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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
LIGHTS in THE
ALLEYS OF FARGO
AN ALDERMAN SAYS THAT TWO
ELEcTRIcS WILL BE PLACED
I'm EACH BLOCK, so THAT THE
POLICE CAN SEE WHAT IS CO.
ING ON AT NIGHT.

I'VE hope to nave lights in all of
the down town alleys said one OF
the city aldermen to The Forum yes
terday.
"Of course we do not intend to
place arc lights in the alleys, but we
hope to have a light or two in every
block. This to my mind viii afford
more protection for the stores thar
anything else.
Il am more than pleased to see that
the people since the alleys have beer
paved are doing their best to see that
they are kept clean. 1t seems as
though the store owners do not dare
to dump the dirt from the stores out
in the alleys as they formerly did,
which to my mind is a good thing.
1T is our plan now to have two
100 candle power lights in each of the
alleys set in each block, and in this
way an officer passing along at night
can see every nook and corner. Light
is a safeguard against burglary, and
the money will be well spent. The
matter will be taken up by the light
committee of the council In the neal
future and I do not think there will
be any trouble in having the work
done,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16

modest pleas are ~sfnothered in the
brass band din Of the professional
evangelists. These latter go into
evangelism as a business. Some are
religious grafters and virtually levy a
tax OF SO much a head on sinners
temporarily stirred into a seeming
conviction of their own misdoings by
the theatrical appeals made to them.
These professionals run their affairs
like a show. They are press-agented
like a three-ring circus and when God
fearing and respectable elements of the
religious world-and men and women
outside the church who still believe in
the holiness and dignity of it's work
make protest-they delight in the
fight.
1t gives them a chance to be more
spectacular. more clamorous, more tr-
reyerent in their braggart ways. A
newspaper oas means more dollars
in their pockets.
It was against these professional
e~vangelists, as men and as religious
WIZ ohA dSdALASL LlSlE DtdSpIStl-
Gus ways-that the evangelists in SEES
sion in Chicago protested. One testi-
fed that when he entered the work a
professional offered to teach him the
tricks of the trade. II have got 'em
all skinned a mile in taking an offer
ing" was the would-be tutors state
ment. 1t was methods like this which
were denounced and the meeting can
not help doing good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
WAR AND VIII EAT.

Commenting on the European war
talk n wheat The Minneapolis Trib-
une said, editorialiy:
The political disturbance in Europe
has strengthened world wheat prices.
With the supply position of the leadA
ing importing countries moderate and
some fear hat the Black sea ship
ments may be checked by war in the
near east, buyers in the international
market nave turned to North America
as the dependable supply source.
Native crops in western Europe are
of poor quality and heavier imports Of
sound milling wheat will be necessary
this season. These countries will be
more liberal buyers than last year and
quality viii be more important than
quantity owing to the impairment Of
their own crops by excessive rains.
The large Russian crop is failing them
in this respect and at the present time
the United States and Canada are the
chief exporters that have raised a
good proportion of high grade wheat.
In the face Of a government report
that estimated the 1912 production
about 10000 900 bushels in excess Of
last year and a crop we'll above the
average, the domestic market has
displayed a strong price tendency and
a broader Consumptive demand. A
part OF the IS TO be ATTRIBUTED
to a short speculative interest forced
to cover their commitments by the I'M
expected seriousness Of the Balkan
imbroglio which has caused a larger
foreign demand for domestic cash
wheat.
For the last two or three months
the wheat situation has been viewed
from the standpoint of supplies only.
Little consideration has been given
to the demand. The market has been
not only on a sound commercial basis
since the new crop started to move
but a larger proportion Of the re-
ceipts has already been placed either
to meet flour sales or export require
ments. Accommodations have been
moderate and between now and the
closing of lake navigation there will
be heavy distribution of supplies,
The maintenance of domestic prices
in close adjustment with the interna-
tional market mean q broader con
sumption for the big 1912 harvest,
! European markets are likely to remain
at a relatively high level as long as
supplies Are moderate and the politi-
cal situation continues a source of
concern.
Without regard to the latter, North
America will be called upon to meet
the large demand abroad until the
countries south of the equator are
ready to market their new crops.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16

has been called "the father of the pri-
mary election law in mis- state. Sen
ate Bill So, which bore Mr.. Sharpe's
name and for which he vas sponsor,
was the foundation for the present law.
Every member Of this legislative dis
trict was at all times an earnest adj
yocate of the measure. The voters of
the county were practically a unit in
demanding the adoption of the primary
election system.
All this being true, it is fair to as
sumo that the republican electors of
LaMoure will, in the general election
loyalty to h primary election princi-
pie. In what way? Why, in the only
way possible; by accepting and giving
effect to the operation of that princi-
pie. On June &c last the republican
electors of this state nominated can
dtdates for congressional, state, legis-
!ative and county offices. These nom
nations were made under the primary
election system. and every republican
who fails on Nov. 5 to vote for the
ticket so chosen by his party votes to
repudiate the primary election sys-
TEN. That is the simple, inevitable
logic Of the case, and no amount OF
sophistry a overthrow it.
The efforts of a few newspapers and
individuals to dodge the issue are pitt
1ui. 1t has been suggested that pro
gresslVe republicans are not morally
bound to support Mr.. Hanna, the re-
publican nominee for governor. because
his vote did not equal the combined
votes of Buchanan and Johnson, who
were running as progressives. This is
peurtle. All three of the gentlemen
were republican candidates, n the
successful candidate, Mr.. Hanna, is the
nominee of the republican party.
"A rather more plausible but none
the less invalid argument has been adj
Nanced by those who profess to believe
IN the primary election system but who
are looking for a loophoIe in the ticket
In n or two places. Many republi-
cans, they say, neglected to go to the
polls on June rs, and so did not regis
ter a choice of candidates for this OF
that office. Surely, it is argued, these
voters are not bound by results in
which they had no part or lot. This
argument is not only without the
slightest merit, but is vicious and dis
honest as well. Let us test ii by the
case of Mr.. Hanna. He went into the
primary contest in good faith, sub.
mitted his candidacy to the will of the
republican electors of the state-to re-
publican electors only-and won the
nomination. Now, then, shall Mr.
Hanna be deprived Of the fruit of his
victory at The lands of republicans
who neglected or failed for any req.
son to take part in the primaries
Shall the republican party be deprived
OF a republican administration as !
result of the Indifference and subse.
quent treachery of it's own members
Shall our primary election system, Sc.
cured at the cost of years of effort. be
repudtated by the party that procured
Its adoption? Think it over.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
HONOR FARGO'S
FIRST DOCTOR
CAsS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
ADOPTED REsoLUTIo MS ON
DEATH OF DR.. THOMAS RoLPH,
FARGo's FIRST PHYSICIAN, WHO
DIED AT cHULA VISTA, CAL.

In honor of the memory of Fargo's
first practicing physician, the late DR..
Thomas Rolph, the Cass County Medi-
cal society adopted appropriate reso-
lutions at = recent meeting. The late
DR.. Rolph passed away at the home
of his sister, Mrs. c. w. Darling of
Chula Vista, Cal. He was the first
physician to settle in Fargo and prac-
ticed here for a number of years with
great success. With his family, he
had a large number Of warm friends
here
The resolutions adopted by the So
ciety in his memory follow:
Whereas, The death Of DR.. Thomas
Rolph has removed from the medical
world an honored member, and
Whereas, Dr.. Rolph was the first
president of the Cass County ,Medi-
cal society and one Of it's most active
and valuable members, therefore be it
Resolved-That the Cass County
Medical society hereby expresses it's
appreciation of DR.. Rolph as a man
and a physician, and further be it
Resolved-That the society extend
it's sympathy to his family and for
ward a copy of these resolutions to
them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
STRONG STATE K

The republicans of North Dakota
are more united than at any period
during the last six years. The state
ticket is for the greater part sa~tisfac-
tory. Naturally there are some men
no entirely pleasing to every voter.
Their are men. selected by the ma
jority. that certain individuals did
not favor-but each voter won enough
men on the ticket to make the entire
slate satisfactory.
Both the former factions Of the re-
publican party are working for the
success Of the nominees-and in the
utmost harmony. That should insure
the election of every candidate Nov. 5.
The unity with which the republi-
cans are cooperating doesn't give
much hope to the democrats and the
bull moosers. The candidacy Of the
men on the democratic ticket is being
waged in a hopeless cause. There are
a number Of nice fellows. who are 60
ing up for a biennial sacrifice.
The determination of the bull moos-
ers to name candidates fora state
ticket has resulted in a joke. The
failure of the first candidate for gov
ernor to qualify-the attempted
adoption of a majority of the repub-
lican state ticket-the reputation Of
such a mesaIIiance by the candidates
along with the e~xtravagant claims
of the limited number of newspapers
advocating the third party state ticket
furnish considerable amusement in
the campaign.
The Forum is confident that every
candidate on the republican state
ticket will win Nov. with a COM
Portable lead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
JAMES KENNEDY
AS ADVERTISER
HOW THE FARGO CONTRACTOR
STARTS HIS WORK IN THE FAR
WEsT-HAs A BIG CONTRACT IN
COL. SAM MATTHEW'S CITY OF
EUGENE, ORE.

James Kennedy, after concluding a
$4,000 contract in the city of Spo-
kane, Wash, has begun his contract
in the city of Eugene, Ore, where
Col. Sam Matthews of this city has
large holdings. The Eugene Morn
ing Register thus speaks of Mr.. Ken
nedy's advent in that city:
'aThe ten carloads of equipment for
constructing Eugene's big sewer sys-
TEN, belonging to James Kennedy,
general contractor of Fargo, N. D., ar
rived from Spokane over the oregon
Electric yesterday morning. This Being
the irst shipment of any conse-
quence brought to Eugene over that
line. The outfit consists of all kinds
of machinery, principally steam SHOW
els and dredges for grading and it
makes a very respectable little train,
The cars were mostly set on the re-
Gently constructed side track, built on
the vacant half block on Fifth be-
tween Olive and Charnelton, but will
be taken to Fifth and Blair as soon
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
THE STRAW VOTE.

This year the straw vote epidemic is
apparently widespread. The microbes
have infected an unusually large num-
Der Of people-who are deciding,
ahead Of time, the election Of every
candidate from poundmaster up to
president. The unreliability of the
straw vote has always been a matter
of comment. 1t is a pleasing pastime
to some, peOple-but it never means
much. It furnishes malicious newspa-
pers a favorite plan to attempt to in
fiuence votes. or course there are oC-
casional publications that make an
honest-if futile-effort to reach some
advance political conclusions in this
manner. Usually, however, the straw
vote is 1 matter Of comedy-in which
few people take stock.
The practice Of taking straw votes
was first inaugurated in 1868, when
Grant was nominated the first time,
with Seymour as the opposing candi-
date. The straw vote of that year,
taken by interested politicians, gave
the victory to Seymour. The official
returns gave Grant the office.
In 1880 Garfield and Hancock were
the opposing candidates, and Hancock
was Notwithstanding to the
straw vote. The official vote gave the
voctory to Garfield.
In 1884 Blaine and Cleveland were
opposed to each other. Blaine was
easily the Misunderstanding to the
straw vote. The official returns were
for Cleveland.
The practice of ~strawvoting appears
to have lapsed in 1888. but in 1892,
when Harrison and Cleveland were the
nominees. the straw vote was almost
solidly FOR Harrison. The Homestead
strike was an issue of that campaign
land it was seen that Pinkerton
guards had been hired by Andrew
Carnegie, a leading republican. in de-
Tending capital against the strikers.
And again the straw vote proved to be
a snare and a delusion.
In 1895 he straw vote placed Bryan
in Office. The official count gave the
place to Mckinley. In 1904 the prac-
tice of strawvoting appears to have
passed away in circles where political
sagacity is on the job. In that year
The New York World and The Brook
lyn Eagle strawvoted Colonel Bryan
into Office. The official count told a
different story-so different. in fact,
that The World and The Eagle were
without explanations to an audience
they had deliberately misled with boz
gus predictions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
BAD COLD? YOUR
HEAD STUFFED?
ONE DOSE PAPE's COLD CON-
POUND GIVES RELIEF FROM
COLDS AND GRlPPE-No oUI-
NINE USED.

You will distinctly feel your cold
breaking and all the Grippe symptoms
leaving after taking the very first
dose.
1t is a positive fact that Pape's Cold
Compound, taken every two hours,
til three consecutive doses are taken,
will end the Grippe and break up the
most severe cold. either in the head,
chest, back, stomach or limbs.
1t promptly relieves the most mis-
cradle headache, dullness, head and
nose stuffed up, feverishness, sneez-
ing. sore throat, running of the nose,
mucous catarrhal discharges, sore
ness, stiffness and rheumatic twnges.
Get a 25-cent package of "Pape's
Cold Compound from your druggist
and take it with the knowledge that it
win positively and promptly cure your
cold and end all the grippe misery;
without any assistance or bad after
effects and that it contains no quinine
don't accept something else said to
be just as good. Tastes nice-acts
gently. -Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
Press Comment

Mimic JournaI: When Congressman
Hanna was In st, Pau the other day,
he must have bowed, or shook hands
with someone or other connected with
a railroad, for some of the opposition
papers are putting 1t down as q con-
ference with the railway officials. One
gives 1T that ut is understood he talked
with men known to be friendly TO ran
roads" Now that would be heinous
1t is all right to talk to men friendly
to the farmers and the business men
and the laborers-but the railroads,
they have no rights or interests or
privileges at all in this state, and a
candidate for Office should be dead agin
'em. Why not h square deal to ey-
erybody?
Cooperstown Courier: Hon. L. b.
Hanna, republican nominee for govern
Not only is he gaining the support OF
his own party but many prominent
democrats will cast their votes for the
congressman. MIR. Hanna is recognized
as extra good gubernatorial timber, a
man of sound business Judgment, and
will be elected governor on Nov. 8.
The settlers in the western part of the
state are especially strong for Mr.. Han
ma because he has been Instrumental In
having Legislation passed by congress
modifying the rules in regard to living
on claims In the winter time.
E III 0AIliOs "a W. 0A0 "a SAAN
that North Dakota.s primary election
law is perfect in every detail, but we
do insist that 1t is absolutely correct in
principle. 1t is as much an improve
ment over the convention system of
making nominations as the Australian
secret ballot system was an improve
ment over the loose, h~aphazard meth
cd of voting which formerly obtained.
The present split in the republican
party-or the fact that there is a new
party in the field, which amounts to
the same thing-is wholly due to the
fact that a large majority of the dele
gates to the republican national con-
v~ention were chosen by the old con-
ventlon rather than the presidential
preference primary system. Suppose
the delegates from all or the states
to the Chicago convention had been
elected by the North Dakota method:
would there nave been any contests,
any charges of fraud, any bull moose
party? Nix,
BaMoure county's relation to our
primary election law is n of peculiar
intimacx Hon. j.. b. Sharpe of Kuhn,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
Experience Gained While
In The Drug Business

I have been troubled more or less in
the last five years with kidney trouble
and from the experience I gained while
in h drug business and from different
cases where I have sold Swanp-Root
with perfect satisfaction to those who
purchased it, and as / never had a
single complaint regarding the medi-
cine while ! was in business, / was
in a position to know that it was a
great preparation and it did not fail
me when / used it myself. 1t has
certainly afforded me great relief at
all times that my Kidneys nave troub-
led me and / would not be without it.
/ always recommend DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root to my friends as / be-
lieve it to be a medicine of great
curative value in the diseases for
which you recommend it.
Sincerely,
d. A. KOONCE,
Columbia, Ala.
Personally appeared before me, this
18th of September, 1909, D. A. Koonce,
who subscribed the above statement
and made oath that the same is true
in substance and in fact.
C. T. Harris, Notary Public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
PROFESSIONAL EyANGELIsrs.

The other day there was a national
convention Of evangeiists in Chicago,
said The Cleveland Leader. The first
thing they did--the principal topic of
their session, in fact-was the serious
consideration Of methods. What they
said and what they intend to do,
hereafter, will make their work more
agreeable to mankind-and far more
profitable to them in saving souls.
Evangelical work doesn't count as
it should because of the smear Of pro-
fessionalism across 1t. The early
svangeIists were men called to their
workwhite -souled, red-blooded fell
lows who bore hardship. poverty, mis-
trust, the opposition Of the Journalists
and the active hostility Of the sinners.
But they made good in their own
lives and so in their work.
some Of these men still exist-more
shan the world takes heed VI. for their
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
AbsoIuteIyPure l0l

as convenient and unloaded and work
of eXcavating for sewer will be start
ed at once near the end or the sew
er, at Sladden's rifle.
Mr.. Kennedy did not forget to
advertise Eugene on the way for on
either side of the train banners with
this inscription were tackled:
"These ten cars are loaded with
machinery to be used by James
Kennedy, Of Fargo, n, D., on the
100000 sewer contract at Eugene,
Ore"
AS stated in these columns hereto
fore, Mr.. Kennedy hopes to com
plete the first section of the big con-
tract by Jan. /, and the entire sys-
tenn by April /.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
AFTER A SCHOLARSHIP
Claire codding Taking Examinations
for Rhodes Scholarship
to Oxford.

Claire Codding, student Of Fargo col
lege, well known on account of his
musical ability, is in Grand Forks.
competing with the North Dakota can
didates for the Rhodes scholarship.
Besides possessing q charming per-
sonality. and unlimited musical talent,
Mr.. Codding is an excellent scholar.
and his many student friends at Fargo
college are wishing him success in his
undertaking. He was accompanied by
Guy Vowles, who won the Rhodes
scholarship several years ago. Should
Mr.. Codding win the scholarship he
would be the third man from Fargo
college, as Hubert Beard and Mr..
VoWles We're the first two.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
Letter to
Or. KlInler & CO.., 2
B~inghamton N. Y.


Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, n. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet Of valuable informal
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention The Fargo Daily Forum,
Regular fifty-cent, and o~ne-dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
Eor saIe or Exehanae

Two business places and one resi-
dence, located in county seat city in
northwestern North Dakota. Will ex-
change for land, merchandise or hard
ware. Address box IL, Stanley n. ID.
-Adyt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
WEDNESDAY, OCT. is, 1912.

New York and Chicago Representa-
tives: Payne e. Young. New York Of
Ace: 1904 Fifth Avenue Building,
Chicago ONCE; 748 Marquette Building.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16
The Fargo Forum and Repubiican i

The Fargo Forum and Republican is
published every evening except Sunday
in The Forum Building, corner of First
avenue and Fifth street north, Fargo,
N. ID.
Subscription-The Fargo Forum and
daily Republican, by carrier, 15c per
week, or Acc per month, in advance; 81
per year. The Fargo Forum and Weekly
Republican, 81 per year. The Fargo
Forum n Saturday Republican, $3.50
per year. Single copies, &c. Subscribers
will find the date to which they have
paid, printed opposite their names on
h address slips.
Addres all communications to The
FEorum Publishing Co, Fargo, N. D.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-09
v. M. |. Notes

Mr.. Edmund Berkeley OF Staun-
ton, is engaged this week in re-
touching and freshening up the oil
paint gs in the library and Jack
son HAi..
The work of grading the new pa
rade ground is nearing completion
under the direction of Col. Thomas
A. Jones. The walkway along the
southern limits, adjoining the J. II
Moore property, is being laid by Mr..
J. a. Champe, and the roadway will
also be located there. The walks
passing Superintendent Nichols
residence aveibeen removed. The
fine sweep Of country westwaI d
across the new parade ground is
surprisingly impressive.
The foundation for the New Mark
ct monument across the parapet
from the old guard tree, has been
commenced, a considerable fill al
ready having been made.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-09
Veteran Editor Dead

Daniel Shelley Lewis died in Cliff
ton Forge Thursday night after q
brief illness. He was a son of ex,
Senator John +. Lewis OF Rocking
ham county. He had been promi-
nent in Republican politics and in
the newspaper profession. Under
President Arthur be was district
attorney for the Western district Of
Virginia.
For twenty years he was editor Of
the Spirit of the Valley, and later of
the Harrisonburg Daily Times. For
some years he had been sufferer
from locomotor ataxia and in June
last fell and broke his leg.