Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-21
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paign. Resolutions which of course
stand no earthly show Of being adopted
have been introduced in congress de-
handing that the president shall fix
1918 as the time for handing the Is
lands over to the natives, taking the
precaution to insure the United States
coaling stations and a naval base there
and negotiating with the great powers
to guarantee the neutrality of the
Archipelago. This discussion is pure
waste of breath as is shown by the
recent report of Secretary Taft, who
knows the Islands if any man does, to
be utterly impracticable. Still it is
interesting as an indication of at least
one democratic campaign issue
Sarles Advocate
Taft seems to be the whole thing
down in Ohio And the disease is
spreading.-Fargo Forum.
The death of Major A, W. Edwards
of the Fargo Forum has brought gen.
uine sorrow to the hearts of the news
paper fraternity of North Dakota near
ly thirty years ago his faith in the
future of the state never faltered and
he has had an important part in the
development of the young common
wealth. Any state or any community
can lily afford to lose men like Major
Edwards.-Bottinea Corrant
1t is reported that Vice President
Fairbanks has had an alcohol engine
fitted to one of his automobiles This
is simply mean rumor circulated to
ALLEVIATE the white ribbon vote. - Car
1ington Independent.
A fine grade of paper can be made
from North Dakota flax straw. This
is the conclusion reached by an east
ern expert to whom sample of fax
straw was sent sometime ago by the
Commercial Club of Grand Forks A
sample of the bleached pulp which has
been made arrived last week from the
east The fax had not been screened
but the sample was excellent and the
expert stated that he believed it would
be suitable for first class paper when
screened. Special apparatus is being
installed in an eastern paper mill in
order to thoroughly test the North Da-
kota product.-Towner County Demo-
crat
Just short year ago doleful wall
was heard echoing throughout the land
of the inability of the railroads to
properly handD the country's freight
traffic because of inexcusable, if not
actually criminal, carelessness in fail
ing to provide themselves with ade-
quate rolling stock. 1t is a matter of
vivid recollection how nearly every
cheap politician took whack at these
great arteries of the nations COM
merce and contributed his quota of hot
, air toward making life burdensome for
traffic managers the country; over,
Legislative measures were introduced
making it we'll nigh a capital offense
to permit loaded freight car to stand
for more than a few hours without 'un.
loading, and, goaded by a manufactur.
ed public sentiment, the American
Railway association fixed a penalty OF
30 cents day for the use bu one road
of freight car belonging to another
line. A few days ago a special meet
ing OF the same association was hur
riedly called to take action looking tc
the suspension of this rule, as 1t has
been found to work immense loss tt
all roads which since the falling of
IN traffic began have squandered mil
lions of dollars in frantic effort tt
send home the empty and no longer
needed cars of foreign roads and there
by escape the penalty unwiseIy 1ait
upon them. The situation in the pas
nine or ten months has changed 81
radically that, where formerly ashort
age of cars was a matter Of #almos
general complaint, there are now NOR.
than s35o,ooO idle freight care hllfn,
yards and sidings and no road want,
it's empties returned. Thus we SCI
| that it is poor rule that doesn't worl
1 equally we'll both ways, but Tanyon'
| who relies upon being able to brinl
home to the narrow mind of the dem
agogue the peace Of convictioneby til,
citation of such indisputable facts ha
yet much to learn about human natur
and the selfishness Of self-interest. Y =
I The efforts Of the Grand Forks HeI
aid to convince itself that Senate
Hansbrough Is not In earnest ain hi
4 attempt to facilitate the prosecution Q
the harvester trust was a most pitabl
: exhibition How much more crafty
Ing to the envious, jealous Herald ed
tor If the senator had remained CON
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