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THE REASON WHY.

Somewhat Of conspiracy exists
among some of the old gang repubIi-
cans to defeat the republican candf-
date for congress in the third dis
trict, P. d. Norton. and these same
newspapers and gang politicians vino
are making the most nOize lest the
progressive wing OF the republican
party in this state shall not support
Honest IN Louie for governor. are
working the hardest TO defeat Nor
: ton. It does not take an exception
ally clear thinker to see 70 what end
these gangzters are working and that
the whole deal is merely q matter Of
personal spite and revenge
So far as vs have been able to
learn, no charges have been made
against Mr.: Norton By these stalwarts
and his qualifications for the Office to
which he aspires hare never been dis
puted- But here is where the trouble
lies. From his earliest advent into
politics he has been a staunch pro
gressive and a friend of the common
people, not only before election, as is
the case with his enemies, bat at ALL
times. The political bosses who pre-
tend to dominate the state have never
been able to make Norton dance to
their tune, and he has never hesitated
to throw down the gauntlet and stay
with the fight until the last ditch
when progressive principals or pub
lie decency were at stake. And this
is why these professional, ward
healer politicians want Norton de-
feated. -. ~nest..-ff'
Ths dsnseratie candidate, regard
less Of bis eva professions OF being a
progressive is bidding forathe support
of4these ataIwarts:: ::z= ). e.. -.
In spite of all Of this P::-D. Nor
ton will be elected By plurality Of
two to one. In the first place fhe 4Ms-
- Sc overwhelmingly republican.
Republican candidates received 49,
Be2 arst choice votes, and che demo
cratic 2,5fs. Il vim be seen that he
he has TO change; semething Like o.
24s votes in the district to overcome
Norton's natural lead. While there
are many political soreheads in the
who will fight; Norton from
within his own party, the bulk Of the
gtaiwart republican vote OF the dis
trict will be cast for him. Besides,
the March primary election returns
show the district to be progressive by
about $500 majority Norton Will
hold the progressive republican vote
On bloc. On the other hand he is not
unacceptable to the progressive dem
.ocrats. and their candidates hid LOT
ire. s,slwart republican vote VIII
drive the progressives in his own
party to Norton
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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, cIRcuLA
TON, ETC \

OF Devils Lake Intsr0cean, published
weekly at Devils Lake. North Dakota,
required By the Act Of August 81, 1872.
Editor: H B. Reynolds, Devils Lake,
North Dakota :
Managing Editor: Same.
Business Manager: Same
Publisher: Same.
Owners: Inter- Ocean Publishing Co,
a corporation
The following stockholders hold one
per cent or more of the total amount
Of stock in said corporation: +
Hon H c. Hansbruugh, Washing:
ton, D. &C. D. Mills. Toxic. n. Oak :;
Rasmus Sorenson, Webster. n -Dak :;
Norman Morrison, Webster, NJ Oak;
F. A. Baker, Edmore. n. pak- John
bicClain, Devils Lake, n Dak.:szJ. A
Haig, Devils. Lake, n. Oak; Il. D.
Maurer, Starkweather. N DakrD. v
Brennan; Devils Lake, N Oak; r!
Therson. Devils Lake, N. Dsk.::-L J.
Wshs. Devils Lake n. OAK: W: A
Godward. Devils Lake, N. d.. aI. 4.
Hoghaug. Devils Lake N. Oak; E. j
Traynor. Devils Lake, N. Oak; 81. B
Reynolds, Devils Lake. n. Daka.'s
|, Known bondholders. mortgages
and other: security, holders holding
one, per cent or more of total amount
Of bonds, mortgages or other. geeurii
3d. 49, q 80 -
taes. NONE - -:
Signed: = a B. REYNOLDS.
49, :. -.s.s=-=:.s .ses.s-s Published;
Sworn, to and subscribed before me
this End day of October. 1917.
LAUREAs J. WEHE. Notary Public
for Ramsey county. N D.
ytseal.l ~. =. ..:,z5 *..
My commission expires nov. 6,
1S14) 49,. .....: =.s. :..
.E.,. LAURBAs J.. WEHE.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11
COUNTY nEhao Gratis
q. -: Up AND DOING. rs.

The democrats OF Ramsey county
present for the consideration Of. the
voters this year an exceptionally
strong ticket, and one winch shunid
be elected from top to bottom Ithas
often been remarked BIZ tarrss;Sss1D
that change would be . good thing.
and there never was q time in the: his
tory OF Ramsey county when q change
would mean 90 much to. the taxpayeIB
as now. Taxes were never 50 high as
now, and there naver wassa tams when
the taxpayers received 20 little for
the money paid into the treasury The
peoples money has been expended
reeHessiy and extrayagantIy on
cials who are paid to attend county
business devote month after .msash, eE
their time looking after .thefr private
business affairs Deputies are paid
800 per month for doing nosmore
work than deputies in other counties
who are paid $50 to SIS PEE month.
Clerks are paid sss for the same work
other counties pay s45 and. $50 for. II
you want prompt service from certain
officials you must he right with
them politically. In some Of tI1eof.
-hces the records are NOT kept Up and
1t is impossible to find head o. tan ID
IMPORTANT matters. No attempt is
made to, enforce the law, as a result
OF which law and order. has become a
question Of local sentiment entirely
being az good as the citizens them
selves make II regardless OF the pub
lie officials whose duty It is to enforce
the slawsih every part cot stheS county.
.Althoagh. in most counties >.of che
state public statement aof, tie f.
nances of-stEe county is made from
two to four times per zyeaE.sno eon1-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11
oruEe rAiwes Than GERMS.

r
TWO au.horitstive speakers at the
National Conservation Congress at
Irsisna1olfs On Wednesday spsclaiis |
e,rrhaeized the feet that there are |
other uenaces 10 health and HE tflah Z, /;
germs. Professor Fisher OF fa -l
truly remarked that in recent years IN
this country public health had peer yer
regarded almost exclusively as q r ma,
Ter. of protection against germs, bo'
49, r., =: 7,rater.ten .7rs.s astffte in St,
f.scefqa4 4gsinet the grsat chronic die s:
eases of middle life, such as Bf i.ll
5.*. ~. qr- disorders and nervous L
breakdowns, which were due s e I'm. I.
proper personal habits. MI R e ':''a
house Ct New York City, syho h tla
e.,.d,sd the n,atter from the point @
e, -*,v3 "a 1,fa insurance operator, also
said that progress in preventing l y
waste had been confined almost W MOI.
" to contagious or infectious as ls
eases, while the death rate from from the
degeneratiYe diseases lot middle $illss
n and from old age, against which We
had waged no war, had steadily n
t.s.eas { &. 4, s:
Those statements are quite . fr rus
{ but they are ginlpig e rerroach or y
adnaonstion to indiysii,aI saffter q s,a J! 2
gaTe rnnnent. The germ diseases - +
with VII icb the govern naer,t has been etsi
dealing with 20 graft 81 ne eps' ASSURE
:of success gre hose a sgl tIf g N 4
can deal, while the others, which, v a. Z
Professor sIler SAT re primarily
+ dle tit l,nhyg'e nic personal ilal bits,
are beyond the scope Of the gov "a z:
enf's control. The goye rTsnsen Is i
competent to extermina te mosquito
and rates and flies and TO safsguar g
y the purity of water suppl ies. sr'f
10 suppress malaria and plague
ana typhoid and cholera. u can also
aseal eetively With small pox aaf
dfp ll lisria and tuberc uiosis. But ";
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

Judge Kneeshaw has the Bice vs.,
Justice WEI. Dewar case under con.
sioerat1on- We trust the Judge won't
De obliged to ponder over the case
more than year or two, but that
Justice DeWar will be cleared from
the charges the gangs toy doll pre-.
ferred against him.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

+ The chicken season closes Oct Is.
and for the next ten and half
months the festive prairie birds will
be at liberty to roost on your back
porch; If they ike, with the knowledge
that. the strong arm of the Law IS pro-
tecting them. SO far as Devils Lake
hunters are eoReeTned there have
been very few. chickens killed this
season, probably less tllzn amy year
for some time.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

Anyway, the Ipter.ocean succeeded
IN making Auditor Blce turn over to
the County Treasurer $4,000 Of the
!taxpayers' money. Not so bad for q
starter. Eth? 4s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

| As Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie
lave been :. captured. the American
lSisure= class can continue their pleas.
apt 5ouFneyssbys freight train, without
constantly being held mp to see IL
they are the gunner ~. w..
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

:: Among the crary deleeaton who
came down Saturday to see Brews-
tefss millions were Mrs: Mabel south-
am. Mr: and Mrs. Henry Medeiman and
son Frank Aara. Nicholson and son
Lawrence, gErs. Boyd and Dr.. and Mrs.
H.-R Cuthbert |. TT = 7. =,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

len gang were trapped through wives
or sweethearss All OF which goes to
show the opportunities for success in
a criminal career that the bachelor
has 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

In Washington it is supposed to be
all right to smash a mans straw hat II
BE wears it after certain date, but it
would not be advisable to Try it on
the president or chief justice Of the
supreme court h.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

sfr. and Mrs- Raymond. who were
guests. Of Mrs. Hampstead on Sixth
street. left Sunday evening for Rugby.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

| For1y-ssx vessels are IN the builders
hands, and let Us hope that the first
OF them are not IN the junkmen's
hands before the last Of them are
done
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- - = ~ pa -srs,f
10 BI|lNGS

The New York gunner have been
rounded up fairly quickly, bat how.
will it. be- next time If ;thene.dSesn't
happen toabe an election coming on
in six weeks2 = =. IL .s:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

C. L. Cryderman Of Grand Harbor,
was. business yisEsgr IA; the city last
Monday ...5zs. T.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

The politicians are Ering figures
about the COZ Ct living at the people,
who continue 70 spend their time read
ing the batting averages Of the league
leaders.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

The fact that one educational meth
cd vas used in the American public
schools last. year is usually consider
ed an excellent reason why Il SHOULD
not be used this year: az,.,.:.7
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11

The New York gunner ana tles.Al-
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Number tspea.
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drunk. Didn't tell you was drunk
when I did It? and they've got to 80
back to her." ySs 80.
Madame versay suddenly changed
hor tactics. She leaned over, seized
the young man by the collar and shook
him. What she said could not hear,
but the effect on the drunken youth
was marked. He pleaded In blabber-
ering slobbers: That's all right, you
keep them; they're yours. You dis
solve them in vin'ger and drink 'em
like Cleopatra. You're good Ill thing,
you're a good, III, sweet thing"
The mans drooling grew gradually
inarticulate, his head wobbled. Pres
emily he made an Intellectual effort to
pat Madame Versay's porcelain cheek,
and fell forward with his arms out
stretched on the table. Popinot's Bur
gundy was indeed distilled from the
poppies Of the Disc!
The woman ordered a tumblet OF
whisky and drank it like water: My
hour had arrived. l arose and thread
ed a way to her table.
Have the honor" I saids ITO ad-
dress Madame Versay?"
A further light came into the cold,
tallow eyes. mot so loud" she said.
Are you a plain-clothes Johnnie?"
assured her that had attained to
no such dignity as that. / was merely
one coming under flag of truce with
a message from Miss Caroline Pickney.
/ said this over several times and in
a variety of ways before Madame's
suspicious were soothed down. Then
1 laid before her the offer to pay ten
thousand dollars cash for the Jewels.
A clean cut trade and no questions.
The money in her hands for the jewels
in ours. l did not go further into the
place or details of payment, that would
better follow a little later on. g
''I'll stand for that" said Madame
Versay, "is it's straight goods; but you
will have to show it to Henderson. If
he don't flag it, the old hen can have
her sinners"
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rom he lady.

my hotel over to the Jefferson Trust
company in the city of Richmond. I
was taken at once into the vault of
the safety deposit boxes, where I
found Miss Caroline Pickney, and the
vault officer, Mr.. Montague Thomas.
This young man greeted me courteous
ly, but had only another stately nod
from Miss Pickney. She would never
come to understand the social order of
a commercial civilization. One who
took directions from another, no mat
ter in how exalted a sphere that 9TH
er sat, was a variety Of servant II
was the theory of the master bred in
deep, and persisting into commercial
age.
Promptly at ten, Mr.. Robert Hender-
son arrived. He wore large checked
ulster, top hat and astonishingly
yellow gloves. He greeted me as
lost neighbor discovered in a distant
country, shook vigorously the rather
limp hand of Mr.. Montague Thomas,
but went back on his heels before Miss
Caroline Pickney. She did not see
him, she never saw him.
appreciated the need to get the
matter speedily over, and requested
Mr.. Henderson to allow Miss Pickney
to examine the jewels. He threw open
his ulster, revealing small leather
handbag, secured to his waist by
chain, such as is used by bank mes
sengers. He opened the bag and took
out an ancient black leather case,
which he also opened and held in his
hand. In it, lying coiled up against
the lining of old purple velvet was
pyramid pin. two drop earrings and
strand of oriental pearls. Miss Pick
ney expressed satisfaction to Mr..
Montague Thomas and directed him to
open the safety deposit box. The
young man fitted the key into the
lock of box number $40, and drew
down the door, showing the little steel
vault packed with banknotes. He. took
out the money In packages each en-
losed by printed slip. such as are
commonly used by banks, and marked
Two thousand dollars"
Mr.. Robert Henderson handed me
one end Of the jewel-case to hold, and,
with his free hand, he slowed these
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For the legal principle In
volved In this story see United
States v. Barrett, III. Fed, 369.
MAN EATER CAUGHT IN BAY
San Francisco Fishermen Forced to
Battle for Their Lives
With Shark

After fighting desperately for two
hours with full-grown man-eating
shark, which had become enmeshed in
their fishing nets off Angel island, five
Italian fishermen finally conquered the
unusual catch The shark measured
IL feet over all and weighed 600
pounds.
Although the common mud shark Is
often hooked on fishing lines and
caught In nets by fishermen in the
bay, the capture of a grown man eater
inside the heads is unusual
Two nets were torn almost to shreds
by the shark, and in order to secure
the giant and bring him near enough
to attack with clubs, the fishermen
sacrificed third net
We were afraid that If we let him
go he would sweep our smack to
pieces with his TAIL" said Salvatore
Balisterri. "This would have left us at
his mercy, and, as we could see that
he was ferocious and out for blood,
we could take no chances. There Is
doubt that had we been overturned
the shark would have injured US and
might have killed one of U.S."
The captors of the shark declared
that the battle, which ragged without
cessation until the catch was uncon-
scious, was terrific.
1T looked bad several times for
u.s." said one Of them. The first we
knew of the sharks presence was
when one of the nets was almost
swept away. Then We started out to
get him. He had chances to get away,
but seemed to want to wreck our boat,
and it was lucky that we succeeded in
killing him."
The big shark Is the largest ever
captured in the bay, the oldest fisher
men say. The owners of the fish
found a ready market for 1t through a
Chinese grocery merchant The flesh
of the shark is highly esteemed as
delicacy by Chinese, the meat being
smoked and dried.-San Francisco
Call.
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The offer to pay cash was pleasing to
Mr.. Henderson. 1t sounded good"
but he would take no chance on q
double cross being handed out"
The money must be paid in his pres
ence at q bank. No meet me under
the oak tree" for him. He was "onto"
the iniquities of the human family.
BY gradual, indirect suggestions, I
uncovered the plan to pay at the JEFF
ferson Trust company in Richmond un-
der his eye. He took to that. 1t was
''the old hens nest" to be sure, but
doubtless the only place where she
could gather up so large "wad OF
dough-, And thus, after many glass
es of vile brandy, which, on my part.
/ managed to tip out deity into the saw
dust, we got the"business" closed. Mr..
Robert Henderson nearly crushed my
hand at parting. 1t was so rare
thing, he said, to meet one of his
kind of gentlemen" nowadays. Mad
anne Versay beamed, and we parted
in genial fashion.
l had word with Popinot at the
door, after oiling the itching in his
palm with silver dollar. "Poof!"
he said, Madame Versay was less
French than his cafe cat. She was
born in Harlem under shamrock. She
had heard him, Popinot, name the d.
vine Versailles in a flood Of longing
for his native country. The name
pleased her; she implored him to say
it again and yet again, until she got it
and so came Madame Versay." Mon
Dieu! ones sides split themselves with
laughter. A grisette named for pal
ace. Monsieur Villon never did so ex-l
cellent a naming. La demi-monde,
pedifice publiQue, one saw instantly
the fitness of it." He, Popinot, was
genius of the first order.
And so / left him, shaking in the
door, and calling upon Olympus to send
down his need of bay-leaves. Incom-
parable Popinot of the Golden Moon!
Shortly before ten o'clock on the
tenth day Of February, walked from
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Everybody in Hard Luck.

Suddenly he stepped up to- gentle
man, who was waiting for the tram.
and, tapping him lightly on the shoul
der, said: Excuse me, but did you
drop a five-pound note?" at the same
time holding out in his hand the ar
icle
The gentleman questioned gazed a
moment at the note, assumed an anx-
ious look. made, hasty search of his
pockets, and said: why, so 1 did. and
/ hadn't missed it." holding out an
eager hand.
The elderly hunter took the name
and address of the loser and, putting
the note in his pocket, turned away
WELL" said the other, do you want
1t all as a reward?"
ooh, / did not find one" remarked
the benevolent one with another
beam; but it struck me that in big
place like London there must be
quantity of money lost, and upon in
quiry / found that you are the one
hundred and thirty-first man who lost
a five-pound note this morning. Lon
don Answers.
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either end of IL and, holding the end
Of the pack in his fingers, shook out
the bills before the district attorney

either end of H. and, holding the end
Of the pack in his fagers, shook out
the bills before the district attorney.
The lawyer had been listening with
the closest attention, his face clouded
and distressed. Now, 1t cleared like
a summer morning. Are the others
like this?" he said.
'The same" replied Henderson, "a
good tenner on the top and bottom
and the rest queer"
Then" said the district attorney,
"the laws of the United States have
not been violated. These bills are not
counterfeit"
Mr.. Henderson mopped his wet face.
What" he calculated. 1T amt good
money; is it,"
NO." replied the lawyer; it is not
money at ALL"
Astonishment drove Mr. Henderson
to his primal tongue. Hell, man" he
said. "'Taint good! faint bad!
You're stringin' me-"
The district attorney was amused.
He took the pack of money and spread
it out on the table. These" he said,
ARE bills of the Confederate States
of America. They are in no sense
counterfeit. The passing of these bills
for money of the Cnsted States is no
crime against its Lawn. The Federal
courts have time and again so decided,
although these bills closely resemble
certain bank-note issues of the Federal
government and have been more than
once complained Of by the treasury
department"
Then he added, with courtly bow
to Henderson, MY dear sir, you have
in your hands the promise of van
ished republic to pay you some ten
thousand dollars. Once upon time.
these bills might have purchased you
an excellent lunch and perhaps cigar
with it. doubt it little, now. You
might try Moseby Taylor on the corner
below Mention Jubal Early"
Then he turned to me. "Mr. Parks"
he said, "as you have not these potent
tokens of a great sentiment to assist
you, must beg the honor of your pres
ence at luncheon with me. l have
heard of Randolph Mason"