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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
PROMINENT YOUNG TRAVELLING
Man WAS SHOT AT DENVER AND
WILL DIE FROM BULLET WOUND
ACCUSED BY CROWD OF INSULT.
ING WOMAN ON STREETS
AT DENVER, COLO.
SON OF WEALTHY LINCOLN. NEB.
MERCHANT WILL. DIE
FROM WOUNDS.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 13.-Lee J.
Fyke, traveller and son of wealthy
merchant Of Lincoln, Nebraska, was
shot by Policeman Joessel and will
die. He was ordered to stop by the
policeman and when he refused the
shot was fred. The chase resulted aft
er Fyke was accused of insulting Mrs.
Mollie Webster.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
+ + + + + + + i T. + 4. + i. + + +
THE WEATHER +

(. + i. + /. + + i j. j. + j. 4. I. 4. 4. 4.
For Devils Lake AMI vicinity: Fair
tonight and Wednesday,; not much
change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Wednesday.
Lowest last night, 81.
Highest yesterday, 70.
At z a. m. today, IS.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
ISSUED WORTHLESS CHECK.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lo.-Louis
Molino, who came here to act as con-
sui from Columbia, and was convicted
Of having issued a worthless check,
was placed on ten years probation by
Superior Judge Trabucco and Danish
ed from the country. Molino will be
sent to Columbia on steamer leaving
today.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
House Makes Haste.
TO RECOMMEND STORAGE DAMS

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 1o.-An inter.
national commission, upon which are
two American representatives, will rec
ommend the construction Of sevral ex
tnsive storage dams on the St. Johns
river, the internatinal boundary, SO
as to regulate the flow and obviate
recurrent trouble between the United
States and Canadian lumbermen. The
cost 100000 would be borne jointly
by the two governments.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
DEAD ON w1FE's GRAVE.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Aug. 1o.-c. O.
Lage Of Edridge, so years old, was
found dead on the grave Of his wife in
local cametsry, with bullet in his
head. A revolver was beside him.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
PRIVATE DETECTIVE MAKES Re-
PORT TO DISTRICT ATToR-
NEY OF FIND.
NAMES WE'RE NOT GIVEN OUT
BUT LAWYER, POLICEMAN AND
HOTEL KEEPER ARE IT.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia private
detective today made report to the
district attorney in which three men,
a lawyer, policeman and hotel keep
er were accused Of owning the police
protection grab privilege for the un'
der-world workers. The names are
withheld.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

J. P. Desmond returned home yes
terday from Fish Lake where he has
been spending fe wdays fishing. Mrs.
Desmond and son will return the latter
part Of the week.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Miss German of Williston and Mrs.
D. L. Stuart and children left yester.
day for Cando where they will spend
several days visiting with relatives.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Mrs. Gallant Of Thief River Falls,
Mimi, accompanied Miss Mable Bon
delid to this city on her return from a
visit at the Minnesota city and will
spend several days here visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. 0. Bondelid.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Banker and Mrs. Blackorby Of Hans
boro were in the city yesterday. Mrs.
Blackberry left for different points in
Iowa, where she will visit for several
weeks.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Mrs. VIM. Meme has returned from
GAINESVILLE where she has ben visit
ing for tn past few weeks with
friends.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurst may at
tend the Grand tonight. Tickets at
the World office.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
VISITED BY FIRE .W0ODWORTH
HALL SCENE Of CONFEDERATION
wATcHMAN DISCOVERED BLAZE
CAUSED BY SPONTANEOUS
COMBUSTION.
HURRIED RUN OF FIRE DEPART
MENT SAVED CONSIDERABLE
LOSS TO BUILDING.
Special to The World.

Special TO The World.
GRAND FORKS, Aug. l3.-The tea
cheers college at the North Dakota
university, known as Woodwork hall
was visited by fire this morning, caus-
ed by spontaneous combustion. The
fire department. made a hurried run
and cut the damage considerable, the
night Waterman discovering the blaze
in the nick Of time.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
GRONNA AND McCUMBER ARE
LEADERS IN FIGHT IN
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-lncreased
pay for rural mail carriers and feder-
al appropriations for good roads held
the interest of the senate in the de-
bate on the postoffce appropriation
bill. Attempts to bring both subjects
to vote were defeated by the inabil.
ity Of senate leaders to keep quor.
UNI in the chamber. The plan for
federal aid to public road building in
the states will be considered Monday
and vote taken on several import.
ant amendments pending. This will be
followed by a vote on Senator J. John.
stones amendment to increase the pay
Of rural carriers from $1,000 to 81,
200 per year. Senators Gronna, Nc
Cumber, Simmons. Johnston and 9th
ers led the fight today for increased
pay. The senate committee has au
thorized an increase Of ten per cent
from $1,000 to $1,10o. Senator ClapI
Of Minnesota, declares the rural car
riers would still be underpaid at this
figure. Senator Gronna demanded
greater increase Of compensation 70,
carriers whose routes are longer thar
the standard-24 miles.
House Makes Haste.
The house today eager for adjourn
ment, passed IS private claim bills
adopted half a score Of resolutions
sent the Panama canal bill to con
ference and passed three measures o.
general Importance. Two Of the meas
urs passed referred to the same sub
ject and grew out Of the agitation fol
CRATER safeguards for human life a
sea following the Titantic disaster.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

D. W. Baldwin of Grand Forks, was
in the city today transacting business.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

World wants bring results.
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in an orphan asylum, while he became
messenger boy. Inside Of five years.
at the age of eighteen. he had worked
himself up to telegraph operator, and
the next year he took his brothers and
sisters from the asylum and gave them
home. At the age Of twenty -four he
had advanced to the point where he
was able to marry. From that time
on his career is pointed straight ahead
He was elected and reelected alder
man. then made sheriff of Milwaukee
county with a plurality of 1000. At
the first trial of the Wisconsin primary
law he was nominated for Congress
and elected to the SiXtieth and Sixty
first Congresses. He was also reelected
to the SiXty-second, receiving almost
$4,000 votes.
districts. while two have more than
twenty-six, twice thirteen. The men
who represent these districts in Con-
gress are: John Charles Mckenzie,
thirteenth Illinois; Henry A. Barnhart.
thirteenth Indiana: William Stedman
Greene, thirteenth Massachusetts:
Walter Lewis Hensley, thirteenth Mis-
souri,; Jefferson Levy, owner of Month
Malby, twenty-sixth New York; Carl
Carey Anderson, thirteenth Ohio: John
II. Rothermel. thirteenth Pennsylvania:
A. Mitchell Palmer. twenty-sixth Penn
thirteenth Texas. Also Senator John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi occupies
seat IL in the Senate. while Representa-
tive Is. G. Humphreys Of Mississippi
also has seat Is in the House.
Thirteen does not stop inside the halls
Of Congress alone. Associate Justice
Mahlon Pitney of the Supreme Court
was appointed to that office by Presi-
dent Taft February 10. 1912. and the
appointment was confirmed by the SEN
ate March IS. Walter l.. Fisher. Sec
rotary Of the Department of the In
terror. took the oath of office March
13, 1911, and Judson Z. Clements of
Georgia. 4 member of the interstate
commerce commission, lives at 2113
Bancroft place. Also. the interstate
commerce commission has its new
building between 18th and 14th, on
F street.
Commissioner George NJ. Bowers of
the bureau Of fisheries was, like Sena-
tor Bankhead and Senator Gardner,
born on September Is.
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, L. S. N,
got two promotions the thirteenth day of
the month He graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1870 and July 13. 1871. he
was made ensign. Again, March b. 1880,
he was promoted to lieutenant. Another
similar coincidence occurred to Lieut.. Col.
Frederic Vaughan Abbott. who graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1879. and
was made second lieutenant in the En-
gineer Corps June Is of the same year.
Brig Gen. Charles T. Alexander, March
13. 1863 was brevetted lieutenant colonel
for faithful and meritorious services
during the war. Brig. Gen. William
Henry Bisbee during the war with
Spain was colonel of the 18th Infantry,
while Brig. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, No
vember Is, 1902, was appointed special
envoy to Cuba to negotiate the treaty of
reciprocity between that country and the
United States
Il wasn't born the thirteenth of the
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0n New Year Little @D0p@ @nG@ 3 EE0od0o is Order

strange coincidence that of all the num-
bers possible thirteen is to be found
either as thirteen or one of it's multiples
in almost every persons life Be they
superstitious or not the number thirteen
has a habit of entering into the affairs
of life generally with frequency that is
startling. Let evil befall or good result
and the number thirteen Is sure to be
dragged to light and found to have been
lowering near at the time.
:: ::
Take President Taft and President-to-
be Woodrow Wilson, for instance. Thir-
teen figures in both their lives. Presi-
dent Taft was not born on the thirteenth.
one of its multipes, yet when he was
inaugurated he was fifty-two years DID,
or four times Is. Woodrow Wilson. who-
incidentally. is a member of the class
that believes the number to be lucky, has
thirteen letters in his name. 1t is said
that when he returned home recently
after trip he found twelve trunks to
looked around in an effort to find one
more, to make thirteen pieces of bag
gage.
Any discussion regarding the number
thirteen Is sure to include a mention of
Friday. The two have become linked
together ambassadors of i'll. 1t is in
teresting to note that while both 1872
and 1911 had two Notwithstanding
teenths. the coming year has but one
in June The significance of this IS
questionable. VIII that fatal day hold
twice as much evil as did the similar oc-
casions in 1911 and 1872? Is the one time
in the coming year when Friday and the
number thirteen combine to be an occa-
sion for dread, a day on which it were
better to remain in bed and try to for
get? Or. according to the apostles of
snatch at every. opportunity to under
take something. firm in the belief that
il will be successful? The only possible
conclusion seems to be to agree with
the quotation: There's nothing either
good bad. but thinking makes it So"
Then follow blindly the path ones intui-
ton indicates.
But one point is certain. Any one
accustomed in the past to mark in
flaming red the thirteenth day of each
month as being one to avoid will have
to forego the habit next year for it
will avail naught Thirteen is here to
stay for an entire year. Nineteen hun
dred and thirteen is 1913. 1t is in
evitable. Thoughtful city fathers may
omit 18th street. and worried house
owners may avoid living at 1913 Such
and-such-a street By changing it To
121a, but not the year. There is no
way of getting around it. Nothing to
do but go through with it.
4
AS for those into whose lives the
number thirteen has entered there
are many. The 18th as a birthday is
by no means uncommon, and the halls
of Congress inclose several thus
blessed-or cursed. The Senate has
two. who by some strange coincidence
are linked by common bond. Senator
John II. Bankhead of Alabama was
born September Is, 1912, and just ten
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table On the occasion of an important
function at the home of her parents, Lord
RoSslyn discovered that there We're thir-
teen at the table. In order to change this
he sent for his daughter. Lady Millicent.
who was not yet out in society, to make
fourteen. The result was that the young
Marquis of Stafford who was present
was SO charmed with her that he pro-
posed and was accepted.
March 13. 1913, will be the thirtyfourrl
anniversary of the wedding of his royal
highness, the governor general of Canada,
and the Duchess of Connaught, who. be-
fore her marriage, was Princess Louise of
Prussia. Evidently the fatal number thir-
teen had no terrors for this royal couple.
The Duchess of Hamilton. known as the
most beautiful of England's noble wom-
en-, will be thirty-five years old the 18th
of next May. The 18th is also the BIRTH
day of Maria Theresa. who was born
May H. I'LL. January Is, 1910 William
h. Gladstone resigned as the leader of
the English liberal party. May IL. 1910.
AlphonSe Daulet was born, and on the
same day, 1871, Auber. the author of the
we'll known opera. Fra D:avolo." died.
To revert to Americans once more
March IL. 1901. Benjamin Harrison. the
twenty-third President of the United
States. died at Indianapolis The same
date. the coming year. will he the birth
day of Gen. Charles l.. Hodges and of
Percival Lowell, the astronomer. who will
be fifty-eight Thomas jefferson, Presi-
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mains that there are plenty of people
who are superstitioHs about it. To those
to whom the number is an omen of Ill
luck it is n day to be abhorred, day.
on which ladders, black cats and parties
of thirteen are to be avoided as a plague.
There is, however. that class which repre-
sents the exception TO this rule. as with
everything else. To these, who are in
clined TO think we'll OF the number. the
thirteenth is a day OH which to under
take big things. Anything started on
this day will end successfully, according
to them. And so the number thirteen has
come down through the ages day apart
one which is good or evil. according to
individual belief.
Belief. then, whether it be for good or
evil regarding thirteen, exists. And
furthermore it is to be found among the
most intellectual well as the least edu-
Gated of people. Thirteen is no respecter
of persons. and NEEDLES with the affairs
of great men with a perversity almost
human and as unconcernedly as If the
victim We're the most obscure. 1t is q
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down to feast in Valhalla when Loki
the embodiment. of mischief, hate and
cruelty. rushed in and insisted on joining
the party, making the thirteenth. During
the feast LOki caused the death Of Baldur,
the beautiful, the embodiment of beauty,
JOY and gladneSS. So great was the sor-
row at the announcement of this sad
news that the cry of ''Baldur the beautf-
full is dead, is dead" arose throughout
the land, and all living things wilted.
This is also supposed 10 represent the
gloom of winter but is specially intended
to show the origin regarding the ill luck
attendant upon thirteen at feast.
But the origin of the evil of the num-
Der thirteen can be traced to other sources.
There is the story in the Bible itself, the
story OF the last supper. where the
Christ sat with His twelve disciples, max
ing thirteen at table.
Whatever truth there may be regard
ing the number thirteen, the fact re-
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born the 18th, because I think the num-
Der is lucky.
On the same day which, incidentally,
happened to be Friday, Mrs. Frank l..
Ward of Ii Seaton place northwest gave
birth to a baby girl, which event is but
the latest in series closely connected
with the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward in
which thirteen figures. Mr. Ward was
born February 13, and was thirteen years
old February IL. 1904, when exactly thir-
teen persons sat down to his birthday
party. His father died the thirteenth day
with the date. He came to live in Wash
at Al NJ street. which numbers total
thirteen. He also claims to have at
tanned the dignity of long trousers on the
day the 18th.
Many stories exist regarding monarchs
and members of the nobility and their
feelings toward this fatal number. The
kaiser, for instance. is very apprehensive
of the number thirteen when connected
with an entertainment, and more than
once he has called in an officer on duty
at the palace to join the party in order
to avoid having thirteen at the table.
The late King Edward also shared this
same superstition regarding the number.
A pretty story is told about the present
Duchess of Sutherland. who, il the tale
be true. owes her present position to the
superstition concerning thirteen at the
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years later to the day Senator Obadiah
Gardner of Maine began to count his
birthdays. Representatives who were
born on the 18th include Villa m
Charles Adamson of Georgia, James
Thomas McDermott of Illinois, Clar-
ence Benjamin Miller of Minnesota,
Isaac r. Sherwood of Ohio, Martin Dies
of Texas, Stanton Warburton of Vir-
sinia and John William Davis of West
Virginia None of the birthdays, how
ever, first fell on a Friday.
To this list of those attacked with
"thirteenitis" can be added a few
other members. of Congress who at
some time or other in their lives have
been confronted with that number
There is Representative T.. Stevens
Henry of Connecticut, who was born
in Massachusetts. At the age of thir-
teen he moved from Gill, Mass, to
Rockville. Conn, with his parents and
today he represents the people of the
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Received two promotions On 18th day
of the month.
Copyright 10y 4. Mulerl
Paris likewise there are no houses mum.
bered L..
quaint custom also exists there
There Is class of persons calling them
selves quatorzens. or fourteeners" OF
recognized social position who hold them
selves ready to be called upon to mak.,
The fourteenth at a party at a minute :
notice The Turks are so against tb.,
number that the word itself has practi-
cally been discarded from their yoca bu-
larry. Another instance of the Italian belief
In connection with the number concerns
the game .tarochi. Because in the pack
OF cards used for that game the thir-
teenth one represents death they never
make use of the number and
also In making up the numbers OF their
lotteries they never use il.
And last, but by no means least. can
he mentioned the fact that in little old
New York" there exists a Thirteen Club
the object of which is to do away with ali
foolish superstition regarding the num-
Der thirteen. The club was organized on
a Friday, the 18th. dinners are held on
that date, there We're thirteen original
members, while in every way possible the
number is brought into play.
There il one way in which the ill SUP
posed to come with thirteen can be avoid
ed. 1t is good luck for the whole of the
coming year TO any person who between
Christmas day and New Year day eats
plum pudding in thirteen different houses
And so, even though the coming year Will
Re 1913. there is an antidote.
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ROM out of the
mist of "a century
is dawning the year
OF upe rstition-
1919. Since the be-
ginning of time
strange b g ] i e ( S
have been associat-
ed with various
dates, incidents and
places. Chief among
this list is the
II u IN Der thirteen.
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occupies seat NO. Id In the senate.
state of Connecticut in Congress. Who
can say that thirteen did not figure in
his life?
Senator James Edgar MARITIME Of New
Jersey is also to be included in this
list. Born in New York, Senator Mar
tine attended the public schools, but.
owing to the death of his father when
he was thirteen years old, he had to
leave school Today. although he had
never before held public office. he is a
United States senator, having been
elected by a majority of approximately
5000 votes over his nearest opponent.
Representative William Joseph Cary
Of Wisconsin. at the age of thirteen.
was left an orphan with five younger
brothers and sisters. Up to that time
he had attended the public schools. but
was forced to leave and seek employ
ment. The other children were placed
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month and can't recall any particular in
cident connected with the number said
Commissioner Edward B. Moore. head
Of the patent office. but. and here the
commissioners. S.niIef 81 wish 7 had been
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son who is foolish enough to become a
LOGGER in house bearing the number L..
a belief which naturally enough has
done much to do away with the number
being used in such a connection. I'm
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: - - s;
lllzzlI1hMa go By Her
The Win
Once fairy said "You may have
Before frame the first his hungry wife cried 81 wish had SAUSAGE
nose
At which point you proceed yawn
That child creduy
the sausage your children merely very inferior piece
magnaton-they know things than fn<fmer
Don't forget that this 1912 the Year of the Great Miracle
magic Hop Seven League
Boots.
Surgery Andersen simply wrote fairy
tales but the healing brotherhood achieves them before
sonaly in Them
Quite stmpng shmbon
the butcher supplying beef tissue calf estes
pentes.
We learning damaged bodies with much intelligence
hitherto displayed the machinery
The dreamer has his has ceased monopoly
ofpoet and prospectus writer's
Vision S the mighhest of this tremendous era
No inspiration can impossible ridiculous.
The Gregonan calendar obsow behave
ty-WeVe cmmed twelve months bgoed hide
bound pecedentaced
dozen Gfetmes.
But we're still ignorant performances suggest tomorrow
will bring forth.
After while we'll actually become copre-
of our bran
Wi&h the Coming of the New Year a Lit
~ III d OBJ
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dent of the United States, born
April IL, 17f;.
Different countries attach different in
terpretations to the superstitious belief
about the number IL, although the be-
lief that it is a fatal number Is a general
characteristic. In Italy no street bears
the number. l3. and woe betide the per-