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lodge as one of the representatives of
Moorhead lodge.

lodge as one of the representatives OF
Moorhead lodge.
A. M. Hopeman left last night for
the twin cities. While there he will
attend the annual meeting of the
Hopeman Material Co.. also the Ma
sonic Grand lodge, and the conven-
tions Of the Northwestern Lumber
men and Auxiliary associations.
Mrs. Dora McDermott and Miss Nc
Dermott of Glyndon, were visitors
from Glyndon today.
P. E. Clement and family are NOV
ing to No. 1131 Eleventh street north,
Fargo, today.
The Citizens and One Price Clothing
teams will bowl tonight in the league
contest.
Ripples on the political pool today
were the filing of L. D. Evans petition
for justice of the peace, and the
circulation by julius c. Johnson Of
the nominating petition Of Gustaf
Zervas for alderman from the Third
ward.
Henry Schroeder is up from Sabin
today on business.
Chas. Gibbons and w. Geo. Ham
NETT were visitors from Hawley to-
day.
G. e. Redmond of Killdeer, N. D.,
and A. A. Stewart, st. Paul, are
guests at the Comstock hotel.
A. e. Hodges, r. L. Henderson and
Roy Mcintyre, all of Savanna, ILL.,,
are in the city to testify in the case
of Finch Brothers VS.. the c. B. & O.:
railway company.
A. M. Dammen will leave this af-
ternoon for Minneapolis to attend the
annual convention of the Northwest
ern Lumbermen's association.
The annual meeting of the National
Loan & Improvement Co. will be held
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldberg were up
from Stockwood on business today.
r. B. Webb, chairman of the county
board was up from Glyndon today.
j. P. Landin from the south, and
Mike Lamb from the north were
prominent farmers in the city today.
s. o. Tang left last night for Clear
Lake. Ia, upon receipt of a telegram
advising him of the serious illness of
his uncle, Mons Tang, of that city.
H r. Gunderson, cashier of the State
Bank of Hawley, was a business visit
or in the city on Saturday evening.
c. e. Nelson came up from the twin
cities Saturday night en- route to his
farm in Marshall county.
At the meeting of the Third Ward
Community club tomorrow evening,
there will be a discussion Of the pro-
posed plan to repair the school build
ing in that ward. Many of the residents
of the ward are strongly of the opinion
that a new building should be built. A
large attendance is expected at the
meeting tomorrow evening, and it is
probable that q definite expression Of
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The Demon Jenkins.

David Copperfield: I was quite dis
mayed by the idea of this terrible Jor-
kins, But I found out afterwards that
he was a mild man of a heavy tempera-
ment, whose place in the business was
to keep himself in the background, and
be constantly exhibited by name as the
most obdurate and ruthless of men. If
q clerk wanted his salary raised, Mr..
Jorkins wouldn't listen to such a prop
osition. If a client were slow to settle
his bill of costs, Mr.. Jorkins was re-
solved to have 1t paid; and however
painful these things might be (and
often were) to the feelings of Mr..
Spenlow, Mr.. Jorkins would have his
bond. The heart and hand of the good
open, but for the restraining demon
Jorkins. AS / have grown older, /
think / have had experience of some
principles of Spenlow & Jorkins.
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At the meeting Of the Clay County
Farm bureau on Saturday afternoon, a
new organization was effected and
plans were inaugurated for an ener-
getic campaign during the coming
year.
A new constitution was adopted
which embraces several new features.
The board of directors is increased
from seven to fourteen members.
The association adopted a resolution
expressing it's disapproval of the pro-
posed change in the conditions under
which a county agent may be employed
as outlined in H. F. "a, introduced in
the lower house of the Minnesota leg
islature last week by Hon. S. N. Lee
of Clay county.
resolution was adopted endorsing
L. H. Cornea for employment by the
board Of directors as county agricul-
tural agent. Mr.. Cornea is highly rec
commended for the position and is we'll
informed on the many subjects that
come within the scope of a county
agents duties. He is at the present
time in charge Of the state farms at
the Faribault school for the feeble
minded and at the insane hospitals at
Rochester, st. Peter and Hastings.
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Dying villages.

Seven Arts: But 1t is the American
village that most betrays the impulse
of our civilization, a civilization that
be Obliged to surrender again and
again to nature everything 1t has gain
ed. How many thousands of villages,
frost-bitten. palsied. full of morbid,
have lost. If they ever possessed the
secret of self-perpetuation, lie scatter
ed across the continent! Even In Cali
fornia used to find them on long
cross-country walks, villages often
enough not half a century old, but in
a state of essential decay. Communi-
ties that have come into being on the
worked out, they all signify some lost
cause of a material kind that has left
humanity high and dry; like the neu-
trail areas in an old painting where the
ishabIe quality, has evaporated with
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NONAN
COUNTY
DRAINAGE
Judicial System of Main and Lateral
bitches for Northern Part of
County.

The northern part of Norman coun-
ty will have a complete system Of ju-
dicial bitches when the last one or
dered established is complete.
Ditch No. 81 is on the county line
between Polk and Norman counties
Two other bitches were established,
running east and west, with laterals
connecting the main and branch
bitches with other parallels.
On Saturday c. g. Doreland re-
ceived notice from G. X. Semling
clerk of court of Norman county, ad-
vising him Of the establishment OF
ditch No. 81 by Judge Grindeland
This ditch extends from its outlet al
the Red river, about mile north OF
Halstad, six miles east; and branch
will have its outlet in the Wild Rice
river east of that village.
The lateral, connecting bitches OF
No. 81, will be located or. each section
line and will connect the two branch
es, as well as linking the new ditch
with the complete system on the
north.
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BROADEN SCOPE
OF Mann ACT
Continued from Page One.

continued from rage OuSs
ty opinion was given by Justice Day.
Chief Justice White and Justices Nc
Kama and Clarke dissented. Justice
McReynolds took no part in the con-
sideration of the cases.
THE plain terms of the act must
take precedent over decision and the
report that accompanied it to con-
gress, said Justice Day. 1T is said
it will open the door to blackmail, but
that is to be considered by congress.
We think the power to regulate trans
portation of passengers affords ample
basis to exercise authority in the case
of this statute
Although the supreme court had
previously upheld constitutionality of
the Mann white slave act, the ques-
ton of whether it prohibits interstate
transportation of women only for
commercialized vice or applies to mere
personal immoral escapades having no
element of commercialism or coercion
has been disputed ever since the laws
enactment.
Interpretation by the supreme court
of the disputed point was asked in
the celebrated Diggs- Caminetti cases
and in the case of L. t. Hays, OF
Alva. Okla. In all three cases the
government conceded, there was no
element of traffic for gain.
Caminetti was sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment and fined S1,-
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500; Diggs to two years and a $4,000
fine. Hays had an eighteen months
prison sentence. All have been at
liberty under bail.
Lower federal courts, and different
administrations Of the department Of
justice have differed over the laws
Interpretation. Various women's clubs
and other organizations have agitated
for an Interpretation to curb all inn
morality, whether commercial or
not.
Two other important questions rails
ed were, whether women were accom-
plices and, whether men might be
convicted solely upon a woman's un-
corroborated testimony.
While Diggs and Caminetti volun-
tarily gave some testimony they re-
fused some further testimony and the
trial Judge instructed the jury to con-
slider such refusal In reaching their
verdict. Diggs and Caminetti commended
that they violated the constitutional
clause exempting persons from testify
ing against themselves. The Ninth
federal circuit court, however. held
that, under various precedents, the
trials court charge was justified, the
defendants testifying voluntarily, but
only in part.
The defendants contended that con-
gress never intended to include, with
classification as felonies, offenses
states, but aimed the law against per-
sons transporting women victims in
commercialized white slave trafic.
Although Attorney General Wicker
sham, in office when the law was
passed, ruled that it did not apply to
personal escapades, the succeeding
administration held otherwise. The
Second, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
federal circuit courts OF appeal have
sustained the broader Interpretation,
while other federal courts have held
only for the commercial construction.
Diggs and Caminetti were tried and
convicted separately, the former on
Aug. 20, 1913, and the latter on Sept.
5, 1913. Their cases were consolidated
and affirmed March Is, 1915. by the
Ninth circuit court. In the supreme
court all three cases were advanced.
both sides desiring early settlement Of
the disputed questions, and argued to-
gether in November, 1916, Assistant
Attorney General Wallace represent
ing the government and former Sena-
tor Bailey Of Texas, Marshall b.
Woodwork of San Francisco and
Harry o. CHASER of Enid, Okla, the
defendants.
Justice McReynolds took no part in
considering the three cases, being dis
qualified in having been attorney Ren-
eral during prosecution of the three
defendants.
Upon the supreme courts decision
future prosecutions under the Mann
act are dependent. including several
persons under indictment and await
ing trial, including Jack johnson. the
negro pugilist convicted at Chicago
IN 1913. johnson now is a fugitive
from justice in Europe,
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TWO ANSWER
ROLL CALL AT
LEAGUE MEETING

1t is up to Winnipeg and Fargo
Moorhead to put the Northern league
under way in 1917.
When the annual league meeting
was called here at o'clock this aft
ernoon, Charles Mol, Winnipeg mag
nate, and members of the local base
ball committee, were present to
answer roll call.
Mr.. Moll and M. L. Hubbard leave
tomorrow morning for Grand Forks
and Minot with a view to studying the
situation, and getting lineup on those
cities. Both, it is said, will come In
making possible a four-team league.
John Burmeister. president of the
league, was unable to be present pc
cause of an unexpected business call
to the Pacific coast.
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St. Peter Tribune: A Lake City
householder discovered that his tile
drain from his cellar was hopelessly
stopped up Al ditcher estimated that IL
would cost in the neighborhood of $50
to dig up the drain and put it in good
order The householder thought awhile.
Then he procured galvanized iron
tub and had a man put a door with a
latch in the end of the inverted tub
Then he fastened the door securely
over the intake of the drain and was
ready for business-pretty nearly. He
decided that all he lacked now was one
or two stout ordinary barn rats. He
secured from an Elm Grove farmers
boy a pair caught in a figure 4 trap
placed the rats beneath the washtub
aforesaid and furnished them food and
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CLAY COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
REORGANIZED
THE NEW OFFICERS.

President-T. B. C. Evans, Haw-
ley.
Vice President-E. c. Schroe-
der, Moorhead.
Vice President-R. L. Scott,
(Viding township, Borup.
Vice President-Theo. H. Skrei,
Glyndon.
secretary-c. R. oliver, Barnes
vile.
Treasurer-A. H. Costain. Moor
head.
DIRECTORS,
B. H. Briggs, Moorhead, FEEDER
ated Farmers clubs.
l.. Bredemeier - GAINESVILLE
County Fair associations.
Frank Kimm, Moorhead, County
Commissioners.
J. w. Friday, Hawley, Livestock
Breeders and Shippers associa-
ton.
H. B. Henrickson, Ulen, Potato
Growers.
H. E. Roberts, Moorhead, Clay
County Creamery associations.
o. T. Bergen, Moorhead, Com
mercial clubs.
S. o. Tang, Moorhead, Schools.
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MOORHEAD
MOE SENTENCE
DEFERRED TO
SATURDAY

After being out over twenty-seven
hours, the jury in the case Of the state
VS.. Nels r. Moe, returned a verdict Of
guilty on Saturday. At the request of
Senator Peterson sentence was defer
red until Saturday.
Today the district court is busy with
the trial of the damage suit Of Finch
Brothers VS.. the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad Co. The claim
involves loss of one Percheron stallion
and damage to others in a carload
shipment from Joliet, Ill, to Fargo.
Pfeffer & Pfeffer of Fargo and Chas.
S. Marden of Moorhead represent the
plaintiff. and A. A. Stewart Of st.
Paul the defendant company.
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THE MARKETS
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
OF The NORTHWEST
(By Associated Press.)
S0uth ST. Paul.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 15.-Hogs:
range. $1o.Go@1O.45; bulk. $1,000 10. go
Cattle: Receipts: 1000 900 killers RS
heifers, 4.7507.5O; calves, steady, $3.50
@12.75; stockers and feeders. steady,
sheep: Receipts, $50; steady: lambs.
$3.50 Q13.O0; wethers, $6.0O@9.5O; ewes.
$5.5O@9.25.
Chicago.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 15.-Hogs: Re
ceipts, $4,000; strong, sc above Satur-
days average; bulk, $10.6O@10.S0; light,
$10.1O@10.S0: mixed, 5@10.90:
heavy. $iO.5O@1O.95; rough. slO.5O@
1850; pigs. $7.85Q7.95.
Cattle: Receipts, $4,000: firm: native
beef steers, $7.75 a 11.50; western steers,
$7.5001O.00; stockers and feeders. $3.50
@SS5; cows and heifers, S4.45 $1,000;
calves, $9.75@1425.
Sheep: Receipts, 10000 firm; weth-
ers. $9.6O@1O.70; lambs, $11.6O@1415.
Sioux City.
ceipts, 1000; 5G10c higher; estimated
receipts tomorrow, 10000; bulk, 5000
@106O; range, 9.75@10.7O: light, $3.50
1910; mixed. $10.15@1O.6O; heavy.
Cattle: Receipts. 1000; steady; esti-
mated receipts tomorrow, 1000.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900; strong.
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CRITICAL CONDITION
OF FRED GOODSELL

The condition Of Frederick Goodsell
is reported to be critical this after
noon. Mr.. Goodsell. who is 81 years
of age, has been seriously i'll for sew
eral days suffering from an attack Of
pneumonia. Last night he had a
sinking spell and there has been no
Improvement during the day.
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CONTINUED from page one.)
cided today by the supreme court
against the railroads. Appeals of the
Chicago & Alton and YaZoo & Missis-
sippi Valley railroads from rejection
of the claims were dismissed.
In the so-called railway mail pay
division cases, the Chicago & Alton
and Yazoo e. Mississippi Valley rail-
roads instituted proceedings in the
court of claims on which 800 other
railroads relied to determine claims
of between $27,000,000 and $S5, 0OO, 900
for additional compensation for mail
transportation between 1907 and 1911.
The Chicago & Alton claimed $116,500
and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
$26,800. Both suits were dismissed
by the court of claims.
Since the litigation arose, following
years of dispute between congress and
the postoffice department with the
railroads over the basis Of railway
mail pay, congress reorganized the sys-
tenn by recently substituting the car
space" system for the weight compu-
tation plan.
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the wishes Of the people will be for
warded to the board of education.
A. c. Rusness and H. H. Hansen left
last night for Duluth, where they will
attend the advisory council of the Roy
al League of Minnesota on Monday and
Tuesday.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Pay day at Dilworth, and p. ".
Dwyer of the Moorhead National
went down to help distribute the cash.
Enoch S. Peterson left on Satur-
day for st. Paul, where he will attend
the meeting Of the Masonic Grand
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TO HOLD STOCK SHOW

A private stock show. which will
prove of more than passing interest
to visitors at the Tri-State Stock and
Grain Growers convention. which
opens here tomorrow morning, will be
put on by the Edgewood Stock farm al
the w. II. Doyle barn, corner First
avenue south and Seventh street be-
hind the auditorium.
Convention visitors, and others
interested are invited to witness the
display.
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drink daily for eleven days, when they
disappeared. having dug out the drain
so that a flushing Of city water COM
pleted the job and all at the cost OF
less than 81.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-15
DEGREE OF HONOR

TII0 EVENTNOs
This evening the Moorhead lodge Of
the Degree or Honor viii hold the big
meeting at Phenix hall. Supper will
be served at $3.50 o'clock and each
member may invite one guest.
Following the banquet the new off,
GERS of the lodge will be installed by
Mrs. Elizabeth Schroeder, Of st. Paul,
past grand chief Of honor Of the order.
A short program will be given and
dancing will then be in order.
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Too Late to Classify.

FOR RENT OR sALE-Six-room house,
modern in every respect. hardwood
floors. 1343 LIST Ave. S. q. c. Eddy
(4stt1
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For quick Results use The Forum
Want Columns.
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FARMERS CULB HELD
NUMEROUS MEETINGS

Last week was a busy one for the
farmers clubs throughout the county.
Several changes in the announced pro-
grams were made for various reasons.
Mr.. Messenberg, of Sibley county,
filled several dates in place of Mr.. Bug
bee, who was unable to come to Clay
county. Mr.. Messenberg was the prin-
cipal speaker at the meeting of the
Eglon club on Friday, and of the Cot
tonwood Street club on Thursday.
Meetings of the South Side. Averill
and Town Line clubs were also adj
dressed by Mr.. Messenberg.
Prof. A. c. O'Bannion, of Glyndon,
addressed the meeting of the East Side
club on Friday in place of Mr.. Bugbee.
The meeting at Rustad was held on
Friday evening. having been postponed
for one week.
On Friday afternoon, Prof C. A. Bal
lard, of the Moorhead Normal school,
addressed the members of the Hawley
club.
Prof. Robert r. Reed. of the normal
school faculty, conducted the meeting
at ComStOck on SATURDAY. afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-15
HAWLEY DEPOT ROBBED.

The Northern Pacific ticket office at
Hawley was broken into some time be-
tween midnight and 1 o'clock this
morning and $10.25 in cash was stolen.
Oscar Hagen, son Of Charles Hagen of
Hawley, was arrested in Moorhead
this morning on suspicion. He came
up from Hawley this morning.
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RAILROADS LOSE

Continued from page one.)
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hides and Furs Quoted by BOIIes L.
Rogers. Fargo. NJ ID.
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No. / northern. 1919; No. 2 north
.rn, 1888; No. 8 northern, 1.75%; oats,
lash, No. 3 c. w, .55; May oats, .60h
% Is July oats, .59% A; flax, cash, No.
Y. w. c., 2.619k; May flax, 2.69I.
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Chicago Corn,
Chicago Oats,
Chicago Pork.
Minneapolis Vines
Winnipeg Close.

PutS ..s..ss.s..ss....& 1.84
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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-22
LAS VEGAS ANNOUNCES
BIG COWBOY REUNION

Las Vegas, June 2l.-Great prepa-
rations are being made here tc
entertain enormous crowds during
the third annual Cowboys Reunion
July 3-4-5-6-, which has rapidly
forged the front as one of the
most sensational frontier contests
of the West.
1t is expected that between three
and four thousand of the delegates
and visitors to the Amarillo Ozark
Trails Convention June 27-2S-2o will
accompany the Las Vegas delegation
back to tfis city.
Many champions in every line of
fronties sports will be contestants
at the reunion here, competing for
the five t..ousand dollars in cash
prizes, among them are Ed. Lind
sey, worlds champion all-around
cowboy and winner of the New
York American cup at the Stampade
in New York last season, Harry
Grammar, worlds champion roper,
of Kaw City, Oklahoma, who holds
the world record, Leonard Stroud,
worlds champion trick and fancy
rider, Scout Meish, worlds champion
and Rufus Rollins,
worlds champion broncho buster.
The performance of the Reunion
contestants is not rehearsed in any
way, but the man simply go out
and do this dangerous work just
the same as they would on the
range in every day life of the early
days of the West.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-22
GAME WARDEN ROUAULT
GOING AFTER GAME HOGS

Pursuant to instructions of State
Game Warden Theodore Rouault,
VIM. Curtiss, ranchman and we'll
driller living near Chico, was ar
rested and taken to the county Jail
1T Ration last Sunday to await trial
on the charge OF killing an antelope.
Curtiss was arrested on warrant
:,sycd Ly Justice of the Peace Hol-
lcnbeck OF Chico for the alleged vio-
lation OF the State game laws. The
penalty imposed for conviction on
this charge is fine of $500 or i'm
prisonment. The State game laws
have established permanent protec-
ton for all antelope, and the new
warden proposes to see that this
and all other game laws are en-
forced.
Already there has been a howl
from two or three poachers Of New
Mexico game who live in Ell Paso,
and who do not want to pay the
legal license for fishing, but their
chances of escaping are very slim
and they will find it cheapest to pay
up, or If not willing to do that,
they can leave their hooks at home.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-22
BILL BOOZE HAS BUSY
WEEK FILLING UP JAILS

A number of arrests for violation
of the prohibit on law have been
made by the authorities and a con.
siderable quantity of booze has beer
seized. On the Ration Pass were
taken into custody Frank Waldo
man Bliss Glenn and ]. l.. Grant, al
of Pueblo, who were caught with ar
automobile full of miscellaneous
booze, and lodged in the county jail
here.
John Buster of Aguilar was caugh,
on the Pass with a wagon load oi
booze and lodged in jail
Frank Mohow and Ted Mohow
both of whom were witnesses to the
cutting affray at local garage
early Sunday morning, were Arrest
cd and charged with the unlawful
possession of Intoxicating liquor
Trinidad Chronicle-News.
Lands Two More Next Day.
With a truck of load booze. sew
eral cases of whisky and several
barrels of beer, Jack Lowrey and
Jack Bruce. both of Walsenburp
were arrested on the top of Ration
hill, Saturday night and lodged in
the county jail here to await trial
on charge of violating the prohi-
bition law. The booze was seized
and is being held for evidence
Trinidad Chronicle News.