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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-14

gressive cause in other sections. and
act as a warning to the Republican
party not to nominate Taft. For this
reason, believe, we will be doing
our best service to the progressive
cause by voting for Roosevelt.
Now how about the delegates to
the national convention? There is .
good deal of confusion as to the law
on this ballot, which l suspect 10 BE-
ing fostered by the state leaders on
both the Roosevelt and LaFollette
sides. Many men have the idea that,
if they vote for one candidate for
president, they must vote also for
the candidates for delegates to the
national convention supposed to rep
resent his interests. This is not so.
A, man may vote for any delegate he
plaases, whether he votes for Roose-
welt or LaFollette for president, and
he may split his vote between dele
gates on different tickets if he de-
sires. Every delegate to a national
convention is required to take an
oath that he will to the best of his
Judgment and ability, faithfully carry
out the wishes of his political party
as expressed by the voters at the
election. This means that, if he does
not want to kill himself politically,
he will be obliged to vote on the first
ballot for the nominee for president
who carried the presidential primary
election in this state, irrespective OF
whom he may personally prefer. 1t
does not mean that he will have to
continue voting for him after the
first ballot, for he can always make
the excuse that he had no chance
and it was necessary to switch to
the next best man.
Now, these being the facts, what do
they mean to US progressives: 1t
seems to me that we ought to vote
for the LaFollette delegates to the
national convention. They are real
progressiveS who will presumably
vote for Roosevelt first if he carries
the primaries, but even If they should
violate their oath and vote first FOL
LaFollette, they would later switch
to Roosevelt, and would never vote
for Taft in any event. But the Roose
Welt delegates are tainted with a
strong suspicion Of tho old machine.
The men who are shouting for Roose'
welt in North Dakota, like Hanna
are not really for progressive meas
ures or for Roosevelt, but are mere
ly making that cry to help themselv'
es. Incidentally, they are hurting
Roosevelt's candidacy to a great e0
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TWO CARS OF
WISCONSIN COWS
ARRIVED TUESDAY
Large Number of Farmers In This
Vicinity Secure Holsteins and
Guernseys From Wisconsin

The two car loads of Holstein and
Guernsey cattle, bought by Major Per-
son Of the Union National Bank for
the farmers Of this vicinity arrived
Tuesday morning and have been tak-
en- to the various farms by this tine.
This makes four car loads Of cattle
in all that the Ward county farmers
have shipped in from Wisconsin And
it speaks we'll for the progress that -
being made in the dairy industry of
the northwest.
The following is list of those whs
have secured cattle:
L. s.. Click, Guernsey bull and tive
COWS; H. A. Monigan, Guernsey CIV:
D. NJ. Shorb, Guernsey COW; Bset
Bunel, two Guernsey cows; G. =.
Silliman, one Guernsey COW; Joho
Pearson, one Holstein COW; Geo. J.
Nichols, one Guernsey COW; J. =.
Zook, three Guernsey cows BaNs
johnson, one Jersey and one 0usr1-
sey COW; c. E. Dickerson, two Hol.
stein calves; E. E. Miller, three Hol-
stein calves; o. K. Spires, one oso-
rnsey COW; W. J. Broyaes, one Cue
rnesy COW; Loren Huston, one GusrH-
sey COW; F.. E. Cook, sixteen Jersey
and one Guernsey COW; J. f. Ells-
berry, eleven pure bred HolsteiAs;
Major Person, one Guernsey COW; II.
J. Hecht, registered Holstein bull; A
company of Des Lasc farmers. j.
w. Hussey, T. NJ. Williams, G. e.
Waterman. G.. F.. pickerson and J.
II. Burkhart, a fine registered Hol-
stein bull.
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SERIOUS CAR
SH0R7ACE0N
THE S00L|NE
Minot Coal Dealers Have Been Handi.
capped in Getting Ignite Coai-A
Scramble for Fuel.

Owing TO a serious car shortage On
the 500, tn miners OF Ignite coal In
this vicinity have 5een unable to meet
the demands either in Minot or in 9TH
er parts OF The state, for that matter,
for sev raj days The 500 has sent
II 200 OF its cars east with grain.
Many Of those cars loaded with -four
and other stuff have been shipped
back over the various lines and It
takes considerable time to locate
ehem. AS result of this, the miners
have not been able to meet fourth
of the demand for lignie for several
days and whenever a car of coal ar
rives there is a lively scramble for
It. The people have learned to rely
on the North Dakota coal and they
miss it whenever there is a shortage.
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La TOILETTE IS IN
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
Candidate for President Making Four
Speeches in the State Within Thir-
ty Hovrs.

S, natOr La Toilette is in the state
making a final plea to the voters,
Just before the presidential primar-
res The senator, upon the advice Of
his friends came out from Washing
ton for this purpose and his time is
so occupied, that he rs able to make
1ut four speeches within the state In
the thirty short hours that he will
70 here. He spoke at Fargo at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon and is sched-
uled to be at Valley City at s:3v
o'clock. He will be at Bismarck
Friday and speak, later to talk at
Jamestown. After his last speech he
will catch train and return to Wash
ington Immediately Special trains
will run to the various cities in which
he will speak and it is estimated that
10000 people will have an opportun-
ity to hear him.
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CHAMPLlN FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

The Office Of county commissioner
from the First district will not go q
begging from the present outlook.
Already the petitions Of Col. Scarlet
and r.. H. Emerson have been filed :.
E. A. Harthouse would not object
to making the fight if his friends In
sist and appear to want him bad
enough to make his election pretty
certain. o. M. Champlin, prom
ipent implement dealer, who Is con-
sidered likely timber, would not turn
down the position, altho he wonlo
not make a fight for it unless he is
urged. H. A. Hurd will probably be
on the Democratic ballot at the pr.-
maries, and in that case he will have
interesting company.
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.N0RTHDAK0TA
POLITICS ARE
COMPLICATED
" J. n. Lewis Comments on the situa-
ton and Gives Some Timely Advice
-Favors Roosevelt for President
But Would Select LaFoIIette Dele.
Gates.

Minot, N. D., March l3, 1872
Editor Ward County Independent:
AS the presidential primaries grow
near, men who have no unchannge-
able prejudices in favor of any one
candidate, who really stand for pro-
gressive ideas and want to do their
best towards helping to carry them,
who do not want to have the wool
pulled over their eyes by insincere
politicians taking pretended stand
for their own benefit, are doing con-
siderable thinking AS between TAFT
and LaFolldtte 1t was easy: they
would vote to man for LaFollette.
But with Taft, Roosevelt and LaF'0N-
cite in the field, the problem is more
complicated. I make the following
your readers, and to be taken for
what they are worth.
suggestion for the consideration OF
Beth Roosevelt and LaFollette are
true progressives Either should be
satisfactory to the progressdves. We
may have our individual preferences
between them, but the really impor-
tant fact for the progressive is, what
kind of vote will do the most good
to the progressive cause. It seems
to me that EaFollette has no reason
able chance Of nomination, while
Roosevelt has. North Dakota has
the first presidential primaries in
the nation. The result Of our vote
10 going to have considerable effect
on public opinion in the country 40 a
whole. A majority for LaFollette
who is regarded in the east as having
no chance Of nomination, will only
be taken al an example Of the pecu
Mar views Of a single state. A major
ity tor Roosevelt, agreeing as it will
witt a widespread feeling In this
ceu.tzy at large, will help the pro
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e. r.. BOYER Is HOME.

E. H. Boyer, the popular clothier,
has returned from a two weeks trip
in the east where he bought nice
line of cltoingvbgfikaj xzfif1fmSCHM
line of clothing for the spring trade
Of the Boyer & Lindberg store.
VIM. Golly, who has been in Mis-
souri, all winter for his health, ID
expected home about April I. He is
much ffproved in health.
There is a we'll defined rllmor that
the G.. N. will build It's line from
Esmond to Towner this year.
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Fke E. Brandt the Swedish
standing decision the writ
full
if
raroaded after he had been in
will welcom Hest
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SAWYER MEN WILL
@aa HOLD BIG SALE

C. B. Prime and F.. R. Walker,
from southwest Of Sawyer, visited tho
Independent ONCE Monday and or
dered a set Of sale bills printed, no
tice of sale appearing elsewhere IN
this issue. Mr.. Prime will devote his
sole attention to evangehstic Work
while Mr. Walker, who owns one OF
the best coal mines in the county,
will devote more time to the m1nms
of Ignite.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-14
JUNGLE CHARLIE" JONES.

Uncle Charlie" Jones, one Of our
best beloved old timers, and one OF
the very oldest men in the county,
was up from Sawyer last week Wis
iting at the home of Elmer Francis
Uncle Charlie" is 81 years young
and he gets around almost as spry
as a boy. He possesses his faculties
and while here delighted his friends
with songs of his youthful days. Mr..
Jones came to Ward county in 1888
and has watched the development o.
this country with . great deal OF in
terest.
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tent, but we ought to be broad enough
not to blame him for that. The RooAe-
welt delegate, there IL grave danger,
would switch to Taft just as soon as
they could get UP a plausible excuse
for 10 doing. ..E
Therefore, I for one say, the best
service you and I can render to the
progressive movement 10 to vote for
Roosevelt for president and for the
LaFollette candidates for delegates
to he national convention.
J. H. Lewis.
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LOGAN farmer
GROWING WEAKER
John Deegan, Who Has Suffered for
Months From Cancer, Has Not
Many Weeks to Live. ..

John Deegan, one Of the Oldest set-
tiers in Ward county, is very Ill OF
cancer of the jaw at his home near
Logan. He was In Minot recently
taking treatment, but growing weak
er, he returned to his home, whses
his demise may be expected soon.
Mr. Deegan has = great many friends,
especially among the old timers, who
are deeply panied 10 learn of hls Dttk
full condition.
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GRAND FORKS BEATS kENMARE

The fast Grand Forks basket bau
team defeated the Kenmare team 1t
Kenmare Saturday night, in a close
game, the score being II to 81. Ken
mare had numerous chances to win'
but failed ct the critical moments.
The game was contested hotly at ev-
cry point.
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GROUNDS FOR LIBEL,

Editor Charmley of Kenmare was
q visitor in the city Monday. Jack
says that Andy -Paulson Of Kenmare
has threatened the Independent with
a lbel suit for confounding his name
with that OF Editor Paulson Of the
kenmare News,
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Persia, W
him biz wife and
two daughsn rapace and British
= which b
q Psaa independence ana predicts a Ruaa wn
thin1A
Russidcatss. e e ana The Chinese rssode
e1uaFn
- 10 danger during Teher,n bat tAat - I'D
~
Viii bungalow siuatsl
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16

/ could be seen from this city. The
cloud was a large, dark one which
hung just at the crest of the noun
talns near the Hondo.
The loss of the dam will be nm.
pleasant news for Santa Fe as if was
hoped that the big project woaId be
soon completed and the land placed
under cultivation.
The cloudburst was a part Of = 60.
we're rain and electrical storm which
reports from the railroad telegram
ines say, extended generally over
northern New Mexico. The Estancja
valley received a heavy rain which
absolutely assures excellent crops.
Inc rainfall was heaviest in the noun.
talns where all streams are high
cLoUDRURsT ON THE PEcos,
East Las Vegas, N. NJ, July IL
oNer'aken late Yesterday afternoon in
d dry arroyo by a wall of water
caused by a cloudburst, Bustos San.
aoVal' native farmer was drowned
Inc team the man was driving +o =
heaVy wagon, was also drowned. The
accident occurred near Pecos, a town
south of here.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16
WALL OF WATER TWENTY FEET HIGH SHOT DOWN NARROW CANYON AND
SPREAD OUT ON MSAESTMA7ED LOSS WILL Be sOOOO CROPS
OF FARMERS IN Low LANDS WIPED OU-NEW MEXICO CFNTRA
LOSES SMALL BRIDGE NO LIVES LOST
BAD NEWS FOR SANTA FEANS WHO
HOPED PROJECT WOULD Be FINISHED

With a roar that could be heard
Tor several miles the lower dam of
he HondO irrigation project near this
city, collapsed during a cloudburst
last night and a wall of water twenty
leet high shot down the narrow can
yon out onto the lands below. 1t is
estimated that the loss will be about
10000. The dam cost about SIS
600. DR.. Davis, who was in charge
OF the property at the dam. was
caught in the water and swept from
his feet but managed to swim ashore
and escaped. A man named Con
zales, further down the dam, was
swept out Of a wagon he was driving
and nearly drowned until he caught
log and f1oated to safety. 1t is SAID
Dy those who went to the scene of the
disaster that no loss of life occurred
although few crops below the dam
were wiped out by the avalanche of
water The flood struck the New
Mexico Central railroad and carried
out a bridge. 1t was repaired today
however, and all New Mexico Central
trains were on time.
The cloudburst which took the dam
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people like it or not.
All over the country the voter is
becoming Independent of political
bosses, and there never was a time
in our country's history when party
ties were less binding, and party obli
cations less onerous than they are
now.
The cry that one must stand by his
party whether his party is right or
wrong, no longer has any influence
with the average citizen. The party
that advocates sound Progressive
principles, and stands for clean men
for places of public trust is the party
that appeals to the honest voter, and
that is the reason why the Progress
sive organization is growing in the
state and in the nation, and why a
convention of the Progressives at AL
buquerque on the 10Th inst, will be
we'll attended and enthusiastic.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16
MURDER TRIAL PROVES
SHERLOCK HOLMES CASE

Chicago, July 16.-Mrs. Rene B
Morrow, charged with numbering her
husband, Charles B. Morrow, listened
today at her trial to testimony that
her husband had been threatened
with death by a man who demanded
money from him a week before Nor.
rows body was found, bullet riddled
and cold, on the rear porch of his
home December 2S.
Henry J. Clark, an engineer, who
told of visiting Mr.. Morrow Decem-
Der 81, said: "a tall man rushed in
end shouted: I want that money or |
will kill you. Mr.. Morrow grabbed a
revolver from the table and cried:
Put that gun down or l will kill you.
grappled with the man. He drop
ped his weapon and ran out CRYING,
Ill see you again
After he was gone, Morrow said
to me: Remember this, if anything
should happen to me. This is horrt
ble.'"
Clark was cross-eXamined and de-
clared he also saw Morrow a few days
before Christmas, talking with a man
at a corner near the Morrow fiat.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16

Mrs. Sadie Rosenthal, widow of the
gambler, in a statement to District
Attorney Whitman put the aSsaSsi
ration of her husband squarely up to
the police. She warned her husband
that if he kept an appointment he
would come to a violent end. She
said she had premonition a tragedy
would follow such a conference and
she named police officer as one of
the men who was to be present.
At least two witnesses agreed that
one or more of the men in the automo,
bile were policemen. ROsenthal
sprang suddenly into public notice on
ly last Friday when he hurled a bomb
into police circles by filing af1idavits
charging that the police were in
league with the gamblers throughout
New York and that every gambling
house was being assessed a fixed sum
for police protection.
Rosenthal had been for some time,
he explained, the proprietor of a gam
Hing establishment in West 45th
street which was closed April Is, af-
ter raid by Police Lieutenant Beck.
er, head of the so-called strong arm
squad.
This said Rosenthal declared, fol-
lowed a misunderstanding between
himself and Becker. The latter, Ros.
enthal alleged, was his partner in the
profits of the establishment.
sPo2ice Commissioner Waldo and
District Attorney Whitman, both of
whom were out Of town, cut short
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16
HERMAN R0SENTHAL shot
BY FUSILADE fired FROM
LARGE GRAY TOURING CAR
He HAD RUN ESTABLISHMENT CITY and HAD FILED AIOAS THAT ALL TIN HORN
men WERE PUTTING UP FOR POLICE PROTECTION and THAT HIS PARTNER WAS
MEMBER OF wife OPENLY ACCUSES OFFICIALS WITH HAVING KILLED
HIM TO PREVENT EXPOSURE OF LUCRATIVE GRAFT

New York, July 16.-Herman Ros
enthal proprietor of gambling house
here, whose sensational charges that
the police were guilty of grating and
oppression were to be investigated to-
Gay by the grand jury, was shot and
killed in front of the hotel Metropole
this morning by five men who escaped
in large gray touring car Rosen.
thai was murdered only a few hours
before he was to appear in the home
OF District Attorney Whitman and
give further statements in an effort
tc substantiate the police grating
charges.
Within three hours after the mur-
der detectives visited a garage on
Washington square, known to the
police as the headquarters of the tax
icab robbers who recently robbed
bank messengers of $25,OOO and cap
tured a man describing himself as
Lewis Libby, whom they made a pris-
Oner on the charge of homicide. The
police also recovered an automobile
that they say was the one that figured
in the murder
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty
asserted that eye witnesses to the
murder of Rosenthal identified Libby
as one of the quintette who drove up
in front of the hotel and calling the
gambler from the dining room to the
sidewalk, shot him down with fusi
lade of bullets, and then fed in the
times in the head.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16
FRENCH AIRMAN
KILLED ~ Bull
WHILE ON HUNT

Paris, July 16.-Hubert Latham the
famous Anglo-French airman, one of
the pioneers of heavier than air avia-
ton, was killed by wild buffalo Yes.
terday during hunt in the French
Congo.
The Governor General of French
Equatorial Africa, Marshal Henri
Merlin, in telegraphing the news, as
minister of the Colonies, says Latham
was out with natives in the forest
when he shot and wounded a buffalo,
which Immediately charged and gored
and trampled him to death.
Lathams death occurred on the
Chari river near the Bahres Salamat,
r! river near the Bahres Salamat,
practically in the center of the
French Sudan in the direction of Lake
Chad. The date of the fatality was
June Z,
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their vacations to start the inquiry
going
The murder Of Rosenthal before
daybreak today brought the situation
to a sensational climax.
The gambler left his home last
right, telling his wife that he had an
appointment to meet Police Lieuten
ant Becker at the Hotel Metropole.
Shortly before 2 o'clock, a slate
colored automobile drew up in front
One of its six passengers got out and
walked into the hotel, beckoning to
Rosenthal. Rosenthal, without hesi
tation, walked out.
He had reached a point not more
than dozen feet from the door when
volley of shots rang out from the
slate colored car. Four of them found
their target and Rosenthal fell dead
instantly, with a bullet in his brain.
The touring car disappeared in the
direction of Fifth avenue
James Considine, one of the owners
Of the hotel, witnessed the shooting
from the rear of the lobby. He said.
81 saw Rosenthal come from the ho-
tel. He started as though he were
going to Broadway and then stopped
suddenly.
'I don't know whether he saw the
men in the machine or not, but the
sudden way in which he stopped con-
WINGED me that he was afraid that
something was to happen to him.
know that one of the men in the car
was a policeman"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16
PROGRESSIVES TO eATTEND
CONVENTION IN NUMBERS

From the numerous letters that are
being received at the Progressive
headquarters in this city, in response
to the call for a state Progressive
convention to be held at Albuquerque
on the goth of this month, it is made
very certain that the convention will
be largely attended.
The people are becoming aroused
to the necessity of organizing against
the gang that has controlled the Re-
publican organization of New Mexico,
for number of years in their own in
terest and the Progressive movement
will go steadily forward until the
evil complained of is removed.
The day has passed in New Mexico,
when few men can go into a secret
caucus. fix up their states, pass out
their political edicts, and have them
obeyed without objection, whether the
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-16
AUGUST belmont
DIDN'T CARE
FOR COST
WHEN He SET OUT TO ELECT
PARKER, NE SAYS He PUT UP.
The coin WHENEVER 1T WAS
NEEDED, AND DID NOT ASK ANY
FAVOaS IN RETURN FOR HIS AID, |

Washington, D. c., July 16.-A
quarter OF million dollars was the
estimate which August Belmont, tes-
tifying before the senate committee
investigating campaign contributions.
placed upon his contributions to the
Democratic National fund in 1904
He was not sure that it was the
sum but was satisfied to let it go at
that"
My habit has been that if 1 feel
responsible for anything, my obliga.
ton is not measured by dollars and
cents said Mr.. Belmont, when Sen
ator Paynter asked if his large con
trlbutions embarrassed him. Mr.. Bel
mont was member of the campaign
executive committee this year,
do you give any reasons why Won
gave so large an amount as $25,OO0?r
N'~'NN" AoNlitNtOl JOlltS.
i was very active in the nomina-
tlon.' began Ny Belmont, "and had
been selected to serve on the commit
tee, so when funds did not come in I
just contributed. | never intended to
make any slch contribution but when
deficits arose | contributed"
Mr. Belmont was asked if he had
any understanding of reward from
Judge Parker, the presidential candi-
date.
From the very outset, Mr.. Parker
was a free and independent man and
remained So"
When asked if he could remember
contributions from individuals or
corporations, Mr.. Belmont replied
there We're none from corporations.
Any from individuals for CORPORA.
uons?" asked Senator Clapp.
"No-yes,' replied the witness.
Prom whom?' insisted Senator
Clapp.
Henry Havemeyer but it was re.
turned. 1t was secured-T won't say
who secured it-any way, it came in.
Later it was rejected and the contri,
button returned. | remember a discus.
sion in Mr.. Taggart's room to the ef-
tect that the contribution was regard.
ed as undesirable"
Mr. Belmont estimated the Have
meyer contribution as $4,000. After
telling the committee he was unable
to give any information of the where
lbouts of Charles Hail. assistant
treasurer of the Democratic commit.
zee in 1904, Mr.. Belmont was excused.