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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
PROHIBITION FAILS
West Virginia Having n Hard Time
With it's New Dry Law.
washington O

washington Post)
Speakeasies and bootleggers have
made their appearance in West Vir-
since h state wide prohibition law
went into effect. remarked Theodore
Stillwell. of Parkersburgh, W. W, at
the Shoreham. These illicit deal
ers In intoxicants are doing a thriv-
sistent efforts of the officials to en-
force the new law. In the city of
Wheeling. it is said that liquor is
sold freely, and that the authorities
admit their inability to stop them.
In some of the countries raids have
been made on many places. More
than 500 b~artenders who were thrown
out Of employment in Wheeling have
announced that they will hold a mass
ability to get work in other vocations.
So far the state has lost in its attempt
to convict offenders Of violations of
the law. A..
The new law is driving many out
of the state. Hundreds of foreign
miners in the Yarmouth district are
departing to other cold fields. and
unless the exodus is checked mine
officials say operations willie be seri-
ously hampered.
Arrests of foreigners in those sec
tons where the state has failed to
make known the conditions Of the
new law has caused a panic of fear
among the foreign mine-workers
who canno read. When they saw
their fellow-counarymen looked up
they thought the only safety for them
lay in the departure from the state.
There is no disposition on the part Of
the foreigners to violate the law, but
they simply do not understand the
new law At one of the mines last
week Is single men resigned their
positions and left for the Pennsyl-
vania coal fields. At another mine
only three men reported for work,
when the news was brought to the
miners that they could no longer
have their beer. What the outcome
of the new law will be n what it
will mean to the state in the loss of
revenue and population time alone can
tell.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
SAYS GUN USED
IN AN ARGUMENT
Southern Morton County
Farmers Involved in Case
Under. Investigation.

Mandan, N. D., July 1s.-The states
attorneys office is busy investigating
a shooting scrape alleged to have oc-
CURED near Leith.
Emmett Cusick. who has figured in
several scrapes in that vicinity, is the
complaining witness.
Cusick and C. A. Peterson claimed
the right to certain lands. Peterson
claims to have leased it and was graz
Ing his sheep or it. The former
claimed to have leased 1t for hayins
purposes.
A lively scrap developed with the
result that Peterson claims Cusick at:
tempted totassault him and the latter
claims that Peterson tool a shot at
him with a shotgun, several Of the
bullets striking him.
Another Assault Case.
G. Brant, of Wheeler township, In
the southern part of the county, is
under arrest awaiting a hearing set
for July "a before Justice P. H.
Hauge. =
Brant and S. A. Walker were min
ing coal on the reservation and Mixed
In an argument. The former is al
legged to have taken a rock and used
it with telling effect on the person of
Walker. The latter has sworn out, a
complaint for Brant on the charge of
assault and battery with a dangerous
weapon and intent to do great bodily
harm. ,-~
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
INTERSTATE FAIR
ATTRACTING Many
Horse, Cattle, Sheep and
Hog Exhibits Expected
to be Unusually Large.
DAY TO
BE N OF FEATURES
Grand Forks Day to Mark
Opening-Entertainment
to be of Best.

Norwegian day will be one Of the
big interstate %expositions which will
be held in Grand Forks July 2s, 20,
go and 81. July 90 has been set aside
for this purpose, and preparations for
1t o are being made.
The opening day. as. usual. will be
Grand Forks day. and local merchants
and business men are preparing to
make it n Of the best of the fairs.
with just a little over a week left,
Secretary Don v. Moore and his corps
of assistants are unusually busy pre-
pairing for the opening Of the expo
siuon. There are a number of impor-
tant details that are to be looked after
during the next week. but Secretary
Moore has his force we'll organized,
so tina matters will De looked after
expeditiously.
Big Exhibits Certain.
Judging from the number of in
quiries and entry blanks that have
been secured. there will be an excep-
tionally large amount Of exhibits in
the various departments. The horse
pass those of previous fairs, While the
cattle, hog and sheep displays will be
as good, if not better. than hereto
fore.
The women's department will be
much better than ever. Several new
features nave Deen added, and manv
women throughout various sections
of the state are entering exhibits of
different kinds. The main building
space will be all occupied with ex-
hibits of merchants. business men and
different industrial houses of the city
and northwest.
Entertainment Best Ever.
The entertainment feature will be
exceptionally good. The Great Inter
national Shows will furnish the Mid
way attractions and part Of the grand
stand acts. Several special acts have
been secured for the grandstand pro-
gram. The Great International
Shows include the usual line Of car
nival attractions, including a crazy
house. the wild animal show, a min
strel show. and several other perfor-
mances. as we'll as a large ferris
wheel and merry-go-round.
Race Card u Hummer.
The race program undoubtedly is
n Of the best that has been outlined
for local fairs. The horses entered
are among the classiest in the north
west. The big free-for-all race, in
which Don Densmore and George
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
HE is NO GENTLEMAN.
New York Herald.)


A collection Of rare animals, birds
and snakes has been received at the
New York Geological park from va
rious animal collectors and expedi.
tons during the past week, with the
result that the daily cost of the 20
illogical menu has taken a long junp
upward.
Ali, the largest and most spectacu-
lar oranC-outang eve brought alive
to this country, is the chief prize
and the most ill-tempered-of the
new arrivals. He came during the
latter part of the week from Carl
Hagenback.
Ali weighs 100 pounds. divided
equally between spleen against ali
living things and fbrous muscle.
After he was placed in his new home
in the anthropoic section. DR.. w. T.
Hornsday, the director. ordered that
10 keeper should enter his cage. Ali.
If given the opportunity. could easily
overpower three men. and his presen.
attitude indicates that If there is any
thing he would like it is hat oppor-
tunity.
He eats three laree-very large
meals aday of SOUP. meat, vegetables,
bread and milk. which he drinks from
o glass. His table are shock
ing but thorough.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
GRAND JURY TO
meet next WEEK
Interest of City Will be Cen.
tered on Coming Secret
:, Session.

Interest during the coming week
will be largely conferred on the session
Of the grand jury called by Judge c.
NJ. Cooley, which will next
Wednesday.
The chief question to be considered
will be the charges Of bribery arising
in connection with the trial Of Nc
Lean Cooper Of Hillsboro on a murder
charge in 1911. 1t is possible that
other minor matters may also be con-
sidered. +.
Under the state law the proceed
ings of the grand jury are absolutely
secret. except in regard to what in
dictments may be found. Each grand
juror Is. required to take an oath that
he will not reveal anything regarding
the discussions of the Jury.
A full panel of 23 names has been
drawn. It Is probable. however. that
some of these will be eliminated by
challenges or otherwise. Sixteen is
the minimum number of grand jurors
who may act. Twelve voters are nee
essary for an indictment.
The law provides certain circum-
stances under which a grand Juror
may be challenged. The most impor-
tant Of these is a, state of mind which
renders it impossible for the prospec-
tive juror to do Justice to either side
in the case to be considered. 1t is
possible that there may be one OF
more challenges under this provision.
The functions of the judge in regard
to the grand jury are limited to in
structing the jurors in regard to the
law and ruling on challenges.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
CITY EXTENSION PROBABLE
Boundaries May BE Changed to In
clude Montgomery Addition.

Another extension of the city limits
of Grand Forks will probably be rec
commended at the lex meeting of the
city council.
A committee has been appointed by
Mayor Dinnie to investigate the ad-
visibility of extending the boundaries
so as to include all OF a part of Mont
gomery's addition. lying south of
Eleventh avenue. s. .,r..,
This addition has already been par
TALLY plated and a large number of
lots sold. 1t is felt that 1t should
therefore be included in the city so
as to pay it's share toward the fire
and police protection and other bene-
fits which 1T will receive.
At the next meeting of the council
the committee will probably recon-
mend h a IN ordinance III introduced
providing for the extension Of the city
limits to such an extern as to include
the portion Of the addition which has
been plated.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
EXAMS FOR JOBS
AS P0STMASTERS
Held Here Today Under
New Rules of the Civil
Service.

Civil service examinations of can
didates for appointment as postmast-
ers of fourth class p%ostoftices in this
part of North Dakota are being held
today at the federal building in this
city.
Under the new civil service law all
fourth class postmasters are to be ap-
pointed for good behavior, after a
competitive examination.
Applicants for positions in ten ofies
are taking the examinations here to-
day. Except in the case of the office
at Emerado, there is one candidate for
each office.
The examinations are being con-
Quoted under the direction of J. ].
Dunlap, assistant post master.
Those taking the examination are:
0. S. Lund, H%oneyford; Frank Began,
Ardoch; ]. S. Henrud, Mekinock; Mrs.
J. S. Mason, Niagara; j. N. Nelson,
lnkster; c.. E. Colosky. Marvel; AL
bert Thompson, Brocket; S. NJ. Breid-
ford. Gardar; A. A. Hood, Miss N.
Lee Hood, and K. R. Hancock. all of
Emerald and Miss Hazel Larkin,
Thompson.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
NO COUNTY AID
FOR farm WORK
County Commissioners Re
fuse Appropriation at
Meeting Friday.

No assistance In the better farming
campaign will be given by Grand
Forks county next year. according to
the action taken Friday by the board
Of county commissioners, in voting
down the one-fourth mill tax, previ-
ously levied for the support Of this
work.
The contract of o. D. Center. better
farming expert of the county will ex-
pire Dec. 81. 1914. Under the action
taken by the commissioners Friday 1t
will not be renewed.
The proposal for the continued
levying of the tax which was intro
duced at the meeting Friday was de-
feated by a vote of three to two, Com
missioners Donovan. Udenby and
Haddow. casting the negative votes.
This action on the part of the board
came as a surprise to many, as it was
generally believed that the commits
work which is being done by the as
ISOLATION in the county.
The tax levy for the coming year
will amount to approximately $173,-
900. The various appropriations
made before the adjournment of the
board Friday being as follows:
County purposes .........$ 9S5.76
Building bridges ......... 1900. 90
Roads 10000 90
Insane asylum levy........ 10000. 90
Dunseith tubercular SAM
Sinking Fund
Pay court house bonds. $40. 100000
Interest,"
Court house bonds, j YEAR 100000
= County Fair-one-fourth mill on
all taxable property.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18

y Hail insurance Is popularity suppos.
ed to be extra hazardous. but it has
been a source Of immense profit tc
most Of the companies that have TAX
en- a chance. Last year sixteen COM
panies writing hail insurance in North
Dakota received ~$1,O79,S13 in pre-
miums. and incurred losses amounting
to $50O,109. the ratio OF losses to pre-
miums being a fraction above 46 per
cent. The hail insurance experience
in 1913 Of twenty-six companies re-
porting to the New York department
Showed total premiums of $~1,651,393
and total losses of $695,121. the ratio
of losses to premiums being only AL
per cent. /.
I'm this connection the following
item, which appeared in a recent is
sue of The Insurance Field, is inter.
esting:
AS a result of the large rainfall
in North Dakota and the fine
crop prospects. the hail insurance
companies have been doing a
larger business in North Dakota
this summer than usual. The
state hail department is not
writing much and is a negligible
quantity as far as securing a
large volume of business. The
AoSt lldl liz law Ildh0S IO pTONl-
sion for solicitation makes it diff
ficult to work up any interest in
the state organization
AS a matter of fact. the state hail
department is writing a much larger
volume of business this year than last
with excellent prospects of paying al,
losses in full inc carrying over a
substantial surplus. However, unless
Self-intereSt or self preServation has
ceased to be the first law Of natur
it should be quite Unnecessary tc
work up interest in the state organi.
zation.' Once state hail Insurance is
fairly launched, and it's %benevolen,
purposes more generally understood
the grain growers of this state will 81,
up and take notice"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
|S|LO BUILDING
IS ILLUSTRATED
Moving Pictures Of Con-
struction Methods to be
Shown to Farmers.

Methods Of constructing brick
silos will be exemplifled to the farm
ers Of this and other states by means
Of a series of moving pictures now
being taken at the International Har-
vester company's experiment farm
near the city. =
An underground brick silo is being
constructed under the direction Of
J.. c.. Haney, the expert in charge of
the farm. Detailed moving pictures
are being taken Of every, step in. the
work.
When the silo is completed the
pictures will be placed on exhibition
in various farming communities, and
by a study of them the farmers should
be able to construct similar store
houses for themselves without outside
assistance.
The type of silo now under con-
%struction is the ideal one for the
North Dakota climate, according to
Mr.. Haney. 1t is built underground,
only h roof being above the surface
of the earth.
Its advantages are cheapness. the
impossibility of the contents freez-
ing, less cost Of filing, and others.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
HAIL Insurance IS MONEY MAKER
d for THE COMPANIES, SAYS taylor
Insists That Arbitrary Advance in Rates for Portions of
North Dakota is Unjusti6ed by Actual Conditions
State Writing Many Policies.

y ,'Bismarck, n. D., July 18.-With a
i-punfper crop in sight and little pros
|-pect OF. damage except from hail, the
s~hbiett"of hail insurance is uppermost
in the minds of many at this time.
Commenting on this phase of the sit
uation Insurance Commissioner w. c.
Taylor said: +,
Sr'1t looks very much as if the COM
panies writing hail insurance in North
Dakota would make a barrel of mon
ey' in North Dakota this year. Con-
sidered as a whole. the losses have
been. very light so far, and. of course.
the hazard is steadily decreasing day
by day. A good deal of winter-sown
rye and some barley is already in
stack or shock.
1T is pleasant to know that North
Dakota affords a profitable field for
insurance operations. but the spirit of
greed that is sometimes manifested
by insurance companies is %unloyely,
to a the least. In the early part
Of the. year executives of the com
paniess writing hail insurance held a
meeting IN Chicago and decided to
raise the rates in North Dakota. In
the eastern part of the state the pre-
vailing rate was not changed, but in
the northwestern portion the rate
was raised from 1-2 to 1-2 per
cent.
"As-1 understand it, this increase
of rates was forced by the big eastern
companies. I have talked with a mum.
Der of officials of western companies,
and in no instance was it claimed that
the raise was justified. The records
show that 1t was not justified. We
have compiled figures taken from the
annual reports made to the insurance
department during the past seven
years and these show that a very
substantial profit has accrued to the
insurance companies from their hail
insurance writings in his state. The
imposition Of increased rates upon
the farmers in the western part OF
the state. who were least able to, bear
this additional burden. was outra-
geous.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
final PREPARATIONS
FOR BIG EXPOSITION

Gano, grand circuit racers, will COM
pete, will be the feature card of the
week. The other races will be in
keeping. 3
Contracts have been signed with
three bands. They are the LariIn u e
H%ussar, the Grand Forks and East
Grand Forks bands. The Larimore
and Grand Forks. bands. will play
daily. while the East Grand Forks
band will give the program on Pork
county day only. The Larimora band
will give a special program on Lari-
more day. -
Norwegian day promises to be one Of
the biggest Of the week. Many Norwc.
gians of North Dakota, who were un-
able to. return to their native land for
the centennial celebration, are expect
ed to visit the fair OF hat day.
Prof. J.. N. Kildahl, formerly presi-
dent of st. Olaf's college, Northfeld.
will deliver an address. Aside from
speaking of st. Olaf's day, he will
refer to the centennial anniversary.
Bjarne chorus will sing several num-
bers, and an orchestra will give a
program Of Norwegian airs.
Final preparations for the day will
be made later.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
PASTOR RENDERED RECEPTION.
Epworth League in Charge of Honor
for Rev. and Mrs. Thomson.

Under the auspices of the Epworth
league, a reception in honor of DR.. and
Mrs. A. H. Thompson was given in the
First Methodist church last night. DIR,
Thompson last Sunday. began his du-
ties as pastor of the local church.
The reception vas attended by a
large number of local residents. DR..
VIM. H. Matthews. pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church, extended the
welcome in behalf of the other
churches and the ministerial union;
DR.. S. Paige johnson spoke for the
members Of the Methodist church; DR..
Geo. H. Quigley spoke in behalf OF
the Grand Forks district, and DR.. E.
P. Robertson spoke for Wesley col
lege. Brief responses were made b,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson.
j. B. Crary gave two excellent read
ings, and several exceptionally good
musical numbers were contributed.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
FRED S. DUCCAN
ON Law faculty
Former Grand Forks Man
Receives Honor at Hands
of Western College.

Attorney Fred S. Duggan. formerly
of Grand Forks. has received signal
honor at the hands of a western col
lege. as is indicated by the following
from the Spokane Chronicle:
Twenty leading lawyers and jurists
Of Spokane will act as instructors and
lecturers in the law school of Gonzaga
university next year, beginning with
the opening of school in September,
according to announcement of the
new law faculty for 19l4-1915, made
today by Father James NJ. Brogan, S.
j., president of the university.
The new faces will be seen on the
faculty, those of Ernest R. Weller,
who will lecture on law of agency and
sales, n Fred S. Duggan. A. B.. LII.
B.. who will lecture on wills and adj
ministration. suretyship and guaranty.
Two years ago.. when the law
course was opened at Gonzaga univer-
city, the faculty for the department.
consisted of six men. Since that time
1t has more thai tripled.
Father Brogan, as president Of the
university. will be president of the
law school. Edward j. Cannon, LII.
D., has been chosen as dean of tho
law faculty, for the third year. In ad-
dition to acting as dean. he will lee
ture on constitutional law, real prop
erty and tOrtS.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
HAS kind WORDS FOR CLUB
During Merchants Convention
Was Well Pleased.

jamestown Alert: Andrew Haas
returned today from Grand Forks,
where he attended the State Retail
Merchants convention, AND feels high
ly elated over landing the next meet
ing of the association for jamestown.
He says Grand Forks business men
and Commercial club should have the
highest compliments for the manne
IN which they entertained the visitors.
The sessions were held in the Elks'
building and at the Commercial club
rooms, and at the banquet the Elks
rendered the use Of their hall to the
committee and delegates. The local
committee, consisting Of Messrs. Wild
er, Mcdonald and Wilson, left moth
ing undone for the entertainment of
the visitors. The Grand Forks Com
mercial club is a live institution. It's
publicity department has secured two
reels for illustrating to visitors the
buildings and objects of interest in the
city, and these are thrown on the can
vas on public occasions like the meet
ing of the merchants association.
Secretary Graves Of the Commercial
club has made clippings from state
newspapers Of articles and matters OF
interest to the farmer and the town
booster, and these clippings are pasted
on long streamers n hung from the
ceiling of the Commercial club rooms
to the floor. There is a traffic depart
ment of the club which looks after
o~vercharges and complaints of any
kind by the business men CT the city,
In the matter Of rates, passenger,
freight or express, and rectifes any
Determinations thai may be found.
The official proceedings of the mer-
chants meetings will be published in
the Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin.
Tracy Bangs delivered a fine address
to the 225 delegates present and Nor
man Black Of the Herald rendered
several songs in his inimitable man
ner. Mr.. Haas says that the strains
Of Annie Laurie" as rendered by Mr..
Black before the delegates still linger
in his memory.
Mr.. Haas little white silk badges
Jamestown, 1915" We're in evidence
throughout the convention, and in
formed everybody of the desire Of the
Jim river valley metropolis to enter
tain the retail merchants next year.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
THE GREAT GOD SPEED.

I'm the ruler Of earth today,
Whatever my will, all men obey:
1 call, and the liner straight ahead
To the iceberg waiting her sped, =
Or she rushes on, through fog and
dark,
In a sister ship to find her mark.
I send the train on its headlong way
Through night and storm, though
culverts sway,
Though the flooded rails are spread
ing wide.
And the bridges tremble with the tide
Though another train may block the
way,
I call and all my voices obey.
I hold the wheel Of the motor car,
Which leaps through space like a
shooting star, ..p.. SO
No living thing disputes its sway. ,
The swift wheels mangle, and crush,
Then leap unmindful on the track
To reach the destined bivouac.
And the fragile craft that boldly rise
Through wind swept clouds to upper
skies,
From all the terrestrial limits free,
Af1oat upon their trackless sway
They hear my call and they obey.
Gone are the old-time peaceful days
OF pleasant work and fireside ways;
Moloch ~reincarnation am I; ,
Love. friendship, peace, I pass them
by;
I call and all along life's sway
A frantic crowd my voice obey:
"Of love and friendship take no heed,
This only matters, speed. oh speed!
New York Sun.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-18
STATE PRISON FOR NEGROES
Men Who "Rolled" Inkster Farm
Hand Are Sentenced

Prison sentences of one year each
were imposed today by Judge c. NJ.
Cooley, on the three negroes who
rolled" Peter Jensen. farm hand, no
the tune Of $13 at Inkster last week.
The three dinges. who answer to the
names of Robert Washington. Jasper
Coleman and George Watson, entered
pleas Of guilty to robbery charges in
the district court this morning, and
We're Immediately sentenced.
The negroes were arrested at Park
River after they had robbed Jensen
at Inkster. The latter appears to
have been drunk at the time and the
negroes took advantage Of that fact
to 'go through him."