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ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS
 WHY HE ACCEPTED
Perfectly True That He Said He Would Not be a Candidate But Never Said He Would Not Accept The
 Nomination.

was perfectly true that he had said he would not be a candidate in 1912.
 He had made that statement to many persons, he sad. but had not declared that he would not accept the nomination if it were uerdered to him. He drew a dis tinction between becoming a can- didate and being willing to accept the nomination.
 The colonel made it plain that he saw nothing in the VanVal- kenberg letter, in which he said he would not become the nominee of the party if his party asked it.
 Colonel Roosevelt's position in the matter is set forth in state ment which he gave out today ex- plaining the circumstances that induced him to write to MT. Van Valkenberg. This is the state ment:
 At that time persistent efforts had been made from Washington to convince the progressives that I was really supporting Taft. On this particular occasion the state ment was made with the greatest .explicitness. I promptly denied the statement and was assured on the one hand that it had been inspired from the White House, assured on the other hand that it had not been, but on the contrary. was made purely on the initiative of the Associated Press.
 The Associated Press people assured me that they were not responsible for the false state ments and as it will be seen by re- ference to the letter itself, MT. Moves was quoted as having got ten the information from inde- pendent sources. 1 do not know who gave out this letter. but 1 am certain that it was not MT. Van Valkenberg, for 1 know him to be an honorable man.
 ''To all who were at that time writing me to be q candidate 1 answered that 1 would not be. To all who asked whether I would accept if nominated I anwered yes, if 1 knew them sufficiently well to be sure that they would understand me: otherwise I said simply that would cross that bridge when 1 came to it, and in most cases if the man was at all a close personal friend. I told him that I counted on his doing every thing possible to prevent any movement looking to my nomina- tion.
 It was not until the last three or four monhts that I was finally obliged to come to the conclusion that there was a real demand among the people as whole for my nomination, which did not come in any way from any per sonal friends of mine, and was neither inspired nor engineered by them
 When I became convinced that this popular demand was real and was considerable and when the governors of seven states increased by this time to ten, I may mention. incident ally. asked me whether 1 would accept if nominated, I ans wered yes I added an expression of my wish that wherever possible open prefer ential presidential primaries might be held. so as to find out who the republican voters wished to have nominated.
 If the people do not wish me to serve, most certainly do not wish to serve. If they desire me to undertake in their interest a great task, shall do so and shall perform it with whatever courage and ability I possess. Whether
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08

that the effort of the. political leaders is not to give expression to the popular will, but to thwart it in every way possible.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
Robert Scott

Defendant GREETING: You are Hereby summoned and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial Dis trict of the Territory of Arizona, in and for Navajo County. and answer the Complaint therein filed with the Clerk of this Court. at Holbrook. in said County. within twenty days after the service upon you of this Sum- mons, if served in this said Court, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter. the time above mentioned being ex- elusive of the day of service, or judgment by default will be take against you
 Given under my hand and the seal of the District court of the Fourth Judicial, District Ter ritory Of Arizona. in and for the County of Navajo this Both. day of January, 1912.
 w. B. Woods Clerk of said District Court.
 By Deputy Clerk.
 First Publication Feb. ?. 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08

For fresh vegetables go to Frank Buck the Ice Man.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-08
OFFICIAL VOTE FOR
 STATE CANDIDATES

The following gives the official result of the vote in Navajo county at the last general cleo tion for state oficlaIs:-
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Red River Power Co.
Phone 376

four to six mills on the dollar can
be collected: at that point the largest
returns in event are secured: be-
yond that the venue decreases as
the rate of taxation increases. The
city of Baltimore has tried this plan
with success and it is also in success
full operation in Minnesota.
On Equitable Basis.
The North Dakota constitutional
provision requiring uniform ad VAL
orem assessment vas framed with the
view that ability to pay taxes would
in all cases be measured by the value
of property owned without regard to
kind. Experience elsewhere has am
ply shown that the tax burden can
not be equitably distributed by uni.
form ad valorem assessment alone. 1t
has been found necessary to supple
ment this system with other forms
of taxation and with laws providing
for the classification of property.
The tax commission earnestly en-
the concurrent resolution
passed by the legislature amending
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SOCIETY

Miss Christine F%inlayson. who
teaches at Michigan, is the guest of
Misses Florence and Frances Collins
of Riverside Park for the holidays.
Mrs. @. j. Sorlie Of Buxton is in
the city doing Christmas shopping to.
day.
Miss Margaret Grandy arrived this
morning from Minneapolis to visit
with Miss Leone Cory OIL University
avenue.
Miss Jean Porterfield, a member of
the public schools faculty, has gone
to Marionette. Wis, wnere she will
spend the holidays.
Miss Agnes Ives left last evening
for Minneapolis for the holidays.
Miss Grace belong who teaches at
st. Thomas came home last evening
to spend the holidays With her par
cnts.
Miss Anna Sampson Of the city
schools lef, last evening for her home
j in st. Paul for the Christmas holi.
days.
Miss Edith Crawford Of the Win
ship school left this morning for Park
Rapids, Mimi. to visit the home folk:
during vacation.
Miss Katherine Gallagher who
teaches in the city schools will spend
u part Of the holiday vacation with
friends At Brainerd. MINI.
Miss Agnes O'Donnell left last even
ing for her home at Glencoe. Mimi.
and will also visit Minneapolis and
st. Paul during vacation.
Miss Frances Wells left this morn
ing for M%ankato. Mimi. to spend
christmas at her home.
Miss Maud Savage who teaches i'm
the Washington school will he the
lgues, Of Fargo friends during a part
Ut her holiday vacation.
Miss Ida Gnllickson of the Contra!
school will enjoy her vacation rest
at her home in Grafton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ';raber who
have been spending their honeymoon,
here left last evening for their home
at Regina. Sask.
Miss Margaret Fawcett left thi:
Barnes TO spend Christmas as hcr
Igueat at Glen Ullin n w:ll go from
there 10 Portland. Ore. to her new
position.
Miss Cordelia Hulburd left last even.
ing for her home at Morris, Mimi, IL
spend the holidays.
Mrs. Will Morrow has returned
from Milwaukee, Wis. where she has
enjoyed a three weeks visit with her
parents.
Miss Katherine Nhitelcy. principal
10: inc belmont school. left last even.
ling for Brainerd. Mimi, to spend the
holidays Ait hthe home folks.
Miss Loretta Cassidy arrived las,
evenins from Mayville where she j.
a. normal school student n vii,
spend her vacation at home.
Miss Mabel Hustad leaves this ev.
ening for her home at Battle Lake
MINI, TO spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. i. Lnverich are
!%enjoying Il week end visi: ut Mino
where they formerly resided.
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! o.
The decrease in the burden borne by
personal property in the twenty-five
years covered by the above table is
now largely borne by the railroads of
the state. which increased during this
period from three to fifteen per cent
This increasing burden borne by the
railroads also largely accounts for the
manned almost stationary for the pc
Rod.
Rearing Less Than Just, Burden.
While the commission find that all
personal property is bearing less than
its just burden Of taxation 1t is In the
assessment of intangible property.
such as monies and credits. stocks.
bonds. etc. that our present scheme
|of taxation breaks down completely.
For instance. the commission points
out that under classification 10.
monies. other than those of banks.
bankers and brokers'" that while
5 dni'sri is M G. than y sf ~ hsn MILLIONS To- 10, Of
state. there was only $224.167 as
sessed under this item in 1912. In
1890 the assessors found $317,731-a
decrease Of nearly thirty per cent. At
the same time the monies on deposit
in the banks Of the state increased
800 per cent or from $4,O22,556 to
$40. 302, 1884.
Taxing experts. contends the COM
mission. throughout the civilized
world have long since come to tho
conclusion that IT. is not possible to
assess all property at the same rate
that in practice the uniform ad val
orem assessment has broken down.
Switzerland and many of the states
of the union have adopted what is
known as the classification system
Since ITO tax was ever levied which
was Justly distributed. taxing experts
have concluded that 1t is unreasonable
and unjust to keep upon the statute
books laws which cannot be enforced.
therefore they have adopted the claA-
sincation system which places collect
able rates on various classes of pro-
perty. and at h same time IA re-
gard to tho uses tn which various
|classes of property IL put as 10 Wheth-
err productive or oiI-prOdmrtive. IT
is commended that II is better to col.
iIect FIVE mills on tn" dollar on
monies than to attempt to collect
forty mills and get nothing. The
various cantons i'm Switzerland have
Tried this system in varying degrees
and their expcri"rre Is that no tax on
cpnrealabl" wealth that exceeds from
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The Star Of Bethlehem.

The Star Of Bethlehem.
They dragged her sobbing. sobbing
through the streets.
With many q laugh and oath.fouled
Jest;
A livid bruise upon her breast.
Hcr garments rent and flnger-rnarks
Painting a necklace where the brute
Had stilled her shrieks. We bring
wee loot
To noble Ceasar," Caius cried:
And fat Antonius chuclked her side:
"Rv Venus. you shall be loves bride
Before Apollo's horses ride
Yon in the heavens"
r;ut us he spake the midnight sky
t3.rst into radiance, and there on llish
they saw the light of Juno die.
and Mars grew dim and Saturn fade.
Quilted by Il strange Star newly made.
And terror fell upon the twain.
Terror that shocked their souls a.
main,
And 10! the heart of each was stirred.
And Caius said. Il swear l heard
a voice" And fat Antonius stood
Still like All image carved in wood
And prayed IN tho Forum with bend
cd head.
Nor gave pursuit when the virgin
fed.
A trireme battled in the sea
While galley whips dashed ceaseiessly-
In cadence as the lictor beat
Tho oar-stroke for the bleeding meat
That once was manhood. Spurred by
pain.
The gnarled arms bursting from the
strain.
Swept on in rhythm. and again.
Black were the waters. and black were
the clouds
That hung in the heavens like funeral
ehrouds:
Dracc, the admiral, from the stern
Lifted his arms: ooh. gods. but turn
Our prows toward Athens and I will
burn
Fat thighs of oxen and many an urn
Fragrant with frankincense. orris and
myrrh:
show us a light" And before he could
stir.
Straight in the face of a slave shone a
Lighting. as day lights. each hideous
Lighting IN helplessness. hopelessness.
woe
Then disappeared. Waves to mountain
height grow:
Thunder peals elamor above the
winds roar:
Hail pounds the cockpit and sudden
rains pour.
Gods hear US calling: Look on as we
pray:
Point. in your infinite wisdom. a way
Quickly the pillows die down and the
hail
Stops in an instant and fled is the gale.
ColNo a . - YsS~4 1o1,> SH.o a., 49,
The path Is disclosed to use the
slaves free!"
They strike off the shackles, again
shines the Star.
The glow of the harhor shows dimly
afar.
Three men in a desert dcspairinsly
For the track Of the caravans. Weakly
they lurch
On their perishing camels we'll bur
dencd with store
OF rugs for Eokhara. and gems from
Lahore.
Perfumers Of Cashmir and shawls of
Iran.
IIsmask. and scinitar. ysshmik and
Caskets Of saudalwood. silks from
Cathay.
Rubies that late on a queens bosom
lay.
Into the night they ride.
Look down. Al-Allah, guide.
We are but dust Of thine,
Merciful God, a sign!"
Brother, I thought I heard
Voices that spake no word;
Brother. upon mine ears
Music rang from the spheres;
Brother, an infants cry
Seemed to come from the sky.
Lord. didst thou call? But show
How thou wouldst have us co."
a Star appeared and moved with them
into n town of Bethlehem.
Herbert kaufman in won,an.s
World for Decemher .
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GETS $50 REWARD
Found New York Womau's $4,000
Brooch in Boston Hotel.

Found New York Woman's $4,000
Brooch in Boston Hotel.
Boston, Dec. 21.-Edmund Lynsky.
head bellboy at the Copley Plaza was
made happy by receiving a check for
$50 as a reward for finding an emerald
and diamond horseshoe brooch lost in
the hotel by Mrs. S. $. Auchincloss Of
New York.
Mrs. Auchincloss lost the brooch,
said to be worth $4,000. at the dinner
dance given by Mrs. Neal Rantoul q.
few evenings ago. Lynsky found it
lin the foyer of the ballroom and turn
ed It over to the manager.
Lynsky lives at Sc Sherman street,
Roxbury. and is single.
What are you going to do with the
$5O?" he was asked.
Buy a yacht" he replied.
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odAS6 lnn
. save my druggist recommended "a bis
own but got no relief. I then Commenced
usng the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. 7
oathed the burned parts with Cuticura Som
snd applied the Cuticura Ointment IN !.
linen bandage. I got relief from the f3rst
and my arm healed nicely. I was soon
Die to be at work again. Had I used
cut.cara Soap and Ointment at first /
would have avoided lots Of suffering,
(daened) Harry Junke. Mar. 8, 1912.
Ifyou Wish . skin clear Of pimples. bl.ck-
heads Q other annoying eruptions, hand,
SOFT md white. hair live and glossy. and
scalp ffse from dandrl1 n itching. begin
today tbs regular use Of Cuticura soap for
The toilet. bath and shampoo, assisted nv
a occasional light application of Cuticur.
Ointment. soldt throughout the world. In.
seaj sample of each mailed FREE, with ao-n
Skin Book. Address postcard 'Cuticura.
Dept. T. Boston"
AorTsndar.faced men should use Cuticura
0esp Shaving Stick. Csc. Sample free.
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All other counties in the state not
included in these two tables show an
increase In real estate and a decrease
in personal property"
Census Up; Property Down.
From 1890 to 1919 Pembina coun-
t. personal property decreased from
$l.447.705 to 81, 49, $50. an actual de.
e of $3O7.925.21 per cent.
During the last two census periods the
population in this county has increas-
ed three per cent. During these same
periods in Trail county personal prop
erty decreased from $1.519.O22 to ST.
1OS.476. a decrease Of S410,543 or %
per cent. In Grand Forks county per-
sonal property decreased from $3.152.-
304. to 3~2.453.193. an actual decrease
of ~$699.111, or 22 per cent. During
the census period. 1890 to 1910. the
population advanced from 1857 to
27.8S8. and increase of 1881, OF 81
per cent"
Again this tendency is shown in the
proportion which the personal proper
ty bears to the entire assessment:
Doro4ol TD4,1
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The slipper Watch,

The slipper watch was introduced
to society Saturday night by Mrs.
Charles Augustine Robinson who wore
n silver timcpfecc on the right inst1p
Of her blue satin slipper at the Hun
cry club dinner In the Hotel Mar
seillc, New York.
H. caused a sensation. and all the
diners Kept their eyes cast DOWN.
~ WAS the first appearance OF the
slipper watch in AmerirH. Mrs. Rob
|inson says il /. an imported fad from
Paris.
1T is r%harrningly convenient" she
explained, tllrusting h dairty slipper
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Increase
Percent

For the same period C,ass. Ciriggs.
pemoina, Trail. Richland. Walsh,
decrease in both personal and real
property. In these as we'll as those
counties in which real and personal
property both made gains. personal
property does not keep pace with the
real estate. The following makes this
pl3in.
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sIs.nding HOLIDAYS n. FARGO.

Mr.. M Mrs. Ezra Eddy of the
Spriggs block left last evening for
Fargo where they viii enjoy the holi-
Mr.. ~ Mrs. j.. G. Eddy Of Thirteenth
street south. They probably will be-
away until after 80" ycnr's.
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Christmas Guests Coming.

.HEs. D. 4. DUdds OF minneapolis
VIII arrive Sunday evening to enjor
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. 3. Healy of North Seventh
street. Mr.. Dodds will come Tuesday
n and both will leave Thursday
morning for Wadrna, MIMI. where
mere will be a reunion Of the Dodds
,h'hllE az the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
james ltodds on that evening.
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To Attend FAMILY Rennion

Mrs. F. r. Stevens Of Crarv and her
little son. Donald. passed through the
city last evening on their way to Ann
Arbor. Mich. where they win he
among the guests at a family reunion
at the home Of her parents on chris,.
mas day. Mr.. Stevens will 1oin the
party for the Christmas day dinner
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Holiday Party Informal.

The Knights Of Columbus will iss,o
Invitations Monday for their annual
holiday ball and the party will be
given at their club rooms Monday
evening. December 80. This party viii
DO Informal for the reason that the
annual: a formal function closely fol.
lows. mo date being Wednesday, jan
uary 3. The holiday party viii onen
90 usual with an orchestra concer.
from $3.50 until 9 O'Clock when nro.
grams will be filled and dancing vii,
begin at . o'clock to continue until
1880: Lunch will be served at ii
o'clock IN the club parlors.
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Il" Indiana for Holiday.

flames, Wiley. m~echanician at the
arts lnilding at the uni
'cfsl'E. leaves this for h,s
honhc IN J~"ffor@nnvill". Ind, where he
VII "nl"y III" 1850 wrrha' holiday va
cation with relatives.
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the constitution so that the legislature
may pass laws classifying the taxable
property Of the state.
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II was all sore and liberated.
The sore was Is large as a
silver dollar. 1t was all red
end inhsmed aud had pus
running out Of II. suf.
Tered terribly from burning
pain; could not sleep for
two weeks it burned and
ltched 50 badly. annl;ed
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FIGURES GIVEN
BY TAX COMMISSION
CONTINUED from page ~

tual decrease. and yet in those coun.
ties the increase in personally has not
kept pace with the increase Of real
estate. as the following shows:
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BURNED AND
|TCHED BADLY
Burn Was Sore and liberated. All
Red and InAamed. Suffered Ter
ribly. Could Not Sleep for Two
Weeks. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Arm Healed Nicely.

$50 Lincoln Park Blvd. CHICAGO. ILL.,
"A year ago I received . worry severe bum
CD my left ann. CAUGHT coIa q. a..
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into view. land is less conspicuous
than Il bracelet watch"
The watch Is about the size Of a
nickel. 1t rests in the center Of a
buckle of silver. set with rhinestones,
Ihcrc arc half IL dozen small diamonds
which apparently hold 1t in place.
The gown is slashed about three
inches. directly over the watch. 40
when Mrs. Robinson Is seated her
skirt falls away. II tho watch Is rc-
Nealed. 1t is easily changed from one
pair of slippers TO another.
Last night II licked below an inn
ported gown OF TURQUOISE blue char
meuse. yelled in white net emhroider.
ed in crystal and rh~inestones. the cor
sage adorned by a coral pink velvet
rose.
Mrs. Robinson was the guest OF
honor III Matte Shcridan's club, and
r"rited several selections to piano mu.
sic played by Lillian Adams.
Next week Mrs. Robinson will 20
to Panama with her husband and will
take the slipper watch alcng.
From Muncic. Ind. it was learned
Saturday night that Mrs. Charles An
thony Is having gold watches. sur
rounded with diamonds, put IN the
toes VI her diamond hcclcd slippers.
with which she dazzlcd the Waldorf
Astoria last year.
Mrs. Fish Bcsicgcd.
Ever since Mrs. StuNyesant Fish
gave her big hall in Newport last
summer she has been besicged by beg
gars from all over tho world. She has
received hundreds nj letters from men,
women and children. They have n
from all parts OF the United States and
from several Europoan countries Tha
inform Mrs. Fish that If she
can afford to give a ball she can at
ford to give them whatever 1t is that
they happen to mi a in
'he south requests that Mrs. Fish give
her enough money to rent an automo.
bile for three months. She stipulates
that il hold seven people. that being
the number she wishes to take riding.
This PERSONS family have V rid
den in an automobile. and she thinks
three months of constant attention to
IL would perhaps make up for lost
time, Fla Mrs. Fish complied with
the request? Well, not vet.
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Elk Dinner for the Poor.


Devils Lake World: The Ladies'
Auxiliary 10 the Elke met Yesterday
afternoon In the Elks' home and spent
the time Very please ntly in sewing and
playing rum dunn. At 3 O'Clock de-
.licious refreshments were served by
the hostess Of the afternoon, Mes
danes Myers. Gray and Holt. A short
business meeting vas then held at
which time plans We're made for the
Christmas dinner which will be given
by the Elks for the poor children.
Mesdames Lycan, Desmond. Green
berg. Duell. Foubert. Bryant and Juer.
gems were appointed on the commit
tee who will help on that day.
Presbyterian Music for sunday.
The program of music for the Sun.
day morning service at the First Pres
byterian church will be az follows
with A. r. Clifford al the organ and
". w. Norton directing:
Anthem--And the Glory of the
Lord, from "Messiah"..... Handel
Contr.lto Solo-The Angels Christ
i%Af the "'. Evening it will Be-: Lansing
Anthem--lt Came Upon the Mid
night Clear Camp
Duet-Who Shall Feed His Flock.
Mrs. r. A. Parsons.
Come Unto Him"
Miss GcneVjeve Meacham.
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Music at Baptist Church.

Music at Baptist Church.
The music services al the Firs
Baptist church Sunday will includ
Miss Jane Smiths fourth organ re
cital. This will he given in the even
ing and will contain much music sig
nificant of the Christmas season. TIL,
program for the day will be as fol
lows with Louis l.. Rowland direct
ing: