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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

We call your attention to the prem
ium list of the Northwestern MID
winter Fair appearing in this issue
The aggregate value of the premiums
runs up into the hundreds of dollars
and they are all we'll worth working
for. If you have some especially good
grain, which you intend to sell for
seed, it will pay you to exhibit it.
There is growing interest in the
Mid-winter Fair and the one this year
promises to eclipse all former events
of the kind.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

The Independent has it from gooc
authority that the price of lumber anc
other building material will advance
about Feb. 1 from ten to twenty pei
cent. One Minot man who intends tc
build two houses in the spring
bought the material this week in or.
der to get in on the low prices.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

The Independent received two col
umns of plate free of charge in the
interest Of the Eastabrook campaign
for the presidency. AS we are doing
our best to write our own editorials
in our own way, we promptly consign-
ed the plates to what printers term
the "hell box" The average North
Dakota newspaper does not take kind
ly to the habit of sending out political
matter by any party or faction.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

main roads in passable condition and
this provision Of the law, If taken 1T
orally, implies the fact that the high
ways be kept SO in winter as well as
summer. The authorities are gradu-.
ally awakening to the necessity OF
making provision, for road mainten-
ance at all times of the year. This
will be great benefit to those who de-
sire to market their grain while there
is such good sleighing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27
BOOM FISK FOR HIGH COURT
Efforts Being Made to Seat North Da-
kota Chief Justice on Supreme
Rench Of Nation.

Charles J. Fisk, chief justice of
North Dakota; is being doomed to sue,
coed Justice Lamar of the United
States Supreme Court, according to
letter received Thursday by j. A. O..
Preus, state auditor, from Henry j..
Linde, attorney general of North Da-
kota.
Mr.. Linde said many letters are be-
ing sent to President Wilson urging
the appointment of Judge Fisk, who
served ten years as district judge at
Grand Forks and nine years on the
supreme court bench.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27
Killed in Snowslide in Cascades.

A terrible snowslide occurred at
Corea station in the Cascade noun
tains Saturday morning, the chair and
dining cars Of Great Northern train
No. Is being carried down the noun
tain by an avalanche. Several deaths
occurred and number were injured.
It required six hours to get the injured
from the cars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

him and they wsge xaaly married, and
the knot tied good and tight yester-
day.
The belated bride and groom are
Russians.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

He'll grows daily. A new depot is
under course of construction, the local
bank is now housed in modern brick
building and deposits at the bank are
on fast increase.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27

This is a real old fashioned winter
but we have not yet given up hopes
for January thaw.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-27
DAMAGING Floods in Illinois.

Flood damage in Illinois promises
to be the worst in the history. OF the
state. The Illinois river and other
streams are over their banks and peo-
pie in the valleys are fleeing to the
hills for sofety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
NEGRO IN DRESS SUIT
That Is Objective of Topeka Police in
Man Hunt.

If the Topeka police have read the
character of Vernon Bean Alright,
there is a strange looking negro some
where in another city. Somewhere
there is a 5-foot negro clothed in the
full dress suit of a 6-foot man, wear
ing or carrying about $1,000 worth of
jewelry. Bean may not be logged out
in this manner but the police who
know him believe he will be found
decked out with everything he owns
in the way of adornment.
Bean worked long and apparently
faithfully for Mrs. A. A. Hurd, widow
| of the late general attorney for the
Santa Fe railway. A week ago Sun
day evening Mrs. Hurd left the house
| for an hour and while she was gone
| Bean disappeared. About $1,000
worth of assorted jewelry disappeared
at the same time.
Two or three days later Bean was
arrested. He is small and black and
doesn't attract much attention. The
police held him, thinking he might
divulge the hiding place of the jewelry.
One morning the prisoners complained
about the chill in the Jail and bunch
of the hardest kiclers was ordered
| out on the rock pile Bean slipped
out inconspicuously with the rest.
He picked himself a nice warm place
in the sun, up against the fence. The
| first place he selected didn't suit him.
He nudged along until he felt his back
against loose board. There's where
/ he stopped and cracked his rock.
Uncle Jimmy Proudfit was placed
over the bunch as guard. Another
negro who was ordered to wheel rock
insisted his education regarding wheel
barrows had been neglected. "Uncle
Jimmy" volunteered as teacher and
| while the class was IN session Bean
pushed hard on the loose board and
when the nails let loose he backed
right on thru.
No one who knew him saw him after
that. But dress suit disappeared and
a warrant has been issued charging
Bean with stealing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
SAVED ALL OF Sill!
State Shut Down Plant in Master
stroke of Economy.

Economy has become a reality at
the state house. Monday the state
managed to save the taxpayers $11
through a master stroke of business
management. The saving was made
when an order went out to shut down
the state heating plant.
A new boiler is being installed at
the heating plant. w. E. Davis, state
auditor, learned that workmen would
charge time and half for night work
at the plant. BY working at night the
men would have been able to supply
lights for the building during working
hours and keep the elevators running
for the convenience of several hun
dred officials and employees and per-
sons with business to transact in vari-
Gus departments. But it would cost
the state about 81 more to do the
work at night.
All day Monday the state house was
dark. except for lanterns and tallow
candles. The big vaults which con-
tain state records were dark and the
elevators We're closed. Visitors to the
capitol building were compelled to
walk to the various floors and find
their way through the dark halls and
corridors. But the new boiler was in
stalled on the regular wage schedule
and the state saved $11 from the 81
100000 appropriated for the years
operating expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
WOULD IMPORT "COPs'''
John Padgett Volunteers Solution
Topeka Traffic Troubles.

Importation of two or more ST.
Louis, Kansas City or Denver traffic
policemen, with guarantee of adequate
protection from jay drivers and ped
estrians, to take charge of a course of
instruction in enforcing and obeying
the new traffic ordinance, is the solu-
ton of starting the machinery of the
ordinance by John NJ. Padgett, claims
and publicity manager of the street
railway company. Padgett made the
suggestion this morning in the city
hall.
Padgett believes the idea could be
carried out providing the imported
policeman didn't throw up his job AS
hopeless after he had stood on the
corner of Sixth and Kansas avenue for
fifteen minutes. The railway claim
manager also believes the "cop" would
get plenty of recreation if he tried to
stick thru the job.
Seriously" said Padgett I don't
see why the idea wouldn't be a good
one. The city could borrow or rent a
couple of traffic experts from another
city and get the ordinance running as
it ought to be run in a month or less
time. Then again, the policemen would
not know anyone here. Their en-
forcement and instructions would be
impartial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
OUT FOR new MEMBERS
Commercial Club Hires American
City Bureau to Do Work.

The American City bureau will stage
the Commercial club membership
campaign next month as the result of
the decision of the board of directors
which met this noon. The campaign
is to be one of education as we'll as
a hunt for new members. The Ameri-
can City bureau has handled member
ship campaigns for more than fifty
commercial clubs in cities of the first
class and feature of the campaign
will be the exhibit of the latest meth
DDS and ideas along commercial club
lines by representatives of the bureau
The proposition of a campaign un-
der the direction of the American city
bureau was discussed a week ago at
a board meeting at which S. ]. Wilson.
n representative of the bureau, was
present.
Wilson urged that the membership
fee be boosted to $25 a policy. which
he asserted, is being adopted by all
the important commercial clubs over
the country.
The directors decided this noon,
however, that the dues should remain
at the present figure of $40.
The exact date of the campaign has
not been set. awaiting the reply OF
the bureau. 1t will probably last three
weeks,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
OATH To NAVY BOARD
TWenty-fOur Foremost Scientists
Headed by Edison, Organize.

Washington, Sept 10. = Twenty
four of Americas foremost scientists
comprising the navy's civilian consult
ing board. headed by Thomas A Edi-
son. took the oath of allegiance to the
United States today as officers of the
federal government. The oath was
administered in the office of Secretary
Daniels, preliminary to organization
of the board under the new law Civ
ing it legal status. Later the scient-
lists were taken on board the naval
yacht Dolphin for a cruise down to
the southern drill grounds off Virginia
coast, to witness target maneuvers of
the Atlantic fleet.
Before Mr.. Edison arrived at the
navy department. he went to Mount
Vernon, Va, the home of George
Washington, made a personal inspec-
ton of the mansion and planted an
elm tree in the yard. He was asked
to inspect the electrical wiring of the
house, which he did, pronouncing it
safe. Secretary Daniels formally well
coined the scientists into the federal
service. and predicted that their en-
listment would do much to restore
American prestige upon the seas and
assure the glorious future of our
navy and our country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
FILE THEIR COMPLAINTS
Ministers and w. c. L. U Fused
About Fair Concessions.

Protests have been entered against
alleged swindling devices in operation
at .he Big Free Fair. Gambling con-
cessions'' were the chief subject OF
discussion at the meeting of the 10
nelxa Ministerial association. Monday
The preachers were greatly DISTURBED
and displeased over the manner IN
which certain booths on the Ialr
srounds were operated. The commit
tee on public morals was lnstructeo
to wait upon the president OF the Ialr
and lay a complaint before MN. Inc
committee is composed of M. +. IroX-
en- A. s Henderson and E. P Smith
A committee was appointed TO re-
mort on new officers at the next meet
ing of the association. The commit
tee is made up of w. T. Ross, W. M
Jackson and Robert Gordon.
AT a Christian citizens meeting FIJI
day. the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union decided to register a pro-
test. A resolution was adopted which
reads as follows: I'VE, citizens of
Shawnee county, who have been taXeC
to support the Big Free Fair, protest
against the concessions granted by the
Fair association to certain gambling
devices contrary to law, which were
allowed to operate with the connivance
of the fair grounds police. and we go
on record as utterly opposed to the
policy of the management of securing
revenue from all manner of illegal and
questionable operations The COM
n1ittee in charge of drawing up the
resolution was Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. Mrs.
V. N Turpin and Mrs. V. c. TalIa-
fel-ro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
EPIC
OF NOAH'S ARK
4,166 YEARS OLD

Philadelphia, Sept. ia Sumer-
ian Epic story which tells the story of
the reconstruction of civilization afte
the deluge has been discovered in one
of the famous Nippur tIblets in the
University of Pennsylvania museum
Announcement of the discovery and
the 20 pletion of the translation of
the epic was made yesterday by DIR.
Stephen Il. Langdon, distinguished
of the museum here.
The epic, according to DR. Langdon,
takes up the history of civilization af-
ter Paradise, the fall of man and the
flood, and is a sequel 20 the Sumeriall
epic which he translated a year ago
est story is four and one-ha1f inches
long and one inch thick 1t contains
about 800 lines of inscriptions. /.
dates from abc,- 1850 B. c., and
hence represents literature Older
than that OF Babylon ard Chaldea A
stituted at once among the univer-
sity's collections.
THE boat or ark is mentioned" DR.
Langdon said, 'as well as Lahama, th4
COD OF the Deluge. 1t describes the
regeneration of the ancient land o.
Wisdom who decreed that it shoult
be the center of civilization and the
Sumerlans the rulers of the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
STILL AN ORPHAN
Transfer of Leavenworth & To.
peka Railroad Delayed.
Santa Fe and Union Pacific
Don't Want 1t Badly.

The Leavenworth and Topeka rail-
road is still an ''orphan"-no one loves
it, The Santa Fe and Union Pacific
railroads, who hold most of it's liabil-
tiles. don't seem to want it. Repeated
attempts. on their part, to get rid of 1t
have so far, apparently. failed. w. A.
Austin. receiver, isn't holding a cele-
bration over his job. The Willard e.
Winner interests who, some time ago,
announced they had purchased it
subject to transfer September have
not yet taken it over. according to in
formation in the hands of local rail-
road officials.
Local officials say they have learned
of no change in the operation of the
line. The Winner interests first an
nounced they would take over the road
september l. Later they announced
the date as September 15. Since that
time no announcement has been re-
ceived here from them. In a recent
interview. w. E. Austin. the receiver,
is quoted as saying he did not believe
the road could be electrified as an in
terurban and made a paying PROPOSE
ton That was annoupced as the plan
of the winner interests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
BUILD FACTORY HERE
If Topeka Adopts Voting Machines
She Has Chance for Institution.

Figures of w. L. Porter, parks and
public improvements commissioner, to
the effect that it will take ninety-five
adding machines to handle Topeka
elections are excessive, according to
Charles w Hull, representative, who
is irving to sell the city commissioners
the machines. Hull figures that
sixty-five machines will do the work.
'If the commission decides they
want the machines" said Mr.. Hull,
I'VE will put them in at the next cleo
ton and if they don't prove satisfac-
tory the city doesn't have to issue Il
penny's worth of warrants. More
over if the warrants are issued to us,
we will assume the risk of their being
paid"
The Empire. Automatic Registering
Machine company. jamestown, n. y,
is the company trying to sell the ma
chimes to the city. Hull today stated
that it was his belief that if Topeka
purchased the machines a branch fac
tory to the one in jamestown would
he started here. He believes if this
city adopts the machines it will be
only short time until other cities
will follow suit, thereby creating a de-
mand for the branch factory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
M. E. BOARD ASKS
RESIGNATION OF
JOSEPH TUMULTY

Washington, Sept. 19.-.No man
should be cretary to the president.
who is known to brewers. brewers at
torneys and beer politicians as Dear
joe
This opinion is expressed by the
board of temperance of the Methodist
Episcopal church in statement
which demands the resignation of Jo-
seph P. Tumulty. The statement ac-
cused Mr.. Tumulty of being 80 p-eju-
diced against prohibition that he has
misused his position to assist the Ii
quor trade in combating it," Further:
Accredited leaders of the anti-liquor
forces have been prevented from
reaching the president with informa-
ton that would have affected his ac-
tionS.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
FAIL IN ) ATTACKS
Germans Unable to Carry PO-
r sitiOns Near Verdun.
Many Russians Captured by
TeutOns on East Front.

Paris, Sept.19.-The Germans broke
out with five violent attacks on the
Champagne front last night and at
tempted a bold stroke against Dead
Mans Hill, northwest of Verdun
where there has been little fighting for
several weeks The war office this af-
ternoon announced that Russian con-
tingents defending the Champagne
front checked all the German attacks
with screen fire. The onsiaughts were
delivered east and west of the Souain-
Somme-Py road. the Germans losing
heavily. Bad weather hindered opera
lions on the Somme front, but east oil
Berry the French made further prog
ress, taking some prisoners.
The attack on the Dead Mans Hill
sector was directed against trench
captured by the French yesterday, but
was repulsed. The only advance on
the Somme front reported by the wal
office today, that east of Berry, drove
deeper into the German lines the
wedge that now divides the Germans
around Peronne from the Bavarian di-
visions operating near Chaulnes-
Take 2.542 Russians.
Berlin, Sept. 19.-The Germans have
surrendered trenches to the British
east of Ginchy and north of Combles
but have repulsed French attacks near
Belloy and Vermandovillers, south OF
the Somme, it was officially announced
today.
A French attack on the western
slope of Dead Mans Hill, northwest OF
Verdun, penetrated German trenches
The German war office announced
fresh victories over the Russians on
the eastern front and the capture OF
2542 more prisoners. The German Of
fetal statement reported the repulse
of Russo Rumanian attacks in the
Carpatf1ians, near Dorna Vatra, with
heavy losses and also the repulse OF
Rumanian attacks southeast of Eatzeg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
WILL FIGHT BREAD hike
Housewives League Calls Meeting TO
Discuss Methods of Crusade.

New York, Sept. 19.-Housewives
from every corner of the United States
have been asked to meet in New York
next Monday at the session of the Ma
tional Bread Committee of the Ma
tional Housewives League in an eff
fort to determine what steps shall be
taken to meet the increased cost of
bread. Gloom hangs over New York
bakers today, for they have shown
figures to prove that an increase Is
necessary to their existence.
The situation looks very critical
both for the producer and the con-
sumer,' said Mrs. Julian Heath, presi-
dent OF the league today.
Mrs. Heath has been investigating
bread prices for the past three weeks.
From the figures presented and
from my investigation it would seem
that perhaps an increase is justified
but we want to be shown and we want
to bring about some remedy which
will lessen the burden on both the in
dustry and the consumer" she de-
clared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
SMASH AT TRUST
Govt Demands Dissolution Of
Reading Combination.
Backbone of Anthracite MOnOp-
oily Assaulted as Illegal.

Washington, Sept 19.-Declaring
the Reading Combination" is the
backbone of an alleged anthracite mo-
nopoly, that it controls about two
thirds of the anthracite deposits and
that its supply will outlast many years
that of any other producer, the gov
eminent today filed in the United
States supreme court its brief asking
for complete separation of the Read
| ing company, the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway company, the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company, and others. Violation of the
antitrust law is charged. The suit is
an appeal from the decision of a fed
eral district court in Pennsylvania, re-
fusing the government plea for dis
solution under the Sherman antitrust
act and the commodities clause of the
! railroad rate act, of the Reading COM
pany.
The combinatio the brief says, has
a history permeated with illegally
and characterized by a deliberate pur-
pose to drive others from the field
resulting in increased prices out OF
proportion to increased production
costs.
The government contends in its
brief that the Reading Holding COM
pany (the Reading company thru its
Notwithstanding Coal company
and Reading Railway company-con-
trolls the production, transportation
| and sale of anthracite coal from land.
in the Schuylkill region tributary tc
the lines of the Reading Railway com.
pany, and that this control was &C.
qufred and is maintained by Other
than normal methods of industrial
development. The Reading Railwa,
company and Central Railway com
pany together are said to transport 3:
per cent of the total output of an
thracite coal moving from the mines
and the Reading Coal company anc
Wiikesbarre Coal company togethe
own or control SO per cent of the en-
tire deposits of anthracite coal.
The government makes the usua
plea that the several coal companie
and railroads constituting the com
bination be completely separated from
each other and erected into independ
ent units.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
FOUNDRY IS NEXT
Santa Fe improvement Is
Planned for Topeka.
:
Extension of Shops Would En-
plOy 800 Men.
s -.
ORIGINAL IDEA OF J. E. HURLEY
Lack of Funds Held Up Con-
structiOn for Years.
Material Yards on Streets Va
Gated by City.

land now comprising the Santa re
baseball park, across the street east
from the motive power building Is 70
be utilized as the site for a casting
foundry costing approximately, one
third of million dollars. according 10
information coming. bit by bit from
Chicago in the last few days Efec-
ton of the foundry will begin as soon
as the Santa Fe finds itself IN
financial condition to start construc-
ton without Gripping more inpOr-
tant Improvement or project; -.
In the foundry the Santa F'e wouid
manufacture all castings USED IN ltS
rolling stock and machinery ApprOAl-
mately 900 men would be employed
Plans for the foundry were drawn
and decided upon several years ago
during the administration OF ). ~.
Hurley as general manager. AT that
time The new addition to the shops
was being erected. When the site for
the latter was purchased, the ianu
comprising the ball park was also
bought at a hi her figure than the
shops addition site.
It was planned to build the foundry
at the time the shops addition was
under construction. Lack of funds,
caused by legislative depression ana
the eternal fight of rate GoVernlns
bodies to lower rates, s1detrackeu the
plans. They were pigeonholed tenn
porarily. a.
The Santa Fe is taking steps to get
itself in readiness for several general
improvements in the Topeka shops.
TIE company is attempting now 70
induce the city to Vacate the foa1
running under the east end or tne
Santa Fe river bridge and move it OIL
the eompanys property. All the prop
ertr will be enclosed and an extern
sion of material yards will be IN
~7.t1aI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
SHOP GIRLS VICTIMS
Two Score Injured in Street Car Strike
Accidents.

New York, Sept. 19.-Upwards of
forty persons were injured, most of
them girls en- route to work, in four
accidents today growing out of the
street car strike. An auto truck
crowded with girls swerVed sharply
approaching the Williamsburg bridge
and pitched it's two score passengers
into the roadway. Some of them fell
beneath other automobiles or the heels
of horses and received serious in
juries.
"A Third avenue car operated by a
strike breaker jumped the track and
crashed into a telephone pole. A mot
oT7man and two passengers We're in
jtsred. Two cars in the Bronx. operated
by green motormen, were in collision,
but no one was injured