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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31
BURKE COUNTY
\. CONTEST CASE
LlGNITE' TO MAKE FINAL At
TEMPT TO SECURE THE
COUNTY SEAT,

BoWbel1s, n. d. July a1.lrhe con-
test case for the county seat of Burke
county between Lignite and Bowbells
was started today at o'clock. Judge
c. w. Buttz of Devils Lake presides he
being called in to take the place of
Judge Leighton of the Eighth district,
who is disqualified
An election was held in 1910 in
Burke county and the choosing Of a,
county seat voted upon. Ltgnite had a
majority of the votes cast but a num-
Der of the voters were declared dis
qualified and their votes thrown out.
This gave the majority to Bowbells
and the seat of the county government
has been there since that time. 1t was
claimed that the election had not been
held at the places designated and in
the first case Judge Templeton held
that the election was void The SUI
preme court. upon appeal. confirmed
the holding of Judge Templeton. The
case was brought on writ Of manda-
mus, in which Lignite sought to COM
pei the canvassins board to reconyene
and count all of the votes which had
been thrown out
The controversy is now being
brought up as a contest case. Bangs
and Robbins of Grand Forks, and
probably Fred B. Andrews of Bowbells.
will represent Bowbells, and 'Cowan
Blood & Adamson of Devils Lake. will
appear for Lignite. st.
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RIDE ON Big TRUCKS

On Saturday, Aug Q. the Presby-
terrain Sunday school will have their
annual picnic at Oak Grove. Arrange
ments have been made for games of
all kinds among which are shoe race
antelope race, burden race potato
race and foot races of different kinds.
There will be contests such as eating
pie like mother used to make roll
ing peanuts, etc. baseball game will
be played between the ladies and the
men in which the men will throw with
their left arm while the ladies can
use both arms if they wish. No one
will be too young or too old 30 partici-s
pate In games of some kind. The
transportation committee have ar
ranged for automobiles to take the
ladies and old folks and the avery
company have offered the use OF their
two big trucks to take the children to
the grounds. Their largest truck will
hold 100 boys and girls. Pictures will
be taken of the trucks and a picture
will be presented free to every boy
ano girl. The committee wants every
boy and girl connected In any way
with the Sunday school or congrega s
tion to be present ait the church at 10
o'clock. The older folks should also
be there at the same time as auto
mobiles will be there to take care Of
them. Every one is supposed to fur
#nish his own lunch. The games win,
start ait o'clock and many people will
no doubt 60 out after lunch ag the
stores are closed Saturday afternoon.
The committees are determined to.
make this an occasion long to be re-
lnlembered by not only the children
sblt py The older folks as well.
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CLAIMS
FLOOD OFFICES
SHIPPERS OF FREIGHT ARE MAX
& ING MORE CLAIMS THAN :
PASSENGERS 80 /. 5.

\ st. Paul, July S1.--Ciains of ship
pers for refunds OF overcharges made
during the period of railroad rate
litigation in Minnesota are pouring in
to the Office of the Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission, and As
sistant Sec: Thomas Yapp Is having
great deal OF difficulty in arranging
them for proper presentation to the
many railways.
In many cases, the claims have
been made, for interstate +, shipments
ard from shippers who live along the
bGrder line Of Minnesota in the Da-
kotas and the other surroundins
states. = It has been distinctly ruled
that no refunds on this case of
freight can be made, so that the local
shippers will not be able to benefit by
the new rate holding. - 49,
IT Is only for shipments = entirely
within Minnesota that the supreme
court ruling applies, and the inter
state rates We're not directly affected
by& the decree in the Minnesota case.
In many instances, they will have to
De modified to meet the situation cre-
ated by the change within the state,
but these new traffic will have to be
hled with the interstate commerce
commission and nothing is the courts
ruling requires that refunds be made
because of this adjustment -t' aa.A
The commission is making every
effort to secure prompt action on the
part of the railroads on ! all claims
hled, and 1t has been assured by off,
Gals of the various lines affected that
are now being perfected
so that, the refunds due can be quick
No Increased Passenger Travel.
With one week now gone in which
the cent fares have been in opera
rlon on q, Minnesota, railroads, the
roads are, unanimous in, their, opinion
that no decided increase in passenger
traff1c has come as a result of the
lowered rate. No increased equip
ment has been provided since the new
rates went into effect, for the same.
equipment as formerly used is ade-
quate for the present travel.
However, it is expected that this
condition will not last long after the
harvest season is past. The new
rates went into effect at an inoppor-
tune time for Minnesota people to
show that they were ready to take ad-
vantage Of them. The harvest season
already has started in some parts Of
the state. and for few months farm
ers will be too busy to think of trav~
cling. In the late fall and during the
winter is when the railroads expect to
make up for the reduced rates. as
they expect the passenger and also the,
freight traffic to increase to a great
extent.
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Washington, D.. c., July 31.-"votes
for women" were demanded by dele
cations of suffragists from every state
in the union who besieged the senate
chamber and bombarded the senators
with petitions urging the consideration
of women suffrage as constitutional
amendment.
The siege. of senate followed a
demonstration in the course of which
hundreds of women paraded from
Hyattsville, Md, through the country
roads and city streets, down Penn
sylvania avenue, through the capital
grounds.
At the capital, the parade disbanded
and cloud of .femininity fiuttered in
to the senate wing. Senator Owen Of
ficially presented the petitions to
the senate while the women flocked
into galleries. Tonight the suf%
fragists will continue the demonstra-
ton at a banquet to be attended by
members of both houses.
Senator Clapp in presenting the
Minnesota petitions, made stirring
appeal from the extension of suffrage.
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Thousands Attending
Pembina County Fair.
Hanna Spoke Yesterday

Hamilton, N. D.. July 31.-Nearly
1000 people attended the escond days
programme at the Pembina county fair
at Hamilton. The fair is one of the
very best ever seen in this state and
the management is entitled to great
deal of credit for the way in which the
proposition is being handled. 3
One of the best features of the pro-
gramme was the flight by Hillery Bea-
cl1ey Of Chicago, in his, biplane. He was
up in the air fully fifteen minutes and
reached atrheight of, over 1850 feet.
He also gave splendid exhibition Of
fancy flying Beachey is a first class
birdnlan and he is here to give the
fair visitors their moneys worth. He
Is using a military tractor biplane
which he built himself. Beaehey was
not accompanied by anyone in his
fight. Charles N. Lockwood, another
we'll known flyer of Chicago, is here to
act as Beachey's mechanic. The ma
chine used has the propeller in front
and thus the biplane is pulled ahead
instead of being driven from behind.
Owing to the fact that the wind was
rather strong during the early part of
the afternoon the fight was postponed
until about o'clock. Two more flights
were put on today, one at 1880 o'clock
OlIl6I Is SCllGuulSu DIT o y ClOChs
.~7s Governor O. Hanna Spoke. u.. =
Gov. L. B. Hanna arrived on the
noon train and was met at the sta
ton by the band and a number of
prominent citizens and escorted to the
grounds. He was invited by the fair
management to deliver a speech, and
he was very enthusiastically received.
The governor remarked that he was glad
that they had such beautiful weather
for the fair and that he was delighted
to be able to speak for few moments
to them. While Governor Hanna has
not made many. trips UP into this
country, he is very well known here,
and has hundreds Of friends. He told
a number Of humorous stories. and
succeeded in putting the crowd in good
spirits. He paid a glowing tribute to
the women of the state and county,
saying that they ought to be given
credit for the work they
have done in helping to build UP the
country. He traced briefly the history
of the state and showed how the peo-
pie, have advanced along: all lines DUR
ing the past few years:
Advocates Livestock Raising.
The governor said that he was glad
that the people had their fair at
this time of the. year because he be-
lieves that it Is the most convenient
time for the citizens of the various
sections to get together. If the fairs
were held later the farmers and 9TH
ers would be too busy OF attend. He
believes that the fair is just the thing
for people to come together to renew
acquaintances and have. a good time
generally. Another matter brought
out by the speaker was that OF live
stock raising. He says that the time
has come when the farmers of this
state ought to try and raise some
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31
FUTURE FOR N. D.
IN BRIQUEITING
COMM MERclAL PRAcTIcABILlTY OF
SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE
ASSURED.

Minot, N. D., July Ferdinand
Leutz vice president and general man
ager of the Hebron Fire & Pressed
the laying of the cornerstone Of the
new normal school, believes that the
manufacture of briquettes will mark a
new era in North Dakota.
While Mr.. Leutz,s company is en-
gagged in the manufacture Of pressed
brick at Hebron, N. d., at present, the
company Is about to increase its cap
italization to 100000, and 1t will then
engaged in the making OF briquettes on
an extensive scale.
There is absolutely no. question
about the practicability Of making
briquettes for commercial and house
hold use" said Mr.. Leutz yesterday.
This fact has been established beyond
a doubt "A lot of people right around
Hebron have been using them for quite
a while. Last year we burned them lin
our. home entirely and my wife and
myself really feel fuel proposition.
Where we used to use four scuttIes Of
coal we only have to use one now and
there is very little dirt, if any at ali,
because even after the briquettes are
burned out they hold their shape and
the result is that when you clean the
stove there is very little dust. The
by<product, however. will be the big
thing for with our cheap gas we can
offer manufacturers great induce
ments. / look to see North Dakota one
Eof the greatest paper making and
manufacturing states in the union and
the time for this change is not so very
far distant either
The Hebron Brick Co is doing al
tremendous business In pressed brick.
Already the company has holdings
valued ait more than $500, 600
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Washington, D. c., July 31.--Martin
M. Mulhalrs cross examination by the
attorney for the National Association
OF Manufacturers before the senate
lobby committee opened with a lively
row between Senator Reed and Atty.
Robert McCarter. McCarter insisted
on asking the questions himself Reed
insisted that all questions go through
the committee. Chairman Overman
ruled with Reed
McCarter precipitated the outbreak
by asking MulhalI if he had not been
discharged from the Cleveland police
force ten years ago for violation of a
state law. Mulhall replied he was dis
missed for political reasons and de-
rnanded counsel - e
I'll go to Jail before answer Dues
tons about my personal affairs thirty
or forty years ago. he said.
Ml,lhall withdrew his demand for
counsel when Overman ruled with
Reed against the associations attor-
ney.
Mulhall swore the payment Of
monthly sums to j. H McNdichals at
one time chief page OF the house.
Harry Parker, messenger to the ways
and means COMMITTEES, and the speak
er's doorkeeper, was made with the
knowledge and consent of J, FL. Emery,
counsel for the manufacturers He tes-
titled the payments began in 1909 and
ran through most of 1910 and 1911.
Mullhall swore that Samuel Com
pers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, and Jackson Ralston,
attorney for that Organization, tried
to obtain the letters he laid before the
senate commit tee, over "a year ago.
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Attempted
BURGLARY
LAST NIGHT
Man Caught Red-handcd by
the Police
Pretended to Be Drunk Held
for State
Woman Saw Him Break Into
Neighbor's House

Caught red handed by the police
last night in the act Of entering the
residence of Mrs. r. E. Pryor at 220
Eighth street north. man giving the
name OF Frank Smith will be haled in
police court this afternoon at s o'clock
on charge of attempting burglary.
The man Smith was first seen hover
ing close to the walls of the Pryor
residence about 11.3o O'clock by Mrs.
III. w. McArdle, wife Of one Of the
well known members OF the agri-
cultural college faculty, from her own
upstairs window.
Steadily the man crept along the
house, taking a cautious look in all
directions. Apparently satisfied that
he was unobserved, he opened q side
window and crawled in. AS he dis
appeared from view Mrs. McArdle
hastily telephoned the police depart
ment and officers We're at once dis
patched to the Pryor residence.
He was caught red handed, though
he had not vet succeeded in accom-
plishing his alleged purpose iii, calling
at that hour. Smith himself insisted
he was drunk and had only crowled
into the Pryor residence to get a place
TO sleep. He was arrested and given
a private room In the police station
all night.
Last night there were something like
eighteen men arrested on charges Of
being drunk and acting disorderIy
Two or three Of them appeared to be
SO much under the influence of drink
that they will be held awaiting fur
taer investigation One OF the men,
who gave the name of Okasson, was
charged with arousing the suspicious
Of his wife. Several OF the parties were
held until their cases can be investi-
gated BY the police department.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31
Gronna Says Tariff
Measure Is Neither
Fish, Foul Nor Herring
North Dakota Senator Claims Is Tariff Of Destruction
IN Speech In the Senate
Says Farmers Of State Would Have Lost $15 900 Under
]. ~ Free Trade on the 1912 Crop
Claims the Democrats Are Inconsistent in Their Arguments in
Favor Of Taking Tariff OFF

Washington, July 31.-Characteriz-
ing the democratic tariff bill as Meth
ers fish. fowl, nor herring" a measure
not framed scientifically on either free
trade or protection, and declaring 1t
will not benefit the consumer because
1T, will injure. If not destroy the pro-
ducer, Senator Gronna, a. progressive
republican from North Dakota, at
tackled the measure as a tariff of de-
struction in the senate. g., r .t.-...
THE great industry. of agriculture -
he said, is again the subject of un-
just onslaught and Discrimination l
call attention to the fact that in my
state alone, where in 1912. we raised
over 143,000,000 bushels Of wheat, with
short crops in foreign countries un-
der the provisions of the bill, our
farmers would lose in a single year
over SIS, 5000, ,000.''
Gronna declared in discriminating
against the farmer. the democrats
found themselves in the difficult posi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31

OFFICERS
ACCUSED
-
German Lieutenants Accused
. Of Betraying Secrets
Accusations Say They Accept
ed Bribes From Krapps
Sensational Disclosures Brought
About by Socialist

Berlin, July 31.-The sensational dis
closures of corruption in the German
army made by DIR. Karl Tiebknecht
the socialist deputy in the imperial
parliament. came up when the court
martial convened to try the military
officers. t
The accused officers appeared in full
uniform and wearing decorations
They included Lieutenants Tilien
Henst, Hoge and Schleuder to whom
were entrusted the supervision of am :
munition and arms contracts at vari-
Gus, arsenals and factories throughout
Germany.
The formal charge against the pris-
oners is the betrayal Of military Sc
crets and the acceptance of bribes and
insubordination. x,
On the witness stand the accused
admitted the information betrayed by
them to the Krupps would have been
of the highest Importance If it reached
foreign powers.
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thing besides grains for the market.
He maintains that the raising of live
stock will give the farmers a sure In
come and a crop failure will not make
them bankrupt. He spoke Of one
place in the state particularly where
this season has been poor for grains,
and yet the farmers in that vicinity
have raised considerable stock and as
result will reap a. good harvest The
governor says that force of circum-
stances will make the ~ farmers try.
some branch of farming other than
just raising grain. He says that the
livestock business can be developed
/ gradually, 50 TINT the change win not
do any harm. pace ~. F 7a
H. Best Fair Ever.
The Pembina county fair has always
been noted for being good, but this
year it surpasses anything ever seen
here before. The exhibits and attrac-
tions are the best that could possibly
be secured. The largest number of
livestock exhibits this year is in the
poultry department, where there are
225 entries. The horses shown are Of
the best breeds and there are over 100
entries in this section. The number Of
cattle exhibits is seventy-five, the
swine twenty five and the sheep twen-
ty. In the farm and garden display
there are over 300 exhibits, while over
thirty people have displays of dairy
products. For the first time in the
history of the fair association the
bGrns and stables are over crowded
and as result the livery barAs and
private stables in the. city have been
used for keeping the stock.
Management Good.
The fair management this year has
arranged everything In good shape
and the programme is being run off
each day without a hitch. The officers
of the association are: P.-H. McMul-
len, Hamilton, president; John Rock,
Hamilton, vice president; Daniel Kip
pen, secretary, and e. J. Wilson,
treasurer. The executive committee is
composed of the officers and in addi-
ton II. E. Kellar, F. A. Argue and
Louis Kenna.
The ohrse department Is in charge
or Daniel Buby, Cavalier, superintend-
ent; u. j. Trosper of Grafton, and
P. B. Noun, Buffalo, Judges. George
Page of this city is looking after the
cattle division and H. P. McMullen
Is in charge of the swine and sheep,
while c. D. Norman is at the head
OF the poultry department Mrs. John
Krak is superintendent of the fiori-
culture exhibits. The farm and gar
den display is also excellent this year
and Robert Kippen is in charge Of
that section. Mrs. J. Kaercher of
Cavalier is at the head of the cul-
mary display. while the art depart
ment is being supervised by Mrs. o.
H Johnson Of Hamilton. Miss Pearl
Dyer and Mrs. Samuel Keens, both
of this city, are looking after the
needlework displays. In every de-
partment the exhibits are excellent
and great many compliments have
been given the exhibitors.
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Cincinnati, July 31.-The list Of the
dead as the result of the motorcycle
accident at the Ludlow, KY, Lagoon.
tmotordron1e last night, when gaso-
line tank on racing machine of Cdin
Johnson's exploded and scattered
burning fluid over spectators, has in
creased to seven.
The dead:
Odin Johnson Salt Lake City
William Davis, 5.
Henry Andrews, Is.
Mrs. William Michaels, 80.
Ethel Buchtman, 20.
James Carley, 80. -,
William Patterson, 80.
Nearly a score of residents Of Lud-
low and Cincinnati were burned or in
jured in the panic and are in critical
condition.
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ton of having two sets of reasons in
consistent with each other. IF the
removal of the tariff on farm products
is going to give the consumer cheaper
foods" he declared, then tariff on
these products gives the producer a
bedter market and the producer is
benefited by it.
ION the other hand, if, as is con-
tended. the tariff on farm products is
of benefit to the producer, then it can
only be because the tariff does not
increase the price Of these products;
and If 1t does not increase the price.
then where is there any excuse for
stating that the removal of the tariff
is going to benefit the consumer"
He said the countervailing duty pro-
vision on wheat and flour is of no val
ue to the farmer as the countries which
find it is to their interest maintain a,
duty on wheat and -four. Those
countries which have no wheat don't
want to sell to us.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31

Y London, July 31.-Great Britain has
decided against participation in the
Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco in 1915 = ., -.-t Be-. rr|
Notification of this determination of
the British government was conveyed
officially to Washington early last
week. the dispatch merely stating that
Great Britain was not in position to
participate and no reasons were given.
N 1t had been mooted for some time,
however, that the dispute regarding
the Panama canal tolls might possibly
lead to this result and the present not
ification is attributed to that cause.
Il Secretary Bryan said he had not
abandoned hope. that Great Britain,
and also Germany, would reconsider
their decision and finally participate
in the exposition. a.a..@:
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SHIPPED BODY TODAY
Remains of Late Mrs. Beach, Wife OF
Fargo College Faculty Member,
Shipped This Evening.

The remains Of the late Mrs. Beach,
wife Of Professor Beach of Fargo coll
lege, who died May 4, and whose body
has been reposing in the receiving
vault at Riverside cemetery since, will
be shipped tonight to their last resting
place at Lexington, Mich
Lexington is the former home Of
Professor Beach and only his press
ing need at the college here in the
spring prevented the shipment Of the
remains OF his wife to the old home
at that time.
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SPECIAL RACE
FOR SIDE BET
SENSATIONAL RACE THIS AFTER
NOON AT FAIR GROUNDS RACE
TRACK BETWEEN GRACE Ev.
4 ANS AND GRACE REDGlRL
RIDERS ON SATURDAY.

IA special race was held at the fair
grounds race track this afternoon be-
tween Grace Evans and Grace Red for
a. side bet of $50.
Both are well known favorites on
the track and drew big crowd at the
fair grounds this afternoon. Willis
Smith. the owner OF Grace Red, drove
himself.
One of the features OF the matinee
race next Saturday will be the Ave girl
riders who will appear In the running
race. All the horses now back from
the North Dakota state fair at Grand
Forks this year Will also be among the
star features of Saturdays pro !
gramme. I 8. 4
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BAD FIRE AT HUNTER

During the storm which ragged Iii,
this vicinity Wednesday night the no.
tel owned by ohm Kittle at Hunter was
set on fire. 1t Is believed from b gas0-
line stove, and this soon communicated
to a meat market owned by "A. H0Ira
uuist. and the two were totally de-
stroyed. The flames spread rapidly
and although everything possible was
done TO save the two buildings. they
were p total loss, ait about 1900 The
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sWillemstad,, Curacao, Venezuela, July
S1.-Confirmation of the reported NUT
my of the garrison. of Coro, the capt.
tai of the state of Falcon in Venezuela,
has been received.
The rebels are. in command of the
place and are exercising the govern
mental functions.
All indications point to the move
having been made by the adherents Of
former Pres. Cipriano Castro, who, it
is said, controls a steamer now in
these waters. but which has not yet
been reported or seen.