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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
AGREEMENT N
BONDING PLAN
IN COMMITTEE
Distribution of Funds Among
the Several Institutions
Has Been Made
UNIVERSITY YTOR RECEIVE ;s5o,0oo
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE s575, 900
Minot Normal Gets ee57yO0O, Valley
City Normal 100000 and the Other
Institutions 100000 Each With
$5O0,OO0 For Side Issues.

Bismarck. N. D., Feb. GA final
agreement has been reached by the
sub-joint appropriations committee on
the bonding plan whereby the report
goes to the appropriations committees
as to the manner in which the pro-
posed bond issue should be apportlon-
ed among the several institutions. A
total bond issue Of $3,600,000 is now
proposed, Of which amount the sew
eral institutions are allowed the fol-
lowing amounts:
University, $950,000.
Minot normal, $675,000.
Agricultural college, $575,000.
Valley City normal. 100000.
Mayville normal, 100000.
Glendale normal. 100000.
Wahpeton school of science, $780,
0oo.
Devils Lake school for deaf, $780,
600.
This leaves 100000 to be used for
educational or charitable institutions
to be located somewhere in the west
e.a part Of the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
WANTS
INFORMATION ON
THE RECIPROCITY
Ask For the Data and Statis-
tics Gathered by the Tar
1ff Board
Farmers CALL PRESIDENTS
attention TO Agreement 7
Declare Taft Administration Is I'm.
der Contract to Do Nothing That
Would Injure Them-One Speaker
Master Of Mirhigan State Grange.

Washington, Feb. ga resolution
calling upon the president to submit
to the senate all the information he
had bearing upon the Canadian reci-
procity agreement, together with the
data and statistics gathered by the
tariff board, was offered today in the
senate by Mr.. Summins and adopted
An amendment making the request
"is' consistent with public welfare"
was added.
Representatives of the certain or
CARNATIONS of farmers took occasion
Of the hearing today before the SEN
ate finance committee to serve no.
tice that the industries of the coun-
try regard the Taft administration as
under contract to do nothing that
would tend to injure them. The
speakers who made this declaration
intends 1t to have weight against the
ratification of the agreement, were N.
p. Hull, master of the Michigan
state grange, and former State Sem
ator Elnor Brown of Watertown, N.
Y
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
DESERTED sCHILDREN.

Jamestown, N. D., Feb. ga war
rant was issued today on complaint
OF State Humane. Officer Blake for
). II. Helmer on the charge of de-
sertfng two children. The children
nave been put ont. with other fam
lilies and the ofhcial ia desirous of
securing Helmer's signature to adop-
tton papers, which he has 80 far de-
clined to do, 90 1t is stated. Mrs.
Helmer. the stepmother to the chill
dren referred TO, 10 not in the city.
This isl the same case which was be-
fore the justice court last year in
which a fine was Imposed for mis-
treatment of the children above re-
ferred to.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
JAPAN NOT HOSTILE
Americans Declare There Is Only the
Best of Feeling

Tokyo, Feb. 23-A meeting Of the
American residents in Japan was held
in Yokohama recently in the interests
of the international peace movement.
Among the business done was the
adoption Of resolution designed to
refute the reports that public senti-
nsent is hostile to the United States
as follows:
Resolved, that in our opinion. the
people Of Japan have at all times en-
tertained the most friendly and cor
dial sentiment toward the government
and people of the United States and
that there never has been and is not
now any feeling other than one of
confidence and gratitude. We believe
upon evidence that cannot be doubt
ed, that there is not to be found in
the Japanese empire any wish or
thought other than to maintain the
most friendly and cordial relations" !"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
Committeeman Moritz SAYS
Herald Headlines Do Not
Convey Proper Facts
NO FRACTIONAL CONSIDERATION
IS BEING GIVEN THE NATTER
Newspaper Stories Are Without Foun.
dation and Are Purely Moonshine-
Report Delayed Because Of Sickness
Of One Member Of Committee.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 23-Another
delay in the Cowan Impeachment in
vestigation has resulted from the fact
that Committeeman Dosseth is sick
and unable to participate In the work
set for this morning. Chairman Jor-
dal announced that no report would
be made today because Of Dosseth's
illness. and because Of the fact that
Committeeman Andrews was unable
to participate in all Of proceedings
and the further fact that the right Of
Committeeman Moritz to participate
has been questioned. If Dosseth re-
covers sufficiently the report will be
made tomorrow. Otherwise will be
delayed till Saturday.
It is impossible to determine what
action will result in the house when
the committee report is received. It
is understood. though. the the prose-
cution against Cowan has at least at
tempted to organize for a fight on
the uoor of the house, even though
the committee report should be
against impeachment, while the prose-
cution also contends that there is a
movement to disregard the commit
tees recommendation should It be for
in peachment.
On the question of the factional di-
vision having some bearing upon up
on the outcome of the case, there ap-
pears absolutely no reason to sup
pose that Republican factional lines
will enter into the final determine
tion Of the matter. reports to the
contrary notwithstanding. Factional
lines were not drawn in the first
skirmish two weeks ago when the
motion to reconsider. the case pre-
vailed and prominent leaders Of the
party in both factions are positive III
their assertion that the factions are
not being considered in any manner.
Efforts are being made to arouse the
insurgents to fight on factional lines
but so far such efforts have fallen
flat
Herald Called
Committeeman Moritz of Cavalier
county in a statement issued today,
takes exception to the startling head
lines in the Grand Forks Herald
which gives the impression that he
had attempted to secure the sigma
ture to the affidavit denying certain
purported evidence given in the hear
ing. Moritz has not taken a hand in
the case to that extent, as the state
n.ent filed with the committee which
has been made public, clearly shows.
The story sent out last night to the
effect that the stalwarts had organiz-
ed to fight for Cowan is not given
credence in Bismarck and is placed
on par with the sensational stories
sent out and printed in certain pa
pers of the state to the effect that
Alexander Mckenzie was coming to
Bismarrk to fight for Cowan and an
other that would lead the people to
believe that Judge Cowan's friends
had secured prosecution witness and
doped him. Both were without foun-
dation in fart.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
OKLAHOMA IN COURT

Washington, Feb. 23-Practically
all the time of the supreme court Of
the United States today was consum-
ed with arguments in the cases in
which the state of Oklahoma is the
plaintiff. One Of the cases involves
the right of the federal courts in
Oklahoma to grant injunctions which
would result, it is said, in the state
officials being prohibited from. selling
liquor coming into the state as in
terstate commerce. Another case in
wolves the right Of the railroads to
carry liquor into that section Of Ok
lahoma that formerly was Indian ter
ritory.
In still another case, the state
seeks to obtain an Injunction to pre-
vent the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway company from charging a
higher freight rate In Oklahoma than
10 charged In Kansas.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
WOULD Reduce Salaries

Continued on Page 81
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corn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
ANTI PASS BILL
IS NOW A LAW
Governor Signed the Bill Fix
ing Uniform Rates For
Printing

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 23.-The anti
pass bill passed by the assembly was
signed by the governor this morning
and becomes law July 1.
The governor signed H. B. 76 relat-
ing to uniform rates for public print
ing late this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23

. . . . . . . . . . . . D
THE WEATHER.
North Dakotss Fair tonight and =
" Friday. Warmer in west portion :
tonight.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
JUDGE FOSTER.

understood IL not condoned or approved
Where a man is trying TO protect the honor
Of n woman his perjury is sometimes con-
sidered justifiable. Similarly, We can un-
derstand perjury committed to shield mem
bers OF ones family, which often occurs
in criminal cases in the way OF establish
ing an alibi. We cannot classify these
falsehoods. prompted by chivalry and af-
lection for those near and dear TO US, with
the perjury of sordid motives and the de-
sire to gain monetary advantage
There is also class Of what might be
called technical perjuries, which able law
vers attribute 10 the defects of our stat
utes. IN the commercial transaction OF
sale and delivery Of goods il is necessary
to prove sale. delivery and a non-pay-
ment in order to get action. Sometimes IL
bappens that the truck driver who delivers
the goods dies. the receipt book is lost, and
the defendant denies that he ever received
the goods. Under the law delivery must be
proved. TIE complainant knows the goods
were delivered. SO he goes on the stand
and feels justified in saying that he met
the defendant and said, We'll, did the
goods suit you? and the defendant said,
yes don't doubt there are many such
cases and that tho complainant satisfies
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
. LOCALIZED MECHANICS.

Nicknames are not likely 10 go out OF
fashion so long as human nature remains
what IL is. Schoolboys Will nickname each
other. collegans will nickname their pro-
fessors and soldiers will speak OF their
commanders as "Hel-Fire Bill, Fighting
Joe" or what not. In these days. however,
It Is not customary to spread such titles
upon official records as was formerly the
habit according 20 the archives OF several
OF our states.
In the Dutch records. In lCA we have
John Petersen. alias Friend John. In the
Newtown purchase from the Indians dated
In 1906 one OF the boundaries is by a
Dutchman's land called the Hans the
Boore, and in tho BushWick patent, dated
October Il, 1867, one Of the boundaries 10
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

most without exception, seem 10 have
something bourgeois in their work. Dc
busy and Dukos, among tho French, /
admire immensely. 'Ariane ct Barbe Bicu
Is a delight but it should be given in a
sstlric vein, rather than i'm the deadly
serious way it was presented Al the Metro
politan. OF De Wolf-Ferrari know only
his Vita Nuova which appeared to me 10
be OF promise. but somewhat crude in tech
niuue However, I have no doubt that his
, later work shows marked advance. and |
am looking forward with much pleasure to
hearing his 'Donne Curiosa' this winter at
the Metropolitan.
"As 10 the question of giving operas In
English, YOU can put mo down 80 being
distinctly i'm favor ot the idea. ! believe
that We should have An institution where
such operas are given. as IL is necessary
for the public to understand tho words TO
appreciate properly the music. | do not
believe that there is much in the charge
that translation destroys the melodic line,
especially In the case Of modern operas
We should. however, have both opera in
the vernacular and opera as Il is at pres
ent given at the Metropolitan. ! believe
that the time Is coming when We VIII see
this accomplished in New York"
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

| Prize Song and the quintet from Die
Meistersinger' II would. of course, be an
surd TO return 20 the days OF Donizetti,
when music and words had nothing in
common, when dance music for instance,
would be set to words of tragic import; but
there can, and, | believe will be- return
to set melodies which shall also express
the words
'T believe that Puccini's popularity is due
10 the fact that he partially recognizes
this. His music ii is true, is nervous, and
there is little rest in 1t. but It's great charm
lies in It's melody. To me the first two acts
OF Ia Bohhme' are as charming as any
thing written IN opera OF recent years. But
as a rule the more modern composers have
been influenced too much by Wagner. Take
'K6nigskinder, for instance. II is charm
ing some Of II IS very beautiful. but IT
grows tiresome Strauss seems to me to
have deliberately set 20 work 10 write
on themes that are essentially sordid.
'Feuarsnot 'Salome,' Der Rozenkavalicr,
all have librsttos that are indecent. And
song-phst chance is there for song in the
works OF Strauss?
But | firmly believe that n return TO
older ideals will restore the art OF song,
an art that the Wagnerian music-drama
has anything but helped. In the grand
opera that / am finishing and that hope
some time to see produced. | have at
tempted 10 put my belief into practice.
Yet do not from this go away with the
idea that am not an admirer Of Wagner
His music 10 me is supreme have rarely
enfoyed an opera as | enioyed the perform-
ance last week at the Metropolitan or
Tristan und Isolde; yet despite Nine.
Fremstads magnificent impersonaton. an
impersonation that placed her among tho
ranks OF the great tragic actresses. the
scenery bothered me. l have been too
long an operate director not to recognize
It's imperfections. and these imperfections
are strangely out OF harmony with the
music. music brought out so splenddly, as
Il was that night by Mr. Toscanini.
"Of the composers OF to-day / prefer the
Eranch 10 the Germans. The Germans, al
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
Damrosch and Kipling
Bracketed Together Again

shortly afterward was called TO Europe. and
nothing ever csme OF the proposition, al
though II may be Of interest 10 know that
MIR. Wallace Irwin and myself have incor-
porated one OF the ideas We talked Of In
the comic opera we wrote together last
summer. The Dove OF Peace
81 have always been an ahrnirer of Kip
hng's poetry, and. as you know, my must
col settings to his Danny Deever' and
'Mandslay' have been very popular
throughout the United States. l under
stand they have also been sung in Eng
land, though the English copyright laws
forbid copies being sold which contain the
words When ! read his Tho Looking
Glass in the introduction TO his Rewards
and Fairies ] was at once seized with a
desire 70 set II to music. 1t appeared tc
me TO be a return TO his best period. being
intensely dramatic and forceful. Miss
Christine Miller will probably be the first
one to sing 1t. at a concert to be given
in the near future"
Mr.. Damrosch then expressed the hope
that come time he would be able TO devote
all his time TO composition
II have been an orchestral conductor In
New York for a longer period than any
other conductor" he said "and II could
give it up now / would do so gladly.
gave up long tour last summer just sc
that / could work Oh comic opera OF
which j had had the idea for FIVE years
but which I had been unable 10 begin
owing 20 the fact that / could not dnd a
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

n charge OF larceny | asked her the de-
tails. He had promised 10 marry her and
then had refused 10 do so. She told her
narepts. and they wrote and advised her 10
take some proceedings. She said she was
in the mans room and took her parents
letter out of her stocking TO show II 10
him. and another envelope containing 500
dropped out He took the money l said
to the woman: 1T looks as If you were
making a criminal charge OF larceny to
force this man to keep his marriage prom
se / won't give you warrant or sum-
mons She went away. Two days later
an officer arraisned before me man
| charged with the larceny of $500 saw
the same woman with lawyer who. when
| he understood the situation, said he would
advise his client not to sign the complaint.
! ! said: dislike TO have her commit more
perjury Her story then was that In the
| excitement Of her previous visit To court
she had forgotten to mention that IT was
5000 instead Of 800 she had lost. 1t seems
that after I had refused to act on her first
complaint she had gone to the District At
| torneys Office and then to the police, and
| had the man arrested. The case was with
| drawn.
Much perjury results from attempts 10
| collect wages through the magistrates
courts instead OF a civil court. An appli-
cant for a warrant appears in the morning,
| is refused and returns in the afternoon,
saying: i forgot to tell you. when tried TO
collect my wages the man kicked me out
This sort OF farce is common in Essex
| Market court do not think that women
han
men: they are not led astray by their emo
tions. they swear falsely wilfully and
| knowingly. A woman came to court and
| told me that she had contract with
dentist to fix her teeth for a certain sum
s. or IS. She was not satisfied with the
work: went so another dentist, who told
her she had been cheated. whereupon she
returned to the first dentist ard demanded
50 back. He would not grant this rebate
and she asked for q warrant. ! told her u
w s a civil court case. She went away re-
luctantIy This was I'm the morning. IN
the afternoon she returned. Madam,
told YOU this was a civil court case. she
answered: I forgot something this morn
ing After he refused 10 give my money
/ back he struck me seven times In the face
l want him arrested for assaulting me
She didn't get the warrant
| There are certain classes. mostly from
| foreign countries, who have scant regard
! for the oath administered in our courts.
am inclined 10 think that they do not feel
/ bound by morals or honor or any other
motive TO tell the truth after being sworn
according to our method. This brings UP
the interesting question whether there is
an oath or method Of swearing which these
people would respect and which might in
huence them 10 tell the truth. ! don't
know whether the oaths of their own taith
or race would prove eficacious. The Chris
tian oath has no validity for many peoples.
Yet it might not be possible to administer
other oaths in manner that would bring
! results If we swore Turk by the bearo
I of the Prophet, for example, he might not
/ feel obligated 10 tell the truth. because
some religious detail or sanction was miss
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

suitable Hbrettst. Then last summer Wal
lace Irwin and took UP the work togeth-
er. and hope our opera will be produced
next season 1t IS called, az / said, The
Dove OF Peace, and sstirizes the move
ment for worldwide peace The chief char
acter IS AN Irishman who is a peace dele
gate from the Hague Conference, and VINO
goes about insisting that there shall be
peace even II ne has 70 fight for IT,
1T has always seemed 10 me that there
Is In America an excellent chance for real
light opera One OF the chief troubles here
tofore has been that the librettos have been
stupid and puerile. comic opera has
splendid chance to satirlze some foiole OF
the day II the libretto is skilfully and Wit
tily written. Just look at the operettas or
Ofenbach and Lecocq-what unalloyed Joys
they are! In The Dovo OF Peace ] have
tried 10 follow along the general lines laid
out by Gilbert and Sullivan.
81 am also at work on grand opera
which ] expect 10 finish In q few months.
cannot as yet give any details OF II. ex-
cept 10 say that in Il ] have strlven 10 re-
turn somewhat 40 the old-fashioned style
OF opera, in which mora or less set mel
odies played a large part I do not wish TO
disparage the Wagnerian music drama
when say that at best 1t is bastard art
You never can have a complete wedding OF
words and text. Ono or the other must al
ways be supreme. Wagner was a great
genius. yet confess that scenery 20 me Is
defect when his music dramas are given.
can make with my imagination from his
glorious music far inner scenery than IL
ever shown on the stage, and | am not
one OF those who think that his music
should never be divorced from the stage
and given on the concert platform.
But. as | have indicated. believe that
the opera OF the future will show a return
to the older style, which contains more or
less set arias. After all. opera, 1t seems to
me, is the lyrical expression OF the moods
OF the characters, and this lyrical express
sion tho Wagnerian music drama sets It's
fscs against. Yet Wagner hlmself has
often abandoned bis own theorl, sa in the
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
Taking the Oath Here Has
Degenerated Into a Per-
feet Farce, Says Mag
istrate House.

please. judge, your honor, he muruereu
me nit his fists
Murdered your" inquired the police
MAGISTRATE. "You seem TO be alive You
mean he assaulted you-struck you?
yes. yes. please. Judge, youh honor he
punched me into the face
will you swear 10 it,
II scbwear bel Gottl He is bad mans
and he murdered me nit his fists
IAN right. Wen have him arrested
When the prisoner was arraigned. how
.ver. and Rosy Bliederswitzen was calleu
70 testify against him she declared that II
wa. ALL mistake. elias MoscowitS hsd
not assaulted her, and II she said so beIore
Z, was because she did not understand
what the Judge asked. They had Just mao
levers, quarrel: they were going 70 be
,,,arried right away. and Rosy did not WISH
to prosecute
Tho dlsg7isted ma gistrate realized that 1t
WAS another case Of perjury whlch ne
could not punish and that his court hao
boen used once moro TO enforce mar
ria.ce contract. The next case might be
pcrtury TO collect debt
AN oath here Is perfect farce, eX-
claimed Magistrate House in the Essex
Market police court recently. the aver
age man who comes here has no more re-
yard for an oath than Nicodemus had
lnoyvladce Of new birth. The on'y
reason you people came in here was
10 force the defendant TO give up certain
oaners. Your client committed perjury 10
use this court as a club over the man
head. never leave this courtroom With
nut realizing that neither side has told the
whole truth And l always realize that
some Interior and sinister motive is back
OF the application for warrants
Al his home Magistrate House elaborated
his theme to a Tribune representative as
follows:
There is probably moro perjury in the
police courts Of this city, especially in the
Essex Market court, than in any other
court on the face Of the earth. A great
many cases ere brought to enforce the
collection of debt. and perjury is incidental
10 that I was talking TO some attorneys
the other day. and hey offered an eX'
planation for the Increase in perjury which
seems reasonable. II is a partial eNplana-
ton. at least Within the last two years or
so the Legislature has increased the
amount for which Judge Of the municipal
court may issue a process for the COM
rnitment Of a man in certain cases, as
where fraud is alleged. These arc COM
merciaI cases OF goods bought on memo
randum or false representation. The re-
dress OF body execution not being obtain
able in the municipal court the magis-
trate's court is ased for "A criminal charge
against the debtor, and perjury is COM
nlitted 10 substsntiate the case.
Women periure themselves as badly as
men. don't know bot that sometimes
they ere worse. woman came 10 me last
week and wanted a warrant for man on
New-York tribune., 1911-11-26

his conscience by saying that the man did
get the goods and it is no crime to assert
that he got them.
THE making of affidavits in pension
papers ard otherwise involves a great deal
of perjury which has no dishonest or evil
intent This is perjury caused or fostered
,v red tape If the rules of evidence were
broadened out and made more liberal, it is
suggested. there would be a considerable
diminishment of false swearing. But
dent know OF any fundamental solution OF
he problem how TO make people tell the
truth. There are no particular signs by
which a perjurer may be detected. Some
ere fustered, others keep cool. | may say
without hesitation that the average police
man is as truthful as the average business
man"
Judge Warren w. Foster, of the Court of
General Sessions, thought there was less
false swearing in the upper than in the
lower tribunals.
Perjury like forgery said Judge Fos-
ter, rs an insidousy dangerous crime.
easy to commit. difficult to detect. hard to
secure a conviction for offering great re-
ward for it's successful execution. To COM
nit perjury one must wilfully and know
inely testify to that he knows TO be untrue