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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
PLACE AGENT
TO SECURE SETTLERS

priation OF $4,000. Last year it had
spent 100000 Oh its highways. In
1880 farm values in Massachusetts
farm values were extremely low.
There were many vacant farms. A
highway commission was appointed,
which now spends 1000. 900 u year
on its roads,. n there are no aban-
doned farms and a large increase in
land values.
MIR. Atkinson said that there were
now forty states that had highway
commissions and appropriated state
funds for roads. and only one state,
West Virginia. had returned to the old
system. and this wis due to a political
tight. He said that twsnty-one states
In he union paid all their highway
taxes in cash. eighteen part cash ana
part labor, and only nine paid all Of
the lax in labor.
Commission Not Expensive.
The idea that IL highway commits.
sion was expensive WAS u mistake, he
said. The cost Of collection Of certain
road taxes under the old system
amounted from 10 to 10 per cent. In
Massachusetts. where $l.3o0,00O was
spent on public hishways in 1912 the
cost in salaries. office rent and other
expenses was only A. per cent. That
left 95.S per cen to bc spent upon
the roads themselves.
Governor Hanna's suggestion that a
road bond issue be- made was heartily
approved by the state engineer, and
he agreed with the idea of the auto
license providing for the interest and
a sinking fund to retire the bonds. 1t
had been tried successfully in Maine,
where a $4,000, 900 road bond issue
was made and the 81 auto license fees
were paying the interest and building
d sinking fund.
Compulsory Supervision.
AS To the necessity of compulsory
county superintendent supervision of
roads. MIR. Atkinson said that the
average individual had neither the
time for o the proper knowledge Of
road building. He thought that If
every county had "a highway superin-
tendent at $4,000 a year better roads
would be built and the cost would be
greatly lessened.
=. J. Taylor. state superintendent Of
public instruction, made an able adj
dress yesterday morning on The Re-
sponsibilities of County Commission
ers In Connection with County
Schools" which was followed by a
discussion on uniform text books.
Tuesday evening the commissioners
and auditors were the guests Of the
commercial club n were entertained
at the Jamestown opera house. Aft
erwards they were cntertaind at the
Elks' home, h program including a
wrestling match and a Dutch lunch at
midnight.
Officers will be elected today and
the place for the next convention
chosen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Issued UNIQUE Invitations,

The girls of ,he Y. w. c. y. issued
unique invitations in rhyme for their
"backward" social to he given Friday
evening at the association building:
The invitations are on red hearts and
though the program will be kept So
cret until the guests arrive a splendid
Valentine party is promised.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13

When Burton Holmes recently gave
his celebrated travelogue on Pan
ANA" at Orchestra Hall, Chicago. he
seriously interrupted by continual
coughing of the audience. No one
annovs Willingly and if people with
coughs. colds. h~oarseness and tickling
in throat would use Foley's Honey 4
eure their coughs and colds and avoid
Tar Compound. they could quickly
this annoyance. McGrath's Pharmacy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Young Leaves for. Washington.

Congressman and Mrs. Geo. Young
and daughter and Miss Anna Dunn.
private secretary. left Valley City yes
terday for Washington. Mr.. Young is
the first congressman from the Second
district. and is going to Washington
to witness the closing days of the
present congress and to be present AT
the Inauguration Of President Wilson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Free for All Contest.

Rcat's Paint store offers $500 in
gold as d prize for the closest guess.
and one gallon of Lion Brand Paint
to the person whose guess is second
hest. on the number of beans in the
jar, at the Lion Brand Point booth,
Hardware Dealers convention.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
r r Mailing. a farmer liz

F. E. walling. a farmer living near
Yukon, Mo. strongly recommends
Foley's Honey & Tar Compound and
says: II nave been advised by my
family doctor 10 use Foley's Honey
& Tar Compound for my children
when there was a cough medicine
needed. 1t always gives tho best of
satisfaction and l recommend it to
others" McGrath's Pharmacy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
". y. Bird Is Dead.

w. j. Bird died at his home in
Morris. Mimi. yesterday morning
from tuberculosis. He Was for seven
years assistant cashier in the Great
Northern freight depot in Grand
Forks city. and left here in December
on account Of falling health. Mr.;
in East Grand Forks. He leaves a
wife and 4%-year-old daughter. His
brother. j. c. Bird of this city will
so to Morris TO assist in the funeral
arrangements.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
On WAY to Duluth.

Guy Bulge. who has been in west
ern Canada for some time in the in
terests of tho Rituiith!c Paving COM
pany, was in the city yesterday and
left las, night for Duluth. where he
has business for the company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Mrs. MUNICH on Proe1am.

Among the East Grand Forks
teachers who attend tomorrow's ses-
sion of the educational convention
at Thief River Falls arc Mrs. X. K.
Munich will take part in one Of the
round table discussions tomorrow aft
ernoon. reading a paper on "Penman-
ship in the Grades"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Nc1;arhcrty IN Fargo.

Frank McGagherty. who formerly.
attended school in this city, has dis
posed of his interest in the Public
drug store at Minot and will & to
Fargo to take a position with the Pto-
neer Candy company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Bcr- Funeral Tomorrow:

The funeral of John Berg of Brcnna
township. who died Tuesday afternoon.
will he held Friday afternoon at 1
O'Clock. The services will be from the
Rrenna Lutheran church, conducted
BY Rev. a. ]. Hulteng.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
THE City in Brief


Andrew Olsen. of Grccnhush. Mimi,
and Bcrgct Christianson of Crookston.
obtained IA marriage license today and
were married by Rev. y. j. Hultcng.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
win Visit Minncapoli, Show.

w. S. johnson of Cavalier and II. S.
johnson of Hallson were in the city
yesterday. leaving for Minneapolis
where they will visit the automobile
show.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Good program Given.

A very interesting program i'll OBJ
van of Lincoln's birthday anni-
versary was given at the Grace Meth
odtst church last evening. a large
crowd attending.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Entertaining Aid.

denhaN Memorial Presbyterian Ladies'
Aid society are being entertained this
afternoon in Peden hall by Mrs.
Maude Ferguson. Mrs. p. p. Rand and
Mrs. A. W. Anderson. Arrangements
have been made for entertaining the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Iadics, Auxiliary Meets.

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Hroth-
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers will
meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the Odd Fellows hall for the reGu-
lar business meeting. \ large attend
ance is desired.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
MN Attend Motor Show.

r. D. Hanson left at noon today for
Minneapolis where he will spend sew
eral days attending the Minneapolis
automohile show. He expects 10 re-
turn home Sunday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Say Goodbye
to Pimples
Stuart's Calcium Waters Will Drive
Them Away. Creams Will Never
Do lit The Can't,

No need for any one to have a COM
plexion disfigured by pilnples. blotches.
liver spots or b~lackheads. Just clear
the blood of impurities and they'll go
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Sm,ires smoke at Rathrat

Prof. V. P. Squires of the university
was at Bathgate where he delivered
a lecture last evening at the school
for the blind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Health Warning.

Chilled and vet feet result in con-
costing the internal organs and inflam-
nation of the kidneys and bladder.
with rheumatic twinges n pain in
back. generally follow. Use Foley
Kidney Pills. They are the best medi-
cine made for disorders of the kidneys.
for bladder Irregularities. and for
backache and rheumatism. They do
not contain habit forming drugs. Ton
ic in action. quick in results. Nc
Grath's Pharmacy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Koch Goes to Grafton.

Prof. Frederick Ii. Koch of the uni
versity goes to Grafton tomorrow to
deliver ii lecture.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
= E E

This coupon is good for a pack
age of GAUSS COMBINED CA
TARRH CURE sent free by mail.
Simply fill in name and address on
dotted lines below, and mail to c.
r. GAUSS. 4131 Main st., Marshall,
Mich.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
Ambassadors Make Move.

<AssususSuNluTS WAoAc NIOVcs
Mexico City, Feb. 13.-The Ameri-
can ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson:
the British minister r. w. Stronge:
the German minister Herr Won HINTS:
and the Spanish minister Senior Col
ogony; called at the national palace
during a lull In the fire shortly before
noon. After a brief conference with
President Madero. they had little DIFF.
fculty in gaining his promise to sus-
pend operations. IL General Diaz
would do likewise. until the diplomats
or their represc NATIVE could confer
with the rebel commander.
ID. E. Hamer was chosen to carry
the message of protest to Dlaz, He
entered an automobile, which, with a
white flag flying. moved through the
federal lines. 1t was supposed that
the troops had been advised Of this
mission. but the automobile was in.
stantly made the target for numerous
rifles. and bullets ratified about it. 1t
continued on it's way. however. the
diplomatic envoy apparently being I'M.
hurt.
Reached Climax.
The bombardment which was ter
rible Tuesday. reached a climax yes.
tcrday morning when Diaz shelled the
very center OF the business districts in
an effort to silence the cannon of the
government and drive from the roofs
Of the Ayelor buildings the federal
sh~arpshooters and the men serving
the machine guns.
This smother action directed from
the arsenal continued for more than
two hours. Shrapnel fell like hail and
occasionally bursting shells tore holes
In tn. sides of buildings.
Meanwhile the fire from the oppo-
site direction rendered the far out
residence district uninhabitable. as
we'll as the big apartment building
known as Core Court. on Third Roma
street.
The federal guns replied occasional
~, but without serious damage to the
which decided the diplomats, after
communicating with their govern
ments, to protest against the continual
ton OF such operations. which they
characterized as being unsanctioned
by the laws of warfare Of civilized ma
lions.
Protests Are Sent.
President Madero and his ministers
agreed that the bombardment of cities
was ~barbarous. and especially such a
struggle al was now going on between
forces of artillery and the minister of
war. acting in accord with the presi-
dent and the cabinet. tent to General
DiaZ protest declaring that II he per-
sisted. the government would regard
all those occupying the arsenal aA
under h pale Of the law.
After the dispatch of this message.
Ernesta Madero. finance minister,
speaking for the government. said II
had been determined to crush the
rebels by a concerted attack, the gov
eminent Using the heaviest guns
available and bringing to a swift end
the next big action, when the lighting
! was resumed. He declared that the
government would bring into play
heavier guns then they had yet en-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-13
WIN DECISIVE
BATTLE TODAY
CONTINUED from Page ~
reports that they a,

reports that they are caring for over
1900 wounded.
President Taft talked with callers
regarding the Mexican situation. They
said President Taft regards the case
more grave than j! has been since the
abdication Of Portora Diaz. Ambas-
sador Wilson's dispatches report that
many houses. occupied by American
have been seized by the federal troops
and the occupants driven into the
streets at the risk Of their lives, go
to h American embassy, now open
to all refugees. Wilson reports the
wounding of several American men.
Officials here are alarmed regard
ing the safety of Americans in Acup-
ulco. pending the arrival of the Cruis-
er South Dakota. due Sunday. Acap.
ulco has been the storm center of the
revolutionists for several weeks. and
the Denver, which was protecting the
Americans when the ASA ssination of
President Arujo of Salvador, and the
gathering war clouds over in Central
America. made it necessary to send
the Denver to Acajutla, Salvador.
The Denver star., 1913-03-29
HARDLY POSSIBLE.
gro. Ii. syr.es.. Po.t-st..d.rd.)

Fron the Syracuse Post-St..dard.)
Picture the governor of a
great Southern State, sitting
on the platform with a negro,
addressing an audience of 200
whites and 1900 negroes and
piedging himself to give more
help to the colored folks than
to the white folks in his state.
1t doesn't seem possible, does
it?
Exactly that happened in
Montgomery a few days ago.
The governor of Alabama.
Mr.. O'Neal, a man of uncom-
mon force and craftsmanship,
and Booker T. Washington.
the most eminant private citi-
zen of his state. stood side by
side and told just such an au-
dience as we have described
what needs to be done to inn
prove the condition of Mr..
Washington's people and fur
ther decrease the lawlessness
that has heretofore character
lied the relations between the
races; and the two were in
common agreement.
Governor O'Neal again
The Denver star., 1913-03-29
MAJOR YOUNG SHOT.

Mrs. Lowry, of near Will
berforce, has received word
that her son. Major Charles
Young, u. S. A, detailed at
Liberia, Africa, was shot
through one of his arms on
the 10th of January, while en-
gagged in surpressing the re-
bellion along the coast of Iii
beria. The wound is not
thought to be dangerous.
Major Young's wife is in New
York City and she is very
anxious about his safety.
The Denver star., 1913-03-29
WHITE WOMAN
SHOOTS NEGRO MAN

In the cafe of Levy's saloon
at 2Ioo Larimer street, Clar-
ence Sears was shot and NOR
tally wounded by a white
woman by the name of Rose
O'Grady, Monday night,
March "a.
From the testimony given
by eye witnesses, both white
and colored, it seems that the
O'Grady woman deliberately
shot Sears without cause. The
woman was in the cafe drink :
ing in company with two 9TH
er white women and a man.
Sears went into the cafe
exchanged a few words
The Denver star., 1913-03-29

the woman" On being asked
why, he said he didn't know.
Sears died at I:45 from in
ternal hemorrage caused by
the pearcing of a blood vessel
by the bullet.
The woman claims that she
shot him by mistake, but is
credited with saying in the
patrol that she certainly made
the trigger hum, or words to
that effect. 1t is reported that
Sears and the woman had
been intimate.
The Denver star., 1913-03-29

praised the fidelity of the col =
ored men who were left in
charge of the families and
property of their masters who
were fighting under Lee. He
insisted that the white people
of his state could be depended
upon to extend help to the
colored people.
The opportunity for the
Alabama negro, Mr.. Wash :
ington said, is in Alabama.
There he can find plenty of
work every day in the year.
The native white man of
Montgomery does not dis
criminate against the negro.
1t is often said that the South
ern white man knows the ne
gro better than any other
white man does. Mr.. Wash
ington amends that by saying
that the Southern negro un-
derstands the Southern white
man. The duty of the negro
in the South, he says, is to
make the Southern white man
understand that it pays to
educate the colored folk; that
education does not mean
merely a tendancy to wear red
socks and patent leather
shoes, but that it means con-
verting a useless person into a
producer. In one of the cpl
grams which distinguish Mr..
Washington as a.public speak
er he said:
There is no more danger
in giving the negro an oppor-
tunity to get education so that
he may be a good citizen than
there is in furnishing him op-
portunities to degrade himself
SO that he may be worthless
citizen"
Such conferences as this
cannot fail to be of great use
to the South. They cannot
The Denver star., 1913-03-29
Interesting News
Concerning the Race.

Lord will receive me in that
heavenly home,
MY advice to you boys, in
this the saddest hour of my
life" The broke off abruptly,
stepping slightly to the front
and raising his voice.. "is
don't never get in a place like
this. don't feel like | had
ought to be hung. have TAX
en- no life. | guess that is
about all.
The crime for which the
two white men paid the ex-
treme renalty yesterday was
one of the blackest in the his
tory of Jefferson county. The
story of the killing as told to
the juries that made the first
investigation was grusome in
the extreme.
1t showed a conspiracy on
the part Of foM white men to
inveigle their victim into the
woods and there shot him
down like a dog. The crime
was committed near Coalburg
in the western part OF the
county on June IS, 1911. but
was not brought to light until
the spring 6f the following
year. Special corners juries
we're appointed to investigate
the murder with the result
that Walter and Arthur Jones
and Will Watson we're indie
ted for the murder Of the ne :
gro. John Wade was the
fourth man implicated but
turned states evidence and is
still in the county Jail.
Arthur Jones was tried hrst
and given the death penalty;
Walter Jones received life i'm
prHonment, but a few weeks
later was sentenced to hang
for the murder of Lawrence
B. Evans, and Will Watson
was tried and found guilty of
murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hung.
Strenuous efforts we're made
to save Watson from the gal
lows, many believing that the
punishment was too severe
and the governor was urged
to commute the sentence to
life Imprisonment. But the
pardon board and the COVER
nor refused to interfere and
the law was fully carried out.
The Denver star., 1913-03-29

with the piano player
and went down stairs;
no words of any kind were
passed between the two, and
as Sears came up from the
basement, the woman fired
four OF FIVE shots at him, only
one taking effect. The bullet
struck in the throat, turned
downard and passed through
his left lung. Sears remained
conscious until he reached the
county hospital. On being
asked who shot him, he said,
The Denver star., 1913-03-29
An Appeal From
Omaha Sufferers

Through the courtesy of Rev. r. L. Pope, The Star
publishes the following letter from Rev. w. T. Osborne
pastor of St Johns Methodist church at Omaha.
1t is understood that the pastors Of the several local
churches will make appeal Sunday at both services for
the cyclone sufferers and will send the received
through the Red Cross Agency This il II should be-
And it earnestly hoped that the Negro population Of
Denver will go record being interested all that
makes for the veal of this coanonwealth and then
can be depended upon take active hand In every
that tends relieve suffering and make the
world better and brighter.
Our contribution will NOT be large that Of Others
yet we can and should EXHIBIT the nnasnanir,ous
spirit.
613 N. 18Th St, Omaha, Nebraska.
March Is, 1913.
Rev. r. L. Pope, D. D.
22o Twenty-Third St. Denver. Cob.
My Dear Brother:
We great disre.a The snare Negro eett1eunent
ls,ss,,k of axis&anse
of people homeless penness and cotheless with
deaths in many Of their families The in ndiscr
babe appeal you and the citizens of Denver help
u.s.
just everything is dark and gloomy. 2179 home
less 223 seriously injured, 10 killed already reported
with the probability of an increased number.
Thanking you advance for kind consideration that
may be given US, am yours in christian love,
w. T. OSBORNE
The Denver star., 1913-03-29
Posts Of Honor
Denied Negroes
From The New Age.

any, has added to its sombre-
ness. The story goes that At
torney General Wickersham
called all of the assistant at
torney generals to his office
few days before the inaugura-
tion and informed them that
it was the practice, which had
been followed heretofore in
all cases, for the assistants to
the Attorney General to ten
der their designations just be-
fore change of administra-
ton took place. The objects
of this custom is to give the
incumbent free hand in the,
choice of his chief assistants
as we'll as'to relieve those ten
|dering their designations from.
the unpieasantness of being
fired" /.
At the close of the confer
ence all the assistant attor-
neys general. including Mr..
Lewis, rendered their resig-
nations. The documents were
filed for the time beiASlAnd
became the very firs .Apers
to receive the consideration of
the new Attorney General. !.
Although the report OF Mr.
Lewis resignation was not
made public for several days,
it is understood that twas ac-
cepted on March 6, just forty
eight hours after the new
democratic administration
had started upon its career.
The death Of Judge John Q.
Thompson, which took place
a short time ago in Chicago,
created one vacancy in the
office of assistant attorney
general. Those still in office
on March 4th, but whose re-
siRnations had already been
rendered, were assistant at
torneys general Fowler, Harr,
Dennison, Knaebel and Lew
is.
1t is said that Attorney
General McReynolds called
Mr.. Lewis to his office on the
9th day of March and told
him that he was compelled to
accept his resignation at once.
Just what reasons were as
signed for the urgent neces-
sity tor accepting Mr.. Lewis
resignation at once have not
been divulged, though numer-
Gus rumors, as is to be ex-
pected, are afloat. The sug-
gestion is made that the pres
ence of a colored man in such
close proximity to cabinet
rank and dignity. has been a
terrific thorn in the side of
the southern wing of the
democratic party ever since
the Lewis appointment was
made by President Taft and
confirmed by the Senate. The
southern democratic wolf, it is
said, regarded Mr.. Lewis as a
particularly toothsome bit and
determined long ago to make
him the first piece of prey to
be devoured with the advent
| of the new regime.