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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
DEFECTS IN
TAX system
Inherent Say Experts After
Years Study
TAX MAPS FOR REAL ESTATE
UNIFORM LISTING OF REAL Es-
TATE UNDER TWO HEADS
VALUE OF LAND AND VALUE
OF IMPROVEMENTS SAID TO BE
ONLY PROPER WAY.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. THAT the
failure of the general property tax is
due to inherent defects of the theory,
is the conclusion of a committee of
the causes of failure of such tax after
a years investigation, the report be-
ing made to the International Tax as
ISOLATION convention today.
The committee on uniform cIassil
fication of real estate reported that a
fair and accurate assessment of real
estate will be promoted by the adop-
tion of tax maps and the classified
ton of real estate as presented in the
report of committee on uniform list
ing of real property under two heads
of value of land" and value OF i'm
provements" and that the rule of list
ing real property values in New York
City is the best adapted for securing
an equitable assessment.
A round table" discussion followed
the committee reports.
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Had Given Sensational Test
mony in Browne Case
TRIAL is NEARING The END
p. n, KELLEY WHO TESTIFIED
THAT HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCT
ED BY WAYMAN TO "TREAT
BEcKEMEYER FIGHT" NOW
FACES CHARGE OF PERJURY.

Chicago, Ills, Sept. 1.-The last wit
ness in the trial Of Lee C'Neil Browne,
charged with bribing Representative
White to vote for VIM. Lorimer for
United States senator, gave his testi-
mony in Judge Kersten's court today
and States Attorney Wayman began
summing up for the prosecution.
An indictment voted by the grand
jury yesterday against p. III. Kelley,
a Browne witness, was returned in
court today and bond was fixed at
0,000 The bill charges perjury.
He testified for Browne, declaring that
he had been ordered by the states
attorney to treat Beckemeyer right"
and that pursuant to such instructions
he piled the latter, who was one of
the democratic representatives who
voted for Lorimer, with drink
He said that Beckemeyer was in
toxicated when he confessed to re-
ceiving $1,000 for voting for Lorimer,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
EXPENSES
Legitimate
This Is Plea Of Railroad Man
Before ProberS

Chicago, Ill, Sept. IF. o. Melcher,
second vice president of the Rock Is
land system, questioned by w. f.
Dickerson, attorney for the road, said
at the interstate commerce commission
hearing today that the estimate of
wage increases to which he testified
yesterday was substantially correct.
From 1906 to 1910, he said, the in
crease was $1,451 800 as based on an
estimate of increases granted organ
lied labor. This does not include such
advances as have been made to the
clerical force.
improvements Of the roadbed, the
witness declared, were demanded by
the public and constituted a serious
item of expenses. He cited the report
of the board of railway commissioners
of Iowa, THAT not enough money is
set apart by the railroads for the inn
provement Of roadbeds."
Replacing old rails with new, Mel
cher. declared, constituted another
heavy expense.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
ROOSEVELT
Strong FOR
WORKMAN
Endorses the Federal Working
mans Compensation Act
Employer Should Pay When
a Workman Is Injured
Without Having Too Long Case
Through Courts

Kansas City, NO. Sept. speaking
to an audience composed chiefly of
workmen, in this city. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt today heartily endorsed the
passage Of the federal workingmens
compensation act which is one of the
chief planks Of the Kansas state plat
form recently adopted.
Speaking without notes in the au-
ditorium here Colonel Roosevelt was
frequently cheered to the echo.
He was introduced by ex- Mayor u.
.. Guyer, a progressive republican
who has been regarded as one Of the
strongest supporters of Colonel Roo
sevelt in Kansas. In presenting Col
onel Roosevelt he characterized him
as "the foremost man of all the
world"
More than once we have had to
investigate conditions such as those
you have in this city," said the coll
onel in beginning his address.
Always when we have done so the
employer has explained to the wage
worker that If the government was
successful in its exercise Of control
1t would result in the cutting down
OK wages. That is not so. All we
struggled to do was to secure bet
ter conditions of employment and of
living among the men actually en-
ployed in industry.
rake such questions as what are
called employers liability. / do not
like that expression because / think
the term should be the compensa-
ton of employees for injuries. / feel
very strongly that in every industry
where there is the slightest risk of
life or limb, whether on railways or
in any other industry that in the event
or loss of life or injury we should not
leave 1t to lawsuits to determine what
shall be done and least of all should
we allow the whole weight of burden
to fall on the shoulders least able to
bear It.
III a man is killed in an industry.
Instead Of leaving his widow and chill
dren to bear the burden, / would have
1t distributed over the whole industry
BY making the employer pay a certain
amount Of compensation.
1t is not fair that the man work
ing on railroads who loses his arm.
F~S al tA4t pCAAdAly Dy DSlQE
crippled all Of his life while the rail-
way pays nothing"
Colonel Roosevelt spoke considerable
on this subject and was often an
plauded
Finishes Kansas Trip.
Kansas City. NO., Sept. 1.-colonel
Roosevelt ended his Kansas invasion
with an address in Kansas CITY. Kan.
shortly after IL o'clock this morning
and then crossed the Kaw river to
plunge into an active day on the Mis-
souri, side.
The ex-presidents train arrived in
Argentine, Kan, from Lawrence at
1890. The colonel was taken by motor
to the place where he spoRe and after
a short address was rushed back to
his train and brought to the union
depot here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
JUDGE GETS THE
LOCAL COLOR

New York, Sept. 1.-Magistrate Hig-
ginbotham of the Bedford avenue court
entertained the idea that in handling
the rioting cases developing at the
Williamsburg refining building of the
sugar trust it might be well to obtain
some local color and CLEAN some first
hand information.
This morning, while he was in the
strike zone, trouble broke out between
the strikers and strikebreakers and
two bullets whizzed uncomfortably
close to Magistrate Higginbotham. So
close was the missiles to the magis
trate's head that the police think an
attempt was made to Kill him One
strikebreaIler was shot.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
ROBERTS Will
BE Mint Chief
CHICAGO MAN SOON TO BE NAM
ED TO SUCCEED s. PIATT
ANDREW.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. within a
day or two announcement will be made
of the appointment of George E. Rob-
erts of Chicago to be director Of the
mint to succeed A. Piatt Andrew who
was promoted to be assistant secretary
of the treasury. Mr.. Roberts was di-
rector of the mint for a number Of
years under the Mckinley and Roose-
welt administration. In the Mckinley
Bryan campaign he made many
speeches on the money question.
Three years ago Mr.. Roberts became
president of the Commercial National
bank Of Chicago. He opposed very
strongly the recent consolidation of
that institution with the Centennial
National bank of the same city.
The tender of the Office of director
of the mint was made by the president
to Mr., Roberts about two weeks ago
and he was given until Sept. 1 to reach
a decision.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
ST. PAUL BOY IN
FLIGHT ABOVE CITY
FRED PARKER REACHES EsTI.
MATED HEIGHT OF 700 FEET IN
AERoPLANE HE BUILT
HIMSELF.

St. Paul. Mimi. Sept. 1. - During
the greater part Of an hour yesterday
Fred Parker. 500 Smelling avenue, ca
reened above st. Paul. reaching a
maximum height. according to his
own account, of 700 feet.
His long delay was to take advan-
tage OF the best air conditions possi-
BILE. Mr.. Parker is the inventor of his
machine and but recently made his
first successful flight. Since that time
he has gained much experience and
considerable ability in aerial naviga-
ton.
At 1 o'clock yesterday morning came
the climax of ten years OF Parker's
life. With a whirr and a buzz the
motor was started and after a short
getaway The fragile structure rose cir
Gle by circle to a height estimated at
700 feet. The trial consumed As min
utes In alighting a small stump de-
molished a part of the rudder and no
more fights were attempted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
JUDGE PARKER
union counsel
FORMER CANDIDATE FOR PREsI.
DENT CRITICIZES JUSTICE
GOFF'S RULING.

New York, Sept. Announcement
has been made at the headquarters
of the striking cloakmakers here that
Alton B. Parker, one time democratic
candidate and former
judge of the court of appeals in this
state, has been retained as special
counsel for the unions to seek a re-
versal Of the higher courts of the
recent decision Of Justice Golf, holding
the purpose Of the strike to be illegal
in that it demands the closed shop and
enjoining the strikers.
Judge Parker is of the opinion tina:
the Golf decree is too sweeping cs it
forbids the right of peaceful assembly
and free speech.
The broad effect of Justice Goff'
ruling, which caused some disorder,
became apparent when it was an
nounced that picketing of the factor
les will be stopped by the police.
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New Orleans, Sept. 1.-The women Of
the south rejoice over their successful
fight for the freedom of Mamie Nc
Laughlin. Never before in the history
of criminal law in Louisiana have the
women attempted to defend the prin-
ciple of the unwritten law as in the
case of this 19-year-old New Orleans
girl, who killed Hugh Smith, jr., a
wealthy saloonkeeper and politician,
who, she asserts, betrayed her.
On the first trial Miss Mclaughlin
was convicted Of the crime and only
through the efforts of the Era club.
the leading woman's Organization, and
other women interested In the princi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
KANSAS HAS
Rain FLOOD
Sweeping Downpour SOaks the
Whole State Today

Topeka. Kan. Sept. kansas was
flooded today by a rain which began
early this morning. Railroads report
that the downponr extended from the
eastern to the western boundaries or
the state.
In some sections late corn was sur
fering for moisture, and unless there
is an early frost this will insure a
crop. The rainfall here amounted to
about two inches
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
ENGLAND TO HAVE
man in ST. PAUL
WILL BE OFFICIALLY REPRE-.
sENTED AT BIG coNsERvA-
TON CONGRESS.

Baltimore, Md. Sept. 1.-Great Brit
ain probably will be represented at the
national conservation congress which
will meet in St. Paul next Tuesday,
according to letter from Ambassador
James Bryce to Pres. Bernard N.
Baker.
The letter was in acknowledgment
Of an invitation to attend the meetings
Of the congress, and the ambassador
said 1t was not improbable that dell
egate would be sent to represent the
British government or that a member
of his staff would represent the ern-
bassy.
Mr.. Baker viii leave for st. Paul
today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
HAY FEVER SOCIETY
is GETTING BIGGER

Bethlehem. N. H., Sept. IAN in
crease In membership and growing
interest in methods of combating the
ravages of hay fever in various parts
of the country was reported to the
annual session of the United States
Hay Fever association, which closed
here yesterday. The place of hold
ing the next convention was LETT to
be determined by the executive COM
mittee. The association elected the
following officers President, Clayton
E. Delamater, Newport, r. l.; vice
president, William NJ Patterson, New
York; secretary, P. f. Jerome, New
York.
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pie involved in the case was a second
trial brought about and her freedom
secured.
The fight was not for the individual
girl, but the principle of the unwritten
law in such cases. Many of the women
who supported the cause had never
seen Mamie Mclaughlin and had no
personal interest in her case. A fund
was organized for her defense solely
on the ground of the unwritten law,
which the women claim ought to be
applied as well to cases involving girls
and women as to the men,
The successful fight has been great
victory for the women OF the south.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
WILL SEE GERMAN
ARMY MANEUVERS
SEVERAL AMERICAN OFFICERS
AMONG THOSE GIVEN THAT
PERMISSION.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-Some sixty foreign
army officers, including several Ameri-
cans have received permits to witness
the coming imperial maneuvers. Capt.
Samuel G. Shartle, American military
attache, will be present in his official
capacity and the other Americans who
will attend unofficially as guests are
Maj. Fred S. Foltz, Capt Samuel d.
Rockebach, Sapt. Berkeley Enochs and
Capt. Arthur L. Conger.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
Philippine Uprising
May Prove Serious
FOUND BAG OF GOLD
IN RUINS OF HOUSE.

Thayer, Neb., Sept. I'M. Keller,
a farmer, was working in the ruins
of his home, which had been UNI
dermined by flood waters following
heavy rain and he was lamenting
his ill-fortune, for it would cost
him $500 to repair the damage.
The next day Mr.. Keller was seen
in the ruins rejoicing. Looking
over the wreckage he had found in
a cavity opened by the spreading
apart of the sill and studding a
sack containing $1,S2O in gold
pieces. The storm had left Keller
$1,000 to the good. He had occu-
pied the house eighteen years,
having purchased it from a misery
old man, Murray Hudson. Hudson
died six years ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
SPANISH STRIKERS
in BITTER MOOD

Bilbao, Spain Sept 1.-The strike
situation is alarming. The funds of
the men have been exhausted and the
strikers are in an ugly mood Col
lisions between the police, gendarmes
and strikebreakers are constantly oc-
curing.
Many factories are being closed and
work in the harbor has been wholly
suspended. Dock employees who are
on strike have issued an appeal to
their foreign colleagues asking the lat
ter to refuse to handle merchandise
intended for shipment here.
The troops are being concentrated
and a Gordon of soldiers has been
thrown about the city to prevent the
entry of strikers from other districts.
State of Siege.
Madrid, Sept LIN view of strike
rioting reported from Bilbao, the gov
eminent is considering the matter of
declaring that city in a state of siege.
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Seattle, Wash, Sept. 1.-All forest
fires in washington have been extin-
guished or are under control.
This announcement was made at the
headquarters of Washington Forest
association last night after represen-
tatives had been informed of rain
throughout the western slope of the
mountains
The situation on Snoqualmie reserve
where a fire had been burning was so
greatly improved that Chief Warden
ID. p. Simms, jr., has called in the
emergency fighters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
LARGE COSTS IN
APPEALED CASE

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. There win
be case tried before the supreme
court Of the state in the October term
which involves only Sc. The scrap is
over a check and both defendant and
complainant are women, The case has
been brought up through justice court
and district court and was appealed to
the supreme court from decision of
Judge Burr in Pierce county by the
defendant. There have already piled
up costs to over 5000 on each side and
there will probably be at least 800
more before it is settled by the SUI
preme court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
PROMINENT Wis.
POLITICIAN IS
FOUND DROWNED

Oshkosh, Wis, Sept. 1.-The corpse
of Frank 7. Tucker. assistant attorney
general of the state of Wisconsin and
the candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for attorney general at the prt-
mary election to be held Tuesday next,
was washed from Fox river here this
morning.
1t is believed that he fell into the
river during the night while making
his way to a train
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
LIGHTNING KILLS
MICHIGAN Man
cHAS. ARFELT, MARRIED ONLY
FIVE MONTHS VICTIM OF
BOLT THIS MORN
ING.

Michigan, N. D., Sept 1.-Chas. Ar
felt was instantly killed by a bolt of
lightning at an early hour this morn
ing. He had just stepped outside his
door when the bolt struck. 1t seemed
to hit him squarely on the head and
passed directly through his body caus-
ing instant death. He leaves a bride
of only five months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
GERMANS RECALL
VICTORY OF 1870

Berlin, Sept. 1.-THE emperor's au-
tumn review on Templehof field of the
garrisons OF Berlin and Potsdam took
place today, the anniversary Of the
battle of Sedan of 1870, when the Ger
man army of 100000 commanded by
William /, overthrow the French UNI
der Napoleon III, MacMahon and
Wimpffen.
Todays maneuvers were participant
ed in by 10000 men of all arms, includ-
ing the household regiments
The brilliant spectacle was witnessed
by large number of distinguished
foreigners.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
GREEK SUSPECTS
ARE ARRESTED
FOUR ARRESTS AT GRAND FORKS
IN CONNECTION WITH MANY
RORBERIES.

Grand Forks, N. D.. Sept. 1.-Sheriff
Dick Fadden placed two Greeks under
arrest at Lakota this morning and la
ter arrested two more here. They are
suspected of knowing something Of
the attempted robbery at McCanna
yesterday and also of the numerous
robberies and more serious crimes that
have occurred along the Great North
ern in this vicinity in the past few
weeks,
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SENT TO ASYLUM.
Homesteadsr Developed Peculiar Ma
MIA and 10 Jailed.

Stanley, N. D., Sept. 1.--Because he
developed mania for sending letters
through the mail that where far from
meeting the requirements Of the post
Office department on the question of
morality, Andrew Johnson, home
steader, was sent to the state asylum
for the insane. Johnson, against
whom complaint had been made to
the federal authorities, was ordered ar
rested by a mail inspector. The let
tiers had been written to law firm
in Minot and were both obscene and
threatening in their nature. The fact
chat he lived alone for several years
Is given as the cause of insanity, havA
ing developed from loneliness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
ALL FIRES
CONTROLLED
Rains EffectuaIIy Stop All For
est Fires
EMERG sGY FIGHTERS QUIT
OF MADE TO-DAY
THAT ALL Gsys NOT ENTIRE
LY ExTINGUh p ARE UNDER
FULL coNTRo> MD EMERe-
ENcY FIGHTERS 7 NEEDED.
RAIN WAS PREDICTED.

Washington, D. c., Sept. /. -
Chief Willis l.. Moore Of the wea-
ther bureau. today issued the fol-
lowing bulletin:
Rain fell within the last TWEEN
ty-four hours in the region of the
forest fires in the northwestern
states in connection with a dis
turbance that is now over the
Rocky mountain region and NOV
ing slowly eastward.
Mention was made Of the COM
ing of this disturbance in the
weekly forecast issued on Aug.
g."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
BIG SHORTAGE IN
The SALMON PACK
ONLY 100000 CASES PACKED THIS
YEAR AS AGAINST A MIL
LION IN 1909.

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 1.-The fnal
count of the salmon pack on the Puget
Sound for 1910 season, which ended
Aug. %, shows an output of 222,107
cases. A prominent salmon packer
stated yesterday that the pack Of 1910
will not supply the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
BOOM HOKE SMITH
FOR PRESIDENCY
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS START A
BOOM FOR FAvoRiTE SON FOR
1912 CAMPAIGN.

Atlanta, Ca. Sept. IA resolution
endorsing Hoke Smith for president
OF the United States in 1912 was
adopted by the democratic state con-
vention this afternoon. 1t declared
him ''eminently fitted to perform the
arduous duties of the high Office OF
president" and was submitted by TIE.
Patterson Of Spalding.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
FIRST FAIR FOR
BURKE COUNTY

Bowbells, N. d.. Sept. THE first
fair to be held in Burke county, newly
organized, will probably take place
this fall The Burke County Fair as
ISOLATION. organized by residents Of
Bowbells. is taking an active interest
and is considering the feasibility OF
holding fair next month Bowbells
has fair grounds ready and when q
decision Is reached no time will be lost
In making arrangements.
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Augusta, Me, Aug. 31.-The political
situation in Maine is especially signlfi-
cant in view of the fact that the cleo
tons are held in this state on Sept. -,
ahead of every other state in the union,
except Vermont, where elections are
held Sept 6. Upon the result of these
two elections many politicians base
their predictions for the results over
the entire country. Should the repub-
lican majority in Maine be reduced or
a democratic candidate be elected there
are many who will look for a demo-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
RETIRED ARMY
CAPTAIN TO FLY
M'MANUS WILL TRY OUT HIS
OWN AERoPLANE ON
SATURDAY.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. Capt A.
F. w. McManus, U. s. A, retired, will
attempt his first fight in an aero
plane of his own invention at Fort
Sam Houston Saturday The machine
has double planes and it's inventor
claims it solves the problem of main
tanning it's equilibrium while in the
air. A model of it has been tested by
being hitched to a fast running auto
mobile and has proved satisfactory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
Becomes Bride at Eleven.

Pine, La, Sept. Ruth Harding,
of Bogalusa, is one of the young
est brides on record. She is IL years
old, it is stated, and was married here
yesterday to William Breland, aged 10
years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
Captures Alleged BIindpiqoer..

Washburn. N. D.. Sept lin. raids
made at Coleharbor, this county by the
Mclean authorities, John McGraw was
arrested. while another alleged viciator
Of the state prohibition law. Glen Hoo
ward, made hds escape.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01

cratic landslide in other states, while
if the republican majority is maintain
ed or exceeded they will be just as SAN
guine that the republican majority in
the next house will be sufficient to
give President Taft an opportunity to
carry out the balance Of his admins
tration policies.
The fight between Fernald, republi-
can candidate for gubernatorial hon
ors, and Plaisted, democratic candi-
date, is being waged with vigor on
each side.
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New North Dakota Postmaster.

{ Washington. Sept. 1.-Charles H.
Hill was today appointed postmaster
at Cedar, Adams county, ". y.
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THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Friday.
barometer, 2s.14; maximum tempera-
ture. rs; minimum temperature, As.