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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
PACKARD LECTURE
SCORES BIG HIT
Large Audience at Auditori-
UNI Enjoys Cartoonist En-
tertainment Last Night.

Alton Packard, cartoonist and
hnmorist, entertained a large audi
ence at the auditorium last night. MIR.
PACKARD appeared under the auspices
OF the Y. W. c. 4. and Y. r. L.. of the
university.
Mr.. Packard's work as a cartoonist
is excellent. He undoubtedly is one
81 the best, if not the best c%artoonist
n q Grand Forks residents have seen,
Uncle Sans People was the
theme of his entertainment. lie be-
gan by sketching a picture of the old
Samuc Wilson of 1912, known to the
soldiers as Uncle Sam. Then, follow
Ell rapid sketches of eccentric pre-
sentativcs Of the various nationalities
found in this country.
n closing part of the entertain
ment contained Il decidedly serious
strain. Mr.. Packard began this fea-
ture ny sketchins the most popular
woman of the day" the liberty head
on the silver dollar.
lie followed this with a view that
showed the evils Of money grasping.
first, he pictured a young man, sit
tng mt his desk. with the. one task of
getting money uppermost in his mind.
BY adding a few lines. changing the
expression On the mans face and the
color of his hair. MIR. Packard showed
now. as the years went on, the man
secured his great wealth but had not
attained happiness.
The last picture was a masterpiece.
1t Illustrated h a the art Of living
still is the greatest art known to man.
Il presented a small country home in
the evening. just as the sun was set
ting; it showed The old man and his
life partner approaching the horizon
Of their life and securing their hap
piness from grand children and from
the things they had accomplished.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Both Sides of Commission Plan
Aired Before Commercial Club
At Bi- Weekly Dinner Tuesday

The commission form of govern
ment last night was discussed pro
and con al a special Commercial club
dinner. With three speakers present
ing each side Of the question, prac-
tjcally every phase of the problem
as it would pertain to Grand Forks
was discussed.
The dinner was attended by an X
c~eptionally large number. Every
available seat in the dining hall was
occupied. and the men took an nm
usual interest in the arguments.
r.. G. Lykken, DIR. ]. NJ. Gillette and
Attorney II. A. Bronson presented the
arguments for the commission plan
Of government, and W. P. Davies,
George A. Bangs and Attorney F. e.
Feetham spoke against it.
Business Efficiency.
Mr.. Lykken MAS the first speaker
Mr.. Lykken declared that the city wal
a big business institution and should
be run as such. He maintained that
the present system was inefficient. the
mayor had too much power and re.
sponsibility was not. easily fixed. He
presented several charts, showing the
difference between h two.
Change in Four Years.
W. P. Davies was unable to attend
and his paper was read by George A
Benson. Mt. DdfleS I'LL tttd'
four years ago ne voted for the COM
mission form Of government, because
he believed, that at that time a crisi.
had been reached in city affairs and
a radical change was necessary. The
crisis has passed. he said, and with II
has passed the necessity for a change
He maintained that the present system
Of government vas adequate, that this
people. secured the best kind of rep.
resentation and that responsibility
was easily fixed. !.
Change IL Necessary.
DR.. J. M. Gillette, the second speak
er for the commission form Of gov
eminent, declared, in no uncertain
terms. that a change was absolutei,
necessary and that the commission
form offered the next best step ir
advancement. He briefly outlined thu
advances made in government
through past centuries. and declare(
that the commission plan was In lins
with the general scheme Of progress
HE argued that the coEnWlmlon form
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centralizes authority and makes it
easy for the Taxpayers to get the best
representation. The present system,
he declared. distributes authority to
such an extent that it is hard to fix
1t. Mr. Gillette declared that the
fact that the plan was a success in
298 cities in the country was a big
argument in favor Of it.
Centralized Power Dangerous.
George A. Bangs also was unable to
attend, and his paper was presented
by w. Fl. Kelsey. MI. Bangs argued
that the Capitalization Of power was
dangerous. hat It was un-American
and undemocratic, and would lead ia
a misuse of these powers. There il
no provision, he declared, for repres-
entation of the minority or for vote
power. He also declared that eff.
Gent men could not be secured for
800 q month. rs
Old Plan Boss.Ridden.
H. A. Bronson was the last speak.
er In favor of the commission plan
Mr.. Bronson declared that the mayor.
atty and council plan was boss-ridder
and party controlled. (. The men in
power were there, he said, because OF
party Affiliations, because Of ward
politics and because of the efforts 81
ward bosses. Graft. he said. was
prevalent under this system. The
commission form, he said, would dc
away with all this. and place the pow.
err in the hands Of a few RESPONSE
BILE men. who Will. be directly &C.
countable to the people.
Evils Are ImAginary.
Attorney F. b Feetham was the
last speaker to speak in favor Of the
present system.a The sQ-caued evil.
Eof the; council ;sy1teil hef declared
were imaginary. StTASf commission
form Of government would not Dc
away: with them. he said. Their.
would be the same oficerb 20 appoint
and the same opportunity to add cit,
employees. The Commission. he ar
gued. would havs no greater power
than the council He also argued
that the Commission plan did awas
with Representatives elections and
would take away the right Of . citl,
zen to approach his Alderman x
i Judge A. A. Bruce OF the snprems
court and Mayor ~. F. Murphy alst
lspoks briefly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
East Grand Forks
HOLD TWO MEETINGS IN CITY
Miss Margaret Haggard, Christian I'm
deavor Worker. Holds Sessions
Preliminary t. Convention.
Miss Margaret Haggard

Miss Margaret Haggard, state Sec
rotary for the Junior department OF
the Christian Endeavor association,
yesterday held two meetings in East
Grand Forks. Her visit to his city
was preliminary to the district con-
rention. which is to be held here,
June IL. II and IA.
The district meeting will bring a
large number of young people and
committee OF the organization soon
will arrange the program.
Yesterday afternoon, Miss Haggard
spoke on Junior work. She e1npha-
sized the necessity of working with
the boys and girls of the church. In
the evening. she touched on the work
Of the senior society.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25

and the blood-stained straw which he
said had been found in the manager
Mr.. Sinkler asked DIR. Gibson IL he
could produce them. .
The latter stated that he could not.
having given them to States Attorney
Crimson. Mr.. Sinkler then demand
ed that the state should produce the
articles in question, Attorney Gener-
al Miller said that they would be pro-
duced at the proper time. and that
MIR. Sinkler would then be given an
opportunity to c-ross-examine the Wit
nesses regarding them.
DR.. Gibson maintained throughout
the cross-examination that the
wounds were caused in his opinion by
a sharp edged instrument, and Tot by
the edge of a plank or a sharp corner.
He also maintained that the flow Of
blood from the wounds in Mrs. Hol-
um's head would have been consider
able.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
MINISTER Is UNDESIRABLE
CHARACTER,

Niagara Falls. Ont, Feb. 25.-
Pending instructions from imm.gra-
T. Williams Of New Castle. Pa, who
was denied admission to the United
States by immigration authorities OF
Niagara Falls, N. Y, remains in de-
tention quarters here. =
Should Canadian officials get evil
dence sufficient to prove Williams an
undesirable" it was announced to.
day that he will be deported to Aus
%tralia, his former home.
Williams was pastor Of the Congre-
gational church at New Castle. File
was arrested in Toronto last. week in
company with Mrs. George Thomas.
with whom, it is alleged, he left
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Thomas, accompanied by her
husband, returned home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
JEALOUS RAGE.
Prosecutors in Murder Case Have
TheOrY-lrink Caused Ruin.

NO6S
Theory-Drink Caused Ruin.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Wm. Cheney
Ellis. the Cincinnati leather merchant
who shot and stabbed his wife in a
hotel last October, murdered the
woman while under the influence of
causcless jealousy, according to the
prosecutors opening statement Tues
day in the Ellis trial. Ellis wept when.
Stephen Malato. assistant states at
tOrney, told of the letters written by
the defendant before the crime, In
which he. told his two children that
Mamma andSpapa would meet them
in heaven"
we will prove to you." declared
Malato, that Mrs. Ellis was a beau
tifnl and she and the defend
ant lived happy until three years .ag
when Ellis became addicted to the
use of drugs and drink. He was ex-
tremely jealous of his wife and &C.
cused her OF improper. conduct with
a man named Well, q resident of
Canada. This accusation was with
out foundation. but Ellis shot and
stabbed his wife in the. room Just
after they attended the theater in
celebration Of the ninth anniversary
Of their marriage"
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made by him and placed in evidence
by Mr.. Sinkler.
L DR.. Gibson stated that in his opin-
ion none Of these wounds could have
been caused by blows from the hoofs
Of a horse or by striking against the
edge OF a wooden plank.
In answer to q question by Mr..
Sinkler. the witness said that in his
opinion the wound in the back Of the
head could not haye been caused by
Mrs. Holum's falling and striking her
head against q sharp piece, Of slate.
sHs o for this opinion he said.
was the woman could not fall: hard
enough to cause such q cut In that
manner.
The question Of the Ratchet found
In the tool shed on the Holum farm
was also taken up. Dir. Gibson testi-
Ned that It had been used with .
chisel to remove the cap of Mrs..
Hoium's skull, when the post ,mortem
examination vas made 1t the farm on
the Monday following her death.
AZ Mr.. Sinklers request he indi-
oeted the spots on the blade OF the
NeGpon which he thought 'might be
blood. but adrnittsd that this was
LmAssI . supDositisn % hi Part aad
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
MIR. AMI Mrs. william a.. Ellis.

"Crazed by jealousy is the con
ten1ion Of the state in the case against
William e. ELLIS, Wife murderer who
ie on trial for his life in Chicago.
Ellis. who is a wealthy leather mer-
chant OF Cincinnati. killed his wife
in the Hotel sherman. Chicago, on
October l6 last. Shortly after the
murder he admitted that the slain
n had lived Il iIlamcleSs life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
PETITIONS FOR JOB
Assistant Management of Baseball
and Track Teams Open to Ap.
plicantS Till Saturday.

Petitions fOr the positions Of ax-
sistant manager of the baseball and
track teams at the state university
will be received up to next Saturday
by the athletic board of control.
These petitions nominating the candi-
dates must be signed by at least
twenty-five students. The assistant
managers Of the different teams are
always elected at the beginning OF
the season and the managers are
chosen at the close of the season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Three Land Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
are reported by 4. NJ. Lodmell. county
register of deeds: City of Grand
Forks to a. Moran. Two lots in River
side Park. consideration 400; Abbie
\. Hughes to- ~. n. Phillips. two lots
in L4arilnore. consideration. $6l4.50;
state of North Dakota to r. J. Arton
quarter section in Wheatfeld town.
ship. by patent.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
VILLA FAILS TO PRODUCE
BODY Of SLAIN bRIT1SHER
CONTINUED from Page ~
American. had met a fate similar to
that Of Benton.
Villa ISLANDERS Benton.

Juarez, Feb. 25.-General Villa is
sued the following statement last
night regarding the exception of Ben
ton: II expected the scandalous
American press to attack me about
the execution of Benton. But 1 did
not have any other remedy to avoid
new attempts of the foreign Hueri-
tistas who. protected by the flag of
their country, believe they are au-
thorized to commit the greatest of
crimes. Benton was all his life a
criminal Of the worst kind. In the
ed by these men, he killed more thar
four men without any p~rovocation
whatever. Then after the taking of
Chihuahua, in common with the
above named individuals and accord
ing to his own confession, he appro-
priated more than 1000 head of cat
tie which did rot belong to him. and
me he attempted to kill me. For
~tunately. l anticipated his movement
and disarmed him.
Had to Act.
"A1l. these motives. and especially
the last named, forced me to act
severely against Benton. without taxi
ing into consideration the fact that
crimes which ] do not care to leave
unpublished. Therefore. he was ex-
ecuted with all Justice, and I am dis
posed to give al account Of the X
cution to the entire world. Please
make the above declaration to Mr..
Carothers and to the American
press" .
1t was learned that Villas subor-
dinates are somewhat ~perturbed at the
failure of their chief to grant permits
sion for the removal of Benton's body
and one of them, 1t is promised, will
go to Chihuahua to point out. to Villa
the suspicion. this refusal has aroused
on the American side.
At Juarez officials profess to be-
lieve that Villas attitude is a mere
matter of caprice or s~tubbornness,
which friendly argument a over
come.
So far Americans do not know the
location Of the grave. The state de-
partment has instructed Thomas D.
Edwards at -Juarez to ascertain where
it is. but SO far he has had no sue
cess.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Congressional Committee
inquiries Into Alleged
Interruption of Mails

Hancock. Feb. .24.-1nterruptions in
the mai service were inquired into by
the congressional committee as coun-
sci for the striking mine workers,
presenting all witnesses but one. The
committee didn'tf reach the alleged
deportation of President Meyer Of the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Vacancy Filled.

Lionel STIFFNESS has been elected
as a member of the model high school
athletic board at the university to sue
coed Robert Fosburgh, who will not
return to school. this semester. The
board will hold Office for the rest of
the year
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Pioneer Minislcr Hero.

Rev. l:ega, former pastor of the
Zion Lutheran church of this city,
now engaged in tho work of conduct
in@ the dcnumination's newspaper at
Minneapolis. The Luthcranercn,"
and who WAS here Sunday and Mon
day. a guest AT the Rev. Martin HcG-
land home. has returned TO Minneap-
,lia
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Al tho Met.

"Our Mutual Girl" chapter . will
be sccn at the Met today. Her first
appearance last "Wednesday was a hit,
and that was only the introduction,
now the real story begins to unfold,
Admission as usual. 10 cents; chill
tren. = ccntE.-.AdN.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Dancing Party.

Banner lodge No. 4. l.. -. -. F., will
give a dance Friday evening. l'ebru-
AIRY -. in the the I. -. O. F. hall.
Odd Fellows and friends are invited.
Music will he furnished by the Enard
6 Fishman orchcstra.-.tdv.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Illustrated Lecture,

The lecture D n"Som Theories Of
World Evolution" which will be given
at the state university mex Friday
afternoon, will he Illustrated. The lee
ture will be given by DIR. MacLean Of
the department of mathematics and
astronomy at the University of Mani
Itoba.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Will Oniciatc ut Tourney.

John Moore and William Chittick
today left for Valley City where they
will otficiatc a: the basketball tourney
for that district. which will be held
Thursday and Friday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Tw" Norwegian plays Tonight.

Scandal literary society will give
two numerous Norwegian plays, IA
tionctt F.iasStcl." and En- overrImp-
ling tonight nj S:l5 AT *. y. hall.
Everyone is welcome.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
I,lnn Atbletic .nancc.

A dance will rhp given at the uni
versity gymnasiup next Saturday
evening, the purpose Of which is to
raise funds for the support Of the
athletic association. The affair will
start at 1880 o'clock. Good music
will he provided for the occasion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Mrs. Parsons Dead.

Miss Anna Parsons. aged SO, Of
l.arimore. died las, Wednesday at the
state insane asylum at jamestown Ia
&. which she was committed last fall,
according To word received here Tues
day. The funeral was held at Glen
Tllin, n. u. Mrs. Parsons is survived
only by her husband.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
a. the Met.

Don't forget that Wednesday is III"
day for you to gu to the Met for III"
weekly installment of Our Mutual
Girl" She will be there today and
start her adventures in the wilds OF
BroadWay.-Adv.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Kulstad Z, Candidate.

In the publication several days ago
of tho state socialist ticket, the name
of j. +. kulstad of this city u q
candidate for state auditor was inad-
NcrtantlH omitted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Fra, BIoohhouud Kiucd.

johnson, the bloodhound mascot OF
the Sigma chi fraternity at tho state
university. tried &" follow tho
trarks'' Tuesday afternoon and got
badly "mussed up ny Il su,lthhound
car. His %obscquicS will bc held this
afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Hand ia Cr,shed.

While at work in the local yards
yesterday, Conductor L.. E. Flint Of
the Northern Pacific had his right
hand badly crushed between two car
doors. The injury is not serious.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Returns Home.

Dean Wiley. a former student at
the state university, who has been
visiting his fraternity brothers at the
Sigma Chi house for several days. re-
turned this morning to his home at
Dickinson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25

Stated conNorAfi"n will IL held
this evening AT 80 o'clock. Work
in NJ. l.. NJ. degree. MI companies
sire hereby requested To attend. w.
q. Stehbins. acting II. H.. Chas. AZ
len, secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Meet This Evening

An important meeting Of the direc-
tors of the Commercial club will be
held tonight. Several matters Of i'm
portance are to be taken up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
10 Attend Fargo Meeting.

\ number Of Grand Forks men will
attend the annual meeting and BAN
quet Of the Sons of the American
Revolution to be held at Ciaraner ho-
tel. Fargo. next saturday evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Goes to NfinneapOl

Hugh Dunlevy, the local ice man.
left Yesterday for Minneapolis. where
he will attend to important business
matters.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25

Lewis Adams Of Carmel. Mimi, and
Miss Ncttie Bulls of Larimorc were
married here Tuesday. afternoon by
j.. X. Hassell. county juN".
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Visiting. Here

DR.. l.. D. Bristol of the college of
medicine of Syracuse university,
Syracuse, n. Y.,,is at the university
today. He is looking ovc the pub
lie health laboratory.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
From, Buying Trim.

W. 4. Odcll. who is connected with
the firm that recently purchased the
+. q. ZuclSdorf stock, returned today
from an eaStcrn buNing trip.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
..Afater" Given I'm.

The Sock and Buskin society at the
state university will not produce
Percy Mackey's play, Mater" this
Year. as originally planned. thsnn's
Little Eyolr' will probably he pro-
duced instead.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
II The City In Brief ~
Surprise Party.

About thirty friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Bushaw. who reside on North
Fourth street. surprised them last
night.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Return to City,

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Alive. who have
been visiting friends and relatives In
various Wisconsin places. have return
ed TO their home in this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
At Crookston Yester1iav-

Rev. ]. c. Strand, pastor evangelist
for Adams Presbytery, was at Crook
ston yesterday, where he attended to
business matters in connection with
church erection work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Mrs. Lincoln I,ct,cr.

Mrs. 4. 7. Lincoln, who has been
i'll at her home in tho Spriggs block
for the past few days is now recover
ing,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
DEPORTATION IS
aired BY TANNER
(Con;inued from Page 10

GConiinUed from I'aGr ID
they were placed on "a train for Chi
"ago in charge of deputies. They
warned that If they ever came
hack they would De hanged. 7'he wit
ness said he was struck by member:
of the ang and showed the commit
Ice q. SCAR.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25

IT is easier for the average mar to
stand adversely than prosperity, and
much more common.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25

Adams downfall was due TO an
apple. but many another downfall
can be traced to peach.
- ETiNEWD
If a woman ma. IS the wrong mar
is because the right one failed to
ask her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25
Goes to St. Paul.

Mrs. Timothy Ryan left Yesterday
for ST. Paul. where she will visit
friends and relatives.
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DIR. Geo. \. swcntliman.
Married by Hasscll,

Dentist-2l2-2l3 Midlund building
Phone y. W. 137.-Adv.
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May Alter Diplomacy.

London. Feb. 25.-The novel sug-
gestion is made by the Daily Mail in
an editorial yesterday that Great Bri-
tain should have two secretaries for
foreign affairs. one to manage rela-
tons with Europe n Asia in accord
nee with the principles governing
diplomacy. rooted in the idea of
force. the other to conduct negotia-
tions with the United States, from
which the element of force, whether
actual or implied, has been expelled.
The Mail argues that Sir Edward
Crews handling of the Benton affair
in the old and formal diplomatic way
has resulted in the voluntary casting
aside Of manv of the benefits which
should acr1eT from the happy and Pc
culiar state Of Anglo-American rela-
lions
/. "For there are sentiments, argu-
lnents and IDEALS" adds the paper,
that we can properly appeal to with
regard to America, which would be
inappropriate and Intellectual in our
dealings. with eastern powers, and it
is SO Ire al to be almost Impossible
20 find a man possessing flexibility OF
mind n temperament enabling him
to handle an European question in
nne spirit today and an American
question In q totally dissimilar spirit
tomorrow" .
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light have been caused

that the spots might have been caused
by tempering the tool in the fire.
On redirect examination by Attor-
ney General Miller the witness stated
that the large blood clot on Mrs.
Holum's head might have been caused
by q blow from 9. fist.