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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
The Rag Conquest of England.

Washington Times: John Bull has
surrendered uncondiitonally to Ameri-
can ragtime and when no suffragette
bombs are going off to drown the noise
London resounds with it, This news
Is brought by returning tourists who
report that the old fellows musical
giddiness seems to have become as
much a part of his daily life as his
morning tub and his afternoon tea.
Whether it is merely a thrifty de-
vice to make the dropping Of Ameri-
can dollars in the seeing England sea-
son more agreeable to travellers and
more copious for the recipients cannot
be determined yet; but at any rate.
one would never think Of hearing Mr.
B. whistle The Midnight Chu Chu, or
Smoky Ookums that he was in the
least bothered by the fear of German
invasion or of civil war in Ulster.
There may not be, and it is to be
hoped for the sake of the British ma
tion that there Is not, any danger Of
arresting the growth Of taste for the
higher forms of music in this sudden
bewitchment by rapid transit melody.
In America we appear to be making
continuous progress toward a more re-
| fined standard both of appreciation
and composition despite our fondness
for the same kind of Jingle. In our
| cities the park bands and the hotel and
restaurant OECueStFaS lnd IL popular
| to devote much Of their programmes
to the classics, even if the young peo-
pie who idle over the piano at home in
the evenings find diversion in ragtime
There Is something in our blood
which demands Yankee Doodle Dixie,
and A Hot Time in the Old Town when
we have our fighting spirit up and a
good deal Of the same form Of inspira-
ton in time of peace, even though part
Of the population Graves grand opera,
almost as a passion, and there is an
| encouraging growth of the habit of en-
dowing symphony orchestras.
| A nation whose daily intensity in
business demands vaudeville as an off,
set cannot leap al lat once into the
musical stratum of Bavaria, so we
must possess ourselves in patience
while we hope for an American school
of composers that will give England a
loftier example to follow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
GREAT NORTHERN
AGENT ROBBED
TWO MASKED MEN MAKE Sue
cEsSFuL HoLD-UP OF GROVER
coxsEY. OPERATOR AND CLERK,
AT AN EARLY HOUR THIS
MoRNiNG-cLUEs REMOTE.

More than fifty men have been ar
rested by the Moorhead police with the
hope that among them might be dis
covered the two men who held UP
Grover Coxsey. the night operator and
clerk at the Great Northern passenger
station in Moorhead. at an early hour
this morning. but up to the noon hour
not one of the men could be identified
by the victim of the hold-up whom the
police say is not very positive in his
description of the men.
All Of the railroad yards here and at
DilWorth were well secured very soon
after the robbery had been reported
and wherever sleepers were found. in
boxcars or any outbuildings. they were
routed out and marched off to police
headquarters to be quizzed and looked
over by Mr.. Coxsey, the man who was
robbed. but nothing came of the ef-
forts. .....t
1t was about 3 o'clock when the two
men appeared at the ticket office and
faced the operator and clerk with two
revolvers which they put to his face
with a demand that he hand over his
money. One of the thieves is thought
to be middle aged and the other a
A1S1S yOuIil dpoul LO years OL axe. OIle
had his face partially covered with a
red handkerchief, that was the elder
one, the young fellow had his eyes en-
closed in a cheap pair of goggles. In
their actions the robbers appeared to
be in a great hurry and their one
thought was getting possession Of the
money in the cash drawer. Nearby
was a sealed bag containing cash re-
ceipts from the freight house, but the
thieves did not happen to see it for
Coxsey had the presence of mind to
get 1t partially covered.
Mr. Coxsey says he was busy with
his accounts and did not notice the
appearance of anyone in the building
until he was spoken to sharply and
when he looked up he found himself
covered with two revolvers and told to
put up hs hands. The rest was easy:
the office door was opened and both
men walked in, grabbed what cash
there was, about ITO, bills and money
of small denominations, and with that
in their possession they left the build
ing and were seen to disappear in the
darkness towards the east.
Reports were Immediately sent to
the police and Chief O'Laughhn was
phoned for and the sheriff's office ad-
vised and a hunt for the robbers was
begun and a thorough search of the
yards here and at Dilworth and Fargo
was made.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
Taxin- Civilization.

Golfers: The Senate Finance COM
mittee stupidly writes into the Under
wood bill a duty on paintings and
sculptures, with the exception of
works executed more than fifty years
ago. This is a reactionary proce eding.
The obnoxious Payne Aldrich measure
reduced the tariff ON art by S per cent;
the Underwood bill, as originally
drawn, placed art ON the free list. Do
the senators reirnpose the tax with
view to deriving revenue out Of the
arts? That Is neither enlightened nor
even shrewd; such a tax simply shuts
out the best of the new art, as earlier
legislation shut out for many years
the paintings collected in Europe by
the late u. Pierpont Morgan. 1t Is
the idea to protect our native painters
and scuIptors against foreign conpeti-
tion? They neither crave nor need
such ahortsighted favoritisnn. The
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

mess Is helping good fellows who have
gotten into trouble"
The five men came down from their
rooms at GAS o'clock in the morning
and paid their bills. There was a
considerable wait before the cars were
ready and at this, the men became
impatient. Finally they drew up at
the front entrance and Flood took the
wheel Of the touring car. Two Of the
men got into the back seat. The 9TH
er two left in the smaller car. The
two automobiles proceeded leisurely
along Main street in the direction of
the asylum
Evelyn Thaw Frightened.
Always fearful of her husband, Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw showed her terror to
marked degree on learning that he
was at large. Her mother, Mrs.
Charles J. Holman, was frightened
even more than she, and urged Mrs.
Thaw to go, into seclusion until ThaW
is found.
Harry has threatened to kill me"
Mrs. Thaw said, "and l believe my
presence in New York prompted him
to escape. Four years ago he told
me. I suppose Til have to kill you
next Many men will have cause for
fear now that he is free. He considers
DR.. Austin Flint his worst enemy and
undoubtedly win try to make trouble
for him.
"The state Of New York has a great
deal to answer for in this case. What
Harry Thaw has been allowed to do
at Mattewan Is an outrage to think of
bribery connived at and keepers
bullied by all the power Of his money,
And now he Is allowed to escape. L
suppose $4,000 or 100000 look pretty
good to some people"
"One thing Is certain: Harry won't
stay in hiding long. He'll be heard
from soon. A few drinks make him a
raving madman and when that hap
pens he'll head straight for New York.
He's crazy to get here and he won't be
able to stay away. 1 have made up
my mind however, not to worry II
anything is going to happen I cant
stop 1t. I am glad my baby is in
London, though, and l think he'll be
safe there.
Il am through with the Taws. I was
the happiest Of girls till I met Harry.
Then my life darkened and I was
miserable. l determined last May TO
cut adrift from him. From that time
I have been happy. / don't want to
use his name because l think he is q
hoodoo. I don't want my baby called
by that name I don't want to curse
anybody with it.
TITS pretty hard to tell what Harry
will do now that he's free. Harry is
crafty; I think he has 1t in mind to
start some legal action. He certainly
took into consideration conditions at
Albany and timed his escape for the
right moment. He knows the miNup
between the governor and the legisla-
ture made the time just right for such
an attempt.
There's another man besides DR..
Flint who has cause to fear Harry. A
lawyer named Delafield told Harry's
mother than Harry was crazy long be-
fore he shot White. Harry never for
gave him. He always threatened to do
something to him. He's terribly re-
vengeful. He had that way of his be-
fore he killed White. In fact Harry's
trouble with Stanford White started
over another girl long before he met
me-"
Mrs. Thaw refused to name the
other woman. Private detectives were
placed in the hotel to reinforce the un-
Informed police outside.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
Duluth Cash Close.
Duluth Flax.
Inter-Ocean.

Chicago, Aug. 18.-Speculation in
corn continues on an enormous scale,
the interest being widespread with the
public in the market. They have made
lot of money, home farmers having
secured more by the advance in corn
future than the loss of their crop
amounted to and many of them are
heavily long at present with big prof
it's. 1t is weather market in which
one buyer has taken the place of an
other. Crop losses have increased in
the last week one statistician claim
ing a loss of points and estimating
the crop at 2,500,000,000 bushels, or
625, 900 bushels less than last year
Wheat-An interesting wheat situa-
tion exists the world over as it is un-
usually healthy with close adjustment
of supplies to requirements. The mar
ket has been helped by the strength in
corn and by slight increase in the out
side buying. The pressure from hedges
and bears has been lighter and prices
have responded more readily to the
few bullish influences. Cash sales
were 100000 bushels wheat, 24O,OOC
bushels corn and 10000 bushels oats.
Inter- Ocean
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
Likes His London Noisv.

London Daily News: I noted with
interest what a recent contributor said
about the noise of London, and how
to prevent it. Personally think this
passion for quiet can be overcome. I
like noise, and plenty of it. 1t is a
joy to me, after d melancholy and
monotonous holiday at the seaside or
in the country where the stiffness
would, in month, drive me nad--to
return to London, with its shouting.
changing welcome.
/ like the chatter OF the streets; /
like the cry of the street l1awker and
the call of the drayman Ct miss, most
of all, in this motor age, the cheerful
cab and bus driver with a friendly
word for his fellow and his fare;
like to hear the hearty laughter of
friends as they hail each other-tfe
shout Of greeting by. one to another
as they pass; I like to hear, above the
din Of it all, the hoarse whistle of a
passing steamer on the river, speak
ing to me of the vast ramifications OF
this great trading city; like to awake
in the night and hear a cab whistle,
the hoot of a motor horn and the cay
voices of a late- home party, for all
these things remind me that i am alive
IN a living, moving, throbbing city.
Don't let us make London a place OF
the dead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
Evening Grain Letter.

Chicago, Aug. 18.--Wheat: Has held
within narrow range today outside in
to very small, cash demand about the
same as Saturday ana general market
news somewhat colorless, values to-
night closing about same as Saturday.
The weather was again unfavorable in
Canadian northwest. Naturally the
large increase in the visible and the
reported, free movement is causing
foreign buyers to hold off. They are
not aware of the fact that the bulk
Of arrivals have already been sold and
that primary receipts will show a
marked falling off this week G
Corn: Has shown all sorts of tend
encies today opening lower on the
rains which showed over Sunday. Sell
ling up sharply to above Saturday s
closing, where the pit became over
bought and in the attempt to sell out
by local longs resulted in quick drop
final figures, showing gain for the
day of about " cent. Further heavy
sales of cash corn caused quick up-
turn in September followed by Decer1
ber and both have made new high
levels. II more rains are experienced
in the dry sections we expect to see
a lower level reached on the down turn,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
BRISTOW
OPENED
DEBATE
KansasSenator Offered Changes
in Free Sugar
Bitterly Denounced Democrats
~
Bitterly Denounced Democrats
Methods Of Operation
Said Underwood Bill Was Bad
ly Handled by Caucus

Washington, Aug 1S.-Senator Bris-
tow opened the debate on free sugar
schedule by proposing reduction
from $1.s0 per 100 pounds on the ex-
listing duty to $1.521s with additional
reductions in periods of three and six
years, which will finally bring the rate
down to $1.27h and leave Cuban sugar
at a 20 per cent differential.
Senator Bristow said he couldn't find
language strong enough to denounce
the matter in which the tariff bill was
considered and passed upon in the
party caucus.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
Consolation r. R. SINGLES.
Music for Educational Meetins.

Music for Educational Meeting.
1t is understood that musical fea-
lures for the annual meeting of the
state educational association, in Far
go sometime in October are being ar
ranged for and it is understood that
the very best possible will be expected
from the different schools and colleges
which will participate. A rule will be
adopted, there will be no encores and
no specially arranged system OF ap-
plause which at previous meetings has
caused considerable annoyance and
disruption in the work under con-
sideration at the general meetings Of
the association in the afternoons.
FOR WsREADTHEFo FORUM
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

sooner art products are restored to the
free list the better for all concerned,
and the same is true of books in
foreign languages. This country de-
sires it's representatives at Washing
ton to lay no picayune imposts upon
education.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

Oats: Gained about " cent from
Saturdays figures on better cash de-
mand and In sympathy with strength
in corn. For the first time in several
weeks outside trade was present In
some volume and commission houses
were mostly on buying side. We favor
the purchase OF December oats.
Chas. e. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
Bolt Fatal to Farmhands.

ST. Louis, Aug. 18.-Two farm hands
employed near Vigus, Mo, were killed
by lightning while taking refuge un-
der a hay shed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

6-3, 2-6, SIS. The winners will play
Gray and Johnson today.
Handicap Singles.
Keall defeated w. Elton, 3-6, Sd,
1913. Hoffman defeated Nicholson, 3-6.
finals today.
Consolation r. r. Singles.
Finals-Jackson won from Keall,
1912, So. In the finals Jackson beat
Nicholson, 8-6, Ga.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

match between KealI and Hoffman.
This afternoon will att act a great tleaI
8nf attention, ais both men have been
playing In excellent form throughout f
the tournament. $s
3 In the Red River Valley conso oIafton
singles finals Jackson Of Grand FORKS
won from Nicholson OF Winnipeg, 8-6,
I'D. in order to reach the finals ] ack
son had to play Keall and he de-
feated the latter 14-12, So. The con 81
ISOLATION prize lis always put up for the.
players who have lost out in the early
part of the tournament.
The annual tournament this year
standpoint The weather has been
ideal for playing and the courts have
been in the best kind Of shape. Some
of 1.-THE men who appeared here are
ranked with the very best players In
the. northwest. Mr.. StellWagen and
Mr., JAYNE are always among the lead y
ing players In the meets in the middle
west. MT. Wilson of ST. Paul for
merly lived in Grand Forks and first
sGn tlie state title while living here,
and he has been permitted TO return
to defend 1t since he left here Among
the other leading players are DR.. w.
E. RlatherWick Of Drake Ralph p.
Baird and B ". Moore, Fargo; Geo.
Russ, Jr., ami Mrs. e. A. Hughes, Bis
marck; G. Fl. Hicks, Minot; A. NJ.
Clark, Belcourt; Rernice Veitch, Ethel
Pourpore, Dagna Berg, Gladys Mayer,
Theodore Elton, r.. A. Jackson, N. p.
Pollard, Victor Mosher #. +. Thomp-
son. George r. Davies, Charles
5O'Keefe, r. B. Holmes, Paul and Don :
aid Goodman, Wiilmar. Elton, Chester
HOFFMAN, w. j. Mayer, DR. t. Multi
gan and DR.. III. W.. Whitcomb, Grand
Forks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
PLAYS Favorites.

Louisville Courier Journal: Op-
portunity knocks once ait every rnan's
door, and even follows some men out
to the ball park. IL
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
The Markets
MARKET ouOTATIONS

Chas. e. Lewis & CO., Grain and stock
Brokers, Morton Block, Fargo
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18
N. b. Singles.

. l s d 81 -
i Finals-Wilson defeated Blather-
wick, 7-5, 6-4, and Blatherwick Won
from Wilson, 7-5. 81, each man win
ming two sets. Play called off on ac-
count of darkness. Match to be fin
iished at 10 o'clock this morning.
Wilson reached the finals yesterday
morning by beating r. Baird, ga, 20,
and Blatherwick won from Clark by
default. @
r. r. Valley Doubles.
Finals Jayne and Stellwagen easily
defeated Elton and r. Baird in three
straight sets, 60, 6-1, 6-2.
Mixed Doubles.
Z Finals--Miss Linwell and Stellwag-
en- won from Miss Pourpore and Mich
olson, 6-1, 6-2. n
NJ. o. Ladies' Doubles.
Finals-Mrs. Hughes and Miss Lin
we'll defeated Miss Veitch and Miss
Pourpore. 6-2, 6-3.
+. Ladies' Singles.
Semi -Finals-Miss Ethel Pourpore
defeated Miss Linwell, So, 6-1. Miss
Pourpore to meet Mrs. Hughes at Q: sc
o'clock this afternoon in the finals.
| Handicap Doubles.
: Semi -Finals-W. Elton and Hoff'
man won from Nicholson and Keall
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

Continued From Page One.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-18

FOR ATENEwsREADTHEF FORUM
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-10

-------
les? Why not shut up the tobacco
stores because The Boston Store
couldn't corner the trade? ~
For such shpewd men, they certain
ly talk like the animal with the long
ears at times.
And frankly, think they took my
tip about the impossibility of yours
being permitted to starye to death
until you could live under the direc-e.
ton of your employers because theys
say they are willing to contribute
few thousand dollars toward million
dollar hotel and take the credit for
the whole thing.
That scheme has some awfully
funny sides to it. Your employers s
are saying no girl gets money except,
by working in their stores for what
they are willing to pay, and they are
fully aware of what their wage buys
But just imagine the scraps you
would be in if some girl friend should J
give you silk petticoat for Christ ?
mas and department-store-charity-
hotel-spotter should discover you
wearing it? Only sworn affidavit
could protect your character. 4
And just imagine what would hap
pen if you should be too sick some =,
week to take advantage of those
laundry privileges they let .
you do days washing and ironing
in a limited space of two or three J
hours? You would be accused of
either uncleanliness or extravaganza
and made to account for it.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-10
WHY DON'T INDEPENDENT WOMEN HELP THEIR
WORKING SISTERS GER "A SQUARE DEAL?
BY JANE WHITAKER

Little by little a sentiment most vi
hearts of the women who do not work
State street stores-an it is the sent
Three women who have homes a
me up and offered to help the girls l ha
women has a nice home, into which 81
girl, give her a room for $3.50 week,
was an object of charity, and include
a small amount, some girl would have
And this isn't the charity the woul
1t hasn't a string, it carries no self-adv
. "See what we have done for the |
poor" it just quietly accompanies.
Consider for a moment what it |
would mean if we could win the sym |
pathy of the Chicago women who do |
not work, but who are the chief sup
porters of State street stores? Think |
what tremendous power these
women would have if they patronized /
only stores that pay living wage.
Do YOU realize what fear your en-
blowers would know if these indie I
pendent women should come out
openly and ally themselves with |
your cause? If employees were then
unJuSCIy ulSCHdi ecu Ino uion "a IL
dependent women could lnf1lct alpun-
ishment too great for your employers
to endure. \
These women could make it ne
cessary for you to have a half day
Saturday by simply refusing to
patronize the department stores on
Saturday afternoon. And that would
be effective.
AS it is, the merchants of State
street have declared, generally and
one of them positively stated it to me,
that if you want half holiday Satur-
day YOU must make every dry-goods
store in Chicago close, also.
That is quite a joke. Why not
close all the butcher shops because
Siegel-Cooper's cannot sell meat?
Why not close the drug stores be-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-05
LIFE INSURANCE
GOES TO CHILDREN
Decision by Chancellor HAYNES
Is Against Claims of
Creditors.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch


BRISTOL va, June 4.-1n the cause
! OF r. ~ Archer and others against r.
w. Dickinson, administrator, Chanccl-
Tor Hal II. Haynes, of Bristol. has
rendered decision that will he of
wide interest, for the reason that il eff
Gets the status of mans life insur-
ance with reference to the claims of
his creditors.
The defendant is the administrator
OF the estate of the late Tate /. Earn
est. who was for navy years promi-
nent banker a JonesHoro and johnson
CITY. Tenn Mr.. Earnest was killed BIZ
the accidental discharge of shotgun
while out hunting. An inquiry into
ms business affairs. revealed that he
was insolvent, but for life insurance
pohcIes which he carried and which
aggregated 10000. His creditors in
sututed suit in chancery. seeking to
have the life insurance applied 10 the
payment of their respective claims.
Chancellor Haynes held that life in
surance was exempt under the Ten
nessee statutes. and that the plaintiffs
could not subject this money to the
payment OF what was due them. but
that, the wife of Mr.. Earnest also be-
ing dead, the insurance money could
be used only for the benefit of the sur
vivinc children.
This decision was reached DESPITE
the fact that the insurance was taken
out after the death of Mr. Earnest's
wife, and was made payable TO his es-
tate instead of TO the children. The
supreme Court of Tennessee will now
pass upon the issue involved.
The statute applying TO this case ex-
empts life insurance in favor OF a mans
wife and children. Although, as al
ready stated, this insura nee was eff
fected after the death of the wife and
was payable to the estate OF the In
sured the chancellor held that the
object Of the statute was TO protect
The wife and children, and that the in
surance went to the children free from
the claims of creditors.
This is believed TO be the first time
THIS statute has ever been brought 10 n
test involving such unusual circum-
stances. II Is not stated whether the
dents Of the insured were Incurred
with the understanding, so far as he
was concerned, that the insurance
might be applied to them, but the cir
cumstances indicate that loans might
have been made under the impression
that insurance made payable TO the
estate could be used to apply on the
debts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-05

same time futures in the Liverpool market
We're not high enough ana contributed TO
me nownward course OF the local market In
the early trading. nOthe opening the tone
Vas steady and prices were SAL points down.
Moderate short selling came on the first
call and little later the forecast OF ship
pers In the eastern half Of the belt increas ed
snort offerings. Al the lowest Of the day
prices were II points over Mondays hnal is-
ures From tho middle of the morning on
me market was very dull although In the
afternoon prices had a tendency 10 recover
The close vas steady at "a net loss of 5l;7
points REPORTS from tho bolt indicated that
ure;' that temperatures were high without
being too htsh, and that the crop was
making satisfactory growth. Many accounts
called fields eSccptionRIjy clean and In a
hiEh state Of cultivation. Spot cotton quiet
l-l6c. on middling, l23-i6c.: sales on the
spot as2 bales and 30 to arrive Futures
closed: January. ng2: March. u.3a: June
1l*t nominal: July. 1872. August 1855. Sep
temher. SO: October. llle. Decemher. ll.lS.