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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
EAST SIDE NOTES

Moorhead homestead Of the Yeomen
will hold a regular meeting at Phenix
hall this evening. Immediately after
the close of the lodge session. q whist
card game, refreshments will be served.
John Oberg is visitor from his farm
in Kragnes township today.
The last meeting of the old city coun-
Gil was held last evening. All the bus
mess transacted was to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting and
ter. The first meeting of the new 1Sun-
Gil will be held next Monday evening.
March 3.
Tomorrow, Feb. 2s, is the last day to
pay personal property taxes In Mime
sofa. On March 1 10 per cent penalty
is added to all unpaid taxes.
M. c. Curtis. of Glyndon. the new
owner OF the liver p. Jepson farm, was
a Moorhead visitor this morning.
wangensteen & Olson, general mer-
chants, have succeeded the firm OF
Bjorge-Wa Co.. general
merchants at Lake Park. c. e. Bjorge
has retired from the business, which
steen and G. A. Olson.
c. B. Romkey came up from Stock.
wood this morning on business.
L. G. Evert a prominent farmer Of
the Sabin neighborhood was an ar.
rival at the Comstock hotel last even.
ing.
Leo H. Wright, the Sabin potato
buyer, was a visitor in the city las
night and returned home this morn.
ing. Yesterday Mr.. Wright was pay
ing $2.75 net for Early Ohios delivered
at his Sabin warehouse.
r. w. Patterson of Fisher. is I
guest at the New Columbia hotel.
L. e. Braun Of Sabin was register
ed at the Comstock hotel last night.
]. T. Langerno of Edinburg, N. d
is at the New Columbia hotel today.
Tom Ferris came up from Sabin las
night to have his injured wrist treat
ed. It was caught between a pulle.
and drive belt several days ago ant
is improving slowly.
w. II. Merritt went to Crookstol
yesterday to bid on q contract for tn,
Farmers State bank building a
Shelly.
Jens Adsero and M. o. Valan wer
up from their farms in Kurtz town
ship yesterday,
Fred q. Hill left this morning 70
Devils Lake on his regular trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Thompso,
came up from Sahin last night an
were among the guests at the Com
stock hotel.
p. F. Timlin. who has been at s.
Johns hospital since he broke his lei
several weeks ago, Is wearing crutche
at the Comstock.
Drs. L. G. Davenport. p. G. Vern
, and Leo r. Moos have returned fror
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Plenty Of Guns to Arm
F.. American Merchantmen

VOWS could not insure ships against
submarine attack and also because the
eff1ciency of the feet would De seri-
ously impaired II Its units were scat
tered. -
inch calibre, Most Of them are ola
models. but have ample range ana
power for the work desired.
It is important that the under
water craft be asasiled before she gsts
into good torpedo range. Inc
majority Of cases reported snow IniS
to be 500 yards or less ana the skiLI
make 1t dangerous for the u-poat 10
show herself at 5000 yards
NAVY officials were not inclined TO
discuss the change in the status "
merchant ship which might result
from placing a navy crew ABOARD.
Whether the gun crews would ne pIac.
ed under the orders of merchant cap
tains or whether naval others would
command the gun was noe mace
known. = AN
The naval militia. more than 5000
strong, could not be drawn upon Tor
glnners because Of its militia status.
The terms under which the men
could be called out for active service
are limited by the constitution, 10 sup"
preston of instruction. repelling IN.
yasion and enforcing the laws.
In addition to guns now held In re-
serve at navy yards. the navy depart
ment has many smaller weapons
building under contract. These. could
be FASTENED to completion at need Tor
use aboard merchant craft. but there
is no present indication that they will
be needed.
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SPUDS
SELL AT
So PER
Remarkable Price is Re-
ceived for Carload Of Po-
tatoes Yesterday

sabin, Mimi, Feb 27.-Three dollars
a bushel for Early Ohio seed potatoes
is the price at which Henry Schroeder
sold one carload yesterday.
The local market has been very act
I've for several weeks, with prices
climbing up from day to day.. Buyers
have picked up practically all OF the
CARROTS in this locality and are now
buying In any quantity from bushel
up. All the farmer has to do is deliver
the potatoes at the cellars here and
receive $2.75 net for them.
This price is equal to $2.s2 a bushel
as the two bushel sacks cost IL cents
and the usual rule is to sell potatoes
sacked, except in the fall of the year
when they are loaded out in bulk for
eating stock.
AS many of the farmers are selling
down very close, 1t is thought that the
acreage planted to potatoes in this sec
ton this year will be much smaller
than usual. Those who have made O
study of the potato industry are Of the
opinion that there will be a shortage
in the general potato crop Of 1917 as
compared with other years. not taking
the 1916 crop into consideration.
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Washington, Feb. 81. Guns and
mounts sufficient to arm any reason
able number Of American merchant
ships are now stored at navy yards
1t was stated officially at the navy
department yesterday following Presi-
dent Wilson's appearance before con-
Rress to ask authority to provide
weapons and men should the need
arise. Efficient gunners are lacking,
however, unless they are taken from
active ships which can Ill spare
them. ...s.
Naval officers pointed out that men
of special skill would be required as
gun pointers for anti-submarine work.
At best a. U-boat is difficult to hit as
there is little exposed. Otter a peri
scope hardly visible at more than a
few thousand yards is the gunners
only target.
Recent figures show that $50 ships
under American registry are engaged
In trans Atlantic trade, but 1t Is esti-
mated that not more than 100 would
apply for guns and take the risk OF
crossing the German submarine zones.
There will be no difficulty in furnish
ing that number OF vessels with
weapons, but supplying trained gun
nointers for 100 guns would take that
many valuable men away from nghes
There are about 1000 men in the
feet reserve, Of whom approximately
100 were trained gun pointers when
they left active service. Most or tnem
are older men. and none has had re-
cent practice.
Experts are against naval conveys
for merchantships both because con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
DISTRICT COURT

Yesterday afternoon the trial Of the
begun in district court, with County
Attorney Dosland conducting the pros
ecution James M. Witherow il attor-
ney for the defendant. The complain
ing witness was still on the stand this
afternoon.
The jury in the case Of the Moorhead
Hardware Co. VS.. Sophia Mikkelson re-
turned a verdict for $298.Sb in favor Of
the plaintiff yesterday afternoon.
When the case of o. C. Allen VS.. John
B. Erickson was changed from one to
be tried by jury to a court case there
was a big hole punched in the calendar.
trial before him and continued them
over the term.
It is probable that Judge w. L. Par
sons will come up to finish out the
term. This matter was to be definitely
arranged this afternoon.
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LARGE Attendance at
Grain Dealers Meet

Continued From Page oneO
tera Of business at the early part of
the session, but 1t is expected that
before the convention recesses this
evening a resolution will have been
adonted opposing the proposed legis-
Iation in the Minnesota legislature
which would prevent the trading In
futures in the grain market:
!. The bill now pending in the MIME
sofa assembly is known as House File
No 214 The Farmers Grain Dealers
association of Minnesota at recent
convention adopted a resolution OPP
posing this measure and a copy will
be read before the convention here
and the chances are that it Will pass
with little IL any opposition. The
grain dealers present seem to be
Unanimous against this measure.
The resolution passed by the Mime
sofa convention of farmers grain
dealers recites that such a bill would
destroy future trading in the state
az minnesota and would deprive the
farmers elevators, country elevators
in that state and North Dakota OF the
privilege OF hedging their grain IN
Minneapolis and Duluth. forcing them
to assume the speculative risk which
they now avoid by hedging purchases
of grain in these markets, and forcing
them to hedge in Chicago, Milwaukee
Kansas City and other markets In
which they would not be able TO make
delivery. which 1t is claimed would be
much more dangerous.
The resolution recites that this
would work to destroy trading in the
two states and compel the purchases
to be made at much larger margins Of
profit from the producers.
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$4,000
VALUEOF
HISCROP
Otto III. Johnk Raised Over
5000 Bushels Of Pota-
toes Last Year

Otto H. Johnk came up from Sabin
last evening and went out to PaSe, N.
D., this morning to visit his new farm
and complete arrangement for moving
out next month. Mr.. Johnk is the own
err of section 20 of Page township, one
mile from the village.
He will use the same methods on the
new farm that he has followed at Sabin.
His plan is to plant 100 acres to pota-
toes; about 275 will be seeded to wheat
and the balance OF the crop land to
oats, barley and corn.
Mr.. Johnk raised over 5000 bushels
about 900 bushels for seed He has
sold 6,400 bushels, from which he has
realized $10,032. In addition, he has
still for sale one carload, 500 bushels,
that he is holding at SO a bushel.
The sales Mr.. Johnk has made show
the changes in price since last fall. He
sold 1900 bushels out Of the field at 80
cents; one carload at $1.42; two car
loads at $3.50; and four carloads at
1925 a bushel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

TALKS TO .
COMMONS

For two hours last evening the Com
mons club listened with closest atten-
ton to a discussion of Vocational
Education by J. Adams Puffer, the
noted lecturer of Boston. Mr.. Puffer
went into fundamentals. He warned
the members of the club that the edu-
cational system of the nation must be
radically changed else the country is
drifting toward a serious crisis.
According to DR.. Puffer the profess
sions are hopelessly overcrowded and
he went into details to show that this
was true especially of physicians,
lawyers and ministers. He stated that
when there were more doctors than
were needed, it resulted in one OF two
things, over-charges in the way Of ex-
orbitant fees or carelessness in teach
ing prevention of disease.
He made some very serious charges
against INSCRIPTIONS members Of the
medical profession.
He also stated that the legal pro-
fession was so overcrowded that 1t
was bringing the courts into disrepute
from Maine to California.
He stated that the clergy was ur1-
consciously subservient to the wealthy
church members in theh' pews and
that the clergy is hopelessly aligned
with the capitalist class.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
STATE TAX MEETING
Was BEGUN TODAY

The state tax conference that has
brought together men interested in
taxation problems from every part Of
Minnesota will open in the old capitol
st. Paul tomorrow. Sen. George H.
Gardner Of Brainerd is presiding. The
committee that arranged the confer
ence comprised Senator Gardner; w.
L. Harris, Minneapolis; M. D. Mum,
st. Paul: Cyrus M. King, Deer River;
Henry Knolte, Duluth; r. T. Buckley,
Crookston. and C. w. Hale, Spring
Valley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
DANAHOWER, STATES
OLDEST BANKER, DEAD

st. Peter, Mimi. Feb. 27.-Frederick
A. Donahower, said to have been the
oldest banker in Minnesota, died at
his home here yesterday. He was SO
years old. Born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, Sept. 16, 1880, Mr.. Dona-
hover came to Minnesota in 1853 and
entered the employ Of c. H. Parker, a
private banker in ST. Paul. In 1857 he
moved to ST Peter and opened a pri-
vate bank under the firm name of Ed
gerton, Smith & Donahower. In 1871
the First National bank of st. Peter
was organized and Mr.. Donahower was
made cashier. In 1889 he was elected
its president.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
MILES OF MOVIES
WERE EXPORTED

New York. Feb. 2s.-More than a.
900 miles of motion picture films
were exported from the United States
during 1915. according TO figures is
sued here by the foreign trade depart
ment OF the national city bank. OF
this $4,000 miles wexH Exposed" films
ready to be used. containing mainly
plays. travel pictures and news photo
graphs. The remainder was un-
exposed film, to be used in taking
scenes abroad. The total value Of the
export films Yves estimated at 100000
900, Great Britain being the chief pur-
chaser.
'The United States is by far the
worlds largest manufacturer Of mo-
ton picture fllms." the banks state
ment says, estimating the entire do
nestle production of one billion feet
with a value Of approximately $40.-
900. 900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
USED GUN ON
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Sheriff Billings brought a young man
named Alfred Korva, Of the town of
Blowers, who is accused of shooting w.
H. Johnson, one of the county commits
sioners of Wadena county, to Fergus
Falls on Saturday.
The shooting occurred at the Korva
home in Blowers. Young Korva had
come home from st. Paul and had
brought some liquor with him. His two
brothers, Gus and Hans, had just re-
turned from the woods. Johnson, who
is q cattle buyer, had come in to talk
over some business affairs with them.
Just what the trouble was about is
not known, but Alfred Korva stepped
out of the house about o'clock in the
evening, and fired through the window,
a portion of the shot striking Johnson
In the face and shoueder. He was taken
to Wadena for treatment aad will re-
cover
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
MINNESOTA
SOLONS SHOW
PATRIOTISM
CIV Associated Presn.l

st. Paul, Feb. 27.-With the eyes of
the nation turned toward Washington
for the next step in the international
situation. the Minnesota house of
representatives. fired by patriotism.
today passed the Steen- Moeller bill
appropriating a half-million dollars
for relief Of national guardsmen re-
turned from the Mexican border.
There were but eight dissenting
votes.
Under the terms Of the bill, Mime
sofa guardsmen will receive so cents
a day from the state for each day they
spent in the federal service.
This sum. proponents Of the bill de-
clare, would permit the men to live
properly until they had obtained new
positions.
1t was predicted that the measure
would pass the senate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
~" Campaign Comes
to a Close Tonight
Former Secretary subseribes.

Former Secretary Suhseribes.
R. r. Wolf, former secretary OF the
local association, telegraphed from
Johnstown, Pa, this morning that he
was mailing subscription. The
amount however, was not stated on
the telegram.
It was also announced today that H.
p. Beckwith and 2. d. Angel. who are
spending the winter in southern Cali
fornia, have notified the campaign
managers that they are soliciting
among former North Dakota residents
there, and 1t is expected q consider
able amount will be realized from this
source. @-W
Fargo representatives and senators
at Bismarck have also sent in pledges.
To Resume Activities.
Should the $4,000 fund be COM
pleted this evening. regular activities
at the local association, suspended
during the campaign, will be resumed
tomorrow morning, John w. Adams.
general secretary, announced today.
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Geneva, Switzerland. via London.
Feb. 27.-Although the withdrawal Of
German forces in the Ancre region
may signify merely the abandonment
of a tactically unfavorable projection
Of the German line at this point, an
other explanation is suggested by
Americans who have come to Switzer-
land recently after long stays in Ber-
lin. It is that the German retirement
may perhaps be the beginning of a
regrouping Of the Teutonic forces on
the west, with the intention of bring
ing on a decisive open field engage
ment to settle the fate Of the war.
At the time Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's appointment to chief
command last year, when the CORE
spondent was In Berlin, there was
much discussion Of a question the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

North Dakota will be bone dry under
the prohibition rider in the postal law.
MacdonaId's Bills Fail.
A group Of bills submitted by SUI
perintendent of Instruction Macdonald.
were killed by senate education COM
mittee recommendation They pro-
posed Increased powers of the state
superintendent, as well as new re-
strtctions about the holding Of educa-
tional certificates of various classes.
The senate committee found the bills
IN bad condition with insufficient time
to doctor most OF them.
The senate railroad committee MAJ
jority this afternoon recommended In
definite postponement Of Dupuis rate
bill proposing the establishment Of
dinnesota's freight rates IN this state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
WILL OPEN CONSTOCK
GARAGE ON THURSDAY

Reyes & Schweitzer, the new proprie-
tors of the Comstock garage, are get
ting everything in readiness to open up
for business on Thursday, March !.
The new firm will operate the Com
do everything in the auto line that any
one may ask. They have not yet set
tied upon a car to be handled, but ex-
pect to decide upon that matter in a
very few days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
AsKE BOUGHT POLLS

julius AsIe has begun to build a.
herd 81 black poll cattle: and will
make this breed a specially on the
Higgins Aslxe farm south Of Moor
head. yesterday he bought ten head
az the black cattle from the Me-
Donald Smith Co and has placed an
order for a number more to be de-
Iivered little later.
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Mayor Emery WeIeemes visitors.

Mayor Emery Welcomes Visitors.
After calling the convention to or.
der, President Lane introduced Mayor
H. F. Emery, who delivered short
address welcoming the grain dealers to
the city, to which Mr.. Lane responded
briefly The invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. Thos. ]. Graham,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of this city.
There were several changes in the
program schedule. The paper, from
Guy F. Briggs OF Coleridge, Neb., will
be given tomorrow as well as the adj
dress of M. G. Gaulke, secretary OF
this state.
DR.. e. F. Ladd, president of the
North Dakota Agricultural college,
who was scheduled to speak this aft
ernoon will appear on the program to-
morrow.
large for q first day. according to the
officers Of the association. Tomorrow
will be the largest day, say the ON
GERS. who are delighted at the big
showing made at the very start Of the
meeting this afternoon.
Good Entertainment.
Good music is to be one OF the fea-
lures of these meetings. This after
noon the Fargo Conservatory OF music
SuppAACu Luc pIOE1d1n anu gOlnOIAOW
the Dakota Conservatory Of music
will entertain the visitors. Tomorrow
night the Cadet band of the agricul-
tural college will give a program.
This evening the grain dealers viii
be entertained at the Grand theatre
by the Fargo Commercial club, which
also arranged for the musical pro-
gram with the colleges
~~s~---~--~-~~-e.~~~-@-~
The minority asks the passage OF the
bill.
The committee killed the bill for
double waiting rooms. 1t amended
Mackofr's bin for cattIeways providing
they may be placed where the grade Is
ten feet high and that the land owner
and railroad share alike in the ex-
pense.
The bill requiring me counting Of
bottles by railroad agents in accept
ing shipments of returned "emptiea'
was recommended TO pass.
III
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$50 BILLS FOR SPITE
FARES TIE UP SYSTEM.

st. Louis, Feb. 27.-All McKin-
ley bridge cars were tied up from
two to three hours when
several hundred employees Of a
Granite City factory, following out
a carefully laid plan, rendered
only SO and $40 bills in payment
for their bridge fare on the st.
Louis side. The Illinois traction
system recently raised its bridge
fare from 5 to 10 cents. The work
ers are getting even"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
CITY In MARKET
FOR POTATOES

Baltimore. Feb. 27.--This city,
through Mayor James II. Preston,
went into the open market today and
bounght 1000 bushels OF potatoes at
1925 q. bushel. They will be sold to
the public at cost. This was the first
step in q movement by the municipal
authorities to break down the high
price Of food staples. Dealers have
been asking $500 and more bushel
for potatoes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
new BOYCOTT
OF FOOD PLAN
1Ru Associated Press.O

Chicago. Feb. 27.-Results Of the
general boycott by consumers OF the
articles of food which have risen to
almost prohibitive prices recently
were seen here yesterday in commits
sion row where potatoes dropped five
cents a. bushel and other foodstuffs
showed corresponding setbacks in
price.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
Won Hindenburg May be
Planning Decisive Open
Field Battle to End War
tBy Associated Press.)

answer to which may be given py the
developments of the next few days.
This question concerns che fieId mar
shaTs plans for concluding the war:
and particularly the possibility OF
some strategy to bring the opposins
armies out of the trenches and SUD
stitute for trench warfare the war
fare Of notion which Won Hlnoen-
burg favors.
Berlin announces the sinking OF the
British transport Alb. No indlcation
OF Military Ini sGys operations 1 Of high import.
ance are in progress on the soiH -
front where the British continue 70
push forward after the retiring Ger
mans. General Haig's outposts, at Iass
accounts, are only three miles TON
Bapaume.
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One Price cIothiera,
AUTO LINE COMPANY FORMED.
Ten Cars to Be Operated Between
Wadena and Walker.

Wadena, Mimi, Feb. 27.-A COM
pany has been formed to establish
city and Walker. 1t will be known as
the Rapid Transit Auto Co., and will
place ten cars in the service as soon
as road conditions will permit. The
autos will travel on schedule time,
pick up passengers along the route
and carry them at a rate slightly In
advance of the regular train fare. The
company will use the Jefferson high
way between this city and Park
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campaign managers are confident OF
the result.
Should the amount collected yester-
dav afternoon and today, however
fail short, the time limit will be ex-
tended one day, ending tomorrow ev-
enine instead Of this evening. 1t Is
hardly believed. however, that an ex-
tension will ba necessary.
A number Of local business men ana ~
citizens have pledged themselves 70
nav the last SO. or $50.
Subscriptions Being Raised.
A considerable number Of subscrto-
ers have raised their subscrip1ions
over the amount previously pledged
Tha team headed by Thos. p. Cooper,
director of the North Dakota Expert
mental station. was particularly sue
cessful, securing an average in zee
The field is open today, and many
workers are securing subscriptions as
snnan as fifty cents, and dollar.