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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06
From Cass County.


Fred Pronovost and Oneisine Cos
sett ct al, plaintiffs and respondents,
VS.. Alfred Brunette, as q Director Of
School District No. DO, defendant and
appellant.
Syllabus: /. The public schools Of
North Dakota are under the control of
the legislature and the respective
school boards have no other powers
than those which the statutes confer
upon them
/. The legislative policy in North
Dakota is that the public schools in
the common school districts of the
state shall be maintained in buildings
which are owned by the public. Where
a common school district already owns
a school building which is adequate to
the needs Of the district and there are
not nine children residing two and
one-half miles therefrom so that adj
ditional accommodation is needed for
such persons 1t has no authority or
power to lease another building and to
remove the school thereto.
Application for writ Of mandamus
to compel the removal Of public
school.
Appeal from the District Court Of
Cass county, Charles A. Pollock. J.
Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant
appeals.
Reversed.
Opinion of the Court by Bruce, Oh. J..
Fowler & Green, Fargo, attorneys
for plaintiffs and respondents; A. r.
Cole, Fargo, N. D., attorney for de-
fendant and appellant.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06
mrs. emma KLUG, 81,
CANCER VICTIM TODAY
Funeral Services From Wasem Par.
lors Thursday Afternoon-HusbandS
Son and Daughter Survive.

Mrs. Emma Klug, 81. wife Of Fred
Klug, 1912 Front street, pioneer North
ern Pacific Waterman, died at local
hospital at 7:45 o'clock this morning
following a lingering illness from
cancer. The husband. one son and one
daughter survive.
Funeral services will be held from
the B. f. Wasem parlors, 631 First
avenue north. at o'clock Thursday
afternoon, Rev. ]. M. o. Ness Of
Perley, Mimi, officiating. Interment
will be in Riverside.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06
Gard Of Thanks.

The bereaved family of the late
Nathan w. Hall wish to express their
heartfelt gratitude for the many
courtesies. and floral contributions of
their neighbors and friends, and the
Modern Woodmen Of America during
the. illness and death OF their beloved
husband and father,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06

Fourth Degree Knights Of Columbus
Plan Event For Next Fall.

Knights OF Columbus of the rank of
Fourth degree will consider, at a
luncheon March IL, the advisability of
holding a. Fourth degree initiation in
Fargo late next fall. The first dis
cussion Of the matter was held yes
terday at a luncheon at the Gardner
hotel The members will hold lunch
cons bi-weelxly hereafter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06
Announcement.

1 hereby announce myself as candi-
date for president of the city commits
sion in the city of Fargo, subject to
the election to be held the Ord day of
April, 1917. My feur years member
ship on the commission. in charge OF
the department of finances, / believe
Qualities me to handle the business Of
the city with intelligence. AS a tax
payer in the city and as one interest
ed i'm its growth and welfare believe
that will be able to be Of sufficient
service to the citizens OF Fargo to
warrant me asking their support. /
will appreciate any assistance given
me in the election.
Alex Stern.
lPolitical Adyt.l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06

longtime resident Of Fargo and a tax
payer, feel that I am in position to
serve my fellow citizens with reason
able efficiency and respectfully request
the support Of all voters
T. w. JacIman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06
candldate For commissioner.

We will buy or sell your property.
Hodgson Realty Co.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06
DECISIONS OF
SUPREME COURT
From Stark County,

P. ]. Stoffels, plaintiff and respond
emit, VS.. George j. Brown, as sheriff of
Stark county, North Dakota, Defend
ant and Appellant.
Syllabus: It is a maxim Of juris-
prudence when one of two innocent
persons must suffer by the act Of a
third. he by whose negligence it hap
pened must be the sufferer.
Appeal from the district court Of
Stark county: Hon. w. G. Crawford, j.
Affirmed.
Opinion Of the court by Robinson,
j.
Linde & Murphy, Bismarck, and M.
L. Mcbride, Dickinson, attorneys for
appellant; F. e. McCurdy. and II. e.
Haney, Belfield, attorneys for re-
Spondent
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-06

CPOlitical Adyt.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
CAME TO BLOWS
Karl ID. kIemm and Fred s.
Jackson in MiXup.
jackson Hit Klemm i'm Supreme
Court Corridor. r.

Following an intimation by Karl d.
Klemm, railway president. that Fred
s. Jackson. special attorney for the
public utilities commission, had not
told the truth in an argument, Jack
son struck Klemm twice before by
ISLANDERS could interfere, in the cor
rider of the supreme court.
Mr.. klemm is major of Kansas
City's artillery regiment and presi-
dent of the Kansas City, Kaw Valley
former attorney general of Kansas
Fourth district.
The interurban company of which
Klemm is president, had filed an ap-
plication for a writ of mandamus to
compel the public utilities commission
to issue a certificate authorizing it to
issue additional stock and bonds
Jackson represented the commission
at the hearing Wednesday and Klemm
accompanied his railways attorney.
FOllOWingi the argument IStemm
told c. F. Foley, member of the com
mission, that Jackson had not stuck
to the truth in his argument. Jack
son stepped out of the courtroom and
Foley stepped out of the argument
while Jackson stepped in. Klemm
started to repeat to Jackson what
he had told Mr.. Foley and had pro
ceeded to the extent of about two SEN
fences when Jackson landed He
struck twice. Bystanders hurried up
and put stop to the encounter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
WILL STRIP BONDS
Government Uses Machine In
vented by a TOpekan.
Company Here Has Big Order
To Supply Printers.

American liberty bonds are being
stripped with Topeka made machines.
Today z. NJ Bracket, president of
the Bracket Stripping Machine COM
pany, 517 Quincy street. who has al
ready sold the government two ma
chimes, received an order from the
federal engraving bureau at Washing
ton for two more machines. The bu-
reau wanted them shipped by express
and asked Mr.. Bracket to come to
Washington and remain for thirty
days to oversee and supervise the in
stallation and operation. Mr.. Brack-
eft will leave here Saturday night.
The stripping machine which IS being
manufactured by the Topeka company
here is the invention of Mr.. Bracket.
During the short time that the COM
pany has been organized more ths n
100 machines have been sold in the
United States.
His invention. Mr.. Bracket was in
formed when the first purchase was
made, is being used to strip every one
of the s3,000,O00,O00 worth of liberty
bonds.
Each of the machines purchased by
the government has a capacit-' of
1000 bonds an hour. With all fouI
going 5000 bonds will be stripped ev-
ery hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Attempt to Steal Springfield,
Mo-, Child Frustrated.
Father Fights Intruders and
Quintet Escapes in Auto.

Springfield. Mo. July 12.-Aroused
over an apparent attempt to kidnap
Isabel Hughes. 4-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hughes. citizens
today are insisting that a teImined
search may be made for four men W no
invaded the Hughes home shortly af-
ter midnight last night. Altho detec-
tives and police have been working on
the case several hours no arrests had
been made. early this morning.
The case following the kidnapping
and murder of Buddy Keet. from
the home of ]. Holland Keet, million
aire banker. has created intense eX-
element.
Mrs. Hughes was awakened TO see
three men standing over her oaby's
crib. Her screams aroused her hus-
band who grappled with the men.
Mrs. Hughes leaped thru a screened
window, running to neIghborS in h.r
night clothing, calling for help
The three men jumped from the
window and were joined by two others
The five escaped in an automobile
1t is believed that they intended to
steal the child, holding it for ransom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
KILL KANSAS SUITOR
LIewelIyn of FL Dorado Inter-
cepted by Police at WOman's Home.

Llewellyn, 80 years old, of Ell Dorado.
Kan, was shot and killed here today
during an exchange of shots in which
Llewellyn and Detective Jack Farrell
and r. B. Walston participated L the
apartment of Mrs. Eulla Hames. whom
Llewellyn is alleged by the police to
have tried to mu der.
According to the story told the
police by Mrs. Hames, Llewellyn, who
had previously shown an infatuation
for her. appeared at the apartment
and attemp I'd to gain admit, ance.
Police were called and thereGpon
fight ensued in which several shots
were fired.
Mrs. Hames is the daughter of
Byron Hames, a Colorado Springs
hotel proprietor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
KaluSz Falls in. Juggernaut
Russian Onslaught.
Revived Armies Now Battling
on 120-MiIe Front.
TOTAL OF $4,000 PRISONERS
Take Scores of Cities; Break
TeutOn Line in 2 Places.
Sweep Continues, With LEM
berg Directly Menaced.

Petrograd, July 12.-The Russians
have captured Kalusz, the headquar-
ters of the enemy in Galicia. Accord
ing to a seml-official announcement
made today.
According to information received
at the ministry of war, the Russian
troops are continuing their successful
advance and have taken a large num-
Der of prisoners.
Kalusz is a city of about 5000 pop
ulation, twenty-eight miles southeast
of Stry. Yesterday the Russians had
reached the overwhelmingly ar-
macz line south and west of Stanislau.
The central point of this line is Lesi-
uvka, four miles west of the river
BystritZa- 1t is about seven miles
east of <alusz the nearest large town
west of Stanislau and which is situ-
ated in a bend of the Stoka river.
Germans Misjudged Russians.
London, July 12.-Over 100 miles
of front from Tarnopol to the Carpa-
thians, Russia's revived armies were
battling their way forward today. Ia
ten days of their offensive they have
penetrated the Austro-German line at
two places, have captured score OF
cities, towns and village, crossed two
great rivers and taken close to 43, 1000
prisoners with a vast number of guns
and material. The Galiciah strong
hold of Lemberg is now directly men
aced.
The Teutons evidently regarded the
Brusiloff offensive disdainfully when
it started July 2. Dispatches from
the front today quoted Austrian
prisoners declaring they had been as
sured by their commanders that the
Russians did not have sufficient am
munition; that their supplies were
meager and that the Russian troops
| could not be expected to fight more
than a day or two.
Great Retreat Impending.
The Russians have not followed this
/ German schedule, however, and by
their splendid fighting and complete
! CO. ordination of transport and food
service. have now placed at least two
large sections of Teutonic line in grave
jeopardy. The Austrian forces around
! Lemberg are imperiled by Thinking
movement from Halicz. North.
around Tarnopol, the breach in their
lines is so wide that a great retreat
may have to be made to save large
! forces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Armed Citizens Effect Cleaning
at Phoenix, AriZ.
Ball Park Is StOckade-Put
Aboard Cattle Cars.
MAY FORCE 'EM TO MEXICO
California, Texas and New Mex
leo Have Up Bars.
Serious Strife in Northwest I'm
der Army Control.

Phoenix, Ariz., July Zone thou
sand members of the Industrial Work
ers of the World were being rounded
UP at Bisbee today by armed members
of the Citizens Protective League and
will be deported.
This morning members of the or
ganization, which citizens declare has
been a disturbing element. were
searched for arms and loaded in
freight cars.
According to word from Bisbee the
work was being done thoroly and Sys-
tematically. Greatly outnumbered
members of the Industrial Workers OF
the World, who had not left town
were herded in the baseball park.
There a guard was maintained and as
fast as the men were brought in they
were searched fer weapons and red
cards showing their membership in
the Industrial Workers organization.
Suspend Business for Day.
Nearby, on a siding, stood cattle and
box cars. There the men were taken,
where other guards saw to it that they
remained. This train, which will be
composed of more than q dozen cars,
it was stated, will be sent out of town
later. Leaders of the Citizens Pro-
tective League refused to give its
destination.
The work was begun at night,
number of citizens from Douglas and
other points coming to assist.
Business men and miners who want
to work had determined that the in
dustry of the camp should no longer
be tied up. Therefore. all business
was suspended for today for the
clean up" All shops were closed
and no mining operations were at
tempted. Before night the Citizens
Protective league announced there
would be nothing remaining in Bisbee
with an l. w. w. mark on it
Citizens Use Machine Guns.
Tucson. Ariz., July ia telephone
message from Douglas said 800 citi-
zens of that city have armed them
selves and with three machine guns
left for Bisbee early today to assist in
the 1. W. w. roundup there.
Twenty-Five box and cattle cars also
have been sent to deport the I. W. w
members. Railroad officials would
not indicate the destination of the
train after it leaves Bisbee.
No MOrc~sIieht'' in California.
San Bernardino, Cal. July 12.-No
more I. w. WIS will be shunted
across the California line into
this state, Governor Tom Campbell, of
Arizona, wired assurance to District
Attorney Duckworth in response to
(COutinued IN Page TwOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
LEADS BY 3 MILLION
n. v. City Population 6-5O4,OOO-Draft
Estimate Gives Topeka 1896.

Washington. July 12.-With a pop
ulation of 6.5O4.1S5. New York city
leads its nearest ompetitor-Chicayo
by nearly 100000 people, Accord
ing to a new census estimate just COM
pleted by the government It is vir-
tually the first federal estimate for
seven years and was made necessary
by the draft law basing the quota for
each district on a population basis.
New York, by the figures. is shown
to have grown 1915 since 1910
The total population of the United
States as estimated is 103.s49.6s4.
Twelve Largest Cities.
The bureaus estimates of the pres-
emit population in the twelve largest
cities as follow:
New York City. 6.5O4.1s5: Chicago.
?,639.957: Philadelphia Getty and
county,, 2,06O,o21; Detroit. 1.52I.942:
Cleveland, 1,125,44O, Boston, S2s,57y.
st. Louis, s27,264; Pittsburg. 1872
425; Baltimore. 626,961: Buffalo.
SOC, 3S4; San Francisco, 55g3Ss:
Milwaukee, SCI, OH.
Estimates for the three largest cities
in Kansas follow: wichita, 7s96e:
Topeka, 44.936; Kansas City. log. 3s4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Democrat Leaders Unable To
Reconcile Conflicting Views.
Want President To Outline
Opinion for a Compromise.
SENATE COMMITTEE BALKS
Declines To Make RecOmmen-
datiOns on Gore Substitute.
Prohibition Amendment Still Is
Snag of Contention.

Washington. July 12.-Oemocratic
leaders of the senate fin ling it well
nigh impossible to reconcile conflict
ing views on the food control bill, de-
cided today to appeal t" President
Wilson to outline his opir'cr. of what
compromises should be agreed upon to
hasten action on the measure
The senate agriculturr committee
decided today not to make any en-
dorsement or recommendation re-
garding the Gore substitute bill Sen
ator Gore, however, plans offer it as
an individual proposition with the I'M
Outstanding that many of L. provisions
will have general support in lieu of
those In the pending bill.
Liquor Control Unsettled.
The prohibition question, it was
agreed, probably will have to be set
tied in conference without further
senate action. because % the unani-
nous consent agreement under which
the senate acted last week
These decisions were reached at
conferences between Senator Martin,
Democratic leader; Chairman Gore of
the agriculture committee; Senator
Chamberlain, who has charge of the
legislation in the senate; and Senator
Simmons, chairman of the finance
committee.
Senator Martin and Simmons then
decided to ask the presidents advice
as to acceptance of a compromise
along the general plan of the Gore
substitute. They and Senator Cham
berlain, however, believe that the gov
eminent control legislation should not
be confined to products and agencies
in interstate and foreign commerce
but should be extended to regulate
intrastate business as we'll
Conferences Come to NauSht-
Id The conferences were held before
the special meeting of the agriculture
committee called to decide whether
the committee should take any action
on the Gore substitute which most of
them favor as a solution of the dead
lock, or to let Senator Ger or some
one else offer the substitute without
formal committee recommendations
If President Wilson does not object
the leaders were said to believe that
the substitute bill drawn by Senator
Gore generally embraces ideas for
compromise legislation. The Gore bill
would limit government control to
food and fuel alone, eliminating steel,
iron. copper cotton and many other
products
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
KIDNAPERS ACAINRATSAT4 MILLION
This Is What They Cost Kan
sas Every Year.
There Are More of Them Than
People in the State.

Kansas has more rats than people,
according to a bulletin issued today
by the state council of defense. The
committee on injurious animals esti
mates the state rat population at two
million, with an annual expense to- the
state of two dollars a head or four
million dollars a year
The defense council committee has
launched a campaign against the rat
"a campaign which may give the di-
seaSe carrying Thomas cat new lease
on life. All manner of destruction is
charged against the Kansas rodent. In
an indictment returned today against
the rat, the following charges are
made:
1t carries germs of bubonic plague
and of trichinosis
1t gnaws matches and the insula-
ton of electric wires and causes de-
structive fire.
1t gnaws lead pipes, ivory, shoes,
gloves, leather, rubber goods. books
and papers, making valuable property
and documents and records worthless
The average healthy and energetic
rat eats As to so pounds of grain
year.
Civic cooperation is necessary to
direct a campaign for the extermina-
ton of the rat, the committee declares
Individual buildings, drains and food
or garbage receptacles should be made
rat-proof. Garbage and rubbish heaps
should be. burned. Ordinances relat-
ing to rat-proof building construction
and to the destruction of rats should
be strictly enforced. Inside the rat
proof buildings all food and water
should be kept out of reach of the
animals. Then, thru the use of traps
and poison-even the family cat-the
rats may be eXterminated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
DECISION MUST STAND
Supreme Court Won't Reopen Ger
man. American Baseball Suit.

The Kansas supreme court today
denied a rehearins in the Topeka
baseball suit. A decision modifying
the judgment of the Shawnee county
district court was handed down in
June. The action was brought by the
German-American State bank of To-
peka against Chester Woodward, one
of the former owners and directors of
the baseball club.
In the district court Woodward was
held responsible for his share of the
liabilities of the Western League club
The court modified the Judgment of
the trial court by granting certain
credits. thcs reducing the amount of
the Judgment. An apph alton for a
rehearing was filed and was today
denied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
SWEDEN INDIGNANT
Report on Exports and Imports Given
Out by L. S. "RidicuIous.'

Stockholm, July 12.-GeneraI re-
sentiment and Indignation has been
aroused in Sweden by a news dispatch
from Washington giving what is term
ed as an official report to the gov
ernme mt on Sweden'S exports and
imports. The report for which the
authority is not named, declares in
brief that Sweden exported to Ger
many great quantities of materials for
making ammunition, including espe-
cially iron ore, ferro silicates. man
ganese, steel, copper, sulphur zinc,
wood pulp and imported iron ore from
America to replace the surplus ex-
Torted.
The newspapers most friendly to
America join the chorus of indignant
condemnation of these charges.
Import No U. s. Ore.
The Associated Press received from
an authoritative source the following
statement:
1T is no secret that we are export
ing iron ore. We have been xport-
ing it for more than twenty years 1t
is our chief article of export. But
we export also to England. other
countries and the proportions of our
exports remain nearly the same as be-
fore the war. We exported wood
pulp to Germany but also to America
France, Italy and other countries We
exported ferro silicates to Germany
and also to England and Russia.
The statement that we are export
ing sulphur and zinc to Germany is a
ridiculous error.
Another mis-statment concerns our
alleged imports of iron ore from
America. We import no iron ore from
there.
I'VE export pig iron of higher
grade to both England and Germany.
Our exports to England are still near
ly normal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
DIVORCE PHONE LINES
Central Union and A. II. & T. Conn
panics "Unscrambled'' by Court

Chicago. July 12.-By a decree OF
the Cook county superior court the
Central Union Telephone company.
operating in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
has been divorced from the American
Telephone & Telegraph company and
all stock held in the former company
by the latter has been ordered sold at
public auction.
The decree, which was filed yester-
day by Judge w. f. Devire, directs
the Central Union company to oper-
ate as a separate independent COM
pany.
The Central Union company has
been deriving a yearly business of
SO, 500. 600 from its $1,000 stations, II
was said.
The decree says that notes amount
ing to $40,0oO,OO0 in the Central
Union and held by the A r & T..
must be surrendered and Cancelled.
The decree was the result of an
action brought against the Central
Union by William A. Read.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
REBEL TO PARLIAMENT
De Valera Is Third Sim Feiner Fleet
ed-Involves Political Situation.

London, July 12.-The lection Of
Edward de Valera as menlhc,- of par
lament fo- East Glare. the third SIEn
Feiner to be returned 20 parliament
Of late, is treated as an event of great
political consequence by the morning
papers, which devote considerable
space to the victory. The tendency
of the Unionist press is to regard the
situation as gravely threatening for
they see nothing in the Sim Fem
movement but rebellion.
The Liberal press also is alarmed
but rather for the position of the of
ficial Nationalist party and for the
prospect for the re-estabiishment of
constitutional home rule
One opinion seems common among
all parties, namely. that the prospects
of the convention in Ireland to con-
slider home rule is seriously impaired
if not entirely doomed