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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
Strong Arraignment
of the Snuff Evil
by Professor Ladd
Bitter Fight Is Promised in Legislature Before Fate of House
Bill Isl Is Settled
Pure Food Commissioner Says Snuff Is "Greates Evor Vice
in Our Day.
"Undermines Health and Intellect Weakens Moral Nature
and Leaves It's Victim Wreck"

1t is evident that a bitter battle is
to be waged at Bismarck over the pas
sage Of house bill No. 151, which pro-
hibits the sale Of snuff in North Da-
kota. At the last session a law was
passed which was supposed to prohib-
1t the sale Of this article, but when an
attempt was made to enforce ii, it was
found that a little joker had been slip
ped in which made the law absolutely
Valueless.
This year a bill has been drawn up
which is said TO be Iron clad" and a
big effort is being made to pass 1t. The
w. c. T. y. is taking a hand in the
fight to get the bill through.
Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson,
state president of the w. G. T. u, has
secured the following arraignment Of
the SNUFF evil from Professor Badd,
who was the instigator of the move
ment:
What about the sale of SNUFF in
North Dakota? 1t took, so IL Is said,
$4,000 in the closing hours Of the last
legislature to turn the trick Of chang
ing the law from the prohibition to the
legalizing of the sale and use of snuff
in North Dakota.
China had forced upon her the leg
allied use of opium that has degraded
her working people and other citizens
to fiendish brutality and this, that a
few far away might be made rich in
the traffic.
And so North Dakota has forced
upon her the sale of snuff, and why?
Apparently, that a few men, according
to the report of the commissioner of
corporations to President Taft, might
go on drawing dividends of from 20 to
27 per cent on water pure and simple;
stock that never cost a cent, never rep
resented a dollar; and thus the evil of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
Mrs. c. j. Gordon Dead
and Two Children Near
Death From Coz Gas
Fargo Woman Asphyxated IN Her Home at 3l Seventh
Avenue North This Morning \yA
Husband Was Away on the Road He Is travelling fof@ch
VanSyck & McConvllc Of St. Paul
House Was Broken Open at 9:3O and II Was Found That
Fumes From Heating Stove Had Been Fatal

Mrs. C. ]. Gordon is dead and her
two children are in serious condt-
tion from the deadly fumes of coal gas
from a heating stove. The discovery
was made about $3.50 this morning at
the house occupied by the family, No,
S1l Seventh avenue north. ,-,.,
Mrs. Gordon and the children only
moved into the upper story of the res
idence yesterday, last night being the
first they had occupied the house. 1t
is owned by Mrs. A. 0. Brauer, who re-
sides the next door east and for some
time there have been plumbers and
carpenters at work making repairs and
remodeling the house for apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon had been living
at 313 Eighth avenue north until about
two weeks ago, when they took rooms
at the Viking hotel, until they could
secure rooms for housekeeping. Mrs.
Gordon is travelling salesman and is
in the employ of Finch, Van Slyck &
McConville of st. Paul, a wholesale
house which does a big business in the
state of North Dakota. He had form
erly been engaged in the hotel business
at Pelican Rapids, Mimi, where the
parents of Mrs. Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudd, still reside, and they had only
been in Fargo few months.
Mrs. Bauer, the owner of the house
had agreed to keep the Gordon family
in fuel and this morning at 1880 she
went over to the house to see that the
fires were going all right, but on knock
ing at the door she received no re-
sponse, but heard one of the children
making a noise. Thinking that Mrs.
Gordon had been working late putting
things to rights and was sleeping late,
she left, but returned about $3.50 and
after repeatedly knocking and getting
no response, but still hearing the chill
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
EQUITY MEETING " +. !.
~ ~ - - avs @@ ~ y AA WSM
TODAY At VELVA

VeIva, N. D., Jan. 29.--The North
Dakota state union of the American
Society of Equity is holding it's annual
convention at Velva beginning yester-
day. About seventy-five delegates
from different parts of the state are
in attendance and interesting meet
ings are being held in the operahouse.
The convention came to order yes
terday morning with Pres. M. P.
Johnson Of Donnybrook in the chair
and J. M. Anderson of Fargo secre-
tary. .......
w. A. Peck of Minot, district super
visor of the Better Farming associa-
ton, gave a very interesting address
yesterday on the origin, purpose and
work of the association. ..-..
George S. Lofthus of Minneapolis
addressed the meeting this afternoon
on Terminal Grain Markets and
Transportation.
A banquet will be given this even
ing under the auspices of the local
union The sessions close tonight.
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dren crying, she went over and Sc
cured the assistance of some plumbers
and together they went back to the
house and at her suggestion the front
door was broken open. The party went
UP stairs and found Mrs. Gordon ap-
parently sleeping peacefully, but an in
vestigation showed that she was dead
The two children were very sick and
had been vomiting. =ns
At once Drs. Burton and Brown were
summoned and the former secured the
Union Light, Heat & Power Co.'S pull
motor and started for the house Aft
er working for an hour with Mrs. Cor
don, the doctor saw that it was useless
as she had evidently been dead for over
an hour; and he gave his attention to
the two children, whose names are
Carleton, aged 8 years 6 months and
Constance. aged years and months,
and by the hardest kind of work their
lives were saved and they were taken
to a hospital, where they are doing
nicely. The remains of the mother
were taken to the Luger morgue and
prepared for burial by Undertaken
Dougherty. .. s..r#
Mrs. Gordon was about 26 years of
age and was a very pleasant young wo-
man, who was loved by a large circle of
friends in this city.
Mr.. Gordon was this afternoon found
at Cold Springs, Mimi, by the tele-
graph operator of the Great Northern
with the assistance of the Northwest
ern Telephone Co., and was notified of
the sad trouble that had entered his
home and he will arrive, in the city
this evening at 80 on the Crookston
train on the Great Northern. 1t is
stated by. friends of the family that
the remains will likely be taken to
Pelican Rapids for interment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
AN EARLY
ADJOURNMENT
PROBABLE
....-s..,...r. ...-.....
Not Enough Funds to Garry
Session Sixty Days
Four Year Term Bill Was In
treduced Today
No Appointments Expected
Until After Recess

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 29.-The great
rush of bills so far introduced, which
now number about 400 is now ac-
counted for in the fact that in view
of the enormous expense the present
assembly has cost the state and with
a lack of sufficient funds to carry the
session to the end of the sixty day
period, an early adjournment is being
considered by members of both
branches.
At the present rate the legislature
is going the resources of the state for
legislative purposes will be exhaust
ed some time before the end of the
session.
Change in Election Laws.
A bill was introduced in the sem
ate this afternoon looking towards the
eventual election of state officers for
four years and giving the governor
a cabinet, the same as the president
of the United States. The bill will
provide for, first four year term
for state officers and a session of the
legislature every three years. This is
provided for so that the change will
not be too sudden for the people of
the state.
Ii is generally understood around
the capitol that no appointments will
be sent to the senate from the gov
ernors office until after the recess
which starts with the close of the ses-
sion tomorrow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
STEEL =.
WORKERS
...... .............. ........... STRIKE
''.''. ..,.,.... N
r'rs-'., ......,., al
...,.,a-. ~ ID D u u -
$500 .,r...,. -..
..' '....
Great Strike at Rankin, Pa,
...>..... Started
Attacked Am. Steel & Wire
....:.... ......... Co. Plant
One Killed and a Dozen Were
Wounded

Pittsburg, Jam 29.-Armed guards,
under the command of Sheriff Judd
Bruff, swarmed the streets, surrounding
the Rankin plant of the American Steel
& Wire Co., where last night one was
killed and dozen wounded in a gun
fight between the striking steel work
.ers' and guards. Not a striker was in
sight, the orders issued by the leaders
to remain indoors, being observed All
the men and women injured are re-
ported improved. @
Thomas II: Flynn, general organizer
of the American Federation of Labor,
in charge OF the strike, received a tele-
gram from Sec, Frank Morrison of the
federation announcing the strike,
which was called to the attention of
Representative Stanley chairman of
the steel trust investigating commit
tee, who promised immediate action.
According to the telegram, the investi-
gators will be sent from Washington
to Rankin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29

SNUFF chewing is legalized in North Da-
kota. 1t was bad enough that we had
the evil, far worse that it should be
legalized by legislative enactment, and
] trust that the present legislature may
at least remove from the statute an
act that cannot be looked upon with
credit by thinking people who know
the effects of snuff upon those who are
users of the same.
How the trick was done I do not
know, but can they do it again? viii
the people stand for it? Allow the
trust, which controls. 1t is said, 96 per
cent of the snuff business, to reap their
millions, and the health OF our young
men, our transient labOrers and Of our
citizens TO be dragged down. for the
terrible effects will be most pronounce
ed in future generations. No, it can
never be, for l have the fullest con-
fidence in the will Of the people when
they once realize what has been done.
In bulletin 20 of the food depart
ment. now out of print, brought to-
gether some of the facts from which.
after careful study and research, I
compiled the data and from which I
draw freely:
do you know what the greatest evil
or vice Of our day is here in North Da-
kota? Do you know what is under
mining most seriously not only the
health but intellectual and moral char
acter of those who are addicted to the
habit? If we are to believe the state
ments made by many parents, by
friends of the victims and confirmed
by some Of the most reputable physi-
clans, then we shall have to admit that
the use of snuff, as now practiced, is
one of the worst evils Of our time. My
Continued on Paga Six.
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new BILLS IN
BOTH HOUSES

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 29-
Representative Divet introduced a bill
today making it possible for candi-
dates for political Office to contribute
to a religious or charitable organiza-
tion of which he is member The
corrupt practice act of 1911 cut out
all contributions of whatever charac-
ter.
The resolution by Representative
Leu calls for the publication Of legis-
lative bulletin in place of the present
cumbersome journal and providing
for an editor for the bulletin in each
branch. The journal run will be cut
from $500 to 500 and the present
mailing list receiving the house and
senate bills and journals will be sent
only the bulletin and they are to go
out the same day they are printed.
Lindstrom offered bill creating
Oct. ~ a legal holiday TO be known as
Columbus day.
Among the senate bills introduced
today is one for fair at Beach, ap-
propriating $2.500. One appropriating
$4,000 for improving the executive
mansion.
Serator Cashel has bill to permit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
HANDS OFF
GERMANYS
WARNING.
FOrbids Europe to Touch
Turkey in Asia
Turkey Expected to Make I'm
portant Concession
Balkans Drafted Final Note to
OttomanS

Constantinople, Jan. 29.-'Hands off
of all Turkish possessions in Asia is
Germany's pointed notification to all
concerned. This message given by
the German ambassador to Turkey. in
the course Of a speech at Testony
concluded a dinner in honor OF
Emperor William.
"The future of Turkey in Asia
Minor" said Ambassador Won Wan
genheim, land the German interests
in Asia Minor are great and bound up
with those of Turkey. To the
Turkish possessions there, Germany,
attaches the label, touch me not"
An important concession is ex-
pected to be made by Turkey in reply
to the joint note of the European
powers and the basis of the solution
proposed by Turkey is said may he
different frcm any yet noted.
The response will be handed TO
Margrave De Pallavite, the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador to Turkey, as
dean Of the diplomatic corps, either
tonight or tomorrow.
London. Jan. 29-The note drafted
by the peace delegates of the allies
was delivered by the Servian delega-
tion's head to Rechad Pasha, the
Turkish leader, today. This course
was taken by the allies because of the
receipt Of reports that there is grave
trouble among Turkish troops station
ed on the Tchatalja lines, a large por-
ton appearing unwilling to follow the
lead or the young Turks as it is con-
sidered here in view of internal COM
pIications in Turkey, by Mahmoud
Shefket Pasha, the new grand vizier,
may yield before the energetic allies.
The gravity of the situation in Con-
stantinople is shown by large naval
forces concentrated by the European
powers at the entrance of the Dardan-
elIes. While clouds are gathering in
Constantinople, the officials are
watching the situation and consider
the general peace of Europe no longer
in danger. Rechad Pasha expressed
the hope that the powers realizing
the unfair treatment of Turkey" would
help the port surmount it's difficulties
and insure peace.
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The agitation for better highways
which has been developed in this state
and the proposed building of a COM
prehensive road system as outlined in
the senate bill of Senator Hughes has
attracted the attention of other state
legislators and every good roads apos-
tie in the country. North Dakota has
never been classed as a road building
state and inasmuch as it has been
proposed to build highways across the
state-one from Fargo; and another
from Grand FOrks-to connect with
the Montana state line, it is believed
that dynamic energy will be exercised
by all civic and commercial bodies
as we'll as motor car associations to
further the interest of the good roads
movement.
The eastern motorists are, partlcu-
larly interested in what this state
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
SUFFRAGETTES .
Sent TO JAIL

London, Jan. 29.-"GeneraI" (Mrs.)
Drummond and thirty other militant
suffragettes will spend the next four
teen days in Jail as a result of the
determination to force Lloyd George,
the chancellor exchequer, to receive
them as deputation at the house Of
commons last night. All the prisoners
declared to the court, when sentenced,
they would Immediately start on a
hunger strike"
Mrs. Drummond complained during
the hearing that the police handled
her roughly when arrested and de-
clared at was war to the knife" on all
women who refused the option of pay
ing a fine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
COURTS MANDATE
Will BE ISSUED

Washington. Jan. 2s.-The supr srae
court granted the request OF the de-
partrnent of justice for the immediate
issue of the courts mandate in the
Patten cotton corner case The man-
date is the official notification to the
federal court of southern New York
that the supreme court revised New
York's indictment against T'atten.
Eugene Scales, Frank Hayne. william
Brown, for alleged conspiracy Id
corner cotton, and not state the Of
Tense under the Sherman law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
INVESTIGATE
POSTOFFICH
DEPARTMENT
Would Know Its Part In Re-
cent Campaign
Republicans Lost Combinations
Again
LaFsIlette and BriStSw Voted
With Democrats
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Resumed debate of the LIE Yer
agricultural extension bill.
The House.
Debate begun on the Lincoln
memorial bill.
The currency reform committee
continued it's hearing.
The Mcclure bill appropriating
$2,20O,0OO for the building at the
state fair grounds was rejected by
the agriculture committee.
The shipping pooP' investiga-
ton by the merchants marine
committee was continued. E. M.
Bull testifing.
The judiciary committee voted to
finally act upon the workmen's
compensation act on Saturday, and
on all interstate liquor shipment
bills Wednesday.
The railroad interests before the
interstate commerce commission
objected to the Kenyon uniform
freight classification bill.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Investigatior
into the alleged activity of the post
Office departments connection with
President Tafts campaign forecasteo
one of the first developments before
the senate campaign expenditures com
mittee as a result of the senate's ex-
tending the committees authority to
cover campaign ending Nov. 5, 1912.
It is understood Senator Clapp
chairman of the investigation commit
tee. contemplates calling POSTMASTER
General Hitchcock, Charles Hilles, re-
publican national chairman and others
Connected with the republican cam
paign among the first witnesses.
Republicans Lost.
By a tie vote the repupIIcans of the
senate lost in the effort to force an
other executive session to consider
President Taft's appointments. The
democratic leaders forced roll call
with the aid Of Senators BristoW ano
La Toilette, republicans.
Senator Poindexter. progressive
prevented q resumption of the fight.
Wants ship Commission.
e. M. Bull, Of the Bull Steamship
Co. before the house ship tnvestlgat-
ing committee, recommended the regu-
lation of the shipping conference tnat
mission similar to the interstate COM
merce commission.
May Encourage Smuggling.
Ludwig Nessen, New York dia-
mond importer. protested that a hlgn-
er duty encouraged smuggling. r. g.
Rhett, OF Charleston, S. c., wanted the
duty on manufacturers asbestos re-
tanned in the free admission OF raw
material
The boot and shoe interests were
largely represented in a united op-
position to the reduction OF the boot
and shoe tariff. They contended the
reduction will necessitate a radical
readtustment of wages and the stand
ards Of living, to compete with Euro
pean wages.
"Sundries,n ranging from sunshades
Continued on Page Eight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
THREATENED CITY
With EXTINCTION

Kansas City, Jan. "a threat to
destroy the city unless $4,000 was
placed in his hands Immediately led
to the arrest of John Tailburg. a
Danish laborer. The letter said Tail
burg had claim against the city for
trying to take his life and EwouId
destroy the city before Feb. 1 unIess
the amount was paid.
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proposes to do. With thousands of
motorists afforded an opportunity in
the form of passable highways to Wis
it this. state it is believed that busi-
ness men. Wopld profit by the tourist
trade. which is. always cash. In ad-
dition to this. the local farmer will
be benefited more than any one else
because with road which is passabIe
at all seasons of" the year he can get
to town any day he wishes with his
produce and return with his city
| merchandise. Better highways also
mean the disappearance of four and
six horse bitches. On a good road
two horses can haul more than four
or six on a muddy road,
The above illustration shows the
standard bituminous highway of New
| York which cost approximately $4,000
per mile. The road has six-inch
base. on a well drained foundation. On
this is placed various sizes of rock
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29

and stone BY what is known as the
penetration system the rock IS held
firm by the pouring Of natural lake
asphalt. This acts as a binder and
keeps the road in place. The top sur-
face binder is three inches thick and
does not ravel under the heavy
pounding and pulling Of traffic, caused
principally by the motor car and mo-
tor truck. Last year New York spent
$33, 100000 on new roads and at the
last election the voters, by a large
aiority, carried the constitutional
amendment to spend $5O,OOO,0OO this
year. One of the main arguments in
favor Of good roads and pavements is
that the states which have gone into
the business usually keep increasing
their appropria each year.
One of the helpful features of Sena-
tor Hughes bill is the proposed sys-
tenn of paying road taxes in cash in
stead of having this tax paid in labor
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
PEOPLES NEGLECT
INCREASES WEALTH

Washington, Jan. 27.-The United
States is $10,S61 richer through the
carelessness of people neglecting to
place return addresses on mail. The
annual dead letter sale" netted that
sum. Unmounted diamonds OF more
than three carats. went for $3.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
DAVIS SUCCESSOR
. \ ! 8ara-A9 3 q. E 4
ELECTED TODAY
Little Rock, Jan. 29.--Joseph T. Rob-
inson, democrat, was elected United
States senator to succeed the late jeff
Davis.
FACTS OF INTEREST ABOUT FARGO

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
PLEADING FOR
RUSSIAN HELP

st. Petersburg, Jan. 29.--The urg-
ent request for Russian assistance
against the Chinese army invading in
uer Mapchuria and threating the
existence of the new state of Mon
golia is made by the Mongolian dele
cation. The Mongolian government
dispatched some available troops
against the invaders,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
TO INVESTIGATE
!. AM. TELEPHONE CO.

Washington, Jan. 2s.The inter-
state commerce commission issued a
formal order of inquiry into the af
fairs of the American Telephone e
Telegraph Co. The investigation was
recently transferred to the commits
sion from the department of justice by
Wickersham.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
DEMOCRAT SENATOR.
FROM DELAWARE

Dover, Del, Jan. 29.-Willard
Salisbury, democrat was elected
United States senator from Delaware
to succeed Senator Richardson, re-
publican. tsl
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-29
JAP AMBASSADORE
ENTERS CABINET

Toxic, Jan. 29.-Baron Takaski Ka-
to, hitherto Japanese ambassador to
Great Britain. was officially nominat
ed Japanese foreign minister, in the
cabinet with Taro Katsura as premier.
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NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

| farmers to ditch their own land for
draining purposes and Senator Filing
son offered one permitting cancelled
corporations to renew charters.
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THE WEATHER

Snow tonight or Thursday. Moder-
ate temperature.
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Continued on Page Eight.
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Confined on Page Eight.
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Continued on Page Six.