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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
W|CKERsHAN IS
GIVEN CRITICISM
Action in Railroad Case "Un.
paralleled in Judicial His
tory' Say Attorneys.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Criticism of
the courses Of Attorney General Wick
ersham in the Southern Pacific oil
land litigation is made by Maxwell
Evarts and Henry w. Clark, counsel
tor the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany, in a brief filed in the supreme
court of the United States In defense
OF their claim to millions Of dollars
worth of western oil lands. 1t is said
that title to $500.0O0.0O0 worth of oil
lands depends upon the outcome of
the litigation.
- 'Jaae case now before the supreme
court involves questions as ia. 'wheth-
or Edmund Burke and other private
iittgants have better claims to the
Land than the railroad company. The
government recently filed suit seek
ing to annul patents to the land is
sued to the Southern Pacific.
lit is unparalleled in the whole his
tory of judicial procedure" the rail-
roads attorneys assert, "for the attor-
ney general of the United States to be
permitted to intervene az a friend of
the court in a case between private
lttigants and then so to use the priv
ilege granted him as to attempt to
have decided issues not now before
the court, and which may or may not
hereafter come before it, in a govern
ment suit just begun against one of
the parties OF the case at bar.
1t is certainly unfair and unjust to
the railroad to be compelled, in this
court of last resort. not only to de.
fend the present case, but also to de.
fend another case arising upon en-
ttrely different facts, which has not
proceeded beyond the filing Of a bill
Of complaint.
Especially is this 80 whom the
great seriousness and vast importance
OF this matter. not only to the South
ern Pacific railroad, but to all land
grant railroads is considered"
The attorney presented to the
court an opinion by Attorney General
Wickersham which he is purported to
have rendered the secretary Of the in
terror in 1911, in which he expressed
the belief that the opinion in the case
he is now opposing before the su-
preme court Is sound"
The railroad attorneys take the DO.
sitton that 0he patents are conclusive
evidence that the lands are not min
eral. whatever they may have been
discovered to be since the patents
were issued. They cite many deci-
sions of the supreme court to that ef-
feet.
A clause in the patents which OK
cepted mineral lands" from the
grant is held by the railroad attor.
neys to have been void.
The cases will come up for oral ar.
guments on January or few days
later. The governments brief has
not been filed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
Steamer Sails
But Castro Does
Not Go With II

ship Americka sailed today for
Hamburg without having aboard
Ciprfano Castro. ex-president Of
Venezuela who announced at Ellis
Island several days ago that he
would abandon his desire to enter
the United States. and return to
Europe voluntarily. Castro re-
mains under detention at Ellis
Island. awaiting the argument
January 10 on habeas corpus
granted in his behalf by Judge
Holt in the federal district court.
1t cost Castro $500 to cancel his
passage to Europe. as he had en-
gagged his two suites on the
Amerika.
Castro has abandoned his idea
Of returning to Europe without
entering this country. and now
plans to go to the highest court II
necessary in his fight for en-
trance.
Judge Holt today issued Q sup
Elemental order, directing that
the writ Of habeas corpus grant,
ed yesterday be made returnable
January 6. and that Castro bs
held at Ellis Island until then.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
The Luckenbach, Bound From
Port Tomah to Baltimore.
Uoludes with British Boat.
LATTER SAILED AWAY
WITHOUT GIVING HELP
might Men Held to Rigging During
Gale and We're sayed-Others,
Numbed by Cold, Dropped on One
by Ono and Were Drowned.

Newport News. Va, Jan. 4.-The
steamer Julia Luckenbach, bound
from Port Tomah to Baltimore, sunk
on Tangier gas buoy in Chesapeake
pay yesterday. having been in collision
With the British steamer Indrakula
ihe Luckenbach was struck in the
DOW. Twenty-Five lives were lost. in
eluding Captain Gilbert and his wife
Eight men, including the second mate
OF the tuckenbach were taken from,
the rigging of the sunken ship after
they had clung to life for six hours
"a gale which was sweeping the bay.
others In the rigging with them.
numbed by the cold, dropped of one
oy one and were drowned.
The revenue cutter Apache started
Tor the scene Of the wreck from An
apolis forty miles away.
Although the Luckenbach sunk be-
1ore yesterdays gale broke over the
coast. eight men, who remained in tho
rigging. were caught in its full fury.
which broke about two hours after
the accident
The known survivors Of the Luck
enbach's crew are:
Brunn. First Assistant Engineer Lit
tie. Third Assistant Engineer Doyle.
sailor. quartermaster, fireman and
carpenter.
Everybody else on board Is believed i
to be lost.
Thu pr,tish steamer 1ndrakula
which sollided With the Iuckenbach
10 reported beached about three miles
from the scene of the collision with a
her In say the Indrakula left immedi-
ately after the accident. not attempt-
Ing to E:rc the Luckenbachs sur
WvorS i'I, resistance,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
Cedar Rapids Patrolman Meets
Death When Alleged Bur.
glar Opens Fire.
OUTCOME OF ATTEMPT
AT A JAIL DELIVERY
Two Explosions of NttroeIvcer,ne nan.
ed to Secure Freedom for Prisoner
Outside Friends Attempted to As.
SIT Him-sheriR Summoned Helm.

Cedar Rapids. Ia. Jan. 4.-with a
bottle Of nitroglycerine in ono hand
and pistol in the other, Harvey Lee.
charged with burglary, held a SQUAD
OF ot1cers at bay at the county tail at
Marin, six miles from here, for nearly
one hour early today. Then he turned
loose with his pistol. and Officer
Charles Gillin Of Cedar Rapids. fell
injured. >''
The fight between Lee and the Of.
hcers followed Immediately on at
tempt at Jail delivery. in which two
explosions occurred in rapid success
sion. Outside friends endeavored to
set Lee at liberty. They cut all means
OF communication, so that only one
telephone was available after the ex-
plosions. Sheriff Lotus. who was
awakened by the explosions, finally
found this wire and got in communi-
cation with the police department.
here. A squad of six officers was sent
to the scene. After Gillen was killed,
the remaining officers rushed Lee and
overpowered him. Other prisoners in
the Jail, We're demoralized. but none
attempted to escape. They were
brought to Cedar Rapids for safe
Keeping. Deputy sheriffs are search-
ing for the men who attempted TO lib
crate Lee. The Jail was only slightly
damaged with the nitro.slycerine
used.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
URGE PASSAGE Of
INDEPENDENCE BILL
Philippine Delegate Instructed
to Work for Action at
Present Session.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Cabled in.
structions from the Philippine general
assembly to work for the passage of
the Jones bill to provide for Philippine
independence. with a view to action
at this session il possible. and failing
sion. have been received by delegate
Quezon of the Philippines. Mr..
Quezon is not very hopeful Of hav-
Ing the matter brought up before the
extra session. when. he has been told
It might be put through congress as q
democratic measure.
MIR. Quezon, who has just returned
from the islands. says the Philippine
assembly and every town in the archi-
polago have endorsed the Jones bill
The bill purposes to establish a pro.
ivisional government. more liberal and
autonomous at present, for proba-
tionaty period Of eight years, begin.
ming July 4, 1913, and that after july
Z. 1921, the United States shall relin.
quish all rights of sovereignty over the
Philippines and grant to it's inhabit.
ants full independence. The United
States would retain sovereignty over
necessary naval and coaling station
sites and terminal points for cables,
not including the bay and harbor OF
Manila. which would be left to the
Filipinoes. Other deep water harbors,
equally susceptible for fortifications
and defense, such as Sebig bay. would
be considered for naval basis and coal
ing sites.
The Jones bill also would provide
that the Philippine government
should carry out the obligations Of the
United States with Spain: that no law
should be enacted discriminative
against cities of the United States as
compared with those of the Philip
pines or other countries.
1t also would test the legislative
power Of the Philippine islands In a
congress of the Philippines. a senate
comprising SO members and a house of
81 members.
The executive power would be vest
ed during the probationary period in
a president, appointive for four years
by the president of the United States
and after July 4. 1921 to be elective by
the Filipinos.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
WH|TELkW. REID
B(R!E'?: TO-DAY
. .---...-. - - .'fra - ,.s.,e--
Impressive Services Are Held
Attended as,7 :zs-=asi Gent
and Other .Dignitsries.

New York. Jan. 4.-~-Thr body of
Whitelaw Reid, late ambassador t.
Great Britain. was carried today to Its
last resting place in Sleepy Hollow
cemetery at Tarrytown. President
Taft. cabinet officers. representatives
OF the army and navy and of the Brit
ish embassy. the bereaved family and
hundreds of friends and associates of
the late ambassador attended the
funeral services in the cathedral of
st. John the Devine.
During the night the casket rested
In the cathedral crypt. guarded by
marines. For the funeral services It
was brought into the chancel. Bishop
Davis Greer conducted the services.
assisted by Bishop Leonard Of Cleve.
land. representing the diocese Of Ohio.
where Reid formerly resided. Bishop
Carpenter Canon Of Westminster Alb
hey. represented the English clergy.
Among others present were Sir Ernest
ehackelton. explorer. representa- the
pilgrims of Great Britain and The j.
dore Roosevelt from the American
nilRrinla
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
MUST MAKE CHANGE.
Chicago Postonlce Facilities VIII NO,
Equal Parcels Post Demands.

Chicago. Jan. 4.-Present postoffice
facilities here soon will be inadequate
to the handling of the parcels post
business. Colonel Leroy T. Steward.
superintendent of the city mail. said
today. Colonel Steward. before jan
uary 1. announced that he had con-
tracted for wagons and additional
help. enough to cope with any expect
ed business. but today he acknowledge
ed that the way business houses and
private individuals had started to use
the parcels post. promised to swamp
the postoffice.
I'VE have been able to handle the
business SO far" he said. but l pre-
dict condition when the floor space
will be insufficient to handle the pack
ages. This condition may not come
for some months. but it is coming"
The Chicago postoffice Is one Of the
largest and best equipped in the coun-
try. Rush of parcels post business
continued unabated today. Few freak
packages We're handled. Butter. eggs
and liquids formed large percentage
of the DAVIS business.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
HOUSE MEMBERS
ARE RELIEVED
New Turn in Rockefeller Case
Welcomed-May Fight
Deposition Taking.

Washington. Jan. 4.-Members of
the house. particularly Of the banking
and currency committee. heaved sighs
today. when they found it would not
be necessary to exert the full authority
Of the house to force service of the
money trust inquiry on the subpoena
on William Rockefeller. The accept-
ance of the subpoena by Rockefeller's
attorney does not mean he will come
to Washington to testify. The com
mittee will consider his plea that he
is too i'll. and subcommittee may
be sent to his home to take his de-
position. Even that course NAV be
opposed by the oil magnate, but the
commission is anxious to get into the
record the testimony regarding trans
actions in amalgamated copper stock
in 1906 and 1907. Testimony already
before the committee connects Rocke-
feller with the transactions. The
committee Will resume its public hear
ing Monday and expects to finish the
hearing by January Is.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
Last years bill appropriated on a ba-
sia of about &12 5aa laa nor chin

Last years bill appropriated on a ba-
sis Of about $12.500.000 per ship.
Constructor Watt explained to the
committee the requirements Of the
vessels to be authorized. and assert.
ed that the increase In tonnage of big
ships and the increase in armor and
armament caused the advanced price.
The committee has not yet reached
in its deliberations some question of
whether the bill will include one, two
or three battleships. or none. A cam
paign already has been begun among
members Of the house to reach an
agreement to include a single ship in
the bill. This is not meeting with
favor among the two-battleship men.
and II they decline to compromise,
another fight will be begun to elm
mate the increase Of the navy from
the bill entirely.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
FLED IN PANIC.

Galesburg, ILL.,. Jan. 4.-Three hun
dred students and fifteen teachers of
st. Joseph's academy. Catholic
school for girls. fed in q panic when
fire started in the institution. The
blaze originated from an unknown
source in a corner of the roof. and be-
fore the flames could be checked the
roof had been destroyed.
James O'Brien. a fireman. fell from
ladder three stories to the ground
and was seriously injured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
OFFICIALS CONFER.

Indianapolis, Jan. 4.-Government
officials conferred today concerning
the expected results Of the action in
the Chicago circuit court Of appeals
in granting right of bonds to thirty
two dynamite conspirators. Attorney
Harding. counsel for the defense. re-
turned from Chicago today to begin
Immediately before Judge Anderson
action looking toward the release Of
the prisoners.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
TO CARE FOR WIFE.

Minneapolis. Jan. 3.-To provide
for Mrs. Charles Beum and her two
children during the time her hus-
band. convicted in the dynamite con-
spiracy trial at Indianapolis. is serv.
ing his three-year term at Leaven.
worth, the Trades and Labor assembly,
here and each union in the assembly
have agreed to pay 81 month. 4
local labor paper also is to pay $40
per month.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
.BATTLESH|P FIGHT
IS BREWING AGAIN
Question of Number of Ships
to Be Provided May Cause
Another Long Argument.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The high cos,
Of battleships was explained to the
subcommittee Of the house naval af.
fairs committee preparing the naval
appropriation bill by Chief Construc.
tor Richard Morgan Watt of the navy
department. The chief constructor
batueships to be authorized In this
years bill must be based on a cost
Of about $15.000.000 per battleship
A few years ago the department pro-
cured new ships authorized for the
increase Of the navy for $10.000.00O.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
FIVE KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS BUGGY
Two Others Probably Fatally
Injured-Engineer Could
Not See Rig, He Says.

Denison, Ia. Jan. Alive persons
were killed and two probably fatally
injured. when a Chicago and North
western train struck buggy one mile
north of here shortly before o'clock
last night.
The dead are John Evers. and his
year old son: John Reimers. his wife
and five months old baby.
The injured are John Reimers. aged
six. and Minnie Reimers. fourteen.
They were taken to a local hotel.
where 1t is stated neither can recov-
or.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
CHURCH MEETING.

annual Meetin& OF Swedish Lutheran
Church Shows Organization to
Be in Splendid Condition.
The annual business meeting Of the
Swedish Lutheran church was held
Friday evening. All the reports were
very encouraging and showed all the
running expenses paid and still some
money left in the treasury. The meet
ing decided unanimously to raise the
pastors salary another $50. The ladies
were present and served refreshments
The following officers were elected:
Deacons for three years. o. j. Bos-
from and N. ]. Nordlund: deacon for
two years. E. c. johnson. Trustees
for three years. Gust Peterson. N.
Nordlund and o. Brundin. Organist,
Edwin Bostrom; assistant organist,
Esther Westeen. Janitor. N. j. Nord-
lund. Superintendent of Sunday
school, Mrs. A. A. Westeen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
You Live Better
Than a King


days live better than kings old Many the
day uxuries hundred
drink n thenun
Of yesterday within the reach Of ALL
All
the of andin
Get the most out Of life Supply fullest
The TIMES
posted the things
ties economze Then will surely king
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
FUTURE SCIENTISTS
Will Give More Attention to the Study
of Man. Says DIR. Ladd.

OF Nan. Says DIR. Ladd.
Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. 4.-'The Sc
crets Of human life. its origin and
evolution. must be studied in man
himself. and will not be determined
by the study Of chemistry or physics"
said DR.. George Trumbull Ladd OF
Yale, in an address on THE Study
of Man" before the American Asso-
ciation for the Advancement Of
Science.
DR.. Ladd said he believed future
scientists will give more time to the
study OF man and less to the study
of other things.
professors in the University Of Chi.
cago. said that smoking in the home
was injurious to house plants. and
declared the practice Of using tobacco
smoke as an insecticide killed many
Of the plants
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
OPEN CAUCUS IS
THE INDICATION
House Members Arriving in
Bismarck - Speakership
Fight Interests All.
(Times Special service.)

Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 4.-Probably
fifty per cent Of the members Of the
house had arrived by noon today, and
large number will be in on late
trains tonight. Very few senators
have arrived. Representatives are
coming to settle the speakership fight,
which continues to be the all absorb
ing topic with no new developments
during the past twenty-four hours. it
is not expected there will be anything
new in the contest until the caucus
is held. The question Of whether the
factions will hold separate caucuses is
being discussed somewhat. hut the in
dications are that an open caucus will
be held.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
THREE DEATHS.

Caused by Storm in New York-Thir
ty.two Below Today.
-. New York, Jan. AT least I
three deaths and approximately I
five hundred dollars in property
damage resulted from last nights I
eighty-mile gale. which swept I
New York and vicinity. Today
the wind had dropped to sixty
miles an hour. but the mercury I
had crawled down to thirty-two I
and pedestrians suffered keeuly. Z
Shipping suffered severely from
the gale.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
SUCCEEDS BAILEY.

r. NJ. Johnstone Appointed for Term
Expiring March 4.
Austin. Texas. Jan. 4.-The appoint.
ment Of r. NJ. Johnston, president ana
editor-in-chief of the Houston Post. as
successor to Joseph Bailey in the
United States senate for term expir-
ing March 4 next. was announced to.
day by Governor Colquitt.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
SUSTAIN ACT.
This is Demand Of Government 1
"White Slave" Case.

"White Slave" Case.
Washington, Jan. 4.-On the theory
that the federal government has as
much power to protect people as it
has to protect cattle, the government,
in brief. asked the supreme court to
sustain the white slave" traffic act as
constitutional.
Assistant Attorney General Harr
quoted the decision of the supreme
court in upholding the constitution
ality of the law against the transport
tation in interstate commerce OF dis
eased cattle.
Will it be said." Mr.. Harr asked,
that congress. If it chooses to act,
cannot protect the people Of the sew
women and girls for the purpose Of
debauchery-that the law affords
greater security to cattle than it does
to persons?"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
BILL TRANSFERRED.
IAncoln Memorial Advocates Get Ri
Referred to Library COMMITTEES

10sISoHHt NHSh1tOH1uI -XUSVWdt0S U1C E3III
Referred to Library Committee.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Advocates of
the Lincoln memorial commission q
plan to build a great memorial struc-
ture in Washington to the martyred
president. succeeded in having the
senate memorial bill taken from the
house appropriations committee and
change of reference was made by a
vote Of 116 to 80, without debate. II
is claimed that a majority of the
members Of the library committee
favor the commissions plan, while
some Of the appropriation COMMITTEES
men support the proposal to build a
memorial highway between this city
and the Gettysburg battlefeld.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
(By n. d. Paulson.,

NOS 0s Ds k>8Ul0O0sl
bismarck, N. D., Jan. 4.-That the
thirteenth session Of the state legisIa-
tive assembly convening in this CITY
next Tuesday will be void of many Of
the sensational features that have
marked previous gatherings of the
North Dakota solons. but that it will,
withall. be extremely interesting and
not lacking in importance. Is the gem
erai opinion Of members who have
already arrived at the state capital.
Briefly stated, most important among
the questions which doubtless will be
considered during the coming sixty
days will be these:
Creation OF . capitol commission
Tor the erection of new capitol build
ing.
convention.
Initiative, referendum and recall,
statutes.
Increasing Of the terms of all state
officers from two to four years by con-
stttutt0nal amendment.
Removal of the office of state sup.
erintendent Of public instruction and
OF county superintendents of schools
from partisan elections.
Estabiishlnent of greater aid to the
rural, graded and consolidated schools.
Pcnsion for mothers.
AbolishMent Of the measure provid-
Ing for the enrolment of all voters
according to party preference by the
assessors.
Establisllment Of q uniform &C.
counting department..
Cash payment of road taxes and
supervision by the state.
Woman suffrage.
Revision and enactment ~ tho v,vsSS.
butte code.
Placing of the Glendale normal in.
dustrtal school and the WahpetOn
school of science under the control OF
the normal board of control.
Creation of single board for control
of agricultural college. school of for
estry and experimental stations, etc.
ReappOrttOnment of the mill tax for
educational purposes to provide MAIN
tenance for the Minot normal school,
Enactment of q "blue sky law.
Prohibiting the sale of nOstrulns by
peddlcrs.
Inspection OF liquors at the porte OF
entry and reporting OF the same to
states attorneys.
Establishment Of the Office of state
fire marshal.
Creation Of q teachers pension
Amendment Of the tests prescribed
for adsnitting oils to the state.
Inheritance tax.
Creation of the Office of business OF
development agent for the state.
Gross earning tax on railroads.
From the present outlook, the in
itiative and referendum is most apt
to create the greatest stir. Four pro-
posed bills providing for the initiative
and referendum are up for considera-
ton, and that one which makes the
principle applicable to the constitu-
ton will cause the greatest fight.
Prohibition forces are opposed to
the passage Of a bill that will submit
the constitution to the workings of
this plan. That fact means that the
fight, will be based upon prohibition
lines. to large extent. although the
forces in favor Of the measure will
not. by any means. represent the --.i
prohibition sentiment Of the state. as
scores Of prominent men favor the
measure who also are just as bitterly
opposed to any modification Of the
prohibition laws Of the state.
It was six years ago that the in
itiative and referendum really took
on q serious form before the assembly.
At that time the Euland bill was pass
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
Q .
THE WEATHER.

. North Dakota: Fair tonight I
. and Sunday. Colder tonight with I
. cold wave In south portion.
. South DakOsa: Fair tonight
. and Sunday; cold wave tonight.
Q . . . . . . .