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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
Farmers Plan Fund to Get Grain
Law; Also Confirm Report Of Ban
OnEquity Cooperative Exchange
Crosby Refuses to
Buy of the Society
Championed by One Speaker. Senator
McCumber of North Dakota is
Attacked by Another.

Minneapolis. Mar.>Slate fIi., .rm.
ers' Cooperative Markstns.s. Saciel
tion in Minneapolis. which was az
tended by over 500 farmers, made
plans to raise fund of $4,000 in the
next three months for the purpose of
carrying on an organized campaign in
Wisconsin to procure the passage of
the federal grain inspection bill. They
also investigated charge made at
the convention that the big milling
houses were boycotting the farmers
exchange. and denied by the millers.
Committee Sees Crosby.
committee OF twenty farmers
from seven different states. headed
by Magnus johnson Of Kimball.
Minn.. paid a visit to the Washburn-
Crosby mill. taking with them sam
Frank Crosby, manager of the mill,
who Is also president of the chamber
Of commerce.: submitted the samples
of wheat to him, and asked II the
Washburn-Crosby company would buy
this wheat. Mr.. Crosby said his COM
pany must refuse to have any deal
ings with the farmers exchange.
The COMMITTEES reported to the con-
vention that they had proved conclu-
stvely that q boycott against tho CO.
operative exchange exists among the
millers.
NO GubernAtorial Endorsement.
Talk Of indorsing Elias Steenerson
for governor subsided when q letter
was received from William e. Lee.
who was nominated by the anti-Eber-
hart convention. in which Mr.. Lee
said he was In favor Of free and open
markets for the farmers and opposed
to everything that tends to increase
the price of farm product on the way
from the producer to the consumer.
This statement satisfied the conven-
ton and 1t was decided not to name
any candidate for governor.
McCumber Lauded; Scored.
5. III. Greedy of Chicago, in speech
urged the farmers to have a delega-
ton at Washington. He said that at
the present time Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, who introduced the
grain inspection bill, stands absolute
ly alone against a big opposing lobby.
Then c. J. Lee Of Valley City. N. D..
bitterly attacked Senator McCumber.
The reason McCumber stands
alone Is because the farmers of his
own state have no confidence in him."
he said. HE has always been against
us. He uses this grain inspection bill
Just to get the vote of the farmers.
son why any farmer should help him."
Uplift Clubs Raped.
J: N. Anderson Of Fargo said that
1*he taoht necessary thing is to induce
.tha gnYernmeiitstoa.bu iidssxoFarnment
elevators for the protection of farm
fefA. 3, - ;,sa.,reygs v ,.&4E
HSs sdStI1tsd the farm upfift clubs
and the better farming associations
had never offered any remedy for the
farmers troubles.
A resolution was adopted endorsing
the American Society Of Equity and
urging farmers to affiliate with 1t.
IAndbergh is Speaker.
Congressman C. E. LindberEh of
the Sixth district, urged the farmers
to organize for their own protection
and to cooperate with the American
Federation Of Labor -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
URGE KANSAS CITY
FOR RESERVE BANK
Members of Senate Banking
Committee Appeal to Pres
ident on Location.

Warrington. March 2s.-chairman
Owens and Senator Reed OF the SEN
ate banking committee. discussed with
President Wilson the merits Of the
Kansas City ss q location for one Of
the now regional reserve banks.
Although members Of congress have
been quietly urging various cities. this
- the hrst instance. 20 far a. known.
in which members Of tha banking
committee have urged any particular
city. It was said at the White House
that no deciEion has been reached
either on the federal reserve hank
cities or on the federal reserve board.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
bitter ATTACK IS
MADE ON CARNEGIE
Senator Chamberlain Declares
He Would be Guilty Of
Treason Elsewhere.

Washington. March 25.-..If Andrew
Carnegie, who continually asserts the
cause Of Great Britain. were the citi-
zen Of any other nation. he would, be
charged with treason" declared Sen.
ator Chamberlain. in the course Of the
Panama tolls debate today.
s "He has never hesitated to spend
his millions in endeavoring to incul-
1gte reciprocal feeling for Great
Britain in the minds Of the people Of
the United Stateg." .'3,ss
Cham mberlain'ss attack. on Carnegis
came; - climax to an hour of hot
Iehd. under pr0test, letters attacking
ffeddsnt Wilson. n I.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
Maintains, However, That He
Has "Been Out of His
Mind" Several Days
MINOT MAN WILL BE
TRIED FOR MURDER
Hearing Saturday Before Justice OF
Peace-Contendeti tina: Refusal Of
Wife to DISCONTINUE Divorce Pro.
ceedings Led to Shooting.
trime. Special Service D

AhiuUls ~. IL, MARCH so.-J OScpll
McPeek. charged with numbering his
wife early Tuesday morning, made
statements to Assistant States 1Attor-
ney Carroll that fully substantiate the
states case against the prisoner.
McPeek. admitting ownership of a
revolver used in killing Mrs. McPeek,
been at, the Shaw home, where Mrs.
McPeek was shot, but as to the actual
shooting. he would make NO state
ment, pleading that he had been "out
: Of his mind" several days.
The McPeeks were divorced five
years ago. but remarked. and recent
~ Mrs. McPeek started a second di-
vorce action, in which a decree was
to have been entered today.
McPeek's hearing will be held Sat-
urday.
The couple had resided at Kenmare
till recently, McPeek operating a res
taurant there. Previously, they lived
near Surrey, N. D.
Gave Himself Up.
While the authorities were soour-
ing tho city and surrounding country
fo- the alleged murderer. from short
" after midnight Monday, when the
rrlme was perpetrated. until o'clock
Tuesday, McPeek was safely lodgc,.
with the jailer totally unaware of his
identity. as q few minutes after the
crime was committed McPeek appear
ed at the jail, telling the jailer he was
In trouble and wanted to sleep there.
Woman Found Dying.
He gave the jailer a ss-caliber re-
volver, loaded. one Of the cartridges
being exploded. At the time he would
rot give his name but later he vas
identihed.
Mrs. Bertha McPeek. aged 80, was
found dying at about midnight. with
q bullet in her abdomen. in q room at
half hour later she expired, but Pc
fore death came she accused her 1NH-
msr husband Of firing the fatal shot.
Tho MtFeeks were granted esdt-
voros at Kenmare . year ago and &c.
cordfHG to littles, Crystal sMcPeek. aged
4, q daughter Of the dead woman. Nc.
Peek went to see his wife to plead
with her to como back with him ana
that on her refusal he shot her. Tho
little girl was in the room at the time
of the tragedy and whom the shot
sounded out, she burst out crying: Il
don't like my papa any more because
he shot my. mamma.
She gave the alarm to the other
members Of the household, but when
the police had arrived. Mrs. McPSek
was breathing her last and the muir.
derer had vanished.
Flowers for Mamma.
The child stu believes her mother
- alive In the hospital and wants to
buy flowers to send to her with PEN
MES she has saved. The dead woman
is survived by two other young chill
dren.
The coroner's verdict late yesterday
shows that Mrs. McPeek came to her
death by q shot fred by her husband
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
PHILLIPS RETIREs

Officer Connected With Carnegie In
stitution Since Origin, Quits.
New York. March 25.-Henry
Phipps, identified with the United
States Steel corporation since it's orig
In. today announced his resigntion
from the directorate and also from
the finance committee OF the corpora
tion.
James a. Fardell, president Of the
corporation. succeeds him ON the f.
nance committee. Phipps will de-
vote his time to private interests and
philanthropic work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
FIRED MAID RAISES RUMPUs.

Philadelphia. Pa, March 25.-Jose-
phine Cooper, colored. certainly re-
sents being "fired." When her mis-
tress, Mrs. Edward M. Craeger, wife
of we'll known cricketer. tried to dis
pense with Josephine's services as a
nurse maid, Miss Cooper became 1ust
naturally so incensed that she fell to
work with her teeth. fists. rolling pin
and a hat, pin knocking Mrs. Craeser's
sister unconscious. biting her hnser.
scratching her face and stabbing
l.lewellyn Jones, next door neigh
bor, with q hatpin.
Such were the charges-assault
with intent to kill-on which Miss
Cooper was held In $500 bail by q
maRistrate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
NOMINATE BURKE
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Crawford Comedies Success to
His Opponent by Lead of
1000 Votes.

Pierre. S. D., March 25.-Congress-
man Burke has won the nomination
for the United States senate from
South Dakota. defeating Senator
Crawford in the election yesterday.
Reports are very slowly sitting in,
but at o'clock this afternoon. craw-
ford conceded the election Of Burke
by 1000 majority:
The Henry B.Anderson state ticket
has also been nominated.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
LANDS RESTORED 10 ENTRY.

Nearly $4,000 acres Of land from
a former oil withdrawal in Wyoming
were restored to entry by the presi-
dent during February on the rec
ommendation OF Secretary Lane. ex-
animation Of the land by the United
States geological survey having shown
that 1t is non-oil in character. In
Idaho about 1000 acres of land here
tofore withheld from entry in power
site reserves, were found to have no
power value and We're therefore re-
stored.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
rebels REFUSED
IN T0RR||E0N FIGHT
WOUNDED RETURNED

WOUNDED RETURNED
Bermedjillo, March 25.-By
courier to FL Paso-The rebel
wounded from Gomez Palacio
and lesser recent fights in the
vicinity are being brought
north in large. numbers. It is
officially admitted that the fed
erals put up an unexpectedly
strong resistance at Gomez Pa
lacio.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
REDUCE DIVIDENDS

Western Pennsylvania lanes Fail 10
Yield Usual Profit.
Philadelphia, March 25.-Directors
Of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st.
Louis Railway company. operating the
Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg,
reduced the dividend on common
stock from five per cent to three per
cent. and on preferred stock from five
per cent to four per cent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
HELD FOR MURDER CHARGE.

Mrs. amanda LAwson, Freed Once, Is
Taken for peath OF Husband.
Fast Woodstock. Conn.,. March 25.-
ing her with the murder of her hus-
band. Jonas p. Lawson, weil-to-do
farmer, at their home here on August
Is last.
This is the second time that Mrs.
Lawson has been under detention.
charged with hts death, being released
the first time ~ the grand jury failed
to indict her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
REBELS REPULsED.

Ell Paso, March 25.-Miguel
Diebold Of the Mexican federal
consular service, said he had
been officially informed that
the rebels had been repulsed
with heavy loss at Torreon and
that many Of them were driven
back twenty miles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
BANDIT IDENTIFIED.

Po3ice Hold Man Who Robbed Hotel
and Shot Manager.
Chicago, March 26.-Eddie O'Brien,
e6, was positively identified yesterday.
according to the police. as the bandit
who held up the Briggs hotel in the
loop district one week ago. and es-
capped in q taxicab with $3.50 after
shooting Manager William Stanmer
in the leg.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
ELLIS TAKEN TU, PRISON.

ChJCHBO, MATCH g6.-SnaCKIed De-
tween two burglars. William Cheney
Ellis of Cincinnati started yesterday
for the state prison at Joliet to serve
a ffteen-year sentence for numbering
his wife in q hotel here last October.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25

William f. Williams is one of the
new entatives-at-large i'm con-
gress from the state of Illinois. He
went to school with William j. Bryan
at Illinois college and has been
Bryan man ever since. At the Den
Yer convention of 1908 he seconded
the nomination of MIR. Bryan in be-
half Of the Illinois delegation. Mr.
Williams comes from Pittsfield. llli-
nois, is lawyer and was once before
member Of congress.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
s1o-poUND MAN is DEAD.
Peter Bauian. Former Member OF Bar
mum Circus. Dies at Illinois

Jaclspns.le. Ill.,. March .a.~-Peter
Baujan of Arcnzviie. said To hc the
largest man in Illinois. died ycster-
day. He weighed $40 pounds. and
for a number of years travelled With
Years old.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
SKULL DEFLEcrs BULLET.

Lead Ball Bounccs on Negro's
Uranium.
Paterson. N. j., March 25.-Alfonso
Price, negro. ate and refused to pay.
Frank Griffin. restauranteur, fired
and was amazed when the bullet
bounced off Alfonso's skull.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
POsTOFFICE SAFE BLOWN.
!; Robbers Get $500 Loot at low.

Iowa Falls, Iowa. March 26.-The
safe in the postofiice at Iowa Falls
was blown open yesterday and about
5000 in money and the same amount
An stamps taken.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
oCTEGENaIs,ANs AT PARTY.

Ages Of Twelve Men Total 1892
Years.
Los Angeles. March 25--Twe1ve
men whose ages averaged S6 years.
or a total OF 1.G36 years. gathered to
celebrate the S2nd birthday anniver-
sary of General John Wilcox. Their
ages ranged from 81 TO 81.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-25
STRIKE BREAKERS ON SCENE.

Two Carloads OF Railroad Men Reach
Pittsburg to Take Place of
Crews.
Fittsburg. March 25.-Two carloads
of railroad men arrived here during
the night from the east to take the
places Of striking freight crews, who
have almost completely tied up the
Monongahela division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad since last Saturday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
BAND OF SHEYENNE
WARRIORS AT OLD
SETTLERS MEETING

At the annual meeting of the Barnes
County Pioneer Club at the Armory
on Friday, Nov. 18th, one of the inter-
esting features will be an Indian War
Dance. John Maresh, the old Indian
Fighter, will be there with band of
Northern Sheyenne Indians and will
put on real dance. Mr.. Maresh
campaigned with Generals Miles,
Scully and Stanley throughout the
western part Of North Dakota during
the early seventies and has seen the
Indians dance the real dance. He has
assured the writer that his band of
braves from the Northern Sheyenne
tribe who will be with him at the old
settlers meeting and will reproduce
the old dance as given during early
days. The old Indian fighter will be
glad to meet all his old friends on the
18th and trusts that all the Old Set
tiers Of Barnes County will attend
this blowout
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

Saturday afternoon the X. p. Hall
was the scene of beautiful party Civ.
en- by four hostesses who were Mes,
danes Westergaard. D. S. Richie, A.
w. Macdonald and John Tracy. About
one hundred and fifty guests were
present. The hours from from 2:30
to $50 and the decorations and lunch.
con were carried out entirely in the
'Hallow'ee colors and favors. Mrs.
L. B. McMullen very ably acted the
part of the witch who told the for
tunes Of the guests. Very delicious re-
freshments were served and which
further carried out the Halloween
scheme. This was one of the largest
and most enjoyable social events Of
the season. ...,..
The Times Record is in receipt of an
advance copy of the Country Gentle
man containing a full page picture
story Of the Valley City Chautauqua
and the work that Is being done here.
This magazine is the foremost agricul-
tural paper of the United States and
will be read all over the world, so that
Valley City will gain the publicity that
belongs to the town having the great
est Chautauqua in the United States.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
FINISH OF TURKEY IS
SEEN BY RUSSIA

Rome. Nov. 2. 49, The Russian am
bassador to Italy, A. Krupenski, in a
statement here today regarding the
Turkish attacks in the Black Sea, said
that the action of Constantinople can
only be defined as Turkish" He
declared that the Turks had com.
mitted a fearful error, and that it
would mark the end of Turkey as a
European state.
The Servian minister, L. Michailo-
vich, declared that the Turkish in.
vasion would help toward the solu-
ton Of long pending questions. such
as that Of the Dardanelles. He said
he did not believe that the Balkans
would be affected as Turkey would
be obliged to gather all her forces
against Russia.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
INDIA TROOPS UNDER
FIRE FOR FIRST time

been taken. Sixteen British officers
were captured. The French counter
attacks everywhere have oeen ,repuls-
led. The French battery stationed be-
fore the cathedral of Rheims and the
artillery observers posted on the
steeple Of the cathedral have been
bombarded.
I'm the Argonne region the enemy
has been chased from several trenches
Some machine guns have been cap
tured To the south and west of Ver-
dun severe French attacks have
been repulsed. In counter attacks we
succeeded in breaking through the
French lines to the main position Of
the enemy, which was occupied. The
French suffered terrible losses. To the
east of Moselle all attacks Of the en-
envy have been repulesd"
Washington, Oct. 30-Ofacial dis.
patches made public by the French
embassy here tonight announced that
the Germans before the Russian arm
les in Poland are basing on Edlinsk
Radon and llzab. The Germans are
said to have lost prisoners and am
munition. The dispatches added:
I'm Galicia the combat continues on
the entire front with success for the
Russians. In series OF operations
along the frontier between Moselle
and Vosges rivers, we were able to
dislodge some outposts of the enemy
Prisoners were captured almost every
where"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
EFFECTS OF WAR FALL
HEAVY ON EUROPEAN
WOMEN WORKERS
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Following are the recent marriage
licenses issued in Judge Irgens' Office
for the past two weeks:
October 14-Harold Edison of Litch>
vile and Miss Scilla Hansen of Itch
Vile.
October 21--Harold Allen Larsen OF
Harlow, and Miss Larne Rudolph of
Valley City.
October 22-Henry Schultz of VIM
bledon and Mrs. Viola Zellers Howe,
Of Wimbledon.
October 24-Ernest Johanathan Han
son of Nome and Miss Clara Lindvold
Of Nome.
October 26-Albert Straus of San
born, and Miss Catherine O'Brien OF
Sanborn.
October 28-John NJ. Henderson OF
Anderson Township, and Miss Agnes
H. Halverson Of Anderson Township.
October 29-Clarence Johnson Of
Greenland Township and Miss Annie
Johnson Of Greenland township.
October 29-Henry Louis Altringer
and Miss Irene Florence Trepp, both
of Pierce Township.
October 29-Andrew Anderson Are
stad and Miss Mary Josten of Valley
City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

LONDON, Nov. 2.-Although official
communications do not spread much
light upon the situation in West Elan
ders, other reports emanating from
Holland indicate that the German re-
tirement from the coast south of o.
tend is imminent. 1t Is again report
ed the invaders have evacuated Os-
tend. Those rumors, however, are not
confirmed from Berlin, which claims
some advance along the Ypres line.
The city of Lille is declared in spec
ial dispatches to again be free of Ger
man troops, and it's hopeful citizens
are so confident that the Germans will
never return that plans are being
made to resume the usual civic func-
tons.
That Germany has by no means CIV
en- up it's determination to take Calais
is indicated by the government report
from Berlin by way Of Copenhagen,
that the German general staff has de-
cided that the army Of Poland shall
fall back to the frontier of Silesia, and
remain there on the defensive until
the battle in Flanders ends with the
capture of Calais. Such movement
would release three or four army
corps to be transferred from Silesia to
Belgium.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
VALLEY CITY CONGRESS,
MAN At HOME TO VOTE

Congressman George M. Young ar
rived in Valley City Saturday evening
and will be here until after election is
over and returns counted. Mr.. Young
stated that Mrs. Young and the little
daughter are we'll and are enjoying
life at the capitol better since the
weather got colder. The Congress-
man has practically no opposition for
the office but decided to come back
and spend few days in the state and
has been making several speeches
since his arrival in the state a week
on
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
HALLOWEEN PARTY,

PARTY.
Last Saturday evening the home of
Julius Johns was the scene of very
pretty Halloween party given in hon
or of the birthday of their daughters
Emma and Clara Johns. The decora-
tons We're entirely of the Halloween
order and pumpkins and the Hal
low'een colors predominated. Among
the guests present were, Isabelle
Stenshoel, Grace and Amelia, Kotz,
Anna Tiber, Margaret and Marjorie
Bone, Elizabeth Passmell, Margaret
Eggert, Bernice Coyle and Elsie
Thoreen. A very enjoyable evening
was spent.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05
F00fS0RE and WEARY
BESS CANE BACK

Dog stories, like the outlawed fish
story. always require considerable
proof tefore they can be submitted,
however in this instance Charley Lund
the insurance man vouches for the dog
being here and having sore feet, which
ought to be sufficient evidence for the
most skeptical, but to get to the story.
About six weeks ago James Mcintyre
and family left here for their future
home in East Colby, Mont, and took
with them a hunting dog named Bess.
who accompanied them on the train to
their new home. Last evening Bess
appeared at the door of the home
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Intyre. hungry, foot sore and bearing
all the earmarks of having taken a.
rather long and strenuous journey. It
is about 500 miles to East Colby and
assuming that the dog walked all the
way it displayed degree Of intelli-
gence hardly to be expected in dog,
--
~ 4 49, l.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

A card received from Mrs. Carl
Bonde, who has been spending the
summer in Norway, states that she is
having a lovely time and that she will
sail from Bergen on the steamship
Bergensfjord on the 9TH of November
She sends greeting to her many
friends in Valley City, who will be glad
to hear that she will soon be at home
again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

The small son of Ben Stuit of ELL
ingson wandered from home and was
lost "a hours on the prairie before
found by a searching party Of neigh
bOrs,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

Big money was realized at the Cath
Ollie church fair held recently by the
St. Anthony church. The report of
the committee shows that the gross
receipts were $2,17S.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

Mr.. Roderick Of Havana had a mar
row escape from death, when he was
thrown from buggy the team attach.
ed to which was running away. He
was thrown into a barbed wire fence
and the barbs nearly severed his jugu-
lar vein.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

Jacob C. Jacobson of Oliver county
in the vicinity Of New Salem has
strawberries that have been bearing
continually from July until just re.
Gently.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

We know if you had pair of those
one-piece invisible bifocals, you
would wonder how you ever got along
without them. Butler has them.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-05

Erwin Lavery was passenger to
jamestown this morning. where he
went to look after matters of business
today, returning home this evening.