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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
Safety at Sea.

From an article by "Slocum," a
former ships officer, in The Survey:
The Empress of Ireland served we'll
until she met the test. Then she sank
in fifteen minutes. With the shore a
mile away the ship could not be
beached.
Two years INC a month have passed
since the Titanic sank in mid-ocean
with the loss Of 1896 passengers. In
the first shock the American people
with n voice called for action that
would promote safety at sea. Federal
legislation was proposed, and some Of
it enacted. Ocean steamship compan-
les voluntarily increased their life
boat capacity. The company owning
the Titanic withdrew a sister ship
from service and rebuilt her, to make
her safer.
But the bill, sponsored by Senator
La Toilette, which would do more to
promote safety on the water than any
thing yet done. has so far failed Of
passage, because of the persistent OPP
opposition Of steamship interests. 1t
is known as the seaman's bill. It is
as much the passengers bill, for it's
provisions aim at safety for all.
Under the impetus of the Titanic
wreck it passed the house of repre-
SehtdtlVeS, only 10 De hung up IN the
senate later, when the influence of
that disaster had begun to die away.
1t was introduced by Senator La Fol-
lette in the present congress and this
time the senate passed it. Now it is
again before the house. Is it to be
hung up there till congress %adjourns,
or will the wind which blew up a
Wisp of fog on the st. Lawrence last
week blow good to unnamed and I'M
numbered somebodies?
Strong objection to the La Toilette
bill comes from the owners of boats
plying on bays and inland lakes who
declare hat it's safety provisions
should not be applied to ships that do
not go out of sight of land. On this
point the sinking Of the Empress Of
Ireland on the st. Lawrence river is
a staggering piece of rebuttal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
Excavations in Ancient Troy.

Philadelphia Press: The work Of
excavating ancient Troy was begun
under DR.. Heinrich Schliemann, in
1871, later assisted by DR.. Dorpfeld,
who carried on the work after DR..
S~chliemann's death. Prior to 1890
excavations brought to light on the
hill of Hisarlik seven superimposed
cities. The oldest was of slight i'm
p~ortance, measuring only $50 feet in
length, the ancient walls n houses
were of small quarry stones and clay
mortar. No bricks were used. The inn
plements found were mostly Of stone.
This city was built directly on the vir-
gin rock, which here lies lis feet above
the sea level.
Upon the remains of this city, which
formed a new level some fifteen or
twenty feet higher, was a second city
with brick walls resting on stone sub
structures, and houses of h same
character, including a palace, in which
many ornaments of gold n silver
were found. This city had persisted in
a mighty confiagration and rs this was
the fate of the Homeric Troy, 1t was
at first identified as that city. On the
other hand, it's advancement in culture
showed it to be of a much eralier age
than the Trojan city. Still the burnt
city was the sole claimant for Homeric
honors, as between it and the Graeco-
Roman Ilion of the uppermost stratum
was nothing but four successive
strata of shabby village settlements.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17

cate the following congressional nomi-
nees.
Republicans-First, Sidney Ander-
son, Lanesboro; second, close between
Julius Haycraft and Frank Ellsworth;
third, G. r. Davis, st. Peter; fourth,
F. c. Stevens, st. Paul; Fifth. George
R. Smith, Minneapolis; sixth, close be-
tween H. j. Maxf1eld, Wadena and c.
A. Lindbergh, Little Falls; seventh, A.
J. Volstad. Granite Falls; eighth. c.
B. Miller, Duluth; ninth. Halvor
Stevenson, C~rookston; tenth, close
between L. E. JepsOn, Minneapolis and
V. L. Johnson, Center City.
Democratic: First, Witherstein,
Rochester; second, Jean Flitte, Man
kato; third, C. c. Van Dyke, st. Paul;
fifth, M. G, Bowler, Minneapolis; sixth,
j. A. Dubois, Sank Center; seventh, no
candidates; eighth. Andrew Nelson, Du-
luth; ninth, no candidate; tenth, Henry
Swenson, Minneapolis.
Progressive, only four districts had
candidates; second, Paul Dahnel,
Worthington; third, J. S. Macintosh,
saltwater; fourth, G.. E. Learned, st.
Paul; eighth. o. H. Higbee, Chisholm.
On the republican ticket Irwin Cas-
we'll is running far ahead Of G. D.
McGruby of Moorhead for clerk of the
supreme court.
The greatest interest now centering
around the republican fight is that for
state auditor between j. A. o. Preus,
insurance commissioner n Henry
Rines, speaker of the last house. The
strong showing of former state treas
urer Julius Block made the outcome
doubtful.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
1.-THE Seventh sonu Mvtb

Philadelphia Press: Seven was a
sacred number among the Hebrews
and also among the Greeks and Egyp-
tians long before the Christian re
The number seven is applied to sew
eral things in the Bible, but in no in
stance is the seventh son accorded
any distinction between any Of the
other ons second, fifth or sixth. In
the New Testament many things oc-
cur by seven. AS seven churches in
Asia, seven spirits symbolized by
v candlesticks. Seven stars, seven
seals, seven walls, etc. The frequent
occurrence Of the number In the
Bible may have given rise to the popu-
lar superstition which attributed spe-
cial virture to a seventh son, and in
vested the seventh son Of a seventh
son with supernatural powers, but,
like many other popular superstitions.
it had no foundation in reason and
certainly one in S~criptural authority.
"A seventh daughter Of a seventh
daughter of a seventh daughter is OF
equal importance.
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Moorhead Department
From Minnesota
Primary Election Yesterday

st. Paul, June 17.-Indications of
the possibility that Congressman w.
S. Hammond had failed to receive the
democratic nomination for governor,
and that Lieutenant Governor J. A. A.
Burnquist had failed of denomination
for lieutenant governor were this aft
ernoon's features of yesterdays pri-
mary election returns.
Late figures did not change the
standing of the two leading candi-
dates for the republican nomination
for governor, indications still being
that william E. Lee will have a net
majority of 5000 or more over Gov
ernor Eberhart.
Hugh Thalbert of st. Paul undoubt-
eddy received h nomination for gov
ernor on the progressive ticket, his
afternoon claiming he had run four to
one ahead of E. N. Westerlund.
The big surprise of the election was
the large vote polled by D.. W. Law
lor against Hammond for democratic
g~ubernatorial nomination., with the
final count absolutely necessary to de-
termine whether LaWlor or Hammond
is the winner.
Governor Eberhart carried Duluth
and ST. Paul. but Lee carried Minnea-
polls and much of the other sections
of the state.
Congressman Manahan was defeated
by Smith for attorney general.
Wallace G. Nye and James D. Will
liams will be the mayOralty candidates
of Minneapolis. On a no-partisan bal
lot they received the largest number
of votes.
Returns at hand this afternoon indi-
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Journal of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION: The most frequent cause
of headaches occurring during or after
the theater is. Y strain. People who
use the full energy of the delicate eye
muscles to obtain perfect vision, are
often unconscious of this strain. In
the theatre, the continuous effort to
keep everything constantly focused,
exhausts the nerve centers and head
ache results. The practice of seating
the audience IN total darkness while
they are staring into an intensely
lighted stage, is another serious fact
or. The pupils, being widely dilated
in the dark, admit the excess of light
from the stage, often producing irrita-
ton of the eyes,, which lasts sometimes
for days. Those subject to headaches
should never sit where it is necessary
to raise the eyes to watch the stage.
The unnatural. position of the eyes is
very tiresome even to those who never
have trouble at other times. Unfortu-
nately the theatregoing public has not
insisted on proper ventilation without
drafts. The overheated foul air of
itself lessons the spectators vitality
and power of endurance. This follow
ed by drafts frequently produces stuff
ing up of the nose, or cold in the
head, and a disagreeable headache
from internasal pressure, which is us
ually worse the following morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
CENTERED IN
RACE FOR SHERIFF

In the Clay county primaries, yes
terday, there were eight candidates for
the office of sheriff. for a term of four
years, so naturally the local interest
was paramount in that particular Of
fee. There were very few enquiries as
to other offices, unless it was the sem
atorship, Of the fo~rty-ninth district
Clay and Wilkin counties.
Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon the
two high men for sheriff were McDon-
aid of Hawley and Pete Malvey of
Moorhead for whom nineteen precincts
gave Mcdonald 4S4 votes and Malvey
334.
The vote from eighteen precincts out
of forty-one gave the candidates for
sheriff the following votes: Mcdonald,
1872; Malvey, 1872; Whaley, 234; Donald
son, 229; Thompson, 1876; McGrath, 1T;
Hanson, III; Tonsager, &C.
For probate Judge the same number
of precincts gave Judge Sharp, $50
1t is generally conceded that Auditor
Houglum, Treasurer Paulson, Coroner
Vincent and Register of Deeds Stalley
are nominated to succeed themselves
for the new term of four years-sub-
ject of cOurse to the election in NoVem-
Der.
For senator Of the Forty-ninth dis
trict, Clay and Wilkin counties, seven
teen precincts in Clay county give F.
H. Peterson, Moorhead, 865 votes; Gunn
of Breckenridge, 482 votes and Hagen
sen of GAINESVILLE, 341 votes. A phone
message from Breckenridge this after
noon says that four precincts in Wilkin
county give Gum 800 votes, Peterson
1877 votes and Haagenson 40 votes.
The latest reports, up to press time,
on county attorney for Clay county,
gave the following figures: Dosland,
882; Hammett, S23; and N. I. Johnson,
631, with seven small precincts to hear
from. These figures would indicate
that Messrs Dosland and Hammett will
be the candidates before the voters at
the general election in November so
that there is a very pretty race ahead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
DETROIT TO MAKE
EAGLE SCREAM

Detroit, Mimi, June 17.-National In
dependence day this year comes on Sat-
urday. The people of the city OF De-
troit are putting on a big celebration.
features in connection with their cele-
bration. One is the Morgan fife and
drum corps of Minneapolis, who will
come in connection with the annual en-
~can1pfnent of the Park Region associa-
ton of the G. A. r. and who will spend
three or four days at Detroit. The 9TH
er is a Curtis a~eroplane which will
make several flights through the air
on July 4. This is the first ~aeroplane
that has been in Becker county.
The ball game will be between Lake
Park and Thief River Falls, each town
supporting a very fast team. There
will be another ball game between the
same clubs on July 5.
The Pelican Rapids band of twenty
five pieces have been engaged to furn-
ish, the music. ..
There will be morning sports of all
kinds, and special water sports in the
afternoon, including races, and a big
water baseball game.
Arrangements are also being made
for a parade and fireworks during the
evening.
Last year there were more people in
Detroit on July 4, than ever before and
the committee are planning on a big
crowd this year. h 4th coming on
Saturday will enable many people to
spend two or three days at the Detroit
lakes, which is the most popular sum-
mer resort in the state Of Minnesota.
Special train service will be furnish
ed on all railroads. The 500 line will
put on extra coaches from Thief River
Falls on the morning local, and the
midnight rains will stop at all sta
tions running north and south.
The Northern Pacific will put on
special coaches from Fargo on the To-
cal running east whichreaches Detroit
at 1850 in the morning. and will stop
the night train No. 10 to let off passen-
gers at Audubon, Lake Park, Manitoba
Junction and Ulen.
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Price Current.

Cincinnati. o., June 17.-Rased on
conditions that existed June 10 and IL,
reports received from our correspond
ents show as follows: The deficiency
in soil moisture has been materially
relieved by general rains during the
past two weeks throughout most of
the surplus grain producing territory.
The hessian fly scare has largely sub
sided and the extent of damage done by
the fly not sufficient to materially re-
duce total production of winter wheat.
Harvest is in progress in Oklahoma,
Kansas, Missouri and the crop is now
practically certain to be fulfilled. Bas-
ed on our reports received we now es-
innate the winter wheat in bushels to-
tai 4O6, 358, 900 bushels compared with
government reports last year of $685.
O19,OOO bushels. Price Current.
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AAVbSl
prinn ,
Representative Sales,
ShOrn Sheep and Lambs.
report.

Liverpool, June 17.-Wheat: Market
opened weak with realizing induced by
the lower American cables yesterday
and pressure of new interest and val
ues were 3-Sc to 1-2c lower. Favorable
reports were received from India and
figures were more freely offered. Dur
ing the morning the market was sup
ported and advanced 1-8c with bullish
advices from France and less favorable
European crop developments. 1t is ex-
pected that requirements will be large
The market after the opening was dull
III supported IN the decline and at
ago p. m, prices were 1-2c lower.
Eorn-Opened 3-8c lower and follow
ing the opening there was, a, furthe,
recession of 1-8c to 1-2c with July
leading the decline: Weakness in
Buenos Ayres at the close, favorable
weather reports from Argentine, freer
plate offers and more liberal Danubian
offers served to encourage profit TAX
ing. At 1880 p. m, weak lac to 7-Sc
lower.
Argentine-Wea fine and cool
India-The monsoon a afforded re-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17

u Cabrera, one of the members
of the constitutionalist agency in
the United States, and a man who
is looked on as being among the
first in Mexico, has been discussed
among the mediators at Niagara
Falls for the provisional presidency
OF Mexico, should General Huerta
get out as a result of the negotia-
tons there. He has just been
named for minister Of foreign af-
fairs by Carranza in the prelimin-
airy statement of the membership
of the new constitutionalist cabi-
net. At this time Cabrera is in
Washington where he is hard at
work for the constitutionalist
cause.
Here is Cabrera's statement of
the aims of the constitutionalists.
and it is presumed it has the sane
ton Of Carranza and the chiefs Of
the party:
1T has been widely stated that
the CarranZa movement has only
the purpose of aVenging the death
of Madero and reinstating the Of
flee holders appointed by him. The
purposes Of the constitutionalists
are higher and better defined than
were the motives of the 1910 move
ment. The constitutionalists pro.
pose the establishment of a con-
stitutional government in Mexico,
but as they realize the unfitness of
the Mexican constitution and other
laws, they intend to reform them
in order to have a system fitted to
the country.
There is no doubt that peace
in Mexico cannot be established
unless a complete change takes
place In the governments per-
sonnet and in the system and laws.
This is the reason that the con-
stitutionalists appear too radical
to those who would like to find a
way of pacifying Mexico at once.
1.-THE constitutionalists mean to
begin Immediately such economic
reforms and especially such agra
rian reforms as are necessary to
offer to the lower classes an op-
portunity. of improving their con-
ditions. Division Of large estates.
equalization of taxation, and in
places where it would be neces-
sary, he re-establishment of the
'egidos' or communal land SYSTEM"
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Free Glasses to Children.

Journal Of the American Medical AS
sociatTon: 1t often happens that
schoolchildren are in great need or
glasses and yet have not the money to
buy them. Perhaps the eyes have beer
examined in the early fall, by the
teacher, according to printed instruc-
ton, and some defect has been found.
Maybe the child cannot see the black
board. Maybe the teacher finds that,
although the child can see we'll at a
distance, he frequently complains Of
headache and eyeache, after getting
his lessons. Maybe the eyes are red,
or maybe the child is cross-eyed. At
all events the teacher discovers that
something is wrong, SO she sends a
printed card to the parent, which
notifies him that the child's eyes are
not right, and advises him to seek
competent advice. The mother or the
school nurse, therefore. takes the child
to the %occulist. who discovers that
glasses are urgently needed, to enable
the child to properly receive offered
school instruction. Without glasses
this cannot be done, and the child is
seriously hampered in the requirement
of an education. If the parents can-
not, under these circumstances, buy
the glasses, what is to be done? This
is a serious question and one which
will have to be answered. There
should be a fund in the hands ef the
school board of every city to meet this
emergency. This fund may be raised
by contributions, if necessary, but the
best way is to nave it come from the
city treasury. The amount required
would not be large. Suitable arrange
ments could be made with some
wholesale optical houses to furnish
these glasses at almost cost.
In Cleveland, where school examina-
tions are performed quite thoroughly,
less than 400 pairs of glasses are CIV
en- away to poor children annually,
This probably does not cost CIeve-
land $500 a year. and think OF the
aRaxm.aus benefits that are produced
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
ACIDS SLAUGHTER FISH.
Sight of Waters Around Indian Head
Would Make ANGLERS Ween.

Washington Herald: The season
opened here recently, but the season
was closed before it opened in the
most popular bass stream in this Sec
ton. Down in Mattawoman creek,
where many Washington fishermen
have their huts and cabins, there is
plenty Of bass-dead.
1t appears the waters for miles
around Indian Head have been poi
luted with poisonous acids from the
Naval Proving ground. Mattawoman
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This vas the state of affairs in 1890,
when Schliemann and Dorpfeld began
~excavating outside the southwest gate
of the Burnt City, n inside the
Graeco-Roman citadel, in the hope OF
Troy, and barely escaped discovering
the real Momeric Pergamos. Above
the Burnt City, were now found re-
mains of implements and pottery Of
the Mycenean style and form, thus
identifying this sixth layer rather
than the earlier second layer, with the
Homeric Trov
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
FIRST NATIONAL WON
FROM MOORHEAD NATIONAL

Garrity's baseball team cold Ger
tificates," Of the First National bank
building, won from Moody's Terriers
of the Moorhead National bank build
ing by a score of II to 5 yesterday
afternoon. 1t was the second game of
a series to decide the championship of
the two national bank buildings. The
first game was won a couple of weeks
ago by the team from the Moorhead
National bank building.
The feature of the game yesterday
was the superior infeld work, the
pitching of Mclean and NemZek's hits
on the Clarity team, and the doughty
captain says he is fully indicated,
and now he proposes to give his OPP
ponepts a worse licking than ever next
time. But Clarity feels very sore be-
cause the giant captain Of the oppos-
ing team failed to emblazon the side
walk opposite the First National bank
with the score-as he promised to do.
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outside the ComstoCk hotel, for the
sociability run over the county and
part Of Norman county. under the US
pieces of the Moorhead Automobile club,
and a start was made for Ada, via
Kragnes and Georgetown, amid threat
ening showers. Not a great distance
was covered before it was decided to
postpone the trip for a few days, or
until the weather will permit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
A o o eUEssER.

one year / bought a summer park;
7 wasn't very brainy.
That mime half the days were dark
And most of them were rainy.
Next year the fall of rain was nil,
The outcome was alarming.
MY lack of luck pursued me still;
That year / took to farming.
Louisville Courier-Jonrnals
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Grain OniniOns.

Ware & Leland-On any firmness re-
sulting from congestion we favor
sales.
Logan & Bryan-When important
hedging sales are felt in addition to
present bearish feeling and short sell
ing. the market is likely to decline
more abruptly.
Walter Fitch Co.-There is still very
little to discourage selling and inves-
tor apparently awaiting lower levels.
Bartlett Frazier Co.-There seems to
be no bottom to wheat values. At
same time we do not feel that it is
wise to press short sales.
Finley Darrell & &C
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creek got it's share Of the silver nj
trate and nitric acid waste. Hence
scores of big bass are floating on the
surface. ~.
Among the fishing enthusiasts az
several members of congress-, who de-
clared that they would bring the mat
ter to the attention of the fish COM
missioner.
From present information it would
be a difficult matter for any fish to
pass indian Head alive.
Some of the fishermen at first be-
lieved that the firing of the big guns
and the attendant shocks had killed
the fish.
Old rivermen soon dispelled their
theory by explaining that the acid So
lutions which constantly pour into one
creek had polluted the creek and river
in all directions.
EOp STATE NEWS READ THE F0RTJM
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-17
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
CARRIED But One

All of the charter amendments vot-
ed on at the primaries yesterday car
ried except the first one, which re-
lated to the changing of the city coun-
Gil from the ward system to one of
electing foul aldermen at large. The
financing Of the new high school
building carried by a large vote,
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Movement.

Wheat receipts 100000 bushels; last
year $4,000 bushels; shipments 342,-
600 bushels; last year 1,248,OOO bush
els; corn receipts 645,O 900 bushels; last
year 100000 bushels; shipments 4O5,-
600 bushels; last year 10000 bushels;
oats receipts $4,000 bushels; last year
100000 bushels; shipments $50, 900
bushels; last yea 500, 900 bushels.
Chas. E. Lewis & CO.
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LATE LOCALS

The Ladies' Aid society Of the Ply
mouth Congregational church will Aeet
at the church parlors tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Every member is
especially requested to be present.