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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Were Afraid to Take
Chance at the Scheme

dent they would be returned by the
people with an increased majority,
for they believed that reciprocity
would be most acceptable to the
Canadian electors. While the con-
servatives claimed they would have
majority, they did not expect 1t would
be so large, or that the general YER
dict Of the country would be given SO
decisively against the government
They feared that reciprocity would
prove popular with the farmers Of
Ontario, and the farmer and fisherman
Of the maritime provinces, and while
confident they would win the cities,
they were dubious as to the rural re-
suits. However, in Ontario especially,
the agricultural vote went almost sol
idly against reciprocity, and In the
maritime province 1t did not prove
to be the popular issue expected
The farmers and fishermen of the
east do not appear to have placed the
high status on the American value
which was anticipated While Sir
Wilfred Laurier, the prime minister.
was safe in two counties. the conser-
vatives made great harvest of min
isterial heads; thirteen members OF
the Laurier cabinet sought reelection
and seven of them were defeated
! Minister of Finance Fielding and
Minister of Customs Paterson. who
made the reciprocity bargain with the
United States, failed to win. Sir
Frederick Borden, minister of militia;
Mackenzie King, minister of labor;
| Sydney Fisher, minister of agricult-
ure; Geo. p Graham, minister of rail,
! ways, and VIM. Templeton, minister
! Of inland revenue. also went to de.
feat.
/ The province of Quebec rejected
one minister, British Columbia one,
Nova Scotia two and Ontario three.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
ROGERS is
ONLY ONE UP
Jimmy Ward Has Given Up and At.
wood Is Not Heard
From.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 22-Aviator
Rodgers, flying from New York City
to the Pacific coast, resumed his fight
this morning and became confused
while passing over Susquehanna. Pa,
and passed over Scranton at 1920
landing on the outskirts of the city
He again mounted in the air at
100 p. M. and started toward Bing-
anton, N. Y, going at rapid rate.
Ward Has Quit.
RATHBONE, N. Y, Sept. 22-Dis-
mayed by hard luck, Jimmy Ward has
given up his fight to the coast for the
$4,000 prize.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
erosscup untainted. d !.

CHICAGO, Sept 22.-The resignation
of Judge Grosscup may go to Presi-
dent Taft in October as originally
planned. The admission of detective
who has trailed the judge for two
years for an eastern magazine, that
he could find nothing against him,
shows that Grosscup is no longer un-
der fire and that there is nothing
against his record. nor need he look
for enemies to fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Lock the Open Door.

OTTAWA, Sept. 22.-Canada will
build her trade UP within her own
boundaries and make concessions only
to Great Britain. The Overwhelming
majority against the advocates for the
open door to the United States is
taken by all parties to mean that the
people are opposed to better trade re.
lations with their nearest neighbor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Boqroffs Family.

1t was reported that Bogroff's faith
er was arrested on the frontier while
returning to Russia, but later re-
port says he is in Berlin. Bogroff's s
parents, on receiving the news OF the
crime, addressed telegram to Nine.
Stolypin expressing abhorrence at
their sons act.
Bogroff's brother, who was held at
the st. Petersburg secret police head
quarters, has been transferred to the
fortress. Bogroff's uncle, physician,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Johnson Waived.

FULTON, Mo. Sept. 22.-Richard
M. johnson who shot and killed John
Griggs as he was entering the John
son yard last week, waived prelimin-
airy hearing this morning and was
bound over to the circuit court to be
tried in December.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
BLEW THE SAFE
ALL TO PIECES
Yegsmen Use Too Much Dynamite at
Little Station on the

CENTERvILLE, Sept. 22-Robbers
succeeded in getting in the depot at
Sedan, blowing the safe and escaping
with s2s The jar of the dynamite
was so great that every window light
was blown out and the safe blown liter
ally to pieces. People at the hotel
were awakened about 200 O'Clock by
the report and hastened to the depot
but the robbers had escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Stocks Were Uneasy.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Long be-
fore the opening of the stock ex-
change. the floor was crowded with
members. Steele was the center of at
TRACTION, as yesterday.
J. p. Morgan and syndicate OF
bankers hurried to the rescue OF the
stock market today and changed the
panic to optimism. BY one o'clock
this afternoon all OF the early losses
had been regained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Exodus Of Jews Continue.

GAO0uS OF Jews OOntlnuS.
Twelve thousand Jews have left
Kiev since the assassination, and the
exodus continues. Acting Premier
Kokovsoff, through representative,
informed deputation Sf the Jewish
aristocracy at Kiev that the Jews
created alarm through their cowardice,
but that fitting measures against dis
orders had been taken.
Emperor Nicholas has made known
to the population of Kiev through the
medium of Governor General Trepoff
the imperial will that order should be
observed and his majesty's visit to
South Russia not again clouded.
M. Galkin, chief of the patriotic
league, has been arrested for anti
Jewish discourses. Perfect Tolmatcheff
Of Odessa called a meeting of the
leaders of the monarchial organiza-
ton, at which these leaders declared
that they did not contemplate anti
Jewish demonstration. Tolmatcheff
announces guarantees for the preser-
walton of order.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
WHEAT JUMPED
SEVERAL POINTS
The News From Canada Caused Up
ward Trend In Grain
Market.

CHICAGO, Sept. Wheat open
ed at 93ls today BY noon it had
scared III cents more, as result of
the news from Canada.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Weather Conditions.

The western field of high pressure
has moved to the lake region and
Ohio valley, showers preceding its
advance in the lower lake region,
Ohio valley and the eastern states.
A marked depression has formed in
the west, central in Utah, which is
attended by warmer weather in the
mountain and plateau regions, and
there have been showers in Montana,
Utah and Arizona.
This is followed by an area of
high pressure in British Columbia,
which is causing low temperature in
northern Montana.
Conditions indicate fair, warmer
weather for this section tonight, be-
coming unsettled Saturday as the
western depression advances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair and
warmer tonight, becoming unsettled
Saturday.
For Illinois: Fair and warmer to-
night. Saturday increasing cloudiness
and warmer.
For Iowa: Fair tonight, with warm
er east and south portion; becoming
unsettled Saturday with cooler in the
west portion.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Saturday. Warmer tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
A Country Where No
Mans Life is Secure

has been arrested at Odessa. Another
Bogroff, also physician, has been
arrested at Baku. Eighty men and
thirty women, professed liberals, are
under arrest at Kiev.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will change but little
from Davenport to Keokuk during the
next forty eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22
Local Observations.

Sept. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
81 Z pm. \. SO16 66 NV Clear
% am. :. 3o,19 55 S Clear
Mean temperature, Sept 81, 62.
Highest temperature, TO-
Lowest temperature, 55.
Lowest temperature last night, "a.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
N. D. INDIANS
Want RELIEF
ASK GOVERNMENT. TO PAY AN.
NUITIEs OF CHILDREN THIS
SPRING.

Washington, d. c., March 3.-Failing
in their attempt to procure legislation
doubling their annuities this spring,
the Devils Lake Indians through their
Washington representative, Ignatur
Court, John Match and Solomon Fox
have asked the interior department to
waive the age limit on the annuity
payments to the 500 children on the
reservation.
They have asked relief for this
spring only because of adverse crop
conditions and poverty among the In
dams. The Indians claim that no
legislation would be necessary for such
payments because their treaty with the
government provides for annuity pay
ments to adults and children alike.
1t has been the policy of the de-
partment, however, to hold the chill
dren's annuity until they are Is years
old. This custom the Indians wish
vacated for this spring
The Devils Lake Sioux have ss6572
balance in the treasury and under the
law cannot draw more than $4,000 an
nually, which is equivalent to $50 per
capita. A further attempt to get some
kind of relief for the Indians will be
made by Senator McCumber and Rep
resentative Hanna.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
The STATE
AUDITING
BOARD WAS
CARELESS

Bismarck, N. D., March S.-The
joint committee, consisting of Repre-
sentatives Reeves, Doyle, Paulson,
Senators Kretchmar, williams and
Cashel, appointed to investigate the
state auditing board. report it was
more than they could do to make a
systematic report of the proceedings
OF the state auditing board, but as
examples of the way things were con-
Quoted they took January 1908, 1909
and 1910.
Irregularities were shown in every
one of these months. To show what
the irregularities were committee
quotes section 1876 of the constitution
In regard TO the payment of moneys,
and section 237 of the codes regard
ing the duties OF the board. Some war
rants picked and attached to the re-
port consisted Of accounts with sher-
ifs with the game and fish board and
the state officials.
While there were no glazing irregu-
larities in warrants there was much
laxity in allowing these accounts with
out vouchers and subvouchers. One
voucher attached in connection with
account of the attorney general re-
garding q trip to Fargo, no sub
voucher and no statement was made
as to whether or not this was for
states affairs. State officers were re-
ceiving expense moneys in lump sums
instead of by itemized account, as re-
quired by law
One Pete Ross, drew pay for four
months and only put in two or three
days of duty each week in that time.
He had been employe of state for
eight years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
Fish and Game Commission
Was Strong in Politics
The Investigating Committee Found no Striking Cases Of
CrOokednesS IN Money MatterS-Some Petty Graft
MethOdS--and Great Deal Of Care
leSSnesS---NO System

Bismarck, N. D., March 3-The re-
port of the committee to investigate
the fish and game board board of
control showed no criminal irregulari-
ties on the part Of the managers and
the wardens, but it did reveal great
laxity In the expenditures and in the
manner in which these accounts were
audited.
In asking to be discharged the COM
miteee recommends that the reins on
the game and fish board be checked
and restriction placed on the free
dom with which money is spent.
No money was found to have been
expended for political purposes al
though in certain instances it was
found that many wardens and district
game managers were engaged In other
business and drawing salaries from
their regular vocations while acting In
their Official capacity on the game
board. The inference from these con-
illusions would be that a large num-
Der of these wardens and managers
merely used the revenue derived from
the connection with the board for in
cidental expense money which afford
ed them trips on the side and was
probably used in connection with their
businesses.
The synopsis of the report signed
by Representatives Frame, chairman;
Brusletten, DISCARD of Nelson, Benson,
Senator's Mcdowell, Mcdonald and
Garden. follow:
The resolution under which the com
mittee was appointed made no provi-
sions for the payment for expenses Of
witnesses called in regard to it, con-
ferred no power to enforce the attend
ance of witnesses, neither did it author
ize the administration of oaths or COM
pulsory production of books and papers.
1t is the conclusion of the committee,
based upon the examination of the
report Of the game and fish board of
control and the testimony Of various
witnesses herewith presented, that
there had been considerable laxity and
lack OF method in the administration
of this law.
The committee would specifically re.
fer to the following instances wherein
at times there had been laxity Of
administration or misconception and
abuse of power under the law:
The members of the state board OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
Upper left, Rep. James A. Tawney of
Minnesota. Upper right, Sen. Thomas
n. Carter Of Montana. Lower right,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian minis.

Washington, March BIT Is consid-
cred likely that President Taft viii or
ganize the United States end Of the
international joint commission with
Canada by naming Rep. James A..
Tawney of Minnesota and Sen. Thomas
H. Carter OF Montana, who will retire
to be named by Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
members. =
The third United States member will
probably be some man from New Eng
land, perhaps from Maine, although
this has not yet been determined. The
commission will consist of six mem
bers. three Of whom will be Canadians,
to be named by Cir Wilfrid Laurier,
the Canadian premier.
This commission will be the medium
through which the United States will
hereafter conduct negotiations with
Canada. covering points OF difference
that may arise between the two coun-
tries, thus doing away with the old
custom Of settling every Canadian
question through the British foreign
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
HOUSE TURNS BACK
HANDS OF time

Bismarck, N. D., March.-The house
began to turn the clock back at
o'clock today. when a half an hour
was cut off.
The house concurred in senate
amendments to the following house
bills: 297, 2S4, 351, Is, ZIG, us, 113. 81,
237, 155 and 29S.
Davis of Larimore introduced con-
current resolution providing for the
payment of witnesses in the Cowan
case 1t was referred to the committee
on appropriations.
A communication was sent to the
house from Edmore showing the result
OF mass meeting there which Is in
Cowan's home county and district.
This is the first report from his dis
trict, no Indignation meetings having
been held in any town in that district.
The Edmore resolutions exonerate
Cowan from all charges made against
him.
There is a fight on the fifth judicial
district bill amendments made by the
senate and sent to the house.
THE supreme court bill making the
terms of justices ten years was pass
ed.
The bill to divide the Fifth judicial
district was killed, but will be recon-
sidered.
The senate sent word to the house
that it refused to agree on house
amendments to the Mcdowell banking
bin and the measure will SO fnto con-
ference.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03

control have allowed themselves, in
addition to hotel bin and other ex.
penses, the sum of 50 per day for their
time while actually engaged in a meet
ing of the board, and while this amount
is small, in the opinion of the com
mittee the law does not cover this
salary.
1t is the evident intent OF the law
that the SO per day mentioned there is
to be allowed for hotel expenses. There
should be some allowance for time of
the members Of the board of control
and that this deficit should be remed-
led by appropriate legislation.
The committee believes the allow
ance of 800 per month for the. main
tenance of the secretary asaFase is ur-
warranted under the Law and the evi-
dence before the committee shows
that this money was paid to mem
Der OF the GARD of control for doing
the necessary work, and while the
amount may not be in excess OF the
value of the work DONE none the less
law itself expressly forbids any mem
Der of the board of control for doing
tanning or receiving any compensa-
ton, except that prescribed by the
game law
The board of control evidently had
the law in mind when it made the
resolution to allow 800 per month for
the maintenance of Office instead Of
making the said allowance as salary.
The committee believes appropriate
legislation should be passed authorize
ing the president of the board of con-
troll to engage such clerical help as
the board shall seem necessary with
authority to pay such amounts for
such help as would be reasonable and
just.
The committee believes the board OF
control has not exercised a sufficient
1y close supervision over the state
game wardens and the district man
ayers and have delegated too much
power to such wardens, it appearing
from the testimony that the board Of
control did not know until the last
meeting of the state board that so
many paid wardens were in the employ
OF the board.
1t appears from the testimony and is
authorized by law that the state game
Continued on Page Eight
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
COUTNY AUDITOR BUSY
County Auditor Sends Out Copies for
the Tax List for the Year
Of 1910.

The force Of employees at the county
auditors Office has been very busy dur
Ing the last few days Besides having
TO care for the meeting Of the commits
sioners, the list of the taxes for the
year OF 1910 were sent out yesterday
to every town clerk. These lists are
placed on file and anyone who desires
to look over the list can acquire all of
the information he would like BY cali
ing on the town clerk of the town-
ship in which he resides.
In a short time the Office force at
Auditors Lewis office will begin to
prepare for the election and meetings
in the different townships. The last
meeting Of the present township board
will be held March IA. and the election
win take place March "a.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
Legislative Proceedings
IMPEACHMENT
PROCEEDINGS MAY
SSaST $4,000

Bismarck, N. /, H.ch s.--Just when
the cowan impeA Pvt trial will be
held yet remains Sc Nat of guam
dairy. Cowan, himseE expressed a
desire to proceed imm\ w, as have
a number Of the senate, There il a
disposition on the part OF some of the
members of the house board of man
ayers, however, to postpone the matter
the full limit of the twenty days.
The ludicrous rumor that the trial
would be deferred until June was cir
culated last night. The defense con-
tends such an idea is wholly unconsti-
tutional and unfair. The prosecution
is said to have declared against any
haste, as the board of managers is said
to have expressed a desire to secure
legal aid and familiarize itself with the
evidence in the matter.
1t is understood, on the other hand,
that the senate will not stand for any
thing like that. Furthermore the men,
bers of the upper house state they
haven't the time to return even in
twenty days as their business demands
their attention at home, and cannot
conveniently return to Bismarck just to
suit the convenience of the five house
members who would like to wait sew
eral months themselves.
Tuesday has been suggested as the
beginning of the trial in the senate,
which seems to suit the convenience
of the senator's, as it will give them
little vacation and an opportunity to
spend Sunday at home before starting
in the ordeal which looks unpleasant
to them. The committee on arrange
ments from the upper house is said to
be favorable to any plan which will be
agreeable to Judge Cowan, as its mem
bers want to be fair in everything they
undertake. 1t was heard at midnight
last night that only about ten days
would be taken at the most, so that by
Monday, March 1S, the first impeach-
ment trial ever seen in North Dakota
will probably be under way.
Last night it was reported the attor-
ney general would rule that the senate
could not convene even for the i'm
parchment trial without the house con-
vening also, which will probably mean
an expense of $4,000 to the state which
many feel could just as well have been
avoided.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
SENATE PASSING
THE HOUSE BILLS

Bismarck, N. D., March 3.--In the
senate the Talcott game and fish bill
was taken up. An agreement could
not be reached on all the house
amendments and a conference win re-
suit.
The senate went into the committee
Of the whole and recommended the fol-
lowing senate bills for indefinite post
ponement: 207, 23I. gao, S42, 241.
House Bills Pissed.
The following house bills were pass
ed; 1873, SO. 400, SS5, 37s, 257, 4o2, 419
421, 447, AIS, 410.
The senate agreed to the house
amendments to the following senate
bills: 81, 81, SO4, PSI. 23S.
H. b. 119, killed yesterday, will be
reconsidered.
Fl. b. 212 was indefinitely postponed.
The futile anti-cigarette bill was
killed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
PACT With
CANADA IS
NOT TOPASS
McCumber Says the Agreement
Is Doomed
SUNDRY Civil BILL PASSED
Carries Appropriations for N.
D. Towns
Big WRANGLE In SENATE
SUNDRY Civil BILL PASSED
Big WRANGLE IN SENATE
POSTAL INCREASE KILLED.

Washington, March 3.--Ths pro-
posed increase of magazine postage
lie dead for this session. Chairman
Penross of the senate committee
on postoffiees and post roads an
nounced on the senate floor today
that in view of the certainty that
debate on the subject would OBJ
struet other legislation and be
futile anyway he would ask the
senate to agree to abandon the
proposition. MIR. Penrose said he
would present a substitute amend
ment providing for commission to
investigate the subject.
Mr.. cummins announeed that If
the proposition were not with
drawn he would himself undertake
to "talk IL to DEATH"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
Friar Land Scandal
Charges Are Exploded
byProbe Committee
Officers Of Philippines Entirely Exonerated by Reports Sub
mitted In the House Today.
Laws However Entirely inadequate to Prevent Trusts From
GObbEng Up the Lands.
Majority and Minority Reports Submitted in the House After
Long Investigation

Washington, D. c., March Com
plete exoneration of the officers of the
Philippine islands government Of all
charges of Irregularities or impro-
prieties in connection with the ad-
ministration, sales or leases of lands
in the Philippines, yet on the other
hand pointed CRITICISMS of the made
quency of present laws TO prevent
monopolies to what are known as the
"friar lands are expressed in both
majority and minority reports of the
house committee on insuler affairs
submitted to the house today.
Charges made on floor of the house
a year ago by Representative Martin
of Colorado that the so-called sugar
trust had acquired $4,000 acres of
"friar lands" led to the investigation Of
the entire question OF administration
of public lands as we'll as "friar lands"
Both reports concur in the opinion
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-03
UNCLE SAM after
A POWER TRUST

Cleveland, o., March 3.-Following a
consultation between Judge w. s. Ken
yon, assistant United States attorney
general. and United States District At
torney w. L. Day here today, Attorney
Day, representing the government
filed suit against the General Electric
Co. of Schenectady, N. Y, and others
alleged to be in an unlawful cohnbina-
ton and conspiracy in restraint of
trade.