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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Girl MURDERED
ON WEDDING EVE

Abilene, Kan, Aug. 16.-Miss Bertha
Berigus, 20 years old, daughter Of a
merchant of this place and an employee
in the telephone exchange, was found
dead in her room at the home of her
parents Sunday morning. The girl
had been chloroformed and her hands
were tied behind her back. Her head
was covered with pillows and blankets.
The police believe that the girl was
murdered by burglars. No trace OF
the murderers has been found. All
valuables belonging to the family were
hidden and nothing has been missed,
but late in the afternoon a note was
found In the yard under the window
of Miss Benigus' room. 1t was written
In German and said: II have murder
ed her. Bring jewelry two blocks
west"
Miss Benigus was to have been
married to Earl Livingston Of Topeka
this evening. Livingston has been
spending his vacation in Salina, where
he was when the murder was COM
mitted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Postal Banks Committee Makes
a Report
A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF GER
TIFIcATEs OF DEPOSIT, CLAIM
ING THAT THEY WILL DO AWAY
WITH GREAT DEAL OF cUMBER-
SOME BOOKKEEPING.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Postmastel
General Hitchcock has received a re
port that the committees on organiza-
ton OF the postal savings bank sys-
TENS are in favor of the use of certifi-
Gates Of deposits instead of passbooks
as previously decided upon by the com
n1ittee in framing it's tentative plan
The system proposed contemplates a
mechanical method for keeping the
records of the postal savings banks
which would render unnecessary a
great part of the bookkeeping that
would be involved in the passbook
system.
Under this plan every depositor OF
amounts from 81 to SO will be given
a certificate punched in duplicate to
show the amount of the deposit. He
will be required to sign this certifl-
cate in duplicate, the postmaster re-
tanning one of the certificates. On the
back of this evidence Of the deposit
will be engraved interest computations
showing exactly the amount of inter.
est due at the end Of any interest
period.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
CONFESSES TO
BRUTAL CRIME
A YOUNG FOREIGNER MURDERS
A WOMAN AND RURlEs
HER BODY.

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 16.-Otto
Schulz a young German, accused OF
the murder of Mrs. Frieda Schulz
Castine, whose body was unearthed
by her pet dog yesterday at her ranch
near Lancaster, was arrested last
night by city detectives. He was hid
ing In a lodging house.
When taken to the police station,
Schulz was questioned through an in
terpreter, and, according to the DO.
lice, freely confessed the crime of
which he was charged in the verdict
Of the coroner's jury.
She called me dirty bull. and /
hit her with shovel and finished the
job with an ak"
This is the substance Of the confess
sion, given with stolid Teutonic calm,
which Schulz is alleged to have made.
Schulz says he came to America a
few months ago. on the invitation of
his sister in-law, to take charge of her
ranch.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
SO WERE
DROWNED
Spanish Steamer Founders
After Collision

Gibraltar. Aug. 16.-The Spanish
steamer Martos foundered this morn.
ing off Tarifa at the entrance to the
straits of Gibraltar. after a collision
with the German steamer Elsa. Thir
ty-nine were drowned, of whom thirty.
two were passengers. The survivors
were landed here. A dense fog pre-
vailed at the time of the collision.
Nine of the victims on the Martis
were first cabin passengers. The 9TH
er twenty three passengers who per-
ished were In the Storage. The bow
OF Elsa was stove in by the collision
and her forepeak filled quickly with
water. The steamer, however. man
aged to keep af1oat.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Three CHILDREN
WERE DROWNED
KEEPER OF THE OUTLET. RIVER
HOTEL NEARLY IS LOST HER. :
SELF IN TRYING TO HELP.

Marinette, Wis, Aug. 16.--A raft, on
which FIVE children, the eldest IA years
of age, was playing at the Outlet river
resort near Lake Noquebay, twenty
miles north of Marinette, tipped and
three children were drowned. They
were Hazel Lindholm, IA years old. Eva
Dorothy Rengren and her brother Will
lam, IL and 10 years old.
Two other children were on the raft,
Ruth Olsen, IL years old. and William
Lager. 10 years old. The Lager boy
swan ashore. Ruth managed to get In
TO shallow water, although she could
not swim. An effort at rescue was
made by Mrs. David England, proprie-
tor of the summer hotel, but she fell
into a deep hole and was herself nearly
drowned.
All the children were those of farm
ers except Hazel Lindholm, who was
the daughter OF a Chicago man.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Columbus Again IN Hands Of
Disciplined Soldiery
MUTINOUS POLICE FIRED
SINCE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
SOLDIERS WOULD RETURN NO
SERIOUS DISORDER HAS oc,
CURED AND STREET CARS ARE
NOW RUNNING ON SCHEDULE.

Columbus, O., Aug. 16.--The state
house yard holds many tents Of pri-
Yates of the LIST regiment Cincinnati.
O., national guard who arrived here
early today or a call by Governor
Harmon for strike duty There has
been little rioting or serious disorder
since the announcement that the troops
would return to Columbus and the
street cars are running on something
like schedule time. t..
The militia is in absolute control Of
the situation, although martial law
has not been proclaimed. The SOL
diers cook their meals on the state
house grounds.
Director Of Public Safety McCune
today formally discharged the thirty
three mutinous policemen who refus-
ed to go on the cars when ordered by
Mayor Marshall. Adjutant General
Weybrecht has made a request for
100000 to cover expenses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
New York Republicans Name
Sherman for Chairman
WAS RALLY OF OLD GUARD
OLD TIME REPUBLICANS DE-
cLARED ROOSEVELT WAS At
TEMPTING TO DICTATE THE
FORTUNES OF REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN NEW YORK.

New York, Aug. 16.-Colonel Roose-
welt suffered sharp defeat in his home
state today, when the republican state
committee by a vote of 20 to Is re-
jected the resolution naming his as
temporary chairman Of the republican,
state convention to be held at Sara
toga on Sept q.
Vice President Sherman was I'M
animously chosen to act as temporary
presiding officer of the convention.
The "old guard" led by State Chair
man Woodruff and VIM. Barnes, jr.,
Of Albany encompassed the defeat of
Colonel Roosevelt, whom several OF
the state leaders charged with at
tempting to dictate the fortunes of
the republican party in the state.
Colonel Roosevelt could not be seen
this afternoon as he left his office at
an early hour
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
DEFINITION OF
CONSERVATION
5ALLlNGER GIVES HIS IDEA or
WHAT 1T MEANS IN
AMERICA.

klamath Falls, Ore, Aug. 16.--In a
speech at a dinner given in his honor
at Eagle Ridge yesterday, Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger said that A.
deity and economy in the conduct of
business, and common sense in the
handling of the country's resources,
constituted conservation.
Mr.. Ballinger said in part:
Every acre of agricultural land in
the United States is bound to be need
ed to raise food products for our own
people. The time is here in this
country when we can skim the cream,
and ignore a system for making the
best use of everything we have.
while in the past we may have
seemed wasteful, we have also been
progressive. The time has now come
when we have got to be economical,
and we must use common sense in the
handing OF the resources we have
That is all there is in conservation"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
G. FORKS TO HAVE
new CITY HALL
COUNCIL OF THAT CITY DECIDED
LAST NIGHT TO ERECT 100000
STRUCTURE.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug 16.-At the
council meeting last night a motion
was made that a city hall costing $780,
900 to be built and that an election be
held at as early date as possible on
the question of issuing bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for that purpose.
City Attorney Wineman suggested that
some time would be necessary for the
preparation of the resolution submit
ting the proposition Alderman Hun
ter thought the building with heating
and plumbing should cost the full $780,
600. Alderman Buckingham was in
favor of providing at least $4,000 for
the building and its furnishings. Ar
chitect Ross volunteered the opinion
that 1t would take at least $4,000 for
such building as the council would
want, exclusive of furnishings. At
this point Alderman Buckingham
moved to amend to make the amount
OF the bond issue $4,000.
The amendment was accepted by the
original mover and the question put
and carried unanimously The archi-
tects were informed that the date of
the submitting of plans would be
about thirty days hence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Manbird Beats Pigeons in a
Race In France
BOTH In so NILE Flight
FIRST RACE BETWEEN A MAN
MADE FLYING MACHINE AND
THE MACHINES THAT NATURE
MADE PROVES THAT MAN
MADE FASTER coNTRAPTIoN.

Amiens, France, Aug. 16.-The first
aerial race between birds of nature
and mans production took place in the
course of a great aerial cross country
competition and was easily won by
man. A flock of forty-seven carrier
pigeons was released at Douai yester-
day at the same time that Leblanc, in
his Farman biplane, started from the
marx on his fifty mile fight to Amiens,
The biplane soon outdistanced the
birds and when Leblanc reached
Amiens the flock was not yet in sight,
the first pigeon arriving six minutes
and twenty seconds after Leblanc. The
last pigeon to come in was twelve
minutes late.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
REVENGE SIGN or
SECRET ORDER CUT
ON MANS CHEEKS.

Cleveland, Aug. 16.-Running
screaming through thhe streets
with a cross cut on each cheek and
one on his chin Tony Mossa was
arrested last midnight. The cuts
had been made by a razor and
completely penetrated his cheeks.
He told the police that they were
the avengers sign Of a secret or
der to which he had belonged and
accused Teolo Meneotta, a fellow
countryman of beating him.
.Meneotta was arrested later, but
the police were unable to get any
coherent statement from either
man.
The victim of the supposed VEN
delta after making his first state
ment appeared frightened at hav-
ing said so much and obstinately
refused to give any further infor-
nation. Both men were held.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
FEW NEGROES
AS DELEGATES
THIS Is PRINCIPAL FEATURE OF
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
TENNESSEE.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 16-The re-
publican state convention will meet
today to nominate a candidate for
governor in opposition to Malcolm r.
Patterson, the democratic nominee and
to name a candidate for railroad COM
missioner for West Tennessee. The
notable feature of the convention Is
the scarcity of negroes as delegates.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
CrookStOn Man Shoots Own
Head to Pieces
sCATTlSs . ALL OVER ROOM
,ARVID PE1%r SON, MORBID BE-
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT SCAT
TIERS HIS 81 MS AND SKULL
ALL OVER Rop WITH CHARGE
FROM 4 s4oTsN.

Crookston, Mimi. Aug. 16.--With
the ceiling of his bedroom spattered
with his brains and pieces of his skull
driven into the ceiling and walls and
scattered about the floor, the dead
body of .Arvid Peterson was found at
HIS home last evening, two minutes
after the report Of shot came from
the house in front Of which the father
and wife of the dead man were stand
ing.
1t was plain case of suicide, the
shot gun with which the deed had
been committed, being found at his
side. He literally blew the whole top
of his head off.
Peterson had been morose since an
accident at the saw mill last summer,
when he was hit on the head and his
nose broken. He had been closely
watched Of late and his gun had been
taken to the home of his brother-in-
law, John Sandberg.
Last evening he stole away and got
the gun shortly before IL o'clock and
the suicide took place soon after. He
leaves a wife and one child. He was
rs years of age.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
STRICKEN MAYOR
STILL IMPROVES

New York, Aug, 16.-Mayor Gaynor
steadily continues to improve and
when he awoke today he seemed to be
stronger than at any time since he was
shot The danger of infection is all
most past although everything Is in
readiness should circumstances render
an operation necessary.
Gaynor liz being kept very quiet and
few visitors are permitted to see him.
The attending physicians shortly be-.
fore . gave out the following bulle-
Tin:
THE mayor has passed a restful
night Ills condition this morning IS
satisfactory. Pulse temperature and
respiration are practically normal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Fighting FOREST
FIRES IS COSTLY
SUM OF $1,000 PER DAY BEING Elk.
PENDED-MEN ON VACATION
ARE ASKED TO HELP.
FIGHT.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Because Of the
serious forest fire situation in the new
Glacier National park in Montana, Act
ing Secretary Pierce of the interior de-
partment today requested Chief Clerk
Clement S. Wicker who is now in the
Yellowstone National park on a tour
OF inspection to go to the new park to
assist Supervisor Logan in handling
the situation.
Because of the extensive acreage OF
Glacier park 1t is difficult for one man
to supervise the fighting of the fires.
The cost of fighting the fires In the
national forests in the Missoula district
is $1,000 a day according to estimates
which have been received by the forest
service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Will NOT BAR
FOODS FROM u. S.

Washington, Aug. 16.--As the result
Of diplomatic exchanges Venezuela has
modified it's attitude, recently as
sumed, which threatened to keep
America food products out of that
country.
Regulations were issued by the Ven-
ezuelan authorities in May and July,
which required that sanitary certin-
Gates for the importation OF food pro-
ducts must be issued at the point OF
origin and properly authenticated. The
state department took the position
that this was impracticable In this
country in view of the variety OF food
products exported to Venezuela and
the widely separated sections In the
United States from whence the pro-
ducts are shipped
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 16.-Attempts
to show that the government was
justified in delaying the sale Of $780,"
100000 worth Of Indian land in Okla
homa occupied the congressional COM
mittee in the investigation of the Nc
Murray contracts today. The testi-
mony was given that 1t would have
been impossible for the government to
sell out the land and distribute the
money among the Indians as speedily
as ]. F. McMurray had promised.
Representative c. d. Carter of Okla
homa was recalled and asked, What
is your opinion Of Vice President
Sherman in matters pertaining to In
dams affairs?"
HE has always shown a deep in
terest in the Indians" Carter replied.
What was his (Shermans) attitude
toward large fees?"
He was opposed to them"
1t had been asserted in previous
testimony that Sherman had express
ed dlsapproval of the 10 per cent fee.
Representative c. H. Burke. chairman
OF the investigating committee, point
ed out to the witness that much of the
governments alleged delay in selling
the land was due to the failure of the
Indians to take their shares Of allotted
hands.
Douglass Fl. Johnson, chief Of the
Chickasaw nation, testified that he
signed the McMurray contracts. He
had urged others to sign, but he never
had been induced to do so by McMuF-
ray.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
new REVENUE
OFFICER ON DUTY

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. lev. c..
Cook today formally took charge of
the internal revenue Office for the dis
trict of North and South Dakota, as
collector, succeeding Herman Eller-
man, resigned, who was checked out
yesterday. Mr.. EIlerman has not an
nounced his future intentions
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
An Indian Invasion.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Four hundred
Punjabis and Hindus have sailed from
Calcutta for San Francisco, according
to advices which reached the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Two hundred others sailed a week
ago for the same port Officials of the
department are puzzled.
Protests have been received from the
Asiatic exclusion leagues of the Pa
cif1c coast. 1t is said that IL the i'm
migrants pass the immigration tests
and pay the head tax of 81 each they
cannot be debarred.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
SIMPSON BACK TO
TAKE Up Fight

Boston, Mass. Aug. 16.-General
Simpson OF Dickinson, N. D., 10 back
to start new fight In the famed Rus
sell will case. In ansinterview today
Mr.. Simpson stated that they were in
possession Of a great deal of new evil
derce and he has not the least doubt
about being able to finally prove that
Dakota Dan" is the real Daniel Rus
sell and entitled to share In the es-
tate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
AMERICAN HAS
LOST MEMORY

London, Aug 16.-The American en-
bassy is investigating the puzzlinK
case of a young American who has
completely lost his memory and is now
an inmate of st. Georges infirmary,
Chelsea. He is apparently we'll born
and educated, and thinks that his name
is John Drexel. He talks incoherently
of Chicago and Boston. Anthony DrexeI
of Philadelphia went today to see him,
but failed to recognize him.
Nothing was found in his pockets
nor were there any marks on his
clothes to give a clew as to his identi-
ty He is supposed to have been in the
company of some men who took every.
thing that he possessed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
TERRA NOVA IS
SIGHTED AT SEA

Cape Town, Aug. Is. - The ship
Terra Nova, bearing the Antarctic ex-
petition with which Capt. Robert F.
Scott hopes to reach the south pole,
wash sigted today off Cape Point. The
Terra Nova sailed from Madeira June
27 and was about fourteen days behind
her schedule time to reach Cape Town
the delay causing some apprehension.
Captain Scott, commander of the ex-
petition, who did not accompany his
ship, expressed no alarm.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
$4,000 Fire Loss.

Midland. Mich, Aug 16.--The Rear
don block occupied by Reardon Bros.
department store with doctors and
lawyers offices on the second floor AMI
Masonic and other lodge rooms on the
third floor was destroyed by fire to-
day. The loss Is $125,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
SCOTCH FURNISH
PANAMA DREDGE

washington, Aug. is. American
ship builders have found themselves
unable to compete with the Scotch
yards in building steel ladder dredge
for the Panama canal, and President
Taft has authorized the isthmian canal
commission to buy the big machine
abroad at a price OF more than so per
cent less than the only American bid.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Syracuse and Pittsburg Gain.

Washington. Aug. 16.--The popula-
ton of Syracuse is 1929, an increase
Of 2S,S75, or 1855 per cent as compared
with 10s,274 in 1900. The population
OF Pittsburg is 5SS,sO5, an increase Of
S2,393 or 1872 per cent as compared
with the combined population OF Pitts
burg and Allegheny Of 451,512 In 1900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Broke Leg Muscles Playing Tennis.

Mason City, Ia, Aug. 16.--In q game
OF tennis at Clear Lake yesterday, DIR.
Hamilton, prominent Cedar Rapids
physician, ruptured the muscles in his
legs. He was brought here to q hos
pital in serious condition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16

Washington, Aug. 16 - Name,
place and time for a conference be-
tween representatives of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and Western
Federation Of Miners to continue the
negotiations looking to a merger"
President Meyer of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners is said to have writ
ten President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
The stand taken by President
Meyer is a direct result Of the incor-
rect report from the recent Miners
convention at Denver, to the effect
that he made a disparaging statement
regarding the American Federation of
Labor and its president. Meyer de-
MES ever making statement which
could be interpreted as against the A.
F. of L.
In a statement given out by Mr..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
MANAGER OF
SANTA FE DEAD

Topeka, Kas., Aug. ia cable
gram from Carlsbad, Austria, an
nounces the death of James e. Hurley,
general manager Of the Santa Fe rail-
road. He was at Carlsbad for his
health His death was caused by
heart trouble.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
RAILROAD man
browns HIMSELF
{. A. HoRN5Rook COMMITS SUI.
eide IN CITY WATER
RESERVOIR.

Lexington, KY Aug. 16.-Ernest A.
Hornbrook, aged IL, known in the
south as a minor Official Of several
railroads, committed suicide by drown
Ing in the reservoir of the city water
company. III health is given as the
cause.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
TWO SERIOUS
R. R. WRECKS
One Man KilIed---Many Badly
Injured

St Louis, Aug. 16.-The Iron Noun
tain fast mail which left here at $3.50
this morning was derailed at Annapo-
lis, NO., liz miles south Of here while
going at high speed. The conductors
legs were broken and five mail clerks
were bruised. The train carried no
nassenpars
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
One Man Killed.

Nevada, MO-, Aug. 16.-One man was
killed and thirty-five persons were In
jured when the tender of the Missouri
Pacific passenger train No. 209 jumped
the track eleven miles north OF here
early today Fireman Grover Murdoch
of Nevada was badly scaIded. The
smoker, baggage and mail cars and one
chair car were completely wrecked.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
TESTIMONY
OF CARTER
In Indian Scandal Probe In
Oklahoma Today
Deep INTEREST IN INDIANS

MUCH OF DELAY OF GOVERN.
MENT IN SELLING THE INDIAN
LANDS WAS BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT INDIANS FAILED TO
TAKE UP THEIR ALLoTMENTs-
IMPOSSIBLE TO USE SPEED DE.
SIRED.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Pastor for sixty four Years.

Burlington. Ia, Aug. 16.-Rev. Will
liam Salter, D. D.. for sixty-four years
pastor of the Congregational church
here, died today. aged Ss.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16

New York, Aug. 16.-John Purroy
Mitchell, president Of the board OF
aldermen, is the youngest acting mayor
the city has ever had In the event of
the death of Mayor Gaynor he would
be the full f1edged mayor of the city
for the rest Of the four years Of Mayor
Gaynor's term, according to expert in
depreciation Of Section 20 of the city
charter.
Doubt was expressed on this point,
however, by Corporation Counsel Arch
ibald r. Watson and Election Commits
Continued on mage three.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
gHE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day; cooler tonight. Barometer, 1897;
maximum temperature. 80; minimum
temperature, 81.