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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
President-Elect Wilson Will
Give Out Nothing I'm
portant Before Then.
TO coNFE&&s1e ..rH
PROMINE.m .mz CEMS
scattering Announcements Would
Foolish, He Says-Wsnts to Get n
Many Worthy Opinions as Possible
-6ileace to be Policy.

BRYAN NOT. MENTIONED.
Trenton, n. j., Dec. 2i.-Pres.
dent.eclct Wilson after q three
hours conference with william
Jennings Bryan today that the
nsme OF the Nebraslan had not
been mentioned In their discus.
c1on Of the possible makeup Of
the Wilson cabinet. 1--WE had q
delightful conference. but didn't
We talked things over ~ seneraiiy:
aRid Wilson.
Trenton. N. J.. Dec. 2l.-whether
William Jennings Bryan or any Of the
othar prominent democrats beins
mentioned by politicians generally for
places IN the cabinet Of President
elect Wilson will be appointed to port
folios probably will not be known un.
I'll few days bsfors Inauguration day,
Governor Wilson said that very likely
No would not make an announcement
os Importance until about March /,
Within the next twenty-four hours
10 Will talk with Mr.. Bryan and be.
Sore New Years he expects to sec
yood. Senators o'aorman, Hoke
Democratic leaders. but he indicated
that hs meant to keep strict silence
about appointments until ready ia
make q general statement on the sul,-
3ses
no foolish." he said, "even If. / had
them 70 make. III wait until pretty
On tho number Of written comm un,sa.
tons recelved. All those lsttsrs rec.
cnme nding individuals for of1ioa are
bsins kronped. and vii bs taksn up
Mr.. Wilson indicated that he would
not feel ct liberty to make anal dc.
oiston until the merits Of all possible
candidates had been set forth to him,
b. sSssd I'm - :nssfi1y tS III sXns & tS g.
ana 70 try 70 get % many optnioas q
possible that are worth while"
The pr4Bident.eiect likewise made
e clear that though gossip mas -
heard far and wide. he would HSai0.
tain policy of silence and netting
would be definitely known until hS
made tho announcements over his own
Signature.
Mr.. Wilson was asked IL ha Believed
he would encounter any dinieuity IN
getting tho men desired for cabinet
portfolios to accept. It had been
suggested that in the case Of the at.
torney generalship. noted lawyers Oft.
On had been reluctant to leave their
practice, and for this reason many
eble mon. were not pushed by their
friends.
That has not been my experience
thus far" the governor replied with Z
smile. 1--WE asked some persons and
they have been ready with their
names"
Tho governor received q cali from
2olla Wells, treasurer Of the national
democratic committee and former
mayor Of st. Louis, who brought q
bound volume showing campaign con.
tributions and expenditures. a fac.
o!mile OF which recently was flied with
the clerk Of the house Of representa-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
TO RELIEVE ADNfIRAY.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Rear Ad-
miral Hugo Osterhaus who will be re-
lteved of the commands Of the Allan
tic fleet on January next by Rear
Admiral Charles j. Badger. has been
appointed a member Of the general
board of the navy. with station in this
city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
WANTS REcOGN1TION.

Peking, Dec. 21.-lt became known
Kutukfu. khan Of Mongolia. has
presented the foreign consuls at Har-
bin with note asking their govern
ments to recognize the new Mongolia n
government and conclude treaties
with It,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
EXPECTS POSITION
8uckcf Thinks He VIII be Ministe,
to Cuba,

Washington. Dec. 21.-Representa
tive Rucker of Colorado. who holds
the endorsement Of the Colorado dele
cation in congress and Of William J.
Bryan and others for appointment to
the post Of United States minister to
Cuba after the Inauguration Of Wood
row Wilson as president. left for Ha-
vana today to spend the Christmas
holidays looking over the situation.
He will reach Havana Monday.
II expect to be appointed and I
want to look over the ground" he
said.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
Put Dynamite
In an Oven---
House Wrecked

. . .
Mandan, n. D., Dec. 21.-Jas.
Ellis. aged 1S, placed two sticks
Of dynamite in the oven of the
kitchen stove at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis
Of New Salem, to thaw them out.
The residence was almost entirely
demolished with the resulting ex-
plosion. and young Ellis, who had
just cleared the outer door by
few feet. was thrown to the
ground but not injured. There
was no one In the house at the
= time. The dynamite was being
used In blasting coal, and had
failed to go of.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
$4,000 GIFT.

Mount Pleasant. Iowa, Dec. 21.-A
Christmas gift from John Harper Of
$4,000 of Fairfield to found q John
Harper English bible professorship
was announced today by Presid ent
Schnell of Iowa Wesleyan college,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
ABOLITION OF PRIyATE RAN

Denver. Colo. Dec. 21.-The aboli-
tion of private banks in Colorado is
recommended by State Bank Examin-
er Emil Pfcitfer in his annual report
submitted to Governor John F. Shat
roth today. The bank examiner de-
clares that all banks should be COM
PEELED to incorporate for the protec-
ton of the depositor. and he recon-
mrnas that the state legislature be
asked to enact such a law.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21

It is the contention Of the commits
sion that the condition Of banks. and
especially bank deposits. are the sur
est indexes to business prosperity OBJ
tainable in the business world and
that there has been positive increase
In personal property in this state dur
ing the period indicated.
Land Acreage Increase Not Shown.
The total acreage of real property
increased for this period 3.821.259
acres. or Ills per cent. indicating an
enormous amount Of new land has
been settled and brought under culti-
walton. For every acre settled or
brought under cultivation. the assess
able personal property must Of neces-
sity be increased.
In its discussion of the personal
property tax the commission takes up
conditions throughout the United
States and shows that there is tend
ency for the burden Of taxation borne
by personal property to decrease.
while 1t increases on real estate: until
today real property bears more than
80. per cent Of the entire state and To-
cal taxes In the United States. How
ever. the commission does not find 1t
necessary to go outside Of North Da-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
DIED At 113 YEARS

Ray City. Ore, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Mag
gle Adams. widow OF the famous In
dian chief Adams. is dead at Carl.
baldi. She was l13 years old.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
" , y
RORRE,D OF 81 3OO

1IO11111IE1 OT %1,SVOs
New York. Dec. 21.-FOur "au.
to bandits" attacked two paymas-
ters of the Silk Finishing COM
pany of America, OH the west side
today. beat them into uncon-
sciOusness and robbed them of
$1,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
COnstantinople Instructions MAJ
Start Warm Time.

London. Dec. 21.-Peace envoys
met again this afternoon and consid-
cred peace terms. The Ottoman
courier arrived from Constantinople,
hearing fresh Instructions to Turkish
delegates. In view of the forecast of
these instructions telegraphed from
Constantinople, it is feared their con-
tents are likely to precipitate trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
GUILTY OF EMBEzzLENfENr.

GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT,
San Francisco, Dec. 20.-wallace I,
POLAND, the Pacific coast manager Of
the International Harvester company,
accused Of embezzling $4,000 from
the company. changed his plea today
from mot guilty. to guilty" Asked
for probation,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
Startling Figures Given by the
Tax Commission Shows Faults
There Has Been, Face of Assessments Decrease in
State Property Values Instead of Advance as has Ac-
tually Occurred-Present System is Blamed.

The first biennial report of the
North Dakota Tax commission reveals
the fact that assessable personal prop
erty has actually declined in value
during the last four assessments. The
commission challenges the correctness
OF these assessments and maintains
that wealth Of all descriptions in the
state had increased during the period
indicated. In proof Of this it has SUBJ
mitted the following summary made
from bank statements under the call
Of June II, 1912. for national banks
and September IA. 1912 for state
banks.
q 1909.
Deposits recommendations
capital ............ 10,604.276
surplus ana profits. ....... 3.396.420
Number ................. sol
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21

kota to discover that real estate is
bearing an ever Increasing burden Of
taxation. while the reverse Ia true of
personal property. During the past
twenty-five years or practically since
statehood. personal property In this
to $60.s93,546. or 12l per cent. Real
estate has increased from $56,863,276
to $199.073.743. or 256 per cent,
while the population in twenty years,
from 1890 to 1910. has increased from
182.71s to 677.o56. or ZIG per cent.
In 1890 real property in the state
aggregated 1903 per capita. today 1t is
1912. Increase. Increase
s7o.soe,5s4 5 sos.2ss ''sat; s5.o
13,467.000 2.852.726 27.O
4,s0s.56e 1.407.149 400
1888 142 24.0
The Washington times., 1912-09-12
UNU SUAL VALUE

Houses planned by architect; constructed by
builders Of national reputation. See these ana
Il you do not care to purchase. tell your friends;
More house, more value. Best constructed and IN
est finished house ever offered in this city for the
price. .............. -
Located in the best section of Columbia HeiEhts
and convenient to three lines churches OF sew.
eral denominations public schools stores and Arcade
market.
The Washington times., 1912-09-12
SCORE OF GAMBLERS
TO TAKE STAND IN
n. Y. GRAFT PROBE
District Attorney Whitman
Also Plans to Have Com
missioner Testify.

EEw YORK, Sept. 12.--Although Dis
tvict Attorney whitman claims that
Justice Bischoff was deceived when he
granted stay of the murder trial OF
Police Lieutenant Becker until the Oc-
tober term, he refused today to make
any attempt to have the order over
ruled when the trial was called in
Justice Goff's court. He made It plain
that II he could get affidavits from the
Hot Springs witnesses that they were
misquoted by BeckeTs attorney, John
F. Mcintyre. in his declaration that
they would testify that Sam Schepps
said Becker was the victim Of a can
spiracy, he would go into special term
later on and have the Bischoff order re-
viewed.
Assistant District Attorney J. Robert
Rubin, who brought Schepps back from
Hot Springs, left for that resort today.
He will obtain, II possible, affdavits
from Postmaster Douglas l.. Hotchkiss,
Acting Mayor T. A. Pettitt, and Consta-
Bile ]. A Sullivan. the three men named
py Mcintyre. Whitman declared today
that IL he could show. as he hoped to-,
bad faith in this instance, 1t would
operate as barrier to further attempts
to get delay by Mcintyre.
1t was learned today, however, that
Mcintyre has all of the papers ready
for a motion for a change of venue
should anything happen to overturn his
plans He does not want to try this
case before November. figuring that by
that time the outcry against Becker
will have died down.
Justice Goff has decided that he will
go ahead with the John Doe probe at
once and District Attorney whitman las
his case about ready so that a start
can be made.
In addition to Mayor Gaynor, the
district attorney plans to put Commits
sioner Waldo and a score of we'll
known gamblers on the stand early in
the hearing.
The Washington times., 1912-09-12

entered the subway en- route to the
An attempt to ontain from DR..
schultze. after he returned last night
from Middietown, a less perplexinB de-
strangulation, as explained admittedly
from layman's point of view by Mr..
kremer, was rewarded by DIR. Schultze
with this statement:
1T IL not a good thing for the public
to know how to strangle a person with
out leaving any external mark, and /
am not going to tell you. That would
be most pernicious. II you come to me
] Will show you on your own throat,
but that lie all I'll do for you. 1 won't
ing to be published above my name in
which there is talk of jiu-jitsu tricks
In explaining the present case All
will say is that the autopsy showed
definitely and distinctly that Mrs. Szabo
did OF asphyxia by strangulation and
common parlance. she was choked to
death. No, / will not say that she was
choked in the ordinary way"
DR.. Schultze gave more enlightening
explanation Of the, peculiar form OF
subjected in his oral testimony before
Judge Royce at Middletown. The Judge
couldn't make out just what sort of
strangulation the doctor was talking
about. DR.. Schultze went up to him,
and said:
Now, your honor, II you will lust
count ten cutie deliberately I'll show
you how the strangulation can be
done"
The Judge agreed to count, and began,
while DR.. Schultze applied his fingers
to q certain point in the judicial neck.
Observation-Disclosures mur-
INJURED the Judge, and that was as far
as he got.
The Washington times., 1912-09-12
X. of c. Bowling League
Is to Open Tomorrow

The Potomac Council, Knights Of Co
lumbus, bowling league for the 1912-1913
season will be inaugurated at knights
of Columbus Hall tomorrow evening,
when the Pep committee will hold a
meeting for the election of officers and
drafting of schedule. Although the
youngest league In Knights of Colum-
bus circles, Potomac Council had a ban
ner season last year, and expects to be
even more successful during the COM
ing season. All members OF Potomac
Council who are interested in bowling
are asked to send their names to Wal
ter /. Plant, of the Pep" committee.
The Washington times., 1912-09-12
The Oneida Recalled
For Government Use

The trim little white yacht Oneida,
which has been used by the naval re-
serves of the District National Guard
for practice cruises this summer, has
been ordered returned to the Govern
ment in special orders issued by the
Navy Department.
Commander Franklin 8. Durston, COM
manding the Naval Battalion, has been
aboard the vessel for several days
making an inventory preparatory to re-
linquishing the vessel, which Is now at
the Navy Yard. With this yacht gone
the old monitor Ozark will be the only
ship in the Districts navy.
The Washington times., 1912-09-12

With
fell wearing
able regain hydopane might
the
the
gracefully to
friend his balance fell
o a
The Washington times., 1912-09-12
GIBSON ARRESTED,
ACCUSED OF BEING
MRS.SzABO'SSLAYER
First Missed by Officer Who
Awaited Him at Station
With Warrant.
Continued from First Page.)
boat when she fell overheard. That Is
absolutely certain.

boat when she fell overheard. That Is
absolutely certain.
Wishes to Call Family.
There has been so much published
about this case that was manifestly un-
t~ue that / have told this much OF my
case. have the assurance that every
thing in court will be done decently' ana
in order and that no attempt Will be
made to railroad me. / am therefore
confident that l will be cleared when l
have nv day In court"
It was 1o:So when the deputy sherin
reached the Gibson offices and proceeo-
ed to serve the warrant.
DeGraw was accompanied to Gibson 3
office by Lieut. Barney Flood. S,,nn OF .ne
was standing in the outer ofhce OF tne
suite he occupies when the men en-,
tered DeGraw rushed over ana
grasped him by the arm, but SDso,s; S.,,,, ~
with a look Of contempt, shook him on
and looked inquiringiy at FLOOD. VINO;
he knew, was the only one authorized
to serve a warrant in the room. a.,
Mr.. Gibson. I have a warrant ior or
the yUef f,rst a'dsa degree.% rec said Flood. -
! II know" replied the lawyer, come
into my private office. A..
In the inner office. Gibson said that
he was perfectly willing to go along
with the officers, but that he would
like few minutes to call his famlIy
on the telephone and tell them wnat
had happened. and to get in touch WIN
his counsel, so that he would be prop
erly represented In court :,
Take all the time that you neeo,
said Flood, at the same time telling DE.
Graw. who was seemingly the buslest
man in the room. to "sit down and be
quiet"
Takes His Arrest Coolly.
Gibson coolly called up Mrs. Gibson
in their home in Rutherford and held
a whispered conversation with her. His
nerve was unshaken. His hand holding
the receiver did not tremble, and he was
as impa ssive and unconcerned as II he
| were discussed the case Of client by
| whom he had just been retained.
"The coolest prisoner have ever ar
rested said Flood admiringly. as he
watched the lawyers manner as he
called first one number and then the
Gibson smiled when DeGraw told
him he had a warrant, and explained
that he had been ready to go for more
than an hour They started to the
Grand central Station to take train
to Fishkill Landing, planning to cross
| to Newburgh and proceed from there
70 Middletown. Gibson was the most
unconcerned man in the party as they
The Washington times., 1912-09-12
Columbia
IT eights

They are located in the elite
residential section of Washing.
ton and represent an ideal home
investment.
One of the reasons why
these homes will appeal to you
is the fact that you can buy
one for the same monthly out.
lay that you are now paying
for rent.
The price of these homes is
only $3.50. You pay it at the
rate of $50 cash and S22.5O
per month. This is the most
liberal home payment plan in
the city.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22

must cure alfalfa, would not be equal
to it in the feeding pen, but 1t would
be a great deal bettersthan most of
the clover hay now used. Hence the
statement Of the station that
the greatest profit with feed
Ing steers during last year was with
a ration composed of alfalfa hay and
corn sllage, is in line with western
experience. Fortunately, this Is the
simplest ration that can be used, is a
balance in itself so far as roughness
Is concerned, and can all be grown on
the farm. 1t needs nothing to ba.
lance 1t when fed to steers In the
first period Of %fattening, or to grow.
Ing cattle at any period, or to the
average milk COW. 1t needs to be
supplemented with cottonseed meaI
only where COWS give over twenty
pounds of milk per day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
Streets Paved With Gold

Recently an American mining en-.
gineer was looking over some abandon
ed gold smelters at Mazapil, an old
Mexican town buried in the noun
tains, says a writer in Technical
World Magazine for December. When
he returned to civilization he carried
with him several bricks from the
buildings Of Mazapil and some samples
of Stag which he turned over to the
company assayer.
The mining engineer had suspected
that with the crude mining opera
lions In vogue at the time Of the
former operations there would be
some loss in extracting the gold from
the ore, but he was hardly prepared
for the ~assayer's report, stating that
the bricks and Stag ran nearly five
hundred dollars to the ton. gold, sill
yer and copper.
He reported the matter to his COM
pany and a quiet investigation was
ordered, where it was a~scertained that
the assayer's figures were not exag-
gerated in the least and that the
streets of Mazapil we're literally paved
with gold and silver, to say nothing
of a high percentage of the baser
metals: copper lead and zinc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
No Place For Religion.

An old negress entered an Episcop
al church and during the services was
constantly heard to shout amen, O
Lord" thereby disturbing the entire
congregation. Finally a young man
sitting behind her, gently touched
her on the shoulder and said:
madame, you must cease that
noise. This Is not the custom In our
church,
She quiet for a moment and pres
emily started up another howl, more
severe than the one before.
The young man again cautioned her,
but in vain.
Tho third time he gruftiy shook her
and said:
"Woman, you must either quit that
noise or leave"
She looked at him rather de6antly
and retorted:
"Quit disturbin' me, man rs get
ting religion"
swell, this Is certainly no place tt
get it," hastily the young man re-
piled. National Monthly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
Easy to Squelch.

Mrs. Susan Wisler, the new mayor
of Dayton, Wyo, was squelching ar
anti-suff ragette argument. says the
Washington Star.
"But, indeed she ended, ''these
sugrage arguments are easy to squelch
They are all on a par. They have
about as much real truth In them as
the argument of the old fellow who,
to prove mans superiority, said:
MANS badness Is another proof.
Man goes bald because his brain is
-allus workin.' Whereas woman-she
don't never go bald
HE took u q plug Of tobacco,
waved it scornfully In the air, bit of
a large chew, and said:
ALSO, gents, by follerin' up the
same line nf argument, we see that
the reason why woman can't raise
whiskers Is because her jaw is allus
workin'!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
LEGAL NOTICES
L. p. Nov 26.
F. p Oct. 25

F. P, Oct. 25, L. p. Nov 20,
Summons.
State of South Dakota SIS.
County OF Lincoln
In Circuit Court, Second judicial Circuit.
Hans Enstad, Plaintiff. VS.. Edward Hegge.
DEPENDENT,
The State OF South Dakota sends greetings
to the above named Defendant.
You are hereby summoned and required TO
answer the complaint OF the above named
plaintiff, which complaint was filed In the
Office OF the Clerk OF the Circuit Court with
In and for Lincoln County. South Dakota, at
the city OF Canton. therein on the 10th day
OF Oct. A. D.. 1912, and to serve a copy OF
your answer on the subscriber. at his office
In the city OF Canton. Lincoln County, South
Dakota within Thirty 1907 days after the
service Of this summons upon you, exclusive
of the day of service, and II you fall to
| answer the complain within that time the
plaintiff will take Judgment against you for
| the sum Of Fourteen Hundred and Six and
| eighty1two cents CSl4O6 s) principal and
Three Hundred Eighty-seven dollars and ~
| cents 1887 6O) interest together with 90 per
cent, interest on said principal from this
date.
Dated at Canton. South Dakota this 10th
day of October A. L. 1917.
A, b.. Carlson
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Canton. South Dakota
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
Till He Gets a TOupee.

Houston Post: A girl 10 years old
married a mar of 40 years old; that
makes him four times as old as she Is
After they have lived together tive
years that make him As and her Is
That makes him three times as ole
as her. When they have lived together
twenty years, that makes him go and
her 80. That makes him twice as old
as her. Now, what l want to know is
how long will they have to live to-
gether in order to be the same age?
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
Where The Cost Comes In.

The justice of the peace scratched
his head reflectively.
"There seems to be some dispute as
to the facts In this case" he said.
1.-The law imposes a fine OF S25 for
exceedin' the speed limit, but l don't
want to be arbitrary about it, and If
yen pay the costs III remit the fine. y
"That's satisfactory to me-" said
Dawkins, taking u his wallet.
can right" said the justice.
'There's a s. for the sheriff, S. for
the pros-cutin' attorney SIS fer the
court stenographer, IS for the use OF
the courtroom, an my regular fee o.
$40 per case. Thutty dollars. please
Harper's Weekly.