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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-09

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a community, without exception. Give
lis a chance to figure on your print
ing before sending away for it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-09
Plaquemine Champion:

Plaquemine Champion:
The people are now fully deter
mined that school affairs shall be
strictly and permanently divorced
from politics; they have no conf
dence in Mr.. Harris nor the man
ner in which he will conduct educa-
tional affairs, hence they are calling
upon him to step down and out. The
meetings at Lafayette and Cheneyville
roundly denounced him and his
methods and called upon him, in no
uncertain way, to resign. These
meetings signalize the beginning Of
the unrelenting war which is to be
made on the recalcitrant official, and
if self respect and shame do not in
duce him to resign, the chances are
that he will be rebuked and repu-
dated at the polls in April. 1t is
now Mr.. Harris move.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-09
Mansfield Journal:


Thomas H. Harris is the first
state superintendent who has dared
to drag the schools into politics. All
others ahead Of him have at least
had the delicacy and good policy to
play their politics without making it
an affront to the people,. This is
the feature the people are resenting
and propose to resent. Already a
number of them are giving public ex-
preston to that resentment and suf-
ficient has been said to foreshadoW
the terrible handicap under which
Mr.. Harris will have to labor If
he persists in holding on to the main
office the administration of which
the sovereign people demand shall
be above the common pettifogger.
Not at the behest Of partisans, not
at the demand of a few, but for the
sake of Ieouisiana's public schools,
Superintendent Harris should return
to his insurance job.
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J
Monroe Independent: ..-
A movement ydcing the demand
for the withdrawal of T. H. Harris
as the Democratic nominee for state
superintendent of public education
has been started in Lafayette parish,
taking the form of call for a pub
lie meeting. We doubt not the
movement VIII spread to other par
ishes and become general throughout
the state. It isNpuning and crystallz-
ing in concrete form an almost uni
versal demand on the part Of the
Democratic electorate, who justly
feel that their confidence in the man
has been outrageously deceived.
Proclaiming that the schools should
be kept out of politics and honored
with the unopposed nomination by
his party for the high position as
head of the school system, in the
belief that he was sincere, he no
sooner secured the nomination than
he became rank partisan and rider
on Governor Sanders steam roller,
dragging the schools into politics as
they had never been done before.
He should be rebuked and set
aside. The people Of Lafayette have
adopted the right way to give effect
to their wishes. If generally adopt
ed, there can be no question Of the
result. It will be the recall against
an insincere and faithless official,
and if he does not bow to the public
will, the sovereign voters will know
what to do on election day in April.
Just a little concert of action will
retire T. Fl. Harris to private life
and the oblivion he deserves.
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Shreveport Journal:

Shreveport Journal:
The people Of Lafayette are after
the scalp of Thomas H. Harris, state
superintendent of education, and at
mass meeting to be held next week
will demand that he resign the nom
nation secured under false pretenses.
We have no idea that Mr. Harris
will resign; he has shown by his po-
litical acts and activities that he
does not possess those finer sensi-
bilities which would make him feel
the shame Of his present predica-
ment, but we may still hope for the
best-and say to the people of La
fayette who have taken the initia-
tive in this matter: We are with
you. Mr.. Harris should realize, we
take it, that his usefulness is at an
end in Louisiana so far as the
schools are concerned Whether he
will take the cue, however, and step
down and out, remains to be seen.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-09

Shreveport Times:
If Judge Hall desires to make his
administration overwhelmingly popu-
lar from the start suggests the
Lake Charles American-Press, che
will devise form of recall that will
give the people a chance to yank
Thomas H. Harris, Superintendent of
education, out of Office
Instead of going into office with
the prestige of a nomination without
opposition, Mr.. Harris will succeed
himself as a state superintendent Of
education distrusted and discredited
and out of sympathy with a great
majority Of the people. There is not
the least reason to doubt that if the
people had the chance to remedy the
matter, In view of just estimate of
himself that Mr.. Harris gave the pub
lie when it was too late to attend to
his case, they would elect him to re-
turn to the life insurance business
rather than to administer the public
school system during the, next four
years.
This being the case and Mr. Harris
having due regard for the welfare
OF the schools, as well as for public
sentiment, a form of recall" should
not be necessary. He might be able
IN some measure to redeem himself
with the people by voluntarily getting
out of the way and letting someone
take the office, which is his by mis-
take, who better appreciates its re-
sponsibilities.
1t is only fair to say that We don't
believe he will do anything of the
kind, however.
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Mansfield Enterprise:

One of the first pledges of the
Goo Goo League was that the IRE
CALI should be promptly put in force,
and the people are anxious to try it
on T. FL. Harris. We had hoped to see
politics subside a little, but wouldn't
we like to take a hand in ousting
the most disgusting figure that ever
figured in the school affairs Of our
state?
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CANDIDATE HARRIS LAMPOOHED
CONTINUED frdn page one.)

cation that will prevent Mr.. Harris
from carrying out MS political plans.
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$Ea# ..-. 4
Franklin Waterman:
Il the next legislature wishes to
serve the public one of the first laws
passed by that body should be one
embracing the referendum and re
call" This will make everyone hold
ing public office toe the mark and
render faithful account for the
salaries they draw from the public
treasury. This act would also remove
the office holder from politics and
force him to spend his time serving
the people who pay him instead of
attempting to build over their heads
an organization of tax consumers.
And it would also make Tom Harris,
the prince of ingrates, quit his job
by resignation or otherwise, but it
is certain that he would quit.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
CITY FIRE DEPART.
MENT 70 co 70 NOME

The Nome Fire department will
have their annual party and grand
ball. Dec. s, next Friday night, and
have invited the Valley City Fire boys
to be with them and help celebrate.
A fine program has been arranged,
including speeches by Ex-Chief sCras.
well and Captain Frank Henry of this
department, to conclude with grand
ball.
4 Nome has an excellent volunteer
fire department and the organization
Is composed of Nome's finest.
Chief Hesch Of the Valley City de.
partment has called q special meeting
to be held tonight to talk over the
transportation, as large number Of
the members expect to go.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
Congress Now
Ready 10 Work
L. q. HANNA AND OTHER GOV.
ERNoR.ELEcTs WE'RE CHEER
Ed az REPRESENTATIVES,.

. Washington, Dec. 2.-The senate
and house settled down to work to-
day for the high pressure session that
is to end the Sixty-second congress. 4
Speaker Clark succeeded in break
ing two valuable gavels before the
brought the enthusiastic house
through seventy minutes of business.
Sessions in both houses served to
complete the preliminary work of the
organization and left congress ready
for legislative business tomorrow.
The senate was in session only
twenty-five minutes out of respect to
dead members. The presidents mes
sage will come to both houses tomor-
row.
Boisterous enthusiasm greeted the
return to the house of Clark, former
Speaker Canon and other members
whose names have long been associa-
ted with important affairs Of the
house.
Four governors-elect who will go
from the house to their respective
state capitals were also vigorously
cheered. They were Representatives
Sulzer of New York, Cox of Ohio, Rob-
inson of Arkansas, and Hanna of
North Dakota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
Work Has Started on
Brick and Tile Plant
FOUNDATION FOR BIG sTRUcT.
URE WILL BE COMPLETED
WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

Contractor Lavery started work
Monday morning on the main building
of the Valley City Brick and Tile COM
pany, and has about fifteen men on the
job. The ditch for the foundation is
progressing rapidly and will be ready
within a couple Of days. Teams are
hauling the gravel for the foundation
and work win start on that at once.
The material is all on the ground so
that the foundation can be rushed to
completion. The cold weather will
not bother as several tons. of straw
have been hauled and will be used to
cover the concrete work as fast as it
is in place. In addition to the main
building there are four others that
will be completed as soon as possible
and the Office building will be built at
a later date, when the company can
make their own material. q.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05

The marriage Of the black prize
fighter and a Minneapolis white girl
should furnish suggestion to the
state legislature of the state of Illinois
as well as to every state in the union
that marriages between the black and
white races should be made q felony.
One Of the most awful fates that can
ibefall any white woman is to become
the wife Of negro and law prohib-
iting such thing will be welcomed
by the white race as well as the bet.
ter element Of the black race.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
(From Wednesdays Daily

(From Wednesdays Daily
The regular Commercial club tri-
monthly lunch today brought out the
usual large attendance and the mem
bers and visitors were treated to a
short talk by Prof Coombs, who has
been here in the county for some time
on the soil survey. The talk was along
the same lines as was covered in the
article which appeared in the Times
Record last week, only perhaps going
more into details and into the benefit
that the maps will be to the county.
It was suggested in the talk that on
the Sand Prairie which lies in the
southeast corner of the county there
is very good chance to work out an
irrigating project. Soil conditions are
favorable and the water is easy of ac-
cess. Several visitors were present,
but not as many as was expected.
Congressman Young introduced the
subject of winter sports. or a winter
carnival here, and the matter was dis
cussed by Prof. Biggs and ID. w. Clark.
The matter seemed to meet with popu-
lar approval and the motion was made
and carried that q committee be APP
pointed to ascertain If a club could be
organized to encourage curling and
skating. Nine were named on the
committee and these were: Congress
man Young, Rev. l.. G. Moultrie, DR..
Mcdonald, James Grady, A. p. Peake.
w. w. Smith, L. p. Hyde and Prof.
Biggs. They will report at regular
meeting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05

Sergeant Kelly. celebrity of the
Irish bar. had a remarkable habit OF
drawing conclusions directly at vari
ance with his premises and was conse
quently nicknamed counselor There
fore" In court on one occasion he
thus addressed the jury: THE case is
20 clear. gentlemen. that you cannot
possibly misunderstood 1t, and should
pay your understandings q very poor
compliment il dwelt upon 1t for an
other minute. Therefore shall at
once proceed to explain 1t to you as
infinitely as possible.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
Tried Hard sTO Act
4 Real Stage Play
SWANS DID BEST THEY
COULD TO De TRAGlcAL, BUT
WERE ONLY FUNNY.

An amusing incident recently Oc-
CURED when group Of we'll known
rural swains made ludicrous effort
to act q play. What they didn't know
about the stage and acting would Aai
q small library, but that fact didKst
lessen their self assurance. With
Characteristic stupidity, they picked
out the hardest kind OF q play to give.
q tragedy, It was to be acted in the
house OF q gentleman Of some impor-
tance. whe was highly amused 6 the
idea Of these Tustiss trying to beplay.
actors. One scene had to represent
two gardens with q wall between, on
a moonlight night. Instead OF having
Ia representation OF q wall. however,
these ridiculous mummers had one Of
their number act the part Of q wall.
They covered him over with plaster
and lime and marked on on his coat
the rough outlines Of two or thrse
pieces Of stone. In the play two
lovers were supposed to talk to each
other through 9 chink in this wall.
and this chink Was represented BY
Mr.. Wallis holding up his hngers in
the form of circle. Through this
chink the lovers finally tried to kiss
each other, and the effect was very
touching. AS for the moonlight, when
they found out by the calender that
the moon did not shine on the night
the play was given, they had one of
their number hold up lantern to
represent the Queen of the night"
The whole show was given on this
scale and proved so preposterous that
the audience, instead of weeping over
the lamentable tragedy Of 'Pyramus
and Thisbe,'' almost laughed them
selves sick.
The success of the occasion was so
great that it is all to be done over
again at the Normal auditorium, Mon
day evening. Dec. Is, by the new Ora
matic club. Prof. Clarence Henry,
who has had much experience in anna
teury thaatricals, IS to be the -leadeS
Of the rude mechanicals" who Try SO
aolemnly to give their absurd tragedy.
Tickets at thirty-hve and fifty cents.
Reserved seats on sale at the Dakota
drug company. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
BIG GIFT FOR BIG SISTERS
Mrs. William K. vandsrhlit, sr, Prom
ises $500,0o0 Endowment. s=s2 u

New York, DecA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Of gift OF 100000 for the endow-
ment Of the Big Sisters to put that or
ganization on permanent basis IL
expected to be made at the annual
meeting. Mrs William K. Vanderbilt,
sr, who founded the movement, will
announce her intention of giving the
big gift to the organization, it was
stated, and at the same time tell of
the plans for the home for girls to
the establishment Of which she had
given $3.50, 1000.
The work of the organization is
similar to that Of the Big Brothers.
The committee inquiries into the cases
Of girls brought before the children's 9
court who are not positively vicious.
For these the Big Sisters provide q
home and guardian, who keeps an
eye on their welfare. "I'.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
Two Wimbledon
fire Victims Die
MRS. OWENS AND LITTLE cLIF-
FORD Mc7ArN DIE FROM
BURNS.
Special to the Times-Kecord.


Wimbledon, N. d., Dec. 4.-Two of
the victims of yesterdays terrible fire
succumbed to their injuries. Mrs.
Owens was a woman of about 65 years.
Her burns were OF such nature that
there was no hope Of her recovery
from the hrst, but she regained con.
sciousness so that she spoke to her
five sons and daughters, who were at
her bedside. She died at IL p. m.
Little Clifford McBain was not at first
thought to be fatally burned, but 1t de-
veloped later that he had inhaled the
flames, as he was a mass of flames
when he came out Of the building, and
ran into the street. He suffered ter
ribly and passed away at o'clock p.
m. Wimbledon is appalled, at the ter.
rible= tragedy, but are thankful that
the terrible suffering Of the victims Of
the fire was not prolonged. The SYM
pathy Of the community is with the be-
reaved relatives who are so suddenly
bereft Of those dear ones.
The cause Of the fire will never be
known, but the boy who was burned
said that Mrs. Owens was carrying a
can OF oil and dropped it on the floor
and Immediately there was an awful
fire. The supposition is that the can
contained gasoline. and that when it
was spilled on the floor it ignited from
the stove and caused the explosion
that caused the loss of the two lives
The house was not burned and the
contents OF the. building was not bad
ly damaged.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
ODDITIES IN THE NEWS

. ~ d s ~ Gid
A French couple, recently expelled
from Geneva, Switzerland, who re.
turned to attend the funeral OF their
only child, were arrested beside the
grave. The police allowed them to
remain only until the ceremony was
concluded.
G. N. Barber, millionaire match
king and model farmer Of Barberton.
O., has raised the price Of milk deliv-
cred from his farm from cents TO 1c
cents. 1t costs s., 900 daily % run tha
1erm.
3sfss ssa1
Glass snobbishness u the curse of
eur church" said Dr.. Henry Shame
CONN, vice president Of the church ex-
tension committee Of the Fifth avenue
Presbyterian church Of New York.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
sHlPowNERs OPPOSE BILL
Appear Before Senate Committee
Against Pending Measure.

Against Pending Measure.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Complete all.
thority over the men in their employ
is the demand of the Lake Carriers
association, representing the majority
of shipowners on the Great Lakes, be.
fore the commerce committee of the
senate IN opposition to the seamen's IS
bill.
I'VE are convinced the committee
will recommend our bill" said Andrew
F'ursueth, president of the Seamen' g
union. "The committee seems abso-
lutely fair"
The chief points thus far decided in
the seamen's favor in this bill is their
right to quit their jobs while in port.
This puts an end to punishment for
desertion.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05

Music. s u .g.sia u t,ss 81: "
Lecture Agricultural Cooperation in
Denmark''-Frank L. McVey, Presi.
!. dent University Of North Dakota,
Grand Forks.
NOTE-Everyone interested in edu.
cation Is invited and urged to attend
whether school officer or not.
II the president or clerk of district
school board can not come he MUST
SEND. ANOTHER member Of the
board as substitute. The repre-.
sentative is entitled to the same com.
pensation as the president or clerk.
/, Evening Program
Monday-S:O p. INFORMAL Auditor
ium. -
Lecture on 'tPersonality''-Alex.
Karr, secretary Valley City Chau-
tauqua association. .a-
Music by students of the Normal
Conservatory Of Music.
Tuesday-s:00 p. m.
Reception for Teachers-High
School building.
Moving Pictures for Boys-Rex
Theater, :.
Wednesdays 90 p. INFORMAL Gym.
nasium. ,sa,
Basketball-Uxbridge VS.. Dazey-
Competitive Games.
Uxbridge VS.. Leal.
Thursday-8:00 p. M Normal Audi
torium.
Address, Agricultural Cooperation
in Denmark rank L. McVey, Pres
ident University Of North Dakota,
Grand Forks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
4 Wise Guy.

Hewitt Gruet is wise guy. Jew
ett-How so? Hewitt-He got married
on the 10th Of February, 30 that in
the years to come he won't be bothered
very often by having his wife remind
him Of the anniversary OF something
he would like to forget. New York
Press.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05

The work in live stock will be illus.
trated by some Of tho best herds IN
the country. The following men have
very kindly agreed to have part Of
their herds hero to be used for judg.
ing purposes: Sam Fletcher. Matte.
son. Shorthorn: Chilbsrg. Valley City,
shorthorn; Johnson Stock and Farm
ing Co.. Marion. Holstein; Andrew
Schilling. Valley City. Aberdeen An.
gus; : c. q. Batcheler, Fingal. Dursc.
Jersey hogs; A. A Booth. Valley City,
Yorkshire and Poland China hogs.
The program for the week, begin.
ming this. Tuesday morning. Is as; fol.
lows: E ]...4.
Morning, $50 O'clock r
s:30-Enrollment Of School Omcers.
-Convocation.
1O:30-Call to Order. .o
Presidents Address-John H. Miller.
10:50-''The School Laws as Related
to School Equipment State Supt.
e. j. Taylor, Bismarck. N. D.
II: 35-"The School Grounds"-O. A.
Barton, Field deputy, Barnes county
schools.
Afternoon
1:15-Music. =, s'e....,-
"" Election OF Officers.
1:30-"The Wider Use of the School
House"-Miss Nan L. Mildren, Rural
School Supervisor, Philadelphia.
2:15-Agriculture and the School
Senator w. G. Mcdowell, Marion.
3:00-Music.
Waste Geo. A. Mcfarland,
Valley City, President State Normal
School.
4:O0"The School and Home. = Miss
Farnsworth. Home Economics De.
partment, Normal School. ..e..
no o,eioek .sts
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
Murderer Of Infant
Sentenced to Life Term
coupLEiWtio MURDERED INFANT
E IN FARGO CAUGHT AND 40
MlTTEo GUILT.

4 Richard A. Scheutte. aged % years,
was sentenced to life imprisonment
in the state penitentiary at Bismarck
by Judge Pollock this morning for
the crime Of strangling his three
weeks-old baby in the Great Northern
hotel on the evening Of Nov. 4, last
Mrs. Scheutte did not appear in the
court this morning and according to
the sweeping confession Of her hus-
band made on the stand after plead
ing guilty to the crime, she had no
actual part in the strangling of the
infant. ""
? The young fellow, who is a fair
haired German lad, unaccustomed to
some of the commonest terms in the
English language, told a most har-
rowing story Of the tragedy. He said
he had known his wife for number
ofyears and had been attentive to her
for many months prior to their mar
riage Last summer: = An intimacy de-
'veloped between the two young peo-
pie before their marriage.
They came to North Dakota from
their home in Owen, Wis, last sum-
mer In search Of work and were mar.
ried on July 81. Their child was
born at Pillsbury on Oct. IA, last.
About three weeks later Scheutte re-
ceived an offer to return to Wisconsin.
Neither wanted to return home on
account of the child, and face the dis
grace among their friends and rela-
tives.
'Scheutte said when they arrived in
Fargo his wife wanted to rest so they
took room at the Great Northern
hotel between trains. There in the
hotel, the fellow said the idea of try
ing to get rid Of the child by violence
came to him. While in Pillsbury he
said he had made number of un-
successful efforts to give the little
one away and that once kindly dis
posed woman was on the point of TAX
ing it, but later changed her mind.
His wife left the room while he
strangled the baby. First he tried to
smother it by holding his hands tight
ly across its mouth and nostrils.
When that method failed he tied his
around the infants
throat, drawing it tighter and tighter
until it was quite dead.
The young wife then returned to
the room and said she did not want to
gaze upon the. little body, so it was
thrust behind the dresser.
Scheutte said she wept consider
ably. Then they ate their lunch and
donned their wraps, as it was time
to take the train -
The court appointed Aubrey Law
renee as counsel for the young man.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Mr.
Lawrence pleaded for the mercy of
the court. Perhaps there has been
no more touching and logical appeal
for leniency than the effort of the dis
Fargo lawyer in the dis
trict court this morning in his en-
deavor to save the young man from a
death penalty.
The case of Mrs. Scheutte will prob
ably be brought up in the next day or
two. A. w. Cupler has been appoint
ed as her counsel.