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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
N. D. R. R. COMMISSION
Continued From Page One.

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the. purposes for which the expen-
ditures were made.
AS if the foregoing Investigations did
not, in themselves. constitute a big
enough job, congress included in the
law all common carriers in Interstate
commerce, thus bringing in the express
companies, companies which operate
lines of freight cars, pipe lines cross
ing state boundaries, certain steamer
lines, ferries and the like which are
used to connect railroad lines, tele-
graphic and wireless systems, tele-
phone companies doing business in in
terstate commerce and i~nterurban troll
ley lines between states.
inventory Of All Property.
The law prescribes also that the
commission shall pursue. certain sub
sidiary but related lines of investiga-
ton. One of these is a determination
and inventory of property held by rail-
roads, but not used for transportation
purposes. Under this head are includ-
ed lands held by the roads for future
terminal properties rented for
stores and offices, restaurants, news
stands and the like. Another is an in
ventory of all gifts or financial aid
given to the railroads in the past by
the United States government or by
any state or municipal government or
by individuals or corporations. as well
as the present values of these gifts
and the sums which have been de-.
rived in the past from the sale of them.
To balance this inventory the rail-
roads, according to the testimony of
Trumbull, a director in many
railroads, expect to show what free
the roads have made to the
government in the past. Many of the
land grant roads have made large con
to the government in the car
rying of mail, and during the Civil
= g carried troops and supplies
at reduced rates, sometimes free.
The commission has yet to deter
mine what procedure it will follow in
the valuation. The law empowers it
to appoint examiners to question wit
nesses and take testimony. Whether
examiners will conduct their
in the field or whether a great
valuation court will be set up in Wash
is as yet undetermined. The
oWn experts and lawyers to contest
by the commission REGARDED
rs o high.
As soon as the commission has COM
oleted the work on any one ROAD the
aW requires lit to notify the attorneyl
general Of the United States, the gov
rnors of all states through which the
passes, and the attorneys OF the
abroad company concerned, that a
.~entative valuation has been reacfled.I
Il no protest against the tentative val
lation is made within thirty days the
taluatfon becomes final But lie any
oarty to the proceedings does protest,d
commission is REQUIRED To hold Al
rearing To which anyone can bring
violence to show that LIBERALIZATION is
lot correct. The commission then
makes its final decision after hearing
arguments.
Make Report4fo Congress.
During the progress Of the inyesti-
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PIPER LIKELY TO
GET BACK MONEY

Atty. A. W. Fowler, who a been
in Hot. Springs, Ark, prosecuting the
men who were principals in the work
Of fleeing Ferdinand Piper Of Maple,
ton, Cass4 county, returned home yes
terday evening and was successful in
sending two of the men. THE Brass
Kid and a man named Abbey, Io the
penitentiary for each five years. 1t
was a hard fought battle and the de-
PENDANTS had, for, their attorneys some.
of the brightest and best lawyers in
the south. The case occupied the at,
tention of the court for several days
and as will be remembered by the
readers Of The Forum, Mr.. Fowler was
complimented in the Hot Springs pa
for his great address before the
jury.
The question OF the $4,000 from
which MIR. Piper was separated is still
pending. There were three cases
brought altogether i'm regard to this
money. Two of these have been tried
and each ended In a decision iii favor
of Mr.. Piper. In one Of these, and this
was the big question, the matter Dc
getting the money back into the AR
kansas National bank, was tried out
and itsended in the money being again
turned over Ito the bank. The question
.of the final disposition of this money
still rerlaaiflsgto be tried ana Mr.. F.ow-
Ter is confident that 1t will end Id fay
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
ANNUAL Y. NJ. c. A.
BANQUET FRIDAY

The fourth annual dinner of the
local Y. NJ. C. "A. will be held in the
association building, Friday evening,
at $50. III. #. Emery. president OF
the association, is chairman of the
evening, and the postmaster is w. II.
Day, international secretary of the
railroad department, of Portland. ore.
The speaker of the evening is Watson
S. Moore, president of the board Of
directors of the Duluth Y. NJ. G.. "A.
He has chosen for his subject, The
Marks of a City.
James Holes will speak on The
Fargo of Old Days, and Bertrand
Allan Orr will give a solo. The music
will be furnished by the orchestra of
the Fargo College conservatory.
A very excellent menu is, planned.
and the affair promises to be a great
success.
Secretary Wolf wishes it known
h if, through oversight, anyone en-
titled to an invitation has not receiy-
ed one, he may do so by notifying
the committee.
The Fargo Y. M. c. A. is a live
and thriving organization and
deserves the support and encourage
ment of each and every one of the
city's well wishers.
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ORCHESTRA

The orchestra Of the Mars club Of
the First Methodist church is to be re-
organized under the direction of Dir.
Putnam. Hitherto only members OF
the club were eligible. In the new or
iganization all those in the Methodist
Sunday school wine play instruments
will be permitted to join.
Every Sunday at IL O'Clock noon, the
big orchestra will furnish music. 1t
will be composed of sixteen or eighteen
pieces, six violins, cello, bass viol,8
horns, comets, trombone, clarinets,
flute, oboe, traps and piano.
The Mars club band which led the.
Billy Sunday Sunday school parade
will be re-organized, and will take the
trip to Grand Forks for the State
Sunday School convention to be held
there the middle ofJuf1e. The differ
.ent bands will consolidate at the Forks
for a big parade. Music will be- sent
ahead SO that the pieces will be work
ed out by the players. In the evening.
of i of the days a concert will be
held in which each organization will.
expected to furnish several mum
on the programme.
It Isl very probable that the Mars
club orchestra will accompany tile
ard appear III the evening con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Spring Term OF
+. DISTRICT Court
OPENED THIS MORNING BY JUDGE
NYE - NINETY-THREE CIVIL
CASES ON CALENDAR. WHICH
WAS cALLED-couRT cHARG-
ED GRAND JURY.

The first business after the opening
of the spring term of the district
court for Clay county this morning by
Hon. c. A. Nye, judge. was the call Of
the calendar for the reason that the
full complement Of the grand jurors
had not reached the city, their train
not having arrived in the city. At the
conclusion of the reading of the cal
endar and the hearing of n or two
motions the members of the grand
jury all reported present and the court
proceeded to read the usual instruc-
tions. Judge Nye named Ole N. Lee
as foreman of the jury. s
Immediately after, the charge the
jury filed out to their room accornpan-
led by J. b. Blanchard, bailiff in charge,
and according to a statement by Coun-
ty Attorney Dosland, the jury went
right to work on matters presented by
Mr.. Dosland. n
The appointed. deputy sheriffs for
the term are Messrs. Bodkin and
Knapp.
One of the first matters presented
before the judge was in connection
with the condemnation proceedings
which have been instituted to acquire
certain lots required for the use of
the state normal school here and own
ed, by Atty. N. j. Johnson. who appear
ed for. himself. The state was repre-
scented by Mr.. Edgerton of St. Paul,
assistant attorney general. The court
made an order for the necessary pro-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
THAT NEW ROAD LAW.
10 Not Effective This Year-Taxes t
Be Worked Out This YaarL

10 Not Effective This Year-Taxes tc
Be Worked Out This Year.
The passage Of the new road law
will nave a far reaching effect in al
counties of the state in due time, but
according to authorities who have ex-
amined the new law the old road law
Will be in full force and effect this
year n road taxes are to be worked
out.
Under the new road law. fathered by
Representative Dunn, there will be but
one supervisor in each township, but
township officers must go ahead this
year in the same old way. Whatever
action looking toward road work in. the
various townships, was taken in the
annual town meeting in March, is
to be followed and actual work is to
be done on the roads or payments
made in cash, according to, assess
,ments made at the annual meetings,
the same as formerly township officers
who were under the impression that
the new law became Immediately eff
fective, should go ahead and make up
their books without delay and see that
the road tax is either worked out or
paid in cash as formerly.
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cation the commission is required to
make a report to congress at the open
ing or each regular session. This new
law means the creation of a great per-
manent bureau within the commission
which will have the duty of keeping
the completed railroad valuation up to
date. Carriers will be required to fur
nlsh annually information and reports
OF extensions, improvements and any
changes in their equipment. The COM
mission will report these changed val
uations to congress at the beginning
of each regular session.
The law jealously guards and pre-
serves the commissions supremacy in
the matter of fixing valuations of car
riers. Whenever rate cases get into
the courts and the railroad companies
submit new evidence tending to show
that the commissions valuation is in
correct, the court is expressly forbid
den to pass upon this evidence. Instead
the law provides a procedure which.
forces the court to halt the action until
the evidence a be submitted to the
commission, which may then change,
or refuse to alter its original valuation.
The law explicitly states that the COM
missions figures shall be prima facie
evidence in any court.
The commission realizes the import
ance of having it done by the best ex-
perts which money can hire. Because
OF the varying opinions held by experts
on valuations it is of paramount inn
portance to the credit OF the American
railroads that the work be done SO eff
ftciently that the results of the inves-
tigation will be unassailable. Said Mr..
Trumbull to the senate committee:
If this valuation is poorly done. or
done. you ma injure the
of the greatest property iii the
world And President Loree, of the
Delaware & Hudson railroad, said that
in the coming valuation ut is quite
possible that the credit of the roads
be so shaken as to amount to a
public calamity
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
State tuberculosis
Sanitarium at Dunseith
Needs More Room

The state tuberculosis sanitarium
at Dunseith was opened late in the fall
Of 1912. Very few persons realize the
scope of the work of this institution.
According to the last report of the
superintendent of the state board Of
health there were in North Dakota,
during the nine months previous to
April l, 1918, no less than 507 deaths
from tuberculosis. Based upon this
fact and upon the conservative esti-
mate that there are five incipient Chat
is early cases of tubercle for each
death, he reasons that there are $500
lnclplent cases in the state. Under
improved sanitarium treatment about
70 to 80 per. cen of these are durable.
The state sanitarium Ia at present
accommodation for about thirty patti
ents. When the new cottages are built
this summer the capacity will be in
creased to more than twice this num-
Der. .H.. ."... -
The fraternal orders in the state are
taking an increased interest in his
form Of work and it is probable that
at least two of the grand lodges will
make provision this year for the build
ing of cottages to shelter those of their
members who require this form of
treatment.
Lilo administration building, erected
by the state at a cost of about $685.
600, is a beautiful brick structure.
equipped with all modern c~onveniences,
and is intended for the use of the Of
ficers, and of those patients who re-
quire especial care. 1t has the gener-
al dining room, kitchen, laundry, fur
mace room, offices, library, laboratory,
examining rooms, etc., and is a three
story building with large sleeping
porches and sun parlors.
The cottages are built to contain
sixteen patients, each having two
wings, with eight beds and a central
living room, with lockers for clothing
and a bath room for patients The
cost of building and equipping each
cottage complete is. approximately &c.
OOe. The beds alone, cost about $50
each, as extra heavy blankets and
robes ar required for open air sleep
ing. The patients sleep and live in
the open air at all times and enjoy it,
too, a fact that is evidenced by gem
eral gain in weight and bodily nutri-
ton. A patient at present in the in
stitution came from Arizona in Janu-
airy of this year. being unable to i'm
prove in that climate. His three
months residence here has resulted in
a ten pound gain in weight and in
crease in appetite and loss of fever.
This would lead to the conclusion that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Good Roads to FARGO,

Fergus Falls Journal: O. K. Harris
returned from an automobile trip to
Bagley, Clearwater county, Friday, &C
conpanied by his wife, who has been
visiting there for the past five weeks.
Mr.. Harris travelled through rain and
mud, but says he experienced no diff
Guilty in making. the trip, aside from
sinking in soft mud and sand at one
point on the Indian reservation, and
having, to be pulled out. The roads
other points on the trip are partly of
corduroy n are not ideal automobile
roads. Mr.. Harris travelled from Bag
ley. to Fargo, a distance of 1873 miles,
by road in tn hours. and from Fargo
to this city between 8 a.. m. and 2 p. m.
Mr.: Harris says that vegetation of all
kinds is a great deal farther advanced
than it is in the Bagley country. d
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05

the northern air is best for northern
people, because it is difficult to acclim-
atize a patient to southern conditions.
many people with pulmonary
trouble, who so south for better health,
sink rapidly instead of improving!
The location of the state sanitarium
is ideal. The magnificent view, roll
ing hills, tiny lakes, trees, winding
roads, the pure air and water combine
to make the situation the finest in the
northwest for sanitarium purposes.
The patients are doing well and a gen.
eral air of h~opefulness prevails with
the coming of early summer
The great need at the present is
more room for patients. Many appli-
cants have to be rejected owing to
lack of space. A large infirmary is
needed for advanced cases. A large
proportion of the applicants are ones
who have neglected to- come until al
most hopeless, and belfast. These
cases should be kept in a separate
building, as the chance of Infection
from such patients is greater and they
individually require closer attention
and more nurse help and the per-
centage of cures in this class, is much
lower han in the %incipient.
The new wing of cottage No. i will
shortly be finished, to house ten more
patients.
The contract for installing a $50
electric light plant and dynamo has
been let to the Fairbanks Morse firm
to be finished July 1.
A telephone line will be constructed
to connect with Dunseith, a distance
of two miles.
Two cottages will be built within a
few weeks to be used as homes for
help.
The work, of this institution will I'M
doubtedly be a large one within the
next few years, as it is the first prac-
teal attempt that has been made in
this state to cope with the white
plague. and with a mortality Of 500 to
500 per year in North Dakota and from
1000 to 5000 persons requiring treat
ment, it will be ultimately one of the
largest public charitable institutions.
The principles of treatment-will be
strict attention to personal hygiene
open air life. bountiful supply of u
ishing foods, a graduated system of
exercise and work-as recommended
BY the largest European ~sanitariums-
and the proper use of serums in select
ed cases. The laboratory is being equip
ped with necessary diagnostic appar-
atus and will be under scientific man
agement.
The present great need is moro
room. "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
DEMISE OF
MRS. ]. ". BEACH

Late Sunday morning, at a local
hospital, the wife Of Prof. y. w. Beach
passed away following an illness OF
only a weeks duration. She was
thought to be progressing nicely and
there were no thoughts Of there being
serious results from the illness from
which she was suffering. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beach came to Fargo two years ago
from Ohio and had become endeared
to q large circle Of friends in and out-
side Of college circles. The funeral
will be held from the First Congrega-
.tional church tomorroW afternoon, the
services to be conducted by the pastor
Rev. r.. A.. Beard and President Cree
gan of Fargo college.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
More Chilly Weather,

The local weather bureaus reports
this morning were featured by news Of
frosts north and west. Bismarck, N.
D., and Miles City, Mont, received
heavy touches and there was a. killing
frost at Havre, Mont. At Dubuque,
Ia, there was a downpour of rain yes
terday amounting to 1.30 inches. The
the maximum yesterday was IS. The
minimum at Calgary. today was % de-
grees. The forecast said frost tonight
for this section with moderate north
west wind, -,..- .,... -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
new MANAGER FOR
The RUMELY CO.

2. S. Tecktonius, sales manager of
the RurneIy Products Co, is III the
city, and wishes 70 a change
OF management in the Fargo branch.
q. j. Conrlick. the former manager,
has been assigned To southern terri
tory on recount Of his health, and will
be succeeded by t. NJ, Minis, formerly.
assistant manager at Fargo.
Mr.. Te~clktonils finds business con-
ditions Very gratifying on his trip
through the northwest.
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remarkably well considering the heavy
selling and bearish attitude Of some
of the big traders, while buying
strength came mostly from local pro-
fessionals. Deliveries on May con-
tracts are very small as there is lir-
tie corn available for such purposes.
Cash sales were $4,000 bushels wheat,
$4,000 bushels corn and $4,000
bushels oats. No export sales were
reported at %seaboard.
Inter-Ocean.
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Duluth Cash Close.
Duluth Flax.
Livestock Receipts.

Chicago, May 5.-Hogs 10000; left
over 1,490; steady to shade lower:
light $S.30@8.60; mixed $S.15@8.55;
heavy $7.90@8.45; rough $7.9O@S.10;
cattle $4,000; steady; to strong; sheep
$4,000 steady.
Kansas City, May 5.-Hogs 5000;
cattle 1000; sheep 5000.
Omaha, May 5.-Hogs $500; cattle
1000; sheep $500.
Finley Darrell & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Notice 81 ire Meetina N cradi4ass

Notice OF First Meeting of Creditors.
In the District Court oftthe rJnita5
States for the District Of North d.
kota, In the Matter of ri. ID. Canniff
and In. Speer, Cepartners al F,araa
Decorating Company, and as1@sIns
individuals, Bankrupts in BankrIlnfeva
TO the creditors Of u. D Canniff
ms ". M Speer, Co-partners al Far
SO Decorating Company, ana a. n
diyiduals, of Fargo, County of cass
and District aforesaid, as bankrunts.
Notice is hereby given taat8on Anr,I
18th. 1913 the said ~. ID. Canniff ana
Y M. speer, Co-partners as Farass
Decorating Company, and Al III.
diyiduals, We're duly adiud;cafaa
5haakrnpts and that the first nseatissr
iiof their creditors will be held in fhss
off1ce af Emerson III. Smith. Raferaa
6o2# Front Street. in Fargo. II Is Il,
May 18th, 1919 at ITO s8oselock Al III "a
which time the creditors may affsna
prove their claims; appoint a trustee
examine the bankrupt and tra1,saa
such other business AS may pronerir
come before such meeting. II
L'a t I faTgos N ~. May 3rd. 1919.
EMERSON m. SMITH.
Referee iii I3arakrul,fcy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Worlds SHIPMENTS.

Wheat 100000 bushels: previous
week 13,136,000 bushels; last year H.
224, 900 bushels; corn 3,308, 900 bush
els; previous week 4,139,00 bushels:
last year 3,401, 900 bushels.
Chas. e. Lewis e. Co
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Saw Club rooms.

al. n. Waldorf, one Of the prominent
merchants Of the city Of Lima, Mont,
near Butte, visited the FARGO Com
rlereial Club room this afternoon and
vas shown about by Hon. N r.. Lowell,
former mayor. He expressed himself
as pleased with the appearance of the
rooms
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
REPORTS BY The
CITY TREASURER

Office of city treasurer. Fargo, N. D.,
May l., city treasurer's monthly report
April, 1913: To the honorable, the
mayor and city council. Gentle
men:
The following shows the receipts
and disbursements of my Office for the
month of April, 1913 and the distribu-
ton Of funds at the end of the
month:
On hand April 1,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
CLOSING Cables,

Liverpool. May 5.-Wheat closed 10
to Il lower; corn unchanged.
Paris, May 5.-Wheat closed 1 high
er; tiour unchanged to IL up.
Antwerp. May 5.-Wheat closed I'M
changed. ..t
lower.
Budapest, May 5.-Wheat closed un-
changed. n
ChaS. E. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Daily CIearaneas.

Wheat $4,000 bushels; flour $4,000
barrels; corr $4,000 bushels: oats
none; wheat Inc flour $50, 900 bushels.
Chas. E. Lewis & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Speculative Gossip.

Chicago, May with crop reports
indicating a high promise everywhere
and the Missouri state report giving
tie condition as SO against sc in AnriI
and SO last May, with only / per cent
CT the acreage abandoned, and with
rain Friday night and Saturday over
a large part of the wheat area west
of the Missouri river, and some sec.
lions east Of it Saturday, there is 4
disposition to go a little slow on the
buying side Of wheat, especially as thu
export trade reports Of deficient mois-
ture shown by the weather bureau
combined with the favorable condi-
lions Tor insect development Injurious
to the wheat plant have a tendency f.
curtail short selling and traders are
for the present disposed to await new
DEVELOPMENTS. Corn values have held
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-05
Evening Grain letter,

Chicago, May 5.-Wheat: In the face
of a higher cable, opening lower on
generous rains throughout the winter
wheat belt and in the dry districts Of
western Kansas n Oklahoma, market
held stubbornly. around the low price
for the day, closing with a loss of, sc
from Saturday figures. The southwest
were moderate sellers on the magnif-
cant outlook in winter wheat with COM
mission houses the best buyers on rest
ing orders. Foreign political situation
evidently much improved and nothing
heard about it at all today. There were
reports Of sales to seaboard of As loads
of Duluth wheat, although Duluth
claimed that Chicago owners were Of
fering to resell at lower figures than
the current one. Meanwhile the, winter
wheat crop marches on toward maturi-
with early prospects unimpaired and
actual condition improved. We favor
the selling side on all good upward
swings.
ChaS. E. Lewis G. Co.