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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
HEPBURN AND THE PRESS.

Senator Hepburn Of Idaho made an
imprisoned attack on the press of
the country during a debate in the
senate last week, that has few rivals
in tho philippe of that body. II
was a plea for a reduction in the
subscription price Of the Congression-
al Record 30 that the official organ
Of congress could he placed in the
hands Of the general public. His
reason for doing so Is that the news
papers make a joke of congress and
do not correctly report the doings of
that body Of lawmakers. "If the
Congressional Record should be sup
pressed" he said. "Manchausen's rec
ord Of travels would be mild in COM
parison with the newspaper accounts
of the proceedings Of congress"
That il the righteous indignation
OF a man who wants to see the truth
about congress told as the members
want 1t. not as it is. AS to the re-
liability OF the Congressional Record,
1t is well known that it is a bur-
lesque. 1t gives the routine proceed
ings of the W branches Of congress,
but its reported speeches are not only
colored but misrepresented. Last
winter a member Of the house from
West Virginia was made ridiculous
over the exposure of a speech in the
Record in which he was Interrupted,
according to the report. by long and
terrific applause. The truth was the
speech was never delivered in the
house and no member ever heard q
word Of 1t until 1t was printed in the
Record. Another member, cold
blooded and unsympathetic. called at
tention to the speech as it appeared
in the Record and the newspaper cor.
respondents in the press gallery
caught the story and exposed the
Congressional Record sham, making
the particular member q laughing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

hciently fine. being moro or less
sround like pepper. while the good
American cocoa Is as line and smooth
as the best wheat four. and thus held
in solution more readily in milk or wa.
ter.
A concern in Bucnos Aires. Argen.
tine. is about to Install machinery to
be used in a factory for producing
fsrtilizing materials. 1t is pr. posed to
utilize grasshoppers and their cggs,
thus converting a DESTROYER Of the
crop into fertilizing material.
The ear 1911 was the banner nne
for marriages in California. according
tn statistics compiled by George Les
lie. statistician for the state board of
health. There were 27.3G3 weddings
in the state last Year. all Increase of
2,"66, or % Del cen over 1910.
Before her marriage Queen Maud ot
Norway occasionally called herself by
the u~npretentious name of Miss Mills.
Queen Victoria always travelled as
Countess of Balmoral. though, curl
ously enough. her heavy luggage was
generally labeled tho Queen."-pall
Mall Gazette.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
BOUNDED TO DEATH BY A CRIME
MAN WHO COMMITTED MURDER COULD NOT ESCAPE FROM
HIS DEED,
(Paris Cor. New York T~elegraph.l

(Paris Cor. New York Telegraph.)
In the name Of the French people!"
Dnmanet stood in the dock between
two municipal guards and stared
through a curtain of shimmering haze
ut the red face and the white mus
tache Of the colonel who. vas deliver
ing sentence.
He heard only a humble Of words,
in which his own name kept on &C.
curing. then toward the end the
word "condamne" rang out above the
others. and Dumanet turned with a
nervous grin to the guard lei to him.
rs that h early cup of coffee and
good-by alp" whispered Dumanet.
But no." whispered the guard. You
the Berenger law and be set free at
once because it IL a first offense." Du-
.nanet was almost annoyed. a.. -.
BY blue!" he growled. do they
think that I spend my whole time
numbering %sergeants. then?" And a
few moments later he was the center
OF an excited crowd Of friends and
perfect strangers. who we're shaking
him by the hand, congratulating him.
and asking him to sign picture post
cards for them.
Dumanet's case had made consider
able sensation because Of its sirnplici-
ty. He had got drunk one evening
when he was out on leave. On his way
back to barracks he had met a SER
geant whom he detested and with
whom he had quarreled earlier in the
evening.
The sergeant made a remark to Du-
manet which Dumanet did not like.
Dumanet raised his bayonet and killed
the sergeant with it. That sobered
him.
Dumanet had not been carousing
alone. Durand. who came from the
same little village. was with him. Du-
rand saw the murder committed, and
Durand thought Of wiping the bayonet
clearly on the grass, and Of greasing
j: before it went back to the sheath.
So that. though the s%ergeant's murder
was a nine days wonder. though the
men of the company, the men of the
regiment and every civilian within a
radius of several miles were worried
pretty we'll out Of their sanity by the
official inquiry. the truth remained UNI
discovered. and Dumanet was never
even suspected.
He "a a good soldier. Not long
after the murder he was given the cor
poral's stripe. Durand was not a bad
soldier, but he was not a nice man.
He traded on his knowledge of Du-
manet's secret. never allowed him to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

forget that he knew it and remember
ed 1t. shared Dumanet's tobacco and
money rather more freely even than
comradeship permitted. and became
his ''old man of the sea-"
The two men left the regiment at
the same time and returned to their
homes together. Dumanet was the
son of a comparatively rich farmer.
Durand was the o of a poor widow
and had nothing. Dumanct got his
father to give Durand work on the
farm.
Nobody thought this strange at all.
The two were comrades from the regi-
ment. That explained their friend
ship. But gradually Dumanet chang
man he had been to a morose, ner-
vous creature and Durand was work
ing the change. He never left poor
! Dumanet. alone. .
He had. discovered the full scope Of
MS power o and used it. He did
little or no work, drank a great deal.
insisted on Dumanet giving him
money whenever he needed it-and lie
was always needing money-and
day tried to kiss Dumanet's wife, and
laughed at Dunlanet when he raised
his hand to strike.
Strike, and I'll tell" said Durand,
laughing, and he laughed again as
Dumanet net slouched out of the room
and out of the house. Dumanet had
married soon after his return from
the regiment. He loved his wife, and
his wife loved him. but he had not
told her his tragedy. He told her
that evening. and the next morning
early went up to Paris and told the
colonel of his former regiment the
story Of his murder of the sergeant.
The murder was almost forgotten.
n sergeant had been an unpopular
man. the mystery of his end was SO
complete. But justice must take it's
course. and though every man in the
regiment pitied Dumanet and wonder
ed at his confession. he was put in
the cells. transferred from them to
the Sante. and was, after some weeks.
tried by court-martial.
His father had come up to Paris for
the trial and had enkaged Henri Rob-
ert, the best criminal lawyer in
France and perhaps in the world, to
defend him. Henri Robert had won
the courts sympathy for Dumanet d.
rectly. He had murdered his sergeant.
of course. He himself had confessed
it.
But he was irresponsible when he
had committed the crime, his slow
mind had felt remorse slowly, and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

states; anything colder than Virginia
sounds Arctic to them, and is not
to he considered,
But even among the embryo tropi-
cal tramps there are no cutters. A
gutter among the canal forces is a
rara avis: he is eve rarer than that
doesn't exist. At least, he can't
exist and hold his job.
We'll see the job through"
That is the universal sentiment,
and it. holds good from the $lO0-a-
month office plugger up to the divis-
ion engineers and beyond. Every
one is vitality. personally interested in
the canal. They have helped to make
1t, and they mean to see 1t complet-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
BROKE ICE.

Pembina. N. D., April s.-Accord-
ing to the annual custom there is al
ways n last man to cross the Red
river in the spring and usually cele-
brates the event by taking a bath.
This year 1t was Robert Griffith Of
st. Vincent who attempted to cross
with q horse and buggy and when in
about the middle Of the river, the ice
gave way and both horse and vehicle
went to the bottom Of the river
through the broken ice. Fortunately
the ice and the bottom are not very
far apart this season, as when Mi.
Griffith stood up in the buggy the wa
ter came up just above his waist.
Help was soon on hand and Drayman
Fowler with his team hauled the
horse to the firm ice while Mr.. Grifith
crawled along a plank from the buggy
to the ice. Mr.. Grifith, is badly Grip
pied with rheumatism and a very lit.
tie change in the circumstances might
have made a tragedy, which after ali
resulted in no damage.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

ed. Never in the history of great
enterprises has there been a finar
esprit de corps than exists today
among the canal armv and it is
stronger now. in the final year, than
1t ever has been.
1t is the spirit that has made pos
sible the completion of the canal so
far in advance Of the time originally
anticipated, and in 1918. when the
work is finished. instead Of in 1915, a
scheduled. it is the mel on the job
who should receivo the credit for the
records made aroinst time. Without
their spirit and devotion all the non
ey in the world could not done
the work as they have.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
Curious CONVERSATIONS
tTaken from ExchanEes.)

Berlin employs more than on hun
drcd storage battery driven electrical
machines literally to scrub it's we'll
kept streets.
Because Of the constant nall ,.f
smoke that hangs over it, the older
portion of Edinburgh is known as the
AUD Reckie."
Support of INDECENT. insane aliens ia
costing New York more than $1,000
600 a year.
For driving stockings a New Yorker
has patented a wire frame to stretch
them. adjustable to size.
The queen of Bulgaria has a mrdi-
cal degree. and h young queen of
Belgium is said to he the only oculist
Of royal blood in the world.
Estimates place the coal consumed
On the oceans of the world at approxi-
mately $1,000. 900 tons e annum,
valued at ever $780, 00, 900.
Two West Virginians have patented
a baby swing which also may he usetI
as a high chair by hanging it on the
back of an ordinary chair.
Many actors in Austria, it appear re-
from the investigation of q Vienna
Journal, receive salaries Of only eighty
kronen (a:oout 500 a month.
So many ships have been lost in the
strait between the Red sea and the
Arablan III that the strait is called
the Gate Of Tears.
l.. In n weak during the early part of
last summer the Port Eliza beth
$4,000 point. the highest ever.
Over twenty million dollars worth,
OF automobiles were exported from tile
United States in the calendar wear
1911. or twenty times as much as a
Decade ago.
h Rev. John Campbell Of Port
rrsh county. Antrim. who died leaving
a personal estate valued at 1855, be-
cueathed a sum Of money invested in
the Belfast corporation and the Mid.
lard railway To his mother and sister
during their lives. with the remaindcr
"for the celebration Of masses for 93o
years."
About n hundred men took part
iii the annual sucker drive" ut
Schenevus in :.he pond of the electric
suckers caught by actual count was
1.245. The fish are not hooked but
caught in a large net which is put
down through a channe: in the ice.
There are 600 professional story
tc!lers in Toxic. who wander from
house to house and sEin yarns at the
rate Of 20 cents an hour. The story
teller learns a new net CT stories when
he finds the old ones setting worn.
Now that cocoa ..,as become such a
popular and necessary drink, the
American factories are making the
hest in the world. They buy only the
highest class Of Cocoa beans and us..
the most improved machinery. Most
imported cocoas are aot ground suf-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

when he realized his crime. he had
confessed, though there was not the
least suspicion of the truth in any,
body's mind, and IL he had not con-
fessed he would have got OF scot free.
So Dumanet had been sentenced to
the minimum penalty. and as he had
been kept In prison for some time be-
fore the trial he was a freeman aft
err the verdict. He was quite dazed
all through the stormy and exciting
hours Of the trip back to the village.
He did not quite know what had
happened to him. He had murdered
the sergeant, had confessed, had been
tried and was free. But was he q
murderer now or a free man, or
both?
That afternoon as he put his hand
Ion the latch of the farm door, he
read. "Assassin!" in big letters OF
white chalk scrawled on it. Next
morning Dumanet received a letter.
This was a rarity. The postman
brought few letters to the village, and
nobody wrote to Dumanet. The en-
packing paper in it. On which the
word "Assassin!" was scrawled in
charcoal.
Dumanet went down to the general
shop, where drink was sold as we'll as
groceries. He fancied. but was not
quite sure. that the other man there
shrank from him.
So Dumanet drank by himself in a.
quiet corner Of the room, and possi-
! bly, drank a little too much. when
he picked up his, cap to go he found
a piece of white linen in the crown.
On it was the word Assassin" writ
ten in red this time.
Since his return Dumanet had not
seen Durand. He asked for him, and
learned that Durand vas now work.
ing on a farm some miles away and
slept there. Dumanet went home.
His wife met him at the gate. IA boy
brought this and said it was immedi-
ate" she said.' Dumanet took the
parcel. -
Are you glad to have your man.
back again?" he asked his wife. s"Of'
course" she said. but Dumanet
thought she shuddered a little as she
said it. He opened the parcel. A
piece of white chalk, a fiat slab from
the chalk pit. and on it was the word
Assassin" cut with a knife into the
chalk. Dumanet threw the thing
away.
They found him the next morning at
the bottom of a pond some miles
away. Pinned to his coat, which he
had left on the bank, was a small
piece of paper. on which Dumanet
had written this message to his wife:
"Good-by. I've had enough of, it,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
Miss Nobody from starland.

The big musical revue Miss No
body from Starland." coming direct
here after it's triumphant run of 300
consecutive performances at the
Princess theater will be tho attraction
offered at the Metropolitan on April
II. Miss Nobody from Starland,"
with Olive Vail is a mixture of music
al revue and comedy. Many novel
features and incidents which are in
novations in show world are %reproduc-
ed in this piece. The dress rehearsal
scene ip which the entire audience is
taken back of the scenes is a scream
and in the first act when the big
transatlantic liner comes into New
York harbor the entire company land
and circulate among the audience.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

was the favorite pupil Of my teacher.
a Scotch lady who. herself an excel
lent reader. was very ambitious for
me. When. after careful considera-
ton. l decided to go to a dramatic
school, l consulted the late Mr.. Nell
son Whcatcroft, who was at that time
at the head of such an institution in
New York. He heard me recite and
agreed to enroll me. Following sever
al months of study and preparation. I
appeared in some of the plays that
the students presented publicly from
time to time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
Mrs. Leslie Carter.

Mrs. Carter in her new play. 1.-TWO
Women" will make her appearance
at the Metropolitan on Wednesday.
April is. 1t is said the production
has been lavishly staged and an ca
ceptionally good company of players
give excellent support to the star.
Tow Women" now in its second
season, has proven a big popular u C.
cess. In fact 1t is the M big u c
cess that has come to Mrs. Carter
since she appeared in Nine Du Bar
ry" several seasons ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

Margaret Anglin.

Margaret Anglin. who comes to the
Metropolitan on Wednesday in her
new play. Green Stockings" by A.
Il. w. Mason, is one actress who, as a
child. never entertained any extra
ordinary illusions regarding the allure
ments that the stage might offer.
Il was vastly interested in the art
of reading" a y Miss Anglin, but
the thought of entering upon a stage
career seldom entered my mind. At
school I was frequently called upon
for rccitations and readings. and 1
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

The rebel o@cials have closed the
federal telegraph wire between Juares
aud JimiDez. refusing to receive Or
transmit messages Of any kind.
A brief despatch which cane over
ths Mexican National Railsoad wire
from Escalsn says the fsdeFais wsse
advancing from Torrson, and expect to
sivs tho rebels Z battle south Of Esca.
lon. In the engagement 1t Boquila
both ddes suRarsd casualtiss
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08

Offirlnl Paper Of Grand Forks County
MONDAY. April. 5, 1912.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Pointers on Buying Motor Wagons

ton can be obtained from other COM
panies in the same line of business as
your own or which are doing work of
a similar nature with motors.
Sooner or later, however, it is pretty
certain to develop that one should lay
his case before the man who has made
a special sctudy, not only of the motor
truck, but also of haulage and delivery
service in the many kinds of business
es. He is called the transportation ex-
pert. He knows the capabilities and
limitations of gasoline and electric ma,
chimes of all sizes and can advise intel.
ligently about the number, type. load
capacity, speed, tire equipment and
other factories best suited to require
ments of any particular case. eNarly
all of the large truck companies have
such men attached to their engineering
and sales departments and are glad tC
furnish their recommendations free
provided the inquirer is within easy
reach and has a sufficient business t.
lead to the expectation that he nigh
become an important customer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

The mo syphon coiling, metal bodies
straight line drive to rear axle and
multiple disc clutch. The Scott
County Mercantile compeny is now
located in It's new home, Fourth and
Ripley streets. Davenport.
Having solved the problem of quick.
convenient transportation Of freight
by the use OF motor trucks, many COM
mercial vehicle owners are now turn
ing their attention to the matter OF
more rapid loading facilities.
THE most effective device yet per-
fected tor this purpose is the power
driven WINCH" says Charles F. Barrett,
advertising manager of the Knox Au-
tomobile company. ION horse trucks
winch Is not of much assistance, as
the operation by hand is too slow and
any arrangement using horse power is
so clumsy as to be intolerable except
in a few special instances. With the
motor truck, however, the winch can
be made of invaluable assistance in
the loading Of heavy freight on &C.
count of its ease Of manipulation and
the fact that it derives its power d.
rect from the same motor which pro-
pels the vehicle.
THE Knox Automobile company
was one of the first companies to rec
ognize the value of the power winch
for general trucking purposes and de-
veloped a very simple, but effective,
form which has been in successful use
by many trucking concerns for sever
al years. The winch is located at the
rear end of the frame and Is put into
operation by the simple moving Of a
gear into mesh with a corresponding
gear on the main propeller shaft. The
rope from the winch passes over pull
ley at the forward end of the body, 50
that it may be used to draw freight
up to the extreme end Of the loading
platform.
"As an instance Of the value Of the
winch may be mentioned its use in the
loading and raising of sases, otherwise
a laborious, difficult problem. Heavy
machinery and furniture can also be
handled with greatest ease and many
other difficult tasks of the truckman
made correspondingly simple"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

How to 60 about the choosing of q
motor truck or delivery wagon with
out making costly mistake is prob
lem that today undoubtedly confronts
thousands of business concerns. They
have practically decided to adopt mo-
tor vehicles to facilitate their business,
being convinced by observation and
keen foresight that the mechanical
road vehicle L. just as inevitable to
continued industrial and commercial
progress as were the steamship and
locomotive in their respective fields of
transportation. But, while amply quail
flied by long experience to buy horses
and wagons precisely suited to the con-
ditions of their business, the motor
wagon is such an unknown quantity to
the great majority of business men
that many are more or less at sea re
garding the steps to be taken and the
points to consider in making a de-
cision.
| With well over one hundred diirffent
makes in the market to choose from,
and every possible size and type, from
a tricycle. parcel carrier of 500 pounds
capacity or less to the ponderous 10
ton truck there is no lack of oppor
tunity to go astray if one depends sole
ly upon his own judgment Whet the
prospective buyer really is in need OF
is more knowledge on the subject. The
best buyer of goods or material in any
line is the one who has the widest and
most intimate knowledge of those
goods and materials.
The obvious thing, then, is to get in
touch with those who do know about
the machines and to make as careful
a study as possible of the different
kinds and sizes and their respective
merits and capabilities. 1t is essential
to the satisfactory use of a motor truck
or delivery wagon that it be suited in
all respects to the precise nature and
volume of the work to be done, roads
or streets to be traversed, topography
of the vicinity where used, daily mile
age required, and amount of care like
lily to be bestwode upon it on the road
and in the garage. While there NIGH
be nothing seriously wrong in the de
sign, material or workmanship of any
one of fifty or a hundred different
makes, a bad selection with regard Il
the requirements of any particular cas-
would probably cause trouble and dis
appointment.
There are various sources of informa
ton to draw upon. AS in every othel
line of business, there are a number o
reliable trade journals devoted exclu
sively to this subject that give the sor
of information desired and reflect tn,
status of the industry and standing o
the various manufacturers. Your owl
trade organ will put you in touch witt
the leading truck and wagon manufaC
turers throughout the country, fron
whom catalogues and detailed record
of service and cost of operation in dill
ferent trades can be obtained for tn
asking. Sometimes valuable informa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
To Mothers-And othsrs.

to cure children of eczema, rashes, tet-
ter, chafngs, scaly and crusted hui
mors, as well as their accidental in
juries-cuts, burns, bruises, ETC., with
perfect safety. Nothing else heals SO
quickly. For boils, ulcers, old, run
ming or fever sores or piles 1t has no
superior. twenty-five cents at all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
USE ALIENS FO0T-EASE.

The antiseptic powder to be shaken
into the shoes. II you want rest and
comfort for tired, aching, swollen. sweat
ing feet, use Aliens Foot Ease. Re-
heves corns and bunlons OF all pain and
prevents blisters, sore and callous spots.
Just the thing for dancing parties, pat
ent leather shoes, and for breaking in
new shoes. 1t is the greatest comfort
discovery of the age Try IL today
any substitute. For free trial package,
address Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.