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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
CHILDREN'S HOME
RECEIVED GIFTS
SCHOOL CHILDREN or FARGO
ACCUMULATE MORE THAN
THREE WAGON LOADS or EAT.
ARLEs FOR TH NkselvtssG DIN
NER FOR CHILDREN OF e5oR.

4.
Following the custom which has been
established in this state for some time
for the children of the public schools
to bring small donations to school for
the Thanksgiving contribution to the
orphans at the children's home, the
school children of Fargo sent more
than three wagon loads OF eatables and
clothing out to the children's home
yesterday, as their Thanksgiving Of
fering.
Children's Home day was observed
generally throughout the state yester-
day and in other cities If the result
was as good as was obtained here, the
institution for the orphans viii GER
tainly be well supplied this year. The
spirit OF the Fargo children yesterday
was one uneQualed heretofore. They
brought many useful articles which
may be worn by the little tots who
have no other homo than the orphan
age.
The articles were all assembled and
taken to the home. Mr.. Hall, the sup
erintendent, has not yet heard from all
the rural districts, but the country
school children have never failed to
respond on this occasion, and it is ex-
pected that the Offering throughout the
county will be exceedingly large this
year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
JURY FOUND
HANSON GUILTY
OUT BUT A FEW MINUTES THE
JURY Returned WITH A YER
DICT OF GUILTY IN THE CASE
OF THE STATE VS.. CARL HAN
soN-cHARGED WITH ROBBERY

1t took the Jury in district court
but twenty minutes to find Carl Ham
son guilty of the charge Of robbery.
Court will not pass sentence until
Monday.
Atty. B. G. Tenneson appeared for
the defendant, with States Attorney
Fowler for the plaintiff.
The testimony given by Hans Han
son and Arthur Bye, two criminals
who are serving terms in the state
penitentiary at Bismarck for the same
crime was so strong and convincing
that their evidence was instrumental
in convicting Hanson for the same
crime for which they are serving time.
Arthur Sisson is the complaining
witness in this case and told the Jury
that he met Carl Hanson, with Hans
Hanson, Arthur Bye and two other
men in a saloon over in Moorhead and
after having a little session they left
the saloon and met a farmer who
hired them to go to work. The party
all jumped, in the farmers wagon and
they left for Fargo where they were
delayed by the wagon breaking down.
Bye and Nelson said they took Sis
son into an alley in the rear of a store
on Front street telling Sisson that
there was a blacksmith shop there
and they they would have the wagon
fixed. They said it was agreed that
they would take Sisson's money away
from him as he had not bought any
drinks for them in Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
Cases in
United States Court
WkesOn the Express Manager Pleaded Guilty Yesterday and
Was Fined $lOO--0ther Guilty Men Are Said to Have
Settled by Paying Duty They Defrauded

Baird Wilkeson, express messenger
on the Northern Pacific railroad, run
ming between Winnipeg and st. Paul,
yesterday afternoon pleaded guilty to
the charge of smuggling before Judge
G. f. Amidon of the federal court in
the private chambers OF the jurist,
where the hearing was held.
Wilkeson was fined 800 and admit
ted the charge of having smuggled a
woman's dress across the international
boundary line into this country. Will
keson was first arrested on his arrival
In Pembina on the night OF Oct. 6, and
had his preliminary arraignment be-
fore u. s. Commissioner George Rob
bins Of Grand Forks, the next day. At
that hearing, Wilkeson entered a plea
of guilty and his case was set before
Judge Amidon yesterday.
In order TO facilitate matters and not
interfere with the other proceedings
that were going on in the federal court
room yesterday afternoon, the hearing
was held in the private chambers Of
Judge Amidon, where Wilkeson plead
ed guilty and paid his fine of 500.
For some time Special Agent George
e Foulkes has been at work on the
matter of detecting chain of SNUG
Cling that has been carried on with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
LOCAL BUCKEYES
TO FORM SOCIETY
PRELIMINARY MEETING WILL az
HELD MONDAY NIGHT AT COM
MERcIAL cLuc TO FORM Or
oANlzATloN or OHIO SOCIETY
or FARGO.

An invitation has been extended to
all the buckeyes or natives of the state
of Ohio i'm the city of Fargo to meet
at the commercial club Monday night
at 7:S0 o'clock for the purpose of or
ganizing an Ohio society of Fargo.
The meeting i 5 being held at this time
for the purpose of getting some sort
Of an organization formed before the
opening OF next month, when num-
Yer OF distinguished OhIoans will visit
this city and some sort Of entertain
ment Is desired to be provided for
them.
On Dec. 2s. DIR. William oxley
Thompson, Of Columbus, president or
Ohio state university and one OF the
big educators OF the country. win pay
this city a visit and on Jan. III, Gov
Judson Harmon of Ohio will visit
Fargo to attend the big democratic
love feast on that date 1t is the de-
sire Of the local buckeyes to show both
these distinguished gentlemen all the
courtesies possible while here. Gov
ernor Harmon has been mentioned for
the democratic presidential nomination
IN 1912 and DR. Thompson is a repub-
lican and has been suggested for the
cabinet number 81 times
President Worst of the Al. q Is a
native Ohioan and II Is probable he
will head the society as an effort is
being made to have him accept that
position Of the protected society.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
PLANNED To
STEAL GIRL
This Is Charge Made Against
MOnango Man
'LLEGEO WHITE SLAVERY
larry FAIT is ACCUSED MAN
GIRL WAS TAKEN FROM TRAIN
WHEN SHE MAs ON WAY TO
BISMARCK, TO MEET MAN, IT
is SAID.

Monango. N. D.. Nov. 25.--A bold
plan to entice a 16-year- old girl by
Harry Fait, who has relatives living
here, was frustrated yesterday morn
Ing.
The girl, Edna Ellickson. was stop
ping in town with the Con Jensvald
family and when they arose in the
morning a note was found notifying
them Of her departure. she had been
seen at the 500 depot. Acting on this
oficers Were notified at Merricourt,
Kuhn and other towns to take her
from the train but the conductor took
hand and managed to bluff every
body until the train reached Napoleon.
Here the train was searched by
Banker Clast X. Mork, and she was
taken into the custody of the sheriff
and held awaiting the arrival Of her
father.
F'ait, who bears a somewhat un-
favorable reputation and who ii has
been rumored has another family, was
leaving at the same hour over the
Milwaukee and Northern Pacific, ex-
pecting to meet the child at Bismarck.
but he was held until the girl was To-
Gated after which he took his de-
parture hurriedly, supposedly for
South Dakota.
The girl belongs to splendid fam
lily and this attempt to lead her into
life Of white slavery is liable yet
to make the man in the case very Sc
rious trouble. The matter of the
active part taken by the 500 line con-
ductor has been reported to the 500
officials.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
ALDERMAN
POISONED?
Chicago May Have Sensational
Killing Case
GRAFT PROBE INVOLVED
MAN DIED WITH FOAM ON LIPS
AND ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
SAID 1T WAS CASE FOR coRo-
hER-4DEAD MAN WAS MIXED IN
GRAFT DEAL.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. fisherman J.
Bauler. an alderman Of the twenty sec
ond ward, died suddenly today under
circumstances which were called, by
the physician in the case, deserving Of
an investigation of the coroner.
I)r. M. w. samueIs. summoned hasti-
". said Bapler died Of heart disease,
bu1 added. without explanation, that
thu esse was one for the coroner. The
father Of the dead alderman added to
tho mystery by saying his son died
with foam on his lips. He said poison
ing was suspected.
Alderman BauIer was mentioned by
Benjamin Hyman in testimony before
the civil service commission, investi-
gatinR alleged grating by the police
department, as one OF the north side
political powers who executed the or
ders OF Oil Inspector James Quinn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25

considerable success between Grand
Forks, Fargo. st. Paul and Winnipeg,
and succeeded in locating a number
OF the smugglers, against whom bills
of Information were fled. A number
OF these men in Grand Forks. St Paul,
Fargo and other cities implicated, have
all settled with the government and
paid their respective duties on the
articles that were brought into this
country.
In working up this case against
Wilkeson, Special Agent Foulkes has
operated against a man with whom
he has always been on friendly terms
Wilkeson, it Is said, has frequently
worked with F'oulkes in his efforts
to take care OF other cases of alleged
crooked work along the frontier.
II was understood last night that
certain prominent man in Fargo was
implicated in this case and had been
fined 81 300 on the same charge How
ever today this was refuted by the
United States court officials. Another
statement, IT is understood. was given
out by Mr.. Foulkes before his depart
ure from the city last night was that
he would return to Fargo within the
week and appear in another smuggling
case which entails the Introduction of
opium into this country from across
the border.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
.STINE HEARD FROM
HEARST ANDBLYTHE
SECRETARY OF COMMERCIAL
CLUB RECEIVED TELEGRAM
FROM w. n. HEARST AND SAT-
uRDAY EVENING PosT-5oTH
WILL SEE GOVERNORS.
LAWRENCE ARNOUR
e beef barOns who have been

Secy. G. p. Slime of the Fargo COM
mercial club this morning received
two teIegrams or importance from
eastern publishers who are promin-
ent both in the journalistic and po-
litical sphere. They were from will
lam Randolph Hearst, defeated candi-
date for governor Of New York and
many times defeated for mayor of
New York City, and from George H.
Lorimer OF The Saturday Evening
Post.
Both of these communications prom
Used Representatives on the western
governors special train that is tour
ing the eastern states at the present
time for the purpose of advertising
this portion Of the country. The teIe-
gram from Mr.. Hearst. publisher of
The New York Journal, The Chicago
American and other similar papers
over the country. is as follows:
VIII be glad to send important
representative with train ana try and
interest az many people as possible
in matter In which as you know /
am very deeply interested myself.
Have selected Roosevelt Field OF Chi
cago as representative.
(Signed) wv. r.. Hearst
The other telegram from Mr.. Lori
mer Of The Saturday Evening Post
said:
Mr.. Blythe will join your train
Dec. 2 at Buffalo.
(Signed) George H. Lorimer."
Mr.. Blythe is well known to all SAT-
urday Evening Post readers as he is
the author Of the many political ar
ticles that frequent the pages Of that
periodical especially the enjoyable
and well known Who's Who and why
Doings Of the Great and Near Great.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
CASS SCHOOLS
HAVE Big SHOW

The seventh annual pupils corn, po-
tato and turkey contests Of the Cass
county schools together with a Cass
county institute is being held today
in the Assembly hall. superintendent
Riley has arranged splendid pro-
gramme and a number Of addresses
are being delivered at the sessions Of
the institute,
The prizes for the corn. potato and
turkey contests have ben awarded as
follows:
Corn contest. first. Lester Vogel Of
Fargo: second Arthur Discher OF
Leonard; third. Clara Hanke df Far
go.
Potato contest Mary Yunker. first;
ELLA Rensvold. Gardner. second; ana
John Yunker Fargo third
Turkey contest. Isabella McKenna.
ArgusvilIe. first; Helen Cross, Maple
ton, second; Louise Dobnrns Of Maple
R0n khakus
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
GIVES LIE
TO MARTz
Rockefeller Attorney Comes 0ut
With Statement
SENT TO CHAIRMAN STANLEY
SAYS CLAIM MADE BY MARTz
THAT HE WAS ORDERED TO
PAD COST or PRODUCING ORE
ROAD WAS AN UNQUALIFIED
AND MALICIOUS FALsEHoop.

Duluth. Mimi, Nov. z5.-Denying
az, unqualified and malicious false
hood" the testimony given recently by
c. II. Martz of ST. Hilaire. Mimi be-
fore the congressional committee in
vestigating the United States steel
corporation, Joseph b. Cotton OF Du-
luth, attorney for the Rockefeller in
terests on the Iron Range and former
attorney of the steel trust, sent
lengthy statement by telegraph to
Chairman Stanley OF the house in
yestigating committee.
Martz testified he had been ordered
as chief engineer. to pad" the cost
OF producing the Duluth. Messabe &
Northern railroad, alleging George
Wildwood Murray and Joseph b. Cot
ton, then attorneys for the road had
Issued the orders. Failing to pad
the cost of production of the road.
Martz said his position was taken
from him within year. In the state
ment, Cotton says Martz was removed
for incompetency.
only TWO proceedings ever were in
stituted attacking the ore rates OF the
Mesaba and Duluth & Iron Range
railroads. and these were brought be-
fore the Minnesota railroad commits
sion, Cotton asserts. One OF the prin-
cipal questions involved, he says, was
the cost Of reproducing railroads.
docks, rolling stocks and equipment
as OF time of suit not the original cost.
The case, Cotton says, voluntarily was
dismissed by the compliments.
The only other proceeding ever
brought against the Mesaba and Iron
Range roads for reduction OF ore rates
the statement says, was by the Min
nesota railroad commission in 1900. In
that case says, the Eastern Minnesota
railroad (now part Of the Great North
ern) interviewed. After final hearing
the commission decided it had no jur-
isdiction.
Cotton concludes by stating unless
further testimony is taken and Martz
testimony is not stricken out or cor
rected, he win demand an opportunity
to show its utter faIsity."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
ILLNESS PLAYS
ROB WITH The
MCNAMARA JURY

Los Angeles Cal, Nov. rs. Charles
sexton. brother Of Juror J. B. Sex
ton. died today and Judge BordweIl
adjourned court until Monday. Juror
r. ID. Green's wifs is gravely iii. At
torney Lecompe Davis OF the defense.
hastened to the nome OF HIS law part
ner. Jud Rush, who was stricken with
apoplexy.
Thus FAR In the trial, two sworn
Jurors have been excused Tor physi-
cali illness and one other allowed to
60 because OF the illness Of his mother.
j. n. Coke. now IN the box, Is not
well and may not be able % remain
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
A CLEANUP in
HIGHLAND COUNTY

wahpeton, N. D., Nov. 25.-The SUI
perintendent of the North Dakota En-
gorcement league has started prosecu-
tions at Lidgerwood. Sheriff Moody
assisted by Superintendent Watkins
and score Of deputies raided Ave
places. Caumaker's livery barn. Hank
Burks pool hall and blind pig and the
Duetcher Bund club are pad locked
and besides these, Ecke's hotel. Hills
livery barn and four other buildings
Of Hank Burke's were enjoined.
No arrests were made, as the actions
were only against the buildings. Hank
Burke is known as the king blind
pigger' of the southwestern part OF
the state and was recently bound over
to the district court for the bribery
of witnesses. This is but the begin
ming in Richland county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25


Most Of the colleges in the east VIII
finish their football schedules today
and one Of the biggest games OF the
year. Harvard VS.. Yale, features the
closing Of the season. other games
of interest today are:
Brown VS.. Trinity, at Providence.
Lehigh VS.. Lafayette, at South Beth
lehem.
Carlisle VS.. Johns Hopkins, at Bal
timore.
Georgetown VS.. Maryland, at wash
ington.
Stevens VS., Rutgers, at Hoboken.
Washington and Jefferson vs. Villa
nova, at Washington. Pa.
Chicago VS.. Wisconsin.
Chicago. ILL.,. Nov. 25.--With the end
of the college conference season in
football today, attention was largely
drawn to three games in middle west.
Chicagos meeting with wisconsin at
Marshall field was scheduled to be
hard fought with claim for a tie in
the conference championship today.
Minnesota, already with a good title
to championship honors, is at Urbana
prepared to give battle with Illinois.
The third game and one in which con-
ference honors do not figure is sched-
uled for Lincoln, Neb.. between Michi-
gan and Nebraska.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
BEAR WILL NOT
STAND FOR IT

Paris Nov. 2b.-RussIa today in
formed France and other powers that
she insists upon the neutrality OF the
DardanelIes as provided in the treaty
Of London. 1871. The notification fol-
lows the report that Italy, in further
ing the war against Turkey, intended
TO block the Dardanellea.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
MRS. VERNILYA HAS
ABSCESS ON BACK

Chicago, Nov. 25.--Mrs. Louise Yer
miIya. charged with the murder Of
Policeman Arthur Bissonette and sus-
pected of causing the deaths Of sew
eral other persons by poison, is suf-
fering from an abscess on the back
due to arsenic taken in an attempt to
end her own life. The county physi-
sian. however, said she would be in
condition to attend the Bissonette In
quest Monday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25

Champaign, ILL.,, Nov. 25.Min-
nesota, crippled by the loss of
Captain Pickering, was forced to
put up a desperate battle to de-
feat Illinois today. The two
teams put up great fight in the
first half, neither being able to
score.
In the third quarter Minnesota
by some great football worked
over touchdown. Morrell failed
at goal and the period ended,
Minnesota 5, illinois 0.
In the last quarter Illinois made
desperate effort to score and at
one time the ball was on the Min
nesota vineyard line. Capron
twice made some beautiful punts
from behind Minnesota's own goal
posts.
Toward the end Of the last
quarter, with the ball on Illi-
nois' thirty seven yard line.
beautiful forward pass was work
ed, Rosenwald to Smith. and the
latter made pretty run for
touchdown. Morrell kicked goal
and the score was IL to In favor
of Minnesota. Neither side scored
again.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
MN Ia no strIka.

Chicago, H., Nov. 25.- Executives Of
the International Union of Ehopmen,
employed by the Rock Island road, to-
day accepted the roads wage and la
Dor schedules, thus ending talk Of
strike which would have AFFECTED 5000
men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
SACRED HEART STUDENT DIES
Mamie Freeman Dies az the Result Of
Spinal Meningitis in Fargo.

Mamie Freeman, age IS years, a
member Of the Sacred Heart Academy,
died at one of the local hospitals here
from spinal meningitis. She is an or
phan and her home was formerly In
Verona. Her aunt Mary Freeman, was
at her bed side when death occurred.
Rev. Mr.. Fogarty conducted the fun
eral services and interment was at
Verona.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
Will SPEAK IN
NORTH DAKOTA

Washington. d. c.. Nov. zs.--lt waA
announced here today that senator La
Follette's western speochmaking tria
Will not begin until after congress com
venes. The itinerary includes the ia
kotas. Minnesota. Iowa. Michigan. mi
noia. Nebraska, Kansas. Missouri. OK
lahoma. Indians and Ohio.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
All state Football Team.

:. he Forum will make official
for its readers next Wednesday
the All State Football Eleven.
which is being selected by an ex-
pert football committee. of judges
who have played and are author
ity on the famous gridiron game.
The names OF the committee will
be announced at that time
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
NANKING IS AT
MERCY OF REBELS

Marking, Nov. 26.--The revolution
airy forces today captured Tiger Hill
fort outside the walls of the city and
which commands the city and river.
Several big guns were taken. Numer-
GUS imperiaIists have Joined the reb-
els.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
ADMITS She
KILLED BABE
Developments IN Grand Forks
Case Are Very Strange
SAYS MAN is INNOCENT
COUPLE TAKEN TO GRAND FORKS
LAST EvENINc-REEs IN JAIL,
GIRL IN HosPITAL--clRL DE-
cLAREs SHE WAS HALF INSANE
WHEN SHE COMMITTED ACT.

Grand Forks. N. d., Novs 2s.--rhat
human tragedy, due to ignorance
and unexplainable fears rather than
with criminal intent. was enacted
Monday evening at the Frederick,
when Sylvia Molstad, aged 20 years,
daughter OF welI-known parents liv-
ing near Wang in Cavalier county,
killed her newborn baby. is evident
from the story told yesterday by the
girl following her arrest. Equally
strange and almost unbelievable is the
story of Harry Rees OF Hampden, N.
D., her escort
The couple were to have been mar
ried some time next week at the girls
home. Miss Molstad takes the entire
blame for the affair and declares that
Rees knew nothing about what took
place on Monday evening. She ad-
mits killing the baby and declares that
she was Partially insane at the time
The only reason given for the awful
deed Is that she did not want Rees
to know what had taken place. Miss
Molstad is now in st. Michaeis hos
pital, while Rees is in the county jail
Following the arraignment of the cou-
pie last evening in the county jail
the preliminary hearing was set for
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock
The couple were arrested yesterday
afternoon at Miss Molstad's home, IA
miles west OF Walhalla by Deputy
Sheriff Beum of Walhalla. They ac
companied the deputy sheriff to that
city, where they were taken in GUS
tody by Deputy Sheriff Fischer and
Coroner Hetherington. The girl at
once confessed. The Walhalla deputy
did not know the charge against the
couple so that the girls parents were
not informed at the time Of the ter
rible charge she faces. Deputy Sher-
if Fischer informed Rees OF the
charge against him and says that the
fellow could not seem to understand
the situation. He has steadily main
tanned since that time that he knows
nothing about the killing Of the babe.
Hearing on Monday.
The couple were brought to the city
last evening in custody Of Deputy
Sheriff Fischer and Coroner j. e.
Hetherington. Giving to the condition
Of the girl court was held by Judge
Purcell in the county jail. at which
the two were arraigned and the war
rant charging them with murder was
read, They were informed as TO their
u
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-25
TIE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Sunday;
moderate temperature.
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Hearing on Monday.

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