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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-05
Work of Organization Al
ready Constructed When
Convention Assembled
CANDIDATES FOR HEAD OF
TICKET MERELY RECEPTIVE
Nothing Being Done by Any One ia
Push His Interest and Selection viii
Probably be Left to the Decision of
the Delegates.

Syracuse. Sept. 5.-The opening ses.
SION OF the progressive state conven.
tion today found the frame work Of
the party organization already con-
structed and the delegates ready for
tne consideration Of the state ticket.
none OF the candidates for the head
OF the ticket are making an active
canvass and the 1.5O0 delegates are
CONFRONTED with problem which
seems likely to lead to a spirited con
test on the convention floor,
Comptroller William A. Prendersast
OF New York told his friends this
morning he would no nothing to eet
the nomination. II 1t came to him un-
solocited he said he would accept It:
OUT ne felt that the delegates should
make their selection without influence
Of any sort
state Chairman Hotchkiss again de.
clared he was not to be considered al
candidate but many upstate dele.
gates were tnsistently for him. Balm.
bridge Colby Of New York was a re.
ceiptive candidate and he too declined
10 engineer any canvass in his inter.
est.
When Geo. W. Perkins arrived late
today many delegates believed he
would bring some message from Col
onel Roosevelt as to the makeup Of the
party slate. The delegates expect to
adopt the platform today and nomin-
ate the candidates tomorrow.
Iowa State Ticket,
Des Moines. Iowa. Sept. 5.-with
John L. Stevens Of Boone as their
nominee for governor. Iowa progress
sives in convention late Yesterday att
ernoon put third party state ticket
into the field. after overcoming oppo-
sttion to the plan by an overwhelminr
vote. Judge Stevens. who was on the
reception committee to meet Colonel
Roosevelt, was named by acclamation
just as the Roosevelt party was enter
ing the Coliseum.
The speech Of Colonel Roosevelt in.
terrupted the state ticket nominations.
but after he had left the hall, the fol-
lowing were named:
Lieutenant governor. E. G. Allison
Of Oneida
Auditor. c. F. Meyers. Elkader.
Treasurer. n. F. Baker, Lucas.
Railroad commissioner Ida Nichols
Iowa Falls.
Secretary Of state. H. A. Morey Of
Waverly.
The platform adopted endorses that
Of the national convention, reasserts
the belief in popular rule, and declares
that the progressive party is here to
stay"
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they are subject to only fair CONNER
cial and economic conditions and in
order that the very best results may be
attained, for thus and thus only shall
contentment and loyalty rest upon a
permanent and abiding basis"
Following the dukes reply to the
civic address. Mrs. Hill read the ad-
dress Of the Edmonton Council Of
Women to the duchess, to which her
royal highness replied graciously. The
assembled ladies and gentlemen were
then presented to their royal high.
nesses.
Brilliantly Decorated.
The ceremony at the legislative
buildings took place on platform
brilliantly decorated with flags and
bunting and flowers in front Of the
buildings. The presentation Of the
golden key. beautiful work Of art,
hve inches in length, duplicate of the
key to the main door Of the buildings
was made by Hon. c. r. Mitchell, min
lister OF public works. after which Pre-
mier Sifton read the address Of invita-
tion to his royal highness to formally
open the buildings closing as follows:
With no unbecoming pride I in
vite your royal highness to look
around. These buildings represent.
and ! think they represent not un.
Worthfly. the effort OF people remote
IN situation from the older worlds,
where art might seem to be indigen-
Gus, to give a grace Of beauty to the
seats Of wisdom. The hill on which
they stand was chosen long ago for
its beauty and convenience BY the
gentlemen adventurers of the great
trading company as the site of one Of
the furthest outposts of England's
commerce. and many a time upon it's
slopes there have gathered bands Of
Crees and Backfeet In conference with
the representatives of the great white
chief; today it is the capital of a prov
fnce, the focus, the hearthstone round
which the council Of a people whose
Wheat fields cover the grounds which
then none but the trapper knew and
whose railways follow the trails Of the
bison.
II invite your royal highness to de-
clare these halls open. in the name Of
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Roosevelt. the pretender-claim-
Ing honors he never won, deprivins
worthy and heroic men Of Just fame
and credit they had earned by noble
deeds and great sacrifice.
Unsafe in White House.
ROOSEVELT. the adventurer-de-
lighting in hot-headed. reckless. in
official head of a great nation.
Roosevelt. the reckless-whos.
violations and disregard Of customs,
statutes and international law were
conspicuous and notorious.
Roosevelt. the insolent-who die.
tated and interfered in the political
anairs of the South American repub.
lies under a threat to make an un.
warranted use of the military and
naval forces Of the United States
against weaker powers with whom
We were on friendly relations.
Roosevelt, the undemocratic-
who did more than any other man
living to destroy and dismember
three republics; and is now seeking
to undermine the great republic and
establish for himself a dictatorshin
upon its ruins.
roosevelt. the cruel-whose treat
ment of many persons in our own
country and millions Of people in the
philippines was most unjust and
heartless.
Roosevelt. the usurper-who in.
terferes in domestic as we'll as foreign
affairs, who not only disreeards the
law. but In the absence of law as
sumed unwonted authority that in.
volved the expenditure Of many mill
ions Of dollars.
Accused of Hypocrisy.
Roosevelt. the demagogue-who is
creating dissension and disaffection
among the laboring classes, and vet
who Is the daily companion. support
ed by and intriguing with men Of COL
ossal wealth. whose fortunes hayx
been drawn from the people through
trusts and monopolies.
There Is no character more des-
picable than a hypocrite. Yet hero
here is a man railing against the
trusts who when in Office prosecuted
only few that he thought unfriend-
ly to him and protected the great
majority of trusts Of our country, ana
actually helped to create
and stablish the most colossal trust
now in existence. He is constantiy
partisan bosses. yet he is
more indebted to them for his sue
cess than any other man Of our coun-
try He has been for years recognis-
ed as one himself. and while in pub
lie Office he was the boon companion
of the worst political scoundrels that
this country has ever produced, He
travelled over all this country de-
nouncing corporations when he was
daily using without payment private
cars and trains of corporations"
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General Nelson A. Miles Warns
People Not to Trust Roosevelt

New York. Sept. 5.-A contribution
to the literature of the campaign In
the form Of letter signed by Lieu
tenant General Nelson A. Miles. U
S. A.. retired. was given out today
at the headquarters of the republican
national committee. The letter is a
grouping Of arguments which, the
writer contends. show that Theodore
Roosevelt Is unfit to be president of
the United States.
Never during the history Of our
republic have its citizens been
brought face to face with such a Sc
eral Miles. Neither have they been
called upon to solve so important a
problem as the one now presented to
the American people. Such a crisis
has never before been experienced in
our country. and I trust may never
occur again.
ut is a question between constitu-
tional government and communism.
A question whether we shall maintain
the institutions established by our
fathers and the traditions that have
been held sacred for more than a cen.
tury or permit them to be DESTROYED.
1t is a question whether the constitu-
ton, the statutes. and principles Of
our government, created and main
tained BY the wisdom and patriotism
Of the past century. shall continue, or
whether all shall be thrown down and
replaced by visionary theories. im-
practicable ideas. and the concentra-
tion of all political power. with the
control Of all public and private in
terests at the national capital"
Terms Him Colossal Fraud"
False prophets have arisen and
have flourished." he con-
tinues. but never before has one ap-
peared in our country possessing the
worst elements Of both. and at the
same time consumed with his own sell
fish ambition.
This is the true character Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. the present candi-
date of his own misnamed progress
sive party. The American citizens
need only to look at his record to rec
ognize the mos tcolossal fraud that
this country has ever produced, and
the most unfit man for the responsi
BILE and dignified office Of president,
the ualities and characteris-
tics reuisite to a proper discharge
Of the duties Of that high Office, and
having an excess Of such as positively
him. In order to deal
fairly with him on basis of fact un-
deniable. 1t Is necessary to present
him in his true light. as:
Roosevelt. the lover Of strife-one
who pretends to despise men who do
not love to fight with whom vir-
llity lies only in the desire to kill
inspiring in the minds Of
our youth a mof destructive and de-
disposition.
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new PARLIAMENT
BUILDINGS OPEN
Duke of Connaught Presides
at Brilliant Ceremony at
Alberta Capitol.

Edmonton, Alta. Sept. 5.-The pre-
sentation to the Duke Of Connaught of
key made in Edmonton Of pure
Saskatechwan river gold obtained just
below the city. and the ceremony of
the formal opening OF the magnificent
and magnificently situated new legis-
lature buildings of the province of AL
today's openings in connection with
the visit Of the vice-regal party here.
The earlier part Of the day was fine,
but just before the ceremony at the
legislative buildings a drenching
downpour Of rain began. which con-
tinued during the rest of the day. But
the ram could not lessen the enthus-
iasm of the people of Edmonton in
welcoming their royal highnesses,
from the moment Of the arrival Of the
royal train this afternoon. when fully
10000 people assembled at the station
His royal highness. who wore his field
marshars uniform. and the duchess
and Princess Patricia were received
by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bulyea. Pre-
mier Sifton and the members Of his
cabinet, Mayor Armstrong and the
civic dignitaries and the local military
officers. One paragraph Of the civic
address of welcome read by the mayor
was as follows:
For many years Canadians have
demonstrated to the world their at
tachment and loyalty to the mother
land by giving decided preference
and decided ease Of entrance to
British wares and British manufac-
turers, and We in western Canada at
all events. are willing. nay anxious,
further to emphasize our political
loyalty by advocating further in
crease Of that preference. We believe
that such increase would he mutually
beneficial to Canada and the British
Isles Cognizant. however. OF the fact
that this young nation. mainly agricul-
tural, is but at the threshold of its
tremendous possibilities as to produc-
tion. 1t is incumbent upon us. IL we
are true to our best interests. to use
all lawful endeavors to enlarge our
commercial bounds in order that ready
markets may be obtained for the ever
increasing products Of the soil. to the
end that our people may know that
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Government Will Prosecute
Trust Contributors to Campaign

ton.
While Mr.. Reeve said that he had
not examined the law with a view to
passing upon any question other than
the right Of banks to receive and
transmit subscriptions. he announced
that the language relating to other
corporations is 80 specifically simple
that only one construction could be
placed upon it.
Senator Chamberlain for Action.
Senator George E. Chamberlain Of
Oregon yesterday declared while he
could not name specific instances in
which any particular bank or cor
poration had violated its provisions,
It was common knowledge that banks
throughout the country and the large
tice Of giving financial aid to political
parties In all elections.
Many Of these corporations" Mr.
chamberlain added, contribute to
both Of our leading parties, in order
that they may curry favor with each
and thus assure themselves Of GER
tain advantages. frequently, the
larger industrial corporations will
make contribution to the democratic
fund in democratic community, and
refuse the requests Of the republican
party In that community. and pursue
an opposite course in a republican
community.
"rhis law is upon our statute books
and should be enforced. There should
also be law limiting personal con-
tributions. There is no occasion for
these cast campaign funds which
have been collected to conduct our
elections. and they should be pro.
hibited."
Onlccrs May Make Contribution.
AS result of the agitation stirred
up by the circular letters distributed
ny e. H. Hooker, the progressive par
tvs national treasurer. politicians are
expectantly waiting to see whether
the Golfers Of the national parties
will be as swollen in the coming cam
patgn as they have been in the past.
Some declare that even a strict en-
forcement Of the law as 1t relates to
corporations would not materially re-
duce the ''sinews Of war" with which
the battle is to be waged.
This assertion is based upon the
fact that while the banks and cor
porations are prohibited from making
there is no law to pro
hibit the officials Of these organizs
tions, in their individual capacities
from contributing any amount they
may desire. To meet this situation
Senator Charles A. Culberson Of
Texas introduced in the last congress
an amendment to the act Of Jan. 26,
1907--the present law--limiting in
dividual contributions to $1,000. and
as a penalty for violations.
a fine not to exceed $4,000. or i'm
not to exceed two years,
(Contfnuod m nouo AZ
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Washington, Sept. 5.-The treasury
department and the department Of
justice have determined that under
the act of Jan. 26, 1907. every bank
and every corporation. whether it be
organized under federal or state laws,
is absolutely forbidden from contri-
paign funds with which the national
parties will wage their battles this
fall. Should this law be violated. tho
federal authorities, 1t was announced
yesterday, are determined to push
the prosecution Of all offenders.
whether they be large or small in
terests.
The particular provision Of the act,
relating to corporations and upon
which action will be taken in event
Of its violation, is as follows:
''It shall be unlawful for any cor
poration whatever to make a money
contribution in connection with any
election at which presidential and vice
presidential electors or a representa-
tive in congress is to be voted for,
or any election by any state legisla-
ture Of a United States SENATOR
Fine and imprisonment.
The act then continues with q pro-
vision Of penalties. The corporation
violating the law is subject to a fine
ficer and director consenting to the
contribution is subject to both flnc
and imprisonment.
The disclosure Of the action of the
progressive party in soliciting cam
paign funds from the national and
saving banks of the country has not
only stirred the treasury officials. but
has brought before the general pub
lie the broad scope Of the law, under
the terms of which every manner of
corporation is specifically forbidden
from making money contributions to
any election at which presidential
and vice presidential electors, repre-
sentatives, or senators are to be
chosen. While this law has been
upon the statute books since Jan. 28,
1907, men prominent in national poll
tics declare that 1t has become note
worthy because of its violations, rath-
er than it's enforcement.
Assistant Solicitor Reeve Explains.
Felix A. Reeve. the assistant solici-
tor Of the treasury. who at the re-
quest of Secretary MacVeagh, recent
ly examined the provisions Of the act,
to determine whether the banks Of
the country might acquiesce in the re-
quest of w. c. McAdoo. vice chair
man Of the democratic national COM
mittee, and receive and transmit sub
scriptions to the campaign funds Of
the various parties. declared yester-
day that the provisions OF the law
prohibiting all corporations from
contributing to national campaigns is
plain upon its face. and announced
that any corporation. large or small.
nd subiect tast make and mt
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will be opened at $3.50 O'Clock in the
morning, one hour before the sched-
uled time Of the speech.

will be opened at $3.50 o'clock in the
morning, one hour before the sched-
uled time Of the speech.
Colonel Roosevelt will arrive from
the twin cities. where he speaks at the
Minnesota state fair today, at 9:10
o'clock in the morning. He comes over
the Great Northern on train No. s.
Two special cars will be run from the
twin cities to Grand Forks on this
train to accommodate the Roosevelt
party.
The trafiic department Of the Great
Northern has promised the reception
committee in Grand Forks that every
effort will be put forward to have
the Roosevelt party arrive in this city
on schedule time. even II train No
s has to be run in two sections.
Immediately after the speech in
Grand Forks a special train for the
will leave the Great Northern sta
ton. Many Roosevelt admirers from
expected to he assenssr. s ''sns ON this his
train. accompany the colonel TO the
state gathering at kyhich he will make
another important speech. This train
will carry all PASSENGERS that desire
to attend the. ccnYsntion from herr
and many more wifi be taken on al
the stations between this CITY and
Fargo.
Elaborate preparations for the
coming Of Colonel Roosevelt are be-
ing made in the gate city. A parade
Of auto mobiles will form at the rail-
road station and the distinguished
visitor will be escorted from there
to the Waldorf hotel where a lunch
con has been planned in his honor.
The celebration in the park will start
at 1880 o'clock in the afternoon and
at o'clock the colonel will address
the third party convention. The
Roosevelt party will leave the gate
city at 4:17 o'clock in the afternoon.
continuing his trip to the northwest
coast. five-minute stop has been
arranged at jamestown. the trip from
Fargo being taken over the Northern
Pacific railroad
Committee at Fisher.
Colonel Roosevelt will be greeted
at Fisher. Minn.. in the morning by
a committee of representative Grand
Forkers consisting of E. ]. Lander.
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WHITE SLAVERY
INVESTIGATION
Humane Officer Blake Saws
He Has More Evidence
Against Culprits.

Fargo. N. D.. Sept. 5.-state Hu-
name oficer Blake says the white
slave investigation is widening and
from pointers given him by the two
girls at Harvey he will be able to
cause the arrest and conviction of
other men in Fargo and Moorhead
engaged in white slavery.
Florence Smith. another 17-year-
old girl. this morning gave damagine
evidence against w. r. johnson and
A. c. Jackson. the men engaged in
white slave traffic. otner young girls
are to be investigated. johnson has
a wife at Staples. Mimi. and Jackson
Is married and lives at Isabel. s. d.
Helen Reitan. the youngest victim.
was formerly from Twin Valley,
MINI. She claims the men beat her
to compel her to turn over the money
given her by men brought to her
room by johnson and Jackson. vio-
let Jackson claims the two men
threatened her with revolvers to get
money from her. Restauranter John
son. at whose Front street place the
men held their orgies, has disappear
ed.
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vious, her parents. who now reside at
10S North Diamond street, northside,
have contended that she was the vic
tim OF foul play. despite the fact that
the police and detectives have main
tanned that the case was one of sui
eide, owing to her being disappointed
in love affair.
John Bradley. her father, and her
mother, when apprised last night of
Calvert's confession, simply said that
1t was in line with their constant as
sertions that their daughter was MUIR
dered and that the true facts were
bound to be known eventually. They
are hoping for the arrest of Calvert be-
fore he kills himself. in order that they
may at least know the horrible de-
tails Of no whe murdered pretty Flor
ence. They cannot recall Calvert as
one Of their daughters friends.
On the night that Florence was last
seen alive. she had been in company
with Helen Monath. a neighbor. It
was to her that she addressed her last
remarks before she disappeared.
These were to the effect that she was
afraid because of being out so late and
would run the short distance to her
home She was never seen again alive.
Calvert Diasipates Q Fortune.
<AASSA S1tC OO0s "dC recovered S0Ve
raj young men with whom Florence
had been keeping company were plac-
ed under arrest by order Of Captain of
Detectives Hanley. He claims to have
thoroughly investigated the mystery
and after a time announced that it
was case Of suicide, and all who had
been under surveillance were allowed
to go. Acting Captain Of Detectives
William O.Bryan stated last night that
he would have the confession of CAL
vert thoroughly investigated from this
end.
In a telegram last night from
Springfield the police there said they
believed that as sequel to the MUIR
ders he Is alleged to have committed
that Calvert has probably taken his
own life. The police Of that city. st.
Louis and Baltimore are searching for
his body in the hope of clearing up
several mysteries. Calvert formerly
lived on Saratoga street. Baltimore.
The telegram also states that Mrs.
Henry Bowers. who is the wife of
Circuit Clerk Henry Bowers Of Pike
county. with headquarters at Pittsfleld,
ILL.,. said that Calvert had been ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate Of
the grandfather James Yulee.
Scotchman, who had amassed a for
tune of s15o,0oo at Baltimore. Her
grandfather left her $4,000. but as
yet she has never received q cent Of 1t.
The name of Calvert is one of the
old family names of Baltimore.