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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
Plan FOR
POULTRY
EXHIBIT
City Fathers Agree to Pay
Rental of Hall for N. D.
Poultry Association

A special meeting OF the city COM
mission was held this morning when
officers of the North Dakota Poultry
association appeared and asked that
the city rent hall for the annual
poultry show which it Is expected to
hold during the Tri-state Grain Grow
ers' convention here on Jan. 16 to 10
inclusive. ..
AS the officers of the association
stated that no admission would be
charged and that it was impossible to
secure portion of the auditorium as
the grain growers will use all of the
auditorium section and the home pro-
ducts show will be held in the armory
section, the commission agreed to pay
kthe rental of suitable building
should one be found. -
The association will try and secure
the use of the second floor of the
Deere building on Broadway, but it is
not known this afternoon whether this
location can be secured or not.
The plan is to put in the greatest
show in the history of the association
and have it open to the public free in
order to interest the large number of
farmers who will be here for the Grain
Growers convention. in poultry rails
ing. .... .s..", ..r-. .,...E
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
u. 5. COURT
SUSTAINS
JUDGE NYE
Moorhead Jurist Reversed
Jury in Case of Wiles VS..
G. N. at Fergus
SUIT INVOLVED $4,000
State Supreme Court Re-
versed Judge and u. S. Re-
versed State Court

The United States supreme court
at Washington has just handed down
a decision reversing the Minnesota
state supreme court and sustaining
District Judge C. A. Nye, of Moorhead
The supreme court findings were re-
ceiVed by Clerk of Court Gard at
Fergus Falls. yesterday.
The case was an action brought by
j. II. Wiles, administrator of the
estate of his son. Dennis E. Wiles,
against the Great Northern Railway
Company. Dennis e. Wiles was a
brakeman on the Great Northern,
and was killed near Skykomish,
Wash. Oct. s. 1910. His father re-
sided in West Virginia and was ap-
pointed administrator of the young
mans estate. He Immediately began
a suit for $50,00O damages against
the railroad company.
For some unexplained reason, the
suit was brought in the district court
in Otter Tail county. Perhaps it was
figured out that this county was just
about half way between West Virginia
and Washington. Possibly the plain
tiff felt that is would be a good locali-
ty in which to secure a jury that
would be hostile to a railway company,
and having the right to sue at any
point along the line, the suit was
brought here.
Thos. D. Schall, the blind attorney,
who has since been elected to con-
gress from Minneapolis, appeared for
the plaintiff.
The allegation was that Dennis
Wiles was brakeman on freight
train, that a coupling broke, and left
the caboose in which he was riding,
standing on the track. and that a
passenger train that was following
closely behind. ran into the caboose
and killed him.
The company alleged that his death
was clearly due to his own negligence
and his failure to obey the rules. It
was alleged that ~>aen an accident
happens, and a train or any part of
1t is stalled on the track, it is the
duty Of the brakeman to go back and
signal any train that might be fol-
lowing in order to prevent just such
accidents as this.
The jury, after hearing the evi-
dence, brought in a verdict against
the company for $3.50. Judge Nye
set this verdict aside, as 1t did not
appear to be justified by the evil
dence. The case was appealed to the
Minnesota state supreme court. which
reversed Judge Nye and sustained the
jury. The company appealed to the
United States supreme court which
now reverses that state supreme court
and sustains Judge Nye.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
SAYS NO FARGOANS
4 l.. LOST MONEY IN BOUT
Faxed Wrestling Match at Auditorium
Disastrous Only to West State
.. Men,

There were no Fargo people who
lost any money on the wrestling
match that was pulled off on the stage
Of the Fargo auditorium Wednesday
night" said Chief of Police c. H.
Troyer this afternoon. 'T have been
able to find this out absolutely. All of
this city who were in on the match
won. the losers all being from out west
of Bismarck.
"The trouble with the matter is that
we have nothing with which to prose-
cute those who staged the con-
test. We had man at the bout but
no money changed hands there
everything was arranged beforehand
and it is one Of the smoothest pieces
of work l ever saw. There was 5000 up
on each side"
off without the auditorium officials
knowing anything about 1t. Through
the assistance of someone working al
the auditorium the wrestlers and the
fans were taken to the stage, the cur
tain pulled down and the bout took
place On the stage with the audience
in the wings.
Ketonnen. who is champion of the
world in his class and who is able to
throw any man in this class that has
appeared so far, was brought out
here as A. Anderson and wrestled
against an unknown party, according
to the police. The whole game was
framed" but the best man won as II
was expected he should. The only trou-
BILE was that some Of the parties from
the western part of the state did not
know Ketonnen from the copper coun-
try and took the tip that the other
wrestler was going to win the bout.
Chief Troyer is not sure who the
| other wrestler was. though he Is still
making an effort to find out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
ADVISE NO
CHANGE IN
RATES NOW
Committee Gives Reasons
Why Plant Should Retain
Present System

That it would not be wise plan to
attempt to reduce the water and light
rates of Moorhead at the present time
was the finding of the commercial
club committee composed of H. j.
Harris, George Comstock and Wilfred
Costain. .'.....
The committee late yesterday talk
ed the matter over with the water and
light commission.
A report was published today set
ting forth the following reasons for
the committees action:
That the city water and light plant
needs to retain it's present income ow-
ing to the improvements recently
made there,
That moneys will probably soon be
transferred from the water and light
| fund to the school fund for buildins
purposes.
That within a few years the matter
| may be more successfully considered
than at the present time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
TIMBER BOARD FOR
STATE PAPER Mill
Resolution Asks the Attorney Cen
eral to Draw a Bill for the
Next Legislature.

st. Paul, Dec. 30.-The project of the
Minnesota Editorial association for a
state owned paper mill was advanced
by the state timber board in the adop-
ton of a resolution asking Attorney
General Smith to prepare for introduc-
tfon In the next legislature bill or
dering and providing funds for an in
Vestigation of the proposal.
Attorney General Smith suggested
action by the board, explaining that
while he has grave doubts whether any
law on the subject will be constitution
al, and also as to the feasibility of the
project, he wished to draw a bill as re-
quested by the country newspaper pub
fishers of the state.
Involves $1,OO0,OOO.
state Auditor PreuS said the project
would involve the investment of 81, ,O0O,-
e0e and questioned if the pulp mill
would be profitable. He contended that
the state auditor cannot be forced to
sell state timber as proposed by the
publishers, but the attorney general
questioned whether that was true.
State Forester w. T. Cox suggested
that the plan might be possible under
forestry principles. Auditor Preus
agreed that two water powers on Ver~
million river near Winnibigoshish lake
are admirably adapted to the project.
Asked to Prepare Bill.
Finally, on motion of the auditor, the
attorney general was asked to prepare
bill providing for an investigation of
available water powers, lands suitable
for reforestation and pulp wood, and
the practicability of the project.
The timber board ordered an emer-
gency state sale of 100000 feet of
state timber in Cook, Koochiching and
ltasca counties on Jan. 90, at the audi
tors office in the capitol.
Echoes of charges of state timber
| frauds made last spring were heard, the
surveyor general of logs asking allow
ance of fees due him outside of those
on work by John Cashin, deputy, but
no action was taken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
50 PER CENT
AMENDMENT
UP TO VOTE
Charter Commission Meets
Next Week to Con-
slider Project

a proposed amendment to the city
Charter providing that fifty per cent
of the necessary money for municipal
improvements must be in the citys
permanent Improvement fund before
q contract for Improvements is award
ed; and that in two years this provi-
sion automatically goes back to it's
original clause, which says that all Of
the money must be on hand before i'm
provements are contracted for, will
be presented by the Moorhead COM
merCial club before the charter COM
mission at q meeting next week.
This means Of bringing about the
pavement of Eighth street south and
probably to the normal school was
thought to be advisable by the COM
mercial club last night
A committee composed Of H. J. Har-
ris, A. NJ. Hopeman and o. C. Beck
was appointed last evening by Presi-
dent G. II. Rustad to meet with the
commission in formulating the pro-
posed amendment and place it before
the people at the Feb. 20 election.
1t is believed that under the pres
ent arrangement there will be no doubt
as to the passage of such u provision.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30

A nirty-day stay of execution
was granted by Judge John A.
Roeser when the jury reported it's
decision this morning.
Ii was authoritatively stated to-
day that the Brown Danskin firm
would appeal the case to the su-
preme court of Minnesota.
jury Offset the $500 note for
which the land firm sued Prindle,
thus making the total amount of
the Judgment amount to approxi-
mately $4,000.
Ae verdict Of $32.500 for the defend
ants, in the case of the Brown Dan
skin Land Co., of Minneapolis against
E. M. Prindle and others of George
town. was returned by a Clay county
jury at 9:15 o'clock this morning after
ten hours deliberation.
The case has been on trial in local
district court before Judge John A.
Roeser of st. Cloud for ten days and
was the largest civil action ever
brought in Clay county courts.
Sue for $500.
The action grew out of a suit by the
land firm against the PrindIes in de-
fault of payment of a $1,000 note due
on the Grandin farm. near George
town. purchased by Prindle in 1918:
resulting in a counter action against
the Minneapolis company by Mr.
Prindle and others implicated for the
sum of 100000.
Bring Three Counts.
Prindle brought his action in three
different counts as follows: $685. 900
the difference in the value Of the two
farms, $4,000 for the difference in the
sVNr e.
guish and injury he suffered. The pa
pers were filed in the case several
months ago at Minneapolis.
Farm Cost $116,ooo.
In 1913 Prindle traded Illinois land
for the Grandin farm, the contract
price of the latter being $4,000. Dur
ing the ten days trial he charged that
the land had been misrepresented
that it was foul with weeds and that
it would not produce what the Dan
skin people told him it would.
The Minneapolis firm denied all
charges made by the defendants
testify as to the value of the land and
their reputation as being a reliable
business firm.
To Jury Last Night.
The taking of testimony was COM
pleted early yesterday and arguments
to the jury lasted until $3.50 o'clock
last evening. The jury went into
deliberation at 1890 o'clock after
Judge Roeser's charge.
Five Attorneys in Case.
Attorneys for the Brown -Danskin
Company were: Thomas Wallace OF
Minneapolis and Sen. f. H. Peterson
of Moorhead. Prindle's attorneys were
j. NJ. Witherow, c. G. Dosland and
Charles s. Marden, all Of Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
THREE ALLEGED BOOZE
VENDORS BOUND over
Harry Stewart, Louis Street and An.
thony Gordon Waive Prelimin-
ary Hearing This Morning.

Three alleged bootleggers were
rounded UP by the police last night
and this morning, all three OF whom
waived preliminary examination be-
fore Justice Lee Monson and were
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $500 each which they were un-
able to furnish.
Stewart was arrested by Officer An
derson six bottles of booze being found
in his room on lower Front street.
Stewart was arrested at $3.50 o'clock
last night. Street, who is taxi driver
for the Buck taxi company, was pick
ed up by officer Mcdonald at 11:25
o'clock and Gordon was taken by Off
Ger Witcik this morning on lower
Front street.
It is reported that Street has been
under suspicion for some time and he
has been watched until an opportunity
came for his arrest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
Found Guilty in
City Charge; Now
Faces State Laws

Following announcement by
Atty. n. ]. johnson that Mrs. Cert
rude Hoyer, found guilty and fined
$75 yesterday for violation of city
liquor laws. would appeal the case
to the district court, the defendant
was ordered to appear before Judge
@. H, Johnson on Tuesday to an
swer a charge of running an unli-
censed drinking place in violation
to the state laws.
Mrs. Hoyer is i'll at her home on
Third street owing to a recent OPP
Grafton, and it is probable that the
case may be continued again.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30

Philadelphia, Dec. 30.-The first
three of the IA aeroplanes that set
out today on a flight from Long Is
land and Governors island to the
Philadelphia navy-yard. arrived at
Has am, making the trip In a little
less than two hours. The flyers fol-
lowed the Delaware river from Tren-
ton to Philadelphia
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
LATE LOCALS

Mrs. j. A Burgum of Arthur is a
patient at st. Johns hospital, having
just underwent an operation. Many
friends hope for speedy recovery.
One complete delivery in the busi.
ness and residence districts will be
made en- New Years day, George w.
Wilkinson, postmaster, announced to-
day. The general delivery. stamp.
parcel post, money order, postal saw
ings and registry windows at the post
office will be open from 1880 to 1O:3
O'Clock in the morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
LEAVE FOR HOMES

Manchester Salesnnen Find Sales Con-
... ference interesting.
Out OF town statesmen of the Man
chester Biscuit Co., attending the con-
ference of statesmen and department
heads here yesterday afternoon, left
for their respective homes today.
The meeting proved more than in
teresting for the men. many matters
relating to sales being discussed.
Last evening the men were guests
of r. j. Cone, general manager, at din
ner at the Gardner hotel. followed by
a box party at the Orpheum theater.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
CONVlCTS
LEGISLATOR-ELECT

Mahnomen, Mimi, Dec. 30.-J. ]. Fix
kie, of Shelly, who was elected repre-
over A. l.. Thompson by majority of
twenty-one votes, has been found gull
ty in the district court of Norman
county of a gross Violates of the cor
rupt practices act, according to a deci-
sion just handed down by Judge A.
Grindeland.
The court finds that F1ikkie's acts as
a matter of law warrant an order de-
priving him of the Office AS a result
the case and the decision of the court
will be certified to the Legislature.
This is believed to be the first con-
viction in Minnesota under the corrupt
practices act. Flikkie was charged
with having circulated defamatory
statements regarding his opponent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30

Vincent Following the address, there
Will be social hour with special mu-
Sic Instrumental and vocal Refresh
ments will be served under the direction
Of the Philathea class of the Sunday
school =
At-11:2Q. the New Years watch serv-
ice VIII be called to order. Mrs Littler
will sing. The subject will be, Pave
ment, or the Fate OF Good Intentions
minute or two before IL this service
will close to walt the stroke of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
Rroomhall.

Liverpool.-Wheat market firm with
arrivals moderate and demand good.
Spot market steady, unchanged with
holders very reserved. Chicago mar
ket firm, unchanged with winters and
Manitobas not offered rendering pur-
ehases difficult. Yesterday business
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
STOVE EXPLODEs

Water pipes in the basement freez-
ing up and a fire in a range with a
water front caused an explosion which
riddled the stove at the residence of
William Deighley, 1923 Fourth street
north, last night about $40 o'clock.
Fortunately no one was In the kitchen
at the time OF the explosion.
Fire was scattered over the room
and the department was called and
damage to the residence prevented.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
$32,500
GOES TO
PRINDLE
Defendants Win Long Battle
From Brown -Danskin
Firm of Minneapolis
TEN DAYS TRIAL ENDS
Charge Fraud in Transaction
of Clay County Farm
Asked $4,000
PRIN DIE JURY.

George Sherman, Goose Prairie
township.
E. S. Evenson. Ulen township.
Solomon Heldt. Riverton town
ship.
Q. C. Holm. Moorhead city.
Arne Holm. Cromwell town
ship.
Rasmus Hanson. Kurtz town
ship.
Neis Swanson, Moorhead city.
Teamen Weiger, Ulen town
ship.
William Edwards. Moorhead
township.
P. o. Erickson. Riverton town
ship.
Martin P. Urness, Moorhead
township.
C. o. Tweeten, Moorhead city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
NO STRIKE
ON MONDAY
CONTINUED from page one. )


railway engineers and railway train
mems brotherhoods, respectively, arr
rived in Cleveland today following re-
lection of the demands OF the manag-
ers' committee that the Adamson law
be put into effect Jan. 1.
at is highly improbable that there
will be a strike Monday" Mr.. Stone
said.
He declared untrue the report that D
circular letter had been sent to the
railroad employees asking for renewal
of authority to order a general strike
mo circular letter has been issued 2
said Mr.. Stone. and that no further
statement was forthcoming today In
Cleveland and there would be no
meeting Of the brotherhood heads.
He pointed out that general strike
Monday would be impossible because
the railroad unions first would have
to be notified of such intention and
would have to notify their sub chair
, men. Mr.. Lee said he had nothing to
add to his statement made in New
York yesterday,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30

Hampstead, N. T., Dec. So.--A flight
to, the League Island navy-yard at
Philadelphia was begun here today
by United States army officers and
civilians in IA airplanes. Some of the
machines carried passengers. The
aviators plan to make the return
journey tomorrow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
Minneapolis Cash Close.

No. l hard, 1.S0A Q1.S5A; No. !
arrive. 1.76A h1.78A; choice, 1.S1A;
arrive, 1.7'A @L7SA; choice, 1S1K !;
No. northern. 1.73A @179A; arrive
No. 2 II Mont, 1.73A D1.75A; No. 3
northern, 1.64A @1.75A No. / durum,
1919; choice, 1868; No. = durum
1.737s q 1909; No. yellow corn, $50
y: arrive, IS; No. 4 corn, .S6; other
grades, rs Sc; No: 3 white oats, .49la
barley, fancy, .Sldl.04; choice, 1.04@
lib; flax. 2.S2& @2.86&; arrive. same;
rye. las N .36: arrive same
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
hOORHEAD CLUB IN
ANNUAL MEET JAN. 29
Election Of Officers for Commercial
Body in January--6anquet at
Comstock Hotel.

The annual meeting of the Moor
head commercial club will be held at
the Comstock hotel on Tuesday even
ing. Jan. 20.
President q. I'll. Rustad will appoint
a committee to have charge of the ar
rangements for banquet Election of
officers for the new year will take
place at the annual meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
NEW YEARS WATCH
Local Church Will Give Entertainment
ON Monday Evening.

The Trinity Lutheran church an.
nounces New Years entertainment to
be held at the church parlors on Mon
day evening.
Miss Bergliot Caspary and Miss
Gladys Larson will sing and Otto Bag
gtore will play violin solo. Other mt-
ming.
DIR. Martin Anderson, pastor of the
church, will give short address. A
cordial welcome is extended to every
one.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
THE AUDITORS LOSE

st. Paul, Dec. 30.--County auditors in
Minnesota are not entitled to compen--
sation in addition to- their regular sal
aries for making collections of install
ments of principal and interest on as
sessments for construction of county
bitches, according to another supreme
court ruling yesterday. The judgment
of the Pennington county district court
in favor of Co. Aud. Andrew Trovaten
on that question is reversed on the ap-
peal of the board of county commits
Sioners
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
Chicago.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Hogs: Re-
Ceipts, 21,000; slow; bulk, $10.O5q
1910; light. $9.5591O.15; mixed, $4,000
10.15; heavy, 10000 1850; rough,
SIO.00@1O.15; prices $7.5OQ9.20.
Cattle: Receipts, 400; native beef
steers. $7.25d 11.50: western steers
S7.25@10.00: stoCkers and feeders, $5,25
6S.25; cows and heifers, $4.25@10.00;
calves, $9.00d13.00.
Sheep: Receipts, 5000; weathers,
$9.10010.25: lambs, s11.25@13.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
COURT OPENS JAN. 2

Clay county district court adjourn
ed today until Tuesday, Jan. 2, when
the case of the Moorhead Hardware
Co. against Sophia Mikkelson will be
taken up.
Judge C. A. Nye. who has been at
st. Cloud, returned home to preside at
the reopening of court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
ESCAPED FROM
A SUBMARINE
lRx Associated Press !

-IBy zASSOCIHIeu ET6BS.J
New York, Dec. 30.-The British
freight steamship Chicago City which
sailed from Bristol December IA was
fired on and stopped by German
submarine when about 120 miles Off
Fasnett, according to report of the
crew on her arrival here today. The
Chicago city was saved from being
sunk by the timely appearance OF q
British destroyer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
four ECLIPSES
DURING 1917
tBY Associated Press.l

Washington. Dec. 30.-Four eclipses
of the sun and three of the moon, the
greatest number possible in a single
year. will occur in 1917.
On Jan. s. there will be total
eclipse of the moon by the earth's
shadow. visible throughout the United
States, beginning at 1850 a. m. and
ending at 4:39 q. M. Eastern Stand
ard time. Between 2 and 3.29 a. m.
eastern time, the eclipse will be total.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
Grace M. M. r,hnrch

DR.. S. L. Parish. Of Fergus Fails
district superintendent, will preach in
Grace Methodist church Sunday morn
Ing, Dec. 81, at 1890. The Sacrament
of the Lords Supper will be adminis.-
tered at that service. Prof. John Troy,
of Chicago, will be with us during the
latter part of the service and render
several beautiful solos You will miss
a fine treat Ii you fail to hear Profess
sor Troy sing.
Evening service at 1880. Sermon by
tory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30

CAUGHT
SHORT
(By Associated Press.l

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Year-end even
ing up of trades caused an unusually
sharp advance today Of December
wheat. Shorts, who had waited until
the last hours, in the hope that de-
iveries could be made on contract
for the current month, paid dearly for
the privilege.
In some cases, bidders found it nee
essary to offer seven cents a bushel
more than yesterdays final quotations
and thus lifted the December price to
$l.6S. The buying in such transac-
tions, however, was not large.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
MANY WATCH PARTIES
ON SUNDAY EVENING
People Of Fargo to Watch the Old Year
Out and the New Year In
Tomorrow NIGHT.

Several meetings, both public and
private. will be helS in Fargo and
Moorhead tomorrow evening, the oc-
casion being to watch the old year
pass out and the new one enter.
Three or four of the churches, as
well as numerous private gatherings
will observe the old custom.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following three were issued yes-
terday: Gusta A. Shure, from Texas
county, Oklahoma, and Ellen Mulligan,
Of Cook county, Illinois; George H.
and Maria McMaster, of Saskatchewan,
Canada; and Ernest Stith, of Grant
county, North Dakota, and Milla Forde,
of Trail county, North Dakota.