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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-06
(By Truman q. Palmer.)

Washington. May 6.-I believe we
are on the eve Of an agricultural rev.
olution in this country. 1t will be a
bloodless revolution and one wholly
beneficial to the country at large-a
revolution in farming methods. This
will not be brought about by wonder
full inventions Of farmir" machinery
ideas. It will simply result from the
application Of a principle accident
ally discovered in Europe century
ago. This principle has really revolu-
tionized agriculture in Europe. II
has doubled and trebled the yield
per acre in the five staple crops OF
wheat. corn. oats, barley and potatoes
during the past sixty years.
I refer to scientific rotation in con-
nection with the culture Of the sugar
beet.
The culture Of sugar beets in Eu-
rope was started by Napoleon. when,
after ten years OF experimentation.
his scientists discovered that by
ngrowing sugar beets on the land ev-
cry fourth year. the yield Of all 9TH
maining years, was increased from
forty to one hundred per cent. At
that time. European fields were at
their lowest stage Of productivity and
economists were in despair because
Of their growing inability to feed the
increasing population. At the same
time that Napoleon decided to pro-
hibit the importation Of sugar from
the British colonies. he issued a de-
cree appropriating a million francs
(200,000). with which to teach beet
sugar culture and manufacturing
methods to farmers and manufac-
turers and in two years time he
had 334 factories in operation.
After Napoleon's DOWNFALL. the
Cossacks stabbed their horses in the
French beet sugar factories and all
but two suspended operations. But
the farmers had learned how greatly
the culture Of sugar beets increased
their yields Of other crops and as
soon as political conditions became
more settled. the industry revived in
France and from there spread over
all Europe.
Today. as a result of the benefcent
culture Of these tubers. the worn
out" soil of Europe Is twice as pro-
ductive per acre as our own, rich
western lands.
America has Jagged behind Europe
In learning this important agriculture
al lessont But now the farmers Of
the west and middle west are realiz-
ings it, value. have gathered re-
ports from hundreds Of these farm
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For Developing the Northwest
Seven Governors Called CONGRESS-

Seattle, May S.-SeNen governors of
northwestern states today issued a
joint proclamation calling North
western Development congress" to he
held in Seattle June to S. The re-
markable proclamation was made
public by Governor Nj. F. Hay of this
state and for four days Seattle will he
the capital of the American northwest
with seven governors and hundreds of
citizens in attendance at the confer
ence.
The congress is to plan a campaign
and suggest legislation which will as
sist the northwestern states in more
rapid development and to stem the
tide OF immigration to Canada. This
fact is set forth by the governors in
the proclamation when they say not
realizing the opportunities in their
own country. thousands Of people from
the United States. with hundreds of
thousands Of dollars in wealth. have
developed farms and built new homes
under foreign flag"
States which expect to perfect an
organization to work for the American
northwest are Minnesota. North Da-
kota, Montana, Idaho. Washington
and Oregon. The following is the
proclamation issued by the governors:
The Proclamation.
THAT an era of new and complex
development is opening in the Amer
ican northwest there is no doubt. un-
told resources OF wealth, not for the
multi-millionaire alone but chiefly for
the community at large: are awaiting
the coming OF second pioneers.
The soil and climate are second to
none. There exists within the borders
Of these seven states untold opportu-
mites for the development of farms.
mines. waterpowers. the utilization of
forsests. the construction of good
roads and the extension Of rail trans
portation. Eighty-five millions of
acres of public lands still await the
homeseeker. Thousands of acres of
logged-off lands the most productive
on which the sun has ever shone. are
offered for sale at the lowest possible
price. Great ranches are being cut
into smaller farms. Millions of acres
of grazing lands are tired of growing
buffalo grass and want to produce
wheat. In short. success still awaits
the willing worker toward the sunset.
"A spirit of unrest exists in the old
er sections Of the United States and in
Europe. Five millions of people have
returned to the land during the last
four years. Not realizing the oppor-
tunities of their own country, thous-
ands of people from the United States
with hundreds of thousands Of dollars
in wealth. have developed farms and
built new homes under foreign nag.
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Fight is Desperate.

Baton Rouge, La. May 6.-The
fight to hold the levees against the
increasing river stages became more
desperate here yesterday afternoon
because of a heavy rain. The levees
both sides Of the river.
Possibility of serious loss of life in
the Atchafalaya territory in the path
of the on-coming Torras food. has
aroused the army officers here to un-
usual activity. Many persons had re-
fused to leave thei rhomes until the
water was l ntheir front yards. Sew
eral negroes We're drowned previous
II.
A feet Of rescue vessels has started
out to join the four boats already in
the Aatchafalaya territory.
Nearly a thousand refugees have
arrived heer and the condition Of the
children is particularly distressing be-
cause of the scarcity of milk.
Governor Sanders today ordered
Major Allison Owen, in command of
the Louisiana militiamen at Natchez
to load the 500 Louisiana negro
refugees at Natchez on boats and
take them to New Roads to assist in
holding the protection levees in that
territory.
The railway transfer boat William
Edinborn. was caught by the swift
current in Old river today, crashed
into the Texas and Pacific bridge
pier and sank with its cargo Of loaded
freight cars. The crew of twelve es-
capped.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-06

During the present decade men
and women will come into the Amer
lcan northwes. as never before if we
can but point out to them how radical
are the posslhillties OF progress in our
country: how abundant the opportu-
mites in the northwest and that they
Will not have to face the har1ships en-
dured by the first pioneers.
How to carry this message to hui
man millions and how to assist them
to the advantages enjoyed by the older
and more highly developed regions; is
the problem which the people who
know about the American northwest
must solve.
To determine by a congress of rep
resentative men and women interested
in all lines of business and social en-
deavor. how the rapid and intelligent
development of our states may best he
assisted will contribute greatly to the
advancement of this zone of plenty.'
The combination of our efforts and the
most hearty cooperation between
states closely related by location, by
natural advantages and similarity Of
interests will assist the seven states to
more quickly achieve their rightful
destiny.
Taking into account. therefore.
these vital considerations for the well
fare of our country. we earnestly urge
the citizens of our respective states to
participate in the Northwestern De.
velopment congress to be held in the
city of Seattle June 5. 6. : and s, and
to Cooperate in carrying out the plans
which this congress may adopt for the
development of this great principality
known as the American northwest
M. E. Day.
Governor of Washington.
"A. O. Eberhart,
Governor of Minnesota
John Burke,
Governor of North Dakota.
r.. S. Vessey.
Governor of South Dakota,
Edwin Norris.
Governor of Montana.
j. H. Hawley.
Governor of Idaho,
Oswald West.
Governor of Oregon.
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ident Taft will stand by him through
thick and thin. The delegation Is
composed of men of unusually high
character. and they say nothing can
induce them to change their allegi-
ance. There are but three negroes
on the delegation. one Of them presi-
dent Of Birmingham bank and with
q personal fortune Of at least $780,
900. Nothing could make him vio-
late his Instructions.
Judge Alex. c. Birch of Birming-
ham. one of the delegates at large,
charged that systematic effort 10
being made by the Roosevelt forces
to stampede the southern delegates.
and that the circulation of misleading
reports about wavering allegiance to
Mr.. Taft is part of the program. Pres
ident Taft will certainly have twenty
two delegates from Alabama. One
district has not yet chosen its dele
gates.
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prosecutions and hurt the persons
prosecuted"
Judge Archibald Case.

Colonel Roosevelt refers TO the
penang Investigation of Judge Arch
oald OF the commerce court and as
serts that the judge was appointed to
piacate a Pennsylvania politician, al
thoush the appointees alleged unfit
ness Tor the office had already been
called to President Taft's attention.
me statement continues:
IN kentucky and Indiana. in New
iork city, and elsewhere Mr.. Taft
knows we'll that the delegates elected
Tor him represent harefaced frauds.
ne STANDS guilty of connivance at and
condonation of these frauds; he stands
guilty of approving and encouraging
fraud which deprives the people of
thelr right to express their will as to
VINO shall be nominated.
"1n all these primaries and conven.
tlons l have stood for absolute hon
esty and fair play. Mr.. Taft had
STOOD Tor crooked misrepresentation of
the will of the people.
AS for the Lorimer case, the facts
are these: l fought Mr.. Lorimer hard
and in tn open for eighteen months.
Originally Mr.. Taft was secretly
against Mr.. Lorimer. AS the Illinois
primaries approached Mr.. Tafts op-
position vanished. Almost all of Mr..
Taft's followers in the senate sup
ported Mr. Loclmer. Mr.. Lorimer
was the leading Taft worker in H.
linois AS long as there was hope that
Mr. Lorimer might carry the state for
Mr. Taft. Mr.. Taft kept silent about
Mr Lorimer. But as soon as Illinois
was lost Mr.. Taft rushed to Massa-
chusetts. where there were no Lori
mer votes. and repudiated Mr.. Lori
mer.
Now. it was wrong for Mr.. Taft to
keep silence about and therefore real.
ly to help NJ. Lorimer, as long as Mr..
Lorimer could be of use to MIR. Taft.
but it was not merely wrong, it was
wrong in a peculiarly mean way, after
having thus endeavored to use him
While he might help Mr.. Taft. to turn
around and for the first time openly
condemn him when the chance for us
ing him had vanished"
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early this week. He and the other
minority members are trying to
avoid the possibility of the case going
over until the next session.
Republican senators are expecting
a number Of speeches on the house
steel tariff revision bill with the pos
sibility Of vote on it by or before
the early part Of next week.
Senators Cummins. Lodge, Smoot.
Williams and Stone will be among the
speakers.
To expedite business republican
leaders are contemplating fixing the
hours of the daily sessions of the SEN
ate from noon until 6 o'clock. In
this way senators optimistic of an
early adjournment believe that all
necessary business may ~ disposed
Of.
The house is busted with plans for
the money trust investigation by the
banking and currency commission
and by threatened investigation of
the charges against Robert w. Arch
bald. Judge Of the United States
commerce court. The charges have
been withheld from the public. The
house judiciary committee will take
them up next Tuesday with prospects
Of thorough investigation.
The service pension bill agreed
on by the conferees will come up for
approval in both houses, proba bly,
this week.
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.MARYlAND'S VOTE
IS SETTLED TODAY
Majority Preference Gives
Solid Vote to Successful
Presidential Candidate.

Baltimore, Md. May 6.-Maryland' s
first presidential primary election to-
day will decide the votes of the six
teen delegates this state will send to
the national conventions. The i'm
portance Of the election is increased
by the fact that the law permits no
divided delegation. A victory in Mary
land will mean sixteen delegates all
in block. bound to support the can
didate for whom they are instructed
until they "conscientiously" believe he
no longer has a chance Of winning the
nomination. While this feature Of the
instructions has been variously inter
preted, it Is without dispute conceded
to hold the delegates for at least the
first ballot at the national conven.
tions. The names of Theodore Roose-
welt and President Taft appear on the
republican ballot. On the democratic
Clark. Governor Judson Harmon OF
Governor Woodrow Wilson. Active
campaigns have been waged on behalf
Of all these candidates.
The election today will choose 12s
delegates to the state convention rep.
resenting the various counties and the
legislative districts Of Baltimore city
and each county or district will bind
its delegates to vote for a nationa
delegation favorable to the presiden.
tial candidate for whom such county
or district declares its preference.
Victory. therefore. will depend upor
the preferential vote by counties OF
districts and not upon the popular
President Taft,e supporters expec
to carry all the Southern and eastern
counties and at least part Of Balti
more. The Roosevelt leaders sale
they are sure of the western part OF
the state and confident of winning al
the twenty eight delegates from Balti.
more city. Speaker Clark is backed
here by the regular democratic city
organization and his supporters count
on all the city delegates and enough
from outside to control the conven.
ton.
A statement by the Wilson com.
mittee counts on seventy-eight dele
gates or thirteen more than the re.
quired majority. It is conceded tha
the New Jersey governors strength
lies mainly in the country districts
Governor Harmon's candidacy ha.
been backed by the anti-organizatior
democrats who claim for him a larg.
plurality in the counties and hav.
been making fight in Baltimore.
An uncertain factor in the contes
is the negro vote. which is abou
thirty-five per cent Of the whole.
In addition to the presidential pref
erence both parties will nominal,
The polls opened at o'clock thi:
morning and close at p. M. in Bal
timore city, and open at a. m. ant
close at p m. in the counties.
Under the law the entire democra
tlc vote Will be counted first.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-06
BOOSTERS FOR DUNN
Enthusiastic Meeting of Dunn County
Boosters Held in Manning.

Manning. N. D.. May Cone of the
most enthusiastic gatherings in this
section of the state was held in Man
ming when about one hundred Dunn
county boosters assembled for the pur-
pose of perfecting the organization of
the Dunn County Development league
This is league affiliated with the Mis-
souri, Slope Development league, and
the Dunn county boosters are the
fourth to organize. Secretary ]. B.
Slosson of the Missouri Slope Develop
ment league was in attendance and
stated the purposes Of the organiza-
ton.
officers elected were as follows:
President-George L. Grayson.
Secretary-E. X. Jenkins.
Treasurer-Harvey Owens.
There were seven vice presidents
elected for each county commission
Ter district, and they will have charge
Of the work of the league in their
respective localities. Those elected
were:
First District. E. George. c. C.
Laubaugh. F. E. Hollingsworth. T. NJ.
Davis. E. j. Pletan. A. A. Leiderbach
and Charles Bugbee.
Second District-Joseph Hushka.
w. p. Owens. Andrew Lind. W. E.
Smith, w. P. Beatty. I. L. Hughes and
w. P. Brooks.
Third District-c. N. Lee. H. R.
Young, P. senf. John A. johnson,
Paul liner, w. A. earns and A. c.
Wold.
The officers decided to hold a coun-
ty agricultural street fair and a COM
mittee was appointed to work out the
idea. This will probably be held just
before the second annual North Dako-
ia Industrial Exposition at Bismarck
October to IS. and many handsome
and valuable prizes will be offered by
the business men of the county for
the best specimens Of the resources of
the county exhibition. The purpose of
the fair is to secure the best possible
specimens of the crops raised in
Dunn county to be exhibited at the
North Dakota Industrial exposition at
Bismarck.
The next meeting Of the Dunn
County Development league will be
held at Emerson. Saturday. May 25.
at which time bylaws will be approx
ed and adopted, and further plans for
the exploiting of Dunn county's re-
sources will be discussed.
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The farmers who kept reports en-
abling them to furnish the required
Information were all high-class men.
Even before they cultivated the beet,
their yields showed a productivity far
above the average in the United
States. They were producing yearly
fifty per cent more wheat per acre
cent more corn, twenty-five per cent
more oats. sixty per cent more bar
ley and fifty per cent more pota-
toes.
The sugar beet is in itself a valua-
BILE crop. In addition to its aid to the
productivity of the farm generally.
Many beet farmers report a greater
profit per acre from beets than from
any other crop. The farmer sells his
price fixed before he plants his seed.
thus making him Independent of the
speculator. The beet tops and the
pulp left over after the sugar has
been extracted from the beet, make
excellent fattening fodder for the
stock. So nothing is lost to the farm
or.
! believe we are about to enter
upon an era Of wonderful agricultur-
al development with the sugar beet
as basis. AS soon as European
governments TcdH1cu IHo Vdluo OI tn6
sugar beet they forced it's develop
ment by heavy export tariffs against
the import of the cane product of
the tropics. II our government con-
tinues to give the American farmers
tariff protection against sugar
grown in foreign countries under the
cheapest labor in the world. the sugar
beet industry will in comparatively
few years reach proportions compar-
able to those It has attained in Eu-
rope.
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The Conventions in Florida,

Jacksonville. Fla, May 6-The del
egation chosen at the republican state
convention in Palatka February 6 is
solid for Taft, and will stick to him.
Progressive republicans Of the state
n -,e held a mass meeting and adopt
10 resolutions protesting against the
ac,ion Of that convention. and called
another state convention. to be held
in Jacksonville May Is. at which
solid Roosevelt delegation will be
selected to contest with the regular
delegation for seats in the national
convention.
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BANDIT WAR.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 6.-Following
the robbery Of the Mormon colony
store at Colonia Diaz. in the state of
Chihuahua by Mexican bandits yes
terday and the killing of one Of the
robbers by the colonists. information
was received here today Of the mur-
der of j. D. Harvey, a colonist. by
the bandits. The murderer escaped.
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ROY KILLED.

Springfield. III, May 6.-An uniden-
titled youth who was stealing a ride
and a number of passengers were
slightly injured Sunday afternoon,
when passenger train No. IL on tho
Chicago and Alton. running between
Kansas City and Chicago. went into
the ditch eight miles southwest OF this
city. None of the injured will die.
The accident occurred on a straight
stretch of track.
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Armies of Worlunen are Bat
ting Night and Day to
Strengthen Levees.
AEAvEY RAIN ADDS TO DANGER
NOW At BURSTING POINT
Eighteen Counties Now Partly Sub
merged in the Grea Inland Sea and
New Breaks are Occurring in the
Dykes at Many Places.

New Orleans, May 6.-Thousands
OF people in the flood menaced dis
trict were disheartened today by the
heavy rains that pelted at the levees
already strained almost to the burst
ing point by the swollen Mississippi.
All night long armies Of workmen
fought to strengthen those dikes
which held firm, while other en-
bankments gave way before the flood
parishes. Reports of loss Of life were
received at several concentration
camps today. The situation at New
Orleans was unchanged this noon de-
spite the rise in the river.
The first levee breach reported to-
day occurred on the Atchafalya river
near Elba. The flood through thi.
ne wbreak adds to the menace about
the town of Melville. Hundreds OF
persons are in imminent danger.
The. situation at Baton Rouge was
from an engineer at Melville said the
situation there was extremely
grave"
Water from the break at Torras
reached Morganza last night bu,
nearly all of the women and children
had been removed to places of safety
No break in the Morganza levee is
feared.
A heavy rain extending over the
southern portion Of the state began
shortly after o'clock yesterday aft.
ernoon and the outlook was regarded
as anything but encouraging by the
United States engineers who are max.
ing the fight against stages that al.
ready have eclipsed former flood rec.
ords by as much as two feet al
places.
The river at New Orleans at I
o'clock last night was 20.9 feet. nc
change within twelve hours. Rise,
Of one-tenth foot was reported from
Donaldsonville, Baton Rouge. Nat
chez and Vicksburg.
A complete inspection Of the levee.
was made today by the engineers anG
city officials and all gaps in protection
levees back from the river will be
closed against the possibility o
breaks between here and Bator
Rouge.
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READY To BOLT
THE PRESIDENT
Mississippi Delegates are
Looking for the Presiden-
tial Band Wagon.

Jackson. Miss, May 6.-Rumors
are current among republicans lead
ers of prospective desertions from the
Taft column by some of the negro
delegates chosen to the national con-
vention at Chicago. About one-half
of the delegates chosen from this
state are negroes, and their support
of Taft in the state convention was
rather lukewarm.
It was made known shortly after
the convention that two of the dele
gates named were for Roosevelt. de-
spite the belief that when chosen
they would stick to the administra-
ton. Recent remarkable gains made
by Roosevelt has created a feeling
almost akin to a panic among the
other negroes, and they are wonder
ing whether 1t would not be wise to
climb aboard Roosevelt's band wag-
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VOTES FOR WOMEN.

Kansas City. Mo. May s.-Miss
Jane Addams of Chicago entered Kan
sas today on a four days campaign to
help the women of the state gain the
GRATED automobile parade through
Kansas City kans. The program in
cluded two addresses. one in the fac
tory district and one at the high
school. 1t was the opening demon
stration OF the campaign which the
Kansas Suffragists declare is not to
end until election day next November,
when the voters will decide whether
the women of the state shall be given
the full suffrage.
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HAYES BODY HAS
BEEN RECOVERED
Menia Found two Bodies
Forty Miles Apart-En-
countered Bad Weather

Halifax, May e.-The cable steam-
er Menia. which relieved the Mac
kay-Rennett in the work of search
ing Tor the Titanic's dead. returned
to port this morning with her flaes
at half mast
The Menia met with heavy weather
during the trip and covered a large
area at the North Banks. The bodies
found were widely separated. the last
two being picked up forty miles
apart. The Menia wired every pass
ing steamer daily inauiring for bodies.
Among the bodies brought ashore
was that of Charles NJ. HAYES. presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk railway.
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THE WEATHER.
North Dakota: Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday. Not much
change In temperature.
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Alabama Delegation Solid.
Birminghma, Ala. May 6.-All in
dications are that the twenty-five re-
publican delegates from Alabama al
ready chosen and instructed for Pres