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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20
Kindly Notice.

Bottineau Courant: The Fargo
Forum will soon move into a build
ing built especially for It's use and
improvements in that already ex-
cellent newspaper are promised.
The Forum is easily the best new
evening paper between the twin
cities and Spokane
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20

the other reputable practicing at
torney, and II is Mr.. Stutsmans con-
tention that one of the members OF
the Morton county board il layman
and under the law not entitled to a
seat on the board.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20
Enulnssr,s go knnnkaa az.

Park River, N. D., Sept s0.The
cylinder head of the threshing engine
Of d. ID. Gillespie, blew out while
threshing at John Gillespie's and the
engineer had hts hat knocked off. He
thinks that was pretty close shave
for mis- life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20
Welcome Collector.

McCluSky Gazette: n. e. wa
hanls. collector for The Fargo Fo-
rum. was In town couple Of days
last week. "A Forum collector IL
one Of the very few collectors who
are welcome any place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20

commencement of the thresling sea-
son, and engaged his services TO Mr..
Dripps.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20

Foley's Kidney Pills cure bachache
rheumatism, kidney. bladder and uri-
nary trouble 10 not risk having
bright's disease or diabetes I'll III
Casself1an.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
BANK CLRARINGS INCREASE
Richmond Makes q Good Showing
for March.
Excess over the Similar Period Last
Year l. I5.4 Per Cent
Leads Atlanta.

Richmond. Va. April T. - Richmond
bank clearlngs for the week ending March
= were s.. .2s5.06o This was an Increase
over those Of last year.
For the month of March Richmond
shows UP especially well In 1913 Tie
cIearings were S2S 1888. For the year
1908 the clearings were S2s257.5-5- This
Is an increase Of ia per cent
For the first quarter Of this year Rich
mond also made q very large Increase
over the last year The clearings for the
nrst three months Of the year 1879 were
81. j.Z6.o o21 against S73.554,lSS. This IS an
increase OF I1-3 per cent
Atlanta showed an Increase OF ONLY u
per cent for the month Of March. and l5-N
per cent for the first quarter Thus Rich
mond led Atlanta in percentage or IN
crease for both periods
Richmond's increase was greater pro
rata than the percentage Of the increase
Of the entire United States outside of
New York City. For the first three
months Of the year the increase outside
OF New York City was lf4 per cent. As
stated. Richmond shows l5-f per cent
Bank statements for the year ending
February a. 1e1S. showed total deposits
for the city OF Richmond amounting 10
So eos. SO. For February j.. 1919. the de-
posits wee S15526s94. The increase IN de-
posits between 1908 and 1893 were the
greatest iu the history Of Richmond. be
ing $451SG5-
Business has been strong and the ten
dency Of the market IS good Never be-
fore in the history Of Richmond have the
prospects for a good year been brighter
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
GROWS WILD IN BRAZIL.
PiaSSava Furnishes Fiber for
BrOOniS, Brushes. &c.

The Attalea fUnifera, commonly called
piassava. and yielding the weIl-known
fiber used for brooms. brushes. &C. as
well as the coquilho nut. used I'm the
manufacture OF beads. buttons. cigar and
cigarette holders. &c. is found In wild
state in many coastal sections or Bahia.
but especially in its southern part. name
ly. Santa Cruz. BelmOnte. and Porto Sc
gurO.
It is a species or wild and trunkless
palm. with nothing but a Cump Of tail
and heavily stemmed leaves. which grows
only IN extremely sandy soil that appar-
emily has at one time formed part Of the
bottom or the sea The lanC upon which
this palm grows in the south Of Bahia
looks very poor. and save for some
sagebrush. cactus. and other plants char
acteristic Of alkaline SOIL is fairly devoid
OF vegetation.
The fiber IS a sort OF hairy and pliable
bark that grows around the stems, from,
which il is stripped of annually. This
mass of bark Is first soaked in water for
some days. until the pulp and useless
tissues have rOtted out, and is then dried,
cleaned. combed of. cut into specified
lengths. and sorted out according 10
quality. after which IL is ready for export
and manufacturing purposes.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11

Manufacturers. in automobile engineer
ing, IN original research connected with
raw and finished material, and Ia the
establishment and intelligent use OF me-
chanical and material standards is with
out parallel.
II Is Strenuous Business.
Automobile manufacturing is strenuous
business Highly accurate manufacturing
methods are necessary: materials possess
ing enormous strength and various prop
critics undreamed OF heretofore are used.
The mainstay of the industry is the CO.
operative work Cf the members of the
A. l. A NJ in making deductions from
the possibilities Of the constantly chang
ing business and construction conditions.
in the marketing OF the product, and IN
the advancement Of fundamental and de-
tail matters OF vital interest 10 manu-
facturer. dealer. and user
Many men Of first-rate ability. consid-
cred from any viewpoint. are connected
in some way or other with the aUtOmo-
bile industry. feeling instinctively the vast
Importance and inevitably great future OF
the business. These men are essentially
modern. alert and progressive. and. Of
course. appreciate the difficulties as Wei
as the possibilities Of the business
This means high efficiency and the pro-
ductiou OF cars Of the best design and
quality at reasonable prices, with pleas
ing appearance and comfortable riding
qualities and proper cost of maintenance
Tie industry is beCOming more and more
stable the public learn more and more
how 70 operate and what 20 expect OF
their machines. and what is due from the
producing companies. which have already
given the best there Is In a medium Oi
mechanical loccmotion
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
WILL DISCUSS WINE MAKING.
Congress VIII BE Held in Paris to
Pass Upon Mooted Questions.

AS IS well known. wine is the product
o. complete or incomplete fermentation
OF the juice OF fresh grapes. II has 10
undergo many processes or treatment
from the time the grape enters the wine
press until its juice reaches the table Of
the consumer The fresh wine must be
''hned." also clarified and IT'S barrels
must he treated with the fumes OF brim-
stone. &c.
How all these operations should be per
formed 50 that the wine never ceases 10
be pure IS a question which VIII be sub
mitted for determination 70 competent
parties. such as all wine-growing and
wine-producing syndicates. It is expect
ca that they VIII best be able 20 declare
how pure wine is 20 be produced. and all
proceedings which viii not be contained
in the schedule thus furnished 10y the
wine experts viii be declared Illicit or
fraudulent.
This question is 10 be duly settled al
Paris this year. Another congress. 10 he
held at Brussels next year. IS TO deliber-
ate on the methods Of analyzatiOn for
discovering fraud in the manufacture OF
food products
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
SEEKS TO BUILD The WEST
Trans-Mississippi Congress VIII Meet
IN Denver.
VIII Specially Discuss Trade Reiu-
tiOns with the Countries of
Latin America.

The official call for the meeting Of the
w entiech annual session OF the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress has
been issued II viii convene August IS
to q this year ia Denver and the cali is
sent forth 90 governors Of States. COM
n p.ercial bodies. and all organizations that
have direct or Indirect interest IN the
buudlng up of the industries and trade
OF the trans Mississippi region.
Thomas F. Walsh. of this city. is pres
ident OF the congress and has taken great
personal interest in its gatherings for
several years
Governors OF States are asked in the
call 10 name ten or more delegates from
each state Mayors OF cities may ap-
point one delegate. Commercial trade.
and other civic bodies mag name one
delegate-at-lsrge and one for each fifty
members.
In calling Tho congress together in Den
yer this year the executive committee
directs attention 20 The fact that the or
ganizatlon was Graded I'm Colorado. and
now. after q lapse ~ nineteen years, re
convenes FOR the first time In the place
o. infancy aIfeT d most SuCCeSslIi series
OF gatherings uueQualed In the history OF
commercial organizations This impOr-
tsnt incident. therefore. inTpeIs the com
mittos especially 70 urge upon the execu-
tive boards OF tho various States 10 make
this meeting notable and one in every
way consistent with it's high mission as
ai. educational factor in trans Mississippi
development.
The executive committee presents 90
careful consideration The question of
closer. commercial relations between the
people of The United STATES and those of
the Latin republics with special refer
euce 20 the early completion 81 the Pana-
ma Canal and the consequent result
stimulating commercial development IN
the trans Mississippi States. 20 which
this international highway is directly
tributary This year the congress viii
convene az point where discussion can
be had that VIII prove of wide education
al value In promoting public interest on
this question. ana along this line the
committee is requested 20 mention spe-
officially pan-American commercial con
gress, 10 be composed Of delegates select
cd from the commercial industries and
maritime Centers Of this country and the
Latin republics, TO convene 81 an early
date
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
MAY REORGANIZE SEABOARD
Showing of Traffic Returns Gives
Confidence.
Committee Has Taken No Steps Be
yOnd Accumulation of Con-
siderable Data.

Baltimore, April 10.-There is much talk
in local financial circles IN favor Of an
early reorganization OF the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. thought this view is not
shared by the more substantial interests
In the property, and the feeling in circles
where the character Of the work the re-
ceivers are doing is known and appreci-
ated is that the interests Of all concerned
would be best served by allowing them
to continue in control for two years.
Those who favor reOrganizing the svs-
tenn without delay are Influenced by the
encouraging traffic returns since Oc-
tober, especially for February. which
showed the largest increase both in
gross and net of any month since Pc
ceivers Warfield. Williams. and Duncan
were placed In charge Of the company.
and the smallest ratio of operating ex-
penses to gross earnings OF any month
in the history Of the road
The SeabOard Air Line is more than
earning fixed charges including interest
on all classes Of bonds and floating debt
and receivers certificates The Atlanta
and Birmingham is earning interest on
its first mortgage per cent bonds but
are held by the Seaboard Air Line.
The receivers have introduced business
methods in all departments. They have
put an end TO the extravaeance and
waste which prevailed under the old
regime, and now economy is the watch
word from one end of the system 70
the other. The physical condition has
been brought up 10 a high state OF ef-
ficiency. the cost OF operating. including
taxes. having been reduced from e5 Der
cent and more TO approximately IS Der
cent, and the indications are this item
will be further reduced.
The foregoing are some OF the facts
pointed TO as justifying early reorganiza-
ton, but those who oppose action along
this line now say that as the receivers
obtained such splendid results with their
plans only partly finished, even better
results will be shown when all the i'm
provements contemplated are made. and
In the circumstances il would seem TO be
the better plan 70 give the receivers 2
free hand for two years more. by which
time it VIII be possible 10 restore the
property without assessing the stocks or
scaling the bonds.
SO far as the reorganization committee
is concerned, il has not considered 2
plan seriously for rehabflitating the road
II has. however. fortified itself with facts
and figures. including the report Of John
F. Wallace. the expert. who spent sew
eral months going over the lines and Is
IN position to formulate a plan whenever
It thinks the time opportune.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11

death. Excessive eating Of pickles killed
two children. whose deaths at first were
laid TO eating poisoned candy.
In every case where Il was possible 20
obtain a sample of the candy which was
supposed to have caused death. analyses
were made. In al these cases the chemist
so examining did not discover any pOisons
II is made clearly to appear from the rec
ord Of the association that the first i'm
pulse seems 10 be that relatives will
ascribe TO candy. poisoned so-called, the
deaths of children, when later and ma
turer considerations will prove the demise
to be attributable 10 quite other causes.
This condition has greatly distressed the
manufacturers. who are conducting a
campaign Of education in their attempts
10 make persons understand that # is
not necessarily the fault Of candy II chill
dren die
1t distresses them all the more. because
practically all these cases reported are
Of children. It puts them apparently in
the guiSe OF inhuman monsters deliber-
ately poisoning their wares. even though
possessed Of the knowledge that children
viii be the chief consumers Of them.
Business. with all its struggles and COM
petition. does not make any such demand
on these men. and they resent the charac-
ters that are forced upon them OF being
fiendish purveyors Of impure foods. That
is a chief reason why they have gone 70
all the trouble and expense in the last
quarter century to fight against these re-
ports OF poisoned candy
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
OFFERS AMERICAN ICE BONDS
Five Per Cent First Mortgage Sc
curities VIII Yield Per Cent.

Charles d. Barney & Co. New York
and Philadelphia. offer AZ 81 and accrued
interest. 20 yield about 1s5 per cent on
the investment. the balance Of the 5 per
cent first and general mortgage hve-yesr
bonds Of the American Ice Company
which remains from the recent offering
% the stockholders Of the COMPANY
A recent appraisal shows the actual
value Of the real estate IN Baltimore.
Washington. Philadelphia. and New York.
en- which the bonds viii constitute a first
lien. 20 he over S5.9o.00o. and that the
average net earnings per annun- after
payment Of operating expenses and main
tenance charges for the five years ended
October I. 1903 applicable 70 fixed charges.
amounts 70 sg.6.S72. against present fixed
charges Gncluding taxes and sinking-fuiid
reUirements and interest on these bondss
Of S3oSo0c
Application viii be made 90 list the
bonds on the New York stock Exchange
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
Brftish RaiIwnys Do wen.

The reports Of British railway COM
panies for the second half OF 1913 make,
altogether. a better showing than was
10 be expected. The Great Central for
instance, made a larger net earning than
fin the corresponding half OF lS0', though,
as gross receipts were less. this was az
fected by "A reduction Of working ex-
penses. Generally speaking, this was the
case wherever q railway decreased Its net
earninps In 1qnS
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11

One important point in the Mexican
postal law is. that the government does
not contract 70 deliver mail addressed
10 a city on which the state does not
also appear There are number OF
cities Of the same name in the different
states. and failure 10 write the name
Of the state. as well as the city. relieves
the government OF responsibility for its
delivery.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11

ago that they needed a burglar alarm
system which an agent was trying 10 sell
them" Mr.. Harvey said. 80 this agent.
who was familiar with the oXy- -acetylene
torch and its possibilities I'm the hands
OF criminals. brought these bankers 10
Kansas City for a demonstration In our
laboratory. The bankers had said that
their vaults were proof against any
cracksman who ever carried a dark Ian
tern. Well. the agent brought them down
here and they saw what this torch could
do. That night when the bankers wene
back 70 Kansas they left behind them in
the hands OF the agent five orders for as
many burglar alarm systems"
The ATl-destrOying Torch
The secret OF the oxy-acetylene torch-s
power lies in localizing the terrific heat
in the small compass Of torch tip. Both
the terrific heat produced by combining
aoetylene and oxygen gases and the torcu
for utilizing II owe their discovery 10
Frenchmeu.
In 1895 N. II. lie ChateIier found
that the combination OF acetylene and
pure oxygen would produce the most In
tense heat known 10 science II was six
years later that Edward F0uChe. another
FrenChman. invented the torch that made
possible the practical and commercial
utilization of this discovery Fouche
fashioned his torch with such skin that
any contingency which might render a
dangerous has been provided against
The nozzle OF the torch, although appar-
emily coming IN direct contact with the
burning bulb. is almost imperceptibly
separated from Il by a thin wedge Or
atmosphere. created by the pressure from
the gas tanks. While the space between
the tOrchs nozzle and the intense heat
created by the united burning gases is
almost invisible, the brass tip itself is al
ways cool-protected by the outgoing
gases under pressure.
French Burglars Use Il.
Neither NJ. lie Chatelier nor N. Fouche.
Of course. figured on providing first aids
to bank robbers In perfecting these as
tonishing inventions. although the COM
bination has been used I'm France in sew
eral notable bank robberies The chief
end Of the invention has been in its COM
merciel application. and with this objec;
in view the American rights 20 the pat
ents were purchased by a New York
firm. which has established I'm Kansas
City Western ONCE and laboratory.
Every day in Kansas City seeming
miracles are performed by the torch and
the tiny fame. Huge castings weighing
hundreds Of pounds are brought IN. brok-
en-. from the big plants and packing
houses in West bottoms Formerly they
were consigned 10 the scrap heap. Now
the oxy-acetylene torch brings the sepa-
rated molecules Of the breaks together
and heals great Jagged breaks I'm the
solid iron. as one piece OF soft solder is
welded 70 another. II the gaps In the
broken iron are too great TO bring To-
gether, the sorcerer Of the torch turns
cast steel into a molten stream which
fills the break until Il not only is as good
as new. but is better.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
CHEAP CANDY MAY
ALSO BE HARMLESS
COnfectiOners Seek to Make
the Product Pure.
EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN

Association of Manufacturers Has
Long Waged War Against 'POi-
Eonetf CHndfeS'-MnIxers Prosecuted
by Members Of the Trade - Ap-
prove Work of DIR. Wiley.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
AUTOS EVOLUTION
TAKES TEN YEARS
American Industry Comes Up
Like Mushroom.
WITHOUT A PARALLEL

United states owe Less 20 Foreign
Countries Than They Do TO America
Ina Development of Mechanical We
hIcIe-Cars Produced Here Surpass
Anything Made Abroad.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
Real Causes of Death.

Poison spread on a stick Of candy for
rats only caused the death of one child.
Another ate bad fruits; overeating Of
hard-boiled eggs caused the death Of an
other delicate child In many cases a
general debility or the system and the
fact that the children were permitted to
eat lot OF candy and other injurious
stuff notwithstanding was responsible for
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10

They felt In fact rather proud Of them
selves as public spirited citizens in
Offering to handle the property profit
ably to the city.
The site was and is one of the finest
and most valuable in Market street, but
on account of the conditions surround
fng It. It actually was difficult to dis
pose Of The city is bound to own it
in perpetuity. as that was the condition
on which 1t was acquired. Only the size
stood In the way of its being snatched
up Immediately after the fire as a site
for stores and offices, but the vastness
OF it made it almost prohibitory for in
vestors willing to build on leased
ground.
First, four months after the nre the
site was offered for lease and there was
one bid made, $4,000 a month for 20
years. This was rejected. And it was
then that the talk of subdividing was
heard.
1t was also at this time that Stewart,
who was doing clerical out of town
business for a local bank, awakened
to the situation and saw his big chance,
a chance that no ZEAL estate firm or
body of operators, no syndicate or bank
would take But he, knowing nothing
of the real estate field or of financing
building companies. went before the
board of supervisors and said he would
like to make bid forsthe property on
!, ,o,1 t;,,,o 1aoao JInder the charfar
as it then stood, 1t was impossible to
rent the property for longer than 20
years. Stewart wanted no less than a
35 year lease So he set about stirring
the board OF education to secure the
necessary change in the charter. The
board was willing enough. but the
board of supervisors had also to be
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
By Robert Bolton

- CALLING the high wakia Of 1nenasr
az a leap and setting at naught "a
chances OF almost inevitable failure.
Ashby o. Stewart. bank clerk of
ss. has put through the cleverest real
estate deal ever known in San Fran
cisco. With but = handful Of money
and an tndomitabIe grit. he essayed
ne seeming impossible. accomplished
n IN the face OF hopeless odds. and can
now s4t back comfortably with $I5o. 1000
60 his credit.
A monument is being built TO him on
the site OF his activities, the Lincoln
school tract, at Fifth and Market
streets. and the name across the front
Of IL. Stewart building" can be point
ed out TO the young and penniless to
show what they can do If, as Stewart
himself says, they never give up"
Behind the solid, substantial four
story store and ONCE building, covering
an entire 100 vara lot. the most exten-
sfve in the city. is the story of how he
did what no other man in San Fran
cisco dared attempt on such terms.
Having less than $4,000 and no back
ing. Stewart leased from the board OF
education the old Lincoln school site.
275 feet square. for q term OF IS years
for s2.sS5,OOO, being $4,000 more than
any one else bid, and agreed to con-
.struct q four story building costing at
least sz5o,0o0 (Stewart made it
$500. .OOo). to revert to the city at the
end OF the term.
With this enormous load on his back
Stewart walked the tightrope below
which lay financial ruin and broken
career, and by sheer nerve rushed to a
tr1umphal conclusion the most daring