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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
BICKFORD IN
PEN FOR TINE

Bismarck, n. D., July 1.-THE par
don Of G.. L. Bickford, former state
treasurer. operated when he was re-
leased last evening from the state
p~enitentiary, after being brought here
yesterday afternoon from his home at
BoWbells by Sheriff Simon Of Mclean
county.
Bickford was convicted over two
years ago in district court after his
case had been taken on a change Of
venue from Burleigh county to Nc
Lean. He was convicted for the
crime of embezzling public funds while
in office and upon his conviction was
sentenced to a term of from one to
three years in prison and a fine of
81, 900 was imposed.
When the case was decided by the
supreme court, the fine was set aside
by the higher court, Out the sentence
was sustained.
About that time, however, the pri-
son board, in session last month,
granted a complete pardon before he
could be committed. He was there
for committed today, but the pardon
being already in the hands of Warden
Talcott, he was released Immediately
Bickford is spending the night in Bis
marck. The ordeal through which he
has passed has had a telling effect
upon him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
IOWA "DRYS"
WERE DEFEATED

Des Moines. Ia, July 16.-Prohibi-
ton forces lost their battle for the in
sertion Of a plank favoring the resub-
mission Of the prohibition question to
a vote of the people at the republican
state convention here yesterday. The
convention did adopt a plank endors-
ing the present liquor laws and COM
mending their enforcement.
The "drys'' were defeated after a
long battle in the resolutions commit
te which finally voted unanimously
against putting such a plank in the
platform. There was no opposition in
the convention and the committee re-
! port went through without a hitch.
No ATTEMPT was made to revive the
question on the floor Of the conven-
ton.
The principal feature Of the conven-
ton was the nomination of Frank
Shaw of Tama for state auditor.
Shaw was nominated or the third bal
lot by a vote of 1876 1-5, more than 200
above the number needed to assure
his success. His nomination was then
made unanimous. Twenty-one planks
were carried in the platform present.
ed by the committee. Among the more
prominent ones were endorsements Of
woman suffrage. the equalization of
tax rdens the repeal Of the nom
partisan judiciary law and the short
ening Of the present state election bal
lot.
Some Of the other recommendations
made by the committee and approved
by the convention were:
Opposition to child labor, indorse-
ment of the protective tariff, reform in
the methods Of handling the national
convention, trust control by commits
sion, shorter hours for women work
ers, the establishment of custodial
farms. constructive school legislation.
Endorsement of the initiative and ref
erendum, preservation of the Iowa
lakes. assurances of bonds for road
building, farm loan banks, changes in
the election laws, Endorsement of the
republican oficeholders, opposition to
contract labor in the prisons and de-
nunciation Of the democratic admins
tratiOn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
Moorhead Department
Many GET MARRIAGE
LICENSES HERE

The fact that Of the nine couples
who secured marriage licenses from
the clerk of court the past week, five
couples came from North Dakota
shows to what extent the eugenics law
of that state is interfering with the
work of Dan Cupid. About SO, per cent
Of all licenses issued from the Clay
county offices go to North Dakota peo-
pie.
This peculiar condition is attributed
to the eugenics law of North Dakota
| which provides hat before any couple
can secure a license they must pre-
sent a certificate from a doctor show
ing that neither party is suffering from
incurable or communicable diseases.
While some hesitate to undergo a
medical examination others Insist that
such a law is an infringement Of their
personal liberty.
Officials in the clerks office how
ever state that the law has made little
difference as they have always issued
a great many licenses to North Dakota
People. Officials in the office at Far
go state that the number of licenses
issued in the past four weeks have
dropped 66 per cen under the number
issued during the similar period last
year. This indicates either Of two
things, that the eugenics law Is pre-
venting unfit people from marrying
and filing our institutions with blind
and feeble minded children or that
people refuse to comply with a law
that interferes in a matter so per-
Sonal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
HARVESTING or BUMPER
CROP HAS COMMENCED

The harvesting of the greatest crop
in the history Of the state has already
commenced and before the week Is
over thousands Of acres in the vicinity
OF st. Cloud, according to farmers
from h a city, will be safely in the
bundle. The cutting of winter rye and
spring barley has already commenc-
ed, haying is being pushed by the
farmers n is reported to be the best
in years. Rye and barley seem to be
especially good and the other grains
will be heavy in proportion.
several farmers have reported yell
low rust on oats, but examination by
experts brings the cheering news that
the yellow streak is lot rust at all,
but the scalding of the leaves by the
hot sun.
Men who have travelled extensively
during the past few weeks state that
there never has been a year in the
history of the country when he crops
have been so uniformly good through
out the west as they are today. IL
linois promises to have a splendid crop
of corn and a heavy yield of oats is
predicted. Iowa, with the exception
of a few localities, is preparing to
harvest a great crop, while Kansas
n Nebraska, in spite Of the failures
Of previous years, are harvesting the
biggest wheat crop in history. The
yield in Minnesota is likewise on the
heavy side of the record sheet. Last
year the average yield Of corn was
40.5 bushels per acre. the biggest aver
age of any state in the union. This
ear the yield will be as good, and ex-
cept in q few spots where drainage
is poor, the crop will be enormous.
High prices are expected to prevail, as
the yield in other countries will be low
and farmers will not only have more
grain to sell, but they will get much
more for it than in previous years.
Prosperity seems to come to the farm
er this year, as it is coming to bust
ness everywhere
P. C. Clement, better farming ex-
pert, will have a big force of potato
experts in the county during the
month of August. These men will
study potato diseases and take means
to prevent their spread before dam
age is done.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
FARMERS ELEVATORS.
IN MINNESOTA

In accordance with a, law passed by
the last Minnesota legislature, the di-
vision Of agricultural economics Of
the college Of agriculture is collect
ing reports from cooperative organ
izatiOns in Minnesota. The following
preliminary figures with regard to
farmers elevators have been issued:
There are 270 farmers elevators in
Minnesota, the aggregate membership
of which is about "a, $500, averaging
128 to a company. One farmer out Of
every five in the state belongs to a
farmers elevator company. Farmers
own at least so per cent of the stock
in all these companies, n own prac-
tically all Of the stock in most of them.
The aggregate volume of business was
about $24, OOO, 900 for the 1912 crop, Of
which $22, 000, 900 represents value Of
grain sold. and 1000, 900 value of sup
plies purchased. These elevators mar
keted in Minnesota.
Ninety-four and one-half per cent
have the one-man-one-vote principle,
fi~ve-siXths of them limit the number
Of shares that one Ierson nay own,
and 26 per cent have the patronage
dividend. Nearly so per cent paid no
dividend at all. At least 20 per cent
lost money during the year 1913. Six
ty-three per cent buy coal; Al per
cent, feed; 40 per cent, -four; 35 per
cent, seeds; and Is per cent, salt.
Among other commodities handled are
cement, tile, farm machinery, lumber,
fence posts, oil, and wire fencing. All
but f~orty-one COMPANIES out of 239 re-
ported the handling of some other
commodity than grain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
Duluth Cash Close.
DuIufh EInx.
An Unworthy Opposition.

Springfield Republican: The specifs
cas- of Messrs. Warburg and Jones
crystallizes much that has been vague
and incoherent. When the adminis-
tration was fighting for the new bank
ing n currency law it was accused
of indifference and even hostility to
h banking interests Of the country.
The truth was that the best possible
was being lone for the whole people,
under existing conditions; and, when
the law la been enacted, the 'presi-
dent pledged himself to place on the
federal reserve board men fully quail
fled for the difficult undertaking of in
augurating the new national banking
system. He has fulfilled the pledge,
so far as he has the power to. His
nominees are incontestably men of
ability and experience. They command
the respect and confidence Of the ma
t1onal bankers, who must be depended
upon to make the new system success
ful- n president, in brief, has work
ed from the beginning for the public
interest and, in organizing the board
of control, has sought to reassure and
encourage the entire banking and bus
mess world.
Thus far one has been able to see
IN the heckling opposition to Messrs.
va uAS anu JOHeS IN the senate
noth1ng but a malicious and vindictive
desire to embarrass the president in
n of his most difficult undertakings.
1t is significant that conspicuous in
the coterle of senators attacking Mr..
Warburg and Mr.. Jones is a western
democratic senator who irreconcilably
fought the passage of the federal re-
serve act in the senate-posing as a
conservative reformer and friend of
"sound banking, although now he ap-
pears terribly suspicious of the fore
most authority on international bank
ing in the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
Purchase NotDefinite
for Ford Motor Co.
MAY Close Deal Yet
Proposed Purchase of Site on North Broadway for Ford
Motor Co.'s New Local Branch Not Definite
Manager Enders Denies He Made Authoritative Announce
ment of Purchase of Site for Proposed Plant
New Plant Will Be Largest Service Plant in United States
Not an Assembling Plant at All

1t is denied by Mgr. M. A. Enders of
the Fargo branch Of the Ford Motor
Co., that he made any definite an
nouncement last evening of the inten-
ton of the company to erect a big as
sembling plant in Fargo or that he
gave out that the company had pur-
chased from the Great Northern rail-
road n site on North Broadway for
the proposed plant.
Negotiations have been in progress
for some time for the acquisition of
property in Fargo, which has been
known by The Forum since last fall
and kept closely in touch with the sit
uation particularly since MIR. Enders
assumed his duties as manager Of the
local branch last December. 1t is
known hat a number OF local real es-
tate men have been negotiating with
the Ford people for their local site,
but as yet the Ford Motor Co. has not
in itself made any. purchase.
That an assembling plant is in
contemplation Is somewhat mislead-
ing, for at the present status Of the
freight rates, due to the delay of the
this particular, an assembling plant
of the Ford Motor Co. for Fargo would
be somewhat impracticable.
When the Ford Motor Co. erects
its local plant" said one Of the chief
officials of the Fargo branch of that
concern today, 1T will ba a service
plant, and one of the best service
plants, L not the largest OF it's kind,
In the United States. Blu it will not
be an assembling plant until the in
terstate commerce commission has ar
rived ait some conclusion regarding
the freight rates.
While our service plant will permit
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16

Of assembling, as it does in our pres
ent quarters where we are assem-
bling considerably, any new plant
built just now will not be an assem-
bling Plant but a service plant. /,
mo information was given out from
our offices last evening or at any other
time about the purchase of any prop
erty from the Great Northern railroad
or any other parties. In fact. the
property we have in view is not owned
by the Great Northern railroad but by
other parties. It happens to be ada
cent to the Great Northern parkway
just north Of the G.. N. tracks.
Yesterday u engineer was here
and made several tests OF the soil at
would stand in the way OF founda-
lions and other details from a masonic
standpoint.
THE property to be acquired, IL 1t
Is acquired, will be $50 by 200 feet.
Just the sort of a building that has
been in contemplation has not been
decided upon at all. When any defin-
lite action is taken 1t will be fully an
nounced SO that the public may have
full particulars as to the SORT of build
ing the company will erect, which will
be a substantial ornament to the com
mercial growth and development of
the city and state. 1t may safely be
said that it will doubtless exceed In
proportions any building in Fargo, or
probably North Dakota"
Word is now being awaited by the
local branch of the. company from the
home Office in Detroit as to what ac-
ton will be taken regarding the mat
ter here. The engineer, who was here
yesterday, wired his report to Detroit,
and Manager Enders lis expecting q
reply in the near future.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16

ed on letters of that nature in order
to insure prompt delivery. The plac-
ing of ten ordinary stamps N not al
ways effective.
The regular meeting Of the city
council will be held this evening in
the city hall at s o'clock.
Halvor Hanson of Glyndon reports
the loss of a horse, stolen from his
barn some time Sunday evening. The
state offers a reward of $3.50 for the
apprehension of horse thieves and the
sheriff expects an arrest before Ions
The horse Is described as white In
color, weight 1850 pounds, age 1f
years, left y blind.
r. w. Richards, editor of The Moor
head News, was recently taken i'll and
is now confined to his home, a fact
which his many friends will regret to
hear.
Alterations on the Moorhead Ma
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
DRAWS
GREAT CROWDS

London, July 16.-There was a great
influx of sportsmen from France and
other continental countries to attend
a rventy-round fight between Gun
boat" Smith, the American heavy
weight, and Georges Carpenter, the
European heavyweight champion, for
decision tonight in the arena at Olym-
Lila. Among those who arrived were
many Americans. Many VINO came to-
day who failed to book their seats in
advance were disappointed.
Even the poorest seats, yards away
from the ringside, sold at from SIS to
$40. while those in the vicinity of the
ropes were not o~btainable at any
price. The fight created more interest
here than any pugilistic encounter
since that between Peter Jackson and
Frank P. Stavin, about a quarter Of a
century ago although no worlds
championship is at stake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
|DANTON PRAISES
SINPLIFIED SPELLING

George Fl. Danton Of New York
city, field agent for the simplif1ed
spelling board, addressed the students
Of the oorhead normal this morning
on the necessity for simpiif1ed spell
ing. Mr.. Danton delivered one of the
best addresses heard at the school this
year, his natural wit and pleasing
manner, coupled with his astonishing
facts which he had clearly in grasp,
appealed greatly to his student audi
ence.
Mr.. Danton explained that the board
which he represented was an interna-
tional board, the expenses of which
were paid by Andrew Carnegie. He
showed that the work of the board
had a scientific basis for the editors
of the several dictionaries are mem
bers of the active board.
Phonetic spelling. Mr.. Danton ex-
would require forty-six letters, a let
ter for each sound, whereas our alpha
bet has but twenty-six. Simplified
spelling is still far off, according to
the speaker, but it is gradually being
adopted by the general public. o
much time is now wasted in the pub
lie schools teaching sIelling. Every
year that the child is in school he is
bothered with spelling n useless
CndI 40 no one any SOOu, only
serving to confuse the thought of the
pupil.
There are three great objections
against simplifed spelling" said Mr..
IDanton. The first is historical, the
| second economic, and the third senti-
mental. The first is no objection at
all. w still spell Island as we used
to because an old monk made a mis-
take in history. It's correct spelling is
Hand. History as an objection is IL
logical because history is so often
wrong, having handed down a form Of
spelling that is absolutely incorrect
Besides etymology Is the science Of
words as we hear them and not as we
write them.
CAS- to the economical objection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
EAST SIDE NOTES

M. T. weum of the State bank has
returned from st. Paul, where he went
on business.
C. A. Westberg Of the local postof-
fee has left for Brainerd, where he
will attend the annual meeting of the
Postofice Clerks association, which
will be held in that city July Is and 10.
The second annual conference of
the Chippewas is being held at Be
midi. The object of tho association
is to secure greater recognition at
Washington and to secure greater
power Of self government.
Mike Enright of Crookston will ex-
hibIt a herd of Holsteins at the Fargo
fair which he states will take the prize
from Schroeder's famous cattle.
r. A. Parker of Minneapolis, I. w.
Summeron and F. C. Garry of Barnes
vile are guests today.
Fred M. Brophy has returned home
from his honeymoon. Mrs. Brophy will
remain for a few weeks at Killarney
Beach, Pelican lake.
A tuberculosis sanatorium to cost
$4,000 will be erected In Crookston
for Polk and Norman counties.
improvements are being made on
the buildings belonging to the Interior
Lumber Co..
Word has been heceived from the
western states that the fruit crop is
to be as large as the grain crop here.
| Evidently the entire nation is to have
| a prosperous year.
The Civic club is planning a pure
food exhibition in the Moorhead Hard
ware Co. window, commencing Satur-
day.
The ladies Of st. Joseph's society
will be entertained this afternoon by
| Mrs. Dennettt and Mrs. Briske.
Wood v. Remington of the Reming-
ton Packing Co., expects to resume
business at the plant this week.
Sheriff Whaley has returned from
Saltwater, where he took Mcdonald
and River, two prisoners recently
sentenced to the penitentiary.
A large part Of the $4,000 allowed
by the county board will go to the
payment of the road making machin.
cry recently purchased,
Many Moorhead people are spending
their vacations at the lakes. Melissa
Pelican. Little Pine and Detroit have
Moorhead colonies.
The loss of a horse was reported
to Chief OLaughlin by John Vandivel
and Lee Roberts of Fargo yesterday
The horse was stolen near the NORTH
Bridge while the owner was absent
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Germsheld o
SOC First avenue north are mourning
the death of their infant son, Harolt
Germsheld. The funeral will be helt
in st. Paul this evening.
A. M. Hopeman is at work on tn,
five new drainage bitches that are be,
ing constructed for wilkins county
where they have suffered greatly from
the lack Of drainage as a result o
the heavy rains. He will commenc,
very soon on the four new bitches TO
Clay county.
The members of the Presbyterial
Christian Endeavor society took
long tramp into the woods yesterday
calling their expedition a hobo hikes
Fl. g. Doolittle. who was recently elect
ed president of the society, led TIN
company OF twenty-five to Gooseberr.
mountain, where a camp supper wa
served.
Officials Of the local ~postohice urg,
that special delivery stamps BIO plac
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
LATE LOCALS

Ceres Flour always the same quality.
Phone 1856. We deliver.-Advt.
Dunning Powell, after a three days
visit with his parents here, returned
to the U. S. Naval station at Great
Lakes, ILL.,, last evening. On Friday,
July II he goes to Newport, from
which place he expects to go aboard
one Of the big battleships. Dunning
is in the hospital service, which work
he reports very much to his liking, in
fact he is much taken up with the
navy training and work.
The state dental board is conducting
examinations today in the Loyal
knights hall. DR.. Fred Bricker is
secretary of the board. There are
three candidates for certificates Of
practice.
The Sons Of Veterans held a brief
meeting last night to make prepara-
tions for the big meeting tomorrow
night when Division Commander
Benshoof and Secretary Kitten of De-
troit will be present to pay the Fargo
camp their official visit.
w. L. Van Horn of the Northwestern
National Life Insurance Co., return
ed yesterday from a business trip to
IOWSr lily.
Solemn high mass was celebrated
this morning at st. Mary's Roman
Catholic cathedral in memory of the
first bishop of Fargo of the Roman
Catholic diocese of which this is the
see city, the late Rt. Rev. John Shan
ley, D. D. Bishop Stanley died sud
denly a little over -four years ago.
Congressman Norton of the Third
| Congressional district was in the city
today at the Gardner hotel en- route
from Hettinger to Washington.
DR.. Franklin l.. McVey of Grand
Forks, president of the University OF
North Dakota, was a guest at the
| Gardner hotel today.
President Hagen OF the Scandina.
Evian-tAmerican bank is, home from at
tending the bank examinations
throughout the Red river valley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
WORK PROGRESSING
ON new POST OFFICE

is progressing very rapidly and it is
expected that citizens will be using the
structure within three months.
The building is one Of the fines in
a, natural dignity to the building that
Is exceedingly impressive. The exter-
Tor of the building Is almost finished
and work will commence next week on
the interior. The lobby win be of mar
bic and the floor of tile. The MAR
room will nave a forty-five foot CELL
ing, while above the lobby will be To-
Gated the offices of the postmaster and
the weather bureau.
Located directly across from the
Carnegie library, the building is sit
uated in an ideal part of the city and is
still convenient to the business dis
trict.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
NORMAL SCHOOL CONCERT

The concert thai is being planned
for tomorrow evening at the Normal
School auditorium at $3.50 o'clock, will
be n of the most important events
of the summer in a musical way in
the two cities. The artists who will
contribute are either we'll known here
or come recommended by achievement
elsewhere.
Among those who will contribute
will be Master Everard Lehman of
st. Paul, the well known boy soprano,
Mrs. Ernest r. Wright, soprano, and
famous in the northwest as the suf-
frage singer; Miss Agnes Thornton,
violinist, Mr.. J. H. Powers, baritone;
Miss Margaret Doe, reader. Mrs. Leh-
mann, Mrs. Powers and Miss Natalie
Thornton will be the accompanies,