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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
A Municipal Light Plant Viii
$685. Greatly B&neft.the 7axbayer

The opposition to municipal ownership of an electric
light plant busy these days spreading argument
that to build electric light plant will greatly increase
the taxes OF the citizens and there probably many who
gate this matter The fals of this argument must be
parent to any who makes slight investigation
In the first place, light be sold the consumer
at nearly oneha OF the figure and pay all the
penses of running and still leave profit for the city of
many thousands of dollars In the second place the city
at the present time is paying approximately onethird Of
the taxes to Mr.. Kerlin If we owned our own plant
these taxes would be paid Third the interest on
thirty thousand dollars bonds five per amounts
to $l75O00 The paid Mr. Kerlin last year out of
the general taxes paid by all of the whether they
use electric lights $3619.57 The amount of
interest on the bonds deducted from that leaves balance
in favor of the city of $186957 which would reduce the
burden of the payer $86957 without considering the
profits which would be made the plant and paid
the city treasury at rate nearly oneha of what paid
now to Mr. Kerln that the payer who does
the light in his residence business would still have his
taxes reduced by municipal ownership in the saving of
many dollars paid to Mr.. Kerlin
FOURTH the necessary pay the interest on the
bonds would amount about Is year each ct
zen of Devils Lake. In fact less The of eec-
clty would save this amount the reduced the
first month two under the SYSTEM that the mu
nicpa ownership plant will increase the of any
citizen whether he electricity not but will decrease
them greatly. The benefits to be derived will be many
among which may be enumeated electricity cheap enough
that every citizen of Devils Lake afford uset good
street light service in place Of the poor which have
at much reduced the city, fund accumulating
out of the profits of the plant be paid into the city
treasury.
trciy the saving of taxes and electric light bills to the
consumer OF electricity; will put the price of electricity
where the citizens of Devils Lake enjoy the benefits
of an electric lighted home at a moderate cost
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
SALOON BURNED
Stateline Enterprise Near Beach Went
Up in Smoke.

Beach, N. D., Nov. 1.-The State1ine
saloon which was started about three
months ago just mile and a half
west Of this city by H. c. Jensen Of
Beach and w. H. Rucker of Wibaux,
was burned to the ground.
In the building at the time were
three bartenders, viz: Ed Tucker,
Bill Coffee and Bill Ryan. All being
asleep, the fire was we'll under way
before the men were awakened by
the smoke and heat. The smoke COM
ing up from the cellar, Tucker lifted
the trap door and jumped down, when
he discovered that a hole had been
cut in the wall below the first door,
through which a large quantity Of
kerosene had been poured. AS he
turned to ascend he was overcome by
the -moke and heat and for short
time his life was despaire. Of. but
Mr.. Ryan finally succeeded in getting
him up the stairs and out doors,
where the fresh morning air soon re-
vived him. They all lost their clothes
but the few they grabbed while maxi
ing their escape from the burning
building.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
Yang Shi Kai Appointed
To Premiership in China
hear snst he says. Mr.. Fjelde then

hear 'Snat he says. Mr.. Fjelde then
quotes es follows:
''In 1873 the Chevelier de la Veran-
dry made a trip from Montreal to the
seat of the Mandan Indians (near the
present Bismarck, N. d. Near their
ously engravd on both sides with
strange characters. He satisfied him.
self that the inscription was not of
Indian origin and then took it with
him to the Jesuit scholars at Quebec.
They were agreed that the inscription
contained letters Gndians use only
pictographs) and that these letters
were Tartarian in origin. 1t was then
sent to the minister of the marine, G.
de Mauripas. For detailed account
Of this stone see Kalm's Travels Into
North Dakota, London, 1771. volume
three, pages 125-128.
Tartarian and runic characters
have remarkable similarity and
would look alike to one who was not
a specialist in either. AS the Tartarian
origin is out Of the question and the
any known European origin the con-
clusion is more than probable that it
was a runic inscription, used by the
vikings. This belief gains emphasis
when We remember that this stone was
found near the home of the Mandan
lHdlanS VINO showed unmiStakable
signs of being the offspring of mix
ture with blond white race. (For
full discussion of this interesting
tribe see The Mandans, study Of
their culture, archaeology and lang
uage by Will and Spinden, Cambridge,
Mass, 1906 particularly pages 99-1O4.)
About a year ago the Minnesota
Historical society appealed. through
Governor Eberhart, to the French
authorities to find the stone, but these
authorities merely shrugged their
expressive shoulders and murmured
something about American humbug.
But there is no humbug possible in
Washington, Oct. 2S.-Senator Jo-
seph W. Bailey of Texas will not be
in public lift after March 8. 1918, when
his present term expires. The hope of
his many friends that the distinguished
Texan will change his mind and re-
main in the body where he has made
for himself such an eminent place as a
lawmaker and expounder Of the con-
stitution, will not be realized. Yester-
day Mr.. Bailey said that his mind was
made up; his decision to retire at the
expiration of his term was reached
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03

tition. I wish the United States Steel
corporation and our subsidiary com
panies had it in their power to main
tain fair and reasonable prices, not
prices absolutely fixed from one end
of the year to the other, but all the
time fair, reasonable prices, so that
everyone connected with the business
might feel that there was no danger of
such wide and sudden fluctuations as
to bring about injury if not ruin to
many.
II wish we were in position where
we could entirely satisfy our CUSTOM
ers and also our competitors; I wish
we could be of real substantial bene-
fit all the time to our competitors and
to our customers; because we know
that would be of benefit to ourselves.
and, what is more important to the
two hundred odd thousand men who
are dependent upon us for continuous
employment at good, fair, living wages,
We do not seem to be in that position
at the present time Perhaps, if we
knew more what was in the minds of
those who have the right to call our
action into question, we would be able
to do so. Cropping along in uncertainty.
we are not able to determine what. if
anything, we can do to bring about
changed and better conditions with re-
spect to the interests which I have
adverted to.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
LONG SENTENCE

New Yor.z, Oct. 2s.-A possible thir-
ty-four years in prison was the SEN
tence meted out to Philip Solow by
5Sdge Foster in general sessions to-
day for "'hite slave" traffic. Solow
was sentenced to from ten to twenty
years In prison and to pay fine of
$4,000. Non-payment of the fine
would add fourteen years to his prison
term.
"All people on earth have dark hair
with the exception Of those who are
descended from the north European
race" says DR.. Herman Fjelde Of Alb
ercrombie in letter. But when
de la Verandry was in the Dakota re-
gion near Bismarck in 1898, he found
the Mandan Indians with blond hair
and blue eyes. They differed from
the other Indians. Nobody knows from
where they originated. Some suppose
that they are descendants from the
Norwegian race, others that they de-
scended from the Irish. The Irish
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03

got the light hair from mixture with
the Norwegian vikings: The hair on
such descendants is father reddish in
color. 7.
1.-THE best Norwegian historian in
America is Hjalmar Rued Holland. He
has written in The Records of the
Past, that comes out in Washington,
D. c.. about his research work, and
since his work is concerning North
Dakota it may interest the readers to
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
COOKED COOK

Copenhagen, Oct. 2s.-The commit
tee in charge Of mission among the
Eskimos at Cape York has refused to
accert the proceeds of the lecture
which DR.. Frederick A. Cook deliver
ed here Tuesday night. DR.. Cook, who
met with hostile reception here. an
nounced before leaving for Hamburg
that he desired to present the money
to the Eskimos
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
EIGHT DEATHS
Scurvy on Yacht Caused by Lack OF
Food

Portland. Me-, Oct. 2S.-lhe eighth
death among the Rev. frank W.
Sandford's followers on tire cruise
from southern waters occurred today.
when John Bolster, one of the two
men taken from the yacht Coronet.
died at the marine hospits! from
scurvy. 1t is alleged that lack of food
on board the Coronet contributed to
the fatal ending of the disease.
Bolster had been connected with
"Sandfordism" for fifteen years, serv-
ing eleven years as a missionary fc-
the Holy Ghost and Us society ia Pal.
estine and Egypt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
Big PEARCE MEET
ON FEBRUARY I
DEPARTMENTAL CONFERENCES
WILL ALSO BE ATTRACTIVE FEA-
TURES OF GREAT MEETING OF
LOCAL SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS

In addition to the great Pearce meeting
'of Sunday school workers in the AFTER
noon and evening of February the de-
,artment conferences will add attraction
to the programme.
The leaders of each department are
husily engaged in preparing programmes
for their section meetings in the after
noon, and they promise to be almost as
interesting and instructive as the main
meeting.
In fact Mr.. Pearce himself will have
charge of the adult section. The inter
mediate section is peculiarly fortunate IN
having secured l.. c. Palmer, the state
field secretary of the association, to make
a talk and outline the ideals of inter-
mediate work.
Mr.. Palmer is a well-known authority
who has had actual experience In one
of the hardest fields in the state
1T is hoped that the departmental meet
ings in the afternoon will overflow the
PRESBYTERIAN church, U. s. A., corner
Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street.
Following are section leaders:
Adult section, w. c. Pearce, chicago
intermediate section, L. C. Palmer, Mont
gomery; junior section, Mrs. Ed ). Moore
primary section, Miss Lee McCrae and
Miss M. E. Kennedy; beginners section
Miss A. L. Wiliams; cradle roll sectlon
Miss M. e. Kennedy and Mrs. W. A. Bar
,ctt: teacher training, L. C, Palmer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
BARACA UNION
HOLDS ELECTION
Chooses Officers and Begins Preparas
tions for Entertainment of MIR
shall Hudson March

The Baraca union of Birmingham COM
posed of 20 organized Baraca classes met
last night, reelected officers and began
preparations for the entertainment of
Marshall Hudson, the founder and pres-
dent of the World wide Baraca move
ment.
Mr.. Hudson will reach Birmingham on
March and will speak in a local thea
tire to all the Baracas and Philatheas.
He will be entertained at a banquet by
the union on the night of March 6.
The union decided to meet on the Sec
ond Monday night in each month, the
place to be settled upon by the executive
committee which is composed of the Of
foers and chairmen Of standing COM
mittees:
Following are the officers elected Oil
Yer Cox, president. Eleventh Avenue M.
E. church, w. r. Mabry, first vice pres
ident, st. Johns NJ. E. church; E. D. Nc
Ever, second vice president, Southside
Baptist; S. r. Bilingsley, secretary and
treasurer, First Baptist; II. M. Thweatt,
assistant secretary, First Baptist; D. j..
Davis, corresponding secretary, First
Christian; II. F. Latimer, press represen-
tative, Southside Baptist; stephen ALL
sopp, pianist
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
NEW RAILROAD
IS INCORPORATED

Montgomery January 91.-(Special)-
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
in the office of Judge ]. B. CASTOR of the
probate court of Montgomery, incorpor-
ating the Montgomery and Chattanooga
Railroad company. The common carrier
is to run between Montgomery and An
niston, developing thereby one OF the
finest agricultural tracts of land in this
state. The first lap of the railroad is to
be built between Montgomery and Alex
ander City. Benjamin Russell of Alex
ander City is president OF the company.
with the following other officers: Vice
president, j. c. Haas, Montgomery; w.
T. Robertson, Montgomery, secretary
treasurer. The company starts out with
a capitalization of $4,000 authorized, with
s25, 800 paid in.
1t is planed TO begin work on the con-
struction Of the line at once M. G.
Stokes, holder of $50 shares of the COM
psny stock, is the only other incorpora-
tor in addition to the three officers men,
tened above,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
THREATEN To LYNCH
NEGRO MUROERERS
Kenny Will Train Fast Horses
at Selma
HOLD AVIATION MEET
By Laws Drawn Up for Selma Credit
Association Are Adopted-Lester
Arrested for Larceny-Mrs.
Lamar Entertains
HOLD AVIATION MEET

Selma, January 31.-(Special)-The two
negroes, VIII Smith and VIII Jones, who
were arrested here Monday morning for
the killing of a white man and the wound
ing of two others at Lock No. on
the Warrior river Sunday night, will be
kept in the Dallas county jail for sew
eral weeks, as the authorities of Maren-
go county are afraid to take them to
Linden.
An officer from Linden came to Selma
this morning and after looking at the
two men in jail stated he thought they
were the ones wanted for the killing of
the white man Sunday night. The Off
Ger stated there was considerable senti-
ment throughout Marengo county In re-
gard to the killing and that the sheriff
thought it best for the prisoners to re-
main in the Dallas county jail for some
weeks
The officer did not know the name of
the white man who was killed nor the
names of the two who were injured. He
said that the negroes and white man were
gambling Sunday night when the shoot
ing occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
VIII Train Stable Here

Ben Kenny, one of the best-knoWn drlV-
ers and trainers of trotting and pacing
horses in the United States, will come TO
Selma in the next few days with about
80 head of the most promising horses on
the McCurdy stock farm in Lowndes coun-
ty. During the remainder of the winter
the McCurdy horses will be trained at
the Selma Driving park by Mr.. Kenny
and during the late spring the most prom
Using will be taken to the north to cam
paign during the summer in the grand
circuit.
Some years ago Mr.. Kenny was one OF
the best-known drivers in the United
States but during the past few years he
has not been in active service on account
of an accident which happened to him
some years ago while driving a race on
the Reidville track. Mr. Kenny has had
a most successful racing career, and was
the trainer of Nancy Hanks, who for
number of years was the trotting cham
pion of the world.
A few years ago Mr.. Kenny trained
stable of horses at the Selma track for
Marcus DAILY, the Montana copper king. :
Since then he has spent several winters
in Selma with stables The McCurdy
stable has some very promising young
trotters and PAGERS in it, and they will no
doubt make good in some of the grand
circuit events next summer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
Mrs. Lamar Entertains

Miss Mary Bibb of New Decatur and
Miss Clara Lee Woodson of Birmingham
were the honorees this afternoon at a re-
ception rendered them by Mrs. Ernest
Lamar at her home on Church street. The
lower floor of the home was thrown to-
gether for the occasion and each apart
ment was tastefully decorated with choice
flowers and palms. Potted ferns and
palms were effectively used in the hail.
where Mrs. P. T. Shanks, Mrs D. R.
Cook and Miss Gardner greeted the
guests and ushered them into the parlor
where the hostess. honorees and Miss
Jessie Lee of CarloMsville, Miss Maude
Smith, Miss Ellen Melvin, Miss Overflow
Miss Florence Ward Miss Leila Lamar,
Miss Frances Reese, Mrs. Harry Smith,
Mrs. Julien Smith and Mrs. Henry Reese
received the callers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
JONES UPHELD BY
SUPREME COURT

Montgomery, January 31.-(Special)-
News was received in Montgomery today
from New Orleans announcing that the
United States court of appeals had af-
firmed, through Judge Pardee, the opinion
Of Judge Thomas g. Jones, Montgomery,
In the case of Alex Rice VS.. H. L..
Doherty & Co. of New York, owners of
the Montgomery Light and Water Power
company. The effect of the opinion is
to satisfy the appellant that the contract
which he is alleged to have made with
the Doherty people is an alleged sale of
the properties of the Citizens Light,
Heat and Power company. also of Mont
gomery, was not violative of public pol
Icy. The Montgomery court has yet to de-
eide the case upon its merits
The litigation involves the alleged sale
of the Citizens company through Pres
Gent Rice, to the Doherty people. 1t
was argued in court that Mr.. Rice had
entered into contract with the New York
corporation to sell the Citizens company
to them, thereby creating monopoly In
this city in so far as electric lights and
gas lights are concerned. On the day
Of the supposed transfer or STOCK, now
ever, 1t was announced that Mr. Rice
had sold the properties to Richard Tillis
also of this city, and on the strength OF
II the Doherty people drew the pres.
ident into court on the ground that he
had violated the contract made with
them.
Preliminary skirmish was with the enc
in view of determining whether or moi
the contract alleged to have been made
between Rice and the Doherty corpor'
alton was violative of public policy. From
Judge Jones' opinion that it was not sc
70 be construed. the respondent liz the
lower court appealed to the New Orleans
court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
MILK INSPECTION
DEPARTMENT is
ENFORCING LAW

The milk inspection department of
the city government is certainly stir
ring things up Three restaurant pro-
prietors have been arrested in the last
two days for failure TO keep the milk
up to standard. one dairyman for do
ing business without a permit. an
other for selling milk in bottles which
were dirty, and another dairyman for
failure to bring his dairy up to the
standard
These have all been tried and con
victed, fines ranging from IS to $40.
other violators OF the inspection laws
will be brought before the police court
in a few days.
Only rs of the 100 diaries in the city
have taken out permits yet. Most OF
those holding out are trying to come
UP to the standard set by the depart
ment No permits will be issued un-
til the dairies are put into 1rst-class
condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
CULP AND SPENCER
PASS THROUGH TO-DAY

After attending the funeral SER
vices today over the remains of the
late Col. Edward Lafayette Russell, J..
M. Culp and Henry B. Spencer. vice
presidents of the Southern Railway,
will pass through Birmingham today
en- route to Washington.
The two executive officers accom-
panied the funeral special, which car
ried the remains of Colonel Russell,
through this city Monday to Mobile.
They attended the obsequies and are
to be in Washington tomorrow morn
ing. Mr.. Spencer and Mr.. Culp were
representatives of President w. w.
Finley. who was unable to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
FIRE DAMAGES
MARION STORE
Marion Pleased Over New Railroad
Announccment-Barry VIII Man.
age the Baseball Club

Marion January 31-(Special.) Fire was
discovered at midnight last night in the
store occupied by John Lockhart & Co.,
and after an hour was fully under con-
troll The stock was damaged most by
water The second story Of the BUILDING
is used as the Drummers' hotel, and the
guests were awakened by the smoke. The
damage was confined to the storeroom
and is approximately $1,000, partly cov-
cred by insurance. The building is owned
by j. Marvin Moore.
The announcement from Birmingham
that the Louisville and Nashville railroad
will build from Woodstock to Selma dur
ing the present year has revived the
road building interest in the county, and
well-known citizen in discussing the
rumor said ''If we can show the officials
of that road the advantages that Marion
can offer in freight and passenger pat
| tronage, this town will certainly be on
the line from Birmingham to Pensa-
| COLA
| The general athletic association that
has control of all college sports at Mar
! ion institute announce Owen Barry, 1911
as manager of baseball, with D. G.. Mad
den, j. A. Walker and NJ B. Nesmith
assistants. ]. P. Fieser, whose coaching
few years ago gave the institute the
prize prep. team, has been selected as
coach, and the boys are making rapid
progress on the new field.
The quarantine that has been enforced
against the town by the leading colleges
curing the epidemic of measles that has
been here since Christmas was raised yes
terday and the merchants were glad to
see the college people on the streets
again.
The "Debaters' of Marion institute
have selected f. X. Mcmillan as man
ager of the 1911 team. with D. B. Goode
| as class president and c. P. Deming as
| class secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01

So many of the ills of women are due
to habitual constipation, probably pc
cause of their false modesty on the sub
iect, that their attention cannot be too
sstronriy called to the Importance or
Laening the bowels open. 1t is always
IMPORTANT to do that: regardless Of the
sex. but it is especially important in
women.
From the time the girl begins to
,renstruate until reconstruction ceases
Oh has always vastly better prospects
Of coming through healthy II she
Watches her bowel movements. If you
find yourself constipated with bad
breath pimply complexion, headaches,
belching gas and other symptoms Of
Indigestion and constipation. take q
small dose OF DIR. Caldwelis Syrup
Pepsin. 1t Is woman's favorite laxa-
i've. You will find that you can do
away with salts, strong cathartics, ETC..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
INSURANCE MEN ARE III
OPPOSED TO NEW BILL

The two or three big fire Insurance
companies local to Alabama are put
ting up a big fight in Montgomery to
prevent the passage of a bill the pur-
port of which Is to allow mutual. aid
companies to write accident and health
policies, without paying big deposit
to the state treasury. i =
The idea Is to allow them to pay
$25 week and big indemnity in case
of death, which is exactly the same
privilege allowed the big compa MES
which put up 100000 before doing
business. Vice President Wilson of the
Interstate Casualty company IS in
Montgomery. and aided by several otha
ers, hopes to kill the measure
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-01
LIFE INSURANCE MEN
TO HOLD BIG RALLY
Joint Meeting of Birmingham and Mont
gomery Assdciat lions and Insur-
ancc Men From other Cities

great rally of all the life insurance
men of Alabama has been called to be
held in Montgomery on February and
to meet Henry j. Powell, president of
the National Association of Life Under
writers, who will visit the state at that
time.
It will be joint meeting of the Mont
gomery and Birmingham associations,
and insurance men from all parts are ex-
pected Mr.. Powell is the highest Off
cial in the national association, and a
popular man.
He will, OF course, meet the new secre-
tary of state and insurance commission
err the chairmen of the insurance COM
mittees of both houses of the legislature
and will have a word to say with refer
ence to the legislation now pending on the
subject of insurance,