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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
COLISEUM FOR
THIRD PARTY
Expense of Convention Will
Be Met by Sale of
Seats.

Chicago, July 1s.--Memloers IF tn"
local committee on arran~ hts
have deci1"d To hold Tho rrosressi, {,
party's national convention at the COL
iseum Aug. instead of the audit"-
rum. the place first selected. TIL"
change is made in order to provid;
more seats for spectators
The committee also declared that
the expenses of the convention would
he met by sale of tickets to specta-
tors Prices for tickets emitting thu
holder to attend every session Of the
convention will I,a $40. SIS and $40
according to location.
1T is plain to me there is no in
tention on the part of the Roosevelt
party in this state" said Charles +,
Merriam. republican candidate for
MAYOR of Chicago. In the last mu-
nicipal election in a statement issued
today in explanation Of his refusal
yesterday to sign a call for the state
convention of the third party.
The call for the national progress
sive convention declared that Tho.
power of the crooked political bosses
and of the privileged classes behind
them is so strong in rhe two old party
organizations that no helpful move
ment in the real interests of our conn
try can come out Of either
While | was doubtful as to the
desirability and possibility of forming
a new party at this time and believed
1t better to continue the fight TO make
the republican party progressive. I
was assured by the promoters Of tho
new party that their firm purpose
was to create an entirely new or
ganization and to place n progressive >
ticket in the field in Illinois On this
basis l entered the preliminary con-
ferences. having clearly indicar..d NY
position and that of the progressive
republican league.
1T appeared at the conference on
Tuesday that it was not the intention
of those present to form a new party
in Illinois but merely to nominate IN
dependent or contesting republican
electors: This intention was frankly
stated by some of the participants.
Otl'"~~ with equal frankness declared
thai a third ticket would imperil the;r
jobs. 1t was shown that as far as
county. legislative and congressional
situations were concerned each dis
trict must decide for itself On the
motion to include state officers in the
call for the state convention. the vote
was announced as IL to II.
In view of this situation it seemed
clear to me that the terms and spiri s
of the national Call would not be car
ried out in Illinois and therefore
declined to sign the call for the state
and several who had al
ready signed withdrew their names"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
DEMOCRATS TIE
UP LEGISLATION
Filibuster Against Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill
to Get Vote on Tariff.

Washington, July 1s.-The demo-
Gratis in the senate defeated 81 to 81
an effort to have the wool bill taken
up. At the opening of today's session
they resumed the filbuster of vester-
day against the $4,000, 900 sunNrv
civil appropriation bill
AS the session proceeded the demo-
Gratis continued the tlibuster and fore
ed the senate to take up the Panama
canal bill. Senator Rrandegee esti-
mated that the foreign ships would
pay approximately 10000. 600 year
IN tolls under the provisions against
which Great Britain has protested.
The democratic leaders declared
they would continue to filibustcr until
assured of vote on the tariff bill.
The big sundry civil appropriation bill
against which the filibuster is directed
carries many important government
appropriations. With the Panama
canal bill the unfinished business. the
democractic leaders will be able to
hold up the appropriation bill for sev-
eral davS
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amount was tentatively fixed at s10.-
900 or $4,000.
The record as read showed that
Nichols repeatedly referred to the
amount of the proceeds which would
so to Governor Blease for signing the
was stated at $1,000. According to
the record. Nichols was to receive
$4,000 and his law partner, c. P. Sims,
ST, 900.
A number of kilograms were intro
duced in evidence from Nichols to
Reed, one Of which was to the effect
that Nichols had left Spartanburg to
confer with Blease about the pardon.
Expected Pardon Signed.
When Reed had concluded Thomas
3. Fielder testified that a certain
amount Of money had been put on de-
posit with the understanding that it
was to be released to Nichols order
as soon as Reed secured a cipher teIe-
gram from Nichols stating that the
convict had been pardoned.
We know" testified Mr.. Feldr.
that Nichols left Spartanburg to
confer with Governor Blease. that he
saw Blease at Barnwell Friday and
was closeted with the governor at
Blackville Friday night. We have
been unable to locate Nichols today,
however"
Mystery surrounding the adjourn
ment of the hearing from this morn
ing until this afternoon was cleared
up by Mr.. Fielder on the witness
stand. He stated that he expected
Gov. Blease to sign Johnson's pardon
during that time and for that reason
the postponement was made.
At the conclusion of Thomas B.
Felder's testimony the hearing Of the
4Dv A.
Immediately after adjournment the
committee met in executive session.
The purpose of this meeting, it is
stated, was TO determine whether fur
ther hearings should be held.
Any Kind of Petition.
The telephone device record Of the
conversation between Detective Reed
and Sam ]. Nichols. taken at Spar
tanburg. was made the day before tho
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Allege South Carolina Governor
C0rruptly Trafficked in Pardons

Augusta. Ca, July 1S.-Sensational
testimony charging Gov. Cole l..
Blease of South Carolina with official
corruption was introduced before the
dispensary investigation committee of
that state at today's hearing. A. S.
Reed, Burns detective. and Thomas
B. Fielder. the Atlanta attorney, were
the principal witnesses.
So unexpected was the character Of
the evidence that after the hearing
was adjourned Chairman r. b.
Carlisle of the committee asserted that
the newly adduced charges against the
South Carolina governor would be
thoroughly sifted.
Detective Reeds testimony included
records taken with a telephone device
relative tc negotiations for the pur-
chase of a convict's pardon from the
South Carolina penitentiary. The rec
ords. Reed testified, We're Of conversa-
tions between the detective and Sam j.
Nichols. Spartanburg attorney, re-
puted to be a go-between for the gov-
ernor.
Reed testified that James johnson,
a yeggman with several aliases. serv-
ing a ten-year sentence in the peniten-
tiary for robbing a safe of $4,000. was
the convict about whom the negotia-
tions were conducted.
We're to Pay Governor.
After making the arrangements
with johnson, according to the detec-
tive's testimony, he called upon
Nichols and informed the latter that
the convict was heir to a large estate
but could only become a beneficiary
by securing his pardon.
The detective testified that Nichols
was interested and the former agreed
to pay the attorney a handsome fee.
AS an evidence of good faith the de-
tective stated he gave Nichols check
for $4,000, duly indorsed.
Reed then read records taken by
the telephone device Of conversations
he held with Nichols in Spartanburg
and at the New Willard hotel in
Washington on June 26. 1912. Ac-
cording to the records. Nichols told
Of his influence with Gov. Blease and
named the terms upon which he would
secure the release Of the convict. Tho
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
CONGRESS CAN
DISCRIMINATE
England's Protest Against
Panama Tolls is Not
Well Founded.

Washington. July Ex-senator
O'Gorman Of New York charged in
the senate today that railroad influ-
ence was behind Great Britain's pro-
test against the Panama canal bill,
and he Joined with Senator Lodge in
declaring that the United States pos
sessed full rights under the British
treaty to give free passage to ships
of American register. These two
speeches marked the debate in the
senate on the Panama canal bill.
Both Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. o'Gorman
declared that this nation was not
bound by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
to give foreign ships all the privi-
leges granted American ships. Mr..
Lodge favored a bill to rebate the
tolls to American ships, however.
while Senator o'Gorman declared the
United States possessed the full right
to give American vessels free passage
if desired. Senator Lodge conceded
that If the case went to the Hague
court, the United States will probably
lose. The support today for the pro-
vision giving free passage to Ameri-
can ships against which Great Brit
ain has protested, was more emphatic
than at any time since the senate be-
gan consideration Of the bill. Mr..
O'Gorman, Mr.. Cummins and others
declared that II the United States had
to construe the treaty literally in
treatment. 1t would by other terms
of the treaty be prevented from de-
Tending the canal in case Of war;
IF a japanese fleet appeared at
the western end Of the canal" said
Senator Reed of Missouri, "bent upon
passing through to attack the city Of
New York, the United States would
have no right under such a construc-
tion Of the treaty to take any steps
against It,"
Senator Burton Of Ohio. who made
the first speech Monday in support Of
the British theory that the United
to its own vessels, declared war
would suspend the operation Of tho
treaty. Senator McCumber, however,
in a speech today against the free
provision. conceded that it was his
belief that the canal would have to
remain neutral even in time Of war.
and that the United States would be
forbidden by the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty from taking immediate meas
ures to block or use the canal for its
own protection.
Senator O'Gorman declared that
railroad influence was behind the
British protest.
No foreign country. he said, could
Interfere with any arrangement the
United States might make for the
payment Of tolls.
If any government should under
take to do 80. for one would pro-
test" he said.
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TO SUPPORT 1NFIRM MINISTER'S.

Philadelphia. July 1s.-The sub
committee of the executive commit
tee commission of the general assem-
My of the Presbyterian church today
took the first step in the movement
authorized by the general assembly
to raise s10.oO0.0OO for the support
Of aged and infirm ministers of the
denomination and their dependents.
me subcommittee consists of the Rev.
CHARLES A. Little, Wabash. Ind. the
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. Washington.
ID; G., and the Rev. VIM. p. Fulton.
Philadelphia.
Tomorrow for the first time the
board of ministerial relief and the
board Of the ministerial sustantation
lund will meet under one manage
ment with the purpose of further
pushing the movement Heretofore
there have been two agencies apneal.
ing to the general church for funds
FOR the aged ministers. but hereafter
there will be but one
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South Carolina delegation left for
Baltimore.
The conversation lasted five hours
and covered d wide range of topics.
While discussing the johnson pardon
Nichols is recorded as saving that
Blease would surely grant the pardon
after the election. although Nichols
was not so sure of his action before
that time.
"Blease always does as 1 tell him. -
Nichols is recorded as saying. "and
If we insist we may be able to get
the pardon before he is elected. We
have got to get up a petition, but
can't get anybody to sign it. Blease
don't care darn who signs the Pc
tition, all he wants is the petition"
Continuing. the record credits
Nichols as saying the only thing he
had done since Blease was governor
that caused comment was securing the
governors signature to the bill au-
thorizing franchise to the interurban
railroad from Spartanburg and Green
wood to Charlotte. The bill was
adopted with only three votes to spare
According to the record Nichols
learned that Blease contemplated
vetoing the measure. The record
quotes the following conversation as
told by Nichols which occurred over
the telephone:
Governor, what about that railroad
bill?" said Nichols
II am going to veto the D.
thing" the governor replied.
"Oh. don't fly off your nut" Nichols
is recorded as saying; Il want to talk
the matter over with you"
Nichols is alleged to have told how
later he demonstrated with the gov
ernor on a visit to his house, saying:
If you don't sign the bill. I'll be
d. If I don't raise h. You are
either doing it because you don't like
the men back of it. or you are being
paid by the Southern railroad"
According to the record Nichols
then started to leave the governor
when the latter said: Come back
here a minute. Come in and bring
this d railroad bill. l am
going to sign 1t to get rid Of the d.
thing"
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PROPOSED REFORMS.

Sheboysan, Wis, July 1s.-An
amendment limiting the hours of la
Dor for women to eight per day;
abolition of convict labor: minimum
wage law; the curtailment of court
powers and amendments to the com
pensation act relating to loss of an
eye, finger, limb. etc. were recon
of labor convention by the committee
on legislation at the annual conven-
ton which opened yesterday.
Other reports and the appointment
of committees occupied the time of
the session
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
JUAREz MAY soon
Be EVACUATED
Rumors that Rebels Will
Move Garrison Farther
Inland are Circulated.

Juarez, May 1S.-The activities of
the citizens vigilance committee,
which was organized to preserve or
der during the passage of the city
from the rebel to the federal control,
led today to a report that the insur-
rectos would evacuate Juarez in forty
eight hours. The rebels admit they
will abandon Juarez soon. moving the
garrison to Casas Grandes, 145 miles
on the Mexican Northwest
ern railroad, but have made no an
as to the time of the pro-
posed departure.
The fact that dynamiting crew of
rebels was ia miles south of here at
Montezuma today on the Mexican
Central railroad had tendency to
counteract the idea of an immediate
evacuation of Juarez, however.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
NO BEE,F TRUST.

Melbourne, Australia. July Is
Answering a question in the house of
representatives today with referenc..
to the report that the American beef
combine was establishing a big meat
packing works in Australia. Premier
Fisher said: THE government will
spare no efforts and no expense and
will use all the means in its power to
protect Australia from the rapacity
which has characterized the opera
tions OF the American beef trust in
other countries"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
DoDG1NG sUFFRAGErrEs.

London, July 1s.-Premier Asquith
is on the way to Dublin playing q
game Of hide and seek with the suf-
fragettes. The prime minister left
his official residence in Downing
street this afternoon and later in the
day Unexpectedly appeared in VOL
verhamton accompanied by his
daughter. There. the two entered a
motor car which since has been lost
sight Of.
That is all the suffragettes have
been permitted to know and they are
Of Mr.. Asquith's movements until he
arrives in Dublin. where he is due a,
9 o'clock tomorrow evening. A grea,
demonstration consisting Of 1900
torch bearers and twenty bands haa
been prepared to welcome him on hi.
arrival
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
|M'NAMARA GOES
N70 DUNGEON
Refusal to Obey Prison Rules
Has Gotten Dynaniter
Into New Trouble.

San Quentin, Cal. July ls.-After a
week in solitary confinement for re-
Namara. one of the convicted dyna-
miters of the Los Angeles Times build
refused stubborniy 70 conform to pris-
on discipline and Warden Hoyle said
today he would be kept in a dungeon
indefinitely.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
CANDIDATES MUST
MAKE THEIR CHOICE
Will be Forced to Declare for
Either Taft or Roose-
velt in Illinois.

Chicago, July 1s.-Medin McCor-
mick named the five men includins;
himself today as a committee to see
Governor Deneen and the other nomi
nees of the republican state ticket to
ascertain if they will support Taft or
Roosevelt. The action was in accord
ance with the decision of the meeting
of pregressives here Tuesday
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
SMITHS SJ-ccESSop

Washington. July l7.-President
Taft today sent to the senate the nom
nations of George F. Kramer to be
postmaster at South ST. Paul, MINI.
Sherman P. Allen Of Vermont to be
assistant secretary of the treasury.
and Luther Conant. Jr., Of New York
to be commissioner Of corporations.
The latter succeeds Herbert Knox
Smith who resigned to Join Roose-
velt's new party.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
WHITE SLAYER.

Duluth. July 17.--John Pluth, a
saloonkeeper of Ely, Mimi. was con-
victed late today in the United States
court here on white slavery
charge. There We're six other indict-
ments against him. Pluth was accus-
ed of bringing young girls from Aus
tria for immoral purposes. The
charge upon which Pluth was convict
cd was inducing his sister-i -in-law to
come to this country and compelling
her to lead a life of prostitution.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
STRENrOI7s Law

Chicago. July 18.-William L. Mar
tin. negro lawyer, today stabbed
Charles ]. Peters and assaulted Rob-
ert Kerr. employees in the office Of the
bailiff of the municipal court, as tho
result of dispute over the issuance
Of court paper. The fight occurred
in the office of the bailiff Of the mu-
nicipal court and caused considerable
excitement among the several hun.
dred employees. Martin. after his ar
rest, declared that he acted in self
defense.
Both Of the wounded men viii ~
cover.
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Chicago, July 18-Governor Charles
S. Deneen's authority to name a sue
cessor to William Lorimer as United
States senator Is in doubt. and he is
seeking advice on the point. 1t had
been anticipated that Deneen would
resign as governor and be succeeded
by the lieutenant governor. who would
promptly name Deneen as senator.
Now, however. this program is inter-
rupted by the question raised as to
the governors authority. The con-
tention is that the senate's action de-
claring Lorimer's election invalid"
means that the Illinois legislature had
failed to elect a senator. Therefore
the seat was never legally filed. In
that event the vacancy cannot be filed
by executive appointment.
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NINE EXPLOSION.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. July 17.-An ex-
ploston Of gas occurred in No. 3
shaft in the Lehigh and wilkesbarre
coal company late this afternoon. OF
the nine men reported to have been
In the mine when the explosion oc-
CURED, two were brought out dead.
The other seven, badly burned, were
removed to a hospital.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
FUNERALS By AERoPLaNE.

Milwaukee, July 1s.-s. F. Peacock
of Milwaukee told members of the
Wisconsin funeral directors and en-
balmers' association today that funer-
ais of the future will be conducted
by airship. Services in churches and
chapels will then be unknown. he
said. In the more immediate future.
he said, funeral parties will be car
ried to cemeteries in electric cars.
He spoke of the mausoleum now being
constructed in Milwaukee as an ex-
ample of how bodies will soon be in
tered
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AVIATOR KILLED.

Leipsic, July Is. Lieutenant
Preusser, the German military avi-
ator, was killed here today as he
made a landing after a fight. The
machine turned over twice after it
struck the ground. the airman being
crushed beneath the engine.
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ericks to consent to the dismissal of
the charge against John J. Nc
Namara, and it had been agreed by
Mr.. Darrow that If the prosecution
insisted upon it, the witness said, ~.
j. also would be thrown to the
wolves" rather than continue the
trial.
Just before adjournment Juror NJ.
II. Williams asked the witness:
Did you know at that time that
the McNamaras were guilty."
well. I had no definite or legal
knowledge that they were. but 1 as
sumed so,' was the reply.
Here Juror L. A. Leavitt broke in:
What did you mean by throwing
j. j. to the wolves?" asked the juror.
Did you recommend that one go
free and the other be punished,
knowing both were guilty?"
The witness explained his attitude
by saying that he did not believe in
and tooth for TOOTH" He thought
that Justice could be done without
taking any more human life.
summoned to Los Angeles by a
telegram from Darrow and Lincoln
Steffens, the magazine writer. Mr.
Older said that on his arrival here,
IN November % of last year, he was
|apprised by Mr.. Steffens OF the plan
upon which the latter was working
with prominent employers and citi-
zens of Los Angeles for truce be-
tween labor and capital.
At a subsequent conference with
steffcns and Darrow, the witness said,
ne was shown a memorandum of an
agreement. There was a hitch, ac-
cording to Older. and Harry Chand-
Ter. a son-in-law of General Otis.
owner Of the Los Angeles Times.
went to District Attorney Fredericks
to gain the latter's consent to the
agreement. After this conference Mr..
Darrow informed Older that Freder-
tcks would not agree to any plan by
which ]. ]. Mcnamara could escape
punishment.
What was my attitude?" asked
Darrow.
well, you declared that you were
employed to save the lives Of these
men and that this personal issue
should not be raised"
The witness said that at this time
he was told nothing had been said
to, the Mcnamara brothers about the
proposed agreement
Mr.. Darrow asked the prosecution
to produce Bert H. franklin and
John H. Harrington tomorrow morn
ing. but h edid not disclose his rea-
sons for desiring the presence Of the
states principal witnesses
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ONE nEAn

Hurley, Wis, July 1S.-In a $12.-
900 fire here today one man was
burned to death. another is missing
and a third had a thrilling expert
ence. Ramsay Andrews, formerly of
Manitowish, is the dead man.
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Two of the Large Contribut-
ors to Fund Were Bel
mont and Ryan.
MONEY usE0 VII; 2z;.1I!FyMG
RESULTS TO THE D1S'%sss 1Sss ss2}'1S
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Sent to Ne
braska In Which State Bryan was
Candidate for Senate-Other States
"IIelpctl" We're Maine and Colorado.

Washington, July 1s.-The demo-
cratic campaign fund contained ST.
900, 900 when Alton B. Parker ran
for president in 1904, according to
W. F. Sheehan of New York, who
testified today before the senate COM
mittee Investigating campaign funds.
Mr. Sheehan was chairman OF the
democratic national executive COM
mittee.
The money was sent by the COM
mittee, he said. to Maine. Colorado
and Nebraska.
"To Maine. did you say?" asked a
senator.
"Yes. with very gratifying results
to the democrats"
Sheehan assured the committee the
sums sent to the three states men
toned were not large.
"How much was sent to Ne
braska?" inquired Senator Oliver OF
Pennsylvania.
II think about $4,000"
Bryan was a candidate for the
senatorship that year, was he not?"
ct don't remember. Candidates
for the senatorship were not"
We'll. think he was" interrupted
the Pennsylvania.
Sheehan said he remembered that
August Belmont was large con-
tributor that year and Senator oliver
asked if Thomas F. Ryan was also a
contributor in the same campaign.
The witness responded that he was.
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. I.
THE WEATHER. =
North Dakota-Fair tonight =
and Friday. Cooler tonight. =
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CHARGED WITH DISCRIMINATION

WASHINGTON, July 1s. - That
Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs, Iowa, are being Disseminated
against by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy and the Great Northern rail-
ways as grain markets was charged
today before the interstate COM
merce commimssion by the Omaha
grain exchange. Specified new rates
are demanded.