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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
REDRAFTING OF WAR
TAX BILL DELAYED
Will Not Be Ready for CONSIDERATION
in Senate Before Next Week.


washington, June Reconsideration
of the redrafted war tax bill win not
begin in the senate until next week.
After nearly two weeks spent in re-
vising the house btll downward, the
senate finance committee abandoned
its plan to have the measure READY
Friday.
Decisions on important taxation
questions still pending were REFERRED
details and minor tax rates alone oc-
cupying yesterdays session. Rates On
incomes and excess profits are to pc
left to the last. 1t appears propaple
that both as adopted by the house
may be changed and Increased in some
respects. ANY revenue needed to make
total levy of $1,50O,0OO,O0O proDanly
will be secured by increasing the IN
come or excess profits taxes
Among minor questions agreed
upon was a tax aimed at theatre TICK
ct scalpers, imposing a fifty per cent
tax upon the profits on tickets 70
theatres and other amusements SOLO
at places other than the amusement
ticket office. u,
Exemption of bano-f1de chautauQuas
and lyceums from the amusement ad-
mission taxes when operated by local
concerns was agreed to. The commits.
tee also amended the exemption from
admission taxes provided for agrlcul~s5
tural fairs to include all receipts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
cLAPP ACT HELD INVALID.
Cannot Tax Indian Lands, Under Cir
cuit Court Decision

Cannot Tax Indian Lands. Under Cir
cult Court Decision.
st. Paul. June 1.-THE Clapp act is
held invalid insofar as 1t attempts to
make taxable allotted Indian lands on
the White Earth reservation in cases
where the adult mixed-blood Indian
has not voluntarily conveyed or mort
gagged. according to an opinion given
in the United States circuit court of
appeals.
Page Morris in the United States dis
trict court. in the action brought by
the government in behalf OF Kah-dah-
mah-bee, against Becker county off,
Gals, to restrain collection OF taxes on
eighty acres.
The government in 1887 provided for
the removal of Minnesota Chippewa
Indians to the White Earth reserva-
ton and, under the Nelson act of 1889,
made an eighty-acre allotment to each
individual in the tribe to be held by the
government in trust for twenty-five
years. Trust patents were issued under
the latter act and became contracts
between the government and the indi-
vidual Indian. Then in 1906 the Clapp
act was passed by congress, giving
adult mixed-bloods the right to sell and
making the lands taxable.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
HAWLEY DAMAGE Case
IN DISTRICT COURT
Criminal Business Will Begin on June
10 With Trial ofsNess Grand
Larceny Case,

The damage case of George A. Nc
Donald VS.. the Village of Hawley is
on trial before Judge William L. Par
sons in district court and will probably
consume the balance of the week.
There are about thirty witnesses to be
examined and considerable testimony
will be introduced that is in the ma
ture of ancient history. r 7ls ~
The case Of the state VS.. John Ness,
charged with grand larceny, has been
set for June Is, and other criminal
business will follow, occupying the
court for about ten days.
Three damage suits by Ernest and
j. e. Mcdonald against the Great
Northern railway have been continued
to June Is.
A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned by the jury in the case of the
Marshall Wells Hardware Co. VS..
Peter Hasapis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
ROBERTS IS CALLED
TO STATE CONFERENCE
Clay Member of Minnesota Public
Safety Body Goes to Capitol June
13-lmportant Business Up.

H. e. Roberts, director for Clay
county is in receipt of request to
lay aside all personal business and at
tend a meeting of the Minnesota Pub
lie Safety commission and county di-
rectors at st. Paul on June IS. The
meeting will be held at the state
capitol, beginning at 10 o'clock in he
morning.
The call for the committee states
that "the great business which is to
be performed by the people Of Min
nesota through this official body
the Minnesota commission of public
safety and the county organization
connected therewith-will be fully
discussed"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
Fl. g. L. Hits City
Jail; Prisoners
Meals Cost More

Meals for prisoners in the city jail
will cost Fargo 40 per cent more after
today.
The Elliott hotel, which has the
contract, notified the city commission
this morning that in view Of the ever
increasing cost of foodstuffs, it could
not longer furnish meals for is cents,
Twenty-three cents was named as the
minimum.
The commission voted to continue
the contract at 20 cents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
MEMORIAL EXERCISES FOR
CONFEDERATE DEAD
Washington Now Entertaining Fully
10000 Veterans Of Civil War.
tBy Associated Press)

10y AbbocldLeu EFSsS.J
Washington, June Memorial
exercises for the soldier dead in the
confederate section of Arlington Ma
tional cemetery featured yesterday
program of the United Confederate
Veterans reunion. Sons OF Veterans
and Daughters OF the Confederacy
participated.
Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond,
Va, paid a tribute to the women of
the south, through whose efforts the
memorial shaft was erected, and the
generosity OF the nation in SO readily
granting the request for placing the
monument in Arlington. He emphasize
ed the spirit of fraternity and unity
existing now between the sections.
Survivors of the famous Mosby raid
ers met yesterday and formed a
permanent organization.
Veterans and visitors continued to
come in during the day, swelling the
number of veterans to about 10000 and
the total of visitors to 100000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
MAJOR SEEBACH WILL
DECIDE ON HONE GUARDS
State Officer Will Visit Moorhead Next
Wednesday to Investigate Con-
ditlons.

The home guards drilled in i've
squads Wednesday evening with the
following administers: Ralph Torson,
r. J. Hanson, Sergts. Thorson and
Thune Of Company B. and Harry
Ungleholz of the Illinois national
guard. The next drill Is scheduled for
Wednesday of next week.
On Tuesday Major Seebach of the
national guard of the state will visit
the city to determine whether a COM
pany of home guards will be organized
in Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
hit and MISS" PLAN
NO LONGER PREVAILS
New Method OF Naming school board
Members Under Newly
Enacted Law.

Members OF school boards IN districts
no longer be elected on the hit or miss
system. Under the new law, chapter
1884, application to have the candidates
name placed on the ballot must be filed
with the clerk of the school district.
Such application may be made by the
person or by any five voters OF the
district on behalf OF any qualified voter
in the district. Applications must be
filed not more than thirty nor less than
twelve days before the annual school
district meeting.
In his notice Of the annual meeting
the clerk shall state the names Of the
candidates for whom applications have
been fled The clerk must provide bal
lots with the names of candidates and
blank spaces. Ballots will be substan-
TALLY the same as those for general
elections except that they do not need
to be signed as Official ballots.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
THREE TO'GRADUATE
County Superintendent Riley to At
tend Exercises at Gardner This
Evening.

Superintendent J. w. Riley will
present diplomas to a class Of three
eighth grade graduates at the exer-
cises to be held this evening at Gard
ner.
The county superintendent admits
that he will be happy man" when
the exercises in Cass county are over.
Since the latter part of May he has
been delivering addresses on the aver
age of one a night to graduates.
Diplomas will be presented to Ber-
nard Hanson, Zillah Bradsteen and
Ward Smith at the exercises this
evening.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
THE GHOST WALKS

Commission Votes Salaries For City
Employees This Morning.
The ghost walked" for Fargo city
employees this morning, the city COM
mission voting salaries for employees
not on the regular monthly payroll,
and allowing the usual grist Of bills for
supplies.
Employees on the regular payroll are
paid on the first of each month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
OPENS LIKE A WATCH

The one metal rotary valve, the
strongest, most advanced and perfect
type OF pneumatic motor In the world
is found only in the celebrated Art
Symphonola. The pneumatics are ar
ranged in circle. metal supported
and metal incased, opens like watch.
The highest type OF perfection in
player piano-examine them at the
Fargo Music Co., Sic First Avenue
North. adv,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
SUCCEEDS BALFOUR
Lord NorthcIiffe Appointed Head 0
British War Mission.
(By Associated Press.)

London, June Lord Northcliffe,
at the request of the war cabinet, has
accepted the position of head of the
British war mission in the United
States in succession to Arthur ]. Bal
four, who is to return to his duties at
the foreign office.
Lord Northcliffe's task will be to CO.
ordinate the various British missions
and act in concert with the missions
of the entente, allies and OF the Ameri-
can and Canadian governments.
Lord Northcliffe is well known as a
writer and newspaper proprietor. He
controls among other journals The
London Times and London Daily Mail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
SPRINKLE AT sABIN
Cashier Follett of Sabin State Bank
Says That Section Needs Rain.

L. c. Follett, cashier Of the Sabin
State bank, stated last evening that
the rain which visited North Dakota
the first OF the week resulted in just a
sprinkle in the Sabin vicinity. He re-
ports that crops in that section of the
valley are badly in need of moisture,
especially potatoes planted recently.
Mr.. Follett spent Wednesday evening
in Fargo with Mrs. Follett. also visiting
relatives and friends.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
BIG COUNTY PICNIC TO
Be Held LATE IN JUNE
r. w. Murphy, Wheaton, Will Probably
be the Speaker-Pienic TO be Held
at Wells Farm Near StoeLwood.

Plans for the big county picnic are
being made by the committee Of the
Clay County Farm bureau and the
date will be announced as soon as
speaker is secured. The picnic will be
held late in June, probably on the 2Sth
or 29th, at the H. L. Wells farm near
Stockwood.
f. w. Murphy, Wheaton, has been
invited to give the address of the day,
and his acceptance is expected. The
committee in charge of the arrange
ments is: A. H. Costain, A. G. O'Banion
and s. o. Tang.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
com WIDE TURNS.

Washington, June THE tide OF
gold which brought between $1,25O, 0OO,-
900 and $1,000, 000, 900 to this country
within the last thirty months has turn
ed. The United States exported $751;
1911 more gold in May than 1t inn
ported.
The government has on hand. Official
figures show. $3.088, 711,2T2 in gold, az
proximately one-third of the total sup
ply Of the globe.
The change is attributed to the great
credits established by the United States
to entente governments during the last
forty-ive days
~~~~.~~~0~~~-~~e-~~~~~- -~~~-~~-~-o~~~~-~~~-~-~
in the Mcdonald Hawley damage suit
in district court.
Charles Gilberry was visiting
farmer from Kragnes township today.
Mrs. Martin Dahl and children re-
turned this morning from two weeks
visit with Mrs. Dahrs parents at Man
kato.
Peter ". Dwyer Of the Moorhead Ma,
tional bank is spending two weeks
vacation with his parents, near Dent.
The junior guards will drill at the
high school grounds at 7:15 tonight.
Martin Olson was up from his farm
in Kurtz township and says more rain
would be very welcome in that locality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
Moorhead News
Clay County Lists
ESQ Men for y. S


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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
WILL ACT o NAssEssMENrs.

City Commission To Sit az Equaliza-
ton Board Starting Tuesday.
The city commission will sit as a
board of equalization, starting at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, June IL. to
continue until all complaints on assess
ments for city taxes have been heard,
it was announced this morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07

Mr.. and MRS. Charles Oman were
among the visitors from the Sabin
neighborhood today. Mr.. Oman is presi-
association and is making arrange
ments for the annual convention to be
held at Hawley, June Is and 10.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07

short program will be given this
evening by members children after the
meetings OF the Woodmen and Royal
Nefghbors at Masonic hall. Refresh
ments win be served By the ladies'.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
MORE MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were
issued by Clerk of Court McCubrey:
Clarence H. Wyland and Gina B
Tweten, both of Clay county.
Elmer d. Paulson and Vera +
Dakota.
Leo Poppel and Tillie C. Thompson
both of Clay county.
Orien L. Scherer and Hanna Ranes
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07

For state news read The Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
Snatch Bill
From Pedestrian
And Make Escape

Fargo got thrill Of city life at
$3.50 o'clock wednesday evening
when a daylight robbery was stag
ed between First and Second
streets on Front.
A stranger was seen walking on
the right hand side of the street
with a IS bill in his hand. Sudden
ly two men jumped at him. took
the five and made their escape
through a poolroom.
For Quick Results Use The Fargt
Forum Wants. ...- .....
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
BEST IF
HEADACHY, BILIOUS,
SICK, CONSTIPATED
Best for Liver and Bowels, Bad
Breath, Bad Colds, Sour
Stomach.

Get a 10-cent box.
Sick headache, biliousness, coated
tongue, head and nose clogged up with
j cold-always trace this to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in tie
bowels, or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the IN,
testines, instead of being cast out Of
the system, is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
Lie from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
'poisons in the bowels.
"A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your heac
clear, stomach sweet, breath right
complexion rosy and your liver ane
bowels regular for months. Is
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
SAYS IMPERIAL IS
WONDERFUL COUNTY

The following letter has been re
ceived from Hon. c. c. Chapman, the
largest orange grower in Southern
California. Mr.. Chapman is well
kr own in this valley and also owns
a ranch in Imperial county:
Edgar Johnson, Ell Centro, Cali
fornia-Dear Sir: l congratulate you
OIL becoming identified with that great
section of our country. Imperial coun-
t..
THE Imperial Valley is indeed 6
wonderful country, and Ell Centro :
beautiful and prosperous city, espe
cially for city no older than it is
| am sure you can make contribu
ton to the growth and development;
Of the Valley that would be appreci-
ated by the people there.
Trusting that your venture thert
will prove both pleasant and profit
able, l am, Sincerely yours,
"CHARLES c. CHAPMAN.
"Fullerton, CAL, April A."
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
WHATCHAMA COLUMN
Signatures.

The signature is something man
rites at the end Of his letters so
nobody viii know who they're from.
Some business men who are really
otcrested in knowing who writes to
them employ signature ferrets. That
is, bright young men who take the
Wild signature and chase it to its
lair, lash it into a fury and force
i. to divulge its identity.
Thsn there are other methods.
Sometimes the ferret is able to nail
a signatures owner by comparing it
with the printed list of directors or
n,anagers or something like that
printed at the top of the letterhead
Put this is not often possible.
Some folks have signatures and
c.hers write their nainse.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14

'Gets-It' gets them off in a hurry
and without the least pain. | can
wear tight shoes, dance and walk as
though | never had corns."
"Gets-It" makes the use of toeir-
ritating salves, bundling bandages,
tape, plasters and other things not
only foolish, but unnecessary. Use
this wonderful discovery, 'Gets-lt,
for any soft or hard corn or callu5.
1t is the new, simple, easy, quick
way, and it never fails. You'll never
have to cut a corn again with knives
or scissors, and run chances of blood
poison. Try 'Gets-It' tonight.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c
bottle, or sent on receipt of price,
by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, III.
Sold in Ell Centre and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
Dunaway Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
BIG HOTEL MANAGER
PRAISES FL CENTRO
AND BOOSTS VALLEY

Manager Holmes Of the U. S. Grant
hotel at San Diego came over with
the Shriners. In an interview with
Press reporter this morning, Nj.
Holmes said:
Il always enjoy trip to this city
ard valley. In fact. | like 1t Sc
well up here that | purchased 100
acre ranch near Brawley some time
ago without seeing it and have i
planted to cotton.
"You have wonderful valley here
come to this city four or five time:
a year and notice the improvements
that are being made.
1--WE should all boost for better
highway between here and San Die
so. Yes, San Diego is anxious to SET
tie railroad completed between thes
two cities. Both counties need it
1t will open for your products mar
ket that can be reached in few
hours.
in the Barbara Worth you have
one of the most porular and best
managed hotels to be found in South
CIR California
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14

By their prompt and generous re-
sronse to the letters sent out re-
Gently by the Automobile Club of
Southern California the motorists of
this section of the Golden State are
demonstrating that they possess some
OF the "old fashioned" patriotism.
such as we sometimes heard GranGa
tell about. They are showing that,
il the need arises, they will turn
in" all they have OF this worlds
goods, and will do SC willingly. In
fact, they are enthusiastic over the
possible opportunity OF being of serv-
ice to their nation and to their flag.
The letters sent out recently to
AZ It's members by the Auto Club,
asked the motorist if, in the event OF
an emergency, the member would be
willing to place at the disposal of the
government, subject TO a reasonable
rental. his or her machine, to be used
III removing troops or civilians to or
from any particular zone. Enclosed
with the letters were return mail
Ing cards. These are coming in with
gratifying promptnes; and IN uneX-
pected volume. Thus far more than
2,OO0 have been received at the club
Headquarters, and out Of all of these
there is but one 'peace at any price
,.Gtorist. This shows whether or not
this particular part of the nation is
tt hind the president.
Many of those answering were
women, and of all those answering at
least so per cent offered to drive
their own machines. Not only are
pleasure cars being offered, but mo-
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
IMPERIAL COUNTY TO, FURNISH
MOTOR CARS FOR USE IN WAR

tor trucks and busses are being Of
fered, these having an aggregate ca
T;.city of 240 persons, the manage
nent going on to say that similar
number of like machines would be
built and donated if desired. All sec
tions of Southern California are be-
ing represented in this matter. 1t IS
believed that the replies voice the
sentiment of all of the automobile
owners in this section of the coun-
try and possibly the nation as a
whole.
In the event of a call being made
for these machines, the mobilization
and handling of the autos will be
taken care of by the Auto Club, which
has been given this authority by the
Quartermasters' Department of the
Western Branch of the United States
Amy. To say the least, the Auto
mobile Club is elated over the re-
turns thus far reported in this cam
vAss for cars and is proud of its men,
bers for responding so generously.
The returns thus far reported, by
counties, are as follows:
Los Angeles, SOP; San Diego, 102;
San Bernardino. "a; Santa Barbara,
so; Riverside, Is; Ventura, 60; Kern,
Imperial, 50; Orange, 43; Tulare,
al, and San Luis Obispo, 33. The
greatest percentage of replies, in
&C mparison to the membership has
thus far been received from San Die
&c county. From Los Angeles city
a.one $50 motorists signified their
willingness to loan their cars to the
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
THERMO|D PROVES TO
Be IDEAL FOR BRAKE

Motorists are always glad to ad-
nit that they have 40 or more
horsepower car, but very few OF
them realize that not one atom of
that power can be used to bring the
Car to a stop.
Every motorist can recall string
IF little emergencies-each one sure
proof that the big emergency may be
Just around the corner.
In passing one of the many play
grounds or schools in the city at any
moment child may dash in front
of the car. In the moment CT that
tig emergency one questions; van
the brakes hold They must have lO0
Ter cent brake lining or they fail.
Brake lining that is not 100 per
cent is like heart failure-a sudden
shock, big emergency, may mean
Geath.
Thermoid 100 per cent brake lin
ing, which may be procured from any
repair man, has 100 per cent gripping
and holding power-even when it is
worn paper thin. That means that
brakes lined with Thermoid will hold
lot only when the car is being stopped,
but when it has to be stopped quick
OF smash.
The Auto Tire Company, on Fifth
and Main streets, who distribute
Ihermoid, say it will make good or
they will.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
"Come on Over, See
My Corn Fall OFF,
~ Put Drops of 'Gets-it' on Last
Night-Now Watch

"See-all you have to do is to use
your two fingers and lift the corn
right off. That's the way 'Getslt'
always works. You just put on about
2 drops. Then the corn not only
shrivels, but loosens from the toe,
without affecting the surrounding
flesh in the least. Why, it's almost .
pleasure to have corns and see how
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14
Washington University Wins.
(By United PresS)

Oakland, April l4.-The University
CT Washington won the three-mile
oat race by four lengths ahead of
Stanford. California was poor
third.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14

Potash as a by-product Of cement
manufacture is now being produced in
a cement plant of Ontario, Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-14

The pupils of the Lone Star school
defeated' the pupils OF the Mt. Signal
school in a spelling and arithmetic
contest held at the Mt Signal school
house Friday. The eighth grade pu-
pills believe themselves the champion
spells of the Valley and are prepared
to defend their right to this title
again all comers. Eighth grade teach
ers are requested to communicate with
l.. NJ. Oak, care Lone Star district
Calexico, in regard to spelling OF
arithmetic contests.