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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23

Probably the greatest winter week
ever held in Fargo come to an end yes
terday afternoon when the Tri-State
Grain Growers convention, the North
Dakota Poultry show, the Home Pro-
ducts show, the Improved Seed show
and the North Dakota Corn show, all
came to an end. Not only did these
meetings and shows hold the boards In
the city from Tuesday morning until
last night but number of other
organizations held sessions in the
city at the same time. The Society OF
Equity, the State Horticultural society
and the North Dakota Farmers lIleva -
tor Managers association all held ses-
sions.
The Grain Growers convention was
the largest in the history OF the
organization while the attendance at
all the shows and other meetings were
proportionately large.
This morning Pres. John II. Worst
Of the agricultural college and head
of the Grain Growers association said
that he would put a conservative csti-
mate of the crowds in thc city each Of
the four days at from $500 to 1000
people.
Taking the seating capacity of the
new AUDITORIUM at 0,bUU / SnOulO Ea ,
that there were, at a fair conservative
estimate, from $500 TO 1000 people in
town on each of the days." said Presi-
dent Worst. AT every meeting the
lower floor OF the auditorium was al
most filled while the balcony was
usually about half full. In addition 20
this there were many others attending
other meetings that were on at the
same time or were taking in the vari-
Gus exhibits, and | should say that
from $500 to 1000 people were in town
on each of the days OF the meet
ings."
There was never such a crowd at
tended the Homo Products show as
took in the splendid exhibits Of the
manufacturers during the four days
of the show. Every exhibitor is great
ly pleased with the Results OF the show
and with the interest that was taken
in the exhibits by the hest cf peoTIe
/ in the city. both resid"rta and visitors.
The poultry show was as good If
not better than anything tnat has ever
been held in the northwest. Those
who had visited the st. Paul and
Minneapolis shows said that the ex.
hibit Of birds here was larger and bet
ter than those of the twin cities. To
say that the poultry association is
delighted is putting it mildly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23

The state affairs committee recon-
mended for indefinite postponement
the F'rietag bill providing that sheriffs
only charge expenses for travelling and
not receive a payment on d mileage
basis as at present. The same COM
mittee recommended for adoption the
house and senate resolution providing
for asking representatives and sena-
| tors in congress to vote for bill pro-
viding that former residents who have
become citizens of foreign countries
may regain citizenship after one years
residence in this country.
The senate judiciary committee was
unable to agree upon the constitution
ality of the compulsory hail insurance
bill this morning, being about equally
divided. There will be a majority and
minority report on the constitutionality
and unanimous recommendation that
1t be referred to the state affairs COM
mittee.
The house committee On public
printing recommends for indefinite
postponement the bill prohibiting sub
Scription contests.
The public health house committee
| recommends for passage Williams bill
cutting out the requirement that ap-
plicants for a dentistry license show
one year of university course, making
| the standard high school course sufff-
cieIlt,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
'THAW ON
WAY TO
new YORK
Famous Fugitive Again in
Clutches of New York
Officials.
APPEARED UNCONCERNED
Elderly Woman Tried to
Kiss Him as He Was
About to Leave.
APPEARED UNCONCERNED

Concord, N. H., Jan. 23.-Harry X.
Thaw was returned to the custody OK
New York state officials today The
formalities, which were made effective
by over sixteen months of legal effort
by the New York authorities, occupied
but five minutes.
With the prisoner the authorities
departed Immediately for New York
where 1t is expected Thaw tonight will
rest again in a New York prison.
In five minute ceremonies, Thaw's
legal status underwent three changes.
He was arraigned before Judge Aid
rich in federal district court, as a
federal prisoner, by order Of the court
surrendered to the state OF New
Hampshire, and finally upon presenta =
ton of the New York warrant for his
arrest as fugitive from justice, which
was accompanied by Governor Eel
kers order for extradition, he was
given into the custody of Sheriff Horn
beck of Duchess county, New York.
Thaw appeared unconcerned during
the brief proceedings. AS the crowd
cheered farewell an elderly woman
tried to kiss him. but Thaw evaded
careSs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23

Grain Growers Meet
Provided Greatest
Winter Week in the
History Of the City

The commercial club. which stoon
sponsor for the corn show this year is
much pleased with the number of cN-
hibts shown, the quality Of the corn
and the interest taken in the show by
the visitors.
1t was "a great educational factor OF
the week and convinced many, who
were little sCcptiCal of North Dakota
being a corn state that the common
wealth is indeed in the corn belt.
The Improved Seed show and the
Potato show were the pest ever held in
the state an dgavc evidence OF the
interest that Is being taken by too
farmers in pure seed raising and In
listing their names with The assOCia-
ton secretary, Prof. IA. l.. Bolley.
The program of the Grain Growers
convention came to an end about 3.4j
in tho afternoon with a splendid ad-
dresE by Hon. J. 5. Murphy Of Minot,
who is immigration for the 500 line.
Mr.. Murphy's address appears in full
in tins issue of The Forum under
separate head.
After the closing Of the convention
the Society of Equity, which was in
charge Of The program at the morning
session again took the stage and held
a good meeting at which a number OF
good speakers made addresses.
The new auditorium and armory
made the big week an especially sue
Cessful one. There WAS plenty oil room
for All and at the meetings everyone
had seat. The manner in which tho
building served its dCStines uses, the
people Of Fargo wondered how the city
had done without such a structure for
so many years. The auditorium made
the big week possible and Will be the
means Of bringing still larger crowds
10 the community next year.
Before the adjournment of the Grain
Growers convention yesterday after
noon, President Worst appointed w. II.
Peters of the agricultural college,
Arthur Morrison. of Hendrum, Mimi,
Kari RakOw of WhcatlInd. n. D., III. S.
Nelson Of Ray, y. d. and James Wilson
Of Brookings, 5. D., ds a committee To
make an Investigation of the live stock
market at South St. Paul.
The appointment of a committee
was made at the request Of n. +.
Rogers of the South st. Paul Live
Stock exchange, who spoke to the
farmers and invited a committee 10
make the trip at the expense of the
exchange for the purpose of looking
into the conditions at the exchange
and TO learn what kind Of animals are
especially wanted by the market.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 25.-The senate
committee today recommended for
passage the Gronvold bill providing for
a second asylum for the insane.
Grafton Park bill was held over in
committee one day for advice as to its
constitutionality. Grafton has money
it desires to purchase land for the in
stitution for feeble minded with for
purposes of improving park.
The committee was unable to agree
upon the graduated mortgage register
tax bill from the house. There will be
another hearing Monday when Repre-
sentative Burnett, author of the bill
will be before the committee to explain
it's provisions and the cures it Is ex-
pected to effect.
A new bill was offered in the house
by Wolfer, providing the duck and
goose shooting season Is not 10 open
until Sept. 25 instead OF Sept. z.
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Clara L. Dar-
row, Mrs. J. E. Stevens and Mrs. Quain
of Bismarck and Thomas Poole, ap-
reared before the woman's suffrage
senate committee last night, the ladies
appealing for equal suffrage and Poole
presenting the side of the personal lib
erty league of the German American
alliance.
Appearances Indicate theTe VIII DC
divided report when the committee re-
conemnds 1T. Poole and Mrs. Ander-
son were in the limelight before the
committee when they fired vC1ley Of
questions and answers at each other.
In the argument to the committee
the supporters of the suffrage declared
the recent election did not represent
the sentiment OF the majority Of voters
maintaining there werc many blank
votes in the face of the fact that a
majority of the votes cast were Cppos-
ed to equal suffrage.
Chairman Ployhar of the house state
affairs committee this morning ap-
pointed Wiley, Hjort and Smith of
Ward as special committee to look
into and make a report on the Torson
bill providing that all county officers
may furnish personal oonds except in
the case of the county commissioners
demand a surety bond from the
treasurer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
Potato Men to Form
Organization---The
Awards at Big Show

Preliminary steps were taken on
Thursday afternoon for the organiza-
ttion of North Dakota Potato Growers
association when about fifty men from
all parts of the state interested in the
growing Of potatoes for the market
met with the idea of taking steps to-
ward the furthering of the work Of
forming local potato growers associa-
tions in the various parts of the state.
The meeting was organized by the
election of a temporary chairman and
temporary secretary and the appoint
ment of a committee of five. All those
present, who said that they were in
terested in forming such organizations,
were made individual committees to
go back home and ascertain the, names
| of others who were interested in like
work and send the names to the COM
kmittee of five. AS fast as these in
dividua committeeman secure addit-
ional men interested in the work they
will send the names to Alfred Eastgate
of Larimore, n. D., who is chairman
of the committee of five.
II was the sense of the meeting that
the first work in the formation of a
state wide association was to be pre-
seeded by the formation of local grow
ing and shipping associations that are
self governing, the aim being to get
something actually done III TINS work
in a number of different parts of the
state so that the work of these first
local organizations could be used as
a guide for the proper formation OF
the larger or statewide organization.
Professor Bolley Of the A. c. and
secretary of the Improved Seed Crow
ers' association, was appointed to Sc
cure the names of those men who were
interested in the growing of potatoes
for the market and to turn them over
10 the committee of five. The COM
,mittee of five was given the authority
to can meetings at such times and
places as they should deem necessary
| for the furthering of the work and the
ssisting of local organizations is be-
| ing formed.
Anyone interested in having local
formed at any place. who is actually
interested himself. Is requested TO send
an his own name and the names of any
tof his neighbor who are willing to
act with him to Alfred Eastgate, Lari-
more. N. D., or Prof. Fl. L. Bolley.
secretary Of the Improved Seed Grow
ers, association, Fargo. .s -
Professor Bolley promised the grow
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23

ers that as secretary to do everything
he could through the means of the
membership of the Improved Seed
Growers association. to do everything
possible to keep the local potato grow
ers' associations in touch with each
other and with the Improved Seed
Growers association and that the I'M
proved Seed association will assist in
every way possible in keeping the
members informed as to standard
types and other things pertaining to
the growing of potatoes for the mar
ket. .... .......
The purpose of the association is
to get farmers in each neighborhood
to grow enough of one kind of potato
to make a car lot or more. in order
that they may be disposed of easier
than under present conditions where
a large number OF varities are grown
in the same neighborhood.
The potato show here during the
Tri-state Grain Growers convention
was a very large one and contained a
judging of the exhibits was completed
yesterday afternoon the following
awards being made: s..
Early Ohio Potatoes.
First, ID. r. Ducke. Grace City, N.
third, Mary Fagot, Argusville; fourth,
Admaral Siedschlag, Petrol: fifth,
Henry J. Langstraat, GiIby: sixth, w.
w. Brewer, Oriska; seventh, Prosper
Fagot, Argusville: eighth, G. NJ. Gavin.
WheatIand; ninth. II. Hackenson, Kin
dred.
White Potatoes.
First, D. r. Ducke, Grace City, Sec
ond, Il. B. Thomson, Sheyenne: third,
Ed Hayford, Fessenden; fourth, Chris
Peterson, Leonard; fifth, c. Fl. Sled
schlag. Petrol, Carmen No. 81 sixth.
C. H. Siedschlag. Petrol, (Northern
Beauty; seventh, e. B. Thomson,
Sheyenne.
Triumph Potatoes.
First, G. HI. Siedschlag, Petrol.
Grand Championship Winners.
State championship for potatoes,
won by Minnie G, Fagot, Harwood.
N. D., on Early Ohios.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
MUNICIPAL
LEAGUE
. MEETING

One Of the most important meetings
is the convention of the North Dakota
Municipal league, which will convene
here at 10 o'clock On the morning of
Wednesday, Jan. 27, for the purpose of
considering several matters of import
ance to the municipalities of the state.
Among other things some proposed
legislation will be taken up and dis
cussed. One of the matters of lcgisIa-
tiGn, which it is contemplated to take
before the present legislature, will be
the amendment of the present statutes
OF the state by which cities can borrow
from the school lands fund of the state
Tor the purpose Of making special inn
provements. ...
Under the present laws money from
this fund cannot be loaned to the city
for special improvement purposes al
though, it is claimed, that it would be
a good thing for the state to buy city
bonds issued with the money in this
fund. 1t is claimed that the fund would
ultimately go to the schools with ac-
crued interest. ..-.. .----....;
The matter OF permanent monu-
ments of survey in cities will also be
considered at this session. A number
of the cities of the state, Fargo includ-
ed. have been having some trouble with
old surveys and in locating permanent
monuments.
The meeting of the federation of
North Dakota commercial clubs will be
held in Bismarck on Jan. 2S, and it is
probable that a committee will be sent
from the Municipal league to the CAPT
tai city to work with the commercial
club convention and delegated in at
tempting to secure certain desired leg
iSlation.s ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
TO TEST
RIGHTS
AT SEA
Steamers Flying American
Flag, Bound For
" Germany.
Will BRITISH STOP THEM?
Are Carrying Goods to Ger
many in Transferred
Vessels.

New York, Jan. 2S.--Two steamers
flying the American flag will soon be
at sea, each bound for Germany and
each sailing with the avowed purpose
of testing the right of the British gov
ernment to interfere under certain
conditions, with American shipping.
The Dacia. cotton laden from Gal
weston, is waiting a moderation wea-
ther to up-anchor and determine the
question of giving American registry
to a German vessel
The voyage of tho Wilhelmina, from
New York last night for Hamburg
with American food-stuffs will decide,
1T is expected. whether Great Britain
can stop American vessels from carry
ing to Germany, American goods
destined for consumption by the civil
ian and not the military population of
that country. The Wilhelmina passed
q British cruiser inst outside New
York harbor last night and was not
molested. She may. of course, be held
up when she reaches theother side,
and tries to enter the German port.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
YOUNG MAN CONFESSED
TO ATTEMPTED HOLDUP

Oakes. N. D., Jan. 23.-As A. Cald-
Wei was on his way home about 9:15
O'Clock at night he was held I'D at the
point OF a gun on the sidewalk in
front of the Ferber residence on Third
street Mr.. Caldwell thought a Joke
OF some kind was being pulled on him.
but when he saw the fellow r.,eant
business Caldwell got busy and took
the gun away from him. In the scuf
fle the would-be robber lost his can.
where 1t was found the next morn
ing. Mr.. Caldwell went into the Fer
Der home and reported the holdup
The Would-be robber passed the resi-
dence of Alfred Johnson and made to
ward Second street, and although,
Messrs. Ferber and Caldwell came
down town and did some detective
WORK, nothing developed to get line
on the gun artist.
The officers kept lookout for
strangers and suspicious strongly
pointed to Young man, who had reg
istered at Hotel Home. The chamber
maid had noticed a gun and shells in
his room. After hearing of the hold
up she again looked for the gun and
shells in his room. The gun was miss
Ing but the shells were there. This
was reported to the police and last
night watch was kept of his room.
The mayor and two officiuls. Bur-
rows and Miller, were there when in
terrogations caused the young man to
'fess up. He said he was hard UP
and needed money, and thought this
was good way to get 1t. He gave
his name as Lester Yerrington. and
his home as Storm Lake, Iowa. He
gave his age as IS. He now ianguish-
es in the city Jail, awaiting trial.
The gun was a 38-bulldog and was
loaded with six shells. The parents
of the young man live at Storm Lake,
where his father is in business.
This is the second time a gun has
been poked in a mans face on the
sidewalks since the first of the year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
ANARCHY
REIGNS IN
MEXICO

Washington, Jan. 23-Anarchy panic
and disorder are said to reign in Mex
leo City by dispatches from Vera Cruz
to the Carranza agency. Carranza's IS
minister of the interior charges many
women in the capital are near death
from treatment at the hands OF Villa
troops. General Obregon denies that
Puebla has been attacked.
Official dispatches to the state de-
partment said Zapata troops were four
miles away Thursday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
THOS. HUNT REPORTED
KILLED IN FLANDERS

Darlington, n. D.. Jan. 23.--Rercrts,
unconfirmed, have reached Carrinston
that Thomas Hunt, who was born
here. but moved with his parents to
Canada six or seven years ago was
killed near Ypres, in Flanders, few
da--s ago. Tom was one of ne first
Canadians to volunteer his services to
the mother country and was with the
first Canadian regiment to be sent to
France to aid the allies. According
to the report, Tom was only in service
nine days until he was hit by a she'll
and killed. Since his enlistment and
sailing for England he had been held
in that country drilling Inti: two
weeks ago, when his regiment was
sent to France. Mr.. Hunt was about
% years old.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
DEPUTIES FACE
MURDER CHARGE

New Brunswick. n. J.. Jan. 2S.--
Thirty-two deputy sherlffs of Middle-
sex county, employed by a private de-
tective agency to guard the fertilizer
plant of the American Agricultural
Chemical Co. at Roosevelt. spent the
night in the county jail here and faced
an arraignment today on charge ~
murder.
The deputies are alleged to have par~
ticipated in the shooting at Roosevelt
Tuesday, in which nineteen strikers
were wounded, two dying. An extra
ordinary session OF the grand jury win
meet Tuesday next, to hear evidence
against the deputies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
THE LEGISLATURE
Board Of Health Bill
Amended by the Senate

Bismarck N. D. Jan. 23.-According
to DR.. Rowe of Cass county H. b. so
relating to the power of county boards
of health is aimed to make impossible
deadlocks in county boards of health.
The bill provided, however. that the
county commissioners shall remove
the county health officer when the
state board of health files a report to
the effect that he is not doing his
duty. The word Shall" was changed
to read may after a proper hearing
and the measure was passed in that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
MICHIGAN CITY
IS BURNING

Duluth, Jan. 23.-A dispatch from
Negaunee, Mich, said that city CT 1O,-
900 population was "afire, with citizens
and firemen fighting flames from one
end to the other"
Fire fighting apparatus was des-
patched from nearby cities and towns,
to aid the local department. 1t is ex-
pected to control the blaze this after
noonss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
PREMIER OF
AUSTRIA QUITS

Rome, Jan. 23.--Count Karl Stuergkh
the Austrian premier, has resigned, ac-
cording to a dispatch to Messagero
from Vienna. The count will probably
be succeeded by DIR. l.. Won BiIinski,
ance. ~ a.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23

manner. The bill was up for third
reading in the senate when it was
discovered that the way it was worded
it placed considerable arbitrary power
in the hands of the state board.
-. Interest Bill Passed.
The Everson interest bill passed tho
senate with only one vote, that of
Senator Hughes of Burleigh county
against it. The bill cuts the rate OF
interest from to per cent and from
nnntinrnd On Do GO srr,.n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
House Passes Bill
Prohibiting Capital
Punishment In N. D.

Bismarck N D. JAM 23The Toon house bill prohibiting
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
British Vessels in Peru.

Gallo, Peru, jan. 23.-Two British
war vessels. the cruiser Kent and the
auxiliary cruiser Drama, arrived here
yeztardax
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
HEAVY SNOW
IN MISSOURI

st. Louis, Jan. 23.-The heaviest
snow Of the winter fell here today and
the ground now is covered to depth
of seven inches. The temperature,
however, was moderate.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 23.-Kansas,
Oklahoma and parts of Missouri, Ar
kansas, Texas and Iowa tonight lie
beneath blanket Of snow ranging in
depth from one to twelve inches.
Temperatures were gradually falling
and it was expected at the local gov
ernment weather bureau that the mer-
curry would reach. five degrees below
zero before morning.
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Continued on Page Two.
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w EATHER.

Generally fair tonight and Wednes.
day; colder tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-08
Defects In Eyes

One of the marvellous giftA of the eye Is tho distinguishing of. colors, and here most eyes are more or less de fective. Many eyes otherwise effec- tive strangely dc not convey to the brain from the retina by way of tho optic nerve the reflected rays of light that make tor either of the primary colors-red. Slue and green-not to speak of the innumcrable tntermedi ates. sIl due to the absorption, reflee ton ana transmissiea of rays of light of varying wave lsngths. It might Do said thas we do not see objects ct all, but only the myriad wavelets of iuminiferous ether that ars reflected
 from them.