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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
SOARING. PRICE Of
OIL INVESTIGATED
Did Standard. Oil Company
Violate Dissolution De- :.
cree? is the Question.

Washington. Fsb. THE soaring
price OF crude OH Is being investigat-
ed by the department of justice in con-
nection with its inquiry to, determine
whether the decree dissolyinR the
Standard OIL company has been vio-
lated.
The government wants to know
whether any of the former subsidiaries
Of the trust have created conditions
responsible for the enormous rise and
whether there has been any concerted
action. Information in possession OF
the department alleges that some of
ply of crude oil in their tanks. and the
present high price does not affect
them, but Ia a burden upon smaller
concerns.
The entire oil Investigation in all
proba hility will be completed before
the end of February. and report
submitted to Attorney General Wick.
crslam by Charles b. Morrison and
Oliver E. Pagan. the attorneys in
charge Of the inquiry. Mr.. Morrison
conferred with the attorney general
late today.
The second warrants issued by Unit
ed States Judge Meek of Dallas for
the arrest Of John d. Archbold. II. c.
Standard Oil for the alleged criminal
violation of the Sherman act. are be-
lleved to have reached New York by
this time. The fact that they have
not been served is Srid TO indicate thai
the attorney general has directed thai
they. like the original warrants. be
wit hheld until he is satisfied that tho
government has sufficient evidence Il
sustain case in Texas.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
ROCKEFELLER IS
TO Be EXAMINED
Aged Financier, Who Evad.
ed Summons Servers, to
Give Testimony.

Brunswick. Ca. Feb. THE money
trust inquisitors. headed by Chairman
Pujo and Samuel Untermeyer, the
committees lawyer. today left fol
Jekyl island and attempted to secure
from the aged William Rockefeller
~. the secrets of the financial career
as agent of the so-called Standard oil
group of bankers. After fleeing squads
OF subpoenaed servers for six months
from New York to the Carribeans, the
magnate palsied and almost voiceless
agreed to present himself for such ex.
animation as his physicians and law
yers would allow. Two incidents OF
the Rockefeller career are being prob.
ed-the history of the so-called 'fren.
zied finance" organization of ANAL.
gamated copper in 1901 and the ro.
nance of the transaction of amalaga-
mated stock in 1906 and 1907, when
securities, after dizzy climb to 120
points. dropped to forty-two. From
Brunswick Untermeyer goes to Palm
Beach. where he will spend two week.
framing the report of the money trust
investigation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
PARCEL POST
BUSINESS GOOD
Approximately 100000
Packages During January
More Money Needed.

Washington. Feb. 7.-Approximate.
ly 40.0O0.000 parcel post packages
were handled during January. At the
fifty largest postoffices 19.S65.433 par
cells were handled in the first month
OF the operation of the new system,
and the business Of the last two weeks
exceeded that of the first two weeks
Chicago exceeded all other cities in
the number of parcels handled. its to-
total being 4.lS3.l6S. New York
handled 3.S19.7sS: Boston, l,l5l,4Os;
Philadelphia. 1.035.00O: st. Louis,
|917. 500: Cleveland. S7s,76S; Brook
lyn. $4,000: Detroit. 510.072: Cincin-
natl. 412.SSl; Kansas City. 357.l0o:
Baltimore. S2s.500: Minneapolis, 3O0,.
900: San Francisco. 100000: Buffalo.
Milwaukee. a12.940: Pittsburg, 2o7.-
076: Atlanta. $4,000: st. Paul, lsl.-
o56: New Orleans. l6e.ss1; Seattle.
155.6s2; Indianapolis. l52.042; Dallas.
10000: Louisville. l14.076: Denver,
l1O.Ss6; Richmond. 100000; Nash
Vile. Ss.27o: Jacksonville. 42.ss3.
The present season is the dull one
in postoffice business. but even IL there
should not & he no inerease eas u the parcel
would be handled during the first
year. Some postmasters estimated
that one billion packages will be
handled this year.
From the more remote sections Of
the country postmaSters report mer.
chants preparing to extend their fields
to the rural districts through the new
system. and farmers are preparing to
send products to cities and towns upon
the opening Of the spring season.
The preliminary appropriation for
the establishment Of the parcel post
has been exhausted and Postmaster
General Hitchcock today asked for an
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
NOTHING 10 IT
Irrigation Agriculture in West Not in
Danger Of Extinction.

Irrigation Agriculture in West Not in
Danger OF Extinction.
Washington, Feb. There k
nothing whatever in conditions in the
west to warrant the belief that irri-
cation agriculture is in any danger of
extinction today. tomorrow or within
the next hundred years." asserts Sec
retary Wilson Of the department Of
agriculture in reply to letter from
Secretary Fisher, obtecting to the dec
laration Of DIR. b. T. Galloway, chief
of the bureau Of plant industry. that
so far as he knew there never had
been any long continued successful ir-
rigation farming on arid land any,
where in the world. The secretary
adds however. that there are condi-
tions in the west needing most care
full consideration on the part OF all
those interested .iHs the proper devel-
opment Of this wait region" He says
DR.. Galloway in q feccnt statement to
the house committee meant that "in
many parts Of the. world where arid
conditions prevail, such as Asiatic
Turkey. Persia Afwhanistan. the ex-
treme northwestern portion Of India,
parts OF North Africa and our own
country, irrigation agri-
culture has had its periods Of rise and
decline"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
INAUGURAL PLANS
ARE PROGRESSING
Committee Appropriates
$4,000 For Stand-Ask
For Detectives.

Washington. Feb. 7.-Preparation
for the inaugural ceremonies ar,
moving swiftly to completion. Tn,
inaugural committee today appropri
ated $4,000 for the reviewing stant
at Lafayette Square and the pres,
dents stand in front of the whit,
house. These two stands form tn,
keynote of the entire dccorativ.
scheme for the inaugural.
A feature of the parade thA: hal
not been in evidence since the IN
|auguration of Grover Cleveland viii
be donkey. The animal will march
at the hand of the Young Mems Dem
ocratic club OF Washington.
To protect visitors to Washington
1T has been planned to request man,
Of the large cities to assign a detail
of picked detectives to aid the loca
The purely naval contingent in the
parade will comprise about 5000 uni.
formed men, while an equally large
number Of uniformed men will be In
the army and militia contingents
Among the civilians Chicago is to be
represented by Mayor Carter Harrison
and about 500 stalwart democrats
while the state of Illinois will be rep.
resented by Governor Dunno and his
staff. the latter in uniform.
The National American Woman Sui.
frage association practically has com.
pleted plans for it's pageant on March
3. All sections Of the country will be
represented by marchers or cavalry
squadrons. The suftragists' reviewing
stand on the south front Of the treas.
ury will be ready within few days
Applications for seats on all the stands
for the pageant promise to exceed the
supply. In one Of the larger stands
on Pennsylvania. section Of 1000
seats has been reserved for schoo
children. They will be sold at nom
inal price.
Women Of Columbus, Ohio. will
come to Washington in a special train
TO arrive on March I. They will ap.
pear in one section Of the pageant.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
WOULD INTERFERE
Wireless Station at Honolulu No
Favored by Naval Officers.

Washington. Feb. Navy officers
fear embarrassment to the govern
ment in tho announcement that the
Marconi company has contracted Cor
AZ part Of globe. .girdlins plan Of
that company. A wireless plant tn ,re,
they say. would interfere seriously
with a similar plant of the govern
mont. should the United States later
decide to erect one.
After further tests Of the Arling-
station will be installed In the Panama
canal zone. and officials said today
that the next logical place for . sta
ton would be at Honolulu.
The station the Marconi company
ls said to contemplate erecting IL
understood to be one Of four. The
others would he at Belinas. CAL: Bel
mar. N. j.. and one on the Maasacliu
sets coast .4s.te - ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
TO STRENGTHEN
BORDER PATROL
Reports of Renewed Activi-
ties by Mexican Rebels
Leads to Precaution.
Douglas. Ariz.

Douglas. Ariz.. Feb. 7.-Arranxe.
ments are being made by the ninth
cavalry to strengthen the border pa
troll between Douglas and Maco. This
Is result Of we'll founded reports
that renewed activities of rebels in
the Cananea country are imminent,
it being reported that scheme is on
foot by rebel leaders in northern
Sonoro to make that point their head
quarters in an attempt to force inter.
vention by the United States.
The Santa Rose and Currey ranches,
thirty miles south Of Douglas in
Sonora. were raided yesterday, all
horses. provisions. guns and ammuni-
ton being taken.
The leader Of the raiders is Rod.
riguez. who was recently released
from Phoenix. Ariz.. after a trial on
charges Of violation of the presidents s
order with regard to the transporta.
ton Of arms across the border. Many
reliable reports are arriving here ev.
cry day Of greatly renewed activity
among the rebels in northern Sonora.
especially in the Ala mountains.
Colonel Emilio Kosterlitxky IA due
to arrive In Aqua Pfieta tomorrow
with heavy. force Of rurales 10
strengthen that garrison and From
teras. which are again seriouyly
threatened By robels.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
NOT ENDORSED

State Department Merely Presents In.
formation Regarding Cure.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Sufferers from
pulmonary tuberculosis who have
looked with hope toward this govern
ment's inquiry into the recently re-
ported cure by DR.. Frederick Fried
man Of Berlin. soon will be able to
read an official report upon it. now
being turned out at the government
printing Office. The state department
does not endorse the cure. but merely
presents information upon It in &C.
|cordance with resolution the senate
adopted at the instance Of Senator
Gore. Government officials and mem.
bers Of congress have received thou
sands Of appeals for copies which
soon will be ready for distribution.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
|BOMbAROMENT IS
CONTINUING WITH
LITTLE RESULTS
No Appreciable Advantage
to Either Side, Although
Shelling Goes On.
WAR REPORTS ARE
TAKEN WITH SALT
Understood That They Merely Reflect
the Views Of the Various Army
Headquarters - Bulgarians DENY
Dispatch That They Suffered Losses.

London, Feb. THE war reports
thus far received are viewed with con.
siderable skepticism since 1t is we'll
understood that they merely reflect
the Views the various army headauar-
tiers desire to spread. Yesterdays re-
port from Constantinople that the
losses inflicted on the Bulgarian army
BY the Turkish feet today were de.
clared unfounded by the Bulgarian
war office at Sofia. The Bulgarian's
staff also asserts that the Ottoman
forces. attempting to advance from
Tchatalja, were quickly repulsed by
the Bulgarians after a heavy loss. The
ombardment of Odrianople continues
without an appreciable advantage to
either side.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
STATISTIC SHOW
THEY ARE WORKERS
Good Percentage of Visitors
Range From 20 to 80
Years Also' s1s1,
MIDDLE DIVISION
HAS FALLING OFF
New Features Today Again Hold At.
tention of the Crowds-With but
One More Day to Run. Event Has
Been Most Successful Attempted.

The subjects to be discussed =
at the evening session today
will bic cXtemporc. Members
of the audience will he asked II
there is any particular line =
to have additional information.
and the talks and discussion
will he along those lines.
- . = - .
The average attendants at the Corn
and Glover convention and Mid-Wlnter
years of age, according to the statistics
compiled by Secretary NJ. G. Bacheller.
There is also quite large attendance
of men between the ages Of 20 and ~
years, but in that Of farmers between
the ages of 80 and 40 years there ts
large comparative falling off. This
would seem to indicate that the great
date methods Of farming exists among
the older men and the youths and that
those Of intermediate age have a
smaller appreciation Of new ideas.
During the morning session clover
and alfalfa and the best methods OF
planting. handling and feeding them
to stock were debated and discussed
in the class which took up this sub
ject After this there was a class
on hog raising in which five we'll TED
hogs were used for demonstration.
The best methods Of feeding. housing
and breeding. We're. discussed 10y u
number Of practical men VINO n1nkr
this form Of stock.~rais'hG u business
and many questions were asked bN
farmers who contemplate hOH- raising
as a side issue.
The rope-malSing class made s''ch
q good impression yesterday that Prof;
Drew of the Minnesota Agricultural
college had to give another demon.
stration of splicing. hitchins ana
knotting to large class this morning
Among those eagerly trying TO master
some OF the knots and splices were
seen boy Of nine and man of sixty
years, both apparently equally keen in
becoming expert.
In the afternoon there was dem
onstration of butter making and T. p.
Cooper. manager Of the Better Farm
ing association. made an address on
"Up-to-Date Farm Management" Mr..
Cooper went exhaustiveiy into new
methods that have come into modern
farming. He told Of the new elements
that have entered into the farming
business the modern ideas of prevent
ing waste and practicing economies
that the farmers Of 81 decade ago knew
nothing of. He also touched on the
good work being accomplished
through the establishment Of farmers
clubs throughout the state. .,.
Farmers Arc Enthusiastic.
All OF the farmers who have been
questioned with regard to the Corn
and Glover convention and Mid-winter
fair seem to think highly of 1t. and
the general expression Of opinion is
that this years convention is in many
respects an improvement on that. of
last year. Here are a few of the ex-
pressions:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
CASTRO PLANS
ALONG VISIT
If He Loses Fight to Sustain
Habeas Corpus, He
Will Appeal.

New York, Feb. 7.-Regardless OF
the decision Of the federal district
court in the case of Cipria.lo Castro
|ex-president Of Venezuela. who is
seeking to enter the United States
Castro will remain either in New York
or on Ellis Island for some time, "pos.
sibly year." according to Harold Con-
tent his lawyer. II Castro loses his
diate appeal will be taken. his attor-
ney said. William F. Williams. i'm
migration commissioner at Ellis Is
land, filed a return to the writ. caus-
ing a postponement Of argument in the
case,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
WILL WOODY WELCOME HER?

Washington. Feb. Miss Della
Torrey Of Millbury. Mass. Aunt De-
lia." who has supplied the white house
with an occasional old-fashtoned New
13I,!;i. Engiard apple pie while Nephew
executive mansion today for her last
visit Since President Taft has been
president. Mrs Torrey has been a vel.
come visitor to her nephew's home on
several occasions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
To Arrange for Negotiations.

Bucharest, Feb. THE Rumanian
government instructed its minister to
Bulgaria to arrange for resumption
Of peace negotiations between the two
countries in regard to Rumanias terri
torial claims. The Rumanian minis
ter is to urge upon Bulgaria the ne
cessity Of bringing the matter to a
speedy conclusion. The Rumanians
claim the strip Of territory that ex-
tends along their coast line on the
H1sc 400.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
TWELVE SUCcUMB
To tho Woman suffrage Aficrobe Tha
Breeds Long Jaunta

New York. Feb. 7.-Twelve women.
flannel like the ancient Pilgrims.
promised to make the walk from here
to Washington. the trip beginning
February 2S and ending before the IN
auguration Of Wilson. according to
General" Rosalie Jones. Each MEM
Der IL to carry a kit OF selected medi-
cal supplies. calculated to relieve in
jur1es. such as was received in the trip
to Albany.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
In the Ho,l~.

Williams. Of Burleigh. offered q cap
itol commission bill which provides
for the erection Of q new capitol
building. It 10 not expected this bill
will receive favorable confederation in
this session. but tho author explained
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
GOODBYE WILSON"
This Will BE Evorite Expression 1,
Princeton ON March 4.

Princeton. n. j.. Feb. 7.-Residents
Of this city. students. members of the
faculty and the townfolk are prepar.
Wilson ON March I. Wilson lived here
over twenty-seven years. The farewell
probably will take the form Of a re-
ception. Wilson following the huee
parade from the center Of the City,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07

: THE WEATHER.
. North and south Dakota: Fair
= tonight and saturday: colder to.
. night. = 4
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
N EXECUTIVE !:
). SESSION TO-DAY
-- ...
Senate Considering Board Of
Control Appointments
Other. Important Matters
lTimes special Service ,

Bismarck. N. D., Feb. THE senate
is meeting in executive session this aft
ernoon to consider the question Of con-
firmtng the members Of the board of
yesterday. Under the law 1t will re-
quire 9 two-thirds vote Of the senate
to confirm. While 1t ls predicted that
all members Of the board. including
r. S. Lewis Of Fargo. chairman, will
be confirmed. there is considerable op-
position to the confirmation that will
require no little effort to overcome.
A strong sentiment exists in the
yesterday afternoon calling for inves-
legation into the affairs of certain
state officers. reconsidered. Whether
or not the matter is rcconsidered,
amendments will be offered, taking in
other officers and a general investiga-
ton will be started.
Bismarck, N. D.. Feb. 7.-what
some classed as an attempt to let
down the bars of the anti-pass law
caused considerable argument IN the
Gilbertson's bill, providing that mem-
bers of the railroad commission be al
lowed to ride over the railroads of the
state on passes was up. for final pass
age. When the roll was called there
were II for the bill and .3S against.
A petition headed by ex-Lieutenant
Governor Burdick and signed by 264
others, asking that a provision be
made for woman's suffrage at this
session, was received by the senate.
At $3.50 a sealed communication
was received from Governor Hanna
and the senate went into executive
aosSion IN raad tho m oRso0o
1t was generally. understood about
the corridors that the message con-
tained the names Of the new board Of
control of penal and charitable insti-
tutions and 1t was also currently ru.
mored that r. 8. Lewis Of Fargo. for
mer lieutenant governor; A. d. Grant
Of jamestown. merchant, and J. w.
Jackson. mayor of Williston, are to be
members of the board II the appoint
ments are confirmed by the senate.
There were. ten measures offered
mittees with various recommends
tions.
Davis introduced one bill. which II
It passes. will prohibit dancing In ele-
mentary and high schools Of the state.
In the House.
Bismarck. N. d. Feb. 7.-Fox Of
6uFieIsn ouereo resolution Gaining
for an investigation into the affairs of
the tax commission and the attorney
generals office. who. 1t Is charged.
has practiced law on the side and al
lows all of his assistants to do the
same. The board Of control 10 to be
probed. also conditions at the state
penitentiary. while the state engi-
neer's office comes in for criticism on
account Of the alleged fact that the
engineer accepts private work for q
consideration.
for an investigation into the charge
that some state officers do not file
their bonds until after they take Of
flee. and committee will also look
the matter up. both committees hav-
Ing Instructions to report before the
fifteenth day of the session.
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-07
UNION PACIFIC
PURCHASES IT'S
SISTER CENTRAL
Plans for Dissolution of the
Two Roads Are Now
Announced.
WICKERSHAM HAS
GIVEN APPROVAL
Understood that Syndicate has Been
Formed to Finance the Sale of the
Union Pactfic's Holdings of the
Southern Pacific.

New York, Feb. 7.-Plan. for the
dissolution of the Union Pacific Rail-
road company and the Southern Pa
cihc company. as decreed by the Unit
go states supreme court. were official
~ announced last night after a pro-
tracted session Of the directors of the
two companies. The terms are said in
statement issued Jointly by the
roads to have the approval of the de-
partment OF justice at Washington and
the agreement now awaits confirma-
ton Of the court in the federal dis
trict where the action was originally
taken and BY the railroad commission
OF the state OF California. In accord
ance with recent intimations the sew
erance OF Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific results in Union Pacific's abso.
lutte purchase of Central Pacific, which
had been the bone Of contention be-
tween the two principal roads of the
Hartman system.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-07-25
Hudson River shad.

You may have noticed that your
shad this year was wilted and taste,
less and far from the fish upon which
you dotted In your childhood For
once you are right. 1t is not that you
are growing old, but that the best
shad in the business, those from our
own Hudson river. have passed out.
Last winter the shad fishermen put
out their nets as usual. But nothing
happened The shad is a tempera.
mental beast, and 1t was thought at
first that a change in weather would
bring him around. But wintry spring
came and went without results. And
now the Oldest fishermen are selling
out and moving to other waters.
Just why the thistle Of the fish fam
lily has taken a sudden dislike to his
old haunts every one is at liberty to
guess. Probably the fact that each
year the Hudson is becoming more
like sewer and less like river has
something 10 do with the case.
At any rate, here passes a really
famous institution What pleasure
IT would be in future years to shake
our heads before the younger genera.
ton and sigh over the decadent shad
OF a degenerate age!-New Yors
Tribune.