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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09

TT will be the greatest thing of its
kind ever held in the northwest" said
Frank l.. Gage, potentate of Ell Zaga.
temple, when asked this morning
what was being planned for the big
ceremonial session Of Ell Zagal temple
of the Mystic Shrine, which will be
held in this city on December 10.
Potentate Gage then went on tc
explain that the new club rooms oi
the temple would not only be COM
pleted but that Ell Zagal was going
to have for it's guests some Of the
most prominent Shriners of the world
including Imperial Potentate J. Putt
nam Stevens OF Portland, Maine, sew
eral other officers of the imperial
council from Chicago, Kansas City
and other large cities of the country
and the potentates from the Shrine
temples at Winnipeg, Duluth. Grand
Forks, Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Aberdeen.
This feature alone will be a big one
as it is doubtful If there has ever been
such gathering Of high Shrine orf1-
GERS in the entire northwest. Ell "a
gal temple has a reputation all over
the country for being one OF the
greatest in the country to do things
and Potentate Gage intends that this
reputation is not only going to be
maintained but "hitched a round
higher on the fame ladder.
Already practically every detail for
this great ceremonial session has been
worked out and there are going to be
some things that will not only make
the mobiles OF this temple sit UP and
take notice but will also open the
eyes OF the imperial and other noted
visitors who will be here to partici-
RMte In the festivities.
Club Rooms Completed.
The club rooms. which are located
In the new portion of the Masonic
temple and which take UP practically
all OF the three floors in this section
OF the great building, will have been
finished to the last detail before that
time.
Potentate Gage announced this
morning that the swimming pool will
be dedicated on October 21 on which
date 1t will be proven that "cleanli-
ness is next to Godiiness"
There are going to be some big
stunts on this day. including a big
feed and a lot OF other things for the
entertainment of the mobiles.
The gymnasium of the temple Is
conceded to be the largest, prettiest
and most complete OF any Shrine
gym" in this country. Every part
OF the great room Is done In white
enamel including the great swimming
pool. There are also number OF
shower baths and Turkish baths for
the use Of the mobiles. The fact is
there is no use trying to describe this
great gymnasium In words
But the gymnasium is not the only
thing in Ell Zagal temple that is be-
yond the power OF words to describe.
There Is great clubroom for the no.
bles, fitted up In the most approved
manner. The den Of the Potentate
would make an oriental prince green
with envy. It Is finished entirely In
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09

IN ON
-," MHW HEW
BANDITS

Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. s.-Captain
Johnston Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad police, with party of his
men, departed by special train from
here for Sistersville on the Ohio riv-
er. when informed that train robbers
who yesterday held UP a money train
had been trailed by bloodhounds to
near that point. The posses are work.
ing further down the river in order
to back close in on Sistersville with
the hope of reaching the men before
they are able to cross the Ohio river.
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New Rockford, N. D.. Oct. 9.-Ted-
die Syfgestad local restaurant man.
was killed in an auto accident be-
tween and 10 o'clock. last night a
few miles east of this city. His COM
panion in the car, George O'Connor,
was pinned. under the. auto and re-
mained helpless until discovered this
morning. O'Connor was badly chilled
but not seriously injured. O'Connor
is the grain buyer for the Farmers
elevator here. -
The car turned turtle.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09

, Y. the in
by "A big
of the
oldheld Mulord forced twenty
miles
miles Gil Anderson led
miles
At hundred miles Resa
distance 10447
by broken connecting shortly after
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09
MERCHANTS
ARE WORKED

walcott, N. ID, Oct. S.-The business
men of Walcott have come to the con-
ciusion that they have been nicely
worked. Last April II young man
struck the town. He claimed to be Io.
Leighton, a solicitor for the Interna-
tional Advertising Co, of Minneapolis
and was selling advertising space in
register to be placed in the local hotel.
While here he collected SIS and since
that time nothing has been heard Of
the young man or of the register.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09
Auto Races Going Over
100 Miles Per Hour in
Great Races in the East
NEW SPEED RECORD MADE.

New York, Oct. "a new worlds record was es-
at New Sheepshead Bay speedway. Aitkn, leading by
minute one second had covered the distance in on
hour fftysix minutes twentyone seconds an average
of 0314 miles per hour The best previous time was
made at Chicago and two hours, two minutes six
teen seconds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09
Red Attacking Fleet
Of U. S. Navy Won Out

. Wshilgtop Wash Oct sAdmiral Fetches Blue
meet under Rear admiral Knight been according
Reds forced and the war
declared concluded
10 to effect - e eASA W."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-10-09
Governor Hanna and
Senator McCumber
Endorse Marine Band

the following
the Auditorium 80 11-' -
b. the
in Washington o.
Of
opportunity - -aSD
Senator am to
hearing the good music which his band =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
INDIANA MAY BAR
NEWS SERVICE TRUST
Bill Introduced in state Sen
ate Is Aimed at the "As-
sociated Press"

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb IA bill which
would prevent any news distributing
company from refusing TO sell its ser
vice to any newspaper which desired 1t
has been introduced in the Senate by
Senator Clark OF Marion county. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Cor
porations
The bill provides a fine Of $1,000 a
day for refusal to sell news service.
Il also makes II unlawful for any news
service company to withhold any of its
Information from any one concern and
provides that a schedule OF all It's rates
shall be filed by each company with the
Public Service Commission.
A provision Ia made that II any part
OF the bill should be held unconsttu-
tionai the rest shall he In full force and
erect The bill L. aimed at the Assc-
ciated Press
Senator Clark who introduced the
measure, refused TO discuss 1t tonight,
saying that the bill spoke for itself and
that what he had to say about II would
be said when IL came up for discussion
In public hearings or In the meetings
Of the committee to which 1t WAS re-
ferred
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Ills appearance and his testimony sur
prlsed and disconnected the defence,
and, as was developed later. went no
small way with the jurors In determin-
ne them to convict Becker for murder
n the first degree.
MarshalI's importance In the case
was due to the so-callcd Harlem CON
ference" the axis on which the whole
case rcvolved In this conference,
which took place on the night of June
%, 1912, or little less than three
weeks before RosenthHl was murdered
Becker, according to the states con-
tention. plotted with Rose and Weber
for the murder Of the informer, ROsen-
thai. and went so far as to order
Bridge Weber to take charge OF the job
and TO find the money to pay the muir
derers
These points were sworn to in the
FIRST trial. In October. 1912, by Rose,
Weber and Vallon but the Court Of
Appeals in reversing the verdict Of
guilty In the first trial practically held
that no such meeting as the Harlem
conference ever took place. and that
Beckcr's presence In the company Of
10 % and Weber was therefore not
established Ii was to supply the miss
NIX link In the case that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Groehl, by direction Of
District Attorney Whitman. located the
negro dancer and singer James Mar
shall. the only witness 10 the con-
ference who was not an accomplice.
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RECANTS IN AFFIDAVIT.
Marshall swears Threats Com
PEELED Him to Testify.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l3--James Mar
shall, the negro witness whose test-
mony was an important factor In the
conviction of Charles Becker, signed
an affidavit tonight I'm the presence OF
witnesses setting forth that his words
on the stand were false and indicated In
writing that the New York District At
torney's Office influenced him "a testify
AS the prosecution wished under threat
of arrest and imprisonment This sign
ed statement substantiated in every par
ticular verbal statements made by Mar
shall here to-day.
Following a conference with John r.
Johnston Of Becker's counsel. United
States Commissioner Howard Long Of
this city and three newspaper men In
the Offices OF a Philadelphia newspaper
this afternoon, Marshall went to Mr.
Longs Offices In the Land Title Build
ing and there, before Mr., Long. MIR
Johnston and several other newspaper
men, signed the affidavit
Marshall declared in his statement
that he had made a false affidavit con-
corning an alleged raid by Lieut.. Becker
and had signed a fictitious name
Moore" to it, This affidavit he con-
tinucd, was laid before him when he
was taken to the District Attorneys
office and he was informed that it would
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4 willing witness.

Harry WALTON had testified in the first
trial taud this part of his testimony
had been Curiously overlooked that
while Rose, Wehber and Becker were
whispering together at the l2ith street
ami Seventh avenue corner young
negro approached the group and said
somethinE 20 Becker
This young negro turned out to he
Marshall. He was brought " ths
city and closely questioned by MIR
iroehl lie showed perfect readiness to
testify about his knowledge OF u cher's
presence nj the Harlem conference and
was put on the witness stand toward
the close Of the second trial ia May.
1914
After establishing his identity Mar
han was asked tho following ques-
ton
O. DO YOU know the defendant. Beck
err \ Yes, sir
q Tell the jury when you INST met
hm--hoN you came to meet him? A |
was walter at a cafe down In TWEEN
tv-cighth street and MIR Becker raided
our place. and as he raided our place
pretty nearly all the walters were ar
rested except two or three OF as. and
my brothcr-in-law was arrested in the
crowd. and | went down
Al this point Martin r. Manton. Bcck-
er's counsel. began a series Of fur1-
Gus objections. designed to check or
block MtrsNalIs testimony These
were overrul 4 by Justice Seahury
and Marshall was permitted to explain
that he went down 20 Police Head
quarters. met Becker and accepted a
proposition to act as a stool pigeon In
getting evidence against negro gam
bling houses.
District Attorney whitman brought
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
TREASURER ACCUSED.
Nice-Presidcnt of University So
ciety the Complainant.

David S. Beasley. Jr. treasurer OF the
University Society. Inc, OF 60 Eas;
Twenty third street. was directed yes
terday by Surrogate Cohalan to appear
In court on February 10 to be examined
on allegations that he II withholding
property that belonged TO George j
Bryan, who died on January % last at
tho Hotel Albert Mr. Bryan was pres
ldent OF the University Sccety
The petition for Beasley's examina
ton was made by George s. Bryan. son
Of George J. Bryan and vice-president
Of the University Society. who alleges
that Beasley is In possession Of property
pf the decedcnt taken from a safe de-
u. sit box, including S14 shares OF stock
IN the company, which constitutes a
e1ntrolling interest i'm the co poration.
Tho petitioner says he believes Beasley
lis Withholding This property "unlaw-
fully for the purpose Of securing control,
10 possible. of the business 81 said cor
poration.'
van said that Beasley offered him
$4,000 TO surrender all rights to the
stock certificates.
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Received Three Checks.

During the time he was al he Mary
land Hotel In New York Marshall said
that he received from the District At
torncy's office the three checks.
Concerning his acquaintance with
Jack Rose Marshall said in his att-
davit: II never knew Rose and did not
know Il was he who was said TO have
met Becker on the street that night.
Ny only knowledge OF Rose came from
what Mr.. Groehl said and what | read
In the newspapers"
Mr. Johnston then said as Marshall
was debating his statement Then you
couldn't GO on the stand and swear
that the man you saw with Becker
was Rose, could you--you had never
seen Rose before
Marshall answered, mo, had never
seen him before"
During the afternoon conference at
which Marshall made the admissions
that later We're incorporated in his At
hdavit he admitted that he had been
up all night and had been drinking and
this In connection with the legal troubles
with his wife had considerably shaken
his nerves. He also said az this con
ference:
The District Attorney people told
me that all the witnesses they had
against Becker were involved In t1r
case in one way or another and their
testimony would he discredited. but thar
they wanted me particularly to testify
because / was the only man 'on the out
Side"
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ho used as q basis for criminal prosccu-
ton for perjury unless he adhered 20
hc story that he had seen Jack Rose
and Rocker in conference at ram street
and Seventh avenue on June %, 1912,
preceding the murder Of Rosenthal.
Immediately after he had testified IN
the Rocker trial. Marshall continued. he
was taken before, Grand Jury and
after his testimony had been read 20 him
he was warned by one Of the grand
Jurors that II he Mt any time thereafter
told a story at variance with that told
on the stand he would be guilty Of per-
jury
Furthermore. Marshall said he had
received three checks from the Office Of
the District Attorney while he was under
subpoena, one for $50 one for $3.50 and
another for $40. Marshall added that he
did not remember whose name appeared
as the maker OF the checks
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Testified Voluntarily.

we located Marshall IN Philadelphia
by ordinary detective methods. As | say.
He was and Is a singer and DANCER ON
the vaudeville stage. lie was induced
to come here in April. 1914 because
he thought he was to secure an advau-
tageous theatrical contract. But when
he got here he was asked to testify re-
garding his actions and ohscrva-
tons on the night OF June 81,
1912. He volunteered to tell the
whole truth Mr. Groehl saw him only
once. There was no persuasion or in
timidation used. Marshall asked what
he knew, said that he had acted as
Beckcr's gambling house spy that night,
that he had reported to Becker oA the
corner OF Seventh avenue and i24th
street and that Becker at the time was
talking to two men. one " these men
he had Identified as Jack Rose That
was what he testified 10 when called TO
tho stand
81 don't know what the plans Of
Rockers counsel are. | can only guess
that they plan TO use MarshalIs state
ment as the basis OF an application for
a new trial The law permits them to
make such application any time before
the execution Of their client. Several
causes are permissible, but the only ono
that applies In this case Is newly dis
covered evidence.
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NarshnII's Testimony.

Here Is Marshall's testimony concern
ing Becker's presence with Rose and
others in the conference that night:
Q. Had you seen Lieut.. Becker i'm
mediately before the raid? A. Yes, sir.
O. Where did you see him? A.
Standing at the corner of l2ith street
and Seventh avenue.
q. Was he alone2 A No, sir
@. Did he speak to you? A. Yes, sir
he called me over to that part OF the
street where ne was.
O. what did he say to you? A. lie
said. Jimmy, why don't you hurry up"
q. Were there any men with Becker ?
\. Yes sir.
q How many? A. There was one
talking to him and ono standing a little
on; from him.
@. And nave you seen the mon whom
YOU saw talking with him since? a.
Yes. sir.
O. Who was the man whom you saw
talk with Lieut. Becker? a. Jack Rose.
O. When had you seen Jack Rose
Hst' \. Why it WAS about four or Ave
weeks ago lprcvious to the TRAIL
Marshall then testified that when he
came to New York from Philadelphia
with a man named Maxwell he had cen
taken 10 an office whcse Rose was on
REORGANIZATION by MIR Manton he
Insisted that he stood close enough TO
Rose to touch him and that there could
Doe no doubt about Rose having been tbs
man who was with Becker on the night
OF June %
He sworr that h. was getting nothing
besides his board for testifying on behalf
lf .ho State. but that he expected to get
paid for three or four weeks OF lost time
Mr. Mupfnn tried n mako him mi
that he had been constantly with As
s'stant Distric. Attorney Groehl or with
other representatives. OF Mr. Whitman.
but Marshall testified that he had seen
.iroehl only once
The accumulation was futile
MarshaNs answers We're clear and APP
parently alChtforward
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The Weeks customs Receipts.

The total receipts at the Custom House
last week for duties ON imports amounted
20 So 22l GA 50. which is about the aver
age for a week since rho European war
began The receipts yesterday when the
Collectors ofrce closed az noon were
Si7S4l717. OF which s1ll.G9304 was
paid Tor duties on goods Withdrawn from
the bonded warehouses and S366,72413
was FOR recent importations.
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IN MEMORY OF THE MAINE.
Service ON i7th Anniversary win
he attended by Admiral SIgsbee.

The United Spanish War Veterans
Department of New York. Of which Will
lam Jones is state commander will com
memoratc tomorrow the seventeenth
Raniycrsary Of the sinking Of the battle
ship Maine iu Havana harbor on Febru-
AIRY 10, 1875
Memorial exercises viii be conducted
~ St PAUL. parish house IN Vesry
street ut 1880 o'clock by the John Jacob
Aston Camp. Commissioner OF Weights
and Measures Joseph Hartigan will pre-
side and Rear Admiral Charles u Sigs-
bee, retired, who was commander OF the
Maine will make an address
Al al5 T. NJ. Spanish war veterans,
OF whom there are $4,000 in New York
state, VIII gather At Central Park West
ana Flfiv-ninth street 20 witness the
placing OF wreath on the Maine monu-
ment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
BECKER TO SEEK NEWTRIAL ON STORY TOLDBY NEGRO
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARGES WITNESS WAS BRLBED

Marshall 70 the month Of June. 1912,
and TO the time OF the Harlem confer
cnce. Marshall then testified that early
in June Becker ordered him to go TO $50
West 12lth street and sit In" poker
or crap game to get evidence. Mar
shall did so, got the evidence and re-
ported to Becker. He testified that on
an affidavit signed by him raid was
ordered by Becker for the night Of
June 81. That statement of course ac-
counted for Beckers presence In Har-
ipn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

"If they do this any Supreme Court
Justice-not necessarily Justice Sea-
bury who presided AZ the second trial
can rule on the application His method
II procedure would be to order Marshall
TO appear before him for examination.
Iust as Justice Gon did on April II,
1914, in the case of the application OF
the four gunner. II that Is done We
viii be ready to cross examine Marshall
or any other recantiHg witness. and We
have no doubt whatever that we can
convince the court OF the cred bility OF
the original testimony and OF the abso-
lutely ethical conduct OF this once.
The status OF the appeal Is this: We
expect to receive next Monday the final
brief OF counsel for the &defence. We
will have ten days in which to answer
H. Argument on the appeal should be-
gin some time next month
Martin T Mauton. chief counsel for
Charles Becker. was In his rooms at
the Hotel Vanderbilt last night. but
was suffering from severe cold and
kept 20 his bed. He said that the news
OF Marshalrs reclntation was surprise
to him and that he had sent his assoc
ciate, John g. Johnson, TO Philadelphia
10 get an affidavit from the negro lad
He did not care to discuss the uses 70
he made OF the affidavit, II one We're
obtained, but he left the in,imation
pretty plainly that IL, A. well as other
atndavits expected would be used IN an
effort to get a third trial
Mr. Maut,n said late last night that
he had received telephone message
from Mr.. Johnston, who was in Phlla-
delphla. that Marshall had made an
affidavit that he was forced by the
District Attorney office 20 commit
perjury. The affidavit. Mr.. Manton
said, would be used as a basis for an
application for new trial fer Becker.
Mrs Becker spent yesterday IN Os-
shining and saw her husband on her
return last night she said that no
news had reach there OF Marshalls
reputation of his testimony, She
would not comment on the case.
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HIS PART IN TRIAL.
Marshall Supplied Link Missing In
Case Before Con.

Marshall was perhaps the most i'm
portaut witness with the exception ~
Jack Rose, that District Attorney whit
man put on the stand In the second
Becker trial Certainly he was the
most important OF the new witnesses
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Continued from FIRST Page.

didn't want to get hurt He asked Mr..
Gruehl for advice. MIR. Groehl advised
him to stick to the truth. He wrote
again In January and again on Febru-
AIRY g. lie was in this Office on the last
day Of January.
II may have to use these letters In
"A new trial hearing 80 ! cannot rev ,al
any more OF their contents The fact
is apparent that Marshall has been, ac-
curding to his own statements. bribcd
or intmidated. As read his statement
he has denied nothing essential and he
makes Incorrect statements about what
b. testified to
as a witness was known at the time
Of the first trial. bu; he couldn't be TO-
Gated lie hid because as he said. ne
did not want his people to know that
he had been police stool pigeon. WALTON
testified ia the first trial that a young
'"iorvd hoy approached and spoke to
Becker on the night OF June - at Sew
cu,h avenue and l24ih street. at the
time and place that Becker according
TO Rose. Webbcr and WALTON. planned
and ordered the murder OF Rosenthal
I'm the FIRST trial Bcckers counsel
wouldn't admit that he had been In that
ncighborhood. They denied IT, In the
second trial when they found that
We. by ordinary detective methods. had
located Marshall and made him avail
able as a witness they mad to admit
liecker's presence In Harlem that nigHj
hut they sought at once TO discredit
Marshall and Mr.. Groehl to whom Mar.
shall made a preliminary statement.