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Revenue Of $4,000 a Day.

Mr. O'Brien inclosed the letter from the
American promoter, which outlined his
unique scheme of operating the cat farm.
The letter is as follows:
: Il am an American resident OF Tripoli.
Knowing that you are person of enter
prise and always interested in and open
for any good investment in good. live
business proposition, l take the liberty Of
addressing you and presenting you what
s.tion and one in which ! have no doubt
you will take lively interest.
please let me. know the amount OF
stock you wish to subscribe Tor IN
million-dollar company for the exploita-
ton of this idea
."rhe object of this company will be
to own and operate u cat farm in Tripoli
near Derna, where land is cheap and the
climate Is goods
ITO start with. the company will collect
in Italy say 100000 cats. We con count
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Judgment Of Congress.

1.-THE act of June II, 1878, under which
the present District government was es-
tablished, was a deliberate expression of
the judgment of Congress, that in view
OF the complication of the interests of
the United States with the interests Of
the property owners and residents OF the
District in the administration OF local
municipal affairs. the participation OF
those residents in municipal control was
mpracticabIe, and especially that the
United States could not reasonably nor
rghtrully rellnquish to the caprice of pri-
vate sentiment or interest its exclusive
control, in view Of the necessity to protect
the legislative and administrative func-
lions OF the government mere from hoslie
or undesirable intrusions ana maintain
the security of it's vast properties and con-
venience connected Herewith.
1.-The control of the streets. avenues,
roadways and parks which the Dill pro-
poses 10 vest in the local government
might become military necessity TO the
general government, and the effectiveness
of those highways and parks Tor the uses
of the general government be impaired
to vial extent by their adaptation 10
local convenience.
THE Comm ssioners have no doubt that
the election of general officials blen-
n.ally. or for any temporary PERIOD
would be subversive of the best results.
municipal official should be encouraged
to look upon his employment as his life
work. in order that he may give to the
public the benefit of his undivided zeal
and his exper ence- To do otherwise Is to
place a premium on official transgress- on
ar indifference The best guarantee the
public can secure for the fidelity and
efficiency of its employees is the assurance
that their tenure of Office depends upon
their devotion to duty. The rarity OF
official dereliction among the officers OF
the army and navy and in the personnel
of the civil service, where such perma-
nency is assured, is instructive in that
regard.
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Adopted i'm Other Cities.

Experience with the present form of
municipal government, with the i'm
provements therein. which that expert
ence has suggested, has not only demon
strated the efficiency of that govern
ment, but has given rise to a sentiment
in other municipalities in this and other
countries which has resulted in the
adoption of commission forms Of munici-
pal government elsewhere.
THE plan of government proposed by
the bill is substantially similar to some
of the features of the form of municipal
government which Congress, by 5the act
of June 20, 1874 Q6 Stat, p. 419). abolish
ed as unsuitable, after many months OF
searching investigation by a special COM
mittee of that body, which resulted in
the substitution for 1t of d government
by temporary commission composed or
three members appointed by the Presl-
dent OF the United States, analogous in
Its jurisdiction to the present form which
the bill proposes to displace.
Independently of the doubt that the
form of government proposed by the bill
would be valid in view Of the clause in
the eighth section of the. first article OF
the Constitution OF the United States,
which vests Congress with the power to
exercise exclusive legislation in all cases
whatsoever over the District the Com
missioners are of the opinion that the
creation of a local legislative body as q
municipal agency:is not advisable in view
Of the fact that the conduct of municipal
affairs is essentially business problem.
and that Legislative, body composed of
representatives of the several sections OF
the District would comolicate the official
operations and subordinate the harmoni-
Gus development of municipal improve
ments to the special and desultory exac-
tons of the several localities or local
spheres of influence which the members
of such body would represent.
THE mixed appointed and legislative
government of the District from May.
1871, to June ~. 1874, of which the board
of public works was a feature. was not
free from that cause of embarrassment
notwithstanding the dominant influence OF
that board and the exceptional persona
forcefulness of its leading member.
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Of the United States, and a legislative
deputy is to be nominated by the Presi-
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House and confirmed by the Sena-e.
a. suitable record Office, the bill speci-
fies.. is to be erected in Washington. after
it has been provided for in a special en-
actment; and that is to house the col
lection of records.
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raDc will be free from

catarri,.
Money returned. you know, II HIOSiEd doesn't
give satisfaction in treatment OF catarrh coughs,
colds Group and catarrhal deafness. 1t Is made
of Australian Eucalyptus and does not contain
opium, cocaine or other injurious drug. Com
plete outfit, S1.OO. Extra bottles, 90 cents at
Jas. o'DonnSll's, Henry Evans and pharmacists
every Mhese.E
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on each cat having an average Of twelve

on each cat having an average Of twelve
cats a year, which would be full grown
In less than three months. The SIX ms Will
sell for from 10 cents apiece for the white
ones to Is cents apiece for the pure biack
ones. The average output of from twelve
to fourteen kittens per cat per annum
means an output of twelve million IT,,
COO OoO) skins per annum, which would
sell at an average of 80 cents each max
ing our revenue ten thousand t$f0.OOO)
dollars day gross.
"A man can skin fifty cats day. Such
labor would cost US an average OF 81 per
day per man. AS il would take 100 men
10 operate our plant, the expensEper day
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Former Politician a Suicide.

YONKERS, y. ", February ED
ward NJ Haggerty, and oid-time Tam
many politician. prominent in the days of
Tweed, shot and killed himself at his
home here today. He was despondent
because Of illness. He was a friend OF
the late Senator Grady and Of Richard
Croker.
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would be. say. $500: Our profit would be

would be, say. 500. Our profit would be
therefore $500 q day.
1--WE will feed the cats on their natural
food-rats. To secure the proper food
supply we will start a rat farm adjacent
to the cat farm. The rats multiply four
times as fast as cats. If We start with
one hundred thousand we shall have four
rats a day for each cat-an abundant
food supply.
I'VE will, of course, be able to feed our
cats on the rat supply exclusively, and We
will i'm turn feed the rats on the skinned
carcasses of the cats. thus giving each
rat for its days allowance OF food one
fourth of Q cat.
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mentalities already at hand, and avoid
the expense of the proposed convention.
I'm short, the Commissioners are OF the
opinion that the form of government
which this bill proposes to substitute for
the present form of government In the
District would not only be less efficient
than the present form, but Injurious to
the public and private interests con-
cerned."
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Comment on Taxation Plan.

with respect to the proposed provi-
sion I'm section ) of the bill, for a system
of taxation. the Commissioners have to
state that they are aware of no reason
why Congress cannot under the present
status make any arrangement 1t may
wish in that regard with official instru-
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minutes; breathe IL
daily for Il few
days. and foul
breath, W a I @ + y
eyes, stuffed up
nose, snumtng, blow
ing, hacking. spit
ting will disappear.
Breathe il daily for
two or three weeks
and all catarrh
germs will be de-
stroyed and the
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IS ADVERSE.
Change in Local Government
Opposed by Commissioners.
SEVERAL REASONS GIVEN
Think Experience Has Proved Eff
fciency Of Present Form.
BILL OFFERED BY MR.. BERGER
Measure Provided for the Repeal of
the Organic Act Passed
in. 1878.
BILL OFFERED BY MR.. BERGER

clean bill of health is given the Dis
tricts commission form of government
by the Commissioners in a report sent to-
day to Chairman Johnson of the House
District committee, recommending ad-
verse action on the bill of Victor Berger,
socialist member of Congress from Wis
consin, providing for the repeal Of the or
ganic act Of 1878 and the establishment
of local self-government.
Stating that they are not aware Of
sufficiently extended sentiment among the
people of the District in favor of the pro-
posed change, and that experience has
demonstrated the efficiency of the pres
ent form of government, the Commission
ers assert that, in their opinion, the
Berger bill, if enacted into law, not only
would provide less efficient government
but one that would be injurious to public
and private interests concerned.
The bill of Representative Berger was
introduced in the House February ;. 1t
provides that within sixty days after it's
passage the Commissioners shall divide
the District into fifty districts of approx
mately equal population and shall cause
to be held an election by which one dele
gate from each district shall be chosen
to attend convention. to be held one
month following the election. for the pur-
pose of drafting a charter for local self
government.
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eft will be readily seen that this busi-
ness will be self-supporting. automatic
and self-acting. The cats eat the rats.
the rats eat the cats and We skin the
CATS
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System Of Taxation.

Section five of the bill stipulates that
the convention shall provide in the char
ter for a system of taxation by which the
entire expenses of the local government
shall be borne by the property owners
and residents of the, District, Concerning
this section of the bill the Commission
ers in their report state that they are
aware of no reason why Congress can
not, under the present status, make any
arrangement 1T may wish in that regard
with official instrumentalities already at
hand and AVOID the expense of the pro-
posed convention.
The report of the Commissioners, in full,
is as follows:
THE Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia have the honor to recommend
adverse congressional action upon H. r.
1919, entitled
"a bill to repeal the act of June II,
1878, and to provide elf-governnent for
the District of<Columbia,' which was re-
ferred to them by you for examination
and report.
The Commissioners are not aware of a
sufficiently extended sentiment among the
people of the District in favor of such
change in the form Of municipal govern
ment here to justify them in advising
that the bill receive serious consideration
by your committee or by Congress; npE
/ do they know of any interest of the peO-
Tple of the District. or of the government
of the United. States in the conduct of
District affairs, which would be furthered
by such legislation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
GE|ST COMPANY Will
HAVE SPLENDID
BUILDING
Plans for Structure About
Ready-Three Story
Brick Block.

Just as soon as the plans for the
new building, which is to be erected
by the H. K. Geist company. are COM
pleted, the contract will be let and
construction work started. The archi-
tect is now working m specifications
and it is expected that the plans will
be ready within two or three days.
The company Is going to put up a
three-story brick building. and when
completed it will be n Of the finest
store structures in the northwest. The
basement will be used for a cold stor-
age plant and an ice cream freezing
room. Both ice cream and sweet
cream will be kept in storage in that
section Of the building. and an m
monia freezing plant will be installed.
On the first floor will be located the
candy store, ice cream parlor and
stock and Shipping rooms. The ice
cream parlor will be in direct connec-
ton with the general store and will be
fitted put in splendid style.
The second floor will be used for Of
fees and bakery. The walls between
the bakery and Office rooms will be so
constructed that there will be no
smoke or smell from the bakery.
The entire third floor will be used
for the candy factory, and all modern
machinery and equipment will be in
stalled.
An electric elevator will connect all
three floors. The building will be 25
feet wide and 140 feet long.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
JAIL DELIVERY At
M|NNEWAUKAN
LAST NIGHT
-Four Big Prisoners Saw
Through Bars and Make
Their Escape.
AUTHORITIES HUNT
Sheriff Finds Prison Desert
ed When He Arrives
With Breakfast.
CITIZENS
AUTHORITIES HUNT

Four prisoners in the Benson coun-
ty Jail at Minnewaukan sawed their
way to liberty some time last night
and when Sheriff A. Ronglie went to
the Jail with breakfast this morning
he discovered that his birds" had
flown. The men who escaped were
the only prisoners in the county bas-
tile. They we're:
James Miller.
German; speaks broken Eng
lish; about 80 years old; five feet,
nine inches tall; teeth very poor.
Mike Murphy.
Wore gray suit; about 81 years
old; bald head; weight about $50
pounds. height about five feet,
eight inches.
Frank Raymond.
Dark complexioncd: broken
gold tooth in upper jaw: wore
blue suit; about six feet tall;
weight about 175 pounds.
j. Mcconnell.
Wore black coat, gray trousers;
light hat; about 3 years old;
weight about 100 pounds.
Miller, Murphy and Raymond were
serving time. Mcconnell was awaiting
trial on a grand larceny charge.
This quartette of escaped prisoners
is said to be composed of the biggest
and huskiest men hat have ever been
held in h Benson county Jail. Each
man is above the average in size and
is looked upon as a bad actor" ac-
cording to information from Mime
waukan.
The prisoners sawed through four
bars in order to gain their freedom.
Descriptions of the quartette have
been telephoned and t~elegraphed to
tho authorities in all cities of the
northwest.
Posses hurriedly organized to take
up the search for the escaped prison.
ers are ''fine combing' the Minne-
waukan district this afternoon. No
trace of the men has been reported.
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INACTIVITY MAY MAKE
CHANGE IN HIGHWAY

Because Of inactivity and lack of in
terest in the proposed meridian road
in Cass and Richland counties, a
change in the great international
highway route in the southern part of
the state may be made. The two
counties mentioned have not taken
enough interest in the project to even
put up the standard road signs nor
form county organizations.
Casselton. twenty miles west Of Far
go and Hankinson in Richland county
are both after the road. Progressive
citizens Of both cities point out that
this would in fact be the more direct
route and promise that they will form
organizations and improve the high
way.
When asked regarding the situation.
Secretary c. w. Graves Of the Com
mercial club, who is also secretary Of
the state meridian road association
said that owing to the inactivity in the
sections of Cass and Richland county
through which the road as originally
laid out would pass, 1t was probable
that the executive officers Of the as
ISOLATION would take some action in
the nea future looking toward a
change in the route.
Plans for the state inspection tour
indicate that a good-sized party will
accompany the officials of the national
association. The inspection trip will
end the first day, September 10, with
an all-night stop in this city and a
good roads rally will be held in the
assembly room Of the Commercial club
on this date.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
FARM WORK DELAYED
BY YESTERDAYS RAINS

Rain. which a general over north
ern North Dakota n northwestern
Minnesota, has delayed harvesting and
threshing operations throughout this
territory. In some places, the farm
ers will attempt to resume work to-
morrow afternoon, but in the major
ity of the districts they will not be
able to do anything until h latter
part Of the week.
A heavy rain fell in Grand Forks
and vicinity late yesterday afternoon,
but it is not expected that the farm
ing operations in this section will be
delayed n longer than tomorrow
afternoon. The rainfall in this Sec
ton was reported at 10 OF an inch.
Rain, which fell at Crookston and
vicinity yesterday afternoon. was so
heavy that it delayed the Northern
Pacific flyer on the prairie for about
half an hour. Rain fell as far east as
Bemidti.
A heavy rain fell in the Walhalla
district during the greater part of
the afternoon and evening yesterday,
and harvesting and threshing opera
tons in that section will be delayed
for several days.
Heavy rains were also reported at
Churchs Ferry, Towner. Devils Lake,
Larimore. Grafton. Park River, Lang
don, Reynolds and Gilby.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
DR.. DENN|SON Was FIRST
PHYSICIAN IN THIS CITY

DR.. Dennison. who committed sui
eide at Medford. Or. last Monday.
was the first physician in the city Of
Grand Forks. according to old resi-
dents here. He came to this city thir-
ty-tive years ago. He graduated from
Bellview hospital in New York city
and then came west to st. Paul. being
threatened with tuberculosis. AT that
place he met James Twamley of this
city. who brought him to Grand Forks,
where he remained for a few weeks
practicing medicine. DR.. Dennison re-
turned to st. Paul from Grand Forks
and through Noyes Bros. & Cutler. the
wholesale druggists. he obtained a To-
cation at Alexandria, Minn., and STAY
ed at that place for v ten years and
during his stay he succeeded in work.
ing up a fine practice.
Was al CrOokstOn.
Dr.. Dennison moved to Crookston,
Mimi. from Alexandria and was mar
there a short time later. His
health began to fail him again at
and he left for Medford
where he remained until his death on
Monday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
Or. THOMAS Will LEAVE
Former University Dean Will Make
His Future Home in Virginia
Continue Interests Here.

DR.. George S. Thomas will leave
here mex Wednesday with his family
for Virginia where he will make his flu
ture home. They will be located in
the city Of Richmond this winter and
next spring will build a home at West
Hampton, Il suburb Of Richmond. DR..
Thomas was connected with the state
university here for many years, resign
ing as dean of the arts college about
a year and a half ago. DIR. Thomas
o"ns considerable property in this
state and expects to return at least
once a year to look after his interests
here.
The removal Of DR.. George s.
Thomas from the state will leave a
vacancy on the democratic ticket in
tho Seventh district where the doc
tor is q candidate for the state SEN
ate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
N. D.
LEAGUE
HARVEST HANDS

F. l.. Watkins. state superin-
tendent of the North Dakota En-
forcement league. has launched a
new campaign against gamblers
and blindpiggers, with particular
reference to the harvesting sea-.
son, declaring that they rob
many h~arvesters of money which
would otherwise go to the pay
ment of honest debts or to needy
families back home.
II have sent letters to every
states attorney and sheriff in the
state, stating that many requests
are coming to the office Of the En-
forcement league, asking that a
vigorous campaign be waged
against blindpiggers and gamb-
lers," says Mr.. Watkins. Farm
ers want relief from the drunken
ness, carousing and fights incident
to harvest where liquor is plenti-
full, and business men want the
money on long standing accounts.
If these joints r allowed to run,
1t will demoralize many a crew
and gamblers from the city will
carry out of the state many thou
sands of dollars that should go to
pay old debts.
"A real service can be done the
people of the state and business
interests by the officials waging a
relentless warfare against these
VfOlatorS."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
CAR SHORTAGE IS LOOKED
FOR BEFORE VERY LONG

While there has been no shortage
of railway cars on the Great Northern
up to the present time, such a state
of affairs is anticipated before the
annual wheat yield has been handled.
Reports received in the city from the
twin cities are to the effect that a
serious situation in the northwest is
for in a short time.
Inquiry at the local Great Northern
offices today developed the informa-
ton that there We're plenty of cars on
hand at present, but that a shortage is
not wholly unlocked for. There will
be an unusually large amount of
wheat to handle from this section dur-
ing the next few weeks, and the sur
plus of cars will be used up before
1t has all been transported, 1t is an
ticipated.
1t vas reported in st. Paul that
the surplus Of cars is decreasing at
the rate of 1000 a day. w. A. Car
rett. chairman of the Association of
Western railways, wrote the Mime
sofa railway n warehouse commits
sion that there were 43,9O1 idle cars
on August Is. and that the number
is growing smaller daily.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
STATE VALUATION IS
100000 GREATER

L. E. Birdzell. formerly a member
of the university law school now one
of the state tax commissioners, arriv-
ed in Grand Forks last night for a
short visit. He came from Bismarck,
where the tax commission just finish
ed a strenuous session during the
meeting Of the state board Of equaliz-
alton.
Mr.. Birdzell says that the final re-
port of the board Of equalization will
show a valuation in the state Of about
$5.000,000 greater than last year, but
the levy will remain the same. No
great changes were made in the as
sessments in any instance.
This was the first time that the
board Of equalization had had the as
sistance Of the a commission, the
latter body having been created at
the beginning of last month. The
commission gave the equalization
board a great deal Of valuable assist
ance. particularly in the handling Of
local problems.
The tax commission now has the
power to take a hand in local ques-
tons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-28
THIRD STREET
TURNED INTO
RACE COURSE

Every speed ordinance that
was ever enacted in the city Of
Grand Forks was %flagrantly vio-
lated in the heart of the bushes
district at 1870 o'clock this aft
ernoon, when two we'll known
young men. n on a bicycle and
the other on a motorcycle. raced
for a distance of nearly 100 yards.
Apparently unmindful of pedes-
TRANS crossing the streets and
vehicles passing up and down, the
riders started in front of the
Hotel Dacotah and at high speed
dashed south on Third street.
The race concluded at about the
center OF the block. and grinning
as though proud of their law vio-
lating, the riders returned to the
starting place.
On either side of the street
persons stood with bated breath,
expecting any second to witness
a collision.
There was not a policeman in
sight.