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The Washington herald., 1912-09-19
SYSTEM FOR RECORDING
CONTESTANTS STANDING
By Novel Method Advocate in Washington Herald
Contest Keeps Informed on Every
Ones Standing

that, the depositing Of the mediums of
exchange with The Advocate may be
accomplished expeditiously.
Many contestants yesterday called
up The Advocate by telephone to learn
where they might purchase certain
manufactured products advertised in
connection with the competition. They
said that they We're unable to buy the
products at the stores where they
dealt. The Advocate gladly told each
OF the competitors exactly where they
could purchase the desired articles and
get votes on the purchases. He is ever
willing TO give out such information.
Scores of persons are still entering
the contest daily. Yesterday there
were l04 nominations received at The
Herald office. II is never too lote TO
enter the competition. as far as The
Advocate Is concerned. But II Is ad-
visable to start the race as soon as
possible. for the later a person enters
the harder he will be compelled to run
10 get abreast of those who started
over the course at the crack of the
pistol at the start on September 3.
1t costs nothing to enter the competi-
ton. and what is more important II
costs nothing but industry and alert
ness to win one of the $50 awards to
be presented to the victors next Febru-
airy at the close of the six months con-
test. Competitors are not required TO
spend unusually large amounts of mon
ey to obtain votes. The wise method
to pursue is TO solicit the aid of friends
and get them to patronize the mer-
chants and manufacturers advertised
In the contest. and save the votes
The Advocate intends to give awav
$4,000 in awards. He is still busflv
engaged selecting the articles An
nouncement Of them will be made
shortly.
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tional, businesslike, scientific, is plain
even to a child.
Following the address of the President.
the latter. and the officers Of the asso
cation Were rendered a reception in the
large ballroom of the New Willard nm
Ger the auspices Of the local entertain
ment committee, headed by DR.. Frank
Z. Gibson.
The programme consisted Of solos and
aria from La Boheme." by Jack
Bowie: witty stories by Mr.. Falconer;
coon songs. by George o'Connor: Dan
ny Deever" and Nelson's Sailing" by
William Clabaugh. and a musical pro-
gramme. which was under the charge
OF II. Clifford Bangs.
Value of Human Life.
The money loss to the nation through
premature and prrventabIe deaths. disa-
bIlity. and accidents runs into the hum
dseds Of millions, according to DR.
Charles V. Chaplin, Of Providence, r. l.
health officer. who read a paper on the
value of human life at the opening ses-
sion.
DIR. Francis E. Fronczak, health COM
missioner of Buffalo. addressed the aft
ernoon session. emphasizing the need for
central Federal health department.
The first session Of the convention
opened in the morning. and included only
the reading OF the minutes of the last
meeting. Six papers were read before
the afternoon session. among them pa
pers by DR.. Samuel Dixon. on the State
control of streams in PENNSYLVANIA: "
y. Baker. editor OF Engineering News.
New York; Dr. W. F. Snow, secretary of
the California State board Of health and
others.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations Furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 Co.
members Of the New York Stock E1changc Hibbs
Building.
New York. SEPT s.-Strength in Liverpool dorni
mated the New York market to-day. The advance
in sTot cotton was very moderate in Liverpool. but
in general way the foreign markets invited strength
rather than weakness. Southern SPOT markets show
n" weakness notwithstanding the carly receipts and
this has evidently had effect on speculative
sentiment.
Weather news was called favorable. Temperatures
were moderate normal. and rainfall light ana
fairly we'll distributed.
The oTcning Ct the market was strong at an sd.
vance Of from TO L POINTS At that time Liverpool
was unchanged 20 l rcint lower. The temper Of the
trade. however, was bullis and while October sold
at llA. December. III: January. 1l.t5 and March.
liz during the carly trading. those prices proved the
lowest Of the day.
Liverpool futures closed at to ~ points net gan
as compared with the previous close in that market
Manchester quoted yarnI dull but steady. cloths
,rd@
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.

baltimore. Nd. Sept E.-wHEAT-Stock in ele-
rators. sei,56 bushels; shipments from elevators
2.JI bushels. The snallnoss Ct daily receirts II
Southern wheat checks active trading Sales of
goes on grade at 90 fer steamer stock Rag lots by
sample as TO quality and condition. brought g. Sc.
and 90 Ter b,shel. Foreign markets were lower.
Contract to-day at the opening easier with Sep
tember No. rcd. 9ik. SPOT No. red wheat was
eia and No red Western. 81. while October No.
red was s5i4 nominal and November No . rcd. ~
nominal December No. red was ssis nominal.
The market at the l2:i5 call frmer with SEP
tcmber No. red eiS. Spot No. 2 red wheat was
e4a ard No. red Western. ssh. while October No.
red sold at 97s and November No. 2 rcd at gJs
December No. red 1914. and steamer No 2 red
san. Sales: One car No. red. track. Canton IS
enc car No. red Western. spot eSIs and &c COZ
bushels September No. red, 9iS. Settling PRICES
officially posted were: No. . red. siS: No. 2 rcd
Western. sjA: steamer No. red. So.
CORN-StOck in elevators. 53Of9 bushels; ship
ments from elevators. i3s3 bushels. The market Tor
Southern com quiet to-day in absence Of IT,
cCipts Prime com. ii here. would sell readily
There is only moderate demand prevailing for crb
corn, and the market is quiet a basis Of i5rai Is
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For the purpose OF affording means
for the systematic recording OF the
standing OF contestants In The Washing
ton Herald's $4,000 competition, The Ad-
vocate has ordered the printing Of mem.
orandum slips. which will be filed away
in connection with each deposit of votes
These deposit slips will be ready for
distribution among contestants at The
Herald Office this morning. They will
have spaces at the top for the name.
address, contest district, and telephone
number, IL any. of the contestant. Be-
meath will be four columns-one for the
designation of the class Of manufactured
product trademark. one for the number
Of trademarks. one for the value OF the
trademark, and one for the number OF
votes due At the bottom will be q
space for the grand total of votes.
Each competitor. upon submitting trade
marks, labels and wrappers to The Ad-
vocate in the future, should hand In one
Of these slips, properly filled out The
slips will be given TO contestants by The
Advocate. Use of them will save time
and prevent all possible mistake The
Advocate will count the trademarks,
check up the list. and then file it. to-
gether with the votes due the competitor.
May Learn standing.
Contestants may call at The Herald
office at any time TO learn of their exact
standing. Because OF the system which
The Advocate has devised. this informal
ton can be given quickly and without
trouble. Several thousand lists will be
ready for distribution early this morning.
II is suggested that competitors secure
large supplies of them. 1t is advisable
to count over the trademarks at home
before bringing them to The Herald Of
fce, to fill out the lists accordingly.
and to have everything in readiness. so
The Washington herald., 1912-09-19
ITALIAN TROOPS ROUT
TURKS AND ARABS IN
SANGUINARY ENGAGEMENT

Rome. Sept ls-Eight hundred Turks
and Arabs and sixty-one Italian SOL
diers were killed in the most sanguinarv
engagement Of the war in Tripoli. fought
Yesterday near Derna. a port on the
Mediterranean. 40 miles northeast Of
Benghazi. Forty-one prisoners. includ-
ing an important Arab chief, fell into
the hnnds of the invaders, OF whom lis
were wounded
Fighting began at daybreak, when a
force Of Arabs and Turks surprised and
attacked small outpost of the Italian
lines. The fight ragged almost all day.
but the superior artillery of the Italians
and their brilliant work with bayonets
finally routed the Musselmans Gen
ReisoE, commanding the Italian army in
TrIpoli. estimates the defenders dead at
100 and the wounded at a similar num-
Der
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connection with the property. They talk
Of par in the next few years.
There was good buying of Rubber. the
sock crossing SO. The buying is due to
expectations that the company VIII. with
in a few years. be able to raise further
crude rubber on its own plantations at
Sumatra to run all its business.
Further evidence was seen to-day OF
the strong position of Steel. Pittsburg
reported that bar plate and sheets in
warehouses have been advanced 81 a
ton. 1t was also reported that the
American steel and wire business was
doing the greatest business in its his
tory.
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GOVERNMENT ORDERS
TIED UP BY STRIKE
IN REVOLVER WORns

Hartford. Conn, Sept. Is-Tying UP
work on urgent government orders for
army automatic rifles. revolvers. and
machine guns, loo employees of the Colt
Revolver Works went on strike here
this afternoon. 1t is the first strike at
this plant in Seventy years. and was
totally unexpected
Thousands of rifles and reviewers and
several hundred small machine guns
were in various stages of construction
when the men went out. work having
been rushed on them night and day for
weeks to meet the governments order
for more and newer arms.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-19
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Sept. B-Moncy on call at the Stnci
Exchange to-day o1ened at Ter cent: highest
5l4: lowest, ~. closing. Ter cert. Most Of tho
days loans made at per cent.
There Is practically nothing doing in the tim,
money market. Rates remain firm. with few Of
fcrinss in the market and the inquiry somewhat
heavier.
Rates 5i4aSs rsr cent for sixty days ~ pei
cent for ninety days pslSk PER crnt for foui
months and 81 per crnt for five and six months
Commercial PAPER Is firm and unchanged at
per for the best EameS. Most busincss d
done with country institutions. the local bank
not being in the market.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

sales-RegIlar call. II O'Clock noon
Washington Railway & Electric As. 5000 at 8h.
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat s. 100 at los.
Warrington Railway & Electric CON-, . at %. .
at 20. 10 at 90.
Washington Railway & Electric pfd., at s. a
IS y at IS.
After call:
Washington Railway & Electric pfd., 5 at s5
Potomac cons. IS, N,oo at lo2a.
GAS BONDS
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indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 1S-Three per-
sons met death and three others sus-
tanned injuries when a switch engine in
the BrightwCod yards of the Big -Four
Railroad crashed into an empty lumber
car early to-day. The dead: NJ 2.
Christie. switchman. Indianapolis. Edwin
Fooks. of Columbus, Ohio. Roy Burton.
address unknown. Five of the victims
were circus employees and were making
their way to their Ohio homes by an In
expensive method.
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VIII Confer with MacVengh.

Assistant Secretary of the Tres sury r.
o. Bailey left Washington yesterday for
Dublin. n. H., to confer with Secretary
MacVeagh concerning ACCESSIBILITY OF ex-
tending s25.0100oO TO national banks 10
prevent the impending money stringency
incident to the movement of the crops.
Recent examinations of the national
banks show a decrease in reserve in the
interior banks. as city banks have been
calling loans. Detailed reports from
bank examinations will be available the
latter part OF this month.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-19
PROF. HOUGH DIES.
George WashinRton University In.
structor Sick Three Days.

Williston F. Hough. professor of psy-
chology and philosophy at George Wash
ington University, and dean of the
Teachers College, died last night at II 81
o'clock. after an illness Of three days.
Prof Hough was fifty-two years OF
age, and had been connected with the
George Washington University for about
eight years. He was a graduate of Ann
Harbor. Mich. He was a member of the
Cosmos, Chevy Chase, and University
clubs.
His widow. Martha Mills Hough. sur
wives him. Funeral arrangements will be
announced later. The body will prob
ably be buried from his residence, 2lZi
California Avenue Northwest.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-19

Fred A. Norway Ct w. to James w. and Caro-
line z. Powell lot 81. square 3d. SO
Street Northeast, between Seventh and Eighth
SfreetSJohn ". Henderson TO Delhert J. Mott.
lot y, square 90. so.
4 Sixth Street southwest-washington n. Berry
q mr.. to Emma L. Yoder. lot I. square
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MARKETS---FINANCE---CO COMMERCE

per barrel for prime yellow nearby stock. Contnct
to-day at the opening was dull. with September q
asked. spot mixed com was the same pfsce. The
market at the i2a5 call dull and lower. with
September and spot mixed corn. %. Settling price
ofhcially posted: Contract o..
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BOSTON COPPER STOCK.

Quotations furnished hS ". b. H-bbs 4 Co.. mem
bers Of the New York Stock EIchanse Hibhs Build.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
.2T 10th street NaFthwest.

dividend of Two Dollars per share
will be paid on TUESDAY, October IS.
1912, to stockholders of record at the
close of business on Monday, Septem-
Der 80. 1912. WIN. r. DRIVER.
Treasurer.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
RAILROADS.

Quotations furnished by " B. Hibbs Co..
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibos
Building
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by w. B. Hihbs & Co.. mem
GERS Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs Build.
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MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
W York. Sept, R-Closins quotation, o, miscet

New York Sept. s-Closins quotations Of miscek
laneOus bonds:
Virginia deferred IS Brown Bros. Co. ctfs.). aI4
American Telephone & Telegram col 4s........ s9i-
Atclison. Topeka & Santa Fe gen. e67s
Atlantic Coast Line e4~.
Baltimore & Ohio gold OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. e5&
Brooklyn Rapid Transit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9Js
Chicago. Burlington Quincy Joint e5>s
c. VI. st. r. il.s. receipts when issued. 1854
Chicago & Northwestern NJ. S. & y. 4s........ %
Chicago Rock Island &Pscifc col. is.......... Ssh
G. G. c. & St. l.. Observation-Disclosures. p
Denver & Rio Grande rig. 5s................... ss
Du Pont de NCmours Powder ii1s...........-.. So.
Insp Con. Copper 6s. receipts second paid. lGIs
Interboro Metropolitan ii7s................... s,.
Louisville & Nashville unified 4s............... IS
Missouri Kansas & Texas observation-disclosures. ssh
New York Railways adj. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 55ts
New York telegraph fss.................-..-.....S
Northern Pacific seIs
Pennsylvania con. Is, 1913 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lGss
Reading gen. sbs
Republic i. d = n. 1910. esz
St Louis Southwestern con. 4s......-.-....... s0n
Seaboard Air Line rig. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7s-S
Southern Pacific crt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. eih
Southern Railway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ia,
Third Avenue adj. 7glz
Union Pacific CIT. l1l&.
United States Stcci sinking fund 5s........ looIs
Total salcs S69Coo. against s., Isl 90 yesterday
se4leco week ago. and s. 60 a year ago. From
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United States Stccl sinking fund looIi
Total sales. Sy69ooo. against s2.5l.op Yesterday
81 e4l.eco a week ago and s. ~ 90 ago From
January / to date SD 7oc 900. against SOL 81 600
year ago
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
JOHN BOTZ SR.
BACK FROM OREGON

After residence of nearly three
years at Sheridan, Ore, where they
own fine hoe and valuable land.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Botz, Sr., 70
turned last week and will reside
again in this city on Conrad street.
Mr.. Botz was one of the early set
tiers of the county and prosperins
nightly, went west in hopes of find.
ing a more suitable climate. John
has to admit that you can't beat good
old North Dakota and his many
friends welcome him back. He says
he came back to help out the Demo
Gratis and the chances are that his
assistance will be needed this fall.
Mr.. Botz's son John lives on .
we'll improved farm near Sheridan,
stocked with several thousand dollars
worth of blooded horse and cattle
and more than 100 Angora goats.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
A WARD COUNTY
FARMERS VIEWS

exactly like what the Independent
has said in regard to this matter.
So We address this letter to you in
person. Please give US your honest
opinion on this poor farm question
II Xt week.
II you boys expect to get in again
you'll have to show us where you
tried to cut down expense. Now this
does not come from the Independent
lunch at all. This is from a man
who has never yet met one of theWard
county commissioners Nor am l
hucking for any Minot paper, but I
am pretty dog-gone sore when I
link Of money spent on some OF
those county officials, trying to con-
Wet them of some misdeed and then
the next you know they are rein
stated. Minot seems to be getting
the blame, and it would seem as II
MinoLs best men should use their
.nst influence to find out why the
county expenses are not reduced In
stead of raised.
I know that 95 per cent of the
farmers would like to see the COM
missioners and other county officials
checked up Why is it that man
has to take a paper that doesn't do
the county printing in order to find
cut who and what the commissioners
are doing? l am lending the Inde-
PEND mt to three of my nelghbors.
They say we get the moves and sec
onds and who is in the chair In the
official paper, but you don't really
find out what they are doing unless
you get hold of a paper that doesn't
have to grab at the tax payers dough.
And this is gospel, too. Well, will
close, but don't you forget, Mr.. Com
missioner, this isn't the Independent
hitting you because you forgot them
we are a tax payer and If you get
our vote, you will have to tell US
about cutting the county down IN
size and then raising the taxes. why
do you change the assessors books
to suit yourselves? Why do you raise
one man 20 per cent, another so per
cent on land of the same valuation?
Kindly tell us. Perhaps we are mis-
taken and mislead.
BY the way, if the Independent will
continue in it's present good work,
your subscription list will double.
then you won't need the county print
ing.
A TAXPAYER.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
Here is Just a Sample Of the Letters
the Independent Has Received
Farmers Up in Arms, So to Speak.
Berthold, N. D., 4, 6, IL.

Berthold, N. D., 4, 6, IL.
The Independent:-
l notice in your last weeks issue,
an item in regards to looking over the
county records You have had this
subject in time or two before, and
we are waiting anxiously for results
That is--why don't the county COM
missioners offer to be checked up by
some uninterested party, an outsider?
Why does it cost more to run Ward
county now than when it was four
times as large as it is now?
Will one of the county commits
sioners please tell us just why they
are in session precisely as long and
receive the same compensation for
their labor as they did before the
business in their line was cut down
to about one fourth, or in other words
after county division?
Now we have not felt the need of a
good man to look after the county
business as much as we do this very
year. simply because a blind man
can see there is a leak. The tax
payers are being soaked point blank.
We also note Mr.. Hurd announces
himself for reelection and bases his
candidacy on past records-and so on,
and finishes up by saying he has
reduced taxes. Well, this takes the
cake. Now I don't know Mr.. Hurd,
so I lam not knocking, but won't
you please cite us to some of your
good work-REDUC1NG?
Now, to cut the matter short, ]
have dug up my share Of Ward coun
=tYs taxes for ten years: have gel
out here on my farm to see the taxes
go higher year after year. I have
never before complained, but when il
comes to cutting the county dowr
to one-fourth it's original size ant
that same year raising the taxes from
s12 to $25 quarter, now, right now
it is time for you fellows who are
looking after our interests in Minot
to show US, or let some one else take
your place. Will one Of you boys
give us facts and figures in regards ia
the Ward county poor farm? Just
! tell us poor fellows on the farm, Il
it is paying us to keep up the poor
! farm or not? Write US good
friendly letter in any Minot paper
you choose This will help you land
your Jobs again-perhaps. We don't
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
TWO YOUNG MEN KILLED
HUNDRED PRAIRIE DOGS

New England, N. D., April s.
Here is a new record that we think
is hard to beat Rowland Sheldrew
and Albert Nelson took advantage of
the high water and did some irrigar
ton work that resulted in the death
Of one hundred prairie dogs.
The north half of section 19-1S4-97,
is the home Of several thousand
prairie dogs. The ground where they
have their home is low. Upon a
nearby hill the boys did little work.
and turned the water onto the low
ground flooding the dogs out. With
the assistance of small dog and
two spades the boys kills d one hund-
.'ed OF the rodents.
The wuk vas "a merely f.: the
pleasure of killing. These little an
imals that sit up so cutely and chat
ter at you when you pass asc . Sreal
deal OF land which they make totally
unfit fro agricultural purposes. THIS
is rather a novel method and could
doubtless be put into practice In otn-
er places, thus reclaiming much rich
land for farming.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
BUSINESS MAN PAID
OFF CHURCH MORTGAGE

When arrangements were made to
give a home talent play, The Gibson
Family Reunion, in order to raise
enough money to lift the mortgage on
the Episcopal church, well known
Minot business man heard Of it, and
he opened his heart and pocket book
and paid that mortgage OF. SO what
ever o. M. Pierce and his band Of
entertainers make out Of the produc-
ton, can be used BY the church for
some other cause.
This man has done many good
deeds. but he ID % modest about
them. that it b said he would Be real
angry, II his name was mentioned ~
the papers, hence we viii omit Il.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
VELYA GETS THE
SUMNER SCHOOL
Meeting of 9uperintendents Held In
Minot saturday-Faculty Of sum-
mer School Engaged.

At meeting called by Supt. p.
J Taylor, April IS, 1912, for the pur-
pose Of arranging details Of Summer
School for the counties of McHenry,
Renville, Burke, Bottineau, Pierce,
Divide, and Ward, it was decided to
hold the meeting at Velva for a per
iod Of four weeks beginning July 10.
All Superintendents were present ex.
cept Miss Sheridan of Renville Coun-
ty.
Faculty was elected as follows: A.
G. Crane, conductor, $1,000 week;
S. H. Wolfe, instructor, $50 q
week; Eula Miller, instructor, $4,000
a week; Emir Best, instructor, $780,
90 a week; Mrs. Laura Welch, In
structor, $45!O0 week; Florence
Cotton, instructor, $45.0O week; J.
F.. Knowlton, instructor, $4,000 a
week; G. F. Miller, instructor, $4,000
week; c. L. Cole, instructor, $45.D
a week; and L. P. Linn, instructor,
S45. 90 a week. Miss Carlotta Halleck
was given first place on the waiting
list in case of vacancy or If another
instructor is needed, at salary OF
$4,000 week. =..
Supt. Taylor appointed superinten-
dents Mcdonald, Picard, Crane and
Warren an executive committee to
fix rules governing enrolment, at
tendance, organization and the con-
ducting Of Summer School; also the
purchase of supplies and employment
of additional instructors If necessary.
For the benefit Of teachers who
may wish to take a Normal Course. 1t
was decided to give the equivalent OF
Normal credits for attendance at the
1912 and 1918 Summer School
Supt. Crane was authorized to
arrange programs, circulars, and an
nouncements, and have same printed,
bills for which are to be submitted
to the executive committee for ap-
proval before being paid from the
Summer School fund
E. G. WARREN,
Secretary.