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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-27

NEWS NOTES FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Mr black ID Minot.

MI. Black of the department of edu-
has gone to Minot this morn
ing to conduct the professional ex-
sminations to be held in that city
this week,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-27
in Minot.

superintendent Taylor is in Minot
today where he is presiding az presI-
dent OF the normal school board,
which is considering bids for the con-
struction Of the first normal buildings
to be erected in that CITY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-20
Ranks Of Strikers Increased by Sever
al Hundred mo Disturbances on FRI
day--ThG American WOODEN Co.'S.
President Issues Statement.
STRIKE is EXTENDING.

Lawrence Mass, Jan. 19-The ex-
tent of the strike of textile workers OF
this city grows with each day. This
the eighth day of the strike, was
marked by the most important single
accession since it's inception, when
COO English operatives decided to cast
their lot with those previously on
strike who We're largely foreigners. II
is understood that the 600 persons who
attended the decisive meeting in
Pythian hall, today, represent body
or some 1900 or 400 operatives. most of
wh0ri viii abide by the action of the
meeting. Their addition to the ranks
of the strikers is important, not only
because of the moral effect it will have
on public recognition of the strike IL
self, as being representative, but
principally from the fact that the per-
sons affected are largely engaged in
the last stages of cloth manufacture,
Their absence must result, it is be-
lieVed, by the strikers in closing en-
tirely of several of the mills which
they claim now make but a show OF
conducting operations.
The action of the English speaking
operatives i'll joining the strike, to-
gether with that Of COO or 700 mere
operatives who quit work at the Ar
lington mills. brings the total num-
Der of persons now voluntarily away
from work iE the mills, approximately
to 1G. 700. The strike now embraces eN-
cry mill in the city, - men having
left work. today at kunhardts worst
ed mill. the operatives Of which are
generally regarded as of a higher
grade than at most plants, having re-
manned at work up to now.
Claims Of the detection of one Of the
mill homogeneous from the position
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THE EMPLOYERS SIDE.

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 19.-That the
directors Of the American Wooden Co.
have carefully Investigated the de-
mands of the strikers fer an increase
in wages equal TO the two hours re-
duction in the working week, but that
business conditions will not permit an
advance at this time. is the trend of a
long statement issued, tonight. by
President VIM NJ Wood. He urges
the strikers in his communication to
return to work. assuring them that he
will do all in his power To secure high
er wages when business conditions will
permit. and pointing out that the COM
pany during his administration, has
four times raised the pay of its en-
ployes and has never once decreased
it. The statement is addressed TO
our employees" and reads as follows;
Last Friday many of YOU left our
mills and have since remained away
This action was wholly a surprise to
me. You sent me no notice of what
YOU were intending to do and YOU stat
ed no grievance and made no demands
learned from the newspapers that
the reason for your staying away is
that the company paid YOU for only
"a hours work; but you know your
wages are paid by the hour or the
piece and as you work only "a hours
you could be paid only for "a hours
work.
Ever since you left have had no
word from you or any of you as to
what YOU desire; but | have read in
the newspapers that among other
things You want your wages raised so
that YOU will receive as much for a
hours work as you did for 90
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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A Compromise Suggested.

Mr.. Heath proposed a COMPROMISE
in the matter and suggested an order
Of the municipal officers that the road
resume services on both lines. full and
complete, on State street and to the
Edwards mill, with the provision that
when the weather conditions We're I'M
suitable and the snow had to be
ploughed out the service could be
discontinued by order of the mayor
IF YOU do not wish to consider this
pronosition there is no need of amy
further hearing upon the part of the
railroad company" Mr.. Heath con-
tinued. You have the power to COM
mel us to resume the service without
conditions But in addition you should
have a vote in regard to the case OF
the snow. Some action should also De
taken in regard to the Hoyt's Express
Co keeping its cars on the tracks on
tn, north end of Water street
Mr. Heath added that there was no
appeal to the courts from the ACTON
Of the city council, according to the
law passed by the last Legislature
The only remedy was petition to the
city council for discontInuance of traf-
fic during the winter season ana
should the council refuse to grant II
tbe matter could be taken to the State
BOARD of Railroad Commissioners
Mr.. Heath gave the information that
the receipts of the State street line
for 2E6 days amounted to $500, when
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Made by the Republican
Leaders in China
For Recognition as a Staple
And Responsible Government.
Regiment OF United States Infantry
Arrives at Chin Wang Tao.

Marking, China, Jan. 19.-The Re-
publican government, today. sent an
appeal to the Powers for recognition.
This took the form of q circular,
which was sent to Washington, To-
Bio, London, Paris, Berlin and St.
Petersburg and was signed by Wang
Chung Wei, the foreign minister of
the Republican cabinet.
The terms of the circular are as
follows:
THE Manchu government having
entered into negotiations with the re-
public of China for the purpose of
abdicating its entire sovereig nty
rights, powers and privileges, we fer
ventlv pray for recognition in order
to avoid disastrous interregnum.
tsigneb WANG CHUNG WEI.
Foreign Minister.
The ultimatum teleSraphed to Pre-
mier Yuan Shi kai by the Republic
can government, today, contains. ac-
cording to the Republican leaders, the
last word Of the Republicans.
President sun Vat Sen said, today,
to The Associated Press:
Il have taken an oath to Gust the
Manchu rulers and restore peace to
the country before resigning. | have
taken an oath to establish republic
in China and if | consented to the
propositions laid down by Yuan Shi
Kai. | should be foresworn.
China cannot permit outsiders to
dictate her form of government. This
repuhlic is now an established fact.
Nothing can swerve me from what |
consider my duty to my fellow coun-
trymen.
I'VE are now confident of righteous
ness of our cause and of the superb
GRITTY of our military strength. If
Yuan Shi Kai persists in obstructing,
our armies will be ordered TO Jparch
NORTH"
The Republican government, today
telegraphed these demands to Premier
Yuan Shi Kai at Pelkin. The terms
of the ultimatum are drastic and are
substantially as follows:
The abdication of the throne and the
surrender of the sovereign powers are
demanded
No Manchu to participate in the
provisional government of China.
The capital of the provisional gov
eminent cannot be established al
Pekir.
Premier Yuan Shi Kai cannot par
ticipate in the provisional government
Continued on Page Twelye)
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On State Street, North Of Grove, and North End Of
Water Street, After Lively Hearing Before the
Municipal OfiCerS-.Specia| Election Ordered
For Representative to the Legislature.

The municipal officers of the city OF
Augusta. Friday evening, passed
unanimously orders for the restora-
ton of electric ear service by the
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
Street Railway upon State street,
north OF grove street and On Water
street at the North end. \ special
election was also ordered for Monday.
March Il, for the choice of rep
resentative To the Legislature to sue
coed Joseph Williamson, resigned.
The action upon the orders for the
resumption of car service was pre-
ceded by public hearing of over two
hours duration. The aldermen's
room was completely filled with in
terested citizens and crowds were al
so standing in the committee room,
the mayors office and the hallway
leading To the a1dermen's room.
General Manager Harry B. Ivers of
the l.. A. and w St Ry.. was pres
ent and the Electric Roads side Of
the case was presented by Hon. Her
bert NJ. Heath. Judge Benedict +.
Maher appeared for the petitioners.
OF the large number Of citizens who
nlSNus7ed thc poeStloil an 1diiei upon
spoke in the affirmative. Gen. Man
ager Ivers was the only one who arose
when Mayor Moves asked if any de-
sired to be heard in opposition, and
his remarks We're simply to explain
that the Electric Road had never said
that it would not give the service
asked for.
1t was claimed that 1000 signatures
were attached te the petitions pre-
scented by Judge Maher for the re-
sumption of service and letters were
also read from clergymen and other
representative citizens, who were I'M
able 10 be present but favored the
passage of the orders.
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Govt. Introduces Original
Beef Cost Sheets,
Showing Allowance for By-pro-
ducts by Test Cost System.
Testimony Indicates Packers Ex.
changed Memoranda.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Several thousand
original memorandum cost sheets Tor
beef used by Armour & Co, at Its
South Omaha plant between arch ana
September. 1910. were introduced In
evidence by the government in the
Packers trial, today
They are the first original data deal
ing with the actual figuring of the
beef cost within the period covered by
the indictment appearing in the tr1ai
and show the allowances made for by
products by the test cost system. rms
system, the government alleges, was
used by the packers as a basis of flX-
ing prices.
The sheets were produced by Ed
ward McAdams, office manager at
the South Omaha plant of Armour q
Co.
Earlier in the day Everett b. Dill
and Perry n. Watterhouse, formerly
managers for the National Packing
Co. at Boston from 1903 to 1906 tesu-
fed that it was the practice FOR the
representatives of Armour Il Co.,
Swift g. Co., and Morris & Co. to ex-
change memoranda of the daily ship
ments, margins and selling prices.
They said that in this way the rep
reseatatives OF each company knew
what the other was doing. Sometimes
this information was obtained by tel
ephone and at other times the branch
managers made the rounds of the 9TH
err offices to get the figures.
Waterhouse testified that when he
was in charge of the National Packing
COS. business in Boston, the managers
met. every Saturday, to exchange this
information. He said they made daily
and weekly reports to the main offices
in Chicago. regarding the price OBJ
tanned on sales.
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Judge Maher-Do they treat West
ern avenue the same way?
Mr.. Heath--If they do not, both the
Electric Road and the city are taking
chances
Mayor Noyes asked Mr.. Heath if he
did not think that the resumption of
car service on state street was worth
$500 a year TO the citizens of Augusta
and Mr.. Heath replied that he did not
think that it was.
a lively argument followed between
City Treasurer Perkins and ATTY
Heath over the agreement in regard
to the removal OF snow when the
charter was granted the Electric Road
AIR. Perkins contending tEat there was
an agreement that the Electric Road
should pay the bills, While Mr. Heath
insisted that 1t simply meant that the
Electric Road should remove the snow
from the center Of the street. where
the track was located, and should not
put it over onto the city.
discussion of double tracking Wa
ter street, followed being injected.
this time. by Alderman Williamsons
remark: When the Electric Road got
the double track rights on Water
street, wasn't there something said
about snow.
Mr.. Heath did not think so and AL
derman Williamson remarked, amid
laughter from the spectators What
did we get, anyway. for granting the
double tracking Of Water street,"
I'll tell You what you got" replied
Mr.. Heath. with emphasis. You got
street where the cars don't interfere
as much as they did with one track.
You also got waiting room halfway
down the street, instead of having to
dodge back and forth in front of the
pestofice waiting for ears
Mr.. Perkins, the irrepressble, bob
bed up again lat this juncture. Did
not the joint standing committee on
highways and sewers of the city eoun-
at that time report that by agree
ment with the Electric Road the snow
was to be removed without expense
to the city from Rines hill to Bridge
street and from Bridge street TO City
hall2" he asked.
Alderman Skehan replied that Mr..
Holway claimed. as chairman of the
committee on highways, that he had
such an agreement, while Mr.. Ivers
was on his feet, moment later, with
the statement that there was no
agreement of any kind made with the
city in relation to the double track
ing of Water street. He went on to
say that The Electric Road did pay
$3.50 for repairing the paving on Wa
ter street and that the road always
intended to be fair, although it did
not care to enter into any agreements
that might be made a precedent in
other places.
At this point the hearing, which
had been somewhat diverted to mat
ters of past history by Mr.. Perkins
tilt with Atty Heath, returned to it's
main channel and Judge Maher once
more came to the front and resumed
his presentation of the case of the cit
liens of Augusta.
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Numerous Candidates and All
Setting Busy These Days.
Harmon, Clark and Wilson
Maneuvering for Delegates.
La Toilette Boom Seems Subsiding
Under Weight Of Roosevelt Talk.

Washington, d. c., jan 19.-tSpe-
cfaD.-Jast now we are thrust into
period of something new politically
Do you notice, Mr. Reader, how some
ere firing up rockets, others explod-
ing bombs and how politicians gener-
ally are making a terrible racket and
dir? IT began shortly after that high
old Democratic national committee
had met and adjourned. Those Dem
ocrats certainly made plenty Of noise
IN Washington but with their depar-
ture al the hullabaloo seemed to have
been transferred TO New York City.
of course New Workers believe that
their city is quite as much of polit-
ieal center as Washington and per-
h8ps it is. Folks at Washington do
not think so, but never mind that. The
big Republicans over in New York
had teen making a terrible to-do over
the Roosevelt situation and over a lot
Of other kindred matters. The travel
ling Democrats followed the same
program. Many Democratic commit
teemen sojourned at New York going
and coming. Heads were put together
in hotel corridors. There We're con-
ferences and consultations galore and
cut of them all came great eollec-
ton of rumors and reports and inter-
views and speculations.
Most of ,em were pretty punk.
The wise partisians down at Wash
ington could see how futile much OF
this Democratic talk and conjecture
was. Little of it was any more relia-
BILE than all the talk about Roosevelt
running against Taft. 1t seemed as
:, te,
York, were trying to raise as much
commotion as the country was having
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
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caused Mayor Moves to remark: do
you figure TRANSFERS.
"A transfer on one line would about
balance the other, replied MIR
Heath.
Alderman Williamson-"Dont people
ride on the cars without paying OF
giving transfers.
Mr.. IIeath-'I don't know about
that"
Alderman Williamson-"Was there
any agreement in regard to the North
End line when the double track was
granted p
Mr.. Heath-"None. that | remember
aho~t. Il might have been talked
about
Alderman Williamson-"Wasn II
the general impression if we gave you
The double track You would open UP
the line
At this point in tire hearing MI.
Heath presented To the municipal Of
ficers the following order.
Ordered. That the Lewiston. Angus
tn < WaterVille st. Ry. be required TO
RESUME service on State street, north
OF Grove street. and on Water street
to ihe Edwards mills, as soon as the
Snow leaves the ground, and 10 con-
tlnue the same service annually, each
year, except that the service may be
suspended during the snowy season,
the time OF the beginning and the end
ing If this snowy season to be left
with the mayor
Judge Maher in opening for the pc
titioncrs said that he had never heard
Of the compromise order introduced by
Mr.. Heath until he came to the hear
ing. He appeared as counsel for citi-
zens west of State street and north of
Green street as well as those interest
cd in the North end extension. He
was sure that the proposition of COM
promise would not be acceptable to
them
The old company had sought the
right and operated it for years. The
change of policy was coincident with
the change of the company from one
primarily from Augusta to one treat
ing Augusta as a way station. The
issue was not controlled by the argu-
ment whether the line was a financial
success or not, The question to be
considered was, does the resumption
of service convenience any consider
able portion of the public? If the old
Augusta. Hallowell & Gardiner Co.
stood a loss of $4,000 a year in operat-
ing the State street line. as was claim
ed, this company could easily afford
to lose twice as much.
Judge Maher, in replying to Mr.
Heath's arguments in regard to the
removal of snow remarked that snow
had to be removed from State street,
and the North end of Water street,
whether the ears were running on it,
or not
But you don't move the snow You
haven't ploughed out State street,
yet" insisted Mr.. Heath.
Alderman Williamson-Didn't we
have the roller up there. Yesterday?
Mr. Heath-One day. last week. you
did
Mr. Heath went on to explain that
the putting of a plough on street
was small matter compared with the
removal of snow from streets on which
there was an electric car track and
grading it down to the tracks. You
can get along with a sleigh trail on
state street now said he, but If you
had cars you would have to handle the
snow just as you do on Water street,
Tor if there was an accident the city
OF the Electric Road would have to
pay for it,"
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Orders Taken from Table.

1t was 745 when Mayor Noyes call
ed the meeting of the municipal OIL
GERS together. The orders for the re-
sumption of service by the Lewiston.
Augusta e Waterville St. Ry. upon
State street, north of Grove street.
and the north end of Water street
were taken from the table upon mo-
ton of Alderman Williamson
1t was explained by Mayor Moves
that the hearing was ordered at the
request of representatives of the Flee
trio road.
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath presented
the case for the Electric road and
said in opening that any friction be-
tween the Electric road and the city
would he an unfortunate occurrence
He spoke of the present method of
handling the snow in which the city
paid one-third of the cost and the
Electric road thirds. the city do
ing the work of removal. For the last
three years this removal of snow had
cost the city at the rate of 800 and
the Electric road 5000 In Lewiston,
the city paid one-half. He stated that
if the road was compelled to open the
lines from Bridge square to Edwards
min and from Western avenue to the
Catholic church, it would cost the city
5000 additional for snow bills. DO
YOU think there is enough public de-
mand to justify the expense to the
city2" he asked.
He declared that the passage of the
two orders would mean loss to the
company of SO a day or $4,000 year
ACCORDING 10 his figures there WAS a
cost of Sc a day in operating the state
street line with an income Of 81
day. He did not think that line
from Bridge square to Edwards mil
would earn any more.
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Schooner Harry Prescott
Lost off Cape Hatteras.
Three Of the Crew Are Saved
During the Afternoon,
But Four Are Left In the Rigging
All Friday Night.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. l9.-Ine revenue
cutter Itasoa reached the schooner
Harry Prescott, stranded near Cape
Hatteras at 10 O'Clock, tonight and
will attempt to take off the members
of the crew, who are clinging to the
rigging. The life savers made a final
attempt to rescue the men at 8
O'Clock, tonight, and failed. Because
of a high sea and strong tide it is
feared the men cannot be rescued.
tonight.
Beaufort, n. c., Jan. 19.-The
schooner Harry Prescott from New
York to Wilmington, n. c.. with salt,
founded on Diamond Shoals off the
Hatteras coast, today. Three of her
crew of seven We're saved, this after
noon. The remaining four were still
clnging to the rigging with seas so
high as to make the work of life saw
ing almost impossible. The three men
rescued saved themselves by jumping
into the sea so that the Hatteras life
crew could pick them up. The men
were landed on shore, at O'Clock.
The three men saved are Capt Y.
r. Philbrook of Weathersport, Me-.
7. Smith, mate, of Boston, and George
Rozins of Jonesport, Me.
The wind at 2.30 p. NJ. had sheered
to the northwest, calming the sea to
some extent and the life crews renew
ed their efforts to save the remain
ing four men. who are in extreme
peril.
The Harry Prescott hailed from
New Haven. She was built at Bath.
Me-, in 1852, and registered All tons.
A chapter of accidents delayed the New
York Central east mail, due at Buffalo
n. Y. from New York at midnight,
Thursday until nearly 4 o'clock A. NJ
Friday, and resulted in the serious injury
of four persons. About 20 others were
slightly cut and bruised The seriously
injured are: Frank Shawdey, Perry, o.
mial clerk: James A. Murphy Barnard
n. Y, mail clerk; II. c. House, New
York, and F. A. Album, New York, pas
sengers The first accident occurred neal
Crittendon, when the crossbar of a coach
dropped out and the car was thrown
from the rails The train was moving
slowly at the time. A second accident
in the Buffalo yards resulted in the in
jury of two passengers. The train was
backing into the station when the heac
coach took siding and crashed into q
string of mail cars. Passengers were
hurled in all directions and 20 of them
We're slightly hurt.
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Public Demand for Service.

Il am ready to show that there is
a public demand for this service"
continued Judge Maher. Without it
the nearest point at which persons
living north of Western avenue can
get car is to go to the junction of
Western avenue anG Grove street or
down to Water street. Returning they
must walk from Western avenue ana
Grove street, or else up Bridge. Win
throp or Court hills IT this line is
TO be discontinued we are setting
Continued on Page Tenn
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7-2o-4

Output for 1911, 29,356,736.
Increase during tho year $3.50, 1874.
Factory at Manchester, N. r..
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THE WEATHER,
FAIR AND COLDER.

Washington, Jan. 19-Fair and colder.
Saturday, with moderate cold wave in
north portion; brisk northwest winds, di-
minishing by night sunday. fair; warm
er in west portion
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Boston forecast.

Boston, Jan. 19-For Saturday: Fair
and colder SUNDAY, fair and continued
cold.