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Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

The mouutaineer jury IL Virginia which
has just returned verdict that roulette
wheel may be 'doctored" so that the
patrons do not have as fair a chance as
the dealer. will probably not settle for all
time the Old puzzle whether or not rou-
lette wheel is really fair gambling de-
vice. says the Boston Transcript
In this nelghborhood few OF these wheels
have recently been openly in use, and our
pubic is not acquainted with its workings,
hut is the main device of Monte Carlo
andJ other gambling centers- Scientific
NH. az we'll as gamblers throughout the
Seorld, have from time to time investigated
Sthis wheel Some OF them have found or
have thought they found in certain wheels
a magnetic bar that could be controlled
by the operator. so that the ball would
stop at a certain place. but when half a
dozen or more people are playing at the
same wheel II would be impossible so to
arrange It; that they would all lose. owing
to the various degrees of color and num-
bers on which they are betting.
This mountain puzzle reminds old-time
admirers Of Mark Twain Of one of his
stories. now little known. concerning the
game Of sevan-up or old sledge. Some Ken
lucky boys were arrested for playing this
game under the usual charge of playing a
game OF chance. When they were brought
before the Judge their lawyer claimed that
. this game was not a game of chance, but
Il as a game of science. The court puz-
Ned. asked for a suggestion, and the law
yeNAdeclared that II jury of six gamblers
we'll acquainted with the game in a sclen-
tific way and six deaoons be impaneled
with a pack OF cards their decision ought
to be determinative. SO the story goes.
There was no disputlng the fairness OF
the proposition. Four deacons and the
two dominies were, sworn in as the chance
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Chance" Men Lost to Science"

jurymen and six inveterate old seven-up
science side of the issue. They retired to
the Jury room.
In about two hours Deacon Peters sent
into court to borrow 50 from a friend
(Sensation.) In about two hours more
Dominic Miggles sent into court to borrow
a stake" from friend. (Sensation) Dur
ing the next three or four hours the do
mimic and the other deacons sent into court
for small loans
The rest of the story can be told
briefly. About daylight the jury came in
and Deacon Job, the foreman, read the
following verdict:
We, the jury in the case Of the Com
monwealth Of Kentucky against John
Wheeler ct al. have carefully considered
the points OF the case and tested the merits
of the several theories advanced, and do
hereby unanimously decide that the game
commonly known as old sIedge or seven-up
is eminently a game of science and not Of
chance. In demonstration whereof it is
hereby and herein stated. iterated, reiter-
ated. set forth. and made manifest that,
during the entire night the chance" men
never won a game or turned a Jack. al
though both feats were common and fire.
quent to the opposition; and Furthermore,
in support of this. our verdict, we call at
tention to the significant fact that the
chance" men are all broke and the
science" men have got the money. 1t is
the deliberate opinion Of this jury that the
chance theory concerning seven-up is
pernicious doctrine and calculated to in
flict untold suffering and pecuniary loss
upon any community that takes stock in
it,"
Evidently the sentiments of Virginia and
Kentucky on the subject of gambling are
Identical.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
California Wine

Exports OF wine by sea from the port of
san Francisco during 1910 totaled s.sse sac
gallons. The great bulk OF this viz, sen
Us gallons, was shipped TO New York by
way OF Panama and Cape Horn. The total
shipments by sea from San Francisco for
the preceding year were T,ttO.S94 gallons.
The increase for 1910 was therefore very
marked.
other exports from San Francisco during
1919 were: To Central America. 12S sac Vai.
Ions; to the Hawaiian islands. 7s4744 gaI-
Ions; 10 Germany. liS,sol gallons; to France.
lO4 gallons; TO British Columbia. IS sss Fal.
Ions; to Japan, 736O6 gallons; to Mexico.
S2.Ss gallons; to England. 5ei46 gallons.
The above totals are exclusive OF bottled
goods, OF which 6S21 cases were shipped
from San Francisco by sea during last year
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Broadway's Big Toll on Spenders

We, OF Broadway, used to divide the spend
ers Of Broadway into three classes, in the
order of spenders-Wall street society in
the accepted sense of the term, and the
racing men. am not taking into account
the out of town visitors.
Yet they are a big part OF Broadway,
and their hotel bills alone will greatly in
crease the total. II there isn't a million
spent in the Broadway district, what is
left wouldn't enable n man to have a
steam yacht a Newport cottage and a
country home in Long Island
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
Loretta Looking Classified Up to Some Idotio Advice

that the JOY Of clothing you in splendor Is
sufficient reward in itself for any man
She poisons your conception of marriage
by making II a one-sided bargain where
you give yourself and expect the man to
keep paying for you all his life as If he had
secured wonderful treasure. He has not
He has bought sailed mine. He is the
victim of swindle.
A man in love is apt to think that Just
to have you" Is enough. This idiotic ad'
wiser would lead you to believe that you
can keep him in that state OF mind by beinl
a lazy spendthrift. But nothing flourishei
on false principles. And the man wakes
up to the fact you are not playing fair. HI
may keep on paying the bills But yot
lose your lover. It's the work of thu
idiotic adviser!
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

shape of a reasonable salary and small
bank account you would regard him as
the most abnormally egotistical human for
daring to assume that the possession of
Just yourself" was enough to trap you into
the pitfalls OF married life.
And what is his salary? What is his
bank account? Both are just signs of his
ability to do something that is worth being
paid for by his employers. II he cannot
make good, you do not want him.
Any one but the idiotic adviser who draws
her conclusions from nothing but her own
wild fancies would recognize your ability
to cook and sew as a fair return or a
balancing value for your lovers capacity
to earn enough TO buy food and pay rent.
but no! this lunatic injects into you that
you should be a human lily -of~the-tield,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
- The Bees f0me Magazine page Il
Pleat Of the Innocent ByStander

see that a man who was once rep
resentstive from Nevada is going 10 col
tege the age Of forty-something.' OBJ
ser(a the Regular Fellow.
'"IN and lot OF those still IN the house
Of representatives ought to be going to
kindergarten" rejoined the Innocent BY
stander. ~ college education is great
thing. especially after one reaches the age
where he can appreciate ", which Is usually
several years after the average cOllegian
has left dear old alma mater and has dis
covered that a Greek letter u not always
answered with an offer Of employment
College Is just about the right place for
some OF the noises who are shoehorned
into the congress and then fall out through
- ventilating hole In the floor. But most
1eS-lsem seem about ripe for the infant class
and a few seem qualified for the reform
school
Maybe little college training would
teach members Of congress TO pull off their
fist fights out on the campus OF behind
some barn instead Of on the floor of the
house Of representatives and misrepresent-
stives. A course in higher English might
give other representatives wide enough
range Of the language, so that they would
not have 10 use the rough stuff In debate
when there are women in the Visitors
galleries.
"A college course in composition, with
some explanation Of the marks given good
or bad work, might be of benefit to those
members Of the lower branch who jam
speeches into the Congressional Record
after shooting aforesaid speeches full OF
psrenthetical applause and loud APP
plause. although the speech was never de-
lvered to anybody but the public printer.
and he didn't listen. II might be well, too,
for such representatives to take a course
In higher mathematics and economics, or at
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

least economy, so they won't flood the
nation with the voiceless oratory at great
expense TO those great heroes Of Just before
election. you and I. who later get 1t In the
collar button. Understand rue, I don't OBJ
feet to a representative of that sort re
straining his desire to spin speech all
over the house Of reps. II he'd agree to
slip II to the printer and have 1t dumped
into the waste basket, the country, to say
nothing of the men who get $500 year
for listening to it, would be saved a head
ache. But this inflicting 1t on the public
and making the poor old pub. pay for the
punishment is cruel"
How about the representatives who
write letters to girls?" asked the Regular
Fellow. do they need to go to collegeT'
"Nope-correspondence school," replied
the Innocent Bystander.
Copyright, 1911, Oy New York Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

A million dollars a night That's what
theySay old gallant Father KnicSerbocker,
his children and country cousins spend
when they don their best bib and tucker
and i'm taxicabs are whirled away to the
Broadway district for a night OF rsvel and
pleasure A million dollars = night
II is a very steep price. but Father
Knickerbocker pays II without a uurmur.
He takes his pleasure madly. gladly, and
thf morning after II he finds car fare
aid the price of q bracer he defies that
q i'm old killjoy Remorse. who would col
ls@t toll And when the days work IL
done, when the lights begin to burn
brightly and the orehestras tune up-when,
in fine. New York's, night life starts its
merry race. you will find the old gentle.
tEhana again in It and OF It. 81 20 ~
How does he spend Il? He can't tell
you down to this last penny. All that hR
knows or cares IL that he does. And AZ
long as he is satisfied. why should any one
complain. II keeps the money ball rolling.
and enables the thousands Of persons d.
rsctiy concerned to make a livelihood.
Il keep no books" said Father Knieksr-
booker, when questioned about his Joy bills
today 60 to Broadway II will tell you
the big items and maybe some OF the
minor details,% And along, Broadway the
reporter went to find the answer
"A million dollars a nishtv' echoed
Louis Martin, as he directed the mechsn-
lam OF his establishment from a little Of
flee near the Seventh avenue entrAncs.
And as he pondered over the question there
was waited in the soft, subdued minors
OF the sweetly sad melody of that sea
song. the barcarols from The Tales OF
Hoffman,"
"on first thought he aald, "a million
a night for Broadway is as fanciful and
dreamy as that music. And yet-well, its
true to a big extent. l have never con
sidered thu question just in that light.
when New York starts out for a night
OF pleasure Il can teach London. Paris
Berlin and st. Petersburg lessons In sx,
travagance. II wants the best and pay
ing the price. gets the best. Now, let's
get down TO the figures
Dinners will total not less than Sl26, 900
Tlat includes, OF course, vintage wines
[ith the meal Say the average for din.
Esner approximate SIS = plate. and from q
ITO 81 for the after theater supper. Ere
Quently the latter meal is more costly thar
the dinner More wine is apt TO he con
sumed. and at present prices Il takes but
few bottles 20 make surprisingly larg'
total
Therefore. We viii say about $4,000 q
night for dinners and suppers, Then Their,
aye the theaters When the season Is a
Il height. when the opera Is In full blast
NV York pays $4,000 for its Amusement
IN this manner. With the tRNicabs, flow
crs bonbOns and score OF mcidentals
the price with be about s5o0O0a With hors
raoing in vogue and Wall street prosper
ans. this figure would be greatly exceeded
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28
MONDAY,
August %, 1911
Name and Address.

Name andA Year.
Spencer Lothrop
Mdge 1874 High 1894
Earl Bailey Pacific 1896
Bell Hickory Park 1898
Rudolf South Twelfth Comenus 1904
Thomas Richard Bune, BEDFORD Clifton Hill 1902
Twenysixh 1887
Chzum,
George 1912 1904
Alther 1905
1900
Earl Delehany, 1885 South Eleventh Patrick 1900
Victor 1901
Juanta Friend 242 sprague Saratoga 1909
1897
Martha Goettsche 116 Van Ave vnon 1898
Kenneth Gunnel 1905 1898
John Gilmore 1885 Miami Howard Kennedy 1905
Clifton HILL 1895
Neie Goldstne
Margaret SAP
Florence o. Halter 1OS south Thirfirs st Farnam 1904
Archie Hoke 1906
Augustine mbt 1858 South Thirteenth
Mildred Johnson $3.50
Jennie Kalma 1915 South Thirteenth
Wendell KEshnef
Twenythird
1920
Mcconnell 1859 Poppon 1903
L. Miller s315 Curtis Central Avenue.
Twenty-eghh High
Saratoga
1928 Binney St. .Lothrop 1901
George 1907
Fred sawele 2O7 Dodge Lothrop
Shames 1913
South Twentyeghth
C 4O4O Charles Walnut
Mary Thornton 1905 South Thirteenth
Leia
Davenport Webster
WEIGH SO2
williamson South Eighteenth Leavenworth
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

The United States makes the best poultry
showing in the world. It's flock numbers
n. 100000, and the yearly egg output IL now
more than GOO OOO, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

Facts are engraved hierosrams for
which the fewest have the KEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-28

Denmark l. the dairy OF Europe. II has
eighty-five mead OF cattle TO each 100 in
habitants
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
Plan OF RELIEF
IS ABANDONED
TOO MANY DIFFICULTIES FACED
IN GOVERNMENT WORK FOR
N. q. SETTLERS.

Washington, Aug. Ss--If the settlers
OF Bowman county, NJ. d., are to have
government work, they must organize
a corporation for the purpose of con-
structing an irrigation plant on the
Bowman project, contract with the
secretary of the interior to complete
the plant. practically mortgage their
lands for the money advanced by the
government. secure the presidents ap-
prevail. and then get congress to au-
thorize the necessary appropriation.
This Is what #. III. Newell head OF
the reclamation service, informed Rep
resentative Helgesen must be done be-
fore tho work which the settlers are
seeking can be provided for them. He
expressed the opinion that II all ele-
ments were favorable. the work could
not be finished In time to be OF ma
terfal advantage to the settlers.
Mr.. Helgesen has therefore decided
that to introduce legislation now de-
signed to give relief work would be to
hold out false hopes, inasmuch as it
would be futile without the preliminary
steps
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
Will DREDGE
MOUSE RIVER
TOLEDO FIRM WILL START WORK
AT ONCE ON JOB THROUGH
BoTTINEAU COUNTY.

BottIneau, N. d.. Aug. S.-According
to parties who visited Deep, Bottineau
county, this week, one of the biggest
enterprises Of the season is being
started there, which, according to
present plans will extend over least
three years.
A Toledo dredging company will
start work after arranging their ma
chinery on the ground for the dredging
Of the Mouse river, from Deep to the
Canadian line. The work will extend
In the neighborhood Of thirty miles
and 1t is expected that when complet-
ed 1t will play an important part in the
draining Of the country in that section.
Deep is located at the intersection
Of the 500 line and the Maxbass
branch OF the Great Northern. The VIII
lage itself, Is just a short distance
from the river. 1t is predicted that
when dregded the Mouse river will
drain Bottineau county in excellent
style, with tributary bitches run
ming in.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
ICELANDERS WILL
HAVE AN ACADEMY
$4,000 ALREADY IN SIGHT FOR
PROPOSED CHURCH SCHOOL
AT MOUNTAIN, N. ID.

Edinburg, M. d., Aug. 3-Enthusias-
tic support Is being rendered the move
ment for the establishment at Noun
tain In this county Of an Icelandic
academy under the direction OF the
lcelandic Lutheran conference OF
North America, which recently held it's
annual meeting in Winnipeg. The
hrst object is the teaching and preser-
walton of the mother tongue. AT the
recent conference the question Of es-
tablishing an Icelandic college In Win
nipeg was dealt with, resulting In that
plan being dropped
Already Icelandic farmers OF this
district have contributed literally to
the proposed new institution, and 1T il
believed that about $4,000 TO estab-
lish the school can be secured in this
county. In addition to the local sup
Port, there win also be support of a.
financial nature from the Icelanders
OF the United States and Canada. as
there Is general interest in the move
ment. Northeastern North Dakota and
Manitoba have probably. the largest
OF the Icelandic settlements.
The movement has been fostered for
many years by the IceIandic people Of
this county and they are enthusiastic
over the prospects of the early realiza-
ton OF their hopes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
MINOT TO START
AN AUTO line

Minot, ". D., Aug. S.--An automobile
line between Minot and the Fort Bert
hold reservation will be provided. Ar
rangemenr for the service have been
announced by e. c. Leedy, immigra-
ton agent OF the Great Northern rail-
road.
The automobile line will take pas
sengers from Minot to the reservation,
leaving Minot daily at o'clock. and
returning at night. Passengers will
be taken over the land, thus giving
them an excellent opportunity to see
the country and win be brought back
to Minot for registering.
Details OF the system are announced
as follows for In a dispatch from st.
Paul:
Arrangements for automobile serv-
ice from Minot, through the Fort
Berthold reservation while registration
Is on for opening the reservation to
white settlement Aug. IA to Sept q
win be made by the Great Northern
railway, following the receipt of a tele-
gram from President Hill today. Hill
recently passed through Minot on the
Helena automobile trip, and made pre-
liminary arrangements for the serv-
ice designed to give prospective set
tiers opportunity to get an adequate
idea OF. the land in the reservation.
Forty automobiles will be put into
service by the road. and tour OF It's
to 200 miles is planned, the machines
to leave Minot daily at a. m. for
twelve to fourteen-hour trip over the
reservation. Facilities for carrying
food viii be arranged The inspection
trip will cost $15 for the round trip
for four passengers.
Arrangements for the tour will be
made by e. G. Leedy, general imni-
grant agent OF the road, who will
plan the route and organize parties to
make the trip. The reservation con-
tains 10000 acres Of agricultural
land and about $4,000 persons are ex-
pected to register at Minot for the
opening. The plan Is expected not
only to help settlers but to expedite
the work of the government In filing
this distribution of land.
w. C. McHugh, general agent OF
the Great Northern at Minot, said to-
day that the system is not to be in
stalled by the Great Northern rail-
road, but by Minot parties, but that
the line is being advertised by the
Great Northern in the east.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
LOSSES IN THE
POLLOCK fire

Aberdeen, s. D., Aug. 2.-The fire
which visited the. town Of Pollock, in
Campbell county, Wednesday morning
broke out in the cigar store of Dan
Heintz about $3.50 in the morning and
spread with extreme rapidity. Ten
buildings i'm the business section of the
town, which has about 200 inhabitants.
were destroyed. The firms suffering
from the flames being. Beachke e.
Derin, general merchandise; N. M.
Spencer's jewelry store; a vacant
building owned by L. j. Holmes; Mrs.
Berkert's residence; the Farmers Ba-
zaar, general merchandise; the Farm
ers Bazaar hardware store; Rainbow
e. RosendahPs pool hall; r. G. Parrett,
soft drinks; Dan Heintz, cigars. In
the Spencer jewelry store was located
the Dakota Central Telephone Co. 3
switchboard, and that was destroyed,
interrupting communication with the
burned town for several hours.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
FOUND CARVED
INDIAN HEAD
RELIC OF INDIAN WORK IN
STONE SCULPTURE
DISCOVERED.
4 aaEkz

Buchanan, N, D., Aug. BIT is gen.
orally believed that the entire activities
of the Dakota Indian tribes, in their
aboriginal state, were given over to
hunting. to war parties, to raiding
white settlers stock corrals and lead
ing life Of pure savagery on the
plains. But occasionally evidences are
found which show that some other inn
pulses moved the Indian mind and thar
his time was given to other occupa-
tions.
A fine specimen of Indian carving
has been discovered on the prairie west
Of Buchanan, near the Geo. Nelson
farm by Willis Beaumont. This con-
sists of a nearly perfect Indian head.
the features being clearly defined and
well proportioned. The stone used was
a prairie boulder of hard granite and
the face is large sized. Only the face
was carved, the back Of the head and
top being left In the block. The lips,
chin, nose and eyes were finished
smooth. One side has been slightly
damaged by children playing, who did
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
:. NEWS or THE NORTHWEST J..
FAIR DATES IN
NORTH DAKOTA.

AUG. . 10. Cavalier county fair.
Langdon.
Sept. IL. ia. il. 15,-Miss0uri
slope fair Mandan.
Sept. 20. 81. 22,-willians county
fair. Wllliston.
Sept 70, n. rs. as.--Richiand county
fair, Wahpeton.
Sept 2s. ~. rs. 2s.-Fair at Beach.
Sept. rs to Oct. Industrial Elk
position, Bismarck.
Sept. rs to Oct. 1s-rndugtrial EXPOSE
ton. Bismarck.
e, Sep; s,. 2; Z, so.-nsH.nry county
Underwood.
Oct. 5, ss-Burke county fair. BOW
bells.
Date not set.-Aneta fair. Aneta.
Ward county fair. Minot, some time
N septenber.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
NORTHWEST
CROPS LOOK
MUCH BETTER

Minot N. d., Aug. s.That the crop
conditions in North Dakota have inn
proved greatly during the last two
weeks and that the next year is bound
to be prosperous one In the fiickertail
state is the opinion of o. T.. Lang
worthy and S. T. Mcknight Of Mime
apolis Of the Langworthy Lumber Co.
who spent last night in the city.
These gentlemen who own q string
Of lumber yards In North Dakota, ac-
companied by M. ]. ScoviIle, super
intendent of the North Dakota bust
ness Of the firm, have just completed
a 60O-mile tour of northwestern North
Dakota. where their yards are located
and they were surprised at the man
ner In which the crops have improved
as result of the recent rains.
They found the conditions much
more favorable than reported two
weeks ago and they have great conf
dence In the future OF North Dakota
under improved farming methods.
They also were very favorably i'm
pressed with the rapid growth of Mi
not and the high class of buildings in
the magic city. Messrs. Langworthy
and Mcknight are building fifteen-
story office building in Minneapolis
which. when completed, will be one Of
the finest Office structures in the west.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-03
CHARGED With
POISONING HORSES

McClusky. N. D.. Aug. 3.--Wm. Hart,
a farmer living fifteen files northwest
Of this city. was arrested by Sheriff
Callahan on warrant sworn to by
John Hauck charging him with poison
ing horses. The defendant was brought
to town and the preliminary hearing
held before Justice Eperber.
Five witnesses were sworn for the
state and one witness for the defense.
According to the evidence Hart and
Hanck. who are neighbors. have not
been on very friendly terms. On Tues
day Hart watered three OF his horses
at his watering trough at 8 o'clock in
the afternoon and the horses showed
no iii effects from the water. At 6
o'clock he watered two OF the animals
at the same trough and FIVE minutes
later both animals dropped dead.
Indications are that Hart committed
the crime or has some knowledge Of
the guilty parties. Coroner HANDLE
ton examined the stomachs Of the dead
animals and found evidences OF
strychnine samples OF water from the
trough win be sent to the state chem
LIST for analysis.
Hart was bound over TO the district
court in the sum OF $1,000.