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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
DANGER TO NATION

Manifestation of Anarchial Powers
Scored in Brief Before Court. :.
Washington. Dec. 31.-Counsel for
the Mid West Oil company, headed
by Joel Vaile Of Denver, filed with the
supreme court brief attacking Taft's
order III 1909 withdrawing the public
oil lands in Wyoming and California
from entry, at the same time formally
protesting against "a manifestation
within the last ten years to charge the
American democracy into anarchy"
The brief declared: manifestation
to concentrate government power in
the president is revolutionary and dan
gerous to the nation"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
LIFE TERM FOR MURDERER

otuo N@SSHs 0llIIE'' DeC' 0I'"NIIfIs
+. Virgens, convicted last week OF
the murder Of John Steen on Aiay z
1913. was sentenced to life imprison.
ment in the state penitentiary al
saltwater yesterday afternoon.
Firgens broke down and wept az
he was being led from the court
room. His mother and two brothers
were allowed TO visit with him q
short time. Sheriff Geo. n. Freer OF
this county and Sheriff Carver OF
Martin county took him TO saltwater
today.
Firgens' counsel will appeal to the
supreme court for new trial, such
motion having been denied by Judge
Quinn yesterday,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
Waldo QUITS AS
HEAD Of POLICE
Commissioner of New York
Department Nearly Four
Years is Dissatisfied.

New York. Dec. 31.-Rhinelander
Waldo, nearly four years police com
missioner Of New York, resigned sud
denly today. stating in a letter to May.
or Kline:
''It appears to be the desire of the
incoming administration not to ap-
point commissioner. but to have an
acting commissioner appointed by me
to remain In charge Of the depart
ment. I will not be a party to this
plan."
Waldo's resignation leaves the city
without civilian police head until
John Purroy Mitchell. who takes Office
tomorrow. can name one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
TWO TRAPPERs IN CLOVER.
Catch Prior to the Holidays Estimat'
ed to be Worth $500.

schafer. N. D.. Dec. s1.-securins
hides and furs to the value Of $1,000
and wolf bounties aggregating nearly
$500 more, ]. e. Wilson and L. Pret-
tywood. trappers in this vicinity, say
they had fair season up to the holi-
days, with the best part Of the win
ter's trapping still before them. They
each. They got 1877 coyotes. on which
they received $322.60 bounty. In ad.
dition they trapped wildcats and fur
bearing animals, the pelts Of which
will sell for $1,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
NAB WOMAN LETTER WRITER.
Five.Year Sear.h Ended BY Ares
In Oakland of Wifc of Plumber.

Oakland, Cal. Dec. 31.-A 1--WE
years search for woman who is al
legged to have written hundreds Of let
ters to professional people of this city
defaming the characters Of prominent
women and sending letters to others
demanding various sums of money on
pain Of deatl, in the event of refusal,
ended last night when detectives ar
rested Mrs. Mary L. Christman. wife
Of plumber.
She is said to have confessed the
authorship of 500 slanderous letters.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
France suffers Much.


Paris. Dec. 31.-France and a great
part Of Europe are experiencing the
bitterest year-end in a decade. Biz
yards and floods have done great dam
age inland,' and gales of. exceptional
Violence have ravaged the coasts.
In Spain and Portugal the intense
cold has caused numerous deaths. In
the south Of France the temperature
has registered some degrees below
zero Fahrenheit. Mount Vesuvius, in
italy. is covered with. mantle of
white.
In France and southwest Europe
the railroads are cut in many places.
and these sections are completely iso-
lated, so far as telegraphic commune
cation is concerned.
Conditions are at their worst in
southern and central France. which
usually are favored by mild winters.
Scores Of villages which ordinarily
never see snow, are cut of. The suf-
fering Of the poor is" intense and
deaths from exposure are common.
Floods in Par1s.
Paris and outlying districts have
been partly snow bound, and as a re-
suit Of temporary thaws. the tribu-
taries of the Seine are overfiowing.
The Paris steamboat service, as a con-
sequence, has been suspended and al
though the authorities do not antici-
pate flood Of disastrous proportions
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
GRAND FORKS BANK C[EAR|NGS.
BUSINESS BAROMETER, ARE HIGH
LIVESTOCK RECEIVED At
CHICAGO DURING YEAR IS
HIGHEST IN ALL HISTORY

Chicago, Dec. 3l.-Idvestock,
the value OF which IL estimated at
1855, 600, 900, was received at the
Chicago stock yards during 1918,
according to official figures made
known this morning. This exceeds
the record of all previous years.
Sheep receipts OF 237. .730 head
in one week was another record
established during the year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
GERMANY CR|PPED
BY SNOW STORM
Berlin Covered With Four
teen Inches Of the Beau
tiful This Noon. {. {
MANY DEATHS IN
SEVERAL COUNTRIES
Spain, France, Portugal and italy in
Cold Belt-Numerous Inland Towns
arc Cut on. While Trains are Held
in the Drifts.

Berlin, Dec. 31.-The German capi-
tai was covered with fourteen inches
Of snow this noon and the fall con-
tinued. Only once in thirty years has
q heavier storm been recorded here.
A number of passenger trains,
crowded with people homeward bound
Tor New Years, are blocked in drifts,
with the passengers prisoners.
The severe weather exists through
out Germany. also in France, Spain,
Portugal and Italy.
Scores Of inland towns are cut of
and many deaths are reported.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
Fear Outbreak Should Yer.
dict be Against Popular
Sentiment of District.
CHESTERTON, Md,
SCENE OF ACTION
Judge Constable States that II Evi.
dence is of Such Nature that Men
Should not be Hanged, Tic Wants to
be Prepared to Remove Prisoners.

TAKEN SAFELY OUT OF CITY.
CheStertOWn, Md, Dec. ST.
Heavily guarded by the Maryland
militia, James PARKWAY and Nor
man Mabel, negroes accused OF
the James Coleman murder. were
placed on the state steamer Nc.
Lean, and hurried safely to the
Baltimore jail where they will re-
main until the trial is called on
March 2. The trial has been post
poned to that date.
Chesterton, Nd. Dec. 31.-The sec
ond battalion Of the Fifth regiment,
Maryland National Guard. consisting
arrived this morning, being sent at
the request Of the judges who be.
lives there presence is necessary dur
ing the trial Of two negroes, Norman
Mabel and James PARKWAY. for the
murder of James r. Coleman.
The troops marched to the Jail and
then went into camp around the
county buildings. They carried full
field equipment.
Chief Judge Constable said he was
apprehensive Of an outbreak il the
verdict in the case was against the
sentiment Of the community. He de.
clared the court would tolerate no
dictation, and said: "If the evidence
is Of such nature that these men
should not be hanged. We want to be
prepared to have the soldiers take the
prisoners without demonstration
Hundreds Of farmers for miles
around are arriving for the opening
of the trial this afternoon. =
The city is practically under mar.
tial law. No person is allowed in.
side the militia lines without q pass
signed by General Gather, in com.
mand
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
MAKING rRoussEAU; BURNED.

Girls Clothes Catch Fire AS She Sits
in Front of Gas Stove.
Guthrie, Okla. Dec. 31.-WhiIe Sit
ting in front of an open gas stove
making her wedding trousseau. Miss
Leila Aliens clothes caught fire yes.
terday and the young woman wat
burned to death before assistance
could reach her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
UNIONIsTs AID DESTITUTE.
aoo ff1n Waah mac NJ i-Tt "

Seattle. Wash. Dec. Sit was
said yesterday that Of the 5000
itinerants In Seattle only 1000 are
destitute and that 1000 union men ou:
OF work are cared for by their unions.
FUNDS are on hand or promised to
ctre for the destitute workmeil unt!l
the oRen;ng Of spring,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
SCHMIDT JURY DIsAGREEs.
E4rst Trial OF Accused Priest Results
n in No Verdict

New York. Dec. 31.-After deliber-
ating 36 hours. the jury trying the case
Of Hans Schmidt, former priest of st.
Joseph's church, accused of murder
ins Anna Aumuller, reported at 10
o'clock last night that it could not
reach an agreement and was dis
charged.
The foreman Of the jury reported to
Judge Foster that there was no possi-
bility of an agreement being reached,
the last ballot being exactly the same
as the first, two against conviction.
II is learned that they held the opinion
that Schmidt was insane when he mur-
dered the woman. Schmidt was re-
manded to the Tombs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
MURDER MOTIVE UNKNOWN.

Worland, Wyo.. Dec. 31.-Stepping
up to Lewis Cloud. white. without say
ing word. Tom Mcintyre. a negro.
cmptied an automatic pistol into
Clouds body. killing him instantly.
The negro had been acting queer for
several days. No motive Is known
for the killing and Mcintyre will not
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

as memorial to- his wife who died
about four yearsYl8o. J.
Wa. yeeesxn.
MIR. Watts w.as sa veteran of the
civil war and waA,on Of the young
est soldiers in; Tint confiiot. His
health was impaired by exposure and
sickness and he never entirely re.
gained a satisfactorily physical condi-
tion in after life.. ~
There are no Numbers Of the inn
mediate family. The nearest relative
surviving Is q niSce. Agnes Watts
|. [Continuodron Pare 2.1
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
FATAL EARTHQUAKE IN PERU.
Two Persons Killed and Many Houses
Destroyed I'm Aymareos.

Lima, Peru. Dec. 31.--Another seri.
Gus earthquake has occurred in the
Province If Aymareas. department Of
Apurimac. Southern Peru. Two per-
sons have been killed and many holie-
es destroyed. The railroads have
been 50 damaged as to. make transit
impossible. ,33'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
sHR1NERs SAIL FOR oR1ENr.

Seattle. Dec. 3l.-on a pilgrimage
of $4,000 miles. one hundred Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine sailed yesterday
for Manila, whore the degree Of
Mobiles will be conferred on 800 wait
ing candidates under special dispen-
sation granted to Nile Temple Of Sc
attic.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
ACQUIT SENATOR

Charge Against Mississippi Solon
Fails-Siay Drop Other Action.
Wcksburs. Miss. Dec. Sic. A
Hobbs, Mississippi state senator
charged with soliciting and receiving
bribe, was acquitted this morning
He has been on trial several weeks
The case Of Lieutenant Governor Bill.
DO, Jointly indicted with Hobbs. may
be dropped as result.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
ACCIDENTLY KILLED

Ilicf Man MEETS Instant Death When
Gun Goes ON Without Warming.
Kief, y. D., Dec. 31.-John Bozum
killed himself accidentally at Kief
by carelessly putting a gun in a
buggy. The hammer was loose and
caught something which caused the
gun to go off. shooting him in the
abdomen. Mr.. Bozum was about 80
years OF age and had been in the
Russian army.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
Lind COMING TO
MEET PRESIDENT
Leave Vera Cruz for Confer
ence With Wilson at
Pass Christian.
UNCERTAIN AS TO
ITS REAL MEANING
Executive Would not Discuss Forth.
coming Meeting Except to Indicate
that Nothing Of Importance Rela-
tive to Situation is Anticipated.

Pass Christian, Dec. s1.-President
Wilson today received official advises
that John Lind had left Vera Cruz
aboard the Scout Cruiser Chester and
probably will arrive Off here tonight.
TAsra IL q possibility, If the weather
|ss~sood, et-Wilson WIN 10 aboard
the revenue cutter Winoha to NEE,
Lind wnen tlie Chester arrives.
President Wilson was not inclined
to discuss the coming conference with
Lind. but authorised q statement that
the visit was of no special significance,
and merely meant that Lind desired
to communicate more fully than he
could by CABLE.
Wilson gave the, impression that
there Is nothing here to indicate a
crisis in Mexican affairs. or that q
new diplomatic move was contem-
plated. The president, however, re-
Gently has given much thought to the
Mexican problem. In view Of this
there Is no reason for believing that
a more definite understanding Of the
course that the president desires Lind
to pursue in the Immediate future.
has been reached.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

Bryan Wouldn't Discuss Conference.
Washington, Dec. Sl.-secretary
Bryan, back from Florida, was at his
Offices all day going over Mexican dis
patches accumulated during his alb
sence.
. Bryan refused to discuss Lind's
Forthcoming conference, with Wilson,
lat Pass Christian, or reasons which
prompted Lind to seek q personal in
terview.
Bryan said he did not know II Lind
would come on to Warrington.
It is suggested in official circles that
some new announcement regarding
the Mexican policy might be made
after Lind's visit to the president.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
SHIP DESTROYED

Believed That Norwegian Vessel, With
II PassengeFs, Has Gone Down.
Tampico. Dec. 31.-Fears are en-
tertained for the Norwegian steamer
Atlantis. which left this port yesterday
for Galveston with fourteen passen-
gers It il reported the craft was
destroyed by an explosion at sea.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
Federal Troop Train Dynamited.

ENoe&A 1T0oQ 1T03n Uynamited.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 31.-A federal
troop train was blown up by dyna-
mite. ITO miles southeast Of Mexico
City on the main line of the Inter-
Oceanic railroad. connecting the fed
cral capital with the coast. Tele-
graph lines are torn down and 1t is
di(mcult to obtain det41fs. V '<T~-s.5'.A -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
Thousand American Soldiers
Form Border Patrol-In
Quandry as to Action.
REBELS DRAWING IN
ON HUERTA TROOPS
taspossiblc for Them to Withstand the
Onslaught More than Twenty.four
6ours-Short of Ammunition,
While Rebels are well Provided.

Preside, Dec. s1.-It is the opinion
Of military experts here that the bat
tie Of Ojinaga would be decided with
In twenty-four hours. Likewise It is
believed the only chance Of the Fed
erals to escape merciless extermina-
ton. should the rebels pour in on
them, is to participate fight across
the United States border.
The Federals are reported short of
ammunition while the rebels, by the
frequency OF fire, appeared to have
ample supplies.
General ortega's forces continued
to close in on the federals.
The United States cavalry patrolling
the border considered what it would
do II 1000 federal troops, with q
dozen generals, should start disor-
derly rush across the river into the
United States.
Major McNamee, commanding the
patrol, had less than 1000 men sta
toned at fordable points along the
river. A sudden visitation of the
whole division Of foreign army on
United States soil in the capacity of
refugees would be an unprecedented
incident.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
Uneasth Plot to Kill Hue..ta.

\ Une&Ch Plot 10 XIII Huefta.
Mexico City, Dec. 31.-An alleged
plot to assassinate Huerta during the
New Years reception was frustrated
by the arrest this noon Of two Mexi-
cans In q house in the suburb of
Campo Florido. Secret police are
said to have discovered that the plot
ters planned to enter the residence of
Huerta the same time az officials and
New Years greetings.
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2 a. M, .; maximum, a.: min
tnium, q; wind. east, . miles; +
barometer. 3O.10. M
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North Dakota: Mostly cloudy TO-
nlsht and Thursday; higher ten.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-10
COUNTYS ANNALS
Elaborate History Of Stearns
Comfy In Preparation

Hon. w. b. Mitchell of st. Cloud
was in Sank Centre Wednesday fore
noon in the interest of the history of
Stearns county which he is preparing.
This work will give an elaborate his
tory of the county and it's interests.
In the preparation of this work Mr..
Mitchell has secured the aid of prom
inent citizens of the county to pre-
pare certain matter to be used. Sank
Centres history will be looked after
by j. A. Dubois: M. c. Kelsey of this
city will prepare a sketch of the city
government; Mrs. Jas. Ingram will
give history of the city's schools.
Similar arrangements have been made
with persons i'm other towns. w. A.
Boerger, county superintendent
will write of the schools
of the county; AIvah Eastman
of st. Cloud will handle Stearns coun-
ty journalism; Bishop Trobec of st.
Cloud will sketch the work of the
Catholic church, etc. Mr.. Geo. +.
Hughes has charge Of the preliminary
and subscription work Of the book in
Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-10
SffkING A FORTUNE
Hon. Frank {. Mlnette Reported
May Find Big Money


The Minneapolis Journal of April 5
prints the following story:
believing that he is part heir to
a mountain in Luxembourg containing
valuable iron deposits, Frank e. Min
cite, a member Of the legislature
from Sank Centre, will leave thissum-
mer for a visit to the old country to
make personal inspection Of the
land.
"Forty years ago the Minette FAM
lily had as portion of their estate in
Belgium large hill known as Min
cites hill. Land at that time was
considered practically worthless. Is
has since developed that rich ore IS
being mined in that locality and thas
iron had been found In the hill. NJ.
Minette does not believe that the
land has passed from the possession
of the family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-10
Local Farmers Trying to be Bet
ter farmers
il HILLS EXPENSE
Great Northern Mdgnate furnishes
Seed for Five Acre Tracts Along
His Railroad

Three local farmers, namely Henry
Borgmann, Frank Peschek and Harry
Hooper, are conducting experiment
stations on their farms at the expense
of Jas. j. Hill, the railway magnate
and farmer. Mr.. Hills idea is to test
different soils in five acre tracts and
with different grains. Farmers are
furnished with seed and their proper
fertilizers and they follow Mr.. Hills
directions in the cultivation Of the
crop. Alongside each five acre tract
is to be another five acre tract on
which the farmer is required to raise
grain his own way He will thus Sc
cure comparative results.
Samples of soil are taken from each
farm on which the experiment. is to
be made. First, the surface soil is
placed in three pots and the subsoil
the same. In each pot are placed 20
seeds of barley and then each pot is
treated with phosphorus. nitrogen and
potash. Another pot is treated with
all three of these elements. 1t is in
teresting to watch the growth Of the
grain in the different pots.
In the case of Mr.. Borgmann, who
is giving barley demonstration. the
soil did the best when 1t was treated
with all three elements. :.
Mr.. Peschek, who is handling oats,
had a different experience. He Sc
cured the best results when the soil
was treated with pin sphorus.
Harry Hooper's plot of wheat show
ed better when the soil was treated
with nitrogen.
The progress of these experiments,
when conducted in pots,> is interest
ing and instructive; when the three
farmers come to try out five acre
tracts and compare the results with
the Ave acre tracts cultivated their
own way, much greater interest will
be manifest. Ali three farmers in
question are greatly interested in the
matter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-10
ZOO IN PRIZE MONEY
Attractive Two Days Speed Pro-
gram Offered for the Enter
tainmeat of the Public
FINE FORD CAR FREE
Automobile to Be Given Away During
fair, Which VIII be Meld
Sept. II, II, I3

If the 1913 fair of the Agricultu:a al
Society of Stearns County is not .
success it will not be the fault of the
promoters. At the regular meeting,
held at the Commercial Club rooms
last week Wednesday evening, thirty
enthusiastic Sank Centre and StearnS
County fair boosters were present and
there was not an idle moment during
the evening.
The most important action taken
was that of agreeing upon race pro-
gram. The sum of sl,200 is to be
hung up in purses for a racing pro-
gram that is to last two days. The
schedule is as follows:
Sept. i2-3 minute trot or pace:
2:ls pace.
Sept. ID 2:30 trot or pace; fres
for all pace.
This is the best card and backed by
the biggest purses ever offered in
Sank Centre. The racing COMMITTEES
is enthusiastic and believes these
races will be great drawing card for
the fair.
After full discussion 1t Was voted to
buy Ford touring car to be given
away ON the last day of the fair. An
automobile was given away at the
1912 fair and it was one of the big at
fractions of that highly successful
enterprise. The car to be given away
this year is as good a one as there is
on the market and some one will pos
sess it after the fair is over. Details
relative to this feature will be given
later
1t was decided to purchase lot OF
pennants advertising the fair and have
them used on automobiles
The premium list is practically
completed and will soon be in the
printers hands. The matter of the
size of the premium list book and
other matters pertaining thereto was
left, by vote. to the secretary and the
advertising committee.
The secretary was instructed to SEQ
that the fair association joins tho
American Trotting Association.
Mayor John N. McGibbon, president
of the fair association, was appointed
committee of one to have charge OF
the horse show on Saturday Of this
week. This feature is N charge Of
the fair and it is expected to be
good drawing card The secretary
has secured lot Of fine badges to be
given as premiums for the horse
show.