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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Must Hurry Boys.

Prospective candidates for state or
county Office in Minnesota have only
two more weeks, or fourteen days, to
be exact, in which to file. This should
serve as a reminder that it behooves
them to hand in their $40 filing fees
and get in the race at once If they de-
sire to become candidates at all. The
primaries will be held Sept. II, and the
last date for filing is twenty days pre-
vious, or on Thursday, Aug. 30, this
year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

last year 1874 cars; corn 100 cars, last
year las cars: oats 157 cars, last year
1870 cars.
Minneapolis. Aug. 15.-wheat 175
cars, last year 179 cars; stocks wheat
decrease $4,000 bushels in five days.
Duluth, Aug. f5.-Wheat 4 cars, last
year 6 cars; flax, last year / car.
Winnipeg, Aug. 15.-Wheat IS cars,
last year Ill cars.
Chas. e. Lewis &. Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Eveninr Grnin Letter.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Wheat: Opening
prices showed a fractional advance,
with further selling by local profess
sional short sellers, who followed the
course OF their operations of the past
week and covered on an advance Of
lie a bushel. Southwestern mar
kets ruled stronger than our own,
with cash prices at ST. Louis &c high
er. The market continues in a trading
position with the temper generally OF
a bearish character, today's rally being
the result of over confidence on the
part short sellers. We, continue to pre-
Ter the long side on the weak spots.
Corn: Corn showed a weaker ten
dency for the September delivery, the
same being based upon reports of in
creased offerings from first hands, par
ticularly from Iowa points. In our
opinion, the decline in the deferred
futures have been more than o~verdone,
judged from conditions surrounding
the growing crop. The weather is
much too zoe and the rains, which are
now occurring are no means a, neees-
stty, and in fact, are we think detri-
The corn crop from now on
needs hot and dry weather, and we
consider that both December and May
corn should be bought around present
values.
Oats: The market held very strong
throughout the session, further ex-
ports having been accomplished. Cash
prices in all markets were higher. We
are inclined to look for a very steady
market Chas. e. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

This is a strikingly novel trot-
teur suit for fall wear. 1t consists
of a smart cutaway coat and a
straight plated skirt, the former
of a bronze-coIored broadcloth
and the latter of wool back satin
Of the same shade. Deep purple
satin faces the collars and cuffs
and forms the vest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Live Stock Receipts,

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Hogs 10000; left
over 1926; strong. Light, IS. 1O6
s.65; mixed, 81 .65@S.65; heavy. 81. S.
$3.50; rough, $7.55@7.75. Cattle
5000; steady. Sheep 5000: steady.
Omaha, Aug. 15.-Hogs 1900. Cat
tie 100. Sheep $500.
Kansas City, Aug. 15.-Hogs 1000.
Cattle 5000. Sheep 5000.
Harris, Winthrop & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
PERKINS TO TELL
OF The CAMPAIGN
EXPENDITURES

Washington, Aug. 15.-The senate
committee Investigating campaign ex-
p~enditures, will request George w.
Perkins Of New York to. testify about
the contributions to the presidential
campaigns Of '04 and '05. Whether
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
MORE TROOPS
SENT TO BORDER

san Antonio, Aug. 15.-The third.
squadron OF the Third u. S. cavalry,
consisting Of troops /, K and M was
ordered to Fort Bliss with thirty days
rations for border service. This will
make eight troops Of the Third cavalry
at Fort Bliss.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Duluth Cash Close.
duluth FIaz
Local Quotations,
Northwest Weather.

Thief River Falls, cloudy, SIS; En-
derlin, cloudy, So; Glenwood, part
cloudy, so; Harvey, cloudy, So; Hank
inson, clear, so.
Chas. E. Lewis g. Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

smaller shipments from Argentine this
week Spot markets were firm. At
1850 p. M, market was firm and UNI
changed to ~ higher than yester-
day. Corn was steady at the open
ing and unchanged, and following the
opening prices advanced sharply "
on shorts covering, scarcity of spot
and the belief Of a large short in
terest in September.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Primary Increment.

Wheat receipts today 1,023,00 bush
els; last year $4,000 bushels; shipments
1,142, 900 bushels; last year $4,000
last year 436,000 bushels; shipments
$4,000 bushels; last yea $4,000 bush
els. Chas. e. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Weather Map.

Canadian northwest 46 to Sc, cloudy,
Minnedosa .06; northwest IS to 20, part
cloudy; West So to 40, part cloudy,
North Platte, raining, .04; Southwest
50 to "a, part cloudy, Dodge City 1.20,
lola 2.6S, Kansas City 30, st. Louis
OF; Ohio valley 81 to "a, generally
clear. Chas. e. Lewis & c.
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Closing Cables.

Liverpool. Aug. 15.-Wheat closed I'M
changed to u higher; corn u lower
to 4 higher.
Paris, Aug. 15.-Holiday.
Antwerp Aug. 15.-Holiday.
Berlin, Aug. 15.-Wheat closed un-
changed to u higher.
Buda Pesth, Aug. 15.-Holiday.
Chas. r. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
Daily CIearances,

Wheat 4T1,O 900 bushels; flour $4,000
barrels; corn 1000 bushels; oats 1000
bushels; wheat and flour $4,000 bush
els. Chas. E. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
The Markets
GRAN QUOTATIONS.
september wheat.

Chas. =. Lewis a Co.. Grain and Stock
Brokers. Morton Block, Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

Bathing suits bought early in the
season now call for taIcum powder
and q shoe horpa
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

America nov has three women aero
plane pilots. May there be no sub
traction by accident from that mystic
number.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15
New York Produce.

dy, receipts 1896 tubs; creamery
extras 26 NC; firsts 25hc; dairy state
finest 25c; process extras 24@24he;
frsts 23@23kc; factory CURRENT make
frsts 22hc. . d..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

Perkins will be called Immediately,
depended upon the plans for the adj
journment of congress.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-15

st. Paul, Aug. 15.-Cattle 900: kill
ers steady; steers $500 @S.50; cows and
heifers 1925 100; calves steady $500
$500; feeders steady and strong, $3.50
@6.25.
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,dy to strong
HnarR.
st. Paul Union stockyards Co.

One way to keep cool is to avoid
reading rules how to do t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

Soda crackers are more
nutritive than any other
flour food. Uneeda Bis
cult are the perfect soda
crackers. Therefore,
Uneeda Biscuit.
Though the cost is but
five cents, Uneeda Bis
cult are too good, too
nOurishing, too crisp, to
be bought merely as an
economy.
Buy them because of
their freshneSS-buy
them because of their
crispness-buy them be-
cause of their goodness
buy them because of
their nOurishment.
Always 5 cents. Al
ways fresh and crisp.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
HILLES GETS BUSY.

Washington, July 10.-The cam
paign for the reelection of President
Taft will be formally launched today
in New York. James B. Reynolds OF
secretary of the Republican national
committee, will do the launching and
C. d. Hilles, President Taft's secretary
who was selected for chairman of the
national committee, will join him IN
New York on Monday to help sail the
political ship.
Mr.. HilIes has issued a statement
declaring the confidence of the Re
publican party in it's cause and its can
didate. It follows:
..The Republican party approaches
the presidential campaign with conn
dence in the solemnity of its cause
and in the integrity and ability or the
candidates who represent that cause.
Progress with order is good doctrine
for the Republican party today, as IL
has been since the day of its birth.
Real progressiveness is not a the
DRY but an achievement. No American
citizen should be deceived into an eX-
change of his birthright for a vision.
The, progress. of the nation toward
better things does not come from de-
clamation, but from actual results.
More has been accomplished In the
last three years under the administra-
ton of President Taft than was ever
before accomplished by an American
president in the same time.
"A distinct line of demarcation be-
tween the Republican and the Demo
cratic party is revealed in the plat
forms adopted at Chicago and Baltt-
more One is an earnest of future
nrogress through record of achieve
ment; the other is a promise contain
! ing a denial of the good that has been
done.
Upon the solid rock of the rights OF
the individual, as granted by the con-
stitution, the Republican party builds
| its structures of optimism. The Dem
ocratic party. on the other hand, In
the opening sentence of its address to
| the electorate betrays its occasional
quality by denying the right of con-
gress, a right again and again confirm
| ed by the supreme court, to estaD-
/ lish protective duties for the benefi1
/ of American industries. It declares
as false the vital issue of the constttu-
tional liberties of the individual. Such
| liberties are now assailed by those
| who advocate the overthrow OF the in.
/ dependence of the judiciary, 1t Woulc
leave the individual defenselesss in the
/ protection of those rights declared in
! alienable under the constitution"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

an annual saving of SITS, 100000 10 the
railroads and at the same time SoIns
one of the most forbiddlng propiel ll
the railroads and the puhilc must he
Car efficiency, he states, c0uiu ;f
doubled without additional faclntIeez Il -
the shipper could be induced TO hdllun0
his freight as promptly as water q
riers now require. The RAILROADS "
day are getting only IL Y per cenl u
their freight car equipment lnCo -.
tinuous motion. The water COL i H.
succeeds in getting 80 per cent OF lr'
cargo space into continuous mo tl ,t
The difficulty arises from the ldcI tIt.'
shippers use cars for storage purposes,
If the shipper helped the railroau ~
attain maximum efficiency OF a.
equipment the percentage OF
cars in motion, he says, Could ne au
vanced at once to 25 per- cent oI az
increase in efficiency of 100 per cent
This would mean, he points out, oouple
the freight cars average daily HloTe
1nent, now not more than twenty H 1lIe9'
The railroads would require only enc
half their present equipment lot PlSea5
ent business, for as trainc eXpdiluSI99
and old cars were scrappeo they couIu
double the service of the renalndnS
cars without replacing the olo: ms
would mean an annual saving OF g 49,
100000. 1t is regarded AS Sood per
Torrance today if a railroad gets car
into Chicago and out again IN seven
days. There is an immense waste OF
idle equipment meanwhile. Removal
of this loss would be real conservation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

signs in captivity in order to tell how
to buy a ticket from Punpkinseednlll
to Bingville, the railway men sheer at
them and tell them that they surely
live in the suburbs.
Here is the latest fling from the
Railway Review:
''The railway time table ranks Win
the mother-in-law, as fruitful thelIle
for the jests of the newspaper tu ~ y
men. The real funny sting about this
is the density of these astute wits VINO
cannot master what is really very
simple thing. Some of these para
graphers live in the SUBURBS; eIloeLtIy
they would never get there if trains
were not so frequent that they reeu
place no reliance on time tables. one
of them saws: The simplest way 70
use a time table is to add the ngures
in any one column. divide the sum py
the amount of your fare, and stay at
home The simple life is certainty 10
be commended to the simple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
REEFS PLEADS GUILTY.
Kansas Congressman Circulated Ped
ton to Get Rid of Taft.

Washington, July 1O.-The scheme
of Republican progressives IN tne
house to launch a fresh campaign
against President Taft by means OF
petition asking him to withdraw as
the Republican nominee proved to be
flash in the pan"
When PINNED down to it, the mem
bers who had participated in the con-
ferences which developed the idea
hastily joined the Don't mention my
name club.
Those who started the movement
abandoned their efforts to show the
participation of the regular Republic
cans in it, and it was apparent that
there was little support forthcoming
from that direction.
Only one of the participants in the
informal conferences, Representative
Roilin r. Rees of Minneapolis, KAN,
publicly admitted his share in the pro-
ceedings. He admitted he had a pc
tition aimed at Mr.. Taft, and he made
it public, coupled with the following
statement:
Taft's patriotism and well known love
for party solidity. To be successful
my petition would necessarily have to
presented to him by those who were
his political adherents at the time he
sought the nomination. L had no
thought that my own views or those
of other progressive members would
make much impression on him, but 1t
seemed TO me that II InOS0 VINO fedIly
have his welfare at heart would urge
the views upon him that I tried to set
out in the petition, he would take the
step suggested or devise some other
plan that would relieve the party
from it's present embarrassment.
Il did not intend that the press
should get hold of this scheme until
I had a fair opportunity to try it out
| but since it has become known, l pre-
| fer that correct version be given. I
had not participated far enough to
solicit any signatures but had sub
mitted the plan to several colleagues
for their suggestions
The heading of Mr.. Rees' petition
recited the charges of fraudulent
nomination against President Taft,
freely made by the supporters of Col
onel Roosevelt 1t proceeded on a
new track, however, by asserting that
whether the charges were false or
true, they would have an effect in
the election and that in the minds
would result in the defeat of the Re
publican ticket.
The petition of Mr.. Rees has not
been adopted by the insurgents While
some of them were of the opinion
that premature publicity had killed
the scheme, others thought different
ly and all concluded it would be best
to hold another conference when more
insurgent leaders are in Washington.
None of the parties to the confer
ence had any direct word from Senator
Dixon, Mr.. Roosevelt's campaign
manager, as to his attitude. In the
absence of word from him, the insur-
gents were divided on the best meth
cd to pursue. Some believed in a
| conciliatory position and others favor
| ed a bludgeon. All decided to await
| developments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

$4,000 a mile, same as the Timpson
& Henderson line of "a miles in Texas
the state roads deficit in 1911 would
have been $18,093.43.
Eighty miles of railway extending
from Philadelphia to Columbus were
built by the State of Pennsylvania and
operated unremuneratiVely by its gov
eminent for several years. The road
was finally sold to the Pennsylvania
Railroad company in 1857, and formed
part of its original main line. Having
been badly laid out, nearly all of the
road has since been rebuilt on a bet
ter located line
The Western and Atlantic railway,
1877 miles in length, was constructed
and operated by the state of Georgia
and is described as having gradually
become a prolific source of loss ana
injury to the community which had
supplied the funds for its eonstruc-
ton" 1t has been operated under
lease since 1870, and is now part OF
the line of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and ST. Louis railway, although stlIl
owned by the state.
The state of North Carolina owns a
majority of the stock of the North
Carolina railroad company, with 224
miles Of track, which is operated by
the Southern Railroad company, I'M
der a ninety-nine years lease dating
from 1896. This state was also at one
time the sole owner of the Western
North Carolina railroad (1S5 miles)
and operated it for five years from
1875 In 1880 the road was sold to a
new corporation and eventually was
acquired by the Southern Railway
company. The state now has no fiscal
interest in it.
The Hoosac Tunnel was constructed
by the state of Massachusetts because
it was supposed that its cost would be
too great for private capital to I'M
dertake The short line of railway
passing through it was operated I'M
successfully by the state for a few
years, was purchased by the Fitch
burg railroad company in 1887, and
is now part of the Boston and Maine
railroad system.
One-fifth of the stock of the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railway company (S1 miles) is owned
by the state of Virginia, which mas
represention in it's board of directors.
The state of New Jersey owns some
of the stock of the United railways OF
New Jersey and there is a state di-
rector on it's board. The road was
leased to the Pennsylvania railroad In
III for 999 years
The city of Cincinnati built the en-
cinnati Southern railway (33S m1Ies)
in order to attract to the city the
southern trade which had previously
had its only northern outlet by rail
in that locality at the rival city Of
Louisville; but it has always been OPP
Grated by a private company under
lease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
RIPLEY APPOINTS OFFICIALLY.
Announcement of Hale's Position in
Topeka.

In q circular letter to ms oHlceIS
received in Topeka today, T.. Z: TIP Tip
lev president of the AtchlSon, Iopehd
& Santa Fe railway, makes oft1clal an
nouncement of the appointment OF
Isaiah Hale as commissioner OF saIety.
The first announcement OF TINS aP-
pointment was made in the state Jour
nal two weeks ago.
President Ripley's letter follows:
One of the most serious propleIns
before our company is how to prevent
personal injuries, how to avoid the
suffering, grief and hardship they oc-
casion, how to eliminate the economic
waste caused by the permanent or
temporary disablement OF a usetuI IN
diVidual life.
These personal injuries arise mainly
from the carelessness of the individual
but occasionally from failures OF ma
terial or machinery.
In trying to solve this problem, to
save the company the loss, temporary
or permanent, of good employees and
to save them and their families the
hardship arising from personal in
juries, a bureau of safety has been
created with Mr.. Isaiah Hale in charge
as commissioner of safety, with head
quarters at Topeka, Kansas, under the
direction of Mr.. ]. D. NJ. Hamilton,
claims attorney. The bureau will be-
gin its work on the eastern and west
ern lines and will extend 1t to the
other lines as speedily as possible. In
the organization and conduct of the
bureau representatives of the various
departments of operation will be call
ed upon to actively participate, and
earnestly request the cordial co-opera-
ton of all employees in this new work.
There is no work which needs so
much the individual help of all our
employees, none which can appear to
each more strongly for attention, sug-
gestion and support. 1 hope earnestly
it may receive all this and more.
E. p. RIPLEY, President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
Government Ownership EXpen.
sive in America.
J. F. FARRELL Tells College De
baters the Facts.
OPERATING COSTS HIG
Panama Road Cost Govern
ment $4,000 a Mile.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

College youths who have been as
signed debates on the government
ownership of railroads always meet
with comprehensive answer when
they write to J. F. FARRELL, general
general publicity agent of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe in Topeka
Mr.. FARRELL calls his Stenogra pher to
his side and with his two fists buried
in his hair he reels off figures, facts,
statistics and finances until the up
per row of the typewriter keys are
hot with wear.
From his statement of facts-al-
though Mr.. farrell never makes any
comment either for or against govern
ment ownerShip-it would seem that
the attempts to run the railroads with
public control in this country always
have resulted in expensive failures.
Here are a few noted experiments
you may draw your own conclusions:
The Panama railroad, AZ miles in
length. the old trans-isthmian railway,
now is owned and operated by the
United States government for traffic,
and in connection with the construc-
ton of the Panama canal. The Pana-
ma road, which is Standard-Same
weight of rail and character of road
bed as the Santa Fe-cost the gov
eminent 1926, 100 a mile. For the
purpose of comparison, it might in
cidentally be stated that the Santa Re
is capitalized for $5S.OO0 a mile. 1t
paws taxes on a valuation of from
al states in which its lines rum The
actual cost of the Panama railroad
lately came out in a congressional in
Vestigation. After the completion of
the canal, the government will have
no use for the line, but whether it viii
be sold to private parties for local
traffic is a problem to be solved later.
A sale doubtless would be at a heavy
discount, as no concern could pay
what the road cost and make re-
turn on the investment. even at the
high freight and passenger rates main
tanned now in Panama-from so to
IS per cent higher than the rates
charged in the United States!
The Texas State railway, 80 miles in
length is part of the penitentiary sys-
tenn of the State of Texas, which owns
and operates it at loss. and at every
session of the Texas legislature agita-
ton is started to dispose of the prop
erty. The deficit for the Fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910. was s12, Is;
for the year ending June 80. 1911, the
deficit was $17,279.43. The figures
for 1912 are not yet available The
railroad being state property, no taxes
are assessed against it or paid by it.
Had the property been assessed at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10

Tell the dealer you want a LEWIS
Single Binder straight SC cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
BUGS CAUSE PANIC.
Powder Mills WorIxmen Mistake Them
for Sparks.

Aetna. Ind. July 10.-Thousands Of
lightning bugs caused terror among
workmen employed in the powder
mills last night, following a thunder
storm. The little insects. driven from
the Kankakee marshes by the storm.
settled down upon a tank containing
several hundred gallons of nitro glyc-
crime.
The employees saw the brilliantly
illuminated bugs near the great tank
and Immediately scattered running
terror stricken in all directions in the
fear that the tank would explode.
1t required nearly an hour for fore
men of the mills to dispel the fears
of the employees and induce them to
return to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-10
PLEA FOR CAR EFFICIENCY.
Government Commission to Arbitrate
Troubles Suggestion.

Chicago, July 10.-Formation of a
new government commission, which
might be known as the intelligence
commission for the purpose of guild
ing the public toward fairness IN its
attitude toward the railroads and 9TH
er public service corporations, is the
rather startling recommendation made
by the operating head of one of the
largest Chicago railroads in state
ment issued recently. AS a concrete
example of what might be done by
such a commission, the railroad mana
ger cites one instance alone in which
such a commission might bring about