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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
RULING WILL
SAVE MONEY
STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES AN
OPINION ON 1913 SCHOOL
LAWS-PROVISIONS

The department of education has
rendered an opinion on the 1913 school
law, which provides for the payment
of a monthly wage to farmers for
transporting their children to school.
The department has announced that
school boards need not pay transpor-
tation to any of the schools patrons
if none of them live more than two
and one half miles from the school
house.
The provision of the law is that the
district around each schoolhouse is
divided into pay zones, the first pay
zone including the district l Ia to 2
Ia miles from the schoolhouse, the
second district extending mile far
ther each way, and the third including
all the district more than 8 IA miles
from the schoolhouse.
Those living within Ia miles of
the school, according to the law, are
not entitled to any pay for transport
ing their children. Those in the first
zone get certain amount, perhaps
50 per month, the amount to be deter
mined by the school board of the dis
CIlCt, dIu cdCIl pcISOIl III Iu1C AOIlC AS
ceiving the same amount. The second
zone is entitled to 1 1-2 times that
amount, and the third zone to twice
the amount.
School boards. ali over the state
protested, as they said that the law
was proving a terrible drain on the
districts. The state department
thereupon took up the matter, and
consulted with a large number of
states attorneys regarding the law.
The unanimous opinion of the attor-
neys was that the law was rather
unreasonable, and a suggestion was
made which met with favor, to the ef-
feet that in districts where no one of
the patrons of the school lived more
than 2 1-2 niles from the schoolhouse
no transportation charges should be
paid to anyone. The state depart
ment upholds this, and has sent out
word to all of the county superinten-
dents that that will be the principle
followed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
A CORRECTION

The Graphic owes the county COM
missioners and their friends an apol-
ogy, all of which is due to an error
made in correcting a line of type in
this paper in our issue of September
4. We wish at this time to explain
the situation for the benefit of our
readers and in justice to the commits
sioners. This explanation should
have been Forthcoming sooner but the
editor never knew the mistake went
through the paper until his attention
was called to it by two of the commits
sioners.
In the issue of date referred to the
following news items appeared in the
local columns:
"The county commissioners are in
formally dedicated one day last week
with case of beer and keg of Alex
ander spring water"
"The county commissioners are in
session. The board convened on
Tuesday for their regular September
meeting. There will be large
amount of business at this meeting"
The first item was taken from a
Mckenzie county paper and should
have read as follows:-
"The new town of Charbenneau was
formally dedicated one day last week
with a case Of beer and keg of Alex
ander spring water"
In making the correction Of the sc"
in the second item the line was put at
the top of the wrong item, hence the
erroneous reference to the commits
sioners. We trust that this explana
tion will be sufficiently plain to those
who may have been misled by this
error.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
THIS HORSE
TWENTY-FOUR
AGED EQUINE PASSES AWAY
AFTER NEARLY QUARTER
CENTURY OF LABOR

One of our country correspondents
sends in a news item which is of more
than ordinary interest, particularly
to those who are interested in horses.
The news item is to the effect that last
week Abe Miller, who lives in Eden
Valley, lost horse, which had reach
ed the advanced age of "a years. It
is very seldom that ordinary work
horses reach the near quarter CEN
tury mark We are unable to obtain
the name of the deceased, or the stock
and breed, but it is safe bet that he
has been "some horse" during his
time, and was faithful unto death.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
UP ON CHARGE
OF GAMBLING
MAN FROM McGREGOR BROUGHT
HERE AND PLACED UNDER
BOND

Ray L. Cooper, of McGregor, was
brought before Justice Alva J. Field
last Thursday on a charge of keeping
and maintaining a place of gambling.
States attorney U. L. Burdick swore
out the complaint and Deputy Sher-
if Axel Strom brought Cooper to
town. He was bound over to await
the action Of the grand jury at the
coming term of district court. Bond
was fixed at 100000, which was fur
nished.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09

SO per cent of all goods brought to
the United States from all parts Of
the world paid to tariff, and that pro-
portion will be increased by the new
law.
The free wool provision of the new
law takes effect Dec. l, 1913; the free
sugar provision May l, 1916.
The new tariff law, passed four
years after President Taft signed the
existing of more than nine months of
work in congress. Hearings were
started January 6, by the house ways
and means committee Chairman Un-
derwood introduced the tariff bill
April 7, Immediately after President
Wilson had convened the new con-
gress. 1t passed the house May 8
and the senate September 9.
In the opinion of its makers the
democratic leaders of congress the
most important features of the new
tariff are:
"A reduction of nearly one-half in
the average tariff on foodstuffs and
farm products.
The placing of raw wool on the
free list, and reduction of nearly
two-thirds in the tariff on woolen
clothing, especially of the cheaper
grades.
A reduction of one-third (average)
on cotton clothing.
Reduction of the sugar tariff and
it's ultimate abolishment in 1916.
A reduction of one-third (average)
in the tariff on earthenware and glass;
ware.
Adjustment of all tariff on meats,
fish, dairy products, flour, potatoes,
coal, iron ore, lumber and many class
es of farm and Office machinery.
General tariff reduction on all i'm
portant articles in general use.
Throughout the long fight over the
bill, the republican attack on the
measure has been directed against
those rates which the republicans
declared were so low as to threaten
destruction to American industries,
through the competition of foreign
manufacturers. The democratic sup
porters of the new law have insisted
that except in those cases where pub
lie welfare demanded radical changes
the tariff has been reduced only to a
point where it will stimulate COM
petition" without turning American
markets over to foreigners.
A great amount Of work will fall
upon the treasury department, it is
expected, in working out the details
of the new income tax and the meth
ods of collecting the direct taxes from
individual citizens of the United Stat
es. The tax upon corporations, now
fixed at one per cent of their income,
remains the same, and becomes part
of the general income tax law. A
staff Of special deputies, collectors and
agents will be employed to organize
and conduct the work of income tax
oo11oo+;o,,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
100, 900 SHEEP WILL BE SOLD

With the order recently to open
to settlement certain parts of the
Fort Peck Indian reservation, says
the Great Falls Tribune, the sheep
business got another notice for NOV
ing and this week there will begin one
of the greatest movements of the
sheepmen to give way to the settlers
that has ever been noted in the his
tory of Montana. Before the move
ment which will begin with shipments
already planned by such large sheep
interests as the ]. B. Long company
has finally been completed this year
the number of head of sheep on the
Montana range will have been reduced
by more than 100000 head, according
to we'll informed sheepmen and some
of the railroad people who have been
getting line on the intentions of
the wool-growers declare the move
ment will take out nearly 10000
more of the woolies.
Not only does the opening of the
Fort Peck country mean the lessening
of the number of sheep in the state,
but the heavy drift of settlers into
this portion of the state is having its
effects in very noticeable form. one
shipment alone which was made yes
terday, meaning the taking of 40 car
loads out of Cascade county. In the di-
rection of Augusta, too, there is a big
number ready to be taken from the
state, the present state being one OF
not less than 4.2OO head.
The changed conditions which the
settlement Of the Fort Peck lands
will mean makes it impossible for the
Long Company to continue to handle
the sheep business on the gigantic
scale on which it has operated in the.
past and that company is just now
completing it's plans to reduce it's
holdings by very heavy shipments
the exact number being a matter on
which they have not reached final
decision. 1t is said by some in po-
sition to have a fairly good under
standing Of the company's plans that
the Long company will ship out in
excess of 10000 head this fall and
that it may reduce it's holdings about
one-half
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
VIOLATED THE
SCHOOL LAW
TWO CASES UP LAST WEEK FOR
VIOLATING SCHOOL ATTEN-
DANCE STATUTE

Two violations of the compulsory
school law were up before Justice
Field last week, and each were fined
$500, which was paid. The men found
guilty of violating the school law were
Jos. and Frank Schlief, of Nesson.
The information was filed by the stat
es attorney upon information from
the county superintendent of schools.
1t is understood that the superinten-
dent of schools intends to check up
closely all cases and prosecute where
the statute is being willfully violated.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
MARRIED

Warner-Forthum:- very simple
and impressive ceremony was per-
formed t the M. E. Parsonage last
Friday evening, uniting in marriage
Mr.. E. Warner and Miss Clara For
thum The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Wall. The contracting
parties were from Alexander, where
they returned to make their future
home,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09

The Rugby Creamery closed it's
doors last Saturday, after a very sue
cessful season, during which time sew
eral improvements were added and
paid for, as we'll as the operating ex-
penses from the receipts Of the in
stitution.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
DIED SUDDENLY

Mrs. C. w. Jennison received a
telegram Saturday announcing that
her mother, Mrs. J. W. Watson, had
died suddenly at her home in Tacoma,
Wash. Mrs. Jennison left On Number
8 Saturday evening to be resent for
the funeral. Mrs. Watson was about
seventy-fve years old. The funeral
services were held in Tacoma on
Tuesday.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
"rHE INSIDE OF THE CUP"

Rev. E. S. Shaw will review this re-
cent popular novel at the evening SER
vice next Sunday. The book by Win
ston Churchill is being read as fast as
it can be secured deals with present
day problems and current religious
and social thought in way to get
hold of the popular mind. Read the
book before Sunday if you can but do
not fail to hear it discussed Sunday
night.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
FINE POTATOES

Some fine specimens of North Da-
kota potatoes are on exhibit at the
sheriff's office in the court house. The
tubers were grown on the farm Of
Sheriff Erickson, near Springbrook,
and in quality and size are hard to
surpass. They are of the Early Ohio
variety.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
WORLDS SERIES
WATCHED HERE
CAUSES CONSIDERABLE NER-
VOUSNESS ON PART OF LO-
CAL ENTHUSIASTS

Some sort of nervous disease has
broken out among the business men
of the city during the past few days,
and as result many of them have
been unable to attend to business
properly. The disease seems to be
particularly accute from about to 4
o'clock every afternoon and during
this time many prominent business
men can be found congregated in .
local drug store looking intently at q
number of small squares chalked up
on the mirror Of the soda fountain
The "disease" was first noted on Mon
day, when they were gathered about
the streets in little groups, but on
Tuesday afternoon it was noticeable
in very virulent form.
The occasion for all this, of course,
is The Worlds Championship base
ball series, being played this week
New York Nationals.
Every afternoon from to 4 o'clock
there is a goodly gathering of local
fans at the Williston Drug Company's
store, where the scores by innings are
received.
The series started on Tuesday, with
Philadelphia playing at New York
The Athletics took the first game by
small margin, and on Wednesday
the Giants reversed the tables in q
hard fought game. In Tuesdays con-
test the famous home run Baker came
to the rescue with one man on bases
oIl NJ
bets being made locally on the final
outcome, and also on each game and
several wagers have been made on
each inning. One bet made by two
local men was 10 to l that Baker, OF
the Athletics, would not make home
run in the SERIES Of course the ten
has gone glimmering. Local fans
seem about equally divided over the
final outcome.
Herewith is given short summary
of the games so far as played.
First Game
12 345 6 z 8 9 r H E
Phila.. 20 O o 3 2 O o 1 o 6 II l
| N. ". 20 O 1 o 3 O O % A II 0
Summary: Two-base hitsBarry,
Burns, McInnis. Three base hits, Col
lins, Schang. Home run, Baker. Hits,
off Marquard 8 in innings; off Gran
dali 8 in 2 and none out in the eighth;
off Tesreau none in innings. Sac
rifice hits, Marquard, McInnis. Stolen
base, Collins. Double play, Barry
to Collins to McInnus. Left on bases,
Philadelphia 4, New York 6. First
base on balls, off Marquard /, Tesreau
1. First on errors New York /.
Struck out, by Bender 4, Marquard l,
! Crandall /, Tesreau /. Time, 2:O6.
Second Game
12 4 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
| N.Y...O % O o. O 0 0 0 3-3 z
Phila..O 0 O o 0 0 o o 0 90 z
Summary: Sacrifice hits, Collins,
Wiltse; left on bases, New York 8,
Philadelphia 10; first base on balls,
off Mathewson l, off Plank 2; first
base on errors, New York l, Philadel-
phia 2; hit by pitcher, by Plank, Doyle;
struck out, by Plank 6, by Mathewson
| :. time 2.22
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
TO GIVE DANCE

The Degree of Honor will give
card and dancing party at the I. O.
0. F. hall on the night of October
18th, to which a cordial invitation is
extended.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09

Helena business men have posted
reward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the men who have been
doing the hold-up work around that
city of late.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09

Darlington held a Home Products
Show on Friday and Saturday, Octo-
Der and A.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-10-09
Second Game
I 2 3 4 6 Z 8 9 10 K II r
N.Y..O o O 90 O 0 0 3-3 z z
Phila @ O O 0 90 O o 0 90 8 2

Summary: Sacrifice hits, Collins,
Wiltse; left on bases, New York 8,
Philadelphia 10; first base on balls,
off Mathewson l, off Plank 2; first
base on errors, New York l, Philadel-
phia 2; hit by pitcher, by Plank, Doyle;
struck out, by Plank 6, by Mathewson
5; time, 2:22.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
THE BIG rAxPAYER.

We all know the bumpttous citizen who in town meeting demands special considerable because he is a large
 taxpayer We all know, if we stop to
 think, that the large taxpayer is such merely because he has more property than others Very often he pays less in proportion to the value of his prop terty than poorer men because he re- calves minimizing consideration a Large taxpayer and is sometimes let off more easily than a man who owns nothing but a small house and a bit of land That taxpayer usually pays iaII that can be assessed; the other of- tten gets consideration because he has ,so much to pay, and partly because he has something that makes an inn spression on the assessors We can saH recall Hartford men who have tbeen demanding special consideration because they were Large taxpayers, Ibut we have never learned that they paid more in proportion to their tax
 able property than the others who ,paid what the law required and never Thought of asking an abatement, hard ,as it might be for them to pay.
 Town meetings have gone by, in EHartford, and we do not hear so much of this talk, although it comes up oc- fcasiona1ly at a hearing by the com Imon council or one given by a com
 Inittee or q commission that is to deal iwsth some public work. It is growing tunfrequent enough to cause some Iit- tile surprise when it does appear now in the old familiar form of a plea
 that the more a taxpayer has the low yer should be his assessment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
SULZER DETERMINED
 TO TURN RASCALS OUT

Albany, Feb. 2s-"I'm making it the business of my administration to turn the rascals out and there are a lot of 'em," said Gov. Sulzer, today, when asked for further information about his Investigating committe. He would not discuss his plans in advance but intimated there would be something doing" in connection with the Thaw scandal
 ''I am only waiting for a final re- port from the committee he said, grim1y.
 It is apparent that the governor was much displeased by the action of Sup- erintendent Scott, of the prison de- partment, late yesterday afternoon, in receiving over the telephone Dr.. Russel1's resignation as head of the Matteawan asylum; accepting it and appointing his successor without ad- vising the governor. When he learned what had been done, lsGovernor Su1- ger promptly announced that he wan ted Dr. Russell suspended, tried and removed. He also turned over to the district attorney of New York, Rus sells case, together with that of Law yer Anhut, who received the $5, 900 fee from Thaw It is generally be- Heved that the governor plans a cleaning out of the entire prison de- partment
 Governor Sulzer declined to discuss today his action in demanding the resignation of State Architect Her man Hoefer, last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Even if you are not in immediate need of any of these big sale ValueSit is the logical time to buy. This sale offers wonderful
 opportunities for savings
CARPETS AND DRAPERIEs.

CARPETS AND DRAPERTEs.
 Best Tapestry Brussels Carpets. dropped patterns, value S1.OO. sale price FOG yard.
 Double Extra Tapestry Brussels. value S5c, sale price SEC yard.
 These are the Celebrated Sanford & Sons goods and we will sew them free of cost during this sale.
 One lot China and Japan Mattinas. figured and inIaid patterns, value 2sc, sale price 22c yard.
 Mating Rugs, good coIors, value $1-98, sale price S1s4s.
 One lot Reversible Brussels Rugs x 12, value $1o.oo, sale price s7.4s each.
 Carpet Remnants suitable for rugs. Your choice while they last z5c each.
 One lot of Scrim Curtains 2H a6, with lace edge, sale price 40c pair.
 One lot Arabian Net Curtains with edge and insertion, sale price GOc pair
 One lot White Net Curtains. vaius S15O, sale price $1.OO pair.
 36 inch White Swiss, slightly sof1ed. also coIored Swiss, regular price 125kc. sale price Sc yard.
 One lot Cream Madras, value z5c. safe price 19c yard.
 Slightly soiled Sample Curtains of al kinds, and pair lots at cost prices.
 CBasement.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
PUTS
 THAW BRIBERY
 UP TO WHITMAN

New York, Feb. 2S-District Attor- ney Whitman, today, reviewed a transcript of. the testimony in the Thaw bribery scandal which advices from Albany said Gov. Sulzer intend ed to forward, to begin a searching investigation. Having forced the res ignation of Dr. John w. Russell, su- and made plans looking toward the busting of Superintendent Scott and the other members of the alleged pris- on ring, the governor decided to turn the case over to Whitman for crim- inal prosecutions.
 The district attorney is expected to direct his attention particularly to the part played by Attorney John Nicho1- son Anhut and Dr. Russell in their meetings in this city to discuss the possible liberation of Harry K Thaw from the asylum.
 Anhut testified that he received $25,- 900 from Thaw retainer for pros pective services in gaining the re- lease of Stanford Whites slayer from Matteawan. The lawyer said he had conferred with Russell and that Rus- sel demanded a large part of this re- tainer before he would aid the move ment to free Thaw.
 Russell, on the other hand, testified that Anhut had tried to bribe him by offering him $25,oo0 to testify thai ThaW was sane and Russell said he had refused
 Whitman will have to accept these conflicting statements at their face value and conduct a, probe of his own to get at the truth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
900 PAGES OF
 TESTIMONY IN
 SENATE REPORT
VoIuminous Document, Without Any Comment, Concerning Various Revolutionary Disturbances in Mex
 icO

Washington. Feb. 28-Making no comment upon the meaning of the testimony set forth in a volume of 900 pages, the Smith subcommittee on Mexican revolutionary disturbances has filed it's report-,with the Senate. No recommendations are made. The committee merely presents statements of various leaders, testimony of rebels of various factions and complaints of American owners of property with the evidence of secret service men.
 The point which the committee hoped to establish was the promotion of Mexican warfare by American capitalists. Chairman William Alden Smith and other members are practi- calIy convinced that Wall street in terests actively assisted the Madero land and railway investments but they do not admit this.
 Cattlemen in the open regions testi- fled that the government troops re- mained in the towns while bandits and socalled revolutionists- Faided their ranches
 The San Luiz plan or proclamation of revolt by Madero against Parfirio Diaz is one of the documents. Ma dero pledged himself to secure for the people a just distrib ution of the land, to free all political. prisoners and re- establish free democratic government. Two years later a similar document was issued by the Orozco and Rojas faction in revolt against Madero.
 Sylvio Selva, former consul Of SaI- vador for the southern part of the United States, contributes an account of the betrayal of pr. Francis Vasquez by SuareZ.
 He declares Suarez responsible for the existence of slavery in Yucatan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Peculiar After Effects
 of Grip This Year
Leaves Kidneys fin Weakened
 Condition

Doctors in all parts of the country have been Kept busy with the epidem- ic of grip which has visited many homes. The symptoms of grip this year are very distressing and leave the system in a run down condition, particularly the kidneys, which seem to suffer most, every victim com pla---S of lame back and urinary trou- bles which should not be neglected, as these danger signals often lead to more serious sickness, such as dread ed Bright's Disease. Local druggists report a large sale on Dr. Kflmer's 8 Swamp-Root which so many people say soon heals and strengthens the kidneys after an attack of grip. Swamp-Root is a great kidney liver and bladder remedy, and, being an herbal compound, has a gentle heal ing effect on the kidneys, which is almost immediately noticed by those who try it. pr. Kilmer 6 Co., Bing- hamton, N. Y, offer to send a sample bottle of Swamp-Root, free by mail, to every sufferer who requests it. A trial will convince any one who may be in need of it. Regular size bottles 5Octs. and $1.OO- For sale at all drug gists- Be sure to mention this paper. Adv.