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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
CHICAGO ITALIANS
GETTING SCARED

Chicago, Nov. l6.-- italian residents
Of Blue Island and Washington Heights
have been terror stricken by series
Of letters. all signed Black Hand and
demanding money under threats of
death. Traps set by the police. they
declare, have failed to show the ident-
ity of the letter writer's.
The saloon of Dennic Marcino, who
had ignored three letters. was dam
aged by a dynamite bomb A number
Of recipients Of letters have suffered
losses by fires, which the police be-
lieve were started by the blackmailers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
CANADIAN MINERS
Win THEIR STRIKE

Lethbridge. Alberta. Nov. is. Presi-
dent Carter Of the United Mine Work-
ers Of America, district 1s. embracing
southern Alberta and eastern British
Columbia announced today that an
agreement satisfactory to the men had
been reached with President Lewis
Stockett. representing the operators
association and that the MIXERS win
return TO work Monday at 4 d. nj
Seven thousand men who have been out
for seven months win be re- employed
at Increased wages
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
IS REBATERS
WERE INDICTED

New York. Nov. l6s-Thirteen indict-
ments were returned here today by
the federal grand jury which has been
investigating the charges Of rebating
against several railway freight of
ficials and members OF firms In this
city and Chicago. The indictments are
similar except as to the details IN
that particular transaction. and con-
tain in ell forty-nve counts. The AL
legged violating was on shipments of
merchandise between New York and
Chicago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
Mill CITY HONORS
FORMER FARGOAN

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov 16.-J. wv.
Bragdon, formerly Of Fargo, N. D.. was
elected president Of the Minneapolis
Commercial club for 1912 at meeting
of the board Of directors today. Mr..
Bragdon ii second vice president OF the
wholesale Arm OF Winton, Harper,
Fisher CO. Other officers elected were:
First vice president. Robert Jamison:
treasurer Frank n. Holtons auditor.
Ralph Webb: assistant treasurer Burt
Newburg The last three are re-elec-
lions. The ONCE Of secretary. vacated
by y. ID. zonne. will not be filed until
later.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
One Colored Man in Hospital
Other in Jail
OCCURRED AT BRICK Rouse"
FARGO coLoRED CLUB HAD
SOME EXCITEMENT WHEN A
PISTOL AND KNIFE CAME INTO
PLAY-sHooTINo CRAPS ENDS
IN REAL SHOOTING.
MAIvEp EXAMINATION

At his hearing before Judge Mil
Ter. this afternoon. White was
formally charged with assault with
intent to Kill. He waived examin-
alton and was held to the district
court In $1,000 bond. In default
OF the bond he was rernanded to
the county jail to await his hear
ing in the higher court.
Robinson and Miller, wanted as
witnesses, were held under a
charge Of vagrancy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
no ASK $4,000
TO HELP NJ NAMARAS

Atlanta, Ca. Nov. 1e.--Sotice was
given by the California delegates to-
day on the door of American Fedora
ton Of Labor convention here. that It
intended to present its resolution APP
propriating $4,000 for the defense or
McNamarasa. even IN the event such
action was not recommended by the
committee on the presidents report
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
Fight over
PARCEL POST
Nation Of Chumps Is Way One
Speaker Put it
IT'S DAMNABLE TREATMENT
PREDICTS THAT in TEN YEARS
NO EXPRESS COMPANY WILL
BE DOING COMPETITIVE Eusl-
NESS WITH PosToFFIcE-Giov-
ERNoR BURKE GAVE ADDRESS.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES

Kansas City, Nov. 16.--"7'his
Trans . Mississippi Commercial
congress is controlled by lobbyints,
representing rohhsr express csFn-
panies, railroads and sugar trust
and this has been demonstrated
repeatedly by the congress- ac-
tion,R was the startling statement
made from the platform at todsy's
session of the congress by George
j. Kindek, Of Denver.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16

40 per cent below the average cost Of
other legislatures.
Nes York Massachusetts,. New Jer-
sey Illinois Colorado ana mos large
cities now have civil ,ervice commits
sicns. But Wisconsin is the only state
whose system Is so complete as TO se-
lect ali employees of the legislature on
the merit basis.
The results of this reform ars strik-
ingly apparent in the calculations of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
HAIL, HAIL, The
GANGS ALL here
IS UNDER BAN

Lincoln Neb, Nov. 1s.-As the re-
suit OF continued complaints from
theatre managers and others, Chan
celior Avery OF Nebraska University
has placed the nan on that old-tins
college fayorite song, Hail. Hail. the
Gangs All Here. In the order issued
yesterday he threatened with expul-
sion II sung in public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16

Washington, d. c.. Nov. 1o.--Desr
AFR, Plumley; have your favor of
Oct. 30 In which you ask me to pre-
sent what deem 10 be the question
Of greatest interest 70 the agricultural
sections OF the country In the coming
political campaign. j gladly avail my
self OF the opportunity your letter ar
fords me, Of presenting TO the people
of our state, which is purely and who'll
ly agricultural. and OF all the agricui-
tural states. matter OF not only
grave moment to them, but also the
imminency OF great and threatened
danger to the agricultural interests OF
all the northern states.
The public speaker or writer lis so
prone to exaggerate the Importance OF
whatever may be the temporary issue,
and TO so vehemently declare that this
Continued nm
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
Rugby, the County
Seat OF Pierce County

On page Of this issue will be found interesting
article in regard to Rugby Of the leading cities Of North
Dakota and which rapidly forging ahead among the
progressive communities Of this great commonwealth Views
Of the city together with photographs Of It's leading citizens
whom much Of its prominence growth due will
be found this page and will be Of Forum readers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16
No Babies on Trial.

Kansas City. Nov. 1es-Hereaftsr
whenever baby Ii taken for adop-
zion from the juvenile court In KAN
sas City. Kan. 1t cannot be returned
as unsatisfactory"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16

II you will kindly present your
views to the readers Of The Forum I
believe the effort will be appreciated.
Yours very truly.
The Forum Printing Co.
Per II. G. Plumley, Manager.
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Continued on Page Seven.
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Continued on Page Nine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-16

Snow tonight and Friday: warmer
tonight; colder Friday afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10

marie Ashton" and Cyril Horne In q
Hurry 10 he Welded.

BENJAMIN jackson, a lawyer, whose
Office Ia A. 30? Broadway. 'alled up Dep
mty City Clerk Joseph J. Prendergast
yesterday morning and asked Mr.. Prem
dergast as favor TO be at the City Hall
al II o'clock and issue marriage license
to friends Of Mr.. Jackson's. He said
that they were stage folk and were to
reach New York from Boston in the morn
ing The deputy clerk reached the City
Hall at II o'clock. hut found no candi
dates Three quarters Of an hour later.
as he was departing, the pair arrived in
taxi They explained that the taxi
they started in had broken down en- route
and that it had taken time to get another.
They gave their names as Julie Marie
Ditzen, % years old. OF 800 West Forty
ninth street. born in Edinburgh. Scot
land. and Cyril Morton Horne. same age
and same address. born In Westport.
County Mayo, Ireland. and took out a
license forthwith.
Miss Ditzen Is known on the stage as
Marie Ashton. She il now appearing
with Mabel Hite in a Certain Party"
MIR. Horne is with FRITZ Scher
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
YOSHIWARA FIRE SWEPT.
Toxic Tenderloin Destroyed with the
Loss Of Three Hundred Lives.
Special Cabie Despatch 10 THE ST

SperiH tdhe DespG'eh 10 The SCN.
TOXIC. April "a great fire destroyed
the Yoshiwara quarter. Tokios Tender
loin. to-day. The ruins cover four square
miles. Upward Of 5000 houses have been
burned. and it il estimated that 800 persons
have been killed and 800 injured. Several
thousand women are homeless.
The disastrous extent OF the fire was
due 70 the scarcity OF water and the high
wrd which prevailed. The major part
of the houses in the district were COM
structed Of wood and were easy food for
the flames.
The distric burned over included the
Yoshiwara i self, which covers the equiv
alent Of an area in an American city Of
about five blocks by three.
The cause of the fire has not been as
oeitaned. # started this morning few
minutes before noon when the distric.
was still asleep.
The firemen arrived promptly on the
scene, but the flames already had made
great headway. and the engines we're
unable to control their spread. Govern
ment troops were ordered TO the district
and did what they could to save lives and
property Buildings were still burning
late tonight
Among the buildings destroyed were
the Government hospitals. where they
care for the districts inhabitants. There
were many inmates. The soldiers and
firemen and volunteer rescuers did what
| they could for the patients and carried
many OF them to safety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
WOMAN,S CLt'R TO GET LICENSE.
The Chiffon Of Boston wants to he Able
to Serve Wine At Dinner.

BosroN, April 9.-After a long struggle
the license members OF the Chiffon have
won and the fashionable woman's club
at IS? Commonwealth avenue, which has
in its membership some OF the most
prominent women in the city. is seeking
the privilege to sell sprtuous LIQUORS.
In the absence OF Mrs. Nathanial Thayer.
president OF the club, affairs have been
handled by two vice-presidents. One
of these has led the license faction. while
the other has opposed.
Last Wednesday the anti-license vice.
president said emphaticaliy that there
would be no license this year. in spite OF
the fact that a petition for license had
been filed by the club. To-day she ad-
mitted that there had been some deiec-
tops from the no license ia action and that
at the last meeting the license party had
won.
The vice-president who has favored
license said to-day: The friends OF MEM
bers of the club will know exactly why we
want a license and they will not conjure
up pictures OF women seated about tables
consuming Scotch highballs and dis
cussing the races. There Ia none OF that
want to give little dinners, and 1t Is Gus
| tomary TO serve wine at dinner. we
cannot serve wine without breaking the
law unless we get a license; SO there is the
reason.
"As matter Of fact believe that there
will be very little liquor sold In the ciut
except when dinners are given and when
vited in, II the drinks 60 no faster than
the cigarettes which our stewardess MAJ
| in stock there will he no great harvest
| for the liQuor houses"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
ALIENATION MAS HYDROPHOBIA.
Formerly secretary OF the Highianders
Daneerousiy III In Hospital.

Abraham Nahon. former secretary OF
the New York American League Baseball
Club. is dangerously i'll with hydrophobia
in the Neurological Institute at ia9 East
Sixty seventh street.
Mr.. Nahon was playing with his pet
bulldog about three months ago at his
home in Park Hill. Yonkers He had a
slight cut on his hand The dog licked
his hand. Later the dog developed
symptoms Of rabies and was destroyed.
The wound on Mr.. Nahon's hand was
cauterzed. There was no evidence that
Mr.. Nahon had been infected with the dis
ease until last Friday. He was taken to
the hospital for treatment. but his con-
dition continued to grow worse Last
night it was said that there was small
chance Of his recovery.
Abe Nahon used to be a sheetwriter at
local racetracks for some Of the best
known bookmakers When the High
landers were organized, in 1903. Frank
Farrell. owner Of the club. put Nahon in
as secretary. He kept that job until
about three years ago. when he resigned
to go with the Bradley -GaiYney- Steers
| contracting company Recently he has
! been associated with a firm Of expert
accountants.
Mr. Nahon is married. His brother was
with him at the hospital last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
WOMAN MAYOR WINS.
Town Council Gives Mrs. wilson Her
Certificate Of Election.


HuNNEwELL. Kan. April o Ella Will
son will be Mayor and will preside over
the Common Council OF Hunnewell when
the Council meets tomorrow night
Her masculine opponent failed to get
enough votes at the election, was un
lucky when lots we're drawn and after
being counted in by friendly canv assing &
board ran squarely into the law, so the
certificate was given to Mrs. Wilson to-
day.
There il some muttering among his
friends. but he seems inclined to give ur
the struggle and allow his fair opponent
to steer the ship without further annoy
ance. The old Council accepted the ad-
vice Of its attorney and issued a certificate
OF election to Mrs. Wilson She said this
afternoon:
"Yes. I have the certificate, will take
the oath OF Office Monday and expect to
preside at the regular meeting of the
new Council Monday night As to ap-
pointments. have not fully decided wha,
I will try TO do. because Of an uncertainty
az to what I can do. There is no city mar
shal now, but there will be II can get
one. Also the pool halls will be closed OF
put under such strict regulation IA tc
make them harmless to the youth Of
Hunnewell
But there are five Counclmen. and
may not get very far with any reforms
wish to put in force. ! want Hume
well to be a cleaner city. but can only
tell how much or how little hope there
il for betterment when have an oppor'
tunity to observe the attitude OF the mem
bers OF the new Council"
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dent with the deposit OF city money therein
was the llunga rian- American Bank. ! find
mat on the same day that the deposit was
made In that bank made deposits in the
following other banks:
American Exchange National Bank.
chatham National Bank. Citizens Central
National Bank. Firth National Bank, Four
,eenth street Bank. International Bank.
Mercantile National Bank. Night and Day
Bank. Sherman National Bank. Broadway
trust Company. Lawyers Title Company,
mon Trust Company. Mechanics Bank of
iFooklyn. Brooklyn Trust Company. Frank
lin Trust Company. Hamilton Trust Com
pany. Home Trust Company. Nassau
National Bank. Kings County Trust Com
pany. and these were in most cases increa sed
deposits. There may be coincidences In
all OF these and the hundreds OF other de-
posts ] have made. but if there are the
public knows as much OF " as 1 do.
And yet IL Ia impossible to get redress
| against these assassins Of reputation, az
| public officials have found. to their cost.
| IL furnishes the most potent reason why
| our best and most public spirited citizens
refuse public Otllce and why some OF those
who are hegmiled into accepting service
| permit themselves to be terrorized in the
performance Of their duties
II would be impossible to follow these
| tales day by day with denials and explana-
tions even II the new spapers that print the
| stories would print the denials with any
thing like the same prominence II at all.
| which they are not as rule willing to do.
All ask is that the public In and out OF
the city Of New York will suspend Judgment
upon these anonymous attacks on the
assurance that nothing has taken place
| during my administration OF the office Of
Chamberlain Of Which I or my city or its
citizens need be ashamed.
| Mr.. Hyde's statement was shown last
night to District Attorney Whitman. who
read 1t closely. Asked II he had any COM
ment to make. Judge Whitman said:
$50 far as I know no extracts from the
Grand Jury minutes have ever appeared
in the newspapers"
The District Attorney was referring
to that part OF Mr.. Hyde's statement
which reads Il have no right TO believe
that the secrecy Of the Grand Jury in
vestigation is being openly and shame
fully defied.-
To-day the Grand Jury will resume it's
inquiry into the connection OF city de-
posits with loans made to William j
Cummins or the Cummns syndicate.
officials Of the Mercantile National Bank
and OF the Empire Trust Company will
be examined.
Toward the end OF the week, it 10 ex-
pected indictments will be handed down
against officials OF the Carnegie Trus,
COMPANY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
CHARLES 4. MCCARTNEY HURT.
Brooklyn Mans Automobile Turns Turtle
jaw Broken and Arm Fractured.


A touring car owned and driven by
Charles A. Mccartney Of sss Seventh
street. Brooklyn. struck a muddy spot on
the South Country roed between Islip
and South Islip yesterday afternoon and
turned somersault opposite the Plum
estate. Mr.. Mccartney and four friends
who we're with him in the car at the time
were thrown out. Mr. McCartney's jaw
was broken and his left arm fractured.
None OF the others Yves badly hurt,
Mr.. Mccartney was on his way to view
the stranded Princess Irene and wss
going ct a good rate a: the time of the
accident. According to pas3ersby he
lost control Of tho steering gear and his
wheels skidded As soon as his four
friends had picked themselves up out Of
the mud they went to the residence OF DR.
!, l.. Halsey ct lslip and he did what he
could for the injured man at the roadside
They then took him to a nearby road
hdhse and later put him on train for
Rrooklyn at Islip. He was taken to the
sepey Hospital. where it was said late las,
night that he was resting comfortably
The car was not badly damaged. as i,
turned complete somersault and landed
an its wheels again. Mr.. Mccartney is
superintendent OF the John W. Masury
a Son paint works on Jay street
Brooklyn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
SHOT BIRDS ~ BRONX PARK
Four italians Caught Two Held for
Trial, Two Fined.

The hanging Of a revolver in Bronx
Park on Saturday afternoon caused
Special Policeman Harry Van Ben Schoten
Of the park to search out the shooters.
Through the trees the special policeman
saw four Italians killing birds and squir-
rels with revolvers. Van Ren Schoten
followed at a distance until the four men
left the park.
He arrested them at the Van Nest en-
trance to the park as they were going
home with birds and squirrels in their
pockets. Yesterday two of the men were
held by Magistrate Corrigan in $500 bail
for carrying concealed weapons. The
other two were fined SO each.
The park authorities were happy be-
cause Of the arrests. There have been
many offences OF the kind. the park people
say. hut until Saturday afternoon no one
had been captured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
SHOT HIMSELF IN PA RIS.
Herman (;uthmann. Clerk tn August Rel.
mont, Is In Q vety Serious Condition.

Special Cab'e Despatch TO The SrN
PARIS. April 9.-Herman Guthmann.
said to be engaged in the banking business
in America, shot himself to-day at the
Hotel Continental. He is in hospital in
a serious condition.
One report is that he is an employee Of
August Belmont.
August Belmont said last night that
Herman Guthmann was a correspondence
clerk in his Office and that he considered
Mr.. Guthmann a valuable man. Guth-
mann went abroad for a vacation, Mr..
Belmont eaid. and incidentally was at
tending to come matters for the firm on
the other side.
Mr.. Belmont said he knew Of no reason
why Guthmann should wish to kill him
self as he was successful in business and
trusted by the firm. No word Of the
shooting had reached Mr.. Belmont di-
rectly.
Guthmann is 20 years old and is un-
married He lives with his mother and
two sisters at 25S West 1l2th street. this
city. His father died two years ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
CHURCH LAYS AN INCOME TAN.
Finds Itself with Money 10 Invest at
End OF First Year.

MILWAUKEE. April Westminster
Presbyterian Church has solved the
troublesome question Of how 90 keep
out of debt.
The church has adopted graduated
income tax on it's members and II has
money to invest at the end Of the first
year of the experiment instead of having
a deficit to meet
under 81, 600 and up to : per cent. on $4,000
or over. The church operates under
this system on budget. The income
tax plan will be made permanent.
The system provides that members
shall not be asked for more than their
tax and the usual Sunday collections are
abandoned, the members paying monthly
by check to the church treasurer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
KITE PULLS ROLLING CHAIR.
Two Boys Of This City Have Fun on
Boardwalk at Ions Beach.

LoNo BEACH. l.. l.. April 1.-TWO boys
in a rolling chair were hauled along the
boardwalk this afternoon by kite 81 by
feet The motive power was the north
west wind. and the spectacle afforded
much amusement to visitors. The boys
were Rutledge Barry. II years old. Of zoe
West issth street. and Frederick Bell. Is
years old. OF 83s St Nicholas avenue.
Both are pupils in De Witt Clinton High
School and are members OF the aeronau
tical branch Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and have
competed with model aeroplanes in the
armory tests.
They are here in the Barry cottage for
the Easter vacation and are planning to
build much larger kite than the one they
used on their boardwalk excursion to-
day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
CRYING BABY SMOTHERED.
Father Bundled II IN TO Stop ITS Noise
Mother Away at Work.

When Josepha Hartman. a ladies' maid
In Rector's, got through her work early
yesterday morning she hurried right home
to $40 West Fortyfifth street and found
her husband in the fiat.
"How's the baby" she asked.
The kids all right now" he grunted
at was crying all night. though. until a
little while ago.
Mrs. Hartman went to the crib and
picked up the baby, which is seven months
old. II had stopped breathing. The
mother ran out TO the street. A neighbor,
Charles Mcknight. and Hartman went
for a doctor.
Hartman explained that he had bundled
the baby up in several blankets to stop
it's crying. He hadn't meant any harm
Instead Of coming back with doctor he
disappeared DR.. Crook Of Flower Hos
pital said the baby had been suffocated
to death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-10
AFTER THE CHCRCH LIBRARi.
Otrlcials Think the state Can Duy Most
Of II at q Moderate Cost.

ALBANY, April Gov. Dix has no on
gagement with George d. Smith. who
purchased the Church library, although
the Governor anticipates that State Com
missioner OF Education Andrew y. Draper
and the state Board of Regents win com
municate with the new owner OF the
library Mr., Smith has reported that }.
Pierpont Morgan is after the more valu-
able first editions and manuscripts In the
Church library, as are other collectors.
II is the OK pect alton Of the State authori
ties that the State can get the great bulk
of The Church library at a comparatively
moderate cost when the time and expense
Of assembling such a library Ia taken into
consideration. IA the State is not a seeker
after the more valuable OF the Church
collection because OF their rarity. Com
missioner Draper has been in New York
city since Friday and is not expected In
Albany unth Tuesday.