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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-10
Text of Decision of Supreme Court on
Law Requiring Assessors Registration

Following Is the opinion in full Of
the supreme court In the case entitled
THE State Of North Dakota. on the
relation Of Andrew Miller as attorney
general of said state. and ]. s. Knauss,
REALTORS. against T. E. Flaherty as
county auditor of the county of Bur-
leigh in the state Of North Dakota,
respondent" in which it is held that
the law requiring assessors to list the
voters by party affiliation and reauir.
ing them to vote their party ballot in
the primary election Is constitutional:
An order having been issued by the
chief justice In the above entitled
cause requiring respondent to show
cause before this court on April s.,
1912. why a peremptory writ Of man
danus should not issue as prayed for
by relators. comma nding him to fur
nish to each of the assessors appofnt-
ed, or elected within Burleigf county
with all necessary books and blanks
required to be used by them in maxi
ing registration Of the voters of such
county pursuant to the provisions. of
chapter 2134 Of the laws of 1911: said
cause came on to be heard before the
court on such return date, Palda,
Aaker, and Greene appearing for re-
lafors and Andrews Miller, attorney
general. Alfred 'Zuser.. c., L. Young,
lJ6hn. Carmody :of counsel3 appear
tn1 for respondent. q.
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After hearing the arguments Of the
respective counsel and having duly
considered the same,
It is ordered. that the writ prayed
for by the REALTORS be and the same
is hereby allowed.
The grounds and reasons upon
which this order is based will be set
forth at length In an opinion to be
hereafter filed. but briefly stated they
are as follows: Such statute, except
as to the portion hereafter mentioned.
contravenes no constitutional provis-
ion and its enactment was within the
legitimate exercise of the legislative
power. The legislative purpose in tho
enactment of such statute clear was
to require those electors who desire
declare their party affiliations and to
prevent them from voting the ticket
of any other party at such primaries.
The power Of the legislature in this
respect is plenary provided It does not
unreasonably exact requirements
from the voter which interfere with
some right guaranteed him by the
constitution. We find nothing in the
act which can reasonably be said to
conflict with any constitutional right
of the voter. except that portion Of
section I wherein the voter is reuuir-
ed to make affdavit, among other
things stating that he was natural.
ICED or declared his intention in.
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CUl[0M beaten
FOR ,!.4F y! SENATE
Deneen Has Plurality - On
600 for the Nomination
For Governor.

Chicago. April 10-Theodore Roose-
velt defeated President Taft in the
preferential primary held in Illinois
yesterday by approximately ll0.0OO
votes and Speaker Clark received
majority Of more than 100000 over
Woodrow Wilson, according to re-
turns received today.
Charles s. Dencen has been NOM
mated for governor for third ex-
ecutive time by the republicans. his
plurality being estimated at $4,000.
Edward F. Dunno. former mayor o:
Chicago, has received the nomination
for governor on the democratic ticket
by a plurality close to 10000.
Owing to the length of the ballot
It Is expected another twcnty-four
hours will be required to complete
the counting.
Chicago's Vote.
Complete unoti1cial returns for the
city OF Chicago give Taft 4t,loa;
Roosevelt's plurality. 2S.336. The
total republican vote is l2s,653: The
total democratic vote is 146.O22.
Cannon Rcnominated.
Joseph G. Cannon, former speaker
Of the house. was renominatsd for
congress in the Eighteenth district
Paris, democrat.
w. b. Mckinley, President Tafts
campaign manager, also was renomfn-
ated for congress in the Nineteenth
district.
CulIom Defeated.
Lawrence Y. Sherman. president OF
the state board of administration. re-
ceived the endorsement of the repub-
licans for the United States senate
over Shelby NJ. Cullom by plurality
estimated at 10000.
James Hamilton Lewis had no op.
position on the democratic ticket for
the senatorship endorsement.
Democrats in Chicago.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city Of Chicago on the democratic
candidates for governor give Caldwell
9,676: Alschuler, 40,471: Dickson
1871; Dunn, 10o.720. Dunn's plural
ity in the city, 6O,249.
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HOT REPORT ON
A|NSW0RTH CASE
President Taft and Secretary
Stinson Severely Arraign-
ed in Report to House

Washington, April 10.-Presiden,
Iaft and Secretary Stimson are severe
~ arraigned in sensational report on
the AinsWorth case presented to the
house today by the military affairs
committee.
secretary Stimson is charged with
having committed q great and IRE.
parable wrong" and a "fiagrant misuse
OF official authority" when last Febru-
from his duties as adjutant general OF
the army and charged him with insub.
Orination.
That the president and Secretary
Sttmson prejudiced the case, that the
accusations against the general were
based upon prejudice and that the
secretary Of war has an erroneous
idea Of his relation to congress are
some Of the other conclusions reached
by a majority Of the committee OF
which Representative Hay Of Virginia
is chairman.
Following General Ainsworth's re-
lief from duty and when court mar.
tial seemed probable. the president
because OF his long service. The re.
port follows an investigation Of Cen
aral Ainsworth's relief from duty, SET
afoot by a resolution by Representa-.
tive Watkins Of Louisiana.
Critiicistng the relief Of General
Atnsworth the report declares the
worst feature Of 1t was that this of.
ficer Of long and distinguished service
had no tribunal to which he could ap.
peal with any hope Of justice or fair
treatment"
The majority of the committee con.
clude that General Ainsworth had
been guilty Of no act which justified
the letter Of suspension from Secre.
tary Stimson and that the charges
had origin in q termination to drive
General Ainsworth from active serv-
ice and have nothing to support them
but bare assertion coupled with mis-.
Representation and SUPPRESSION Of the
truth" The report then goes on to
say that It is incredible of belief that
Secretary Stimson believed General
Ainsworth guilty Of the charges and
adds: =
Some other reason must have ac-
tuated the secretary OF war and that
reason Is not hard to find. Your COM
mittee being familiar with all the
phases Of the legislative features in
the army appropriation bill can very
readily account for this violent as
sault on General Ainsworth."
1t is pointed out that General Aims
worth favored the fve-year enlistment
plan in the army bill which was op-
posed by other officers of the general
staff and that Secretary Simson's let
ter of suspension to the general was
sent on the day that this feature of
the bill was being discussed in the
house.
Secretary Stimson.s comment to the
house when he sent the papers In the
case. to the effect that his action was
not to be construed as recognition OF
the authority of the house or any of
its committees to require of the chief
executive statement of reasons for
his official action" is severely criti-
cised.
General Ainsworth's stand upon a
certain letter to the secretary Of war
Is defended. - ~
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H.. as appears by the naturaliza-
tton papers exhibited herein"
This portion Of the statute is held
to be both unrcasone ple and discrim-
inatory In that 1t does not operate
alike upon all persons similarly sit
uated. 1t is unreasonable because
mantfestly large number of natur-
allied citizens will be liable to make
the proof thus required for various
reasons too apparent to mention. 1t
Is discrtn1ina tory in that 1t makes no
provision for the ---'stra ton or en-
rollment Of that large plumber Of for.
cigh born citizens who were residents
OF the territory and who became nat
uralized by the act Of congress admit
ting the state into the union. This
Objectionable portion Of the statute
may be eliminated and the remainder
OF the law upheld. This is not such
an emasculatton of the statute as to
require the court to pronounce the
entire statute void for 1t cannot be
said that the statute would not have
been enacted except with such obiec-
tionable feature Of the law included.
Other points may be covered in the
opinion but the foregoing is in brief
the grounds of the decision.
We therefore hold In effect that the
various assessors must exact from tn.
voters an afidavit In accordance with
section of chapter 2l3 aforesaid.
with the exception that the words
above quoted shall be eliminated from
such adldavits. ...-.....
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McKinlcy's Statement.

Washington, April 10.-Rcprescnta-
tive William B. Mckinley. director of
the Taft national headquarters, today
issued the first official comment from,
the TAFT 'sdie upon the presidential
primary in Illinois yesterday.
THE result in Illinois was not un-
expected to those familiar with the
situation" said Representative Nc
Kinley in his statement. THE issues
which occupied the attention of the
people Of the state were so peculiarly
local as to cause the presidential issue
to be lost sight of SO far as President
TAFT Is concerned. say this advised
ly and for this reason:
Roosevelt recently invaded the
state and devoted the major portion
of his addresses to subjec.s which had
no relation whatever, for the most
part. to the issues on which the re-
publican party must meet the DEM
ocratic party In November. Further
more the questions discussed by
Roosevelt in his speeches had little
to do with the actual issues which he
has raised between himself and Presi-
dent Taft. In other words. Roosevelt
participated in the campaign in I'LL
nois with, all the freedom of full
hedged citizen of the state and met
and talked to the voters of Illinois
on the subjects which were uppcrmost
IN their minds, namely. state issues.
The result in Illinois has no hear.
ing whatever on the outcome of the
presidential contest in the republican
party. except in SO far as it expresses
the desires OF Illinois based on purely
local issues"
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Large Country Inu,,tIat,.I.

Memphis. Tenn. April lo.---Ertween
Loo and 1000 square miles including
more thau 500. 900 acres of rich farm
ing land in northeastern Arkansas in
th" st. Francis basin are affected hy
q break in the main line of the lcvec
system about nifty mites north of
Memphis near Golden Lake. Ark, to-
day. Marked Tree and Wilson, Ark.
are inundated and many other villages
are threatened No loss IF lifo has
occurred So far as known here to-
day.
The damage will run into millions.
Thousands of head of live stock per-
'Shed. floats bearing rescue parties
already are in the parts of the flood.
ed area nearest Memphis. Relief par
ties also have been organized and dis
patched from OSceola Ark. and other
towns.
News from the other sections of the
northern river district today is cheer.
ing. Supplies of tents. bedding and
clothing arrived in the Rcclfoot Lake
territory of Tennessee. Refugees
brought Wyanoke, Ark. Yesterday
have been made comforta bic in Mem.
phis.
Towns which experienced engineers
say are certain under water from
three to ten feet in depth are:
Marked Tree about 1900 persons;
WllSon aOout ooO: Big Lake 200;
Deckerville 500: Tyronza $50. Be-
sides these many minor settlements
probably are inundated. Indications
are also that Crawfordville, town
Of 400 in Crittenden county will be in.
vaded by the water.
At Wilson and Marked Tree there
are large saw mills. The loss to these
possibly will reach a million dollars.
The territory is much more extensixe
and the devastation loss of property as
we'll as exposure and hunger will be
on large scale than has been record
ed In the recent ravages of the river.
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EVERYTHING TO
SAVE INVESTORS
Lewis Put all His Property
into Enterprises to Hold
Them Up.

ST. Louis. April l0.-E. G. Lewis on
the stand in his own defense today
tolG the jury in the United states dis
trict court here that he put every
thing he possessed. including his
home and life Insurance policies into
the Lewis enterprises In his efforts
to save the investors.
Lewis who is on trial on charge
OF using the mails to defraud. testi
fled that he mortgaged his home in
University City for $4,000 and turne.l
the money over 10 the reorga nization
committee. He said ne carried $780,
600 life insurance, part of 1t in cndow
mcnt policies.
On these he said $4,000 had ac-
crued in 1911. He drew that money.
he said. and turned II over to the
COMMITTEES. There is nothing left. he
said. and I borrowed $4,000 each from
four men and went to California that
] might draw the attacks on me away
from my enterprises.
Looking steadily at the jury and
speaking firmly. loudly and rapidly,
Lewis the last witness for himself ex-
planned In detail his dreams OF maxi
ing the Lewis Publishing company tn.
greatest in the world. and University
City the center of activities Of inter-
national extent.
Lewis spoke so rapidly and enthus-
iastically that his attorney frequently
had to interrupt him and give the
jurors time to assimilate the testi-
mony.
Lewis then told of his proposed sub
way. He planned it so. he said. the
increase it would cause in the value
of his University City property would
equal the subway's cost. He expect
ed 1t to increas" the cost Of tho prop
erty S2o foot and he planned to
have enough land under his control
when tn" time came to make this in
crease amount to the necessary sum.
In order to do this he employed secret
agents. he said. to- get options on land
for him for when holders knew Lewis
was seeking II they would boost prices
,lnreasnnahly. he declared. After tho
building Of the subway Lewis said he
planned to sell it to the city for what
It cost.
The subway problem. he said. Was
principally one of publicity. The
greatest difficulty was not the dirSine
of the dirt he declared. hut overcom
ing the opposition Of the holders .!
securities in the local street railway
company. He said he began cam
paign Of publicity in furtherance of
which he bought a st. Louis newspa-
per and sent photographers cast to
get pictures of subWays already sue
cessfnlly operating.
Lewis was not cross examined by
the government attorneys.
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THE LANSFORD
TRADEDY RESULT
Body of Victim and Suicide
Will be Sent to
Iowa.

1Aansford. N. D.. April 10.-The Will
son murder is the all absorbing topic
OF conversation here. The coroner's
inquest was held at the Wilson farm
yesterday afternoon and the result
was that Miss Krobe came to her
death by the hand of George Wilson
and that Wilson came to death by his
own hand. The bodies arc being pre-
pared for burial here. The funeral
will be held tomorrow in this CITY at
noon. The bodies will be shipped to
the old home in Iowa for interment.
Ihe cause of the tragedy is a mys-
terS, nut the supposition is that Will
son did not want the girl to get mar
ried on account of losing her services
as domestic. she r,aking her home
with the family and working for her
Keep. He resented the attentions OF
all Young men to the girl who was
really comely. He would not allow
MS Wife to attend tho social functions
of the neighborhood. He was natural
lS of jealous disposition.
The shots were fired with a. ,32 cali
ner revolver. the bullets not Roine
through the body. Wilson shot him
SER In the right temple and over the
heart. The girl qreccived four shots
PROSTATE body.
|
Wilson left the house without coat
vest or cap. and this afternoon he was
found dead about three quarters OF
a mile from his home. bullet wound
In the head and another in the breast
After shooting Miss Krause. Wilson
stated that he Was going to take
strychnine. he hating purchased some
in lansford and slicidcd in that way
Sheriff Wilcox hnd his assistants
hunted the biggest part of the day in
looking for Wilson. His wife was In
the barn milking. a COW when the
shooting occurred aud his only sor
was also nearby and heard the shots
Coroner A. KnutsSn of Glenhurn con.
Quoted an inquest at the Wilson home
this afternoon
Wilson. who is about 40 years old
was always a law abiding citizen and
had an excellent reputation through.
out the community. His murder and
suicide was decided shock to the
many who knew him. and the general
opinion is that he was temporarily in
sane at the time of the shooting.
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ROOSEVELT SWEPT ILLINOIS WITH LEAD 0F
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND VOTES
ANTI OPTION BILL.

Washington. April 10.-Government
supervision of grain and cotton ex-
changes as the relief from violent
fuctuation in prices of commodities
and the safeguard against universal
speculation and gambling was pro-
posed by W. B. Thompson. former
president of the New Orleans stock
exchange who appeared today before
the house committee on agriculture
In opposition to the anti-option bills.
The cotton men urged that the bills
,ow before the committee would be
declared unconstitutional.
T Among those who appeared today
were President Glennis Of the New
Orleans cotton exchange: Louis
Brooks. representing New York and
Augusta cotton. exchanges: George
Neveille. president Of the New York
cotton exchange; c. L.. Morrow OF the
Memphis cotton eXchange: G.. r. How
ard of Atlanta. and f. A. Calvin Of
Houston. Tex.
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ROOT HEADS THE
NEW WORKERS
Resolutions Strong for Taft
Maine and Vermont
Fights on Today.

Rochester. y. V, April lo.--With
the four delcgates-at-largc to the Chi
cago convention selected and the plat
form drafted by the committee ON
resolutions. the delegates to tho Soc
ond days session of the republican
state convention today completed
their deliberations. President Taft's
administration was endorsed The res
olution committee nominated as dele
gateS-at-largc Senator Root. state
Chairman Barnes, VIM: Bcrri of
BROOKLYN and Edwin a Merritt Jr.,
speaker of the assembly.
Temporary Chairman Butler WAS
made permanent chairman. Senator
Root seconded the resolution endors-
ing President Taft. He said he would
contine himself to single subject of
the platform, interference with the in
dependence of the judiciary. I've
could change the tariff laws. questions
OF general public moment" he said,
but the eternal principles of justice
can never be changed without the de-
gradation of the people"
The senator said the republican
party had always set its face against
He pointed out the conditions "f the
rebellion in Mexico which. he said
was "nne writhing. boiling. tumul,u.
GUS mob. deNasting that fair land
which had taken SO many forward
steps of law and order along the path
of civilization"
Il am going to vote against the
platform" said Comptroller William
a. Prcdergrast a Roosevelt delegate
from Kings county. "belicving certain
provisions are not agreeable to a ma
iority of our party and | am not in
favor of the renominating Of the
president
There was applause amid cries of
dissent to which the speaker answered
by saying "IllinoiS is all right. too"
The platform was adopted by ii viva
voce vote and the convention ad-
.iourned sine die.
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Down i'm Maine

Bangor, Me-. April 1o.--Althougl1
the state and district conventions to
elect ten delegates to the republican
national convention in Chicago is OK
pected to be the most h"tly contested
gathering in years. the Indications
this forenoon were that harmony
would prevail as result of the al
night conferences between the Taf,
and Roosevelt factions.
The Roosevelt supporters claimed
the Taft managers partly conceded
sufficient strength To elect the -four
delegates-at-la large in the state con-
vention and two delegates in each oi
the Second and Fourth district Both
sides claimed the Third district
Should the Roosevelt forces elect two
delegates in this district they would
have twelve delegates. Mnine's fun
quota at the national convention. the
First district already having decided
for Roosevelt.
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CABINET MEN
IN CAMPAIGN
Nagel and Fisher Will Both
Enter the Adrninistra-
tion's Fight.

Washington. April lo.-Two cabinet
officers have been added to the force
working In tho west for President
Taft's denomination. Charles Maggie,
secretary of commerce and labor. who
was to have made a political speech a,
Alpena. Mich. and another at Bay
City. today cancelled both engage.
ments to 60 to Missouri. his home
state. to help care for the political sit.
uation there.
Walter l.. Fisher, secretary of the
interior. will leave Washington in q
day or two for Nebraska where he /,
to speak for two or three days.
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HIGH PRICES IN
WHEAT MARKET
The Reports Of Crop Damage
Sent Prices up Three
Cents.

Chicago. April 10.-High prices for
wheat today went hand in hand with
the bullish construction put upon the
government report concerning the
condition of the growing crop.
Attention centered particularly up
on the outlook in Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois where losses of twenty-one to
twenty-five points from last year were
shown. There was further talk of a
reduction in the French import duty.
The opening quotations varied from
3-S cent lower to 3-8 cent up. Speci.
fic details of the harm alleged in
some districts to equal forty per
cent, led to further rise during the
last hour. The market closed strone
with July at the topmost point Of the
session. $1.00 3-S. a clear advance for
the day Of 8 to 3 1-8 cents bushel
The assertions that the flood damage
would amount to over 20,000,000
bushels helped to bring about the ad-
ditional upturn.
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Wild SAVE .M1L11oN

Washington. April 10.-The print.
ing reorga nizatfon bill which 1t is said
will save a. million dollars a year for
the government passed the senate to-
day with several important amend.
nents. The house has not yet con-
sidered 1t.
An amendment by Senator Heyburn
to reduce the price Of the Congress.
sfonal Record to So for long sessions
and II for short sessions; another by
senator Smith Of Michigan to auth
orize the public printer to buy blanl,
books of outside manufacturers for
the executive departments, and anoth-
er BY Senator Cummins to require the
government to obtain consent to use
patented devices, were added to the
bill
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SOME EGG.

Sheldon. y. r.. April 10-The larg.
est egg ever laid by a common domes-
tic hen in the state, and perhaps in
the entire country. was exhibited by
Wesley Rifle last week. The egg meas.
ured IS by l-2 inches in diane
ter and weighed nearly six ounces, be.
ing over twice the size of an ordinary
egg. The fowl that did this remark.
able stunt WAS common. demure
looking hen of the Plymouth Rock
variety and If her extraordinary egg
laying qualities continue. will become
Very valuable.
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REDUCING CANAL FORCE.

Washington. April lo.---A big reduc.
tion in the garrison for the Panama
canal is shown in additional estimates
for construction of quarters. store
houses. barracks and other institutions
for tho permanent housing of the
isthmian army which We're submitted
to congress today by the secretary OF
war. The estimates ask for an ap-
preparation of sS.5S7.50O.
The original plans contemplated
four regiments of infantry. one Of cav
airy. one of artillery and twelve COM
panies OF coast artillery. The general
staff has reduced this to three rcgi-
ments of infantry one squadron OF
cavalry. one battalion of field artiller,
and twelve companies of coast artil-
lerv.