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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-05-25

The wedding of Wesley L. Perry
and Miss Maud e. Stanton. two popu-
lar young people of Perry township
occurred Monday afternoon in Lang
don. The event was quiet affair at
the home of the brideero1n's brother.
Mckenzie Perry. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. F, ]. Hibbard.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-05-25
Garments Ready 10 Wear.

The Al. L. Moody suit section has
undoubtedly the most attractive ir-
ducement in ready made clothes 10 be
found in q retail store. DO you know
what they are to sell Monday?
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-05-25

They took the afternoon south bound
passenger for short wedding trip
and on their return will be at home on
the Perry farm south of Langdon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-05-25

Wednesday, May %, Judge Thomas
performed the ceremony at the court
house in Lisbon that united in wedIock
Miss Emma Biesterfeld and ]. %. Lorn-
ston, both of Minor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-05-25

Wright to William N. BaeT, on We'd
nesday evening, May Is, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wright at
River Falls Wis. They will be at
home at West Bend, Wis, after July
1. Miss Carrie has taught the past few
years in LaMoure county ana Mr.
Baer has been in Ellendale with Lacey
& Barta Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-05-25

The marriage of Miss Anna Schiller
to F. ]. Ujka, both of Wahpeton, was
performed at the home of Miss schil-
lers sister, Mrs. John Nathe at Wa
dena Tuesday morning of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. UJka win return to Wah-
peton to make their home after a short
wedding trip.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
THE 65.YEAR CLERKS ARE SAVED.

The House of Representatives is loading up its
appropriation bills with some good and some very
bad provisions that barely escape, on technical
grounds, the objection of being new legislation.
Some of these ought to become law, and it is un-
fortunate that so many undesirable provisions should
be written into the bills, to have the inevitable ef
feet Of condemning the desirable ones as we'll.
One of the least excusable Of these provisions
was that which the committee injected for dismissal
Of all Government clerks at sixty-fve years Of age.
1t was utterly impossible that such measure, un-
qualified, and without ameoration, should become
law and the House in Committee of the Whole did
we'll to strike it out of the legislative appropriation
bill.
The civil service problem is not to be treated
in any such cavalier fashion. 1t is big, many
sided question that needs extended consideration
and real understanding of its implications. The
proposal to dismiss, peremptorily all employees, at
sixty-fve years. would be just about as humane, just
about sane, to require that patients afflicted
with dangerous illness should be chloroformed.
II the House had left that provision in the bill,
it would have given the Senate more justification
for standing squarely against all the innovations
that have been written in. 1t good politics, sense
and business to strike out the provision.
The aged clerks will never be turned out to
starve or led out to be shot like an incapacitated
horse. They need not fear, after the performance
just presented, that they going to be treated
worse than profearning corporations treat their
aged employees The Government must take up the
question Of reclasscaton, age retirement, and pen
sions, and handle it in broad statesmanly manner
1t is well-ngh certain that this will be done by the
next Congress, if not the next session.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
MINORITY REPORT
SCORES A|NSWORTH
IN HARSH TERMS
Republican Members oi
Committee Find Fault
With General.

A Anal blow at former Adjutant Gen.
eral Ainsworth was struck today in a
report OF -four Republican members OF
the House Military Committee, Con-
gressmen Prince, Anthony, Tilson, and
Ames. They filed a minority report
upon the documents submitted by Pres
ident Taft to the House upon the Aims
worth army scandal"
''Outbursts of intolerance" use OF terms
OF highly insubordinate character" to
his superiors, of "disrespect and dis
courtesy are charged TO Ainsworth by
the minority. They say AInsworth
should be thankful he was allowed to
resign on February 1s without being
court-martialed for insubordination.
Filing by Chairman Hay Of the ma
jority report upon the Ainsworth- w ood
feud is also criticised. The Republicans
say the report was unauthorized by the
committee. was not discussed at any
meeting. included extreme and intern
perate" statements and was an abuse
OF its power. Support OF an insurbor-
dinate officer against the President, the
commander-in-chief of the army, is de-
plored.
mo fair-minded man can read the
papers submitted" the Republican MI
nority declares. without being con-
vinced that Ainsworth's outbursts of in
tolerance toward other officers must
have greatly impaired the usefulness OF
his work. The record contains plentiful
illustrations of General Ainswortl' S
! shortcomings. He had no right to
couch his criticism in terms of disre-
spect and discourtesy, and to impugn
motives. Every defense suggested-that
the criticism was of two minor officers
and not the Secretary OF Warts an ad-
ditional breach OF discipline.
The entire record makes II clear to
us that the adjutant general was not
unfairly treated On the contrary, the
extreme limit of leniency; even after a
repetition Of the offenses the adjutant
general was allowed toresign without q
court-martial."
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
QUAKER CITY GIRLS
GUESTS TODAY OF
DELIGHTED CAPITAL
700 Lovely Daughters of
Philadelphia Taking
In Sights.

Representing the flower of young
womanhood of Philadelphia, 100 girls.
pupils of the high schools of Quaker
town, are visitors at Mt. Vernon this
afternoon, after viewing this morning
many sights of which they heretofore,
knew only through the pages of their
history books.
Under the guidance of ]. Eugene
Baker. principal of the PHILADELPHIA
high school. the girls left their quar-
ters at the Arlington Hotel early this
morning on a sightseeing tour of the
city. The Congressional Library and
other public buildings were described
by the teachers as the throng passed
in an out of corridors, attracting the
attention OF members of Congress, Fed
eral employees, and citizens.
After viewing as much as they DOS
sibly could during the morning hours.
the girls embarked on a steamer for
Mt Vernon this afternoon. Shortly af-
ter the arrival OF the boat the grounds
containing the tomb of Washington wa s
strewn with groups of the girls.
The party arrived in Washington yes-
terday morning, and spent the remain.
der of the day sightseeing. Tomorrow
II arrangements can be made they will
visit the White House. The girls viii
return to Philadelphia tomorrow after.
noon.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
ARMY.

The retirement of Brigadier General
DANIEL H. BRUSH. United States
Army, from active service on May .,
1912. is announced.
Colonel EDWIN p. ANDRUS. cavalry,
from Fort Slocum. N. y, and re-
cruiting service and attached to the
Eleventh Cavalry, August ], 1912. and
will proceed to Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.
Colonel GEORGE H. G. GALE. cavalry,
from Tenth cavalry and detailed for
general recruiting service at Fort
Slucum. ~. Y. August /. 1912.
Major GROTE HUTCHINSON. Sixth
Cavalry, detailed for general re-
CruitinC service at Fort Slocum. N.
Y, July l. 1912
l lieutenant Colonel HERBERT ]. $40
CI'M. cavalry, attached to the Tenth
Cavalry upon his relief as acting in
spectDr general, Eastern division
and will proceed to Fort Ethan AL
Each Of the following named officers is
detailed for general recruiting serv-
ice:
Lieutenant Colonel THOMAS w GRIF-
FIFTH, Twenty-eighth Infantry, JEFF
ferson Barracks, Mo.
Major JAMES A. SHIPTON, Coast Ar
tillery Corps. Fort Mcdowell, Cal.
Major WILMOT f. ELLIS, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, Fort Logan, Colo.
Lieutenant Colonel OSCAR |. STRAUB,
Coast Artillery Corps, from Jeffer'
son Barracks, Mo, and recruiting
service. upon the arrival Of Lieu
tenant Colonel THOMAS w GRIF'
FIFTH, Twenty-eighth Infantry, ant
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
WILLIAM P. POTTER,
REAR ADMIRAL, IS
ON RETIRED LIST
Age Limit Claims Veteran of
40 Years Consecutive
Service for Flag.

Today, aftes a career of more than
forty years of service es an officer of
the United States navy. Rear Admiral
William T. Potter. who recently has
been aide Cor personnel ofthe Navy
Department. was place upon the re-
tired list, having reached the age limit
Of sixty-two years.
Admiral Potter was born in Whitehall.
n. Y. Nav 10. 1906, and was graduated
from Annapolis in 1869. After extensive
service on the vessels Of the old navy,
the outbreak OF the Spanish war found
him executive officer on Admiral Sanip-
sons flagship, the New York. He was
IN the battle OF Santiago. and aftcrward
commanded the Vermont. On the latter
ship he made the cruise around the
world in 1903.
For bravery in the war with Spain,
Admiral Potter was advanced five num-
hers Re was a member of the court of
inquiry which investigated the blowing
uo of tie Maine.
While on his wav TO the White House
for the Presidents reception on Janu-
ary !. last. he was seriously injured by
O fall on the stone steps of the Navy
Department building, and was COMPEL
ed ia rrlinuuish his duties as adviser
to the SECRETARY Of the Navy. He Ia
now in Europe recuperating.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10

the price everybody pays. He has no other re-
course, IL he would stay in business. He must ask
enough to enable him to pay cash for his goods and
to extend thirty sixty days or even years credit
to his customers. To all intents and purposes he is
loaning money to his customers, and naturally he
asks goodly rate Of interest. The injustice works
out against the cash customer, who pays just as
much interest in the form Of prices, as the man who
has it charged.
Everybody is whacking the middleman. Per-
haps, it is the fault Of everybody, not his II he
didn't have to carry accounts maintain a delivery
system to haul Scent purchase, employ help to 60
out and get orders from the housewife who finds it
inconvenient to 60 to the grocery, and maintain the
overhead expense in other departments in order to
accommodate the buying public prices would not
be so high And perhaps in the final analysis he is
not getting so rich as those who criticse him would
have us think
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
OF OPERA
THAT'S" L|NGER' IN
EARS OF AUDIENCE
Effort Of Aborn Company At
National Theater Is
Appreciated.

The recognition OF n recurring theme
by an audience always has a great deal
to do with the popularity of an opera.
Often the combination of music and the
drama serve to distract the attention of
the hearer from the plot. but a repeat
ed phrase, without being in the least
Objectionable, recalls the main ,dea TO
the mind. In Massenet's That's" Civ
en- last night In the National Theater, by
the Aborn Grand Opera Company. the
exquisite Meditation motif is heard
throughout nearly the entire score.
The role of That's presented an ex-
cellent opportunity to Madame Helena
for the display of her vocal ability. and
the versatility Of her dramatic art. Her
transition from the thoughtless, wick
ed That's, to the woman with a think
ing brain and a mind above the sordid
possibilities Of a career of pleasure was
pleasing justification OF her popularity
here in Washington.
Morton Adkins took the part Of
Athanael, and although he gave his
usual highly gratifying rendition of the
score, the role of the Cenobite monk
seemed to have depressing effect upon
the religious fervor naturally associated
with the part. Particularly pleasing
were the duets Of Madame Helena and
Mr.. Adkins, her clear, soft tones, in
the first scene Of the last act mngling
LeonId samoiioff. tenor, was agreeable
as "Nicias," and the other lesser roles
we're we'll done. Special credit should
be given Almerico vinaccia. whose
character. Tonight Miss Kr!story viii
sing That's" The remainder OF the
cast remains unchanged. j. NJ.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
DIMINISHING RETURNS.

Upon March 1, Representative Mckinley as
manager of President Taft's campaign, gave out,
with the approval of the White House, the confident
statement that Taft would have not less than 729
delegates upon the first ballot in the Chicago con-
Venton.
He was so familiar with the public as to take
ii into his confidence and tabulaed the list Of 729
delegates. Up to date, giving him all the edge, the
most Representative Mckinley can claim is 4l9 dele
gates, which is quite long distance from 729
In his March statement he claimed a total OF
1874 from the States of Maine, Oklahoma, illinois
Pennsylvania Massachusetts, and Maryland With
returns all in he forythree, and eight of these
were released to Taft in Massachusetts, by Mr.
Roosevelt.
1t would appear that Tafts campaign is suf.
ferng from that economic law known as the law
OF diminishing returns From all appearances the
depreciation account will soon exceed the capital
stock
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
Pipe Line Problem
Before Commission

To settle the puzzling pipe line prob.
lem growing out OF the dissolution OF
the Standard OIL Company and decisions
In the Prarte OIL and Gas Company and
National Transit Company cases the In.
terstate Commerce Commission gave ar
important public hearing today.
Questions TO be passed upon included
whether the interstate commerce Law
impressed obligations to the common
carrier upon a pipe line even though
such pipe line was built over private
right of way and transports only III
own oil. Also what effect State legis
lation has over the status of such 8
line. and whether the transfer by
common carrier line to a private cor
pora ton OF portion OF its property
not located In the State OF incorpora
ton. release that property from tn,
obliga tions of the common carrier.
A large delegation of lawyers repre
senting oil corporations were present t.
present their views to the commission
and to file briefs.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
BUSINESS MEN AND JURIES.

The Federal judge for the District of Indiana
has decided that being business man is no excuse
for not sitting jury AS result of his decision
the Federal petit jury in session at Indianapolis
has goodly number Of that ciys most prominent
business men in the box.
The impaneling of juries has become scandal
and menace in many sections of the country, a
condition for which judges and attorneys to blame
In many instances men of intelligence are not want
ed on juries by litigant or the other Prospec-
tive jurors are asked if they have read Of the
about to be heard, and if they in the afrma-
tive they are dismissed
In one that attracted national attention
men were the jury who could neither read nor
write. The theory they would be unbiased
having formed no opinions about the case The
fact was they were ignorant and unified for the
sane, intelligent deliberations that supposed to
mark the trial of man by his peers.
The truth is there would not be so much ground
for complaint of our judicial system if men of af-
fairs did not try to evade jury SERVICE and we're not
Rbetted in their effort by attorneys who wish to ap-
peal to passion and prejudice rather than reason.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
What's on the Program, In
Washington Today

vi will meet tonight: LoigesEst. Johns
No. II. F., A.; Hope. No. 20. F. A.
ma, ma No. l.: Cathedral. No. Il
WtlI meet tcniEht; o.L1;Is krdg%s-centr9I' zen Al
snd SU fhdsnix STSieSS No. GSE IS bGsiness, 80 En- H.
S%mP"enfP%ttil@SSi WdrR' PatrlaT@Ss MTiitann't-caatoe
Washington. No. /, drill and social
lodges viii meet tonight: syrscusians.
No. 10: Rathbone-Superior, No, "a.
The following. Rcd Men organizations
RaHk ReH} t9nif"ti aaii. II; psnnsyivanJa avenue
s"ytheast' White Eagle Tribe. No.
Il, society Temple. Fifth and C streets
nnrthW est: Nincolda Tribe, No. H.
Masonic Hall. Anacoe1Tts: Idah9 rGS,sTE GSgn,
and II streets northeast.
Concert by United States Soldiers
Home Band, band stand, to 30 p. m.
Commencement exercises reading OF
senior theses, Lucy w. Webb Hayes
Lecture BY Miss Marian Longfellow
O'Donoghue before League of Ameri-
PsT Wo%en o We6 Eve 46esS9 sSiss sEenqs by
pupils of the Eastern High School. as
sembly hall. tonight.
Address by Father Green, of st. Alloy
sius' Church, before Beauregard Chap
ter, United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, for the benefit of the Chill
dren of the Confederacy. Confederate
Veterans Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue,
Annual dance OF senior class Of McKin.
lev Manual Training School, at Co.
iumbia Golf Club, Chevy Chase, to.
night.
Church League.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
THE MIDDLEMAN'S TROUBLES.

The small tradesmen living in the Connecticut
sound villages have grown tired of carrying the ac-
counts of rich people who make their temporary
residence there and live in luxury. The butcher,
the grocer and the dressmaker have grown tired
of borrowing money upon which to live and pay
their bills while they have their books accounts
amounting to thousands of dollars, some of them
standing for years.
But it is not the rich cottager alone who runs a
book account The habit of saying Charge it" is
universal, and applies to all lines of retail business
There is where the middeman gets between the upper
and neither mlstones He is expected to meet his
bills promptly. But on the other hand, he has to
wait months for his money. With him it is a case
of "all going out and nothing coming in Nor
dare he ask the man who runs a book account any
higher price for the goods because of that fact.
What is the result? The middeman adds to
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
ONCE MORE THE TIP.

= The statement of the representative of striking
walters in New York city confirms the allegation
which has long been made that the tip evil is the
fault of the companies that hire men to serve the
public, rather than the itching palm of the servant.
The national organization of travelling men has
started crusade against the tip evil and it bases its
Fight upon the charge that they compelled to pay
twice for service. They pay the sleeping car COM
pany or the hotel company directly, and then they
must pay the employes-or get no service.
The claim is advanced that rates in hotels or
for sleeping and dining service high enough
to enable the companies to pay their help good
wages, but that these public service institutions
countenance a system whereby their help is paid by
the tip system In instances it is claimed with
some show of facts, not only are servants and por-
tiers paid nothing by the employer but lucrative is
the income from tips that the jobs are put up for
auction.
Those who complain about tips are often made
the butt of ridcule and classed as "tightwads" but
the fact remains that the system is exploitation Of
the public less odous because it is taken in drbs
than the more gigantic schemes of Big Business.
The Washington times., 1912-05-10
THE COMMERCE COURT SITUATION.

The House, by almost three-to-one vote, has
stricken from appropriation bill the provision for
maintenance of the Commerce Court. If accepted
by the Senate this would abolish the court, but leave
the seven circuit judges who compose it, to be as
signed to ordinary duty as circuit judges
There is apparently about even chance that the
Senate will accept this provision and kill the court
The Archibald inquiry has done grave injury to what
ever of prestige may have remained to the Com
merce Court; and the statistical showing of actual
results of litigatons before that court, read into the
Record by Congressman Sims yesterday, is likely to
do yet more. Judge Sims showed:
That in eight years to December 81 last thirty
eight interstate commerce cases have been pressed
to final decision in the courts.
Of these only two have finally reversed the
order of the Interstate Commission while thirty-six
have sustained it.
Since the Commerce Court has been existent,
it has decided seventeen cases against shippers of
which fifteen were appealed. OF these fifteen, four
have been finally decided by the Supreme Court.
IN ALL FOUR THE COMMERCE COURT
WAS REVERSED AND THE COMMISSION SUS-
TANNED.
When Judge Knapp was chairman of the COM
mission, out of forty-two reviewed. he took the
railroads side in thirty-four, and in many of these
wrote vigorous opinions in support Of his position
YET IN EVERY ONE OF THESE CASES THAT
HAS REACHED FINAL ADJUDICATION IN THE
SUPREME COURT THE SHIPPER HAS BEEN
SUSTAINED. With this remarkable record of ad
vocating the railroad side and being reversed by the
Supreme Court, Mr.. Knapp was selected by Pres
dent Taft for chief justice of the Commerce Court
This is not conclusive on anything; but it is GER
tainly interesting and highly suggestive.
That the Commerce Court ought not to have
been created, and that it has assumed to make ise
rather a superior commission instead of a court, i:
criticism that certainly seems to be sustained by
the record But when it comes to abolishing the
court, various considerations should be weighed.
If the court is to be abolished-and there il
small doubt that it will be; in the future if no
at this session-the Sims bill should do the business
The plan Of starving the court out by looping off it
appropriations is not sufficient The Sims bill re
turns the Commerce Courts business to the jursdc
ton of the circuit courts in general, and imposes i'm
portant conditions and restrictions, especially upo
the injunction procedure. These should be writer
into the law Unsatisfactory as the Commerce Cour
has been it must be kept in mind that before it wa
created there was much complaint about the circui
courts the long delays, the conflicting decisions tha
frequently made the law mean one thing in cir
cult and very different thing in another. The Sim
bill looks to remedyng these defects of the old sys
TEN so far as possible; and it should be the instru
n ent by which to end the Commerce Court