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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
FRISCO DEALINGS
ARE Being PRobED
Organization Of Subsidoryi
Railroads Being Investi-
gated in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Nov. 2o.-The ALLEGED
partnership of officials of the st
Louis and San Francisco railroad in
syndtcates that promoted small rail,
roads that later. were sold to the
Frisco" was inquired into at the
bearing before Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Clark here as to thu
' eau 10 Of ting preaent receivership o.
Benjamin F. Yoakum, chairman
of the Frisco board of director
when the road went into receiver.
ship, was the only witness yesterday
d. r. Brown. examiner for the
commission. asked most Of the ques.
lions.
The s~yndicates that built variou,
subsidiary lines were promoted by
the st. Louis Union Trust company
and in answer to many questions Mr.
Yoakum referred. his interrogation tc
the records of the trust company.
Among the subsidiary lines con.
corning which questions were asked
were the st. Louis and Oklahoma
City: the Iberia and Northern; the
St. Louis. Oklahoma and Southern
the Iberia and Northern syndicate
Mr.. Yoakum testified he transferred
his interest in that road to the
Frisco. for what it cost him, plua
Blk per cent interest.
Mr.. Brown said that the record
showed $4,000 was paid to Mr.
Yoakum. The latter replied that
ever If that we're true, It represent
ed no profit over the six per cent in.
in the st. Louis and Gulf. but he did
not remember whether his profit was
$as.O00. as Mr.. Brown; said the record
indicated. This record, as cited by
Mr.. Brown. showed that Yoakum- in.
vested $4,000 and received $113,,
600.
Other syndicates concerning which
Mr. Brown questioned Mr.. Yoakum
following the records were the Okla.
according to the records. a syndicate
had made $s6a.oo0 on an investment
of $2.097,000 and the Arkansas Val.
Icy and Western in which ga Frisco
official without a voice in the &C.
QUESTION Of new lines made $685.
900 on a $4,000 investment. II
was stated that. ffty-one men were
were sixty-one in the second. Or
the st. Louis, Oklahoma and. South
ern, according to the record quoted
by Mr.. Brown. the promoters made
$4,000.
the receivership. which may be
summarized al follows:
One--The failure of the road to
sell Arizona and New Mexico lands
81 200, 000. or $1,000, 900. BY thi,
deal. the, Frisco" hoped to get
enough money to meet pressing obi.
Two-rhe loss sustained by the
system on an investment in Louisians
and Texas pine lumber. properties.
Three-A loss Of more than $3.50
900 on the ownership Of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois.
BY the lumber deal. the Frisco
acquired a large interest in the Kir.
by Lumber company Of Texas.
Mr.. Yoakum said:
Those were the days of combine
and mergers. The Santa Fee and
other roads had carried out such
deals successfully. It WAS important
to get cotrol Of the last big patch
Of pine timber in the United States
1t wak part of big plan to make
the Mississippi valley the highway
Of a great traffic to the gulf. Other
railroads had their eyes on the same
opportunity. Several other things
combined to prevent u success. II
we had. met success. the r~eceivership
never would have been necessary"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
eOOD.MOCRANI !. .
/ .F0RBG;NEET'
Over 1000 Pupils and Off
/ Gals Expected Here
/: !. Next Week.

N. c. Mcdonald, state rural school
inspector, will address the pupils of
Grand Forks county schools entered
in the corn and sewing contests to be
held in this city November %.
r. NJ. Phillips. rural school CON-
missioner OF Minnesota, will deliver
sn address to the school officers pres
ent on the samefoccasion.
tits expected that there will be ov-
er 1000 visitors present at the meet.
inge and contest. There are some 500
directors In the, county, and over 500
pupils are entered III the various com
tests. 'N
These meetings have been held in
the county for several years past. but
the ione next week is expected to
prove the most successful Of any yet
hold.
The complete program follows:
81 Observation-Disclosures.
lnvocation-Rev. j. H. Burleson,
P%resident's Address,. a. Warn
ken, Emerald. :
According to Law'-Hans Ander.
son. county auditor.
:. Vocal Solo (selected).
.Address-E. M. Phillips. rural
school commissioner Of Minnesota.
Business.
~ A1tCfnOO0
Music-Grand Forks City Schools.
Short Addresses-Prof. Gordon w.
Randlett, extension department A. c.:
Fred L.. Goodman, president Grand
Forks County Agricultural society: o.
u. Center. Better Farming association;
]. r. Hemingsen. school officer; NJ.
Beatrice Johnstone, county superin-
tendent.
Address. : Rural School Sanitation"
DE. j. Grassick.
Williams Minstrels.
Address-conmissioner E. NJ. Phil
Cello Solo .tselected)-G. G. saun.
Geri,s. principal. MARVEL schools:
Round Table Discussion-Led by
Inspector n. c. Mcdonald.
Address-Dr. JIM. Gillette, Univer-
sity.s
Registration.
Musical Program.
Address-Prof. q. w. Randlett.
Lecture-J.. 6. Bjornson.
50 Afternoon.
Music-Grand Forks City Schools
Address to Boys-Mr. o. ID. Center.
Address to Girls-Miss Helen l..
Schurtx. 80.
Address-1nspector N. c. McDon-
Observation-Disclosures e. NJ. Phil.
lips.g
Presentation Of sweepstake Prizes
D.. Y. Moore.
Presentation Of prizes-Miss NJ.
Beatrice Johnstone.
Williams Minstrels.
Street Car Ride.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20

profit Of s1o.t1 IN her tomato work
during the past season. 4 note at
the bottom of her story says she had
eighty bushels of green tomatoes left"
The unwritten part of her story is
that these eighty bushels froze on
the vine hecause an carly frost fol-
lowing excessive dry weather de-.
stroyed half the tomato crops in her;
vicinity. -
The champion girl gardener and
Gamer Of New Jersey put up over
1000. quart cans of tomatoes this
"a Records are still coming in
from all over the country and inter-
esting accounts are being received
every d3v
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
Little Stories for Bedtime
QUEER sroREHoUsE o
PADDY THE BEAVER.
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1913. by J. q. Lloyd.)

Everybody knew that Paddy the
Beaver was laying up a supply of food
for the winter and everybody thought
it was queer food. That is, everybody
but Prickly Porky the Porcupine
t~hought:.so. Prickly "Porky likes the
up a supply. He just goes out and
gets 1t when he wants it. winter or
summer. What kind of food is it?
Why bark. to be sure. Yes, sir. 1t was
Just bark-the bark Of certain kinds
OF trees.
Now Prickly Perky can climb the
|trAa6lsand eat the bark right there.
buNgsPaddy the Beever. cannot climb.
an kIttf,AasEgs'3hould tustsre1tfss bark that
would..take such.a lot Of trees to keep
him filled. up that he would soon spoil
the Green. Forest. You know when
the bark is taken of a tree all the
way around the.tree dies. That is be-
cause all the things that a tree draws
u Of the ground to make it grow
and keep It alive al carried up, from.
the roots in the sap. and the sap cam
not so up the tree trunks and into
off because tits up the inside Of the
bark it travels. So when the bark
is taken from a. tree all the way
around the trunk the tree just starves
to death.
Now, Paddy the Beaver loves the
Green Forest as dearly as you and 1
do. and perhaps even a little more
dearly. You see it is his home. Be
sides, Paddy Eve is wasteful. So
he cuts down a tree so..that he
get all the bark instead Of killing a
whole lot Of trees for a. cry little
bark, 40 HI might do If he were lazy.
There isn't a lazy bone in him-not
one. The bark he likes best is from
the aspen. When he cannot get that
he will eat the bark from the poplar.
the alder, the willow. and ever the
birch. hut ne likes the aspen 80
much better that he will work very
hard to get 1t . Perhaps it tastes bet
ter because he does have, to work so
hard for 1t. 5
There were some aspen trees grow
ing right on the edge Of the pond Pad
dy had made in the Green Forest.
These he cut just as he had cut the
trees for his DAM. AS soon as a tree
was down he would cut 1t into short
lengths and with these swim out to
where. the water was deep, close to
his new house. He took them one by
one and carried the first ones to the
bottom. where he pushed them into
Then as fast a. he brought more he
the pile grew and grew:
by Coon. and other little people Of
the greatest interest and curiosity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20

vehicle was not melted long before
by the heat generated in it's terrific
flight. Radium is suggested as II
possible motive power. The idea OF
intcrplanetary flight. from our pres
II viewpoint eerns OF Course inn
possible. However. the submarine
was 400 years in developing. Mr..
..~Archdeacon says. II am convinced
that in n certain number of centuries
the inhabitants Of all the planets will
have made acquaintance with one
another. and I foresee the day when
n worlds. i~nterplanetary congress will
he hpld."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
How To Stop Falling
Hair; drow New Hair

You, Yourself. at Home, Can Mix the
REST AemeAy In he World for Most
Heir and Scalp Troubles
TO stop falling hair, dettrcy dand.
ruff. invikorate the scalp. make new
hair grow (even on bald spots), kill all
scalp germe, and make your hair soft.
druSslst and mix the following inkre.
diente.
9 ounces bay rum
2 ounce lAvona de compose
1.2 drachm menthol crystals
l drachm perfume
Ii o prefer. your druggist will do
the m!xing fol, you. This widely known
formula 10 the best thing you a pos
sibly use. 1t does not leave the hair
greasy. or. oily. It instantly relieves
scalp itching, %cleanses and cools the
scalp. has a very mild. pleasant odor.
and 10 delightful to use. 1t beauties
the hair wonderfully. IT II not a dye
and anfot stain or 1njure the hair or
scalp. The above formula was origins
sted some eight or I years ago by
one of the most successful, hair and
scalp specialists in. New York City.
Finally. the formula came out in one
Of the newspapers. After that it was
published in feadinE newspapers ev-
erywhere In America and broad. ii
js estimated that three 10 four million
PEOPLE have used 4. Very IikeIy some
s e yG ;or, III. fr'enas .rt. familiar with
y. ..se 20 - 49,, -. W. .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
HAVE MONEY
Cavalier County Raised 800 for Idn
coin Statue Fund.

Cavalier County Raised 800 for Idn-
coin StAtue Fund.
Milton, N. D.. Nov. 20.-Gustav
Brecke, who was appointed by Gov.
,srnof Hanna to collect funds in Cava-
,lier county towards paying for the
Lincoln memorial statue to be pre-
county's apporttonment Of 800 has
been sent in. Mr.. Brscke found It. 81
dihiedlt5 proposition indeed to raise
the required, sum by personal dona-
tions Of &1$each. and had only secured
about $40 at the time the money
should be turned In. Senator Plain
made: up the deficiency. however. and
the full apportionnent was in this
way. secured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
A WORD 10 THE WISE.

I(World's .Creseet, BruehynoIo, MOD
II people. don't know how to. act
in church, why, then stay away. All
should be mute in their silence that
comes to them when they enter house
during services VIZ would ask that
some read Bro. CARROTS article on
this and abide by its teachings and
also don't shoot a quails while on
tho way home. Folks has been
brought before the squire for. less
than this and a word to the wise is
~usfacient,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
THE HORSE HOLDS HIS OWN.
z (Farm and Fireside,0 -,

: Reports from the union stock
yards Of Chicago give the interest
ing fact that there are now employed
IN Chicago 72.sss horses. Or .only 2s7
number Of horses is only so less than
ten years" ago. Minneapolis has 15s
more. and St. Louis 730 more. than
a%ensSears ago. Inasnuch as the city
driving andycarringe horses has rap
Idly: disappeared the figures show
that more draft. horses are in use
today than " e before, motor We
;hicles notwithstanding.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20

Oyster Cocktails.
Mix together three tablespoonfuls
each OF vinegar. grated horse radish.
n tomato catsup, four 'tesspoonfuls
of lemon juice, and a ~fewIdrops of ia
basco. Add the OYSTERS, chill, and
serve in glasses. =.
PURGE Of Corn,
add da one a onh; o ol fDan tnrSasa :, SIEVE he,,e
ing water. one teaspoonful:s of. salt,
little onion Juice IL the flavor Is liked,
and a pinch OF celery salt. Blend two
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20
CAN your

The 'Youth-"Mr. Jones. I want to.
marry your daughter
buy 1EAsolimetif the manner 10 which
she has been aee9etomse2
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20

Cranberry sauce, 10 cents. !,
No. 2-Appie, nut, and celery salad,
rs cents. St.
No a-Creamed A%onions or mashed:
turnips, is cents. y
No. Cream Of corn PURGE, Is cts.
No. 5-Oyster cocktails. so cents.
No. 6-Roast turkey. $2.75. 80,
No. MASHED potatoes. S cents
No. .s-Mince and pumpkin pies. so
cents.
No. s-Nuts. bon, hons. fancy fruits
or ice cream, so cents.
NO. lo-Coffee, 10. cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-20

tBy Mary Lees:
Here Is your Thanksgiving dinner:
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
THE COUNTRY BANKER.
His Standing In md Hrs Grip Upon
 Ills Own Community,

His Standing In md Hrs Grip Upon
 Hs Own Community
 The drst public convenience new commodity wants 8 a bank Oftumes if comes before the church or a news paper; but. as a rule, lt follows both. It Is hard to beat the editor and the preacher
 IT the Influence exercised by the bankers Of our great cities constitutes a menace to the public welfare, what shall we say Of the grip that the little bank holds on its community The so called country banker" Go succeed must be eminent for Bll the qualities that make up a truly good man. Usu' ally he Is a church member and often a Sunday school teacher He Is con suited by politicians regarding the local government and the candidate who has his aDprohation Is euviCd, for he Is usually the winner. To the country banker are condded the troubles, do- nestle as well as dnancial, of all who have access tO hlm. AuO eNeTypo1y seeks to have access
 The banker Is 6rst tO subscribe to every good cause. He is the com munIty's adviser ss to Investments Aud the arbitrator of It's business coutro- versles His word Is as good as bis bond. and to hIs credit lt must be added that with rare exceptions it deserves to be He asks few tavors, and these are always granted He Is the center Of the social life of bis VI. cinity. His voice Is that Of authority. He Is loved. respected. admired and feared. The banker Is a man of in- tegrlty. The slightest cloud on him or on hIs bank win settle them both. In this matter he stands with the preach CT. So. from selfish considerations, if from no other, the banker must be de- serving of the trust reposed in him by EIs fellow citizens.
 Who wouldn't be the country bank er?--LesHe's
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
sENT SACK rHe RULE.
Where Sauce For the eooss Was Not
 Sauce For the osndsr,


 Sauce For the osndsr.
 In the early days Of a certain club of New York, when it was rather harder sleddlng for the club than It is at the present. tune, in & meeting Of the council the question came up as to the arrears Of members dues, and the treasurer reported that one man was particularly recresnt in this regari. It was ln the winter, end tbe club was then maintaining thrOugh'ut the day and evening beautifully heated and lighted quarters. At this time the only person in the club who Ire quented it every dgy was this de- Hnauent, who, ln addition Co doing large portion of his writing there' was accustomed to make considerable in- roads upon the stationery of the cluo for home consumption,
 At the meeting of the council re- ferred to there was protest against this state ot affairs, and determlna ton was manifest Co put 0n end to t. and after discussion the secretary was instructed to notify the member ln question that his name had been dropped from tbe rolls Of thc club.
 The question then arose whether there was anybody else who was in ar rears, whercupou the treasurer report cd that this was true Of another mem Der.
 "who can that be- Let us make an example of them both" remarked one member, bringing his dst down on the table for emphasis The reply was that It was Mir. K, the poet
 "Oh. heavensr' replied another We can't let x. go. He's too important to the club"
 whereupou the resolution was then amended Co read as follows. "Re solved. that the secretary be Instruct. cd to drop the name Of Mir Q from the rolls of Che club for nnnpayment of dues and Co retain the name Of Mr X for the same reason "- Century.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
Send the Alaskan to your friends.
DON'T EXPERIMENT
You VIII Make No Mistake f You
 Follow This Advice.
raFlect Your kldneys

Never neglect your Kidneys.
 1T you have psin in ths back, urinary disorders, dlEEinsss and nervousness, it't time to act and no time to experiment. These are frequently symptoms of kidney trouble, and a remedy which is recommended for the Kidneys shodld be taken in umR.
 Doans Kidney Pills are O good remedy Go uso. It has acted effect lively In many eases in this vicinity.
 Can Alaskan residents demand further proof than the following tes- Jmonial9
 K. e. Beaumont, 6s5 e st, Eureka, Cal, says: For 6 long time | had bad case of kidney and bladder trouble, The kidney secret ions were too frequent in passage and suffered a great deal from backachs that was especially severe at night applied plasters to my back and used other remedies, but without receiving any noticeable benefit. Happening to see an ar tiols in the papers about Doans Kidney Ps:ls, procured the rem edy. I began using H and in a short time my kidnsyB were restor- cd to a normal condition. I have used five bo1sH of Doans Kidney Pills and can say that am cured. As I did not take any other remedy at Che game tine, I give the full credit for my cure to Deans Kidney Pills"
 For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents. FosGsr-AIlburn O., Buff falo, New Torh, sole agents for the United sthlsR.
 Remember the nsme--Doan's- and take no other
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
Ancient Tippina.

Tipping is au eXaction of no recent growth Describing life at the court of King Henry IT. of England, Peter of BloIs complains Of the Importantly oi the medieval marsh8ls, whose annoS' ances continue until they get some. thing from you and are most ungrateful when they have-nay, open enemies unless your hand ls continuously in your pocket" while tbe "outer porters wlll tell you the most unblushlng false hoods. and if you are an honest and religious man. but have given them nothing the day before, they will keep you an unreasonable time standing in the rain and mire"
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28

know that tfere {, suit good nsnng n the sea Of Galilee Dr. Ernest W. Cur. ney Masterman, who has practiced medicine ln Galilee, made a special study of the fishes found there and in a recent book sayB that he found forty three varieties, twice as many as can be found ln the British isles Tho hsb. ermen are taxed c tfth of the value of the tish caught, the revenue going part ly to the sultan and partly to a pasha in Damascus
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
Not Co 8, Bitten.

Andrew Cherry, the actor, once re ceivpd m otfer Of an engagement from a theatrical manager who had not pre- vlously treated hln very well. "l have been bitten by you once he wrote. and am resolved that you shaI not make two bites oi A. Cherry."-Loudon TeIeurnph
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
GREAr CLEARANCF sALE

Sold ot a lossl Malt Rainier, 20 cents per bottle. Especially prepar. ed for sick people and invalids, and excellent for nursing mothers. Only two barrels left. After that, price will be 35 cents per bottle
 Pack Train Bar
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
Her Last Card.

CT want a new bonnet but my bus band says he can't Udord it"
 "Is that dnal, do you supposeT
 "He says it Is, but won't know until tonight"
 "Golug to get a definite answer thenT
 "Yes. I'm going to settle lt ono way or the other I'm going to start to cry when he gets home, and 1T that doesn't work therell be no new bon. uet'-Detroit Free Press
 Liberal With His Money.
 The eX-sultan of Morocco, Mulal Ha- Cd, has made himself very popular in Marseilles by the truly royal fashion in which he has been tlinging his money about 1T he does not learn the value of money in the near future it is oer tain that the ST5,OOO which the French government allowed him ss his annual civil list will not last very long "His first visit was to the cathedral, and on leasSnE he handed the cure S6O'' says a Paris correspondent of the London Express. "A blind beggar he met out side received SEQ. At the Church of Notre Dame de Ia Garde another blind beggar received $5."
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28

Olympia heer on draft at the Board Of Trad9 This famous brew is kept constantly fresh both on draft and in bottles. This is the time Co drink beer. Get it at the Board of Trade Bar, where the eel ebrated Rainier Beer is also kept In bottles tl
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
sMoKERs ATTENTION

Harold HartwiEsen, successor ts ". W. BOughtOn, has taken h' agency for the justly famous
 FL TNFTNITO CLEAR
 HAVANA CIGARS. 5000 just received from the fac tory st Tampa, Fla IT you want ths best don't fall to give these soodr . trial.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
GRAND REDUCTION SALE

The Pack Train is now selling a big lot of Good Goods at reduced prices ss they are getting too old Co hold and sell at a profit, Yours,
 tf Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
A. B. MEETING TONIGHT.

There will be a meeting of Camp Skagway No. I Arctic Brotherhood tonight at S:SO.
 visiting brothers are cordially in- vited
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28

FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
 Pebbleford and Gibson Rye. Bud weiser, BlBe Ribbon and Pale Rain Ter Beer at the Board Of Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS
 at The Pack Train Restaurant Served Ia rarfe

Bonded whiskses-GIbson. Nom Vernon and Belmont The best oi Beor--BlBe Ribbon, Budueiser and Pale Rainier. at the Mascot Tele phone 67. q
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28

None better and purer than Gib- Rye, Rainier and olympia Beer Orders by phone promptly delivered
 The Mascot
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28

Food cooked as 't should be at the White Pass "a fe" Only the best in the marEct Mrs Orlon King, proprietress e
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28

Location notices. pracer and quaru tor sale by the Daily Alaskan. e
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
Liberal With His Money.

FIuh ln the Seq of caIilss. Bible students may Dc interested tQ
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-28
LOCAL BRIEFS
skAewAY wEATHeR RePoaT

Results os the observation taken at Mo0res Wharf at midnight last night. a As follows: