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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-13
THBNrY-THIRD
ANNUAL MEETING,

Twenty-third Annual Meeting Of
the N. D. E. A. Great Sue
cess. Supt. Smith Chosen
President For 1910.
The twenty third a n n u a
meeting of the North Dakota
Educatl n al A ssoci tion
which convened in Minot was
in many ways the most inter
estlng and successful session
the association has ever known
Minot, in spite of the doubts
in the minds of many and the
contrary, showed herself capa-
bic of entertaining all who at
tended and spared no efforts in
doing her part towards making
the meeting success.
The reception rendered the
members of the association ON
Wednesday evening by the
Commercial Club and citizens
of Minot was a most pleasant
social affair and did much to
create in all who attended a
feeling of good fellowship. The
program consisted of addresses
by A. w. Tracey, president of
the Minot Commercial Club;
President Arthur LIE Seur of
the city commission; supt. w.
l.. Stockwell and w. l.. Seesly
president of the Iowa State
Teachers College, Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa and several we'll Sc.
lected musical members.
The general sessions of the
association all of which were
held In Jacobson's o pc r a
House were the scenes of some
W a MI y contested debates.
This was especially true when
the question of where the next
meeting should be held was
brought up. Supt. Hoves of
of the Fargo Public Schools
and Prof. w. f. Willard of the
Agricultural College where
there to extend to the associa-
ton an invitation to come to
Fargo in 1910, while Dep. State
Supt. Taylor reinforced by
Supt. Berg of Dickinson and
Supt. Lorrin of Morton county
together with a mighty army
of teachers from the lope
counties contended that Bis
m arek was entitled to the
meeting in 1910. Pres. McFar-
land of Valley City could see
no reason why a compromise
would not be the wise thing
and 80 wanted to leave the
matter with a committee of
three. Several new measures
were suggested in connection
wi t h choosing the place of
meeting, most m port tan t
among " h i c h was the one
which provided that the city
seeking the meeting should
make a guarantee of two-hun-
dred paid memberships. This
was adopted without serioas
objection. The West won out
and the next meeting will be
held at Bismarck on such Pa
cific date between Oct. 18th
and Nov. 18th 1910 as the exc
cutive committee shall desig.
nate.
When the matter of election
of officers came before the as
sociation Supt. Smith seemed
to be the unanimous choice
for::the presidency. The other
officers elected were; first vice
president, Miss Minnie Nelson
of Barnes County; second vice
president. Miss Eula ]. Miller,
of Fargo: secretary, Clyde r.
Travis of the Mayville Normal; !;
treasurer, Clarence Ellithorpe
of Williston.
The meeting as a " h o 1 e
marked the beginning of an
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-13
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL

Wll GVUNCll
Regular Meeting ofthe Wahpston
City Oo1ncil Was Held Jan.
8, 1910.
Regular meeting of the Wah-
peton City Council Jan. 3, 1910.
Meeting called to ord e r by
Mayor Eberly. Alderman pres.
ent, Hess, Fredericks, Forkuer,
Voves, Robinson, Gillen, Pes.
chel and Albrecht. Minutes of
last regular meeting read and
approved.
Motion carried that the fin.
ance committee be instructed
to audit the waterworks super.
intendents books.
Quarterly reports of Justice
Jurgenson and Justice Dow
presented and motion carried
to refer same to the finance
committee.
City Attorneys report on wa
ter rate for Indian School pre-
sented and motion carried to
place same on file.
Motion carried that the mat
ter of water rates for the Indian
School be referred to the water
supply committee to corre-
spond with the proper authori-
ties in regard to the same.
Motion carried that the wa
ter supply committee be auth
orized to establish a temporary
rate where meters are INSTALL
ed.
Motion carried that the water
supply committee be instruct.
ed to make needed repairs at
pump house.
Motion carried that bill of
John Richards of $3.50 be re-
terred to J. Voves with pow.
er to act.
Motion carried that hill of w.
Krause of 1926 be referred to
w. ]. Deitz with power to act.
Motion carried that bills as
follows be allowed and ordered
paid out of h e respected
funds.
GENERAL FUND
w. ]. Deitz cash adv. $51.O8
John Hart, Rent Sept. 1
December 21st 1909. 6O.OO
Germania Hose Co. attend.
ing 6res 1890
VIM. White Lumber Co.
Lumber 81
Northern Light Ell. Co.
Lights $269.36
Citizens National Bank
January rent $500
Joseph Voves, salary 24.OO
Matt Gillen, salary 1000
Nick Fredericks, salary 24.OO|
w. L. Forkner, salary 24.OO|
Wm. Hess, salary 24.OO|
w. Robinson, salary 1900
Theo. Albrecht, salary 1900
N. Peschel, salary 2O.OO|
R. V. McMicheal. 6 months
salary chief fire dept. 5000
Ed. Hartwell, salary 1000
John Donovan, salary 5000
w. ]. Deitz, salary 6O.OO|
Gustav Schuler, salary 2O.83|
Chas. Youngquist. salary $500
w. K. Purdon, salary $25.
Sundries 1888 28.53|
Joseph Votova, labor 4.OS|
John Maresh, labor 4.8O
WATERWORKS FUND
N. p. r. r. Co., freight ss.40|
168.lO|
John Maresh, Labor 1850
Joseph Votova, Labor $50
Venzel Stovik, Labor leo
G. L. Parkhill, cash adv. 7.85|
Zenith Furnace Co.. coal 4Os.69
Herman Junge, salary 60.OO
Thos. McCabe, salary 6O.ON
G. L. Parkhill. salary $500
Matt Hamerlik, salary $500
Motion carried that the wa.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-13
THE REAL
"CARRIE" APPEARS
Temperance Workers Did Not
Turn Out to Hear Carrie
Nations Address.

When the bill. boards gave
forth the information that Car
RE tNation would be at the
Opera House Saturday. night
Tsome of the people thought 1t
was a show of some kind that
laid claim to this title.
Others said they did not wish
to hear a crank fanatic or in.
sane person. When the curtain
rose the real Carrie stepped
forth, only a small audience
greeted her. Most of the peo.
pie interested in temperance
work and all of the ministers
of the town were conspicuous
by their absence.
Dressed in a black satin prin.
cess dress old fashioned cap
much worn by old ladies in the
south, sixty-four years old, o
such a face the face of Crom-
we'll General Scott orMrs. Sam
uels, (nother of Jessie James,,
above medium height, a head
very wide between the ears,
full chin, mouth drawn down
at the corners which often
! raised in a peculiar smile, a
mile that would greet a friend
d. defy a foe. Her speech was
slow and deliberate and some
times halting with her eyes on
the ceiling as though deep in
thought, che makes no pre-.
tence of being scholar. She
speaks with a southern accent
and uses many words not often
heard this far north.
Born in Kentucky, moved to
Texas. buried her husband in
a drunkards grave at the age
of %, moved to Kansas, became
interested in w. c. T. U. work
at the age of 40 and became
prison evangelist where she
made the discovery that ninety
per cent of the young men in
jaiLwas there from drink.
How she mashed 'em, was
1her subject. justitying h e r
cause in the destruction of
property by an argum ent that
God was the author of natural
law, giving all mothers right
to defend their ) oung, illustrat-
ing by a cows defense of her
calf or a bantom hens defense
of her chichens regardless of
the size of the attacking party.
1 thought a mother had the
same right to defend her chill
dren against the saloon that
attacked both soul and body.
In Kiowa Kansas on the Dor.
der of Indian territory (about
as lawless a place as there is
in the United States) " a .
VIII ere she first done the
smashing act, not with a hatch
ket but with stones she put six
aaloons out OF business aud
hA all she threw at. She first
appe a e d to the Constable
county attorney, district attor-
ney and last q personal visit to
the Governor and then decided
like Miles Standish that "if you
wasn't anything we'll done you
had better do it yourself"
Ske has been in jail 81 times
Laid on a stone floor in the
Witchitaw Jail, sick for 22 days,
denied a pillow not even a
physician allowed to see her, a
maniac on one side and cigar
cite fiends on the otherside.
While in this Jail she saw a
vision of two serpents, one with
head the Republican party,
the other q serpent without a
head, the Democratic party.
That the Republican party was
the author of every law in the
United States favoring the
lis6or trade. Roosevelt 10 q
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
GOVERNOR FORT HOST
Senator Freinghuysen Urges
Generous Policy for Park.
by Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Lakewood, n. J., Jan. Ex-Governor Fort
was the host at luncheon at the Laurel
House to-day for the members of the new
Legislature, nearly all Of whom were pres
ent.
There was plenty Of speech making, but
it was all in a lighter vein, save, perhaps,
the words OF Joseph S. Frelinghuysen,
President OF the Senate, who discussed some
OF the large projects which are now in
teresting the people of New Jersey, espe-
cialIy the improvement of the Palisades
Interstate Park, as outlined in Governor
Hughes's message yesterday.
Senator Frclinghuysen spoke Of the large
improvements. having in view the future
of the state. which have been launched
since Mr.. Fort has been Governor. He
told of the inland waterways and the ocean
boulevard and the proposed enlargement of
the Palisades Park.
"The improvement of the park. as out
lined in the message Of Governor Hughes
yesterday" he said, means much to New
Jersey, for our state will practically be the
gateway TO this splendid stretch of park
land. New jersey should provide its share
OF money to help the project for the re-
suits that will be attained are invaluable.
We should not be parsimonious. An appro-
priation of $4,000 can be safely made, and
If the burden is too much for one year, II
can be given in yearly instalments or
$4,000"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
SING SING RELIEF DEFERRED.
State Has Already Expended About
S300000 on Bear Mountain Site.

Albany Jan. eff the Legislature de-
cides to abandon the site of the new state
prison at Bear Mountain, Rockland Coun-
ty, in order TO accept the gift Of a ten
thousand-acre tract OF land In Orange and
Rockland counties from Mrs. Mary w
Hartman, widow OF Edward II. Harri-
man, and contributions of money from
Mrs Hartman and others ageregating
81, ,625 600 for park purposes, as recommend
ed by Governor Hughes, the state authori-
ties are looking forward to no little diff
Guilty in securing another available place
for the new $4,000 structure which 1t is
purposed to erect to take the place of Sing
Sing prison.
The Rockland County site cost the state
$4,000, and altogether the commission hav-
ing the matter in charge has expended
about s2S5,Oo0 in making ready for the new
building.
The abandonment of the Bear Mountain
site will mean a delay of probably two
years in sufficiently relieving the over
crowded condition of Sing Sing prison 1t
is expected that the new Great Meadows
prison. at Comstock. Washington County,
will be completed in q few months and
that will reduce the population OF Sing
Sing by about 200. ---r-.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
LOST WILL" NOT ADMITTED.
Probate of Copy of Mrs. Stenton's g Al
legged Testament Denied.

Surrogate Thomas handed down a de-
cision yesterday declining to admit to pro-
bate the "lost WiIl'' of Mrs Louise NJ
Stenton. the aged woman whose daughter
Mrs. Alice Kinnan. was found murdered in
1906 ON the veranda of her home, in The
Bronx. The proponent of the alleged will
was Burton w. Gibson, a Brooklyn lawyer,
who had acted as Mrs Stenton's confiden-
tial attorney.
T. Percy McElroy, who was named as
residuary legatee, Joined in the application
for the probate of the will. Mrs. Stenton
by this will left a life interest in her prop
erty to her daughter. Mrs. Kinnan, and
upon her death McElroy was to receive the
bulk OF the estate.
After Surrogate Thomas had concluded
the trial of the will contest, which was
brought by ten of Mrs. Stenton's nephews
nieces. grandnephews and grandnieces,
Cleveland & Cleveland, attorneys for Nc
Elroy, asked to be permitted to reopen the
case and permit Gibson and another wit
ness to supply further testimony as 10 the
'lost WILL" an alleged copy of which had
been put in evidence. Surrogate Thomas
permitted the affidavit of the other wit
ness. who was Gibson's stenegrapher to be
placed on the record. observing that fur
ther oral testimony was unnecessary
His decision yesterday declared that 1.-THE
facts as 10 the execution or loss of the al
legged propounded paper were unproven and
unsustained." previously stating that ''be-
cause of Gibson's interest in the endeavor
of McElroy to submit further evidence
their evidence is to be received with eau
ton"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
LABOR TESTIMONY
Committee InUestigating EN-
plOyers' Liability Holds Sessions

The legislative commission which viii
consider employers liability and causes OF
Industrial accidents. unemploymsDt. lack
of farm labor and kindred subjects heard a
full day of testimony in three sessions yes
terday. All manner OF technical detail was
given by experts and others representing
certain interests
Professor Frederick r. Hutton. OF Co
lumbia University. and connected with the
Museum of Sanitation and Safety. sx-
planned the value of exhibiting devices to
prevent industrial accidents. He recon-
mended a ss.0O0Ooo museum. with an an
nual support of $4,000 TO s4O.OOo
The present liability law came ia for
long discussion at the hands Of George W.
AIger, author Of several works ON the sub
ject. One point he emphasized was ths
elimination from the present law Of the
fellow werkmen's negligence clause He
advocated more stress being laid on the
''Tisk-assumption'' portion OF the act
l. Schram. chairman of the labor depart
ment OF the United States Brewers Asso-
ciation. which employs fifty Thousand msas
recommended to the commission the estab-
lishment of common fund, supported by
the employer. the emplOye and the state.
from which money could be drawn in case
OF death or sickness
The next speaker was Miles NJ Dawson,
attorney for the striking shirtwaist makers.
who made a detailed and technical state
ment of the German system Of compulsory
insurance societies. a system which he
would like to see adopted here.
Morris Hilquit. W. j. Ghent. president OF
the Rand School and Nicholas AIeiaikoff
spoke for the socialists, who are unalterably
opposed to the present liability law. Among
those representing labor was James L. Ger
nom, chairman OF a conference of all
the central labor organizations OF greater
New York Both the socialists and the la
Dor people want cOmpensatiOa plan
The socialists. who class workmen as
those receiving less than ST. annually,
desire to have a disabled workman paid 60
per cent of his wages. and his family not
less than 81, 400 in case OF death. This is
based on a salary minimum of $500 an
nually; while the labor party, which also
recommends 65 per cent in case of dis
ability, thinks dead mans family should
receive four years salary at minimum OF
$3.50. this being the low cost of living IN
New York City Both parties are opposed
to any employees subscribing to a common
Insurance fund, and consider il impossible
to so repair the present law that the pres
ent average manning and killing of thirty
to thirty-five thousand soldiers of industry
will be reduced to a much lower figure.
One of the speakers, Dr. Thomas R.
Crews, Of WappingeF's Falls, n. Y, drew
an appalling picture of conditions in a GER
tain print mill, and said the conditions
there were not only medieval. but that
peonage and slavery existed only paralleled
in the South befoTeA the war"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
ATTACKSPRESIDENT
Norris Alleges Deal zcith Can
non-Speaker ON Regularity,

Washington, Jan. 6.-"The insurgent Re-
publicans of the House are not intimidated
by the action of the administration in
Withholding patronage from them. and are
not scared into silence by any apparent
combination of President Taft and Speaker
Cannon" said Representative Norris, of
Nebraska, one of the leading insurgents of
the House to-day. Mr.. Norris resented
stories that the insurgents were lying
down" under edict of the administration.
Mr.. Norris criticised President Taft for the
alleged action of the administration in
singing out insurgent Representatives for
punishment.
President Taft is making a grave mis-
take by aiding Cannon in this way, and
1 want to say so unhesitatingly." continued
MIR. Norris. 81 do not object nor do any
of the insurgents object, as far as know.
to the withholding of patronage from us.
But I denounce this singing out of the
men who have opposed Cannon and the
House organization for an inhietion of
punishment. How can the President say
that we are opposed to his policies and de-
clare that we are to be punished for 1t
when We have not opposed his policies in
any way? We do not, in fact, know yet
what Mr.. Tafts policies are to be. We
have not even received his messages upon
several important subjects. Stil, We have
been punished. Postmaster General Hitch
cock has admitted that we are being dis
criDlinated against right now, although we
have done absolutely nothing to merit 1t,
excepting to oppose Cannon and the House
machine.
THE fight of the insurgents in the House
will continue against Speaker Cannon and
the House rules which he personifies. We
will not. however. oppose any policy of the
President SO long as II is Republican doc
trine"
Speaker Cannon called at the White
House to-day and had few minutes talk
with President Taft. After some coax
ing on his way out the Speaker made
few remarks concerning the doctrine OF
party regularity.
My test of regularity in politics, church,
finance or family" he said. lis co-opera-
tion harmony. l am a great believer in
caucus-the wicked caucus. Get together
and fight out the differences there, and,
If you are licked. come back and fight
again. We can't all have our way in this
world We do not have our way. no mat
ter how big or high We may be- The manly
man gives and takes, fights or yields, as he
thinks best for his cause. l haven't much
patience with these men who are wiser
than all the other fellows put together.
and whose views are Interchangeable. 1 al
ways feel that man of that sort has no
business in an organization. If he can't
fight it out in party ranks and yield if he
is beaten, then he had better go out and
join the enemy or, better still. form an
organization of his own.
but all this is chestnutty, boys" con-
tinued the Speaker, "the worst sort of
chestnuts. But 1 want it understood that
/ did not mention this subject to the Presi-
dent or he to me- l am not trying to run
his buSineSSn
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
STEEL CASE TO TAFT.
Il. r. of L. Presents Charges
4 g0inst the Trust.

Washington Jan. 6.--The American Fed
Grafton of Labor. through committee
headed by Samuel GOmpArs, James O'Con-
nell and other union leaders. to-day carried
its fight against the United States Steel
Corporation to President Taft. The COM
mittee presented TO the President q formal
paper in which they set forth fourteen diff
ferent charges of illegality against the
Steel Corporation and asked for an immedi-
ate investigation of the so-called trust,
which they assert is operating in defiance
of the United States statutes. The Presi-
dent promised to take the matter up with
the Secl etary of Commerce and Labor and
with Labor Commissioner Neill.
The first charge against the Steel Corpora
ton is that it is an illegal combination ex-
listing in defiance of the Sherman antitrust
law. The labor leaders say that IL the
government officials will, as they have done
in the cases of the Standard oil Company
and the Tobacco Trust. present to a COM
petent court the facts concerning the Steel
Corporation. decision against the corpora
ton logically would follow.
IT is charged that the steel corporation
mot only degrades labor by low wages and
a twelve-hour work day. but denies a day
of rest by enforcing work seven days in the
week.; that 1t ''tyrannically prevents the
organization of its workers to elevate the
standard of living. and suppresses and pre-
vents free speech and public meetings"
that it "boycotts American Tabor and has
enforced DEGREES of banishment from COM
munities where il dominates"
In closing II is charged that the steel
corporation 'is organized illegally. DOM
inant and defiant, with no respect for legal
right and human right and with brutal In
difference as to human capacity for endur-
ance and for deaths and injuries OF its
toilers. and that its continued existence and
methods are menace not only TO labor.
but 10 the business men outside OF its bane-
full power and influence"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
D4PIS SEEKS PLACE,
Demand for Finance Commit
tee Head Disturbs Leaders.
IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]


Albany, Jan. 6.-The prominent part taken
by Senator Cobb in bringing about the
naming Of Senator Aids majority leader
has not assured him the Craftsmanship of
The Senate Finance Committee without a
fight. Buffalo has come forward with Wig
orous claims 10 the place, and Lieutenant
Governor White and Senator Aids are
puzzling 10 ind way out Of the difficulty
It has been considered d part of the gen
eral organization arrangement that Cobb
should succeed TO ALds's place at the head
Of the Finance Committee, and j. Mayhem
Wainwright, Of Westchester, to Cobb's
craftsmanship of the Railroads Committee.
Senator HIll, Of Buffalo. was ranking mem
Der of the Finance Committee, and at once
asserted his claim TO the Craftsmanship.
Report says he met scant courtesy. There
upon Senator Davis. who in point of ser
vice is the senior Republican Senator de-
clared that If Hill couldn't have the place
he intended 10 get it. He served notice on
Senator Aids and Lieutenant Governor
White that ne was entitled TO that place by
any logic which entitled Aids to the ma
5ority leadership and intended TO make a
hard fight for it. It is not known here 10
what extent Senator Davis s-has the support
Of Fred Gretner, his political chief
Greiner was against the selection of Aids
as president pro teGnpore.
Speaker Wadsworth began to-day his task
OF appOrtioning committee places. No an
nouncemenJs VIII be made until next week
j is believed that Robert S. Conklin. of
New York win succeed Beverly r. Robin
son on the Rules Committee. the appoint
ment, it is said, being in the nature OF a
reward for his stand against direct pri-
Tnarics.
Assemolyman Whitley, OF Monroe, prao-
rlcally is assured Of the Craftsmanship of
tHe Cities Committee, although Warren Lee
of Brooklyn, is making a hard fight for the
place. Mr.. Gray, of st. Lawrence, prob
ably viii be made chairman OF the Codes
Committee. leaving vacant the chairman
ship Of the Excise Committee which Mr.
Lowman. Of Elmira. wishes TO take.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
BRIDE COMMITS SUICIDE.
Homesickness Believed to Have Caused
Young Wife's Act.

Mrs. Emily Fox, of No. 1919 Brook ave-
nue.. The Bronx. a bride of six days. COM
mitted suicide yesterday by inhaling illuTnin-
atins gas in the kitchen of the two-reom
flat which she and her husband, John Fox.
an electricians helper, occupied. The po-
lice believe the young bride killed herself
because of homesickness for her family IN
Sheffield. England. whence she came here
to marry Fox -vO weeks ago The young
woman left nothing TO explain her act
Other occupants of the house traced the
odor of gas TO the Fox rooms. which they
broke in and found the woman sitting In a
chair in her night clothes. with a gas tube
fastened in her mouth by string and
towel wrapped around her head. The
woman was dead.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
SCOTT GETS ONTARIO COUNTY
Senate Candidate Routs Opponents of
Direct Primaries at Canandaigua.
IRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Canandaigua. y. y, Jan. e-RoyaI r.
Scott. candidate for Senator in the 42d Dis
tricr 20 E1cceed the late Senator John
Raines. to-day carried the Ontario County
convention, at Canandaigua. The oppo-
nents 10 direct primaries were completely
routed and on the first ballot Mr.. Scott
secured enough votes to send him TO Ge-
neva Saturday strongly indorsed.
II is figured tonight that Mr.. Scott will
have four Wayne County delegates and
probably three from Yates County besides
his nine Ontario delegates This will give
him sixteen out Of possible twenty four
eld the nomination