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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
MEN DOOMED BY FATE

King Alexander of Servia fully be-
lieved that he would meet with vio-
lent death.
Years earlier. in fact, when King
Milan. Alexander's father. was on the
throne, q Servian peasant predicted
that Milan's reign would be one OF
many misfortunes. that he would wage
an unsuccessful war. that he would
marry, have one son and then be d.
vorced. He ended by prophesying
violent death for the son.
Alexander. realizing how true the
rest OF the predictions had been. fire.
quently spoke to his intimates OF his
coming end, but he could hardly have
expected that 1t would have been at
tended By such horrors as were actu'
ally the case
or all modern stories OF doom. none
is so terrible as that Of the Austrian
noble family OF Vetzera. The name
will be familiar to all readers, because
of the Baroness Marie Vetzera, for
love of whom the Crown Prince Rudolf
killed himself
Every member OF that family was
beautiful and gifted. yet FOR genera
tons ill.fate logged them and none
died a natural death.
Marie. 1t is believed. poisoned her
self with strychnine. her brother. a
fine young officer. was burnt to death
in the awful confagration at the Ring
theater: the father. Baron Vetzera.
fell dead Of sunstroke in Cairo
street. Finally. Jeanne, countess OF
Bylsndt. one OF the most beautiful and
accomplished women who ever lived
died suddenly in Rome.
Poison caused her death, but wheth-
er administered Intentionally or not
none can say.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
Five Hour Day Is Asked Workers
in Massachusetts.
To Lead Country Again " Measure
Pending In the Legislature 10
Passed-other States
Aid Reform.

New York.-Massachusetts VIII
again lead the country In one part OF
its child labor laws. according TO the
national child labor committee, II
the bill to reduce the hours OF work
for all under sixteen years becomes
law. Massachusetts now has a ten
hour day for workers under sixteen
which it is proposed to reduce at one
step to a fve-hour day. with the re-
QuIrement that all child workers I'M
der sixteen shall attend a part time
day school.
Other states, meanwhile. are won
dering II they can establish the eight
hour day, and definite campaigns Tor
this end are on in Arkansas. Cali
fornia, New Hampshire, PennsyE
vania, Texas. West Virginia and else
where.
The committee points out that the
bills which have already been intro
duced in Pennsylvania. Delaware ana
Texas all include the regulation oil
street trades provided In the uniform
child labor law.
This allowc no newsboy under
twelve years and no other street
trader under fourteen. It also forbids
all girls to engage in these occupa-
lions before they are sixteen years
old.
New York. under the recommends
ton Of the state factory investigating
crmmission, b considering bills not
only to prohibit child labor n can,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
Spanish Prime Minister Foretold
His Own Death.
Wonderful Representations Of NAH
moud. an Egyptian AstroIoger.
Were Verified, When 6ourtoS
Pasha Was Slain.

London.-"I know that ! am con-
demned to death. because possess
positive information that two anar'
chists have taken an oath to kill me.
| know. further, that the anarchist
who Is to take my life Is a man who
was banished from Buenos Aires, and
that he went thence to Paris and
kaiarritz, after which the police lost
trace of him"
So spoke the late Senior Canalejas.
tRe Spanish prime minister, on Nov.
81 1912, in n conversation with an in
t.Nate friend, and four days later he
was shot dead by an assassin while
looking in at the window OF book
shop
II n st be a terrible strain on
nerves and pluck to feel. as so many
have done, that the sword hangs over
their head. suspended. as 1t were. by
a single hair.
But such has been the fate OF more
than one public man during the past
few years. and OF scores In earlier
DAYS.
In February, 1910. Sheik Mahmoud.
a well known Egyptian astrologer'
went to Boutros Pasha. prime minister
Of Egypt, and told him that he fore
saw his death at the hands OF an as
sassin. Boutros believed the prophecy
and as every one knows, was foully
murdered few months later.
1t is worth mentioning that Nah
moud put in print a prediction OF the
death of King Edward three months
before It occurred. He said that 1t
would come to pass in May
BY the way. he also foretold in 1910
that King George of Greece would an
mex three Turkish cities This also
has come true.
While on the subject Of Turkey. and
the east, we may say that the late
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Here's the overheard conversation
that made the day seem moro spring
like: Those people next door to us
have been married long time. haven't
they?" Perhaps they have. But
their honeymoon isn't over yet"
How do you figure that out?" well
It was awfully sloppy last night. But
when he came home she made him
step inside and kiss her before she
told him to 90 back on the porch and
wipe his feet" We'll. honey wouldn't
you" mo, l wouldn't! We've got
a new rug!"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
Brluht Brass.

A great time and labor saver IN
keeping brass. copper and other met
ais bright and shining, either indoors
or outdoors, in any kind OF weather
is to clean and scour in the usual way
and give them a coat OF negative var
nish, to be obtained at a store. Many
ornaments which lack luster are also
improved by one application.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
DAY OFF PLAN FOR DOCTORS
Berlin Physicians to Try = Scheme to
Gain . Rest-only Few Are
on Duty.

Berlin.-A scheme, which has long
been considered by Berlin physicians,
ls to be tried out, in the Moabit dis
trict, when certain doctors win be ap-
pointed to answer all calls between
noon and midnight on Sunday.
It is planned to have different ply
sieians serve each Sunday 10 the end
that others may have q rem, one day
IN the week. II II works out wen e
win probably Be extended to the whole
CITY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

broke the American passenger carry
ing altitude record.
Starting from Fairfax park, the ma
chine reached its highest altitude OF
5000 feet directly over the heart OF
Los Angeles.
The record. however, will not be
considered official. because Gilpat-
ricks previous record OF 1850 feet
was not exceeded by 500 feet, as re-
CURED by the rules Of the Information
al Aeronautical federation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
Profound Criticism.

Kin Hubbard, the Indiana humorist
one Of them, that is to say-once
was assigned to cover performance
of uncle Toms Cabin" Hubbard
had his brain-child. old ABE Martin"
report the play. This was the critique:
"'Uncle Toms Cabin played down t
Melodeon hall las night. TIL dogs
was good. but they had poor support"
Everybody Magazine. 81
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
snmswha, Contradictory.

I have often wondered how 1t Is
that, while each man loves himself
more than his neighbors, he yet pays
less attention to his own opinion OF
himself than TO that OF Others.-Mar-
Gus Aurelius.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
sTRAUS, OIL MANS NEIGHBoR
Former American Ambassador to
Turkey Buys Farm Near Tar
rytown, N. Y.

Tarrytown. N. Y.-oscar s. Straus.
former ambassador to Turkey and
recently the progressive candidate for
governor OF New York state. is to es.
tablish himself here as a close neigh
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
FLYER SETS NEW AIR RECORD
Aviator fitzpatrick, With Feminine
Passenger, Reaches 5000 Feet
Above Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. Cal.-With Miss Mar
garet Stahl of Jersey City, N. j., as
a passenger in his De Perdussin mon
oplane, John Guy Fitzpatrick, the
youngest aviator In the world. again
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
AMERICAN HIDES FOR KING
Pennsylvania Tannery Gets Rush Or
ders for Sole Leather to Go
to England.

Warren. Pa.--A company has issued
an order to a tannery at Clarendon to
rush work and put on all the men that
can be obtained to complete within
forty days a special order for 1000
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

,,ses Of nne sole leather to be shipped
70 London.
- re manufacturer who supplies
Sr,ee George. and Il for his exclusive
- snd Tor the supplies that ere need
- - current yer FOR me royal
'11 6nd ~ household
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
alInh.Iv naIaunderatoud.

Il understand that the Young n'.n
in the house next to you 10 a finished
cornetist?" Gee! Is he7 ] was just
screwing up my courage to finish him
myselr Who did it?"-Houston Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
Natural Supply.

whats the use of all the sand on
the seashore?"
That's what they scour the seas
with"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
Innlnal Sequence,

"A sneak thief stole my parlor car
pet"
what did you do?"
81 called a policeman and he beat
It."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Dor to John d. Rockefeller. He has
bought the Horton farm, between here
and Pleasantville, which is one Of the
Oldest estates in this section. 1t con-
sists of about eighty acres. for which
Mr.. Straus is said to have paid S55.-
900. Mr.. Straus said he was going to
build a simple summer home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Many a young man would get q
hard bump II thrown on his own re-
sources.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Nra Winsiow'a Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softeus the gums, reduces innammS
tIop. allays painycures wind collie. sc bottleJA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Dr. PIerce's Pleasant Pellets regulate ana
,nyIgoraIe stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated, tiny granules, easy TO take do NOS
gripe. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

sEEDS-Alfalfat 90; timothy, blue grass q
cane e.; sweet cloverS9. Farmsfor sale &rent
ON crop paym'ts. j. Mulhall, 800 City, Ia.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

A bachelor is a bachelor because he
is either too foolish or too wise to
marry.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

LEWIS Single Binder &c cigar: so rich
in quality that most smokers prefer them
TO l0c cigars. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Many a woman has the big head
because she has credit at a hair EN-
porium.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

A mouse can create as much excite
ment among half n dozen SpinsterS
as an eligible bachelor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

A boy isn't necessarily good for
nothing because his parents refuse
to pay him for being good.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03
A boiler shop, by any other name.
would be Just as noisy.

A wise man puts his ears on the job
and gives his tongue a rest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-04-03

Write for book saving young chlekl. send us
names OF 2 friends that use incubAtor1 and get
book free. RaisAli Remedy Co, BlaekWehsok
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
COMMISSIONERS
APPOINT HEALY
-
is Superintendent of County
Board of Health; Many
More Duties.

The county commissioners at their
meeting this morning appointed DR..
H. H. Healy as superintendent of the
county board of health in accordance
with chapter SO of the session laws of
1913. The duties of the superintend-
ent of health were increased by the
new law, and he is paid a salary Of
from $500 to 5000. according to the
amount of work that is done, as we'll
as SIS a day for the time that he &C.
tually puts in.
The superintendent of health must
investigate all public watering places
which are suspected of being infected,
and them to be condemned If
affected. He may also inspect the pub
lie milk supplies and prohibit the sale
of unwholesome milk and dairy sup
plies. He may also investigate h
Strengthening of animals and sale of
meat. He shall also send out to the
officers in each township, blanks for
the recording of vital statistics.
The county commissioners took up
the work of equalization this after
noon. following the interruption caus-
ed by the laying of the corner stone of
the new court house yesterday. The
task of equalizing the returned assess
ments on automobiles was taken up,
but little progress was made on ac-
count of the many kinds Of automo-
biles. Some Of the time was also de-
voted to the equalization of the bank
assessed net values.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
CRO0kSTON TOUR
WAS POSTPONED
Rain This Morning Spoiled
Plans For Trip-1s Now
Fixed For Friday.

The tour of Grand Forks autoists
TO the Crookston fair which was
scheduled to take place today, leaving
Grand Forks at 1890, was postponed
this morning when it looked as though
the rain was going to keep up all day.
The tour will be taken tomorrow.
" is expected that the tour will he
one of the very best trips that the
Commercial club has taken this year.
The tour to Crookston is of a differ
ent nature. being simply to call on
the people of Crookston. who are
holding their fair this week.
The Polk county fair will be very
good and will he we'll worth visiting.
The Grand Forks people will reach
Crookston at about 1870 o'clock. Aft
er viewing the fair it is planned to
take supper there and return in the
evening. The number that have sign
ed up is large and is expected to grow
before the departure for the Polk
county metropolis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
HISTORY DIDN'T HELP HIN
Fred Andrews Boast of Three Years
in Scotland Prison Gives Him
Stiff Term Here.

Fred Andrews statement tina he
once served three years in a Scotland
pe%nitentiary for burglary and counter
feiting dida't help him very much with
Judge c. M. Cooley at Lakota, and
the judge a V him three more years
in the North Dakota p~enitentiary for
grand larceny to which he pleaded
guilty. He was brought to Grand
Forks last night and is held Temporal
rily in the county Jail.
Andrews broke into a farmers
trunk at Petersburg Saturday night
n then made his way to Grand
Forks. where he was taken into Gus
tody n returned to Lakota Monday
morning. When brought into court
Andrews admitted that he was an ex.
convict and that he had been a bad
man for years.
He also made the statement that he
was looking for $1,000 in the trunk
and when he could not find it, he took
a suit of clothes and a shotgun, as
we'll as a number OF other things. He
pawned h gun in this city and that
fact put the police N the trail al
once. Andrews had just been releas-
ed from the Grand Forks county Jail
last week where he vas placed for
committing an assault on one Sherman
Owens. Andrews was a model pris.
oner here. He had considerable mon.
ey when he was sen to Jail and he
spent 1t freely In buying articles fol
the other prisoners.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
LARGE INCREASE
IN POPULATION
-
Number of School Children
is 1867 More Than
Last Year.
CENSUS SHOWS
4,447
Jump During the Year Indi-
Gates the Advance of
the City.

The number Of school children in
Grand Forks is 4,447 or 427 more than
last year, according to the returns Of
the census taken by w. R. Torgerson.
completed today. The number last
year was 1920. The increase is
10.5 per cent.
There are, according to the census,
2.105 boys of school age in the city.
and 2.342 girls. The girls out num-
Der the boys by 237.
There are only fifteen colored chill
dren of school age in the city.
Indicates City Growth.
The increase Of 10.5 per CEN in the
the rapidity with which the city is
growing in population. 1t is a phen-
ominal increase Judged with the aver
age census return OF the other cities
in the state. The increase Is credited
to the fact that there are a large
number of people who have moved to
the city with their families for the
purpose Of attending the excellent
school system that. is to he found here.
Is City Of Homes.
The fact that the city of Grand
Forks is becoming known far and
wide as a city of homes makes it a
HldSHet LOT IHe lover OIL q Soou uoiAic
The proximity of the university and
the many other advantages that this
city possesses over any other city in
the northwest makes it the mecca of
those who wish to live in a middle
sized city where they car participate
in the activities of the city, enjoy the
WON" comforts that it affords n
send their children to the best schools
.. a, country.
.Arduous Census Work.
The work of taking the census has
been a very long one. Every home
in the city was visited by the census
taker, and when the field work was
completed. all returns We're gone over
by a committee selected by the board.
The county returns will not be in
for some time owing to the fact that
the work in the outlying districts has
been a great deal slower. most of the
assessors being farmers who have
been very busy with their farm work.
The figures for the county exclusive OF
Grand Forks city last year were 4,431.
These figures are now surpassed by
the returns for the city Of Grand
Forks. The county returns are ex-
pected to run above those Of the city
as those Of the city for this year sur
passed those. Of the city for last year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
BAND PLAYS AT
Central TONIGHT
Concert Program Scheduled
For Last Week Will
Be Given.

The Grand Forks Military hand will
give a concert at Central park at
s:15 o'clock this evening. the pro-
gram arranged for last week, and
abandoned because of rain. being
planned for tonight.
Director w. w. Hall has been doing
splendid work in handling the band,
and the concert this evening doubt
less will attract a big audience. The
program:
March-"United Liberty. .Losey
Grand American Fantasia-"Songs
of Uncle Sam" .Hosmer
Humoresque-Dvorak ....... Lampe
Trombone Episode-"A Slippery
Place Hacker
Hungarian Dance-'No. (" Brahms
Song-Sing Me The Rosary"......
kllckmann
The sweetest song Of all. published
by Mckinley Music Co.
Neutrality-suspicious. Emblem. ..Bagley
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
LAR|M0RE BAND PLAYS HERE
Musical Organization That Visits State
Fair Plans Concert Monday
Evening.

The Larimore band, which will be
one of the musical attractions Tuesday
and Wednesday at the state fair in
Grand Forks next week. is one Of the
crack organizations of the Red river
valley. 1t has a membership of TWEEN
ty-fve. and all players are Larimore
residents. with Olaf G. Storakre at the
head of the organization, William Fin
ley being the director.
A complimentary concert will be
given by the band next Monday even
ing. playing on the balcony Of the
Hotel Dacotah. Tuesday and wednes-
day the band plays at the fair grounds.
No doubt the Larimore band will
acauit itself with a great deal of
credit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
SENTENCE TWO
TO COUNTY JAIL
Fargo Opium Handlers Will
Serve Their Terms in the
Grand Forks Bastile.

Judge c. F. Amidon of the United
States district court, which is in ses-
sion at Fargo, yesterday sentenced a
number of federal prisoners to serve
terms in the county jails Of this state.
Horton Adams and Will Jackson. ar
rested in the raids on the opium dens
in Fargo Sunday morning, were sem
fenced TO serve ten and nine months
respectively. in the Grand Forks coun-
ty Jail. 1t IS expected that the prison
ers will be brought here tonight or to.
morrow morning.
There are nine arrested on the same
charge. out three were dismissed be-
cause of n lack of evidence. Four
women and two men were bound over
to the federal grand jury, but they de-
cided to plead guilty.
The other prisoners arrested on the
same charges will serve terms as fol-
lows: Mrs. Adams, M year in the
Richland county jail: Mrs. Jackson,
nine months in the Ramsey county
Jail; Emma Harris. one year in the
Stutsman county jail, n Bessie
Thurman three months in the Rich
land county Jail.
The prisoners were turned over to
United States Deputy Marshal Stout
this morning
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
At the Hotels

DAcoTAH-L. R. Allen. j. M. Bur-
nett and T. G. Pasco. Fargo; W. C..
Radke, Staples. Mimi; A. Baldwin and
!: VI. Baldwin, Oberon: Mr.. and Mrs.
F. g. Wick. Cavalier; Mrs. c. B. Har-
ris, Pembina; c. F. Eggers, Grafton;
p. Anderson. Fargo; N. Power. John
Mooney and Henry Pierce, Langdon;
F. w. Doolittle. H. MADISON, James,
town; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hall, Winnipeg.
COLUMBIA. L. Thompson, MI.
not; 3. G. Harten and Thomas Kra-
mer. Niagara; Mrs. Christ Hide.
Adams; j. M. Hostile. Jamestown: r.
August. Derrick; c. Bang, McCanna;
II. A. Smith. Hensel: J. c. McWilliams.
LArimore.
IMPERIAL-Miss Clara Knudson.
Rugby; DR.. w. c. Hamilton and J. M.
Bayner, Fargo; Miss Marie e. Menge,
Ada, Mimi: l.. F. Written, Inkster;
b. 2. Chadwick, Minneapolis; Mrs.. j.
G. Johnson. Neche; e. G. Grain. Az.
villa.
NoRTHERN-P.. E. Towner. Far.
60; G. a. vikin. Bottineau: Mis- Nora
6kurstad, Argyle; L. o. Odegard, Port.
land; =. n Taylor. 81. Thom2s;
Thomas 6onetrud, Rsynolds. q.
TANE - -. ~ 81 All fENA ~ "HL ~ NEZ" -4EL<E
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
VOTE ON DISTRICT DIVISION
Doyon and Bartlett. in Same School
District. Scrap Once in District
Court.

A special election has been called by
the people in the Doyon-Bartlett
school district On the question of divi-
sion. This election is the outgrowth
Of a fight which has been on there for
a long time. The people OF Doyon
wanted to build a new school house
and bonds were issued for the purpose.
but the Bartlett citizens questioned
the legality of the proceedings. The
decision unfolding the action of the
people of Doyon was handed down re-
Gently by Judge G. NJ. Cooley.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
May ATTACH THE
V0LLMFR BOND
Business Men with Accounts
Interested in That Feature
of the Case.

Several Grand Forks business men
mer are interesting themselves in the
cash bond that war put UP. and under
which Mr.. Vollmer is now enjoying
freedom. They have threatened to
attach the bond to insure protection
of their accounts. but 1t is understood
that Vollmer contends the money be-
longs to L.. Dodd.
Groskins will be called al 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning by Judge Nc
Loughlin under the continuance taken
several days ago. Groskins still is in
the county Jail. being unable to secure
bail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17
WILL TEACH BOYS TO Swim
Another ElatureI Has Been Arranged
for the Encampment at State
Fair Next Week.

that the boys who attend the Better
Farming association encampment at
the state fair here next week. will be
taught how to swim. The local Y. NJ.
G. A. has offered the pool for that pur-
pose and a a will be brought here
to teach the boys. At the recent en-
campment at Valley City a swimming
instructor was on hand. 1t is expected
that the proposition will take we'll.
The pool at the Y. NJ. C. A. is a good
one n there will not be any trouble
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-17

Mrs. Vaughn was out shopping one
morning. and upon her return home
she asked Annie, her maid. II there
had been any callers during her abb
sence.
Eyes. mum" replied Annie.
"Who called" inquired the mis-
tress.
MRS. Cassidy. num- said the girl.
Mrs. Cassidy?" repeated Mrs.
Vaughn, thoughtfully. "Why, I don't
know any Mrs. Cassidy"
mo, num-" answered Annie. "she
didn't come to see you, mum; she
came to see me."-Lippincott's.