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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

With the opening of jury case this
morning in the district court, the last
hearing Of the January term of jury
trials was started. The jurors not in
this case were all permanently dis
charged this morning by the court.
The biggest case to come before the
court today was the hearing in the
trial Of Christ Lilledahl. The state of
North Dakota is the PLAINTIFF in the
case, and the defendant is charged
with criminal assault upon the per-
son of Minnie Ornsberg.
sThe act is alleged to have been COM
mitted last spring on the farm rented
by the defendant, which is located near
Mapleton At the time of the assault
Miss Ornsberg was working for the de-
PENDANT on his farm.
Late this afternoon the judge issued
an order excluding all persons, not
witnesses or directly interested in the
case, from the court room. large
crowd had been attracted to the hear
ing out of morbid curiosity, and the
remainder of the trial will be held be-
hind closed doors.
State Attorney Fowler is prosecut-
ing and T. H. McEnroe is the attorney
for the defendant. II is probable that
the case will continue over until to-
morrow.
In the case of L. G. Keith VS.. John
II. Morris and others, which was heard
this morning in the district court, the
judge directed that a verdict be given
for the defendant, at the close OF the
case of the plaintiff The suit was
made on a promissory note and the
plaintiff was not present and could not
testify regarding certain material facts
necessary to sustain the action; which
was the cause for the direction. Hef-
from & Baird of Dickinson were the
attorneys for the defendant and Turn
er &c Murphy acted for the plaintiff,
who is now in Colorado.
Jack o'Brien appeared before judge
Pollock late yesterday afternoon to
answer the charge of petit larceny. He
pleaded guilty of stealing an overcoat
from the Episcopal church parlors, and
it being his second offense of theft, the
law required that he be given a year
in the state penitentiary, and he was
so sentenced.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
Aneta Youth Says He
Saw Symmetrical Pour
Oil on Young Mckenzie
Clyde Spery Admits That He and Man Who Was Arrested
Were Two Who Set Upon the Boy
Claims That the Matter Started in Joke and They Did Not
Intend to Harm the Boy
Boys Clothing Burst Into Flames and They Ran Away
Agreed on Story They Would Tell

gone to the Aneta operahJuse. Find
ing only a few people there and be-
lieving that 1T was still too early to
remain for the performance TO COM
mence, they left and went through a
piece Of parked property in the town.
AS they were about to walk ON Ken
meth Mckenzie, carrying a lantern,
came along the path. Summerfeld and
Sperry followed him about two rods.
Summarized then circled about enough
TO get on the other side OF the lad
and pointed to him to go southwark,
which he did. Several times the Nc
Kenzie boy started walking in other
directions, but each time he was head
ed off by either Summerfield or Sperry.
The Sperry lad says he had no inten-
ton Of harming the boy. but merely
fell in with the idea Of frightening
him little.
When they had gone some little dis
lance TO the south, young Mckenzie
evidently became thoroughly fright
ened and tried to break away. AS he
did so he was tripped by Summerfield
Continued on Page Nine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
memorial
FOR JOHNSON
Legislature Held Exercises in
Memory Of Late Senator
SPALDING CHIEF JUSTICE
BOTH BRANCHES OF THE LEGIs-
LATURE NET IN JOINT SESSION
TO PAY RESPECT TO THE MEM.
DRY OF MARTIN N. JOHNSON,
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

Bismarck N, d., Feb. Ito com
memorate the death of the late Mar
tin N, Johnson, United States senator
from North Dakota, whose place A. j.
Gronna has been chosen to I'LL the
senate and house of representatives
held joint session today in the cham
Der of the lower branch of the legis-
lature
The memorial services were impress
sive but simple. At 2 O'Clock the
members in the upper house were noti-
fed that they were awaited across the
corridor where the address Of the day
was delivered.
Justice B. F. Spalding of the state
supreme court, with befitting remarks,
spoke of the life work of the Paters-
burg statesman and his service for the
f1ickertail state in the United States
senate, and in tho lower house of con-
gress, where the departed senator was
a member from this state for a number
Of years.
Mention was made of the touching
address delivered in the federal SEN
ate chamber at washington briefly be-
fore the converting of the twelfth leg
islature by Senator McCumber.
Lieutenant Governor Burdick presid-
cd at the ceremonies, which lasted
most of the afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
MEDICAL BILL UP
in The HOUSE

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. LIN the
house this afternoon Representative
Fritz of McHenry county introduced a
bill to regulate the construction and
the maintenance of wire fences along
public highways.
The medical bill is up for consider
alton this afternoon.
The senate bill regulating contracts
for shipping live stock is under con-
sideration and III. B. 17S will also be
on its third reading.
S. b. II. regarding the report of
justices of the peace, has been recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
There was reconsideration of the
minority report of the committee on
Gunderson's resolutions providing for
the investigation of the state board of
public school lands The farmers are
opposed because they believe an effort
is being made to secure a higher rate
of interest on loans made on farm
lands.
s. B. II was reconsidered. 1t con-
tains a provision for immediate pay
ment of witnesses as against the old
law which provides for quarterly pay
ments.
General Williams was chairman of
the committee to notify the senate Of
the readiness OF the house for a joint
session to hear the Johnson memorial
address.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
He LIBELED
King GEORGE
MOrganatic Marriage Story
Proved False
YEAR IN Pen FOR MYLIUS
FATHER OF GIRL KING WAS RE.
PORTED TO HAVE MARRIED
TESTlFlEs AT THE HEARING
SHOWS THE UTTER FALsITY
OF THE STORY.

London, Feb. 1.--After brief proceed
ings today special jury before Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone cleared King
George OF imputations against his per-
sonal character by finding Edward y.
Myths guilty of circulating libel. Ny
Illus was sentenced to one years Inn
prisonment.
Myths was charged with distributing
in England, copies of The Liberator,
a Paris publication edited by by Ed
ward II. James, and in which il was
alleged that his majesty while prince
Of Wales, had contracted a morganatic
marriage with the elder daughter of
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour at Malta
IN. 1880. The crown called the admiral
as witness and he testified that the
daughter in question, now the wife of
captain Napier OF the British navy.
had never seen his majesty until 1898,
when the king called up the witness
at Portsmouth.
His only other daughter died in 1895
and for three years preceding her death
had been with her father at Malta.
where he was COMMUNICATIVE chief OF
the Mediterranean squadron. The king
had not visited Malta while his daugh-
ters were there and the younger
daughter had never spoken to him.
The defense has endeavored to have
the king summoned as q witness but
this was refused on constitutional
grounds
In dramatic speech Sir Rufus char
acterized the story of the morganatfc
marriage as absolutely false, regret
ting that his majesty was not permit
ted to personally face his slanderers
and concluded with the declaration
that suit had been brought to protect
the monarchy but that King George
had sought protection of the court as a
man, a husband and a father. 1t did
not take the jury long to find Mylius
guilty Of circulating libel and the court
forthwith sentenced him to one years
imprisonment.
After sentence had been passed sir
Rufus read a letter signed by King
George and authorizing the attorney
general to state publicly that the writ
er had never been married except TO
Queen Mary; had never gone through
the ceremony of marriage except with
the queen: and he would have attend
ed the proceedings to give evidence TO
this effect, except for the advice of the
law officers of the crown that 1t would
be unconstitutional for him to do so.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
PURCELL MUST
QUIT FRIDAY
GRoNNA WILL TAKE SENATE
SEAT THEN, REFUSING TO
DELAY UNTIL MARCH 8.

Washington, Feb. 1.--Senator Purcell
of North Dakota, who is serving by
appointment of the governor Of the
state, will quit the upper house Feb.
8. although it was his earnest wish
to remain in the senate until March 3.
Mr.. Purcell sent and emissary to Sen
ator-elect Gronna today, expressing a
desire not to be relieved until the end
of the current session. Mr.. Gronna
sent back word that it was his inten-
ton to present, himself to be sworn in
Friday.
Mr.. Gronna added that he felt it to
be his duty to qualify as soon as he
had cleared up certain matters in the
house in which he was interested. He
could not see his way clear to remain
out Of the senate until March to
oblige Mr.. Purcell.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
DRASTIC CORRUPT
PRACTICES ACT
COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK LEG.
IsLATuRE PROPOSES VERY
STRONG MEASURE.

Albany, Feb. 1.-The enactment Of
a drastic corrupt practices act, with a
miximum penalty of ten years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine for the
failure Of legislator to report i'm
mediately any attempt to buy or infiu-
ence his vote. and the adoption Of
sweeping charges and far reaching re-
forms in fire insurance laws OF the
state are recommended in lengthy
report Of the Legislature investigating
committee submitted to the legislature
today. The drafts Of the bills which
the committee proposes shall be en-
acted into law are included in the re-
port.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
A Dull Session
in The SENATE

Bismarck, N D., Feb. SENATOR
Martin introduced a new congressional
apportionment bill this afternoon, It
provides for a district across the
northern edge of the state, one in the
southeastern and another in the south
western part of the state.
Besessen introduced a bill regulating
the selection of state and county CEN
trail committees under the primary law
and providing when they shall meet.
S. B. 96 was recommended for in
definite postponement.
The senate passed the bill permitting
cities having the commission system to
go back to the original form of gov
eminent.
s. B. 176-Providing for superintend-
ents and deputy superintendent of
county highways and the construction
of roadways was under discussion
when the. senate toow a recess for the
joint session.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

New York. Feb. IAN international
search, including a drag net in every
American city and European capital,
has been set afoot for Miss Dorothy
Arnold, daughter Of Francis r.. Ar
mold. wealthy perfume importer. No
CLEAN of light has broken through LII,
cloud of mystery which enyelops her
d:sa ppearance. A rewafd of 81 600 is
now offered by the father for the first
accurate news Of Miss Arnold's present
abode or information leading thereto.
Love letters have been found I'm Miss
Arnold's desk from d foreigner, snd
family detectives have been Watching
him abroad. Tue investigation has
proved, however, beyond 1oubt that
he Is ignorant Of the missing girl 4
whereabouts. A search OF all Atlantic
steamers by wireless failed to discover
her presence on the ocean.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

WAS WISE"
Nebraska Senator Says He
Knew Of Bribery
WILL FORCE LEGISLATION.

Washington, Feb 1.-Unless the
senate votes at this session on the
Senator Lorimer case, the resolu-
tion pertaining to the election of
senator's by the people, the bill to
create a permanent tariff board
and the general service pension
bill, Sen. Norris Brown of Ne
braska and some of his colleagues
who favor the measures named
are determined that the appropria-
ton bills also shall fail.
Senator Brown from the floor of
the senate today said he had no
quarrel with the rule that the
appropriation acts come first, but
that he would object to its appli-
cation in the light Of the present
emergency. unless it is agreed in
advance that there shall be votes
on the four propositions named.
before ad5ournrHent. Failure of
any one Of the regular appropria-
ton bills would necessitate an
extra session of congress.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

Lakota, N. D., Feb. 1.--Evidence
connecting Louis Summerfeld of Mil
nor now under arrest and in this coun-
~, with the murder of Kenneth Nc
Kenzie of Aneta is contained in a
statement that has been made to
States Attorney S. G, Skulason of Mel
son county by Clyde Sperry, aged 10
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E.
Sperry Of Anets.
Young Sperry declares that he was
with Summeraeld on the night of the
crime; that he saw Summarized, after
having thrown the Mckenzie boy to
the. ground, pour oil from the lantern
the lad had carried. over the little
fellows leg and touch a match 70 it,
The affair started as a joke, so far
as young Sperry knew, and he was
not aware of Summerheld's intention to
set fire to the Mckenzie boy until too
late.
Fright has sealed the Sperry boys
lips to the present time.
Story Of the Crime.
On the night of Oct 16, 1908, Sperry
states that he and Summerfeld had
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
CHURCH ANNEX begun
First Methodist Church Annex Started
THIS Mornins-WiII be Used by
Sunday School. s--

Work was started this morning on
the new annex to the First Methodist
church. The carpenters are erecting
the structure in the rear of the church
parsonage and during the first day,
the work progressed rapidly
When completed, the building will be
used to thopse a number Of the Sunday
school classss OF the church. The
Sunday school has grown SO rapidly
during the last few years, that there
has not been sufficient amount of
room in the church to care for all the
students in the school
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
TURN TO OLD WORLD.

New York, Feb. 1.--Seekers of
Dorothy Arnold, the missing heir
ess, have turned TO the old world
for possible solution OF her dis
appearance. despite the often re-
peated declaration of Francis r.
Arnold, the girls father. that he
believes she is dead. This is the
fifty-first day OF the girls absence.
Nothing new has developed in the
case.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
WARREN WILL
NOT GO TO JAIL

Washington, Feb. 1.--President
Taft today oommuted the sentence
of Fred .. Warren, the socialist
editor, who was recently sentenced
to six months imprisonment and .
$500 fine, by striking out the i'm
prisonment clause and reducing the
fine to 500, TO be collected by civil
process only.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
PATROL DANCE FRIDAY
FL ZasaI Patrol Will Give One of It's
Splendid Dancing Parties
Friday Night.

The Ell zagal patrol will give anoth-
err one Of its splendid dancing parties
next Friday evening at the Masonic
temple. This is the last Of the series
Of dances which will be given this
winter by the patrol.
The dances have proven most enjoy
able so far. and the members of the
patrol have been highly complimented
on the manner in which the functions
have been given. All Masons and their
friends are invited to attend the party,
and they should not fail to avail them
selves OF the final function.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
DISTRICT COURT
JURY Term At END
LAST CASE TO BE TRIED BEFORE
JURY IN DISTRICT COURT BE-
GAN THIS MoRNlNG-cRIMINAL
HEARING-oTHER CASES WERE
HEARD.
SENSATION THIS AFTERNOON.

The wife of Christ LdIIedahl
created quite "a sensation in court
this afternoon, by suddenly rising
and calling Miss Ornsberg a liar.
The judge promptly reprimanded
Mrs. Lilledahl and informed her
that such actions were contempt
Of court, and that if repeated, he
would fine her.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
ARE WAITING
FOR The end

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 1--we arc
waiting for the end" was the answer
given at the cathedral residence today,
when inquiry was made concerning
the condition of Archbishop Ryan. The
archbishop had another sinking spell
at A O'Clock and he barely rallied.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
negro MURDERER
IS CONVICTED

Trenton, N. j., Feb, John Sears.
a negro, was convicted of murder il
the first degree in Mercer county court
here today for the killing OF Rev AmzlI
Armstrong at Dutch Neck the night
before last Thanksgiving day Mrs.
Armstrong was killed at same tinns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
WALKED IN SLEEP;
LEAPEp SIX STORIES
TO HER DEATH.

New York, n. Y, Feb. 1.--Leav-
ing the side of a sleeping sister,
Miss Nellie Ratky, a comely young
woman of rs, went to the rear win
dow of her home on the sixth
story of a building on West One
Hundred and Fourteenth street
early today. and leaped to the
ground. Her body was found on
the stone tagging two hours later.
Relatives believe she was walk
ing in her sleep.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
POLLOCK OPPOSED
DRUG PERMIT BILL

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.--R. M. Pol
lock of Fargo addressed the temper
ance committee today on the drug per-
nit bill. He Is strongly opposed to it.
Druggist Crowley Of Dickinson spoke
In favor. 1t is possible there will be
majority and minority reports. 1t was
introduced by the temperance COM
n1ittee.
Judge Juhl of Grand Rapids, Mich.
addressed the Judiciary committee to-
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
ADMIRAL SPERRY
DIES SUDDENLY

Washington, Feb. Rear Amiral
Charles Seillman Sperry, u. S. NJ, re-
tired, who commanded the Atlantic
feet on the last leg Of it's round the
world voyage, died suddenly this morn
ing at Garfield hospital here of pneu-
monia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 1.-William
E. Chiffon and Clarence w. Watson
have been formally elected to the
United States senate from West Vir-
ginia agter a deadlock of several days,
caused by the voluntary exile of one
half of the state senate. Both are
democrats and their election came at
the close of a spectacular fight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
negro DIES IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR

Dannemorra. N. r., Feb 1.--Samuel
Ford, negro. was electrocuted in the
state prison here today for the murder
of Captora Ashe, colored woman
with whom he was living at Crown
station. Ylester county, in March, 1903
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

What some artless people are un-
able to understand is why art COM
mittees hang certain paintings and let
the artists escape.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
Wreek 90 e Threa.

Montreal. Feb. 1.-The Grand Trunk
railways Rutland express was wrecked
at L'Acadie Quebec. today. Five per-
sons were injured, three fatally.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01

When you have an assertion disputed
don't try to make your point BY reas
sertion; produce your proof.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
no Choice in Albany.

Albany, FEB. mo choice on the
thirteenth ballot for United states
senator.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
NO Choice in Iowa.

Des Moines. Ia. Feb There was
ro choice in today's ballot Cor United
states senator.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
The First Report,

New York. Feb. IA violent ex-
plosion shook the downtown district
Of Manhattan shortly after noon to-
day. broke the windows of Office build
ings in all directions over wide area
and caused intense excitement in the
financial and mercantile sections.
According to the harbor police, the
Continued =, b. r,l..,.4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
Legislative Proceedings
SOLONS MAY HOLD
MORNING SESSION

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.--Morning
sessions of the legislature will prob
ably be held until the work is cleared
up. Many members favor the plan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
Several
ARE DEAD
Great Buildings Rocked to Their
Foundations
Occupants Of Big Buildings In a
Panic
Details Are MeagG--Physi-
Clans Rushed to Scene

New York, Feb. IA dynamite
explosion of tremendous force on
the Jersey City water front, just
before noon today, caused an un-
known as-yet loss of life, shook
New York City and it's vicinity for
miles around to its very founda-
ton and caused heavy financial
loss.
The explosion occurred as the
dynamite cargo Of a lighter moored
at the Jersey Central railroad pier
was being unloaded into a freight
car. The explosion wrecked every
thing in the vicinity of the pier and
shook Manhattan Island, Brook
iyr and the country within twenty
miles of Jersey City. Window
glass was smashed in thousands
Of sky-scrapers in New York, in
GLIDING the financial districts.
Panics followed in. a score of the
big buildings, but no casualties
from this source are reported. The
conclusion set off fire alarms in
many parts of the financial dis
trict of New York and the cIatter
of fire apparatus and the shriIT
shrisks of fire engines sirens
added to the confusion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-01
THE WEATHER

snow with a cold wave tonight;
Thursday fair and continued cold.
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