates of free lumber
in the house went down to defeat by
the narrow margin of six votes, follow
ing the striking out of the counter
vailing duty on lumber.
An overwhelming majority was
mustered against an amendment by
Mr.. Scott (Kan.) taking hides from
the free list and fixing duty upon
them of 10 per cent ad valorem.
The barley schedule came in for a
lively discussion and when the bill
was laid aside for the day there were
pending two amendments, one raising
the rate in the Payne bill from Is
cents to rs cents a bushel and the 9th
er fixing the rate at 10 per cent ad
valonem.
The sum total of the days work,
with the exception of the elimination
of the counteryailing duty on lumber,
which was a committee amendment,
was to leave the bill in identically
the condition in which the committee
reported it. This grants free hides
and duty of 81 per thousand on
sawed lumber.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
ST. YVES WINS MARATHON
Little Frenchman Defeats the Worlds
Best Runners.

New York, April S.-Henri st. Yves,
q funny little French waiter, with the
shortest legs ever seen on a runner,
scuttled away with the greatest Mara
thon race of the year today laps and
laps in front of the men who this
morning were regarded as the best
distance runners in the world. Fin
ishing with tremendous squirt the
little unknown carried the lilies of
France under the wire five minutes
ahead of the Italian, Dorando Pietri
and nine minutes ahead of the gritty
little American, Johnny Hayes. Fourth
money went to Matt Maloney, whose
time was not taken. Longboat, the
Indian, favorite and choice of the
wise" contingent. collapsed at the
end of his nineteenth mile. Just as
the crack of the pistol signaled the
beginning of the winners last mile
Alfred Shrubb, the English represen-
tative, staggered of the track and
gave up the race He was third when
forced to quit. st. Yves time was
more than three minutes below the
record.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
LEFT HIM HIS UNDERCLOTHES
Footpads Rob Victim of Suit, Over
coat and Shoes.

First to be held up and robbed of
his gold watch, gold chain, gold
locket with diamond setting, his hat,
shoes, overcoat and suit, leaving him
with nothing on but his underclothes,
and then to receive a farewell "bat"
in the eye, which laid him out for sew
eral hours, was the narrowing ex-
perience of Walter N. Schultz, a young
man of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Schultz is a clerk in the jew
elry store of his mother. After clos
ing the store he went out to make a
call and was suddenly confronted by
two men, one of whom stuck'a shining
revolver in his face and told him to
throw up his hands
Surprised by the unexpected attack
young Schultz failed to comply with
the demand at once. The second man,
who had kept in the background, sud
denly jumped forward and landed a
stunning blow on the victims right
eye and Schultz went down and out.
When he came to Schultz made the
best of his way home, where he ar
rived in the early morning hours in a
shocking state of negligee and his
right eye in heavy mourning.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
EIGHT PEOPLE PERISH
Storm in Michigan Fatal to a
Number Of Persons.

Detroit, April Sat least eight per-
sons lost their lives in the storm that
visited Michigan. Anthony Kaup, a
saloonkeeper; Joseph Kadich, bar
Der, and Adam Felin, all of Wyan-
dotte, attempted to cross the river in
a rowboat from Wyandotte in fifty
mile gale, to settle wager, and all
three we're drowned when their boat
capsized. Kadich bet Kaup SIS that
he would not dare to cross in the
small boat and Felin was the stake
holder.
At Jennings, in Missauke county,
three young men named Bernard Carl
son, Charles Jacobson and John Tor
rey were killed by being caught I'M
der a wall that was blown down by
the wind at the Mitchell Bros. mill.
Eight-year-old Benjamin Hellmer was
killed by lightning near Ionia and Ray
Miller was killed at Brighton when he
was struck by a roof blown off by the
wind Rumors that a boy and girl
were drowned at Belle Isle, Detroit,
have not been confirmed.
The damage to roofs, chimneys,
plate glass, ETC., will probably reach
$4,000 in Detroit and Michigan. The
wind velocity reached seventy miles
an hour .-.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
LIABILITIES ARE $4,000
St. Paul Brokerage Firm Closes Its
Doors.

The stock and grain commission
firm of James Doran & Co. of ST.
Paul has gone into voluntary suspen-
sion. Lack of business is responsible
for the closing, according to Mr..
Doran.
The liabilities will amount to about
$375,000, of which less than $4,000
was contracted since Mr.. Doran's firm
resumed business after failing three
years ago. The interest On the obi
cations contracted up to the time of
The failure in 1906 has amounted to
About $4,000 in the three years that
the new firm has been in operation
and this burden, together with the
general lack of business, has necessi-
tated the suspension of business. The
exact value of the assets cannot be de-
termined at this time.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
SEVEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Severe Storm Sweeps Over a Number
Of States.

Chicago, April 6.-Storms which
reached their greatest severity in the
more Southern states, but which
spread over territory including Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Illinois and Indiana, caused al
least seven deaths, are reported to
have caused number of other IA
talities in Tennessee and did untold
damage to property.
In several sections in which this
storms were felt houses and other
buildings were wrecked or badly dam
aged, storehouses laid in ruins, trees
and telegraph poles were torn out ano
cattle were killed. Memphis and Chi
cago were among the cities that suf-
fered, the former the more severely.
The storms took on the character
of tornadoes and swept paths through
the regions which they visited.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
VICTORY FOR INSURGENTS
Republican Organization Meets Defeat
in House.

Washington, April S.-The Republi-
can organization of the house had a
bad day. By coalition between some
Republican insurgents and the Demo
Gratis, the ways and means committee
was bowled over and the advocates
Of free crude oil and its products won
a signal victory when an amendment
by Mr.. Norris of Nebraska placing
the insignificant duty of l percentum
ad valorem on these articles was
adopted by substantial majority.
A decision of the chairman that
amendments could not be offered to
the oil schedule other than the one
covered by the special rule of last
Monday and which provided for the
removal Of the counteryailing duty on
crude petroleum and applying an ad
valorem duty of rs per cent, was over
turned and not even fervid appeal
by the speaker in an endeavor to
rally the Republican forces was suffi-
cient to stem the tide avowedly
against the Standard Oil company. BY
a practically unanimous vote the coun-
tervailing duty went out, as the COM
mittee had recommended.
On all other propositions the COM
mittee was sustained. The barley
schedule ran the gauntlet without
change. Tea and coffee were placed
On the free list and the duty on
barytes increased from Is cents ton
to $3.50 a ton.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
DIES OF BLOOD POISONING
Woman Expires Following "Beautify-
, ing" Operation.

Mrs. A. J. Kaufman, aged thirty
eight years. of Streator, N. D., died a
raving maniac at Asbury hospital, Min
neapolis, from blood poisoning alleged
to have followed a identifying" op-
Grafton at Mill City archaeological
institute.
At an autopsy held at the Hennepin
county morgue it was found that the
woman's entire body was infected
with blood poisoning and that the
same germ which had affected her
entire system was present in a wound
in her forehead, where a scar had
been removed.