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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-09
court BEGINS LABOR
BOOKED jury CASES
NUMBER OF CAUSES SET FOR
TRIAL BY JUDGE
Number of Actions That Make Up Cal
endar That Will Keep Busy-the Dis
trict Tribunal; Petit Jurors Are Called
To Meet Here Next Monday; Bench
Warrants Ordered Issued;0ther Work
from Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Although the railroad service has
been about paralyzed by the bad
weather, the February term of the dis
trict court was opened this morning
according to schedule. There was a
preliminary call of the civil calendar.
On account of the difficulty of travel
ing, Judge w. l.. Comstock had given
the grand jurors until February 8 at
IL a. m. to appear and the petit
jurors until February II at 2 p. M.
Quite a number of the parOled pris-
onefs were present to report. SIX.
chatham was reported s~nowbound in
Iowa. Gayhard Nelson was not pres
ent on account of bad roads. The
sheriff was instructed to see . that
Clifford Manning appeared. Bench
warrants were issued for Arthur John
fson and-Colir -r"Donald. Mcdonald,
Lit will be remembered, was UP for wife
desertion, but was on parole on the
condition of his payments of certain
monies to his wife. He is understood to
have lost his position out west and
his whereabouts are not known. Most
of the parole cases were continued.
In the case of the state of Minnesota
against w. ID. Kaufman, notice was
given of a motion to dismiss.
In the call of the civil calendar, the
following cases were stricken:
John Sticking and others VS.. Con-
solidated School District No. 1.
Martha H. Wilhelm VS.. William E.
Sulfiow and others.
Josephine d. Baker VS.. Clyde D.
Baker.
Pauline King VS.. Mark l.. King.
Cases Are Continued.
The following are continued:
L.. M. Gross VS.. Supervisors of Town
of Lincoln.
German American State bank VS.. C.
L. Peterson and others.
J Fred Hang VS.. c.. L. Peterson.
The following were dismissed:
Charles Posi-, doing business as
lPosz Produce Co., VS.. Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Co.
Philip Krautkremer VS.. A. w. And
erson.
Luella Mabee VS.. Hugh S. Meboe.
Otto Lamb and Carrie Holman VS..
Evan Olson and Anna Olson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
o. J. deLendrecie Co.

Mandan, n. D., Jan. 29.-To the
Editor: Will you please give space to
the following:
Last Sunday, at the regular morn
ing service, the congregation OF the
First Presbyterian church passed the
following resolution:
ITO the Honorable, the Members OF
the Fifteenth North Dakota Leglsla-
ture in session assembled.
1.-THE congregation Of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church of Mandan, IN
regular morning service assembled
this. the 28th day of January, 1917,
would respectfully petition the legls-
lature of North Dakota, now in ses-
sion: to refuse to enact laws favoring
an open Sunday. While we believe
laws should not be made burdensome
or to interfere with individual liberty.
we protest against the enactment OF
any laws which will permit on Sun
day, such public commerciallzed
amusements as pool halls. baseball,
theatrical performances or moving
picture shows"
This action was taken after the
preaching Of a sermon by the Rev. w.
III. Hunter, D. D., of Fargo, and the
vote "a standing vote) of the congre-
gation-which was a large and repre-
sentative one-was, by conservative
estimate, at least 80 per cent (SO%O)
of the total number present. OF the
remaining 20 per cent (2O%) who did
not stand when the negative was call
edf or some were strangers, a few did
not agree with all of the resolution
and a number were, possibly, opposed
to the resolution.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

Odd Lot Review: Suppose you had
never known anything about railroad
stocks. .. =
Suppose all the railroads of the coun-
try were built in the last year and that
you had no record of their earnings
back of 1916.
Can you imagine the glowing circu-
lars and descriptions which would be
sent out by q certain type of promotion
house concerning the prospects of the
railroads for the future?
rate of % per cent on it's stock for the
fiscal year 1916. During this period 1t
was handicapped by the fact that the
organization was not thoroughly capa-
BILE of handling the terrific business. In
1917 it should earn AZ per cent and by
1919, figuring the cumulative increase
during the twelve months of 1915,
would figure that Oshkosh & Lagoon
railroad stock would show a net earn
ing Of $125 a share"
Do you think this sounds ridiculous?
1t is an exact parallel of the style of
reasoning which is being used with
telling effect by the promoters of many
thousands of industrial enterprises
which have no history back of the
present boom period.
earnings, but people who are contem-
plating making commitments in new
flotations which have no before the
war; record, should remember that on
this same basis OF logic, railroad stocks
are just as attractive and the fact that
these roads have real record back of
boom times, even though it be not the
best record in the world, Is in itself a
bull argument.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
Mandan Church Petitions
Against an Open Sunday

In The Daily Pioneer of Saturday,
the 9th inst, announcement was
made that the subject of the morning
sermon at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday would be, Puritanism
Versus Modernism. At the time said
notice was handed to the press it was
not known that DR.. Hunter would be
here at all. His coming was unex-
pected, but being here and finding that
he had been giving considerable atten-
ton to the matter Of Sabbath obServ-
ance as relating to the so-called blue
Sunday" law, and inasmuch as it had
been originally planned to deal with,
in some measure, the said blue Sun
day" law in the subject announced,
DR.. Hunter was invited to preach the
sermon.
The resolution presented and adopt
ed at the Presbyterian church here in
Mandan Is identical with that adopted
by the First Presbyterian church of
Fargo at it's recent annual meeting,
and much the same action was taken
by the First M. E. church Of the same
city. Other churches and denomina-
tons are about to take, or have already
taken, similar action.
In conclusion it might not be inap-
propriate to quote the words of
Abraham Lincoln, of revered and i'm
mortal memory:
with malice toward none; with
charity for all; with firmness in the
right, as God gives us to see the
right" Yours sincerely,
F. w. Thompson,
Pastor, First Presbyterian Church,
Mandan, N. D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
WASFIRST
WARDENAT
BISMARCK
Fl. g. Plumley Pays Tribute
to Dan Williams, a Ter
ritorial Pioneer
GOOD EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Knew How to Govern Men
and Saved State by Eco
nomical Administration

A representative Of The Forum
CHANGED to see H. c. Plumley this
morning, and he remarked that he
desired to pay a little tribute to Dan
Williams, whose death was just an
nounced from Bismarck. Mr.. Plumley
said:
Dan Williams was the first warden
Of the territorial penitentiary at Bis
marck. He came to that city from
Yankton with his brother, Hon. e. A.
Williams, in 1873. Dan was a very
capable man at the head of the peni-
tertiary; he knew how to govern men,
and he won their respect by the
method he treated them. He felt that
the prison was not TUerely a place Of
punishment, but that If it could ba
made a reformatory, the state was
that much better off. Many is the con-
vict who has been placed on the right
road through Mr.. Williams aid, and
has been a useful member Of society
after his prison sentence was over. /
could give the names Of several, be-
cause I was on the penitentiary board
during several years Of his serv-
ice.
Mr.. Williams was a practical man,
and rendered valuable aid to the state,
in his economies as the executive off,
CSE VI Luo pSu1tSuIldIys Ouo year IASr0
was a deficiency in the appropriation
for maintaining expenses Of $4,000,
and the legislature made no ap-
preparation for this shortage, but he
carried the institution through the two
years on the regular appropriation,
and showed a surplus of about $3.50
at the close Of the period. During
the same term an appropriation was
made for extending the cell wing; it
was built even better than the archi-
tect's specifications, and $1,000, Of the
appropriation was turned back into
the territorial treasury-the only
instance in the history of the terri
tory-if not Of the state-where an
appropriation for a public building
was too large. This too was at Bis
marck, and Hon. Alexander Mckenzie
was another member of the board,
and he assisted in making this saving
for Dakota territory.
Dan Williams record in encourage
ing convicts to again get on the right
road, and become good citizens is a
monument to his memory of which
his friends have a right to be proud"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

Trade reports from Mexico are not so
bad. The government has recently
bought twenty large railroad engines
in the United States, new wireless
station has been built, a new telegraph
line has been opened, large deposits of
quicksilver have been found In
Guadalajara, and a new oil well has
been opened at Tampico, giving 328, 900
barrels a day. The report says there
are signs of great Improvement in
business, and schools are being i'm
proved. At Ocampo a company has
been formed to build a large -four mill
which is to belong to the city as soon
as it is on paying basis. All the profit
from the mill is to be used for the city
schools.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
PERLEY

Perley, Mimi, Jan. 31.-To The For
UNI: Elsie Young OF Moorhead visited
with her sister, Mrs. e. D. Anderson
Friday.
Miss Bergit Norness of Nielsville
arrived Friday evening at the Rev. Mr.
Lutness home, where she will remain
indefinitely.
Ole Maien was a business caller in
Moorhead, Friday.
Frank Scrobie returned to Fargo
Monday evening, after visit with
friends here.
A parcel shower was given at the
Nels Hoff home, Saturday, in honor OF
Miss Laura Hoff, whose marriage tc
David Montgomery Of Casselton, will
take place some time in March.
Arthur Alrick returned to Moorhead
Saturday evening, after a short visit
at his home here.
. Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Distad entertain
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

ORDER
FEBRUARY
Overland Doyle G. m pany
Sees Record Business
This Season

Delighted with the outlook for bust
ness, and equally delighted with the
new model cars which reached Fargo
Yesterday, S. J. Doyle of the Overland
Doyle company last evening placed
an order for 100 cars for February
delivery. Today the Overland distri-
butors have been holding open house
for Fargo and Moorhead auto critics
who have read about and waited for
the arrival of the 1917 product of "the
greatest automobile factory in the
world" One model which promises to
be particularly popular is the "Coun-
try Club" which has met with instant
favor where it has been shown.
Buying cars in punches of 100 for
February delivery is a business trans
action somewhat out of the ordinary,
indicating that the Overland Doyle
company sees a record business this
season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
COMMISSION THINKS
MAN IS OBJECTING
Communication Filed Which City
Fathers May Employ Interpreter
to Read.

While they may employ an inter-
prefer or some other kind of an ex-
pert to translate it, the city commits
sioners are of the belief that a COM
munication received by Commission
er of Police Dahl is an objection to
the granting of pool hall license.
The first part of the letter seems to
indicate this as it states the location
of pool hall and then the letter
reads:
IT was REQUESTED by a affircer If had
amy objacktion. l have is it have
and always will be a publick notion
with that lin of buisniss. for No
retion the have to block the intranS
and that clase will ma1astnerly avry
lady that CONS upp starch so a re-
spect full peapal hesetat to com her.
And so much noise that no one kan
slep upp starch"
Get it? - -a-.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
ADOPT PLANS FOR
WIDENINGSTREETS
CITY COMMISSION TAKES PRE-
LIMINARY STEPS FOR OPENING
UP eleventh STREET SOUTH
AND OTHER HIGHWAYS ON
SOUTH SIDE.

At a meeting OF the city, commits
sion this morning plans and specifca-
tionS for the opening and widening OF
Thirteenth avenue south between
Tenth and Eleventh streets and Elev-
enth street from Thirteenth avenue
south to a point 300 feet south, in
Huntington'sa addition, and the uni
form widening Of Eleventh street
south between Eleventh and Thir-
teenth avenues south. in Erskine's ad-
dition.
Eleventh street south is closed at
some places and In places where 1t is
open the street has three widths. one
place only 33 feet, one place 63 feet
and another place 80 feet. The plan
calls for opening the unopened por-
ton and bringing the entire street to
a width Of 80 feet.
The city engineer was instructed to
prepare plans and specifications for
this work and the commission then
approved the plans submitted by him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
Secretary of Commerce Redneld says:

Secretary of Commerce Redneld says:
within the past two years our ship
ping in the foreign trade has doubled
increasing from 1,G76,152 to 2,1s1.716
gross tons. OF these there were added
under the law admitting foreign-built
ships to American registry 1872 vessels
to Oct. /, 1915, actual building of ships
under contract in our shipyards ex-
banded from seventy-six steel vessels
of 810,039 gross tons to AIT steel mer-
chant vessels of 1,454,270 fross tons,
without reference to wooden ships. This
shipbuilding work is greater than any
corresponding construction in the his
tory of any other nation except Great
Britain, and is nearly equal to the work
of British yards this year"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
BIG AUCTION SALE
ON STERN'S farm

Don't forget the big auction sale of
the stock and machinery on the River
view farm, formerly owned by the
Stern Bros, recently purchased by the
Willow River Horse & Cattle Co. at
the farm one mile north of the Fargo
fair grounds Saturday, Feb. 8. Eleven
head of big Percheron bred horses, %
head Guernsey bred cows and heifers,
20 head Of shoats and brood sows, ma
chinery, wagons, harness. and in fact
everything used on a high class farm.
Sale will start at o'clock. Arnold
Lorshbough, assistant cashier of the
Dakota Savings bank, will take the
paper at this sale. Willow River Horse
& Cattle Co.. owners. E. z. Mark, man
ager. Col. Reeves. auctioneer.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

ed the Progressive Whist club Friday
evening.
Miss Olga Ness was Fargo passen-
ger Thursday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. P. K. Dahl have been
the house guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Richards the past week.
Miss Olga Johnson and Mrs.
Matheason were Moorhead visitors
Friday. Cor. P.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
VAC ACT AIMED
AT WOBBLERS
Confined from Page One.

Confined from Page One.
expected to be returned to the house
today by the labor committee, OF
which Paul Ravens is chairman, with
out recommendation.
J Such decision was made by the
/ committee yesterday afternoon when
the measure was up for discussion.
There was some talk at the commit
tee meeting of delaying action till the
Nonpartisan caucus had an oppor-
tunity Of acting on it, but Representa-
tive O'Connor of Grand Forks county,
who is a member Of the labor COM
mittee, declared that he was ready to
bring in a report that would bring
about full discussion and consider
alton Of the measure on the floor Of
the house.
Mr.. Carr's bill sets up definition of
the crime of vagrancy, and provides
for the punishment Of Migrants. A
, similar measure has been operative in
Texas with considerable success, and
Mr.. Carr. who is himself q farmer, be-
lieves it would be a powerful weapon
in combating the /. w. w. disturban-
ces.
Await an Opinion.
Consideration Of the proposed work.
mems compensation that is backed by
the labor unions Of the state, and
which proposes the creation OF a state
guarantee fund for the payment OF
such compensation, is being delayed
by the house labor committee until 1t
obtains an opinion as to the consti-
nationality Of the measure.
Such opinion has been asked of the
attorney general, and will be forth
coming within a short time.
The house, controlled, as it is, by
the Nonpartisan Organization, is fav-
orable to the bill, sponsored by the
labor interests, as opposed to that
drafted and submitted by Representa-
tive Tenneson, Of Cass county. The
latter measure contemplates state
supervision of the compensation plan,
without actual entrance by the state
into the business.
Means a Fight Today.
The manner in which H. B. No. 81
came to it's death yesterday afternoon
on third reading, being killed by the
solid Nonpartisan vote. likely will
bring on an interesting discussion
this afternoon.
The bill in question was sponsored
by Representative MackoR Of Stark
county, and makes provision for night
schools in rural communities.
Representative Blanchard, who vot-
ed with the prevailing side, immedi-
ately gave notice to the house, when
the result was announced, that he
would move for reconsideration today,
and his motion likely will open a lit
tie tilt, for Mr.. Blanchard Is prepared
to back his motion with a revival of
the charges recently aired by Repre-
sentative Lathrop. that all bills not
sponsored by league members. are
marked for death.
Another bill killed yesterday was
that Of Representative Smith. also a
non-league member. 1t provided for
instruction in schools against acct
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

The United States senate has elect
ed Senator Willard Salisbury, of
Delaware, as president pro tenn. He
succeeds Senator Clarke Of Arkansas
who died last year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
Murphy
''In-a-Dor'' Bed

A disappearing bed, in recess and
closet types. All metal construction;
finished in eight different finishes to
match woodwork.
Installed in thousands of the most
modern buildings throughout the
United States. "
Used and being installed in North Da-
kota in =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

-Ansonia Apartments ........ Fargo
'" Ffnest in city,
The Mckenzie Hotel. Bismarck
Piersen Apartments ..... Bismarck
Rose Apartments ....... Bismarck
One leading apartment house, Minot
Included in plans Of several new
apartments to be constructed
this year ................. Minot
And many private homes through
out the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
BUILDERS!

A new space saver for small homes,
apartment buildings and hotels.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31

No change is made, however. in the
institutional printing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
NEW DESIGNATIONS ARE
ADOPTED FOR THE ARMY
Hereafter Regiments Will Be Known
by Number Without Distinction
Between Units and Regulars.

Designation of all army regiments
hereafter by number and service
branch only. without distinction be-
tween units of the regulars. National
Guard and National Army, has been
decided on by the War Department to
simplify official records Of the great
war forces now being developed.
Under the system the regular regi-
ments will retain their present names
from the list Infantry" list Cavalry"
etc. upward. The National Guard
regiments will be renamed. their num-
bers beginning where those Of the
regulars end. and the now units to be
organized under the draft will take
their numbers onward from the last
Of the guard regiments. .
For the purposes Of local identif1ca-
ton. but not in the official records.
National Guard and National Army
regiments will be permitted to use in
parentheses after their names the
names Of the states from which they
come. In the case OF the National
Guard the former name of the regi-
ment may be used in full in paren-
theses. including both the name Of the
state and the former state number:
Thus National Army regiment could
be called the '205th Infantry CIV. Va.).'
or the "65th Field Artillery (Minn.).'
while National Guard regiment might
use the designation Goth Infantry
(1st Indfana),' or 10th Engineers
(o2d New York;" No parenthesis
would imply regulars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
INSURANCE FOR FIGHTING
MEN MEETS APPROVAL
Company Ofncials Indorse Mr.. NC
Adoo's Idea-Might Elimi-
nate Pension Evils.

Onicials of life Insurance companies.
invited by Secretary McAdoo to confer
with him Monday on plans to insure
officers and men in the naval and mill
tary forces. have shown great enthu-
siasm in the project in letters and tele-
grams replying to the invitation
Although department officials refuse
to discuss the proposals to be laid be-
fore the conference. 1t is known that the
administration is determined that some
form Of insurance be given to all OF
Americas fighting men. 1t is believed
the companies may be given an oppor-
tunity to form a combination for war
insurance, with the cooperation or
backing OF the government Rates for
soldiers and sailors under present con-
ditions of private insurance are gener-
ally regarded by officials as too heavy.
More than three and a half billions
Of dollars in liabilities would have to
be assumed II insurance were granted
to the 2,50o.o men the United States
may have In the service within two
years, with a minimum policy OF $1,000.
There have been suggestions that the
maximum policy be $4,000 or $4,000.
Men in the merchant marine are now
insured by the federal war risk bureau
for amounts from $500 to $4,000.
What effect a general insurance pro-
gram may have on the pension system
Is impossible to determine. It is point
ed out that federal insurance would be
tantamount to a war-period pension
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
MACHINISTS' BOARD MEETS
TO DEBATE STRIKE ISSUE
$4,000 Shipbuilders in New York
and New Jersey District
Threaten Walkout.

NEW YORK, June 29.-The executive
board Of district No. l of the 1nterna-
tional Association of Machinists met
here today to consider the proposed
strike Of 10000 pbuilders in the New
York and New Jersey district. who are
demanding an increase In wages OF
about so cents a day in all branches of
their work. The shipbuilders have de-
clined to meet the men or their rep
sentatives, saying the only question
is the one of the recognition Of the
union. 1t was said that should 2 strike
be called next Monday the govern
ments shipbuilding plan would be Sc
riously interfered with.
There will be no conferences" Henry
c. Hunter of tho National Metal Trades
Association and the spokesman for the
employers, said today I'VE have had no
conference in fifteen years. and though
it means a strike, we do not propose to
commence now and disrupt our organi-
cation"
1t was said the Representatives Of all
the machinists would instruct their
committees to prepare for a general
strike Monday unless the differences
were adjusted before that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
WATSON's PAPER HELD UP.
Georgia Postmaster Refuses to De.
liver Weekly Publication.

SAVANNAH, Ca, June 2S.-Marion
Lucas, postmaster at Savannah. has
declined to permit the delivery
through his office of the Jeffersonian,
Tom Watson's weekly paper. published
at Thomson. Ga.
The postmaster acted under the pro-
visions Of the recently passed espion-
age law. Watson has been attacking
the governments CONSUMPTION act. The
postmaster has reported the matter to
the Postmaster General who finally de-
termines whether the papers shall be
delivered or not. Pending the decision
Of the Postmaster General, the papers
are held in the Savannah Office. This
Is believed to be the first action against
a periodical taken under this act by an
American postmaster.