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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
KANSAS FIGHT
IN SUPREME COURT
Contest Between Roosevelt
and Taft Electors Trans
ferred to Federal Court.

Washington. Aug. 31.-The hgh,
between the Taft and Roosevelt
forces over the presidential electors
from Kansas was today transferred
officially from the courts of that state
to the supreme court of the United
States. The record of the case In
the Kansas courts was filed In the
supreme court here. 1t will be rushed
to the printer. so that the court may
dispose of the case Immediately upon
convening on October IA
The transfer of the record of the
litigation was in response to the COM
mand of Associate Justices Nande-
vanter and Pitney. given August at
New York, upon the request of the
Taft attorneys. The decision of the
Kansas courts was adverse to the
Taft followers. and the main hope of
the Taft managers to procure the
electoral vote of Kansas lies in the
fight to get the supreme court of the
United States to reverse the state
supreme court.
AS shown by the completed record
Just filed the Taft forces claim that
they have been fraudulently deprived
fourteenth amendment to the federal
constitution. 1t is charged that the
o-called Roosevelt electors procured
the signatures of the Taft men tn
their petition as candidates for cleo
tors by pretending that they We're re-
publicans. and as such would be
bound by the rules regulations and
customs of that party and would sup
port the party's candidates for presi-
dent and vice president.
AS Il matter of fact, it is added
these candidates did not intend to
be bound by the rules and customs OF
the republican party. nor to support
tho nartN's candidates for presiden,
and vice president, unless Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated by the re-
publican party for president.
The result of this alleged fraud. il
is claimed. will be to deprive Taf,
men of their right to vote for the
perso selected by them for president
while permitting other citizens Il
vote for the person selected by them
lall notwithsta nding the requirement,
of the fourteenth amendment. tha,
a state shall give all its citizens equal
rights and equal protection of the
law
Tho record further declares that
the supreme court of Kansas has held
the rights claimed are political in
stead of judicial questions such as
the courts may decide. In answer to
this it is set mp that if the Australian
ballot law and the primary election
law of Kansas are to be SO interpret
ed. these laws are unconstitutional.
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got published. saving he expected to
be defeated
| The Maine situation is Just ahou,
this: On state issues, the democrats
| nave the best of things. The Septem-
| ner election is state election, but
With senatorship involved. The
democrats, though opposed to a prac-
ticallN united republican party. ex-
pect to get the pums.
ON national issues there will be no
stralghtout division between repuh-
llcans and democrats. but the pro.
gressive party will come into the
held and divide the republican vote
FOR the November election. So the
democrats expect to win again there
and. truth to say. most repubiis i
can politicians hereabouts who have
ben looking into that situation. ex-
pect the same result
Republican Difficulties.
Roosevelt is going to run very
strong in November, if his people get
into the game after the September
election. The political dope is that
II democracy carries the state Sep
tember 8. it is as good as assured the
electoral vote in November, if it
doesn't carry it in September, it will
still have an excellent prospect of
winning in November.
The democrats are pulling in their
pest speakers and whooping up things
for both September and November
The republicans can't very we'll do
that. If they send in regular" speak. -.
ers 1t will make the bull moosers
mad: if they send in bull moose ora
tors, it will make the regulars angry.
and strengthen their already strong
disposition to absent themselves from
the polls and let things go by default.
The whole New England situation
is commanding new interest lust now
by reason of the evidences that the
Hearst organization in Massachusetts,
is getting on the bull moose wagon.
Thomas l. Hisgen of Massachusetts.
who in 1907 ran for governor of
Massachusetts, on the independence
league ticket and got more votes than
the democrats polled, has come out
strong for Roosevelt.
If Hearst Comes Over.
This means powerful lot of votes
for Roosevelt. More than that, it add,
probability to the theory. now enter
tanned very widely. that before Octo
Der is half over the Hearst forces
will openly and frankly be support
ing Roosevelt
There has ben Increasing evidence
Of such disposition for some weeks:
1t grows stronger all the time and ha,
given terrific scare to both the Taft
and the Wilson people. The junction
OF the Hearst and progressive forces
would mean tremendous things in
New York state especially, but hard
ly less in Massachusetts, and Illinois,
both doubtful states.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
The New Order Of Political Conditions
Makes Roosevelt's Address interesting
Should Be Heard
Regardless Of Party
Former Residence in This State and
His Fighting Qualities Are the Ele.
mentS Which Make His Visit I'm.
pOrtant.

Colonel Roosevelt is being
greeted by enormous crowds at
all points in Vermont where he
has been campaigning during the
last few days. AT the same time
1t must he admitted that Ver-
mont is not very strongly at
tached to the new party. The
reason for the big crowds lies,
then. in something besides en-
thusiasm for the progressive
cause. 1t is not very hard to
find. 1t Is the wonderful person
ality of Theodore Roosevelt. Al
ways fighter. always ready to
attack or defend. always loaded
for the enemy and always able
to meet any condition. he stands
without n peer in public life to-
day.
The Times said on the occasion
Of the visit of William j. Bryan
to this city four years ago as the
democratic candidate for the
presidency. that the reception
which should he accorded him
and the crowds that should hear
him should not be limited by
party lines. that his commanding
position as the candidate of
great political party with adhcr-
ents i'm every state. should make
his visit to the city one of state
wide pride. What was true of
Mr.. Bryan is true of Colonel
Roosevelt. He has thousands Of
adherents in North Dakota. The
state is his former home. He has
been a citizen and a taxpayer in
the past. That he has come into
such prominence has not dimin-
ished the Importance of his ear
lier life as rancller on the
plains. Every one who can pos
sibly do so shoilld. for these rca-
sons, hear his ssaddress in this
city on September 8.
That his add resses during his
campaign will be loaded with in
terest goes without saying. The
campaign is different from any
that has ever occurred in the his
tory of the nation. 1t is along
new lines and over new issues.
Roosevelt has peen the moving
spirit in this change from the old
order. He deserves an audience
in this city that will be worthy
of the man, whether that audi
ence agrees with his principles
or not.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
MORE GRIEF FOR
THE OYNAM|TERS
Indictments Against Officials
of Woolen Company
Not all Possible.

Boston. Aug. 31.-Interest in the
investigation of the alleged plant
ing" of dynamite at Lawrenceburg
during the textile strike was renewed
today by the report that the indictins
Of w. M. Wood. president of the
American Woolen company: Dennis
]. Collins and third man who has
not yet been informally arrested,
would not complete the work Of the
grand jury. The grand jury will be
in session again next week for the
reported 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 1t was agreed that If he is able
he would give himself to the police
Tuesday morning. He is said to be
man nearly as prominent as Wood
in social and financial circles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
RICH MAsHER JATLEn

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Harold Hoops
22 years old. son of William H
Hoops. wealthy manufacturer, was
sent to the Bridewell today to serve
fifty days for failure to pay a fine
Of $26 imposed for annoying a IT.
year-old girl. When arraigned in
court for sentence Hoops said he waa
declined to come to his assistance.
Several hours before being sent to
the Bridewell. Hoops was arraigned
on another charge and hearing of the
case was continued. The second
charge was operating q confidence
game. Lee Holman. a chauffeur, ac-
cused Hoops of having given him a
worthless check for $23 In payment
Of q taxicab bill.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
CONDITIONS ARE
NEAR ANARCHY
State Department Worried
About safety of Foreigners
Outside Political Zone.

Washington. Aug. 31-American
Minister Weitzel at Managua still has
difficulty in getting his dispatches
through to the state department. A
message from him received early to-
day was dated August IS.
The minister repeated his previous
statements that the conditions in that
city hordertrg on anarchy While
more American forces now are begin
ming to arrive and others are on the
way the state department is worried
over the safety of foreigners beyond
the lines of communication arealy es-
ablished. Particularly is it concerned
for those at Matagalpa.
Real Admiral Sutherland's rein
forcements are doing their best to hur-
ry the repair of the railroad and tele-
graph.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
Enraged Husband Assaulted
Wife and Her Attorney
With Hatchet.
HUSBAND MADE DESPERATE
EFFORT TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
IN-apefl Through Plate Glass Window.
Set Building on Fire, Tried to Hang
Himself and Hacked Himself With
Hatchet-Husband and wife will Die

Central City, KY, Aug. 31.-when
e Q. Dutsinger, tailor, TODAY
learned that his bride of two months
was at lawyers office here making
preparations to file suit for divorce.
ne seized hatchet and running into
the office, attacked both his wife and
the lawyer. James Strowd. After
hacking them with the hatchet, in.
hlcting fatal wounds upon his wife.
ne ran back to his shop, dived
through plate glass window, wreck-
ing a gasoline stove and setting fire
to theh uilding. He then made an
effort to hang himself with a wire
rope, nut failing in this. he hacked
lremen dragged him from the burn
ing huilding. His wounds are fatal.
The lawyer Will recover.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
MORE TESTIMONY.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Taking Of tes-
timony in the suit of the United
States government against the Inter-
national Harvester company filed at
ST Paul several months ago for al
legged violation of the Sherman act
will be begun in Chicago before Spe-
cial Master Robert S. Taylor Monday,
lSeptember 16.
Subpoenaes have been issued 70.
the following officers of the corpora
ton to appear as witnesses at the
hearing:
Clarence S. Funk. general manager,
E. n. Wood, secretary; William II.
Jones and John ]. Glessner, vice
presidents, and Alexander Legge, as
sistant general manager.
A score of other officers and en-
ployes of the corporation will, it is
said, be summoned as witnesses later.
General Manager Clarence S. Funk
will. it is said. be the first witness.
The taking of evidence. it is said, will
be rushed to completion in Chicago
as rapidly as possible in order that
the recommendations of the special
master may he presented to the fed
eral court at ST Paul during the fall
term.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
GOD Of LUCK IS
NOT PROP|T|0uS
Series of Accidents TODAY in
Different Portions of
the Country.

Wheaton. ILL.,, Aug. 31-One man
was killed and two were injured,
probably fatally. when an automohila
IN which they We're driving TO the au-
1omohile races at Elgln was struck by
an lnterurhan car ~ the Jewel road.
one mile west OF here today. The dead
man is H. F.. Landon of South Elein.
the owner Of the machine The inlur
ed are {. &. Landon of Elcin. father
OF n K LAndon, and 3. X Landon Of
syracuse, \. Y.
The automobile. driven by H. r.
Landon, was crossing the tracks when
II was struck by an Aurora, Elgin and
chlcaso electric car. The three men
We're hurled into a ditch twenty-fiya
feet deep. The driver was picked up
dead c. B. Landon WAS found to
nave sustained a fractures skull and
Is. Is Landon was so badly injured
fhat ii vas said thar he would die.
The accident is similar to the one
Yesterday when j. r. Dallineer. who
was riding in an automobile to the
races AT Elsin was killed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
HAD GRAFT

Chicago. Aug 31.-Louis B. Cross
man. % years old. who says his home
is in Columbus. Ohio. was arreste
today by postoffice inspectors on a
charge of using the mails to defrsud
According to the postal inspectors.
Grossman's scheme was to send by
Apress to persons recently decea setI
fountain pen said to be worth 10
cents for which the relatives of the
persons were asked to pay S265 upon
delivery, In this way he is said to
have defrauded thousands of persons
in the west and central states. He
obtained the names and addresses of
his victims by reading the obituary
column in neWspap pers in the Chicago
public library
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
IS FIGHTING FOR
CHANGE OF VENUE
Counsel for Lieutenant Beck
er Wants Him Tried in
Some Other County.

New York, Aug. s1.-Failing in the
attempt to delay the trial of Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker for the
murder of Gambler Herman Rosen-
thai counsel for the accused lieuten-
ant will ask that Becker be tried in
another county. District Attorney
Whitman plans to bring Becker to
trial before Justice Golf here Septem-
Der IL. but John F. Mcintyre. chief
counsel for the policeman. said today
he would fight to the limit to prevent
his client from being tried during
the present clamor" which he consid-
crs go prejudicial to h siclient.
Mcintyre. said If he was unable to
get delay he would seek a change
of venue
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31

Francisco Chaves, who occupied =
like position In New Mexico affairs.
ana who was shot from ambush in
Iorrane county about eight years ago.
His slayers never have been found.
Jose D. Sena and other friends Of
Mr.. Luna assert that he frequently
mad received anonymous threatening
letters and frequently had been en-
treated not to visit his sheep camps
without guards.
1t Is likely that the state mounted
police will be called upon to investi-
gate the matter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
(Bv hudson G. welliver.


Washington, Aug. 31.-on Tuesday
next the Vermont election will be
held. and six days thereafter Maine
will poll its barometric September
vote on state officers and members OF
congress.
1t is Maine vastly more than Yer
mont that this year commands ma
tional attention. Maine has shown
more disposition to fall into the cur
than has Vermont. 1t has insurged
violently; it has gone democratic by
reason of the revolt against the old
republican machine control so COM
pletely that few people realize the
extent of democratic domination
thereby.
Vermont will be interesting. Maine
vastly more indicative of national
tendencies, according to the general
opinion of politicians.
Democratic Victories.
Vermont is SO overwhelmingly re-
publican and so conservative in dis
position, that democratic victory
there, even with the old republican
vote divided between the republicans
and progressives. is not regarded as
more than bare possibility. On the
other hand the political scouts insist
that Maine is very likely to repeat its
Maine went democratic in 1910 for
the first time In a half century. II
elected a democratic governor and
legislature, and two democratic con-
gressmen. Then luck came along to
Lass everything else to the democrats
Senator Hale was succeeded by a
democrat. and Senator Frye died,
giving the democratic governor the
chance to appoint Obadiah Gardner,
democrat, to fill the vacancy.
The legislature chosen this fall will
elect senator for the rest of thu
short term and for the long term.
A tremendous fight has been made
in behalf Of Gardner. and the dem
ocrats are very confident of winning
1t.
The entire official machinery of the
state is with the democrats. So COM
plete has been their sweep that there
are only two counties Of the state
which have a majority of republican
county officials.
The same evil star that hung over
the republican senator's also shone
upon the state supreme court. 1t had
never had more than one democratic
member at a time since the republi-
can party was born. But deaths made
vacancies ard democrats were named.
Before January next this bench Of
seven will contain four democrats.
The minor courts. city administra-
tions. etc. have gone along, until to-
day Maine is on the face Of the official
roll q fatty democratic common
wealth.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
SAVED FROM WOLVES

Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 3O.-The
arrival Of freight train at Prospect,
Ala. early yesterday morning, prob
ably saved the Northern Alabama
railroad station agent there from be-
Ing torn to pieces by wolves. "A pack
of the wolves surrounded the little
depot early in the night, and drove
tn agent inside, where he barricad-
/. 'indows and doors. He shot two
o. o. animals when they tried to
jun trough the window The ar
rivak" the freight train scared the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
AMERICAN BOAT SAILS.

New York, Aug. 30-For the first
time in 35 years a merchant vessel
flying the American flag is about to
sail from New York to Mediterranean
ports. The steamer. which is to re-
vive what was once an important
branch of American shipping, is the
Robert Thompson. a new 10,000-ton
boat named after Colonel Robert NJ
Thompson. president Of the New Yor .
Athletic club and chairman of the
Olympic games committee from the
United States
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
INSTRUCTIONS FORWARDED.

Washington. Aug. 31.-Postmaster or
General Hitchcock forward today to
900 postmasters in city postotfices
of the first and second class detailed
instructions regarding the handling
of Sunday mail under the law re-
Gently enacted by congress providing
that postotfices be closed on Sunday.
Instructions to these postmasters
are calculated to reach postottices af-
fected by the law in time to be exc
cuted next Sunday. They will enable
newspaper offices. news dealers and
hotels to obtain their Sunday mail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
MONTANA RANCHER
BECOMES A LORD
Succeeds to the British Peer
age on the Death of
His Brother.

London. Aug. 31.-A Montana
rancher becomes British peer by the
death today of Baron Grey-DeRuthy.
successor to the title is the baron's
brother, Cicil Talbot Clifton. of
Northfields Ranch, Mont.
The dead lord was the twenty
fourth baron of his line. the first lord
of the same title having been created
i'm 1904
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
PECULIAR BOMB EXPLoDro

New York. Aug. 30.-At bomt
made by filling milk bottle with ex.
plosive, covering this with wax anG
attaching fuse. was exploded on ths
top floor of six story tenement or
East Ninety-ninth street early today
of persons from among the "a fam
lilies in the house. Several were
slightly injured by fragments of flyine
glass
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
C0Nv|CTS ARE
LOCKED IN CELLS
Jackson, Michigan. Peniten-
tiary Riots Being 1nves-
tigated by Warden.

Jackson, Mich. Aug 21.-The only
conyicts working a the state prison
here today are the TRUSTEES en-
ployed in the engine room and on the
lawns fronting the big institution
The rest of the inmates are locked
in their cells. Warden Nathan Simp-
son is back from Chicago and has be
gun an investigation of Yesterdays :
rioting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
CENTENARY Of
THE PASSENGER
First Steamboat in European
Waters Launched Hun
dred Years Ago.

Glasgow. Scotland. Aug. sl.-The
centenary of the launching of the first
passenger steamboat in Europe iii
the water was celebrated today. Just
one hundred years ago Henry Bells
Comet left the ways on the Clyde.
The engine of the original Comet
is now in the South Kensington mu-
scum. London
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
NUTMEG REPUBLICANS AT SEA

Hartford. Conn.,. Aug. 3o.-Repub-
licans throughout Connecticut held
their local caucuses today for the Sc
lection Of delegates to the state con-
vention. which is to meet in this city
week after next to nominate a state
ticket. So far the only man mention
ed prominently for the gubernatorial
nomination is Judge Silas A. Robin
son Of Middletown, who retired some
time ago from the State supreme
bench.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
Lucky WrecL

London, Ont, Aug. sl.-The Wa
bash flyer which left for petroit a.
II 30 O'Clock this morning was wreck
ed six miles west of Chatham. There
We're more than a hundred passengers
but the injuries of those who suffered
We're slight. The engine and f,,a
coaches were overturned "
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
May BE Murder.

Santa Fe. n. NJ, Aug. 31.-Close
among the spanish-American people
express doubt as to Mr.. Luna's death
being accidental. Many assert that a
thorough investigation will be de-
manded and express fear that he may
have been done away with by enc
mics. They recall the killing Of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
Flaeman RESPONSIBLE

Washington. Aug. lathe respon-
slhllitH for the Rurlneton wreck at
Western Springs. Ills. July IA. when
e!even people We're killed andtwenty-
elsh' injured was placed by the inter
state commerce commission u,on
Flasman Woodwork.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
LARGEST AroroR 1,Ccsu-

New YORK. Aug. 30.-The iarr..t
motor driven vessel ever constructe6
rs to Join the feet Of the Standard on
Gompanys German branch next year.
1t VIII have a carrying capacity ~
$4,000 tons and will be the Iay..'t ~
tank steamer afloat ss.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
NEW DANGER TO
KANSAS STOCK
Many Animals Poisoned bv
Forage Attributable to
Remarkable Drouth.

Washington, Aug. s1.-The depart-
ment Of agriculture cooperating with
the kanGaS state authorities has
found that the large number Of
deaths recently reported among
hoIses Pastured in western Kansas is
not due to any contagious disease hn-
to forage poisoning attributable tc
the remarka BILE drouth.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
,hich is to be regarded as transit

mail.
The plan of the department as pro-
vided in the instructions also will
make it possible for persons expect
ing mail of exceptional importance to
obtain it in emergency cases on Sun
day by making application to the
postmaster. Adequate provision will
be made for the prompt delivery of
all mail matter sent under special de-
livery STAMPS
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. . . 0 .
THE WEATHER. .
North Dakota: Showers to.
night. Warmer tomorrow. :
. . . . . . . . . .