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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
Moorhead, Department
This Couple Not Married
Though They They They Are

You have fiagrantly violated the
laws of two states. and do not pro-
pose that it shall be overlooked, and
IL not rectifled, as far as is possible
to rectify such a thing, 1t will be ad-
vertised sufficiently to put the public
on guard. These people could be mar
ried on a Minnesota license only in
Minnesota Git was not a license in
North Dakota). You could not come
into Minnesota and legally tie the
knot unless your credentials are re-
corded in some county in this state.
North Dakota has a law which pro-
hibits the marriage of non-residents,
it compels a medical examination and
a license, but 1t seems that you are
so well satisfied with the power given
you by the laying on of hands that
you do not propose to allow such a
little thing as state line or state law
to stand in the way of, your perform
ance Of your duties.
II have concluded that the return Of
the certificate would serve no good
purpose so / will keep 1t as evidence,
though the law does not permit me to
record 1t. Get busy right now"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
MERCHANTS
Will GIVE
THEIR AID
Declare Themselves Ready
to Help Farmers Harvest
Crops if Necessary.

The following resolution was in eff
feet adopted at the meeting Of the
Moorhead Retail Merchants associa-
ton on Thursday. The committee
drafted the resolution and made it
public today:
Be it resolved: that we, the Moor
head Retail Merchants association,
realizing the vast importance of a
maximum production of food stuffs to
supply our own nation and the world
at large; pledge ourselves to aid in
every way possible the farmers, stock
raisers and all persons engaged in
agricultural pursuits.
The question Of adequate help to
plant, harvest or gather the crop is
the paramount issue in Clay county.
To this end we pledge ourselves to
grant leave of absence to any or all
of our employees, whenever necessary,
to go into the fields to assist in the
great task Of raising foodstuffs that is
an imperative necessity If our glori-
Gus America shall stand ss the recog-
nized leading nation of the world as
an exponent of human rights.
The world looks to us for it's food
supplies. Let us show the world that
we are equal to the great task imposed
upon us.
The call to arms to protect our
COuuLTy anu nag is taxing our young
men who usually take an active part
in the work of planting and harvest
ing the crops Of the Red river valley
Therefore, we urge the farmers of
Clay county to plant all the foodstuffs
possible on all available land. If ade-
quate help from the usual sources is
not obtainable to take care of the
crop, we place ourselves, and all our
employees at your call. II necessary
we will close our places Of business
and take our places in the field. To
this end committee is now prepar-
ing ways and means for bringing this
plan to successful issue.
The cooperation of the business
men Of all the cities, towns and vii
lagos of Clay county is earnestly de-
sired. The newspapers Of Clay coun-
ty are urged to give this all the pub
licity possible.
Moorhead Retail Merchants Assn.
BY the COMMITTEES:
B. B BUSINESS,
Leo Johnson,
P. III. Peterson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23

OPPOSE
ADVANCE
(By Associated Press.l

Bismarck, N. D., April 23.-Bismarck
shippers in session today voted unani-
mously to protest against the fifteen
per cent advance in freight rates pro-
posed by the carriers. The shippers
showed the advance would amount to
between one and two million dollars an
nually on the wheat crop of the state,
depending on its volume, and advances
on the entire interstate traffic of the
state would probably amount to from
three to five million dollars annually
Shippers declared every force in the
nation is being directed toward in
creased production of farm products,
and it would be inconsistent for the
carriers to seek an advance at this
time, which will substantially burden
such increased production. High prices
Of farm produce and especially grain is
cited as no index Of the ability of the
farmers to pay the increased freight
rates. The protest was wired to the
interstate commerce commission.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23

costs. but had no money. The trouble
was q rough house that he started at
the Belknap bakery on Saturday night.
The meeting of the Woman's BENEFIT
association of the Maccabees will be
held on Thursday evening at Masonic
hall instead OF tonight card party
Will follow the regular meeting of the
p. M. Andreck, of Minneapolis; +.
Anderson, Grafton; and H. Hibler, Cav
alier, were among the guests at the
Comstock hotel last night.
w. A. williams. OF Minneapolis, spe-
ctal agent of the London Guarantee
q Accident Co., called on George l.
Walker, the local agent OF the COM
pany, today.
Martin Olson, ole Matson, Erick
sen, Gilbert Kragnes and Otto Swenke-
SEN were prominent Morken township
farmers in the city on business today.
DR.. M. M. Fulton has made applica-
ton for enlistment in the service of
the United States army as an assistant
veterinarian.
w. r. Tillotson and Edwin Adams
left for the twin cities yesterday after
noon.
Chas. s. Marden went to ST. Paul yes
terday to argue a case in the supreme
court today. He will return home to-
morrow morning.
p. F. Timlin returned Saturday night
from his farm at Grand Forks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23

ESCAPE
FOR TWO

Mrs. julius Aske. her 5-year- old
son. Wendell. and her nephew. Lambert
Fischer, of Georgetown. narrowly es-
capped death when the eastbound fast
mail train crashed with the automo-
bile, in which they were riding, at the
Eighth street crossing of the Great
Northern track.
Mrs. Aske was driving north and
when she reached the Great Northern
track heard an engine bell ringing. As
No. 112. the Grand Forks local. was
standing on side track she supposed
1t was the engine ofthat train and
stopped her car to await it's passage.
The car was stopped Immediately
across the eastbound track, the cross
ing gates all being up.
A string of box cars. standing on the
sidetrack between Eighth and Seventh
streets. obstructed the view Of the ap-
preaching train as the track curves
north after crossing Seventh street.
No. % the fast mail was running sew
eral hours late with 16 mail coaches.
and the engineer could not see the auto
mobile on the track until he was with
in about a block of the Eighth street
crossing.
The engineer was unable to stop No.
% until the engine had crashed into
the automobile and carried it over 60
feet. Mrs. Aske climbed over into the
rear seat of the car and escaped with
a sprained ankle and severe bruises.
Her son. Wendell, was also bruised.
The body of the car is a wreck, one
wheel is smashed and the chassis
is wrenched out of shape.
The towerman. Amund Torgerson, in
charge of the gates at the Eighth
street crossing had left the tower to
go to dinner, and the crossing was
unprotected by the gates.
This morning Mrs. Aske and her son
were reported to be resting easily.
The car was new Empire and had
been run only I'll miles.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
TEACHING STAFF FOR
YEAR IS ELECTED

Teachers of the Moorhead public
schools who were elected at the meet
ing of the board of education, on April
z, have accepted. Following are the
names of the teachers and their schools
and grades:
Alvin NJ Peterson, high school prin-
cipal; H. p. Cooper, mathematics and
coach; Mary Maybury, Park sixth and
seventh grades; Genevieve Layden,
Park second and third grades; Rose
Gunderson, Latin, German; Lois Dart,
English. Pub. Speak; Sue O'Laughlin.
Pen. Super. ;E. j. Burling, Commercial;
Margaret Newton, Music, Dr.; Dale F.
Grimm, NJ Train; Jennie Craven, Eng.
Lat; Emma Koeneman, Central eighth
grade; Amanda Alsaker, Central sew
enth grade; Sophia Johnson, Central
fourth grade; Beatrice Peterson, Gen.
trial fifth grade; Olga Olson, Central
third grade and principal; Agnes Lou
don, Central second grade; Adeline
Stevenson, Central first grade; Leola
Layden, Lincoln seventh and eighth
grades; Lucy Shef1eld, Lincoln sixth
grade and principal; Edith Nelson,
Lincoln fourth and fifth grades: Hattie
Herman, Lincoln school; Clara Lobben,
Lincoln school; Emma Meilicke, Park
fourth and fifth grades and principal;
lula sharp, Park first grade; Alice
PauIsrud. Hopkins third and fourth
GRADES: Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins build
ing first and second grades.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
CURTAIL THE
SHRINE MEET
CONTINUED From Page one.)

Continued From Page one.)
change in the plans of Ell Zagal tenn
pie, which was to have been assistant
host at the big ceremonial. it being
the expectation of the Fargo temple
to send two trainloads of Shriners to
the mill city for whatfwa planned to
be the greatest imperial council meet
ing ever held in the United States.
Il have not yet had time to think
what will be done about the June
ceremonial which has been planned by
Ell Zagal temple" said Potentate
will be some time before announce
definitely whether or not this cere-
monial will be held"
Potentate Watkins said that he will
now have to make arrangements for
cancelling the reservations that were
made at Minneapolis for Ell Zagal
temple, he having returned to Fargo
only saturday evening from the mill
city, where he had completed these
Made Life Member.
Potentate Watkins was singularly
honored at Osman temple, St. Paul,
when he was made a life member of
the temple. Friday he was entertain
ed as a guest of Potentate Spear of
that temple at a luncheon at the st.
Paul Commercial club and at a dim
ner party in the evening.
Friday night he assisted in the biz
ceremonial that was put on by Osman
temple
j. @. Turner, captain Of the guard Of
Ell Zagal temple accompanied Poten4
tate Watkins on the trips
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Continued From Page One.)
tween spokesman for President Wilson
and the majority Of the military COM
mittee over the selective draft plan. "A
vote may be reached Wednesday,. In
the senate debate began Saturday and
probably will continue for several
days but 1t is regarded as a foregone
conclusion that the measure as drawn
by the general staff and approved by
the president will be passed there by
substantial majority.
Chairman Dent of the house mill
tary committee and nine other COM
mitteemen will make the fight for the
bill as reported by them, which pro-
poses that the army shall be raised by
calls for volunteers in increments OF
100000 and that the draft shall be re-
sorted to only unless and until that
system has failed. Administration sup
porters maintained last night that they
would override Chairman Dents vol
unteer plan by from 20 to % votes at
the very least.
Advocates of the volunteer system
felt sure, it was declared, that they
would make good showing. Having
the chairman of the committee with
them, they believed would carry weight
and they also hoped that full explanA-
ton of their plan on the floor would
attract support.
Particular interest attaches to the
debate because Representative Kahn,
a Republican, born in Germany, will
present the administration views. The
president and committee chairmen
heretofore often have differed on meas
ures but this is the first time that q
Republican actually has been advanced
to speak for the administration.
Representative Kahn has been in ac-
cord with most OF the governments
preparedness plans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23

81 IN TWO
BRANCHES
Navy Gets 20 and Marine
Corps 10 Men in Rapid Il
Fire Campaign. j
RECRUITING SINCE

RECRUITING SINCE
The U. 8. Navy. i
Homer /. Law. N. p. avenue.
Herbert J. GILES. 51s Tenth
street north, Fargo.
Andrew A. Love. ir.. S12 Seventh
street north, Fargo.
Arthur 3. Hulett, Northfieids
Wis, working in Fargo a short
time. AZ
oIin Y. Shute. EdasIey, N. D.,
A. C. student. \.
Marion M. Watson, GAINESVILLE,
Mimi, A. c. student.
Charles s. Brown. Pingree, N.
D., A. c. student.
William p. SPOTS. Dilworth,
Charles H. MiIsy. DiIworth,
Lawrence Dowd. DiIworth,
cassius C. HawIeN casssIton.
N. D.
Edward LocIhart. casseIton, N.
D.. radio electrician.
Henry 3. Locke, CasseIton, NJ. ..
Milton LeR. Standish, Casselton,
N. o.
Herman II. Reetz. Hebron, N.
John G. Bender. Hebron, N. D. s
Evan v. Thornton. Milnor. ".
D.
Dallas NJ, Cole, Minor, N. o.
Frank NJ. Jacobs, Minor. N. o.
HeImer J. HaIvorson. Minor, NJ
o.
Knapp J. Wesley, Minor. NJ. ..
Lowell NJ. Foster, Minor, N. D.
u. s. Marine Corps.
Lewis e. Duerler, Fargo.
John L. 5oehm, Tower City.
Leslie z. Sansburn. Tower City.
:. Georue C. Stein, Tower City.
chas. /. Carmichael. Tower
City.
Harold w. BeItman. Tower City,,
Earl A. Griffin, Tower City.
Fay C. Clark, Tower City.
George r. Kelley, Tower City.
Raymond A. Wells. Tower City.
Rudolph Boehm, Tower City.
u. S. ARMY.
Robert w. Sharp, Moorhead'
ponaId D. Gates, Moorhsad.
William T. Erickson, Moorhsad.
MINI.
Dorinus Thorsen. Moorhsad,
MINI. =,
Hubert Donnett, Grand Rapids,
NJ. ..
Wilfred Bailey, st, Joseph, Mo. |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23

Somewhere in North Dakota" there
is a very busy clergyman. He has re-
ceived a letter from the clerk of court
Of one of the Minnesota counties that
will cause him, to pay attention. Fol-
lowing is the text of the letter with
the names disguised:
Il am returning the pretended GER
tificate of marriage Of John Blank and
Mary Blank, and warn you to locate
these people at once. have them take
out license and get married law
fully. If you do not attend to it at
once I shall make complaint to the
proper source and see what respect
others have for law and order, If you
have none. A man who does a thing
like this must be crazy, or else just
plain fool. The spectacle Of a man
pretending to tell the people the way
to heaven when he, himself, does not
know where the boundaries of his
own state are. If a common hobo had
met these people and pretended to
them that he had authority to marry
them, did so and took a fee from
them. things would be done to that
hobo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
FULL CROP WORK IS
GIVEN ADDED SUPPORT

Plans were outlined at the meeting
of the committee, to cooperate on the
production of full crop, held at the
Moorhead National bank on Saturday
evening. 1t is the intention to follow
the work outlined by the state organi-
zation and push the organization in
every locality in the county.
The work is largely in the hands of
County Agent A. c. O'Banion, who
will endeavor to have an organization
O'Banion returned this morning from
st. Paul, where he attended a meeting
of the county agents of the state at
the agricultural farm yesterday. The
work in Clay county will follow the
plans outlined at the meeting of the
county agents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
SEE
RAISING
OF FLAG
Patriotic Exercises Held at
the High School This
Afternoon.

The patriotic exercises at the high
scnool grounds are being held this
afternoon and are largely attended by
the people of Moorhead.
AT 1870 o'clock the school children
dressed in the national colors to repre-
sent the flag sang the first song from
the platform erected on the south side
OF the school building. The songs
Were all accompanied by the Concordia
college band.
Hon. S. G. Comstock, who had Just
returned from Washington, made the
principal address of the afternoon and
told OF what had been done in congress
and what our people must do to help
the nation at this timeI
The flag presentation was made by
DR.. Q. ]. Hagen, president Of the
board of education: and the flag was
raised by squads from Companies B
and II Of the First North Dakota
regiment while everyone present join
ed in singing the Star Spangled Ban
ner.
All of the city schools closed for the
afternoon the Moorhead normal school
was in recess for the day, and the
Concordia college students attended in
a body.
The banks of the city closed at noon.
County offices were closed until 81
o'clock. and all the stores of the city
were closed from l to o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
OFFICIAL NOTICE
OF TURKISHBREAK

Washington, April 23-Of1cial noti-
fication that the Turkish government
has broken off diplomatic relations with
the United States was received today
by the state department in a dispatch
from American Minister Stovall at
Berne, Switzerland.
The communication came from G..
Cornell Tarler, secretary of the Ameri-
can legation at Constantinople, acting
for Ambassador Ellxus, who is ILL 1t
was sent to the American legation at
Berne and forwarded from there to
Secretary Lansing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
CANADA GIVES
UP CAMP Align

CONTINUED From Page one.)
the grain crops of the nation may be
harvested this year.
That, at least. is the view Of North
Dakota men who have interested
themselves in the labor problem as
it affects the farmers OF the north
west.
Canada, for some time, has been
the northwest states. seeking farm
laborers, guaranteeing high wages.
preferential rights to take up land and
guaranteed exceptions from military
duty.
An estimate of the number Of men
leaving the states for Canada, made
by a Portal, N. D.. authority on
emigration matters. placed the total
at $500 a week. and he estimated that
fully 5000 men had passed through
Portal within the last month.
The Canadian government abandon
ed its campaign at the request of Unit
ed States Senator Frank b. Kellogg, of
Minnesota. who addressed himself to
Sir George p. Foster, acting premier
Of Canada.
The fact that the United States is
now allied with Canada in the war on
Germany, making it just as important
that the United States shall produce
big crops as it Is that Canada shall
do so, is responsible for the Canadian
decision to give up its campaign.
AT the recent conference held in
Fargo where the matter was discussed
to some extent. the Canadian plan for
taking laborers out of the United
States was looked upon as a real peril
in the matter Of handling the states
crop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
2 ESCAPE
CITY JAIL;
NOTFOUND
Reward Offered for Arrest
of Fugitives-Clew in
st. Cloud.

Fritz Melvey and Jacob Won Clayton,
two Of the young men held on burglary
charges, escaped from the Moorhead
no trace has been found of either of
them.
Today Chief of Police Peter e. Mall
vey is sending out cards offering a re-
ward Of $50 for the arrest of each Of
the fugitives. The descriptions are as
follows:
Fritz Melvey. age IT; height, IT. z
in: weight $50 pounds: smooth shaw
en-: wore dark red sweater and blue
trousers.
Jacob Won Clayton, age 81: height s
TT. II in: weight 100 pounds: smooth
shaver; wore soldiers uniform.
Both men were in the station at 1880
yesterday afternoon when Officer j. o.
Paxton went back to their cells and
talked with them. When he left the
station he says he locked the outside
door. No one else is known to have
visited the station until about o'clock
in the afternoon when Chief Malvey
arrived. He noticed the lock in the
around and when he went back to the
cells, found both of them empty. En-
trance to the station had not been
forced and no one is able to say who
turned the prisoners loose.
AS soon as the escape was discover
ed the Fargo police and the police
authorities Of all surrounding cities
and villages were notified. All of the
outgoing trains were watched and
everything possible done to prevent the
men getting through. .
Last night Sheriff Ross and Jack
made long trip into the coun-
try west of Fargo; and Chief Malvey
was out in the western part Of Cass
county nearly all night with a fast car.
One possible clue came from the con-
ductor of Great Northern train No. 4,
that left Moorhead about o'clock yes
terday afternoon. He reported two
men, who had stolen a ride Sunday left
the train at st. Cloud. The police Of
that city are following the clue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
EAST SIDE Notes

The Moorhead Commercial club will
building at o'clock tomorrow evening.
One OF the important matters to be
considered is the food production ana
conservation movement.
FL. e. NChilson went to Minneapolis
yesterday afternoon on business.
A. NJ. Lunde, Christine; A. Harris,
futile; and Otto Johnk, Page, were
among theg nests at the New Columbia
hotel last night.
James A. Clarity returned this morn
ing from q trip to Hudson, Wis, and
the twin cities.
Oscar Thoreson was given twenty
days In the county jail by Police Mag
istrate Wade this morning. He had the
alternative Of paying nne Of $40 and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
HAUPT Is APPOINTED
DISTRICT JUDGE

Charles G. aupt, Of st. Paul, was ap-
pointed additional judge Of the dis
trict court for Ramsey county by Gov
Burnquist on Saturday. Mr.. aupt was
United States district attorney for
Minnesota from 1902 to 1915. He was
located at Fergus Falls from 1888 to
1901, and was well known In Clay coun-
ty and this section of the state gener-
ally.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
KINDRED PHYSICIAN
LOCATES IN MOORHEAD

DR.. Bottolf Bottolfson. who has been
engaged in the practice Of medicine at
Kindred, N. D., will move to Moor
head and open offices in the GIetne
block. He is a Moorhead boy, who
graduated from the high school in 1910 !:
and from the medical school Of the
University Of Minnesota in 1915.
For the next two weeks Or. Bot
tolfson will look after the practice Of
DR.. 0. j. Hagen, while the latter is
in Chicago, making an investigation of
Red Cross work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
RED CROSS
ADDS 1872
. TO LISTS

Thirteen hundred and twelve new
members, with several districts yet to
report, were secured in the two-day
campaign for members for Fargo chap
ter Of the American Red Cross, accord
ing to figures given out by the cam
paign committee following a checking
up reports I'm the commercial club
rooms this morning. These new mem
bers give Fargo chapter a embership
OF 1,512, with the possibility Of an ad-
ditional 200 when all reports are made.
The women's teams Of the north and
south sides secured 786 new members,
and 81 ,029 in memberships, according
to a statement by Mrs. II. L. BoIley,
chairman, this afternoon.
The statement, showing the number
OF members and cash memberships by
each lady worker follows:
MnrAh QiAn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
SPLENDID SEND-OFF IS
GIVEN NORMAL NAN

When Prof. Arthur w. johnson left
Moorhead last night to join the U. S.
aviation corps at st. Louis, he was
given rousing sendoff at the Northern
Pacific station.
Fully 800 of the students at the
normal school had gathered on the
platform and the Chautauqua salute
was given by them and all sang The
Star Spangled Banner as the train
pulled out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-23
RED CROSS CHAPTER
ORGANIZED AT HAWLEY

A chapter of the Red Cross society
was organized at Hawley yesterday
afternoon with "a charter members.
w. Geo. Hammett was elected presi-
dent of the chapter.
Several members of the Moorhead
chapter started for Hawley but were
unable to pass a bad piece of road.
The only ones who succeeded in get
ting through were Mrs. H J. Harris,
secretary of the Moorhead chapter,
and Prof. B. G. Martin. The objects Of
the society were explained by Prof
Martin and Mrs. Harris also explained
the plan of organization and answered
questions.