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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Paul Morton, the
present Secretary Of the Navy, is the
Youngest and breeziest and most hustling
cabinet officer that Washington has seen
IN many a long day. Mentally and physi-
cally he is strong and vigorous and en-
thusiastic, his ewes see beneath the surface
of things, his mind moves with the ease
and speed and precision of well oiled ma
ohinery, and mental poise and business
balance regulate his every act. In short,
Mr.. Morton is considered by those who have
come into official and personal contact with
him to be fair type Of that class OF Ameri-
can business man who inevitably come to
deaIwfth the big affairs, whose work molds
and shapes the industrial and commercial
destiny of tho United States, and who, on
caA,are fcnnd to he abundantly qualified
by nature and experience to leave their
varied walks in life and join the crew OF
the ship of state,
tits evident at this time that Secretary
Morton's entrance into the Presidents
official family is coming to be appreciated
for, just what 1t means.
"A a railroad man Mr.. Mortons record
speaks for itself. From Office boy at $50
a month to the vice-presidency OF great
railroad system al $780, 900 year is pretty
steep climb and the man who Is the present
head Of the Navy Department made it
uanided by any effort save his own
Already it has become apparent that
under the Morton regime there will he
a business administration of the Navy
Department. The executive ability and
business sense which made Mr.. Morton
and helped him to make his railroad system
the Sante Fe-what it is to-day have
already had marked effect upon the great
branch of the Government over which
he preeides. Hardly day passes but
A ton or 80 of red tape Is shorn from de-
partmentai routine and dumped in the
basement. There will be no Use for 1t
under the Morton rule.
Departmental ,superiors who formerly
stored the knowledge required of them
In the heads of subordinates are finding
out things for themselves. Mr.. Morton
intends to know all he can about the in
tefior mechanism OF the Navy Depart
msnt. and he expects his immediate sub
ortlinates to do the same.
He doesn't believe in letting anything
lift along for week il it can be settled
In a day He keeps the work before him
up To date If he has to 60 without his meals
and sit up half of the night to do it. He
expects no less OF his assistants. He be-
ieves in short cuts instead OF roundabout
methods, he considers facts and figures
vastly superior to theories and fancies.
Mr.. Morton is still young mana very
young man il his appearance alone is con-
sidered To the man who meets him for
the first time the Secretary appears to
be. between 80 and 81, certainly not a day
more than the latter figure. But according
to:the family Bible at Arbor Lodge, the
Morton home in Nebraska, he is ~ and n
grandfather. His worst enemy certainly
couldn't accuse him of looking the part.
As his friends sometimes say, Paul is
not pocket edition" The Secretary stands
d feet .iH inches IN his stockings, his
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the national committee.

the national committee.
There is one subject, however, that il
expansively treated, and that relates To
the hard work that is done there. AL the
leaders connected with the committee are
hard workers. Gov Murphy com es over
every day in the week but one, W hich he
has to reserve for his own work; Cornelius
Bliss Mr.. Ward-there is no one but doe
his part and does 1t conscientiously and
well.
In Secretary Coolidge's room again the
question was asked as to the particular
feature which differentiated this campaign
from its predecessors.
IL believe" was the answer, that we are
conducting the most businesslike campaign
we have ever had. Everything is on a
strictly commercial basis. In many Of the
other campaigns, the campaign literature,
for instance, was printed by the CARLOAD
and sent broadcast through the country,
anywhere, everywhere. No one kept a
close watch on II.
Now We know where every pamphlet
goes and can estimate that branch Of e1
pense. II is the same everywhere-we
allow no margin of expenditure. 1t is not
an emotional campaign-it is a business
campaign
are working here?"
1T Is the interest that attaches to every
problem. We come in here at the begin
ming OF the canvass and see the very begin
cling; we watch 1t grow day by day: EN-
ployees are added suggestions are followed,
the staff gets bigger and bigger, its influ-
ence expands through the country; We are
in touch with this place that and the her
problem. Then in a couple of months 1t Is
all over, the desks are closed down: ths
men discharged. the problem Is solved
! and there Is nothing else to do
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is no doubt that before election day photo
graph that will suit the national committee
will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, it will
have to be satisfied with the threescOre and
ten on hand.
In Secretary Cortelyou's room, sacred
region invaded later on, in addition to the
bunting, the photographs and the regular
reception room furniture. are metal
elephant and chair tied with the cunningest
little bows of ribbon and ornamented with
one picture Of all the Presidents Of the
United States, another picture of President
Roosevelt alone and an inscription telling
that it was the chair of Gov, Roosevelt at
the Republican national committee at Phila-
delphia, in June, 1900, when he was nonii-
mated for Vice-Presdent
Stripped of the cunning little bows and
the Autographs, the chair il very crude
affair and very small. President Roosevelt
must have had very uncomfortable time
at that convention.
But stranger articles than chairs are used
by political parties for campaign documents
as history testifies Added to the usual
documents in this particular case isan almost
unlimited supply of buttons to pin all over
the clothes, with the Presidents face there
on. and Of watchfobs which bear a close
resemblance to brass baggage checks,
and proclaim the faith Of the wearers.
In the room of one OF the various com
mittees they were having a conference
in regard to other ornaments to be used as
campaign emblems Many samples had
been sent in. and one depicting the Presi-
dent in miniature form in the heart of
canton flannel rose, with green leaves as
background, was viewed rather favorably.
Secretary Louis Coolidge WAS interro-
gated about these emblems.
What. is the direct connection between
all these buttons and badges, watchfobs
and canton flannel roses and the success
at election?"
He was asked if a great deal Of money
was not expended in their purchase To
the latter question he answered Yes with
out hesitation.
You would be amazed at the amount
OF money that is expended in this way" he
said
We have to have bushels of pins and
buttons and emblems of all kinds to be
distributed. just what good they do it
would be hard to tell. The idea among
the leaders seems to be that the more people
wear them the more general will be the
impression that the party is in the ma
iority."
But, it was pointed out "at the distance
of six inches all emblems look alike. Who
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could tell, for instance, on passing any
one on the street, or elsewhere, that the
face in that flannel rose was not Parker's
instead Of Roosevelt's2"
Secretary Coolidge admitted that that was
another phase of the subject, and then
Secretary Hitchcock coming in announced
still on.
If there is any question you would like
to ask me, l will answer it, said he ably
! supported on one side by Secretary Coolidge
and on the other by the tank of ice water.
Very well. What is the conferences with
Odell about?"
well, of course, that question
What do you do with the surplus that
il left over when your work here is com
pleted?"
"The surplus?' The spectacles OF Secre-
tary Coolidge stood on end.
why, we never heard of surplus 1
really don't know what we would do in
such a case-it is 80 unprecedented.
don't suppose that question has ever come
up"
We'll, il there never has been surplus
there must have been a deficit; II isn't
possible that things always come out
even. What do you do Al out the deficit? y
In that case, the Republican party Is
full Of good Samaritans.'
You think that President Roosevelt
would be terribly disappointed II he were
not elected?"
Il don't suppose the President ever
thinks Of any other than successful cam
paign, any more than we do"
THAT accounts for the atmosphere Of
serenity
you will like to see campaign Of in
vective?"
Something like that
"A woman came in the other day and
asked II this was to be a campaign OF cal
yunny or education. We didn't know
what she meant, and she didn't seem to
know herself. but / presume that is the
feminine idea of an election-somethin
exciting
We'll, little more exciting than this
One of the leaders who had been busily
engaged in carefully separating postage
stamps from one another, so that the pinked
edges of each should be intact. here sighed
deeply at the completion Of his task He
rose, stretched himself and took of his
coat Then he resumed his seat, but not
his work
Il hope said Secretary Hitchcock,
that YOU don't think We take things easily
here: not at all. l give you my word We
are hard workers. Why We even work far
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first indication of his falling away from
Democracy. But as a matter Of fact he
bad been a Republican for a good seven or
eight years previously.
- ~ Sterling Morton had four sons Joy,
two years older than Paul; Mark, one year
younger than Paul, and Carl, who died
three years ago. Paul is the only one Of
the three living Sons who really enjoys
the life Of a man Of affairs. Joy, and Mark
are happiest when they are back at Arbor
Lodge. away from the cares Of business.
Paul, however, says he finds very few
ATTRACTIONS in the life of gentleman far
mer, and that fact really led him into the
railroad business. When he was 10 he left
his home and secured a place as clerk in
the Burlington and Missouri Railroad at
Burlington,
From May, 1873, to December, 1874, he
was clerk in the freight Office OF the road
at Plattsmouth, Neb, and from the latter
date to June. 1878, he filled successfully
the positions of clerk. rate clerk and general
clerk in the freight department of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy at Chicago.
He never stopped climbing upward, and in
the latter part of 1878 was made assistant
general freight agent
In October, 1885, much against his
will. he was made the general passenger
agent, retaining this position until May Is,
1885, During the latter period the great
strike of the engineers and firemen of the
road occurred, paralyzing 1000 miles Of
railroad. 1t was the longest and most
bitterly contested conflict between labor
and capital that had'occurred in the United
States up to that time. and it was largely
due to Mr. Morton's influence that his road
kept up the fight and finally won substan-
tial victory. The fight cost the road be-
tween $1,000 900 and 5000 900. but time
has proved that the money was very we'll
spent.
From May, 1888, to February. 1890, Mr.
Morton was general freight agent OF the
road, and for the following six years was
president Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. the Southern Iowa Railroad and
the Illinois Western, and on Jan. 1, 1896,
was made third vice-president OF the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe. He was adj
vanced to second vice-president in Feb
ruary, 1893, and from that time up to the day
he accepted the Navy portfolio was in full
charge Of all the traffic affairs OF the great
Santa Fe system.
, In 1880 Mr.. Morton married Miss Charlotte
Goodridge of Kansas City. Two daughters
were born to them, Caroline, who is now
the wife of w. c. Potter. son of the presi-
dent Of the American Trust and Savings
Bank Of Chicago, and Pauline. whose en-
gagement to son Of Michael C,ciahy, the
millionaire meat packer of Omaha, was an
nounoed some time ago Mrs. Morton and
her unmarried daughter will spend the
coming winter in Washington and the
family will probably entertain considerably.
Mr.. Morton, however. will probably spend
nine-tenths of his time at the Navy De-
partment and have hut little time for social
affairs. According to his own abatement,
he can get more fun out Of good problem
involving hard work than he can out of a
good dinner, and at present the admins
tration of the Navy Department affords
many of the former.
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speechmaker. he expressed himself as

speechmaker. he expressed himself as
follows:
The American Navy should be the most
formidable in existence. Special attention
must be given to the efficiency of those who
man and officer warships. The best fighting
machine afioat without this efficiency would
he useless in this age of practical prepared
ness
There cannot bc too much manPuvring
or target practice. Tie men who handle
the big guns must he prepared to shoot and
must learn to hit what they shoot at. Quite
as important rs all these Is the esprit de corps
that shall touch and enthuse every man from
the Admiral down to the jack tar.
High officers of the service say that
Mr.. Morton's views on questions Of naval
policy are as sound as dollar. They
explain, for the benefit OF those who think
that the new Secretary's reference to -the
most formidable navy in existence means
that he would urge the expenditure Of vast
sums Of money, that the Secretary. had he
elaborated his remarks at that dinner
would have said that 4most formidable"
did not mean the navy with the greatest
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into the night; many time and oft have l
burned the midnight carbon at my desk.
We may be confident, but we don't slip
any oogs."
The interviewer persisted in her original
line.
Now, II Cleveland had been nominated
on the other ticket, what difference would it
have made?"
Well, really think the campaign would
have been more exciting. You see. Cleve-
land is man with strong friends and bitter
enemies. Parker, on the contrary, is not.
The questions Of personality and of record
would have come in then
what have the women done in this cam
paign?"
-One of them came in a while ago and in
sisted on singing campaign songs. or
course, it disorganiaed us for while, but
we got over 1t. AS a general thing ] may
say that the women have helped us a good
deal particularly here in New York
What have they done?'
Nothing"
]Oh. you mean
Exactly
+Then you don't think that sometimes
women influence mems votes; that, for in
stance, If you should promise to remove
that duty on imported gowns you might
get some more ballots? You know, Of
course that only to allow hundred dol
lars worth Of new clothes to people ar
irving from abroad Is absurd. It's a blot
on the respectable scutcheon Of the Repub-
lican party
Il don't think we can promise to change
the tariff; 1t may be adjusted" Then as
a happy inspiration came, You have heard
the story OF the woman who asked her
husband who this Mr. Tariff was that the
people are talking about?"
The interviewer turned her attention
to Secretary Coolidge, who is directly inter
eeted In the literary bureau.
will you tell us why the stuff that is
sent out in campaign is called literary?
Has literature done anything to politics
that it should be so nisrepresented?"
Secretary Coolidge admitted that this
was one OF the huge jokes of the campaign.
I'VE have to call 1t something" he said.
I'VE send out tons Of it. The literary
bureau is one Of the busiest depart ments
at head ,uarters. We have to keep the
whole country supplied. How do we get
it? Some Of it is written right here. some
sent in and some selected by the staff from
material at hand
"We have a regular cartoon service, too.
We buy these cartoons that come in from
all over the country. Sometimes we just
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he has applied the general principles Of his
knowledge derived from years OF experience
in railroad work. The most efficient navy,
in his mind, is the most formidable. and
during the period that he remains at the
head Of the Navy Department he will
devote all his energies TO making the naval
force of the United States comply with his
ideas of what efficient and formidable
mean.
Incidentally, it can be announced for the
first time, on high authority. that in the
event Of President Roosevelt's election
to second term, Mr.. Morton will remain
in his Cabinet as Secretary OF the Navy.
There has been an apparently general
impression that Mr.. Morton accepted the
Navy portfolio with the idea OF remaining
in the Cabinet, in any event, only until
March 4, 1905 This it has been learned.
is entirely erroneous.
Mr.. Morton believes in doing what he
has to do as we'll as he can. He Is too
practical and farsighted man to think
for n moment that in the brief time now
remaining before inauguration day he
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numerical strength. but the one in the
state of greatest efficiency and practical
preparedness. Mr.. Morton believes that
three vessels well handled and fought are
worth six miserably mismanaged and
with only half hearted battle spirit.
In his own business Mr.. Morton knows
that railroad with plenty of rolling stock
and splendid equipment can't handle it's
max imum amount of freight and passengers
and continue without accident andpay divi-
dends If it IL misnanaged at the top and
iii manned at the bottom. To the navy
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white Geese Gu, with Owner for A,r,,.

r TUW W' UVSIUH UIObC.
The unusual spectacle of a couple of per-
fectly white geese out for an airing with their
owner IL frequently seen about ,Medford
The birds waddle along At the mans heels,
seemingly interested in all that goes on around
them. but never swerving an inch to one
side or the other.
Frisking around this queer lot is n little
terrier but the geese do not seem In the least
afraid of him. First he bounds ahead or
the group, to investigate something which
has aroused his curiosity. Then as II he had
Just recalled an imposed duty he trots bac
and takes up his position In the TRAN Of the
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claimed in the greatest establishment:
"Why. the burned thing ia hollow

Mr.. Morton is authority for the state
ment that he knew the burned thing was
hollow before he left his office on the
Santa Fe system to became a Cabinet sailor
In fact, he made up his mind long ago about
some features of general naval policy.
Not long after the announcement of his
selection to be Secretary OF the Navy, Mr..
Morton was entertained at dinner by the
Merchants Club of Chicago, and although,
as he himself acknowledges, he is not a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-19
First publication Jan. 10, 1904.

W. st. Paui, MIMI, Jan. &, 1904.
To. Stella White and William White,
the heirs Of w. J. White, deceased. n
You. are hereby notified that default
has been made in payment due on a.
certain contract No. SIS, dated the 23rd
day of November, 1901, wherein and
whereby Hackney Boynton Land Com.
pany, a corporation, in consideration of
certain agreements and conditions first
to be performed by you, agreed to sell
and convey to- you the following des-
cribed real estate, situate in the county
of Burleigh, State Of North Dakota, to-
wit: The south half and fractional north,
half Is 10 and Eel N 1-2) of Section
Five (5) and all of Section Nine COY
all in township one hundred thirty-sev-
en- (l37), north, range seventy seven
CD west of the 9Th principal meridian
You are further notified that BY rea-
son of said default in said payment,
that, on the 9th day of February, 1904
said contract will be cancelled and term
mated; that all your right, title and in
terest in and to the land described in
said contract shall, after said date, be
terminated, cancelled and anulled Il
That said default has been made by
failure on your part to make payment of
the sum Of Nine Hundred Sixteen and
5-l0O Dollars principal, and Two Hun
dred Nineteen and 30-lO0 Dollars inter-
est, which became due and payable on
the LIST day Of November, 1908, and
which default still continues.
Dated this 9th day Of January, 1904.
(Signed) HACKNEY-BOYNTON /
LAND COMPANY. 5
s5%~ Rv aS1ia HacL,av prac;d e,,t ~
Attest: Joseph NJ. Hackney. Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-19
MEANING Of Indian Names.

Twenty years ago the Argus pub
lished q letter from Hon. Sam J.
Brown of Browns Valley in regard to-
the meaning and pronunciation Of vari-2
GUS Indian names and the following
will be of special interest to the peo-
pie Of this state as Mr.. Brown is an
authority on this subject, his mother
being a member Of the Sioux tribe and
he being graduate Of Yale College:
Sheyenne (Saiena) shahe- anana, &C
cent on "e'-of a different tongue. The
name of Sheyenne Indians; also of a
river near Fargo on which those In
dams lived until driven out by the
Sioux. ..s-s-. -
Dakota (Dakota) Dah-koh-t tab, ac-
cent on ''koh" alliance or league. The
name Of the Sioux Indians; also Of the
territory, the people Of which, on ac-
count of sectional feeling growing out
of the division scheme" hold the
name. g..
+ Lakota Iakota) lah-koh-tah, accent
on &"koh ALLIANCE or league. The
name of the Sioux Indians, also of a
town in Nelson county. g..
Minnewaukan + (Miniwakan) mee-
nee-wah-kang, accent Of NEE" and
''kang'' supernatural or spirit water,
sacred or uod water. The name Of a
beautiful and enchanted lake in Ram
sey county, which the devilish ingenu-
ity of some devilish white man has
rendered into the devilish name of
Devils Lake. 49, -...7
Ojata (Ojata) oh-zjah-tah, accent on
"zjah"- forks, as river or road. The
name of town and postoffice in Grand
Forks county.
sisseton (sisintogwan) see-seeng-
tong-wang, accent Of "seeng" -order Of
fish scale village. The name of tribe
or band Of the Sioux Indian, also Of u
fort in Day county, and of an Indian
agency in Roberts county. =.
Tetonka (Titnaka) tee-tang- kah, &C
cent on tang big house. The name oil
q postoff1ce in Sphinx county; also of 9
lake in Brookings county. g,
Wahpeton (wanpeton) wah-phey-
tong-wang, accent on the "phay" with
a slight gutteral on the h-village oi
the Sioux nation; also of town ir
Richland county. ,2lEs 49, :
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-19
Side Walk Law.

. In q suit of Miss Frances Kerr
against the city of Grand Forks for
damages for a fall on slippery side
walk, where there was an incline OF
from 6 to 10 inches connecting one
part of the walk with a lower walk.
the court charged the jury that this
incline alone would not constitute
good grounds for damages against the
city as the latter Is not bound to
maintain a level walk at all places
Only reasonable care is required and
no damages can be found where a
person slips from any cause not due
to the defective condition of the walk
itself. : The court holds that q person
travelling along q public sidewalk
which is in constant use by the public
as sidewalk, when using the same
with reasonable care, has right to
assume and act on the assumption
that it Is reasonably safe for ordinary
travel and that the same is free from
dangerous defects. Notwithstanding
the charge of the court the jury
brought in a verdict of $500 for the
defendant. "a, +, ~.