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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
Thirteen Counties of North
ern Minnesota are Repre-
sented atthe Gathering.
INTERESTING FIGHT
EXPECTED TONIGHT
Question Of Organizing Red River
Valley Develpoment Association
to be Taken up Thrn-w. n. Mac
Kenzie Of Norshern Assn. Opposed.
Crime. .spocjal serv,c.,


Crookston. Mimi. Feb. 1s.-With
thirteen counties.sof northern Minne-
sofa represented In the corn and grain
exhibits and with fully 1000 out-of-
town visitors In the city. the Crooks
ton Farm Crops show opened this
morning.
When the question of organizing a
Red River Valley Development CON
gress comes up at Il special meeting
tonight. an interesting fight is prom
ised. w. r.. Mackenzie, secretary of
the Northern Minnesota Develop
ment congress. the first association Of
Its kind In tho state. was in the city
yesterday fighting the proposition.
Today, Mr.. Mackenzie is at Thief
River Falls endeavoring. it is said,
to stir up opposition against the pro-
posed plan. He probably will return
to the city this evening in time to at
tend the meeting.
Expert Organization.
There Is every Indication. however,
that tho association will be organix-
ed. Delegates from every section Of
the valley are expected to attend the
meeting, and the concensus Of opinion
apparently is in favor of organizing.
The chief question undoubtedly will
be that pertaining to the new organ
ization's relations to the Northern
Minnesota Development association.
Some are pronouncedly in favor of
a Northwest Minnesota Development
association and the question OF with
drawal on friendly terms from the
Northern Minnesota association In
sure to come m, q others ara not q,
favor Of such withdrawal, but would
have the Red river valley counties
form an agricultural association, an
Organization for the betterment Of
agriculture pure and simple and
maintaining relations with the North
ern Minnesota association for immi-
grafton purposes.
Severa, rmnS,r..rt n,es.,o
u Ar .r...1r
c,nc,,.t. ~ ,s1, Gs, pies'uehI @ .. tne
a,To A. So..osc.a! ~ ciuo' Wi1i pre-
ro,,, = =. sa s. soiAe y. lno lninSs 70
the matter ar i, cru ~. asIinfse FOR tl,a
thirteen cuuntiess n flSi...rns1rm. -17nlis
county alreadV has raise6 .fhe II 900
necessary jto}, be subscrffoed- in orf,er
to have q county agent. The County
board is expected to add another 81.
900 to this and the state a third.
which win give the county an agent
to begin work in the snrinr
The corn and grain exhihits I'm.
questionabiy are among the hest ever
seen in the state. The corn EXHIBIT
ranks with the exhibit at the Mime.
sofa, state fair last wear with ON.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18

tire case The widow and children
of his brother still live in Hillsville.
Unsuccessful efforts were made to
induce former Governor Mann to
commute the death sentences of
Floyd and Claude Swanson Allen.
Friel Allen, who is only seventeen
years old, was sentenced to serve a
term of eighteen years in the vir-
ginia state penitentiary for his part
in the crime, and Sidna Edwards, an
other member Of the clas. was sem
fenced to serve q fifteen-year term.
Mr.. Foster pointed out that Friel
Allen confessed that he had shot at
his brother. although claiming he
he was opposed to the pardoning OF
any OF the members of the Allen
clan, and that he believed all the
friends in Carroll county Of his
brother felt the same way about it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
CORN AND ALFALFA
PRIZES OFFERED
Lake Region Association
Plans $500 Purse in Each
Associated County.
lTimes Special. J

CandO n. D., Feb. 18.-At a meet
ing Of the Lake Region Development
league executive committee held in
this city plans were made for prose-
cutting an active campaign during the
coming year. tending to bring more
settlers to the district.
One Of the most important ACTIVE
ties during the year will be the big
acre yield corn contest. in which
prizes aggregating $500 in each Of
the seven counties associated with the
league will be offered. The total offer
Of corn prizes will be about $500.
Corn and alfalfa fields both will be
placed IN competition. according to
the present plan, it being designed to
make the Lake Region contest the
biggest in the entire state.
In addition to the county prizes
there will be a special district prize
for the best corn and for the best
alfalfa.
The Lake Region organization has
become one Of the soundest immigra-
tion agencies in the state It was or
ganized several years ago, at a time
when several other similar district
bodies were launched, but this is the
only one that has been maintained.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
new WARRANTS IN
FIRE CONSPIRACY
Runge Charges Perjury
Against Arson Defendants
Two Bound Over.

= SpSSe01 0esN1SG.I
Bowman. N. D.. Feb. Ism. D
Kirchner and Albert Smock were to-
day bound over to the district court,
ket December 10, last. One more
case, that Of Joe Fairbanks, will be
heard tomorrow.
States Attorney Thordelson will
dismiss the action against Hilton,
there being insufficient evidence to
hold him.
State Fire Marshal Runge is at
holds warrants charging the defend
ants with perjury for giving different
testimony before him, under oath, at
a. previous investigation, than they did
in the preliminary hearing.
Judge Diehl. presiding, will not ac-
cept cash bonds from the defendants,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
syine House. tef aud Friel Auen

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Following
the receipt Of word here from Rich
mond. Va. that a movement is being
started to Obtain. from Governor
Stuart of Virginia q pardon for Friel
notorious Allen clan who shot up"
the Hillsville court house in March,
1912. l. c.. Foster, brother Of Com
monwealth Attorney w. NJ. Foster,
who was killed by the Aliens. said
that such movement will be op-
posed. H
IN the Indian office, but was in the
census ONCE at the time Of the Hills
Vile shooting. He went to Hillsville
immediately after the affair In which
his brother. Judge Massie and other
court officials We're killed and there
Tore was in close touch with the en-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
The Success of
The Parcel Post

Every ane realizes that the
Parcel Post is big .:iccess-so
far as is concerned the volume
of business it is doing.
But have you stopped to think
how great a par. the newspa-
pers played in advertising the
new service? 1t was advertising
that the government did not
have to pay for because it was
legitimate news.
But it was none the less news
paper advertising.
There is not nook or corner
Of this country that has not
been made familiar with what
Uncle Sam is doing and each
day the business of the Parcel
Post is increasing.
The express companies real
ize that they must meet not
only the competition of rates
but also the competition Of ad-
vertising. They are facing the
situation as practical business
men should. They are advertis-
Ing their own service.
They are using daily news
papers in various parts Of the
country to do this and in the
end will regain a great deal of
: business that they have allowed
to slip away from them in the
first rush of the new mail ser
vice.
The Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Publishers
Association, World Building,
New York, wants to help gener-
al advertisers to use newspaper
advertising to better advantage.
Correspondence is solicited.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
MURDER Clue IS !.
- ee'''1 SeOS ~ 4k%
found ON KNIFE
Aurora Man Sought for Kill.
ing of Girl in Cemetery
There Monday Night. I

Aurora, Ills, Feb. ia new mur.
der trail from st. Nicholas cemetery,
where Miss Theresa HolIander was
clubbed to death Monday night, led
Chief Of Police Michaels out OF Auro-
ra toward Chicago at an early hour
this morning. While the girls former
sweetheart, Anthony Petrao, 20 years
old, an Austrian, is still being held in
jail for the crime. the chief is over
looking no clues which may throw
further light on the graveyard mys-
terry.
It is said the chief is on a hunt for
former Auroran whose pocket knife
was found few feet from the bofiy
Of the girl. The f,ame of the Auroran
is on the knife.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
HARDWARE DEALERS
IN annual MEETING.
FIRST Wife CREMA1ED
At EGEAND, Nd; new
.hlFE NARROWLY ESCAPES

Alexandria, Mimi. Feb. ls.-
The wife and two children of G.
A. krueRger, depot agent, lost
their lives when the railway sta
ton at Egeland, N. D., burned
five years ago.
Kruger married again.
Yesterday fire swept the station
at FOrada, SIX miles from here.
and krueger, agent there. rescued
his wife and 6.mOntlls-old baby
from the upper windows of the
building, using . ladder to reach
them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
CONTINUED on Page 81
union Of SOUTH AFRICA
REJECTS WOMAN SUFFRAGE
BY ONLY SINGLE BALLOT

CApetown, Feb. l8.-The bill
for the enfranclisement Of WON.
en- in the Union Of South Africa,
which was introduced in the
house of the assembly, was de-
feated ON its first reading by the
marrow majority Of 4S to AZ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18

WEBB-KENYON LAW UPHEID.
y Des Moines. Feb. 18.-The Iowa
supreme court, IN q decision handed
down yesterday, declared constitu-
tional the Webb-Kenyon law, prohi-
biting the shipment of liquor into
dry territory. The recent decision
OF District Judge Hunter Of Ottumwa,
declaring the law unconstitutional,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
PLEADS FOR GIRL AssAILANr.
Ohioan Saves Woman Who Blinded
Him from Term in Prison.

East liverpool. Ohio. Feb. 18.-
ed on parole yesterday by Judge J. q.
Moore when Edward Garvey, partly
blinded as the result Of acid said to
have been thrown by the girl, asked
the court to show leniency to her. TIM
girl had pleaded guilty to the acid
throwing charge and mad been SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in the
state penitentiary. She was paroled
for ten years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
FIRE LOSS is 100000.

Syracuse, n. V. Feb. 1S.-Fire
starting in a chimney destroyed the
University Avenue .Methodist Epis-
|copa1 church with loss OF $3.50, 900.
Plans for the reconstruction Of the
edifice were made today. a
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
SAND PIT CAVE-IN FATAI.

Valley Junction, Wis. Feb. 1s.-In
a cave-in at q sand pit at Tomah
Lake near here yesterday, Sidney
and Mahlon Armstrong was seriously
injured. Other members of the crew
were dug out alive and uninjured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
SEAT0N SIGNS TO
PLAY With FEDS
Former Philadelphia Amer
lean Joins Brooklyn Club
of the Outlaw Circuit.

Chicago. Feb. 1s.-Thomas Seaton,
last year pitcher with the Phila-
delphia Nationals. has signed with the
Federals, the headquarters an
nounced today. He goes to Brooklyn
on three-year contract.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
FORCES RALLY|NG
TO CAPITALS AID
American People Being Edu-
Gated on Relations of City
and United States.

Henry B. F. Macfarland. chairman of
of one hundred today reported highly
satisfactory progress in the work of edu-
eating the American people as to the re
lations between the District of Columbia
and the federal government and in ap-
pealng to them to urge on their senator's
and representatives the necessity for de-
feating legislation pending in Congress
which would do away with the "half-and-
half plan of supporting the capital of the
nation.
Summed up. Mr. Macfarland said, the
committee has now obtained the co-opera-
ton of the following large national or
ganiZations:
American Civic Association,
Daughters of the American Revolution:
Southern Commercial Congress:
The Navy League of the United States,
and
The American Institute Of Architects.
Reaches Other Bodies.
In addition. Mr.. Macfarland said, the
committee has communicated directly
with 400 other large and small organiza-
tions throughout the United States, 200
of them composing the National Fed
Grafton of Fine Arts, and 200 miscellane-
Gus other organizations including the
principal patriotic societies, such as the
Sons of the Revolution. Sons of the
American Revolution. the Loyal Legion,
the Grand Army of the Republic and the
Confederate Veterans.
In addition, Mr.. Macfarland announced
today that the International News Serv-
ice, through its Washington bureau. has
furnished 80 large daily newspapers
throughout the United States, for use as
| a Sunday feature, an impartial presenta-
ton of the facts of the relation between
the District of Columbia and the federal
government and the legislation pending
in Congress
1t is also announced that the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress has sent
out news bulletin to LOO newspapers.
all over the United States. giving the
facts of what the committee of one hun
dred is trying to do in awakening the
people of the United States to the stua-
ton with respect to the National Capital.
Champions the Capital.
The Union Labor Advocate, published
in Washington. which has been printing
editorials calling on union labor organ
izations all over the country to come to
the rescue of Washington the National
Capital, it is Furthermore announced is
sending these editorials to list of los
labor publications throughout the coun-
try.
The executive committee. it is stated
today. will continue to send Information
to other national organizations and to
communicate through local branches of
national organizations having headuuar-
ters elsewhere in order to secure their
cooperation.
Besides all that has been done through
national and local organizations. the in
dividual members of the committee of
one hundred and large number of Dis
trict residents have been speaking to their
friends in Congress and writing TO
their friends throughout the country sub
hitting copies of the report of the eN-
ecutiye committee. This work is to con-
tinue.
All the indications. Mr. Macfarland
said go to show that the work of the
committee already has had a decided
effect He said that results would be
coming for months in the future.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
0NE-SIXTH OF NORMAL.
Light Vote in New York State Car.
rying Revision PROPOSAL.

NEW YORK. April s.-Additional re-
turns received early today indicate that
the proposal to hold a convention to re-
wise the constitution of the state. sub
mitted to the voters at a special cleo
ton yesterday. had been carried by a
majority of from 5000 to 10000. Re
turns from counties outside of those in
Greater New York are incomplete. but
enough have reported to show the gen.
eraI trend.
Lack of interest was the predominant
feature of the election. This was as
pronounced in the city of New York and
the centers of population up state as it
was in the rural districts. Less than
one-sixth of the normal vote was cast
in New York city and the ratio was much
the same at nearly all points which
have reported. The total vote in the
city was lO4, 452. as compared with So LOG
in the gubernatorial election of 1872 The
Affirmative votes numbered SO091 and
the negative y, ,3Sl.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
THREE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED
Posse Furnishes Bandits Who Robbed
Bank in Canada.

PRINCE RUPERT. B. c., April Six
bandits robbed the Bank of Canada, at
New Hazelton. yesterday. Three were
killed and two were seriously wounded
by a posse, the remaining robber escap-
ing to the hills with the booty, about
$1,000.
AS the robbers started for the hills 2'N
citizens followed. both sides firing as fast
as they could work their guns. Just be-
fore getting the shelter of the wood two
of the bandits were killed. The third
was killed a little later.
The two wounded robbers struggled on
for time but soon surrendered. None
OF the posse was injured.
1t Is estimated that LOO shots were ex-
changed and nearly all the ammunition
in the town was exhausted.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
NEWMAN FAV0RS
ABOLITION Of THE
LOCAL SYSTEM
Declares Half-and-Half Plan
of Appropriations Has
Proved Failure.
SUGGESTION OF BASES
FOR FISCAL RELATIONS
Would Empower the Commissioners
to Levy Tax on All Real
Property.
SOME EXEMPTIONS NOTED
President of District Commissioners
Delivers Address at Luncheon
in His Honor at the Com
mercial Club.
SOME EXEMPTIONS NOTED
Commissioner Newman's
Recommendations.

An arrangement whereby the
contribution by the United States
should he hxed at n percentage
different from One-half.
PA contribution to the Dis
triet Of h1ed lump sum Of
money without regard TO per-
centaRes.
1Estn bliahment by Congress
of a rtxid tar rate as q fair basis
for cities the size Of Washing
ton, the payment into the United
states Treasury. like other rcve-
nues of the government. of the
money raised by that tax rate,
and the payment by the United
states out Of Its general fund OF
the whole cost of the District of
Columbia.
"ColIectfon by the Comnais-
sfonerS Of the District Of Column
bia Of q sum of money sufficient
to pay the expenses of the Dis
frfcf government by the levy of q
tar upon all of the real property
I'm the District of Columbia, fn-
rIudinE the property.S Of the
United States.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Senate to Vote on McNally Today.

When the Senate convened today it
was with an agreement to vote finally
before night on the nomination of James
consul at Nuremberg. Bavaria Con-
firmation of the appointment has been
vigorously opposed. because of an incl
dent alleged to have occurred while Mr.
McNaily was serving the consular serv-
ice in China three years ago.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Protests Favors; Becomes Insane

PARIS. April S.-Mme. Nitz. a prisoner
in Saint Lazaare jail. was today sent
to an insane asylum. having become de-
mented in consequence of her campaign
against the CHANTING of favors by the
prison authorities to Nine Cailiaux. who
killed Castor Calmette. The woman oc-
cupied a cell near that of Nine. Caillaux.
For several days she had shrieked con-
tinually against her fellow-prisoner.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Aero Pupil Falls to His Death.

LONDON. April S.-Sergt. Deane of the
British army flying corps was instantly
killed today at the Brookiands aerodrome.
while making his final fight as a pupil
before receiving his pilots certificate
Deane. acting against the advice of his
instructor. ascended to height of 100
feet He then attempted a sharp spiral
descent. during which he lost control of
the aeroplane.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Large Seismograph Planned.

CHICAGO. April s.-Construction of
what will be one of the four largest
seismographs in the United States was
begun yesterday at the geological lab
oratory at the University of Chicago.
The instrument will record earthquake
shocks in any part of the earth. The
base for the delicate instrument will
be concrete circular column. which
will be sunk eighty feet into the earth
and ten feet into bedrock.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
King Gustave to Go Under Knife.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. April skiing
Gustave of Sweden and the surgeons in
attendance have fixed tomorrow as the
day on which the operation is to be per-
formed on his majesty. who is suffering
from an ulcer in the stomach.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
TROOPS ARE READY
TO RAID ''B00K|ES"
Virginia Officials Determined td
Stop Betting at
Jamestown.

NORFOLK Va. April S.-Militiamen
were held in readiness today to sup
press bookmaking at the Jamestown
track should Attorney General Pol
lard call upon the governor for ad
ditional aid in his campaign against
betting that was started yesterday aft
ernoon when fourteen men were arrested
at the track by armed detectives. Their
trial was to take place this afternoon
before S. Burwell Bragg. a recently ap
pointed special justice of the peace in
Norfolk county.
The defendants we're today on bail. hav-
ing been released from Jail at l am. to-
day under bonds of $500 each before
Norfolk County Bond Commissioner
Triplett for their appea. ance this after
noon for trial 1t is anticipated that the
defendants will be penalized, whereupon
appeal will be taken for jury trial before
Judge C. w. Coleman in the circuit court
Of Norfolk county.
Races Scheduled for Today.
Bob Levy, manager of the jamestown
Jockey Club, was today en- route to New
York to discuss with the Jockey club
officials there the question of continuing
n
the continuance of the meet will be de-
pendent upon decision by the jockey club
and local conditions as they may appear
The races are scheduled to proceed
regularly this afternoon with all gate re-
ceipts going to the horse owners. track
officials offering free service; no recogni-
ton of passes and nothing definite an
nounced as to laying of odds.
The raid yesterday came at the close OF
the betting on the second race and was
cleveriy executed. When the crowd rush
ed to the green at the cry They
pounced upon the bookies. taking every
body connected with the making or TAX
ing of bets. 1t was over before the big
crowd realized what had happened. The
deputies were armed with pistols and
rifles. which they branished although
who objected to being searched claiming
he had thousands of dollars in his pos
session, was quickly subdued with the
butt of a pistol.
Hundreds of people at the close of the
second race, winners of bets, hardly
tions in the bread line. to be paid off,
but their waiting was in vain.
Books, tally sheets, satchels of money
and other paraphernalia were confiscated
by the deputies and now many winners
are wondering if they ever will get their
good coin
The last four races of the day were run
without the offering or taking of odds at
the usual posts of the books. However,
several men. among them local sports.
saw the opportunity and the moment the
officers vanished opened hand books on
the side. taking bets at short odds. They
were not interfered with.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Snow in Texas Kills Fruit

pALHART. Tex, April s.-Winter cams
back to the Texas Panhandle today. !
temperature of 10 above zero was regis
tered and an inch of snow has fallen.
All the fruit in this section. it 10 BE-
lieved, has been killed.
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Wilson Reopens Negotiations.
Colombia Treaty Is Signed.

BOGOTA. Colombia, April S-The
treaty between the United States and
Colombia settling the Panama contro-
versv, was signed yesterday az the state
department of Colombia by the -Ameri-
can minister Thaddeus :. Thomson, and
representatives of the Colomo an govern
meut
Evening star., 1914-04-08
Republican View.

Representative Woods Of Iowa. chair
man Of the national republican con-
gressional committee. issued this state
ment:
The republican victory in the New .Ier-
sey district shows that the voters re-
pudiate the democratic policy of Civ
ing the people honeyed phrases instead
of practical benefits. For the second
time in fourteen years republican
has been elected TO succeed q demo-
crat in Congress from the seventh
district of New JERSEY. BY his letter
indorsing the democratic candidate the
President asked the people of the New
Jersey district t" pass Judgment upon
the present administration. The peo-
ple have done in no uncerta in terms.
rebuEing the un-A American policy of
the democratic party by a vote of
to J.
The small vote cast for the bull
moose candidate evidences again that
the republicans are united and pre-
sages the election of a republican Com
gress next November.