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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
PROPOSES new
COMMISSION
Civic Federation Wants to
Change the Method of
Managing

Washington. March s-A commits.
sion similar to the interstate com.
merce commission to interpret the
Sherman antitrust act was proposed
In resolution outlined today before
the National Civic federation by Its
president. Seth Low. at the closing
session of the annual convention. A
bill which will be drafted and pre-.
sented to congress would give to the
proposed commission power to inquire
into combination or proposed com.
binauOns and pass upon its legality
but granting the right of appeal to
the courts as under the interstate COM
merce act.
Reforms in legal procedure were ad-
vocated by Everett p. Wheeler. chair
man of the American Bar association,
Ralph w. Breckenridge. chairman of
the federation committee on legal re-
representative of organized labor.
"Nine-tenths of the law cases today
are decided by technical dust thrown
into the eyes of the court" declared
Mr.. Miller. He told of cases which
had been decided on trivial technical
points including the escape from peni
tentiary of convicted man on account
Of the misspelling of his name in an
indictment.
Ialcott Williams secretary of the
department for the regulation Of cor
porations. defended the Sherman anti
! trust law as just and workable. Sup
Elemental legislation was necessary.
he said. to make the law cover each
particular case brought under it.
The woman's department was adj
dressed by Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond, Mrs. Robert S. Chew, Mrs. Me-
dill Mccormick. Mrs. Francis Mcneil
Bacon. Jr.. Mrs. Robert Wainwright
and Miss Wetmore. daughter og Sena-
tor Wetmore of Rhode Island. The
department held reception in the aft
ernoon at which Mrs. ]. Borden Harri-
man and Mrs. Linden Bates of New
York and Mrs. Caroline B. Crane of
Kalamazoo. Mich. spoke.
The present officers of the fedora
ton were reelected.
The National Association of State
Boards of Mediation and Arbitration
at its annual meeting held today in
connection with the Civic federation
elected the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures Bogue. Ma
chias. Me.
Vice president-W. G. Ashton. Ok
lahoma City.
secretary-treasurer- - William cro-
CESS. Albany.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
OLD STANDARD
OLD STOCK UP
Rose to $50, an Advance of IS
to 40 Points Over the
Previous Day

New York. March S-Shares of the
old Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey rose to record breaking price on
the curb today selling at $50 each. a
rise of IS to 40 points over the pre-
vious day and an advance Of almost
$500 from the price at which it was
quoted when the United States SUI
preme court ordered the company's
dissolution. Trading today was quite
active comprising, it was said, more
than $50 shares and there was consid-
erable curiosity as to the source of
the demand. Brokers known to be in
close touch with the company were
open buyers, but either could not or
would not throw any light on the rea-
sons which caused this security to soar
to new heights.
Ever since the parent company dis
tntegrated into some thirty-odd SUBJ
stdiaries there have been rumors of
the rtpening Of a melon" by the old
New Jersey company. Credence at
tached to these humors by reason of
the fact that several of the constitu-
ent concerns have already made hand
some extra" disbursements. No news
touching upon the matter is obtainable
at the company's Office where the ut
most reserve prevails.
From 1901 to 1911, inclusive, the
old Standard Oil company paid divi-
dends ranging frcn SC, to 48 per cent,
the highest rate having been paid the
first year mention4d and the lowest in
1904. Dividends TO he paid this year
arc an unknown quantity aside from
the 80 derived from subsidiaries which
was declared in January.
Today's price Of the stock is much
more than double that Of the lowest
reached in the panic year-19O7-
when It sold down to $50 on unload
ing by frightened holders. On the as
sumption that the Rockefeller's own
considerably more than a majority Of
the stock of the company. which con-
sists of one million shares. the fortunes
Of that family may be said to have in
creased by over 5100,000,O 900.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
DEMOCRATS HIT
BEET FARMERS
Passage of Pending Bill Will
Put Them Out of
Business

Washington. March SIN supple.
mental statement issued today on be-
half of the minority of the house ways
and means committee on the free
sugar bill. Representative Fordney of
Michigan declared that the majority
report on the bill. submitted by Chair
man Underwood, was IAN admission"
of all that the minority claimed.
1T shows conclusively." said the
statement, that the domestic beet and
cane sugar industry cannot survive
free sugar. 1t Is admitted that the
bill was framed in the interest of the
refiners In their own words l quote
dustrial position of refining requires
primary consideration And this not
withstanding the fact that the major.
ity says probably no industry in this
country has been more closely con-
trolled by industrial combination than
the manufacture and refining of su-
gar
Free sugar means that this control
will he absolute II the domestic indus
try is destroyed"
Representative Samuel w. Mccall
OF Massachusetts filed an Individual
minority report from the ways and
means committee today covering both
the free. sugar and the so-called 'in-
The sugar bill." he said, "does
away with $4,000, 900 annual revenue
upon an article which Is source Of
revenue in every civilized country and
with the probability that very little Of
tn RENTED duty will escape the re-
finer. the wholesaler, the jobber and
the retailer and reach the consumer
Of sugar.
THE revenue thus thrown away.
1t Is proposed to make good by direct
tax which Is probably unconstitutional
and which would not rest upon in
comes coming to the possessor with
out effort on his part, but would treat
the right to work and its necessity as
franchise. the exercise of which
would be taxed.
"The majority does all this because
they say: The refining interest is the
most important connected with sugar
manufacturing in the United states
Therefore the Industrial position Of
refining requires primary considera-
tfon. think the majority expresses
undue solicitude for an industry con-
centrated in a few hands and / am
informed that the testimony taken
before another committee Of the house
shows this solicitude to be unnecessary
and likely to be very expensive to the
country"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
EIGHT PAGEs-PR1cE FIVE CENTS
NAVAL COST
Secretary Meyer Tells House COMMIT
tee Something About IL,


Washington. March s.-Secretary
Meyer gave the house naval commit
tee today some facts about the cost
Of building ships in the navy yards
and gave testimony against the idea
that large proportion of the officers
spent their time ashore.
Secretary Meyer said that the Flor
Ida cost $l1 less per ton to build
IN the New York navy yard than the
Connecticut by way Of meeting the
charge that navy yard work was in
creasing in cost.
The Utah was built by private
concern at loss Of half million
bufltdollars and other battleships
were built in private ship yards under
similar conditions he said. That was
one reason. according to Mr.. Meyer.
why the cost of navy yard work ap-
thought that the cost of navy yard
work could be brought down by the
adoption of modern systems of man.
agement such as were employed in
some Of the big private British yards.
The secretary made a strong plea
for the permanent addition to the
naval lists of the grades Of admiral
and vice admiral so that the United
States forces should not he outranked
by foreign powers in joint move
ments.
The uper-dreadnought Florida
which was built at the Brooklyn navy
yard. will begin her steaming trials
March IS. Her trials will he watched
with no little interest by officials as
she is n navy built vessel,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08

Washington. March SIN a state
ment today President Taft's campaign
managers characterize the Kansas
City primaries as Illegal" and de.
clare that their results will be con-
tested at the Chicago convention and
their actions disregarded by the
Taft. Cummins and LaFollette men,
The contesting delegation. 1t is stated,
will be chosen at a convention to be
held March 3. The statement charg-
es that the city and national primaries
In Kansas City we're run in order
to give the city machine the ornor-
tunity to control the selection of ma
tiOnal delegates
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
THE EVERGLADES
REPORT COSTLY
It Will Take $3.50, 900 to See
IF Government Has Made
Mistake

Washington. March Sit would
cost $160.000 and take a year more
for the government to make a COM
plete report on the feasibility of drain.
ing the everglades and to make a plan
for that project" said c. g. Elliott
to the Moss investigating committee
today. Mr.. Elliott who was chief
drainage engineer of the department
OF agriculture until hts dismissal by
Secretary Wilson. was on the witness
stand In the everglades hearing.
Representative Mayes OF Florida
asked the question which brought that
statement from Mr.. Elliott. The wit.
ness had been on the stand all day
explaining the technical side of the
controversy.
Now. Mr.. Elliott. isn't It a fact in
view Of this difference Of opinion Of
you experts, in view Of the incomplete
data on the subject and the incom.
potency and the ineficiency Of the
engineers which has been testified to.
that 1t would take year to make
plans for that project or to state de.
nnitely anything about TT" Mr.. MaySs
had asked.
Mr.. Elliott will resume the vitness
stand tomorrow. after Representative
Clark and some others from Florida
testify as to what they know Of the
suppression Of the everglades report.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
FOR PRIMARIES
Democrats Want to Leave Nomination
to the Primaries

Washington. March S-Presidential
preference primaries to determine the
popular choice for the Democratic
nomination were endorsed today by
William F. McCombs of New York.
campaign manager for Governor
Woodrow Wilson. In statement is
sued here Mr.. McCombs said Cover
nor Wilson would be willing to submit
his candidacy to that test.
The announcement from Mr.. Nc
Combs followed discussion Of the al
legged combination of Speaker Clark,
Governor Harmon and Oscar Under.
wood against Governor Wilson, the re-
port of which was characterized re-
Gently by Speaker Clark as mali
cious lie."
ITO remove any danger or supsicion
Of such an arrangement" said Mr..
McCombs today. II woul dsuggest a
presidential primary in every state.
Whether Governor Wilson wins or
loses the primary plan would allow
the Democrats to name their own lead.
er and he Is willing to abide by the
sovereign and authenticated verdict Of
the organized Democracy Of this coun-
try as expressed by individual D. mo.
Gratis in q primary election"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
WAS FRAUDULENT

Grand Rapids. Mich. March g.
Charging that the organization Of the
National Boat & Engine company of
Muskegon. a $3.000.000 corpo:a alton,
now defunct was promoters scheme
engineered by Lieutenant Governor
John Q. Ross and that the orxaniza-
tton was fraudulently executed where
by defrauding creditors of the absorb
ed boat manufacturing plants, the
Grand Rapids National City bank has
filed petition in the United States dis
trtct court here asking the right to sue
the National Boat & Engine company;
Walter ]. Woodman. trustee in bank
ruptcy and William H. Mann, trustee
under trust mortgage. It is related
that the Trust Colt Manufacturing
company Of st. Joseph. Mich, which
was absorbed by the National company
was indebted to the local bank and
the Auskegon Savings bank.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
Robert Alexander Lee was once hel
second husband, nd,

Robert Alexander Lee was once her
second husband. nd..
Just one question before you leave
the stand" said Judge Dancer to Mrs.
Lee, the mother. "Is there any re-
lationship or is it just coincidence
that your name and that Of the plain
tiff and defendants are the same"
Robert Lee was my husband" an
swered the elder Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Lee,
my daughter. bears no blood relation
to her husband. formerly my husband,
having been merely his step daughter
when she married him.
Judge Dancer ordered findings for
the plaintiff. The younger Mrs. Lee
is 81 years old, and Robert Lee. the
husband. who is said to- be an instruc-
tor In q school Of pharmacy at the
University of California. is "a.
The complaint stated that the hus.
band had deserted his wife at Los
Angeles July l.. 1910. The wife then
tried to make a. living by. working in
department stores. but gave it up and
came to her mother here. She asked
the custody of her child, Annabel. Z
years old and suitable alimony.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
FOUR KILLED

Vancouver. B. c.. March s-A gas
explosion today in the mine Of the
Diamond Vale Mining company at
Berrett. B. c., ten miles northeast Of
Vancouver. B. c.. killed four men and
imprisoned ten others. Rescue appa.
ratus has beer sent.
been learned. 1t is difficult to Tet
news from the mine. which is stunned
in the Nicola district on a branch thar
runs from the main line of the ca.
madam Pacific.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
WILL APPEAL
Attorney General Will Take Shoe Ma
chinery Case to Higher Court.


Washington. March s.-Attorney
General Wickersham will appeal to
the supreme court Of the United states
from the decision of Circuit Judge
Putnam at Boston. throwing out Of
court four Of the five counts Of the
indictments against the United Shoe
Machinery company. charging viola.
ton of the Sherman antitrust law.
He will apply for a writ of error thus
bringing the question of the validity
Of the dismissed counts before the
highest court.
The governments course was de.
cided upon at lengthy conference
here today participated in by Mr..
Wickersham. assistant to the Attorney
General Fowler. special assistant to
the Attorney General Gregg and Unit
ed States District Attorney French Of
Boston.
In throwing out the four counts
Judge Putnam sustained the com.
pany's demurrer to charges of con-
epiracy to monopolize and restrain
trade.
District Attorney French will re-
main In Washington until tomorrow
presumably to assist in preparing the
case for the supreme court
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
CHANGED SERVICES

Waupun. Wis, March s-A Sunday
school for Sunday afternoons and a
change in the school year from six
to eight months, the hours of attend
ance three times week from one to
one and a half hours, are among the
changes adopted for the state prison
by the state board Of control upon
the recommendation Of Warden Dam
lei Woodward. The board Ia also
planning to adopt military khaki uni
forms for the prisoners during the
summer
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
MUCH CONFLICT
IN INFORMATION
Yesterdays Story Giving
Scott Credit Evidently
an Error
VOL. 2, NO. 5s.

Chrtstiania. Norway. March s.-Two
local newspapers today received dis
patches from Captain Roald Amund-
sen announcing that he reached the
South pole Dec. ~. 1911. The dis
patches sent from Hobart, Tasmania,
where Amundsen arrived Wednesday,
seaon...lt seaa 6ig g.oesae reached , fourteenth.
ly means he remained three days in
the vicinity of the pole, probably for
the purpose of takoing accurate obser-
vations as to his position.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
GRAND FORKS N. d. FRIDAY MARCH g. 1912
Roosevelt Writes Editor Collins
And Cites His Public Speeches



=. February
NJ You are welcome to make this letter public The
NO use1u be
otherwse
against
welfare OF both
made at SIOUX Falls September 3 1902
and
no" mold You Will 1O9
Sincerely
Nl T. '. collins. Theodore
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
CLAY PRODUCTS SHOW

Chicago. March S-The clay pro-
ducts show opened at the coliseum
here last night. More than a thou
sand manufacturers had exhibitions on
display. Former Secretary of the In
terror James r. Garfield will address
the manufacturers banquet tomorrow
night and President Taft is expected
to visit the show and make a short
speech Saturday morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
sTEPHENsoN's CASE MARCH Is

Washington. March s.-The validity
Of Senator Stephenson's election will
be voted upon by the senate on the
legislative day Of March 25.
A majority Of the senate committee
which Investigated the charges of
bribery and corruption against the
Wisconsin senator cxoncrated him,
but five members of the committee
hold that the election was tainted BY
gross fraud.
Consideration of the case in the
senateb rought out hot fight against
Senator Stephenson retaining his scat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
FOUND GUILTY

Trenton. N. j.. March s-The vote
on the question of the innocence or
guilt Of Senator Richard Fitzherbert
Of Morris county on charges of con-
duct inconsistent with the duties of a
state senator. resulted in verdict Of
guilty by strict party vote in the
senate today.
The eleven Republican senator's vot-
ed guilty and the nine Democrats vot-
ed not guilty.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
R0ALO AMUNOSEN believed
TO HAVE BEEN EXPLORER
TO REACH SOUTH POLE

present trip toward the close of 1910
with small party Of Norwegians. all
of them experienced in Arctic work.
He took with him large pack Of
Siberian dogs and his men were all
provided with skis for travelling over
the glacier ice. Amundsen's party
made its base and winter quarters
eighty miles nearer the South pole
tina his British rival. Nothing was
he St.,-nm the expedition for many
mo-. '"te n, the arrival Of the Fran
reportc,. ASf ~ ago at Hobart, Tas-
mania. SOcL.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
DAUGHTER TUX i
MOTHERS HUBBY
Mother and Daughter Sue
cessive Spouses Of the
Same Husband

Duluth, March s.-Most dramatic
was the climax Of the divorce suit of
Alice q. P. Lee, formerly Of Los Ang-
eles, Cal. against Robert Alexander
Lee, when Mrs. F. q. Lee, mother Of
Mrs. Alice Lee. today admitted that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
Accepts Claim.

London. March s.-The Roald Geo
graphical society accepts unqualifiedly
Captain Amundsen's claim that he
reached the South pole and takes 1t
for granted hew as the first explorer
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08
TAFT MANAGERS
KICK ON PRIMARY
Will Contest Defeat at Kan
sas City in the National
Convention

:'.''''. .............
/: Kansas City. March o. {:
/: Roosevelt received 5,565 ::
4: votes. Taft 800, LaFollette {:
: $50. and Cummins 6, in the {:
: first preferential presidential {:
/: primary election to be held in {:
(: the United States this year in {:
: the Fifth Missouri congress {:
/: sional district today. In Kan ::
/: sos City. where Mayor Brown {:
=: was renominated by the re- ::
: publicans with 4,517 votes {:
: against opponents 97o; {:
: Roosevelt received 4,926 and {:
(: Taft 327. {:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-08

ssss . . . . . O
THE WEATHER, .
North Dakota: Fair t0nieht .
and Saturday. Slowly rising .
temperature. .
I . . . . . 4 = a =
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-07
ARMY ORDERS
WASHINGTON. Aug. Army or

WASHINGTON, Aug. Army cr-
ders
The following are changes directed:
Assistant officer coast artillery corps
ordered First Lieutenant Henry r.
BWgin, Unassigned 164rh company.
First Lieutenant Walter r. Boat
wright from l64th company to artillery
district of New Orleans.
Captain Stuart Heintzelman. Sixth
cavalry, from army service school. Fort
LeavenWorth, Kans.. to his regiment.
Captain Leo c. Ga cha. medical corps.
from Philippines to army transport
service San Francisco
Captain Aubrey Lippincott Thin
teenth cavalry. from office chief of
stan to his regiment
Following changes station officers of
ordnance department ordered.
First Lieutenant George r Norton
from Watertown arsenal WateYtoWn.
Mass, to Rock Island arsenal. Rock
Island. Ill.
Major Thales L. Ames from Rock
Island arsenal to office chief of ord
nance
Lieutenant Colonel William Pierce
from office chief of ordnance to Spring
held. Mass. armogy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-07
So You May Know

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-07

AT our main store, 80 North Pryor Street. YOU
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-04
For Pianos see W. Fl. Miller.

For Pianos see W. 81. Miller.
Easter Letters and Booklets in
Hand Painted and Embossed at
Treiber's.
The West Side Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. will hold a food sale next Sat-
urday at the store of Birkinbine &
Brown.
Chas. Collinge got his ankle
quite badly sprained last week by
the falling of a horse on which he
was riding.
Frank Wanek has taken a posi-
ton on the road selling automobile
supplies and started out on his
new job Monday.
Mr.. Lee Poe, of Woodbine, Ia,
was here several days the past
week visiting ct the home of bis
aunt, Mrs. W. E. Bardwell.
The city council has condemned
the double chalk rock building Just
east of the Reich building on Main
street. The middle wall fell last
Sunday evening and some of the
rock in the outside walls have been
crumbling for some time &c it wal
thought that it might be unsafe
and it had better be torn down o;
if possible repaired.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-04
Meritol Eczema Remedy will
clean up your skin and remove
those dlsagreeable sores. AT Bruhn
& Stonebraker's.

A dance is scheduled for next
Tuesday evening in the opera
house.
The public schools have been
closed this week. The teachers
and pupils r enjoying a spring
vacation.
The Rebekah district convention
met in Scotland March 29th. The
entertainment committee met the
Running Water train and escorted
about 80 Rebekahs from the vari-
Gus towns in this district, to the
lodge room. The towns represent
ed we're Springfield, Wagner, Avon
Geddes and Tyndall. Two state
officers were also present: Miss
Fishbeck of Yankton, grand secre-
tary, and Mrs. Jensen of Mitchell,
grand chaplain. The business
session of the convention was held
in the lower hall, and the %initiatory
ceremony in the lodge room. The
Springfield degree staff exemplltled
the work with Mr.. VIM. Kroh and
Mr.. Claus Flick il. as candidates.
The business of the convention be-
ing finished all partook of a two
course lunch which had been pre-
pared by the home Rebekahs, and
to which everyone present did am.
pie justice. We hope that the
next convention wherever held will
be as beneficial and as helpful as
this one has been to the Scotland
Rebekahs.