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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
equal value will be given to each OF
the contestants tied.
Summary of Prizes Offered

SuuuHdTy vi FFlZeS VucEeu
The grand prize, the beautiful
$1,000 automobile. will go to the
young lady who receives more votes
than any other girl in the contest. no
matter which district she resides in.
In each of the districts We will give
absolutely free $500 upright piano.
a beautiful 500 diamond ring, a
scholarship in local business COL
lege and solid gold watch.
Nominations
Any person has the privilege of
nominating one or more candidates.
Nominations should be mailed to the
contest department at once, as the
names of the candidates will be pub
lished in a few days. Candidates can
be nominated after this date, but it is
a great advantage for each candidate
to have her name in the first list pub
lished so that her friends may not
agree to work for someone else before
knowing who are entering in the con-
test.
1t costs absolutely nothin gto nomi-
nate candidate.
How Ballots Are Secured
In all cases where ballots are is
sued. subscriptions must be paid or
prepaid. The full amount of money
must be sent direct by mail, paid to
local agents or brought to this office.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

The Evening Times closed deal
yesterday with the q. Young Furni.
ture company for four Of their famous
e475 Crown pianos and from this time
till the close Of the contest these In.
struments will be on displa~ In tie
piano room of this firm where all the
contestants and their friends are in.
vlted to call and inspect them.
The instruments that the Evening
Times bought are the style $50 and
are made In fancy figured mahogany
and fancy figured walnut double
veneered, both inside and out. Music
rack full length of top frame and
many other desirable features covered
by their exclusive patterns. It Is real.
" surprising the beautiful tone that
this style Of instrument produces. The
young lady that wins one Of these
pianos will never regret the work and
time expended In the effort of winning.
In addition think of the many other
valuable prizes that the Evening
Times Is going to give to some forum.
ate young lady, the beautiful big 5000
automobile will be on the street In q
few days and We are coming around
and give every contestant ride in the
car as We want her to see how really
grand this car is. 1t is 4 fact that no
other contest held In this state has
given such . magnificent array Of val.
liable prizes. How can they do TT
is heard every day on the street, and
the generosity Of the Evening Times
Is commented on wherever you 60.
There is ballot box in the Times
office where the votes may be deposit
ed for any OF the young ladies whom
you may see At to vote for. If you
cannot bring the ballots to the ONCE
send them in by mail to the contest
manager and the votes will be ac-
corded to the young lady for whom
they are intended. The votes are
counted twice. so there can he no mis-
take % to the proper number Of bal
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

contest do not necessarily have to he
subscribers of the Times. Enter
your name and your friends will do
the rest. You will be surprised to see
how rapidly the votes will come in,
and what little effort is necessary to
win one of the rewards offered. Get
in on the start and encourage your
friends to vote for you; the rest will
be easy. You will never know how
popular you are until you enter con-
test of this kind.
After the first announcement of
candidates. the votes will be counted
each day at noon and the result print
ed in the next evenings issue Of the
Times. There will be short write
up in the paper each day from now
on until the close of the contest and
those entered can keep in close touch
with the contest and competing cam
didates. Certain it is that seventeen la
dies of Grand Forks and surrounding
country are going TO get one each of
these magnificent rewards and it is
left to the readers of the Times to de-
eide.
How the Territory Will be Divided
Inc ClteS OF IraHu fOrkS ana EaSC
Grand Forks have been made District
one SO that the girls in the country
will not he competing with the girls
In the city. with the exceptio nof the
grand prize.
District No. ALL contestants liv-
ing within the confines OF the follow
ing counties, Pembina, Walsh, Grand
Forks and Trail.
District No. 3-All contestants liv-
Ing within the confines of the follow
Ing counties. Cavalier. Towner. RAM
sey. Nelson and Benson.
District No. ALL contestants liv-
Ing within the confines Of the follow
ing counties. Bottineau. McHenry,
Ward. Williams. Pierce and Rolette.
In case of tie vote. prizes Of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
TEACHERS HERE TOMORROW
Program for Examination to be Held
Next Friday and Saturday.

Next Friday and Saturday.
Superintendent of Schools Miss
Prindeville has announced the teach
ers' examination program as follows:
Friday Morning.
Reading rules and regulations $3.50
to $40.
Preliminary. $40 to 9.
Arithmetic and algebra. 9 to 10:45.
Civics and physical geography,
10:45 to IL. First and second grade
subjects.
Afternoon.
U. S. history. geometry. 1 to 2:S0.
Geography. psychology, $3.50 to 4.
Theory and practice. physics, 4 to s.
Saturday Morning.
Language and grammar, $3.50 to 10.
Physiology and hygiene. 10 to 11:15.
Reading, 11:15 to 1915.
Orthography, 1915 to 1.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

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Shops Cough Remedy it's remarkable
curative effect. A few days test will
tell. Sold by Schlaberg & Griffin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

A woman first begins to look old
back of her ears. We believe we made
this discovery: We can tell any wo-
mans age by looking back Of her ears,
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
KEENAN, NOT THEMAN
WOman Says Former Official
Did Not Take MOneu.

James P. Keenan,. former Assistant Cor
poration Counsel. calls attention 10 4 story
printed in The Tribune on November II, in
which Mrs. Marietta Carter-Jones was said
10 have made affidavit that she had paid
him S5 for the purpose Of ending a pro
ceeding brought against her by the city for
personal taxes. and that notwithstanding
such payment the proceeding was con-
tinued 20 Judgment. Since the publication
Nh keenan, has confronted Mrs Carter
Jones and her husband. and they not only
failed 10 Identify him as the man 10 whom
the money was paid. but both were positive
that they had never seen Mr.. keenan, This
meeting took place in the chambers Of Jus
tice Mccall. who told Mrs. Carter-Jones
that she had done Mr.. Keenan, a great in
jury. The former Assistant Corporation
Counsel takes exception 10 the statement in
the same article that he was removed from
Office. This was Inaccurate Mr.. Keenah
having resigned on July z. 1907.
Samuel A. Langfur. attorney for Mrs
Carter-Jones, said Yesterday that although
all the statements made by him regarding
Mr.. keenan, We're lamentahly untrue ne
and his client had made them in all good
faith and they were embodied IN afidavits
An effort is being made 10 ascertain the
identity Of the man 10 whom Mrs Carter
Jones still insists she paid S25 in the Cor
poration Counsel's Office She has made an
affidavit that II was not Mr. keenan,.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
c. s. SMITHS WILL
Son Receives Bulk of Estate
Charity Bequest Small.

The Will OF Charles Stewart Smith. for
mer president of the Chamber of Com
merce. who died last Tuesday. was fled
here yesterday. The estate is valued at
more than S5OOOc IN real property and more
than $4,000 IN personal property. the actual
value. It is understood. being between a.
OOO.0OO and Ss.OO0OO0. The testator leaves the
bulk OF hts estate 20 his son, Howard Cas-
weff Smith. and grandson. Charles Stewart
Smith. The will is dated June Is. 1897.
To his widow, Anna Walton Smith, Mr..
Smith leaves all jewelry. silver. ornaments
CnOt including paintings. works OF art and
bric-a-brac), library and household effects
except the Walters collection Of porcelain.
which he leaves 10 hts grandson. Charles
Stewart Smith. who lives at Stamford.
Conn. and BODIES Rembrandt" which he
bequeathes 10 his son. Howard caswell
Smith. He leaves Mrs. Smith such auto
mobiles or horses and carriages she may
choose: also such books in his house at
Stamford as she may select Mrs. Smith is
also TO have the use and enjoyment OF one
third OF her husbands paintings. One-third
OF his other works OF art and One-third OF
the bric-A-brac.
AS circumstances may change" says the
will. Il suggest that III such case. IL she
paintings, works Of art and bric-a-brac TO
my son or grandson or their representatives
may be for the benefit. Of all concerned. I
direct my wife 10 distribute 10 my son and
grandsOns who may survive me. in such
way as she may deem best. my scarf pins.
match boxes and my gold insignia con-
nected with the Chamber Of Commerce. and
10 bequeath my library that It will go
TO my children share and share alike; but
these are only requests. and impose no
trust or obligation upon her"
To Mrs. Adele W. Smith. the widow of
his son Stewart W Smith. the testator
leaves the easterly part Of a lot OF land
containing in Rll about six acres at StRm-
ford. the westerly part having been al
ready conveyed 10 his deceased son. To his
son and grandson he leaves in equal shares
all his paintings, works Of art and bric-a-
brac. with the exception OF the One-third
left 10 his widow for her life.
Mr.. Smith leaves his wife s25 900 in cash
hts daughter-in-law. Mrs. Adele w Smith
$4,000: his grandson. Charles Stewart
Smith. $1,000. when he attains his ma
Jority. and another S25. 600 when he reaches
the age OF twenty-five; and his sisters.
Susan W. Smith and Maria L. Smith. 10000
each. Several legacies OF sl.OOO each are
made 10 cousins. and each OF his servants
who has been in his employ for ten years is
70 get $50: each OF them more than FIVE
years. $3.50. and each Of them more than
three years 500. To the West Side Nursery
he leaves $500. this being the only charita-
bic bequest In hts will.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
WANTED, A Law YER
TO LEAVE GOOD JOB.
Judge Gaynor Seeks Expert
Commissioner of accounts.

Judge Gavnor. who on January ! VIII
become the central ngure AZ the City Hall.
VIII be much obliged II some one viii hand
him the name % a lawyer whose services
az the present time are commanding an In
come of $4,000 a year who Is willing 70
droD his private business and take a sob as
Commissioner of Accounts az a salary %
8. 00O The lawyer must be able 20 detect
graft N every nook and corner OF the city
government. II GRAFT there he. and be able.
also. 70 formulate charges that viii hold IN
law.
r Is no secret among the friends of Judge
Gsynor that he regards the Commissioner
of Accounts IN his administration as about
rhe most important man IN Il next 20 him
self
The Commissioners OF Accounts were
largely ornamental until Mayor Mcclellan
appointed John Purroy Mitchell. a compare
utcly unknown Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci 20 take up the work OF investigating
Borough President Ahearn. who demanded
an investigation as soon as the City Club
preferred its charges of maladnninistration.
The work done by Commissioner Mitchell
was a revelation even 20 the Mayor himself
The potentiality of the ofloe beeame at
once apparent 70 every one. and subsequent
WorS 10 that bureau have added 10 its i'm
rressiveness. Judge Gsynor Is something
of a reformer. and Il is understood that he
wants a Commissioner q Accounts who
VIII go even further than Mitchell did. II
Is believed that the 5udge stands ready 10
Increase largely tlre stan Of the commis-
sioners af Accounts y he can get the right
kind of man for "a chief inquisitOr one
commissioner must be a certified public ac-
c0unfant Ia, other can he a shoemaker
~ d boiler maker. II the Mayor wants
craftsman % that sort hut Il is assumed
that thv judge viii appoint a lawyer OF the
Kind referred 10 al the beginnings s2o.ooo
q wear msn for a S5.0Oe JOB.
The Commissioners Of ACCOUNTS Office ~
present includes a chief accountant. chief
clerk, sixteen examiners q accounts, NJ
teen chief examiners OF accounts, chief
eTgineer Two examining engineers, Two
stenographers TO commissioners. eight ex-
aminiuE inspectors and one law examiner
JudFe Csaynor has not said a word as
set about his heads Of departments. He
has talked with machine leaders, with his
former associates on the bench and with
8, me heads % departments. but he has
not taken any one into his confidence about
APPOINTMENTS. City Chamberlain Martin
some time ago sent in his resignation. so
that arranEements might be made for the
release of his bonds. amounting 10 Ss25.es0-
Judge Gaynor apparently thinks there is
no hurry about arranging for Mr. Mar
rin's successor, as he has not said any
thing about Il.
As already stated in The Tribune, IL is
Ekely that MayOr-elect Gsynor viii keep
n ofioe. for a time az least. Police Com
missioner Baker. President Purdy OF The
Tax Department. Henry Smith, Commis-
sioner OF Parks. Charities Commissioner
Eebberd and Commissioner Big Bill" Eo-
wards OF the Street Cleaning Department.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
PLENTY FOR G4YNOR.
Mavor-Elect TO Start zcith Debt
Capa1tu of $50 900 900.

n. Gavnor Administration viii start
1910 with a debt incUrr.ng capacity OF about
$3.50. .00c 600. The compilation Of the vote
~ the constitutional amendment eXempting
subwavs and dock improvements from or
dinary debt charEeable against the debt
limit shows that the amendment received
s comfortable majority. AS soon as the
state BOARD OF Canvassers officially declares
the vote ttis month rhe city VIII he work
irg under fts increased financial leeway.
The Mcclellan adm lnistration IN the clos
inc weeks q SIS incumbency is whiting
down the debt margin ai q rather alarming
pace. hut the leeway declared by the courts
sriu leaves rhe city plenty OF money for
permanent Improvements.
y the Gayuor administration spends
money with as lavish a hand as its prede-
cesscr, the margin with which II begins
VII not last half way through the judges
term o. four years. During the last few
weeks the Board o. Estimate and Appor-
rioumeut has authorized the expenditure Of
nearly s4O.0O0oo0. nearly $4,000 600 Of
which Is cnargcahle against the city's bor-
rowing capacity. Du the waiting list
urged by heads OF departments and civic
organizations are demands for projects
which vii require another $50. 600 OO0.
one % the great engineering problems 20
come ny within the next wear is q thorough
rebuilding of the sewer system of Man
haitian ar p cost % $40 .CG0. 600 Borough
President Ahearu'g r. engineers have annually
presented a report calling FOR Immediate
action on TIE projsct - rrbuiidiRg and en-
lGrgiug the sewer system of Manhattan
Borough. The other boroughs in the last
fifteen wears have built ir the aggregate
hundreds Of miles y sewers al an enormous
cost. Manhattan B0rOUah has been patch
iug rs old sewers. the borough officials and
the Board of Estimate and Apportionnent
lesita1ing about q general rebuilding on
account % THE enormous expense involved
Another project that IS likely 90 receive
favorable consideration at an early DAY is
the seaside park et RochaWay. on the cal
eudar FOR action a. che meeting this week
The Hudson-Fulton memorial bridge and
the InWood PARK projects involve an esti-
mated cost of about s5.0D0.000.
The Charities. Police. Fire. Corrections.
Finance Health. Law. Parks. and street
Cleaning are year by year increasing their
demands for funds. and the city has become
50 used 10 making large permanent i'm
pruvements IN al these departments that
there Is Attle prospect q dropping the habit.
Controller Metz more than two wears
ago put through the Boarc of Estimate and
Apportionueut resolution suspending
work on contracts. This was done on ac-
count o. the financial stringenc-. In the
last SIX months he has allowed these con
tracts 20 become again effective, with the
result that tire year 1870 VIII Eee a pro-
oession OF bond sales the same as IN years
Egone. and this is likely 20 happen even II
Judge Gaynor tries 10 make record for
economy
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
NEW HOME FOR CHILDREN.
Five Points House of Industry Obtains
Big Country Site

The Five Points House Of Industry has
bought through Douglas Robinson. Charles
, Brown d Co tract OF fifty-eight
acres two miles north Of the village Of
White Plains from the Fox Realty Com
pany. The parcel was formerly the Shell
tering Arms property. II fronts on White
Plains Road and adJoins the Knollwood
Golf Club grounds.
On the site will be erected a colony Of
cottages and large administration build
ing. Each cottage will have room for
twenty-five children.
The House OF Industry was combined
with the Children's Aid Society last sum
mer At tina: time its buildings in Worth
street. just east OF Centre street which
II had occupied for about sixty years as a
home for poor children. were taken over
by the Childrens Aid Society fo- public
school use. The children were sent 20 the
farms OF the society al Valhalla and Os-
shining. y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
LITTLE GIRLS SEE MURDERS.
Mother and Two Children Killed in
Quarrel Over Money.

Cleveland. Dec. AIRS. Josephine Man
Fino Eno TWO of her children. Annie and
Jimmie LupicG. were murdered IN the
kitchen % their home here ~ noon to-day
n a quarrel over money. Joe" Lupics. the
baby of the family. wss fatally stabbed.
Search tonight was directed toward An
tonic Msngino. husband and stepfs-ner.
who LEFT Tie house Immediately after the
tragedy.
MEngino'E alleged share IN the tragedy
was witnessed from a doorway by Angelic
Lupica. four years old. and Mary Rlt0rfTo,
q neighbOrs child. but jimmie" Lupica.
the elder boy. gave the alarm
'.Mamma's KILLED and I'm hitf'' ne cried.
running 10 the street. and then ran back
into the house IN an EFFORT 10 save the
ipes of tie other chl.--en. Ee fell dying
% the threshold
According 70 the story credited by the
police, Mrs MsnginO had sold the house
which WAS left her by her first husband.
Giuseppe Lupica. who WAS shot IN a street
dxht two years ago. Mangino hAc been out
q worx ses ssrss moutnA
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
HELD FOR SMUGGLING
Woman Arrested IN Another
"SLeeper Trunk" Case.

Smuggling by the sleeper trunk" method.
discovered on the Red Star and American
Line piers last March. was responsible for
another arrest yesterday-that OF Mrs Della
A scully. or Della A. Ryan. dressmaker.
OF No an East soth street. She was ar
raigned before United States Commissioner.
Shields. who held her in 5000 ball for ex-
animation on December IS.
Edward r. Norwood. Acting Deputy Sur
veyor. made the complaint against the
woman. who is named In that paper as
Ryan She. however. signed the name OF
Scully when she was bailed out She Is
charged with being implicated In the
smuggling of nne trunk nIled with dress
EuooA. which vas brusxtt over On thu zss-
lad, e D. ReA 0ear Ina saA osnsigns1
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

saunders & Augustine. a firm mama
"nlch the government claims is fictitious
ms Is the seventh arrest In the govern
nlen' investigation OF the sleeper trunk.
snlusshhg cases previous arrests having
oeen oased upon cases discovered after IN.
can Line oii-
her release on bail her signature on
''' ooro was carefully examined by Chieg
4.--soi 4os'oilce inspector Mayer, a handwritlpr
sApe''' VINO compared It with signatures N
his possession 4"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
HOLD ALLEGED AcoP MAKER

Frederick Muller. a bartender. who was
charged with having accepted $500 from
Charles Lewis. OF No. 33s East 5sth street.
on the promise that he would get him ap-
pointed 10 the Police Department. was ar
raigned before Magistrate Oconnor In the
West Side court yesterday morning. and
held In l-gM a&I fo- trial in the Court of
Special SeszsorxA II IN believed thai thers
are several cuncxrree In tha tzksns OF shs
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

her VIII she wrote this latter: Now. re-
member please. when you get hold OF nv
VIII. 10 strike out Mrs. Ruther,ard tn
soruhs instead the name OF the Rev. w
w Hu'herfurd. and 40 II as soon as Ie al
NV permits"
WINE de Naugrigneuse left an estate OF
coo1t S.1 sSo''eN She bequeathed SSOe0 10
oraee Church. and the same amount To
.he American Geographical Society. rhs
'- us'ee ot the estate refused % pay the
'ssaey made TO Mr.. Rutherrurd.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
GEO. CR0CKER DEAD.
Erpires after an Illness OF
Tsco Years.

George Crocker son OF the late Charles
Croker died yesterday afternoon al his
home. No. ! East Gath street. after an III
ness Of two years. With him at the end
were Mr and Mrs. William H CrockeT, OF
San Francisco. who arrived here from
abroad last month In answer 10 cable mes
sages saying that Mr.. Crockers brother
was seriously III: his sister. Mrs. Charles
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
REST FOR PACIFIC FLEET.
Has Completed It's Practice and Will
Return TO Manila To-morrow

Manila Dec. A-The United States Pa
cinc feet Rear Admiral Sebres command
Ing. has completed It's practice OF Olongapo
and will return here on Monday
General shore leave will be given ana a
series OF entertainments has been arranged
for the officers and men. The fleet viii
sail on December 10 for Chinese and jan
anese waters.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
GOULD ELL rHE BILL

uperintendent-What we want is a night
=. >.A''~h 'hat watch alert and on the
". s,- Wv TOT the slightest noise OF indica-
s,,s oI ursiars-soneoody who can sleep
not afraid te taeAls Hn,th,ns -,
seSSs1 eSSss1ss9rSt' - sssa vu ssaa ~ wa
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

2. Alexander. and her husband his nephew
H T. Crocker; his niece. Miss Jennie A
Crocker. and a cousin. Mrs. Steadman, Of
South Bend. Ind
The funeral viii be held on Tuesday. at
10 a. m. in ST. ThoInas's Church, al No.
West $50 street. The body will be taken 10
California for burial in the family vault in
the Mountain View Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

Beautiful pony coat for...........
Handsome marmot mink coat for
Genuine Eastern mink coat for.
52-inch caracul coat for Or...........
White coney coat, elegantly made,
Magnificent automobile coat for e..
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
MINISTER WINS LEGACY
VIII Get $4,000 Left by Letter Amsnd-
ing Will

appehate Division upheld yesterday
n n "' the hev. William Walton
ufu. "f Ma II East sath street. 10
. uo-mo isxHcy ierr by Nine. s.r.n 49, ~
1saaxi8neUsA. Aes9 - hs,sr - 49,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-19
Christmas Sale of Women s Handkerchiefs and Hosiery

W0men'S hand-em brOldered initial Hand 0n /
 kerchiefs, in package for ......... .AJV Women's linen initial Handkerchiefs, AA-
 six in box, for ................ .4JC Women's very sheer linen Handker- zr~
 chiefs, embroidered, 6 in box, for (OC Women's very sheer linen embroidered I cn
 Handkerchiefs, in box, for ... l.OS Women's fine sheer embroidered linen no
 Handkerchiefs, in box, for =. -. JOC Women's fine sheer embroidered linen I AO
 Handkerchiefs, ? in box, for .. 1sfJ Women's pure Silk Hose in all colors, mn
 worth $200, the pair l.VU Women s pure Silk Hose, colored em I (lE
 broidered, worth $500, the pair ..... 1.JJ Women s Silk Lise Hose in all the best Enn
 colors, the pair ~............ .OVN Women's pure Lisle Hose, worth the | mn pair, soc; special, 3 pairs for. :. A.VV