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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
Curious CONVERSATIONS
(Taken from Exchanges.)


In migration some of the tinicst
birds are tho best travellers.
Tho New York telephone call aver
ages II minute and a half in length.
Crystals of sodium nitrate have
been made in Paris so purc and per-
t"ctlN formed that they can he used
IN optical instruments.
Thorns from some varieties OF cac-
tus have been found to work better
than steel needles when used to trans
NIT the sound in monographs.
The falls of the River Gacka in
Hungary. estimated to be able to pro-
duce 10000 horse power. will be
harncsscd by a hydro electric plant.
The ties used OF the Panama rail-
road arc made of such wood that
holes have to he bored for the spikes
and a special form of screw spike
used.
In New York city's now social reg
istcr ll.51a families arc listed. it
shows that the social contcr of the
metropolis is steadily moving north.
Sparks can be kept from going up
n chimney hT mounting on a damper
at right angles Il disk of perforated
metal or wire netting that will fit the
t!uc nicely.
New Orleans expects to he the cea-
ter Of the richest country in the world
Whe the plans for rcc1aiming the on
trrmcly fertile lands in that region
are carried out.
Experiments arc under way in Ger
many looking toward the construction
Of a $4,000 horse power gasoline en-
CINE and Swiss engineers arc cXpcri-
mrnting with a gas locomotive.
An cnterprisins l%aundryman in
''aris uses a captive balloon to lift tho
'l"thing which he washes high into
the air to dry and bleach. nncontam-
mated by the dust of the city.
Vera Mabel Cannon is the lame
OF the little blind deaf mute who is
alton spoken of as the Helen Keller
Of Minnesota. She was less than 4
when h became blind. and less than
a year aftcrward she lost her hear
Jig. When placed in tho state school
for tho deaf in Minnesota she was
believed to he without the average
intelligence. Her teacher is Miss
Blanche Hanson.
The Princess Mary of England has
some talent III modelling in clay and
is taking lessons from a professional
in order to become a sculptor. She
got her inspiration from tho Princess
Louise. Duchess of Argyle, who gave
hcr the first lesson. Little Princess
Mary is said to no particular about
Nor studio dress and looks quite pretty
in her long apron that entirely covers
her dress.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS

1t is a curious example of the trou-
bic which some people will take to
hunt up new disputes over matters
long fixed in practice that is present.
I'd by the claim in certain newspa-
pcrs that the electoral college to
elect a successor to President Taft
should be equal in number to the
congress whose term expires with tho
beginning of the term for which the
president ia elected rather than the
number of the congress elected at the
same time as the electors. In the
present case by the latter rule there
will be %forty-one more electoral votes
than il the number in the present
congress were the basis.
Viewed solely With regard to its
application to present terms, the Ian.
guage of the constitution is incon.
elusive. since it simply provides that
eanh state shall appoint electors
equal to the whole number of sena-
tors and representatives to which the
state may he entitled in congress"
But considered with regard to the
circumstances at the time this section
was framed. there is absolutely no
- " deCENistI. u WIFI JnG resi-
of the constitutions. was adopted by
the convention in 1887. and subse-
auently ratified by the various states.
At that time there was no congress.
and no state was entitled to either
senators or representatives. Conse.
Guently the intent Of the clause and
the meaning Of the words was that
the number of electors and represen-
tatives in the congress that went into
Office with the president to he eelcted,
This was an absolute necessity. since
otherwise the president could not be
elected. The electoral college was
constituted with the number Of mem
bers equal to the incoming congress.
and no n thought at that time of
raising a dispute W. 1t. The pre-
set with the first electoral col
lego has been continued Of neces-
city through thirty presidential cleo
tons.
It Is further interesting. in view
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18

the Northern Railway company alone
making arrangements to transport co.
200 visitors. in addition to its march
ing contingent Of 10000 men. The
dispatch reporting the meeting says
that 10000 men marched sixteen
abreast In Tuesdays parade. and that
the stretch of 3 1-2 miles from the
stcr Agricultural society, where the
speaking took place. was packed with
cheering sympathizcrs. II was Ul-
ster's announcement OF the determine
ton, for her part, to remain under the
British nag.
This unanimity was the logical re-
suit of the separate meetings that had
been held in Belfast earlier in the
year. The Irish Prcsbyterians, the
men, have all thus met separately and
resolved the same thing. On Tuesday
last they marched shoulder to Shout
der for the purpose Of repeating and
emphasizing this common utterance.
Roma Law. the leader of the
Cnionist party in parliament. was one
OF the men who spoke to them. He
said that he had come there to give
them I assurance that we Union
the empire" We will do all that
men car do" he added. ito defeat a
conspiracy as tr%cacherous as any that
has ever been formed against the life
Of a great nation" On the political
side, however, John Redmond holds
the Asquith ministry in the hollow
Of his hand. inc there is no doubt that
he will make them toe the line. There
is no politician worth his salt, having
the parliamentary power that Mr..
Redmond possesses in the coalition
which is now governing Great Britain,
who would not do just as he means to
do. But that the Ulster men can be
made to drink of the waters which
Mr.. Redmond expects to prepare for
them is a different matter. They say
they will not, and the blood of most
of them runs back to men of an
earlier day who said they would not
and did not. That marching column
Of 10000 trained men on Tuesday
looks a good deal as if Ulster had the
physical strength to take the curse
that her own judgment commcnds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
& BEGG

Wheel."-L. b. McMullen.
THE Corrosive Action on iron
Pipe Of Red Lake River Water Be.
fore and After Mechanical Filtcra.
tion'-G. F. Ruediger.
Studies on vinegar''-R. e. Rem.
ington.
"A New Method Of Measuring the
Rate Of Peptic Digestion" and 1.-THE
Action Of oleic Acid Upon Copper
G. A. Abbott.
Reduction Of Ferric Chloride
From an Etheric Solution by Electro.
lysis"-H. f. Williams.
THE Effect of Ammonium Chlor-
ide upon Ferric and Aluminic Hy.
droxides During 1gnition"-A. W.
Daudt.
".Microchemical Tests for the De.
lection OF Alkaloids"-E. B. Putt.
preliminary Notes on the Reeds
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
AMUSEMENT
Mrs. Leslie Carter.

Mrs. Leslie Carter has in 1.-Two Wo-
men" a great success. report says, and
a play in which she ran duplicate her
conquests of bygone seasons. The
theme Of the play is reclamation
through true love. Mrs. Carter plays
a dual role but it is as Jeanninc Bar
tet that her old time fire is rekindled.
The part is just the kind of thing Mrs.
Carter has always done best. SO it Is
said. 1t runs up and down the gamut
of caprice. abandon, remorse, hunlor.
pathos. grief. and all the histrionic
feats of which his actress is past mis-
tress. 1t is obviously II star part and
it smoothly e every known curve
of the Carter personality. 1t is care.
fully ground and polished dioptric
tense. contrivcd solely to cast the Car
ter light afar. And in it she shines
as She hasn't shone in years. This is
the second season of Mrs. Carter in
Two Women" and from the popu-
larity of the play, there GEMS to be
no reason why she shouldn't enjoy its
luminifcrous properties for several
seasons work. Mrs. Carter will be
c in Two Women at the Metro
politan tonight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
WHOLE CITY FORCE IN.
(Woman's WORLDLY

Ieavenworth. Kan. April 1s.-The
MAYOR. chief of police and half the
police force here today were sum.
court as the result Of a crusade Of the
attorney general. The city officials
are accused Of violating an Injunction
prohibiting Leavenworth from inning
joint keepers for revenue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
THURSDAY, APRIL is, 1912.
MAKING FALSE REGISTRATION.

The Times understands that Il few
democrats in this city have enrolled
themselves as republicans in the
party enrolment being taken by the
assessor. in order to Vote in favor of
certain republican candidates in the
primary and thus aid in the defeat
of particular candidates in the same
party. These democrats a taken
the registration law as a joke. little
realizing that by 50 doing they were
committing a perjury for which they
could he prosecuted and punished.
Ignorance may be something of an
excuse morally IL not legally, and il
is evident that some of those who
made the false atfidavits did so with
out knowing they were taking an
oath. The law. however, on this
point is specific. The affidavit which
tho ~elector signed and which the SUI
rreme court held was constitutional
Except as to naturalization, reads
as follows, with the clause held un-
constitutional eliminated:
]. the undersigned clector. do
solemnly swear Tor affirm hat
my name and signature rs sign
cd below is my true name and
signature. MY age years
and occupation ........ Pres
cnt residence is in section ......
township. ........ rangc.......,
........ county state.
or Uf in city or town. nj No....
street. in the city f..........
postoffice address. .......... 1
belong to party;
that I have resided in this state
for one year Immediately pre-
rcding this election.
That affidavit is far removed from
II joke if tho clcctor swcars he he
longs to Il party when he does NOT.
lie swears in the language of the af-
'i,'avit which will bear repetition. Il
belong to tho. ...... party" That
f,lanl5 is filed in with the word DOM
'trrlt or republican. or whatever the
U'riy is. In tho cases under consid-
a,i:ti"n those democrats would make
j., following oath: Il belong to the
e ;,phlirnn party" That's a simple
St of perjury; nothing moro. MOTH
less.
u is possible that those lists will
sorted by tho various candidates
' Wv l''iI lil'I''i0 l ne IIltilil i
and that they will l"n i'm position
~ prosecute the violhtors Of the law.
There may he times when mon desire
4" change their party affiliations and
this condition does not apply TO them.
They have both the moral and the
legal right 70 do so. 1t is tho dis
honest voter that will he in the tolls
the n who swears he is a repub-
liran when he has never been and
never will he. and who commits tho
PERJURY merely to secure the chance
:" help nominate or defeat a partic-
Uiar candidate.
The criticism and logic Of tho fore
-"ing apply with the sa.. @ force TO
republicans making false a~t'idavits to
accomplish the same ends in the
democratic party. They arc guilty
"f the same crime and deserve the
Same punishment. The primary cleo
'lon law is framed to purify politics
not to contaminate it. and if nlnct ,rs
arc determined to violate the law cor
dishonest purposes. they should he
taught a lesson. Until the nomina-
ton of candidates is made as pure
as the celction of officers, there will
he reasons for complaint. The best
way to purify the source Of Office is to
punish the voter wh" deliberately
corrupts the nomination.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
HoRsEsHoERs MEET.

Des Moines, Iowa. April &c. G.
McInnis. secretary Of the horseshoers'
association. delivered the opening
address at the state convention here
this afternoon. He devoted his re-
marks to trade conditions and the
necessity of strong organization.
Election Of officers will be held TO-
morrow night just before adjourn.
mont.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
FAILED TO AGREE.

Washington. April 1s..-The failure
of the conferees of the two houses
OF congress on the resolution provide
Ing for the popular election Of Uni.
ted States senator's to reach an agree
ment was announced to the senate
today by Senator Clark Of Arkansas.
who said he would bring up the mat.
ter in the senate next Tuesday.
An effort will be made to have the
senate recede from its amendment
providing for federal control Of sem
atorial elections,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18

Of North Dakota"-o. A. Stevens.
The Branching Character of Flax''
20. w. Dynes.
Some Recent Problems Of cellu.
lar Biolosy"-R. T. Young.
Sanitation'-H. A. Hard.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
LOCAL MEN WILL SPEAK
Program Of Academy Of Science In.
cludcs q. A. Abbott and G. F..
Rapdinep.

Hucdl&ef.
The program for the fourth annual
meeting Of the North Dakota Acad.
envy of Science. which will be held
at the Agricultural college at Fargo,
has been made public. q. F. Rued-
iger- and g. A. Abbott both Of the
program.
The complete program is as fol-
lows:
"Some Factors Influencing Nitrate
Formation in Soils"--R. c. Donex-
hue.
Experiments With a Bicycle
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
Let Power Experts Work for
You at Our Expense

We want to sell every kilowatt of electric energy
that we can.
But we do not care to make a contract with A
power user unless the customer knows that it is
to his advantage to do so. .
Our power engineers have devoted years to their
work; they know their business.
They are at the disposal Of every power user.
large or small. They will make a complete.
thorough investigation and test, and compile a
scientific report upon which you can rely.
When these experts have finished you will know
your particular power problems from all sides.
Nothing will be left to guess work.
Telephone 376
Red River Power Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
Tinted Table Scarfs
Friday Inducement

Take your choice Friday only, of a
big lot Of crash or Aberdeen linen table
scarfs, dozens of dainty patterns from
which to choose. An extra special for
Friday only-One scarf and six skeins
Of mercerized cotton for Soc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18
Bed Spread Special
$3.50 Values $1.19

Five dozen of white crochet trimmed
bed spreads, full size and medium
weight spread. A Friday bargain at
each $1.19.
See our large line of new ginghams,
white goods, cotton corduroy, wash
goods, etc.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30
THE ARIZONA SPIRIT


Besides giving women an equal
voice In government with men, the
new state of Arizona distinguished
itself in the recent election by re-
storing to its constitution the pro.
vision for the recall of judges.
Thus is ended an interesting
chapter in the present movement
toward more complete self govern.
ment in state and nation. 1t was
In October, 1910, that the consti.
tutional convention of the territory
OF Arizona wrote into the constitu-
ton with which it planned to set
out upon its career of statehood
the provision for the recall of all
elective officers, including judges.
This constitution was decisiyely
approved by the voters at the polls.
Then the question of admitting
Arizona to statehood came before
Congress. A contest arose. Foes
OF the judicial recall wanted to
force all mention of this "heresy"
out of the Arizona constitution.
Friends of the recall, reinforced by
others who were not convinced of
Its wisdom but nevertheless I'M
willing to deny the people of this
commonwealth the right to deter
mine for themselves the kind of
government they wanted, fought
against striking out the recall pro-
vision. A compromise was reached
whereby Arizona was to be re-
CURED to vote once more upon this
matter of applying the recall to
the judges. But, on August Is,
1911, President Taft vetoed this
proposal, He vigorously denounced
the recall of judges and declared,
81 must disapprove a constitution
containing il"
SO, as the price of statehood,
Arizona was compelled to strike
this provision out of her constitu-
ton.
This the voters did, in the cleo
ton of December, II, 1911, but
with the openly-expressed deter
mination to put the judicial recall
back into her fundamental law as
soon as possible.
And, in the recent election of
November 5, they did 80.
The voters of Arizona have again
asserted a fine spirit of indepen-
dence which will, in the end, trans
form all her institutions into in
struments for maintaining full and
complete self-government.
1t is we'll for Arizona to have
the recall of judges in her consti-
tution-if her people want it. 1t
is even better for Arizona to mani
fest 50 logged determination to
rule herself La Foliette's.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Ed Nash has about completed
the brick work on the new Baptist
church. Pressed brick are used
which gives the building an APP
pearmce that commands attention.
Work on the inside will be com.
menced soon and when finished
this will be one of the largest and
most commodious church ediiices
in town.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

w. A Williams arrived Sunday
from Pueblo to spend few weeks
with his parents MIR. and Mrs. j.
A. Williams and family.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Misses Virginia Thome and
Beulah Wiley, students of Denver
arrived Saturday to spend Thanks
giving with their parents of this
place.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Miss Mamie Munsell left Mon
day for Denver for weeks vaca-
ton from her work as sales lady at
Fassetts.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Mrs. 9. @. Britton of Center left
Monday for Dayton, Ohio, where
she will spend the holidays with
relatives.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Mrs. S. X. Laughlin and Miss
Mildred Parr, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Paul Harris left
Sunday for their homes in De-
catur, Ill.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30
A SINGLE TERM

1t is said wise man sometimes
changes his mind, but fool never.
President Taft now says the
Federal Constitution should be
amended 80 as to permit only a
single presidential term, of six
years.
The president belongs to the
class of wise men. Six months ago
he thought a second term was
proper.
Six years is too long for any
man to hold an Office unless he
gives good satisfaction and two
terms inspires man to do his best
The argument in favor of a-sin-
gle term is the machine. Roose-
welt used the machine as success
fully for his successor as for him
self
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30
WARS SHOULD CEASE

1t ought to be possible for the
nations not only to avoid this par
ticular war on big scale, but 10
end the present little war with
justice to the men of the Balkans,
and justice even to the miserable
Turks.
1t ought to be possible for the
really great statesmen in Europe
to take this occasion to end war
MISUNDERSTANDING an interna-
tional police on land and sea for
the frightful standing armies and
great navies, and forbiddiug abso-
lutely the existence of any other
armed force on this planet.
Germany has million soldiers.
France has "a million soldiers,
and Austria and Hungary have
half million.
Russia has a million.
One single INTERNATIONAL
army of half million, backed by
the moral support and the reserves
of all the nations in pence com
pact, could forbid Immediately the
existence of any other armed force,
eliminate ALI the fighting navies.
Such an international army would
permit no fighting organization to
be maintained on this globe-ex-
cept the armed police within each
boundary. 1t would save thous-
ands of millions of dollars annually
now spent in war, and put back
into useful industry and agricul-
ture the millions of men that waste
their time parading up and down
in uniforms.
The labor that would be saved
by abolishing war, the money that
would be saved by abolishing war
and preparation for war would in
a century make of this planet a
cultivated, respectable abode, with
its swamps drained, its deserts
irrigated, needed roads, railroads
and canals provided.
If the money and the men spent
on war or preparing for war could
be devoted to improvement of this
planet, we should have in CEN
fury new earth on which to live,
instead Of having some rusty can
mons, useless fortresses, Junk heaps
of old warships and monuments to
wholesale murders.
1t is too soon to hope that the
nations will unite, stop fighting
each other and fight against nature,
her swamps and deserts.
But it is not too much to hope
that the nations of Europe will
agree to make all Turkey in
Europe, both sides of the Darda-
nelles and the Balkan States, en-
tirely peaceful, prosperous terri
tory-protected against war as
Switzerland is protected.
A Parliament such as that which
met in Berlin on the occasion when
Disraeli returned with his peace
with honor" could meet in Con-
stantinople, or in Budapest, guar
antee the neutrality of the Darda-
nelles, forbidding passage Of all
warships, maintaing men and for
tiiications internationally armed,
establish European police, stop
murder by the TURKS and brigan-
dage by others, and give to that
cursed, plague-ridden, tormented
Eastern Europe chance to live,
develop and be happy Chicago
American.
I'll Mach b,, ,ka,, .a.....l..ol
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. n. W. Carson left
Sunday for Wichita, Kansas, where
they will locate.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Fletcher left
Monday for Loyeland, Colo, where
they will make their future home.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Mrs, J. S. TohiIl left Tuesday
for La Junta to visit her parents
during the holidays.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

Mrs. Brownell returned Tuesday
from Denver.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-30

The Stevens rooming hotel of
"a rooms is now finished. These
rooms are of good size, steam
heated, have cold and hot water,
with three bath rooms in connec-
ton. The hotel is well located in
the business part of town.
Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19

the back are also symptoms that tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
What To Do.
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beer, and overcOmes that unpleasant ne
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