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The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
PARTY MUST GET TOGETHER
Republican Success Can Only Be Won
by Unswervins Loyalty to His
toric Principles.

Mr.. Bryan. at meeting OF the
Democratic national committee, ex-
'erted himself to efrace from the polit.
cal map one OF his many dearest
foes in his own party, and even went
to the length OF emitting what sound
ed like the threat OF bolt
The committee, by vote OF 23 to
;13, informed MIR. Bryan that he Is
just member OF the Democratic par.
ty and not Its dictator. And under the
influences Of the political situation
Mr.. Bryan accepted the rebuke cheer
fully! No voice at the subsequent
public festivities was more mellit1uous
for harmony than Mr.. Bryan's.
There are Of course, personal con-
troversies and conflicts OF principles
within the Democracy which will not
be ended until the national conven-
tion. nor even then. But 1t is also evi-
dent that the factional leaders feel as
they have not for years the soothing
influences OF the prospect OF success
and power and Of their honors and
material rewards.
There is little prospect that Demo
cratic dissensions will be a solid Re
publican asset this year. The Demo
Gratis may. and probably will. continue
to quarrel furiously up to certain
point. But they will none the less.
and perhaps even more. vote the tick
ct straight in the election.
Republicans may lay to that. And
1t behooves every Republican to take
the warning to heart and understand
that Republican success can be won
only by loyalty to those historic Re
publican principles which have SO
often successfully appealed to the
abiding common sense OF the people
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
Their Tariff Peril.

Representative Underwood OF Ala.
bama, in his leadership OF the Demo-
Gratis of the house in the enactment OF
tariff legislation will seek to lead
them away from free trade and away
from the inevitable conclusions to be
drawn from the report Of the tarir
board. The attempt to ignore the
work Of the latter will be fraught with
infinite peril, as 1t will remove from
the reckoning the only sure chart over
the perilous seas of revision and 1t
will have the effect of affronting the
Intelligence and business sense OF the
country. The Democrats will be rid
ing over a corduroy road in case they
follow the Underwood program.
In avoiding free trade the Demo
Gratis will run afoul Of William Jen.
nings Bryan and his considerable fol.
lowing. The record OF the latest at.
tempt at tariff tinker:ng brought out
some pretty heavy firing from the Ne
braska colonel and is an index OF how
the tariff. treated according to the I'm
derwood plan. will affect the fortunes
of the Democratic party.
The Democrats have no tariff policy
as a party. and they must and will
run upon the breakers in their effort
to promote partisan capital out OF
such material. The factions are warm
ing for warfare, and the history o
trust legislation In the present ses
sion OF congress will be full OF inter
est and fraught with fatality to the
Democratic party.
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HAVE PROVED SUCCESS
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS FIND
FAVOR WITH PEOPLE,
Voters Will Give Credit to Wisdom Of
Statesmen Of the Republican Par.
ty Who Originated These
Useful Institutions.

The postal savings banks have now
been in operation and virtually on
trial for year. The first government
report OF their business proves them
to be a success. In the 5,l85 post
Offices where they have been estab-
lished a total OF about sl4 900, 900 has
been deposited.
Compared with the deposits of some
Of the larger banks and those OF the
British postal banks. this sum seems
almost Insignificant. But 1t must be
borne in mind that the institution is q
new one in this country. The expert
ence of the first year makes 1t reason
ably certain that as the number of
postofilce banks ts increased and that
part Of the public which they are spe-
cially intended to benefit becomes
better acquainted with them, their
usefulness will grow rapidly.
The postal banks have had an un-
expected effect in keeping the savings
OF foreign-born residents in the coun-
try. Many OF these people. through
distrust OF banking institutions. had
been sending their savings to Europe.
| Now a considerable nsmber OF them
are already placing their money in
the care of Uncle Sam. In the United
States government they have the
most implicit confidence. 1t is esti-
mated that the deposits from this
source already amount to at least
$11. 100000. That this sum will in.
crease constantly and rapidly as for
eign-born Americans learn more
about the postal banks is certain
Furthermore. the expected effect OF
drawing money out Of places OF con.
cealment has been realized. In the
west this is particularly true. An Ore.
gon farmer brought 100000 to the
postal bank In Portland and tried to
deposit It, He had kept it hidden. Vi
course. the limit of 500 month i'm
posed for postal deposits operated
against him. but after much explana
tion he was induced to put his money
in one of the national banks.
1t is probably a conservative esti
mate that when the postal bank sys
TEN is fully developed and familiar
to all the people total Of at least
$200.000,0O0 will be kept on deposi,
with the government.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
Tired.

Congress has been in session only
a few weeks, but in that time the
Democratic majority In the house OF
representatives has shown convincing
ly that 1t has tired OF the professions
on which it was elected. At the first
session there was superhuman ef-
fort to keep up an appearance of con-
slstency and virtue. Speaker Clark
talked confidently when he took Of
flee of the steadfast and honorable
record which the Democratic major
ity in the house was going to make.
But almost before the echoes Of the
speakers panegyric on the stern re-
solves OF the Democracy had died
away Mr.. Underwood, as chairman OF
the ways and means committee,
brought in wool schedule revision
which fatty repudiated the party's
teachings and promises for the last
thirty years.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
GOV. HARMON AT FARGO.
Speaks At Big Meeting Of Democratic
Leaders.

Fargo.-Speaking before a large,
representative Northwest audience
here, Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio
outlined the platform upon which he
will appeal to the country for the
presidency.
Tariff reduced to a revenue basis,
and retrenchment in public expedi-
lures, are his two big issues.
Governor Harmon handled his sub
pect without gloves. He attacked
President Taft's administration and
was especially caustic in his criticism
of the presidents tariff policy. He
praised the president personally, but
charged that the Republican party is
SO tied up to the interests that it can
not be relied upon to reduce the tariff
He reviewed the work of the Demo-
cratic administration in Ohio, but made
no direct reference to his own can
didacy for the presidency.
In part he said: Even President
Taft has made the statement that the
hard times of 1892, which reached
their worst in 1898, were caused by
the Wilson bill. which was passed in
1894. The truth of the matter is that
the worst tariff bill ever passed was
the Mckinley bill in 1890 and don't
know why they did not say it caused
the hard times, exceNt that they want
ed to load it onto the Democrats"
Discussing the billion-dollar congress
of recent years and the statement of
Senator Aldrich that $500, 100000 could
be cut off If the government were
run, efficiently, as private business
run, he asked If it were not time that
little economy be brought to Wash.
ington.
The speech in the evening followed
busy day for Governor Harmon and
for the Democrats of the state.
The conference was staged as a
Northwest conference, but it develop.
ed mostly in a North Dakota confer
ence, with the future of Governor
Burke and the next nominee of the
Democratic ticket in consideration.
William Jennings Bryan was invited
and Judge Martin ]. Warde of Iowa
was urged to come, but they both
failed. T. ]. Walsh of Helena and c.
e. Heffner of Seattle. Western repre-.
sentatives Of the w. L. Wilson boom,
were the most notable out-of-town
people present.
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Land AT $3.50 Per ACRE
PRESIDENT WORST OF AGRlcUL-
TURAL COLLEGE THINKS so.
Howard Elliott Also Addresses TrI-
State Grain Growers Meet
ing at Fargo.

Fargo. The largest audience
that ever attended tri-state grain
growers convention packed the
Fargo opera house. More than 1000
farmers and agriculturists gathered to
hear J. H. Worst, president of the
North Dakota Agricultural college,
and Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific Railway.
President Worst's address was a
prophecy of rural conditions in 1920,
when he said $150-an-acre clubs will
be formed, land will yield so per cent
more than now, consolidated schools
will be the order of the day, and
roads will be improved considerably.
Howard Elliott spoke on the rela-
ton of railroads to farming. He gave
q history of agriculture in the United
States and told of the establishment
Of the first agricultural college in
Michigan in 1850 and of the "land
grant" bill introduced in 1862.
Henry VII. of England passed q
statute in 1883 to prevent the acQuisi'
ton of large land holdings, in order
to prevent land formerly titled from
becoming idle and unproductive. Hall
a century later the English law shows
q quaint statute providing penalty
to be imposed on all who kept more
than 1000 sheep. This trust-bustine
attempt apparently did not work. fol
in 1897, it was necessary to enact 9
new statute"
President Elliott predicted a won
derful growth for. Minnesota and the
two Dakotas in the next 10 years
ITO build greater and more pro
ductive agricultural state is your tasl
or the demands of the next generation
cannot be met" said he.
The awards for the corn show were
made and $1,000 cash, the first prize
was given to Noel Thorpe, 13 years
old, of Mayville, N. D., who was give1
the grand champion sweepstakes fol
the state out of more than 700 ex
hibits.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
KEEPS FIFTEEN COWS
Small Dairy In Ward County Source Of
livlihood.

Bismarck. - Jacob Frost of Ward
county and who lives near Minot, has
made success of the dairy business
on small scale. He has wife and
thirteen children. His dairy herd con-
sists of seven cows. He has made the
statement that the cows have brought
him more profit in the last two years
than his neighbors have realized from
farming two sections.
Frost sells cream, and from the
proceeds has fed and clothed his fam
lily and paid number of bills con-
tracted while he was in the grain rails
ing business. He has now enough
money to enable him next spring to
buy more COWS.
Another indication Of the growth Of
diversified farming in North Dakota
is the news from Flasher, in Morton
county, of the killing of number of
unusually large hogs. John T. A.
sWeiner marketed one hog, which
weighed 400 pounds, and J. H. HUFF
man had number that weighed more
than $50 pounds each.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25

The development Of the flying ma
chine. heavier than air. has opened
up a new science Now that hotation
is receiving less attention and avia-
tion has come to the foreground.
new and lively interest has been
awakened In the laws governing air
pressure and resistance Of surfaces
exposed to wind velocity. The field
is broad one. touching the construc-
the surfaces best adapted to reduce
head air resistance.
Men have been and are working
more or less blindly because they
have little experimental data on
which safely to rely. The work OF
Langley, Chanute, Mataluke and 9TH
ers has formed the basis for attacking
the problem from the only safe stand
point-that of scientific investigation.
II we get away from the spectacular
flights that thrill the crowd and get
down to safe and sane very-day
flights by almost any man. 1t must be
through mastery Of the engineering
problems involved. The method Of
guess and try has no place where
lives are at stake.
To the end of better all-round
knowledge of some of the questions
involved. the engineering experiment
station Of the Pennsylvania State col
lege has taken up some lines of inves-
tigation which have original and nov.
ell features. Attacking the question in
a practical and direct way, the first
thing required was a track where all
kinds of planes and propellers could
be tested and the power required to
do the work accurately determined.
The accompanying illustration gives a
layout OF the experimental track sit,
uated on the college grounds The
test car and one of the planes recent.
ly tested are also shown. The track
was carefully built with n diameter OF
| 200 feet: the construction throughout
is made for high speeds. and the car
is propelled by ooh P. motor by
means of a silent chain drive A ca
BILE fastened at the center of stee
post mbedded in concrete. and at
tached at the other end to the car
holds the car In place against the
action CT centrifugal force.
Electric current to drive the moto
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
CAUGHT TWO MEN

Fargo.-The watchful eye of Justice
after two years of searching found A.
Chesley and H. Rummell, Friday want
ed here for the theft of 200 bushels of
grain on Oct. %. 1910. The two men
were found by Deputy Sheriff P. e.
Malvey working in the woods north of
Bemidji and were arrested and brought
back to this city Saturday.
Both men are charged with grand
larceny in the first degree. It is al
legged that each stole 100 bushels of
wheat. worth $95, and 100 bushels of
barley, worth $55 from the farm Of
Oscar Christianson Of Moland town.
ship this county. The men were
placed on trial shortly after the crime
was committed, but owing to the fact
that there was insufficient evidence
to convict the men were discharged
New evidence it is understood, has
turned up and the men were again
arrested.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
Increase in Value of Fo eion Products

Increase in Value Of Fo eign Products.
The bureau OF statistics has COM
piled the average value of number
of foreign products, exclusive OF duty,
showing how prices have advanced in
other countries, wholly Independent OF
tariff interferences. Coffee, for in
stance, not dutiable, has increased in
the wholesale price 5h cents pound
since 1901; india rubber has increased
81 cents pound; clothing wool, near
ly II cents pound; flax over 100 per
cent; hemp $45 a ton; tin plates
nearly cent pound (excepting In
the United States, where competition
under protective tariff has kept the
price DOWN.; tin in bars, ETC., has in
creased Is cents pound In ten
years; tea cents a pound, and so
on. all conclusively demonstrating
that the increase in prices has no re-
lation to the tariff, Just as was shown
by the increase in prices OF boots
and shoes. lumber aud other things
on which the tariff was abolished or
greatly reduced.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
Promises and Performance.

Vso"uoV0 anu
Since December the Democratic
leaders have thrown away the mask
For generation the Democratic par
ty has been crying for economy In ma
tional expenditures. There Is prob
ably not a Democrat in the present
house who was not elected ON a plat
form denouncing Republican extrava-
gance and promising Democratic re-
trenchment. Last April the salaries
.of the house employees were pared
down and the country was much I'm
pressed by the spectacle Of a house
majority sacrificing its own per-
quisites. But the economy fever was
too violent to last, and in the name
of a Democracy pledged to economy
and reduced taxation the house has
just passed an indefensible pension
bill which, 1t is estimated, will add
about $75.OO0.O0O to the nations an
nual expenditure.
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on the car Is carried from tho elec-
trical building OF the college by a
copper cable, and at the center of the
track is controlled by rheostat so
that the operator has perfect con1
mand Of the speed at all times.
The car contains a rack free to-
move up and down. being supported
by calibrated spring. and is guided
in its vertical movements by rods. al
shown in the picture. The plane is at
tached to this movable rack and itsl
lifting force when In motion Is meas
ured on a scale calibrated by the sup
porting spring and checked by aid oil
a large spring balance near the OBJ
server on the car.
1t is not enough to know simply the
lifting force of different planes; hence
In order to determine the vertical
pressure at different points under the
planes. there are attached rubber
tubes one end OF which connects with
brass tubes passing through the
framework. and the other end ia at
tached to U-tube placed near the
observer on the car. BY these are
obtained the vertical pressures of the
air at different points on the plane.
There are six or eight of these att
tachments. making 1t possible to re,
cord the lifting force at different
points. and enabling one to make Al
comparison of pressures for different
angles of the plane from the horizon
| tai. or at different speeds for the
same angle of tilting The engineer1
ing experiment station has standard
40-H. p. aeroplane motor and propel7
Ter equipment, which is used to test
out different designs of propellers.i
The design and construction Of pros
Dellers for steamships have BEEN
studied and experimental upon for
years; Of equal Importance to the de-
velopment of aviation is the selectionl
Of the best material for this work.
and the design Of propeller to stand
greater strain at the higher speeds,
The above suggests but few of
many lines of important research for
which this test apparatus may be,
used. The entire equipment is at the
disposal of those who wish to use itl
for the development of apparatus and
for tests on new machines used In
this line OF work
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
Economy

Democratic economy has most en-
phatically been changed to Demo
cratic profligacy and waste. The COM
ing appropriation bill will. it Is ex-
pected, carry a much larger sum than
ever before in our history. The raid
on the treasury has already begun
and there is no telling where 1t would
end we're there not Republican SEN
ate and president to check the reck-
less onslaught.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
MAY GET BOOZE SELLER
Benson County Man Alleged to Have
Sold Liquor to Indians.

Minnewaukan. - William Halligan,
already serving sentence in the Ben
son county Jail as result of plea
Of guilty of violating the prohibi.
tion law. may face federal charge
of supplying liquor to Indians. The
county authorities contend that Hal
ligan has been responsible for drunk
enness among Indians in this city re.
Gently,
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
HOTEL FIRE At BELLE PLANE
Loss on Landmark In Minnesota
Town Estimated at $4,000.

Belle, Plaine.-The old Belle Plaine
hotel was almost entirely destroyed
by fire. LOSS was about $4,000. How
the fire originated is unknown
Hampered by the cold weather, the
fire department had trouble in check
ing 1t, but confined the flames to the
upper stories. Damage to the lower
story was mostly by water.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
A Sound Banking system.

May the time soon come when the
banking system of the United States
shall no longer be cause OF domes-
tic and international financial dis
trust. We believe that a sound and
sure method OF remedying these evils
has been found in the plan proposed
by the monetary commission; and we
believe that on the date OF the ap-
proval by congress Of the bill pre-
pared by this commission there will
be new impulse to prosperity in the
United States.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
WANT A STATION
brake Business Men and Farmers
seek Farm Assistance.

Minot.-Drake farmers are interest.
ed in securing an experimental station
of the North Dakota Better Farming
association. G. ]. Oldstad and A. C.
Anderson, of Drake, came to Minot to
hear the address Of Secretary Thomas
Cooper Of the association. and also to
make arrangements for the associa-
ton to carry on experimental farm
work at Drake.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
NEW CANDIDATES OUT
Progressive Meetings Bring Them
Forth-Norton and Hall In Open.

Fargo.-Progressive Republicans at
their meeting in this city laid plans
for the 1912 campaign. Candidates
for several positions were endorsed,
new candidates were brought into the
open, the list of candidates for the ma
tional convention and for the electoral
college was selected, and resolutions
were adopted.
Among the new candidates brought
to the surface at this meeting are
Thomas Hall, secretary of the railroad
commission, who will be candidate
for secretary of state, while P. D. Nor
ton, the present incumbent, will be a
candidate for congress in the Third
district.
Thomas Marshall was endorsed for
national committeeman, J. A. Buchan-
an for governor, and Robert LaFOl-
lette was given the o. X. for presi.
dent.
Officers Elected.
R. M. Pollock, Fargo, president;
Everett ]. Conrad, Mandan, first vice
president; P. Thorson, Grand Forks,
second vice president; Sidney Adams,
Fargo, secretary, and H. N. johnson of
Lankin was reelected treasurer. The
announcement of the unanimous bal
lot was greeted with cheers and r. M.
Pollock who was chairman of the
resolutions committee, which was in
session at the time of his election as
president, made happy speech of ac-
ceptance when he re-entered the con-
vention room.
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will Follow Old Policy.

The Republican policy will continue
to be plea for such duties, and such
duties only, as Will equal the differ
ence in the cost OF production here
and abroad, with reasonable profit
for our farmers. miners and manufac-
turers.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
kIlled By Hoidup Men.

Grand Rapids. Jan. 22.-Emil XII.
strom, 66 years old. president Of a
local fuel company, was found dead in
his office with a bullet through his
heart. He was the victim of holdup
men.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
just the Other way.

Arctic Hunter-I think II your wife
should wash her face 1t would Inn
prove her appearance.
Esquimau-Ugh! You never seen
her face!-Puck.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
Iaetful Jud Harmon.

Tactful Jud Harmon.
Governor Harmon may not get the
Democratic presidential nomination.
but he is doing as fine a Job Of walking
on eggs as anybody cares TO see.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Oakes times., 1912-01-25
WEBSTER GIVEN LIFE.

Young Doctor Must Pay Penalty for
Murder Of His Wife.
Oregon, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-Dr. Henry E
Webster was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment by Judge Richard s. Far.
rand for the murder Of Bessie Kent
Webster, last October. In pronounc.
ing sentence, the court reviewed the
crime and declared that mo greater
continuing punishment could be in.
dicted upon young. intelligent man
than to imprison him for life."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

A young chicken is known by an
abundance of pinfeathers, soft feet,
smooth skin on legs below the first
joint and a soft cartilage at the point
of the breastbone. The feet of old
fowls are hard and covered with dry,
coarse scales. and the cartilage at the
end of the breastbone has become ossi-
fed Good fowls should be plump, and
the cartilage at the end of the breast
bone should be soft and pliable. Tur-
keys should have smooth. dark legs,
and the cartilage at the breastbone
should be soft. Cock turkeys are usu-
ally better than the hen turkeys.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
In a Quandary.

An old darby, with an old gray mule
hitched to a ramshackle wagon, stood
on the incline of Capitol hill, in Wash
ington. during one of the worst sleet
storms in January.
The old man huddled in his rabbit skin
cap, shivering. The mule was trem
bling with the cold. Two congressman
waiting for belated car were at
tracted by the strange outfit and won
dered as time went on and the darky
made no effort to depart what allied the
old fellow.
One of the congressman walked over
and said, "Why don't you move on,
uncleP
The old darky pointed trembling
finger at his team" and replied
"'Cause dis yere mule won't go les
whistle at him, and it's so cold
cyarn't whistleT-Everybody's.