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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
Local Man Will Win
ldureIS ThedtriCdIIy
ROMANTIC DRAMA BY CHARLTON
ANDREWS WILL BE PRODUC-
Ed NEXT WINTER.

Charlton Andrews, of the State Nor.
NAL School, has just closed contract
with an Eastern theatrical manager
for the production of play during
the coming season. The play, which
is one of those on which Mr.. Az.
drews worked while at Harvard last
year, is described as a romantic
drama and bears the title, Ellis Ma.
jesty, the Fool" Its here is Chicot
the remarkable gentleman-jester OF
the French court Of Henry III.
Mr.. Andrews play will be present.
ed early in the winter at the new Lit.
tie Theatre in Philadelphia. As is
well known there is a growing vogue
in the larger cities for small but high
class theatres devoted to the produc.
tion of plays appealing primarily to
the best types Of theatre-goers. Fam.
GUS playhouses Of this kind are the
Theatre des Arts and the Grand Guig.
mol in Paris, the Kammerspie1 in Ber.
lin, the Little Theatre and the Kings.
way in London, and the recently
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

erected and highly successful Little
Theatre in New Yo1A, conducted by
Winthrop Ames, former director OF
the New Theatre.
The Philadelphia Little Theatre,
which is now building, will be an ar.
tistic and LUXURIOUS playhouse, de-
signed to bring the audience and the
play into more intimate relations than
those obtaining in the larger theatres.
The number of seats will be limited,
and each seat will be practically as
good as any other. The stage will be
large and equipped with all the latest
facilities for modern production. The
theatre will maintain company of
the best professional actors, without
"stars," but capable of supplying we'll
balanced casts. Special attention will
be given to excellence of staging and
costuming. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
last Message of
Major Butt Found
NOTE WRITTEN ON TITANIC PA
PER PICKED UP OFF RHODE
H.. ISLAND SHORE.

Pawtucket, R. l., Aug. Ia mes
sage purporting to be the last wore
from Major Archibald Butt, aid tt
President Taft, was picked up in {
bottle off Block island and read a.
follows: ..s-.s@ *..s .~-
"April 16-Midocean. Help. On
q raft. Titanic sinking No wa.
ter or food. MAJOR BUTT"
The message was written on wire
less blank bearing the official imprint
of the Titanic. ~.4
The message, bearing the date o.
Tuesday, following the Monday morn
ing when the Titanic went down, wal
brought here by Joseph Aiken, NORTH
Attleboro; A. J. Lorin, New York, ant
w. H. Jones, Paterson, NJ J. They
said they found the bottle while ou
sailing. At first they said they were
inclined to regard it as ghastly joke
hut on second thought decided to re
port 1t. - ...-. .-
Numerous witnesses testified tha
Major Butt stood on the deck of th@
great liner as she went down. It il
suggested here that in the whirlint
waters that marked the ships disap
pearance Major Butt might hav.
caught hold of raft and have hoatet
away from the scene.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

that special guard has been assigned
to watch them in their cells, although
the district attorney processes to be-
lieve their fears groundless. But he
Is taking no chances because OF the
fate of Rosenthal, who also squealed-
The amount Of the annual graft col
lected for permitting gambling in New
York. which was fixed first at $780,
900 and then raised to $2,4OO,OO0 q
year by Jack Rose, is laughed at to-
day by those who have carefully fol-
lowed the case. "t .-.
II graft was accepted at all, men
who ought to know say the amount
was far greater than this, and they
intimate that these figures were put
forth from the district attorneys Of
fee chiefly for the effect they might
have in getting certain gamblers anT
men affiliated with them to tell all
they know about the alliance between.
the underworld and the police.
The rumor was generally circulate6
that If Lieutenant Becker, under ar
rest for murder in the first degree,
will make complete confession Of all!
he knows about gambling in New York.
and give the names of the men who's
accepted the money, so that they may
be reached, he can have immunity.
Whitman, it was rumored, WOULD
be willing to protect Becker If he
could get the men higher up" and
especially the civilian who is reputed
to have distributed the money that did,
not go to the police, and a state SEN
ator, whose name was used by Rose,
Weber and Valon in their confession;
as the man who took care of legisla-
tion' designed to take the police force.
out of politics.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
ADVISORY COMMITTEE NET,

The advisory committee of the
Barnes county republican central
committee met here last night togeth-
ed with republican county nominees,
to discuss plans for the fall campaign.
Members of the committee were pres
ent from several sections of the coun-
ty. Several vacant places Oh the ticket
were filled for the Office of justice of
the peace and constable, and other
general business transacted. 1t was
unanimously decided to support the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
New Cigar Factory
viii Prove Winner
MANUFACTURER GRATlFIED. At
RESPONSE OF GENERAL Lo.
CAL TRADE.

w. H. Schien, manager of the Val
ley City Cigar Factory. is well pleas.
ed with the trade he is enjoying SO far
from local smokers. who. while they
enjoy a good smoke. prefer to buy 1t
from home factory If that is posi-.
BILE. Mr.. schein has placed his cigars
in practically every cigar store in
town, and the sale he says, is already
starting in well. ....., d
Two weeks ago, at the Commercial
club luncheon, two brands of the To-
cal cigars were furnished with the
compliments of the manufacturer, and
the members of the club who smoked,
were delighted with the quality of>the
smoke. The cigars are on sale in the
club rooms now, and are in great de-
mand. ~
The advantages Of a cigar factory
here are very practical. In addition
to the family OF the proprietor. one
other family Of six members has al
ready moved here to work for the
new concern, and as soon as business
warrants. other families will be EN-.
ployed. Mr.. Schien already has a
large trade from Jamestown and other
places west Of her, which keeps him
busy, in addition to the local trade.
The Valley City Commercial club
has been preaching home trade, and
here is a very practical way to carry
out it's own precepts. Mr.. Schien has;
the goods. Call for them.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
all SQUEALERS IN new YORK
SCANDAL MARKED TO DIE
New York Cafe Man Killed for Turning I0tOrmeT
--PriS0nerS Fear Murder Especial Guards
.'"> ASSIGNED to Watch Cells.

New York, Aug. 1.-That every one
! who "sQueals" or aids the authorize es
In any way in uncovering the trail of
graft between the police department
the political world and the underworld
| will be marked for death, was the
drm belief of many interested in New
York's great scandal.
This belief was emphasized by the
open declaration that James Verrella,
proprietor of the Dante cafe, who was
killed in fight in his place Tuesday
was murdered because he betrayed
"Dago Frank" Cirocisi to the police.
Cirocisi is alleged to have been one
OF the actual murderers of Herman
Rosenthal. He used the Dante cafe, 4
noted resort in the white light district,
as hansout prior to the killing.
Verrella was his friend and fire.
quently loaned him money and, it is
alleged. information he gave to the
police was the direct cause of the ar
rest Of the slayer.
The police set the murder of the
cafe proprietor down at first as an at
tempt to rob the cash register. Later,
after they had arrested William Lo-
renzo, noted East Side gun man, and
Albert Contento for the shooting, they
were told by friends of Verrella that
there was no attempt at robbery, but
that In shooting down the cafe owner
the four men who firad tho shots
cursed him as "squealer," and de-
clared all who squealed in the future
would meet the same fate.
Rose, Webber and Vallon, confined
in the West Side prison are so ap-
prehensive that they will be murdered
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

porary chairman. Judge Purdy, in his
ADDRESS as temporary chairman, de
nvered the Keynote speech" review
fng at length the incidents that led ur
to the Roosevelt movement, saying
in part:
interests Have Had Control. ;.
Captains OF industry have dictated
the selection Of our public officers and
have sought to control the actions Of
these officials, until today the will OF
the few is the dominating force OF
government and not the will of the
whole citizenship.
The progressive movement seeks
to give expression to the will of the
great body of American people and to
make this country more democratic
and less oligarchic." ~~
He spoke of the popular election of
senator's, the initiative and recall AZ
features OF the progressive movement.
Inese progressive ideas are dc.
signed to destroy the commerctaliza
tlon OF government. We deny that We
are advocating revolutionary meas.
uies' we nave respect for law, but
we do not want to see the govern.
ment converted into government for
and by the few, instead of the many.
mo party can long endure that re.
1ases to recognize and give express
sion to the will of the majority"
He said that President Taft should
nave withdrawn from the race when
ne saw that the Republican voters
overwhelmingly repudiated his admin.
tstration.
The convention adjourned after pro
v1dlng for committee on state or.
sanlzation, to be named later by ], F,
Jacobson. Mr.. Jacobson said it would
take several days to make up the COM
m1ttee, which will be in the nature of
state central committee for the
new party.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
MINNESOTA new PARTY PICK
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
Ar Declare They Want to Vote for Colonel
Roosevelt, 1.-The Rl0htfuI Nominee for
the Republican Party"

st. Paul, July 31.-The campaign fol
the Bull Moose party in Minnesota ha.
been launched.
More than 500 delegates at the Min
nesota convention OF the National Pro
gressive party in the Auditorium
named twelve delegates to the nation
q convention to be held in Chicago
Aug. 5 next and twelve presidential
electors pledged to Colonel Roosevelt
"hrst, last and all the time.''
No effort was made to present 9
complete third party state ticket.
Almost every county in Minnesota
was represented by delegates or by
proxy.
Reciprocity and the bugbear Of free
trade were the primary bones upon
which the moose party delegates re.
fused to feed.
Theft" "unholy alliance fraud, !"
trusts" predatory interests" "rob.
bers," were few of the epithets
hurled in the speeches that inter.
spersed the business OF the conyen
ton. .t ~ -
There was apparently no division on
the sentiment favoring the election Of
Theodore Roosevelt.
We want an opportunity to vote 70,
Colonel Roosevelt, the rightful nont.
nee OF the Republican party" was the
message reported by the delegates
from every part of Minnesota.
A number of r. M. La Folletta,s
former strongest supporters attended
the convention and reported that be.
tween Roosevelt and Taft the former
Ia Toilette sympathizers will largely
support the colonel.
The convention was called to order
by Judge M. D. Purdy of MINNEAPOLIS.
who read the call.
On motion of H. T. Halbert of St.
Paul Judge P,lrdy was elected tenn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
EXAMINATION POSTPONED

The examination for postoffice clerk
that was to be held July 9th has been
postponed until Aug. 10th. On &C.
count of scarcity OF applicants, appli-
cations from any male applicant who
will become 1s years of age within 30
days OF the date OF examination, pro-
vided of course that all other require
ments are met, will be accepted for
this examination. Applications must
be received by the District Secretary
not later than Aug. 7th. For blanks
and other information call for Vernon
T. Gale. local secretary at the Valley
City postoffice. -....-..--.. ~s... .<
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

republican ticket, both state and coun-
ty, as nominated at the June primar-
An effort was made by a few to start
a sentiment in favor of the Third
Party movement, but met with little
response among the members of the
committee
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
ELEVATOR euRNEp.

Word was received this morning
from Minot that the Russell-Miller
Milling Company's elevator, at that
point, burned to the ground with 30.-
600 bushels Of wheat in it. The mill
was saved after a strenuous fight.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

CALL NUMBER =
Phone society news to Society Edi-
tor, phone No. 4.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
Poultry Association
Awards Prizes
PRIZES ARE AWARDED At THE
FIRST sEMI.ANNUAL PoUL-
TRY SHOW.

Members of the Barnes county poul
try association are enthusiastic ovel
the outcome Of the first semi-annua
poultry show held at the Barnes coun
ty fair. Following is list of those
receiving prizes:
Barred Rocks.
Cock, 1st-Geo. Hagen, Valley City
Cock, 2nd-Henry Moe, Valley City
Hen, 1st-E. B. Carman, Valley City
Hen, 2nd-Menry Moe, Valley City
T White Rick.
Cock, 1st-Chas. MCGEE, Oriska.
Cock, 2nd-O. A. Barton, Valley City
Cock, 9rd-A. c. Claspel, Oriska.
Hen, 1st-Chas. McGee, Oriska.
Hen, End, 3rd, 4th, 5th-O. A. Barton
Valley City.
Breeding Pen, 1st-o. A. Barton,
Valley City.
Cockerel, 1st, 2nd-O. A. Barton,
Valley City.
Cockerel, 3rd-A. c. Claspel, Oriska.
Pullet, 1st-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Pullet, End, 3rd, 4th-A. C. Claspel,
Oriska.
Buff Rock.
, Cock, 1st-Henry Swarcs, Oriska.
Cock, 2nd-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Hens, list, End, 3rd, 4thAO. "A. Bar
ton, Valley city.
Breeding Pen, 1st-O. A. Barton,
Valley City.
Cockerel, 1st-O. A. Barton, Val
ley City.
Pullet, 1st, 2nd-O. A. Barton Val
ley City.
White Wyandottes.
Cock, 1st-J. C. Beth, Wheatland.
Cock, End, 3rd-M. &c. James, Valley
City.
Cock, 4th-E. J. Hager, Oriska.
Cock, ~5th-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Hen, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th-M. C. James
Valley City. 1sx
Hen, 2nd-E. J. Hager, Oriska.
Cockerel, 1st, 2nd-J.. c. Beth,
Wheatland. @
Cockerel, srd, 5th-M. &c. James, Val
ley City.
Cockerel, 4th-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Pullets, 1st, 4th-C. J. Beth, Wheat
land. .
Pullets, 2nd-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Pullets, 3rd, 5th-M. c. James, Val
ley City.
Pen Chicks-M. C. James Valley
City.
White >Wyandottes.
Breeding Pen, 1st, 2nd-M. G. James
Valley City.
Breeding Pen, 3rd-J. C. Beth,
Breeding Pen, 4th-O. A. Barton,
Valley City.
Breeding Pen, 5th-C. W. Lam
orecht, Valley City.
Buff Wyandittes.
Cock, 1st-O. A. Barton, Valley City. |
Cock, 2nd-Vernon Grant, Cuba.
Hen, 1st, 3rd-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Hen. End, 4th, 5th-Vernon Grant,
Cuba.
Cockerel, 1st-J. C. Beth, Wheat
and.
Cockerel, 2nd-Vernon Grant, Cuba.
Cockere1, 3rd-O. A. Barton, Valley
City.
Pullet, 1st, End, 3rd, 5th-J. c. Beth
~ ~....
Pullet 4th-Vernon Grant, Cuba.
Pen Chicks, 1st-J. C. Beth, Wheat
and.
Breeding Pen, 1st-Vernon Grant,
Cuba.
Breeding Pen, 2nd-O. A. Barton,
Valley City.
Silver Wyandottes.
Hen, 1st, End, 3rd, 4th, 5th-O. A.
Barton, Valley City.
Cockerel, 1st-A. A. Barton Valley,
City.
Pullets, 1st, End, srd, 4th-O. A. Bar
ton. Valley City.
Pen Chicks, 1st-O. A. Barton, Val
ley City.
Breeding Pen, 1st-O. A. Barton,
Valley City.
Partridge Wyandottes.
Cock, 1st-O. A. Barton Valley City.
Hen, 1st,' End, 3rd, 4th, 5th-O. A.
Barton, Valley City.
Pen Chicks. 1st-O. A. Barton, Val
ley City.
breeding Pen, 1st- o. A. Barton, Val
ley City.
~.,..s @ass
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

ON BUSINESS.
Z. Micielson Of Kathryn, was tran
sacting business here today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
DANCE At THE LAKE.

A number Of young people from the
city were at Spiritwood Lake last ev-
ening where they attended q dancing
party on the pavilion. About thirty
couples were present and from all re-
ports delightful time was enjoyed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01

Miss Agnes Sherlock left yesterday
morning for southwest North Dakota,
where she will visit with her sister,
Mrs Krank Kruger.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-01
DOING LOTS OF GOOD

Prof. James talk on the weed evil
before the Commercial club yesterday
has started the ball rolling for q
cleaner Valley City, as great many
of the citizens have been seen sharp
ening scythes- it is rumored that q
number have been seen actually us.
ing them after same were ready for
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
The Inauguration Date.
From the Cleveland Leader.

There is bill pending in Congress pro-
viding that the date of the presidential
Inauguration shall be changed from
March to the latter part of April. But
the same dilatoriness which has prevented
the passage of other bills, with the same
purpose. in the past is in evidence now.
There is not the least doubt that the
country is almost unanimously in favor
of the change. If Congress needs any
other incentive to act 1t is afforded by
table of information compiled by Repre-
sentative Henry. In this statement is
shown the nature of the weather in
Washington on every Inauguration day
since 1873. When Grant was indicted
into Office March 4 that year there was
a high wind and it was bitter cold. And
this is the weather record Of the succeed
ing inaugurals: 1877, Hayes, snow and
wind; 1851. Garfield. sleet on the ground ;
1855, Cleveland. fair and cold 1889, Har-
risOn, cold rain; 1899, Cleveland, snow
cold and gale; 1897, Mckinley. clear
1901, Mckinley. drenching rain; 1905,
Roosevelt. fine; 1909, Taft, blizzard This
record presents an argument that is un-
ansWerable. The American people rightly
consider the Inauguration of President
a great national event. They wish, al
ways, to make 1t as imposing as it's i'm
portance demands. That in most in
stances, is rendered difficult by the nature
of the weather in early March, Clearly
it is the duty of Congress to change the
inauguration date before its present ses-
sion ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
Temporary Clerks.

One OF the most distressing features of
government employment is the periodical
engagement OF clerks for special purposes
aud their dismissal after the task for
which they have been selected has been
performed. They may work for six
months OF for year. Some of them, as
in the case of the census office work for
two years. This IS perhaps the longest
period of service of the so-called tenn
porary appointees. Or they are work
ing at bond issues as in the case of the
Spanish war. and several hundred clerks
were employed in an emergency and kept
busy for a number of months. Occasion
ally they are needed TO help out a depart
nent under special stress. or TO assist in
Investigations ordered by Congress. There
j. scarcely time when the government is
not using, III some line or another scores
of temporary clerks at small salaries and
with no assurance OF permanent employ.
ment- They all. of course, hope for trans
fer to the permanent rolls, but owing to
the fact that there Is no regularity Of 70.
urement and promotion. they usually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
leave the service before vacancies occur

leave the service before vacancies occur
for them.
The latest instance Of the discharge Of
temporary clerks Is in the census Office,
where PSI men and women have just been
dropped, owing to the failure of the ap-
preparation for their employment. They
are the last Of !. 400 who were engaged at
the beginning Of the, 1910 enumeration,
and unless Congress makes provision for
their continued employment they will
have no further connection with the gov
eminent short Of appointment under the
civil service rules to permanent posi-
tons.
In this way the government wastes a
great amount of clerical experience and
ability When II next needs clerks for an
emergency or some special work it must
engage and break in a new force. perhaps
getting few of the old ones. 1t has hap
pened that clerks who have had tenn
porary census experience In one enumera-
ton have been re-engaged ten years later,
but with these rare exceptions all such
provisional organizations have been eff
fected with raw material
This experience suggests that the gov
eminent should have certain floating
force of clerks, a sort of emergency or
reserve corps. to fill gaps in the service or
to meet exceptional demands These
might be probationers awaiting permanent
appointments after passing examinations.
With a system of regular retirements
from the upper grades and among the
elder clerks such a reserve of clerical ma
terial would be necessary. One of the
urgent reasons, from the point of view of
depa rtmenfal service efficiency for a C1er-
ical retirement system is that it would
under such conditions be possible to keep
the government supplied at all times with
clerks without resorting to the Wasteful
and distressing process of making tenn
porary appointments, to be Cancelled in IL
few months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
Mr.. Taft on the Tariff.

The Presidents dcliverance on the tariff
iii the current outlook is timely and
much TO the point. II is true that for the
moment the air is full of the populistic
cries of the initiative and referendum
and the recall. but tariff revision is still
On the cards and VIII soon be in front
again. No ISSUE affects our people more
intimately than taxation and the manner
of raising revenue for the support of the
government.
Mr.. Taft presents Il good case for the
tariff board. for whose continued activi-
ties he wants Congress to make an ap-
preparation lie puts the case in the
proper form. The object of the board S
work is to collect information for the
use of Congress. The board has, and
could have. no other power. No tribunal
could be set un. even by Congress itself,
for fixing rates of tariff duty. That
power rests alone with Congress; and
Congress could not if it would, and would
not il it could. transfer, or even modify, it.
Being Il republican, Mr.. Taft is, of
course, a protectionist. He wants Ameri-
can products to have preference in Ameri-
can markets. And that is mighty fine
doctrine. Whenever put fairly and
sQuare1y before the American people it
has been Endorsed. There is something
vastly persuasive to home folks in the
contention that both home capital and
home labor should prosper. And they
are In the same boat. II the craft be-
comes unseaworthy both will suffer. II
the American wage scale is to be kept
high and comfortable, the American
profit scale must be kept in the same
condition. That is automatic
but just as there are tariff reformers
who are not free traders. there are pro-
tectionists who are not Chinese WaIlists
Mr.. Taft frankly disassociates himself
from those who would make, or keep,
protection so high it would answer the
ends of tribute through monopoly. He
well understands that our expanding
trade needs a liberalizing basis, and that
a Chinese wall is not the sort Of struc-
ture for our national preserve. We
must do business with the world upon
terms taking the worlds interests as
well as our own into account
Maybe Mr. Taft's reference to logroll-
ing is little strong. LOgrolling
is very human performance. We
have always had the logroller with us,
and always shall have. War and log
rolling-though they are not in the same
class. logrolling being an agency of
neace-will disappear from this vale OF
tearf at about the same time. That is
to say, about millennial time. But 1t Is
better to logroll in the light than in the
dark, and let us have all the light pos
sible on the tariff.