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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-30

The ministers OF town want one
more reform. Said one OF the Lead
ing pastors TO the Reflector: Every
time we have a funeral some new
automobile owner thinks he can
drive his car In the procession. As
result the horses are scared, the
car gets tangled up making the hiii
east OF the cemetery gate and con-
fusion results. There ought TO pc
a rule that autos will always take
the road west OF the one followed
by the procession. The down town
churches make II best for the cara
to take Walnut and the churches on
Buckeye allow cars TO 90 up Cedar.
Then the cars can beat the process
sion and be parked before the bug
giles arrive. II would be a sensible
thing IL the car drivers would think
OF this"
Lightning plays queer FRANKS some
times. One day recently the Dyer
family heard noise in the basement
of their home, and found that the
concrete base OF the chimney was
shattered. Lightning was the only
explanation that they could offer,
although the bolt must have come
from q clear sky, as there were NO
clouds above. A neighbor said that
she thought lightning had struck the
Dyer home. At the A. w. Har-
greaves home southwest of town
lightning that entered over teie-
phone wire reached an oil portrait
that has gold bronze frame. The
electricity passed around the frame,
burning off the gold from the
bronze, and burning the wire that
suspended the picture from the wall.
Nothing else was harmed, and the
picture itself was uninjured.
The Sand Springs Natatorium AS
ISOLATION is a good name and a fit
ting one, but to the youth OF the
town the new pool will always be
the "swimmin' hole" A lad went to
the court house the other day,
lodged into one of the offices and
demanded, ION which side are. they
going to put that swimmin' hole,
anyhow" And right on the same
line, It is particularly appropriate
that Chris Bath should be a direc-
tor. Not only has he worked hard for
the enterprise, but that name should
carry him into the directorate.
4 Occasionally in Abilene we SEE
, packages lying on top of the mai
boxes. If those who leave them think
they are thus putting them in the
care of the government they have
! another guess coming. In New Yori
, City young man was tried before
, magistrate recently for taking {
/ package from a mail box and wheI
[ the magistrate suggested that 1t was
case for the United States commits
sioner he was informed that the gov
eminent had refused to take cogni'
zance Of such cases on the ground
that packages so left were not prop
erly mailed. The government pro-
vides package boxes and 1t is the
duty of persons Wishing to mail
packages to hunt one Of these or TO
carry the packages to the postofeice.
e q q
If one wishes to see one Of the
finest valleys of the Sunflower state
at her best they should drive from
this city to salina over the Golden
Belt route. The corn looks better
than ever before and the alfalfa
fields are as pretty as picture. A
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-30

The auto owners of this county
are paying this year for road drag
ging alone (the auto taxi over $4,000
to be spent on the roads of the coun-
ty and they are a unit in insisting
that the roads be Systematically
dragged with this road dragging
fund. The money cannot be legally
spent for anything else. II 1t is worth
more to drag the roads than those
holding contracts now receive, more
should be paid--but the roads
should be dragged with this fund.
1t cannot be legally spent for any
thing else. The probability is II
will be impossible to spend all the
money contributed In auto tax this
year on the roads of the county for
dragging, SO why not see that good
man is in charge of every dragging
contract and that his section of road
is systematically dragged? Every
man holding a dragging contract
even has authority to "touch up
the road around bridges and cul.
verts and to fill in places washed
out in his road, but this has also
been sadly neglected on some Of the
road districts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
Facts About the North ~ " g. =.
Dakota Absent Voter LdtO

L. Registered be
voter ballot - NA
ud; This ballot be obtained application
any tnne within thirty of the election
Application for mad
made by mail n person. -
When the absent ballot
copan1ed
said envelope is an oath
lie mark and
ne the affidavit shall name
Ihe bal!ot must
MS presence only without
letter mail it
to by
the judges election
On opening
mat on the envelope and the Duplication
snail envelope ballot without
palot place 1t envelope
envelope continuing ballot rejected
an eector and place the envelope
g. County auditor o.
suhc lent to satisfy demand hand
tion ! : , . ,a. = - TN
no. Any voter at home after the auditor
supply ballots
mas believe
ballot the ~
the
lar official ballot
. ; -. :
~ Taking "a false
any ocer violating provisions of this
punished by fine not exceeding $10o Imprisonment
ty jail or by both fine G. .1@I
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
Making the '">stern
Prd.. Produce

Not many years ago the western
part of the stae was regarded as good
for ranching and for nothing else. The
ranchers were sure that crops could
not be grown. Some had tried 1t and
failed. In spite of all that good crops
are being grown. The sub -stati6n
was established at Dickinson. eight
years ago. The sixth annual report
is just from the press and can be
secured from the North Dakota, Ex-
pertinent station. agricultural college,
North Dakota.
The report on wheat shows that
Durum wheat averaged twenty eight
bushels in 1913, and that for the years
1906-7-S-9-10-13 they averaged tWen-
ty-six and three tenths bushels, while
the fife for the same year averaged
twenty-four and six-tenths bushels.
One alfalfa field in five years re-
turned an average Of two tons OF hay
and thirty five pounds of seed year.
This was sown in six inch drills. An
other plot sown in thirty inch drills
has returned a ton of hay and eighty
five pounds of seed per acre during the
same five years. The thinner seed
ing has favored seed production. The
Grimm alfalfa has proved the hard
lest Of the varieties tried. It has also
proved a good yielder.
The grain crops have produced bet
ter yields on the spring plowing than
on fall plowing. The wheat averaged
seventeen and five-tenths bushels for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
RETURNED FROM
SOUTHERN TRIP

Judge N. c. Young and Mrs. Young
returned Sunday evening from a long
trip in the east and south. They spent
a week in Philadelphia and ten days
in, New, York, and then started on a,
three weeks cruise, during the course
of which they visited Jamaica, Pana :
ma, and South America. -
They report an excedin glY pleasant
tourney, but Judge Young states thai
while the southern countries are ag
right for a short time, he is glad rs
get hack to North Dakota, where there
air. .,-r., - II ... ,-,t.., -
Mr.. and Mrs. Young went through
the Panama canal, which, though, not
yet officially opened. is navigable.
Judge Young saw, the canal two years
ago, before the water was let In, and
says 1t, is very different, now.3 and; not
quite q so impressive. There are only
1000 or. 5000, men working on the
canal now, whereas, two. years ago,
there were more than 10000. Jacob
Lowell was, an old acquaintance
whom the travellers met: in Panama
City. :
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
RAILROAD
TARIFFS
HELD UP

Washington, March 31.--All the new
tariffs by the railroads, eliminating
allowances to Industrial railroads,
were suspended by the interstate com
merce commission until July 80, with
the exception of those affecting the
United States Steel corporation and
other iron and steel companies. which
are permitted to stand
Approximately 1000 tariffs are sus-
pended. They would have become ef-
fectiye at midnight and were submit
ted In compliance with the commits
aion's findings in the industrial rail-
ways case, In which 1t is held that
allowances and divisions of rates made
by trunk lines with certain industrial
tions and other iron and steel COM
companies in eastern territory here.
are in effect rebates and should be
discontinued. No tariffs affecting IN
dustrial railways covered by the deci ;
sion in the Industrial railways case
were suspended. Only those industrial
RAILWAYS that haze not had their day
in court" were granted suspension
of the tariffs affecting them. VI.
The elimination of allowances and
divisions with industrial roads operat-
cd by the United States Steel corpora :
tions and other iron anad ste,l CON-
pan!es were permitted to stapi
This means that. unless the courts
enjoin trunk lines. from discontinue
ing allowances or the commission
should give a rehearing Of the In
dustrial railways case, the tariffs will
be ineffective against the United
States Steel corporations road and
other iron and steel companies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31

five years on spring plowing, as
against sixteen and slx-tenths bush-
els on fall ploWing. The oats averag.
ed two and one-half bushels more on
spring than on fall plowing.
These results are all interesting and
instructive, in that they are giving
measure of the results secured by the
diffcrfpt methods n.s .,...@
l.. r. Waldron, who is in charge OF
the sub station, is one of the best
alfalfa experts in the county. He has
written a bulletin on it, No. 95, North
Dakota Experiment station. This
gives the best available information
on alfalfa for our state, and should
be studied in connection with the re-
ports which give the results.
Some Principles Of Dry Farming is
the title Of bulletin No. SO, North Da-
kota Experiment station. It is also
written by Mr.. Waldron, and general
ICES the results secured in handling
the soil 80 as to mako the best use of
moisture. The reports and these two
bulletins are the outgrowth of the ex-
perimental work at Dickinson. They
bring out the fact that farming is no
hit-or miss business, but that 1t is
based on facts and principles. The
more nearly these are followed the
better the success. The production
Of crops on the western prairie re-
quires that the practice Of farming be
in accord with the principles of moist
ure, conservation, and crop produce
ton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
Greatest Crowd In Years
Packs House Galleries to
Hear Final Debate on Tolls
Wilson Flayed by
Republicans--Three
Questions Involved

Washington, March 31.-Represent-
ative Humphrey Of Washington. re-
publican, denounced the democratic
position on Panama tolls as more
contemplate than the English Ian
guage can express" and declared that
the condition had been brought about
by the "egotistical blundering" of the
administration in the Mexican situa-
ton
Humohrey lauded Majority Leader
Underwood, and Speaker Clark, who
he said, by every rule of fairness and
honor should be president today, for
refusing to repudiate the democratic
platform. The administration, Hum
phrey declared, had been imposed
upon. "to carry out the International
confidence game by which Japan and
England hope to secure the use of the
canal without competition.
The greatest crowd that the house
has seen In years 1ammed the CALLER
les Of the chamber to hear the final
debate over repeal
Republican Leader Mann told the
house thai three questions were in
yolved in Nhe repeal of tolls exemp-
ton:
Treaty rights, moral rights. and
apart from treaty construction, an
economic policy are involved. The
economic question might be changed
at any time, he said. but the decision
on treaty rights must be a lasting one.
He maintained that no construction of
the Hay -Pauncefoote treaty compelled
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31

the United States to charge the same
tolls on its own ships or those Of Pan
anna as were levied on those Of other
nations.
"A reading Of the rules to be OBJ
served by the nations to receive equal
treatment" he said, plainly discioseB
that they are not applicable to the
United States or Panama"
"Englands attempt to secure her
construction Of the treaty at this time
Is not for its present effect. It Ia for
the long distant future. If we con-
strue the treaty according to the
English claims, it is sure to embarass
u.s. whenever we have war with other
countries.
War is not desirable but it Is in%
evitablo we cannot always maintain
peace.
'If we agree now to the English
construction, 1T is certain that in the
future when we have war with
Japan or China or some other country,
questions will arise in reference To
their use and our use of the canal
especially as to war vessels and in
that time of distress we will be met
with the contention Of England-the
present day ally Of Japan--or some
other country. that we have construed
that treaty in such way that we
cannot protect the canal without
bringing protest from England or 9TH
er countries which will embarass ff
not defeat us in war"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
MAKE BRICK INN. Y, PRISON

New York. March a1.-'New York
Will put Its prisoners to work making
brick to use in the construction of
state roads," said Gov Martin Glynn tn
the great meeting at Carnegie hall,
New York, where the prison labor
problem was being agitated. "'In this
way 1 will stop the grating contrac.
tors from cheating the state and the
grating politicians from sandbaReine
the contractors. I am grateful to our
friend Governor West of Oregon for
coming so far to point out to us here
tion.'. ~ p'ao'ieai PROPOSE
Governor Oswald West made hit
before the fashionable audience of New
! ork.s best The Woman's department
or the National Civic federation,
through the good auspices of the Ma
tional committee on prison labor, has
become, enthusiastically Interested in
sn sne Pro problem IN OF the convict, and headed
Morgan. and Mrs. August Belmont,
gave a rousing reception to the young
western governor and the other penal
The movement Of the women will
find fts definite form in the develop
ment of q broad educational campaign
for practical and definite reforms by
the National committee on prison Ia
bor and it Is expected that the leading
women throughout the country viii
follow the lead Of the New York wo-
men.
Governor West told how organized
labor had encouraged him in his work
Of prison reform and had passed reso-
lutions urging the rick-making by
convicts; while John Manning, editor
of the Garment Worker, contended that
organized labor had been the real pris-
on reformers for fifty years and would
back to success the work of the Ma
tional committee on prison labor with
it's broad national platform Of penal re-
form IL 1t took another fifty years
Manning challenged the grating pris-
on contractors and warned the women
to beware OF the chicanery of a shirt
firm with prison contracts which hides
under the name of fake philanthropy
known as the National Free Labor as
sociatiof1. The union mans appeal
brought a proffer to help for the Ma
tional committee on prison labor's pro-
gram from the governors of New York
and Oregon and the Civic federation
passed unanimously resolutions of sup
port and cooperation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
WEALTHY NAN
BATTLES FOR LIFE

Jlos Angeles Cal, March 31.-Fred-
+eriek Weyerhapser, the st. Paul lum-
herman, who has been i'll at his win
ter: home in Pasadena for week. is
reported in a critical condition. His
condition grew, worse. during the night
and it is feared he cannot recover.
Oxygen is being used to pro!ong life.
The aged lumberman was prostrated
with severe cold Wednesday and
signs Of pneumonia developed. Wey-
erhauser talked with his sons, Charles
and Frederick, who arrived from ST.
Paul yesterday. Two daughters are
hurrying to- his bedside from the east.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
A CHAUTAUQUA
FOR this CITY
a. .. -...., Is
cHAuTAUQuA Is BEING PLAN
NED FOR CITY OF FARGO THIS
suMMER-PREsIDENT GRAHAM
OF REDPATH CO., HERE TO SEE
BUSINESS MEN.

A summer chautauqua for the city
Of Fargo seems to be taking definite
proportions, for this afternoon a meet
ing will be held at 4:3O O'Clock at the
Fargo Commercial club of the business
men interested in the proposition to
consider it fully. ~ ,EaE.. !
President Graham of the. Redpath-
Vawter Chautauqua Co., of Cedar
Rapids, Ia, is, here for the meeting
and will explain to the Fargo business
men who expect to back the proposi-
tion,, the method of operation of the
chautauqua, it's advertising and the
nature Of the course. 7 g. r-s
The program will consist Of the fin
est musical hunters together with
lectures by eminent speakeIs and 9TH
er serts Of attractions. {
ID Among gAthe speakers pl 5 ness for the
first Fargo season are former Govern
or Glenn OF North Carolina, former
Senator Cannon of Utah. and former
Senator Becker of Nebraska.
Included among the. fine attractions
will be. the Ben Greet players, the
presentation Of the opera Martha by
the Duggin Opera Co, the zQuintano
band of thirty pieces, of New York
and many numbers. of similar charac-
ter, !
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31

Eagle Pass, March 81. - Refugees
who. reached Piedras Negras, Mex,
from the vicinity Of Monclova yester-
day reporter that General Murgia had
wiped out several bands Of federal
fugitives from Torreon. -..
Murgia had been operating between
Monterey and Torreon and is reported
to have isolated Torreon from all COM
munication with Mexico City and 9TH
er federal forces at Monterey and
Saltillo. ~.
There has been no communication be-
tween Eagle Pass and Torreon over
the government telegraph lines for
five days. All railroads into Torreon
from the east have been cut. Gener-
: al Joaquin Mas who went to reinforce
General Velasco at Torreon made the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
Sullivan Under Severe
Cross Examination Fire

Grand Forks, NJ. D., March 31.-An-
dy Sullivan, the informant and star
witness for the state In its alleged
bribery cases against Jas. Mahon and
Tracy Bangs, yesterday stood up we'll
under a grilling cross examination by
defense, who sought to prove that Sui
livan's reputation was not an enyiable
one and showed that there was a.
worthless check passed by Sullivan on
the Parker Drug Co. in ST. Paul, which
was yesterday afternoon taken up to
prevent prosecution of the witness in
this case, as well as former checks.
1t was also shown by his testimony
that Sullivan, acting as the agent Of
Bruyere and Stevens, had authority to
collect $4,000 for them from the alleg-
ed bribers and that he read part OF
this letter to Jas. Mahon In attempt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31

| trip overland in arniN 10 automobiles
with his 500 men. a y, r. y .,
Murgia commands a A'S g force Of
constitutionalists which, y Ne taking
no part in the attack on con, has
been working to- prevent any assist
ance reaching the federals in the be-
leaguered city. He, recently captur-
ed Monclova, confiscating large sup
plies in the railroad warehouses there
and proceeding south, cut communi-
cation with Monterey from Piedras
Negras at Espinazo, ten miles above
Reata, junction point leading to both
Monterey and Torreon. He then is
reported to have burned several bridg-
es on railroads which have been carry
ing supplies to both places.
Numerous small bands of constitu-
tionalists are active around Monterey.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
Roads Plead for
:. ii. Early ar! Hearing on
Advance Rate Case

Washington, March 31.-To facili-
tate consideration of the advance in
rates case, Chairman Harlan an
nounced that the interstate commerce
commission had decided to grant the
request of railroads to hear the con-
cluding testimony tomorrow and
Thursday ~ -.,s...
AT the request of Vice President
Bromwell of the Erie railroad, who
pointed out what he declared to be the
serious financial condition of the car
riers, the commission decided to expe-
dite the hearings in every way possi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
KOE1"EERS ! 7 | ! GOES
TO PEN FOR Life

Chicago, March S1.-John B. Koet-
ters was found guilty of numbering
Mrs. Emma Kraft of Cincinnati and
his punishment was fixed at life i'm
prisonment, in verdict rendered by
a jury, which took the case yester-
day afternoon. .Koetters killed Mrs.
Kraft in a Chicago hotel and then fled
to California, where he was arrested.
The motive was robbery.
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BILE. d" &c..
The commission. had assignments
for Wednesday and Thursday, but
concluded that it would be better to
hear final testimony of roads now than
to- wait until the later part of April
In that connection it is said to be
the consideration of the case by the
commission, that counsel for the rail-
roads might submit the case to the
commission without oral argument,
relying upon their briefs and testi- >
mony to fully inform the commission
as to their position. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
IRISH PATRIOT
PASSES AWAY

Dublin. March 31.-Timothy Daniel,
God Save Ireland, died today aged
81. Sullivan was a journalist and one
Of the prominent agitators in favor
Of the home rule at the time Parneli
was in his prime. For twenty years
Sullivan was a nationalist member oG 4
the house of commons: for two years.
he was lord mayor Of Dublin.
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ing to get a. conversation with him.
Denies Meeting MeGruder.
Sullivan denied ever having met
McGruder, who. it is said, answered
the questions. impersonating McLsain
Cooper.
States Attorney Burtness was
charged with giving instructions TO
the witness to aid him in his answers.
An attempt was also made to show
how completely the witness was In the
hands of the state.
The counsel for the defense charged
that the case was a manufactured one
and that much of the evidence had
been manufactured in Portland. The
reson given that the stenograpl1er did
not see the speaker was that he was
locked in the bath room by Cooper
s~--~---'-~------%
Continued on Page Three.
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ments in connection with the Ulster
situation the house Of commons start
ed a debate on the second reading Of
the home rule for the Ireland bill, It
4 is expected the measure will occupy
the house at least three days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31

London, March 31-Viscount Morley,
Lord president of the council,
abandoned his intention of resigning
from the cabinet as intimated in the
house of Lords yesterday. IL
After a week of sensational develop
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
Grey Suggests New
Federal System'' for
the British Isles

on ma Marfh & Srhe establishment Of federal
Tor British Of
py Slr Edward Grey solution of the
" geslon was received with attention he
he believed
sheer inability of parliament
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
CuhjsE"A

Kansas city JournaI: ''1s the cubist
fad doing you any good?'' ,-,..
| sr"Well don'tt have TO hire a model
any more! The clothes-horse answers
very WELL" = - II
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
SNYDER WON OUT
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS

Council Bluffs, March 31-Complete
returns from yesterdays election show
the election of M. 3. Snyder, republi-
can, for mayor, by a majority OF 1s0
over Thomas Maloney, democrat.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31
NEGRESS, WHO KILLED
WHITE MAN, TAKEN FROM
JAIL AND LYNCHED

arie Scott
killed Iennuel
outo
Of
man.
mans head and dragged her OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-31

Trunk straps made OF steel links
have been invented that are intended
to Withstand more rough handling
than leather ones.