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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
M'KENzIE CASE
AGAIN REVIVED

Valley City Times Record: After
two years spent in searching for,
identifying and forcing an admission
of guilt from the murderer of his son,
Kenneth, S. Mckenzie Of Aneta has
commenced suit against the state Of
North Dakota to secure the reward of
$500 offered by the state for the ar
rest of the guilty man or men.
Three years ago the Aneta case
was for days almost the sole topic of
conversation among residents of the
state,
A young boy, son of a strong prohi-
bitionist and law enforcement worker,
was returning to his home in the
dusk of a summer evening. Playing
along the road, lettering mere and
thetA until after dark, he was sudden
ly attacked, thrown to the ground
gagged, and then kerosene oil was
poured over his clothing and fired.
The 1ends fed as soon as the flames
were started, and shortly afterwarC
the boys pitiful screams brought help
He was taken home, Their to a Fargo
hospital, where he died in terrible
agony.
From that day the fathers time
was spent in getting trace of the
iends who had murdered his boy. He
was convicted hat his activities for
prohibition at Aneta were responsible
for a crime of revenge.
Clue after clue was run down. and
finally he narrowed his search for evil
dence to n Clyde Sperry, a young
man of Aneta, whom he believed
guilty. But he could obtain no proof
to s~ubstantiate his moral certainty.
1t was at this point that the fathers
vengeance found the means to accom-
plish his ends. Going to the twin
cities, he had printed an imitation
newspaper clipping, stating in effect
that the perpetrators of the crime
had been discovered; that one OF
them, with promise of immunity, had
turned states evidence, and that the
other man would be arrested within a
day or two.
Returning to Aneta, he confronted
Sperry and showed him the clipping
telling him that his guilt was known,
M he might as we'll admit it and
tighten his punishment. Sperry broke
down, confessed and received a sem
tence in the p~enitentiary for man
slaughter.
And now the state refuses to pay
the reward which it offered. 1t says
that the crime for which Sperry was
convicted was not the crime for which
the reward was offered, and McKen-
zie. after haggling for. two years,
has instituted suit, hoping to REIN
burSe himself for a part of the money
he spent in the work.
Combs and Richie of this city rep
resent the plaintiff, and the case will
be tried at the next term of court In
the Sixth district. at Bismarck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19

Chicago, April 10. A committee
authorized at the closing session Of
the conference on marketing and farm
credits will go to Washington in a
few days and present. to President
Wilson the conclusions of the 500
! scientific a~griculturists,- fnanciers and
economists who have met here for
three days.
They will appeal for the establish
ment by the government of a bu-
reau for the thorough study Of mar
kets, crops and cost of transporting
food stuffs. They will assert that the
appropriation of $4,000 for an organ
ization which now Is pending, should
be Increased to 81, 0 0 900.
s They will ask for federal loans to
farmers.
The chairman, Frank II. Holland.
also Will name a committee in each
State to place the matter before the
state governments and secure favor
able action.
E. Arrangements were undertaken for
p second national conference to open
In Chicago on April IA. 1914, and for
an international conference at San
, Francisco in 1915.
which will go to Washington, include:
T, D. Harmon. chairman. publisher
eof P~ittsburg; Or. A. CasweIl Ellis
of the University Of Texas; John Sc
bastian, vice president Of the Rock
Island railroad, Chicago; f. w. Kirk
patrick, president of the farmers CON
gress, Mckinney. Tex; DR.. J. H. Con-
nell OF the Oklahoma agricultural
college; Vance Mccormick, Harris
burg, Pa; NJ. P. Myers, publisher.
Chicago; Charles A. Shamel, pub
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
WILL APPEAL FOR BUREAU
TO STUDY FARM MARKETING .
AND SYSTEM OF FARM CREDIT

Usher, Chicago; Clarence Poe, pub
Usher, Raleigh, N. c.; Arthur Capher
Of Topeka, Kan: Lieut.. Gov. S. r.
McKelvie of Nebraska; Edward
Byrnes, publisher, Chicago. They
will read to the president the report
of the committee on resolutions which
states, among other things:
THE cost of taking the products Of
the farm to the is unnec-
essarily large. and the methods en-
ployed are wasteful. Economic and
efficient methods for the distribution
of these farm products are of pre-em-
inent Importance in reducing the cost
and raising the standard OF living.
The government should establish an
effective agency for the study Of the
problems of marketing n for the
distribution Of information as to con-
ditions and needs and rational meth
DDS of meeting these needs.
The state governments in similar
manner. should take up the study Of
more economic and efficient systems
of marketing. The universities, agri-
cultural colleges. newspapers and or
CARNATIONS for the promotion of eco
nomic welfare, both in the city n
in the country. should give h ques-
ton their immediate attention.
It is the opinion Of the conference
that the small farmer is at present
unable to secure for sufficient time at
a reasonable rate and under favor
able conditions, the capital with
which to purchase a farm, or to pro-
cure the equipment and materials
necessary
It recommends that national n
state governments and other agencies
mentioned should CIV Immediate con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
COOPERATIVE
CREAM STATION

Sheldon, N. D., April 19.-The Shell
don cooperative cream station was
organized by the business men at a
meeting held last Thursday at the
Clements Mercantile Co.'s store. The
merchants have all joined together TO
pay the salary of the buyer and will
ship the cream to some eastern point,
most likely Fargo, giving the producer
every cent there is in it, and doing
away with the. commission that other
buyers charge.
The photograph gallery has been
rented and VIM. Cuthill has been en-
gagged to act as buyer and everything
will be in readiness to handle cream
next Monday morning.
Each delivery will be paid for in
cash and the owner can spend his
money where he wishes, as there will
be no waiting for the returns or an
additional trip to town to get cans.
Another thing that will favorably i'm
| press the producer lis that his cream
will be tested twice, at this end and
again In Fargo, N should a wrong
test be made at this end the mistake
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19


timonial for the benefit of other suffer
ing women. Miss ANNA BENDER, ST.
James, Missouri.
Another Case.
Dixon, Iowa.-ttI have been taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for some time and it has done me
much good. My back troubled me very
much. 1t seemed weak. had much
pain and / was not as regular rs / should
have been. The Compound has cured
these troubles and / recommend it to all
my friends. Mrs. BERTHA DIERKsEN,
Box 102, Dixon, Iowa.
III you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound will helpyOu, write
to Lydia f. inkham MedicineCO q.
(cOnfidential) Lynn,M Mass, for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by "a woman
and held I'm strict confidence
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
POURED KEROSENE
ON The FIRE

Langdon, n. D.. april 19.-Harold
Sunderland, proprietor Of the Milton
dray line, met with an accident which
might have resulted fatally if it had
not beer for the prompt action of
Martin Jensen. Sunderland was start
ing a fire. In order to hurry the fire
in the range he poured oil on the fuel
in the stove. A couple of minutes lat
er he noticed that the fire was not
burning right, so he again proceeded
to pour a little more oil from a small
baking power can onto the fuel. In
stantly there was an explosion, and
his clothing was a mass Of flames.
He rushed out Of doors and attempt
ed to extinguish the flames by rolling
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
TRAIN HIT AUTO.
At HEBRON
OCCUPANTS NARROWLY EscAP-
ED DEATH BY JUMPING
CAR COMPLETE WRECK

Hebron. N. D., April IA new
automobile, occupied by F. Redetzka
and Emil Kuehn, was hit by train No.
8 of the N. P. railway at a grade
crossing In Hebron, at 1870 p. m.
Thursday. Both men jumped, but
neither was clear of the car when
struck and escaped with their lives,
though much bruised, but there were
no broken bones. The automobile is
an absolute wreck,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
Bounty on Gophers.

Cogswell, N, D., April 19.-The
board of county commissioners were
in session five days last week, and ad-
journed to meet again May 5, to check
out the present county treasurer and
turn the office over to Treasurer Dada
The board has levied a bounty OF
9 cents on common and 3 cents on
pocket gophers. beginning with April
10 and closing June 10,
There was no duty on these little
pests last year and few were killed
AS a result they are-very thick this
year, and the small boy will reap &
harvest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19

You know what happens In a house
in which the plumbing is in poor con-
dition-everybody in the house is liable
to contract typhoid. or some other few
err. The digestive organs perform the
same functions in the human body as
the plumbing does for the house, and
they should be kept in first class con
dition all the time. If you. have any
trouble with y your a digestion take
Chamberlain's Tablets and you are
certain to get quick relief. For sale
by all dea1ers.-Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
Straight at Il.

There is no use of beating around
the bush" We might as well out with
it first as last. We want you to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the next
time you have a cough or cold. There
is no reason so far as we can see why
you should not do so. This prepare
ton by it's remarkable cures has gain
ed a world wide reputation, and peo-
Pile everywhere speak Of it in the high
est terms of praise. II is for sale by
all dpaleTs-AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
FOUND AN OLD
INDIAN NECKLACE.

Linton, n. D., April 19.-Judge
Carley has an old Indian relic
which he prizes very highly. He
found it while digging in his garA
den. 1t appears to have been
there for many years.
1t was composed or a number of
large black beads strung on a
cord, a claw Of some animal being
hung between every six beads.
Mr.. Carey has been offered a on
siderable price for his find, but re-
fuses to part with it. The neck
lace appears to have been through
a fire, presumably a prairie fire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
SENSATION At
DEVILS LAKE

Devils Lake, N. D., April 19.-There
are, sensations anticipated in this city
as a result of recent scandals involv-
ing young girls of tender age. Prose-
cutions have not been started, because
of the fear OF publicity on the part of
the parents, but there is SC much in
dignation that legal action will prob
ably result. The names of two well
known business men are involved, and
If they are arrested there will be a
great deal of interest in the matter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
BACKACHE
A SYMPTOM
Of More Serious Illness Ap.
preaching. Mrs. Ben
der's Case.

Backache is a symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you have
backache don't neglect it To get per-
manent relief you must reach the root
Of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Ben
der's experience.
st. James, Mo. "About a year ago
/ was irregular, had cramps everymonth,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
tho snow. without avail.

in the snow, without avail. Jensen
happened to see him, rushed to his aid
with an old hunting coat and smoth-
cred the fire, but not before Mr.. Sun
derland had received severe burns
along the right side of his body and
on his right arm. The burns were the
most severe above his chest, near the
shoulder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19

headache and con-
slant backache. I
took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and used
the Sanative Wash
and / am relieved Of
all my troubles and
am in perfect health.
I shall recommend
your medicine to all
my friends and you
NAV nIlhlish this tes-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19

orcycle cop on the Job those thus
speeding can be caught and warned,
and arrested IL necessary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-19
Look 70 Your Plumbing,

will be rectifed when the buyer gets
his returns. ..-a. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
XMAS TRAVEL RUSH ON
Vassar Girls Head Tide OF Holi
day Home Seekers.

Christmas spirit pervaded the concrete
lined and marble halls OF New York
railroad terminus yesterday, IL Yuletide
greetings from outgoing and incoming
passengers on their way TO holiday cheer
can change the usual atmosphere of rail-
road passenger stations in any appre-
ciable degree. At any rate. the station
attendants and officials said there was
change OF some sort. and attributed IL to
the presence of several thousand men.
women and children. laden with holly
decorated gifts, who hurried through the
.concourses and waiting rooms Of the ter
minals on their Journeys TO Christmas
celebrations.
The road officials at the Grand Central
Terminal and Pennsylvania Station SAID
the crowds were even greater in numbers
than for several years. 1t didn't look Ike
a sign OF hard times, they said
The through" route passengers as far
West as Chicago and Middle West points
left the city yesterday. although a num-
Der will travel to-day. Tomorrow ana
Tuesday the real rush Of local travellers
will begin and continue up TO Wednes-
day evening The Pennsylvania carried
seventy-fve extra sleepers on FRIDAY anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
FATHER AGAINST DAUGHTER
Accuses Woman in Court, but
Finally Relents.

James Robertson, retired business
man, seventy-siX years old, appeared as
the complaining witness against his
daughter. Mrs. Jane +. Heath, fifty-three,
I'm the West Farms court yesterday. Mrs
Heath was arraigned on n charge OF dis
orderly conduct. Both live at No 226S
Prospect avenue. The Bronx.
Magistrate Schulz suggested that the
case be put over until tomorrow and
asked Robertson 10 take his daughter
home with him. This he refused TO do,
even though Magistrate Schulz said he
would have To lock her up unless her
father agreed TO take charge Of her. Not
until Mrs Heath sank to her knees and
pleaded with Robertson did he accede 10
the request.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
POSTOFFICE FORCE BUSY
425 Additional Clerks Handling
Parcel Post Matter.

With an additional force Of 42J clerks
assigned TO handling parcel post matter
good weather and no rush OF foreign mail.
Postmaster +. NJ. Morgan was giving
thanks Yesterday for the case with which
the local office has thus far disposed Of
the enormous amount Of parcel post mat
ter. Mr.. Morgan hoped the weather would
continue fair until Christmas Day.
Yesterday was the big day for mailing
packages by parcel post, being the first
Saturday before Christmas the system
has been in operation. Despite the rush
everything worked smoothly. At times
there were large crowds in line waiting to
insure packages or mail the same. but no
one had to wait long and there was no
confusion.
"I haven't the slightest idea how many
pieces we have handled or the weight just
now" said Mr.. Morgan yesterday after
noon. eve are too busy getting the stuff
out of the way. Everything is being
cleaned up as fast as 1t comes in and the
sub-stations are in tho same condition.
I'VE have been fortunate in having good
weather, which has been responsible for
the mail coming in in more. or less
steady stream. Had we had few rainy
days people would just have waited for
good weather or until the last moment to
mail their packages, and congestion would
be the result.
Another thing that has helped us is
that the heavy Christmas mails from the
other side are all in. On the last two
ships there were 1000 bags. On the three
that are due before Christmas there are
but 400. Last year the foreign mail
came in on US at the last moment and we
had a big snow storm to buck in addition.
For the Christmas rush the depart
ment allowed us 17I extra clerks and we
have go auxiliary clerks at work These
we are using on the parcel post, the press
ure on the money order division having
ceased.
IL should say that the volume of parcel
post packages is about three times as large
as il was a month ago I base that esti-
mate on the fact that there are three
timer as many packages insured"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
GORDON NOTES ON VIEW
Money Issued at Khartoum
Shown at Coin Exhibit.

Three notes issued by General Charles
c. Chinese Gordon shortly before he lost
his life were shown I'm an exhibition OF
coins OF the Egyptian revolt placed on
view yesterday at the American Numls-
matte Society, at 18th street and Broad
way. The notes were among other things
lent by the Rev. DR. James Il. Mes. OF
Brooklyn.
Rowland Wood. curator of the society,
showed also his collection OF coins struck
by dervishes ut Omdurman I'm the Soudan.
He said n was the most complete coliec-
ton OF its sort eXtant While having no
special monetary value, they are remind
ora Of a time when the Mahdi Issued
coins in imitation OF Turkish and Egyp-
tan money. and when the country was
virtually "A closed one.
Some OF the coins came from an Eng
llsh officer who served under Kitchener,
and the rest from a French officer I'm the
Fashods campaign.
Tho earlier coins were made OF fairly
good silver but as tho government got
poorer the coins became seven parts cop
per and two parts silver then they be-
came silver plated, and finally they were
Just plain copper. From 1887 TO 1885 the
Khalifah, successor 20 the Mahdi, who
died shortly after the fall OF Khartoum
in 1855. issued the coins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
DOGS OF WAR LIE DOWN
Peace Conference Ends Chow
and Bull Fight at Homestead.

Hampstead. Long Island Dec. 2o-The
question of whether III II Iii To was
chewed by Beauty here one week ago to-
day came up for determination to-day be-
fore Justice OF the Peace Citizens.
Mrs. Walter w. Bake, OF Garden City,
who owns the first named a chow. and
Richard w. Turner. who owns Beauty, an
English bulldog, had dozens OF witnesses
present Mr.. Turner particularly. for lie
was ready To show that Beauty was
sweet-tempered and would not attack
anything but food except In self-defence.
When all seemed ready for the hearing
TO start. the attorneys announced that
they wished to confer. They were permit
ted TO do so, and when they had finished
they said Mrs. Bake would withdraw her
charge II Mr.. Turner would promise 10
keep his dog away from the chow. This
was agreed TO, and the case was dts
missed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
SONG MAN FOUND GUILTY
Kellogg Convicted of Fraud
10 Months Imprisonment.

Robert II. Kellogg. publisher OF song
poems. was found guilty yesterday of
using the mails 70 dofraud. He was
sentenced to thirteen months imprIson-
ment in Atlanta. The jury. after almost
three hours OF delilcratiOn. found him
guilty on two counts. They asked Judge
Grubb to extend clemency 20 the de-
PENDANT
Kellogg did not have chance 10 show
his ability as . pianist TO the judge and
Jurors. for the court ruled that IL was
not necessary This deprived them OF the
opportunity OF hearing The Boiler Shop
Rag" II was read. however, and the
chorus IL rs follows.
Bang bang. bang. that's the boiler shop
rag.
Boom boom. boom. it's noisy rag,
II you care To hear never 80 near
Because IL will sure burst your ear.
You may dc as YOU choose,
But II you want TO snoozc.
Keep away from that drag,
Never 20 near that jag
Keep away from the boiler shop rag
In summing up for Kellogg. James c.
Clcary his counsel. said that through
tho trial the song poets had achieved
more publicity than the music publisher
had promised them. As soon as the sem
tence had been pronounced, Cleary APP
piled for a writ OF error, which was
granted. The bail bond was continued
until tomorrow morning. when Judge
Grub will decide upon the writ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
COLUMBIA MEN HARD HIT
Parcel Post Robs Them of
Chance for Holiday Work.

The express companies are not the only
sufferers from the parcel post. which IS
having its first test this year as "A carrier
of Christmas packages. Between fifty
and scventy-hve Columbia students who
in other years have been hired by the
express Companies to do extra work IN
tho holiday rush. find themselves out of
work this year. Furthermore. the fact
that Uncle Sam has n waiting list of al
most 1000 would-be letter and parcel car
ricrs. makes It impossible for the Co
lumba boys 10 get into the postal service
as extra clerks.
The hard times have hit the Columbia
students from all angles this season. The
department stores. for example. have not
required nearly as many extra clerks rs
In previous years. and tho Columbia stu
dent employment office has n surplus OF
students for holiday work. where In other
years il has been difficult 20 find enough
men for the work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
SAYS HE GETS LAUGH ONLY
Broker, Trying to Serve Papers
on Wife, Asks Courts Help.

Percy de Marac Belts, a banker and
broker at No 43 Exchange Place, whose
wife, Mrs. Emma Marie Belts. is suing
him for separation. fled an action yes
tcrday FOR an annulment of his marriage
10 Mrs. Belts on the ground that her first
husband, Silas W. Ferguson, obtained a
divorce from her and she was forbidden
to marry again I'm this state.
According TO afiidavits filed i'm the latest
suit Mrs. Belts, who lives at No. - West
1O3d street, has refused TO be served with
the summons and complaint in the suit.
Irving Belts. a brother OF the husband.
made affidavit that he had tried several
times personally 10 serve Mrs Belts. and
that although she would sit at the window
and laugh at his efforts to hand her the
papers. he had not been able 10 get into
her apartment The husband obtained an
order Of the Supreme Court yesterday TO
serve his wife by publication