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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Gilbert Giles is back at school after
a bit Of experience as head of the
firm in his fathers absence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Miss Dunlap and Mi. Fox appeared
upon the programme at the young
peoples society of the Synod church
last Sunday evening. Miss Dunlap
read Longfellow's King Robert Of
Sicily and Mr.. Fox gave a talk on
Miracle and Mystery plays. Both mum
bers were very interesting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Howard Smith, 1910, made a brief
call at the school last week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Coach Watkins has been absent from
classes a number of days on account
of %quinsey, but has sufficiently re-
covered to be out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

The announcement of the marriage
of A. II. Osmond, '06, to Miss violet
smith of Garrison, N. D. was received
at the normal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Friday the new members of the La
Chofn society entertained the "old
members" at q lunch in Dill hall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

The new library society, the Euph-
roma, and the old society. the Henry
Clay Simmons, are holding regular
meetings Mondays,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

President Creegan has recently given
two very illuminating addresses on the
present wal in the Balkans. DIR. Cree
gan has visited many of the localities
involved, and is well posted on the IS
sues at stake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Miss Bessie Sampson visited at hel
home near Wyndmere last Sunday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Rev. Mr.. Fulton of Fargo, stat,
superintendent of Sunday schoo
teachers institutes, was In MayviIl,
last Sunday and Monday, and sanl
before the school at chapel on Mon,
day morning. His singing was mucl
enjoyed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Leo Horst has returned from a visit
in Wahpeton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

The football team has disbanded and
practice in basket ball has begun. The
last game of the season was a loss to
Valley City normal at Valley City, the
score being 1S to o.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-18

Gordon Watkins, formerly of the
college, now at the University of
Montana, has. been i'll for a few days,
but is improving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
MINNESOTA FOR 7. R.
The Coloners Followers VIII Control
All Conventions.

ST Paul, Mimi, May 14.-County
conventions held throughout Minneso-
ia to select delegates to the state Re-
publican convention at Minneapolis
next Thursday were in most cases con-
trolled by the followers of Roosevelt
and Minnesota's delegation of "a to
the national convention will be for the
former president.
Delegates to congressional conven-
tions to be held next Wednesday also
were chosen and Colonel Roosevelt
carried each district
President Taft will have an in
structed delegation from only one
county, Winona, the home of former
CONGRESSMAN Tawney, but the district
convention for the district including
that county will be controlled by
Roosevelt followers.
LaFollette had his best showing in
the Ninth district, carrying four coun-
ties, with one still to hear from,
though Roosevelt delegates say they
are sure fn control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
SERVICE AND RATE.
HE TOUCHES ON TARIFF
Colonel Roosevelt Opens His Campaign
in Ohio.

Bellaire. o., May H--Col. Roosevelt
in his first speech of the Ohio campaign
today turned to the subject of the tar
iff. He said that he stood for a pro-
tective tariff, but wished it to be sc
arranged that a proper proportion of
the benefits from the tariff will go tc
the workers.
'I want Ohio" he continued, etc
stand with us in this fight. Mind you
we're going to win it any way but ]
want Ohio to share in the victory"
Col. Roosevelt will remain in Ohio
until the evening of the primaries next
Tuesday and will cover Ohio more
thoroughly than any other state which
he has visited during his fight for
the presidential nomination. He is
scheduled to make 60 speeches. He
will travel 1,749 miles within the bord
ers of the state and will enter every
congressional district except the First
and Second, which constitute Hamilton
county in which lies President Taft's
home city of Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
FILE BAD PETITIONS.
Many Mistakes Are Made by Candi-
dates.

The secretary of state is already hav-
ing trouble with defective primary petit
tions filed with him by candidates for
office. Mr.. Sessions states over half
of the petitions so far filed are defec-
tive. In most of these cases the defects
are fatal to the legality of the petition
and will therefore keep the candidates
name off the August primary ballot.
The office notifies the candidate of de-
fects in his petition when it is filed in
time to do so. The law does not COM
pei the secretary to make this notifica-
ton, but it has been the custom of the
Office and will be carried out. The final
limit for filing petitions for state, leg
islative and judicial office is June 25.
The following are the errors most COM
monty made by candidates who file de-
fective petitions:
Failure to name the township in the
petitions for rural districts.
Failure to name the precinct and
ward in city petitions.
Using city petitions in county town
ships.
Failure of person circulating petit
tions to sign and verify them.
Failure of notary or other verifying
officer to attach seal.
Circulating the same petition in more
than one precinct or township.
Failure to give street number in city
petitions, or failure to show that houses
are not numbered.
Failure in township petitions to give
postoffice addresses of persons signing.
Failure to put on the date the sigma
tures were made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Anti-Injunction Bill Is Considered in
the House.

Washington, May 14.-Senate met
at noon. Resumed consideration of
the agricultural bill.
House met at IL a. m. Considered
anti-injunction bill.
Agricultural expenditures committee
continued its investigation into charges
against meat inspection.
Revolt against socalled gag" rule,
which forced immediate consideration
of the Clayton anti-injunction bill,
marked the proceedings in the house.
Minority Leader Mann. Representatives
Norris (Neb.), Lenroot (Wis.), Can
non DIL), and Dalzen (Pa.), assailed
the attempt to shut off the minority
from all chance of successfully oppos-
ing the measure and finally succeeded
in forcing modification giving greater
parliamentary latitude. Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, Secretary Morrison
and half dozen members of the or
ganization's executive committee oc-
cupied front seats in the members
gallery.
The Clayton bill principally would
revise the laws so as to prohibit the
issuance of injunctions except on noti-
fication and full investigation unless
public peace was threatened and would
limit to seven days the life of each in
junction
InJunctions could only be renewed
when cause was shown that such re-
newal was necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Advance Guard of Eastern
Star Arrives Today.
Nearly 900 Kansas Women Will
Come to Topeka.
A BIG Time is PLANNED
Reception for Grand Officers at
Temple Tonight.
Wednesday and Thursday Reg
uIar Session Days.

Nearly 600 women from all over
the state of Kansas are arriving in
Topeka today to attend the thirty
sixth annual session of the Order of
the Eastern Star, grand chapter of
Kansas. The meeting opens tomorrow
morning and will last until Thursday
evening. The Throop hotel has been
named as state headquarters and the
meetings will be held in representa-
tive hall at the state house.
In the common every day language
of the novice, the members of the
Eastern Star are called the lady
Masons." 1t is the affiliated order of
women with the Masons. The mem
bers of Beulah chapter, Topeka, and
a large number of Masons in Topeka
are caring for the representatives
from over the state. Today all in
coming trains were met by motor cars
and the Eastern Star members were
taken to their hotels or to their rooms
over the city.
This evening BeuIah chapter ten
ders reception to the grand officers
of the grand chapter at the Masonic
hall. All of the grand officers from
out of the city arrived in Topeka to-
day
Two of the grand officers of the
Eastern Star live in Topeka-and they
promise to make this session the best
in the history of the order. Mrs. Ma
belle F. Lane of Topeka is grand
atrOn and Mrs. Della Bennett OF To-
peka is grand secretary. ]. E. Porter
of Kansas City is grand patron. All of
the grand officers will attend the recep-
ton at the Masonic Temple this even
ing.
The registration is conducted at the
Throop hotel by the .credential COM
mittee-Mrs. Katherine S. Hughes, Mrs.
Anna B. Moorish and Mr.sArthur Davis
Tomorrow morning the session will
open and an address of welcome will
be given by Mrs. Lulu Zimmerman.
worthy matron of Beulah chapter, To-
peka. Response by Mrs. Clara Bran
well, association grand matron OF
Belleville. An address of welcome to
the grand representatives by Associa-
ton Grand Patron R. S. Hendricks of
Atwood. The RESPONSE will be given
by Mrs. Fannie Chipchase, grand rep
representative of Louisiana.
In the morning the grand matron
will appoint her committees and the
address of the grand matron and
grand patron will be given, also. In
the afternoon the report of the grand
secretary, the grand treasurer, the
matron of the. Masonic home and 9TH
er committees. The election of off,
GERS Thursday morning and afternoon.
Other announcemen ents will be given
later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
BURNS WILL BE HERE.
Noted Detective to Address Bankers in
Toi

The program for the State Bankers
convention to be held in Topeka May
22-24 has been announced. w. J. Burns,
the detective, and William Living
stone of Detroit. president of the Ma
tional Bankers association, have been
secured as special attractions for the
big convention. Prof. J. L. Laughlin
president of the Illinois Bankers as
sociation, will also be here. It is ex-
pected that over 1000 delegates viii
attend the three days session. The
Kansas Building apdfLoan association
will also hold meetings in naconjunctfop
with the bankers sessions. The bank
ers will meet in representative hal
and the B. and L. delegates in the
supreme court rooms.
The following is the complete list of
speakers for the sessions:
Attorney General John S. Dawson
J. P. Moore, president of the First Ma
tional bank of Holton; John r. Lind
burg, president of the association !;
William j. Burns, detective; Warder
J. K. Codding of the state prison, Ian
sing; Professor J. Laurence Laughlin,
University OF Chicago; George w. Mar
tin, secretary of the Kansas histori-
cal society; Judge C. E. Lobdell, presi
dent First National bank, Great Bend;
J. N. Dolley, state bank commissioner;
B. F. Harris, president Illinois Bankers
association, Champaign, ILL.,; w. E.
Higgins, professor of law, University
of Kansas; ex-Governor w. J. Bailey
Atchison.
The speakers at a ladies' meeting
to be held Friday include Mrs. John
r. Mulvane, Mrs. w. r. Stubs, Mrs.
Pratt Mrs. J. E. Smith, Concordia
aud Mrs T x CoddiuC T.anSipp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
THOSE GARY DINNERS.
Promise to Figure Largely in Steel
Trust Investigation.

New York May 14-James T. Mac
Farland, a tinplate jobber of North
Philadelphia, was called to give evil
dence in the steel corporation suit to-
tention that the American Tinplate
company suppressed competition.
Competitors of the tinplate COM
pany were not willing to make dis
count, testified Mac Farland and he
added that the company was mot will
ing to manufacture brands for us in
our name without being protected by
this contract.
And il we forfeited our brands" he
continued, 1--WE lost our business repu-
tation."
Howard M. Davis, of Philadelphia
a sales manager of the American Tin
plate company and with the American
Tinplate company of Ellwood, previous
ly, in the Reid'S first company. He
testified as an expert on conditions i'm
the tinplate industry at the time. Mr
Reid and Judge William H. Moore
brought about the big consolidation
under the control of the American Tin
plate company of New Jersey.
What per cent of the industry waF
controlled by this combination?" Davis
was asked.
My recollection is about 95 per
cent"
After bringing out that Messrs. Reid
and Moore were directors of the Amer
lean Can company Judge Dickinson
asked:
did the American TinpIate company
make any preferential contracts with
the American Can company whereby
the Can company got lower prices for
tin than other customers?"
II don't know" said Davis; never
heard of them"
Davis said he represented the Ameri-
can Tinplate company and the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel company at meetings
of tinplate and sheet steel manufac-
turers in Pittsburg in 1907 and later
gave an interesting account of how
the manufacturers came to an "un-
derstanding" on prices. When r. v.
Lindabury. attorney for the steel cor
poration objected to Davis answer
hearsay evidence on the ground the
witness had never attended the Gary
dinner Judge Dickinson retorted:
"We'll establish the dates of these
dinners later. We are going into that
subject quite thoroughly"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Farmer Smith Says Credit Is
Due Senator Curtis.
TOPEKA AGENCY IS SAFE
Some of the Smaller Offices
May Be Abolished.
Local Workers Will Handle
$3,OOO,OO0 More Yearly.

Under the provisions of the new
pension bill passed by congress, the
annual payments from the Topeka
agency to old soldiers and their widows
will increase nearly three million dol
lars a year. This will mean a jump of
from $4,000, 600 to nearly $21, 900 an
nually under the new schedules.
With the boosting of the pay roll to
the war veterans is added assurance
that the Topeka pension agency will
stay right where it is. The new pen
sion bill means an annual increase of
more than $32, 100000 to the veterans
and lessons the possibility of con-
Solidation of the offices in Washington.
While it is probable that some ar
rangements may be made to decrease
the number of agencies, it now appears
that Topeka will receive some of the
smaller western agencies and that the
Topeka Office will not be affected by a
shake-up.
With more than 100000 pensioners
on the lists of the Topeka agency, the
increase of more than 10 per cent in the
payment means a big thing not only to
the old soldiers, but to Topeka and to
Kansas, Farmer Smith contends.
1T is a great thing said Smith to-
day, as he reviewed the increase in the
charge, land am glad to see the old
boys get the money. 1t couldn't be
spent to greater advantage
Senator Curtis more than anyone
else in the country continued Smith,
lis responsible for the passage of the
bill. 1t was Curtis who fought for the
bill and stayed by it until it was passed.
Then he went to the White House and
stayed right there until the measure
was signed by the president"
Under the provisions of the new pen
sion bill, veterans discharged on ac-
count of wounds or disabilities will re-
ceive $50 a month irrespective of age or
term of service. Mexican war survivors
with 60 days service will also come
under the $50 classification. No attor-
ney's fees are to be allowed except in
original pensions.
Since the passage of the bill. there
has been much confusion among old
soldiers concerning the provisions of the
measure and especially the amounts
they will draw under the law. This
matter has been made clear in a tabu-
lated statement prepared in the Topeka
pension Office. Under an age and service
rate each veteran may know just what
his pension check will amount to when
the bill becomes operative. This clas-
sification is shown in the following
table:
SERVICE AND RATE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
HOLD IS SLIGHT.
Il. R. Hangs ON to Maryland by
Slender Thread.
Vote of State May Go to Taft
on Second Ballot.

Baltimore. May 1.-THE Maryland
Republican state convention here to-
day faced the task of reconciling the
apparently contradictory results of
last weeks primaries
Although sixty-six.- a bare majority
of the 129 delegates, were bound by
the popular preference to vote for
delegates to the national convention
who should favor the nomination of
Theodore Roosevelt, a still larger ma
jority of these state delegates, esti-
mated by the Taft men as IS, were
Taft sympathizers and numerically
these were able to control the conven-
ton With situation like this con-
fronting them the leaders of the two
camps of delegates conferred until
early this morning and reached ten
tative agreement that eight of the six
teen national delegates should be
named by the Roosevelt men and
eight by the supporters of Taft. The
Taft men have not tried to avoid the
binding provision of the primary law
which declares all these sixteen dele
gates shall vote a the national con-
Vention in favor CT the candidate who
won the Maryland preference primary
(Rooseveltl as long as "in their con-
scientious judgment they believe he
can be nominated.
Some of the laws interpreters contend
this binds the delegates only for the
first ballot. The Taft men expected tc
name two of the four delegates at large
and the shocen Governor Goldsboro and
William T. Warburton. The Roosevelt
delegates selected Col. E. c. Darlington,
chairman of the Maryland Roosevelt
committee and the fourth member of
the delegation at large it is agreed, Will
be a Roosevelt man from the western
part of the state. The convention was
scheduled to meet at 1 o'clock this af-
ternoon and expectation was that il
would finish its business before night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TREES ARE DYING
Unknown Pest Kills Hundreds
of Elms i'm Topeka.
Property Owners Alarmed al
Tree Conditions.

In a frantic effort to save the hun
dreds of elm trees that are dying in
Topeka because of an unknown pest
e. B. Stotts, city commissioner, has
sent a hurried call to experts at the
Kansas State Agricultural college an6
at Kansas university. It is feared
that the elm trees in this city have
been affected with a deadly beetle
which is ravaging the immense trees
in New England.
This spring is the first sign of the
pest. The city commissioner of parks
has noticed in all parts of the city
the condition of many backward sickly
elm trees. Despite the season, many
trees are barely opening their buds
and hundreds are dead.
On inquiry Commissioner Stotts has
discovered that in all parts of the
city these conditions exist Property
owners have become alarmed at the
situation. Trees that have shaded
streets, parkings and yards for scores
of years are losing hold on life 1t
was thought at first that the worms
of ten years ago had returned but
this was proved a mistaken theory
No one knew the cause.
Commissioner Stotts has received a
report from the New England stating
that thousands of elm trees are dying.
No other tree is affected. Elms in
New England tl1aG have lived nearly a
century have taken their last breath
this spring. 1t is believed there that a
beetle is doing the damage. This
beetle flies and it is impossible to ex-
terminate or kill them
In Topeka the beetle has not been
found but the state university and
state agriculture college experts will
hunt for him. A conference will be
called Immediately for the purpose of
finding a remedy-or rather means
of war upon the destructive insects.
This is the first time in the history
of Topeka that elm trees have suf-
fered as they have this year. Ten
years ago d worm crawled from the
ground, UP the trunk of the tree and
laid eggs that Matched into leaf kill
ers. But saturated cotton stopped this
pest.
Topeka is almost entirely shaded
with elns. 1t is the best growing, the
most substantial and the favorite tree
in the yards along the parkings and
bordering the streets. The beauty of
the city to a great extent is based on
the wide shaded avenues and the mon
strous trees. A pest like a flying
beetle will cause no little alarm to the
property owners and the persons who
have been working in the interests of
beautIfying Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

the little Boggs girl to go to Topeka
to a hotel with Griffith. I know there
We're some papers made out about the
affair, but don't know just what they
were. When the Boggs girl married
Charley Boyte Mrs Thomann said she
told Medlock to give her $40 and thai
he had done this
Unhesitatingly the Foster girl told
of the efforts made by Mrs. Thomann
to cause her disgrace. The girl says
she repelled these approaches, and this
made Mrs. Thomann angry.
Tells of GiIIett Case.
Then the girl went back to the incl
dents of the Judge Gillett trouble.
Ericsson and Medlock told me they
had a lawyer friend in trouble and ask
ed me to go to the National and get in
with him. mean they wanted me to try
to see him and to make eyes at him.
try to talk to him and they said if
did this, maybe he would ask me up tc
his room. Mrs. Thomann was in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TELLS OF PLOT
Pretty Leta Foster Tells of
GilIett Case.
How Plans We're Made to
Blacken Judge.
she COMES TO Topeka
Frank ThOmann, Husband of
Woman i'm Case, Here.
Says He Will Try to Help Her
Out of Trouble.

To tell from her own lips the details
OF the scheme 10 use her as a dupe in
the scheme to blackmail and defame
Judge Gillett, of Kingman, Leta Foster
came to Topeka last night to bare the
story of her life. She was accompanied
by Frank Thomann, the Summerfield
banker-mayor, and by c. E. Bisbee,
Burns detective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TAFT MEN SCORE.
They Name the. Temporary Chairman
of Tennessee Convention.

Nashville. Tenn, May 14-Taft
supporters in the Republican state
convention today scored in the first
contest with the Roosevelt men when
Foster V. Brown former attorney gen
eral of Porto Rico. was named tenn
porary chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
ALL ARE KILLED.
Cave-in of a Mine Buries IS Men. I'm
Michigan.

Ironwood. Mich, May 14.=Thirteen
men who were buried in a cave-in al
the Norris mine here last night were
killed in the accident All hope of
finding any alive was abandoned with
the finding nf two bodies today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Weather sim cool.

1t is bright and cool today. Killing
frost was reported from the northwest
portion of the state and snow and
freezing conditions from Colorado The
weather is expected to be fair tonight
and Wednesday, and there will be no
danger from frost tonight The hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TODAY'S BALL GAMES.
Western League.

Denver at Sioux City, clear, 3:45
p. m.
Lincoln at Des Moines, clear, c:45
p. m.
Wichita at st. Joe, clear, $3.50 p. m
Topeka at Omaha. clear. $3.50 D. m,
National.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear,
p. m.
Brooklyn at st. Louis, clear, 3 p. m.
Boston at Cincinnati cloudy, 8 n. m.
New York at Pittsburg, clear, $3.50
p. m.
American.
Detroit at New York, clear. p. m
st. Louis at Boston, clear, 3:45
p. m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, clear, 3:45
p. m.
Cleveland at Washington, clear. $3.50
p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
weather Forecast.

Chicago, May 14.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair and warmer tonight
and Wednesday.