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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
only TWO CHANGES MADE
City Council Committees Remain Prac.
tically the Same-Sorlie Takes
Salibury's Place.

The substitution of Alderman Thorn
as Griftiths for Alderman V. P. Squires
on the paving committee, and the
placing of Alderman Squires on the
auditing committee. was practically
the only change made in the commit
tee of the city council as announced
late Wednesday by President L. H.
Sannes.
A. G. Sorlie. who was elected t the
council last Monday in place of Pres
ident George Salisbury. deceased. was
placed on all the committees of which
Alderman Salibury had been a men,
Der.
The complete list Of the committees
follows:
The Committees.
Auditing - Solstad, Smith and
Souires.
Bridge-Eikhof, Reed. sannes. VAL
lely. Ellestad.
Claims-Turner. Solstad. Dinnie.
Fire-Sanders. Bryson. Squires.
Inspection Public Works-Grifiths,
Reed, Dinnie, Turner, Bryson.
Health-Dinnie. Grittiths, Eikhof.
Light-sannes. Squires, Ellestad.
Valley. Solstad.
Ordinanee-smith, squires, sannes.
Paving-Reed. Turner, Sanders,
Griffiths. Sorlie.
Police-Turner. Sorlie, Sannes.
Public Experimentation. Ell
lestad, Eikhof.
Purchasing-Nallely, Sorlie, Sannes.
Streets and Alleys-Sorlie, Sanders.
Griffiths. Turner. Valley.
Observation-Disclosures. Eikhof, Tur-
ner. Dinnie. Sanders.
Ways and Means-Ellestad, Reed.
Smith.
Special Assessments-Dinnie. Sol
stad. Smith.
Board Of Health-Ellestad, Valley.
Sanders. Sorlie.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
TOW MACHINERY
GIVEN TRY0UT
Entire Plant will be in Read
mess For Handling Pulp
Within a Few Days.

III machinery in the plant Of the
northwestern Flax and Fiber COM
pany will be placed in operation this
afternoon and within a week or ten
days 1t Is anticipated that the entire
factory will be in full operation.
Today's operations will be in the
nature Of preliminary tests. the ma
chinery being due to start about $3.50
o'clock.
For several days close attention will
be given the machinery to determine
that 1t is in perfect running order.
The boiling end of the factory is al
ready. complete and as soon as the
tow machinery is found to be in con-
dition, the plant will be ready to be-
gin operations.
About 900 tons Of fax straw has al
ready been hauled to the yards Of the
company. while extensive purchases
have been made for fall delivery,
realizing additional profits
from their fax crops by selling the
straw to this concern.
Manufacture Paper Pulp
That fax straw is suitable for the
Tanutacture of paper pulp is the be-
%, 80" r.. Green. superintendent of
the company, who is in charge OF the
y ~. ana wno Is the inventor Of the
PROCESS that is being used.
Experiments already conducted
have proved that the pulp is satisfac-
tory for the manufacture Of fine pa
pers, and with an unlimited market
Tor its product, the next Grand Forks
enterprise bids fair to, be the most
important manufacturing industry in
h state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
RAILROADS ARE
GETTING READY
Prepare For Crop Movement
by Enlarging Their Sup
ply Of Equipment.

Railroads operating W. the north
west are working overtime to get in
shape for the crop movement. Equip
ment companies have been turning out
carr as fast as they could. Extra
forces of car repairers have been
working all summer Traffic man.
ayers say that they anticipate little
trouble this year.
We are prepared to handle the
crop of 1913 better than in any for
mer year." said a traffic official Of
of the local roads this morning.
IF the farmers do their part and CO.
operate with the railroads. we are not
anticipating any a shortages. We
are trying to get in touch with the
farmers this season and have them
acquaint us with the approximate
time when they expect to ship their
grain. and, if this is done, the crop
will be handled satisfactorily to all
concerned"
Local car shortages. it is admitted,
may occur during the height of the
movement. which normally comes in
October. The October loadings are
sixty per cen heavier than are the
lowest loadings of the year, and forty
per cent heavier than the average
loadings.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
TRAITOR QUITS
HORSE RUSTL|NC
Once Notorious Thief Proves
Innocence of Charges Made
e. By K. I. Matthews.

Kid Traitor. once notorious as a
horse thief. and who probably was the
most feared cattle rustler of the
boundary district. has reformed.
Recently arrested by a North Da-
kota rancher n charged with an at
tempt to rustic horses. Traitor has
just been successful in convincing Of
fcials that he has departed from the
old life n is now trying to earn an
honest living.
Instead of rustling horses, Trailor
is in the employ of a rancher as fore
man. and as foreman he is in charge
of several hundred head of horses.
For his crime in the early periods
of the northwest's development. Taril-
or has served time in both Canadian
and American penitentiaries. He was
recently geleased from a Canadian
p~enitentiary and was arrested when
several head of horses We're run off
a ranch near the western border of
this state . In court Trailor proved
that he had permission to take the
animals. and the action against him
was dismissed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
Will STER|LIzE
insane SUBJECTS
New North Dakota Law In
voked on Patients About to
be Paroled From Asylum

The board Of control Of state insti-
buttons has appointed DR.. r. g. De-
Puy a member Of the board Of exam
liners Of the state hospital for the in
sane, in matters pertaining to the
sterilization Of the insane. Heredity
is the most important factor in the
increase Of insanity. at the presen,
time, and through the efforts Of Sup
erintendent Hotchkiss Of the state
hospital a bill for the sterilization of
detectives was passed by the last legis-
lature. one Of the most ~far-reaching
laws passed. Supt. Hotchkiss says of
the action taken by the board:
Hereafter all patients who are pa
rolled or discharged from the state
hospital in whom the possibility Of
p%rocreation is evident, shall be sub
ject to the simple operation of vasec-
omy which will prevent the propaga-
ton of their kind. In the state hos
members of one family who are bless
ed CO with forty-three children, half
Of whom are married. There is ev-
cry reason to believe that these chill
dren and their children's children will
eventually become public charges and
in this manne is insanity increasing
with such alarming rapidity.
There r in the United States to-
day approximately 100000 insane. and
1t costs in the aggregate 100000 900
a year to care for them. There are
nearly 10000 feeble-minded in the
United States Of whom only 10000
are under public charge. The great
est Of today is the feeble
minded girl. and greater provision
should be made for their care.
"No feeble minded boy nor any fee
BILE minded girl under the child bear
ing age should be taken care Of until
all feeble minded girls Of child bear
ing g are segregated. and sterilized.
Authentic statistics show that from
the union of two such persons, sos
descendants have become public
charges in seventy-fve years. APP
proximate figures holding good for
insane. 1t is to overcome this posi-
bility that the Sterilization law was
passed and its enforcement should be
welcomed by all thinking people,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
BRETT'S HORSES
were LOCATED
Police Officer Found Them
Early Wednesday Morning
on North Side of the City.
CROOK
STILL MISSING
Man Who Dragged Farmer
and Robbed Him Cannot be
Found-Detail are Hay

The team of horses which were
stolen from John Brett, farmer, Tues
day night. when Brett was left drug
ged unconscious on the prairie. have
been located in the Bacon livery
stable in this city.
They We're found by the police in an
alley near North Fifth street early
Wednesday morning, and have zen
in the stable ever since while deputy
sheriffs have been securing the coun-
try in search of them.
The finding of the team was not re-
ported to the sherif's officers by the
police until early today. when the
team was identified by Brett.
a John Doe warrant has been
sworn out for the arrest of the farm
hand that Brett was taking to his
farm when the affair occurred, but
the authorities have no clue to his
whereabouts, and have little hope of
locating him.
The gold watch which Brett al
leges was stolen from him is also still
missing.
Mr.. Brett says that he left the city
ahout 10 O'Clock Tuesday night taking
with him a stranger whom III had
hired as a harvest hand. He woke up
on the prairie north of the city early
Wednesday morning and though he
has no recollection of what happened
he believes the stranger drugged him.
His team, watch and money were
all gone when he aWoke.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
Second Annual Inter City Y. NJ. c.. A..
Contest for Members October 20 to 81
Rules Are Out
For Competition
Grand Forks. Jamestown md Fargo
VIII Again Participate in Three.
Corner Campaign.

Second annual membership contest
between the Y. NJ. G.. A. organizations
of Grand Forks. Fargo. and James
town Is scheduled to be held this year
Oct. 20 to 81. and the local associa-
ton is getting it's forces lined up for
the trial.
A handsome silver. shield is offered
as a prize to the winner Of this annual
contest. and the Grand Forks bunch
is planning to make a strenuous effort
to secure the trophy.
n winner in the first contest held
last year was jamestown. which OPEN
ed its new building at that time.
An athletic contest will also be put
on between the three associations the
points in which will count in the
membership contest.
The following rules will govern the
contest:
Rules.
!. Present membership excepted.
2. Cash in ven 81 only to count.
8. New members count s points per
81. Renewals count 3 points per 81.
4. Campaign to last II avs from
October goth to October 31st. 1913.
4. Campaign to last II days from
September 1st to October Goth may be
counted but announced only on dates
Of Contest.
u n lcdSI OU per cent OF points re-
ceived during September and October
u be announced at opening day Of
Contest.
z. No subscriptions. memberships,
or renewals " e SIS to count. All
above that amount shall count in SIS
class.
8. II contest is close enough to war
rant 1t Auditors of City. County and
College or University shall be asked
to be committee Of 8 to audit reports
OF campaign and send sealed copies
to each Association November LIST.
Athletic Contest.
8. To be held on Friday. October
oath. Pro-rate expense equally be-
tween Fargo, Jamestown and Grand
Forks after all receits are deducted.
A. Events.
Glass Al. volley Ball e mem;
2. Basket Ball; 8. Bowling Is men).
Class B.-1. Billiards 1Pocket and
Carrom) l man each; go points per
game; 2. Swimming a men relay SO
points.
B. Victory in above contest to count
$50 points in each in Glass A. 20 and
SO points in Glass B.
G. Each Association to contest to
pay way Of NOT over 10 men. Admis-
sion to be charged at athletic contest.)
d. Strong Sunday Y. NJ. G. A. ad-
dress on October 26th. =.
e. Shield now h,ld by jamestown
to be surrendered to the winner.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
GRAND FORKS MAN 0UTWITS BANDITS, SAVING
VALUABLE SILVER ORE; DECLARES CONDITIONS
IN MEXICO ARE VERY BAD At PRESENT TIME

Guarding $4,000 worth of silver
ore at Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mex
leo. Is the hazardous occupation of
Frank G.. D. Smith of Grand Forks,
and in a letter received by his brother,
Reg Smith, he depicts conditions un-
der which he and his companions are
working.
Five days previous to the time he
wrote the letter he says Batopilas
was attacked by bandits, but they
were not strong enough to push their
attack to a successful conclusion, re-
firing without gaining possession of
the silver.
Soldiers. who were leaving because
Of reports that opposing forces were
coming in. made the attack on u.s.
writes Mr.. Smith. we had heard
going to be held UP. and were notified
that the holdup was coming off June
81. That night.isEarl .(his brother)
and 1 slept over the silver Office. or
rather watched most of the night.
At $3.50 a. m. eight soldiers armed
with Mausers arrived at the corral,
but as they could not see us in the
moonlight, and knew we were ~eady
.o srr Them, fo ehsS SIS nj stta nikhts we
day night. however, While we were
eating supper I had a bunch. and
told Earl that we would Immediately
bring lei as much silver as We could
to the house. | got over about SILL
900 worth and had to leave rich ore
and concentrates-bulky stuff-and
some cleaned silver, in the silver Of
fee.
About 1 o'clock in the morning
the attack came. The. Waterman in
the attic fired and ran. and the others
fired and shouted. We heard them
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07

break down the doors of the silver
room, but waited for them to attack
the house when they found tine con-
centrated values gone. They did no,
do this, so we did not fire a shot. They
got about $4,000 worth of the stuff,
hut | saved about 10000 worth from
them.
"Of course if they attacked us we
very probably would have been killed,
but we should have gotten a few of
them in return. We could see them
fitting about in the dark, and had
some Of them covered. but We're saw
ing u ammunition until they at
tackled the house, as we had a very
scant supply"
Mr.. Smith writes that a third COM
panion, Dolezal of Milwaukee, Wis.
says he intends to attempt to bring
him to a hospital, although he fears
the trip through the mountains will
prove fatal.
The camp is located in Santa Do
minIo, and hat province is practical
ly isolated, there being no hope of
relief from the federals. Of the Mex
lean watchmen employed, Smith says
little confidence can be placed in
with the rebels and bandits in case
of an attack.
Recently the company which en-
ploys Smith was robbed by the ban
dit, Francisco Villa. the silver being
ransomed at $500 a bar. Another
company lost its bar completely. as
well as the ransom that was paid.
He say claims viii! be placed
against the government. but he adds
that it would bankrupt Mexico for
twenty years to pay all war claims.
The letter was over a month en-
route.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
SAVES CHOKING LEopARDEss.

Keeper Braves PAIN acked Animal
to Take Bone From Throat.
New York. Aug. flames Crow
ley. keeper in the Central park men.
agerie. saved La Touche, the musical
leopardess," from choking to death
on a bone.
Crowley was outside when a man
told him that the leopardess was
choking. Crowley entered the cage
door. closing it to protect the throne
of persons behind him. The animal
swirled about her cage. snarling and
writhing. Crowley got the animal in
a corner, dung himself upon her back
and. shutting off her wind with one
arm, reached his free arm between
the the cats jaw and down into her
throat. He drew out a beef bone six
inches long.
William Snyder. head keeper, who
had beer notified, then entered the
cage with Crowley to protect his re-
treat. But there was no need. La
'Touche coughed. Then she raised her
head and licked Crowley's hands.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
WEED CUTTING
CAMPAIGN IS ON
Property Owners Must Oh.
serve Law-Special Off,
Ger Reports Violation.

A general weed cutting campaign
throughout the city is being inaugur-
ated under the direction Of the board
Of health, and residents Of Grand
Forks who do not have the weeds on
their property cut at once will be COM
PEELED to pay the expenses of having
the work done by the city.
Under the state law all noxious
weeds must be cut by August . and
the health board intends to make sure
that the law is enforced as far as
Grand Forks is concerned.
Mike Lynch. special policeman of
the board, has received orders to re-
port all cases in which the weeds have
not been cut. and city employees will
Immediately be sent to cut the weeds.
The cost Of this work will then be
charged against the property by the
city.
The campaign is scheduled to begin
at once, and will be continued until
the city Is entirely cleaned up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
END VACATION
ON SEPTEMBER 3
Grand Forks Public Schools
Will Open at That Time
For Annual Term.
TO
START e p q
Wesley College Plans Work
a Day Earlier-Oth Op-
ening Dates Fixed.

Most of the educational institutions
of Grand Forks will open their fall
terms during the first two weeks OF
September. the only exceptions to this
rule being the state university. and
Wesley college.
The first registration day at the uni
versity will he September %. while
at Wesley college the work will begin
September %.
The Grand Forks public schools are
scheduled to open September s. while
in East Grand Forks. the schools open
still earlier. September 2, being the
date set.
The Union Business college has an
, nounced that it will begin the work
of the fall term on September 2, and
Aaker's Business college is expected
to begin work at the same time.
September . is also the date set for
the opening of ST. Demands academy.
There is considerable doubt, however.
as to whether the school will open
at all or not this year, considerable
opposition having developed.
This point, however. will probably
be definitely settled during the next
week or two.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
Have NOT PICKED DIRECTOR
Y. m. G. A. Choice of Physical Depart
ment Head Uncertain Yet-Sev- {
efal Candidates Considered.

The meeting Of the hoard. of direc-
tors Of the Grand Forks. Y. M. c. A.
which was scheduled to be held
Tuesday night to select a new ply
steal director for the organization,
has been postponed for a few days
days in order to permit the board to
secure further information regarding
ton.
AS soon as full details have been
received regarding all Of the men who
are applying for the place the meet
ing will be called and the director
chosen.
II possible the matter will be de-
cided during the present week. as the
regular gymnasium classes are. sched-
uled to open September 1, and the
board desires to have the new man
here and ready to take UP his duties
by that time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
ATTEND MUNICIPAL MEETING
Grand Forks Aldermen and Mayor
Murphy Will Participate in Lea.
que of Municipalities Meet.

To attend the annual meeting Of the
American League Of Municipalities,
which will be held in Winnipeg this
week, Aldermen John Valley and YER
non p. Squires went to Winnipeg last
night, while Mayor M. F. Murphy will
leave this evening.
The city council recently authorized
cials selected to attend will particle
pate in several sessions Of the big or
g~anization.
Heretofore the league has held it's
meetings in points quite removed from
Grand Forks, and 1t has been impos-
sible to have az great a representation
as 10 possible this year.
ties IL IN organization devoted to the
interests Of cities, and it is regarded
as one Of the most powerful in the
country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
CRARY SO0NERS
were ARRESTED
Prominent Men Plead Guilty
to Illegal Shooting of Ducks
Costs Them $52.4O.

Secret service men of the North Da-
kota game board of control obtained
evidence against Louis LeDUe and
John LeDue. prominent residents of
Crazy, the result being thai both were
arrested and fined a total of $52.4O.
The defendants pleaded guilty to
killing ducks out of season, and game
board officials estimate the average
cost Of the birds shot at S4.54 each,
as about twelve birds are alleged to
have been killed.
by the establishment of a depart
ment in which secret service men are
employed the board has been excep-
tionally successful in capturing soon
ers. The old plan Of local game war
dens is far from as effective as the
secret service plan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
HOLDS UP HIS RESIGNATION

F. e. Burchard. whose nomination
as postmaster at the state university
Wilson a. few DAYS ago. said today that
he did not expect the confirmation Of
the appointment to reach Grand Forks
before September I.
II this is the case he wifi continue
his work with the school board for
some time longer, as there r a num-
Der OF matters pending with which
he alone is familiar. and to resign now
would entail considerable hardship on
the board.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
EMERGENCY ACT
IS MURPHY PLAN
Grand Forks Mayor Sug.
gests Power of Issuing
Notes Equal to Capital.

An emergency currency law, which
would, permit the banks of the north
west to issue notes equal to their total
capitalization in times of financial
strfngency. is being urged by NJ. F..
Murphy of this city, who has. been in
vlted to attend a meeting Of north
western bankers in Minneapolis Fri
day to discuss the Glass currency bin
now before congress.
Mr.. Murphy will not be able to at
tend the Minneapolis meeting but has
written to Washington giving his views
on the situation which are largely
embodied in a bill recently introduced
into congress by Representative Hep
burn of Iowa.
MANY bankers claim" said Mr.
Murphy today, that the Glass reserve
currency bill will have the effect Of
contracting the loaning power of the
banks. =" -
Il doubt if, this would be the case,
but I believe that an emergency cur
rency bill such as I have outlined in
my letter would be better for the
northwest.
state banks would be permitted to is
u emergency currency up to h to-
tai amount of their capital. They
would be required to pay interest to
the government on this currency and
to retire 1t at the end of eighteen
months.
I'm this way in times Of financial
stringency. or when money is requir-
ed for moving the crops. it would be
forthcoming but there would be no
danger of permanent imitation.
II am not opposed to the Glass bill
as many bankers are, however. and I
am inclined to believe that it would
be an improvement on the present
law"
North Dakota will be represented at
the meeting in Minneapolis Friday by
p. G.. Remington Of Bismarck and r.
s. Adams of Lisbon.
A committee of Minneapolis bank
ers will also meet with the secre-
tary Of the treasury in Washington
Friday to discuss with him the share
Minneapolis' is to receive Of the $780,
000, 900, which is to be deposited by
the government among the national
banks Of the country to aid in moving
the crops.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
PORTER RICH IN COUPONS.
Negro Can Collect $4,000 From C.
and O. Under Court Ruling.

Huntington, w. Va. Aug. Fol
lowing a recent court decision that
the hesapeake and Ohio railroad must
take up all ticket coupons, no matter
VIII is the holder, William Jackson,
a porter on the railroad. is said to be
$4,000 richer. He has gathered hum
dreds Of the coupons given him during
the tendency Of the suits to determine
the validity Of the two-cent fare law,
while the railroad was charging three
cents a mile. Several other porters
will be several thousand dollars rich
er, 1t Is said, as a result Of picking
up the coupons thrown away by pas
sengers.
The railroad. knowing jackson and
others had thousands Of these cou-
pons. wanted to settle only with the
original purchasers. but the courts
have declared otherwise.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-07
HA|SLET PURCHASES PAPER
Former Grand Forks Man Buys Ford
vile Chronicle. Succeeding w. A.
Young As Publisher.

Sam S. Haislet. formerly Of Grand
Forks, but more recently Of Lankin
where he has edited the Lankin Re-
porter. has purchased the Fordville
Chronicle, taking possession this week..
W. A. Young, who has been pub
lish of the Fordville Chronicle, has
been in that city less than a year. but
has been successful in making the
paper n Of the hest in that section
of the state. He formerly was located
at Park River, where his family still
resides.
Mr.. Haislett has been engaged in
the newspaper work in the state for
some time. and has also been success
full in his work.