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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
THE EVIL OF TIPPING.

Fred Haskins, a gentleman who
makes his living writing pieces for
the papers, devotes an article to the
evils OF the tipping system. and he
illuminates his subject by deyoting at
tention to the Pullman porter, one OF
the most obnoxious of all the tip graft
>ers. Mr., Haskn is handy with fggers
and he tells us there are 5000 Pullman
porters in the country and that if each
received a dollar a day in tips that
would be $4,000 a day. In order to be
time off, stingy passengers and other
things, he estimates the aggregate
daily amount of Pullman tips received
by the porter at $4,000 day which
in the course Of a year would reach
the very respectable sum OF $780,
900.
But Mr. Haskin does not blame the
porter. We're it not for the tips, the
porters would have a hard time, since
their compensation is not sufficient
for the work they do. The tips says
Haskin, "are merely another source
of profit for the already fattened cof-
fers of the Pullman company" That
is to say, by compelling the public
to pay portion of the wages it owes
to its employees, the company enjoys
just that much more profit.
AS matter of fact, the Pullman
company does not COMPEL the passen-
gers to tip the porters. Should
passenger refuse to do so and porter
should treat him with discourtesy on
that account, the company would get
rio. of that porter in jiffy Neverthe-
less, it would not be pleasant for the
passengers to suffer such discourtes-
les and those who are experienced
travellers generally stand the porter's
holdup and say nothing about it.
Many commercial travellers making
Grand Forks their headquarters. now
enter tips to porters and other SER
vitors in their expense accounts, and
such expenses are universally re-
garded by employers as necessary and
to that extent legitimate.
Representatives of the Pullman
company have said that the company
deprecates tipping just as much as
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
TURN OUT THE Us,
MAIL COMES
HERE"
Basis of Good Story on Nate
1.afleur Now Going the
Rounds.

Nate Laf1eur the we'll known repres-
entative OF the Kelley. How-Thomp-
son Co. Duluth, tells good story on
himself. 1t appears that last week
Nate, whose society name is Napoleon
lThe Emperor Napoleon being called
after HIM got stuck in Langdon in the
snow drifts and desiring to reach
Grand Forks, determined to drive
across country to Wahalla, distance
of 40 miles. He therefore engaged
passage on the U. s. Mail stage, Linn
ited( Limited to one pasenger) and
began his long drive. The snow was
from 4 to 6 feet deep on the highway
where the read had formerly been, and
1t was almost impossible to travel
without upsetting. The driver (hav-
ing read in the musical journals of
Napoleons beautiful basso prolbndo
voice. fixed up deal with his pas
senger that whenever they met a.
team he was to yell out with all his
might:
Turn Out, The U. S. Mail comes
here"
LIE SCucuc WOIhCu uLc dUUul
ten miles from Walhalla, when huge
load of hay suddenly loomed up aheal
in the road. Nate, according to agree
ment shouted with all his might
Turn out, The U. S. Mail comes
here"
At the sound of the foghorn, hui,
man being clad Eskimo fashion rose
from the hay and after surveying duly
the situation, exclaimed in the high
falsetto voice of an excited son of the
father land
Wat yu tink. I'm crazy or dem fule
Go tn hal outem dc way"
. Further expostulation was tried on
the old fellow but it was of no avail.
1t finally became necessary for the
mail wagon to turn out in the deep
drifts, and before it had completed
the circle and regained the road, one
of the tugs had broken and the sleigh
was upset. 1t took half an hour to re-
pair the damage and the same length
Of time before Mates vocabulary OF
French cuss words had been exhaust
ed,
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ments for pen
THE annual REPORT
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or may not have been caused by the
increased movement of other commodi-
ties in both directions, creating a con-
gestion. of traffic and thereby decreas-
ing the normal car shortage. 1t may
or may not have been caused by the
congestion at terminals, but it is not
believed to have been caused by the
inability of the terminal elevators to
handle all the grain offered.
Before assuming that the railway
arrangements have purposely delayed
the movement Of grain, it is worth
while to look for their motive for SO
doing. A railroad company's earn
ings are derived mainly from freight
shipments, consequently anything
which delays the freight movement
decreases the earnings of the road.
The motive for delay would therefore
Some suggest that the motive is
revenge, and that the car shortage
object lesson given the people is to
intimidate them from enacting further
adverse legislation. On this point we
will say, that our people can not be
so controlled and the management of
great corporations are not likely to
curtail their earnings in order to show
malice, also that the several trunk
lines in this state are not all working
in harmony and that the Milwaukee
railway, with only a few branch lines
in the state, has failed to take care
of its grain shipments or to furnish
cars as requested, although in provi-
GUS years it has given good service
for the most part.
The extreme congestion in the state
during the grain moving period, is
perhaps partly because of the rapid
development of North Dakota during
the past five years and the building
Of numerous branch and cross lines
Of road. Such growth and develop
ment has not been equalled in the
history of this or any other state in
the union. The building of the numer-
GUS branch lines has brought the mar
ket nearer to the farmers doors and
occasioned more rapid delivery of
grain to the local elevators. The CEN
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
TRAVELLER HAD FACE FROZEN
Ben Atkinson Took a Trip Through
Wonderland and Suffered Frozen
Features.

Ben Atkinson the popular drug mn
was passenger to Minneapolis last
evening. Mr.. Atkinson is seriously con-
sidering vacation of several weeks in
which to recuperate his lost health ana
complexion. The first of the week he
was up on the Rolla branch, driving
from the villag. or Roila owe. to Dun
seth and from there to Thorn and
thence down to the main lire. -
He says the scenery along the route
l.; unexcelled. He also says it was
nip and tuck with him, the nip COM
:i.s from Jack. Frost and the tucking
being done by Benjamin. No serious
complications are expected from his
frozen features though an,putation
may be necessary to remove tie icicles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

the victims OF the system do. but that
it has no power to prevent passengers
from tipping, and that if the wages
OF the porters We're raised the tipping
system would continue. There is
probably a measure OF truth in this
OF course the company might attempt
10 enforce rules against the receiving
OF tips, but such rules would be
violated.
Under the circumstances, it seems
that the lawmaking power might come
10 the aid of both the passengers and
the Pullman company by prohibiting
the giving or receiving OF tips just
as the Hepburn law prohibits the CIV
ing or receiving OF passes. \ passen-
ger would not be apt to violate such
statute ii it carried penalty, nor
would the porter be apt to take the
risk. Thus a despicabie practice
would be eliminated from the trans
portion service without impairing it,
the passengers would be protected, the
porters could obtain reasonable in
crease of wages from the Pullman
company, and the company itself
would have the satisfaction OF witness
ing the disappearance Of such preju-
dice which now rests against it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

smashed all marks for six and one-half
furlongs at New York by going. in
1:16 3-5. Mandarin, Oxford and Van
Ness had broken the record only
short time before by going in 1:1S;
also VOORHEES, in straightaway run in
1:17 is. The seven furlongs mark was
smashed by Roseben at New York,
who, with 1875 pounds up, ran the cir
cular track in 1872. Sir Lynewood and
Halifax had covered the same distance
IN 1924 4-5 only short time previ-
ously. Roseben's performance was
phenomenal to say the least, and he
was considered the greatest of all thor
oughbreis for the year 1906.
While man is still very young, he
finds that the people regard him as
old enough to find all his happiness in
giving happiness to others.
A story from California has it that
Hal Chase may open cigar factory
in San Jose and play ball with the
local team next summer.
The program for the racing meet
ing to be given next June at Over
land Park, Denver, will include races
for both harness and running horses.
The Indianapolis ball club would
like to have the veteran Billy Cling
man to cover short next season. Toll
edo has asked waivers on the old
sport.
/ With making pugilistic matches,
running hotel, dabbling in real es-
tate, buying gold mines and writing
book, Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien
manages to keep pretty busy these
days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY.

A few weeks since at the annual
meeting Of the Commercial club the
subject of beautifying a city was quite
thoroughly gone into, particularly that
portion dealing with parks, shade
trees and berms and lawns. Grand
Forks already possesses reputation
as having a pretty residence section,
but, unfortunately, this is only in
scattered parts. Nothing will do more
to induce people to come to city than
good schools and beautiful surround
ings. Ask any one who has travelled
extensively which is the most beauti-
full city, the cleanest-in the United
States, and he or she will tell you
Detroit, Mich, enjoys that distinction.
Detroit's system is copied the world
wide. She has beautiful streets, paved
with asphalt, respondent with shade
trees, and lined on both sides with
we'll kept berms. Grand Forks can
add to her many attractive features
and can earn a reputation of being
the most beautiful city in the middle
west, if her citizens will all give a
heave and haul the coming spring,
plant shade trees where there are
none, lay out new lawns and berms,
and keep their premises clear of all
waste and filth.
Watch Grand Forks grow!
Senator Hale took the United States
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

sition to talk instead of passing APP
preparation bills. He said that in the
remaining twenty.seven days of the
session something like $500, 900 900 of
revenue measures must be passed.
Never had the work been so far be-
him as now and the only alternative
would be to hold night sessions IL
business was further delayed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

Now that Swettenham, the prig who
holds the position of governor of
Jamaica, has said his I'm sorry"
and all danger of war with Great
Britain is averted, congress may re-
turn to its investigation of the
Brownsville affair.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

The liquorice trust was fined $4,000
recently for combining to monopolize
trade in liquorice paste. That there
is this much money in the liquorice
business gives you an idea Of the num-
Der OF suckers there are in the coun-
try.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
UNCLE SAM IS GOOD
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cents per pensioner. The number of
clerks required at the Topeka agency
is SO, or an average of one clerk to
every 1,477 pensioners. Payments are
made as promptly at the larger as at
the smaller agencies. During quar-
terly payments, on an average, A.
600 pensioners are paid each day at
the larger agencies such as Topeka.
In this connection the committee
on appropriations has furnished
Very interesting statement showing
the amount which the United States
has paid out for pensions since the
revolution. The totals are as follows:
War of the Revolution
(estimate).. =. IS 100000 90
War of 1912 ION ac-
count Of service,
without regard to
to disability. -. 45,542,069 "a
Indian wars ION ac-
count of service
without regard to
disability. :. -. S,26O,143 SO
War with Mexico (on
account of service,
without regard to
disability. .. ss.o5s,245 %
War of the Rebellion 3,25s, 1s5, 1906 60
War with Spain and
insurrection in the
Philippine Islands. 15,43S,355 16
Regular establishment 7,229,312 80
Unclassified. j.. 80. 16,135,S7s so
Total disburse-
ments for pen
sions. 500. ...$3,459 ,S6O,311 %
Of the above amount $96,445,444.23
was paid from July 1, 1890 to June
80, 1865.
1t is almost certain that the senate
will restore the agencies stricken
from the bill by the house, and almost
equally certain that the conferrees
will support the action of the senate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
Labor Notes

According to A. ]. McKelway, of the
National Child Labor committee, there
are more children under fifteen work.
ing in the mills of America than in
England, Germany and Italy put to-
gether.
The Australian steamship owners
have agreed to accede to the request
of the Federated Seaman's Union for
increased wages.
George Cadbury, the English choco-
late manufacturer, has established
model village near Birmingham with
view to alternating the evils which
arise from the insanitary and insue-
f1cient accommodations supplied to
large numbers of the working classes
and to secure to workers in his fac
tories some of the advantages of out
door village life, with opportunities
for the natural and healtnful cultiva-
ton of the soil.
The clerical force of the Mare Is
land navy yard sent a signed petition
to the Secretary of the Navy recently
requesting an increase of Is per cent
in salaries.
A piece of leather, with the assist
ance of the most improved machines,
can be transformed into a pair of
shoes in thirty-four minutes, in which
time it passes through the hands of
sixty-three workers and through If
teen machines.
Organized labor in the twenty-four
states in which the farmers have or
ganization will be asked to use only
farm products bearing the label of the
Society Of Equity and to build receiv-
Ing stations in the various cities for
the distribution of such products.
The workingmen of Manitoba are
busy forming labor party. They hope
to be able to combine all factions and
go into the campaign next year.
The State Feredation of Labor of
Utah. is circulating petition to Con-
gress asking the creation of postal
saving banks.
The highest bridge in the world will
be the trolley bridge now under con-
struction across the famoas Royal
Gorge, in Colorado, which will be 2,627
feet, half mile, above the river be-
low. AS far as height goes. this little
bridge-only 230 feet long-will be in
class by itself, its nearest COMPETE
tor being the recently completed Fam
best bridge in Africa, $50 feet in
height.
In Birmingham, England, device
has been invented that will light
street lamps by clockwork. The in
vention is so nicely adjusted that the
gas will be lighted at a different mo-
ment each day in the year, according
to the varying seasons. The machine
turns on the gas at night and lights
1t, and turns It. of In the morning.
When once adjusted 1t will run for
whole year by simply winding the
clockwork attachment once week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
To Croaksfon.

]. H. Byron, district representative
for the Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
who has been in the city two or three
days in the interests OF his company,
left Tuesday morning for Crookston.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
HoLLlSTER's
Rocky Mountain Tea nukkeis
A Busy Medicine tos Busy People.
IdnRH Golden hAzffh anA RseS,.a,A Viz,

A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver
eod Kidney troubles. Pimples, Eczema Impure
blood. Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels. Headache
let form. IS cents a box. Genuine made nv
HoILIsTER DRUG COMPANY. Madison, VIII
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALON PEOPLE
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

So Senator Bailey denounced
Hearst. Well, well-next, we know,
Tillman will be denouncing Hearst.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

Let reverence Of law be hreathed by
1rattles in her lap; let it be taught in
che schools, seminaries and colleges:
let 1t be written in primers, spelling
cooks and almanacs; let it be preached
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis.
lative halls and enforced in courts OF
Justice; in. short, let it b me the
Dolitical religion OF the 'nati0..
Abraham Lincoln.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

The clerical force of the Mare Is
land navy yard sent signed petition
to the Secretary of the Navy recently
requesting an increase of Is per cent
in salaries.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

15,43S,355 16
7,229,312 50
16;a35,S7s so
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45,542,O69 "a
s,26O,14S SO

3s.059,245 %
s,25s,1s5,so6 60
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

A piece of leather, with the assist
ance of the most improved machines,
can be transformed into a pair Of
shoes in thirty-four minutes, in which
time it passes through the hands of
sixty-three workers and through If
teen machines.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
IMPROVING THE HARBOR.

1t has yet to be recorded that any
citizen of tine United States with an
appreciation of the work our country
has to do has made the tour of the
narBor and the Federal Quarantine
station. as was done this morning by
the Congressional visitors, without
being deeply impressed with the JUS
tee of liberal appropriations to carry
forward the work already begun on u
very comprehensive plan.
The Congressman who said wen
settle il because we appropriate for
il. " WAS a man of practical mind. 1t
is uualterabIy true that the port Of
honolulu cannot fulfill its mission of
service to the commerce of the Pa
,ifc American commerce. without an
annie suppIy of coin for the necessi-
ties
honolulu constitutes the protecting.
barrier for the mainland of the Unit
ed States against the encroachment of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
LADIES Of |NILEI
WILL Gu To RILO

The police yesterday rounded up a
number of Porto Rican damsels whose
presence in the city had been found
TO be undesirable. Most of them We're
inmates of the house OF one Adela, one
of the most notorious characters OF
lWlei. Recently a number of COM
plants have been received at the po-
lice station of pilfering and petty lar
.cenies at that notorious suburb, and
nearly all of them have been traced
more on less definitely to the joint kept
by Adela.
When the women had been gathered
in yesterday and We're examined they
stated that il had been their intention
To leave the sunny mudhats OF lwilei
and so to Hilo As a consequence they
We're given a chance to go to the Cres-
cent City, all but AdelaC who claims
! that she is engaged to Sailor Morch, a
well known waterfront character aud
that she is soon to be- united with his
iH the holy uunds OF maIrlmuny.
/ Fifteen Chinese gamblers who were
ARRESTED YESTERDAY entered a plea Oi
aunn ana were hned ~ ana costs
leach
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
GEORGE tVAkS DYING

George S. Evans, the veteran print
er, is very i'll and is not expected to
live He has for some years past been
suffering from heart and kidney
trouble, which have gradually grown
worse He was reported to be sink
ing rapidly today, and it is not be-
lieved that he will live more than a
few days at the most.
Evans has been in the Islands en-
gagged in the printing business for a
number of years. Some years ago he
was engaged by the Mercantile Print
ing Co. Later on he took charge of
the Robert Grieve Co., and he is at
present in charge of the printing bus
mess of Wall, Nichols Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
TEMPLE GOES
TO EILO
FOR JAPANESE

Deputy United States Marshal Tenn
PIE LETT this noon on the Kinau Tor
Tilo to take into custody a Japanese
named YOshikawa, who is accused OF
having stolen goods on the Claudine
amounting to about $50 in value.
YOshikawa was arrested in Hilo
and brought before the Territorial
court for trial. That court however,
decided that it did not have jurisdic-
ton in the case, the crime having
been committed on the high seas. The
prisoner was, therefore, ordered dis
charged.
The Sheriff telegraphed this morn
ing to the Federal authorities here.
explaining the matter, and Mr.. Tenn
pie was at once dispatched to get tho
nlan and bring him before the FEEDER
al Court to answer for the crime.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
MANY Will ATTEND
JUDGE GEARS FUNERAL

The funeral services Of the late
Judge Gear, which are to take place
this afternoon at 3 O'Clock, will with
out doubt be exceedingly well attend
er. The services will take place at the
Masonic Temple, under the direction
Of r. H. Petrie. After the Masonic
services a prayer will be offered by
Rev w. d. Westerveit. Vocal music
will be rendered by quartet under
the direction OF Jas. D. Dougherty. Be
sides the Masons the other fraternal
orders to which the deceased belonged,
namely, the Elks and the Knights OF
Pythias, will be well represented and
will possibly turn out each i'll body.
The pallbearers will be as follows:
Judge w. T. Robinson, A. S. Hum
phreys, Attorney General e. c. Peters,
George A. Davis, DR.. J. T. Wayson, c.
r. Collins, Charles S. Hall, "A. M,
Brown and e. Farmer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
When
Harry
|. aTlded

The Los Angeles Times, describing
/ the arrival Of Aloha Temple Arab
Patrol in Los Angeles, says:
Aloha Patrol, which promises to be
the hit of the conc)aye, attracted the
greatest attention when they left the
train and as they marched through
the streets. Twenty-Five Of them lined
up for the march through the streets.
At the railroad station the Hawaii
ans We're met by the Hawaiian or
chestra and by many local friends and
relatives They are a striking aggre-
CATION. Several of them are siX-foot-
ers, and as straight as telegraph poles.
They wear baggy red trousers, red
stockings, red shoes, a wide purple
sash, a yellow velvet EtOn jacket and
q yellow shirt, with embroidery over
everything. They carry spears, at
tached to which is the native flag of
the Oiden times. Their headgear is Il
wonderful creation with a great yellow
mood.
As they lined up in the trainsned,
the members Of the Aloha Patrol sang
with Zest, aloha De- the native song
VI .SiNVtIlS'
One of the members of this patrol
was very much bekissed on his way in
line to the street.
"Oh, where is he? Where is Harry?"
shrieked three women, dashing in
among the ranks OF the Hawaiians.
Somebody piped off the only Harry
they knew and the women took a
chance on him.
They fell all over the figure in the
fantastic garb. They planted kisses
ION his ears, on his cheeks, on his
mouth, and on his back hair
Luckily, it turned out to be the right
Harry.
He is Harry Simpson, formerly of
Los Angeles, now of Honolulu. who
has been away from home several
years, part OF the time in the United
States army.
The ladies who greeted him so glor
iOusly were his mother and two sisters.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14

The new submarine boat, Octopus,
tuiIt by the Fore shipbuiding firm,
has been recently given many severe
tests in Boston harbor by her build
ers She will soon be turned over to
the United States officials for trials.
Tne date of the official trials are, Of
course, kept secret. No one outside
of the builders, U. S. officials and
crew are allowed on the boat While
the boats contract speed require
ments are also kept secret it is I'M
derstood that about II knots on the
surface and IL submerged will fill
the bill Her length is about 100
feet and her steaming radius nearly
1000 miles.