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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

What shall it profit a man If he
married? Here's what All enraptured
reporter in the Appleton, Wis. Post
says by way of answer:
The Post takes pleasure in announc-
ing the marriage of Mr.. Ballard Clark.
formerly of Appleton, to Miss Alice
Cummings. of Buffalo. " Y. The bride
is a young lady of varied accomplish
ments, possessed OF those refining
graces that Will make the home a re-
treat from the perpIexing swirl of COM
rercial strife. In the economy OF
time daily conflict in the merits of
traffic is the record of every man OF
laudabIe ambition. without this pro-
gress would become an obsolete factor
in the Industrial realm. Relaxations
from the mental and physical forces
exercised In these encounters are es-
sential to the appreciation OF those
high ideals that add a warmth and
glow TO ones earthly pilgrimage That
respite can only he realized in the
home where the queen ~ love is en-
throned amid a coalition of treasures
he they ever so simple. that appeal in
their ,sthetic desires to the human
heart
o syrup:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
The Baby.

The sweetest little darling that the
world has ever seen:
OF tranquil disposition with no yearn-
ing to be mean.
It's face shows great intelligence and
beauty that is rare;
The cutest little infant in the coun-
try, anywhere.
It's voice shows splendid quality. It's
music to the ear,
And when it has the collie, It's q
symphony to hear.
It has got a brilliant future. there Is
not a doubt Of il.
And there's not a thing to wish for
to improve the kid a bit
II 1t is yours
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
A Gilt Edge Recemnendatio,.

An attenuated and willowy Swedish
maiden was once connected with the
household in the capacity Of domestic.
Her work was not satisfactory and
she received her notice. Before leav-
ing she approached the head OF the
house and said:
LAY tank If had a recommended
ton from you 1 could get a good yob
somewhere, maybe"
This was a poser. but after think
ing the matter over for q few min
utes the man with a cheerful desire
to oblige sat down at his desk and
wrote the following:
ITO Whom 1t May Concern: This
is to certify that Miss Tillie Svenson
has been engaged in my household as
domestic for six months. I can truth
fully say that she Is the tallest hired
girl We have ever had"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

bership be satisfied to drift along and
resp emoluments without disturbing
the status quo. then the result Is moth
ing but to increase the burdens Of the
taxpayers and u bestow on the politi-
clans another plum OF patronage.
It Is IN order therefore to remind
the public that. beside helping TO
choose q President OF the United States
to succeed Mr.. Taft. the opportunity
will devolve on the Virginia electorate
at the forthcoming November election
to vote on the proposed constitutional
amendment which passed the General
Assemblies Of 1910 and 1912. allowing
the Legislature to prescribe forms OK
commission government for cities. -
become effective when approved BY the
people.
Here will be the chance for the
cities OF the State to secure genuine
emancipation from the clumsy. waste
full and ineffective form OF government
to which they are at present chained
Under the terms of the amendment as
1t will be presented to the sunragans,
the General Assembly may depart from
the form Of organization and govern
ment OF cities and towns. az now pre-
scribed by the constitution. and may
provide. from time to time. for the va
rious cities and towns OF the State
such forms Of municipal government
as Il may deem best. subject to the
condition that NJ form SO adopted by
the General Assembly shall become
operative except as to such cities or
towns AZ may thereafter adopt the same
by a majority vote Of its qualified
electors at an election to be held as
may be prescribed therefor by Law.
We regard the popular ratification OF
this proposed change In the Constitu--
ton az second in Importance to no iss
sue on which the Virginia people will
be called on to pass at the November
-Vfrginian-Pilo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

Organize something brand new in
the way OF a religious cult
Invent an automobile tire that can.
not be punctured.
Find recipe for an odorless garlic
salad.
Start a moving picture show.
Marry an heiress.
Rob a bank.
Work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
Onthe Spur Of Moment
By Roy K. Meulton



He jumped OF the train almost be-
fore 1t had come to . full stop and
shook the cinders out Of his hair and
ears. He smiled the town air joyous
ly and shook hands warmly with the
friend who had gone TO the train to
meet him.
"For the love OF Nike. where have
you been?" asked the friend. You
look like the flag end OF q misspent
life. You look as frazzled As q collar
that has been to the laundry nineteen
times"
Il have been to q rest cure" he re.
piled. doc told me where to find q
cute place and fell for It like q
ding-swizzled bonehead. I have rested
SO much in the last ten days that I'm
about half dead. and believe me. Sep
timus, when I catch Doc alone some
dark night the police are going to
have another mysterious Affair to
clear up"
Il would hardly have known YOU.
said the friend.
II don't blame you. I was feeling
pretty fair when Doc sent me away
and told him / thought he was max
ing a great mistake, but he would
have his own way. I got little hall
bedroom over the kitchen In one OF
them foxy health resorts. where all
you have got to do is to eat boss
feed and sit and look out Of the win
dow at the sparrows. I couldn't fsh
because it wasn't good for me. 1t was
too cold to go in bathing. couldn't
read on account Of my eyes and I
couldn't play poker because there
was nobody TO plaY with but Meth
odist preacher and four old ladies. I
got quite well acquainted with them
sparrowa We would do nothing all
day but talk about the weather and
study the almanac. ana at night We
would sit and talk about the moon
The only excitement / had was one
funeral which took place In the neigh
borhood. and there wouldn't have been
much excitement there II the soprano
hadn't swallowed her gum right at
the critical moment
Il was alone with myself SO much
that I had time to think over my past
life and get to delving into the fu-
ture. Finally when got to talking
to myself and counting the ants In
the sugar bowl I made up my mind to
ny back to town. and here am.
THE simple life has got me down.
but not out. am going to get to
work again ard recuperate, and when
get the strength back that have
lost at the rest cure I'm going to 60
up and have q session with Doc that
he will remember for several moons.
S'long; I'll see you after go home
and bury these clothes In the back
yard. Get the boys together to-
night"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

The bungalow is q very popuia :
dwelling these days. and the always
informing FarrnvIiIe correspondent Of
;rc APpoma;,ox Timcs-virzinian makes
some rather original observations
about IL.
The bungalow has gotten 20 BE
fashionable with us, and some at,rac-
tive specimens Of that style are be-
ing erected. on. has already been
finished and 10 the cosi.st home IN
town. ~ these days when house ser
wants are few ard faT between and az
uncertain a. the changing wind. 'he
hess 81 house surface 10 sweep the
bette. Tn. only objection . have
heard urged ssainS, the bungalow has
been rn-a" ~ tirnid folks who are
AFRAID 20 sleep on tho frst floor"
The brsgaiow is really o sort ~
lazy folks home. imported. 81 lis be-
jieve5. by = men. who. after spending
a fun evening with the boys found 8,
diricuIt 90 negotiate tie stairs to the
second n0es.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

To the Editor of The Times-Dsspatch:
Sir.-I thought 1t was customary In
all civilized wars for q stipulated
price to be exacted Of the conquered
by the conqueror. but II seems to me
that after the lapse Of these fOrty-nve
years since the War Between the
States the time has come when one
or two things should be done in Jus
tice to the country or both sections of
IL. unless the desire is to keep the
two sections forever alineated The
one thing Justice demands IL to re-
lieve the Southern States from pen
sion taxation, or they should have
a rate pensioning each man. whether
Federal or Confederate. Since We can
only now pension for gallantry or
soldering. especially since il il q well
known fact that IL all the holdings OF
the southern states had been sold at
fair price the Northern States could
not have gotten as much money as she
has had by the system Of taxes i'm
posed on the South for pensions. and
when n counery has been conf1scatcd.
few countries desire more. or even as
much. do not wish 10 be understood
as opposing pensioning callantry: but
To tax one section Of country for the
benefit of smother is.a poor way to
encourage patriotism. which every man
should carry in his bosom.
X Y.
Drewry-a Ritff Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

To the Editor Of The Times-Dtspatch:
Sir.--Thc Governor of Virginia may
not he afflicted with ncpcf.sm: hut TO
= man up a tree IL looks strange that
the physician to the state P~nisentiary.
the party who took the iunk~ting trip
TO Paris tn connection with the Houdon
statue. and the Special counsel in the
limo case should all be named Mann.
YvM-yCM
Et.hupuj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
4 NorSpry tppuY<s.

= noess1e ADDRESS boaTfne On Chris
tis- Witty and the best sn~tnods Of
attaining 8; vas made a Few days ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

,COWS9Og WetOewa
I Z am not inclined 60 30 into eosre
ias a witness in q case IN which ] nave
boon summoneA. Can I be forcee 70
attend and testify? y.
Yes. unless you run away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04

Can 7 procure q dictionary OF irise
~ the country? -. "a NJ
! W, :,ave nothing but coney's. pub
uxb.d in Dublin is 1898. This may
I've got through your bookseller. II 70
probably In the state Library. ani -
considered sufsciens for ordinary pur.
poses
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
Fargo Lands Another Big
National Convention
UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH.
NOTICE RECEIVED TODAY THAT
THIS WILL BE THE MECCA IN
JUNE FOR UNITED NORWEGIAN
LUTHERANs-MADE POSSIBLE
!, BY SUNDAY TABERNACLE.

Fargo gets another big convention.
The United Norwegian Lutheran
church of America will hold its an
nual convention here, either beginning
June or June Is. This will be one
of the most important gatherings Of
the year in North Dakota and will
bring from 1000 to 1900 people here
from every section of the United
States.
1t was largely through the efforts
of Secretary Stine and President
Hardy of the commercial club that this
meeting was secured. They have beep
in touch with the leaders of the church
for some time, impressing on them the
good points Of Fargo as a convention
city.
The final decision was made yester-
day at meeting of the committee in
charge at Minneapolis. Pres. t. H.
Dahl OF the church association sent
the information today that Fargo had
been finally accepted as the conven-
tion city.
The convention could not have come
to Fargo had it not .heen for the fact
that this city will have, at that time
building large enough to take care
of their great crowds. This building
will be the Sunday tabernacle, which
win also be used for the 8Saengerfest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
7 GUNBOAIS
DESTROYED
Italians Wipe Out Part Of
Turkeys Navy

Rome, Jan. ia severe naval ac-
ton occurred Jan. in the Red sea.
when seven Turkish gunboats and an
armed yacht were destroyed by Italian
warships-
The action occurred outside the bay
Of Kunfida, a small walled town with
q garrison and two forts about 500
miles north of Alden on the east coast
Of the Red sea.
A division of Italian cruisers which
had been securing the coasts OF the
Red sea, IN search Of Turkish war
vessels and ships conveying contra
band goods destined for the Turkish
garriscns OF Yeman province, Aabia
encountered the fIotilla Of Turkish
gunboats and at once opened fire
The Turks replied but their feeble
armament succumbed TO the superior
weapons OF the Italian war vessels.
The italian warships recently bonn.
barded the towns Of Sheilx, Said
Mocha and Akabah. They have beer
cruising the Red sea since the begin.
ming Of the war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
WALLACE and
FATHER AGREE
SON OF DRAYToN BANKER Ar
RESTED FOR THREATENING
HIS FATHER.

st Paul, Jan. 12:--Rex. B. Wallace,
son Of a Drayton, N. D.. banker, who
was taken from the z. M. @. A. build
ing was held at Central police sta
itiena Until bis father who i,Gs,,l zen
telegraphed for arrived.
A conference was held btween the
young man and his father in the office
OF Chief OF Police O'Connors. A sat
isfactory settlement was reached and
the senior Wallace left for home.
Young Wallace was a former stu
dent at Hamline university, it is said.
A proposition was made to him by
his father, it is said, If the latter had
finished his university workfand made
good in some business his father
would present him with $4,000.
For the last two years Wallace has
been clerk in the First National
bank of Minneapolis and is said to
have drawn an exceptionally large
salary for clerk of his age. There
fore he believed he had made good
and it is said demanded that his
father send him the $4,000 as agreed
upon. His father, however is said to
have differed with him and refused
to honor his demands. He then be-
gan to make threats.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
WHITE WAS
BOUGHT And
PAID FOR"
LOrimer Made Counter Accusa-
ton on Stand
Chicago Tribune Making Fight
to UnSeat Him
Says Fight Against Browne for
That Purpose

Washington, Jan, 12.-Senator Lori
mer continuing his testimony before
the senate inquisitorial committee to-
day declared the real purpose of the
fight on Lee o'Neill Browne, who is
accused of bribing the Illinois legis-
llature to vote for Lorimer, and who
was tried twice on perjury charges
was to unseat Lorimer in the senate.
Lorimer said he loaned Browne 10000
with which to defend himself
4 never took his note nor any secur-
ity for the money nor kept books on
it." said Lorimer, because I felt ne
was being attacked on my account and
] did not want him to lose on my ac-
count.
"Lorimer testified he was convinced
The Chicago Tribune bought the ev!-
dence they used against Browne. with
the purpose OF using it as the basis Of
an attempt to put him out of the sem
ate, and that the whole machinery Of
the states attorneys ONCE was used
to destroy him and not to put Browne
in the penitentiary.
Il believe The Tribune suborned the
perjury of White, Beckemeyer and
Holstlaw," said Lorimer, And I am
convinced that neither Browne nor
anyone else ever paid any money for
a vote for me.
Lorimer declared he believed Gov
ernor Deneen and The Tribune in a
conspiracy get him out of the senate
and that Charles A. White was bought
and paid for. 1t was the published
statement of Whites alleging that he
had been paid to vote for Loriner
which began the inquiry into Lori
mer's election.
The witness testified he believed
Beckemeyer made his confession tc
escape the indictment pending against
him. and that Holstlaw's confession
was obtained the same way by per-
sons in employ of The Tribune. He
declared further the belie1 that Link
was indicted without any warrant OF
law, and that the Indictment was held
over his head until he made the state
ments they wanted.
After he did that" Lorirner said
"the indictment was quashed. They
did the same with others
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12

YOUNG wife
Pleads Guilty on First Ami
|. verSary Of Wedding
MOTHER WEEPS in COURT
DR.. HARRY WEBSTER TO-DAY
WITHDREW HIS PLEA or NOT
GUILTY AND ADMITTED IN THE
COURT THAT HE HAD sLAueH-
TERED WOMAN HE MARRIED.

Oregon, Ills, Jan. 12.--Dr Harry
Webster pleaded guilty to murder in
ogle county court, here today, on the
first anniversary of his marriage to
Bessie Kent Webster, whom, by his
own confession, he killed near here
last September. Webster withdrew the
plea of not guilty previously made by
him.
Attorney John E. Erwin, of Web
ster's counsel. in brief statement aft
er the defendant was taken before
Judge Farrand, announced formally
that his client desired to enter plea
of guilty.
Webster made the plea in person.
Farrand asked Webster il the de-
fendant understood he was entitled to
a trial by jury and If the plea of guilty
was made with Webster's own free
will.
To each question Webster replied
yes in an even tone of voice.
After he had entered the plea, Web
ster seated himself at the side OF his
mother, who wept quietly throughout
the proceedings.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
WARMER
WEATHER
Relief From the Cold Spell in
Sight
COLDEST OF YEAR HERE
GOVERNMENT THERMOMETER
REGISTERED, SO BELOW. LAST
NIGHT - AT ABERDEEN THE
BULB WENT DOWN TO 4s BE.
LOW ZERO.
IS BELOW IN ABERDEEN.
Aberdeen, s. D., Jan. 12.--Ther-
mometer dropped to 46 degrees
below, here, last night.


Chicago, Jan. 12.--With promises by
the weather bureau OF rising tempera-
lures throughout the north central and
northwestern states people living in
those districts are looking forward
for relief from what many cases have
been coldest spell in quarter Of
century.
Slowly rising temperature" fore
cast Iowa, Minnesota, Dakotas, Wis
consin and Montana.
Thermometers through the north
west last night registered all the
way from Is to 40 below zero, and
much suffering was reported by charit-
able institutions. The federal wealth
er bureau today gave notice that a
severe cold wave will spread over the
southeastern states during the next
thirty-six hours.
Train service on all western lines is
in chaotic conditions and some roads
are practically abandoned. Record
breaking low temperatures extended
throughout the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys.
Thermometers at Winona, Mimi, ahd
Lacrosse, Wis, registered from 35 to
40 degrees below. Other places record
ed still colder weather.
Cold in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Jan. 1.-THE thermome-
ter registered IA degrees below this
morning. The forecaster here was
unable to predict any relief today, but
offers slowly rising temperature tomor-
row. Green Bay and Madison report
"a below.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
MYSTERY ABOUT
WOMAN'S death
she AND DAUGHTER FOUND
DEAD WITHOUT INDICATION
OF CAUSE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 12.--Mys-
terry shrouds the death of Mrs. Edith
Phillips and her four months old
taby daughter, Grace. whose bodies
were found in their home today by
the woman's husband, J. r. Phillips,
a fireman in engine company number
8. No marks Of violence or evidence
OF poisoning were found. The gas
jets were burning and there was no
odor of gas about the place. Let
ters written by the woman last night
and plans for giving a party tonight
conf1icted with the theory of suicide.
The husband, j. r. Phillips, found
the bodies when he went to his home
142S Ninth street south, for lunch to-
day. He had seen them last at sup
per time last night, when they dis
cussed plans for a party tonight.
. Mrs. Phillips body, partly clothed
was lying partly on the bed and partly
ON the floor. The baby's body was on
the bed. Mrs. Phillips garments
from the waist down were moist.
The faces bore no sign of pain, nor
was there the slightest trace of any
kind of struggle. No poison bot
ties or containers were found on the
premises. Coroner Seashore, who
made a preliminary examination OF
the bodies, declared he had found
nothing to indicate that Mrs. Phillips
had ended the lives Of herself and the
baby.
Opposed to the theory Of suicide
were the letters found on a table,
which evidently had been written by
the woman last night, one of them
to relatives in Duluth. In this letter
she indicated that she and her hus-
band and child would visit them
shortly.
Mrs. Phillips was the daughter Jf
d. I. Miles, cashier of the Farmers
Savings bank of Pioneer, Ia. 1t was
said that she had been married be-
fore. She was % years old.
The back door of the house was open
at the time the bodies were discover
ed. 1t could not be determined wheth-
er Mrs. Phillips had opened the door
to cool off the rooms some time during
the night, or whether an outsider had
been in the building.
Mrs J. H. Larson, who lived up
stairs in the same house, said she had
heard no noise of any kind in the
Phillips home during the night. Mr.
and Mrs. Phillips were married about
one and one half years ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
Husband Dying; VIE spsaks.

Maysville, KY, San. 12.--Though he
left much land and other property to
his wife. Louis Roses, who died last
Sunday. had not spoken to her until
that day for twenty five years. This
became known yesterday after his will
was filed for probate. It developed
that on Sunday morning Mrs Roses
broke the silence, when she asked her
husband:
will you have cup OF coffee?'
Il believe / WILL was his reply.
In a few moments he was stricken
with heart disease and died.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
YESTERDAY WAS
COLDEST HERE

Yesterday and last night was the
coldest of the winter for Fargo. The
thermometer registered s8 degrees be-
low zero, which was the lowest that
the mercury has dropped during the
last twenty-four hours. This morning
1t was 80 degrees below at $3.50 o'clock
which is the coldest it has been DUR
ing the daylight hours of the day
since the present cold snap set in.
The weather predictions are fair to-
night and Saturday, with slowly rising
temperature promised. 1t is hoped
from this that warmer weather is in
sight and that the coming week viii
be of the nature of winter weather that
was experienced during the month OF
December before the holiday season
Last night at jamestown ii il report
ed that the Thermometer registered IA
degrees below. Nearly all the travel
ing men are remaining In the city tf,is
week, as they believe not much can be
accomplished over the state when the
trains are so tied up and behind their
usual schedules.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
Fiendish Brutality Is
Shown BY the Chinese
SIX coW6oYs, RIDING
TEXAS RANGES, FIGHT
PACK OF 1000 WOLVES

Galveston, Tex, Jan. 12.--Cow-
boys arriving here today told
sory Of wild fight with a pack OF
Q wolves while riding the
8 in Lloyd county. There
VI x in the party sent out to
cal cottonseed meal to starv-
ing cattle during the recent bliz-
zard. The wolves were half starv-
ed and charging down upon the
party, engaged them in running
ight for four hours. The cowboys
were finally forced TO make stand
and three of their number were
thrown from their horses, narrow
ly escaping death
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
LIFE "TOO HARD"
TOOK own LIFE

San Francisco. Jan. 12.-Luigi Dom
ato Ventura, an Italian Of noble birth
and ability as writer and lecturer,
committed suicide here last night by
shooting himself through the heart,
while despondent Family troubles
were the cause.
In the room in which Ventura took
his life lay letter from Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Franklin K.
Lane. who wrote:
II hope that with the dawn Of the
new year you will appreciate life as
not dready blank for YOU
But in a note for his daughter
Lillian, Ventura said:
Life is too hard now; / have no
brains, no ideas, and you will be hap
pier after this ordeal
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-12
IN. D. Grew -Four Times
Faster Than Whole Of
US. Past Ten Years
North Dakota Increase Was 1913 Per Cent Compared With
u Per Cent for Country Generally
Bulletin Issued Today by the Census Bureau Gives Some In
tereSting Figures on State

In 1910 Fargo had a population OF
1881, an increase OF 4,742 or 49.5 per
cent over 1900.
Minot shows the largest increase in
cities, having 3S4.6 per cent. The
population in 1910 was 6,1sS and the
increase in numbers over 1900 was
4,911.
The urban population in 191O--cities
$500 inhabitants or more-was 1926
or II per cent of the total. While
513,S20 or 80 per cent lived in the
rural communities. In 1900 the urban
population was 23,41S or 7.3 per cent,
while the rural was 295,733 or 92.7 per
cent.