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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
CRInlI11NAIs rUR -: : ! I y s. = |.

The state pardon board Is certaiIl,
coming in for its share Of criticism
FOR the recent Wholesale pardoning .,
criminals, and it justly deserves it
Among those pardoned wore two life
prisoners serving time FOR murder il
the first degree and one Of these wa,
the murderer Of a whole family man
wife and child. Two murderers in The
second degree were also turned loose
Others who were pardoned were con
yicts serving time for grand larceny
embezzlement, rape, and operators OF
gambling houses and blind pigs. Owe,
ten per cent of the inmates Of the
state penitentiary were pardoned by
the board at one sitting. No wonder
some people believe in hanging and the
electric chair.
4 man commits hcinous murder and
by sympathy aroused by weeping rel
atives he is giving life Imprisonment
instead Of hanging, which he deserved.
Later on the weeping relatives attack
the pardon board and by the sympathy
route again win point and the Grim
inal is turned loose upon the public
and the peoples respect for the law
falls accordingly. No wonder people
resort to lynching when a community
is outraged by foul murder or some
other crime.
Az one exchange remarks: ''It is
hard to see how men Of good moral
character can sit on the pardon board
and turn the penitentiary doors open
to eonvicts who are in for life and who
have committed crimes for which they
should have gone to the electric
chair
Papers from all over the state have
entered storm of protest against the
pardon board and by this time the
members Of the board probably realize
their mistake and see themselves as
others see them-a' school Of jellyfsh,
without backbone and courage enough
to stand up and help maintain re-
spect for our criminal laws.-Beach
chronicle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
SON OF FORMER GOV. OF TENNES.
SEE MAY BE PLACED IN
INSTITUTION,

Seattle, Dec. 27.-"When Malcolm G.
Patterson, son of former Governor Nal
colin R. Patterson, Tennessee, shot and
dangerously wounded R. T. Seal, at
Port Orchart, December Z, he was suf-
ferinwg from alcoholic epilepsy or dip
somania Induced by drinking continu-
ously for five weeks''
This was the finding of the lunacy
commission that sat at Port Orchard
today to hear the insanity complaint
fled against young Patterson, by his
father. The lupacys. commission re-
ported it was dangerous to permit Pat
terson to be at large, and recommended
he be confined in some institution.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

The Commercial c1tb membership
committee held meeting last evening
and again inaugurated ans aetive cam
paign today which resulted IN num-
Der Of nwew ones in Devils Lake join.
ing the club. The open honbe ali day
New Years, will be . feature card,
especially among the farmers Of this
vicinity, about thirty Of them having
recently Joined the fold. The annual
meeting Of the club which calls for the
election of officers, the reports Of Of
ticers and the mapping out Of the work
for the coming year is already attract
ing attention.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
HENRY FATLBY AND 3. d: PAT.
1ERsON ARE CHARGED WITH
lrALFEAsANCB m OFFICE

Bismarck, N. D. Dec: 90. A petit
tion was circulating today among vot-
ers asking for the recall Of Henry Tat
ley and E. g. Patterson a. members Of
the city commission. The complaints
against the commissioners ~ the petit
ton alleges mslfeasance in i office in
the matter Of assessments upon proper
ty owned BY the commissioners a.
compared with other property in the
city. The petition to be operative re-
quires 25 per cent. Of the vote cast
in the city at the last presidential
election and the commission must call q
special election within forty days after
the petition is fled. 81
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
WHITE BUTTE GIVES UP FIGHT.

New Leipzig, Dec. 27.-After fight
ing in the courts for years to compel
the Milwaukee railroad company to
give it train service, the people Of
White Butte, the town ten miles west
Of Lennon, have finally given up the
fight, and are removing their buildings
to Petrol, the Milwaukee's TOWNSHIP, 3
miles further west. The White Butte
townsite is owned by the Gettmans, the
hotel men of Lennon.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
..ABORER AT THE ICE HOUSE Sc
vERELY INJURED WHEN LONG
SHOOT FALLS ON HEAD.


Joseph Hesseck, laborer at the ice
house of the Great Northern, was Sc
verely Injured late yesterday afternoon
when a long shoot which had been
slanted well towards the top of the
opening to the house, slipped and fell
fHesseck was standing directly under
the shoot and as it fell it struck him
full on the head, causing internal hem
orages.
Medical assistance was hastily sum
moned and the young man was made to
feel as easy as possible. His condition
today is reported much better and it
is hoped that he will recover entirely
from the accident.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
A DEMOCRATIC PROBLEM.

"A DEmOCRAT1C PROBLEM.
~ Some general idea Of the attitude of
the Democratic party toward men and
principles is apt to be obtained from
1.-THE meeting of The Democratic nation
al committee in Washington city Jan
uary 8. While it is unlikely that there
will be the same fruitless speculation
that attended the meeting Of the Re.
publican national committee with re-
gard to candidates for the presidency,
it is wholly probable that some indi-
cation will be given as to the general
policies Of the party in the next cam.
paign. ~
The approaching meeting will put
the Democratic party to greater test
than the one from which the Republi-
cans appeared to emerge .unscathed
The Democratic committee, for in
stance, will be obliged to declare
choice between the old-line Democrats
and the recognizing wing of the party
in Pennsylvania There are two claim
ants for the honor of national COM
mitteeman from the Keystone state.
On the one hand, representing the old
guard Democrats, there will appear
Col. James Guffey, who for years has
been the acknowledged leader of the
party in Pennsylvania. On the other
hand there will Representative A. Nit
chell Palmer, who at meeting of his
party-a meeting which some called
trump" and others regular-was
named as national committeeman.
Each Of these shrewd politicians, the
one standpatter and the other pro.
gressive, claims to be the national com
mitteeman. Guffey seems to have
been given new lease on life by the
victory of his machine in Philadelphia,
whose votes brought about the cleo
tionaof Rudolph Blankenburg, the Key
stone Republican-D candi-
date for mayor at the present contest
in the Quaker City. Palmer, who has
become one Of the leaders of his party
in the house, being one of the ablest
members Of the ways and means COM
mittee, represents the progressive -
faction Of the Pennsylvania Demo
cracy. It is his aim to reerganize the
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
REINs OF BUSINESS TAKEN UP
YESTERDAY TO BE DROPPED
SATURDAY FOR TWO DAYS.

Yesterday, it was a case of the day
after. - -,
Following a respite Of two days, bus
mess places and Offices again threw
open their doors yesterday morning,
preparatory to once more take up the
reins of the business world Things will
be rather quiet for the next four days,
and then will come another two days
rest. Then will begin the business
Of the New Year, and things will be-
gin to hum with vengeance.
rather quiet. Father arrived at the Of
fee two hours late, and, when he arriv-
ed there, was glad to see that hs Office
girl had been on the scene and was al
ready busily engaged at her work,
when in reality she was silently offer
ing thanks that she had managed to
get there FIVE minutes before he did.
In the homes, mother wenwt about her
work in lackadalisical manner, pre-
pairing dinner from remnants of the
turkey feed of the day before. John
ny and his sister Mary, arose from
their beds and thanked their stars that
they did not have to go to school.
Devils Lake is now looking for
ward to the observance of New: Year 3
day. Sunday night will be- the usual
number Of watch parties, and then
will come more turkey dinners and
rounds of entertainments. ''ssa;s.
The following day will mark the be-
ginning of the business Of 1912: Bust
ness and professional men will not
be interrupted by holidays for several
mnnths at-:
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
RICH UNCLE REFUSES AID.

y
Minot, Dec. 27.-The body Of a
young woman, only nineteen years Of
age, has been lying at one Of the NOR
CUES in this city for over q week, be-
cause the girls rich uncle, who lives
in the eastern part Of the. state, refus-
es to furnish the funds, to give the girl
a respectable funeral. The girl is an
orphan, having lived in the orphan Is
home at Grand Forks until about year
ago. About six weeks ago she arrived
in this city, accompanied by young
man, who is still here. The young man
claims to be without sufficient funds
to bury the young woman and it looks
as though the county will have to stand
the expense.
The young woman died following an
operation for appendicitis.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
w1sTE HELD TO DISTRICT COURT.

Grafton, Dec. 27.-Peter Wiste was
held to the district court in bail Of
$1,000 by Justice G. Levang at Adams
on the charge of assault with intent to
kill. Wiste was one of a party who
arranged surprise party week ago
Saturday night for John Hanson who
resides on the Peter E. Peterson farm.
During the evening considerable good
cheer was taken care of and resulted
in some old scores between the Halberg
and Wiste members of the company
coming up for settlement. Two or three
clashes occurred and chairs and other
articles of furniture were used. Final
~ revolver was fred and julius Hal
berg was shot In the arm.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
MISSING BANK CASHIER FOUND

Blanchard, n. D., Dec. 27.-The mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance Of
a. A. Burton, cashier of the Blanchard
State bank, has been solved, and he
will return to his family in a short
time
It will be remembered that Burton
started for this city to serve as a
juror in the United States district
court, and that he disappeared after
reaching this city, and although sew
:eral. weeks have elapsed since he dis
appeared and officers were searching
for him all the time, nothing was heard
of his whereabouts until few days
ago when a letter was received from
him.
rs. The contents of the letter are not
known, but it is believed that he be-
came. partly deranged and was wan
dering about the country when he
came to his senses. It is stated that he
will likely return home in short
time, as there is no legal reason why
he should remain away, as his affairs in
business and domestic way are all
right.
It is thought that his mind became a
blank and that to all intents and pur-
poses he did not know what he was
doing. and that upon reaching his
right mind he at once let his friends
know of his whereabouts.
At the time Of his disappearance the
bank directors held meeting and gave
out statement: to. the effect that his
accounts were all right and nothing
has been made public that would cause
anyone to think that there has been
any necessity for making change in
that statement.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
STORES WILL DECORATE FoR 90.
0Aslo1f AND CITY WILL
LOOK GAY.

AS the time draws near ut hand for
the Mid-winter fair, preparations for
the event takes on buster action and
the much talked Of time will be her.
aided over the entire Lake Region.
Chairman Hale ic feeling highly
gratified over the number Of exhibits
that are coming in and the difficulties
that confront such time are being
fast overcome under his able leader
ship.
The Lake Region exhibit which has
been at st. Paul at the Land show will
End a large place in tie display here
and to this will be added many new
features, as was announced in the
World sometime ago.
The basement of the Grand opern
house building where the show win be
held, will be beautifully decorated
as will the many stores Of the city.
Special arrangements will be made by
the merchants to arrange the business
houses and decorate them appropriately
for the occasion.
It is expected that large crowds will
gather here for one Of the largest mid
winter fairs ever held in the state.
Every possible arrangement for their
comfort and entertainment will be
made by the hotels and restaurants
of the city and Devils Lake will once
more have chance to show the out
siders from the surrounding county its
hand Of hospitality.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

The Democratic press of the state
appears to be very much interested in
having some of our Republican candi-
dates for state Office placed on record
as to their choice for president in the
coming campaign. If this is matter
of consequence which the Democrats
elect to pry into, as pertaining to Dem
oeratic politics, We by virtue of the
same right cannot be justly criticized
in requesting some of our over-zealous
Democratic editors to announce their
choice for president.
The Democratic party in the past few
years have made some temporary local
gains by policy known in the days of
ancient history as the "stop thief"
policy, Of which Governor Burke is q
past master in the art of demonstrat-
ing the workings Of.
This policy is conducted by the Dem
oeratic press and public speakers work
ing overtime in their loud denunciations
of corporations and trusts with secret
agreement with these same corporations
to furnish the funds and backing with
which to insure their election.
That Gov. Harmon of Ohio, who was
wined and dined at St. Paul few days
ago by Jas. J. Hill, is candidate for
the nomination on the democratic tick
ct for the presidency and that he is
tie pronounced favorite candidate Of
the corporations and Wall street are
well known facts, and now that Gov
| ernor Burke has taken of his mask
and expressed his willingness to be
hitched up body and soul to this comb
nation, let US have an expression from
the Democratic editors in the state
that we may know whether or not they
| also are tired of wearing the mask
or can it be that they expect Harmon
to also play the "stop thief" policy
while they furnish the same old music
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
HAD TO GO OUT OF CHURCH AMI
BORROW MONEY FOR THE
CONTRIBUTION.

London, Dec. 27.-According to To-
cal gossip here, the Prince of Wales,
while attending church yesterday, dis
covered he was without money and
saw he would be unable to contribute
when the plate was passed.: To OBJ
vate the difficulty, he suddenly left
the church and fastened outside and
borrowed from police sergeant.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

A mans success in business is based
upon his good-nature, the enthusiasm
and interest shown in the business of
his customer, and the smiling greeting
which is given all. The fact that some
men, generally those who have had
family differences, hate themselves, is
responsible for their failure. in getting
as much business as their competitor.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
GREATEST AFFAIR OF ITS KIND
EVER HELD TO TAKE PLACE
IN NEW YORK.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
New York, N. Y, Dec, 27.-close on
the heels of the Great Peace meeting,
which was broken up by disturbers,
opposed to the ratification of Presi-
England and France, disagreement has
arrived over what is being planned as
one of the greatest peace dinners the
country has ever seen, to be held here
Saturday. night.
i. Colonel Roosevelt declines to be
present at the peace meeting and says
that his opinion differs from those to
be expressed.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

TURNING THE GUNS ON EUROPE.
Democratic Leader Underwood's OBJ
jections to the modification anG Incl
dental extension Of the maximum
clause, as urged by Secretary Knox,
calls for calculation. The democrats
surely are not going 10 give aid and
comfort TO foreign nations that dis
criminate against American products
in the interest of monopoly. :. seer,s
incredible that the ways and means
committee should take the position that
while a protective tariff against Europe
is wrong, prohibitive tariff against
this country is boon for us. Open
our ports, but let foreign ports stay
closed We refuse to believe that SEE
oni sober thought will still ind the
committee upholding worse things
abroad than they alleee to exist 3:
home
Again, the democrats are commit
ted. if going on record means an..'
thing to the policy of retaliation as
enunciated in the maximum and mini
mum clause of the Payne Aldrich sariff.
Senate Democrats voted to ratify the
hundred treaties negotiated under that
clause, and the president was applaud
ed on all sides for the diplomatic skill
displayed in smoothing out vexaticus
tangles. Much was gained, but for rca-
sons satisfactorily set forth at the
time the clause was suspended with re-
spect to various articles. which the
secretary enumerates in his Letter ID tho
house committee.
The time has now come. in The sec
retary's opinion, when discrimination
, against American trade should cease
and seeing that, on the whole, less
/ drastic measures than are authorized by
the maximum clause would accomplish
! the purpose. he urges the. passage of
an amendment that would reach the OBJ.
/ ject sought. without involving US in
tariff. wars. As it is generally agreed
that the presidents course was wise
and polite, it is difficult to understand
on What ground he is opposed in his
desire to secure the square deal all
around.
The maximum clause has been the
one thing spared from attack during
the present agitation. What, then, has
I happened that would justify Demo
cratic opposition to the carrying ou
Of policy so universally recognized
as one purposed to enforce our rights
and thereby promote the general vel
fare7 BY all means let congress auth
} orize modern instance of the eficac,
of our traditional policy of "turnin:
the guns on the enemy. Grand Fork
Times.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
working out their part under the cloak

working out their part under the cloak
of Republicanisn. :
There is but one issue of import
ance before the people Of the state in
the coming election: Are We going to
assist in maintaining the present prices
of farm products by supporting the
protective tariff or Republican party:
or are we going to aid the free trade.
or Democratic party and return to
40 cent wheat, 10 cent barley, and all
other products in proportion.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

The fellow who figures that the
members of the other company are con-
stantly digging down in their pock-
cts to grease the wheels of progress,
is usually the fellow who has his back
ers constantly digging down and even
then finds it difficult to make good
with Sunday and Christmas coming in
between.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
NEW PAPER Is PROMISED BY THE
STUDENTS OF THE LOCAL
SCHOOL.

With the beginning Of the new year
the local high school students plan to
try their skill along journalistic lines
and a semi-monthly publication will
probably be the order, if present plans
materialize. The editorial staff and
board of control of the new publica-
ton will probably be selected at the
meeting Of the high school at the OPP
ening of the new term.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
WOULD SETTLE SITE QUESTION

WOULD SETTLE SITE QUESTION.
Minot, Dec. 27.-The citizens Of Mi
not who have the interests Of the new
Minot normal at heart, are beginning
to realize that if they are going to
have normal, they must get busy at
once and settle the site question. The
citizens are beginning to realize that in
their contests over the site they have
been playing into the hands Of those
who would like to kill of the Minot
normal entirely, and that unless the
site question is settled forthwith, Mi
not will face long delay with the
possibility that the normal may never
materialize.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

From 22o the prison population took
doning boards milk Of Kindness that
liberates murderers and thugs at the-
slightest pretext. Just little more
milking and the penitentiary would be
free /. of dangerous characters.-Ryder
Journal.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

All will wait with anxiety to hear
that DR.. Charles n. Mayo is surely re-
covering from second serious opera
ton, performed at a New York hospi-
tai. It would be a cruel and sardonic
world that would condemn the distin-
guished surgeon who has saved so many
thousand lives, to be himself led past
life's threshold from a surgeon 8 table
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
Entered at the postofice at Devils
ssLake, N. D., as second class matter.
+. .sBeost, and THE WORLD Boosts
IS With You-Knock,. and You Knock
Il Alone
THE RICH IN DIVORCE COURTS.

Inc eyes OF many people rest on tue
very rich and what SHINING they are
guilty Of whether by sins Of omission
OF commission, gets plenty of adver-
Using. Even making due allowance
for that fact, however, it would really
seem as though domestic happiness
finds uncongenial dwelling place in rich
mems homes. King Solomon once
said: "Give me neither poverty nor
riches; feed ME with food convenient
for me: lest l be full and deny thee.
and say who is the Lord. or lest I be
poor, and steal, and take the name
my God in VAIN There is no doubt
that King Solomon learned that wisdom
by experience, for he was rich, and
changed his wife every week day in
the year. At least he had three hun
bred of them.
Just now there is considerable gossip
going the round concerning the recent
marriage OF divorced Vanderbilt to
divorced Mckim. The bride in this
T.
At least her dad. Baltimore drug
sist, made his millions out Of this fizzv
stuff which nervous folk drink. and
therefore i Is not strange if Mrs. Me-
Kim, once Margaret Emerson. should
take hzzy and smart Newport society.
Ii Is both q Sordid and vulgar story
oN -
Vanderbilt scandal. We Won. re-ell
it here. The Philadelphia Ledger has
collected some at least of the recent d.
vorces IN the three rich families OF
New York-she VanderbiltS. Goulds
and Astors. They make striking
story. Here il is:
The raster OF separations, divorces
and speedy remarriages due to infelici-
tous marital arrangements in certain
conspicuous American families is in
creased by one more modern instance
that of a. G. Vanderbilt. divorced,
welded in surrepitious haste at reg
istrar's Office to Margaret Emerson
McKim, divorced. a complete cata-
log Of all the Vanderbilt, Gould and
Astor divorces in the last few years
would take up too much space, but as
typical of the rest there may be cited
besides the divorce of Alfred Van
derbilt from Elsie French in 1905
the divorce of his cousin, Henry Allen,
from Annie Odell in 1894, the unofficial
separations of Consuelo Vanderbilt
from the duke Of Marlborough, and
William K. Vanderbilt from Virginia
Fair. For the Gould, there might be
mentioned Howard Gould g separation
from Katherine Clemmons in 1909, An.
ma Gould IS divorce from Count de Gas.
tellane in 1906 and her remarriage to
Prince de Sagan in 1905. Frank
Gould's divorce from Helen Kelly in
1909 and his remarriage to Edith KEEL
ley in.l9l0. For the Astors, there is
for example, John Armstrong Chalo
ner, divorced in 1895 from Amelia
Rives; Robert Winthrop Chanler, di
vorced from Lima Cavalieri and separ
ated from his money in 1911; Charlotte
Aston, divorced from J. Coleman Bray
ton; John Jacob Astor, divorced from
Ava Willing and remarked to schoo
girl. For three families within few
years, eleven of such affairms will
the prospect Of more is, if the varnacu
lar may be pardoned, going some >
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29

A man whose snoring has disturbed
the household for long nocturnal hours,
is likely to awake with a crouch in
the morning and announce that he
hasn't slept wink all night.