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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-20
FAIRBANKS GIVES ...
COURT CONFESSION

Bowman, N. D., Feb. 20.-A sensa-
ton was coused at the preliminary
hearing here yesterday before County
Judge Diehl wnen Fairbanks gave his
testimony damaging. to M. .. .Kirch~
ner, charged with arson, rumors hav-
ing gone out that Fire Marshal Runge
would serve warrants If the truth was
not told, brought out the evidence.
Albert Smock. who was bound over
Wednesday,, was recalled. and with
Fairbanks. testified that Kirchner was
guilty of having his meat market
burned on Dec. Is last. . - .. + g.,
The court. re~considered it's action
on Smock being bound over, and re-
leased both him and Fairbanks, but
bound them over to appear as wit
at the next term of court.
This may not be necessary. as the
opinion Is that Kirchners will plead
guilty and take his medicine. The
case Of Frank Hilton was nolIed' as no
testimony vas produced showing any
completely whatever.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

The pulpit of the Congregational
church next Sunday will be filled at
t = services by Professor Fisk of
Fargo college. The address to the
Mems Seminar will be made by Dean
Robinson of Fargo college.
Manager Simmons of the N. J. Oh
sen Co. Seed house was at Crookston
yesterday, taking part in doings of the
Good Crops Show
President Weld of the state normal
has gone to Richmond, Va, to attend
a meeting of the superintendent. Sec
ton of the National Educational asso-
citation. i"
Manager Goodwin Of the Goodwin
Draeger Land Co. has returned from
a business trip to Aberdeen, S. D., Mr.
Draeger will arrive from South Dakota
shortly with his family.
Among those who attended the
Farm Crops show at Crookston. out
the regular delegation from Moor
mead ana Clay county, were Frank E..
Palmer, Moorhead; G.. e.. Thomson,
Comstock; P. E. Clement, Moorhead:
>. .. Tang, Moorhead; J.. T.. Hart and
wife Fargo; w. A. Day, Fargo; John
L. Lommen, Comstock,' and S. G. How
ard Fargo. ''
Miss Edith Whitman Of Crookston
was among the arrivals and she win
spend the weekend with friends.
Engineer William Sears condition
has greatly improved and his family is
more hopeful. -. "
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Moorhead Department
PRESIDENT OF ..
NEW DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

Crookston. Mimi. Feb. 20.-Leslie
Weller of Moorhead heads the new
Red River Farmers Development as
ISOLATION, organized here late yester-
day. The new association includes ten
counties in northwestern Minnesota.
The officers are: '.1. ~....
President-Leslie Welter. Moorhead.
Vice President-Dan Robertson, Ar
gyte. ..~.. ---' $751;. ~: -
Se~cretary-C. H. Selvig, Crookston.
Treasurer-H. L. Wood. Warren.
A H. Costain is the Clay county
member Of the executive committee.
The committee on organization re-
commended to the convention the fol-
lowing:
1. That the name OF the new
organization be the minnesota Red
River Valley Farm Development as
ISOLATION"
2. That the officers consist Of a
president. vice president. treasurer,
and secretary, and an executive board
consisting of one member from each
county s.
8. That the counties included in the
new organization are Clay, Becker,
Norman. Polk, Mahnomen, Red Lake,
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ROBBERY OF YEAR
Continued From Page One.

l 0SS OuSs
New Orleans limited. twelve miles
north Of here and rif1ed mail pouches
Of registered packages said to con-
tain several thousand dollars. The
fast train, crowded with passengers
was on it's way to the Mardi Gras at
New Orleans. None OF the passengers
was moIested.
The train had just left Alfalfa when
B. J. Murphy, engineer, heard the
command, Throw up your hands!" He
looked to find a masked, man standing
IN the locomotive cab with a revolver
leveled at his head. Two other men
climbed down over the. coal tender.
The first robber took the locomotive
throttle and stopped the train, while
his companions guarded the engineer
and fireman. When the train had halt
ed, Murphy and his fireman were fore
ed to u%ncouDle the locomotive and mail
car from the express and passenger
coaches. Then bidding the trainmen
stay by the rest Of the train, the rob-
bers opened the throttle, and sped
away in the night. Two miles
down the track the robbers again
stopped and went back to the mail
car. where five mail clerks had ex-
ttnguished the lights and locked the
doors. The clerks opened to the rob-
bers when threats to dynamite were
made. The robbers entered unresist-
ed. They forced Chief Mail Clerk
Melville to get the registered mail and
when he delayed. stabbed him in the
back. The robbers tool the registered
account book and checked it over
carefully; then proceeded to rip open
the sacks and take what they wanted.
Despite their systematic manner they
missed n registered package con-
tanning $4,000 in currency, The rob-
bers cut the mail car from the loco
motive, drove a number Of miles; then
abandoned the engine.
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Where American Ene,neeru r.,,

AA AANSES -ESHNI.
Engineering News: Notwithstand-
ing the leading position of the United
States In crude-oil production. eyerv
other manufacturing nation in the
world is far in advance of us In. the
manufacture and use of crude-oi1 en-
gines. Many causes have operated to
produce this result: but whatever these
causes, the fact o. no credit to Am
erican mechanical engineering ability
n progressiveness. The Swedish
Diesel engine which is now to be taxi
en- up for. manufacture here has made
an excellent record in Europe, and its
builders and designers there are TO
take an active interest in its manu-
facture here. = .N~'
It may be. as is often claimed. that
European engineers have gone TO an
extreme in the use of crude-oil en-
gines; but the steady increase in the
price Of gasoline here tends to make
in this country also turn
more and more toward the crude-oi1
engines. In the southwest and on the
Pacific coast especially there is an
enormous field for the use. of crude
oil engines, which American manufac-
turers have hitherto failed to work to
it's full extent.
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Offered ut the
State Dairy Show and
Meeting Next Week

The announcement Of the prizes to be offered at the dairy show
and contest to be held in connection with the annual meefing OF
the North Dakota Dairy association that will be held in Fargo,
Feb. rs, rs and II was made today as follows:
>r-< CREAMERY AND DAIRY BUTTER. ,
One hundred dollars plus receipts from the sale of butter less
81 membership fee, will be prorated in each respective class In the
creamery. class a twenty pound tub is the required package. In the
Butter should be sent, transportation charges prepaid, to the
secretary at Fargo, so that it will be received not later than Eel. 23,
.",~ i" SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
The First National bank Of Fargo offers $5 in gold for the
highest scoring dairy butter exhibited from the" Red river valley.
The Merchants National bank Of Fargo offers $50 in gold for the
highest scoring creamery butter exhibited. = 80
The Dakota Trust Co. of Fargo offers $40 in gold to the: best
grade dairy COW, 3 years old and over.
The Northern Trust; Co. of Fargo offers $40 in gold for the
champion Hostein female. = 49, -
The Northern Savings bank Of Fargo offers SO in gold for the
champion Jersey female.
The association offers so in gold for the champion Guernsey
female.
The association offers SO in gold for the champion Ayrshire
The N, P Railway. Co. offers a handsome and valuable eight.
tory tributary to it's linz.
DAIRY CATTLE SHOW.
The following prizes will be awarded on dairy bred stock of
Jersey. Guernsey, Holstein and Ayrshire breeds:
Bull 8 years old and over-First. IS, second SIS and third SO.
Bull 2 years od-First g., second SIS and third So
Senior bull caIf-First So, second SIS and third SO.
Junior Bull Caf-First IS, second SIS and third So.
Cow 2 years old-Ffrst So, second s. and third SO.
Yearing heifer, not in milk-First SIS, second SIS and third s.,
senior heifer calfc-Eirst So, second s. and third SO.
Junior heller caf-First' IS, second SIS and third So. :
GRADEs-ALE BREEDS. -.. , .. .-
Condiuons-Cows must be sired by .purebred sres. and in milk
Cow 3 years old and oVer-First So. second SIS and third 81
9 years old-First So, second SIS, and third So. -,
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found his wife,. he, did not remember
that the prisoner had old him the
horse was standing on her dress, nor
did he remember distinctly of how he
had been told she was carried to the
house. He saw blood on her hands
when the doctor washed it off and
thought it was fairly we'll dried, but
was not. sure. The blood, on the walls
Of the barn was in drops, some Of
them so small that they could hardly
be seen, but he did not see the shirt
of Holum, which had been left in the
barn, after he had carried his wife to
the house. He I remembered Holum
telling him that he had run to the
neighbours for help, but found no one
at home.
-.A Marks on Post.
He saw the finger marks of blood
on a post, near the bottom, but did
not know who had taken the post
away. He also said that he saw the
undershirt of the woman after the
physician had removed it and that
there was blood about the neck and
down the front and also that there
was blood on the shirt near the bot
tom, but he did not remember whether
1T was dried or not nor would he admit
that slate stones had been shaken off,
nor that blood was flowing from any
wound at h time he saw her.
On the day after the woman had
been injured and when he visited the
barn, he noticed no blood on the
horses foot, but said that he had not
made a. close examination of it, nor
did he notice whether the barn had
been cleaned out since the day pre-
ceding. .. -
. States Case Outlined.
In the complaint read by States
Attorney Crimson of Cavalier county
at the morning session and his state
ment Of the case, he indicated that
the state would show that on. June
20, last. Mrs. Holum had been murder
ed by her husband, and that they
would show that he and his wife had
quarreled violently the night before,
and in fact that their life. together had
been altogether unharmonious. He
said testimony of neighbors would be
introduced to show that Holum desired
to get rid of his wife and had said
that by. her death, would probably be
the only way he would be rid OF her.
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water. However, they did speak OF
several instances each knew of where
people had been killed by horses. He
noticed a set Of false teeth on the bu-
reau Which belonged to the injured
woman and admitted that they looked
a. though they had been in the dirt,
"resembled barn dirt. All this time,
both he and Holum looked repeatedly
down the road for the coming of the
doctor, whom the latter appeared anx-
ious about.
Visits Scene of Tragedy.
He left the house about 6 o'clock and
during the time he was there he had
not gone to the barn, nor had he seen
anyone else go there. The next morn
ing, he called up Holum and he was
told that his wife had died at 2 O'Clock
that morning. He hurried over and it
was at this time that he was taken to
the barn by the prisoner and shown
the spot where he said he found his
wife.
When asked IL the floor Of the Darn
was not covered with slate stones,
some of them Of fairly good size, he
admitted that he had noticed a few,
but had took no particular pains to as
certain the size or number of them. He
would not admit. that the whole barn
floor was covered with them at the
~ StAS o1lIGI % 1ul1Isr AI 'LIlS
point, the defense exhibited stones
taken from the barn. He denied that
ne had, seen a large boulder near the
food box and a few feet from the
woman's head.
In an effort to show that the horse
was vicious and in the habit of. kick
ing, the defense asked the witness if
he had not noticed the wall directly
back of the horse and if it was not
marked by kicks. Witness said that
ne had not noticed the wall. He adj
n1tted that there was a calf pen to
the rear of the horse, in which two
calves were kept and that they had
broken, out some time before this and
that the pen had been fixed, saving
that Holum told him that his wife
might have been trying to put one of
the calves in the pen at the time she
was alleged to have been kicked by
the hors. .-,I -'
When asked if the partitions Of the
stall Were not made of poles which
~protruded out and were sharp on the
ends, he admitted that they stuck out
but did not notice whether they were
sharp, and would not admit that they
appeared to be cut off with an axe. He
did not notice anyone with a saw at
the time the pictures Of the place
We're taken, but admitted that the
poles appeared to have been freshly
sawed off at that time. .,
Saw Blood Stains,
Coming to the point where Holum
told him of the position in which he
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bennington, Roseau. Marshall and
a. That the president be, ex-ofi-
clio, a member OF the executive board,
and the vice president be chairman of
the executive board. ~
b. That the association be incor-
porated under the laws Of the state.
a. Executive Board. =,
L. NJ. Greene, Hallock, Kittson 'coun-
ty. :.- -E-0~-~ $500
Tim Chilten, Frazee, Becker county.
F. B. Gaas. Red Lake Falls. Red
Lake county ... 49,. =
c. H. Pitkin. Thief River Falls, Pen
nington county. -
A. J. Anderson. Mahnomen. Mahno-
men county. T." 49,.
A. D. Van Sickle. Warren. Marshall
county. . I'll "
Mike Holm, Roseau, ,Roseau county.
He. Sprung, Ada, Norman county.
A. H. Costain, Moorhead, Clay coun-
ty.
N. J. Nelson, East Grand Forks,
Pol kcounty.
1t was also decided to hold the an
nual meeting of the association at
Moorhead, June is. 1914. :.
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Review Farming Activities.

and consolidated schools of Minnesota
have been reporting to the university
farm college what they have been do
ing the past year. OF the 139 schools
tural work. 1913 have reported. Most
Of the schools have farm plots for DEM
onstration purposes and many have live
stock and machinery.
The instructors have been active in
the rural communities neighboring
their, schools. getting around by horse
back, bicycle. motorcycle or automo-
bile, and organizing the farmers into
good roads, associations. Many have
led in the campaign against hog chol-
era. in advising on construction OF
silos, barns and farm dwellings and in
promoting social DEVELOPMENTS.
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Ordinances at pilworth.

council at Dilworth three ordinances
were passed and yesterday were given
official publication and SO are laws
now. One ordinance relates to the
prohibition of gambling, another pro-
hibiting disorderly houses and gam
bling there and the third ordinance
regulates billiard and pool halls with
in the limits Of the village of Dilworth.
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NOW INSISTS ON
INVESTIGATION

Hancock, Feb. 2O.-Attorney Hilton,
counsel for the union, renewed 4hisede-
mand for an investigation of the
Italian hall disaster, Calumet, by the
congressional committee. He declared
his action yesterday in withdrawing
his request had been grossly miscon-
strued" by the press and that he
would now insist on a full inquiry.
Chairman Taylor said. Hilton's re-
quest would be given consideration.
In a new French submarine the
same power is used to drive the boat
submerged as when 1t is cruis-
ing on the surface Of the water.
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Evening Grain Letter.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Wheat: Has ruled
steady the greater part of the session
hrming with corn near the close, fin
ishtng a shade higher for the day.
Foreign news has continued strong.
Cables came higher, spot demand bet
ter and continental markets generally
up. Export bids were reported as out
or line, but there were claims Of sales
OF $4,000 No. 2 hard to a-boa ex-
porters and the southwest reported ex-
ports sales via the gulf. Spring wheat
market failed to display the independ-
ent strength shown recently and were
relatively weak. As long as foreigners
keep buying our cash wheat and fol-
lowing our advances, so long will our
futures keep on tho up grade regard
less of all other factors
Corn-Has been strong all day gain
ing 1-2c to 5-Sc for the day. The con-
tinued covering of corn by the leading
short has been the feature to the ex-
clusion of all other factors. Country
adVices are light and there were MANY
evidences that farmers were selling
their low grade and holding their good
corn. Shorts continue to cover and pit
offerings are anything but heavy. 1t
may be that they will be Obliged to
bid up sharply for May corr before
holders can be persuaded to part with
their property.
Oats-Every attempt to depress nric-
es meets with positive resistance and
1T looks as if there was an excellent
opportunity for further enhancement
In prices Of futures based on the cash
situation and farm reserves.
ChaS. E. Lewis Sc Co,
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Local QuOtatlons.
Report.

. Liverpool, Feb. 20.-The larger ship
~ments from Argentine caused some
pressure at opening and values were
unchanged to 1-Sc lower with liberal
exports from Australia and expecta-
ton of larger Worlds shipments this
week. Following the opening there
was covering and speculative support
induced by fewer Manitoba offers,
tirmness In spot improved millers de-
mand and firmness of Australian Of
fcrs and prices advanced 1-Sc to 1-4c.
The continent is showing a renewal OF
activity. and are more firmly
held. At 1880 p. ~, undertone firm
unchanged to lac higher. Corn Open
ed unchanged n later advanced lac.
gundertone firm. Light Argentine Shin
ments, strength in spot here and very
few speculative offers.
Buenos Ayres-Wheat closed I'M
changed to 1-4c higher. Corn unchane-
ed. Flax lie lower. -.
Observation-Disclosures for the week
heavy and stocks liberal. The aericu1-
Stural area is very dry and this has
further encouraged holders and offers
very firm with foreign demand urgent
lndia-Further general rain causing
damage where harvesting is in nro-
esress. PunJaub: Rain beneficial and
crop assured. Offers of new wheat are
practically nil and shipments likewise
Argentine Shipments-Wheat 2.37B>.
0oo against 1890, 900 bushels; last week
tand 5,O96,00O bushels last year.
oats 100000 bushels, 100000 bush
els, 2,l50,O00 bushels. Corn $4,000.
against $4,000 last week and sac. 600
last year. roomha
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Sent 10 Rad Wina.

Young Massey, the boy charged with
stealing some goods from the Rath-
skeller a week or two ago pleaded
guilty to the charge before Judge Nye
late yesterday afternoon and was SEM
fenced to an indeterminate term in the
state school for boys at Red Wing.
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corn improves materially and I cannot
May corr will go to a good discount
under July said FL. e. Rycroft of the
Bartlett Frazier house. The offerings
are heavy again both Illinois and iowa.
ton most any time ana carry prices
considerably lower. "A government re-
port on farm reserves OF the leading
grain states OF. March l. will be issued
Saturday March z at 1:15 y. m., Chicago
time. Inter-Ocean.
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FORUM IS READ EVERYWHERE"

The Forum ran a small want advertisement for The vanshu Co.
ly unsolicited letter: = = .E%# ~ N"o"" s ehthe-
The Forum Printing Co. Fargo, N. D-Gentlemen: " The +Fmnn,; v
ead everywhere FOL we are receiving answers to u ad from ali direcs
lions OF the country n today n came from a small tow in No,
York. We: hestated for some time s. to the dvsabIitv r. advar+sSnnr
9 reslden agents in every town, in The Forum, but have had very ste
lsfactory results ron past experience expect many nnre encuirsees
a TO Ceda~ loss agencies. Sincerely yours, +
T. A tS~ The vapshu Co.
-,-.>s, t-@s#f E5M @"~S BY j. K N
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The offense was grand larceny in tn
first degree.
Eberhart,n Efficiency Plan.

Governor Eberhart's efficiency and
economy commission will meet in ST.
Paul tomorrow, at which time full
plans for the reorganization Of the
state government will be considered.
Reports of the committees will be
moulded into a. general scheme on
which the final report Of the commiss-
Ion will be. based.
Subcommittee of the commission
Will meet in the morning and prepare
reports. to be considered by the full
commission in the afternoon. The
scheme the commission has in mind Is
the consolidation of some boards and
departments and the elimination of
others.
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Banks Closed Monday.

The banks Of Moorhead will be clos
ed all day next Monday, in observance
Of the anniversary of Washington's
birthday. which is a legal holiday. The
law provides that when a legal holiday
comes on Sunday the following day Is
to be observed as such holiday. All
notes. drafts, ac~ceptances, etc, which
the 21st, Sunday, the 22nd, or Monday
he 23rd, are payable on Tuesday, the
Gath: This last, however, does not ap-
ply to notes, etc, due on Saturday that
are dated before July l, 1913, as on that
date the uniform negotiable instru-
ments law went into effect in this
state.
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Livestock REGENTS.

over S,221, steady to shade lower; light
$3.50 to $S.75; mixed $3.50 to SS.72
IL; heavy $685. to IS. 10, rough 1915
to $8.45; cattle $500, steady. Sheep
$4,000, steady.
Kansas City-Hogs 1000; cattle 400;
sheep 5000.
.,~Omaha--Hogs $4,000; cattle 700;
sheep $500.
, Finley Darrell G. Co.
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Morning Grain Letter

Chicago. Feb. 20.-News from abroad
sull favorable to holders. Continental
demand reported improved. Millers
hect this strength especially as sentI-
h1ent fayors the bull side. 1t will" re-
qulre actual purchases for, export 70
turner enchance futures. The oues-
t1on now is will foreigners follow orr
advance. If they do. our. market viii
easily 10Y higher. ~ WILL
Corn-Local sentiment ~intensa1v
nsarLsn 2 larger shorts are attempt
ing 20 force a break in futures rrhaIr
VIII be partially successful If a revival
In cash demand does not come soon
2 weight. of the cash situation Is
proving a heavy handicap For +hs
longs. The country is not selHne anv
CORN ana receipts are running tight
We would not care to press he sh ort
side OF corn on this break. ~to
q large degree. =
Chas. E.aLewis & &c.
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Primary MaYarnenf.

Wheat receipts $685. 0 bushels. last
year $4,000 bushels; shipments 259,-
600; last year 456,000 bushels; corn re-
cetpts 909,o00; last year 1,413, 900:
shipments $4,000; last year TOT, 900
bushels: oats receipts SAP, 900: last
year $4,000; shipments 500, 900 bush
els; last year 626,0 900 bushels.
Chas. e. Lewis & Co.
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Liverpool Wheat.

Liverpool, Feb. 20.-Wheat opens I'M
changed to 1-Sc lower; corn unchanged.
Liverpool. 1870 p. M, wheat unchang-
ed to lac higher. Corn lac higher.
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Inter-Ocean.

Chicago. Feb. 20.--A majority or
wheat traders here and in the north.
west are bullish, but are not carrvtna
large lines Of wheat as they beiiavs
the market Is not ready for q big az
vance. They expect it will work nm
slowly just with enough set-backs from
tir1e to time to encourage bears to sell
ON the breaks and have to- cover IN
bulges. Unless the cash demand in