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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Fear of a Sensation.

stock market lately. Indications point
to a hidden consciousness Of q COM
ing sensation Of surprising Importance
attendant upon the inquiry. There
are other things that are Of piece
with this Hartman matter. The In
yestigations which are in progress be-
fore congressional committees at the
present writing are quite likely to
bring into the lfmelight OF publicity
other transactions by individuals and
mammoth transactions Of questionable
Integrity and which will reveal to the
world the inner workings OF men OF
lofty position who have not been over
scrupulous in their speculative meth
DDS.
The one browning deal-that Of the or
ganization, promotion and fiotation Of the
United States Steel Corporatfon-has yet
to be given full official scrutiny and pub
licity. Investigating committees have been
for some reason delicate about demanding
full details about this amazing operation
how, within q period OF sixty days eight
or ten Of the greatest steel manufacturing
companies in the United States were
merged into q gigantic corporation with
a bond and share capitalization of nearly
one billion five hundred million dollars
Isl 500, coz. COO, fully two-thirds Of 1t wind
and water-and how this great mass OF
inflated stuff was unloaded upon a sucker
public at fabulously artificial values
Just how much the insiders realized has
never yet been known. but the amount is
quite likely some day to be shown to have
been more than five hundred million dol
lars $500. OO0. 900. The one thing that il
known in Wall street. and vaguely to the
outside world, Is that ]. p. Morgan & Co.,
and practically all the big insiders in the
iron and steel industry. unloaded the bulk
of their holdings upon public deluded
and ensnared by the romance OF the great
names and by the magnitude Of the as
founding achievement. The stock was
sold by the insiders at So to 45 for the
common and from around par down to
IS for the preferred. year later common
was drug on the market at 10. and the
preferred sold below 30. Literally hun
dreds OF thousands Of sucker buyers were
frozen out on the heartbreaking decline.
Mystery Operation IL Condoned.
Why that stupendous operation should
be condoned, and really giorified as an
honorable transaction. while the peniten-
tiaries are full OF men who have ''put
across get-rich-quick schemes Of lesser
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
PLEDGES OF S0R0R|T|Es
They Were Made Today With C;oodl,
Number Being Admitted TO the
ORGANIZATIONS.

Today was pledge day for sororities
at the University of North Dakota.
The. Alpha Phi sorority pledged nine
girls and they. are Florence Collins.
Stella. Htlleboe. Genevieve .Meachany,
Alice Hunter, Hortense Moore, Mar
jorie Cassell. Ella Thompson, Anna
Farrup and Gertrude Bliss. The invi-
tations were sent out to the pledgers
today and had to be answered by 1880
p. m. At 4:3O the Alpha Phi girls
will be entertained at the home of
Theodosia HoughtOn on Reeves ave-
u and at $40 n pledge banquet will
be given at the Frederick hotel. The
evening will be spent at the home of
Mrs. T.. j. Lander on Belmont ave-
nue..
The alumni members who will be
Abrahamson. Florence Eyford and
Ethel Poupore. The patronesses will
be at the banquet and they are Mrs.
F. L. McVey. Miss Marclay. Miss Sails
bury. Mrs. A. H. Taylor. Mrs. e. ].
Lander. Mrs. O.. NJ. Libby. Miss Pike
and Mrs. j. Walker Smith.
The pledges of the Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority are Vera Markell,
Ethel Ranwyck, Alice Lowe. Marcia
Bisbee. Hazel Ladd. Gertrude Gould,
Inex Serumgard. Myrtle Hadvorson,
Alice Kolars. Blanche DAILY. Elgie Bar
rington. Mildred Holmes and Clara
Burman.
Tho girls pledged to the Beta Gam
ma Psi are Cena Sprague, Anna
Schlosser. Alma Johnson. Adelinc
FStoughton~ and Esther algren,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
FRAME BELIEVES GUARD WILL
Be CALLED TO THE MEXICAN BORDER
Al End of State Inspection, Grafton Militia Man Say.
There is Every Prospect of Active ~Service-Dakota
Companies in Good Shape at Present Time.

organization now number twenty-eight
musicians and regular rehcarsals are
being held. The commanding officers
throughout the state have. for the past
two months. been taking a keen inter-
est in the Mexican situation. and more
attention has been paid to drills than
In some time.
In Poor Condition.
Col. Frame is as We'll verscd OH the
military affairs Of the government as
any in tho west. In regard to the
possibility of war with Mexico. he was
positive in his statements that it was
due to come. "And when it does
come, the United States will he ill pre-
pared. At the present time 100000
men are available for duty and that
number is no equal to the standing
army of Mexico at the present time"
"Onc thing that the government will
find trouble with is the transportation
facilities. To handle even the 200. 900
men available. at least 10000 mules
would be necessary for the trains. The
United States does not own any where
near that number. or | am mistaken.
Not only a deplorablc lack of draft an
imals would mean trouble, but that is
not the only thing. The government
owns but few wagons suitable for use
in warfare, but these could probably
be secured in short order.
I'm spite OF the apparent lack of
equipment, the government would UNI
doubtedly handle tho questions when
they arrive. and as far as North Dako-
ia is concerned. tho boys here are
ready and anxious to get down to tho
south land and to fight for the flag"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
AUT0|STS HAVE NOT
COMPLIED WITH
STATE LAW
Many Have not Numbers
Yet-Chief Talks on the
"scorching" Question.

That certain Automobiles of the
city are slated for trouble with the
police department unless they COM
ply with the laws. was the dictum is-
sued by Chief OF Police Lowe this
morning. There are a number of au-
tomobilists in the city who have not
as yet secured their state license num-
bers and who persist in running their
machines without the same. Chief
Lowe states that he does not want to
make trouble for any one but that he
will be compelled to make a number
of arrests unless the numbers are Sc
cured.
In regard to the speed limits to be
observed the coming year. the head Of
the department takes a very broad
view. He intends to go after the
scorchers and the reckless drivers, but
not the safe n sane motorists.
Chief Lowe is taking the same view
Of automobiling that is nov general
throughout the country. He said this
morning, THE careful driver running
at thirty miles an hour, runs less
chance of getting mixed up in an ac.
cident than the careless drivers run
ming at twelve miles"
There are streets in the city where
a speed above that prescribed by the
city ordinance would not endanger life
and limb and where a speed slightly
above that allowed by law will be ov-
erlooked, but the drivers who try cut
ting around corners and over cross
streets at more than the ordinance
speed are due to be hauled before the
court.
Some Judge Speed by Noise.
I'VE get many calls at the police
Office from persons who know little or
nothing of automobiles. or of Judging
speed. Many people have the idea
that because a machine is noisy and Is
travelling at a fair rate. that they are
trying to beat the earth on its daily
cycle. They judge the speed by the
noise.-
Few. except those that have driven
automobiles. realize how slow twelve
miles an hour is. The department
certainly will not tolerate scorching
this coming summer. but VIC do not in
tend to arrest the careful driver be-
cause he happens to be going a half
mile above the limit. One thing that
we will stop. however, is careless
driving and joy riding. Right now,
however, what we want is the num-
ber and state license law complied
WITH"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
GIVES CLUB EVENT TO-DAY
Fine Program of Toasts Has Beer
Arranged for Annual Banquet
This Evening.

The Civics club Of the university
will hold its annual banquet at $40
this evening in the private dining
room of the Columbia hotel. Til,
club holds a banquet every year Il,
which one or more 1 prominent
in public affairs are invited to adj
dress the members. The outside Wis
itors this year will be Prof. Edward
A. Ross and Judge Charles A.. Pol,
lock. o. o. Tragcton. president OF
the Civics club. will preside as toast
master. The following program OF
toasts will be given:
Charles a. Pollock, judge of the
Third Judicial district. "The Scholar
in Public Affairs"
Edward A. Ross. professor of socio-
logy in the University of Wisconsin
Social Justice"
James II. Boyle, professor Of eco,
nomics and political science in tho
University of North Dakota. "The
Civics Club and Good Government"
Clyde Duffy. delegate to the nation.
al league convention. Tho Place OF
the Civics Club in the University"
Franklin L. McVcy. president Of the
university. THE Teacher and Social
Service"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30

Anyone that has looked into
the matter can see no other con-
clusion of the present trouble in
Mexico and along the United,
States border. but war between
this country and the 'greascrs.'
The North Dakota National guard
will undoubtedly be called out
when congress gets busy, and
what is more, it will be ready"
The above rather startling state
ment was made this morning by Col.
j. Fl. Frame of Grafton. commanding
officer of the North Dakota National
guard, who has. in company with Cap
tain G.. II. Williams of the 18th In
fantry, u. S. a., just completed the an
nual government inspection of the
state militia.
There are in the state twelve militia
companies besides the reginlcntal band
and the hospital corps. The total
enlistment of militia men in the state
at the present time is about $50 and
this number would be ready 10 take
the field in five days after receipt of
mobilization orders.
Well Above Requisite Number.
Col. Frame stated that the COM
panies in the state stood the inspec-
ton very well. that all We're we'll
above the minimum muster roll of SIS
enlisted men. For tho past three
weeks the inspection of the various
companies have been in progress. the
last company to receive a going w
by the officials being Co. e Of Willis
ton.
The resimental band at Lisbon has
been improved in the past year. The
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
FLOODS NOT LOOKED
FOR ON THE RED
THIS YEAR
Only Heavy Rains Will
Make the River Over
flow its Banks.

Unless heavy rains set in within the
next few weeks, flood conditions are
not anticipated in the Red Lake river
or Red river country. according to
Capt. ]. l.. Hayes of the federal en-
cheering corps. with headquarters in
Grand Forks.
Il do not look for floods this spring
unless We should have an abundance
Of ratn," said tho captain this norm
Ing. indications are that the ice will
rot out of the river this spring and
this means that there will be no par
ticular rush of water or an overlooking
Of the banks. The lowest the river
has been during the winter was two
and one-half feet. This morning a
above zero was recorded.
Flood conditions are not looked for
in the northern Minnesota woods this
spring. ! talked with a man yesterday
who had just returned from the woods
and he said there was not over a foot
of snow left. 'r
Conditions are about the same this
spring as they were in 1890, when the
river opened on April 13. look for
the breakup to occur about the same
time this year."
April II is an average date for the
opening of navigation on the Red, al
though twice in the last fifteen years
It has beer opened as early as April
Z. The following list Of openings have
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30

Gas leak. damphool and i.
. match is one OF tho striking =
causes OF fire enumerated by .
. Chief A. II. Runge of the Grand =
FORKS tire department in his re- =
port covering operations for the .
year. He also cnumeratcs blind =
man cleaning a stove" as a fire .
cause. with inccndiaries. bad =
ch1mneNs. carelesSncss. etc, all y
" indicated as being causes for runs .
' by the department. .
With over two-third million dollars
worth of Grand Forks property on
dansered by fire during tho last fiscal
year. the total loss resulting from the
eishty-eiEht alarms answered by the
city fire department was $S2.671.O4.
Inc major portion OF that loss was
done in two fires. the Masonic tenn
pie and the Norman building.
IN answering the eighty.cight
alarms tho fire department travelled
l21 miles. laid 1880 feet of hose.
and used us gallons Of chemicals.
FIRE was caused from thirty-nine
Inherent sources. chimneys and over
heated stovepipes being responsible
for h greatest number. while chill
drcn n matches come next i'm order.
Figures In Gross.
The statement Of the loss and in
surance, in gross. follows:
Loss on buildings ....,...$ 2a.601.5o
Loss on contents ........ 33.O69.52
Insurance on buildings >. 2~32,25o.0O
insurance on contents -. 2?S,165. 90
Value of property cndan-
ssred S%57,6oo.Oo
II cost of operating the fire de-
partmcnt during the year was s1a,-
l IuS.4h a nd fhn nNUs
cd during the period was valued at
s52o.94. The total value Of the prop
erty used by the Department is sell
ao4.39. of which amount $4,000 is
In buildings and real estate. and $24,-
9O4.39 is in equipment.
Causes OF Fire.
The causes of fire are divided as
follows. showing the runs made and
why:
Carelessness with gasoline, 1
Unknown, T..
Rats n matches. 2.
Tran,ps smoking in box cars, >.
Lamp explosions. ..
O~verheated stovepipes. ..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
UNIVERSITY NEWS
"DAC0TAH" ELECTION HELLO
Harry South Is EditOr.in-C hief-Va-
rious Offices We're Holly
Contested,

Harry South Is Editor.in.C hicf-Va-
rious Offices We're Holly
Contested.
There were six decidedly hot con-
tests for places OF the Dacotah board
in the election held Friday afternoon.
the winners of those contests follow
ing:
Observation-Disclosures South.
Associate Editor-Henry Qualheim.
Literary Editor-Anna Poupore.
Organization Editor-Frances Tenn
pleton.
Executive Board-Lester Smith, Ed
Mc1lraith. Lawrence Blank.
The "Dacotah" will be published by
the Junior class next year and those
eligible to vote We're the members of
the sophomore class and the law
school freshmen. The executive board
Is a new departure n is composed
Of the three elective members and
manager.
The other staff members elected
We're:
Faculty. Alice kolars who had no
opposition; athletic. Ellis kemercr;
The other editors elected were:
Faculty, Alice Kolars, she had no OPP
position; athletic. Ellis Kcmerer:
class. Vera Kelsey; law. Lawrence
Feetham; art manager, II = Johnson;
art editor. Elsie Dahl: photographer,
Pauline Serumgard: advertising man
ager, Max Traynor: circulation man.
ager, Ray jacobson; associate bust
ness manager. Brooks McClintock,
The three associate literary editors
are Avice Wright, Catherine McDou.
gall and Sua Currie.
The associate organization editor is
Minnie Steinbar. Three associate
circulation managers were elected and
they are Olga Serumgard. Ida Nc.
Easlem and Melvin Thompson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
BUSINESS BACKS UP VICE
Asserts Professor OF Wisconsin Uni.
veratty in Talk at Bi.Weekly
Commercial Club Dinner.

The March of Commercialism"
was the subject of the address given
last evening by Prot. Edward A. Ross
OF h University of Wisconsin at the
bi-weekly dinner of the commercial
c!ub last evening. Professor Ross was
the guest Of honor and his manner Of
dealing with the problems presented
Dy n growth OF commercialism was
intensely interesting. The realization
by business men that they are first
citizens and public servants and then
business men was offered as a solution
for the problem. Judge C. A. Pollock
OF Fargo. who was also a guest at the
banquet. responded briefly. and follow
Ing the addresses business matters
were disposed of. The meeting was
one of the most successful the club
has given this year.
l.. In a striking manner Prof. Ross
TOOK up different lines Of business ac-
dvity and showed how the march Of
commercialism has continued until
finally the welfave Of the people has
been sacrificed to some extent. He
called attention to the long war with
capital before the safety appliances
were placed in use on American rail-
roads. In Europe there are no less
than 10 museums where safety an
pliances are exhibited and when a
pioUIosn oIlses. pTlZeS are Onered to
the man. who by his inventive genius
is able to solve the problem. In the
United States there ia but one such
museum and only ono society that is
interested In offesing rewards -
solving such q problem.
In advertising. the march Of COM
mercialisnn has seer the deflement of
nature ven in wild places where IL
would seem that the hand Of business
could not reach.
C0mmerclalisn Of Vice.
A startling picture Of the CONNER.
cialism of vice was portrayed by
Prof. Ross. Back Of every vice he
declared there is a business interest.
It ID; This interest that furnishes with
Lci9atette purchases pictures that are
|~calculAted to catch the eyes of the
boy. II fssEthis interest that leads the
manufacturer Of whiskey sold to the
negroes. to place on the bottle pic
lures or nature that attract the at
teption Of. the vulgar. What matters
1t II lynchings result. Business must
80 on. And 80 It Il that. everywhere
whensan abort n made to promote
the welfare OF the people some tenta-
Gle OF the great octapus business ID
touched.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
NEARLY 7WOTH|RD MILLIONS WORTH
OF PROPERTY ENDANGERED IN CITY
Chief Runge's Report Shows Total Loss Slight as Con-
trast-"Gas, the Fool and Match" Cause Of Several
Runs-Has Overlooked Nothing in Report.

Children and matches, Z.
Chilmneys. IL.
Burning rubbish. 4.
Asbestos covering OF steampipes, I.
Woodbox too close to stove, 8.
Sparks from chimneys. /.
Lightning. /.
Burning rags. 1.
Cigarettes. l.
False alarms, 8.
Blindman cleaning stove, I.
Gas leak. damphool aud match. 1.
Tar kettles. 3.
Carclcssness of workmen with blow
pot, |.
LeakN oil stove, ].
Explosion Of gasoline stove, l.
Grease on stove, 1.
Hack-fire from automobile. 1.
Short circuit in street car. ..
Defective car heater. ..
Outside of city limits. 1.
Oakum and match, !.
Steam mistaken for smoke, 3,
lilo Goals from stove 1. ):
Defective gas connections. 1. '
Supposed incendiary, 1.
Smoky furnace. 1.
Thawing out pipes with gasoline, I.
Friction of pulley. 1.
Spontaneous combustion 2.
Defective safe. ..
oarelessncss with oily waste, I.
Defective chimneys, 3.
Prayers Not in Vain.
Il could respectfully recommend
that 1000 feet of fire hose he pur-
during the coming year." saya
Runge.
Il would also renew my former rec
concentrations for the purchase Of a
siSty-five foot aerial truck. az the
truck We have is not safe. The build
growth of the past eight years has
beyond it's capacity for useful
ness above Il second story. Our pray
or OF thanks to the Almiphtv Father
for his watchfulness e our high
ldi have not been in vain"
Chief Runge is nothing il he is no
In his detailed statement Of
under his charge as chief. he
pins to 100000 buildings.
Dust pans. feather busters, cuspi-
doris combs. clocks, forks. hats, lam
terms. pat cleaners. pitchers. pillows.
bed spreads. sheets. whips. rugs, etc,
are given equal prominence with such
things as fire engines. fire trucks,
etc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
COLLEGE MOVEMENT
IS FOR BETTER
THINGS
Ross Says American Tendon
cies Today Are for
Improvement.

Tendencies in Higher Life in Amer
lea" was the subject Of Prof: Edward
A. Ross lecture ut c~onvocation this
morning at the university. Prof.
Ross has been giving a series of lee
lures at the university this week and
he will return to the University Of
Wisconsin Sunday. In his lecture this
morning Prof. Ross said that the
American people had several tenden-
cies for doing things. Some of them
are good and some bad. The first
tendency is the thirst for higher edu-
cation. During the last few years peo-
pie have been coming more and moro
to require more schools and colleges.
The attendance at these schools has
increased very rapidly. This increas-
ing tendency for higher education is
not all due to the desire to gain knowl-
edge but in a great many instances
because of cas- that may be obtained
by going to college. Some students
who to go college are not In earnest.
While the standard of scholarship has
been rising in the colleges all the
time, nevertheless the respect for
scholarship is very low.
Look Down on Student.
At some institutions a studious per-
son is looked down upon. Some par.
CHlo Seuu Iilcl CltliNIc Gil " SSltOOI UCs
cause they think only of the advant-
ageous connections which come from
a four year course in college.
Another tendency in the country is
the advance being made in research
work. Some universities. Prof. Ross
claims. make formal preparations for
research and the student in these in.
stitutions is inspired to find out for
himself a great many things that are
going on about him. The result is that
fundamental truths are being discov-
cred all the time. In fact, since this
plan of research has been adopted
more truths have been discovered than
ever before.
specialization by people in various
kinds of work. AS a result of this
specializing a longer time is spent for
preparation and a finer and better
specialization is obtained by the long.
er preparation.
Professional men are less satisfied
with their positions and work today
than ever before. There is another
tendency among people of this coun
try to identify the service of God with
the service Of man. The idea of be-
ing religious on Sunday and not on
other days Is becoming less and less
satisfactory: Everybody is trying to
find out things about life and relig-
ion. They want t ~osatisfy themselves
and can only do this by per. val in
vestigation. Prof. Ross believes that
as the church is the outcome Of hu-
man endeavor that It cannot perish
any more than the people who make
It.
Prof. Ross will give his last lecture
this afternoon in Teachers college at
2:30 on The Transformation Of Chi
ma" +.
He spoke Friday afternoon on "The
.RemodelinE Of the Family" and his
topic in the evening was THE Strug-
giles Tor Existence in China"
W. W. Norton also appeared on the
program this morning. and favored
the audience with a violin solo.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
.KENNEYs FATHER IS DEAD
Remains Will he Taken East Tonight
Passing Through This City
Died mt Elm Crock. Man.

Louis ]. KcnneN received word
Thursday evening Of the death OF his
father. Thomas Kenney. ST.. who has
been making his home for the past
four years with his son. Thomas. Jr.,
at Elm Creek. Man. Mr.. kenney left
Immediately for that city and will &C.
company the remains east to Dublin,
Ont. passing through Grand Forks
this evening. The deceased will be
laid to rest by the side of his wife
died twenty years ago.
Thomas Kcnney lived to the ripe
old age of 81 years and though he has
failed rapidly OF late he enjoyed good
health until about a year go. He is
survived by another son Patrick. who
lives in Montana. and two daughters.
who reside in Canada. Mr.. Kenney
expects to be away two or three weeks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-30
VALUE OF EUROPEAN GOODS
Very Much Under the Amount Which
They Claim Right to Bring In
tn lnputrr

Members of the c. II. Olson family
at Cando declare that the value Of
goods brought by them from Europe,
in connection with the customs Off
GERS made II seizure last week. declare
that the whole value Of such goods
amounts to only s460.22. They also
show that a total of nine trips from
Europe into this country. declaring
that on that showing they were en-
titled to bring 5000 worth Of goods
from Europe.
The list Of stuff enumerated as be-
ing brought from Europe consists Of
diamonds to eve children. valued at
seas; a cape valued at $40: dresses
valued at S15, and watches valued at
500.