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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26

The Fargo Manufacturers assoCia-
ton held d meeting at noon today
which was attended by at least thirty
of the members and several matters
of Importance were discussed.
President McHose was in the chair
and Secretary Hoenck in his usual
place The first business taken UP
which was appointed to secure a prop
er trademark for the association and
the committee displayed a drawing by
Mr.. Agness, of the advertising depart
ment of The Forum, which was much
admired. This shows a great gate
with railroads running into it,
On the card is printed Fargo Manu-
facturers, made IN Fargo, Gate City,
and is a neat design. The idea is to
have the label of such a size that it
can be pasted on all goods made in
this city. There was another label
displayed by George Rusk. 1t was a
diamond shape and on 1t was printed
MADE in city of Fargo, n. D." There
is also a graceful gate displayed on
the card. The meeting gave the COM
mittee further time to discuss the
matter.
F. A. Bristol of the special COM
mittee to secure a site for the Home
Product show stated that unless the
Hancock building was rented in the
meantime the building could be used,
the ground floor for the home show and
the second story for the corn show,
and the report was accepted.
Representatives of a proposed new
Il
have the proposed publication made
the official organ of the manufactur-
ers but it was decided to make all of
the Fargo papers official organs, a
motion to this effect having been
made by George Hoenck and 1t was
carried.
The Home Product show committee
consisting of c. P. Slime, George
Hoenck and George Rusk reported that
everything was going along nicely
that there would be fifty-two booths
and Mr.. Stine suggested that it might
be found to be the thing to have the
show extend even to the third story,
but a motion was made that the ef-
forts of the committee be confined TO
the ground floor alone and this was
carried 1t was stated that all of the
booths would more than likely be
taken. ,
John Schlanser, who has submitted
a bid for fitting up the room for the
show suggested that each man buy MS
own booth so that it could be used
again. but this was decided to be out
of the question, as it was desirable to
have the booths uniform. The meet
ing closed with all expressing them
selves as being determined to make
the coming show the best the city had
ever had, and each man was asked to
form himself into a committee of one
to boost 1t along.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
FRED Wolf WAS
FOUND DEAD

jamestown, N. D., Dec. 26.-Fred
Wolf was found dead in his room,
small building near the gas plant.
He was last seen last Friday and the
condition of the body led Chief of Po-
lice Obermiller to the conclusion that
death must have come last Saturday
some time.
Fred Wolf was the last of the male
members of the family. When news
of his brothers death came few
weeks ago Fred then said that he
was "the last of the VOLTS" and re-
marked that he wouldn't last long.
Mrs. e. b. Smith, sister, resides
In Jamestown; Mrs. r. e. White, an
other sister, in Sioux City, Ia.
Coroner Guest held an inquest late
Tuesday. Funeral arrangements were
held pending this.
Chief Obermiller and Sheriff Romer
forced open the door of Fred VOLTS
room at 1890 a.. M, Tuesday and
found everything cold and silent, with
no evidence of having been inhabited
for several days. The body of Mr..
Wolf showed every indication of hav-
Ing laid where found for several
lays.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26

favorite ratio was 40 per, cent. The
range vas as follows: IL
All domestic animals 20, 25. 3315, 40
and so per cent.
Household furniture 90. 25, 80 33b,
40, SO and so. per cent
Farm implements 20, 25, 80, 33B, 40,
SO and so per cent.
Moneys and credits nothing. 35 and
40 per cent.
Merchandise rs, 3Sb, 35 and 40 per
cent :.
Town lots is, 20, 25, 80, 3s1s, So, 40,
so and rs per cent.
e Farm lands IS. 90, 25, 80 33b, So,
40, so and rs per cent.
Structures 20, 25, 1913, S5, 40, so and
so per cent. -
g while there, can be no question
that many of the assessors endeavor-
ed to make a true statement of the
is too evident that many of them
simply put down grossly exaggerat-
ed percentages with the hope that
in some manner 1t might help to re-
duce the tax in their respective dis
tricts.
THE wide divergence among diff
ferent assessors was not the only as
founding fact brought out by these
inquiries. Almost as great a differ
GhSS III IuIIpS was sASNSoSASo hAAAO4AS
the different items returned by the
same assessor.
For instance, one rural assessor
reported that he appraised do
mestic animals - at 80 per
cent, household furniture at
10. per cent, farm implements at 40
per cent, farm lands at 35 per cent
ahd structures at so per cent. No
two items were assessed at the same
ratio, to- actual value. Another as
SCISSOR listed all of his items at 25
per cent except farm lands, which
he put at 45 per cent. and structures
at = 35 per cent Another. says that
he returned household furniture at
one fifth, moneys and credits and
lots at one-third and improvements at
one-tenth~ their true value. Yet
another put in domestic animals at
40 per cent, household furnirure and
farm implements at 20 per cent and
farm lands aat 80 per cent, We find
one saying that he was instructed by
the township officials and, the ex-
assessor that domestic animals should
be, assessed ats IS per cent, household
furniture. at 80. per cent, farm inn
plements at, IS per cent and farm
lands and structures at 20 per, cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
GOV. WILSON. :.
CONFINED To
HIS HOME
President Elect Nursing a
Severe Cold
Is Just Concluding Second At
tack Of Grippe
Doctor Ordered Him to Remain
Indoors on Diet

Princeton N. j., Dec. 26.-President-
elect Wilson decided to stay in his
room today and had his appointments
transferred from the state house to his
home.
Governor Wilson has been fighting
what he thought was a mere cold since
Monday, but learned today from his
physician, DR.. James Carnochan, that
he had met and conquered second
attack of grippe. .
The governor spent a restful night
and said he felt much better. Never
theless he took his physicians advice
about remaining indoors .#
DIR. Carnochan; shortly after noon,
pronounced Governor Wilson's condi-
tion was very much improved" How
ever, he prescribed as a, diet today only
broth and eggs and suggested that the
governor rest as much as possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
Results OF The Forum
Movement Proved ar
Greater Than Expected
Packages and Goodies Piled High About the Great Christmas
Tree-Splendid Programme Furnished Frce-Street
Car Company Gave Little Ones Free Ride

when the same was called. The ar
rangements were perfect and the pro.
gramme worked nicely
At the Theatre.
AS early as 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, although the hour set for the
affair at the Orpheum was 10, the
children were seen vending their way
to the show house and even at tina
early hour there were kindly ladies
present to look after them. When the
doors were actually opened there was
great thrOng Of youngsters, many OF
them being accompanied by older poo.
pie and those holding tickets were Civ.
en- seats down stairs and well to the
front. There were little tots hardly
able yet to walk and children in their
teens, and children Of all sizes and de-
scriptiOns, some nicely dressed, while
others again showed that they were
not we'll provided for in the way Of
garments.
The Curtain Goes Up.
1t was just 10 o'clock when Stage
Manager Eberhart drew the rope tnst
let's up the big curtain and Profess u
CosCiO's orchestra employed by :ha
theatre rendered a fine overture. There
were between $50 and 400 children in
the auditorium and they were very
much pleased with the music. Then
followed an amusing moving picture,
which was full Of fun and this wan
heartily enjoyed by all. Miss Evelyn
Dare then rendered in a pleasing man
ner a most beautiful selection of fhG
Christmas time and she was literally
applauded. Another big picture was
shown and it like the others was fill
Of amusing incidents in which i lot nf
policemen were put to flight by some
mans mother -in-law and all :ha
youngsters laughed and appIauded.
Dave Rafael, member Of the company
playing at the theatre the first Of this
week, gave a very amusing act in
ventriloquism with his two wooden
headed images, boy and girl, which
pleased and mystified the children, and
at the close of his act a telegram was
received which stated that, Santa Claus
had arrived in the city and would be
in the thea tre "in a minute" &c. -.
The Great Moment. .....
The children took this announcement
in a peculiar manner. Some of them
Continued on Page Seven.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
MAY RELINQUISH
The FORTRESS

London, Dec. 26.--The possession of
Turkish fortress at Adrianople which
has been the principal contention since
the beginning OF the war, remains to-
day the real stumbling block in the
way of peace.
Compensation for Bulgaria, however,
in some other part of European Turkey
will probably in the end remove this
difficulty and enable her consent for
the retention by Turkey of this great
fortress.
Saioniki suggested today as a pos
sible bait to induce the Bulgarians TO
abandon their claims to the northern
city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
Good Fellows Made Hundreds Of
Children Happya at Yesterdays Exercises
FINGER SERVES A NEW
YORKER AS NOSE-FEAR
NAIL MAY GROW AGAIN

New York, Dec 26.-Doctors at
the Academy of MeTicine have
agreed that in a crowd a. finger
can pass for a nose without de-
lection. A man on whom the ex-
pertinent was tried of grating the
third finger of his left hand onto
the place where his real nose had
been, declared himself today as
pretty well satisfied with the sub
stitute. The new member has
been constantly massaged re-
Gently until it is assuming a true
nasal shape, but it cannot be
bored through to let breath in.
AS now grown there is no trace Of
the nail, and the doctors arc
specializing as to whether the pos
sibility of one growing at the tip
of the finger made nose has been
avoided. as the owner sincerely
hopes it to be.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
FAMILY WAS
. +. +. !. WIPED. ...I|LII OUT j

Champaign, Ill.,, Dec. 26.--Four
members of Edward MiIler's family
were killed today, being struck by
the. Illinois Central Panama limit.
ed four miles south of Champaign.
The dead: .,:. (.
Edward Miller, aged "a.
Mrs. Maude Miller, aged 80.
Ruth Miller, aged 8.
Wayne Miller, aged 4.
Opal Scott, neighbor's child,
was fatally hurt. The MiIIers
were driving homo from a Christ
mas celebration when the train
struck the buggy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
injured DURING
DARING JUMP

Chicago, Dec. 26.--Two boys were
severely injured in jumping from a
fire escape and twenty Ave girls fed
to the street through the smoke that
filed the Railways when fire today at
tackled a four-story building occupied
by half a dozen manufacturing firms
on the west side.
There were 200 men and women at
work in the building when the flames
broke out The building was dam
aged to the amount Of $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
G. \. FLYER !.
WRECKED
,..s-a = .a#e z p. .s.&
Winnipeg Train Went Off the
Track Near FELTON,

FELTON,, Mimi, Dec. 26.-Great
Northern passenger train No. z, the
Winnipeg flyer, north bound left the
track three miles north of FELTON, at 2
o'clock this morning and went into
the ditch. The engine and mail cars
went over on their sides and the track
was torn up. A broken fiange on the
tender caused the derailment.
Engineer Catiin. Fireman Skogen,
Baggageman Woods and Mail Clerk
Sinton, were hurt but none of them
seriously. No one else was injured.
Traffic was delayed for some time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
TO EXPLOIT
g.. PRODUCTS
=. OF FARGO
Plans Being Made for a Bril-.
liant Exposition
Two Labels Proposed for a
Trademark
Ffty-five Booths Will Be Used
to Show Products
WHAT MANUFACTURERS DID.

Decided to hold the Home Prod
uct show on ground floor only of
the Hancock building on Broad
way week of Jan. II.
Refused to make any one paper
official organ, but voted to treat
g, all. alike in that respect.
Decided to postpone adoption Of
|, official trademark for the manu-
facturers of Fargo.
VIII have fifty-five- botIIs for
the Home Product show and If any
one wants to go to third story they
can do SO by paying costs for the
same,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
PRES. TAFT'S
DANCE Was
Disturbed
Explosion Interrupted Presidents
Xmas Dance
Rival Panama Merchants Con-
Sidered the Cause
President VIII Not Appoint Col.
Goethals Yet

Panama, Dec. 26.-President
Taft has decided not to nominate
the civil governor of Panama canal
zone or the subordinate officials
until he returns to the United
States. 1t is, however, generally
considered probable that Col. G. w.
Goethals will be appointed civil
governor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
LAWYER
BROKE HIS NECK

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec 26.--Edward
p. Villas, so, the we'll known lawyer
arC brother of the late former Post :
master Gen. William F. Villas, died to-
day from injuries sustained from fall
ing down stairs at his home last night.
His neck was l1'oken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
TOYS CAUSED DEATH

Chicago, Dec. 26.--A toy electric
speaker, used during a home Christ
mas cele bration by g 7-ye;tr- boy,
caused the death today of Miss
Theresa Burrian, whose clothing was
set afire. Her sister WAS also severely
burned but viii recover.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26
TAR BABY KNOCKED
OUT sam NJ 'VEY

Sydney, Australia, Dec 26.Sam
Langford knocked out Sam McVey in
the thirteenth round today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26

when the same was called. The ar
rangements were perfect and the pro
gramme worked nicely.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-12-26

Continued on Page Seven.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
MEMBERS OF ALLEN
GANG ARE CAP TURED
GlH's Love Letters Put Detec-
lives on Right Trail.


Dies Moines, Sept. 10. BY trailing
Miss Maud Irolier, aged eighteen, 4
mountain girl. who arrived here from
Htllsyille, Va, to marry Wesley Eds
wards, one of the HillsYille tVa.J
courtroom slayers, detectives who fol
lowed her arrested Sidna Allen, chief
Eof the Allen gang, and Wesley Ed
wards. III 55
& Detectives Baldwin, Lucan and Mon-
day, who have been on the trail of the
Aliens since their escape after the
tragedy In the Virginia courtroom,
which cost the lives of Judge Massie
and several others, had the Irolier girl
watched and soon discovered she was
corresp onding with someone In the
West. When she left home recently
the detectives traiied her and the ar
rests followed.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
So Called Cunningham Patent;
Are DisaIIOwod.
VALUED At MANY MILLIONS
Charge Frequently Made That Morgan
Gugeenheim Syndicate Was Be-
hind the Deal.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Al thir'.
three SO called Cunningham Alaska
coal land claims. involving alleged
fraudulent blanket patents, which con-
tributed to the Ballinger-P inchot con-
troversy, have been disposed of final.
ly by the interior department..
The appeals have been adversely de-
cided and Secretary Fisher has direct
ed the Immediate execution of the de-
cision of Commissioner bennett of the
general land office, who held the
claims were improperly allowed and
the entries should be Cancelled. Sec
rotary Fisher took this final action on
his second review of the cases.
No more of the real Cunningham
claims are pending, though the int
rior department is regularly passing
upon other Alaskan claims somewhat
similar to those of the Cunningham
group. OF a thousand or more such
300 already have besn disallowed. In
the final decision the name Cunning
ham hgures but twice in the list of
the thirty-three patentees. J, G. Gun.
ningham and Clarence Cunningham
appear and the other thirty-one are
under variety of names.
The Cunningham claims had an ag-
gregate area of $3.50 acres and their
value ran high into the millions. 1t
had been alleged that Morgan-Gug-
genheim syndicate owned the blanket
claims of the Cunninghams and their
associates.
With the controversy over the
claims came the dismissal from public
service of Chief Forester Clifford Pin
chot, Louis R. CLAWS, a chief of the
FIELD division Of the land office, and
several minor officials.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
OFFICIALS DENY The REPORT
Taft VIII Not Ask comptroiler Murray
Il "a to Resign.

Beverly. Mass, Sept ls. The presi-.
dent and Mrs: Taft returned TO Bevs
erly from Millbufy where the presi,
dent celebrated his hfty It'll Birthday
with his aunt. Miss Della Torrey.
The president, tired after his long
motor ride, saw no visitors. White
House otlciais, however openly de-
clared that the report from Washing
ton that the president contemplate
asking for the resignation OF Comp
stroller Of the Currency lawrence q.
Murray had no basis IN fact They
said the president had not asked for
Mr. Murrays resig ton and had no
intention Of doing so.
Accord ling 10 the Washington report
Mr. Murray WAS ito be asked to resign
because he had leanings toward the
new part and because he had refused
lto write 4 chat ter for the Republican
camp ign textbook on the govern;
Enent' n financial side. 3s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
Happenings Of the Week From
All Over the State.
INDIANS GIVE TO MISSIONS
More Than One Thousand Attend
Religious Convention on
Cheyenne Agency.

Harking back to the days when they
were engaged in warfare with the
whites for the possession of theil
land more than one thousand Indian
men and women closed a religious
convention of five days, held near La
Plant, on the Cheyenne Indian agency.
They were representatives of the Pres.
byterian and Congregational churches
from agencies in the Northwest, nota,
bly, the Yankton, Santee and Pine
Ridge, where these denominations are
In flourishng condition.
The meetings were conducted in a
missionary way and were in charge
of Rev. J. P. Williamson of Green.
wood, who has seen more than thirty
years of service among the red men.
and Rev. A. L. Riggs of Santee agency,
Rev. J. johnson of Pine Ridge, Rev. G
W. Reed of Standing Rock and Rev.
T. l.. Riggs of Oahe.
& The Indians make heavy contribu.
tons for missionary work among their
own people and at the meeting the
Presbyterians donated a fund of SO, 40C
and Cohgregationalists $4,000. This
money was raised largely by the In
dian women who served dinners on
election days and at big gatherings on
holidays. Then, too, the Indian WON.
en- went forth over the state to dis
pose of their beaded work. This mon.
ey is given freely and they practice
much self-denial in order that they
can make their contributions.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
PROBATE COURT ovERRuLED
Judge Mchulty Finds Martinson Not
ZAP Competent to Make Will.

In circuit court for Roberts county
ut Sisseton, Judge McNulty oyerruled
the action of the probate court Of the
county In ruling as valid the will OF
the late John Martinson. Martinson
had 200 acres of valuable land and
about $4,000 worth of personal prop.
erty He left will giving his mother
and stepfather the use of the proper
ty during their lifetime, but directed
that upon their death the estate
should revert to the "FattigkasaE at
Lillherrdals Forsamlong, Sverige" a
poor relief board OF the parish of Lii
herrdals, Sweden, which cared fol
Martinson when he was boy.
Martinson's mother, stepfather and
executor, asking the court to set the
will aside on the ground that Martin
son was mentally incompetent to make
1t. After hearing the evidence and
the arguments of attorneys Judge Nc
Nulty decided In favor OF the conten-
ton of the plaintiffs and set aside the
document.
Howard Bnbcock argued the motion
for a new trial for Jonah Star, one OF
the two Indians convicted Of man.
slaughter for the killing of Roland
Judish, seventeen years old. The mo
ton alleged many errors, but Judge
McNulty held that none of the allega
tons was valid. except that of the in.
sufficiency OF the evidence, and held
that the evidence was not sufficient tc
slaughter, though it may have been
sufficient to put him under suspicion
as the murderer OF Judish. The court
thereupon granted the motion for
new trial for Star. 1t is thought prob.
al'le the case will be dropped.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
HYDE MUST SERVE HIS TERM
millionaire Denied New Trial for Us
Ina Mails to Defraud.


Following the action of the United
States circuit court Of appeals in de.
nying new trial to Charles A. Hyde,
q wealthy resident of Pierre, convicted
In the federal court on the charge of
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses, Hyde has been ordered to sur.
render himself to the United States
marshal within thirty days after the
judgment of the circuit court of ap-
peals Is filed In the United States
court in Sioux Falls, preliminary to
commencing to serve his sentence OF
fifteen months imprisonment in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan. In addition he was fined $1,000.
Hyde is reputed to be the wealthiest
man In South Dakota, his wealth be-
Ing estimated at 100000. He was
tried by q jury last December. Evil
eence was introduced to prove that
Hyde had represented to people in the
Fast that lots which he had for sale
II the 2ltsktgts ct Pierre would rise.
rapidly In price and had induced many
en- these representations to invest
their sayings in these lots, which
Esfs 81 but little Il any value.
He had informed investors by means
& o. circulars, maps and letters Sent
through the mails that Pierre had
many natural advantages and that
there were valuable minerals in Its
s vicinity Maps were mailed showing
street car lines running past the lots
which he offered for sale, when, as a
matter Of fact there were no street
oar lines In Pierre. Hyde was convict
"a sby the jury on three counts, on
which he was sentenced Dec. % last
to serve fifteen months in the Leayen-
worth prison and pay a fine Of 81 500.
The maximum sentence under the law
for the three counts was three years
and six months Imprisonment and a.
I fne Of $1,000.
Hyde appealed TO the federal circuit
/ court Of appeals from the verdict Of
the jury, asking that he be granted a
new trial.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
OPPOs ER00sEV VEL / ELECTORS

cenaressnen Martin End Burke Make
Declaration.
CongressmeR Martin and Burke, at
conference of candidates and mem.
bers OF the Republican state com
mittees, held recently al Huron,
declared their opposition to Roosevelt
electors in this state. These electors
were chosen on the Republican ticket,
but bolted after the Chicago conven-
lion.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
LAST OF ALIENS FREED
Father and Brother of Acquitted Man
Sentenced to Death.

Wytheville, Va, Sept 15.--victor
Allen, last of the Allen clansmen to
be tried, was acquitted of the charge
OF having participated in the Carroll
county courthouse murders at Hills
Vile last March. s55s:s r.
For the crimes two men have been
sentenced to the electric chair, Floyd
Allen and Claude Allen, father; and
brother of the man acquitted. The oth-
or members of the clan, Fred Allen
and Sidney Edwards, were given long
terms in the penitentiary.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
Woman shpt WhIe IRONING.

Chicago, SEPT 81 ma Nuccio,
thirty years old the mother OF sezen
chfldren was nayste riously shot 10
death lille sf & was ironing in the
kitchen of her home Or me West Side.
Three Shots were fred thsough the
rear 10 the woman arllSs.
causing hsrs death before the police
snrsi red.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
CAPTAIN HAYES DISMISSED
Man sNt1o Says connnais sioner Waldo
Preyented Raitis IS DISCHARGED.

Prevented Haitis IS Discharged.
L New York, Sept Isl. Deputy Pu-
Hoe Commissioner Mckay announced
HE dismissal from the force Of Cap.
tain Cornelius 81 HAYES. former in
lspector recently tried for making d
false statement TO Police Commission.
I, er Waldo,
Hayes was In chargs Of the tender
5oin district and gave an interview
saying orders from the commissioner
prevented him raiding notorious re.
sUrts. .s