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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At Washington. ID. O.

Norway's king, Haakon VII, is
deeply interested in everything Amer
lean. He sen as special representa-
tive to the United States Gabriel
Smith. director general of the govern
things in the United States. Mr..
Smith came as a delegate to the in
ternational congress for testing ma
terials. but he remained in Washing.
ton yesterday to visit officials of the
different executive departments.
when l left Chrlstiania. the king
gave me special instructions to OBJ
serve every new improvement in this
country" said Mr.. Smith. king
Of the United States. He was then
a young naval officer, and he wal
profoundly impressed with the genius
and enterprise of the western world.
He told me just before I left that
many things he had seen here aston
ished him.
Zone thing that impressed him was
the resourcefulness Of the Americans.
He saw a man painting a house, not
spray. He was sufficiently interested
to maxi inquiry. and wat informed
that the man had taken a contract to
paint the house. but that his men ndd
fallen down, and he utilized that new
method OF doing the work quickly.
"'You will find many new ideas in
Amreica.' said King Haakon to me,
and I want you to observe them. Par
ticularly do I want you to visit the
Panama canal zone and observe the
work that is being done. 1t is me Of
the greatest engineering undertakings
the world a ever known
II am afraid I shall not find time
to visit Panama." said Mr.. Smith,
'Haakon, who has been on the throne
since 1905. is much beloved BY the
people Of Norway. Under mis- i'.ien
Norway is making great progress. In
some respects my country il far in
advance of the United States. I have
observed that America as a rule has
very poor highways. The roads OF
Norway are far superior to those IL
this country. Norway spends rery
year from $1.50o.o00 to $4,000. 900 for
new roads. OF this sum the govern
ment is taxed two-thirds and the diff.
ferent districts one-third.
II have been informed that there
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1912.
THE GIFT HORSES TEETH.

Perhaps one of the most embar-
RAISING of sensations is that which
comes when a philanthropist finds
that his favors are not acceptable. 1t
is also disagreeable for him to find
that his motives are questioned. When
Coleman du Pont announced that he
was going TO build a $4,000. 900 boule-
ward across the state Of Delaware
for the benefit Of all the people. there
was great rejoicing. Now. however.
they are wondering what Mr.. du Pont
is going to get out of 1t. Some few
men whose land would be sliced are
threatening to carry the ease to the
supreme court of the United States.
in order to prevent the building Of
the highway.
In great enterprises it is often nee
essary that some n should suffer
inconvenience. Even when a sky
scraper goes UP it means that some
old landmark. has to come down.
When a municipality builds a park
way hundreds of people sometimes
are driven out of their homes. 1t is al
ways a case of the greatest good to
the greatest number, and the personal
iAN cAiN ~ Az pSISolIS llSSlSd
usually leaves the rest OF the COM
munity unmoved.
When an individual is undertaking
such a monumental work as the pro-
posed boulevard in Delaware. how
ever. he is apt to become impatient
at the captious criticisms If narrow
minded residents. Apparently there
has been no complaint that the boule-
ward will take away the property of
my man without full compensation.
There may be those VIC will lose a
strip of their land. hut they will be
compensated by the rise in value as a
result of h building of the boule-
ward. Instead of having property
worth only a few hundred dollars
they will find themselves on the finest
highway in the state. with their prop
erty greatly enhanced in value.
Another complaint is that Mr.. du
Point is reserving certain rights for
himself along the boulevard, and is
contemplating the building of a sep
arate automobile road and a trolley
line. and may put in a hotel and other
improvements. This is a terrible
charge. If the people or Delaware
object to a great improvement that
will benefit the state in many ways
merely because the mar who is bring
ing about the improvement may reap
some incidental reward for himself,
then something is seriously awry with
TIE viewpoint of a once sensible and
normal community.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
On and Off the Stage

tEy George a. Benson.>

Under the caption. What Ails the
American Drama. the editor of The
Dramatic Mirror makes a number OF
suggestions that need careful con-
sideraticn the country over. The!
are offered in answer to a similar
question. asked by the dramatic edi.
tor of The New York World. The
Mirror says:
THE World should know that be.
fore there can be an era of the dis.
tinctive American drama. certain ele-
mentary conditions require to be radi-
cally changed.
Il. Managers must cease to build
theaters in New York for the sole
purpose of putting on and securing
their playhouses throughout the
try. as admitted by MI. Lee Shuber,
to be the cast nowadays.
"2. The American producing man
ager must be able to distinguish the
American drama when it is handed to
him.
20. There must be a radical change
in h attitude of the critical frater-
nifty employed on the New York pa.
pers. Men must be found who will
direct. uplift. and refine public taste,
instead Of employing their powers for
self-glorification and neglecting their
AN "os
for the American drama when at las,
it shall have passed the barrier of the
American manager. transacting his
business through the Office boy.
When these three essential things
have come to pass we shall have ar
American Drama"
Since the announcement that Soth.
ern and Marlowe would retire from
the stage at the end Of the %1913-1914
season. %playgoers and critics have
asked who would take their place ir
the presentation of Shakespearear
drama. AT first it was thought tina,
the field would be left to Robert Man.
tell. but now comes the statemcn,
that Mr.. and Mrs. William Faver.
sham are to take up Shakespearear
plays. Mrs. Faversham. who is bet.
ter known as Julie Opp. made thi.
announcement several days ago.
1t will take Mr.. and Mrs. Faver.
sham some time to get as firmly es.
tablished in the Shakespearean drama
as Mr.. and Mrs. Sothern, but Their
can be no doubt that they will make
just as great a success. Mr.. Faver.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

railroad and the construction work on
the eastern division of the Grand
Trunk Pacific from Winnipeg to None
ton. the Quebec bridge. surveys for the
deepening Of the Welland canal. work
on the Trent canal and the lntercol-
ony railway and the Prince Edward
Island railway.
Wireless telegraphy has received the
credit for saving twenty-five ocean go
ing vessels from loss in the last three
years.
Italy requires makers OF cheeses
containing oleomargarine to paint
them red on the outside and to label
them properly.
A broad band of leather or fabric,
held in place by Il small eaten. mas
been invented for regulating the
height of carriage or automobile win
dows.
A brittle shell which. MI bursting.
will envelop an enemy i'll a deadly gas
is fired from a gun designed by a fa-
nous German artillery building firm.
To increase the interest OF girls in
housework. an English journal sug-
gests that the educational institutions
should lend it dignity by Offering
them IA chance to become doctors OF
domestic science"
A chemical friend Of the Scientific
American suggests that IL campaign he
started against The common cake OF
soap. About fifty years ago there was
sold Il form of soap for travellers con-
sisting OF Il booklet. about two inches
by fur inches. in which smal caves
Of soft paper saturated with soap
were bound. Each leaf contained
enough scap for one washing of the
hands. 1t suggested that n might
protitahly dispense through Il penny
in-the-slot machine il paper towel in
which is folded Il sheet of soap paper.
les.
According to a new Swedish system
of making use of peat. the material is
powdered nnely and blown into the
furnace by a fan blast. and the dust is
consumed while in suspension. The
advantage of this method is that the
degree of heat may be easily n
quickly adjusted by regulating the
amount of peat powder delivered into
the interior of the furnace. This sNs-
tenn is said TO represent a greater
efficiency than heretofore experienced
in the utilization of peat for fuel.
three parts of peat representing the
same amount of energy as two OF coal.
In TINS a IL is also econornlcai, AS
there is no fuel burned except where
the power is needed.
Froisay. a small town halfway be-
tween Paris and Amiens. in France. is
said to be the only civilized commune
ty in which the municipal affairs are
entirely in the hands of women. The
mayor is a woman and SO is the sup
erintendent of the railway station. the
switchnan. the mail carrier and the
town barber. Nine. Leseboro is the tel
egraph messenger and Nine. Druhou-
Marchardin is the drummer whose
duty is to each proclama-
ton of the mayor. Nine. Druhou-
Marchardin is described as an octoge-
marian who has held her post through
wind and rain for upward of twenty
years. The letter carrier, Nine. Dou-
bour, has held her office for more than
ten years and goes about With her let
ters REGARDLESS of the weather.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Curious CONVERSATIONS

A small metal matchbox which
clamps on the stem of a pipe is a re-
Gently patented novelty for smokers.
A wireless stations is being built at
London which Is expected to provide
direct communication with New York.
Colorado is the principal coal pro-
ducing state west Of the Mississippi
and ranks seventh among all the coal
states.
After many tests under government
supervision In Germany. salt has been
found the best preservative for butter.
Although sugar has been made in
the Philippines for centuries. the first
modern mill was opened only a few
weeks age.
Canada's government has approp-
rated $3s. 600. 900 t o carry out its rail-
way and canal program for the pres
emit year. This includes the building
Of the hsst section Of tho Hudson Bay
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

sham Is one OF the foremost actors
IN the country. and the writer opines
mat NO can play Shakespeare fully as
We'll, If not better than MIR. Sothern.
But with Mrs. Faversham 1t ia dit
fcrent. She can never hope to be az
great an actress as Miss Marlowe. AS
an actress. she Is great enough. how
over. to essay Shakespearean hero
ines. n her admirers will look for
ward to seeing her in these roles.
Miss Marlowe Is the real strength Of
the Sothern-Marlowe team, but Miss
Opp would not prove so in the
Shakespearean combination with her
husband.
With the exception Of the few
places 1t has played in this summer.
Very little is known outside Of New
York Of Bought and Paid For"
Those who have heard something Of
II. think only Of 1t as a serious drama.
some of the best comedy known to
the stage. In James Gillie, George
Rroadhurst provided a character that
Is so we'll known in every place in
the country. He !is Il $1l-a-week
shipping clerk. but is so sure that he
has the one idea the world has been
waiting for. But the world Is cruel
to him. he declares. and will not give
Linn the opportunity he wants.
Through Robert Stafford. his wife's
wealthy brother-in-law. the door Is
finally opened but poor Jimmy does
not Know how to take advantage of
mic keeps the audience in an uproar.
His comedy is so natural and 30
wholesome that it nearly over-rldes
the dramatic appeal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

The outgoing lord mayor of Lon
don is a doctor, the first of the pro-
fession ever chosen for that position,
The incoming lord mayor is IA sur
veyor. Though these be porn OF the
commonalty. yet Englishmen dearly
love their lord mayors'-processions.
Both. however. have "Sir" tackled to
their anne
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

An electrical scientist destroys all
the mites in cheese by e~lectrocution.
He did not count them but he esti-
mated that in n cheese weighing
two pounds there were 5000, 900
mites. OF course the dead mes were
all left in the cheese, which arouses
the query: What is the difference be-
tween eating a dead mite and a liv-
ing one?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

1t is one of the %paradoXes of the
time that as the weather becomes
cooler and cooler politics become hot
ter and hotter. From this time until
the magical day of November the po-
litical weather will be sizzling. sweat
ing. boiling. torrid. indicative of these
and all the rest of the picturesque de-
scriptive words.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Prof. .vinzenx Czerny of Heidelberg.
world-famous Investigator or cancer.
discussing the recent reported discov-
cry of a cancer cure. says no specific
remedy has yet been found. and prob
ably never will be. But in this
sweeping limitation Of futurity is not
the learned professor guilty Of a
%looseness of statement as absurd as
reports Of the discovery OF cures he
condemns?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
VIII Subpoena Entire rown

The entire town OF Pleasantvillc is
to he %subpenaed b. President Shinn of
he Atlantic county tax board, that
proper assessment Of the borough may
he established. This has been found
necessary through the refusa! Of The
board to accept the books Of the reg
uiar assessor and the action of the
county board of ~freeholders in isnor-
ing %leorests of the tax board for
clerks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Probably the faercest Bourbon in
devotion to state sovereignty would
not call It an infringement on the
rights Of individual states II a new
amendment were incorporated into
the national constitution making it
q felony to assault q straw hat on
the head Of the owner at any season
OF the year. Women may wear straw
hats In q blizzard. but mere man has
noSsueh unalisnable right.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Gave Him Tobacco Shower.

The pace has been set at Dillsbure.
Pa, for unique birthday entertain
ments. Brides have been the recipi-
ents of linen showrs. handkerchief
showers and other showers, but Dills.
burg has gone one ahead and con
Quoted a tobacco shower. George W.
I;aker just celebrated his forty ninth
birthday, and his friends from Bow
mansdale. Dillsburg and vicinity hon
ored him with the first tobacco show
er in the history of the state. He re-
ceived ~ packages, containing cigars,
pipes and tobacco.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Ben Tillett. who was leader of one
of the most demonstrative of recent
strikes in Great Britain. now declares
that he is opposed to strikes. He is
also opposed to compulsory arbitra-
ton. In such paradoNical mood it
would be educational t o know just
what he is going to do about ".
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Since the inception Of aviation in
England. which occurred only about
two years ago seventeen air men and
two passengers have been killed. More
than $50. all told. have been killed
since the beginning of a%eroplaning
in the world. How many persons
have been killed autoing. m%ortorcy-
cling and bicycling has been lost in
the count. Nine-tenths. doubtless,
have been killed through sheer care
lessness. recklessness or in fierce rae
ing and Showing off,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Out Of the Ordinary
Poison Overdose Saves.

Worrying over misfortunes which
hao befallen her family. Mrs. Minnie
Scott of Trenton, n. j., drank poison.
She swallowed an overdose. which
saved her life. A daughter followed
Mrs. Scott to the cellar and witnessed
her parent drain the contents Of a bot
tie h carried A short time 2 one
Vt Mrs. SCOTS sons was killed by be-
Ing struck on the head by a derrick
loom. and a daughter lost her sight
Whom G gas stove exploded.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
COLUMBIA HAS NEW DEGREE.
Establish Courae Which, Will Civ,

Establish COurac Which Will Give
Students Arts Course.
New York. Sept. l9.-Columbia
university. beginning this fall. will
offer its students a course leading TO
. new degree. that Of bachelor Of
practical arts. The new course Ia
designed TO supply the need for a col.
lege training leading to dennite voca-
lions.
The school combines with academ.
&c work such varied callinss 40 paint.
Ing and illustrating. house decoration.
costume design. Woodworking. metal
working ana draughting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

y boy has just been killed by a
gun supposed to be empty. but which
had been really loaded for forty-two
years. These empty-loaded guns
seem never to get too aged to do bust
ness.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

somewhat improved. Four special-
lists were called. but they differed as
to whether 1t Is p%eritonitis. Mrs.
Campbell will be remembered by
Grand Forks theatergoers for her
work in 1.-The Second Mrs. Tanquer-
.ay."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Governor Wilson'S dissatisfaction
with his private car service may.
however. he the survival Of a state
of mind acquired during years of
committing in Jersey. Who ever saw
a satisfied commuter?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
ANOTHER JUAREz NEEDED.

Mexico has grown sick Of her bar
gain in turning Diaz out and putting
Madero in the seat OF power. But
seeing that Diaz was ueposed for the
same reasons that now cry for Ma
dero's removal, what permanent good
could be expected to attend upon the
restoration of the old regime? Mexi-
co. under Diaz, experienced a car
nival Of misdirecticn and venality, but
SO long as the government was able
To maintain peace and safeguard ex-
banding energies from molestation
there was no one to call a halt. The
end came only when it was seen that
the government. ~honeycombed with
evils, had lost the power to cope with
the rising forces Of disorder. Dtaz
was accorded full opportunity to nut
down the Maderistas. and the latter
In III have been INDUCED to the
last degree, from a feeling Of con-
ffdence that the man who endorsed
Diaz could also bring tranquility. The
Madero government has been no less
venal and graceless than the other
before it. but 1t is not for this, but
for its failure to keep its promises to
dl0 outluWJy, IHdI llS
fate has been decreed.
1t looks as II the Mexican people
were ill-advised IN their p to
recall Diaz from his place of refuge
and intrust him with the solution Of
the problem which baffled his best
energies before. What Mexico needs
today is a second Juarez. the man
who brought order out of chaos OF
half a century's standing. There Is a
tradition that Juarez was never out
Of the saddle for a day during the
fourteen years of his presidency. At
that formative period. however. the
Mexicans were more intractable than
nov. Thirty years or upward Of CIV
ilizing tendencies have interviewed,
and although events Of the last W
years have been brutalizing in parts
Of h country. the people are still
susceptible to proper influences, and
the right man In the presidency would
have little trouble in ruling them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

The new type Of baggage check
omits. however, n means Of telling
the condition Of the baggage when
delivered. All the punches and holes
are in that case in the trunk.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Wyoming has a woman candidate
for elector. This is the first intima-
ton that the electoral college was to
be co-educational.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
No Tree Lightning Proof.

The FEDERAL department Of agricul-
ture has made public the results Of an
strokes throughout the country. The
report dispcses of the belief of the an
Gent philosophers that certain kinds
Of trees. the laurel. aspen and beech,
we're never struck by lightning with
the statement that ANY kind of tree
Is likely to be struck" The report
shows that lightning strikes in the
Colorado plateau region more often
than anywhere else in the country and
source OF fires in the forests CT the
vest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

The various straw votes now under
way are agreed only in reporting the
marvellous popularity Of the candidate
the conductor OF the vote favors
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Held Up by Crazcd Woman.

Their car halted on a lonely road
IN the pines by an insane woman arm
ed with a shotgun. a party Of Gran
bury On. J.) autoists escaped only by
clsarming her by a ruse. The crazed
woman stepped before the machine.
md. uttering a piercing shriew. aimed
the gun at the occupants. Cautioning
the ome to jump from the rear Of
the auto and take refuge behind the
car. the men argued with the woman
"nd finally obtained the gun. The
Woman has not been found.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Brilliant Production.

Joseph F. Sheehan, Americas
greatest tenor and idol of every music
lover in the country. coming to the
Metropolitan theater Saturday, Sep
TENDER ~ with his all I company
for one performance of Verdis I'll
TroNatore."
Joseph Sheehan needs no introduce
ton. he is universally acknowledged
the greatest Of all American tenors
and his company for the past three
Years has been proclaimed the fore
most opera company in America but
this year he has by far outdone him.
self and surrounded himself with the
greatest a $ of stars ever heard in
English opera. In selecting I'll Tro-
vatore" for the performance in this
city he is giving US the greatest and
most popular opera OF modern times,
and in so doing has. struck a respon-
sive chord in public favor.
To those who have heard I'll T-o-
vatore" the opportunity OF hearing
the great tenor solo "di uelia P.ra''
sung by the greatest of American
Qtenors. of hearing the stirring AN
vii Chorus" by a company Of selected
voices. of hearing the world reno vncl
"Miserrerc" in the tower scene and a
o of other famous numbers will
be a welcome treat. To those who
have v heard this great opera it
Will prove a most happy surprise.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
Took Needle from Girl.s Hear,

Prof. Mort of Brescia. Italy, has per.
formed a successful operation on a
;0-year-old girl whose heart, X-rays
examination showed, was transfxed by
a needle two and a half inches long.
The surgeon removed the needle,
stitched the heart and the little pa.
tent Is on the way to recovery.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20

Entered as second class matter at the
post office at Grand Forks. North Da-
kota.. under the act OF March 8. 1879.
Official Paper of Grand Forks County.