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The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Senator and Mrs. Murray Crane have
taken the house formerly occupied BY
Senator Clark, Of Montana, 1915 Massa-
chusetts avenue. and will come 70 Wash
ington for d few days before the open
Ing OF Congress in December.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Padelford will
spend the winter in Florida They Will
cruise in Mr.. Padelford's yacht, the
Frances, from 81. Augustine TO Key West.
stopping en- route al points OF interest
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

promised to send in their chef dOeuvres
in the way Of homemade dishes The
cost Of luncheon will be but = cents
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. J. de Bree higgins have
arrived in Washington and W. be guests
at the Grafton for the season
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Herndon. OF 1906
street northwest. have as their guests
Mrs. David B. Hamilton, jr., and Miss
Sarah L. Hamilton. of Rome Ca. who
will spend the early winter in Washing
ton
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Liss Sadie Murray, daughter Of Gen
and Mrs Arthur Murray Will be intro
dUced al a tea Saturday afternoon at her
home at the Connecticut
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Hunter and their
two daughters, Misses Louise and Ger
trude Hunter, of $50 Westminster street
have returned from the Jamestown Ex-
position.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Miss Isabelle May. who is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt in New
York, and attending with them the horse
show. is expected 10 return 10 her home
here the end Of the week
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
The Trauelers
ADAM SEES ANOTHER SIDE
Wants More than Fire Protection and
Good Grub From Hotels-Would
Place BAN on Slot Meters,

Talking about hotel inspection"
said NJ. E. Adams st. Paul travelling
man who is in the city today. RE
minds me that fire escapes and good
grub are not the only things in the
way of improvements that are needed.
Il would like for Senator Taylor to
have included in his hotel inspection
bill, or else make of It separate
measure, provision to prohibit the
placing of slot gas meters in hotels
and rooming houses. The necessity
for this is not hard to find. Surprising
now that have a room in a hotel
or boarding house, where there are
Slot meters. and am in my room doz-
ing overa story hook by gas light. AS
the last five cents Of the quarters
worth of gas begins to be used up.
l doze off to sleep leaving my light
burning. In five or ten minutes the
gas is exhausted and the light goes
out. A few minutes later the pro-
prietor stuffs another quarter in the
meter, with the consequence that gas
begins to flow in food into my
room. am asleep. How much will
You bet on the proposition of whether
| will ever wake again or not? You
may take either side of the bet.
Il once sat on coroner's jury which
was investigating the death of a young
man. who was found in mis- room,
sitting on chair with life extinct and
gas jet open. The question was did
the young fellow commit suicide or
did he die an accidental death. The
coroners jury in its vedict intimated
that it was case of suicide but
firmly believe that it was otherwise.
In this rooming house there was
quarter in the slot meter and the last
seen of the young fellow alive he was
headed for his room where he said he
was going to read book"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
OPPOSED TO SLAVERY.

We have gone on record as nation
so far civilized, and so liberty loving
that we have prohibited slavery and
yet the postmaster at Macon, Ga, has
written President Roosevelt and W.
]. Oliver, suggesting convict labor for
the building of the Panama canal to
which said Oliver replies as follows:
Il think that it is a capital SUCCESS
ton and for my part l would be will
ing to use all the convict labor the
south can supply. provided proper
restrictions are placed around them,
and am given the authority to con-
troll them as they should be. could
use from 10000 to $4,000 convicts from
the southern states. AS to what /
could pay them is question that
would be determined by the condition
under which they might be leased"
While the Evening Times favors
any reasonable plan or scheme for
keeping criminals employed while
serving time because this as has been
heretofore reported in our columns is
the best means of developing better
citizenship yet we believe in square
DEAL" To lease" the criminal is to
hire him into slavery-sell him on the
block. By what right as civilized
nation have We to take any one by
force into climate full of maleria
and endanger his life? If convict
labor can be used, without jeopardiz-
ing the health of the convicts, in build
ing public highways we favor such
ideas but to lease convicts into the
bondage of master is to return to
the days of slavery. We object.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY q, 1907.

is worth just what it will produce, no
more, no less.
Let us be fair with those who have
risked their capital to build railroads
and develop this country almost be-
yond human conception; giving free
homes on the broad prairies which
are producing so bountifully and CIV
ing competence to so many. With
out this investment, this risk on the
part OF capital these prairies that are
now dotted by beautiful and comfort
able homes, villages and cities would
still be a barren waste.
Ii We have not done as we'll. if we
have not boarded up as many dollars
as those who have been instrumental
in placing us in comfortable homes
let us, at least, show an appreciation
of what we have received.
Man has ever been TOO selfish. The
old saying: Give one an inch and he
will want an ell" is fully verified in
the actions of an ungrateful people
towards those who have been their
benefactorS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
CAN'T ACT As THE JUDGES
Bill introduced to Prevent This Prac.
tive on Part Of County Judges
in North DakOta.

Some time ago the Times stated that
bill would be introduced into the
legislature this winter, which If it
became a law would prevent county
judges from acting as attorneys. The
bill has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Shirley and is as follows:
Section 1. No Judge or clerk of
any probate court shall be counsel
or attorney in any action or proceeding
for or against any legatee, heir, credi-
tor, executor. administrator, guardian
or ward over whom, or whose estates
or accounts, he has jurisdiction BIZ
law, nor shall either of them give
counsel or advice, or draw or prepare
any paper relating to any estate which
is or may be brought before suoli
court, except citations, orders, decree,
executions, warrant or subpoenas is
suing out of such court. Nor shall
any such clerk, or the law partner of
any such probate Judge or clerk ,appe ar
or practice as attorney in any matter
or proceeding before such probate
court.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts Of acts
in conflict with this act are nerepy
repealed.
Referred to committee on in 1iciary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

ed conditions at the terminals last
summer.
By LaMoure-Appropriating $500
for the finishing and furnishing of the
blind asylum at Bathgate.
By Purcell-Providing for a reap
portionment of the one mill tax a.
mong the several institutions of the
state and adding the school of science
at Wahpeton and the manual train
ing school at Glendale. The changes
in the operations of the law are as
follows:
University, present law. 40 mills,
bill, 80 mills, $4,000 decrease; Agri-
cultural College, present law, 20 mill
bill, same, changes none: v. G. Nor
NAL present law, ~ mills, bill, .1S
increase, $4,000; Mayville Normal,
present law, ~ mills, bill, same, no
change; Devils Lake Asylum, present
law, IL mills, bill, .O5 mills decrease
$4,000; Science School, present law,
none, bill .06 mills, increase $4,000;
Industrial School, present law, none,
bill, .O6 mills increase $4,000.
There is an income of about $4,000
for every one-hundredth of mill tax.
BY Little-Providing for the erec-
ton of statue to the memory of
Sakakawea, the bird woman of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, in the
capitol grounds and the appropria-
ton of $1,000 for the erection of the
base and PEDESTAL of the same.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

ing for the winter in our jails with
nothing to do but to absorb heat and
food at the county's expense.
The plan suggested by some will,
no doubt, be great improvement on
the present plan. The plan of letting
prison labor to some manufacture at
low price has been severely con-
demned whenever tried. 1t is detri-
mental to the interests of honest labor
and the honest manufacturer besides
being degrading to the prisoner.
The object of Imprisonment should
be to reform the criminal instead of
degrading him still more. The plan
of having industrial schools in con.
nection with prisons so that those
who commit crime may learn some
useful trade so that when they leave
the prison they are better citizens
than when they entered has met with
some opposition in that the product of
labor thus performed comes in COM
petition with the honest manufac-
lures.
The more recent plan suggested.
that of having prisoners to crush
stone for the purpose of building bet
ter roads seems to be feasible one.
The criminal might object to that
kind of exercise, but the public would
get some return for the taxes levied
to maintain the prisons.
That there should be some daily
exercise in manual labor given to
those who commit crime there can
be no question of doubt "Idleness
is the mother of mischief" and often
leads up to crime and the throwing
of human beings into dungeons to
further degrade them and to permit
them to continue to live lives of idle
ness is certainly far from lettering
the conditions of the criminal
Let us have prison reforms. Give
the criminal some useful employment
every day that his mind may be
turned into useful channels, his
health improved by wholesome exer-
else, and he be made better citizen
for having been sent to do duty for
his country.
No Russian BLACK Hole" should be
tolerated in this civilized country, but
every effort should be made to make
better citizens of those addicted to
crime.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
TEAM NEARLY DROWNED.
Went Through Ice on River-Frank
Gherke the Driver Also had
Narrow EscaDe.

Yesterday morning about O'Clock
a valuable team of horses belonging
to j. r. Roupore went through the Ice
on the river at the foot of Kittson
avenue and only after heroic strug-
gle on the part Of the driver and EN-.
ployees OF the Grand Forks Gas and
Electric company were the horses
rescued from the cold water. Mr.. Pou-
pore stated today that the men were
lucky in saving them.
Frank Gherke q foreman employed
by ]. R. Poupore with another en-
ploye John Enright were driving the
horses and at the time of the accident
were securing the river in search OF
a suitable place to start sand dredging
operations as the men have been en-
ployed for some time taking sand out
of the river bed with small bucket
dredge. Suddenly without a moments
warning the horses went through the
ice and their frantic struggles only
made matters worse. During the res
cue work Frand Ghefke was pulled
into the icy waters and had a mar
row escape from going under the ice.
Employees Of the Gas works who
We're near at hand helped in the work
and by means of ropes and main
strength kept the horses up until
finally they were pulled to safety.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
HUMAN PARASITES.

Recent reports show that the pirate
still exists in the Asiatic waters and
that the British steamship Ffenam
was attacked by these dareless Chin
csc pillagers who took possession of
the ship and used it in their attack
upon the steamship Changfook of
which they took possession, abandon
ing the Fienam which they sent adrift
after disabling her machinery after
which they attacked the steamship
Saiyik which they boarded and robbed
and left after they had securely bound
the crew. They ran the Changfook
aground on the beach near Fong-
chaien, making off with about $4,000
as result of their daring.
To many, this may seem impossible
in these days of we'll equipped steam
ships, but when we remember that
few desperate characters will hold up
a whole train load of people, blow
open safes and make way with much
larger sums in broad daylight or en-
ter village and by sudden attack
bewilder the whole population, enter
the banks and escape with their plum
der, We can readily understand how
much easier it is for those thoroughly
versed in sea life to make good their
attack and escape without much dan
ger of being captured.
Desperadoes of this character. while
they have little regard for human life,
seldom take life only in self-protec-
ton and most people yield readily to
them rather than lose their lives.
Governments should have we'll paid
detectives to ferret out these desper-
ADDE'S and securely place them in life
bondage at hard labor using the
fruits of their labor to prosecute the
obliteration of this class of parasites.
Scarcely less destructive is that vast
army of human Parasites that seem
to have been born with the impress
sion that the world owes them a liv-
ing. Until every we'll meaning in
dividual loses his false modesty and
publicly denounces every parasite we
shall have them with us, no doubt.
While we do not like to be unchari-
table and would urge the utmost dis
erection in reporting these dangerous
characters, yet We fully believe that
it is the duty of every respectable
citizen to do all in his power to pro-
tect honest and well-meaning people,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
PRISONERS MUST WORK
When Sentenced to Prison the judge
Must Give Them Hard Work
Clause and Sheriff to
Fulfil II,

bill has been introduced into the
house to have law passed, providing
that
Wherever any court in passing
sentence on any person convicted of
misdemeanor, sentences such per-
son to confinement in the court jail.
The court shall, if in his opinion, such
person is capable of performing man
ual labor, sentence such person to
confinement in the county Jail at hard
labor"
The bill is as follows:
Section 1. Whenever any Court in
passing sentence on any person con-
victed OF misdemeanor sentences
such person to confinement in the
court Jail, the court shall it in his
opinion such person is capable of p .r-
forming manual labor, sentence such
person to confinement in the county
Jail at hard labor.
Sec. 2. Whenever any person is
sentenced to confinement in the coun-
ty Jail at hard labor, the sheriff IF
such county shall enforce such SELF
tence in accordance with the provrs-
ions of Sec. 1922 of the Revised Codes
of North Dakota, of 1899.
Referred to committee on judiciary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
STRANGE TURN OF FORTUNE
in SPANISH LOTTERY DEAL

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Madrid, Jan. 24.-Once more the
great Spanish lottery, which is an an
nual event at holiday time, has come
and gone. Amid the usual scene of
GREATNESS excitement, 34,746 was pro-
claimed to be the winning number of
the capital prize of 100000. The
ticket bearing this number was divii-
ed into tenths, and these again sub
divided into fractions, so that over
700 persons might be said to have an
interest in it. Most of these people
belong to the poorer classes of Ali
cante, where joy now reigns supreme
Some touching stories are told of
some of the lucky gamblers. One
poor shop-keeper of Bilhoa was on the
point of being closed out for debt
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
WORK FOR CONvICTS.

The leniency of our laws regarding
the handling of criminals and the
good treatment received by prisoners
from our big hearted sheriffs has
drawn out many comments regarding
the reformatory character of our
prisoners.
1t has become common talk that
we hold out inducements for men in
reduced circumstances to commit
crime of sufficient nature at the be-
ginning of winter to insure them good
comfortable lodging, food and cloth
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

when the news of his winning arrived
just in the nick of time to save him
from ruin. A workman, whose sick
child needed expensive treatment,
drew 5000. A young man whose mar
riage had been put off for lack of
funds, was overjoyed at being made
the recipient of $500. Senior Agullo,
an innkeeper of Alicante, is one of
fortunes favorites. One of his en-
ployes had obtained leave to purchase
a small share in his masters ticket,
but had been unable to find the money
to pay for it. On hearing the luck
he had just missed by a hairs breath,
the poor fellow burst into tears,
whereupon Senior Augllo generously
paid him his share. The prisoners in
the town goal combined to buy one
ticket, which won for them $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
HONOR TO AGED PASTOR
ssOciated Press to The Evening Tlm1

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 24.-Dr. AL
exander Mckenzie, the eminent cler-
gyman and author, today reached his
fortieth anniversary as pastor of the
Shepard Memorial Church of this
city. The anniversary was made an
OCCASION for celebration in which
people of all classes and all faiths
participated. At a public reception
in honor of Dr. Mckenzie tonight the
speakers are to include President Ell
hot of Harvard University, General
William A. Bancroft and others of
note.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
TROUBLE AHEAD.

Mr.. James ]. Hill, who knows more
about railroad conditions. no doubt,
than any other living man says that
railroad construction has not kept
pace with production in the United
States and that it would require an
annual investment of over one thou
sand million dollars for five years to
bring the transportation facilities 10
a point where traffic can be promptly
and efficiently handled. All this time
there would be rapid increase in
production making it almost impossi-
BILE to overtake the present eXasperat-
ing dilema. He estimates that freight
traffic has increased 40 per cent in
ten years while railroad mileage has
increased only 81 per cent.
With our legislatures all over the
country passing stringent laws against
railroad corporations; with the pres
ent hostile sentiment against rail-
roads and accusations of unjust dis
elimination being practiced and that
exorbitant rates are being charged,
and threatened cophscation or trans
fer of railroad property to the state;
with the mooted policy of government
ownership of railroads and the ever
increasing damage suits brought
against railroad companies, there is
a general disposition on the part of
capital to invest in some less hazard
Gus enterprise.
Just what the solution of the trou-
BILE may be no one can at this time
foresee, but it is quite evident that
capital will go slow in the matter of
building until there is less fault find
ing.
The fault is not altogether with
the railroads nor is it with the peo-
pie entirely. There has been cause
for complaint but there has been a
great many imaginary evils and ex-
aggerations and restlessness on the
part of the whole American people.
The rapid settlement of our country
has been made possible only by in
dividual capital not being afraid to
invest. The government could never
have possibly undertaken the con-
struction of railroads on so large a
scale nor have developed our country
SO rapidly as has private capital and
enterprise backed by the shrewdest
kind of fnanceering.
We hear a great deal about the
crime of watered stocks. This simply
means that railroad that cost $780,.
100000 has an earning capacity of
$100,000,00O at interest and stock
goes up and we call it crime How
about the farm bought for $500 and in
a few years is sold for $4,000. Is
there any watering values? Anything
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Car Of LabOrers.

A car load of laborers was sent from
Grand Forks to Crookston on Wednes-
day. They have been engaged in the
local yards Of the Great Northern,
the conditions having been relieved
here it was decided to send the men
to Crookston to dig out few trains
that have been stalled there for few
days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
DOMINION. Y. w. C. A..
Associated Press to The Evening Time

Montreal, Que, Jan. 24.-As ear
nest and enthusiastic a body of Chris
tian women as ever assembled any,
where is now gathered in this city to
take part in the triennial meeting of
tho Dominion council OF the Young
Women's Christian Association. Re
representatives. from the Pacific to the
Atlantic are in attendance. The VAR
ious city associations have sent dele
gates, also the many womens colleges
throughout Canada. The meeting
place is the American Presbyterian
Church, where three sessions will be
held daily during the nexc three days.
An attractive programme combining
business and :arIljnment has been
arranged by the convention commit
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
TO ABOLISH OIL INsPECTORsH|P
Sen. Macarthur Of BottinCau Would
Turn Work To Food
Inspector

1t is said that Senator Macarthur of
Bottineau proposes to introduce a
bili in the legislature soon, which will
provide that the office of state oil in
spector be abolished in North Dako-
ia and the work Of the department
turned over to the pure food depart
ment, the inspection of oils sold in
the state to be in charge of the food
inspector. 1t is pointed out that Prof
essor L-add has the facilities for
scientific inspection and could, with
the use of those facilities better pro-
tect the state against poor oils than
Is possible under the. present sys-
tenn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
SENATE BILLS.
CONTINUED from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page ~
of the revised codes of 1905 in refer
ence to conveyances.
Mr.. Pierce also introduced a bill
making it a felony to solicit orders
for the sale Of intoxicating liquors
in the state, with a penalty of not
less than 5000 nor more than $1,000
fine and confinement in the county
Jail not less than ninety days nor
more than one year. A second offense
is punishable by confinement in the
state peniteneiary for a period of
two years.
BY Johnson (Walsh) Regulating the
assessment of bank stock and proper
ty. 1t provides that bank stock shall.
be listed with the assessor of the
township or city in which the owner
resides on the first day of April OF
each year. The assessor shall be fur
nished with verified statement of
the assets and liabilities of the bank,
except real estate which shall be listed
and assessed as other real estate is
listed and assessed. The assessor
shall deduct from the aggregate of
the banks assets. the capital stock,
the reserve or surplus fund, and I'M
divided profits, and the result thus
obtained shall be the basis for deter
ming the value of the stock. of the
bank and he shall assess it according
ly.
BY Sharp-Providing that where
there is no herd law, school boards
shall annually expend ten dollars in
planting trees on school grounds and
providing for otherwise identifying
tho same.
By Cashel-Concurrent resolution
memmorializing congress to pass a
national grain inspection law, and
covers the recommendations made
by the state bankers which investigat-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
ENTERTAINED THE statesmen
Manager Of Swift s Co., Gives Din.
ner Party Wednesday Evening
ut His Home.

Mr.. A. R. Kimball, manager of Swift
& Co., and his estimable wife enter
tanned the firms statesmen and their
lady friends at a dinner party last
evening, at six o'clock. Cards formed
the amusement of the evening at which
Miss Katherine Whitley won the lad
les prize and Mr.. Carroll the gentle
mems. The guests were the Misses
Kelly, Vannett, Benson and Whitley,
and Messrs Will Boulger, Carroll, Lee
and Larry O'Connor.