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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07

George y. Widener, and her son, Harry
Elkins Widener. were lost.
In memory of her son she caused to
be erected a year ago a 100000
library at Harvard University. at the
dedication of which last June she met
DIR. Rice for the first time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07

Taking hold of an electric wire which
he thought was dead. Charles Saltz.
forty years old. formerly of Baltimore.
suffered a shock that killed him in his
store at Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07

James Holden, who jumped from the
third-story window of his home to the
ground, thirty-five feet. in Baltimore,
Tuesday, died at a hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07
TO ASK EXTENSION
OF EMERGENCY TAX
Possibility of Request for Ad-
ditionaI Revenue Legislation
When Congress Meets.

Possibility of additional revenue leg
islation being asked of Congress at it's
forthcoming session by the administra-
ton, aside from the retention of the
present duty on sugar pending resump-
ton of normal conditions, and extern
sion OF the emergency tax until the
end of the European was, was widely
discussed here today.
Secretary McAdoo, in announcing
that legislation on these two measures
would be recommended, stated that he
was unable to say now what, if any
additional revenue measures might be
necessary. More revenue is imperative.
it is pointed out, in view of prospects
of increased appropriations for national
defense, without any corresponding cut
in other expenditures.
Two Measures Possible.
Two measures have been talked Of
One is an issue of Panama canal bonds
and the other a lowering of the ex-
emption of the income tax law. The
latter is regarded as the more likely
Secretary McAdoo having said that a
bond issue was not contemplated.
Retention of the duty on sugar and
the extension of the emergency tax
means about $150,000.O 900 more revenue
year. This will not be additional
revenue, however, as these measures
are now in force.
nder the law sugar is to go on the free
list May 1 next, and the emergency tax
expires by limitation December 81 next.
Secretary McAdoo said in his state
ment:
McAdoo Gives His Ideas.
'In reply to many inquiries 1 have
will be proposed in the next Congress, I
have determined to recommend:
THAT the emergency revenue act which
expires by limitation December 81, 1915,
be extended until peace is restored in
Europe, and
THAT the existing duties on sugar shall
be retained for several years, or until
normal customs conditions are restored.
These are distinctively revenue meas
ures. and are necessary in view of the
extraordinary conditions now prevailing
throughout the world.
ut is impossible to state at the mo-
ment what, if any, additional revenue
measures may be necessary, as the es-
Inmates of the various departments have
not yet been received. 1t is clear. how
ever, that the two sources of revenue I
have just mentioned should be preserved,
no matter what the departmental es-
Inmates may be-.
"Of course, it rests with the Congress
to say what shall be done. 1 am merely
stating what my recommendations in
these particulars will be-
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
COUNCIL HAVE QUIET SESSION

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday afternoon. Reports
were made by officials and committees.
The treasurer's report showed the re-
ceipts for the past month to be
$7,O21.98, the disbursements by the
treasurer, $79.41, bills allowed and
paid by warrant, $1,141.59. The cash
on hand amounts to $44,662.33, of this
amount $4,000 is in the singing fund
and $14,362.33 is in the general fund.
There was no report by police
magistrate, there being no arrests
for February. H.. P. Halstead was
granted a plumbers license. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Deiters petitioned the
council for a sidewalk along the west
side of the block in which they live.
The petition was laid on the table;
also the petition of Frank Nadvornick,
requesting an extension of the water
and sewer mains.
The matter of dis%continuing the
giving of light for the cluster at the
Lillibridge corner was taken up and
referred to City Attorney Blanchard.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
LIBERAL HOMESTEAD
CONSTRUCTION GIVEN

The supreme court recently handed
down an important decision defining
homestead rights. The Sexton prop
erty in question is a block north of
the water tower fronting on the
road leading east to the city water
works plant. Following is the opinion
of the court:
Mandan Mercantile Company, a
corporation, plaintiff and respondent,
VS.. Patrick Sexton and Frank Wind
mueller, defendants, and Margaret
Sexton, ~lnterVenor, appellants.
Defendant and wife purchased a va
cant city block, improved the same
tor three seasons, finally erecting a
dwelling house and other buildings
thereon. Immediately on completion
OF n house plaintiff took a mortgage
on the tract, signed only by the hus-
band, who declares in the mortgage
that the tract "does not now and
never a constituted any part of his
homestead" The wife refused to
sion the mortgage. They owned no
other real estate, but had rented in
the same city since long before the
purchase of this tract, which they tes-
titled to have bought "to make a home
OF it, The wife paid part of the
purchase price. To clear the land of
a $500 mortgage d lease for a term of
one year was given co-defendant w.
and Immediately on completion of
the house he and family moved in.
-Four months afterward defendants
moved their furniture into three
rooms of the house not rented, in
tending to reside in it, but because
of Inconvenience from the occupancy
OF the family did not actually take
up their residence therein, but at
tempted to GUST w., but did not
succeed. A COW and some chickens
were moved on the tract at the same
time the furniture was moved into
the house and remained there several
months until feed on the place gave
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06

given the privilege of defending the
negative side of the question.
The following grades will probably
have a half holiday on Friday after
noon for punctuality in attendance:
Miss Elsie Reid, seventh, Miss Mary
Reid, seventh, Miss Waddell, sixth
and Miss Conant, third.
At teachers meeting this week
phases in the teaching of arithmetic
were discussed.
DR.. Nachtwey. health officer, and
Mayor White, were at school the past
week, looking into various cases of
mumps throughput the grades.
Supt. Berg has given to each of the
teachers in the grades Cabot's book
on "A Course in American Citizen
ship" which is to be studied by all
the children.
Last Saturday noon, February 81,
the four basketball teams, Beach, Bis
marck, Dickinson and. Mott, which
were at Bismarck to compete for the
championship of the southwestern
district of N. D., were given a
splendid luncheon. by the domestic
science department, in their room in
the H. S. building. At that time all
the teams had a chance to view the
artistic pennant, which Bismarck had
designed for the winning team. The
pennant was about a foot wide and
three feet long. 1t had a red back
ground of felt, and of white felt the
words "South Western Basketball
Championship, 1916" were inscribed
upon it.. ...
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
BRIDGE LITTLE MISSOURI
At THE TOWN Of MEDORA

Medora Herald:-What we need
now is boosters if we ever expect to
get the new bridge across the Little
Missouri. 1t is true that some of us
are enthusiastic over the proposition,
but we should all get together and
help boost. It is true that the county
can " build it and we don't ask
them to, but the National Parks
Highway Association wants to build
it, that is, if we don't put up too seri-
Gus objections.
The National aPrks Highway Asso-
citation has a vice president in every
county in North Dakota through
which the trail runs and Mr.. E. D.
Peck of Sully Springs is the mar in
this county who is looking out for our
interests. These county vice presi-
dents look after the business end of
the association. Of course there are
other bad places along in the trail
and each county wants their mud
puddles fixed first, but the Little Mis-
souri, is one Of the greatest barriers
between New York City and Seattle,
so naturally, the thousands of tour
lists who are going to the fair by way
Of the cred Trail" and the historical
village of Medora, are crying for a
pass across the famous stream.
The plan by which they expect to
build this bridge is not unique but a
very effective one if it has enough
boosters, and that is by the popular
subscription route.
If you don't want to boost just give
Five and if you do feel like boosting,
raise it Five. Just Boost.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
Bigb. SCHOOL nofes

This week the Senior class has be-
gun to practice the class play, "The
Varsity Coach"
Saturday morning the basketball
boys will have their pictures taken at
the Osborn studio. A cut will be sent
to the .Spalding Bros. to be inserted in
their book on basketball for the COM
ing year.
Sidney Morrison was out of school
the first Of the week with the grippe.
For several days the H. S. pupils
have been busy writing the regular
monthly exams.
The latter part Of the week the
chemistry class performed an inter-
esting experiment, in which they
made blue print paper by the "Cyano-
type" process.
George Mckenzie has been out of
school this week with blood poison
ing.
On Thursday, March 4, the Sophie
more class debated the question, Gre
solved that in a family of two, in
Dickinson, a man with a salary Of $50
a month, should allow his wife $40 a
month for personal expenses" The
boys of the class, although in a mi
nority as to numbers, asked to be
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
SUNDAY JEWISH HOLIDAY

Last Sunday was a day of celebra-
ton for the Jews, it being "Purim."
Many out of town people were here
for the occasion. A gathering was
held at the O. Schwartz home in the
evening, at which 16h sacks of -four
were pledged for the suffering Jews
of Palestine. Three hundred tons
were recently shipped from New
York on the United States ship,
"Vulcan." Those located here are
doing their share in an effort to re-
lieve the terrible suffering in the
Holy Land brought on by the war.
Among those present in Dickinson
from out of town were: Chas. Hal
perm, mother-in-law, Mrs. H. Rigler,
and brother-in-law, Sam Mesler, of
New England; VIM. Rosenberg of
Beach; Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Rigler and
M. T. Rigler Of Taylor.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06

out. A year and four months after
the mortgage was taken and about
two months after vacation by W., de-
PENDANTS established actual residence,
since maintained continuously in said
dwelling. w. had signed the notes
as a joint maker with S. The hus-
band and wife defend, claiming the
mortgage, to be void and that the
premises at the time it was Caken was
their homestead which could not be
legally encountered, except the wife
join therein. Held:
(1) The mortgaged premises was
the homestead and the mortgage is
(2) The recital in the mortgage,
that the premises are not a home
stead, is not a covenant. 1t fails
with the mortgage and amounts to
but a statement of the husband,
which cannot of itself operate to
validate the mortgage.
90 Property purchased and i'm
proved in pursuance of good faith in
tent to build the family dwelling
thereon and to reside therein is i'm
pressed with homestead characters
tics emitting the possessors to the
lOlIlcSCcdu e~AcllpClOH LII Vail u
the establishment thereon of actual
residence of the claimant and family,
where pursuant to a previous good
faith intent, the actual residence is
established within a reasonable time
after completion of the dwelling.
az The time so elapsing here be-
fore residence began is sufficiently
explained and excused.
(5) The homestead right of ex-
emption is a constitutional right
guaranteed the family and all reas-
enable presumption in it's favor will
be INDUCED where the facts appear
consistent with a good faith claim of
homestead right.
Syllabus by the Court
From a judgment for foreclosure
ordered by the district court of Stark
county, Leighton, special j., defend
ants appeal. Modified and judgment,
against defendants for recovery of
money only, directed; mortgage ord
cred cancelled and foreclosure there
under set aside and denied; no costs
allowed either party on appeal.
Opinion by Goss, J. w. F. Burnett
of Dickinson attorney for respondent.
Casey & Burgeson of Dickinson, at
torneys for appellants.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06

crops in the United States, a number
of which can be used as substitutes.
Wheat does not constitute more than
IL per cent of the normal diet, about
the same as poultry and eggs. Meat
and dairy products constitute 49 per
cent, vegetables, II per cent, fruit,
nuts, sugar, fish and other items the
remaining 10 per cent. There are
larger supplies of corn and other
grains, meat animals, dairy products,
potatoes and fruit at the opening of
1915 than for many years. The
most important competing products
are corn and potatoes. This is shown
by the fact that while the normal
consumption of wheat is So bushels,
in Maine it is only At bushels and in
Michigan 5. In the wheat-growing
states, where wheat is abundant, such
as Minnesota, the average is 7.2
whereas in the south, where corn is
much used, the average is a bushels.
Normally about 3 per cent of the corn
crop is consumed as food. Of our
total crop about $4,000, 900 bushels
would be used for food, the remainder
for other purposes. The remainder
could be used for foods and substi-
tutes used for animals. The potato
production in the United States aver
ages 3.8 bushels per capita. This
year the available supply is Al
bushels. The average price of meat
animals was 7 per cent cheaper in
January than a year ago, butter 2
per cent lower, the price of chickens
slightly lower, of potatoes IS per
cent lower, and of apples it was 81
per cent lower.
1t would seem that the United
States is not likely to be threatened
with a shortage of foodstuffs.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
YEAR BANQUET
At W|BAUX FEBRUARY z

The Twenty Year Banquet given at
Wibaux on February 22nd, was at
tended by a number of old timers at
Medora and vicinity. DIR. V. H.
vitation two days after the show and
vtaton two days after the show and
S.. M. Ferris invitation was handled
much in the same way. The Wibaux
Pioneer states that Frank Cannon was
master of ceremonies and gives the
following:
At each plate was a program and
bill of fare, with a tiny American flag.
The going through the bill of fare
was a fine exhibition of roping and
spearing. The program was Is fol-
lows:
Duet Selected
by S. M. Wills and Sylvane Ferris
Foot Race
Tom Rush against the Field
song SelecCed
by the Only Living Cook, Fac Lowe
The Big Noise
by Senator A. L. Martin
Piano Solo Selected
by Joe Bilyeu
Hesitation Waltz
by W. A. Organ and Joe Ferris
Glove Contest
by J. Barker and Chas. Anderson
backward Turn Backward O Time in
your flight,
Make us COW punchers just for
tonight"
And this the bill of fare:
Smith Creek Soup
Bankston Reds
Dutch Louie Greens
Montana Bunch Grass
Roast Sage Hen o K Dressing
l777 Beef Store Hog
Fruit Mulligan
Garden Truck
Brophy Spuds Buck Shot Peas
Skove Fountain
Sailed Nuts
Frosty Morning Saur Dough Wedge
Antelope Milk
"
Cigars ~
| POW POW I
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-06
NO SHORTAGE Of WHEAT
WORLDS SUPPLY IS GREAT

The department issued the follow
ing statement on February IT:
The 1914 wheat crop of the United
bushels. The estimated surplus car
ried over from the 1913 crop was
about 10000, 900 bushels. There was,
therefore, a total available supply of
967,000,000 bushels. AS the normal
annual per capita consumption of
wheat in the United States is about
5.3 bushels, 520,0O0,0OO bushels
should meet our normal domestic re-
quirements for food; in addition co.
100000 bushels are required annually
for seeding. Six hundred and ten
million bushels, therefore, should sup
ply the normal domestic demand. This
would leave a surplus of 357, OOO, 900
bushels. Of this surplus, about
210,000,000 bushels were exported by
January 80. This left 147,OOO,O 900
bushels, or 40,000,0OO bushels more
than u average annual export for
the past five years, for export be-
tween February 1 and the appear
ance of the new crop, or for carrying
over into the next crop year. The
amount is sufficient to permit the ex-
port of nearly 100000 bushels a day
until July 1, before which time the
new crop will begin to be available.
This is about the average recent ex-
portation.
The large demand for our wheat
arises from the fact that there was an
estimated worlds shortage of over
400, 100000 bushels outside of the
United States, from the fact that the
Russian exportable surplus of 1OO,-
OQO, 900 bushels is not available gener-
ally, and from the fact that the bellig-
erent nations are eager to secure food
supplies. If it were not for these
things, we should be discussing ways
and means of disposing of our ire
mendous surplus Of food products.
AS has been stated, the new Ameri-
can crop will begin to appear before
, July. The Argentine crop is now
| coming on the market. It is esti-
mated that from that source there will
be available 1O0,O0O,OOO bushels. A
surplus of 75,OOO,OOO bushels or more
from India will be available in May
and June. The increase in the fall
sown wheat acreage Of the United
| States in 1914 was Ill per cent, or
over 100000 acres; in the Northern
Hemisphere generally the acreage of
winter wheat shows an increase of
from 8 to SO per cent, as follows:
Per Cent
Denmark 8
Italy. 5
! Switzerland 800. 49,. 10
United Kingdom --.... 10
United States II
India 20
Canada SO
But suppose a shortage in wheat
| should develop in the next three
months, what would be the situation ?
There is q great s11rnlus in other fnod
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
BURGLAR SCARE STARTS
RUMOR OF A SUICIDE

At about s o'clock last evening, a
telephone message was received at the
St. Charles drug store, advising that
a woman had committed suicide at 10
Mill street, near the shoe factory, and
urging that an officer be sent to the
house at once.
When Officer Arthur Whitener ar
rived at the scene Of the reported
tragedy, he found a Mrs. Stroder, an
aged woman who has recently moved
to this city from Allenville, in hys-
terical condition.
Inquiry revealed the fact that she
had become frightened when she
thought she heard someone knocking
at the door while she was alone in the
house, and she became so frantic that
her screams aroused the community,
and caused the alarm to be phoned in.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
Are THIRD And 18th CARTER HARR
TICKETS MYTHS? BEATEN BY SWI
DR.. Schulz and "Gum Drop
Party Not Expected to Com
pete This Spring.

Both Rage and Phillips leaders are
now Of the belief that there will be but
two tickets in the field on election day.
Some of the men who were strongest
for DR.. Schultz two weeks ago have
ceased talking about his candidacy
and have allied themselves with the
two tickets now in the field.
Two days after Dr-Schulz announc-
cd that he would make the race, he
intervied members of the Retail Mer-
chants Association and urged them to
interest the organization in his behalf.
He said he did not feel like making
the race unless he could get the sup
port of the business element.
1t is said that members of this Or
ganization informed the surgeon that
it had never been used politically and
that it was quite unlikely that the Of
ficials of the association would con-
slider his request. This, however,
would not prevent members from sup
porting DR.. Schulz.
Louis Wittemore, the only candidate
known to have accepted place on the
Schulz ticket, does not known whether
DR.. Schulz will make the race or not.
Mr.. Wittemore declares that he will
not be a candidate unless DR.. Schulz
fills his ticket.
Politicians doubt whether another
candidate could get the required num-
Der of signers to place it on the bal
lot. Both Rage and Phillips ticket
have been filed with the city clerk.
Five candidates are running for the
City Council in the Fourth ward and
it is not believed that any more could
get names enough to nominate them in
this district.
Men who were active in the meet
ings to arrange to place fourth tick
ct in the field have not been heard
from for more than a week, although
it is reported that they are planning
a meeting for some evening this week.
Politicians have labeled those who are
advocating the fourth ticket as the
gum drop" party. The name, poll
ticians say, does not indicate that they
are the "candy kids"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
Women's Votes Swamp ChicagO's
Veteran Mayor by $4,000
Plurality.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 2S-Mayor Car
ter Harrison, called the unbeatable,
was defeated today for the Democra-
tic nomination for Mayor by Robert
NJ. Sweitzer, who swept the city by
plurality of $4,000 votes.
The defeat of Harrison was dis
tinct surprise to the candidates and
his friends, and was brought about,
Harrison says, by the vote of the
women.
The women cast more than 100000
votes, two-thirds of which were Demo
cratic ballots. And two-thUds of the
Democratic women supported SWEET
ger.
William Hale Thompson was NOM
mated on the Republican ticket by q
plurality of 1900 over Judge Harry
NJ Olson.
Harrison announced late tonight
that he would never seek office again,
and that in future elections he would
take no active part.
He has been considered one Of the
most spectacular mayors the Windy
City has ever elected to office. His
defeat was a crushing blow to hrs.
Harrison who campaigned for her
husband, addressing almost every
gathering.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
MANSION PRISON FOR GERMANS
English Provide Fine Quarters for
Captured Officers.

London, Feb. 24-Nearly 100000
it is disclosed in a Parliamentary pa
per, has been expended by the Brit
ish Government in fitting up Doning-
ton Hall, in Leicestershire, for the use
of German officers in England as pris-
oners Of war.
Twenty thousand dollars was ex-
pended for furniture alone, and the
Government has been considerably
criticized for such lavish treatment OF
German prisoners. bennington is one
of the finest mansions in the Midlands.
1t stands in splendid grounds on the
banks Of the Trent. The ground floor
of the building has been converted in
to a clubhouse, and many bathrooms
have been installed.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-26
Enormously Reported Miss Schrock
Would Transfer Case.

1t was enormously reported in The
Tribune yesterday that Miss Matte
Schrock would ask for a change Of
venue in her case against Arthur
Whitener, when the facts were that
the policeman had announced that he
would ask for a transfer from the
Common Pleas to the Circuit Court.
No cases were tried yesterday and
the jury was excused until this morn
ing at o'clock.
Ida Waldridge yesterday filed suit
for divorce against her husband, J. H.
Waldridge, to whom she was married
in 1905, at Jackson. The ground upon
which her suit is based is abandon
ment. The case will come up for trial
at the Nav term of court.
Birdie Talley, defendant in the suit
brought for divorce by John r. Talley,
has filed her answer to plaintiffs pc
tition. She alleges that the plaintiff
has abused her without just cause and
on different occasions has attempted
to kill her. In his petition, the plain
tiff charges the defendant with being
addicted to the use of strong drink,
and with having insulted him in pub
lie on various occasions.
The plaintiff asks for the pern1an-
ent custody of their child, a little Pirl
who is now in a boarding school in this
city.
Mr.. Talley is cook employed at the
Crescent restaurant in this city.