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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-24

/ hereby myself as a can
6idate for the republican nomination
as sheriff at the June primaries.
John C. Ross.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-24

Being shot at occasionally is not
one Of the legitimate annoyances OF
a kings job.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-24
sor sheriff Caea count,

For Judge OF Supreme Court.
J. e. Robinson. Fargo. N. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-24
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS

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CANDIDATES q dsf tsa ssas asp al 90
so most effectively
by placing their announcement in The
Fran, the leading and fastest growing
weekly in the state. Fran is published
every Thursday morning by The New
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fetal organ Of the North Dakota Total
Abstinence society, and as such, is ex-
tensively read in every Norgewian set
Element in the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
Insane Swiss Soldier
Transforms Village
Into a Battlefield

: BERNE, Switzerland, Aug. S1.-A fren-
zied Swiss soldier, Johann Schwartz. ran
amuck last evening and transformed the
little town Of Romanshorn, on Lake Con-
stance, into miniature battlefield
strewn with dead and dying.
The soldier is a native of the town.
In a fit of madness he seized his rifle
and shot everyone within range of the
windows Of his house, killing four and
wound!ng six men in few moments.
He then barricaded himself in his home.
When night fell the house was sur
rounded by police and citizens, among
whom an hour or so later a panic broke
out when they heard a shot. The be-
sefgers. under the impression that
Schwartz had come among them. started
firing and shot one another down until
dozen of them lay badly wounded on
the ground
During the scare the soldier escaped
from his house and fled to the forest
where he is still at large and armed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
South Dakota Taft
Men Call Meeting

MITCHELL. 8. D., Aug. d.-(special.) }
Since the meeting Of some seventy five
republicans held at Huron a few weeks
ago, at which time resolutions were
adopted demanding the resignation of the
Roosevelt presidential electors In order
that the Taft men can be substituted,
the political situation in South Dakota
has been in rather a chaotic condition. A
mass convention has been called by the
Taft committee to meet in this city Sep
tember 19 to adopt some action to defeat
the Roosevelt electors and all state candi-
dates who have endorsed the bull moose
leader
H. C. Preston Of this city. one OF the
presidential electors. declared In a state
ment today that he would not resign
from the place, and that he would act In
accordance with the spirit and resolu-
tions adopted by the republican conven-
ton CT July 2.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
PROPOSED Is INCREASE
'''''''''' ''' ''''s SUSPENDED
Interstate Commerce Body Holds Up
Changes in Tariffs Till First
of Year.
INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE
Commodity Freight Destined to Pa.
cific Coast is Affected.
FEW REDUCTIONS SCHEDULED
Middle West Given Slight Advantage
Over Eastern Points.
CANCEL PRESENT QUOTATIONS
Commission Finds by Checking UP
Railways Proposals Reductions
Commodity Freight Destined to Pa.
cific Coast is Affected.
FEW REDUCTIONS SCHEDULED
Middle West Given Slight Advantage
Over Eastern Points.
CANCEL PRESENT QUOTATIONS
Commission Finds by Checking UP
Railways Proposals Reductions
Apply to Little More Than
Ten Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Aug S1-Increased
freight rates proposed by trans-contn-
entail railroads for transportation Of COM
coast terminals were suspended today
by the Interstate Commerce commission
from September until December 81.
pending an investigation.
The tariffs suspended proposed general
increases on practically all commodity
freight from Atlantic seaboard and mid
dlewestern points Of origin to destin-
ations on the Pacific coast rarging from
to 50 per cent In most instances they
were effected by the cancellation Of ex-
isting commodities rates, thus automat-
ically transferring the commodities to
the higher classification scale Of charges.
While in some instances charges would
be reduced, checking by the commits
sion appears to indicate that the reduc-
tons would apply to little more than 10
per cent of the west bound traffic.
The lowering of rates to such desti-
nations as Spokane, Wash; Reno, New;
Tucson, Ariz; and similarly situated
cities, was in substantial accord with
the recent agreement made by shippers
Of those places with the railroads and
sanctioned by the commission as modi-
fication of the commissions findings in
what popularity are known as the Pa
cific coast cases.
These examples of proposed increases
on commodities are cited by the COM
mission 80 cents per 100 pounds on auto
mobiles, As cents on furniture, 70 cents on
plate glass, 10 cents on petroleum pro-
ducts, 40 cents on plumbing materials
20 cents on stoves. and As cents on We
hicles.
Generally, from points Of origin in
middlewestern states, the charges are
somewhat lower, although to many ar
ticles blanket" rule is applicable,
alike to all tie east and middle west a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
Becker's Lawyer Asks
for Change Of Venue

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Failing In an at
tempt to delay the trial of Police Lieu-
tenant Charles Becker for the mruder Of
Herman Rosenthal, counsel for the ac~
cused lieutenant will ask that Becker be
tried In another county. District Attorney
Whitman plans to bring Becker to trial
before Justice Goff here on September
II, but John F. Mcintyre, chief Of counsel
for the policeman, said today that he
would fight to the limit to prevent his
client from being tried during the
present clamor, which consider SO
prejudical to my client"
Mr.. Mcintyre said IL he was unable
to get delay he would seek to obtain
change OF venue.
Just what plan Of action the states at
torney will follow in the case against
Becker has not been made public. but
one of the assistant district attorneys
remarked today:
District Attorney Whitman's case as
1t now stands against Becker for murder
is strong enough to convict"
Conspiracy will be the defense for
Becker. Lawyer Mcintyre said: My as
sociates and myself feel that We will
be able to reveal at she trial conspiracy
framed up by the witnesses upon whom
the state is now relying outrivaling the
plots and conspiracles formulated by
Titus Oates in the seventeenth century"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
Plea for Simplicity
and Promptness in
Criminal Trials

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 31.--A plea for
simplicity in the instructions Of a Judge
to a jury was made today before the
American institute of criminal law and
criminology by Charles A. Decoursy of
Boston, who favored the use by the judge
OF words almost bordering on what Is
known as ''the language Of the street"
That homicides should be tried i'm
mediately after the crime is committed.
was the argument Of Judge S. H. Rus
sell Of Oklahoma, speaking on the ques-
ton of procedure in criminal cases. If
Judge Russell had the dictation Of how
such trial should be run he would do
away with "extenuating circumstances" Z"
the ''unwritten law brain Storm de
mentia Americana" or any of the other
popular excuses for shedding blood. The
only excuse for killing, he continued, is
self-defense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
Democratic Editors
Hold Mass Meeting
on Lincoln Sidepssaos
(From q Staff Correspondent.

LINCOLN. Aug. S1.-(Special) I'm re-
sponse to silent call for meeting Of
the democratic editors of Nebraska, a
gathering was held at the Lincoln hotel
yesterday afternoon. On account of the
large attendance, which was composed
of Charlie Bryan of the Commoner,
Charlie Pool of the Tecumseh Tribune
Tribunal, L B. Tobin of the Daily Star
and Richard L. Metcalfe of the Com
moner, with A. C. Shallenberger and
Leo Mathews, secretary of the demo-
cratic committee as invited guests, no
room could be found either large enough
or cool enough to hold the august body
and so the meeting was made a mass
convention on the sidewalk in front of
the hotel.
On motion of Metcalfe Tobin was made
chairman, and Pool. secretary. A mo-
tion that Bryan and Pool be made a
committee to prepare resolution was lost,
Metcalfe voting no. A motion was then
made that Metcalfe be authorized to pre-
pare resolution which was carried unan-
imously, nobody voting. Mr. Metcalfe
then pulled paper from his pocket,
stated that it was a surprise to be thus
honored, and proceeded to read the reso-
lutions, Somebody asked if there was
any money in the campaign fund and
Charlie Bryan announced that there was
5000. Mr.. Shallenberger thought in that
event that set of resolutions were Of
little consequence. However, notwith-
standing the interruption, Mr.. Metcalfe
continued to set forth the beauties of
democracy, one plank admitting that
We recognize all Taft republicans as
gentlemen, and that by rights they
should leave the bull moose brethren
and come over into the democratic
party"
Then some anti-democratic newspaper
men joined the crowd and recess was
taken, after q warrant had been drawn
on the campaign fund for sandwiches
and lemonade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
More Indictments in
Dynamite Conspiracy
to Be Returned Soon

BOSTON, Aug. S1.-Interest In the in
vestigation of the alleged planting" Of
dynamite at Lawrence, during the big
textile strike was renewed today by the
report that the indicting of W. NJ. Wood,
president of the American Woolen COM
pany; Dennis ]. Collins. and a third
man who has not yet been arrested,
would not complete the werk of the grand
jury The grand jury will meet again
next week for the regular September
term and it was reported that the district
attorney might have still further evidence
to present at that time.
Officers who went to the house of the
third man. indicted, found him i'll, but
it was agreed that If he was able he
would give himself up to the police
Tuesday morning. He is said to be a
man nearly as prominent as Mr.. Wood
in the social and financial world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
Traction Car Strikes
Auto at Wheaton, ILL.,;
One Killed, Two Hurt

WHEATON, H., kug. 5l.-One man was
killed and two were injured, probably
fatally when an automobile in which they
were driving to the automobile races at
Elgln, H.. was struck by an interurban
electric car at Jewell road, one mile
west of here today.
The dead
H. B LANDON, wealthy resident Of
South Elgin, owner and driver OF the
machine
The injured:
C. B. Landon, Elgin, father Of H. B.
Landon.
c. K. Landon, Syracuse, N. Y.
The automobile was struck by an
Aurora, Elgin and Chicago car at a
crossing Three men were thrown into a
ditch twenty-five feet deep. The driver
was picked up dead. C. B. Landon was
found to have sustained fractured skull
and G. X. Landon was seriously injured.
The accident was similar to one yester~
day when J. r. Ballinger, riding In an
automobile to the races at Elgin, was
killed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
VOTERS TO DECLARE
CHOICE Of PARTY
Question Now is How Strong q
Showing the Moose Party
Will Make.
REGISTER HERE on TUESDAY
showing Made ON the First Day
May Have Considerable Effect ON
the Future Action of the
Progressiyes.

What are the bull moosers going to do
when compelled to come to a show down
in giving their party affiliations to the
registrars?
Are they going to continue to register
as republicans and democrats" or are
they going to come out In their own
colors?
II they really believe their new party
has d future, will they cut loose from
the old parties In registration SO that
they cannot get back TO try to run them
again at the next turn?
The first registration day In Omaha
comes next Tuesday. and preparations
are all made for registrars to sit and ASK
the usual questions of all who appear
before them. One Of these questions is
with what political party do you wish
to affiiateT and the answer controls
when the voter wants to participate In
the subsequent primaries of his party
The effort usually is for the parties
Of each side to try to make as good
showing on the first registration day as
possible for the moral effect 1t may have
on the public in general. The size of
the registration under the heading
Progressive party will doubtless exert
no little psychological influence, but no
one is willing to make amy guesses in
advance The bull moosers have not yet
held their state convention nor put a
separate ticket In the field. and It is
suggested that should they fall down la
their first days registration, they will
explain that they held off to make sure
that they would have progressive party
banner to enlist under.
Just who is to represent Douglas
county at the forthcoming gathering OF
bull moosers at Lincoln has not yet been
announced. AS the meeting is supposed
to be mass convention anybody ana
everybody is eligible to sit in 1t who
cares to. The principal bull moosers from
Douglas county at the last convention
which chose the delegates to go to Chi.
cago to help nominate the colonel were
Nathan Merriam, DR.. w. o. Henry and
@. L. E. Klingbeil who are expected to
be In evidence again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
AW IN THE CASE Is PLAIN
Corporation and Officers Are Liable
to Punishment.
KANE QUOTES THE STATUTE
Prohibition Extends to All Com
panies Holding Federal Charters.
TREASURER HOOKER EXPLAINS
Officer of Moose Committee Says He
Has Asked Bankers to Contribute
as Observation-Disclosures Not
Sent to Banks.

WASHINGTON, Aug 31.-Reports that
one of the political parties was soliciting
contributions from national banks for
the pending political campaign stirred
Treasury department officials today.
Any national bank making such con-
tributions, declared Thomas p. Kane,
acting comptroller of the currency,
whose attention had been called to the
reports, will be subject to fine and its
to fine and Imprisonment for violating
the law.
The Washington Post today published
a report that E. H. Hooker, national
treasurer of the progressive party, in a
personal letter to the president Of a
local national bank with capital and
surplus Of nearly $1,0000O0 had solicited
a contribution Of $3.50.
The act Of January 26, 1907, Mr.. Kane
pointed out, specifically forbids national
banks or any corporation organized by
authority Of congress, to make money
contributions in connection with any
election to political offices, including
SAAo oAAASSS Va PASSiuCiil NASV PASo9oCits
senator and representatives in congress. I"
The penalty for the violation of that
act is a fine not exceeding 5000 against
the corporation as we'll as a fine ranging
from $3.50 to $1,000 against every officer
and director consenting to the contribu-
tion or their Imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both.
The acting solicitor of the Treasury de-
partment recently decided that national
banks could receive and forward gratuit,
GUS contributions to political parties, pro-
vided there was no expense to the bank.
This does not permit the bank itself to
contr butte it is said.
Asks Bhnfsera, N OF BANKS.
YORK, Aug. BE. H. Hookef,
national treasurer of the progressive
party, said this afternoon that he had
perhaps sent letters to thousand bankers
soliciting aid for the progressive cause.
But l addressed them as individuals"
he explained. In no case has letter
been sent to corporation or to any one
as representing a corporation. If the ad-
dress happened to be in care of bank
the letters may have been sent SO marked
but it is ridiculous to say that we have
solicited contributions from any bank or
corporation as such."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
PLACES BLAME ON FLAGMAN
Commission Files Report on Western
Springs Wreck.
OTHER CAUSES CONTRIBUTED
Engineer Fails 20 Properly Control
Speed of His Train and to
Obey Indications of Fixed
sd
SiRnaXs

WASHINGTON, Aug. a.-Responsibility
for the accident on the Chicago. Burling-
ton g. Quincy railroad at Western Springs,
ILL.,, July IA, by which eleven passengers
and two employees were killed and twenty
six passengers and two employees were
injured, was placed by the Interstate
Commerce commission today upon Flag
man Woodwork. But, says Chief In
spector H. w. Belnap's report to the
commission, 1T Hes wholly within the
power of the railroad managers virtually
to put an end to from Is to 80 per cent OF
these narrowing disasters"
Mr.. Belnap says the accident. which
was rear-end collision, might have been
prevented had the flagman exercised
proper precautions in warning the on.
coming train. 1t Is pointed out that
Woodworth did not give warning at a
sufficient distance to enable the train to
stop and gave merely a caution signal
instead Of signal to stop.
"A contributing cause of the accident"
reports Inspector Belnap, was the fail.
ure Of Engineman Brownson properly to
control the speed Of his train and to obey
the indications of fixed signals This
investigation also disclosed the fact that
1t was not an uncommon occurrence for
trains to run past signals In the stop po-
sition during foggy or stormy weather"
Sharp criticism also Is made In the re-
port OF the high rate of speed at which
the train was being run, particularly as
the weather was foggy and heavy. One
Of the officials Of the nne, F. C. Rice,
inspector Of transportation, testified that
excessive speed is the cause of about
rs to 80 per cent of the catastrophes In
the last few years" Inspector Belnap
points out that If this statement be true,
the railroad managers can prevent IT'S to
so per cent of the wrecks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
WILSON SAYS He is
HUNTING BIG GAME
Professor Says He Expects to Have
Both Head and Skin of Bull
Moose Mounted.
MAKES ADDRESS TO RIFLEMEN
Democratic Candidate Is Considering
Invitation to Speak at National
Conservation Congress- at
Indianapolis.

SEA GIRT, N. r., Aug. a.-Vice Chair
man william G.. McAdoo consulted with
Governor woodrow Wilson today about
campaign speaking engagements. The In
vitation to Wilson to speak before the
conservation congress cit indianapolis on
October as we'll as several other Inn
portant engagements in the middle west
were considered, but no announcement
was made in connection with them.
The governor had many callers today.
Among the early arrivals was Senator
Shively of Indiana. Later the National
Rifle association, which is encamped on
the rifle range here, marched by the gov
ernor's cottage while the nominee re-
viewed them.
To the riflemen the governor said:
my sport has been In the political
jungle, but ] have had some real sport
and brought down some real specimens.
l am now on the trail Of some fine game.
hope to have either the skin or the head
mounted as the case may be-"
Voice from the crowd:
"a bull moose, GOVERNOR
feTndpS UOLH Lne ucdu anu ShiHs j
have plenty of room for such political
trophies.
Roosevelt Pleads for Vote.
BARRE. VT, Aug. 31.-An appeal for
support of the progressive state ticket
was made hess today by Colonel Roose-
velt He said he had learned that many
persons who intended to vote for him in
November would vote the republican
ticket In the state election next Tuesday.
The colonel protested against this policy
and urged all of his adherents to stand
by the state ticket. He spoke in a public
square to large crowd.
: THE state election next Tuesday will
be watched eagerly outside Of Vermont
and judged from the national standpoint" !"
said Colonel Roosevelt. Every political
boss Of the type Of Mr.. Penrose, every
head of big corporation of the type Of
Mr.. Archbold will be eagerly hoping for
the defeat of the progressive ticket in
Vermont. They do not care rap which
of the old parties triumphs If only the
are beaten.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
German Burglars
Battle with Police

HASPE, Westphalia, Germany, Aug. 81,
Burglars and policemen last night
fought battle here which lasted sew
eral hours and ended with two killed and
four wounded.
A gang of five housebreakers were
surprised by village constable. whom
they fired at and fatally wounded. They
then fled and meeting another constable,
shot him dead. They were brought to
bay in the neighboring hamlet of
Milspe, by force of military police and
after fierce fusillade in which they
wounded three gendarmes, while one of
their own party was disabled, they were
arrested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
HIGH SCHOOL GREEKS HONOR
COUNCIL BLUFFS BOY

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 31.-The Omega
Eta Tau, the high school Greek lettei
fraternity, which has been in session this
week, has adjourned after the election
Of the following officers:
President. Howard Butler, Council
Bluffs, la.
Secretary, Ray Sorenson, La Crosse.
Treasurer, S. Sherill. st. Louis.
Magazine editor. F. Fritz, St. Louis
st. Louis was awarded the next ma
tonal convention In 1913
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
President Taft is
Back in Beverly

BEVERLY, Aug. S1-President Taft re-
turned to Beverly this morning for an
other brief vacation period. Motoring
over from Boston the president arrived
at Paramatta, the summer white house
at $40 o'clock.
The president took breakfast with Mrs
Taft and a few minutes later he was
headed for the Myopia golf links for his
usual morning game.
President Taft will remain in Beverly
until next Tuesday when he will leave
for Washington to participate the next
day In the opening Of the International
Congress Of Applied Chemistry
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
'ER /, 1912-sIX sEcTIoNs-THIRTY-sIx PAGES
What Does the Bulletin Say?-A Prize for the Answer.
RULES CONTEST INSURE FREE FIELD AND NO FAvoRITEs

l. Bulletin to be based on some news item
Of today.
2. Not over twenty words; figures count as
words.
8. Manuscript to reach us by Wednesday
noon next.
4. Winning answer selected by editors Of
The Bee and name Of winner an
nounced next Sunday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
MONTANA RANCHMAN
BECOMES BRITISH PEER

LONDON, Aug. 31.-A Montana rancher
becomes a British peer " the death to-
day Of Baron Grey De Ruthyn, in his
54th year. The successor to the title is
the baron's brother. Cecil Talbot Clifton
of Northfields ranch, Montana.
The dead lord was the twenty-fourth
baron of his line. the first lord of the
same title having been created in 1924.
The title carries the hereditary right to
bear the gold spurs at the kings corona
tion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
FIFTEEN IDA COUNTY
M00SERS HOLD CONVENTION

IDA GROVE, Ia, Aug. sL--(Special.) y
The progressives in county convention
named delegates to the state convention.
There were fifteen present at the con-
vention. ]. w. Reed, a banker, was chair
man. and will be chairman of the dele
cation He and other leaders spoke
against the naming Of third party ticket
and will fight 1t in the state convention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01

s. Address envelope, Contest Editor, The
Bee, Omaha"
6. Manuscript to contain nothing but an
swer and name and address of con-
testant.
z. Only one answer from one person.
8. Contest open to all, whether subscribers
or not, except professional newspaper
writer's.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
weeping water Republican SOLD.

WEEPING WATER. Neb., Aug. 81
Especial 1.-The Republican, published at
this place. g. II. Olive. editor, was sold
Friday to Earl L. Hunter. who has taken
charge. The paper was owned by Olive
and Kerthley Mr.. Kerthley founded the
paper thirty years ago, and few years
ago moved to Syracuse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01
The Weather

For Enthusiastically fair; warmer
east portion.
For Iowa-Local showers; warmer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-01

Comparative Local Record.
Official record of temperature and pre-
cipitation compared with the correspond
ing period of the last three years:
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