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hundred dollars over last year was all he said; but
he gave me hearty clasp and rang for his cashier In
few minutes found myself walking down the street,
nv head in whirl and check my pocket for three
substantial figures The ice broken. In the years
that have interviewed checks have been given to by
the richest men and women in America; but | don't
know if any gave more pleasure than my first.
WHILE personal calls rule more productive
~ of results, the financial solicitor must not
look the advantages of the mails Proof that this is not
only recognized but that the post IS greatly abused
lies in the fact that Mr.. Rockefeers mailbag has
MANY as four hundred letters day. There few
modern Inventions indeed that have not been avaled
of in attempts to reach the eye and ear of the wealthy
The wireless telegraph appeal IS no longer novelty.
If an aviatorsoictor could drive his aeroplane
the golf links Pocantico Hills, the path of
the yacht Corsr it is probable that wealthy philan
hopists would receive appeals from higher planes
even than some of them said to move in.
1t is the that appeals for money, like Tenny-
sons Brook" flow on forever. They arrive by tele
phone express the hands of messengers, from the
lips of acquaintance and concealed in books and
boxes of roses "Sx thousand people give practically
all the money the East said the treasurer of great
educational board conservative estimate is that
hundred million appeals reach the offices OF wealthy
residents in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and
Boston during the year. AS large proportion OF the
applications for personal help in the case OF lnd-
caculable amount of time and energy to disposing of
his mail.
Clearly the problem of the financial agent of philan
thropy is get hearng,-and here lies an opportun-
ty for the of considerable ingenuity. remem
Der that the panic of October 1907 broke in New York
when was raising fund for new educational ven
ture The city filled with of failures; the
banks shutting their doors. 1t obvious that
certain rich would not entirely discontinue their
benefactions, and they were the ones must depend
on As an experiment l ordered novel form of sta
tionery with and enclosing The effect dis
tinctive and believed that the envelops would
attract attention That my letters read was de-
monstrated by quick returns amounting to nearly two
thousand dollars Striking form coupled with taste has
helped many solicitor who wanted his appeals to be
productive.
On another occasion wrote letter which my finance
committee sent to very rich woman We wanted
money for the National Peace & Arbitration Congress
day or later check Fifth-ave. bank reached
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me, signed in the clear firm hand of NJ Olivia Sage.
The secretary of this fabulousy wealthy woman will
receive by appointment any responsible caller who has
proper credentials, No one however, has the oppor-
tunity to speak with Mrs. Sage about donations to
good except the little cotere that relieve her
far possible of the details of her philanhropies
IL told her that never opened letter myself unless
it was from friend" Mr.. Carnegie has said.
1t would not be surprising if the public should hear
less and less of Mrs Sages personal gifts except to pet
projects like the employees of Central Park, the
mems clubs and colleges. The Sage Foundation and
the Charity Organization Society of New York come
in for much of the correspondence originally sent to her
from seekers for phanthropc gifts
NEARLY everyone knows that the richest man in
America is fond of golf; but it may be news to
that the privilege of playing with him over the
links his estate will not necessarily insure benefac
ton, if he is in sympathy with the religious and
charitable work of his gofng opponent.
In letter that privileged to signed in the
thin, slightly wavering hand of John d. Rockefeller
such friend assured of the Oil Kings goodwill
but, he added, before committing himself to endow
ment for federated church work. he preferred to await
the recommendations of his committee.
Mr.. Rockefeller takes serious view OF his response
bities and insists busnesske methods on the part
of those seeking his bounty If ones project has an
incomplete organization, such vacancy in the direc-
torate treasurership, had better make haste
slowly If the charity has had expenditures in excess of
receipts, should expect to be told that this was
garded as an unfavorabe feature Nor would it be
advisable to say that the unmaured pledges If paid
were sufficient to meet all the bills. Mr. Rockefelers
representatives would rejon that debts could not be
said to be discharged in that way: institutions should
live within their income His committee on benevo-
lence works inteigently and tireessy along general
lines laid down by him to sf out the significant appeal
from the of letters dumped by the postman at 20
Broadway. At the discretion of members of the
mittee time and place is named for interviews with
representatives of charitable institutions.
My plan has been to reduce my appeals to brief
written form; so that each member may have
the record One should not be afraid to dwell fiscal
details such the amount pledged for the work. the
sums actually paid in, the number of subscribers
amounts of the largest subscriptions and their donors
Ten days may pass, sometimes month, and the
postman brings No. envelop embossed in blue in the
left-hand corner, "26 Broadway, New York Mr..
Rockefeer's checks generous in more ways than
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monats bon leiner @eltliben Sour
in &idmono 3lruderpartet meroen
fam. = 6rou 8. s. Mbmann uno
IoGter bon Siour 6alS, g.. g. be-
fin0en iid bier gu pertpanotidaftlidem
@elude. - Sn Ser 6amilie &D. Sbo=
mas ite1te ii6 Elm muntereS Sobn-
den Elm. @0ge es sen begliidten 81
tern nur 6reuoe bereiten! = Die
6armer intereiirt eS iebt mebr 0enn
lie gu miilen, no lie Sen b0diten &reis
fir @abm erbalten. SSn &idmon0 ba=
ben mir in Ser Ser Jon 6es &errn S.
$. 8orf einen Man11, melder in Sic er
@inli9t sen b06iten Mnipriden ge=
1niigt. @egen Mdberem leie mani feline
Mn5eige an anoerer Steue, in mel6er
er sic 1abrifation bon Scecream an=
fun0igt, 6aber feline 8reiie fir &abm
b0ber fins als Sic i'm Coils Storage
o0er Creamery. - Sn ser Gamilie 6.
g. &ennes binterlieB ser Stor6 elm
geiun6es 8iibden> in ser Tan1ilie Mn=.
ton &naus Elm nettes Ma66en uno
beim Sobn @lantenberg elm munteres
&n1bden. Slid oa5u! - Sral1 5reo.
8iirman1, melde Samitag por adt
Gagen in ser S. S. @bmanns @ob=
1lt11g opertrt pl1r6e, befinoet ii6 BEN
l1mitdn5en gemdB mobl. SHE Mn5ei=
den 6euten 6arauf Fin, 6aB lie Balls
miro gu SEN @eiun6en gere@net mer=
Sen f0nnen.
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!; Gus oer mm8r8eno.
@atfinS.

0ie Mrbeit oes MusgrabenS fir oas
Tunoament ser nel1en Stride lit 1pte=
Ser in Mngriff ge1ommen moroen. =
8ittpe @einri6 &rdnter laBt iid elite
@obnung euf ibrer 5arm norolid
BON @atfi11s erridten. 8auneilter
Seinrid Donnap lit nit Ser Mrbeit
betrallt moroeu. : @ittpe Matb.
Gouls uiro am 1. Mai 8erlteigerlalg
balter. - Bapa Miltler BON Sfla=
boum meilt bel ieinen bieiigen Ange=
b0rigen altf 9eiud). - Sic Sarmer
liuo nit ser 5aat fertig, uno es mino
jett nidt mebr lange 6al1ern, nno al
les prungt inn ib0niten Grim.
Gbem &alleD.
@oblporbereitet ourd) oen gm=
pfang ser fl. Sterbeiafran1e11te bat
an Montag, Sen Is. Npril, Soiepb
Sen1en oaS 3eitlide geiegnet. Ser
Neritorbene mar inn Sctober 1929 in
@onratb, @egierungsbe5irf Srier, &c,
boren. SIM Sabre 1850 fam er be-
reits in Sic les 9an0, lpobnte etlihe
SATIRE inn 5taote @%isconiin uno per=
leate bon sort lein @eim nadb MarDS-
tomn, Scott County, Minn. 9aielblt
hrad}te er jid in SEN 8eiit elmer ido=
uen Tarm uno perebelidte iib in
1855 nit Moria Merlh. Ser gliid=
liden gbe entiproiien adt @in0er,
meld]e sic quite Ml1tter iiberlebten, ste
I'M Sabre 1881 pl0blib 0urd Sen Sos
in Sic gmigfeit entfiibrt uur5e. Die
ler Shidialsidlag entmutbigte fat
Sen 10 iduer gepriiften @otten, Ser
lid) BON elmer 10 groben l%tnmiinoigen
ainoeridaar lmringt iab. gr per=
Mieb leoo6 no9 mebrere Sabre arf
ieiner &eintitGtte. Nadoem iib aber
einige leiner @inoer in Stearns @ou11=
tp ibr eigenes @eim gegriin0et, 5og eS
ar9 ibn na6 0iei EN- County. CT
perfaufte feline 2iegenihafte1 in Scott
County ura0 ma6te ii6 in Sic gfad=
borid3oft ieiuer @inoer, 6enen er iei=
men linn angeborenen TletB abtped=
lelno 5ugute fomnlen lieB. Seinen
500 betra1ern iebs &inoer. Diele
iin0: Matbias @ennen bon @atfins,
esofn @ennen bon @oen 8a0ep, Nn-
no 8ea bon @ol6 Spring, Soiepb
@el1nen bon 81. Mt6olas, Beter @en=
men bon &oscoe nn6 @i6ael @ennen
BON @6en 8a1eD. 3pei Ma6den gin-
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traQstour bon 2ittle SAILS tonrmeno
in ct Sobns a>,. Mm Mben6e oes~
ielben Cages nod bielt er in ser slnla
einen fait 5meiitiinoigen, %ipannenoen
mn0 b0ddt %lebrreidJen @ortrag iiber
vSocialiit IacticS". Ser &e6ner Be-
geilterte ale 8ub0rer auf's b0dite
un6 fem @ortrag bat obme 3uetfel
piel Muten geitiftet. @oloitein's @r@
iiber ser so5iMismus> oos 5lm Ger-
fouf ousgeboten muroe, far0 reiden
'Mbinb. 100 gremp1are mur0en in gan5
fllr5er 3eit perfauft un5 cine Mn5abl
m1r0e nod 1nd)beltellt. - Der bodm.
P. 5ubprior bon ser Mbtei balf am
letten gonntag in 81. &al,l at Steae
oes P. @eorg, .. g. 49, aus. P.
! Mapbael tbot oosglei6e in Mimeapo=
lis an 5tene oes P. &idaro, .. 8.
9. : Die bocbp. P. P. 8onapentllra,
3. g. g., BON @arriion, N%oro6afotn,
uuD 2l,fas .. g.. g., bon Neu=0fiin=
6en un0 bodm. @i6mann bon Bluff
ton lpeilten i'm &%erlaufe Ser lebten
@ode SIT fur5em 8eiude III ser Mbtei.
l. Ser oeutihe ct. 9onifatius=9ite=
ror=@erein bot III ieiner lebten Ser
lammlung sen 8eidyl1B gefaBt, audi
oieies Sabr mie0er oas 6eit 6es fl.
8onifatius, oes Mpoitels ser Deut=
id>el1, feierlib. 5t begeben.
Jreeport.
@ie6erum i6lltg ser 500 cine ttefe
8urce in cine u11ierer geadteten So
milien,- inoem er am Sonntag Mittag
Jrou Sucob Sod In Elm beiieres Ser=
ieits entfiibrte. Die @eritorbene, I'M
gef1br inn As. 2ebensiabre iteben0e
Ml4tter nn0 @attin, frdnfelte mabrenS
Ser @intermonate mebr o0er mentger,
Bis oonn am 5amitag pl0tlih ii6 eli
ne @en0ung gum Sdle6teren einlteu=
tie. Man bolte iofort Sen Bfarrer an
ibr &ranfenlager, melder ibr sic FL.
Safrcmente ipe,t0ete, nod 6eren @n1=
pfang iie aetroit a.3 nit miaiger, ia
man m06te iagen, nit freu5iger Or
gebung in @ottes fl. @illen, Sem g'1=
Sc entgegeniab. @ott mir6 ibr gemiB
ein gra6iger &idter iein. 9as Set
@enbegdngniB fan0 @itttpo@ Morgen
no9 porbergeganger1em &equiem o1rf
Sem bieiigen Srie0bofe itatt. Mebit
Sem tief betriibten @atten binterlaBt
iie flint 50bne un0 cine perbeiratbete
Sodter, 6rou SEQ Stolen. Ser bier
mobnen6e Soiepb 6abed un6 Ser CUR
ct. Mntonil1s=@ emein6e in Strain
Conn geb0rige @ilb. 6abed fins 8rii=
Ser ser 9abingeidie0enen. Ser Ser
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aen Dem quten 8ater in sic @migfeit
poran. Mit Sen &ir0ern tbeilen lid)
in Sic 1rauer Inn sen &erblitenea
etlid}e @ei9miiter un6 Elm GROCER Ser
! mun0tldafts- inns 9eianntl@aftstrets
Mm Gebten Donneritag fano na6 els
1tem in ser bieligen ct. Marienfirde
pom bodm. @errn q. Yeiffer gebal-
tene11 @eqliiem sic 8eeroigung itatt,
ypo5lt li6 cine groBe Menge @olfes
/. ei11gef1noen bate, I'M oem gnten al
tc1 Monne 6os lette gbrengeleite ST.
sebeu. M6ge er ruben 1T Srieoen!
= 2etteu Montag hegab 1i6 Or.
@an1br0ir III Yripatgeldaften na6 ct.
Glouo. Sem Ml,tomobI bradte i'm
ant glei6en Sage mieoer beim. =
6rou @eorg 2abr bon bier, mel6e
5pei @oden in ct. Glouo uerlpeilte,
100 lie Sem @~egr1bniiie Ser 5dmie=
germlltter 2ubr beimobnte, traf Mitt=
moh micSer in ibrem 6amilienfreile
ctn.
Clear Gate.
Or. Mrtfur %. gfl ITEM, 5obn 6es
bier ullo in Ser gan5en ltmgegeno
pcrt6eilboft befannten Mpotbeters Mn=
oreos S. Gditein, miro binnen &l,r=
gem iib ser 9iirgeribaft ct. CLOUDS
anidlieBen u10 sic Biz 6a6im bon 81.
Mfalop pccupierten Sfficeltl.ben inne
hoben. Or. gditein pollen6et ietne
Stuoieu an ser Nortbmei tern ltntber=
lit1t bon Chicago un0 miro allsgangs
Ntoi lein Giplom erbalten. Ser jun
&c Mr5t graouirte gleidfals als
Y6orn1a5eut at ser Wfi1nelota
Staots= l1niperiitat, no iein Nome IN
Ser gbrenliite prangte, mie 0teS ntdt
meniger ser 6al lit an Ser ltniper-
lit6t, Don Ser er bin>ten fur5er 3eit
ais tiid)tiger Stu0ent un5 als 5l,per=
laiiiger Mr5t in gbren miro e%ntlaiien
meroen. Sn Ser @l1noar5neifunit
murSe Ser iunge Goftor I'M pergange=
nen ssabr Of ieines auSge5eidneten
gramens nit ser Marfe 100 beebrt,
cine gbren6e5eugl1ng, mie lie por0em
ME irgel,0 einem Stu0ioie len Ser Me=
0i5in 5utbeil mur0e, 10 lange Sic Uni
p%eriitdt III grtiten5 lit. 8abren6 Ser
(ebten orei Sabre mar er Elm @ebiilfe
i'm ct. Eeter 5taatsboipital, ln0 er
fomInt nad ct. Glouo, ausgeriiitet
nit Sen beiten Sa6fenntniiien uno
NIT sen bel item nno 5,1perldltgiten gm=
pfeb(ungen.
ct, Sobns College.
Mm Samltug, sen 20. Mpril, langte
@err 9npio @oloitein auf ieiner @or=
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Mprt1erm &aeifie 2anbereien.

&rairie=2dnoereien NIT Happel-
bui9, tbeilmeiie fultipirt NIT @erbei=
ierungen, Deficient aus idonen Sc
bal1oen, 6en5en etc. S6mar5er 2ebm=
bo0en NIT Sbonunteri9idt. Nabe
Sdulen un5 &ir6en gelegert, bon Ell
tter big flint Meilen BON gl,ten Gil en-
babn=S rtidaften ser Greet Mortbern
8abn entlang. Ereiie bariiren bon,
SIS per Mder aufmdrts GIT Ieidten
3oblbe0ingungen. @egen Mdberem
i6rei6e man at
@easber & 0onns,
23=4t ct. @lolo, Minn.
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9anfiagung.

Siefgefiiblten Ganf eritatten mir
Sen pielen 6reunoen un6 Madbarn,
tmelde uns anldBlt6 6es So0es UNI
ierer lieben @l1tter Mnna Maria 2Qhr
pielfade 8emeiie inniger Gbeilnobme
bradjten, Ser @eritorbenen oas lebte
gbrengeleite gaben un6 ibrer geeIen-
rube i'm an6adtigen @ebete geoadp
ten.
smianna 2abr ,1nb @eidpiiter.
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Sefrctars=Offiee bes 9entiden @D<
miidlzG at6uIiideu 2entral= &creins.

Die 81. Notwithstanding oes
0eutlden &0lniih=&atbolifen Sen=
%tralpereins mirb Dei1er in Sen Sager1
oes 15., 49,, H., An6 Is. September
in Soleoo, Ohio, itnttfin0en. Mm %.
Mai finoet in So!e0o cine @eriamm=
lung 0es grefutip=& omitees 0es Gen.
tralpereins nit Sem 6eitausiduB
ltatt, BEL meld3er @elegenbeit sic gin=
5elbeiten -0es 6eitc3 beratben meroen
1oQen. Mdtungsooll
Sol. 6rep> Erdiioent.
Sobn 8. Sltenemanr,
@orrelp. u1o 6inan5=S efret1r.
st. Saul, SEN II. Mpril 1912.
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23=4t
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8erlanqt

sum lofortigen @intritt Elm Maoden
CUR @erridtung ougemeiner &ausar=
belt. &Qberes BEL Tran s. 81. Meibe,
5O7-2. Mpe. ii6lid.
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81 ~nerfanfen.

Gin neues Motor=@pcle, cine $3.50
uertbe Mai9ine, sem raiden @aufer
abgelolien fir $3.50. Spre6t Dor
bel @ebrioer sbielnta1.
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A4QrkthRrtftt.
@iebmarft.
kXA-G< WnnT Njah%nnrft

jiinbbieb.
Sic foIgen6en Yreifc FIND fir leberloss
8ieb pro 100 Yfu1e:
S6labtpieb.
Cute bis prima Stiere, 6.25 Biz
7.75; mittelmabige bis quite 500 Bis
6.25; g%em0bn4ife bis mittelmaBige
400 big 4.75.
&ibe uno Sellers.
@utes Biz Bette, 500 Bis $50; nit
telmaBige bis quite 400 Bis $685..
gemobnlide Biz mittelmdBige $50 bis
400.
Cutters, 2.75 Big 800; Gamers,
2.25 bis 80; Sdladtbullen 4.75 Big
$50; Bologna 8nllen $50 Bis 4.75.
&1lber.
Cute bi5 bette, 600 Zig 60; nit
telmaBige big quite 500 Big 600;
gem06nlide bis mittelmdBige 3.75
Bis 500; quite ldmere 4dlber 400
bis 800; gem0bnli6e big mittelmaBi-
ge 800 bis 1915.
3udt uno Maitpieb. .
Maititiere, CUTE big bette, 900 biz
100 Efnno idmer, 40 big 600;
mitteimdbige Big quite. Maititiere d..
so Biz $50; gew0bnlide Biz mittel=
maBige 3.75 big $50; 9udtitiere, g11=
tie Biz bette, 600 6is 500 Gfuno idsper
4.75 biS $50; mittelmdBige Biz quite
600 Biz 800 &funo idmer, $50 Bis
40; gemobnli9e bis mittelmaBige,
3.75 bis $50; quite Bis bette Sdbr=
hinge 400 Bis 4.50; Maitbpaen,
quite $50 Big 1926; Maitbuuen,
2.75 Biz 40; @aitfibe un6 Sellers
quite Big prima 800 Bis 1926.
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GMafe.

Cute bis belte 9dmmer 4.25 Bis $50
Sabrlinge, mittelmdBige bis bette $50
Biz $50; min0erpertbige 2dmmer,
$50 Biz 40; 54afe, mittelmdBige
bis bette 200 Biz 3.75; gemobnlid,e
Bis mittelmabige, 1.75 Big 200;
3udtidafe, 800 Bis $50; minoer>
mertbige Sdafe, 100 Bis 1.75; @am-
mel, $50 Bis 600; 8ode, 2.75 Bis
400.
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E.Mptatipnen mt Ser @etreioeb1rie in
Miuueapolis.

@ei3en--
@r0ffn. Sod. Mie6rig. S@lub
Mai 1.11$s 1.11% 1.10H 1.10%
Suli 1.12 1.12% 1.11M 1.12H
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Sdiueine.

DE folgenSe Isabelle 5eiet oas
0l1rdibnittsgemidt, sen Durh-
ihnittspreis uno Sen b0diten uno
nieorigiten Breis felt Sem Is. Mpril.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
MARTIN B. RUUO IS
GIVEN HIGH HONOR
Graduate of Local University
Now Studying in Univer-
sity of Christiania.

According to advices received from
New York. Martin B.. Ruud. a gradu-
ate Of the University of North Da-
kota, we'll known among residents Of
this city, was among the five Scandi-
navian and American students to re-
ceive scholarships from the Ameri-
can-Scandinavian Foundation. Ruud
is a Minnesotan by birth and holds
degrees fro mthe Universities Of North
Dakota and Chicago. He has a schol-
arship from the University Of Chicago
and is now studying at the University
Of Christiania. He intends to study
for two years in the scandinavian
countries and in England and will
return to take a position as instructor
in English and Scandinavian In the
University Of Chicago.
Another to receive a Scholarship
was Henning Larson, a brother OF
Rev. N. A. Larson, formerly pastor OF
the First Lutheran church In Minot,
and a sol Of the president emeritus OF
Luther college, DR.. Laur. Larson. He
has taken his masters degree at Iowa
university and later taught in Norwe-
gian and English in the public school
in DEBORAH. He. is now studying in
the University Of Christiania prepar-
ing himself to teach Scandinavian Ian.
guages and literature in an American
university. Mr.. Larson spent several
months in Minot at the home OF his
brother, teaching the parochtal school
for several weeks during the summer
and then taking a position in the reg
lister of deeds Office.
Both Ruud and Larson receive $500
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
WOULD CHANGE
LEAGUE NAME
Sorlie Proposes to Change
Scandinavian Republican
League to Progressive.

o. j. Sorlie's motion that the name
OF The Scandinavian republican league
be changed to Scandinavian Progress
sive league brought on a lively discus
sion at the annual meeting of the
league at the City hall last night.
MIR. SorliH declared that he person.
ally had got through with the repub-
lican party n the members of the
league. believing in progressive poll
cies. should cast their lot with the pro-
gressive party. p. o. Thorson and
some of the other members endorsed
this sentiment.
Another faction would have none of
the third party movement. They con-
sidered the real solution of the prob
lem was to work for progressive leg
tslation in the republican party. But
no definite action was taken.
President Hanson's ruling was that
Sorlie's admission that he was no
longer a republican was in effect tend
ering his resignation as a member of
the league, the first qualification be-
ing that a man must be Il republican.
Sorlie withdrew his motion. AS a
compromise a non-partisan organiza-
ton of republicans. progressives and
democrats was proposed. but to the
majority this looked like a very frail
craft to embark upon. and no definite
action was taken along these lines.
A. G.. Hanson of Fargo was again
elected president, Theodore Kaldor of
Hillsboro, vice president. and o. T.
Rishoff of Grand Forks. secretary
treasurer, and they in turn selected IN
executive committee to proceed with
the organization of local clubs in
every county of the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
TAX QUESTIONS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Joint. Meeting of Leagues
Will be in Grand Forks
in January.

The North Dakota tai league and
the municipal league of North Dakota
will have their joint meeting on Jan.
uary is and 16 in this city, according
to an announcement Just made. The
list Of speakers will he arranged "a
soon az possible.
The tax association is endeavoring
to secure a large attendance. invita-
tions will be extended to the state
auditor. attorney general. tax com-
missioners. mayors OF cities, presidents
OF village boards Of trustees, chair
men Of county commissioners, presi-
dents OF commercial clubs and presi-
dents Of certain educational institu-
lions.
DR.. ]. e. Boyle, president Of the
tax association, has arranged that the
first day OF the meeting be given over
largely to the question of municipal
taxation. Special assessments. sewer
and water main assessments and as
sessments OF gas franchises will be
considered during the afternoon. In
the. evening the general topic will be
method Of assessment.
The farmers interest will be con-
stdered Thursday: also real estate, ex-
emption Of improvements, mortgage
taxation and classification Of proper
ty. The afternoon will be given owe
to corporation taxes. and there will
be a discussion o %nbanking. railroad,
telephone and insurance company tax
alton.
An amendment proposed for the
constitution Of the municipal league
relates to the formation or reference
bureau, placing the work entirely iii
the hands Of the librarian of the state
university.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
BEAUTIFYING HOME
GROUNDS SUBJECT
OF CLASS

The Importance of making attrac-
tive grounds around the home was
shown this morning by Prof. c. c.
Schmidt in a lecture before the uni
versity Home Economics class. His
subject was "Beautifying the Home
Grounds" and he introduced his dis
cussion by speaking Of the various no
paintings that should be made about
the house in order to make an at
tractive place. AS a rule, he said. peo-
pie try to make an attractive view or
picture Of the house. and this cannot
be done properly. unless considerable
car is taken in locating 1t and in the
placing of trees and flowers.
According to Prof. Schmidt. the
house should be we'll back from the
planted away from the building as far
as possible. It is a good plan to place
some shrubs near the house and vines
are very attractive growing on the
house OF veranda. he said. II there
are any flowers 1t is better to place
them near the shrubs. The speaker
believes that the lawn should always
be in the front Of the house and this
can only be done by building back for
that can be planted In this country
and care should be taken t select
those that will stand the severe win.
tiers the best.
Prof. Schmidt illustrated his talk
with a number Of charts and pictures
and told the members Of the class that
there were many lessons to be learn.
ed on the university campus about
identifying the grounds. He con-
cluded his discourse by showing the
necessity Of exercising care In plan
ming the home. SO that the grounds
will show up to good advantage.