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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
Old Line Elevators
May Lose Charters
If They Discriminate
Alleged That Some Elevators Have Paid Higher for Wheat at
> Some Points to Kill Competition
Legislature Passed Law Declaring This to Be Discriminatory
and That Such Should Forfeit Charters
Attorney General MILLER Declares the Law Is Constitutional
and That It Will Be Enforced

Bismarck, m. d, Sept. 2s.----In an
opinion rendered Friday to the state
board Of railroad commissioners At
torney General Miller sounds a warn
ing to the grain trust that 1t must
cease discrimination between points in
North Dakota, If such discrimination
is intended to stranglea eacompetition.
For months the railroad commits
sioners have been in receipt constant
ly of complaints from grain growers
throughout the state Of the discrim-
ination made by line elevators at
points where they had no competition.
AS is well known the elevator asso-
citation. or as it is more commonly
known, the grain trust, issues. daily
bulletins fixing the market price of
grains. 1t is generally complained
that these market prices are unneces-
sarily high and that they are fixed
through an agreement of the line ele-.
vator companies. 1t is complained
that at points where there are inde-a
pendent buyers the line elevators bid
above their market cards to secure the
business and to destroy their conpet-
itors, paying in some instances four or
five cents more bushel for grain at
competitive points than att points
where there are none but line elevat-1
ors This has been the grievance
among the farmers for many years
and the last session of the legislature
sought to remedy it BY the enactment
sof chapter 297, which reads as follows.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

y Hannaford, N. D., Sept. 29.-There
was an exciting time here Friday eve
ming when hoboes attempted to break
into the depot. -,....
The troubl began Thursday evening.
The station agent was away. The man
who was substituting for, him sold the
tickets during the rush period; and
then left the station in charge of the
station agents wife. r. Before he left
the station couple of tough looking
rascals asked about the trains going
both ways on both roads, and then in
quired how many policemen there
were in the, town.. One of them, the
larger one, evinced a desire to remain
in the station waiting room over night,
but the agent in charge told him to
get out, and enforced the command at
the point of a gun.
Later in the evening, at the express
ed wish of the town marshal, the
agent went out to catch the fellow,
who was wanted. He found him in
the yards. The man ran, and refused
to stop until two shots had been fired
after him. When brought back to the
station, the town marshal refused to
take him to the station. SO he was al
lowed to 60. u."s
Friday evening a big, rough looking
fellow followed the agent in charge,
the station agents wife, and another
lady. for a considerable distance, and,
when they were short distance past
the station, the thug began to kick
violently on the station door, A large
crew of Italians were in the cars near
the station, and they had been in
structed to look out for hobos and to
deal with them as they deserved. if
they attempted anything in the yards.
Accordingly the boss of the gang
stuck his head out the car door and
yelled to the hobo. who was partially
intoxicated, to get away from there,
pronto. The hobo got insulting, in re-
ply, and the boss promptly opened fire
on him with his revolver. The hobo
left in a hurry, and the agent, who
had COME running back when he heard
the altercation. started after him
down the track. BY that time all the
Italians had been aroused, and each
one seemed to have a gun. Also. a
lot of hoboes, with whom the town is
literally infested were stirred up. and
they, too, had guns. The whole crowd
opened fire, the hoboes firing at the
agent, as he ran down the track. and
the Italians trying to pot few no.
boes. Bullets whistled by the agents
head from both sides of the track. and
the place was decidedly unhealthy
But he continued the chase. and
caught his man about a mile down the
track. He brought him back and gave
him to the marshal, but, to his great
disgust. the marshal refused to take
him, and he was allowed to 20.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
SGUTT IS M.
\ ~
Highest
4: BIDDER

Julius Sgutt of Harvey, a prominent
state and a former member Of the
lower house Ut, the North Dakota leg
islature, was found to be the highest
bidder for the entire chain of Bentson.
drugstores throughout the state, when
the bids were. opened Saturday after
noon. .1 .+s s..r,.
There was one, other bic for the en-
tire outfit of stores with real. estate
and all owned, by the old company and
several bids Cor the Individual stores
were also received. " r. - - Z
Mr.. Sgutts IBID for all the BenSson
drugstores with the exception of some
Of the real estate owned by the old
concern, which, consisted: of a vacant
lot at Darlington and a building and
lot at Velva,. was $4,000. 49,
The other bid, entered by Mr.. .Paule
.of Minneapolis was $4,000 for the
entire chain of stores and properties
.of the old company. ~
The separate, bids for some of the
individual stores was $500 for the
Fargo drugstore on Front street by r.
H. Tenney of Minneapolis, formerly of
Fargo; $6,515 for the Minot drugstore
by Paul Mccoy of. that place; $5,400
for the Darlington drugstore; $2,510
for the vacant lot at Darlington; and
30, iou' lOF Lnes harvey drugstore.
Alex Stern, the receiver appointed
by the court, has recommended the
bid Of julius Sgutt and Referee EN-
erson Fl. Smith has sent word to all
creditors that a meeting will be held
in his offices on the morning of Oct. 4,
at 10 o'clock, to show cause why such
bid should not be allowed
Mr.. Sgutt is not druggist and it Is
presumed he made the purchase pure
ly as a speculation In such case If is
probable Mr.. Bentson will continue the
management Of the stores just as he
has been doing under the receivership
of Mr.. Stern.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

, B. Appleby was standing at the sta
tion talking to Flagman Bond. With
out warning, the negroes fired on them
and both fell. Then the negroes di-
rected their fire at Claude Freeman,
who was waiting for a train. He was
| instantly killed. The negroes then fred
| into the train, terrorizing the passen-
gers. rs..,s....,t.....% %........> ~
A sleeping car from Natchez is left
every night at IIarriston until the
through train from Memphis to New
Orleans arrives. After the train from
target for the fire of the two negroes.
While, many windows were broken, no
occupant was wounded. E :.'
With the blood lust at the highest
pitch. the negroes made their way to
cottonseed house near by, where they
determined to make their last stand.
Frightened citizens by this time had
&, Iered and telephoned for Sheriff
Hammett at Fayette. Summoning
former Sheriff Gillis to accompany
him, Hammett started for Harriston
on horseback, arriving about s o'clock.
A small crowd of men were firing tn
to the seed house but no one had
ventured to lead the posse to the
place. Taking a few men with him,
Sheriff Hammett, heavily armed,
started toward the seed house. where
upon Walter Jones fled to a field near
by and as Hammett approached the
negro killed him instantly. A shot from
the seed house brought down Gillis.-
By this time the countryside had
been aroused and farmers came pour
ing in from every direction. A call
was sent to Governor Brewer for
troops.
Finding his hiding place too pre-
ward coal chute, but had gone only
a few steps when a bullet ended his
life. A rope was placed around the
body. it; was strung up to telegraph
pole, near the station, and became a
target, ..,A. IL: ss.sf + @5r
Soon after Will Jones was. killed.,
Walter Jones picked Tom weeks, a
negro, off the coal chute by his dead
~ aim.s n sE tf .'-.--.r
= Not long after Weeks was killed the
special train bearing the Natchez
guardsmen arrived. While the
soldiers were detraining, the crowd
rushed to the seed house.
Not a shot greeted them and as the
leaders went into the place with
drawn weapons they found Walter
Jones un-nerved but not injured. They
placed a rope around his neck and
rushed him to the coal chute. AS the
negro was drawn up the rope broke
and he fell to the ground. Not a word
of protest came from Jones when
heavier rope was drawn around his
neck, and again he was pulled up. A
large crowd looked on as the body
writhed until life was extinct.
The crowd then went to the home
of the Jones negroes, where they found
two negro men, whom they were about
to lynch when officers interfered.
It is believed that the Jones negroes
had planned details of their murderous
night as they were all armed and had
plenty of ammunition. Their mother
said one Of them had remarked that
he was going to shoot up" the town,
but she thought he was joking.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
Bill Now In Form
in Which Il Will
90 to the President
Much Changed From Bill Passed by House Last MaySenate
Reduced Tariff About Per Cent
Many Articles Were Placed on the Free List Including Cattle
Sheep Grains, Sugar and School Books
Reductions in House Duties in Wearing Appare Republican
Members Refused to Sign the Report

Washington. Sept. 29.-The confer
tariff bill. representing the final ad
justment of the disputes between the
senate and the house over the formers
amendments, was made public when
the democratic managers submitted it
for the first time to their republican
colleagues on the conference COM
mittee
In the form in which the tariff bill
ultimately will go to the president for
his signature, it carries many changes
from the original Underwood bill pass
ed by the house last May. While the
senate gave way on many amendments
during the two weeks fighting in
conference, many important changes
were retained and the general average
rates Of the house were reduced about
4 per cent advalorem.
Among the important alterations
announced, the tax rate on incomes
above $4,000 was increased by
graduated scale. from 3 to per cent
and the income tax exemption was
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
The articles added to the free list
include cattle and other food animals,
wheat, flour. flax, hemp, sugar, refining
machinery, and school text books.
Reductions on house duties were
made on wearing apparel, cattle OF
goat skins and fur hats. The rates
will be slightly reduced from those
fixed by the house on fancy grades Of
cotton cloth. The house rate on cot
ton stockings and half hose was re-
duced.
Some of the more important changes
agreed to by the conference covered
the schedule agricultural products and
provisions. In addition to putting cat
Etle aud sheep on ElIGSfree list, the con-
ference agreed to reductions on oats
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
UNTERMEYER
.. SUGGESTS
CHANGES
Endorses General Principles Of
Currency Bill
Objects to Language Defining
Securities
Declared the Definition Is Too
Loose I

Washington, Sept. 29.--The senate
banking and currency committee took
up with Samuel Untermyer of New
York the detailed construction of the
administration currency bill. Unter-
myer, while endorsing the general prin-
ciples of the bill suggested d number
of important amendments which are
said to make the measure stronger.
Untermyer objected to the language
in the bill which defines bank securi-
ties upon which currency may be is
sued and which will be eligible for re-
discount at the regional reserve banks.
He, declared the definition was too
loose and suggested a narrowing to in
cftlde only commercial paper represent
ed In the purchase or sale, of a COM
.JnssFity. .. .>tIxg- m4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

butter, ,beets. extracts Of meat, cur
rants, chocolate and other provisions
and vegetables.
The per cent rebate in the tariff,
by the house bill. on goods brought
in American ships was retained In
conference with the added provision
that 1t must not "be so construed as
TO abrogate or in any manner impair
or affect the provisions of any
treaty."
Conference agreement repeats Sec
ton eight of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty which provided Cuba should
rave Il preferential rate Of 20 per cent
on sugar and the general sugar tariff
Of the United States will not be ra-
duced below the figures Of the Ding
ley tariff law 0f 1897.
A new provision Of the income tax,
allowing a $4,000 exemption for mar
ried persons provides, only one
deduction of $4,000 will be made from
the aggregate income of both husband
and wife when living together"
The conference committee met and
completed the report submitted to the
full committee by Chairman SimurnS.
After a brief discussion it was ap-
prov ed by the eight democrats, while
the six republicans who had taken
no part in the conference deIibera-
tions. refused to sign it.
No definite agreement was reached
by the democratic conference commit
tee regarding the disposition of the
cotton futures question. 1t is expected
there will be a second conference ON
an amendment to drop it from the
bill. Underwood presented the con-
ference report as soon as the house
met. The report didn't appear in the
senate today. Kern obtained unani-
nous consent for tQdays ADJOURNMENT.
of the senate to extend until Weanes-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

Two drug crazedE mulatto boys,
brothers, began reign of murder that
ended only after three white men,
three negro men and negro woman
had been killed, several persons wound
ed, and the two boys lynched. .''..,t
A serious clash between the races
was prevented by the arrival by spe-
cial train of national guardsmen from
Natchez. .T
The trouble started at midnight and
continued intermittently until 1 O'clock
this morning, when Walter Jones, the
eldest Of the two boys who started the
firing, was lyncheds just before the
soldiers arrived. His brother, Win
Jones, had been shot and killed by
citizens earlier in the day. Citizens
who had barricaded themselves in their
homes began to cautiously emerge at
104o'clock and by noon the town. was
quiet. No more trouble is feared.
ss The Dead. - l ~.
Sheriff G. B. Hammett of Jefferson
county, white, shot while leading, "a
posse to where the Jones brothers were
hiding. III r..
Former Constable Frank Kienstly,
white, shot at his home after being
called to the door ~ -."tM
Claude Freeman. white of Fayette,
Miss, shot at the railway station while
awaiting a train. s II ''f.'-
Johanna Aiken, Tom Weeks, Jesse
Thompson and Thead Grayson. me-
groes killed during the shooting.
Walter and Will Jones, negroes,
lynched. 80 -. 49,, l
" The Wounded. -
Orrin Gillis, former sheriff, whites,
shot in shoulder; may die.
William Kienstly. white shot i'm
hand. ,< t@.'''
b. B. Appleby, white conductor Of
road, shot in breast. leg and arm;
Willianl Mccaleb, white, shot in
hand. 80 .''','
William Dennis, white, shot in leg:
w C.. Bond, white, shot in leg. -
The shooting was started by Walter
Jones, aged 20, in the negro quarter,
where the negro woman and Thead
Grayson were shot and killed. Walter
then went to the home Of his mother
and aroused his 1S-year-old brother.
Together they proceeded through. the
main street of the little town, firing at
every one in sight. Citizens, aroused
from their sIunhber by the shots, peer
ed out of the windows and then hast
ened to cover. .
The two boys, soon after leaving
their home, went to the home of
Frank Kienstly, a former constable,
and, when he responded to their call
he was shot through the head by Wall
ter Jones' Kienstly's son, William,
saw his father fall and reached for a
gun, but before he could fire he re-
ceived bullet in one of his hands.
The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley depot
is near the Kienstly home, and the two
negroes walked In that direction. A
train had arrived from Natchez just, a
few moments before and Conductor E.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
chinese
LOAN PACT e.. 4.
DISSOLVED

London, Sept. 29.-The British gov
ernment has announced the dissolu-
ton of the Chinese loan agreement,
from which the United States with
drew it's support some time ago. The
agreement has not worked to the
satisfaction of any of the powers con-
cerned-Great Britain. France, Ger
many, Russia and Japan. .-,...-
"The British government took the
initiative in the dissolution" it Is ex-.
planed, because of the failure of the
other powers to observe it's spirit 80
1t is declared the object of the
original agreement, was to prevent an,
international scramble to lend money
in China but such scramble is in.
progress. 49,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

II Albany, Sept. 29-WhiIe the mem
bers Of the couEt of impeachment, try
ing Governor Sulzer, were arriving here
for the regular half day Monday ses-
sion, a dozen detectives were busy
serving subponeas for both the prose-
cution and the defense. A score Of
legislators and politicians We're sought
by the board Of managers while fifty
persons are being called for the gov
ernor.
Friends of James Garrison. who is
held at the Albany county penitentiary
for contempt of the assembly, aban-
doned hope of obtaining his freedom
before Oct. 6. On that date the as
sembly will rsconvene. His friends
hope the assembly will relent and free
him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

tinually year in and year out. 1t is
the effort of the Fargo city commits
sion to reduce the Indebtedness of the
city as quickly as possible. One of tho
ways in which it can be done sooner
than the funds are ready for the
liquidation of the principles of these
debts is to decrease the interest that
Is being paid. N
The commissioners have gathered
all the bonds together in one big lump
and by the act of the people tomor-
row will be enabled to reduce the in
debtedness on the whole amount from
Z per cent to per cent. 1t cannot
be done without the vote of the people
and it is such a popular move that
the election cannot possibly have but
one result.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
IHAW'S
FRIENDS
d. vs.
WORRIED

Concord, N. H, Sept. 29.-Thaw's
friends and associates are worried
over a heavy cold with which he has
been afflicted for a week. He has a
deep and persistent cough. 49,.
Under the care of local physician
he has not responded we'll to the treat
ment prescribed. His broken rest and
the hard work he has been doing with
his secretary has reduced his weight
somewhat
Thaw issued a statement amplify
ing declaration by his counsel at
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, that the fugitive
would return voluntarily to Dutchess
county to answer an indictment for
conspiracy if the Indictment. was
found as Attorney Jerome stated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

Amy person, firm or corpora
ton, foreign or domestic, doing
business in the state of North Da-
kota and engaged in the produe- :.
ton. manufacture, distribution,
purchase or selling of milk cream,
butter fat, grain or any commodi-
ty in general use that shall, with
the intention Of creating monop-
oily, or Of destroying the business
of a competitor, or of any regular
established dealer, or to prevent
y competition Of any person who In
good faith intends and attempts to
become such a dealer, discrinin-
ate between different sections.
communities, towns or cities, or
portions thereof, in this state, by
purchasing at a higher or selling
at a lower rate or price in one
section, community, town or city
or portion thereof. in this state,
/. than is paid or charged by such
person. firm of corporation for
such milk, cream butter fat, grain
or commodity in general use in
another section, community, town
or city, or portion thereof, In this
state, after making due allowance
for the difference if any, In the
actual cost of transportation OF
such commodities. shall be guilty
| of unfair discrininat alton. s
This chapter also makes it the dut,
if the attorney general on complain
---r-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
7. R. Will DROP
OUT OF WORLD
FOR 3 MONTHS

New York, Sept. s29.-For over three
months, from the middle of December
to the end of March, Theodore. R,oose-
welt will be buried in the wil6s of
South America. Arrangements for the
trip are completed but the announce
ment did not tell about times and
places, because the colonel isn't sure
where he will go when he leaves the
civilized country. # :
He will sail Oct. 4, from here and
will spend about two months visiting
various cities of L. Brazil, Argentina,
Chile and Paraguay. He will be the
governments guest and WILD stsliver
several formal ma add1ases. @ ss s.zs,s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
PANIC On /.
III HI INA o. AEMH ..
RIVER BOAT
Vessel Went Aground IN the
Hudson Several Hurt

oughkeepsie. NJ Y, Sept. 2s.. -
Three hundred passengers on the
steamer Mohawk of the Manhattan
Navigation Co., were transferred from
the vessel early today after she had
gone hard ground in an embankment
seven miles north of here
In panic following the grounding
several passengers were slightly hurt.
Many were thrown from their bertils
by the impact which tore a jagged
hole I'M the Mofiawk's bow and forced
her nearly thirty feet UP the river
bank
The line officials said the accident
was due to a break in the steering
gear. The Molla ,wk left New York for
Albany yesterday morning. The pas
sengers proceeded by rail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
Tomorrow Fargo Will
Vote on 100000
Bonding Proposition
People Asked to Allow the City Commission to Reduce the In
terest on the City Debt From Per Cent to Per Cent
Should Not Be Any Doubt of Issue
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FARGO.

omorrow sept o there will be submitted for
voting or $loo00 of
OF taking like
drawing tow
In voting these bonds will
feresr ih amount
amount
GUIDED the annual budget
The
reduce
orhtan viii
which s
Respectfully submitted this 2sth September 1915
H. r. Emery
OF the cit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29

Tomorrow is the day when the peo-
pie will vote on whether the taxpayers
shall have their burden Iightened by
reducing the interest Of the city debt
from per cent to 4 per cent.
It Is expected there will be good
vote tomorrow. as this is question
that reaches nearly every one and in
which most all are interested.
The bonds which are to be reduced
amount to 100000, a pretty big sum
when interest is being paid on it con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
POLLING PLACES.
First Ward-Central house.

First Ward-Central house.
Second Ward-Fargo house.
Third Ward-Pumping station.
Fourth Ward, First Precinct
Courthouse.
Fourth Ward Second Precinct
Wall lumber yards.
Fifth Ward, First Precinct-Fire
station No. /, ..- ... r. ....
Fifth Ward, Second Precinct
Carnegie library.
Sixth Ward-Central school.
Seventh Ward--Roosevelt school
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
WortI1Iess Cnecks.

Sykeston. N. D., Sept. 2s.-Two
worthless checks were passed here.
Joseph Smith is employed on the w.
r. Evans farm. Some one irnperson-
ated Smith and had two checks. each
for $3.50, cashed at local stores. They
were not passed by Smith who was at.
work on the farm ait the time and
were not signed by Mr. Evans
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-29
BOTH SIDES
- :, - - ~ g. ..- s
GATHERING
WITNESSES
LONG MISSING WITNESS
HAS BEEN FOUND,

Albany, Sept. 29.-Frederick l..
ColWell, the long missing witness
in the impeachment trial Of Gov
ernor Sulzer, issill in a sanitarium
but is ready to come to court and
testify as a witness for the COVER
nor, providing he is not placed un-
DER arrest by the board of manag-
ers for having previously refused
to testify. Judge Herrick announc-
ed this at the opening of the court.