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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15

The acreage abandoned entirely,
given over to spring crops. is 6,469,-
600 acres, or col per cent Of the acre
g seeded last fall. the largest asgrc-
gate as we'll as the highest percentage
ever abandoned. This only includes
areas that are definitely and entirely
abandoned. n does not include bare
spots and portions of fields where the
crop is entirely lost. but where the
individual area IS not large enough to
warrant crop substitution. This fur
Their loss through dead spots is %rotlcct-
ed in the condition of 19.7. which Is
h lowest reported at this date since
1904. and is 80 points below the ten
year average.
The Ohio Valley Showing.
The soft winter wheat states, Ohio,
Michigan. Indiana and Illinois prom
ise only 5000. 900 bushels This Year,
against 131 .00n. 900 last wear and l23.-
600. 900 in 1910. These states require
10000 600 bushels for seed. and their
16,500,00o of population requires for
bread at least $4,000 900 bushels. 50
that this year for their " supplies
of bread and seed these states must
import 10000. 900 bushels, instead of
furnishing a surplus of nearly 10000
600. as they did last year.
The Hard Wheat States.
The promise on MAY l in Nebraska.
Kansas. oklahoma and Texas is for
1oS.00o,000, against l05,000. 900 last
year and l33.oo0.0o0 IN 1910. To
reach this total this Year. Nebraska is
credited with the extraordinary prob
able rate of yield of 1873 bushels. Both
Kansas and Nebraska return heavy
winter killing, their crops are admit
fedlN some three weeks lat. in growth.
which Will bring maturity into the
period of hot drv weather which
these states almost always experience
in early summer. so that it is entirely
reasonable To expect further heavy re-
auctions before tn" crop is made in
this uncertain territory.
The Pacific Coast.
The wheat crop OF the Pacific coast
only concerns the coast and mountain
states and foreign markets. Thu. cost
or transportation lenders this crop
unavailable for use east OF the Rocky
mountains. The surplus is exported.
and it is approximately uniform re-
CARELESS Of the situation in IN" rest
of the country. To illustrate. in 1903
nlt"d states y o of wheat We're
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
PASSED AWAY
T.. w. Arnold, Prominent in Comfy

III 1bhFUeV SIlOD.
Fargo, May 15.--E. w. Arnold. re.
urea merchant and prominent in Cass
county and state business circles. died
suddenly at Leonard yesterday morn
ing abou 1920 o'clock. The funeral
will occur Friday.
Mr.. Arnold returned Yesterday
morning from a Canadian trip where
he went to look at some land. He
walked to his home and greeted his
family and went to a doctors office as
ne had not been feeling we'll. The doc
tor was not in and Arnold went to
n him at a barber shop. While
seated in a chair in the shop he cried,
oh. my God! Doctor" and fell over.
He died shortly afterward. The case
was diagnosed as dilation and
paralysis of the heart.
Mr. Arnold leaves a widow and five
children quite young. He was a mem
per of the Scottish Rite and Fargo
lodge of Elks. He was formerly in the
general merchandise business at
Leonard and was popular. About
January l he sold out his share of the
business to his partner. w. J.. Ander-
son. and retired from active business
life. He was "A wears old.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
P. Ms TO MEET
Postmastcrs of the Three States will
Convene in FARGO.

81, S>ItNSlC III TtliSOs
Fargo. May 15.-Great preparations
are being made for the meeting of the
Tri-State postmasters which occurs in
Fargo June 10. 20, II. President
Myrha of the North Dakota league of
postmasters has active charge of ar
rangcments and has his committees
working. 1t is expected large delega-
lions of mail handlers from Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota will
be present.
Each of the postmasters in the
three states have been notified that
they ave been granted leaves. of alb
sence for the period. A postmaster,
in order to be absent from his office
over twenty-four hours. must first get
permission from the postmaster gen.
eral.
Papers to BE Read.
There will be several papers read.
one on Fourth Glass Postmasters,'
by a. T. Anderson of Walcott. N. D.;
then w. ]. Hoskins of Rolla will read
one on Special Rural Parcels Post
and Its Benefit to the Country" These
ae the two North Dakotans who will
appear on The program for North Da-
kota day.
Hitchcock is Invited
There will be the ev~er-present ques-
ton box. which it is expected will be
one Oh tHe HoSt interesting features
of the meeting. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has been invited. and he has
answered that he will try to be pres
ent. but hat If he finds this to be inn
possible he will send one Of the as
sistant postmasters general here to
represent him. Senators McCumber
and Gronna will also be here and
Congressman Hanna and Helgeson
have also been invited. so that the
y,nctS ~ n OF arc 1a,{l1 1o 1,oI ~x<ouxo:p> 5
and instructed at the meetings.
Postmaster Fl. c. Plumley of this
city is doing all that he to make
the occasion me that will long be re-
membercd most pleasantly by those
who will be here.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
IN DARKNESS
Lights Out in National Capitol and
Statesmen Use. Matches.

statesmen Use Matches.
Washington, May 15.-Within less
than five minutes after the house adj
journed last night darkness fell upon
the capitol. Through the murk, men,
hers CROPPED their way. Matches.
lighted and held aloft, made little
splotches in the general gloom and
collisions We're frequent. A belt on
the powerful dynamo that furnished
the power for the lights and the ele-
vators had slipped. One of the cars
was suspended between tile third and
second floor and Representative Ad-
amson of Georgia was imprisoned.
"It is the Judgment of heaven" said
former Speaker Cannon, when in
cropping his way around in the speak,
er's lobby, he. collided violently with
Representative Clayton, whose anti
injunction bill had just been passed
owe Republican opposition. 1T
should prove a warning to the Demo-
cratic party that its ways are not the
right ways"
While the lights were out and the
elevators remained at a standstill,
capitol police and employees organic
ed into bands of rescuers and, armed
with candles and boxes of matches.
led panicky bands of visitors and
startled members to the exits.
An investigation of the accident
will be made.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
BUTTER CONTEST
Six Months Creamery Butter I;duca.
tiOnal Contest TO BE Held

Blsmarck, N. D.. May ia six
months creamery butter educational
contest is n of the new features ar
ranged for by Dairy Commissioner r.
+. Flint in the development of the
creamery butter industry in North
Dakota. He has just completed ar
engagements for the contest and the
first scoring Wal be held in Bismarck
May 90. The idea is to create new
interest in the butter industry, to keep
up enthusiasm and to place fine
creamery butter of North Dakota on
a par with or above that of every
other state. Prizes of s25, SIS and SIS
IN cash will be awarded at the con-
cluslon Of the six scorings to the VIM
ners OF the three respective highest
average scores after handicap points
are deductd and in addition diplomas
will be given to all contestants enter
ing five or more scorings and scores of
30 or above will be published each
month.
The plan has met with the approval
OF all buttermakers in the state and
IL VIII result in much larger cream
cry exhibits at the various fairs for
the reason that the July scoring will
be made at the state fair in Fargo.
the September scoring at the Slope
industrial fair at Mandan and the Oc-
tober scoring at the Industrial expo
sition at Bismarck. The rest of the
scorings will be held at Bismarck and
farmers and dairynen are being urged
to be present at all scorings.
Prof. G. L.. Martin of the agricul-
tural college at Fargo has been Sc
lected by Commissioner Flint as off,
cial judge and each buttermaker, ac-
tually employed at a North Dakota
creamery, may enter one tub of TWEEN
tN pounds each month. Butter from
creameries operating power separa-
tors will be handicapped two points
per entry in figuring averages for
prizes and at the close of the contests
the butter will be sold and the pro-
ceeds, less express charges will be
RENTED to the contestant.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
AVAILABLE

New York. May 15.-Spccial cable
and Geographic communications re-
ceived by Bradstreets show the fol-
lowing changes in available supplies
as compared with previous
Available supplies:
Wheat-Cnited States. east of
Rockies decreased 3.445,0oo bushels;
United states west of Rockies de-
creased 491,00O; Canada decreased
S,172.ooo bushels; United States and
Canada decreased 10, 1O8, 900 bushels:
ahoat for and in Europe, increased
100000 bushels: total American
and European supply decreased g.
808.000 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada
decreased 1880 600.
Oats-Cnited States and Canada.
decreased 100000 bushels.
The leading increases and decreas-
es reported follow:
Increases-Louisville. 145, 900: Port
Huron. $4,000 bushels: Goderich,
Decreases - Manitoba, 1.26S,0oO.
Milwaukee private elevators, 14O.-
900.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
TRADE GOSSIP.

Chicaso-Selling rather general in
wheat now. The b. f. Co. selling has
over-shadowed everything else. Their
selling September should say is over
IL million bushels-T. L. c.
Chioago-Rankin bought half a
million wheat on the break.
Chicago-Lamson. b. +. Co. King
Farnum and Logan buyers of july
wheat nov. B. +. Co. We're good SELL
ers just before this drop.
ClearanceS--Nheat go, 900. Flour
900 bhls. Oats none. Wheat and
flour equals $4,000 bushels.
Chicago-B. +. Co. have sold million
July and September wheat in Chicago,
THINK it is mostly Pattcn's-C. L. L.
Berlin wheat closed 3-S to 1 ii
lower.
Euda Pesth-Wheat Ii lower,
Antwerp-Whcat unchanged.
Chlcago-Clement Curtis saws.
orr reports covering all the states in
the past week give the following re-
suits. winter wheat very slight i'm
provement in eastern section; Kansas
and Nebraska showing better. Texas.
Okla, unchanged from previous high
condition. Spring wheat acreage in
the 3 important states five per cent
less than last year. Condition Of the
best oats acreage on the whole UNI
changed. Condition normal. Corn,
most of abandoned winter wheat lands
will 60 into corn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
TALKED LOAN.

Picking, May 15.-A conference be-
tween the members of the Chinese
cabinet and the bankers representing
the United States, Great Britain, Ger
many. France. Russia and Japan on
the subject Of the loan went on
throughout the day but did not re.
suit in any decision.
The Chinese urged what the bank
ers regarded rs impracticable modi.
fications Of the terms, at the same
time pleading for expedition on the
ground that outbreaks among the
troops were imminent in consequence
Of their pay being in arrears.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
SEVERED ARTERY
Knife Slips While SHINING n Steer
and Cuts Deem Cash.


Carpio. N. D.. May ia fatal ac-
cident happened at the Stamen ranch
thirteen miles north of here, when Joe
Stamen. the ~16-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Stamen. severed his
femoral artery of the left leg and bled
to death. The lad was helping to skin
a steer when his knife slipped and cut
his artery. He tainted almost imme-
diately and did not regain conscious
ness.
His father found him shortly after
the accident, carried him to the house
and secured medical aid from Carpio.
DR.. Frogner and Tom Cavanagh i'm
mediately left for the ranch at break
neck speed hoping to a v the boys
life.
They arrived at 1915 and did all
human power could do, but all was of
no avail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
NEW YORK MARKET
IS PICKING UP
Railroad Stocks Have Better
Tone and G. P. r. Hits
Highest Point Known.

New York, May 15.-Dealings on
the stock exchange were devoted
largely to h specialtics and other
minor issues, to the neglect if not
the detrimcnt of the more standard
shares. TO be sure, the coalers, that
is to say. Lehigh Valley and Reading,
contributed their usual degree of ac-
tiyity' with some carly strength,
while United States Steel once more
took its old place as leader. transac-
TONS in hat stock far exceeding
those in any other issue, at a material
net gain.
Other movements of note included
Canadian Pacific. which rose to 1853
3-4. thereby eclipsinE all previous
high records: International Harvester
which advanced almost five points
from ITS early low. on umo of an
approaching settlement of its disso-
luton suit, and Sears Roebuck.
which touched its best quotation for
the year on relatively large transac-
tons.
Copper stocks failed to benefit to
a marked extent by the greater firm
ness in the metal market.
In the railway group two of Cana
dian l'aciiic's allies-Minneapolis, ST.
RAUL and Sault Ste Marie and Wis
consin Central-were active at bet
'i''S i SilHS ol IL DOl0J or
Whereabouts in New York Central.
Union Pacific and Louisville and
Nashville. Among the less promi-
nent railroad stocks, Rock Island
preferred. Missouri Pacific. Wheel
ing and Lake Erie first preferred and
"a few other stocks hat are seldom
quoted reflected moderate buying or
ders. h close was fairly strong.
with a better tone to Union Pacific
n some other stocks of speculative
importance.
The light demand for money here
continues. and some concessions from
recent quotations are being made.
commercial paper is in better re-
quest.
Bonds were irregular today, some
OF the better known issues tending
toward heaviness. a rise of almost
tour points in the ] IL per cent BONDS
OF the Dupont Powder was
the ono feature. Total sales, par val
ue, aggregated S2,S27.OOO.
ianama threes registered declined
l-s per ent on call.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
B"ROOMHALL CABLE.

Hroomhall cables from Liverpool:
The" late rally in America yesterday
caused a stcadicr feeling at the on
ching here this morning and values
We're higher. Following the opening
th"r" was free realizing and prices
declined 3-S 20 SIS on a very poor
remand for both Manitoba and plate
offerings n the apathy in spot
wheat. Reports from Russia were
NOR" r%cassuring and private esti-
mates received here indicate large
shipments fro mthc Argentine again
his week with free Indian and Aus
shipments, Private reports from
America point to Improvement In the
american winter heat outlook, Just
before midday there was some GOV.
erlns by early sellers and par OF the
decline was recovered.
Corn.
Corn unchanged with the strength
IN American markets and frmer plate
offers. Later there was "a decline
of IA in sympathy with wheat and
4 quiet demand for plate parcels.
Plate arrivals show excellent dual
ity."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
LONDON

London, May 15.-Money was in
good demand and discounts were firm
today.
The stock market developed an IT.
regular tendency. There was marked
strength in copper and oil shares and
Canadian Pacific or good buying. but
liquidation IL to fears of labor trou-
BILE weakened holne and other rails.
Foreign securities were steady while
consols and kaftirs eased off at the
close.
American securities were quiet and
steady during the forenoon under the
lead of Canadian Pacific. Later Uni
ted States Steel spurted and the, rest
of the list scored additional gains.
Denver and. Rio Grandc shares were
weak exceptions.
The Virginia railway 5 per cent
gold bonds offered here were well
subscribed for and were quoted from
par to a premium of Ia.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
BURNED
Mother is Seriously Injured in Trying
to Rescue Them.

White Earth, N. D.. May 15.-Two
children We're killed when a can of
gasoline was overturned and exploded
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Ward
low in this city. Their 5-months-ol
and 2~-year-old daughters were the
victims.
The mother, in trying to save her
babies from death. was herself seri-
ously injured. and may die. The
children were in the midst Of the
flames when she rushed into the fiery
furnace and dragged them forth. but
not until they had been SO badly burn
ed that one died in a few minutes, the
other dying five hours later.
The shock of the death Of her chill
dren. and the terrible burns which
she has received. have been RESPONSE
BILE for Mrs. Wardlow's critical condi-
ton. and it is not believed she can re-
cover. MIR. Wardlow is a White Earth
barber.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
N MORE KILLED.

Etampes, France, May 15.-Captain
Echeman, a military aviator, while
making a flight in a monoplane at the
aerodrome here today, dropped 800
feet. He was buried under the wreck
age of his machine and was carried in
a dying condition to a hospital. The
aus of the accident has not been
as~certained.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
WHEAT sHIPMENTs

st. Louis, May 15.-Following are
the receipts and shipments of wheat
at this point as compared with a year
ago:
Receipts today-37.o00 as against
$4,000 last year.
Shipments today--40.cG az against
$4,000 last year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15

Local Members of Order Tell of Good
Time nj Los AnreleS Meeting

Time at Los Angeles Meeting.
Fargo, May 15.-El Zagal Shrine
members and Arab Patrol will arrive
home e Sunday from Los Angeles.
Cal, where they attended the annual
council of the Imperial Shrine organ
ization at which Past Imperial Poten-
tate Frank Treat of this city presided
with distinction.
According to the post cards received
from friends of the members in this
city, Arab Patrol cut some ice'' in
the parade. There were several pic
lures taken of the men on parade and
the pictures are excellent. Colonel"
McKendry Of the Masonic temple,
shows up exceedingly we'll in one of
the pictures. 1t is stated that the boys
were giben all kinds of praise for their
work while in the golden state city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
LIVESTOCK.

Chicago-IIogs. $4,000; left over
1884; prospects weak to S cents
lower: light $7.30@7.77: mixed $3.50
@7.S5: heavy $7.35@7.90; rough
$7.35@7.5O; cattle $4,000: strong
sheep $4,000; slow yesterdays close.
Kansas City-Hogs 20. 900: cattle,
5000: sheep 5000.
Omaha-Hogs 10000; cattle 400;
sheen $500
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
EP|TOME Of SALIENT POINTS
FROM GOVERNMENT REPORT
The Acreage Abandoned Entirely is the Largest Aggre-
gate as we'll as the Highest Percentage Ever Record
Wheat Now Promises to Furnish 311,-
100000 Bushels-WhatM May be Expected of Spring
Wheat.
The f. c. Lewis Co.

The F. c. Lewis Co. Minneapolis. is NJ with a circular giving thu fol-
lowing condensed, vet comprehensive statement from his government report
OF May 1:
The May report of the department Of ercul1ure, fixing the acreage
IF winter wheat standing for harvest and furnishing DAFT as to he prosIcc-
i've yield at this date, puts an nj to tt" Encertainty as to the winter
wheat crp situation tina has existed inject the frost" went ont OF the grouho:
The Jules laid down by tho bureau for the Interpretation OF its rondnlohhl
reports when applied TO the" May repot gives the following showing o
1910 beins also presented Tor ompariso
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
WiNninco,


BCENOS AIRES.
Buenos Aires close Tuesday-May
and June unchanged. Corn, June
and August off 3-S.
Oats-May unchanged.
~Flax-June. unchanged.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15

Oklahoma's population has grown
a good deal in the past ten years. con-
sidering the. number of prominent
citizens they shoot down there. mi
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool opening-Whoat steady.
Ia higher to is lower. Corn steady
unchanged.
100 p. m.--Wheat easy, is to 1-2
lower. Corn easy, Ia lower.
Liverpool, 3:1S p. m.-Wheat un-
changed to Ia lower. Corn IA low
or.
Liverpool-Close: Wheat Is high
or TO l-6 lower. Corn Ia lower.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
Market Quotations

Furnished by Chas. E. Lewis and
company. Grain n Stock Brokers.
Branch office. Security Block, Grand
Forks, N. D.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15

When William Randolph Hearst
prints a signed editorial, it always
u our curiosity somewhat as to
who wrote it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
THE WEATHER.

Decimals indicate hundredths OF an
inch precipitation.
Chicago-Raining, "a above.
Terre Haute-Clear. 5 Sabove.
bloomington. Ill.-Raining. sc
above.
omaha-Clear. "A above.
Peoria-Cloudy. SIS above.
Springfield-Cloudy, So, light rain.
Kansas City-Clear. 81.
st. Louis-Clear. cool, SIS.
Canadian Northwest-36 to 20.
generally clear.
Northwest-34 to SO, part cloudy.
Moorhead-.16.
st. Paul-.18.
Duluth-.46.
Rapid City-.01.
West-42 to 81. part cloudy.
Chicago-Raining, .16.
Dubuque--.12.
Charles City-.06.
Des Moines-.02.
Peoria-.02.
Southwest-44 to 81 above, eener-
ally clear.
Iola-.O2.
Fort Worth-.02.
Abilene-.18.
Ohio Valley-52 to Sc. genera1,v
clear.
Comstock, Minn.-Cloudy, cold, AZ
above.
Winnipeg-Part cloudy, 40,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
DULUTH CASH cv.OSu
PRODUCE MARKET
PRICES PAID 10 PRoDUcERs.

J. Barnes Co, Grand Forks, and repre-
sent values in car lots F. o. B. outside
loading stations in the north half Of
North Dakota and Minnesota, as we'll
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-15
TRADE GOSSIP.

Observation-Disclosures sold 100 Sep
tember and 100 July wheat this
morning.
Decrease of 10000 for four DAYS
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LOCAL PROD UcEMARKET
RETAIL

We are sympathetic. but a foot
ball players injuries don't make us
weep much.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
PALDECREE ABOUTDECOLLETE
DRESS NOW OPPOSED IN PARIS
Rich Society Women of the French Capital Render Divided Ver
t.. dict on the latest Edct from the Vatican.

A Spanish actress has left the stage TO
x4ve pearls from dying. Senorita Tor
tola de Valencia is said 70 have discovered
that she has a special gift OF reviying
pearls. Ladies confided their necklaces
tC her. and, after touching her skin for
4 while. the pearls assumed a beautt-
ful and unusual luster. The Gar of
Russia is said 10 have calico upon her
services to restore the luster OF soms
magnificent rows of pearls that had be-
longed to the great Catherine. The Span
ish actress learned that 50 many pearls
were losing their luster that she decided
TO give up her career on the tsage to save
the dying pearls. She is paid handsome
ly by the ladies who conflde their pearls
their pristines brilliancy.
Distressed Over Treaty.
Mime. de Brazza, the wife Of the IA
nous explorer. by whose efforts the
Congo was won for France, is greatly
distressed over the ratification Of the
Franco-German treaty. which cedes part
Of that territory to Germany. While the
conversations OF which the treaty is
the outcome were going on in Berlin.
Nine. de Brazza addressed letter OF
protest to the president Of the republic
against the ida of ceding any OF the
Congo territory 10 gain. which she claims.
her husband sacrificed his life. She con-
trad.cts the assertion, that the explorer
had considered the possibility OF paying
for the German concessions In Morocco
by the cession Of Congo territory.