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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03

The difficulty Of the situation 90 far
as the democrats are concerned is that
they are forced by circumstances to
permit the passage Of certain bills
calling for the expenditure Of millions.
For example, the Sherwood pension
bill passed last year adds materially to
the total. Then there Is the river and
harbor bill. which carries six millions
more than 1t did last year. The omni-
bus public building bill will soon be
brought into the house and 1t appro.
PIRATES $3U.000.000. There is no way
to head off this bill. A combination
of republican and democratic mem.
bers has been formed to push through
this legislation that would run rough.
shod over the leaders II they attempt.
cd to hold the measure up.
Four years ago. owing to extraor.
dinary expenditures required 10 con.
tinue work on the Panama canal. the
appropriu ton for the session ran up to
81. .O44.OOO.O00. the largest appropria-
tion made In single year In the his
tory of the government.
"WatchdOgs OF Treasury" Fail.
In 1899 the republican congress that
appropriated $1.633.349.000 was char.
acterized as a "Billion Dollar Con-
gress." Speaker Reed replied to the
criticism with the statement that This
had come to be IL billion dollar coun-
try" 1t was not until 1909 that the
appropriations at n single session ex-
rce.led $l.O00,O00. and there hasn't
been a watchdog Of tho treasury" on
the Job since then. who has been able
to keep tho expenditures below that
in "a xr;g'pN.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
INCOME TAX AMENDMENT IS RATIFIED
BY THREE-F0URTHS OF THE STATES
DISSOLUTION IS
STILL UNDECIDED
Conference Regarding Union
and South Pacific Case
to No Avail.

Washington. Feb. "a conference
between Attorney General Wicker
snam and representatives of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific railroa ds
to formulate plan for dissolving the
merger Of those roads was held here
today without definite result.
The railroads themselves. it is learn
ed. have go far failed to reach an
agreement for dissolution to meet the
decision of the supreme court 1t ap-
pears to the government officials that
the railroads We're farther apart to-
day than week ago. Despite this
fact. officials of the department have
no' abandoned hope Of an amicable
solution because they declare the sit
uation is surrounded by conditions and
circumstances which seem capable OF
adjustment. The bone of contention
still seems to be the disposition of
the Central Pacific. now owned by the
Southern Pacific. It's proposed trans
fer to the Union Pacific involves vast
complications.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03

Washington. Feb. "a report to
the war department describe four new
slides at the Culebra cut. which appear
TO be the most serious that have yet
occurred
The frs, occurred on January 16,
and engulfed two steam shovels and
several cars standing at what lis known
as the Cucurache slope. The steam
shovcls were saved. but two cars We're
entirely covered beyond rescue. Five
tracks used in the excavation at that
point We're submerged. ant will be
abandoned. A new track was built
around the slide. and work was begun
at once with two steam shoEel' to car
ry away the debris swent down into
the canal prism.
Three days later the rock bluff on
the east bank of the canal south of
Gold Hill started slide for several
hundred feet to the east Of the outer
line of the canal. and the entire mass
came down and covered all the tracks
for the excavating equipment there.
1t is estimated that in the slide at
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
TARIFF FRAMING
TAKEN Up TODAY
.-,.. a-.-
Ways and Means Committee
of House Begins its
Big Task.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The framins
of the tentative basis of the entire
tariff legislation of the coming extra
session of congress began today in the
house committee on ways and
means. The fourteen democrats Of the
committee constituted is majority and
they will meet in executive session
daily until they have revised fourteen
schedules of the present law and free
list and administrative provisions as
we'll.
Democratic Leader Underwood. on
whom as committee chairman the
tariff making burden fall the heaviest,
believes the committee will be able TO
finish its work by the middle of
March. Upon the committees pro-
gress will depend the date OF the ex-
ira session OF congress. In the first
week OF that session the house demo-
Gratis in caucus will determine whcth-
schedule or by single sweeping
measure.
Resort to Income Tax.
The committee is confronted with
the problem OF raising from $685.
100000 to s350.000,000 from customs
duties coupled With a pledge of low
ering the tariff bars on necessities. OF
this total figure. the plan is to pro-
vide between $S5.000.o00 and $780,
100000 by an income tax. now lacking
but one state for ratification of the
proposed constitutional a nendment.
The income tax. in turn. would em-
brace the corporation tax. Shich bids
fair to yield s30.000.000 revenue dur
ing this year
y fairly we'll determined program
is already in dictation In the main.
according to the democrats. The chem
ical. iron and steel. wool. c,tton and
free list bills will be like the previous
ones, but there Will be numerous
changes dictated by new light thrown
on individual articles. The democratic
majority already is strongly commit.
ted to an income tax and II sparely
offset the free sugar plans. 1t is esti-
mated that free sugsar would deplete
the revenues by $53.000,OOO and free
lint would cut out approximately $l7,-
10000 more.
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Culebra Cut S ides Block the Canal
Prism and Months Delay is Result
WILL REMOVE AVALANCHE EARTH
TRACKS AND CARs-GOETHALs
Diets MORE EVEN AFTER HE CANAL COMPLETED

cucuracha about 100000 cubic Yards
Of earth and rock fell into the canal
and will have to be removed. The
slide at Gold Hill brought down 5Oo,-
900 cubic feet of rock and clay. and
left large area Of clay broken alb.
ruptly IN bluff face. so that the dis
turbed debris will sooner or later also
descend in another slide. The engi-'
neers have estimated that this expect.
ed slide will bring down fully 500.-
600 feet more.
A bad feature Of the slide at Gu
curacha Is that Purple Hill. to tho
south. has been weakened on its north
face. and there is reason to fear that
another slide will occur there before
very long, and will carry anywhere
from half million to million feet
of earth into the canal prism. A
small slide has recently developed ON
the east bank. sixty rods north Of the
suspension bridge. This slide is work.
ing down slowly. but there are 1885,
900 cubic feet involved in 1t. with a
prospect that a still greater movement
of earth will follow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03

First Work This Afternoon Corn and Dairy Classes-Gen
era Session at O'clock-Brsk Registration This
Mornng-Outlook for Successful Week Bright.

With a brisk registration this morn
ing and with a large number If farm
ers appearing for class work when the
work in the dairy cattle and corn de-
partnents was commenced. the indi-
cations are that the annual Corn and
Clover convention will be a brilliant
success. and that the attendance this
week will he greater than any had IL,
the previous history Of the organiza-
ton.
In the two classes organized this
afternoon there was but little prelim-
mary work. the farmers getting right
down to brass tacks and engaging in
the study of the several problems that
were placed before them by the con-
ductors. Edwin Maryland conducted
the corn class, while +. W. Merrill was
in charge of the dairy cattle class.
About O'Clock this afternoon the
first general session Of the. week will
be held. and at that time there will
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
ANNUAL REPORT
OF POsTOFF|CE
WORK IS MACE
| Hitchcock Makes Number of
Important Recommends
tions for the Future.
URGES LOWER RATE
FOR PARCELS POST
Not Enough to Cover Entire Expense
Of Savings Bank Systcm-Consoii.
e,ation of Third and Fourth Classes
Of Mail Also Urged.

Washington. Feb s.-Postmaster
General aitchcock,s annual report.
made public today. tentatively sug-
gests reduction OF some parcel post
rates and increasing the limit Of
weigh: beyond eleven pounds; rec
ommends civil pensions for postal
emp.oyos; an increase in rates on Sec
ond class mail which may pave the
way for one cent letter pustage; the
consolidation OF the third and fourth
classes SO books and papers may be
forwarded by parcel post; and points
pcnse OF operating the postal service
has been cut down sac. 900.
In course Of statement on the con-
ditton of postal finances. Mr.. Hitch
cock says in his report:
I'm 1911. for the first time since
1883. postal receipts exceeded postal
expenditures. leaving Il surplus In
stead Of a deficit. A heavy loss OF
rev enue in 1912 due TO the extraordin-
ary amount Of franked matter mailed
in the political campaign. created q
temporary deficit; but since the close
Of the fiscal year the income Of the
department again has outstripped ex-
penseS.
THE year preceding the present ad.
lmtnistration was marked ty the larg.
est postal deficit on record amounting
to $17.500.000. During the next two
years the deficit was greatly reduced
and later eliminated. When compared
with the financial showing of four
years ago the reports Of income and
| expense for subsequent years indicate
an aggregate saving of about $45. .000,.
600.
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be an address by A. E.. Chamberlain.
In addition there will be several other
speakers. including officers Of the
Grand Forks Agricultural society.
Go to Work With a VIII.
The farmers In tn. classes this aft
ernoon went about their work after
a fashion that was entirely pleasing to
the men in charge. They wasted no
time. but entered at once into the spir-
1t Of the short course. and have been
giving the best of attention to the in-
|structors.
Constantly asking questions and
watching every feature OF the work.
they are certain Of getting some spien-
did information out of the weeks &C.
tvitios.
Evening Session to be Good.
Tonight there will be an importan,
session with Mr.. Chamberlain dcliv-
ering another address. There also
will be moving pictures that will dem.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03

'onstrate modern farming methods
and in addition there will be comedy
pictures. ETC., tending to make the
evening more Of an entertaining ma
ture.
That the attendance will be ''.ry
heavy is certain. Already Grand Forks
hotels have heavy reservations for
tonight and tomorrow, and a big in
f1ux Of farmers is anticipated. They
have come to recognize that the Grand
Forks mid-winter event Is big one
and we'll worth while.
Mid.wintcr Fair Also Good.
The mid-winter fair, a feature OF
the week. is exceptionally good All
the exhibits are not yet in place. but
there is great display Of farm pro-
ducts and women's work Indicating
that the show will be the largest ever
held. It is STAGED in the Grand Forks
auditorium where all convention ses-
|sions will be held.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
RAT1FY AMENDMENT.

Charleston. ". Va, Feb. 1.-py al
unanimous vote the Yves. Virginia les.
islature late today ratified the inconl
tax amendment to the federal consti
tuition. Governor Glasscock has an
nounced that ne fnvors the measure
The vote Of but one other state Il
needed to make the amendment con
Stitutional.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
TO PRAY FOR SUFFRAGE.

London. Feb. To-day. st. Brides
Day, has been appointed as day ol
the woman suffrage movement at Sci :
vices to be held in Westminster Alb.
bey. st. Pauls cathedral and in var.
ious cathedrals. churches and chapeis
throughout Great Britain.
A memorial asking everyone wheth
er interested or not in the woman SUI
frage question to participate In the
services. has been issued.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
Still TRYING TO
PREVENT FIGHTING
Powers Putting Forth Every
Effort to Stop Resun1p-
ton of Hostilities.
SOLDIERS TAKING
THE FIELD TODAY
Turkey VIII Let Her Adversaries take
the egressive-Immediate Object
Will he to Capture Adrianople and
and Scutari-Battle at Dibra.
ARE READY FOR WAR.

London. Feb. 3.-The Balkan
war begins at Z o'clock this even.
ing. unless the peace efforts of the
powers succeed OF Turkey decides
at the eleventh hour to surrender.
II even has been decided who
shall fire the first shot, Turkey
stating that she will allow her
adversaries to take tic aggressive.
The immediate object of the
armies of the allies Is to capture
AdrianOple and Scutari. For the
present the Bugarians simply will
try to hold the Turkish troops at
Tchatalja. The Servians must
keep many troops ut Albania.
where rising against the invad-
ers has been organized. 1t is dc.
clared that the Albanians with
$4,000 rifles. commanded by
Austrfans. arc taking the field,
and 1t is rumOretl that they fought
q battle at Dibra. where the Servl.
ans lost heavily.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
IOWA PIONEER SUICIDES.

Webster City. Ia. Feb. l.-Webster
City's Oldest pioneer. w. l. Worthing-
ton. resident here since 1855. COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning by
shooting himself while temporarily
insane. He was past S3 years OF age
and had been in very good health for
Il man Of his age.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
WOMEN DAMAGE GOLF GREENS.

Birmingham, Eng. Feb. 1.-THE
destruction Of the putting greens Oh
the golf course. In some Instances
the greens were torn up. while on
others the words Votes for Women"
we're burned into the e.rass with strong
acids. All the green's must be re-
turfed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
WHAT, AGAIN?
Reported Once More That King Men
elk of Abyssinia is Dead.

London. Feb. 3.-King Menelik of
Abyssinia is dead. according to a dis
patch received here. 1t adds that Abb
eba. the successor of Lidj Keassu, a
grandson. youth Of great Intelligence,
entered the capital Sunday with great
pomp. Official confirmation has not
been received. There have been many
rumors the last five years Of the death
Of Menelil. but they were always de-
led. Abyssinia is a powerful kingdom
with population Of 100000 and
possesses a powerful standing army.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
PENSION SOUGHT.

Washington. Feb. IA bill prov!d-
ing an increase to 800 in the pension
Of Mrs Maria Blaisdell of Pelican
Rapids has been introduced by Rep
resentative Ster"erson. Mrs. Rlals-
dell who 10 known as the "Minnesote
whirlwind," has sought for 10 Yeas
to secure an increased pension.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
Do Your Bargain Hunting With Care

Aa bargain old make pause You had better
not buy all certain doubt the the goods
Of TINES advertisers they do
bargains make quality
which they prepared to back
made by THE TINES
They securing trade and secured by
They know
shoddy they be
satisfied
THE HERALD which a worth while and important Each of
hunting with rather throw the winds and shop with
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
GUN CLUB TOURNEY
Plans Made for Official Shoot ut Bot
tineau Next Summer.

Bottineau. N. D., Feb. 3.-Those
who delight in the harmless pastime
of breaking clay pigeons with shot
guns will be pleased to learn that
plans are being made for a tournament
here next summer.
Members Of the local Gun club will
meet soon te arrange details. program
Of events, prizes. etc. The shoot will
be an official one and should draw
marksmen from all the surrounding
towns as we'll as from many distant
points.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
Sixteenth Amendment.

washington. Feb. 3.-The proyi.
sion authorizing an income tax al now
made a part Of the federal constitu.
ton Will be known as the Sixteenth
Amendment" a and reads as follows:
Attlc!e AV!.-The congress shall
incomes. from whatever source de-
rived. without apportionment among
the states. and without regard to any
census or enumeration"
The change in the fundamental law
OF the land marks a new epoch in the
american tax system. For the first
time congress is given specific authori
.s,. ~ ns provision Of the federal con-
stltutlon to levy an income tax. All
previous efforts for a tax of this kind
have been without the explicit author
lty of a constitutional provision. The
chanSe also marks broad develop
ment Of the economic and fiscal sys-
tenn OF the basis for taxation. SINH
lar to the systems now in force in
Great Britain. Austria. Switzerland,
SPAN and various other countries.
New Source of Revenue.
Probably the most important aspect
of an income tax. as now authorized
by the constitution. is that it adds q
new source Of revenue for the govern.
ment- At present the two great
SONASSS Va 6OkSl revenue are
customs duties levied by tariff acts on
goods imported from foreign coun-
tries; and internal revenue taxes on
tobacco. spirits. olemargarine and GER
tain other articles. Each of these
sources at present produces a little
less than half Of the total revenues
of the government. In 1911 the total
government revenues were $70O.100,-
sos and of this customs duties yielded
sll3.s46.26e. while internal revenue
taxes yielded 1891. 1.759.375. The re-
mainder came from sales of public
lands. the corporation tax and various
miscellaneous sources. Under an in
come tax, however. a new and far
reaching source of revenue is provid.
ed for the government. and this will
In turn reduce the amounts required
from the other sources Of revenue.
customs and internal revenue. in or
der to meet the expenses Of govern
ment. This last phase is likely to have
an important bearing on tariff legis-
lation as hereafter enacted.
Before the amendment formally be-
comes a part of the constitution to.
days action of the Legislature must be
transmitted to the secretary Of state
at Washington and proclamation Of
the ratification made.
First step in 1909.
The first official step toward amend.
ing the constitution so as to authorize
specifically an income tax was taken
by the senate on July Z. 1909. By
unanimous vote. that body adopted
resolution. submitting this amend.
ment to the legislatures of the respec-
tive states. Only few days later. on
July 12. the house passed the resolu-
ton by vote Of 317 to II.
The movement took form during tho
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03
Marks EPOCH IN
J. S. TAX system
Democratic Leaders of Con-
gress Completing Plans
to Make it Effective.
INTERESTING FIGHT
WAS BEGUN IN 1909
Governor Donaghey Of Arkansas Rails.
ed Nice Constitutional Point when
He Vetoed it-Legislation Must be
Enacted before Tax can be Collected
PART OF CONSTITUTION.

PART OF CONSTITUTION.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Wyom.
ing's ratification of the income tax
amendment makes 1t one provision
OF the constitution of the United
States. Congress will enact a law
to levy a tax probably becoming
effective during the extraordinary
session to be called by President.
elect Wilson in March. The tax
itself in its provision and limita-
lions Is left to congress. Con.
gressiona1 leaders. who have heen
preparing for the final ratification
~ the states, estimate that the
income tax would bring the gov.
ernmcnt about 100000, 900 .
Now that the tax Is provided nv
the constitution. the proposed ex.
else tax. framed by the democra.
tic leaders in 1912 to meet the
supreme courts decision which
held the former income tax nm.
ssomssitntional. soma na 1. will be dropped.
included In the new Law.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03

Winona, Minn.. Feb. Judge Orr
Of st. Paul will address the Mems
club Of the Central Methodist church
here Friday evening. February 81.
the club.
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To Pass Billion Mark Despite
The Promises By Democrat Leaders

CONGRESS APPROPRIATIONS REGARD
PLEDGE. RECORD sET-AT LEAST H..
O400OoOOO EXPECTED.
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. . . .
THE WEATHER.
North Dakota: Generally fair
. tonight and Tuesday. Continued
cold.
ssss - 90
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70 Blame Balkans.

constantinople. Feb. 3.-An official
note was issued yesterday announcing
that the porte had ordered the peace
delegates not to leave London until
after hostilities were resumed and had
Instructed the troops not to fire until
after the Bulgarians began their at
tack.
cred it necessary to issue these in
struction in order to convince public
opinion that responsibility for the
resumption of the war will rest ex-
clusively with the Balkan allies"
Turkey Practically Bankrupt.
London, Feb. 3.-Bulgaria made a
small concession today, consenting to
the proposal Of the powers that Tur-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-03

Veterans from the ranks of the
northern and southern armies dur
ing the Civil war. their widows and
children. and rich men throughout tho
country are expected to cancel the
debt between the state Of New York
and General Daniel z. Sickles which
resulted in the aged veterans arrest
charged with having devoted s23.476
Of a monument fund to his own use.
Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, widow Of
the famous general who fought Sickles
in the war, has volunteered to raise
the needed amount from the ragged
and MANNED followers Of Lee"
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Await Outcome.

Constantinople, Feb. S.-Tf,e
outcome of representations made
by the British and German minis
ters in the Bulgarian capital are
awaited here with anxiety. al.
though the armistice Is scheduled
to end at : O'Clock this evening,
the Ottoman officials still hope
that the resumption of hostilities
arc to be avoided.
Germany told Bulgaria that she
considered the new Turkish pFo.
posals adequate, aud both Ger.
many and England intimatcd tLat
the intractibility of the Balkan
nations Is not approved by the
powers. In the meantime Turkey
is not neglecting the precautions,
and the movement of troops and
stores is incessant. The hospitals
have been cleared.
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Turktsh Army May Revolt.


Berlin. Feb. 3.-Indications Of
the trouble the Young Turks are
having with the Turkish arm are
found in dispatches received here.
The army appears in spirit of
revolt because of the assassination
of Nazim Pasha. The beloved com.
manier-in-chief. Enver Bcy, the
young Turk leader. who has taken
q prominent par LII recent events
in the capital. went 10 the head
quarters of the army at Had
emkcui to win the support of
the troops, but the soldicry pre-.
vented him alishting from hi. au-
tomobile. The Kurdicf cavalry,
stationed in the Asiatic section.
demand the execution Of the mur-
tlcrers of Nazim Paslla. Shulkri
Pasha, commander at AdrianOple,
is making an investigation of the
circumstances of Nazim's death
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