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The sun., 1910-02-25
LEGAL ARD ELEcTIOxs.
4 DcncIt or 81. 500 ana a BeneFt Per.
TOrmanee 90 Help.

At meeting Of the Legal Aid Society
yesterday afternoon in the Offices OF
Arthur Won Briesen. rs Broad street.
President Won Briesen presented the
thirty fourth annual report Of the society
for 1909. The society had a deficit OF
s.. S.sTs6s for the year. A loving cup was
presented to Mr.. Won Briesen in recogni-
ton OF his twenty years service as presi-
dent. Ii was announced that a benefit
performance OF Aida" will be given at
the Metropolitan Opera House on March
Is in behalf of the society. Last year a
similar performance brought S9O7.
The following were elected to the board
OF directors to serve until 1918: Philip j .
The sun., 1910-02-25
To asuIld House OF Terra Gotta.

The Superintendent OF Buildings in
Brooklyn has approved the plans for the
first terra Gotta dwelling to be erected in
that borough. IL will be located at Ave-
nue. and East Ninth street. Flatbush, and
owned by Lewis Drummond. Walls,
fioors and partitions are to be OF hollow
terra Gotta blocks and the exterior surface
will be covered with stucoo
The sun., 1910-02-25
Iernrne Drnn. IAbeI suIis

William Jerome's two suits for sIOO, 900
each for libel brought agcinst tbs Hearst
newspapers were discontinued yoster-
day.
The sun., 1910-02-25

Frederick r. Ksppel, who win be dean
Of Columbia College ss:er June 30, had q
visitor the other day in the otfioe in the
Low library building. where Mr.. Keppel
acts as secretary Of tho university. The
visitor, a .youngish man, congratulated
Mr. Keppel.
He did it very GRACEFULLY said Mr..
Keppel afterward. fand then rose to 20.
He stopped in the doorway and remarked.
My names Smith l simply bowed. as
II making a mental note OF that. and the
young man continued. 1 want you TO re-
member that. for Ill be in the college next
year: and it may help me- And then he
left"
The sun., 1910-02-25

An agent for piano house made
tour OF New York churches on a curious
errand.
-Iwant to buy up all the cabinet organs
that have been used in chapeis and mis-
sions to send TO country churches he
said. -Thooe churches are not bank
r,ip.. They expect TO nay almost as
much as they would pay for new organ,
provided the old instrument Is in good con-
dition The point is the congregation
wants n organ that has been used in a
New York chu-r.h. There Is q wonderful
ryotency in that phrase, New York church
organ In hanlets the country over the
little croSsryads church that can advertise
au organ from the Rev. DR.. Somebody 3
church in New York has taken a long step
toward bGslding up a dwindhng con-
Cregation.%
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
 ALMOST SUCCEEDS
R. J. HOOKS TAkESPOISON
BROODlNG OVER GUARDIAN SHIP LITIGATION, HE SWAL-
 LOWS CHLOROFORM.

In an apparent effort to carry out an alleged threat that he would die before he would give up possession of his two little half-sisters, children ot his dead father, Robert j. Hooks swallowed a quantity, supposed to be about two ounces, of chloroform, and only by heroic treatment was his life saved. The attempt at Sclf-destluc- tion occurred at A. l.. DeArmond' s boardinghousc in this city after Il o'clock last night.
 Hooks is supposed to have purchas- ed the poison at local drug store. Entering the room he and his Wife were occupying, he pulled off his coat and apparently was preparing to re- tire, but left the room few minutes later. When half hour had elapsed and he had not returned, Mrs. Hooks raised an alarm, and w. Ii. Hooks, Jr., a brother of the would-be suicide, rushed to the barn in the rear of the residence, where he found hiS-brOther lying on the ground unconscious, with an empty vial labeled chloroform at his side Mr. DeArmond made a quick run for a physician and sum- moned Dr. G. D. Dickerson, who ar rived in a few minutes, those left with the unfortunate man in the meantime doing all in their power to revive Mr. Hooks. Ten minutes later, the doctor believes, Hooks would have been beyond human aid. He was breathing six or eight times to the
 1nte and his pulse was down to 3o hen Dr. Dickerson reached him. Powerful stimulants were immediate ly administered, and the man re- sponded to the treatment, gradually recovering. although he has not yet fully regained consciousness and has been able to make no statement ex- plaining his deed.
 An effort on the part of the chil- dren's mother, Mrs. Cora Wilson, to take from him the custody of Ruth and Lille May Hooks, aged 8 and 3 years, is supposed to be the cause of Hooks attempted suicide. Mrs. Will son was the second wife of J. R. Hooks, who died about three years ago, leaving six daughters by his last marriage and several children of the former marriage. Last October the
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05
DR. BROWN MAY
 BE PRESIDENT

Little Rock, May 5.-At the meet ing of the Arkansas Medical Society last night Dr. c. w. Stiles of Wash ington, D. C., delivered very learn ed lecture on the hookworm, and ac- companied it with illustrations to show the way the germ of laziness works on the people of the south. The convention is very enthusiastic one and the address of Dr. Stiles will dc much toward advancement of the fight against the hookworm in Arkan- sas. The State Hookworm and Pel- legra Commission is also holding a meeting today.
 The technical program is being continued today with another busi- ness meeting of the council tomor. row, at which time officers will be elected. Drs. Brown of Conway ano Barry of Hot Springs are the ones mentioned for president for the com ing year.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05
SCHOOL QUESTIONS UP
SUPT. COOK URGES INTEREST IN APPROACHING SCHOOL
 ELECTIONS.

State Superintendent George b. Cook is urging the county examiners and school officials throughout the state to arouse a greater interest m the annual school election.
 The question of county uniformity of text books will be voted upon in a number of counties, and in all dis- triets a maximum 7-mill local school tax may be voted. One director will be elected in each common school dis trict and two directors in each special district.
 The question of county superln- tendency, however, can not be voted upon this year. The law provides that this question shall be submitted only on the years preceding the gen eral election The first time this question was submitted was last year at which time seven counties-Gar- land, Jackson, Lee, Crawford, Missls- sippi and Sebastian-voted for the new law. The county superintendents will be elected in these counties this fall at the general election
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05
POSTPONE ELECTION
 OF SUPERINTENDENT

On account of the absence of two members of the board, the election of a superintendent of the Conway pub lie schools was again postpored by the school board, which met last night. Directors A. J. Witt and S. G. Smith were not present at the meeting, and the other members thought it best not to take any ac- ton until the full board was present
 A motion prevailed to postpone the selection of q superintendent until May 25, or after the annual school election, but this motion was recon isdered, and the board adjourned tC meet again next Saturday night fol this purpose.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05

mother appeared Tn prODate court and asked that R. J. Hooks, the eld- est son of J. R. Hooks and half brother of Mrs. Wilson's children, be appointed the guardian of her two youngest daughters. A few weeks later she was married to Marion Will son, and about one month ago, through habeas corpus proceedings, she sought to have the two children restored to her. The petition was de- nied and the case referred to the pro- bate court, where proceedings to set aside the guardianship were brought, and the case was set for trial yester- day, but was continued until today on account of the absence of Probate Judge R. J. Lea.
 In her petition to set aside the guardianship, Mrs. Wilson alleged that she was coerced by Hooks into petitioning for his appointment as the guardian of her two daughters; that she was allowed to visit them and had not seen them since last October ; that the children were being taught not to respect and love her, and that since her second marriage she was now able to care for them and want ed them restored to her.
 Since the first effort to take the children from him, Hooks is said to have brooded constantly over the matter. Although he is married and has children of his own, he is said ment for his sisters of whom he is also a foster-father, and to have de- clared he would never permit them to be taken from him. When the case was first tried under the habeas cor pus proceedings about one month ago, about 35 neighbors to the parties were brought here as witnesses, and nearly all of them testified that Mrs. Wilson was not a proper person to have the guardianship of the chil- dren.
 It is stated that Hooks was haunt ed by the fear that the court would set aside his guardianship and order the children restored to their mother and that he has recently often threatened to end his life. Brooding over the matter all day yesterday while he was here awaiting the courts decision, he swallowed fatal dose in an effort t O put an end to his trouble
 ! Although Hooks was of course un- able to appear in court this morning he was regarded as being out of i'm mediate danger, and the trial of the case was taken up. The excitement occasioned by the attempted suicide and the intense feeling of the parties l in the case was too much for Myrtle Hooks, 16-year-old daughter of Mrs Wilson and sister of the children over whom the litigation is being had and she fell in faint at the court room soon after the case had been called. She was carried to the homo of Jailer Jo Harrison and soon re- covered.
 This afternoon the attorneys for Mrs. Wilson filed an amendment to their petition, in which they urge Hooks attempted suicide as an evi- dence that he is mentally unsound and therefore unfit to be the chil- dren's guardian. The amended pe- tition also alleges that the respond ent is not a Christian, but is a mem- Der of the church of the Latter Day Saints.
 Hooks attorneys contended that the petitioner had no right to bring new issues in the case after most of the evidence had been taken, and this question is being argued before the court this afternoon. /
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05
RANKS WITH THE BEST.

It looks like Arkansas is to furnish one of the bishops of the M. E. church, south, and that Rev. Stone wall Anderson, late president of Hen dirk college, is to be the man. That will tickle the Methodists of Arkan- sas and please every citizen of the state. In scholarship and oratory Dr. Anderson ranks with the best of them.-Paragould Soliphone.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05

Miss Ethel Sevier of Little Rocl is visiting Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Dur ham.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05

Legal blanks for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-05
Clarinet Solo

Usual Picture subjects. The whole program is good. Come and see it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-12
DYNAMITE FIEND PUTS
EXPLOSIVE ON TRACK.

Monticello Mimi, March 12.-That
a deliberate attempt was made yester-
day to blow Great Northern train to
pieces was brought to light when w.
M. Collins, section boss, discovered
sixteen sticks of dynamite between
the rails opposite the old Mealey home
stead, about one-half mile east of the
Monticello depot.
The dynamite was brought into town
and an examination proved that 1t was
the real article. A terrible rail dis
aster would undoubtedly have resulted
but for the fact that the explosive
froze before a train passed over it.
The discovery was made about noon
Wednesday and in the opinion of rail-
road men but two trains subjected
themselves to the danger. one a freight
train and the other the local passenger
east bound, which is due here at 1897
a. m.
Railroad detectives are now investi-
eating, but have no tangible clue ex-
cept the fact that the west-bound train
on wednesday morning slowed up near
the point where the dynamite was
found and let off stranger who car
ried a big black valise. Who this man
was and his destination are matters
which the detectives are now endeav-
oring to determine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-12

ploration business. In all OF these
years. with the exception OF one trip
to the north, he has drawn his pay as
an offlcer in the United States navy.
It would seem, In view Of these facts,
that Uncle Sam. has prior claim to
any proofs or any other information
he may have as to the result of any
Of his explorations.
There are many people who ques-
tion that Peary actually reached the
pole. He may have thought he did
or he may have believed that he was
justified in thinking he did--or he may
have been actuated by most any mo-
tive. The majority of people have
never exactly liked the way he came
out of the north last summer and be-
gan a campaign of vituperation of
Cook, although later events apparently
proved Cook the biggest humbug of
the centuries.
Practically all the proof Peary has
is his own word and the data he
claims to have, exactly the same sort
of a foundation on which Cook stood.
Now, when the government that has
given him leave OF absence for the
better part of a quarter of century,
and which has allowed his pay to go
on while he has been out of the SER
vice, asks him for his proofs-he re-
fuses point blank because Of a con-
tract he made with a private con-
Germ in the few days after he had
completed his work. Surely, a thor
oughly conscientious man would have
made some provision with even the
most exacting publisher: for some such
contingency. He ought to have known
that Uncle Sam has many OF the
qualities OF the man from Missouri
and must be shown.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-12
new CORPORATIONS
Secretary BIaisdeII Has Issued Char
tiers to Number Of Now State
Concerns.

I Alfred Blaisdell, secretary Of state,
has issued charters to the following
corporations:
\ Ward Ceunty-Internat Com
-mercial club, Portal, ". D.; capital,
none; incorporators, A. G. Paterson,
r, A. Nelson, A. N. Olson and others,
all Of Portal, N. d.
Stampede Lumber Co, Stampede;
capital stock, $4,000; incorporators,
Verne Wells, o. Il. Bosness, Stampede,
and James Murphy, Portal, N. d.
Burke Abstract Co., Bowbells, N. D.:
capital stock, $4,000; incorporators.
A. b. Bickford, w. L. Doe, w. HI.
Clarke and others of Bowbells, N. d.
The Savings Investment Co., Mi
not, N. D.; capital sto 100000; all
Of Minot.
Richland County--M. w. A. Hall as
ISOLATION, Dwight, N. D.. incorpora-
tors, o. B. Friswold, Oscar Otterson
and Chris Anderson, Dwight, N. d.
Mutual Mercantile Co, Abercrombie,
N. D.; capital stock, $4,000; incorpor-
ators. Iver A. Casperson, Anton T..
Anderson. Charley /. Olson, Walcott,
N D.. and others.
Bowman County-The Midway
Saltwater Farmers Telephone Co.,
Saltwater; capital stock, SOS 900; in
corporators, M G. Mosegaard, H. r.
Anderson. Scranton N. D.; George
Silvius, Buffalo Springs, N. D., and
others.
Gascoyne Lumber Co.: capital stock,
$4,000; incorporators F. w. Lamb,
Sank Center. Mimi, and N. E. Buck
man, L. VI. Skoglund, Gascoyne, N. d.
Benson County4-H. rfftingsrud Co.,
Leeds, N. d. capital stock $4,000;
incorporators, FL. Piltingsrud, o. S.
Gunderson, all OF Leeds, N. D.
Ramsey County-Gram Construc-
ton Co., Devils Lake, N. D.; capital
stock, $4,000. incorporates, valde-
mar Gram, Milford H. Graham, Hans
P. Jensen and others of Devils Lake,
N. D.
Sheridan County-Goodrich Tele-
phone and Electrical Co; capital stock,
10000; ihcorporators, c., e. MoRey-
nolds, Emil n. Jassmann and John M.
Jassmann, Goodrich, N. d.
Walsh County-The. Lanlxin Land
Co.; capital stock, $4,000; incorpora-
tors, S. B. OVERLY c. g. Gaarder, H.
N, Johnson, all of .Lank.n, N. D.
williams County-The w. H. Dixon
Lumber Co., Tioga, n. D.: capital
stock, $4,000; incorporators, w H.
Dixon, Carl Stevenson and II. f. Burns
all of Tioga, N. d. ..
cass comprehension Creamery
Co. increased capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-12

two years, who would be willing to
ask their own neighbors to endorse
them at q county convention, and IL
defeated they would go home and
never think more about 1t and IL norni-
mated would be elected and fill the
position with credit But under the
present primary system OF nomination
no one will ever know that they were
candidates even in their own minds.
Devils Lake Journal: There is con-
sternation again among the insur-
gent office-seeking brigade; this time
because Judge Engerud has announced
his candidacy for United States sena-
tor with good prospects of easily put
ting Gronna in the has-been class.
And 1t Is also said they show signs of
restlessness for fear General Erich will
conclude to be a candidate for gov
ernor. The troubles of our republican
brethren are not lours, for which we
are thankful.
Bismarck Settler: w. M. House, of
Wyndmere, who is a candidate for Sec
rotary of state, is attracting great
deal of attention from a number of
state papers. He is a veteran Of the
civil war, being the youngest mem
Der CT Sumner Post. AS a useful
member of his county, he held the
position of superintendent Of schools
for ten years and has always been
energetic in the development of the
state. The republican party is we'll
represented by such strong man as
Mr.. House.
Grafton Republican: The insurgents
are the most ungrateful and irrespon-
sible bunch of pie counter politicians
ever holding the boards in North Da-
kota. Last winter they insisted on
U. L. Burdick, the Munich banker, an
nouncing himself. as a candidate for
congress and after Mr.. Burdick had
gratified their wishes they insisted on
his withdrawal from the race. 1t would
serve the bunch right If Burdick
stuck as a candidate and skinned" the
whole outfit. Burdick is too big a
man to hobnob with such a gar : of
tricksters, anyway.
Mimic Journal: McCumber's federal
grain inspection bill is before the agri-
cultural committee, and of course is
being opposed strenuously by the
boards Of trade and wheat ring, and
to make a go of it seems impossible
at this time, especially considering the
big bunch of legislation that is await
ing action. Surely the time is coming
when law of his kind will be en-
acted, but 1t is hard gang to buck
these grain manipu-ators. and it will
have to wait a more opportune time.
In the meantime farmers are Help-
ing matters whole lot by the estab-
lishment of cooperative elevators
throughout the state, and have al
ready accomplished much in the way
of getting out of the clutches Of the
ring. When terminal houses and faciI-
tiles shall be secured, more will come
to the farmers in the way of a square
deal in the measuring of their grain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-12
TO HELP GIRLS.

There are two movements in Fargo
now to provide suitable boarding
houses and homes for young girls who
come to Fargo either to the schools
and colleges Or for employment ia
stores, offices and elsewhere ~
The Y. w. c. A. which has been or
ganized for several months and was
the outgrowth Of the Young Women's
club in the Edwards block, is one of
the factors. This organization had the
basement Of the Walker Bros. & Har-
dy block but finds the quarters made
quate. The officials have rented the
fifth floor of the N. d. Improvement
Co.'s new block, next door to the Y.
M. c, A. and will establish a restau-
rant and also furnish about twenty
five rooms for young ladies. -.
1t is estimated the meals will cost
about 20 cents each on an average.
The rooms will be rented at reasonable
rates. The officers are now soliciting
funds to furnish the new rooms. 1t is
understood they want to raise about
$4,000.
The Boarding House association is
another organization which has been
started recently for the purpose of
providing a safe place for young ladies.
The christian ladies behind this move
ment are those who believe the Y. w.
G. A. has its duties distinct from the
boarding house features. They have
been endorsed at some public meetings
addressed by prominent speakers.
They have also been assured the. CO.
operation of the commercial club.
1t is the purpose of this organization
to provide CHEEKY reading and visiting
rooms and dining room and dormitory
privileges. They estimate they can
give both board and room--if fifty
girls can be secured--at "a per week.
1t is estimated this association will
need about $500.
1t has been held that there is a
duplication of energy and effort and
that the Y. w. c. A. can conduct the
work without the Boarding House
association. .l.,
On the other hand the people behind
the boarding house movement point
to the fact that there are 1000 girls
coming to Fargo for employment and
for schools and that there are dorni-
tory privileges for something like one
tenth that number. If these figures
are anywhere near accurate, even
half way so, it looks as IL there is a
big field for both organizations.
The Forum feels that both can ac-
complish al great deal OF good and
hopes each will succeed in the great
work they have undertaken. The Y.
w. G. A Is more OF general organi-
xation, covers a larger field. The
Boarding House association proposes
90 confne itself entirely to one line,
to specializing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-12
North Dakota Political Gossip

Devils Lake Journals The MARSHALL
Gronnay senatorial combination, which
was launched with such a flourish Of
trumpets--so long ago that people are
glad to forget it--would not appear
any fiatter If 1t had fallen from the
top of the Washington monument.
Cooperstewn Courier: Senator Nc
Cumber and Congressman Hanna and
Gronna are doing the best they can
to get an increase of pay for the rural
carriers. The carriers deserve better
pay and The Courier hopes that when
the big postoffice appropriation bill
gets through It will carry with IL an
appropriation for this purpose.
Grafton Republican,: The insur-
gent elimination committee, which met
in Valley City last week tried to
eliminate B. @. Skulason OF Grand
Forks from the race for congress, but
this gentleman absolutely refuses to
be eliminated and viii stick to the
very last. AS Skulason and Helgesen
are from the same part of the state
they did not think 1t was advisable
to have two candidates from the same
locality and therefore the first named
gentleman had to be eliminated They
never for one moment took into con-
sideration his fitness for the Office or
that he is one of the brightest and
best posted men in the state. No,
such a small matter was not worth
considering. Bhrdick and Skulason
should now meet and eliminate the
rest of the bunch---they would have
just as much right to.
Pembina Pioneer Express: An edi-
torial in The Minneapolis Journal
points, out that the primary law has
proven in practice, that instead OF Civ
Ing everybody an opportunity TO be-
come candidate that it really only
gives the rich man a chance, because
of the cost of carrying on a primary
campaign, which under the old con-
vention system was seldom necessary.
The Herald while trying to combat
this view only arrives at the
conclusion that while 1t is true, 1t iS
poor argument against the system
which will take years to get on
proper working basis. But can The
Herald or anyone else suggest any
working basis for this particular
fault? Isn't 1t inherent in the very
principle?
primary nomination necessarily
involves the same labor and Expense
as does the ensuing election after
wards. ....-.
There are scores of good men who
would be willing to accept a nomina-
ton at the. hands Of a convention, who
would not care to place themselves in
the position of seeking such a nominal
ton before the people and even IL they
did would still hesitate a long time
before thy would risk time, labor,
money and above all the chagrin of
public defeat. Just at this moment
there are a score of good men in this
county who would like to get a posi-
ton in county Office for the ensuing