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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-05-08
oHAPTHR ~.
Law at Balaasn's Gross Roads.

Law at Balaam's Cross Roads.
But Mr.. Yaney was only at the be-
ginning of his trouble. Three days
later there appeared on the borders
Of Scratch Hill . gentleman armed
with rife. Il was Charley BALKAN.
old Squire Balaam's nephew.
Can see you friendly. Bob
Yancy?" Balaam demanded with the
lungs Of stentof. sheltering himself
behind the thick bole of a sweetgum.
for he observed that Yancy held his
rifle in the crook q his arm.
Il reckon you can. Charley BALKAN.
IL you are friendly" said Yancy.
I'm a-going 10 trust you. Bob" said
BALKAN. And toesaking the shelter
of the sweetgum he shufied up the
slope.
How are yoa. Charley7" asked
Yancy, as they shook hands.
only just tolssable. Bob. You've
been warrantsd-Dave Blount swore
hit on to you" He displayed q sheet
of paper covered with much writing
and decorated with . large seal.
Read it." he said mildly. BALKAN
scratched his head.
Il don't know that hits my duty to
do that. Bob. Hts my duty to serve
1t on to you"
At this Junoturo Uncle Sammy's
bent form emerged from the path that
led off through the woods in the d.
rection of the Bsllamy cabin. With
the patriarch wAs . stranger.
"Howdy, Charley. Here. Bob Yancy.
you shake hands with Bruce Caring
ton" commanded Uncle Sammy. At
the name both Yancy and BALKAN
manifested interest. They saw a man
in the early twenties, clean-limbed
and broad-shouldered. with a hand
some face and shapely head. Yes.
sir, hits a grandson Of Tom Caring
ton that used to own the grist-mill
down at the Forks"
Where you located at, Mr.. Car
rington?" asked Yancy. But Car
rington was not given a chance to
reply. Uncle Sammy saved him the
trouble.
Back in Kentucky. He takes RATS
down the river to New Orleans. then
he comes back on ships to Balti-
more, or else he hoofs 1t moth over
land. He wants to visit the Forks"
he added.
I'm shortly goin' that way myself,
Mr.. Darlington, and I'll be pleased OF
your company-but first got to get
through with Bob Yancy," said Ba-
laam, and again he produced the war
rant. IF agreeable to you, Bob, III
ask Uncle Sammy to read this here
warrant"
who's been a-warrantin' Bob
Yancy?" cried Uncle Sammy.
Dave Blount has,"
II knowed HIT knowed he'd try
to get even! What's the charge agfn
you, Bob?"
Read hit" said Balaam. .Why.
sho'-can't you read plain wr1tin',
Uncle Sammy" for the patriarch was
showing signs of embarrassment.
If you gentlemen will let me"
said Darlington pleasantly. After q
moments scrutiny Of the paper that
Balaam had thrust in his hand, Car.
rington began:
ITO the Sheriff of the County OF Cum.
berland: Greetings:
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
PACKERS LOSE N
COURT RULING
Minutes of Their Meetings
Admitted in Evidence For
Prosecution

Chicago. Feb. 2S.-The court today
overruled the objection of the defense
in the packers trial to the introduce
ton of the minutes of the meeting Of
the directors of the National Packing
company between 1897 and 1910. Il
was at these meetings the government
contends that the defendants agreed
on the selling prices. margins, ship
ments and the regulation Of territory
in violation of the Sherman law.
Evidence rhat nine of the ten de.
PENDANTS met every Tuesday afternoon
behind closed doors in the directors
room of the National Packing COM
pany. during the years from 1907 to
1910 inclusive. was given by two wit.
nesses.
The defendants alleged to have at
tended these secret meetings are: ].
Ogden Armour, Arthur Meeker. Thos.
]. Connors. Edw. Morris. Louis II.
Heyman, Louis F. Swift, Edw. F.
Swift, Chas H. Swift and Edw. lii-
den. Francis A. Fowler was the or
ly defendant the witnesses were un.
able to identify as having attended the
Tuesday afternoon sessions.
The government contends that II
was at these meetings that the indict-
ed packers. or their representatives
EXCHANGED information in regard to
their business and agreed upon ship
mensA selling prices. margins and q
division of territory in violation Of tho
criminal section Of the Sherman Law.
The witnesses who told of the meet.
ings. were Alonzo n. Benn. assistant
to Edw. Tilden. president of the Ma.
tional Packing company and A. e,
Hayes. who was employed as a clerl
IN the once until year ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
MEDICAL men
NOT UNANIMOUS
American Medical Associa-
ton Divided in Support
of Owen Bill

Chicago. Feb. 2S.-Discussion Of the
senate bill for a national health bu-
reau which was introduced by Senator
Owen Of Oklahoma and is now pend
ing in congress, showed q difference
OF opinions among the delegates to
the American Medical association con-
vention here today.
DR.. ]. n. Mccormack, secretary of
the Kentucky state board OF health,
took up the cudgels for the bill and
declared:
Each year there are 10000 cas-
es Of serious illness with tuberculosis.
diphtheria. scarlet fever. typhoid fe-
YER end malaria and a resulting co.
900 deaths that easily could be pre-
vented. BY earnest support Of the
Owen bill, which I am assured will
pass the national house and senate
alike. phyBicians can do an untold
amount Of good, for the Owen bill
proposes a national department oi
health that will educate the people
ID matters OF public welfare.
Consumption and smallpox can be
banished II tho conditions which cause
these diseases can be uncovered and
removed" he declared, "and that is
what a national board Of health will
do."
DR.. Henry B.. Favill Of Chicago,
chairman Of the, medical legislation
and public health council. declared
himself opposed. to physicians at
tempting to influence legislation.
His remarks preceded the state
ments OF DR.. Mccormack.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
ERA OF GOOD ROADS
Illinois Believed to Be Entering Upon
Public Highway Prosperity.

Chicago. Feb. 2s.-A new era of
countr yroad building in Illinois and
adjacent states was predicted today
by speakers at the third annual meet
ing Of the association Of state high
way engineers.
A. N. johnson. state engineer Of
Illinois and chairman Of the asso-
citation. declared that because Of the
constantly growing use Of the auto
mobile by all classes. each state in the
near future would he obliged to begin
the construction of a complete sys-
tenn Of paved hi"hwavs.
I'VE must recognize this need and
build for the future In every road
built" said Mr.. Johnson. To-day We
are building bituminous macadam
suitable for mixed traffic. In the near
future traffic on country roads will
require pavements Of brick and con.
crete. The present roads will be used
as the foundations for the roads of
the future"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
New Child Party.

Lawrence. Mass. Feb. 2S.-The dis
posal OF the crowds in the mill district
mat We're regarded as containing the
eiemehts of disorder occupied the DO.
iice's and troops attention this morn.
ing Most OF those persons who were
congregated along the picket line and
on the common were women and In
onhS1ne them to move on. as little vio.
lence as possible was exercised. Two
women we're arrested.
Representative Berger Of Wisconsin.
at whose suggestion the party Of chill
dren was to be taken to Washington
To-Day to appear before congress Sat-
uLoaS, telegraphed that only children
who worked in the mills were wanted.
SO an entirely new party had to be-
made up and the departure was delay.
ed for a day.
An investigation by a committee Of
the cases Of the fourteen strikers chill
dren who were detained by the police
when strike leaders sought to send
was decided upon last night IN lien of
a regular court hearing. This plan
was adopted at conference called by
Judge Mahoney Of the district court
after he had heard evidence In the
cases OF two of the children. The
court suggested that pending the re-
port of the committee no moro cail.
y" NC SeIil dWdI, ana Lne attorneys
for the strikers agreed to SO recon.
mend to the leaders.
City Solicitor j. D. Murphy. the Rev.
Clark Carter. city missionary, proba-
uon ofncer Thomas McEnaney, and
ATTORNEYS George e. Rover, Jr.. and
John F. Lynch comprise the commit.
tee agreed upon. Their report is ex.
pected to he read within few daps.
Three Investigations all having to
DO with the competence of strikers to
send their children to other cities to
be cared for, are now under way.
United States Attorney French of Ros-
ton. acting on instructions from Attor-
ney General Wickersham, is conduct
ing one probe, while Attorney General
swift OF Massachusetts. has commence
ed another at the request Of Governor
Foss. That provided for by the court
today makes the third while a con-
gressional investigation has also been
ordered at Washington.
Congressman Butler Ames, who rep.
resants the district which includes
Lawrence was here today. He said he
desired to make q personal investisa.
ton OF the situation in view Of the in.
terest shown at Washington.
In a statement issued the strikers'
committee declares:
These men and women cannot SUI.
Ter much longer: they may be com.
PEELED to rise in armed revolt against
the oppressors if the present state Of
affairs Is allowed to continue"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28

miscellaneous companies SO cents per
ton. Total $13."
This. the report says. is equivalent
to an earning OF forty per cent on
cost.
In accounting for the discrepancy
between the earnings claimed by the
steel corporation. $500. .00O.3l1 and his
restored to net earnings what had
been eliminated by the steel corpora
ton in It's accounting. including such
things as Interest. on bonds Of SUBJ
sidiary companies.i the locked-up in
ter-company profits in inventories.
special depreciation admittedly charg-
ed to construction employees bonus
funds and special compensattons. ac-
count preferred apck subscriptions,
from earnings andAnot in the nature
Of additional wage4 to employees. and
lastly interest on bonds. mortgages
and purchase money obligations Of
subsidiary companies"
AS showing the sesult Of the policy
OF the steel corpoEttion to make the
bulk of It's proft3 in the raw and
unfinished matS3 3ial Mr. McRae
submitted a condensed statement Of
the dividends paid by the subsidiary
companies to the steel corporatio and
the interest paid by the Carnegie COM
pany on its collateral trust bonds,
from April l. 1904 to April 1. 1910.
showing a total Of s753.lc4.3S6.53.
"The income from the Carnegie
company in dividends and bond in
terest." he says. amounted to $685..
239.537.49 or about forty per cent Of
the total. The American Bridge COM
pany paid the holding company divi-
dends on its preferred stock during
this period to the amount OF s1s.-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
Essential Instruments For
Improving Vocational
Need of City Child
NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY URGED
As EDUCATIONAL ESSENTIAL
One of the Means by Which Commune
ity May Learn the Utmost Needs of
Its Public Schools, Declares DIR.
Allen of New York.

St. Louis. Feb. 2S-Carroll Pearce.
Superintendent of schools at Milwau-
kee and president of the National
Education association. before the
meeting Of that body today defended
the trade schools as wise invest.
ment- In his paper on City Trade
Schools" he discussed the Importance
Of trade schools as instruments for
improving the vocational need Of the
city child.
Trade Schools" he said. ARE criti-
cized because they are expensive. Le-
cause 1t costs more TO school boy
for a year at one of them than at a
school OF the ordinary type. II by
paying 5000 for two years schooling
a mans earning power can be raised
from 5000 to $1,000 and his capitai-
zauon from $4,000 to $25.00O,. it
looks like very good investment.
The establishment of social center
at every school and the use of public
school buildings for social and recrea-
tional as we'll as educational purposes
was advocated by delegates to the spe-
cial sessions Of the department of sup
erintendence.
DR.. William H. Maxwell, superin-
tendent Of schools of New York city
was the first speaker to urge the use
Of schools as social centers and Mrs.
Ella Flagg Young. superintendent of
schools of Chicago. concurred In his
remarks. Three meetings were held
by the department of superintenderce.
one by the executive committee of the
National Education association. one by
the society of college teachers of edu-
cation and one by the national COM
mittee on agricultural education.
President A. Ross Hill of the Mis-
souri, state university and Lucy Wheel
ock of Boston were the speakers at
last nights session. President Hill
tion and Miss Wheelock discussed the
kindergarten.
Six methods by which community
may learn its utmost school needs were
given In an address by DR.. William H.
Allen of New York, director of the
National Training school for public
services. One Of these methods he
said is Ito make it easy for news
papers to report what the schools do
and need" others include a demand
that the public he informed regard
schools are better than other depart
ments Of the city government.
Public education. according to the
address of Martin G. Brumhaugh. su-
perintendent of the Philadelphia
schools is the states effort to promote
provide efficient citizenship.
In speaking of the value Of the edu-
cational commission in determining
the efficiency of the city school sys-
tenn. Calvin NJ Kendall. commission
er of education for New Jersey. said
he was skeptical of finding by any
known test or commission report. a.
definite measure of the value of much
of the teachers real work. He declar.
ed the value could not be measured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
TRAIN ACCIDENTS
Two Hundred And One Persons Killed
In Three Months Last Year

Washington, Feb. 2s-Two hundred
and one persons We're killed and 1883
injured in train accidents during the
months of July. August and Septem-
her. 1911, according to accident bulle-
tin No. II. issued today by the inter-
state commerce commission. This was
a decrease Of 1870 killed and an In
crease of 391 injured as compared with
the corresponding quarter OF 1910
Acrio tnts of other kinds on rail-
roads at grade crossings. on tracks,
bridges. etc. bring the total number
OF casualties up to 3,7bs killed and
ls.lo7 Injured for the quarter. a do
crease from the number In the cor
responding period Of the previous
year.
During the quarter 131 employees
or railroads were killed and 23.650
injured ON railroad premises in acci-
oents In which the movement Of cars
or locomotive was not involved.
Ninety-eight persons were killed and
l.0S4 injured as the result of the op-
Grafton of interstate electric lines.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
TROUBLE IN SOUTH.

washington. Feb. 2S.-In an EFFORT
to straighten out some of the tangles
In the North Carolina Republican poll
tical situation Secretary Hilles had
long talk In the white house offices
today with National Committeeman
Duncan Of that state.
Last week President Taft withdrew
from the senate ten nominations for
federal positions in North Carolina be-
cause MFR. Duncan and Republican
State Chairman Morehead had failed
to agree on the subject Of patronage.
Mr.. Hilles today began an attempt r.
solve the difficulty. He will have an
other conference with Mr.. Duncan at
the white house tomorrow. Neither
would discuss today's meeting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY % 1912
right to control the matter Of the reg
ulation or Of the Withholding Of IL

ulation or Of the withholding Of IL
censes.
But the questions involved are so.
cial and moral. and are not suscepu-
Die Of being made parts OF a party
program. Whenever they have been
made the subject matter Of party con-
tests. they have cut the lines Of party
utter confusion Of political acion in
every other field. They have thrown
every other question. however i'm.
portant, into the background. and
have made constructive party action
impossible for long. years together"
College Men Organize.
National campaign headquarters for
the College Mems Democratic league
have been opened at sss Southern
braska and Harvey d. Jacob Of Ten
nessee will be in charge.
About the only Democratic boom
which Is now being forwarded by an
organization" is that Of Senator John
w. Kern Of Indiana. Yet he is re-
garded by many persons as the prob
able dark horse to whom the Dem
oeratic ss :. national Snventton may turn
Of any one of the l.eSe candidates to
get the necessary tw< Ax.ds vote.
Moreover. 1t is state, < persons
close to william J. Bryan 90 he has
expressed himself as more .ef,.able
to the nomination of Senator Su
than that Of any other candidate. %
Bryan's real convictions are unde.
stood to be represented by this ma
tional ticket: For president. John ".
Kern Of Indianas for vice president,
James A. O'Gorman Of New York.
Whom Mr.. Bryan will support in
the convention Is a vital consideration
OF Democratic politics. He is, Of
course, hostile to Mr.. Underwood, also
TO Gov. Harmon of Ohio. He Is
friendly to Gov. Wilson. but has not
declared openly for him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28

legged control Of the money power over
the capital Of trusts" railroads. banks
and the New York stock exchange be
investigated.
Chairman Pujo of the full commit
tee announced that hearings will begin
within a few days Represe ntative
Henry OF Texas. chairman of the rules
committee. who led fight for an in
Vestleation by select committee hut
was beaten in the Democratic caucus.
To-Day urged Chairman Puio to appoint
samuel Untedmyer of New York coun-
sci for the committee. He also sug-
gested Edward II. Farrar Of New Or
leans. Alton B. Parker is also being
considered.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
Nine Governors for Taft.


Washington. Feb. 27.-Telegraphic
pledges Of support from nine republi:
can governors We're given out here to-
night from the campaign Headquarters
of President Taft.
The executives going on record in
favor of the presidents denomination
are: Eberhart, Minnesota; Carols
Iowa; Hay. Washington: Goldsbor-
ough. MARYLAND: Tener. Pennsylvania;
Hooper. Tennessee; Spry Utah; oene-
we'll. Delaware and Pothier. Rhode
Island.
Additional statements were mad.
public. Taft managers claimed the
support Of Governors Deneen. Illinois:
Oddie Nevada, and Mead, Vermont.
The announcement fom the Taft
bureau is taken as an answer to the
Chicago conference OF seven governors
upon whose solicitation Roosevelt
pased his formal entry into the presi-
Dental contest.
Twenty-Five states now have repub-
hcan governors and all except two are
now accounted for in the various
statements Of presidential preference
They are listed as follows:
Declared for Taft. 9.
Claimed by Taft managers, 3.
Declared for Roosevelt. Z.
Declared for LaFollette. l.
Preference not announced, 2.
The governors woh have declares
for Roosevelt are: Glasscock. w. vir-
ginia: Aldrich. Nebraska. Bass, New
Hampshire: Osborne. Michigan;
Stubbs. Kansas; Hadley. Missouri, and
johnson. California.
Governor Carey Of Wyoming also
signed the governors letter." urging
Roosevelt to become a candidate, but
1t is now declared that he has re-
served judgment. Neither has Gov.
ernor Vessey Of South Dakota an.
nounced his choice. The California
executive did not sign the letter, but
has since declared for the former
president.
Governor McGovern of wisconsin ia
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
EXPRESS RATES
SEEM TOO HIGH
Are Three Times Rates of
First Class Freight on
Railroads

Washington, re ss-Rate, Of the
American Expres1 company are sub
stautially three. ines the first class
freight rates Of railroads.
This fact waa developed today at
the investigation by Commissioner
Lane into the rates and methods Of
express companies Instituted by the In.
terstate commerce Eon mission.
J. Il. Bradley,rv.Ee president Of the
American, continuing his testimony
begun yesterday said that his COM
pany never had made rate less than
two and half times the first class
rail freight rate.
"Is that reasona BILE rate?" inquir-
ed Commissioner Lane.
II do not think two and half times
the first class freight rate is enough
for the service we give,"" replied Mr..
Bradley. "All in all.our rates. the
country over. are approximately three
times the first class freight rate; but
we. do not attempt to adjust our rates
on any fixed multiple provided that
our rates. per hundred pounds, shall
not be less than about two times the
freight rate of the railroads on the
same commodity between the same
points"
Mr.. Bradley said that, in his opin-
Ion, q fat express rate would he Inn
practicable. because it would be too
high for short distances and too low
for long distances.
What would you do if congress
should authorize the parcels post?"
asked Commissioner Lane.
Il do not know" Mr.. Bradley re-.
Piled: II suppose the postoffice would
get the long distance business on pack.
ages up to eleven pounds and the ex-
press companies the short distance
business. Such law. in my judgment
would be destructive to our business F"
Walter D. Hines, counsel for the
principal express companies. submit
ted statement in response to general
inquiries of the commission. showing
that In the last twenty years. the COM
panies had made 3,29s increases in
their merchandise rates and 42,753 de-
creases. In their general special and
commodity rates the increases had
been 1875 and the decreases 5.O52. In
the elimination at the suggestion of
the commission of the double gradu-
ate charge. Mr.. Hines said the reduc-
ton of the revenues Of the companies
had aggregated s1.o00.000 a year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
PAPERS FOUND

Seattle. WASH. Feb. %. Two large
boxes with papers of De Larm and
Btehl. the Orchard Bond company
promoters. have been found in the
yard OF the apartment occupied by W.
E. DeLarm before his flight. Receiv-
er Louis P. Sichler Of the bankrupt
orchard companies. shipped the boxes
to Portland where a federal grand
jury is investigating the collapse of
the concern.
The boxes contained original docu-
ments. ranv written in DeLarm's own
hand. 0e' arm is said to be still in
the state OF Washington. and hidden
and cared for by men who >rofited
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-28
JUST PLAToN1c

New York. Feb. 2s.-John j. Breen,
one time riding master. took the Wit
ness stand in his own behalf today
toward the close of the trial of the
divorce suit instituted against him by
Ethel Breen. daughter of Richard
Croker. former leader of Tammany
hall. Mrs. Croker and a number of
Tammany politicians were interested
auditors.
Breen was questioned principally
concerning his experiences with Miss
Maude Diehl. a telephone girl In a
Toronto hotel. He admitted that she
had been III his room. that they had a
few drinks and that he had kissed
her: but maintained that there had
been nothing improper in his actions.
day.