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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
DISTRESS
IN ENGLAND
Great Strike Fast Reaching an
Acute Stage
MILLIONS ARE nov idle
FAMILIES OF THOUSANDS OF
MEN, THROWN OUT OF WORK
BECAUSE OF COAL STRIKE.
DEPENDENT ON CHARITY FOR
SUPPORT.

London, March 20. Distress through
out the industrial district in the united
kingdom, because Of the national coal
strike, which has made idle 100000
miners and over 100000 other work
ers, is acute.
While delegates OF the miners and
the mine owners are discussing with
politicians the minimum wage bill.
women and children Of workers and
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
AIRNAN FATALLY
HURT IN AUTO

lew York, N. X. March 20.-Erank
G. Cofkyn, the aviator was perhaps
fatally injured today in an automobile
crash in Central park. His skull was
fractured and he was internally in
jured. Edwin C. Harvey, a city em-
ploye. who was with Coffyn In the
automobile. was also ssriouslx hMyk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
Whitehead Rsportsd l.sadinu.

Aairiot, N. D., March 20.---Tt is report
ed here that Ben. G. Whitehead of
williston, democratic candidate for
national committeeman. has receivca
more votes than all the other can6i
dates put together in the northwest
arm counties Of the Rtate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
What National Leaders
Think Of N. D. Results
Rooseves Manager Claims It Is Blow to Taft and That th
Ten La Toilette Delegates Belong IN the
Roosevelt Column
LAFoLLETTE HEADQUARTERS JURILANT.

Washington. March 2ORepesentative Hanna said he
primary Obviously Hanna disappointed
why he should boasng
Loes here are usan today They declare
campaign win now be pressed with renewed vg other states
the sentiment
TAFT managers say they long ago
toilette and the small vote for president has no what
Colonel Roosevelt having been "beaen at his own game"
washington b al March 2Osenaor Dixon manager Of 1soose
vts commenting the North Dakota
primary SAID the ere result was @ Im ~ f 70 n % Ton e @
wish for Taft be the republican nominee for pres
ident
date asking has arS se a $50
the primary election yesterday less than 10000
pubans Of North Dakota expressed preference for his second
nomination.
signed statement several days ago that
en II was shown IaFolee nominated These
delegates safely be put in the Roosevelt column"
I WHAT rAFr;s MANAGER sAys
washington g. Mckinley Of the TAFT CAM
primary indication Of what might have happened the
called soap boz. j. AZ TINS 4 N6r pa
said the democrats voted for in the republican
hs il exactly what the managers attempted
the from the outset of the campaign he said
the without the
s claim s now made BY Rooseyets managers that ii was
republican primary but open to all coners
IN the absence regulation 1t that box
naon for president degenerate
geDubllcsn party itself would play z minor role
stg Ia TOILETTE TO TOUR COUNTRY.
ch,caso M March 2O-La
today the Pennyana railroad Before sayng
Chicago the statement that the results in North Da
Eota considered pnp and not persons n
M that ii April he
and other afterwards returning the west
Whsrs he viii campaign Nebraska and cn y hA Ra0dN Caa
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ings. They have, however, the de-
fiance Of the law inbred in their bones
for generations, and do not hesitate
to take the law in their own hands
when IT is contrary to their interests
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

valley with vast estate, and is counted
among the wealthy residents of this
section. Other of the Aliens are sue
cessful business men and all are ac-
credited honest in any business deal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
The VOTE IN
CASS COUNTY

II has been impossible to get flgures
on anything but the head Of the ticket
in the county.
In the city of Fargo with the village
Of North Fargo included the following
vote was cast for democratic national
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THE WEATHER

Generally fair and continued cold
tonight and Thursday.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

thousand strong. Long files Of strange peni-
tents would chant mournfuIly In the streets
at night, and then at given moment all at
once would extinguish their torches, and from
the sudden darkness would resound the
prayer: May God extinguish the race Of the
Nalols as we have extinguished our torches"
All this fanatical propaganda Of regicide at
length bore It's appropriate fruit. A Jacobin
monk named Jacques Clement conceived the
idea of assassinating the King. He made his
design known to his father ccnfessor, Pere
Bourgoin, the principal of his convent This
man encouraged the fanatic in his design and
gave him absolution in advance. Under pre-
text Of being the bearer of dispatches the
monk gained access to the Kings person and
stabbed him whilst he was reading the pre-
tended dispatches. The monk was imme-
diately killed by the attendants, and the royal
victim died after a few days, having named
the Protestant Prince, Henry Of Navarro, as
his successor
Philip IL Of Spain belonged to this gang
of criminals, and was, perhaps entitled to
rank as the greatest Of them all. He did not,
however, die within the period we are review
ing. 1t looks like the irony of destiny that he
should live just long enough to see Prot
estant Prince relgning in France and to learn
of the PRONUNCIATION of the Edict of Nantes,
which gave to the Protestants liberty to wor-
ship God according to the dictates of their
own consciences. This is the man who fitted
out what he was pleased to call ''The Irwin
chile Armada" which was intended to Danish
heresy from England. But, as history shows,
the winds and waves conspired with British
valor to rebuke the pride and bigotry Of
Philip. ALFRED E. SnDDoN.
Ecole Biblique IS rue Raspail, Vanves
(Seine), France, January y, 1912"
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Ans Wering line Questions OF GzRe
Farmers

CONTINUED FROM PAGE SEVEN

CONTINUED FROM PAGE sEyEN)
quality Of the liquor SO bonded; and this GER
tifcate can be used as goood collateral to bor-
row money on.
The Government does not collect the tax
on the stuff, until the dealer gets ready to
sell 1t. Therefore, the credit extended, is viz
tually loan of Government money. The
Government itself looks at it that way, for
tue Whlskey men have to pay interest on the
carried tax. Practically, this is a loan
Of your money to the Whiskey Trust, and
the amount is stupendous. The rate Of inter
est charged on the loan is per cent.
2. The Federal Government has no consti-
tutional right to lend public credit, or public
money; but it is continually doing so. It
lends the public money to the national banks.
1T also lends them millions of public money,
without charging interest. It lends money
to expositions It lends the public credit and
the peoples money to the Whiskey Trust.
Therefore, it has equal right to create
a bonded warehouse for the farmers.
If the farmers of this country looked after
their public business as energetically as the
corporations do, the laws would not all be
SO much In favor of the corporations.
While the farmer is hard at work to
increase his crop, the corporations are work
ing just as hard to get laws which will trans
fer that crop to themselves. And they get it,
too.
It sseems that our farmers never will fully
understand this.
The thing to do is to help us elect Under
wood, who has shown himself to be the best
friend the farmer and the poor man has had
IN Congress, since we old Pops were thrown
out.
Let us elect a President who has sympatf
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PAGE ELEVEN

enthusiasm in all Of the Central and South
American countries that the Secretary pro-
poses to visit.
Colombia has notified our government that
Knox is not wanted there, and we do not
blame Colombia one bit
We stole Panama from Colombia, and we
have refused to even arbitrate Colombia's
claims against us.
Since Mr.. Knox has been Secretary of State
Colombia has made numerous efforts to get
our Secretary to treat her claims fairly, but
Secretary Knox has treated her with con-
tempt-even refusing to answer the COM
munications.
The taking Of Panama from Colombia is
one Of the blacklist pages in our history
The insurrection Of Panama was instigated
by Cromwell, the attorney for the crowd that
unloaded the Panama route on us-it was
financed from New York with the knowledge
and cooperative Of the then President Roose-
welt, and Roosevelt has had the nerve since
to brag that Il took Panama'-he simply
aided the crowd that Cromwell represented in
stealing from Colombia land that was hers
Because Cromwell paid to Mark Hanna
100000 for the Republican national campaign
fund the route was changed from the Mica
raugan to Panama, and because the gang that
was uHloaulLS tlI6 aIldilla property OIl US
did not want to pay Colombia anything for
concessions, Roosevelt helped the Cromwell
crowd steal the property.
After months of Investigating" and beat
ing around the bush, the Hardwick Sugar
Committee has made startling discovery
little Hardwicl1's connittee enlightens the
people by telling them that there is Sugar
Trust In this country.
Yes, sir, the committee has made its formal
report, and it is written therein that we actu-
ALLY have Sugar Trust
Perhaps next year the Stanley Committee
will be able to report that we have in this
country Steel Trust, and the year after
another committee may carry out the sus-
picions of the people that there is Beef
Trust in this country, or that there is a Lum-
Der Trust, a Wool or Woollen Trust,
Leather Trust, Shoe Trust, etc.
But how thankful we should be for being
informed noa0 that we have in this country
Sugar Trust
The Hardwic1 Committee is certainly an
enlightener.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
EDETO RIAL. NOTES
by j. I'D. WATSON

UDGE GARY, Of the Steel Trust, said at
y the 1ehigh Club dinner that "there are
things SAID at the present time akin to things
said Just prior to the French Revolution. and
IN nay opinion there is danger. do not want
to wave the flag Of distress, but the situation
appears serious to me- Unless capitalists, cor
poratlons, men of great wealth and power
take leading position in improving condi-
tons, from time to time, there will be changes
made later on by the mob"
BY the mob, Judge Gary meant the people
and we agree with Judge Gary that unless the
Trusts, the Morgans, the Rockefellers and the
Ryans call q halt, there will be changes made
by the "mob.' !" :
Ii Judge Gary can convince his associates
that ne is correct, he may prevent revolution
III this country, but just as sure as conditions
remain what they are, we have the powder
magazine waiting to be touched off with
spark.
Under our tariff the masses have to bear
the burden Of our government-the expense of
the government is on the poor instead of the
rlch-the tariff is on the necessaries Of life
instead Of on the luxuries of life-we are
taxed on our needs and not our wealth-the
people are made poorer while the Trust mag
mates fortunes compound.
Conditions that make the masses poorer
when they obey the law, and the Trusts richer
by dlsobeylng the law-conditions under
which the big Trusts are more powerful than
the government, under which they defy the
government to put stop to their illegal prac-
tees, cannot remain settled conditions In a
country where the people still retain some of
the spirit of freedom.
Last week the Stanley Committee heard
unimpeachable testimony showing that the
wages paid by the Steel Trust force its
employees to work - hours per dav and seven
days week.
This testimony was given by one who has
made a study Of conditions in the Steel dis
trlcts for months-by one who has lived with
the employees of the Steel Trust as one of
them-and it shows that even working ~
hours day for seven days In the week
employees Of the Trust do not earn enough
to support their families according to the min
imum standard of American living.
In the Pittsburg district, where the Steel
Trust works the more skilled class Of labor at
higher price than at many of its other plants
the wages Of the average employee, reckoned on
12-hour per day for 365 days in the year
wage, lacks 50 cents Of being enough to sup
port a family of five people according to our
cheapest standard Of living.
In the other districts, the conditions are
horrible, as many as three families living in a
fourroom cottage, using one room for
kitchen in common, and the members Of these
families often include young ladies and young
girls, who also have to work i1f the nearby
cheap cigar factories to help maintain the
family.
Not only must the. three families cook in the
one room, but the laundry work for all must
be done there as well-there are no sanitary
conveniences, hence filth from overcroWded
e0n ditjonC ic Comothinp renIiSiyn
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for the oppressed. And let us give him a
Congress that will do away with the enor-
mites of Special Privilege
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
COAL PRICES GOING UP
Poor Districts First to Feel Eff
feet of Threatened Strike.

Prices Of both anthracite and bituminous
coal continued 10 rise Yesterday. but there
was no general movement to raise the price
of domestic anthracite. Ono OF the largest
dealers said that the price OF nut coal had
been raised % cents a ton, to wholesale
dealers some time ago, but had not been
raised TO the consumer.
Some OF those who sell coal in small guam
titles in poor districts were asking more
than they were getting previously, and
where coal was sold by the bushel people
had TO pay more In proportion. The pedler'
OF coal in small quantities, 1t was said
wanted 70 save their stock The head Of a
wholesale firm said:
~ this time Of the year the circular
price OF domestic anthracite is S6 20 a ton.
Ordinarily. next month a discount OF -
cents a ton would be allowed. which would
be reduced 10 cents ton each month until
winter prices would be reached again. We
cannot say what will happen this year. Be
fore the last agreement was signed there
was a suspension. and the discount was
held back until May. starting with 70 cents
a ton
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
CHAMP CLARK SIXTY-TW0
Speakers Birthday Celebrated
in House.
LFroIh rhc rrIbune Bnreau. J

Warrington. March 7.-WorderinE
whether ne viii occupy tho White House
year hence. Speaker Champ Clark cele-
brated his sixty-second birthday to-day
lie received many messages OF congratu-
lation. had an ovation in the House. posed
for many photographers. and tonight was
the guest 1T big non-partlsan birthday
party al Convention Hall. where several
thousand citizens and members OF con-
eress gathered for a round OF eulogies
Uncle Joe" Cannon. Representative
Rajney and Representative Austin calIed
he attention of the House 10 the fact that
II was the Speakers birthday. Debate OH
the agricultural bin halted while these
members paid tribute to Mr.. Clark Tn
Gle Joe" declared that III "A Democrat Is
10 be elected 10 the White House. ! would
rather see Champ clark go there than any
Democrat know hope he'll live 10 he
a hundred. and that I'll be there TO help
him celebrate his century mark"
After the adjournment Of the House the
pages presented a floral offering TO the
Speaker. the presentation speech being
made by Representative Burnett, OF Ala
bama. The Speaker was photographed
with the flowers In mis- hands and a score
or more OF pages about him. Addressing
the youngsters, the Speaker said:
OF all the gifts and tokens of good will
have received. I regard yours as among
tho most desirable. | have made II rule
not TO accept any gift of great money
value. hut / would be churl to reject
such beautiful gift as this. I want To
say TO you boys just this: The fellow. who
doesn't make good as page probably
Will not make good at anything else. IL
he does his work we'll as a page, he can
he counted on TO make good I'm anything
else he tackles later In life. II | am
elected President all of you will be vel
come at the White House.
The Speaker corralled the page vote
right there. and there was great round
of applause from the youngsters.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
LEGISLATIVE BILLS POUR IN
Deluge at Albany Promises to
Break All Records.
IRv TelAErsnh 20 The Tribune

Albany. March There was little abat.'
ment to-day OF the deluge OF legislative
hills. which, I'm number, now promises 10
hreak all records Eighty measures were
added 70 the long list before the two
houses.
Assemblyman Phillips introduced con-
current resolution permitting the supreme
Court. with or without jury. 10 con
duct condemnation proceedings without
rafcree II also provides that the LsgiS-
latIrs may authorize cities 10 condemn
moro land than is actually needed for
marks. public buildings or other public I'M
provements. The extra land may be sold
or leased by the city as It sees 1T.
4 bill by Assemblyman Giilen increases
the salary OF the Commissioner OF Records
OF Kings County from $500 10 1880 year
II also increases the maximum annual eX-
penditure allowed 70 this ONCE.
Under a bill by Assemblyman Greenburg
q chauffeur in a city Of the first ciass
would have to get recommendation from
the head OF the police department before
he could get a state license.
, A bill by Assemblyman Hoff provides for
the construction OF a courthouse In Kings
County. the expense OF which Is 10 oe
charged against the entire city of New
York instead Of against the county alone
A bill by Assemblyman McGrath would
give New York firemen in the performance
OF their duties the powers OF peace oi-
f1cers. but their power 10 make arrests ana
serve processes in criminal actions Is re-
stricted to cases arising under laws rest-
ing 30 fires.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
CHECK FOR BALLOT BILL
Senate Fails to Advance 1t, and
Delay May Be Fatal.
fBy Telegraph 70 M Tribun.

Albany, March 7.--BecauEe Senator SAKE.
who introduced the Massachusetts ballot
bill. was absent to-day that measure failed
of advancement from general orders TO the
order OF final passage. IN consequence IL
will be delayed until next week, and delay
at this stage Of legislative session on
bill to which there is SO much opposition ia
serious, IL not fatal. The Senate is not
likely TO go into general orders many mors
times this year.
When the bill was reached on the calen-
dar Senator Wagner, Tsmmany leader
moved II for advancement Senator Nc
Manus. also OF Tammany, objected.
well, since its introducer IS not here"
said Wagner, perhaps it would be az well
to lay It aside
Senator Bsyne objected. urging that ac-
ton be taken on II and that It be dug out
OF the general orders morgue. Senator BIC
, Manus protested against any action. and
finally none was taken.
Senator Stilwelrs resolution for equsl
suffrage suffered similar fate, though
stilwell was thero and urged its advance
ment. Senator Bsyne supported him with
plea for those noble and courageous
women who arc interesting themselves IN
the cause of promoting civilization"
Senator Wagner opposed advancement at
this time, saying that in doing 80 ne tet
he was "paying tho highest compliment 70
American womanhood'
The resolution will be considered ~
spocial order on March 20.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
ISEEKS POWER FOR MAYOR
Bill Would Give Ordinance Max
ing Right to Executive.
ny telegraph 10 Tho Tribune.

10y iflegEaph 10 Ihe Tribune.
| Albany March If bill introduced 10y
Senator McClelland and Assemblyman
Caughlan to-day should become law. the
ordinance-making power OF the legislative
body OF New York City in ono important
particular would be turned over TO Mayor
! Gaynor and one OF his appointees. This
measure amends the Greater New York
charter by providing that the electrical
code OF tho city. as adopted by the Com
missioner OF Water Supply. Gas and Elec-
tricity and approved by the Mayor shall
constitute a chapter OF the city ordinances.
Moreover. the Commissioner may issue
orders at any time changing this code.
with the Mayors approval. Violation OF
| this code In any provision or requirement
would be a mlsdemeanor.
The provisions OF the bill have aroused
astonishment among lawyers here. In its
! concentration OF authority I'm the hands OF
the Mayor and his appointee II is not un-
like some of the provisions OF the Tam
many-Gaynor charter for which the
Mayor was supposed 10 be responsible II
calmly seeks to constitute tho Mayor and
his department head the Legislative as
well as the executive branch or the city
government.
AHotutr Now ork lily department Dill
here is undergoing much scrutiny and IL It
| comes up for passage will have TO justify
Itself against considerable criticism. This
Is one introduced by Al Smith. Tammany's
leader IN the Assembly, at the request OF
Fire Commissioner Johnson. II empowers
| the Controller to issue special revenue
bonds I'm any year to provide for a de-
! llciency In the income OF the Fire Depart
ment pension fund, as such deficiency shall
be estimated and certified to the Con-
troler by the treasurey OF the pension
fund. The treasurer is the Fire Commits
| sioner
Two objections are raised to this bill.
one Is that the treasurer OF the fund
should not be the one to certify to an esti-
| mated deficiency in IT, The second and
even more potent one is that the proceed
ure for making UP an estimated deficiency
would remove the power to issue speclal
revenue bonds from the ctys financial
board In this case. taking from the Board
OF Estimate its proper supervision OF a
financial matter and passing It TO the head
OF "A department.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
DIX PICKS STATE TRUSTEES
Sends Nominations for Boards Of Many
Institutions to Senate.

Albany, March 7-Governor Dix sent 10
the Senate for confirmation the following
nominations OF trustees and members OF
boards OF managers OF state institutions to-
day:
New York State College Of Forestry at
Syracuse University, John n. Clancy, SYRIA
cuse.
State Agricultural and Industrial School.
at Industry, Joseph Is. Hone, Rochester.
Willard State Hospital. Annie Laurie
Hudson River State Hospital, f. Lyman
Brown, Poughkeepsie,
Syracuse state Institution for Feeble
Minded Children, the Right Rev. John
Grimes, Alta Pease Grouse. Or. Edward $.
Van Duyn, Syracuse, and DR. William A.
Kelly, Lowville.
Rochester State Hospital. Jane Z. Roches-
ter. Rochester.
Long Island State Hospital, Alexander z.
Orr and Michael +. McGoldrick Brooklyn.
Letchworth Village, Thomas ]. Cotton
New York. -,
Kings Park state Hospital, Regina T.
Sherwood, Glen Cove.
Central Islip State Hospital, Martin Motz-
ner. Ronkonkoma. =,
Utica state Hospital. Or. Edward II.
Coley, Utica.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
DR.. SUN THANKS MR.. TAFT
Red Gross Sends $4,000 More for Re
lief Work in China.

Washington, March THE American Ma
tional Red Cross headquarters here to-day
sent by cable an additional 5000 to the
Shanghai committee for use in relieving the
| famine and revolution sufferers I'm China.
! This amount. which came entirely from the
state Of New York, swells the total which
has been sent TO China since January / TO
| &2i, 900
President Taft to-day received the follow
ins cable message from Or. Sun Yat-scn,
at Nanking.
The President of the Republic OF China
begs 10 thank the President OF the United
on behalf OF the Chinese famine districts
and 10 state that such appeals on behalf
OF humanity command the deepest graft
tude Of Chinese republican government and
| entire people.