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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03
BY Ed w. Smith.
NHICAGO, March PITS

~HlCAGO, March Pits
question Of weight and
date with johnny Coulon
in his present argument with Sid
Williams, of Baltimore. The arti-
cles that r. j. McCarey, of Los
Angeles. forwarded to the ban
tamweight champion were re-
ceived last week, carefully d.
gested by the champion and his
clever agent, Jack Weske, Of Lo-
gan Square, and then returned
unsigned to McCarey with several
important changes suggested.
Johnny did not tell until now
what ~Aese changes are. prefer
ring s&at The story be given out
in Los Angeles by McCarey This
morning, however, Johnny told
me all about it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

Joe Woodman, manager OF Sam Lang
ford, is going to bring Kid Lewis to this
country. Lewis is said to be the best
featherweight In England since Jem
Driscoll retired.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03

Battling Nelson IS holding fast 10 he
nroperty he owns in HedPew lecu, He
recently turned down an offer Of $4,000
T..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
Railroad Commission
Convened Here TODAY
to Discuss the Rates
Question Pertaining to Excess Baggage Rates Held Over
From August Was Heard Again Today
United Commercial Travellers and Railroad Representa-
tves Met Before N. D. Railroad Commissioners
Motion of Railroad Representatives Postpone Action of
Commission Was Overrued

The question of the excessive bag
gage rates in intrastate transporta-
ton. started last August by the Flick
ertatl travelling men, was the theme
of discussion this morning at the hear
ing of the North Dakota State Rail-
road commission, held at the Fargo
Commercial club. rs.Er.s
The hearing was largely attended
by a number of prominent men repre-
senting both the railroads, the United
Commercial Travellers, and the state
commissioners and attaches of the
commission. a...-
Present for the commission were the
three commissioners, w. H Stuts-
man. o. p. Anderson and w. II. Mann,
W. G. Gushing, secretary of the COM
mission, and c. H. Olson, the commits
sion's official reporter.
Representing the railroads were A.
H. Lossow, commercial counsel for
the 500 railroad lines: II. M. Lewis,
assistant general passenger agent for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
Virginia Man Named Comp
troller Of Currency and
Member Serve Board
May HAVE OPPOSITION
Rumored That Powerful Fl
nancial Interests Will At
tempt to- Block Him

Washington, Jan. 13.-The president
ient the nomination Of John Shelton
Williams of Virginia to the senate as
comptroller Of the currency and ex-
officio member Of the federal reserve
board.
Williams is now assistant secretary
Of the treasury in charge of the fiscal
bureau, and is Secretary McAdoo's
first assistant in matters Of govern
ment finance. The Office of comptroI-
Ter of the currency has been vacant
for several months.
From time to time various reports
have been af1oat in congressional cir
cles of opposition that was being
brought to bear in the senate against
the nomination of Williams, 1t is said
that great financial interests were op-
posing him.
The announcement of Williams Sc
lection followed conference between
Wilson and McAdoo. 1t is understood
that during the presidents absence,
McAdoo has been sounding the sena-
tors about the nomination and be-
lieves it will be confirmed. So far as
known, the president has made no
other selections for the federal reserve
board. Secretary Houston said he did
not plan to resign from the cabinet to
become q member of the board.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

The board of pardons Of North Da-
kota, as appears by a reference to
section 10240, revised codes Of North
Dakota in 1905, consists of the COVER
nor, the attorney general, the chief
Justice Of the supreme court, and two
members to be appointed by the COVER
nor.
The state. board Of pardons took
action In the. Remington matter on
Dec. 10, 1911, committing the sentence
of Remington from life Imprisonment
to confinement for thirty years in the
penitent1ary, such Communication being
expressly made contingent upon the
good conduct of the prisoner for the
ensuing time" 1t will be recalled this
action of the state board of pardons
created much discussion and in some
quarters was met with violent criti-
cism. 1t was understood at the time
that the action Of the board of par
dons would necessarily result in the
release Of Remington from the peni-
tentiary In the course Of less than
year from the time such action was
taken. This fact was widely com
mented upon, and 1t was known in
advance just when, as the result of
this pardon, Remington would enjoy
his freedom.
Now, the attorney general was a
member of the board of pardons and
presumably was the legal advisor Of
the board. If. as IS now contended,
tho provision for the reduction Of
time as the result Of good conduct
was not applicable to Remingtons
case, why did not the attorney gem
eral call attention to that fact during
the period when the expected release
of Remington was being made a. mat
ter Of wide discussion throughout the
state? Certainly If the operation of
the good conduct statute was a mat
ter of doubt, in It's application to
Remington's case, 1t would be ex-
pected that the chief law officer Of
the state, who was himself member
of the pardon board, would call at
tention to the fact, and if the situa-
ton was such that Remington could
not, under the communication, be re-
leased from the penitentiary without
the service of about nine more years,
why did he not call attention to that
fact? Under such circumstances It is
not to be presumed that the warden
of the penitentiary, mere inferior
officer, would disregard the construc-
tfon of the law made by the chief
law officer Of the state. 1t would seem,
therefore, that If there be any blame
attached to the release Of Remington
IN advance Of the time when he was
lgally entitled to his liberty. the blame
therefor lies not with the warden but
with the attorney general Of North
Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
In : ians Not Starving
: ID Destitute Says
congressman Norton
N d. Representative in Washington Says That He Has Re-
ports From Indians and Others Which Refute
Dr. Beedes Statements

Washington, D. c., Jan 13.-To The
Forum: My attention has been called
to the communication of Rev. DR..
Beede relating to the condition Of the
Indians on the Standing Rock reser-
walton in North Dakota and published
on Jan. 8 In The Forum. Ill.,.
During the past two months Rev.
DR.. Beede has written a number of
articles on this subject all tending to
give the impression that many of the
Indians on the Standing Rock reser :
vatton are in a distressed, destitute
and starving condition. These arti-
cles, it appears, have been given wide
circulation by The Bismarck Tribune
and by The Forum and have been
quite generally copied and highly COL
ored comments have been made on the
same in eastern newspapers. AS I feel
certain that The Forum does not wish
to knowingly lend it's columns to the
circulation of exaggerated and false
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

Minot, N. D., Jan. 12.-To The For
UNI: In your issue Of Jan. 9 there ap-
pears a news item entitled, Is Joe e.
Remington An Escaped Convict? This
article bears all the earnarks Of hav-
ing been inspired by some one irso fsiss
cia11y trying to place an official con-
struction Of the law governing cases
where communication Of sentence has
been granted by the pardon board. Joe
e. Remington was in the penitentiary
serving life sentence. as stated; the
pardon board commuted the sentence
to. a thirty-year sentence, as stated.
I, as warden of the penitentiary, dis
charged him as stated, which was my
duty according to, the law. 1t now
seems that the present administration
puts a different construction on the
law, which, If correct, makes it the
duty of the proper authorities to re-
take Mr.. Remington and. put him back
in prison to serve out the balance of
his term. In order to stimulate the
action and to induce the proper au-
thoritieS to take action In discharge
of their official duty. ], do hereby offer
reward Of 500 for the" arrest and
detention Of Joe e. Remington wher-
ever he may be found as soon as prop
er lawful papers have been issued by
authority Of law for his arrest and de-
tention, and further, will pay a re-
ward Of $500 as soon as lawful decree
OF court of the last resort has been is
sued remanding him back to prison to
serve out any unexptred portion Of his
sentence that may be decreed by said
court. ~
In regard to the lynching at Steele
and Williston. mentioned in this ar
ticle, will say that any person that
publicly seeks to condone the action
of a mob and uphold or condone a
legal conception of his duties as a citi-
zen. The best that can be said OF a
mob is that they have violated the
laws of the state, and have DETAINED
the good name Of the state in which
we live and has caused false impress
Ston OF the character of the people of
our state to obtain abroad
II am not prepared to say what actu-
ated the perpetrators Of +. the two
1ynchings, for the reason that I did
not participate in either Of the dis
graceful affairs nor has any person
who did participate confided in me by
telling me the reason for their uniaw-
full act. In your article you attribute
this dep1orable condition to the action
of the pardon board In the Remington
case If this case was In the minds
of the mob 1t is reasonable to suppose
that the more recent action Of the par
don board in pardoning a large num-
ber at the last session in December
was also In their minds. This may or
a1ay not have the inspiration back OF
the mob; I cannot tell. We can only
theorize about this, but we will sup
pose that 1t did. had no part In the
action or deliberation of either OF
these bodies. I have never been d
member OF the pardon board and con-
squantly have not been in position
to act. ! simply. as warden Of the
penitentiary, discharged my duty ac-
cording to the laws Of the state and
mandate OF the board. It Is quite evi
dent that your article is intended to
have q political effect. Out Of the five
members who sat on the board in the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
Gate City Auto Show /
Opens Seasons Events
in Fargo Tomorrow
Great Auto Show Will Be the First Among the Big Events
Of the Season in Fargo-Opens Tomorrow
First Day Will Be Fargo-Moorhead Day and Many Mer
chants of the City Will Close in Afternoon
Ladies' Day Will Be Saturday Admitted Satur
day at Mere Nominal Cost Per Head

The big events of the winter sea-
son IN Fargo will begin tomorrow
with the opening of the Gate City
Auto show, the first ever held here.
1t will be Fargo -Moorhead day and
for the most part. the merchants of
both cities will close their places Of
business in the afternoon SO that
everyone may have an opportunity to
enjoy the opening festivities OF the
show. a..
Everything is now in complete
readiness at the Fargo auditorium
where the show is to be held. The
armory of the building has been hand
somely decorated for the occasion so
that no trace of the incomplete, con-
dition Of the structure will be visi-
BILE.
The hotels are full of automobile
men who are here from various points
for the exhibit as well as visitors from
all points in North Dakota and Min
nesota who have come to see the new
1914 models which will be on display.
Saturday morning children will be
admitted for. the nominal price of Is
cents, which is an inducement for
The youngsters. They can little afford
to miss the show, for a study in auto
mobiles these days is practically part
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
Director Cooper In
Annual Report Shows
Results of the Work
twenty-five Field Agents and One Field Woman at Work
Over 5000 Farmers Are Co operating in This
Practical Work of Getting Better Results
RESULTS OF wo Rk SUMMARIZED.

Thomas
Number of
of arm
Of
potatoes, 26 bushels;
23
of
$114.O00.
1880 sheep
High yield
production
$4,000;
directly to influence ST.
ted in district
Of
ing movement.
Editors annual Secretary
IA This
ywith
invariably release this
today
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
STATE;
!. TROOPS
HMW ~ ~ ATTA ~ &.'s...
-a4 u 81 H0 W W@ @H N
ALL | (i()NE,

Houghton, Jan. 13.-There was anxi-
Gus expectancy in many circles when
the word went round that the grand
jury investigating the laWlessness
growing out Of the strike had about
compIeted the investigation stage Of
it's programme. So far as is known
no witnesses were called before the
body when it met today. No definite
word when the jury will report to the
circuit court is available.
For the first time since the begin
ming Of the copper strike, last July,
state troops did not patrol the strike
zone, today. The last company Of
militia was withdrawn. A number Of
g11ardsmen said before leaving they
would return to take service with the
mining companies as mounted police
men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

of an education. 3..
Ladies' day will be Saturday after
noon. The Forum was misinformed
in one particular about the particulars
of this event when it was stated yes
terday that ladies would be. admitted
free on that day. -
While all ladies visiting the show
Saturday afternoon, will be the special
guests OF the Gate. City Auto show
management, the regular admission
will be charged at the door.
However the ladies will be present.
ed with flowers and souvenirs and
every special care will be taken to
make them feel perfectly at home.
The automobile dealers in no way
are asking assistance of anybody in
the two cities for the financial backing
Of this show. From the door receipts
they will make nothing themselves.
but the proceeds will go a long way
toward the auditorium fund which Is
a project in which every citizen Of
Fargo is interested.
1t Is believed the show will have the
full patronage of the entire city, as
everybody wants to help along both
the project it will eventually assist
and also the. automobile industry in
this city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
WILSON
IN T Inc
HEALTH

Washington, Jan. 13.-The president
and his family arrived from Pass
Christian, and motored to the White
House for breakfast It was 1S de-
grees below zerow when Wilson step
ped from his private car and walked
briskly from the station. The party
shivered from the extreme change
from the warm climate Of the gulf
coast. Wilson was the picture OF
health as he got back to his desk In
the White House offices. Except for
a cabinet meeting, few callers were
expected today.
The president set aside tomorrow
for conferences on the trust question,
arranging a meeting with Chairman
Clayton and perhaps the entire MEM
bership Of the house Judiciary COM
mittee. Mayor Mitchell of New York
was the guest of the president at
luncheon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
ENGINEER ON MIL WAUKEE
DIES AT THROTTLE AFTER
WINNING LOCOMOTIVE RACE

Seattle, Jan 13.--While driving his
locomotive fifty miles per hour, George
H. Perry, an engineer of the Chica-
go. Milwaukee & st. Paul railroads
fast overland train, the Olympian,
dropped dead Of heart disease at the
throttle.
The death occurred soon after Per-
ny won q race against a train on a.
rival road, which parallels the st.
I'aul,s tracks near Easton, just be-
fore the road begins I'd climb a steep
grade UP the east slope of the Cascade
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

reports Of the conditions of the In
dians on the Standing Rock reserva-
ton in your state, j wish to say that
recently I have made investigation
and extended inquiries in an endeavor
to ascertain the truth Of the reports
that many of the Indians on the
Standing Rock reservation in North
Dakota were starving and in destitute
circumstances, but am pleased to find
.hat such reports appear not to have
been well founded. In fact, as it ia
generally known, there are a number
Of college trained and highly intelli-
gent and reasonably well do In
dians on the Standing Rock reserya-
tion. 1t seemed strange to me- when
l first read one of Rev. DR.. Beede's
communications about month ago,
that If many of the Indians on the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
TARIFF
LOWERS
PRICES
~ ~ m "
. ~. EW4H IA ~
{, q, .-.
--
Material Reductions in Wool
en- Goods as Result of
Lower Tariff
COMPETITION IS FEARED
Trade Expects to Feel Result
of Foreign Competition
This Fall

New York, Jan. 13.-Materlal re-
ductions in the wholesale prices of
staple serges. unfinished worsteds
clays, cheviots and other woolen goods
for next fall, were announced in The
Trade today. The cut is understood
to be a direct result of the new tariff
schedules because of the anticipated
competition from abroad. The heavl-
est reduction is, nearly % per cent in
Washington serge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

The accomplishments of the North
Dakota Better Farming association
for 1913 are demonstrated in the off,
cial report just issued by Secretary
and Director Thos. p. Cooper. An ad-
ded interest to the report is the official
announcement that the combination
of. the United States experiment sta
ton forces with the association has
been effected with Mr.. Cooper as
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

the 500 lines; J. G. Poor, assistant
general passenger agent for the
Northern Pacific railroad; e. II. Wilde.
assistant passenger agent for the
Great Northern railroad: l., L. LaRue,
travelling passenger agent for the
Great Northern railroad; T.. E. Don
egan, travelling passenger agent Hor
the Chicago e. Northwestern rail-
road; James l.. Rohan. local agent for
the Great Northern railroad. -
Representing the United CONNER
cial Travellers were A. p. Fleckenstein,
w. D. Powell and J. F. Sittig. all OF
Fargo.
Others attending the hearing were
F. o. Gibbs, traffic secretary of the
Fargo Commercial club, and j. e.
Bremner, traffic secretary Of the
Grand Forks Commercial club.
Most Of the mornings session was
consumed in requests from Mr., F1eck-
Continued on Page Ten
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

mountains.
After Perry's train passed the rival
it ran through Easton at full speed,
and w. A. Holton, fireman. saw his
engineer dead. Holton took the
throttle and drove the train to La
coma on the west slope, where anotll-
er engineer took charge.
I'll Perry was one of the oldest EN-
ployes on the road, He had been in
the cab more than forty years. Dur
Ing that time he had never been in al
wreck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
VILLA ON
N IN II k# MA MB -r
HIS WAY
SOUTH

Chihuahua. Jan. 13.--General Villa,
now marching overland to Chihuahua
from Ojinaga, sent word to have the
bulk of the rebel army ready for the
southwark. Villa is bring
ing numerous field guns. and rifles.
which the federals abandoned. and
about 5000 OF his soldiers.
1t is understood the attack on Tor
reon, at the first stage in the march
toward Mexico City, is expected to Of
fer Villa but little resistance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
WIN pefauls on Ronds.

Mexico City, Jan. 1.-THE Mexican
government vii default In the pay
ment of semi annual interest Oh bonds
Of. international and external debts
due this month, according to decision
reached at cabinet council which
lasted until midnight, last night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
TERRIFIC
BLIZZARD
IN. EAST

Halifax, Jan. 13.-Groping it's
way toward ST. John, N. g.,
through binding snow, storm,
the royal mail steamer .Gohequeicl-
struck a ledge ak the entrance to
the bay of Fundy. After send
ing out wireless calls for assist
ance, the vessels wireless appa-
ratus apparently failed and it has
not been possible to restore COM
munication with her. She is said
to have $50 persons aboard, in
Guiding a crew of seVenty five.
The report said her forward hold
was filled with water and she was
listing badly.
Boston, Jan. IA blizzard grip.
ped New England and the northeast.
ern part of the United States, flashing
the coast Of New York to New
Foundland with tremendous fury
There are reports of numerous ves-
sells in distress and heavy toll OF
life is feared.
The schooner John Paul, $50 tons
sank in Nantucket sound while it was
being towed by a revenue cutter. The
crew Of six men had abandoned the
ship; nothing is known regarding their
fate.
Nantucket reported a coal barge
ashore off Great Point, and the crew
in peril. The life savers made heroic
but unsuccessful efforts to reach the
vessel. Chatham, Mass, received dis
tress signals from two schooners.
Cold Continues.
Washington, Jan. IS. - Continued
cold that drove the mercury. to zero
in many spots, as far down as twenty
eight or more degrees below in some
still gripped the entire north and CEN
tral portions of the country and caus-
ed much suffering.
Rising temperatures throughout the
west, however, marked a movement
of new weather conditions which ire
expected to bring relief.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
JESS WILLARD
Was CLEARED

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 13.-Jesse
trial on a charge OF prizefighting, was
acquitted by the jury after an ali
night deliberation. The charge was
the result OF the death Of John Young
after bout at Vernon arena with
Willard, Aug. %, t...s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
NOTRE DAME OF
MONTREAL AFIRE.

thedral, famous the world over, caught
fire this afternoon from a blaze orig
mating in the business district For
a time it was thought the fire was
controlled but revived by a strong
wind, the fire spread to other struc-
lures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13
DEN. TREASURER
PLEADED GUILTY

New York, Jan. 13.--~Arthur A. Nc
Lean, treasurer Of the democratic
state committee, pleaded guilty TO ac-
cepting campaign contributions from a
corporation. Supreme Court Justice
Vernon Davis suspended sentence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

director Of the federal station and
these two great agencies for improved
farming methods united in one organ
ization.
Twenty-Five of the fifty counties of
the state are now interested in the
better farming movement, or practi-
cally one-t third the territory or almost
one half the. best agricultural are OF
Continued on Page -Four.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-13

Remington case, two were democrats
and three were republicans, and all
flv of the members Of the board that
granted the pardons last December
were republicans. If they made a mis-
take and if they are responsible for
the. i9nc chings that. haze taken places
recently in this state, then, the people
made a mistake in electing them to
Office. Surely cannot be blamed for
this mistake as L have always protest
ed against the election of republicans
to office and have contended that it
was a. mistake to elect them to office.
Very respectfully,
s F. O.. Hellstrom.