davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Curious Conversations
tTaken from Exchanges.)

AT tn" Hawthorne plant nj the
Western Electric COMPANY at Chicago
are three Chinese students sent out
by Nan Yang university to study the
mysteries of American telephony.
y new ninety horsepower gas-elec-
trio passenger coach. just placed on
the Great Western railway in Eng
land. has Fulfilled every expectation
~ regards performance. reliability
and easy riding.
In this rountry a person who splits
out shingles is called a shinslc weav-
~, I'M England shingles are not made
in this way. but hath are regularly
riren. and q maker Of them is called
a la'h render.
Mile. Ed,nee Cllanhon. whose app
pointment as assiStan, astronomer at
III" state observatory in Paris. has
hecn announced. is tho first wonlan
in France T." rer"iN" the official APP
rointmonts as astronomer.
Sir William Maxwell .Aitken. n of
the now members OF tho house of
commons. though MANY times n mil
li"naire. began life selling life insur-
anro, The son of a Canadian Pres
hItcrian minister. he was without
means. and in college wrote insurance
when"vor and wherever he could to
help pay his way
Tho Puritians DESTROYED many COL
Ie"tinms nf books in tho monaStaries,
and even Cromwell burned the oxford
library. t'"n on" Of the finest in
Eurol". Extremists in revolution. as
in religion. have heen equally de-
strUctive ~ regards books. The Span
ish inGuisition and the French revolu-
ton We're as one in this respect. The
crusaders were destroyer. of what they
regarded AS h"retical books and In
Russia today tho war Of orthodoxy on
s"",arian dissent still manifcsts itself.
among other things. in the ruthless
destruction Of the books of the nom
conformists.
The question was asked in Wall
street recently whether mel and
IN clerks are to he separated
from on" another. The reason was
that in the new offices of tho Rock
island in the new Bankers Trust
company building such is the case.
TN" women clerks. the librarians and
the stonograph"rs are on one floor.
and the officials. the lawyers and ar-
countants are on another noor. No
special reason for the arrangement
has been given and now many women
ar" Wondering whether the same sys-
tom is 10 he followed throughout the
financial district. Ii is whispered.
however. that the do better
work if th"N ara left entirely alone.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Some Talk About BRYAN.

The recent gains Of Colonel Roose-
Welt in states that had been counted
safe for President Taft. surely makes
the out come Of the Chicago conven-
ton uncertain" said Thomas J.. Dolan
Of Chicago. general secretary treasurer
of the International Brotherhood OF
Steam Shovel and Dredge Men. II
have always believed that the presi.
lent would be renominated. and [ am
still Of the opinion that he will be.
But. in my opinion. the people of Chi
cago are not going to permit the sup
portcrs of either candidate to play
unfairly in the convention. There will
be no packed convention no matter
how hard the adherents of either cam
didate may strive for this result.
The laboring vote OF Illinois is di-
vided between democrats and republi-
cans. Apparently there has been a
tendency of ate u veer around to the
dmocrats. as was indicated in the
presidential preference primary, in
which Speaker Clark polled a vote.
almost as large as that Of President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt combined.
mot being in politics ! dc not want
to make Il prophecy as to the result Of
either convention. but offhand should
think that the Baltimore convention
is going to be a hard fought struggle
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Talks With Men of
National Prominence

Missouri republicans.
as vel as democrats. would like TO
50" Speaker Clark nominated by the
Baltimore convention" said Edwin NJ.
Cl"ndenins. general secretary of the
Commercial club of Kansas City. Mo.
AS a republican. | am frank to say
that | would rather sec Champ Clark
TN" nominee OF the democrats than
any other democrat. for l would he
sure then that the ountr would be
safe. The bitterness thai has char
ActcriZed the fight between President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt has so di-
vided the republicans in my part of
tn" county that there is no telling
what would he the outcome if either
sure | would MOI venture a prophecy
as to what may happen at Chicago.
Many republicans of my acquaintance
in Kansas City fear the result.
CLARK is beloved by all people in
Missouri and Kansas There remains
no thought of difference among the
of former Governor Folk
will vote solidly for the speaker. and
! believe the same can be said of Kan
sas.
w We're somewhat disappointed
that 81. Louis did not get either of the
big conventions added Mr.. Clenden-
ing, but while these two gatherings
vii DOUBTLESS be the most exciting and
important hat have occurred in a long
M we. i'll Kansas City. know that a
big political convention is a burden to
n city. 1t requires the expenditure
Of "A great mount Of money in tho
first place to get a convention. and
after il is over the city profits little.
But VIC have been gratited that the
two great parties have selected Kan
sas City for conventions. and we hope
again to have the privilege of enter
tanning the delegates. Kansas City has
grown m~arvelously in the last decade.
The last census showed an increase
of tifty-two per cent. There is a popu-
lar impression h a Kansas City. Kas.,
and Kansas City. Mo, are divided by
the river. when. as a matter Of fact.
only an imaginary line is the boundary
ost"een the two municipalities. For
all practical purposes the cities are
one"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
FRIDAY. JUNE: 4. 1912
CUBAN WAR CLOUD D.ARKGNs.

President Gomez must strike quick
ly. if he would strike at all. Where
is the overwl1clnning force of feder-
ais he declared WAS ON tho move
against the bold and enterprisinE
lands of maraudcrs who are burning
and pillAsing thu properties of for
eisn"rs collecting tribute. and ruth
lessly Staying native tuhHns" Are
the h""tlcss efforts of the cowardly
rurales but an index I" the discipline
and Nai"r VT the regulars" Is the in
difference II in%conlretencN Of the
provincial authorities the Nardsfirk
of the capacity to govern thar char
acicrizcs their Supporters AT Havana:
President Gomez is recruiting vol
unteors for III" ,lefenSc of Havana in
lieu "f III" regiments Withdraw YIN from
duty and ordered to the scene nf dis
order. But whore arc General Mon
t"tcudn and his rnnuucrine l%crions"
Vhe best information is that they ARC
"r"atin. mp" from their sea voyage
preparatory 4" going i'm pursuit nj the
r. ''cls. Suspicion is riff" at Santiago
fh1t tho Troops dar" not penetrate"
the interior. and thai. in fact, the pre-
'autiurs taken 10y tn" are
i"pelessly i~nadcuuH1" t" meet the
t:,SiS.
While this lanicky description of
conditions may he NerdraUn and the
ability uf the GOV to fultill its
promises un1uly diScrrdited, il is owl
dent from the Increased tension AZ
Washington and the unrclaX"d prep
Arations for developments calling for
intervention thar "A decided rbannn
for tho better must soon take place
or the work of paciticati"n may lie
taken out of President Gomez's hands.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Review of Current
MAGAZINES
Farm aud Home.

The biggest and hest job yet under
taken by congress is the inquiry into
the alleged manipulation of banking,
nance and credits. Both parties wed
with each other in supporting it. The
investigation has begun l a way to
prove that il will be drastic. says
Herbert Myrick. editor-in-chief of
Farm and Home.
This probe into the alleged money
trust comes not a whit too soon. The
Stanley committees report shows that
the twenty-three directors Of the steel
trust represent the controlling inter-
est in nearly fifty-flvc per cent of the
industrial and railroad affairs of the
nation. Add to this the O%il-tobacco
group. and the power or this gentry
is too great for any self-governing
people to permit unrestrained To
what extent these interests manipul-
ate the peoples M and credits is
to be revealed.
The first step requires 10000 banks
ALL there are-tO submit sworn
statements in answer to searching
questions. The replies will indicate
where and when the probe should
&c deeper. Later the committee will
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

that the request should again come
from the car of Russia. which request
was made. Accordingly, another con-
gress was held in 1907. at which fifty
nations were represented. Little was
accomplished more than in 1899. with
the exception that further action a
taken to make war more humane"
1t was decided for one thing that no
country should throw from balloons.
the dirigible craft l~vins by that time
earned a reputation for possible err
rible destructive work in war. The
acroplanc was not Yet in evidence.
Yet experiment with the dirigible
as a war engine has gone steadily on.
and the acroplane has recently been
actually used dropping explosives by
the Italians against the Turks, and the
latter are about to employ it against
the Italians. The building Of dread
other horrors in the line of war vessel
other horrors in the line OF war vessels,
with rifles and cannon for armies, has
progressed as never before. Italy,
which took part in the congress OF
lSo'. mas within a few months plunged
into war with Turkey in T'ripoli: Per-
STA has had her civil war. and is now
occupied to an extent by Russia: Por-
tusal has had her revolutions; China
has been rent by civil war and has
established a republic: Japan has fore
IDLY taken Korea: Mexico has had
revolution on top of revolution: the
United States has an army masscd on
the border of Mexico ready to inter-
Nene at any moment when there is
reason for int%ervention: Cuba is also
fairly inviting United States interview
ton: South and Central American ma
fions have fought. and several of the
greatest of nations are ready to fly at
the threats of each other.
1t seems. therefore, that peace con-
crosses have accomplished little en-
cept grand talk about arbitration: a
few arbitration treaties on paper:
treaties being made to- he broken: all
talk of disarmament being f1outed: the
n substantial, tangible. visible peace
product Of all the palaver being the
si'aoo;ooo Palace of Peace erected at
The Hague by Andrew Carnegie. the
corner stone of which was laid at the
time of the conference of 1907,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

TIT. PRINCE. OF IRELAND.

Ming George is said to I've 50 pleas
ed with the success of ;he Duke of
Nonnaucht as "a royal Niceruy i'm Can
adj, that h" has been considering
iillin@ similar posts in other parts of
his d"lnini"ns With other members
Of the royal family. Tn" job OF vice.
rn. If India requires. however. "A cer-
taii 'lr"unt of tact and ability. and
frT thai Reason is likely I" remain
for ."mc time open to men If pro-
r"rHll size. The governor general
ships of Australia and the United
St1i'7 "f South Africa. however, ar.
le2; rHarting and Nigh, safely I've fill
cal Ivy ornamental iicurcheads. If the
Other British .~nNcrnorships are par
cciri out among the rather numerous
mcnli"rs "f the British royal family
and paid regular rates with their
Other prerequisites cut off John Bull
rli"1i. indeed. he able To save money
in ;hr process.
Th" latest proposition. however.
doc not involve - real Job. 1t is to
bt ,'utely and admittedly ornamental.
ibis is the idea now said 10 he under
consideration hy the king and the
g" eminent for %si.nalizine the grant
liz of home rule To ireland by ere
aiin= Prince of Ireland. Teh title
Of Prince uf Wales was conferred Iv
Ed"ard | with the hope nf cnlisting
the loyalty Of the Welsh To The
throne. So tho title of Prince If Ire
land ~ he conferred on the second
son of the king is hoped to rivet the
loyalty of the Irish TO tho royal fam
lily. II has been one of the curiosi-
ties of the attitude If a certain class
in England toward their Irish fellow
subjects that they have always inn
aeined the one thing needed to make
the Irish happy and contented was
to ave the royal family smile upon
them. Hence the repeated sugges-
ions for the establishment of A royal
residence across the Irish sea and
now for the creation Of a Prince of
Ireland.
But with SO many descendants OF
the old Irish kings about, how will
they take to the idea Of having a
mere %princelet put over them? And
will the thought that the eldest son of
the king is Prince of Wales. while
the second is good enough for the
Irish really make for peace?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Cucs y Notab,c I,,.c,.cd.n,

nv q .NOldUIS t,CVCSUCOys
Some comment mas been heard
about the action of the dominant fac
ton of the District Of Columbia dem
ocrats in selecting a nonresident OF
the district as a delegate to the ma
tional convention in Baltimore" OBJ
served Gen. Louis p. Micher OF In
diana, who was n of the prime mov-
crs in the nomination of General Har-
rison for president. II presume there.
conventions ave anne outsiders to
represent them at big n important
gatherings such as the Baltimore con
Ncntion is sure to be. Because a man
G in h District of Columbia he
docs not have to employ a lawyer who
lives i'm Washington to present his case
in court, The most notable instance
selecting n delegate To n national con-
vcntion not a resident of the state Was
when Horace Greeley was made a
delegate az large from Oregon in 1860.
Greeley. then the editor of the New.
York Tribune. was II of tho power
full political triumvirate of Greeley,
Seward and Weed. which had domin-
bates between Douglas and Abraham
Lincoln. in 1858. made possible the
birth of the republican party, Greeley
ANNOUNCED llhlicy that he would no
longer train With his Gle aSsnriHt"e
aud declared that he favored Lincoln
as the candidate Owe Seward. The
New York man was made n delegate
to the Chicago convention from Orc
goD, and he played one of the most
Nentlon which nominated Lincoln for
the presidency.
History repeats. and the selection
of q nonresident of the district as n
delegate Ia Baltimore MAY have an
important hearing on the outcome of
the democratic %convention.'
Canadians Interested in Campaign.
Interest among Canadians in poll
more keen than most people OH this
side of the border imagine" said T..
c. Coombcs of Toronto. ''Nisitors
from, this country to Canada proba blH
do not find a reflex of this idea from
a mere reading of our newspapers.
which carry very little-in fact, next
to nothing-of political news of the
states of interest to them. But ! pre-
sumo that is A matter of newspaper
policy. Among the business men. who
make ii Il point to keep we'll informed.
campaign this year has many
angles of interest. There arc few
us who think that MIR. Taft
has not made a good president. and
tho results of the primaries in your
states nave been To them a severe
shock. Not that MI. Roosevelt is I'M
popular among our people. mind YOU,
because We had come to look upon
a second term as a sort of prerogative
to a president who had performed his
fun duty and given to his Office the
best that was in him.
There is q feeling in Canada that
the United States is SLOWLY coming to
another form of government. Either
n long term for its president. with
disqualification for reelection. or
some other method that will climin-
ate the every four Year disruption Of
business. | have not yet found a sim
gle business man in the United States
who does not dcprecate the present
The hitter controversies that
are an accompaniment to
presidential campaigns: the un-
certainties that are confronted by men
in every line of business endeavor all
point to an awakening that will bring
about Il change
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

Without being sacrilegious. we sug-
ccSt that the most opportunc praNer
for the chaplain at the Chicago con-
vention would be: o Lord, If it be
consistent with Thy will, heat hack
the army of tho aliens and put Thy
trusted servants in power,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

Here's a piece of free advice to
President Taft: Get up a scrap down
in Cuba and resign from the presi-
dcncy and lead the rny in person.
That would guarantees a nomination.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

THE Blue WALL" Frank X. Finnegan
contributes a letter from an old-time
baseballer to his one-time captain now
on the farm; this is one of a series,
and Il Very entertaining series it is.
The Lawbreakers of Petit Bois," by
Gilmore Elliott Peake, is a romantic
story of the south, introducing the
Lady of the Laccs. Charles r. Barnes
has a humorous warn of "Sweeny and
the L%ow-brow Lady,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

If the story that the southern dele
gates pretended to be for Taft only
for the purpose of getting elected. It
looks as though the president had
been the victim of a practical Joker.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

It's a great honor to be president
but we have lately come to the con.
clusion that the worry overbalances
tho honor in about the ratio of six.
teen to one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

\ party of New York girls won a
bunch OF husbands playing cinch. Att
or while the husbands will realize
why We western people call the game
sethsrE
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

The man who makes two blades Of
grass grow where one grew before
is worth more to the nation than the
man who tries to make two votes
where bat one exists.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

If over there is a time when the
prospective lawyer needs the serv-
ices Of a lawyer it is when he is TAX
ing his bar entrance examination.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

When it m to roping delegates
Roosevelt seems to have not forgotten
what he learned in North Dakota
along the Little Missouri.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

The lawyers M the gospel seem
to have locked horns over the Sunday
baseball proposition.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

Anyhow j. H. Worst of North Da-
kota would make an ideal secretary
of agriculture in any republican pres
ident's cabinet.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

So far it looks as though Senator
Cummins would have to make his
own nominating speech.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

According to the official keeper
none Of the Grand Forks Elk. strayed
from the preserve at Fargo.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

A bride can't see far enough ahead
to believe the time may come when
her prince will be more likely to
bring home a crouch than a box Of
candy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

If Bryan is nominated at Bslti-
more. will he spring the issue then or
wait until his nomination of accept
ance speech?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

According to the candidates there
will be three republican nominees for
governor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

with Clark, BRYAN and Underwood
having the fight among them. There
has been quite a deal of Bryan talk
recently all over the west and middle
west"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07

Measured by noise. the Minnesota
democracy is strongly for Bryan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
THE JUNE l.

Parker II. Fillmore has Il delight
full story in June Ainslee's. 1t is
called "A Nickel's WORTH" and the
reader is sure to get. more than a
nickel's worth of pure joy before he
is through with it. 1t may, or may
not. be an argument for woman suf-
frage. but is a keen analysis of GER
tain feminine and masculine quail
ties that see meternal. Marjory Blair
demands her share of a dime earned
picking berries with Willie Jones. He
is willing to buy cakes and divide,
buy ice cream and divide. but re-
sents parting with the actual money.
Marjory is finally compelled to rally
some other girls to the rescue. The
nickel is eventually forced from
Willie. but Mariory. the money in her
possession. the boy reduced to shame
and regret, finds little satisfaction UNI
til she generously forgives and ends
the story a little later by voicing a
truly feminine sentiment:
Il donNtcare if they are mean some
times-I like 'em!"
Other stories in this number are
Connie" by Marion Hill; THE Saint
and the Siwash," by William Slavens
McNutt: The Fairies of Claucheen
Lane" by Thomas P. Byron.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
sCRIBNER's FOR JUNE.

Henry. a Dyke in the June num-
her of S%cribner's magazine, presents
q Very winning picture of THE Good
E~nchantment of Charles Dickens"
His analysis of the qualities of Dick
II that have endeared him to his
readers is the most sympathetic that
the season Of the centenary has called
forth. He believes that Dickens has
deepened IL faith that there is
something of the divine on earth and
something of the human in heaven"
Charles Sheldon. whose book on
The Wilderness Of the Upper Yu-
kon" was the best outdoor book Of
the past season, contributes a stirring
article of adventure entitled Hunt
ing the Big Bear on Montague
Island This island is off the coast
of Alaska. and is seldom visited BY
white men. The bears there are of
unusual size. and Mr.. Sheldon's ad-
ventures We're amusing and exciting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Children's Shoes and Oxfords
Extra Special Per Pair 79c
Boys Athlete Slippers
Per Pair &c

inquire into clearing house methods.
1T is officially stated that, following
the establishment of the clearing
house at Buffalo. n. y. some years
ago. the increase in profits on coll
iections. tn the twelve banks interest
cd. owe the former method of doing
business free of charge. paid the di-
vidends of all the banks each year.
and whatever profit was made on
loans and discounts was used tn build
up the surplus" How far has that
form of combination become general?
The inquiry should help proper bank
ing. benefit depositors and legitimate
borrowers and promote sound bust
ness whether little or big. But it
will put a crimp into practices that
are not right.
The inquiry will surely Justify the
campaign against the crudities of the
Aldrich abo1nination which was con-
Quoted by Farm and Home and my
other periodicals. The monetary COM
mission did not adopt the Myriclt
scheme. nut our work did draw some
of the fangs from the Aldrich snake.
THE JUNE POPULAR.
The June m%onth-end Popular mag
ON CONTAINS IL IulIlbeF OI StTOnS
stories of the kind that men like. r.
NJ. Bowers new novel. THE Uphill
Climb is printed complete. 1t is
the story of 4 cowboys fight with
himself, and has action and incident
galore. E. Phillips Oppenheim con-
tinues his detective series. written
around the adventures of John T.
Laxworthy. THE Red Lane" Hol-
man Days stirring move of the smug-
glefs on the northern border. begins
in this issue, and will run serially for
several weeks. Charles f. Van Loan
tells how a baseball player managed
tn provide himself with a revenue
apart from his salary. Daniel Steele
pictures The Bad Man." in a story
o fthe Sierras. Ralph n. Paine. in
The Quest of the Golden Table,
tells what befell three college men in
South America. "1n the Sawdust" is
the title of a chatty story of "a live
stock commission man whose phil
osophy of life is crude but delightful.
Damon Runyon has Il story of a foot
racer. Richard Washburn Child con-
tinues his amazing mystery story,